D. a series of events that build the plot toward the climax
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I think it's "the deeper racial conflict".
Explanation:
A Taxpayer should have an accountant if they don't know the laws
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Depicting a staff as snakelike could possibly mean that it is just shaped a way a snake is; what I mean is that it may just be twirly or curvy. However if you are relating it towards symbolism it may represent evil, and possibly sneaky because snakes tend to be associated with being sly and representing the devil, which is again evil/darkness.