The answer is C: scenes painstakingly crafted staged.
<span>"he did not go through the city but skirted it"
hope that helped!
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I️ believe the word ‘sadistic’ would be the poor word choice in this sentence.
Some words I’d suggest would be, “Spirited, sprightly, frisky, combative, quarrelsome,”
Hope this helps and good luck :)
