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Answer:
Whereas everything here is very important to a short story, and a combination of those would be perfect, I'd say that for such a story 'plot' is the most important element. Because you need an interesting story, and you need to explain how they are going to escape the jail.
B.) she carried the purse by its strap
Answer:
Authors usually write texts to get their point across or teach the reader a lesson. (could you provide the text for a better answer please)
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