A.) Joke: Laughter
The effect of a cut is pain and so is the effect of a joke is laughter.
Compare and contrast order.
The paragraph is comparing the persons interest to where they would go.
maybe the author just want to keep that info secret and the story maybe not true at all so author doesn't want to tell readers, that what I think!
It's a term for lung disease caused by silica dust.
Actually this is false <3
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