What book are you referring to?
Cool is your answer verbs are action words
The Desiderata is that poem: "<span>Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence".
The plot is basically self-help. Get up and get on with it.
I am not sure about the setting. I can make a guess: the setting would be the human mind.
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The total runners who began the marathon is 1000
<u>Explanation:</u>
Given:
Runners who completed the marathon = 90%
Men = 30%
Number of men completed the marathon = 270
Total runners who began the marathon = ?
Let the total runners be x
According to question:
Runners who completed the marathon = 
= 0.9x
and,

Solving further:

Therefore, total runners who began the marathon is 1000