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The answer to this question is a).
The author emphasizes the size of New York City to show that it's actually quite small compared to nature and the ecosystem. The author emphasizes the "colossal" size of New York as an ironic source with the purpose of showing that even the strongest concrete city can be drawn by the power of mother nature itself.
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It is when you know all the characters of a language
Answer: lie is like when you tell someone something that’s not true.
Lay is to sit down and rest
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