The prefix "re" can be added to "cede" to make the word "recede" which means "to go back or further away from a previous position".
The answer is "re".
The author wants to recall without renaming but referring to Smokey through the reflexive pronoun: 'himself'
<u><em>An example.</em></u>
<u><em>30-4 and you want to make it a percent.</em></u>
<u><em>(30-4)×100</em></u>
<u><em>26×100=2600%</em></u>