Explanation:
a large number of things or people considered together
example
a crowd of insects assembled around the flowers
Explanation: I think it is A
Bierce uses the images of a watch, the rising and setting sun, and the swiftly or sluggishly flowing stream during the escape.
Answer:
If you saw a really big spider, then what would you do?
*sorry about the misinterpretation*
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