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Bleh ive read this about a month ago. i think at the beggining it was introducing the settings as a darky and stormy felling outside, with the general, a family, and some other people all inside with a fire and coffee. i guess the settings is like a cozy yet tense feeling, since the general starts talking about his journy of the monkeys paw. if u want me to elaborate more or if u need more help, just ask.
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I believe the answer is your second option. Excited. Hope this helps!
Gideon heard a man telling his friend about a dream. The man said that he dreamed of barley bread rolled into the camp of Midian and it hit the tent so hard that the tent turned over and fell. The man's friend then responded saying the dream was about the sword of Gideon son of Joash and that God would hand him Midian and the whole army.