Answer:
Samus drank tea with a polite gnome in the forest.
Because polite is an adjective describing the noun "gnome", you don't need the comma between the adjective and noun.
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This tells me that Ralph has a lot of weight on his back. Everyone depends on him which makes him stressed and not want to deal with anything. He doesn't want to be the leader. This moment foreshadow's that something is going to come up and Ralph needs to take the leader position.
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