As a deputy postmaster, he became interested in the North Altlantic Ocean circulation patterns. While in England, Franklin heard a question about why it took mail longer to reach than RI. He then asked his cousin who told him that merchant ships routinely avouded a strong eastbound mid-ocean current while the mail packets captain sailed dead into it, fighting an adverse current.
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The answer is C, take my word for it.
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