A. The mystery around the monkey's paw is introduced
Hints of this lie in the adjectives such as "curiously" and the mention of "magic" which tells the reader that there might be something more to monkey's paw, and that maybe we should be curious.
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What I am confused where is the question
Fear has changed some of my decisions by causing me to be too afraid to take the chance, and do what I decided I would do.
