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I'm gonna say A, because you didn't list the story. Next time, listing the story or paragraph would make it easier.
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consequently might be a good one
...saltwater!
Approximately 8-12% of water is freshwater, and most if it is stored in icebergs and glaciers at the poles.
In that sentence severely would mean to the extreme like without the word severely added in there the sentence would change
