He says they could be gone in the next 50 years.
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Vain - conceited, too proud (especially of one's looks)
Answer: A
Explanation: Because he mentions the positive fact (it want injury him) and the negative fact (it'll embarrass them)
Answer:
The alliteration in the first sounds of the words "step" and "sheer", and the consonance of the sound in "hairsbreadth" and "coincidence." The two devices work together to unify the idea that the tiniest of things make all the difference in the way things work out.
Explanation: