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“Valia” is a 1907 short story by Leonid Andreyev. In the story, the author emphasizes that the setting where the character Valia is reading is nearly silent: ______
Which quotation from “Valia” most effectively illustrates the claim?
A
“The hand in which he carried his book was getting stiff with cold, but he would not ask his mother to take the book from him.”
B
“Valia was reading a huge, very huge book, almost half as large as himself.”
C
“Valia approached the window and examined the toys.”
D
“Everything in the room was quiet, so quiet that the only thing to be heard was the rustling of the pages he turned.”
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