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Question
Answer the following by choosing the right option from given below:
The sailors were happy to see the albatross because……..
Options
it was the first sign of life and therefore gave them hope that they might
surviveit split the icebergs around the ship and helped the ship move forward.
it was a messenger from God and it lifted the fog and mist.
it gave them hope of survival by splitting the icebergs.
Solution
it was a messenger from God and it lifted the fog and mist.
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