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Based on your reading of the story answer the following question by ticking the correct option.
The narrator earns his living by ………………………….
Options
writing moral and ethical stories
working as a reader for a magazine
working as a stenographer
working as an accountant in a lumber company
Solution
writing moral and ethical stories
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