Read the excerpt from "Why the Sun Is Brighter Than the Moon.”

In the distant past, the Philippines was populated by a race of fairies who were unaffected by unpredictable weather. They minded neither sweltering heat nor freezing cold. They did not divide the day by hours of light and darkness. In fact, they lived in a constant dim twilight and never gave it any thought.

The details in this excerpt show that the setting is characterized by

A. moderate temperatures
B. constant darkness
C. moderate sunlight
D. constant dusk