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Read this excerpt from richard connell's “the most dangerous game." which two emotions does the story's setting inspire in the reader? "off there to the right-somewhere is a large island," said whitney."it's rather a mystery—""what island is it? " rainsford asked."the old charts call it 'ship-trap island,” whitney replied." asuggestive name, isn't it? sailors have a curious dread of the place. idon't know why. some superstition""can't see it," remarked rainsford, trying to peer through the danktropical night that was palpable as it pressed its thick warm blacknessin upon the yacht."you've good eyes," said whitney, with a laugh," and i've seen you pickoff a moose moving in the brown fall bush at four hundred yards, buteven you can't see four miles or so hrough a moonless caribbean night""nor four yards," admitted rainsford. "ugh! it's like moist black velvet""it will be light enough in rio," promised whitney. "we should make itin a few days. i hope the jaguar guns have come from purdey's. we shouldhave some good hunting up the amazon. great sport, hunting,"

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