Of these events in "top of the food chain," which happens first?
halla
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a. people contract the bubonic plague.
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b. cats are flown in to control the rats.
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c. crops fail and people begin to starve.
d. geckos die from eating poisoned flies.

yes

explanation:

the anecdote makes readers feel sorry for the man’s lack of heritage, then reminds readers that the man has an equally valuable heritage.

in our power to make a world happy - to teach mankind the art of being so - to a character hitherto unknown - and to have, as it were, a new creation intrusted to our hands, are honors that command reflection, and can neither be too highly estimated,