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What background knowledge would best support this inference about mario?

[he] let his gaze wander to the swirling water of the stream racing madly beneath his feet. a piece of dancing driftwood caught his attention and his eyes followed it down the current. how slowly it appeared to move! what a sluggish stream! what contrasting words are used to describe the stream in this passage?

The tone of a story is the author's attitude toward the subject. provide two examples that support the conclusion that the tone of this story is ironic.