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A sudden gust muffled the voices below, then picked up into a steady wind. It took hold of my T-shirt and whistled through the tower rungs. Reaching over, I removed a bent piece of wire that locked the machine's spinning wheel in place. Once released, the wheel and arms began to turn. They spun slowly at first, then faster and faster, until the force of their motion rocked the tower.
—The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind,
William Kamkwamba

Which fact about Kamkwamba helps the reader understand what this passage is mostly about?

a: Kamkwamba is from Malawi.

b: Kamkwamba built a windmill.

c: Kamkwamba learned how windmills work.

D; Kamkwamba dropped out of school.

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