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Read the excerpt from heart of a samurai. the water was so clear, he could see straight to the bottom. a snail was making a path like a shiny ribbon slowly unfurling on the sand. what does the author use the most precise words to describe in the excerpt? the water’s movement the water the snail the snail’s path

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Underline the ic or ic's and place the proper punctuation if needed. the board of trustees admits that it made a mistake because the employees were toolazy nothing happen to the board