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i doubt we will ever truly know whether dragons existed. there may always be two sides to the fiery debate. some will say the stories come from active imaginations. some will believe with all their hearts that the legendary creatures roamed our ancient world. i don't know for certain which side to believe, but the sound and fury of a night like this makes me smile. it rekindles my childhood dreams and keeps the exciting possibility alive.

in paragraph 5, the author discusses two sides to the dragon debate. which statement best summarizes the ideas in the paragraph?

a.)the author implicitly states that she believes that dragons once existed.
b.)the author explicitly states that she believes that dragons once existed.
c.)the author implicitly states that she believes that dragons did not exist.
d.)the author explicitly states that she believes that dragons did not exist.