Someone refer to explorations in literature for a complete version of this narrative. which statement is a theme of "august heat"? a) always be wary of the kindness of strangers. b) one cannot change fate. c) words written in stone are not always true. d) only the good die young.

Read the excerpt from part 2 of “to build a fire.” to build the fire he had been forced to remove his mittens, and the fingers had quickly gone numb. his pace of four miles an hour had kept his heart pumping blood to the surface of his body and to all the extremities. but the instant he stopped, the action of the pump eased down. which words from the excerpt provide context clues for the underlined word?