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Source text: Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in. I drink at it; but while I drink I see the sandy bottom and detect how shallow it is.

Which of the following correctly punctuates the changes made to the above excerpt?

1. Thoreau relates time to a stream, "I drink at [the stream]; but while I drink I see the sandy bottom and detect how shallow it is."
2. Thoreau relates time to a stream, "I drink at . . . the stream; but while I drink I see the sandy bottom and detect how shallow it is."
3. Thoreau relates time to a stream, "I drink at the stream; but while I drink I see the sandy bottom and detect how shallow it is."

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Answer:

the answer is the FIRST OPTION:

Thoreau relates time to a stream, "I drink at [the stream]; but while I drink I see the sandy bottom and detect how shallow it is."

Explanation:

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