Journey Through the mouth of a Cave Hundreds of miles above the ground, sprawled across the endless blue sky on the south side of an immense forest, towered an imposing
mountain. The mountain was a million years in the making and carved out of its side was an opening that looked like a mouth, as if the mountain had
stretched its orifice to eat. The mouth had taken generations to carve out as the entrance to an intricately engineered city, fortified with man-made
beams, ceilings, and human dwellings. It was their home. It had been home to a wall-climbing people. They climbed down the mountain twice a year
for supplies to make it through the harsh winter season and the rainy summer season,
"There is just us; only we can make the descent now, Peegway," Grandfather said. "We must make the descent for our people."
"You mean for us, Grandfather?"
"No, for our people."
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What is the story mostly about?
A Two people are searching for food at the bottom of a mountain valley.
О В. Cave dwellers are on a search for a rare and special fruit of the area.
OC A boy and his grandfather are going on journey down a mountain.
.D A boy and his grandfather are stuck in a cave searching for the way out.
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