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(mc)read this sentence from abraham lincoln’s letter to a citizen of kentucky:

often a limb must be amputated to save a life, but a life is never wisely given to save a limb

which of the following best describes the effect of this metaphor?

a. it suggests a difficult decision with a painful outcome.
b. it suggests a life-saving treatment that comes too late.
c. it suggests a loss of functioning parts of a whole.
d. it suggests a process of curing that ultimately fails.