6. **How does paragraph 49 contribute to the central idea of the story? a. It highlights the hatred of the characters for the meat even though they've never met them.

b. It gives a sense of wonder to the story because the reader thinks about the possibilities of
aliens.

c. It creates humor because the meat think they're alone even when they are not.

d. It creates irony because the characters don't want to be alone, but just rejected another
group anyway