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Read the excerpt from the call of the wild below and answer the question below!

He saw, once and for all, that he stood no chance against the man with the club. He had learned the lesson and then all his after life he never forgot it

The excerpt above is an example of______


A. Manipulate
B. Cower
C. Protest
D. Adapt