K) You run for help! You know that you can’t possibly protect someone from a bear by yourself. Running along the aqueduct, you shout and scream for help. Several workers run to your aid. “What’s the matter?” they ask. “Bear! . . . . Bear!” you point back toward the far end of the bridge-like structure. You can barely catch your breath. The workers run toward the end of the aqueduct to save the worker from the bear. You sit down to rest and drink some water. You see the workers walking back from the scene of the bear attack. They look down at the ground as they walk. “What happened?” you question. The workers shake their heads. “It was awful.” they moan. “There wasn’t much left. We can only hope that he descended quickly to Elysium, the underworld.” You begin to wish that you would have helped sooner.

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