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Every autumn, thousands of sandhill cranes ______ along a single stretch of the Platte River, pausing to feed in the shallows for several weeks before continuing the long journey south. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- gather
- are gathering
- gathered
- have gathered
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