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The following text is from an original short story. The narrator is observing an old clock in a quiet library. The pendulum swung with a rhythm that seemed to [ ] the very silence of the room; it did not break the stillness so much as measure it, marking each passing second with a mechanical precision that made the vastness of the library feel both ancient and strangely temporary. Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- Detain
- Arrest
- Shatter
- Ignore
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