The suggestion that we might find a measure of solace in the very machines responsible for our battered minds will seem implausible to some. What is the best meaning of the word solace as it is used in the passage?

In this excerpt, the characters describe the nature of

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Which best explains this excerpt’s purpose in the novel’s plot structure? the excerpt creates conflict between characters as part of the rising action. the excerpt provides background information on a character as part of the exposition. the excerpt returns a character to equilibrium as part of the falling action. the excerpt is the point of greatest tension and acts as the climax.