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By the time I woke up the sun was shining bright. The mist-clad Banasura Hill, the second highest in Wayanad, towered over the resort resembling an elephant’s trunk. One could see miles of wilderness stretching in a soothing display of green grandeur. Puffs of grey and white clouds floated across the blue sky. Following a sumptuous breakfast in the outdoors to the chucking of a woodpecker, I was all set to trek up the Banasura Hill. _____________________________.

From the given options, choose the one that completes the paragraph in the most appropriate way.

A Soon, rain turned to mist and shrouded the nearby hills and the vehicles began to move.

B As I moved into the forest on hillside, the guide told me if I don’t walk fast, it would take me another four hours to walk six kms to the top.

C I was slow as the initial gradient was slippery from previous night’s rains.

D A healthy pair of lungs and a good pair of shoes is all that you require to get going on the track, taking in the scent of the luscious foliage.

E Soon the grassy meadows changed the high mountain landscape to idyllic.

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