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Consider the following excerpt from paragraph 9: "Every third or fourth man carried a Claymore antipersonnel mine — 3.5 pounds with its firing device. They all carried fragmentation grenades — 14 ounces each. They all carried at least one M-18 colored smoke grenade — 24 ounces." What does the narrator emphasize by listing the weight of each item the soldiers carry? A. the wide variety of equipment the soldiers take with them to war B. the soldiers' need to rely on their leader and each other C. the deadly nature of the soldiers' weapons D. the physical burdens the soldiers endure