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Our favourite amusement during that winter was tobogganing. In places the shore of the lake rises abruptly from the water's edge. Down these steep slopes we used to coast... For one wild, glad moment we snapped the chain that binds us to earth, and joining hands with the winds we felt ourselves divine!

Based on the context of the passage, what is the purpose of the symbol in this passage?

The symbol represents knowledge.
The symbol represents joy.
The symbol represents togetherness.
The symbol represents freedom.