Select the correct text in the passage, Which sentence refers to the reality of Farquhar's situation in the dream sequence in section 3 of "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"?
They tore it away and thrust it fiercely aside, its undulations resembling those of a water snake. "Put it back, put it backi" He thought he shouted
these words to his hands, for the undoing of the noose had been succeeded by the direst pang that he had yet experienced. His neck ached
horribly, his brain was on fire, his heart, which had been fluttering faintly gave a great leap, trying to force itself out at his mouth. His whole
body was racked and wrenched with an insupportable anguisht But his disobedient hands gave no heed to the command. They beat the water
vigorously with quick, downward strokes, forcing him to the surface. He felt his head emerge; his eyes were blinded by the sunlight, his chest
expanded convulsively, and with a supreme and crowning agony his lungs engulfed a great draught of air, which instantly he expelled in a
shrieki
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