How is an artifact with special meanings used in a story

Which sentence from the story is an example of conflict? “here were many men, and countless dogs, and buck found them all at work.” “buck had been purposely placed between dave and sol-leks so that he might receive instruction.” “by afternoon, perrault, who was in a hurry to be on the trail with his despatches, returned with two more dogs.” “that night buck faced the great problem of sleeping.”

Why might a reader look for an idea that is restated? to craft a summary of the article to find the subheadings in the article to identify the article's main idea to locate the article's key support

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