Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.

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CITY. EVERYTHING IT HAD WAS IN THE GARDEN BY R. A. LAFFERTY Naturally they did not get results at once, nor did they expect to nothing for several hours as they hovered high over the rotation. Then before it's back in our ken if we let it go now." the world to make sure we've missed nothing," said Stark. There was one more test to run, one very tricky and difficult of designed simply to locate a source of superior thought. But this might be so varied or so unfamiliar that often both the machine and the had refused to read when turned on the inventor himself, told the machine so heatedly. The machine replied, with such warmth that its relays chattered, that , the machine insisted. others more amenable. And it was for this reason also that the owners of Little Probe had acquired the original machine so cheaply. And there was no denying that the Extraordinary Perception Locator (or the acknowledged superior minds of the Earth. In space it had been a action. Eppel was busy. The machine had a touch of the ham in it, and assumed an air of importance when it ran these tests. light." So among the intelligences there was at least one that might be from the thoughtful creature?" "No. The rest of the world may be dangerous. There must be a reason that thought is in one spot only. If we find no others then we will go So they all, except Steiner, went off to their bunks then: Stark, the the engineer Casper Craig, super-cargo, tycoon and 51% owner of the Little Probe, and F. R. Briton, S.J., a Jesuit priest who was linguist and checker champion of the craft. went down to visit whatever was there. from?" "I don't know, but they're right in the middle of it. Land here. We'll go to meet them at once. Timidity has never been an efficacious tool with us." bright light. "Talk to them, Father Briton," said Stark. "You are the linguist." He may or may not have been understood, but the two of them smiled at him, so he went on. "Father Briton from Philadelphia," he said, "on detached service. And by the eagle, by the squirrel, by the ass, by the English." wouldn't have a drink on you for a tubful of thirsty travellers, would you?" But the crew all drank of the fountain to be sociable. It was water, The captain was a little puzzled by this, but he went on doggedly: going to prove him wrong? But it does give you a small feeling." "Can we have something to eat?" asked the Captain. "Pick from the trees," said Ha-Adamah, "and then it may be that you will want to sleep on the grass. Being not of human nature (which does not need sleep or rest), it may be that you require respite. But you are free to enjoy the garden and its fruits." "We will," said Captain Stark. They wandered about the place, but they were uneasy. There were the they offered no harm. The two bears had a puzzling look, as though they wanted either to frolic with you or to mangle you. "If there are only two people here," said Casper Craig, "then it may be that the rest of the world is not dangerous at all. It looked fertile wherever we scanned it, though not so fertile as this central bit. And those rocks would bear examining." "Flecked with gold, and possibly with something else," said Stark. "A very promising site." "And everything grows here," added Steiner. "Those are Earth-fruits and I never saw finer. I've tasted the grapes and plums and pears. The figs and dates are superb, the quince is as flavorsome as a quince can be, "Certainly. Eat. It is the finest fruit in the garden." "Well, the analogy breaks down there," said Stark. "I was almost proposition to maintain here as on Earth?" no. Do not approach it. It is not allowed to eat of that one!" It was the pomegranate tree, and he was warning Langweilig away from it. "Once more, Father," said Stark, "you should be the authority but does medieval painting?" "It does. The name of the fruit is not mentioned in Genesis. In Hebrew exegesis, however, the pomegranate is usually indicated." "I thought so. Question the man further, Father. This is too incredible." "Forever less six days is the answer that has been given to me. I never that it might be possible to lose that happiness, and then to seek it vainly through all the ages. I am taught that sickness and ageing and even death could come if this happiness were ever lost. I am taught "Yes, there is a question that will settle it. Adam, old man, how about "The great serpent lives there. I would not disturb him. He has long been cranky because plans he had for us did not materialize. But we persevere, it will come by him." They learned no more of the real nature of the sphere in their time there. Yet all but one of them were convinced of the reality when they left. And they talked of it as they took off. disturbed that happiness." of the serpent, and intrude and spoil." Million Square Miles of Pristine Paradise for Sale or Lease. Farming, Ranching, exceptional opportunities for Horticulture. Gold, Silver, Iron, Earth-Type Fauna. Terms. Special Rates for Large Settlement Parties. Write, Gram, or call in person at any of our planetary offices as listed below. Ask for Brochure—Eden Acres Unlimited." Down in the great cave that Old Serpent, a two-legged one among whose names were "Snake-Oil Sam," spoke to his underlings: "It'll take them fourteen days to get back with the settlers. We'll have time to overhaul the blasters. We haven't had any well-equipped settlers for six weeks. It used to be we'd hardly have time to strip and slaughter and stow before there was another batch to take care of." "I think you'd better write me some new lines," said Adam. "I feel like business long enough to know never to change a line too soon. I did change Adam and Eve to Ha-Adamah and Hawwah, and the apple to the pomegranate. People aren't becoming any smarter—but they are becoming better researched, and they insist on authenticity. "This is still a perfect come-on here. There is something in human nature that cannot resist the idea of a Perfect Paradise. Folks will whoop and holler to their neighbors to come in droves to spoil and mar it. It isn't greed or the desire for new land so much—though that is strong too. Mainly it is the feverish passion to befoul and poison what He looked at the three dozen space ships stripped and stacked, and at the rather large pile of bone-meal in one corner. "We will have to have another lion," said Eve. "Bowser is getting old, and Marie-Yvette abuses him and gnaws his toes. And we do have to have a big-maned lion to lie down with the lamb." "I know it, Eve. The lion is a very important prop. Maybe one of the crackpot settlers will bring a new lion." "And can't you mix another kind of shining paint? This itches. It's hell." neighbors. A completely planned globular settlement in a near arm of our own galaxy. Low taxes and liberal credit. Financing our specialty—" "And you had better have an armed escort when you return," said Father Briton. "Why in cosmos would we want an armed escort?" "But it was Paradise in one way," said Steiner at last.

<question>:
Why was the Old Serpent satisfied that the crew would be returning to try and take their paradise?

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A He was happy to have new faces and needed the influx population to breed their new world.
B He was hopeful for a portion of the sale money.
C They needed to acquire their equipment for forming their new world.
D They were hopeful for settlers as they needed someone to help them fertilize the land to keep the fruits plentiful.

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C