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How does the setting of a life at sea in Selection 1 affect the character?A)He lives a life of unmatched ease.B)He leads a life of great adventure.C)He has many unmet needs.D)He is in constant fear.(the poem)I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by,And the wheels kick and the winds song and the white sails shaking,And a gray mist on the seas face and a grey dawn breakingI must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tideIs a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying.I must go down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life,To the gulls way and the whales way, where the winds like a whetted knife;And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover,And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long tricks over.