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S₁: While on a fishing trip, last summer, I watched an elderly man fishing off the edge of a dock.
P: "Why didn't you keep the other big ones?" I asked.
Q: He caught an enormous trout, but apparently not satisfied with its size, he threw it back into the war.
R: He finally caught a small pike, threw it into his pail, and, smiling happily, prepared to live.
S: Amazed, I watched him repeat this performance.
S₆: Cheerfully, the old man replied, "Small frying pan."

The Proper sequence should be:

A. PSQR

B. QSRP

C. RPQS

D. SQRP

Answer: Option B

Solution(By Examveda Team)

He caught an enormous trout, but apparently not satisfied with its size, he threw it back into the war. Amazed, I watched him repeat this performance. He finally caught a small pike, threw it into his pail, and, smiling happily, prepared to live. "Why didn't you keep the other big ones?" I asked.

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