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Linguistic indicators of point of view

Task A - our version

(B) As it came nearer to the ribs and spine of the stranded pilchard boat, it became apparent from a certain tenuity in its blackness that this spot possessed four legs;

We have the same scene and the same viewing position, but the black spot now looks like a four-legged being (note the use of the pronoun 'it').

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