Read this paragraph from the dark game. to assure that the intelligence reached the commanders as quickly as possible—the postal services having become slow and unreliable—van lew created a system of couriers that moved the intelligence on its way without burdening one operative with the responsibility (and danger) of making the entire trip. she also created a credible cover story for each of her couriers, should they be stopped and questioned along the way. the central idea of this paragraph is that the postal service at the time was slow and unreliable. secret intelligence needed to reach the commanders quickly. van lew used multiple messengers to get her information across. van lew gave all her couriers a believable cover story to hide their mission.

Van Lew used multiple messengers to get her information across.

The main message of the passage is the fact that Van Lew used multiple messengers to get her information across. We see this because every detail that is provided contributes to the development of this idea: the fact that the postal services were slow, that she created cover stories for the messengers, that intelligence needed to reach the commanders quickly all serve as support for the fact that multiple messengers were required to get information across.

Option c. The central idea of the paragraph is that Van Lew used multiple messengers to get get information across.

Explanation:

"The Dark Game" is a book written by Paul Janeczko that recollects stories from true spies that have worked for intelligence companies. The paragraph is telling how, in one of those stories, the spy called Van Lew decided to use multiple messengers to get her information across in an efficient and successful way.

obama was told in early july 2004 that he was chosen to deliver the address, and he largely wrote the speech himself, with later edits from the kerry presidential campaign.

edmund spenser and john bunyan also influenced hawthorne. : )

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