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A man can live and be healthy without killing animals for food; therefore, if he eats meat, he participates in taking animal life merely for the sake of his appetite. And to act so is immoral.

-Excerpted from "The Vegetarian" by Leo Tolstoy

Based on the quote, is it reasonable to infer that Leo Tolstoy was a vegetarian?

a) no, because Tolstoy believed in taking animal life for the sake of his appetite
b) yes, because Tolstoy wanted to live a moral life
c) yes, because Tolstoy believed men can live and be healthy without eating animals for food
d) no, because even though Tolstoy did not believe in eating meat, he still ate it to get protein