What is the purpose of this narration?
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Read the excerpt from The Land.
At first I just walked the grey, letting him get used to me.
Then I bridled and saddled him and finally I mounted. I let
him get accustomed to my weight on his back as he
walked around the pasture, then knowing our time was
short, I put him through paces, first a trot followed by a
gallop before slowing him down and taking him back to
the cool of a shade tree. I gave him more apple wedges. I
let him drink from a stream nearby before I brushed him
again. All the while I never stopped talking to him.
to explain how Paul gets to know Sutcliffe's horse
to provide backstory about Paul's history with horses
to explain Paul's motivation for participating in the horse
race
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to provide backstory about how Paul learned to ride
horses
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