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Sanger Rainsford Outmarted General Zaroff
Sanger Rainsford outsmarted General Zaroff in many unique ways. At the beginning, he made a decoy trail that was very confusing. Next, Rainsford dug a Burmese Tiger Pit that took one of Zaroff’s best hunting dogs that showed how knowledgeable he was in hunting and traps. The last thing Rainsford did to outsmart was very dangerous. Since he was in top physical condition, he jumped off a cliff into the sea to escape General Zaroff and his whole pack of dogs! Here is the evidence that support these examples. The first thing Rainsford did to outsmart Zaroff was to mess up his trail to confuse the General. “He executed a series of intricate loops; he doubled on his trail again and again, recalling all the lore of the fox hunt and the dodges of

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