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Read the sentence from "Uses and Abuses of the Umbrella."


The reduction in umbrellas during the rainy season demonstrates that there are still a goodly number of gentlemen who know what this black, molded tree with metal branches is for, a device invented by someone who grew desperate in the face of the compelling concept of being unable to fold up a bush and take it for a stroll, dangling from his arm.


Select all the phrases that create a comic tone.



dangling from his arm


the rainy season


someone who grew desperate


black, molded tree


to fold up a bush