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The following text is from Edith Wharton's 1917 novel Summer.

She rose and leaned out of the window. The twilight had deepened into night, and she watched the frail curve of the young moon dropping to the edge of the hills. Through the darkness she saw one or two figures moving down the road; but the evening was too cold for loitering, and presently the strollers disappeared.
As used in the text, what does the word "figures" most nearly mean?
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A
Mathematical symbols
B
Prices
C
Human shapes
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