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The following text is Emily Dickinson's circa 1873 poem "There is no Frigate like a Book". A frigate is a light, fast ship; coursers are swift horses.

There is no Frigate like a Book
To take us Lands away
Nor any Coursers like a Page
Of prancing Poetry—
This Traverse may the poorest take
Without oppress of Toll—
How frugal is the Chariot
That bears the Human soul.
Which choice best states the main idea of the text?
Reading gives people a reprieve from the financial focus of modern life.
A
Poetry can forge connections between people from different cultures.
B
People can learn more about distant places by reading books than by traveling to those places.
C
Literature can metaphorically transport people to new places regardless of their means.
D