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In Puerto Rico, it's not unusual for a city or town to be known by a nickname that corresponds to one of its notable features, like landscape, climate, famous residents, or chief export. For example, the Puerto Rican municipality of Arecibo is well known for Antonio de los Reyes Correa, the 17th-century army captain who once defended the ______ this distinction has earned it a fitting nickname: "the Villa of Captain Correa."
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
town
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town,
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town, and
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town and
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