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Read the following passage excerpt, then answer the question. --- PASSAGE 3 — Dramatic Excerpt SETTING: A cluttered law office in Philadelphia, 1910. HARRISON: (Slamming a ledger onto the oak desk) You cannot sign that deed, Arthur! The railway company will turn the orchard into a switching yard before the harvest is even picked. ARTHUR: (Quietly, adjusting his spectacles) And if I do not sign, Harrison, the bank forecloses on Monday. The trees may fall, but at least our mother's debts will be settled. You see only the trees; I see the ledger. HARRISON: I see sixty years of our father's sweat! A ledger can be rewritten, Arthur, but once those roots are pulled, nothing grows back. --- What is the primary source of conflict between Harrison and Arthur?

Harrison wants to sell the orchard to invest in railway stock, while Arthur opposes modern technology. Arthur prioritizes practical financial survival, while Harrison values family heritage and sentimental legacy. Both brothers want to buy more land, but disagree on which bank to secure a loan from. Arthur secretly sold the land months ago and Harrison is attempting to void the contract in court.

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Arthur prioritizes practical financial survival, while Harrison values family heritage and sentimental legacy.

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