Which of the following excerpts contributes most to the mood of the story?

a. “It was about dusk, one evening during the supreme madness of the carnival season, that I
encountered my friend.”
b. “We passed through a range of low arches, descended, passed on, and descended again,
arrived at a deep crypt . . .”
c. “’It is this,’ I answered, producing from beneath the folds of my roquelaure a trowel.”
d. “I broke and reached him a flagon of De Grave.”

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b. “We passed through a range of low arches, descended, passed on, and descended again, arrived at a deep crypt . . .”

This excerpt contributes most to the mood of the story as it portrays a sense of darkness, mystery, and foreboding as the characters descend into a deep crypt.