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Jesse felt irritable overwhelmed and frustrated as he entered the building.

According to The Elements of Style, what is the correct way to punctuate this sentence?
Jesse felt irritable overwhelmed, and frustrated as he entered the building.
Jesse felt irritable, overwhelmed, and frustrated as he entered the building.
Jesse felt irritable, overwhelmed and frustrated as he entered the building.
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Jesse felt irritable, overwhelmed, and frustrated as he entered the building.

The Elements of Style recommends using commas to separate items in a series, including the comma before the conjunction (the serial/Oxford comma).