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Read the Paragraph Below and Answer the Questions That Follow

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Read the paragraph below and answer the questions that follow.
(1) Both a cold and the flu can make you miserable, but they are different in several ways. (2) Experts say a cold will go away by itself. (3) However, the flu can lead to pneumonia and other serious or even deadly problems. (4) A cold usually comes on gradually, accompanied by little or no fever. (5) In contrast, the flu comes on suddenly, and its fever can spike as high as 104 degrees and linger for three or four days. (6) Someone with a cold might experience mild body aches and fatigue, but the flu often brings severe body aches, deep fatigue, chills, and a major headache. (7) In general, a cold is wet, with much congestion, a runny nose, and even runny eyes. (8) The flu, on the other hand, is far drier, marked by a dry cough.
Which one of the following transitional expressions indicating contrast or comparison does not appear in the paragraph?

Definitions:

Perimysium

A sheath of connective tissue that groups muscle fibers into bundles or fascicles within skeletal muscles.

Epimysium

A layer of connective tissue that envelops the entire muscle.

Antagonist

A muscle that opposes the action of another muscle, known as the agonist, to enable movement and coordination.

Flexion

A movement that decreases the angle between two body parts, such as bending the arm at the elbow.