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The cord fell away; his arms parted and floated upward, the hands dimly seen on each side in the growing light. He watched them with a new interest as first one and then the other pounced upon the noose at his neck. They tore it away and thrust it fiercely aside, its undulations resembling those of a water snake.

"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge,"
Ambrose Bierce

At this point, what is a logical prediction?