The writer is considering deleting the phrase “leaving a mess of rejected foliage, hoof prints, and raw vegetable soup” from the preceding sentence. Should the phrase be kept or deleted?

A. Kept, because it emphasizes both the destructiveness of deer and the importance of protecting a garden.
B. Kept, because it is relevant to the essay’s focus on the construction of the deer fence.
C. Deleted, because it distracts the reader from the description of the deer fence.
D. Deleted, because this level of detail is not consistent with the essay’s discussion of protecting a garden from deer.