The passage implies that before the discovery of the Rosetta Stone, modern scholars...
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Correct answer: A. Were unable to read or accurately interpret ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic inscriptions
Calling the stone the 'indispensable key for deciphering' implies hieroglyphics could not be read prior to its discovery.
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