Read this line from The War of the Worlds:
That last stage of exhaustion, which to us is still incredibly remote, has become a present-day problem for the inhabitants of Mars…
What does the last stage of exhaustion imply about Mars?
The inhabitants have little physical strength left.
The inhabitants of Mars have become ancient.
The planet has moved farther away from the Sun.
The planet is nearing its last days.
It's either C or D... leaning towards D but the internet says C...