Yeatss Song of Wandering Aengus ends with the lines: And pluck till time and times are done/The silver apples of the moon/The golden apples of the sun. Which of the following is NOT a symbolic meaning of the apples ?

A. They symbolize the coming apocalypse.

B. They symbolize a fulfilled longing.

C. They symbolize the return to a lost paradise.

D. They point to alchemical elements, which in turn symbolize the body and the soul.

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