Which choice most effectively combines the following two sentences? "The committee's findings were inconclusive. They were nonetheless published in the journal's special edition." (A) The committee's findings were inconclusive; they were nonetheless published in the journal's special edition. (B) The committee's findings were inconclusive, they were nonetheless published in the journal's special edition. (C) The committee's findings were inconclusive: they were nonetheless published in the journal's special edition. (D) The committee's findings were inconclusive, and nonetheless they were published in the journal's special edition.

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