Marcia Smilack's synesthetic photograph of ripples on water made her think of the sound of ________.

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Synesthesia is a neurological condition in which one sensation (such as hearing a sound) is involuntarily perceived with an additional sense (such as seeing a color). In this case, Smilack's synesthetic experience of ripples on water made her associate it with a sound, and the closest option to a water-like sound among the given choices is the cello, which has a warm and mellow tone similar to the gentle movement of water.

Marcia Smilack's Synesthetic Photograph of Ripples on Water Made Her