Correct option is C. The sentence in which "difficult" appears (lines 54-55) indicates that the author considers the word to be an understatement.
The sentence in question clearly states the "difficulty" with which one can access material from another culture. The use of "difficulty" in a sentence is not intended to denote an estimate, or a contradiction, or a preconceived idea, or even  exaggeration.
In the context of the passage, "difficulty" seems to indicate that the author views the word as an expression, as he goes on to explain the extreme difficulty of fully accessing the literature of a particular culture. other culture with the help of a Tanaina. . Folk tales will be understood without  knowledge of the culture itself. So here is the answer.
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