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  butquiteaversetiousintolerance.heisratherlazy,</p>

  bothasaboyandasan.butfatendeshiorule</p>

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  alooffroheheheathenishloveofbeauty</p>

  andpleasure.theystayathenasterieswhere</p>

  thenksseeohavefottentheiravoplicity</p>

  andpovertyandliveashappilyastheydarehout</p>

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  betteroffthantheyhaveeverbeenbefore.theyarere</p>

  prosperous,theyliveierhouses,theirchildrengotobetter</p>

  sorebeautifulthanbefore,their</p>

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  authors,thegraarabooks,iedthebr></p>

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  htualbitteess.ihereuropeanuntries</p>

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