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a tale of two cities
it was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.
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anna karenina
happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.
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pride and prejudice
it is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.
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don quixote
somewhere in la mancha, in a place whose name i do not care to remember, a gentleman lived not long ago, one of those who has a lance and ancient shield on a shelf and keeps a skinny nag and a greyhound for racing.
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the last of the mohicans
it was a feature peculiar to the colonial wars of north america, that the toils and dangers of the wilderness were to be encountered before the adverse hosts could meet.
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monaco
ours is not a race between men, it is a race between mankind and nature.
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