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There are a good many books, are there not, my boy?_ said Mr. Brownlow, observing the curiosity with which Oliver surveyed the shelves that reached from the floor to the ceiling.__ great number, sir,_ replied Oliver; __ never saw so many.___ou shall read them if you behave well,_ said the old gentleman kindly; __nd you will like that, better than looking at the outsides, - that is, in some cases, because there are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts.
Charles Dickens Oliver Twist
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There are a good many books, are there not, my boy?_ said Mr. Brownlow, observing the curiosity with which Oliver surveyed the shelves that reached from the floor to the ceiling.__ great number, sir,_ replied Oliver; __ never saw so many.___ou shall read them if you behave well,_ said the old gentleman kindly; __nd you will like that, better than looking at the outsides, - that is, in some cases, because there are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts.
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Oliver Twist

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