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8、sewho-12-(oralreadyare)thinthinktheyareautomaticallyhealthyandthusfreefrompayingattentiontotheiroveralllife—style.Thinnesscanbepurevainglory(虚荣).6.Intheeyesoftheauthor,anoddphenomenonnowadaysisthat_______________.A.theDuchessofWi