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6、tasenseofthefundamentaldecenciesisparcelledoutunequallyatbirth.And,afterboastingthiswayofmytolerance,Icometotheadmissionthatithasalimit.ConductmaybefoundedonthehardrockorthewetmarshesbutafteracertainpointIdon’tcarewhatit’sfoundedon.WhenIcamebackfromtheEastlastautumnIfeltthat
7、Iwantedtheworldtobeinuniformandatasortofmoralattentionforever;Iwant-ednomoreriotousexcursionswithprivilegedglimpsesintothehumanheart.OnlyGatsby,themanwhogiveshisnametothisbook,wasexemptfrommyreaction—GatsbywhorepresentedeverythingforwhichIhaveanunaffect-edscorn.Ifpersonality
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