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2、urpose,andinanywaydoessoathisorherownrisk.NeitherthePennsylvaniaStateUniversitynorJimManis,FacultyEditor,noranyoneassociatedwiththePennsylvaniaStateUniversityassumesanyresponsibilityforthematerialcontainedwithinthedocumentorforthefileasanelectronictransm
3、ission,inanyway.PygmalionbyGeorgeBernardShaw,thePennsylvaniaStateUniversity,ElectronicClassicsSeries,JimManis,FacultyEditor,Hazleton,PA18202-1291isaPortableDocumentFileproducedaspartofanongoingstudentpublicationprojecttobringclassicalworksofliterature,in
4、English,tofreeandeasyaccessofthosewishingtomakeuseofthem.CoverDesign:JimManisCopyright©2004ThePennsylvaniaStateUniversityThePennsylvaniaStateUniversityisanequalopportunityuniversity.ShawPYGMALIONeventoEnglishmen.ThereformerEnglandneedstodayisanenergeticp
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