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1、GoneWiththeWindByMargaretMitchellCourtesy:ShahidRiazIslamabad-Pakistanshahid.riaz@gmail.com"GoneWiththeWind"ByMargaretMitchell2PartOneChapterIScarlettO’Harawasnotbeautiful,butmenseldomrealizeditwhencaughtbyhercharmastheTarletontwinswere.Inherfaceweretoosharplyblendedthedelicatefeatu
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5、reastswellmaturedforhersixteenyears.Butforallthemodestyofherspreadingskirts,thedemurenessofhairnettedsmoothlyintoachignonandthequietnessofsmallwhitehandsfoldedinherlap,hertrueselfwaspoorlyconcealed.Thegreeneyesinthecarefullysweetfacewereturbulent,willful,lustywithlife,distinctlyatva
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7、egs,bootedtothekneeandthickwithsaddlemuscles,crossednegligently.Nineteenyearsold,sixfeettwoinchestall,longofboneandhardofmuscle,withsunburnedfacesanddeepauburnhair,theireyesmerryandarrogant,theirbodiesclothedinidenticalbluecoatsandmustard-coloredbreeches,theywereasmuchalikeastwoboll
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