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The Invisible Man

Chapter III · Chapter 03

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By H.G. Wells • Curated US English Learning Edition

CHAPTER III.

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CHAPTER III.

THE THOUSAND AND ONE BOTTLES

So it was that on the twenty-ninth day of February, at the beginning of

the thaw, this singular person fell out of infinity into Iping village.

Next day his luggage arrived through the slush—and very remarkable

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Archivist

/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/

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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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The Invisible Man

Chapter III · Chapter 03

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CHAPTER III.

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THE THOUSAND AND ONE BOTTLES

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So it was that on the twenty-ninth day of February, at the beginning of

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the thaw, this singular person fell out of infinity into Iping village.

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Next day his luggage arrived through the slush—and very remarkable

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AND

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arrived

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at

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beginning

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BOTTLES

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CHAPTER

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day

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February

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fell

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his

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III

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infinity

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into

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Iping

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it

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luggage

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Next

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of

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on

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ONE

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out

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person

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remarkable

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singular

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slush

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So

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that

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thaw

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THE

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this

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THOUSAND

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through

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twenty-ninth

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very

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village

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was

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Narrator: CHAPTER III.

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