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Perhaps the signs of evil had already gone away. He would go and look. He took the lamp from the table and crept upstairs. As he unbarred the door, a smile of joy flitted across his strangely young-looking face and lingered for a moment about his lips. Yes, he would be good, and the hideous thing that he had hidden away would no longer be a terror to him.
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Reading 14/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 66–70
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From this reading As he unbarred the door, a smile of joy flitted across his strangely young-looking face and lingered for a moment about his lips.
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From this reading As he unbarred the door, a smile of joy flitted across his strangely young-looking face and lingered for a moment about his lips.
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From this reading As he unbarred the door, a smile of joy flitted across his strangely young-looking face and lingered for a moment about his lips.
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From this reading Perhaps the signs of evil had already gone away.
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From this reading He would go and look.
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From this reading As he unbarred the door, a smile of joy flitted across his strangely young-looking face and lingered for a moment about his lips.
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From this reading Perhaps the signs of evil had already gone away.
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From this reading Yes, he would be good, and the hideous thing that he had hidden away would no longer be a terror to him.
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From this reading He took the lamp from the table and crept upstairs.
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From this reading As he unbarred the door, a smile of joy flitted across his strangely young-looking face and lingered for a moment about his lips.
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From this reading Perhaps the signs of evil had already gone away.
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From this reading As he unbarred the door, a smile of joy flitted across his strangely young-looking face and lingered for a moment about his lips.
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From this reading As he unbarred the door, a smile of joy flitted across his strangely young-looking face and lingered for a moment about his lips.
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From this reading As he unbarred the door, a smile of joy flitted across his strangely young-looking face and lingered for a moment about his lips.
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From this reading He took the lamp from the table and crept upstairs.
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From this reading He would go and look.
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From this reading Perhaps the signs of evil had already gone away.
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From this reading Yes, he would be good, and the hideous thing that he had hidden away would no longer be a terror to him.
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From this reading Perhaps the signs of evil had already gone away.
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From this reading He would go and look.
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From this reading Yes, he would be good, and the hideous thing that he had hidden away would no longer be a terror to him.
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From this reading Yes, he would be good, and the hideous thing that he had hidden away would no longer be a terror to him.
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From this reading Yes, he would be good, and the hideous thing that he had hidden away would no longer be a terror to him.
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From this reading As he unbarred the door, a smile of joy flitted across his strangely young-looking face and lingered for a moment about his lips.
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From this reading As he unbarred the door, a smile of joy flitted across his strangely young-looking face and lingered for a moment about his lips.
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From this reading He took the lamp from the table and crept upstairs.
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From this reading As he unbarred the door, a smile of joy flitted across his strangely young-looking face and lingered for a moment about his lips.
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From this reading As he unbarred the door, a smile of joy flitted across his strangely young-looking face and lingered for a moment about his lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yes, he would be good, and the hideous thing that he had hidden away would no longer be a terror to him.
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From this reading He would go and look.
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From this reading As he unbarred the door, a smile of joy flitted across his strangely young-looking face and lingered for a moment about his lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yes, he would be good, and the hideous thing that he had hidden away would no longer be a terror to him.
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From this reading Perhaps the signs of evil had already gone away.
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From this reading Perhaps the signs of evil had already gone away.
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From this reading Perhaps the signs of evil had already gone away.
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From this reading As he unbarred the door, a smile of joy flitted across his strangely young-looking face and lingered for a moment about his lips.
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From this reading As he unbarred the door, a smile of joy flitted across his strangely young-looking face and lingered for a moment about his lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He took the lamp from the table and crept upstairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yes, he would be good, and the hideous thing that he had hidden away would no longer be a terror to him.
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From this reading Yes, he would be good, and the hideous thing that he had hidden away would no longer be a terror to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps the signs of evil had already gone away.
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From this reading Yes, he would be good, and the hideous thing that he had hidden away would no longer be a terror to him.
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From this reading Yes, he would be good, and the hideous thing that he had hidden away would no longer be a terror to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He took the lamp from the table and crept upstairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he unbarred the door, a smile of joy flitted across his strangely young-looking face and lingered for a moment about his lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He took the lamp from the table and crept upstairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He would go and look.
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From this reading Yes, he would be good, and the hideous thing that he had hidden away would no longer be a terror to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he unbarred the door, a smile of joy flitted across his strangely young-looking face and lingered for a moment about his lips.
