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A Tale of Two Cities

Chapter I

The Period

IT was the best of times,
IT was the worst of times,
It was the age of wisdom,
It was the age of foolishness,

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Chapter I

The Period

IT was the best of times,
IT was the worst of times,
It was the age of wisdom,
It was the age of foolishness,