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First sentence
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The Hobbit
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In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.
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Harry Potter
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Mr. and Mrs. Dursley of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much.
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The Book Thief
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Here is a small fact: You are going to die.
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The Princess Bride
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This is my favorite book in all the world, though I have never read it.
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Moby Dick
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Call me Ishmael.
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1984
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It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.
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A Tale of Two Cities
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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
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The Hunger Games
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When I wake up, the other side of the bed is cold.
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Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
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Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the Western Spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small unregarded yellow sun.
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Charlotte's Web
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“‘Where’s Papa going with that axe?’ said Fern to her mother as they were setting the table for breakfast.
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The Lord of the Rings
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When Mr. Bilbo Baggins of Bag End announced that he would shortly be celebrating his eleventy-first birthday with a party of special magnificence, there was much talk and excitement in Hobbiton.
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Matilda
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It’s a funny thing about mothers and fathers.
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The Bible
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In the beginning, God created the Heavens and the Earth.
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Don Quixote
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In a village of La Mancha, the name of which I have no desire to call to mind, there lived not long since one of those gentlemen that keep a lance in the lance-rack, an old buckler, a lean hack, and a greyhound for coursing.
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
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Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank.
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Lord of the Flies
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The boy with fair hair lowered himself down the last few feet of rock and began to pick his way toward the lagoon.
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The Great Gatsby
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In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since.
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The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
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Once there were four children whose names were Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy.
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The Iliad
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Declare, O Muse!
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Fahrenheit 451
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It was a pleasure to burn
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I should have gotten Charlotte’s Web, but I got stuck thinking it was one of the Little House books. Still managed to get 9, though. Great selection!