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Answer the following question. Read aloud the description of ‘the beautiful’ man. Which is the most beautiful sentence in the description?

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Answer the following question.

Read aloud the description of ‘the beautiful’ man. Which is the most beautiful sentence in the description?

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The most beautiful sentence in the description is, “…you look at his eyes which can speak, still, and they are saying something huge and urgent….”

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