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Why does the poet want to peep through the window as he passes it?

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Why does the poet want to peep through the window as he passes it?

Options

  • To see the ghost

  •  To steal something

  • To find out if somebody is staring at him

  • To see his brother and his friends

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To find out if somebody is staring at him

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