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 1      III| nothing could be more sadly absurd, that a mere act of authority
 2      VII|  times gone by, this man of absurd prejudices and obstinate
 3      VII|     them to you!”~ ~By this absurd pretence of a gift, M. de
 4     VIII|   exclaimed in chorus. “How absurd! He is richer than all of
 5       XI|    deceived him by the most absurd fabrications. To speak plainly,
 6      XVI|   utterance to all sorts of absurd threats. But I am calm now,
 7      XVI|     corner.”~ ~“But this is absurd!” exclaimed M. d’Escorval. “
 8   XXVIII|  himself headlong into this absurd undertaking, and now the
 9        L|  To-night I will conquer my absurd weakness.”~ ~But when evening
10     LIII|    which she attended in an absurd costume, in spite of all
11     LIII|     grieve so much for that absurd relative of hers?”~ ~But