The StrangerA young Algerian, Meursault, afflicted with a sort of aimless inertia, becomes embroiled in the petty intrigues of a local pimp and, somewhat inexplicably, ends up killing a man. Once he's imprisoned and eventually brought to trial, his crime, it becomes apparent, is not so much the arguably defensible murder he has committed as it is his deficient character ... |
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... window . A group of girls came by , walking arm in arm . The young men under my window swerved so as to brush against them , and shouted humorous remarks , which made the girls turn their 28.
... window . A group of girls came by , walking arm in arm . The young men under my window swerved so as to brush against them , and shouted humorous remarks , which made the girls turn their 28.
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... window , but the night had turned rather chilly and I decided against it . As I was coming back , after shutting the window , I glanced 29.
... window , but the night had turned rather chilly and I decided against it . As I was coming back , after shutting the window , I glanced 29.
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... window I had glimpses of the sea . One day when I was hanging on the bars , straining my eyes toward the sunlight playing on the waves , a jailer entered and said I had a visitor . I thought it must be Marie , and so it was . To go to ...
... window I had glimpses of the sea . One day when I was hanging on the bars , straining my eyes toward the sunlight playing on the waves , a jailer entered and said I had a visitor . I thought it must be Marie , and so it was . To go to ...
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