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1  He waved his hand toward the book-shelves.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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2  Taking a white card from his wallet he waved it before the man's eyes.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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3  From the ballroom beneath, muffled and suffocating chords were drifting up on hot waves of air.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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4  With little ripples that were hardly the shadows of waves, the laden mattress moved irregularly down the pool.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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5  She was hurrying off as she talked--her brown hand waved a jaunty salute as she melted into her party at the door.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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6  A moment later she rushed out into the dusk, waving her hands and shouting; before he could move from his door the business was over.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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7  The lawn and drive had been crowded with the faces of those who guessed at his corruption--and he had stood on those steps, concealing his incorruptible dream, as he waved them goodbye.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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8  A massage and a wave and a collar for the dog and one of those cute little ash-trays where you touch a spring, and a wreath with a black silk bow for mother's grave that'll last all summer.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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