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1  He's dumb as hell, but he ain't crazy.
Of Mice and Men By John Steinbeck
Context   In CHAPTER 3
2  Didn't give no other reason but the food.
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Context   In CHAPTER 2
3  Hell of a nice fella, but he ain't bright.
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Context   In CHAPTER 2
4  Gets pretty mad sometimes, but he's pretty nice.
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Context   In CHAPTER 2
5  No, he ain't, but he's sure a hell of a good worker.
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Context   In CHAPTER 2
6  His arms did not swing at his sides, but hung loosely.
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Context   In CHAPTER 1
7  Maybe he ain't bright, but I never seen such a worker.
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Context   In CHAPTER 3
8  Tried and tried," said Lennie, "but it didn't do no good.
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Context   In CHAPTER 1
9  George said, "It wasn't much to you, maybe, but it was a hell of a lot to him."
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Context   In CHAPTER 3
10  I seen 'em poison before, but I never seen no piece of jail bait worse than her.'
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Context   In CHAPTER 2
11  He stood them about the fire, close in against the blaze, but not quite touching the flame.
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Context   In CHAPTER 1
12  The dog raised his head, but when Curley jerked out, the grizzled head sank to the floor again.
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Context   In CHAPTER 2
13  He pointed with his right arm, and out of the sleeve came a round stick-like wrist, but no hand.
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Context   In CHAPTER 2
14  It was quite dark now, but the fire lighted the trunks of the trees and the curving branches overhead.
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Context   In CHAPTER 1
15  He turned abruptly and went to the door, but before he went out he turned and looked for a long moment at the two men.
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Context   In CHAPTER 2
16  If he finds out what a crazy bastard you are, we won't get no job, but if he sees ya work before he hears ya talk, we're set.
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Context   In CHAPTER 1
17  His ear heard more than was said to him, and his slow speech had overtones not of thought, but of understanding beyond thought.
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Context   In CHAPTER 2
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