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1  Dorian sighed and lit a cigarette.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
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2  Her eyes were lit with an exquisite fire.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
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3  He lit a cigarette and then threw it away.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
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4  Then he lit a cigarette and flung himself down on the sofa.
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5  Dorian lit a cigarette and walked over to the glass and glanced into it.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
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6  He remembered wandering through dimly lit streets, past gaunt, black-shadowed archways and evil-looking houses.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
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7  Then he rose from the table, lit a cigarette, and flung himself down on a luxuriously cushioned couch that stood facing the screen.
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8  The lamps were lit, and an open Dutch silver spirit-case stood, with some siphons of soda-water and large cut-glass tumblers, on a little marqueterie table.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
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9  As soon as he was alone, he lit a cigarette and began sketching upon a piece of paper, drawing first flowers and bits of architecture, and then human faces.
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10  At the end he felt faint and sick, and having lit some Algerian pastilles in a pierced copper brazier, he bathed his hands and forehead with a cool musk-scented vinegar.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
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11  It was tea-time, and the mellow light of the huge, lace-covered lamp that stood on the table lit up the delicate china and hammered silver of the service at which the duchess was presiding.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
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