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Le Ventre de Paris [with accents]
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Title: Le Ventre de Paris
Author: Emile Zola
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LES ROUGON-MACQUART
HISTOIRE NATURELLE ET SOCIALE D'UNE FAMILLE SOUS SECOND EMPIRE
LE VENTRE DE PARIS
PAR
ÉMILE ZOLA
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Au milieu du grand silence, et dans le désert de l'avenue, les voitures de mara