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"text": "\"Come!\" said Gamfield; \"say four pound, gen'lmen. Say four pound, and you've got rid on him for good and all. There!\"\n\"Three pound ten,\" repeated Mr. Limbkins, firmly.\n\"Come! I'll split the difference, gen'lmen,\" urged Gamfield. \"Three pound fifteen.\"",
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