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Not the first page...

The first sentence.

"Call me Ishmael."

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the seas on of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair. "

"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth."

Most people judge a book by its cover.

Those who don't will decided if a book is any good after reading the first sentence. (as most don't actually ever get past the first page)

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