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2、zzAgeAuthor:F.ScottFitzgeraldPostingDate:July17,2010[EBook#6695]ReleaseDate:October,2004FirstPosted:January14,2003Language:English***STARTOFTHISPROJECTGUTENBERGEBOOKTALESOFTHEJAZZAGE***ProducedbySteveSchulze,CharlesFranksandtheOnlineDistributedProofreadingTeam.Thisfilewasproducedfromi
3、magesgenerouslymadeavailablebytheDigital&MultimediaCenter,MichiganStateUniversityLibraries.TALESFROMTHEJAZZAGEBYF.SCOTTFITZGERALD1922ATABLEOFCONTENTSMYLASTFLAPPERSTHEJELLY-BEANThisisaSouthernstory,withthescenelaidinthesmallLilyofTarleton,Georgia.IhaveaprofoundaffectionforTarleton,buts
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6、ailandperhapsgavemethemostamusement.Astothelaborinvolved,itwaswrittenduringonedayinthecityofNewOrleans,withtheexpresspurposeofbuyingaplatinumanddiamondwristwatchwhichcostsixhundreddollars.Ibeganitatseveninthemorningandfinisheditattwoo'clockthesamenight.Itwaspublishedinthe"SaturdayEven
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