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1. narrator
 2. inclose
3. plot
4. inclosed
5. nest
6. parenthetical
7. subplot
8. author
9. example
10. fishy
 11. hero
12. indite
13. picaresque
14. twice-told
15. dramatization
16. narration
17. serialize
18. story line
19. tearjerker
20. embellish
 21. embellishment
22. cilium
23. cytoskeleton
24. venation
25. weigh-house
26. inside
27. attic
28. case
29. likely
30. rule
 31. spell
32. come
33. hack
34. loft
35. pitch
36. squib
37. call
38. feature
39. square
40. version

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