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  Poetry is not made out of thoughts or casual fancies. It is made out of experiences which change our bodies and spirits. There are plenty of different experiences which do this, and one can not draw a line at what the limit is. The sight of a certain word can so affect you that sensitive instruments can easily detect the changes in the rate of your pulse, just as surely as when the sight of an apple makes your mouth water , or your sudden fear in an empty house makes you want to go away.

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  The sight of a certain word can make _____.
   A) your mouth water   
   B) you want to go away   
   C) your pulse rate change    
   D) you write poems
  

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