What things about the book did she find strange?
Answer the question in few words or in couple of sentences.
Answer the question in few words or in couple of sentences.
Solution and Explanation
She observed the following peculiarities about the book:
i) The pages of the book appeared yellow and crinkly.
ii) The words remained stationary instead of moving.
iii) When they reverted to the previous page, it retained the exact words from their initial reading.
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