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- General Prologue: Introduction
- General Prologue: The Knight through the Man of Law
- General Prologue: The Franklin through the Pardoner
- General Prologue: Conclusion
- The Knight’s Tale, Parts 1–2
- The Knight’s Tale, Parts 3–4
- The Miller’s Prologue and Tale
- The Wife of Bath’s Prologue
- The Wife of Bath’s Prologue (continued)
- The Wife of Bath’s Tale
- The Pardoner’s Introduction, Prologue, and Tale
- The Nun’s Priest’s Prologue, Tale, and Epilogue
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