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a large mountain system in south-central Europe; scenic beauty and winter sports make them a popular tourist attraction
- There was no piece of furniture adapted to sleeping purposes, except a tolerably long wooden coffer; and its cover was carved, to boot; which afforded Gringoire, when he stretched himself out upon it, a sensation somewhat similar to that which Micromégas would feel if he were to lie down on the Alps.1.2.7 — Vol 1 Bk 2 Chpt 7 — A Bridal Night (99% in)
There are no more uses of "Alps" in The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
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