Separated lovers cheat absence by a thousand fancies which have their …

Victor Hugo
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Separated lovers cheat absence by a thousand fancies which have their own reality. They are prevented from seeing one another and they cannot write; nevertheless they find countless mysterious ways of corresponding, by sending each other the song of birds, the scent of flowers, the laughter of children. ✨ Les misérables.
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