Safe! safe! safe!' the pulse of the house beats wildly. Waking, I cry …

Virginia Woolf
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Safe! safe! safe!' the pulse of the house beats wildly. Waking, I cry 'Oh, is this your buried treasure? The light in the heart. ✨ Virginia Woolf (2015). Monday or Tuesday, p.5, Virginia Woolf
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