Truth is in things, and not in words. ✨ Herman Melville (2013). Delphi…

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Truth is in things, and not in words. ✨ Herman Melville (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Herman Melville (Illustrated), p.779, Delphi Classics
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Truth is in things, and not in words. ✨ Herman Melville (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Herman Melville (Illustrated), p.779, Delphi Classics

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