I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an …

Charlotte Bronte
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I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will. ✨ Charlotte Bronte (2004). Jane Eyre, p.130, Variocity
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I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will. ✨ Charlotte Bronte (2004). Jane Eyre, p.130, Variocity

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