Maddie took the top of her egg off. The hot bright yolk was like summe…

Elizabeth Wein
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Maddie took the top of her egg off. The hot bright yolk was like summer sun breaking through cloud. The first daffodil in the snow. A gold sovereign wrapped in a white silk handkerchief. She dipped her spoon in it and licked it. ✨ Elizabeth Wein (2012). Code Name Verity, p.110, Egmont UK
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Maddie took the top of her egg off. The hot bright yolk was like summer sun breaking through cloud. The first daffodil in the snow. A gold sovereign wrapped in a white silk handkerchief. She dipped her spoon in it and licked it. ✨ Elizabeth Wein (2012). Code Name Verity, p.110, Egmont UK

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