They met so near with their lips that their breaths embraced together.…

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They met so near with their lips that their breaths embraced together. ✨ William Shakespeare, Julie Hankey (2005). Othello, p.166, Cambridge University Press
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They met so near with their lips that their breaths embraced together. ✨ William Shakespeare, Julie Hankey (2005). Othello, p.166, Cambridge University Press

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