At last she shut the book sharply, lay back, and drew a deep breath, e…

Virginia Woolf
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At last she shut the book sharply, lay back, and drew a deep breath, expressive of the wonder which always marks the transition from the imaginary world to the real world. ✨ Virginia Woolf (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Virginia Woolf (Illustrated), p.114, Delphi Classics
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At last she shut the book sharply, lay back, and drew a deep breath, expressive of the wonder which always marks the transition from the imaginary world to the real world. ✨ Virginia Woolf (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Virginia Woolf (Illustrated), p.114, Delphi Classics

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