Why does shame and self-loathing become cruelty to the innocent ? ✨ An…

Anne Rice
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Why does shame and self-loathing become cruelty to the innocent ? ✨ Anne Rice (2000). Merrick: a novel, Knopf Canada
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Why does shame and self-loathing become cruelty to the innocent ? ✨ Anne Rice (2000). Merrick: a novel, Knopf Canada

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