It is grievous for a man to leave behind him a shadow in his own shape…

Victor Hugo
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It is grievous for a man to leave behind him a shadow in his own shape. ✨ Victor Hugo (1980). Les misérables, Viking Pr
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It is grievous for a man to leave behind him a shadow in his own shape. ✨ Victor Hugo (1980). Les misérables, Viking Pr

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