Pulchritude--beauty where you would least suspect it, hidden in a word…

Zadie Smith
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Pulchritude--beauty where you would least suspect it, hidden in a word that looked like it should signify a belch or a skin infection. ✨ Zadie Smith (2003). White Teeth, p.264, Vintage
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Pulchritude--beauty where you would least suspect it, hidden in a word that looked like it should signify a belch or a skin infection. ✨ Zadie Smith (2003). White Teeth, p.264, Vintage

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