Tis because we be on a blighted star, and not a sound one, isn't it Te…

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Tis because we be on a blighted star, and not a sound one, isn't it Tess? ✨ Thomas Hardy (2007). Tess of the d'Urbervilles - Second Edition, p.65, Broadview Press
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Tis because we be on a blighted star, and not a sound one, isn't it Tess? ✨ Thomas Hardy (2007). Tess of the d'Urbervilles - Second Edition, p.65, Broadview Press

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