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He never went out without a book under his arm, and he often came back with two. ✨ Victor Hugo (2000). Les Mis??rables, p.597, Modern Library
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He never went out without a book under his arm, and he often came back with two. ✨ Victor Hugo (2000). Les Mis??rables, p.597, Modern Library

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