If people did not love one another, I really don't see what use there …

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If people did not love one another, I really don't see what use there would be in having any spring. ✨ Victor Hugo (1863). Les misérables
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If people did not love one another, I really don't see what use there would be in having any spring. ✨ Victor Hugo (1863). Les misérables

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