He loved the extensive vaults where you could hear the night birds and…

Gustave Flaubert
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He loved the extensive vaults where you could hear the night birds and the sea breeze; he loved the craggy ruins bound together by ivy, those dark halls, and any appearance of death and destruction. Having fallen so far from so high a position, he loved anything that had also fallen from a great height ✨ Gustave Flaubert (1991). Early Writings, p.56, U of Nebraska Press
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