...and sank into the profound slumber which comes only to such fortuna…

Nikolai Gogol
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...and sank into the profound slumber which comes only to such fortunate folk as are troubled neither with mosquitoes nor fleas nor excessive activity of brain. ✨ Nikolai Gogol (2015). Dead Souls: [Illustrated], p.118, eKitap Projesi
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...and sank into the profound slumber which comes only to such fortunate folk as are troubled neither with mosquitoes nor fleas nor excessive activity of brain. ✨ Nikolai Gogol (2015). Dead Souls: [Illustrated], p.118, eKitap Projesi

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