There were opium-dens, where one could buy oblivion, dens of horror wh…

Oscar Wilde
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There were opium-dens, where one could buy oblivion, dens of horror where the memory of old sins could be destroyed by the madness of sins that were new. ✨ Oscar Wilde (2015). The Picture of Dorian Gray (Diversion Classics), p.201, Diversion Books
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There were opium-dens, where one could buy oblivion, dens of horror where the memory of old sins could be destroyed by the madness of sins that were new. ✨ Oscar Wilde (2015). The Picture of Dorian Gray (Diversion Classics), p.201, Diversion Books

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