The world was reduced to the surface of her skin and her inner self wa…

Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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The world was reduced to the surface of her skin and her inner self was safe from all bitterness. ✨ Cien anos de soledad (One Hundred Years of Solitude). Book by Gabriel Garcia Marquez translated by Gregory Rabassa (p. 279), 1970.
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The world was reduced to the surface of her skin and her inner self was safe from all bitterness. ✨ Cien anos de soledad (One Hundred Years of Solitude). Book by Gabriel Garcia Marquez translated by Gregory Rabassa (p. 279), 1970.

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