But the elastic heart of youth cannot be compressed into one constrain…

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But the elastic heart of youth cannot be compressed into one constrained shape long at a time. ✨ Mark Twain (2008). The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. ILLUSTRATED. : Illustrated by True Williams (Mobi Classics), p.82, MobileReference
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But the elastic heart of youth cannot be compressed into one constrained shape long at a time. ✨ Mark Twain (2008). The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. ILLUSTRATED. : Illustrated by True Williams (Mobi Classics), p.82, MobileReference

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