People weighed down with troubles do not look back; they know only too…

Victor Hugo
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People weighed down with troubles do not look back; they know only too well that misfortune stalks them. ✨ Victor Hugo, Charles Edwin Wilbour (1987). Les misérables, Dutton Adult
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People weighed down with troubles do not look back; they know only too well that misfortune stalks them. ✨ Victor Hugo, Charles Edwin Wilbour (1987). Les misérables, Dutton Adult

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