But she knew that no matter what beauty lay behind, it must remain the…

Margaret Mitchell
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But she knew that no matter what beauty lay behind, it must remain there. No one could go forward with a load of aching memories. ✨ Margaret Mitchell (2016). Gone with the Wind, p.600, Hamilton Books
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But she knew that no matter what beauty lay behind, it must remain there. No one could go forward with a load of aching memories. ✨ Margaret Mitchell (2016). Gone with the Wind, p.600, Hamilton Books

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