She was sad with an obscure sadness of which she had not the secret he…

Victor Hugo
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She was sad with an obscure sadness of which she had not the secret herself. There was in her whole person the stupor of a life ended but never commenced. ✨ Victor Hugo (1862). Marius, p.25
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She was sad with an obscure sadness of which she had not the secret herself. There was in her whole person the stupor of a life ended but never commenced. ✨ Victor Hugo (1862). Marius, p.25

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