You must have a cigarette. A cigarette is the perfect type of a perfec…

Oscar Wilde
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You must have a cigarette. A cigarette is the perfect type of a perfect pleasure. It is exquisite, and it leaves one unsatisfied. What more can one want? ✨ 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' (1891) ch. 6
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You must have a cigarette. A cigarette is the perfect type of a perfect pleasure. It is exquisite, and it leaves one unsatisfied. What more can one want? ✨ 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' (1891) ch. 6

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