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Why is it that words like these seem dull and cold? Is it because there is no word tender enough to be your name? ✨ James Joyce (2016). THE DEAD (Modern Classics Series), p.33, e-artnow
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Why is it that words like these seem dull and cold? Is it because there is no word tender enough to be your name? ✨ James Joyce (2016). THE DEAD (Modern Classics Series), p.33, e-artnow

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