The mouth was wide open and ripped at the corners, as though she had c…

F. Scott Fitzgerald
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The mouth was wide open and ripped at the corners, as though she had choked a little in giving up the tremendous vitality she had stored so long. ✨ F. Scott Fitzgerald (2016). (The Great Gatsby), p.81, F. Scott Fitzgerald
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The mouth was wide open and ripped at the corners, as though she had choked a little in giving up the tremendous vitality she had stored so long. ✨ F. Scott Fitzgerald (2016). (The Great Gatsby), p.81, F. Scott Fitzgerald

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