It was a long and gloomy night that gathered on me, haunted by the gho…

Charles Dickens
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It was a long and gloomy night that gathered on me, haunted by the ghosts of many hopes, of many dear remembrances, many errors, many unavailing sorrows and regrets. ✨ Charles Dickens (1850). The Personal History of David Copperfield, p.577
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It was a long and gloomy night that gathered on me, haunted by the ghosts of many hopes, of many dear remembrances, many errors, many unavailing sorrows and regrets. ✨ Charles Dickens (1850). The Personal History of David Copperfield, p.577

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