So he waited, listening for a moment longer to the tuning-fork that ha…

F. Scott Fitzgerald
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So he waited, listening for a moment longer to the tuning-fork that had been struck upon a star. ✨ F. Scott Fitzgerald (2013). The Great Gatsby, p.85, Atlântico Press
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So he waited, listening for a moment longer to the tuning-fork that had been struck upon a star. ✨ F. Scott Fitzgerald (2013). The Great Gatsby, p.85, Atlântico Press

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