Literature and butterflies are the two sweetest passions known to man.…

Vladimir Nabokov
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Literature and butterflies are the two sweetest passions known to man. ✨ Vladimir Nabokov's butterfly art - in pictures, www.theguardian.com. May 26, 2016.
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Literature and butterflies are the two sweetest passions known to man. ✨ Vladimir Nabokov's butterfly art - in pictures, www.theguardian.com. May 26, 2016.

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