I laid my face to the smooth face of the marble and howled my loss int…

Sylvia Plath
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I laid my face to the smooth face of the marble and howled my loss into the cold salt rain. ✨ Sylvia Plath (2008). The Bell Jar, p.124, Faber & Faber
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