Then I grew up, and the beauty of succulent illusions fell away from m…

F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Then I grew up, and the beauty of succulent illusions fell away from me. ✨ F. Scott Fitzgerald (2015). The Beautiful and Damned, p.126, Pelekanos Books
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Then I grew up, and the beauty of succulent illusions fell away from me. ✨ F. Scott Fitzgerald (2015). The Beautiful and Damned, p.126, Pelekanos Books

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