Vengeance and retribution require a long time; it is the rule. ✨ Charl…

Charles Dickens
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Vengeance and retribution require a long time; it is the rule. ✨ Charles Dickens (2015). British Classics: A Tale of Two Cities (Illustrated), p.150, The Planet
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