It's you who are telling me; opening my eyes to things I'd looked at s…

Edith Wharton
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It's you who are telling me; opening my eyes to things I'd looked at so long that I'd ceased to see them. ✨ Edith Wharton (2015). The Age of Innocence, p.61, Xist Publishing
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It's you who are telling me; opening my eyes to things I'd looked at so long that I'd ceased to see them. ✨ Edith Wharton (2015). The Age of Innocence, p.61, Xist Publishing

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