This first glance of a soul which does not yet know itself is like daw…

Victor Hugo
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This first glance of a soul which does not yet know itself is like dawn in the heavens; it is the awakening of something radiant and unknown. ✨ Victor Hugo (1894). The novels, complete and unabridged, of Victor Hugo
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