Color Purple Quote by Mark Kurlansky
““The painstakingly extracted purple dye was a luxury item of such prestige that the color purple became a way of showing wealth and power.””
““The painstakingly extracted purple dye was a luxury item of such prestige that the color purple became a way of showing wealth and power.””
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