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“She knew she had never been truly alive until she met him, and never so happy and content with her lot until she was touched by the sorrow of him.” quote by Martine Leavitt — Download Open image

““She knew she had never been truly alive until she met him, and never so happy and content with her lot until she was touched by the sorrow of him.””

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