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― The Scarlet Pimpernel
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― The Things They Carried
― The Things They Carried
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"Virtue is like the precious odors, most fragrant when it is crushed.”
― The Scarlet Pimpernel
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― The Scarlet Pimpernel
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― The Invention of Hugo Cabret
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― The Thief
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