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This was an idea peculiar to camille, maximilien thought, that the worse things get, the better they get. no one else seems to think this way.
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This Was An Idea Peculiar To Camille,

Hilary Mantel
This was an idea peculiar to camille, maximilien thought, that the worse things get, the better they get. no one else seems to think this way.
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