A Song of Despair Quotes

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Abandonment Quotes

Deserted like the wharves at dawn. (3)

Sadness Quotes

The river mingles its stubborn lament with the sea. (2)

Foolishness and Folly Quotes

Oh pit of debris, fierce cave of the shipwrecked. (6)

Memory and the Past Quotes

The memory of you emerges from the night around me. (1)

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