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The Man Who Laughs Quotes
The flesh is the covering of the soul.
[La chair, c’est le dessus de l’inconnu.]
Source:
(Estes and Lauriat, ed. 1869), Volume II, Part II. By Order of the King, Book III. The Beginning of the Fissure, Chpater IX. Abyssus Abyssum vocat, Page 60
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Book:
The Man Who Laughs
Writer:
Victor Hugo
Genre:
Classics, Fiction
Published:
1869
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