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-just on the verge ofbecoming a woman, and in these three years and almost five months, I'dreached maturity. I was older than the mountains outside. The wisdomof the attic was in my bones, etched on my brain, part of my flesh.
-just on the verge ofbecoming a woman, and in these three years and almost five months, I'dreached maturity. I was older than the mountains outside. The wisdomof the attic was in my bones, etched on my brain, part of my flesh.
Approximate author period: c. 1972 AD · modern
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- V.C. Andrews
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- Approximate author period: c. 1972 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for V. C. Andrews: documented activity in 1972. Wikidata Q275955, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q275955 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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