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When we asked him to sum up his impression of the girls' emotional state at that point, he said, "Buffeted but not broken.
When we asked him to sum up his impression of the girls' emotional state at that point, he said, "Buffeted but not broken.
Approximate author period: c. 1960 AD · modern
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- Jeffrey Eugenides
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- Approximate author period: c. 1960 AD · modern
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