“Where once we danced, where once we sang, Gentlemen, / The floors are shrunken, cobwebs hang.” – Thomas Hardy
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"Where once we danced, where once we sang, Gentlemen, / The floors are shrunken, cobwebs hang." – Thomas Hardy
"Where once we danced, where once we sang, Gentlemen, / The floors are shrunken, cobwebs hang." – Thomas Hardy
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