"I am no bird; and no net ensnares…" — Charlotte Bronte

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Je ne suis pas un oiseau et aucun filet ne me prend je suis un être humain libre avec une volonté indépendante

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“I care for myself. The more solitary, the more friendless, the more unsustained I am, the ...”

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