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Cousin Bette

In this classic work, the protagonist, Bette, a shrewd and ambitious woman, manipulates and schemes her way into the upper class, revealing the corrupting influence of wealth and power on human nature. more

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Honoré de Balzac

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“SUNSHINE & RAIN, They're going to come at you like HELL! They're going to wish you to FAIL, They're going to laugh at YOU! But that's cool, I’ll take half SUNSHINE; I’ll take half RAIN, It’s struggle in my vein where I’m from we play with pain hopeless feeling keep you drained, some people got nothing to LOSE!; others got everything to gain, and we PRAY!; someday, everything change, Under the sunshine & rain, Under the sunshine & rain. -MillYentei⋆”

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