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Anthony Trollope Quotes: When the ivy has found its tower, when the delicate creeper has found its strong wall, we know how the parasite plants grow and prosper.
         

When the ivy has found its tower, when the delicate creeper has found its strong wall, we know how the parasite plants grow and prosper.


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