Palimpsest solution

Sunday 4 October 2026

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The line

The remainder of their discourse was on practical matters only.

Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles

The answer

Hardy's understatement of how a woman closes down.

the end of her soul

Bonus round

Theme: correspondence

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