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a hole or dropoff so deep the bottom cannot be seen — often used figuratively to imply a frightening bottomless pit
- I was soon supplanted by a rival, turned out of doors quite destitute, and obliged to continue this abominable trade, which appears so pleasant to you men, while to us women it is the utmost abyss of misery.Chapter 24 (55% in)
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