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to destroy or damage; or damaging effects
- The windows were curtainless, and the yellow moonlight, flooding in through the diamond panes, enabled one to see even colours, whilst it softened the wealth of dust which lay over all and disguised in some measure the ravages of time and moth.Chapter 3 (69% in)
- When the day came, its searching light showed the ravages in poor Lucy's strength.Chapter 12 (46% in)
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