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(noun) the scum that forms on the surface of molten metal / (noun) waste or foreign matter; impurity / (noun) something that is base, trivial, or inferior

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The voice set in the writing overwhelmed me, enthralled me even more than when we talked face to face: it was completely cleansed of the dross of speech, of the confusion of the oral

—p.227 Adolescence: The Story of the Shoes (87) by Elena Ferrante

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The voice set in the writing overwhelmed me, enthralled me even more than when we talked face to face: it was completely cleansed of the dross of speech, of the confusion of the oral

—p.227 Adolescence: The Story of the Shoes (87) by Elena Ferrante

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atone for (guilt or sin)

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For days Nino continued to behave as if writing better than him was a sin that had to be expiated

—p.302 Adolescence: The Story of the Shoes (87) by Elena Ferrante

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For days Nino continued to behave as if writing better than him was a sin that had to be expiated

—p.302 Adolescence: The Story of the Shoes (87) by Elena Ferrante

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