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"Red, the color of ___ / Black, the color of despair" ("Les Misérables" lyric)
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"Red, the color of ___ / Black, the color of despair" ("Les Misérables" lyric)
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Clue 16 Across
DESIRE
Clue 16 Across
DESIRE
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