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stopdiggin

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5. isn't it a little hyperbolic to claim

Reply to lapucelle (Reply #3)

Sun Oct 31, 2021, 11:07 AM

Oct 2021

that a written "beloved" was so dangerous as to risk 'execution' - and then later in the same article reveal that Antoinette's husband (and most likely half the court) was aware of 'extended stay overs' at the Queens apartments?

The fact of the censorship (for whatever reason) is a given - the hype over the explosive, extremely sensitive and life risking affair seems to be somewhat overwrought. (IMO)

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