Just knowing that they could read made the Baudelaire orphans feel as if their wretched lives could be a little brighter.

Lemony Snicket
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The Baudelaire orphans were orphans. They had no money, no food, and absolutely nothing to look forward to in life. But, they did have each other. The three siblings spent their days together, reading to each other until the small hours of the morning.

It was that simple act that made them feel as if their wretched lives could be a little brighter. Reading to each other made the Baudelaire orphans feel loved and worthy of continued existence.

Source: The Miserable Mill

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