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dead. The king commanded that

they should not disturb her, but

let her sleep quietly till her hour

of awaking was come.

The good fairy who had saved

her life by condemning her to

sleep a hundred years was in the

kingdom of Matakin, twelve

thousand leagues off, when this

accident befell the princess; but

she was instantly informed of it

by a little dwarf, who had boots

of seven leagues, that is, boots

with which he could tread over

seven leagues of ground in one

stride. The fairy came away

immediately, and she arrived,

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