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so much art did she use that,
          having ingratiated her daughters
          in the stepfather's favour, he lost
          all love and affection for his own
          child, so that (argue to-day and
          speak to-morrow) Zezolla was
          sent from the chamber to the
          kitchen, from the dais to the
          fireplace, from the silken and
          golden raiment to the coarse
          cloth, and from the sceptre to the
          spit. And not only did she change
          her estate, but her name was
          changed also, and she was hight
          the Cat Cinderella.
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