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carriage,    followed     by    many
          servants, pages, and retainers. And
          thus she caused more envy in the
          sister's breast : and the king's
          follower stuck to the carriage. And
          the princess, sighting him always
          besides her, said to the coachman,
          'Hasten on,' and the horses raced
          with such speed that nothing could
          be discerned clearly, and in the
          fury of the race a slipper of the
          princess flew out of the carriage.
          The servant, unable to follow the
          carriage, which seemed to fly,
          picked up the slipper and brought
          it to the king, and related all that
          had happened. ___
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