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And since the old man asked what
was the cause of this change, the King
replied, "Longing for children, I have
spent and lent to all who came and all
who went, and have squandered my
treasure. At last, seeing the beard was
going, I retracted my hand and raised
the razor." "If that be all," replied the
old man, "you may set your mind at
rest, for I will make her immediately
pregnant, on pain of losing my ears."
"Be it so," said the King, "I pledge my
word that I will give you one half of
my kingdom." And the man answered,
"Listen now to me: if you wish to hit
the mark; you have to get _
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