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occasions, which was, that she always carefully
avoided answering him, and even seemed afraid of
speaking, as if there were some secret connected
with his father's history which she must not disclose.
The old woman replied, "I will reveal the whole
story, your mother must not; but, before I begin, I
require a solemn promise on your part to do what I
command: I am a fairy, and if you do not perform
exactly what I desire, your mother and yourself will
be destroyed". ___

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