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so well?
           After some time, the Queen told the old lady:
           - Seeing as you can spin so well, you must try to
           sew a shirt for my son.
           And the old hag:
           -We’ll see what I can do!
           So the servants brought her some precious
           refined cloth, and after locking the door once
           again, the girl cut and sewed a tufted shirt, and
           embroidered the chest with golden rappelling in
           the shape of beautiful flowers, so beautiful in fact
           that it would have been impossible to find any
           better. Everyone was of course amazed, and no-
           one knew what to think of such talent.
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