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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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,ANO!R YE> PASS$1 & ANO!R1 & ,MI*AEL WAS N[ LIV+ HIS SIX? YE> ) ,SIMON4 ,HE LIV$ AS BE=E4 ,HE W5T NO:]E1 ONLY SPOKE :5 NECESS>Y1 & HAD ONLY SMIL$ TWICE 9 ALL ?OSE YE>S--ONCE :5 ,MATRYONA GAVE HIM FOOD1 & A SECOND TIME :5 ! G5TLEMAN WAS 9 !IR HUT4 ,SIMON WAS MORE ?AN PLEAS$ ) HIS WORKMAN4 ,HE NEV] N[ ASK$ HIM :]E HE CAME FROM1 & ONLY FE>$ LE/ ,MI*AEL %\LD GO AWAY4 

,!Y W]E ALL AT HOME ONE DAY4 ,MATRYONA WAS PUTT+ IRON POTS 9 ! OV52 ! *ILDR5 W]E RUNN+ ALONG ! B5*ES & LOOK+ \T ( ! W9D[2 ,SIMON WAS SEW+ AT ONE W9D[1 & ,MI*AEL WAS FA/5+ ON A HEEL AT ! O!R4 

,ONE ( ! BOYS RAN ALONG ! B5* TO ,MI*AEL1 LEAN$ ON HIS %\LD]1 & LOOK$ \T ( ! W9D[4 

0,LOOK1 ,UNCLE ,MI*AEL6 ,!RE IS A LADY ) LITTLE GIRLS6 ,%E SEEMS TO BE COM+ H]E4 ,& ONE ( ! GIRLS IS LAME40 

,:5 ! BOY SAID ?AT1 ,MI*AEL DROPP$ HIS WORK1 TURN$ TO ! W9D[1 & LOOK$ \T 9TO ! /REET4 

,SIMON WAS SURPRIS$4 ,MI*AEL NEV] US$ TO LOOK \T 9TO ! /REET1 BUT N[ HE PRESS$ AGA9/ ! W9D[1 />+ AT SOME?+4 ,SIMON ALSO LOOK$ \T1 & SAW ?AT A WELL-DRESS$ WOMAN WAS REALLY COM+ TO HIS HUT1 LEAD+ BY ! H& TWO LITTLE GIRLS 9 FUR COATS & WOOL5 %AWLS4 ,! GIRLS C\LD H>DLY BE TOLD ONE FROM ! O!R1 EXCEPT ?AT ONE ( !M WAS CRIPPL$ 9 H] LEFT LEG & WALK$ ) A LIMP4 

,! WOMAN /EPP$ 9TO ! POR* & 5T]$ ! PASSAGE4 ,FEEL+ AB\T = ! 5TRANCE %E F\ND ! LAT*1 :I* %E LIFT$1 & OP5$ ! DOOR4 ,%E LET ! TWO GIRLS GO 9 FIR/1 & FOLL[$ !M 9TO ! HUT4 

0,GOOD DAY1 GOOD FOLK60 

0,PRAY COME 910 SAID ,SIMON4 0,:AT CAN WE DO = Y\80 

,! WOMAN SAT D[N BY ! TABLE4 ,! TWO LITTLE GIRLS PRESS$ CLOSE TO H] KNEES1 AFRAID ( ! PEOPLE 9 ! HUT4 

0,I WANT LEA!R %OES MADE = !SE TWO LITTLE GIRLS = SPR+40 

0,WE CAN DO ?AT4 ,WE NEV] HAVE MADE SU* SMALL %OES1 BUT WE CAN MAKE !M2 EI!R WELT$ OR TURNOV] %OES1 L95 L9$4 ,MY MAN1 ,MI*AEL1 IS A MA/] AT ! WORK40 

,SIMON GLANC$ AT ,MI*AEL & SAW ?AT HE HAD LEFT HIS WORK & WAS SITT+ ) HIS EYES FIX$ ON ! LITTLE GIRLS4 ,SIMON WAS SURPRIS$4 ,IT WAS TRUE ! GIRLS W]E PRETTY1 ) BLACK EYES1 PLUMP1 & ROSY-*EEK$1 & !Y WORE NICE K]*IEFS & FUR COATS1 BUT /ILL ,SIMON C\LD NOT UND]/& :Y ,MI*AEL %\LD LOOK AT !M LIKE ?AT--JU/ AS IF HE HAD KN[N !M BE=E4 ,HE WAS PUZZL$1 BUT W5T ON TALK+ ) ! WOMAN1 & >RANG+ ! PRICE4 ,HAV+ FIX$ IT1 HE PREP>$ ! MEASURE4 ,! WOMAN LIFT$ ! LAME GIRL ON TO H] LAP & SAID3 0,TAKE TWO MEASURES FROM ?IS LITTLE GIRL4 ,MAKE ONE %OE = ! LAME FOOT & ?REE = ! S\ND ONE4 ,!Y BO? HAVE ! SAME SIZE FEET4 ,!Y >E TW9S40 

,SIMON TOOK ! MEASURE &1 SPEAK+ ( ! LAME GIRL1 SAID3 0,H[ DID IT HAPP5 TO H]8 ,%E IS SU* A PRETTY GIRL4 ,WAS %E BORN SO80 

0,NO1 H] MO!R CRU%$ H] LEG40 

,!N ,MATRYONA JO9$ 94 ,%E WOND]$ :O ?IS WOMAN WAS1 & :OSE ! *ILDR5 W]E1 SO %E SAID3 0,>E NOT Y\ !IR MO!R !N80 

0,NO1 MY GOOD WOMAN2 ,I AM NEI!R !IR MO!R NOR ANY RELATION TO !M4 ,!Y W]E QUITE /RANG]S TO ME1 BUT ,I ADOPT$ !M40 

0,!Y >E NOT Y\R *ILDR5 & YET Y\ >E SO FOND ( !M80 

0,H[ CAN ,I HELP BE+ FOND ( !M8 ,I F$ !M BO? AT MY [N BREA/S4 ,I HAD A *ILD ( MY [N1 BUT ,GOD TOOK HIM4 ,I WAS NOT SO FOND ( HIM AS ,I N[ AM ( !M40 

0,!N :OSE *ILDR5 >E !Y80 

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