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WHAT WAS ON THE TREE.
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the fir-bough with its damp, fresh smell, and themselves sitting sadly beside the hearth.

"It is getting late," said Thekla, at last,


"Late into the night did they all sit over the fire, while Fritz told the story of his
seven long years of absence."

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