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A long, long time ago...

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As long as no one remembers...

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... a king lived here.

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And his daughter, the
lovely Princess Miamaja.

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Although it was a
real fairytale king, -

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- then they weren't fairytale rich, -

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- because the council
had stolen all the gold -

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- and hid it at the
bottom of the moat.

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The court wizard Astralius
invented a willow twig ', -

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- which could find gold in the ground.

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But before he truly got started,
Miamaja's horse plucked the twig from his hand -

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- and ate it.

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Many, there isn't.

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However, there is more to that gold
than what you brew in your workshop.

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At least it goes more peaceful.
Just keep going unrepentant.

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- Sibbe snorts.
- Miamaja!

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You can cut yourself a new one, right?
Or if we had several...

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With many twigs, we could send the
royal guard on a gold hunt.

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Yes, Papa, what fun. Let's do it.

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Who says there are more gold
nuggets hidden in the ground?

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Perhaps Master Astralius found them all.

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This florin...
Did it also lie in the ground?

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- Yes, gracious princess.
- Strangely. It's brand new.

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It is what? Let me see.

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The dirt must have been washed
off before it was presented here at the dinner table.

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Surely. It is newly minted.

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Plus a double florin.
How does that get into the ground?

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I guess someone lost it?

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How can someone drop it when not
even the king has florins?

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What does the ledger say
about double florins, papa?

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Nothing! And you know best since
you keep looking me over the shoulder.

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- It is probably in the accounts.
- And where are the settlements?

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Miamaja, we eat.

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She must not snore under
the breakfast table, maiden.

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What, papa?

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- They are in the Reich cabinet.
- So open up and look.

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Miamaja! It does not suit a lady to
deal with money matters.

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I believe it fits worse for a
lady or a princess, -

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- to let the country go
broke without lifting a finger.

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The Reich cabinet isn't opened
that easily. Two keys are turned at the same time.

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- Who has those keys?
- I have one always on me, night and day.

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- And the other one has the Reich council?
- Exactly.

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The king himself and the
first man of the kingdom.

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Then then case is in the best of hands, little brother.

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Then you and the Count can go
through the cupboard together -

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- and find out where
the double florin belongs.

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- Out of the question. I won't.
- Why not, dear Papa?

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It would look like I
didn't trust the Council, unconditionally.

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- Exactly.
And that would be embarrassing.

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Terribly embarrassing.

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Who is it, who
hangs that stuff up every night?

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- It cannot come by itself.
- It's the pixies, uncle?

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There doesn't exist pixies.
It is only old superstition.

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Perhaps it is superstition
that has hung up the hearts?

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- Burn it!
- Yes, yes, yes...

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Now that the treasure is
safe at the bottom of the lake, -

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- then you have to work on
the second part of the plan.

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- Namely, the princess.
- It has its difficulties.

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Nonsense. Why don't you
give her a present? That's used.

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- Gift? A Christmas present?
- Shsss... Such has been abolished, you know that.

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- I mean a love pledge.
- What should it be?

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How should I know that?

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- It's not me who's in love.
- Am I? I almost don't know.

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You have to look to become it,
or at least get her to be it.

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Think about it with gifts,
broads can't resist gifts.

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Get ready... Life is more than
sweet bread and tasty beer.

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DONG.

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DONG.

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Here you go, breakfast,
dear brother-in-law.

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A very merry Christmas.
... rice-rass...

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Thank you, dear sister-in-law... Thank you.

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- A paper fell out of the book.
- Thanks, it's probably just a piece of paper.

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Go ahead, brother-in-law.
Take some. It's good for the beard.

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I'm thinking, who made the bad law
that Christmas is abolished?

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So has the king, Father Magnum.
Completely, circa!

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Little Fimpe, when the adults talk, you
don't say a living peep, like your mother,

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- who, you could learn from.
- Well that IS the king.

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Therefore, it is the
king that you must go to.

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You must always go to the head.
And the King bears the head.

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Listen? Should it sound like
that?

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I don't get a rice grain of it.

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- What does it say?
- Pure gibberish.

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It says: "Dlug eval ta net-snuk."

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It is abracadabra that no
elf can get head or tail on.

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- Snoop, yes, yes.
- Yes, yes, what?

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It is simple Old-Montanian.
There's no legs in that.

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- Old-Montanian? Does that mean you understand?
- It is very unclear.

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- You can make out some?
- "Dlug eval ta net-snuk".

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It means the art of making gold.

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<i>rune grass breaded
in a snail track</i>

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<i>which can be seen by
moonlight where the snail lives</i>

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<i>then find a wart root, that is gone,
then you can make gold</i>

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<i>yes, the whole bag full</i>

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<i>catch some grain moss
shine and take a sky sign</i>

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<i>make a decoction
in a corner of a region</i>

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<i>then say these words
with your gaze to the north:</i>

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<i>umma-gumma, troll
can be tipped over</i>

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<i>mix a little lirum-larum
with an angel hair</i>

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<i>let it simmer as long as it takes</i>

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<i>if you have an aurora,
you get the big horror, then you can make gold</i>

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<i>yes, the whole bag full</i>

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<i>make an excerpt of an old worm-ham</i>

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<i>and a tuft of wool from
a Nokke sheep with lamb</i>

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<i>then say these words
with your gaze to the north:</i>

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<i>umma-gumma, troll
can be tipped over</i>

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<i>if you are looking for a
prescription, one will be given</i>

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<i>alpha and omega are
the philosopher's stones</i>

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<i>a lot has to be smoked a lot has to
be endured if you want to make gold</i>

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<i>yes, the whole bag full</i>

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<i>the alchemist's
everyday life is dangerous</i>

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<i>not all that glitters is the mere gold</i>

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<i>say only these words
with your gaze to the north:</i>

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<i>umma-gumma, troll
can be tipped over</i>

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<i>but the bag is empty.</i>

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- But my, Sibbe. What's this?
- It's just a heart.

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- A plain, simple heart? It wouldn't be...
- A Christmas heart.

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That's forbidden, Sibbe.

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Everything that has to do with 'hush'
is strictly forbidden, Sibbe.

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- But it's for our Lord.
- Whom lives in Heaven?

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- No, in Sibberup.
- You can undo that.

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That law also counts for Sibberup.

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- Sysmund...
- Yes, merciful milady. I only have two hands.

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There is fuddle in the yarn.
Bad quality.

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It must be a sale item.

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- The key to the Reich cabinet...
- Two keys.

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I'm talking about the
one who just strolled by.

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Can't you "borrow"
it for a few hours?

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Shall I get in gallop
and ask the Council?

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- You are a witty dog.
- Woof, woof.

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You can probably without asking,
"borrow" that bit of key.

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- Miamaja!
- Woof, woof.

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If the Count discovered that
I had "borrowed" his key, -

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- then he wouldn't settle for smacking
me with the leash, I would go straight to the hole.

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If he was in good mood,
I could choose for myself, -

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- whether I wanted to be
burned, hanged or drowned, and in which order.

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Coward.

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You were supposed to
marry Sibbe chicken-mom, you'd make a good pair.

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I say no thanks to that gentleman.

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I would give, I don't know
what, to look in that closet.

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There is the big hunter-man
with rice on his back.

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The King sent me to the forest
for twigs.

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Rumor has it that you count on praise
for every rice you carry on your back.

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The rumour-monger risks receiving
rice where he least expects praise.

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It appears to me that
your arrows must be crooked, -

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- since they have a habit of turning
around and hitting you themselves.

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It appears that the hunter-man
has a cursed tongue, but could be amusing

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to see if he's good for
anything other than mouth watering.

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Which Sysmund-mute?

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To when it's about to "borrow" keys.

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Is it a willow twigs he is going to make?

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Several it looks like.

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See, what desire can do to humans.
The king must have something else to think about.

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I have the 'Christmas spirit' right
here and it is completely fresh.

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- What do I get in return?
- In return?

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- Yes, as a thank you.
- We don't have a lot of money these days.

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A kiss, of course. Princesses always
give kisses as a reward.

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It's practically at hand...
the mouth.

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That suffices.

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It's starting to work, little Fimpe.

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THE COUNT SINGING IN THE BATHTUB.

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Claes! Fly me a dry piece.

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Claes! I have soap in my eyes.

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- What should it represent?
- Thank you, same to you.

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Yes, but what does it represent?

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- To me to see it looks mostly like, but it's forbidden.
- Strictly.

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The willow twigs were supposed to find
gold, but have found stars and glitter.

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I wonder if you should
get your midday nap, papa?

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- Beautiful of you to think your old dad.
- Of course.

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- Now I have to carry your keys.
- That's good.

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Do you have gold in the pot?

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I need base metal
for the mutations.

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You know, in primary school we didn't
learn about quantum theory.

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Except for fried twists.

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What will you say if it is
turned to gold, mother Trisse?

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I don't know...
There are 6 alike.

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That key cannot
disappear into thin air. It was here.

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It is always in the pair.

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Search human, under the table!

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- Could I have forgotten it?
- What?

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The key, fool!
The key to the reich cabinet.

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SOUND OF STEPS.

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A BANG.

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But little Magnum. I get nervous at boom-boom
on my best nerves.

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How is it going?
Have you had gold made?

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Can I see, dad Magnum?
Watch out, there's fire in it!

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What's that? Where's my knife?

187
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There must have occured a minor accident.

188
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What is that
seaweed ting-tong thing?

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Something that is not invented yet.

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Maybe it can be used as a fishing hook?

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<i>it's surely, it's true, december</i>

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<i>the most beautiful month
in the land of the pixies</i>

193
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<i>there are people for
whom the cold is bad for</i>

194
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<i>but for pixies the
ice is the pure water</i>

195
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<i>and the days fly
away like a bird</i>

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<i>It's surely, it's soon, it's Christmas</i>

197
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<i>it's surely, it's true, december</i>

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<i>the busiest month
for pixies in particular</i>

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<i>because then we
flutter around and fight</i>

200
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<i>every step towards
acidity and crooked toes</i>

201
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<i>we say it openly,
although always in secret</i>

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<i>It's surely, it's soon, it's Christmas</i>

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<i>it's surerly, it's true, december</i>

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<i>it's the day before the day
before the day you know</i>

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<i>and anyone who
wants to add a damper</i>

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<i>on our pleasure, we will
notify him immediately</i>

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<i>let us forget that the
world is false and hollow</i>

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<i>it's surely, it's soon,</i>

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<i>it's Christmas.</i>

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