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then, while the citizens milled around outside, there was a
loud knock at the door. "Who can that be?" the city fathers wondered
uneasily, mindful of the angry crowds. They gingerly opened the
door. And to their surprise, there stood a tall thin man dressed
in brightly coloured clothes, with a long feather in his hat, and
waving a gold pipe at them. "I've freed other towns of beetles and
bats," the stranger announced, "and for a thousand florins, I'll
rid you of your rats!"... |
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