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THE SINGING SEAMSTRESS

A poor seamstress lived in the dark basement of a big townhouse. She had to work long hours to make enough money to support her family, but she was happy, and she sang all day.

A very rich man lived in the house above. His rooms were large and sunny. He wore fine clothes, and he always had plenty of good things to eat, but still he was never happy. All night long he lay awake worrying about money – how

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