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WHEN SHE DANCED WITH THE DAGGER, the world stopped to listen.

WHEN SHE SANG SWEET LULLABIES, the trees murmured them, too.

WHEN SHE SMILED, the sun shone brighter.

BUT WHEN SHE WEPT, the world abandoned her.

WHEN SHE WAS SILENT, the world grew louder.

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