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2 Mar 202429:03

Summary

TLDRThe story follows Aladdin, a poor boy who is tasked by a magician to retrieve a magical lamp from a cave. Aladdin becomes trapped in the cave but discovers the genie of the lamp, who grants him wishes. With the help of the genie, Aladdin and his mother become wealthy, and he marries a princess. However, the magician returns, tricking the princess into giving him the lamp. Through clever tactics, Aladdin retrieves the lamp, and the magician is banished. Aladdin lives happily ever after with his princess in a grand palace.

Takeaways

  • 🧙‍♂️ A magician desires a special magic lamp located in a cave in China but cannot retrieve it himself.
  • 👦 The magician finds a poor boy named Aladdin and convinces him to go into the cave to fetch the lamp.
  • 🌳 Inside the cave, Aladdin discovers a magical garden with colorful fruits and the magic lamp.
  • 😡 The magician tries to take the lamp but becomes furious when the cave's door closes, trapping Aladdin inside.
  • 🧞‍♂️ Aladdin accidentally summons a genie from the lamp by rubbing it, who grants his wish to return home.
  • 🏠 Aladdin and his mother use the genie’s powers to become wealthy and live in a beautiful house.
  • 👸 Years later, Aladdin marries a princess and continues to help the poor, becoming beloved by the town.
  • 👴 The magician tricks the princess into exchanging the magic lamp, and he uses it to take the palace away.
  • 💡 Aladdin and the princess trick the magician into drinking a sleeping potion and reclaim the magic lamp.
  • 🎉 The story concludes with a celebration as Aladdin and the princess return home, leaving the magician in the desert forever.

Q & A

  • Who is the main character in the first part of the story?

    -The main character is Aladdin, a poor boy living in China.

  • Why does the magician need Aladdin to retrieve the lamp?

    -The magician cannot enter the cave to retrieve the magic lamp himself, as only a boy can access it.

  • What happens when Aladdin rubs the lamp for the first time?

    -When Aladdin rubs the lamp, a colorful cloud appears, and a genie emerges, offering to grant Aladdin's wishes.

  • How does Aladdin become rich?

    -Aladdin becomes rich after his mother rubs the magic lamp, and the genie grants their wish for a beautiful house, lovely clothes, and jewels.

  • What plan do Aladdin and the princess devise to retrieve the magic lamp from the magician?

    -Aladdin and the princess plan to give the magician a drink with a sleeping potion, allowing Aladdin to take the lamp while he is asleep.

  • How does Aladdin trick the magician at the end of the story?

    -Aladdin uses the sleeping potion to put the magician to sleep, takes the magic lamp back, and orders the genie to return them home, leaving the magician stranded in the desert.

  • What mistake does the princess make with the magic lamp?

    -The princess mistakenly gives Aladdin's old lamp to the magician, not realizing it is the magic lamp.

  • Who is Greg, and what happens to him in the second part of the story?

    -Greg is a porter at a hotel in New York, and he becomes involved in a plot to steal valuable sketchbooks, unaware that he's being manipulated by a woman named Cassie.

  • How does Greg discover that Cassie is deceiving him?

    -Greg's friend Mike informs him that Cassie has no connection to Jake Russo, the artist, and that Greg has been tricked into stealing the valuable sketchbooks.

  • How does the emperor's story conclude in the final part?

    -The emperor, who had been deceived by two men pretending to make invisible clothes, is revealed to be wearing no clothes during a public procession, leading to widespread laughter.

Outlines

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🧞‍♂️ Aladdin's Encounter with the Magician

The story begins with a magician seeking a magical lamp hidden in a cave in China. Unable to retrieve it himself, the magician convinces a poor boy named Aladdin to enter the cave for him. Aladdin successfully finds the lamp but becomes trapped when the magician, angry at not receiving the lamp, abandons him. Alone in the dark, Aladdin rubs the lamp, releasing a genie who grants his wish to go home. Aladdin and his mother discover the lamp's power, and they use it to become wealthy, living in a beautiful house with riches. Aladdin helps the poor, gaining love and respect from the townspeople, and later marries a beautiful princess, the emperor's daughter. They all live happily together until a twist occurs involving the old magician and the magical lamp again.

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👰 Aladdin's New Life and the Magician's Revenge

Aladdin, now wealthy and married to the princess, enjoys a happy life. However, the magician returns in disguise, seeking to take back the magic lamp. The princess, unaware of its significance, exchanges the old lamp for a new one. The magician uses the lamp to transport Aladdin's palace and the princess far away. Aladdin devises a plan to get the lamp back by tricking the magician into drinking a potion. When the magician falls asleep, Aladdin retrieves the lamp and commands the genie to take them home, leaving the magician stranded in the desert. They return to the emperor, who is overjoyed, and a grand celebration is held in their honor.

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👨‍🎨 The Artist's Sketchbooks and the Deception

The narrative shifts to a young hotel porter named Greg in New York, who meets a girl named Cassie at a coffee shop. Cassie tells Greg that her stepfather, who is staying at the same hotel where Greg works, has her sketchbooks and refuses to give them back. Greg offers to help retrieve them. The next day, Greg manages to get into the stepfather's room and take the sketchbooks. When he gives them to Cassie, she thanks him but seems evasive about future plans. Later, Greg learns from his friend Mike that the stepfather is actually the famous artist Jake Russo, and Cassie deceived him to steal valuable sketchbooks. Greg realizes the police are after him, forcing him to go into hiding.

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🏃 Greg's Escape and Pursuit of Cassie

Greg goes on the run, trying to avoid the police while figuring out how to find Cassie and recover the stolen sketchbooks. He remembers that Cassie had a key to the Dolphin Hotel and decides to check there. He sees her leaving the hotel and tries to catch up, but she escapes in a car heading to Pier 83. Greg follows her to the pier, boarding a boat to confront her. The police are also on board, and they arrest both Cassie and Greg. Cassie is found in possession of the sketchbooks, clearing Greg of the crime. Greg returns the sketchbooks to Jake Russo, who forgives him and advises him to be cautious about trusting others.

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🚔 Cassie Caught and Greg Redeemed

Greg successfully tracks down Cassie at Pier 83 and attempts to confront her on the boat. However, the police catch up with both of them. Cassie is arrested, and the stolen sketchbooks are recovered. Greg, now cleared of wrongdoing, returns the sketchbooks to the artist Jake Russo, who is grateful for their return. Greg reflects on his experience, learning to be wary of trusting strangers too easily.

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👑 The Emperor's New Clothes

The story tells of an emperor who loves wearing new clothes and commissions two men who promise to create a special cloth that only clever people can see. The emperor, worried about appearing stupid, pretends to see the nonexistent cloth, as do his servants. When the men claim the clothes are ready, the emperor parades through the streets, wearing nothing. The townspeople, also fearing they might seem foolish, praise the 'clothes' until a child points out that the emperor is not wearing anything. The crowd laughs, and the emperor realizes the truth but continues to walk in shame, accompanied by his servants.

Mindmap

Keywords

💡Magic Lamp

The magic lamp is a central object in the story, possessing supernatural powers through the genie that resides within it. It represents the possibility of transformation and power, as whoever holds it can have their wishes granted. In the script, Aladdin retrieves the lamp from a cave, and later uses its powers to change his life and help others.

💡Genie

The genie is a magical being that lives inside the lamp and is bound to serve its owner by granting their wishes. The genie plays a crucial role in helping Aladdin escape the cave and fulfill his desires. It symbolizes the idea of wish fulfillment and the power to alter reality, but only when commanded by the lamp's owner.

💡Magician

The magician is a character who seeks the magic lamp for his own selfish desires. He manipulates Aladdin to retrieve the lamp for him but abandons him when things don’t go as planned. The magician represents greed and deception, highlighting the contrast between his intentions and Aladdin’s eventual kindness.

💡Cave

The cave is a mysterious and dangerous location where the magic lamp is hidden. It serves as a test for Aladdin, symbolizing a place of challenge that must be overcome to achieve great power. The dark, closed space represents both the unknown and the potential for discovery and change.

💡Aladdin

Aladdin is the protagonist of the story, a poor boy who is tricked by the magician but ultimately gains control of the magic lamp. Through his journey, Aladdin grows from a humble figure into a powerful and generous person. His character represents resilience, growth, and the rewards of kindness.

💡Princess

The princess, whom Aladdin eventually marries, represents the reward of love and companionship. She also plays a role in the plot when she unknowingly gives the magic lamp to the magician. Her character symbolizes beauty, status, and the traditional fairy tale goal of marrying royalty, but she is also involved in Aladdin’s plan to retrieve the lamp.

💡Palace

The palace symbolizes wealth, power, and status. After acquiring the magic lamp, Aladdin uses its power to create a palace, which becomes a symbol of his newfound success. The palace also plays a role in the climactic struggle between Aladdin and the magician, representing the culmination of Aladdin's rise in fortune.

💡Deception

Deception is a recurring theme in the story, particularly through the actions of the magician, who pretends to help Aladdin but ultimately wants the lamp for himself. Aladdin also uses deception in his plan to drug the magician and retrieve the lamp. This theme highlights the moral lesson of honesty versus trickery.

💡Wish

Wishes are central to the narrative, as the magic lamp grants the owner any wish they desire through the genie. Aladdin’s wishes for wealth, a palace, and later his return home reflect his journey from poverty to power. The theme of wishes illustrates the idea of wanting to change one's circumstances and the power that comes with having those wishes granted.

💡Transformation

Transformation is a key theme in the story, as Aladdin’s life is drastically changed after obtaining the magic lamp. He goes from being a poor boy to a wealthy, powerful man, helping others along the way. The concept of transformation applies not just to Aladdin’s material wealth, but also to his personal growth and relationships.

Highlights

A magician seeks a very special magic lamp located in a cave in China, but only a boy can retrieve it.

The magician encounters Aladdin, a poor boy selling bread, and convinces him to help retrieve the magic lamp.

Aladdin enters the cave, discovering a magical garden with a beautiful fruit tree and the lamp hidden underneath.

When Aladdin tries to leave the cave with the lamp, the magician angrily abandons him, leaving him trapped.

Aladdin rubs the lamp, and a genie appears, granting him the wish to return home safely.

Aladdin's mother accidentally summons the genie by rubbing the lamp, leading them to wealth and prosperity.

Aladdin marries a beautiful princess and becomes loved by the townspeople for helping the poor.

A magician disguises himself and tricks the princess into giving him Aladdin’s magic lamp, taking them to a faraway desert.

Aladdin and the princess plan to trick the magician by offering him a drink laced with a sleeping potion.

Aladdin successfully retrieves the lamp from the sleeping magician and uses the genie to return home.

The emperor celebrates Aladdin and the princess's return with a grand party for everyone in the palace.

The magician is left stranded in the desert forever, while Aladdin continues to live happily with his family.

Greg, a hotel porter, helps Cassie recover her sketchbooks from her stepfather’s hotel room.

Greg later discovers that Cassie lied about her stepfather, and the sketchbooks belong to a famous artist, Jake Russo.

With help from the police, Greg exposes Cassie's scam, returning the stolen sketchbooks to Jake Russo.

Transcripts

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a long time ago a magician wanted a very

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special magic

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lamp but the lamp was in a cave in

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China the magician couldn't go into the

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cave to get the

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lamp only a boy could get the magic lamp

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from the Cave the magician went to

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China there in a market he saw a poor

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boy the boy had a basket of bread what's

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your name name boy asked the

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magician Aladdin sir said the

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boy please buy my bread yes you can sell

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me your bread said the magician and then

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I can take you to the mountains to see a

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magic garden in a secret cave here's the

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bread said

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Aladdin Now take me to the

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mountains I want to see the secret cave

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and the magic garden the magician and

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Aladdin went to the

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mountains they ate Aladdin's bread on

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the journey here's the cave said the

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magician you Aladdin must go into the

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cave and get the magic lamp but I can't

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go into the cave said Aladdin the stone

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door is closed you must pull the brass

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ring to open the door then you can go in

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said the magician Aladdin pulled the

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ring the stone door opened and he saw

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some steps in the dark cave go down the

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steps to the magic garden said the

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magician there's a beautiful fruit tree

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in the

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garden under the tree there's a brass

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lamp you must bring the lamp to me hurry

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Aladdin go and bring me the lamp Aladdin

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went down the

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steps it was very

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dark but suddenly he saw a

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light it was the magic

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garden Aladdin went into the magic

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garden there were beautiful flowers and

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wonderful trees but one tree was more

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beautiful than the

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others it was the fruit

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tree all the fruit were different colors

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and different

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shapes Aladdin ate some of the

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fruit it was delicious

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then Aladdin saw the lamp under the

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tree he took it and started to go back

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to the

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magician I've got the lamp he shouted

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hurry

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hurry bring me the

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lamp I must go home said the magician

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Aladdin went up the steps with the lamp

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but the door closed the magician was

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very angry because he didn't have the

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magic lamp

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he went back home to a country far away

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Aladdin was alone in the dark

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cave

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help help he

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said I can't open the door but the

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magician wasn't there the magician was

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at home in a country far away from China

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Aladdin was

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afraid the door was closed and he

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couldn't open it he wanted to go home

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then Aladdin looked at the magic

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lamp it was dirty so he rubbed it on his

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shirt to clean it

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whoosh

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whoosh

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whoosh there was a blue red orange and

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green cloud in the cave I am the genie

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of the lamp said the

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genie your wish is my command

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I I I want to go home home said

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Aladdin please take me home

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whoosh

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whoosh

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whoosh Aladdin was at home with his

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mother what's

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this an old brass lamp asked Aladdin's

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mother I can clean

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it I can sell it in the market and then

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I can buy some food for us she took the

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lamp and started to rub it no

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give me the lamp said

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Aladdin it's a magic lamp

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whoosh

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whoosh

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whoosh there was a blue red orange and

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green cloud in the house I am the genie

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of the lamp said the

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genie your wish is my command I want a

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beautiful house some lovely clothes and

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a lot of jewels said Aladdin's mother

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mother

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whoosh

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whoosh

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whoosh Aladdin and his mother had a

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beautiful house lovely clothes and a lot

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of

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jewels they were rich now Aladdin helped

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the poor people in the

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town he gave them money and food and

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everyone loved him some years later

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Aladdin married a beautiful princess the

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emperor's

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daughter the EMP Emperor liked Aladdin

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because he was kind to the poor people

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Aladdin and the princess lived in a

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beautiful palace with a

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garden they were very

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happy Aladdin's mother lived with them

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one day Aladdin was in the palace

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reading a

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book The Princess was in the

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garden she saw a poor old man with a big

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basket of lamps outside the

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garden new lamps for old he

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shouted bring me your old

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lamps I've got new lamps to give you

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what a good idea thought the

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princess I can give him Aladdin's old

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lamp and he can give me a lovely new

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lamp for Aladdin the old man took the

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old lamp from the

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princess thank you

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princess you're very kind he said why do

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you want old lamps said the princess ha

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he

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said I only want one old lamp this

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one it's a magic lamp with a

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genie and it can make me a rich man

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oh you're not a poor old man said the

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princess you're the magician yes

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princess said the

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magician and now we must go far away to

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my country the magician took the lamp

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and rubbed it

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whoosh

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whoosh

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whoosh there was a blue red orange and

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green cloud in the garden I am the genie

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of the lamp said the

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genie your wish is my command take us in

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Aladdin's Palace to my country said the

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magician

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whoosh

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whoosh whoosh

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suddenly they were far away there was no

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town there were no

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people they were in the desert please

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Aladdin take us home said the princess

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don't be sad my princess said

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Aladdin we must get the magic

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lamp I've got an

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idea we can ask the magician to eat with

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us this

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evening we can give him a drink with a

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magic potion a magic sleeping potion

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said the

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princess yes said

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Aladdin and when he's asleep I can take

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the magic lamp from him we can put the

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sleeping potion in some orange juice

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said the princess good idea said Aladdin

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that evening the magician went to

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Aladdin's Palace do you like it here in

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my country asked the magician yes the

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desert is strange and beautiful said

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Aladdin but we want to go home oh no

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said the

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magician you must stay here forever

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would you like some orange juice said

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princess it's very

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good it's from the orange trees in my

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garden thank you said the magician

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suddenly the magician was

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asleep Aladdin took took the magic lamp

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from him and rubbed it

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whoosh

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whoosh

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whoosh there was a blue red orange and

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green cloud in the palace I am the genie

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of the lamp said the

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genie your wish is my command please

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take us

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home but we don't want to take the

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magician said

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Aladdin he can stay here in the desert

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forever the emperor was very happy to

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see his daughter and Aladdin again

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tomorrow evening everyone can come to a

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party at my Palace said the emperor what

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a good idea said Aladdin's mother it was

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a wonderful

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party there was a lot to eat and

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drink there was music and people danced

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and sang in The Emperor's

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Gardens everyone was happy to see

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Aladdin and the princess

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again Aladdin where's the magician asked

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the

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emperor ah said

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Aladdin he's far away in the desert and

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he can stay there forever Aladdin you

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must tell me where's the magic lamp

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asked the emperor that said Aladdin is a

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secret Greg is a porter at the shepon

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hotel in New York after work he always

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goes for a coffee across the

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street a girl is sitting in the coffee

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shop near the window it's her again

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thinks

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Greg she's here every

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afternoon I'm going to say hello Greg

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goes into the coffee shop and gets a

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coffee then he goes across to the girl's

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table hi he

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says I'm Greg

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can I sit with you okay she

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says I'm Cassie I come here for a coffee

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every day after work says

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Greg I'm a porter at the shepon

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hotel he

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smiles you have beautiful green eyes

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have I she

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says she doesn't smile is something

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wrong Cassie he asks you don't look very

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happy it it's nothing she says tell me

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says

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Greg maybe I can help

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well she begins go on says Greg my

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stepfather is staying at the shepon

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hotel she

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says he has my

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sketchbooks I'm an

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artist when I ask him to give them to me

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he says no I want you to come back home

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to

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Boston but I don't want to go back to

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Boston he's not nice how long is he

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going to be at the hotel asks Greg two

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more days says

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Cassie he's in room

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724 maybe I can get the sketchbooks for

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you says

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Greg maybe I can get into his room can

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you she says meet me here tomorrow after

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afternoon at

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4.30 says Greg okay thank you says

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Cassie thank you very

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much she looks at her

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watch I've got to go

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now see you tomorrow when Cassie gets

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back to her hotel room she makes a

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telephone call hello she

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says it's

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me it's okay the boy's going to do it

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yes I'm going to get them from him

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tomorrow

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afternoon okay I can meet you there the

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morning after at 10:00

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a.m. don't forget to bring the money

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$2,000 next morning Greg arrives at work

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early he goes to find room

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7:24 I have to wait for Cassie

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stepfather to go out he

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thinks I don't know his name but it

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doesn't matter Greg watches the door of

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room

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724 he sees the girl come to clean the

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rooms some minutes later a man comes out

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of room

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724 that must be Cassie's stepfather

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thinks Greg he waits for the man to

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leave and for the cleaning girl to go

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into room

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7:24 I need to look in the room he

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thinks Greg waits for the girl to leave

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the bedroom then he goes into the the

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room and begins to look for the

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sketchbooks I must be quick he

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thinks where are they suddenly Greg sees

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the sketchbooks by the bed got them he

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thinks he begins to look at the

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pictures

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wow Cassie is a great

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artist these are good Greg is leaving

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the room when he hears the cleaning girl

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call out to him hey she she

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says what are you

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doing come back Greg does not stop Greg

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finishes work that afternoon and leaves

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the hotel through a door in the next

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street when he gets near the front of

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the hotel he sees the man from room

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724 that's him again thinks

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Greg that's Cassie's stepfather Greg

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waits for the man to go into the hotel

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then he goes to the coffee shop C Cassie

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is at the same table in the coffee shop

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Greg gets a coffee and goes to sit with

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her I have them he says and he puts the

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sketchbooks on the table that's great

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says

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Cassie how can I thank you Greg you can

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meet me later he

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says after I go home and change out of

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my Porter's uniform I'm sorry Greg says

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Cassie I can't tonight

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maybe tomorrow night okay says

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Greg tomorrow

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night we can get something to eat first

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yes okay says

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Cassie I have to go now but meet me here

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tomorrow evening at 6:00 Cassie gets up

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ready to leave don't forget your key

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says Greg

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o thanks says Cassie she takes it from

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him

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quickly see you tomorrow Greg is

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finishing his coffee when he sees his

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friend Mike you're in trouble Greg says

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mike Jake Russo's sketchbooks are not in

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his room room

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724 and there are CCTV pictures of you

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coming from that room W who is Jake

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Russo asks

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Greg suddenly he's not feeling very well

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an artist says

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mike his pictures sell for thousands of

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dollars and his sketchbooks sell for

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thousands too do you have them asks Mike

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no a girl has them says Greg what girl

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asks Mike a girl with green eyes says

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Greg and he tells Mike about Cassie and

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her stepfather but it's not true says

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mike when Greg finishes

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speaking Jake Russo doesn't have a wife

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or a

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stepdaughter you have to find that girl

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and get the sketchbooks

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Greg and you have to do it before the

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police find you Greg walks home to his

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one room apartment how am I going to

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find her he

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thinks she has Jake Russo's sketchbooks

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now so she's not going to meet me

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again is she going to sell them for a

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lot of money there is a police car in

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the street next to Greg's apartment oh

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no he

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thinks they're waiting for

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me I can't get into my apartment now

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that night Greg sleeps on a train in the

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subway but early the next morning hey

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you says a

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man he's the subway cleaner

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get

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up you can't sleep here all day sorry

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says Greg people are arriving to get

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their trains

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now one of them stops and looks at a

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photograph in his newspaper and then at

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Greg it's him thinks the

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man it's the young man in the newspaper

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photograph the police are looking for

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him suddenly Greg sees the man looking

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at him

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and he sees his picture on the front of

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the man's newspaper I have to get out of

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here quickly he thinks the man with the

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newspaper finds a policeman it's him he

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tells the

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policeman the hotel porter hey you the

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policeman calls to Greg Greg runs stop

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calls the policeman Greg doesn't stop I

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have to get out of this uniform thinks

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Greg people know I'm the

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porter maybe Mike can give me something

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different to wear when he gets to Mike's

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apartment Mike opens the

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door I need something to wear Greg tells

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him I can't go back to my

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apartment my pictures in the newspaper

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and dash yes I know says

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Mike it's

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okay come in where's the girl asks Mike

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do you know no says Greg what can you

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remember about her says

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mike there must be something to help you

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find her

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yes Greg says

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suddenly her

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key a key to a room in the Dolphin

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Hotel it's a small cheap hotel near 42nd

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Street she must be staying

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there what's the the time nearly 9:00

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says mike maybe she's there now says

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Greg I have to

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go thanks Mike 20 minutes later Greg is

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near the Dolphin Hotel am I too late he

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thinks suddenly Greg sees Cassie come

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out of the hotel Cassie he

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calls

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wait I have to talk to you Cassie sees

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him but she doesn't

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stop there is a car waiting for

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her she says something to the driver and

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gets into it quickly oh no says Greg

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Pier 83 says an old man in the street

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Greg looks at

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him what the girl is going to Pier 83

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West 42nd Street for the circle line

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boat says the old man Greg

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Smiles thanks he

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says and he begins to run Greg runs all

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the way to Pier

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83 people are getting onto the boat and

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he gets a ticket on the boat Greg looks

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for

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Cassie but a woman with a newspaper is

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looking at him it's the young man in the

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picture she tells the man with her call

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the police Eddie the man gets his phone

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and calls the police sometime later Greg

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sees Cassie

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she is talking to a

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man but Greg does not see two policemen

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get on the boat they quickly find

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Greg where are Jake Russo's sketchbooks

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the first policeman asks him I don't

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have them says

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Greg you don't want

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me you want

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her she has the sketchbooks hey

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look he's right says the second police

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men the two policemen move quickly to

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Cassie in the man I don't understand

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says

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Cassie how the two of you are coming

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with us says one of the

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policemen you're in trouble later Greg

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and a policeman take the sketchbooks

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back to the

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hotel Jake Russo is very happy to see

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them again I'm sorry Mr Russo says Greg

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and tells him everything it's it's okay

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says the artist

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smiling but stay away from girls

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with this is a story about an

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emperor he loved new clothes and he had

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different clothes for every hour of the

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day one day two men visited him they

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liked money but they did not want to

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work for it we can make wonderful cloth

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they said

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it's very beautiful cloth so only clever

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people can see it I like it the emperor

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thought make this cloth then make me

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some clothes he said to the

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men some people won't see them but

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they're stupid

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people he gave a lot of money to the two

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men every day the men asked the king for

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more

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money we're working hard they said

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but they did not make any cloth the

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emperor waited and

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waited he wanted his new cloth but he

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did not want to visit the two

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men and he was

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afraid perhaps I won't see the cloth he

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thought then everybody will know that

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I'm not a clever man he called a

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servant go and look at the new

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cloth ask them when will it be ready the

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servant went to the men's house but what

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did he

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see

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nothing there was no

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cloth what are they doing the servant

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thought come nearer one of the men

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said do you like our

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cloth isn't it beautiful the servant

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looked and looked but he saw

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nothing I don't understand he

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thought am I

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stupid I can't tell anybody about

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this he spoke to the men oh it's very

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good very good he

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said the cloth is

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beautiful I'll tell the emperor the

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emperor waited for two more weeks then

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he called another

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servant when will the cloth be ready he

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cried find those two

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men ask them this servant went to the

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two

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men they showed him the cloth but he

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couldn't see anything isn't the cloth

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beautiful one of the bad men

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said the other servant liked it the man

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thought I can't see the

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cloth I'm

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stupid but I don't want anybody to

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know he went back to the emperor and

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said the cloth is

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wonderful after 2 or 3 days the people

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in in the city started to talk about the

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beautiful

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cloth it's very beautiful but stupid

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people can't see it they said now the

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emperor really wanted to see the

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cloth he took his servants with him and

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went to the men's house isn't the cloth

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beautiful said the two

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men please look at it isn't it

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pretty touch it and they put out their

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hands and showed showed him I can see

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nothing the emperor

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thought this is very very

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bad am I

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stupid a stupid man can't be Emperor he

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looked at the men's hands and said to

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his servants oh the cloth is

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beautiful I like it the servants looked

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and

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looked but they saw nothing

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beautiful

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lovely very pretty

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they

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said the men will make some clothes from

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this cloth now the emperor happily gave

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the two men more money that night the

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two men did not go to

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bed there were lights in every room in

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the house the emperor and his people

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think were working they thought next

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morning they went to the

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Palace the emperor's new clothes are

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ready they cried the emperor went to

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their house with his servants

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the two bad men put out their arms here

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are your clothes the men

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said put them on yes yes said the

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servants but they could not see the

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clothes the emperor took off his old

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shirt and

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trousers the two men walked around him

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and touched his arms and legs we can't

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see any clothes the servants

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thought but they said nothing you look

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wonderful in your new clothes everybody

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cried they are clothes for an emperor I

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am ready

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now I will walk through the streets the

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emperor

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said he looked at his arms and

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legs these new clothes feel very

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good they aren't too big or too small he

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walked through the streets with his

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servants and the Great Men of the

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country people stood outside their

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houses or looked out of the

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windows oh our Emperor's New Clothes are

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very beautiful they

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cried but they thought we can't see any

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clothes are we stupid then a little

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child spoke the emperor has no clothes

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be quiet his father

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said but it was too late the emperor has

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no clothes the man near the child

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repeated to the woman next to him she

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told her friend the emperor has no

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clothes the emperor has no clothes the

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people

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cried and they started to laugh the

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emperor was

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angry the people are right he

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thought but I have to walk through the

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streets he walked and

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walked his servants and Great Men

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followed him but they knew

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too the emperor had no clothes

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