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had had the copy of the letter White Swan sent me.

That was enough for punishing us. That was the most

convincing testimony. But why did they want my

confession so urgently? Were they really kind? Did

they really want to save us? But they didn’t seem to

have such good intentions! I remained perplexed,

despite much thought. I tossed and turned in bed,

unable to sleep. All of a sudden, I understood why.

White Swan was a wise, smart and unyielding

woman. She had an inflexible will. Plump Doll had

stolen the letter she had sent me and made a copy.

That was an action against the law. She would rise to

protest. She would accuse them of cheating. She

would put Plump Doll and the like on the spot. They

would be disgraced even though she couldn’t escape

the punishment. So, they needed my confession to

cover their dirty action. They would use my

confession as testimony against White Swan. That

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