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He had  long  to wait  before  she came,
                                     with  a  great  crowd  of  her  attendants

                                     with  her,  and  as  she  passed,  she  threw
                                     aside  her  veil,  so  that  Aladdin  was
                                     dazzled by  her beauty.  She  was  indeed

                                     the  most  beautiful  princess  ever  seen,
                                     and  Aladdin fell in love with her at  once*

                                         When  at  last,  after  long  thinking,
                                     Aladdin  made  up  his  mind  to  tell  his

                                     mother  of  his  love  for  the  Princess
                                     Badroulbadour,  she fell a-laughing.

                                         (f Alas, my son,” she cried, “ what are
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