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-# Join us for a trip back in time,

-join us on our journey

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-# Where famous Welsh people

-once lived

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-# Renowned and revered

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-# Jemima Nicholas

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-# Gwenynen Gwent

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-# Melangell

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-# Hedd Wyn

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-# Gelert

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-# Rhys and Meinir

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-# Y Ferch o'r Sger #

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-Hello and welcome

-to Enwog o Fri, Ardal Ni.

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-Welcome to our school,

-Ysgol Gymraeg Y Fenni.

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-Where in Wales

-is Ysgol Gymraeg Y Fenni?

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-In Abergavenny,

-Monmouthshire, Gwent.

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-Abergavenny lies between the hills

-that separate Wales and England.

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-It's a busy market town. The castle

-stands proudly on the hill.

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-We're taking you to a village

-not far from here.

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-A village where a person...

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-..renowned and revered,

-from our locality, lived.

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-Ready?

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-Ready.

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-This is the beautiful village

-of Llanover.

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-On the Llanover estate,

-over 200 years ago...

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-..a woman we still remember now

-was born.

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-Her name was Augusta Waddington.

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-We know her today as the

-Lady of Llanover or Gwenynen Gwent.

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-Come and learn about the woman

-who was renowned and revered...

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-From our locality.

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-Augusta was the youngest child

-of the Waddington family.

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-Originally from England,

-they moved to the Llanover estate.

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-They couldn't speak Welsh.

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-The father, Benjamin Waddington,

-was a successful businessman.

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-Good day to you.

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-Mother Georgina

-was fond of music and poetry.

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-How do you do?

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-They had three girls.

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-Frances.

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-Amelia.

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-And the youngest was...

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-Augusta Waddington. Hello.

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-Augusta was eager for her daughters

-to have the best education.

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-They were taught Greek...

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-..Spanish, Italian and Latin.

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-Right then, girls, attention.

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-Repeat.

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-Repeat.

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-O, AS, AT, AMUS, ATIS, ANT.

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-Augusta was a clever and

-determined girl from a young age.

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-Excellent, Augusta.

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-She did everything with pride,

-enthusiasm and determination.

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-She was very committed

-when she played the piano.

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-She was very determined

-when she danced.

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-The Waddingtons were

-a wealthy, upper class family.

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-From a young age, Augusta was used

-to meeting important people.

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-The Royal family.

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-Your Majesty.

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-Your Majesty.

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-Thank you.

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-Who is this young lady?

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-Who is this young lady?

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-Augusta Waddington, Your Majesty.

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-A most charming thing indeed,

-aren't you?

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-Yes, Augusta had plenty

-of personality as a young girl.

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-Even though Augusta and her family

-couldn't speak Welsh...

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-..she would hear the servants and

-maids speaking Welsh in Llanover.

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-This is hard work.

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-At the time,

-most local people spoke Welsh.

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-Hello, Augusta.

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-Hello, Augusta.

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-How do you do?

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-OK, thank you. Welsh, please.

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-What would you like to learn

-in Welsh today?

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-The colours? Red.

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-Red apple, delicious apple.

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-Very tasty.

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-Thank you.

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-Cheerio, Augusta.

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-Augusta loved hearing the sound

-of the Welsh language.

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-One of her mother's friends

-would often stay at Llanover.

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-Lady Elizabeth Greenly.

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-Augusta enjoyed listening to her

-singing Welsh songs.

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-Thank you, Augusta.

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-You enjoy listening to the Welsh

-language and Welsh songs, don't you?

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-Yes.

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-Truly, Augusta adored

-the Welsh language so much...

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-..she gave some of the estate's

-animals Welsh names.

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-Come here, come here.

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-Come to Augusta.

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-Your name is Cariad.

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-You're a sweetheart.

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-She enjoyed wandering

-around the estate.

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-She would talk to the animals

-in Welsh.

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-Cyfeillgar will be your name.

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-My friends, my close, close friends.

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-You're Busneslyd.

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-Doniol. And I will call you Bos.

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-In 1823, when Augusta was 21 years

-old, she married Benjamin Hall.

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-Who wants to catch the flowers?

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-It was a happy day.

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-The servants and maids

-were part of the celebration.

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-Hip-hip.

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-Hip-hip.

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-Hooray.

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-They were glad to be there.

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-We stop the story there

-for a moment...

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-..because we have an interesting

-fact about Benjamin Hall for you.

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-Benjamin Hall was an important MP.

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-He spent much of his time in London.

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-We've all heard of Big Ben, the bell

-of the famous clock in London.

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-Well, Big Ben was named

-after Benjamin Hall.

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-But back to our story.

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-Augusta adored the Welsh language

-and everything to do with it.

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-She also learned the Welsh language

-to such a good standard...

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-..she won first prize for her essay

-at the Cardiff National Eisteddfod.

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-Her nom-de-plume was Gwenynen Gwent,

-a name she adopted thereafter.

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-The name Gwenynen Gwent suited her.

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-She was like a busy bee

-promoting the Welsh language.

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-She insisted all her servants

-and maids wore Welsh costumes...

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-..made from woollen cloth

-sourced locally.

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-Listen carefully.

-You look wonderful today.

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-You will wear these clothes to work

-every day from now on.

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-Do you understand?

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-Yes, Lady Llanover.

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-Well done.

-The future of Wales is in our hands.

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-I'm going to give you all

-a Welsh name from now on.

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-John?

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-Sion o'r Bryn is your name.

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-Elizabeth Vaughan.

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-You are Catrin Fychan.

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-A wonderful name.

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-David?

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-David?

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-Yes, Lady Llanover?

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-Dafydd o'r Dyffryn.

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-Dafydd o'r Dyffryn.

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-Dafydd o'r Dyffryn? Excellent.

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-Wonderful. Thank you all.

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-Let's prepare. Important people

-are coming here tonight.

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-Let us show them how talented

-we are on the Llanover estate.

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-OK, Lady Llanover.

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-Lady Llanover often invited

-musicians and talented harpists...

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-..from across Wales...

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-..to perform in Llanover Hall

-in front of important guests.

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-She enjoyed showcasing Welsh talent

-and culture to everyone who stayed.

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-The servants and maids would dance

-to the sound of the triple harp.

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-Even though some of the guests

-thought Lady Llanover...

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-..was too eager

-to show Welsh culture...

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-..she was a warm

-and generous person.

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-Every concert was excellent, with

-plenty of Welsh music and dancing.

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-This is the traditional dress

-of Gwenynen Gwent.

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-She wore this

-when she was an elderly woman.

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-She must have been very small

-to wear this dress.

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-Gwenynen Gwent, Lady Llanover,

-died when she was 94 years old.

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-Along with her husband,

-Benjamin Hall...

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-..she is buried

-in St Bartholomew Church, Llanover.

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-We're proud of Gwenynen Gwent.

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-Renowned and revered,

-from our locality

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-Thanks to her, we wear a traditional

-costume on St David's Day.

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-Small in size, big of heart.

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-She did everything

-to keep the Welsh language alive.

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-# Here in Abergavenny

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-# Today we remember

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-# A determined lady

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-# Who wore a tall, black hat

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-# She adored everything about Wales

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-# Its language, harp and song

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-# Wales was in her heart

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-# Her spirit was alive

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-# She goes by many names

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-# Even though she was only one

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-# Augusta Hall, Gwenynen Gwent

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-# Lady Llanover of the day

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-# She would wear cloth

-made from local wool

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-# She would wear it proudly

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-# We will thank her

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-# For our traditional Welsh costume

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-# Here in Abergavenny

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-# Today we remember

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-# A determined lady

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-# Who wore a tall, black hat

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-# She adored everything about Wales

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-# Its language, harp and song

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-# Wales was in her heart

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-# Her spirit was alive #

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