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“In the morning Beauty awoke knowing she had dreamt again of her prince, but unable to remember any particulars of the dream. There were only the words echoing in her mind, the tone a mixture of urgent warning and ardent plea: "Do not trust appearances.”

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Book:Trompe l'Oeil: Beauty and the Beast Retold

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