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he leaped out again, he was so young and handsome
that no pen can describe it, and no tale can tell of
it. Then the thrice-lovely Nastasia herself leaped
into the vats. She leaped into the first vat, and
came out an old woman; she leaped into the second
vat, and came out a young maid; but when she leaped
out of the third vat, she was so handsome and goodly
that no pen can describe it, and no tale can tell of it.
Then the thrice-lovely Nastasia made the nobleman
leap into the vats. He leaped into the first vat, and
heeame quite old; he leaped into the second vat, and
became quite young; he leaped into the third vat,
and burst to pieces. Then Tremsin took unto himself
the thrice-lovely Nastasia to wife, and they lived
happily together on the nobleman’s estate, and the
evil robbers they drove right away.