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Then the father went out to see what was the matter; and, when he got out of doors, what should he see but a great big White Bear.“Good-evening to you!” said the White Bear.“The same to you!” said the man.“Will you give me your youngest daughter? If you will, I’ll make you as rich as you are now poor,” said the Bear. 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Then the father went out to see what was the matter; and, when he got out of doors, what should he see but a great big White Bear.“Good-evening to you!” said the White Bear.“The same to you!” said the man.“Will you give me your youngest daughter? If you will, I’ll make you as rich as you are now poor,” said the Bear. 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Then the father went out to see what was the matter; and, when he got out of doors, what should he see but a great big White Bear.“Good-evening to you!” said the White Bear.“The same to you!” said the man.“Will you give me your youngest daughter? If you will, I’ll make you as rich as you are now poor,” said the Bear. 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