By Hans Christian Andersen
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(Part 2)

Then they floated away together to the spot where the fairy was staying. It was in a large house with dark windows and empty rooms. There was a strange quiet in the house. A whole row of windows stood open, so that the wind could enter. The long white curtains waved in the air.

In the center of one of the rooms stood an open coffin. In it lay the body of a woman, still young and very beautiful. Fresh roses were laid over her. Her small folde...