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cisely as it was related to me, by my friend the worthy clergyman of that parish to whom Tibby related it the very next day. There is no doubt that her grand-aunt's disjointed prophecy formed the groundwork of the picture; but be that as it may, this was her dream; and it was for the sake of telling it, and tracing it to fulfilment, that begin this story.
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