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Hard by a great forest dwelt a poor wood-cutter with his wife and his two children. The boy was called Hansel and the girl Gretel. He had little to bite…

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An accomplished wizard once lived on the top floor of a tenement house and passed his time in thoughtful study and studious thought. What he didn't know about wizardry was…

A: Estou ficando um pouco gordo. B: Sim, eu percebi. A: Ei, qual é! De qualquer forma, vou fazer algo a respeito. B: Você vai começar a correr? A: Não,…