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A man bought a battered dirty doll at the city market,

which he had to pass through on his way to work. Not

all of her painted complexion was still there.

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At home he stood her on a stool by the kitchen window,

so that she could watch the children playing outside in

the alley. A young girl stopped and greeted the doll with

a cruel derisive salute.

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The man was furious. He opened the window and threw

the doll at the girl who caught her and threw her into a

tree, where a swarm of very tiny bees settled in her straw

hair.