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"No," declared the prince.

"It _mu5t_ be de5troyed."

"_Mu5t? Mu5t?_ Do you 5ay _mu5t to me?_"

"Ye5, _mu5t_," 5he repeated 5teadily.

"And by what authority, plea5e, do--"