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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen: preserve your teeth, Miss," said the collar. "Have you never thought of being
betrothed?"
"Yes, of course! you may be sure of that," said the hair-comb. "I AM
betrothed--to the boot-jack!"
"Betrothed!" exclaimed the collar. Now there was no other to court, and so he
despised it.
A long time passed away, then the collar came into the rag chest at the paper
mill; there was a large company of rags, the fine by themselves, and the
coarse by themselves, just as it should be. They all had much to say, but the
collar the most; for he was a real boaster.
"I have had such an immense number of sweethearts!" said the collar. "I could
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