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           WhentheysawSnow-whitelyingasifdeaduponthegroundtheyatoncesuspectedthestep-mother,andtheylookedandfoundthepoisonedcomb.ScarcelyhadtheytakenitoutwhenSnow-whitecametoherself,andtoldthemwhathadhappened.Thentheywarnedheroncemoretobeuponherguardandtoopenthedoortonoone. 

           TheQueen,athome,wentinfrontoftheglassandsaid— 

           "Looking-glass,Looking-glass,onthewall,Whointhislandisthefairestofall?" 

           thenitansweredasbefore— 

           "Oh,Queen,thouartfairestofallIsee,Butoverthehills,wherethesevendwarfsdwell,Snow-whiteisstillaliveandwell, 

           Andnoneissofairasshe." 

           Whensheheardtheglassspeakthusshetrembledandshookwithrage."Snow-whiteshalldie,"shecried,"evenifitcostsmemylife!" 

           Thereuponshewentintoaquitesecret,lonelyroom,wherenooneevercame,andthereshemadeaverypoisonousapple.Outsideitlookedpretty,whitewitharedcheek,sothateveryonewhosawitlongedforit;butwhoeverateapieceofitmustsurelydie. 

           Whentheapplewasreadyshepaintedherface,anddressedherselfupasacountry-woman,andsoshewentoverthesevenmountainstothesevendwarfs. Sheknockedatthedoor.Snow-whiteputherheadoutofthewindowandsaid,"Icannotletanyonein;thesevendwarfshaveforbiddenme.""Itisallthesametome,"answeredthewoman,"Ishallsoongetridofmyapples.There,Iwillgiveyouone." 

           "No,"saidSnow-white,"Idarenottakeanything."