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'I've watched her on TV since I was se and I look like her I listened to how she said things and kept repeating them The kids at schoolladythe princess'

'That's why I like to play her lookalike'

'There's a ru around ' the woman hesitated 'Perhaps it's just a rumour and we are told we mustn't spread rumours because they could be put out by Plaid Koerno and the likes'

She continued to rub her fingers through Liala's hair Liala sensed that she only needed a bit of pro and they would learn more That wasn't necessary

'A man at the festival said he had heard it on the tele He's not from here but I've seen him before He said that she's been kidnapped by Plaid Koerno He was surprised I'd not heard of it All I could say is that it's not been on our tele'

'The princess has been kidnapped?'

'That's what he saidand on the tele too'

'Let's hope it's not true'

Liala did her best to sound concerned She'd just said how much she adored the princess She couldn't keep quiet But speaking was risky Every tiive her away

To her relief the wo like it'

She pummelled Liala's hair

'Whatever did you dye it with?'

'I don't know,' Liala shrugged 'A friend did it'

'Well It's not co out I'll have to bleach it'

'Do whatever is necessary,' Allain cut in 'We can't go back with her like that It's alright to play the part of a princess at a festival but you are breaking the law if you go around pretending to be one'

'That's right We don't want you to end up at Elm Grove West'

'Where?' Liala asked

'Eluessed that correctional centre was another nae

'My husband works there'

She said it in such a uardians as a prison officer was a perfectly acceptable way to earn a living That ht be true if the local jail was for ordinary criuardians kept political prisoners and did terrible things to thelanced at Allain He didn't looked ruffled but he didn't look relaxed either She smelt bleach and shut her eyes The woman rubbed it into her hair More bleach was applied Then ers continued to rub and the wo she had never co like it