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The orders of the Grand Duke were obeyed, and before half an hour had passed, Fedor was introduced into his presence. He was a man over forty, tall, of a stern and sad countenance. One felt that his whole life was summed up in a single word — strife — he had striven and suffered. His features bore a marked resemblance to those of his daughter,Maillot Gerrard Pas Cher, Nadia Fedor.
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