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Then he went on still farther, and all was so still that he could

hear every breath he drew; till at last he came to the old tower,

and opened the door of the little room in which Briar Rose was;

and there she lay, fast asleep on a couch by the window. She

looked so beautiful that he could not take his eyes off her, so

he stooped down and gave her a kiss. But the moment he kissed her

she opened her eyes and awoke, and smiled upon him; and they went

out together; and soon the king and queen also awoke, and all the

court, and gazed on each other with great wonder.