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One stormy March night in the 1820s, a shepherd and his wife are holding a party to celebrate the christening of their daughter. Inside the lonely cottage, nineteen people are gathered in a small room, warming themselves in front of a crackling fire, while outside the storm rages. An unexpected knock
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cell when he stopped at the cottage to ask his way. When he opened the cottage door he saw his own brother sitting in the chimney corner, with his hangman unknowingly jammed in next to him, the two men joined in song.
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