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"HEAVEN'S, what a time you've been away, girl! " said the grandmother when Asta was left alone with her on their last day in Summerhouses, Bjartur having gone off to Urtharsel with the provisions. "I thought you were dead."
"Yes, I was dead, Grandmother," said the girl.