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"How the wind blows! " exclaimed Gundel, quite of out breath. It had required all her strength to close the door. "What a storm! There never was such a gust before. Why, the wind's just as hot as if it were blown out of an oven. "
She got up quickly and, filling a cup with water, emptied it on the fire that burned on the hearth.