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n Provino, a very famous and royal
city, there lived in ancient times three sisters,
fair of person, gracious in manners, and
courteous in bearing, but of base lineage,
being the daughters of a certain Messer Rigo,

a baker who baked bread for other folk in his
oven, Of these one was named Brunora,
another Lionella, and another Chiaretta. It
happened one day when the three sisters were
in their garden, and there taking much delight,
that Ancilotto the king, who was going to
enjoy the diversion of hunting with a great
company, passed that way. Brunora, the eldest
sister, when she looked upon the fair and

noble assemblage, said to her sisters ____

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