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In an old house in Paris that was covered with vines 74 lived twelve little girls in two straight lines.

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Ludwig Bemelmans
Age: 64 †
Born: 1898
Born: April 27
Died: 1962
Died: October 1
Artist
Illustrator
Painter
Writer
Meran
Ludṿig Bemelman
Ludwigs Bemelmans
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Vines
House
Twelve
Two
Covered
Littles
Paris
Little
Straight
Girls
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Lines
Madeline

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