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She could find very little about what happened after Nicholas’s death. Dougless knew he was really worried when he wouldn’t even look at the plastic plant she pointed out to him. d her time trying to help him find out why he—or maybe one of his ancestors—had been unjustly accused of treason. ' She explained how he had fled persecution in France, the courage with which he had made his way to Holland, and

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