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| | Anastasia Nikolaievna |
 | | I am Her Imperial Highness, the Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaievna Romanova of all the Russias, but you may call me Nastya, Nastasia, Ana or any number of other things, because formal titles are a bore and I do not want to be bothered by them, do you? |
 | | Anastasia or 'Shvibzik,' as I used to call her, hated what she labeled 'fuss.' A hospital nurse, Tatiana Gromova, used to come to the palace twice a week, and my naughty little niece would hide in a cupboard or under her bed, just to put off the massage by another five minutes or so. |
 | | I suppose the doctors were right about the defective muscle, but nobody, seeing Anastasia at play, would have believed it, so quick and energetic she was. |
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