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135%u2018Ah, he knows not that it was I who saved his life%u2019 thought the little mermaid. %u201cI carried him over the sea to the wood where the temple stands: I sat beneath the foam, and watched till the human beings came to help him. I saw the pretty maiden that he loves better than he loves me;%u201d%u2022 and the mermaid sighed deeply, but she could not shed tears. %u201cHe says the maiden belongs to the holy temple, therefore she will never return to the world. They will meet no more: while I am by his side, and see him every day. I will take care of him, and love him, and give up my life for his The prince talks to her.