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65Then she fell asleep instantly and only woke up to hear the clock saying, %u201cBeauty, Beauty,%u201d twelve times in its musical voice, which told her she was really in the palace once more. Everything was just as before, and her birds were so glad to see her, but Beauty thought she had never known such a long day. She was so anxious to see the Beast again that she felt as if suppertime would never come.But when it came, no Beast appeared. After listening and waiting for a long time, she ran down into the garden to search for him. Up and down the paths and avenues ran poor Beauty, calling him. No one answered, and not a trace of him could she find. At last, quite tired, she stopped for a minute%u2019s rest and saw that she was standing opposite the shady path she had seen in her dream. She rushed down it and, sure enough, there was the cave, and in it lay the Beast%u2014asleep, so Beauty thought. Quite glad to have found him, she ran up and stroked his head, but to her horror he did not move or She looks for the beast.And finds him, seemingly dead.