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The young ballerinas of Arnhem Conservatory were an eclectic gang.

Since the occupation of the city, the directors of the conservatory had changed its selection criteria.

In years before, only the finest and most promising of Anam's young dancers were invited to study their art there.

But with the advent of the horror that had descended upon them all, the strength and morale

of Arnhem's children had become far more important than discovering the next Margot Fontaine.

Girls far too short or too tall, or too heavy set, or too cumbersome to have been considered

before, were finally allowed to see

inside the ornate palace that their friends had disappeared into after school each day.

In Raptured, they watched these graceful, willowy contemporaries, as they leapt and turned

and flew like birds around the studio to the strains of Madame's piano.

Progress was slow and awkward, but always encouraged. There were no sniggers from the more

talented of the group, but only cheers of joy when a step was executed almost correctly.

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