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Cinderella

Fairy-tale heroine, representing the logic of transformation and joy.

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First appearance: IV: The Ethics of Elfland

Cinderella shows up with force in IV: The Ethics of Elfland. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Used as an example of the fairy-tale lesson that the humble are exalted, paralleling the Magnificat.
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