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The Lily of Oestrich and the Aix la Chapelle Tragedy
Karine, the Lily of Oestrich, travels with her father and fiancé Diether to Aix la Chapelle seeking health. In a gambling hall the banker wins a deadly stake, kills Diether, and Karine collapses, never fully recovering and dying weeks later as villagers mourn her untimely end.
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Karine
Aix-hi Chapelle
Herr Shhetiler
Diether
Lily of
Oestrich
Aix-la-Capelle
Redoute
2 Chapelle
Royal Arsenal
Leutenant
Lily