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What is the Rapunzel story?

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The Rapunzel story is a fairy tale about a young woman who is kept locked in a tower by a fairy or a sorceress. She falls in love with a prince who visits her by climbing up her extremely long hair. The story was made popular by the Brothers Grimm’s collection of fairy tales published in the 19th century.

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