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Who is Margot? How is she different from the rest of the children?
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Solution
Margot had joined the children recently. She had spent her first five years in Ohio. She was sent to Venus by her parents. She remembered the appearance of the Sun vividly. Other children had seen it only when they were 2 years old. Her knowledge of the Sun made her different.
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