Esther DalsenoThus the little mermaid learned her world’s greatest paradox: that their currency was beauty, and their coin was body parts.
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The title of this book is thus, because in the beginning of the book, The Little Mermaid is really beautiful with her bright blue eyes and long pink hair, but after she loses her voice and is turned into a mermaid by the witch, she has to pay for her beauty with body parts.
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