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Marie Anne Lenormand

Marie Anne Lenormand was a lady who lived a long time ago in France, almost 200 years ago. She was very famous for being a fortune teller or someone who could tell people's futures.

She had a deck of cards that she used to help her tell people's fortunes. These cards were called the Lenormand deck. The Lenormand deck was different from other playing cards because the pictures on them were very special and designed to help people predict what would happen in their futures.

Each card had a picture on it, like a window or a tower or a ship, and Marie Anne Lenormand could read what that picture meant and tell people what might happen in their lives. People would come from all over France to see Marie Anne Lenormand and have her read their fortunes with her special cards.

Even though Marie Anne Lenormand is not alive anymore, her cards are still used today by people who want to know what might happen in their futures. Her cards have become very popular all over the world and many people believe in her ability to tell the future.