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At five years old, Karen's dirt-poor mother succumbed to pneumonia, leaving her daughter behind. For four hellish years, she lived in an orphanage, where the other children picked on her mercilessly. Karen's only friend was her doll, Molly, the only gift her mother had ever given her.
One day, Harry and Helen Cooper came to the orphanage in search of a daughter, choosing Karen. The child was elated at the prospect of a new family that loved her, but would quickly learn what her true role was in the adoption. Harry Cooper ran a failing dry cleaning business, and needed someone that he didn't need to pay for their long hours of work. The man would verbally berate the child, and was never satisfied with her work. Helen Cooper said nothing, fearing the wrath of her husband if she intervened.
