I see no mystery about "in the room of". It's simply an alternative for "in the place of" or "instead of". Whereas either "ru" or "ruse" makes no sense at all that I can discern. I'm a bit overwhelmed by the number of versions, but is there any that has the girl appearing either to the uncle or to the court in the form of a swan? Come to that, is there any that has her actually becoming a swan at any stage in the story, rather than merely being mistaken for one because of her apron and the failing light?
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