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nce upon a time there was a monster, who was chasing a princess. she grew tired of running and hid in a tall tower, with no door, and one window. everyday she looked out at the world she was missing.

it took a small boy to convince her that she could live without her tower. even longer for her to be convinced that the monster was just life. you see, even though the monster's strike is always fatal, we have many sleeps before that day. and so we wake up, and try to remember not to run away from life.

this small boy kept growing, and all too soon the princess could see a glimmer of the man that he would become. she knew he would be loved, for she loved him very much and so did his father (whom she decided to stop trying to hide from as well:) and together they made sure to suround their small family with lots of people who could love the small boy.

and she built him a house, with lots of windows, and beautiful gardens, called hope. and she told him that whenever the world was dark and gray, to remember that hope can live forever, if you let it.

and she looked into the sky every night as she tucked him into his bed under the stars and was very grateful she got to keep the small boy, for as long as Time would allow.

and if there were less sleeps before the monster's strike... then the princess was grateful she chose try living... and who better to make everyday worth finding hope than her small boy, and his father?