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Story Us

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Fairytale

Castles

While the reality is

The plumbing’s bad

And certain walls

Are falling

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A tower remains

That the wizard uses

To live inside

While keeping magic from

The rest

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We are on our own

Who dwell in stories

To learn

To plan

To find our allies

And to stack against betrayal

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With what wisdom

We might gain

(maybe there is

a library

with unmolded volumes

even waiting)

And gold to find

From earth

Or from

Negotiating

Fairy folk

Outside

Who know the treasures

Of the world

And keep the access

Well

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Riddles

Reminders

Priorities

Cautions

And cares

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A final chapter

Next to last

Comes first

In which we learn to cast

Spells from the past and

Something new

Plus teach our dragons

To light up

The fires that we want

In better places

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A battle

Maybe skirmishes

For if smart

There won’t be melee

And the knights

Find better ways

To show off

Service

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While heroes

Without armor

And with blades

Of wit

Shall better solve

And save

The castle

And the day

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