(no subject)
“I really like sunsets. Let’s go look at one now…”
“But we have to wait…”
“What for?”
“For the sun to set.”
At first you seemed surprised, and then you laughed at yourself. And you said to me, “I think I’m still at home!” On your tiny planet, all you had to do was to move your chair a few feet. And you would watch the twilight whenever you wanted to…
“One day I saw the sun set forty-five times!”
And a little later, you added, “You know, when you are feeling sad, sunsets are wonderful…”
“On the day of the forty-four times, were you feeling very sad?”
But the little prince didn’t answer.
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