fifth petal.

[readitinabook]

[The writing starts slowly and carefully.]

The Tale of the Queen of Hearts

[But it picks up speed as the writer goes on.]Once, in a far-off land, there was a princess who was not allowed to be a princess. Her father, the King, had wanted a son to be King just like him, and so he refused to let his daughter know that there was such a thing as a

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[voice]

[onelongnoodle]

Can you read it out loud?

[voice]

[readitinabook]

Of course.

[And she starts to do so.]

[voice]

[onelongnoodle]

[And Brittany... starts to fall asleep. It's a bedtime story, after all.]

[voice]

[readitinabook]

[Pause...]

Um...hello?

I didn't bore you with my story, did I?

[voice]

[onelongnoodle]

[She might be able to hear soft snoring coming from the other end...]

[voice]

[readitinabook]

O-oh...I shouldn't wake you...