Chapter Seven - For Beatrice.

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To Beatrice -
darling, dearest, dead.
- The Bad beginning.

For Beatrice -
My love for you shall live forever.
You, however did not.
- The Reptile room.

For Beatrice -
I would have much prefer it if you were alive and well.
- The wide window.

To Beatrice -
My love flew like a butterfly,
Until death swooped down like a bat,
As the poet Emma Montana said:
"That's the end of that."
- the miserable mill.

For Beatrice -
You will always be in my heart,
In my mind,
And in your grave.
- The Austere Academy.

For Beatrice -
When we met my life began,
Soon afterwards, yours ended.
- The Ersatz Elevator.

For Beatrice -
When we were together I felt breathless,
Now you are.
- The Vile Village.

For Beatrice -
Summer without you is as cold as winter
Winter without you is even colder.
- The Hostile Hospital.

For Beatrice -
Our love broke my heart,
And stopped yours.
- The Carnivorous Carnival.

For Beatrice -
When we first met you were pretty and I was lonely,
Now I am pretty lonely.
- The slippery slope.

For Beatrice -
Dead women tell no tales,
Sad men write them down.
- The grim grotto.

For Beatrice -
No one could extinguish me love,
Or your house.
- The penultimate peril.

For Beatrice -
I cherished, you perished,
The worlds been nightmarish.
- The End.

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