Where Disbelief Lies Awake
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(I originally posted this on Tapastic, but I'll post it here too.)
This is a story.
It takes place over the course of twenty-four hours.
There are four main characters. There is a world. Side characters exist. Parents do not.
The world is two-dimensional, and may or may not be fake.
Side effects include: memory loss and insanity.
Treatment includes: sleep and return of sanity.
There are beliefs, which are deluded. There are eyes, which are awake. There are emotions.
There is love.
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