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From: Rhys Baker
To: Ginger Davies
Subject: The Little Prince
I read the book again. It’s fascinating. When I think about the dedication, I keep asking myself: Am I your domesticated fox?
From: Ginger Davies
To: Rhys Baker
Subject: RE: The Little Prince
If domesticating means creating bonds, then yes.
From: Rhys Baker
To: Ginger Davies
Subject: RE: RE: The Little Prince
Does that mean you’re the Little Prince then? In a way, that would make sense. You’re a good person, Ginger Davies. And you believe in friendship. Shit! You believe in everything in general; you’re one of those people who still has faith in humanity. That’s something most of us lost long ago. You probably still want to leave cookies out for Santa Claus at Christmastime. There’s a phrase in the book, “Only the children are flattening their noses against the windowpanes.” I’ll bet you do that every time you pass a pastry shop.
I’ve been lucky. No one could have done a better job “domesticating” me, Ginger.
From: Ginger Davies
To: Rhys Baker
Subject: RE: RE: RE: The Little Prince
You’re an idiot. I leave him milk. Cookies are too high in sugar and saturated fats; I don’t want to give the old man a heart attack. Jokes aside, when I met you, I thought you’d like this book, because I saw you as a big kid, and I still do, someone who refuses to be an adult and looks at the world with a longing to play, make mischief, and discover new things.
From: Rhys Baker
To: Ginger Davies
Subject: RE: RE: RE: RE: The Little Prince
You think too much of me. But I wish what you said were true.
From: Ginger Davies
To: Rhys Baker
Subject: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: The Little Prince
It is. You do have one of the fox’s traits: loyalty. And you’re like the narrator, because you can look inside yourself but also listen to others. And the Prince too: that’s the little boy who still lives inside you. You’ve even kept your pride, like the rose. And you’re the only person I know who’d be happy living alone on an asteroid.
From: Rhys Baker
To: Ginger Davies
Subject: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: The Little Prince
Thanks, Ginger.