Good Morning, Starshine

Frrrrriend Rion went away. Like ....shhhadow. Fades under bright sun. I missss him. Knew him only....a little. B-But enough! And Will. Will is g-g-gone. Koh. He will always....b-be the one I miss most. There will b-be more, always....mmmore. Hnnnng, but thisss is heavy on the mooooon.

Mmmore than vanilla pudding now. Am l-learning....how to c-cook. Eggs! Frying....pans and eggs. And then t-t-trashcan. I don't like keh.....kehkeh eggs.

NOISE!

NOISE!

Sssscreaming, AGHAST! Who makes...the nnnoise? Frommmmwhere?

SCREAAAAAMING NOISE!

Screaming......ahhhh, must fffeed the fish. Fish help for....t-trial. Glow! Wwwant to d-dance more too. Maria is nice, Maria shows me new t-tricks.

Is the ssssscreaming....from Sal? Sal gets closer, creeping zebra. Must p-protect...women. I am hero!

I am hero?

Sooooo m-much chaos....



Innn every light, a ssspark of darkness. Innn every sky....a ssun-bathed rain cloud...



B-By every winnndow, a silhouette hmmmwaiting to b-be filled...





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K-Kain trained me! There wassss much c-crying. Before and afffter. B-But I learned. I wassssscared. Nnnnow I am weak in mind, nnnot...b-body. Fears to conquer. Shadowssss that reap...the d-day. Koh. Thank you, K-Kain.

Frank - my ffffriend! Reads to mmme. B-Books. Sssstories. I g-gain wisdom. Thoughts. Conceptssss. ...He b-believes in me. He is a g-grandest star!

My other ffffriend! L! Misssjudged. ...Now I know, he isss my friend. Has ssseen all of us, yes. And we all like him....very m-much. Especially P-Poppy, who ssstill wishes to play....dolls with him. We all like him. We share sssecrets. Secrets of passst, not of fiction.

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PUNCH! VANILLLLA P-PUDDING!

I make b-both. All the time, and the...pudding isss to be shared. For everyone! Even...hmm....even Lina - I g-grow to like good, I grow to like heeer.

The punch issss mine. Vodka! Swell fuit! Nnnever had this fruit before... my punch. My punch! Onnnnly if you ask.

I wwwent to the...hmmm...the p-potty seat fffor the first time...in seventeen years! I was there ffor twenty-three mmminutes! I....counted. Hyuck. Mannny flushes. Pee-pee! Punch pee-pee.