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“So many fairy tales have the logic of a dream--- they seem to show action and consequence, but that's a trick. They reveal nothing but what the teller wishes to happen. Perrault wants Bluebeard dead, so he slaughtered him. Does Cornielle not tell us: 'An example is often a deceptive mirror'? In real life, I must assure you, the story does not end this way.”

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Book:The Modern Fairies
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