From Different Books

One friend writes another, informing that he won't be around.

One friend writes another, about "The Sweetest Sound."

One friend writes another, about how their friend found a guest.

One friend writes another, about how the guest is truly blessed.

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Deep in the forest a finch sang out its heart

Deep in the forest, in the cold, this guest's life did start

Deep in the forest, the guest was surrounded by hunger and cold.

Deep in the forest, the guest was rescued by dangers untold.

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Taken in for care, the guest is provided a bath.

Taken in for care, a scene occurs that would make one laugh.

Taken in for care, two friends sit back for coffee and tea.

Taken in for care, they get a mountain goat for milk, a nanny.

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At another friend's, they impregnate steel with magic.

At another friend's, they tell the guest's story which is tragic.

At another friend's, the guest is adored with attention.

At another friend's, his wives want to do things, here I cannot mention.

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Within the castle the guest is fed and rocked to sleep.

Within the castle many treasures are held safely within the keep.

Within the castle one old friend writes to another.

Within the castle one old friend writes to him, as if they're brothers.

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Late in the night, drunk on milk, a babe sleeps after tended to by wet nurses

Late in the night, friends write each other from across universes

The stories have been around, through their plots their characters have grown

From the "Sweetest Sound" to "Status Unknown."

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Will You linger, reader, will You stay?

These friends are in different universes, but just mere pages away.