Smoke, mirrors, and Merry Christmas.
2008 December 24
Nicholas Was…
older than sin, and his beard could grow no whiter. He wanted to die.
The dwarfish natives of the Arctic caverns did not speak his language, but conversed in their own, twittering tongue, conducted incomprehensible rituals, when they were not actually working in the factories.
Once every year they forced him, sobbing and protesting, into Endless Night. During the journey he would stand near every child in the world, leave one of the dwarves’ invisible gifts by its bedside. The children slept, frozen into time.
He envied Prometheus and Loki, Sisyphus and Judas. His punishment was harsher.
Ho.
Ho.
Ho.
- by Neil Gaiman.
Merry Christmas everyone.
=)
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Smoke and Mirrors, I love that book! Did you read that story pasal Snow White (maybe the last story in the book, tak ingat dah, think I read it in Form 5)? Very twisted, best gila.
ooo neil gaiman is one of my favoritest authors!
magenta : best kan buku tu! i borrowed it from a friend. byk cerita dlm that book semuanya twisted. sungguh magic.
KY : mine too =)
i love this too firdy!!! i love neil too he kissed me on the cheek when i met him!! haha happy holidays firdy!!!!! :)
Hello Patrick.
I slept beside you and no I am not James.
Roanna : NEIL GAIMAN KISSED YOU LEH??!! WHY U’R SO LUCKY ONE!!!11!!
vlad : hahahahhaha. so u’r the infidel, aren’t you? =P