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The Master of Games (Part Two)

“Then let us play outside,â€? the Little Prince said. “The sun is warm and the grass is soft.â€?

“I will get sunburn and hayfever if I go outside. It is much better to stay in here,â€? The Master of Games said. “Besides, games played outside are worthless. There are no secret codes or hidden levels or extra lives.â€?

“We can imagine those things and have an adventure,â€? the Little Prince said.

“Why imagine it when it has already been programmed into my games?â€? The Master of Games retorted. “No, I am quite happy here with my games.â€?

The Little Prince shook his head. “That is just silly,â€? he said. He began to feel claustrophobic in the hunchback’s house, so the Little Prince left the house and the planet forever.

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