there was a dancing bear, balancing on a ball while the ringmaster cracked a whip and called to the crowd; Tigerlily ran through the forest, cawing at the birds as she passed, while Captain Hook stalked behind her, using his two hands to wind a clock until it spun on it's own; a boy met a girl and a girl met a girl and a boy met a boy and they all lived happily ever after; the world came to a slow crawl, freezing the smiles and the joy and the happy tears on our faces; Alice grew old in Wonderland and played bridge with the Red Queen; a baby laughed for the first time over and over and fairies were born again and again; love paid the bills;