By Mikal Gilmore
Date: 18 November 2000
Change.....
Paraphrased from the foreward to "Sandman: The Wake" by Neil Gaiman --
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Delerium: "What's the word for things not being the same always? You know. I'm sure there is one."
Dream: "Change."
Delerium: "What's the name for the precise moment when you've actually forgotten what it feels like to make love to somebody you really liked a long time ago?"
Dream: "There isn't one."
Delerium: "I thought maybe there was."
Delerium's right, of course, there is one, and I think in his heart, Dream knew it, but he wasn't ready to speak it.
That word is "Mercy."
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Written by Mikal Gilmore.
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