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"I was told," said the princess, "that the point of fairy tales is not to tell children dragons exist, but that they can be killed." "Oh, absolutely!" said the dragon. "You agree?" "These rich, selfish, powerful, cruel beings that need killing, did you think they're literally dragons, princess?"

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Something that resonated with me very strongly: Dragons used to be scary because much of the world was unknown, and real danger was over the next hill Now the real danger looks like friendly people smiling and offering good things. Dragons are comforting with their threats out on display for you.