Wait. Suppose His Majesty’s soldiers come looking for the Princess? Suppose they capture her before the Prince comes? Or
suppose the Prince and His Majesty’s soldiers get into a scuffle?
Or wait, what if the Prince is cunning? What if he tricks the
Princess and takes her back to His Majesty? Or maybe the
Handsome Prince and His Majesty go to war over the princess?
Whoa! Hold on brother! This is getting complicated, don’t you
see? Look at the diagram – it is a mess! No no! Wipe it out, wipe
it out. We can’t go into so many details. Just keep the broad
alternatives, OK? wipe out all the rest. Now, look how tidy the
diagram is looking. Cool, isn’t it?
But something is lacking. Look again – the chart is well balanced
on both sides, but the centre is kind-of empty, isn’t it? Needs a
little something in the centre, doesn’t it?
Oh God! Here comes the big one. What to put in the centre? Wait,
you sure we need something in the centre? I mean, just look, it
is still all right, isn’t it? And our job is over anyway, we are getting
late!
You don’t think so? Well, so do you have a suggestion? Anyone?
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