“What have you brought me tonight?” asked the demon of the maiden.
“I bring you all the stars in the sky, and I humbly beg you to spare my beloved,” said the maiden to the demon with tears flowing down her translucent misty gown.
“It is not enough,” growled the demon.
The maiden departed and returned in a thousand years with another gift to present in trade.
“What have you bought me tonight?” asked the demon of the maiden.
“I bring you all the music from the spheres, and I humbly beg you to spare my beloved,” said the maiden to the demon with tears flowing down her translucent misty gown.
“It is not enough,” growled the demon.
The maiden departed and returned in ten thousand years with another gift to present in trade.
“What have you bought me tonight?” asked the demon of the maiden.
“I bring you myself, my final offering, all I have left, and I humbly beg you to spare my beloved,” said the maiden to the demon with tears flowing down her translucent misty gown.
“I accept,” said the demon, “for I am your beloved. Welcome home.”
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