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He longed to become Real, to know what it felt like; and yet the idea of growing shabby and losing his eyes and whiskers was rather sad. He wished that he could become it without these uncomfortable things happening to him. HE LONGED TO BECOME REAL TO KNOW WHAT IT FELT LIKE AND YET THE IDEA OF GROWING SHABBY IN LOSING HIS EYES AND WHISKERS WAS RATHER SAD HE WISHED THAT HE COULD BECOME IT WITHOUT THESE UNCOMFORTABLE THINGS HAPPENING TO HIM
"Does it happen all at once, like being wound up," he asked, "or bit by bit?" "It doesn't happen all at once," said the Skin Horse. "You become. It takes a long time. That's why it doesn't happen often to people who break easily, or have sharp edges, or who have to be carefully kept. Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose in the joints and very shabby. But these things don't matter at all, because once you are Real you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand." "I suppose you are real?" said the Rabbit. And then he wished he had not said it, for he thought the Skin Horse might be sensitive. But the Skin Horse only smiled. The Skin Horse Tells His Story "The Boy's Uncle made me Real," he said. "That was a great many years ago; but once you are Real you can't become unreal again. It lasts for always." The Rabbit sighed. He thought it would be a long time before this magic called Real happened to him. SE FOR HE WAS ALWAYS TRUTHFUL WHEN YOU ARE REAL YOU DON'T MIND BEING HURT DOES IT HAPPEN ALL AT ONCE LIKE BEING WOUND UP HE ASKED OR BIT BY BIT IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL AT ONCE SAID THE SKIN HORSE YOU BECOME IT TAKES A LONG TIME THAT'S WHY IT DOESN'T OFTEN HAPPEN TO PEOPLE WHO BREAK EASILY OR HAVE SHARP EDGES OR WHO HAVE TO BE CAREFULLY KEPT GENERALLY BY THE TIME YOU ARE REAL MOST OF YOUR HAIR HAS BEEN LOVED OFF AND YOUR EYES DROP OUT AND YOU GET LOOSE IN THE JOINTS AND VERY SHABBY BUT THESE THINGS DON'T MATTER AT ALL BECAUSE ONCE YOU ARE REAL YOU CAN'T BE UGLY EXCEPT TO PEOPLE WHO DON'T UNDERSTAND I SUPPOSE YOU WERE REAL SAID THE RABBIT AND THEN HE WISHED HE HAD NOT SAID IT FOR HE THOUGHT THE SKIN HORSE MIGHT BE SENSITIVE BUT THE SKIN HORSE ONLY SMILED THE BOY'S UNCLE MADE ME REAL HE SAID THAT WAS A GREAT MANY YEARS AGO BUT ONCE YOU ARE REAL YOU CAN'T BECOME UNREAL AGAIN IT LASTS FOR ALWAYS THE RABBIT SIGHED HE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A LONG TIME BEFORE THIS MAGIC CALLED REAL HAPPENED TO HIM
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