Alt-text via Tom Gauld, the artist: Night. A child reads under the covers with a torch. Father: Ok, buddy. Time to stop reading. Child: Why? Father: we all like spending time in a fantasy world, but we need to sleep so that tomorrow we can go out and confront all the challenges that the real world throws at us. Child: Tomorrow sounds a lot less fun than staying up late reading a book. CUT TO They are both reading under the covers with the torch.
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