![]() ![]() In his food, Peter can taste the Devil’s Dram, a sensory feat none of the adults can manage. The optics support that assertion, but Peter, who cannot see the surface richness around him, knows something is off. Molasses rescues Peter, she raves about how perfect the kingdom is: the palace, the food, the king. ![]() ![]() His other senses are so acute that he detects sounds and smells that would escape a sighted person, a distinct advantage in a world in which all is not as it seems. The idea that eyes can be deceived is an old trope that underlies adages like “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” Peter Nimble, robbed of eyesight in infancy, has never learned to trust his eyes, so they cannot deceive him. ![]()
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