From the Ashes

A circular story within and against the spirit of Charles Perrault, with the text and illustrations of Perrault's "Cinderella" and "Blue Beard."

By Erik Simpson

Reading instructions: whenever you see an asterisk (*) in the text, click on it to jump between "From the Ashes" and the Perrault texts.

• To "From the Ashes" (you will enter at the beginning, which also happens to be the middle and the end. It will not be the same place every time.)
• To the text of
  • Perrault's "Cinderella"
    
  • Perrault's "Blue Beard"

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