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�What Ocean is that?� asked the man curiously as they drove along the beach on the pure white sand.
�That is The Sea of Green,� Jude replied, as he brought the large black car to a stop on the sand. He hopped out and motioned for the older man to do the same.
The sand sparkled brilliantly in the sun, making it nearly blinding. As the man examined it more closely, he discovered that the sand was really diamond dust. And what at first appeared to be sea shells, turned out to be larger piece of diamonds. �It�s impossible!� he gasped, feeling lightheaded with the awe of it. Then he looked up into the brilliant blue sky and discovered that it seemed to be full of the same shining diamonds. A gorgeous lass with dark hair and deep brown eyes seemed to be floating in the sky among the diamonds. She smiled sweetly at him and he cried to Jude, �Who is that?�
Jude looked up and said, �Who? Oh, that�s Lucy in the sky with diamonds. She spends much of her time up there, learning of the origin of diamonds.
Then the man noticed a peculiar tree growing in the sand near the edge of the sea. The most shining clear balls hung from the branches. As the man drew closer, he discovered that they were onions. He picked one and was puzzled to find that it was a glass onion! �How strange,� he mussed. �Hey Jude! What is this?�
Jude looked up and replied, �Oh, you�ve found the glass onions. Take two of them and crack them together over your head.�
The man looked at Jude incredulously and then took two of the glass onions in his hand. Holding them over his head, he cracked them together and they shattered. A thick transparent liquid poured out upon his head and ran down over his fine suit. Suddenly everything looked brighter and better. He felt happier and felt he had more energy. In fact, he felt that he would never have to sleep again! He nervously examined his suit, but could find no trace of the liquid which had poured over him. �What was that?� he wanted to know. �It didn�t even spoil me nice clothes.�
Jude replied, �It was transparent honey. For the rest of your days in LaLaLand you will never become tired or need to sleep. You will walk on water with ease and fly like the birds.�
The man said, �I was always told there�s a place where everything is perfect, but I never dreamed that one day I would find it.�
Suddenly he became aware of a splashing sound in the ocean and much to his surprise, a large grey seal like creature emerged from the water and sat there looking at the man.
The man was not sure what to do, and felt rather stupid to find himself talking to the creature as if it were human. �Who are you?� he asked it.
Then to the poor old man�s shock, the creature replied in a normal human sort of voice, �I am the Walrus and my name is Paul.�
