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EPILOGUE:
Several days later, the Professor found a scroll of sorts, rolled up and neatly tied with one of Mary Ann's hair bows, sitting atop his workbench. The note attached said only, "From Me to You..."
Carefully, yet anxiously, the Professor removed the bow and unfurled the paper. So moved was the man of science at the reading of its contents that a teardrop was soon rolling down his cheek. Although he felt his heart could not contain the emotions they provoked, he let his eyes fall once more over the words, written out with great care, in the delicate hand of the girl that had made his life begin anew…
R eaching into one's heart is not easy, nor is turning a feeling into a 'verbalized thought',
O nly true love would move the sanest of men, to be so overcome… overwrought.
Y et you finally summoned your courage, cleverly using a poem to have your say,
H appily you found the most perfect method, your feelings to finally convey!
I looked at you with great wonder, peering deep into your beautiful blue eyes,
N ever in life had I seen such a love – but there it was, without any disguise.
K now that I will always be right by your side, and my heart truly belongs to you,
L aughter and joy shall now fill my days, as my dreams have finally come true.
E very road you desire to follow, or whatever course you may choose to take,
Y ou can count on me to support you – that's a promise I can readily make.
I nnumerable the times you were there for me; around me you wrapped your arm,
L ike the truest protector and guardian, keeping me safe from danger and harm.
O ne day passed along after another, and clearer and clearer it proved to be,
V ital and strong, thoughtful and calm – you were the most perfect match for me!
E xiled by shipwreck sat we seven, huddled around a fire to keep warm,
Y et out of that tragedy came triumph – you're the rainbow that came after the storm.
O h, what a gift I've been given, and how my heart soars the skies as a dove,
U ntil the end of time, you will always be mine - my scholar, my hero, my love.