Chapter 1
Peter breaks into the nursery
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1 The narrow Darling house in its London terrace at dusk, one warm window glowing high
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2 Mrs. Darling presses a hand to her heart as little Wendy runs to her with a flower
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3 Nana peers gravely into a pram in Kensington Gardens as a cross nursemaid glares
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4 A storybook map of a child's mind: a crowded Neverland island with zigzag roads
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5 Mrs. Darling, puzzled, studies a cocky scrawled Peter among her children's thoughts
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6 From the nursery sill, a taut tape hangs down the brick wall to the pavement below
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7 In Mrs. Darling's dream, a boy holds open a torn veil as three children peep at Neverland
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8 Wind throws the nursery window open; a barefoot boy drops in, led by a spark of light
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9 Mrs. Darling wakes with a cry by the nursery fire and recognises the boy as Peter Pan
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10 Peter Pan gnashes his pearly milk teeth at the grown-up woman by the nursery fire
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