The Little Prince never saw a fox, and was curious. "What are you? You're pretty to look at."

i'm   an        X O F        .    w   h  o  are you               ?

The Little Prince gets restless, and asks if he can pet the fox. The fox tells him no.   (I can't be petted or played with, and you can never be more than an acquaintance.)

Les hommes ont oublié cette vérité, dit le renard. Mais tu ne dois pas l’oublier.             T u  d e v i e n s      r  e  s  p  o  n  s  a  b  l  e     p o u r    t o u j o u r s      d e     c e    q u e   t u    a  s       a p p r i v  o i s é           .

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry,      L e   P e t i t   P r i n c e 

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