Ellie is Madeleine's comfort toy. From the vast array of cuddly toys in the house, Maddie plucked out Ellie and has kept faith with he/she/it ever since. Give the girl her elephant and her left thumb, so sucked it has a callous, and she will sleep the night away no problem.
Recently, however, there has been an escalation in Ellie's activities. Madeleine is now very reluctant to go anywhere without her best beloved - upstairs, downstairs or out and about. That means Ellie's grubbiness levels, risk of getting lost levels and risk of early disintegration levels have all increased exponentially.
Hence the photograph. Even assuming he never gets lost and I keep him in a safe place when she finally gives him up, it is a sure thing that by that time he will be little more than a grey amorphous blob. So, while still in his prime, Madeleine and I have held a little photo shoot, which we all enjoyed immensely, and from which I have selected this moody number to keep a record him in his heyday.
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