At first, we were simply going to write a horror story based on the nightmare that inspired it. In movie terms, this would have deserved an R rating. Although the dream was not explicit in sexuality, violence, or profanity, there were two moments that are definitely too mature, suggestively, for younger audiences.
However, there has been an expression of interest in this project by teenagers and pre-teens. Therefore, we have determined that we can tone down those two elements without weakening the integrity of the base story. As we considered writing two versions of the book, one edited and one not, we determined that re-adding those two elements really wouldn't contribute appreciably to the story anyway.
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