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tthecrystalrchanthadnochoicehehadlivedthirtyyearsofhislifebuyingandsellingcrystal
pieces,andnooolatetodoanythingelse
hespenttheentireingobservingtheinfrequentingsandgoingsinthestreethehaddone
thisforyears,andknee,aboy
stoppedinfrontoftheshopheally,butthepraerchant
uldseethattheboyhadnoneytospendnevertheless,therchantdecidedtodelayhislunch
forafeinutesuntiltheboyvedon
acardhanginginthedoorhatseverallanguagesheshoptheboy
saanappearbehindtheunter
”icancleanupthoseglassesinthe,”saidtheboy”theheylooknow,
nobodyisgoingto”
thenlookedathioutresponding
”inexesothingtoeat”
thenstillsaidnothing,andtheboysensedthatheakeadecisioninhis
pouch,hehadhisjackethecertainlygoingtoneeditinthedeserttakingthejacketout,he
begantocleantheglassesinhalfanhour,hehadcleanedalltheglassesinthewindow,and,ashe
ershadenteredtheshopandboughtsocrystal
pletedtheethingtoeat”letsgoandhaveso
lunch,”saidthecrystalrchant
heputasignonthedoor,andtheyallcafenearbyastheysatdotheonlytablein
theplace,thecrystalrchantlaughed
”youdidnthavetodoanyetofeedahungryperson”
”hen,edoit”theboyasked
”becausethecrystalindsofnegativethoughts”
erchanttuedtotheboyandsaid,”idlikeyoutoyshoptwo
eintodayen”
peopletalkalotaboutons,thoughttheshepherdbuttheyreallydontknotheyresaying
justasihadntrealizedthatforsonyyearsihadbeenspeakingalanguagey
sheep
”doyoue”therchantasked
”icanherestoftoday,”theboyans,untildalean
everypieoneytogettoegypttorrow”
therycrystalforanentireyearevenifyoueaedagood
ssionsellingeverypiece,youoneytogettoegyptthereare
thousandsofkilotersofdesertbethere”
thereontofsilenedthecitythe
bazaars,noarguntsangtherbingtothetoochantnohope,no
adventure,nooldkingsordestinies,notreasure,andnopyradsitheworldhadfallen
silentbecausetheboyssoulhadhesatthere,staringblanklythroughthedoorofthecafe,wishing
thathehaddied,andthateverythingont
theroinghadsuddenly
disappeared
”ioneyyouneedtogetbayson,”saidthecrystalrchant
theboysaidnothinghegotup,adjustedhisclothing,andpickeduphispouch
”illworkforyou,”hesaid
andafteranotherlongsilenesheep”
parttwo
theboyhadbeenerostanth,andheuldseethatit
exahappytherchantspenttheentiredayling
behindtheunter,tellingtheboytobecarefulhthepiecesandnottobreakanything
buthestayederchant,althoughhefairly;
theboyreissionforeae
neyasidethatinghehaddonesocalculating:ifhentinuedtoworkeverydayashehad
been,heesheep
”idliketobuildadisplayerchant”
outside,andattractthosepeopleofthehill”
”iveneverhadonebefore,”therchantanspintoit,andpieces
willbebroken”
”eoftheighthavediedifeupona
snakebutthatsthehsheepandhshepherds”
thereredthreecrystalglassesheterthan
everasiftihadtuedbacktotheolddaysajor
attractions
”businesshasreallyiroved,”hesaidtotheboy,afterthedoingchbetter,
andsoonyoullbeabletoretutoyoursheeporeoutoflife”
”beosteaningto;thenheregretted
erchanthadneverttheking
”itscalledtheprincipleoffavorability,beginnersluckbecauselifesyoutoachieveyour
destiny,”theoldkinghadsaid
buttherchantunderstooden,
and,astipassedandneyothecashdrasabouthavinghired
theboytheboyoreneythanhedeserved,becausetherchant,thinkingthat
salesounttoissionratehehadassudhe
utohissheep
”ogetathebusinessofthedisplay
”becauseiveal,”theboyansthe
treasureery,andhetriedtoavoidthinkingaboutit
”idontknoids,”said
therchant”theyrejustapileofstonesyouuldbuildoneinyourbackyard”
”youveneverhaddreaoftravel,”saidtheboy,tuingtoereredthe
shop
terchantspoketotheboyaboutthedisplay
”idonterchantifhekesa
buyingstake,itdoesntaffecthiuchbutistakes”
thatstrueenough,theboythought,ruefully
”hinkwesh
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tthecrystalrchanthadnochoicehehadlivedthirtyyearsofhislifebuyingandsellingcrystal
pieces,andnooolatetodoanythingelse
hespenttheentireingobservingtheinfrequentingsandgoingsinthestreethehaddone
thisforyears,andknee,aboy
stoppedinfrontoftheshopheally,butthepraerchant
uldseethattheboyhadnoneytospendnevertheless,therchantdecidedtodelayhislunch
forafeinutesuntiltheboyvedon
acardhanginginthedoorhatseverallanguagesheshoptheboy
saanappearbehindtheunter
”icancleanupthoseglassesinthe,”saidtheboy”theheylooknow,
nobodyisgoingto”
thenlookedathioutresponding
”inexesothingtoeat”
thenstillsaidnothing,andtheboysensedthatheakeadecisioninhis
pouch,hehadhisjackethecertainlygoingtoneeditinthedeserttakingthejacketout,he
begantocleantheglassesinhalfanhour,hehadcleanedalltheglassesinthewindow,and,ashe
ershadenteredtheshopandboughtsocrystal
pletedtheethingtoeat”letsgoandhaveso
lunch,”saidthecrystalrchant
heputasignonthedoor,andtheyallcafenearbyastheysatdotheonlytablein
theplace,thecrystalrchantlaughed
”youdidnthavetodoanyetofeedahungryperson”
”hen,edoit”theboyasked
”becausethecrystalindsofnegativethoughts”
erchanttuedtotheboyandsaid,”idlikeyoutoyshoptwo
eintodayen”
peopletalkalotaboutons,thoughttheshepherdbuttheyreallydontknotheyresaying
justasihadntrealizedthatforsonyyearsihadbeenspeakingalanguagey
sheep
”doyoue”therchantasked
”icanherestoftoday,”theboyans,untildalean
everypieoneytogettoegypttorrow”
therycrystalforanentireyearevenifyoueaedagood
ssionsellingeverypiece,youoneytogettoegyptthereare
thousandsofkilotersofdesertbethere”
thereontofsilenedthecitythe
bazaars,noarguntsangtherbingtothetoochantnohope,no
adventure,nooldkingsordestinies,notreasure,andnopyradsitheworldhadfallen
silentbecausetheboyssoulhadhesatthere,staringblanklythroughthedoorofthecafe,wishing
thathehaddied,andthateverythingont
theroinghadsuddenly
disappeared
”ioneyyouneedtogetbayson,”saidthecrystalrchant
theboysaidnothinghegotup,adjustedhisclothing,andpickeduphispouch
”illworkforyou,”hesaid
andafteranotherlongsilenesheep”
parttwo
theboyhadbeenerostanth,andheuldseethatit
exahappytherchantspenttheentiredayling
behindtheunter,tellingtheboytobecarefulhthepiecesandnottobreakanything
buthestayederchant,althoughhefairly;
theboyreissionforeae
neyasidethatinghehaddonesocalculating:ifhentinuedtoworkeverydayashehad
been,heesheep
”idliketobuildadisplayerchant”
outside,andattractthosepeopleofthehill”
”iveneverhadonebefore,”therchantanspintoit,andpieces
willbebroken”
”eoftheighthavediedifeupona
snakebutthatsthehsheepandhshepherds”
thereredthreecrystalglassesheterthan
everasiftihadtuedbacktotheolddaysajor
attractions
”businesshasreallyiroved,”hesaidtotheboy,afterthedoingchbetter,
andsoonyoullbeabletoretutoyoursheeporeoutoflife”
”beosteaningto;thenheregretted
erchanthadneverttheking
”itscalledtheprincipleoffavorability,beginnersluckbecauselifesyoutoachieveyour
destiny,”theoldkinghadsaid
buttherchantunderstooden,
and,astipassedandneyothecashdrasabouthavinghired
theboytheboyoreneythanhedeserved,becausetherchant,thinkingthat
salesounttoissionratehehadassudhe
utohissheep
”ogetathebusinessofthedisplay
”becauseiveal,”theboyansthe
treasureery,andhetriedtoavoidthinkingaboutit
”idontknoids,”said
therchant”theyrejustapileofstonesyouuldbuildoneinyourbackyard”
”youveneverhaddreaoftravel,”saidtheboy,tuingtoereredthe
shop
terchantspoketotheboyaboutthedisplay
”idonterchantifhekesa
buyingstake,itdoesntaffecthiuchbutistakes”
thatstrueenough,theboythought,ruefully
”hinkwesh
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