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hought,againtryingtonvincehielfbutasheheldurind
thuinhishand,theyhadtransttedtohihestrengthandheoldkingby
inaybeiten,theboythoughthecatothebarhehadenteredonhis
firstdaytherethethiefacupoftea
icanalobeingashepherd,theboythoughtileaedhoocareforsheep,andi
haventforgottenhoaybeillneverhaveanotheridsin
egypttheoldnypasthereallywasaking,a
wiseking
thehillsofandalusiaandthe
pyradsyettheboyfeltthatthereheroregardhissituation:heuallytwo
hoursclosertohistreasurethefactthatthetatter
iknoyflock,hethoughtiunderstandsheep;theyrenolongera
probleandtheycanbegoodfriendsontheotherhand,idontknohedesertcanbeafriend,
anditsinthedesertthatihavetosearytreasureifidontfindit,icanalei
finallyhaveenoughney,andallthetiineed
hesuddenlyfelttrendouslyhappyheuldalobeingashepherdheuldalways
beeacrystalsalesnagainybethe,
andhehadthakingthatdoesnthappentojustanyone
heeeredthatoneofthecrystalrchantssuppliers
transportedhisandthuin
hishand;becauseofthosetones,heheohistreasure
”ialeone
ulditsttogoovertothesuppliersidshat
faraway
theenglishnelledofanils,s,anddust;itwas
partrralineverthoughtidendupinaplacelikethis,hethought,asheleafed
throughthepagesofainarral
buthehadtoveonhebelievedinonsallhislifeandallhisstudiesedatfindingthe
oruelanguageoftheuniversefirsthehadstudiedesperanto,thentheworldsreligions,andnow
ityhekneajorreligionshe
isthehadunraveledthetruthsbehindiortantquestions,buthisstudieshad
takenhioapointbeyondtogohehadtriedinvaintoestablisha
relationshipistbutthealchestsrangepeople,houghtonlyabout
theelves,andalstalheyhadfailedtodisver
theseasterhephilosophersstoneandforthisreasonkepttheirknoo
theelves
hehadalreadyspentbyhisfather,fruitlesslyseekingthe
philosophersstonehehadspentenorusauntsoftiatthegreatlibrariesoftheworld,and
hadpurportantvolusonalany
yearsago,afausarabianalchesthadvisitedeuropeitorethantwo
hundredyearsold,andthathehaddisveredthephilosophersstoneandtheelixiroflifethe
englishnhadbeenprofoundlyiressedbythestorybutheore
thanjustath,hadnotafriendofhisretuingfronarchaeologicalexpeditioninthedesert
toldhiboutanarabthationalpowers
”helivesatthealfayouasis,”hisfriendhadsaid”andpeoplesaythatheistwohundredyears
old,andisabletotransfoytalintogold”
theenglishnuldnotntainhisexcitenthecanceledallhistntsandpulled
togetherthestiortantofhisbooks,andnoelly
side,ahugecaravanhesahara,andwas
s
ioingtofindthatdaedalalsbeca
abitretolerable
ayoungarab,alsoloadeddoan
”heyoungarab
”ioingintothedesert,”thenansuingbacktohisreadinghedidntany
nversationatthispointheneededtodoheyears,because
thealchesttothetest
theyoungarabtookoutabookandbegantoreadthebookteninspanishthatsgood,
thoughttheenglishnhespokespanishbetterthanarabic,and,ifthisboyoal
fayouthereeootalktoportantthingstodo
”thatsstrange,”saidtheboy,ashetriedonceagaintoreadtheburialscehatbeganthebook”ive
beentryingfortoreadthisbook,andinevergetpastthesefirstfehouta
kingtoprovideaninterruption,heoncentrate
hestillhadsodoubtsaboutthedeadebutheounderstandohing:
kingadeakesadecision,heisreally
divingintoastrongedofade
thedecision
ytreasure,ineveriginedthatidalshop,
hethoughtandjoiningthiscaravanyhavebeendecision,butgoesisgoingtobea
steryto
nearbyan,readingabookheseedunfriendly,andhadlookedirritatedhe
boyhadenteredtheyghtevenhavebeefriends,buttheenglishnclosedoffthe
nversation
theboyakehiooklikethe
englishnhetookurindthuiroispocket,andbeganplaying
thestrangershouted,”urindthui
inaflashtheboyputtheackinhispocket
”theyrenotforsale,”hesaid
”theyrenotuch,”theenglishnansadeofrockcrystal,andthere
arellionsofrockcrystalsintheearthbutthosesuchthingshat
thoseareurindthuiididntknointhispartoftheworld”
”they
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hought,againtryingtonvincehielfbutasheheldurind
thuinhishand,theyhadtransttedtohihestrengthandheoldkingby
inaybeiten,theboythoughthecatothebarhehadenteredonhis
firstdaytherethethiefacupoftea
icanalobeingashepherd,theboythoughtileaedhoocareforsheep,andi
haventforgottenhoaybeillneverhaveanotheridsin
egypttheoldnypasthereallywasaking,a
wiseking
thehillsofandalusiaandthe
pyradsyettheboyfeltthatthereheroregardhissituation:heuallytwo
hoursclosertohistreasurethefactthatthetatter
iknoyflock,hethoughtiunderstandsheep;theyrenolongera
probleandtheycanbegoodfriendsontheotherhand,idontknohedesertcanbeafriend,
anditsinthedesertthatihavetosearytreasureifidontfindit,icanalei
finallyhaveenoughney,andallthetiineed
hesuddenlyfelttrendouslyhappyheuldalobeingashepherdheuldalways
beeacrystalsalesnagainybethe,
andhehadthakingthatdoesnthappentojustanyone
heeeredthatoneofthecrystalrchantssuppliers
transportedhisandthuin
hishand;becauseofthosetones,heheohistreasure
”ialeone
ulditsttogoovertothesuppliersidshat
faraway
theenglishnelledofanils,s,anddust;itwas
partrralineverthoughtidendupinaplacelikethis,hethought,asheleafed
throughthepagesofainarral
buthehadtoveonhebelievedinonsallhislifeandallhisstudiesedatfindingthe
oruelanguageoftheuniversefirsthehadstudiedesperanto,thentheworldsreligions,andnow
ityhekneajorreligionshe
isthehadunraveledthetruthsbehindiortantquestions,buthisstudieshad
takenhioapointbeyondtogohehadtriedinvaintoestablisha
relationshipistbutthealchestsrangepeople,houghtonlyabout
theelves,andalstalheyhadfailedtodisver
theseasterhephilosophersstoneandforthisreasonkepttheirknoo
theelves
hehadalreadyspentbyhisfather,fruitlesslyseekingthe
philosophersstonehehadspentenorusauntsoftiatthegreatlibrariesoftheworld,and
hadpurportantvolusonalany
yearsago,afausarabianalchesthadvisitedeuropeitorethantwo
hundredyearsold,andthathehaddisveredthephilosophersstoneandtheelixiroflifethe
englishnhadbeenprofoundlyiressedbythestorybutheore
thanjustath,hadnotafriendofhisretuingfronarchaeologicalexpeditioninthedesert
toldhiboutanarabthationalpowers
”helivesatthealfayouasis,”hisfriendhadsaid”andpeoplesaythatheistwohundredyears
old,andisabletotransfoytalintogold”
theenglishnuldnotntainhisexcitenthecanceledallhistntsandpulled
togetherthestiortantofhisbooks,andnoelly
side,ahugecaravanhesahara,andwas
s
ioingtofindthatdaedalalsbeca
abitretolerable
ayoungarab,alsoloadeddoan
”heyoungarab
”ioingintothedesert,”thenansuingbacktohisreadinghedidntany
nversationatthispointheneededtodoheyears,because
thealchesttothetest
theyoungarabtookoutabookandbegantoreadthebookteninspanishthatsgood,
thoughttheenglishnhespokespanishbetterthanarabic,and,ifthisboyoal
fayouthereeootalktoportantthingstodo
”thatsstrange,”saidtheboy,ashetriedonceagaintoreadtheburialscehatbeganthebook”ive
beentryingfortoreadthisbook,andinevergetpastthesefirstfehouta
kingtoprovideaninterruption,heoncentrate
hestillhadsodoubtsaboutthedeadebutheounderstandohing:
kingadeakesadecision,heisreally
divingintoastrongedofade
thedecision
ytreasure,ineveriginedthatidalshop,
hethoughtandjoiningthiscaravanyhavebeendecision,butgoesisgoingtobea
steryto
nearbyan,readingabookheseedunfriendly,andhadlookedirritatedhe
boyhadenteredtheyghtevenhavebeefriends,buttheenglishnclosedoffthe
nversation
theboyakehiooklikethe
englishnhetookurindthuiroispocket,andbeganplaying
thestrangershouted,”urindthui
inaflashtheboyputtheackinhispocket
”theyrenotforsale,”hesaid
”theyrenotuch,”theenglishnansadeofrockcrystal,andthere
arellionsofrockcrystalsintheearthbutthosesuchthingshat
thoseareurindthuiididntknointhispartoftheworld”
”they
... </P></TD>