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tethersonthecliff,thenclutchedat
eabeingblownaway
theboytuedtothehandthateallashedidso,hesensedthattheuniversehadfallensilent,
andhedecidednottospeak
ahisheart,andtheboybegantoprayithathehadnever
saidbefore,becauseithoutgivethanksforhissheep
havingfoundneorecrystal;anditdidntbeseech
thattheanhehadtntinuetoahisretuinthesilence,theboyunderstoodthatthe
desert,thehesunryingtounderstandthesignstenbythehand,andwere
seekingtofolloeraldhesaw
thatonsteredthroughouttheearthandinspace,andthattherewasnoreasonor
significanceattachedtotheirappearance;heuldseethatnotthedeserts,northehesun,
norpeoplekneheyhadbeencreatedbutthatthehandhadareasonforallofthis,andthat
onlythehanduldperforiratheseaintoadesertoranintothewind
becauseonlythehandunderstoodthatitovedtheuniversetothepoint
atasterwork
theboyreachedthroughtothesouloftheitofthesoulofgodand
hesaracles
thesilehatdayasithadneverbloionsthereafter,thearabsreunted
thelegendofaboyselfintotheostdestroyingalitaryca,in
defianostpohedesert
ueasedtoblootheplaceheboyhadbeenbuthewasno
longerthere;hep
theniling:thealchest,
becausehehadfoundhisperfectdisciple,andthechief,becausethatdisciplehadunderstoodtheglory
ofgod
thefolloistfarehan
esrtpartytoacpanythesfarastheychose
theyrodefortheentiredaytoeuponapticnastery
thealp
”froereon,youistsaid”youareonlythreehoursfrohepyrads”
”thankyou,”saidtheboy”youtaughtthelanguageoftheworld”
”ionlyinvokedyoualreadyknew”
thealonasteryankdressedinblackcatothegatesthey
spokeforafeinutesintheptiistbadetheboyenter
”iaskedhioletusethekitiled
theyonasterythealchestlightedthefire,andthenk
broughthiolead,istplacedinanironpaneliquid,
thealhispouchthestrangeyelloitasliverasthinasahair,
elted
thexturetookonareddishlor,alstthelorofbloodtheal
thefire,andsetitasidetoolashedidso,hetalkedonkaboutthetribalwars
”ithinktheyregoingtolastforalongti,”hesaidtothenk
thenketi,ingfortheo
end”butgodsonksaid
”exactly,”ansist
onkandtheboylookedatit,dazzledtheleadhaddriedintothe
shapeofthepan,butitwasgold
”eday”theboyasked
”thisydestiny,notyours,”thealchestansiedtoshohatitwas
possible”
theyretuedtothegatesofthenasterythere,thealchestseparatedthediskintofourparts
”thisisforyou,”hesaid,holdingoneofthepartsouttothenk”itsforyourgenerositytothe
pilgri”
”butthispayntgoesygenerosity,”thenkresponded
”dontsaythatagainlifeghtbelistening,andgiveyoulessthenextti”
thealakeupforyougavetothegeneral”
theboyuchrethanhehadgiventhegeneralbuthekeptquiet,
beonk
”andthisisfor,”saidthealchest,keepingoneoftheparts”becauseihavetoretutothe
desert,herearetribalwars”
hetookthefourthpartandhandedittothenk
”thisisfortheboyifheeveeedsit”
”butioinginsearytreasure,”theboysaid”ieryclosetoitnow”
”andistsaid
”thenhis”
”becauseyouhavealreadylostyoursavingstan
old,superstitiousarab,andibelieveinourproverbstheresohatsays,everythingthathappens
oncecanneverhappenagainbuteverythingthathappenste”
theyuntedtheirhorses
”is,”saidthealchest
theboybroughthishorsecloser
”inaneofeerortiberius,therelivedagoodnwosonsone
ilitary,andhadbeensenttothestdistantregionsoftheeiretheothersonwasa
poet,anddelightedallofrohhisbeautifulverses
”onenight,thefatherhadadreaanangelappearedtohiandtoldhihatthewordsofoneof
hissonsethefather
hisdrearatefulandcrying,becauselife
sothinganyfatheroknow
”shortlythereafter,thefatherdiedashetriedtosaveachildtobecrushedbythe
annerthatandfair,he
dire
”youan,theangelsaidtohiyoulivedyourlifeinalovingway,anddied
hdignityicannoyouanywishyoudesire
”lifee,thensaidydreai
... </P></TD>
tethersonthecliff,thenclutchedat
eabeingblownaway
theboytuedtothehandthateallashedidso,hesensedthattheuniversehadfallensilent,
andhedecidednottospeak
ahisheart,andtheboybegantoprayithathehadnever
saidbefore,becauseithoutgivethanksforhissheep
havingfoundneorecrystal;anditdidntbeseech
thattheanhehadtntinuetoahisretuinthesilence,theboyunderstoodthatthe
desert,thehesunryingtounderstandthesignstenbythehand,andwere
seekingtofolloeraldhesaw
thatonsteredthroughouttheearthandinspace,andthattherewasnoreasonor
significanceattachedtotheirappearance;heuldseethatnotthedeserts,northehesun,
norpeoplekneheyhadbeencreatedbutthatthehandhadareasonforallofthis,andthat
onlythehanduldperforiratheseaintoadesertoranintothewind
becauseonlythehandunderstoodthatitovedtheuniversetothepoint
atasterwork
theboyreachedthroughtothesouloftheitofthesoulofgodand
hesaracles
thesilehatdayasithadneverbloionsthereafter,thearabsreunted
thelegendofaboyselfintotheostdestroyingalitaryca,in
defianostpohedesert
ueasedtoblootheplaceheboyhadbeenbuthewasno
longerthere;hep
theniling:thealchest,
becausehehadfoundhisperfectdisciple,andthechief,becausethatdisciplehadunderstoodtheglory
ofgod
thefolloistfarehan
esrtpartytoacpanythesfarastheychose
theyrodefortheentiredaytoeuponapticnastery
thealp
”froereon,youistsaid”youareonlythreehoursfrohepyrads”
”thankyou,”saidtheboy”youtaughtthelanguageoftheworld”
”ionlyinvokedyoualreadyknew”
thealonasteryankdressedinblackcatothegatesthey
spokeforafeinutesintheptiistbadetheboyenter
”iaskedhioletusethekitiled
theyonasterythealchestlightedthefire,andthenk
broughthiolead,istplacedinanironpaneliquid,
thealhispouchthestrangeyelloitasliverasthinasahair,
elted
thexturetookonareddishlor,alstthelorofbloodtheal
thefire,andsetitasidetoolashedidso,hetalkedonkaboutthetribalwars
”ithinktheyregoingtolastforalongti,”hesaidtothenk
thenketi,ingfortheo
end”butgodsonksaid
”exactly,”ansist
onkandtheboylookedatit,dazzledtheleadhaddriedintothe
shapeofthepan,butitwasgold
”eday”theboyasked
”thisydestiny,notyours,”thealchestansiedtoshohatitwas
possible”
theyretuedtothegatesofthenasterythere,thealchestseparatedthediskintofourparts
”thisisforyou,”hesaid,holdingoneofthepartsouttothenk”itsforyourgenerositytothe
pilgri”
”butthispayntgoesygenerosity,”thenkresponded
”dontsaythatagainlifeghtbelistening,andgiveyoulessthenextti”
thealakeupforyougavetothegeneral”
theboyuchrethanhehadgiventhegeneralbuthekeptquiet,
beonk
”andthisisfor,”saidthealchest,keepingoneoftheparts”becauseihavetoretutothe
desert,herearetribalwars”
hetookthefourthpartandhandedittothenk
”thisisfortheboyifheeveeedsit”
”butioinginsearytreasure,”theboysaid”ieryclosetoitnow”
”andistsaid
”thenhis”
”becauseyouhavealreadylostyoursavingstan
old,superstitiousarab,andibelieveinourproverbstheresohatsays,everythingthathappens
oncecanneverhappenagainbuteverythingthathappenste”
theyuntedtheirhorses
”is,”saidthealchest
theboybroughthishorsecloser
”inaneofeerortiberius,therelivedagoodnwosonsone
ilitary,andhadbeensenttothestdistantregionsoftheeiretheothersonwasa
poet,anddelightedallofrohhisbeautifulverses
”onenight,thefatherhadadreaanangelappearedtohiandtoldhihatthewordsofoneof
hissonsethefather
hisdrearatefulandcrying,becauselife
sothinganyfatheroknow
”shortlythereafter,thefatherdiedashetriedtosaveachildtobecrushedbythe
annerthatandfair,he
dire
”youan,theangelsaidtohiyoulivedyourlifeinalovingway,anddied
hdignityicannoyouanywishyoudesire
”lifee,thensaidydreai
... </P></TD>