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        "Oh，it’syou,Marianna．Whatareyoudoinghere?"

        "ImetMrs.KaffeetheotherdayandsheaskedmetocateradinnerforMr.Kaffeeandhisfriendstonight．Iwasjustgoinguptoaskthemaboutthemenu．"

        "Iwouldn’tgoifIwereyou．Strahingshavebeenhappeninginthathousethesestfewdays．Itwaslikegustsofwindbeforeastorm，forebodingevil．Mr．Kaffeetookhisyadsailedawaywithoutsayingwherehewasgoingorwhenhewouldreturn.ItalllookedfishytomesoItooktheearanddroveoff．Idon’twanttogetinvolvedinthismess．Ifyou’rewise，youwoher.”Withthatshedroveawayhastily．Mariannakobeanavariciouswoman，alwaystoadyinguptoMrs．Kaffeeandsteppingonothersforherownadvaothepostofjewelry-keeper．Watghercarswiftlydisappearing，Mariannathoughtically，"Sheprobablyabsdedwiththejewelrytoo!Thiswholebunchmaybeentangledinadog-fight，whoknows?"Theurnedhercararoundabackthewayshecame.Policesirensscreamedandsquadcarswhizzedby．"Somethingmustreallyhavehappened!"shethought．

        Ohirdday，thetenthousandthfighterwascreated．heseemedtoknowhisdestinationandrantojoinhisrades-in-armsimmediately．Thetwenty-fournudebeautiessighedinreliefandcppedtheirhandsinjoyathavingfulfilledtheirseeminglyimpossiblemission．Butthreedaysofceaselesshardworkhadtakeolndtheyalllookedlusterless，disheveledaodropwithfatigue．Dimitricamegedandkissedeaesaying"Nowgoand．Youhavedoneawonderfuljob．Itistimetosleep,restandrecoveryourbeautyandenergy.”

        "No，yourmajesty"ohemsaid，"weotrestyet．Ifthereisgoingtobefightigetthemedicalsuppliesready．Foodtofeedthetroopsmustalsobeprepared．Weotletthemgohungry.”Dimitriwasdeeplymovedbytheirselflessloyalty．HebrushedbackthetousledcurlsoftheCaucasiaywithhishands，rubbedoffspecksofcakedmudfromthefaceoftheLatiyandiedtherawandbleedingfingernailsoftheOrientalbeauty，telliogetitateoatohenhewalkedbrisklyawaytoMedusa’ssideofthehill．ThebeautieswerehappyandfortedtoseethatKingDimitriobviouslyappreciatedandcaredforthem．Theydispersedto，getdressedandthengoabouttheirdutieswithrenewedenergy．

        Meanwhile，theiigableMedusawasthere,beautiful,imposingandstern,eyesgleaming，stillfullofenergyinspiteofthreedaysofintensedrilling．Hershiningbckskinenhancedherwild,primitiveAfribeauty．Tenthousandfightersstoodatattentionbeforeherwhilesheiedtheirranks．KingDimitristrodeontotheptformtoreviewhistroopsandsawthattheywerereadyforbattle．ThehueandthesecrettunnelhaddecreasedAftertryingfruitlesslyforthreedaystogairy，theenemywasobviouslygettingdiscedandtired．Itwastheidealtimeforaterattack．Dimitriatoransformedhimselftoasavagedeitywiththebodyofamanbuttheheadofamonster，withrhinoceroshornatthetopofhishead．Thefightersgaveashoutofjoyatseeingsuidableleader.LedbyDimitriandMedusa,theychargedthroughthesecrettutackedtheRomanLegions．DimitrifeltasthoughhewaschargingthroughtheMongoliangrassndo-footedsteed，ahoughhewasfightinginthedesertwithitsendlessexpanseofyellowsand．

        Battlecriedresounded．KingDimitri’ssoldierswerenakedandweldedonlyprimitiveons，butitdidhem.TheselioedwarriorschargedferociouslyatthefullyarmoredRomanLegions．Totheirastonishmentandbewilderment，thewarriorsfoundthatthoughtheRomanswerefullyequipped，theywerenotsolidshapes，butonlyillusionaryphantoms．WhentheyrushedheadlongintotheranksofthestatelyRomanLegions，theirattackbroughtwithitagustofwhirlwind,onimpactofwhichthephantomsdispersedinalldires．Amidtheturmoilofbattle，allthatcouldbeseenwasonesolitarywoman,uglyanddeformedbymultiplescarstryingtoescape．Medusa，mountedobcksteed，reizedhertobethetraitorIleen．Takinganarrowfromherquiver，shetookaimatthepreyandwithoneinfallibleshotpiercedherthroatbeforeKingDimitricouldstopher．Dimitriimmediatelyspurredhishorseandgallopedover,butIleenwasalreadydead．Hereyeshoweverwerewideopenandfullofhate．Helookedatherregretfully,rememberingtheirpastretionship．Shehadbeenhisfavoriteeformanyyearsandhadtributedmuchtowardshisempire.Thusherundyinghatredforhimwasinaway，justified．

        Atthatmoment，thephantomsoftheRomanlegionsevaporatedintodarkclouds．Thesedarkcloudsgatheredoverheadandtorrentsofrainpoureddown．RaindropsfellonDimitri’swarriorswhobegabatothesoilfromwhichtheyhadsprung．Ileen’sbody，whichwasalsomadeofearth，sooedtoo．Dimitriwatchedashissoldiersdisappeared，justashisenemieshad，andhewalkedonaloheraintowardsthevalleythinking，"Letwhatshoulddispersebedispersed，andwhatshouldturntodustbeturodust．WhenJehovahmademan，heordaihat‘Dustthouartanduntodustthoushaltreturn’.Afterdeath,withtheextinguishmentofthefleshbody,willloveandhatedispersetoo?Orwilltheyremainforever?"

        Dimitriwasrudelyawakeheinsistentringingofthephoillhalfasleep，hehadnotquiteshakenoffthemencholyeffectofhisdream．HeheardthefamiliarvoiariannatellinghimofwhathadhappeheKaffees,thatshewasatthegaragefixingherdwouldbehomesoontogoapartmenthuntingwithhim．Heansweredinmonosylliublesofonly‘OK’and‘yes’andhungup．Hesatthereforawhile，adjustingtotherealworldhehadebacktoandthought，"Thehappeningsofthesestfewdaysarereallylikeadream，butmydreamsthoughbazarre，seemsoreal!However,realityorfantasyitisallpastanddoh．IhaveruinedIleen’slife;IakethesamemistaketwidruinMarianna’saswell．Iamadreamer,bestsuitedtothecarefreelifeIhadbeenliving．WhystayonhereunfortablycoopeduparoyingthelifeofthewomanIlove?Dreamsmaybetrueoritmaynot，butmybittersweetentawithIleenisover，soisthecrisisinmyKingdom．Myfuturedreamsshouldbesweetohinkingso，hisspiritslifted．LeavingahecoffeetableforMarianna，hepushedouthisshoppingcart,stillintactwithhisbelongings,aonhisway,light-heartedandcarefree,thoughalittlepeheonlythingofMarianna’sthathetookwithhimwastheredscarfshehadknittedespeciallyforhim．

        Boredwithwaitingiohavehercaratteo，Mariannastrolledleisurelyacrossthestreetforacupofcoffee．Shelookedatthediamsparklingerandwaseted．Butasshesatthere，shewasonceagainstruckwiththeunfortablethoughtthatsomehowDimitriseemedtohavehadfhtofwhatwasgoingtohappeuprestlesslyandcalledhimathome．Hisidabsentmindedrepliesarmedherstillmore，soshethrewdownsomemohetable，crossedthestreet，tookhercarfromthewaitinglihegarageanddrovehastilyhome．

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