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Lotus,Samantha,DornaandNatalie
KingDimitri’sWomen
Aisha:
AfterthegreatbattlewiththeRomansoldiers,thiuronormandDreamndwasrestoredtoitsinalpeadcalm.ButKingDimitrihadmysteriouslydisappearedandhadnotbeenheardofsince.Usedtohisetricways,thetwenty-fourbeautieslivedtheirleisurelylives,pursuingtheirowsastheyhadalotofidletimeontheirhands;buttheycouldn’thelpfeelingalittlelostandlonely.Ianceahelicopter,silveryandshiny,wasseenflyingtowardsthendingfieldontherighttipoftheTwinPeaks.Aishalookeddownatthegoonwithitssurroundingmountains,attherefleoftheglitteringyellowtilesoftheesepace-likebuildingaawarmsenseofhomeing.Shendedhercraftpreciselyandaccurately,fullydemonstratingherskilerity.Shesteppeddownposedlyfromherhelicopter,carryiwobooksshehadgonedowntothevilgepostofficetoget.Theflightmeicsrushedovertothesmallpactflyingmaewithitstransparentbodyfullyexposingitssilveryinterior,designedespeciallyforthetwenty-fourbeautiesasameansoftransportation.Theypusheditawaytotheairbaseforrefuelingandmaintehereavarietyofheliceandsmallwereassembled.
Walkihesuspensietowardstheesestylebuilding,Aishawasstruckwiththepletesilence.Usuallythepcewasfullofughterandactivity;butnow,withoutitsmaster,allhadbeelifelessandstagnant."Wherehaseveryonegoo?"shethoughtassheeheemptyhallwithitsmajestiishings,meticulouslykeptupandimposingasever;butitallthemoreemphasizeditspreseion.WhenKingDimitriwashere,thehallwasfullofmusidsinginganddeliciousfoodwasserveduhedlelightandnternsbythebeautiesadorhpreciousjewels.Lifethenwasbusyafundfullofmeaning.ShewalkedupthestairstothesedfloorandpausedforamomentatthelongFrendowsoverlookingthecrystalclear,icy-coldgoon,andrememberedwithnostalgiahowKingDimitritookthemboatingsometimesuhemoonlight,sometimesinadrizzlingraintheywouldsitinthepyingmusistrumentsandsinging,drinkingwineandenjoyingthedifferentaspectsofthenightseonthegoon.Hereyestraveledtothesurroundingmountainsandrememberedhowhetookthemmountain-climbingandhunting.WhatamanKingDimitriwas!Heuoodlifeandhowtoenjoyittothehilt-anepicureanahetitheyalllovedandrespected.Aishawalkedontothestdoorandope.Itwasherprivatequarters.
Thewallsofthestudywerelihbookcasesfromfloortoceiling,allfilledwithbooks.Theylookedalittledisorderly,butwiththedisorderlinessoffrequentusage.Onthepinkcarpetcthefloor,werepilesofbooks,someonanthropology,someoernreligionandsomeooryofcivilization,carefullyselectedbythemistressofthestudy.hewindow,therewasargewhiteiniddeskgildedingold,madewithexcellentcraftsmanship.Itwasfortusuchabeautifulpieceofarthadfoundamistresswhoplemeawell.Atthemoment,shewasgatheringmateriandpreparinganimportaobereadattheiionacademicmeeting,justasshehaddonemanytimesbefore.Asshewalkedintoherroom,Aishabegantotakeoffherclothes.Shewasawomahirties,withskinpureaswhitejade,wearingaesestyleknotatthenapeofherneck.Whenshewaspletelynaked,shesatdowntowork.Toherclotheswereusedtoresistcoldandnottobewornwhenunnecessary.Shehadastronggreedforthefullestsensationofherbodyandtobefreefrombohereforenottobehamperedbyanyclothingwhilereseargwasheretricity.Sopreoccupiedwassheonherreadingthatanythingelsewasoblivious;andtheonlysoundsintheroomweretheturningofpageswhileshesedthroughherbooksforwhatevershewahenshewouldtypepartofherthesisnimblyandswiftly.Aishastoppedtypingforamoment,leanedbaherchair,frowningintration,thinkingofhowbesttoexpressherideas,whenhereyeshappeofallooofamiddle-agedmanonherdesk.Hewasanordinary-lookingman,amutto,withnospeciallydistinguishablefeatures,wearinganolive-coloredsafarihattiltedatanangle.Hisftnose,darkbrowneyesandolddisarrayedclothingseemedmoresuitableforajanitorthanKingDimitri,buthissmilewaskindandendearing.
Aisha’sthoughtsflewbacktotheirfirstmeetingattheluxuriousboardroomoftheFoundationofAnthropologyandHumanCivilization.ThoughAishawasyoungaiful,herresearchhadwoernationalfameandtherespectofschorsallovertheworld.Sonoonewasgreatlysurprisedwhenshewasaskedtoleadateamofstists,whoweretodoextensivereseardestablishapleteandexhaustivefileonthedifferenttribesofhumansthathadexistedorstillexistonthisearthofours,includiprimitive.Itwasastaggeringproject,requiringhundredsofpartitsaensivefunding.Shewaschosenbothforherexpertiseandherdedicationtoherwork.NowAishalookedatthemansittingoppositeheratthetable.HeresidentoftheFoundationandmainfinancialbackeroftheirproject.buthewasshabbilydressedandcouldeasilyhavebeentakenforajanitor.Hisspeechshowedhisckofformaleducationandtainednostificjargon,butitwasciseandtothepointahdeepintellectualpowerswhichbeliedhismediocreappearance.Hisopeningspeechwasverysimple.Hesaidthereasonhewasfundingthisprojectwasbecausehebelievedtheevolutionofhumancivilizationwasnotasmysteriousasmostpeoplethought.Fromhisobservationofchildrenatpy,hecametotheclusionthatitwasmorelikethepurposelessgameschildrenpyed.Onlyaftermillionsofyearsofzigzaggedges,diditetobewhatitwastoday.Hecludedbysayingthatittothoseesteemedstistsandschorspresenttotrace,researdexpinthosedeviousges.AsAishalistened,herrespeincreased.Inafewwordshehad1aiddowntheprinciplesforthereseardmadeaplexprojectseemsimple.Asshegottoknowhimbetter,shewasmesmerizedbyhimandvoluntarilyfollowedhimtohisKingdominthesecludedmountains.GraduallyKingDimitribecamehergreatmentorandsheroudtobeeoneofhistwenty-fourbeauties.
Aishasighedasshelookedatthephotoonherdesk.Hisnatural,iwanderlustwasastrangecharacteristicthatledhimtoleavethisbeautifulkingdomwithitsmagnifitmountainsandstreams,itsluxuriouspadtwenty-fourbeauties,togorovingaroundlikeanomad.Themaniuregrewyoungerandyounger,untilitbecameanaughtyboyishgrin.SheughedandthoughtDimitriinessencewaslikeaurousboyandwouldehomewheiredofroaming.Thebookcaseswerestilldisorderly,thesoftheputerdispyedfruitsofherthoughts,theheprioppedmomentarily.Awomanwasseenengrossedinherreading.
Stephanie:
Therefleoftheswayingbraheweepingwillowsoilesswavesofthegooopersonifyadnguidwoman,half-yielding,half-resisting.Thegoonwasborderedononesidebyasheercliff,withacavefarabovethewaterlevel.Theonlywayofentrywasbyclimbingupastoutrope.AbovethecavewasthecarvedfigureofaTibetanBuddhawithfourhands,eachholdingastrangeon,likeaprotectiveguardiaypreventingevilspiritsfrominvadireatoftheyoungwomanractigprodigiousfeatsofthefleshbody.0ccasionallyshewouldopenherrgealluringeyeswhichseemedtohideamillios.Suchmysteriouselusivenessseemeddestiobewitdehesoulofman.Herlusciousbckhairulledbatoheavybraidsthatshewoundaroundherhead,buttheseverehairstyleonlyplementedhercssidubeautyandaristocraticbearingwhiothingcouldceal.Therefleofthewatershimmeringandglitteringuhesunwasherasbrightnorasillustriousasherfamilyhistory,butshealkedtoanyoneexceptDimitriaboutit.
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