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"Ithinkyouogeyourenviro.Whydon’tyouewithmetotheKingdomofDreams?"Thislife-savingdialogueuhestar-litskiesgedthecourseofAngelica’spreciouslifeforever.
Angelitinuedonhercourse,themovementsofherbodystableandregurasever.Shewascastinshadowsassheranthroughanareaheavilyshadedbytrees,butwhensheemergedfromthatparativedarkhesettingsuncastitsafterglowonher,illuminatingherfigurewithitsruby-likeradiance.Goingroundthecurve,sheranonwithherlonghairfloatingbehindher,feelingtheresidualwarmthofthesettingsunonherback.Sheretainedhereleganceamidstrenuousexercise,feelingtheaffeateeyesofKingDimitri,sofulloftendernessgazingatherwithhisgentlesmile.Whenshefirstcamehere,Dimitrioftenwalkedwithheraroundthegoon.Heknewsheoetess,sopoetryandliteraturebecametheirfavoritetopicsofversation.Dimitri’spointofviewisthatagreatepiimmortalanithesis.Itachievesperfewithouttheneedofinteentiontothechoiceofwordstocreateasymbolicframeofmind.Onlyinanimateobjects,suchaspsticcreations,ensivecraftsmanship.Agoodpoemorprosewritteninanaturalflowneednoefforttopursueartificialperfe.Itsiionisstitutednaturally.Themostimportantcriterionofagoodpieceofwritingiswhetherithasanearaffeoflife.
Iingsofgreatmasters,weofteneacrosssimplebinationsofwordsthatbringoutthegrandeurofnature,beitmajestiifiountainrangesoramistyglimpseofadistanthill;thegesintheskieswhetheritisdrizzlingrain,transparentsunshineorhazyclouds;thestrategicarrasofndandrivers;perhapsanalmostindisibleflowerypathwhichleadstohithertounexploredparadise.Theyareemotionsandfervorofthewordsthemselvesandnotthedirectdescriptionoftheauthor.Therefore,thoughvague,notminutelydescribedandusedonlyasbackground,theyaresovividlypreseheintuitiveperceptionoftheauthorthattheyremainforeverinthereader’smind.Thatisthecharismaofliterature.DimitrisuggestedthatAngelicashouldlookarouhrenewedperceptionandlearnfromtheheavens,theskies,themountainsandtheseas.Thensheshouldtakeadventureinwarddeepinsidehermind,becauseonlythosewithih,intuitivearatingintelligenakeuseofthesematerialstanithesis.
Theyranon,steadilyrotatingonthecircurtrack,herheartbeatandherbreathingwereperfectlycoordinatedaasenseofpurepleasurefromherfleshbodyduetoexercise.Shethought,"HowfortunateIamnottobemadeintoamarblestatue,butamfleshandblood-theofanimals.HowgdIamthatIdidn’tthrowmylifeawayheedlessly.”Herbraitudetowardslifeaffeotonlyherpersonallifebuthercreativepowersaswell.ItwaslikebeingbaihingintheKingdombecamematerialforherwriting:Thestrarastsofantiquityandmodernizationandthebeautifulsery,theinhabitantswhocamefromallersoftheworld.Herdescriptionofthetwenty-fourbeautieswereespeciallysuperb.Theirverygnces,smilesauresseemedtodepicttheirdifferentpersonalities,temperamentsandbackgroundsandcamealiveunderherpen.ShemadethesesketchesintoacolleofprosearyaoshowthemtoKingDimitriwhenhecamebackbeforefinalizingthemanuscript.Turningaroundtofacethesettingsun,sheranbackwardsandmadeaVsigntowardsitaurnedbacktoruntothefinish.Iance,shesawthesmilingfacesofAishaandStephaniewelingher.
Lotus:
Ieeroftherealworld,thesettingsunhadnotquitedisappearedfromthewest;thecrestmoonwasalreadyhasteningtomakeherentraheeasternsky.Onthebraheoldelmtreeinfrontofthesolitaryinnbytheroadsidehungabrightrednternwithadleinsideflickeringintheslightbreeze-awelesigravelers,signifyingfood,drinkawinklingstarscouldbeseenfromamidthebrahetreelikenaturalors.Thiswasnotathhfareleadingtomajorcitiesandtheneighbvilgeswerequiteprosperouswithshopsandsmallbusiragmerts,peddlersandfarmerssellingtheirproduce.Thethatchedroofoftheinnpromisedshelter.Severaldwarf-sizedtablesandstoolsintheopencourtyardwereclearlyvisible,aswasthebeautifulyounggirlsittingbythestove,tendingthefireinaneasymannershowingherdispositioleasthemoonlight.Itwasnotthetimeforafair,sotherewerefewpassersbyandbusinesswassck.
ThewanderingDimitrisatalohedwarfedstool,phiswarmedwinefromasmalltinjar,enjoyingtheprovincialdishesofferedbytheinn,amidthewildseryofthestraid.Justthen,aleanyellow-haireddogapproachedhistable,tailwaggingbeggingforfood.Dimitrilookedatitandthoughtthatitwasoddlyfamiliar,buthebrushedawaytheideaasabsurd,forhowcouldhehaveseenthedogbeforeifthiswashisfirstvisittothispartoftheglobe?However,hetosseditabigkofmeat.Thedoggobbleditupandthenlookedlonginglyatthetinjarwithgreedyeyesanditsmouthwatered.Dimitriwasamusedandgood-naturedlypouredoutabowlofwinefulltothebrim,setitdownonthegroundandwatchedthedogpitupgreedily.Drunkandreeling,thedogturogoanddisappearedintothedarkeningtwilight.
Dimitriwatcheduntilthestrangedogdisappearedfromsight,thentakingupacuphepouredhimselfanothercupofwarmwihewinebroughtafortable,warmsensationtohisstomach.Hewassoengrossedinwatgthedogthathedidnotnoticethefigureofanoldwood-cutterappearuheredntern.ItwasonlywhentheyounggirlLotuscameouttogreethimthatDimitridiscoveredanoldmanwithalongwhitebeard,slightlyhunchedunderaburdenofabundleofwoodonhisback,whichLotuswashelpinghimunload.Hewashergrandfather,knowninthatdistrictasGrandpaIronRodbecauseofhisfirmprinciplesanduingattitudetowardsmorals.Hewasamanofsiderableknowledge,butsingthecorruptpracticesofthereigningpowers,preferredtoliveasawood-cutterainthisremotevilgeratherthanpromisehisvaluesinseekihandposition.Thoughadamantanduinginhisprinciple,hewasbynaturekindandpassionate.Hehadneverhurtasoulinhislifeandhadneverusedahatchettofaltree,choosingrathertopickupdriedbranchesandtwigsforfuel;fortohimkillingalivetreewasnodifferentfromkillingalivinganimal.
Dimitrismiledandheoldmaniingandtheoldmannoddediurn;butwhenhiseyesrestedonDimitri’sfaceheseemedtobetakenaback.HewentintohishuttofreshenupandtheandstoodbyDimitri’stable,holdingbothhandsintheshapeofafistbeforehischestinsalute.Generousbynature,Dimitriaskedhimtositdownwithhimandbehisguest.Theoldmansatdownandcalledtohisgrand-daughter,"Lotus,warmsomemorewineaanotherpceatthistableforme.eofyourtastydishes.Iwanttochatwithourspecialguesttonight.”Afterafewcupsofwiheoldmanasked,
"Wereyousurprisedaboutthedog?"
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