Book2:KigdomIteDreams (第215/246页)

thenranbacktothefiguresittingontherodaskedsoftly,

    “I’msorrytodisturbyou,butisyournameelle?”ellewassurprisedtohearsomeonecallherbyname.Wheurnedherhead,shesawitwasAngelieofthetwenty-fourbeautiesintheKingdomofDreams.Sheimmediatelyjumpeddownfromtherock.Thetwoofthemlookedateachotherinamazementandthenhuggedexuberantly.

    “Imagiingyouhere!”excimedelle.“Peopleindreamsmeetinreallife.Thatmeansthedreamwasreandactuallyexists.”

    “Yes,Ithinksotoo”repliedAngelica.

    “Irememberyouwritepoetry.Doyouhaveanynewversesformetoenjoy?”

    “IhadanideaaboutwritingaboutouradveheKingdomofDreams.Iwantittobeagreatepicwithgrandstructure,plicatedprocessand............ButIamafraidIwouldoit.It’sgreattomeetyouhere.Youareheaveandgivemesuggestionsandinstrus.Itmustbeaspeciarrabyheaventomakealldreamfiguresbeefleshandbloodrealpeople.”

    “Great!Iwouldbehoobeapartofyrandendeavor.Iamapoetrylovermyself.DoyouhaveanynewpoemsthatIjoy?”

    “Ididthinkofsome.InfactwhileIwasjoggingjustnowIthoughtofashortpoem.Butofcoursethisisjustaroughdraftandneedsmorework.”

    “Whydon’tyoureciteitformenow?”requestedelleurgently.Angelicarecitedslowly,

    “Themosttreasuredthingsinheavehestars.

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    Themosttreasuredthingsoharepricelessdiamonds.

    Howmanystarsyougatherinalifetime?

    Lookattheheavensandyouhavethemall.

    Horicelessdiamondsyougatherinalifetime?

    Treasureeverysedandyouhaveasparklinggem.

    Theworldissoridbountiful.

    Theradiaarsanddiamondsstituteanexquisiteaifullife.”

    “Ah!Whatwonderfulpoetry!‘Treasureeverysedandyouhaveasparklingdiamond”Itshineslikealightbeforeme.WhyshouldIsighabouttimewastediwheureismoreimportant?”TurningtoAngelica,sheexcimed

    “Oh,thisisgreat!Yourpoemsolvedmydilemmaandperplexity.Iwillneveragainsighoverthetimefritteredaway.e,let’sgoandlookforourhomeinthedreams.”Handinhand,thetwoofthemwalkedaway.

    AfterLotusandNatalielefttheBARTstation,theywalkedtowardstheke.Astheywerewaitingatastreeterforthetrafficlighttoge,theysawtwoslim,youngwomenacrossthestreetturandalsowalktowardstheke.ThetwodiesgLotusandNatalieandwavedexcitedlyatthem.

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    “Look!”saidLotustoNatalie“Don’tthewomenacrossthestreetlooklikeAngelidelle?”

    “Whyyes!It’sthem”repliedNatalie.Theywaitedforthelighttoge.Thewaitseemedinterminable,asifitwereayearlong.Whenfinallythegreenlightcameon,theyranacrossthestreetandhuggedAngelidellewarmly.

    “Irememberthefourofusagreedtoebaundaneworldtogether.Nowwearehereandallreunitedagain.Thedreamisnotanillusion.It’sreal.Let’sallgoandlookforourhomeinthedreams.”Withthatallfourofthemwalkedtowardstheke.Theywalkedfromshadetosunshine,fromsunshioshade.Fourbeautifulfigureswalkedamidstlightandshadedrawingadmiringgncesfromdriversariansalike.Theywalkedalongastrangeafamiliarpath,liketheoheirdreams.Itwasthepathbae.

    Dimitriyonhisloungechairatitsusualpcebythehighwalltoshelterhimfromthewind.Hisdipidateddarkbrownjacketcoveredhisstomadhefeltsnugandfortableuhewarmwintersun.Buthisheartwasnotatease,alwaysuhepremonitionthatsomethingbadeni