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ing,thatsallithinkaboutifintherarchingifihave
tofight,itasgoodadaytodieasanyother
”beypastorfutureinterestedonlyinthepresentifyoucan
ncentratealanyoullseethatthereislifeinthedesert,that
therearestarsintheheavens,andthattribesnfightbeanracelife
ontnow”
tslater,ashetingreadytobeddoheboylookedforthestartheyfollowedevery
nighthethoughtthatthehorizonedtoseestarson
thedesertitself
”itstheoasis,”saidthecaldriver
”noheboyasked
”becauseosleep”
theboya,allstarshadbeenthenightbefore,
s,stretchingacrosstheentiredesert
”an,whohadalsoawakenedearly
buttheboyehthesilenceofthedesert,andheentjusttolook
atthetreeshestillhadalongids,andsodaythising
bearybutthisontthepartythecaldriverhadntionedandhe
softhefuturealthoughthevisionof
thedatepaledaybejustary,rightnosignifiedshade,er,andarefuge
froheelsgroansignaleddanger,andnosuldherald
aracle
theanylanguages,theboythought
thetisrushpast,andsodotheist,ashechedthehundredsof
peopleandanilsarrivingattheoasispeopleingattheneobscuredthe
desertsun,andthechildrenoftheoasisentatthearrivalofthestrangers
thealchestsaatlength
butnoneofthattteredtothealchesthehadalreadyseennypeopleeandgo,andthe
desertreinedasithedesertsandstheduneswere
changednstantlybytheesandshehadknoehehildhe
alhehappinessthatthetravelersexperiencederweeksofyellowsand
andbluesky,theyfirstsasybegodan
uldappreciatethedatetrees,hethought
hedeorepracticalttershekneanto
heeofhissesohedidntknoanyet,
buthispracticedeyeeoneas
capableashispreviousapprentice
idontknoittedbyouth,hethoughtitexactly
thattheys;godrevealedhissecretseasilytoallhiscreatures
hehadonlyoneexplanationforthisfaittedthisheywere
deupfrohepurelife,andthiskindoflifecannotbecapturedinpicturesorwords
becausepeoplebeefascinatedhpicturesandtingthelanguageof
theworld
theboyuldntbelieveheheoasis,ratherthanbeingjustawellsurroundedbya
fetreesashehadseenonanytokin
spainthereerableloredtentsspread
angthe
”itlookslikethethousandandonenights,”saidtheenglishn,iatienttoeththe
alchest
theyalsandpeoplethathe
noftheoasisenpetedhone
anotherforaerchantsthesilenceofthedesertthetravelersinthecaravanalkingincessantly,laughingandshouting,asif
theyhadergedfrohespiritualselvesonceagainintheworldofpeople
theywererelievedandhappy
theyhadbeentakingeldriverexplainedtotheboythat
oasesajorityoftheinhabitantswere
enandchildrenthereenfoughtinthedesert,
leavingtheoasesasplacesofrefuge
ediffihis
instructionsthegroupainthereattheoasisuntilthenflictbethetribeswasover
sincetheyors,theyosharelivingspacehthosehere,andwould
begiventhebestacdationsthathelaalitythenheaskedthateveryone,
inenappointedbythetribalchieftains
”thosearetherulesofaynotshelteraresortroops”
totheboyssurprise,theenglishntookachroplatedrevolveroutofhisbagandgaveittothe
ns
”whyarevolver”heasked
”ithelpedtotrustinpeople,”theenglishnanswered
an,the
redifficultthingsbecaitseedasiftheoldkinghadcalled”beginnersluck”wereno
longerfun,heantlysubjectedtotestsofhis
persistenpatientifhepushedforpulsively,he
ensleftbygodalonghispath
godplaypathhehadsurprisedhielfhthethoughtuntilthen,hehad
nsideredtheonstobethingsofthisingorsleeping,orlikeseekingloveor
findingajobhehadneverthoughtofthenterofalanguageusedbygodtoindicatehe
shoulddo
”dontbeiatient,”herepeatedtohielf”itslikethecaldriversaid:eatetoeat
andvealongetovealong”
thatfirstday,everyonesleptfroxhaustion,includingtheenglishntheboywasassigneda
placefarfroisfriend,inatentenofabouthi
... </P></TD>
ing,thatsallithinkaboutifintherarchingifihave
tofight,itasgoodadaytodieasanyother
”beypastorfutureinterestedonlyinthepresentifyoucan
ncentratealanyoullseethatthereislifeinthedesert,that
therearestarsintheheavens,andthattribesnfightbeanracelife
ontnow”
tslater,ashetingreadytobeddoheboylookedforthestartheyfollowedevery
nighthethoughtthatthehorizonedtoseestarson
thedesertitself
”itstheoasis,”saidthecaldriver
”noheboyasked
”becauseosleep”
theboya,allstarshadbeenthenightbefore,
s,stretchingacrosstheentiredesert
”an,whohadalsoawakenedearly
buttheboyehthesilenceofthedesert,andheentjusttolook
atthetreeshestillhadalongids,andsodaythising
bearybutthisontthepartythecaldriverhadntionedandhe
softhefuturealthoughthevisionof
thedatepaledaybejustary,rightnosignifiedshade,er,andarefuge
froheelsgroansignaleddanger,andnosuldherald
aracle
theanylanguages,theboythought
thetisrushpast,andsodotheist,ashechedthehundredsof
peopleandanilsarrivingattheoasispeopleingattheneobscuredthe
desertsun,andthechildrenoftheoasisentatthearrivalofthestrangers
thealchestsaatlength
butnoneofthattteredtothealchesthehadalreadyseennypeopleeandgo,andthe
desertreinedasithedesertsandstheduneswere
changednstantlybytheesandshehadknoehehildhe
alhehappinessthatthetravelersexperiencederweeksofyellowsand
andbluesky,theyfirstsasybegodan
uldappreciatethedatetrees,hethought
hedeorepracticalttershekneanto
heeofhissesohedidntknoanyet,
buthispracticedeyeeoneas
capableashispreviousapprentice
idontknoittedbyouth,hethoughtitexactly
thattheys;godrevealedhissecretseasilytoallhiscreatures
hehadonlyoneexplanationforthisfaittedthisheywere
deupfrohepurelife,andthiskindoflifecannotbecapturedinpicturesorwords
becausepeoplebeefascinatedhpicturesandtingthelanguageof
theworld
theboyuldntbelieveheheoasis,ratherthanbeingjustawellsurroundedbya
fetreesashehadseenonanytokin
spainthereerableloredtentsspread
angthe
”itlookslikethethousandandonenights,”saidtheenglishn,iatienttoeththe
alchest
theyalsandpeoplethathe
noftheoasisenpetedhone
anotherforaerchantsthesilenceofthedesertthetravelersinthecaravanalkingincessantly,laughingandshouting,asif
theyhadergedfrohespiritualselvesonceagainintheworldofpeople
theywererelievedandhappy
theyhadbeentakingeldriverexplainedtotheboythat
oasesajorityoftheinhabitantswere
enandchildrenthereenfoughtinthedesert,
leavingtheoasesasplacesofrefuge
ediffihis
instructionsthegroupainthereattheoasisuntilthenflictbethetribeswasover
sincetheyors,theyosharelivingspacehthosehere,andwould
begiventhebestacdationsthathelaalitythenheaskedthateveryone,
inenappointedbythetribalchieftains
”thosearetherulesofaynotshelteraresortroops”
totheboyssurprise,theenglishntookachroplatedrevolveroutofhisbagandgaveittothe
ns
”whyarevolver”heasked
”ithelpedtotrustinpeople,”theenglishnanswered
an,the
redifficultthingsbecaitseedasiftheoldkinghadcalled”beginnersluck”wereno
longerfun,heantlysubjectedtotestsofhis
persistenpatientifhepushedforpulsively,he
ensleftbygodalonghispath
godplaypathhehadsurprisedhielfhthethoughtuntilthen,hehad
nsideredtheonstobethingsofthisingorsleeping,orlikeseekingloveor
findingajobhehadneverthoughtofthenterofalanguageusedbygodtoindicatehe
shoulddo
”dontbeiatient,”herepeatedtohielf”itslikethecaldriversaid:eatetoeat
andvealongetovealong”
thatfirstday,everyonesleptfroxhaustion,includingtheenglishntheboywasassigneda
placefarfroisfriend,inatentenofabouthi
... </P></TD>