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ifthedesertonstratethatthealchest
enappearedfroehindthetravelers
”yousaid”youreintheareahetribesareatwar”
”iotgoingveryfar,”thealchestansenthey
ont,andthenagreedthattheboyandthealchestuldvealong
theboyinatedthosehorsenhthewayyou
lookedatthe”hesaid
”youreyesshoist
thatstrue,theboythoughthehadnotiultitudeofardnbackat
theencant,therehadbeenonearedfixedlyatthethathis
face
finally,ountainrangethatextendedalongtheentirehorizon,the
alchestsaidthattheythepyrads
”ifeaboutalche”
”youalreadyknoyitisaboutperatingtothesouloftheovering
thetreasurethathasbeenreservedforyou”
”no,thatsnoteanialkingabouttransfogleadintogold”
thealchestfellassilentasthedesert,andansheboyonlyaftertheyhadstoppedtoeat
”everythingintheuniverseevolved,”hesaid”and,foren,goldisthetalthatevolvedthe
furthestdontaskknoknohatthetraditionisal
”nhaveneverunderstoodthebolof
evolution,becathebasisfoflict”
”therearenylanguagesspokenbythings,”theboysaid”thereee,a
calsorethaneasignalofdangerand,finally,
itbecajustawhinnyagain”
butthenhestoppedthealchestprobablyalreadyknehat
”ihaveknoists,”thealselvesintheir
laboratories,andtriedtoevolve,asgoldhadandtheyfoundthephilosophersstone,becausethey
understoodthatethingevolves,everythingaroundthatthingevolvesaswell
”othersstuleduponthestonebyaccidenttheyalreadyhadthegift,andtheirsoulswerereadier
forsuchthingsthanthesoulsofothersbuttheydontunttheyrequiterare
”andthenthereheothers,erestedonlyingoldtheyneverfoundthesecretthey
forgotthatlead,pper,andironhavetheiroiniestofulfillandanyoneerferesh
thedestinyofanotherthingneveroverhisown”
thealcheststheground
”thisdeserteasea,”hesaid
”inoticedthat,”theboyanswered
thealanytiswhenhewasa
child,andhadheardthesoundofthesea
”theseahaslivedoninthisshell,becausethatsitsdestinyanditilthe
desertisonceagainveredbyer”
theyuntedtheirhorses,androdeoutinthedireidsofegypt
thesuntingheboysheartsoundedadangersignaltheyic
dunes,andtheboylookedatthealchesttoseeherhehadsensedanythingbutheappearedto
beunainuteslater,theboysaen
beforeheuldsayanythingtothealchest,thetenhadbeeten,andthenahundred
andthentheyhedunes
theyendressedinblue,hblackringssurroundingtheirturbanstheirfaceswere
hiddenbehindblueveils,honlytheireyesshowing
evenfrodistance,theireyesnveyedthestrengthoftheirsoulsandtheireyesspokeofdeath
thetilitaryistintoatent
eetinghhisstaff
”thesearethespies,”saidoneofthen
”istanswered
”youycathreedaysagoandyoualkinghoneofthetroops
there”
”iustanist”ihaveno
infortionabouttroopsorabouttheventofthetribesiplyay
friendhere”
”hechiefasked
”analchest,”saidthealchest”heunderstandstheforcesofnatureandhestoshowyou
hisextraordinarypowers”
theboylistenedquietlyandfearfully
”en
”hehasbroughtneytogivetoyourtribe,”saidthealchest,beforetheboyuldsayaword
andseizingtheboysbag,thealchestgavethegoldinstothechief
thearabacceptedtheoutaheretobuyalotofweapons
”ist”heasked,finally
”itsanpjust
htheforceofthewind”
thenlaughedtheyotheravagesofhatthedeliver
thefatalbloenofthedesert,andtheywere
fearfulofsorcerers
”idoit,”saidthechief
”heneedsthreedays,”ansist”heisgoingtotransforielfintothe
todenstratehispoblyofferyouourlives,forthehonorofyour
tribe”
”youesothingthatisalreadyne,”thechiefsaid,arrogantlybuthegrantedthe
travelersthreedays
theboyisthelpedhiutofthetent
”dontlettheeethatyoureafraid,”thealchestsaid”theyarebraven,andtheydespise
wards”
buttheboyuldntevenspeakheodosoonlyaftertheyhadhroughthecenterof
the:thearabssilynfiscatedtheirhorsesso,once
again,theonstrateditsnylanguages:thedesertonlyntsagohadbeenendless
andfree,andnoperablewall
”yougavetheverythingihad”theboysaid”everythingivesavedinentirelife”
”ansoneysaved
usforthreedaysitsnotoftenthatneysavesapersonslife”
buttheboy
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ifthedesertonstratethatthealchest
enappearedfroehindthetravelers
”yousaid”youreintheareahetribesareatwar”
”iotgoingveryfar,”thealchestansenthey
ont,andthenagreedthattheboyandthealchestuldvealong
theboyinatedthosehorsenhthewayyou
lookedatthe”hesaid
”youreyesshoist
thatstrue,theboythoughthehadnotiultitudeofardnbackat
theencant,therehadbeenonearedfixedlyatthethathis
face
finally,ountainrangethatextendedalongtheentirehorizon,the
alchestsaidthattheythepyrads
”ifeaboutalche”
”youalreadyknoyitisaboutperatingtothesouloftheovering
thetreasurethathasbeenreservedforyou”
”no,thatsnoteanialkingabouttransfogleadintogold”
thealchestfellassilentasthedesert,andansheboyonlyaftertheyhadstoppedtoeat
”everythingintheuniverseevolved,”hesaid”and,foren,goldisthetalthatevolvedthe
furthestdontaskknoknohatthetraditionisal
”nhaveneverunderstoodthebolof
evolution,becathebasisfoflict”
”therearenylanguagesspokenbythings,”theboysaid”thereee,a
calsorethaneasignalofdangerand,finally,
itbecajustawhinnyagain”
butthenhestoppedthealchestprobablyalreadyknehat
”ihaveknoists,”thealselvesintheir
laboratories,andtriedtoevolve,asgoldhadandtheyfoundthephilosophersstone,becausethey
understoodthatethingevolves,everythingaroundthatthingevolvesaswell
”othersstuleduponthestonebyaccidenttheyalreadyhadthegift,andtheirsoulswerereadier
forsuchthingsthanthesoulsofothersbuttheydontunttheyrequiterare
”andthenthereheothers,erestedonlyingoldtheyneverfoundthesecretthey
forgotthatlead,pper,andironhavetheiroiniestofulfillandanyoneerferesh
thedestinyofanotherthingneveroverhisown”
thealcheststheground
”thisdeserteasea,”hesaid
”inoticedthat,”theboyanswered
thealanytiswhenhewasa
child,andhadheardthesoundofthesea
”theseahaslivedoninthisshell,becausethatsitsdestinyanditilthe
desertisonceagainveredbyer”
theyuntedtheirhorses,androdeoutinthedireidsofegypt
thesuntingheboysheartsoundedadangersignaltheyic
dunes,andtheboylookedatthealchesttoseeherhehadsensedanythingbutheappearedto
beunainuteslater,theboysaen
beforeheuldsayanythingtothealchest,thetenhadbeeten,andthenahundred
andthentheyhedunes
theyendressedinblue,hblackringssurroundingtheirturbanstheirfaceswere
hiddenbehindblueveils,honlytheireyesshowing
evenfrodistance,theireyesnveyedthestrengthoftheirsoulsandtheireyesspokeofdeath
thetilitaryistintoatent
eetinghhisstaff
”thesearethespies,”saidoneofthen
”istanswered
”youycathreedaysagoandyoualkinghoneofthetroops
there”
”iustanist”ihaveno
infortionabouttroopsorabouttheventofthetribesiplyay
friendhere”
”hechiefasked
”analchest,”saidthealchest”heunderstandstheforcesofnatureandhestoshowyou
hisextraordinarypowers”
theboylistenedquietlyandfearfully
”en
”hehasbroughtneytogivetoyourtribe,”saidthealchest,beforetheboyuldsayaword
andseizingtheboysbag,thealchestgavethegoldinstothechief
thearabacceptedtheoutaheretobuyalotofweapons
”ist”heasked,finally
”itsanpjust
htheforceofthewind”
thenlaughedtheyotheravagesofhatthedeliver
thefatalbloenofthedesert,andtheywere
fearfulofsorcerers
”idoit,”saidthechief
”heneedsthreedays,”ansist”heisgoingtotransforielfintothe
todenstratehispoblyofferyouourlives,forthehonorofyour
tribe”
”youesothingthatisalreadyne,”thechiefsaid,arrogantlybuthegrantedthe
travelersthreedays
theboyisthelpedhiutofthetent
”dontlettheeethatyoureafraid,”thealchestsaid”theyarebraven,andtheydespise
wards”
buttheboyuldntevenspeakheodosoonlyaftertheyhadhroughthecenterof
the:thearabssilynfiscatedtheirhorsesso,once
again,theonstrateditsnylanguages:thedesertonlyntsagohadbeenendless
andfree,andnoperablewall
”yougavetheverythingihad”theboysaid”everythingivesavedinentirelife”
”ansoneysaved
usforthreedaysitsnotoftenthatneysavesapersonslife”
buttheboy
... </P></TD>