beautiesstoodbeforethenewgraveinsilence.QueenAishamurmured,

    “Victoria,inlifeyouwantedsomuchtobeabletoeonndandlivewithusinthepaowyouareonpaceground.Wewillbewithyoudayandnightsoyouwon’tbelonely.Youdiedtragically,butdorevengegripyourheart,forthenyoursoulwouldnotbeabletorestinpeace.Beatease,KingDimitriwilvengeyou.Restinpeace.”Sheledthebeautiesinbowingthreetimesbeforethetombandcludedthesimplebutsolemnburiamiddrizzlingraihebacktothegreathall.QueenAishaturoWhiteFairyandsaid,

    “PleasereporttoKingDimitriallthathadhappenedhere.Cyclopshasrippedoffhismaskandstartedhispnofrevehinkitisexpedienttosendthebeautiestoseekrefugeinthemundaneworldaheadofschedule.PleaseaskKingDimitriifitisfeasibletodoso.”

    “Yes,yourmajesty”saidWhiteFairy,whogedintoapuffofwhitesmokeandflewaway.

    AfterhearingWhiteFairy’sreport,Dimitriwasveryangry.

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    “WhatCyclopsdidhavereallyehheaveh.Anycamitycausedbyheavenbeovere,butthecamitiescausedbyhumanwiessotgounpunished.Cyclopsdoesnotodealwithhimbecausehewillsurelynotescapethewrathofheaven.”

    “Thiscamitywillcausegreatturmoilinthepace”saidMegginn.“Everyonewillfeelinsecureandfearful.”

    “Yes,thatistrue”repliedWhiteFairy.“TheheavyloadisentirelyonQueenAisha’sshoulders.ShecarriesKingDimitri’smagicswordwithhereverywhereatalltimestogainasenseofcalmandsecurity.”

    “Sendingthebeautiesbaundaneworldaheadofscheduleistherightdecision”saidDimitri.“LetNovelandElenaebackfirst.Theyhaveestablishedhomeshere.IknowforafactthatNovel’srgemansionhadbeenrenovatedandisinmove-indition.Elenashouldhavenotroubleeither.AstoRomi,Iknowshehasahometoo,butshehadonlyjustreturheKingdomofDreams.Letherstaythereforawhilelonger.”

    “Then,I’llgobadreporttoQueenAisha”saidWhiteFairy.DimitrinoddedandWhiteFairyflewintothenightskiesasapuffofsmoke,lettingtheskybluedressflutterdowntotheground.Maryimmediatelypickeditup,foldeditandputitaway.

    “Megginn”saidDimitri“youfindmeanarchitectordesigodrawuppnstoremodelthatthreestoreyhousedoor?SiheotherbeautiesintheKingdomwouldbegraduallyioo,weneedmorebedrooms.”

    “Leavethattome”saidSamantha.“AllremodelinganddesigningworkatWorldBank,whetherattheheadquartersoratanyofthebranches,areallhandledbyapanyspecializingininteriordecoratinganddesign.Theowhebusinessusedtobeafamouscertpianist.Heoriedtokillhimselfinpubligagunbutsomehowhesurvived.Fromthenon,hegaveuphismusicalcareerbecauseitbroughtoutthesadnessinhisheartandremindedhimofbygonedayshepreferredtet.Hebecameaninteriordecoratoranddesigner.Heisshrewd,effitandreallygoodathisjob.Whydoacthimandhavehimsubmitaproposal?”

    “IshisnameIke?”askedDimitri,smiling.BothSamanthaandMegginnweregreatlysurprised.

    “Doyouknowhim?”

    “IsawhimosideElena’shouse.Heisherex-husband.Well,well.It’sasmallworldafterall!Alrightgivehimthejob.”

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    “Ihaveanotheridea”saidMegginn.“AllthebeautiesintheKingdomofDreamswillbegraduallyreloghere.Somaiful,youngwomeningandgoingfromthehousewillbesuretoarousecuriosityandgiverisetospecutionsandgossip.Iwasthinking,whydon’twecallitabhouseforw

beautiesstoodbeforethenewgraveinsilence.QueenAishamurmured,

    “Victoria,inlifeyouwantedsomuchtobeabletoeonndandlivewithusinthepaowyouareonpaceground.Wewillbewithyoudayandnightsoyouwon’tbelonely.Youdiedtragically,butdorevengegripyourheart,forthenyoursoulwouldnotbeabletorestinpeace.Beatease,KingDimitriwilvengeyou.Restinpeace.”Sheledthebeautiesinbowingthreetimesbeforethetombandcludedthesimplebutsolemnburiamiddrizzlingraihebacktothegreathall.QueenAishaturoWhiteFairyandsaid,

    “PleasereporttoKingDimitriallthathadhappenedhere.Cyclopshasrippedoffhismaskandstartedhispnofrevehinkitisexpedienttosendthebeautiestoseekrefugeinthemundaneworldaheadofschedule.PleaseaskKingDimitriifitisfeasibletodoso.”

    “Yes,yourmajesty”saidWhiteFairy,whogedintoapuffofwhitesmokeandflewaway.

    AfterhearingWhiteFairy’sreport,Dimitriwasveryangry.

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    “WhatCyclopsdidhavereallyehheaveh.Anycamitycausedbyheavenbeovere,butthecamitiescausedbyhumanwiessotgounpunished.Cyclopsdoesnotodealwithhimbecausehewillsurelynotescapethewrathofheaven.”

    “Thiscamitywillcausegreatturmoilinthepace”saidMegginn.“Everyonewillfeelinsecureandfearful.”

    “Yes,thatistrue”repliedWhiteFairy.“TheheavyloadisentirelyonQueenAisha’sshoulders.ShecarriesKingDimitri’smagicswordwithhereverywhereatalltimestogainasenseofcalmandsecurity.”

    “Sendingthebeautiesbaundaneworldaheadofscheduleistherightdecision”saidDimitri.“LetNovelandElenaebackfirst.Theyhaveestablishedhomeshere.IknowforafactthatNovel’srgemansionhadbeenrenovatedandisinmove-indition.Elenashouldhavenotroubleeither.AstoRomi,Iknowshehasahometoo,butshehadonlyjustreturheKingdomofDreams.Letherstaythereforawhilelonger.”

    “Then,I’llgobadreporttoQueenAisha”saidWhiteFairy.DimitrinoddedandWhiteFairyflewintothenightskiesasapuffofsmoke,lettingtheskybluedressflutterdowntotheground.Maryimmediatelypickeditup,foldeditandputitaway.

    “Megginn”saidDimitri“youfindmeanarchitectordesigodrawuppnstoremodelthatthreestoreyhousedoor?SiheotherbeautiesintheKingdomwouldbegraduallyioo,weneedmorebedrooms.”

    “Leavethattome”saidSamantha.“AllremodelinganddesigningworkatWorldBank,whetherattheheadquartersoratanyofthebranches,areallhandledbyapanyspecializingininteriordecoratinganddesign.Theowhebusinessusedtobeafamouscertpianist.Heoriedtokillhimselfinpubligagunbutsomehowhesurvived.Fromthenon,hegaveuphismusicalcareerbecauseitbroughtoutthesadnessinhisheartandremindedhimofbygonedayshepreferredtet.Hebecameaninteriordecoratoranddesigner.Heisshrewd,effitandreallygoodathisjob.Whydoacthimandhavehimsubmitaproposal?”

    “IshisnameIke?”askedDimitri,smiling.BothSamanthaandMegginnweregreatlysurprised.

    “Doyouknowhim?”

    “IsawhimosideElena’shouse.Heisherex-husband.Well,well.It’sasmallworldafterall!Alrightgivehimthejob.”

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    “Ihaveanotheridea”saidMegginn.“AllthebeautiesintheKingdomofDreamswillbegraduallyreloghere.Somaiful,youngwomeningandgoingfromthehousewillbesuretoarousecuriosityandgiverisetospecutionsandgossip.Iwasthinking,whydon’twecallitabhouseforw