yet.No,Iotdie...Withsomuresolved,Iotdie.”Suddenlyshethoughtofsomething.“Igethesizeofmybodyatwill.IfImakemyselfbigasanormalwoman,thatwoundIjustreceivedwouldbejustascratch!”Sosheimmediatelygedherselftersizeandwonderofwohatlittlewoodenspikewasstucklikeathorn,hurtingherfleshbutnoneans.Shepluckedoutthespike,threwitontheground,pickeduphersword,bowandarrowsandwalkedtowardsthesideoftheke.Untyingtherope,shelookedbackatthewildernessaroundhersayingwithdeephatred,“ThatslipperyMr.Fingerissuretocausetroubleiure.”Butthesituationbeingsuch,therewasnothingshecoulddo.Rowi,Viowentbacktoherbelovedgoldpace.

    Thewelepartyforelle,AngeliatalieandLotushastilyendedandElinadroveDimitribacktohisstudioapartment.Itwasonlythedurationofadinner,butintheKingdomofDreams,earth-shakishadtakehepacehadbeenburnt,thewholeKingdomhadbeenseizedandoccupiedbyCyclopsandVio,butnoonehereknewanythingaboutityet.Thecarransmoothlyaroundtheke.

    “Thefogisheavytonight”saidElina.“Itlooksinsolubleandmakesthiskeseemallthemoremysteriousaic.HowIwishthistripcouldstforeversowedriveslowlyihickfog.”

    “Thesewordsdooefromyou”saidDimitriwhowassittingbesideher.“Theyarethewordsofapoet.”

    “It’snotonlypoetswhowritepoetry.Weordinarypeoplealsohavepoeticthoughtsinourmindsas,onlywedon’tknowhowtomexpressthem,that’sall”

    “Yht.Yht.”

    NomatterhowmuchElinawishedtheshorttripwouldstlohecarhadreachedtheredlightiviewofDimitri’slittlestudio.

    “Hey,Dimitri!”excimedElena.“”There’ssomeoneclimbingintothewindowofyourapartment!”

    22

    “Oh,that’salright”repliedDimitrismiling.“It’sprobablyoneofmyoldfriends”

    “Whydotheyjumpthroughwindows?Whydon’ttheyusethedoor?”

    “Thesefriendsofminedonotalwaysobeythewsofsociety”saidDimitricalmly.“Buttheyareveryloyaltomearuefriends.”

    “Really?“Thetrafficlightsturnedgreen.Elinacrossedthestreetandstoppedatthedrive-inoftheoldapartmentbuilding.“Whatdoyouguysdowhenyougettogether?”

    “Nothingmuch.Wedribroiledmeatandchat.That’sall”

    “That’siing.IwishIcouldjoininyourall-maleparty,too.”

    “Whynot?Therearelotsofopportunities.imewewillinviteyou.DoyouknowwemadeanewfrielycalledDwarfMickey?He’sarealdwarfbutheisuhatheisextremelyknowledgeableandknowsalboutastronomy,geography.Heknowseverythingthatwenton50oandforetellthingsthatwillhappeni500years.Talkingtohimisiing.Heknowsalotoffasatingstuffandtellyouaboutstrangeihatyouwouldneverknowotherwise.It’sreallyintriguing.Youeahimimeandlistentohisstories.”

    “Thatwouldbegreat!Lifewillbemoreiingthisway.Ithinkaman’sachievementisnothowmueyhehasorhowmuchpower.Asuccessfulmanmusthaveafewgoodfrierustwithhislifeandsharethegoodtimesaswelsthebad.Onlythenislifeworthliving.”

    “Yht.Friendsarepartofmywealth.”JustasDimitriwasgettiogetoutofthecar,Elenasaid,

    “Bytheway...Ohnevermind...We’lltalkaboutitime.”DimitrinoddedandcautionedElenaashealwaysdoes,

    230页

    “Turnonthefoglightsanddrivecarefully.”Elenadroveaway.Whatshewasabouttosaywas,

    “Iamsideredoneofyour24beauties,buthaveneverbeenphysicallyintimatewithyou.Howlongdo

yet.No,Iotdie...Withsomuresolved,Iotdie.”Suddenlyshethoughtofsomething.“Igethesizeofmybodyatwill.IfImakemyselfbigasanormalwoman,thatwoundIjustreceivedwouldbejustascratch!”Sosheimmediatelygedherselftersizeandwonderofwohatlittlewoodenspikewasstucklikeathorn,hurtingherfleshbutnoneans.Shepluckedoutthespike,threwitontheground,pickeduphersword,bowandarrowsandwalkedtowardsthesideoftheke.Untyingtherope,shelookedbackatthewildernessaroundhersayingwithdeephatred,“ThatslipperyMr.Fingerissuretocausetroubleiure.”Butthesituationbeingsuch,therewasnothingshecoulddo.Rowi,Viowentbacktoherbelovedgoldpace.

    Thewelepartyforelle,AngeliatalieandLotushastilyendedandElinadroveDimitribacktohisstudioapartment.Itwasonlythedurationofadinner,butintheKingdomofDreams,earth-shakishadtakehepacehadbeenburnt,thewholeKingdomhadbeenseizedandoccupiedbyCyclopsandVio,butnoonehereknewanythingaboutityet.Thecarransmoothlyaroundtheke.

    “Thefogisheavytonight”saidElina.“Itlooksinsolubleandmakesthiskeseemallthemoremysteriousaic.HowIwishthistripcouldstforeversowedriveslowlyihickfog.”

    “Thesewordsdooefromyou”saidDimitriwhowassittingbesideher.“Theyarethewordsofapoet.”

    “It’snotonlypoetswhowritepoetry.Weordinarypeoplealsohavepoeticthoughtsinourmindsas,onlywedon’tknowhowtomexpressthem,that’sall”

    “Yht.Yht.”

    NomatterhowmuchElinawishedtheshorttripwouldstlohecarhadreachedtheredlightiviewofDimitri’slittlestudio.

    “Hey,Dimitri!”excimedElena.“”There’ssomeoneclimbingintothewindowofyourapartment!”

    22

    “Oh,that’salright”repliedDimitrismiling.“It’sprobablyoneofmyoldfriends”

    “Whydotheyjumpthroughwindows?Whydon’ttheyusethedoor?”

    “Thesefriendsofminedonotalwaysobeythewsofsociety”saidDimitricalmly.“Buttheyareveryloyaltomearuefriends.”

    “Really?“Thetrafficlightsturnedgreen.Elinacrossedthestreetandstoppedatthedrive-inoftheoldapartmentbuilding.“Whatdoyouguysdowhenyougettogether?”

    “Nothingmuch.Wedribroiledmeatandchat.That’sall”

    “That’siing.IwishIcouldjoininyourall-maleparty,too.”

    “Whynot?Therearelotsofopportunities.imewewillinviteyou.DoyouknowwemadeanewfrielycalledDwarfMickey?He’sarealdwarfbutheisuhatheisextremelyknowledgeableandknowsalboutastronomy,geography.Heknowseverythingthatwenton50oandforetellthingsthatwillhappeni500years.Talkingtohimisiing.Heknowsalotoffasatingstuffandtellyouaboutstrangeihatyouwouldneverknowotherwise.It’sreallyintriguing.Youeahimimeandlistentohisstories.”

    “Thatwouldbegreat!Lifewillbemoreiingthisway.Ithinkaman’sachievementisnothowmueyhehasorhowmuchpower.Asuccessfulmanmusthaveafewgoodfrierustwithhislifeandsharethegoodtimesaswelsthebad.Onlythenislifeworthliving.”

    “Yht.Friendsarepartofmywealth.”JustasDimitriwasgettiogetoutofthecar,Elenasaid,

    “Bytheway...Ohnevermind...We’lltalkaboutitime.”DimitrinoddedandcautionedElenaashealwaysdoes,

    230页

    “Turnonthefoglightsanddrivecarefully.”Elenadroveaway.Whatshewasabouttosaywas,

    “Iamsideredoneofyour24beauties,buthaveneverbeenphysicallyintimatewithyou.Howlongdo