.Kaffee’smindatpeace.HealsokheimportantpositionAmaliaheldinDimitri’sheart,sohesmiledandsaid,

    “Don’tworry.Don’tworry.YouknowthatSheiandYokotreatAmalialikeshewastheirownmotherandtakemeticulouscareofher.TheywouldneverleaveanolddysufferingfromAlzheimer’sdiseasealoneherewhentheyleave.Theymusthavetakenheralongwiththem.”

    “Yes,Ithinksotoo…Butwhatcoulditbethatmadethemallleavesosuddenly,leavingjustaybuildinghere?”

    “Ithinkpenedwasthis”saidMr.Kaffeewhohadcalmeddownbythenandregainedhissharpsenses..“NovelwillbemarryingMr.O’BriansooionshipbetweenthebeautiesoftheKingdomisveryclose,sotheymusthaveclosedupshoptohelpwiththewedding.Theymaybegatheredtogethersomewhereandhavingareunion!IthinktheyareprobablyatNovel’smansion.Itisbigenoughandhasenoughbedroomstoaodateeveryone…Iwilskaroundandwewillbeabletoknowmoredefinitelyhowthingsare.”

    “That’sgood.That’sgood.Letthemgettogetherandhaveagoodtime…”ThenhesuddenlythoughtofsomethingandaskedMr.Kaffee.“Richardjusttoldmethatyouwerefranticallylookingforme.Issomethingwrong?”Mr.Kaffeeimmediatelytookouthiscellphone,scrolledittothetextthatMegginnhadsenthimandhaoDimitrisaying,

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    “Look,that’sthetextthatMeggime.Howotgooutofmymindwithworry?”Thenhequicklytookhishandbadsmiledawkwardlyiembarrassmentsaying,“Sorry.Sorry.IamsoworriedthatIfotyouotsee.Letmereadittoyou.”Thenheread,“Ihaveestablishedanewfoundationcalled“TheDream-Maker’sFoundation”andputallKingDimitri’sastronomicalwealthentrustedtomeintoit.IthinkKingDimitriwilgreetothestepsIhavetaken.SignedMegginn.”Dimitrifellintoareverieafterhearingthosewordsandmuttered,

    “Astronomicalwealth.Astronomicalwealth.Howmuchisthat?Howmuchisastronomicalwealth?DuringmylifetimeIseemedtohaveownedalotofwealth.Butitwasaccumutedandthenlost.Lostandgainedbackagain.Lostandgainedback;gainedbadlostforIknownothowmanytimes.However,nowIseemtohavebeeedfromthefihisastronomicalwealth.Howmuchreallyisastronomicalwealth?Ithinkitmustbeozero…”Dimitriroaredwithughteratthethought.Hecppedhishandsandshouted,“That’swonderful.Iamfreeagain.Iwasinallyavagabond.Noweverythinghasebacktozero!”

    Chapter5WhereMyDreamIs

    Thegentlespringbreezeblewonsoftly,overandover,badforthwithnooneknowingfromwhecame.Itveeredaboutasifithadlostitsdire,laimlesslyandleisurelyarouanttoleave.Thegentlespringbreezeblewonsoftly,overandover,badforthcaressingthepoor,barreh’switheredbrowngrass.Itblewonsoftlyaitivelyuntilthegrassndwascoveredwithdifferenthuesofgreelespringbreezeblewonsoftly,overandover,badforthlikeabeautifulgirl’sevehing;herswellisroseandfellfaintlywitheahalingandexhalih,exudingthefragranceofflowers.Nooneknowsfromwhenceshecame.Itonlyloiteredaroundaimlesslyandleisurely,reluttoleave.Perhapsitcamefromthevalleyorthefarawayo,orevenfromtheotherendoftheworldbeyondthehorizon.Perhapsithadlostitsdireandhadgoneadrift,Soitwaslaimlesslyaroundthepinsandprairie,loathetoleave.Thegentlespringbreezeblewonsoftly,overandover,badforth.

    Thespringbreezewaslikeanaughtyuronhisfirstdayofadventuringtotheoutsideworld.Everythingwascu

.Kaffee’smindatpeace.HealsokheimportantpositionAmaliaheldinDimitri’sheart,sohesmiledandsaid,

    “Don’tworry.Don’tworry.YouknowthatSheiandYokotreatAmalialikeshewastheirownmotherandtakemeticulouscareofher.TheywouldneverleaveanolddysufferingfromAlzheimer’sdiseasealoneherewhentheyleave.Theymusthavetakenheralongwiththem.”

    “Yes,Ithinksotoo…Butwhatcoulditbethatmadethemallleavesosuddenly,leavingjustaybuildinghere?”

    “Ithinkpenedwasthis”saidMr.Kaffeewhohadcalmeddownbythenandregainedhissharpsenses..“NovelwillbemarryingMr.O’BriansooionshipbetweenthebeautiesoftheKingdomisveryclose,sotheymusthaveclosedupshoptohelpwiththewedding.Theymaybegatheredtogethersomewhereandhavingareunion!IthinktheyareprobablyatNovel’smansion.Itisbigenoughandhasenoughbedroomstoaodateeveryone…Iwilskaroundandwewillbeabletoknowmoredefinitelyhowthingsare.”

    “That’sgood.That’sgood.Letthemgettogetherandhaveagoodtime…”ThenhesuddenlythoughtofsomethingandaskedMr.Kaffee.“Richardjusttoldmethatyouwerefranticallylookingforme.Issomethingwrong?”Mr.Kaffeeimmediatelytookouthiscellphone,scrolledittothetextthatMegginnhadsenthimandhaoDimitrisaying,

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    “Look,that’sthetextthatMeggime.Howotgooutofmymindwithworry?”Thenhequicklytookhishandbadsmiledawkwardlyiembarrassmentsaying,“Sorry.Sorry.IamsoworriedthatIfotyouotsee.Letmereadittoyou.”Thenheread,“Ihaveestablishedanewfoundationcalled“TheDream-Maker’sFoundation”andputallKingDimitri’sastronomicalwealthentrustedtomeintoit.IthinkKingDimitriwilgreetothestepsIhavetaken.SignedMegginn.”Dimitrifellintoareverieafterhearingthosewordsandmuttered,

    “Astronomicalwealth.Astronomicalwealth.Howmuchisthat?Howmuchisastronomicalwealth?DuringmylifetimeIseemedtohaveownedalotofwealth.Butitwasaccumutedandthenlost.Lostandgainedbackagain.Lostandgainedback;gainedbadlostforIknownothowmanytimes.However,nowIseemtohavebeeedfromthefihisastronomicalwealth.Howmuchreallyisastronomicalwealth?Ithinkitmustbeozero…”Dimitriroaredwithughteratthethought.Hecppedhishandsandshouted,“That’swonderful.Iamfreeagain.Iwasinallyavagabond.Noweverythinghasebacktozero!”

    Chapter5WhereMyDreamIs

    Thegentlespringbreezeblewonsoftly,overandover,badforthwithnooneknowingfromwhecame.Itveeredaboutasifithadlostitsdire,laimlesslyandleisurelyarouanttoleave.Thegentlespringbreezeblewonsoftly,overandover,badforthcaressingthepoor,barreh’switheredbrowngrass.Itblewonsoftlyaitivelyuntilthegrassndwascoveredwithdifferenthuesofgreelespringbreezeblewonsoftly,overandover,badforthlikeabeautifulgirl’sevehing;herswellisroseandfellfaintlywitheahalingandexhalih,exudingthefragranceofflowers.Nooneknowsfromwhenceshecame.Itonlyloiteredaroundaimlesslyandleisurely,reluttoleave.Perhapsitcamefromthevalleyorthefarawayo,orevenfromtheotherendoftheworldbeyondthehorizon.Perhapsithadlostitsdireandhadgoneadrift,Soitwaslaimlesslyaroundthepinsandprairie,loathetoleave.Thegentlespringbreezeblewonsoftly,overandover,badforth.

    Thespringbreezewaslikeanaughtyuronhisfirstdayofadventuringtotheoutsideworld.Everythingwascu