“SomehowIhavetheintuitionthatthisyoungwomanwillbestoppingoffatthesamestationaswedo.IiodowhatCreativitydid.IwilltaketheBARTcardfromherwalletayouuseit.Thenafteryousuccessfullygh,Iwillrepceitinherwalletandputitbaherpurse…Hey,KingDimitri,youotusethisyoungdy’shelpwithoutrepensingher,right?Youwillgiveheryourblessingtht?Whatblessingwillyougiveher?...Idon’tthinkmoneyandricheswouldbehighonherlist…Ithinkshewouldliketoretainheryouthandgoodlooksforeveraernallybeautiful…yougivehersuchablessing?”

    “OfcourseI”repliedDimitrismiling.“ButIotguarasuchablessingwouldetrue.”ThetrainsuddenlygrewdarkasitwentundergroundthroughthetuhebottomoftheSanFranciscoBaythatwilltakeitdirectlytotheoppositeshore.ThecloudfromtheKingdomofDreamswaftedfreelywiththewindintheairabovetheBay.Heedlessofairanddistafloatedblithelyonuedbythegesinterrain,topography,nationalboundariesorborders…

    Afterleavistation,Dimitriwasagainplungedamidstabustlingcrowdofpeople.Thiscitywasbiggerandmoreprosperousthantheo,sothefootstepsofthepeopleherewereevenmorehurriedandrushed.Dimitripaidstattentiontotheprofessionallydecoratedstorewindowswhiedthestreets,forthebellsinhisheartwerechimingloudly,callingonhimtohurrytohisdestination-thegrandoldmajesticchurch,ahistoridmarkofthecity,whereonememberoftheKingdomofDreamswouldbemarryingthemanofherchoid16otherbeautieswouldbecelebratingagroupweddingtohim,DimitriJa!Theoccasionwasbeingcelebratedwithsup,publicityandsplendorthathisabsencewoulddeeplyembarrassandshamethe16brides;forwithoutagroomtheywouldbesideredjiltedatthealtar.Dimitri’sdeepsenseofresponsibilitywouldnotallowsuchathingtohappen,butherwasheeagertotakepartintheceremonyforitwouldnotaplishanypurpose.Thoughhewaswalkingquicklyforward,Dimitriwasinatizzybecausehisfeelingswerefusedandtroversial.Uptothemomenthehadstillnotdecidedonwhatheshoulddoorhowtoresolvethisdilemma.Ashewalked,hewasthinkingtohimself,

    “QueenAishaisabrilliantandcleverwomanandIloveherdearly.SheshouldknowthatthereasonIhavestayedawayallthistimewastogivethebeautiesoftheKingdomofDreamssuffittimeandspacetodecideonwhattheywaodowiththeirlivesaaboutdoingit.WhywouldQueenAishagoalongwiththepnofagroupwedding?ThatmovewouldonlyforcemyhandandmakemeappearbeforeIwasreadytodoso…Ifherpurposewastoseemeforthefinaltimeandsaygoodbye,whychoosesuchapublicoccasion?Itwouldservenopurposeandonlycausesadnessandtroubleforalled.”

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    Dimitriwalkedquicklyahead,butthemorehehurried,themoreroadblocksappeared.Asthesayinggoes,“Morehaste,lessspeed”!Ashegotwithinafewblockstohisdestination,hefoundthattheareahadbeenpletelycordonedoffandallcarsarianshadtodetour.Poliwereoreeterandhelicoptershoveredoverheadbecausethiswasanultraextravagantweddingwithmembersofroyalfamiliesandmanyofthecelebritiesaeofpolitidfinancialpersoending.Inthisdayaerroristattacks,thewenfortagenciesandthemilitarywentalloutonfullerttoehesafetyofthesedomestidiionalVIPweddis;foranyactsthattookpcecouldeasilybeelevatedtoiionalis.

    Thesidewalksonbothsidesofthestreetwerefullofcrowdsofpeoplegawkingattheweddis

   “SomehowIhavetheintuitionthatthisyoungwomanwillbestoppingoffatthesamestationaswedo.IiodowhatCreativitydid.IwilltaketheBARTcardfromherwalletayouuseit.Thenafteryousuccessfullygh,Iwillrepceitinherwalletandputitbaherpurse…Hey,KingDimitri,youotusethisyoungdy’shelpwithoutrepensingher,right?Youwillgiveheryourblessingtht?Whatblessingwillyougiveher?...Idon’tthinkmoneyandricheswouldbehighonherlist…Ithinkshewouldliketoretainheryouthandgoodlooksforeveraernallybeautiful…yougivehersuchablessing?”

    “OfcourseI”repliedDimitrismiling.“ButIotguarasuchablessingwouldetrue.”ThetrainsuddenlygrewdarkasitwentundergroundthroughthetuhebottomoftheSanFranciscoBaythatwilltakeitdirectlytotheoppositeshore.ThecloudfromtheKingdomofDreamswaftedfreelywiththewindintheairabovetheBay.Heedlessofairanddistafloatedblithelyonuedbythegesinterrain,topography,nationalboundariesorborders…

    Afterleavistation,Dimitriwasagainplungedamidstabustlingcrowdofpeople.Thiscitywasbiggerandmoreprosperousthantheo,sothefootstepsofthepeopleherewereevenmorehurriedandrushed.Dimitripaidstattentiontotheprofessionallydecoratedstorewindowswhiedthestreets,forthebellsinhisheartwerechimingloudly,callingonhimtohurrytohisdestination-thegrandoldmajesticchurch,ahistoridmarkofthecity,whereonememberoftheKingdomofDreamswouldbemarryingthemanofherchoid16otherbeautieswouldbecelebratingagroupweddingtohim,DimitriJa!Theoccasionwasbeingcelebratedwithsup,publicityandsplendorthathisabsencewoulddeeplyembarrassandshamethe16brides;forwithoutagroomtheywouldbesideredjiltedatthealtar.Dimitri’sdeepsenseofresponsibilitywouldnotallowsuchathingtohappen,butherwasheeagertotakepartintheceremonyforitwouldnotaplishanypurpose.Thoughhewaswalkingquicklyforward,Dimitriwasinatizzybecausehisfeelingswerefusedandtroversial.Uptothemomenthehadstillnotdecidedonwhatheshoulddoorhowtoresolvethisdilemma.Ashewalked,hewasthinkingtohimself,

    “QueenAishaisabrilliantandcleverwomanandIloveherdearly.SheshouldknowthatthereasonIhavestayedawayallthistimewastogivethebeautiesoftheKingdomofDreamssuffittimeandspacetodecideonwhattheywaodowiththeirlivesaaboutdoingit.WhywouldQueenAishagoalongwiththepnofagroupwedding?ThatmovewouldonlyforcemyhandandmakemeappearbeforeIwasreadytodoso…Ifherpurposewastoseemeforthefinaltimeandsaygoodbye,whychoosesuchapublicoccasion?Itwouldservenopurposeandonlycausesadnessandtroubleforalled.”

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    Dimitriwalkedquicklyahead,butthemorehehurried,themoreroadblocksappeared.Asthesayinggoes,“Morehaste,lessspeed”!Ashegotwithinafewblockstohisdestination,hefoundthattheareahadbeenpletelycordonedoffandallcarsarianshadtodetour.Poliwereoreeterandhelicoptershoveredoverheadbecausethiswasanultraextravagantweddingwithmembersofroyalfamiliesandmanyofthecelebritiesaeofpolitidfinancialpersoending.Inthisdayaerroristattacks,thewenfortagenciesandthemilitarywentalloutonfullerttoehesafetyofthesedomestidiionalVIPweddis;foranyactsthattookpcecouldeasilybeelevatedtoiionalis.

    Thesidewalksonbothsidesofthestreetwerefullofcrowdsofpeoplegawkingattheweddis