ndwasateaseandtheywerehappyandjubint.Suddenly,theysawtheflowersbloomingonthebrareesandshrubsinthemountainsflyawaytowardsthegoldpace.Then,afteraperiodoftimetheyallflewbackagailedontheirinalbranchesandtiobloom.Theoldchieftainsiribesallsaidthatitwasagoodomen.KingDimitrimusthavedefeatedtheenemiesandallthedeadwarriorshadbeenbroughtbacktolifeagainsothevarioustribesbeganpreparationstocelebratevictory.Theycarriedthearyfoodanddrinkstheyusedforcelebrationsontheirbacksoronpolesandbroughtthemtothewideopenpinsinfrontofthegoldpace.KingDimitri’sgreatvictoryFeastthusbegan.ThewholeKingdomwasagainfillediritofjoyfulfestivityasifitaradiseapartfromthemundaneworld.

    Uhevastexpanseofblueskies,thousandsofloyalsubjectsoftheKingdomofDreamsgatheredontheopenpinsbeforethegoldpacebytheemeraldgreenmeadows.TheysanganddandquaffedfromtheircupstocelebratethereturnoftheirbelovedKingDimitri.Thebattlehadendedandthedeadonbothsideshadbeenmiraculouslybroughtbacktolifeagain.Suchhearteningandencingnewsgalvanizedeveryooafrenzyoffestivitiesthatsurpassedthecelebrationofallpastevents.Inaerhekeargewoolereadonthegreengrassandallkindsofcolorfulfreshfruitwereoffered.Manyotherkindsoffoodileduphigh.KingDimitriandhisgoodfriendssataroundinacircle.EventhoughoutwardlyCharmaineainehadbeautifulfeaturesandshapes,theydidnothavesubstantialfleshbodiesandthereforedidnotpartakeofanykindoffoodanddrink.SotheyjoinedWhiteFairyandbusiedthemselveswithblendingthewineandreplenishingeveryone’scupwiththeuniquehundredflowerwinemadeonlyintheKingdomofDreams.ThetwoloyalservantsImaginationaivitystoodbehindKingDimitrireadytocarryouthisorders.MedusaandCyclopsstoodbesideKingDimitritoensurehissafetyaigersKojakandCortezroamedaroundtheareaonthelookoutforanyinfriofsecurity.Ofcourseinsuchahappytimetherewerenoenemiesabout,butkeepingtheareaaroundKingDimitrisafeandsecurewasalsoofparamountimportance,forwhoguaranothinguntowardwouldhappeniinstant?Takethebattlethatjusttookpcehereforinstance,whocouldhaveknownbeforehandthatitwouldhappen?Thereforeitwasonlyfittingthatprecautioakenjustincase…KingDimitrihelduphiscuptohisfriendsandsaid,

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    “e,eeveryone.Cheerstoyouall!Let’sdrinktoeveryone’shealthandhappiness…IamsosorrythatthefirsttimeyoucametovisitmyKingdomyouweremetwithsuchacatastrophe,whichmusthavegivenyoualfrightandevencostyouyourlives.Let’sdrinkthiscupofexcellenthundredflowerwiohelpyourecoverfromtheshock!”KingDimitrilookedaround,agitatedaional,atthefamiliarsmilingfacesofhisgoodfriends.NotsolongbeforetheywereselflesslysheddingtheirbloodandyingdowntheirlivesiohelpsavehisKingdowasagreatthingiobeabletohaveevenonefriend,loyandtruetohimthroughthidthin,buthehadbeenblessedwithsomanystaunddevotedfriendswillingtoliveanddieforhim.JustlookingatthemmadeKingDimitrifeenupsurgeofemotionandhiseyesbrimmedoverintears.Holdinguphiscupofwine,hesaid,“I…I…IusethiscupofwioweleyoualltomyKingdom…Wordsofgratitudearesuperfluousamongrealfriends…Bottomupeveryone…”Sayingso,hedrankhiswiaquaffandshowedthebottomofhisemptycuptohisfriends,urgiodrinkup,too.Ev

ndwasateaseandtheywerehappyandjubint.Suddenly,theysawtheflowersbloomingonthebrareesandshrubsinthemountainsflyawaytowardsthegoldpace.Then,afteraperiodoftimetheyallflewbackagailedontheirinalbranchesandtiobloom.Theoldchieftainsiribesallsaidthatitwasagoodomen.KingDimitrimusthavedefeatedtheenemiesandallthedeadwarriorshadbeenbroughtbacktolifeagainsothevarioustribesbeganpreparationstocelebratevictory.Theycarriedthearyfoodanddrinkstheyusedforcelebrationsontheirbacksoronpolesandbroughtthemtothewideopenpinsinfrontofthegoldpace.KingDimitri’sgreatvictoryFeastthusbegan.ThewholeKingdomwasagainfillediritofjoyfulfestivityasifitaradiseapartfromthemundaneworld.

    Uhevastexpanseofblueskies,thousandsofloyalsubjectsoftheKingdomofDreamsgatheredontheopenpinsbeforethegoldpacebytheemeraldgreenmeadows.TheysanganddandquaffedfromtheircupstocelebratethereturnoftheirbelovedKingDimitri.Thebattlehadendedandthedeadonbothsideshadbeenmiraculouslybroughtbacktolifeagain.Suchhearteningandencingnewsgalvanizedeveryooafrenzyoffestivitiesthatsurpassedthecelebrationofallpastevents.Inaerhekeargewoolereadonthegreengrassandallkindsofcolorfulfreshfruitwereoffered.Manyotherkindsoffoodileduphigh.KingDimitriandhisgoodfriendssataroundinacircle.EventhoughoutwardlyCharmaineainehadbeautifulfeaturesandshapes,theydidnothavesubstantialfleshbodiesandthereforedidnotpartakeofanykindoffoodanddrink.SotheyjoinedWhiteFairyandbusiedthemselveswithblendingthewineandreplenishingeveryone’scupwiththeuniquehundredflowerwinemadeonlyintheKingdomofDreams.ThetwoloyalservantsImaginationaivitystoodbehindKingDimitrireadytocarryouthisorders.MedusaandCyclopsstoodbesideKingDimitritoensurehissafetyaigersKojakandCortezroamedaroundtheareaonthelookoutforanyinfriofsecurity.Ofcourseinsuchahappytimetherewerenoenemiesabout,butkeepingtheareaaroundKingDimitrisafeandsecurewasalsoofparamountimportance,forwhoguaranothinguntowardwouldhappeniinstant?Takethebattlethatjusttookpcehereforinstance,whocouldhaveknownbeforehandthatitwouldhappen?Thereforeitwasonlyfittingthatprecautioakenjustincase…KingDimitrihelduphiscuptohisfriendsandsaid,

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    “e,eeveryone.Cheerstoyouall!Let’sdrinktoeveryone’shealthandhappiness…IamsosorrythatthefirsttimeyoucametovisitmyKingdomyouweremetwithsuchacatastrophe,whichmusthavegivenyoualfrightandevencostyouyourlives.Let’sdrinkthiscupofexcellenthundredflowerwiohelpyourecoverfromtheshock!”KingDimitrilookedaround,agitatedaional,atthefamiliarsmilingfacesofhisgoodfriends.NotsolongbeforetheywereselflesslysheddingtheirbloodandyingdowntheirlivesiohelpsavehisKingdowasagreatthingiobeabletohaveevenonefriend,loyandtruetohimthroughthidthin,buthehadbeenblessedwithsomanystaunddevotedfriendswillingtoliveanddieforhim.JustlookingatthemmadeKingDimitrifeenupsurgeofemotionandhiseyesbrimmedoverintears.Holdinguphiscupofwine,hesaid,“I…I…IusethiscupofwioweleyoualltomyKingdom…Wordsofgratitudearesuperfluousamongrealfriends…Bottomupeveryone…”Sayingso,hedrankhiswiaquaffandshowedthebottomofhisemptycuptohisfriends,urgiodrinkup,too.Ev