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theKingdomofDreamsheisamightyking,richasMidas.Itishardtosaywhetherheisaluckyguyoralucklessperson.”DwarfMickeyughedwryly.Behindhimcamethefamiliarsoundofacarbrakingandheknewwhoitwaswithoutturninghishead.Everysinglescrearepartsinthatdipidatedpick-uptrukedandrattledwhenthecarwasinmotion.Theonlythingthatdidn’tmakeasoundwasthehorn.RichardandJamazwalkeduptohim. “Hey,DwarfMickey”saidRichard“Whatareyoudoinghere?WasthatDimitriwhojustleft?Ithoughtthatretreatingbacklookedfamiliar.Howehehasalittledogwithhim?Whosedogwasthat?WasthatmanreallyDimitri?”DwarfMickeyturnedaroundandraisedhisheadtolookathistwotall,stalwartfriends. “I’lnsweryourquestionster.Dimitrileftinahurrytosolveadifficultproblemthathadbeengivinghimalotofheadaches.HeistryingtountieaGordianknotwhichheientlytiedwithsomeo’snotdistracthim…”Sayingso,heshookhisheadrepeatedlywithaicalsmile.RichardandJamazexgedaknowingghetwoofthemhadbeenpartnersforsolongthattheycoulduandeachotherwithoutwords. “Hey,Dwarf”saidRichard,“Youseemdepressed.Let’sgoandhaveagoodtime;that’llcheeryouup.eoothecar.”DwarfMickeygotintothesilendsatbetweewofriends.Richardstarteduphisracketyjalopywhereeverythingrattledandonlythehornwassilent.Theyhadonlydrivenashortdistanceolicecarpassedby.Therewerefourpoliinitandtwoofthemturogreatthedipidatedpickuptruck.Richardkeptsalutihhishandinapologybecausenooneinhiscarwaswearibelt.However,thepolievidentlyhadbetterthingstodoandhadnotimetodealwithminormisdemeanors,sotheydroveoffinahurry. Thesunwasslowlygoingdownian