Book3:WereMyDreamIs

beredtheevensofthenightbefore.WhenheandSalinacamebacktotheirpresidentialsuiteieftercarousingtilltheweehours,hesaorbowlihroomandsaidtoSalina,

    “DoyouknowhowIusedtodrink?Theywouldpourliquorintoagssandputmei.Iwoulddrinkimmersedinliquorihegss.That’swhatyoucalldrinking!Wouldyoudaretodrinklyinginsideabowl?”

    “Whynot”repliedSalina,alsoverydrunkbythen.“Idaretodowhateveryoudareto.”Mr.Fingerpouredthewholebottleofwhiskeyintothebowndsaid,“Let’sgebacktiandlieinsidedrinking.ThatwhatIcallrealdrinking.”Sothetwoofthemtookoffalltheirclothes,gedbacktolittlepeoplesmalsafingerandjumpedintotheporbowndytheredrinkingintoastupor.AsMr.Fingergraduallywokeup,hisheadclearedandhismemoryalsocamebacklittlebylittle..Heseemedtorememberthatafterdanganddrinkingatthedisco,theywentteo.Nothavinganycashonhand,theyexgedpreciousdiamondsforchips.Thegeneralmanagerhimselfcametoservethemandgavethemamilliondolrsworthofchipsforthefirstdiamond.Inthebeginningthingswerefihechipsbeforehimwerepiledhighasamountain,butthenlikeallgamblers,hebecamegreedy.Themorehewon,themoreriskshetooktowineveilhelostallthathehadwohemilliondolrshestartedwith.Herememberedgoingbackseveraltimestothemaoexgediamondformorechips,whichhethenlostagainandagain.“Ohdear,Salina’sbagofjewelsmustbealmostemptybynow.IfIhadknownthiswouldhappen,Iwouldnothavegoheo”hethoughtregretfully.“ButtherearelotswherethiscamefromintheKingdomofDreams.Losingabitofitisnothing!Iwillwinitallbaexttime.Thetreasureisinexhaustible.Wejusthavetogobadgetsomemore.”Asmiler.Finger’sfad