Book3:WereMyDreamIs

s.ThepossibilityofMr.Fingerslippinginwasent.Thelittlemanest,creatingtroubleanddiscordeverywherehewent,butatthesametimehealshtughterandlivelinessintotheirlives.Thewickedideasandtridtheoddremarkshispeculiarmindcameupwithoftehemsplittheirsideswithughter.HewasgreatlylovedbyDimitriwhodidnotseverelyreprimandhimevenwhenhealmhthisKingdomofDreamstothebrinkofcolpsethroughhisdastardlytricks.Dimitri’sloveremainedunabatedinspiteofeverything,sohisfriendswereworriedabouthowtoatforMr.Finger’sdisappearance.

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    SuddenlyDwarfMickey’schestfeltasifithadbeenheavilyhitbysomething.Hisheartpoundedrapidlyandirregurlyandhisinternalaohavebeenturopsy-turvy.Hebckedoutandcolpsedwithathudtotheground.Theothersimmediatelyrushedover,callinghisnamerepeatedly,somemassaginghischestandsomepoundinghimontheback.AfterawhileDwarfMickeycameto,buthiseyesstaredunseeinglystraightaheadattheskieswhilehemurmured,“Whataterriblemess!Earth-shakinggeshavehappenedinKingDimitri’sKingdomofDreams!Thatthief,thatrobberwhostolemytreasurehasre-appeared.Ihavewaitedforalmostaturyforhim.”Theothersweremystifiedbyhisalmostimutterings,notuandingwhattheymeant.Theyheardhimgoontosay,“Hemayusemytreasuretocauseasedtsunamiintheeicworld.Imuststopthembeforetheybegin;otherwisethepeoplewouldsufferandtheworldwouldghanothereiccrisis.”HestoodupslowlyandsaidtoDorna,

    “Quick.GoquicklytoMegginnandSamantha,KingDimitri’schieffinancialofficers.TellthemtomeetmeatDream-MakersBakery.Ialktothemassoonaspossible.”

    “Yessir,Iwilldosoatonce”repliedDor