Book1:TeDream-Maker

ereinisstillinyourownhands．Fewpeoplerealizethis;sowhenstruckwithadversity,theytendtodriftwiththetideaeandmisfortuakeoverthecourseoftheirliveswithoutastruggle．ButonceyouuandyourpositioweenFateay,youadjustittothemostdesirablepitdassumeand．Throughingeniousmaneuversyouregaintrolofyourowbygonesbebygones．Fromnowon，Iwanttohelpyoushakefreeoftheropesandsthatbindyouandbeginanewlife.”

    DimitriwasabouttopulloutthearrowandhelpMedusabindherwound,whenhewasstartledbyahoarse,lowvoiingfromthecave,saying，

    "I’msothirsty．Blood!Givemethevirgin’sblood!"Hewasatohealertagain．SwordinhaintothecaveandsawCyclopswithhandsafastenedbyironstothewallofthecave．OnseeingDimitri,heflewintoatempestue，shrieking，shoutingandrushingathim,onlytobepulledbackbythes．Fromoutsidethecave，Medusa’svoicecouldbeheardimpl，

    "Don’tkillhim!Heishelplessandi．Ifyoumustkill,killmeinstead!"Seeirugglingmonsteredandhelpless,Dimitrikcoulddonoharm;soheretreatedtoMedusa’ssideandasked，

    "Whoishe?Whydoyouwaosparehim?"ButMedusawassoweakthatshecouldhardlyspeakandytherepaleandpanting．

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    "Thestorywait”saidDimitri,"Wemusttreatyourwoundsfirst.”Takingholdofthearrow，hepulledatitwithhisrighthand．Thearrowcameoutwholeand，butbloodgushedoutofthewoundlikeanunstoppablestreaminspiteofhiseffortstostopit．WatgitflowonandonandseeingMedusagrowevenpaler,Dimitrididnotknowwhattodo．Hebenthisheadandkissedtheflesh，tornandmutitedbyhisarrow．Tohissurprise，thebloodflowslowedandhecouldseethewoundclosingandmendinguntilithealedpletelyandseemedasi