Book1:TeDream-Maker
erushedoutsideandbeganrummagingthroughthegarbagebagsfromtherestaurant. "Whatareyouupto?"askedDimitriically. "Iamlookingformypurse”repledMariannawithoutlookingup.“Joemusthavetosseditoutwiththegarbage." "What’sthepurselikeandwhat’sinit?"Mariannastoppedshort,arayofhopegleamedinhereyesasshegavehimadetaileddescription.Dimitrihandedherthepurseandturogo.Mariannaranafterhimandtriedtopersuadehiminvaintotakesomethingasareward.ToDimitri,worldlywealthdidnotmeananythingsohereplied, "WhyshouldItakethissinceIdonotevenwantyandmohustheybecamefriendsandshealwayskeptchoicebitsofleftoversforhim. Dimitriwasacuriousexampleofararespeanbeing:absent-minded,carefree,notknowingwhathewasabout,andsatisfiedwiththemerefactthathecouldstillthinkahe.Hewasahalfbreed,withsomesortofAsianbloodbutdidnotknowwhohisparentswere.Heseemedtorememberbeinginschoolforafewyears,butwasnotreallyliterate.Heworkedforawhilebutdidnotdomuchofanythihoughthewasmarriedothenmaybeheonlylivedwithawomanforawhile.Hewasnotsure.Hehadasocialsecuritynumberormaybehedidn’t.Hehadawidecircleofacquaintanoddingandsmilingtopeoplewhereverhewent,evenexgingjocurreMarks,buthedidn’thaveasinglefriend. Hewasonlyawakeinhisdreams.OnsunnydayshewouldgoovertothelongabandonedwoodendockatLakeMerritt,filthyandsmellywithbirdexcrement.Buthedidn’tmind.Birdstohimwereflyingmessengersfromheavenwhereallhishopeswere.Hewouldsitonthebendfeedthem,lettingthemflyaroundhimatleonhishead,shouldersandp.Hewouldstareatthemulti-coloredcloudsihroughthecr