Book1:TeDream-Maker

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    SinceDimitriandhisfriendswereonlygoingtohisbanktogethismoney,whyshouldtherebehindranceseriousenoughforhimtosummonMedusa?penedwasthis：Afterpartingfromthegolden-hairedMegginn,theyleftthesuburbangasstationanddroveswiftlyoverthesmoothfreeway．Thundercrashedandlightningfshed,momentarilylightingupthedarknight．Richard,theoperatorofthemovingvehicle,seemedalittledauheelements．Hismeagerfadbody,whiallyemittedboundlessenergy，seemedabnormallynervousandtehewasstillinhighspirits．Hekeptgingnesandsteppingonthegas,drivingaggressivelytopassthefrontofhim，butheneversucceeded．Thecarsbehindhim，however，passedhimonebyone，causinghimtocryoutinexasperation，

    "WhenIamrich,Iwillbuythefastestsportscarthereis,andwatchmeshowthemathingortwo!"

    Dimitri，whowassittiohim，noticedhisoddbehaviorandthoughts.Thingswereoutoftheordinarythatday．Eveherwasabnormal.Ithadbeenwarmandsunnyiernoon,butwherewasthedazzlingsunnow?Goheotherendoftheearthaswasthenormalorbitoftheevolvis．Astrangeideacametohismind．Thatbigbrightballseemedlikeahugemicroscopeandthesevenbillionpeoplethatpoputedtheearthwerelikewrigglingmicranisms,gingmomentarily；forinhumanpopution，birthahhappenedeverysed．Thoughthemostadvancedsdteologyhadsucceedediinglifeiubes,theycouldnotasyetaccuratelycalcutethespanoflifeofthatwhichithadcreated．Onlyohingwascertaineveryliviurecouldliveonlyonce．Hemusedontheinequalityofthelivesofthedifferentpeoplewholiveduhishugemicroscope．Hethought,

    "I,Dimitri,amsuccessfundhappy,effortlessly