Book1:TeDream-Maker
hatnoonecouldtakeaway.Heughedhystericallyrememberingthedespairandpanicofhisdreamswhichshookhimso,andhisdeviousendeavorsatespiowerereallymuchadoaboutnothing.Thesewerebutstrangedreams.However,thosebeautifulnakedwomenweresoreandeachhadherindividualpersonalityandvividbeautythatweresodistinctivethattheystoodoutasrealhumanbeingsandhecouldnotreciletothefactthattheyneverexistedexceptinhisdreams.Dimitrisattherefused,tryingtodistinguishbetweendreamsay,whenthegrowlingofhisstomachtoldhimitwastimetomoveon.Helookedupattheblueskiesandwonderedwhattimeitwas.Hehadnoseime,whichwasuselessandsuperfluoustohim.Itspassagericious,sometimesfast,sometimesslow.Atransparentwindbillowedthroughthebranches,causingthebuddingleavestoswayinunison.Dimitrithoughtthatperhapstime,too,movedlikethewind.Stirredbythemotion,thefadedpetalsofthewiltedroseoDimitriflutteredandfellonhiseye. “Ahyes!”hethought.“timedidmove.Itmightdosoimperceptiblybutthebudding,bloomingandfinallywiltingoftheflowersshowedthatitdid.What’sthediffereweenman’sfleshbodyandtheflowers?”,thoughtDimitri.“Itgraduallyagesaoo.Sothemostpracticalthingwouldbetofeedit.Onlywhenthefleshbodyisalive,itweavemoredreams.Inthissociety,peopleusetheirfleshbodyindifferentways.Somedomanualbor,othersdomentalbor,butitisalltowardsthesameend—toattendtothephysieedsoftheirbody,tofeed,clothaerit!Iwanttoletmyfleshbodyliveonandmakemoredreams.Ilovetodream.Ilovetomakedreams.Iamadream-maker.ThusIlive,notdisturbinganyoneandIdon’twantaodisturbme!"Hesmiledhappily,"Ah!Iwonderwhatk