Book2:KigdomIteDreams

etreatedtotheworkshopattheback,leavingAmaliaalohefront.Shetookoutathickwadofcashfromthecashregisterandstartedtingtheearningsofthathalfday,seeminglytohavefotterangeseeherejustamomentago.Intheba,everyonecametogetherinacircle,sittingorstanding.

    “Thesearenoordinarys”saidYoko.“Eaeofthemhasthousandsofyearsofhistorybehi’sapityAishaisnothereorshecouldtellusalbouttheirin.”

    “Strange”saidShei.“Thatwhite-beardedoldmanwantsustogivethesetoDimitri.DoesDimitriknowhim?Ihaveneverheardhimmentionanywhite-beardeddwarf!Whatbetheirretionship?”

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    “Whydidn’tDimitrietoworktoday?”askedLaverne.“Iwantedsomuchtoseehimagain.Ihaven’tseenhimforsuchalongtime.”

    “Didyounoticethatoldman’sbeard?It’ssingedasifithadbeensizzledbyfire.”ThensheretedtothemhowDimitrihadn’tsleptallnighttalkingtoawhitelily,whichshepresumedtobeWhiteFairy,andhowafterWhiteFairyleft,Dimitrihadpacedbadforthinhisstudio,lookingheavyofheartandworried.Yokolookedoutsidetotheblueskiesandsaidsorrowfully,

    “DoesthatmeanthatourbeautifulKingdomofDreamsisintroubleagain?”

    Theothersdidnotreply.Amaliawastingthecash,butshealwayslosttafterawhileandhadtostartallain.Inexasperatiohrewthemallbathetableandfumedatherself.Afterawhile,sheshoutedatthem,

    “Youzygirlsjustchatteringendlesslythereattheback.What’stheresomuchtotalkabout?Lookatthecloeonout.It’stimetoopenshopanddobusiness.”Shehadpletelyfottenpeheshopatnooheyoungpeopleinthebailedandshooktheirheads,knowingthatAmalia’sbrainsweremuddledagain.Mankindissmart,butcoulddonothing