Book3:WereMyDreamIs (第24/327页)

eriheroouelhadfottethatMaureenhadaveryintelligentaremelyprotectivedog.Hesworeprofusely,“Sonofabitch!Thatlittledog’stryingtowreckmyhuntingandspoilmyevening.”HewentbacktoCharina’sbedandtiofondleandpywithCharina’scurvaceousbody.Howsadandunjustthatabeautifundtalehorsuchasshebecameapythingiruder’shands.

    Trancelike,Dimitricametoapcewhichlookedstrafamiliar.Beforehimwasawideexpanseofblueskieswithoutasinglecloudwhereheswan-style.“ThiswideexpanseofblueskiesseemssofamiliartomeasifIhadseenitbefore”hethought.Thenhelookeddownandsawawidestretchofkewater,withitsroilingwaves.“Isn’tthattheStar-MooIhavealwaysbeenthinkingof?Ah,IhaveebaagicsphereofmyKingdomofDreams.”Hedesdedtowardsthegroundasifdesirousofrevisitinghismagnifitpace,butwhatmethiseyeswasonlydipidatedwallsandburntoutbuildings,aspleteruin.“Ahyes,mymagnifitpacehadbeenpletelyburnttotheground.Whatisleftareoigesofitsremains.”Hesuddenlyhadanoddthought,“Didmymagnifitpaceeveractuallyexist?SinceIseeitsremains,itmusthaveexisted”hereasoned.“Irememberthebeautifulpacewascreatedbyapairofinvisiblehands.NowIknowtheinvisiblehahebinedeffortsofmyloyalservantsCreativityandImagination.Theyworkedacctomydesignandrealizedmydesires.Theybuiltthismagnifitpae.ButwhetheritwasCreativityination,theywerebothabstractideologis.Whenthisabstrasciousnessbecamegraphidcrete,theycouldbeereandtangibleobjeourexternalmaterialworld.Thisprocessthestrengthofourmindpowerintomaterialthingsisreallymagidunbelievable.Ifwegoonreasoninginthisway,thenthemagnifitpace,thebeautiesandthepeopleoftheKingdomroduysoundhadneverexisted.Butthentheseruinsprovetheyhadexisted,sohowcouldwedisavowtheirpreviousexistence.Buildings,pavilions,paceshadoncereallyexistedhere;therehadbeensongs,dandughterandshadowsofthebeautifulwomeneverywhere.Howcouldwesaytheyneverexisted?Dimitriwasagainfused.

    Floatingandthinking,thinkingandfloatingDimitriflewpastthekeandfoundhimselfheGiantMountain.GiantMountainlookedlikeaparalyzedgiantlyiandhelplessonthehorizon.Thoughhewouldhavelovedtogehisimmobilizedbodytoanotherposition,heowerlesstomoveevenafiwasasifhewasfrozenforeverinanendlessnightmare.Ifheshouldeverbefreed,thethiedmosttodowouldbetositup,standup,stretchhissoreandstiffmusclesandshakeofftheyokethrustonhimbyfate.

    Dimitri’seyesweresuddenlyblihebrilliantanddazzlingsheeal.Themagnifitpacebuiltofsolidgoldappearedbeforehiseyes.Realizingthathewasflyingtoolow,hewasjustabouttoasdwhenhundredsofbarbarianwarriorsappearedfrombehindthegoldpace.TheangrymassofbarbariansrushedtowardsDimitrishoutingandscreamingandthrowingtheirspearsathiuckilyDimitriasdedsoquicklythatthespearsandarrowsmissedhimandwhooshedbyharmlesslybehhisfeetandhewasabletoescapeunscathed.Afterreagasafeheight,Dimitrilookeddownonthesebelowandsawthatbarbarianwarriorsweregathereddownonthegroundasfarashiseyescouldreach,screamingathiminanguagehecouldnotuandauringmenagly.Dimitrididnotmindbutfounditstrahisbodycouldbeseeninthisdimensionoftime.Hewasjustabouttoleavewhenhediscoveredthatatthedomeofthegoldpaceaskilledmarksmanyinwait.Thesharp