Ab,sleepahat’sallIdidalltheseyears,dayafterday．Ifyouwanttoaddaem,itwouldbeexcretion．Theworldmaysidermeasuperfluousperson，adredgeofsociety,butInevercaredfortheopinionofothers．IknowIamalive，Ibreathe．That’sthesimplestrudimentofjoy.Ienjoydreaming.Thosethousandsuponthousandsofdreamsmayfadeawaywithtime,buttherearealwaysmoretoe．Tome，theyarethepuresthappiness．IfIamonlyamaecreatingexcrement，Iamthehappiestoheworld.”
Thegrowlingofhisstomachtohisreverieandremindedhimitwasfeedingtime．Fromforceofhabit，hewalkedtowardsthebackdooroftherestaurantwhereMarianowork．Shehadlefttherelongagofordestinationsunknown,butDimitristillfaithfullypatrohegarbagesthere，forhecouldalwaysfiscrapsoffoodtofillhisstomach．Henevereventhoughtofthesmallfortuneinsidehispocket．Monothingtohimandhelivedhislifeashealwaysdid，seeminglynottoknowhowtospendmoney．Havingsatisfiedhishunger，hewalkedovertohisfavoritebenchbythesquarenearhisdwellingandsatdow．Hehadthesatisfaofamissionaplished，apromisefulfilledacarefreeandunhampered．HehadonlytowaitforRichardtoebyahemonightfall．Asnguorovercamehim，heydownandcoveredhisfacewithhishat．Thewarmthofthesun，theessofthebreezesoothedhisrexedbody．Graduallyhisfleshbodyseemedtobeetransparentandinvisible，cealedandbleomixturesofsunshineandbreeze．Heembracedtheunperceivablebuthelessexistingtimeaalongwithiteternally，asifitwasasoft，warmandnakedbeautyinhisdream,andhislifespan,liketime,extendedeverstingly．
Wheopenedhiseyes,itwasalreadydusk．Thecloudswereextravagantlyspreadoutovertheheavens,illumihesettingsunincolorshtred,goldandpurple．Thespectacursplendorwasstunning．Aflockofbirdsflewontothismagnifitasky．Theirgraceful，rhythematicflyingmotionsaddedyoungaiclifeforcetothequiet,naturalbeauty．Stillgroggywithsleep,Dimitrisatupandsawtwofiguressmilingathimacrossthesquare,withthebackdropofthefmingtwilightse．Dimitriwavedaworantohimhandinhand,thegirl’swhitepleatedskirtandyellowblouseflowinginthewind．
"HiDimitri!Didyouhaveagoodnap?We’vebeenwaitinghereforquitealongtime．Lookatthebeautifulsu!Wewereafraidyou’dsleepawaysuchgeoussery．Itwouldhavebeenapitytomissit.”YokostoodsilentlybyandsmiledatDimitri，whotookastackofcashfromhisinsidepocketandhaoRichardsaying，
"Here’sthemoneyforyourfriend.Takeitandpayhishospitalbills.”RichardandYokostaredatthemoney，hardlyabletobelievetheireyesthatahomelesspersoncouldhavesomueyonhim．
"Stayhere，Yoko．I’llbebaaminute．Ihavetogetsomethingfrommycar.”Sayingso,Richardrushedtohiscarwhicharkedashortdistanceaway．YokoandDimitrismiledateachother．
"DoRichardknowaboutourmeetingstnight.”
"Ofcoursenot．It’sourlittlesecret.”
"Wouldyouetoourweddingtonight"?
"I’dloveto．YoudecidedtomarryRichard?"
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