"Yes,whereisshe?"Dimitriythere,defenselessagainstthebrutattack．Whenitfinallystopped,hefeltdesperatelyweakandwasonthebrinkofdeath．
"Sheisinmythoughts...inmydreams..."hemutteredbrokenly．
"Youmeanshe’sinyourhead?"theothermanjeered，"That’ssimple．We’lljustcutitoffandseeifshe’sthere.”ThecellurphonewhichStevenhungonhisshoulderrang．
"Yessir，..Yessir..."hesaidrespectfullyandhaoAllen．
"Yessir...I’llbebackrightaway.”hesaidinanobedientandutterlyrespectfultoneandhabacktoStevensaying，
"Let’sgo．It’sDonKaffee．Saysit’surgent.”TurningtoDimitri,hesaid,"You’reinluck．Youlivealittlewhilelonger!Ifyoudon’tgiveRomibae，I’lltearyouapartlimbbylimb!"Thewoofthemhurriedout．
Mr．KaffeecalledinallhistrustedlieutenantsandorderedastrictwatchtobekeptoverDimitri,ahomelesspersonirict.Theyweretoreportonhiseverymoveanda．WhenAllenandStevenrealizedthatthepersontheyhadkidnappedaenupwastheoneMr．Kaffeewaheyhurriedbacktothewarehouse，butthebirdhadflownthecoop．However，that’sgettingaheadofourstory．Wehadbettergobaitri，lyingoyfloorofthewarehouse,batteredandbruised,coveredalloverwithperspirationanddust．
"AmItodielikethis?"heaskedhimself．Hefearedhitself，buttheuaintyoftheexistehesoundofGod．Towardstheendoflife,onewasinedtobelieveiewhocouldproveit?GraduallyfearovercamehimontheapproachofDeath．
"Ah!Iftheendoflifeisoructibleextinguishment,I’dratherbeaninanimatemannequin.”Suddenlyheheardthedeafeningsoundofrenginesandsawfromthewindoaceshuttleshootupintothedarkeningskywithitsremnantscarletcloudsamidatrailofspectacurfireandsmoke.
"Lifeahisanaturandinescapablecyclethatwouldgoonforever．Alllivingmenmustdie．So,too,mustthisearth,whosedestruisbeingacceleratedbyhumancallousness．Yetthenewgeiontioseekperfe…andmodernizeourcivilization．Ifmanigratetootherpswithitury,itmightmearuofthehumanrace．IdonotfearDeathitself,becauseitisanaturandirreversiblephenomenon．Onegeionissucceededbyailltheendoftime．Inthefaceofsuchreality,Ionlyaskthatafterthedeathofmyfleshbody,Icouldgobaydreams..."Despitegreatpain,Dimitriwasgettingtiredanddrowsyanddriftingtowardsamercifulsemi-sciousness．
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