"Ohno!Somethingmusthavehappened!"
Dimitriforcedopenthebackdoorwithoutfurtheradoawoofthemrushedin．Pusmellofgaschokedthemaoinfiltraterightintotheirbrains．Theyheldtheirbreathsastheyquicklyopeneddoorsandwindows．Thegasstoveiwasstillgeinggas，hissinglikeamalicious，poisonousshistimethecurseofthedevildidnotefromheavenbutfromunderground．Whentheambuncearrived，thetwocorpseswerealreadycoldandstiff,nolongerneedingthephysi’scare，sotheyweretakenstraighttothemue．ThergercorpsewasJohnahesmallersizedonewasLavyrl．Uhefaintstarlight，theyweretakenonebyoothevan．Theirroleohhadended．Perhapsonanotherpheywouldenaanotherway．Ifsoulsexisted，theirshadalreadyleftthecold,stiffshelloftheirbodies．Theambuartedmovingslowly,carryingLavyrndJohn．Theyleftaftertheirstse．Theambuncecarriedthemaway．Theyhadfiheirstpy．Theambuncecarriedthemaway，alongafamiliarroad，tepce．Theyhadfiingipy．Theyleft．Theyweregoneforever．
Thehousebytheroadstoodreallyemptynow,doorsandwindowswideopeainsblownoutsidethewindowbythenightwind,flutteredandfppeddesotely．Lavernecurledupiheoldcar，forthehousestillsmelledofgasandwasinhabitable．Lookingattheoldhouseoverwhichacurseseemedtohover,sherememberedhowshedreamedofpntingtall,redmapletreesalrounditasashield，andcitwithcloudspluckedfromtheskies,ingthehouseanditsoctssafelyinsideandprotegthemfromthecurseofthedevildesdingfromabove．Sheneverdreamedthatthistime,thecursewouldefromunderground．Thesuffogfumespouredoutfrombelowthegroundinanendlessflow，likethehissingofapoisonousshedevil’scursewasinescapableandfollowedeverymemberofthefamily．Shemurmured，"Thewillbeme!"Dimitriwasholdingherinhisarms,whileherheadrestedonhisshoulders．Hepattedhersoothinglyandsaidpositivelyinafirmvoice，
"Youwillhevictimofthedevil,Laverne.”
"Whynot?"
"Closeyoureyesainpeace．Whenyoutomorrow，youwillbeinapcewherethecurseofthedevilotreach.”
Itwasdusk．Theskywasgraduallydarkeningbutiafewbrilliantlycoloredcloudsstilllingered，andamongthewillowtreesthesparklingofwatercouldstillbedised．Twonakedbeautieswereughingandchasingeachotherinthestywoods，theirmovementssowellsynizedthattheyresembledadangduet．ThelovelyfloatingwhitehairofonewaslikeacloudofwhitesmokewhenshemovedandtheincrediblegraceofthemovementsoftheotherimmediatelycaughtLaverne’seyeswhenshearrivedonthese．Shedidn’tknowthenthatitwastheworld-famousballerina，Natalie．Butiwinklingofahetwodisappearedfromsight．Walkingontowardsthewillowtreesbythewater,anotheramazingsightmethereyes：atrioofnakedbeautieswerepyingier:naughtyDorlyarrivedYoko,aivegirlDeanna.Theyshoutedandughed,spshingwateratoherandthensytagwithahugefishthatjumpedoutoftheshallowwater．Whatsurprisedhermostwastheseontheshorewhereactivitiesbustled．Othernakedbeauties，notinedtoactivesports，werebusyrunningtoandfroattheirownchosentasks．Ieroftheclearing,apileoffirewoodhadbeengatheredandasnake-hairedbeautycouldbeseenlightingthefire．Herwelldevelopedmusclesgaveoutafeelingofpowerandwildprimitivebeauty．Thegentlesilken-skinnedorientalbeautyLotus,reparingfoodonasquarelogtable，assistedbyAisha，whoasusualknottedherhaircasuallyatthenapeofhernetheothersideofthetable,thesophisticatedSamantha,amixingcocktails,wasmakingthedrinks.MusicallyinedMara,theLatiy,wastuningupherinstruments．MegginnwastalkingidlywithElina．Thenewerwasnotquiteacedtoappearingnakedinpublic,butwhenintheKingdomofDreams，"doasthebeautiesdo"，soshehaddiscardedallencumbrancesliketherest．Hermannerismsweresomewhatself-sciousandunnatural,theteositwithherarmscrossedandlegscmpedtogetherrevealedherinnershyherestofthebeautieswerescatteredaround，strollingaboutorsitting，talkingintwosorthrees，seeminglytobewaitingfortheceremonyinhonorofthenewarrivalstobegin．
Notlongafternoon-timethatday，abeautifulyoungwomaninbloodredleotard，brightyellowblouseandptformsdalsarrivedatthehelicopterairbase，carryingaworn-outsuitcaseofdotsshewasbringingbacktotheKingdomtopleteKingDimitri’sfiles．ItwasMegginn,wholookedwithwonderandaweofacity-bredpersonatthemilesuponmilesofmountainrahatsurroundedawideexpanseofcrystalcleargoon．Thepedtheshoreandasmokymistcoveredthedeep,coolwaters．Shegazedwithwohetwinpeaks,betweenwhichstretchedasuspensie,likeacolorfulrainbowlyingacrosstheskyafterrain．TheferociousbattledidohaveleftanytratheKingdom．Timehadwipedoutallfootprints,includingthoseofhumanculture．Lookingathersurroundings,shewentoverinherheadtheinstrusDimitrihadgivenher．"Gofromtheadministrativebuildingtowardsthebridge．Crosstotheesepatheoppositepeakaledownbeforedoinganythingelse.”InstantlyreizingthesepcesbythegraphicdescriptionsDimitrihadgivenher，shemadeherwaybriskly，enjoyingthesery．Shewasamazedatthespringlikeatmosphere，thebuddingtrees，blossomingflowersandintoxigbreeze，foritwasautumnwheedfromDimitri．Didtimemoveintwoways，bothclockwiseandterclockwise?As，timemovedonsoundlesslyandmotionlessly，ascarressinglyasthespringbreeze，removingalltraces，beitwarorhumanculture．Attheedgeofthesquare，Megginnstoppedinastonishmenttoenjoythemagnifitfoliageandthebewilderingassortmentofflowersofdifferentseasonswhichwereinfullbloomtogether．Roses，daffodils，chrysanthemumsandChristmasflowersrubbedshoulderswitheachother．Sheptedonthesimiritybetweenhumansandpnts．Pheirrootsdeepintothesoiltogetnutrition，andthroughamagicalprocess，itbloomedandgrew,whereasmanatefoodwhichturyforthebody.Justthen,shehadanunfortablefeelinginherabdomenandrealizeditwasthebeginningofhermenstrualcrampswhichwasabouttoebeforeitstimeandcaughtherunawares．Wasmenstruationasignoffeminiyliketheflowersblossomingonthebranches?Yearafteryear，flowersbloomedinthespringbreeze，whilemonthaftermoruatiohehumanfemalebody．Therewasakindofsimiritythere．
AsshewasabouttohurryooppedforamomenttostudywithcuriosityahugewhiteEasterlilygrowingonarosebush．Megginchedoutherhandandwasabouttotouchitcarressingly，whensheheardavoicecallout,
"Don’ttouchme!Don’ttouchme!"Shewasstartledandgapedinfasationastheflowergedbeforehereyesintoawhite-hairedbeauty．Megginnsaid，
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