"Imustdoit!"hetoldhimself．"Manloveshimself,butheiscrueltohispossessions．Anythingwhichisusefulhasalifeofitsownandshouldnotbeabused.”Heworkedarduouslyon,butafterawhilehiseyesbeganhurting.
"Imustyeyesaforawhile，ortheywilctupagaihought．Soheleanedbadclosedhiseyes,rexinguhesun．Whenheopenedhiseyesagain,hesawabeautifulnymphpeepingdownedlyathimfromhercloud．Hehadseenherseveraltimesbeforeandhadgivenheraname,Clementine．Hewavedather，"HiClementine!"butthenymphjumpedfromcloudtocloud，herflimsyclothesresemblingthesemi-transparentwingsonflies，andwassoonoutofsight．Dimitriturnedhismindtotheworkathand．Hiseyesfelloteredradiopartsonthebendhereallywasnotsurehowtogoaboutthetaskofputtingitbacktogetheragain,havingfottenhowhehadtakenthemapartbuthewasdetermiodoso．Hebeganpatientlyfittistogether,relyingpartlyonintuition，partlyonpastknowledgeandpartlyoninspiration．Heworkedonasifinatrance．Finallyitwasdone．Everythingwasbatothecase．Heturonandtohisexhaliration,soundcameout，somewhatsimirtothebuzzingofafly,butitworked!Dimitriy．Hehadrevivedit!Itwaswagain!Thoughfarfromperfect，hewassatisfiedandtreasureditimmensely．Heeciallyhappybecausehefeltasenseofaplishmentafterresurregtheradio．
PerhapsDimitrihadexpeoomuergyonfixingthebrokenradio，forhefelttiredandclosedhisover-strainedeyeswhichwerehurtingagain．Whenhereopenedhisblurryeyes，theworldseemedenvelopedinanobscuregoldencurtainofsunshine,behindwhichshadowsoftreesmoved．Thesunwaswarm，butthenighthespentinthebusstopshelterintherainandwindhadtakenitstoll．Dimitrishiveredinthegoldensunlightandgoosepimplesroseinspiteofthewarmth．
"paredtovegetation,man’sbodyistile”hethought．"Seehoythesetreesare!Theythriveonexposuretotherain,stormandsunshine．Iusedtothinktheyonlylivelohanmanandscoffedattheirmeaningless,miate．NowIwishIwereabroadgreenleaf,photosynthesizinguhesun,produgproteintovitlizemyself．Thoughtgivepleasure，butitalssworries．Oh，letmebealeafphotosynthesizinguhesun，withoutgreathappinessorsadnessandofcoursenothought．Letmebeatreetakingnutrientsfromthesoil，growingandliving．That’sthesimplestpleasure．Togrowandlive，hiddenintheobscurecurtainofgoldensunshihouttheneedforthought，photosynthesizinguhesunlight，takingnutrientsfromthesoil,tinuingtoliveandgrow．That’sthesimplestpleasure．Waveafterwaveofsunshinerolleddownfromonhigh，bringingwithitringingughter，extremelywantonaive，buthelessnaivelyi．Itwashardtodefisintrinsiature．Dimitricockedhisear,tratinghisattentionondistinguishingthesourceoftheughter．
Onacloud，Dimitrispiedthebeautifulnymph，Clementine，whomhehadseeimespeekingathim．Dressedinherflimsyclothes，transparentasdragonflywings，shewaschasingandpyingwiththatgreatbronzegongofasun,causinghimtospinaroundatthesamespotioescapetheclutchesofthenaughtynymph．ClemeheyoudaughterofZeus，wasborheerawhenthegodsofOlympuswereactiveintheaffairsofman，sohernamewasunknowntoschreekmythology．Unlikehersiblings，shehadnospecificworkassigoherandthereforewaslefttoroamatwillinheaven．Growntobeabeautifulyounggirlofaouandthesweetnessoflove，shechafedunderhersolitudeandtheheavenlyfisalyloogodowntotheforbiddehtoseekadventureaement．Tochaseawayherboredom，shecaughtholdofthearmofthesun．Asitinchedonitsscheduledroutetothewest，shepulleditbackagain，makingitstandstill，bringingthecalcutionoftimeintototaldisarray，causingerrorsinthemovementsofthepsofthesorsystem．Perhapsthatwashowtheleapyearcameabout!Itwasonlyapracticaljokeoofabored，prankishnumph，butithadaffectedtheorderlyorbitofheavenlybodies．Aproudandmightyneighheraldedthearrivalofamagnifitchariot，drawnbygoldenheavenlyhorses，drivenbyaglitteringlyarmouredwarrior．Thechariotcamefshingby，fastasalightbeam．Whenitgottothesun，theangrywarriorcasthisdazzliwovenofgoldenthreadsatClemeakehiswaywardsiblingbacktoheaven．Butshe,beingonlyanillusionaryimagewithnofleshandblood，easilyslippedout．Determithtbaonotonouspadisgrace，Clementinejumpeddownfromthecloudsandescapedtowardsearth．ThewarriorthencaughtsightofDimitri,eobelookingonatthese．Infrustratiohisgoldeoncemoretowardsthehaplessbystander．Dimitriwasdumbfounded!
Dimitriwokefromhisreverie,stilledaboutthefateofthatheadstrongnymphClementine,inherdashforfreedomtotheearth．Helookedupattheclearblueskieswiththesolitarycloudfloatiheke．Nogolden-armouredwarrior,nonymphinflimsyclothestransparentasdragonflywings．Heughedathimself.
"Maybeitwasmeandmyfantasyagain．Fromthebeginningoftime,thoseblueskieshavebeenthepcewherehumanssigntheirfancifulthoughts，weavingstoriesandmythsthathaveedownthroughtheages.Itisreallythecradleofman’scivilization.”Suddenly，Dimitriheardasqueakyvoicecalling，"Help!Help!"asomethingtuggingatthelegsofhispants．
Lookingdownhefoundtohissurprise,itwashislongseparatedlittlefriend,Mr.Finger,whowascallingloudly，
"Dimitrihelp!There’saferocioustigerafterme!"Dimitriscoopedhimupandputhimintheupperrightpocketofhiscoat．Justthen，acutepekingesedingalong,thinbehindhimcameamblingup，satdownbeforeDimitriandstartedbarking．Brightredtonguebusilyligitslips，pyfuleyeshalfcoveredbylong，curlyhair，madeonelongtoholdandcuddleit．Dimitrismiled．Byproportions,thatharmlessdogwouldseemtobeaferocioustigertoMr．Finger．Hepattedthedogontheheadgsoothingly，
"Now,now,don’tbefierce.”Tohisastonishment，thedogbitdownhardonhisfingersandwouldgo．Dimitricriedoutinpain．Justthenitsmistresscamerushinguppanting,gouttothedogtoletgoandapologizedprofuselytoDimitri．Shewasabeautifulyoungdy．Asthewinterdaywasquitewarm,shewaswearingaloose,off-sizetan-and-graysweatshirtwithcoordinatingskirt，fishpantihoseandwalkingshoes，lookingveryrefreshingandexuberant．SheiedDimitri’shandandexcimed，
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