Thefierysunwassetting，butstillradiatedlighta，asifdesirousofgivingoffthestremnantsofitsenergybeforeitextinguished．Carsarianscrowdedthestreets．Afterafullday’swork,theywereimpatienttogetbacktothewarmthoftheirrespectivehomesandhurriedalong,hopingtogettherebefhtfalldesded．BythesideofthetranquilkewasaTibetanBuddhistTemple．Inthedarkhall，agildedgoldBuddhasathighonhislotusseat,calmlyptieryoflifeahathadpuzzledmanthroughouttheturies．Hisposturesorootedlysolidlookedasthoughhehadnevermovedsihebeginningoftime．Thegildedgoldglitteredandshimmered，itslusterenhaherefleofthesettingsuinganaustereatmospherewhichgavefaithfulbelieversasenseofsafety．Towardstheleftofthehallwasasmallcourtyardwithawell-keptmanicuredwnandafountainofemeraldgreenwater，besidewhichabeautifuldywasreing．HerslenderfigurewasfullyrevealedbyherflimsydressandherlonghairwasbeingcaressinglybedbytheeveningwiwasthenymphClementinewhohadrunawayfromheavenandwhomDimitriwassodesirousofseeking．Shehadrevertedtinalclothingaobetalkingtoherownimageier．Shewascalling，"Charmaine!Charmaine!Whereareyou?Showup!Showup!"
Animageofabeautifulgirl,almostidentientineappearedoer．ItwashertwinsisterCharmaionlydidshehavenosubstance，shedidn’tevenhaveanimageandwasthereforeonlyashadowattachedtoClementine,seenonlyinthemirrororreflesofthewater．Thereforeeventheiralmightydivineparentsdidnotknowtheyhadapairoftwindaughters．Itwasonlywheinewasgrownthatsherealizedshehadatwinsister，awoofthemkepttheirintimateretionshipacloselyguardedsecretfromtherestoftheworld．Clementinesaidtohertwinsister，
"Charmaine，I’msorrytotellyouIhavedecidedtogobacktoourheavenlyhome．Lifehereohdonotsuitus.”
"Whynot?Thisissomethingyouhavepursuedsosinglemindedly．Youhaveesuchalongway,whygeyourmindnowthatyouarehere?"
"Asyouknowwearenotlikehumans．ThoughIhaveabeautifulimageIreallyhavenosubstance．Livingherewouldonlyincreasemyfrustrationaion，soit’sbetterthatwegoback.”
"OhClementihoughyouhavenosubstance,youatleasthaveaphysicalimage!Idon’teveandmustrelyonyetoexist．Isn’tthatevenworse?Somaybeyht,weshouldgobacktoourheavenlyhome．Butbeforeweleave，don’tyouthinkyoushouldbidfarewelltoyourloverDimitri?"
"Idon’tthinkso．What’stheuse?Itwouldonlyincreasemysorrow．Let’sleaveasstealthilyaswecamewithoutbanyone.”
"WhyClementine?Yourmotiveforingdowhwastobewithhim．Youshouldatleastlethimknow;otherwiseallthiswouldhavebeeninvain.”
"Yht．I’llgoandsaygood-byetohimundercoverofdarkness，soasnottoshoyohthesightofmyunusualdresscodeandflyingform.”Justthenthesoundofloudheavyfootstepswereheardingswiftlytowardsthetemple．
"Someone’singCharmaine!I’llgoandhidesoasnottoscarepeople.”Sayingso，sheslippedbehindtheBuddhaandthesweetvoiceofhertwinsisterdisappearedfromtheemeraldgreehefountain．
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