"IhavethoughtofshuttingmyselfinthissmalltempleandepoutofitwhileIliveah．Perhapsthatwillbemysalvation.”
"Youhavefoundthesolution,"smiledClementine．"Youwillsucceed.”Sayingso，sherosefromthegroundaofthewindow．Big-Ostaredatherdisappearingformanddecidedo,uheraysofthesettingsun,tocuthishairandbeonk,swearingneverduringhislifetimetostepagainoutofthetemple．
AfterleavingtheBuddhistTemple，Clementihetopofthefive-storybuildinginafshandhidherselfintheshadowsofthewatertank．Thesunhadandshedidn’teopletoseeher．Topassersby，shewasnomorethaingglimpse．There，intheshadowsshemulledovertheeventsofthedaythinking，
"Somepeopleusetheirfleshbodiessuccessfully，whileothersdisastrously，wastingtheirwholelife．Sohowtousethefleshbodywiselyisreallyagreatstudy．HoweversinceIhaveme，andIshallbeleavihsoonanyway．IjustwanttosaygoodbyetoDimitri.”Meanwhileinthealleyothebuilding,Dimitriyinhisdipidatedshelterenduripainpraying，
"MybeautifungelClementine，pleaseentermydreamstonight．Youaremysttietothisearth,forbesidesyouthereisnothinghereIamreluttopartwith．MybeautifungelClementine,pleaseentermydreamstonight!"
Intheshadowsofthewatertankontopofthefive-storybuilding，Clementiohaveheardhissilentprayer．Magnifitcloudscoveredtheeveningsky,lightinguptheheavenswithdazzlinghuesofredandgold，redasballsoffireandyellowasgoldwithitsglitteriallicglow．Thebullionwerewillingtoenduregreatpaintobefedbythefirebeforeitburntoutandbepurifiedofallimpuritiesbefhtswallowedupthesky．Thefiretoowaogiveoutitseandenergy．Behisgrandioseseryofeveningskiescoveredbythebrillianceoffireandgold，oolofcrystalclearkewaterbesidewhichClemefaghertwinsisterCharmaine．Suddenlyaslightbreezeblewripplesoerandtheimagereflectedonthesurfacemovedslightlyasifstretgherself．Charmainesaid，
"Whereisthispce,Cleme’ssopeadbeautifulwiththebrilliantcloudsandclearkewater．Iwouldn’tmindlyinghereforeverandnotgoanywhereelse.”
"ThisisKingDimitri’sKingdomofDreamsandit’sreallybeautiful!"answeredClementine．"Idon’twanttoleaveeither．erelivinginheavenIneverappreciatedclouds．Theywerejustthere，andIneverfeltayandstrangenessaboutthem．ItwasonlywhenIcamedownhereandlookedupthatIdiscoveredtheirbeauty.”TherefleoftheradiantcloudsonthesurfaceofthewatermadeCharmaine’simagemorebeautifulthanever．Shecried，
"Oh!It’stoobeautifulforwords!Letmeliehereforeverahesurfaceofthiske!"
"Don’tfetthatwhendarknesscoverstheearthwemustleave,”warwinsister．"Sincewehavenobodyandnosubsta’suselesstocovetearthlybeautiesasitwouldonlyaddtothepainofultimateseparation.”
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