"Imeanttoeintoyourdreamtosaygoodbye．IhoughtIwouldbesayinggoodbyetomyheavenlyhome．Thisisallsosuddenit’shardtobelieve!"Dimitrididnotanswer．Hissmilingfaceshowedhishappigettinganotherbeautyastheybothturnedandwavedgoodbyetotheradiantclouds．
AfterClemewithKingDimitri，themountainsandwatersresumedtheirinalserenesilence．Charmainedidnotgowiththembutremaihewatersurface，seeminglydeepinthoughtonadifferentproblem．Shekhathertwinsisterwouldnotbelookingforhershadowatatimelikethis．Attheheightofherexcitementandexuberafulfillingherdreamofacquiringafleshbody，shewouldbecuriouslyexplthisool,curiousasachildjustlearningtowalk．Itwasgettingdark．Afallingflowerdroppingoercausedcirclesofrippleswhichdistractedherption．
"IfIshouldaskKingDimitritocreateafleshbodyforme，Iamsurehewouldnotbesomiserlyastorefuse．Butashesaidallthingswithformandsubstannotescapeeventualdestru．Oneday，itwilldieofillnessornaturalcauses．Whycourtthefleetinghappinessafleshbodycouldbringatsuenormousprice?Suddenlyanunformedfetustossedaboutbythebreezehoveredforamomehewaterbutwassooncarriedbyittoafaroffpcebeyondherview．
"Whatanimalfetuswasthat?"shewondered，"Sohelplessandabandoned．Oneday，itwillmatureandhaveaformandshape．Itsshadowwillbeprojectedohbythesunshineasallthingsofsubstancehaveshadows．ButonedayitwillbedestroyedbyTime.”Soondarknessswallowedtheskyandonlyafewspshesofredremaihewesternsky．Charmaiinuedhertrainofthoughts，
"Whyseekpleasuresofthefleshbody?Thishappinesswilleventuallyendinpain．ThoughIhavenofleshbodyandotenjoyalpleasures，herneedIfacethepainofillnessah．ThoughIhavenoformorsubstance,IliveonforeverlikeTime,betweenthisheaveh．SowhyshouldIseekthepleasuresofthefleshbody?ThoughIhavenofleshbodyandotenjoyalpleasures,Iexperienecessaryfrustrationsandpain,neverfeeltiredorfeeltheneedforsleepa.Iwillforeverbeeidalertinmind.”Moreflowersfellonthesurfaceofthewater,causingmoreripples．ThoughCharmaine’simagecouldnotbeseen,itcouldbeassumedthatshewasdangiasy．
Brightness,afterthedeathofdarknessahofanewday,wasbackagain．Dayandnight，darknessandbrightness，goonandoninanendlesscycle．Lyinginhisdipidatedshelter，Dimitriwaswakenfromhissweetdreamsbyavoicecalling，
"!,sir!"Openinghiseyeshesawafogthioughtocutwithaknife．Hewavedhisfingersdirectlybeforehisfadfoundthatthevisibilitywasonlyafewinches．
"Whatathickfog!"heexcimed．Asurprisedvoicesaid，
"It’saverybeautifuldayouttheretoday.Thesunisbrightandthereisnofogatall.”Dimitrifelthisheartskipabeat，asifsomebluntobjectstruckhischest．Sothedreadeddayhadfinallyarrived．Hehadlosthissight．
"Sorrytowakeyouupsir，butitcouldn’tbehelped．WehavereceivedsomanypintsfromtheneighbunitythatIwastoldtoeandteardownthisunlisedstructure.”
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