“Ihadbettergobaydutiestoo”saidImagination.“Youthreetinueyourversation.Iwillbestandingguardihegardentosafeguardyourprivacy.”Sayingso,shetoodisappearedintothinair.ClementineandCharmainelookedateachotherforamoment.
“IthinkthatthetwoofushadbettergobacktoFatherZeus’baheSeventhheaven”saidClementine.“We’vebeeoolongandareworriedabouthowthebaisgoing.IfFatherZeusfoundthatthetwoofushadslippedawaywithouttellinghim,therewillbeabiguproar.AlsoweotingoodsceleavealltheworktoWhiteFairy.”Thetwinslookedagainateachother,thentwopairsofeloqueurnedinquiringlytoCharina.Charihatshehadtosaysomethingtoletthemknowherfeelings,sosheraisedhereyestothetwonymphsandsaid,
“WhenIsawthetwoofyoudropdownfromtheskies,Ialreadyuoodthereasonforyouringandwhatyouwaoknow.Firstofall,allowmetoshowmyrespectforthepureandunswervingloveyouhavefDimitri.Inowuandthattheexistenceofafleshbodyisnotmaterialtotrueloveandthattimeanddistanceisalsonohindraeither.Loveisanungingfeeling.TheideaofunventionallovewhichIhavelearnedfromyouwillbeofgreatusetomemywholelife.ButIhavealsoheardKingDimitrisaythatweshouldnotfailtoliveuptothebodytemperatureofourfleshbody,thatweshouldenjoyittotheutmost
whileourbodyisstillwarmandaliveinsteadofbemoaningitslosswhenourbodytemperatureisgone.Ibelievethatby“enjoyittotheutmost”Dimitrididnotmeanweshouldseektooverindulgeinaldesire.Ithinkheisinfavorofseverelytrollingourlustsoitwon’tbeewantonandunbridled.TakeDimitriandmeforexample.Ourbodytemperaturesarenormal,ourbloodrunssmoothly,ourfleshbodiesareintheirprime.ButfromthetwoofyouIuaruemeaningoflove.Iwillnotseekloveblindly,norwillItryunceasinglytoentanglemyselfwithDimitri.IwillwaitsilentlyandpatientlyforthedaywhenDimitriisreadytoacceptmeasthe25thbeautyinhisKingdomofDreams.”ClementineandCharmainelookedateachotherandsmiled,revealingtheirreliefandgratification.Theirfeetleftthegroundandtheirbodiesbegantheirasttotheskies.Theysaidtogether,
“Goodluck!Goodluck!Wewillbeegoodsisters.Onedayyourwishwilletrueandyouwillbeethe25thmemberoftheKingdomofDreams.Goodluck!Goodluck!”Sayingso,theyflewintothenightskyandbecameohtheendlessdarkness.
Afterwatgthefiguresoftwonymphsdisappearintotheskies,Charinasilentlywentaboutpaguptheutensilsusedduringthepiic,puttheleft-oversintopaperbagsandthehemallbatothebrandnewshoppingcart.Shethoughtaboutwhathadjusthappeseemedsoreasofanciful.Didthetwonymphsreallyflydownfromtheskiestothisrosegarden?DidDimitrireallyhavetwoloyalservantsImaginationaivitywhocouldappearoutofthinairanddisappearintoitatwill?AsforCreativity,Ionlyheardhisvoicebutdidnotseehiminperson.It’sreallyanamazingandunbelievableexperience!Charina’sfootcameintotactwithsomepiecesoficescatteredontheground.ShepickedupthelidandputitbatheicebucketrememberinghowjustnowImaginationhadusedthebuckettohittheshortmanointedforeheadwithsuchforcethathefelltothegroundinafaint.Thenallthisreallyhappe’sreallyamazinghowunimagihingshappeninthisworldofours.Charinatooksomepiecesoficeoutofthebucket,putthemintoagssandpouredherselfafullgssofwhiskey.Shesatdownonthewooleandthoughtofthingsthatweighedonhermind.ThelovelylittledogMaureehatitsmistresshadthingsonhermind,soitsatdownbyherfeetquietlyaherpany.Charinadrankherwhiskeyandmadeadecision.
“IwillkeepthepromiseIjustmade.Iwillberationandcalm,waitingsilentlyandpatientlyforthedaywhenDimitriisreadytoacceptmeasthe25thbeautyinhisKingdomofDreams…Nomatterwhetherhewilldosoornot,Ihavemademydecision.Iwillwaitaherhewilleupwithanyotherexcuse.”Dimitri’swagaininherears,
“Failnottoliveuptothebodytemperatureofourfleshbody.
Enjoyittotheutmostwhileitisstillwarmandalive.
Bemoannotitslosswhenourbodytemperatureisgone;
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