“Inthisworldtherearealotofgoodpeople,buttherearealsobadowasyhlucktohavetahthebadelementsstnight.Whatelseistheretosay?Youwereatthewrohewrongtime.”HethencalledtoJamaz,whoseextraordinaryphysique
alwaysmuchstrohanthatofanordinaryman,hadmiraculouslyrecoveredfromhiswoundsandwasbaagain.Richardaskedhimtoverohoseoldworkpantswhichtheykeptirunkoftheirpick-uptrudgaveittoDavidsaying,“yourselfupolddog.Findsomewheretowashawayyourpeeandpoo.Thenputonthispairofpantsandgoaboutyourbusiness.Wehavethingstodosoweareleaving.Youtakecare.”Richardstooduptoleave,butstoppedtoask,
“Oh,bytheway,haveyouseenDimitri?I’mlookingforhim.”
“Dimitri?Isawhimovertherestnight”repliedDavidpointingtowardstheke.Richardsighedandhithisforeheadsaying,
“Wesearchedforhiminallhisoldhaunts,butjustmissedlookingintherosegarde’sghtaway.”
“No,no”saidDavid.“Idon’tthinkyoushouldgothere.Isawhimwithabeautifulyoungwoman.Shewasdressedasahobo,butIsawthroughherdisguiserightaway.Ifthetwoofyourushinthere,youmightbeinterruptingtheirromantictete-ateteandtheycertainlywon’tthankyouforit!”DavidsmiledslylyandilyaontodescribeiailDimitri’syoungpanion.Richardkoncewhoshewasandsaid,
“Oh,it’sher!NowondernooneansweredwhenIcalledhercellphone.Shepurposefullydidn’tcarryitwithher!Iwenttoherhouse,buteverythingwasdarkandlookedempty.Ithoughtshewasoutoftown…Sothetwoofthemgottogether!Siheyaretogetherwhynotstayihehousethen,envelopedinthesweetintimacyofaworldsistingonlyofthetwoofthem?Whataretheydoinginthatgodforsakenrosegarden?”Heshookhishead,quitemystifiedatthetursandwalkedquicklyawaytogetherwithJamaz.
Itwasstillveryearlyinthemareettyofpedestrians.Davidmadeuseofthistotakeoffhisdirtypants,whichheusedtowipehimselfasaspossibleaosRichardhadgivenhim.Onparatively,hispersonalityunderletegeandhewalkedaily,allthewhilelookingfarettebuttsbytheroadside,hopingtostockupohatifheshouldbeluoughtomeetDimitrihewouldofferthemastributetothemightykingoftheKingdomofDreams.
Dimitri’ssolitaryfiguregraduallyemergedfromthethiakinghiswaywiththehelpofhiswhitee.HedidnotstoplongatCharina’shouseaftertakingherhome.Heuzzlingoveraquestionthathadbaffledhimsincehisyouth,namelywhetherKingDimitrioftheKingdomofDreamsjusthappenedoodreamofDimitri,ordidDimitrirandomlydreamofKingDimitribyce?OrwasitthatsometimesKingDimitridreamedabouthisalternateselfwhowasahomelessmansufferinginthemundaneworld;andsometimesDimitriwentintodreamndtolookforthenobleKingDimitri?Orperhapsbothofthesesuppositiorue.PerhapsDimitriovefreelybetweendreamndandtherealworld,pyingtheroleoftwodifferentcharacters.PerhapsthesetwodifferentcharacterswerepersonifiedbyDimitri.Thequestionwasverysimple,butitpuzzledDimitrifordecadesandcouldnotberesolvedtohissatisfa.Takethepresentforexample.DimitriilotingthespaceshiptransformedfromhisfleshbodyfromtheKingdomofDreamstothemundaneworld,buthefeltasifhisfleshbodyhadneverlefttheworldforeveep.Thenhowcoulditbeflyingbackhere?Thendreamndwasakindofelusive,entsupposition;orwasitapartofandtinuationofreallife?Dimitrifellintoadeepreverie.
Atthecrackofdawn,MaureenwokeDimitriupbypullingatthelegofhispants.HegotupahiswaytowardsCharinawhowascoughingupastorwasthenthatherealizedshewassick.Charinaalsowokeupandasked,
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