“e,eeveryone.Cheerstoyouall!Let’sdrinktoeveryone’shealthandhappiness…IamsosorrythatthefirsttimeyoucametovisitmyKingdomyouweremetwithsuchacatastrophe,whichmusthavegivenyoualfrightandevencostyouyourlives.Let’sdrinkthiscupofexcellenthundredflowerwiohelpyourecoverfromtheshock!”KingDimitrilookedaround,agitatedaional,atthefamiliarsmilingfacesofhisgoodfriends.NotsolongbeforetheywereselflesslysheddingtheirbloodandyingdowntheirlivesiohelpsavehisKingdowasagreatthingiobeabletohaveevenonefriend,loyandtruetohimthroughthidthin,buthehadbeenblessedwithsomanystaunddevotedfriendswillingtoliveanddieforhim.JustlookingatthemmadeKingDimitrifeenupsurgeofemotionandhiseyesbrimmedoverintears.Holdinguphiscupofwine,hesaid,“I…I…IusethiscupofwioweleyoualltomyKingdom…Wordsofgratitudearesuperfluousamongrealfriends…Bottomupeveryone…”Sayingso,hedrankhiswiaquaffandshowedthebottomofhisemptycuptohisfriends,urgiodrinkup,too.Everyoneobedientlydrankupthewiheircups,too.Hearinghiswords,Atsfeltanxiousanduneasy,butbeingofagalntandunbridlednature,hehelduphisdsaid,
“Iamsorrytohavecauseuneasioeveryonehere.Itwasallmyfault.Letmedrinkthreecupsofunishmentformytransgressionsandasanapologytoallofyouhere.”Sayingso,Atsdrankthreecupsofwiertheotherinafrankandstraightforwardmanner.Charmaioodbyhimandwasbusyrefillinghiscup.KingDimitriwasfeelingabitembarrassedthathisuionalwordshadcausedAtstoreasuapologetierasorrytohavetouchedagainonasubjectbetterleftclosed.Justatthattimesomeoerruptedloudlysaying,
“Hey,thiswineisreallysuperb.Youdrankthreecupsaspunishmemekeepyoupanyanddrinkthreecupsaswell!”ThespeakerwasJamaz,wholoveddrinkingmorethaself.Thiswasjusthisexcusefordrinkingmorewine.Everyoneughedandsaid,
“Don’tbeinsuchahurry.Thedayisyou.”
“What’stherush?Slowdown,there’snoonepetingwithyouforthewine.”
Thesewordsclearedtheairandblewawaytheslightlyawkwardatmosphere.
“BrotherAts”saidMr.Kaffee,“Don’tbmeyourselftoomuch.Ifnotforyou,wewouldnothavediedandthereforewouldnothavegohroughthemiraculousexperienceofresurre.Thisgefromlifetodeathandfromdeathtolife,madeusthhlyawareofthepreciousnessandvalueoflife.It’sapitynormalpeopleonlyliveondotexperiehisincredibletransformation.Theyarenotabletouaraordinaryexperiefromdyingandingbacktolifeagain,sotheytiousekillingandwarfaretosettlematters.Iwonderhowlongthisviciouscirclewillgoon…KingDimitrigaveusalsedceatlifeandtheexperieaughtusthatkillingandwarfareotsettlematters.Wemustfindanewwaytosolveproblemsanddisputessothathumancivilizationwilltiodeveloptos…ButI’mafraidthattheresurretolifeenumberofpeoplelyhappeninmysteriousdomainsuchastheKingdomofDreams...Inaword,itwasKingDimitriwhoeoebacktolifeagainandthhlyuandthemeaningandsignificeoflife.SoletusalltakeupourcupsanddrinktoKingDimitri.Cheers!”KingDimitrismiledandhelduphisdeveryoneonptiedtheirowineandCharmaineagainbusilyfilleduptheemptycupswithwine.
“Yourmajesty”saidDavidcheekily“Ihaveasmallfavortoaskofyou…Willyoutakeyicswordandyheadoncemore?Ifoundthatwhenmyheadwascutoffabayneckagain,Ibecametwentyyearsyounger.IfyoudothatagainIwillbefortyyearsyoungeraurntomyyouthfugesagain.Won’tthatbewonderful…?”
“Whatifthistimeyourheadotbeectedbacktoyourbody?”askedBig-O“Whatthen?You’llbedead.”
“Whydoyouwanttogobacktoyouryouth?”askedRichard.“Istheresomethingyouwaodothatyouhadnotbeeoaplish?Youarenowtwentyyearsyouhanyouwere.Itisthebesttimeinyourlifeforyoutorealizeyourambitionsandaspirations.”
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