“Youknow”saidDwarfMickeywhostrokedhislongwhitebeardseeminglyengrossedinthought,“Ionceflewuptotheseventhheavenanddownintothebowelsoftheearth,seargeverywhereformylosttreasuresforoveratury,beforefinallyactallyfindihebottomofthekeinydomofDreams.Theywereallintadunharmed.MedusaandCyclopshadunknowinglybeenprotegmytreasuretroveforoveratury.Doyoumeantosaythereisalsoasymboliificetothetreasuretrove?”
“Ofcourse,thetreasuretrovehasitsownsymboliifice”repliedKingDimitrismilingly.“Thereisatreasuretroveineveryone’sheartwhichisequalinvalue,butunfortunatelymostpeopledonotknowhowtomineanddevelopit.Theydidnotknowtheywerenaturallyequippedwithtwokeystoopereasuretrovewhichcamewiththematbirth.Theyareimaginationaivity.Thesymboliificeofthetreasuretroveiswisdom.”
“Oh,sothat’showthingsstand!”excimedeveryonearoundKingDimitri,butfromthetoheirvoidtheexpressionsontheirfaces,hecouldsurmisethattheydidnotreallyuandtheprofoundmeaningofhiswords.Holdinguphiscupofwine,heagainurgedeveryoodrinkup.
ThecrimsonraysofthesettingsunshoneonKingDimitrianditsremnabroughttohisbodyafeelingofwarmthandfort.Dimitrisawbeforehimaspreadofcrimsonlightandheardasweetvoihisearsaying,“HiKingDimitri.Isyourmajestyawakenow?”Openinghiseyeshesawthathisrighthandwasstretchedhighintheairasifholdingacup,buttherewasnothinginhishandatall.Herememberedthatinhisdreamhewasholdinguphiscupofwine,urgingeveryoodrinkmoreofthehundredflowerwihathistwoloyalservantsandalsohisclosestfriendsImaginationaivityweresmilingandlookingathim.Feelingembarrassed,heputdownhisrighthandandsaid,
“Oh,IjusthadawonderfuldreamthatIwasdrinkingwithmyfriendsintheKingdomofDreams.Well,hereIambathemundanewain…”Hisservaivity,talldarkandhandsomelendidphysiquethatsomewhatresembledApollo,thesungod,said,
“Hi,yourmajesty.Areyoufullyawakenow?WouldyoulikemetotakeyoutoapcethatIamsurewouldcaptureyouri?”
“Really?Whereareyougoingtotakemeto?IjustreturnedfromtheKingdomofDreams.Whatisthereinthismundaneworldthatwouldsurpriseandime?”Hisotherloyalservant,thebeautifundcurvaaginationwithtwodeepdimplesonherfacethataddedtohermysteriousallure,said
“Yourmajesty,istherenothingandhismundaneworldthatcouldiyou?”
“Ofcoursethereis.Ofcoursethereis”Dimitrireplied.“WellthehewayandIwillfollow…”Sayingso,hestoodupandwalkedawaywithhistwoloyalservants.Straosay,wheneverhewaswithImaginationaivity,Dimitri’seyesightwasnormandhecouldseeeverythingaroundhim.Itwasasifhumaneye-sightbythebinationofthetwo.Butwhentheylefthim,hewasleftbereftofthesenseofsightahingbeforehimbecamepitchdarkandhecouldseenothingatall.Itwastheendoftheworkdayandtheflowoftrafficwasatitsheaviestandthesidewalkackedwithpedestrians.Afterwalkingtwotothreeblocks,theycametoaparativelyquieterwherethetraffiotasbadlygested.Therewerestillquitealotofpedestrianshurryingalongbutthesidewalkswerenotovercrowded.Imaginationaivitystoppedbeforethergeover-sizedexhibitionwindowsofastudiospecializinginweddingpictures.Itwasafterhourssothestudiowasclosedandtheworkershadlockedupa.Dimitristoppedtotakealookatthebrightlylitwindowsexhibitingtwohugeenrgedportraits,extremelyclearandlifelikeencasedinexpensivegildedframes.ToDimitri’ssurprise,hefoundhimselflookingrightatweddingportraitoftheelegant,graddigurebeautyAishawithherdistinguishedairofacademieheotherportraitwasagrouppictureofAishaandfifteenotherbeautiesallintheirwhiteweddinggowns.NovelhadalreadymarriedMr.O,’Brianandsoisnolongerincluded.Dimitrirememberedthatitwasthatsameday,orwasitthedaybefore,hecouldain,allthesebeautiesweredetermiomarryhiminaformalchurchceremony,butatthecritienthemaoescapefromthetransomofthechurchridingonhisflyingbroom.DimitriturnedagaintoAisha’sportraitandtalkedtoitsaying,
“Iamsosorry.Iamsosorry.TherewasanemergentheKingdomandIhadtoleave…I…I…IamsorryIfailedtoliveuptoyourexpectations…”Aisha’sportraitseemedtoetolifeandreplied,
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