“Yes,yourmajesty”saidVictoriaandwalkedbackwardsintotheke.Whenshewasimmersedinwater,shegedbackte,whitefishanddivedbatothedeepwaters.KingDimitri,QueenAisha,Dorna,Deannaaigersreturhepaightwasdeep.ItwastimefDimitritogobaundaneworld.
Chapter12Cyclops,EileenandVio
Afterreturningtothemundaneworld,Dimitriwasagainedinthebusinessofrunningthebakery.TheThanksgivingholidayswereoverandbusinesswasbaal.ThefameofDream-maker’sBakeryhadspreadfarandeoplecamefromfarawaytobuytheirproducts.Therackswerealwaysemptybeforenoon.PeopleadvisedDimitritoremodelthe3-storeybuildidoorhehadjustboughtandexpandhisbusiness.ButDimitrirefusedtosiderexpansion.Infact,justthetrary,hewasthinkingofslowingdorodugonlyafixedamountofvariousproductsperday.Whenwhathadbeedawneverymweresold,hewouldnotreplenishhisstock,butherwouldhecloseupshopbecauseAmalianeededdistra.Hewouldleavethedooropenaerseinandoutfreely,evenifitwerejustacupofcoffeeandachatwithAmalia.Thatwouldkeepheroccupied.Otherwiseshewouldbeboredandactupagain.Amaliawasalwayshappilytingthecashfromthecashregister,butneveroncecameupwiththecorrecttotal.Theotherswereallbusyreplenishiock,preparingthingsforthedayordoingwhattheywaodo.ButsomeonewasalwayswithAmalia.RichardandJamazhadtakengoodarkduringtheirabsendgaveherbacktoLaverheirreturn.Everym,shebroughthimtoworkwithherandtookhimhomeagainafterdihehousetheyhadrentednearby.Lifewenton,busybutsmooth.
IntheKingdomofDreams,Dimitrihadfulluseofhissightandwasonequalfootingwitheveryone.Hereinthemundaneworld,hewasablindman,nolongerabletogohisownmerrywaywanderingaroundtheworld.Hevaluedhisprivacyaboveallelseandlikedtokeeptohimself.Everyeveninghewouldgobacktohislittlestudioapartment.Nooneknewwhathedidthere.Romiwasback.Mr.KaffeebroughtherbackthedayafterDimitriaherswentbacktotheKingdomofDreams.Shelivedalohenewlyacquired3-stroeybuilding.Therewerelotsofcookingmaterialinthebakery,soshetookwhatshewantedandcookedforherselfandwaitedforDimitritoreturn,rarelysteppingoutofthebuilding.WhenDimitricameback,sherushedtohimandcriedandcried,tellinghimhowshewasedandabductedbyHawknose,andhowheabusedher.HershameandremorsedeeplymovedtheerwhatDimitrisaid,nomatterhowhetriedtoexpintoherhistheoryoftheretionshipbetweeerernalworld,Romilookedperplexed.Hetoldherthatwhimsandaspirationscouldgetheexternalworld,buttheexternalworldcouldnotinfluenceapersonwhohadtheKingdomofdreamsinherheart.Romiwasstiltalossastowhathewastalkingaboutandcouldnotgrasptheuseofthisspectacurtheory.Lookingatherbaffledandfusedexpression,Dimitrisuddenlyrealizedthatthingsinthemundaneworldweredeeprootedandhardtogeandthatthisnewceptwasnoteasilylearnedandadaptedbyabeginner.Whatwasneededwastimeandaparativelylongperiodofstudy.HedecidedtosendRomibacktothespecialenvirooftheKingdomofDreamsandbeexposedtothemarvelousexperienakingthingshappenjustbywishingforit.Thenshewoulduaernalworldcouldshapetheexternalone.Whenthismarvelousandmagicalexperieakesrootinherheart,itwouldbelikeholdingausefultookinherhand.Shewouldknowhowtouseit.RomitookDimitri’sadvidwentbacktotheKingdomofDreamsthatverynight...Samanthawasbusysocializinganddidnotebacktohavedihtheothers.MeganstilldressedasataxidriverandgaveDimitrialiftbacktohisapartment.
“Weottotallydisregardtheachievementsofmodernpsychology”shesaidontheridehome.“IfRomineedsmedicalcareweotig.”
“Ofcoursenot”repliedDimitri.“Mynewceptisnotamiracledrug.Norisitsuitableforeveryone.”Dimitrilivednotfarfromthebakeryandafterexgingashortversation,theyhadreachedhisdestination.Itwasagrandandmassivebuilding,butitwasoverahundredyearsoldandlookeditage.Dimitrigotoffandtappedhiswayintothebuildingusinghiswhitee.
Thebuildingwasgrandandmassive,butDimitri’sunitwasasmallstudioonthegroundfloorfagthestreet.Hetookouthiskeys,opehedoorandwalkedin.Hedidnotbothertoturnonthelightfortheywereuselesstoamanwhocouldnotsee.Butthestreetlightsandthemoonlightillumiheroom.Hewalkedtohisdipidatedsofaandsatdowookthehalf-emptybottleofwinehehadleftthereoableandpulledoutthecork.Thefssandpouredsomewioit.Itsbitterandsourtastetoldhim,itwasacheaplow-costwihinglikethe100-year-oldwinehedrankinhisKingdomofDreams.Butitwasnotthequalityofthewimattered.ToDimitridrinkwassomethingtobeenjoyedincarefreeleisure.Helightedacigaretteandpuffedtentlyonit.Suddenlyafamiliarseappearedbeforehiseyes–anendlessseaofflowers.Itwasnotamessagesentbyhisvisiontohisbrain,butratheritwasdirectlyprojectedontohisbrainbyhissubsciousness.Dimitri’sbrainwaslikeacamera,sometimeslookingpanoramicallyattheseaofflowers;sometimeszoominginoneaclose-upshotofadelicateandexceptionallybeautifulflower.ThesepicturesseemedtobedirectedbyDimitri’sbrain,butitalsoseemedtobetheproductofaneniusphotographer.Orperhapstheyappearednaturallyanditwashisimaginationaivitythatoperatedthecameralensaedtheseges.Dimitrididnotknowwhichitwasanddidnotwanttospendtimespegonit.Theyhecalledhimselftheprotectorofflowers;hedidnotknowthenamesofallthesefabulousblossomsbeforehiseyes.Butwhetheritwasaseaofflowersoronespecialblossom,theyallbroughthimapleasurablefeelingoftranquility,happinessandsatisfa.
Dimitrisatinthedarkerenjoyingtheblissofsolitude.Acarpassedbyoutside.Fromtheerofthestreetcamethetap-tapofhigh-heeledshoesonthepavement.Thehecallsofprostitutessoligbusinessandthesexualbaweenthemandtheirprospectivets.Fromtheparkinglotacrossthestreetcamethesoundofagssbottlecrashingonthet,mostprobablysomedrunkfallingtothegroundinastupor.ThesebeforeDimitri’seyesged.Arge,half-openlotusbudswamintohisvision.Itgraduallyopeoreveamanandawomaninsideholdinghands.Themanwastalndhandsome.HelookedlikeApollobutofcoursewasnothim.Thewomanwascurvaceousaiful.ShelookedlikeQueenAishabutofcoursewasher.ThetwoofthembowedtoDimitri.
“Iamcreativity”themansaid.
“AndIamimagination”saidthewomanivoice.”
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