“Whenyouleftyourmother’sbody,wereyouonlyatinyegg?”
“Yes.”
“Whenyouwereinsideyourmother’swombyouwereatinyfishegg.Whatwereyoubeforeyouwereatinyegg?”Victoriacouldn’tanswer.
“Atthattime,youwereonlyanabstracept,subsistiweeentandent.Ifyoureturntothatprimitivestage,itwillbefullofallkindsofpossibilities.”Thewindblewoveranintoxigfragranceofflowers.
“Doyousmelltheflowers?”WhiteFairyasked.Victorianoddedknowingly.ShegaveWhiteFairyamysterious,uandingsmile.WhiteFairyturoapuffofsmokeandflewaway.Victoriastoodup,walkedintothedeepwaters,ture,whitefishanddisappearedintothewater.OnlyDornaandDeannawereleftdumbfouheke.
“Didyousmelltheflowers?”askedDorna,turningtoDeanna.Deannanodded.
“Doyouuand?”sheaskedagain.
“Idon’t”repliedDeannamystified.“Doyou?”
“No”repliedDorna.“IsmelledtheflowersbutIstilldon’tuand.”
Itwas6:30sharpinthemwhenDimitriarrivedatthebakery.Hemixedtogetherflour,oil,abitofsaltandsuitableamountsofyeast,transferredthemintetubandturhemixingmae,whichswirledthemixtureautomatically.Becausetheyweresoshort-handed,Dimitrinolongerinsistedondoihingmanuallybyhandandpromisedaboutusingmaery.Lavernearrivedforwork,bringingMarkwithher.Theirlscamedownandeachbeganwmethodicallyatherallottedtask.By7:30a.veryoneworkedhardragagainsttimetosatisfytheincreasingdemandoftheirflourishingtele.Bytwo,threeo’clotheafternoon,businessbegantosckoffandeveryoneheavedasighofreliefandtookturnsfortheirbreak.Latepatronslookedattheemptyshelvesioreaawaydisappointed.ButsomeoldersstayedtobuyacoffeeandchatwithAmaliaahergirlswinthefrontofthebakerybefoinghomehappily.Theafternoonsunwasbrightandcheery,butitwasquitewindy.Dimitricarriedhisloungechairovertoashelteredspotbythewalndydowntoenjoythewarmafternoonsunshine.Laverne,MarkandYokowerechattingwithAmaliaioreupfrontkeepingherpany.Earlieriernoon,MaryandSheihadlefttodosomeshopping.Marawasalohekitbusypreparingdinnerasitwasherturntocooktoday.Inthebackyard,agatehadbeenopehewalltoectthebakerytothenewlyacquiredthreestoreybuilding.Alotoflivingspacehadbeenadded,soMegginnandSamanthaoftencamebacktostayonweekendsaimewiththeotherbeauties
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