“Look!Look!Thebakery.Itexists!”
“Sh-sh”cautionedElena,parkinghercar.“Notsoloud!”Thetwoofthemgotoutofthedwalkedcarefullytowardsthebakeryacrossthestreet,asifafraidtowakefromanotherdream.
Ihebakery,Shei,Mary,Yoko,Mara,LaverneandMarkwerechattingwithAmalia.TheyweretalkinganimatedlyaboutwhatjusthappehatafternoonwhenBig-Oknockeddownathuginoneblowaherthreejustslunkawaytremblinglyonhearinghisname.Amaliafouremelysatisfyingandughed,
“Ha-ha-ha-ha!Itwasgreat!Thatbigmonk.Ilikehih,thatmademefeelso-o-o-ogood!GotellDimitriIwantthebigmonkfodson.”Justthentwobeautifulwomen,slender,elegantandgraceful,walkedintothebakery.Theywerestrangersalookedfamiliar.Timeseemedtostopaseveryoaredateachother.ItwasYokowhospokeup,
AreyouElenaandhetwonoddedandeveryonerealizedtheywereallmembersoftheKingdomofDreams.Nowtheymeetagaininthemundaneworldasifinanotherlife.Thosebehindthetercameoutandeveryonehuggedandkissedthenewers.YokocalledRichardtoaskhimtoebacktothebakery.
Dimitrihurriedoverthroughthebackyard.Nosoonerhadhesteppedintotheworkroomthantwoyoungwomehemselvesintohisarms.Thoughhecouldhem,Dimitri’sintensifiedsenseofsmelltoldhimwhotheywere.Hepulledthemdowntositwithhimasking,
“IsthatElenaandNovel?”
“Yes.”
“Tellmehowit’sgoingintheKingdom.”
“Whenwecameback”saidElena,“itwasstillcalm.It’sapitythatalllivingthingsinthecrystalclearbluewatersofStarMoonLakehaddied,leavingitalifelesspoolofdeadwater.”
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