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illedhervesselherandleft
theenglishnvanished,too,goofindthealeeringthatonedayintarifathelevanterhadbroughttohiheperfuofthatan,andrealizingthathehadlovedherbeforeheevenkodisvereverytreasureintheworld
thenextday,theboyretuedtotheanhere,lookingoutatthedesert,
”ieifihadevertransfordleadintogolditoldhihateheretolea
”hetoldishouldtrytodosothatsallhesaid:goandtry”
theboydidntsayanythingthepoorenglishnhadtraveledallthisanytis
”so,thentry,”hesaidtotheenglishn
”thatsgoingtodoioingtostartnow”
astheenglishnleft,fatiarrivedandfilledhervesselher
”icatotellyoujustohing,”theboysaid”iywifeiloveyou”
thegirldroppedthentainer,andtheerspilled
”ioingtoeids,andfor,theedacursebutnoetoyou”
”theeday,”thegirlsaid
theboylookedaroundhitthedatepalherendedhielfthathehadbeenashepherd,andthatheuldbeashepherdagainfatioreiortantthanhistreasure
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”thetribesnarealenofthedesertareproudoftheirtribesn”
sherefilledhervesselandleft
theboyeetahetoldherabouthislifeasashepherd,abouttheking,andabouttheefriends,andexinuteshespentedthatitostanth,theleaderofthecaravancalledaetingofallofthepeopletraveling
”e,perhapsevenyearstherearepoportanttobotharesitsnotabattleofgoodagainstevilitsahatarefightingforthebalanceofpohattypeofbattlebegins,itlastslongerthanothersbecauseallahisonbothsides”
thepeopleeetathatafteoonhetoldherabouttheingseting”thedayafteret,”fatisaid,”youtoldthatyoulovedthen,youtaughtsothingoftheuniversallanguageandthesouloftheeapartofyou”
theboylistenedtothesoundofhervoiorebeautifulthanthesoundofthes
”ihavebeeneihaveforgottenaboutpast,abouttraditions,andtheenofthedesertexpectentobehaveeversinceiedthatthedeserteaypresenthasarrived,anditsyou”
theboyashandsheldtothehandlesofherjug
”youhavetoldaboutyourdrea,abouttheoldkingandyourtreasureandyouvetoldaboutonssonoensthatbroughtyoutoandiapartofyourdreaapartofyourdestiny,asyoucallit
”thatsthedunesarechangedbythethedesertneverchangesthatsthehourloveforeachother
”ktub,”shesaid”ifiaeallyapartofyourdreayoullebackoneday”
theboyarriedshepherdshehadknoenvincingtheirtostayhthepeopletheyloved
hetoldfatithat,attheiexteting
”thedeserttakesoufros,andtheydontaleapartofthealsthathideintheravinesandoftheesfroheearththeybeeapartofeverythingtheybeethesouloftheworld
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”sodoebaenyonedayretu,asenandenvytheheirhappinessnoen
”idesertan,andiroudofthatiyhusbandtoeapartofthealsandtheerofthedesert”
theboyanheaboutfatiheanhadbuilthielfafuaedbrighterthantheyhadwhenhewasreadinghisbooks
”thisisthefirstphaseofthejob,”hesaid”ihavetoseparateoutthesulfurtodothatsuefrottetingthesterleastthatididnttyyears”
hentinuedtofeedthefire,andtheboystayedonuntilthedeserttuedpinkinthesettingsunhefelttheurgetogooutintothedesert,toseeifitssilenceheldtheansohisquestions
hesoftheoasisotetis,hadbeenaseahesatonastone,andalloselftobeehypnotizedbythehorizonhetriedtodealpossession,anduldntseparatethebutfatianofthedesert,and,ifanythinguldhelphiounderstand,ithedesert
ashesattherethinking,hesensedventabovehilookingup,hesahesky
hechedthehaheydriftedont
