othebackofhiseyes,butshecouldnotseewhatwasinhisheart．TakingabottleofFMLeyedropsfromherpocket,shetoyedwithitwithherfingers．ShehadprescribedanoverdoseofFMLandcausedhimtogoblindearlierthanwashisdue．Actuallywearingordinarypintaswouldhavetakehefiments，butshehadn’tknown．"WhatkindofadoIanyway?”shethoughtherheartfullretandremorse.ShetookthebottleanddroppedtheFMLdropbydropintothesea．Allliquidsweretakenfromnatureandshouldgobaature．Aftersqueezingoutthestdrop,shethrewthebottleawayandcametoadecisioookawayhissightanditwashtthatsheshouldrepayhimwithalifetime’sdevotion．Liftingherheadasifaloadwasoffhermind,shefeltasifshewasherradiant,sunnyselfagain．

    Inhisdipidatedshelter,Dimitriyonthegroundmotionlessasacorpse．Occasionally,hewouldmovehisarmsandlegsandtellhimselfthathisfleshbodywasstillfuning．Hewouldsitup,drinksomewaterandthenliedownagain,hismovementsslowanddeliberateasahibernatingbear．Onlybearsarecozyandfortableintheirhibernationandafterabriefawakeningwouldfalleasilybacktosleepagain．NotsowithDimitri．Heythere，enduringexcruciatingpainandthoughtthehumanbodywasanintricatemaewhichbrokedowneasily．Aslightcloginanysmallpartwouldaffecttheoperationofthewhole.Fluidrecygsystemwaslikethat．Howhewishedhisbodylebutpracticalmaemadeupofstaunchparts,clumsyperhaps,butusefunddurable．Hefeltlikeamaethathadbeenedanddiscardedbeforebeingfullyutilized．Butthen,strongacidsandbasescoulderodeanddissolvemetals．Ah!Itwastimeforhiseye-dropsagain．Thehandthattooktheeyedropsbottlefromhispocketshook．Fourtimesaday,hehadtoapplythesetormentingdropstohislefteye．Thesearingpainthatfmedupuponitstactwithhissensitiveeyeballcausedvulsionsinhiswholebody．Itwaslikedyingfourtimesaday．Butthedoctor’sordershadtobefollowed，sohegentlyopenedhiseyelidsandappliedtheeyedrops,tensinghisnervesandbodyfortheiablespasmpainthatcausedhiswholebodytoshiverandjump．Dimitripattedhisownshoulderssaying，

    "Itwillpass．Thingswillgetbetter.”Tohisgroaningfleshbody,hewaslikeamothertryingtofortaseriouslyilndmoribundchild．

    Justthen，abigflyflewinfromtheopeningoftheshelterandhummedrestlesslyaroundhishead,stoppingforamomentonhisface,thenontothewallbeforetakingoffbuzzingaimlesslyaroundtheroom．Dimitriwasfasatedbythenimblenessofthesmalliandthoughtthathisowswereclumsyparedwiththoseofthefly’s．Hemusedthathelicoptersmusthavebeendesignedacctotheanatomyofthefly，butthenaturallybuiltohousandtimesmoredexterousthaationones．Hefeltnodistasteforit．Orary,itshummingandbuzzihimpany．Theflywasunstoppable．Itcouldflyuptenstorieshereasilyandcouldgowhereveritfancied，beitthelowlygarbagesorrestaurantsofluxuriousfive-starhotels．Presently，itfshedacrosshismindthatifhehadasoundifitwasascarefreeasthefly,hewouldbefreeoftheshacklesofhisvisualunicationsystemsandcouldroamaboutwherehewilled．SuddenlyDimitrifelttheintensificationoftheseverepaininhiseye,followedbyagrittysensationthataparticleofsanddroppedoutofhiseyes,decreasinghissufferingandenabledhimtoopenhiseyesandlookathissurroundings．Raysofthesettingsuhroughtheopeningofhisdipidatedshelter,castingasemi-roundshape,wh

othebackofhiseyes,butshecouldnotseewhatwasinhisheart．TakingabottleofFMLeyedropsfromherpocket,shetoyedwithitwithherfingers．ShehadprescribedanoverdoseofFMLandcausedhimtogoblindearlierthanwashisdue．Actuallywearingordinarypintaswouldhavetakehefiments，butshehadn’tknown．"WhatkindofadoIanyway?”shethoughtherheartfullretandremorse.ShetookthebottleanddroppedtheFMLdropbydropintothesea．Allliquidsweretakenfromnatureandshouldgobaature．Aftersqueezingoutthestdrop,shethrewthebottleawayandcametoadecisioookawayhissightanditwashtthatsheshouldrepayhimwithalifetime’sdevotion．Liftingherheadasifaloadwasoffhermind,shefeltasifshewasherradiant,sunnyselfagain．

    Inhisdipidatedshelter,Dimitriyonthegroundmotionlessasacorpse．Occasionally,hewouldmovehisarmsandlegsandtellhimselfthathisfleshbodywasstillfuning．Hewouldsitup,drinksomewaterandthenliedownagain,hismovementsslowanddeliberateasahibernatingbear．Onlybearsarecozyandfortableintheirhibernationandafterabriefawakeningwouldfalleasilybacktosleepagain．NotsowithDimitri．Heythere，enduringexcruciatingpainandthoughtthehumanbodywasanintricatemaewhichbrokedowneasily．Aslightcloginanysmallpartwouldaffecttheoperationofthewhole.Fluidrecygsystemwaslikethat．Howhewishedhisbodylebutpracticalmaemadeupofstaunchparts,clumsyperhaps,butusefunddurable．Hefeltlikeamaethathadbeenedanddiscardedbeforebeingfullyutilized．Butthen,strongacidsandbasescoulderodeanddissolvemetals．Ah!Itwastimeforhiseye-dropsagain．Thehandthattooktheeyedropsbottlefromhispocketshook．Fourtimesaday,hehadtoapplythesetormentingdropstohislefteye．Thesearingpainthatfmedupuponitstactwithhissensitiveeyeballcausedvulsionsinhiswholebody．Itwaslikedyingfourtimesaday．Butthedoctor’sordershadtobefollowed，sohegentlyopenedhiseyelidsandappliedtheeyedrops,tensinghisnervesandbodyfortheiablespasmpainthatcausedhiswholebodytoshiverandjump．Dimitripattedhisownshoulderssaying，

    "Itwillpass．Thingswillgetbetter.”Tohisgroaningfleshbody,hewaslikeamothertryingtofortaseriouslyilndmoribundchild．

    Justthen，abigflyflewinfromtheopeningoftheshelterandhummedrestlesslyaroundhishead,stoppingforamomentonhisface,thenontothewallbeforetakingoffbuzzingaimlesslyaroundtheroom．Dimitriwasfasatedbythenimblenessofthesmalliandthoughtthathisowswereclumsyparedwiththoseofthefly’s．Hemusedthathelicoptersmusthavebeendesignedacctotheanatomyofthefly，butthenaturallybuiltohousandtimesmoredexterousthaationones．Hefeltnodistasteforit．Orary,itshummingandbuzzihimpany．Theflywasunstoppable．Itcouldflyuptenstorieshereasilyandcouldgowhereveritfancied，beitthelowlygarbagesorrestaurantsofluxuriousfive-starhotels．Presently，itfshedacrosshismindthatifhehadasoundifitwasascarefreeasthefly,hewouldbefreeoftheshacklesofhisvisualunicationsystemsandcouldroamaboutwherehewilled．SuddenlyDimitrifelttheintensificationoftheseverepaininhiseye,followedbyagrittysensationthataparticleofsanddroppedoutofhiseyes,decreasinghissufferingandenabledhimtoopenhiseyesandlookathissurroundings．Raysofthesettingsuhroughtheopeningofhisdipidatedshelter,castingasemi-roundshape,wh