seareonlythebrainchildofclever，profoundphilosophers,notreallypractical．Heonlybelievedinhisfleshbodywithitswarmtemperature，thepulsatiaivebrain．Thousandsuponthousandsofdaysandnightshavegoneby,buthehadneverfeltthepresenceofasouttachedtohisbodywithwhichhewasasfamiliarasifitwerehislifelongspouse．Buthebelievedonlyinthought，whichwasagenuineanofthebody，atooltoacquirementandphysicalequilibrium．Iftherewasasoul，itwasonlytheshadowofhisfleshbody．Strangelyenough，allthroughtheages,wisemenhavefocusedtheirattentionontheshadowinsteadofthebody．

    Fullysatisfiedwiththeday’sworkdohebrain，Dimitristretchedhimselfandwokeuptohissurroundings．Bloomingazaleasmethiseyewhilesoothingeveningwindscaresseshisbody．

    "IfIdidnothavemyfleshbody，Iwouldnotbeabletoenjoysuchbeautifulses.”hethought．"Thoughmysightwilleventuallydriftawayoneday,itisstillherenow．Imustmakethebestuseofthelimitedtimegrantedme．Whatwillbe,willbeanditwouldbefoolishnottoenjoymyselfwhileIdwasteitonfruitlessworry.”HestooduptowalkaroundandenjoythebeautifulLakeMerrittattwilight．inguponagarbage,hecasuallyflippedthroughitstentsfromforceofhabitandpulledoutadiscarded1991dar,stillquitenew．Hecasuallyflippedthroughitspagesandwasecstatictofindtwelvenudebeautiesinvariousposes.Hispulseacceleratedahimselfgettied．

    “Thefleshbodyisastrahihought.“Theseareonlypictures,beautifundgraphicthoughtheybe,notrealnudewomenintheflesh,butthesightofthemhavethepowertoinfluencemybody．Whowouldthrowthemawayinthegarbage?It’sasacrilegetothesebeauties!Hemustbearough,callousbruteofamanwhodoesnothaveatenderheartforthefairsex.”Dimitriputthedarinsidehiscoatandtinuedonhisleisurelyroudasachivalrousknightwhohadsavedtwelvedamselsindistressfromdirtandstinkofthegarbage．

    Dimitrilookedaboutforaquietandsecludedspottoenjoythesetwelvebeauties,whowouldbematerialforhisdreamthatnight．Therewasadulhisbreastwhenherealizedbeautycouldonlybefullyappreciatedthroughthesenseofsight．Odriftedaway,sowouldhisvisibleenjoyment．

    "Goingblindintheprimeoflifeisequivalenttobeingcastrated”hethoughtwithaheavyheart．However,hisfrustrationwasonlymomentary．Heremindedhimselfofhisresolutionnottowastetimeonuselessself-pity,buttomakethemostofwhathehadnow．

    "EvenifIgoblind,thememoryofthesebeautieswillliveonforeverinmymemory．Thefleshbodyisstrahatafewsuggestivelines，welldraroduceasmuchimpactasabeautifulgraphicpicture．Itisihesourceofbothhappinessandsorrow，whicharesoentwiogetherthatitishardtodistinguishonefromtheother，fortome,botharesweet.”Hisfootstepstookhimtoaeroftheparkheservatory，seldompatronizedbyrowdyteenagersandpyfulchildredownihegazebotoenjoyhisnew-foundtreasure．

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    ThefirstpagehecasuallyflippedtowasanAsiaywithripplingbckhair．Dimitriwasstartled．"Isn’tthisLotus?"hethought．Oncloserscrutiny,hefoundtherewasasimiritybutitwashegirliurestoodontiptoestohangabirdcageonthewindowsill．Shehadaslender,well-proportionedfigureandherhalf-turnedfacehadashy,engagingsmile．Hertightbellyprotrudedentiglyabovethepublichairs,notverydesoftasaclusteroftendergreengrass．

    “Ah!Howbeau

seareonlythebrainchildofclever，profoundphilosophers,notreallypractical．Heonlybelievedinhisfleshbodywithitswarmtemperature，thepulsatiaivebrain．Thousandsuponthousandsofdaysandnightshavegoneby,buthehadneverfeltthepresenceofasouttachedtohisbodywithwhichhewasasfamiliarasifitwerehislifelongspouse．Buthebelievedonlyinthought，whichwasagenuineanofthebody，atooltoacquirementandphysicalequilibrium．Iftherewasasoul，itwasonlytheshadowofhisfleshbody．Strangelyenough，allthroughtheages,wisemenhavefocusedtheirattentionontheshadowinsteadofthebody．

    Fullysatisfiedwiththeday’sworkdohebrain，Dimitristretchedhimselfandwokeuptohissurroundings．Bloomingazaleasmethiseyewhilesoothingeveningwindscaresseshisbody．

    "IfIdidnothavemyfleshbody，Iwouldnotbeabletoenjoysuchbeautifulses.”hethought．"Thoughmysightwilleventuallydriftawayoneday,itisstillherenow．Imustmakethebestuseofthelimitedtimegrantedme．Whatwillbe,willbeanditwouldbefoolishnottoenjoymyselfwhileIdwasteitonfruitlessworry.”HestooduptowalkaroundandenjoythebeautifulLakeMerrittattwilight．inguponagarbage,hecasuallyflippedthroughitstentsfromforceofhabitandpulledoutadiscarded1991dar,stillquitenew．Hecasuallyflippedthroughitspagesandwasecstatictofindtwelvenudebeautiesinvariousposes.Hispulseacceleratedahimselfgettied．

    “Thefleshbodyisastrahihought.“Theseareonlypictures,beautifundgraphicthoughtheybe,notrealnudewomenintheflesh,butthesightofthemhavethepowertoinfluencemybody．Whowouldthrowthemawayinthegarbage?It’sasacrilegetothesebeauties!Hemustbearough,callousbruteofamanwhodoesnothaveatenderheartforthefairsex.”Dimitriputthedarinsidehiscoatandtinuedonhisleisurelyroudasachivalrousknightwhohadsavedtwelvedamselsindistressfromdirtandstinkofthegarbage．

    Dimitrilookedaboutforaquietandsecludedspottoenjoythesetwelvebeauties,whowouldbematerialforhisdreamthatnight．Therewasadulhisbreastwhenherealizedbeautycouldonlybefullyappreciatedthroughthesenseofsight．Odriftedaway,sowouldhisvisibleenjoyment．

    "Goingblindintheprimeoflifeisequivalenttobeingcastrated”hethoughtwithaheavyheart．However,hisfrustrationwasonlymomentary．Heremindedhimselfofhisresolutionnottowastetimeonuselessself-pity,buttomakethemostofwhathehadnow．

    "EvenifIgoblind,thememoryofthesebeautieswillliveonforeverinmymemory．Thefleshbodyisstrahatafewsuggestivelines，welldraroduceasmuchimpactasabeautifulgraphicpicture．Itisihesourceofbothhappinessandsorrow，whicharesoentwiogetherthatitishardtodistinguishonefromtheother，fortome,botharesweet.”Hisfootstepstookhimtoaeroftheparkheservatory，seldompatronizedbyrowdyteenagersandpyfulchildredownihegazebotoenjoyhisnew-foundtreasure．

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    ThefirstpagehecasuallyflippedtowasanAsiaywithripplingbckhair．Dimitriwasstartled．"Isn’tthisLotus?"hethought．Oncloserscrutiny,hefoundtherewasasimiritybutitwashegirliurestoodontiptoestohangabirdcageonthewindowsill．Shehadaslender,well-proportionedfigureandherhalf-turnedfacehadashy,engagingsmile．Hertightbellyprotrudedentiglyabovethepublichairs,notverydesoftasaclusteroftendergreengrass．

    “Ah!Howbeau