asheheldthebasiiowashhisfadhands,hesuddenlysaidinaloudvoice,

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    “Whoisit?Whoareyou?Whatareyoudoinghere...?”WhiteFairykmustbeCharmaine,appearingbeforehimierbasin.

    “......it’sme.Clementine......ingbacktobegyiveness......”Zeusstaredangrilyatthebasinwithhisbell-likeeyesandbarked,

    “......Clementine......fledfromtheSeventhHeaven......escapedfromApollo’sweb......disappearedentirely......”WhiteFairycouldonlymakementsoftheversatioweewobecauseshewassomedistanceawaybythesideofthestream.Feariion,shedidnoanyclosertothegreathall.

    “......thisiswhyIcamebacktoseeyou......tobegyiveness......alsyougoodtidings......inanotherdimensionoftime......KingdomofDreams......KingDimitriwillingtoswearallegiaoyou......”

    KingZeusfothisahenewsandsmiled.“......verygood......whatdoeshewantiurn...”

    “......nothing......onlywantstoserveunderyouandbeavassalofyourmajesty......”

    KingZeusughedheartily,intoxicatedbythepraiseandeulogies.Buthewasbynaturesuspiciousandjealous.Heturnedagaintothebasinandsaidacgly,

    “YoufledfromtheSeventhheaven......camebacktoassemblemygoldsmithstogodowhandbuildasolidgoldpace......WasitforthisKing......what’shisname......Dimitri......?”

    “IknowIhaved......”WhiteFairycouldhearthetrembleoffearinCharmaine’svoice.“Icamebablybegyiveness......whenKingDimitrikhegoldpacehedidnotdaretopetewithyou......orderedhisgoldpacetobecoatedoverwithirontocealthebrillianceofgold......Ifyoudon’tbelieveme,yousendsomeonedowntofirm......”

    Zeuswasdeepinthought.Suddenly,heraisedhisheadandsaid,

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    “EventhoughmybeloveddaughterClementinehasnosubstance,shedoeshaveform.Howeyouhaveherformnorsubstance?Quick!Tellmewhoyouare,oryouwillbeartheterriblesequencesofdeceivingme!”

    Charmaineanic-stri.ShehadinallyinteopretendtobehertwinsisterClemefatherZeus’sawthroughherdeceptionandunderhisseverequestioning,shehadtofess.Withvoicetremblingmorethanever,shetinued

    “IamalshterClemewin......Ihavehersubstanorform......shedidnotkeduntilshegrewup......shecalledmeCharmaine......saidthiswasasecretbetweewoofus.....nooneelseoknow......sonotevenyouknewofmyexistence......”

    “What?”excimedZeus,greatlyshocked.“Isthistrue?HowdoIknowit’snotanotheroneofyourtricks?Sinceyouhavehersubstanorform,Ihavenowayofdetainingyou......Iwillfreezeyouintoablockofice......wheineesback......frontyou......knowthetruthofyourcim......”Zeuswordswerestrongandpowerful.Whenhefinishedspeaking,thewaterinthebasinhadturoasolidblockofice.Hesummoheyounggirlwhohadbroughthimthebasinandorderedhertotakeitbacktothesideofthestream.

    “Leaveittherebythebedofflowersathatobeallowedtogohepce.”

    “Yes,yourmajesty”repliedthegirndtookthebronzebasinbacktothestream.tally,shepceditbytheflowers,rightoaerlilya.

    WhiteFairysawCharmaineimmobilizediheblockofice,herfacedistortedasifuoehehorriblepainofbeingfrozen.WhiteFairysaid,

    “Don’tbeafraid,Charmaine.Wewilleandsaveyou.”Charmaine’seyescouldnotsee.Herearscouldnothear.Shecouldonlybeparalyzediheblockofiduringtheghastlypainofbeingfrozen.W

asheheldthebasiiowashhisfadhands,hesuddenlysaidinaloudvoice,

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    “Whoisit?Whoareyou?Whatareyoudoinghere...?”WhiteFairykmustbeCharmaine,appearingbeforehimierbasin.

    “......it’sme.Clementine......ingbacktobegyiveness......”Zeusstaredangrilyatthebasinwithhisbell-likeeyesandbarked,

    “......Clementine......fledfromtheSeventhHeaven......escapedfromApollo’sweb......disappearedentirely......”WhiteFairycouldonlymakementsoftheversatioweewobecauseshewassomedistanceawaybythesideofthestream.Feariion,shedidnoanyclosertothegreathall.

    “......thisiswhyIcamebacktoseeyou......tobegyiveness......alsyougoodtidings......inanotherdimensionoftime......KingdomofDreams......KingDimitriwillingtoswearallegiaoyou......”

    KingZeusfothisahenewsandsmiled.“......verygood......whatdoeshewantiurn...”

    “......nothing......onlywantstoserveunderyouandbeavassalofyourmajesty......”

    KingZeusughedheartily,intoxicatedbythepraiseandeulogies.Buthewasbynaturesuspiciousandjealous.Heturnedagaintothebasinandsaidacgly,

    “YoufledfromtheSeventhheaven......camebacktoassemblemygoldsmithstogodowhandbuildasolidgoldpace......WasitforthisKing......what’shisname......Dimitri......?”

    “IknowIhaved......”WhiteFairycouldhearthetrembleoffearinCharmaine’svoice.“Icamebablybegyiveness......whenKingDimitrikhegoldpacehedidnotdaretopetewithyou......orderedhisgoldpacetobecoatedoverwithirontocealthebrillianceofgold......Ifyoudon’tbelieveme,yousendsomeonedowntofirm......”

    Zeuswasdeepinthought.Suddenly,heraisedhisheadandsaid,

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    “EventhoughmybeloveddaughterClementinehasnosubstance,shedoeshaveform.Howeyouhaveherformnorsubstance?Quick!Tellmewhoyouare,oryouwillbeartheterriblesequencesofdeceivingme!”

    Charmaineanic-stri.ShehadinallyinteopretendtobehertwinsisterClemefatherZeus’sawthroughherdeceptionandunderhisseverequestioning,shehadtofess.Withvoicetremblingmorethanever,shetinued

    “IamalshterClemewin......Ihavehersubstanorform......shedidnotkeduntilshegrewup......shecalledmeCharmaine......saidthiswasasecretbetweewoofus.....nooneelseoknow......sonotevenyouknewofmyexistence......”

    “What?”excimedZeus,greatlyshocked.“Isthistrue?HowdoIknowit’snotanotheroneofyourtricks?Sinceyouhavehersubstanorform,Ihavenowayofdetainingyou......Iwillfreezeyouintoablockofice......wheineesback......frontyou......knowthetruthofyourcim......”Zeuswordswerestrongandpowerful.Whenhefinishedspeaking,thewaterinthebasinhadturoasolidblockofice.Hesummoheyounggirlwhohadbroughthimthebasinandorderedhertotakeitbacktothesideofthestream.

    “Leaveittherebythebedofflowersathatobeallowedtogohepce.”

    “Yes,yourmajesty”repliedthegirndtookthebronzebasinbacktothestream.tally,shepceditbytheflowers,rightoaerlilya.

    WhiteFairysawCharmaineimmobilizediheblockofice,herfacedistortedasifuoehehorriblepainofbeingfrozen.WhiteFairysaid,

    “Don’tbeafraid,Charmaine.Wewilleandsaveyou.”Charmaine’seyescouldnotsee.Herearscouldnothear.Shecouldonlybeparalyzediheblockofiduringtheghastlypainofbeingfrozen.W