erandmaketheownerpayme”saidEmmanuelboastfully.

    “Alright,let’sgothen”saidSalinaalreadywalkingaway.“Whatareyouwaitingfor?”Sayingso,thetwoofthemwalkedintothenight.Thenightwasstillyoung.

    Sometimetheday,Mr.Fingerslowlywokeup.Hewasstillgroggyandhadaspittingheadache.Theyhaddrunktoomuchthenightbefore,resultinginthismotherofallhangovers.Heopenedhisdrowsyeyesandfoundhimselfinaporbowlfullofdarkbrownliquor.Whenhelickedhisfingersandfounditwasgoodwhiskey,heslowlyrememberedtheevensofthenightbefore.WhenheandSalinacamebacktotheirpresidentialsuiteieftercarousingtilltheweehours,hesaorbowlihroomandsaidtoSalina,

    “DoyouknowhowIusedtodrink?Theywouldpourliquorintoagssandputmei.Iwoulddrinkimmersedinliquorihegss.That’swhatyoucalldrinking!Wouldyoudaretodrinklyinginsideabowl?”

    “Whynot”repliedSalina,alsoverydrunkbythen.“Idaretodowhateveryoudareto.”Mr.Fingerpouredthewholebottleofwhiskeyintothebowndsaid,“Let’sgebacktiandlieinsidedrinking.ThatwhatIcallrealdrinking.”Sothetwoofthemtookoffalltheirclothes,gedbacktolittlepeoplesmalsafingerandjumpedintotheporbowndytheredrinkingintoastupor.AsMr.Fingergraduallywokeup,hisheadclearedandhismemoryalsocamebacklittlebylittle..Heseemedtorememberthatafterdanganddrinkingatthedisco,theywentteo.Nothavinganycashonhand,theyexgedpreciousdiamondsforchips.Thegeneralmanagerhimselfcametoservethemandgavethemamilliondolrsworthofchipsforthefirstdiamond.Inthebeginningthingswerefihechipsbeforehimwerepiledhighasamountain,butthenlikeallgamblers,hebecamegreedy.Themorehewon,themoreriskshetooktowineveilhelostallthathehadwohemilliondolrshestartedwith.Herememberedgoingbackseveraltimestothemaoexgediamondformorechips,whichhethenlostagainandagain.“Ohdear,Salina’sbagofjewelsmustbealmostemptybynow.IfIhadknownthiswouldhappen,Iwouldnothavegoheo”hethoughtregretfully.“ButtherearelotswherethiscamefromintheKingdomofDreams.Losingabitofitisnothing!Iwillwinitallbaexttime.Thetreasureisinexhaustible.Wejusthavetogobadgetsomemore.”Asmiler.Finger’sfadhewasthinkingfidentlyoffuturepursuitswhenheheardSalinagandshouting,

    “Help!Help!Iamdrowning!Iamdrowning!”HeturnedandsawSalina’shandswavingintheair,legskigandspshingintheliquor.Hepushedhershouldersshouting,

    “Salina!Salina!!!Areyouhavinganightmare?Don’tbeafraid,Iamherebesideyou.”Hethenputhisarmsaroundherandtriedtoforther.Salinaopenedhereyessaying,

    “Iwasscaredtodeath.Itwasreallyfrightening.It’sgoodthatitwasonlyadreawasstrugglingintheenormouswaveswhichseemedtohaveamagicforcethatkeptdraggingmedowntotheterofgravity.Ialmostdied.”

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    “Don’tbeafraid,myprettylittledarling.Iamhereandwillprotectyou.Youdonothavetobeafraidofanything.Drinksomeliquor.”Cuppinghishands,Mr.FingerscoopedsomeliquorandofferedittoSalina.Itwasthenthatshefoundtheywerebothheporbowl.

    “Youmeantosaythatbothofusyintheliquorallnight?”criedSalina.“NowonderIhadnightmaresofdrowning!”ShegaveMr.Fingerawhiteeyeandsaid,“Itwasallyourfault!”

    “Right.Right.It’sallmyfault.’sgetup,takeashowerandwashawayallthiswhiskey.Thenwewillgoasomethi.A

erandmaketheownerpayme”saidEmmanuelboastfully.

    “Alright,let’sgothen”saidSalinaalreadywalkingaway.“Whatareyouwaitingfor?”Sayingso,thetwoofthemwalkedintothenight.Thenightwasstillyoung.

    Sometimetheday,Mr.Fingerslowlywokeup.Hewasstillgroggyandhadaspittingheadache.Theyhaddrunktoomuchthenightbefore,resultinginthismotherofallhangovers.Heopenedhisdrowsyeyesandfoundhimselfinaporbowlfullofdarkbrownliquor.Whenhelickedhisfingersandfounditwasgoodwhiskey,heslowlyrememberedtheevensofthenightbefore.WhenheandSalinacamebacktotheirpresidentialsuiteieftercarousingtilltheweehours,hesaorbowlihroomandsaidtoSalina,

    “DoyouknowhowIusedtodrink?Theywouldpourliquorintoagssandputmei.Iwoulddrinkimmersedinliquorihegss.That’swhatyoucalldrinking!Wouldyoudaretodrinklyinginsideabowl?”

    “Whynot”repliedSalina,alsoverydrunkbythen.“Idaretodowhateveryoudareto.”Mr.Fingerpouredthewholebottleofwhiskeyintothebowndsaid,“Let’sgebacktiandlieinsidedrinking.ThatwhatIcallrealdrinking.”Sothetwoofthemtookoffalltheirclothes,gedbacktolittlepeoplesmalsafingerandjumpedintotheporbowndytheredrinkingintoastupor.AsMr.Fingergraduallywokeup,hisheadclearedandhismemoryalsocamebacklittlebylittle..Heseemedtorememberthatafterdanganddrinkingatthedisco,theywentteo.Nothavinganycashonhand,theyexgedpreciousdiamondsforchips.Thegeneralmanagerhimselfcametoservethemandgavethemamilliondolrsworthofchipsforthefirstdiamond.Inthebeginningthingswerefihechipsbeforehimwerepiledhighasamountain,butthenlikeallgamblers,hebecamegreedy.Themorehewon,themoreriskshetooktowineveilhelostallthathehadwohemilliondolrshestartedwith.Herememberedgoingbackseveraltimestothemaoexgediamondformorechips,whichhethenlostagainandagain.“Ohdear,Salina’sbagofjewelsmustbealmostemptybynow.IfIhadknownthiswouldhappen,Iwouldnothavegoheo”hethoughtregretfully.“ButtherearelotswherethiscamefromintheKingdomofDreams.Losingabitofitisnothing!Iwillwinitallbaexttime.Thetreasureisinexhaustible.Wejusthavetogobadgetsomemore.”Asmiler.Finger’sfadhewasthinkingfidentlyoffuturepursuitswhenheheardSalinagandshouting,

    “Help!Help!Iamdrowning!Iamdrowning!”HeturnedandsawSalina’shandswavingintheair,legskigandspshingintheliquor.Hepushedhershouldersshouting,

    “Salina!Salina!!!Areyouhavinganightmare?Don’tbeafraid,Iamherebesideyou.”Hethenputhisarmsaroundherandtriedtoforther.Salinaopenedhereyessaying,

    “Iwasscaredtodeath.Itwasreallyfrightening.It’sgoodthatitwasonlyadreawasstrugglingintheenormouswaveswhichseemedtohaveamagicforcethatkeptdraggingmedowntotheterofgravity.Ialmostdied.”

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    “Don’tbeafraid,myprettylittledarling.Iamhereandwillprotectyou.Youdonothavetobeafraidofanything.Drinksomeliquor.”Cuppinghishands,Mr.FingerscoopedsomeliquorandofferedittoSalina.Itwasthenthatshefoundtheywerebothheporbowl.

    “Youmeantosaythatbothofusyintheliquorallnight?”criedSalina.“NowonderIhadnightmaresofdrowning!”ShegaveMr.Fingerawhiteeyeandsaid,“Itwasallyourfault!”

    “Right.Right.It’sallmyfault.’sgetup,takeashowerandwashawayallthiswhiskey.Thenwewillgoasomethi.A