lworldandgobacktotheinnermostpartofyourheartandmakegooduseofyinationaivityasnaturallyasthebirduseditswings,thenyouwillbeabletoflyfreelyintheblueskies“shisengyu”submerged?inyourboundlessinnerworld.ThatiswhereydomofDreamsis.Thereyourdepressedheartwillbeliberated;yourtwisted,unbanddeformedthoughtswillbesoothedandoncemainbandsteadiness.Desireswhichyouhaveneverbeetainwillbesatisfied.”

    “Really?”murmuredDavid.“Myunattainabledesireswillbesatisfied?Well,IwouldliketoseeoncemorethatrareanduniquegreendiamondwhichIhadlost.WouldIbeabletodoso?”Somethinggreenandbrilliantsuddenlyappearedbeforehiseyes.Hetookacloserlookandfounditwasnotonlyoteringgreendiamond,butactuallyawholeboxofthemathisfeet.Davidwasexuberantanddughishandsintotheboxtoholdupahandfuloftheserarebrilliantgreendiamondsbuthishandscameupempty.TohisdismayhefoundthatitwasonlyatemporaryillusiobathegroundindisappoiandwonderedwhetherDimitrihadtrickedhimandwasjustpyinghim.“Ohno,no.JustnowIclearlysawwithmyowhatboxofglitteringbrilliantgems.LetmetryagainaherDimitriyingatrickwithme.”Herememberedthatoernoonhesawinthedispywindowofahighcssman’sclothingstoreanexpemadeofhighqualitywoondofexcellentcut.Atthetimehehadthoughtthatifheputonthatsuithewouldbeeabigshot.Suddenlythatsuitofclothestooappearedbeforehiseyes.Davidrememberedonceseeingsomeveryappetizingfoodinamagazihoughtwhatawonderfulexperiewouldbeifhecouldwearthatsuitofclothes,walkintothatrestaurantandorderawholetableoftheirbestdishes.Altonceawholetableofappetizingfoodmaterializedbeforehim.Heseemedtobegettingtheknackofusiwoioolsthatcamewithhisbirth,namelyimaginationaivity.Likeachildwhocouldn’tstoppyingwithaoy,Davidcouldotearhimselfawayfromhisnewlyacquiredskilndpractitilitcametohimnaturally.Butthesepictureswerelikeslideshowsprojectedontothes.Thoughrealistic,clearandsharplydefiheywerejustindividualpictures.Davidthoughtthatitwouldbewonderfuliftheycouldbebiogetherseamlesslylikeamovieandhehimselfcouldeoitandiaspartofthestory.Themomentthatthoughtfshedinhismindthesebeforehiseyesgedinabrightdazzlingbzeoflight.Helookedcloserandfoundthatbeforehimwasargegardenwheremyriadsofmulti-coloredflowersbloomedinprofusion.Inthemiddleofthegardenwasamajesticpacebuiltofsolidgold.Davidwalkedonthesolidgoldpavementtowardsthegoldfountainwheresproutsofwatercrisscrossedtoformdifferentpattereppedontothegeandlookeddown,amazedtofindthatthebottomofthefountainwascoveredwithathickyerofsparklinggoldsand.Fishofallcolorsandspeciesswamleisurelythere.Hethenproceededquicklytothespaciousgreathallofthegoldpacewherehewasfrohehugeportraite,majesticbirdwiththefaceofabeautifulsnake-hairedwomanwhosepowerfulwingedweresinflight.Thewallsofthehallwerecoveredwithmuralsandexquisite,truetolifesculpturesofKingDimitri’stwenty-fourbeautiesbuthehadnotimetospareonthesemagnifitartworks.HerushedupthestepsandploppedhimselfdownonKingDimitri’sgoldthrone.Davidsattherelookingaroundathisgloriousandresplesurroundingsisatisfaandsaidloudly,

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lworldandgobacktotheinnermostpartofyourheartandmakegooduseofyinationaivityasnaturallyasthebirduseditswings,thenyouwillbeabletoflyfreelyintheblueskies“shisengyu”submerged?inyourboundlessinnerworld.ThatiswhereydomofDreamsis.Thereyourdepressedheartwillbeliberated;yourtwisted,unbanddeformedthoughtswillbesoothedandoncemainbandsteadiness.Desireswhichyouhaveneverbeetainwillbesatisfied.”

    “Really?”murmuredDavid.“Myunattainabledesireswillbesatisfied?Well,IwouldliketoseeoncemorethatrareanduniquegreendiamondwhichIhadlost.WouldIbeabletodoso?”Somethinggreenandbrilliantsuddenlyappearedbeforehiseyes.Hetookacloserlookandfounditwasnotonlyoteringgreendiamond,butactuallyawholeboxofthemathisfeet.Davidwasexuberantanddughishandsintotheboxtoholdupahandfuloftheserarebrilliantgreendiamondsbuthishandscameupempty.TohisdismayhefoundthatitwasonlyatemporaryillusiobathegroundindisappoiandwonderedwhetherDimitrihadtrickedhimandwasjustpyinghim.“Ohno,no.JustnowIclearlysawwithmyowhatboxofglitteringbrilliantgems.LetmetryagainaherDimitriyingatrickwithme.”Herememberedthatoernoonhesawinthedispywindowofahighcssman’sclothingstoreanexpemadeofhighqualitywoondofexcellentcut.Atthetimehehadthoughtthatifheputonthatsuithewouldbeeabigshot.Suddenlythatsuitofclothestooappearedbeforehiseyes.Davidrememberedonceseeingsomeveryappetizingfoodinamagazihoughtwhatawonderfulexperiewouldbeifhecouldwearthatsuitofclothes,walkintothatrestaurantandorderawholetableoftheirbestdishes.Altonceawholetableofappetizingfoodmaterializedbeforehim.Heseemedtobegettingtheknackofusiwoioolsthatcamewithhisbirth,namelyimaginationaivity.Likeachildwhocouldn’tstoppyingwithaoy,Davidcouldotearhimselfawayfromhisnewlyacquiredskilndpractitilitcametohimnaturally.Butthesepictureswerelikeslideshowsprojectedontothes.Thoughrealistic,clearandsharplydefiheywerejustindividualpictures.Davidthoughtthatitwouldbewonderfuliftheycouldbebiogetherseamlesslylikeamovieandhehimselfcouldeoitandiaspartofthestory.Themomentthatthoughtfshedinhismindthesebeforehiseyesgedinabrightdazzlingbzeoflight.Helookedcloserandfoundthatbeforehimwasargegardenwheremyriadsofmulti-coloredflowersbloomedinprofusion.Inthemiddleofthegardenwasamajesticpacebuiltofsolidgold.Davidwalkedonthesolidgoldpavementtowardsthegoldfountainwheresproutsofwatercrisscrossedtoformdifferentpattereppedontothegeandlookeddown,amazedtofindthatthebottomofthefountainwascoveredwithathickyerofsparklinggoldsand.Fishofallcolorsandspeciesswamleisurelythere.Hethenproceededquicklytothespaciousgreathallofthegoldpacewherehewasfrohehugeportraite,majesticbirdwiththefaceofabeautifulsnake-hairedwomanwhosepowerfulwingedweresinflight.Thewallsofthehallwerecoveredwithmuralsandexquisite,truetolifesculpturesofKingDimitri’stwenty-fourbeautiesbuthehadnotimetospareonthesemagnifitartworks.HerushedupthestepsandploppedhimselfdownonKingDimitri’sgoldthrone.Davidsattherelookingaroundathisgloriousandresplesurroundingsisatisfaandsaidloudly,

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