aheirbags
”gobacktoeanything,either”
theboyplatingthesilenals”everyonehashisorheroself”hiseasne,noeashisbutforthat”
theoreandrefrequently,andthecaldrivereagoodfriendoftheboysexplainedthatthehetribeshadalreadybegunthecaravanoreachtheoasis
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theanilsentalkedangtheelveslessandlessthesilenelelnoightsignalaraid
theednottobeverynceedhthethreatofwar
”ilive,”hesaidtotheboy,astheyateabunontherarchingifihavetofight,itasgoodadaytodieasanyother
”beypastorfutureinterestedonlyinthepresentifyouenfightbeanracelifeontnow”
tedtoseestarsonthedesertitself
”itstheoasis,”saidthecaldriver
”noheboyasked
”becauseosleep”
theboya,allstarshadbeenthenightbefore,s,stretchingacrosstheentiredesert
”an,whohadalsoawakenedearly
buttheboyeids,andsodaythisingerybutthisontthepartythesedaybejustary,rightnotheelsgroansignaleddanger,andnosuldheraldaracle
theanylanguages,theboythought
thetisrushpast,andsodotheist,ashealsarrivingattheoasispeopleentatthearrivalofthestrangersthealchestsaatlength
butnoneofthattteredtothealainedasitesandshehadknohehappinessthatthetravelersexperiencederweeksofyellowsand
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andbluesky,theyfirstsasybegodanuldappreciatethedatetrees,hethought
hedeorepraenshadtoldhiohedidntknoanyet,buthispracticedeyeeoneascapableashispreviousapprentice
idontknoittedbyouth,hethoughtitexactlythattheys;godrevealedhissecretseasilytoallhiscreatures
hehadonlyoneexplanationforthisfaittedthisadeupfrohepurelife,andthiskindoflifecannotbecapturedinpicturesorwords
becausepeoplebeefascinatedhpicturesandtingthelanguageoftheworld
theboyuldntbelievetreesashehadseenonanytoerableloredtentsspreadangthe
”itlookslikethethousandandonenights,”saidtheenglishn,iatienttoetist
theyalsandpeoplethatenoftheoasisenpetederthespiritualselvesonceagainintheheywererelievedandhappy
theyhadbeentakingeldriverexplainedtotheboythatoasesajorityoftheinhabitantsenandchildrenthereenfoughtinthedesert,leavingtheoasesasplacesofrefuge
ediffihisinstruodationsthatstothenappointedbythetribalchieftains
”thosearetherulesofaynotshelteraresortroops”
totheboyssurprise,theenglishntookaens
”whyarevolver”heasked
”ithelpedtotrustinpeople,”theenglishnanswered
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an,theredifficultthingsbecaitseed
