Book3:WereMyDreamIs (第237/327页)

heKingdomofDreamsIwaoaskher…”

    “Ohyes”addedNatalie,“ShetoldusthatKingZeusactuallygrantedourrequestteupthemagnifitgoldpathebottomofthekeaitsinalsiteonGiantMountain.Thegoldpaagaihelightofdayandsparklebrightandshinyuhesun.Isn’tthatgreatnews?Medusaisalreadyrollinguphersleevespreparingfora…”

    “That’sgreat.”

    “Yes,thatwonderfulnews!”

    “domofDreamswillregainitspastglory…”Everyonewasexcitedlydiscussingthistesthappenihendlieleph.Novelanswered,

    “Hello,thisisNovel…Isthatso...Really?Good.Ialreadyknowaboutit…Fromnowon,telleveryooptheirnormalworkroutineandtrateongatheringupalltheflowersthatarebloominginthegarden…Butcautioobecarefundnotcrushorharmanyofthebeautifulflowers…Telleveryothisworkwillgoonfortwomoredays.Itwillbethesametomorrowandthedayafter…Ifyouthinkweareshortofstaff,justhiremardeohelp.Hireasmanyashankyou…Iknow…Thankyou.”AlleyesturoNovelasshehungupthephone,sosheexpinedsaying,“ThatwasYonda.Shewasondutystnightatthelodge.Shesaidthatwhetomaketheroundsofthegroundsearlythism;thetreesandbusheswereheavywithflowersofallcolors,shapesandsizes.Shesaidthatneverinherlifehadsheseensomanyflowersallbloomatthesametimeandthatthesewasreallymajestidawesome.Shegratutedmesayingthatthiswasagoodomenformyupingwedding!”

    “Ofcourseit’sagoodomen.Lookatthehundredsandthousandsofflowersrushingtobloom,allvyingtotakepartinyourweddingba.Howcouldthatnotbeagoodomen?”

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    “Theweddingisnotonlyaboutme.It’sallofyoursaswell!”saidhegroupweddingofsomanyfabulousbeautiesmarryingKingDimitriwillsurelybeethetalkoftheworld!Thesehundredsandthousandsofflowersthatrushtobloomareallvyingtoattendyroupwedding!”Everyoalkingandughinghappilyaedly,whenElenamadeasignforquietandsaid,

    “Sh-sh-sh.Tonedownyourvoices,dies,orelseyouwillAmalia,whomwehadjustputtosleep!Isuggestthateveryonegobacktobedandmakeupforthesleepyouallmissedstnight.Therearelotsofthingstodoafteryou.”Thebeautiestookheradvidalltroopedupstairstotheirroomstocatchalittlemoresleep;butLotusandNataliestayedinthelivingroomtalkingquietly,toowiredupbythem’seventstobeabletosleep.Theskiesbrightenedandthemsunpeekedouti.SoonAngelicaarrivedandjoihem.Lotustookherouttothegardentooverseeanddirecttheworkofcuttingandsttheflowers.

    Oothegarden,NatalietoldDornathesedpartoftheeventssofarsoDornawasatstabletogettheeure.

    “Asyoujustsaid,”tialie“everythinghadgoneverywelndeveryoneshouldbehappy.ButthefactthatAmalia’sAlzheimer’sdiseasehasworsenedandsheseemstobegoingswiftlydownhill,haveputadamperoneveryone’sspirits.It’shardtoimagithefuturewillhold…”

    “Don’tworryaboutAmalia’sdition.Iamabletodealwithit”saidDornafullofself-fidence.“Leaveittome.Ifyoudon’tbelieveme,justwaitandsee…”

    “Alzheimer’sdiseaseisnojokingmatter”saidNatalie,givingDornaawhiteeye.“Evedoctorsamodernsdteologyhavebeenstumpedandfindnocure.Whatyoudo?Onlyprofessionaldoctorsandpharmaciststhinkofwaystoslowtheprogressofthisdiseasethatuptonowhasnocure.Amalia’sditionisaveryimportantissuetousandisowetreatseriouslyandwithgreatcaution.Sodon’tyougoandtryyourhalf-bakedide