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ofabox,andallthenicegasyouuldplay,andthedeliciousthingstoeatanddrink,andthelightthatcatlethinginthehe
piell,asherboxfor
kingniceslls,andthepinkandgreenandblueandsilverhousesashighasuntains,andeverybodyhappyandnooneeversadorangry,andeveryonebelongingtoeveryoneelse,andtheboxeswas
happeningattheothersideofthelean
bottles–everythingsoells,nodirtatall–andpeopleneverlonely,butlivingtogetherandbeingsojollyandhappy,likethesuerdanceshereinlpais,butchhappier,andthehappinessbeingthereeveryday,everydayhelistenedbythehourandsotis,heotherchildrenuenofthepuebloalkto
theinthoseothererofthehelong
fightbethandandlefthand,betanddry;ofahodeagreatfogbythinkinginthenight,andthendetheofthefog;ofearththerandskyfather;ofahaiyutaandrsaile,thetwinsofaryandetsanatlehi,theanwho
kesherselfyoungagain;oftheblackstoneatlagunaandthegreateagleandourladyofaastrangestories,allthereforbeingtoldintheotherfullyunderstoodlyinginbed,hehinkofheavenandlondonandourladyofaaandtherolean
bottlesandjesusflyingupandlindaflyingupandthegreatdirectorofworldhatcheriesandawonawilona
lotsofninthe
strangeothereshedidnot
understand,butthathekneesonedaytheysangasongabouther,againandagainhethretheythreonecut
hischeekthebloodstop;hehblood
lindataughthioreadhapieceofcharalshedreuresonthewall–ananilsittingdotle;thensheelettersthecatisonthetthetotisinthepotheleaedquicklyandeasilywhenheknewhooreadalltheeonthewall,lindaopenedherbigwoodenboxandpulledoutfronderthosefunnylittleredtrouserssheneverhinlittlebookhehadoftenseenitbefore”an
readit”
veryexciting,”shesaid”butitstheonlythingihave”shesighed”ifonlyyouuldseethelovelyreadingchinesohaveinlondon”hebeganreadingthebryopractical
instrubryostoreaquarterofanhourtoread
thetitlealonehethrehebookonthefloor”beastly,beastlybook”hesaid,andbegantocry
theboysstillsangtheirhorriblesongaboutlindasotis,too,theylaughedathiorbeingsoraggedorehisclothes,lindadidnotknoondtheintheotherpla,peoplethreheshholes
inthendgotne”butican
read,”hesaidtohielf,”andtheycanttheydontevenknoreadingis”ithoughthardenoughaboutthereading,topretendthathedidntndadefunofhiheaskedlindatogivehihebookagaintheretheboyspointedandsang,theharderhereadsoonheuldreadalltheeanheaskedlind
buteventokeitveryclear,andgenerally
sheuldntansall
”icals”hewouldask
”oh,stufflikegnesiualts,andalholforkeepingthedeltasandepsilonssllandbackcarbonateforbones,andallthatsortofthing””buthoakechecals,lindaefro
”knooutofbottlesandpty,
yousenduptotheoreitsthechecalstorepeoplewhoketheisupposeorelsetheysendtothefaidontknowineverdidanychestryjobbryositeh
everythingelseheaskedaboutlindaneverseedtoknoenofthepueblohadchredefiniteanswers
”theseedofnandallcreatures,theseedofthesunandtheseedofearthandtheseedofthesky–aadethelloutofthefogofincreasenohebs;andhelaidtheseedsinthelobsand
graduallytheseedsbegantogrow”
onedayjohncalculatedlaterthatitsthavebeensoonafterhisthbirthdayhecahoandfoundabookthathehadneverseenbeforeiyingonthefloorinthebedrooithickbookandlookedveryoldthebindinghadbeeneatenbyce;soofitspagespledhepickeditup,lookedatthetitlepage:thebookplete
shakespeare
lindaescaloutofacup”popé
broughtit,”shesaidhervoiceebodyelsesvoice”ithechestsoftheantelopekivaitssupposedtohavebeenthereforhundredsofyearsiexpeed
tobefullofnonsenseuncivilizedstill,itllbegoodenoughforyoutopracticeyourreadingon”shetookalastsip,setthecupdohefloorbesidethebed,tuedoveronherside,hicughedonceorttosleepheopenedthebookatrando
nay,buttolive
intheranksedbed,
steakinglove
overthenastysty
thestrangeind;ruled,liketalkingthunder;likethedruatthesuerdanen
singingthesong,beautiful,beautiful,sothatyouitsisayinggiverhisfeathersandhiscarvedsticksandhisbitsofboneandstone–kiathlatsilusiloksithl–butbetterthantsisgi,talked
agic,aboutlind
aboutlindalyingtheresnoring,ptycuponthefloorbesidethebed;aboutlindaandpopé,l
