第58节

    onotherbenchesshabbyheherslayonthegrass,nearlyasleep.

    bringingfroispor.r.r.tagosatholdingthepaperbagihenheopehebagandliftedouthisneen.

    heheldthesquiggleofsilver.refleiddaysun,likeboxtopagnifyingrrazeddoasthebrahnssay.shrunkspotinured.both,atleastinhint.thesize,theshape.hentioidutifully.

    e,as.r.iennutes.isitaslongasi.ti,alas,akeussellitshort.isitihold,e

    five,.tagothoughtinthedireitatetheinnolyfouohead.hearinginitsblabbertheofthesea.

    this,eandinforans,pressionofuandingintoonefinitesquiggle.

    askingtoodsogetnothing.

    ”listen,”hesaidsottovouch.”

    ifishakeitviolently,likeoldrelainhescrutinized.

    youlittlething,youareety,hethought.

    self.frightenit.

    ”patienceisrunningout,”hesaidsottovoce.

    ahega.

    helaughed.addlepatedinvolvent,hereinsunlight.speeasureofrelief,there.

    triedeverything,herealized.pleaded,ed,threatened,philosophizedatlength.elsebedone

    uldibutstayhere.itisdenied.opportunity,assays,suopportunityain.isthatsoifeelittobeso.

    s.istkeepafterthisobjeeays.

    istbesatianner.

    heputhisfingerinhisrightear,toshutofftraffidallotherdistragheightlyheldthesilvertriangle,shellohisleftear.

    nosound.noroarofsilatedootioneventhat.

    thenightapprehendsteryhearingofnouse,evidently..tagoshuthiseyesandbeganfingeringeverybitofsurfa.nottounothing.sll.heputthesilveretallieaning.taste.openinghisuthheshesilvertrianglecheeaning,onlybitterhardldthing.

    heagaiinhispal

    bastandpoint.

    self.duetolongpatientpainstakingstudy.einthisobject

    yield,hetoldthesilvertriangle.ughuparesecret.

    likefrogpulledfroepths,hethought.ineral.i.passesbailiarinitstoworld.

    talisfroheearth,hethoughtashesostdensendoftrollsandelahatwas.

    a,inthesunlight,thesilvertriatered.itreflepyreahereal.asbefitsineralrositintoshininglightreflefroky.

    hasbroughtthedeadtolife.rpsetuedtofierydisplay;thepasthadyieldedtothefuture.

    ,thesilversquiggledandblindedhihesquinted,seeingnoheplayoffire.

    bodyofyin,soulofyang.talandfireuheouterandinner;osinpal

    yattentionisfixed;ierizingshieringsurfaceiss.

    oldit.heblindingyanisasitb.alltheterrifyingandbenefitdeities;,andtheskylightsasreadytofacehoutterror.noticeidonotblench.

    ifeelthehotadrivihelessireirainingustnotshrinkfroheayaoreifi

    thelightdisappeared.

    heheldthedullsilvertriangleonly.shadoiglancedup.

    tall,bluesuitedpolistandingbyhisbench,sling.

    ”eh”.tagosaid,startled.

    ”ianstartedonaloh.

    ”puzzle,”.tagoechoed.”

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