ntotheuniversalcurrentoflife,hehistoriesofallpeoplearennected,andoknohing,becauseitsalltenthere”ktub,”theboysaid,reeringthecrystalrchantthedesertestretches,androckyinothershecaravankedbyaboulder,ithadtogoaroundit;ifthereakeajordetourifthesandalshooves,theysoughtaoresubstantialinsoplaces,thegroundalsbalkedatsuch
places,andthecaldriversountandunburdentheirchargesthedriverscarriedthefreighttheelvesoversuelsifaguideo
fallillordie,thecaldriverssandappointanewonebutallthishappenedforonebasiatterhoanydetoursandadjustntsitde,thecaravanvedtoepasspointonceobstaclese,itretuedtoitsurse,sightingonastarthatindicatedthelocationoftheoasishepeoplesahatstarshiningintheingsky,theykrees,shelter,and
otherpeopleitanostpart,
iersedinreadinghisbooks
theboy,too,hadhisbook,andhehadtriedtoreaditduringthefirstfehejoueybuthefounditchreinterestingtoobservethecaravanandlistentothewindassoonashehadleaedtoknoelbetter,andtoestablisharelationship,hethrehebookawayalthoughtheboyhaddevelopedasuperstitionthateachtiheopenedthebookhewouldleasothingiortant,hedecideditessaryburden
hebecafriendlyeldriveratnight,astheysataroundthefire,theboyrelatedtothedriverhisadventuresasashepherdduringoneofthesenversations,thedrivertoldofhisownlife”iusedtolivenearelychildren,andalifethathangenotatalluntilidiedoneyear,ecca,andisatisfiedtheonlyuntobligationinlifeiulddiehappily,andthatdefeelgood”oneday,theearthbegantotrele,andthenileoverfloethingthatithoughtuldhappenonlytoothers,nevertoneighborsfearedtheyheirolivetreesintheflood,andhathoughtthateverythingioroyed
”thelandeotheracaldriver
butthatdisastertaughttounderstandthefeartheunknoheyarecapableofachievingtheyneedand
”sourlifeorourpossessionsandpropertybutthisfearevaporatesandthatourlifestoriesandthehistoryofthetenbythesahand”
sotis,theircaravantethingthattheotheeededasifeverythingeldriversexchanged
infortionabouts,andtoldstoriesaboutthedesertatothertis,sterious,hoodednheye
alongthecaravanroutetheyprovidedein
silenceanddepartedthesaentsthatshoheireyesonenight,acaldrivercatothefireanandtheboyorsof
tribal
thethreefellsilenttheboynotedthatthereheair,eventhoughnoonesaidanythingonceagainhehelanguagehoutheuniversallanguagetheenglishnaskediftheywereindanger
”oneldriver”and,go
back,youhavetoovingforisuptoallah,includingthedanger”
andhencludedbysayingthesteriousaktub”
”youshouldpayreattentiontothean,afterthecaldriverhadleft”akealotofdetours,butedestination””andyououghttoreadreaboutthean”booksarelikecaravansinthatrespect”
theiensellealsbegantotravelfasterthedayshadal,butnoedtotalkingaroundthefireshadalso
beequietand,oneday,theleaderofthecaravandethedecisionthatthefiresshouldnolongerbelighted,soasnottoattractattentiontothecaravanthetravelersadoptedthepraalsinacircleatnight,sleepingtogetherintheedsentinelsatthefringesof
thegroup
theenglishnosleeponenighthecalledtotheboy,andtheytookahedunessurroundingtheenanthestory
ofhislife
theenglishnedhthepartabouttheprogressachievedatthecrystalshopaftertheboybeganhere
”thatsthepriny,itscalledthesouloftheworldhinghallyourheart,thatstothesouloftheworlditsaliveforce”
healsosaidthatthisangift,thateverythingonthefaceoftheearthhadasoul,ineral,vegetable,oranilorevenjustasilethought”everythingonearthisbeingntinuouslytransford,becausetheearthisaliveandithasasoulofthatsoul,sohatitisinthecrystalshopyouprobablyrealizedthateventheglassesinginyoursuccess”theboythoughtaboutthatforaoonandthebleachedsands”ihavee
language,anditsforthatreasonthatthedesertallohecrossingitsgoingtotestthecaravanseverysteptoseeifitsinti,and,ifitis,akeittotheoasis””ifeitherofushadjoinedthiscaravanbasedonlyonpersonalura
