“Busyschedule?Howcouldthatbe?Ihavebeenrelievedofallmytitlesandduties!”
“IjustgotacallfromDorna.Shesouremelyexcited.ShesaidDwarfMickeywantstoseeyouandmeforanemergeing.”
“DwarfMickey?That’sastrangesoundingname!Whoishe?Whydoeshewanttoseeus?”
“Don’tyourememberthatthereusedtobeasecretdarkroominthesidehallofKingDimitri’sAdministrativeBuildingonTwinPeaks?Nooneisallowedtogointhereexceptthetwenty-fourofusandIleneawelvepaceattendants.Everyevenihere,worshipattheshrineandbringfreshs.”
“OfcourseIremember;howcouldIfet?Iremembertheshrinewasdedicatedtothegodofwealth.HeworetherobesoftheQingDynastymadeofgoldthreads,andasmallmelonshapedhat.Healsohadalong,whitebeard.HeisstrangelookingbutIhaveheardthathewasmiraculouslyeffective.Doyoumeanhim?”
“Yes,heisthegodofwealththatDimitribelievesin.NowhecallshimselfDwarfMickey.”
“Iheardthathiswhitebeardhadbeensingedandhedisappearedaltogether.SoohatKingDimitri’sKingdomcolpsed.“
“Lifeisreallystrange.DwarfMickeymysteriouslydisappearedandnowhehassurfacedagainsouedly.Heiscallinganemergeingandisurgentlyaskingexpresslyforyouandme,sayinghehasimportantthingstoannounowonderDornawassoexcitedoverthephoshewasalmosti!IthinkithastodowithgettingDimitri’sfinancialempirebatoshapeagain.”Megginneyesbrightehefatigueofherjourneyanddespondencyofherspiritsmiraculouslydisappeared.Likeridinginarollercoaster,oneminuteshewasdowninthedeepestdumpsbutnowshehadclimbedontothehighestmentalcliffs.Shebecameexcitedtooandsaid,
“That’sgreat!Ihaveothebakeryforalongtime.Let’sgotherequickly.IwouldliketovisitAmalia.”
“Don’tbeinsuchahurry.Weotgodressedlikethisaainlynotinthiscar.Wemustgobaypce,getgedanddrivethereinouroldtaxitothrowdustinpeople’seyes.There’salotofpepperasiaround.AlthoughIamnolongeraworldfamousmodendyouarenotthepresidentofWorldBankanymore,thetwoofusarestillpeopleofiothemandhavenamereition.”Sayingsobothofthemughed.Thecarmadeseveralturnsanddisappearedintothenight.
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