“Oh,sothat’showitis!”saidMr.Kaffee,realizingwhatitwasalbout.“DoyouwaellMegginntobuythediamondback?Thepricewillbestiffthoughandshe’llneedsometimetogatherthefunds.”
“No,no,no.Thatwon’tbenecessary”repliedDwarfMickeycrossinghishandsfidentlyoverhischest.“Youdooghallthattrouble.Thatmagnifitdiamondcalled…whatwasitcalled?...ohyes,‘PinkPuzzle’!That’samagicalgebelieveitknowsitswaybaeandwilllost.”
TheeyesofeveryoheroomteredonDwarfMickeyinquisitivelyasifasking,“Oh,really?Whatisallthisabout,couldyoutellus?”
“Youguyswanttoknowthelowdowneh?”smiledDwarfMickey.“Ok,I’lltellyou.”
“Waitaminute,waitaminute”saidCharina,hereyesbrightwithexcitement,hurriedlyturningonhervoicerecorderandopeniebooktorecordthisiingstory.
“Long,longago…”beganDwarfMickey,shakinghisheadlikeabardofold.“Actually,itwasaboutahundredyearsago.Ahundredyearsisreallynotaverylongtimeiematiofthings.Atthetime,DimitrihadetotheKingdomofDreams.HehadbuilthisKingdomandhispathisbeautifulnd,thestpieceofparadiseuntouchedbycivilization.Thepeoplethereweretranquindpeace-lovingandlivedasimplelifeacctoaandards.Theyrosewiththesuntoworkonthendaedwhenthesudowribesexistedpeacefullysidebysidebutrarelyied.Thenoneday,thistranquilitywasbroken.Ahugesnake-hairedbckbirdwithawoman’sfacewhospokethehumannguageflewintotheirmidstfromnooneknewwhere.ShecalledherselfMedusa.Shewasextremelyaggressiveandcruel,turningpeopleshedidnotlikeintostohherferociousstare.Hersharpcwswerelethandthebckfeathersonherbodyweresharpasaknife.Sheorderedthenativestodelivertheirmostbeautifulyoungvirginassacrificetoherlover,anothermonstercalledCyclopswhohadbeenbadlywoundedwhenhewasstruckbythunderaodrinkavirgin’sbloodonceayeartosurvive.Cyclopswasextremelystrongphysicallyandduglybynature.Hehadonehugeeyeonhisfadahebackofhisheadandtherewasarhinoceroshornoopofhishead.SeeBook1TheDreammaker.ThenativesdidnotdarerefuseMedusa’srequestforthenshewouldbeextremelyangryandtakeherreveurningthedisobedientnativesintostohherlethalstare.Theeldersofthetribescouldonlyagreetodeliveroifulyoungvirgineveryyearassacrificetothetwomonsters.Asthedateforthesacrificedrearentsofyounggirlswouldbefullofapprehensionandsadness,fearingthattheiryoungdaughterswouldbechosentobesacrificed.Itwasjustatonesuchcriticaltime,thatsomenativessawabeautifullittlegirlwithrosycheeksdressedallinpink,pyinginthewoods.Noonehadeverseenherbeforeorknewwhereshecamefrom.Shewasthoughttobeanon-localgirlfromaribe.Quick-thinkingparentssoughttosavetheirowndaughtersbysacrifiganunknowngirl,sotheycametogetherandtriedtocloseinonherseveraltimes.Buttheclevergirlwasnimbleandquiherfeetandalltheirattemptsfailed.Itwasasifshesawthroughtheirbck-heartedpnandshegiggledassheslippeddexterouslyawayfromtheirtrapsorcealedambush.Thehaplessnativescouldonlystandhelplesslybyandwatchherescapetheirclutches.Iresentattheseaothelovelygirldressedinpinkwasnirl.Shemustbesomefabuloussubstahadlongbeenexposedtotheuniquebeautyofthispieceinsoindhadfedontheessehesunandthemoonforsuchaverylongtimethatshecouldgeintohumanform.Astowhatsubstawas,Icouldnotfathom.Tocatchsuchafreespiritwasnoeasyfeat,soIfelltothinkingwhatalittlegirlwouldlovearactedbyandcameupwiththenotionofadoll.SoIslippedunnotitosomenatives’tentsandstolesomeclothandcotton,whichImadeintotwodolls.Ipcedthedollsaroundthepcewherethelittlegirllovedtoroam,andyinwait,afterscatteringsomeredstringsonthegroundassnares.Earlyonem,thelittlegirppearedagainskippingandpyingatherfavoritehaunt.Hereyesshonewhehedollsandwalkedovertowardsthem.Shepickedoneup,huggingandrogitinherarmswhilehummingasongunderherbreath,fullyexhibitingmaternalloveiinallfemalesandthegreatnessofallmothers.Ipulledtheredstringinmyhandstautlyandcaughtherahecleverlittlegirlimmediatelyrealizedthatshehadfallenintoatrap.Shethrewdownthedolndquicklyranaway.Iwaitedtillthepoolofredsilkthreadinmyhandstoppedrollingahegirlhadhiddensomewhereandwouldnotdaretoshowherself.SoIslowlyrolledupmythread,followingthewayitleduntilIcametoapileofrocksofallsizes.Theredthreadwasburiedinthepile.IworkedhardmovingawaytherodwasveryhappytoeacrepieceofdiamondorewhichIputintomypocketandwalkedhome.Iexaminedmypreciousstonefromalnglesandfollowingitsnaturalformcutitintotheshapeofalittlegirlwalking.Theycalledthediamond‘PinkPuzzle’.Iquitelikethename.‘PinkPuzzle’,m-m-mquiteaptlynamed.Verygood.”OnhearingDwarfMickey’sextraordinarytale,hisaudiencewasgreatlyastonished.
“Youmeantosaythatitwasyouwhocarvedandcutthatfabulousdiamond?”excimedCharinaopeninghereyeswide.“Thenhowdiditgettotheau?”
“Idon’tknow”answeredDwarfMickeyshrugginghisshoulders.“You’llhavetoaskMr.FingerandthatwomanVioaboutthat.”
Mr.Finger,whotookthenameofEmmanuendVio,whonowcalledherselfSalinatookthespecialprivateelevatordesignedfortheexclusiveuseofVIPguestsofthepresidentialsuitelocatedoopfloorofthehotel.AfterfailingtocaptureDimitriandbringhimbacktotheKingdomofDreams,Salina’sdesireforrevengeseemedtohaveabatedsomeerhapsDimitri’spersuasivespeechadmonishingandadvisingherhadtake,forherthoughtsofrevengehadcooledandsedtosomeextent,thoughsheherselfwasnotquiteawareofityet.ThesmallbagofpreciousstonesshehadbroughtwithherfromhertreasuretroveintheKingdomofDreamswouldstherforquitesometime,nomatterhowvishlyshesquaoravagantlifestyle.Evenifsheuseditallup,itdidnotmatterbecausetherewasalwaysmorewhereitcamefrom.Shehadaninexhaustiblesupplyofdiamondsandpreciousstones,enoughtostherseverallifetimes.Herpresentgoalwastoetothemundaneworldandhaveagrandvacationtoexperieheluxuriesmoneycouldoffer.Shehadjusttakenasunbathonthesmoothwhitesandsofthebeadswaminthecrystalclearbluewatersoftheo.Feeliremelyfortable,shedecidedtogobacktothepresidentialsuite,takeaslowshower,andaskMr.Fiousehiscleverbrainstothinkofsomethingnoveingtodo.
Theelevatordooropenedandthebreath-takingsightofanunbelievablyspaciousrooftopgardeoview.Itwasairelyman-madegardehesoilwastransportedbynumeroustripsofthehelicopterbutitwasingeniouslydesignedandmaedthetesttrendsinndsgaswell.Lusciousgreenwnswithexotictropicalflowersscatteredaroundgaveitauniquelook,quiteabreak-awayfromtheventionalpractithemiddleofthegardenwasastrangebuildingintheshapeeopensunumbrelusedonbeaches,madewithmaterialswhichcouldabsorbthesun’sraysandturoelectricity.Evidentlygreenteologywasincludedinthearchitect’sskillfundinnovativedesign.Thispent-house,pletelyindepeofthemainhotel,wasthepresidentialsuitewhichwasfurhstate-of-the-artfurniture,givingtheimpressionofstreamliion,makingtheinhabitantsfeelbothfortableaic.Themoststrikiurewasthateveryosoutsizedwindowswouldgivea360degreeunobstructedviewofblueskies,whiteclouds,turquoiseseasandsnowysandbeachesaswelsthebeautifulgesofnightandday.Thefloatingwhitecloudsgavetheimpressionthatyoujusthadtoopenthewindowtoplue.Itwasarexingandhappyview,oguaranteedyouwouldnotmissaifulsightifyoudeigolookoutofthewindows.
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