oasapresentbyaking,”theboysaid
thestrangerdidntansead,heputhishandinhispocket,andtookouttonesthatwerethesaastheboys
”didyousayaking”heasked
”iguessyoudontbelievethatakingeonelike,ashepherd,”hesaid,ingtoendthenversation
”notatallithefirsttoregnizeakingthattherestoftheoacknosnotsurprisingthatkingsalktoshepherds”andheon,fearingthattheboyunderstandhealkingabout,”itsinthebiblethesabookthattaughtabouturindthuithesestonesofdivinationperttedbygodthepriestscarriedthenagoldenbreastplate”theboyobethereatthewarehouse
”ybethisisanon,”saidtheenglishn,halfaloud”ens”theboysinterestont
”everythinginlifeisanon,”saidtheenglishn,nohejoualhehereisauniversallanguage,understoodbyeverybody,butalreadyforgotteniansearchofthatuniversallanguage,angotherthingsthatshereihavetofindanhatuniversallanguageanalchest”
thenversationerruptedbythewarehouseboss”youreinluck,yout”
”butioingtoegypt,”theboysaid
”alfayousinegypt,”saidthearab”kindofarabareyou””thatsagoodluansaid,afterthefatarabhadgoneout”ifiuld,ideahugeencyclopediajustabouttheshthosehattheuniversallanguageisten
hetoldtheboyitethindthuinhishandand
heaskedtheboyifhe,too,ist
”iookingforatreasure,”saidtheboy,andheiediatelyregrettedhavingsaiditbuttheenglishnappearednottoattachanyiortancetoit”inai,”hesaid
”idontevenknoyis,”theboyto
eoutside
”iheleaderofthecaravan,”saidadarkeyed,beardedn”iholdthepohforeverypersonitakeethedesertisaetisshedrivesncrazy”thereosttalscals,horses,
les,andfoen,enhstheirbelts
andriflesslungontheirshoulderstheenglishnhadseveralsuitcasesfilledhbookstherewasababbleofnoise,andtheleaderhadtorepeathielfseveraltisforeveryoounderstandhewassaying
”therearealotofdifferentpeoplehere,andeachhashisotheonlygodiserveisallah,andinhisnaishatihingpossibleonceagaintooverthedesertbutiyordersno
ttereansdeath”
thereurrfrohecrolytohisorheroheboy
sansaidnothingandtherrlastedlongerthanasilevowoheavenforprotection
alongnoteounteduptheboyandtheenglishnhadboughtans
cal,loadeddohthecasesofbooks
”theresnosuchthingasincidence,”saidtheenglishn,pickingupthenversationhadbeeninterruptedintheherebeineheardofanarabwho”butthecaravanbegantove,anditpossibletohearanheboykneysteriouschainthatlinksohingtoanother,thesa,that
hadbroughthioaeetacrystal
rchant,and
theorethatdestinybeeshistruereasonforbeing,thoughttheboy
thecaravanvedtooing,haltedhesunits
strongest,andresudlateintheafteoontheboyspokeverylittlean,stofhistihhisbooks
theboyobservedinsilenalsandpeopleacrossthedesertnohinghohatdaytheyhadsetout:then,therehadbeennfusionandshouting,theixedhthenervousordersofthe
guidesandtherchants
but,inthedesert,thereals
eventheguidesspokeverylittletooneanother”iveanytis,”saidoneofthecaldriversonenight”butthedesertissohuge,andthehorizonssodistant,thattheykeapersonfeelsll,andasifheshouldreinsilent”
theboyunderstoodintuitivelyeant,evenhouteverhavingsetfootinthedesertbeforeentalforce
iveleaedthingsfrohesheep,andiveleaedthingsfrorystal,hethoughticanleasothingfrohedesert,tooitseeoldandwise
theeeredthedayhehadsatatthefortintarifahthissaindedhifthehissheephissheepwhowere
noerinthefieldsofandalusia,astheyalwayshad”theyrenotsheepanyre,”hesaidtohielf,ustbeusedtotheirneethatsgoodcreatureslikethesheep,thatareusedtotraveling,knoovingon”
hethoughtoftherchantsdaughter,andarriedperhapstoabaker,ortoanothershepherdellherexcitingstoriesafterall,heprobablyeldriversnt:
ybeheheuniversallanguagethatdealshthepastandthepresentofallpeople”huntheboyounderstandthatintuitionisreallyasuddeniersionofthesouli
