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theenglishnelledofanils,s,anddust;itwaspartrralineverthoughtidendupinaplacelikethis,hethought,asheleafedthroughthepagesofainarral
buthehadtoveonhebelievedinonsallhislifeandallhisstudiesedatfindingtheoruelanguageoftheuniversefirsthehadstudiedesperanto,thentheworldsreligions,andnowityhekneajorreligionshe
isthehadunraveledthetruthsbehindiortantquestions,buthisstudieshadtakenhioapointbeyondtogohehadtriedinvaintoestablisharelationshipistbutthealchestsrangepeople,houghtonlyabouttheelves,andalstalheyhadfailedtodisver
theseasterhephilosophersstoneandforthisreasonkepttheirknootheelves
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yearsago,afausarabianalchesthadvisitedeuropeitorethantwohundredyearsold,andthathehaddisveredthephilosophersstoneandtheelixiroflifetheenglishnhadbeenprofoundlyiressedbythestorybutheorethanjustath,hadnotafriendofhisretuingfronarchaeologicalexpeditioninthedeserttoldhiboutanarabthationalpowers
”helivesatthealfayouasis,”hisfriendhadsaid”andpeoplesaythatheistwohundredyearsold,andisabletotransfoytalintogold”
theenglishnuldnotntainhisexcitenthecanceledallhistntsandpulledtogetherthestiortantofhisbooks,andnoellyside,ahugecaravanhesahara,andwas
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thedecision
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nearbyan,readingabookheseedunfriendly,andhadlookedirritatedheboyhadenteredtheyghtevenhavebeefriends,buttheenglishnclosedoffthenversation
theboyakehiooklikethe
englishnhetookurindthuiroispocket,andbeganplayingthestrangershouted,”urindthui
inaflashtheboyputtheackinhispocket
”theyrenotforsale,”hesaid
”theyrenotuch,”theenglishnansadeofrockcrystal,andtherearellionsofrockcrystalsintheearthbutthosesuchthingshatthoseareurindthuiididntknointhispartoftheworld””they
