aldriversonenight”butthedesertissohuge,andthehorizonssodistant,thattheykeapersonfeelsll,andasifheshouldreinsilent”
theboyunderstoodintuitivelyeant,evenpressedbytheirelentalforce
iveleaedthingsfrohesheep,andiveleaedthingsfrothingfrohedesert,tooitseeoldandwise
theeeredthedayhehadsatatthefortintarifaeindedhifthehissheephissheeperinthefieldsofandalusia,astheyalwayshad
”theyrenotsheepanyre,”hesaidtohielf,ustbeusedtotheieethatsgoodcreatureslikethesheep,thatareusedtotraveling,knoovingon”
hethoughtoftherent:ybeheotherusedtoersionofthesoulintotheuniversalcurrentoflife,hehistoriesofallpeoplearennected,andoknohing,becauseitsalltenthere
”ktub,”theboysaid,reeringthecrystalrchant
thedesertestreteplaeldriversountandunburdentheirchargesthedriverscarried
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thefreighttheelvesoversuelsifaguideeldriverssandappointanewone
butallthishappenedforonebasiatterhoanydetoursandadjustntsitde,theersedinreadinghisbooks
theboy,too,hadhisbook,andhehadtriedtoreaditduringthefirstfeuportant,hedecideditessaryburden
hebecafriendlyeldriveratnight,astheysataroundthefire,theboyrelatedtothedriverhisadventuresasashepherd
duringoneofthesenversations,thedrivertoldofhisownlife
”iusedtolivenearelyylifeiulddiehappily,andthatdefeelgood
”oneday,theearthbegantotrele,andthenileoverfloethingthatithoughtuldhappenonlytoothers,nevertoneighborsfearedtheyyhathoughtthateverythingioroyed
”thelandeotheracaldriverbutthatdisastertaughttounderstandthefeartheunknoheyarecapableofachievingtheyneedand
”weareafraidoflosingehand”
sotis,theirationabouts,andtoldstoriesaboutthedesert
atothertis,sterious,hoodedneinsileothefireanandtheboyorsoftribal
thethreefellsilenttheboynotedthatthereheair,eventhoughnoonesaidanythingonceagainhehelanguagehoutheuniversallanguage
theenglishnaskediftheywereindanger
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”oneldriver”and,ovingforisuptoallah,includingthedanger”
andhencludedbysayingthesteriousaktub”
”youshouldpayreattentiontothean,afterthecaldriverhadleft”akealotofdetours,butedestination”
”andyououghttoreadreaboutthean”booksarelikecaravansinthatrespect”
theiensellealsbegantotravelfasterthedayshadaledtotalkingaroundthefireshadalsobeequietand,oneday,theleaderofthecaravandethedecisionthatthefiresshouldnolongerbelighted,soasnottoattractattentiontothecaravan
thetravelersadoptedthepraalsinaedsentinelsatthefringesofthegroup
theenglishnosleeponenighthecalledtotheboy,andtheytookahedunessurroundingt
