Book2:KigdomIteDreams

hall,satasolemn-lookingmiddle-agedmanwithaheadofgloriouscurlylonghairreagdowntohisshoulders.Hisphysiquewasmuscur,statuesqueandmagnifit.WhiteFairyguessedhemustbeKioavoiddetebytheomnistgod,shequicklygedintoawhiteEasterlilyandhidherselfamongthemyriadsofflrowingbythesideofthestream.ItwasjustafterdaybreakandZeusdidnothavehisonasheusuallydidwhenferringwithhissubjects.Hewasjustgettioperformhisablutions.Justasheheldthebasiiowashhisfadhands,hesuddenlysaidinaloudvoice,

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    “Whoisit?Whoareyou?Whatareyoudoinghere...?”WhiteFairykmustbeCharmaine,appearingbeforehimierbasin.

    “......it’sme.Clementine......ingbacktobegyiveness......”Zeusstaredangrilyatthebasinwithhisbell-likeeyesandbarked,

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