Book2:KigdomIteDreams

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    “Thismustbetheosmanthustree”hethought,“thepersonificationofCharmaihenymphwithnoimageandnosubstawhoyetreallyexists.Thoughfragrancehashershapenorsubstandotbeseenortouched,it,too,reallyexistsintheair.NowCharmainehasreturoherhomeintheseventhheavehherfatherZeus.Isherlifehappy?Ioftenthinkofherawinsister.”

    ThinkingofClementine,KingDimitrienvisionedaregalgreenandebirdwithbluishpurplecrest,abouttofpherwingsandtakeoffintotheskies.Itwasabirdofparadise,abirdhatchedbyaflower.“Thetwinswerenymphsfromtheseventhheavenanditwashtforthemtoreturntotheirheavenlyabode.WhythendidIseetearsshimmeringattheerofhereyes?Perhapsshewasloathetoleaveme?Ah,Clementine,Clementine,fe