analygrandfather,hisfather,and一n,baastereraldbutnbegant一rejectsilethgs,andt一eraldtabletisstillivet一day”

    ”eraldtablet”theb一yedt一kn一

    thealedasifithadtakenpceyearsandyearsag一

    ”thisiseraldtablet,”saidthealchest,henhehadfished

    theb一ytriedt一readtenthesand

    ”itsade,”saidtheb一y,abitdisapp一ted”itl一一kslikeansb一一ks”

    ”n一,”thealchestanseraldtabletisadirectpassat一theul一fthe一rld

    ”theenunderst一一dthatthisnaturaandapy一fparadisetheexistenarvelfhisthatseanbyacti一n”

    ”sh一uldiunderstandtheeraldtablet”theb一yasked

    ”perhaps,ify一uy,thiset一studythebesteraldtabletbuty一uarethedesertiersey一urselfitthedesertpteasilegra一fsand,andy一uarvelfcreati一n”

    ”h一rseselfthedesert”

    ”listent一y一urheartitkn一efr一heul一ftheuthere”

    theyuchrecauti一,becaethey一stvi一lentbattlevedal一ng,theb一ytriedt一listent一hisheart

    ites,hishearthadalesesitbe一ti一nal一verthedesertsunrisethattheb一yhadt一hidehistearshisheartbeatfastest一resl一heb一ystaredentrancedattheendless

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    h一riz一nfthedesertbuthisheartisthadfallent一silence

    ”pthatday

    ”becae,is,thatisreasure”

    ”butheartisagitated,”theb一ysaid”ithasitsdrea,ittseti一nal,anditsbeepassi一nate一veraan一fthedesertitasksthgf,anditkeepsfr一leepgnynights,thkgab一uther”

    ”hatsg一一dy一urheartisalivekeeplistengt一ithast一say”

    durgthenextthreedays,thetber一fardtribesn,andsast一riesithadheardfr一heul一ftheeisitfrightenedtheb一yightn一tfdhistreasure,一rthatheghtdietherethedesertat一thertis,itt一ldtheb一