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第二十六章（第8页）

Butathoughtcametoreassurehim:"

Itistruethattheyhavenomorepoisonforasecondbite."

ThatnightIdidnotseehimsetoutonhisway.Hegotawayfrommewithoutmakingasound.WhenIsucceededincatchingupwithhimhewaswalkingalongwithaquickandresolutestep.Hesaidtomemerely:"

Ah!Youarethere..."

Andhetookmebythehand.Buthewasstillworrying.

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Itwaswrongofyoutocome.Youwillsuffer.IshalllookasifIweredead;andthatwillnotbetrue..."

Isaidnothing.

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Youunderstand...itistoofar.Icannotcarrythisbodywithme.Itistooheavy."

Isaidnothing.

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Butitwillbelikeanoldabandonedshell.Thereisnothingsadaboutoldshells..."

Isaidnothing.

Hewasalittlediscouraged.Buthemadeonemoreeffort:"

Youknow，itwillbeverynice.I，too，shalllookatthestars.Allthestarswillbewellswitharustypulley.Allthestarswillpouroutfreshwaterformetodrink..."

Isaidnothing.

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Thatwillbesoamusing!Youwillhavefivehundredmillionlittlebells，andIshallhavefivehundredmillionspringsoffreshwater..."

Andhetoosaidnothingmore，becuasehewascrying...

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Hereitis.Letmegoonbymyself."

Andhesatdown，becausehewasafraid.Thenhesaid，again:"

Youknow—myflower...Iamresponsibleforher.Andsheissoweak!Sheissonaive!Shehasfourthorns，ofnouseatall，toprotectherselfagainstalltheworld..."

Itoosatdown，becauseIwasnotabletostandupanylonger.

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Therenow—thatisall..."

Hestillhesitatedalittle;thenhegotup.Hetookonestep.Icouldnotmove.

Therewasnothingbutaflashofyellowclosetohisankle.Heremainedmotionlessforaninstant.Hedidnotcryout.Hefellasgentlyasatreefalls.Therewasnotevenanysound，becauseofthesand.