betterthanarabic,and,ifthisboy,thereeootalktoportantthingstodo28
”thatsstrange,”saidtheboy,ashetriedonceagaintoreadtheburialscehatbeganthebook”ivebeentryingfortoreadthisbook,andinevergetpastthesefirstfehoutakingtoprovideaninterruption,heoncentratehestillhadsodoubtsaboutthedeadebutheakingadeakesadeedofadethedecisionytreasure,ineveriginedthatidayhavebeendeenearbyan,readingabookheseedunfriendly,andhadlookedirritatedightevenhavebeefriends,buttheenglishnclosedoffthenversationtheboyakehiookliketheenglishnhetookurindthuiroispocket,andbeganplayingthestrangershouted,”urindthui
inaflashtheboyputtheackinhispocket
”theyrenotforsale,”hesaid
”theyrenotuillionsofroididntknointhispartoftheworld””theyeasapresentbyaking,”theboysaid
thestrangerdidntanseastheboys
”didyousayaking”heasked
”iguessyoudontbelievethatakingeonelike,ashepherd,”hesaid,ingtoendthenversation”notatallithefirsttoregnizeakingthattherestoftheoacknosnotsurprisingthatkingsalktoshepherds”andheebookthattaughtabouturindthuithesestonesofdivinationperttedbygodthepriestscarriedthenagoldenbreastplate”theboyobethereatthewarehouse
”ybethisisanon,”saidtheenglishn,halfaloud”ens”theboysinterestont
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”everythinginlifeisanon,”saidtheenglishn,noinsearongotherthingsthatshereihavetofindanist”thenversationerruptedbythewarehouseboss”youreinluck,yout”
”butioingtoegypt,”theboysaid
”alfayousinegypt,”saidthearab”kindofarabareyou””thatsagoodluansaid,afterthefatarabhadgoneout”ifiuld,ideahugeencyclopediajustabouttheshthosehattheuniversallanguageistenhetoldtheboyitethindthuinhishandandheaskedtheboyifhe,too,ist”iookingforatreasure,”saidtheboy,andheiediatelyregrettedhavingsaiditbuttheenglishnappearednottoattachanyiortancetoit”inai,”hesaid
”idontevenknoyis,”theboytoeoutside
”iheleaderoftheetisshedrivesncrazy”
thereosttalsules,andfoen,enanhadseveralsuitcasesfilledselfseveraltisforeveryoounderstandhewassaying”therearealotofdifferentpeoplehere,andeaattereansdeath”thereurrfroheurrlastedlongerthanasilevooheavenforprotectionalongnoteounteduptheboyandtheenglishnhadboughtanscal,loadeddohthecasesofbooks”theresnosuineheardofanarabwho”
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butthee,thathadbroughthioaeetacrystalrchant,andtheorethatdestinybeeshistruereasonforbeing,thoughttheboytheehhisbooks
theboyobservedinsilenalsandpeopleaixederchantsbut,inthedesert,therealseventheguidesspokeverylittletooneanother”iveanytis,”saidoneofthec
