Book3:WereMyDreamIs (第315/327页)

ifeagainandwereloudlyexpressingtheirsurpriseandjoywithboisterousshoutsandexcmations.

    Fromdeepintheseaofflowerscouldbeheardthefollowingshoutsandexcmations:

    “Hey,brother,.Weseemtoberestoredtolife!!”

    “Ar-r-r-rh!”yawheso-called“brother”ashestretchedhimself,“Why,yes,wearealiveagain.Irememberyouwererunningaftermeandpiercedmybackwithyourspearrightthroughmybreast.IthoughtIwasdonefor,butnowIamaliveagain.”

    “Yes,yes.Iamsosorry.Idon’tknoassohellbentonkillingyou.Areyhtnow?Ihopeyouarenotinpainanymore…IiercedbyanarrhmythroatandIdied.It’sreallystrange.HoweIambacktolifeagain?Areweenemies?”

    “No,Idon’tthinkso.Ihaveneverseenyoubeforesowecouldn’tbeenemies…”

    “Ifwearenotenemies,whyarewekillingeachotherasifwewere?That’sreallyunreasonable.Anyway,nowthatwe’vegotourlivesback,letburythepastandstartahetwoformerenemiesshookhandsandhuggedeachothertocelebratetheirsedlife.

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    “Hey,hey,brother.Willyoutakeyourhatchetfrommyheadwhereyouburiedit?Iamhurting!”

    “Oh,sorry,sorrybrother.Ifottopulloutthehatchet.IwasgoingtodothatbutanarrowpiercedmythroatandIdiedbeforeIcoulddoso…Okay,nowit’sout.Areyoustillinpain?”

    “Noproblesn’tthatmiraculous?IthoughtIdiedwhenyouhackedatmewithyourhatchet.HoweIamaliveagain?Areweenemies?”

    “No,Idon’tthinkso.Idon’tknoearesofilledwithbloodlustthatwearedetermiokilleachothereventhoughwehadneverseeneachotherbefore…Butnowthatthepastisgo’sstartanew.Astheyusedtosay,“Friendshipgrowsfromexgeofblows,Ha-ha.Let’sbefriendsfromnowonandnevergoonakillingrampageagain,okay?”

    “Heybrother,thisishalfofyourhead.Ijustpickeditupforyou,putitbaquickly.Yourswordsmanshipisquitegood.Severalofourbrothersdiedwhenyoucutofftheirheads.”

    “Ofwhatuseisgoodswordsmanshiptome?Wasn’thalfmyheadcutoffbysomeoneelse?…Whywearesofilledwithbloodlustthatwearedetermiokilleachotheralthoughwehadneverseeneachotherbefore…Anyway,IhaveputhalfofmyheadbaandIagainenjoysomegoodwine.Oh,yourbrotherswhoseheadIcutoff,havetheyebacktolifeagaintooandhavetheyfoundtheirheadsyet?Let’sgofindthemandIwilltreatyoualltogoodliquortoexpressmyapologiesforhavinghurtyouguysandalsotocelebrateoursedlives…”

    “It’sreallystrangewhywekillpeoplewedon’tknowatalndaresogung-hoaboutit.Arehumanbeingsignorantanimals?Notreally…”

    “Hey,youwhite-hairedoldgent.Youarereallyquiteasavagesoldier.Pullyourspearfrommychestplease.Ihavealreadypulledminefromyours.Iamipain.Ifyoudon’tpullitout,Iwilldieasedtime…”

    “Oh,sorry,sorry…Iwilldosoatonce.Areyouokay?Yourwoundwillcloseupverysoonjustlikeminedid.It’sstrange,isn’tit?Wearealiveagain.Ihaveheardofsuchthingsbutit’squitedifferentwhenweexperieourselves…It’ssomethingworthcelebrating,right?…”

    “Thefaultisreallywithus.Weshouldneverhavefollowedourtriballeaderandcrossedthebordersintdom.Hewaooccupyyournds,ensveyourpeopleandtakeoveryourpaces.Thatiswrongbutwejustblindlyfollowedhimwithoutusingourheads.Iamreallyashamedofourbehavior.”

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    “Isupposeyouhadyourreasons….Thendonyoursideispoorandaridandlifeishard.Weknowthat.Ifyouneedfoodorsheepand