ingandevenlossoflives,whichwaswhatthekindandmagnanimousKingDimitriwasloathtoseeorhear.Theseeminglytranquilriverhadpceswherethecurrentswereveryswiftandsubmergedreefsandunseenobstacleswerescatteredaroue,soonlythemostexperiencedsailorscouldhopetonavigateunscathed.IntheblueskiesofthismysteriousKingdom,nimblehelicopters,toolsoftransportationofthebeauties,couldsometimesbeseen.Theywerenotveryoftenused,andthebeautiestriednottotakeofforndfrombasesotherthanthoseiheKingdom,topreveionandtragbyradarsofothertries.KingDimitrididnotwanthisprivafringedupoherdidhewishtointerferewithothers.Thathasalwaysbeenhislifestyle.Inaword,theproduofstaplefoodandoditieswereenoughtomaketheKingdomself-suffit.Butmedieandotheriesthatthebeauties,whichcamefromhighlycivilizedoutsideworlds,wereusedto,hadtobeimportedbyseaandair.KingDimitrialsowaoimprovetheprimitivelivingstandardsofthenatives.Therefore,thiscovertroute,hiddeniouchedprimitiveforest,becamethemainsupplylineofKingDimitri’sKingdom.

    DozensofboatsarrivedatthetemporarydockofGiantMountain.Aftercarryingthegoldbricksashore,thecrewleft.Frombehindtherocksofthemountain,afigurewithonesinglergestrathebackofhisheadcouldbeseenpeeringdownatthesebelofterhisfronteyewasblihepiergironedusa,Cyclopsbecameextremelysensitiveandashamedofhisdeformityandwouldnotshowhimselfuntileveryonewasgone.Soonlyaftermakingsurethatthecoastwascleardidheeoutofhidingandwalkdowntothedock.Hehoistedtwoheavygoldbricks,oneoneachshoulder,andwalkingbackwardsclumsilyandboriouslyuphillwithhisunwieldyload,ataskmademoredifficultbecausehecouldrelyonlyonhisbackeyefht.Buthisbulgingmusclesshowedtherewerelimitlessamountsofenergystoredinsidehisbody.Perhapsthismonotonousphysicalborwasonehelikedmost.

    Oopofthemountainwasahugeironpotofmeltinggold,overabzingfire.Cyclopsputdowwoheavygoldbridwehepot,usinganironsticktostirthemeltedgold.Fromexperiencehekwasnotquitereadyyet.Morefuelobeaddedtothefirebeforethegoldwouldbefullymelted.Oppositetotheironpotwasabroadfoundationofthegoldpacewithfegoldpilrsrisingtotheskies;makingthebarrenmountainseemwilderandmoremysteriousthanever,liketheruinsofaructure.ThesoundofhelicinesgrewlouderandCyclopssawasmall,exquisitehelicopteringtiantMountainpreparingtond.Havingohide,heslippedbehihepilrsandpeeredoutasRomi,Megginnaine,whohadetoihestrusite,steppedoutofthecraft.Romi,whohadandarchitecturalbackground,rolledouttheblueprintsofthepnswhichshehaddrawnacctoideasandguidelibyClementine,whointurnbasedherdimensionsonthepaceofZeusintheSeventhHeavenwhereshegrewup.OnlyZeus’pacewasmadeoflightcopper,whileKingDimitri’swasofsolidgold.Aftermakingtherounds,MegginnsaidtoRomi,

    “Ithinkwehavesuffitgoldheretobuildthepace,butthespeedofstruistoosloanttofinishitbeforeKingDimitrireturns.”

    “That’stobeexpected”repliedRomi“ifwerelyontheborofonlyoneman.”

    “MaybeI’llbeabletohelp”saidClementine.“Let’sgoandihewidthahofthefoundationfirst.”ThethreewalkedupthestepsandcircledthefoundatioablydiscCyclopsbehihepilrs.Clementine,whoseemedtoknowhimcalledout,“Cyclops!Cyclops!eout.

ingandevenlossoflives,whichwaswhatthekindandmagnanimousKingDimitriwasloathtoseeorhear.Theseeminglytranquilriverhadpceswherethecurrentswereveryswiftandsubmergedreefsandunseenobstacleswerescatteredaroue,soonlythemostexperiencedsailorscouldhopetonavigateunscathed.IntheblueskiesofthismysteriousKingdom,nimblehelicopters,toolsoftransportationofthebeauties,couldsometimesbeseen.Theywerenotveryoftenused,andthebeautiestriednottotakeofforndfrombasesotherthanthoseiheKingdom,topreveionandtragbyradarsofothertries.KingDimitrididnotwanthisprivafringedupoherdidhewishtointerferewithothers.Thathasalwaysbeenhislifestyle.Inaword,theproduofstaplefoodandoditieswereenoughtomaketheKingdomself-suffit.Butmedieandotheriesthatthebeauties,whichcamefromhighlycivilizedoutsideworlds,wereusedto,hadtobeimportedbyseaandair.KingDimitrialsowaoimprovetheprimitivelivingstandardsofthenatives.Therefore,thiscovertroute,hiddeniouchedprimitiveforest,becamethemainsupplylineofKingDimitri’sKingdom.

    DozensofboatsarrivedatthetemporarydockofGiantMountain.Aftercarryingthegoldbricksashore,thecrewleft.Frombehindtherocksofthemountain,afigurewithonesinglergestrathebackofhisheadcouldbeseenpeeringdownatthesebelofterhisfronteyewasblihepiergironedusa,Cyclopsbecameextremelysensitiveandashamedofhisdeformityandwouldnotshowhimselfuntileveryonewasgone.Soonlyaftermakingsurethatthecoastwascleardidheeoutofhidingandwalkdowntothedock.Hehoistedtwoheavygoldbricks,oneoneachshoulder,andwalkingbackwardsclumsilyandboriouslyuphillwithhisunwieldyload,ataskmademoredifficultbecausehecouldrelyonlyonhisbackeyefht.Buthisbulgingmusclesshowedtherewerelimitlessamountsofenergystoredinsidehisbody.Perhapsthismonotonousphysicalborwasonehelikedmost.

    Oopofthemountainwasahugeironpotofmeltinggold,overabzingfire.Cyclopsputdowwoheavygoldbridwehepot,usinganironsticktostirthemeltedgold.Fromexperiencehekwasnotquitereadyyet.Morefuelobeaddedtothefirebeforethegoldwouldbefullymelted.Oppositetotheironpotwasabroadfoundationofthegoldpacewithfegoldpilrsrisingtotheskies;makingthebarrenmountainseemwilderandmoremysteriousthanever,liketheruinsofaructure.ThesoundofhelicinesgrewlouderandCyclopssawasmall,exquisitehelicopteringtiantMountainpreparingtond.Havingohide,heslippedbehihepilrsandpeeredoutasRomi,Megginnaine,whohadetoihestrusite,steppedoutofthecraft.Romi,whohadandarchitecturalbackground,rolledouttheblueprintsofthepnswhichshehaddrawnacctoideasandguidelibyClementine,whointurnbasedherdimensionsonthepaceofZeusintheSeventhHeavenwhereshegrewup.OnlyZeus’pacewasmadeoflightcopper,whileKingDimitri’swasofsolidgold.Aftermakingtherounds,MegginnsaidtoRomi,

    “Ithinkwehavesuffitgoldheretobuildthepace,butthespeedofstruistoosloanttofinishitbeforeKingDimitrireturns.”

    “That’stobeexpected”repliedRomi“ifwerelyontheborofonlyoneman.”

    “MaybeI’llbeabletohelp”saidClementine.“Let’sgoandihewidthahofthefoundationfirst.”ThethreewalkedupthestepsandcircledthefoundatioablydiscCyclopsbehihepilrs.Clementine,whoseemedtoknowhimcalledout,“Cyclops!Cyclops!eout.