heartsofthesculptures,sassesofreddishbrookefrozeninice
thesecloudsofloranblood
everypetal,leaf,andthoetesttouably,ifenoughlivesandeveryedaytuariorshaditthatthegardenrelydrankedthattherosesaananycut,notterhoall
itostontofdistrauaranzallathathethoughtofhisgardenastheidealplaenhoe,jeanfeltasenseofdreadfulaentostuleoverulddriveaethinglikethistheansbearthinkingof
ranzallasnreleasedhisgriponjeansshouldersandreenteredthedioottheapexofthestairs;therooasjeannotedoutofthetoingatthecenterofthegarden,”hesaid
thenhepulledthedoorshutafterhiandjeanseedaloneontheroof,
yetheingfroheheartoftheglassgarden,thendsinadeepvoicerichinutesearlier,jeanostfrighteningthinghedeverdone,butnoidpointof
thatslenderarchfiftyfeetabovetheangevineanddancedonithoutguideropes
still,theblarightforinthisgardendespitetheirsshadrovehiorepbyslidingstep,andhethreadedthetingpathsofthegardenhexquisitecare,sslidingdoinginghiseyes,
”iagentlenbastard,”hetteredtohielf,
ithelongestthirtyfeetofhisbrieflife,thatpassagebetheldandingwallsofroses
hedidntalloasingletasteofhi
attheiddleagethisnhadshoulderlengthhairanddroopingustapflreasheshisfaevividredastheattendantsdoairs,heoverherstainedsoldiersbreechesandtatteredfieldboots,
thereastersetheseitationsofsansboots;eaaterial;justthethingfortrainingfroeapingbaent
oneoftheduelistsergefrohegarden,andhisopponentdegooduseofthatsplitsendofinattention;hedeftlythrusthisrapierintotheatofthefirstboysupperarpunchingthroughtheleathertheskeingholleranddroppedhisblade
”lordranzalla”oneoftheboysinthecrooreoilinhisvoicethanthereeoutofthegardenthatafairstrike,”
everyboyintheclearingtuedtoregardjean,anditpossibletoguesssoonestignitedtheiakeddisdain:hislaborersclothing,
hispearlikephysiquehislaanedased
”youyouropponent,lorenzo,soinasenseyoueaedthatstingbutitistrue,allthingsbeingequal,thatayounggentlenshouldnotexploitanoutsidedistractiontosreatouchyoue”hepointedto,andhisvoicelostitsth,”andyou,boy條oseyourselfinthegardenuntilenhaveleft”
ingledfearandselfloathing,andtriedtoholdhielfrigidasthesunsheatokedgreatriversofs,
fortunately,hehadnttochastiseanerainthefactthateachboyhadsisery
”boy,”enhadpassedoutofthegardenanddoenow,”
suoningaschdignityasheuld梐ndrealizingthatstofitagination桱eansuckedinhis;thedonheldtheundersizedtrainingrapierthathadrecentlystungacarelessboysbicepsinhishands,itlookedlikeatoy,butthebloodthatglistenedonitstipereal
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