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Friday, 15. October 2010

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Later, when they saw that it did me no harm, they didn't bother about it any more Chen wanted to say that it was no wonder she was as beautiful as a flower, but he restrained himselfSitting beside her, he became aware that her body exuded a slight fragrance, more intoxicating than that of any flowerLight-headed, he wondered what lotion she used that was so fragrantThen he remembered the rules of etiquette and discreetly moved to sit a little further away from herThe girl saw that he had noticed the fragrance and laughed "Ever since I was young, my body has given off a fragrance," she said"It's probably because I eat flowersDo you like it?" Chen blushed at the question and marvelled at her simplicity and franknessBut gradually, his reticence towards her faded The girl talked of shepherding, of picking flowers and looking at stars and of the games that young girls playSince leaving home, Chen vintage omega watches had spent all his time amongst the fighting community and had long ago forgotten about these child-like mattersAfter a while, the girl stopped talking and looked up at the Milky Way sparkling its way across the heavens"That constellation is the Weaving Girl star," he said, "and that one on the other side is the Cowherd Star She was fascinated by the names"Tell me the story about them," she said, and Chen told her how the Cowherd and the Weaving Girl fell in love but found themselves separated by a silvery river, the Milky Way, and how a stork built a bridge across to unite them once a year The girl looked sombrely up at the stars"I have never liked storks before, but seeing as they built a bridge to bring the Cowherd and the Weaving Girl together, I have changed my mindFrom now on when I see them, I will give them something to eat "They may only be able to meet once a year, but they have done so tiffany toggle necklace for hundreds of millions of yearsThey are much better off than we ordinary people, doomed to die after a few decades," Chen replied The desert had grown very cold with the coming of night and Chen went to look for some dead wood and grass to build up the fireThen they wrapped themselves in blankets and went to sleepDespite the distance between them as they slept, it still seemed to Chen that he could smell the girl's fragrance in his dreams Early next morning they started out again heading west, and after several days arrived at the banks of the Tarin RiverThat afternoon, they chanced upon two mounted Muslim warriersThe girl went over and spoke with them and after a moment the Muslims bowed and left "The Manchu army has already taken Aksu and Kashgar, and Master Muzhuolun and the others have retreated to Yarkand," she reported to Chen"That's more than ten days's ride from here Chen was very replica miu miu concerned at the news that the Manchu forces had scored a victory "They also said that the Manchu troops are so numerous that our army's only option is to retreat and stretch their lines of communicationWhen their rations are exhausted, they will not have enough strength left to fight Chen decided the Muslim force would probably be safe for a while using this strategyOnce Qian Long's order to halt the war arrived, General Zhao Wei would retire with his troopsHuo Qingtong was now far away from central China and had the protection of a large army, so there was no longer any reason to fear the vengeful Devils of Guandong, Tang Yilei and his two friendsWith that thought, he relaxed They travelled by day and slept by night, talking and laughing as they wentAs the days passed, they became closer and closer, and Chen found himself secretly hoping that the journey would never end, that they could continue louis vuitton travel bags as they were forever One day, just as the sun was about to disappear beneath the grasslands, they heard a bugle note, and a small deer jumped out of a spinney of trees nearbyThe girl clapped her hands and laughed in delight "A baby deer!" she criedThe deer had been born only a short time before and was very small and very unsteady on its feetIt gave two plaintive cries and then leapt back into the trees The girl watched it go, then suddenly reined in her horse"There's someone over there," she whispered Chen looked over and saw four Manchu soldiers and an officer carving up a large deer while the fawn circled around them making pitiful criesThe dead deer was obviously its mother "Goddamn it, we'll eat you too!" cursed one of the soldiers, standing upHe fixed an arrow on his bow and prepared to shoot the fawn which, ignorant of the danger, moved closer and closer to him The girl gave a cry of prada handbags sale al