FromforceofhabitDimitrituckedthesandwichbaginsidehiscoatbecausefoodhadalwaysbeenveryimportanttohiminhisroaminglife．Hemadeforhome,ghepremonitionthatsomehow，somewhere，hisandMrs．Kaffee’spathshadcrossed．Suddenly，itcametohimlikeaboltoflightningthatshewasohetwenty-fourbeautiesinthatpaTwinPeakMountains．Shewashisfavoritebecauseofhercapabilityandresourcefulness，butheorderedhertobeexecutedwhenhefoundherittingadulterywithohenatives．Hedrewinhisbreathandthought,"Nowondershehatesmeandtriedtogetmeintroublewiththepolice！Isthatherretaliation?"Theseofherexeevividlytomind．Hehadorderedherhandsaobeboundandhungfromatreeonthehillwithhertoesbarelytougtheground．Thenheahegeousbutcold-bloodedMedusatotakearge，rustyknifeandchopIleenintwofromthewaist．Medusaswungfirstatherrightwaistaherleftatthirtysedintervals．Therustyknifedidnotchhheruntiftertwentyattempts，thusprolongingherexcruciatingagony．Thetwonudebeautiesthereinthesu，onekilliher，theheart-rendingcrieseginthewilderillhauntedhim．
Dimitriwasfilledwithdeepregret．"NowwhydidIdothat?Myhatredforheriymademypunishmenttooddrastic.”Dimitrirotatedhisbeautieseverythreetofiveyearsallowihechoicebetweengoingbacktotheirhomesorintermarrywiththenatives.Hewouldthehemhisblessingandasubstantialdowry．Allofthempreferredtostay，biningtheirbeautyandintelligehthenatives’robustvirilityandbringtotheworldanewraen，pledgingtheirwholeheartedloyaltytoKingDimitri．Dimitrithought，"IfonlyIleenhadwaitedawhilelonger，Iwouldhavemarriedheroffwiththerest．Whycouldn''''tshehavewaited?"Butthen，heshookhisheadandsaid，"Well，Isupposesomethingsjusthadtohappenandotbedehat’shumannature.”
Walkingohought，Dimitribumpedintoatall，burlymanindarkgsses，safarihatandexpe,obviouslyabigshot．Immediatelysix，sevenhuskybody-guardscameupshoutingthreateninglyandformedashieldofbodiesaroundtheman．TwoofthemsteppedoutanddraggedDimitriasidetlot，whiletheothersswarmedaroundtheirbossandwalkedintoatall,imposingbuilding．Aftersearghimandfindinghewasonlyapasserbyandnotanassassinorehetwoofthemsaidwhilebeatinghimup，
“Whydon’tyouwatchwhereyoing，youbastard?Doyouknowwhothatwasyoubumpedinto?That’sMr.KaffeeofWorldBank!”Thentheykickedhimandsaid，"GettheFKoutofhere.”Havingbeensuddenlywokenupfromhisreverieandnotknowingwhythemisfortunehadhappeohimoutoftheblue，Dimitripickedhimselfupandassessedthedamages-abckeye,bruisesonhisfadbody，painonhisthighwherehewaskicked，luckilynothingserious．Feelinghimselfover，hishandscameuponapaperbag．HetookitoutandwasangrytofindthatthesandwichMariannahadmadeespeciallyforhimhadbeenbatteredtoapulp．Hedidn’tmindbeienupforbumpingintoabigshot,asthatwasaonenoughoccurrehestreets,buthemiheirsquashinghissandwich，whichwasveryprecioustohimbecauseitcamefromMarianna’shands．Hesatdownwithhisbacktothewalndtriedtoeatthesandwich．Dimitrihadalwaysthoughtthewhadbeeooplicatedandwasunnecessaryatleasttohimwholivedinaworldofhisownwithlittledealingswithhisfellowmen,likeabirdatrge，flyingspontaneouslywherehewouldintothehorizonattwilight．Thisiaughthimthatthewwasnecessarytopreservesocialorder．Butthen，peoplelikeMr．Kaffeelivedabovethewandwasathreattowhoeverearhim，nomatterhowihewas．
"Iwillwrestlelotagainsthim.”Dimitridecided．Helookedupatthetallhigh-riseandthought．"Ohno!Nothere!IotfightWorldBay-handed．Iwillhavetogobaykingdomtodothat.”Heclosedhiseyesandimmediatelyfelsleep．
PurplecloudswererisingfromthemountainstreamandthedawnmisthaddispersedwhenKingDimitriwasseenleadinghistwenty-fourbeautiesoverthesuspensietotheadministrativebuildingoherpeak．Thebeautiesweredressedinloose，soft，silkgoidesleeves，eachgowndifferentfromtheotherincolor,withabandatthewaistshowingofftheirmagnifitfigures．TheyfollowedKingDimitri，theirbillowingskirtsandsleeveslikeslenderwillowsswayinginthewind．Ohempassthebridgelikeatroupeofcelestialnymphswalkiherainbow，thenativesfelltothegroundinaweahereinworship．
Thebeautieshadeachbeentrainedinonespecificfield．Usually，themomenttheyreachedtheotherpteau，eachwouldgodirectlytoherassignedpost．SomewouldgobyhelicoptertotheairbaseatthefootofthemountaihetransportationofallnecessarycargDimitriandhispacecrew．Somewouldgotooverseetheoperationsatthepowerpntandteleunicatioer．Otherswouldgotothehospitandattendtotheneedsofthepatientsthere．Dimitriusuallywenttohisofficewithfourassistantsinchargeofthetreasury,butitecialoccasionthatday．Therewasanairoftenseexpecyasifitweretheeveofadecisivebattle．ThedailyroutinewassetasideandKingDimitristrodeintohisofficefollowedbyalltwenty-fourofhisbeauteousaides．
Hisofficewasmodernandpracticalwithnosigicpaceluxury,theonlyexceptiohehuge，puregoldabacus，studdedwithgemsstandinguprightintheroom．Dimitriwasinfrontoftheabacus，expiningtohisbeautiesabouttheplot．Hemovedthebeadsonitbywayofillustration．KingDimitri’swealthwashardtoestimate．Heownedohofthestocksofthefirstfivehundredmostprestigiouscorporationsintheworld．Heerferedwiththeirpolia,buyingandsellinghisstockswheimewasright，neverlosingbyhistransas．Thesecretwasthathewasamasterofastrologyanddideverythingbysultiars,whoseorbithadamajorinflueheeicactivitiesofourphiswasamysteryofwhilyKingDimitrihadthekeyandwhichheusedtobuildandrulehishugeempire．
Hisofficewaslikea．Hewouldusehisabacustoindicatehisiionstohisassistants，whowouldthendispersetocarryouthisorders．KingDimitristoodbyhisabadgavehisorders：
1．MehispropertiesallovertheworldtotheWorldBankfor200billiondolrstoabsorbtheircapital．ThehemoobuyallpossiblestocksofthebankthatareontheMarketiogainamajorityandhaveasayintheirpolicies．
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