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1、DekartaArameri’sfacedidnotchange;Icouldnotreadit.―Formyheir,Granddaughter.Iintendtonameyoutothatpositiontoday.‖Thesilenceturnedtostoneashardasmygrandfather‘schair.Itcametomethatsomeresponsewasexpected.―Youalreadyhaveheirs,‖Isaid.―Notasdiplomaticasshecouldbe,‖Virainesaidinadrytone.D
2、ekartaignoredthis.―Itistrue,therearetwoothercandidates,‖hesaidtome.―Mynieceandnephew,SciminaandRelad.Yourcousins,onceremoved.‖Ihadheardofthem,ofcourse;everyonehad.Rumorconstantlymadeoneortheotherheir,thoughnooneknewforcertainwhich.Bothwassomethingthathadnotoccurredtome.―IfImaysugge
3、st,Grandfather,‖Isaidcarefully,thoughitwasimpossibletobecarefulinthisconversation,―Iwouldmaketwoheirstoomany.‖―Indeed,‖hesaid.―Butjustenoughforaninterestingcompetition,Ithink.‖―Idon‘tunderstand,Grandfather.‖Heliftedhishandinagesturethatwouldhavebeengraceful,once.Nowhishandshookbadl
4、y.―Itisverysimple.Ihavenamedthreeheirs.Oneofyouwillactuallymanagetosucceedme.Theothertwowilldoubtlesskilleachotherorbekilledbythevictor.Asforwhichlives,andwhichdie—‖Heshrugged.―Thatisforyoutodecide.‖ByN.K.JemisinTheHundredThousandKingdomsCopyrightCopyright©2010byN.K.JemisinExcerptf
5、romTheBrokenKingdomscopyright©2010byN.K.JemisinAllrightsreserved.ExceptaspermittedundertheU.S.CopyrightActof1976,nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,distributed,ortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofthepublisher
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7、rademarksofLittle,BrownBookGroupLimited.Thecharactersandeventsinthisbookarefictitious.Anysimilaritytorealpersons,livingordead,iscoincidentalandnotintendedbytheauthor.ISBN:978-0-316-07597-8ContentsCopyright1:Grandfather2:TheOtherSky3:Darkness4:Magician5:Chaos6:Alliances7:Love8:Cousi
8、n9:Memories10:Family11:Mot