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1、A Story From the Sand—Dunes 沙丘的故事ThisisastoryofthesanddunesofJutland,butitdoesn'tbeginthere;no,itbeginsfarawaytothesouth,inSpain.Theoceanisthehighwaybetweenthetwocountries.SonowletyourthoughtsjourneytoSpain!Itiswarmthere,anditisbeautiful.Thefieryredpomegrana
2、teblossomsgrowamongthedarklaurels;arefreshingwindfromthemountainsbreathesovertheorangegardensandthegracefulMoorishpalaceswithgoldencupolasandcoloredwalls.Childrenwalkinprocessionthroughthestreets,carryingtorchesandwavingbanners,whilehighabovethemstarssparkle
3、inthecleararchingvaultofheaven.Songandcastanetscanbeheard;youngmenandgirlsdanceundertheblossomingacacias,whilethebeggarliesonacarvedmarbleblock,quencheshisthirstwithajuicywatermelon,anddozeshislifeaway.Itisalllikeabeautifuldream;giveyourselfuptoit.Yes,asdidt
4、heyoungmarriedcouple,towhomhadbeengrantedallthechoicestofearthlyblessings-health,beauty,goodnature,riches,andhonor."Weareashappyasanyonecouldeverbe!"theysaid,withfullconvictionintheirhearts.Yettheyhadonestephighertogotoattaincompletehappiness,andthatwouldber
5、eachedwhenGodwouldgivethemachild,asonintheirownimage,bodyandsoul.Thatblessedchildwouldbewelcomedwithjubilance,caredforwiththeutmostloveandtenderness,andbesurroundedbyalltheluxuriesthatrichesandaninfluentialfamilycanprovide.Meanwhilethedaysglidedpast,eachlike
6、aholiday."Lifeisapreciousgiftoflove,almosttoogreattounderstand,"saidthewife."Andjusttothinkthatthisfullnessofblissshallstillincreaseandgrow,inanotherlife,throughouteternity.Icanhardlyconceiveofit!""Anditcertainlyalsoshowsthearroganceofpeople,"saidherhusband.
7、"Itreallyshowsaterribleconceitwhenpeoplepersuadethemselvestothinkthey'llliveforever-becomeasGod!Werethesenotthewordsoftheserpent,themasteroflies?""Yousurelydon'tdoubtthatthereisalifeafterthis,doyou?"askedhisyoungwife,anditwasasifashadowpassedthroughtheirsunl
8、itthoughtsforthefirsttime."Faithpromisesit,Iknow,andtheprieststellusitisso,"saidtheyoungman."But,happyasIamnow,Ifeelandknowthatitisonlypride,anarrogantthoughtthatdemandsanotherlifeafterthis-anex
