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1、GeneratedbyABCAmberLITConverter,http://www.processtext.com/abclit.htmlAChangeofWorldsJoshAterovis©2003PrologueThespiritswererestless.Andthatmeantsowashe.Heshifteduncomfortablyinhisbedandwishedforthefirsttimeinhislifethathewasn'tquitesosensitive.Eversincetheexcavationbeganhe'dhadtroublesleep
2、ing.Finally,hegaveupand,withabeleagueredsigh,turnedonthelightnexttohisbed.Hestuffedtheextrapillowsbehindhisbacktoprophimselfupandreachedblindlyintothestackofbooksonhisnightstand.Hedrewoneoutandsmiledathisseeminglyrandomchoice.Hefirmlybelievedthatverylittlehappensbychance.Hewascertainthatthe
3、rewasareasonhe'dchosenanoldfavorite--aworn,faded,out-of-printtometitledTouchtheEarth.Itwasasimplecollectionofspeeches,letters,andquotesfromNativeAmericans--somefamousandsomeanonymous.Hewasprettysureheknewwhyhe'dpickedit.Therewasaveryappropriatespeechwithinitspages.Heflippedtothecorrectpagew
4、ithafamiliaritythatspokeofrepeatedreadings.Afteramoment'sthought,hebegantoreadthewordsofChiefSeattlealoud.“Toustheashesofourancestorsaresacredandtheirrestingplaceishallowedground.Youwanderfarfromthegravesofyourancestorsandseeminglywithoutregret.Yourreligionwaswrittenupontabletsofstonebythei
5、ronfingerofyourGodsothatyoucouldnotforget.TheRedMancouldnevercomprehendorrememberit.Ourreligionisthetraditionsofourancestors--thedreamsofouroldmen,giventheminsolemnhoursofthenightbytheGreatSpirit;andthevisionsofoursachems,andiswrittenintheheartsofourpeople.“Yourdeadceasetoloveyouandthelando
6、ftheirnativityassoonastheypasstheportalsofthetombandwanderawaybeyondthestars.Theyaresoonforgottenandneverreturn.Ourdeadneverforgetthisbeautifulworldthatgavethembeing.Theystillloveitsverdantvalleys,itsmurmuringrivers,itsmagnificentmountains,sequesteredvalesandverdantlinedlakesandbays,andever
7、yearnintenderfondaffectionoverthelonelyheartedliving,andoftenreturnfromthehappyhuntinggroundtovisit,guide,console,andcomfortthem.“AndwhenthelastRedManshallhaveperished,andthememoryofmytribeshallhavebecomeamythamongtheWhiteMen,theseshoreswillswarmwiththei