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1、StephenR.DonaldsonItoJenniferDunstantheprincessofmyheartAcknowledgmentsMyparticularthankstoJohnEccker,whowent"aboveandbeyondthecall"afterthefirstdraftandneverlookedback.TheChroniclesofThomasCovenanttheUnbelieverAsayoungman-anovelist,happilymarried,withaninfantson,Roger--
2、ThomasCovenantisinexplicablystrickenwithleprosy.Afterthelasttwofingersofhisrighthandareamputated,medicationsarresttheprogressofCovenant'saffliction,butheistaughtthathisonlyhopeofsurvivalliesinprotectinghimselfobsessivelyfromanyformofinjury.Heisdevastatedwhenhiswife,Joan,
3、abandonsanddivorceshiminordertoprotecttheirsonfromexposure.Otherblowstohisemotionalstabilityfollow.Fearingthemysteriousnatureofhisillness,thepeoplearoundhimcasthiminthetraditionalroleoftheleper:apariah,outcastandunclean.Inaddition,hediscoversthathehasbecomeimpotent-andun
4、abletowrite.Grimlyhestrugglestogoonliving;butasthepressureofhislonelinessmounts,hebeginstoexperienceprolongedepisodesofunconsciousness,duringwhichheappearstohaveadventuresinamagicalrealmknownonlyastheLand.IntheLand,physicalandemotionalhealtharetangibleforces,madepalpable
5、byaneldritchenergycalledEarthpower.Becausevitalityandbeautyareconcretequalities,asplaintothesensesassizeandcolor,thewell-beingofthephysicalworldhasbecometheguidingpreceptoftheLand'speople.WhenCovenantfirstencountersthem,inLordFoul'sBane,theygreethimasthereincarnationofan
6、ancienthero,BerekHalfhand,inpartbecausehehaslosttwofingers,andinpartbecausehepossessesawhitegoldring-hisweddingband-whichtheyknowtobeatalismanofgreatpower,abletowield"thewildmagicthatdestroyspeace."ShortlyafterhefirstappearsintheLand,Covenant'sleprosyandimpotencedisappea
7、r,curedbyEarthpower;andthis,heknows,isimpossible.Andthemereideathathepossessessomeformofmagicalpowerthreatenshisabilitytosustainthestubborndisciplinesonwhichhissurvivaldepends.ThereforehechoosestointerprethistranslationtotheLandasadreamorhallucination.Herespondstohiswelc
8、omeandhealthwithUnbelief:theharsh,doggedassertionthattheLandisnotreal.BecauseofhisUnbelief,hisinitialre
