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The Utopia of Greed
Astheaudiencefiledawayintothedarknessfromthelightedrowsofbenches,shenoticedEllisWyatt,JudgeNarragansett,KenDanagger,menwhohadoncebeensaidtodespiseallformsofart.
Thelastimageshecaught,thatevening,wasthesightoftwotall,straight,slenderfigureswalkingawaytogetherdownatrailamongtherocks,withthebeamofaspotlightflashingonceonthegoldoftheirhair.TheywereKayLudlowandRagnarDanneskjold—andshewonderedwhethershecouldbeartoreturntoaworldwherethesewerethetwodoomedtodestruction.
Therecapturedsenseofherownchildhoodkeptcomingbacktoherwhenevershemetthetwosonsoftheyoungwomanwhoownedthebakeryshop.Sheoftensawthemwanderingdownthetrailsofthevalley—twofearlessbeings,agedsevenandfour.Theyseemedtofacelifeasshehadfacedit.Theydidnothavethelookshehadseeninthechildrenoftheouterworld—alookoffear,half-secretive,halfsneering,thelookofachild’sdefenseagainstanadult,thelookofabeingintheprocessofdiscoveringthatheishearingliesandoflearningtofeelhatred.
