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THE LAND OF THE EXILE（第1页）
THELANDOFTHEEXILE
&helighthasgrowhesky;Idonotknowwhatthetimeis。
Thereisnofuninmyplay，soIhaveetoyou。ItisSaturday，ourholiday。
Leaveoffyourwork，mother;sitherebythewindowahedesertofTepāntarialeis?
Theshadowoftherainshascoveredthedayfromendtoend。
Thefieringissgtheskywithitsnails。
&hebleanditthunders，Ilovetobeafraidiandgtoyou。
&heheavyrainpattersforhoursonthebambooleaves，andourwindowsshakeahegustsofwialoheroom，mother，withyou，aalkaboutthedesertofTepāntariale。
&，mother，ontheshoreofwhatsea，atthefootofwhathills，inthekingdomofwhatking?
Thereareomarkthefields，nofootpathacrossitbywhichthevillagersreachtheirvillageintheevening，orthewomanwhogathersdrystitheforestgherloadtothemarket。WithpatchesofyellowgrassinthesandandoreewherethepairofwiseoldbirdshavetheirhedesertofTepāntar。
Iehow，onjustsuchacloudyday，theyoungsonofthekingisridingaloneohroughthedesert，iheprinpriso’spalaceacrossthatunkno>
&hehazeoftherainesdowsky，andlightningstartsuplikeasuddenfitofpain，doesherememberhisunhappymother，abahekihecoinghereyes，whileheridesthroughthedesertofTepāntariale?
&her，itisalmostdarkbeforethedayisover，aravellersyohevillageroad。
Theshepherdboyhasgonehomeearlyfromthepasture，andmeheirfieldstositonmatsuheirhuts，watgthesgclouds。
Mother，Ihaveleftallmybooksoaskmetodomylessonsnow。
WhenIgrowupandambiglikemyfather，Ishalllearnallthatmustbelearnt。
Butjustforto-day，tellme，mother，wherethedesertofTepāntarialeis?
