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Lullaby goes to explore another abandoned house. However, as she settles in front of the house to admire the view, a strange man silently approaches her. She tries to hide, but knowing that she has been spotted, has no choice but jump off of a cliff and into the sea, letting the waves carry her back to shore. The next day, Lullaby walks in the forest, trying to ignore her dilemma but eventually coming to the conclusion that she cannot continue her adventures. Fearing her deception will be uncovered, she returns to town. She is unsettled by the bustle of the town, and after visiting a department store and eating an omelet, she decides to return to school. When she arrives, she is told that the Headmistress is looking for her. The headmistress questions her about her week-long absence, but doubts Lullaby’s descriptions of her adventures in nature and the Greek house, assuming that she was skipping to see a boyfriend. Lullaby shouts at the headmistress, denying the claims, and she is eventually allowed to return to class. Instead, she runs to the courtyard to ask her physics teacher Mr. Philippi about the sea, but forgets her questions. He assures her that he will discuss the sea with her after class.
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Anthony the Great and Cleopatra, and they sit together on the steps of the temple. Juba speaks of his joy at seeing the village and his hopes to improve it further. He also discusses his goal to assemble all of the wisest men in the village to write the history of the human race. Eventually, they stop talking and listen to the sound of the water wheels that encircle the village. As the sun sets, all of the buildings and people in the village disappear and it is engulfed by water. Looking up at the crescent moon, Juba returns to the valley and his true surroundings. He hears someone call his names and returns his oxen to their mount before starting back towards his village. As he walks, he wonders if Yol will reappear tomorrow when the water wheel turns again.
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and icy foam at the top of the mountain. Motivated by an unexplainable force, he climbs the mountain to the summit, where he sees the valley and the lava within the mountain. He then walks to the center of a plain at the top of the mountain and the wind suddenly ceases. He examined 3 sculpted basins that were there engulfing the passing wind. He then explores a body of water nearby and finds a strange rock that resembles the mountain. He tries to pick it up but it's fixed to the ground. He looks towards some holes in the mountain and once he looks back towards the basins, he sees a child. The child calls out to Jon by his name. Jon questions the child, but does not receive much information. Eventually, he learns that the child is content to be living alone on the mountain. The sun sets and the child invites Jon to spend the night on the mountain. Jon hesitantly agrees and takes in his natural surroundings before falling asleep next to the child. When he awakes the child has disappeared. He searches for him but, finding nothing, becomes fearful and runs off the mountain and back to his home.
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Carlson booklet and goes to the shore, where he meets Giordan the fisherman, who teaches the boy to fish and tells him stories of the world. At dusk, Mondo leaves to find shelter, and the fisherman offers to teach him to read. One morning, Mondo sees a group of men kidnap a stray dog. A passerby tells him that it was the Ciapacan, who often kidnap children who don’t go to school. This makes Mondo incredibly anxious. He then meets the Gypsy, the Cossack, and Dadi, who perform shows. When evening falls, the group drinks together and Mondo falls asleep in the back of the Gypsy’s car. Later, Mondo explores the city on the day of a festival. He tries to find someone to adopt him, but no one hears him. Later, in the summer, Mondo stumbles across the House of Golden Light, in which lives Thi Chin, a Vietnamese woman who invites him to have tea with her. They talk, and after he naps in the home, she informs him that the home is now his as well, and he can return whenever he likes.
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Cossack tells him that he was “picked up” the night before. Mondo is convinced that he was kidnapped by the Ciapacan. He returns to the streets and becomes unable to move. People from the town pick him up, and he believes he is being kidnapped.
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but has set fire to her mattress. Thi Chin cries, knowing she will never see Mondo again. Time passes, and everyone forgets about Mondo. Eventually, Thi Chin finds a pebble in her garden in which the words “toujours beaucoup” (always a lot) were carved.
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