#23

Date palm*	대추야자
Shade*	그늘, 명암, 차양
Herald*	알리다, 예고, 보도자
Burst*	터지다, 폭발하다
Tribal*	종족의, 동종적인, 부족민
Beggar*	거지
Apprentice*	견습생, 도제
Oases*	Oasis의 복수, 오아시스
Inhabitant*	주민, 사람, 서식동물

 

* There, in front of him, where the small stars had been the night before, was an endless row of date palms, stretching across the entire desert.

 

* Although the vision of the date palms would someday be just a memory, right now it signified shade, water, and refuge from the war.

 

* Yesterday, the camel's groan signled danger, and now a row of date palms could herald a miracle.

 

* People were shouting at the new arrivals, dust obscured the desert sun, and the children of the oasis were bursting with excitement at the arrival of the strangers.

 

* The alchemist saw the tribal chiefs greet the leader of the caravan, and converse with him at length.

 

* He had seen kings and beggars walking the desert sands.

 

* He hoped that it would be someone as capable as his previous apprentice.

 

* They had been taking careful precautions in the desert, but the camel driver explained to the boy that oases were always considered to be neutral territories, because the majority of the inhabitants were women and children.

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