《Requiem in Granite 》作者： - Robert F. Young【EPUB】

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requiem in granite by. . . Robert F. Young Secretly Danny and Gwen knew that the giant was strong enough to rip the mountain to fragments. But—they didnt think he would The imagination of childhood often deep and dark and silent. Or it can become myth-making in its lightning-swift intuitions shaping patterns of light and fire of beauty and terror inresponse to some unexplained inner necessity. It is never historical never objectivelyrealistic. It exists in a sense completely outside of history. Hence the monuments of avanished civilization may loom gigantic to it and assume contours that never were on sea orland. That wonder Robert Young has grasped and made real to us here. THEY HAD BEEN playing on the plain all afternoon and their games had lured them away from theforest farther away than they had ever been before. Late in the afternoon they paused to restand that was when they looked up and saw how close they were to the Hollow Mountains. For amoment they were both too frightened to speak. Then Danny threw his shoulders back and stood up very straight and said “I just thought of anew game. A real game. Lets search the mountains for the giant-of-many-voices Come on Noones going to stop us At first Gwen was terrified. You wouldnt dare she said. I would too He’ll be easy to find. I know because my father said this morning that it wastime for the giant to come out of his cave and sing again. They stood together in the crisp clean snow of the plain staring at the honeycombed precipicesand the crumbling crags and then higher toward the towering pinnacle rising against thedarkening sky. Why doesnt he ever sing in summer Gwen asked. Why does he always wait till the firstsnow I dont know. Dannys brow was crinkled in childish concentration. Maybe he doesnt likesummer. Maybe he cant sing unless its cold and the ground is covered with snow. Come onlets look for him. Im afraid. Oh youre always afraid Ill look for him alone then. He started toward