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statue of Flamen in its huge empty central hall. At its feet,
straight from the ice a small scarlet flower is growing up,
a flower of hope. That is it, if you are in love and your love
is great, you can’t help waiting, believing and hoping---
Iara told me that the Great Maar felt sorry for her and
promised to let Flamen come back from the World of
the Gone, giving him immortality as a gift. Then the small
planet of Tears would turn into a blooming planet of
Happiness.
Keeping love and hope in your heart, you make
possible a miracle that is likely to make you happy. Do
you believe me?’
‘Yes, Snezhik, I do.’ I smiled, dashing a tear from my
cheek. ‘ I’m glad you’re back. Thank you for the story
about Iara; it’s beautiful but very sad.’
‘ Do you find it sad? No way. It’s to be happily continued,
so it can’t be sad. Try to see the entire world, not the
shards of it, then you’re going to see the truth: life is
wonderful, even though it sometimes brings not so very
pleasant gifts. Now off you go, go home until you freeze
over and get your nose red,’ Snezhik said.
And off I went, rubbing my really cold nose and
dreaming of a miracle that could come true in my life,
too---

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