Book1:TeDream-Maker (第617/711页)

righttrackwithoutevergettinglost．Inthisrespect，theyweresuperiortohumanbeings．Ifhisworldhadthegiftofvision，perhapshumanbeings，too，wouldhavedevelopedthebat’sabilitytofindtheirdireunerringlybyechoesgeedbythemselves．Butthen,theoverdevelopmentofonesensewouldprobablyweakenanother．Iftheyhadthebat’ssenseofdire,theywouldperhapslosetheenjoymentofsight．Dimitrifeltsaddehefactthathe，unfortunately，wasonewhowasdestiolosethatpreciousenjoyment．Thestitutionofmanwasnotasperfectasthatofbirds，atleastforhimthatwastrue．

    Megginnclimbedoutofthepool,withwaterdrippingfromherbody1ikestringsofpearls，saying，

    "Shameonyou,Dimitri!Youonlyswamtwops．That’stoolittle!"

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    "I’moutofpracticeMegginn．Iusedtobeab