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"Maybe the church, with the sycamore growing from within, had been haunted. It had caused him to have the same dream for a second time, and it was causing him to feel anger toward his faithful companions."
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In regard to what the Gypsy was saying, "It sounded like a Gypsy prayer. The boy had already had experience on the road with Gypsies; they also travelled, but they had no flocks of sheep. People said that Gypsies spent their lives tricking others. It was also said that they had a pact with the devil and that they kidnapped
children and, taking them away to their mysterious camps, made them their slaves." -
The King speaking to Santiago, " 'What do I do in Salem?" The old man laughed. "Well, I'm the king of Salem!' " ... " '"My name is Melchizedek," said the old man. "How many sheep do you have?' "
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The next day, the boy met the old man at noon. He brought six sheep with him. His friend bought the rest of the sheep: " 'I'm surprised," the boy said. "My friend bought all the other sheep
immediately.' " -
In regard to what he was there:
"How strange Africa is, thought the boy." -
All around him was the market, with people coming and going,
shouting and buying, and the aroma of strange foods ... but nowhere could he find his new companion. -
The crystal merchant talking to Santiago "When they had eaten, the merchant turned to the boy and said, "I'd like you to work in my shop. Two customers came in today while you were working, and that's a good omen."
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Santiago talking to the Merchant:
"I'm leaving today," said the boy. "I have the money I need to buy my sheep. And you have the money you need to go to Mecca." -
"...On the other hand, I don't know if the desert can be a friend, and it's in the desert that I have to search for my treasure. If I don't find it, I can always go home. I finally have enough money, and all the time I need. Why not?
He suddenly felt tremendously happy. He could always go back to being a shepherd. He could always become a crystal salesman again. Maybe the world had other hidden treasures, but he had a dream, and he had met with a king. That doesn't happen to just anyone!" -
In Regard to go to the warehouse: "What could it cost to go over to the supplier's warehouse and find out if the Pyramids were really that far away?"
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In regard to Santiago's position to the Englishman: Nearby was the Englishman, reading a book. He seemed unfriendly and had looked irritated when the boy had entered. They might even have become friends, but the Englishman closed off the conversation.
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"You're in luck, you two," the fat Arab said. "There's a caravan leaving today for Al-Fayoum." ... "I'm the leader of the caravan," said a dark-eyed, bearded man. "I hold the power of life and death for every person I take with me. The desert is a capricious lady, and sometimes she drives men crazy."
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Santiago Talking to the Englishman:
"And I'd better read your books," said the boy. -
In regard to what the camel driver saw:
"It's the oasis," said the camel driver. -
In Regard to Santiago first meeting Fatima: "When he looked into her dark eyes and saw that her lips were poised between a laugh and silence, he learned the most important part of the language that all the world spoke-the language that everyone on earth was capable of understanding in their heart. It was love."
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"Suddenly, one of the hawks made a flashing dive through the sky,
attacking the other. As it did so, a sudden, fleeting image came to the boy: an army, with its swords at the ready, riding into the oasis. The vision vanished immediately, but it had shaken him." -
"The boy had met the alchemist."
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"They[Santiago and the Alchemist] began to ride out over the sands, with the moon lighting their way."
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After being captured:
"The two were taken to a nearby military camp. A soldier shoved the boy and the alchemist into a tent where the chief was holding a meeting with his staff." -
The Result of Santiago:
"The simum blew that day as it had never blown before. For generations thereafter, the Arabs recounted the legend of a boy who had turned himself into the wind, almost destroying a military camp, in defiance of the most powerful chief in the desert." -
"Good-bye," the alchemist said.
"Good-bye," said the boy. -
"The boy began to dig into the dune...Throughout the night, the boy dug at the place he had chosen, but found nothing."
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"We're refugees from the tribal wars, and we need money," the other figure said. "What are you hiding there?" "I'm not hiding anything,"
the boy answered. But one of them seized the boy and yanked him back out of the hole. Another, who was searching the boy's bags, found the piece of gold." -
"Because now he knew where his treasure was"
"The boy reached the small, abandoned church just as night was falling." -
"The boy smiled and continued digging. Half an hour later, his shovel hit something solid. An hour later, he had before him a chest of Spanish gold coins..."I'm coming, Fatima," he said."
