Inkheart Page #3

You know my reader.

Darius, why don't we show our guests

what I have been up against?

Read that.

But you said...

...l wouldn't have to read

once he got here.

Yes, well, I lied, didn't I,

when I said that?

Read the book.

"Rapunzel had splendid long hair.

It was as fine as spun gold.

And when she heard..."

Help! No!

Help!

You see?

Look at the writing on her face. She's

only been half read out of the book.

- Take her to the dungeon.

- No!

- And give her a haircut.

- No!

I'm not going to read out loud,

if that's what you're intending.

- Not with them in the room.

- Bring the girl up, please.

You take your...

Here's how this will work: You'll

do exactly what I tell you to do...

...or I'll kill the old lady and lock your

daughter up for eternity. Is that clear?

Great. Well, let's get things started,

shall we?

This is a great book, filled with riches.

Reading out treasure?

For now. Someone has to pay for repairs,

and all the locals have been bled dry.

I'm warning you. I have no control

over what comes and goes.

I have no idea what's going to happen.

Well, this should be fun, then.

Let's give it a whirl.

"Kasim gazed upon the treasures

within the cave.

Mountains of gold and silver

were heaped from floor to ceiling.

Piles of silks and sacks of jewels.

Kasim gathered all the treasure

he could carry...

...only to find

the door of the cave sealed shut.

And by the will of Allah...

...he'd forgotten the password.

He cried out, 'Open Barley! '

But the door did not budge. Kasim named

every grain of wheat he could think of.

'Open Buckwheat! ' 'Open Millet! '

But still the door would not open.

Then came the sound

of approaching hooves."

Sand.

"Kasim ran to hide, but tripped,

sending coins spilling in every direction.

Then came the muffled call of

'Open Sesame! '

And the cave opened...

...to reveal

a most unpleasant collection...

...of bandits."

What?

You see?

Yes! Yes!

That's how it's done!

Look! What'd I tell you?

Put that boy in the stable and feed him

to the ticking crocodile.

But if he came out, who went in?

Help.

Help.

It's my turn now.

It's my turn now.

Just like you promised.

Your turn?

Oh, you mean this.

It's an incredibly rare book, this. We've

been tracking them down for years.

I can't send you back.

I don't know how.

Send us back?

Why would we ever want to go back...

...when your world

is so accommodating?

With your telephones

and your guns and...

What's that sticky stuff called?

- Duct tape.

- Yes, duct tape.

I love duct tape.

Besides, what was I in lnkheart?

The Adderhead's henchman.

Living in the woods

with all those filthy beasts.

But look at me now.

I've got a castle.

I'll never go back. None of us ever will.

To make sure of that, I'm going to

do what I always do...

...when someone digs up a copy

of this tedious book.

You promised I'd be sent home.

Yes, I know. I lied when I said that.

I mean, I'm a liar.

I lie all the time. Lie, lie, lie.

After all these years,

you'd think he'd figure it out by now.

- No!

- No!

Get it! Get it out!

No!

Must you do that every single time?

It's pathetic, honestly.

Don't!

Now, get your burns tended to.

Otherwise, I'll be forced

to cancel our Juggle Night.

You know how much I look forward

to Juggle Night. Lock them up.

Hey, Darius. Don't forget to feed

the crocodile, will you?

Oh, for the love of Theseus!

No, no, no. He didn't mean it.

He's just hungry.

It's not his fault.

He's a Minotaur.

He can barely walk,

thanks to Darius and his reading.

A lot is down to this Jackass.

We came out with half the book

tattooed across our face. Look at my eye.

If you think

that's bad, look at the state of my nose.

- It's disgusting.

- Ye... All right.

So you can imagine how pleased we are

that you're here.

Delighted. Because now we got someone

who can really read.

I hurt myself.

Again.

I don't understand it.

In lnkheart, my hands,

they never burned.

But here...!

Fire has no sense of humor.

You're trying to escape again?

Resa...

...give up.

We're not going anywhere.

For a moment...

...l held lnkheart in my hands.

But it's ashes now.

And I shall never go home.

But you...

...you still have hope.

When Darius read you out of Inkworld,

he left your voice behind in that book.

But if you could talk...

...would you tell me your story?

Would you?

No.

No, you wouldn't. It's because of how

I'm written, isn't it?

You think me weak and deceitful.

It's not all I am.

Not all of me.

It's just a dream.

It's just a dream. It's just a dream.

Are you all right?

- What's your name?

- My name is Farid.

- Are you one of the 40 thieves?

- Stop talking to me.

Don't you know it's bad luck

to speak in a dream? You stupid girl.

You talk in a dream,

you never find your way back.

"Stupid"?

You're the one who thinks you're in

a dream. I was just trying to be nice.

Go back to your muttering

and see if I care.

It's just a dream. Just a dream.

Come home.

Please come home.

Good morning.

Thank you.

How can I ever repay you?

Resa, even if I could find you a key,

where would you go?

This is your family?

This is your husband?

Your daughter?

You went in the book when I came out.

You went in the book...

...when I came out...

...and then Darius read you out again.

Gwin.

I'm gonna get you out of these chains,

and then you're going home.

I'll meet you at the stables.

I've never been that in control before.

I know I can get Resa out of the book.

And maybe send Capricorn back in.

We just have to find another copy.

Well, it only took you nine years

to find the last one.

I bet the author has a copy.

If he's alive, I bet he'd have one.

Someone must know where he lives.

Great. Now we're going to

have to try to escape, aren't we?

Either that, or get fed

to the ticking crocodile next door.

Someone has to stop him.

Before you say anything,

I'm here to save your necks.

After putting them on the chopping block

in the first place?

Listen, you want your wife back as much

as I want to go home to my family.

You think there's another copy of lnkheart

out there, let's find it together.

And how do you intend that we escape?

Page 14.

The mighty storm?

- Get in the castle!

- Let's go!

"From the far north they heard

a low wail of the wind...

... and Uncle Henry and Dorothy

could see...

... where the long grass bowed

in waves before the coming storm.

'There's a cyclone coming, Em.

I'll go after the stock."'

Good doggies.

"Suddenly, Uncle Henry stood up."

Get out of the square!

"He ran toward the sheds where

the cows and the horses were kept.

Aunt Em dropped her work

and came to the door.

One glance told her

of the danger close at hand.

'Quick, Dorothy! Run for the cellar!"'

There she is! Come on!

"A strange thing happened.

The house whirled around two or three

times and rose slowly through the air.

Dorothy felt as if

she were going up in a balloon."

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