试金石
<p>&<span word="nbsp">nbsp</span>;</p><p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="library">library</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Alexandria">Alexandria</span>亚历山大 <span word="burned">burned</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="goes">goes</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="saved">saved</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="valuable">valuable</span> <span word="book">book</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="man">man</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span>, <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="coppers">coppers</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="pages">pages</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span> <span word="indeed">indeed</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thin">thin</span> <span word="strip">strip</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="vellum">vellum</span>牛皮纸 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="secret">secret</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="Touchstone">Touchstone</span>试金石，标准"!</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="touchstone">touchstone</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="pebble">pebble</span>鹅卵石 <span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="metal">metal</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="pure">pure</span> <span word="gold">gold</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="explained">explained</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="lying">lying</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="pebbles">pebbles</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="secret">secret</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="this">this</span>: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="stone">stone</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="warm">warm</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="pebbles">pebbles</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="cold">cold</span>.</p><p> <span word="So">So</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="belongings">belongings</span>, <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="supplies">supplies</span>, <span word="camped">camped</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seashore">seashore</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="testing">testing</span> <span word="pebbles">pebbles</span>.</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="pebbles">pebbles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="threw">threw</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="cold">cold</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="pebble">pebble</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="times">times</span>. <span word="So">So</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="cold">cold</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="threw">threw</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="none">none</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="touchstone">touchstone</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="Pick">Pick</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pebble">pebble</span>. <span word="Cold">Cold</span> - <span word="throw">throw</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span>. <span word="Pick">Pick</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="another">another</span>. <span word="Throw">Throw</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="stretched">stretched</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="months">months</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="about">about</span> <span word="midafternoon">midafternoon</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pebble">pebble</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="warm">warm</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="threw">threw</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="realized">realized</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="done">done</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="formed">formed</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="habit">habit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="throwing">throwing</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="pebble">pebble</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="along">along</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="threw">threw</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="away">away</span>.</p>
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