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"How--how much would it cost?" asked Turner.

"Probably about seven hundred dollars. But that's one-way. Of course, you can always borrow money from the American Embassy to come home. Ex- cept in Lo Mantang. There's no Embassy there."

"Very interesting." said Turner. going?"

"Ah--you're

I

"No. But--I'd So if I

The young man looked at him sadly. couldn't leave my family. I wouldn't. like to know--you know, about the place. can help someone else to go--maybe I can find out. If you go--would you write to me and let me know?"

Turner felt oddly moved,

I don't see how--"

"Certainly.

But

My

"Look! All it takes is a little courage. god, don't you even want to know? This may be the chance of a lifetime!"

La ?"

"Suppose it is simply another myth--like Shangri

"Was that a myth? After all, isn't Shangri La

a state-of-the-mind?

An attitude--a dream in life-"

After the young man left, Turner spent a long time just staring at the wall.

The next morning, Turner felt intoxicated as he calmly walked into the manager's office at work and resigned, effective in two-weeks. He withdrew his money from the company retirement fund, cashed in his life insurance policies, closed his checking and savings accounts, sold his car, television set, and finally with an air of finality, sold his wig and wardrobe. The last proved very difficult, in- asmuch as he couldn't bear to accept the ten-percent value he was offered. Nevertheless--on the pretext

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