Beberapa hari ini pedang panjang Eyang Djagad bersinar. Membuat aku sedikit ketakutan. Bahkan, aku melarang Rose untuk masuk kekamarku. Aku mencoba menyimpan pedang itu ke dalam lemari, namun sinarnya justru kian kuat dan berpendar, seakan-akan lemariku menjadi sebuah lemari ajaib yang bersinar. Jadi, kembali aku keluarkan dan pedang itu kembali bersandar di pojok kanan di depan tempat tidurku. Aku mulai ketakutan, memikirkan kemungkinan hantu Rendra kembali. Syut! Syut! Syut! Aku melihat orang yang menyerangku pindah menyerang Kapten Darmo. Ia kewalahan menghadapi enam orang. Aku datang membantunya, tapi kemudian seseorang muncul dengan topi lebar berbulu dan bersenapan pendek kemudian menembak Kapten Darmo. Dooor! "Kapten!" Kapten Darmo terkapar berlumuran darah. Aku mendekati dan memangku kepalanya. Aku tidak sempat berkata apa-apa. Hanya menyerahkan pedang panjangnya yang penuh darah ke tanganku. Lalu ia menghembuskan napasnya sebelum aku sempat menuntunnya berdoa. Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi rojiun...
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Fira Basuki (born June 7, 1972) is a well-known Indonesian novelist. Arguably her most famous work is her trilogy debut consisting of Jendela-Jendela (The Windows), Pintu (The Door) and Atap (The Roof). The trilogy concerning the journeys of Javanese brother and sister Bowo and June; from graduating high school, studying abroad in the US, their meta-physical experiences (especially Bowo's "second sight" and aura-reading capabilities), relationships with people of different nationalities (especially June's Tibetan husband), and their return home to Indonesia. Her novel, Brownies, was adapted to a movie which was nominated for Best Picture at the 2005 Indonesian Film Festival, eventually losing out to Gie (though Brownies did earn a Best Director Citra award for Hanung Bramantyo). She recently launched to widespread media acclaim a popular biography on media person Wimar Witoelar, her first work in non-fiction. Her latest novel, scheduled to be published July 2007, is entitled Astral Astria. As per August 2007, she works as Chief Editor at the Indonesian edition of Cosmopolitan Magazine. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fira\_Basuki)
