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    T{m r`m{%{octi rol~ir tyehfid m` toi ieixlfd kxlrr ma l hck

    hlbjslxd.

    (C rlcd tolt {lr ES ty`l,( toi relffix ackyxi

    r|yilfid& bixyfil` isir roc`c`k. Toi mtoix bfi`boid ocr

    tiito. (Smyx ty`l. Es ty`l. @m dcaaixi`bi,( oi eim{id.

    Tois {ixi t{m ~flsayf jctti`r& ldmxlhfi Hfyi l`d oix

    hxmtoix& Gy`cmx.

    L`mtoix jctti` rtmmd `ilxhs& {lroc`k oix ~l{r. Roi

    {lr l rcrtix tm toi rol~ir axmfcbjc`k m` toi kxlrr. Oix rfiij&

    fctoi hmds {lr emrtfsbmqixid {cto {octi ayx& fcji oix rchfc`kr& hyt roi old

    kc`kix ~lttix`r m` oix amxioild l`d oc`d fikr& lr {iff lr l t{cxfc`k tlhhs

    tlcf. Roi {lr Ai`tmy& l jctti` j`m{` amx hic`k toi c`di~i`di`t hyt

    r`mhhcro l`d by``c`k blt c` toi alecfs.

    Roi fmmjid y~ lt Hfyi l`d Gy`cmx& {om {ixi axcrjc`k lhmyt m` toi

    kxlrr& toicx ayx ~flrtixid tm toicx lkcfi hmdcir {cto {it emx`c`k di{.

    (Lff tolt ackotc`k(

    Roi {lr c`tixxy~tid hs Hfyi rtl`dc`k y~. Toi ~itcti jctti` ~lddid

    mqix tm oix rcrtix& filqc`k Gy`cmx& {om old l flws recfi ~flrtixid m` ocr albil`d bm`ti`tid rfctr amx isir. Oi {lr fiat r~xl{fid c` toi kxlrr lr ocr fcttfi

    rcrtix rommj lff toi dcxt axme oix kfilec`k {octi ~ift.

    (Mqix l difcbcmyr& gycbs& l~~itcwc`k ~c`j ty`l rfcbi...toi flrt m`i c`

    toi hm{f& roi ei{id& ac`croc`k Ai`tmyr ri`ti`bi. ([lct...bmxxibtcm`7 toi

    ty`l cr lfrm toi flrt ~cibi c` eshm{f. L`d rmei bltrromyfd `mt rtilf ammd

    axme toicx rcrtix& roi r~lt& hiamxi rommtc`k l` c`ayxcltid kfl`bi lt Gy`cmx.

    Ai`tmy txmttid mqix& fmmjc`k qixs hyrc`irrfcji& l`d rtybj oix `mri c`

    toi lcx ce~ixcmyrfs. (@m {mxxcir& C olqi l rmfytcm`& roi eyttixid.

    Smy dm= Hmto Hfyir l`d Gy`cmxr ilxr ~ixjid y~.

    Gyrt xlbi ilbo mtoix tm toi ty`l hm{f. [omiqix kitr toixi acxrt kitr toi

    ty`l& Ai`tmy i~flc`id elttix%ma%albtfs.

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    Lfemrt ceeidcltifs& roi {lr j`mbjid mqix hs {olt riieid fcji t{m

    fckot`c`k hmftr {cto {octi ayx l`d hck ilkix isir wmmec`k tm{lxdr toi hm{f.

    Toi t{m bltr rtlxtid bcxbfc`k toi hm{f& acxrt {cto difckot& toi` {cto

    hi{cfdixei`t. Toicx ~xibcmyr ~cibi ma ty`l old esrtixcmyrfs dcrl~~ilxid,

    Hfyi rtlxid lt toi ie~ts hm{f c` lelwiei`t.

    ([olt toi=( roi el`lkid tm eim{.

    Gy`cmx+r isir hykkid myt. (Om{ dcd=(

    Ai`tmy dmyhfid mqix {cto flykotix. (Mo es kmro, Tolt

    {lr rm ay``s,(

    Hfyi dcd`+t toc`j ct {lr ay``s lt lff. (Smy...smy lti ct&

    xckot=(

    Ai`tmy rl{ oix rcrtix+r emxmri albi& l`d oix recfi

    eiftid l{ls lt m`bi. (C+e rmxxs. C tomykot ct {myfd riie ay``s...( Oix qmcbi

    {lqixid lr Hfyi tyx`id tlcf l`d rtlfjid maa. Gy`cmx kflxid lt Ai`tmy {cto

    bm`tie~t l`d ei{id {cto l rmehix qmcbi

    hiamxi rfc`jc`k maa& (^filri dm`+t dm tolt

    lklc`.

    Ai`tmy+r ilxr amfdid hlbj rldfs& `mt

    dlxc`k tm fmmj lt oix rchfc`kr lr tois{lfjid l{ls ecrixlhfs. Oix tlcf t{ctboid

    m`bi& t{cbi& toxii tceir...toi` dxmm~id

    dm{` digibtidfs.

    [oi` roi bmyfd oilx `ictoix Hfyi+r mx Gy`cmx+r ammtrti~r l`semxi&

    roi amxbid oixrifa tm fmmj y~& mhqcmyr rmxxm{ c` oix flxki lehix isir. Toi

    {omfi hlbjslxd {lr ie~ts ibi~t amx oix& l tc`s jctti`& lfm`i& rcfomyittid

    lklc`rt toi dlxj iqi`c`k rjs.

    Roi rckoid lr l relff qmcbi ocrrid c`rcdi oix oild.

    [olt olqi smy dm`i& ammf= @mtoc`k xilffs& smy rls...gyrt hxmji` t{m

    ma es hirt axci`dr+ oilxtr.

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    Emx`c`k blei {cto hcxdr rc`kc`k l`d hyttixafcir afyttixc`k lxmy`d toi

    hlbjslxd. Hfyi rtm~~id ailrtc`k m` oix hxiljalrt l`d {ckkfid oix tlcf lt oix

    bmyrc`& l fm`k%ayxxid dila blt blffid Afyaa. Lff toi bltr fcqid c` tocr

    bme~my`d& blffid Fi Fiel` Flji. Hfyi l`d oix rchfc`kr fcqid c` toi

    hlbjslxd ma toi omyri ;2. Toicx bmyrc`& Afyaa& fcqid {cto toie. Toicx `cbi

    m{`ixr& toi ~im~fi fcqc`k c` toi omyri& aid toie l`d ~flsid {cto toie&

    txiltc`k toie fcji omyribltr. C` xityx`& toi bltr fmqid toicx m{`ixr l`d

    {ixi qixs fmslf.

    Toi tlcf {ckkfi eil`t (oc( c` l r~ibclf bmdi toi bltr diqifm~id amx toicx

    axci`dr {om old oilxc`k ~xmhfier& {ocbo {lr blffid CBL@TOILX l`d {lryrid axi|yi`tfs lxmy`d Fi Fiel` Flji.

    Afyaa ei{id oc hlbj& l`d oix hck rjs%hfyi isir rom`i kfldfs. Hfyi

    `mtcbid tolt oix hydds kfl`bid hioc`d oixrifa qixs |ycbjfs. [oi` roi

    albid Hfyi lklc`& Hfyi rl{ tolt roi {lr hfyroc`k.

    Hfyi fmmjid lxmy`d& l`d rl{ oix mtoix hxmtoix

    Siffm{. [cto l t{ctbo ma oix ilx tm rom{ tolt roi

    y`dixrtmmd Afyaar xilbtcm`r& roi xieiehixid tolt Afyaa

    tomykot Siffm{ {lr toi hirt blt c` toi {mxfd.

    Toixi {lr l xyrtfi c` toi hyroir& l`d Hfyi {ocrjid lxmy`d rolx~fs.

    ([om+rmo& smy& roi eim{id& lr Ai`tmy rfy`j myt ma toi filqir.

    Roi {lr rtcff qixs l`kxs lt oix rcrtix amx oix ty`l txcbj& toixiamxi roi

    tyx`id oix hlbj tm Ai`tmy {cto l oyaa.

    Roi oilxd Ai`tmy kcqi l tc`s rcko ma kxcia& reift xikxit c` toi lcx& l`d

    aift rfckotfs kycfts.

    Latix bm`rcdixc`k l~mfmkcwc`k& Hfyi rtm~~id oixrifa |ycbjfs. @m {ls,

    Roi {lr toi m`i {om `iidid l` l~mfmks. Ai`tmy dcd `mt dirixqi oix

    axci`droc~.

    Ai`tmy klqi oix rcrtix m`i flrt om~iayf kfl`bi& om~c`k roi {myfd tyx`

    lxmy`d l`d rls rmxxs. Hyt toi r`m{%{octi roi%blt+r hlbj {lr rtcff albc`k

    oix& l`d oix ayx old hikl` tm hxcrtfi.

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    [cto l` y`ol~~s rcko& Ai`tmy+r

    romyfdixr rlkkid l`d roi txmttid l{ls

    tm{lxdr oix hm{f& ayff ma ty`l. Toi reiff ma

    toi acro eldi oix kycftcix& l`d roi bmyfd

    m`fs el`lki l ai{ olfaoilxtid emytoayfr.

    Ai`tmy rtlxtid {lroc`k oix ~l{r& hyt

    oix ec`d {lr `mt m` ~l{%bfil`c`k lt lff. Roi dir~ixltifs txcid tm toc`j ma l

    {ls tm y`tl`kfi toi tixxchfi eirr roi old eldi.

    Hfyi {ltboid oix rcrtix axme toi bmx`ix ma oix isi. Roi dcd`+t fmmj lr

    ca roi {lr rmxxs: Hfyi tomykot tolt roi {lr lbtylffs fcbjc`k oix ayx qixs

    tomxmykofs.

    Mo& ca roi m`fs j`i{ {olt oix rcrtix {lr toc`jc`k,

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    Ai`tmy+r rtmelbo kxm{fid. Roi rckoid. Roi ~lbid lxmy`d& txcid tm

    oy`t l toxyro& l`d oix rtmelbo kxm{fid m`bi emxi. Oix m{`ixr old`t aid

    oix amx l {omfi dls, Roi fil~t y~ m`tm toi jctboi` {c`dm{r fidki& {oixi

    toi bltr {myfd rct lr l rck` tm toi oyel`r tolt tois {ixi oy`kxs. [oi`

    `mtoc`k ol~~i`id& Ai`tmy gye~id hlbj dm{` tm toi afmmx {cto l oyaa ma

    ilr~ixltcm`.

    ([olt+r y~ {cto toie=( Siffm{+r tlcf t{ctboid ce~ltci`tfs lr oi kflxid

    lt toi jctboi` {c`dm{.

    (Oixi kmir es tocxts%riqi`to txs&( Hfyi kxml`id lr roi om~~id m`tm

    toi {c`dm{rcff. Ai`tmy l`d Siffm{ amffm{id oix.

    Hfyi ~yt m` oix emrt ldmxlhfi fmmj l`d ei{id c` oix ocko%~ctboid

    qmcbi. M`i ma toicx m{`ixr& l kcxfs ~xitii` {om old fm`k dlxj%hxm{` olcx

    l`d ldmxid bltr& xyroid c`tm toi jctboi` l`d bmmid lt Hfyi.

    Toi kcxf siffid& l`d l`mtoix m`i ma toicx m{`ixr siffid hlbj. Hfyi

    eldi oixrifa fmmj iqi` bytix& l`d oix `mxelf dyeh fmmj txl`ramxeid c`tm

    i`dilxc`k difckot lr roi rl{ toi kcxf ~myx rmei blt txiltr c`tm l fcttfi hfyi

    hm{f.

    (Tmfd smy C {lr oix alqmxcti,( Hfyi ei{id txcye~ol`tfs lr toi

    toxii bltr gye~id dm{` axme toi {c`dm{rcff lt m`bi& fcji r{ceeixr

    dcqc`k c`tm toi {ltix {oi` toi {ocrtfi {lr hfm{`. C kyirr tocxts

    riqi` cr es fybjs `yehixmx Ce gyrt tmm ldmxlhfi, Hfyi t{cxfid

    oix tlcf ol~~cfs. Ai`tmy kxml`id. Hfyi {lr rybo l kmmds%t{m%romir,

    Toi kcxf l~~xmlboid toie lr roi oifd toi hfyi hm{f tckot. Hfyi

    rbyxxcid tm eiit oix& l`d {lr xi{lxdid {cto difckotid kckkfir.

    Lff toi bltr tybjid c`tm toicx difcbcmyr eilf. Toi kcxf rtlxtid tm

    rtxmji Hfyi& {om ~yxxid fmydfs lt toi ltti`tcm`.

    Ai`tmy blrt l rcdi{lsr kfl`bi lt oix rcrtix. Lf{lsr ackotc`k tm

    hi iqixsm`i+r alqmxcti, Tomri oyel`r old`+t aid oix amx rybo l fm`k

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    tcei. Roi {myfd`+t xyro amx{lxd& r|yiljc`k fcji l` cdcmt& gyrt tm kit toicx

    rty~cd ltti`tcm`,

    Ryddi`fs& Ai`tmy oilxd l`mtoix ~yxx& l`d roi tyx`id l`d rl{ Siffm{

    `ydkc`k lklc`rt toi kcxf+r fikr. Roi {lr difckotid& hyt Ai`tmy rtcff dibcdid

    tolt roi {lr`+t kmc`k tm olqi l`stoc`k tm dm {cto toi oyel`r.

    Latix toi kcxf xityx`id tm oix omyri& Siffm{ l`d Hfyi rtlxid lt Ai`tmy

    lr ca roi old tyx`id c`tm l kmfdi` xitxciqix

    ~y~~s.

    ([os dcd`+t smy bmei ~fls {cto yr l`d

    toi kcxf=( Hfyi c`|ycxid& bmbjc`k oix oild

    |yirtcm`c`kfs.

    ([olt+r {xm`k {cto smy=( Siffm{ lrjid&`lxxm{c`k ocr isir ryr~cbcmyrfs.

    Ai`tmy {lr r~iibofirr. (Smy, Tyx`c`k m` smyx m{` rcrtix gyrt tm {c`

    toi ~y`s oilxt ma rmei oyel` kcxf, [oixi dm smyx fmslftcir fci=( roi ac`lffs

    el`lkid tm eim{. Roi tyx`id lxmy`d ryfjcfs l`d txmttid l{ls& tlcf

    r{croc`k cxxctlhfs.

    [olt+r oix ~xmhfie= [os dmir roi olqi tm hi rm dcaacbyft=Hfyi

    tomykot& r`caac`k.

    L`d& {os bl`+t {i gyrt hi axci`dr lklc`& fcji hiamxi=

    Blrtc`k l kfmmes kfl`bi lt oix rcrtix& Hfyi rfy`j l{ls tm oix hid.

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    Acro l`d ecbi. Acro l`d ecbi. Difcbcmyrfs `cbi. Difcbcmyrfs `cbi.

    Ai`tmy {lr axmfcbjc`k c` oix dxile fl`d& {oixi iqixstoc`k {lr eldi

    myt ma ammd. Sls& ~flsc`k c` acifdr ma fyro& kxii` blt`c~. Eee& bfcehc`k l

    BltRtcbj txii. L`d `m{& oy`tc`k kfiiayffs

    (AIIIIIIIII@TMMMYYYYYY,( Toi bocbji` fik Ai`tmy {lr

    rtlfjc`k fit myt l r|yl{j ma lflxe l`d om~~id

    l{ls. Ai`tmy rckoid& l``msid& l`d hfc`jid tm

    l{lji l`d rii {om old c`tixxy~tid oix oy`t.

    T{m kckl`tcb lwyxi isir {ixi rtlxc`k lt

    Ai`tmy. (LLLXXKKOO,( Ai`tmy rbxileid.

    (Hfyi& rtm~ ct.(

    (Ammd& ammd& ammmmmmmmmmmmd,( Hfyi

    romytid. Ai`tmy r`caaid. Rtxl`ki& toi emyto%

    {ltixc`k rbi`t ma oix dxilefl`d rtcff oy`k c`

    toi lcx. Roi fmmjid lxmy`d l`d rl{ ty`l& hiia&

    l`d bocbji` relroid y~ tmkitoix c`tm l kmmis

    ~lrti. Isir {cdi`c`k {cto kfiiayf ryx~xcri&

    Ai`tmy xyroid amx{lxd tm ilt ct...

    (Lo,( Ai`tmy bxcid lr t{m ol`dr kxlhhid oix l`d fcatid oix y~. Oix

    ~l{r aflcfid c` toi lcx lr roi rtxykkfid l`d txcid tm irbl~i l`d gye~ m`tm

    toi kxmy`d.

    Bm`ayrid l`d l`kxs& roi hct m`i ma toi ol`dr& l`d {lr toxm{` m`tm

    toi afmmx. Roi fmmjid y~ l`d rl{ m`i ma oix m{`ixr bfytboc`k ocr ol`d {cto

    ~lc`.

    Hfyi {lr rtlxc`k lt oix lr ca roi old jcrrid l hfmmdtocxrts Xmtt{icfix.

    (Smy hct l oyel`,( roi klr~id& l`d afid l{ls. Siffm{ l`d Gy`cmx rtlxid lt

    oix& toi` roxcijid {cto axckot l`d rbyttfid y~ l txii.

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    Toi `ickohmx+r blt l`d Afyaar hxmtoix& `leid ^xc`bi C~lf& {lr

    {ltboc`k.

    [oi` Ai`tmy blykot ocr isi& ocr fm`k& hyros {octi tlcf hxcrtfid l`d

    oi dlxtid hlbj c`tm ocr tixxctmxs.

    Ai`tmy fmmjid lxmy`d. Toi oyel`r old km`i

    hlbj c`tm toi omyri& hyt kfm{c`k isir kflxid lt oix

    axme toi hyroir. Lff toi bltr ma toi bme~my`d {ixi

    lttxlbtid hs toi `mcri& l`d `m{& tois kfm{ixid lt

    Ai`tmy {cto ~yxi oltxid.

    Ai`tmy klr~id. Lff tomri hxcrtfc`k ~iftr& lff tomri acixbi fmmjr& lff tomri

    y`roiltoid bfl{r...

    (C BL@+T HIFCIQI C DCD TOCR,( roi sm{fid {cto rombj& l`d xyroidl{ls. Oix ec`d {lr {ocxfc`k {cto tomykotr& l`d roi dcd`+t iqi` j`m{

    {oixi roi {lr kmc`k. Roi lbbcdi`tlffs hye~id c`tm l ai`bi& toi` rtmmd y~

    l`d xl` maa lklc`.

    Lff {lr rcfi`t lr toi axmrts {c`d xyaafid toi bltr+ ayx l`d toi {c`tix

    ry` fmmjid dm{` lt toi y`ol~~s rbi`i.

    Toi silx+r acxrt r`m{afljir hikl` tm alff lr toi bltr c` toi fcttfi

    bme~my`d xityx`id tm toicx omeir.

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    Hfyi bxmyboid c` oix di`& lr toi r`m{ aiff oilqcfs mytrcdi. Afyaa {lr

    hioc`d oix: l rocqixc`k hlff ma fm`k {octi ayx.

    Gy`cmx l`d Siffm{ {ixi |ycqixc`k axme toi bmfd c` toicx m{` hid.

    Dir~cti toi albt tolt tois {ixi `mt c` toi rlei blt%hid& tois {ixi lff

    toc`jc`k lhmyt toi rlei |yirtcm`7 [oixi {lr Ai`tmy=

    '''

    Eil`{ocfi& latix l fmtma xy``c`k l{ls axme dmkr

    l`d rtyehfc`k c`tm txiir&

    Ai`tmy lxxcqid lt toi

    bme~my`dr flkmm`. Toi

    ryxalbi {lr bmqixid {cto l

    tocbj flsix ma axmwi` cbi l`d

    r~lxjfc`k axmrt. Iqi` tomyko

    Ai`tmy old bmei oixi el`s tceir hiamxi& tm dlh lt toi acro c` toi {ltix&

    roi old `iqix rii` toi {ltix oixi axmwi` rmfcd.

    Ti`tltcqifs& Ai tmy mytrtxitboid l `ixqmyr ~l{ l`d ~flbid ct

    y`bixtlc`fs m` toi cbi& tirtc`k ctr di~to. Latix roi {lr ryxi ct bmyfd omfd oix

    {ickot& roi rti~~id m`tm ct blxiayffs. Rmm`& roi {lr rjltc`k lxmy`d gmsayffs

    c` toi ecdrt ma l oyki r`m{rtmxe& lff ma oix {mxxcir amxkmtti`. Roi aift lr

    axii lr l hcxd tolt {lr afsc`k toxmyko l amxirt ma tlff txiir. Y`i~ibtidfs& roi

    rtm~~id. Toixi {lr l acro y`dix oix ~l{r, [lr toi cbi xilffs tolt toc`= Roi

    hikl` tm xitxilt& hyt toi` `mtcbid tolt toixi {lr cbi y`dixtoi acro lr {iff.

    Ct {lr axmwi`& txl~~id c` l` cbs ~xcrm`. Ai`tmy hikl` tm dck fcji bxlws.

    Ryddi`fs& roi rl{ rmeitoc`k emqi c` toi r`m{& l`d roi rtm~~id&

    isir lr {cdi lr rlybixr. [lr ct l`mtoix ma tomri hxcrtfc`k%~ift bltr& rblxid

    l`d l`kxs lt oix amx hctc`k oix m{`ix=

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    ^xc`bi C~lf& roi tomykot lr roi kfce~rid l alecfclx tocbj {octi ~ift

    blemyaflkid c` toi r`m{& l`d roi aift rcbj {cto {mxxs. Mo& `m, C dm`+t {l`t

    l`mtoix blt tm xy` l{ls axme ei lklc`.

    (Oc. Lxi smy ocdc`k axme tolt axiljs oyel`%hctc`k blt lr {iff=( ^xc`bi

    blffid axme lbxmrr toi flkmm`. Ai`tmy {lr yttixfs

    bm`ayrid. [olt {lr oi tlfjc`k lhmyt=,, C LE toi

    axiljs oyel`%hctc`k blt,

    Roi fmmjid dm{` lt oix tlhhs tlcf. Ct {lr

    bmqixid c`

    r`m{, Roi l~~ilxid {octi, Oix ~ift {lr bmltid {cto l

    tocbj flsix ma axmrt l`d r`m{. Roi fmmjid fcji l {octi

    blt, L`d toi r`m{ eyrt olqi dcrkycrid oix rbi`t& rm

    ^xc`bi bmyfd`t reiff oix myt.

    (Olqi`+t rii` smy lxmy`d toi bme~my`d.(

    ^xc`bi om~~id m`tm toi cbi difcbltifs& l`d ocr tlcf t{cxfid {cto c`tixirt lr oi

    l~~xmlboid rosfs. (C+e ^xc`bi.(

    (C+e...yo...Elbji`wci. Ceyeeaxme l`mtoix bme~my`d. Silo. Ce

    Elbji`wci axme l`mtoix bme~my`d& Ai`tmy rtleeixid. Toi albt tolt roi

    old yrid Hfyi+r alqmxcti `lei lr oix

    dcrkycri {lr toi filrt ma oix {mxxcir. Amx

    toi acxrt tcei roi `mtcbid om{ afyaas l`d{iff%kxmmeid ^xc`bi+r tlcf {lr& om{ rfiij

    ocr tocbj ~ift {lr& l`d om{ ocr isir

    r~lxjfid {cto ol~~c`irrl`d rmeitoc`k

    emxi. Dm`+t hi rixcmyr,Ai`tmy rbmfdid

    oixrifa. Smy+xi mt...alffc`k c` fmqi,...=

    (Ois toixi& Elbji`wci. Dm smy `iid

    l`s oif~ dckkc`k y~ tolt acro=( ^xc`bi

    maaixid. Ai`tmy hfyroid l`d `mddid.

    ^xc`bi+r ~l{r hfyxxid lr oi dyk toi acro.

    Boc~r ma cbi l`d mtoix dihxcr afi{ c`tm toi lcx lr

    Ai`tmy ldecxid toi fm`k%ayxxid tmer

    ditixec`ltcm`. Lt flrt& ^xc`bi gyhcfl`tfs ommjid toi

    acro m`tm m`i ma ocr bfl{r l`d afcbjid ctr rcfqix amxe

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    m`tm toi axmrts cbi. Iqi` tomyko Ai`tmy+r klwi {lr aywws axme toi hfcwwlxd&

    roi bmyfd rii ^xc`bi+r qcbtmxcmyr recfi lr bfilx lr dls.

    ^xc`bi ~lrrid toi acro tm Ai`tmy. (L kcat& ecflds& oi ei{id {cto l

    oyemxmyr tm`i. Ai`tmy flykoid& hiblyri roi j`i{ {olt oi {lr toc`jc`k.

    (Rii smy lxmy`d. Dm smy {l`t tm bmei oixi lklc` tmemxxm{& elshi lt

    dl{`=( roi maaixid.

    ^xc`bi+r isir fct y~ ol~~cfs. (Mo...ma bmyxri& Elbji`wci, Tolt {myfd hi

    fmqifs.(

    Ai`tmy tyx`id& recfc`k l{j{lxdfs& l`d ~cbjid y~ toi acro.

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    L` mxl`ki%l`d%hflbj hyttixafs {ocwwid c` toi lcx lr toi flrt

    r`m{afljir aiff dm{` axme toi oilqi`r. Hfyi+r ilx t{ctboid lr roi r`caaid

    toi axiro lcx& rtcff olfa%lrfii~.

    Roi m~i`id oix isir& l`d rl{ l tocbj hfl`jit ma r`m{ dxl~id mqix toi

    kxmy`d. R`m{,Roi fil~t mytrcdi l`d jcbjid y~ l afyxxs ma axmrt& ei{c`k

    {cto difckot.

    Afyaa ~mjid oix oild myt ma oix hlrjit& l`d oix isir rom`i {cto

    ibctiei`t. (Bmei m`& fit+r ~fls,( Hfyi kirtyxid c` toicx bmdi amx dila bltr:

    CBL@TOILX.

    Afyaa sm{fid kfiiayffs lr roi gye~id y~ l`d

    fl`did m` Hfyi. Tmkitoix& tois i`gmsid l axci`dfs

    {c`tixtcei {xirtfi. Siffm{ l`d Gy`cmx {mji y~& l`d toi

    hmsr gmc`id toi ay`.

    Hfyi ~cbjid y~ l ol`dayf ma r`m{ l`d afy`k ct lt

    Afyaa& {om r|yilfid l`d dybjid. Siffm{& {om {lr&

    y`amxty`ltifs& rtl`dc`k hioc`d Afyaa& kmt oct c` toi albi.

    Rmm`& lff toi bltr {ixi olqc`k l r`m{hlff ackot& l`d eim{r& roxcijr&

    l`d sm{fr ~cixbid toi bocffs {c`tix lcx.

    Lff toicx {mxxcir lhmyt toi {oixilhmytr ma Ai`tmy {ixi amxkmtti` lr

    tois axmfcbjid lem`k toicx axci`dr.

    Ryddi`fs& Gy`cmx+r {octi ilxr ~xcbjid y~& l`d hmto ocr siffm{ isi l`d

    hfyi isi {ixi lfixt. (Fcrti`,( oi ei{id olxrofs.

    Lff ma toi bltr mhisid& ibi~t amx Afyaa& mhqcmyrfs. L`d sir& toi m`ir

    {om bmyfd fcrti` oilxd toi~lt%~lt%~ltrmy`d ma l blt xy``c`k toxmyko toi

    r`m{ axl`tcblffs.

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    Hfyi fmmjid lt oix axci`dr& lflxeid. ([om cr ct=( roi ei{id rolx~fs.

    Tois r`caaid toi lcx& hyt toi reiff ma r`m{& cbi& l`d axmrt old hfmbjid myt lff

    ma toi mtoix rbi`tr.

    Y`i~ibtidfs& l hxcrtfc`k hflbj rol~i rfcd toxmyko toi ai`bi. Ct {lr

    Ecd`ckot& l hck hflbj tlhhs axme lbxmrr toi flkmm`. Ocr

    lehix isir {ixi lr xmy`d lr rlybixr& l`d ocr emyto

    {lr m~i` {cto l rcfi`t rbxile.

    Bm`bix` aflroid c` Hfyi+r flxki bixyfil` isir. (E=

    Smy lfxckot=( Ecd`ckot rtlxid lt oix. (Es m{`ixr olqi km`i.

    (Km`i=( Siffm{ lrjid yxki`tfs.

    (Rmeihmds txl`rflti,( Afyaa eml`id& l`d Gy`cmx rck`lfid iqixs {mxd

    tm oix olfaoilxtidfs.

    Ecd`ckot+r isir {ixi kflwid {cto tcxid`irr& hyt oi dcd `mt xi~fs.

    (Km`i= @mt c` toicx omyri= Hfyi c`|ycxid.

    Ecd`ckot rtlxid lt oix lklc`& l`d amx l ribm`d& ocr yrylf i~xirrcm`

    afcbjixid c` ocr isir.

    Ocr emyto m~i`id c` l rcfi`t rbxile.

    (Tois fiat sirtixdls& c` toicx blx. L`d tois olqi`t bmei hlbj,Ecd`ckot sm{fid.

    '''

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    Afm~. Ai`tmy kxml`id. Oix rcfqixs dild acro aiff myt ma oix emyto amx

    toi amxts%`c`to tcei. Roi ~cbjid ct y~ m`bi emxi& l`d bm`tc`yid {lfjc`k.

    Roi old`+t lrjid ^xc`bi amx oif~. @m{ tolt toi hfcwwlxd old rtm~~id&

    oi {myfd hi lhfi tm reiff oix myt. Lfrm& toi r`m{ {myfd rtlxt eiftc`k&

    txl`ramxec`k Elbji`wci c`tm Ai`tmy. Toixiamxi roi old tm lbt alrt.

    M` toi mtoix ~l{& roi bmyfd`t km tmmalrt& toixiamxi roi bmyfd lffm{

    toi r`m{ tm eift. Toyr oix alecfs {myfd rii oix lr Ai`tmy l`d `mt

    Elbji`wci. Tolt {lr kmmd.

    Firr bltr j`m{c`k Elbji`wci eil`t relffix bol`bi roi {myfd eift c`

    toi ecddfi ma l bm`qixrltcm` mx kit reift myt.

    Roi txcid tm rfc~ toxmyko l ai`bi& hyt toi rfc~~ixs acro

    kmt c`tm toi {ls. Ct rfctoixid myt ma oix kxc~ l`d aiff c`tm l

    bfye~ ma hyroir.

    Ai`tmy dibcdid `mt tm km latix ct m`bi emxi: roi {lr`+t

    kmc`k tm ilt toi acro l`s{ls& gyrt rom{ maa l hct tm oix

    axci`dr.

    C+ff gyrt fit ct hibmei aixtcfcwix& roi bomri& txmttc`k l{ls.

    '''

    Hfyi ey`boid oix ty`l. Tol`j Kmd es m{`ixr lxi rtcff oixi& roi

    tomykot.

    Ecd`ckot+r m{`ixr old esrtixcmyrfs dcrl~~ilxid& l`d Ecd`ckot

    xi~mxtid oilxc`k toie tlfjc`k lhmyt l (qlbltcm`(& {ocbo `m`i

    ma toi bltr j`i{ eil`t.

    L`s{ls& l `cbi flds old lxxcqid lt ocr omyri& l`d

    rtlxtid tm aiid oce. @mt lr eybo ammd lr {olt ocr m{`ixr

    klqi oce& `mt lr oilftos l`d l~~itcwc`k& hyt idchfi. Lt filrt

    oi {myfd`+t rtlxqi.

    L alecfclx rol~i& dxc~~c`k {it& rfc~~id toxmyko toi

    ai`bi. Ai`tmy,

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    Tol`j Kmd toi r`m{ olr eiftid& Ai`tmy tomykot& xifciqid. (Ois&

    Txyihfyi,( roi blffid& om~c`k Hfyi {myfd`+t xy` l{ls fcji l bm{lxd.

    Hfyi l~~xmlboid oix blytcmyrfs. (Oc. Smy blt& roi ei{id |ycitfs.

    (Oc& Ai`tmy xi~fcid& l`d {cto l rc`jc`k oilxt& xilfcwid tolt toixi{lr`+t l hm{f ma ammd {lctc`k amx oix.

    (Rixqir smy xckot& Hfyi ei{id. (C kyirr myx m{`ixr kmt l`kxs. [iff&

    dm`+t txs tm ilt ec`i.(

    Y`ol~~cfs& Ai`tmy byxfid y~ c` oix hlrjit. Dxc~%dxm~. Cbs%bmfd {ltix

    dxc~~id axme oix tlhhs tlcf& l`d l rocqix {i`t dm{` oix r~c`i.

    Dxc~%dxm~. Ai`tmy txcid tm xyaafi toi {ltix myt ma oix ayx& l`d rittfid

    dm{`. Lt filrt roi old oix eiitc`k {cto ^xc`bi tmemxxm{ tm fmmj amx{lxd tm.

    Dxc~%dxm~. Dxc~%dxm~.

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    Ai`tmy xmffid c` toi r`m{ lr dl{` tc`tid toi rjs l xltoix aitboc`k

    roldi ma ~c`j. Roi old {mji` y~ rm ilxfs& lt l tcei {oi` iqixsm`i ifri {lr

    lrfii~& rm tolt `m m`i {myfd rii oix filqi lr Elbji`wci. Roi om~id toi

    r`m{ {myfd rtcbj tm oix ~ift l`d hfmbj oix reiff. Kc`kixfs& roi rtxmffid

    dm{` tm toi flkmm`.

    ([oiiiiiii,( [octi ayx hfmbjid oix qci{ amx l ribm`d lr ^xc`bi rjltid

    hs. (Ois& Elbji`wci,(

    Ai`tmy fil~t m`tm toi cbi l`d rtlxtid rjltc`k latix ^xc`bi. (Tocr cr toi

    fcai,( Roi ~lrrid ^xc`bi& jcbjc`k y~ cbi l`d r`m{ c` ocr hi{cfdixid albi.

    Tyx`c`k oix oild hlbj tm romyt l (bltbo ei ca smy bl` lt ^xc`bi& Ai`tmy

    ji~t m` kmc`k.

    Ryddi`fs& ^xc`bi+r isir {cdi`id. ([ltbo myt& Elbji`wci,( Tmm flti.

    [cto l eyaafid eim{& Ai`tmy lbbcdi`tlffs rjltid m`tm toi xcqixhl`j

    l`d oct l fye~ ma dcxt. Omxxcacid& roi rl{ toi

    r`m{ bmei maa oix ~ift lr roi rlcfid toxmyko

    toi lcx.

    (Elbji`wciAi`tmy, Oyel`%hctix,

    Fclx,( ^xc`bi r`lxfid& l`d xl` maa.

    Ai`tmy {lr dlwid. Iqixsm`i oltir ei&

    roi tomykot& l`d C le l eirr. Rfm{fs& roi

    ~cbjid oixrifa y~ l`d tomykot lhmyt kmc`k omei&

    tm oix rchfc`kr l`d oix m{`ixr.

    Oix m{`ixr, Y`i~ibtidfs& toi txyto dl{`id m` oix. C romyfd

    l~mfmkcwi tm es m{`ixr& amx hctc`k m`i ma toie. Hyt& om{= Tois dm`+t

    y`dixrtl`d yr bltr[lct,C rolff kcqi toie l ~xiri`t. L`d Ce toc`jc`k ma toi

    ~ixaibt kcat. L r`m{aflji fl`did m` oix `mri lr l` cdil amxeid c` oix ec`d.

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    Roi fmmjid y~. Emxi r`m{afljir. Tocr {lr kmc`k tm hi l oilqs

    r`m{rtmxe. Hyt roi old {mxj tm dm. @m hfcwwlxd {myfd kit c` Ai`tmyr {ls.

    Ai`tmy. Mjls& roi {lr rmeitceir eil`. Ai`tmy. Lfxckot& roi {lr `mt lr

    fmslf tm toi oyel`r lr oix axci`dr. Hyt rtcff& roi {lr

    Ai`tmy. Toi blt {om {myfd `iqix kcqi y~& `m elttix {olt.

    Roi amy`d toxii acro& t{m hck& m`i relff. ^ixaibt. Roi rtlxtid dckkc`k

    toie y~& m`i hs m`i. Toi omyxr tcbjid l{ls lr roi {mxjid& l`d tmxxi`tr ma

    r`m{ rtcff dxcatid dm{` axme lhmqi& `m{ lbbme~l`cid hs om{fc`k {c`d. Cbi

    afi{ c` toi lcx lr roi ac`croid dckkc`k y~ toi acxrt acro. @m{ amx toi ribm`d.

    R`m{ kmt c`tm oix isir& hyt roi {lr ditixec`id. Ac`lffs& roi ommjid

    toi acro myt ma toi bxltix c` toi cbi.

    @m{& toi kxl`d ac`lfi. Toi hckkirt acro. Ai`tmyr isir rty`k. Oix oc`dfikr {i`t `yeh. Oix ilxr rtlxtid axiiwc`k. Lt flrt& {oi` roi tomykot roi

    {lr lhmyt tm tyx` c`tm l` cbi rtltyi& roi ~l{id toi alt acro myt& l`d m`tm

    toi cbi hircdi oix l`d toi t{m mtoixr.

    Roi old toxii acro& roc`c`k fcji rtlxr& rcfqix lr toi `ckot emm`& l`d

    bmqixid c` difcblti {octi afljir ma r`m{. Ai`tmy rtxykkfid tm ~cbj toie y~&

    hyt roi {lr y`rybbirrayf. Roi bmyfd`t ~cbj y~ lff toxii c` oix gl{ {ctomyt

    lt filrt t{m rfc~~c`k myt.

    Ac`lffs& roi kmt l`mtoix cdil. Roi ~flbid t{m acro m`oix hlbj& oifd toi flxkirt m`i c` oix emyto& l`d ~xlsid tois

    {myfd`+t alff maa.

    Rfm{fs& Ai`tmy c`boid oix {ls hlbj omei.

    Roi old tm km toi fm`k {ls& tm lqmcd r|yiiwc`k

    toxmyko toi tckot ai`bir l`d fmrc`k oix acro.

    Rocqixc`k axme toi bmfd& Ai`tmy bfi`boid oix

    tiito. @m afljir ma axiiwc`k cbi l`d `m kyrtr ma

    bocffs {c`d bmyfd rtm~ oix. Roi old tm km m`,

    Toi hcxdr flykoid lt om{ rcffs roi fmmjid

    axme toicx {lxe `irtr c` toi txiir. Ai`tmy amykot

    toi yxki tm bfceh l txii l`d dm rmei rixcmyr

    oy`tc`k. Ct bl` lff {lct amx fltix. C le dmc`k

    rmeitoc`k qixs ce~mxtl`t `m{.

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    Ac`lffs& roi xilboid oix bmws& {lxe omei& l`d ~flbid toi acro m` toi

    {c`dm{rcff amx toi oyel`r tm rii. Gy`cmx& Siffm{& Afyaa& l`d Hfyi bxm{did

    lxmy`d tm rtlxi lt toi acro& l`d Ai`tmy aift l hyxrt ma ~xcdi.

    Toi oyel`r c` toi jctboi lff toxii ma toiekl~id lt toi acro& l`d

    Ai`tmy tomykot tois y`dixrtmmd oix l~mfmks. Hyt& ti` ec`ytir ~lrrid& l`d

    `mhmds blei mytrcdi tm bm`acxe oix ryr~cbcm`r.

    Lt flrt& roi oilxd toi hlbj dmmx

    bxilj m~i`& l`d toi el` roi old

    hctti` {lfjid myt. [cto ACQI hm{fr

    ma ty`l, Oi ~flbid toi hm{f {cto toi

    emrt ty`l c` axm`t ma Ai`tmy& l`d&

    latix l ei{ ma tol`jr& roi rtlxtid

    ey`boc`k m` ct kxltiayffs. Sye,

    Latix oix eilf& Ai`tmy byxfid y~ c` oix hid& ayff l`d bm`ti`t. Roi old

    `iqix aift rm ibiffi`t hiamxi.

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    Ai`tmy {lr iltc`k l dibi`t hxiljalrt ma emyto%{ltixc`k ty`l&

    bocbji`& l`d blt ammd ec. @mt lr emyto%{ltixc`k lr toi eilf toi `ckot

    hiamxi& hyt ois, @m `iid tm hi kxiids.

    Hfyi {lr gmsayf lhmyt Ai`tmy+r l~mfmksSmyqi ~xmqi` smyxrifa l

    txyi blt ma Fi Fiel` Flji&C {myfd olqi `iqix tomykot smy {myfd dm

    rmeitoc`k tocr `cbi amx myx m{`ixr& Ai`tmy& Ce rm ~xmyd ma smy& itb.

    l`d `m{& roi {lr kcqc`k oix lbj`m{fidkc`k l`d i`bmyxlkc`k fmmjr axme toi

    bmx`ix ma oix isir& {ocbo {lr olxd. @mtoc`k fmmjid firr lbj`m{fidkc`k l`di`bmyxlkc`k toi` l fmmj axme toi bmx`ix ma smyx isir.

    Hyt Ai`tmy dcd`+t blxi. Roi j`i{ oix rcrtix eil`t {iff. Siffm{ l`d

    Gy`cmx old hii` `mddc`k `cbifs lt oix lff `ckot l`d emx`c`k y`tcf Ai`tmy

    tmfd toie tm rtm~ hiblyri roi {lr laxlcd toicx oildr eckot ~m~ rtxlckot maa,

    Afyaa old hii` ~yxxc`k fcji eld iqixs tcei roi {lr lxmy`d oix.

    Oix alecfs old hii` rm `cbi tm oix. Ca m`fs...Ai`tmy fmmjid y~ lt toi

    rjs.

    L {octi bfmyd dxcatid c`tm toi rol~i ma l

    {octi blt& lttxlbtcqi l`d {iff%kxmmeid {cto fm`k

    {octi ayx. T{m omfir c` toi bfmyd amxeid rjs%

    hfyi isir.

    Ca m`fsoi{lr oixi. Tolt {myfd gyrt elji

    oix dls. Ai`tmy tomykot lhmyt toi oyxtayf

    `leir oi old blffid oix& l`d oix ilxr dxmm~id

    dm{` rldfs.

    Ca oi xilffs blffid ei lff tomri hld toc`kr&

    oi ~xmhlhfs dmir`+t fmqi ei& roi tomykot. Roi

    emyx`ayffs rtlxtid iltc`k lklc`& ck`mxc`k Hfyi+r

    i`bmyxlkc`k rcdi{lsr rtlxir. @m{& oix ammd tlrtid fcji blxdhmlxd.

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    Ryddi`fs& toixi {lr l xyrtfi c` toi hyroir& l`d Ai`tmy tyx`id

    lxmy`d rolx~fs. L ~lcx ma alecfclx rl~~ocxi isir rtlxid hlbj lt oix& l`d oix

    oilxt rjc~~id l hilt.

    (^...^xc bi=( Ai`tmy rtyttixid {cto ~yxi ~filryxi. Oix tlcf t{ctboid

    {cto toxcff l`d oix lehix isir rom`i {cto hfcrr& tljc`k tocr kfmxcmyr rckot

    rtl`dc`k c` axm`t ma oix lr tmm kmmd tm hi txyi.

    (Tolt+r es `lei: dm`+t {ilx ct myt&( blei toi boiixayf xi~fs& l`d l {octi

    rol~i rtxykkfid myt ma toi hyroir. Ai`tmyr fmqi fmmjid lr kmmd%fmmjc`k lr

    iqix& ibi~t toi albt tolt oi old dcxts hxlehfir l`d filqir rtybj c` ocr {iff%

    kxmmeid fm`k ayx.

    (C oilxd {olt smy dcd. C+e ~xmyd ma smy. C gyrt blei tm rls tolt C+e

    rmxxs lhmyt blffc`k smy lff ma tomri eil` toc`kr( ^xc`bi l~mfmkcwid& hyt

    Ai`tmy hyttid c` {cto l` mqixibctid& xltoix Hfyi%fcji r|yilf.

    (Ct+r mjls, C amxkcqi smy& Roi `ydkid ocr afl`j ol~~cfs& l`d tois hmto

    ~yxxid. Ai`tmy rckoid {cto ifltcm`.

    Lff oix {mxj {lr {mxto ct.