buffalo soldier by tanya landman - sample chapter

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îjyi @ijnbij. Mdvar pgdtdfripg? lbifa dh kittà Mgume Sahày / Fatty Lbifas, Ljm.

Lbifa dh flr` aèdr / Fatty Lbifas, Ljm


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Ljnlijs! ]ivifas!

I ndzaj piljtan wirrldrs, jiean siva hdr tgalr `dljm`dtgs, mdba

rlnljf kirakime dj spdttan gdrsas, haitgars lj tgalr gilr, tdbigiweslj tgalr gijns, smi`pljf ejlvas it tgalr wilsts.

^gay mlrmà tga wifdj ijn tga sattàrs ira hlfgtljf kime kut

tgara ira tdd haw dh tgab ijn tdd bijy Ljnlijs. Dja dh tga baj

tieas ij irrdw lj tga mgast. Hi``s. Gls wlha rujs td glb. Ga nlas,

gls gain mrinàn lj gar ìp.

^ga sivifas k`ddn ls up jdw. ^galr ya``ljf fats wl`nar. Air-

plarmljf sgrlaes, fdljf dj ijn dj ijn dj`y stdppljf wgaj i`` tga

baj ira sìufgtaran.

Ijn jdw tga Ljnlijs ira mdbljf hdr tga wdbaj. Is tgay

àip dhh tgalr gdrsas, tarrlhlan bdtgars sgla`n tgalr waapljf mgl`nraj

kagljn tgalr selrts. ^gayra i`` `ddeljf it i hita wdrsa tgij naitg.

Kut tgaj i kufà sdujns. Lj tga k`lje dh ij aya pijlm sgdws dj

tga sivifas himas. ^gay try td ruj. ^dd ìta.

^ga mivi`ry ira rlnljf lj dj sjdwy-wglta mgirfars, ujlhdrbs dh

naap kùa wltg smiràt jamearmglahs, kuttdjs pd`lsgan, kddts sgljljf,

sikras fàibljf. ]d`nlars sìsg it tga Ljnlijs ujtl` avary dja dhtgab ls `yljf nain.

^ga mivi`ry rlna i ìp dh vlmtdry. Djma, twlma, tgraa tlbas

irdujn tga wifdjs wglà tga rasmuan wdbaj ijn mgl`nraj mgaar ijn

oubp hdr ody. ^gaj tgayra pu`àn up djtd tga gdrsas. Iwiy tgay i``

trdt, kime tgrdufg tga murtiljan ajtrijma ijn dut ljtd tga nirejass.

Vgara i stikàgijn ls wiltljf lj tga sgindws td àin tga gdrsas

qulat`y kime td tgalr sti``s.

Mdpyrlfgt ;39> îjyi @ijnbij. Mdvar pgdtdfripg? lbifa dh kittà Mgume Sahày / Fatty Lbifas, Ljm.



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L fuass Bi nlan. Dr sga wis sd`n. L ndjt ejdw wglmg.

Ky tga tlba L fdt irdujn td wdjnarljf tgara wis jd dja

L mdu`n ise. I`` L fdt hrdb gar wis i jiba. Mgir`dtta.

Nirjan hdd` hijmy tgljf hdr i sìva flr`. Nlnjt jd dja

javar mi`` ba tgit.

Lh L ha`t gar `dss L giva jd ramd`àmtldj dh lt. By `lha

kafij lj tga mdde-gdusa. ]aaban Ln oust frdwj tgara, `lea

i saan hrdb i mrime lj tga h `ddr.Mgl`ns gairt fdt td ittimg ltsa`h td sdbatgljf. Blja

ittimgan ltsa`h td Mddela, wljnljf irdujn gar lea kljnwaan

dj i pdst. ]d djf is sga wis tgara L mdu`n stijn ti``. Vgaj

sga wis fdja L wis àht spriw`ljf dj tga frdujn ga`pàss,

twlstljf ijn twljljf avary wglmg wiy, jdt ejdwljf gdw L

wis avar fdjji fat up dj by dwj twd haat.

Ba ijn Mddela wis tga prdparty dh Br Naìjay. Gls

pìjtitldj wis tgraa blàs dutslna dh tdwj, kut lt mdu`n




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giva kaaj tgraa tgdusijn. Qjtl` tga wir mdba, L javar sat

dja hddt dhh tga pìma. By wdr`n wis tga mdde-gdusa, tga

ittlm ikdva lt, tga kira airtg yirn irdujn lt, tga vafatikàfirnaj kaydjn lt? tgit wis i``. L javar fdt is hir is tga

hla`ns, avaj. By dj`y ilbs lj `lha wis pàisljf Mddela, jdt

fattljf jdtlman ky tga bistar ijn ivdlnljf Odjis Kaamgar.

^git kdy wis tgraa, biyka hdur yairs d`nar tgij ba? tga

dvarsaars sdj, wltg i straie dh baij rujjljf tgrdufg glb

tgit wis wlnar tgij tga wlna Blssdurl. ]aaban tga sdà

purpdsa dh gls `lha wis td biea blja i blsary. Sujmgljfs

ijn elmeljfs wis tga vary àist dh lt.

Vgaj L wis irdujn ikdut alfgt yairs d`n L fdt ba

ijdtgar ilb lj `lha? jdt dhhajnljf Blss @dua`àj.

Bistar bust giva kaaj m`dsa td hdrty yairs d`n wgaj ga

fdt glbsa`h i wlha. Blss @dua`àj irrlvan lj i mirrlifa wltg

gar bibby, hd``dwan ky i mirt stimean glfg wltg trujes

i`` sgipas ijn slzas. ]ga wis i niljty s`lp dh i tgljf? nire-

gilran, wglta-seljjan, kùa-ayan, pratty ijn na`lmita is i

plama dh piljtan mglji. ^ga ka`à dh tgraa mdujtlas, sga wisslxtaaj yairs d`n ijn is abpty-gainan is tgay mdba. Gib

td`n Mddela tgara wisjt jdtgljf bumg rujjljf katwaaj

gar airs kut jdtldjs dh ki``s ijn pirtlas ijn wgara gar jaxt

nrass wis mdbljf hrdb.

Lh Blss @dua`àj kaaj àht i`dja L ndjt suppdsa ba ijn

Mddela wdu`n giva girn`y jdtlman sga wis tgara? lt wis

oust ijdtgar bdutg it tga klf gdusa tikà wis i``. Kut dja

hlja niy Brs Kaamgar piy gar i vlslt. Ihtar tgit tgara wis




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i`` eljns dh lnais lj Blss @dua`àjs gain miusljf us i gaip

dh trdukà.

^ga hlrst wa ejdw dh lt ls wgaj Blss @dua`àj stirtsya``ljf hdr Mddela dja bdrjljf. ]ga mdba dut dh tga gdusa

i`` dj gar dwj, gar klf d`n gddpan selrt swlsgljf, swaapljf

friss ijn àivas islna is sga stdrb imrdss tga yirn. ]ga

mirryljf i paj ijn lje ijn i pdmeat kdde ijn sga mdba

rlfgt ljtd tga mdde-gdusa. ]unnaj`y sga fdt i kaa lj gar

kdjjat ikdut gdw avary nirela dj tga pìjtitldj wis i

ìzy fddn-hdr-jdtgljf wgd kaaj mgaitljf tga bistar hdr

yairs.

L ejdw wgits kaaj fdljf dj, siys Blss @dua`àj.

Ijn ydu mijt hdd` ba. Lb tga blstrass gara jdw ijn

tgljfs ira fdljf td ka nlhharajt. Lb fdljf td ka eaapljf i

m`dsa aya dj ydu i``.

]ga flva ba i rai` pirtlmuìr `dde, tgdufg L ndjt ejdw

wgit hdr. L sura`y iljt ndja jdtgljf td dhhajn gar. Jdt tgit

tgara jaanan td ka i raisdj. Axlstljf wis ajdufg.

Jdw, L giva i hijmy hdr sdba fljfarkrain, sga siystd Mddela.

\as, Blss @dua`àj, siys Mddela.

Va wis kdtg axpamtljf gar td fd kime imrdss tga yirn

td tga klf gdusa ijn àiva us td lt, kut sga ndjt. Blss

@dua`àj oust stijns tgara. \du kattar ta`` ba wgit ydu

jaan td biea lt.

Mddelas eaapljf gar ayas dj tga h`ddr. Va``, Blss

@dua`àj, sga siys s`dw, hlrst L jaans sdba h`dur.




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H`dur, siys Blss @dua`àj. Vgaras tgit4

Lj tgit oir. ]gi`` L hatmg lt ndwj4

\as. Sut lt gara. Jdw, gdw bumg nd ydu raqulra4^graa mups.

^ga blstrass tieas Mddelas d`n tlj mup ijn smddps dut

tga h`dur. ^garas i sat dh smiàs lj tga mdde-gdusa, rustljf

lj tga mdrjar. Mddela javar walfgan jdtgljf lj gar `lha

i`` gar kieljf ls ndja ky gijn ijn aya ijn haa`. Kut Blss

@dua`àj walfgs tga h`dur, rai` mirahu`. ]ga ndas tga siba

wltg tga kuttar ijn tga sufir ijn tga bdìssas. ]ga ndas lt

td tga affs ijn tga rilsljs. ]ga avaj walfgs tga kuttarblè.

]ga wrltas ndwj i`` tgab jubkars lj gar `lttà pdmeat

kdde ijn inns lt up. îeas gar i wglà. Gar lvdry-wglta

hdragain fdas mrlje`ljf ljtd `ljas wltg tga ahhdrt. Hlji``y

sga siys, L`` ka walfgljf tga fljfarkrain wgaj lts kiean,

ydu gair ba4 Lb jdt givljf ydu stai`ljf, jd slraa. \dura

jdt tglavljf sd bumg is i rilslj hrdb ba.

Lt wis tga blnnà dh subbar ijn tga mdde-gdusa wis

gdttar tgij ga``. ]wait wis i`rainy bieljf nire mlrmàsujnar tga irbs dh Blss @dua`àjs nrass. ]ga nlnjt stiy

irdujn td witmg us nd tga kieljf. Mi``ljf hdr Elssy td

krljf gar sdba àbdjina, sga wajt td slt dj tga pdrmg.

Mddela stirts kaitljf up tga kuttar ijn tga sufir,

wdreljf rai` hist td fat lt mraiby-wglta kahdra lt ba`ts, gar

wddn spddj pdujnljf sd girn ifiljst tga slnas dh tga kdw`

lt saaban kdtg wdu`n kraie. ]ga sats ba muttljf up rilsljs,

tieljf saans dut, nustljf tgab wltg h`dur.




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Lb smripljf tgab saans ljtd i pil` hdr tga gdfs wgaj i

tgdufgt glts ba girn lj tga gain.

]gdu`n giva saanan tgab kahdra sga àht. Mddela, tgayfdjji walfg àss. ]ga fdjji ka bin it us.

Mddela hrdwjs. \du rlfgt, mgl`n. Kattar siva tgab.

Gaip tgab up tgara, sd sga mij saa wa iljt aitaj jdtgljf.

]d L plme tgab saans kime dut dh tga pil`, avary ìst dja.

Vgaj L kraie tga affs L siva tgab sga``s tdd, oust lj misa.

Vgaj avarytgljfs tdfatgar lj tgit kdw` Mddela stirts

up kaitljf ifilj. ]ga wgimeljf tgit blx irdujn ijn Lb

witmgljf tgit irb dh gars, wdjnarljf lh blja wl`` avar ka

is strdjf. L saa tga swait mdbljf up ljtd kains dj gar krdw

ijn tga sba`` dh tgab splmas fdt ba nrdd`ljf `lea dja dh tga

bistars ndfs.

Vgaj tga kaitljf wis ndja Mddela inns lj tga rilsljs,

tgaj smripas tgit kdw` dut màij. Avary ìst trima dh tgit

blx fdas rlfgt ljtd tga tlj ijn tgit tlj fdas rlfgt ljtd tga

dvaj.

Kut tgara wis oust dja ltty-kltty sbair dh bdìssasàht dj i spddj. @ddeljf dvar gar sgdu`nar td mgame Blss

@dua`àj wisjt witmgljf hrdb tga yirn sga flva ba i wlje

ijn, wltgdut siyljf i wdrn, pdp lt rlfgt lj by bdutg hdr

ba td `lme màij.

^git swaatjass ls sd fddn lts bieljf by gain splj. Lb

tgljeljf Lva nlan ijn hatmgan up lj gaivaj. ^gaj L gair i

wgddpljf ijn i vdlma plpljf up, Jlffars `lmeljf i spddj.

L saaj lt! L saaj lt!




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Odjis Kaamgar kaaj glnljf i`` tgls tlba, witmgljf hrdb

tga krijmgas dh tga mdttdjwddn traa, wiltljf, oust wiltljf

hdr ba td nd sdbatgljf L sgdu`njt. L saa i hìsg dh glsfd`naj mur`s mitmgljf lj tga suj`lfgt is ga sgljs ndwj ijn

straies dhh imrdss tga yirn, ya``ljf gls gain dhh. Ijn tgaj i``

L saa ls Blss @dua`àj. ]ga mdba lj i wglr` dh selrts, hussljf

ijn hubljf. ]ga mussljf Mddela ijn sìp! sìp! sìppljf!ba

imrdss tga hima.

By gain wis stl`` pdujnljf ky tga tlba jlfgt mdba.

^git niljty s`lp dh i tgljf gin glt ba sd girn wltg tga

kime dh gar gijn tga rljfs dj gar hljfars mut ljtd ba. By

k`ddn fats sbairan dj tgit nrass dh gars. L fdt ba nlibdjn-

sgipan gdàs pujmgan ljtd by mgaae. Ijn ba ijn Mddela,

wa fdt dursa`vas i wgdà jaw gaip dh ruàs wa gin td

iklna ky. Nlnjt bittar jdja tgit tga fljfarkrain mdba dut

walfgljf rlfgt. Is hir is sga wis mdjmarjan jaltgar dh us

wis td ka trustan. ^git sults Odjis hlja. L saa glb stijnljf,

àijljf ifiljst tga mdttdjwddn. L gair glb ìufg? i glfg-

pltmgan squai` tgit krljf td bljn i gdf it haanljf tlba. Lsaa glb bdutgljf, Fdt yi!

Kut Odjis ls tga àist dh by prdkàbs. Blss @dua`àj

iljt hljlsgan yat. ]ga siys, L wijt ydu td wglstà.

Vglstà, Blss @dua`àj4 Mddela mijt ka`lava gar

airs.

^gits wgit L siln. Vglstà. L wijt avarytgljf

walfgan. Avarytgljf immdujtan hdr. Ijy tlba ydura

mddeljf, L wijt td gair ydu. Lh ydura wglst`ljf ydu mijt




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ka aitljf. ]ga `ddes it ba. \du tdd. Ijn avary tlba

ydura mirryljf hddn imrdss td tga nljljf rddb, L wijt

td gair ydu. ]ga flvas ba i prdn wltg gar `lttà wgltahljfar, oikkljf lt sd girn ljtd ba sga kraies tga jil`. Lb

witmgljf ydu. L mij giva ydu sd`n ijy tlba L mgddsa. Ndjt

ydu hdrfat lt.

^ga tgdufgt dh kaljf sd`n dh kaljf sajt dhh sdbapìma

wltgdut Mddela oust ikdut bieas by ejaas flva up dj ba.

By gain ls hl`àn wltg hair. Lt squaazas dut avary tgdufgt.

Avary tgdufgt kut dja. Gar hljfars kàanljf wgara gar jil`

krdea. I straie dh gar k`ddn ls sbairan imrdss gar nrass

rlfgt jaxt td blja. Iljt tgit strijfa4 Mijt ta`` wgdsa ls

wgdsa.


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