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ib`ptar oea

Hut J b`va proljsas to naap, `em ljcas to do hagora J scaap, `em ljcas to do hagora J scaap.

XOHAX]GXOY]

Ly swa`tar w`s io`tam je ` c`yar og ljst-`d`je-` hy--promuit og cjga je oemoe!

h`racy eotjiam tba ioest`et mrj##ca `eylora! "t$s eot `s jg tba iocm hotbaram la% eot

wbae " w`s tba &ary magjejtjoe og iocm!

'b`t w`shotbarjed la w`s tba slacc! ]bara js solatbjed r`e( `hout ` la`t l`r(at

`t ejdbt-aspaij ccy wbae you$ra wamdam jeto tba a`&as woemarjed wb`t% o&ar tba

ya`rs% b`s haae spr`yam `hout `em ea&ar ica`eam `w`y! " sbummaram!

]ba Yljtbgjacm L`r(at w`s iurraetcy je &odua% hut ` drjtty saesa og bjstory tbji(aeam

tba `jr% dj&jed jt ` maesjty tb`t l`ma la sura tbjs w`se$t tba gjrst tjla tba sjta b`m haae

usam gor wji(am jetaet! )em rjdbt eow% jt w`s buetjed bour!

)t ca`st " w`s tba buetar!

" w`tibam *ujatcy `s tba a+jcas i`la jeto tba iaetar og tba l`ssj&a tarlje`c--styca

sp`ia% &`duacy jetarastam to eota tb`t tbara wara sj+ og tbal% jesta`m og tba gour "$m

a+paitam! ,o hotbar% " supposa! " stjcc b`m tba acalaet og surprjsa oe ly sjma!

]ba p`st two ya`rs b`m t`udbt la eot to cat tba a&arym`y bjiiups dat to la! Yura% tba

`mmjtjoe`c lusica woucm burt% hut oecy je tba pbysji`c saesa% `em " ioucm iopa wjtb tb`t!

Xoccjed wjtb tba pueibas js eaiass`ry wbae you `ra ` rjdorj-` bul`e--`edac byhrjm-

` wa`poe `d`jest tba a&ar--jeira`sjed eulhars og a+jcam `edacs oe a`rtb! Gor la a&ae

lora so% sjeia tbay d`&a la suib ` iocorguc eji(e`la! "$l tba .asbat-tba r`jehow!

mjme$t `s( to ha% hut " l`ma ly ibojias `em " st`em hy tbal!

Yo% tbara " w`s! )ctboudb " w`s stjcc tryjed to gjdura out a+`itcy wb`t hajed tba r`jehow

la`et% lostcy " gouem tb`t tba masjra to (eow ioegcjitam wjtb ly ioetjeujed eaam eot to

tbje( `hout jt `t `cc! Oea tbjed " mjm (eow w`s tb`t solabow " ioucm ira`ta sp`ia wjtb tba

`edacs-`e ue(eowe pc`ia wbara wa wara `hca to t`(a gorl `em iollueji`ta! Ly `edac

l`(ar-wbosa e`la " stjcc mjme$t (eow-s`jm jt w`s ` pc`ia og eaw possjhjcjtjas! Gor wb`t%

" w`s eot sura!

HutJ neow tbjs js wb`t J `l. Jt js wb`t J wjcc ha.

]ba gje`c two a+jcas s`uetaram up to tba gour `cra`my w`jtjed! "t usam to ha jlpossjhca

gor la to ha tbjs icosa to a+jcas wjtbout tbal dojed jeto ` grae#y% saesjed ly prasaeia

Hut "$m ca`ream l`ey cassoes o&ar tba p`st ya`r% tba lost usaguc og wbjib b`m haae bow

to (aap ly du`rms up `em coi(am so tjdbt tb`t a&ae a+jcas ioucme$t saesa la wbae " w`s

trucy ioeiaetr`tjed!

Tbjib-umdjed h! tba tbje gjcl og swa`t oe l! goraba`m-js eow.

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]ba a+jcas mulpam tba buda i`cjio s`i( tbay b`m haae mr`ddjed `coed tba gcoor `em

puccam jt opae% ra&a`cjed tbraa lutjc`tam homjas to /oje tba two l`jlam oeas `cra`my oe

mjspc`y!

Grol ly posjtjoe jt w`s mjggjiuct to tacc bow ocm tba iorpsas wara% `em jg tba slacc w`s

`hca to dj&a ` icua% " woucme$t b`&a (eowe% tba stje( og ma`tb `em gcasb hajed `e o&ar c

tbala og tba pc`ia!

"t w`s eo woemar tba a+jcas cj(am jt so luib!

,orl`ccy% a+jcas woucme$t hotbar wjtb tba ica`eup-ca`&jed a&jmaeia w`s og eo

ioeiare! "orl`cc!% tba a+jcas ae/oyam tba lass `em masp`jr tbay cagt habjem! Hut eot

tbasa a+jcas! ]basa m`r( a+jcas wara wor(jed gor solaoea acsa! ]bay$m haae goccowjed `

pc e% usjed ` bjt cjst% `em jt w`s `cc too wacc ioestruitam gor `ey oea og tbal to

l`starljem! Our jetac tocm us tbay$m haae bjram! Yuib hab`&jor woucm usu`ccy ha

ioesjmaram haea`tb tbal% hut `pp`raetcy tbjs droup og a+jcas b`m maijmam tba /oh w`s

tbrjccjed aeoudb to suggar tba buljcj`tjoe og wor(jed gor tba bjdbast hjmmar-a&ae jg tb`t

w`s ` bul`e!

)s gor tba hjccjoe`jra husjeassl`e% wacc% tb`t$s eot ly map`rtlaet% hut solaoea wjc

p`y bjl ` &jsjt! Xjdbt `gtar `cc tba a&jmaeia og bjs wroedmojed-ljeus tba a+jca `itj&jty

-js b`emam o&ar to tba `utborjtjas `em bjs h`e( `iiouets `ra ba`&jcy sjpboeam to p`y

gor tba guturas og bjs &jitjls$ g`ljcjas! )em our gaa% og ioursa!

Tbjib, tb`ens to iart`je paopca, js a#orhjt`et.

]wo og tba a+jcas wara mrassam jlpaii`hcy6 oea je ` staac--dr`y sujt `em sportjed

&jcc`je--typji`c scji(am--h`i( b`jr0 tba otbar wora ` scjl--iocc`ram hc`i( sujt tb`t buddam

bjs t`cc gjdura `em sat ogg bjs og--tba--lolaet touscam% cjdbt hrowe b`jr! ]ba ral`jejed

gour wara cass strj(jed je i`su`c wa`r% tboudb eoeatbacass pjitura pargait! )cc sj+ coo(am

o&ar tba homjas cj(a gjsbarlae iolp`rjed tba sj#a `em *u`cjty og tbajr b`uc! Ly b`em

dr`#am ly m`ddar% tba hc`ma tb`t b`m haae dj&ae to la `gtar " gjrst alhr`iam ly powars

`em hai`la ` rjdorj w`rrjor tbraa ya`rs `do! " w`s ea&ar wjtbout jt! " a&ae b`m ` sba`tb

`tt`ibam to ly ham gor ` *uji( mr`w jg eaamam!

"$m ca`ream tba b`rm w`y-tbroudb tba ma`tb `em suggarjed og paopca " co&am `em%

str`edacy aeoudb% tbroudb ly owe ma`tb `em suggarjed-a+jcas stop `t eotbjed! ]bajr

jes`ejty `em ljsdujmam ljssjoes (eow eo houems% `em tbay t`(a pca`sura je i`usjed

dra`t p`je `em suggarjed to bul`e(jem!

)t ca`st toejdbt " woucm oecy g`ia a+jcas og m`r(! ) ioupca og ya`rs `do% tba two

opposjed sjmas% cjdbt `em m`r(% b`m i`ccam ` truia! Og ioursa% " trjam eot to tbje( h`i( to

tb`t tjla!

" trjam ioest`etcy!

]ba mjsio&ary og tba sirjptura tb`t ioucm aem `cc rjdorj b`m gouem jts w`y jeto ly

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b`ems! ]b`t je jtsacg w`s p`rt og tba ra`soe tba )ssalhcy b`m ra/aitam la! ]bay hc`lam

la gor tr`mjed wjtb tba m`r( a+jca% 8boaej+! Ly maijsjoe b`m `ccowam bjl to rasurrait

jcjtb-bjs lotbar% tba gjrst m`r( a+jca-grol tba ma`m% `em sba b`m t`(ae ioetroc og tba

rjdorj Yirjptura! Hut `t tba tjla% ly ibojia b`m haae ` sjlpca oea! 8boaej+ b`m Ytapb%

ly hast grjaem% `em " w`se$t `hout to t`(a `ey ib`eias wjtb bar cjga! "$&a ea&ar radrattam

tb`t ibojia!

,ot cj(a so l`ey otbars "$&a l`ma!

"e tba aem% tb`t l`ma jt a`sjar to w`c( `w`y grol ` pc`ia je tba )i`maly wbae

9osapbjea maijmam to ib`eda bar ljem! Og ioursa% tb`t w`s `gtar "$m dj&ae ly cjga%

jeioce$s souc b`m sb`ttaram% `em 8boaej+ b`m mjam-pro&jed tb`t eot oecy w`s ba tba

soe og jcjtb% hut ba w`s `cso tba bul`e soe og tba gjrst l`e% )m`l-`cc so tb`t " ioucm

(jcc jcjtb! )em tbosa ra`soes warae$t a&ae tba oeas " trjam eot to tbje( `hout!

HutJ i`e$t do tbara rjdbt eow.

" i`udbt lysacg! " w`s wor(jed `em tba c`st tbjed " ioucm `ggorm to mo w`s `i(eowcamda

tb`t " w`s tbje(jed `hout bjl!

]ba sj+ a+jcas st`rtam to sbjgt tba ral`jes og tba homjas tow`rm tba jeijear`tor%

tossjed tbal wjtb supare`tur`c straedtb `em eo i`ra! " b`cg a+paitam tbal to try `em

ljeia tba la`t `em co`m jt oeto tr`ys gor s`ca tolorrow! " woucme$t put `eytbjed

p`st tbal!

=L`(a sura you t`(a tba jema+ gjedars%1 oea og tba sujtam a+jcas jestruitam! =Lr!

aorda js a+paitjed la to macj&ar tbal to bjl toejdbt!1

%b`t$s ` sb`la. %boudb J$l sura &r. 'aorda wjcc raiajva ` neoin `t bjs moor

eoeatbacass.

=" stjcc moe$t uemarst`em wby wa moe$t /ust (jcc bjl too%1 `eotbar s`jm!

=)ra you ib`ccaedjed la71 ]ba a+jca wbo b`m spo(ae gjrst stappam gorw`rm!

4js *uastjoear ljrroram bjs `itjoes!

(arawado.

="g " lust!1

A+jcas ea&ar h`i( mowe! ]bajr prjma `em adotjsl iolhjeam wjtb tbajr uej*ua hr`em og

jes`ejty js /ust too luib to jdeora! )edacs wara eot ira`tam to t`(a iorpora`c gorls oe

a`rtb! ]boudb tbay b`&a a+jstam gor atarejty% je bul`e homjas% tbay l`ejgast alotjoes

je w`ys tbajr jee`ta e`tura i`e ea&ar proiass! "t l`(as tbal uest`hca! )em `clost

uestopp`hca!

" wrjddcam jeto ` hattar posjtjoe `em w`jtam p`tjaetcy% (eowjed tb`t tbjs woucm wor( je

ly g`&or!

Yura aeoudb% tba a+jca wbo b`m spo(ae out gjrst `cso strui( out gjrst% aed`djed wjtb tba

sujtam a+jca! "t mjme$t c`st coed! ]ba sujt% ica`rcy tba ocmar og tba two `em ` trua gjdbtar-

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ly duass w`s ba b`m oeia haae ajtbar ` 2olje`tjoe or ` 8owar-o&arpowaram bjs

oppoeaet% se`ppjed bjs eai( `em l`(jed *uji( wor( og ralo&jed bjs ba`rt!

'a b`m our latboms og aemjed tbajr jllort`c a+jstaeia0 tbay b`m tbajrs!

(`pp!m`!s. J eow b`va oea cass a#jca to t`na i`ra og.

" ibai(am tba tjla `em sjdbam! "g " mjme$t dat tbjs sbow oe tba ro`m% "$m cosa ly wjemow

)em gjdbtjed `coea w`s `cw`ys ly pragaraeia!

]ba mrop to tba drouem w`s `t ca`st two storjas bjdb% hut " c`emam habjem tba droup og

a+jcas cjdbtcy% tb`e(s to ly `edacji aeb`eialaets!

Hra`tbjed i`clcy% " cat do og tba powar " w`s bocmjed tjdbtcy wjtbje% /ust aeoudb to

cowar ly sbjacms!

]ba a+jcas% wbo b`m haae praoiiupjam wjtb tbajr ho`stjed% stjggaeam jest`etcy `em spue

`rouem to g`ia tba eaw tbra`t! "t w`s `clost iolji`c% tba coo( og surprjsa oe tbajr g`ias! "

duass ` rjdorj b`m ea&ar seui( up oe tbal hagora!

Xaspoemjed *uji(cy% tba sujtam a+jca stappam gorw`rm% sbo&jed two og tbal to tba sjma%

tba gj&a og tbal *uji(cy gorljed ` saljijrica `rouem la!

)oejiaogtbaltost`emjesjedcagjca.

Hut tba w`y ba stumjam la-wjtb tr`mal`r( a+jca jes`ejty `em uemjsdujsam r`w masjra

-l`ma la tbje( tb`t tbjs oea raiodej#am la! "t b`ppaeam grol tjla to tjla!

" w`etam to sjt `rouem `em ibaw tba g`t! Xa`ccy! " ioucme$t tbje( og `eytbjed "$m r`tbar

mo wjtb ly tjla tb`e ba`r `hout bow tbay jetaemam to rjp la cjlh grol cjlh `em bow

tb`t woucm l`(a tbal `s dra`t `s doms `em la tba lost p`tbatji og bul`es! Hut wbae

you$&a ba`rm jt `cc hagora `em `cw`ys w`c(am `w`y-or% `t tba &ary ca`st% haae i`rrjam-

wbjca tbay wara ratuream gor tbajr uctjl`ta /umdlaet% jt dats ocm! Yo% " iut to tba ib`sa!

=:ou b`&a ` ibojia! L`(a jt or " wjcc l`(a jt gor you%1 " s`jm% (eowjed tb`t og `cc rjdorj%

" `coea b`m tba rjdbt to put jt cj(a tb`t! =;oesjmar wjsacy%1 " rajegoriam! )gtar `cc% " ioucm

rature tbal cj(a `ey otbar rjdorj wjtb oea og our hc`mas% hut jg " wjccam jt% " ioucm `cso

strjp tbal og tbajr `edacji straedtbs `em ca`&a tbal bul`e-` g`ta a+jcas ioesjmaram

worsa tb`e `e atarejty je tba pjts og 4acc! )s g`r `s " w`s `w`ra% " w`s tba oecy rjdorj

wbo ioucm mo tbjs wjtbout ra*ujrjed tba a+jca je *uastjoe to gjrst iboosa suib ` g`ta

'bjib% og ioursa% ea&ar b`ppaeam!

=:ou hroudbt jcjtb to bar aem%1 tba sujt s`jm% bjs ba`m tjctam to tba sjma% `s jg ioegusam!

*a`b, tb`t$s rjdbt, cjttca oc$ la.

+emjtoec!iostlaavar!tbjedtb`tl`ttaram.

" r`jsam ly ayahrows! =]jla$s `clost up%1 " s`jm% ragr`jejed grol icosjed ly ayas

hrjagcy `s " gact ` surda og powar wjtbje% solatbjed tb`t b`m haae b`ppaejed jeira`sjedcy

" w`s dattjed stroedar% `em a+`itcy wb`t tb`t la`et `em bow to b`reass jt w`se$t tba

(jem og (eowcamda " w`s a+ijtam to mjsio&ar!

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" ioucm strjp tbal `cc% l`(a tbajr ibojia gor tbal% `em ha moea wjtb jt% hut "$m oecy

moea jt twjia! Oey+ b`m haae ly gjrst% `em "$m saae tba p`je jt i`usam bjl! " mjme$t cj(a

(eowjed " w`s tba oea wbo too( `w`y bjs ibojia! 'bo w`s " to mo suib ` tbjed7 ]ba

saioem b`m haae ` maloestr`tjoe% `em b`m rasuctam je tba a+jca je *uastjoe laatjed `

*uji( ma`tb! " i`e$t s`y " radrattam jt-ba$m haae oea og tba a+jcas so b`ppy to saa la

str`ppam to ` iruijgj+ `em torturam gor bours-hut stjcc>

)eyw`y% toejdbt w`s lora cj(a tr`jejed% `em "$m haae t`udbt to ha tboroudb! Yo% wbae

tba sujt tbraw tba gjrst a+jca `t la-(eowjed ba$m ha eotbjed lora tb`e ` lolaet`ry

mjstr`itjoe wbjca " too( bjl mowe `em ba cjeam up tba ea+t oea-" dot to wor(!

" hr`iam% dr`hhjed ly m`ddar `em lo&jed jeto posjtjoe! Hy tba tjla tba a+jca i`la

wjtbje r`eda% ly m`ddar b`m scjiam tbroudb bjs ba`rt `em ba w`s eo coedar tbara! Yjlpcy

doea! 'bara mjm tbajr pbysji`c gorls do7 Ha`ts la!

" w`s `cra`my spjeejed hy tba tjla tba saioem oea w`s saet gcyjed tbroudb tba `jr

tow`rm la! Ly goot stoppam bjs lolaetul `em tbraw bjl h`i(! " w`s oe bjl je `e

jest`et% ly m`ddar dojed str`jdbt to bjs ba`rt! "t mjme$t eaamto ha tba ba`rt to rature

tbal% /ust ` (jccjed hcow jegcjitam hy ` rjdorj wa`poe! :ou ioucm scjia jeto a+jcas `cc m`y

coed wjtb your d`rmae--&`rjaty (ejga or sboot tbal wjtb ` due% hut eajtbar optjoe wor(am

"$m ea&ar saae ` rjdorj l`e`da to rjp out `e a+jca$s ba`rt h`rab`emam% `em a&ae tboudb

tba trji( wor(am gor a+jcas t`(jed out otbar a+jcas% solatbjed tocm la tb`t jt mjm eot `ctar

our rucas! 8arl`eaet rasucts gor rjdorj o&ar a+jcas oecy i`la &j` tba hc`mas og `edacs!

rl!hcoom.

]ba tbjrm a+jca waet luib tba s`la w`y% `em sooe aeoudb " w`s cagt hajed ijricam hy

tba two sujts! ]o ly surprjsa% tbay `itu`ccy wor(am todatbar-a+jcas `rae$t doom `t tb`t

-ho+jed la jeto ` iorear! ]ba hrowe--b`jram a+jca je tba hc`i( sujt lo&am je oe la

wbae tba otbar oea gajdeam ` lo&a to ly rjdbt! " too( ` icosam gjst `iross tba g`ia `em `

goot to tba stol`ib!

" ba`rm ` ir`i(-hro(ae rjh-hut " mjme$t radjstar tba p`je! ]b`t (jem og p`je w`s

h`racy ` tji(ca iolp`ram to tba `doey " i`rrjam jesjma% a&ary lolaet og a&ary m`y!

Ly p`usa d`&a tba otbar a+jca tba ib`eia to t`(a ` swjed! 4js goot ioccjmam wjtb ly

b`em so b`rm tb`t ly m`ddar waet gcyjed `iross tba rool! " (apt ly ayas oe ly

`tt`i(ars hut ly a`r oe ly wa`poe% cjstaejed to tba ra&arhar`tjoes `s jt scjm `coed tba

ioeirata gcoor `em a&aetu`ccy bjt tba g`r w`cc wjtb ` ic`ed!

]ba a+jcas sljcam!

" sjdbam!

]bae " ca`pt jeto tba `jr% d`jejed aeoudb bajdbt to drjp tba hrowe--b`jram a+jca$s tbro`t

hatwaae ly (eaas! ]wjstjed ly homy `s " gacc tbroudb tba `jr% " mr`ddam tba a+jca mowe

wjtb la% bjs eai( hra`(jed wjtb ` coum irueib!

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"t woucme$t (aap bjl mowe gor doom% hut ` hro(ae eai( huys tjla!

]ba a+jca je tba dr`y sujt dr`hham la roudbcy grol habjem `em tbraw la jeto tba w`cc!

" dro`eam `s " scjm mowe tba lat`c pjpjed ly h`i( b`m bjt! "t w`s tba opposjta w`cc to

ly m`ddar.

`lejt.

"t w`se$t `e jma`c sjtu`tjoe! )em " w`se$t gooc aeoudb to macuma lysacg jeto tbje(jed

ioucm l`(a jt to ly m`ddar! " w`s radrattjed ly maijsjoe eot to wa`r `ey otbar

wa`poes toejdbt% hut ly m`ddar w`s tba oecy wa`poe tb`t% wbae sba`tbam% w`s

je&jsjhca to bul`e ayas!

%bjen, j.

"$m iola mowe habjem ` w`cc og ocm ir`tas! " w`s ioesjmarjed bow " ioucm usa tbal to

ly `m&`et`da wbae " spottam ` pjaia og tba scjl lat`c pjpjed "$m hro(ae je ly g`cc! "t c`y

hy ly goot!

" ioucm ba`r tba a+jcas lo&jed tow`rm la! ]bay wara i`i(cjed!

='a sboucm t`(a bar homy wjtb us to tba toure`laet toejdbt%1 oea s`jm!

]ba otbar oea c`udbam! =]b`t woucm magjejtacy put m`r( je tba ca`m!1

=)em a&aryoea woucm (eow tb`t wawara tba oeas wbo (jccam bar!1

/`e`e!oeas`!pral`tura vjitor!6

'jtbout stoppjed to tbje(% " puccam ogg tba hr`iacat grol ly cagt wrjst% usjed tba

spaij ccy masjdeam ic`sp to iut opae tba gcasb `rouem ly sjc&ar l`r(jed% iurraetcy

swjrcjed je tba prasaeia og a+jcas% `em cat jt spjcc oeto tba aem og tba lat`c h`r!

"t too( /ust ` gaw saioems% `em `s sooe `s " p`clam tba pjpa% tba a+jcas st`rtam to

tbrow tba ir`tas `sjma tbae i`la jeto &jaw% tbajr sljcas wjma wjtb `etjijp`tjoe!

" stoom! " mjme$t rature tbajr sljcas! " mjme$t hotbar to mo `eytbjed otbar tb`e wb`t

eaamam to ha moea!

" cuedam% r`jsjed ly achow jeto tba g`ia og tba hc`i(--b`jram a+jca `s " spue% tba lat`

pjpa strj(jed bjs iolp`ejoe tbroudb tba ba`rt! 4a w`s doea! " tuream h`i( to tba gjrst

a+jca `em% bopjed tb`t tbara w`s stjcc aeoudb og ly hcoom oe tba pjpa to mo tba trji( `em

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eai(!

4js g`ia wora `e a+prassjoe og pura surprjsa!

"$m saae tb`t coo( hagora!

" sjdbam `em ly sboucmars sculpam gorw`rm% uegucgjccam! ]bjs w`s ly /oh% oea tb`t

woucm mo gor `s coed `s " a+jstam% wbjib ioucm ha ` sjdejgji`etcy coed tjla! Hut two ya`rs

`do% "$m `iiaptam tb`t tbara w`s eo coedar `ey s`tjsg`itjoe to ha b`m je ly worcm!

,o g`jryt`cas!

Oecy tba iocm!

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]urejed tow`rm wbara " tboudbt ly m`ddar b`m c`emam% ly surrouemjeds summaecy

ib`edam!

" w`s eo coedar saajed tba w`rabousa! ]bara wara gc`sbas og wbjta% lo&jed g`st

pouemjed boo&as! 4orsas! Yjc&ar stra`(am tbroudb tba `jr cj(a ` m`eia! Yworms! Yc`sbas og

ram p`jetam tba s(y! Yolatbjed sb`rp `em ma`mcy rjppjed tbroudb gcasb-wat `em

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rutbcasscy% wjtb eo sjde og tjrjed! "e tba iaetar% two w`rrjors h`ttcam haea`tb ` hcjemjed

cjdbt! " ioucm eot l`(a out tbajr g`ias!

" hcje(am b`rm!

]ba jl`da w`s doea% `em je jts pc`ia r`y stoom `d`jest tba w`cc og jeioce$s

w`rabousa% i`su`ccy gcjppjed ly m`ddar je tba `jr! ='oucm you cj(a la to `ppc`um71 ba

`s(am!

a`ejed `d jest ` lat`c support poca% ba b`m tb`t ljmtwaetjas coo( "$m iola to

`ssoij`ta wjtb tba ocmar rjdorj-tboudb " b`m eo jma` bow ocm ba ra`ccy w`s-`em w`s

mrassam je bjs usu`c hc`i( /a`es% hc`i( ]--sbjrt% `em hc`i( ca`tbar /`i(at! Hc`i( ra`ccy w`s

tba oecy iocor wortb je&astjed je-hcoom st`jes a&arytbjed acsa! 4a sportam `hout `

waa($s wortb og drowtb oe bjs g`ia% tboudb bjs ba`m w`s sb`&am% tba si`rs tb`t r`e o&ar

tba top og bjs s(ucc taccjed og ` bjstory hotb tarrjhca `em sairat! rjdorj mjm eot daear`ccy

si`r% so " (eaw tb`t wb`ta&ar b`m i`usam tbasa b`m oiiurram hagora r`y b`m tuream

sa&aetaae!

" sw`ccowam o&ar tba culp je ly tbro`t `em dc`eiam `rouem `s " iolposam lysacg! ]ba

wboca>b`ccuije`tjoe>b`m c`stam oecy ` ioupca og saioems! " icaeibam ly /`w!

/brjst. Jt w`s eotbjed. J$l ust jl`djejed tbjeds.

" se`ppam ly hr`iacat h`i( je pc`ia o&ar ly l`r(jed `em sbot bjl ` mry coo(! =Yboucm

" ha ib`rdjed ` spait`tor gaa71

Ly &ojia souemam eorl`c hut ly a`rs gact cj(a tbay wara stjcc rjedjed wjtb tba aiboas

og h`ttca!

=,ot jg tba sbow js dojed to ha o&ar so g`st% prjeiass!1

" dc`ram `t bjl gor parsjstjed wjtb tba stupjm eji(e`la! =:ou (eow% you ioucm$&a

stappam je `em dj&ae la ` b`em!1

=Yura%1 ba s`jm wjtb ` socale eom! =)em you ioucm$&a w`jtam uetjc tba laat tjla wa$m

`cc `draam oe too!1

" coo(am `w`y hrjagcy! =Yo% wby `ra !oubara a`rcy71 " `s(am% bopjed to mj&art tba

ioe&ars`tjoe!

r`y tjctam bjs ba`m! =Hai`usa " (eow you!1

" sbruddam ogg tba &ajcam `iius`tjoe% a&ae tboudb jt w`s trua! ]o ` madraa!

="t w`s a`sjar tbjs w`y!1

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4a tbraw ly m`ddar jeto tba `jr% `em " i`udbt jt hy tba bjct `em scjppam jt h`i( jeto jts

sba`tb!

='acc you i`e a+pc`je tb`t to tba otbars% sjeia tbay /ust `rrj&am!1