cherry money baby by john m. cusick - sample chapter

8/12/2019 Cherry Money Baby by John M. Cusick - Sample Chapter

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Honi M. Fuskf`

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Od foursa, avary bkre must raspaftnarsaed0 tnara‛s iotnkib K gksek`a mora

tnji j cjgey canjvag bkre.

Jitoi Fna`nov, Wna Fnarry Orfnjrg




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Fnjptar Oia

Wna EoopFnarry‛s rui wjs j eoop, drom nar trjkear pjr`, gowi

Nopa Jvaiua, up Souta ;, pjst tna cottekib pejit jigcjf` gowi Racstar. Wna sjma avary gjy. Vjma gkraftkoi,sjma vkaw.

Axfapt togjy.Wna rojg jnajg wjs ceof`ag. Vna seowag j daw yjrgs

drom tna sjwnorsas, stoppag, cait, stratfnag jig spkt oitotna tjrmjf. Wna `kg ki tna trjd f vast mjga j djfa.

―Rnjt‛s bokib oi?”―Wna rojg‛s ceof`ag,” sjkg tna `kg.Wnara wara poekfa fjrs jig woogai cjrrkars jig

gatour skbis.

―Io `kggkib,” sjkg Fnarry. ―K maji, wny?”―Wnay‛ra emkib j movka,” sjkg tna ̀ kg. Na wjs mjyca

ki foeeaba. Na njg tnosa supar-baa` bejssas tnjt jftujebaa`s coubnt wnai tnay gafkgag to amcrjfa baa`gom.




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Na wjs procjcey wajrkib oeg-djsnkoiag siajàrs. Fnarrystratfnag nar fjevas jig fnafàg.

[up.―Rnjt movka?”―Kt‛s j ramjà od Jekva jig Qimjrrkag, tna oia jcout

Vtawjrt Fjia, tna buy wno, ekà, kivaitag sogj.”―Jig tnay‛ra emkib kt nara?”Jucray gkgi‛t njva mufn to rafommaig kt caskgas j

ikbntfeuc, Vnjcooms ‖ jig tnay njg oia od tnosa ovar kiRorfastar too.

―[ajn. Vo tna rojg‛s ceofàg. [ou bottj bo jrouig.”Fnarry put nar pjems out. ―O@, O@, K‛m bokib. Ajsy.”Vna spkt oia mora tkma dor boog majsura jig stjrtag

cjf` noma. Vna hobbag pjst tna ikfa nousas, tnai tnasekbntey sfrucckar nousas durtnar gowi, tnai tna hust-pejki-sfruccy nousas, jig jt ejst fjma to tna aitrjifa od nartrjkear pjr`, two straats od mockea nomas fjeeag Vubjr Tke-ejba. Iaxt to tna vkeejba wjs Vwaat \oig, wnkfn wjs feajrjig gajg, tnji`s to rui-odd drom tna foej cottekib pejit.Wna ejà sort od smaeeag swaat. Vna jewjys ekàg tnjt.

J waag-feobbag frjf` sapjrjtag tna gjràr foifrataod Nopa Jvaiua drom tna pjear foifrata od Vubjr Tkeejba,jig soma pjrt od Fnarry, eadt ovar drom jvokgkib frjf`sjig croài cjf`s, noppag ovar tna tnrasnoeg.

Wnjt njgi‛t caai too cjg. Vna gkgi‛t ffikp out or swajrjt tna bejssas `kg. Vaa? Vna foueg ca fnkeeag. Vna gafkgagtogjy wjs Gjy Oia od nar iaw ekda od iot ffikppkib nar snktjt paopea. Wogjy wjs Gjy Oia od iot cakib j frjzy cktfn.




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* * * Wnakr trjkear wjs smjee, avai cy trjkear stjigjrgs. Fnarry‛s

cagroom wjs njed j cagroom, spekt gowi tna mkggea wktnj ffikmsy wjee od Vnaatrof`. Nar youibar crotnar, Vtaw,njg tna otnar njed. Io wjee wjs mora tnji two kifnastnkf`, wnkfn majit j strjy aecow or jibry st foueg ajskeyìof` tnroubn to tna iaxt room. Avary siora, foivarsj-tkoi or foubn wjs jugkcea tnroubn tna wjees. \rkvjfy wjsj grajm ‖ axfapt ki tna bejss pnoia cootn od tna snowar,wnkfn wjs j brajt pejfa to bat soma tnki`kib goia.

Wna tjp sputtarag jig bjbbag, raeajskib j hat od sfjeg-kib wjtar jig stajm. Vna stoog uigar tna ffiow, eattkib nartnoubnts wjsn jwjy wktn tna swajt jig rojg brkt. Not

snowars wara tna cast, wktn tna wjtar so not kt turiag your s`ki pki`, js kd you foueg snag kt bafò-styea. Jig hust wnai sna fouegi‛t stjig kt jiy eoibar ‖ twkst, frji`,rjttea ‖ sna‛g torqua tna foeg wjtar to duee. Wna snofìuàg foisfkous tnoubnt.

J qukf` fnjiba jig Fnarry ffiouifag kito tna `ktfnaiki nar wor` uikdorm. Currkto Cjri stjdd wara raqukrag towajr vomkt-yaeeow poeo snkrts wktn mjtfnkib vksors. Vna‛gspait tna pravkous avaikib sfrucckib j fnkpotea stjki oddtna ejpae wktn j tootncrusn.

Wna parfoejtor cucceag, eekib tna trjkear wktn ji oj`y,

curiag smaee. Fnarry‛s djtnar sjt jt tna `ktfnaiatta tjcea,pjems aivaeopkib nks djvourkta mub. Vna ̀ kssag nks doranajg.

―Morikib, \ops.”Bruit.




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―K‛ee mjà you craj`djst.”\op ffikppag j pjba ki tna Jucray Wkmas. ―Goubniuts

ki tna drkgba.”―Io goubniuts.” Vna ratrkavag tna drykib pji drom

kts grjwar. ―[ou bottj ajt najetnkar, \ops, or your najrt‛sboiij ‛speoga.”

Wna ski` wjs eeag wktn ejst ikbnt‛s pjstj gksnas. Iooia jsàg nar to wjsn tnam, cut tna mai wara hust duf`-kib kifjpjcea. \op jig Vtaw mkbnt ca foitait to ajt oddj pejta wktn foibajeag brjvy stuf` to tna uigarskga, cutsomaoia njg to njva stjigjrgs.

―Now wjs your rui?”―Jcortag,” sjkg Fnarry. ―Wnay‛ra emkib j movka jt

tna cottekib pejit, K buass.”―[ou fouegi‛t hust bo jrouig?”―Ijn. Kd K fji‛t go my routa, K‛m iot ruiikib.”―[ou‛ra j frjzy bkre.”―K ìow.”Vna sat tna abbs skzzekib jig ratrkavag j [ow-Burt

drom tna drkgba. Jfforgkib to tna pjf`jba, kt wjs cotniutrktkous jig gaekfkous. \op ayag tna pki` seugba jstnoubn na gouctag cotn fouits.

―Now foma K bottj ajt abbs jig you bat to ajt tnjt snkt?”―K‛m iot djt, \ops.”

\op nuddag, turiag j pjba. ―K‛m ckb coiag.”―Jig your ckb coias jra fovarag ki feobbag jrtarkas,”

sjkg Fnarry. ―[ou‛ra ekà j cjfoi-wrjppag gkio sàeatoi.”\op fnufèag jig njigag nar tna fomkfs pjba. Fnjreka




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Crowi mkssag tna dootcjee. Fnarry mkssag Fjevki jig Noccas.―[our qujrtarey raport fjrg fjma ki.”

Nar ayas haràg up j ekttea too qukfèy. Vna eowaragtnam. ―On?”

―[ajn. Jppjraitey kt fjma j waa` jbo, cut somanowkt daee out od tna mjkecox.”

―Rakrg.”―Jig kito tna trjsn.”―Nun.”―Jig bot rkppag kito j mkeekoi pkafas.”Fnarry jta nar yoburt. ―Must njva caai mkfa. K toeg

you wa iaag ji axtarmkijtor.”Na pusnag tna gofumait jfross tna tjcea. Kt njg caai

rajssamceag wktn Vfotfn tjpa, roubney, cut tna wrktkibwjs stkee eabkcea. Iaxt tkma sna‛g curi kt.

―Eoo`, wnjt goas kt mjttar?” Vna tossag tna ampty [ow-Burt fup ovar nar snouegar. Kt ejigag squjraey kitna trjsn. \op rjksag nks ayacrows, guey kmprassag. ―K‛mbrjgujtkib, jrai‛t K?”

―[ajn, nkbn sfnooe ,” sjkg \op. ―Rnjt jcout foeeaba?Now go you axpaft to bat ki wktn raport fjrgs ekà tnks?”

Fnarry jeeowag narsaed j paa` jt tna Jucray \ucekfstjtkoiary. Wna gatjkes njg iot mjbkfjeey trjisdormag8

Ejf`s grkva.Tuebjr ejibujba.Kmpuesa-foitroe proceams.




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―Wnjt ejst oia ks cueesnkt,” sjkg Fnarry. ―K goiot njvadu‗” Vna too` j crajtn, smkeag, turiag nar pjems out.

―K jm rjba-draa. Jig my ejibujba ksi‛t vuebjr ‖ kt‛s …foeourdue.”

\op fnufèag. Vna stjrtag to stjig, cut na stoppag narwktn j baitea njig oi nar wrkst. ―[ou‛ra iot battkib oddajsy cafjusa you mjà ma ejubn, Jekfa @arrkbji.”

Fnarry swjeeowag. ―K njta tnjt ijma.”―Fnarry.”―\op.”Na raeajsag nar. ―Rnjt go you wjiij go?”―K wjit to sjva your abbs cadora tnay vuefjikza.”Rnai your pop‛s ji juto mafnjikf, you pkf` up soma

fnokfa vofjc.\op skbnag ekà j gaffijtkib couify fjstea jig turiag

out nks pjems ‖ j djmkey bastura.Vna wjsi‛t sura now kt njg njppaiag, tnks Brjig Fji-

yoi od j mksuigarstjigkib catwaai nar jig \op. Vna wjsoi oia skga, mksskib tna ajrey gafkskoi profass dor foeeaba,prataigkib to dorbat ajrey airoeemait, groppkib nkitsjcout tj`kib j yajr odd. Wnai jee tna wjy ovar tnara oitna otnar skga wjs \op, wno usujeey raspaftag nar gafk-skois, cut iow na wjs wrkibkib nks njigs, wjktkib dortnosa jppekfjtkois to bo out, stkee axpaftkib Fnarry to ca

tna rst @arrkbji to bo to foeeaba, tna djmkey vjibujrg,tna oia wktn potaitkje.

Vna wjsi‛t bokib to foeeaba, jig sna hust fouegi‛tcrkib narsaed to taee nkm.




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Vna jggag soma fnoppag pappars to tna abbs. (Kijggktkoi to wjsnkib tna gksnas, tna coys wara kifjpjcea

od snoppkib dor jiytnkib otnar tnji mkfrowjva pkzzj jigcaar.) Vna sarvag kt up oi \op‛s djvourkta \jtrkots pejta.

―Rnjt‛s jee tnks braai snkt?”―Tabatjceas,” sjkg Fnarry.―Io fnaasa?”―Jra you sarkous?”Vna ffikfàg jwjy tna raport fjrg jig tossag kt ki tna

cki wktn tna foddaa brouigs, crowiag pjpar towaes jigotnar bjrcjba.

Vomatnkib smjfàg nar oi tna cjf` od tna najg.―Boggjmi kt, Vtaw!”

―Ejibujba,” sjkg \op.―Morikib, djmkey!” Fnarry‛s crotnar opaiag tna fjc-

kiat jig too` gowi tna Fjp‛i Fruifn. ―Now ks avaryoiatnks ia Vuigjy?”

Fnarry sofàg nks snouegar, tnai eajiag ki feosa, sikdd-kib. Vtaw eooàg jt nar ekà sna‛g hust djrtag. ―Rnjt?”

―[ou stki` ekà waag,” sna sjkg ki j wnkspar.―[ou fji‛t smaee snkt,” na nkssag.―[ou cattar njva eadt soma not wjtar dor ma,” \op

sjkg, axjmkikib j braai-jig-yaeeow wjg jt tna aig odnks dor`.

―K bot not wjtar dor jcout two safoigs. Cejma Fnarry,”sjkg Vtaw. Na jrrjibag nkmsaed ki Fnarry‛s sajt wktn tnafaraje jig j fjrtoi od mke`. Fnarry fnafàg tna feof` oitna fooàr jig sjt catwaai tna coys.




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―Ajt qukfèy, jee rkbnt? Ra bottj bo sooi.”―Bo wnara?” Vtaw jsàg.

―K bot wor`, baikus,” Fnarry sjkg. ―[ou‛ra grkvkibma, ekà jewjys.”

―Fji‛t togjy,” sjkg Vtaw, moutn duee od faraje. ―\op‛sbot ma grkvkib out to Mjrecoroubn to pkf` up j iawskeaifar.”

Fnarry‛s hjw groppag. Vna eooàg to \op. ―Rnygkgi‛t you taee ma?”

Na snrubbag. ―[ou fji wje` kt. Kt‛s iot tnjt djr.”―Ror` stjrts ki va mkiutas jig kt‛s j dtaai-mki-

uta wje`!”―Wnai K buass you cattar stjrt ruiikib,” Vtaw sjkg.

―Duf`!” Fnarry humpag up, ìof`kib ovar nar fnjkr.―Wnks ks wny K iaag j duf`kib fjr, \op! [ou sjkg you waraboiij x up oia od tna oeg huiàrs jt tna snop dor ma!”

\op eajiag jwjy js kd nar jibar wara j njkestorm. ―Kwkee, sooi js K fji.”

―[ou caai sjykib tnjt dor two yajrs! Boggjmi kt! ”Vna brjccag nar àys jig sejmmag opai tna sfraai

goor, mj`kib dor Nopa Jvaiua jt j gajg sprkit.Dor tna raforg8 Fnarry ìaw sna wjs j frjzy bkre. Vnanjg caai skifa dor avar. Wna oegast axjmpea, tna ajrekastmomait od frjzkiass Fnarry foueg rafjee, trjispkrag oi

j numkg Wuasgjy jdtariooi, jdtar j morikib spait goo-gekib wktn fnje` oi tna stkf`y-not grkvawjy. Fnarry wjscait ovar nar ffiowar, sfrkccekib wktn j gkmkiksnkib pkiìkc, wnai sna najrg snoutkib kiskga tna trjkear. Vna wjs




savai, ìaas tjf`y wktn grkvawjy brkt, pki` tkit oi nariaf` jig snouegars drom two nours ki tna njzy sui. Wna

sfraai goor sejmmag opai.Nara tna mamory s`kps j drjma. Kt wjs ejtar, tna

numkgkty njg njtfnag tnuigar jig rjki, jig \op sjt jt tna`ktfnai tjcea, hust … pjrjeyzag. Fnarry‛s motnar grjbbagj ffiowar-prkit suktfjsa to j ckb rag sports fjr od j mjàjig mogae tnjt jee od Fnarry‛s sucsaquait jutomotkvaagufjtkoi foueg iot gksfari tnroubn mamory‛s gowi-pour. Wnara wjs j mji jt tna wnaae. Nar motnar gkg ioteoo` cjf` or sjy boogcya. Wna suktfjsa‛s fjstars hkttaragovar tna grkvawjy wnara Fnarry‛s fnje` ffiowars wara rjp-kgey gkssoevkib.

Vna wjs too youib to bat kt, wnjt wjs njppaikib, cutìaw sna iow njtag nar motnar. Ki nar fnkegksn uigar-stjigkib od tna sktujtkoi, tna fnje`, wnkfn nar motnarnjg purfnjsag, wjs somanow to cejma. Wo nurt Mum,Fnarry tnraw tna yaeeow Frjyoej fnje` cox jt tna ckb ragsports fjr jig sfrajmag, ―K goi‛t avai wjit kt!”

Mum gkgi‛t iotkfa. Wrui` sejm. Goor sejm. Ekbnt-ikib ffijsn. Wna crjà ekbnts ffijrag jig tna rag mystary fjrwjs boia, tj`kib nar motnar wktn kt.

Wnks ks wnjt Fnarry gksfovarag jcout narsaed8 wnkeanar crotnar nkg ki nks room jig nar djtnar stjrag beumey

kito nks foddaa, kt wjs Fnarry jeoia, savai-yajr-oegFnarry, wno, ki so mjiy worgs, toeg tnakr sae sn, gks-eoyje, kifoistjit mum to bo duf` narsaed.




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Fnjptar Wwo

Wna Kitarijtkoije VkbidorNaep Ma, K‛m Gykib

Vna‛g woràg jt Currkto Cjri skifa drasnmji yajr, wnaikt wjs Hac‛s Fnkfài Hjmcoraa. Ki jggktkoi to nar pardaftjttaigjifa, Fnarry @arrkbji wjs j mjstar currkto roeear.J moiày foueg doeg j tjfo, cut kt too` ji jrtkst to mjàtna pardaft currkto. Soee too tkbnt jig kt axpeogag ki

your moutn, too eoosa jig tna eekib ejigag ki your ejp.Currkto-roeekib wjsi‛t j fjraar peji or jiytnkib, cut snaekàg njvkib somatnkib sna wjs boog jt, uiekà sfnooe.Ror`kib njrg, battkib pjkg ‖ tnasa wara tnkibs to caproug od.

Fnarry jrrkvag jt tai tnkrty, sojàg tnroubn jigcrajtnkib njrg. Nar mjijbar bejifag up drom tna craj`-room wnktacojrg.

―Rnjt jra you gokib nara?”




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Fnarry too` j grki` drom tna cuccear. ―K wor` nara.Samamcar?”

―Iot togjy you goi‛t.” Na pokitag jt tna wnkta-cojrg, j brkg od kigafkpnarjcea squkbbeas. ―[ou‛ra wor`-kib tomorrow, tna twaity- dtn.”

―K fji‛t wor` oi Moigjy. K bo to sfnooe.”Wna mjijbar squkitag jt nar, eooàg cjf` jt tna

cojrg. ―[ou go? Now oeg jra you?”―Jeso, you gkgi‛t taee ma K njg tna gjy odd.”Wna mjijbar tjppag nks fnki wktn tna mjràr, eajv-

kib ji ki` soue pjtfn. ―On, yajn.”―Vo?”―Vo, you‛ra stkee iot wor`kib togjy. Kt‛s iot oi

tna cojrg.” Na basturag to tna squkbbea brkg js kd tnksaxpejkiag avarytnkib. ―Vaa?”

Fnarry peufàg tna mjràr drom nks njig jig wrotanar ijma ki tna :<86<‖786< seot. ―Tokeì. Kt ks wrkttai.”Vna njigag nkm tna mjràr. ―O@?”

Na swjeeowag jig ioggag. Na wjs j ekttea jdrjkg odnar. Wnjt wjs ia cy Fnarry.

Wna currkto stjtkoi wjs j eoib tjcea wktn j siaazabujrg jig j ski` jt oia aig. Wna ceottar wjs staifkeeagwktn currkto-roeekib kistruftkois, wnkfn Fnarry ejrbaeykbiorag. Jcova tna ski` wjs j tnraa-pjiaeeag sjdaty postar.

Wna postar dajturag two fnjrjftars8 Sag Buy jig BraaiBuy. Sag Buy wjs fno`kib jig Braai Buy wjs par-dormkib tna Nakmekfn mjioauvra. Voma hoàr njg grjwij dourtn pjiae ki wnkfn Sag jig Braai wara smo`kib




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fkbjrattas, ekà tnay‛g hust njg sax. Wna postar gkg eoo`gkrty. Oifa you sjw kt, you fouegi‛t uisaa kt. Wnoubn

ki Fnarry‛s varskoi, Sag Buy wjs j s`kiiy currkto roeearwktn nar njkr gyag ceoig, jig Braai Buy wjsi‛t braaijt jee, cut foddaa-foeourag, wktn j eajd-rustea vokfa jigwjrm, sodt njigs.

Ror`kib tna rabkstar wjs Iag, j coy Fnarry ìawdrom sfnooe. @kgs fjeeag nkm Iag tna Vpag cafjusa na too`spafkje ag fejssas. Fnarry jig Iag wara Vpags tobatnaruitke akbntn brjga, wnai Fnarry njg brjgujtag to CaeowJvarjba wnkea Iag stjyag Rjy Caeow Jvarjba. Fnarry

hust fjeeag nkm Iag. Rnai you too` spafkje ag, you fjeeagyoursaed j Vpag. [ou gkgi‛t iaag ramkigkib.

Wna morikib pjssag. Wna euifn rusn fjma jigwait. Fnarry ranajtag nar twaitkatn pjf`jba od XastyJmp-kijgjs. Iag wjs pkf`kib nks iosa wnai two bkresjpprojfnag tna rabkstar. Wnay warai‛t eofje. Wnakr djifyfeotnas wara drom fjtjeobuas wktn gaf` fnjkrs jig sjkekibcojts8 vksors jig wnkta poeo snkrts jig cub-aya suibejssastnjt nkg tnakr dajturas. Wnay wara procjcey wajrkib nkbn-naaeag sjigjes. Fnarry prataigag to iaag somatnkibuigar tna fouitar jig fnafàg.

[up.Iocogy grassag ekà tnjt ki Jucray, iot avai ki tna

ikfar pjrts.Wna bkres rajg tna maiu, tna gjr`-njkrag oia tjppkib

nar fnki. Nar ceoig drkaig‛s ekps `kiàg jt tna aig ki jparmj-brkmjfa. Wna cktfny ceoiga mumceag somatnkib




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grova nar jpa-snkt coiàrs, so sna wkpag gowi nar stj-tkoi jig woràg to uifeob tna ikf`y sogj douitjki. Nar

mkig wjigarag js sna woràg, grkdtkib cjf` to nar postardjitjsy. Wna foddaa-foeourag njigs njg uidjstaiag nar crj(jig nara wjs wnara raje kmjbkijtkoi too` ovar0 Fnarrywjs savai-taitns j vkrbki) jig wara wor`kib tnakr wjysoutn wnai j ioksa yjiàg nar out od tna gjygrajm.

Vomaoia wjs sfrajmkib. Wna cktfny ceoiga humpagto nar daat. Iaf`s swkvaeeag. Wna otnar bkre, tna cruiatta,wjs gouceag ovar ekà sna wjs ejubnkib, cut io souigasfjpag nar tnrojt. Vna fejwag jt nar foeejr, feutfnkib nariaf` ki tna kitarijtkoije skbi dor Naep ma, K‛m gykib.

Currkto Cjri wjs drozai. Wna pjtrois, tna mjijbar

wktn nks mop, Iag tna Vpag moutn-crajtnkib jt tna rab-kstar ‖ avaryoia stoog stof`-stkee, stjrkib jt tna fno`kibwomji ekà sna wjs gokib pardormjifa jrt.

Wnay fji‛t mova, Fnarry tnoubnt.Wnay fji‛t mova.K fji mova.Vna groppag nar rjb, rji oia-two-tnraa staps to

tna fouitar0 sna swuib nar eabs up jig ovar, jig tnaijiotnar dour strkgas jfross tna gkikib-room ekioeaum, sekp-pkib oifa oi tna spkeeag foej. Wna fno`kib bkre‛s djfa njgturiag ejvaigar, iot rag ekà tna postar. Fnarry sekppag

nar jrms uigar tna bkre‛s jig najvag. Vna doegag nar njigskito j ckb st jig puifnag ki jig up , ki jig up , hust ekà tnapostar sjkg. Wna bkre‛s vksor njg djeeai odd jig Fnarry fouegsaa tna gjr` swkre od njkr jig tna pjea sfjep uigariajtn.




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Rktn j wat, tnkf` njf`, somatnkib poppag out. Wnabkre naeg nar njigs to nar moutn jig fjubnt tna bummy

crowi ocstruftkoi. Fnarry naepag nar to j fnjkr jig ̀ iaetki droit od nar. Foeour wjs raturikib to nar djfa. Gjmpnjkr feuib to nar fnaa`s jig doranajg. Jee tna cajuty njgcaai squaazag out od nar.

―[ou O@?” Fnarry sjkg.Wna bkre ioggag, feutfnkib tna ocstruftkoi to nar

fnast ekà somatnkib prafkous. Nar ayas, tajrdue jigceoogsnot, daee to Fnarry‛s ijma tjb.

―Fnarry?” sna wnaazag, nar vokfa tna taxtura odpowgarag sojp.

―Wnjt‛s ma.”

Wna pjrjeysks ki tna room wjs croài. Wna bkre‛s drkaigrusnag to nar skga, waapkib, `ksskib nar doranajg. Wnaynubbag ajfn otnar. J souig ekà rjki eeag Fnarry‛s ajrs.

Jppejusa.Fnarry wjigarag, gjzag, cjf` to nar currkto stj-

tkoi. \aopea fejppag nar oi tna cjf`. Nar mjijbarjppajrag ‖ na‛g eost nks vksor too ‖ jig too` nar cytna snouegars. Fnarry daet narsaed usnarag kito tna cjf`room, j dob eekib nar crjki ekà stajm drom tna mori-kib‛s snowar. Vna fouegi‛t tnki`. Vna wjsi‛t sura snafoueg crajtna.

―Noey snkt, noey snkt.” Wna mjijbar ektarjeey humpagup jig gowi. Na eofàg tna stjdd-room goor. ―On, myBog. K iaag to fjee tna fops. Io! Wna pjpar! Io, duf`tna pjpar. K‛m fjeekib \aopea mjbjzkia.”




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―K iaag soma wjtar,” Fnarry sjkg. Wna room wjsspkiikib mufn mora tnji usuje.

―Fnarry, sijp out od kt. Goi‛t you rajekza wnjt you‛vagoia?”

―Nun?”―Wnjt wjs Jrgaekj Gaai!” tna mjijbar sjkg. ―[ou

hust sjvag j movka stjr!”

[ou sajrfnag dor Jrgaekj Gaai.

Saejtag sajrfnas8 Jrgai Gaai, Eufkdar Gaai, Mjxwaee Vkevar,

Fyrus Gjr, Fyitnkj Vuigja.

Jrgaekj Gaai

Cori8 Hjiujry :, :;>;, Eoigoi, Aibejig, Q@ mora 99

Mkik-ckobrjpny8

Jrgaekj Gaai, gjubntar od jffejkmag em gkraftor Jrgai Gaai

(:;17‖), mjga nar fkiamjtkf gacut jt tna youib jba od …

mora 99

Wrkvkj8

Ji jmjtaur jrfnktaftura nkstorkji, Gaai njs puceksnag savarje

jfjgamkf pjpars oi Agwjrgkji mjiskois … mora 99

Qp 2:% ki popuejrkty tnks waa`.




Jwjrgs8

Iomkijtag dor 3 Boegai Beocas. Jiotnar :1 wkis & 37

iomkijtkois … mora 99

Jrgaekj Gaai jig Mjxwaee Vkevar sejtag dor ramj`a od :;4:‛s

Jekva jig Qimjrrkag, to em ki Mjssjfnusatts

(Drom Satrovkg.fom, Dacrujry :, 3<:6, 38<3 \M, \GW)

Fyrus Gjr gksfussas nks torrkg jddjkr wktn fostjr Jrgaekj Gaai

(Drom Dkembjsm, Hjiujry 3:, 3<:6, 381> \M, \GW)

Dkemobrjpny8

:. Jekva jig Qimjrrkag8 Wna Vtawjrt Fjia Vtory (3<:7) ( ki

proguftkoi ) … Oekva Jucray

3. Ejgy od tna Nousa (3<:3) … Hjia Justai6. Fkiamj Soyjety8 Jrgai Gaai‛s Djmkey od Vtjrs (3<<2) …

Narsaed

7. Eow ki tna Morikib (3<<4) … Njzae Eow, jba :70 jba :4

1. Sag Vnkdt (3<<6) … Sucy Ceua

4. Wna Saitag Bkre (:;;2) … Sjfnae Vpjtz0 Sacaffj Vpjtz

[ou sajrfnag dor Fnarry @arrkbji.

[our sajrfn ykaegag io mjtfnas.

Gkg you maji fnarry foej?




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Fnjptar Wnraa

[ou‛ra Ceowkib QpCurrkto Cjri wjs ekà j frkma sfaia wktn io vkftkm. Iaws

vjis feobbag tna pjr`kib eot, stjfàg cumpar to cumparjeoib Nopa Jvaiua, j dorast od sjtaeekta gksnas rkskib ovartna traatops. Oi tna brouig, fraws raportag wktnki ajr-snot od ajfn otnar8

―Io iaws yat wnatnar Ms Gaai survkvag tna jttjf`…”―… ejrbaey gua to uisjiktjry ajtkib foigktkois…”―… wjs sjvag cy eofje nkbn-sfnooear Jekfa @arrkbji…”

[oàes strjkiag jbjkist poekfa tjpa, wnkea tna fopsfrooàg tnakr ibars ki tnakr caets jig avaryoia frjiagto fjtfn j bekmpsa od @akrj @ikbnteay or Ikfoea Skfnkaor wnoavar kt wjs (raports vjrkag). Otnar oieooàrs

wara bosskp aigs wno‛g saai tna iaws oi Wwkttar jigrusnag ovar.

#CurrktoCjri wjs traigkib.




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ki tna tkiy room. Wna fjmarjmai stoog hust cankig, ekàj safoig ejyar od snjr`‛s taatn, squkitkib kito vkaw igars.

Wna souig buys wara jt tna cjf`, cjejifkib duzzy coommkàs tnjt cumpag jbjkist tna fakekib, mj`kib najgpnoiassquaje. Wna wjee od pejstkf, pjkseay, jig najvkey mjga-updjfas dormag ji jgvjifkib samkfkrfea jrouig Fnarry. Iowsna uigarstoog wny tnay wara fjeeag tna prass.

―Rnjt wait tnroubn your mkig wnai you sjw tnjt MsGaai fouegi‛t crajtna?” j womji ki j iafàrfnkad jsàg.

Fnarry too` j crajtn jig trkag to bjtnar nartnoubnts. Wnara warai‛t mjiy to bjtnar. Nar crjki daetamptkag. Rjs tnks rajeey njppaikib? Io, ocvkousey iot.

―K tnki` kt wjs,Wnjt womji fji‛t crajtna, ” sna rapekag.

J fjmarjmji fnufèag. Vna njgi‛t majit to ca duiiy.―Jra you j ckb dji od Ms Gaai‛s?”Fnarry snrubbag. ―Iot rajeey.”Vna hugbag drom tnakr axprasskois tnks wjsi‛t tna

jiswar tnay axpaftag or wjitag. ―My crotnar‛s ocsassagwktn nar tnoubn. Na‛s bot j postar od nar jcova nks cag.”

Mora ejubntar drom tna fjmarj buys. Wnks tkma avaisoma od tna raportars smkeag.

―Rnkfn postar?” j bkre ki j Draj`tjeekfj W-snkrt jsàg,noegkib out nar mkik-raforgar.

―Rnjt‛s tna oia wnara sna pejys Hjia Justai jig

nuits vjmpkras?” Fnarry jsàg.―Ejgy od tna Nousa,” avaryoia saamag to sjy ki uiksoi.J daw od tna raportars fnufèag tnks tkma. Wna corag

iawspjpar buys bejifag up, pais poksag.




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―[ajn, tnjt‛s tna oia,” sjkg Fnarry. ―Vna‛s ki tnjtwnkta ikbntbowi jig noegkib tna ceoogy stjà. Wna

movka wjs O@. K najrg tna coo` sufàg tnoubn.”―Rara you axfktag to maat j faeacrkty?” tna eofje

iaws ejgy jsàg, kifnkib dorwjrg.―Io,” sjkg Fnarry. ―K maji, K guiio. K gkgi‛t rajeey

ìow wno sna wjs. K hust tnoubnt sna wjs soma not fnkf` kij poeo snkrt wno gkgi‛t ìow now to fnaw nar doog.”

Wnks tkma, tnay jee ejubnag.―Vo, you gkgi‛t rafobikza Ms Gaai wnai sna aitarag?”―Io, cut K ìaw sna wjs rkfn.”―Now‛s tnjt?”―Nar feotnas jra drom Vtjr jig Ekcarty,” Fnarry sjkg.

―Ra goi‛t rajeey njva swji`y snkt ekà tnjt ki Jucray.”Vna wkifag. ―Vnkt. Fji K sjy „snkt‛?”

―Vura!” sjkg tna bkre drom WMX.―Ra fji agkt kt out,” sjkg tna Rorfastar Fjcea Iaws buy.―[ou saam pratty uikmprassag wktn faeacrkty,” tna

Costoi Beoca mji sjkg.―K goi‛t ìow,” sjkg Fnarry. ―K iavar mat j faeacrkty

cadora.”―Vo, now goas kt daae?”Vna tnoubnt jcout kt, sajrfnkib dor somatnkib prodouig.

―Vna‛s so … smjee. Vna eoo`s ckb oi-sfraai, you ̀ iow? Iot

djt hust … ekà j bkjit. Jig ki rajekty sna‛s tnks tkiy parsoi. Kmaji, K foueg wrjp my jrms jrouig nar twkfa.”

―Jra you worrkag tnjt Ms Gaai njs ji ajtkib gks-orgar?”




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―Foueg tnks kifkgait ca raejtag to cuekmkj?”―Rny go you tnki` Noeeywoog ks so ocsassag wktn

cogy-kmjba kssuas?”―Rnoj!” Fnarry put out nar pjems. ―K hust sjkg tna

cktfn wjs t. K goi‛t ìow kd sna‛s jioraxkf or wnjtavar.Ki djft, sna orgarag soma pratty djtty doog, so…”

―K eova kt!” somaoia sjkg.―K njva j quastkoi,” j womji ki io-ioisaisa bejssas

jsàg. ―Wna rastjurjit wjs duee od paopea, jig cy jeejffouits you wara tna durtnast drom Ms Gaai.”

―[ajn,” sjkg Fnarry. ―Wnjt‛s rkbnt.”―Rny go you tnki` you rji to nar jkg, jig io oia

aesa gkg?”

Wna room bot vary qukat, jig dor tna rst tkmaFnarry wjs jwjra, rajeey jwjra, tnjt sna wjs tje`kib to jijugkaifa od mkeekois, to mora paopea tnji sna njg avar orwoueg avar maat ki j ekdatkma.

―K buass kt‛s cafjusa most paopea, wnai somatnkibboas wroib, tnay tnki` jcout wnjt to go,” sjkg Fnarry.

―Jig you ìaw wnjt to go?” somaoia oddarag.―Io,” sjkg Fnarry. ―K hust goi‛t tnki`.”―Jmjzkib,” somaoia sjkg. ―Wnks ks wjy cattar tnji

Fnrkstkij‛s eajàg pnotos.”

Mora quastkois. Mora pnotos. Vna daet djkit. Vna wjs bokibto bo gowi ekà j prkza bntar kd tnay gkgi‛t bkva nar somajkr. Wnay eovag nar, tnay fouegi‛t bat aioubn od nar, cutFnarry njg njg mora tnji aioubn od tnam. Dkijeey sna




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sjkg sna njg to paa jig eofàg narsaed ki tna cjtnroom.Wnara wjs j s`kiiy wkigow iajr tna fakekib. Kt too` j daw

jttampts, cut sooi sna wjs jcea to squkrm tnroubn tna smjeebjp jig out kito tna jeeay cankig Currkto Cjri. Vna groppagto tna tjrmjf, nar top strajàg wktn brajsa jig brkt dromtna wkigowskee.

Iag wjs tnara, smo`kib j fkbjratta.―Rnjt‛s wroib wktn tna goor?” na jsàg.―Wnosa dufàrs goi‛t ìow wnai to qukt.” Iag

oddarag nar tna smoà. Vna snoo` nar najg. ―Vaa yj, Iag.”Vna stjrtag gowi tna jeeay, cut Iag stoppag nar.―[ou wjiij bo tna cjf` wjy.” Na ioggag ovar nks

snouegar. ―Wnara‛ra stkee j cuifn od iaws buys ki tna pjr`-

kib eot.”Fnarry smkeag. ―Wnji`s, Iag.”

Vna hobbag up Nopa Jvaiua, j frjzy bkre wktn wkeg njkrki j etny Currkto Cjri uikdorm. Vna wjs njedwjy nomawnai nar crotnar‛s trkfàg-out Guccar fjma ovar tnarkgba. Vna ffijbbag nkm gowi.

―K wjs hust fomkib to bat you.”Vna sekg kito tna pjssaibar sajt. ―Ror` iksnag ajrey.

Oi jffouit od axtrama frjzkiass.”―Noey snkt, so kt‛s trua?” Vtaw snowag nar nks pnoia, j

taxt drom nks ejtast bkredrkaig8

Vtawka ur sks sjvag Jrgaekj Gaai drom

poksoikib!




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―Fno`kib, jftujeey.”―Gjmi.”

Na pueeag kito trjd f, rajfnkib jfross nar ejp dor tnabeova fompjrtmait. Na axtrjftag j hokit jig ekt up.

―[ou‛ra `kggkib, rkbnt?”Vtaw snrubbag. ―Wnks ks jsktujtkoi. [ou wjit?”―Io.” Vna wjvag tna smoà jwjy drom nar djfa.―O@, so, you bottj taee ma.”―Waee you wnjt?”Nks vokfa wjs ekà j drob, smoà tumcekib out wktn

nks worgs. ―Jra tnay raje? Nar tkts?”―Hasus, Vtaw!” Vna puifnag nks jrm, jig tna Guccar

swarvag j ekttea.

―K‛m hust sjykib, wnai you gkg F\S or wnjtavar, youprocjcey bot j boog daae. K maji, you‛ra ki tna posktkoi tojiswar j quastkoi mjiy j youib mji njs poigarag…”

―[ou jra sufn j buy.”―Wnjt‛s wnjt tnay taee ma.” Vtaw smkeag jrouig tna

hokit ki nks ekps.―Jee rkbnt,” sjkg Fnarry. ―[ajn, tnay‛ra raje.”―On!” Vtaw eat bo od tna wnaae, tnrowkib nks njigs

up ekà na wjs oi j roeear fojstar. ―Vna iotkfag! K ìaw you wara j easckji!”

―[ou dufàr.” Vna sofàg nkm jbjki, peufàg tna hokit

drom nks ibartkps jig ffikfàg kt out tna wkigow.Wnay wara cotn ejubnkib so njrg, Vtaw njg to puee

ovar j ceof` drom tnakr grkvawjy, hust so tnay foueg foi-tjki tnamsaevas.




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\op wjs MKJ. Fnarry jig Vtaw cootag up tna djm-key‛s N\. Wna gkje-up cuzzag jig sjib kts wakrg muskf.

―Fnarry, you jra ceowkib up,” sjkg Vtaw.Kt wjs trua. Iot oiey gkg sna njva 3:2 iaw drkaig

raquasts, cut nar doeeowars oi Wwkttar njg trkpeag. Wna [ouWuca vkgao od nar kitarvkaw jerajgy njg :32,<<<vkaws. Fnarry rajg tna fommait strajm8

EOE duf`kib nkf`

Mrhjzz : mki jbo

goit ca j njtar gkf`najg snas swaat

stjrfrusnar71 : mki jbo

RA EOTA [OQ, FNASS[!Caekavarcaekavas : mki jbo

Wnjt bkre ks tooo s`kiiy somaoia taee nar to ajt somatnkib

stjf@AG32 : mki jbo

Ks jiyoia aesa djitjskzkib jcout nar bkvkib Jrgaekj tna Nakmekfn

mjioauvra?

DjeeBuy : mki jbo

K jm!

jioiymous : mki jbo

tna squjw`ar.fom fekp ks nkbnar raz fnaf` kt out oi mydaag

JrgaekjWuca 3 mki jbo




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* * * Vqujwàr, WMX, jee tna mjhor faeac ceobs wara tje`kib

jcout nar. Wna droit pjba od Wrkp‛g dajturag j pucekfktysnot od Jrgaekj iaxt to j pnoto od … snkt.

―K eoo` tarrkcea!”Wna pnoto tnay‛g usag wjs drom tna Currkto Cjri

stjdd room. Fnarry wjs swajt-stjkiag, pjea jig njbbjrg.Kt njg caai tjài wnkea sna wjs mkg-saitaifa, mkg-ceki`,posskcey mkg-siaaza.

―„K hust tnoubnt sna wjs soma not fnkf` ki j poeo snkrt wnogkgi‛t ìow now to fnaw nar doog,‛” Vtaw rajg. ―Gkg yourajeey sjy tnjt?”

―Hasus.” Fnarry brkppag tna skgas od tna moiktor. ―K

souig ekà ji kgkot! Kt gkgi‛t souig tnjt stupkg wnai Ksjkg kt.”

―Fnaf` kt out,” sjkg Vtaw. ―[ou‛ra avai oi Juto-Wuiatna Iaws.”

―[ou‛ra `kggkib ma.”Vomaoia njg sat j fekp drom Fnarry‛s kitarvkaw to

muskf, agktkib nar worgs tobatnar so kt souigag ekà snawjs skibkib.

―Io, cut K ̀ iaw / K ̀ iaw / K ̀ iaw sna wjs rkkkkkkfn,” tna wacFnarry sjib. ―Vnkt! / Fji K sjy „snkt‛? / Raee. / K ìaw sna wjsrkkkkkfn!”

―My skstar tna mama,” Vtaw sjkg. ―Jeso, tnji`s dormaitkoikib tna postar tnkib, jssnoea. [ou mjga masouig ekà j parv.”

Fnarry eajiag nar doranajg jbjkist tna gas`. ―Gjmi




kt. Rny fji‛t K hust `aap my moutn snut?”―Mjyca tnks ks tna rajsoi.” Vtaw croubnt up Vwaat-

Rajr.fom, tna gaskbi-your-owi W-snkrt skta. Wop rjtagwjs somatnkib fjeeag tna Fnarry Waa, j rag-jig-cejf` taawktn j massjba ki wnkta eattarkib ovar tna outekia od jfnarry. Kt sjkg8

k goi‛t tnki`.

―Djcueous,” Fnarry sjkg. ―Duf`kib. Djcueous.”―Rnara jra you bokib?”―Out,” sna sjkg, uieof`kib tna cjf` goor. ―Kd \op

js`s, K‛m jt Eufjs‛s.”




Dor Vjrjn |

Wnks ks j wor` od ftkoi. Ijmas, fnjrjftars, pejfas jig kifkgaitsjra aktnar tna proguft od tna jutnor‛s kmjbkijtkoi or, kd raje, usag

ftktkousey. Jee stjtamaits, jftkvktkas, stuits, gasfrkptkois, kidormjtkoijig mjtarkje od jiy otnar `kig foitjkiag naraki jra kifeugag doraitartjkimait purposas oiey jig snoueg iot ca raekag oi dor

jffurjfy or rapekfjtag js tnay mjy rasuet ki kihury.

Dkrst puceksnag ki Brajt Crktjki 3<:7 cy Rjeàr Coo`s Etg>2 Tjuxnjee Rje`, Eoigoi VA:: 1NH

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Waxt © 3<:6 Honi M. Fuskf`Fovar gaskbi jig keeustrjtkoi © 3<:7 Rjeàr Coo`s Etg

Wna rkbnt od Honi M. Fuskf` to ca kgaitk ag js jutnor od tnkswor` njs caai jssartag cy nkm ki jfforgjifa wktn tna

Fopyrkbnt, Gaskbis jig \jtaits Jft :;>>

Wnks coo` njs caai typasat ki Camco

\rkitag jig couig ki Brajt Crktjki cy Fejys Etg, Vt Kvas pef

Jee rkbnts rasarvag. Io pjrt od tnks coo` mjy ca raprogufag,trjismkttag or storag ki ji kidormjtkoi ratrkavje systam ki jiy

dorm or cy jiy majis, brjpnkf, aeaftroikf or mafnjikfje,kifeugkib pnotofopykib, tjpkib jig raforgkib, wktnout prkor

wrkttai parmksskoi drom tna puceksnar.

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