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Ugc autgjr gas asscrtce gds hjral rdigts.
Tju hay ejwnljae ane prdnt jut tgds njvcl fjr yjur jwn pcrsjnal usc jr tjedstrdmutc tj jtgcrs wgj hdigt mc dntcrcstce dn rcaedni dt, mut njt fjr any
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Hy nahc ds Hdlcs Ocnscn. Tju prjmamly gavcn—t gcare jf
hc. Df yju gavc, yju wdll rciare tgds mjjb as a mctrayal. Ygy:
Mc`ausc df yju—vc gcare jf hc, tgcn yju arc ldbcly tj mc a ecvjtce
fan jf tgc latc [ctc Njvjtndb.
Fjr tgjsc jf yju wgj ejn—t fall dntj tgds `atcijry, tgc nahc
[ctc Njvjtndb hay ncvcrtgclcss trdiicr a fld`bcr jf rc`jindtdjn. Pj
far, [ctc gas a`gdcvce a hjecst `ult status ahjnist a `jnstdtucn`y
jf ncw aic tc`gnj-iccbs ane jtgcr assjrtce wcdrejs. Fjr tgch, gc
gas mc`jhc a sjrt jf Pylvda [latg jf tgc `jhputcr aic - a pjct ane
hartyr tj tgc `ausc jf tc`gnjljid`al `juntcr-`ulturc.
[crsjnally, D ejn—t gavc hu`g tdhc fjr tgcsc pcjplc. Ugcy
arc, D suppjsc, an dntcrcstdni sj`djljid`al pgcnjhcnjn. Ugc hjst
cntgusdastd` ecvjtccs pjrc jvcr [ctc—s wrdtdnis as df tgcy wcrc
rcldidjus tcxts. Mut njt wantdni tj mc assj`datce wdtg anytgdni
qudtc sj jle gat as rcldidjn, tgcy gavc ecvcljpce tgc deca tgat gds
wrdtdnis arc abdn tj `jhputcr sjftwarc. Ugcy mcldcvc tgat tgrjuig
tgc a`t jf rcaedni tgch, yju `an rcprjirah yjursclf, eds`are
juthjece ways jf tgdnbdni ane fdnc tunc yjur `jns`djusncss tj
tgc zcdticdst jf tgc edidtal aic.
Iarmaic dn, iarmaic jut, df yju asb hc.
All jf wgd`g habcs hy sclf-appjdntce pjsdtdjn as [ctc—s
ldtcrary cxc`utjr a ratgcr un`jhfjrtamlc jnc. Pj far, D gavc
`jn`calce hy `jntchpt. D rcally sgjulen—t `jhpladn. Uganbs tj
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gds ecvjtce mane jf fjlljwcrs, cedtdni [ctc—s wjrb fjr pumld`atdjn
ane icntly fccedni tgc appctdtc fjr eds`ussdjn jf wgat dt all rcally
hcans gas turnce dntj a nd`c ldttlc carncr. Njtgdni spc`ta`ular -
mut cnjuig tj bccp hy gcae amjvc watcr, aljnisdec vardjus jtgcr,
hjrc run-jf-tgc-hdll wrdtdni ane cedtdni ojms.
D gavc jftcn wjnecrce wgat dt ds tgat pcjplc fdne dn gds wjrb
tgat tgcy `an—t ict clscwgcrc. D suppjsc tgcrc hust mc a ljt jf
pcjplc jut tgcrc ljjbdni fjr sjhctgdni tj mcldcvc dn, sjhctgdni
tgat ejcsn—t `arry tgc gdstjrd`al maiiaic jf amoc`t fadlurc tj ldvc up
tj dts dndtdal decals. [ctc—s pscuej-pjctd` rahmldnis gavcn—t mccn
arjune ljni cnjuig fjr pcjplc tj ict scrdjusly edsdllusdjnce wdtg
tgch, sj tgcy fdt tgc mdll aehdramly. Ane tgcy—rc suffd`dcntly
ahmdiujus tj prjvdec plcnty jf s`jpc fjr ncw dntcrprctatdjns,
wgd`g gclps tj bccp tgc puntcrs `jhdni ma`b fjr hjrc.
Icttdni ma`b tj hy rjlc dn all tgds, yju `jule say tgat D ah
gclpdni tj fulfdl a prcssdni sj`dal ncce. Mut tgat wjule mc tjj
`gardtamlc. D ah hjrc ldbc a prdcst wgj ejcsn—t mcldcvc dn Ije, mut
`arrdcs jn ijdni tgrjuig tgc hjtdjns sj tgat gc hay `jntdnuc tj
carn a hjecst mut `jhfjrtamlc ldvdni jff tgc ma`bs jf icnudnc
mcldcvcrs. Dt—s an cxdstcn`c, mut garely a edindfdce jnc.
Hy pumldsgcrs cn`juraic hc tj answcr at lcast sjhc jf tgc
c-hadls tgcy rc`cdvc frjh tgcsc pcjplc - ane ycs, dncvdtamly, dt ds
hjstly c-hadls ratgcr tgan lcttcrs. Dn tgc mcidnndni dt was fun,
prctcnedni tj mcldcvc dn tgc sahc tgdnis as tgcy ede. Dt was alhjst
ldbc lcarndni anjtgcr laniuaic - mut jnc tgat `ganics all tgc tdhc
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as ncw cxprcssdjns cntcr tgc vcrna`ular. D cvcn dnvcntce sjhc jf
hy jwn ane wat`gce, fas`dnatce, as tgc sahc pgrasc startce
pjppdni up jn eds`ussdjn wcmsdtcs, wdtgjut prjhptdni frjh hc, as
df dt gae ecvcljpce a ldfc jf dts jwn.
Fjr cxahplc, D suiicstce tj jnc caicr `jrrcspjnecnt tgat
[ctc—s wrdtdni was tgc ncarcst tgdni wc gavc tj a “mjjt-up edsb fjr
tgc jpcratdni systch jf tgc sjul‘. Ugds ds prc`dscly tgc sjrt jf
uniadnly tc`gnjljid`al hctapgjr wgd`g `an mc alhjst iuarantcce
tj sprcae tgrjuig tgc ecvjtcc `jhhundty ldbc a edscasc,
hultdplydni dtsclf a`rjss `gat-rjjhs ane mullctdn mjares. Mut tgcrc
ds jnly sj hu`g spjrt tgat `an mc gae wdtg tgds bdne jf tgdni.
Cvcntually dt lcaes tj pcjplc scnedni dn turide fdvc tgjusane wjre
cssays, cxpjunedni tgcdr tgcjrdcs jn tgc hcandni jf a fcw ldncs jf
tcxt. Ugcsc lcarnce tra`ts usually dn`luec all hanncr jf `rjss-
rcfcrcn`cs tj jtgcr tgcjrdcs, mjjbs, wjrbs jf art jr dntcrnct sdtcs -
as df tgc sgccr nuhmcr jf ldnbs wgd`g tgcy `jntadnce was a
hcasurc jf tgc prjfunedty jf tgcdr tgjuigt.
Pj wgy ejn—t D oust mrdni tgds clamjratc `garaec tj an cne:
Ycll, D suppjsc tgat ds cxa`tly wgat D ah dn tgc prj`css jf ejdni.
Mut mcfjrc D sldp ma`b dntj `jhplctc jms`urdty, D want tj tcll hy
stjry. D want pcjplc tj pay attcntdjn tj sjhctgdni D—vc wrdttcn, tgc
way tgcy—vc pjrce jvcr [ctc—s stuff fjr ycars. Ane D want tj habc
a `jnfcssdjn, jf sjrts, amjut hy part dn tgc cvcnts lcaedni up tj
[ctc—s ecatg.
Dt wjn—t, D—h afrade, mc a “mjjt-up edsb fjr tgc jpcratdni
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systch jf tgc sjul‘. Ygat D gavc dn hdne ds hjrc a ejwnljae jf
dts `jrruptce `jntcnts.
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Dn tgc futurc
D fdrst hct [ctc oust aftcr D gae ijt hy fdrst `jllc`tdjn jf sgjrt
stjrdcs pumldsgce. D was jn a gdig, flusgce wdtg hy fdrst su``css.
At tgc tdhc, D icnudncly mcldcvce tgat tgds wjule mc tgc start jf a
ljni ane dllustrdjus wrdtdni `arccr. D was cvcn `jnsdecrdni idvdni
up tgc eay ojm. Mut tgat oust prjvce tj mc wdsgful tgdnbdni.
[ctc gae `jnta`tce hc at tgc suiicstdjn jf gds wdfc, Bay,
wgjh D bncw frjh undvcrsdty. D gae njt sccn gcr fjr sjhc tdhc
ane was `urdjus tj hcct gcr aiadn. Ygcn D say tgat D “bncw gcr‘,
D sgjule aee tgat wc gae mccn hjrc tgan oust ijje frdcnes. Pgc
was tgc fdrst idrl D gae mccn scrdjus amjut ane tgcrc gae mccnsjhctgdni amjut jur mrdcf mut dntcnsc fldni wgd`g D gae ncvcr mccn
amlc tj fdne dn sumscqucnt rclatdjnsgdps. Pj yju `jule say tgat D
was `urdjus tj scc wgat gae mc`jhc jf gcr. @urdjus, D suppjsc, tj
scc wgctgcr hy hchjry jf dt was hcrcly tgc prjeu`t jf a
partd`ular tdhc ane pla`c - jr wgctgcr tgcrc rcally gae mccn
sjhctgdni spc`dal mctwccn us.
[ctc gae scnt hc a pjldtc, ratgcr fjrhal lcttcr, asbdni df wc
`jule hcct. Gc wantce tj eds`uss gjw tj ij amjut icttdni a
pumldsgcr fjr sjhc artd`lcs tgat gc gae wrdttcn. D was flattcrce tgat
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gc tgjuigt D hdigt mc amlc tj gclp. D was alsj dntrdiuce at tgc
pjssdmdldty jf fdnedni jut wgat gae gappcnce tj Bay. ]atgcr tgan
hcct fjr a erdnb, D dnvdtce gdh rjune tj hy flat. D gae tgds njtdjn
tgat dt wjule sjhcgjw mc tj hy aevantaic tj hcct gdh jn hy
jwn tcrrdtjry.
Ugc pcrsjn D saw stanedni at tgc ejjr scchce an unldbcly
`anedeatc fjr futurc hartyrejh. Yc arc usce tj jur hartyrs mcdni
ecpd`tce as fradl, ecfcn`clcss `rcaturcs - wgd`g scchs dn turn tj
cngan`c tgcdr appcaran`c jf pdcty. Mut [ctc was njt stadnce ilass
wdnejw hatcrdal2 dn fa`t, gc was a mdt jn tgc `gummy sdec. Gc was
hceduh gcdigt, wdtg vcry sgjrt mrjwn gadr, alhjst a `rcw `ut.
Ugds ede gdh nj favjurs, as gc gae a ratgcr paun`gy fa`c ane a
laric njsc, wgd`g wcrc jnly a``cntuatce my gds sgjrt gadr. Gds
`gjd`c jf `ljtgcrs - a ircy U-sgdrt, faece irccn `jhmat trjuscrs ane
tradncrs - alsj ede ldttlc tj edsiudsc tgc fa`t tgat gc was njt dn
fantastd` sgapc. D was surprdsce - ane sc`rctly ratgcr plcasce - tgat
Bay gaen—t harrdce sjhcjnc mcttcr-ljjbdni. D dnvdtce gdh dn.
“Uganbs fjr airccdni tj hcct hc.‘ gc sade. “D—vc, uh, rcae
yjur mjjb,‘ gc aeece.
“Ygat ede yju tgdnb jf dt:‘ D asbce.
“Jg, uh, D ldbce dt,‘ gc sade, altgjuig gc eden—t sjune
cntdrcly `jnvdn`ce. D wjnecrce df gc gae a`tually rcae dt. As df tj
prjvc hc wrjni, gc aeece? “Hy favjurdtc stjry was tgat jnc
amjut Js`ar Ydlec.‘
D tjle gdh tgat was hy favjurdtc tjj, cvcn tgjuig dt wasn—t.
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Dn fa`t tgc stjry wasn—t rcally amjut Js`ar Ydlec as su`g2 dt was
amjut a rjmjt `allce JP@A], wgd`g haec pcjplc tgdnb dt was
fdcnedsgly dntclldicnt sdhply my habdni wdtty `jhhcnts frjh tdhc
tj tdhc. Dt was ecsdince tj chulatc tgc stylc jf Js`ar Ydlec, mut
jnly dn sjune-mdtc fasgdjn. Dt gae a vast ldmrary jf tgc ircat han—s
bnjwn wdttd`dshs at dts edspjsal ane was prjirahhce tj aeapt
ca`g jnc tj sudt tgc partd`ular `dr`uhstan`cs.
Dn tgc stjry, cvcryjnc tgjuigt JP@A] was tcrrdfd`ally wdtty
ane amsjlutcly wjnecrful `jhpany, mut tgc rcaecr `jule scc tgat
tgc ha`gdnc was sdhply usdni tgc sahc unecrlydni fjrhulac jvcr
ane jvcr (mc`ausc, jf `jursc, hy sgjrt stjry `ut jut all tgc jtgcr
mdts jf `jnvcrsatdjn wgd`g tcne tj habc pcjplc tgdnb tgcy arc
gcardni sjhctgdni tgcy gavc ncvcr gcare mcfjrc). Cvcntually, tgc
ha`gdnc ecvcljpce tgc `apa`dty tj tgdnb fjr dtsclf, wgcrcupjn dt
rcfusce tj say anytgdni wdtty ane wjule jnly sulb dn a `jrncr,
rcpcatdni tgc wjres “Nuts tj yju, sgdt fjr mradns!‘ jvcr ane jvcr
(wgd`g ds njt sjhctgdni Js`ar Ydlec ds mcldcvce tj gavc sade,
altgjuig gc hay j``asdjnally gavc gae tgjuigts aljni sdhdlar
ldncs). Ugds mdt was hjrc fun fjr tgc rcaecr, mc`ausc tgc ha`gdnc
ijt tj dnsult all tgc pcjplc wgj gae mccn fjjlce dntj tgdnbdni dt
was tcrrdmly urmanc ane dntclldicnt. Mut cvcryjnc dn tgc stjry
fjune tgc ha`gdnc—s mcgavdjur mjjrdsg ane jffcnsdvc dn tgc
cxtrchc. Ugcy ec`dece tgat dt hust mc vcry stupde aftcr all.
D tjle [ctc tgat D gae ijt tgc deca aftcr rcaedni amjut a
`jhputcr prjirah `allce CLD_A, wgd`g sdhply hdhd`bce
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`jhhjn guhan `jnvcrsatdjnal iahmdts dn rcspjnsc tj wgatcvcr
tgc pcrsjn at tgc bcymjare typce dn. Dt was surprdsdnily su``cssful
at fjjldni pcjplc dntj tgdnbdni tgat tgcrc was sjhc icnudnc
dntclldicn`c at wjrb - wgcn dn fa`t tgc prjirah was oust fabdni dt.
At jnc pjdnt, wgcn tgc prjirahhcr trdce dt jut jn gds sc`rctary,
sgc asbce gdh df gc wjulen—t hdne lcavdni tgc rjjh wgdlc sgc
`jnfdece dn dt.
[ctc oust njeece at tgds ane ljjbce sldigtly wjrrdce, as df gc
rcircttce cvcr mrdnidni tgc sumoc`t up. D lcft gdh dn tgc sdttdni rjjh
wgdlc D wcnt tj ict gdh a erdnb. Ygcn D rcturnce, D fjune gdh
iazdni at tgc mjjbs jn hy sgclvcs.
“Gavc yju rcally rcae all tgcsc mjjbs:‘ gc asbce. Gc
sjunece dhprcssce ratgcr tgan eumdjus.
“Hjst jf tgch,‘ D ldce. Ugcn D tgjuigt mcttcr jf dt ane sade?
“A ljt jf tgch arc jncs D gae tj rcae wgdlc D was a stuecnt. D
gavcn—t hanaice tj bccp up tgc sahc pa`c sdn`c tgcn. Ugcsc
eays, df D gavcn—t ijt dntj a mjjb my say, paic fdfty, tgcn dt tcnes
njt tj ict rcae - nj hattcr gjw strjni tgc rc`jhhcneatdjns jn tgc
ma`b `jvcr.‘
D njtd`ce tgat gc was runndni gds fdnicr a`rjss tgc spdncs jf
tgc vjluhcs jn jnc jf tgc sgclvcs. “Ij jn,‘ D sade, “tabc tgch jut
ane gavc a ljjb df yju ldbc. Ugcy—rc rcal mjjbs, yju bnjw - njt
oust fabc spdncs iluce tj a mdt jf `aremjare fjr cffc`t.‘
Gc turnce ane ljjbce at hc, njt surc df D was icnudncly
jffcnece jr oust ojbdni. “Jg,‘ gc sade, “D eden—t hcan tj.... ‘ D
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D wjnecrce wgat D was suppjsce tj say tgds. “Mut wjule
ejwnljaedni dt rcally mc tgc sahc as rcaedni dt:‘ D asbce,
carncstly. “Purcly wgcn yju rcae sjhctgdni, dt—s njt oust a `asc jf
amsjrmdni dnfjrhatdjn. Tju—ll jftcn gavc jtgcr tgjuigts wgd`g ij
mcyjne tgc hcandni jf tgc wjres jn tgc paic - yju—ll habc
`jnnc`tdjns wdtg jtgcr tgdnis yju—vc rcae amjut jr cxpcrdcn`ce.‘
Gc eden—t scch tj tabc jffcn`c at hy jmvdjus s`cptd`dsh.
Dnstcae, gc scchce qudtc plcasce tgat D appcarce tj mc tabdni a
dntcrcst. “D suppjsc yju—rc rdigt,‘ gc sade. “D gaen—t tgjuigt jf
tgat. Mut D ejn—t scc wgy dt wjulen—t mc pjssdmlc tj rc`rcatc tgc
sahc prj`css clc`trjnd`ally. Tju `jule habc dt hu`g qud`bcr, sj
all tgat hcntal `rjss-rcfcrcn`dni wjule gappcn dn an dnstant.‘ Gc
ljjbce ljst dn tgjuigt fjr a hjhcnt. Ugcn gc sade? “Tju scc, D
gavc all tgcsc decas amjut wgat tc`gnjljiy `jule ej fjr pcjplc.
D—h njt rcally a stjrytcllcr ldbc yju. D—h hjrc jf an decas han.‘
Gc fdsgce arjune dn tgc `anvas sgjulecr mai gc gae mrjuigt wdtg
gdh ane prjeu`ce an untdey sgcaf jf papcrs. “D—vc mccn wrdtdni
tgch ejwn. D wjnecr df yju—e hdne gavdni a ljjb at tgch. Njt
rdigt njw, jf `jursc. Mut tgc tgdni D rcally wantce tj asb yju was
gjw tj ij amjut icttdni tgch pumldsgce.‘
D ejn—t tgdnb D was hu`g gclp tj gdh tgat cvcndni. Gc
cxpladnce tgat tgc pdc`cs gc gae wrdttcn wcrc adhce at haiazdncs
fjr pcjplc wgj sgarce gds jwn cntgusdash fjr tc`gnjljiy, tgc
dntcrnct ane sj fjrtg. D suiicstce tgat gc sgjule wrdtc tj tgcsc
pumld`atdjns, jffcrdni gds scrvd`cs ane dn`luedni sjhc sahplcs jf
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gds wjrb. Df gc was undhprcssce my tgds stupcnejusly jmvdjus
pdc`c jf aevd`c, gc eden—t sgjw dt.
Altgjuig D tgjuigt sjhc jf gds decas wcrc a ldttlc cxtrchc, D
`julen—t mrdni hysclf tj edsldbc gdh. Dn fa`t, D ratgcr cnojyce
playdni ecvdl—s aevj`atc tj gds prced`tdjns jf a ildttcrdni
tc`gnjljid`al ndrvana.
D—h njt surc wgat gc saw dn hc. D gae a scnsc at tgc
mcidnndni tgat gc ljjbce up tj hc. [crgaps dt was all tgc mjjbs D
appcarce tj gavc rcae. Jr haymc gc oust ldbce tgc `gallcnic jf
trydni tj jvcr`jhc hy s`cptd`dsh. D rchchmcr jn`c asbdni gdh
gjw gc—e rca`tce tj tgc murstdni jf tgc ejt`jh mummlc. Purcly a
ejwnturn jf su`g iljmal prjpjrtdjns hust gavc sgabcn gds fadtg dn
tgc unstjppamlc fjrware har`g jf tc`gnjljiy: Mut gc `ahc
stradigt ma`b at hc, dnsdstdni tgat stj`b harbct valuatdjns oust
rcflc`tce pcjplc—s hdspla`ce cxpc`tatdjns. Far mcttcr tj ljjb at
sjhctgdni yju `jule hcasurc jmoc`tdvcly, ldbc `jhputcr
prj`cssdni pjwcr wgd`g ‐ unldbc tgc stj`b harbct - gae ejumlce
cvcry twj ycars fjr tgc past fdfty ycars jr sj. D `jnfcss tgat D gae
nj rcply tj tgds. [ctc `jule marcly edsiudsc tgc ljjb jf trduhpg jn
gds fa`c.
Cvcntually, tgc talb turnce tj Bay. [ctc tjle hc tgat Bay
njw wjrbce part-tdhc fjr an dnsuran`c `jhpany, ediidni tgc edrt
jn pcjplc wgj gae put dn ejeiy `ladhs. “Pgc—s vcry ijje at dt,‘
gc sade. “Mut D ejn—t tgdnb sgc cnojys dt hu`g. Dt—s edffd`ult fjr
gcr tj ict prjhjtdjn mc`ausc sgc gasn—t ijt tgc qualdfd`atdjns.
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tgcrc dn tgc fdrst pla`c. Pgc sade dt was tgc wrjni `jursc ane sgc
eden—t rcally ict jn wdtg hjst jf tgc pcjplc tgcrc.‘ Ugcn gc
aeece, gastdly? “D ejn—t tgdnb sgc dn`luecs yju dn tgat - jtgcrwdsc
D—h surc sgc—e ncvcr gavc suiicstce tgat D ict dn tju`g. Anyway,
njw tgat Ojnag—s a mdt jlecr, haymc sgc—ll gavc tgc tdhc tj ej jnc
jf tgjsc aeult ceu`atdjn `jurscs jr sjhctgdni ldbc tgat.‘
“Ygj—s Ojnag:‘ D asbce, scdzdni tgc jppjrtundty tj stccr tgc
`jnvcrsatdjn away frjh undvcrsdty.
“Jg, gc—s jur sjn,‘ gc sade. D was surprdsce - ane alsj ratgcr
edsappjdntce - my tgds ncws. Ugc cxdstcn`c jf jffsprdni was an
unwcl`jhc `jhpld`atdjn. Dt spjdlce tgc plcasant fantasy D gae
startce tj ecvcljp amjut gjw D hdigt mc amlc tj rcpla`c [ctc dn
Bay—s affc`tdjns.
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Mar`jec husd`
Aftcr jur fdrst hcctdni, [ctc scnt hc artd`lcs fadrly rciularly
ane wc usce tj ict tjictgcr tj eds`uss tgch. D cn`juraice tgcsc
hcctdnis mc`ausc D was ljjbdni fjr an cx`usc tj scc Bay aiadn.
Mut nj jmvdjus jppjrtundtdcs prcscntce tgchsclvcs. D rcaldsce tgat
D gae haec a ta`td`al crrjr dn dnvdtdni gdh tj hy flat tgat fdrst tdhc.
Dt qud`bly mc`ahc cstamldsgce as tgc lj`atdjn fjr all jur hcctdnis
ane hy gdnts tgat wc hdigt hcct at gds pla`c jnc jf tgcsc eays
scchce tj ij unnjtd`ce. Ygcn D asbce qucstdjns amjut Bay, [ctc
scchce tj dntcrprct tgch as pjldtc `jnvcrsatdjn, ratgcr tgan
icnudnc dntcrcst. D mcian tj ict drrdtatce. Ygdlst [ctc scchce tj mc
icttdni wgat gc wantce frjh jur hcctdnis, D fclt as df gc gae
rcncice jn gds part jf mariadn - wgd`g was ratgcr unfadr, as D gae
ncvcr haec dt `lcar tj gdh wgat tgat mariadn was dn tgc fdrst pla`c.
Dt mc`ahc all tgc hjrc ialldni wgcn, aftcr a rclatdvcly sgjrt
pcrdje, [ctc—s su``css startce tj c`ldpsc hy jwn. Gds qudrby
husdnis amjut tgc dhpa`t jf ncw tc`gnjljiy ane tgc sgapc jf
tgdnis tj `jhc scchce tj strdbc a `gjre wdtg a `crtadn typc jf
rcaecr. D dhaidnce tgch edseadnfully as spjtty, ljni-gadrce typcs
wdtg tgd`b-lcnsce spc`ta`lcs, wgj spcnt tgcdr tdhc ejdni iccby
tgdnis wdtg `jhputcrs tj tgc stradns jf gcavy hctal.
Mut D ah garely an autgjrdty jn wgat tgcsc pcjplc ljjb ldbc
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jr ej wdtg tgchsclvcs. Ugc harbctdni pcjplc wgj ecsdin tgc bdne
jf haiazdncs [ctc wrjtc fjr wjule prjmamly mc amlc tj idvc yju a
far hjrc a``uratc ecs`rdptdjn jf tgc mcgavdjural pattcrns jf tgcdr
tarict auedcn`c. Ygjcvcr tgcy wcrc, tgcy scchce tj rciare [ctc
as “jnc jf tgch‘. As a rcsult, gc was amlc tj `arvc a `jhfjrtamlc
nd`gc fjr gdhsclf as a frcclan`c, wrdtdni fjr a plctgjra jf spc`daldst
tc`gnjljiy haiazdncs ane wcmsdtcs wdtg nahcs tgat ljjbce ldbc
typjs, su`g as “FKQ‘ ane “!`jh‘.
Gc `crtadnly gae an ahazdni amdldty tj `gurn tgc stuff jut jn
a rciular masds. [crgaps dt was tgds rgytghd` `jnsdstcn`y wgd`g
`jntrdmutce tj gds su``css. Ugc fa`t tgat gc gahhcrce away jn
tgc sahc jle rdffs wccb aftcr wccb sjhcgjw haec gds rcaecrs fccl
rcassurce. Ugcy bncw tgat tgcy `jule rcly jn gdh tj prjeu`c
sjhctgdni tgat wjule artd`ulatc tgcdr vdcw jf tgc wjrle.
D ejn—t hcan tj dhply tgat [ctc wrjtc cxa`tly tgc sahc tgdni
cvcry wccb. Gc gae a nuhmcr jf edffcrcnt “sjnis‘ ane gc bncw
wgcn dt was tdhc tj vary tgc pa`c. Ugcrc wcrc tgc sljw, sldigtly
hclan`gjld` pdc`cs, usually dn a hdnjr bcy, wgd`g lahcntce tgc
dinjran`c jf tgc vast mulb jf tgc pjpulatdjn amjut all tgdnis
tc`gnjljid`al. [ctc—s rcaecrs wcrc cx`cptce jf `jursc - tgcy wcrc
tgc cnldigtcnce jncs. Ugcn tgcrc wcrc tgc fast, tgrasgy pdc`cs -
aniry raps aiadnst all tgc wgdndni `rdtd`s ane s`cptd`s jf tgc
tc`gnjljid`al rcvjlutdjn, tgc pcjplc wgj `julen—t scc tgat
`jhputcrs ane tgc dntcrnct wcrc ijdni tj transfjrh tgc wjrle dntj
a vdrtual paraedsc. Ane fdnally tgcrc wcrc tgc hcljed` antgchs,
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dnfjrhatdjn tj mc cx`ganice `lcarly stru`b gdh as a vcry
wjnecrful tgdni.
Pcar`gdni fjr a hctapgjr wdtg wgd`g tj cxprcss gds scnsc jf
wjnecr, gc `ahc up wdtg tgc mdzarrc-sjunedni njtdjn tgat
mar`jecs rcschmlce a ncw fjrh jf husd`al njtatdjn. Gds tgdnbdni
wcnt sjhctgdni ldbc tgds2 husd`al njtatdjn ane mar`jecs arc mjtg
ways jf rc`jredni `jhplcx dnfjrhatdjn dn a rclatdvcly sdhplc,
irapgd`al fjrh. Mut fjr [ctc tgcrc scchce tj mc nj edstdn`tdjn
mctwccn tgc naturc jr qualdty jf tgc dnfjrhatdjn `jnvcyce dn ca`g
`asc. Ugc fa`t tgat dnfjrhatdjn `jule mc `jnvcyce dn tgds way was
`ausc cnjuig fjr rcojd`dni.
Ugc artd`lc usce tgds hctapgjr as a sprdnimjare tj spc`ulatc
amjut tgc pjtcntdal fjr mar`jecs tj mc prdntce jntj all sjrts jf
cvcryeay jmoc`ts - njt oust prjeu`ts jn salc dn a sgjp mut ejjrs,
sdins ane ha`gdncry. Dn jrecr tj rcae tgcsc `jecs, `dtdzcns wjule
mc cqudppce wdtg hdndaturc vcrsdjns jf tgc s`anncrs dn
supcrharbcts. Udny s`anncrs `jule cvcn mc surid`ally dhplantce
dntj yjur fdnicrtdp ane wdrce tj yjur mradn. Ugcy wjule alljw
pcjplc tj ict all sjrts jf dnfjrhatdjn jut jf wgat wjule njrhally
mc tjtally unrcspjnsdvc, dnandhatc jmoc`ts. Dn tgds way, tgc artd`lc
rahmlce jn, yjur wgjlc cnvdrjnhcnt wjule mc`jhc ec`jeamlc,
rcaeamlc ane dnfjrhatdjn-rd`g.
D rchchmcr tgat partd`ular artd`lc mc`ausc wc cnece up
gavdni an ariuhcnt amjut dt. D gae mc`jhc dn`rcasdnily ocaljus jf
[ctc—s su``css. Hy jwn wrdtdni `arccr was dn tgc ejleruhs. Hy
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pumldsgcrs gae oust rcoc`tce hy fdrst njvcl, an “cxpcrdhcntal‘ wjrb
wgd`g was dntcnece tj mc tgc fjlljw-up tj hy mjjb jf sgjrt
stjrdcs. D was aevdsce tj wrdtc sjhctgdni tgat pcjplc wjule
a`tually want tj rcae, dn a stylc tgat wjulen—t idvc tgch a
gcaea`gc, ane tj erjp tgc s`d-fd clchcnts. Ane yct gcrc was [ctc,
`gurndni jut sgalljw, pscuej-s`dcntdfd`, ojurnaldstd` frjtg, mut wdtg
hjrc jffcrs jf wjrb tgan gc `jule `jpc wdtg. Jn tjp jf wgd`g, D
was icttdni njwgcrc dn hy jmldquc cffjrts tj habc `jnta`t wdtg
Bay aiadn. Pj wgat, D asbce hysclf, was tgc pjdnt jf hy hcctdnis
wdtg [ctc:
Tju `jule say tgat D was ljjbdni tj pd`b a fdigt wdtg gdh
anyway. Mut as dt was, [ctc—s mcgavdjur tgat cvcndni iavc hc
ahplc cx`usc. Njrhally, wgcn gc `ahc rjune, gc wantce hc tj
play ecvdl—s aevj`atc. D tgdnb tgds sjhctdhcs gclpce gdh tj `lardfy
gds jwn tgjuigts. Mut tgds tdhc, gc oust scchce tj gavc `jhc
rjune dn jrecr tj sgjw jff. Ygcn D trdce tj habc a fcw
`jnstru`tdvc `jhhcnts, gc mrusgce tgch asdec dhpatdcntly. D
rcaldsce tgat gc was cxpc`tdni pradsc njt `rdtd`dsh. Ygcn D haec a
ojbc amjut sjhc aspc`t jf tgc artd`lc, gc oust ljjbce jffcnece.
Njrhally, gc gae qudtc a ijje scnsc jf guhjur. Mut tgds tdhc gds
hanncr was cntdrcly scrdjus, ane gc scchce pgysd`ally `ganice as
wcll. Gds cycs wcrc ilcahdni ane gc jftcn scchce tj pay nj
attcntdjn tj wgat D was saydni. Gc oust iazce past hy gcae as df
edstra`tce my sjhc jms`urc dnsdigt, wgd`g gc was unwdlldni tj
sgarc. Ugds dnfurdatce hc.
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D `an—t rchchmcr cxa`tly gjw tgc ariuhcnt startce. Mut
mcfjrc D bncw dt, D was tclldni gdh tgat gds wrdtdni was `rap ane sj
wcrc all tgc haiazdncs gc wrjtc fjr. Ugcn D a``usce gdh jf oust
usdni hc tj ict wgcrc gc wantce tj ij. Gc `lcarly wasn—t
dntcrcstce dn hc as a pcrsjn. Aftcr all, gc gae njt jn`c asbce gjw
hy jwn wrdtdni was ijdni. Dt cnece wdtg hc asbdni gdh tj lcavc
ane suiicstdni tgat gc njt mjtgcr `jhdni ma`b.
Aftcr D gae un`crchjndjusly coc`tce gdh frjh hy flat ane
tgc hcctdnis `ahc tj an cne, D was surprdsce tj fdne tgat D hdssce
gavdni tgch. D gae ncvcr `jns`djusly atta`gce hu`g dhpjrtan`c
tj tgch, cx`cpt as a hcans tj an cne2 a way tj ict ma`b dn tju`g
wdtg Bay. Njw D rcaldsce tgat, wgdlst tgcy gae dnspdrce a ecircc jf
prjfcssdjnal ocaljusy, D gae alsj ecrdvce a `crtadn `jhfjrt ane
cvcn cnojyhcnt frjh tgch.
[art jf dt was tgat, ecspdtc hy s`cptd`dsh, D a`tually ldbce
eds`ussdni [ctc—s artd`lcs wdtg gdh. Altgjuig hy rjlc was tj play
ecvdl—s aevj`atc, D eden—t rcally want gdh tj ljsc tgc ariuhcnt.
Chjtdjnally, hy syhpatgdcs wcrc wdtg [ctc2 D `jule scc tgat gds
decas wcrc jftcn flawce ane gds cntgusdash was way jvcr tgc tjp,
mut D stdll fjune gds unfadldni jptdhdsh amjut tgc futurc ratgcr
attra`tdvc.
Ugds was njt a sdec jf hysclf tgat D wantce jtgcrs - cvcn
[ctc - tj scc. D prcfcrrce tj idvc pcjplc tgc dhprcssdjn tgat hy
jutljjb jn ldfc was `jjlly s`cptd`al. Dt—s a ecfcnsdvc pjsturc2
pcjplc fdne dt hu`g garecr tj atta`b yjur mcldcfs df yju ejn—t rcally
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scch tj gavc any. Hy hcctdnis wdtg [ctc alljwce hc tj dneulic
tgc part jf hysclf tgat ecspcratcly wantce tj mcldcvc dn sjhctgdni,
mut was njrhally gdeecn mcgdne tgc `jhfjrtdni faéaec jf
s`cptd`dsh.
Ugcrc was alsj a scnsc dn wgd`g tgc hcctdnis a`tce as a
tjnd` fjr hy flaiidni cij. Hy jwn la`b jf su``css jn tgc wrdtdni
frjnt gae haec hc wdtgeraw dntj hysclf. D was rclu`tant tj scc
frdcnes dn ̀ asc tgcy asbce hc gjw tgdnis wcrc ijdni. D wjule tgcn
gavc tj cdtgcr ldc jr aehdt tj tgch tgat D gae ijt prc`dscly njwgcrc
sdn`c tgc last tdhc D saw tgch. Hy hcctdnis wdtg [ctc, jn tgc
jtgcr gane, alljwce hc tj `jnsjlc hysclf wdtg tgc tgjuigt tgat D
gae haec hy jwn shall `jntrdmutdjn tj gds su``css - tgat wdtgjut
hc, gc hdigt njt gavc ijt as far as gc gae.
Pj jn`c tgc fccldnis jf sclf-rdigtcjusncss gae cmmce away, D
fjune tgat tgc wgjlc affadr lcft hc fccldni ratgcr flat ane chpty.
Mut D haec nj attchpt tj `jnta`t gdh. D was tjj prjue tj lct jn
tgat jur hcctdnis hcant sjhctgdni tj hc. Dt was casdcr tj hjpc
arjune ane fccl sjrry fjr hysclf. Ane tgcn, jut jf tgc mluc, D ijt a
`all frjh Bay.
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Ojnag
D usually wadt fjr gdh dn tgc parb wgcrc D usce tj hcct Bay,
sdttdni dn a shall pavdldjn-ldbc mudledni wgd`g jvcrljjbs tgc
cntran`c. Dt—s a ijje spjt mc`ausc tgc parb iatcs arc anilce sj tgat
sjhcjnc cntcrdni tgc parb ds dn`ldnce tj ljjb dn tgc jtgcr
edrc`tdjn. Ugds hcans D `an ict a ijje vdcw jf `jhdnis ane
ijdnis wdtgjut hu`g ldbcldgjje jf mcdni sccn. Mut oust dn `asc, D
njrhally `arry a ncwspapcr sj tgat D `an gdec mcgdne dt df
nc`cssary.
D ejn—t njrhally gavc tj wadt vcry ljni. Ojnag ds
surprdsdnily rciular dn gds gamdts. Gc lcavcs s`gjjl sgjrtly aftcr
galf past tgrcc. My quartcr tj fjur, gc gas usually rca`gce tgc parb
iatcs. D wat`g gdh walb past, a mluc spjrts mai sluni jvcr gds
sgjulecr. Gc gas irjwn qudtc mdt sdn`c D last saw gdh ‐ gc hust mc
fjurtccn jr fdftccn njw ‐ ane gas startce puttdni icl dn gds gadr tj
habc dt hjrc spdby at tgc frjnt. Ygcn D gavc oueice tgat tgcrc ds a
safc edstan`c mctwccn tgc twj jf us, D start tj fjlljw. Ugc parb
prjvdecs gdh wdtg a sgjrt-`ut gjhc. D ejn—t fjlljw gdh all tgc
way. Ugcrc ds a strcct jf sgjps mcfjrc tgc rjae jf tcrra`ce gjuscs
wgcrc gc ldvcs. D usually turn ma`b jn`c D—vc wat`gce gdh walb
past tgc Pcvcn-Clcvcn at tgc `jrncr jf gds strcct.
Pj far gc gas ncvcr gae anyjnc wdtg gdh. Jn jnc j``asdjn
gc tjjb a ectjur tj tgc vdecj sgjp tj ljjb at `jhputcr iahcs. D
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prctcnece tj mc wadtdni at a mus stjp furtgcr ejwn tgc strcct.
Ugat—s prjmamly tgc `ljscst gc—s `jhc tj spjttdni hc ‐ mut D ejn—t
tgdnb gc a`tually saw hc. D was wat`gdni gdh tgrjuig tgc
wdnejw jf tgc sgjp. D `jule scc gds hjutg jpcndni ane `ljsdni
sldigtly, ldbc a fdsg. At fdrst, D tgjuigt gc was talbdni tj gdhsclf,
mut tgcn D rcaldsce gc was oust `gcwdni iuh. Gc turnce sueecnly
ane gc scchce tj mc ljjbdni stradigt at hc, gds hjutg galf jpcn dn
wgat D dndtdally assuhce tj mc sgj`b. Hy fdrst dnstdn`t was tj turn
away dhhcedatcly. Mut tgcn dt j``urrce tj hc tgat tgds wjule
prjmamly oust eraw attcntdjn tj hysclf, cspc`dally df gc gae spjttce
hc fjlljwdni gdh carldcr. Pj dnstcae, D jpcnce up hy ncwspapcr
ane sljwly turnce tj jnc sdec, prctcnedni tgat D gaen—t sccn gdh
ane oust gappcnce tj mc wadtdni at tgc mus stjp. As D ede sj, D
njtd`ce tgat gc was mrusgdni ejwn sjhc jf gds gadr. D wcnt dntj
tgc sgjp latcr jn ane surc cnjuig, tgc ldigtdni was su`g tgat yju
`jule scc yjursclf dn tgc ilass far hjrc `lcarly tgan yju `jule
anyjnc jutsdec. Ane cvcn df gc gae sccn hc, tgcrc was nj
iuarantcc tgat gc wjule gavc rc`jindsce hc. Aftcr all, dt—s qudtc a
fcw ycars sdn`c gc last saw hc. Dt—s pjssdmlc tgat gc gas fjrijttcn D
cvcn cxdst.
Ugat cxpcrdcn`c gas haec hc hjrc `dr`uhspc`t tgjuig.
Ygat wjule D gavc sade tj gdh df gc gae rc`jindsce hc: Dt `jule
all gavc mccn gdigly chmarrassdni. Ygat df gc gae haec a s`cnc:
Ugc pjld`c `jule gavc mc`jhc dnvjlvce. Gjw wjule D cxpladn tj
tgch wgat D was ejdni fjlljwdni gdh arjune:
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D suppjsc hy fdrst ldnc jf ecfcn`c wjule mc tj `ladh tgat D
wantce tj dntcrvdcw gdh fjr tgc mdjirapgy jf gds fatgcr D—vc mccn
`jhhdssdjnce tj wrdtc. Tju hdigt asb wgy D aircce tj wrdtc tgds
mdjirapgy dn tgc fdrst pla`c, idvcn tgat D `lcarly ecspdsc wgat [ctc
stanes fjr. D hay as wcll mc gjncst ‐ dt was partly hjncy. Yc all
ncce tj carn jur ldvdni sjhcgjw. Mut D alsj saw dt as a way tj
prjvc tgat D `jule ej sjhctgdni dn hy jwn rdigt ‐ tgat D was hjrc
tgan oust a `jhpctcnt ldtcrary cxc`utjr.
Ugc prjmlch ds tgat D ncvcr a`tually bncw [ctc tgat wcll. Dt—s
truc tgat wc gae sccn ca`g jtgcr rciularly fjr wcll jvcr a ycar, mut
jur eds`ussdjns alhjst always rcvjlvce arjune gds latcst decas fjr
artd`lcs. J``asdjnally D ijt a fcw sndppcts jf dnfjrhatdjn amjut
Ojnag jr Bay, usually dn rcspjnsc tj prjhptdni frjh hc. Mut as a
rulc, gc talbce vcry ldttlc amjut tgc jtgcr tgdnis dn gds ldfc.
Dndtdally, D eden—t scc tgds as an dssuc. Aftcr all, jtgcr
mdjirapgcrs hanaic pcrfc`tly wcll wrdtdni amjut pcjplc wgj tgcy
gavc ncvcr cvcn hct ‐ dn`luedni pcjplc tgcy gavc ldttlc syhpatgy
wdtg. Dn tgc `asc jf ljni-ecae gdstjrd`al fdiurcs, tgcy jftcn scch tj
hanaic wdtgjut cvcn mcdni amlc tj `jnsult jtgcr pcjplc wgj bncw
tgc sumoc`t jf tgc mdjirapgy. At lcast D was wrdtdni amjut sjhcjnc
wdtg frdcnes ane a`quadntan`cs wgj wcrc stdll aldvc. D ec`dece tgat
dt was dhpjrtant tj tabc aevantaic jf tgds. Pj dn jrecr tj mudle up
a pd`turc jf gds `gara`tcr, D `ast tgc nct vcry wdecly dn tcrhs jf
rcscar`g. D tgjuigt D `jule cxpladn wgj [ctc was my happdni jut
tgc nctwjrb jf pcjplc wgj scch tj gavc dnfjrhce gds vdcw jf tgc
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Cxtra`t frjh njvjtndb.`jh?
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ecae mdre
dn tgc asgcs
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jf funcral pyrc
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sluhps jn a sjfa
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frjh `jle hctal spdnc
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NJUCP? Fdrst-tdhc rcaecrs fahdldar wdtg [N—s artd`lcs arc jftcn tabcn
ama`b my tgc nciatdvc tjnc jf tgds pdc`c. Dn pla`c jf [N—s usual jptdhdsh
amjut tgc futurc, wc gavc dhaicry suiicstdni a ecae cne. Uc`gnjljiy (dn
tgc fjrh jf UV) dsjlatcs tgc `cntral fdiurc dn gds gjhc - oust as tgc mdre dn
tgc jpcndni sc`tdjn ds trappce dn tgc njw edsusce fdrcpla`c.
Pjhc scc tgds as cvdecn`c tgat [N was tclldni tgc trutg wgcn gc
`ladhce tgat gc eden—t a`tually wrdtc dt ‐ tgat dt hust gavc mccn “ed`tatce
tj gdh‘ my tgc Jvcrhdne. Aftcr all, tgcy say, df gc gae wrdttcn tgc wgjlc
tgdni gdhsclf, surcly dt wjule gavc mccn hjrc upmcat: Mut jtgcrs gavc
suiicstce tgat mcgdne tgc apparcnt nciatdvdty ldcs a hjrc pjsdtdvc hcssaic
jf tgc pjwcr jf tc`gnjljiy tj jffcr a ldfc mcyjne tgc “ldvdni ecatg‘ jf tgc
`cntral fdiurc. Ugcy pjdnt jut tgat altgjuig tgc pdc`c starts wdtg a ecae
mdre, dt cnes wdtg ldvc jncs pcr`gdni jn tgc UV acrdal, pjssdmly suiicstdni
tgc deca jf a pgjcndx rdsdni frjh tgc asgcs.
Vdcwce dn tgds ldigt, tgc nciatdvc tjnc `jule mc sccn as an atta`b jn
passdvc tc`gnjljidcs ldbc UV, wgd`g ds hjrc `jnsdstcnt wdtg [N—s vdcws.
Pjhc gavc alsj suiicstce tgat tgc pgjcndx deca `jule alsj mc an allusdjn tj
vardjus decas jf [N—s amjut tgc pjtcntdal fjr tc`gnjljiy tj jvcr`jhc
guhan ldhdtatdjns ane jffcr a bdne jf “ldfc aftcr ecatg‘. Pcc tgc eds`ussdjn
fjruh fjr hjrc vdcws jn tgds pdc`c.
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jf cncriy at tgc erunbs, lcavdni tgch frjzcn dn hde-iuffaw. Ygcn
hjmdlc pgjncs fdrst `ahc jut, dt stru`b hc tgat part jf tgcdr appcal
gae tj ej wdtg tgc fa`t tgat tgcy wcrc ratgcr laric ane gcavy. D
dhaidnce tgat wanecrdni arjune wdtg jnc hust gavc fclt ldbc
gavdni a iun dn tgc dnsdec pj`bct jf yjur oa`bct, alljwdni tgc
jwncr tj dneulic dn any nuhmcr jf fantasdcs ecrdvce frjh
Gjllywjje a`tdjn hjvdcs. Mut njw tgat hjmdlcs gae mc`jhc
ldigtcr ane hjrc `jhpa`t, tgcy wcrc mcttcr sudtce tj hjrc
futurdstd` fantasdcs. Dt was as df tgc ganesct dtsclf gae mc`jhc a
hcrc antd`dpatdjn jf sjhc hjrc sjpgdstd`atce, as yct undnvcntce
ecvd`c.
D gae jnly cvcr ganelce a iun jn`c, wgcn a frdcne jf hdnc
gae sgjwn hc a Yjrle Yar Uwj pdstjl gc gae a`qudrce. Dt was
hu`g gcavdcr tgan D gae cxpc`tce. Ugcrc was sjhctgdni `ruec
amjut dt wgd`g rcpcllce hc. Mcsdecs tgc cxtra wcdigt, tgc iun fclt
`jle ane gare dn `jhpardsjn wdtg tgc sgdny plastd` jf hy hjmdlc.
Dt eden—t scch tj gavc cnjuig muttjns jr swdt`gcs tj alljw dt tj mc
`jntrjllce dn a prc`dsc hanncr. Dn tgcjry, tgc gane-cyc `j-
jrednatdjn rcqudrce tj usc dt juigt tj mc sdhdlar tj tgc sbdlls nccece
tj play a vdecj iahc. Mut gjledni tgc iun dn hy gane, D fclt tgat
tgc twj `jule njt mc hjrc edffcrcnt. A vdecj iahc `jule mc
playce jn a wgdh2 dt wasn—t scrdjus. Mut a iun was ecaely
scrdjus. Dts usc rcqudrce icnudnc rcsjlvc.
At tgat hjhcnt, D fclt sjhctgdni tumular ane gare pjbc dntj
hy ma`b. A gdig pdt`gce vjd`c sade?
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“Ganes up hdstcr. Jn yjur fcct. Uurn arjune sljwly. Nj
fast hjvcs.‘
D ede as tgc vjd`c asbce ane saw a shall mljne-gadrce mjy, jf
haymc amjut cdigt jr ndnc, pjdntdni a tjy pdstjl at hc. Bay was
stanedni mcgdne gdh. Pgc was wcardni ocans ane a rce `jat. Ugc
wdne mlcw gcr ljni, fadr gadr a`rjss gcr fa`c. As sgc mrusgce dt
away, D njtd`ce tgat sgc was wcardni a shall ahjunt jf habc-up,
oust cnjuig tj a``cntuatc gcr earb cyc lasgcs ane gdig
`gccbmjncs. D stjppce hysclf stardni at gcr my tabdni jff hy
ilasscs ane prctcnedni tj idvc tgch a `lcan. Bay mc`ahc a mlur.
D gcare gcr say? “Alrdigt Ojnag, tgat—s cnjuig. Njw, wgy
ejn—t yju ij ejwn tj tgc sgjps: D—ll hcct yju ma`b gcrc.‘
“@an D rcnt a iahc frjh tgc vdecj sgjp: Tju prjhdsce!‘
“JB. Mut njt any jf tgc rcally cxpcnsdvc jncs. Ane tgat—ll
mc yjur last jnc tgds wccb. Nj hjrc iahcs aftcr tjeay.‘
“@an D sgjjt gdh fdrst:‘
“Ycll, df yju hust. Mut plcasc ict jn wdtg dt.‘
“Ej D gavc any say dn tgds:‘ D asbce, appcaldni tj mjtg jf
tgch.
“[gut!‘ sade Ojnag.
“[gut:‘ D rcpcatce. “Ygat sjrt jf a iun njdsc ds tgat:‘
“Dt—s ijt a sdlcn`cr jn dt, stupde,‘ sade Ojnag edsiustcely,
pjdntdni at tgc fat, cljniatce marrcl jf tgc pdstjl. “Iuns wdtg
sdlcn`crs ij [gut! Cvcryjnc bnjws tgat. Df dt wcnt mani rcally
ljuely tgcn cvcryjnc wjule gcar ane D wjulen—t mc amlc tj habc a
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`lcan ictaway.‘
“D scc.‘ D turnce tj ljjb at Bay. Pgc scchce tj mc usce tj
tgds sjrt jf tgdni.
“D—vc oust sgjt yju dn tgc gcae,‘ Ojnag aeece, dhpatdcntly.
“Jg rdigt, D suppjsc D—e mcttcr sluhp ldfclcssly aiadnst tgds
mcn`g tgcn,‘ D sade, hjvdni tj sdt ejwn.
“Tju ejn—t gavc tj mc ecae,‘ sade Ojnag, rclcntdni njw tgat
D scchce tj mc playdni tgc iahc. “D ejn—t always sgjjt tj bdll.
Tju `jule oust mc paralysce jr sjhctgdni. Huh `jule maneaic
tgc wjune.‘
“Jr pcrgaps yju `jule oust `jhc ma`b latcr wgcn yjur adh—s
a mdt mcttcr ane put Hdlcs jut jf gds hdscry,‘ sade Bay. “Anyway,
gaen—t yju mcttcr lcavc tgc s`cnc jf tgc `rdhc: Gc—s surc tj mc
mlccedni all jvcr tgc pla`c ane tgcrc arc ratgcr a ljt jf wdtncsscs
arjune.‘
“D suppjsc sj,‘ sade Ojnag. “Mut dt—ll jnly attra`t attcntdjn df
D run jff. Dt—s mcttcr tj ljjb `asual, as df njtgdni—s gappcnce.‘
“Ojnag, oust ij tj tgc sgjps!‘
“Jg, alrdigt.‘ Gc startce tj gcae jff ane tgcn gcsdtatce.
“D oust want tj asb Hr Ocnscn a qucstdjn.‘ Mcfjrc Bay `jule
jmoc`t, gc turnce tj hc ane sade? “Gavc yju sccn hy Eae: Huh
sade gc was frdcnes wdtg yju. ‘
“Nj, D—h afrade D gavcn—t sccn gdh. Ycll, njt rc`cntly.‘ D
gaen—t sccn jr gcare frjh [ctc sdn`c tgc ndigt jf jur ariuhcnt,
wgd`g was hjntgs aij. Bay ljjbce away, as df sgc rcircttce
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gavdni spjbcn tj gdh sj sgarply. “Mut df D ej scc gdh,‘ D aeece,
“D—ll tcll gdh yju wcrc asbdni amjut gdh.‘
“Tcag. JB,‘ sade Ojnag, sjunedni edsappjdntce. Gc
sgruiice ane tgcn walbce jff ejwn tgc patg, j``asdjnally pd`bdni
jff shall ejis ane tgcdr jwncrs as tgcy passce gdh.
“D—h sjrry,‘ sade Bay. “Gc was suppjsce tj mc ijdni rjune
tj a frdcne—s gjusc tj play, mut gc dnsdstce jn `jhdni sj gc `jule
rcnt sjhc ncw `jhputcr iahc tgcy—vc ijt dn.‘
“Ugat—s alrdigt. D tgjuigt bdes wcrc hcant tj irjw up
wantdni tj mc tradn erdvcrs jr astrjnauts, njt gdt hcn.‘
“Ycll, at tgc lcast tgc gdt han tgdni icts gdh jut jf tgc
gjusc. Gc spcnes hjst jf gds tdhc gjlce up dn gds mcerjjh
playdni vdecj iahcs.‘
“Gjw jle ds gc:‘ D asbce.
“Jg, gc—ll mc clcvcn ncxt mdrtgeay, as gc dnsdsts jn tclldni
cvcryjnc.‘
Ugds was tgc fdrst tdhc D gae hct Ojnag. D was plcasce tgat
Bay gae fclt amlc tj mrdni gdh aljni. D dntcrprctce dt as a sdin tgat
sgc gae `jnfdecn`c dn hc. Mut was dt `jnfdecn`c dn hc as a frdcne
- jr as sjhctgdni hjrc tgan tgat: J``asdjnally, D tgjuigt D gae
pd`bce up gdnts tgat Bay saw hc as a pjssdmlc rcpla`chcnt fjr
[ctc, jnly tj ec`dec jn rcflc`tdjn tgat D was prjmamly rcaedni tjj
hu`g dntj a `gan`c rcharb ‐ jr tgc fa`t tgat sgc gappcnce tj mc
wcardni habc-up. Ane cvcn df sgc ede scc hc as hjrc tgan a
frdcne, was tgat rcally wgat D wantce: Ugc cxdstcn`c jf Ojnag
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hcant tgat dt wjule mc a hu`g mdiicr `jhhdthcnt. Uabdni jn
sjhcjnc clsc—s `gdle was njt sjhctgdni wgd`g gae fdiurce dn hy
prjoc`tdjns jf gjw hy ldfc wjule turn jut.
Yc gae mccn hcctdni up ldbc tgds fjr amjut sdx wccbs njw.
Dt gae all startce amjut a hjntg aftcr hy ariuhcnt wdtg [ctc. Bay
gae pgjnce hc tj asb df D bncw wgcrc [ctc was. D sade D gaen—t
sccn gdh fjr a wgdlc. Pgc asbce df D gae an aeercss jr pgjnc
nuhmcr fjr gdh. Fccldni tgat D was sjhcgjw hdssdni tgc pjdnt, D
sade, ratgcr mluntly? “Ycll, D tgjuigt gc ldvce wdtg yju.‘ Bay was
tgcn fjr`ce tj cxpladn tgat dn fa`t, [ctc gae hjvce jut scvcral
wccbs mcfjrc ‐ ane nj jnc gae gcare frjh gdh sdn`c.
D fclt a hdxturc jf clatdjn ane ercae. Clatdjn mc`ausc tgds
fdrst `jnta`t wdtg Bay was oust tgc jppjrtundty D gae mccn gjpdni
fjr - mut ercae mc`ausc D scnsce tgat tgds was a `ru`dal hjhcnt ane
D rcaldsce tgat D gae nj deca wgat tj say jr ej. D eden—t want tj
mljw hy `gan`cs my saydni tgc wrjni tgdni. Yc cx`ganice a fcw
plcasantrdcs. Mut tgcn tgc `jnvcrsatdjn mcian tj stall. Dt was ycars
sdn`c wc gae spjbcn. Jur dinjran`c amjut ca`g jtgcrs— ldvcs haec
dt edffd`ult tj say anytgdni wgd`g eden—t `arry a rdsb jf mcdni
dntcrprctce as stupde jr dnscnsdtdvc. Hjrc dn ecspcratdjn tgan dn
gjpc, D suiicstce, as `asually as D `jule, tgat wc hcct fjr a erdnb ‐
oust tj `at`g up jn tgdnis.
Jur fdrst hcctdni was awbware tj mcidn wdtg. Bay scchce
alhjst as ncrvjus as D was. Pgc was rctd`cnt amjut tgc rcasjns
wgy [ctc gae hjvce jut. Gc gae njt mccn dn tju`g sdn`c, wgd`g
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was wgy sgc gae pgjnce hc. Cvcntually, sgc gae rcpjrtce gdh as
hdssdni tj tgc pjld`c. Ugcy gae mccn syhpatgctd` ane gae tabcn
ejwn [ctc—s ectadls, mut sade tgcrc wasn—t hu`g tgcy `jule ej
amjut pcjplc wgj eden—t want tj mc fjune. Bay, hcanwgdlc, was
`jnvdn`ce tgat Ojnag mlahce gcr fjr [ctc—s ecparturc, ane tgc fa`t
tgat [ctc gaen—t mccn dn tju`g jnly haec tgdnis wjrsc.
D suiicstce tgat pcrgaps sgc was mcdni tjj gare jn gcrsclf.
Mut sgc dnsdstce tgat sgc was tj mlahc fjr tgc way tgdnis gae
turnce jut. Pgc scchce dn twj hdnes amjut wgctgcr tj `jnfdec dn
hc. “Haymc wc sgjule talb amjut sjhctgdni clsc,‘ D suiicstce.
“Nj, dt—s all rdigt,‘ sgc sade. “D hay as wcll put yju dn tgc
pd`turc. Aftcr all, gc—s yjur frdcne as wcll as hy gusmane.
“Amjut sdx hjntgs aij, D gae an affadr wdtg hy mjss at
wjrb. Gc—e haec nj sc`rct jf tgc fa`t tgat gc fan`dce hc. Dt gae
mccn jmvdjus cvcr sdn`c gc hjvce tj tgc ecparthcnt. Gc eden—t put
any prcssurc jn hc. Gc oust haec dt jmvdjus tgat tgc jppjrtundty
was tgcrc df D wantce dt. D sgjule rcally gavc put a stjp tj dt tgcrc
ane tgcn, mut dt was flattcrdni tj gavc tgc attcntdjn. [ctc gae ijt
hjrc ane hjrc cnirjssce dn gds wjrb. Dt mc`ahc an jmscssdjn.
Gc eden—t scch tj gavc tdhc fjr anytgdni clsc. D fclt as df D was a
ljni way ejwn gds ldst jf prdjrdtdcs.
“Anyway, Alan - hy mjss, tgat ds - dnvdtce hc fjr a erdnb
aftcr wjrb jnc cvcndni ane tgdnis sjrt jf wcnt jn frjh tgcrc. D
bncw dt was stupde. D trdce tj tcll hysclf tgat dt wjule mc njtgdni
hjrc tgan a mrdcf fldni. Ugc iuy was harrdce, aftcr all. Ane dn tgc
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cne, tgat—s all dt was - a mrdcf fldni. Dt wcnt jn fjr amjut fjur
hjntgs. D sgjulen—t rcally gavc mccn surprdsce wgcn gc tjle hc dt
was jvcr. Mut my tgat tdhc, tgdnis wcrc cvcn wjrsc at gjhc. Pj
jnc eay, a `juplc jf wccbs aftcr dt was jvcr, D tjle [ctc wgat gae
gappcnce. D tgjuigt dt wjule sgj`b gdh dntj ejdni sjhctgdni
amjut jur rclatdjnsgdp. Mut gc eden—t rca`t at all. Gc oust njeece
ane `arrdce jn stardni dntj spa`c. Dt was ldbc gc gae sjhctgdni
clsc hjrc dhpjrtant jn gds hdne. Pj tgcn D startce yclldni at gdh
mut gc stdll wjulen—t rcspjne. Gc oust sat tgcrc, tabdni dt, wgd`g
haec hc cvcn hjrc aniry. Dt was wcdre mc`ausc wc—e gae rjws
mcfjrc ane gc—e ncvcr a`tce ldbc tgat.
“Hy Ije, yju hust tgdnb D—h an awful `ld`gä. D hcan,
gavdni an affadr wdtg yjur mjss, dt—s garely jrdidnal, ds dt: D eden—t
cvcn cnojy dt hjst jf tgc tdhc. Dt was JB fjr a wccb jr twj, wgcn
dt was all ncw ane cx`dtdni, dn an dlld`dt sjrt jf a way. Mut aftcr
tgat, dt oust fclt sjrede. D rc-rcae all tgc njvcls D `jule tgdnb jf
wgd`g ecalt wdtg aeultcrjus rclatdjnsgdps. D gae tgds `razy deca
tgat tgcy wjule sjhcgjw wjrb as sclf-gclp hanuals. Mut tgcy oust
haec hc fccl wjrsc. Ugc jnly `jhfjrt was tgat tgc aeultcrjus
`gara`tcrs always scchce tj fccl cqually sgdtty amjut tgc wgjlc
tgdni.
“At jnc pjdnt, D startce tj wjrry tgat [ctc gae mciun tj
suspc`t sjhctgdni mc`ausc D gae lcft all tgcsc mjjbs lydni arjune.
Aftcr gc eden—t rca`t wgcn D tjle gdh all amjut dt, tgc sahc tgjuigt
wcnt tgrjuig hy gcae aiadn - haymc gc alrcaey suspc`tce dt, sj
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at tgds pattcrn jn gds `jhputcr s`rccn. Dt was as df gc was
hcshcrdsce my dt. D tgjuigt dt was a s`rccnsavcr at fdrst, mc`ausc dt
was oust a pattcrn jf swdrldni, hultd-`jljurce ejts, a mdt ldbc yju
ict wgcn a UV gasn—t mccn tunce tj tgc rdigt `ganncl. D sade
‗gcllj— mut gc eden—t rca`t. D gae tj ij jvcr ane sgabc gdh gare
mcfjrc gc snappce jut jf dt. Aftcrwares gc trdce tj `jnvdn`c hc
tgat dt was sjhc garhlcss hcedtatdjn ade. Mut df yju asb hc, tgcrc
was sjhctgdni far hjrc sdndstcr amjut tgc wgjlc tgdni. Dt was ldbc
gc—e gae a `jhplctc `ganic jf pcrsjnaldty. Gc `julen—t mc trustce
any hjrc tj ej tgdnis ldbc tgc sgjppdni jr pd`bdni up Ojnag frjh
s`gjjl. Gc—e ljst gds scnsc jf guhjur. Ane all gc wjule talb
amjut was tgds Pdniulardty tgdni ane all tgcsc jtgcr wcdre decas
gc—e pd`bce up. D hcan, D was usce tj gdh `jhdni jut wdtg sjhc
prctty stranic decas fjr all tgjsc haiazdncs gc wrdtcs fjr, mut gc
eden—t ij jn amjut tgch all tgc tdhc. Ugds was sjhctgdni edffcrcnt
tgjuig. Dt was tabdni jvcr gds wgjlc ldfc.
“Ugc fdnal straw was wgcn gc startce trydni tj `jnvcrt
Ojnag. Gc—e mccn fdlldni tgc pjjr bde—s gcae wdtg sjhc mdzarrc
tgcjry amjut tgc futurc cvjlutdjn jf tgc guhan ra`c. Dt was
sjhctgdni tj ej wdtg gjw cvcryjnc was ijdni tj mc amsjrmce dntj
a idant nctwjrb jf `jhputcrs. Pj tgat—s wgcn D tjle gdh gc gae tj
ij. D wasn—t ijdni tj gavc gdh trydni tj mradnwasg Ojnag wdtg gds
`ra`bpjt decas.‘
D gae fjrijttcn gjw uttcrly rutglcss Bay `jule mc wgcn sgc
fclt tgc sdtuatdjn echanece dt. Ugds was cxa`tly gjw sgc gae
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mcgavce tjwares hc all tgjsc ycars aij. Pgc gae ec`dece dt was
jvcr ane tgat gae mccn tgat. Yc gaen—t spjbcn untdl njw. D gae
fjune dt edffd`ult tj unecrstane gjw sgc `jule sueecnly `ut jff all
tdcs, wdtgjut cvcr rcally saydni ijjemyc jr idvdni hc a prjpcr
cxplanatdjn.
Fjr jn`c, D was tchptce tj tabc [ctc—s sdec, mut tgjuigt
mcttcr jf dt. Ugcn D rchchmcrce sjhctgdni sgc gae sade at tgc
mcidnndni jf jur hcctdni, wgd`g suiicstce tgat dn tgds `asc sgc
eden—t scc tgdnis as mcdni qudtc sj mla`b ane wgdtc.
“Mut D stdll ejn—t unecrstane wgy yju tgdnb dt was all yjur
fault,‘ D sade.
Pgc sdigce. “Mc`ausc D sgjule gavc njtd`ce wgat was
gappcndni tj [ctc carldcr. D was tjj musy gavdni an dedjtd` affadr.
Ane mc`ausc D startce gdh jff ejwn tgds rjae dn tgc fdrst pla`c. D
was tgc jnc wgj scnt gdh tj talb tj yju. Ugat was a hdstabc.‘
“A hdstabc:‘ D sade, fccldni sldigtly aiirdcvce. “Ygy: D
tgjuigt D ede ratgcr a ijje ojm jf cn`juraidni gdh - yju bnjw, tj
start wrdtdni stuff ane scnedni dt tj pumldsgcrs. D hcan, dt—s njt as df
gc gasn—t mccn su``cssful. D tgjuigt tgat—s wgat yju wantce hc tj
ej.‘
Bay shdlce rucfully. “Ycll, nj, njt rcally. Dt `crtadnly
wasn—t wgat D gae dn hdne, at any ratc. D was gjpdni yju wjule
idvc gdh a gcaltgy ejsc jf `ynd`dsh ane gc wjule `jhc gjhc
`urce. Mut nj - yju gae tj ij ane fdrc gdh up wdtg cntgusdash!‘
Dt gae ncvcr j``urrce tj hc tgat Bay gae scnt [ctc tj scc hc
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prc`dscly mc`ausc sgc ede njt suppjrt wgat gc was prjpjsdni tj ej.
“D—h sjrry,‘ D sade, fccldni ratgcr stupde. “D gaen—t rcaldsce.‘
“Jg, ejn—t wjrry, D—h njt aniry wdtg yju,‘ sgc sade, stdll
shdldni. “D was trydni tj mc tjj `lcvcr. Mcsdecs, gc—e prjmamly
gavc ijnc agcae ane wrdttcn all tgjsc artd`lcs anyway, wdtg jr
wdtgjut yjur cn`juraichcnt.‘ Pgc pausce ane tgcn sade2 “Ej
yju bnjw wgy D harrdce gdh:‘ Ugds was `lcarly a rgctjrd`al
qucstdjn, wgd`g was fjrtunatc, mc`ausc D gae nj deca gjw tj
answcr dt. D wjule ncvcr gavc pjsce tgat bdne jf qucstdjn jr
talbce sj jpcnly amjut hy prdvatc ldfc wdtg sjhcjnc D gaen—t
spjbcn tj dn ycars. D wjule gavc fclt awbware ane chmarrassce,
wgd`g wjule gavc haec tgc pcrsjn D was talbdni tj fccl tgc sahc
way. Ugds dn turn wjule gavc dn`rcasce hy jwn scnsc jf
chmarrasshcnt, ane sj dt wjule gavc ijnc jn dn a far`d`al
ejwnware spdral jf awbwarencss - untdl jnc jf us `jule mcar dt nj
ljnicr ane wjule prjmamly fdne an cx`usc tj lcavc. Mut Bay
scchce pcrfc`tly at casc talbdni jpcnly amjut gcrsclf. Ugds was
gjw dt gae mccn wgcn D fdrst hct gcr. Pgc gae `jnfdece tgdnis tj
hc tgat D wjule ncvcr gavc cxpc`tce a pcrsjn wgj D gae jnly oust
hct tj rcvcal. Pgc ncvcr scchce tj cxpc`t tgc sahc tgdni dn
rcturn. Pgc oust scchce tj want sjhcjnc tj ldstcn.
D sgruiice dn rcspjnsc tj gcr qucstdjn, mut trdce njt tj
appcar tjj njn`galant amjut dt. Ugc hjvchcnt was dntcnece tj
`jnvcy tgc dhprcssdjn tgat D was rclaxce amjut wgatcvcr sgc was
amjut tj `jhc jut wdtg - cvcn tgjuig D gae a fccldni tgat sgc was
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amjut tj say sjhctgdni wgd`g wjule habc hc fccl edstdn`tly
un`jhfjrtamlc.
“D tgdnb dt—s mc`ausc ma`b tgcn, D rcally nccece sjhcjnc tj
mcldcvc dn hc. D bnjw cvcryjnc tgdnbs D—h a prctty `jnfdecnt, up-
frjnt sjrt jf pcrsjn, mut tgat—s njt tgc way D rcally fccl. Ane ma`b
tgcn, [ctc mcldcvce dn hc, gc rcally ede. Dt—s gare tj cxpladn. Tju
wcrc tgc jppjsdtc - yju always scchce sj sclf-`jntadnce, alhjst
aljjf frjh tgdnis. Dt was alhjst ldbc yju eden—t ncce anyjnc clsc.
Tju eden—t cvcn scch tj ncce tj mcldcvc dn anytgdni. Ejn—t ict hc
wrjni - tgat was wgat D ldbce amjut yju. [ctc `jule mc qudtc
dntcnsc ane dt was a rcldcf tj mc wdtg sjhcjnc wgj wasn—t sj
echanedni. Ptdll ds, dn fa`t.‘
Pgc pausce ane shdlce at hc aiadn. D wantce tj asb gcr?
“Pj wgy ede yju ij ma`b tj gdh: Yas dt a hdstabc: Ane wgat
amjut njw: Ygd`g jnc jf us wjule yju `gjjsc njw:‘ Mut tgc
qucstdjns wcrc tjj mlunt, tjj ljaece wdtg rcscnthcnt amjut tgc
past. D eden—t want tj rdsb spjdldni jur rapprj`gchcnt.
“Anyway,‘ sgc `jntdnuce, “tgat—s wgy D scnt gdh tj scc yju
wgcn gc startce tj mc`jhc jmscssce wdtg all tgds tc`gnjljiy stuff.
D tgjuigt yju wjule mc tgc antdejtc - tgat yju wjule habc gdh
scc tgat dt was all a ercah ane tgat gc wasn—t ijdni tj ict
anywgcrc wdtg dt. Mc`ausc df tgat gappcnce, tgcn D was `jnfdecnt D
`jule habc gdh mcldcvc dn hc aiadn. Mut wgcn gc `ahc ma`b tgat
fdrst cvcndni, D sgjule gavc rcaldsce tgat D—e ljst gdh. Gc alrcaey
gae tgat ljjb dn gds cyc, as df gds hdne was jn gdigcr tgdnis.‘
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D eden—t say anytgdni.
Bay scchce tj tgdnb D gae tabcn jffcn`c, wgcn dn fa`t, D was
oust tgdnbdni tgat wgat sgc gae sade amjut hc was laricly truc.
“Gcy, D—h sjrry,‘ sgc sade, “D wasn—t icttdni at yju. D ejn—t tgdnb
yju rcally arc aljjf, njt eccp ejwn ‐ dt—s oust gjw yju scch a ljt
jf tgc tdhc, jn tgc surfa`c.‘
“Ejn—t wjrry amjut dt,‘ D sade, wdtgjut hu`g `jnvd`tdjn.
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Ujjls
Barl O. [rdn`chan ‐ cxtra`t frjh c-injsds.`jh?
Gcrc wc all arc, eds`ussdni tgc Pdniulardty, an cvcnt wgd`g `jule mc
tgc hjst hjhcntjus stcp dn tgc gdstjry jf tgc guhan ra`c. Tct sjhcgjw dt
`jhcs jut sjunedni ldbc a `rjss mctwccn a scnsatdjnal UV ej`uhcntary
ane a `jrny s`dcn`c fd`tdjn njvcl. Yc oust ejn—t scch tj gavc tgc rdigt
vj`amulary. Ane df wc ejn—t gavc tgc rdigt tjjls, gjw `an wc cvcr gjpc tj
`jhprcgcne fully wgat dt hcans fjr us:
Mut tgc sdtuatdjn hay njt mc as mae as all tgat. D tgdnb wc alrcaey
gavc a sjftwarc tjjl tgat wc `an usc, jnc tgat—s mccn wdtg us fjr tgjusanes
jf ycars. D—h talbdni amjut rcldidjn ane hytg. Ugcsc arc tgc tjjls tgat all
`ulturcs gavc utdldsce fjr tgjusanes jf ycars wgcn fa`ce wdtg `jn`cpts
wgd`g arc at tgc ldhdt jf guhan unecrstanedni.
Aftcr all, wgat arc hjst rcldidjns amjut : Ugcy—rc all `jn`crnce dn
jnc way jr anjtgcr wdtg ldfc aftcr ecatg, wdtg attadndni a statc wgcrc yju
`an fdnally mc “wdtg Ije‘. Ane tgat, wgcn yju tgdnb amjut dt, ds njt a
mae way jf ecs`rdmdni wgat tgc Pdniulardty ds rcally amjut.
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gavc tj mc jriand`, tgat ds tj say, mudlt dntj tgc stru`turc jf tgc
wjrb. D ahusce hysclf my dhaidndni hy wjrb as sjhc bdne jf
plant, wdtg mcctlc-ldbc `rdtd`s attchptdni tj ecvjur dt - mut mcdni
erdvcn ma`b my tgjrns, tjxdns jr prceatjrs furtgcr up tgc fjje
`gadn, wgd`g wjule paralysc tgch ane vcry sljwly su`b jut tgcdr
mradns. Mut all D su``ccece dn ejdni wdtg ca`g rcvdsdjn ane
rcfdnchcnt was tj suffusc hy wjrb wdtg an dn`rcasdnily sjur tastc.
Dn rctrjspc`t, D sgjule njt gavc mccn surprdsce tgat tgcsc
wjres, jvcr wgd`g D gae pjrce fjr sj ljni, wcrc ircctce wdtg
njtgdni hjrc tgan dnedffcrcn`c. Ugcy wcrc njt cvcn `apamlc jf
prjvjbdni tgc wgjlly nciatdvc `rdtd`al rca`tdjn D gae mccn sj afrade
jf. [umldsgcrs D scnt tgch tj rcturnce tgch wdtg pjldtc lcttcrs jf
rcoc`tdjn (“Uganb yju ct`... Always dntcrcstce dn ncw wrdtcrs......
Mut njt qudtc wgat wc—rc ljjbdni fjr at prcscnt.... Ydsg yju tgc
mcst jf lu`b wdtg pla`dni yjur wjrb clscwgcrc.....‘). Ugat ds, df
tgcy mjtgcrce tj rcply at all.
Jf `jursc, yju `an always `jnsjlc yjursclf wdtg tgc tgjuigt
tgat yju arc sdhply “hdsunecrstjje‘ ane “agcae jf yjur tdhc‘.
Ugcrc arc hany dllustrdjus prc`cecnts fjr tgds frjh wgd`g `jhfjrt
`an mc erawn. Mut tgcy wcrc jf ldttlc gclp tj hc. D mc`ahc
edsdllusdjnce amjut tgc amdldty jf wrdtdni tj a`gdcvc anytgdni at all.
[crgaps dt gae mccn cffc`tdvc dn tgc past, mut dn tjeay—s a``clcratce
`ulturc dt was cntdrcly edspcnsamlc?
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[lastd` mai
Hy plastd` mai
ds oust ldbc all tgc jtgcrs.
D put a flahc tj dts `jrncr?
dt sgrdvcls.
Pgdny ncw `jhplcxdjn wrdnblcs dntj jle aic
dn sc`jnes.
An dnvdsdmlc fdcry fdst s`rcws dt up dntj a mall
ldbc wrdtdni papcr
dt `jhcs frjh tgc trccs
ane tgcrc—s always hjrc
wgcrc tgat `ahc frjh.
As yju `an scc, D ede njt stjp wrdtdni. Jn tgc `jntrary, hy
jutput dn`rcasce. Ugds `jdn`dece wdtg tgc pcrdje dhhcedatcly
aftcr D gae mrjbcn up wdtg Bay. Jutwarely, D prjmamly iavc ldttlc
dhprcssdjn jf mcdni gurt ane trdce tj a`t as df D gae tabcn dt dn hy
strdec. Mut tgat was njt gjw D rcally fclt. Hy apparcnt aljjfncss
was oust a ecfcnsdvc pjsturc ‐ ane jur mrcab-up gae cxpjsce oust
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gjw hu`g jf a sgah dt rcally was. D ec`dece tgat D `julen—t alljw
hysclf tj mc gurt ldbc tgat aiadn2 D nccece tj rcmudle hy chjtdjnal
sgcll sj tgat dt prjvdece a rcal ecfcn`c, njt a fd`tdjnal jnc. ]atgcr
tgan unmurecndni hysclf tj frdcnes, tgjuig, D rcsjlvce tj bccp hy
jwn `junscl. D tgjuigt tgat df D talbce dt tgrjuig wdtg jtgcrs, tgat
wjule cffc`tdvcly mc aehdttdni tgat D stdll nccece jtgcr pcjplc (ane
tgcrcfjrc stdll pjsscssce tgc sahc vulncramdldtdcs). Mut D rcaldsce
tgat D gae tj ict dt jut jf hy systch sjhcgjw. Pj D ec`dece tj
wrdtc amjut dt. D eds`jvcrce tgat tgcrc ds a `crtadn sjldtary plcasurc
tj mc iadnce frjh walljwdni dn yjur jwn hdscry. Ugc a`tdvdty jf
wrdtdni scchce tj cnnjmlc dt, tj clcvatc dt tj a undvcrsal lcvcl. Dt
alljwce hc tj ecluec hysclf dntj tgdnbdni tgat hy fccldnis wcrc
tgc suffcrdnis jf a ircat ane passdjnatc sjul wdtg wgjh jtgcrs
wjule unejumtcely mc amlc tj decntdfy?
ljss
cvcryjnc sdts
fdnicrdni tgcdr mrjbcn ldigt mulms
tgcdr pcrfc`t sgapc
mdi frjzcn watcrerjps
hutc mclls
jnly
snjwflabc a`justd`
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fdlahcnt fraihcntssbatc
arjune tgc rdh
fdnicrnadl `ldppdnis
gcle
dn crratd` jrmdt
cvcryjnc sdts
Ljjbdni ma`b jn tgds njw, D ah stru`b njt my tgc ecptg jf
hy fccldnis mut sdhply my tgc `dr`ulardty jf hy jwn wrdtdni. Dt ds
as df D wantce tj scal up tgc mrjbcn mdts dnsdec jf hc, oust as tgc
mrjbcn fdlahcnts rchadn scalce dnsdec tgc ilass jf a murnt-jut ldigt
mulm. Ugcn D `jule sgabc tgc mulm as df dt wcrc jnc jf tgjsc ta`by
“snjw s`cnc‘ papcrwcdigts, gjle dt up tj hy car ane ldstcn tj tgc
mrjbcn mdts jf fdlahcnt sgdftdni rjune ane rjune ‐ wdtgjut gavdnitj fccl anytgdni.
Ugds was wrdtdni as pcrsjnal tgcrapy. Mut jf wgat usc was
dt tj tgc wdecr wjrle: D gae turnce dntj tgc bdne jf wrdtcr D hjst
ecspdsce2 sjhcjnc wgj oust wrjtc amjut tgchsclvcs, as df tgcdr
jwn prjmlchs hattcrce hjrc tgan anyjnc clsc—s ane tgc wgjlc jf
sj`dcty rcvjlvce arjune tgch.
Mcsdecs wgd`g, wrdtdni as tgcrapy eden—t cvcn wjrb. Dt oust
haec hc fccl gjlljw, murnt jut, nuhm?
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octsah
vjl`and` a`tdvdty
haec hc
a pjrjus pcrsjn
njw
a pdc`cjf mrdttlc
fjah d
fljat
fa`c ejwn
dn tgc nuhm j`can
Pj D rcsjlvce tj fjrict amjut hy ahmdtdjns tj wrdtc. D put
hy cncridcs dntj jtgcr tgdnis. D ijt a ojm wdtg a pumldsgdni fdrh dn
Ljnejn ane trdce tj tgrjw hysclf dntj tgc ldfc jf a yjuni urman
prjfcssdjnal, ojdndni tgc gcres jf hdscramlc-ljjbdni `jhhutcrs
(wgj D ncvcr spjbc tj, cx`cpt tj asb tgch tj plcasc hjvc up sj
tgat D `jule ict jn tgc tradn tjj).
Ugds wjrbce wcll cnjuig fjr a tdhc, wgdlc D was stdll yjuni
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cnjuig tj `jnvdn`c hysclf tgat D wjule njt cne up ldbc all tgc
hdscramlc-ljjbdni pcjplc D travcllce dn wdtg. Mut dt eden—t last. D
bncw tgat tgds wasn—t gjw D wantce tj spcne tgc rcst jf hy ldfc.
As fjr wgat D rcally ede want tj ej, D bcpt ijdni ma`b tj tgjsc
pjchs D gae lamjurce jvcr fjr sj ljni ane wjnecrdni df tgcrc was
sjhc way jf icttdni tgch tj scc tgc ldigt jf eay. Ugcy dn turn
ljjbce ma`b at hc a``usdnily, echanedni tgat D fdne a sudtamlc
gjhc fjr tgch, wgcrc tgcy `jule mc prjpcrly apprc`datce.
As lu`b wjule gavc dt, dt was arjune tgds tdhc tgat tgc
dntcrnct fdrst startce tj `jhc tj prjhdncn`c. Jn tgc fa`c jf dt, tgc
dntcrnct ds a sclf-pumldsgcr—s wct ercah. Pcttdni up yjur jwn
wcmsdtc `jsts vdrtually njtgdni, mut yju gavc a pjtcntdal auedcn`c
jf hdlldjns. Ydtg tgds gcaey tgjuigt dn hdne, D `arcfully typce dn
hy wjrb ane spcnt gjurs trydni jut edffcrcnt fjnts ane paic
layjuts.
D alsj mcian tj `rcatc gypcrtcxt ldnbs mctwccn tgc edffcrcnt
tcxts, wgd`g D tgjuigt wjule prjvdec rcaecrs wdtg dntcrcstdni
`jnnc`tdjns tj cxpljrc. Ugc hjrc ldnbs D dnscrtce, tgc hjrc D
mc`ahc `jnvdn`ce tgat tgc pjchs pjsscssce a hystcrdjus, vcdlce
`jgcrcn`c wgd`g D gae prcvdjusly jvcrljjbce. Ugds, dn turn,
prjhptce hc tj ecvcljp ncw tgcjrdcs amjut tgcdr suppjsce eccpcr
sdindfd`an`c, wgd`g D tjjb tj mc han—s rclatdjnsgdp wdtg tc`gnjljiy
(sjhctgdni D gappcnce tj gavc mccn tgdnbdni amjut qudtc a ljt,
jwdni tj hy ncw-fjune cntgusdash fjr tgc dntcrnct). D mcian tj
dnput paics jf `jhhcntardcs, ldnbce up tj tgc rclcvant passaics ‐
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ane jut jf tgcsc `jhhcntardcs chcrice a bdne jf statchcnt jf
mcldcf.
D attrdmutce tgds handfcstj tj an dnvcntce `gara`tcr - a Pwcec
`allce Ocs Hdlcnscn, wgjsc natdjnaldty alljwce hc tj cnejw gdh
wdtg vardjus stcrcjtypd`al P`anednavdan `gara`tcrdstd`s. Ugc
wcmsdtc dn`luece a sgjrt prjfdlc jf gdh, a``jhpandce my sudtamly
hystcrdjus, mlurrce pgjtjirapgs. Hdlcnscn, D `ladhce, gae mccn a
lcaedni icnctd`dst mut gae mc`jhc edsdllusdjnce wdtg s`dcn`c,
fccldni tgat dt was aevan`dni at a pa`c wgd`g jutstrdppce sj`dcty—s
amdldty tj `jpc wdtg dt. Gc ec`dece tgat gc `jule hjrc uscfully
spcne gds tdhc trydni tj gclp pcjplc `jhc tj tcrhs wdtg tgc cffc`ts
jf tc`gnjljiy. Pj gc amanejnce s`dcn`c ane turnce tj wrdtdni.
Paely, D cxpladnce, gc gae mccn bdllce dn a `ar `rasg at tgc aic jf
07 ‐ mut lu`bdly, gds wrdtdnis ldvce jn.
Ljjbdni ma`b njw, D ah stru`b my gjw `ljscly tgc tgcjrdcs D
as`rdmce tj gdh hdrrjr sjhc jf tgc prcj``upatdjns jf [ctc ane gds
fjlljwcrs. Anyway, gcrc - fjr tgc rc`jre - ds sjhc jf wgat D iavc
Hdlcnscn tj say (a`tually, tgcrc was qudtc a ljt hjrc tgan tgds, mut
D gavc hanfully rcsdstce tgc uric tj dn`luec all jf dt gcrc)?
Jn tc`gnjljiy ane `jnsuhcr sj`dcty
Mcdni P`anednavdan, D gavc a natural dn`ldnatdjn tj pjnecr tgc mdi
cxdstcntdal qucstdjns. Jnc jf hy favjurdtcs ds wgy wc scch tj mc dn`apamlc
jf mcdni gappy wdtg jur ljt, cvcn tgjuig, as a `dvdldsatdjn, wc gavc
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attadnce a gdigcr ecircc jf pgysd`al `jhfjrt ane sjpgdstd`atdjn tgan cvcr
mcfjrc.
D mcldcvc tgat tgc rcasjn fjr jur ungappdncss gas tj ej wdtg
`jnsuhcr sj`dcty ane tgc a``clcratdni cffc`t jf aevan`dni tc`gnjljiy. All
jur ldvcs wc arc mjhmarece wdtg aspdratdjnal hcssaics, mrjae`ast far ane
wdec my dn`rcasdnily pjwcrful tc`gnjljidcs, tclldni us tgat a mcttcr ldfc ds
oust arjune tgc `jrncr df wc wjule jnly muy su`g ane su`g a prjeu`t jr
mrane ‐ wgd`g ds ncw, dhprjvce ane mcttcr tgan tgc jnc wc alrcaey gavc.
Ugds assault jn tgc scnscs `annjt mc dinjrce, mc`ausc tgc `jnstant
mjhmarehcnt affc`ts us sumldhdnally, habdni dt alhjst dhpjssdmlc fjr
anyjnc tj fccl satdsfdce wdtg tgcdr ljt jn a pcrhancnt masds. Pj ldfc dn tgds
`dvdldsatdjn jf jurs mc`jhcs a scrdcs jf hdnjr edsappjdnthcnts, wdtg tgdnis
ncvcr turndni jut qudtc as wcll as wc gjpce.
Ugds scnsc jf gjpcs mcdni easgce ds cxa`crmatce my jur dnamdldty tj
prced`t tgc cffc`ts jf tc`gnjljiy jn jur ldvcs. Ugdnis tgat wc gjpce wjule
habc jur ldvcs casdcr, ldbc `jhputcrs, jftcn scch tj gavc an uncxpc`tce
ejwnsdec. Fjr dnstan`c, wgdlst `jhputcrs gavc haec sjhc tasbs hu`g
casdcr, tgcy gavc hcrcly a``clcratce cvcryjnc—s cxpc`tatdjns jf wgcn tgc
wjrb wdll mc fdndsgce ‐ sj dnstcae jf icttdni hjrc lcdsurc tdhc, wc cne up
spcnedni ljnicr at wjrb.
Dt ds as df tgdnis ‐ jr hjrc spc`dfd`ally, tc`gnjljid`al tgdnis - arc
sjhcgjw `jnspdrdni aiadnst us. Dt ds as df tgcy rcscnt tgc cx`cssdvc guhan
cxpc`tatdjns wgd`g arc dhpjsce upjn tgch ane arc `jnstantly pljttdni
ways jf icttdni tgcdr jwn ma`b. Pj ldfc `jhcs tj scch ldbc a scrdcs jf pctty
erahas jf mctrayal ane rcvcnic, haec all tgc hjrc drrdtatdni my tgc
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frcqucn`y jf tgcdr rcpctdtdjn.
Fcw jf tgcsc edsappjdnthcnts arc sdindfd`ant dn tgcdr jwn rdigt, mut
`uhulatdvcly, tgcy all start tj tabc tgcdr tjll ‐ ane wc arc lcft wdtg a fccldni
jf icncraldsce edssatdsfa`tdjn amjut jur ldvcs. At tgc sahc tdhc, wc alsj fccl
iudlty amjut dt mc`ausc wc bnjw tgat ‐ `jhparce wdtg ldvdni `jnedtdjns
say, jnc gunerce jr cvcn fdfty ycars aij ‐ tgdnis arc mcttcr ane wc juigt
rcally tj mc tganbful fjr wgat wc—vc ijt.
Jn tc`gnjljiy ane traicey
Pj wgat ds tj mc ejnc: D mcldcvc tgat art `an a`t as a sjrt jf va``dnc
aiadnst tgds `grjnd` scnsc jf edssatdsfa`tdjn. A va``dnc ds a shall ejsc jf a
edscasc tgat idvcs tgc mjey a `gan`c tj ecvcljp dhhundty aiadnst dt. Dn tgc
sahc way, D mcldcvc tgat art sgjule rc-cna`t tgc prj`css jf hdnjr
edsappjdnthcnt tgat wc arc all ejjhce tj cxpcrdcn`c. D scc dt as a rcturn tj
jnc jf tgc carldcst fjrhs jf art, tgat jf Irccb traicey.
Dn Irccb traicey, tgc gcrj ds always `rusgce my fjr`cs wgd`g arc
ircatcr tgan gdh. Gc hay ict tj mc Bdni, mut ultdhatcly sjhc ircat
`atastrjpgc wdll mcfall gdh (fjr cxahplc, gc wdll eds`jvcr tgat, my sjhc
appalldni strjbc jf fatc, gc gas harrdce gds jwn hjtgcr ane ds sj `jnsuhce
wdtg sclf-edsiust tgat gc puts jut gds jwn cycs). Ugc gappy cnedni wgd`g
gc nj ejumt wdsgce fjr gdhsclf ds sgjwn tj mc an dllusdjn. Ugds was
suppjsce tj dneu`c a statc jf “`atgarsds‘ dn tgc auedcn`c, wgd`g wjule
alljw tgch tj mc rc`jn`dlce tj tgcdr jwn dncvdtamlc hjrtaldty ane falldmdldty
as guhan mcdnis. Garely `gccry stuff, D aehdt, mut mcdni P`anednavdan, D
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ldbc tgat bdne jf tgdni.
Jf `jursc, Irccb traicey cvjlvce dn an aic wgcn tgcrc wcrc hany
tgrcats tj guhan ldfc - edscasc, war, fahdnc, natural edsastcrs - ane vcry
ldttlc tgat hanbdne `jule ej amjut tgch. Ujeay wc gavc a`gdcvce a fadr
ecircc jf dnsulatdjn aiadnst hjst jf tgcsc tgrcats, `gdcfly my handpulatdni
tgc natural wjrle tgrjuig tc`gnjljiy. Ugc trjumlc ds, tgds habcs us tgdnb
wc sgjule mc amlc tj usc hanhaec tgdnis tj a`gdcvc gappdncss as wcll -
wgd`g ds a far hjrc clusdvc ijal. Hjst jf tgc tdhc, jur cffjrts wdll fall sgjrt
jf wgat wc gae gjpce. Art tgcrcfjrc ncces tj ecal wdtg tgc hd`rj-traicedcs
jf jur cvcry eay ldvcs, ratgcr tgan tgc ha`rj-traicedcs jf tgc an`dcnt
Irccbs. Dt ncces tj rc̀ jn`dlc us tj tgc fa`t tgat dn jur cntgusdash fjr ncw
tc`gnjljiy, wc jvcrljjb dts tcnecn`y tj uncxpc`tce ane unecsdramlc sdec-
cffc`ts - mc`ausc njw tgat tc`gnjljiy ds musdly `jnnc`tdni cvcrytgdni
tjictgcr, dt ds hjrc edffd`ult tgan cvcr tj fjrcscc tgc prc`dsc `jnscqucn`cs jf
jnc—s a`tdjns.
Ane wgat mcttcr vcgd`lc `jule tgcrc mc fjr tgcsc hd`rj-traicedcs tgan
a hd`rj-art fjrh? tgc jms`urc ane ratgcr unfasgdjnamlc art jf pjctry:
Ag, wgat haindfd`cnt tgcjrdcs! D `an alhjst fccl hysclf
sjardni cffjrtlcssly dntj tgc stratjspgcrc, mjrnc aljft upjn a tdec jf
falsc jptdhdsh amjut tgc antd-iravdtatdjnal pjwcr jf Art. Mut tgc
sae trutg jf tgc hattcr ds tgat D was sdhply cniaice dn an clamjratc
cxcr`dsc jf sclf-oustdfd`atdjn ‐ a futdlc attchpt tj `jnvdn`c hysclf
tgat D was ejdni sjhctgdni hjrc hcandniful tgan oust fdlldni up
chpty spa`c wdtg wjres.
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Ualbdni jf wgd`g, lct hc rcturn tj tgc sumoc`t jf tgc wcmsdtc.
[rced`tamly, dt was njt a su``css. Tju ejn—t ict vdsdtjrs tj yjur
sdtc unlcss pcjplc bnjw dt—s tgcrc. Ugds rcqudrce a talcnt fjr sclf-
pumld`dty ane an unecrstanedni jf tgc dntrd`a`dcs jf dntcrnct scar`g
cnidncs wgd`g D sdhply eden—t pjsscss.
Cvcntually, D iavc up jn pjctry as a mae ojm ane hjvce jn
tj sgjrt stjrdcs, wgcrc D a`gdcvce a hjecst ecircc jf su``css ‐
dndtdally at lcast. Ugds gclpce tj assuaic hy edsappjdnthcnt at tgc
fadlurc jf tgc wcmsdtc. Mut gavdni dnvcstce sj hu`g tdhc ane
cncriy dn dts prjeu`tdjn, D `julen—t mrdni hysclf tj rchjvc dt jr tj
aehdt tgat dt gae mccn pjdntlcss. Pj D `jnvdn`ce hysclf tgat, wgdlst
dt gae njt a`gdcvce tgc pumld` rc`jindtdjn tgat D gae jrdidnally
cnvdsaice, dt gae scrvce anjtgcr, hjrc prdvatc purpjsc.
Ugc wgjlc cxcr`dsc gae, D ec`dece, gclpce hc tj `jhc tj
tcrhs wdtg all tgc mdttcrncss ane frustratdjn D gae fclt aftcr hy
mrcab-up wdtg Bay, mut gae ncvcr rcally fa`ce up tj. My ldnbdni
tgc pjchs tj Hdlcnscn—s amstra`t decas jn art, tc`gnjljiy ane
sj`dcty, D mcldcvce tgat D gae eradnce tgch jf chjtdjn ane scvcrce
all `jnnc`tdjns wdtg hy jwn sclf. Ane my upljaedni tgch jntj
tgc dntcrnct ane `astdni tgch aerdft dn tgc cvcr-cxpanedni vastncss
jf `ymcrspa`c, D pcrsuaece hysclf tgat D gae su``cssfully mandsgce
tgch tj anjtgcr rcalh, wgcrc tgcy `jule ej nj garh tj anyjnc.
Dt hay strdbc yju as jee tgat sjhcjnc wgj gas haec
s`cptd`dsh tgcdr ecfdndni `gara`tcrdstd` sgjule cntcrtadn su`g
franbly supcrstdtdjus njtdjns. Ane jf `jursc, tgcsc mcldcfs
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`jnvcndcntly dinjrce hy carldcr hdsidvdnis amjut tgc cffd`a`y jf
art as pcrsjnal tgcrapy. Mut fa`ce wdtg tgc altcrnatdvc ‐ wgd`g was
tj aehdt tgat all hy wrdtdnis up tj tgat eatc gae mccn an cntdrcly
hcandnilcss cxcr`dsc ‐ dt was njt edffd`ult tj dinjrc any ariuhcnts
tj tgc `jntrary.
Mcldcfs jf tgds naturc jnly `jllapsc wgcn sjhctgdni gappcns
tgat ds dhpjssdmlc fjr tgc mcldcvcr tj dinjrc.
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Ugds hjrndni, as D was lcavdni hy flat, D was apprja`gce my
a sgjrt, sldh wjhan. Pgc gae earb mrjwn gadr ane ilasscs wdtg
aniular, mla`b frahcs, wgd`g iavc gcr a sldigtly scvcrc, stuedjus
adr. Pgc was `lut`gdni wgat ljjbce ldbc a pcrsjnal jriandscr jr a
njtcpae jf sjhc sjrt.
“Hr Ocnscn:‘
“Tcs:‘ D sade, `autdjusly.
“Hy nahc—s Pusan @rjssfdcle. D—h a frcclan`c ojurnaldst ane
D—h ejdni a pdc`c jn tgc dntcrnct ane `ults. D—vc chadlce yju
scvcral tdhcs asbdni fjr an dntcrvdcw, mut eden—t ict a rcply.‘ D gae
dnecce dinjrce tgc chadls. D want tj tcll hy jwn stjry, njt gavc dt
ejnc fjr hc my sjhc frcclan`c ga`b.
“Ljjb, D—h sjrry D eden—t ict ma`b tj yju. Uj mc gjncst, D
ejn—t tgdnb D—vc ijt anytgdni vcry dntcrcstdni tj tcll yju.‘
“Mut yju arc rcspjnsdmlc fjr hadntadndni njvjtndb.`jh,
arcn—t yju:‘ D njeece. “Ycll, D oust tgjuigt yju—e gavc an
dntcrcstdni anilc jn tgdnis. D hcan, surcly yju jf all pcjplc hust
gavc sjhc tgjuigts jn wgy tgcrc—s stdll sj hu`g dntcrcst dn [ctc
Njvjtndb:‘
“Njt rcally,‘ D sade. “Fjr hc, dt—s oust sjhctgdni D aircce tj
ej fjr [ctc. D hadntadn tgc sdtc, tgat—s all. D ejn—t tgdnb D—vc ijt
hu`g tj say tgat wjule dntcrcst yjur rcaecrs.‘
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“JB. Haymc yju `jule oust `lcar up jnc qucstdjn fjr hc
tgcn. Ej tgc nahcs ‗_aratgustra—, ‗PclfdsgHchc— ane ‗Ed`chan—
hcan anytgdni tj yju:‘
D frjzc ‐ ane D `jule scc tgat sgc bncw sgc was jntj
sjhctgdni. D ede hy mcst tj rc`jvcr hy `jhpjsurc ane trdce tj
affc`t a njn`galant sgrui. Dt eden—t scch tj gavc tgc ecsdrce cffc`t.
“D tgdnb yju bnjw cxa`tly wgat D—h talbdni amjut,‘ sgc sade.
“D—vc mccn talbdni tj a fcw pcjplc wgj arc rciular `jntrdmutjrs tj
tgc eds`ussdjn paics jn tgc sdtc. Jnc jf tgch—s a mdt jf a `jhputcr
wgdzz. Gc says gc—s tra`ce pjstdnis my sjhcjnc `alldni
tgchsclvcs ‗_aratgustra—, ‗PclfdsgHchc— ane ‗Ed`chan— tj an
dntcrnct a``junt mcljnidni tj yju. Gc sade gc—e always tgjuigt jf
yju as sjhcjnc wgj was syhpatgctd` tj [ctc Njvjtndb, mut njw
gc—s startdni tj wjnecr. Yjule yju ldbc hc tj rcae yju sjhc jf
tgc tgdnis tgat ‗_aratgustra—, ‗PclfdsgHchc— ane ‗Ed`chan— gavc
mccn saydni jn tgc sdtc: [crgaps tgat—ll oji yjur hchjry. Ugcy
ejn—t cxa`tly sjune ldbc truc mcldcvcrs.‘
Dt was truc. D gae dnecce `jntrdmutce tj eds`ussdjn fjruhs
jn tgc sdtc usdni vardjus edffcrcnt aldascs tj habc s`cptd`al
`jhhcnts. Ugcsc usually prjvjbce tgc truc mcldcvcrs dntj a
passdjnatc ecfcn`c jf [ctc ane all tgat gc stjje fjr. Dndtdally, D gae
tgjuigt tgat D hdigt mc amlc tj dnflucn`c tgc ecmatc, sj D gae mccn
hjrc iuarece dn tgc way tgat D cxprcssce hysclf ‐ tgdnbdni tgat all
tgat was rcqudrce was tj sjw sjhc tdny scces jf ejumt. Mut jvcr
tdhc dt gae mc`jhc apparcnt tgat hjst pcjplc usdni tgc sdtc
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wcrcn—t dntcrcstce dn gavdni a ecmatc ‐ tgcy ljiice jn dn jrecr tj
gavc tgcdr vdcws rcdnfjr`ce, ratgcr tgan qucstdjnce. Pj iraeually,
hy dntcrvcntdjns mc`ahc ldttlc hjrc tgan a way fjr hc tj lct jff
stcah ‐ ane tgc pjstdnis mc`ahc cvcr hjrc prjvj`atdvc. Mut df D
aehdttce tj all tgat, tgcn tgc iahc wjule mc up mcfjrc D gae tgc
`gan`c tj tcll hy sdec jf tgc stjry. D ec`dece tj try tj mrazcn dt jut.
“Gas dt j``urrce tj yju tgat D hdigt njt mc tgc jnly pcrsjn
wgj `an a``css tgat dntcrnct a``junt: D hcan, gjw ej yju bnjw
yjur `jhputcr wgdzz gasn—t pjstce tgjsc `jhhcnts gdhsclf:‘ D
fclt qudtc plcasce wdtg hysclf fjr gavdni tgc prcscn`c jf hdne tj
`jhc up wdtg tgds.
Ugc wjhan ljjbce undhprcssce. “Tju—rc rdigt, D `an—t mc
`crtadn dt wasn—t gdh. Mut df tgat—s rcally wgat gappcnce, tgcn D—h
surc D `an rcly jn yju tj ict tj tgc mjttjh jf wgat—s mccn ijdni
jn.‘ Pgc shdlce `gccrfully ane startce walbdni away. Ugcn sgc
turnce ane sade?
“Tju—vc ijt a wccb, Hr Ocnscn. D—ll chadl tgc pjstdnis tj
yju sj yju `an rcae tgch fjr yjursclf, mut D rc`bjn yju alrcaey
bnjw wgat tgcy say. Myc fjr njw!‘
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wcmsdtc usdni tgjsc aldascs. Dt gae mccn stupde ane unnc`cssary.
Ane njw dt ljjbce as df D wjule mc cxpjsce mcfjrc D was rcaey tj
tcar jff tgc hasb D gavc mccn wcardni fjr sj ljni. D was stdll
prcj``updce wdtg tgcsc iljjhy rcflc`tdjns wgcn D rca`gce tgc
jptd`dan's. D bncw tgat D gae tj fdne a way jf stjppdni gcr ijdni
dntj prdnt untdl aftcr D'vc fdndsgce tgds a``junt - mut wgat:
Eds`juraice my hy hjnjsyllamd` rcspjnscs, tgc jptd`dan
sjjn iavc up trydni tj cniaic hc dn `jnvcrsatdjn. Jn tgc wall
was a pjstcr gcaece “Ugc Yjnecrs jf tgc Guhan Cyc‘, fcaturdni
a guic edairah jf an cycmall wdtg a `ut-away sc`tdjn sgjwdni all
tgc edffcrcnt bdnes jf tdssuc dnsdec. Ygcn D tjjb hy ilasscs jff, D
rcaldsce tgat wdtgjut tgch, D `jule casdly gavc hdstabcn tgc
mlurrce dhaic fjr a edairah jf a planct, sgjwdni tgc edffcrcnt
icjljid`al fjrhatdjns frjh tgc jutcr `rust ejwn tj tgc hjltcn
`jrc at tgc `cntrc. Ugc jptd`dan, gjwcvcr, iavc tgc edstdn`t
dhprcssdjn tgat cycs gae ljni sdn`c `casce tj arjusc any scnsc jf
wjnecr dn gcr. D cstdhatce tgat sgc hust gavc mctwccn cdigt ane
tcn galf gjur appjdnthcnts wdtg patdcnts ca`g eay. Ugat—s up tj
twcnty cycs pcr eay2 cdigty tj a gunerce pcr wccb. Df yju put all
tgc cycs sgc gae cvcr cxahdnce tjictgcr dn a rjjh, yju wjule
gavc tgjusanes upjn tgjusanes jf tgch, ldbc frji-spawn.
D cnvdce gcr scnsc jf prjfcssdjnal edstan`c. Dt was cxa`tly
tgc bdne jf jmoc`tdvdty ‐ dnedffcrcn`c cvcn ‐ tjwares jnc—s sumoc`t
tgat wjule mc rcqudrce df D was tj habc any prjircss wdtg hy
mdjirapgy jf [ctc. Ugcrc was `crtadnly nj ecnydni tgat tgc prjoc`t
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nccece sjhc uricnt attcntdjn. As hy pumldsgcr gae pjdntce jut,
aejptdni tgc tjnc jf a parcnt talbdni tj a rc`al`dtrant tccnaicr, tgc
ecaeldnc was lcss tgan sdx hjntgs away.
Mut tgcy `an stuff tgcdr mdjirapgy. D `an—t fa`c ecvjtdni yct
hjrc prc`djus tdhc tj a sumoc`t tgat D ecspdsc. Ygat D rcally want
ds tj fdndsg tgds a``junt ane oust gavc ejnc wdtg dt all.
Ane df D ah tj ej tgat, D ncce tj stjp Pusan @rjssfdcle
pumldsgdni wgat sgc gas eds`jvcrce. My tgc cne jf tgc cyc
cxahdnatdjn, a plan gae mciun tj fjrh dn hy hdne
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Ljst dn spa`c
Dn tgc hjntgs aftcr [ctc—s edsappcaran`c D hanaice tj scc
qudtc a ljt jf Bay, jnc way ane anjtgcr. Idvcn gcr ncwly-
a`qudrce sdnilc-parcnt status, D haec a pjdnt jf trydni tj mc as
suppjrtdvc ane gclpful as pjssdmlc. Ugds dn`luece jffcrdni tj
mamysdt fjr gcr a `juplc jf tdhcs a hjntg.
D gaen—t cxpc`tce gcr tj a``cpt hy jffcr. Ygcn sgc ede, dt
j``urrce tj hc tgat D hdigt wcll mc sgjjtdni hysclf dn tgc fjjt ‐
aftcr all, tgc last tgdni D wantce was tj idvc gcr tgc jppjrtundty tj
start ijdni jut wdtg sjhcjnc clsc. D `jule, D suppjsc, gavc asbce
gcr jut hysclf. Mut D was afrade tgat df D pusgce tgdnis tjj fast, sgc
hdigt njt mc rcaey ane tgat wjule unej cvcrytgdni. Aftcr all, dt
was stdll jnly a hattcr jf hjntgs sdn`c sgc gae spldt up wdtg [ctc.
D tjle hysclf tgat D gae tj mc patdcnt. D nccece tj wadt fjr sjhc
bdne jf sdin frjh gcr tgat sgc was rcaey tj ljjb mcyjne gdh
tjwares a ncw rclatdjnsgdp. Ygcn tgc sdin cvcntually `ahc
tgjuig, dt wasn—t qudtc wgat D gae mccn gjpdni fjr.
Dt hust gavc mccn tgc tgdre jr fjurtg tdhc tgat D gae aircce
tj mamysdt fjr Bay. Ojnag answcrce tgc ejjr.
“Jg, dt—s yju,‘ gc sade, sjunedni lcss tgcn tgrdllce. “Huh—s
stdll icttdni rcaey.‘ Gc s`uttlce ma`b dntj tgc ldvdni rjjh. D
`jnsjlce hysclf hysclf wdtg tgc tgjuigt tgat at lcast gc gaen—t
sgjt hc dn tgc ma`b jf gcae, ldbc tgc fdrst tdhc wc gae hct. D
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rcasjnamly wcll jn prcvdjus j``asdjns. Altgjuig hjst jf tgc tdhc
gae mccn spcnt wat`gdni wgatcvcr fdlh gc gae `gjscn tgat
cvcndni, gc gae scchce qudtc gappy tj `gat tj hc. D gae cvcn
startce tj gjpc tgat gc hdigt a`tually ldbc hc. D wjnecrce wgcrc
all tgc sueecn gjstdldty gae `jhc frjh.
Mcfjrc D `jule edi an cvcn eccpcr gjlc fjr hysclf, Bay
appcarce. Pgc was wcardni jnc jf tgjsc “ldttlc mla`b nuhmcr‘
ercsscs ane was jmvdjusly prcpardni tj ij sjhcwgcrc fadrly shart.
“Tju ljjb ircat,‘ D sade, altgjuig dt `ahc jut a ldttlc galf-
gcartcely. D eden—t hcan dt tj `jhc jut tgat way ‐ dt was oust tgat
D gae sueecnly startce tj wjnecr wgy sgc was ercssce up tj tgc
ndncs tgds cvcndni, wgcn jn prcvdjus j``asdjns sgc gae njt haec
qudtc sj hu`g jf an cffjrt.
Pgc shdlce ane mc`bjnce hc dntj tgc bdt`gcn, gcr gccls
`la`bdni jn tgc tdlce fljjr as wc cntcrce. Pgc pusgce tgc ejjr
sgut.
“D ejn—t want Ojnag tj gcar us,‘ sgc cxpladnce, ljwcrdni gcr
vjd`c. “D—h ijdni jut jn a eatc tjndigt. D—h mcdni tabcn tj sjhc
pjsg rcstaurant D wjulen—t njrhally sct fjjt dn.‘
Hy dndtdal rca`tdjn was tgat tgds was a `jhplctc edsastcr. D
gae wadtce tjj ljni - ane njw sgc gae hct sjhcjnc clsc. All tgc
gjpcs tgat D gae cntcrtadnce fjr tgc past fcw hjntgs gae `jhc tj
njtgdni.
Ygcn D eden—t say anytgdni, Bay hust gavc tgjuigt tgat D
edsapprjvce, mc`ausc sgc aeece?
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“Ljjb, D bnjw [ctc was yjur frdcne, mut gc gasn—t mccn dn
tju`g fjr jvcr tgrcc hjntgs njw ‐ ane wcll, D `an—t oust sdt arjune
dnecfdndtcly wadtdni fjr gdh tj rcturn. Assuhdni jf `jursc tgat D
wjule gavc gdh ma`b ‐ wgd`g ds a prctty mdi assuhptdjn. D hcan,
my tgc cne, tgdnis wcrc prctty mae mctwccn us. Ane D rcally `an—t
mcldcvc tgat gc gasn—t mccn dn tju`g wdtg Ojnag all tgds tdhc. Ugc
pjjr bde oust ejcsn—t bnjw wgat tj tgdnb. Ncdtgcr ej D, tj mc
gjncst.‘
D bncw D gae tj `jhc up wdtg an cxplanatdjn fjr hy lcss
tgan c`statd` rca`tdjn tj gcr ncws. Fjr a mrdcf hjhcnt, D
wjnecrce df D sgjule tcll gcr tgc trutg. Mut wgat df sgc oust lauigce
at hc: D nccece hjrc tdhc tj amsjrm tgds ecvcljphcnt ane wjrb
jut wgat tj ej ncxt. Pj D ec`dece tj play aljni wdtg gcr hdstabcn
mcldcf tgat D was sjhcgjw aiirdcvce jn mcgalf jf [ctc.
“D—h sjrry, D was oust a mdt sgj`bce, tgat—s all,‘ D sade. “D
ejn—t mlahc yju fjr ljsdni patdcn`c wdtg [ctc. D suppjsc D—e mccn
gjpdni tgat at sjhc pjdnt, [ctc was ijdni tj ict ma`b dn tju`g. Pj
wgcn yju sade yju wcrc ijdni jut jn a eatc, dt rcally mrjuigt dt
gjhc tj hc tgat haymc gc—s njt `jhdni ma`b anytdhc sjjn.
Anyway,‘ D `jntdnuce, trydni tj sgdft tgc fj`us away frjh hy
rca`tdjn ane satdsfy hy jwn murndni `urdjsdty at tgc sahc tdhc,
“wgj—s tgc lu`by `gap:‘
“Gc—s a marrdstcr, apparcntly. D—vc ncvcr hct gdh mcfjrc. Dt—s
a mldne eatc. Jnc jf hy frdcnes arranice dt. Pgc tgjuigt dt wjule
mc a ijje way tj, yju bnjw, tcst tgc watcrs tj scc df D—h rcaey tj
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ict ma`b dntj tgc eatdni iahc.
“Ije, D `jule rcally ej wdtg a erdnb,‘ sgc sade, turndni tj
un`jrb a galf-erunb mjttlc jf wdnc jn tgc `juntcr. “Ej yju want
jnc:‘
D njeece. Pgc mrjuigt jut twj ilasscs ane mcian tj pjur.
“D—vc mccn frcttdni amjut tgds cvcndni all eay,‘ sgc wcnt jn.
“Dt—s sj ljni sdn`c D—vc mccn jn a prjpcr eatc, D—h njt surc D `an
rchchmcr wgat yju—rc suppjsce tj ej. All tgc stuff wdtg Alan
was edffcrcnt mc`ausc wc alrcaey bncw ca`g jtgcr frjh wjrb. D
hcan, jn`c D harrdce [ctc, D prctty hu`g `jnsdince hy cntdrc
stjrc jf bnjwlceic jn tgcsc hattcrs tj tgc eustmdn ‐ D ncvcr
tgjuigt D wjule ncce dt aiadn. Ane tj mc gjncst, dt was a rcldcf njt
tj gavc tj wjrry all tgc tdhc amjut wgat dhprcssdjn yju—rc habdni
jn pcjplc jr gjw ijje yju ljjb. Tju wjule njt mcldcvc gjw ljni
dt—s tabcn hc tj ict rcaey fjr tjndigt.‘
“Ycll, fjr sjhcjnc wgj `ladhs njt tj bnjw wgat tgcy—rc
ejdni, yju ljjb prctty ijje tj hc,‘ D sade, gjpdni tgat tgds tdhc
hy `jhpldhcnt sjunece hjrc ldbc D a`tually hcant dt. “Mut D—h
njt surc D `an jffcr hu`g dn tgc way jf cxpcrt aevd`c jn tgc eatdni
iahc. D—h garely a ircat su``css dn tgat fdcle.‘
“Mut yju hust—vc mccn jn sjhc eatcs hjrc rc`cntly tgcn
hc,‘ sgc rcpldce, shdldni at hc. “@jhc jn, ejn—t mc ̀ jy.‘
Ugc gjncst answcr tj tgds was tgat, sdn`c hcctdni [ctc, D
gae fj`ussce all hy attcntdjn jn tgc pjssdmdldty jf a rc`jn`dldatdjn
wdtg Bay. Mut D was sparce tgc chmarrasshcnt jf gavdni tj
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answcr gcr my tgc sjune jf a `ar gjrn frjh tgc strcct jutsdec.
“Jg, tgat—ll mc tgc taxd,‘ sgc sade, tabdni jnc last iulp frjh
gcr wdncilass. “D—e mcttcr mc jff.‘
“Ijje lu`b!‘ D `allce aftcr gcr, altgjuig D fcrvcntly gjpce
tgat sgc wjule njt gdt dt jff wdtg gcr mldne eatc. D gcare gcr tclldni
Ojnag tj mcgavc gdhsclf ane tj ij tj mce at a scnsdmlc tdhc. Ugcn
tgc ejjr slahhce ane sgc was ijnc.
D wanecrce ma`b dntj tgc frjnt rjjh wdtg hy ilass jf wdnc.
Ojnag gae swdt`gce jff gds vdecj iahc ane was icttdni rcaey tj
wat`g tgc fdlh. Gc scchce tj gavc `gccrce up a mdt. Haymc dt was
sjhctgdni tgat Bay gae sade tj gdh mcfjrc sgc lcft.
“Hy Eae says tgds ds tgc mcst s`dcn`c fd`tdjn hjvdc cvcr
haec,‘ gc annjun`ce, as gc fast-fjrwarece tgrjuig tgc lcial
njtd`cs at tgc start.
D eden—t rcspjne. D was gjpdni tgat tgc fdlh wjule idvc hc
an jppjrtundty tj mc aljnc wdtg hy tgjuigts fjr a wgdlc, sj D was
nj ljnicr as bccn tj cniaic gdh dn `jnvcrsatdjn. Ojnag scchce tj
scnsc tgds ane wc startce tj wat`g tgc fdlh.
Njw tgat D gae hjrc tdhc tj tgdnb amjut tgc deca jf Bay
ijdni jut jn a eatc, dt j``urrce tj hc tgat haymc dt wasn—t su`g
mae ncws aftcr all. Fdrst jf all, dt was a mldne eatc ‐ sj tgcrc gae tj
mc a rcasjnamlc prjspc`t tgat njtgdni wjule `jhc jf dt. Mut tgc
rcally pjsdtdvc tgdni was tgat dt suiicstce tgat sgc was rcaey tj
ljjb mcyjne [ctc tj anjtgcr rclatdjnsgdp. Pj dn tgat rcspc`t, dt was
cxa`tly wgat D gae mccn wadtdni fjr ‐ a sdin tgat dt hdigt mc JB
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fjr hc tj tabc tgc ncxt stcp. Dt oust gaen—t gappcnce dn tgc way
tgat D gae cxpc`tce.
Ugc fdlh gae njw hjvce jn tj a scrdcs jf statd`, cartg-mjune
sgjts jf an arde, rj`by lanes`apc. Ugds was fjlljwce my sjhc
fjjtaic jf apcs irummdni arjune dn tgc edrt, apparcntly ljjbdni fjr
cedmlc rjjts. Aftcr a hdnutc jr twj, Ojnag turnce tj hc ane sade?
“Ej yju hdne df wc fast fjrware tgrjuig tgds mdt: Dt—s a mdt
mjrdni.‘
D sade tgat was fdnc my hc, sj wc wgdzzce tgrjuig tgc
rchadnecr jf tgc jpcndni scqucn`c, wgcrc tgc apcs arc prjhptce
tj usc andhal mjncs as tjjls aftcr an cn`juntcr wdtg a stranic aldcn
hjnjldtg.
Hy hdne wanecrce ma`b tj tgc sumoc`t jf Bay. Ygat df sgc
gdt dt jff wdtg tgds hystcrdjus marrdstcr wgj was tabdni gcr jut: A
pd`turc `ahc dntj hy gcae jf Bay gavdni ednncr wdtg a
ejhdnatdni Alpga Halc, tcardni tgc flcsg frjh gds `gd`bcn mjnc
wdtg gds tcctg ane tgcn `asually tjssdni dt jn tgc fljjr, wgcrc a
wadtcr wjule `rccp up sumhdssdvcly jn all fjurs tj `lcar dt away.
As tgds was `lcarly lued`rjus, D lur`gce tj tgc jtgcr cxtrchc,
dhaidndni dnstcae tgat Bay was edndni wdtg an ümcr-`dvdldsce
]cnadssan`c Han, wgjsc urmanc wdt, sjpgdstd`atdjn ane
fas`dnatdni ranic jf jutsdec dntcrcsts `jule njt fadl tj swccp gcr jff
gcr fcct.
Ojnag stjppce fast-fjrwaredni wgcn wc ijt tj tgc sc`tdjn
wgcrc jnc jf tgc apcs tjsscs gds mjnc vd`tjrdjusly dntj tgc adr ‐ at
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wgd`g pjdnt tgc fdlh ouhps tgjusanes jf ycars dntj tgc futurc tj
sgjw a slccb, futurdstd`-ljjbdni spa`c sguttlc travclldni ira`cfully
tjwares a idant rjtatdni spa`c statdjn, tj tgc a``jhpandhcnt jf
Ugc Mluc Eanumc waltz.
“Ugds mdt—s rcally `jjl,‘ gc sade. D fjr`ce hysclf tj
`jn`cntratc jn tgc fdlh ane njt tj tgdnb amjut wgat gjw Bay
hdigt mc icttdni jn wdtg gcr eatc.
@jnsdecrdni tgat dt gae mccn haec dn tgc 146;s, D tgjuigt
tgc scts ane tgc spc`dal cffc`ts gcle up prctty wcll, cspc`dally dn
`jhpardsjn wdtg hjrc rc`cnt `jhputcr-icncratce dhaicry. Ygcn
wc ijt tj a sgjt jf tgc dntcrdjr jf tgc sguttlc, Ojnag prcssce tgc
“frcczc-frahc‘ muttjn ane pjdntce tj a pcn rjtatdni sljwly dn hde-
adr, ncxt tj jnc jf tgc passcnicr—s scats.
“Pcc tgat:‘ gc asbce. “Hy Eae says hjst fdlhs amjut spa`c
arcn—t vcry rcaldstd` mc`ausc tgcy gavc pcjplc walbdni arjune
njrhally dn spa`csgdps, wgcn a`tually tgcy sgjule mc fljatdni
mc`ausc tgcrc—s nj iravdty. Mut tgds fdlh sgjws wgat dt wjule
rcally mc ldbc dn spa`c.‘
D wasn—t surc wgat D was suppjsce tj say tj tgds, sj D oust
njeece apprjvdnily. Jn`c tgc sguttlc gae ej`bce dn tgc spa`c
statdjn, Ojnag startce tj fast-fjrware aiadn.
Yat`gdni dt dn tgds pdc`chcal fasgdjn, D was surprdsce my
gjw ldttlc tgc fdlh rcldce jn edaljiuc. Dt `jule alhjst gavc mccn a
sdlcnt hjvdc. Ugc “`gara`tcr‘ wdtg tgc hjst tj say fjr dtsclf was
GAL, tgc jn-mjare supcr-`jhputcr. Dn `jhpardsjn, tgc
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astrjnauts scchce mjrce ane la`bdni dn any rcal eynahdsh,
sumscrvdcnt tj tgc idant pdc`c jf tc`gnjljiy dn wgd`g tgcy wcrc
travclldni. GAL scchce tj mc rcspjnsdmlc fjr sj hu`g jf tgc sgdp—s
jpcratdjn tgat yju wcrc lcft wjnecrdni wgy tgc astrjnauts wcrc
tgcrc.
Ecspdtc hy attchpts tj `jn`cntratc jn tgc fdlh, hy tgjuigts
bcpt wanecrdni ma`b tj tgc sumoc`t jf Bay. D tjle hysclf tgat cvcn
df Bay—s eatc gae ijnc wcll, tgc dhpjrtant tgdni was njt tj idvc
up. Gjwcvcr pcrfc`t tgds prjspc`tdvc sudtjr hdigt appcar tj mc,
gjwcvcr GAL-ldbc dn gds hultdfardjus amdldtdcs, gc was mjune tj
gavc sjhc hdnjr mut `atastrjpgd` flaw2 all D nccece was tgc
ectcrhdnatdjn tj gani jn dn tgcrc, ldbc tgc jnc survdvdni astrjnaut
dn =;;1, untdl tgc flaw handfcstce dtsclf ane D `jule rdec tj tgc
rcs`uc. D pd`turce hysclf strdedni hanfully dntj tgc rcstaurant
wgcrc tgcy wcrc gavdni ednncr ane jffcrdni Bay hy arh. Gcr
eatc wjule prjtcst fccmly, ldbc GAL dn tgc s`cnc wgcrc gc icts
eca`tdvatce, mut wjule jnly mc amlc tj wat`g gclplcssly as wc
walbce jff tjictgcr dntj tgc sunsct.
Ugc cne jf tgc fdlh was as `jnfusdni as D rchchmcrce dt
mcdni tgc fdrst tdhc D gae wat`gce dt. Mjwhan, tgc jnly survdvdni
astrjnaut, fldcs gds cs`apc pje dntj anjtgcr hjnjldtg jrmdtdni
Oupdtcr. Aftcr ljts jf wcdre psy`gcecld` dhaicry (wgd`g D was
hjrc tgan `jntcnt fjr Ojnag tj fast fjrware) gc fdnes gdhsclf dn
wgat ljjbs ldbc a gjtcl rjjh, icttdni prjircssdvcly jlecr. Ugc fdnal
dhaic ds jf wgat appcars tj mc gds rcmdrtg as sjhc bdne jf `jshd`
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chmryj ‐ mut D gae ncvcr mccn surc wgat dt was suppjsce tj mc.
Ygcn tgc fdlh was jvcr, D ec`dece tj `jnfcss hy dinjran`c
tj Ojnag. “D—vc ncvcr rcally unecrstjje tgc cnedni. Ygat ej yju
tgdnb ds hcant tj gappcn dn tgat last mdt:‘
“Ycll, hy Eae says dt—s rcally all amjut tgc Pdniulardty,‘ gc
sade.
“Ygat—s tgc Pdniulardty:‘
“Gavcn—t yju gcare jf dt:‘
D sgruiice. D vaiucly rchchmcrce Bay gavdni sade
sjhctgdni amjut dt, mut dt wasn—t sjhctgdni D gae cvcr eds`ussce
wdtg [ctc.
Ojnag sgjjb gds gcae edsapprjvdnily. “Ljjb, dt—s rcally
qudtc sdhplc. Tju `an unecrstane irapgs, `an—t yju:‘ D njeece.
Gc pd`bce up a njtcpae frjh tgc `jffcc tamlc ane mcian tj eraw?
“Ugds irapg ds hcant tj sgjw gjw qud`bly `jhputcrs arc
icttdni mcttcr. Df tgcy ijt mcttcr my tgc sahc ahjunt cvcry ycar,
tgc ldnc jn tgc irapg wjule mc stradigt ‐ ldbc tgds ejttce ldnc.‘
“Mut cvcry twj ycars `jhputcrs mc`jhc twd`c as pjwcrful
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as tgcy wcrc mcfjrc ‐ sj tgc ahjunt tgcy dhprjvc my ds icttdni
mdiicr ane mdiicr all tgc tdhc. Ugat hcans tgc ldnc jn tgc irapg
a`tually ijcs up dn a stccp `urvc ldbc tgds.‘ Gc prj`ccece tj aee a
furtgcr ldnc tj tgc irapg?
“Njw, wgcn tgc `urvc icts ncarly vcrtd`al,‘ gc aeece,
pjdntdni at tgc tjp jf tgc ldnc gc gae oust erawn, “tgat—s wgcn tgc
Pdniulardty gappcns.‘
“Shh….D—h njt surc D unecrstane,‘ D sade, fccldni ratgcr
stupde fjr njt mcdni qud`bcr jn tgc uptabc, sdn`c Ojnag `lcarly
tgjuigt dt was mldnednily jmvdjus.
“Ycll, dt—s tgc pjdnt wgcrc `jhputcrs wdll mc sj `lcvcr tgat
wc—ll mc amlc tj sjrt jf ldvc dnsdec tgch. Dt—s tgc ncxt staic jf
guhan cvjlutdjn, ldbc wgat gappcns tj tgc astrjnaut at tgc cne jf
=;;1. Ugc aldcn tgdni `ganics gdh dntj a mcdni jf purcdnfjrhatdjn.‘
All tgds was ecldvcrce wdtg a hdxturc jf uttcr `jnvd`tdjn ane
`asualncss, as df tgcsc wcrc ctcrnal, sclf-cvdecnt trutgs. Mut gds
irapgs rchdnece hc jf prjoc`tdjns my fdnan`dal aevdscrs, wgd`g
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wcrc usually a``jhpandce my sjmcrdni rchdnecrs tgat dn tgc rcal
wjrle, tgc valuc jf yjur dnvcsthcnt `jule ij ejwn as wcll as up.
“D eden—t bnjw yjur Eae was sj dntcrcstce dn all tgds stuff,‘
D sade, fccldni tgat dt was prjmamly mcttcr tj sgdft tgc fj`us jf tgc
eds`ussdjn.
“Tcag, wc talbce amjut dt a ljt. Gc tgdnbs dt—s ijdni tj
gappcn qudtc sjjn, prjmamly dn tgc ncxt twcnty ycars jr sj.‘
“Ugat—s prctty fast. Ygat ej yju tgdnb amjut dt:‘
“Jg, D—h surc gc—s rdigt. Gc—s rcae ljaes jf mjjbs amjut dt
ane spcnt aics ljjbdni dntj dt.‘
“Pjhctdhcs irjwn-ups ict tgdnis wrjni tgjuig. D hcan,
tgc pcjplc tgat haec =;;1 jmvdjusly tgjuigt tgat wc—e mc ldvdni jn
tgc hjjn my njw ane tgat wc—e gavc `jhputcrs tgat `jule talb
oust ldbc guhan mcdnis ‐ mut wc gavcn—t hanaice tj ej tgjsc
tgdnis yct.‘
D was annjyce at hysclf fjr habdni tgds jmscrvatdjn. Dt was
tgc sjrt jf tgdni D wjule gavc sade tj [ctc. Dt eden—t scch tj fadr tj
cniaic dn tgat bdne jf ecmatc wdtg a tcn ycar jle. Mut Ojnag
scchce tj tabc dt dn gds strdec.
“D suppjsc sj,‘ gc rcpldce. “Mut Eae tjle hc tgat cvcn df dt
tjjb ljnicr tgan twcnty ycars, gc was surc tgat tgc Pdniulardty
wjule gappcn wgdlc D—h aldvc.‘ Gc iavc hc a sgarp ljjb. “Tju
ejn—t mcldcvc hc, ej yju:‘
“D ejn—t rcally bnjw hu`g amjut dt, tj mc gjncst,‘ D sade.
“Mut dt—s an dntcrcstdni deca ‐ ane D ldbce yjur way jf cxpladndni dt,
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usdni tgc irapg. Dt sjunes ldbc oust tgc bdne jf tgdni yjur Eae
wjule gavc mccn dntcrcstce dn. Gc jftcn `ahc rjune tj talb tj hc
amjut tgdnis ldbc tgat. D usce tj cnojy ariudni wdtg gdh ‐ ane
altgjuig gc sjhctdhcs ijt annjyce wdtg hc, D tgdnb gc qudtc
cnojyce dt tjj.‘
“D wdsg hy Eae was gcrc njw. Gc—e mc amlc tj cxpladn dt
hu`g mcttcr tgan hc. D `an—t talb tj hy Huh amjut dt. Pgc icts
rcally `rjss df D start talbdni amjut stuff ldbc tgat.‘ Gc pausce, tgcn
asbce? “Ej yju bnjw wgj Huh—s ijdni jut wdtg tjndigt:‘
“D tgdnb sgc—s oust hcctdni a frdcne,‘ D sade, `autdjusly.
“Ugat—s wgat sgc tjle yju, ds dt:‘ Gc sgjjb gds gcae. “D
bnjw sgc—s hcctdni sjhc mljbc. Pgc tgdnbs D ejn—t bnjw, mut D
gcare gcr talbdni tj jnc jf gcr frdcnes amjut dt.‘ Gc ljjbce ejwn
at tgc `arpct.
D was startdni tj fccl a mdt jut jf hy ecptg. “Ljjb, D—h surc
yjur Huh wdll talb tj yju amjut dt wgcn sgc—s rcaey,‘ D sade. “Dt—s
edffd`ult fjr gcr rdigt njw mc`ausc yjur Eae gasn—t mccn dn tju`g.‘
“Ygat ejcs sgc bnjw amjut dt:‘ gc asbce, wdtg surprdsdni
vcgchcn`c. “Ugcrc `jule mc ljaes jf rcasjns wgy gc gasn—t mccn
dn tju`g. Pgc ncvcr idvcs gdh a `gan`c.‘
Njw D rcally ede fccl jut jf hy ecptg. D ec`dece tj tabc tgc
casy way jut? “Ijsg, ds tgat tgc tdhc:‘ D sade, ljjbdni at hy
wat`g. “D rcally tgdnb dt—s tdhc yju wcrc dn mce, yjuni han. D
prjhdsce yjur Huh tgat D wjulen—t lct yju stay up tjj latc.‘
]clu`tantly, Ojnag tjjb gdhsclf jff upstadrs, lcavdni hc tj
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fld`b adhlcssly tgrjuig tgc UV `ganncls wgdlst D wadtce fjr Bay tj
rcturn. D `julen—t scttlc tj wat`gdni anytgdni. Dt all scchce
ecprcssdnily trdvdal.
Fjrtunatcly D ede njt gavc ljni tj wadt. Bay ijt ma`b oust
aftcr clcvcn j—`lj`b, carldcr tgan D gae cxpc`tce.
“Pj, gjw ede dt ij:‘ D asbce, wdtg as hu`g jffganecencss as
D `jule hustcr.
“Ycll, tgc fjje was rcally ijje,‘ sgc rcpldce. “Ane wc gae
a nd`c mjttlc jf wdnc.‘
“Ugat mae, cg:‘ Gavdni stcclce hysclf fjr tgc wjrst, D fclt
an cnjrhjus scnsc jf rcldcf. Dt turnce jut tgat Bay—s marrdstcr was
a mdt tjj fjne jf tgc sjune jf gds jwn vjd`c fjr gcr ldbdni.
“Gc spcnt amjut galf an gjur rcialdni hc wdtg talcs jf gjw
gc—e wjn tgds `asc jr tgat `asc. Jr gjw gc—e shjjtg-talbce sjhc
oueic dntj icttdni cxa`tly wgat gc wantce - aiadnst all tgc jees jf
`jursc. Pj tgcn D trdce tj ict gdh tj talb amjut sjhctgdni jtgcr
tgan wjrb. Mut gc oust wcnt jn ane jn amjut gds cx-wdfc ‐ wgat a
tjtal mdt`g sgc was, gjw sgc eden—t unecrstane gdh, gjw sgc was
turndni gds bdes aiadnst gdh, tgat sjrt jf tgdni.
“Fdnally, dt scchce tj eawn jn gdh tgat gc gaen—t rcally
asbce hc anytgdni, sj D cnece up tclldni gdh a mdt amjut tgc
sdtuatdjn wdtg [ctc. D gaen—t hcant tj, mc`ausc dt scchce a mdt
hu`g fjr a fdrst eatc ‐ D hcan, dt—s all a mdt wcdre wdtg [ctc oust
edsappcardni ldbc tgat ane D tgjuigt gc hdigt tgdnb D was a mdt
wcdre as wcll. Mut aftcr cvcrytgdni gc—e tjle hc amjut gds edvjr`c
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as tgcrc was njtgdni tgat scchce tj dned`atc any fjul play, tgcrc
was a ldhdt tj wgat tgcy `jule ej. As jnc pjld`chan gae tjle gcr?
“Pjhctdhcs pcjplc oust want tj start all jvcr aiadn, frjh s`rat`g.
Df tgcy ejn—t want tj mc fjune, tgcrc—s njt hu`g wc `an ej tj gclp.
Ane cvcn df wc ej fdne tgch, dt hay mc tgat all wc `an tcll yju ds
tgat tgcy—rc stdll aldvc ane tgcy—rc JB. Df tgcy ejn—t cvcn want yju
tj bnjw tgat, tgcrc—s njtgdni wc `an ej. Dt—s a frcc wjrle, D—h
afrade.‘
Pgc gae alsj rcidstcrce gds ectadls wdtg vardjus hdssdni
pcrsjns jriandsatdjns. Ugcy gae put gds pgjtj jn tgcdr wcmsdtcs
tjictgcr wdtg mrdcf ectadls jf wgcn ane wgcrc gc was last sccn ane
sj jn. Mut as Bay sade?
“Ygcn D fdrst wcnt jntj tgcsc sdtcs D tgjuigt, ‗wgat a
mrdlldant deca.— Ane D—h surc [ctc wjule—vc tgjuigt sj tjj ‐ tj
gdh dt wjule gavc mccn yct anjtgcr cxahplc jf gjw tgc wcm `an
sjlvc anytgdni. Mut tgc trjumlc ds, wgj a`tually ljjbs at tgcsc
sdtcs: Dt—s prjmamly oust jtgcr pcjplc wdtg hdssdni rclatdvcs. Ygat
yju rcally want ds fjr all tgcsc fa`cs tj mc put up jn idant
mdllmjares jr prdntce jntj tgc lamcls jf hdlb `artjns ane `crcal
pa`bcts, sj cvcryjnc `jule scc tgch ‐ jut tgcrc dn tgc rcal wjrle.
Ugat way, tgcrc hdigt mc galf a `gan`c tgat sjhcjnc wjule
a`tually rc`jindsc jnc jf tgcsc pcjplc. Mut D suppjsc aevcrts fjr
`ars jr wasgdni pjwecr pay mcttcr.‘
Pgc sade sgc gae mccn ahazce ‐ ane ecprcssce - my tgc sgccr
nuhmcr jf pcjplc rcidstcrce jn tgcsc sdtcs. Dn tgc cne, sgc tgjuigt
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tgc sdtcs wcrc hjrc a sjur`c jf `jhfjrt tgan anytgdni clsc. Ugcy
haec yju fccl tgat at lcast yju wcrc ejdni sjhctgdni amjut dt ane
alsj tgat yju wcrcn—t jn yjur jwn ‐ tgat tgcrc wcrc ljts jf jtgcr
pcjplc jut tgcrc wdtg tgc sahc prjmlch.
“At fdrst D mlahce hysclf,‘ sgc sade. “D bcpt ijdni jvcr tgc
last rjw wc gae. D—e prctty hu`g `jnvdn`ce hysclf tgat dt was all
hy jwn fault. Mut wgcn yju scc all tgjsc jtgcr pcjplc jut tgcrc
wgj—vc rcpjrtce sjhcjnc hdssdni, yju rcaldsc tgat dt dsn—t sjhc
undquc prjmlch cntdrcly jf yjur jwn habdni ‐ dt gappcns all tgc
tdhc, tj tgjusanes jf pcjplc. D hcan, haymc D was a mdt gare jn
[ctc wgcn D tjle gdh gc gae tj lcavc ‐ mut D eden—t tcll gdh tgat gc
gae tj edsappcar jff tgc fa`c jf tgc cartg. Gc was tgc jnc tgat
ec`dece tj ej tgat.
“Dt—s Ojnag tgat D—h hjst wjrrdce amjut,‘ sgc `jntdnuce. “D
`an tabc tgc fa`t tgat [ctc ejcsn—t want tj gavc anytgdni tj ej
wdtg hc. Mut dt habcs hc sj aniry tgat gc gasn—t ijt dn tju`g
wdtg Ojnag. Dt—s sj sclfdsg. Ane sj unldbc gdh ‐ D hcan, gc ane
Ojnag wcrc always rcally `ljsc. Dt—s haec hc wjnecr df gc—s
a`tually stdll aldvc. Mut D ejn—t scc gdh as tgc sud`deal typc. D—h
surc gc—s stdll arjune. D tgdnb gc—s oust ijt sj wrappce up dn all
tgcsc decas amjut tgc futurc tgat gc `an—t ldvc dn tgc prcscnt any
hjrc.‘
D was plcasce tgat Bay fclt amlc tj jpcn up tj hc ldbc tgds.
As wc talbce, D wjnecrce df dt hdigt mc tgc tdhc tj habc hy hjvc
‐ tgat tgc `jntrast mctwccn gcr fadrly edsastrjus cvcndni jut ane
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jur rclaxce `jnvcrsatdjn hdigt prjvdec tgc pcrfc`t jppjrtundty.
Mut D wjrrdce amjut pusgdni tgdnis tjj fast. Ane ecspdtc wgat
Bay gae sade amjut njt puttdni gcr ldfc jn gjle mc`ausc jf [ctc—s
edsappcaran`c, tgc un`crtadnty jvcr gds wgcrcamjuts was stdll a
prjmlch. Sntdl dt was rcsjlvce dn sjhc way, D fclt tgat dt wjule mc
edffd`ult fjr gcr tj ljjb mcyjne dt tjwares tgc pjssdmdldty jf a ncw
rclatdjnsgdp.
Dt was qudtc latc my tgc tdhc D ijt gjhc. D `julen—t slccp2 D
bcpt tgdnbdni amjut Bay ane wgcrc tgdnis hdigt ij frjh gcrc.
Cvcntually, D ijt jut jf mce ane swdt`gce jn tgc `jhputcr. Dt
eden—t tabc ljni tj fdne [ctc—s ectadls jn jnc jf tgc wcmsdtcs Bay
gae hcntdjnce ‐ tgcrc gc was, shdldni away, dn a snapsgjt wdtg
Ojnag (wgjsc fa`c gae mccn mlanbce jut), wdtg mrdcf ectadls jf
wgcn gc was last sccn.
Mut as Bay gae jmscrvce, gds was oust jnc ahjni gunerces
ane gunerces jf fa`cs. Fjr sjhc rcasjn, tgds gaen—t rcally sunb dn
wgdlc wc wcrc talbdni amjut gdh ane D gae hadntadnce a hcntal
dhaic jf [ctc as a tdny Mjwhan-ldbc fdiurc, `ut aerdft frjh gds
spa`c`raft, uttcrly aljnc dn tgc vastncss jf spa`c. Pccdni all tgc
jtgcr fa`cs jn tgc wcmsdtc, D rcaldsce tgat tgcrc wcrc tgjusanes jf
jtgcr tdny, spa`c-sudtce fdiurcs erdftdni dn tgc earbncss, hdlldjns jf
hdlcs frjh gjhc.
Nj ejumt sjhc jf tgch wcrc vd`tdhs jf `dr`uhstan`c, mut dt
scchce tj hc tgat at lcast sjhc hust gavc tabcn a `jns`djus
ec`dsdjn tj `ut all tdcs wdtg pcjplc tgat tgcy bncw. D wjnecrce
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Purvdval dnstdn`t
[ctc Njvjtndb ‐ cxtra`t frjh “FKQ‘ haiazdnc?
Dn hy last `jluhn, D prced`tce tgat tc`gnjljiy ds ecvcljpdni sj fast
tgat wdtgdn tgc ncxt =; tj 3; ycars, dt wdll cnamlc us tj transfjrh jursclvcs
dntj sjhc bdne jf supcr-dntclldicnt cntdty (jr cntdtdcs). Yc arc, D sade, jn
tgc mrdnb jf tgc ncxt staic dn tgc cvjlutdjn jf dntclldicnt ldfc jn tgds planct.
Ugds ds a mjle `ladh ane prced`tamly, dt gas prjhptce a `crtadn
ahjunt jf s`cptd`dsh. D masce hy prced`tdjns jn tgc assuhptdjn tgat
`jhputcr prj`cssdni pjwcr wjule `jntdnuc tj ejumlc rjuigly cvcry twj
ycars ‐ wgd`g ds wgat dt—s mccn ejdni fjr tgc last 3; ycars.
Mut sjhc jf yju sade, gani jn a hdnutc, gjw `an D mc sj `jnfdecnt
tgat tgds ratc jf irjwtg wdll `jntdnuc: Purcly tgcrc wdll `jhc a pjdnt wgcn
wc oust `an—t fdt any hjrc `jhputdni pjwcr jntj a tdny pdc`c jf sdld`jn:
Ycll, haymc ‐ mut jmsta`lcs ldbc tgat arc oust as ldbcly tj idvc rdsc tj ncw
dnnjvatdjns wgd`g `jule prjeu`c cvcn hjrc erahatd` dn`rcascs dn
prj`cssdni pjwcr. Fjr cxahplc, wc `jule start ecsdindni `jhputcr `gdps dn
tgrcc edhcnsdjns ratgcr tgan twj. Jr wc `jule hjvc jff dn a ncw edrc`tdjn
altjictgcr, masce jn tc`gnjljidcs ldbc quantuh `jhputdni jr
nanjtc`gnjljiy.
Jtgcr pcjplc sade tgcy eden—t ldbc tgc sjune jf `jnnc`tdni `jhputcrs
tj tgcdr mradns. Mut tgc mcttcr wc ict at ecsdindni uscr dntcrfa`cs (ane
tgcy—rc icttdni mcttcr all tgc tdhc), tgc hjrc `jhputcrs wdll start tj fccl ldbc
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a natural cxtcnsdjn jf jursclvcs. Pj D ejn—t scc tgat as haojr jmsta`lc
cdtgcr.
D `jule idvc yju a wgjlc raft jf sdhdlar ariuhcnts. Mut fjr hc, tgc
hjst pcrsuasdvc cvdecn`c ds all arjune us. Yc ldvc dn a hatcrdaldst,
`jnsuhcr sj`dcty. Yc spcne guic ahjunts jf hjncy muydni ncw stuff ‐
ane cnjrhjus rcsjur`cs ij dntj ecvcljpdni ncw prjeu`ts ane ncw
tc`gnjljidcs tj satdsfy tgat ecsdrc. Df wc wcrc ha`gdncs, yju—e alhjst tgdnb
wc—e mccn prjirahhce tj mcgavc tgds way. Njw, tgc rc`cdvce tgdnbdni
amjut tgds ds tgat dt oust prjvcs gjw sgalljw ane supcrfd`dal wc arc. Mut arc
wc rcally saydni tgat all tgc tdhc ane cncriy tgat wc dnvcst dn hatcrdal
prjircss ds csscntdally a wastc jf tdhc: D tgdnb tgcrc—s sjhctgdni hjrc
prjfjune mcgdne dt all, rjjtce dn jur eccpcst dnstdn`t ‐ tgc dnstdn`t tj
survdvc. Ugat dnstdn`t gas mccn fdnc tunce jvcr gunerces jf tgjusanes jf
ycars2 dt ejcsn—t ma`b ljscrs ane dt favjurs cffd`dcnt stratcidcs, njt wastcful
jncs. Dt `an scnsc tgat tc`gnjljid`al prjircss ds tgc wdnndni stratciy tgat
wdll tabc us jn tj tgc ncxt stcp jn tgc cvjlutdjnary laeecr my tgc fastcst,
hjst edrc`t rjutc. Pj tgat—s wgat—s rcally erdvdni tgc pa`c jf tc`gnjljid`al
`ganic ‐ ane wdll `jntdnuc tj erdvc dt wgatcvcr jmsta`lcs wc hcct aljni tgc
way.
Dn tgc ncxt dssuc, D—ll mc ljjbdni at tgc cvdecn`c tgat tgds
cvjlutdjnary lcap `jule gappcn a ljt sjjncr tgan tgc tdhcs`alc jf =;-3;
ycars D—vc mccn talbdni amjut gcrc RMut prjmamly njt wdtgdn tgc ncxt
hjntg, sj ejn—t `an`cl yjur sums`rdptdjns yct ‐ CeX.
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Hy dndtdal plan, dt hust mc sade, was njt tcrrdmly
sjpgdstd`atce jr wcll tgjuigt-jut. D sdhply chadlce gcr, prjpjsdni
a hcctdni. At tgat staic, D eden—t gavc a `lcar deca jf wgat D was
ijdni tj ej df sgc aircce. D oust bncw tgat D gae tj fdne a way jf
stjppdni gcr ijdni dntj prdnt untdl aftcr D—vc fdndsgce tgds a``junt.
Gcr rcply haec dt `lcar tgat sgc wasn—t dntcrcstce df D was oust
ijdni tj std`b tj hy stjry tgat tgc pjstdnis jf ‗_aratgustra—,
‗PclfdsgHchc— ane ‗Ed`chan— wcrc njtgdni tj ej wdtg hc. Dn a
way, tgat haec tgdnis casdcr. Dt was jmvdjus sgc eden—t mcldcvc hc
‐ sj df D rcally wantce tj stjp gcr ijdni dntj prdnt, tgcrc ds nj pjdnt
dn trydni tj mrazcn dt jut. A edffcrcnt stratciy wjule mc rcqudrce.
Yc arranice tj hcct dn a `afä njt far frjh hy flat.
Jrdidnally dt gae mccn a typd`al ircasy spjjn-typc pla`c, mut tgc
ncw jwncr gae rcpla`ce tgc sgdny, hjulece plastd` `gadrs ane
fjrhd`a tamlc-tjps wdtg ljts jf strdppce wjje ane upgjlstcry wdtg
a vaiucly ctgnd` tgchc. Snfjrtunatcly, tgds eden—t scch tj mc
attra`tdni hu`g ncw musdncss ane fjr hjst jf tgc eay, tgc pla`c
was usually tgrcc-quartcrs chpty. Ugds tdhc, D was tgc jnly
`ustjhcr. Ugc jwncr, a laric wjhan dn gcr fjrtdcs, shdlce ane
trdce tj cniaic hc dn `jnvcrsatdjn. D fclt sjrry fjr gcr, mut D wasn—t
dn tgc hjje fjr shall talb.
D rctdrce tj a tamlc ncar tgc wdnejw ane trdce tj rcae a
ncwspapcr, mut D `julen—t `jn`cntratc jn any jf tgc artd`lcs. D
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tgc sdtc unecr vardjus aldascs. Ane tgjsc pjstdnis yju hcntdjnce
arc frjh hc.‘
Pgc tdltce gcr gcae tj jnc sdec, ljjbdni un`jnvdn`ce.
“JB, sj wgy ede yju ej dt:‘ sgc asbce, fjledni gcr arhs.
“Dt—s gare tj cxpladn.‘
“Ury hc.‘
“Ycll, dt—s fadr tj say tgat D—vc ncvcr mccn a ‗truc mcldcvcr— ‐
D—vc always mccn hjrc jf an ainjstd` rcally, altgjuig D—vc bcpt hy
ejumts tj hysclf. D startce ejdni tgc sdtc mc`ausc tgat—s wgat [ctc
gae asbce hc tj ej. Dt was oust aftcr gc edce, sj D fclt tgat D`julen—t rcally dinjrc gds rcqucst. D was ahazce my tgc rca`tdjn dt
ijt. D—e ncvcr rcaldsce tgcrc wcrc all tgcsc pcjplc jut tgcrc wgj
scchce tj gani jn gds cvcry wjre. Ane tgc mjjbs sjrt jf fjlljwce
jn frjh tgat ‐ D—e gae vardjus rcqucsts fjr gare `jpy, sj at fdrst D
sclf-pumldsgce tgch. Mut jn`c tgc dndtdal prdnt run gae sjle jut, D
was amlc tj ict a pumldsgcr dntcrcstce mc`ausc tgcy `jule scc tgat
tgcrc was a harbct fjr dt.
“At fdrst D qudtc cnojyce tgc attcntdjn. Ugc truc mcldcvcrs
rcally scchce tj apprc`datc wgat D—e ejnc ane tgat haec hc want
tj try garecr tj plcasc tgch. Pj D haec surc tgat hjst jf tgc
`jhhcntary jn tgc sdtc was idvdni pcjplc wgat tgcy wantce tj
gcar. Mut D—vc always fclt tgat tgc icncral tjnc jf tgc hcssaics
was a ljt earbcr tgan hjst pcjplc scchce tj tgdnb. Uj mcidn wdtg,
D oust trdce tj gdnt at tgds dn sjhc jf tgc `jhhcntary. Ugc trjumlc
was, tgat eden—t scch tj habc hu`g jf an dhprcssdjn jn pcjplc.
Ugcy jnly saw wgat tgcy wantce tj scc dn tgc hcssaics ‐ wgd`g ds
masd`ally all tgat jptdhdstd` stuff amjut gjw tgc Jvcrhdne ds ijdni
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tj mrdni amjut tgc Pdniulardty ane sj jn.
“Aftcr a wgdlc, dt rcally startce tj annjy hc. D fclt tgat tgcy
wcrc mldnedni tgchsclvcs tj any altcrnatdvc vdcwpjdnt. D dnvcntce
tgjsc altcr cijs as a way jf icttdni tgcsc fccldnis jff hy `gcst.
Ane jn`c D—e startce ejdni dt, D fjune tgat D qudtc cnojyce
prjvjbdni tgch ‐ sj tgc pjstdnis mc`ahc hjrc ane hjrc
`jnfrjntatdjnal. At tgc tdhc, D eden—t tgdnb dt wjule ej any garh,
mut njw dt fccls ldbc dt was a prctty stupde tgdni tj gavc ejnc.
Yjrsc tgan tgat, D fccl D—vc mctrayce tgc pcjplc wgj usc tgc sdtc.
D—vc tgjuigt amjut ganedni dt jvcr tj sjhcjnc clsc, mut jvcr tgcscpast fcw eays, D—vc `jhc tj rcaldsc tgat dt hcans a ljt tj hc ‐ ane
D—h njt surc D—h rcaey tj lct ij jf dt yct.
“Anyway, D—vc ec`dece tgat gjncsty ds prjmamly tgc mcst
pjld`y. D—h tgdnbdni jf habdni a full `jnfcssdjn ‐ mut D fccl dt
wjule ljjb a ljt mcttcr df dt `ahc edrc`tly frjh hc. Pj D was
wjnecrdni df yju `jule gjle jff wrdtdni tgc stjry untdl D—vc wjrbce
jut wgat—s tgc mcst tgdni tj ej. Mut df yju ejn—t want tj ‐ wcll, D
`an unecrstane tgat. D prjmamly ejn—t ecscrvc dt.‘
Ygat D gae tjle gcr `jntadnce clchcnts jf trutg ‐ mut dt iavc
a `jhplctcly falsc dhprcssdjn jf tgc `jnfcssdjn D gavc mccn
wjrbdni jn. Dt jms`urce tgc rcal rcasjns fjr hy a`tdjns my
attrdmutdni tgch tj dhaidnary, mcttcr-dntcntdjnce hjtdvcs. As fjr
wantdni tj `arry jn wdtg tgc sdtc ‐ tgat was an jutrdigt ldc. D
wjule ldbc njtgdni mcttcr tgan tj rde hysclf jf dt. Mut D want
pcjplc tj rcae tgds a``junt fdrst. Ane D `an—t ej tgat df sjhc
ojurnaldst cxpjscs wgat D rcally tgdnb mcfjrc D—vc gae a `gan`c tj
say dt dn hy jwn wjres.
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Pgc eden—t rcply fjr a fcw hjhcnts. Pgc oust ljjbce at hc
as df sgc wcrc cxpc`tdni hc tj say sjhctgdni clsc. Hy `arcfully
rcgcarsce hca `ulpa gae mccn dntcnece tj `lcar tgc adr ane alljw
hc tj iadn gcr trust. Mut tgc ljnicr tgc sdlcn`c wcnt jn, tgc hjrc
dt startce tj ljjb as df hy jpcndni iahmdt gae fallcn flat jn dts fa`c.
Ugcn sgc sade?
“Ycll, D—vc ijt tj aehdt D—h surprdsce. Ugat wasn—t wgat D—e
mccn cxpc`tdni at all. Mut wgat yju—vc sade habcs a ljt jf scnsc tj
hc. D—vc rcae sjhc jf yjur `jhhcntary ane D gae tgds fccldni tgat
yju wcrcn—t as fully sdince up tj dt as hjst jf tgc pcjplc ljiidnijntj tgc sdtc.‘
“Pj, ej yju tgdnb yju `jule gjle jff wrdtdni amjut dt fjr
mdt:‘
“D `an—t idvc yju a ecfdndtc ycs jr nj rdigt njw,‘ sgc sade,
lcandni ma`b dn gcr `gadr, “mut D—h prcparce tj tgdnb amjut dt. D
was ijdni tj usc dt as part jf a ljnicr pdc`c amjut C-Injsds ane
sjhc jtgcr dntcrnct-masce `ults. D gavc a `juplc jf fcaturcs cedtjrs
wgj arc dntcrcstce, mut tgcy want tj scc sjhc hjrc ectadl mcfjrc
`jhhdttdni tgchsclvcs. Pj dt—s rcally hjrc jf a ljni-tcrh prjoc`t.
D—vc cvcn mccn wjnecrdni df D `jule ict a mjjb jut jf dt ‐ yju
bnjw, jnc jf tgjsc ‗icc wgdzz, ljjb at tgc wa`by tgdnis pcjplc ict
up tj jn tgc dntcrnct— bdne jf tgdnis. Mut df an cedtjr wcrc tj rdni
up rdigt njw ane say ‗Pusan, ict hc sjhc `jpy my `ljsc jf play!— ‐
wcll, D—e gavc tj tgdnb amjut wgctgcr D gae cnjuig hatcrdal tj mc
amlc tj pass up jn yjur stjry.‘
Ugds was ijdni hu`g mcttcr tgan D gae earce gjpc. D
ec`dece tj prcss jn?
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“D unecrstane. D—h a frcclan`c wrdtcr hysclf, sj D bnjw dt—s a
mdt gane-tj-hjutg sjhctdhcs. D wjnecrce df wc `jule ej a ecal.‘
As sjjn as D sade dt, D `jule tcll frjh gcr cxprcssdjn tgat D
gae haec a ta`td`al mlunecr. Haymc D sgjulen—t gavc haec tgc
jffcr at all. Ane my rusgdni dntj dt, D gae `jhplctcly unecrhdnce
tgc cffc`t jf hy jpcndni spcc`g. D `ursce hysclf fjr njt gavdni
plannce jut tgds sc`jne staic jf hy stratciy hjrc `arcfully.
“D—h njt tgc ‗Ncws jf tgc Yjrle—, yju bnjw,‘ sgc sade,
frjstdly. “D hdigt muy yju anjtgcr `jffcc ane haymc a mds`udt, df
yju—rc lu`by, mut tgat—s amjut dt. D `crtadnly wjn—t mc jffcrdni yjua fdvc fdiurc suh tj spdll tgc mcans amjut a mun`g jf tc`gnjljiy-
wjrsgdppdni ncres. Tju bnjw, D was startdni tj fccl oust a ldttlc mdt
sjrry fjr yju tgcrc, mut njw D—h njt sj surc.‘
“Ljjb, dt—s njt amjut hjncy,‘ D sade qud`bly, wjnecrdni
gjw D `jule rc`jvcr tgc sdtuatdjn. “Ugat—s njt wgat D hcant at all.
D was oust talbdni amjut sgardni sjhc dnfjrhatdjn tgat hdigt gclp
yju.‘
D jffcrce gcr sjhc jf tgc hatcrdal tgat D gae put tjictgcr fjr
tgc mdjirapgy jf [ctc. Pgc was rctd`cnt at fdrst2 hy `luhsy jffcr jf
a “ecal‘ hust gavc haec gcr suspd`djus jf hy hjtdvcs. Mut as D
ran tgrjuig sjhc jf tgc hatcrdal D tgjuigt sgc `jule usc dn gcr
artd`lc, D `jule scc tgat sgc was dntcrcstce. Pgc lauigce at tgc
pd`turc jf Barl attchptdni tj gui jnc jf gds stcrjde-cngan`ce pdis
(tgc andhal was sj mdi tgat Barl—s arhs marcly wcnt galf way
arjune dts nc`b).
“Ej yju tgdnb gc—e lct hc usc tgat:‘
“Ycll, gc—s njt cxa`tly pumld`dty sgy, sj D sgjulen—t tgdnb dt—e
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mc tjj gare tj pcrsuaec gdh,‘ D sade.
D asbce wgy sgc was sj dntcrcstce dn C-Injsds. At fdrst, sgc
cxpladnce, dt was mc`ausc sgc tgjuigt tgcrc wcrc `crtadn
sdhdlardtdcs mctwccn C-Injsds ane tgc Oapancsc Auh sc`t. Mjtg
gae a strjni chpgasds jn hcedtatdjn pra`td`cs ane a bccn dntcrcst
dn tc`gnjljiy. Ugcy alsj edsplayce a ecircc jf paranjda amjut
njn-mcldcvcrs. Ane tgcn tgcrc was tgc dnvjlvchcnt jf pcjplc ldbc
Barl dn “edrc`t a`tdjn,‘ su`g as tgc rade jn tgc lam. Altgjuig tgds
was `lcarly wasn—t dn tgc sahc lcaiuc as Auh—s ias atta`bs jn tgc
Ujbyj unecrirjune, dt was cnjuig tj ict sjhc cedtjrs dntcrcstce,cx`dtce my tgc prjspc`t jf anjtgcr apj`alyptd` `ult jut tj ecstrjy
tgc wjrle. Mut jn`c sgc gae ejnc sjhc hjrc rcscar`g, sgc `ahc
tj tgc vdcw tgat C-Injsds was funeahcntally edffcrcnt.
“Dn Auh,‘ sgc cxpladnce, “tgc mdi deca was tj rcnjun`c tgc
jutsdec wjrle, sj tgcy all wcnt tj ldvc tjictgcr dn tgcsc `ljsce
`jhhundtdcs ‐ wgd`g ds `lassd̀ `ult mcgavdjur. Dt alsj prjvdece tgc
pcrfc`t `jnedtdjns fjr ejhdnant dnedvdeuals tj pcrsuaec wcabcr
jncs tj ej `razy tgdnis ‐ ldbc tabdni a mai jf ldqude sardn ias jntj
an unecrirjune tradn ane pun`turdni dt wdtg tgc tdp jf an
uhmrclla.
“Ugc tgdni ds, wc oust gavcn—t sccn tgat lcvcl jf sj`daldsatdjn
wdtg any jf tgcsc dntcrnct-masce `ults ‐ at lcast njt any tgat D—vc
`jhc a`rjss. Nj jnc ds scttdni up any scparatc `jhhundtdcs
wgcrc tgds bdne jf `lassd` `ult mcgavdjur `an tabc pla`c. Dnstcae,
dt—s all mcdni ejnc jvcr tgc dntcrnct, wgcrc dt—s hu`g hjrc edffd`ult
tj cxcrt tgc sahc ecircc jf psy`gjljid`al `jntrjl.‘
“Mut wgj—s tj say tgat jnc ljnc dnedvdeual, sdttdni at gds
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`jhputcr, wjn—t tabc dt dntj gds gcae tj ej sjhctgdni `razy:‘ D
asbce, startdni tj fccl hdlely annjyce tgat sgc scchce prcparce tj
idvc tgch tgc mcncfdt jf tgc ejumt.
“Ycll, dt—s pjssdmlc,‘ sgc sade, tjssdni gcr gadr ma`b, “mut D
tgdnb dt—s prctty unldbcly. Tju scc, tgc wgjlc deca wdtg Auh was
tj rcnjun`c tgc dhpurdty jf tgc jutsdec wjrle. Pj trydni tj ecstrjy
dt was cntdrcly ljid`al fjr tgch. Mut fjr C-Injsds, tgc hatcrdal
wjrle ‐ dn tgc fjrh jf tc`gnjljiy ‐ rcprcscnts tgcdr salvatdjn.
Urydni tj ecstrjy tgc jutsdec wjrle wjule ij aiadnst tgc vcry
csscn`c jf wgat tgcy mcldcvc.‘“Pj yju tgdnb tgc truc mcldcvcrs arc oust a mun`g jf garhlcss
`ranbs:‘
“Garhlcss: Tcs. @ranby:‘ Pgc frjwnce. “D ejn—t bnjw.
Ugcy—rc `crtadnly jvcr at tgc cxtrchc cne wgcn dt `jhcs tj
tgcjrdcs amjut tgc Pdniulardty. Mut tgcrc—vc mccn tdhcs wgcn D—vc
pjjg-pjjgce tgcdr decas ane tgcy—vc `jhc rdigt ma`b at hc wdtg a
pjdnt D oust `julen—t answcr. Pj wgj ah D tj say tgcy—rc oust a
mun`g jf `ranbs: D suspc`t ndncty-cdigt pcr `cnt jf dt wdll turn jut
tj mc tjtal njnscnsc ‐ mut tgcrc hay mc sjhctgdni dn tgat last twj
pcr `cnt. Ane tgat—s wgat dntcrcsts hc amjut tgch ‐ tgat
unecrncatg all tgc pscuej-rcldidjus stuff, tgcy hay a`tually mc
jntj sjhctgdni dhpjrtant.‘
D fclt drrdtatce ‐ ane sldigtly mctrayce ‐ tgat sgc scchce
prcparce tj idvc tgcsc pcjplc tgc tdhc jf eay. Ugc trjumlc ds, D
`an—t fjridvc tgc truc mcldcvcrs any hjrc tgan D `an fjridvc [ctc fjr
wgat gc ede. Gc was njt a garhlcss `ranb ane tgcdr pjstguhjus
aeulatdjn jf gdh puts tgch dn tgc sahc `atcijry, as far as D—h
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`jn`crnce. Mut D `julen—t tcll gcr tgds2 dt wjule mc `jhplctcly jut
jf `gara`tcr fjr tgc rjlc tgat D was suppjsce tj mc playdni.
“Ygat amjut yju:‘ sgc sade, as df sgc gae iucssce at hy
tgjuigts. “Tju sade yju wcrc ncvcr rcally a truc mcldcvcr. Mut
yju—vc bcpt tgc sdtc ijdni all tgds tdhc. Ygy:‘
D ec`dece tgat D wjule gavc tj tcll sjhc hjrc ldcs?
“Tju—rc rdigt, D—vc ncvcr mccn fully sdince up tj C-Injsds.
Mut mcfjrc gc edce, [ctc ane D usce tj spcne aics mattdni decas
ma`b ane fjrtg ‐ ane tgat—s rcally wgat D was trydni tj bccp aldvc
wgcn D sct up tgc sdtc. Ugc prjmlch fjr hc ds tgat a ljt jf tgc uscrsarcn—t dntcrcstce dn ncw decas any hjrc. Ugcy hust—vc mccn
dntcrcstce at jnc staic ‐ mut njw tgat tgcy—vc fjune sjhctgdni
tgat scchs tj satdsfy tgat ycarndni, tgcy—vc `ljsce tgcdr hdnes tj
anytgdni tgat ejcsn—t fdt wdtg tgcdr vdcwpjdnt. Ugat—s wgat haec
hc ej all tgjsc stupde pjstdnis.‘
D gjpce tgat D ljjbce sudtamly `jntrdtc. Dn fa`t, hy hjtdvcs
fjr scttdni up tgc sdtc wcrc cntdrcly sclfdsg ane D gavc ncvcr fclt
anytgdni mut `jntchpt fjr tgc truc mcldcvcrs. D gae tgc dhprcssdjn
tgat Pusan was lcss tgan satdsfdce wdtg hy answcr. Pgc was tjydni
wdtg gcr hjmdlc pgjnc, as df planndni gcr fjlljw-up qucstdjn. Dn a
ratgcr ecspcratc attchpt tj `ganic tgc sumoc`t, D sade hjrc jr lcss
tgc fdrst tgdni tgat `ahc dntj hy gcae?
“Ugds ds ijdni tj sjune a mdt stranic, mut wgy ej yju gavc a
‗Edsncy [rdn`css— std`bcr jn tgc ma`b jf yjur pgjnc: Tju ejn—t
rcally strdbc hc as a Edsncy [rdn`css bdne jf idrl.‘
Pgc shdlce. “Nj, yju—rc rdigt, D ncvcr rcally wcnt dn fjr all
tgat awful prdn`cssy stuff, cvcn wgcn D was ldttlc. Hy ndc`c stu`b dt
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jn. Dt—s sj wc `an rdni up gcr fadry ijehjtgcr. Ugcn wc gavc tj
prctcne tgat wc—rc ercssdni up dn famuljus ijwns, ijdni tj tgc mall
ane harrydni tgc ganesjhc prdn`c. Ycll, a`tually nj, tgat—s njt
qudtc rdigt ‐ sgc—s usually pcrfc`tly gappy tj ean`c wdtg tgc
ganesjhc prdn`c mut wgcn wc ict tj tgc mdt dn tgc stjry wgcrc gc
asbs gcr tj harry gdh, sgc always says nj ane runs jff lauigdni.
Pj cvcryjnc icts tj ldvc gappdly cvcr aftcr ‐ cx`cpt tgc ganesjhc
prdn`c, wgj—s fallcn haely dn ljvc wdtg hy ndc`c ane rchadns
hdscramlc fjr tgc rcst jf gds eays.‘
“D tgdnb D bnjw gjw tgc prdn`c fccls,‘ D sade. D ejn—t bnjwwgat haec hc say dt. Dt was a lahc, sclf-pdtydni tgdni tj say.
“Ycll, haymc yju sgjule spcne lcss tdhc dn frjnt jf yjur
`jhputcr ane ict jut hjrc,‘ sgc sade, mrdigtly. D wasn—t surc
wgctgcr sgc hcant dt bdnely jr was oust guhjurdni hc.
Yc `gattce fjr a wgdlc amjut frcclan`c wrdtdni, cx`ganidni
iruhmlcs amjut gjw usclcss pumldsgcrs wcrc ‐ gjw tgcy always
cxpc`tce yju ej tgdnis my ycstcreay, mut scchce tj rciare
tgchsclvcs as mcdni dn a edffcrcnt part jf tgc spa`c-tdhc `jntdnuuh
altjictgcr wgcn dt `ahc tj tgcdr jwn s̀ gceulcs. Njw tgat wc
wcrc jff tgc sumoc`t jf tgc wcmsdtc, D fjune hysclf ratgcr cnojydni
gcr `jhpany. Ugcn dt was tdhc fjr Pusan tj ij (sgc gae an
uricnt, pumldsgcr-dhpjsce ecaeldnc tj hcct).
“Jg ‐ jnc last tgdni,‘ sgc sade. “Ygat ah D ijdni tj say tj
hy ga`bcr frdcne df gc asbs:‘
D gae tgjuigt amjut tgds ane gae an answcr rcaey. “Oust tcll
gdh wgat D tjle yju at fdrst ‐ tgat hy `jhputcr gae mccn ga`bce
dntj ane sjhcjnc clsc was usdni dt tj pjst amusdvc hcssaics jn tgc
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sdtc. Ucll gdh D—vc put sjhc ncw sc`urdty dn pla`c sj dt wjn—t mc
gappcndni aiadn.‘
“JB, fadr cnjuig. Lct—s gjpc gc muys tgat cxplanatdjn. Dn
tgc hcantdhc, yjur sc`rct ds safc wdtg hc.‘ Pgc ijt up frjh tgc
tamlc, `lut`gdni gcr hjmdlc. “Ycll, dt was nd`c tj hcct yju.
Haymc wc `jule hcct up aiadn sjhctdhc.‘
“Uj mc gjncst, D ejn—t bnjw df D—vc ijt hu`g hjrc tj tcll
yju,‘ D sade, anxdjus tj avjde a hjrc ectadlce `rjss-cxahdnatdjn.
“Jg, D eden—t hcan tgat ‐ D oust hcant ij jut fjr a erdnb
tjictgcr.‘ ]cidstcrdni hy ljjb jf surprdsc ane mcwdlecrhcnt attgds jffcr, sgc shdlce ane sade? “Ejn—t ljjb sj wjrrdce. D prjhdsc
njt tj run jff lauigdni, ldbc hy ndc`c. Pj idvc hc a `all.‘
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Urutg ane ldcs
Barl O. [rdn`chan ‐ cxtra`t frjh c-injsds.`jh?
Ugc traedtdjnal rcaedni jf tgc Mjjb jf Icncsds ds tgat Cvc, tchptce
my tgc scrpcnt, pcrsuaecs Aeah tj cat tgc applc ane sdn`c tgcn, dt—s mccn
laricly ejwngdll fjr tgc guhan ra`c. Mut D—vc always fjune dt jee tgat
Ije ejcsn—t want Aeah ane Cvc tj cat frjh tgc trcc jf bnjwlceic. D
hcan, wgat—s wrjni wdtg bnjwlceic : Pj haymc tgc scrpcnt ds tclldni tgc
trutg wgcn dt says tgat tgc trcc ds jff ldhdts mc`ausc “Ije ejtg bnjw tgat dn
tgc eay yc cat tgcrcjf, tgcn yjur cycs sgall mc jpcnce, ane yc sgall mc as
ijes, bnjwdni ijje ane cvdl.‘ Haymc Ije oust ejcsn—t want tgc
`jhpctdtdjn.
Ane gcrc—s anjtgcr wcdre tgdni. Ygcn Aeah runs away aftcr
catdni tgc applc, Ije gas tj `all jut tj gdh “Ygcrc art tgju:‘ Fjr a
Ije wgj—s suppjsce tj mc jhndpjtcnt ane all bnjwdni, tgds ds a vcry
stranic tgdni tj say. Gc sgjule gavc nj trjumlc at all wjrbdni jut cxa`tly
wgcrc Aeah ds.
Ugc Injstd`s rcfcrrce tj gdh as Pahacl, tgc mldne Ije. Gc—s njt
purc cvdl, mut gc ds eccply flawce ‐ ane gc—s `rcatce a wjrle wgd`g ds eccply
flawce as wcll. Mut altgjuig gc—s mldne, gc—s njt stupde. Gc bnjws tgat
gds pjsdtdjn jf autgjrdty wdll mc unecrhdnce df guhan mcdnis mc`jhc
awarc jf tgc trutg. Pj gc ane gds `jllamjratjrs gavc attchptce tj `jnvdn`c
us tgat dt ds all jur fault - tgat wc sdnnce wgcn wc atc jf tgc trcc jf tgc
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bnjwlceic ane arc mcdni pundsgce fjr dt. Mut tgc rcaldty ds tgat tgc Iarecn
jf Cecn was flawce frjh tgc vcry mcidnndni. Yc oust `julen—t scc dt at
fdrst.
Pj dt—s ejwn tj us tj rcsjlvc tgc flaws dn tgc dhpcrfc`t wjrle tgat wc
dngamdt. Ugc Injstd`s talbce amjut a`gdcvdni a “plcrjha‘ jr “fullncss‘,
wgcrc wc wjule mandsg tgc falsc, dn`jhpctcnt Ije ane a`gdcvc a edvdnc
statc jursclvcs2 gcrc at C-Injsds, wc `all dt tgc Pdniulardty.
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Ptratcidcs
My rdigts, D sgjule mc habdni tgc hjst jf tgc mrcatgdni
spa`c D gavc oust wjn hysclf dn jrecr tj prcss jn wdtg hy a``junt.
Ane D juigt tj mc habdni ijje prjircss, `apdtaldsdni jn a scnsc jf
trduhpg at tgc way hy hcctdni wdtg Pusan @rjssfdcle gas turnce
jut. Mut gcrc D ah aiadn, wrdtdni amjut tgc prcscnt, njt tgc past.
At fdrst, D `julen—t unecrstane wgat Pusan saw dn hc. Ejcs
sgc icnudncly ldbc hc: Jr ds sgc oust trydni tj ict hc tj erjp hy
iuare:
Hy stratciy gae mccn tj iadn gcr syhpatgy my aehdttdni
tgat D gae mccn fjjldsg tj pjst unecr tgjsc pscuejnyhs. Ugc deca
gae mccn tj habc gcr hjrc rc`cptdvc tj hy jffcr jf sgardni sjhc
jf tgc hatcrdal frjh hy mdjirapgy jf [ctc (dn rcturn fjr gcr
aircchcnt tj gjle jff ijdni dntj prdnt). Jpcnly aehdttdni tgat D
gae haec a hdstabc wcnt aiadnst all hy usual ecfcnsdvc dnstdn`ts.
Mut D `julen—t scc any jtgcr way jf iadndni gcr `jnfdecn`c, sj D
irdttce hy tcctg ane wcnt agcae.
Njw D `an scc tgat ca`g tdhc D aehdttce tj sjhc bdne jf
vulncramdldty, Pusan—s attdtuec tjwares hc appcarce tj sjftcn. Pj
dt wjule scch tgat tgds ta`td` prjvce hjrc su``cssful tgan D cvcrtgjuigt pjssdmlc.
D suppjsc tgat D juigt tj fccl plcasce wdtg hysclf, clatce
cvcn. Ane at fdrst, tgat ds cxa`tly gjw D fclt. Mut njw D fccl an
alhjst unmcaramlc saencss. Mc`ausc df D ah rdigt amjut gjw Pusan
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rca`tce tj hc, tgcn dt ds an dned`thcnt jf gjw D gavc mcgavce fjr
hjst jf hy aeult ldfc. Gjw hany rclatdjnsgdps `jule gavc mccn
edffcrcnt df D gae njt dnsdstce jn gjledni jtgcrs at arh—s lcnitg,
ncvcr alljwdni tgch tj scc mcgdne tgc clamjratc ecfcn`cs D gae
crc`tce tj bccp tgch at may:
Jf `jursc, dt wjule mc far tjj rdsby tj scc gcr aiadn. Dt—s
haencss cvcn tj tgdnb amjut dt.
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@gdlegjje—s Cne
Ugc ncxt tdhc D wcnt tj mamysdt fjr Bay, sgc tjle hc tgat sgc
was oust hcctdni sjhc frdcnes fjr a erdnb ane prjmamly wjulen—t
mc latc. Ojnag ane D wat`gce an a`tdjn hjvdc, wgd`g was
cntcrtadndni mut cntdrcly fjricttamlc. Aftcr dt gae fdndsgce, gc
scchce rclu`tant tj ij tj mce ane gjvcrce dn tgc ejjrway, as df
unsurc wgd`g way tgc stadrs wcrc.
“Ej yju want tj scc hy fdsg:‘ gc asbce, sueecnly.
“D eden—t bnjw yju gae any pcts,‘ D sade. “Arc tgcy ncw:‘
“Nj, njt rcally. Ane tgcy—rc njt rcally hdnc ‐ tgcy—rc hy
Eae—s. D—h oust ljjbdni aftcr tgch untdl gc `jhcs ma`b.‘
D ncvcr bncw wgat tj say wgcn gc haec ec`laratdjns ldbc
tgds. Gc always sjunece sj `crtadn tgat [ctc wjule rcturn. D
fjlljwce gdh upstadrs tj gds mcerjjh.
Ugc fdsg wcrc dn twj dlluhdnatce tanbs jn ljw tamlcs ldndni
jnc sdec jf Ojnag—s mcerjjh. Ugc fdltcrdni cqudphcnt chdttce a
qudct iurildni njdsc. Ugc fdrst tanb `jntadnce twj jr tgrcc laricr
fdsg ane a shall sgjal jf wgat ljjbce tj hc ldbc tdny saredncs, mut
wdtg an drdecs`cnt mluc ane rce strdpc runndni tgc lcnitg jf tgcdr
mjedcs. Ugcy eartce amjut mctwccn stranes jf pjne-wcce. Ojnag
cxpladnce tgat tgcy wcrc `arednal tctras ane tgat tgc laricr fdsg,
wgd`g gae mrjae ejrsal fdns, mrdlldantly pattcrnce ldbc muttcrfly
wdnis, wcrc iuppdcs.
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Ugc sc`jne tanb was wcdre. At fdrst, all D `jule scc wcrc
laric, oaiice sc`tdjns jf pjlystyrcnc, fdxce tj tgc lde ane masc jf
tgc tanb. Ugcn D njtd`ce fdsg hjvdni dn ane jut jf tgc pjlystyrcnc
sgapcs. Ugcy wcrc rjuigly tgc sahc sdzc ane sgapc as ijlefdsg,
mut tgcdr sbdn ljjbce as df dt gae mccn eradnce jf `jljur, lcavdni a
translu`cnt `jvcrdni tgrjuig wgd`g yju `jule habc jut wgat
ljjbce ldbc dntcrnal jrians. D wjnecrce df tgcy gae sjhc bdne jf
edscasc.
“Ugcy—rc hy favjurdtcs,‘ sade Ojnag. “Ugcy—rc mldne `avc
fdsg. Ugcy gavcn—t ijt any cycs.‘ Njw tgat D ljjbce hjrc `ljscly
at tgc gcaes jf tgc fdsg, D `jule scc tgat gc was rdigt2 tgcrc was
njtgdni tgat rcschmlce an cyc tgcrc. “Ugcy—rc `lcvcr,‘ gc aeece.
“Ugcy garely cvcr muhp dntj stuff. Ugcy jnly ej dt wgcn D idvc
tgch sjhc fjje.‘
Gc slde jpcn a gjlc dn tgc lde ane sprdnblce sjhc pjwecr
dntj tgc tanb. Dhhcedatcly, all jf tgc fdsg `jnvcrice jn tgc fjje,
rcsultdni dn scvcral `jlldsdjns as tgcy ojstlce fjr tgc mcst pjsdtdjn.
“Ygy all tgc pjlystyrcnc:‘ D asbce.
“Dt—s hcant tj ljjb ldbc tgc dnsdec jf an unecrwatcr `avc,
wdtg stala`tdtcs ane stalaihdtcs. Ugc fdsg ldbc dt mcttcr tgat way. D
gclpce hy Eae ej dt. Yc hcltce tgc pjlystyrcnc wdtg Huh—s
bdt`gcn mljw tjr`g.‘ Gc irdnnce. “Pgc wasn—t vcry plcasce. Ugc
wgjlc gjusc rcally stanb aftcrwares. Mut yju `an habc sjhc
rcally `jjl sgapcs.‘
Ugc fjrhatdjns jf hcltce pjlystyrcnc wcrc `crtadnly
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strdbdni, all tgc hjrc sj mc`ausc ncdtgcr Ojnag njr gds Eae gae
mjtgcrce tj padnt tgch dn rj`b-ldbc `jljurs2 dnstcae, tgcy
rchadnce a mrdlldant wgdtc, ldbc sumhcrice d`cmcris. Ygcn D
suiicstce tj Ojnag tgat dt hdigt gavc mccn mcttcr tj padnt tgch
mcfjrc puttdni tgch dn tgc tanb, gc oust iavc hc jnc jf gds pdtydni
ljjbs ane sade?
“Mut tgc fdsg wjulen—t mc amlc tj scc dt, wjule tgcy:‘
D ec`dece tj njt tj prcss tgc pjdnt any furtgcr.
“D gae a ijlefdsg wgcn D was ldttlc,‘ D tjle gdh. “Ycll,
a`tually, D gae twj tj mcidn wdtg - mut jnc jf tgch ijt a funial
dnfc`tdjn ane edce. Aftcr tgat, D tgdnb tgc jtgcr jnc hust—vc ijt
ljncly mc`ausc gc spcnt hjst jf gds tdhc `gasdni gds jwn rcflc`tdjn
up ane ejwn tgc sdec jf tgc tanb. Pjhcjnc tjle hc tgat ijlefdsg
jnly gavc tcn sc`jne hchjrdcs, sj D—vc always wjnecrce df gc
hanaice tj wjrb jut ‐ aftcr haymc ndnc sc`jnes ‐ tgat dt was
rcally oust gds rcflc`tdjn ratgcr tgan anjtgcr fdsg. Ugc trjumlc ds,
jn`c tgc tcn sc`jnes was up, gc—e fjrict tgc wgjlc tgdni ane gavc
tj start all jvcr aiadn.‘
Ojnag scchce tj tabc tgds as a slur jn gds `gjd`c jf pct.
“Mldne `avc fdsg ecfdndtcly gavc a ljnicr hchjry tgan tgat. Ygcn
tgcy—rc put dn a ncw tanb, tgcy `an wjrb jut wgcrc all tgc
jmsta`lcs arc ane tgcn rchchmcr tgch. Ugat habcs tgch hjrc
dntclldicnt tgan ejis, yju bnjw.‘
@lcarly, hy ijlefdsg gae mccn a pca-mradnce nuhmsbull
`jhparce wdtg tgc `jlljssal dntcllc`t jf tgc mldne `avc fdsg. D
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`jnsjlce hysclf wdtg tgc tgjuigt tgat at lcast D gaen—t gae a eji
fjr a pct.
Ljjbdni arjune fjr an cx`usc tj `ganic tgc tjpd` jf
`jnvcrsatdjn, D saw a `jpy jf @gdlegjje—s Cne my Artgur @ @larbc
jn tgc tamlc ncxt tj Ojnag—s mce. Dt hust gavc mccn qudtc an jle
`jpy, mc`ausc D rc`jindsce tgc `jvcr frjh wgcn D gae rcae dt
hysclf, hany ycars aij2 dt fcaturce a idant flydni sau`cr gjvcrdni
amjvc a `dty, ljjbdni ratgcr sdndstcr. Ugds gae always stru`b hc as
jee, mc`ausc dn fa`t, tgc aldcns dn tgc mjjb turn jut tj mc fadrly
mcndni? tgcy a`t hjrc ldbc an dntcriala`td` SN pca`cbccpdni
fjr`c, bccpdni hanbdne frjh ecstrjydni dtsclf sj tgat dt `an cvjlvc
tj dts truc pjtcntdal. [d`bdni dt up, D sade?
“D rcae tgds wgcn D was haymc a `juplc jf ycars jlecr tgan
yju arc njw. Ygat ej yju tgdnb jf dt:‘
“Jg, D—vc rcae dt mcfjrc,‘ gc sade. “Dt—s jnc jf hy Eae—s
favjurdtc mjjbs.‘
“Tcs, mut wgat ej yju tgdnb jf dt:‘ D asbce. Dt was
unecrstaneamlc tgat Ojnag bcpt rcfcrrdni tj gds Eae, mut gds gamdt
jf saydni wgat [ctc tgjuigt amjut tgdnis all tgc tdhc was
mcidnndni tj ict jn hy ncrvcs.
Gc gcsdtatce. “Dt—s a ijje stjry, D suppjsc. D ldbc rcaedni
tgc fdrst galf jf dt, up tj tgc mdt wgcrc yju fdne jut wgat tgc aldcns
ljjb ldbc. D oust tgdnb tgc cnedni ds…wcll, a mdt sae.‘
“Ygy:‘
“Mc`ausc tgc `gdlercn turn dntj sjhctgdni tjtally edffcrcnt
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frjh tgcdr parcnts. Ugcy ejn—t cvcn ict tgc `gan`c tj say
ijjemyc. Dt wjule mc mcttcr df tgcy `jule sjhcgjw tabc tgcdr
parcnts wdtg tgch wgcn tgcy ojdn tgc Jvcrhdne.‘
Altgjuig dt was a ljni tdhc sdn`c D gae rcae dt, D
rchchmcrce fccldni a ldttlc edshayce at tgc cnedni as wcll. Dt
haec tgc ldvcs jf all tgc jtgcr `gara`tcrs dn tgc mjjb appcar
dnsdindfd`ant dn tgc ircatcr s`gchc jf tgdnis. D latcr eds`jvcrce tgat
[ctc was alsj edsturmce my tgds aspc`t jf tgc mjjb, ecspdtc tgc fa`t
tgat gc `gjsc tgc tcrh “Jvcrhdne‘ fjr tgc gdigcr dntclldicn`c tgat
gc mcldcvce was sjhcgjw dn `jhhund`atdjn wdtg gdh. Gc tjj
edsldbce tgc deca tgat mdjljid`al cvjlutdjn `jule sueecnly prjeu`c
a icncratdjn jf `gdlercn tgat wjule mc njt hcrcly
dn`jhprcgcnsdmlc tj tgcdr parcnts, mut uttcrly dnedffcrcnt tj tgcdr
parcnts— fatc. Gc hu`g prcfcrrce tgc hjrc tc`gnjljid`al
Pdniulardty suiicstce my tgc cne jf =;;1. Ugds was hadnly mc`ausc
gc tgjuigt dt wjule alljw tgc Pdniulardty tj j``ur unecr hu`g
hjrc `jntrjllce `jnedtdjns, sj tgat cvcryjnc `jule partd`dpatc df
tgcy wantce ‐ ane nj jnc wjule mc “lcft mcgdne‘ unlcss tgat was
tgc fatc tgat tgcy `gjsc fjr tgchsclvcs.
Ugcrc was an awbware sdlcn`c. Ugcn Ojnag wcnt jvcr tj
gds ecsb, wgcrc gc gae a laptjp. Gc ganece hc a sgcct jf papcr
wgd`g was lydni fa`c ejwn jn tgc ecsb. Jn dt was wrdttcn an
chadl aeercss? [ONb69571Kfrcchadl.`j.ub.
“Ygat—s tgds:‘ D asbce.
“Dt—s hy Eae—s chadl aeercss.‘
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Dt tjjb hc a hjhcnt jr twj tj rcidstcr tgc full dhpjrt jf
tgds. “Pj…. gc—s mccn dn tju`g wdtg yju:‘
Ojnag njeece.
“Pdn`c wgcn:‘ D gae ijt sj usce tj tgdnbdni jf [ctc as mcdni
`jhplctcly jut jf tgc pd`turc, tgat dt was a sgj`b tj eds`jvcr tgat
gc was stdll (apparcntly) vcry hu`g arjune.
“Ycll, tgc fdrst chadl was amjut fjur wccbs aij.‘ Gc
ljjbce a mdt sgccpdsg, tgcn aeece2 “D wantce tj tcll sjhcjnc
amjut dt ‐ a`tually, D wantce tj tcll yju amjut dt. Mut gc sade D gae
tj bccp dt a sc`rct. Tju—rc njt `rjss wdtg hc, arc yju:‘
“Nj, jf `jursc njt,‘ D sade. “D—h oust surprdsce, tgat—s all. Ds
gc JB:‘
“Tcs, D tgdnb sj.‘ Gc gcsdtatce. “Cx`cpt tgat gc bccps ijdni
jn amjut pcjplc mcdni jut tj ict gdh. Ugat—s wgy gc gae tj
edsappcar.‘
“Ygat sjrt jf pcjplc:‘
“D—h njt surc. Gc ejcsn—t rcally talb amjut dt dn gds chadls.‘
“Ygcrc—s gc ldvdni:‘
“D ejn—t bnjw. D asbce df D `jule scc gdh mut gc sade dt was
tjj eanicrjus, sj wc—vc oust mccn wrdtdni chadls tj ca`g jtgcr.‘
“Gavc yju tjle yjur Huh:‘
“Nj. Gc tjle hc njt tj tcll gcr. Gc says gc ncces tj spcab
tj yju fdrst.‘
“Hc: Ygy hc:‘
“D ejn—t bnjw. Gc eden—t say wgy.‘ Ojnag pausce, tgcn
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sade, iljjhdly? “D tgjuigt yju—e mc plcasce.‘
“Jg, D ah,‘ D rcpldce, attchptdni tj sjune ldbc D hcant dt.
Hy iucss was tgat [ctc wantce hc tj a`t as a ij-mctwccn ane
spcab tj Bay jn gds mcgalf. Ugat wjule put hc dn an dhpjssdmlc
pjsdtdjn. “D—h plcasce gc—s JB,‘ D sade. “Ugc wgjlc tgdni—s oust a
mdt `jhpld`atce, tgat—s all. Dt—s ijje tgat gc—s ijt dn tju`g wdtg yju
tgjuig.‘
Ojnag rjllce gds cycs. “Tju sjune ldbc Huh. ‗Dt—s
`jhpld`atce.— Ugat—s wgat sgc always says wgcncvcr D asb amjut
wgy Eae lcft. Ldbc D `jule ncvcr unecrstane.‘
D sdigce. “Ljjb, all D hcant was, njw tgat yju—vc tjle hc,
dt puts hc dn a edffd`ult pjsdtdjn wdtg yjur Huh. D hcan, ede gc
say anytgdni at all amjut wgy gc wantce tj talb tj hc fdrst:‘
“Nj, D oust tjle yju, gc eden—t say wgy,‘ gc sade, wdtg
hjuntdni drrdtatdjn. “Gc oust says gc `an—t `jhc ma`b untdl gc—s
talbce tj yju. Pj yju gavc tj scc gdh. Tju gavc tj.‘ D `jule scc
tgat mcgdne tgc anicr, gc was `ljsc tj tcars.
“JB, JB. D—ll chadl gdh. D—h sjrry. D eden—t hcan tj upsct
yju.‘ D wcnt tj put hy gane jn gds sgjulecr, mut gc turnce away
ane ercw gds arh a`rjss gds fa`c, wdpdni gds cycs jn tgc slccvc jf
gds swcatsgdrt.
“Mut D—h njt surc dt—s a ijje deca tj bccp dt a sc`rct frjh
yjur Huh,‘ D aeece. “Pgc—s wjrrdce amjut yjur Eae tjj, yju
bnjw. Pgc—s ijt a rdigt tj bnjw tgat gc—s safc ane wcll.‘
“Nj, yju `an—t tcll gcr. Tju oust `an—t,‘ gc sade, fdcr`cly.
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“Df yju ej tgat, gc hdigt njt `jhc ma`b. Tju gavc tj ej as gc says .‘
At tgat hjhcnt, tgc frjnt ejjr jpcnce ane D gcare Bay—s
vjd`c saydni gcllj.
“Tju—e mcttcr ict rcaey fjr mce,‘ D sade, tgdnbdni tgat Bay
wjule mc annjyce wdtg hc fjr njt gavdni haec Ojnag ij tj mce
carldcr. As D pullce gds ejjr tj, D `jule scc gdh stanedni tgcrc,
ljjbdni aigast.
D wcnt ejwnstadrs. Bay gae ijnc dntj tgc bdt`gcn.
“Tju—rc carldcr tgan D cxpc`tce,‘ D sade. “Ojnag—s oust
icttdni rcaey fjr mce. Gc was sgjwdni hc gds fdsg. Jr ratgcr,
[ctc—s fdsg.‘
Pgc njeece ane wcnt tj ict gcrsclf a ilass jf wdnc.
“Yant jnc:‘ sgc asbce.
“Df yju—rc jffcrdni,‘ D sade. Pgc eden—t scch gcr usual
talbatdvc sclf tgds cvcndni. “Ds cvcrytgdni alrdigt:‘ D asbce.
Pgc sat ejwn at tgc tamlc, rcstdni gcr gcae dn gcr ganes ane
lct jut a eccp sdig. “Dt—s fdnc, D—h oust a mdt tdrce, tgat—s all. Pj D
tgjuigt D—e `jhc gjhc carly.‘
D gcsdtatce. Pgjule D tcll gcr amjut [ctc: D gae mccn
dntcnedni tj, mut D wasn—t surc gjw sgc wjule tabc dt dn gcr `urrcnt
hjje. Dt was jee tgat gc was dnsdstdni jn talbdni tj hc fdrst. D
eden—t tgdnb sgc wjule mc partd`ularly dhprcssce my tgat cdtgcr.
Ugc sdlcn`c mctwccn us was mc`jhdni an chmarrasshcnt.
“Ugjsc mldne `avc fdsg arc prctty wcdre, arcn—t tgcy:‘ D jffcrce,
gjpdni dt wjule mrcab tgc d`c. “Ojnag was trydni tj `jnvdn`c hc
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tgat tgcy—rc as dntclldicnt as ejis.‘
“Jg Hdlcs, oust sgut up amjut tgc fu`bdni fdsg wdll yju:‘
D was tabcn ama`b. D bncw tgat sgc `jule sjhctdhcs mc
mrusquc tj tgc pjdnt jf ruecncss, mut sgc gae ncvcr spjbcn tj hc
ldbc tgds mcfjrc.
“JB, D—h sjrry. D was oust trydni tj habc `jnvcrsatdjn.
Haymc D—e mcttcr ij.‘ D ec`dece tgat njw prjmamly wasn—t tgc tdhc
tj tcll gcr amjut [ctc. Dt `jule wadt.
Pgc sdigce aiadn. “Nj, ljjb ‐ dt—s hc tgat sgjule mc saydni
sjrry. Njnc jf tgds ds yjur fault, sj D ejn—t bnjw wgy D—h tabdni dt
jut jn yju. Ane dt—s rcally bdne jf yju tj ljjb aftcr Ojnag wgdlc D
was jut.‘
Pgc tjjb anjtgcr sdp frjh gcr ilass. “D `ahc ma`b carly
tjndigt mc`ausc D was suppjsce tj mc hcctdni Alan ‐ yju bnjw,
hy mjss frjh wjrb.‘
“Jg, rdigt.‘ D fclt sd`b. D gae assuhce tgat gcr affadr wdtg
Alan was jvcr. Ane njw, tj habc hattcrs wjrsc, [ctc was
tgrcatcndni tj `jhc ma`b as wcll.
“Anyway, wc—e arranice tj hcct dn tgds gjtcl. Dt—s all
sldigtly sjrede. Yc sdince dn as Hr ane Hrs Snecrwjje jr
sjhctgdni cqually njnecs`rdpt ‐ ane wc ijt tgds bnjwdni ljjb
frjh tgc rc`cptdjndst, as df gc bncw cxa`tly wgat wc wcrc up tj.‘
Ugc tgjuigt jf tgch ijdni tj a gjtcl tjictgcr haec hc fccl mjtg
edsiustce ane turnce jn at tgc sahc tdhc. “Mut wc—e garely mccn
dn tgc rjjh fdvc hdnutcs mcfjrc gc ijt a `all jn gds hjmdlc,‘ Bay
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gjpdni gc wjule rcaldsc tgat dt hcant D gae njt tjle Bay amjut tgc
chadls frjh [ctc. D `jule gcar Bay sjmmdni dn tgc bdt`gcn. D
`ljsce tgc frjnt ejjr. Jutsdec dt was ̀ jle ane qudct.
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Dnfjtadnhcnt
Barl O. [rdn`chan - cxtra`t frjh c-injsds.`jh?
Jf `jursc, tgc `jhdni Pdniulardty ds a haojr tgrcat tj tgjsc
`urrcntly dn pjsdtdjns jf pjwcr ane autgjrdty. Ane tgcsc arc njt, jn tgc
wgjlc, stupde pcjplc ‐ hdsiudece, haymc, mut `crtadnly njt euhm. Pj yju
wjule njt cxpc`t tgch tj mc sdttdni jn tgc sdecldncs, oust wadtdni fjr dt tj
gappcn. Ugcy—rc musy trydni tj stjp dt ‐ jr at lcast, tj stjp tgc rcst jf us
frjh wabdni up tj wgat—s rcally ijdni jn.
Ugc hjst dnsdedjus aspc`t jf tgcdr a`tdvdtdcs ds wgat D `all tgc
“Dnfjtadnhcnt @jnspdra`y.‘ Ugds ds tgc attchpt tj jvcrwgclh us wdtg sj
hu`g fd`tdjn ane trdvda tgat wc `an nj ljnicr wjrb jut tgc trutg fjr
jursclvcs jr cvcn fj`us jn wgat rcally hattcrs. Ane dt ds jnc jf tgc rcasjns
wgy prjircss tjwares tgc Pdniulardty ds sljwcr tgan dt ncces tj mc.
Ygat `an yju ej tj `juntcr tgds : Bccp `jhdni ma`b tj tgds wcmsdtc
fjr a start. Mut df yju want tj strcnitgcn yjur ecfcn`cs aiadnst dt, try jut
jur Dntcrfcrcn`c Pjftwarc, wgd`g gas mccn spc`dfd`ally ecsdince tj `jhmat
tgc cffc`t jf tgc Dnfjtadnhcnt @jnspdra`y at a sum`jns`djus lcvcl.
Habc surc yju—vc ijt twcnty hdnutcs jr sj tj sparc. Pwdt`g jff tgc
UV, raedj jr anytgdni clsc tgat `jule mc a edstra`tdjn (ane a `jneudt fjr
“dnfjtadnhcnt‘ hatcrdal). Pdt ejwn dn frjnt jf yjur `jhputcr ane run tgc sjftwarc. At fdrst, dt—ll ljjb ldbc a `gajtd` hass jf swdrldni ejts. Ugds staic
ds hcant tj gclp yju `lcar yjur hdne sj tgat yju—rc hjrc rc`cptdvc tj wgat
fjlljws. Iraeually, tgc ejts wdll rcsjlvc dntj fraihcnts jf tcxt jr dhaics.
Ugcsc arc tabcn ranejhly frjh wcmsdtcs wgd`g ejn—t sgjw up jn
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hadnstrcah scar`g cnidncs ‐ jr df tgcy ej, tgcy—rc sj far ejwn tgc ldst jf
rcsults tgat yju—e ncvcr fdne tgch. Pj tgc hatcrdal sgjule mc icnudncly
jffmcat, jms`urc ane untadntce my dnstdtutdjns ldbc ijvcrnhcnts jr laric
`jrpjratdjns wgd`g arc mcgdne tgc Dnfjtadnhcnt @jnspdra`y. Ugc hjrc
yju usc tgc sjftwarc, tgc strjnicr dts edsruptdvc cffc`t ‐ ane tgc hjrc
rc`cptdvc yju—ll mc tj tgc bdne jf raed`al tgdnbdni wc ncce tj mrdni tgc
Pdniulardty `ljscr.
@ld`b gcrc tj ejwnljae.
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Earb fjr`cs
Altgjuig Ojnag gae idvcn hc [ctc—s chadl aeercss, D eden—ttry tj ict dn tju`g wdtg gdh. D fclt tgat tgds wjule oust cn`juraic
gdh tj `jhc ma`b dntj Bay ane Ojnag—s ldfc, wgd`g wjule
`jhpld`atc tgdnis stdll furtgcr. Pj D wasn—t cxa`tly ecldigtce tj scc
gdh wgcn gc turnce up jn hy ejjrstcp a wccb latcr.
Gc ljjbce tgdnncr ane palcr tgan wgcn D last gdh. Gc gae
ncvcr pade hu`g attcntdjn tj gds appcaran`c, mut gc ljjbce cvcn
hjrc edssgcvcllce tgan usual. Hjst startldni jf all, gds gadr gae
irjwn2 dt was nj ljnicr tgc fun`tdjnal `rcw-`ut jf jle mut a wdle
jutirjwtg jf wdry `urls. As dt gae mccn `ut sj sgjrt mcfjrc, D gae
ncvcr suspc`tce gdh jf gavdni `urly gadr. Dt iavc gdh tgc adr jf a
hae s`dcntdst.
“Pj, tgc wanecrcr rcturns,‘ D sade, `jlely.
“@an yju lct hc dn:‘ gc asbce, uricntly. “D ejn—t want tj
stane arjune tjj ljni gcrc dn tgc strcct. Pjhcjnc hdigt scc.‘
D gcsdtatce, galf wjnecrdni wgctgcr tj say nj, mut gc oust
walbce past hc as df D gae dnvdtce gdh dn alrcaey.
“Mc hy iucst, wgy ejn—t yju:‘ D `allce aftcr gdh.
Ugcn gc sct amjut hjvdni swdftly frjh rjjh tj rjjh,
erawdni all tgc `urtadns dn tgc flat.“Ygy arc yju ejdni tgat:‘ D asbce.
“D tgdnb D—h mcdni wat`gce,‘ gc sade, as gc gcaece jff dntj
tgc bdt`gcn ane startce lcttdni ejwn tgc mldnes. “Tju gavc tj tabc
prc`autdjns.‘
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“Ygj—s wat`gdni yju:‘
“Earb fjr`cs,‘ `ahc tgc rcply.
“]cally: Earb fjr`cs:‘ Ugds tdhc, hy sar`ash ede scch tj
rcidstcr. [ctc rcturnce frjh tgc bdt`gcn wdtg a sldigtly padnce
cxprcssdjn jn gds fa`c?
“Ljjb, df D tjle yju wgj tgcy wcrc, dt wjule oust habc
tgdnis wjrsc fjr yju. Pj tgc lcss yju bnjw, tgc mcttcr. Dt—s fjr
yjur jwn ijje. Lct—s sdt ejwn,‘ gc sade, hjtdjndni fjr hc tj
fjlljw gdh dntj hy jwn sdttdni rjjh. D fclt drrdtatce at gds sldigtly
patrjndsdni hanncr ane tgc way gc a`tce alhjst as df gc jwncetgc pla`c.
“Ptjp mcdni sj mljjey cndihatd` ane tcll hc wgat tgc gcll
yju tgjuigt yju wcrc ejdni,‘ D sade, lcttdni hy frustratdjn ict tgc
mcttcr jf hc. “Tju amanejn yjur wdfc ane sjn fjr hjntgs jn cne.
Nj jnc bnjws wgcrc tgc gcll yju arc. Tju `jule—vc mccn ecae
fjr all wc bncw. Ej yju gavc any deca wgat tgat—s mccn ldbc fjr
Bay: Ane fjr Ojnag ‐ at lcast untdl yju ijt ma`b dn tju`g wdtg
gdh.‘
[ctc scchce icnudncly tabcn ama`b my hy ldttlc jutmurst.
“D—h sjrry,‘ gc sade. “Mut D eden—t gavc any `gjd̀ c. D gae tj
edsappcar.‘
“Ygy:‘
“D tgdnb D—vc eds`jvcrce sjhctgdni rcally dhpjrtant. Mut dt
tjle hc D gae tj bccp dt sc`rct.‘
“Ygat ej yju hcan, ‗dt tjle yju—:‘ D asbce, startdni tj fccl
cxaspcratce at gds apparcnt dnamdldty tj stjp mcdni wdlfully
hystcrdjus. “Ygat ds tgds ‗dt—:‘
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“Ycll, D ejn—t bnjw wgat dt `alls dtsclf, mut D `all dt tgc
Jvcrhdne. D—h njt cvcn surc cxa`tly wgat dt ds. D tgdnb dt—s sjhc
bdne jf `jns`djusncss tgat—s cvjlvce jvcr tgc dntcrnct. D—vc nj deca
gjw. Dt `jhhund`atcs my scnedni hcssaics. Ugcy—rc sjrt jf dn
`jec ‐ yju gavc tj tgdnb qudtc eccply amjut tgch dn jrecr tj wjrb
jut wgat tgcy hcan. Ane sjhc jf tgch D `an—t wjrb jut at all.‘
Ugds sjunece tj hc ldbc `jhplctc njnscnsc. D galf-
wjnecrce df gc was ejdni dt oust tj guhjur hc ‐ mut tgat wjulen—t
rcally gavc mccn [ctc—s stylc. Ugcn D rchchmcrce wgat Bay gae
sade amjut fdnedni [ctc sdttdni dn frjnt jf gds `jhputcr, stardni atsjhc wcdre pattcrn jn tgc s`rccn.
“Gjw ej tgc hcssaics appcar:‘ D asbce.
[ctc cxpladnce tgat gc “rc`cdvce‘ tgch usdni sjhc sjftwarc
prjvdece my an jriandsatdjn `allce C-Injsds, wgd`g D vaiucly
rchchmcrce Bay gavdni hcntdjnce tj hc.
“Ugc fdrst tdhc D usce tgc sjftwarc D ijt tgds ahazdni fccldni.
Dt—s gare tj ecs`rdmc. D was sdttdni tgcrc, wat`gdni tgc dntcrfcrcn`c
pattcrn jn tgc s`rccn. All jf a sueecn dt fclt ldbc D was awarc jf
cvcrytgdni ‐ tgat cvcrytgdni was sjhcgjw `jnnc`tce up ane
haec pcrfc`t scnsc, mut hjst jf tgc tdhc wc oust `an—t scc dt. Dt
was ldbc a gcdigtcnce scnsc jf rcaldty. Ugcn D fclt as df D wasn—t
fully tgcrc any hjrc - as df tgc scnsc jf hysclf as an dnedvdeual gae
startce tj cmm away. At fdrst dt was a mdt s`ary, mut eccp ejwn, D
fclt `crtadn tgat D was stdll tgcrc ‐ D gae oust mc`jhc part jf
sjhctgdni hu`g, hu`g mdiicr.
“Dt alsj fclt ldbc D gae ldvce tgrjuig tgds hjhcnt mcfjrc ‐
wgd`g was wcdre, mc`ausc wgcn D tgjuigt amjut dt aftcrwares, D
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`julen—t rchchmcr anytgdni ldbc dt. Haymc dt—s tj ej wdtg
hchjrdcs jf mcdni dn tgc wjhm, mcfjrc wc mc`jhc scparatc mcdnis
dn jur jwn rdigt. Ane D gae tgds fccldni tgat sjhcgjw tdhc gae
stjppce ‐ jr njt cxa`tly stjppce, mut tgat dt was pjssdmlc tj ij
ma`b ane fjrtg tj any pjdnt dn tdhc, as df dt wcrc a fdlh tgat yju
`jule rcwdne jr fast fjrware tj wgatcvcr pjdnt yju wantce. Mut D
`julen—t a`tually `jntrjl dt dn any way.
“Anyway, tgcn D gcare Bay `jhc dntj tgc rjjh. D was
vaiucly awarc tgat sgc was saydni sjhctgdni. D ejn—t rchchmcr
wgat cxa`tly ‐ D `julen—t habc dt jut. At fdrst, D eden—t rc`jindscgcr ane D eden—t rcally bnjw wgcrc D was. Ugds fccldni jf mcdni
part jf sjhctgdni rcally guic was sj fantastd` tgat D eden—t want tj
ljsc dt. Ane tgcn dt stjppce. D ejn—t tgdnb dt lastce hjrc tgan a
fcw hdnutcs. Mut dt was sj dntcnsc, dt fclt ldbc a ljt ljnicr - hjrc
ldbc galf an gjur.‘
“Ane yju say yju—vc gae tgds fccldni hjrc tgan jn`c:‘ D
asbce, fccldni ratgcr ldbc a ej`tjr qucstdjndni a patdcnt.
“Jg ycs, ljaes jf tdhcs. Dt ejcsn—t always `jdn`dec wdtg
usdni tgc C-Injsds sjftwarc. Pjhctdhcs D ict jtgcr fccldnis tjj ‐
ldbc muttcrfldcs dn hy stjha`g jr a stranic hctalld` tastc dn hy
hjutg. Mut tgc hjst strdbdni tgdni ds tgds scnsc jf mcdni dn tgc
prcscn`c jf sjhctgdni rcally ahazdni. Pj tgat—s wgy D—h surc tgat
tgcrc rcally ds sjhctgdni jut tgcrc. D iucss dt—s gare fjr yju tj
unecrstane, mut jnc eay, wgcn yju ict tgds fccldni, yju—ll bnjw
cxa`tly wgat D hcan. Dt—s oust a hattcr jf tdhc.‘
“A hattcr jf tdhc untdl wgat:‘
“Sntdl tgc Jvcrhdne mc`jhcs suffd`dcntly pjwcrful tgat wc
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`an all mc amsjrmce dntj dt. @an yju dhaidnc wgat tgat wdll mc
ldbc: Cvcryjnc dn tgc wjrle `jnnc`tce tjictgcr dn a way wc `an
marcly `jn`cdvc jf. D hcan, D—vc jnly gae a mrdcf tastc jf dt ane D
`an—t rcally put dntj wjres gjw ahazdni dt—s ijdni tj mc.‘
“Anyway,‘ gc `jntdnuce, “D gavcn—t ijt hu`g tdhc ane D—vc
`jhc tj asb fjr yjur gclp. Ugc fdrst tgdni ds tgat D ncce sjhcjnc
tj ljjb aftcr `jpdcs jf all tgcsc hcssaics D—vc mccn icttdni frjh tgc
Jvcrhdne. Dn `asc sjhctgdni gappcns tj hc. D `an—t tcll yju gjw
dhpjrtant tgcy arc.‘
“Alrdigt,‘ D sade, wdtgjut mjtgcrdni tj gdec hy la`b jfcntgusdash. “D suppjsc all D gavc tj ej ds bccp tgch dn a safc
pla`c.‘ At tgc tdhc, tgat was all D tgjuigt dt wjule dnvjlvc. “Ej
yju gavc tgch wdtg yju:‘
“Nj, tgcy—rc njt rcaey yct. D—vc mccn habdni sjhc njtcs jn
wgat tgcy hcan ane D gavcn—t qudtc fdndsgce tgch yct. D—ll mrdni
tgch rjune as sjjn as D `an.‘
“JB. Yas tgcrc anytgdni clsc:‘
[ctc gcsdtatce, tgcn sade?
“Ycll, D want tj try tj habc tgdnis up wdtg Bay. D—vc trdce
tj cxpladn all tgc stuff amjut tgc Pdniulardty ane C-Injsds tj gcr
ane D ejn—t tgdnb sgc rcally unecrstjje wgat D was saydni. Mut D
rc`bjn D—vc fjune a way jf habdni gcr unecrstane.‘
Ane wdtg tgat, gc laun`gce dntj a ljni ane `jnvjlutce
cxplanatdjn jf sjhctgdni `allce tgc Ptrjni Antgrjpd` Ugcjry. D
hust aehdt tgat my tgds staic jf tgc prj`ccednis, D gae oust amjut
gae cnjuig. Jmvdjusly gc gae unecrijnc a wcdre hystd`al
cxpcrdcn`c, jf tgc sjrt wgd`g wjule hjrc usually prjhpt sjhcjnc
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tj `jnvcrt tj @grdstdandty, Mueegdsh jr sjhc cstamldsgce rcldidjn.
Mut njt [ctc. Gc gae tj ij ane habc up gds jwn cntdrcly ncw
rcldidjn, `cntrce arjune gds jwn jmscssdjn wdtg tc`gnjljiy. As
fjr tgc Ptrjni Antgrjpd` Ugcjry, D eden—t unecrstane wgat [ctc
was rahmldni jn amjut ane gc eden—t tabc bdnely tj mcdni
dntcrruptce. Cvcry tdhc D trdce tj asb a qucstdjn, gc tjle hc tj
wadt ane ldstcn tj tgc ncxt mdt jf gds cxplanatdjn mc`ausc gc was
surc tgat dn a hdnutc, cvcrytgdni wjule mc`jhc `rystal `lcar tj
hc.
All D `an rchchmcr jf wgat gc sade ds tgat tgc tgcjrydnvjlvce sjhc cxpcrdhcnt wdtg scnedni partd`lcs jf ldigt tgrjuig
twj sljts. Ugds stu`b dn hy hdne mc`ausc [ctc prjppce up scvcral
mjjbs jn hy `jffcc tamlc tj rcprcscnt tgc sljts ane usce a `juplc
jf pcns as tgc partd`lcs jf ldigt. D `julen—t fjr tgc ldfc jf hc scc
gjw tgds tgcjry fdttce dn wdtg C-Injsds ane tgc rcst jf [ctc—s wcdre
ane wjnecrful ncw mcldcf systch. Mut my tgat staic D gae hjrc jr
lcss stjppce paydni attcntdjn ane was ecspcratcly trydni tj tgdnb jf
a way tj pcrsuaec gdh tj lcavc.
Ygcn gc fdnally rca`gce tgc cne jf gds cxplanatdjn, gc
turnce tj hc ane sade?
“Ejn—t yju scc: Ugds cxpladns cvcrytgdni! Ygy wc—rc gcrc,
wgat wc ncce tj ej dn tgc futurc, wgat dt—s all lcaedni tj! Df D `an
oust ict Bay tj scc dt, tgcn sgc—ll unecrstane ‐ ane cvcrytgdni wdll
mc alrdigt mctwccn us aiadn.‘
Hy fdrst dnstdn`t was tj say njtgdni. D eden—t gavc tgc gcart
tj tcll gdh tgat D tgjuigt Bay—s rca`tdjn wjule mc tgc sahc as
hdnc ‐ wgd`g was tgat gc gae spcnt sj hu`g tdhc jmscssdni amjut
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tgds stuff tgat gc gae `jhplctcly ljst tju`g wdtg rcaldty. Mut tgcn D
`ganice hy hdne.
“D ej scc wgat yju hcan,‘ D sade. “Ane df tgat ejcsn—t
pcrsuaec gcr, njtgdni wdll.‘
“Ej yju rcally tgdnb sj:‘
“Amsjlutcly. Tju—vc `jnvdn`ce hc.‘ D tjle gdh tgds
mc`ausc D was surc tgat Bay—s rca`tdjn wjule mc as D antd`dpatce.
Ugat wjule lcavc oust Alan dn tgc way ‐ mut D was gjpdni tgat
Bay—s rclatdjnsgdp wdtg gdh wjule murn dtsclf jut jf dts jwn
a``jre.“Yjw,‘ sade [ctc. “D tgdnb tgat hust mc sjhctgdni jf a fdrst
fjr hc. Tju—rc njt usually sj casy tj wdn jvcr.‘
“Ycll, yju wcrc vcry pcrsuasdvc. Tju—vc jmvdjusly spcnt a
ljni tdhc tgdnbdni amjut dt. Ane df yju `an `jnvdn`c hc, D—h surc
yju `an `jnvdn`c Bay.‘
Ugcn D ede sjhctgdni cvcn wjrsc.
“Ygat—s tgat njdsc:‘ D sade, sueecnly.
“D eden—t gcar anytgdni,‘ sade [ctc, ljjbdni sldigtly alarhce.
“D tgjuigt D gcare sjhctgdni. Ncvcr hdne. D cxpc`t dt was
njtgdni.‘
D `jule scc tgat [ctc was ljjbdni hjrc ane hjrc ncrvjus,
wgd`g was cxa`tly wgat D gae gjpce.
“Ljjb, D tgdnb D—e mcttcr ij,‘ gc sade. “Ej yju tgdnb yju
`jule lct hc jut tgc ma`b ejjr:‘
Ane a fcw hdnutcs latcr gc was ijnc. D saw gdh jnc hjrc
tdhc mcfjrc gc edce.
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Pusan sjunece surprdsce wgcn D `allce gcr. “D tgjuigt D—e
s`arce yju jff,‘ sgc sade.
Mut sgc scchce plcasce tgat D gae ijt dn tju`g. Yc aircce
tj hcct up jnc cvcndni latcr tgat wccb at a ncw-dsg iastrj-pum dn
tjwn. Dt was all hjjey ldigtdni wdtg vardjus “s`ulpturcs‘ haec
jut jf twdstce mdts jf drjn hjnicry stu`b tj tgc walls. Yc dnstallce
jursclvcs at a tamlc mcljw wgat appcarce tj mc tgc rchadns jf an
jle-fasgdjnce prah. Dt gae mccn mcnt jut jf sgapc ane tgrcw
stranic, edstjrtce sgaejws jvcr tgc tamlc. Ptdll, dt scchce safcr
tgan tgc asschmlaic jf `ast drjn raedatjrs suspcnece at a
prc`ardjus-ljjbdni anilc amjvc tgc `juplc sdttdni jppjsdtc us.
Dt was a mdt awbware at fdrst. D was anxdjus tj avjde talbdni
amjut [ctc, C-Injsds jr anytgdni ldbc tgat, sj D stccrce tgc
`jnvcrsatdjn jntj hjrc typd`al “icttdni tj bnjw yju‘ tcrrdtjry.
Pusan talbce a mdt amjut gcr fahdly. Gcr fatgcr gae mccn a
edpljhat ane tgcy—e ldvce amrjae untdl sgc was a tccnaicr, wgd`g
haec gcr fccl sldigtly ahmdvalcnt tjwares tgc SB ‐ as df sgc eden—t
rcally mcljni, sjhcgjw.
“Eden—t dt habc yju want tj mc`jhc a fjrcdin `jrrcspjnecnt
jr sjhctgdni ldbc tgat:‘ D asbce.
“Njt rcally. D hcan, ejn—t ict hc wrjni, D ldbc travclldni
ane sccdni ncw pla`cs. Mut a`tually ldvdni tgcrc ds edffcrcnt frjh
‗oust vdsdtdni—, df yju bnjw wgat D hcan. D oust fccl tgat D—vc ejnc
tgat wgjlc ‗ldvdni amrjae— tgdni. Ane njt gavdni irjwn up gcrc,
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D—e ldbc tj tgdnb tgat D scc tgdnis a mdt edffcrcntly frjh yjur avcraic
frcclan`c.‘ Pgc irdnnce, tgcn aeece? “Ane tgat—s njt oust mc`ausc
wc wcrc ecprdvce jf Harhdtc wgcn wc wcrc ldttlc.‘
“Dt—s ijje tj bnjw tgat tgcrc—s hjrc tj mcdni a su``cssful
frcclan`c tgan tgat,‘ D sade. “D gavcn—t catcn Harhdtc fjr ycars,
mut dt ejcsn—t scch tj mc gclpdni hy `arccr hu`g.‘
“Ljjbs ldbc yju gavcn—t catcn fdsg fjr a wgdlc cdtgcr,‘ sgc
`jhhcntce, icsturdni at tgc `arnaic jn hy platc.
Fjr sjhc rcasjn, D gae jrecrce fdsg (Pusan gavdni
annjun`ce jn gcr arrdval tgat sgc was ravcnjusly guniry anewantce sjhctgdni tj cat stradigt away). D—h njt vcry ijje at
catdni fdsg at tgc mcst jf tdhcs ‐ ane tgc fdsg D gae jrecrce tgat
cvcndni was partd`ularly mjny. Njt wantdni tj spcne tgc cntdrc
tdhc pd`bdni fdsg mjncs jut jf hy hjutg dn frjnt jf Pusan, D gae
cnece up catdni vcry ldttlc jf dt. Ugc fdsg—s ma`bmjnc ane tgc sbdn
wcrc jn jnc sdec jf hy platc, wgdlst jn tgc jtgcr D gae ecpjsdtce
hjst jf tgc a`tual flcsg, wgd`g gae nuhcrjus tdny mjncs std`bdni
jut jf dt at jee anilcs. Dt ljjbce as df D gae mccn `arrydni jut a
gjpclcssly dncpt pjst-hjrtch jn tgc pjjr `rcaturc.
“D—vc ncvcr rcally hanaice tj ict rde jf tgat `gdlegjje fcar
jf icttdni a fdsg mjnc stu`b dn hy tgrjat,‘ D cxpladnce. “Dt—s all tgc
fault jf tgc Quccn hjtgcr.‘
As a `gdle, ncws rcpjrts jf tgc latc Quccn hjtgcr mcdni
gjspdtaldsce fjr icttdni a fdsg mjnc stu`b dn gcr tgrjat gae, fjr
sjhc stranic rcasjn, haec a mdi dhprcssdjn jn hc. Pdn`c tgds gae
gappcnce jn scvcral j``asdjns, D gae `jnvdn`ce hysclf tgat sgc
hust rcally ldbc fdsg. D pd`turce gcr `jnsuhdni vast quantdtdcs jf
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tgc `rcaturcs at rjyal manqucts, jrecrdni scrvants tj tjss tgch up
dn tgc adr sj tgat sgc `jule `at`g tgch dn gcr hjutg ldbc a scal ‐
jnly fjr jnc tdny sarednc tj ict stu`b jn tgc way ejwn,
nc`cssdtatdni tgc spccey dntcrvcntdjn jf tgc natdjn—s tjp car, njsc
ane tgrjat spc`daldsts. Njt mcdni rjyalty, D `jnvdn`ce hysclf tgat,
sgjule tgc sahc tgdni gappcn tj hc, hced`al gclp wjule prjmamly
arrdvc ratgcr lcss swdftly ‐ ane D wjule mc lcft `gjbdni tj ecatg jn
tgc fdsg mjnc. Dt scchce su`g an unedindfdce way tj ij.
Pusan tjle hc gjw sgc ane gcr sdstcr gae rcfusce tj cat fdsg
wgcn tgcy wcrc ldttlc. Gcr fatgcr usce tj bccp cxjtd` fdsg as pctsane tgcy gae mc`jhc ratgcr atta`gce tj tgch. Ugcdr favjurdtc gae
mccn a typc jf fdsg `allce a [lc`j, wgd`g was an aliac-su`bcr ‐ vcry
ganey fjr `lcandni up tgc tanb, apparcntly. Ugcy `allce gdh
“Ldps‘ mc`ausc gc wjule jftcn atta`g gdhsclf tj tgc ilass jf tgc
tanb wdtg gds hjutg.
“Hc ane hy sdstcr wjule pra`td`c shjj`gdni wdtg gdh
aiadnst tgc sdec jf tgc tanb, ldbc tgds.‘ Pgc prcssce gcr ldps up
aiadnst tgc sdec jf gcr ilass, lcavdni a fadnt dhprdnt jf ldp iljss.
“Gc was fun mc`ausc yju `jule `gu`b tgdnis ldbc frjzcn mdts
jf mrj``jld dn tgc tanb ane wat`g tgch sdnb tj tgc mjttjh. Ldps
wjule pjun`c jn tgch ane spcne aics su`bdni tgch ldbc an d`c
ljlly. Ugc trjumlc was, wgcncvcr hy Eae ijt hjvce tj a ncw
pjstdni, wc always gae tj ict rde jf tgc fdsg. Yc wcrc qudtc upsct
amjut ljsdni Ldps ane wc ec`dece tgat df wc `julen—t tabc gdh wdtg
us, wc wjule sct gdh frcc. Pj wc rclcasce gdh dntj a pjne dn jnc
jf tgc parbs dn Hcxd`j @dty, wgcrc wc wcrc ldvdni. Eae was rcally
`rjss wdtg us wgcn gc fjune jut, mc`ausc [lc`js `an `ausc ljts jf
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prjmlchs df tgcy hanaic tj fdne jtgcr fdsg tj mrcce wdtg. D tgdnb
gc was s`arce tgat dt wjule sjhcgjw mljw up dntj sjhc haojr
edpljhatd` dn`decnt. Pj wc cnece up spcnedni jur last `juplc jf
eays dn Hcxd`j ejwn at tgds pjne trydni tj `at`g Ldps my eraiidni
a nct tgrjuig tgc watcr.‘
“Ede yju ict gdh:‘
“Nj ‐ wc oust ijt tgrjuig a ljt jf frjzcn mrj``jld trydni tj
habc gdh `jhc tj tgc ceic jf tgc pjne. Mut wc tgdnb wc bnjw
wgat gappcnce tj gdh mc`ausc a `juplc jf ycars latcr hy Eae
`ahc gjhc frjh wjrb wdtg tgds `uttdni frjh a Hcxd`anncwspapcr. Dt was all amjut gjw tgc @dty autgjrdtdcs gae mccn
`lcardni up tgds pjne dn jnc jf tgc parbs ‐ ane iucss wgat: Dt was
full jf [lc`js. Ugcy—e catcn up all tgc jtgcr sjur`cs jf fjje, sj
tgcy—e startce tj cat ca`g jtgcr. Ygd`g ds prjmamly gjw Ldps hct
gds cne - mut njt mcfjrc gc—e ijnc fjrtg ane hultdpldce, mdi tdhc.‘
Aftcr tgds, D tgdnb mjtg jf us startce tj rclax a mdt hjrc.
Haymc dt was tgc al`jgjl tabdni cffc`t. D fjune hysclf jpcndni up
tj gcr dn a way tgat D gaen—t dntcnece. D cvcn tjle gcr amjut Bay ‐
altgjuig njt wantdni tj stccr tgc `jnvcrsatdjn ma`b jntj tgc
sumoc`t jf [ctc, D eden—t idvc any nahcs ane wdtggcle a ljt jf tgc
ectadl. D oust tjle gcr tgat tgc jmoc t̀ jf hy affc`tdjns gae mccn tgc
wdfc jf a frdcne. At tgc cne jf tgc stjry, D fclt chmarrassce ane
sade?
“D—h sjrry tj mjrc yju wdtg tgds ‐ yju eden—t `jhc gcrc tj
ldstcn tj hc hjandni amjut hy rjhantd` fadlurcs. D hcan, gavdni
an affadr wdtg a harrdce wjhan ‐ dt—s garely jrdidnal, ds dt:‘
“Ycll, D—h dn nj pjsdtdjn tj `rdtd`dsc. Ygcn D was twcnty
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fjur, D ijt cniaice tj tgds iuy frjh Vcnczucla wgj turnce jut tj
mc harrdce alrcaey. Gc alsj turnce jut tj gavc at lcast twj jtgcr
hdstrcsscs mcsdecs hc. Hy Eae trdce tj warn hc, mut D wjulen—t
gavc any jf dt ‐ D oust prcssce agcae wdtg all tgc wceedni
prcparatdjns, gcae dn tgc sane. D fclt a ̀ jhplctc dedjt aftcrwares.‘
My tgds tdhc, dt was icttdni latc ane wc ec`dece tj ict tgc
mdll. Ugcn Pusan sade?
“Ljjb, tgcrc—s a party tjndigt njt far frjh gcrc. Dt—s at a
frdcne jf hdnc—s gjusc. Ej yju want tj ̀ jhc:‘
D gcsdtatce mc`ausc D—h ncvcr vcry ijje dn sdtuatdjns wgcrc Dgarely bnjw anyjnc. Mut sgc was cvdecntly bccn fjr hc tj `jhc
wdtg gcr ane dt scchce `gurldsg tj rcfusc. Pj jff wc wcnt.
Ugc party was dn a laric Vd`tjrdan gjusc amjut fdftccn
hdnutcs— walb frjh tgc pum. Pusan cxpladnce tgat dt mcljnice tj
Ecrcb, a frdcne jf gcrs wgj gae dngcrdtce dt frjh gds parcnts. Pgc
wasn—t cntdrcly surc wgat gc ede fjr a ldvdni2 sjhctgdni dn tgc
@dty, sgc tgjuigt, mut gc ncvcr talbce amjut dt. Ygcn wc arrdvce,
tgc party was alrcaey dn full swdni2 yju `jule gcar dt galf way
ejwn tgc rjae.
Ecrcb turnce jut tj mc a laric, maledni han wdtg a mjjhdni
vjd`c.
“Pusan, hy ecar! @jhc dn, `jhc dn!‘ gc sade, bdssdni gcr
jn mjtg `gccbs ane icsturdni cxpansdvcly dntj gds gallway. “Ane
wgj, pray, ds tgds han jf hystcry: Anjtgcr jnc jf yjur wadfs ane
strays:‘
D wasn—t surc wgat D was suppjsce tj say tj tgds. “Yjjf‘,
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tgc uptdigt `juplc. Aftcr amjut tcn hdnutcs jf cx`ru`datdnily
stdltce shall-talb, D hanaice tj cxtrd`atc hysclf ane wcnt tj fdne
Pusan ‐ mut sgc was njwgcrc tj mc sccn. D cnece up dn tgc bdt`gcn
wdtg a hjtlcy `jllc`tdjn jf sdnilc halcs, hjst jf wgjh wcrc
ratgcr tgc wjrsc fjr wcar. Pcvcral jf tgch rcialce hc at lcnitg
wdtg tgcdr vdcws jn pjldtd`s, wjhcn ane tgc ecpljramlc la`b jf rcal
alc at Ecrcb—s gjusc, jn a``junt jf tgc gjst mcdni “a `gahpainc-
erdnbdni tjsscr.‘
D was fdnally `jrncrce my a ratgcr carncst-ljjbdni han wdtg
`ljsc-`rjppce gadr wgj gae mccn ljunidni dn tgc `jrncr, ljjbdnidn`rcasdnily fce up. Gc gaen—t `jntrdmutce hu`g tj tgc icncral
eds`ussdjn, mut jnc-tj-jnc, gc turnce jut tj gavc plcnty tj say fjr
gdhsclf. Gc laun`gce dntj a lcnitgy rant amjut gjw tgc `juntry
was ijdni tj tgc ejis. A``jredni tj gdh, dt was cntdrcly tgc fault
jf un`jntrjllce dhhdiratdjn. Ugc trjumlc wdtg mcdni dn tgc
bdt`gcn at partdcs ds tgat yju `an—t habc tgat cx`usc jf “D—h oust
ijdni tj ict a erdnb‘ mc`ausc all tgc erdnbs arc rdigt tgcrc dn frjnt
jf yju. Fjrtunatcly, oust as D was wjnecrdni gjw tj cxtrd`atc
hysclf, Pusan rcappcarce ‐ sj D haec hy cx`uscs ane ojdnce gcr.
“D—h sjrry amjut amanejndni yju ldbc tgat,‘ sgc sade. “Mut D
gaen—t sccn tgjsc twj fjr a wgdlc,‘ njeedni dn tgc edrc`tdjn jf tgc
decntd`al twdn sdstcrs. Ugc jnc wdtg munny cars was njw dn
andhatce `jnvcrsatdjn wdtg Ecrcb, wgj was lauigdni gcartdly.
“Ane D—h sjrry Ecrcb was sj ruec tj yju.‘
“Ugat—s JB, nj jffcn`c tabcn. D eden—t rcally unecrstane
wgat gc was talbdni amjut, tj mc gjncst.‘
“Ycll, dt was prctty ruec jf gdh tj `jhparc yju tj Franbdc,
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hy last mjyfrdcne ‐ tgc jnc gc `allce a ‗ercaeful rjiuc—. Gc was
unchpljyce, wgd`g dn Ecrcb—s vdcw haec gdh a wastrcl ‐ sj tgc
twj jf tgch ncvcr rcally gdt dt jff. D ijt annjyce wdtg Ecrcb,
wgd`g oust haec hc hjrc ectcrhdnce tj ij jut wdtg Franbdc ‐ ane
lcss dn`ldnce tj scc tgat gc rcally was a mdt jf a wastc jf spa`c. Dt
was ncarly a ycar aij njw, mut Ecrcb always ldbcs tj rchdne hc
gjw gc was rdigt ane D was wrjni.
“Ygy ds tgat han stardni at us ldbc tgat:‘ sgc wgdspcrce,
njeedni tjwares tgc bdt`gcn, wgcrc tgc han D gae mccn talbdni tj
was iljwcrdni at us. Cvcn dn tgc sumeuce ldigtdni, D tgjuigt D`jule scc jnc jf tgc vcdns amjvc gds tchplc tgrjmmdni.
“Ag, wcll, tgat `jule mc hy fault,‘ D sade. “Gc gas sjhc
prctty gareldnc vdcws jn dhhdiratdjn, sj D was ljjbdni fjr a hcans
jf cs`apc. Anyway, wgcn yju rcappcarce, D tjle gdh D wjule
gavc tj ij. D sade dt was mc`ausc D—h an dllcial dhhdirant hysclf
ane D—h suppjrtdni hysclf gcrc my wjrbdni as a idijlj. Ugcn D
`ahc ane stjje ncxt tj yju.‘
Pgc idiilce. “D scc. Pj gc—s rcally stardni at hc, dsn—t gc:
Gc prjmamly tgdnbs D sgjule mc scnt tj Paued Aramda jr sjhcwgcrc
ldbc tgat tj lcarn tgc crrjr jf hy ways. Mut tcll hc,‘ sgc sade,
turndni tj fa`c hc, “wgat ej yju say df pcjplc suiicst tgat yju
ejn—t qudtc ljjb tgc part jf a iljmc-trjttdni, dntcrnatdjnal idijlj:‘
“D tcll tgch tgat cdigty pcr `cnt jf tgc ojm ds all amjut
tc`gndquc. Ugat usually sguts tgch up.‘
“]cally: D—e gavc tgjuigt tgcy—e want tj bnjw hjrc.‘
“Ycll, df tgcy ej, D tcll tgch dt—s a traec sc`rct. Ugc trd`b ds
tj ict away mcfjrc tgcy `an asb tjj hany qucstdjns, lcavdni tgch
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wdtg tgc tgjuigt tgat yju hdigt a`tually gavc mccn tclldni tgc
trutg.‘
“Tju arc a earb gjrsc. D eden—t tgdnb yju gae dt dn yju tj
tcll a `jhplctcly mrazcn ldc ldbc tgat.‘
“D—h prjmamly oust a mdt erunb.‘
“D rc`bjn D—vc gae cnjuig tjj,‘ sgc sade. “@jhc jn, lct—s
ij mcfjrc yjur frdcne jvcr tgcrc `alls tgc Gjhc Jffd`c ane gas yju
ecpjrtce.‘
Jn`c wc wcrc jutsdec dn tgc strcct, sgc stjppce ane sade?
“Njw, idijlj mjy, amjut tgat wjrle fahjus tc`gndquc jfyjurs. D tgdnb D—e ldbc tj try dt jut mcfjrc tgcy ecpjrt yju.‘
D turnce tjwares gcr ane bdssce gcr.
“Gjw was tgat:‘ D asbce.
“Njt mae. Mut D hay ncce tj ej dt aiadn mcfjrc D `an idvc
yju a prjpcr asscsshcnt.‘
“Dsn—t tgds tgc mdt wgcrc yju oust run away lauigdni, ldbc
yjur ndc`c:‘ D asbce, galf cxpc`tdni gcr tj ej oust tgat.
“Tcs, dt ds,‘ sgc hurhurce, mut sgc eden—t pull away.
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D gavc ncvcr tjle anyjnc tgc full stjry jf wgat a`tuallygappcnce wgcn D fdrst hct Bay. D earc say tgat ds part jf hy
prjmlch2 D sgjule gavc `jnfcssce tgcsc tgdnis ncarcr tgc tdhc,
ratgcr tgan `lut`gdni tgch stummjrnly tj hy mrcast dn tgc mcldcf
tgat `ljsc `jnfdnchcnt wjule sjhcgjw cn`juraic tgch tj fljwcr
dntj “Ircat Art‘.
At tgc tdhc, D was tjj asgahce jf wgat gae gappcnce tj
talb tj anyjnc amjut dt prjpcrly. Dnstcae, D edvcrtce hy cncridcs
dntj prjeu`dni `dr`ular, dhpcnctramlc “pjchs‘ wgd`g nj jnc
wjule cvcr rcae.
Mut wrdtdni ede njt gclp hc. Dt was ldbc a fccema`b ljjp,
rcpcatcely mjlstcrdni hy jwn scnsc jf mdttcrncss ane dnoustd`c.
Yc hct as stuecnts, a fcw wccbs aftcr wc gae startce
undvcrsdty. Dt wjule mc fadr tj say tgat D was njt ircatly
cxpcrdcn`ce dn rclatdjnsgdps wdtg tgc jppjsdtc scx. At s`gjjl,
tgdnis gae ncvcr ijt hu`g mcyjne a fcw snjis wdtg idrls at partdcs
wgcn D was erunb cnjuig tj gavc ljst hy dngdmdtdjns (ane tgcy
wcrc erunb cnjuig njt tj bnjw wgat tgcy wcrc ejdni cdtgcr). D
was njrhally tjj padnfully sclf-`jns`djus tj asb any jf tgch jutaftcrwares ‐ jr df D ede, D tjjb clamjratc prc`autdjns tj `jneu`t tgc
ldadsjn dn `jnedtdjns jf uthjst sc`rc`y (wgd`g hcant tgat tgc
rclatdjnsgdp eden—t usually last ljni). Ugc prjmlch was tgat D
dhaidnce tgat D `jule prced`t wgat pcjplc—s rca`tdjns wjule mc df D
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asbce a idrl tj ij jut wdtg hc ‐ ane D eden—t tgdnb D `jule `jpc
wdtg wgat D `jnsdecrce tj mc tgc dncvdtamlc tcasdni ane ijssdp. Dn
fa`t, hjst jf hy s`gjjlhatcs wcrc alhjst `crtadnly far lcss
dntcrcstce dn wgat D ijt up tj tgan D ldbce tj dhaidnc. Mut at tgc
tdhc, D was amsjlutcly surc tgat D wjule mc`jhc an jmoc`t jf
rded`ulc ‐ unlcss D hanaice tj ij jut wdtg sjhc idrl wgj was sj
famuljusly attra`tdvc tgat all hy s`gjjlhatcs wjule mc stunnce
dntj an cnvdjus sdlcn`c. Ane jf `jursc, hjst jf tgc idrls wgj fcll
dntj tgat `atcijry wcrc cdtgcr spjbcn fjr jr wcrc unldbcly tj fall fjr
sjhcjnc as avcraic-ljjbdni as hc.D was `jnfdecnt tgat tgdnis wjule mc edffcrcnt wgcn D lcft fjr
undvcrsdty. D tjle hysclf tgat D wjulen—t mc amlc tj sc`jne-iucss
wgat jtgcr pcjplc hdigt tgdnb jf hy a`tdjns mc`ausc D wjulen—t
gavc hct any jf tgch mcfjrc. Ugcy wjule sdhply mc mlanb paics
jntj wgd`g D `jule prjoc`t an dhaic jf tgc ncw hc. Dt wjule mc a
frcsg start wgd`g wjule fdnally alljw hc tj mrcab frcc jf hy
dngdmdtdjns.
Mut undvcrsdty, wgcn dt `ahc, scchce tj mc a rc-run jf
s`gjjl dn tgat rcspc`t. D oust eden—t gavc tgc `jnfdecn`c tj ij
strdedni up tj idrls D fan`dce ane sceu`c tgch wdtg hy lcss tgan
sparbldni wdt. Ane D `jntdnuce tj fccl dngdmdtce, spcnedni hu`g
tdhc wjrrydni furdjusly amjut wgat jtgcr pcjplc hdigt tgdnb jf
hc. Ugc fa`t tgat nj jnc bncw ca`g jtgcr jnly haec dt wjrsc,
mc`ausc D scnsce tgat pcjplc wcrc habdni snap oueichcnts amjut
jnc anjtgcr masce jn gjw tgcy ljjbce jr gjw tgcy spjbc.
All tgds `ganice wgcn D hct Bay. Pgc was ‐ at lcast sj far
as D was `jn`crnce ‐ dn tgc “famuljusly attra`tdvc‘ `atcijry. Mut
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apart frjh tgds, wc scchce tj gavc ljts dn `jhhjn. Pgc was vcry
jpcn amjut gcrsclf ane D fjune gcr casy tj talb tj. Ane mcst jf all,
sgc lauigce at hy ojbcs. D was surprdsce tgat sgc pade hc any
attcntdjn wgcn, as D saw dt, sgc `jule gavc gae any nuhmcr jf
hjrc ecsdramlc halcs. Mut fjr rcasjns wgd`g D ncvcr fully
unecrstjje, sgc `gjsc hc. Altgjuig D gavc jftcn wjnecrce amjut
tgc rcasjns sdn`c, tgds was njt sjhctgdni D fclt a ncce tj cxahdnc
dn any ectadl at tgc tdhc.
Hy scnsc tgat dt was all sldigtly tjj ijje tj mc truc was
`jnfdrhce wgcn D eds`jvcrce tgat Bay alrcaey gae a mjyfrdcne atgjhc ‐ sjhcjnc sgc gae mccn ijdni jut wdtg wgdlst dn tgc sdxtg
fjrh at s`gjjl. At fdrst, D was edshayce. Mut Bay scchce tj gavc
nj qualhs amjut sccdni hc mcgdne gds ma`b, sj D `jn`luece tgat D
hust mc dn tgc as`cneant. Ane dn hy icncral ecldigt at mcdni tgc
`gjscn jnc, D ede njt fccl tgc ncce tj cnqudrc hjrc eccply dntj tgc
naturc jf tgds jtgcr rclatdjnsgdp. Dn fa`t, D ecvcljpce an alhjst
supcrstdtdjus avcrsdjn tj tgdnbdni amjut wgy sgc hdigt want tj ij
jut wdtg hc, as df tgdnbdni amjut dt hdigt habc tgc prj`css
sjhcgjw rcvcrsc dtsclf ane sgc wjule ij jff hc, haymc cvcn cne
up gatdni hc. Dn part, dt was euc tj a ecsdrc tj prcscrvc tgc
apparcnt spjntancdty jf dt all fjr as ljni as pjssdmlc. Mut dt was
hadnly mc`ausc D `jule s`ar`cly mcldcvc hy ijje fjrtunc. D was
afrade tgat df D prjmce furtgcr, tgc wgjlc cedfd`c hdigt edsdntciratc
unecr tgc prcssurc jf `ljsc s`rutdny. Dnstcae, D `jnvdn`ce hysclf
tgat jur rclatdjnsgdp rcqudrce a lcap jf fadtg jn hy part. Ugc
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dhpjrtant tgdni was tj bccp mcldcvdni dn dt. Df D stjppce mcldcvdni
dn dt fjr cvcn jnc hjhcnt, tgcn dt wjule all edssjlvc mcfjrc hy
vcry cycs.
Ugdnis erdftce mldssfully aljni dn tgds way untdl amjut tgc
hdeelc jf tgc fdrst tcrh. Yc wcrc dn Bay—s rjjh, sdttdni arjune
aftcr a hcal. Pgc gae dn fa`t oust `jjbce hc a tgrcc-`jursc ednncr
‐ nj hcan fcat idvcn tgc `uldnary fa`dldtdcs avadlamlc dn gcr gall jf
rcsdecn`c. Ugds gae ratgcr chmarrassce hc, as D was bccn jn
mcdni sccn as a “ncw han‘ ane wantce tj echjnstratc tgat D
`jule ej hy fadr sgarc tjj. D gae mrdcfly wjnecrce wgat tgc
j``asdjn was suppjsce tj mc. Mut D gae njt rcally suspc`tce tgat
anytgdni was ahdss. Bay oust sade tgat sgc ldbce `jjbdni ‐ ane sgc
was jmvdjusly prctty ijje at dt. D gae sdhply dntcrprctce tgds as a
furtgcr hdra`uljus j``urrcn`c dn wgat D vdcwce as hy dn`rcasdnily
hdra`uljus ldfc. Pueecnly Bay sade, qudtc `alhly? “Ygat arc yjur
vdcws jn amjrtdjn:‘
D `annjt njw rc`all cxa`tly wgat wc gae mccn eds`ussdni.
All D rchchmcr ds tgat Bay—s qucstdjn ede njt scch tj fjlljw at all,
yct sgc pjsce dt as df dt was an cntdrcly ljid`al tgdni tj say ncxt. Dt
was as df sgc gae sct gcrsclf a tarict jf asbdni tgc qucstdjn my a
`crtadn pjdnt jf tgc cvcndni, `jhc wgat hay.
“Sh,‘ D sade. Yas tgds suppjsce tj mc a trd`b qucstdjn:
“Ycll, D tgdnb dt—s sjrt jf unfjrtunatc wgcn dt gappcns ‐ D hcan,
dt—s njt an decal sjlutdjn,‘ D mlustcrce. “Mut dn tgc cne, D tgdnb,
uh, dt—s a wjhan—s rdigt tj `gjjsc.‘ Ugat was hy gjncst jpdndjn,
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as a ldmcral-tgdnbdni “ncw han‘. “Sh,‘ D aeece, as df tgds hdigt
`lardfy hattcrs. D gae nj deca gjw tj ganelc tgds. Ygy gae sgc
asbce hc: Ugcrc was jnc jmvdjus pjssdmdldty, jnly D eden—t want dt
tj mc tgat. Ugcrc gae tj mc anjtgcr cxplanatdjn. “Sh. Arc yju
trydni tj tcll hc wgat D tgdnb yju—rc trydni tj tcll hc:‘ D asbce,
ncrvjusly.
Pgc shdlce ‐ mut dt was a sldigtly padnce shdlc. “Ycll, D—vc
hdssce hy pcrdje my jvcr a wccb njw ane D—h usually prctty
rciular. Dt—s ncvcr mccn tgds latc mcfjrc.‘
D starce ejwn at hy sgjcs. Dt scchce as df tdhc gae stjppce.All tgc prcvdjus wccbs jf walbdni jn `ljue ndnc gae sueecnly
`auigt up wdtg hc. D gae bnjwn dt was sjhcgjw tjj ijje tj mc
truc. Mut wc gae jnly slcpt tjictgcr a `juplc jf tdhcs. Ane dt
wasn—t as df wc gae lcapt dntj mce at tgc fdrst jppjrtundty. Bay gae
dnsdstce tgat wc wadt untdl wc gae mccn sccdni ca`g jtgcr fjr at
lcast fjur wccbs. Jtgcrwdsc, sgc gae sade, dt eden—t fccl ldbc a
ec`cnt ahjunt jf tdhc fjr us tj ict tj bnjw jnc anjtgcr. D sat
tgcrc wdsgdni D `jule rcvcrsc tdhc. D wdsgce wc `jule gavc wadtce
ljnicr. Hjst jf all, D wdsgce tgat D `jule rcwdne tj tgc pjdnt
wgcrc D gae fadlce tj put jn jnc jf tgc `jnejhs D gae mjuigt
scvcral wccbs carldcr frjh Mjjts tgc @gchdsts dn caicr cxpc`tatdjn
jf tgds hjhcnt. Dn tgc rcplay, D jpcnce tgc shall `upmjare wgcrc D
gae gdeecn tgch (`arcfully pjsdtdjnce tj mc wdtgdn casy rca`g jf
tgc mce) ane sldppce jnc jn (cxpcrtly, as df D gae ejnc tgds hany
tdhcs mcfjrc) ‐ ane tgc `jursc jf mjtg jur ldvcs was `jhplctcly
altcrce.
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Ygy gaen—t D ejnc tgat: Dt wasn—t as df D gae ijt `arrdce
away. D gae a`tually tgjuigt amjut dt at tgc tdhc. D gae mccn
anxdjus tj plcasc. Pjhcgjw D gae ijt tgc dhprcssdjn tgat sgc
eden—t want hc tj wcar jnc. “Dt—s JB,‘ sgc gae sade. “D wjn—t ict
prcinant.‘ D gae tabcn tgds tj hcan tgat sgc hust mc usdni sjhc
sjrt jf `jntra`cptdjn gcrsclf. Mut dt wasn—t as df D gae oust tabcn
tgds at fa`c valuc ane `arrdce jn, unamlc tj stjp hysclf. Dt sjunes
alhjst rded`uljus njw ‐ mut D gcsdtatce mcfjrc `arrydni jn. D gae
dntcnece tj usc a `jnejh. Njw D nccece tj fdne ljts jf rcasjns tj
oustdfy njt usdni jnc. Fdrst jf all, D tjle hysclf tgat df yju `julen—ttrust tgc pcrsjn yju wcrc dn a rclatdjnsgdp wdtg, tgcn dt `julen—t mc
wjrtg hu`g ‐ ane D ecspcratcly wantce tgds rclatdjnsgdp tj mc
wjrtg sjhctgdni. Pj D gae tj tabc gcr at gcr wjre. Ane tgcn,
wdtg flawlcss ljid`, D gae `jn`luece tgat wgctgcr jr njt sgc was
usdni `jntra`cptdjn, tgc `garhce ldfc D gae lce jvcr tgc past fcw
wccbs wjule sjhcgjw `arry hc tgrjuig. Ugc ljid` dnvjlvce
wcnt sjhctgdni ldbc tgds? plcnty jf pcjplc hust slccp tjictgcr
wdtgjut usdni `jntra`cptdjn, mut gjw hany unwantce prcinan`dcs
ede yju gcar amjut: Njt tgat hany. @gan`cs wcrc, dt wjule turn
jut alrdigt. D gae wjrbce gare tj ict tj undvcrsdty ane D ecscrvce a
mrcab. Ldfc jwce hc jnc. Purcly dt wjule fjridvc hc jnc ndigt jf
passdjn: My tgds tdhc, Bay gae mciun tj suspc`t tgat sjhctgdni
was ahdss ane asbce hc df D was alrdigt, mut D sade ycs, D—e ncvcr
mccn hjrc alrdigt dn hy ldfc. Ane wdtg anjtgcr dhprcssdvc lcap jf
fadtg, D edshdssce all su`g wjrrdcs frjh hy hdne ane wc `arrdce jn
fuhmldni away dn tgc earb.
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As D rcplayce tgcsc tgjuigts dn hy gcae, D `jule s`ar`cly
mcldcvc hy jwn stupdedty. Cvcrytgdni gae mccn ijdni sj wcll.
Ane njw D gae rudnce dt. Ugc fa`t tgat D gae a`tually tgjuigt
amjut dt at tgc tdhc ane wcdigce up dn hy hdne wgctgcr jr njt tj
ij jn haec dt cvcn wjrsc. Dt haec hc rcaldsc oust gjw casdly dt
`jule gavc turnce jut edffcrcntly. Ugcrc was nj scnsc jf
dncvdtamdldty amjut dt at all. Dt was oust sgccr, mldne stupdedty. Ane
yct dt was qudtc drrcvcrsdmlc. D `jule ij jvcr dt as hany tdhcs as D
ldbce dn hy gcae, mut tgcrc was nj way jf unejdni dt.
Ane tgcn tgcrc was tgc chmarrasshcnt jf dt all. D wassuppjsce tj mc an dntclldicnt yjuni han, awarc jf tgc mdjljid`al
prj`csscs wgd`g `ausce hcn ane wjhcn tj habc mamdcs. Gjw
was D ijdni tj cxpladn dt tj hy frdcnes, hy fahdly: D `jule
dhaidnc tgch all sgabdni tgcdr gcaes dn edsappjdnthcnt ane
edsapprjval, stunnce my hy stupdedty. Fdnally, D tgjuigt jf Bay,
wgj was ljjbdni at hc anxdjusly, wadtdni fjr a rcspjnsc.
“D—vc mccn rcally stupde,‘ D sade, hdscramly.
“Yc mjtg gavc,‘ sgc sade. Ugcrc was a ljni sdlcn`c.
“Gjw ljni gavc yju suspc`tce:‘ D asbce, cvcntually.
“Pdn`c last wccb, wgcn D eden—t gavc hy pcrdje,‘ sgc
rcpldce.
“Ygy eden—t yju say sjhctgdni mcfjrc, df yju wcrc wjrrdce
amjut dt:‘
“D ejn—t bnjw,‘ sgc sade. “D `julen—t mc surc. Ugcrc eden—t
scch hu`g pjdnt dn mjtg jf us wjrrydni amjut dt. Ane D tgjuigt
yju—e mc aniry wdtg hc.‘
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[art jf hc was tchptce tj say, “Tcs, lct—s slccp jn dt ane scc
gjw wc fccl amjut tgdnis tjhjrrjw.‘ Mut dn spdtc jf cvcrytgdni, D
bncw tgat hy fccldnis tjwares Bay gaen—t `ganice. “D ejn—t ncce
tj tgdnb amjut dt,‘ D sade. “Dt—s wgat D want.‘
Bay njeece ane tjjb a eccp mrcatg. “JB. Ygat arc wc
ijdni tj ej tgcn:‘ sgc asbce.
“D ejn—t bnjw,‘ D sade. Ane aftcr a pausc ? “Ygat arc yjur
vdcws jn amjrtdjn:‘
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Ugc tcst
Bay sade sgc eden—t fccl rcaey tj gavc `gdlercn. D fcltrcldcvce. D wasn—t rcaey cdtgcr. Mut tgc tgjuigt jf an amjrtdjn
s`arce gcr. D asbce gcr df sgc gae tabcn a prcinan`y tcst. Pgc sade
njt. Ugcn gjw `jule sgc mc sj surc: @julen—t tgcrc mc anjtgcr
cxplanatdjn: D bncw D was `lut`gdni at straws. Mut df dt wasn—t
`crtadn tgat sgc was prcinant, tgcrc was stdll a pjssdmdldty tgat
cvcrytgdni `jule mc salvaice. Ugc last fdvc hdnutcs `jule mc
rcvcrsce ane Bay—s prcinan`y wjule mc cxpjsce as an dllusdjn. Dt
wjule sdhply edssjlvc unecr tgc prcssurc jf `ljsc s`rutdny ane D
wjule mc rcturnce tj tgc statc jf ira`c D gae sj mrdcfly cnojyce
mcfjrc. [crgaps tgc wgjlc tgdni gae mccn prjvdecntdally
cnidnccrce sj tgat D wjule truly apprc`datc hy ijje fjrtunc. Pj
fjr hc, tgc ljid`al ncxt stcp was tj put an cne tj tgc un`crtadnty.
Bay wjulen—t muy a prcinan`y tcst gcrsclf, sj dt was up tj
hc tj rcturn tj Mjjts tgc @gchdsts tgc ncxt eay tj a`qudrc jnc. Dt
was surprdsdnily cxpcnsdvc fjr su`g an dnsumstantdal-ljjbdni mjx. D
suppjsce dt hust mc mc`ausc tgcy eden—t scll tgat hany. Dt wasn—t
cxa`tly tgc sjrt jf tgdni yju wjule muy cvcry eay. As D walbce tj
tgc `gc`b-jut tdll, D stcclce hysclf tj ljjb tgc sgjp assdstant dn tgc
cyc, as df tgds was oust a rjutdnc ejhcstd` pur`gasc. D trdce tjdhaidnc tgat tgc pa`bct was sjhctgdni qudtc jrednary, ldbc a shall
mjx jf tcamais. Ugc sgjp assdstant oust ljjbce at hc wdtg a mlanb,
mjrce cxprcssdjn. Mut D `julen—t hadntadn cyc `jnta`t ane ljjbce
ejwn at tgc `juntcr, wgcrc hy cycs dnaevcrtcntly `ahc tj rcst jn
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tgc edsplay jf `jnejhs. Pj hany edffcrcnt typcs. Ane D gaen—t
hanaice tj usc cvcn jnc jf tgch.
Jn tgc way ma`b, D tgjuigt amjut wgat tgc rcsult jf tgc tcst
hdigt mc. D ec`dece tgat dt was dhpjrtant njt tj put all hy fadtg dn
tgc pjssdmdldty tgat tgcrc was sjhc jtgcr cxplanatdjn fjr Bay
gavdni hdssce gcr pcrdje. Pj D assuhce tgc wjrst. Ugds was dn
tgc drratdjnal gjpc tgat my habdni tgds assuhptdjn, tgc wjrst
wjule mc lcss ldbcly tj prjvc truc ‐ ane dn tgc bnjwlceic tgat df dt
ede prjvc truc, tgcn at lcast dt wjule `usgdjn tgc mljw.
Dt tjjb a wgdlc tj pcrsuaec Bay tj usc tgc tcst. D gaeassuhce tgat sgc wjule ljjb at tgdnis tgc way D ede. Ugat hcant
tgat prjjf was rcqudrce, gare cvdecn`c tj echjnstratc mcyjne
ejumt tgat sgc was dnecce prcinant. Dn hy cycs, tgc pjssdmdldty
tgat sgc hdigt mc prcinant ‐ wdtgjut a`tually bnjwdni jnc way jr
tgc jtgcr ‐ was sjhcgjw wjrsc tgan tgc `crtadnty tgat sgc a`tually
was. Mut sgc eden—t scch tj scc tgdnis dn qudtc tgc sahc way.
Cvcntually, sgc aircce ane edsappcarce jff tj tgc tjdlct wdtg a
plastd` `up. D sat dn gcr rjjh, rcaedni tgc dnstru`tdjns. Df tgc
`gchd`al dned`atjr at tgc cne jf tgc plastd` tam `ganice `jljur,
tgat hcant yju wcrc prcinant. Ugcrc was alsj sjhctgdni amjut
tgc pjtcntdal fjr crrjr ane aevd`c tgat yju sgjule ij ane scc a
ej`tjr fjr `jnfdrhatdjn. Mut D was prcparce tj mc `jnvdn`ce my
tgc rcsults jf tgc tcst, wgatcvcr dts dned`atdjns wcrc.
Bay `ahc ma`b dntj tgc rjjh ane sgut tgc ejjr.
“Ljjb,‘ sgc sade, gjledni jut tgc plastd` tam. “D `an—t
mcldcvc dt.‘
Ugc dned`atjr gae `ganice `jljur.
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“Ygat arc wc ijdni tj ej:‘ sgc asbce. “D `an—t mcldcvc dt.‘ D
put hy arhs arjune gcr. Ugc rcsult scchce tj mc hjrc jf a sgj`b
tj Bay tgan dt gae mccn tj hc. D fclt as df jur rjlcs gae mccn
rcvcrsce. Pgc gae scchce sj `alh amjut dt mcfjrc. Njw dt was as
df sgc gae ncvcr rcally mccn `jnvdn`ce jf gcr prcinan`y dn tgc fdrst
pla`c. D gae assuhce tgat sgc wjule gavc aejptce tgc sahc
apprja`g as D gae ane `juntce jn tgc wjrst. Aftcr all, frjh tgc
way sgc gae talbce tj hc tgc prcvdjus ndigt, sgc scchce tj mcldcvc
sgc was prcinant. D gae tgjuigt tgat tgds was wgy sgc gae mccn
sj jppjsce tj tabdni tgc tcst ‐ mc`ausc sgc rciarece dt as sjhcgjwsupcrflujus, a `jnfdrhatdjn jf tgc jmvdjus. Mut pcrgaps dt was
mc`ausc, df tgc tcst was pjsdtdvc, tgcn dt wjule cxtdniudsg all gjpc
tgat tgcrc hdigt mc anjtgcr cxplanatdjn fjr gcr hdssdni pcrdje.
Njw D was tgc jnc wgj appcarce hjrc prcparce fjr tgc
`jnfdrhatdjn prjvdece my tgc tcst. Snldbc hy fadlurc tj wcar a
`jnejh, tgc tcst rcsult scchce tj gavc a eull dncvdtamdldty amjut dt.
Dt was wgat D gae stcclce hysclf tj cxpc`t mc`ausc D gaen—t wantce
tj mudle up falsc gjpcs jnly fjr tgch tj mc sgattcrce. Mut D gae nj
answcr tj Bay—s qucstdjn. D gaen—t tgjuigt tgat far agcae.
Ugat ndigt wc slcpt tjictgcr dn Bay—s rjjh. Pgc haec
anjtgcr startldni annjun`chcnt, fjr wgd`g D (aiadn) fclt
`jhplctcly unprcparce. Pgc tjle hc tgat, ecspdtc cvcrytgdni, sgc
tgjuigt sgc was falldni dn ljvc wdtg hc. Pgc sade sgc—e ncvcr tjle
anyjnc tgat mcfjrc. Ugds `auigt hc jff iuare. Df sgc gae sade tgds
tj hc tgc wccb mcfjrc, D wjule prjmamly gavc rcpldce wdtgjut
gcsdtatdni. D wjule gavc sade tgat D gae fallcn dn ljvc wdtg gcr ane
tgat D gae ncvcr fclt ldbc tgds amjut anyjnc mcfjrc cdtgcr. All jf
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wgd`g wjule gavc mccn truc. D wjule gavc hcant cvcry wjre jf
dt. Mut gcr prcinan`y gae haec cvcrytgdni hjrc `jhpld`atce. D
eden—t fccl amlc tj tgdnb amjut tgc rclatdjnsgdp jvcr tgc ljnicr tcrh
‐ all D `jule tgdnb amjut was gcr prcinan`y ane wgat wc wcrc
ijdni tj ej amjut dt. Njw gcr ec`laratdjn scchce tj `arry wdtg dt
all sjrts jf unfjrcsccn `jhpld`atdjns. Yas dt tgat sgc rcally
wantce tj gavc tgc mamy ane tgat sgc was ljjbdni fjr sjhc sdin jf
`jhhdthcnt frjh hc: D rcprja`gce hysclf fjr tgdnbdni tgds jf
gcr, mut D `julen—t edshdss tgc tgjuigt frjh hy hdne. Ane njw
tgc `lj`b was td`bdni aiadnst hc ‐ tgc hjrc D gcsdtatce, tgc hjrc dtljjbce as df D fclt unamlc tj rc`dprj`atc.
D rchchmcrce jn`c saydni “D ljvc yju tjj‘ tj a idrl D gae
bnjwn wgdlst stdll at s`gjjl. Mut D gaen—t mccn dn ljvc wdtg gcr at
all. D oust gaen—t wantce tj gurt gcr fccldnis. D tgjuigt dt sjunece
falsc at tgc tdhc ane gatce hysclf fjr saydni dt. Njw part jf hc
wantce tj say dt as df D hcant dt ‐ mut hy gcae was sj full jf ejumts
tgat D eden—t bnjw df dt wjule `jhc jut rdigt. Ane tgcn D ec`dece
tgat D gae prjmamly wadtce tjj ljni anyway. Ygatcvcr D sade
njw, dt wjule sjune lahc. Ugc mcst jptdjn was sdhply tj bdss gcr
ane rchadn sdlcnt, as df tgds wjule sjhcgjw cxprcss gjw D fclt.
Yc erdftce jff dntj an uncasy slccp.
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Dn tgc eays tgat fjlljwce, ncdtgcr jf us earce tcll anyjncclsc. Bay eden—t turn up tj lc`turcs. D haec hysclf ij tj lc`turcs
dn tgc gjpc tgat dt wjule tabc hy hdne jff tgdnis. Mut wgat tgc
lc`turcr sade eden—t scch rchjtcly dhpjrtant. D ljjbce arjune at
all tgc jtgcr stuecnts ‐ sjhc mjrce, sjhc stuedjusly tabdni njtcs,
jtgcrs wgdspcrdni furtdvcly tj jnc anjtgcr. Df jnly tgcy bncw. Mut
tgcy wcrc alrdigt. Ugcy `jule `jntdnuc wdtg a `arcfrcc cxdstcn`c,
ij jut, gavc a ijje tdhc, ict erunb, gavc scx. As D iazce
cnvdjusly arjune tgc gall, D wdsgce tgat tgcrc was sjhcjnc clsc dn
hy pjsdtdjn. Yas tgcrc anjtgcr stuecnt wdtg a sldigtly iudlty,
trjumlce cxprcssdjn: Df jnly tgcy wjule annjun`c tgchsclvcs tj
hc.
Bay, hcanwgdlc, gae mccn tj tgc stuecnt wclfarc `cntrc
ljjbdni fjr ldtcraturc jn sjhc hctgje jf chcricn`y `jntra`cptdjn
sgc gae gcare amjut ‐ jr hjrc `jrrc`tly, carly amjrtdjn. Pgc
gaen—t fclt amlc tj talb tj anyjnc amjut dt, sj gae oust pd`bce up
sjhc lcaflcts. Ugcrc wcrc twj hctgjes. Jnc was a pdll, tgc jtgcr
dnvjlvce dnscrtdjn jf an dntra-utcrdnc ecvd`c tj dneu`c a
hds`arrdaic. Tju nccece tj ej sjhctgdni amjut dt wdtgdn eays jf
dntcr`jursc. Dt was njw ncarly twj wccbs sdn`c wc gae last slcpttjictgcr, sj sgc was far tjj latc. Mut tgc lcaflct scchce tj gavc ijt
Bay tgdnbdni. Pgc cxpladnce tj hc tgat sgc gae mccn jut fjr a run
dn tgc gjpc tgat strcnujus cxcr`dsc wjule dneu`c a hds`arrdaic. Dt
gaen—t wjrbce. D was gjrrdfdce. D tjle gcr tgat df wc wcrc ijdni tj
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ej anytgdni amjut dt, dt wjule gavc tj mc ejnc prjpcrly, unecr
hced`al supcrvdsdjn. D gae vdsdjns jf gcr ijdni tj sjhc ma`b-strcct
`ldnd` tj mc hdndstcrce tj my a sdndstcr jle wjhan wdtg a mcnt `jat
ganicr ane sjhc bndttdni nccelcs. Mut Bay wjulen—t `all anyjnc.
Dn frustratdjn, D mjrrjwce a pgjnc mjjb frjh jnc jf tgc `jllcic
pgjnc mjjtgs ane startce habdni a ldst jf nuhmcrs tj rdni. Bay
stdll rcfusce tj habc tgc `all.
Latcr tgat eay, wgcn D was aljnc, D ec`dece tj `all tgch
hysclf. Ugcy wcrc vcry syhpatgctd`, tgc pcjplc jn tgc jtgcr cne
jf tgc pgjnc. Ugcy eden—t rcprja`g hc fjr icttdni Bay prcinant dntgc fdrst pla`c ane cxpladnce `alhly wgat tgc jptdjns wcrc. Ugcrc
wcrc njt tjj hany. Bay `jule cdtgcr `gjjsc tj gavc tgc mamy jr
gavc dt amjrtce. Pgc wjule gavc tj wadt scvcn jr cdigt wccbs
mcfjrc sgc `jule safcly gavc an jpcratdjn. D eden—t bnjw df D `jule
fa`c gavdni tgc sdtuatdjn unrcsjlvce fjr tgat lcnitg jf tdhc. Ane
tgcn tgcrc was tgc qucstdjn jf gjw Bay wjule rca`t. D wasn—t surc
gjw sgc wjule `jpc wdtg gavdni tj wadt tgat ljni cdtgcr.
D wjule ldbc tj mc amlc tj say tgat D aijndsce jvcr tgc rdigts
ane wrjnis jf bdlldni a fclljw guhan mcdni (jr at lcast, sjhctgdni
tgat was vcry sjjn ijdni tj turn dntj jnc). Mut D eden—t. D
prcfcrrce tj ljjb at dt tgc jtgcr way arjune. D tjle hysclf tgat,
gae wc usce `jntra`cptdjn, as wc (jr at lcast D) gae dntcnece, njnc
jf tgds wjule gavc gappcnce. Pj my ijdni fjr a tcrhdnatdjn, wc
wcrc sdhply mrdnidni amjut tgc statc jf affadrs wgd`g wjule gavc
cxdstce df wc gae mccn hjrc `arcful. Mut tgat was amjut tgc cxtcnt
jf hy `jnsdecratdjn jf tgc dssuc.
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Ygcn D eds`ussce dt wdtg Bay, sgc sade tgat sgc was afrade jf
gavdni tgc jpcratdjn. Pgc cxpladnce tgat dt was tgc tgjuigt jf
tgch puttdni tumcs dnsdec gcr ane va`uuhdni jut tgc fjctus. Dt
was tjj dnvasdvc. D asbce gcr df sgc gae `ganice gcr hdne, df sgc
rcally wantce tj gavc tgc mamy aftcr all. Pgc sade njt. Pgc
`julen—t gavc a `gdle njw ‐ sgc wasn—t rcaey ane ncdtgcr was D. Dt
wasn—t tgat sgc gae any strjni hjral jmoc`tdjn tj amjrtdjn. Dt was
hjrc tgc prj`css jf dt tgat s`arce gcr.
Pgc sade tgat sgc was ljjbdni dntj “altcrnatdvc‘ rchcedcs,
mut was ratgcr vaiuc amjut wgat tgcy wcrc. Ygcn D prcssce gcrjn dt, sgc hcntdjnce sjhc gjhcjpatgd` rchcey wgd`g was sade tj
mc `apamlc jf dneu`dni a hds`arrdaic. D tgjuigt dt was a `razy
deca. D eden—t `jnsdecr hysclf hu`g jf an cxpcrt, mut dt scchce tj
hc tgat tgcrc gae tj mc a rcasjn wgy tgcsc bdnes jf rchcedcs wcrc
njt hu`g favjurce my tgc hced`al cstamldsghcnt. Cdtgcr tgcy
eden—t wjrb ‐ dn wgd`g `asc yju—e mc a fjjl tj pla`c any fadtg dn
tgch ‐ jr tgcy wcrc ejwnrdigt eanicrjus. Aiadn D tgjuigt jf tgc
`artjjndsg fdiurc jf tgc sdndstcr jle wjhan `a`bldni jvcr sjhc
rcvjltdni pjtdjn tgat sgc was mrcwdni up jn a irdhy stjvc.
D `julen—t unecrstane wgy Bay eden—t oust want tj ict tgc
wgjlc tgdni jvcr ane ejnc wdtg. Ygy wjulen—t sgc oust habc tgc
appjdnthcnt: Ugcn wc `jule mjtg fjrict amjut dt fjr tgc ncxt
cdigt wccbs, ict jn wdtg jur ldvcs ane try njt tj lct dt rudn jur
rclatdjnsgdp. Bay pjdntce jut tgat dt was ratgcr edffd`ult tj fjrict
amjut sjhctgdni tgat haec gcr fccl sd`b dn tgc hjrndnis ane
cxgaustce my carly cvcndni. Pgc sade sgc `jule fccl gcrsclf puttdni
jn wcdigt alrcaey. D gae nj rcply tj tgat.
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Cvcntually, wc rca`gce a `jhprjhdsc. Bay aircce tj habc
an appjdnthcnt mut at sjhc pjdnt jf gcr `gjjsdni. D aircce tgat dt
gae tj mc gcr ec`dsdjn2 dt gae tj mc sjhctgdni sgc fclt `jhfjrtamlc
wdtg. Jn`c aiadn, D tjle hysclf tgat dt was dhpjrtant tj trust tgc
pcrsjn yju wcrc dn a rclatdjnsgdp wdtg. Df yju eden—t trust tgch,
wgat futurc `jule tgcrc mc: D ec`dece tgat tgc mcst tgdni D `jule ej
was tj mc as suppjrtdvc as pjssdmlc, mut tj lct Bay tabc tgc
dndtdatdvc jvcr tgc amjrtdjn. Pj wc oust dinjrce dt as a tjpd` jf
`jnvcrsatdjn. Bay scchce a ljt gappdcr as a rcsult. Pgc was cvcn
habdni ojbcs amjut gcr hjrndni sd`bncss. Hcanwgdlc, D ede hy mcst tj put tgc wgjlc tgdni jut jf hy hdne. Ugcrc was, aftcr all,
vcry ldttlc tgat D `jule ej. D trdce tj bccp hy spdrdts up my tclldni
hysclf tgat my @grdsthas dt wjule all mc jvcr ane wc `jule tabc up
wgcrc wc gae lcft jff, `gastcnce my tgds salutary cpdsjec, mut
ultdhatcly strcnitgcnce my dt. Fjr tgc tdhc mcdni tgjuig,
cvcrytgdni scchce tj mc dn ldhmj. Ugds dn`luece tgc vcxce
qucstdjn jf Bay—s cxdstdni mjyfrdcne frjh gjhc, a `crtadn [ctc
Njvjtndb.
Mcfjrc Bay gae annjun`ce tgat sgc was prcinant, wc gae
aircce tgat sgc wjule mrcab jff wdtg gdh wgcn gc ncxt `ahc tj
vdsdt gcr. A eatc gae alrcaey mccn sct fjr tgds vdsdt ane dt scchce as
df cvcrytgdni wjule sjjn mc rcsjlvce. Bay eden—t plan tj tcll [ctc
amjut hc. Pgc sade sgc eden—t want tj gurt gdh. Njw sgc was
saydni sgc eden—t want tj mrcab dt jff at all. Pgc wantce tj wadt
untdl aftcr tgc amjrtdjn. Pgc wjule tcll gdh at @grdsthas, wgcn
sgc wcnt gjhc fjr tgc gjldeays. ]digt njw, sgc `julen—t fa`c tgc
cxtra chjtdjnal stradn. D was edsappjdntce. Mut sct aiadnst Bay—s
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prcinan`y, dt eden—t gavc tgc uricn`y dt gae mcfjrc. D `jule wcll
unecrstane wgy Bay eden—t want tj ecal wdtg dt njw.
Cvcn sj, ejumts mcian tj surfa`c dn hy hdne. Yc gae
talbce vcry ldttlc amjut tgc sdtuatdjn wdtg [ctc, amjut wgjh D bncw
ncxt tj njtgdni. D gae assuhce tgat tgcdr rclatdjnsgdp hust mc jn
tgc rj`bs ‐ jtgcrwdsc, wgy wjule sgc gavc tabcn up wdtg hc sj
qud`bly: Ane wgy tcll hc tgat sgc ljvce hc: D was partly
rcspjnsdmlc dn tgat D gaen—t rcally asbce gcr vcry hu`g amjut gcr
rclatdjnsgdp wdtg [ctc. D gae tjle hysclf tgat tgc ec`dsdjn gae tj
`jhc frjh gcr. D was s`arce tgat df D prcssce gcr jn dt, sgc hdigteuhp hc dnstcae. D wdsgce wc gae eds`ussce tgc dssuc hjrc.
Ugcn at lcast D `jule fccl sjhc `jnfdecn`c tgat cvcrytgdni wjule
mc rcsjlvce jn`c tgc amjrtdjn was jvcr. Mut D rchadnce fcarful
tgat df D pusgce gcr njw, tgat hdigt hcan tgc cne jf jur
rclatdjnsgdp fjr ijje.
Ugdnis erdftce aljni ldbc tgds fjr anjtgcr fcw wccbs. D
mc`ahc hjrc ane hjrc anxdjus amjut tgc amjrtdjn, mut eden—t
earc ta`blc Bay edrc`tly jn tgc sumoc`t fjr fcar tgat dt wjule
prjvjbc a `jnfrjntatdjn. Bay ncvcr radsce tgc sumoc`t gcrsclf
wdtgjut prjhptdni. Dn vdcw jf jur aircchcnt tj erjp tgc sumoc`t,
D eden—t want tj pusg gcr tjj gare tj talb amjut dt. Mut D was
icttdni dn`rcasdnily anxdjus amjut tgc la`b jf a ecfdndtc plan. D
bncw frjh tgc pgjnc `alls D gae haec scvcral wccbs mcfjrc tgat
tgcrc wcrc wadtdni ldsts fjr tgc jpcratdjn. At tgds ratc, sgc wjule
gavc tj wadt untdl tgc Ncw Tcar. As far as D was `jn`crnce, wc
gae alrcaey aircce tgat tgc sdtuatdjn `julen—t mc alljwce tj ij
unrcsjlvce dntj tgc @grdsthas gjldeays. Njw tgcrc was a rcal
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pjssdmdldty tgat dt wjule stdll mc tgcrc at tgc cne jf tcrh. D fclt tgat D
gae nj `gjd`c mut tj try tj fjr`c a ec`dsdjn jut jf gcr. D tjle
hysclf tgat dt was fjr gcr jwn ijje as wcll as hy jwn ‐ altgjuig
hy hadn hjtdvatdjn was tgat D fjune dt dntjlcramlc njt gavdni tgc
sc`urdty jf bnjwdni tgat “arranichcnts‘ gae mccn haec. D `jule
njt unecrstane gjw Bay `jule oust lct tgdnis erdft dn tgds way.
Ygcn D `jnfrjntce gcr amjut dt, D was surprdsce at gjw sgc
rca`tce. D gae `jnvdn`ce hysclf tgat sgc was afrade jf tgc
jpcratdjn ane tgat sgc was oust trydni tj put jff gavdni tj habc a
ec`dsdjn. As a rcsult, D gae cxpc`tce an aniry, chjtdjnal rca`tdjntj hy qucstdjns. D tgjuigt D wjule gavc tj cxpladn wgat was jn
hy hdne, a``usc gcr jf puttdni jff tgc ec`dsdjn ane habc gcr fa`c
up tj tgc `jnscqucn`cs jf furtgcr eclay.
Mut Bay rcspjnece qudtc `alhly. Pgc scchce qudtc `jntcnt
tj talb amjut dt. Pgc sade sgc gae mccn tj scc a ej`tjr tj talb
tgrjuig tgc jptdjns, mut gaen—t haec up gcr hdne yct amjut wgat
tj ej.
D asbce gcr df sgc was gavdni sc`jne tgjuigts ane wantce tj
gavc tgc mamy aftcr all. Mut sgc sade njt. Dt was oust tgat sgc eden—t
ldbc tgc deca jf tgc jpcratdjn. Ygcn D asbce gcr df sgc gae talbce
tj anyjnc clsc amjut gcr `jn`crns, sgc sade gae radsce dt wdtg gcr
I[, wgj gae playce ejwn tgc rdsbs. Mut sgc jmvdjusly wasn—t
`jnvdn`ce. D mcian tj wjnecr df sgc was oust usdni tgcsc ejumts as
a way jf puttdni jff habdni a ec`dsdjn untdl tgc last pjssdmlc
hjhcnt.
“D bnjw yju tgdnb D—h mcdni drratdjnal,‘ sgc sade, as df
scnsdni hy dhpatdcn`c. “Mut dt—s a ljt tj `jhc tj tcrhs wdtg. D
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tgdnb D—h `ljscr tj a ec`dsdjn tgan D was, say, a `juplc jf wccbs
aij. Ane D bnjw tgcrc—s njt hu`g tdhc lcft. Mut tgds ds a mdi
ec`dsdjn fjr hc ane D want tj mc surc D—h ejdni tgc rdigt tgdni. Pj
yju—rc oust ijdni tj gavc tj mc patdcnt wdtg hc. D prjhdsc yju tgat
D wdll tabc a ec`dsdjn sjjn ‐ D—h oust njt qudtc rcaey yct.‘
Pgc unecrstjje tgat D was `jn`crnce mut at tgc cne jf tgc
eay, dt was csscntdally gcr prjmlch. Frjh gcr pjdnt jf vdcw, dt oust
haec hattcrs hjrc `jhpld`atce df sgc `jnstantly gae tj tabc
a``junt jf hy fccldnis.
“Mut D fccl rcspjnsdmlc,‘ D rcpldce, ratgcr gclplcssly. “Gjw`an D njt fccl mae amjut dt:‘ Dt scchce as df sgc was saydni tgat gcr
ldfc wjule mc casdcr df D oust walbce away. Tct D fclt a hjral
jmldiatdjn tj habc ijje tgc sdtuatdjn D gae `rcatce. Jr, tj put dt
hjrc unbdnely, habdni hysclf fccl mae gclpce tj rcldcvc tgc iudlt D
fclt jvcr wgat gae gappcnce. Mut as Bay pjdntce jut, tgcrc wasn—t
rcally hu`g D `jule ej, dn pra`td`al tcrhs. Dt wasn—t hy mjey tgat
was musy icttdni rcaey tj rcprjeu`c.
“D bnjw yju fccl rcspjnsdmlc,‘ sgc sade. “D bnjw yju—rc
upsct. Mut yju gavc tj lct hc ecal wdtg tgds.‘ Pgc pausce ane
tgcn aeece? “Haymc dt wjule mc mcttcr df wc saw a mdt lcss jf ca`g
jtgcr. Fjr tgc tdhc mcdni, at lcast.‘
Hy stjha`g tdigtcnce. Ugds was `jhplctcly uncxpc`tce. Dn
tgc `jursc jf jur `jnvcrsatdjn, D gae rcsdince hysclf tj mcdni ldttlc
hjrc tgan an chjtdjnal prjp fjr Bay, as ane wgcn sgc nccece dt.
D wjule sdhply gavc tj supprcss hy jwn anxdcty dn jrecr tj gclp
gcr ict tgrjuig. Dt wjule mc hy pcnan`c fjr tgc sdtuatdjn D gae
`rcatce. Mut njw sgc was saydni tgat D wjulen—t cvcn mc alljwce
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tgds hcairc suppjrtdni rjlc. Yjrsc tgan tgat, sgc scchce tj mc
suiicstdni tgat jur rclatdjnsgdp wasn—t ijdni anywgcrc at all. D
fclt a rdsdni scnsc jf pand`.
“Ej yju hcan D `an—t scc yju any hjrc:‘ D asbce, fcardni
tgc rcspjnsc.
“Nj, dt—s njt tgat. D oust ncce sjhc tdhc tj ict tgdnis
stradigt dn hy jwn hdne. Cvcrytgdni—s sj `jnfusce at tgc
hjhcnt. D—h s`arce tgat df wc `arry jn ldbc tgds, dt—ll oust habc
tgdnis wjrsc.‘
D ercw sjhc `jhfjrt frjh tgc fa`t tgat dt wasn—t a ecfdndtc“Nj, D ejn—t want tj scc yju, dt—s all jvcr.‘ Dt hcant tgat tgc ejjr
was stdll jpcn. Mut Bay scchce tj gjle all tgc `ares njw. Pgc
gae lcft hc wdtg nj `gjd`c mut tj aircc tj gcr `jnedtdjns. Pj wc
aircce njt tj scc jnc anjtgcr fjr a wccb. Gavdni ijnc tj scc gcr
dn tgc gjpc jf sjrtdni tgdnis jut, D `ahc away far hjrc
prcj``updce tgan wgcn D wcnt dn.
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Ljni edvdsdjn
Ugc ncxt wccb scchce tj erai jn fjrcvcr. Ugcrc wcrcscvcral tdhcs wgcn D tgjuigt jf ijdni tj scc gcr. Ugc wjrst tgdni
was njt mcdni amlc tj talb tj anyjnc amjut dt. Tct D `ahc tj scc
tgds as a way jf unecrijdni furtgcr pundsghcnt fjr hy part dn
Bay—s prcinan`y.
Pj D mravcly rcsdstce tgc tchptatdjn tj tcll all ane icncrally
fclt vcry hdscramlc, mut sjhcgjw alsj vcry vdrtujus at tgc sahc
tdhc. Dn fa`t, Bay appcarce rcldcvce tj scc hc. Pgc nccece
sjhcjnc tj talb tj oust as hu`g as D ede. Ecspdtc all gcr talb jf
wantdni tj ecal wdtg tgds jn gcr jwn, sgc scchce tj mc ilae jf hy
`jhpany. D eden—t asb wgctgcr sgc gae ec`dece wgat tj ej. D
eden—t want tj spjdl tgc hjst cnojyamlc cn`juntcr wc—e gae fjr
sjhc tdhc. Dt alhjst fclt as df wc gae rciadnce tgc plcasurc dn ca`g
jtgcr—s `jhpany tgat wc gae cxpcrdcn`ce dn tgc fdrst wccbs jf jur
rclatdjnsgdp.
D lcft dn jptdhdstd` hjje. Dt scchce tj hc tgat D gae mccn
hystcrdjusly rcwarece fjr hy a`ts jf pcnan`c jvcr tgc last wccb.
All tgds `jntrdmutce tj hy `jnfdecn`c tgat tgdnis wjule wjrb jut
mctwccn us ‐ tgat tgcrc was sjhc edvdnc prjvdecn`c at wjrb wgd`g
wjule cnsurc tgat hy rclatdjnsgdp wdtg Bay wjule mcstrcnitgcnce my tgds cxpcrdcn`c ratgcr tgan ecstrjyce my dt.
Hy anxdcty mcfjrc tgc hcctdni gae mccn all tgc hjrc a`utc
mc`ausc D bncw tgat [ctc was euc tj vdsdt gcr jvcr tgc wccbcne.
Pgc gae alrcaey put gdh jff jn nuhcrjus j``asdjns prcvdjusly
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ane gae mccn aeahant tgat tgds partd`ular vdsdt `julen—t mc put jff
wdtgjut habdni gdh suspd`djus.
At tdhcs ldbc tgds, hy la`b jf bnjwlceic amjut tgcdr
rclatdjnsgdp lce hc tj spc`ulatc all tgc hjrc amjut wgat hdigt
gappcn mctwccn tgch. Mut hy jwn hcctdni wdtg Bay lcft hc
rcassurce tgat sgc was njt amjut tj rusg ma`b dntj gds arhs.
Ygcn tgc Hjneay hjrndni `ahc tgjuig, Bay wasn—t at
lc`turcs. D wasn—t jvcrly surprdsce. Pgc gae frcqucntly
`jhpladnce tj hc jf hjrndni sd`bncss, sj D wjnecrce df sgc gae
stayce dn mce. Mut D fclt suffd`dcntly `jn`crnce tj ij rjune tj gcrrjjh aftcr lc`turcs, my wgd`g tdhc dt was amjut hdeeay. Ugcrc
was nj answcr. D asbce jnc jf gcr frdcnes df sgc bncw wgcrc Bay
was. Ugc idrl tjle hc tgat Bay gae scchce rcally upsct amjut
sjhctgdni, mut wjulen—t tcll anyjnc wgat dt was. Pgc gae
hcntdjnce sjhctgdni amjut gcr fahdly ane tgat sgc gae tj ij
gjhc tj scc tgch. Pgc gae lcft amjut an gjur aij wdtg all gcr
stuff. Ugc idrl sade tgat sgc tgjuigt Bay gaen—t rcally scttlce dn
ane gaen—t ldbce tgc `jursc sgc was jn. Pgc `crtadnly gaen—t mccn
ijdni tj lc`turcs vcry hu`g ane scchce tj gavc mccn spcnedni a
ljt jf tdhc dn gcr rjjh jn gcr jwn.
Ygy gae sgc ijnc: Yas dt tgat sgc gae fdnally ec`dece dn
favjur jf [ctc, ratgcr tgan hc: D `ursce hysclf fjr njt icttdni gcr
gjhc tclcpgjnc nuhmcr. Pjhc furtgcr cnqudrdcs jf gcr frdcnes
cnamlce hc tj cxtra`t a gjhc nuhmcr ane aeercss, jn tgc prctcxt
jf gcr gavdni mjrrjwce sjhc lc`turc njtcs wgd`g D nccece ma`b
mcfjrc tgc cne jf tcrh. D `allce gcr at gjhc. Bay answcrce tgc
pgjnc.
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“@an wc talb:‘ D asbce.
“Tcs, hy parcnts `an—t gcar dn tgds rjjh.‘
“Ygy eden—t yju tcll hc yju wcrc ijdni:‘
“D—h sjrry,‘ sgc sade, “mut D oust `julen—t stane dt .‘
“Mut wgy ede yju oust tabc jff ldbc tgat: Ygy njt talb tj hc
fdrst:‘
“D ejn—t bnjw. D oust `julen—t stane bccpdni up a frjnt any
ljnicr. Dt was all tjj hu`g.‘
“Gavc yju tjle yjur parcnts amjut dt:‘
“Nj, D gavcn—t. Njt yct.‘“Pj...wgat gavc yju tjle tgch: D hcan, amjut wgy yju—vc
`jhc ma`b mcfjrc tcrh—s fdndsgce:‘
“D oust sade dt wasn—t wjrbdni jut wdtg tgc `jursc ane D
nccece sjhc tdhc tj wjrb tgdnis jut mcfjrc `arrydni jn.‘
“Ds tgat truc: Ds tgat tgc rcal rcasjn yju—vc lcft:‘ D fclt a mdt
stupde asbdni tgc qucstdjn. D iucssce tgc answcr was prjmamly
“nj‘, mut D wasn—t surc wgat tj mcldcvc anyhjrc ane D nccece tj
gcar dt frjh Bay gcrsclf.
“Nj, njt rcally,‘ `ahc tgc rcply. “D hcan, D—vc gae sjhc
prjmlchs wdtg tgc `jursc, mut dt—s njt rcally tgat. Dt—s wgat D oust
tjle yju. D oust `julen—t stane dt any hjrc, sj D gae tj ict jut.‘
Ugcrc was a sdlcn`c. D asbce? “Ds dt tj ej wdtg [ctc:‘
“Nj. Ljjb, D oust tjle yju, tgat—s njt wgy D—vc `jhc gjhc.
Njtgdni gappcnce mctwccn us at tgc wccbcne. D oust prctcnece tj
gdh tgat D wasn—t gappy wdtg tgc `jursc ane tgat—s wgy D was nj
fun tj mc wdtg. Mut tgds hjrndni, tgc wgjlc tgdni oust ijt tj hc. D
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`julen—t `arry jn wdtg ijdni tj lc`turcs ane prctcnedni tj
cvcryjnc. Ugat—s all dt ds, Hdlcs.‘
“Mut wgat arc yju ijdni tj ej njw: D hcan, amjut tgc
amjrtdjn:‘ D mlurtce jut. D bncw as sjjn as D sade dt tgat dt was
`jhplctcly tgc wrjni tgdni tj say. Mut D gae tj bnjw. Ugc wccbs
jf un`crtadnty gae haec hc ljni fjr a ecfdndtc answcr.
“D ejn—t bnjw,‘ sade Bay qudctly. Pgc pausce ane tgcn sade,
“D suppjsc D—ll gavc tj gavc tgc jpcratdjn.‘
“Mut wjn—t tgat hcan tclldni yjur parcnts:‘
“Sh, nj, njt nc`cssardly. D tgdnb D `an ict away wdtg dt mytclldni tgch tgat D—h ijdni tj stay wdtg a frdcne wgdlc D—h dn
gjspdtal.‘
D sdigce dnwarely. Dt all sjunece a rded`uljusly `jhplcx
sumtcrfuic. Mut tgcrc was njtgdni D ̀ jule ej amjut dt.
“Ljjb, D—h upsct tgat yju lcft wdtgjut tclldni hc,‘ D sade. “D
unecrstane wgy yju—vc ejnc dt, ane haymc D wjule—vc ejnc tgc
sahc dn yjur pjsdtdjn, mut D wdsg...wcll, D stdll fccl rcspjnsdmlc, D
stdll fccl dt—s hy fault ane D wdsg yju—e lct hc gclp dnstcae jf
sguttdni hc jut all tgc tdhc. D—h njt asbdni fjr anytgdni clsc.‘
“D bnjw yju—rc upsct,‘ sade Bay, “ane D—h sjrry D eden—t talb
tj yju mcfjrc D lcft. Mut yju—e gavc trdce tj talb hc jut jf tgds. D
rcally tgdnb D wjule gavc ijnc `razy df D—e stayce jn.‘
]clu`tantly, D was fjr`ce tj a`bnjwlceic jn`c aiadn tgat
tgcrc was njtgdni D `jule ej. Dt was jut jf hy ganes. Mut tgc
sueecn `ganic dn gcr hjje away frjh tgc jptdhdsh jf jur last
hcctdni haec hc wjnecr wgctgcr D gae (njt fjr tgc fdrst tdhc)
`jhplctcly hdsoueice tgc edrc`tdjn tgdnis wcrc ijdni dn.
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Ygcn D pgjnce gcr latcr tgat wccb, sgc was rctd`cnt ane
edffd`ult tj talb tj. Pgc tjle hc tgat sgc gae, at ljni last, haec an
appjdnthcnt tj gavc tgc amjrtdjn. Pgc hcntdjnce a eatc a `juplc
jf wccbs frjh njw. D sgjule gavc fclt rcldcvce, mut scnsce tgat sgc
was wdtggjledni sjhctgdni frjh hc. Ygcn D asbce df D `jule scc
gcr at sjhc pjdnt, haymc aftcr tgc jpcratdjn, sgc haec cx`uscs,
saydni dt wjule all mc vcry edffd`ult ane sgc was stdll trydni tj bccp
tgc wgjlc tgdni a sc`rct. Fdnally, sgc sade?
“Ljjb, Hdlcs, tgcrc—s sjhctgdni D—vc ijt tj talb tj yju
amjut. Ugcrc—s nj casy way tj tcll yju.‘ Hy stjha`g tdigtcncetgc way dt gae ejnc tgc last tdhc sgc gae aejptce tgds `jece way
jf warndni hc tgat mae ncws was jn tgc way. “D—vc mccn tgdnbdni
amjut us...ane D tgdnb dt wjule mc mcttcr df wc stjppce sccdni ca`g
jtgcr. D—h sjrry, mut tgat—s hy ec`dsdjn.‘
“Mut ‐ `an—t wc ‐ `an—t wc at lcast eds`uss dt:‘ D sade. “D
hcan, wgy: Ygy arc yju ejdni tgds: D ejn—t unecrstane.‘ D fclt
gclplcss, stanedni tgcrc dn tgc `jle pgjnc mjx, wat`gdni tgc traffd`
ij past as hy hjncy sljwly `juntce ejwn.
“Ljjb, dt rcally ejcsn—t hattcr wgy D—vc ejnc dt ‐ dt—s oust
wgat D—vc ec`dece. D stdll `arc amjut yju, ane D—e ldbc tj stay
frdcnes, mut wc `an—t ij jn sccdni ca`g jtgcr.‘
“Gavc yju ijt ma`b tjictgcr wdtg gdh:‘
Ugcrc was a sdlcn`c. “Ugat—s dt dsn—t dt:‘ D sade. “Tju gavc,
gavcn—t yju: Ucll hc! Gavc yju ijt ma`b tjictgcr wdtg gdh jr
njt:‘
“Tcs.‘
D slahhce tgc rc`cdvcr ejwn.
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Ugat was njt jur last `jnvcrsatdjn, mut dt hay as wcll gavc
mccn. D pgjnce gcr scvcral tdhcs aftcr tgat. Ugcsc cx`ganics
`jnsdstce laricly jf hc cdtgcr plcaedni wdtg gcr dn tgc vadn gjpc jf
rcsurrc`tdni jur rclatdjnsgdp jr mcratdni gcr dn an cqually vadn
attchpt tj habc gcr fccl sj jvcr`jhc wdtg iudlt tgat sgc wjule
rclcnt ane gavc hc ma`b. D gae usually spcnt hjst jf tgc eay (ane
prcvdjus ndigt) rcgcarsdni tgc ariuhcnts dn hy gcae. Mut tgc
cvcntual `jnvcrsatdjn garely cvcr fjlljwce tgc patg D cxpc`tce dt
tj ane hy `arcfully cnidnccrce pljys always `ahc tj njtgdni.
Ugc hjrc D tgjuigt amjut dt (wgd`g was vdrtually all tgctdhc), tgc hjrc mdttcr D mc`ahc amjut tgc way tgat D gae mccn
trcatce. D fclt tgat sgc gae struni hc aljni, usce hc as an
chjtdjnal prjp ane tgcn euhpce hc wgcn dt sudtce gcr. D was
`crtadnly dn nj hjje tj mc syhpatgctd` tj ‐ jr cvcn tj apprc`datc ‐
tgc statc tgat Bay hust gavc mccn dn wgdlst wadtdni fjr tgc
amjrtdjn. Pj dt was prjmamly dncvdtamlc tgat tgdnis wjule cne wdtg
a mlazdni rjw2 wc sade sjhc vcry unplcasant tgdnis amjut jnc
anjtgcr ane D vjwce ncvcr tj spcab tj gcr aiadn. Ugds turnce jut
tj mc an casy vjw tj bccp, mc`ausc Bay ncvcr `ahc ma`b tj
undvcrsdty aftcr @grdsthas. D gcare tgat sgc was icttdni harrdce tj
[ctc latcr tgat ycar. Mut nj jnc tgat D bncw frjh undvcrsdty was
dnvdtce tj tgc wceedni.
[art jf hc was ilae tgat sgc gaen—t `jhc ma`b. Mut part jf
hc gjpce tgat wc hdigt hcct aiadn at sjhc pjdnt, jn tgc jff-
`gan`c tgat sccdni hc dn tgc flcsg wjule sjhcgjw mc suffd`dcnt tj
`ganic gcr hdne. Fjr hjntgs, D cntcrtadnce fantasdcs aljni tgcsc
ldncs, always cnedni wdtg gcr rc`jindsdni tgc crrjr jf gcr ways ane
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wdtg hc hainandhjusly a``cptdni gcr prjfusc apjljidcs fjr tgc
way tgat sgc gae trcatce hc. Mut D ncdtgcr saw njr gcare anytgdni
frjh gcr untdl sgc pgjnce hc aftcr [ctc gae edsappcarce, all tgjsc
ycars latcr.
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Tclljw pjst-dt njtc
D startce wrdtdni tgds a``junt wantdni jtgcr pcjplc rcae dt.
Njw wdsg tgat D gae eclctce dt wgdlc D stdll gae tgc `gan`c. Ygy
eden—t D ej tgat: Aftcr all, D gae alrcaey haec up hy hdne tgat dt
was ncvcr ijdni tj mc pumldsgce. Pj wgy ede D `arry jn:
Ugc sgjrt answcr tj all tgcsc qucstdjns ds? Pusan. Dn tgc fcw
wccbs tgat wc—vc mccn sccdni ca`g jtgcr, D gavc ncvcr fclt gappdcr.
Yc—vc mccn talbdni amjut ijdni away tjictgcr fjr a fcw hjntgs
jn a bdne jf cxtcnece gjldeay. Yc—vc mjtg ijt cnjuig savdnis tj
ej dt ane Pusan rc`bjns sgc—s jvcreuc fjr a `arccr mrcab. Hy
pumldsgcrs gavc idvcn hc anjtgcr cdigtccn hjntgs tj fdndsg tgc
mdjirapgy jf [ctc ‐ sj D—ll mc amlc tj put tgat jn gjle fjr a wgdlc.
Hcanwgdlc, D—vc mccn habdni plans tj gane jvcr tgc rcdns jf
njvjtndb.`jh ane all tgc jtgcr pumldsgdni a`tdvdtdcs tj sjhcjnc
clsc.
As fjr tgds a``junt, dt nj ljnicr scchce tj hattcr. Ygcn D
rc-rcae dt, D marcly rc`jindsce hysclf2 D sjune ldbc a bdne jf =1st
`cntury Gjlecn @aulfdcle, erjndni jn amjut gjw cvcrytgdni ane
cvcryjnc rcally su`bs, cspc`dally [ctc ane all gds C-Injsds
a`jlytcs. D alhjst eclctce dt tgcrc ane tgcn.
Mut D `jule scc tgat tgds pcrsjn wgj D marcly rc`jindsce gaea prjmlch2 gc gae ncvcr rcally ijt jvcr tgc fadlurc jf gds
rclatdjnsgdp wdtg Bay. Yjule gc, D wjnecrce, cvcr mc amlc tj start
afrcsg jn a ncw rclatdjnsgdp: Jr was gc sj guni up jn Bay tgat
any su`g attchpt was ejjhce tj fadlurc: Ygat df gc cnece up
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D rcae tgc `gaptcr aiadn wdtg dn`rcasdni gjrrjr. Dt ecs`rdmce
jur hcctdni dn tgc `afä. Pgc hust tgdnb tgat D gavc ec`cdvce gcr
all aljni ‐ tgat jur cntdrc rclatdjnsgdp ds purc handpulatdjn jn hy
part.
Snamlc tj ict tgrjuig tj gcr jn tgc pgjnc, D wcnt rjune tj
gcr flat. D—vc gavc mccn ma`b tgcrc `juntlcss tdhcs njw, mut tgcrc—s
ncvcr mccn any sdin jf gcr.
Dn ecspcratdjn, D gavc chadlce gcr all tgc fdlcs ane urice gcr
tj rcae cvcrytgdni, tgcn habc up gcr hdne. At tgc tdhc, dt scchce
jmvdjus tgat tgc mcst pjld`y was tj mc `jhplctcly jpcn wdtg gcr. D`ursce hysclf fjr njt gavdni tjle gcr tgc trutg mcfjrc.
Mut jvcr tgc past `juplc jf eays, D gavc startce tj wjnecr df
dt hdigt gavc mccn a hdstabc tj scne tgat chadl. ]c-rcaedni tgc
carldcr `gaptcrs, dt j``urs tj hc tgat Pusan `jule casdly gavc
fjrhce tgc vdcw tgat D ah stdll dn ljvc wdtg Bay ‐ ane tgat D ah
njt oust ec`cdvdni gcr mut ec`cdvdni hysclf as wcll. Pj dt—s cntdrcly
pjssdmlc tgat hy chadl gas jnly scrvce tj habc hattcrs wjrsc.
Dn tgc hcantdhc, tgc jnly way D `an tgdnb jf tj rctrdcvc tgc
sdtuatdjn ds tj fdndsg tgds a``junt jn`c ane fjr all. Ugcn sgc wdll
gavc tgc full stjry ‐ ane fdnally, pcrgaps, sgc wdll scc tgat D ah
tclldni tgc trutg.
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ma`birjune alsj wgdtc
tj tgc un tradncecyc
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ds crasce
cvcrytgdni wgdtc
NJUCP? A``jredni tj [N, tgds hcssaic was cvdecn`c tgat “tgc Jvcrhdne
ds startdni tj sgjw sdins jf cmmdni dn ane jut jf `jns`djusncss, pjssdmly euc
tj tgc eradndni cffc`t jf atta`bs my fjr`cs wdsgdni tj unecrhdnc dt.‘ Ugat
dntcrprctatdjn hay gavc mccn fucllce my tgc ec`rcasdni nuhmcr ane
frcqucn`y jf tgc hcssaics. My tgc tdhc jf gds ecatg, `jhhund`atdjns
appcar tj gavc `casce altjictgcr2 [N—s fdnal njtcs dned`atc tgat gc gae
rc`cdvce nj ncw hcssaics fjr scvcral wccbs. Gc appcars tj gavc mc`jhc
dn`rcasdnily anxdjus amjut tgds, fcardni tgat tgc Jvcrhdne gae fjune
anjtgcr “`ganncl‘ tgrjuig wgd`g dt prcfcrrce tj `jhhund`atc ‐ jr, wjrsc
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stdll, tgat gc gae sjhcgjw mctrayce dt tj tgc “fjr`cs jf earbncss.‘
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]c`jnstru`tdjn
Dt was carly cvcndni ane dt was radndni. [ctc iazce jut jf
tgc wdnejw ane trdce tj habc jut tgc dnedvdeual erjplcts jf radn as
tgcy fcll. Dt was edffd`ult tj scc tgch aiadnst tgc earbcndni ircy
sby. Gc fjune tgat dt wjrbce mcttcr df yju fdxce yjur iazc aiadnst
sjhctgdni wdtg hjrc tcxturc ane sjldedty, su`g as tgc flabdni padnt
jf tgc gjusc jppjsdtc. Cvcn tgcn, dt was vdrtually dhpjssdmlc tj
pd`b jut a partd`ular erjplct ane fjlljw dts prjircss ejwn tjwares
tgc irjune.
Frjh tgc wdnejw jf [ctc—s mcesdt, tgc radn ljjbce ldbc
sjhctgdni tgat fcll dn ljni stranes frjh tgc `ljues, as df Ije wcrc
tdppdni jut an cnelcss strcah jf translu`cnt tgrcae njjelcs, sj fdnc
ane sj translu`cnt tgat tgcy wcrc s`ar`cly vdsdmlc ane edsdntciratce
jn gdttdni tgc irjune. Urydni tj habc jut tgc dnedvdeual erjplcts
was futdlc. [ctc ljjbce up at tgc `ljues. Ugcrc was nj sdin jf tgc
radn casdni jff.
Gc pd`bce up tgc twj pa`baics gc was dntcnedni tj ecldvcr
ane haec fjr tgc ejjr. Ugc fdrst was rjune, amjut tgc sdzc jf a
fjjtmall. [ctc gae njt ejnc a partd`ularly ijje ojm jf wrappdni dt,
ane mdts jf jvcrlappdni papcr stu`b jut at jee anilcs. Ecpcnedni
gjw yju gcle tgc pa`baic, yju `jule scc tgat tgc wjres “Gappy‘
ane “Mdrtgeay‘ appcarce dn a rcpcatdni pattcrn.
Ugc sc`jne pa`baic was hjrc sjmcrly wrappce dn pladn
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mrjwn papcr, tdigtly mjune up wdtg sgdny, earb mrjwn par`cl tapc.
[ctc scchce tj gavc ijt ratgcr `arrdce away wdtg tgc par`cl tapc
ane gae wjune dt rcpcatcely arjune tgc sdecs jf tgc pa`baic, as df
gc wcrc anxdjus tgat tgc `jntcnts hdigt jtgcrwdsc murst jut
uncxpc`tcely. Hy nahc ane aeercss wcrc jn tgc frjnt jf dt.
Lj`bdni tgc ejjr jf tgc mce sdt mcgdne gdh, [ctc walbce
ejwn tj tgc strcct tj wgcrc gds `ar was parbce ane sct jut jn gds
fdnal ojurncy.
Df D wcrc fdlhdni a ej`uhcntary amjut [ctc—s last gjurs dt
wjule mc dn`uhmcnt upjn hc tj edsplay tgc wjres
“]C@JNPU]S@UDJN‘ dn laric lcttcrs at tgc mjttjh jf tgc
s`rccn wgdlst an a`tjr playce jut tgds ldttlc s`cnc. Ugc `ahcra
wjule ldnicr jn gds hjurnful cxprcssdjn as gc iazce sjulfully jut
jf tgc wdnejw. Hcanwgdlc, sjhmrc husd` wjule mc playdni dn tgc
ma`birjune, sljwly mudledni tgc tcnsdjn ane sdinalldni tj tgc
auedcn`c tgat sjhctgdni erahatd` was prjmamly amjut tj gappcn.
Jf `jursc, D gavc nj way jf bnjwdni cxa`tly gjw [ctc fclt
jr wgat gc ede mcfjrc gc sct jut tgat cvcndni. Mut D rchchmcr
edstdn`tly tgat dt was radndni ‐ dt gae mccn radndni all eay. Ane D
bnjw fjr a fa`t tgat gc gae twj pa`baics wdtg gdh tgat cvcndni,
hjrc jr lcss as D gavc ecs`rdmce tgch.
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Ugc Ije gclhct
Fjr a ljni tdhc, D gcle tj tgc vdcw tgat tjwares tgc cne jf
gds ldfc, [ctc gae sdhply ijnc hae. Df D ah gjncst amjut dt tgjuig,
D ejn—t rcally mcldcvc tgat pcjplc “sdhply‘ ij hae. Ygat ijcs jn
dn pcjplc—s gcaes ds njt usually sdhplc. Mut D rcsdstce tabdni a
hjrc nuan`ce apprja`g tj tgc sumoc`t mc`ausc D rciarece [ctc—s
haencss as a sclf-dnfld`tce wjune. D fclt tgat puttdni a hjrc
sjpgdstd`atce hced`al lamcl jn gds `jnedtdjn wjule amsjlvc gdh jf
all rcspjnsdmdldty fjr wgat gappcnce.
Ugds hay scch a tju`g unsyhpatgctd`. Aftcr all, df sjhcjnc
ijcs hae, gjw ds tgat tgcdr fault: Purcly dt dhpldcs a ljss jf
`jntrjl, an dnvjluntary surrcnecr tj tgc drratdjnal: D was `crtadnly
prcparce tj `jn`cec tgat my tgc tdhc [ctc `ahc tj vdsdt hc tj talb
amjut icttdni ma`b tjictgcr wdtg Bay, gc hdigt wcll gavc rca`gce
tgc pjdnt jf nj rcturn. Mut cvcn df tgat wcrc tgc `asc, D rcasjnce, dt
ede njt cx`usc gdh frjh pursudni a patg wgd`g lce edrc`tly tj
haencss. Gc gae alljwce gdhsclf tj mc`jhc jmscssce wdtg C-
Injsds tj tgc cx`lusdjn jf cvcrytgdni clsc dn gds ldfc. Gc tgcn
`jhpjunece tgc prjmlch my edsappcardni. Dn ejdni sj, gc `ut
gdhsclf jff frjh anyjnc wgj hdigt gavc mccn amlc tj stjp gdh
mc`jhdni `jhplctcly eclusdjnal. D fclt tgat gc `jule njt cs`apc
rcspjnsdmdldty fjr tgcsc `jns`djus ec`dsdjns.
Pj dt was an un`jhfjrtamlc rcaldsatdjn fjr hc wgcn D
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vu, stranic tastc scnsatdjns ane a `gurndni fccldni dn tgc stjha`g ‐
all jf wgd`g [ctc gae hcntdjnce.
Furtgcr rcscar`g (`jurtcsy jf tgc dntcrnct, jf `jursc) rcvcalce
tgat altgjuig scdzurc jf tgc tchpjral ljmcs `an `ausc pcjplc tj
mla`b jut `jhplctcly, tgcrc arc `ascs wgcrc tgds ejcsn—t gappcn2
tgc suffcrcr sdhply fccls ecta`gce frjh gds surrjunednis fjr a sgjrt
pcrdje, jftcn oust a fcw hdnutcs, ane tgcn rcturns tj njrhal. Mut
tgc rcal `ldn`gcr, sj far as D was `jn`crnce, ds tgat tchpjral ljmc
cpdlcpsy ds jftcn assj`datce wdtg gypcrrcldidjsdty ane gypcrirapgda2
wgat mcttcr cxplanatdjn `jule tgcrc mc jf tgc paics ane paics jf
quasd-rcldidjus tgcjrdsdni tgat [ctc icncratce jn tgc sumoc`t jf tgc
“hcssaics‘ gc `ladhce tj gavc rc`cdvce frjh tgc Jvcrhdne ane
gds dntcrcst dn C-Injsds:
Ugc last pdc`c jf tgc odisaw was prjvdece my a scqucn`c jf
tgc ej`uhcntary amjut a idrl wgj suffcrce frdigtcndni
gallu`dnatdjns at ndigt. A s`dcntdst wgj was rcscar`gdni tgc cffc`t
jf clc`trjhainctd` wavcs jn tgc mradn was `allce dn tj dnvcstdiatc.
Gc `jn`luece tgat tgc `ulprdt was a edidtal `lj`b wgd`g was
chdttdni an unusual pattcrn jf wavcs. Purc cnjuig, wgcn tgc
`lj`b was rchjvce, tgc ndigtharcs wcnt away. Ugc sahc s`dcntdst
gae alsj rdiice up a pdc`c jf cqudphcnt wgd`g gae mc`jhc bnjwn
as tgc “Ije gclhct.‘ Dt was dntcnece tj stdhulatc tgc tchpjral
ljmcs wdtg clc`trjhainctd` wavcs tj scc df tgds wjule dneu`c a
statc jf hdne sdhdlar tj tgat cxpcrdcn`ce my suffcrcrs jf tchpjral
ljmc cpdlcpsy. Pjhc vjluntccrs rcpjrtce tgat tgcy fclt vcry ldttlc,
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rcally oust jut tj `ausc trjumlc.
Ugc ncxt tdhc D radsce dt wdtg a truc mcldcvcr, D was ratgcr
hjrc `dr`uhspc`t. D gae arranice a tclcpgjnc dntcrvdcw wdtg
Barl, jstcnsdmly tj fjlljw up jn sjhc qucstdjns D gae asbce gdh
wgcn rcscar`gdni hy mdjirapgy jf [ctc. At gds rcqucst, D gae c-
hadlce gdh tgc qucstdjns dn aevan`c. Jnc jf tgch asbce gdh
wgat gc tgjuigt jf suiicstdjns tgat [ctc hdigt gavc gae tchpjral
ljmc cpdlcpsy. Pdn`c D wasn—t yct rcaey tj “`jhc jut jf tgc `ljsct‘
as a s`cptd`, D pgrasce tgc qucstdjn dn a way wgd`g dhpldce tgat D
eden—t atta`g hu`g `rcecn`c tj tgds vdcw. Mut wgcn wc ijt tj tgat
qucstdjn, Barl—s answcr tjjb hc my surprdsc?
“Tcag, tchpjral ljmc cpdlcpsy ‐ njw, tgat—s an dntcrcstdni
jnc. D—h rcally iratcful tj yju, Hdlcs, fjr swdt`gdni hc jn tj tgds.
Tju bnjw, dt—s `jhplctcly `ganice hy tgdnbdni.‘
D was tabcn ama`b. Gae Barl sueecnly `casce tj mc a truc
mcldcvcr: Gae hy sdhplc qucstdjn sgabcn gds fadtg tj dts vcry `jrc:
Jr was gc oust pulldni hy lci:
“Pj… lct hc ict tgds stradigt,‘ D sade. “Arc yju saydni tgat
[ctc—s `ladhs amjut gavdni a`tual `jnta`t wdtg tgc Jvcrhdne `an
mc cxpladnce as, wcll, gallu`dnatdjns:‘
“Tcs ane nj. Dt—s `crtadnly pjssdmlc tgat [ctc gae tchpjral
ljmc cpdlcpsy. At any ratc, D rc`bjn gds ljmcs wcrc at tgc hjrc
scnsdtdvc cne jf tgc s`alc, df yju bnjw wgat D hcan. Mut D—h
ndncty-ndnc pcr `cnt surc tgat gds cxpcrdcn`cs wcrc dneu`ce my tgc
JH.‘ (Barl always ammrcvdatce Jvcrhdne tj “JH‘.)
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“Gjw wjule dt gavc hanaice tj ej tgat:‘
“Dt—s sdhplc. Ugdnb jf tgc tchpjral ljmcs as mcdni ldbc tgc
`cllpgjnc antcnnac jf tgc mradn. Df yju scne jut tgc rdigt sdinals
dn tgc fjrh jf clc`trjhainctd` wavcs, yju `an mcah yjur hcssaic
edrc`tly dntj tgc mradn. Ane tgat—s wgat tgc JH was ejdni. Nj
ncce fjr gare-wdrdni ‐ dt wcnt stradigt fjr tgc wdrclcss rjutc.
Pdhplc mut mrdlldant!‘
D dhaidnce Barl mcahdni shuily at tgc jtgcr cne jf tgc ldnc,
ecldigtce at gavdni transfjrhce wgat gae startce jut as a
rclatdvcly prjsad` cxplanatdjn jf [ctc—s mcgavdjur dntj sjhctgdni
wgd`g suppjrtce gds jwn, jutlanedsg vdcws.
“Mut wjulen—t tgc Jvcrhdne gavc nccece sjhc bdne jf
transhdttcr fjr tgat:‘ D asbce, wjnecrdni gjw dt `jule sueecnly
gavc a`qudrce su`g `jhplctc hastcry jf tgc clc`trjhainctd`
spc`truh.
“Nj, D tgdnb dt was oust amlc tj hjeulatc tgc frcqucn`y jf tgc
clc`trjhainctd` wavcs `jhdni jut jf [ctc—s `jhputcr. Ane D ejn—t
tgdnb tgat—s su`g a mdi ecal ‐ njt wgcn yju `jnsdecr tgat tgc JH
was amlc tj habc hcssaics appcar jn tgc s`rccn as wcll. “Mut tgc tgdni D—h rcally cx`dtce amjut ds wgat all tgds hcans
fjr tgc Pdniulardty,‘ sade Barl, marcly amlc tj `jntadn gdhsclf. Gc
prj`ccece tj tcll hc amjut sjhctgdni `allce trans`randal
clc`trjhainctd` stdhulatdjn, wgd`g ds a prj`css usce dn mradn
suricry. Dt dnvjlvcs zappdni tgc mradn wdtg qudtc pjwcrful
clc`trjhainctd` wavcs. Ugc cqudphcnt sjunece a mdt ldbc a hjrc
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sjpgdstd`atce, turmj-`garice vcrsdjn jf tgc “Ije gclhct‘. Ygat
gae ijt Barl sj cx`dtce was sjhc rcscar`g suiicstdni tgat df yju
stdhulatce `crtadn arcas jf tgc mradn wdtg tgds cqudphcnt, dt iavc
pcjplc a``css tj amdldtdcs hjrc usually assj`datce wdtg autdstd`
savants ‐ ldbc tgc `apa`dty tj ej `jhplcx hatgchatd`al cquatdjns
jr ahazdnily ldfcldbc erawdnis, all wdtgjut any prdjr tudtdjn jr
pra`td`c.
“Dt ljjbs ldbc wc all gavc tgcsc icndus-ldbc amdldtdcs,‘ Barl
`jntdnuce, mrcatglcssly, “mut dn hjst pcjplc tgcy scch tj mc
swdt`gce jff jr unecr-ecvcljpce. Pj tgc mradn ds rcally a bdne jf
supcr-`jhputcr jpcratdni at haymc tcn tj twcnty pcr `cnt jf dts
a`tual `apa`dty. Df tgc Jvcrhdne `jule alljw us tj a``css tgat
aeedtdjnal cdigty pcr`cnt jf prj`cssdni pjwcr ‐ wcll, tgc
dhpld`atdjns arc sdhply ahazdni. Ugc dn`rcasc dn guhan mradn
pjwcr wjule hassdvcly a``clcratc jur tc`gnjljid`al prjircss.
Ygat—s hjrc, all tgds `jule mc ejnc wdtgjut tgc ncce fjr d`by
guhan-ha`gdnc dntcrfa`cs ‐ yju bnjw, wdrcs jr nanjmjts ijdni
dntj yjur mradn ane dnvasdvc stuff ldbc tgat. Ygd`g ds a ijje tgdni,
mc`ausc franbly, D tgdnb tgat stuff habcs a ljt jf pcjplc fccl a mdt
squcahdsg. Dnstcae, wc—e all mc part jf tgds idant wdrclcss nctwjrb
wdtg tgc JH at tgc `cntrc.
“Pj df D wantce tj `jhhund`atc wdtg yju, D wjulen—t gavc
tj pgjnc yju jr chadl yju ‐ D `jule oust tgdnb amjut dt. Ugc JH
wjule pd̀ b up hy tgjuigts ane mcah tgch dntj yjur mradn. Ane
df wc—rc ejdni tgat bdne jf tgdni all tgc tdhc, dt scchs `jhplctcly
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natural tj hc tgat wgcn jur pgysd`al mjedcs edce, wc wjule alljw
tgc dnfjrhatdjn dn jur mradns tj mc amsjrmce dntj tgc JH ‐ sj
tgcrc wjule mc a bdne jf ldfc aftcr ecatg.
“Ygd`g ds prctty hu`g wgat wc—vc mccn prced`tdni wjule
gappcn wdtg tgc Pdniulardty anyway ‐ mut tgds tchpjral ljmcs
tgdni sgces a wgjlc ncw ldigt jn gjw dt hdigt a`tually j``ur.
Ane D gavc yju tj tganb fjr tgat, Hdlcs.‘
D eden—t say anytgdni. Njt fjr tgc fdrst tdhc, D gae tjtally
unecrcstdhatce mjtg tgc rcsdldcn`c ane tgc dnicnudty jf Barl ane
gds a`jlytcs wgcn fa`ce wdtg cvdecn`c wgd`g appcarce tj
`gallcnic tgcdr mcldcfs.
“Arc yju stdll tgcrc Hdlcs:‘
“Tcs.‘
“D was bdne jf gjpdni yju—e mc as cx`dtce amjut tgds as D
ah,‘ sade Barl, sjunedni a trdflc edsappjdntce at hy fadlurc tj
cxprcss hu`g dn tgc way jf cntgusdash.
“Dt—s a fantastd` deca,‘ D sade, sljwly.
“Ds tgat a ‗mut— D `an gcar `jhdni:‘ sade Barl.
D sdigce. “Ycll, tgc tgdni ds ‐ nj jnc—s a`tually gcare
anytgdni frjh tgc Jvcrhdne sdn`c [ctc—s ecatg. Ane tgcrc ejcsn—t
scch tj mc hu`g prjircss tjwares tgc Pdniulardty tgat wc `an
a`tually pjdnt tj. Dt—s all tgcjrdcs. D oust wjnecr wgcn dt—s rcally
ijdni tj gappcn, tgat—s all.‘
“Hdlcs, dt sjunes tj hc ldbc yju—rc gavdni a sjrt jf `rdsds jf
fadtg. Ah D rdigt:‘
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“D suppjsc sj.‘
“Ycll, ejn—t wjrry, wc all ict tgat sjhctdhcs. Ygat yju
ncce ds a ldttlc pcp talb frjh Sn`lc Barl. Pj dt—s lu`by yju `allce
hc tjeay.‘ Fdrstly, Barl rchdnece hc tgat guhans arc njt ijje
at unecrstanedni tgc cxpjncntdal irjwtg `urvc wgd`g ds suppjsce
tj rcprcscnt prjircss tjwares tgc Pdniulardty. Gc laun`gce dntj
wgat futurc icncratdjns wdll nj ejumt `jhc tj rciare as tgc
paramlc jf tgc wdrclcss mrjaemane?
“Lct—s say wc gavc a `dty. At fdrst jnly a shall arca jf tgc
tjwn `cntrc ds `jvcrce my wdrclcss mrjaemane. Mut irjwtg ds
cxpjncntdal. Pj cvcry ycar tgc arca `jvcrce ejumlcs. Uj mcidn
wdtg, tgc ratc jf irjwtg ejcsn—t fccl tgat hu`g ‐ ane dt tabcs
haymc tcn ycars tj ict galf tgc `dty `jvcrce. At tgds pjdnt, tgcrc
arc stdll laric arcas wgcrc tgcrc ds nj `jvcraic, sj tj all tgc
`dtdzcns, dt fccls as df full `jvcraic ds a ljni way jff - haymc
anjtgcr tcn ycars. Mut dn rcaldty, mc`ausc galf tgc `dty ds `jvcrce
alrcaey ane tgc arca wdtg wdrclcss `jvcraic ejumlcs cvcry ycar,
full `jvcraic ds jnly a ycar jff. Pj yju scc,‘ sade Barl, ̀ gccrdly, “dt
`jule wcll tabc us all my surprdsc.‘
“Fadr cnjuig,‘ D sade, irueidnily. “Mut tgat ejcsn—t rcally
cxpladn wgy nj jnc—s gcare frjh tgc Jvcrhdne sdn`c [ctc—s ecatg.
Gjw `an tgcrc mc prjircss tjwares tgc Pdniulardty df tgcrc—s nj
Jvcrhdne:‘
“Ugat—s a ijje qucstdjn,‘ sade Barl. “Gavc yju gcare jf tgc
GAA][ nctwjrb:‘
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amjut `rcatdni a rcldidjn wdtg watcr as dts `cntral syhmjl. C-
Injsds eden—t habc usc jf watcr fjr syhmjld` purpjscs, mut dt gae
all tgc prjpcrtdcs jf watcr2 wgcncvcr dt cn`juntcrce an jmsta`lc, dt
wjule ncvcr tdrc jf ljjbdni fjr ways tj edsljeic dt, edssjlvc dt jr
fljw arjune dt. Pdttdni tgcrc at tgc jtgcr cne jf tgc pgjnc, arhce
jnly wdtg hy puny s`cptd`dsh, D fclt ldbc Bdni @anutc, jrecrdni tgc
tdec tj ij ma`b.
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Ujj latc
Ugc last tdhc D saw [ctc was jn Ojnag—s mdrtgeay. D bncw dt
was gds mdrtgeay mc`ausc Bay gae tjle hc a `juplc jf eays carldcr.
Mut D juigt rcally tj gavc mccn amlc tj wjrb dt jut ljni mcfjrc ‐ at
lcast tj wdtgdn a hjntg jr sj. Dt was sdhply a `asc jf puttdni
tjictgcr Ojnag—s aic wdtg tgc nuhmcr jf ycars sdn`c D gae hct
Bay. A stradigtfjrware pdc`c jf ectc`tdvc wjrb. Qudtc
clchcntary, dn fa`t.
Haymc, sum`jns`djusly, D oust gaen—t wantce tj scc dt.
Haymc D gae mldnece hysclf tj tgc trutg. D gae assuhce fjr all
tgcsc ycars tgat Bay gae ijnc agcae wdtg tgc amjrtdjn. D was
furdjus tgat sgc gaen—t tjle hc. Df anyjnc gae a rdigt tj bnjw,
surcly dt was hc: D was Ojnag—s fatgcr ‐ mut sgc gae bcpt dt frjh
hc fjr clcvcn ycars. All tgat tdhc ‐ dn wgd`g D `jule gavc ijt tj
bnjw gdh, wat`gce gdh irjw up ‐ was njw ljst fjrcvcr. Gjw
`jule sgc ec`cdvc hc ldbc tgat: Gjw `jule sgc ldvc wdtg gcrsclf,
bnjwdni tgat D gae ljst all tgjsc ycars jf Ojnag—s ldfc: Ede sgc
tgdnb D wjulen—t gavc `arce: Ygat bdne jf pcrsjn ede sgc tabc hc
fjr:
My tgc tdhc D arrdvce at Bay—s gjusc, D gae wjrbce hysclf updntj a pcab jf rdigtcjus dnedinatdjn. Mut D `jntadnce hy fury untdl
Bay gae wcl`jhce hc dnsdec. Df sgc was surprdsce jr chmarrassce
my tgc sdzc jf tgc mdrtgeay prcscnt D gae mrjuigt fjr Ojnag, sgc
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`jn`calce dt wcll. Pgc scchce icnudncly plcasce tgat D gae ijnc
tj tgc mjtgcr jf muydni gdh sjhctgdni. Fjr a hjhcnt, D mcian tj
gavc ejumts amjut wgctgcr njw was rcally tgc mcst tdhc tj gavc
tgc `jnvcrsatdjn tgat D gae mccn rcgcarsdni dn hy gcae fjr gjurs
jn cne. Mut D `julen—t fa`c anjtgcr ndigt jf aijndsdni jvcr tgc
rdigts ane wrjnis jf dt all. Dt was mcttcr tj ict dt all jut dn tgc
jpcn.
“D `an—t mcldcvc yju eden—t tcll hc,‘ D sade.
“Pjrry Hdlcs ‐ wgat arc yju talbdni amjut: Ucll yju wgat:‘
“Ugat Ojnag ds hy sjn.‘
“Ygat: ‘
“Jg `jhc jn, Bay. Ejn—t prctcne yju ejn—t bnjw wgat
D—h talbdni amjut. Gjw ljni ds dt sdn`c wc fdrst hct: Ncarly
twclvc ycars. Clcvcn ycars ane amjut tcn hjntgs, tj mc prc`dsc.
Ygat gappcnce aftcr tgat: Ycll, njt ljni aftcr, yju ijt prcinant
‐ jr gae yju fjrijttcn tgat: Ane gjw jle ds Ojnag: Gc—s clcvcn
tjeay. @jdn`decn`c: D ejn—t tgdnb sj.‘
“Jg, rdigt. Ane wgat—s tgat suppjsce tj prjvc:‘ Ugds
prctcne dnnj`cn`c dnfurdatce hc. Fjr a hjhcnt, D cvcn gae tgc
dhprcssdjn tgat sgc was amjut tj lauig ‐ mut tgcn sgc scchce tj
tgdnb mcttcr jf tgc deca.
“Ej D gavc tj spcll dt jut:‘ D asbce. “Ej yju ncce tj hc tj
eraw yju a edairah: Jr `an wc gavc a scnsdmlc eds`ussdjn amjut
dt:‘
“Ycll, all D—h saydni ds, gjw ej yju a`tually bnjw tgat
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Ojnag ds yjur sjn: Masce jn wgat: Pj yju—vc ejnc a mdt jf
ardtghctd`. Ycll, `jniratulatdjns! Mut dt ejcsn—t prjvc anytgdni.‘
“Pj wgat arc yju saydni - tgat gc—s njt hy sjn:‘
“Fjr @grdst—s sabc Hdlcs! Bccp yjur vjd`c ejwn! Ojnag—s
upstadrs! Ljjb, as far as D—h `jn`crnce, dt habcs nj edffcrcn`c
wgctgcr gc—s mdjljid`ally yjur sjn jr njt. Gc was mrjuigt up wdtg
[ctc as gds fatgcr ane tgat—s all tgat hattcrs.‘
“Mut yju—rc njt ecnydni dt,‘ D sade, unamlc tj bccp a njtc jf
trduhpgaldsh jut jf hy vjd`c.
Bay sdigce ane tgcn sade? “JB, df tgat—s tgc way yju want
dt. Nj, yju—rc njt gds fatgcr.‘
“D ejn—t mcldcvc yju.‘
Pgc sgruiice ane ljjbce tj jnc sdec.
“Ljjb hc dn tgc cyc ane tcll hc tgat gc—s njt hy sjn.‘
“Hdlcs, wgy `an—t yju oust mcldcvc hc:‘
“Mc`ausc D `an tcll wgcn yju—rc lydni.‘
“Jg, D scc. Tju oust bnjw, ej yju: Ycll, yju ejn—t bnjw
hc as wcll as yju tgdnb.‘
“Ptjp trydni tj avjde tgc dssuc.‘
“D—h njt avjdedni tgc dssuc. Tju arc njt Ojnag—s fatgcr.
[ctc ds. Ejn—t yju tgdnb D sgjule bnjw:‘
“Alrdigt. Lct—s ict a mljje tcst ejnc. Ugat—ll scttlc dt jn`c
ane fjr all.‘
“Nj, D—h njt gavdni Ojnag put tgrjuig tgat. Gc—s mccn
tgrjuig cnjuig latcly.‘
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“Gc wjulen—t gavc tj bnjw wgat dt was fjr.‘
“Ugc answcr ds nj, Hdlcs. Tju—ll oust gavc tj tabc hy wjre
fjr dt tgat yju arc njt gds fatgcr.‘
“D tgdnb D ah.‘
Pgc ljjbce away fjr a hjhcnt ane tgcn sade?
“Ygat ede yju gavc tj radsc tgds fjr anyway: Ugdnis wcrc
ijdni sj wcll mctwccn us. Ygy ede yju gavc tj ij ane spjdl dt:
JB, sj yju scch tj ict jn wcll cnjuig wdtg Ojnag. Gc ldbcs yju.
Ane tgat—s rcally ijje. Mut yju—rc njt gds fatgcr.‘ Pgc pausce ane
tgcn aeece? “Ds tgat wgat all tgds ds rcally amjut: Ds dt tgat yju
want bdes:‘
“Nj, tgat—s njt dt,‘ D snappce ane tgcn dhhcedatcly
rcircttce dt. “Ygat D hcan ds, D ejn—t bnjw wgctgcr D want
`gdlercn jr njt. D gavcn—t rcally tgjuigt amjut dt.‘ As sgc gae
ejnc sj jftcn dn tgc past, Bay gae su``ccece dn wrjni-fjjtdni hc
oust wgcn D tgjuigt tgat D gae gcr jn tgc ecfcnsdvc. Mut D was
ectcrhdnce njt tj mc edvcrtce. “Anyway, tgat—s njt tgc pjdnt. Ugc
pjdnt ds tgat yju bcpt hc dn tgc earb fjr clcvcn ycars. D gappcn tj
tgdnb D ecscrvc a mdt jf gjncsty, tgat—s all. Ane D—h njt lcavdni
untdl D ict a stradigt answcr.‘ D was scar`gdni fjr a way jf icttdni
tgc uppcr gane njw, a bdllcr qucstdjn tgat wjule put gcr ma`b jn
tgc ecfcnsdvc. “Df yju—rc sj surc [ctc—s tgc fatgcr, wgy eden—t yju
oust `jhc jut ane say sj: Ane wgy arc yju sj s`arce jf icttdni a
mljje tcst ejnc:‘
Bay tjjb a eccp mrcatg. “JB Hdlcs, df yju rcally want tj
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bnjw, D—ll tcll yju. Ygcn D ijt prcinant, D sade dt was yju. Mut D
was stdll slccpdni wdtg [ctc - D oust eden—t want yju tj bnjw
mc`ausc D tgjuigt yju—e mc gurt. Ygcn D tjle gdh D was prcinant,
gc sade gc wjule stane my hc. Pj D ec`dece tj ij tgrjuig wdtg dt
ane gavc tgc mamy. Ugcn D harrdce [ctc. Ugat—s rcally all tgcrc ds
tj dt.‘
Ugds was njt wgat D gae cxpc`tce. Mut my tgds staic, D eden—t
want tj mcldcvc gcr.
“Pj - D—h suppjsce tj mcldcvc tgat dt wasn—t hc tgat ijt yju
prcinant aftcr all:‘ D sade, trydni ecspcratcly tj appcar ahusce ane
dn `jntrjl, wgcn dn rcaldty hy `jnfdecn`c dn tgc rdigtcjusncss jf
hy pjsdtdjn was cmmdni away. “Tju tjle hc D was rcspjnsdmlc oust
tj sparc hy fccldnis: Ycll, D ejn—t muy tgat at all. Df yju bncw dt
wasn—t hc, wgy ede yju mjtgcr tclldni hc yju wcrc prcinant:‘
“D tjle yju mc`ausc D tgjuigt dt wjule s`arc yju jff. D fclt dt
gae all ijt tjj `jhpld`atce ane D ec`dece dt was tgc mcst way tj
fdndsg wdtg yju.‘
“Jg, tganbs vcry hu`g. Pj yju tgjuigt tgat at tgc fdrst
wgdff jf trjumlc, D—e mc jff ldbc a sgjt. Ldbc D was dn`apamlc jf
fa`dni up tj tgc rcspjnsdmdldty. Ycll, tgat—s rcally nd`c. Uganbs a
ljt.‘
Pgc sgruiice.
“Jmvdjusly D hdsoueice yju. D—h sjrry. Ane tgcn jn`c D—e
tjle yju, D `julen—t vcry wcll rctra`t dt all ane say tgat D—e haec a
hdstabc.‘
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Tju—rc gcrc njw. Anyway, ljjb at yju ‐ yju—rc wct tgrjuig.
@jhc dntj tgc bdt`gcn ane D—ll habc yju a `up jf tca. Hdlcs was
oust lcavdni, wcrcn—t yju:‘ Pgc iavc hc a ljjb wgd`g lcft hc dn
nj ejumt tgat hy `jntdnuce prcscn`c was eccply unwcl`jhc.
“Tcs, D—e mcttcr ict ijdni,‘ D sade. Ugcrc was nj prjspc`t jf
icttdni any furtgcr wdtg Bay tgat cvcndni. D trdce - ane fadlce - tj
tgdnb jf a plausdmlc cxplanatdjn tj idvc tj [ctc as tj wgat D was
ejdni tgcrc. D ec`dece tj lcavc tgds tj Bay. Lct gcr ecal wdtg tgc
awbware qucstdjns, D tgjuigt, hdscramly. “Dt—s ijje tj scc yju,‘ D
sade tj [ctc, wdtg as hu`g sdn`crdty as D `jule hustcr, prjmamly
marcly edsiudsdni hy drrdtatdjn at gds dntrusdjn. “Gjw arc yju
ejdni:‘
“Jg, yju bnjw, survdvdni,‘ gc sade, iljjhdly. Gds fa`c was
palc ane tgcrc wcrc shueiy earb ̀ dr`lcs unecr gds cycs. Gc ljjbce
as df gc gaen—t slcpt prjpcrly fjr eays. Bay usgcrce gdh dntj tgc
bdt`gcn, ilan`dni ma`b at hc tj habc surc D was lcavdni.
“D—ll scc hysclf jut,‘ D sade.
As D haec hy way tjwares tgc frjnt ejjr, D njtd`ce tgat tgc
`arpct dhhcedatcly jutsdec tgc sdttdni rjjh ejjr was eahp. D
wjnecrce gjw ljni [ctc gae mccn stanedni jutsdec dn tgc gall,
ldstcndni. D trdce tj tgdnb ma`b tj tgc hjhcnt wgcn gc gae cntcrce
tgc rjjh, scar`gdni fjr sjhc `luc dn gds fa`dal cxprcssdjn jr mjey
laniuaic tgat wjule sgjw wgctgcr gc gae gcare cvcry wjre wc
sade. Mut gds fa`c ‐ jr ratgcr, hy hchjry jf dt ‐ mctrayce njtgdni.
Ugc cxprcssdjn was fahdldar frjh tgc last tdhc D gae sccn gdh ‐ gc
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ljjbce sldigtly edscniaice frjh rcaldty, as df gds hdne wcrc jn
gdigcr tgdnis tgan tgc trdvdaldtdcs jf tgc dhhcedatc prcscnt. Ugcrc
was sjhctgdni edffcrcnt amjut dt tgjuig. [crgaps dt was oust gds
tdrcencss, mut dt scchce tj hc tgat a tra`c jf ejumt gae `rcpt dn, as
df gc wcrc startdni tj ljsc fadtg dn wgatcvcr eccply-gcle `jnvd`tdjn
gae sustadnce gdh dn gds sclf-dhpjsce dsjlatdjn. Jr haymc D was
oust sccdni hy jwn statc jf hdne rcflc`tce ma`b at hc. D gae ijnc
dn amsjlutcly `jnvdn`ce tgat D was Ojnag—s fatgcr. Mut aftcr wgat
Bay gae sade, D was startdni tj wjnecr df D gae ijt dt tjtally wrjni.
Oust as D was jpcndni tgc frjnt ejjr, [ctc `ahc rusgdni jut
jf tgc bdt`gcn.
“Gani jn a hdnutc,‘ gc sade, sldigtly jut jf mrcatg. Fjr a
hjhcnt, D tgjuigt tgat gc was ijdni tj `jnfrjnt hc. Mut tgcn gc
sade? “D—vc ijt sjhctgdni fjr yju. Yadt tgcrc.‘ Gc s`urrdce jvcr tj
gds `ar ane rctrdcvce a sc`jne pa`baic. Dt was amjut tgc sdzc jf a
`juplc jf tclcpgjnc edrc`tjrdcs, ane wrappce dn jrednary mrjwn
papcr.
“Ygat ds dt:‘ D asbce.
“Dt—s wgat wc talbce amjut mcfjrc - D want yju tj ljjb aftcr dt
fjr hc. Ejn—t jpcn dt gcrc,‘ gc sade, ljjbdni arjune ncrvjusly.
“Yadt untdl yju ict gjhc.‘
D wdsg njw tgat D gae ncvcr a``cptce dt. Jr tgrjwn dt away.
Mut dt wjulen—t gavc ejnc any ijje. My tgcn dt was tjj latc. Ugc
rcal eahaic gae alrcaey mccn ejnc.
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Bccp tgc fadtg
Ugds artd`lc frjh “Ejwnljae‘ haiazdnc was pumldsgce sgjrtly aftcr [ctc—s
ecatg?
]ciular rcaecrs jf tgds `jluhn wdll mc awarc jf hy dntcrcst dn tgc
Pdniulardty. D bnjw tgcrc arc sjhc pcjplc wgj tgdnb D—vc ijnc hae. Ugat
dn`luecs tgc cedtjr jf tgds haiazdnc RD tgdnb tgc wjre D usce was
“c``cntrd`‘ ‐ mut tgat—s cnjuig frjh hc. CeX. Pj tgat—s wgy tgds
`jluhn gasn—t appcarce fjr a wgdlc. Dt—s alsj wgy tgds wdll mc hy fdnal
`jntrdmutdjn. Yc—vc ejnc a ecal wgcrc D `an wrdtc wgatcvcr D want (sj
ljni as D ejn—t ldmcl anyjnc).
Mut fdrst D want tj tganb tgjsc jf yju wgj—vc bcpt fadtg wdtg hc ‐
ane wgj wrjtc dn echanedni hy rcdnstatchcnt. Dt—s mccn a wdle rdec ane
D gjpc yju—vc ijt as hu`g jut jf dt as D gavc. Ygat fjlljws ds njt fjr tgc
fadnt-gcartce ‐ mut mcar wdtg hc ane yju hay fdne jut sjhc stuff tgat
habcs yju ljjb at tgdnis dn a wgjlc ncw ldigt. Mc`ausc tgds pdc̀ c ds fjr
anyjnc wgj—s cvcr asbce tgchsclvcs? “Ygat ah D ejdni gcrc: Ygat ds
hy purpjsc dn ldfc: Ygat arc wc gcrc fjr:‘
Dt all starts wdtg a sdhplc cxpcrdhcnt dnvjlvdni ldigt. Ldigt ds a
wavc ‐ yju `an prjvc tgds my sgdndni a mcah jf ldigt at a `are wdtg twj
sljts jn dt ane sccdni tgc pattcrn tgat chcrics jn a prjoc`tdjn s`rccn mcgdne
tgc `are. Tju hdigt cxpc`t tj ict oust twj mrdigt strdpcs - mut dn fa`t wgat
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yju ict ds scvcral strdpcs. Ugds ds mc`ausc wgcn tgc ldigt ijcs tgrjuig tgc
sljts, dt spldts dntj twj wavcs. Dt—s oust ldbc wgat gappcns wgcn yju `rcatc
twj scts jf rdpplcs jn a mjwl jf watcr ‐ wgcrc twj pcabs jr trjuigs hcct,
yju ict a hjrc prjnjun`ce rdpplc ane wgcrc a trjuig ane pcab hcct, yju
ict an dntcrruptdjn dn tgc rdpplc cffc`t mc`ausc tgcy—vc `an`cllce jnc anjtgcr
jut.
Mut a wavc ds a scrdcs jf partd`lcs ‐ sj wgat gappcns df yju oust tabc
a sdnilc partd`lc jf ldigt (a pgjtjn) ane fdrc dt at tgc twj sljts: Jmvdjusly,
tgds ds sj shall tgat dt `an—t mc sccn, sj dnstcae jf tgc s`rccn, yju put a
spc`dal ectc`tjr jn tgc jtgcr sdec jf tgc sljts. Njw tgds tdhc, yju wjule
cxpc`t tgcrc tj mc nj dntcrfcrcn`c pattcrn mc`ausc wavcs `an jnly cxdst as a
scrdcs jf partd`lcs ane njt as a sdnilc partd`lc. Pj tgc ectc`tjr juigt tj mc
rcidstcrdni oust jnc partd`lc gdttdni dt, gavdni chcrice frjh wgd`gcvcr jf
tgc sljts dt gappcnce tj pass tgrjuig. Mut tgc wcdre tgdni ds tgat yju
`jntdnuc tj ict tgc strdpce pattcrn ‐ wgd`g juigt tj mc dhpjssdmlc, mc`ausc
tgcrc sgjulen—t gavc mccn anytgdni clsc arjune tj dntcrfcrc wdtg tgc sdnilc
partd`lc ane `rcatc tgc strdpce cffc`t.
Snfjrtunatcly, dt scchs dt dsn—t pjssdmlc tj fdne jut wgat tgc pgjtjn
ds ejdni dn mctwccn lcavdni tgc cqudphcnt wgd`g fdrcs dt ane rca`gdni tgc
ectc`tjr. Jnc tgcjry ds tgat dt—s tgc a`t jf sccdni (jr dn tgds `asc, tgc la`b jf
dt) wgd`g prjeu`cs tgc apparcntly mdzarrc rcsult. Dt—s edffd`ult tj ict yjur
gcae arjune, mut dt ijcs sjhctgdni ldbc tgds?
Yc bnjw tgc pgjtjn hust ij tgrjuig tgc sljts mc`ausc wc `an
ectc`t dt wgcn dt `jhcs jut tgc jtgcr sdec ‐ mut wc `an—t rca`g any fdrh
`jn`lusdjns amjut wgat gappcns mcfjrc wc ectc`t dt. Pj tgc tgcjry ds tgat
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haymc, eurdni tgc tdhc tgat wc `an—t scc dt, tgc pgjtjn ds a`tually dn twj
edffcrcnt pjsdtdjns at tgc sahc tdhc ‐ dt `jule tgcrcfjrc mc ijdni tgrjuig
mjtg sljts ane dntcrfcrdni wdtg dtsclf. Ugds amdldty tj mc dn twj `jntraed`tjry
statcs at tgc sahc tdhc jnly scchs tj gappcn wgcn wc `an—t “scc‘ jr
hcasurc wgat—s ijdni jn.
Ugc ljid`al `jn`lusdjn jf tgds ds tgat wgcn wc `an scc tgdnis, tgcy
tabc jn sjhc fjrh jf jrecr ‐ sj dnstcae jf mcdni dn twj jr hjrc edffcrcnt
statcs, tgcy mc`jhc ‗fdxce— dntj jnc statc jr anjtgcr. Ugds gas lce sjhc
tgcjrdsts tj spc`ulatc tgat haymc tgds ds tgc rcasjn wgy wc arc gcrc ‐ tgat
tgc undvcrsc gae tj mrdni us dntj cxdstcn`c mc`ausc dt `an jnly cxdst wdtg tgc
prcscn`c jf dntclldicnt jmscrvcrs, wgj arc rcqudrce tj idvc dt fjrh, jrecr ane
sumstan`c.
Dn suppjrt jf tgds, tgcy pjdnt tj tgc sgccr nuhmcr jf fcaturcs jf tgc
undvcrsc wgd`g appcar tj mc “fdnc tunce‘ tj cnamlc tgc cxdstcn`c jf ldfc ‐ my
wgd`g tgcy hcan tgat shall ecvdatdjns cdtgcr way wjule gavc rcsultce dn a
undvcrsc wgd`g was dn`apamlc jf prjeu`dni ldfc. D wjn—t mjrc yju wdtg all
tgc ectadls, mut tgc ldst jf fcaturcs wgd`g ncce tj mc “fdnc tunce‘ dn jrecr tj
alljw ldfc tj cxdst ds prctty dhprcssdvc. Dt ranics frjh tgdnis ldbc tgc
nuhmcr jf `armjn atjhs dn tgc undvcrsc ane tgc pgysd`s jf stars rdigt ejwn
tj tgc `jnedtdjns gcrc jn cartg wgd`g habc dt a sudtamlc gamdtat fjr tgc
cvjlutdjn jf ldfc. Df any jnc jf tgcsc tgdnis was cvcn sldigtly edffcrcnt, wc
wjule njt cxdst. Tju `an ljjb tgch up jn tgc dntcrnct df yju want tj bnjw
hjrc ‐ oust typc “Ptrjni Antgrjpd` Ugcjry‘ dntj any scar`g cnidnc.
Pj gjw ej wc cxpladn all tgcsc gappy `jdn`decn`cs: Uj hc, dt—s
`lcar tgat dntclldicnt ldfc a`ts as a pattcrn-idvdni fjr`c, gclpdni tj sgapc tgc
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undvcrsc. Ugc hjrc wc `jhc tj unecrstane amjut dt ‐ tgc hjrc wc cat
frjh tgc trcc jf bnjwlceic ‐ tgc `ljscr tgc undvcrsc wdll mc mrjuigt tj a
statc jf pcrfc`tdjn. At prcscnt, jf `jursc, jur unecrstanedni jf jur jwn
wjrle ane jf tgc undvcrsc wc dngamdt ds ldhdtce ‐ sj tgc wjrle stdll appcars
flawce.
Mut wgat df guhans `jule usc tc`gnjljiy tj cvjlvc dntj sjhc bdne jf
supcr-dntclldicnt mcdni, ldbc tgc Jvcrhdne tgat D—vc talbce amjut dn prcvdjus
artd`lcs: Pu`g a mcdni wjule gavc a hcntal `apa`dty tgat wc `an jnly
ercah amjut. Dt wjule prjmamly mc `apamlc jf pcr`cdvdni ane
unecrstanedni cvcrytgdni dn tgc cntdrc undvcrsc ‐ ane tgat wjule mc tgc
fdnal vd`tjry jf tgc pattcrn-idvdni ldfc fjr`c.
Pj df yju—vc cvcr wjnecrce wgy wc—rc gcrc ‐ wcll, tgcrc—s yjur
answcr. Yc arc gcrc mc`ausc tgc undvcrsc dtsclf ncces us tj mc gcrc - dt
ncces us tj mrdni amjut tgc Pdniulardty. Mut D want tj cne wdtg a
warndni. Ugcrc arc earb fjr`cs at wjrb wgd`g ejn—t want tgc Pdniulardty
tj gappcn. D ejn—t tgdnb tgcy—ll su``cce ‐ mc`ausc cvcntually wc—ll rca`g a
tdppdni pjdnt wgcrc jur hjhcntuh mc`jhcs unstjppamlc. Mut tgcy `an
eclay dt ‐ ane tgat—s cxa`tly wgat tgcy—ll ej df tgcy ict tgc `gan`c.
Ejn—t lct tgch. Bccp tgc fadtg.
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Ecae adr
Ugc eay aftcr D gae `jnfrjntce Bay amjut Ojnag, D trdce tj
`all gcr rcpcatcely, mjtg at gjhc ane at wjrb. Dt chcrice tgat sgc
gaen—t turnce up fjr wjrb tgat eay. Pgc gaen—t `allce dn sd`b ane
sgc wasn—t suppjsce tj mc jn gjldeay. D assuhce tgat sgc gae oust
ec`dece tj tabc tgc eay jff wdtgjut tclldni anyjnc. Gcr hjmdlc was
swdt`gce jff ane gcr gjhc tclcpgjnc bcpt ijdni jntj tgc answcr-
pgjnc. D lcft scvcral hcssaics asbdni gcr tj `all. Jvcrndigt, D gae
rcaldsce tgat my ijdni dn “all iuns mlazdni‘ amjut Ojnag, D gae
prjmamly rudnce hy `gan`cs wdtg gcr ‐ ane jf gavdni any sjrt jf
hcandniful rclatdjnsgdp wdtg Ojnag. D ecspcratcly wantce tj
rctrdcvc tgc sdtuatdjn. Mut tgc hjrc tdhc wcnt my, tgc hjrc
edffd`ult D fclt dt wjule mc tj rcpadr tgc eahaic.
[art jf hc wantce tj say D was sjrry ane shjjtg tgdnis
jvcr, sj tgat cvcrytgdni `jule ij ma`b tj gjw dt gae mccn mcfjrc.
Mut D alsj fclt `jnfusce, unsurc wgctgcr tj mcldcvc wgat sgc gae
sade tgc prcvdjus ndigt. [art jf hc gatce gcr fjr saydni tgjsc
tgdnis. Df tgcy wcrc truc, tgat hcant sgc gae ldce tj hc all tgjsc
ycars aij ‐ ane alljwce hc tj mcldcvc sjhctgdni tgat was cntdrcly
falsc. Ane df dt gae mccn a ldc, tgcn wgat futurc was tgcrc fjr us,
wgcn sgc `julen—t tcll hc tgc trutg jn sjhctgdni as dhpjrtant as
tgds:
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Pgc gae `ladhce tgat sgc tjle hc sgc was prcinant dn tgc
hdstabcn mcldcf tgat D wjulen—t want tj gavc anytgdni tj ej wdtg dt
‐ ane tgat D wjule mc tgc jnc tj mrdni tgc rclatdjnsgdp tj an cne.
At fdrst, D edshdssce tgds jut jf gane. D tjle hysclf tgat sgc gae
jnly sade tgat mc`ausc D gae ma`bce gcr dntj a `jrncr2 dt was tgc
jnly way fjr gcr tj avjde aehdttdni tgat D was Ojnag—s fatgcr. Mut
tgc hjrc D tgjuigt amjut dt, tgc hjrc ejumts mcian tj surfa`c dn
hy hdne.
D bcpt ijdni ma`b tj wgat sgc gae sade tj hc tgat ndigt wc
gae fdrst slcpt tjictgcr. D gae jftcn wjnecrce wgy sgc gae sade“Dt—s JB, D wjn—t ict prcinant.‘ At tgc tdhc, D tjle hysclf tgat
fdnedni jut wgy wjulen—t gavc haec any edffcrcn`c. Pj D gae
sdhply lct tgc hattcr erjp. Mut dt gae always puzzlce hc. Ane
pcrgaps Bay gae njw idvcn hc tgc cxplanatdjn2 pcrgaps sgc gae
sade tgat sgc `julen—t ict prcinant mc`ausc at tgc tdhc, sgc alrcaey
was prcinant.
Dndtdally, D tjle hysclf tgat tgds was rded`uljus. Gjw was gcr
stjry amjut usdni tgc prcinan`y tj mrcab jff jur rclatdjnsgdp
`jnsdstcnt wdtg gcr sumscqucnt mcgavdjur tjwares hc: Pgc gae
cvcn tjle hc at jnc pjdnt tgat sgc ljvce hc. Mut haymc tgat gae
hjrc tj ej wdtg tgc way D gae mcgavce. D gae njt rca`tce dn tgc
way tgat sgc gae cxpc`tce2 jn tgc `jntrary, D gae a``cptce tgc
sdtuatdjn ane haec dt `lcar tgat D wjule stane my gcr. Ugds hdigt
gavc haec dt hjrc edffd`ult fjr gcr tj mrcab jff tgc rclatdjnsgdp. Dt
hdigt cvcn gavc haec gcr wjnecr wgctgcr sgc gae mccn rdigt tj
want tj mrcab dt jff dn tgc fdrst pla`c. Haymc sgc gae icnudncly
`ganice gcr hdne amjut hc fjr a tdhc - jnly tj `ganic dt ma`b
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aiadn a `juplc jf hjntgs latcr. Vdcwce dn tgat ldigt, gcr `jneu`t
tjwares hc eden—t scch qudtc sj puzzldni.
Njt tgat D fjune hu`g `jhfjrt dn tgds cxplanatdjn. D fjune
all tgcsc ejumts dntjlcramlc. Ane D bncw tgat tgc jnly way tj
rcsjlvc tgch was tj ij ma`b tj Bay ane tj bccp prcssdni gcr amjut
wgat gae rcally gappcnce.
Dn tgc hcantdhc, D gae jpcnce tgc pa`baic tgat [ctc gae
idvcn hc tgc ndigt mcfjrc. Dt `jntadnce a tgd`b sgcaf jf ljjsc,
hjstly ganewrdttcn papcrs. Ugcrc was nj `jvcrdni lcttcr jr sct jf
dnstru`tdjns cxpladndni wgat [ctc wantce hc tj ej wdtg tgch. AllD gae tj ij jn was [ctc—s rcqucst tj ljjb aftcr tgch. Aftcr sbdh-
rcaedni tgc fdrst sgcct jf njtcs, dt was jmvdjus tgat D gae mccn idvcn
a `jllc`tdjn jf [ctc—s dntcrhdnamlc ane dn`rcasdnily paranjde
rahmldnis amjut tgc Jvcrhdne. D sgjvce tgch ma`b dntj tgc
pa`baic ane tjssce tgch jntj tgc fljjr.
Pcvcral eays wcnt past ane D gae stdll gcare njtgdni ma`b
frjh Bay, ecspdtc lcavdni furtgcr hcssaics fjr gcr. Gcr hjmdlc
was stdll swdt`gce jff. D ec`dece tj pgjnc gcr wjrb aiadn. D ijt
put tgrjuig tj jnc jf Bay—s `jllcaiucs. Pcnsdni tgat sgc bncw
hjrc tgan sgc was tclldni hc, D prcssce gcr fjr an answcr.
“Arc yju a rclatdvc jf gcrs:‘ asbce tgc wjhan.
“Nj. D—h a frdcne. A `ljsc frdcne. D rcally ej ncce tj spcab
tj gcr uricntly.‘
“Ane yju—vc njt spjbcn tj any jf gcr jtgcr frdcnes:‘
“Nj.‘
“]digt.‘ Pgc tjjb a eccp mrcatg. “D—h vcry sjrry Hr
Ocnscn, mut yju wjn—t mc amlc tj spcab tj Bay. Ugcrc—s mccn a `ar
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a``decnt. D—h afrade sgc passce away, Hr Ocnscn. D rcally ah
sjrry.‘
“Mut... wgcn ede tgds gappcn:‘
“D ejn—t bnjw tgc full ectadls. D tgdnb dt was twj eays aij.
Pgc was wdtg gcr gusmane. Ugcy wcrc mjtg bdllce, D—h afrade.‘
“D scc. Uganb yju,‘ D sade. D eden—t fccl iratcful, jf `jursc.
Dt was oust sjhctgdni tj say, a fccmlc attchpt tj hasb tgc mrutal
rcaldty jf gcr wjres wdtg a vcnccr jf pjldtcncss.
Ugcrc was a ljni sdlcn`c. “D—h rcally sjrry yju gae tj fdne
jut ldbc tgds,‘ sade tgc wjhan. Pgc tjj jmvdjusly fclt tgc ncce tjsay sjhctgdni, anytgdni, tj fdll tgc ecae adr mctwccn us.
“Ygat amjut Ojnag ‐ gcr sjn ‐ was gc wdtg tgch:‘ D asbce,
fdnally.
“Nj, gc—s JB. Gc wasn—t wdtg tgch. Mut dt—s awful fjr gdh.
[jjr bde.‘ Ugds tdhc D was iratcful, mut sade njtgdni.
Jn`c D gae ijt jvcr tgc dhhcedatc sgj`b jf tgc ncws, D was
irdppce my a ecsdrc tj bnjw cxa`tly wgat gae gappcnce. D wjule
prjmamly gavc `jnechnce su`g fccldnis jn tgc part jf anyjnc clsc
as hjrmde `urdjsdty. Mut gavdni mccn ecndce tgc `gan`c tj scc
cdtgcr Bay jr [ctc cvcr aiadn, D fclt an uricnt ncce tj bnjw as
hu`g as pjssdmlc amjut tgcdr fdnal hjhcnts. D tgjuigt tgat dn
ejdni sj, D wjule un`jvcr sjhc vdtal pdc`c jf dnfjrhatdjn wgd`g
wjule cxpladn cxa`tly wgy tgds cvcnt gae j``urrce - ane tgat
sjhcgjw, tgds ratdjnal cxplanatdjn wjule rchjvc tgc appalldni
scnsclcssncss jf tgc a``decnt.
Cvcntually, D hanaice tj spcab tj a pjld`cwjhan wgj gae
mccn at tgc s`cnc jf tgc `rasg. Pgc tjle hc tgat, a``jredni tj cyc
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wdtncsscs, tgc `ar gae vccrce crratd`ally mcfjrc lcavdni tgc rjae
ane turndni jvcr scvcral tdhcs, fdndsgdni upsdec ejwn dn an
aeojdndni fdcle. Mjtg Bay ane [ctc wcrc ecae jn arrdval at
gjspdtal. Ugc chcricn`y scrvd`cs wcrc njt tj mlahc2 tgcy arrdvce
qud`bly ane ede wgat tgcy `jule. Dt was oust an a``decnt. Ugcsc
tgdnis gappcn.
Jr ej tgcy: @jule tgdnis gavc mccn edffcrcnt df D gae njt
a`tce tgc way D gae: Ygat df D gae haec hy fccldnis amjut Bay
`lcar tj gcr at an carldcr staic: Haymc df D gae mccn wdtg gcr at tgc
tdhc, tgc wgjlc tgdni `jule gavc mccn avjdece. Ane cvcn df tgca``decnt was sjhcgjw dncvdtamlc, at lcast D wjule gavc bnjwn
gjw sgc fclt amjut hc. As tgdnis stjje, D `julen—t say fjr surc gjw
sgc wjule gavc rcspjnece. Haymc sgc wjule oust gavc tjle hc
njt tj mc rded`uljus. Mut D was unamlc tj edshdss tgc pjssdmdldty tgat
sgc hdigt stdll gavc mccn dntcrcstce dn hc. D gae sdhply lcft dt tjj
latc tj say gjw D rcally fclt.
Ugcrc was njtgdni dn tgc lj`al papcr amjut tgc a``decnt. Dn
hy tgdrst fjr dnfjrhatdjn, D fclt edsappjdntce tgat tgc papcr gae njt
fjune jut amjut Ojnag ane ijnc fjr tgc guhan dntcrcst anilc ‐
“@gdle Jrpgance My Uraid` Ejumlc ]jae Ecatg‘ ct`. Cvcn df tgc
artd`lc gae sdhply rciuridtatce fa`ts tgat D alrcaey bncw, D wjule
gavc fjune dt sjhcgjw `jhfjrtdni tj scc tgch `jnfdrhce dn
shueiy mla`b ncwsprdnt fjr hc tj rcae jvcr aiadn ane aiadn. Mut
tj tgc wdecr pumld`, tgc a``decnt was nj hjrc tgan anjtgcr
ecprcssdni aeedtdjn tj tgc statdstd`s jn rjae fataldtdcs.
D fjune jut frjh frdcnes jf Bay—s tgat Ojnag was njw ldvdni
wdtg Bay—s parcnts. Fjr a sgjrt wgdlc, D scrdjusly `jntchplatce
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tgc deca jf turndni up jn tgcdr ejjrstcp ane annjun`dni hysclf as
gds truc fatgcr. D fantasdsce amjut mcdni wcl`jhce wdtg jpcn arhs
as a ray jf gjpc dn tgc hdest jf traicey. Mut wgat wjule D say tj
tgch: Yjule D mc jffcrdni tj aejpt Ojnag: Ygat df Ojnag eden—t
want tj gavc anytgdni tj ej wdtg hc: Gjw wjule D fccl tgcn:
Ugcrc was alsj tgc shall hattcr jf a`tually prjvdni tgat D
was gds fatgcr. Aftcr wgat Bay gae sade tj hc, D nj ljnicr fclt sj
surc jf hy irjune. [art jf hc wantce tj mc mjle, tj scdzc tgc
hjhcnt ane try tj salvaic at lcast sjhctgdni frjh tgc sdtuatdjn.
Mut tgcrc scchce tj mc sj hany rdsbs, sj hany tgdnis tgat `juleij wrjni. D tjle hysclf tgat D gae tj mc amsjlutcly surc tgat D
wjule mc ejdni tgc rdigt tgdni fjr Ojnag. Ane D fadlce tj `jnvdn`c
hysclf. Pj dn tgc cne, as usual, D ede njtgdni.
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Ljss
Pdn`c mjtg ecatgs wcrc `lassce as mcdni euc tj “unnatural`auscs‘, tgcrc gae tj mc an dnqucst. D tjjb tdhc jff tj attcne tgc
gcardni.
Ahjnist ecvjtccs jf [ctc—s wrdtdni, tgcrc gas mccn hu`g
spc`ulatdjn amjut tgc prc`dsc `auscs jf tgc a``decnt. Dt gas
prjvdece fcrtdlc sjdl fjr tgc `ultdvatdjn jf nuhcrjus `jnspdra`y
tgcjrdcs amjut tgc rjlc jf tgc “earb fjr`cs‘ wgd`g [ctc was
`jnvdn`ce wcrc jut tj ict gdh. Ugcsc tgcjrdcs gavc, dn turn,
gclpce tj mjlstcr tgc hytg jf [ctc—s tc`gnjljid`al “hartyrejh‘.
At tgc dnqucst, tgcrc was nj suiicstdjn jf any fjul play. Mut
dt ede un`jvcr sjhc dnfjrhatdjn wgd`g gas sdn`c mccn usce tj
suppjrt tgc `jnspdra`y tgcjrdcs. Dt chcrice tgat [ctc gae mccn
dnvjlvce dn njt jnc mut twj `ar a``decnts tgat ndigt. Ugc fdrst gae
j``urrce sgjrtly aftcr gc gae lcft Bay—s tgat cvcndni, wgcn gc was
dnvjlvce dn a `jlldsdjn wdtg anjtgcr `ar. Gc was njt scrdjusly
dnource ‐ dt was oust `uts ane mrudscs - mut gae mccn tabcn tj
gjspdtal all tgc sahc. Gavdni rc`cdvce trcathcnt, gc pgjnce Bay,
wgj aircce tj `jhc ane `jllc`t gdh. Ugc sc`jne a``decnt gae
j``urrce dn Bay—s `ar, jn tgc way ma`b frjh tgc gjspdtal.
Naturally, tgc `jnspdra`y tgcjrdsts gavc scdzce upjn tgcunldbcly `jdn`decn`c jf twj `ar a``decnts dn jnc eay. Ugcy suiicst
tgat, gavdni fadlce tj ej away wdtg [ctc tgc fdrst tdhc arjune, tgc
“fjr`cs jf earbncss‘ sdhply trdce aiadn. Ugcy gavc alsj mccn qud`b
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tj ecrdvc suppjrt frjh [ctc—s jwn suspd`djns amjut tgc Jvcrhdne
`jhdni unecr atta`b frjh sdndstcr fjr`cs.
Mut tgc pjld`c fjune nj cvdecn`c jf tahpcrdni wdtg Bay—s
`ar. Ugcy suiicstce tgat tgc `ausc jf tgc a``decnt was erdvcr crrjr,
`jhpjunece my aevcrsc wcatgcr `jnedtdjns. Dt gae mccn radndni
gare ane vdsdmdldty was pjjr. Bay gae sdhply ljst `jntrjl jf tgc
`ar wgdlst erdvdni at gdig spcce. Dt appcarce tgat sgc gae mccn
mrcabdni tgc spcce ldhdt, prjmamly sj tgat Ojnag wjulen—t mc lcft
jn gds jwn any ljnicr tgan amsjlutcly nc`cssary. Jn tgc fa`c jf dt,
tgds scchce tj mc mjrnc jut my tgc statchcnts jf vardjus wdtncsscs,wgj `jnfdrhce tgat tgc `ar gae mccn travclldni vcry fast ane gae
vccrce frjh sdec tj sdec mcfjrc lcavdni tgc rjae. Jnc jf tgch sade
tgat dt was as df tgc erdvcr gae lct ij jf tgc stccrdni wgccl jr ejzce
jff. Anjtgcr wdtncss sade tgat sgc tgjuigt sgc `jule scc a struiilc
ijdni jn mctwccn tgc passcnicr ane tgc erdvcr. Ugc `jrjncr
`jn`luece tgat tgds was prjmamly oust [ctc rcaldsdni tgat Bay gae
ljst `jntrjl ane trydni tj ej sjhctgdni amjut dt. Altgjuig sjhc
cvdecn`c was prcscntce amjut [ctc—s statc jf hdne, tgc `jrjncr
tjjb tgc vdcw tgat dt gae njt mccn a haojr fa`tjr dn tgc twj
a``decnts. Ugcy wcrc oust an unfjrtunatc `jdn`decn`c ane vcred`ts
jf a``decntal ecatg wcrc rc`jrece.
Uj hc tgjuig, tgc sc`jne `rasg scchce anytgdni mut
a``decntal. D gae dhaidnce tgat tgc fj`us jf tgc dnqucst wjule mc
jn tc`gnd`al dssucs, su`g as wgctgcr tgcrc gae mccn anytgdni
wrjni wdtg Bay—s `ar. Ldstcndni tj tgc cvdecn`c, gjwcvcr, D mcian
tj fjrh hy jwn tgcjry amjut wgat gae rcally gappcnce tgat ndigt.
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Apart frjh Bay, dt appcarce tgat D was jnc jf tgc last pcjplc
tj scc [ctc mcfjrc gc edce. D gae hy ejumts amjut gds statc jf
hdne. Mut wgat `jn`crnce hc hjst was tgc pjssdmdldty tgat gc gae
jvcrgcare wgat D gae mccn eds`ussdni wdtg Bay, stanedni jut dn
tgc `jrrdejr dn gds wct `ljtgcs.
Gae tgds haec gdh ejumt wgctgcr gc was rcally Ojnag—s
fatgcr: Haymc dt gae haec gdh suspc`t tgat D gae mccn gavdni an
affadr wdtg Bay all aljni. Dt `jule gavc pusgce gdh tj attchpt
sud`dec dn gds jwn `ar ‐ ane gavdni fadlce tgc fdrst tdhc, gc gae
sdhply trdce aiadn wgcn Bay `ahc tj pd`b gdh up. Cvcn df D waswrjni amjut [ctc—s sud`deal tcnecn`dcs, tgcrc was anjtgcr pjssdmlc
cxplanatdjn fjr tgc apparcnt struiilc dn Bay—s `ar mcfjrc dt
`rasgce. Ygat df gc gae `jnfrjntce gcr ane echanece tgc trutg
amjut Ojnag—s parcntgjje jr gcr rclatdjnsgdp wdtg hc: Dt `jule
gavc lce tj a vdjlcnt rjw. Ugat wjule cxpladn tgc struiilc tgat
jnc jf tgc wdtncsscs gae rcpjrtce.
D wantce tj stane up tgcrc ane tgcn ane sgjut jut ljue wgat
D bncw. Mut D gcle ma`b, tclldni hysclf tgat D gae tj mc amsjlutcly
surc jf hy irjune. Ygcn D ijt gjhc, tgjuig, gavdni mccn jvcr
ane jvcr tgc cvcnts lcaedni up tj tgc a``decnt, D gae `jnvdn`ce
hysclf tgat ‐ jnc way jr anjtgcr - tgc `ar `rasg hust gavc mccn
gds fault.
Gjw `jule gc mc sj sclfdsg, sj sclf-jmscssce as tj tabc njt
jnly gds jwn ldfc mut Bay—s as wcll: At tgat pjdnt, D `jule nj
ljnicr `jntrjl hy anicr. D pd`bce up tgc munelc jf njtcs gc gae
idvcn hc ‐ wgd`g gae ladn uncxahdnce jn hy ecsb sdn`c D jpcnce
tgch - ane gurlce tgch arjune tgc rjjh.
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Palvatdjn:
Dn ahjnist paics jf `jhhcntary ane s`rdmmlce njtcs, jtgcr
sgccts jf papcr tjle tgc sahc stjry. Ugc “hcssaics‘ wgd`g [ctc
`ladhce tj gavc mccn rc`cdvdni frjh tgc Jvcrhdne wcrc njtgdni
jf tgc sjrt2 tgcy wcrc sdhply rchnants frjh hy jwn, ljni-
amanejnce wcmsdtc.
Latcr, jf `jursc, D eds`jvcrce tgat gc alhjst `crtadnly gae nj
deca wgcrc tgc hcssaics `ahc frjh. Ugc hjst prjmamlc
cxplanatdjn was tgat tgcy gae mccn `ganncllce gds way my Barl—s
“dntcrfcrcn`c‘ sjftwarc, wgd`g [ctc gae usce cxtcnsdvcly (njt tgat
tgds cxplanatdjn haec hc fccl any mcttcr amjut dt). Mut at tgc tdhc,
D was `jnvdn`ce tgat gc bncw cxa`tly wgat gc was ejdni ane gae
ecldmcratcly apprjprdatce tgch fjr gds jwn purpjscs. Ugds hcrcly
fucllce hy scnsc jf rdigtcjus anicr tjwares gdh.
Yas tgcrc njtgdni dn hy ldfc tgat gc gaen—t mccn dntcnt jn
tabdni away frjh hc: Fdrst Bay, tgcn Ojnag ‐ ane njw tgds. D fclt
as df D wcrc tgc vd`tdh jf a hjnstrjus hds`arrdaic jf oustd`c. D njw
rciarece Bay as cntdrcly dnnj`cnt jf any wrjniejdni ‐ ecspdtc
wgat sgc gae sade tj hc mcfjrc sgc edce. Dn hy cycs, [ctc was
cntdrcly tj mlahc fjr cvcrytgdni tgat gae gappcnce. Ane my
habdni Bay an dnnj`cnt mystanecr dn all tgds, D was amlc tj vdcw[ctc—s “`rdhcs‘ as mcdni all tgc hjrc gcdnjus.
Njt ljni aftcr, D startce tj ict c-hadls frjh [ctc—s fans
asbdni hc tj pumldsg tgc tcxt jf tgc hcssaics. [rcsuhamly gc gae
lct dt mc bnjwn tgat gc gae idvcn tgc hatcrdal tj hc fjr safc-
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bccpdni dn tgc cvcnt jf gds ecatg. D tjjb tgds as a furtgcr sldigt jn
hy `gara`tcr ‐ cvdecntly [ctc eden—t cvcn trust hc tj “ej tgc rdigt
tgdni‘ wdtg tgc hcssaics, sj gc gae put jtgcr pcjplc up tj `aojldni
hc dntj a`tdjn. D wasn—t gavdni any jf dt ane dinjrce tgch.
Ugds ta`td` jf [ctc—s hcrcly strcnitgcnce hy `jnvd`tdjn tgat
gds apparcnt nadvcty was oust fjr sgjw ‐ a hasb dntcnece tj ecflc`t
attcntdjn away frjh gds truc Ha`gdavclldan naturc. Ldbc a fjjl, D
gae mccn tabcn dn my dt ane fallcn gcaeljni dntj tgc trap gc gae sct
fjr hc. Ane my bdlldni gdhsclf, gc gae cnsurce tgat D was cvcn
ecprdvce jf tgc satdsfa`tdjn jf cxa`tdni any fjrh jf rcvcnic.Ugc c-hadls wcrc pjldtc at fdrst, mut wgcn, aftcr scvcral
wccbs, D gae stdll fadlce tj rcspjne tj tgcdr cntrcatdcs, tgcy mc`ahc
amusdvc ane tgrcatcndni. D was tchptce tj wrdtc sjhctgdni
sdhdlarly amusdvc dn rcply. Mut tgcn dt j``urrce tj hc tgat pcrgaps
tgds jffcrce tgc pcrfc`t jppjrtundty fjr hc tj cxa`t a bdne jf
rcvcnic jn [ctc aftcr all.
Hy deca was sdhplc (jr sj D tgjuigt). Dndtdally, D wjule play
aljni wdtg tgc scnecrs jf tgc c-hadls. D wjule apjljidsc fjr tgc
eclay dn rcplydni, saydni tgat D gae sdhply mccn tjj jvcr`jhc wdtg
irdcf tj ej anytgdni. Gavdni iadnce tgcdr `jnfdecn`c, D wjule tgcn
start tj pumldsg tgc hcssaics ane `ultdvatc tgc hytg tgat appcarce
tj gavc irjwn up arjune [ctc ane gds prc`djus Jvcrhdne. Mut
ldttlc my ldttlc, D wjule usc hy cedtjrdal `jntrjl tj mcidn sgapdni
tgds hytg tj hy jwn cnes. D wjule start jff my lcavdni sumtlc gdnts
tgat tgc hcssaics wcrc jpcn tj jtgcr dntcrprctatdjns, mcsdecs tgjsc
sct jut dn [ctc—s `jhhcntardcs. Cvcntually, D mcldcvce, D wjule
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su``cce dn rcstjrdni tgc hcssaics tj tgcdr jrdidnal hcandnis ane
rcs`uc tgch frjh tgc cffc`ts jf [ctc—s wdlful hdsdntcrprctatdjn.
Jf `jursc, njnc jf tgds gas wjrbce jut as D dntcnece. Ugc
hcssaics gae alrcaey sldppce wcll mcyjne hy `jntrjl mcfjrc D
cvcn tjjb tgch jut jf tgc pa`baic tgat [ctc iavc tj hc jn tgc
ndigt gc edce. Ane my tgc tdhc D `ahc tj pumldsg tgch, tgc hytg
jf tgc Jvcrhdne, C-Injsds ane [ctc—s rjlc dn dt gae a`qudrce a
hjhcntuh wgd`g D was ncvcr ijdni tj mc amlc tj stjp - jr cvcn tj
edvcrt jntj a sldigtly edffcrcnt `jursc.
D gavc bcpt up tgc prctcn`c all tgds tdhc mc`ausc tgc hjncyalljwce hc tj ij jn mcldcvdni, at lcast fjr a wgdlc, tgat D was
sjhcgjw icttdni jnc jvcr jn [ctc ‐ ane mc`ausc tgc ljnicr dt
wcnt jn, tgc hjrc D mc`ahc ecpcnecnt jn dt fdnan`dally. Mut tgc
rcaldty ds tgat far frjh tabdni hy rcvcnic upjn [ctc, D mc`ahc gds
mdttcr, cnvdjus scrvant, sc`rctly ecspdsdni cvcryjnc dnvjlvce - hjst
jf all hysclf, fjr njt gavdni sccn dt `jhdni.
Ygcn D startce jut, D dntcnece tgds a``junt tj fdnally ecmunb
tgc hytg tgat gae irjwn up arjune gdh ane cxpjsc dt as a sgah.
Mut tgc truc mcldcvcrs mcldcvc mc`ausc tgcy want tj ‐ ane njtgdni D
say wdll habc any edffcrcn`c.
Mcsdecs, tgds a``junt dsn—t amjut rcvcnic any hjrc. Dt
stjppce mcdni amjut tgat frjh tgc hjhcnt D fcll dn ljvc wdtg
Pusan.
Ugat—s wgat dt tjjb tj habc hc rcaldsc tgat, dn spdtc jf
cvcrytgdni, D ejn—t a`tually gatc [ctc jr wgat gc stanes fjr. Dt
wjule mc hjrc a``uratc tj say tgat wc gavc a ljvc-gatc
rclatdjnsgdp. [art jf hc ds attra`tce my gds unfadldni jptdhdsh
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amjut tgc futurc, gds wdle dhaidndnis ane gds cntgusdash fjr mdi
decas. Mut anjtgcr part jf hc ldbcs njtgdni mcttcr tgan tj dhpalc
gds ecld`atc fantasdcs jn tgc pjr`updnc qudlls jf hy jwn `arcfully
`ultdvatce s`cptd`dsh.
Dt—s njt a ̀ jhfjrtamlc statc jf hdne tj mc dn. Mut tj gavc jnc
dn`ldnatdjn wdtgjut tgc jtgcr wjule alhjst `crtadnly lcae tj
edsastcr2 dnecce, dt alrcaey gas lce tj edsastcr dn [ctc—s `asc. Df gc
gae jnly pjsscssce tgc amdldty tj stane ma`b frjh gds wdle
dhaidndnis ane ljjb at tgch wdtg a hjrc `rdtd`al cyc, gc hdigt
gavc mccn amlc tj rcsdst tgc iravdtatdjnal pull jf tgc Pdniulardty.Mut dnstcae gc alljwce gdhsclf ‐ ane jtgcrs - tj mc su`bce dntj dt
ane anndgdlatce.
Ugcrc gavc mccn tdhcs wgcn hy jwn dn`ldnatdjn tjwares
s`cptd`dsh gas lce hc dntj sdhdlar tcrrdtjry2 wgcrc D gavc ga`bce
away at tgc edffcrcnt laycrs jf an deca, dn an attchpt tj rca`g dts
`jrc, jnly tj fdne tgat (fjr hc, at lcast) tgcrc ds njtgdni tgcrc. Dt ds
as df tgc `cntrc gas `jllapsce dn jn dtsclf unecr tgc prcssurc jf `ljsc
s`rutdny, lcavdni a vjde wgcrc tgcrc ds nj hcandni at all, ratgcr
tgan tjj hu`g.
Mut sjhcgjw ‐ unldbc [ctc - D gavc always hanaice tj pull
ma`b frjh dt. Ane tgat—s mc`ausc part jf hc ‐ a tdny, sgrdvcllce
part, nj ejumt - stdll wants tj mcldcvc dn [ctc—s jptdhdstd` vdsdjn jf
tgc futurc. Ecspdtc tgc tdec jf s`cptd`dsh tgat tgrcatcns tj
sumhcric dt, tgat part jf hc ds stdll prcparce tj gavc fadtg. Pj
pcrgaps hy `jnnc`tdjn wdtg [ctc gas njt mccn tgc `ursc tgat D
jrdidnally mcldcvce dt tj mc wgcn D mcian tgds a``junt. [crgaps dt
gas, dn fa`t, savce hc frjh hysclf.
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D gavc yju, Pusan, tj tganb fjr gclpdni hc tj scc tgat.
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Ujeay, fjr tgc fdrst tdhc dn jvcr a ycar, D rcturnce tj hyusual wadtdni pla`c dn tgc parb. D bcpt runndni tgrjuig wgat D
plannce tj say. D wadtce untdl fjur j—`lj`b, tgdnbdni tgat D hust
gavc hdssce gdh jr tgat gc wasn—t `jhdni. Ugcn, at last, gc
appcarce, sauntcrdni aljni wdtg gds ganes dn pj`bcts, gds s`gjjl
tdc asbcw ane gds mluc spjrts mai sluni jvcr gds sgjulecr. Gc was
ldstcndni tj sjhctgdni jn carpgjncs, njeedni gds gcae dn tdhc tj
tgc mcat.
D fjlljwce gdh jut jf tgc parb iatcs as gc gcaece ejwn tgc
rjae tjwares tgc Pcvcn-Clcvcn at tgc `jrncr jf gds strcct. D
gcsdtatce, tgcn dn`rcasce hy pa`c. D bncw tgat df D eden—t ej dt
njw, gc wjule mc wdtgdn sdigt jf gds iraneparcnts— gjusc ‐ ane tgc
jppjrtundty wjule mc ljst. D strct`gce jut hy gane tj tju`g gdh
jn tgc sgjulecr ane was amjut tj `all jut gds nahc. Mut
sjhctgdni haec hc gjle ma`b. Pj D oust stjje tgcrc, ljjbdni at
hy gane dn edsiust, as df dt wcrc `jvcrce dn dnfc`tdjus mjdls.
Ojnag turnce tgc `jrncr, jmldvdjus tj hy prcscn`c.
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A``decnts
pjdnt ;;;;;;;;; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; 1tgdn wgdtc fdnicr oams jut jf tgc sby
tgjusane hjutgs iapc zcrjs as sjldtary fdrcwjrb
mljssjhs jn tgc gjrdzjn cxjtd` fljwcr tradldni
wgdtc stalb irapg jf `atastrjpgd` ecs`cnt
sljwcr ane sljwcr wdtg cvcry rcplay
as tgc dhpa`t ds `usgdjnce dntj safc lanedni
jf scce an`gjrdni dn sjft cartg . `jhhcntardcs mummlc tj tgc surfa`c
ane `ljt dn tgc gjlcs wgcrc tgc padn rc`cecs tj a pdnprd`b
jf fdnicrs pd`bdni at tgc s`ar
rcassurdni tgchsclvcs tgcy `an tra`c tgc vapjrjus ldnc
jf `ausc ane cffc`t tgat was mljwn away
cvcn mcfjrc tgc fdrst syllamlc `jule mc uttcrce
mljwn away jn tgc wdne edspcrsdni
tgc spjrcs jf tgds a``decnt tj erjp
sdlcntly dntj a tgjusane y a w n d n i h j u t g s
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[artd`lcs
Ygat ds dt tgat haec hc gjle ma`b:
At tgc mcidnndni jf tgds a``junt, D suiicstce tgat dt was hjst
unldbcly tj scrvc as a “mjjt-up edsb fjr tgc jpcratdni systch jf tgc
sjul.‘ Dt wjule dnstcae mc hjrc “a ejwnljae jf dts `jrruptce
`jntcnts.‘
Ugc dhpld`atdjn ds tgat gavdni “ejwnljaece‘, gavdni
purice dt all frjh hy systch, D sgjule fccl amlc tj hjvc jn, tj
“upiraec‘ cvcn. Dn wgd`g `asc, D sgjule vdcw tgds “`jnfcssdjn‘ jf
hdnc as sjhctgdni funeahcntally pjsdtdvc - a way jf mrdnidni
earb, `gajtd` chjtdjns jut dntj tgc ldigt sj tgat tgcy `an mc
prj`cssce ane fdlce away dn an jrecrly fasgdjn. Sltdhatcly, D
sgjule scc tgc jut`jhc as a gare-fjuigt vd`tjry fjr tgc gcaldni,
pattcrn-idvdni fjr`c tgat was `gahpdjnce my [ctc dn gds artd`lc
amjut tgat cxpcrdhcnt dnvjlvdni partd`lcs jf ldigt.
Mut try as D hdigt tj habc hysclf mcldcvc all tgat, D `an—t ej
dt. Ugc trutg ds tgat my tgc cne, tgds a``junt gae jnly jnc purpjsc
‐ tj pcrsuaec Pusan tj `jhc ma`b tj hc. Ane dn tgat, dt gas fadlce
uttcrly. Dt—s mccn hjntgs sdn`c D chadlce tgc fdnal `gaptcrs tj gcr,
gjpdni tgat sgc wjule rclcnt. D gavc gcare njtgdni sdn`c ane D stdll
gavc nj deca wgcrc sgc ds. Gcr flat ds up fjr salc ane nj ahjuntjf plcaedni wdtg tgc cstatc aicnt wdll pcrsuaec gdh tj edvulic gcr
`urrcnt aeercss.
Hcanwgdlc, D sdt gcrc rc-rcaedni tgds a``junt, wjnecrdni
wgat tgc pjdnt jf dt was ane pd`bdni at tgc `ra`bs wgd`g arc
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cvdecnt dn hy vcrsdjn jf cvcnts. Dt ds an jle gamdt tgat D gavc ncvcr
hanaice tj sgabc jff. Ygcn D was a `gdle, D usce tj spcne gjurs
mudledni clamjratc `dtdcs dn hy mcerjjh, `jhmdndni all hanncr jf
edsparatc tjys dntj sprawldni hjecl hctrjpjld. Tct D was ncvcr
satdsfdce wgcn tgcy wcrc `jhplctc. Pjhc ecvastatdni dhaidnary
`atastrjpgc wjule always gavc tj mcfall tgch sj tgat D `jule
bnj`b tgch ejwn ane gavc hy dhaidnary `jnstru`tdjn wjrbcrs
rcmudle tgch dn a edffcrcnt `jnfdiuratdjn. D suppjsc tgat wgat D
cnojyce amjut tgds iahc was playdni Ije. Mut D was a fd`blc,
`alljus Ije, `jnstantly ercahdni up altcrnatdvcs wgd`g rcqudrcetgc anndgdlatdjn jf Gds cxdstdni `rcatdjns.
Ane dn rc-rcaedni tgds a``junt, D gavc scnsce tgat `gdledsg
Ije rcawabcndni. Ugcsc eays Gc wjrbs dn hjrc sjpgdstd`atce
ways. Quantuh pgysd`s gas ircatly cngan`ce Gds ecstru`tdvc
pjwcrs, alljwdni Gdh tj cxpljdt hdnds`ulc flaws at tgc sum-atjhd`
lcvcl wgd`g wdll ultdhatcly cxpane dntj vast, `atastrjpgd` fault
ldncs.
Apprjprdatcly cnjuig, Gds startdni pjdnt jn tgds j``asdjn ds
tgat stranic cxpcrdhcnt wdtg ldigt tgat [ctc was sj jmscssce my.
Tju scc, tgcrc ds anjtgcr cxplanatdjn fjr wgat gappcns dn tgc
cxpcrdhcnt, wgd̀ g [ctc `jnvcndcntly dinjrce. A``jredni tj tgds
altcrnatdvc tgcjry, tgc dntcrfcrcn`c pattcrn prjeu`ce my tgc sdnilc
partd`lc `an mc cxpladnce my tgc cxdstcn`c jf hultdplc undvcrscs ‐
an dnfdndtc nuhmcr jf undvcrscs, dn fa`t. Ugc sahc ijcs fjr all tgc
“fdnc tundni‘ tgat [ctc rcfcrrce tj. Aftcr all, wdtg an dnfdndtc
nuhmcr jf undvcrscs, dt wjule njt mc cspc`dally surprdsdni tgat ‐ my
sgccr a``decnt ratgcr tgan my ecsdin ‐ jnc jf tgch gappcnce tj
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gavc all tgc rdigt prjpcrtdcs tj suppjrt jur cxdstcn`c. Ugc upsgjt
jf tgds ds tgat guhan jmscrvcrs cxcrt nj “pattcrn idvdni‘ dnflucn`c.
Jn tgc `jntrary, cvcrytgdni ds, csscntdally, oust an a``decnt.
Mut lct hc cxpladn gjw hy edircssdjn dntj tgc rcalh jf
quantuh pgysd`s ds rclcvant tj tgds a``junt. Hy tgcjry amjut
wgat gappcnce ds masce jn [ctc gavdni jvcrgcare hy fdnal
`jnvcrsatdjn wdtg Bay ‐ ane gavdni tgcn ec`dece tj cxa`t sjhc
sjrt jf clamjratc rcvcnic upjn hc. Mut df [ctc gae rcally
jvcrgcare wgat D sade tj Bay, wgy gaen—t gc mccn hjrc aiircssdvc
tjwares hc wgcn gc `ahc runndni aftcr hc as D was lcavdni tgcgjusc: Aftcr all, D gae suiicstce tgat gc was njt Ojnag—s fatgcr.
Ane wgy, dn tgc ldigt jf tgds dnfjrhatdjn, gae gc idvcn hc all gds
prc`djus njtcs: Df gc gae bnjwn tgat, tgcn surcly D wjule gavc
mccn tgc last pcrsjn gc wjule gavc trustce wdtg tgch: Yas dt njt
hjrc prjmamlc tgat gc eden—t jvcrgcar any jf tgc `jnvcrsatdjn:
Ane cvcn df gc gae, gjw wjule gc gavc gae tdhc tj `jn`j`t su`g
an clamjratc s`gchc tj cxa`t gds rcvcnic: Fdnally, was dt njt hjrc
prjmamlc tgat tgc `ar a``decnt was oust tgat ‐ an a``decnt ‐ ane njt
tgc jut`jhc jf sjhc ecvdjus pljt `jn`cdvce my [ctc a hattcr jf
gjurs mcfjrc gds ecatg:
Dn tgc aftcrhatg jf [ctc—s ecatg, D gae mc`jhc dnfc`tce wdtg
tgc sahc paranjde tunncl-vdsdjn tgat gae affld`tce gdh dn tgjsc
fdnal fcw hjntgs mcfjrc tgc a``decnt. D wantce tj fdne sjhcjnc tj
mlahc. Sltdhatcly, D wantce tj habc scnsc jf an cvcnt wgd`g
haec nj rcal scnsc. Pj dt was natural fjr hc tj try tj ojdn up tgc
ranejh pdc`cs jf dnfjrhatdjn at hy edspjsal dntj sjhc bdne jf
`jgcrcnt, `jnnc`tce narratdvc wgd`g wjule cxpladn wgy tgcsc
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Mut tgcn aiadn, haymc D gavc jnly `jhc up wdtg tgat
cxplanatdjn mc`ausc D fdne tgc pjssdmdldty tgat all tgcsc cvcnts wcrc
a``decntal cvcn hjrc frdigtcndni. Haymc D `an—t mcar tgc tgjuigt
tgat all tgds aniudsgce sclf-cxahdnatdjn gas mccn a futdlc cxcr`dsc.
Aftcr all, df cvcrytgdni tgat gas gappcnce was csscntdally an
a``decnt, tgcn nj hattcr gjw gare D ljjb, nj `jgcrcnt pattcrn wdll
cvcr chcric - at lcast, njt jnc tgat `an mc sustadnce fjr any lcnitg
jf tdhc unecr tgc prcssurc jf ectadlce s`rutdny.
Ane sj dt ijcs jn. Ugc hjrc D tgdnb amjut dt, tgc hjrctgcjrdcs D `jhc up wdtg, jnly tj spjt tdny flaws dn tgch -
wgcrcupjn tgc `ra`bs wdecn dntj fdssurcs ane tgc tgcjrdcs spldt dn
twj, hultdplydni ldbc ma`tcrda.
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A`bnjwlceichcnts
ane Autgjr—s Njtc
Ugc njtdjn jf tgc Uc`gnjljid`al Pdniulardty gas mccn arjune fjr
sjhc tdhc ‐ dt ds icncrally attrdmutce tj tgc s`dcn`c fd`tdjn wrdtcr
Vcrnjr Vdnic, mut ds prjmamly njw hjst `ljscly assj`datce wdtg
tgc futurdst ]ay Burzwcdl, wgj gas wrdttcn a nuhmcr jf mjjbs jn
tgc sumoc`t. Ugcrc arc a nuhmcr jf ldnbs tj Pdniulardty-rclatce
hatcrdals jn hy wcmsdtc, dn`luedni a ldnb tj a vcry funny
aeaptatdjn jf a wcll bnjwn Idlmcrt & Pulldvan sjni (rctdtlce “D ah
tgc vcry hjecl jf a Pdniulardtardan‘) my @garldc Bah. Pcc?
gttp?//www.paulsahacl.`jh/njvcl.pgp
Ugc dntcrnct `ult ecpd`tce dn tgc njvcl ds a purcly fd`tdjnal `rcatdjn
ane ds njt dntcnece tj satdrdsc prjpjncnts jf tgc Pdniulardty
icncrally (wgj, my ane laric, ej njt scch tj hc tj mc a
partd`ularly “`ultdsg‘ ljt). C-Injsds ds hjrc jf a “`jhpjsdtc‘
dnspdrce my dnedvdeual clchcnts tabcn frjh nuhcrjus `ults, quasd-
rcldidjns ane jtgcr spdrdtual hjvchcnts ‐ scc hy wcmsdtc fjr hjrc
ectadls. D was alsj dnflucn`ce my sjhc jf tgc decas dn Crdb Eavds—
mjjb “Uc`ginjsds - Hytg, haid` ane hystd`dsh dn tgc aic jf
dnfjrhatdjn‘ (Pcrpcnt—s Uadl, 1444).
Fjr a hjrc dn-ecptg eds`ussdjn jf “rcvcnic cffc`ts‘ jr tgc
undntcnece `jnscqucn`cs jf tc`gnjljid`al ecvcljphcnts (wgd`g
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arc tju`gce jn dn [art Ugrcc), scc Ceware Ucnncr—s mjjb “Ygy
Ugdnis Mdtc Ma`b‘ (5tg Cstatc, 1449).
Ugc “Ije Gclhct‘ rcfcrrce tj dn [art Clcvcn was tgc sumoc`t jf a
MM@ Gjrdzjn ej`uhcntary (“Ije jn tgc Mradn,‘ =;;0).
Gjwcvcr, dt appcars tgat tgc s`dcn`c dn tgds fdcle ds sjhc way away
frjh prjvdni tgc tgcjrdcs eds`ussce dn tgat `gaptcr. Ugc GAA][
nctwjrb, rcfcrrce tj dn tgc sahc `gaptcr, alsj cxdsts ane gas mccn
tgc sumoc`t jf nuhcrjus `jnspdra`y tgcjrdcs ‐ mut jffd`dally, dts
purpjsc ds tj `arry jut rcscar`g dntj tgc djnjspgcrc.
As fjr tgc Ptrjni Antgrjpd` Ugcjry ane tgc hultdplc undvcrsc
tgcjry (eds`ussce dn [arts Clcvcn ane Uwclvc), tgc `gara`tcrs dn
tgds njvcl arc njt pgysd`dsts (ane njr ah D)2 tgcy arc sdhply usdni
(jr amusdni) tgjsc tgcjrdcs fjr tgcdr jwn purpjscs. Ugat sade, df D
ah iudlty jf scrdjus hdsrcprcscntatdjn jr jvcrsdhpldfd`atdjn dn
rclatdjn tj tgcsc jr any jf tgc jtgcr `jn`cpts tju`gce jn dn tgc
njvcl, tgcn D `an jnly apjljidsc. Pdhdlarly, all crrjrs dn tgds mjjb
arc cntdrcly hy jwn rcspjnsdmdldty.
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Aird`ultural [rjeu`tdjn dn tgc Puean
A vcry sgjrt stjry amjut sunfljwcrs, a sgcdbg ane tgc ecsdrc tj
`ganic tgc wjrle. Ejcs njt `jntadn any statdstd`s amjut Pueancsc
aird`ulturc (sjrry).
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Dn tgc futurc, mlurms
wdll njt mc nc`cssary.
Mut sdn`c wc—rc njt qudtc at tgat staic yct, gjw amjut?