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@crc js t`c lby, frbwmjmo.Jm t`csc ahst gbgcmts, jts mbt t`c whtcr t`hts mhaay

fbmc ibr `jg4 jts t`c ebaf. Jt `hs lacf haa t`c cmcroy irbg

`js lbfy hmf ebmtrhetcf `js guseacs jmtb h phjmiua uscacss-

mcss, mb ghttcr `bw gue` `c o`ts tb dccp `jgscai hlbvc

t`c surihec. @c js strbmo, hmf ybumo, mchray scvcmtccm, lut

t`c wjmtry whvcs dccp ebgjmo, che` bmc sccgjmoay ahrocrt`hm t`c ahst. V`cy spjm `jg rbumf, tbppac `jg bvcr, ibrec

`jg fccpcr fbwm hmf fbwm. Cvcm w`cm `c ehm ehte` `js

lrcht` jm t`c icw tcrrjcf scebmfs `c ghmhocs tb pus`

`js ihec jmtb t`c hjr, `c js s`hdjmo sb lhfay `c ehm lhrcay

oct `hai h aumoiua lcibrc `cs umfcr hohjm. Jt jsmt cmbuo`,

orbws acss che` tjgc, hmf `c iccas h tcrrjlac ychrmjmo jm `js

e`cst hs `c he`cs, irujtacssay, ibr gbrc.

@c js jm iuaa phmje mbw. @c dmbws `cs frjitcf nust sajo`tay

tbb ihr irbg s`brc tb ghdc jt lhed, t`c jey tjfc puaajmo `jg

but ihrt`cr hmf ihrt`cr wjt` cvcry whvc, pus`jmo `jg tb-

whrfs t`c rbeds t`ht ghdc t`js ljt bi ebhst sb trche`crbus. @c

hasb dmbws t`crc js mb bmc w`baa mbtjec `cs obmc jm tjgc, mb

bmc w`baa rhjsc t`c hahrg lcibrc t`c whtcr fcichts `jg. @c

wbmt lc shvcf ly e`hmec, cjt`cr. V`crc hrc mb lche`ebglcrs


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br tburjsts tb fjvc jm irbg t`c s`brcajmc tb shvc `jg, mbt t`js

tjgc bi ychr, mbt jm t`csc ircczjmo tcgpcrhturcs.

Jt js tbb ahtc ibr `jg.

@c wjaa fjc.

Hmf `c wjaa fjc habmc.

V`c suffcm, ohspjmo `brrbr bi dmbwjmo t`js ghdcs `jg

phmje cvcm gbrc. @c trjcs hohjm tb lrchd t`c surihec, mbt fhr-

jmo tb t`jmd t`ht jt gjo`t lc `js ahst tjgc, mbt fhrjmo tb t`jmd

gue` ht haa. @c ibrecs `js acos tb djed, ibrecs `js hrgs tb`chvc `jgscai upwhrf, tb ht achst oct `js lbfy t`c rjo`t why

rbumf, tb try hmf orhsp hmbt`cr lrcht` nust jme`cs hwhy

Lut t`c eurrcmt js tbb strbmo. Jt haabws `jg thmthajzjmoay

mchr t`c surihec lut spjms `jg upsjfc fbwm lcibrc `c ehm oct

t`crc, frhoojmo `jg eabscr tb t`c rbeds.

V`c whvcs tby wjt` `jg hs `c trjcs hohjm.Hmf ihjas.

V`cm, wjt`but whrmjmo, t`c ohgc t`c sch sccgs tb `hvc

lccm pahyjmo, t`c eruca ohgc bi dccpjmo jg nust hajvc cmbuo`

tb t`jmd `c gjo`t ghdc jt, t`ht ohgc sccgs tb lc bvcr.

V`c eurrcmt surocs, sahggjmo `jg jmtb t`c djaajmoay

`hrf rbeds. @js rjo`t s`buafcr lahfc smhps jm twb sb abufay

`c ehm `chr t`c erhed, cvcm umfcrwhtcr, cvcm jm t`js rus` bi

tjfc. V`c gjmfacss jmtcmsjty bi t`c phjm js sb orcht t`ht `c

ehaas but, `js gbut` jmsthmtay aajmo wjt` ircczjmo, lrjmy sch

whtcr. @c ebuo`s hohjmst jt, lut bmay frhos gbrc jmtb `js

aumos. @c eurvcs jmtb t`c phjm bi `js s`buafcr, lajmfcf ly

jt, phrhayzcf ly jts jmtcmsjty. @c js umhlac tb cvcm try hmf

swjg mbw, umhlac tb lrhec `jgscai hs t`c whvcs turm `jg

bvcr bmec gbrc.


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[achsc, js haa `c t`jmds. Nust t`c bmc wbrf, ce`bjmo

t`rbuo` `js `chf.

[achsc.

V`c eurrcmt orjps `jg h mha tjgc. Jt rchrs lhed hs ji tb

t`rbw `jg, hmf jt fhs`cs `jg `chf rst jmtb t`c rbeds. @c

sahgs jmtb t`cg wjt` t`c iuaa, iurjbus wcjo`t bi hm hmory

bechm lc`jmf `jg. @c js umhlac tb cvcm rhjsc `js `hmfs tb try

hmf sbitcm t`c labw.

V`c jgphet js nust lc`jmf `js acit chr. Jt irheturcs `jssduaa, spajmtcrjmo jt jmtb `js lrhjm, t`c ibrec bi jt hasb erus`-

jmo `js t`jrf hmf iburt` vcrtclrhc, scvcrjmo lbt` `js ecrclrha

hrtcry hmf `js spjmha ebrf, hm jmnury irbg w`je` t`crc js mb

rcturm, mb rcebvcry. Mb e`hmec.

@c fjcs.


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V`c rst gbgcmts hitcr t`c lbys fcht` phss ibr `jg jmh ebmiuscf hmf wcjo`ty laur. @c js fjgay hwhrc bi phjm, lut

gbstay bi h trcgcmfbus ihtjouc, hs ji `c `hs lccm ebvcrcf jm

ahycr upbm ahycr bi jgpbssjlay `chvy lahmdcts. @c struooacs

hohjmst t`cg, lajmfay, `js t`rhs`jmo jmerchsjmo hs `c phmjes

(hohjm) ht t`c jmvjsjlac rbpcs t`ht sccg tb ljmf `jg.

@js gjmf jsmt eachr. Jt rhecs hmf t`rbls ajdc t`c wbrstdjmf bi icvcr, hmf `c js umhwhrc bi cvcm t`jmdjmo. Jts gbrc

sbgc djmf bi wjaf, fyjmo jmstjmet, h tcrrbr bi w`hts tb ebgc,

h tcrrbr bi w`hts `hppcmcf.

H tcrrbr bi `js fcht`.

Hs ji `c ehm stjaa struooac hohjmst jt, stjaa butrum jt.

@c cvcm `hs h fjsthmt scmshtjbm bi gbgcmtug, `js lbfy

ebmtjmujmo jts o`t hohjmst t`c whvcs cvcm t`buo` t`ht o`t

`hs harchfy lccm abst. @c iccas h suffcm rus`jmo, h suroc bi

tcrrbr `urtajmo `jg ibrwhrf, ibrwhrf, ibrwhrf, lut `c gust

lc ircc bi `js lbfy sbgc`bw lcehusc `js s`buafcr mb abmocr

`urts hs `c struooacs lajmfay t`rbuo` t`c fhrd, umhlac tb icca

hmyt`jmo, jt sccgs, cxecpt h tcrrjcf urocmey tb gbvc

Hmf t`cm t`crc js h ebbamcss bm `js ihec. Hagbst hs bi

h lrcczc, t`buo` sue` h t`jmo sccgs jgpbssjlac ibr sb ghmy


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rchsbms. Jts t`js ebbamcss t`ht ehuscs `js ebmsejbusmcss `js

sbua2 @js spjrjt2 _`bs tb shy2 tb phusc jm jts icvcrcf spjm.

Ibr hm jmsthmt, `c js stjaa.

V`crcs h e`hmoc jm t`c gurd lcibrc `js cycs. H ajo`tmcss.

H ajo`tmcss `c ehm cmtcr, sbgc`bw, hmf `c ehm icca `jgscai

achmjmo tbwhrfs jt, `js lbfy sb wchd, sb mchray jmehphlac

lcmcht` `jg rche`jmo ibr t`c orbwjmo ajo`t.

@c ihaas. Ihaas bmtb sbajfjty. V`c ebbamcss rjscs irbg jt,

hmf `c haabws `jgscai tb sjmd jmtb jt, act jt cmvcabp `jg.@c js stjaa. @c ojvcs up `js struooac. @c acts blajvjbm bvcr-

thdc `jg.

Blajvjbm js purohtbrjha hmf orcy. @c js phsshlay ebmsejbus,

mbt hsaccp lut mbt qujtc hwhdc cjt`cr, hs ji fjsebmmcetcf irbgcvcryt`jmo, umhlac tb gbvc br t`jmd br rcecjvc jmput, hlac

bmay tb cxjst.

Hm jgpbssjlac hgbumt bi tjgc phsscs, h fhy, h ychr, ghylc

cvcm hm ctcrmjty, t`crc js mb why `c ehm dmbw. Ijmhaay, jm

t`c fjsthmec, t`c ajo`t lcojms tb sabway, hagbst jgpcrecptjlay

e`hmoc. H orcymcss cgcrocs, t`cm h ajo`tcr orcymcss, hmf `c

sthrts tb ebgc lhed tb `jgscai.

@js rst t`buo`t, gbrc vhoucay scmscf t`hm hetuhaay

hrtjeuahtcf, js t`ht jt iccas hs t`buo` `cs prcsscf hohjmst

h ecgcmt labed. @cs fjgay hwhrc bi `bw ebba jt js umfcr `jg,

`bw sbajf jt iccas, ajdc `cs eajmojmo tb jt acst `c y bii jmtb

sphec. @c `bvcrs hrbumf t`c t`buo`t ibr hm jmfctcrgjmhtc


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hgbumt bi tjgc, acttjmo jt eahrjiy, acttjmo jt ebmmcet tb `js lbfy,

tb bt`cr t`buo`ts

V`c wbrf gbroucsuffcmay hs`cs sbgcw`crc fccp jmsjfc

`jg ibr w`crc casc hrc ybu ahjf but bm ebba, sbajf labeds

hmf jm rjsjmo brrbr, c bpcms js cycs, umhwhrc t`cy wcrc cvcm

eabscf. @c trjcs tb ehaa but t`ht t`cy gust mbt lury `jg, t`cy

gust mbt eut jg bpcm, t`ht t`crcs lccm h tcrrjlac, tcrrjlac gjs-

thdc. Lut `js t`rbht rclcas hohjmst t`c ibrghtjbm bi wbrfs, hs ji

jt `hsmt lccm uscf ibr ychrs, hmf `cs ebuo`jmo hmf sjttjmo upjm tcrrbr, `js cycs guffacf hmf ibooy, ajdc `cs abbdjmo ht t`c

wbraf irbg lc`jmf ghmy t`jed ahycrs bi fjrty oahss.

@c lajmds rcpchtcfay, tryjmo tb scc. V`c vhouc s`hpcs

hrbumf `jg sabway ihaa jmtb pahec. @c sccs t`ht `c js mbt bm

t`c ebaf sahl bi h gbrouc

@c js@c js

_`crc js `c2

Ebmiuscf, `c squjmts phjmiuaay jmtb w`ht mbw sccgs tb lc

rjsjmo fhyajo`t. @c abbds hrbumf, tryjmo tb thdc jt jm, tryjmo

tb scc jt, ghdc scmsc bi jt haa.

@c sccgs tb lc ayjmo bm h ebmerctc pht` t`ht rums t`rbuo`

t`c irbmt yhrf bi h `busc, strcte`jmo irbg t`c sjfcwhad tb

h irbmt fbbr lc`jmf `jg.

V`c `busc js mbt `js bwm.

Hmf t`crcs gbrc wrbmo t`hm nust t`ht.


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@c lrcht`cs ibr h gbgcmt, `chvjay, hagbst phmtjmo, `js

gjmf orbooy, `js vjsjbm sabway lcebgjmo h ajttac eachrcr.

@c iccas `jgscai s`hdjmo irbg t`c e`jaa hmf puaas `js hrgs

hrbumf `jgscai, scmsjmo h fhgpmcss ebvcrjmo `js

Mbt `js eabt`cs.

@c abbds fbwm ht t`cg, `js p`ysjeha rchetjbm sabwcr t`hm

t`c t`buo`t t`ht brfcrcf jt. @c squjmts hohjm, tryjmo tb scct`cg eachray. V`cy fbmt sccg tb rchaay lc eabt`cs ht haa, nust

strjps bi w`jtc eabt` t`ht lhrcay t t`c mhgc trbuscrsbr s`jrt,

stued eabscay hrbumf `jg gbrc ajdc lhmfhocs t`hm t`jmos tb

wchr. Hmf haa habmo bmc sjfc, t`cyrc wct wjt`

@c stbps.

V`cyrc mbt wct wjt` sch whtcr, mbt wjt` t`c sbhdjmo,lrjmy ebaf bi t`c bechm `c whs nust

(frbwmjmo jm)

Hmf bmay `hai bi `jg js wct hmywhy. V`c bt`cr `hai, t`c

`hai t`ht whs hohjmst t`c orbumf, js ebba, lut qujtc fry.

@c abbds hrbumf, gbrc ebmiuscf t`hm cvcr. Lcehusc `c

ehm bmay lc wct wjt` fcw. V`c sum js abw jm t`c sdy, hmf jt

sccgs hs ji jt gust lc gbrmjmo. Smfcrmcht` `jg, `c ehm cvcm

ghdc but h fry butajmc bi w`crc `c whs ayjmo.

Hs ji `c `hf ahjm t`crc haa mjo`t.

Lut t`ht ehmt lc. @c rcgcglcrs t`c lrutha wjmtcr ebaf-

mcss bi t`c whtcr, t`c fhrd ircczjmo orcy bi t`c sdy bvcr`chf

t`ht wbuaf mcvcr `hvc act `jg survjvc h mjo`t but jm jt

Lut t`ht jsmt t`js sdy. @c ajits `js ihec tb jt. V`js sdy

jsmt cvcm wjmtcr. V`c e`jaa js gcrcay t`c e`jaa bi gbrmjmo,


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bi pbssjlay h whrg fhy tb ebgc, bi pbssjlay h suggcrfhy.

Mbt`jmo ht haa ajdc t`c ljttcr wjmf bi t`c lche`. Mbt`jmo ht

haa ajdc w`cm `c

_`cm `c fjcf.

@c thdcs hmbt`cr gbgcmt tb lrcht`c, tb nust fb t`ht, ji

`c ehm. V`crc js bmay qujct hrbumf `jg, bmay t`c sbumfs `c

`jgscai js ghdjmo.

@c turms sabway tb abbd ht t`c `busc hohjm. Jt rcsbavcs

jtscai gbrc hmf gbrc hs js cycs oct uscf tb t`c ajo`t, uscf jthagbst sccgs tb sccjmo hohjm.

Hmf t`cm, t`rbuo` t`c ibo hmf ebmiusjbm, `c iccas h sbit

trcgbr jm `js lahmdctcf gjmf.

H lrus`, h `jmt, h icht`crwcjo`t bi

Bi

Js jt ihgjajhrjty2


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