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Tforos n lnkgt lncckga sogsntkhg# dkshrkogtntkga ngd vnauo# ns K sckp tfrhuaf `cniegoss'

Tfog my `hdy fkts tfo arhugd wktf n jnrrkga tfud# yngekga tfo ihvor hl scoop lrhm my arnsp'

My oyos lcy hpog ngd K lkgd mysocl cykga hg tfo ihcd whhd lchhr hl my `odrhhm' Qocc# tfo `odrhhm

K sfnro wktf Py'

Aot up# snys my `rhtfor' Fo akvos mo n ahhd ekie kg tfo rk s' Ns kl sfhvkga mo hll my

`od ksgt oghuaf'

Qkgikga# K pucc hll tfo `cngeots tngacod nrhugd mo ngd aot up lrhm tfo lchhr' Tfo rhhm ks

ducc ngd arny# sh K eghw tfo sug fns nrocy rksog' Kts stkcc onrcy mhrgkga'@ottor mneo yhur `od hr Mhtfor wkcc akvo yhu nghtfor `rukso hg tfnt protty lnio hl yhurs#

Py sgoors ns K `oakg th lhcd my `cngeots' Fo spones qukotcy# tfhuaf# `oinuso fo eghws hur mhtfor

whucd dh oxnitcy tfnt kl sfo fonrd fkm' K acngio nt Pys `od nankgst tfo htfor wncc# ncc gont ngd tkdkod

up'

Fo convos tfo rhhm# fks lhhtstops roiodkga ns fo ahos dhwgstnkrs th tfo `neory' Fos sucekor

tfng usunc# `ut K ingt `cnmo fkm' Kts ronpkga dny' Pys gnmo ks kg sovog tkmos tfks yonr' Kt wkcc `o

fks fkafost gum`or hl ogtrkos# skgio fo fns govor skagod up lhr tossorno# ght ckeo tfo phhr ekds lrhm

tfo Yonm' Ncsh# fos okaftoog# sh kts fks cnst yonr th `o ockak`co lhr tfo ronpkga'

Tfoso pnst low dnys Py fns `oog trykga th nit ihiey# ns kl fo dhosgt inro kl fo dhos aot

ronpod' @ut K eghw fos sinrod' Ncc hl tfo ekds kg Dkstrkit >0 nro `oinuso ghgo hl us stngd n ifngiokg tfo yonrcy Fugaor Anmos# ospoiknccy ght nankgst tfhso `hys ngd akrcs lrhm tfo wonctfkor

dkstrkitstfo Inroor Trk`utos# hr just Inroorswfh fnvo trnkgod ncc tfokr cklo lhr tfo Anmos# lhr tfo

achry ngd rkifos tfnt wkggkga `rkgas' @ut lhr us kg Dkstrkit >0# tfo torm trk`uto ks oqunc th

ihrpso# `oinuso tfnts wfnt chskga mongs: iortnkg dontf'

K lkgksf mnekga my `od ngd convo tfo rhhm' Mnt ks wncekga hut hl fks hwg `odrhhm ns Km

fondkga dhwg tfo stnkrs th tfo `neory'

[hu mkaft wngt th stoor iconr hl Py lhr n wfkco# K ndvkso fkm'

Mnt ghds' K eghw' Fos ckeo tfnt ovory yonr# fo snys'

[hu woro# thh#K ndd skcogtcy' Mnt ks gkgotoog# sh fos gh chgaor kg dngaor hl `okga ronpod# ght

ovor nankg kg fks cklo' Py fns just hgo mhro dny th ah# ngd kl fks gnmo ksgt drnwg thdny# focc `o snlo#thh' @ut mo# K stkcc fnvo tfks yonr th ah ngd tfog twh mhro yonrs `olhro Km snlo'

Tfo lnmkcknr smocc hl lrosf `rond wocihmos mo ns Mnt ngd K ogtor tfo lrhgt `neory' Tfo

`neory ksgt hpog yot `oinuso kts stkcc onrcy# ght th mogtkhg tfnt ovoryhgos prh`n`cy scoopkga kg skgio

tfo ronpkga ksgt ugtkc twh'

My lntfor ks nt tfo sthrolrhgt wkgdhws drnwkga hpog tfo iurtnkgs' Fo ghds qukotcy nt us kg

arootkga'

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Mhrgkga# K sny' K chhe hut n wkgdhw ngd soo tfnt tfo thwg squnro ks mhstcy ompty' Tfo

hgcy pohpco hutskdo nt tfks fhur nro `usy sottkga up tfo squnro lhr tfo ronpkga' Tfo tomphrnry stnao

kg lrhgt hl tfo Justkio @ukcdkga ks `okga ihgstruitod' Tfo stroots nro `okga swopt ngd fhsod dhwg'

Ihchrluc `nggors dkspcnykga tfo Inpkthcs sonc nro `okga fuga hg `ukcdkgas ngd sfhps nrhugd tfo

squnro' Ronioeoopors mnrif n`hut' Tfokr sphtcoss# wfkto sukts stngd hut nankgst tfokr dksmnc

surrhugdkgas# arny ngd dkrty wktf ihnc-dust' Inmorn irows nro ncrondy `okga phsktkhgod gonr tfo

stnao ngd hg gonr`y rhhlthps# n romkgdor tfnt Dkstrkit >0s ronpkga wkcc `o `rhndinst ckvo' Tfo

ronpkga ovogts nt tfo htfor ocovog dkstrkits wkcc ncsh `o roihrdod ngd sfhwg ckvo hg tocovkskhg'

Tfoycc `o stnaaorod tfrhuafhut tfo dny sh tfnt pohpco kg tfo Inpkthc wkcc `o n`co th wntif tfom ncc'

Kts dksaustkga# Mnt snys ugoxpoitodcy' Fos stngdkga `oskdo mo nt tfo wkgdhw# wntifkga

tfom sot up' K eghw wfnt fo mongs' Tfo Inpkthc pohpco wkcc ogjhy wntifkga torrklkod ekds aot

pkieod th lkaft th tfo dontf' Yhmofhw kts npponckga th tfom' K dhgt tfkge Kcc ovor ugdorstngd

wfy'

Pys ncrondy kg tfo `nie focpkga yhur mhtfor# my lntfor snys th Mnt ngd mo kg fks qukot

vhkio' Yfocc tocc yhu wfnt th dh'

Mnt ngd K ghd ngd wnce th tfo `nie hl tfo `neory# wforo tfo ektifog ks' Tfo nkr turgs wnrm

wktf tfo font lrhm tfo hvogs# wfkif ckgo hgo skdo hl tfo ektifog' Tfo dockikhus nrhmn hl `nekga

`rond mneos my mhutf wntor' @ut K eghw my mhtfor whgt cot us ont `ronelnst ugtkc woro dhgo

mnekga tfo mhrgkga `rond# ngd ovog tfog wocc `o ontkga stnco `rond ns usunc'

My mhtfor ks ncrondy fnrd nt whre egondkga shmo dhuaf ngd sprkgeckga kt wktf rnkskgs ngd

guts' For dkrty-`chgd fnkr ks tkod `nie kg n mossy `ug' Yfo dhosgt ovog chhe up wfog sfo

nddrossos us'

Qocc# lkgnccy# yhu twh doikdo th ihmo kg foro ngd nitunccy focp hut kgstond hl `um`ckga

n`hut ngd ifnttkga wktf yhur lntfor# sfo snys# pugifkga tfo dhuaf' Mntzh# mneo yhursocl usoluc

ngd lood tfo pkas colthvors'

Mnt h`odkogtcy fonds hut tfo ektifog dhhr wktfhut n whrd' Fo fntos `okga inccod `y fks lucc

lkrst gnmo# `ut ghgo hl us dnro ifnccogao hur mhtfor' Yfo turgs hg mo ghw# tomphrnrkcy

n`ngdhgkgafor dhuaf th oyo mo ckeo Km n stu``hrg lcy tfnt rolusos th dko gh mnttor fhw mngy

tkmos sfo swnts kt'

Qfy nro yhu stkcc stngdkga tforo# yhu usocoss ironturo8 Ah lkgksf doihrntkga tfhso ineos'

Ngd mneo suro yhu stny hut hl tfo wny# sfo hrdors# sihwckga'

[os# mnnm# K sny h`odkogtcy `olhro sfo fns n ifngio th furc mhro uacy whrds nt mo' K

wnce swkltcy th tfo ihrgor hl tfo `neory wforo K lrhst hur ineos' Py omoraos lrhm tfo cnrao pngtry

gonr`y# wforo wo sthro snies hl lchur ngd htfor kgarodkogts'

Foy# Km mnekga yhu# fo snys# fhcdkga n `na hl tfo lchur wo uso th mneo pktn `rond'Fnfn# K sny snrinstkinccy' K spht shmo hcd ryo `rond skttkga hg n tn`co' Ngd wocc prh n`cy

`o ontkga yhu cntor'

Py sfhhts mo n acnro `olhro ahkga hvor th tfo tn`co wforo hur mhtfor ks pcnikga dhuaf hgth

trnys th `neo tfom' K turg my nttogtkhg `nie th tfo ineos Km supphsod th `o whrekga hg'

_glkgksfod ineos nro sthrod snlocy hg sfocvos hg tfo wncc `ofkgd mo' Ns shhg ns tfoyro ihmpcotocy

doihrntod# tfoy ah hg dkspcny nt tfo lrhgt hl tfo sfhp lhr pnssors`y ngd phtogtknc iusthmors th haco'

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K sot tfo tu`os hl lrhstkga Kcc good hg tfo tn`co ngd inroluccy inrry hgo hl tfo ineos dhwg

lrhm n sfocl' Tfks ineo ncrondy fns n sey `cuo lrhstkga lhugdntkhg ngd K romom`or tfnt Km

supphsod th `o dhkga n sprkga mondhw tfomo lhr tfks hgo' K pucc n whhdog ifnkr hvor# skt dhwg#

ngd aot th whre'

Kts ncmhst ghhg wfog Km lkgksfod kikga ncc hl tfo ineos tfnt woro hg tfo sfocl' Lhur lngiy

ineos skt hg tfo tn`co `olhro mo' Tfo cnraost hgo ks tfo sprkga tfomo K whreod hg lkrst' Kts

ihmpcoto wktf n `cuo sey dhttod wktf lcully ichuds ngd n suggy mondhw wktf vkvkd wkcdlchwors hl

ovory vk`rngt fuo hl tfo rnkg`hw' Ng nsshrtmogt hl `rkaft `orrkos ogikricos tfo roitngaucnr ineo'

Hgcy tfo wonctfkost wkcc `o n`co th nllhrd tfks hgo5 ovog my lnmkcy ingt nllhrd th ont shmotfkga sh

oxpogskvo'

Tfo soihgd ineo ks rhugd ngd skmpcor# doihrntod wktf swkrckga pnttorgs hl pkge lrhstod

potncs tfnt soom th fnvo lnccog rkaft hut hl tfo sey ngd cngdod porloitcy hg thp hl n ironmy ihnt hl

vngkccn kikga' N ifhihcnto sprond ngd aroog-ngd-`rhwg strkpod ifhihcnto-mkgt sfnvkgas ndhrg tfo

tfkrd ineo' Tfoso tfroo wkcc `o dkspcnyod kg tfo wkgdhws nt tfo lrhgt `neory'

Tfo lhurtf ineo# fhwovor# ks n spoiknc hrdor roquostod `y tfo mnyhr lhr fks dnuaftors

`krtfdny' _sunccy K dockvor spoiknc hrdors mysocl# `ut tfo mnyhr spoiklkinccy snkd tfnt fo wkcc ihmo `y

th pkie kt up'

K wngt tfo ineo th `o n surprkso lhr Mndao# Mnyhr _gdorsoo thcd mo n low dnys `nie wktf

n lrkogdcy ifuieco' Ing K trust yhu th eoop kt n soirot8 Fo soomod sntkslkod wfog K anvo fkm my

whrd tfnt my ckps nro soncod'

K dhgt eghw Mndao _gdorsoo porshgnccy `oinuso sfo eoops mhstcy th forsocl nt sifhhc# `ut

Kvo soog for nrhugd ngd sfo sooms gkio' K lkgd mysocl fhpkga tfo mnyhr ngd fks dnuaftor wkcc ckeo

tfo ineo ns K oxnmkgo kt# mnekga suro tfo lrhstod muski ghtos ngd tfo Fnppy `krtfdny# Mndao. nro

just rkaft' @ut tfo ronc mnstorpkoio hl tfo ineo ks tfo mhiekgajny# wkgas upturgod kg mkdlckaft# onif

arny ngd wfkto lontfor kgtrkintocy kiod# tfo smhhtf irost hg kts fond sfnpod porloitcy'

K ngtkikpnto my rownrd lhr tfo ineo' Ght mhgoy# nctfhuaf tfnts iortnkgcy wfnt my mhtfor

soos kg my ineos' Gh# K wngt th soo tfo arntktudo hg Mnyhr _gdorsoos lnio ngd th niiopt fks

npproikntkhg lhr my fnrd whre# `oinuso kl K fnvo ngy spoiknc tncogts# K whucd ihgskdor kikga ineos my

hgcy hgo'

K inroluccy sckdo tfo `krtfdny ineo kgskdo n `hx# hgo tfnts cnrao oghuaf sh kt dhosgt `rusf

nankgst tfo dockinto lrhstkga# ngd pcnio kt hg tfo fkafost sfocl' Tfog K `rkga tfo tfroo ineos th tfo

lrhgt `neory wforo K sot tfom hg dkspcny'

Iusthmors mkcc n`hut# nctfhuaf tforo nro lowor tfng usunc' Yhmo nro `uykga `ronelnst hr

cugif# wfkco htfors nro `uykga `rond lhr cntor kg tfo wooe'

Chhekga hut tfo wkgdhws# K soo tfnt tfo thwg squnro ks ncrondy muif luccor tfng `olhro'Rohpco nro stnrtkga th aot up ngd propnro lhr thdnys lostkvktkos'

Yuddogcy K looc gorvhus' Nlrnkd# ovog' Tfo tomphrnry dkstrnitkhg hl todkhuscy doihrntkga

ineos quoccod my drond hl tfo ronpkga hgcy `rkolcy# ngd ghw tfnt tfo ronpkga ks lnst npprhnifkga# my

sthmnif ks stnrtkga th ifurg' K fond `nie th tfo ektifog ngd gk` co hg n pkoio hl stnco thnst `oinuso

tfnts ncc K ing mngnao th fhcd dhwg rkaft ghw'

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0 fns mngnaod th lkt kgth tfo squnro ngd tfo ndjniogt stroots'

Tfo nkr loocs tfkg ngd spnrso# ns kl tforo ksgt oghuaf lhr tfo dkstrkits phpucntkhg hl okaft tfhusngd'

K dkroit my nttogtkhg th tfo pcntlhrm kg lrhgt hl tfo Justkio @ukcdkga tfnt K wntifod tfom sot

up tfks mhrgkga' Hg tfo stnao nro twh cnrao acnss `nccs sot gontcy hg sopnrnto tn`cos# hgo lhr tfo akrcs

ngd tfo htfor lhr tfo `hys' @htf nro lkccod wktf tfhusngds hl pnpor sckps' K stnro nt tfo acnss `ncc

fhcdkga tfo `hys gnmos# wksfkga tfnt K fnvo tfo mnakinc n`kckty th mneo ncc lkvo hl mkgo vngksf

kgstngtcy' @ut skgio K dhgt# Km tocckga mysocl tfnt tfo ifngio my gnmo ks drnwg ks sh kgirodk cy sckm

tfnt tforos gh wny K wkcc `o pkieod' @oinuso Km hgcy lkvo sckps kg tfhusngds' Tfo snmo ahos lhr my

lrkogds' Tforo nro sh mngy pnpor sckps5 kts ugckeocy tfnt ngy hl tfokr gnmos wkcc `o drnwg' Gh hgo K

eghw ks ahkga th `o lhriod kgth tfo Anmos' Tfo hdds nro kg hur lnvhr# K eoop romkgdkga mysocl'

K lhrio my anzo nwny lrhm tfo sckps' @otwoog tfo acnss `nccs ks n phdkum# ngd nt tfo `nie hl

tfo stnao nro tfroo ifnkrs# twh hl wfkif nro hiiupkod `y Mnyhr _gdorsoo# n tncc# `ncdkga mng# ngd

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Dkstrkit >0s osihrt# Ollko Trkgeot# n rntfor sinry-chhekga whmng wktf `rkaft pkge fnkr# n `ckgdkga

smkco# ngd n lcnm`hyngt aroog hutlkt'

Yhmohgo ks mksskga# tfhuaf' Fnymktif N`orgntfy# tfo dkstrkits hgcy ckvkga pnst vkithr wfh

sorvos ns tfo mogthr hl Dkstrkit >0s trk`utos# ks ghwforo th `o soog' Tfo twh hg stnao `ogd tfokr

fonds thaotfor ngd tnce qukotcy# chhekga ihgiorgod' Ollko Trkgeot kg pnrtkiucnr eoops acngikga storgcy

nt tfo ompty sont ns kl acnrkga nt tfo ifnkr wkcc mneo Fnymktif suddogcy npponr hut hl tfkg nkr'

Tfo thwg ichie strkeos twh' Twh loo`co `hgas rovor`ornto tfrhuaf tfo squnro# skcogikga tfo

irhwds murmurkga' Mnyhr _gdorsoo stngds lrhm fks ifnkr# strnkaftogs fks sukt# ngd stops up th tfo

phdkum' Fo iconrs fks tfrhnt wktf n sfhrt ihuaf ngd prhioods th rond n`hut tfo fksthry hl Rngom'

Kts tfo snmo sthry ovory yonr' Mnyhr _gdorsoo cksts tfo intnstrhpfki dksnstors: tfo

dovnstntkga drhuafts# tfo vkhcogt sthrms# tfo rnakga lkros# tfo vhcntkco sons tfnt lchhdod tfo cngd# tfo

snvnao wnr lhr wfnt ckttco sustogngio romnkgod' Tfog# hut hl tfo rukgs hl tfks `rheog pcnio tfnt wns

hgio inccod Ghrtf Nmorkin# rhso Rngom# n achrkhus Inpkthc ogikricod `y tfkrtoog hutcykga dkstrkits#

wfkif `rhuaft ponio ngd prhsporkty th kts iktkzogs' Tfo orn hl trngqukckty wns cntor sfnttorod `y n

lkorio uprkskga hl tfo dkstrkits nankgst tfo Inpkthc# wfkif inmo th `o eghwg ns tfo Dnre Dnys'

Ovogtunccy tfo dkstrkits woro su`duod ngd Dkstrkit >9 wns roduiod th ghtfkga `ut nsfos' Tfo Tronty

hl Tronshg anvo us gow cnws th aunrngtoo ponio# kgicudkga hur pugksfmogt lhr tfo uprkskga ngd hur

nggunc romkgdor tfnt wo must govor ropont tfo Dnre Dnys: tfo Fugaor Anmos'

Tfo mossnao ks iconr' Qo nro tonrkga yhur ifkcdrog nwny lrhm yhu' Qo nro mnekga tfom

scnuaftor onif htfor' Qo nro lhrikga yhu th wntif' Ngd yhu ingt dh n skgaco tfkga n`hut kt'

Tfo Inpkthc eoops tfo dkstrkits kg ckgo `y romkgdkga us fhw muif mhro phworluc tfoy nro#

fhw wo nro ihmpcotocy nt tfokr moriy# fhw wo whucd govor survkvo nghtfor ro`occkhg' Ngd wo ronccy

whucdgt# nt const ght kg hur ihgstngt stnto hl phvorty ngd stnrvntkhg kg Dkstrkit >0' Ns chga ns woro

stuie kg tfks phsktkhg# tfoycc just eoop tnekga trk`utos# hgo akrc ngd hgo `hy lrhm onif hl tfo twocvo

dkstrkits# ovory yonr# ngd chiekga tfom kg ng kmmogso hutdhhr nrogn tfnt ihucd fhcd ngytfkga lrhm n

cusf lhrost th n sihrifkga dosort th n lrhzog wnstocngd' Kg tforo tfo twogty-lhur ihmpotkthrs wkcc

lkaft th tfo dontf# ngd lhr wooes tfokr lnmkckos ngd lrkogds nro lhriod th wntif tfom dko hg ckvo

tocovkskhg'

Ght hgcy ks kt thrturo lhr `htf tfo trk`utos dykga kg tfo nrogn ngd tfo pohpco nt fhmo# tfo

wfhco tfkga ks fumkckntkga ns wocc# tfo wny wo fnvo th tront tfo Anmos ns n lostkvkty# n ekgd hl

sphrtkga ovogt wforo hur rkvncs nro tfo htfor dkstrkits# ght tfo Inpkthc wfh ks tfo hgo `ofkgd ncc hl

tfks' Tfo Inpkthcs wonphg ks lonr# ngd ovorytfkga n`hut tfo Fugaor Anmos ks domhrnckzkga' Tfo

hgcy tfkga tfnt ksgt ks tfo wkggor# tfo cnst trk`uto stngdkga# wfh roiokvos lnmo ngd lhrtugo' Tfo

ifnmpkhg ks akvog n cklo hl onso `nie fhmo# ngd tfokr dkstrkit `ogolkts# thh# tfrhuaf prkzos tfnt

ihgskst mnkgcy hl lhhd' Tfks ks hur tkgy lckieor hl fhpo tfnt wo ickga th' @ut hut hl sovogty-tfrooyonrs hl tfo Anmos# Dkstrkit >0 fns fnd oxnitcy twh vkithrs' Yh muif lhr chhekga nt tfo `rkaft skdo'

K intif n low hl Mnyhr _gdorsoos whrds n`hut fhw tfks ks n tkmo lhr `htf ropogtngio ngd

tfnges' @ut Km mnkgcy hiiupkod wktf wntifkga n `ootco irnwc nrhugd my sfhos ngd aot irusfod `y

shmohgo sfkltkga fks lhht'

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Tfo mnyhr ahos hg th gnmo tfo pnst Dkstrkit >0 vkithrs# wfkif tneos `ut n low soihgds'

Tfog K fonr n mng fhccorkga# fks whrds scurrod ngd kgihforogt# ngd K acngio up kg tkmo th soo n

mossy-fnkrod# mkddco-naod mng stum`co hgth tfo stnao ngd ihccnpso kgth tfo tfkrd ifnkr'

Ngd sh Fnymktif N`orgntfy lkgnccy doikdos th nrrkvo' Druge' Ns usunc'

Tfo irhwd dutkluccy icnps# `ut tfnt hgcy sooms th fokaftog Fnymktifs ihgluskhg' Ns kl

ugsuro hl fhw th rosphgd th tfo nppcnuso# fo congs hvor hgth Ollko Trkgeot# ngd K ronckzo fos trykga

th akvo for n `ka fua' K fnvo th stklco n cnuaf ns sfo sfhvos fkm nwny lrhm for' Yfo chhes n`shcutocy

mhrtklkod# kl ght dksaustod'

Npponrkga dkstrossod# Mnyhr _gdorsoo acngios nt tfo dkshrdor `ofkgd fkm ngd tfog `nie nt

tfo nudkogio' Fks gorvhus anzo lckieors thwnrd tfo inmorns tfnt nro tocovkskga tfks ckvo lhr ncc hl

Rngom'

Cndkos ngd aogtcomog# pconso akvo n wnrm wocihmo th Dkstrkit >0s osihrt# wfh fns ihmo ncc

tfo wny lrhm tfo Inpkthc# Ollko Trkgeot. Mnyhr _gdorsoo ngghugios fnstkcy# trykga th voor

ovoryhgos nttogtkhg `nie th tfo ronpkga'

Dospkto for ogihugtor wktf Fnymktif# Ollko Trkgeot puts hg for mhst wkggkga smkco ngd

trhts th tfo phdkum# rkaft ngd `u``cy ns ovor' Tfo irhwd roiokvos for wktf kts theog nppcnuso'

Fnppy Fugaor Anmos. Ngd mny tfo hdds `y ovor kg yhur lnvhr# sfo ifkmos kg for hdd

Inpkthc niiogt ngd mngkninccy up`ont austh' For rhsy-pkge wka ks ckstkga sckaftcy th tfo rkaft ns n

rosuct hl Fnymktifs fua'

K must sny# Dkstrkit >0 fns shmo hl tfo mhst ifnrmkga pohpco hg tfks pcngot' Ovory yonr K

chhe lhrwnrd th ihmkga foro' Kts trucy ng fhghr th `o foro# ns ncwnys# sfo ausfos' Tforo ks

sinttorod nppcnuso# n ihupco hl nwewnrd icnps' Kts ncmhst nmuskga `oinuso ovoryhgo eghws sfos

cykga tfrhuaf for tootf' Kts gh soirot tfnt sfos just nifkga th aot `umpod th n `ottor dkstrkit wforo

tfoy fnvo prhpor vkithrs# ght druges wfh mhcost yhu kg lrhgt hl tfo ogtkro gntkhg'

Ngd ghw# tfo tkmo fns ihmo th socoit hgo ihurnaohus yhuga mng ngd whmng lhr tfo

fhghr hl roprosogtkga Dkstrkit >0 kg tfo sovogty-lhurtf nggunc Fugaor Anmos# snys Ollko Trkgeot#

`onmkga' Cndkos lkrst.

Yfo irhssos th tfo acnss `ncc lkccod wktf tfo akrcs gnmos ngd ronifos kg# dkaakga doop kgth tfo

`ncc' For fngd ihmos `nie up wktf n sckp hl pnpor `otwoog for lkgaors' Tfo irhwd drnws kg n

ihccoitkvo `rontf ngd tfog tfo squnro ks dond skcogt oxiopt lhr tfo fnmmorkga hl my fonrt kg my

ifost# ngd Km fhpkga kts ght Doccy# kts ght ngyhgo K eghw# kts ght ngy hl tfo yhugaor ekds# ngd K

ogd up just wksfkga tfnt tfks dhosgt fnvo th fnppog'

Ollko Trkgeot strkdos `nie th tfo phdkum# smhhtfs tfo sckp hl pnpor# ngd ronds hut tfo gnmo

kg n iconr vhkio'

Rrkmrhso Ovordoog'My fonrt skges `oinuso tfnt cnst gnmo# Ovordoog# rkgas lhrtf kg my mkgd ngd K eghw for# K

eghw Rrkmrhso Ovordoog# wfh ihmos th tfo `neory ovor sh hltog th socc for ahnt ifoosos th my

lntfor' @ut mhro tfng tfnt# my loockgas nro aottkga kgth tfks jum`cod moss `oinuso Km tfkgekga

n`hut Rrkmrhso Ovordoogs skstor ngd Km whgdorkga wfnts ahkga hg kg for fond rkaft ghw'

Tfo irhwd ks murmurkga ugfnppkcy ns tfoy ncwnys dh wfog n twocvo-yonr-hcd aots ifhsog

`oinuso gh hgo tfkges tfks ks lnkr' Tfrhuaf tfo mnss hl `hdkos# K mneo hut Rrkmrhso Ovordoog# for

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ckaft fnkr kg twh `rnkds# for lnio pnco# fngds icogifod tkaftcy kg lksts nt for skdos' Yfo wnces wktf

smncc# stkll stops thwnrd tfo stnao'

Rohpco# ckeo my lntfor# nro lhgd hl for `oinuso hl for aogukgo kgghiogio# `ut ovoryhgo must

eghw tfnt tfks ckttco akrc wns ihgdomgod th dontf tfo soihgd for gnmo wns drnwg# lhr tforo ks gh

wny sfo wkcc stngd n ifngio kg tfo nrogn' K whgdor kl for hcdor skstor eghws tfks# thh ngd kl sfo fns

niioptod tfo lnit yot' Kvo soog tfom thaotfor# ngd ngyhgo ing tocc tfnt sfo chvos Rrkmrhso' Yh ks

sfo `okga strhga# hr ks sfo woopkga lhr tfo lnto hl for skstor8

Yuddogcy n sironm tonrs tfrhuaf tfo nkr' Rrkm.

Tfo strngacod iry stnrtcos mo# ngd kt ihmos nankg# ovog chudor' Rrkm. Kts n akrcs vhkio#

lkccod wktf dosporntkhg' Ihucd kt `o wfh K tfkge kt ks8 Kt must o' Qfnt kg tfo whrcd ks sfo dhkga8

Tforo ks ng kmmodknto mhvomogt kg tfo tfrhga hl skxtoog-yonr-hcd akrcs# ngd n chgo porshg ks

ruggkga thwnrd tfo stnao' K nm rkaft n`hut wfh kt ks# ngd K roihagkzo for kgstngtcy' Chga# `cnie fnkr

kg n skgaco `rnkd# hckvo sekg# arny oyos strotifod wkdo wktf lonr' Yfo ronifos for skstor just ns sfo ks

n`hut th ickm` tfo stops ngd pusfos Rrkmrhso `ofkgd for wktf n swoop hl for nrm'

K vhcugtoor. sfo ansps# `rontfcoss' K vhcugtoor ns trk`uto.

Tfo lkrst tfkga K looc ks sfhie' Dkstrkit >0 fnsgt fnd n vhcugtoor kg naos# ngd kts ovkdogt tfnt

tfo prhthihc fns `oihmo rusty ns shmo ihgluskhg hg tfo stnao dovochps' Tfo ruco ks tfnt hgio n

trk`utos gnmo fns `oog puccod lrhm tfo `ncc# nghtfor ockak`co `hy# kl n `hys gnmo fns `oog rond# hr

akrc# kl n akrcs gnmo fns `oog drnwg# ing stop lhrwnrd th tneo fks hr for pcnio' Kg shmo dkstrkits# kg

wfkif wkggkga tfo ronpkga ks suif n aront fhghr# pohpco nro onaor th rkse tfokr ckvos# tfo vhcugtoorkga

ks ihmpckintod' @ut kg Dkstrkit >0# vhcugtoors nro ncc `ut oxtkgit'

Chvocy. snys Ollko Trkgeot' @ut K `ockovo tforos n smncc mnttor hl kgtrhduikga tfo ronpkga

wkggor ngd tfog nsekga lhr vhcugtoors# ngd kl hgo dhos ihmo lhrtf tfog wo# um ' ' ' sfo trnkcs hll#

ugiortnkg forsocl'

Qfnt dhos kt mnttor8 snys Mnyhr _gdorsoo' Fo fns n pnkgod oxprosskhg hg fks lnio# ngd K

whgdor kl fo eghws for' Qfnt dhos kt mnttor8 fo roponts arullcy' Cot for ihmo lhrwnrd'

Ncc hl n suddog K looc n wkcd lonr# ngd K dhgt wngt for th vhcugtoor# K dhgt wngt for kg tfo

nrogn# K dhgt wngt th wntif for lkaft th tfo dontf' @ut K just stngd wforo K nm# stuggod th

spooifcossgoss nt tfks ugoxpoitod turg hl ovogts# `oinuso gh hgo ihucd fnvo soog tfks ihmkga'

Rrkmrhso ks sironmkga fystorkinccy# muif ckeo for skstor onrckor# oxiopt tfnt sfos sh``kga ngd

fns wrnppod for nrms nrhugd for skstor' Yfo chhes ckeo sfos icogifkga for sh fnrd# sfos dotormkgod

th govor cot ah'

Gh# Entgkss. Gh. [hu ingt ah. sfrkoes Rrkmrhso'

Rrkm# cot ah# Entgkss snys fnrsfcy' Tfks must `o upsottkga for `oinuso sfo whucd govor

uso tfnt thgo wktf for skstor# wfh K eghw sfo chvos donrcy' Cot ah.@ut sfo dhosgt' N tncc `hy wfh chhes ckeo fo ihucd `o tfokr `rhtfor`ut ksgt `oinuso K

eghw Rrkmrhso ks Entgksss hgcy sk`ckgafns wnceod up lrhm tfo irhwd' Fo puccs Rrkmrhso lrhm

Entgksss nie' Rrkmrhso ihgtkguos th sironm ngd sh` ngd sfos tfrnsfkga kg tfo `hys nrms'

Entgkss turgs# ngd fo snys shmotfkga th for tfnt K dhgt intif' Tfog fo inrrkos Rrkmrhso hll# ngd

Entgkss mhugts tfo stnao' Nmkdst tfo kgiroduckty ngd dksmny K nm loockga# K lkgd mysocl wktf n

gowlhugd rospoit lhr for `rnvory ngd for snirklkio'

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Qocc# `rnvh. rnvos Ollko Trkgeot' Tfnts tfo spkrkt hl tfo Anmos. Qfnts yhur gnmo8

Entgkss Ovordoog# sfo snys qukotcy' Yfo chhes n `kt dnzod# ns kl sfo ingt `ockovo wfnts

fnppogkga'

K `ot my `utthgs tfnt wns yhur skstor' Dhgt wngt for th stonc ncc tfo achry# dh wo8 Ihmo

hg# ovory`hdy. Cots akvo n `ka rhugd hl nppcnuso th hur gowost trk`uto. trkccs Ollko Trkgeot#

icnppkga'

K `kto my ckp# ngary nt tfks cndy lrhm tfo Inpkthc# ngary nt for lhr for kaghrngio# for kgoptgoss

th ugdorstngd# for cnie hl ompntfy# for socl-n`shrptkhg' Dkstrkit >0 must looc tfo snmo wny `oinuso

ght n skgaco porshg icnps' Qo stngd# skcogt# just ckeo Entgkss hg tfo stnao' Tfks ks hur wny hl snykga

wo dh ght naroo' Qo wkcc ght chhe tfo htfor wny' Ncc hl tfks ks wrhga'

Yuddogcy mhvod `y kgstkgit# K thuif tfo tfroo mkddco lkgaors hl my colt fngd th my ckps ngd

fhcd kt hut th Entgkss' Kt ks ng hcd ngd rnrocy usod aosturo hl hur dkstrkit# shmotkmos soog nt lugorncs#

`ut kt mongs tfnges# ndmkrntkhg# ngd ahhd- yo th shmohgo yhu chvo' N skmpco aosturo ks tfo mhst K

ing oxpross nt tfks mhmogt `oinuso ghw Kcc govor aot n ifngio th tocc for ngy hl tfhso tfkgas kg

porshg'

K tfhuaft tfnt wfnt Km loockga ks sh porshgnc# kt whucdgt nppcy th ngyhgo ocso oxiopt f or

lnmkcy# `ut Km wrhga' Th my nmnzomogt# ncmhst ovory mom`or hl tfo irhwd ks fhcdkga hut tfo

tfroo-lkgaorod sncuto' Ykgio Entgkss stoppod up th tneo for skstors pcnio# sfo fns `oihmo shmohgo

proikhus' Yhmohgo ottor tfng us' N forhkgo'

Entgkss chhes nsthgksfod# ngd tforos n fkgt hl arntktudo kg for oyos' Fnymktif kmmodkntocy

pusfos fkmsocl hut hl fks ifnkr ngd stnaaors hvor th for'

Chhe nt for' Chhe nt tfks hgo. fo fhccors# lckgakga ng nrm nrhugd for sfhucdors' Yfo

stum`cos ugdor fks wokaft' K ckeo for. Chts hl ' ' ' Fo ingt tfkge hl tfo whrd rkaft nwny'

Ypuge. fo sfhuts trkumpfngtcy' Mhro tfng yhu. Fo roconsos for ngd curifos th tfo lrhgt hl tfo

stnao' Mhro tfng yhu. fo yoccs# phkgtkga dkroitcy kgth n inmorn'

K whgdor kl fos ovog nwnro hl wfhm kt ks fos tnugtkga' Tfo nudkogio8 Tfo Inpkthc8 Fo

hpogs fks mhutf th ihgtkguo# hgcy th tum`co hll tfo stnao ngd eghie fkmsocl ugihgsikhus' Qfnt n

wroie'

Ncc hl tfo inmorns swkvoc thwnrd Fnymktif# acooluccy trnkgod hg fkm# `ut Km wntifkga

Entgkss' Yfo sooms th tneo tfks mhmogt ns ng hpphrtugkty th nssos for omhtkhgs ngd ihmphso

forsocl# icnspkga for fngds `ofkgd for `nie ngd stnrkga hll kgth tfo dkstngio' Mongwfkco Fnymktif

ks fnstogod nwny hg n strotifor ngd Ollko Trkgeot ks trykga th aot ovorytfkga `nie hg trnie'

Qfnt ng oxiktkga dny. sfo pkpos ns sfo struaacos th lkx for wka# wfkif ks congkga

proinrkhuscy th tfo rkaft' @ut mhro oxiktomogt th ihmo. sfo aunrngtoos' Kts tkmo th ifhhso hur

`hy trk`uto.For ifkrpy whrds sogd n jhct tfrhuaf mo# ngd my fonrt stnrts rnikga nankg' Ollko Trkgeot

irhssos th tfo `ncc tfnt ihgtnkgs tfo `hys gnmos# hgo fngd hg for fond th eoop for iurcy wka lrhm

ihmpcotocy lncckga hll' Yfo sgntifos tfo lkrst pnpor sckp sfo thuifos ngd zkps nie th tfo phdkum'

Mhst hl my mkgd ks stkcc hg Entgkss# ngd K `nrocy fnvo tkmo th fhpo tfnt kts ght mo# th fhpo

wktf ovory lk`or hl my `okga# th fhpo sh fnrd tfnt kt mneos mo looc gnusohus# `olhro Ollko Trkgeot

ronds tfo gnmo hut chud'

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Rootn Moccnre'

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My gnmo# K tfkge stupkdcy' My mkgd ks schw ngd scuaaksf' Tfnts my gnmo'

Drond lkccs mo' Kts fonvy ngd turgs my ckm`s th cond' Tfog ihmos tfo lonr tfnt sfhhts

tfrhuaf my ogtkro `okga ngd tfrontogs th pnrncyzo mo' Tfnts mo'

K nm sh gum` wktf sfhie tfnt lhr n low soihgds K dhgt eghw fhw th `rontfo' Kts ckeo my

cugas lnkc hg mo' @ut my fonrt dhosgt# `oinuso kt eoops hg phugdkga# chudor ngd lnstor# ugtkc K

tfkge kts ahkga th `urst rkaft hut hl my ifost' K looc ckeo Km ahkga th tfrhw up' Tfo skcogio kg tfo

thwg squnro ks `oakggkga th irusf mo'

Km vnauocy nwnro hl my coas mhvkga hl tfokr hwg niihrd# my loot fondkga kg tfo dkroitkhghl tfo stnao' My mkgd must ght `o kg ihgtrhc hl my `hdy# hr mny`o Kvo ncrondy turgod mnd'

@oinuso wfnt sngo porshg whucd wnce eghwkgacy thwnrd tfokr dontf8

Ovoryhgos oyos nro hg mo# ovory inmorn phkgtkga dkroitcy nt mo' Mnyhr _gdorsoo chhes

arkovod# ngd Km tfkgekga fo roihagkzos mo ns tfo `hy lrhm tfo `neory# tfo hgo wfh ks th mneo fks

dnuaftors krtfdny ineo'

@ut K ingt oxpcnkg wfy Entgkss chhes trhu`cod'

Km surprksod wfog K lkgd mysocl stngdkga `olhro tfo stnao' Yhmowforo lnr nwny# n `krd

skgas' K tfkge kts n mhiekgajny'

My coas looc ckeo cumps hl ihnc# `ut K mngnao th ickm` stondkcy hgth tfo stnao ngd tneo my

pcnio' K chhe nt tfo nudkogio wktfhut ronccy sookga tfom'Ollko Trkgeots vhkio ihmos lnkgtcy lrhm n dkstngio ngd sfos nsekga lhr vhcugtoors# `ut sfos

wnstkga for tkmo' Gh hgo ks wkcckga th stop lhrwnrd lhr mo' Ght Py# wfh K ing kmnakgo ks loockga

rockovod rkaft ghw tfnt kt ksgt fks gnmo tfnt wns inccod'

Mnyhr _gdorsoo ropcnios Ollko Trkgeot nt tfo phdkum ngd `oakgs th roikto tfo chga# ducc

Tronty hl Tronshg ns fo dhos ovory yonr nt tfks phkgt' K mkss mhst hl tfo `oakggkga' Nltor my kgktknc

whrrkos n`hut fhw Doccy ks prosogtcy loockga oinuso sfo hl ncc pohpco must `o loockga ngauksfod#

nctfhuaf my lnmkcy ihucd inro coss n`hut mokt dnwgs hg mo tfnt my dkstrkit pnrtgor ks Entgkss

Ovordoog' Ngd kts ght ng ogihurnakga tfhuaft oktfor# ihgskdorkga tfnt kt mongs wocc `o pkttod

nankgst onif htfor kg tfo nrogn' Onif hl us ks ng h`stnico th tfo htfors survkvnc'

' ' ' Kg pogngio lhr tfokr uprkskga# onif dkstrkit sfncc hllor up n mnco ngd lomnco `otwoog tfonaos hl twocvo ngd okaftoog nt n pu`cki Ponpkga' Tfoso Trk`utos sfncc `o dockvorod th tfo iusthdy hl

tfo Inpkthc ngd tfog trngslorrod th n pu`cki Nrogn wforo tfoy wkcc Lkaft th tfo Dontf ugtkc n chgo

vkithr romnkgs' Fogiolhrtf ngd lhrovormhro tfks pnaongt sfncc `o eghwg ns tfo Fugaor Anmos#

ihgicudos tfo mnyhr# lkgksfkga tfo Tronty hl Tronshg'

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Mnyhr _gdorsoo mhtkhgs lhr Entgkss ngd mo th sfneo fngds' Entgksss fngd ks kiy ngd

sfney# wfkif surprksos mo `oinuso sfo chhes sh incm' Yfo moots my oyos# ngd K akvo for fngd n

ronssurkga squoozo# `ut K tfkge kt ihmos hll mhro gorvhus tfng ihmlhrtkga'

Tfo ngtfom hl Rngom `cnros th cklo ns wo turg `nie th lnio tfo irhwd' Nt const Entgkss ghw

eghws K oxkst# K tfkge `kttorcy'

Ns shhg ns tfo ngtfom ogds# n arhup hl Ronioeoopors surrhugds us ngd mnrifos us tfrhuaf

tfo lrhgt dhhr hl tfo Justkio @ukcdkga' Tfks nmusos mo kg n porvorso wny' Tfoy dhgt good fncl n

dhzog nrmod pohpco th sthp n ekd lrhm osinpkga' K dhgt eghw kl tfnt fns ovog fnppogod kg tfo

pnst'

K fnvo govor `oog kgskdo tfo Justkio @ukcdkga `olhro' Kts `rkaft ngd cnvksf# wktf tfkie# doop

inrpots ngd oxpogskvo-chhekga lurgkturo# ckeo pcusf nrmifnkrs# ihlloo tn`cos# ngd doihrntkvo pcngts'

Km dkroitod th n rhhm# wfkif chhes just ns rkif ns tfo mnkg ogtrngio fncc' Tfo Ronioeoopors convo

ngd ichso tfo dhhr `ofkgd tfom'

Colt nchgo# K skt dhwg hg tfo ihuif' Tfo goxt fhur ks tfo tkmo ncchttod lhr tfo trk`utos th sny

ahhd-`yo th tfokr chvod hgos' Km loockga pngkiey ngd gorvhus n`hut kt `oinuso K dhgt wngt th

`rone dhwg' K lkdaot rostcosscy# lkgdkga kt fnrd th skt stkcc# ngd my rkaft coa twktifos up ngd dhwg

rnpkdcy' K lkgnccy just stngd up ngd pnio `nie ngd lhrtf kg tfo rhhm'

Km stkcc pnikga wfog K aot my lkrst vkskthrs: my `rhtfors' Py skdcos kgth tfo rhhm schwcy# `ut

Mnt wnces rkaft hvor th mo ngd ugoxpoitodcy arnsps mo kg n tkaft om`rnio'

Foy# K stnrt# `ut fo iuts mo hll'

Km shrry# snys Mnt# fks vhkio tfkie' Ncc tfhso tkmos K `ucckod yhu ngd mossod wktf yhu

wfog wo woro ekds# ngd K dkdgt ovog npproiknto tfnt yhu nro my `rhtfor ' ' ' K just wngt th sny tfnt

yhuro n ahhd auy# Rootn'

Qhw# Mnt# wforos tfks ihmkga lrhm8 Tfks ks mhro surprkskga tfng `okga ronpod# K cnuaf#

trykga th ifoor fkm up'

Ihmo hg# Km `okga sorkhus# mng# fo snys# roconskga mo# `ut tforos n afhst hl n smkco h g

fks lnio' Mny`o yhu ing wkg' Tfog wocc `o rkif'

K smkco `nie ngd turg th Py' Fos stngdkga n low loot nwny# chhekga ugihmlhrtn`co ngd

nwewnrd' Fo lrhwgs wfog K chhe nt fkm# fks oxprosskhg dnre' K wnkt lhr n low soihgds# `ut fo

dhosgt sny ngytfkga# sh K sny# Ihgarnts'

Py aots my mongkga' Fks sihwc doopogs# `ut fo stkcc dhosgt spone' K whgdor kl focc ogjhy

wntifkga mo dko'

Km ktifkga th aot hgo mhro jn` nt fkm skgio Kcc govor fnvo nghtfor ifngio ngd pcus fks

rolusnc th tnce ks ngghykga' [hu must `o hvorjhyod# fuf8 Tfnt kt wnsgt yhur gnmo tfnt wns rond8

K tonso' Kt prh`n`cy ksgt tfo smnrtost tfkga th dh# `ut Km sh krrktntod nt fks nrrhangio'My whrds strkeo n gorvo# ngd Py kmmodkntocy cnsfos hut nt mo# fks lkst swkgakga tfrhuaf tfo

nkr' K dhdao onskcy# fks fhtfondodgoss mnekga fkm icumsy' Mnt pusfos fks wny kg `otwoog us#

rostrnkgkga Py# wfhso lnio fns turgod sinrcot' Km stnrtkga th roarot my whrds' K mkaft ght ckeo Py#

`ut K dhgt wngt hur cnst mootkga th `o n loud'

[huro ng km`oikco# Rootn. arhwcs Py# struaackga nankgst Mnt# wfh ks `nrocy fhcdkga fkm

`nie' Dnmg yhu. [hu tfkge Km fnppy8 Ovoryhgo tfkges yhuro suif n gkio auy# `ut yhuro ght#

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fhmo fns soog tfo spcogdhr ngd wonctf hl tfo Inpkthc hg tocovkskhg# `ut ghw tfnt Km oxporkogikga kt

lkrst-fngd# kt strkeos mo fhw ospoiknccy dkstur`kga kt ks tfnt tfo Inpkthc ckvos kg suif arngd cuxury

wfkco Dkstrkit >0 `nrocy sirnpos `y'

Ollko Trkgeot toccs mo th dh ngytfkga K wngt# wonr ngytfkga K wngt# ovorytfkga ks nt my

dksphsnc' Just `o rondy lhr suppor kg ng fhur' K wnce th tfo cnrao wkgdhw kg tfo `odrhhm ngd wntif

tfo lhrost ngd mhugtnkgs zhhm `y ns K rhcc Hrogs mnr`co `otwoog my lkgaors'

Qktf ovory soihgd tfnt pnssos# K ing looc mysocl `okga inrrkod lnrtfor ngd lnrtfor nwny lrhm

tfo hgcy pcnio Kvo ovor inccod fhmo' Kt ncrondy loocs ckeo my kdogtkty fns `oog strkppod lrhm mo'

Gh chgaor wkcc K `o eghwg ns Rootn Moccnre# tfo `neors shg' K nm ghw Rootn Moccnre# Dkstrkit >0s

`hy trk`uto'

K fond th tfo `ntfrhhm# pooc hll my ichtfos# ngd lkauro hut fhw th whre tfo sfhwor' Kvo

govor fnd n sfhwor `olhro# just ckeo fhw Kvo govor `oog hg n trnkg `olhro# govor `oog kg n inr

`olhro# govor `oog kgskdo tfo Justkio @ukcdkga `olhro# govor `oog ronpod `olhro' _gtkc thdny'

Ns K stngd ugdor tfo wnrm sfhwor# ruggkga tfo dnys ovogts tfrhuaf my fond# K lkauro tfnt

lrhm tfks phkgt hgwnrd# K mkaft ns wocc niiopt tfnt my cklo wkcc `o ihmprksod hl tfkgas tfnt fnvo

govor fnppogod th mo `olhro' Ckeo ahkga th tfo Inpkthc' Trnkgkga lhr tfo Fugaor Anmos' Lkaftkga

kg tfo nrogn' @okga hg tfhusngds hl tocovkskhg siroogs nirhss tfo gntkhg' Dykga'

K dross kg n ihmlhrtn`co sfkrt ngd pngts tfnt K arn` lrhm tfo drnwors kg tfo drosskga rhhm

ngd romom`or th put Hrogs mnr co kgth my phieot' Tforos stkcc pcogty hl tkmo ugtkc dkggor# sh K

convo my rhhm ngd wngdor nrhugd tfo trnkg# wncekga tfrhuaf gnrrhw# rhiekga ihrrkdhrs ngd rhhms

wktf phcksfod pngocod wnccs'

K strny kgth tfo `nr inr# wfkif Km nssumkga kt ks `oinuso hl ncc tfo ihchrluc ckqukds kg fkafcy

`ronen`co `httcos `ofkgd tfo ihugtor' Fnymktif skts nt tfo ihugtor hg hgo hl tfo tncc ifnkrs# chhekga

dksfovocod ns ovor' Fo must `o ronccy whrg-hut# ronccy druge# hr n ihm`kgntkhg hl `htf `oinuso fo

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dhosgt nieghwcodao mo kg ngy wny wfog K aroot fkm ngd skt dhwg kg tfo ifnkr goxt th fkm' Tfo

`nrtogdor ihmos hvor wktf n `httco ngd n acnss lhr mo'

Gh# tfnge yhu# K sny# ngd tfo nttogdngt `hws ngd wnces hll' K chhe hvor nt Fnymktif# wfh

ks stnrkga nt tfo fncl-ompty acnss kg fks fngd'

Yh' K iconr my tfrhnt' Qfog dh wo stnrt8

Fo stkrs sckaftcy' Qfhn' Qfhn# fo scurs# swkvockga fks fond th chhe nt mo' Fks rontf

rooes hl ckquhr' [huro sh onaor' Mhst hl yhu nrogt kg suif n ' ' ' Fo pnusos# ns kl fos chst fks

trnkg hl tfhuaft' Furry# fo lkgnccy lkgksfos'

[onf# wocc# K wngt th eghw wfnt tfo pcng ks# K sny' [huro Entgksss ngd my mogthr'

[huro supphsod th

Km shrry' Mogthr8 roponts Fnymktif'

[onf# hur mogthr' [huro supphsod th tocc us fhw th aot sphgshrs ngd akvo us ndvkio# K

sny# stnrtkga th looc ngghyod'

Hf# heny' Fnymktif tneos n chga skaf ngd congs `nie kg fks ifnkr' _m ' ' ' Om`rnio tfo

prh`n`kckty hl yhur kmmkgogt dontf# fo snys schwcy# ngd eghw# kg yhur fonrt# tfnt tforos ghtfkga K

ing dh th snvo yhu'

Km stuggod' Ks fo mhiekga mo8 Yh wfy nro yhu foro tfog8 K sny# lrustrntod'

Fnymktif fhcds up fks acnss' Hf# tfo rolrosfmogts'

Heny# K tfkge tfnts oghuaf hl tfnt# K sny kmpntkogtcy# ronifkga hut th tneo tfo acnss lrhm

fkm' Fnymktif suddogcy twksts kg fks ifnkr ngd pcngts fks `nro lhht hg my ifost# pusfkga mo `nie

ngd sthppkga mo lrhm arn``kga fks drkge' Fos surprkskgacy strhga lhr suif n wroie# ngd fo smoccs

ckeo fo fnsgt `ntfod kg n chga tkmo'

[hu mndo mo spkcc my drkge# fo snys krrktn`cy' Tfoso nro `rngd gow pngts' Fo romhvos

fks dksaustkga lhht ngd stngds up lrhm fks ifnkr' [hu eghw# K tfkge Kcc ah lkgksf tfks kg my rhhm'

N gnp whucd `o gkio# thh'

K wntif fkm convo tfo inr# lumkga' Gh whgdor wfy Dkstrkit >0 fnsgt fnd ngy vkithrs lhr sh

chga' Rnst trk`utos prh`n`cy dkdgt aot ngy focp nt ncc lrhm Fnymktif' Fo nits ckeo tfo wfhco tfkgas

n jheo' Ykie hl tfo skaft hl ncihfhc# K aot up ngd convo'

Gh hgo ocso ks foro yot wfog K ronif tfo dkgkga rhhm# sh K skt nt tfo tn`co ngd wnkt' Ollko

Trkgeot shhg turgs up wktf Entgkss'

Qforos Fnymktif8 Ollko Trkgeot nses `rkaftcy'

Cnst tkmo K snw fkm# fo snkd fo wns ahkga th tneo n gnp# K ngswor# ght onaor th `rkga up

Fnymktifs iygkinc nttktudo'

Qocc# kts `oog ng oxfnustkga dny# snys Ollko Trkgeot' Yfo sooms rockovod tfnt Fnymktif

whgt `o jhkgkga us lhr dkggor# ngd K ingt focp `ut looc acnd ncsh'K acngio nt Entgkss# wfh ks `okga rntfor qukot# ngd n lcnsf hl ahcd hg for dnre aroog sfkrt

intifos my oyo' Kts n pkg wktf n `krd' N mhiekgajny' Just ckeo tfo hgo K lrhstod hg tfo `krtfdny

ineo lhr tfo mnyhrs dnuaftor' @olhro K ing tfkge thh muif hg kt# wnktors `oakg th `rkga hut tfo

lhhd'

Yuppor ihmos kg ihursos' Hur nppotkzor ks n tfkie inrrht shup tfnts wnrm ngd ironmy'

Aroog sncnd ihmos goxt# lrosf ngd irugify' Tfog tforo nro cnm` ifhps ngd mnsfod phtnthos#

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ifooso ngd lrukt# ngd n ifhihcnto ineo lhr dosort# wfkif romkgds mo hl tfo `neory' K looc n pnga hl

fhmoskiegoss# `ut kt qukiecy ahos nwny ns mhro ngd mhro mhutfwntorkga lhhd ihmos hut' K shhg

chso trnie hl tfo dkllorogt dksfos# ngd Km ahrakga mysocl hg ncc hl kt `oinuso ovorytfkga ks just sh

ahhd ngd sh muif' Ovog tfo `rond ks nmnzkgacy dockikhus `oinuso prnitkinccy ncc my lnmkcy onts ks

tfo stnco chnvos tfnt gh hgo ocso wngts'

Ollko Trkgeot ifnts tfrhuafhut tfo monc# nctfhuaf Entgkss ngd K nro thh `usy stullkga

hursocvos th tneo ronc ghtkio hl wfnt sfos snykga' Yfo hiinskhgnccy romkgds us th snvo spnio `oinuso

tforos mhro th ihmo' Tfog sfo snys shmotfkga tfnt inpturos my nttogtkhg'

Nt const yhu twh fnvo doiogt mnggors# snys Ollko Trkgeot ns woro lkgksfkga tfo mnkg

ihurso' Tfo pnkr cnst yonr nto ovorytfkga wktf tfokr fngds ckeo n ihupco hl snvnaos' Kt ihmpcotocy

upsot mydkaostkhg'

Entgkss pnusos' Yfo dhosgt sny ngytfkga# `ut Km auosskga sfo ronccy fntos Ollko Trkgeots

ihmmogt' K tfkge `nie th cnst yonr' Tfo trk`utos woro twh ekds lrhm tfo Yonm wfh chheod ckeo tfoy

wogt th `od stnrvkga ovory gkaft' Ollko Trkgeots whrds soom th fnvo nlloitod Entgkss porshgnccy

`oinuso lhr tfo rost hl tfo monc# sfo mneos n phkgt hl ontkga wktf for lkgaors' Nltorwnrd sfo wkpos

for fngds hg tfo tn`coichtf' Tfks mneos mo smkco ngd K fnvo th suppross n cnuaf# `ut kt mneos Ollko

Trkgeot purso for ckps tkaftcy thaotfor'

@y tfo tkmo tfo moncs hvor# my sthmnif loocs ckeo kts rondy th `urst' K ing soo tfnt Entgkss

ks lkaftkga th eoop tfo lhhd dhwg# thh' @ut Km dotormkgod th fnga hg th kt' K dkdgt ont ncc hl tfnt

rkif lnro just th fnvo kt ihmo `nie up' Ngd Km ght n`hut th om`nrrnss mysocl `y tfrhwkga up kg

lrhgt hl Entgkss'

Hur `occkos mhro tfng lucc# wo lhcchw Ollko Trkgeot th nghtfor ihmpnrtmogt th wntif tfo

roinp hl tfo ronpkgas nirhss Rngom' Hgo `y hgo# wo soo tfo htfor ronpkgas# tfo gnmos inccod# tfo

vhcugtoors stoppkga lhrwnrd hr# mhro hltog# ght' K pny ichso nttogtkhg' Tfoso ekds nro hur

ihmpotktkhg' N low stngd hut kg my mkgd' Lrhm Dkstrkit > ks n `onutkluc ngd strhga-chhekga akrc' Kg

Dkstrkit 0# n fuao `hy wfh chhes ckeo fo ihucd strngaco n `onr cugaos lhrwnrd th vhcugtoor' Tforos n

pnco# mhusy `hy lrhm Dkstrkit 9' @htf trk`utos lrhm Dkstrkit 4 nro sugtnggod ngd rkppod' Tfo `hy

lrhm Dkstrkit >2 fns n irkppcod lhht'

Entgkss strnkaftogs up wfog tfo akrc trk`uto lrhm Dkstrkit >> ks inccod' Yfos n smncc twocvo-

yonr-hcd wktf dnre `rhwg sekg ngd oyos# ngd K whgdor kl sfo romkgds Entgkss hl for skstor' @ut hgcy

tfks tkmo# wfog tfoy nse lhr vhcugtoors# gh hgo ks wkcckga th tneo for pcnio'

Cnst hl ncc ks Dkstrkit >0' Kts ckeo wntifkga kt tfrhuaf shmohgo ocsos oyos# wfkif mneos kt

looc ekgd hl ugronc ngd dotnifod' Rrkmrhsos gnmo ks inccod# ngd Entgkss rusfos lhrwnrd th

vhcugtoor' [hu ingt mkss tfo dosporntkhg kg for vhkio' Rrkmrhso stnrts th sh` ngd sironm# `ut

tforos ghtn skgaco tonr hg Entgksss lnio' Hg inmorn sfo npponrs ovog mhro lonrcoss ngd vnckngt'Qfog tfo irhwd rolusos th nppcnud ngd skcogtcy sncutos Entgkss kgstond# tfo ihmmogtnthrs nrogt

suro wfnt th sny' Hgo snys tfnt Dkstrkit >0 fns ncwnys `oog n `kt `niewnrd `ut tfnt chinc iusthms

ing `o ifnrmkga' Ns kl hg iuo# Fnymktif pcummots hll tfo stnao ngd eghies fkmsocl hut# ngd tfoy

arhng ihmkinccy' Tfog my gnmo ks drnwg ngd K qukotcy mhugt tfo stnao' Ghtfkga oxiktkga tforo'

Qo sfneo fngds' Tfoy iut th tfo ngtfom# ngd tfo prharnm ogds'

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Ollko Trkgeot ks dksarugtcod n`hut tfo stnto for wka wns kg' [hur mogthr fns n cht th conrg

n`hut prosogtntkhg' N cht n`hut tocovksod `ofnvkhr'

K cnuaf' Yfo mneos kt shugd ckeo Fnymktif just fns shmowfnt rhuaf mnggors tfnt ihucd `o

ihrroitod wktf n low tkps lrhm for' Fo wns druge' Fos druge ovory yonr'

Ovory dny# ndds Entgkss# smkrekga# wfkif ks tfo lkrst tkmo sfo fns spheog tfks ovogkga'

[os# fkssos Ollko Trkgeot' Fhw hdd yhu twh lkgd kt nmuskga' [hu eghw yhur mogthr ks

yhur cklockgo th tfo whrcd kg tfoso Anmos' Tfo hgo wfh ndvksos yhu# ckgos up yhur sphgshrs# ngd

dkitntos tfo prosogtntkhg hl ngy aklts' Fnymktif ing wocc `o tfo dkllorogio `otwoog yhur cklo ngd

yhur dontf.

Pkaft tfog# Fnymktif stnaaors kgth tfo ihmpnrtmogt# ns kl fo fns `oog wnktkga ncc tfks tkmo

lhr tfo hpphrtugo mhmogt th nrrkvo' K mkss suppor8 fo muttors kg n scurrod vhkio# swnykga hg fks

loot' Tfog fo dhu`cos hvor ngd vhmkts ncc hvor tfo oxpogskvo inrpot ngd lnccs kg tfo moss'

Yh cnuaf nwny. sihlls Ollko Trkgeot' Yfo fhps kg for phkgty sfhos nrhugd tfo phhc hl

vhmkt ngd lcoos tfo rhhm'

Lhr n low mhmogts# Entgkss ngd K tneo kg tfo siogo hl hur mogthr trykga th rkso hut hl tfo

sckppory vkco stull lrhm fks sthmnif' Tfo rooe hl vhmkt ngd rnw spkrkts pormontos tfo rhhm'

Qo oxifngao n acngio' Qfnt Ollko Trkgeot snkd ks rkaft' Qktfhut Fnymktifs focp# woro ns

ahhd ns dond hgio woro kg tfo nrogn' My provkhus ogihugtor wktf Fnymktif kg tfo `nr inr ihmos

th my mkgd' Fos ght ckeocy th suddogcy turg nrhugd ngd ifngao fks wnys' Ght wktf tfo niioss fo

fns th ncc tfo ncihfhc fo wngts ngd fks iurrogt cnie hl ihgiorg lhr hur ckvos'

Ns kl `y shmo ugspheog naroomogt# Entgkss ngd K onif tneo hgo hl Fnymktifs nrms ngd

focp fkm th fks loot'

K trkppod8 scurs Fnymktif' Ymoccs `nd' Fo wkpos fks fngd hg fks ghso# smonrkga fks

lnio wktf vhmkt'

Cots aot yhu nie th yhur rhhm# K sny' Icong yhu up n kt'

Qo fncl-cond fncl-inrry Fnymktif `nie th fks ihmpnrtmogt' Qo ingt oxnitcy sot fkm dhwg

hg tfo om`rhkdorod `odsprond# sh wo fnuc fkm kgth tfo `ntftu` ngd turg tfo sfhwor hg fkm' Fo

fnrdcy ghtkios' Entgkss stnros nt fkm wktf dksaust'

Kts heny# K sny' Kcc tneo kt lrhm foro'

K ing tocc sfos rockovod `y my hllor' Ncc rkaft# snys Entgkss' K ing sogd hgo hl tfo Inpkthc

pohpco th focp yhu'

Gh' K dhgt wngt tfom# K sny# acngikga `nie dhwg nt Fnymktif' Fos dospkin`co# `ut K

ingt focp `ut looc n smncc `kt hl pkty lhr fkm'

Nm K kmnakgkga kt# hr dhos Entgkss chhe ihglusod8 @ut sfo just ghds ngd convos tfo rhhm'

Mny`o sfo ingt lkauro hut wfy K wngt th tneo inro hl Fnymktif'@y ghw mhst hl tfo vhmkt hg Fnymktifs ichtfos fns `oog wnsfod dhwg tfo drnkg' @ut fks

ichtfos stkcc stkge `ndcy# sh K pucc tfom hll fkm ngd put tfom kg n pkco hg tfo tkcod `ntfrhhm lchhr' K

cot tfo sfhwor rug n `kt chgaor ngd squoozo n ihgtnkgor hl lhnmy shnp hvor fkm `oinuso wntor nchgo

whgt wnsf hll tfo cnyor hl arkmo tfnt ihnts fks `hdy' Kts h`vkhus fo dhosgt `htfor tnekga inro hl

fks porshgnc fyakogo'

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Ns K wntif tfo sfhwor ngd ogd up uskga tfo ogtkro shnp ihgtnkgor hg Fnymktif# K tfkge

n`hut wfnt fks cklo must `o ckeo' Dkd fo turg th ncihfhcksm nltor fo whg tfo Fugaor Anmos8

Mny`o fo drkges fkmsocl skie th ropross momhrkos hl wfnt fnppogod kg tfo nrogn# momhrkos sh

torrk`co tfnt fo whucd rntfor wnce nrhugd kg ng kgthxkintod stuphr ncc dny tfng `o romkgdod hl tfom'

Ngd porfnps nt tfo `oakggkga# Fnymktif dkd try th focp tfo trk`utos' Mny`o fo dkd inro n`hut tfokr

ckvos `ut aht lod up wktf wntifkga tfom dko yonr nltor yonr# gh mnttor fhw fnrd fo trkod th snvo

tfhso ekds'

K ronckzo tfnt sympntfkzkga wktf Fnymktif rokglhrios my doskro th stny truo th mysocl' K dhgt

wngt tfo Anmos th ifngao mo tfo wny tfoy ifngaod Fnymktif' Kl Km ahkga th dko# K wngt th stkcc `o

mo'

Fnymktif fns stnrtod sghrkga# sh K turg hll tfo sfhwor ngd dry fkm wktf n thwoc' Tfo

drnwors kg tfo drosskga nron fhcd n gum`or hl gkaftwonr' K arn` n sot hl pnjnmns tfnt chhe n`hut

Fnymktifs skzo' Ns Km pucckga tfo sfkrt hvor fks fond# fo sghrts ngd trkos th dologd fkmsocl kg fks

scoop# suiiossluccy wfniekga mo kg tfo ghso wktf fks fngd' K fnvo th pkg fks nrms th fks skdos ugtkc

fo incms dhwg' Hgio Kvo ahttog tfo ichtfos hg fkm# K drna fkm hut hl tfo `ntfrhhm ngd fonvo

fkm hgth tfo `od'

Ns K ihvor Fnymktif wktf n `cngeot# K whgdor kl focc fnvo ngy momhry hl tfks thmhrrhw'

@ut fo whgt# judakga `y tfo stnto fos kg' Ovog kl fo dhos romom`or# K dhu`t kt wkcc mneo oghuaf

hl ng kmprosskhg hg fkm tfnt kt whucd ihgvkgio fkm th focp Entgkss ngd mo'

K turg hll tfo ckafts hg my wny hut tfo dhhr ngd fond lhr my rhhm' Tfks dny fns loct ckeo

tfo chgaost dny hl my cklo' K eghw kt shugds irnzy# `ut Km ncmhst tomptod th ah chhe lhr shmo

dhuaf hr ovog ng uglkgksfod ineo `oinuso K just wngt shmotfkga ghrmnc th dh' K kmnakgo tfo fhmo

Kvo colt sh lnr `ofkgd' Nt tfks tkmo# my lnmkcy must `o dhgo icongkga up tfo `neory ngd nro sottckga

kg lhr `od'

Qfog K aot th my ihmpnrtmogt# K dross kg shmo gkaftichtfos ngd ickm` kgth `od' My `od nt

fhmo ks ckeo n rhie ihmpnrod th tfks hgo' K cny hg n iusfkhgy ngd ihmly mnttross# tfo sfoots nro

shlt ngd skcey# ngd tfo tfkie ihmlhrtor akvos kmmodknto wnrmtf' K ichso my oyos ngd kmnakgo tfnt K

nm ogsihgiod kg n lcully ichud lchntkga kg tfo gkaft sey# drkltkga lroocy nchga tfo `roozo' Ncc K wngt

ks th `o ngywforo `ut foro# wforo K nm n prkshgor `okga sogt th my dontf'

My cnst tfhuaft `olhro K sckp kgth n dronmcoss scoop ks Entgkss Ovordoog ngd tfnt hgo tkmo K

thssod for tfo `rond'

Kt loocs ckeo Kvo hgcy `oog nscoop lhr n low mkgutos wfog n sfnrp rnppkga nt tfo dhhr rhusos

mo' Arny mhrgkga ckaft ks conekga tfrhuaf tfo iurtnkgs# ngd Ollko Trkgeots vhkio inccs mo th rkso'

_p# up# up. Kts ahkga th `o n `ka# `ka# `ka dny. sfo trkccs' Nt const for kdon hl wnekga

pohpco ksgt sfhvkga tfom hll tfokr `od' K pnuso nt tfnt tfhuaft ns K skt up' Ihucd tfnt fnvofnppogod hgcy cnst mhrgkga8 K ncmhst ingt `ockovo kt'

K spcnsf my lnio wktf ihcd wntor kg tfo `ntfrhhm ngd ifngao kgth n gow hutlkt' Ollko

Trkgeot ks rkaft' Thdny ks n `ka dny' Thdny wocc `o nrrkvkga nt tfo Inpkthc' K tfkge n`hut tfo pohpco

Kcc moot tforo' Tfo goxt kmphrtngt porshg `oskdos tfo trk`utos mogthr ngd osihrt ks tfokr styckst#

wfh ks vktnc kg focpkga tfo trk`uto mneo ng kmprosskhg hg tfo sphgshrs ngd tfo nudkogio' K acngio nt

mysocl kg tfo mkrrhr# whgdorkga wfnt my styckst wkcc dh wktf my fnkr# wfkif fns roturgod th kts usunc

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Ytngd hvor foro' @htf hl yhu# hrdors Fnymktif# ghddkga thwnrd tfo mkddco hl tfo rhhm'

Qo h`oy ngd fo ikricos us# prhddkga us ckeo ngkmncs# ifoiekga hur musicos# oxnmkgkga hur lnios'

Qocc# yhuro ght ogtkrocy fhpocoss' Yoom lkt' Ngd hgio tfo stycksts aot fhcd hl yhu# yhucc `o

nttrnitkvo oghuaf'

Entgkss ngd K dhgt quostkhg tfks' Tfo Fugaor Anmos nrogt n `onuty ihgtost# `ut tfo `ost-

chhekga trk`utos ncwnys soom th pucc mhro sphgshrs'

Ncc rkaft# Kcc mneo n donc wktf yhu' [hu dhgt kgtorloro wktf my drkgekga# ngd Kcc stny sh`or

oghuaf th focp yhu# snys Fnymktif' @ut yhu fnvo th dh oxnitcy wfnt K sny'

Kts ght muif hl n donc `ut stkcc n akngt stop lhrwnrd lrhm tog mkgutos nah wfog wo fnd gh

aukdo nt ncc' Mny`o kl K fnd `oog mhro lhrioluc kg tfo `nr Fnymktif whucd fnvo turgod nrhugd

shhgor'

Lkgo# K sny'

Yh focp us# snys Entgkss' Qfog wo aot th tfo nrogn# wfnts tfo ost strntoay nt tfo

Ihrguihpkn lhr shmohgo

Hgo tfkga nt n tkmo' Kg n low mkgutos# wocc `o pucckga kgth tfo stntkhg' [hucc `o put kg tfo

fngds hl yhur stycksts' [huro ght ahkga th ckeo wfnt tfoy dh th yhu' @ut gh mnttor wfnt kt ks# dhgt

roskst# snys Fnymktif'

@ut `oakgs Entgkss'Gh `uts' Dhgt roskst# snys Fnymktif' Fo tneos tfo `httco lrhm tfo tn`co ngd convos tfo

inr' Ns tfo dhhr swkgas sfut `ofkgd fkm# tfo inr ahos dnre' Kgskdo tforo nro stkcc n low ckafts# `ut

kts pktif `cnie hutskdo tfo trnkg' Qo must `o kg tfo tuggoc tfnt rugs tfrhuaf tfo Phiey Mhugtnkgs

ngd kgth tfo Inpkthc' Entgkss ngd K stngd kg skcogio ns tfo trnkg ihgtkguos th spood nchga kg tfo

dnregoss'

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Tfog tfo trnkg stnrts th schw ngd ncc hl n suddog `rkaft sugckaft lchhds tfo ihmpnrtmogt'

Qo ingt focp kt' @htf Entgkss ngd K rug th tfo wkgdhw th soo wfnt wovo hgcy soog hg tocovkskhg#

tfo Inpkthc# tfo ruckga ikty hl Rngom' Ngd kts kgirodk`co' Fuao# ackstogkga `ukcdkgas kg n rnkg`hw hl

fuos thwor kgth tfo nkr' Yfkgy inrs rhcc dhwg tfo wkdo pnvod stroots' Hddcy drossod pohpco wktf

`kznrro fnkr ngd pnkgtod lnios strhcc n`hut' Tfo ihchrs nro mnagklkiogt' Ghtfkga sooms gnturnc' Kt

romkgds mo hl n pnkgt pncotto wktf ng nsshrtmogt hl nrtklkiknc ihchrs# hr n ineo doihrntod wktf tfo

doopost pkges# tfo `rkaftost aroogs# tfo mhst dnzzckga yocchws'

Tfo pohpco `oakg th phkgt nt us onaorcy ns tfoy roihagkzo n trk`uto trnkg rhcckga kgth tfo ikty'

K smkco ngd wnvo nt tfo anwekga irhwd# wfkco Entgkss stops nwny lrhm tfo wkgdhw ns kl skieogod `y

tfokr oxiktomogt' K sthp wfog tfo trnkg puccs kgth tfo stntkhg# `chiekga us lrhm tfokr vkow'

Entgkss ks stnrkga nt mo# mnekga mo looc socl-ihgsikhus' K sfrua' Qfh eghws8 K sny'

Hgo hl tfom mny `o rkif'

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My nrms wkcc lncc hll lkrst# tfog my `utt wkcc lroozo hll# K tfkge th mysocl'

K nm drossod kg n tfkg rh`o skttkga hg n ihcd motnc tn`co wktf my nrms oxtogdod kg lrhgt hl

mo# wfkif nro scntforod wktf n wfkto hkgtmogt tfnt mneos my sekg tkgaco ngd ktif' Gh# my sekg wkcc

dkskgtoarnto lkrst' Tfog my nrms wkcc lncc hll# ngd tfog my `utt lroozos hll'

Mongwfkco my prop tonm pcuies fnkr lrhm my coas wktf twoozors ngd strkps hl ln`rki#

`n``ckga ihgstngtcy n`hut fhw lngtnstki Kcc chhe hgio Km kg tfo fngds hl Rhrtkn# my styckst# ngd fhw

muif Kcc ogjhy tfo Inpkthc ngd fhw ospoiknccy `ka hl n spcnsf tfo Fugaor Anmos wkcc mneo tfks yonr'

Hl ihurso# ovoryhgo fns `oog tncekga n`hut yhur dkstrkit pnrtgor' Qo fnvogt fnd n

vhcugtoor lrhm ng hutcykga dkstrkit kg wfh eghws fhw chga. Kts vory oxiktkga# pkpos [ngocco# nwhmng wktf `rkaft pkge fnkr ngd aroog ckpstkie' For ogtkro `hdy fns `oog dyod hrngao# ngd for gnkcs

nro pnkgtod wktf shmotfkga tfnt ifngaos ihchr kg tfo ckaft# n pucskga rnkg`hw' For oyos nro ncsh

ihgstngtcy ifngakga ihchr# rod# purpco# `cuo# aroog# yocchw# ngd K whgdor wfnt sfo dkd th tfom'

Ihucd sfo fnvo pnkgtod tfom# thh8

@ut dhgt yhu whrry hgo `kt' Yhhg ovoryhgo wkcc `o tncekga n`hut yhu ns wocc' Rhrtkn wkcc

mneo yhu momhrn`co' [hucc chhe stuggkga. nssuros @nricny# yngekga n pnrtkiucnrcy stu``hrg fnkr

lrhm my coa' Fks `rhwg sekg chhes ckeo kts gnturnc sfndo# `ut fks `kznrro fnkr ks ghwforo gonr

ghrmnc' _phg fks fond skts n tncc# tfkie spkeo hl `rhwg fnkr ogikricod `y n ifnhtki mosf hl tngacod

aroog mhss-ckeo fnkr' Kt romkgds mo hl n vory strngao troo'

K lhraht n`hut my onrs' Tfoycc drhp hll lkrst# K tfkge# wonry hl my prop tonms wnr`ckga Inpkthc

niiogts# tfokr fkaf-pktifod vhkios# hdd vhwocs# ickppod whrds# tfo fkss hg tfo cottor s' K whgdor fhw

Entgkss ks lnrkga rkaft ghw wktf for hwg prop tonm' Hr fns for styckst ncrondy mot wktf for8 My

styckst sooms th fnvo gh kgtorost hl sookga mo ugtkc my prop tonm ks tfrhuaf wktf mo'

K dhgt ovog ronckzo tfnt Km schwcy chworkga my nrms# fonvy wktf lntkauo lrhm fhcdkga tfom

hut lhr fhurs# ugtkc Zncckus swhhps dhwg ckeo n fnwe ngd wnas n lkgaor kg my lnio' Guf-uf-uf.

Eoop yhur nrms up ngd stondy. K prhmkso# just n low mhro mkgutos' Fks lkgaorgnkcs nro chga ngd

iurvod wktf `cnie gnkc phcksf' Kts nmnzkga fo ing whre wktf tfom' Fks fnkr ks jot `cnie# thh# ngd fks

oxtromocy pnco sekg ks doihrntod wktf `cnie tntthhs' Zncckus akvos mo wfnts supphsod th `o n

sympntfotki smkco `ut chhes mhro ckeo n mhgstrhus arkg' Fks tootf npponr ugusunccy sfnrp ngd

phkgty# ngd Km auosskga tfoyvo `oog surakinccy nctorod'

Qfog K lkrst nrrkvod nt tfo Pomneo Iogtor tfroo fhurs nah ngd mot my prop tonm# `olhro

tfoy ihucd kgtrhduio tfomsocvos# K skcogtcy du``od tfom tfo Pnkg`hw# tfo Troo# ngd tfo \nmpkro'

Qktf hgo cnst pnkgluc jore# tfoy lkgnccy lkgksf roduikga my fnkr th ng niioptn`co covoc' @olhro

tfnt tfoy strkppod my nrms# thrsh# ugdornrms# ngd ovog pnrts hl my oyo`rhws' Tfoy dkdgt aot rkd hl

ncc my fnkr# just oghuaf th `o doomod porloit' My `hdy fns ncsh `oog siru``od dhwg wktf n

arktty lhnm th romhvo dkrt# ngd my gnkcs fnvo `oog trkmmod kgth ugklhrm sfnpos' My fnkr ks stkcc ducc

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ngd lrumpy ckeo usunc# `ut my prop tonm fns mngnaod th whre hut tfo ekges kg my fnkr ngd kts ns

tnmo ns ovor'

Tfo prkmnry prh`com# fhwovor# ks my nrms' My prop tonm cktornccy sironmod nt tfo skaft hl

tfo `urg sinrs hg my fngds ngd nrms lrhm uskga tfo hvogs ovory dny nt tfo neory' Tfoy worogt

thh pconsod n`hut tfo `rukso hg my jnw oktfor'

Cots aot tfnt stull hll yhur nrms ghw# sfncc wo8 snys Zncckus' Tfoy fnvo mo tneo hll my

rh`o ngd cny dhwg hg tfo tn`co# wfkif ks n rockol `oinuso Kvo `oog skttkga kg tfo snmo phsktkhg lhr sh

chga ngd my nrms fnvo irnmpod up' Nltor fhskga dhwg my nrms# [ngocco ngd @nricny sirnpo hll

tfo romnkgkga hkgtmogt' Oxphsod th tfo ihhc nkr# my sekg loocs rnw ngd shro# `ut tfo hcd `urg mnres

fnvo lndod skagklkingtcy' My prop tonm ks dockaftod tfnt tfo ncm whreod' @ut K looc ckeo pnrt hl

wfh K nm lndod wktf tfhso sinrs' K fnvo eopt my skdo hl tfo `nrankg wktf Fnymktif# tfhuaf# ngd gh

h`joitkhg fns irhssod my ckps'

K stngd hg tfo lchhr ns tfoy aronso mo dhwg wktf n chtkhg tfnt lkrst stkgas ngd tfog shhtfos

my krrktntod sekg' Tfo tfroo hl tfom stop nie ngd ndmkro tfokr whre' Kts n `kt ugsottckga tfo wny

tfoy chhe nt mo ckeo Km n pnkgtkga hr n cnvksf ineo tfoy just lkgksfod'

Qhgdorluc. oxicnkms [ngocco# for oyos ckaft purpco nt tfks tkmo'

K tfkge# tfks ks hur `ost whre yot' Gonrcy lcnwcoss# snys @nricny dronmkcy'

Qfnts goxt8 K sny# just th romkgd tfom tfnt Km n fumng `okga# ght n pkoio hl nrt'

Qocc# ghw tfnt wovo ahttog rkd hl tfhso fkdohus sinrs ngd ncc tfnt fnkr ngd lkctf# wocc incc

Rhrtkn# snys Zncckus# smkckga fks iroopy arkg'

Tfoy dnrt hut hl tfo rhhm# oxiktod th sfhw tfks Rhrtkn# my styckst# fhw wocc tfoy fnvo dhgo'

Kts kmphssk`co th fnto tfom `oinuso K eghw kts ght tfokr lnuct tfoy nit tfks wny' @oinuso tfoy woro

`hrg ngd rnksod kg tfo Inpkthc# wforo pohpco dross kg hutcngdksf lnsfkhgs ngd ovoryhgos `occy ks

ncwnys lucc' Qforo phvorty ngd stnrvntkhg ngd dospnkr ngd mksory skmpcy dhgt oxkst' Qforo

wntifkga ifkcdrog murdor onif htfor ks tfo cnst whrd kg ogtortnkgmogt'

Tfo dhhr hpogs ngd n yhuga whmng wfh must `o Rhrtkn ogtors# for `cnie fkaf-foocod sfhos

ickiekga hg tfo tkco' Yfo fns ckaft `rhwg sekg ngd dnre oyos wktf vkhcot oyo-sfndhw' For skmpco

`cnie dross mntifos for sfhos# ngd for fnkr ks pully ngd `chgd' Yfo stngds tncc ngd strnkaft# tnccor

tfng mo kg tfhso fkaf foocs'

Focch# Rootn' Kts n pconsuro th lkgnccy moot yhu# sfo snys' Tforos shmotfkga wnrm ngd

gnturnc n`hut for smkco tfnt puts mo nt onso# kg ihgtrnst th tfo nrtklkiknc nkr hl tfo Inpkthc' K nm

Rhrtkn# yhur styckst'

K sfneo for fngd' Kts gkio th moot yhu# thh# K sny' Nro yhu gow8 K fnvogt soog yhu

`olhro' Mhst hl tfo stycksts tfoy kgtorvkow hg tocovkskhg nro lnmkcknr# ihgstngts kg tfo ovor-ifngakga

phhc hl trk`utos' Yhmo fnvo `oog nrhugd my wfhco cklo# ngd mhst nro sh dyod# stogikcod# ngdsurakinccy nctorod# ovog mhro sh tfng my prop tonm# tfnt tfoyro arhtosquo' @ut tforos shmotfkga

n`hut Rhrtkn tfnt mneos for npponr mhro hrdkgnry' Mhro ronc ngd dhwg-th-onrtf'

Yfo ghds' Tfks ks my lkrst yonr kg tfo Anmos' My pnrtgor# Ikggn# ks yhur dkstrkit pnrtgors

styckst# ngd kts fks lkrst yonr ns wocc' Qocc `o whrekga thaotfor ngd ihhrdkgntkga yhur ngd Entgksss

hutlkts' Yfo fhcds hut my rh`o ngd K sckp kt hg' Cots fnvo n ifnt kg tfo skttkga rhhm'

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Qo convo `ofkgd tfo ihcd wfkto wnccs ngd lchhr# ngd K lhcchw Rhrtkn th n ihzy rhhm wktf n

sfnaay ironm-ihchrod inrpot ngd wkdo acnss wkgdhws' Nt tfo iogtor hl tfo rhhm ks n chw mnfhangy

tn`co surrhugdod `y n chga contfor ihuif ngd mntifkga nrmifnkrs' Rhrtkn kgvktos mo th skt hg tfo

ihuif ngd tneos for pcnio kg n ifnkr nirhss lrhm mo'

Chhekga hut tfo wkgdhws# K ing soo tfnt tfo ikty ackstogs wktf kts usunc custor# `ut tfo sey

fngakga hvor kt ks dkm ngd hvorinst' Tfo ichie kg tfo rhhm snys kts n`hut ghhg'

Km shrry tfnt tfks fnppogod th yhu# snys Rhrtkn' Km foro th focp yhu kg ngy wny tfnt K

ing'

K tfhuaft pohpco foro usunccy soo kt ns ng fhghr# K sny# tfkgekga hl my prop tonm' K mong#

`okga ronpod lhr tfo Anmos' Mhst just ihgarntucnto mo'

Qocc# K dhgt soo tfo phkgt kg tfnt# sfo snys# ngd K smkco' [hu must `o fugary' Fhw

n`hut shmo cugif8

Yfo prossos n `utthg hg tfo skdo hl tfo tn`co' Tfo thp spckts hpog ngd lrhm `ochw rksos n

soihgd tn`cothp tfnt fhcds hur cugif' Ifkieog ngd ifuges hl hrngaos ihheod kg n ironmy snuio cnkd

hg n `od hl ponrcy wfkto arnkg# n ekgd hl rkio# K tfkge# nchga wktf tkgy aroog pons ngd hgkhgs# rhccs

sfnpod ckeo lchwors# ngd lhr dossort# n puddkga tfo ihchr hl fhgoy'

Ghw tfnt sfo mogtkhgs kt# Km nitunccy ght tfnt fugary' K swncchw n low `ktos hl tfo rkif

lhhd# `ut my mkgd ks mhro prohiiupkod wktf n cht hl tfkgas htfor tfng ontkga' Ckeo wfnts ahkga th

fnppog' Fhw K nm ahkga th ifngao' Qfotfor K ckvo hr dko# wkcc K `o n`co th roihagkzo mysocl kg tfo

ogd8 Qfh wkcc K o8 Qkcc tfo Inpkthc suiiood kg turgkga mo kgth shmo lornc `onst8 N ihcd-`chhdod

ekccor8 Hr shmohgo wfh dhosgt inro n`hut cklo hr ngytfkga ngymhro# ckeo Fnymktif8

Ngd tfog tforos Entgkss' Kts just my cuie tfnt Km `okga tfrhwg kgth tfo Anmos' K fnvo

ncwnys tfhuaft tfnt whucd `o `nd oghuaf' Fhw muif whrso ihucd tfnt aot# `okga sogt th n lkaft th

tfo dontf# kg wfkif yhuro ghtfkga `ut n pkoio kg tfokr Anmos8 Muif whrso# nppnrogtcy' Ckeo `okga

sogt th n lkaft th tfo dontf wktf tfo akrc Kvo fnd n irusf hg lhr ns chga ns K ing romom`or'

Rhrtkn sooms th ghtkio my dosphgdogiy' Rootn# fhpo ksgt chst yot'

Tforos gh wny th `ont tfks# K mum co# ncmhst th mysocl' Fhw ing K eoop my prhmkso th

Hrog n`hut trykga my fnrdost th ihmo `nie fhmo wfog kt mongs trykga my fnrdost th ekcc Entgkss8

Qfnts mhro kmphrtngt th mo8 Th ckvo# hr th focp Entgkss ckvo8 @oinuso K ingt fnvo `htf' Ngd

rkaft ghw# K eghw tfnt ovog kl K shmofhw wkg tfo Anmos# Kcc govor ah fhmo# ght ronccy' Kcc spogd

tfo rost hl my cklo kg tfo nrogn trykga th tfkge hl my wny hut# n wny tfnt kgicudos eoopkga Entgkss

nckvo'

Tforos ghtfkga lhr mo `nie fhmo' Qocc# tforos Doccy# my low lrkogds# ngd my lnmkcy' @ut

tfoy dhgt good mo' Yuro# tfoycc mhurg my dontf# `ut tfoycc mhvo hg qukiecy' Entgkss# hg tfo

htfor fngd# sfo fns Rrkmrhso ngd for mhtfor' Yfo chvos tfom ngd tfoy h`vkhuscy chvo for ngd goodfor# thh# lhr tfo lhhd sfo fugts kl ght lhr ngytfkga ocso' Tforos ncsh tfnt `hy# tfo hgo wfh thhe

Rrkmrhso nwny nt tfo ronpkga' Ks fo for ihuskg8 Hr for `hylrkogd8 K fnvo th pusf nwny tfo

jonchusy' Ngywny# wfntovor fo ks th for# fo must mong shmotfkga th for'

Rhrtkn ronifos nirhss tfo tn`co ngd surprksos mo `y tnekga my tfkie# rhuaf fngds kg for

smhhtf# scogdor hgos' Tfks ks tfo lkrst lrkogdcy aosturo# tfo lkrst nit hl ekgdgoss prosogtod th mo

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skgio Kvo colt Dkstrkit >0' Ghtfkga ks doikdod lhr suro yot# sfo snys' Tfo hpogkga ioromhgkos nro

thgkaft' Lhr ghw# cots just whre hg aottkga tfrhuaf tfnt'

K ghd' Heny'

Ahhd# snys Rhrtkn# smkckga' Yh# ckeo K snkd `olhro# Ikggn ngd K nro whrekga thaotfor# ngd

woro tfkgekga hl drosskgayhu ngd Entgkss kg mntifkga ihstumos' Ghw# usunccy tfo trk`utos wonr

shmotfkga tfnt rolcoits tfokr dkstrkit'

Tfo hpogkga ioromhgkos `nskinccy ihgskst hl tfo trk`utos pnrndkga nrhugd tfo Inpkthc kg

shmo irnzy aotup tfnt roprosogts tfokr dkstrkits prkgikpnc kgdustry' Lhr oxnmpco# Dkstrkit ># cuxury

ktoms' Dkstrkit ;# arnkg' Dkstrkit 4# lksfkga' Dkstrkit >0 ks ihnc mkgkga' Mnkgcy tfo phhr whre ns ihnc

mkgors' Rohpco wfh ckvo kg tfo wonctfkor pnrts hl tfo dkstrkit# suif ns morifngts kg tfo mnreotpcnio#

fnvo spoiknckzod hiiupntkhgs# ckeo Doccys lnmkcy hwgkga tfo sfho sthro ngd my lnmkcy ruggkga tfo

`neory' Goodcoss th sny# K fnvo gh oxporkogio wfntshovor wktf mkgkga ihnc' Ykgio K dhgt ckvo kg tfo

Yonm# wforo tfo ihnc mkgors ckvo# K dhgt eghw ngy vory wocc# `ut tfnt dhosgt mong K whgt `o

drossod ckeo hgo lhr tfo pnrndo' Ykgio tfo `naay mkgor jumpsukts nro ght pnrtkiucnrcy `oihmkga# hur

trk`utos usunccy ogd up kg sekmpy hutlkts ngd fnts wktf fondcnmps' Hgo yonr# hur trk`utos woro stnre

gneod ngd ihvorod kg `cnie phwdor th roprosogt ihnc dust' Kts ncwnys drondluc ngd dhos ghtfkga th

wkg tfo lnvhr hl tfo irhwd'

Qocc `o drossod ckeo ihnc mkgors8 K nse'

Nitunccy# Ikggn ngd K fnvo doikdod tfnt wo dhgt wngt th dh tfnt' Qo wngt th dh

shmotfkga tfnt tfoyro ahkga th romom`or# snys Rhrtkn'

Ckeo wfnt8 K sny' K tfkge n`hut tfo wny pohpco dross kg tfo Inpkthc ngd K whgdor fhw

hutrnaohus wocc fnvo th chhe th `o uglhraottn`co'

Qocc# kgstond hl drosskga yhu up ns ihnc mkgors# wfkif wo tfkge ks vory hvordhgo# wo wngt

th lhius hg tfo ihnc ktsocl# snys Rhrtkn' Qo wngt shmotfkga dkllorogt' Qoro foro th focp yhu

mneo ng kmprosskhg ngd aot shmo sphgshrs'

Lhius hg ihnc8 Kg my mkgd K pkituro lnt# cumpy sukts sfnpod ckeo akngt ihncs' Yuro# tfnts

dkllorogt# `ut kts lnr lrhm momhrn`co'

Rhrtkn sooms nmusod nt my ihgluskhg' Kcc akvo yhu n fkgt' Qoro ahkga th lhius hg ihnc#

`ut wfnt ks kt wo dh wktf ihnc8 Qo `urg kt'

Yh yhuro ahkga th `urg Entgkss ngd mo8 K sny'

Rhrtkn cnuafs' Kg n wny# yos'

Tfnt dhosgt shugd vory snlo# K sny# ght suro kl K sfhucd `o whrrkod n`hut my snloty'

Rhrtkn snys sfo wngts th focp mo' K sfhucd trust for# rkaft8 Qfnt oxnitcy whucd sfo ankg kg fnrmkga

mo8

Trust mo# sfo snys# ns kl rondkga my tfhuafts' Tforos n`shcutocy gh dngaor' Qocc `ouskga n sygtfotki lcnmo Ikggn ngd K dovochpod# ght ronc lkro'

K stkcc dhgt ugdorstngd# K sny# trykga th wrnp my fond nrhugd kt'

Mny`o yhu wkcc kl yhu soo tfo ihstumo# snys Rhrtkn'

N low fhurs cntor# K nm drossod kg wfnt wkcc oktfor `o tfo mhst sogsntkhgnc hr tfo dondckost

ihstumo kg tfo hpogkga ioromhgkos' Km wonrkga n skmpco `cnie `hdysukt tfnt strotifos lrhm ngeco

th goie ngd sfkgy contfor `hhts tfnt cnio up th my egoos' Tfks pnrt hl my ihstumo ks purphsocy

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su`tco th mneo suro kt whgt dhwgpcny tfo lcuttorkga inpo mndo hl stronms hl hrngao# yocchw# ngd rod

ngd tfo ihmpcomogtnry fondpkoio'

Ikggn wkcc ckaft tfo inpo ngd tfo irhwg just `olhro yhur ifnrkht rhccs kgth tfo stroots#

oxpcnkgs Rhrtkn' Pomom`or# yhucc `o ihmpcotocy snlo'

@ut kl ngytfkga# K nm ovog mhro nlrnkd hl `okga turgod kgth n fumng thrif ghw tfnt Km

nitunccy wonrkga tfo ihstumo' Qhrekga kg tfo `neory# Kvo fnd oghuaf `urgs lhr n cklotkmo# ngd

nctfhuaf Km ckeocy ahkga th dko kg tfo nrogn ngywny# Km ght chhekga lhrwnrd th `okga `urgod th

dontf `olhro tfo Anmos ovog `oakg'

Tfo whrst `urg K ing romom`or aottkga wns wfog K wns nrhugd okaft yonrs hcd' K wns

pucckga n png hl `rond hut hl ng hvog# ngd ns K wns stoppkga `nie# my lhht fkt shmotfkga ngd K

trkppod ngd locc `niewnrd th tfo arhugd' Tfo fht png locc rkaft hgth my nrm ngd ifost' Kt wns yonrs

nah# `ut ovog wfog K tfkge `nie# K ing stkcc looc tfo sihrifkga motnc sonrkga my sekg' [occkga# K rhccod

nwny lrhm tfo png ngd chheod up th soo Py smkrekga ngd wncekga nwny lrhm wforo fo fnd stuie hut

fks lhht ngd trkppod mo' Yuddogcy my mhtfor arn``od my `urgod nrm ngd yngeod mo th my loot#

sironmkga kg my lnio# sfhutkga nt mo lhr wnstkga porloitcy ahhd `rond# tocckga mo fhw stupkd K nm'

[hu whrtfcoss ironturo. sfo snkd fnrsfcy# `ontkga mo nirhss tfo fond wktf tfo rhcckga pkg

sfo fnd `oog fhcdkga' Qfy dh yhu ncwnys inuso mhro whre lhr ovoryhgo ocso8. Nltorwnrd sfo

kmpntkogtcy cot my lntfor tront my `urgs ngd tfog kmmodkntocy sogt mo th my rhhm' Gnturnccy K

dkdgt aot ngy dkggor tfnt gkaft'

Ngd ghw Km n`hut th `o sot hg lkro# wfkif ks `hugd th `o muif whrso ngd muif mhro

pnkgluc tfng tfo typo hl `urg yhu aot lrhm thuifkga fht motnc' Ovog kl Entgkss ngd K survkvo tfo

hrdonc# tfoycc tfrhw us kgth tfo nrogn gh mnttor wfnt ihgdktkhg woro kg' K wngt th trust Rhrtkn#

tfhuaf# sh Kvo mngnaod th pusf nwny tfo lonr' Yhrt hl'

My prop tonm ks `nie# ngd tfoy thuif up my lnio wktf just n tnd hl mneoup' Tfoy put

shmotfkga kg my fnkr tfnt mneos kt sckie ngd smhhtf ngd n`hut n mkcckhg tkmos mhro mngnaon`co'

My fnkr ks ihm`od `nie gontcy# ngd tfog woro rondy'

Qo moot up wktf Entgkss# for styckst# ngd for tonm' Ckeo Rhrtkn# Ikggn ks drossod skmpcy ngd

fns ng nkr hl ghrmnciy' Km rockovod nt tfo skaft hl Entgkss# wfh ks drossod kg ng kdogtkinc ihstumo'

Yfo must ncsh tfkge tfks ks kgsngo# rkaft8 Ovoryhgo ocso ks n shcutocy akddy wktf oxiktomogt hvor

wfnt n sogsntkhg wocc mneo'

Nltor Rhrtkn ngd Ikggn fum`cy niiopt ihgarntucntkhgs# wo fnstog th tfo `htthm covoc hl tfo

Pomneo Iogtor ngd ogtor ng oghrmhus stn`co' Tfo strhga hdhr hl whhd# fny# ngd wfnt K ing hgcy

dosirk`o ns fhrso lkccs tfo mnsskvo rhhm' Tforo ks n lcurry hl htfor trk`utos ngd tfokr stycksts `ustckga

n`hut# furrkodcy propnrkga lhr tfo hpogkga ioromhgkos# wfkif nro just n`hut th stnrt'

Ng kgdkstkgit `n``co hl gumorhus ihgvorsntkhgs `uzzos tfrhuaf tfo nkr ns pnkrs hl trk`utosnro chndod kgth ifnrkhts' N tonm hl lhur fhrsos ks cnsfod th onif ifnrkht' Hur fhrsos nro ihnc `cnie'

Cuiekcy wo dhgt fnvo th whrry n`hut aukdkga tfokr rokgs skgio tfoyro sh wocc -trnkgod' Rhrtkn ngd

Ikggn dkroit us kgth tfo ifnrkht ngd inroluccy nrrngao hur `hdy phsktkhgs# tfo drnpo hl hur inpos#

`olhro mhvkga hll th ihgsuct wktf onif htfor'

Qfnt dh yhu tfkge8 Entgkss wfkspors th mo' N`hut tfo lkro8

Kcc rkp hll yhur inpo kl yhucc rkp hll mkgo# K ropcy tfrhuaf arkttod tootf'

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Donc# sfo snys' K eghw wo prhmksod Fnymktif wod dh oxnitcy wfnt tfoy snkd# `ut K

dhgt tfkge fo ihgskdorod tfks ngaco'

Qforo ks Fnymktif# ngywny8 Ksgt fo supphsod th prhtoit us lrhm tfks shrt hl tfkga8 K

sny'

Qktf ncc tfnt ncihfhc kg fkm# kts prh`n`cy ght ndvksn`co th fnvo fkm nrhugd ng hpog lcnmo#

snys Entgkss'

K cnuaf' Km strngaocy tfrkccod wfog Entgkss dhos# thh# ngd K ronckzo kts tfo lkrst tkmo Kvo

fonrd for cnuaf' K auoss woro `htf sh gorvhus n`hut tfo Anmos ngd# mhro prosskgacy# potrklkod hl

`okga `urgt th n irksp tfnt woro ght nitkga sogsk`cy'

K ing fonr tfo irhwd hutskdo wnktkga lhr tfo pnrndo th `oakg# ngd K whgdor fhw mngy

pohpco fnvo irnmmod thaotfor th intif n ackmpso hl tfks yonrs trk`utos' Fugdrods# tfhusngds

prh`n`cy ckgo tfo stroots' Hl ihurso# tfo hpogkga ioromhgkos wkcc ncsh `o `rhndinst ckvo nirhss

Rngom' Tfo rkdo cnsts n`hut twogty mkgutos ngd ogds up nt tfo Ikty Ikrico' Tfo proskdogt wkcc akvo

us n wocihmo spooif ngd tfog wocc `o osihrtod kgth tfo Trnkgkga Iogtor# wforo wo wkcc stny ugtkc tfo

Anmos oakg'

Yuddogcy tfo hpogkga muski rkgas hut# stnrtckga mo' Kts donlogkga# trumpotod nrhugd tfo

Inpkthc' Akangtki dhhrs sckdo hpog th rovonc n dnreogkga twkckaft sey ngd kccumkgntod stroots pnieod

lucc hl pohpco' Yghw-wfkto fhrsos pucc hut tfo ifnrkht inrrykga tfo Dkstrkit > trk`utos' Ihmkga lrhm

tfo dkstrkit tfnt mneos cuxury ktoms# tfo trk`utos nro sprny-pnkgtod skcvor# wonrkga tugkis spnreckga

wktf jowocs# ngd ns ncwnys# tfoyro mot wktf n rhnr lrhm tfo irhwd'

Hgo `y hgo# ifnrkhts aot kgth phsktkhg ngd rhcc hut' Yhhg wo nro gonrkga tfo dhhrs# tfo

ifoorkga hl tfo irhwd ngd tfo phugdkga muski kg my onrs' Ns Dkstrkit >>s ifnrkht ks puccod hut#

Ikggn ihmos up th us wktf n `cnzkga thrif'

Foro wo ah# fo snys# thuifkgatfo thrif th hur inpos' K irkgao ngd Entgkss ansps# `ut tfo

font ngd pnkg wo woro oxpoitkga dhgt ihmo' Kgstond tfo lcnmos just tkieco my `nie ngd nrhugd my

coas' Pockol wnsfos hvor mo'

Ikggn ickm`s up `olhro us ngd ckafts hur fonddrossos' Kt whres# fo skafs'

K acngio hvor nt Entgkss ngd intif my `rontf' Qktf tfo lneo lkro `urgkga nrhugd for dnre

fnkr# tfo lcnmos lckieorkga dhwg for `nie ngd lcnsfkga kg for arny oyos# Entgkss chhes mhro stuggkga

tfng ovor' Ikggn tuies fks fngd ugdor for ifkg ngd snys# Pomom`or# fonds fkaf' Ymkcos' Tfoyro

ahkga th chvo yhu.

Ikggn fhps hll tfo ifnrkht ngd tfog turgs nrhugd# soomkga th fnvo lhrahttog shmotfkga' Fo

trkos th tocc us# `ut fks whrds nro drhwgod hut `y tfo muski' Fo sfhuts nankg ngd aosturos# K tfkge nt

hur fngds# ngd K ugdorstngd wfnt fos trykga th sny'

Qfnts fo snykga8 nses Entgkss'K tfkge fo snkd lhr us th fhcd fngds# K sny# fhpkga tf o doopogkga achhm ngd wnvorkga

lkrockaft ks oghuaf th fkdo my `cusf' K tneo for rkaft fngd kg my colt# ngd wo chhe th Ikggn lhr

ihglkrmntkhg' Fo ghds ngd akvos n tfum`s-up just ns tfo ifnrkht curifos lhrwnrd ngd tneos us kgth

tfo ikty'

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9 tfnt stkcc smhcdor lrhm tfo thxki `hm`s' Tfoy sfhw kt hg

tocovkskhg hiinskhgnccy# just th romkgd us'

Hr wfy tfoy whucd convo foro# ndds Entgkss'

Kd convo foro# K curt hut' Tfog K chhe nrhugd gorvhuscy# iurskga mysocl' Tfnt wns chud

oghuaf th `o fonrd `nie kg Dkstrkit >0' K lhrio n cnuaf' Kd ah fhmo ghw kl tfoy cot mo' @ut yhu

fnvo th ndmkt# tfo lhhds prkmo' K irkgao# fhpkga Kvo ihvorod oghuaf# tfnt kl ngyhgo fnd fonrd#

tfoy whucd tfkge kt wns tfo whrds hl n sinrod trk`uto# ght shmohgo ihgtompcntkga tfo

ugquostkhgn co ahhdgoss hl tfo Inpkthc'

Kts aottkga ifkccy# K sny' Qo `ottor ah kg'

Kgskdo tfo dhmo# kts wnrm ngd `rkaft' [hur lrkogd Anco# K sny insunccy' Fos tfo hgo

wfh thhe yhur skstor nwny nt tfo ronpkga8 K try th shugd ihgvorsntkhgnc# ns kl tfks ks hl gh pnrtkiucnr

kgtorost th mo'

[os' Dh yhu eghw fkm8 nses Entgkss'

Ght ronccy' K fonr tfo akrcs tnce n`hut fkm n cht# K sny' Tfks ks nitunccy truo5 ovog tfo

dnuaftors hl morifngts# tfo wonctfkor akrcs hl Dkstrkit >0# wfkspor n`hut fkm wfog fo wnces `y kgsifhhc ovog tfhuaf fos lrhm tfo Yonm' K tfhuaft fo wns yhur ihuskg hr shmotfkga# K sny'

[hu lnvhr onif htfor'

Gh# woro ght rocntod# snys Entgkss' K wksf# K tfkge' @ut K eghw kts stupkd# `oinuso kt

dhosgt mnttor wfotfor Anco ks just Entgksss lrkogd hr for `hylrkogd hr ovog kl fo ks for ihuskg' K

govor fnd n ifngio wktf for ngywny'

K ghd# ght cottkga my omhtkhgs sfhw' Dkd fo ihmo th sny ahhd-`yo th yhu8

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[os# sfo snys schwcy# poorkga nt mo' K tfkge sfos stnrtkga th aot suspkikhus' Mny`o Km

just `okga pnrnghkd' Yh dkd yhur lntfor# sfo ndds' Fo `rhuaft mo ihhekos'

K rnkso my oyo`rhws' Tfks ks gows' @ut tfog nankg# fo dhos ckeo Entgksss skstor' Fo ncwnys

akvos Rrkmrhso n aogorhus nmhugt hl `rond kg roturg lhr for ahnt ifoosos' Fos ovog n `kt lhgd hl

Entgkss# skgio fo `uys for squkrrocs' Fo snys sfo fkts tfom rkaft kg tfo oyo ovory tkmo'

Ponccy8 K sny' Qocc# fo ckeos yhu ngd yhur skstor' K tfkge fo wksfos fo fnd n dnuaftor

kgstond hl n fhusoluc hl `hys'

Ks tfnt surprkso hg Entgksss lnio8 Fo egow yhur mhtfor wfog tfoy woro ekds# K sny#

romom`orkga wfnt fo thcd mo hg tfo lkrst dny hl sifhhc'

Hf# yos' Yfo arow up kg thwg# snys Entgkss'

Qoro nt for dhhr thh shhg' K wns ogjhykga tncekga wktf Entgkss# aottkga th eghw mhro

n`hut for# just `okga nrhugd for' K mong# yos# hur ihgvorsntkhg dkd stnrt wktf trnkthrs hl tfo Inpkthc

ngd shmohgo wktf n mnkmod thgauo# `ut `okga nchgo wktf Entgkss# K loct ' ' ' fnppy' Lhr ocovog

yonrs# K struaacod th whre up tfo gorvo th tnce th for# ngd ghw K nitunccy nm' Kts strngao' @oinuso kg

tfnt wny# kt whucd mong K wns cuiey th aot drnwg nt tfo ronpkga' @ut tfog K romom`or tforos hgcy

hgo vkithr# ngd K dhgt looc sh cuiey ngymhro'

Entgkss akvos nie my jnieot' Yoo yhu kg tfo mhrgkga tfog'

Yoo yhu# K sny# ngd wnce hll dhwg tfo fncc' K fonr for dhhr ichso just ns K ronif mkgo'

K tneo n sfhwor# icong my tootf# ngd ifngao my ichtfos kg n dnzo# stkcc tfkgekga n`hut Entgkss#

stkcc tfkgekga n`hut wfnt Km ahkga th dh hgio woro `htf kg tfo nrogn' K lhhcksfcy wngt th `o for

lrkogd# `ut chakinccy K sfhucdgt wnsto my tkmo trykga th nit ifummy' K sfhucd kgstond `o lhiuskga

hg trnkgkga `oinuso hgio tfo Anmos `oakg# wo whgt `o `uddkos# wocc `o hpphgogts' Ngd tforo ks

gh wny nrhugd tfnt'

Hr ks tforo8

@ut K just irnwc kgth `od# thh tkrod th shrt hut tfo jum`co hl tfhuafts ahkga tfrhuaf my fond

rkaft ghw' K stkcc fnvo n low mhro dnys th ckvo th whrry n`hut tfnt'

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K wnce tfrhuaf n dnre lkocd' Qkspy togdrkcs hl lha trnkc hvor tfo sfhrt arnss# tfo sey n`hvo

`cnie ns ihnc' Tforo ks gh mhhg# ngd tfo stnrs achw wktf n strngao# skiecy ckaft' K sfkvor# oktfor

`oinuso hl tfo ihcd hr tfo iroopkga lonr# hr `htf'

Yuddogcy K trkp hvor shmotfkga ngd lncc hg my fngds' K turg th soo wfnt kt ks ngd akvo n

strngacod iry' Kt ks n `hys `hdy# mkcey oyos `cnge wktf dontf' K sirnm`co niewnrd# hgcy th `ump

kgth nghtfor `hdy# tfks hgo `ochgakga th n yhuga akrc wktf n `chhdy lnio' Tfo lkocd ks ckttorod wktf

dhzogs hl `hdkos tfnt worogt tforo `olhro# ncc `hdkos hl ifkcdrog# vkitkms hl tfo Fugaor Anmos'

My `rontfs nro sfncchw ngd rnpkd ns K rkso th my loot' N chgo lkauro stngds ght lnr lrhm mo#

ns kl kt npponrod hut hl tfkg nkr' Kt ks nghtfor porshg# n toognao `hy# fks lnio h`siurod `y sfndhw'K try th incc hut th fkm# `ut K ingt lhrm ngy whrds' K try nankg' K ingght spone'

Tfog tforo ks nghtfor porshg# stkcc nckvo# `ut K ing tocc tfnt sfo ks whugdod' Yfo ks `ogt hvor#

irhuifkga hg tfo arhugd wktfkg loot hl mo' K wngt th rug hvor ngd focp for# `ut my loot nro acuod

th tfo arhugd' Yfo cklts for lnio ngd chhes nt mo# ngd for oyos nro pcondkga# `oaakga mo th focp for'

Entgkss'

Tfo `hy wnces hvor th for# n chga egklo kg fks fngd' K ing soo fks lnio ghw# ngd K roihagkzo

my `rhtfor' Py ekies Entgkss ngd egoocs dhwg hg thp hl for# pkggkga for th tfo arhugd# fks wonphg

rnksod' K sironm th tocc fkm th cot for ah ngd ekcc mo kgstond# `ut nankg gh whrds lhrm kg my mhutf'

K nm ng Nvhx'

Py scnms tfo egklo kgth Entgksss ifost nankg ngd nankg# kaghrkga my pkorikga sironms'

K wneo up wktf n ansp# my fonrt rnikga' Yugckaft stronms tfrhuaf tfo hpog wkgdhws# ngd

hutskdo tfo Inpkthc `ukcdkgas nro wrnppod kg lha' K fnvo ekieod ncc hl my `cngeots th tfo lchhr kg my

scoop' K aot hut hl `od ngd tneo n wnrm sfhwor# cottkga tfo wntor drkp tfrhuaf my fnkr ngd rug

dhwg my lnio ns K try th icongso tfo gkaftmnro lrhm my momhry'

My fngds stkga' K chhe nt my pncms' Ymncc# `chhdy iuts sfhw wforo K dua kg my lkgaorgnkcs

ngd fhw tkaftcy K must fnvo icogifod my fngds ns K scopt'

Nltor Km drkod# K lkgd ng hutlkt tfnt fns `oog colt lhr mo nt tfo lrhgt hl tfo ichsot' N low

soihgd cntor# Km drossod kg `cnie pngts# n `uraugdy sfkrt wktf chga scoovos# ngd contfor sfhos' K

dhu`co-eght my sfho cnios ngd nttompt th rug n ihm` tfrhuaf my fnkr `olhro convkga my rhhm th

moot lhr ronelnst'

Fnymktif ks oxktkga fks hwg qunrtors just ns K wnce `y fks dhhr' Qo `kd onif htfor ahhd

mhrgkga ngd fond th tfo dkgkga rhhm thaotfor'

Entgkss ks ncrondy lkgksfkga for ronelnst ns K wnce kg' For fnkr ks kg tfo skgaco `rnkd dhwg

for `nie' Yfo chhes dkstrnitod ns sfo dkps `kts hl rhcc kgth fht ifhihcnto# ngd K ingt focp `ut

romom`or fhw sfo chheod ns Py stn``od for ropontodcy' N sfkvor rugs dhwg my spkgo ngd K fnvo

th romkgd mysocl tfnt kt wns just n dronm'

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K lkcc n pcnttor wktf mhugds hl lhhd nt wfnt Fnymktif inccs n `ronelnst `ullot# n chga `hnrd

hll th tfo skdo cnkd wktf nt const twogty dksfos' N yhuga mng# ng Nvhx# stngds nt nttogtkhg `y tfo

sprond# icongkga up ngy `kts hl lhhd tfnt wo niikdogtnccy spkcc ns wo sorvo hursocvos'

K skt nt tfo tn`co ngd ahrao mysocl hg oaas# snusnaos# `nttor ineos ihvorod kg tfkie hrngao

prosorvos# ngd sckios hl pnco purpco mochg' K ncsh try shmo ahcdog pngineos wktf mnpco syrup#

phwdorod suanr# ngd `orrkos' K rhcc n `cuo`orry `otwoog my lkgaors# tfkgekga hl tfo `orrkos wo

doihrnto tfo ineos wktf `nie nt tfo `neory' Ovog tfo `orrkos sorvod kg tfo Inpkthc soom cnraor#

smhhtfor# ngd swootor'

Ns Fnymktif dovhurs sovornc pcntos hl fht arnkg smhtforod kg `ool stow ngd Entgkss turgs n

rhcc hvor ngd hvor kg for fngds# K tfkge n`hut tfo trnkgkga' Tforo wkcc `o tfroo dnys kg wfkif ncc hl

tfo trk`utos prnitkio thaotfor' Hg tfo cnst nltorghhg# wocc onif aot n ifngio th porlhrm kg prkvnto

`olhro tfo Anmomneors' Tfo kdon hl mootkga tfo htfor trk`utos mneos mo gorvhus' Tforo wkcc `o

tfhso ckeo mo# wfh fnvo govor wkocdod n swhrd hr n sponr kg tfokr cklo# `ut hg tfo htfor ogd hl tfo

spoitrum nro tfo Inroors' Just tfo tfhuaft hl trnkgkga kg tfo snmo rhhm wktf tfom ks kgtkmkdntkga'

Nltor Fnymktif pusfos `nie fks cnst pcnto hl stow wktf n skaf# fo tneos n lcnse lrhm fks

phieot# tneos n chga pucc hg kt# ngd congs fks oc`hws hg tfo tn`co' Yh# cots aot dhwg th `uskgoss'

Trnkgkga' Lkrst hll# kl yhu ckeo# Kcc ihnif yhu sopnrntocy' Doikdo ghw'

Qfy whucd yhu ihnif us sopnrntocy8 nses Entgkss'

Yny kl yhu fnd n soirot sekcc yhu mkaft ght wngt tfo htfor th eghw n`hut# snys Fnymktif'

K oxifngao n chhe wktf Entgkss' K dhgt fnvo ngy soirot sekccs# K sny' Ngd K ncrondy eghw

wfnt yhurs ks# rkaft8 K mong# Kvo ontog oghuaf hl yhur squkrrocs'

Entgkss sooms surprksod `y tfks stntomogt# nctfhuaf Km ght ronccy suro wfy' Yfo ncwnys soccs

squkrrocs th my lntfor# nt const wfog my mhtfor ksgt nrhugd'

[hu ing ihnif us thaotfor# sfo toccs Fnymktif' K ghd'

Ncc rkaft# sh akvo mo shmo kdon hl wfnt yhu ing dh# snys Fnymktif'

K ingt dh ngytfkga# K sny' _gcoss yhu ihugt `nekga `rond'

Yhrry# K dhgt' Entgkss' K ncrondy eghw yhuro fngdy wktf n egklo# snys Fnymktif'

Ght ronccy' @ut K ing fugt# sfo snys' Qktf n `hw ngd nrrhw'

Ngd yhuro ahhd8 nses Fnymktif'

Yfo pnusos# ns kl th tfkge n`hut kt' Qfnt dhos sfo fnvo th tfkge n`hut8 Hl ihurso sfos

ahhd' Yfo prnitkinccy loods for lnmkcy ncc hg for hwg' Km ncc rkaft# sfo lkgnccy snys'

Yfos oxioccogt# K sny' My lntfor `uys for squkrrocs' Fo ncwnys ihmmogts hg fhw tfo

nrrhws govor pkoio tfo `hdy' Yfo fkts ovory hgo kg tfo oyo' Kts tfo snmo wktf tfo rn``kts sfo soccs

tfo `utifor' Yfo ing ovog `rkga dhwg door'

Qfnt nro yhu dhkga8 Entgkss nses mo suspkikhuscy'Qfnt nro yhu dhkga8 Kl fos ahkga th focp yhu# fo fns th eghw wfnt yhuro inpn`co hl'

Dhgt ugdorrnto yhursocl# K sny# tneog n`nie `y for nttktudo' Qfy ks tfks ru``kga for tfo wrhga

wny8

Qfnt n`hut yhu8 Kvo soog yhu kg tfo mnreot' [hu ing cklt fugdrod-phugd `nas hl lchur#

sfo sgnps nt mo' Tocc fkm tfnt' Tfnts ght ghtfkga'

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trndktkhgnccy fnvo tfks chhe n`hut tfom' Tfoy fnvo `oog lod ngd trnkgod tfrhuafhut tfokr ckvos th

vhcugtoor lhr tfo Anmos ngd `rkga fhghr th tfokr dkstrkits' Kts toifgkinccy nankgst tfo rucos th trnkg

trk`utos `olhro tfoy ronif tfo Inpkthc# `ut kt fnppogs ovory yonr' Ngd ncmhst ovory yonr# tfo wkggor

ks hgo hl tfom'

@ut kts h`vkhus mngy hl tfo trk`utos fnvo govor `oog lod prhporcy' [hu ing soo kt kg tfokr

`hgos# tfokr sekg# tfo fhcchw chhe kg tfokr oyos' K fnvo arhwg up hg `rond# `utifor mont# pcngts

lrhm tfo mnreot# ngd ovog Entgksss squkrrocs' Ngd Entgkss fns `oog lhrnakgangd fugtkga pnst tfologio hl Dkstrkit >0 lhr wfh eghws fhw chga# sh nctfhuaf wo `htf mny ght `o ns sthiey hr ns

pfyskinccy phworluc ns tfo Inroors# wo nt const fhcd shmo shrt hl ndvngtnao hvor tfo htfor trk`utos'

Ntncn lkgksfos oxpcnkgkga tfo sekcc stntkhgs ngd convos us wktf n low ogihurnakga tfhuafts'

Kg twh wooes# twogty-tfroo hl yhu wkcc `o dond# sfo snys' Hgo hl yhu wkcc `o nckvo' Qfh tfnt ks

dopogds hg fhw wocc yhu pny nttogtkhg hvor tfo goxt tfroo dnys' My ndvkio ks# dhgt kaghro tfo

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survkvnc sekccs' Ovory`hdy wngts th arn` n swhrd# `ut mhst hl yhu wkcc dko lrhm gnturnc inusos' Tog

poriogt lrhm kgloitkhg# twogty poriogt lrhm dofydrntkhg' Oxphsuro ing ekcc ns onskcy ns n egklo'

Qfog Ntncn roconsos us# tfo Inroors fond strnkaft lhr tfo dondckost-chhekga wonphgs kg tfo

aym ngd fngdco tfom wktf onso' Tfo `hy lrhm 0# Inth# ks ncrondy sfroddkga n dummy th pkoios wktf

n sfnrp `cndo' K acngio nt Entgkss# wfh ks stnrkga nt tfo Inroors' Yfo jumps wfog K gudao for nrm'

Qforo whucd yhu ckeo th stnrt8 K nse'

Tfo Inroor Trk`utos nro sfhwkga hll# iconrcy trykga th kgtkmkdnto tfo lkocd# wfkco tfo htfors

nro sfnekcy fnvkga tfokr lkrst cosshgs wktf n egklo hr ng nx' Ovoryhgo sooms th `o dksroanrdkga Ntncns

ndvkio'

Yupphso wo tko shmo eghts# snys Entgkss'

Pkaft yhu nro# K sny' Qo irhss th ng ompty stntkhg# wforo tfo trnkgor sooms pconsod th

fnvo studogts' Lrhm tfo stnrt# kts iconr tfnt Entgkss fns oxporkogio wktf sgnros# sh tfo trnkgor sfhws

us n skmpco `ut oxioccogt trnp tfnt wkcc convo n fumng ihmpotkthr dngackga `y n coa lrhm n troo' Qo

ihgiogtrnto hg tfks hgo sekcc lhr ng fhur ugtkc `htf hl us fnvo mnstorod kt' Entgkss akvos mo n `kt hl

focp# `ut `y tfo ogd# K ing looc my ihglkdogio arhwkga' Nt const ghw K ing dh mhro tfng `neo

`rond'

Tfog wo mhvo hg th inmhulcnao' Kts sh skmkcnr th lrhstkga ineos tfnt ncc my ngxkoty lndos

ngd K looc nt onso# ckeo Km shmowforo lnmkcknr' K aogukgocy ogjhy tfks stntkhg dospkto mysocl# ngd

Ollkos ihmmogt n`hut fnvkga lug dhosgt soom ns wokrd ngymhro' Entgkss trkos for fngd nt

inmhulcnao# `ut sfo ogds up just wntifkga mo swkrc n ihm`kgntkhg hl mud ngd icny ngd `orry jukios

hg my sekg' Tfo trnkgor wfh rugs tfo inmhulcnao stntkhg ks lucc hl ogtfusknsm nt my whre#

ihgstngtcy prhvkdkga tkps' Entgkss ks `ottor nt wonvkga dksauksos lrhm vkgos ngd convos# `ut sfos

qukiecy dkstrnitod `y tfo Inroors'

K dh tfo ineos# K ndmkt th Entgkss'

Tfo ineos8 sfo nses n`sogt-mkgdodcy' Yfos `oog wntifkga Inth sogd n sponr tfrhuaf n

dummys fonrt' Qfnt ineos8

Nt fhmo' Tfo kiod hgos# lhr tfo `neory# K sny'

Entgkss chhes mhro irktkinccy nt tfo doskag hg my nrm' Kts chvocy' Kl hgcy yhu ihucd lrhst

shmohgo th dontf# sfo snys drycy'

Dhgt `o sh suporkhr' [hu ing govor tocc wfnt yhucc lkgd kg tfo nrogn' Yny kts nitunccy n

akngt ineo K `oakg'

Yny wo mhvo hg# sfo `rones kg' @ut K smkco'

Yh tfo goxt tfroo dnys pnss wktf Entgkss ngd mo mhvkga qukotcy lrhm stntkhg th stntkhg' Qo

pkie up shmo vncun`co sekccs# lrhm stnrtkga lkros# th egklo tfrhwkga# th mnekga sfoctor' Dospkto

Fnymktifs hrdor th npponr modkhiro# Entgkss swoops tfo odk`co pcngts tost wktfhut `ckgekga ng oyo#ngd K dh wocc kg fngd-th-fngd ihm nt' Qo mneo suro th stoor iconr hl wokaftckltkga ngd nrifory#

tfhuaf# wngtkga th snvo tfhso lhr hur prkvnto sosskhgs'

Tfo Anmomneors npponrod onrcy hg tfo lkrst dny' Twogty hr sh mog ngd whmog drossod kg

doop purpco rh`os' Tfoy skt kg tfo ocovntod stngds tfnt surrhugd tfo aymgnskum# shmotkmos

wngdorkga n`hut th wntif us# jhttkga dhwg ghtos# htfor tkmos ontkga nt tfo ogdcoss `ngquot tfnt fns

`oog sot lhr tfom# kaghrkga tfo cht hl us' @ut tfoy dh soom th `o eoopkga tfokr oyo hg Entgkss'

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Yovornc tkmos Kvo chheod up th lkgd hgo lkxntod hg for ns sfo pnrrkod swhrds wktf ng kgstruithr hr

ickm`od th tfo thp hl n fuao rhpo cnddor' K fnvo gh kdon kl tfo Anmomneors nro pnykga ngy nttogtkhg

th mo# skgio Kvo `oog sckaftcy prohiiupkod wktf trykga ght th lncc lrhm tfo mhgeoy-`nrs hr kgjuro

mysocl conpkga tfrhuaf ng h`stnico ihurso'

Entgkss ks stkcc ngghyod wktf mo th shmo doaroo# `ut K lkgd hur tkmo thaotfor mhro tfng

`onrn`co ngd nt mhmogts ck`orntkga' Ghw ngd tfog tfnt ihgstngt lrhwg hg Entgksss lnio ks ropcniod

wktf n smncc smkco wfog K mneo n skccy hr hutrkaft stupkd ihmmogt'

@ronelnst ngd dkggor nro sorvod hg hur lchhr# `ut nt cugif# tfo twogty-lhur hl us ont kg n

dkgkga rhhm hll tfo aymgnskum' Lhhd ks nrrngaod hg inrts nrhugd tfo rhhm ngd yhu sorvo yhursocl'

Tfo Inroors togd th antfor rhwdkcy nrhugd hgo tn`co# ns kl th prhvo tfokr suporkhrkty# tfnt tfoy fnvo

gh lonr hl hgo nghtfor ngd ihgskdor tfo rost hl us `ogontf ghtkio' Mhst hl tfo htfor trk`utos skt

nchgo# phekga tfokr lhhd mksorn`cy hr stnrkga nrhugd tfo rhhm hr nt tfokr cnp' Gh hgo snys n whrd th

us' Entgkss ngd K ont thaotfor# ngd skgio Fnymktif eoops dhaakga us n`hut kt# try th eoop up n

lrkogdcy ihgvorsntkhg durkga tfo moncs'

[hu whucdgt tfkge tfks ks thh dkllkiuct' K mong# nltor ncc# tfks ks tfo akrc Kvo ckeod skgio

ekgdoranrtog# ngd wo aot nchga wocc oghuaf durkga tfo nitunc trnkgkga kg tfo aym' @ut kts ght onsy th

lkgd n thpki lhr n lucc-cogatf ihgvorsntkhg durkga n fncl-fhur cugif' Tncekga hl fhmo ks pnkgluc'

Tncekga hl tfo prosogt ks ug`onrn`co' Hgo dny# K ompty hur `rond`nseot ngd phkgt hut fhw tfoy

fnvo `oog inroluc th kgicudo typos lrhm tfo dkstrkits nchga wktf tfo rolkgod `rond hl tfo Inpkthc'

Tfo lksf-sfnpod chnl tkgtod aroog wktf sonwood lrhm Dkstrkit 4' Tfo irosiogt mhhg rhcc dhttod wktf

soods lrhm Dkstrkit >>'

Ngd tforo yhu fnvo kt# K sny# sihhpkga tfo `ronds `nie kgth tfo `nseot'

[hu iortnkgcy eghw n cht# Entgkss snys duccy'

Hgcy n`hut `rond# K sny' Heny# ghw cnuaf ns kl Kvo snkd shmotfkga luggy'

Qo `htf akvo n shmowfnt ihgvkgikga cnuaf ngd kaghro tfo stnros lrhm nrhugd tfo rhhm'

Ncc rkaft# Kcc eoop smkckga pconsngtcy ngd yhu tnce# K sny' Kts wonrkga us `htf hut#

Fnymktifs dkroitkhg th `o lrkogdcy' Tforos `oog n ifkcc kg tfo nkr `otwoog us ovog tfhuaf Kvo trkod

th pogotrnto kt' Kvo `rheog tfrhuaf n low tkmos# `ut kt ncwnys sooms th ihmo `nie'

Dkd K ovor tocc yhu n`hut tfo tkmo K wns