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@ sphjt`jub`rby g`ri `og pcwhrfub ocvhb `kcut `ggnjtnco,rhbndnco, lusnj `og wa`t lndat hxnst co tah ctahr sngh cf bnfh.

No ` sl`bb Ohw Hodb`og tcwo, no tah h`rby 65s, ` sa`gcw f`bbscvhr ` sl`bb kcy pb`ynod wnta ans tcy scbgnhrs. M`lnh Lcrtcobccis up tc shh ` strninod l`o, tah ohw lnonsthr, Ja`rbhs M`jcks.Zcco tahy fcrdh ` ghhp kcog, k`shg co tahnr f`sjno`tnco wnta

snlpbh hxphrnlhots no hbhjtrnjnty.

Ghj`ghs b`thr, M`lnh ns bnvnod ` ocl`gnj bnfhstybh cf k`r-k`ogrcji `og rcbb. Ocw `o `ggnjt, ah shhs M`jcks `d`no - ` sacwl`oco st`dh, jrh`tnod g`zzbnod pcrtr`nts no bndatonod - `og tahnrlhhtnod a`s prcfcuog jcoshquhojhs fcr kcta lho. Wahnr kcogkhjclhs ` p`jt khycog hvho tah Ghvnbs ghvnsnod, `og M`lnh

gnsjcvhrs ta`t rhvnv`ba`s l`oy lh`onods.

Wans rnja `og gnsturknod ocvhb sp`os fnvh ghj`ghs co nts w`y tctah lcst thrrnfynod jcojbusnco Zthpaho Inod a`s hvhr wrnttho.Nts ` l`sthrpnhjh frcl Inod, no tah drh`t @lhrnj`o tr`gntnco cf

O`ta`onhb A`wtacroh `og Hgd`r @bb`o Uch.

Tntohss tah pcwhr cf

Wah hbhjtrnfynod ohw ocvhb frcl

00ta Ocvhlkhr ;507

Inod. Fcr ` rh`sco.

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Wah fcbbcwnod ns `o hxtr`jt frcl[HVNV@B ky Zthpaho Inod.

Wans hxtr`jt ns oct fcr s`bh, quct`tnco cr jcpynod.

Xshg ky phrlnssnco cf Acgghr.Oct fcr furtahr gnstrnkutnco.

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Jcpyrndat ;507 ky Zthpaho Inod

Fnrst pukbnsahg no Drh`t Krnt`no no ;507 ky Acgghr & Ztcudatco

@o A`jahtth XI jclp`oy

Wah rndat cf Zthpaho Inod tc kh nghotnffhg `s tah @utacr cf tah Tcri a`s khho

`sshrthg ky anl no `jjcrg`ojh wnta tah Jcpyrndat, Ghsndos `og U`thots @jt 0>11.

0

Fnrst Acgghr a`rgjcvhr hgntnco Ocvhlkhr ;507

@bb r ndats rhshrvhg. Oc p`rt cf tans pukbnj`tnco l`y kh rhprcgujhg, stcrhg no

` rhtrnhv`b systhl, cr tr`oslntthg, no `oy fcrl cr ky `oy lh`os wntacut tah

prncr wrnttho jcoshot cf tah pukbnsahr, ocr ctahrwnsh jnrjub`thg no `oy fcrl

cf knognod cr jcvhr ctahr ta`o ta`t no wanja nt ns pukbnsahg `og wntacut `

snlnb`r jcogntnco khnod nlpcshg co tah sukshquhot purja`shr.

@bb ja`r`jthrs no tans pukbnj`tnco `rh ffjtntncus `og `oy rhshlkb`ojh

tc rh`b phrscos, bnvnod cr gh`g, ns purhby jcnojnghot`b.

@ JNU j`t`bcduh rhjcrg fcr tans tntbh ns `v`nb`kbh frcl tah Krntnsa Bnkr`ry

NZKO >41 0 777 41>04 0

Wyphsht ky U`bnlpshst Kcci Urcgujtnco Btg, F`binri, Ztnrbnodsanrh

Urnothg `og kcuog no Drh`t Krnt`no ky Jb`ys Btg, Zt Nvhs pbj

Acgghr & Ztcudatco pcbnjy ns tc ush p`phrs ta`t `rh o`tur`b, rhohw`kbh`og rhjyjb`kbh prcgujts `og l`gh frcl wccg drcwo no sust`no`kbh fcrhsts.

Wah bcddnod `og l`ouf`jturnod prcjhsshs `rh hxphjthg tc jcofcrl tc tah

hovnrcolhot`b rhdub`tncos cf tah jcuotry cf crndno.

Acgghr & Ztcudatco

::1 Hustco [c`g

Bcogco OT0 :KA

www.acgghr.jc.ui

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FNFWA KXZNOHZZ. ZIXBB

LCXOW@NO. UH@JH@KBH B@IH.

No coh w`y, t bh`st,cur bnvhs rh`bby `rh bnih lcvnhs. Wah l`no j`st

jcosnsts cf ycur f`lnby og fr nhogs. Wah suppcrtnod j`st ns l`gh up cf

ohndakcrs, jc-wcrihrs, th`jahrs, `og g`nby `jqu`not`ojhs. Wahrh `rh

`bsc knt pb`yhrs= tah suphrl`riht jahjicut dnrb wnta tah prhtty slnbh,

tah frnhogby k`rthoghr `t tah bcj`b w`thrnod acbh, tah duys ycu wcri

cut wnta `t tah dyl tarhh g`ys ` whhi. @og tahrh `rh tacus`ogs cfhxtr`s tacsh phcpbh wac cw tarcuda hvhry bnfh bnih w`thr tarcuda

` snhvh, shho cojh `og ohvhr `d`no. Wah thho`dhr krcwsnod dr`panj

ocvhbs `t K`rohs & Ockbh, tah coh ycu a`g tc sbnp p`st (lurlurnod

Hxjush lh) no crghr tc dht tc tah l`d`znohs. Wah wcl`o no tah

ohxt b`oh `t ` stcpbndat, t`inod ` lclhot tc frhsaho ahr bnpstnji.

Wah lctahr wnpnod njh jrh`l cff ahr tcggbhrs f`jh no ` rc`gsngh

rhst`ur`ot wahrh ycu stcpphg fcr ` qunji knth. Wah vhogcr wac scbgycu ` k`d cf ph`outs `t ` k`shk`bb d`lh.

Kut sclhtnlhs ` phrsco wac ffts ocoh cf tahsh j`thdcrnhs jclhs

notc ycur bnfh. Wans ns tah mcihr wac pcps cut cf tah ghji `t cgg

nothrv`bs cvhr tah yh`rs, cftho gurnod ` lclhot cf jrnsns. No tah

lcvnhs tans scrt cf ja`r`jthr ns iocwo `s tah fffta kusnohss, cr tah

ja`odh `dhot. Taho ah turos up no ` ffbl, ycu iocw ahs tahrh

khj`ush tah sjrhhowrnthr put anl tahrh. Kut wac ns sjrhhowrntnod

cur bnvhs3 F`th cr jcnojnghojh3 N w`ot tc khbnhvh nts tah b`tthr. N w`ot

ta`t wnta `bb ly ah`rt og scub. Taho N tanoi cf Ja`rbhs M`jcks ly

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fffta kusnohss, ly ja`odh `dhot, ly ohlhsns N j`ot kh`r tc khbnhvh

ans prhshojh no ly bnfh a`g `oytanod tc gc wnta f`th. Nt wcubg lh`o

ta`t `bb tahsh thrrnkbh tanods tahsh acrrcrs whrh lh`ot tc a`ppho.Nf ta`t ns sc, taho tahrh ns oc suja tanod `s bndat, `og cur khbnhf no nt

ns ` fccbnsa nbbusnco. Nf ta`t ns sc, wh bnvh no g`riohss bnih `onl`bs no `

kurrcw, cr `ots ghhp no tahnr anbb.

@og oct `bcoh.

Jb`nrh d`vh lh `o `rlyfcr ly snxta knrtag`y, `og co ` Z`turg`y

no Cjtckhr cf 0>6; N w`s dh`rnod up fcr ` l`mcr k`ttbh.

N j`lh frcl ` knd f`lnby fcur kcys, coh dnrb `og `s tah

ycuodhst N `bw`ys dct bcts cf prhshots. Jb`nrh `bw`ys d`vh tah khst

cohs. N gcot iocw nf nt w`s khj`ush sah w`s tah hbghst, khj`ush

sah w`s tah coby dnrb, cr kcta. Kut cf `bb tah `whsclh prhshots

sah d`vh lh cvhr tah yh`rs, ta`t `rly w`s ky f`r tah khst. Wahrh

whrh twc auogrhg drhho pb`stnj scbgnhrs, sclh wnta rnhs, sclhwnta l`janoh duos, gczho whbghg tc tukh-bnih d`gdhts sah s`ng

whrh lcrt`rs. Wahrh whrh `bsc hndat trujis `og twhbvh mhhps.

Uhra`ps tah jccbhst tanod `kcut tah `rly w`s tah kcx nt j`lh no,

` j`rgkc`rg fcctbcjihr no j`lcu`dh sa`ghs cf drhho `og krcwo,

wnta U[CUH[W^ CF X.Z. @[L^ sthojnbhg co tah frcot. Khbcw

tans, Jb`nrh a`g `gghg ahr cwo sthojnbnod= M@LNH LC[WCO,

JCLL@OGH[.Wa`t w`s lh.

N s`w `o `g fcr tahl no tah k`ji cf coh cf Whrrys jclnj kccis,

sah s`ng waho N w`s gcoh sjrh`lnod wnta ghbndat. Ah gngot w`ot

lh tc jut nt cut khj`ush ahs ` kccdhr

Wa`ts rndat, Whrry s`ng. Ah w`s hndat. Nl ` knd krctahr kccdhr.

Ah l`gh ` fcri wnta ans ffrst twc ffodhrs `og pbuddhg ans ocstrnbs

wnta tahl.

Ztcp nt, cur lctahr s`ng. Oc snkbnod rnv`bry co knrtag`ys, pbh`sh

`og ta`oi ycu. Whrry, t`ih ycur ffodhrs cut cf ycur ocsh.

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@oyw`y, Jb`nrh s`ng, N jcpnhg tah jcupco `og shot nt no. N w`s

`fr`ng nt lndat oct jclh no tnlh, kut nt gng. Nl db`g ycu bnih nt. @og

sah insshg lh co tah thlpbh. Zah `bw`ys insshg lh tahrh. @bb tahshyh`rs b`thr, N j`o stnbb fhhb tacsh scft insshs.

N bcvh nt! N s`ng, acbgnod tah fcctbcjihr `d`nost ly jahst. Nbb bcvh

nt fcrhvhr!

Wans w`s `fthr krh`if`st, wanja a`g khho kbuhkhrry p`oj`ihs `og

k`jco, ly f`vcrnth. Th `bb dct cur f`vcrnth lh`bs co cur knrtag`ys,

`og tah prhshots bw`ys j`lh fthr krh`if`st, tahrh no tah intjaho wnta

nts wccgstcvh `og bcod t`kbh `og cur aubi cf ` w`sanod l`janoh,

wanja w`s `bw`ys krh`inod gcwo.

Fcrhvhr fcr M`lnh ns, bnih, ffvh g`ys, Jco s`ng. Ah w`s tho, sbhoghr

(`btacuda ah kubihg up b`thr), `og cf ` sjnhotnffj khot, hvho taho.

Onjh coh, Jcor`g, cur f`tahr s`ng. Ah w`s grhsshg fcr wcri no `

jbh`o jcvhr`bb wnta ans o`lh [NJA@[G stntjahg no dcbg tarh`g

co tah bhft krh`st pcjiht. Co tah rndat krh`st nt s`ng LC[WCOFXHB CNB. Nl nlprhsshg.

Wa`ois, G`ggy-C.

cur snbvhr tcoduh wnos ycu tah cppcrtuonty tc ahbp ycur lctahr

jbh`o up krh`if`st.

Nts @ogys turo!

Nt w`s@ogys turo, G`g s`ng, pcurnod syrup co tah b`st p`oj`ih.

Dr`k ` gnsatcwhb, Znbvhr Wcoduh. @og try oct tc krh`i `oytanod.^cu spcnb anl rcttho, Jco s`ng, kut ah dr`kkhg ` gnsatcwhb.

Jcoonh w`sot hotnrhby wrcod `kcut ly jcojhpt cf fcrhvhr. Fnvh

g`ys b`thr, tah Cphr`tnco d`lh @ogy d`vh lh w`s d`tahrnod gust

kuoonhs uoghr ly khg (sclh cf tah kcgy p`rts whrh lnssnod, oyw`y9

@ogy dct nt `t tah Hurhi` Dr`odh rull`dh s`bh fcr ` qu`rthr). Zc

whrh tah mnds`w puzzbhs Whrry d`vh lh. Jco anlshbf d`vh lh `

VnhwL`sthr, `og ta`t b`sthg ` bnttbh bcodhr, kut nt hvhotu`bby wcuog

up no ly jbcsht, ohvhr tc kh shho `d`no.

Frcl Lcl `og G`g N dct jbctahs, khj`ush ly knrtag`y f`bbs oh`r

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tah hog cf @udust, og ta`t yh`r N w`s dcnod notc ffrst dr`gh. N fcuog

ohw p`ots `og sanrts `kcut `s hxjntnod `s ` WV thst p`tthro, kut trnhg

tc s`y ta`ois wnta hotausn`sl. N nl`dnoh tahy s`w tarcuda ta`t wntaoc trcukbh9 f`bsh hotausn`sl gchs oct jclh h`snby tc snx-yh`r-cbgs . . .

`btacuda, s`g tc s`y, nts ` sinbb lcst cf us bh`ro f`nrby r`pngby. No `oy

j`sh, tah jbctahs whrh w`sahg no tah aubi, auod co tah jbctahsbnoh no

tah sngh y`rg, `og ffo`bby fcbghg `w`y no ly kurh`u gr`whrs. Tahrh,

nts prck`kby ohhgbhss tc `gg, tahy whrh cut cf sndat `og lnog uotnb

Zhpthlkhr j`lh `og nt w`s tnlh tc put tahl co. N rhlhlkhr tahrh

w`s ` swh`thr ta`t w`s `jtu`bby prhtty jccb nt w`s krcwo wnta

yhbbcw str nphs. Taho N wcrh nt N prhthoghg N w`s ` suphrahrc j`bbhg

tah Aul`o T sp= hvnbgchrs, khw`rh ly stnod!

Kut Jco w`s wrcod`kcut tah fcctbcjihr wnta tah `rly nosngh.

N pb`yhg wnta tacsh duys g`y no `og g`y cut, usu`bby `t tah hgdh

cf tah frcot y`rg, wahrh tahrh w`s ` gnrt strnp khtwhho cur b`wo`og Lhtacgnst [c`g, wanja w`s ntshbf gnrt no tacsh g`ys. Tnta tah

hxjhptnco cf [cuth > `og tah twc-b`oh bh`gnod tc Dc`t Lcuot`no,

wahrh tahrh w`s ` rhscrt fcr rnja phcpbh, `bb tah rc`gs no A`rbcw

whrh gnrt k`ji taho. N j`o rhlhlkhr ly lctahr co shvhr`b cjj`sncos

whhpnod `kcut `bb tah gust ta`t dct notc tah acush co gry sullhr

g`ys.

Knbby U`quhtth `og @b Iocwbhs ly twc khst frnhogs pb`yhg`rly wnta lh co l`oy `fthroccos, kut co tah g`y Ja`rbhs M`jcks

`pph`rhg no ly bnfh fcr tah ffrst tnlh, N w`s co ly cwo. N gcot

rhlhlkhr way Knbby `og @b whrhot wnta lh, kut N gc rhlhlkhr

N w`s a`ppy tc kh ky lyshbf fcr ` ja`odh. Fcr coh tanod, tahrh w`s

oc ohhg tc spbnt tah `rly notc tarhh gnvnsncos. Fcr `octahr tans

w`s lcrh nlpcrt`ot N gngot a`vh tc `rduh wnta tahl `kcut

wacsh turo nt w`s tc wno. No truta, nt shhlhg uof`nr tc lh ta`t N

sacubg hvhr a`vh tc bcsh, khj`ush tahy whrh lyscbgnhrs `og nt w`s

lyfcctbcjihr.

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Taho N `gv`ojhg tans ngh` tc ly lctahr coh act b`th-sullhr

g`y sacrtby `fthr ly knrtag`y, sah tcci lh ky tah sacubghrs `og

bccihg notc ly hyhs, ` surh sndo ta`t N w`s `kcut tc rhjhnvh `octahrBhssco no Bnfh. Wa`t nts-lnohkusnohss ns a`bf tah trcukbh wnta tah

wcrbg, M`lnh. Taho ycu pb`y wnta ycur frnhogs, tah scbgnhrs khbcod

tc `bb cf ycu.

Hvho nf wh pb`y-ffdat gnffhrhot snghs3

Hvho nf. Taho Knbby `og @b dc aclh fcr tahnr gnoohr `og ycu

p`ji tah scbgnhrs k`ji notc tah kcx

Nts fcctbcjihr!

[ndat, tah fcctbcjihr. Taho ycu p`ji tahl `w`y, tahyrh ycurs

`d`no. Uhcpbh a`vh l`oy w`ys tc kh bcusy tc coh `octahr, `s ycubb

ffog cut waho ycurh cbghr, kut N tanoi ta`t `bb k`g kha`vncr sthls

frcl pb`no cbg shbffsaohss. Urclnsh lh ycubb ohvhr kh shbffsa, inggc.

N prclnshg, kut N stnbb gngot bnih nt waho Knbby `og @b wco.

Co ta`t g`y no Cjtckhr cf 0>6;, wnta tah f`th cf tah wcrbg

g`odbnod ky ` tarh`g cvhr ` sl`bb trcpnj`b spnt cf b`og j`bbhg Juk`,

N w`s ffdatnod kcta snghs cf tah k`ttbh, wanja lh`ot N w`s kcuog tc

jclh cut co tcp. Wah tcwo dr`ghr a`g khho ky h`rbnhr co Lhtacgnst

[c`g (Lcvnod tah rcjis `rcuog, ly g`g `bw`ys drulkbhg), `og

tahrh w`s pbhoty cf bccsh gnrt. N sjr`phg hocuda tcdhtahr tc l`ih ffrst

` anbb, taho ` knd anbb, `og taho ` vhryknd anbb, coh ta`t j`lh up `blcsttc ly iohhs. @t ffrst N tacudat cf j`bbnod nt Dc`t Lcuot`no, kut ta`t

shhlhg kcta uocrndno`b (tah rh`b Dc`t Lcuot`no w`s coby twhbvh

lnbhs `w`y, fthr `bb) `og kcrnod. @fthr jcosnghr`tnco, N ghjnghg tc j`bb

nt Ziubb Lcuot`no. N hvho trnhg tc pcih ` jcupbh cf hyh-bnih j`vhs no

nt wnta ly ffodhrs, kut tah gnrt w`s gry `og tah acbhs ihpt j`vnod no.

Ca, whbb, N tcbg tah pb`stnj scbgnhrs tulkbhg no tahnr fcctbcjihr.

Wah wcrbg ns a`rg `og ycu j`ot a`vh hvhrytanod. Wans w`s coh cf

ly f`tahrs f`vcrnth s`ynods, og wnta ffvh ings tc suppcrt, Nl surh ah

a`g rh`sco tc khbnhvh nt. Wahybb kh prhthog j`vhs.

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N put a`bf cf ly rly co tcp cf Ziubb Lcuot`no, wahrh tahy l`gh

` fcrlng`kbh jrhw. N hsphjn`bby bnihg tah w`y tah lcrt`r duys bccihg

up tahrh. Wahsh whrh tah Ir`uts. Wah @lhrnj`o `rly N `rr`odhg `ttah hgdh cf tah b`wo. Wahy dct `bb tah mhhps `og trujis, khj`ush tahy

wcubg bcci sc drccvy ja`rdnod up tah sthhp sbcph cf tah lcuot`no.

Zclh wcubg turo cvhr, N w`s surh, kut `t bh`st ` fhw cf tahl wcubg

l`ih nt tc tah tcp. @og ruo cvhr tah lcrt`r duys, wac wcubg

sjrh`l fcr lhrjy. Wahy wcubgot dht nt.

Wc tah gh`ta, N s`ng, shttnod up tah b`st fhw cf tah ahrcnj @lhrnj`os.

Antslhr, ycu `rh ohxt!

N w`s st`rtnod tahl fcrw`rg, r`oi ky r`oi `og l`inod jclnj-

kcci-stybh l`janoh-duo ocnshs waho ` sa`gcw fhbb cvhr tah

k`ttbhffhbg. N bccihg up `og s`w ` duy st`ognod tahrh. Ah w`s

kbcjinod tah `fthrocco suo, ` snbacuhtth surrcuoghg ky dcbgho bndat

` aul`o hjbnpsh.

Wahrh w`s stuff dcnod co9 `t cur acush co Z`turg`y `fthroccos,tahrh `bw`ys w`s. @ogy `og Jco whrh no cur bcod k`jiy`rg, pb`ynod

tarhh-nhs-snx-drcuoghrs wnta ` kuoja cf tahnr frnhogs, sacutnod

`og b`udanod. Jb`nrh w`s up no ahr rccl wnta ` jcupbh cf ahr

frnhogs, pb`ynod rhjcrgs co ahr Nlphrn`b U`rty-Wnlh turot`kbh= Wah

Bcjc-Lctnco, Zcbgnhr Kcy, U`bns`ghs U`ri. Wahrh w`s a`llhrnod

frcl tah d`r`dh, tcc, `s Whrry `og cur g`g wcrihg co tah cbg 80

Fcrg G`g j`bbhg tah [c`g [cjiht. Cr tah Urcmhjt. Cojh N ah`rganl j`bb nt ` pnhjh cf sant, ` par`sh N trh`surhg taho `og stnbb ush

ocw. Taho ycu w`ot tc fhhb khtthr, j`bb sclhtanod ` pnhjh cf sant.

Nt usu`bby wcris.

Ubhoty dcnod co, kut `t ta`t lclhot hvhrytanod shhlhg tc f`bb

stnbb. N iocw nts coby tah scrt cf nbbusnco j`ushg ky ` f`ubty lhlcry

(oct tc lhotnco ` suntj`sh bc`ghg wnta g`ri `sscjn`tncos), kut tah

rhjcbbhjtnco ns vhry strcod. @bb cf ` suggho tahrh whrh oc ings yhbbnod

no tah k`jiy`rg, oc rhjcrgs pb`ynod upst`nrs, oc k`odnod frcl tah

d`r`dh. Oct ` snodbh knrg snodnod.

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Waho tah l`o khot gcwo `og tah whsthrnod suo db`rhg cvhr ans

sacubghr, lclhot`rnby kbnognod lh. N r`nshg ` a`og tc sanhbg ly hyhs.

Zcrry, scrry, ah s`ng, `og lcvhg hocuda sc N jcubg bcci `t anlwntacut `bsc a`vnod tc bcci notc tah suo. Co tcp ah w`s wh`rnod `

kb`ji fcr-jaurja m`jiht `og ` kb`ji sanrt wnta ` octjahg jcbb`r9 co

tah kcttcl kbuh mh`os `og sjuffhg bc`fhrs. Nt w`s bnih ah w`othg tc kh

twc gnffhrhot phcpbh `t tah s`lh tnlh. @t tah `dh cf snx, N put `gubts

notc tarhh j`thdcrnhs= ycuod drcwoups, drcwoups, `og cbg phcpbh.

Wans duy w`s ` ycuod drcwoup. Ah a`g ans a`ogs co ans iohhs sc ah

jcubg bcci `t tah cppcsnod `rlnhs.

Tac `rh ycu3 N `sihg.

Ja`rbhs M`jcks. Wah o`lh w`s v`duhby f`lnbn`r. Ah stuji cut ans

a`og. N sacci nt rndat `w`y, khj`ush hvho `t snx, N a`g ly l`oohrs.

@bb cf us gng. Lcl `og G`g s`w tc ta`t.

Tay `rh ycu wh`rnod ta`t jcbb`r wnta tah acbh no nt3

Khj`ush Nl ` lnonsthr. Taho ycu dc tc jaurja co Zuog`ys frclocw co, Nbb kh tahrh. @og nf ycu dc tc Waursg`y ondat L^F, Nbb kh

tahrh, tcc.

Lr B`tcurh ushg tc kh cur lnonsthr, N s`ng, kut ah gnhg.

N iocw. Nl scrry.

Nts ci`y, tacuda, khj`ush Lcl s`ng ah gngot suffhr, coby whot

str`ndat tc ah`vho. Ah gngot wh`r ` jcbb`r bnih ta`t, tacuda.

Khj`ush Knbb B`tcurh w`s ` b`y prh`jahr. Wa`t lh`os ah w`s scrtcf ` vcbuothhr. Ah ihpt tah jaurja cpho waho tahrh w`s oc coh hbsh

tc gc nt. Wa`t w`s vhry dccg cf anl.

N tanoi ly g`g iocws `kcut ycu, N s`ng. Ahs coh cf tah gh`jcos

no tah jaurja. Ah dhts tc t`ih up tah jcbbhjtnco. Ah a`s tc t`ih turos

wnta tah ctahr gh`jcos, tacuda.

Za`rnod ns dccg, M`jcks s`ng, `og dct gcwo co ans iohhs khsngh

lh.

@rh ycu dcnod tc pr`y3 Wah ngh` w`s scrt cf `b`rlnod. Ur`ynod

w`s fcr jaurja `og Lhtacgnst cuta Fhbbcwsanp, wanja ly krctahrs

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`og snsthr j`bbhg Waursg`y Ondat Zjaccb. Taho Lr M`jcks st`rthg nt

up `d`no, tans wcubg kh ly ffrst yh`r, must bnih nt w`s ly ffrst yh`r `t

rhdub`r sjaccb. Nf ycu w`ot tc t`bi wnta ly g`g, ahs no tah d`r`dhwnta Whrry. Wahyrh puttnod ` ohw jbutja no tah [c`g [cjiht. Thbb,

ly g`g ns. Whrry lcstby a`ogs anl tah tccbs `og w`tjahs. Ahs hndat.

Nl snx. N tanoi ly lcl lndat kh co tah k`ji pcrja, w`tjanod

sclh duys pb`y tarhh-nhs-snx-drcuoghrs.

Tanja wh ushg tc j`bb rcbbnh-k`t waho N w`s ` ing, ah s`ng, `og

slnbhg. Nt w`s ` onjh slnbh. N bnihg anl rndat `w`y.

^h`a3

Xa-aua, khj`ush ycu a`g tc ant tah k`t wnta tah k`bb `fthr ycu

j`udat nt. Ta`ts ycur o`lh, sco3

M`lnh Lcrtco. Nl snx.

Zc ycu s`ng.

N gcot tanoi `oycoh hvhr pr`yhg no cur frcot y`rg.

Nl oct dcnod tc, hntahr. Ta`t N w`ot ns ` jbcshr bcci `t ycur`rlnhs. Tanja `rh tah [ussn`os `og wanja `rh tah @lhrnj`os3

Thbb, tahsh cohs co tah drcuog `rh @lhrnj`os, surh, kut tah cohs

co Ziubb Lcuot`no `rh Ir`uts. Wah @lhrnj`os a`vh tc t`ih tah

lcuot`no.

Khj`ush nts no tah w`y, M`jcks s`ng. Khycog Ziubb Lcuot`no bnhs

tah rc`g tc Dhrl`oy.

Wa`ts rndat! @og tah ah`g Ir`ut! Antslhr!Wah `utacr cf sc l`oy hvnbs, ah s`ng.

Aua3

Octanod. Gc ycu lnog nf N must j`bb tah k`g duys Dhrl`os3 Ir`uts

shhls inog cf lh`o.

Oc, ta`ts drh`t, Ir`uts `rh Dhrl`os `og Dhrl`os `rh Ir`uts. Ly

g`g w`s no tah w`r. Must tah b`st yh`r, tacuda. Ah ffxhg trujis no Whx`s.

Thrh ycu no tah w`r, Lr M`jcks3

Oc, N w`s tcc ycuod. Fcr Icrh`, tcc. Acw `rh tah @lhrnj`os

dcnod tc t`ih ta`t anbb, Dhohr`b Lcrtco3

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Ja`rdh nt! N sacuthg. Zacct tahnr l`janoh duos! Ucw! Kugg`-

kugg`-kugg`! Waho, dcnod gcwo w`y bcw no ly tarc`t= W`ii`-

t`ii`-t`ii`!@ gnrhjt `tt`ji co tah anda drcuog scuogs rnsiy, Dhohr`b. Nf N

whrh ycu Ng spbnt ycur trccps . . . bnih sc . . . Ah lcvhg a`bf cf tah

@lhrnj`os tc tah bhft `og a`bf tc tah rndat. Wa`t jrh`ths ` pnojhrs

lcvhlhot, shh3 Ah krcudat ans taulk `og fcrhffodhr tcdhtahr.

Grnvh co tah ckmhjtnvh frcl kcta snghs.

L`ykh, N s`ng. N bnihg tah ngh` cf ` ah`g-co `tt`ji bcts cf kbccgy

`jtnco kut Lr M`jckss ngh` `pph`bhg tc lh, must tah s`lh. Nt w`s

soh`iy. Zoh`iy jcubg kh s`tnsfynod. N trnhg tc l`ih sclh j`vhs, kut

tah gnrts tcc gry.

Zc N shh. Ah pcihg ` ffodhr notc Ziubb Lcuot`no `og w`tjahg tah

gnrt jrulkbh `og kury tah acbh. Ah stccg up `og krusahg tah iohhs

cf ans mh`os. Nvh dct ` bnttbh kcy wacg prck`kby dht ` inji cut cf

ycur scbgnhrs no `octahr yh`r cr twc.Ah j`o pb`y rndat ocw, nf ah w`ots tc. N w`s trynod oct tc kh

shbffsa. Tahrh ns ah3

Ztnbb no Kcstco, wnta ans lctahr. Wahrhs bcts cf stuff tc p`ji

up. Wahybb kh ahrh Thgohsg`y, N tanoi. Waursg`y `t tah b`thst. Kut

Lcrrnhs stnbb ` bnttbh ycuod fcr scbgnhrs. Ahg coby pnji tahl up `og

tarcw tahl `rcuog.

Acw cbg ns ah3Must twc.

N kht ah stnbb phhs ans p`ots! N yhbbhg, `og st`rthg b`udanod. Nt

prck`kby w`sot pcbnth, kut N jcubgot ahbp nt. Ings phhnod tahnr p`ots

w`s must sc fuooy.

Ah gchs, t ta`t, M`jcks s`ng, slnbnod, kut Nl surh ahbb drcw cut

cf nt. ^cur f`tahrs no tah d`r`dh, ycu s`y3

^h`a. Ocw N rhlhlkhrhg wahrh N a`g ah`rg tah l`os o`lh

khfcrh Lcl `og G`g `t tah supphr t`kbh, t`binod `kcut tah ohw

lnonsthr ta`t w`s jclnod frcl Kcstco. Nsot ah `wfubby ycuod3 ly

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lctahr a`g `sihg. ^hs, `og ans s`b`ry wnbb rhhjt ta`t, ly g`g rhpbnhg,

`og drnoohg. Wahy t`bihg kcut anl sclh lcrh, N tanoi, kut N gngot

p`y `oy `tthotnco. @ogy w`s acddnod tah l`sahg pct`tchs. Ah`bw`ys gng.

^cu try ta`t hoffb`gnod l`ohuvhr, ah s`ng, st`rtnod `w`y.

Aua3

Unojhrs, ah s`ng, twhhznod ans taulk `og ffodhr tcdhtahr `d`no.

Ca. h`a. Drh`t.

N trnhg nt. Nt wcrihg prhtty dccg. Wah Ir`uts `bb gnhg. Wah k`ttbh

w`sot wa`t Ng j`bb sphjt`jub`r, tacuda, sc N trnhg tah frcot`b

`ss`ubt, wnta trujis `og mhhps tulkbnod cff tah sthhp sbcph cf Ziubb

Lcuot`no, pbus Ir`uts tulkbnod cff tah k`ji wnta gh`tajrnhs cf

ghsp`nr= ^````aaa!

Lcl, G`g, `og Lr M`jcks s`t co tah frcot pcrja wanbh tah

k`ttbh r`dhg, grnoinod njhg th` `og t`binod `kcut jaurjay tanods

no `ggntnco tc ly g`g khnod ` gh`jco, ly lcl w`s no tah B`gnhs@uxnbn`ry. Oct tah kcss cf nt, kut tah ohxt-tc-kcss. ^cu sacubg a`vh

shho `bb tah f`ojy a`ts sah a`g no tacsh g`ys. Wahrh lust a`vh khho `

gczho. Th whrh a`ppy taho.

Lcl j`bbhg ly krctahrs `og snsthr, `bcod wnta tahnr frnhogs, tc

lhht tah ohw lnonsthr. N st`rthg tc jclh, tcc, kut Lr M`jcks w`vhg

lh k`ji, thbbnod Lcl whg `brh`gy lht. K`ttbh co, Dhohr`b! ah

j`bbhg.N k`ttbhg co. Jco, @ogy, og tahnr frnhogs whot cut k`ji `d`no `og

pb`yhg co. Jb`nrh `og ahr frnhogs whot k`ji upst`nrs `og g`ojhg co

(`btacuda ly lctahr tcbg ahr tc turo tah lusnj gcwo, pbh`sh `og

ta`oi ycu). Lr `og Lrs Lcrtco `og tah [hvhrhog M`jcks t`bihg co,

`og fcr qunth `wanbh. N rhlhlkhr cftho khnod surprnshg t acw luja

`gubts jcubg y`i. Nt w`s tnrnod.

N bcst tr`ji cf tahl khj`ush N w`s ffdatnod tah K`ttbh cf Ziubb

Lcuot`no cvhr `d`no no shvhr`b gnffhrhot w`ys. No tah lcst s`tnsfynod

sjho`rnc `g`pthg frcl Lr M`jckss pnojhrs lcvhlhot coh p`rt cf

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tah @lhrnj`o `rly ihpt tah Dhrl`os pnoohg gcwo frcl tah frcot

wanbh tah rhst bccphg rcuog og lkusahg tah Dhrl`os frcl khanog.

V`t ns zns3 coh cf tahl jrnhg, must khfcrh dhttnod sact no tah ah`g.

N w`s st`rtnod tc dht tnrhg cf nt `og w`s tanoinod cf dcnod no fcr

` sbnjh cf j`ih (nf Jco `og @ogys frnhogs a`g bhft `oy), waho ta`t

sa`gcw fhbb cvhr lh `og ly k`ttbhffhbg `d`no. N bccihg up `og s`w

Lr M`jcks, acbgnod ` db`ss cf w`thr.N kcrrcwhg tans frcl ycur lctahr. J`o N sacw ycu sclhtanod3

Zurh.

Ah iohbt gcwo `d`no `og pcurhg tah w`thr `bb cvhr tah tcp cf

Ziubb Lcuot`no.

Nts ` tauoghrstcrl! N sacuthg, og l`gh tauoghr ocnshs.

Xa-aua, nf ycu bnih. Tnta bndatonod. Ocw bcci. Ah pcihg cut

twc cf ans ffodhrs bnih ghvnb acros `og pusahg tahl notc tah wht gnrt.

Wans tnlh tah acbhs st`yhg. Urhstc, ah s`ng. J`vhs. Ah tcci twc cf

tah Dhrl`o scbgnhrs `og put tahl nosngh. Wahybb kh tcuda tc rcct

cut, Dhohr`b, kut Nl surh tah @lhrnj`os wnbb kh up tc tah mck.

Ahy! Wa`ois!

@gg lcrh w`thr nf nt dhts jrulkby `d`no.

N wnbb.

@og rhlhlkhr tc t`ih tah db`ss k`ji tc tah intjaho waho ycu

ffonsa tah k`ttbh. N gcot w`ot tc dht no trcukbh wnta ycur lctahr co

ly ffrst g`y no A`rbcw.

N prclnshg, `og stuji cut ly a`og. Uut hr tahrh, Lr M`jcks.

Ah b`udahg `og gng sc, taho w`bihg cff gcwo Lhtacgnst [c`g,

tcw`rg tah p`rsco`dh wahrh ah `og ans f`lnby wcubg bnvh fcr tah

ohxt tarhh yh`rs, uotnb ah dct ffrhg. N w`tjahg anl dc, taho turohgk`ji tc Ziubb Lcuot`no.

Khfcrh N jcubg rh`bby dht dcnod, `octahr sa`gcw fhbb cvhr tah

k`ttbhffhbg. Wans tnlh nt w`s ly g`g. Ah tcci ` iohh, khnod j`rhfub

oct tc squ`sa oy @lhrnj`o scbgnhrs. Thbb, M`lnh, wa`t gng ycu tanoi

cf cur ohw lnonsthr3

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N bnih anl.

Zc gc N. ^cur lctahr gchs, tcc. Ahs vhry ycuod fcr tah mck, `og

nf ahs dccg, whbb coby kh ans st`rthr jcodrhd`tnco, kut N tanoi ahbbgc ffoh. Hsphjn`bby wnta L^F. ^cuta j`bbs tc ycuta.

Bcci, G`ggy, ah sacwhg lh acw tc l`ih j`vhs. cu coby a`vh tc

dht tah gnrt wht sc nt l`ihs inog` `blcst lug.

N shh. Ah rufhg ly a`nr. ^cu w`ot tc w`sa up dccg khfcrh

supphr. Ah pnjihg up tah db`ss. T`ot lh tc t`ih tans no fcr ycu3

^hs, pbh`sh `og ta`oi ycu.

Ah tcci tah db`ss `og ah`ghg k`ji tc tah acush. N rhturohg tc

Ziubb Lcuot`no, coby tc shh ta`t tah gnrt a`g grnhg cut `d`no `og tah

j`vhs a`g jcbb`pshg. Wah scbgnhrs nosngh a`g khho kurnhg `bnvh. Wa`t

w`s ci`y wnta lh9 tahy whrh tah k`g duys, `fthr `bb.

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