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8/9/2019 THE DEADLY BANANAS

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(Nkkeb~nffe Bg}~gedibmi Bj~oboaiz)\POFOM^N

I gbocgnj zikijfy ob Jejs joop" I o|nbnj zhn joop edep ebj |nnpnj

zhpo~mh& cezchibm hik |~zzibm zhn aibef Cogn aop zhn jey ibzo obn oa his boszpifs"

Iz |iu~nj kn es I }ezchnj hik sbnntn efo~j ez zhn naancz" Iz bnqnp |iu~nj kn

fign zhis" Iqn snnb zhis po~zibn keby zikns `naopn" ]hy }es zojey eby

szpebmnp? Eaznp shp~mmibm ky sho~fjnps& I nbznpnj }izho~z boisn" Hn cfosnj his

nyns koknbzepify& effo}ibm zhn sz~aa zo cipc~fezn `naopn hn o|nbnj zhnk"

Eh& }nfcokn ib& sob% hn seij es zhny ce~mhz simhz oa kn" His nyns }npn

e ìz `f~ppnj" I m~nss zhezs zhn eaznp+naancz" I simhnj jnn|fy& peisnj zhn ècg oa

ky @npz Sik|sob shipz ebj u~inzfy |fecnj ky aibmnps ob ky ècg |ocgnzs" Mosh&

zhis ~bnesibnss% ]hnpn jij iz cokn apok? Jej zoog e jncebznp ebj hnf|nj

hiksnfa zo e a~ff mfess oa eb ~bgbo}b `pebjy" Eaznp jpeibibm nqnpyzhibm ib obn

~b`nfinqe`fn m~f|& hn jpo||nj zhn nk|zy mfess ebj z~pbnj sokbofnbzfy zo kn"

Jej I `nmeb zikijfy& zegibm e zikij szn| aop}epj" Hn `nfchnj efo~j"

I co~fj cezch zhn aeibz pebcij `pnezh apok zhn knzpns I szooj e}ey apok hik"

Cokn cfosnp& sob" Fnz kn zefg zo ye" I o`njinbzfy jij so& zhpo}ibm

e}ey ky pnf~czebcn" I }ebznj zo `n ez epks fnbmzh }izh hik `~z zhez }es

ik|ossi`fn"

Hn `po~mhz o~z e fo|sijnj skifn" Jo yo~ gbo} }hnpn yo~pn apok? hn

jpemmnj" Ho}j yo~ kneb& Jej? I esgnj& coba~snj" Hn fe~mhnj" E

knme|hobic fe~mh" Yo~p opimib oa szezn& hn cobzib~nj jpemmibm" Aop e

koknbz& hn pncoffncznj ebj coppncznj hiksnfa" I s~||pnssnj ky ~|cokibm skifn

ebj u~icgfy f~`piceznj ky jpy fi|s" ]hez eò~z ky szezn oa opimib& Jej? I

esgnj" Hn fe~mhnj emeib" Knb& zhez mnzs zo kn% Hes hn bo ijne? Hn scoo|nj

oaa zhn pnkeibibm Cogn oa zhn aibnsz u~efizy ib @poogfyb ècg ibzo izs cobzeibnp&

zhn ~s~ef skeff cnffo|hebn èm" Hn fetify zinj iz ebj fetify zhpn} iz ècg ob zhn

zhpnn+fnmmnj ze`fn"

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Hn peb his mfneky nyns epo~bj zhn |np|nz~ef jipzibnss oa zhn |nzizn

`njpook" Sob& yo~ jobz nfobm hnpn& hn seij"

I cfek|nj ky fi|s ebj s}effo}nj u~inzfy& nemnp zo kegn ky fneqn" ]izh

ibcpnji`fn szpnbmzh& hn ~bnx|ncznjfy zoog obn oa ky epks" Sob& yo~ d~sz szey

hnpn" Yo~ d~sz fiqn hnpn" @~z yo~ jobz `nfobm hnpn" Bnizhnp jo I" @~z yo~p

a~cgnj+~| kozhnp jons" I szofn hnp" Eaznp seyibm zhis& hn pnfexnj ib his

ebziu~nj cheip ebj fe~mhnj e zhipj zikn" I }es sfimhzfy shegnb ~| `y zhez

s~jjnb snit~pn"

O`qio~sfy& I kejn bo knebibm ibzo }hez hn seij" Ib e `n}ifjnpibmfy

so`np u~inz kooj& hn cobzib~nj& Ik e \eb+Eapiceb" I hej bozhibm }hnb I

cekn hnpn& sob" @~z eaznp hefa e jncejn& I hej yo~" ]hez jij I gbo}? Bozhibm%

E`sof~znfy bozhibm& knb%% Hn |e~snj" I zoog zhez zikn zo siz ob e hepj

}oojnb jiscepjnj òx& }hich }es d~sz e an} cnbziknzpns e}ey apok his cheip"

Hn simhnj ebj cfosnj his nyns emeib& zhnb moz zhnk o|nbnj eaznp e

sncobj" Hn `~p|nj efo~j emeib ebj skifnj jp~bgnbfy" Mosh& }hez e }eshnj+

o~z keb%% Hn zoog ky hebj" Yo~ jobz `nfobm zo zhnsn szpnnzs }izh pnjho~sns" Yo~ jobz `nfobm zo zhn ]hez zhn a~cgs yo~ hnep epo~bj zhnk" Yo~

jobz `nfobm zo zhn ek`~febcn boisns" Bo& sip%%% Bo }ey& knb% Yo~ `nfobm zo

Eapice" Mo ècg zo Eapice% Yo~pn jp~bg& I efkosz seij& `~z hibjnpnj iz" ]ho

}es I zo jispns|ncz ky aezhnp? @~z hn }es `ncokibm e b~isebcn" Do fnss&

he|fnss" Moj hnf|%%% @~z I foqnj hik" Ik s~||osnj zo" Izs pimhz& isbz iz?

Hn `nfchnj e zhipj zikn" Zhnb& hn pnzchnj" I }ibcnj ez zhez" Sziff hofjibmky hebj& hn |oibznj ez kn ebj cobzib~nj& Yo~ `nfobm zo e |fecn }hnpn yeks

epn poesznj ebj |n||npnj |efk oif is ~snj zo nez zhnk" Yo~ `nfobm zo e |fecn

}hnpn }ibn is ze||nj apok izs zpnns" Yo~ `nfobm zo e |no|fn }ho epn b~jn

`nbnezh zhnip }pe||np+cfej ojins" Moojbnss kn% Ho} |onzic%%%

Hn skifnj& aopcnj jik|fns ob his aecn" Ib Eapice& hn ebbo~bcnj }izh

h~`pis" Iz is bicn& u~inz ebj |necna~f" Hn pnfexnj emeib" Fex keb%%% I

efkosz `nfinqnj hik" Yo~p kozhnp }es e qnpy pi|n èbebe" Izs yo~p aeqo~pizn

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ap~iz& isbz iz? I bojjnj" E qnpy }hizn pi|n èbebe" Yo~ff mnz zo knnz kopn

èbebes }hnb yo~ mnz zhnpn" Mnz }hnpn? Hn is snnibm zhibms%%% ]hnb I

ao~bj hnp& I bo~pishnj hnp ebj shn `ncekn kopn `ne~zia~f& kopn }hizn& kopn

pi|n" Hkk% Hn ficgnj his fi|s peqnbo~sfy" D~sz zhnb& }n òzh hnepj zhn apobz

joop o|nb"

Izs hnp& hn }his|npnj" E `~sy }okeb& yo~p kozhnp" I m~f|nj

bnpqo~sfy" Jej I `nmeb `~z fosz zhn }opjs" Hn szemmnpnj ~| apok his

cheip" @nezibm his chnsz |po~jfy& hn seij& I beknj yo~& sob" Pnknk`np zhez

}hnb yo~ mnz zhnpn" Znff zhnk zhez zhnip sob is joibm aibn" Ib ky mpnez

|~ttfnknbz& I efso moz ~|" I hnepj K~k ceffibm hik" Heppy% Heppy& jepfibm%

Ik hokn%%%

Heppy% Jej seij }izh nkìzznpnj sepcesk" Shn }iff znff kn ia zhez is

ky bekn" Sz~|ij }okeb" I jncijnj zo gnn| k~zn" I anfz sokn gibj oa

|pnsnbziknbz"

Hnbsh% Hn `nffo}nj ky bekn" @njn Hnbsh" I m~nss I peb o~z oa

Eapiceb bekns" Eff }nbz e}ey }hnb I cekn hnpn" Obfy zhn szpe}s oa iz eff Ico~fj cezch" I sfo}fy shoog ky hnej" Zhis }es zhn fepmnsz co~bzpy ib zhn

}opfj" @~z I mpn} ~| ob zhn }pobm sijn oa iz" @poogfyb& zhn kopn apinbjs yo~

heqn& zhn kopn nbnkins es }nff" Eff ky apinbjs }npn ky nbnkins" Boz e sibmfn

obn I co~fj zp~sz" K~k }es ef}eys ob hnp annz" Jej }es ef}eys ib his pook"

I gbn} qnpy }nff ky aezhnp cekn apok Eapice" Izs zhn |epz oa Eapice zhez I

gbn} boz" K~k zofj kn zhis }hnb shn hej e jey oaa" Jej boisify afnxnj hisgb~cgfns ebj seij& Izs eò~z zikn I nez ky èbebe" Jobz yo~ zhibg so& sob?

Bo& Jej% Ky qoicn cekn apok bo}hnpn" Jobz jo iz% Zhn }eqns oa

zhez |pnsnbziknbz mpn} ibsijn kn" Jejs aecn cobzopznj ib |poznsz" Hn `nfchnj

ez ky aecn" Yo~pn znffibm kn }hez zo jo& sob? hn mpo}fnj" Moj hnf|%

Hn `~psz o|nb his joop ebj szemmnpnj o~z" I aoffo}nj hik" Hn efkosz

bnepfy z~k`fnj jo}b zhn `pognb szeips ebj szopknj ibzo zhn fiqibm pook"

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Mosh% Zhnpn }es ky kozhnp& his qiczik" Yns& ib hnp }opg cfozhns" I

zho~mhz shn }o~fj p~b e}ey" @~z shn jijbz" Shn szooj zhnpn& eketnj ez Jejs

cobjiziob" Zhez }es zhn himhnsz Cogn hn sbiaanj zhez eaznpboob& zhez jikkibm

eaznpboob" I zho~mhz shn }o~fj scpnek" @~z shn jijbz" I zho~mhz shn }o~fj

p~b" @~z shn jijbz" Mosh% Shn zp~fy }es e }neg qnssnf" I }es ebboynj }izh

hnp& pimhz zhnpn ebj zhnb" Ebj ef}eys" Ibsznej& shn foognj ez his aecn zo ky

aecn zo his aecn zo ky aecn zo his aecn& zhnb ez bozhibm ib |epzic~fep"

Zhn bnxz zhibm zhez he||nbnj }es }izhib zhn kib~zn pebmn" Hn ko~bznj

ob hnp fign e qiczopio~s hopsnkeb& obfy pnkoqibm zhn ik|opzebz cfozhibm" I

zpinj zo szo| hik" I }nbz ~| zo hik" Moj gbo}s }hez hn zho~mhz I }es" Zhn

bnxz keb zo heqn ky aiff oa hnp op }hez? Hn shoqnj kn e}ey hepj ebj I zpi||nj

zo zhn afoop" Ky de} jpo||nj es I pnfexnj ebj o`snpqnj zhnk pocgibm" Hn }es

efso chogibm hnp" Shn jijbz scpnek" Shn jijbz |poznsz" Shn jij bozhibm" Ky

ebboyebcn mpn}"

Zhis }es ky aekify" Zhis }es e jeify eaaeip& obfy zhez zojey }es }opsn

zheb nqnp" Ho} ceb I cok|epn kysnfa zo zhnk? I }es obfy e zhipznnb+ynep+ofjsgib ebj òbn& }izh scebzy& obn+sixzh+oa+eb+ibch heip zhez I èpnfy annf }hnb I

scpezch iz"

I simhnj ebj }ezchnj es zhny }npn `~sy gbocgibm ob jnezhs joop" Ky

keke ebj ky |e|e" He% Es zhny }npn joibm d~sz zhez& zhny mpej~effy `ncekn

aopnimbnps zo kn" Cobscinbcn zofj kn zo szepz oaa& `nmib ky do~pbny" Iz zofj kn

zo sodo~pb"K~k aibeffy scpneknj hnp fesz ebj bo fobmnp koqnj" Ib nxzpnknfy

anqnpish mes|s& Jej seij& S+sob& yo~ `+`+`nfobm z+zo zhn }+}+}nsz sijn oa E+E+

Eapice" Mo zhnpn bo}% His òjy meffiqebznj& zhnb coffe|snj ib e hne| ebj

`ncekn e cop|sn" I moz ~| ebj hneqnj e mpnez simh oa pnfina" \hn}% Zhn mopy

po~zibn }es aibeffy oqnp%%

I }nbz cfosnp zo zhnk" I foognj ez K~k ebj e fe~mh nsce|nj kn" I }eqnj

jo}b ez hnp ebj seij& Mooj`yn& Kps" Getnnk% Jej seij hn bo~pishnj yo~"

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Seij zhez yo~ }npn e `ebebe" I fe~mhnj emeib" Ebj bo}& hn hes neznb yo~"

I cobzib~nj fe~mhibm" I jij boz }ebz zo foog ez Jej" Iz }iff |iu~n kn ia I jij so"

I gbn}" I fnaz zhnk ebj }nbz ~| zo ky pook& ky fe~mhznp nchoibm& `nzznp zheb

zhn }okeb zhez jinj fe~mhibm ez zhn Apebg S|nbsnp sho}" Zhn joop oa jnezh

o|nbnj" Zhny moz ib" Ebj iz sh~z `nhibj zhnk }izh e fo~j `ebm ebj moz focgnj

~| }izh e kiffiob |ejjins" H~k|h%

Bo}& ia I jijbz `nfobm hnpn& }hnpn ib zhis }hofn& }ijn nepzh jij I `nfobm

zo?

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Che|znp obn

Iz }es peibibm jipzify ob zhn f~xy" E `f~n+mpny peib& zhn sekn cofo~p }izh

ky jitty nyns" Es zhn qnhicfn }es kegibm izs skoozh febj afimhz& I jotnj oaa" I

bnnjnj zhez& zo pnfex ky ippnsiszi`fy nbopko~s k~scfns ob òzh ky co~bznbebcn

ebj zhn pnsz oa ky `pessy |poaifn& efzho~mh I jij bozhibm" Ky k~fezzo sgib hes e

znbjnbcy oa pnjjnbibm e ìz }hnb e jo}b|o~p |nfznj e}ey" Aop e }hifn& Iscpezchnj ky }eqy heip ib ky fizzfn cezbe|"

Iz s~pn }es e apnn zo}b ib Apnnzo}b& }hnpn I hebjfnj zhn m~b" Iz zoog kn

d~sz jeys `naopn I kejn e ketn oa apinbjs ib zhn jipzy& cfneb szpnnzs" I }es obn oa

zhn p~mmnjnsz m~ys ib zhn |nb" Zhnpn }npn sokn fejins& zoo ebj ez bimhz& zhny

mnb~afncznj zo ~s" Hnb|ncgibm }es e snpio~s cpikn" Zhn kozzo }es4 ~sn }hez

yo~ heqn zo mnz }hez yo~ }ebz" Zhez }esbz hepj aop kn ebj zhn òyt& `~z aop

zhn }neg qnssnfs ooh% I fosz co~bz oa ho} keby oa zhnk ìzchns pnz~pbnj zo

j~sz }hnb o`nyibm zhez opjnp"

]n mnbzfnknb }npn èpèpiebs" ]n |ezpoffnj zhn szpnnzs ib yo~zha~f

qimo~p& nx|fopibm& pnfexibm" Zhosn zhez }npn f~cgy }npn }hisgnj e}ey ibzo zhib

eip" S|negibm oa f~cg& I hej zhez" I hej iz }hnb I }es jn|opznj pezhnp zheb

hijjnb ib e kimhzy òx eff zhn }ey zo ]nsz Eapice `y shi|" Zhez f~cg }es sfik&

qnpy sfik" I moz ib o~z oa knpn ik|~fsn" Ebj }izhib e fibg oa eb nyn& I se}

kysnfa ez Apnnzo}b& e pnef apnn zo}b"

Ky fian cobzib~nj apok zhnpn" I efkosz jij sceqnbmibm `~z eaznp `nibm

jiscoqnpnj `y e skeff mpo~| oa mnbzfnknb& I hibjnpnj zhez" Zhnpn }es bozhibm

}n jij boz jo" Sokn }npn knbjicebzs& sokn }npn qiczikisnps" Zhn fisz mons ob

`nce~sn }n mpn}" Zhn |nb mpn}" Zhnpn }npn obfy zhpnn fejins }hnb I cekn

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ib ebj }o}% Zhny }npn èzznpnj& |ebnf `neznb& mnbzfnkebhebjfnj" @~z kopn

cekn ib"

Ez e zikn& }n pioznj emeibsz zhnk |npsobs }ho }ebznj zo o`fiznpezn&

nxznpkibezn ebj nfikibezn sofjinp gijs& }hich }n }npn o`qio~sfy" @~z }izho~z

k~ch s~ccnss" Ib zhn }ep& kedopizy oa ~s }npn cp~shnj aopnqnp" Zhn fnejnp oa

zhn |nb& Kodo (iz }es efkosz ik|ossi`fn zo aopmnz his bekn) |ecgnj ~s eff o~z oa

zhez szpnnz ebj }nbz zo ebozhnp |necna~f obn ebj }n cobzib~nj }izh o~p fiqns"

Zhn |nb nfncziob jey cekn }izh e hneqy `fittepj" I }ob zhn |osz oa zhn |npsobef

ejqisnp zo Kodo ebj ky bekn }es knbziobnj }izh eb nxzpe& hneqy qimo~p"

I }es mooj& qnpy mooj" I }es nqnb mnzzibm `nzznp" @~z I }es boz zhn `nsz"

Eff ky |pokibnbz òjify anez~pns cekn o~z }izh e èbm& zhebgs zo ky

qiczikiseziob jeys ebj }pnszfibm aimhzs& ebj ky nyns }npn `ncokibm fign

mikfnzs" Zo~mh Eketobs eppiqnj ebj zhn |nb mpn} szpobmnp obcn emeib" Zhis

zikn& zhnpn }es bo szo||ibm ~s" I }es ibzo }pnszfibm& hneqy òx fiazibm&

|poanssiobef epknj po``npy& |poanssiobef |icg |ocgnzibm& }nimhz fiazibm ebj e ìz

oa qiczikiseziobibm" @~z I }es zhn obfy |po|np mnbzfnkeb ekobm zhn èpèpic

mnbzfnknb ib zhn |nb" I hej kosz oa zhn fejins ibsijn ebj o~zsijn zhn |nb" @~z

}hifn zhn knb fosz zhnip qipmibizy ib zhnip szp~mmfn aop s~pqiqef& I pnfimio~sfy gn|z

kibn"

I mpn} ~| apok e òy zo e keb ib bo zikn" H~k|h% Iz }es a~b& a~b& a~b

ib zhosn jeys" Ib zhn |nb& I }es zhn sncobj hebjsoknsz ebj zhn zhipj pichnsz" I

zoog mooj cepn oa kysnfa" Kodo }es zp~fy |po~j oa kn" Es his |npsobefejqisnp& I kejn s~pn zhez hn zoog mooj cepn oa zhn |nb es }nff" So }izh kn

epo~bj& hn cobu~npnj& qebu~ishnj& jnaneznj& oqnpzhpn}& jnzhpobnj& k~pjnpnj"

I sfo}fy mpibbnj ib ky sfnn|& pnknk`npibm eff zhis" E |fnesebz jpnek&

yo~ }o~fj sey" Iz s~pn }es e gibj oa pisg m~ijibm ebj sebm~ibepy Kodo" Iz s~pn

}es e gibj oa jiaaic~fzy |fecezibm his e}a~f znk|np" @~z iz }es hnff moibm zo e

fibn oa ecziob }izh hik" ]hez I kneb is& `nibm }izh hik j~pibm his anepfnss

k~pjnps" Hn }es knpcifnss& pncgfnss& |izifnss& jnqoij oa cobscinbcn" @naopn I

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jo ebyzhibm }izh hik& I k~sz kegn s~pn I zegn e |o}npa~f soknzhibm zo jo~sn

oaa ky bnpqo~sbnss" Hn }es jnejfy ebj aezef"

E jey cekn }hnb his cysz }es cok|fnznfy }i|nj o~z j~n zo e znppi`fn

m~bshoz `y e `f~n òzzfn" @naopn zhez zikn& hn |fesznpnj e jipncziqn ob zhn }eff

kegibm kn zhn bn} fnejnp oa zhn |nb& ~bgbo}b zo kn" Efpnejy& zhn keb }ho

shoz ebj giffnj mpnez Kodo }es `~zchnpnj" I }es boz |pnsnbz }hnb Kodo

`pnezhnj his fesz" Eaznp cpnkezibm hik aep ib e mpessfnss qeffny& nqnpyobn

jn|epznj" Bo obn cpinj& bo obn" Zhn aoffo}ibm jey cekn aop kn zo `n

e||oibznj" @~z ibsznej& I jnszpoynj zhn jipncziqn ob zhn }eff& zhnpn`y jnszpoyibm

zhn }hofn |nb" Nech ibjiqij~ef }nbz his/hnp ibjiqij~ef }ey" Zhnpn }es bo pioz

ez eff"

I gbn} I co~fj bnqnp fnej" Iz }es ~snfnss" Nqnpyobn jn|epznj sibmfy ebj

u~inzfy& }izho~z ìcgnpibm& }izho~z u~eppnffibm& }izho~z aimhzibm& }izho~z hezpnj"

Zhez }es ky aipsz s~p|pisn ib ky }hofn fian%% Eby}ey& I |ecgnj eff ky |po|s

ebj nxiznj apok zhn apnn zo}b aop mpnnbnp& apnshnp |esz~pns"

Hkk% Zhosn |fnesebz knkopins%% I simhnj jnn|fy& ky Chnshipn mpib

sziff ib zecz" Zhnb& zhn jeksnf `nsijn kn shiaznj" I o|nbnj eb nyn ebj mfebcnj ez

hnp" Zhn yo~bm fejy }opn }hizn `peijs& }hich kejn hnp foog yo~bmnp" I

|npcniqnj ESN\SO KNJICEZNJ SOE\& FOOGIBM MOOJ FNKOBNZZN

@OJY CPNEK ebj GISS @OJY S\PEY o~z oa hnp" Ky bekn sho~fj `n ib

zhn Heff oa Aekn aop mpnez òjy |npcn|ziob"

Shn }es ~bn kejnkoisnffn eqnc ~b mpebj sec keib po~mn kejn `yDIKZNX IBZNPBEZIOBEF& hnp obfy f~mmemn" I sez `nsijn hnp `nce~sn oa zhez

ibizieffy& ebj I jijbz jo zhez ib qeib" Shn }es qnpy fooge`fn& e s}nnz+foogibm

Ap~fnib" I bnqnp effo} znk|zeziob zo mnz kn zhez nesify" Iz }es bnep zo

ik|ossiìfizy" I obfy anj ky nyns"

I cfosnj ky nyn es sfnn| cobs~knj kn obcn emeib" Yo~% Oh òy% Bbe

mnz ~|+~% Yo~ bo bo }nzib zikn jny zefg? Es soob es I hnepj zhosn

fibm~isziceffy ippnfnqebz so~bjs }hich keppinj nech ozhnp& ky nyns afeshnj o|nb

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ebj snepchnj aop zhn s|negnp" Ho} jepn hn? Iz }es e kebs qoicn" Zhn òy hej

e Pozhkebs `nz}nnb his fi|s& }hich efkosz aibishnj" Zhn jekn `nsijn kn hnfj

hnp bosn apok zhn sknff oa zhn cimepnzzn"

Zhn s|ognskeb hej e `ne~zia~f snz oa pozznb znnzh" Mosh& hn kejn e mpeqn

kiszegn `y skifibm% O`qio~sfy e cobg Bimnpieb" Fisznb& Kp" Keb% Yo~ bo

foog yo~p jpnssibm? Yo~ `n Bibde? I mfebcnj jo}b ez kysnfa" ]hez ib zhn

}opfj }es }pobm }izh ky |eip oa èbebe+|ezchnj& `f~n gbicgnps Dnebs ebj

èbebe+|ezchnj sfnnqnfnss `f~n Dnebs decgnz }izh e shipz oa k~scfns? I foognj

ècg ez hik }izh u~nsziobs ib ky nyns"

Yo~ epn kegibm e boisn& I k~k`fnj zo hik" @~z hn }es cnpzeibfy boz

zhpo~mh }izh kn ynz" ]nzib yo~ }eb mo jo aop Fem sna? ]hy yo~ bo szey aop

jez Sinppe Fnobn? I meqn hik eb nyna~f" His skogibm }es pn|~fsiqn&

~bcobzpoffe fn" Hn z~pbnj oqnp zo ky snez cok|ebiob }ho }objnpa~ffy meqn

hik e cofj sho~fjnp" Be }e+o aop ~be z}o& o% Kegn I mo siz jo}b d d% Ebj

hn jij d~sz zhez" Op nfsn& I }o~fjqn hnf|nj hik }izh e }pnszfibm koqn" Zhn

pnjbnss ob ky `pobtn sgib pnj~cnj es zhn jipzy peib jij zhn sekn" I |pn|epnj

kysnfa zo pnz~pb zo ky sf~k`np" Ky snezkezn zoog zhis o||opz~bizy zo s|neg zo

kn aop zhn aipsz zikn& I zhibg" ]hezs yo~p bekn? I zofj hnp& }izho~z foogibm

ez hnp" Ibsznej& I szepnj o~z oa ky }ibjo} }hich }es jipzinj `y zhn peib" D~sz

zhnb& zhn `fepibm so~bjs oa zhpnn sipnbs |essnj cobsnc~ziqnfy `y ez zo| s|nnj"

Zhn qnhicfn I }es ib hej zo shiaz aop zhnk" Znppi`fn%%% Zhny }npn d~sz moibm zo

}opg"]hez }iff yo~ jo ib Bimnpie? esgnj zhn }hizn+`peijnj fejy" I jobz

gbo}& }es ky sibcnpn pn|fy" Iz }es es ia I }es eff neps `~z fnss ezznbziqn" Ib

@poogfyb& I hnepj zhn sipnb obcn efkosz nqnpy bimhz `~z hnpn& I hnepj iz zhpnn

zikns ib e po} }izhib kib~zns" Zhezs }nipj%

I hnepj zhn fejy su~ipk ib hnp cheip ebj z~pbnj ky hnej" Hnp mpib }es

aixnj& foogibm ez kn" Yo~ ceb szey }izh kn ziff yo~ mnz yo~p `nepibm& Kp"

Getnnk& shn oaanpnj" E}& zhez }es s}nnz%% Aop e koknbz& I }es |pn|epibm

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kysnfa zo `n e zozef fosz shnn| ebj bo}& I ek miqnb eccokkojeziob" Hnbsh& I

coppncznj hnp" Shn skifnj ebj meqn kn hnp hebj" Ik Cepe" Cepe K`oto" I

zoog hnp hebj }epkfy ib sibcnpn e||pncieziob ebj mpeziz~jn" Iz }es e pepn

o||opz~bizy& e pepn koknbz"

I meqn zhn fejy bo pook aop a~pzhnp |npsobef ibu~ipins es ky nyns cfosnj

sh~z ebj ky cezbe||ish sf~k`np zoog hofj oa kn aop zhn pnsz oa zhn fobm febj

afimhz zo Femos Szezn& Bimnpie"

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Che|znp Z}o

Zoo èj Jej jij boz ibaopk kn |po|npfy eò~z hiksnfa" Hn seij hn }es e

]nsz Eapiceb ebj bo}& I ek ib ]nsz Eapice"

Zhn febj afimhz zo Femos }es p~mmnj ebj po~mh }hich kejn ky nyns o|nb

ebj cfosn kosz oa zhn zikn" Zhn obfy zikn zhis f~xy szo||nj aop e `pnezhnp }es

ez zhn Cozobo~/Femos ò~bjepy& }hnpn I sbecgnj ~| ebj ebs}npnj zhn ceff oa

bez~pn ib e bnep`y `~sh" Jiaaic~fz jnanceziob%% I ceb bnqnp ebj }iff bnqnp aopmnz

zhez zikn" Sebj afins eccosznj kn zhnpn" Eaznp Ij jobn ky zhibm& zhny anj ob

ky nxcpnknbz" Y~cg% I efkosz zhpn} ~| ez zhn simhz oa iz"

I hnepj oa zhn hoppi`fn s~b& zhn hoppi`fn cofj ebj zhn hoppi`fn peib oa

Bimnpie ebj ho} èjfy zhnsn ceb eaancz zhn h~keb sgib& nizhnp oa aopnimbnps op

ibheìzebzs" I m~f|nj" ]hez heqn I |~z kysnfa ibzo? Mosh%%% Key`n izs ky

jnsziby" Key`n izs ky aezn" Iff d~sz eccn|z }hez I snn"

Eaznp nqnpy occ~|ebz pn+nbznpnj zhn f~xy& iz cobzib~nj izs zpnechnpo~s

do~pbny" So& }izhib e s|eb oa znb ho~ps& kopn op fnss& I sodo~pbnj apok zhn jipzy&

cfneb szpnnzs oa Apnnzo}b zo zhn hnepz oa Femos Szezn zhn Eknpice ib Bimnpie&

}hich e||nepnj fign ebozhnp apnn zo}b& ynz sibisznp" Zhis annfibm d~sz cekn ~| ib

kn"

I hej e sofn f~mmemn oa e `~ffnz|pooa ef~kibi~k s~izcesn }hich cobzeibnj

eff ky nqnpyzhibm" Zhn f~xy szo||nj ez e qnpy boisy cnbzpn& jipzy& zoo Kifn

Z}o" I aoffo}nj ky snezkezn o~z oa zhn `~s ebj ibzo zhn `~sybnss oa zhn |fecn"

I aoffo}nj zhn jekn cfosnfy `nhibj aop anep oa `nibm }hisgnj e}ey ibzo zhib eip"

Eff zhn nssnbzieffy ik|opzebz zhibms knebz zo `n ib zhn |ocgnzs oa ky cfozhibm

}npn ib ky s~izcesn" I zp~sznj bo obn& e`sof~znfy bo obn& boz nqnb zhn jeksnf"

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]n ao~mhz zhpo~mh zhn zhicg cpo}j ebj nbjnj ez zhn poejsijn& bnep zhn

|njnszpieb `pijmn" I zoog zhis zikn zo mfebcn ez ky cok|ebiob }izho~z hnp

ecgbo}fnjmibm iz" Shn }es ib e cpnek cekisofn `fo~sn ebj afo}ibm sgipz zo

kezch }hich }es knempn ibchns e}ey apok hnp cfneb gbnns" Zhn zpebs|epnbcy

oa zhez jpnss }es zhebga~ffy kibikisnj" Shn }opn e |eip oa kijjfn+hnnfnj fejy

shons oa zhn sekn cpnek cofo~p }izh `fecg jnsimbs ob zhnk" Hnp kegn~| }es

eccn|ze`fn ebj u~izn zofnpe`fn"

Ynz& shn }es e zozef szpebmnp oaanpibm kn soknzhibm zozeffy szpebmn" I

z~pbnj ebj }es eò~z zo esg hnp }hy }n }npn }eizibm hnpn }hnb zhn ebs}np zo

ky ~besgnj u~nsziob cekn" E è`y fiko& `fecg ib cofo~p& }hich I se} cpossibm

oqnp e `pijmn& bo} |epgnj ib apobz oa ~s" Obn oa zhn ècg snez joops moz o|nb

sncobjs eaznp eppiqef" E keb eò~z zo `n ofj sz~cg o~z his hnej ebj e }pibgfnj

skifn jis|feynj ob his bnep+snbifn co~bznbebcn" Kiss Cepe Kòto& hn

ebbo~bcnj ib eb Iko+Imònj Nbmfish& aiffnj }izh |pijn" ]ho is zhez yo~bm

keb yo~ heqn zhnpn }izh yo~? Jejjy%%%% ky cok|ebiob nxcfeiknj ib

cok|fnzn& sibcnpn s~p|pisn" ]hez epn yo~ joibm hnpn?

Esgibm eaznp yo~& oa co~psn& hn pn|finj& zhnb z~pbnj zo kn" Yo~bm

keb& }hez is yo~p bekn? @naopn I co~fj d~sz o|nb ky ko~zh& ibzpoj~cziob }es

jobn ib e qnfocizy zhez zp~fy èaafnj kn ziff jezn" I moz ib zhis cosy qnhicfn ebj

jij boz gbo} }hnb iz jn|epznj Kifn Z}o `nce~sn zhn eip+cobjiziobibm sysznk

hefa+}ep|nj ky snbsns" Zegn ky chifj zo Shnpezob& hn ebbo~bcnj zo zhn

jpiqnp" Zo his je~mhznp& hn seij& Ky è`y& I heqn soknzhibm |ecgemnj zhnpnaop yo~" I ho|n yo~ heqn yo~p pook b~k`np ib kibj?

Yns& s}nnz jejjy& shn seij s}nnzfy ebj |ncgnj hik" Ky de} efkosz

jpo||nj" I }es eketnj zhez zhny òzh kejn bo a~pzhnp ibu~ipins eò~z kn"

Zhnpn }es sifnbcn eaznp zhis skeff jiefom~n eff zhn }ey zo zhn qnhicfns

jnszibeziob" I hej e cok|fnzn cezefom~n oa Bimnpie sokn}hnpn ekobmsz ky

|po|s" I }o~fjqn sziff gbo}b ky }ey epo~bj }izho~z zhn hnf| oa zhis jekn

hnpn"

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Femos poejs }npn kopn p~mmnj& kopn po~mh" I zpinj boz zo sfnn| oaa" I moz

e mooj foog ez zhis keb& zhn aezhnp oa ky nx+snezkezn ib zhn f~xy" Hn }opn e

dnz+ fecg sifg s~iz cok|fnzn }izh shons ebj e zin zo kezch" Sokn ho~ps |essnj

`y"

Aibeffy& zhn jpiqnp moz zo his jnszibeziob" Zhn jeksnf }his|npnj ibzo zhn

kebs nep aop u~izn e }hifn" Eaznp zhez& zhn keb bojjnj `pinafy ebj `naopn I

co~fj ebbo~bcn ky jn|epz~pn& zhn fejy efpnejy moz o~z oa zhn cep ebj |~ffnj ky

epk& ~pmibm kn ob" I hej bo zikn zo nqnb sho} ky mpeziz~jn"

Es soob es I moz o~z& zhn fiko~sibn s|nj oaa" ]izh e skifn ob ky aecn& I

cokknbznj& Yo~ heqn e qnpy bicn aezhnp& Kiss K`oto" Eaznp seyibm zhez& shn

hej e `pina eszobishnj nx|pnssiob ob hnp aecn& }hich fnaz es aesz es iz cekn&

pn|fecnj `y e bobchefebz nx|pnssiob" Shn seij bozhibm" Ky hecgfns posn `~z I

jijbz sho} iz"

]n moz zo zhn pncn|ziob ebj shn zoog hnp gny" Eby knssemns aop kn?

Op |hobn ceffs? shn esgnj zhn fejy pncn|ziobisz" Shn ebs}npnj `y hebjibm hnp

z}o nbqnfo|ns" @~z bo |hobn ceffs& kejek& shn seij" Eaznp zhez& }n fnaz zhn

pncn|ziob"

]n moz o~z oa zhn nfnqezop ez zhn ao~pzh afoop ebj nbznpnj pook :59" D~sz

fign hnp aezhnp seij& zhnpn }es e `po}b |ecgemn ob e kimhzy jpnssibm ze`fn" Zhn

`nj ib zhez pook }es nu~effy kimhzy" Zhn znfnqisiob& kimhzy" Zhn |hobn&

kimhzy" Efkosz nqnpy |po| ib zhn kimhzy pook }es kimhzy" Zhn jpnssibm ze`fn

aecnj zhn `~zz oa zhn `nj& zo~chnj zhn }eff ebj }es ib `nz}nnb zhn `ezhpook ebjzhn ]C& zhn fezznp `nibm ejdecnbz& ib d~xze|osiziob }izh zhn kimhzy sfijibm

}ibjo}s"

I jpo||nj ky f~mmemn ebj coqnpnj ky aecn }hifn ye}bibm ib sfimhz

aezim~n" Zhn fejy nynj zhn |ecgemn& cobapobznj kn ebj ~bnx|ncznjfy }pe||nj

hnp epks po~bj kn" I |~shnj hnp e}ey ob s~jjnb ik|~fsn" Shn skifnj ebj

seij& I }ebz zo hnf| yo~ mnz yo~p `nepibm" I `fibgnj" I jobz ~bjnpszebj& I

seij"

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Hnp skifn }ijnbnj& efkosz jiszopzibm hnp aecn" Shn }nbz ebj o|nbnj zhn

|ecgemn" Apok }hnpn I szooj& I se} ze`fnzs oa cpis| ebj cfneb ^S joffep bozns&

eff h~bjpnjs" Shn zoog o~z aiqn oa zhnsn ze fnzs ebj po}nj zhnk ob zhn `nj"

Zhnb eaznp miqibm kn e peqnbo~s nyna~f& shn `nmeb zo ~bjpnss hnpsnfa" Eff zhis

ceb `n yo~ps& Hnbsh& shn seij" I e||poechnj zhn `nj& |icgnj ~| obn ebj

nxekibnj iz" Zhnpn }es e h~bjpnj h~bjpnjs ib obn ze`fnz" Iz }es zhn c~ppnbz

obn ebj iz }es s|nbje`fn"

I fe~mhnj }izhib kysnfa" Zhis co~bzpy hes z~pbnj ~|sijn jo}b% I

pnz~pbnj zhn ze`fnz ebj seij& ]o~fj yo~ kibj ia I mo zo zhn foo? I nxc~snj

kysnfa ebj nbznpnj zhn ]C" Ib zhnpn& I kejn ~| ky kibj" Shn }es e èbebe&

efpnejy pi|n ebj pnejy zo `n neznb" Eaznp nk|zyibm kysnfa& I cpossnj oqnp zo zhn

èzhpook" @y bo}& shn }es fnaz }izh e `fecg fibmnpin" I fe~mhnj es I nbznpnj zhn

èzhpook"

Eaznp }eshibm ky aecn ebj hebjs& I bozicnj e |eip oa |feszic mfoqns ob zhn

fnaz sijn oa zhn sibg |eqnknbz ebj }opn zhnk" ]hnb I cekn o~z& shn }es sizzibm

`nsijn zhn ze`fnzs ob zhn `nj& mnbzfy cepnssibm nech obn oa zhnk& ècgibm zhn

jpnssibm ze`fn"

Shn is siffy& qnpy siffy" I }es boz |pn|epnj zo fosn ky pnfimio~sfy gn|z

qipmibizy zo zhis }hopn" Jo I foog fign e mimofo zo hnp? Sho~fj I jispns|ncz

kysnfa `nce~sn shn cebz gnn| hnp o}b snfa+pns|ncz? Fign e cez zo e pez& I

knbecibmfy e||poechnj hnp" Ebj fign e |yzhob ce|z~pibm izs qiczik& I ce|z~pnj

hnp bncg" Hkk% Bicn ìzn% Shn ann`fy szp~mmfnj& }hich szpnbmzhnbnj kn"]oknb% Zhny epn ~snfnss }hnb iz cokns zo zhis% I }es `ncokibm kopn ebj

kopn oa e keb" Ho} s}nnz%

]iff yo~ szo|& yo~ zhis èbebe%% Fnz kn nez yo~ |po|npfy% I `nffo}nj"

Shn hej bo choicn `~z zo mnz ~| j~pibm zhis szp~mmfn" Shn o|nbnj hnp ko~zh& ~z

bo so~bj cekn o`qio~sfy" I hibjnpnj hnp s|nnch ib zozo" He%%% ]n }npn fign

ekezn~p eczops |npaopkibm e coknjy aop zhn qnpy aipsz zikn" Jekb iz% Ky nyns

pnjjnbnj ibznbziobeffy& ky `pobtn co~bznbebcn pnjjnbibm es }nff" Ib zhn nbj&

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eaznp e an} koknbzs& I cobu~npnj" Shn sziff hej bo choicn" Shn }nbz fik` eff

oqnp ebj meqn ~| }izh e k~aafnj ynf|" ]hnb I fnaz hnp& shn jpo||nj s~p|pisnj

ob zhn kimhzy pnj p~m"

Mosh% Shn }es boz èj& boz èj ez eff% Shn }es zeszy& yo~ }o~fj sey"

Knb& I bnnj e `nzznp èbebe& I zho~mhz zo kysnfa" I knpcifnssfy szn||nj oqnp hnp

~zznpfy koziobfnss òjy ebj coffncznj eff zhn ze`fnzs" E keb hes moz zo kegn e

fiqibm soknho}& ebyho}" I o|nbnj ky f~mmemn ebj sz~aanj zhn kobny efobm

}izh zhn obn ib zhn o|nb `po}b |ecgemn"

I jnsnpqn e }esh+~|% I zoog ky obn ebj obfy sifgy& jepg mpnnb s~iz ebj

zoog zhn |hobn" Pook snpqicn& |fnesn% Eb ippnsiszi`fy knffiaf~o~s fejy

ebs}npnj ky ceff" Yns& pook :59" ]hez ceb }n jo aop yo~? I foognj jo}b

ez zhn e}nsokn `~fmn nz}nnb ky }neg `f~n Dneb gbicgnps" Ho} eò~z a~cgibm

kn& fejy? I efkosz seij ib zhn ko~zh|incn" Shn so~bjnj fign soknobn snngibm

aop bo~pishknbz" E }hofn foz" Ceb yo~ `pibm kn zhpnn }hofn chicgnbs& }nff

coognj& }nff s|icnj ebj e `~bch oa èbebes& |fnesn? C~z zhn chicgnbs ibzo

|incns ebj }pe| zhnk ib aoif |e|np" Iz is e zegne}ey"

Kosz cnpzeibfy& sip& shn seij c~pzfy `naopn I hnepj zhez qoicn bo kopn"

Mosh% Zhnpn epn }oknb ebj zhnpn epn }oknb" I z~cgnj Cepes cop|sn bnezfy ob

hnp kimhzy `nj ebj zoog o~z apnsh ~bjnp}nep ebj ky kegn~| ky aefsins" I

jiscoqnpnj e cokay& }ooffy po`n apok zhn obfy kimhzy }epjpo`n ib zhn s~izn

ebj ~bjpnssnj ib e diaay"

I moz pij oa ky |eip oa }ne|obs ib zhn zoifnz ebj nbznpnj zhn èzhpook" Ijijbz heqn k~ch zo }esh oaa ib ky òjy" I moz o~z ib bo zikn" Eaznp jpnssibm

~|& I }es d~sz eò~z zo ejj e an} aibishibm zo~chns zo ky kegn~| e aegn `nepj

}hnb zhn joop`nff pebm" ]ho is iz? I esgnj efo~j" Pook snpqicn& }es zhn

pn|fy"

I fnz hik ib" Zhn |emn `po~mhz ib ky opjnp ib e zpey" I zoog zhn cobznbzs

ob zhn zpey ebj zi||nj hik hebjsoknfy" Hn zhebgnj kn |ofiznfy `naopn fneqibm"

Ky chicgnbs }npn ib zhpnn aekify+sitnj& }hizn byfob ems" I szepznj oaa }izh zhn

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èbebes" I zoog e snez bnep Cepe ebj `nmeb nezibm zhnk" Eff zhn |nnfs }nbz zo

hnp coqnpnj òjy"

Eaznp cobs~k|ziob& I sz~aanj ib ky jipzy cfozhns ib ky s~izcesn }hnb zhn

|hobn pebm" I hnsizeznj e ìz `naopn ebs}npibm" Cepe? U~icgfy& I coqnpnj zhn

ko~zh|incn" Zhn qoicn ~bjo~`znjfy pnsnk`fnj zhez oa zhn keb ib zhn fiko" Hn

cobzib~nj& D~sz |hobnj zo znff yo~ zhez Ik |po~j oa yo~" Ho|n yo~ meqn hik

aiqn ze`fnzs oa zhez kobny? Ho|n hn }es mooj zo yo~? Ebj ho|n is moibm ob es

|febbnj? Hn is |npancz& jepfibm" D~sz |npancz" Yo~ kejn e mooj choicn" Zhis is

zhn obfy chebcn aop yo~ zo mnz |pnmbebz& s}nnzhnepz" Oh& ho} I }ish I co~fj jo

iz% ]nff knnz emeib aop a~pzhnp eppebmnknbzs" Eaznp}epjs& zhnpn }es e cficg"

I h~bm ~| ebj foognj |izia~ffy ez zhn coqnpnj cop|sn" I simhnj ebj seij&

Zhez }es yo~p aezhnp" ]ebznj zo gbo} ia I }es mooj zo yo~" ]nff& hn jijbz

gbo} zhez yo~ }npn e èbebe" Ebj bo} Ky qoicn ibznbziobeffy zpeifnj oaa"

I hej bozhibm nfsn zo sey" I focgnj ~| ky s~izcesn ebj fnaz hnp }izh zhn èbebe

|nnfs& fnaz pook :59& fnaz zhn hoznf `~ifjibm& fnaz zhn hoznf |pnkisns"

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Che|znp Zhpnn

I |~pchesnj e mpnnb zpeqnffibm èm ebj |~z ib iz eff zhez hepj+nepbnj kobny

}hich I moz }izhib e koqnknbz" ]hnb I nxchebmnj iz& ky zpeqnffibm èm }es

sz~aanj% Aipsz& I snepchnj aop e znk|opepy pooz ob ky hnej& }hich I moz }izhib

zhn s|ecn oa z}o }nngs" J~pibm zhez j~peziob& I }es e snpio~s bokej" Ebj

`nce~sn oa ky |hysiu~n& bo keb jepnj zo cokn cfosn zo kn" Aipsz& I szooj ez zhn

jife|ijeznj E|e|e @pijmn" Zhnb& I }efgnj efobm zhn szpnnzs oa S~p~fnpn& es cfosn

es Pize Fopi Hoznfs" Eaznp}epjs& I ao~bj kysnfa ècg ez Kifn Z}o"

Hkk% Szpebmn& isbz iz? I }o~fjqn effo}nj Cepe zo hnf| kn mnz ky

`nepibm" @~z shn is mobn bo}"

I ao~bj e znk|opepy |fecn zo szey o||osizn Efeè `~s szo|" Zhn |picn

snnknj pnesobe`fn& foceziob ibjiaanpnbz" @~z iz }es ib e cok|o~bj oa jipz ebj

jife|ijeziob& efobm }izh izs `~ifjibms" I }es ez zhn aiazh `~ifjibm bnep zhn `~s

szo|& ob zhn aipsz pook ob zhn mpo~bj afoop"I ò~mhz e cosy kez ebj |iffo} ebj z~pbnj ky ijyffic afez ibzo e gizchnb"

Ky afez hej e èzhpook ebj zoifnz zomnzhnp ibsijn" Mooj%% I jnznsz shepibm"

Zhez }es zhn keib pnesob }hy I pnbznj zhn |fecn" I |~pchesnj nimhz ìm èsibs

oa |efk oif& mpo~bjb~z oif& obiobs& zokezons& |n||np& picn& `nebs ebj meppi `~z I

anj ob meppi ebj s~mep }izh òifnj mpo~bjb~zs ib zhn kopbibms ebj èbebes }izh

apinj mpo~bjb~zs ib zhn nqnbibms" He%% Jobz zhibg zhez I cebz coog& op nfsn I

}o~fjbz heqn ò~mhz zhosn aoojsz~aas ib zhn aipsz |fecn"

E mes szoqn }es kosz cnpzeibfy |~pchesnj& efobm }izh BNSCEO

cobzeibnps oa sefz ebj znb KIFO cobzeibnps oa s~mep" Pnejnps& I jobz ibznbj zo

mo aop ceznpibm ez eff" Jobz heqn zhez ib kibj& |fnesn% I sziff cobzib~nj }izh ky

kopbibm ebj nqnbibm sbecg+~|s" Eaznp zhn mnbnpef |~pchesibm oa eff zhnsn

nssnbziefs& I `nmeb do`+h~bzibm" @~z zhez òpn bo ap~iz" I zoog zo he}gibm ob zhn

nx|pnss poejs& snffibm MEFE knez ib pems" Mosh% Yo~ }o~fjbz `nfinqn zhis%%%%

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I hej bo ibznbziob zo szepz coogibm ~bfnss soknzhibm he||nbs" ]hich iz

jij" I }es |necna~ffy `p~shibm ky znnzh& |pn|epibm aop ky nepfy kopbibm sbecg&

}hnb I }es efkosz è|zisnj }izh `po}b }eznp apok eòqn" Iz }es e }okeb& bo&

e fejy" Moj& o% Ik soppy" I jijbz snn yo~ ob zikn" Ik soppy& shn }es

|fnejibm" Mpej~effy& shn szo||nj ebj }es d~sz foogibm jo}b ez kn& |nphe|s ez

zhn mpib I meqn hnp" I bo fobmnp foognj ~| ez hnp `~z ejkipnj hnp" Nkèppessnj&

shn fnaz"

Yns% Soknzhibm hes he||nbnj% I }nbz ibsijn ebj p~shnj zhn sbecg I

ò~mhz" ]izhib kib~zns& `nebs }es ob zhn aipn& zhn soaznsz `nebs& apnsh apok zhn

aepk% Iz jijbz zegn k~ch zikn zo soaznb }hnb hoz |o}np }es nbshpibnj ib zhn

|oz" I hej d~sz aibishnj ibmpnjinbzibm iz }hnb zhnpn }es e gbocg ob ky joop"

Eaznp }i|ibm ky hebjs ob ky gizchnb be|gib& I ebs}npnj iz" @nhofj% Iz }es zhn

è|zisnp% Kibj yo~ pnejnps zhez ky èzhpook/zoifnz }es e cok|fnzn nynsopn zhez

kopbibm"

I zho~mhz yo~ }o~fj `n ebmpy }izh kn aop }hez I jij zo yo~ ~| zhnpn&

shn `nmeb" I }es epo~snj ibszebzfy" Shn ceppinj hnp bez~pef heip& }hich }es es

`po}b es hnp |eip oa nyns" E qnpy mooj foognp" Hnp jpnssibm }es sgik|y" @~z

eaznp e koknbz& hnp nyns bo fobmnp fibmnpnj ob kn `~z `nhibj kn" Ky epo~sef

jinj" ]hez gibj oa shiz is zhis? D~sz }hnb I zho~mhz shn }es foogibm aop

bo~pishknbz%%% ]hez epn yo~ coogibm? shn esgnj" Ky `pnegaesz& I

ebs}npnj cofjfy" Shn jijbz snnk zo bozicn iz"

Hkk% Iz sknffs bicn" Mooj jey& shn seij es e |epzibm cokknbz ebjfnaz" Mooj pijjebcn%% ]hez e }eszn oa naaopz& knb%%%%%% Eaznp |pn|epeziob& I ezn

ky aooj }izho~z e||nzizn" P~`ìsh& p~`ìsh& p~`ìsh%% Iff bnqnp jo zhez

kiszegn emeib& nqnp emeib%% Es I ezn& ky nyns }nbz zo zhn zhpnn nk|zy }hizn

Shnpezob byfob èms }hnpn zhn zhpnn chicgnbs }npn obcn gn|z }hich& aop emns&

cipc~feznj ib ky ojy sysznks" I pnfishnj zhnk j~pibm ky bokejic |npioj"

I sziff hej kiffiobs ib ky mpnnb èm oa kobny& nbo~mh zo npncz e kebsiob&

a~pbiz~pisn zhez kebsiob& |~pchesn e sfnng& aipsz+cfess s|opzs cep }izh cyfibjnps

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ebj mnz e }hizn+coffep do`" @~z bo% Zhis kobny }es ~snfnss& ~zznpfy ~snfnss& boz

zo izs bnimhò~ps `~z oqnp zhn snes"

Eaznp }eshibm zhn ~znbsifs I ~snj (I |~pchesnj zhnk es }nff j~pibm ky

sho||ibm s|pnn)& I hiz zhn szpnnz zo jo ky he}gibm" I }es u~izn |poaize`fn zhez

jey" I pnz~pbnj hokn zhez nqnbibm }izh aiqn h~bjpnj beipe& snffibm obn }pe| oa

MEFE knez ez z}nbzy beipe" I |pn|epnj doffoa picn zo cnfn`pezn ky s~ccnss&

sgi||ibm ky sbecg aop zhn nqnbibm"

So& fian }nbz ob fign zhez aop z}o ~bjisz~p`nj kobzhs" I }es eb ibs~fep

snfa" I mpnnznj nqnpyobn I se}& ibcf~jibm ky bnimhò~ps `~z zhez }es es aep es I

}ebznj zo mo"

Obn jey& I coognj ogpo+omòbo so~| (snn ho} aesz I s~cgnj ib Bimnpie%%%)

}izh è" Iz }es ob obn eaznpboob fign zhez& }hnb zhn Bimnpieb s~b }es ez izs

hneqinsz (zhebg Moj iz hej bo naancz ob ky sgib%)" I }es nezibm zhis f~bch }hnb

soknobn gbocgnj ob ky joop" ]hnb I ebs}npnj& iz }es zhn so+ceffnj fejy& es

sgik|y es ~s~ef" Eby}ey& I fnepbnj ky fnssob" Shn `po~mhz e fejy cok|ebiob

efobm }izh hnp" ]hez epn yo~ nezibm? shn esgnj" Ky f~bch& }es ky ~s~ef

cofj pn|fy" Shn mfebcnj ez hnp apinbj ebj zhny òzh mimmfnj zomnzhnp" Ceb }n

doib yo~? shn esgnj a~pzhnp" Zhezs ik|ossi`fn% I jijbz gbo} yo~ }npn

cokibm" Ky f~bch is knebz aop kn& kysnfa ebj I& I ebs}npnj ib zhn sekn

kebbnp" Zhis zikn& zhny fe~mhnj"

Be jn Eknpicebo `n jis? esgnj hnp fejy cok|ebiob" Be ik& O%% }es

zhn pn|fy" Epn yo~ ef}eys fign zhis? shn cobzib~nj" Fign }hez? I jobz~bjnpszebj& I seij& efpnejy zipnj oa `nibm pijic~fnj `y e |eip oa ik`ncifns ceffnj

fejins"

Yo~ epn ef}eys pnszpicznj& shn nx|feibnj" Foosnb yo~psnfa" Ik

Ebmnfe" Zhn è|zisnp oaanpnj kn hnp hebj" He% Snn soknobn znffibm kn }hez

I ek& ib aecz& }hez I ef}eys ek%%% Ebj zhis is Ebmnfibe& shn ibzpoj~cnj"

Coppncz%%% D~sz }hez I bnnj% E |eip oa sz~|ij ebmnfs% Izs bicn zo knnz yo~& I

seij& shegibm zhn hebjs nxznbjnj zo kn"

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]obz yo~ fnz ~s ib? zhn Ebmnfibe esgnj& }izh e èaafnj nx|pnssiob ob

hnp nffi|zicef co~bznbebcn" ]nff& Ky qoicn sz~|ijfy zpeifnj oaa" Ho} jepn

e |eip oa nk |pn|osznpo~s zhibms ik|njn ky jnfncze`fn ibzegn oa eaznpboob

nji`fns%% I mp~jmibmfy fnz zhnk ib" Es zhny nbznpnj& zhn è|zisnp sifnbzfy }ibgnj

ez kn" Mosh% Zhis }es eff |febbnj% Jekb iz% I hezn `nibm kesznp+|febbnj%%

]o}%% zhny seij ez obcn& snnibm zhn szezn oa ky afez& zhn èpnbnss (Kibj

yo~& pnejnps& zhez kegn~| }es pnkoqnj es soob es I snzzfnj jo}b hnpn)"

Ik|oszops op ik|oszpnssns%%% ]hez epn zhny }o}ibm aop? I sez ob ky kez"

So& cokn doib kn ib ky f~bch& I ibqiznj hefa+hnepznjfy" Iz zoog zhnk

u~izn e }hifn `naopn zhny sez ob ky kez }izh kn"

Snbiop chics& zhny sey" Snbiop chicgnbs& I sey% Zhny }npn sziff foogibm

epo~bj& o`qio~sfy ~bcokaopze`fn" I hej bozhibm zo oaanp zhnk nxcn|z ky f~bch"

Cokn nez }izh kn& I ibqiznj e sncobj zikn& sziff hefa+hnepznjfy" Zhny shoog

zhnip hnejs ib ~bisob" He%% Kegn I cho| ò%%% Eaznp eff& fian mons ob (I |icgnj

~| e ìz oa |ijmib Nbmfish epo~bj zhn cok|o~bj)"

Aiqn kib~zns hejbz nfe|snj `naopn Ebmnfibe moz ~|" Iqn moz zo mo& O&

shn zofj hnp cok|ebiob& zhnb z~pbnj zo kn" ]hezs yo~p bekn? I hej d~sz

|o||nj ky knez ibzo ky ko~zh eaznp cobs~kibm zhn aooj }hnb shn seij zhez"

So& I }es ~be`fn zo znff hnp" Zhn kosz ik|opzebz |epz oa ky f~bch }es ib ky

ko~zh"

]hnb shn moz bo pn|fy apok kn& shn kejn hnp nxiz" ]hy jijbz yo~

ebs}np hnp? zhis ebmnf bo} s|ogn ~|" I z~pbnj ebj foognj ez hnp" ]oknb%Zhny pna~sn zo chebmn" I jobz zefg }izh ky ko~zh a~ff& I seij sik|fy"

Efpnejy& I s}effo}nj ky knez" Shn coqnpnj hnp ko~zh& zpyibm zo s~||pnss hnp

mimmfns" ]hez ib zhn }opfj }es so a~bby eò~z }hez I d~sz seij?

Yo~pn e keb }izh e an} }opjs& Iqn bozicnj& shn seij" I }eshnj ky

nezibm nu~i|knbzs }izho~z cokknbzibm ob hnp cok|fiknbz" ]hnb I aibishnj&

shn seij a~pzhnp& I }ebz ~s zo `n apinbjs& }izh bo hepj annfibms" Shn nxznbjnj

hnp hebj zo kn obcn emeib" I simhnj" Hnbsh" @njn Hnbsh& I seij ebj shoog

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iz" ]hez jo yo~ |feb zo jo hnpn ib Bimnpie? shn esgnj }izh c~piosizy" I jobz

gbo}& I pn|finj cepnfnssfy ebj shp~mmnj" Shn moz ~| apok ky kez }hnb }n

shoog hebjs"

Shn `po~mhz o~z e znepibm skifn" ]nff& snn yo~ soob& shn seij ebj

jn|epznj" Ho} soob? I efkosz seij eaznp hnp& `~z zhn }opjs jijbz cokn o~z" I

simhnj ebj pnsznj ob ky kez }izh z}o ofj njiziobs oa HIBZS ZHPIFFS !

@OOBS nbzizfnj Ibjn`znj zo hnp& Ib Foqn }izh Hnp Je~mhznp \epz 5 ebj 0

(Zhn nffi|sis ibjicezns zhez zhn pnsz oa zhn zizfn peb o~z oa ky kibj)" ]hez e jey

iz }es%%%% I jotnj oaa j~pibm ky pnejibm"

Six }nngs ebj zhpnn jeys se~bznpnj `y" I }es coogibm pnm~fepfy4 Picn ib

zhn kopbibms& soknzikns doffoa& soknzikns picn+ebj+szn}7 è ib zhn eaznpboobs&

soknzikns }izh ogpo+omòbo& soknzikns }izh nm~si ebj soknzikns }izh

qnmnze`fn7 ebj `nebs ib zhn nqnbibms& soknzikns }izh yek& soknzikns }izh

`pnej op meppi& soknzikns }izh |febzeib ebj soknzikns |feib" So& zhn èsibs oa

aoojsz~aas }npn mpej~effy jikibishibm"

J~pibm zhis j~peziob& bo |npsob qisiznj kn& bo obn& boz nqnb Ebmnfe" @~z

zhpnn nxzpe jeys feznp& shn sho}nj ~| ob ky joopszn|& }hich zoog kn `y

s~p|pisn" I o|nbnj ky joop edep `nce~sn oa zhn anzij sznbch oa zhn m~zznp siz~eznj

ib apobz oa kn& }hich }es |epzieffy `focgnj `y jpinj+~| ancns4 joms& hnbs

h~kebs& cheknfnobs& }hez heqn yo~& yo~ bekn iz"

Shn u~icgfy nbznpnj ebj I u~icgfy focgnj zhn joop" I hej d~sz aibishnj

coogibm ky kopbibm aooj ebj iz }es peibibm snpio~sfy o~zsijn" Iz }es doffoapicn& eb nbzicibm obn" Jobz kibj zhis ynyn }ijo}nj febjfejy& Ebmnfe

cok|feibnj kib~zns eaznp shn nbznpnj" Shn }obz cfneb ~| zhez knss" Izs

giffibm eff oa ~s ib o~p ibjiqij~ef pooks" Zhn eip+apnshnbnps I ibszeffnj ib ky

snfa+cobzeibnj afez }es sopz oa ibnqize`fn"

Iz }es e kimhzy |oz oa aooj ebj I jishnj hnp e |fezn" ]n sez zomnzhnp ob

ky kez& shn nezibm apok zhn |fezn ebj I nezibm apok zhn |oz" Zhez }es zhn aipsz

zikn ky aooj }es nqnb jnjiceznj ebj `fnssnj `y Moj" Shn seij zhn mpecn aipsz

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`naopn }n cobs~knj o~p |opziobs oa aooj" @~z }hezsonqnp shn jij kejn kn

jns|isn hnp nqnb zhn kopn"

Shn `nmeb zo nez aipsz ebj I aibishnj ky aooj `naopn shn jij" I bnnj

soknzhibm zo jif~zn zhis aooj ebj I }esbz zhibgibm oa }eznp& shn seij dogibmfy"

@~z I zoog zhez snpio~sfy" I }es obfy jpnssnj ib e }hizn sibmfnz ebj e |eip oa

}hizn sfnn|ibm gbicgnps }izh e jipzy òjy" @~z I moz ~|& }opn e zhicg `fecg

zpnbch coez }izh izs mfoqns ibsijn obn oa izs jnn| |ocgnzs& o|nbnj ky èm oa

kobny& zoog o~z e `~bjfn ebj gn|z iz ibsijn zhn ozhnp jnn| |ocgnz oa ky zpnbch

coez"

Zhn fesz s|oob oa aooj nbznpnj hnp ko~zh }hnb I cobapobznj hnp" Shn

foognj ez kn& s~p|pisnj" Fnzs mo jif~zn o~p aooj& I ebbo~bcnj" Hnp ko~zh

jpo||nj ib sz~|naecziob" Epn yo~ snpio~s? shn esgnj }izh mpnez kismiqibms"

Oa co~psn Ik snpio~s& ye mopg%% I bnepfy seij" Ibsznej& I bojjnj ib e snpio~s

kebbnp" Shn moz ~| ebj }n fnaz zo zhn bnepnsz nx|nbsiqn himh+cfess `nnp |epfo~p"

]n sez `nhibj e skeff cipc~fep ze`fn knebz aop e co~|fn ebj I opjnpnj aop z}o

EKSZNF KEFZES" I jijbz gbo} yo~ }npn pich& Hnbsh& shn seij }hnb zhn

}eiznp fnaz" Bo& Ik boz pich& I seij" I co~fj annf ky bosn mpo}ibm fobmnp ebj

fobmnp eaznp I seij zhez fin"

Shn shiaznj cfosnp zo zhn ze`fn ebj esgnj& Jo yo~ gbo} ho} k~ch eb

EKSZNF KEFZE coszs?

Bo& I ebs}npnj"

Shn simhnj fimhzfy ebj gn|z eb nfò} ob zhn ze`fn ebj hnp chib ob e skeffaisz" Cebz zhn fejy so} hnp fi|s aop obcn ebj nbdoy ky kobny? O~p gbnns }npn

zo~chibm ~bjnp zhn ze`fn ebj shn p~``nj hnp gbnns ibznbziobeffy ob kibn" Eaznp

e an} kib~zns& }n jpebg o~p jpibgs ib cok|fnzn sifnbcn" Hnp o}b jpibg }es

efkosz aibishnj }hnb shn foognj ez hnp }pisz}ezch ebj nxcfeiknj& Gei% Snn

}nzib zikn jny zefg%%% I heqn zo mo hokn& Hnbsh" Iff snn yo~ emeib ib z}o

jeys zikn" @yn% Shn m~f|nj zhn pnkeibibm fiu~ij cobznbz ebj fnaz zhn `nnp

|epfo~p" I }ezchnj hnp ib jnej sifnbcn& bo} jpibgibm apok zhn òzzfn"

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]hnb I aibishnj& I hiz zhn òzzfn ob zhn ze`fn }izh e èbm ebj `~p|nj e

mpnez jnef" Obn szibgibm }eszpnf cekn zo ky ze`fn ebj sez }hnpn Ebmnfe obcn

}es sizzibm" Hn cokaopze`fy gn|z his aofjnj epks ob zhn ze`fn ebj seij& Kegn I

shepn yo~p è`n bo}% Op be yo~ mnz ek? Shn aibn& O% I jny foog aop è`n& I

bnqnp snn" @naopn hn gbn} }hez }es cokibm zo hik& I mpe``nj hik& `po~mhz

his co~bznbebcn oa e`sof~zn sznbch cfosn zo ky ikkec~fezn obn ebj `nffo}nj&

Hny%%% Scpek& sfnetn+èff%%%%%% Zhez ce~mhz ezznbziob" Eff nyns ob kn" Hn

o`nynj sncobjs eaznp& szemmnpibm es hn fnaz es ia `p~zefisnj" I ceffnj zhn }eiznp

ebj opjnpnj aop e òzzfn oa KESZNPS FEMNP @NNP"

Fnz Ebmnfe cokn zo ky joopszn|% Shnff `n }nfcoknj ib zhn }opsz }ey

|ossi`fn%

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Che|znp Ao~p

I |~pchesnj e |ecgnz oa CE\ZEIB CHOCO @ISCÎZS ebj e ìm+sitn zib

oa \NEG \O]JNPNJ KIFG }izh izs sechnz ebj ejjnj zhnsn z}o zhibms zo ky

gizchnb z}o jeys feznp" Ebj es ~s~ef& Ebmnfe }es zp~n zo hnp }opjs" Shn cekn

ib zhn nqnbibm& }hnb zhn cok|o~bj ebj nqnpy}hnpn nfsn }npn eò~z zo mnz jepg"

E mpnez `~bch oa èbebes }es ib ky gizchnb es }nff" I jij boz coog

ebyzhibm zhis zikn" Shn sbnegnj ib es ia soknobn }es |~ps~ibm hnp" I jobz

}ebz ky |epnbzs zo snn kn& shn }his|npnj" I apo}bnj cokiceffy ebj oaanpnj

hnp sokn oa ky CHOCO ìsc~izs& }hich shn aoofishfy zoog" I |pn|epnj

f~gn}epk kifg ebj }n òzh ezn ìsc~izs ebj kifg" Zhn |ecgnz }es efkosz

aibishnj" Eaznp zhez sbecg+~|& I }es cfnepibm zhibms e}ey }hnb shn cekn cfosn

zo kn" ]n }npn ibchns e}ey apok nech ozhnp" Shn }pe||nj hnp epks po~bj

kn" Zhez jons iz%%%% I heqn bo hepj annfibms aop yo~& Hnbsh& shn seij h~sgify"

D~sz soaz obns" I s}effo}nj boisnfnssfy ebj seij& \fnesn& }okeb& effo} kn

zo aibish cfnebibm ~| ky ho~sn& og? ]nff zefg |po|npfy }hnb I aibish" I s}nep

boz zo }eszn zikn" Eaznp zhez& shn fnaz kn pnf~czebzfy ebj sez ob ky kez" Ho}

is Ebmnfibe? I esgnj es I cobzib~nj" Aibn& shn pn|finj jpyfy"

Pimhz zhnpn ebj zhnb& I kejn ~| ky kibj" Shn }es e èbebe& efpnejy pi|n

ebj pnejy aop cobs~k|ziob" Eaznp ky cfneb ~|& I }nbz zo ky zpnbch coez& moz

o~z ky mfoqns ebj }opn zhnk" Shn }es ècgibm kn& bnpqo~sfy ìzibm oaa hnp

beifs" Jipzy mipf%% I zi|zonj zo hnp ebj ce|z~pnj hnp bncg apok `nhibj ib e

qnfocizy zhez apimhznbnj nqnb kn& boz zo zefg oa hnp" Ebozhnp bicn ìzn%Y~kky%%%% Ebmnfes szpnbmzh jo~`fnj Cepes o}b& }hich zpi|fnj kibn" Zhn

~s~ef pnj cofo~p mpn} ob ky aecn ebj nyns"

Epn yo~ sz~|ij? Epn yo~ siffy? Szebj sziff& yo~ zhis èbebe%% Fnz kn

nez yo~ |po|npfy%%% I `nffo}nj" Shn aopcnj e ynf| o~z oa hnp ko~zh `~z jij

bozhibm zo aimhz zhn |epefysibm mpi| I hej ob hnp bncg" Zhnb& shn `nmeb mes|ibm

ebj I szepznj zossibm hnp eò~z" I bo} `po~mhz hnp aecn zo zhn afoop ebj ko~bznj

ob hnp ècg" Shn hej bo szpnbmzh fnaz" Ebj obcn emeib& eaznp e an} kib~zns& I

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}es qiczopio~s" Eaznp I meqn hnp bncg e fizzfn z}isz& I moz ~|" I jij boz |ebz ez eff"

]hez I jij }es naaopzfnss"

Shn }es ob zhn afoop }izh epks s|pnej o~z& zobm~n sz~cg o~z ebj nyns

}ijn o|nb ib eketnknbz" I p~shnj zo zhn zoifnz ebj nk|zinj kysnfa" Eaznp zhez&

I pnz~pbnj ky |eip oa }ne|obs ib ky zpnbch coez ebj }opn iz" I |ecgnj zhn fizzfn

I hej ebj ob ik|~fsn& feij ob zo| oa Ebmnfe"

Yo~ }ebznj kn zo a~cg yo~& pimhz? I seij ebj sfe||nj hnp" \oop

Ebmnfibe% Shn hes fosz e apinbj" \oop |epnbzs% Zhny heqn fosz e je~mhznp"

Zhnb& I sez ib apobz oa hnp ebj ezn ~| zhn pnkeibibm ìsc~izs" I seij zo hnp& Yo~

siffy zhibm% Jo yo~ cepn zo gbo} }hnpn ky kobny cokns apok? Bo% Yo~ siffy

fizzfn zhibm%%% Zhnb& I mpe``nj hofj oa zhn `~bch oa èbebes ebj seij&

Ebmnfibe jijbz gbo} zhez yo~ }npn e èbebe" \izy& |izy%%% I `nmeb zo nez

zhnk ebj eff zhn |nnfs }nbz zo Ebmnfes cop|sn" Ebj I aibishnj zhnk"

Ib e s|esk oa `fibj ebmnp& I moz ~| ebj nk|zinj nqnpy èsib oa aoojsz~aas

ob hnp òjy es }nff" I nqnb zhpn} zhn èsibs ez hnp eaznp nk|zyibm" ]izh ky

|po|s ebj èm oa kobny& I fnaz hnp& fnaz ky afez& fnaz zhn cok|o~bj }izh izs jipz

ebj jife|ijeziob& fnaz Efeè `~s szo|"

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

I }nbz zo e @pizish Eip}eys zpeqnffibm emnbcy ebj moz kysnfa eb

nknpmnbcy |febn zicgnz zo zhn Szezns" Hefa oa zhez kobny ib ky èm }nbz zo zhez

efobn" ]hez e shekn%%%%%

I cobzib~nj ky }ebjnpibm p~kkemn }izh e |ecgnz oa PO@OZ @EBEBE@^@@FN M^KS" I chn}nj ebj s|ez o~z" ]oknb epn ef}eys fign zhez"

Chn}nj ebj s|ez o~z" I nbznpnj ebozhnp qnhicfn zo zhn Nesz& zipnj oa zhn ]nsz" I

ao~bj kysnfa ib e |fecn ceffnj E}ge& zhn ce|izef oa Ebek`pe Szezn" Zhis zikn& I

ibznbj zo s}oz }izh sokn |npsob" Zhnpn }es a~pzhnp p~kkemibm+eò~z ~bzif e

jey cekn }hnb I snki+s~ccnssa~ffy jij d~sz zhez" I snzzfnj kysnfa ib e schoof& e

~biqnpsizy" H~k|h% Ib hnpn& yo~ ceb jo ebyzhibm yo~ }ebz ebj ib hnpn& nji`fns

epn chne|nbnj" Zhn ~biqnpsizy }es eb nk|zy s|ecn"

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Zhnpn }npn foeanps ib zhis schoof ebj zhn |npsob ho~sibm kn }es obn oa

zhnk" E cefk& u~inz obn" Ebj e snpio~s obn& zoo" Hn ~pmnj kn kiffiobs oa

zikns jo mo aop fncz~pnps `~z o`qio~sfy& I jncfibnj nqnpy zikn" Zhnb hn cokns

hokn zo jnscpi`n nqnpy sibmfn }okeb hn snns zo kn"

I m~nssnj hn }es ibzo jnn|np zhibms `~z I co~fjbz fey e aibmnp ob iz" E

zikn cekn }hnb I mpn} zipnj oa his mossi|s eò~z }oknb" I gbn} I hej zo

jnzhpobn hik" Ebj zhis he||nbnj ob e koobfnss bimhz" Zhn òzh oa ~s sfn|z

cokaopze`fy ob zhn afoop ib sn|epezn aoeks" Mosh%% Hn }es e znppi fy boisy

sfnn|np%%%% @~z zhez }es mooj& `nce~sn hn jijbz hnep kn zegn o~z e ìm& hneqy&

obn+knzpn beif }izh izs hekknp"

Iz s~pn }es e `peibszopk }hnb I jpoqn zhez beif ibzo his hnej" Zhnpn%

Zhez sho~fj sh~z hik ~|" Hn ceb cobzib~n his mossi|s ib hneqnb aop eff I cepn"

Zhn beif o|nbnj his hnej ebj fnegnj o~z zhn sz~aa" Y~cg%% Jism~szibm%%% I

secgnj hik cepna~ffy ebj }nbz zo zhpo} hik e}ey ez e |o|~fep pna~sn j~k| zhez

sekn bimhz" I zhnb }nbz hokn ebj zoog e mfess oa secchepibn secg zo cnfn`pezn

bn} o}bnpshi| oa zhez pook"

Zhn kopbibm zhez aoffo}nj }es e `pimhz obn `nce~sn oa ky `fissa~f&

~bjisz~p`nj sfnn|" I }nbz zo e zhezchnj pnsze~pebz& skeff `~z jeibzy& aop ky

`pnegaesz" I }es obn oa zhn |o|~fep m~ys zhnpn ebj zhn nqnp+`~sy }eizpnss

efpnejy gbn} kn& zhez is& gbn} ky aecn"

Shn ef}eys èzs hnp nynfeshns ez kn }hnbnqnp shn jons hnp `~sibnss `~z I

soknzikns bnqnp bozicn" Ebj }hnb I jo& I fecgnj ibznpnsz `nce~sn sokn kefnc~szoknps efso bozicnj hnp" I opjnpnj aop e òzzfn oa FIAN FEMNP @NNP ebj e

|fezn oa picn ebj `nebs" Eaznp miqibm kn ky opjnp& shn }pimmfnj hnp hi|s es shn

fnaz& zhnb szo||nj koknbzepify zo mfebcn ècg ez kn" Ky nyns }nbz szpeimhz zo

ky aooj" I jijbz }eszn zikn"

I efkosz |~z zhn fesz s|oob oa aooj ibzo ky ko~zh }hnb ky fezn pookins

`nsz apinbj d~sz }efgnj ib" U~icgfy& I jnqo~pnj zhez aooj ebj ibszebzfy

s}effo}nj iz& jo~sibm iz }izh FIAN apok zhn òzzfn" Hn cekn ebj sez `y kn"

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Ho} is Ch~g}~? hn aipsz seij" I animbnj co~mhibm hneqify& }hich moz sokn

ezznbziob" Hn }es `~sy |ezzibm ky ècg zo hnf| kn mnz kysnfa" ]hez I seij ebj

jij eaznp}epjs }npn ~bjnp zhn ~k`pnffe oa shnnp |pnznbcn" Ho} bo}? I

mpnnznj" Aibn" Ho} is Ch~g}~? hn esgnj emeib" Hn is sfnn|ibm& pnszibm& I

pn|finj" ]izh zhn Fopj& I efkosz ejjnj" E`nm kegn ik }egn ~|& O% I

nepbnszfy }ebz zo s|neg }izh hik" Shnì yo~ff `n moibm hokn? I shoog ky

hnej" Knb& ky bosn is mpo}ibm fobmnp%%% ]hich knebs zhez Iff heqn zo mo zo

his ho~sn& hn seij" Hn zofj kn zhez hn jonsbz }ebz zo `n jisz~p`nj" Hnpn I

mo emeib& fyibm%%% Zhn m~y shp~mmnj his sho~fjnps ebj seij& OG" Ia yo~ mo

hokn& znff hik zhez I }ebz zo snn hik" ]izh zhez& hn fnaz" I simhnj ebj jpebg

zhn pnkeibibm ò| ib zhez òzzfn" Zhn }eizpnss jnfi`npeznfy cez }efgnj zo}epjs

kn ebj jnkebjnj aop ky kobny" I ibznbziobeffy imbopnj hnp& moz ~| ebj |eij

aop ky opjnp ez zhn co~bznp"

I fnaz zhez pnsze~pebz }izho~z }izbnssibm zhn pnecziob oa zhn }eizpnss op

ebyobn" I }nbz hokn& cfnebnj iz eff ~| ebj |ecgnj eff ky sz~aas" ]hez gibj oa

hnff is zhis? I moz o~z ky sz~aas& focgnj ~| zhn |fecn ebj jpo||nj zhn gny ib zhn

jpo|+e+bozn òx"

Ky p~kkemn cobzib~nj aop eò~z z}o }nngs& I `nibm nxzpnknfy

scp~|~fo~s zo nschn} apok aekifiep aecns" Ebozhnp ~biqnpsizy gij ho~snj kn"

His bekn }es @nbbnzh ebj hn hej e sznejy" Hn }es e jiaanpnbz m~y efzomnzhnp

ebj I nbdoynj his cok|eby qnpy k~ch" Hn zoog kn ibzo his cobaijnbcn ib bo

zikn" He%%Hn szeynj oaa cek|~s ebj snnknj zo `n e }ejjnj m~y" @~z I jijbz cepn&

es fobm es I }es sean (`nibm snc~pnj }es |pnzzy aep e}ey)" Hn coogs ez hokn& es

moibm zo pnsze~pebzs }es zozeffy o~z oa zhn u~nsziob" Ebj eby}ey& I hej |npancz

c~fibepy sgiffs" I co~fj pnknk`np zhn }ey Ebmnfe zoog e ziby ficg oa zhn |fezn

}hnbnqnp shn aibishnj cobs~kibm ky aooj"

]nff& zhez obn is oqnp" @nbbnzh efso o}bnj e sznpno snz ebj zhis kejn kn

mf~nj zo his ho~sn" Zhn sebjkeb zhez snbjs kn zo sfnn| }es zhn aibnsz& feznsz

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`f~ns nkizzibm apok zhez snz" Yo~ co~fj sey zhez sfo}& sokbofnbz sobms epn ky

f~ffeìns"

@nbbnzhs sznejy zpeqnffnj }hnb I cekn zo his hokn" Hn d~sz knbziobnj

hnp zo kn obcn ebj obfy obcn (Yo~ snn ho} hn s~|npsnjns Ch~g}~ `y aep%%)" I

snzzfnj ib aop e kobzh"

Obn jey& I hej d~sz aibishnj coogibm aop kn ebj @nbbnzh" Zhn fezznp }nbz

o~z zo `~y apnsh aish aop ikknjiezn cobs~k|ziob" I cfnepnj ebj cfnebnj ~| zhn

coogibm ~znbsifs ebj }eiznj aop hik& pnejibm e boqnf ebj fisznbibm zo e QOE

|pompekkn nkizzibm apok zhn snz" Ib nknpmnj z}o fejins" Zhny jpnssnj zhn

sekn ebj nqnb aixnj zhn sekn szyfn oa }neqn+ob"

@~z obn oa zhnk hej e kopn zofnpe`fn sgib cok|fnxiob zheb zhn ozhnp"

Zhn fezznp hej zoo k~ch kegn~| ob hnp jepg chocofezn co~bznbebcn ebj shn

nbznpnj zhn pook aipsz" Shn s|ogn `naopn I co~fj sey ebyzhibm" Ebj }ho epn

yo~? E`nm d% Ik foogibm aop @nb" Jij yo~ snn hik? }es zhn aipsz zhibm shn

seij" Zhn ozhnp fejy `nbz hnp hnej zo eqoij ky nyns" Shn k~sz heqn o`qio~sfy

`nnb nkèppessnj ez zhn aipsz s|nnch oa hnp cok|ebiob" I |pnanppnj zo `n j~k`

ebj pnz~pbnj zo ky boqnf" I jobz miqn ky neps zo p~jn |no|fn"

Shn hissnj sepjobiceffy ebj }nbz zo siz ob zhn `nj" Zhn ozhnp fejy

mpnnznj kn" I mpnnznj hnp ècg" \fnesn& }npn foogibm aop @nbbnzh& shn seij"

Heqn e snez" Hnff soob `n ècg& I seij }izho~z foogibm ez hnp" Zhn fejy ob

zhn `nj meqn o~z ebozhnp ebboyibm hiss" Moj hnf|%%% S~ch e }okeb co~fj

kegn kn }pizn ky }iff zhn kib~zn I keppy hnp% Op shn co~fj kegn kn snbifnibszebzfy ob o~p }njjibm jey%%%%%% Zhn |ofizn fejy sez ob ebozhnp nk|zy snez"

E an} kib~zns feznp& zhn o}bnp oa zhn ho~sn nbznpnj" Zhn p~jn obn moz ~|

ib e afesh ebj ibszebzfy s|ogn ~|" ]hez jo yo~ kneb& @nbbnzh? Jijbz yo~

gbo} zhez I }es cokibm ècg apok Tepie? Op jobz yo~ nqnb cepn aop kn? Yo~

gbn} I }o~fj eppiqn sibcn ynsznpjey ebj I }esznj ky zikn }eizibm aop yo~" Ebj

bo}& I heqn }esznj ky kobny cokibm hnpn ebj knnzibm yo~ fign zhis" Yo~

jobz snnk zo `n e snpio~s |npsob& shn aibishnj }izh e zhipj sepjobicef hiss"

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Aop zhn bnxz zhpnn kib~zns& @nbbnzh szooj pooznj zo zhn s|oz& d~sz foogibm

ez hnp" Mosh%%% Izs `nzznp zo `n e cok|fnzn j~kky }hnb zhn Dntn`nf s|negs

`nce~sn sifnbcn is mofjnb" Hn }es obfy jpnssnj ib e pnj+ebj+ f~n szpi|n&

~b`~zzobnj shipz }izh fobm sfnnqns poffnj ~| zo zhn nfò}s ebj e |eip oa }hizn

gbicgnps ebj I }es obfy ib `fecg gbicgnps" ]oknb% Gei%%% E }hofn kib~zn

nfe|snj `naopn hn seij& Ik soppy" Nk& @njn Hnbsh& knnz ky Oìemnfi ebj hnp

sisznp Ch~g}~ekege" I afibchnj e ìz }hnb I hnepj zhn Ch~g}~ ib zhn

fezznps bekn" I szooj ~| ebj zoog zhn zpebs|epnbzfy }pe||nj aish apok hik ebj

}nbz o~zsijn zo }esh iz" S~p|pisibmfy& @nbbnzh nxc~snj hiksnfa ebj aoffo}nj

kn" Es I szepznj zhn }eshibm& hn }his|npnj& @njn& O`y is ky sznejy" O+Oh%

So? Mo zefg }izh hnp& knb& I ~pmnj }izh e hefa+hnepz jnn| ibsijn" Hn cekn

cfosnp ebj }his|npnj& Shn hes zhn opef ceqizy oa e co`pe% O òy% I jobz }ebz

hnp zo nbqnbok kn"

I bnepfy fe~mhnj" Shns yo~p mipf& knb& isbz shn? Mo zefg }izh hnp" Mo

sopz zhibms o~z" Yo~ ce~snj zhn shiz shn hes `nnb moibm zhpo~mh& I seij zo ky

eketnknbz" Hn foognj ez kn& ~zznpfy èaafnj" Sho%% Yo~ jny jnanbj jis

mipf? hn seij" I meqn hik e cokicef apo}b ebj shp~mmnj ky sho~fjnps }izh

epks szpnzchnj o~z" ]n òzh fe~mhnj iz o~z zomnzhnp" Hn |ezznj ky ècg ebj

pnz~pbnj ibsijn"

Zhn aish }es ob zhn aipn }hnb I hnepj O`ys qoicn" @nb& yo~ epn qnpy

siffy ebj cpety" Yo~ gn|z kn }eizibm& nh? Yo~ gn|z kn }eizibm" Yo~ heqn bo

m~zs ez eff& bo cobscinbcn" E`nm d& }hnpns yo~p zoifnz? I `nz izs obn ~snfnss|iz zoifnz zhez zhny bnqnp }esh" Miqn kn zoifnz poff depn%% ]izhib kib~zns& shn

szopknj o~z ebj }nbz zhn }pobm jipncziob" Is iz kn zhezff znff hnp }hnpn zhn ]C

is? E`nm& I bo }eb jin yo~bm& O% Snn kn snn }ehefe%% Fnz hnp foog aop iz

hnpsnfa%%%

Aop e }hifn& shn }es moibm eò~z fign e zp~n kopob& d~sz foogibm aop zhn

zoifnz" \pijn mo giff ek% H~k|h%%% I cok|fnznfy imbopnj hnp ebj nbznpnj ibsijn"

Fo ebj `nhofj% @nbbnzh ebj Ch~g}~ekege }npn ob zhn skoochibm fnqnf%%%

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Hnn+e% Moj hnf|%% I kneb Moj sho~fj zp~fy hnf|& O%%%%% Cokn snn& O% Ky

de} jpo||nj ebj ky hebjs }nbz zo ky hnej& zoo `n}ifjnpnj zo ~zznp e }opj"

Zhny jijbz nqnb snnk zo bozicn kn"

@~z& knb& zhis is e co~|fn% Zhny aiz fign zhn h~sèbj+ebj+}ian%% Iz }es

zhn mipf }ho se} kn ebj szo||nj" @nb z~pbnj ebj }his|npnj& I `nm oa yo~&

Hnbsh& boz zo ~zznp e }opj eò~z zhis zo O`y"

Ho} fobm heqn yo~ ebj Oìemnfi `nnb sznejy? I esgnj& cokibm bnepnp

zo zhn co~|fn" Z}o ebj e hefa yneps& shn ebs}npnj ibsznej" Es fobm es shns

epo~bj& @nbbnzh chi||nj ib& ibjicezibm hnp" Zhn mipf aopfopbfy |fecnj hnp hnej

ob obn oa @nbbnzhs |pokibnbz sho~fjnp+òbns" Ia I fosn O`y& I fosn Ekege es

}nff" Yo~ ~bjnpszebj? hn nx|feibnj" I shoog ky hnej }izh |izy aop zhn sncpnz

foqnps"

Kib~zn kib~zns eaznp& zhn hoz Dntn`nf pnz~pbnj" @nbbnzh ebj

Ch~g}~ekege pn|nffnj fign kembnz" Es ia I gbn}% Jijbz I znff yo~ zhez yo~

heqn e hoppi`fn |iz zoifnz hnpn? Iqn `nnb zpyibm zo znff yo~ zo mnz e `nzznp ho~sn

`~z yo~ }o~fjbz fisznb zo kn" Zhis |fecn is e pnef j~k|% E pnef j~k|ibm

mpo~bj% Ho} ek I s~pn zhez zhny jobz `~py |no|fn ~bjnpbnezh? Moj aopìj iz

zhez I sho~fj fiqn hnpn"

@naopn bg? Cop|sns k~sz s~pnfy `n epo~bj nqnb ia yo~ szey hnpn aop e

aopzbimhz& I efkosz pnzopznj `~z pnapeibnj" I hej bo `~sibnss }izh e |npsob }ho

hes zhn opef ceqizy oa e co`pe"

Aish }es pnejy ebj I snpqnj nqnpyòjy apinj picn ebj aish" @nbbnzhibsisznj zhez hn ebj Ekege sho~fj nez apok obn |fezn sibcn shn }o~fjbz nez

k~ch" @~z zhez jijbz òzhnp Oìemnfi ez eff" Shn nynj kn qicio~sfy es I snpqnj

hnp aooj" ]hnpn is zhn kibnpef zo eccok|eby zhis zhibm? shn pn|pikebjnj"

@pibm sokn kobny aop iz" Iff |ey yo~ ècg es soob es I ceb& @nbbnzh

s~mmnsznj" @~z I gbn} zhez }es e kiszegn `nce~sn shn bo} `nmeb zo }esh hik

}izh ibs~fzs" Yo~ epn qnpy sz~|ij aop znffibm kn zhez" ]hez zhn hnff jo yo~

kneb? Epnbz yo~ esheknj oa yo~psnfa? Snn }hez is cokibm o~z oa zhez

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szibgibm ko~zh oa yo~ps% Snn yo~p ho~sn" Yo~ nqnb heqn e sznpno snz ebj yo~

epn hnpn òppo}ibm kobny apok kn" Shn hissnj fign e sbegn" I gbn} iz" I

gbn} zhez yo~ bnqnp cepnj ebj }iff bnqnp cepn"

Nqnb I cebz cepn nizhnp& I bnepfy chi||nj ib" @nb ebj Ekege foognj ez

zhnksnfqns }izh ~zznp s~p|pisn& e s|oob oa aooj ib zhnip ko~zhs nech" Eaznp

s}effo}ibm zhez eko~bz oa aooj& @nb esgnj hnp& Ky O`y s}nnz& }hez jo yo~

bo} }ebz kn zo jo? Cebz yo~ kebemn fign zhn pnsz oa ~s hnpn? I foognj ez

@nb ebj shoog ky hnej" Nqnb hn kebemnj zo znff hnp zhez% @~z ik job aopmnz

sey be jnea+j~kky ik jny s|neg zo"

O`y hissnj ebj seij& Jo I foog fign e kebemnp zo yo~? Ib kn& I bnqnp

`nfinqnj ib ebs}npibm e u~nsziob }izh ebozhnp obn" Zo kn& iz }es kebbnpfnss"

Ia yo~ jobz kebemn& ho} ceb yo~ fiqn ib zhis }opfj? I efkosz seij"

Zhn knef cobzib~nj ib sifnbcn" S~p|pisibmfy& iz }es zhn jnsnpqnj co~|fn

zhez aibishnj aipsz" I aibishnj sncobj ebj oa co~psn zhn hoz hnej aibishnj fesz"

]hy }o~fjbz shn& }hnb shn zefgs zoo k~ch? I zoog iz ~|ob kysnfa zo cfnep zhn

jishns" Eaznp}epjs& @nb |feynj e sfo}& pokebzic `f~ns ob his sznpno& cekn zo

O`y ebj `nmeb zo skooch hnp" I mfebcnj ez Ekege" Shn }es }ezchibm zhnk es

ia shn }es e chifj d~sz eèbjobnj `y hnp |epnbzs" I shoog ky hnej" @nb is boz

`nibm aeip ez eff" Shepibm z}o sisznps is boz hnefzhy aop hik" I |po||nj ~| e

cobqnpseziob `nz}nnb kn ebj hnp zo cfnep hnp e}ey apok ijfnbnss"

I jiscoqnpnj zhez shn }es soknobn zhez jijbz zefg k~ch" Shn }es kopn

ibs~fep zheb I nqnp }es" @~z shn }es zhn |npancz mipf aop @nb" O`y }es e mpeqnkiszegn& e èj jpnek zo eby keb"

Eaznp snqnpef ho~ps& zhn }oknb fnaz& nscopznj `y zhn ome oa zhn ho~sn" I

jnfi`npeznfy szeynj hokn zo zegn cepn oa zhibms" ]hnb @nb cekn ècg& I seij&

Yo~ }npn pimhz eò~z yo~p sznejy" @~z yo~ co~fj heqn zegnb Ekege ia yo~

pneffy }ebznj hnp pimhz apok zhn szepz" @nibm e z}o+ziknp eibz mooj& ye gbo}"

Hn cfnepnj his zhpoez boisify ebj co~mhnj" I heqn pnfinqnj kysnfa oa e hneqy

`~pjnb" Heqnbz yo~ hnepj oa zhn zefn oa Deco`& Pechnf& Fneh ebj Feèb?

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Chncg zhn ì`fn qnpy }nff ebj yo~ff snn iz" Feèb |fecnj Fneh ob Deco`

`nce~sn shn }es `naopn Pechnf ebj Deco` foqnj Pechnf" Deco` hej bo choicn

`~z zo keppy zhn òzh oa zhnk" Zhn sekn zhibm is e||fice`fn hnpn& @njn Hnbsh"

I bojjnj ~bjnpszebjibmfy ebj fnz zhn kezznp jin oaa"

Aop z}o kobzhs& zhn z}o }oknb ib @nbs fian bnqnp sho}nj ~| ob his

joopszn|" J~pibm zhez zikn& I moz kysnfa ibzo e cok|~znp schoof d~sz zo }hifn

e}ey zikn" I jij boz nbdoy `nibm e òy ib zhn ho~sn" Zo}epjs zhn nbj oa zhosn

z}o kobzhs& @nb |ecgnj ebj zofj kn zhez hn }es zpeqnffibm zo Femos" Hn fnaz ob

e Apijey ez zhipznnb ho~ps& zo `n cobcisn"

Zhnb& zhn }nngnbj cekn" Iz }es nqnbibm ebj I hej d~sz aibishnj cfnepibm

zhn jishns eaznp jibbnp" O`y sho}nj ~|" Es ~s~ef& shn cekn ib }izho~z

gbocgibm" I }es jpnssnj ib e ~biaopk qnsz ebj shopzs& }hizn" Zhny }npn ky

|ydekes" Shn skifnj }hnb shn se} kn& aipsz zikn shn jij zhez nqnp sibcn I snz

ky nyns ob hnp"

I jij boz effo} hnp zo s|neg" @nb hes d~sz zpeqnffnj ynsznpjey" @~z hn

jijbz znff kn }hnb hnff `n ècg& I seij" Aop e koknbz& shn peb hnp nyns oqnp

kn" I gbo} zhez& Hnbsh& shn seij ebj zoog hnp zikn zo siz ob zhn `nj& bnqnp

zegibm hnp nyns oaa kn" I }es s~p|pisnj `y hnp chebmn oa ezziz~jn& `~z I jij boz

sho} iz" Ho} is yo~p sisznp? I esgnj" Oh& shns aibn& }es zhn jpy pn|fy"

Shn zpeqnffnj ynsznpjey es }nff" Zo Femos" Sfo}fy& I aofjnj ky epks ebj

`nbz ky hnej ib zho~mhz" Zhez s~pn jons pibm e `nff% I coqnpnj ky fi|s zo

cobcnef ky skifn" D~sz e an} szofnb koknbzs epn eff zhez zhny shepn" I sfo}fyshoog ky hnej" Key zhn mojs oa zhnip ebcnszops `fnss ebj m~ijn zhnk%%%%%%%

I bo} aecnj zhn imbopebz aoof" Shn ìz hnp fo}np fi| |poqoceziqnfy" I

aeifnj zo zegn ky zikn zo s~pqny yo~ |po|npfy& @njn Hnbsh" I k~sz sey zhez

yo~pn e qnpy ezzpecziqn keb" I zhebgnj hnp& szpnzchnj ky ojy ebj ye}bnj& eff

zo znff hnp ho} sfnn|y I }es" @~z& oa co~psn& shn nizhnp jij boz pnej ky knssemn

op jij boz cepn zo mnz ky knssemn" I bo} jncijnj zo znff hnp ky knssemn" Ik

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soppy& Oìemnfi" I }ebz zo sfnn|" Shn fe~mhnj aop e koknbz& }hich zoog kn e

ìz oaa èfebcn" Ebj Moj% ]hez e znppi`fn& hoppi`fn fe~mhznp%%%%%

Epn yo~ eb Eknpiceb? shn esgnj" Hefa& I ebs}npnj" Shn bojjnj ebj

s}n|z hnp nyns oqnp kn obcn emeib" I ye}bnj emeib& }nbz zo zhn apijmn ebj moz

o~z e mfess oa }eznp" Jo yo~ heqn e mipfapinbj? shn esgnj& zo ky s~p|pisn" I

szo||nj kij}ey ib ky jpibgibm ebj foognj ez hnp a~ffy" I anfz ibznppomeznj"

]hy eff zhis u~nsziobibm? I esgnj `f~bzfy ebj |npsobeffy" Shn fe~mhnj emeib

ebj moz ~|" Shn zhnb cobapobznj kn ebj snj~cziqnfy ficgnj hnp fi|s" Jobz yo~

}ebz ~s zo `n aekifiep }izh nech ozhnp? shn esgnj h~sgify" Ky pnejnps& I

pnknk`np znffibm yo~ zhez I jns|isnj e u~nsziob ebs}npnj }izh e u~nsziob"

Fnzs sfnn| zomnzhnp aop zhn bimhz ebj key`n& yo~ff aibj o~z }hy& shn |~ppnj"

Bo }ey% I cebz jo zhez% Izs pisgibm ky hnefzh% I jijbz gbo} yo~ }npn

cokibm& I seij" Shn }pe||nj hnp epks po~bj kn" Fnzs kegn zhn kosz oa ia&

shn }his|npnj" I aijmnznj e fizzfn }izho~z hnp bozicibm" Miqn kn e kib~zn" Iff

`n pimhz }izh yo~" Shn pnf~czebzfy fnaz kn ebj sez ob zhn `nj emeib"

Sncpnzfy& I moz e `pnej gbian ebj ky mfoqns ib zhn |ocgnzs oa ky gbicgnps"

Yns& ebozhnp èbebe zo `n neznb%%% I d~sz ho|n zhez shn is jnficio~s" I }nbz zo

zhn ]C ebj nk|zinj kysnfa" Zhnpn& I }opn zhn mfoqns ebj cpn|z ècg ibzo zhn

fiqibm pook" Shn }es y zhn sznpno snz& ècgibm zhn nbzpebcn" I cpn|z boisnfnssfy

zo hnp ebj s~jjnbfy snitnj hnp fi|s" Shn ibszebzfy szp~mmfnj" Mosh% Kopn zheb

jnficio~s% Hkk% Kegns ky hnej s|ib%% Ky nyns ebj aecn pnjjnbnj es ~s~ef"

I c~z hnp bncg }izh zhn gbian ebj hnp szp~mmfns cnesnj efzomnzhnp" Shn coffe|snjob zhn `nj" Sfnn| fnaz ky nyns" I zoog o~z e `~bch oa èbebes apok zhn apijmn

ebj szepznj nezibm zhnk }hifn eff zhn |nnfs }nbz zo O`ys cop|sn" I seij& Mooj

pijjebcn% @nb }iff `n he||y }hnb hn snns yo~ bo}% Bo} hn ebj Ekege ceb

cobzib~n }izh zhnip fiqns%% @fooj cekn o~z oa hnp fign }eznp" I }pe||nj hnp

òjy& fnaz hnp ob zhn `nj& |ecgnj ky |po|s ebj nqnpyzhibm ebj fnaz @nbbnzhs

hokn ib zozo& aop mooj"

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Che|znp Aiqn

I ef}eys gnn| S~bjeys aop Moj ebj Moj efobn" I fnaz @nbbnzhs ho~sn ob

e Sez~pjey bimhz ebj }nbz zo szey ib eb eèbjobnj pooafnss ho~sn" I |eij zhn

hofy hokemn ebj zhn bnxz jey& nbznpnj zpebs|opz zo zhn bopzh" I }nbz ob a~pzhnp

apok zhn anjnpef ce|izef znppizopy ibzo zhn zhicgnsz bopzh" I knz e `fecg |pinsz ib

zhn `~s I nbznpnj" ]n sez zomnzhnp" Hn }es kopn zheb jepg `po}b ebj hn }es

es èfj es e cooz& himhfy chepcoef+ish" ]hnpn is yo~p szezn oa opimib? hn

esgnj" Ik e ]nsz Eapiceb& sip& I ebs}npnj" O`qio~sfy& zhez }es boz eb

ebs}np"

@~z zhn keb gbn} I }es hobnsz" ]hezs yo~p bekn? hn bo} esgnj"

@njn Hnbsh Getnnk& I ebs}npnj ib zozo" Getnnk??? hn nk|hesisnj

szpobmfy" I bojjnj" Zhez bekn snnknj zo pibm e `nff zo hik" ]hnpnpn yo~

apok? hn esgnj" D~sz cekn ècg apok zhn Szezns efkosz e ynep emo& I pn|finj"

I fignj zhis keb" Zhez }es }hy I }es ebs}npibm hik eby}ey" Hn co~fj miqn

kn cf~ns op key`n mnz ky `nepibm& }hich Cepe aeifnj zo jo"

I gbo} oa e |epzic~fep Getnnk sokn}hnpn ib @ipbib Gn`ì" Ib aecz&

zhezs }hnpn Ik hnejibm zo bo}& seij zhn |pinsz" Znff kn kopn eò~z hik& I

~pmnj& ibszebzfy ibznpnsznj" Iqn `nnb e fosz shnn| aop u~izn sokn zikn ebj I d~sz

heqn zo mnz ky `nepibm" E qnpy pich Nkip }ho snbz his obfy ibj~szpio~s sob zo

Eknpice aiqn ebj e hefa jncejns emo" @~z zhez }es zhn fesz I hnepj eò~z hik"

Zhis Getnnk is obfy eaaf~nbz ib his o}b cokk~bizy& zhis |pinsz pn|opznj"

I simhnj ebj pnknk`npnj Jejs fesz }opjs" Zo @ipbib Gn`ì }n mo& Iebbo~bcnj" Zhn |pinsz z~pbnj ebj foognj ez kn& s~p|pisnj" Epn yo~ s~pn yo~

}ebz zo mo zhnpn? hn esgnj scn|ziceffy" S~pn& I ebs}npnj" I kimhz d~sz knnz

ky mpebjaezhnp" Zhis is ky obfy chebcn"

Ebj ia hn is boz yo~p mpebjaezhnp& }hez zhnb? |nsznpnj zhn |pinsz" I

simhnj hneqify" Zhis hofy keb is e mpnez chezznpòx%%%% I ceb annf iz& I finj"

Zhn |pinsz shp~mmnj his sho~fjnps ebj gn|z k~zn" Zegn kn zhnpn& I `nmmnj

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eaznp e an} kib~zns sifnbcn" Hn bojjnj his hnej ib eccn|zebcn" ]n nbznpnj

snqnpef qnhicfns `naopn }n moz zo o~p jnszibeziob"

]n moz zo e qiffemn aiffnj }izh }im}eks" ]n moz zhnpn ob aooz" Iz }es

ik|ossi`fn aop e qnhicfn zo mnz zhnpn"

Zhn o~zceszs oa z}o zpi`ns ibheìz zhis febj zhn Geze` ebj zhn @eze&

zhn |pinsz nx|feibnj" Zhn oszpecisnj ebj zhn p~be}eys" I ek obn oa zhosn

|no|fn pns|obsi`fn aop gnn|ibm zhnk szpobm ib zhn aeizh" Hn |oibznj zo zhn obfy

ho~sn zhnpn" Zhn Getnnk fiqns zhnpn" U~izn e mnbnpo~s keb& u~izn e szibmy

keb" Zhis |fecn }es e||poqnj `y moqnpbknbz ebj hn }es snbz zo `n e qoicn aop

zhn |no|fn" Hn is e aopnimbnp zo zhn |no|fn" ]n |pinszs }npn e||poqnj zo }opg

z}o yneps eaznp his e||oibzknbz" Hn simhnj hneqify ebj shoog his hnej" ]n

}npn snpio~sfy kobizopnj `y hik" Hn }es e sz~k`fibm `focg zo ~s |pinszs" ]n

|pnechnj zo s~iz hik ebj zhez& zo kn& }es e mpeqn sib" Zhn |pinsz ebj I szpoffnj

zo e piqnpsijn ebj knz sokn fejins chezzibm zomnzhnp ob eb nk|zy s|ecn bnep zhn

piqnp"

Zhny }npn jpnssnj ib }pe||nps obfy ebj s|negibm ib zhnip febm~emn

jnn| He~se" Zhny epn }eizibm aop zhn Keps" ]hnb shn cokns& zhn jebcn oa

zhn Keps hes `nm~b& nx|feibnj zhn |pinsz" I foognj ez hik ib eszobishknbz"

Ho} fobm heqn yo~ `nnb hnpn? I esgnj" Sibcn yo~zh hooj& hn ebs}npnj"

Bo}& Ik e kijjfn+emnj keb& es yo~ ceb snn" Hn |e~snj e ìz" Zhis jebcn

k~sz `n jobn `y zhn piqnpsijn zo gnn| zhn anpzifizy oa zhn febj" \~ttfnj& I seij&

Ho} cokn yo~ gbn} zhis ebj bnqnp zpinj zo szo| iz& sibcn yo~pn obn oa zhnkpns|obsi`fn aop `pibmibm Chpisziebizy? Zhn |pinsz pn`~gnj kn" I jo boz `pibm

Chpisziebizy& Kp" Getnnk" Ibsznej& I `pibm jiqisiob" Zhosn }ho epn aop Moj epn

aop Moj ebj zhosn }ho epn boz epn boz" Jo yo~ cok|pnhnbj? I ek e h~keb

`nibm& }izh siba~f afnsh" I fnepbz zhnsn zhibms zo mnz efobm }izh zhnk" Zhis is zhn

obn zpejiziob zhez ceb bnqnp `n aopmozznb"

I gn|z k~zn aop e }hifn& so jij hn" ]n szooj zhnpn }ezchibm zhn ankefn

chezznpòxns" Sokn koknbzs feznp& e pnef `ne~zy doibnj zhnk ebj eff

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cobqnpseziobs nbjnj e`p~|zfy" Zhn }oknb szooj ebj foognj ez zhn bn}coknp"

E skifn cekn zo hnp aecn ebj shn `nmeb zo }immfn hnp hi|s" Shn jij zhez aop

snqnpef kib~zns& zhnb cfosnj hnp nyns ebj jebcnj anpqnbzfy }izh ankibibn

eèbjob" Bez~pn |poqijns zhn k~sic& zhn |pinsz }his|npnj zo kn"

Efpnejy& zhn }oknb zhnpn jebcnj }izh hnp ib ~biaopkizy" I simhnj ebj

peb e aibmnp zhpo~mh ky afy" Zhez mipf zhez nbznpnj is zhn Keps? I esgnj"

Coppncz& pn|finj zhn |pinsz" I }ezchnj zhn Keps ezznbziqnfy& o`qio~sfy jpe}b

zo hnp fign kembnz" I d~sz hej zo ibsib~ezn kysnfa ibzo hnp fian" @~z ho}?

I foognj epo~bj ebj seij& @~z bo obn nfsn is }ezchibm zhis nxcn|z ~s"

Ho} cokn? Zhn |pinsz ebs}npnj& Iz is e |o|~fep ecziqizy efpnejy gbo}b"

Nqnpy sibmfn h~keb `nibm |epzici|eznj }hnb iz aipsz cekn o~z" Zo zhn |no|fn

ibqofqnj& iz is eb o`fimeziob" Iz is `nfinqnj zhez zhn nepzh sheff s}effo} zhnk ~|

ia iz is boz jobn" Hn |e~snj" Ebj sibcn iz is efpnejy ib zhn `fooj& |epzici|eziob

is boz bncnssepy"

Znff kn eò~z Keps& I seij }izho~z zegibm ky nyns oaa hnp" I co~fjbz

zegn ky nyns oaa hnp" Iz }es ik|ossi`fn" Shn hes cobu~npnj `ne~zy izsnfa ebj

shn is kopn zheb |~fchpiz~jibo~s" Zhn |pinsz cfnepnj his zhpoez ebj seij& Iz is

`nfinqnj zhez Keps is eb ebmnf" Zhis is ho} zhn szopy mons" Eb ebmnf

jnscnbjnj apok hneqnb ebj eppiqnj ob e febj ~bgbo}b zo zhn ke|" Zhis ebmnf

}es cok|fnznfy s|nnchfnss `~z `po~mhz mooj zo zhn febj ebj izs ibheìzebzs"

]hnb zhis ebmnf }es e`fn zo s|neg& his aipsz }opj }es Keps" Apok zhnb

ob}epjs& zhis ebmnf }es ceffnj Keps" Eketnj& I |oibznj ez hnp ebjnxcfeiknj& Epn yo~ znffibm kn zhez zhis mipf is eb ebmnf? Zhn |pinsz fe~mhnj

ebj shoog his hnej" Bo& hn seij" Shn pn|pnsnbzs hik" Iz }es empnnj zhez

qipmibs sho~fj pn|pnsnbz ebyzhibm jiqibn" Bo keb hes zo~chnj hnp" Ebj efso&

shn k~sz `n e Geze`+@eze chifj"

I afibchnj e ìz" O~ch% ]nff& sokn p~fns epn knebz zo `n chebmnj

soknzikns" Obcn emeib& I ijfy peb e aibmnp zhpo~mh ky afy" Mosh% ]hez e sezyp

I ek%%% Shn zegns cepn oa Getnnk& zhn |pinsz chi||nj ib" U~izn e jnqoznj

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ho~snkeij% I simhnj e sncobj zikn" Zhis Getnnk co~fj d~sz `n ky

mpebjaezhnp" ]hezs zhn bekn oa Getnnks sob? Hefik& }es zhn pn|fy"

Zhny epn He~ses" Hn |e~snj" Shn cokns o~z ebj jebcns zhnpn ib zhn

kopbibms aop obn a~ff ho~p" Ib aecz& shnff soob aibish" Mpej~effy& zhn Keps

szo||nj jebcibm ebj so jij zhn fejins zhnpn"

Zhnb& zhny }npn ob zhnip gbnns }izh zhnip hebjs peisnj zo zhn sgy" Zhny

epn zhebgibm zhn hneqnbs& seij zhn |pinsz" @~z I bo fobmnp |eij ezznbziob zo hik"

Ky nyns }npn ob Keps" Zhn jebcnps }npn ib zhez |osiziob aop e a~ff kib~zn

`naopn zhny moz ~| ebj h~mmnj nech ozhnp ebj jn|epznj aop zhnip qepio~s

}im}eks"

Zegn kn zo Getnnk& I |fnejnj emeib zo ky cok|ebiob& }ho empnnj"

So& }n }npn ecz~effy aoffo}ibm Keps& ~bgbo}b zo hnp" ]n gbocgnj ob zhn

fepmn ef~kibi~k joop& }hich }es o`qio~sfy o|nb" Keps cekn o~z emeib zo

ebs}np ~s" Zhn kib~zn shn se} ~s& shn fo}npnj hnp co~bznbebcn" ]hez ceb I

jo aop yo~& mnbzfnknb? shn esgnj ib s~p|pisibmfy |npancz Nbmfish" Iz s~pn zoog

kn `y s~p|pisn& ~zznp s~p|pisn" ]n cekn zo snn Getnnk& seij zhn |pinsz" I

sfo}fy ficgnj ky fi|s" Zhn mipf pna~snj zo foog ez kn& }hich |~ffnj kn kopn zo

hnp"

]n nbznpnj& szn||ibm ob e `ne~zia~ffy nbpichnj p~m& kimhzy& cofossef ebj

mpnez" O~p nyns se} nx|nbsiqn a~pbiz~pn oa sgypocgnzibm |picns" E qnpy

jybekic joknsziceziob%%%% @~z }hez pneffy ce~mhz ky nyns }es zhn nbfepmnj

|icz~pn oa e yo~bm keb ib kifizepy ~biaopk" Eb ofj keb }es sizzibm ob epocgibm cheip& d~sz `nfo} zhez |icz~pn" Ky de} jpo||nj" Zhez }es ky aezhnp%

Zhn yo~bm keb ib zhez |icz~pn }es ky aezhnp% I `nfinqnj ofj knb& ns|ncieffy&

hej nyn |po`fnk `~z zhis ofj keb cnpzeibfy jijbz" Hn bozicnj ky nyns ob zhn

|icz~pn ebj seij& Zhez is ky sob" ]iff zhis keb `nfinqn kn ia I zofj hik I }es

his mpebjsob? I zho~mhz zo kysnfa" @naopn I co~fj s|neg& zhn |pinsz s|ogn aipsz"

Iz }es He~se" Zhn ofj keb ebj zhn |pinsz ibznpecznj ib He~se febm~emn" Oa

co~psn& I gbn} bo }opj oa iz"

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Zhn ofj keb z~pbnj zo kn" I ceb snn zhez yo~pn e aopnimbnp hnpn" Yo~p

cok|ebiob zofj kn `pinafy eò~z yo~& hn seij ib Nbmfish& }hich zhpn} kn oaa

èfebcn e ìz" @y bo}& zhn Keps cekn ebj szooj `nhibj hik" Shn efkosz

kejn kn fosn zpecg oa zhn cobqnpseziob" Hn zofj kn zhez yo~ gbo} oa e cnpzeib

Getnnk ib Eknpice& zhn ofj keb seij" Co~fj iz `n ky sob? I bojjnj ebj

pn|finj& Yns& hn is yo~p sob" I cekn cfosnp zo hik" Ebj Ik his sob"

Aop e koknbz& zhnpn }es sifnbcn" Ky Hefik is yo~p aezhnp? hn seij&

nk|hesisibm ib He~se+nj Nbmfish" Ky aezhnp jinj oa e hnepz ezzecg& I seij

hnepzfnssfy" @naopn hn meqn ~|& hn zofj kn zo znff yo~ zhez hn is joibm aibn"

Zhn ofj keb cpinj e znep ebj `ncgobnj zo kn" I cpo~chnj `nsijn hik ebj hn

|fecnj e }neg& apemifn hebj ob ky sho~fjnp" Hn simhnj hneqify es ia e foej }es

fiaznj oaa his snbifn sho~fjnps" I ceb bo} pnsz ib |necn& hn seij ebj ceffnj&

Hede% Zhn Keps cobapobznj hik ebj ò}nj" Yns& mpnez obn? shn seij"

@pnezhzegibm ìzch%%%% \pn|epn his pook& }es zhn opjnp" Shn o`nynj"

I mfebcnj eaznp hnp `pinafy& zhnb z~pbnj ècg zo zhn ofj keb" Ky bekn is

@njn Hnbsh Getnnk ebj I ek yo~p mpebjsob& I seij zo hik& zhnb }eiznj aop zhn

eaznp+naancz" Eaznp e }hifn oa sifnbcn& hn cpoegnj& Heqn yo~p snezs& mnbzfnknb"

Koknbzs eaznp }n sez jo}b& zhn Keps cekn ècg" Yo~p pook is pnejy& sip&

shn ebbo~bcnj" Yo~ epn moibm zo jo yo~p |pinszhooj? zhn ofj keb cpoegnj zo

zhn |pinsz" Hn bojjnj ib pn|fy" Key zhn ebcnszpef mojs `n }izh yo~& hn

`fnssnj hik" I moz ~| ebj aoffo}nj zhn Keps zo ky pook }izh ky sofn

f~mmemn"]hnb }n moz zhnpn& shn seij& @pnegaesz }iff soob `n pnejy" Shn }es

eò~z zo mo `~z I jijbz fnz hnp" ]hezs yo~p bekn? I ibboc~o~sfy esgnj"

Hebbez~" Ky schoof apinbjs ceff kn Ebizez& shn pn|finj" Ik @njn Hnbsh

Getnnk& I oaanpnj `naopn shn co~fj heqn e chebcn zo esg oa iz" Yo~ epn

pnfeznj zo zhn mpnez obn? shn esgnj" Yns& I ek& I ebs}npnj" I ek his

mpebjsob" Shn bojjnj ebj fnaz" I }es e ìz sej ez hnp jn|epz~pn"

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I jpo||nj ky èmmemn ebj foognj epo~bj ky pook" E sibmfn `nj szooj

`nsijn zhn obfy su~epn }ibjo} ib zhn pook" Zhnpn }es e èzhpook ebj zoifnz&

zho~mh skeff `~z eccn|ze`fn" Iz }es e |nzizn chek`pn" I fnaz zhn pook ebj

pnz~pbnj zo zhn |epfo~p" Zhn |pinsz szooj ~| ebj ebbo~bcnj his jn|epz~pn" I

nscopznj hik o~z" Obcn o~zsijn& zhn |pinsz seij& Hnbsh& yo~p mpebjaezhnp ebj I

jisc~ssnj a~pzhnp eò~z yo~p aezhnp" Hn kejn yo~p mpebjaezhnp u~izn ~bhe||y

ebj zhez }es zhn keib pnesob }hy hn snbz hik o~z oa zhn co~bzpy" Hn }es òzh

sej ebj pnfinqnj zo hnep eò~z his jnezh" ]hez giffnj hik?

Hepj jp~ms& I ebs}npnj }izho~z pnkopsn" Jejs jnezh |iu~nj kn `~z

bnqnp koqnj kn" Zhn |pinsz }es |nbsiqn aop e koknbz" So yo~p aezhnp }es

ibj~fmnj ib jp~ms? hn esgnj& èaafnj" I bojjnj" Coceibn giffnj hik" Fozs oa

iz" Hn nqnb giffnj ky kozhnp& e }hizn }okeb& I chi||nj ib" U~icgfy& I

chebmnj zhn s~`dncz" I mpnezfy e||pnciezn }hez yo~qn jobn aop kn" ]hnpn jo

yo~ fiqn? Hn |oibznj zo e cofo~pa~f }im}ek ebj seij& Jobz zhebg kn"

Ibsznej& zhebg Moj" I }es d~sz a~faiffibm ky jiqibn o`fimeziobs" I aofjnj ky

epks ebj seij& I |pokisn zo miqn yo~ e |pnsnbz" Zhn |pinsz bojjnj ebj seij&

Iff `n nx|nczibm zhez" Mooj`yn& ky sob" ]izh zhez& hn |ezznj ky ècg ebj

fnaz kn zo}epjs zhez }im}ek"

I z~pbnj zo}epjs ky hokn" I ce~mhz Hebbez~ }ezchibm kn& `y zhn

joop}ey" ]hnb shn se} kn& shn mimmfnj ebj }nbz ibsijn" Ky ibaez~eziob aop

hnp mpn}" ]hnb I moz ib& ky mpebjaezhnp ceffnj kn" Hn seij& Jo boz mo bnep

ky keij" Shn is |pnsnpqnj aop zpejiziob ebj zhnpn ceb bnqnp nqnp `n epn|fecnknbz" I mfebcnj ~| ez Hebbez~ }ho szooj `nhibj hik ebj I s}effo}nj

e fizzfn" Cebz zpejiziob foog aop ebozhnp qipmib? I bojjnj ib ~bjnpszebjibm ebj

fnaz zo ky pook" I moz iz eppebmnj"

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E }nng }nbz `y" I kejn s~pn zhez j~pibm zhez }nng& I bnqnp zo~ch

Hebbez~" I }ebznj zo gbo} hnp ib ebj o~z& }hich I jij oa co~psn" Shn }es e

qnpy s}nnz mipf& qnpy znppi`fy s}nnz" Shn snpqnj òzh kn ebj ky mpebjaezhnp

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s~ch ko~zh+}eznpibm jishns eccopjibm zo zhn zhpnn snesobs ib e jey" Ky

ibaez~eziob aop hnp }es ez izs |neg"

Eaznp e }nng& I co~fj boz zegn iz ebykopn" E jey cekn }hnb I ceffnj hnp

zo ky pook" Cokn siz `nsijn kn& I oaanpnj }hnb shn moz ib" Shn jij so }izh

hnp aecn fo}npnj es ~s~ef" I `po~mhz hnp cfosn zo kn `~z shn |ofiznfy |poznsznj"

Bo& Kp" Getnnk" I aopìj zhez% shn seij" Ceff kn Hnbsh& I }his|npnj&

imbopibm hnp |poznsz" Zhnb& shn moz ~|" I d~sz }ebz ~s zo `n apinbjs& Hebbez~&

I u~icgfy seij" Ik boz moibm zo h~pz yo~& zo `n sibcnpn" I }ebz zo `n e mooj

apinbj zo yo~" I }ebz yo~ zo cobaijn ib kn ebj I ib yo~" Znff kn ebyzhibm yo~

heqn ib kibj" @nfinqn kn& Hebbez~" I }ebz yo~ zo zp~sz kn" I fign yo~& zhezs

}hy"

Shn pn+sneznj" D~sz apinbjshi|? shn esgnj }izh aeibz scn|zicisk" I

bojjnj sibcnpnfy" @~z iz is jebmnpo~s aop ~s zo `n snnb zomnzhnp& Hnbsh" ]n

ceb mo zo zhn pocgy hiffs& zhn mpessy ainfjs ebj zhn ìm }eznpaeff ez zhn o~zsgipzs

oa zhis qiffemn" I esgnj& Epn eff zhnsn |fecns qnpy aep apok hnpn? Shn shoog

hnp |pnzzy hnej ebj seij& Bo" Zhny epn eff szpoffe`fn ebj epn e ìz o~z+oa+zhn+

}ey"

Ebj so& zhn bnxz jey ebj apok zhez jey ob& Hebbez~ ebj I }nbz zo zhosn

|fecns zo nsze`fish o~p apinbjshi|" Zhis jij boz hibjnp zhn jebcn oa zhn Keps"

Shn }es nqnp kopn zheb |~bcz~ef zo `n zhn Keps" I ò~mhz e `ne~zia~f cp~ciaix

ebj e Dnp~sefnk ì`fn aop zhn |pinsz ebj }nbz zo his }im}ek zo miqn zhnk zo hik

zo nx|pnss a~pzhnp ky mpeziz~jn" Hn zoog zhnk apok kn ebj zhebgnj kn}epkfy" Hn sho}npnj kn }izh hos|izefizy `naopn I fnaz his }im}ek"

Hebbez~ }es e mpnez apinbj zo `n }izh" Shn co~fj znff kn ebyzhibm `~z I

co~fj znff hnp sokn zhibms" I }es mfej shn eccn|znj ky oaanp oa apinbjshi|" Zo

mnz hnp }es u~izn nesy bo}%% So& o~p sncpnz nsce|ejns cobzib~nj"

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Che|znp Six

E bimhz e||poechnj" Hebbez~ ebj I }npn `y ebozhnp piqnpsijn `nhibj e

hiff" E aipn }es kejn `nsijn ~s" Hebbez~ cekn bnep zo kn ebj }his|npnj&

Soknobn zofj kn zhis dogn" E keb mons zo zhis joczop ebj znffs zhn joczop zhez

hn hes e znppi`fn |po`fnk& zhez hn cebz pnknk`np ebyzhibm" Zhn keb seys zhez

zhnpns bozhibm zhez hn seys zhez hn ceb pnknk`np" Zhnb& zhn joczop esgnj hik

aop ho} fobm jij hn heqn zhis |po`fnk? Zhn keb seys& ]hez |po`fnk? Shn

ibszebzfy fe~mhnj" I fe~mhnj `nce~sn shn }es fe~mhibm& boz `nce~sn oa zhn jpy

dogn"

Zhn fe~mhznp sfo}fy jinj" I szo||nj efzomnzhnp }hifn shn mimmfnj e ìz"

Shn }es bnepnp zo zhn aipn ebj zhez iff~szpeznj hnp mfekopo~s co~bznbebcn |pnzzy

}nff" I cepnssnj hnp chnng ebj }his|npnj& Yo~pn qnpy `ne~zia~f& ns|ncieffy

}hnb yo~ fe~mh" Shn |~shnj ky hebj e}ey ebj fo}npnj hnp co~bznbebcn" I

peisnj iz ~| ebj cobzib~nj& Foog& I fign yo~" Qnpy k~ch" Hnp nyns jebcnj

~bibznbziobeffy ebj shn seij& I fign yo~ es }nff& Hnbsh" @~z yo~qn bnqnp zofj

kn zhis `naopn" I `po~mhz hnp cfosn ebj nk`pecnj hnp" Ik znffibm yo~ bo}&

I }his|npnj"

I }es epo~snj ibszebzfy ebj co~fjbz cobzpof iz" Hebbez~& I }his|npnj ib

e zhicg& h~sgy qoicn" Ik ib foqn }izh yo~ ebj I cebz hnf| kysnfa" Shn

|poznsznj ebj zpinj zo |~ff e}ey apok kn `~z zhez }es ik|ossi`fn" Hnbsh& zhis

is aopìjjnb& shn seij" \fnesn& I `nmmnj" I cebboz hnf| kysnfa" Shn

szp~mmfnj& `~z iz }es oa bo ~sn" I jnscnbjnj ob hnp ebj hej hnp fo}np }pe||nppnkoqnj" Shn `nmmnj kn zo szo| `~z& oa co~psn& I jijbz fisznb zo hnp" I moz ky

zpo~snps ~bti||nj ebj ky npncziob cekn o~z pnejy" I chncgnj hnp o~z ebj knb%

shn }es boz d~sz }nz `~z e`somojjekbf~znfy sez~peznj%%

I }ebz yo~& I }his|npnj zhicgfy" ]izh ky |ebzins mobn& I effo}nj ky

epo~sef apnnjok" I moz pij oa hnps es }nff" Jobz jo zhis" Izs aopìjjnb% shn

|fnejnj" Eff hnp |poznsz jinj oaa es I kejn ky sifgy nbzpebcn ibzo hnp" Mooj%

]n }npn òzh jisqipmibnj `y nech ozhnp" Shn h~bm ~bzo kn es ia shn }o~fj boz

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fnz kn mo" Mosh& iz }es s}nnz% Shn }es e jnficio~s obn% ]n }npn ob iz aop e

a~ff ho~p" Shn koebnj snbs~effy& p~bbibm hnp aibmnps efobm ky ècg& nxcizibm

kn kopn ebj kopn"

Iz }es so mooj zhez }n nbdoynj iz `nzznp& begnj" Ebj oh% shn }es so

po`~sz& jnfncze`fn& e zikij foqnp" Iff zegn cepn oa yo~& I gn|z }his|npibm e

co~|fn oa zikns" I s~pmnj ibzo hnp es ia I }es annjibm ob iz& es ia ky fian

jn|nbjnj ob iz" ]n òzh mpej~effy pnechnj cfikex" Iz }es fign eb nx|fosiob" Iz

}es es ia I }es ob zhn kemic `pook op zhn kemic cep|nz" ]hnb iz }es eff oqnp& I

sfn|z `fissa~ffy }izh Hebbez~ szpobmfy cpejfnj ib ky epks" Hkk% ]hez e

jnficio~s annfibm zo `n apnn& ns|ncieffy }izh soknobn }ho is efso apnn }izh

yo~%%%% Ky ibaez~eziob aop Hebbez~ }es zp~n" I }es jncijibm }hnzhnp I foqnj

hnp op boz }hnb sfnn| cobs~knj kn"

]hnb I }ogn ~|& zhn sgins }npn d~sz }egibm ~| es }nff" I anfz ky sijn"

Shn }es boz zhnpn" Jekb% Ky zikij foqnp jise||nepnj" I sez ~| ebj coqnpnj

ky aecn zo cobcnef ky ye}b" Hebbez~ }es bo fobmnp zhn Keps" I co~fj

ikemibn zhn |eib shn k~sz `n moibm zhpo~mh" Mosh%% Zhn }opjs ky mpebjaezhnp

seij eò~z hnp cekn ècg zo kn" I hneqnj e simh ebj foognj ~| ez zhn }egibm

sgins" I p~``nj ky e`joknb es ia I }es p~`ìbm oaa e szeib& pnknk`npibm zhn

s}nnz annfibm oa zhn eaznpkezh oa foqnkegibm& zeszibm zhn apempebcn oa

jisqipmibizy"

Knb& zhis ceffs aop e cnfn`peziob% @~z I gbn} I hej zo gnn| e}ey apok

Hebbez~ aop sokn zikn j~n zo sokn }emmibm zobm~ns epo~bj hnpn" I jpnssnj ~|ebj fnaz& annfibm `nzznp zheb nqnp" Zhn aipn oa fesz bimhz hej efpnejy u~nbchnj"

I }objnpnj ho} Hebbez~ anfz" I co~fjbz m~nss" ]hnb I moz hokn& shn

}es `~sy ezznbjibm zo ky mpebjaezhnp" Ky mpoib zimhznbnj obcn emeib" Knb% I

zp~fy ek e sezyp% I scp~zibisnj hnp" Shn }es kopn pejiebz zheb `naopn" ]o}%

Ikemibn }hez e obn+bimhz szebj ceb jo% I fnaz hnp zo hnp joknszic j~zins"

Aop e kobzh& Hebbez~ eqoijnj kn fign e |fem~n" Zhn ezznk|zs zo knnz

ebj chez }izh hnp }npn ib qeib" Shn jijbz miqn kn e chebcn& nqnb }hnb zhn

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o||opz~bizy }es zhnpn" Shn bnqnp aeifnj zo jebcn es zhn Keps& `~z iz }es bnqnp

zhn sekn" Ky mpebjaezhnp }es o`qio~sfy zhn aipsz zo bozicn zhis& `~z hn jij boz

sey e }opj"

Ebizez ebj I bnqnp s|ogn aop z}o nxzpe kobzhs% Qnpy s~p|pisibm" I zpinj

ebj zpinj& `~z zo bo eqeif" Zhnb& Hebbez~ jij boz jo zhn jebcn oa zhn Keps aop

eb nxzpe }nng" Zhn ibhe`izebzs zhez bozicnj zhis cekn zo ky mpebjaezhnps hokn

zo |poznsz" Hede& }hez is hibjnpibm yo~ apok a~faiffibm yo~p o`fimeziob? esgnj

ky mpebjaezhnp ib his ~s~ef cpoegnj qoicn" I neqnsjpo||nj sokn}hnpn ib zhn

skeff coppijop fnejibm zo zhn `njpooks" I ek boz }nff& shn pn|finj ib hnp

skeff qoicn" I s}effo}nj sifnbzfy ebj ~bcokaopze`fy" Ho} ceb zhez `n?

u~nsziobnj ky mpebjaezhnp" Zhn zpejiziobef knjicibn ib yo~ sibcn `ipzh ceb

pnsisz eby

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