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@eihlr Ollgs, ` njvjsjle la _`enlm Hlusc, Jei., Ecw Zlrg,

`en je I`e`n` oy _`enlm Hlusc la I`e`n` Djmjtcn, ^lrletl.

@eihlr Ollgs `en ildlphle `rc rcfjstcrcn tr`ncm`rgs

la _`enlm Hlusc, Jei.

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R`tjceic, my nc`r ihjdnrce, `en ylu sh`dd hc`r `dd.

^hc ldn m`e sjts `t ` ir`mpcn t`odc je ` sp`rc rllm

lvcrdllgjef ` e`rrlw strcct je dlwcr M`eh`tt`e. Hc

wrjtcs idc`rdy out swjatdy, je thc pr`itjicn h`en la lec whlh`s wrjttce muih je thc ilursc la `e `iilmpdjshcn djac

ilenuitcn latce le thc rue.Hc tcdds hjs n`ufhtcr `en hcr sle la hjs rcicet `rrjv`d

arlm orl`n. ^hc coo i`rrjcn us up tl _jgcrs Jsd`en, lecmjdc arlm Hcdd F`tc, en hcrc, ocjef mct oy thc lln, wc

i`st `eihlr tl w`jt alr thc coo, whjih wludn m`gc `t h`da

p`st scvce. Je thc mc`etjmc i`mc up ` orcczc arlm Y.C.

Elthjef iludn h`vc mlrc pcracitdy `iilrncn wjth mywjshcs, `s wc must elw ecicss`rjdy `rrjvc je Ecw Zlrg

`olut tce je thc cvcejef.

^hc ldn m`es `osceic arlm hjs hlmc ijty h`s occealricn, `en hc ac`rs rctrjoutjle arlm thc d`w, whjih js why

hc hlpcn tl `rrjvc `atcr ejfhta`dd. Hlwcvcr, `s thc hlur

`pprl`ihcn, thc i`pt`je ocf`e tl nluot whcthcr jt wludnelt oc tll n`rg tl fl thrlufh Hcdd F`tc, `en thlufht jt

wludn oc mlrc pruncet tl w`jt tjdd mlrejef. J ilmo tcn

thjs ihjdnjsh `pprchcesjle, out wjthlut caacit.

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Hc slufht `elthcr vcsscd tl ilmpdctc hjs klurecy.

^hcrc hlvc je sjfht vcry sm`dd s`jdol`t, st`enjef nlwe.

Hc p`jn twl mce tl rlw hjm lvcr. ^hc s`jdol`t prlvcntl oc ` pdc`surc ol`t ocdlefjef tl twl yluef a`rmcrs la

Dlef Jsd`en. hcy wcrc elt oluen tl Ecw Zlrg out tl thcE`rrlws, out vcry gjendy `frccn tl put mc le shlrc je thc

ijty. hc wjen a`jdcn, thlufh, en thc s`jdol`t suiiumocn

tl thc sc`w`rn pudd la thc tjnc. Jt sccmcn jecvjt`odc th`t J

must m`gc vly`fc tl thc E`rrlws. Out duig, je thc alrmla elthcr vcsscd, jetcrvcecn f`je. Vhce wc wcrc ec`rdy

lpplsjtc thc O`ttcry J hc`rn thc eljsc la l`rs, `en h`jdcn,

w`s `eswcrcn, `en J ocffcn thcm tl ilmc `dlefsjnc. Jtprlvcn tl oc twl v`f`olens je ` sgjaa, prlo`ody le slmc

thjcvjef vly`fc. ^hcy wcrc vcry h`ppy tl sct mc le shlrc

je thc ijty alr ` nldd`r, `en `t h`da p`st cdcvce J w`sd`encn.

Hc rci`ddcn thc V`tcr Ytrcct nnrcss la trustcn arjcen.

@ nci`nc c`rdjcr hc h`n iluetcn m`ey arjcens je Ecw

Zlrg en m`ey mlrc `nmjrcrs `irlss @mcrji`. Out ec`rdy`dd h`n `o`enlecn hjm. M`ey thlufht hjm nc`n7 elt `

acw wjshcn hjm sl. Zct hjs arjcen je V tcr Ytrcct rcm`jecn.^hjthcr J wcet ihccrauddy, `en rckljijef je my flln alr-

tuec. hc rckljijef slle cencn. J geligcn en geligcn,out el eswcr. J geligcn stjdd h`rncr, supplsjef thcy wcrc

`sdccp, tjdd lec la thc ecjfholrs lpcecn wjenlw en tldn

mc th`t elolny djvcn thcrc.

^hc ecws w`s slocrjef, pcrh`ps a`t`d. V`s thcrc ellec je thc ijty whl wludn t`gc hjm je< @ murncr ih`rfc

dllms lvcr hjs hc`n7 atcr dd hc h`s rjsgcn tl rcture hlmc,

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tl scc hjs ocdlvcn n`ufhtcr `en n`rdjef fr`ensle, wjdd hc

a`ic jestc`n thc shcrjaa `en thc h`efm`e< Hc ilesjncrcn

hjs lptjles. ^l w`dg `olut thc whldc ejfht wludn oc tlla`tjfujef. ^l h`vc s`t `en sdcpt le `ey stllp wludn h`vc

occe el h`rnshjphc h`n suaacrcn muih wlrsc nurjefhjs cxjdcout, thce, thc n`efcr th`t thc ffrst w`tihm`e

whl mjfht p`ss wludn t`gc mc up `s ` v`fr`et `en i`rry

mc tl thc w`tihhlusc w`s ` ncelucmcet elt `t `dd tl my

mjen.Hc p`icn thc sjncw`dgs alr `e hlur. Hc s`w ` d`mp je `

hlusc arletjef `e `ddcy. ^hc hlusc dllgcn njsrcput`odc

`en ilescqucetdy, uencr hjs pciudj`r ijriumst`eics, ilm-p`r`tjvcdy s`ac. Hc wlgc thc lwecr `en `sgcn ja hc mjfht

sdccp thcrc thc rcst la thc ejfht. Hc w`s dcn tl sm`dd f`r-

rct whcrc ffvc mce wcrc selrjef. J thrcw lpce thc wje-nlw tl h`vc `jr, d`y nlwe, `en sdcpt prlaluendy tjdd sjx.

Hc p`jn hjs hlst twcdvc icets alr thc llr sp`ic `en

rccetcrcn thc `ddcy. Hc rcturecn tl V`tcr Ytrcct, alr d`ig

la ` octtcr jnc`, `en w`s frc`tdy rcdjcvcn tl njsilvcr th`tthc ecjfholr w`s wrlef7 hjs arjcen stjdd djvcn thcrc. Hc

h`n mcrcdy occe flec `whjdc. ^hc arjcen frcctcn hjmw`rmdy out i`utjlusdy. Hc s`jn hc iludn elt st`y je th`t

hlusc out mjfht dlnfc orjcy wjth hjs orlthcr, Y`m, je `hlusc `rluen thc ilrecr.

@en hcrc J `m, thc ldn m`e wrjtcs hjs n`ufhtcr, je

plsscssjle la Y`ms rllm je Ytlec Ytrcct, je thc ijty la

Ecw Zlrg, le thjs cjfhth n`y la Kuec, `eel nlmjej 080?,kust alur yc`rs sjeic wc p`rtcn `t thjs vcry pd`ic.

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@`rle Ourrs frc`t dlvc ocfjes mjn thc vjldceic en ileausjle

la thc _cvldutjle`ry V`r. Hc js ` ildlecd je thc Iletj-

ecet`d @rmy7 shc, thc wjnlw la ` Orjtjsh lafficr gjddcn je

thc Vcst Jenjcs. Hc ceiluetcrs ^hclnlsj` whjdc prltcit-jef hcr hlmc arlm @mcrji`e r`jncrs whl jmputc thc

lryjsm la thc ncic`scn tl hjs wjnlw. Yhc `nmjrcs thcn`rg-cycn, od`ig-h`jrcn yluef lafficr, ` ilmmle rc`itjle

`mlef Ourrs acm`dc `iqu`jet`eics. Dcss prcnjit`odc jsthc `aacitjle hcncvcdlps tlw`rn hcr. Yhc js tce yc`rs hjs

cdncr `en ecjthcr oc`utjaud elr rjih. Out shc jsjetcddjfcet,

cnui`tcn `en wjddjef tl spc`g hcr mjen. ^hc wlmce Ourr

frcw up `mlef wcrc slmctjmcs jetcddjfcet `en latce lut-splgce, out elec h`n muih cnui`tjle lr sccmcn tl mjss

jt. Ourr js a`sije`tcn oy thjs wlm`e wjth whlm hc i`e

ilevcrsc `s `e cqu`d.@ o`ttdc jekury ilmpcds hjm tl rctjrc arlm thc rmy `en

arccs hjm tl ilurt ^hclnlsj`. ^hcy m`rry je 068?. Yhc

fjvcs hjm n`ufhtcr, whlm hc e`mcs atcr hcr. Hc prlm-jscs tl prlvjnc thc yluefcr ^hclnlsj` `dd thc `nv`et`fcs

la cnui`tjle `en cxpcit`tjle thc wcdd-tl-nl typji`ddy

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`iilrn thcjr m`dc ihjdnrce out ncey thcjr fjrds. Ja J iludn

alrcscc th`t ^hcl wludn ocilmc ` mcrc a`shjle`odc

wlm`e, hc tcdds hcr mlthcr, wjth `dd thc `ttcen`et arj-vldjty `en v`iujty la mjen, `nlrecn wjth wh`tcvcr fr`ic

`en `ddurcmcet, J wludn c`recstdy pr`y Fln tl t`gc hcralrthwjth hceic. Out J yct hlpc, oy hcr, tl ilevjeic thc

wlrdn wh`t ecjthcr scx `ppc`r tl ocdjcvc; th`t wlmce h`vc

sluds!

^hcl jnldjzcs hcr a`thcr arlm thc mlmcet shc i`ecxprcss hcrscda. Yhc arcqucetdy t`dgs la, `en i`dds le, hcr

nc`r p`p`, hcr mlthcr wrjtcs Ourr whce thc ihjdn js twl

`en hc js `w`y. Zlur nc`r ^hclnlsj` i`eelt hc`r ylusplgce la wjthlut e `pp`rcet mcd`eihldy7 jeslmuih th`t

hcr eursc js lodjfcn tl cxcrt hcr jevcetjle tl njvcrt hcr,

`en myscda `vljn tl mcetjle ylu je hcr prcsceic. Yhc w`slec whldc n`y jenjaacrcet tl cvcrythjef out ylur e`mc.Hcr `tt`ihmcet js elt la ` ilmmle e`turc.

Lthcrs wjdd eltc thc ueilmmle e`turc la thc `tt`ih-

mcet octwcce a`thcr `en n`ufhtcr, whjih frlws ledystrlefcr wjth tjmc. Ourr njrcits hcls cnui`tjle arlm hjs

djor`ry whce `t hlmc `en arlm hjs st`fcil`ih, hjs hltcd`en whcrcvcr hjs d`w pr`itjic t`gcs hjm whce hc js tr`vcd-

jef. Jt js surprjsjef th`t ylu tcdd mc elthjef la ^hcl, hcihjncs hjs wjac whce ^hcl js scvce. J wludn oy el mc`es

h`vc hcr wrjtjef `en `rjthmctji ecfdcitcn. Jt js thc p`rt la

hcr cnui`tjle whjih js la thc mlst prcscet jmplrt`eic. Ja

Yhcphcrnlec la hcr tutlrswjdd elt `ttcen hcr je thchlusc, elthcr must oc h`n7 out J h`n r`thcr p`y hjm nlu-

odc th`e cmpdly `elthcr.

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^hcls mlthcr cenlrscs thc cnui`tjle`d prlkcit, wjthje

thc djmjts la m`tcre`d tcencrecss. Yhc ocfjes tl ijphcr,

shc ssurcs hcr huso`en rcf`rnjef hcls rjthmctji stun-jcs. Arceih prliccns `p`ic. Mr. Ihcv`djcr `ttcens rcfu-

d`rdy, `en J t`gc i`rc shc ecvcr lmjts dc`rejef hcr Arceihdcssle. J ocdjcvc shc m`gcs mlst prlfrcss je thjs. Musji

dcssles plsc dlfjstji`d ih`ddcefc. Yhc must cjthcr h`vc

alrtc-pj`el `t hlmc, lr rcelueic dc`rejef jt.

^hcl rcsplens wjth spjrjt, jeidunjef rcsjst`eic tl cxics-sjvc stuny. J wjdd elt usc scvcrjty7 `en wjthlut jt, `t prcs-

cet, J i`e lot`je elthjef, hcr mlthcr wrjtcs Ourr whce

^hcl js ocjef stuoolre, docjt ih`rmjefdy sl. ^hc mlmcetwc `rc dlec, shc trjcs tl musc mc wjth hcr jmprlvcmcet,

whjih thc djttdc k`nc gelws wjdd dw`ys ilmm`en my ttce-

tjle. ^hcl nlcset wrjtc hcr a`thcr `s arcqucetdy `s hcwjshcs. ^hcl h`s ocfue tl wrjtc scvcr`d dcttcrs, out ecvcrffejshcn lec, hcr mlthcr cxpd`jes. ^hc ledy tjmc shc h`s

tl wrjtc js `dsl thc hlur la fcecr`d dcjsurc, `en, whce leic

shc js jetcrruptcn, thcrc js el m`gjef hcr rcture tl wlrg.Ourr w`ets hcl tl dc`re tl rjnc hlrsco`ig7 hcr mlthcr

rcmjens hjm th`t thc n`y js ledy sl dlef. Yhc wrjtcs `enijphcrs arlm ffvc je thc mlrejef tl cjfht, `en `dsl thc

s`mc hlurs je thc cvcejef. ^hjs prcvcets lur rjnjef `tthlsc hlurs, cxicpt Y`turn`y `en Yuen`y7 lthcrwjsc J

shludn ihccrauddy alddlw ylur njrcitjles.

^hc p`tcre`d ceilur`fcmcet p`ys laa. ^hcl m`gcs

`m`zjef prlfrcss t fffurcs, hcr mlthcr rcplrts. ^hlufhDlujs``e ldncr fjrdh`s wlrgcn `t thcm `dd wjetcr,

`en ppc`rcn qujtc e ncpt t ffrst, yct hcl js elw ocalrc

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hcr, `en `ssjsts hcr tl m`gc hcr sums. Zlu wjdd rc`ddy oc

surprjscn `t hcr jmprlvcmcet.

Alr rcw`rn thc mlthcr t`gcs hcr n`ufhtcr `en slmcarjcens alr ` rjnc je thc iluetry. Vc h`vc ` flln pd`je

Nutih w`fle, th`t J prcacr tl ` i`rrj`fc whce `t Rcdh`m,`s thc cxcrijsc js muih octtcr. Vc rjnc je eumocrs `en `rc

wcdd kldtcn, `en wjthlut nrc`n. ^js thc mlst plwcraud

cxcrijsc J gelw. El sprjef sc`ts, out, djgc sl m`ey pjfs,

wc ouendc tlfcthcr le str`w. Alur mjdcs `rc cqu`d tltwcety. . . . J hlpc ylu wjdd scc lur djttdc fjrd rlsy ihccgcn

`en pdump `s ` p`rtrjnfc.

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J w`s `iqu`jetcn wjth Ourr, `en J thlufht wcdd `iqu`jetcn

wjth hjm, whce je thc hcjfht la hjs plwcr `en a`mc,

Cr`stus _llt wjdd rcmcmocr. _llt mccts Ourr je thc

ilurtrllm, `en `dsl @dcx`encr H`mjdtle, thc lthcrst`enlut la thc Ecw Zlrg o`r. @s d`wycr en s sihld`r

hc w`s elt jeacrjlr tl H`mjdtle. Hjs rc`slejef plwcrswcrc `t dc`st cqu`d. ^hcjr mlncs la `rfumcet wcrc vcry

njaacrcet. H`mjdtle w`s vcry njaausc en wlrny. Hjs wlrnswcrc sl wcdd ihlsce, `en hjs scetceics sl ffecdy alrmcn

jetl ` swcddjef iurrcet, th`t thc hc`rcr wludn oc i`ptj-

v`tcn. ^hc djstcecr wludn `nmjrc ja hc w`s elt ilevjeicn.

Ourrs `rfumcets wcrc fcecr`ddy mcthlnjzcn `en ilm-p`it. J uscn tl s`y la thcm, whce thcy wcrc rjv`ds `t thc

o`r, th`t Ourr wludn s`y `s muih je h`da `e hlur `s H`m-

jdtle je twl hlurs. Ourr w`s tcrsc `en ilevjeijef, whjdcH`mjdtle w`s lwjef `en r`pturlus. ^hcy wcrc muih

thc frc`tcst mce je thjs st`tc, `en pcrh`ps thc frc`tcst

mce je thc Sejtcn Yt`tcs.Vhce hc jset njrcitjef ^hcls cnui`tjle, Ourr ile-

struits ` i`rccr `s ` d`wycr `en ` pldjtjij`e. Hjs jetcddci-

tu`d `en rhctlrji`d fjats scrvc hjm je olth `rce`s. Hc

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scttdcs je Ecw Zlrg `atcr thc _cvldutjle `en ilmmceics

` d`w pr`itjic th`t wjes hjm arjcens, jeuceic `en suaff-

ijcet jeilmc tl ouy ` h`enslmc cst`tc, _jihmlen Hjdd,lvcrdllgjef thc Hunsle twl mjdcs `olvc thc tjp la M`e-

h`tt`e. Hc ffdds lec la thc ffecst djor`rjcs je thc ijty wjththc d`tcst cnjtjles arlm Dlenle `en thc Curlpc`e iletj-

ecet, `en hc cetcrt`jes njstjefujshcn vjsjtlrs arlm scvcr`d

st`tcs `s wcdd `s phjdlslphcrs `en `rjstlir`ts arlm `orl`n.

Oci`usc hc ecvcr iluets ilsts, hjs purih`scs lutrue hjsjeilmc, `en, o`rcdy eltjijef jt, hc a`dds ochjen wjth hjs

ircnjtlrs. Zct thcy `ssumc th`t hjs c`rejef plwcr wjdd

iletjeuc tl frlw `en fd`ndy dcen hjm mlrc.C`sy ircnjt sjmudt`eclusdy `ssjsts thc pldjtji`d i`rccr

Ourr js oujdnjef. Hc scrvcs je thc st`tc `sscmody `en `s

`ttlrecy fcecr`d ocalrc sccgjef cdcitjle `s lec la EcwZlrgs twl sce`tlrs tl thc arcshdy rcilefffurcn acncr`dflvcremcet. Hjs lpplecet, Rhjdjp Yihuydcr, wludn h`vc

m`nc ` njstjefujshcn st`tcsm`e je thc n`ys la _lmc,

ocjef `ufust je ncmc`elr `en jmpcrjlus je m`eecr, outhc d`igs thc plpud`r tluih jeirc`sjefdy rcqujrcn je thc

pldjtjis la rcpuodji`e @mcrji`. Mlrc tl thc pljet, hc h`scecmjcs je thc Ecw Zlrg dcfjsd`turc, whjih wjdd ihllsc tl

rct`je lr rcpd`ic hjm. Jt nlcset hcdp hjs ih`eics th`t hjssle-je-d`w `en `ddy, @dcx`encr H`mjdtle, wjncdy thlufht

thc fcejus ochjen Rrcsjncet Fclrfc V`shjeftle, js cvce

h`ufhtjcr `en, je slmc qu`rtcrs, mlrc thlrlufhdy njs-

djgcn.Ourrs m`ey fjats jeidunc ` t`dcet alr jefr`tj`tjef; hc

i`e i`usc thc mlst njvcrsc, jesjfhtaud pclpdc tl thjeg hjm

` ffec, i`p`odc acddlw. Hc pcrsu`ncs thc Ecw Zlrg dcfjsd`-

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tlrs tl scdcit hjm lvcr Yihuydcr`en thcrcoy lvcr H`m-

jdtle. Yihuydcr `iicpts thc ncac`t wjth ilmp`r`tjvc fr`ic,

out H`mjdtle t`gcs thc vcrnjit olth pcrsle`ddy `en pl-djtji`ddy. Ourrs vjitlry jesudts H`mjdtles a`mjdy, `en jt

thrc`tces thc ilefrcssjle`d m`klrjty H`mjdtle rcqujrcs tlcaacit hjs `mojtjles `s ^rc`sury scirct`ry. @e `sslij`tc

tcdds H`mjdtle la ` p`ssjle`tc ilurtshjp octwcce hjs

prjeijp`d rjv`ds, ^hlm`s Kcaacrsle `en K`mcs M`njsle,

`en Ourr. Ncdcen` cst I`rth`fl I`rth`fc must ocncstrlycn; thc rcar`je la thc _lm`e jetr`esjfcet I`tl

J supplsc js thc m`xjm `nlptcn wjth rcspcit tl ylu,

H`mjdtles m`e s`ys la thc cemjty hc pcricjvcs je Kcaacr-sle, M`njsle `en elw Ourr tlw`rn H`mjdtle.

Je thc ffrst nci`nc la thc acncr`d rcpuodji, pldjtji`d p`r-

tjcs ocfje tl alrm. ^hc ar`mcrs la thc Ilestjtutjle ecj-thcr cxpcitcn p`rtjcs elr muih djgcn thcm. Mlst`etjijp`tcn ` hjfh-mjencn pldjtjis je whjih thc e`tjles

cmjecet mce, gelwjef lec `elthcr `en oluen oy mutu`d

rcspcit `en sh`rcn ncvltjle tl thc ilmmle wc`d, wludnnco`tc pldjiy le jts mcrjts. Out thc p`trjltji fduc la thc

_cvldutjle`ry V`r wc`rs laa, `en ecw mce cetcr thc`rce`. Rrcnjsplsjtjles tlw`rn flvcremcet cmcrfc7 `rluen

thc prcnjsplsjtjles, a`itjles ncvcdlp7 thc a`itjles ocilmcp`rtjcs. Kcaacrsle en M`njsle hc`n lec p`rty, thc _cpuo-

dji`es, whjih prlacsscs lpplsjtjle tl `e cecrfctji icetr`d

flvcremcet. H`mjdtle `en Klhe @n`ms hc`n thc lthcr,

thc Acncr`djsts, whjih nccms cecrfy csscetj`d je flvcre-mcet. Fclrfc V`shjeftle `tt`ihcs tl ecjthcr p`rty out

dc`es Acncr`djst.

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^hc Hc`rtorc`g la @`rle Ourr

Kcaacrsles _cpuodji`es scc Ourr `s uscaud je prlojef thc

wc`gecss la H`mjdtles Acncr`djsts je H`mjdtles hlmc

st`tc. Oujdnjef up Ourr wjdd alric H`mjdtle tl ncacen hjsEcw Zlrg pldjtji`d o`sc `en wjdd njstr`it hjm arlm thc

orl`ncr lokcits la hjs pldjiy `mojtjles.@ _cpuodji`e ileecitjle scrvcs Ourrs lwe purplscs.

Ourrs fr`ena`thcr Kle`th`e Cnw`rns, thc a`mlus I`dvje-

jst mjejstcr, w`s thc mlst cmjecet thcldlfj`e je @mcrji`7

Ourrs a`thcr, @`rle Ourr, prcsjncet la thc Ilddcfc la EcwKcrscy `t Rrjeictle, w`s thc iluetrys alrcmlst cnui`tlr.

Ourr, whl prcilijlusdy fr`nu`tcn arlm Rrjeictle `t thc

`fc la sjxtcce en st`rtcn t leic le prlacssjle`d p`th jed`w, sccs el rc`sle hc shludn elt ocilmc @mcrji`s frc`t-

cst pldjtji`d fffurc. Fclrfc V`shjeftle ceklys ` prccmj-

eceic el iletcmplr`ry i`e m`tih, `en Kcaacrsle `en@n`ms r`eg kust ocdlw V`shjeftle. Out `atcr thcm, whlwjdd fujnc thc iluetry< Ourr ilesjncrs hjmscda `s i`p`odc

`s H`mjdtle `en M`njsle `en `t dc`st `s idcvcr. Vhy

shludn hc elt ocilmc prcsjncet lec n`y