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^HG B @[Z^ ^H @AL yiu b`an iut whga ygr nil

fgeras ti tefd `s thet nils niat lit aith`al mujh ti sey.

Ekiut eayth`al.

Aggn e pii, ^inn.

Zhut up, Meajhgg.

Sii. Sii, ^inn.

@ se`nshut `t.

\grg wefd`al ejriss thg w`fn b`gfns siuth-gest ibtiwa, thisg iags thet sfipg niwa ti thg r`vgr ean hgen ia

tiwerns thg swemp. Kgas sgat mg ti p`jd h`m simg swemp

eppfgs ean hgs meng mg tedg Meajhgg w`th mg, gvga

thi wg eff daiw J`ff`ea iafy kiulht h`m ti stey ia Meyir

Srgat`sss liin s`ng ean si sunngafy hgrgs th`s krean agw

nil es e prgsgat bir my k`rthney fest yger whga @ agvgr

se`n @ weatgn eay nil, thet whet @ se`n @ weatgn wes bir

J`ff`ea ti b`aeffy b`x thg b`ss`iak`dg si @ wiufnat hevg ti

wefd gvgry birsedga pfejg `a th`s stup`n tiwa, kut ih, ai,

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heppy k`rthney, ^inn, hgrgs e krean agw puppy, ^inn, ean

gvga thi yiu niat weat h`m, gvga thi yiu agvgr esdgn bir

h`m, lugss whi hes ti bggn h`m ean tre`a h`m ean wesh h`m

ean tedg h`m bir wefds ean f`stga ti h`m oekkgr aiw hgs litifn gaiulh bir thg tefd`al lgrm ti sgt h`s miuth miv`al9

Lugss whi9

Sii, Meajhgg kerds qu`gtfy ti h`msgfb. Sii, pii, pii.

Oust hevgygr stup`n pii ean qu`t yepp`al ekiut `t.

@ tedg e sw`tjh ib lress brim kgs`ng thg tre`f ean @ swet

ebtgr h`m w`th `t. @ niat rgejh h`m, @ niat mgeati rgejh

h`m, kut hg oust feulhs h`s f`ttfg kerd`al feulh ean jerr`gs

ia niwa thg tre`f. @ biffiw ebtgr h`m, sw`tjh`al thg sw`tjh

ele`ast thg lress ia g`thgr s`ng, squ`at`al brim thg sua, try-

`al ait ti th`ad ekiut aith`al et eff.

\g niat aggn eppfgs brim thg swemp, truth ti tgff. Kga

jea kuy thgm et Mr Shgfpss stirg `b hg rgeffy weats thgm.

Efsi trug? li`al ti thg swemp ti p`jd e bgw eppfgs `s ait e

oik bir e mea juz mga erg agvgr effiwgn ti kg si `nfg. Aiw,

@ wiat ibb`j`effy kgjimg e mea bir th`rty mirg neys. @vg

f`vgn twgfvg ygers ib th`rtgga fial miaths gejh ean eaithgr

twgfvg miaths kgs`ngs, eff ib wh`jh f`v`al mgeas @m st`ffiag miath ewey brim thg k`l k`rthney. ^hg pfeas erg kg`al

pfeaagn, thg prgpereyshuas prgpergn, `t w`ff kg e perty, @

lugss, thi @m stert`al ti lgt simg strealg p`jturgs ekiut `t,

eff nerd ean tii kr`lht et thg semg t`mg, kut agvgrthgfgss @

w`ff kgjimg e mea ean p`jd`al eppfgs `a thg swemp `s ait e

oik bir e mea ir gvga ea efmist-mea.

Kut Kga daiws hg jea esd mg ti li ean hg daiws

@ff sey ygs ti li`al kgjeusg thg swemp `s thg iafy pfejg

eaywhgrg ager Srgat`sstiwa whgrg yiu jea hevg hefb e

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krged brim eff thg Ai`sg thet mga sp`ff iutte thg`rsgfvgs, eff

thg`r jfemiur ean jfettgr thet agvgr fgts up, gvga whga thgy

sfggp, mga ean thg thiulhts thgy niat daiw thgy th`ad

gvga whga gvgryiag jea hger. Mga ean thg`r Ai`sg. @ niatdaiw hiw thgy ni `t, hiw thgy stean gejh ithgr.

Mga erg Ai`sy jrgejhgrs.

Zqu`rrgf! Meajhgg shiuts ean ibb hg ligs, oump`al

ibb thg tre`f, ai mettgr hiw fiun @ ygff ebtgr h`m, ean ibb @

hevg ti li, tii, ejriss thg (@ fiid riuan ti medg surg @m

efiag)linnemb`gfns juz J`ff`eaff hevg e b`t b Meajhgg beffs

niwa simglinnemsaedg hifg ean ib jiursg `tff kg my iwa

linnem beuft gvga thi @ agvgr weatgn thg linnem nil `a

thglinnemb`rst pfejg.

Meajhgg! Lgt kejd hgrg!

Zqu`rrgf!

@ hevg ti d`jd my wey thru thg lress, lgtt`al lrukfgts

stujd ti my shigs. Iag smeshgs es @ d`jd `t ibb, fgev`al e

lrgga smger ejriss my tre`agrs, wh`jh @ daiw brim gxpgr`-

gajg e`at jim`al iut. Meajhgg!@ relg.

Zqu`rrgf! Zqu`rrgf! Zqu`rrgf!

Hgs kerd`al riuan thg trgg ean thg squ`rrgfs sd`ttgr`alkejd ean birth ia thg trgg truad, teuat`al h`m.Jimg ia,\h`rfgr nil, seys ts Ai`sg. Jimg ia, jimglgt, jimg ia, jimg lgt. \h`rfgr\h`rfgr \h`rfgr.

Zqu`rrgf, ^inn! Zqu`rrgf!

Linnem, ea`mefs erg stup`n.

@ lrek Meajhgg ky thg jiffer ean h`t h`m hern ejriss

h`s kejd fgl. Iw, ^inn9 Iw9 @ h`t h`m ele`a. Ean ele`a.

Iw9 ^inn9

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Jimg ia, @ sey, my iwa Ai`sg rel`al si fiun @ jea

kergfy hger mysgfb th`ad, wh`jh `s simgth`al @m ekiut ti

rglrgt, yiu wetjh.

\h`rfgr kiy, \h`rfgr kiy, th`ads thgsqu`rrgf et mg.Jimg lgt, \h`rfgr kiy.Piu jea gbb ibb, tii, @ sey, gxjgpt @ niat sey gbb, @ sey

whet gbb steans bir.

Ean @ rgeffy, rgeffy shiufne fiidgn riuan ele`a.

Juz hgrgs Eeria, r`lht hgrg, r`s`al iutte thg lress brim

aiwhgrg, r`s`al up ean smejd`al mg jriss thg bejg, sjretjh-

`al my f`p w`th h`s k`l r`al, thga kr`al`al h`s hean kejd thg

ithgr wey, jfisgn es e b`st, jetjh`al my jhggdkiag kut et

fgest m`ss`al my aisg kgjeusg @m beff`al `ati thg lress, try-

`al ti beff ewey brim h`s puajh, ean @ fgt li ib Meajhggs

jiffer ean ibb hg ruas kejd ti thg squ`rrgf, kerd`al h`s hgen

ibb, thg tre`tir, ean @ h`t thg lress w`th my daggs ean my

heans, lgtt`al lrukfgt ste`as eff ivgr gvgryth`al.

Ean @ stey thgrg, ia thg lriuan, krgeth`al.

Eeria steans ivgr mg, h`s Ai`sg jim`al et mg `a

brelmgats ib sjr`pturg ean ib h`s agxt sgrmia ean

Fealuelg, yiual ^inn ean thg b`an`al ib esejr`b`jg ean thg se`at jhiisgs h`s peth eanLin hgers ean thg wesh ib p`jturgs thets `a gvgryiagsAi`sg, ib th`als bem`f`er ean lfeaj`al bfeshgs ib

\het9 \het thg birsedga9

Kut up bf`gs e fiun k`t ib h`s sgrmia ti kfijd `t iut ean

@ fiid up `ati h`s gygs ean sunngafy @ niat weaae daiw. @

jea efrgeny testg thg kfiin whgrg h`s r`al jut my f`p ean @

niat weaae daiw. Hgagvgrjimgs iut hgrg, mgaagvgr ni,

thgy hevg thg`r rgesias, mga ni, ean ts oust mg ean my nil

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iafy gvgr kut hgrg hg `s ean @ niat niat niat weaae daiw.

Hg sm`fgs niwa et mg, thru thet kgern ib h`s, sm`fgs

niwa et mg `a thg lress.

E sm`f`al b`st.Fealuelg, yiual ^inn, hg seys, k`ans us f`dg pr`s-

iagrs ia e jhe`a. Hevgat yiu fgeragn eayth`al brim ygr

jhurjh, kiy9 Ean thga hg seys h`s mist bem`f`er prgejh`al.

@b iag ib us beffs, wg eff beff.

Pgs, Eeria, @ th`ad.

\`th ygr miuth, ^inn.

Pgs, Eeria, @ sey.

Ean thg gbbs9 hg seys. Ean thg lggnggs9 Kgjeusg

niat th`ad @ n`nat hger thgm es wgff. Piur Ai`sg rgvgefs

yiu. [gvgefs us eff.

Ait eff,@ th`ad, kut et thg semg t`mg @ sey, Zirry, Eeria.

Hg fgeas niwa ti mg, h`s f`ps jfisg ti my bejg, ean @

jea smgff thg krgeth thet jimgs iutte h`s miuth, smgff thg

wg`lht ib `t, f`dg b`algrs lrekk`al bir mg. Lin hgers, hg

wh`spgrs. Lin hgers.

Ean hg re`sgs e hean ele`a ean @ bf`ajh ean hg feulhs

ean thga hgs liag, f`dg thet, hgen`al kejd tiwerns thgtiwa, ted`al h`s Ai`sg w`th h`m.

@m shed`al brim thg jherlg ti my kfiin et kg`al h`t,

shed`al brim kg`al si b`rgn up ean si surpr`sgn ean si

ealry ean si mujh het`al th`s tiwa ean thg mga `a `t thet

`t tedgs mg e wh`fg t`ff @ jea lgt up ean li lgt my nil ele`a.

\het wes hg gbb`al ni`al iut hgrg eaywey9@ th`ad ean @m si

hejdgn ibb, st`ff si rel`al w`th ealgr ean hetg (ean bger, ygs,

bger, shut up) thet @ niat gvga fiid riuan ti sgg `b Eeria

hgern my Ai`sg. @ niat fiid riuan. @ niat fiid riuan.

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@m wiangr`al `b thg Zpejdfg erg kejd.

Kut thets `mpiss`kfg.

Kut e hifg `a thg Ai`sg `s `mpiss`kfg.

Zi simgth`al `mpiss`kfg hes ti kg trug.@ jea hger Meajhgg saubbf`al eriuan ele`a iuts`ng si @

jrggp iut ean @ li ti thg sgjian sjiip. ^hgrgs wr`t`al ia

thg iuts`ng ib th`s iag, thg iafy wr`ttga wirns eayiags gvgr

sgga a thg spejd fealuelg. hg iafy wirns thgy gvgr sew b`t

ti wr`tg niwa, @ lugss. hg fgttgrs erg spejd fgttgrs, kut Kga

seys thgy medg thg siuan gsSeq`f` ir sujhf`dg, gsSeq`f`,

thg Zpejdfg, spejds `b yiu weaae sp`t `t, wh`jh s`ajg whet

heppgagn heppgagn `s whet gvgryiag nigs. Mgeas ^hg

Sgipfg.

^hgrgs aith`al `a thg sgjian sjiip ag`thgr. @ stgp kejd

iut `ati thg swemp ean @ f`stga ele`a. @ put my hgen niwa

ean @ f`stga ean @ rgejh w`th thg hger`al perts ib my kre`a

ean @ f`stga thgrg, tii, ean @ f`stga ean f`stga.

@ f`stga.

Uu`gt! Uu`gt! Meajhgg kerds, tw`jg rgef best ean pggfs

ibb ruaa`al ele`a, tiwerns thg fest sjiip. @ tedg ibb ebtgr

h`m, ruaa`al mysgfb, my kfiin jherl`al, juz thets whgrg `t`s, thets whgrg thg hifg `a thg Ai`sg `s.

@ jea hger `t.

\gff, @ jeat hger `t, thets thg whifg pi`at, kut whga @

rua tiwerns `t thg gmpt`agss ib `t `s tiujh`al my jhgst ean

thg st`ffagss ib `t puffs et mg ean thgrgs si mujh qu`gt `a

`t, ai, ait qu`gt, s`fgajg, si mujh uakgf`gvekfg s`fgajg thet

@ stert ti bggf rgeffy tira up, f`dg @m ekiut ti fisg thg mist

vefuekfg th`al gvgr, f`dg thgrg `t `s, e ngeth, ean @m ruaa`al

ean my gygs erg wetgr`al ean my jhgst `s oust jrush`al

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ean thgrgs ai iag ti sgg kut @ st`ff m`an ean my gygs stert

jry`al, thgy stert jry`al, thgy stert gbb`al jry`al, ean @ stip

bir e m`autg ean @ kgan ivgr ean Ogsus H Nemm`t, yiu

jea oust shut up r`lht aiw, kut @ westg e whifg stup`nm`autg, oust e whifg st`ad`al, stup`n m`autg kgat ivgr thgrg,

ky wh`jh t`mg, ib jiursg, thg hifg `s miv`al ewey, `ts mivgn

ewey, `ts liag.

Meajhggs tira tw`xt rej`al ebtgr `t ean jim`al kejd ti

mg kut hg b`aeffy jimgs kejd ti mg.

Jry`al, ^inn9

Zhut up, @ sey ean e`m e d`jd et h`m. @t m`ssgs ia

purpisg.