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Uihj 9

Tbj Mqtb `o Bjnn3 B`x at aw Akwadj Zw. o|`m Xbj|j at gik Lzand `z| W`znw

Mq oa|wt k`tj `k tbaw g`z|wj xiw3 Q`z kjvj| fk`x zktan w`mj`kj wiqw tbja| `xk kimj+ Tbj

tb`zhbt wt|zgf mj ljgizwj at aw t|zj tbit q`z gik kjvj| fk`x xbit w`mj`kjw kimj aw zktan tbjq wiq at. lzt

inw` ljgizwj mqtb aw vj|q mzgb tbj wimj xiq3 zktan at aw t`nd. xj d` k`t fk`x at. ikd tbj t|ztb `o at xj

gikt vj|aoq+ Akwtjid. xbit mqtb d`jw aw tjnn zw w`mjtbakh il`zt tbj wt`|qtjnnj|6 at |jvjinw baw `| bj| kitz|j

ak xiqw tbit `knq tbj wt`|q gik tjnn+ At aw k`t tbit mqtb aw i naj tbjk. at aw i O|jzdaik wnau `o tbj w`zn `o mik+

Dz|akh tbaw g`z|wj. Bjnn biw ljjk it tbj o`|jo|`kt `o jvj|q dawgzwwa`k. ljjk tbj lztt `o jvj|q c`fj. wj|vjd

tbj gizwj `o h``d ikd jvan. ikd biw i|awjk ojjnakhw `o ikhj| `| ujigj djujkdakh `k tbj k`ta`k. `| tbj

m``d. `o jvj|q akdavadzin ak tbj gniww+ @z| c`z|kjq biw tifjk zw o|`m ikgajkt Wzmj| ikd Hanhimjwb t` tbj

m`dj|k x`|nd `k tbj xakhw `o ikgajkt H|jjfw. \`mikw. Gb|awtaikw. Mzwnamw. Cjxw6 uj`unj nafj Diktj.

Mant`k ikd GW+ Njxaw bivj ljjk `z| wt`|q tjnnj|w. ikd `z| u|`ojww`|. `z| uwqgb`u`mu. tbj t|ikwh|jww`| `o

l`zkdi|ajw xatb`zt xb`m xj g`znd k`t bivj tifjk tbj c`z|kjq+

Akatainnq. tbj t|jf wjjmjd wgb`ni|nq jk`zhb. tb`zhb. iw A |jid. tbj wzlcjgt `o mq wtzdajw ljg`mj

k`t w` mzgb tbj bawt`|q `| tbj |jidakhw. lzt |itbj|. b`x tb`wj g`kgjutw iuunajd t` mj iw i uj|w`k ikd. ak

|jt|`wujgt. t` inn `o zw+ A xann jrun`|j b`x Bjnn aw i mqtb `o tbj akdavadzin. i unigj `o wzooj|akh o`| tbj

ljttj|akh `o tbj w`zn. i fitiliwaw kjgjwwi|q ikd u|jnamaki|q t` ik ikiliwaw `o tbj akkj| wjno+ A xann wb`x

tbit Bjnn. iw xj zkdj|wtikd at. aw tbj jrt|iu`nita`k `o akdavadzin ljnajo6 ikd tb`zhb xj tbakf `o at iw

akjr`|ilnq |jnaha`zw. at wtjmmjd o|`m akdavadzin w`znw+ Iw xj u|`h|jwwjd tb|`zhb tbaw g`z|wj. xj o`zkd

oa|wt atw akdavadzinatq. tbjk atw hjkj|inatq ak |jnaha`k. ikd nitj| atw akdavadzinatq `kgj m`|j ak U`u Gzntz|j6

tbzw k`x tbit Bjnn biw o`zkd nattnj |``m ak tbj makdw `o tbj |jnaha`zw dzj t` tbj g|zjntq tbjq tbjmwjnvjw

g|jitjd. at biw tifjk |``t ak U`uzni| Gzntz|j k`t iw i kjx ubjk`mjk`k. lzt |itbj|. iw i |jtz|k t` atw u|`uj|

unigj6 k`t iw ik `ztxi|dnq jru|jwwa`k `o ljnajo. lzt ik akxi|dnq jru|jwwa`k `o wjno-wzooj|akh kjgjwwi|q t`

ljttj| z|wjnvjw+

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Uihj 7

wbjubj|d Iljn vw+ ih|agzntz|inawt Giak+ B`xjvj|. Jkfadz aw nafj i h`d ak tbj wjkwj tbit bj biw wzooj|jd.

wzooj|jd wjrzinatq. wzooj|jd |jcjgta`k. wzooj|jd uj|w`kin n`ww ak tbit |jcjgta`k+ Jkfadz biw ljjk jknahbtjkjd

tb|`zhb wzooj|akh. tbj wt|zhhnj. ik ih`kq. ikd bj k`x mi|gbjw t`xi|dw Hanhimjwb+

Jknahbtjkjd Jkfadz. zkilnj t` |jtz|k t` tbj wamunj naoj `o i Xandmik. djgadjw t` h` t` tbj gatq ikd

gbinnjkhj Hanhimjwb6 tbj q`zkh fakh aw lioonjd it i d|jim bj biw. qjt baw m`tbj| aktj|u|jtw tbj d|jim iw ao

Jkfadz xann ljg`mj Hanhimjwbw ljwt o|ajkd+ Iw Jkfadz tbj wuat `o Hanhimjwb h|`xw ak u`xj|. bj

iuu|`igbjd Z|zf t` gbinnjkhj tbj fakh. tbj tx` mjk x|jwtnjd. ikd Hanhimjwb x`k tbj diq6 tbjq xj|j

o|ajkdw o|`m tbjk `k+ Hanhimjwb. k`x jwtilnawbjd iw tbj wt|`khjwt `o mjk. oakdw ak Jkfadz i u|`lnjm3 baw

o|ajkd aw wid. o`| bj biw n`wt baw u`xj|. n`wt baw oimanq. n`wt baw mitgb xatb Hanhimjwb+ K`x. tbj fakh

xiktw t` iv`ad tbaw dju|jwwavj wtitj. ikd o`| tbit bj biw t` mifj i c`z|kjq. oakd tbj h|jitjwt o`j. ak tbj

djjujwt o`|jwt. ikd djojit at+

Tbj m`kwtj| aw Bzmlili. tbj o`|jwt aw tbj Nikd `o Gjdi|w+ Djwuatj baw ljttj| n`t. Hanhimjwb aw

cjin`zw `o Jkfadz6 baw o|ajkd biw `kj tbakh tbj fakh d`jw k`t. wzooj|akh ikd w`||`x+ Wzooj|akh havjw

mjikakh. w`||`x havjw zw uz|u`wj. ikd Hanhimjwb kjjdjd t` djojit tbj `kj tbit g`znd fann bam ak `|dj| t`

hiak at. bj kjjdjd t` h` tb|`zhb bjnn6 at xiw ak tbit g`kvj|wita`k u|a`| t` baw djui|tz|j. tbit tbj fakh o`zkd

bj kjjdjd t` mi|f baw kimj zu`k tbj wt`kj. ikd ao bj xj|j t` daj. bj x`znd wtann lj oim`zw ak tbj mj|j

ittjmut. o`| k` mik gik gnimlj| t` bjivjk+ @knq tbj h`dw navj o`| jvj| xatb hn`|a`zw Wbimiwb. lzt iw o`|

zw mjk. `z| diqw i|j kzmlj|jd. `z| `ggzuita`kw i|j i l|jitb `o xakd+ Hanhimjwb mzwt inw` ljg`mj i

H`d. iw Jkfadz aw. ikd tbit aw k`t u`wwalnj xatb`zt wzooj|akh+ Tbj tbjmj xann uniq tamj ikd tamj ihiak ak

inn `o `z| wt`|ajw6 wzooj|akh aw i mjikw t` H`db``d. i g`kdzat `o uz|aoagita`k tbit lz|kw ixiq tbj m`|tin

onjwb t` |jvjin tbj amm`|tin w`zn+

Tbzw. wjjfakh t` fk`x bamwjno. Hanhimjwb in`kh xatb baw o|ajkd "`| uwqgb`u`mu! Jkfadz

djwgjkdw t` tbj o`|jwt ak `|dj| t` wt|zhhnj ihiakwt Bzmlili+ Tbj fakh `o Z|zf xann qjt mifj ik`tbj|

djwgjkt iotj| Jkfadz dajw6 bj. ljakh io|iad `o djitb. wjjfw jtj|kin naoj+ At aw amu`|tikt t` k`tj tbit iotj|

Jkfadz dajw. Hanhimjwb d`jw k`t oakd bam ak tbj zkdj|x`|nd. lzt `k tbj m`zktiakw `o tbj h`dw+ I

hzi|daik `o tbj m`zktiak uiww yzjwta`kw Hanhimjwb. tbj gband `o tbj h`dw. iw t` baw |jiw`k o`| ljakh

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Uihj 4

tbj|j+ Tbj fakh `o Z|zf |junajw bj xiktw tbj l`dq `o Jkfadz. ikd bj aw inn`xjd t` uiww6 tbjk bj iwgjkdw t`

bjivjk. ikd Wbimiwb oakdw dawtz|lakh tbit i m`|tin aw ak tbj u|jwjkgj `o tbj h`dw+ O|`m tbj|j. Hanhimjwb

aw wjkt akt` m`|j wzooj|akh. i c`z|kjq t` oakd Ztkiuawbtam ikd `ltiak tbj wjg|jt `o jtj|kin naoj. ljgizwj `o

mq l|`tbj| VJkfadz] A im io|iad `o djitb. ljgizwj `o mq l|`tbj| A wt|iq tb|`zhb tbj xandj|kjww ikd gikk`t

|jwt+ Oakdakh Ztkiuawbtam ikd akyza|akh `o jtj|katq tbj h`d |junajw3

Tbj|j aw k` uj|mikjkgj+ D` xj lzand i b`zwj t` wtikd o`| jvj|. d` xj wjin i g`kt|igt t` b`nd o`|inn tamj0 D` l|`tbj|w davadj ik akbj|atikgj t` fjju o`| jvj|. d`jw tbj on``d-tamj `o |avj|w jkdz|j0 At aw `knq

tbj kqmub `o tbj d|ih`k-onq xb` wbjdw bj| ni|vi ikd wjjw tbj wzk ak baw hn`|q+ O|`m tbj diqw `o `nd tbj|j awk` uj|mikjkgj+ Tbj wnjjuakh ikd tbj djid. b`x inafj tbjq i|j. tbjq i|j nafj i uiaktjd djitb+ Xbit aw tbj|jljtxjjk tbj miwtj| ikd tbj wj|vikt xbjk l`tb bivj oznoannjd tbja| d``m0 Xbjk tbj Ikzkkifa. tbj czdhjw.g`mj t`hjtbj|. ikd Mimmjtzk tbj m`tbj| `o djwtakajw. t`hjtbj| tbjq djg|jj tbj oitjw `o mjk+ Naoj ikd djitb

tbjq inn`t lzt tbj diq `o djitb tbjq d` k`t dawgn`wj Vwag]+

Hanhimjwb iwfjd Ztkiuawbtam o`| tbj wjg|jt `o jtj|kin naoj. ikd tbj h`d tjnnw bam tbj wt`|q `o tbj

on``d+ Iotj| Ztkiuawbtam ikd baw oimanq xj|j wivjd. bj ikd baw xaoj xj|j midj h`dw lq Jknan. ikd

Hanhimjwb x`znd k`t jkc`q tbj wimj b`k`|+

Tbj tinj aw x`|tb tbj tamj at t``f t` tjnn at ak atw jru|jwwa`k `o tbj kjgjwwatq t` wzooj| ak `|dj| t`

ljg`mj w`mjtbakh ljttj|+ Hanhimjwb x`znd |jtz|k t` Z|zf xatb i on`xj| tbit midj mjk q`zkh ihiak.

tb`zhb at t`` x`znd lj n`wt. tbaw `kj t` i wkifj+ Tbj mqtb. nafj ikq `tbj|. gik lj aktj|u|jtjd ak vi|a`zw

xiqw. lzt `kj `o tbj u|jvinjkt tbjmjw aw tbit tbj|j aw k` xiq t` tz|k ligf tbj gn`gf. k` |jmjdq o`| djitb.

ikd tb`zhb mjk. tb|`zhb b`uj. miq ojjn q`zkh ihiak. tbaw t`` xann lj n`wt t` tbj tbajo tbit aw tamj+

Hanhimjwbw juag aw tbj wt`|q `o i mik ikd baw wzooj|akh. baw bjnn+ Tbj wt`|q t`nd `o mjk xb` xj|j w`kw `o

tbj h`dw. xb` bid t` gnjikwj tbja| m`|tinatq t` ljg`mj amm`|tin. ikd g`znd `knq lj ginnjd t` h`db``d lq

tbj h`dw tbjq x`|wbauujd+

Bjnn iw Oigt3 O|`m U`nqtbjawm t` M`k`tbjawm

Iw A g`ktakzj mq djwgjkt akt` bjnn. tbj wt|zhhnj t` x|atj tbaw jwwiq djjujkw+ Wzooagj at t` wiq tbit

tbj `tbj| mqtbw xj bivj |jid |ju|jwjkt tbj Hanhimjwb wt`|q oznnq+ B`xjvj|. tbj djwgjkt t` tbj

Zkdj|x`|nd u|`uj| aw t`nd t` zw ak tbj tinj `o Akkiki. tbj xaoj `o Dzmzsa. tbj Wzmj|aik o`|m `o Timmzs.

h`d `o vjhjtita`k. oj|tanatq. ikd tbj Zkdj|x`|nd+ Akkiki djwgjkdw akt` tbj Zkdj|x`|nd ikd tbjk |jtz|kw.

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Uihj :

l|jifakh tbj nixw `o kitz|j+ Xatb bj| jwgiuj o|`m bjnn ikd i|mq `o zkdjid g`mjw xatb bj|. w` tbit wbj

miq tifj vjkhjikgj zu`k bj| bzwlikd+ Czwt iw Hanhimjwb x`kdj|jd il`zt djitb. w` dad Akkiki+ L`tb `o

tbjm bid n`qin o|ajkd-wj|viktw xb` wivj tbja| navjw ak tbja| djwgjktw. tb`zhb xj |jmiak t` wjj Jkfadz daj

ak tbj Hanhimjwb juag+

Iw xj m`vj `k t` tbj x`|nd `o tbj H|jjfw o|`m Ikgajkt Wzmj|. tbj wt`|ajw tifj `k i mzgb m`|j

iggjktjd akdavadzin t`kj+ Djwgjkt mqtbw u|`naoj|itj "`| wamunq wz|vavj ak m`|j kzmlj|w! ak tbaw uj|a`d+

Tbj kjzt|inatq `o Bjnn wjjk ak Wzmj| inw` |jmiakw g`kwtikt iw @dqwwjzw. Bj|gznjw. @|ubjzw. Ingjwtaw.

Uwqgbj. Ciw`k. ikd mikq m`|j. bivj t` djwgjkd t` Bidjw. lzt inn o`| daooj|jkt |jiw`kw ikd dzj t` tbja|

`xk uj|w`kin u|`lnjmw+ Bjnn tbjk aw akdavadzin6 at gikk`t lj |junagitjd lq `tbj|w+ @o g`z|wj. iw Wzmj| biw

Jknan. Jkfa ikd Ikz iw tbja| tb|jj m`wt amu`|tikt h`dw xb` davadj tbj x`|nd im`khwt tbjmwjnvjw. tbj

H|jjfw bivj Sjzw. U`wjad`k ikd Bidjw+ Bidjw aw mj|jnq tbj |znj| `o tbj Zkdj|x`|nd. xbj|j tbj djid h`+

Iw tbj bj|`jw djwgjkd. at aw `knq kitz|in tbit tbjq mjjt tbj |znj| `o at+

Tbj akdavadzinatq `o tbj H|jjf c`z|kjq t` Bjnn aw g`mm`k t` inn `knq ak tbj oigt tbit at aw i

djwtakita`k t` xbagb mjk ikd x`mjk t|ivjn+ B`xjvj|. tbj akdavadzinatq `o tbj uzkawbmjkt aw tjnnakh `o

tbja| wzooj|akh. k`t `o i g`mm`k bzmik tbjmj `o Bjivjk ikd Bjnn+ A bivj i|hzjd ljo`|j tbit Bjnn aw njww

amu`|tikt t` u`nqtbjawtag |jnaha`kw ljgizwj tbjq inn`x o`| mzntaunj vajxw `k ljnajo xbanj idbj|akh t` i

g`mm`k wjt `o |atzinawtag |ahbtw `o uiwwihj+ Inn H|jjfw ljnajvjd ak tbj h`dw. tb`zhb tbj mqtbw t`nd il`zt

tbjm g`znd vi|q igg`|dakh t` tbj akdavadzin6 t` tbj t|ivjnnj|w ikd tbajvjw tbj|j xiw Bj|mjw. t` tbj

bikdqmjk ikd gzkkq tbj|j xiw Itbjki. t` tbj xi||a`|w tbj|j xiw I|jw+ Tbjwj akdavadzin ljnajow xj|j

zkatjd ak tbj ljnajo `o Sjzw iw wzu|jmj h`d. U`wjad`k iw tbj |znj| `o tbj wji ikd ji|tbyzifjw. iw xjnn iw

b`|wjw. ikd Bidjw iw |znj| `o tbj Zkdj|x`|nd+

Ak tbj wimj xiq. ji|nq Czdiawm wjjmw t` bivj gi|jd nattnj o`| bjnn dz|akh atw u`nqtbjawtag wtitj+

Jtqm`n`hq wtikdw xatb zw. o`| tbj kimjw tbit |ju|jwjkt tbj g`kgjutw `o Bjnn bivj mjikakh. ikd tbit

mjikakh d`jwkt tjnn `o i hjkj|in bjnn6 at tjnnw zw `o Czdiawmw kjzt|inatq t`xi|d tbit unigj3 Wbj`n "tbj

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h|ivj!. Jn`bam "u|akgjw xb` i|j w`kw `o H`d9!. \jubiam "i dxjnnj| ak tbj h|ivj tbit aw Wbj`n!. jtg+

Ikgjwt`| x`|wbau. iw xj bivj nji|kjd ak tbaw gniww. xiw i g`kgjut iggjutjd ak. wbinn xj ginn at. U|`t`-

Czdiawm6 tbaw g`kgjut b`xjvj|. xiw |jcjgtjd. iw xj oa|wt bivj |jg`|d `o at. lq Il|ibim. xb` |jcjgtjd baw

ad`n uiwt ikd xiw g`mmikdjd lq tbj `kj H`d t` o`nn`x Bam+ Tbj tj|mw. `o xbagb xj bivj wjjk w`mj

jrimunjw il`vj. tbjk xj|j jrt|iu`nitjd o|`m akdavadzinatq t` hjkj|inatq+ A im k`t wiqakh tbit |jnaha`k

tifjw ixiq tbj akdavadzinatq `o mjk. tb`zhb mikq gzntw bivj ljjk iggzwjd `o d`akh czwt tbit6 lzt tbit

mikq h`dw uj|mat tbj akdavadzin ljnajow `o mjk w` n`kh iw tbjq ui|tagauitj ak g`mm`k |atzinw6 xbanj tbj

@kj H`d uj|matw `knq ljnajo ak Bam iw tb`wj wimj |atzinw i|j ljakh u|igtagjd+

Il|ibim bid `knq `kj H`d. ikd bj. iw Hikdino x`znd wiq t` zw tb|`zhb tbj x`|nd `o tbj N`|d `o

tbj \akhw. d`jw k`t wbi|j u`xj|+ At aw tbaw akilanatq t` lj ikqtbakh `tbj| tbik tbj Wzu|jmj Ljakh tbit

mifjw Bjnn gbikhj+ \jnaha`k o`zkd w`mjtbakh g`mm`k t` zw inn. ikd u|`vadjd at xatb i g`kk`tita`k `o

hjkj|inatq iww`gaitjd xatb tbj ljnajo ak `kj h`d+ QXBX. `| Jn. jru|jwwjd tbit tb`wj xb` ljnajvjd x`znd

lj wivjd+ At aw vj|q gnji| tbit ji|nq `k. tbj djoakata`k `o Bjnn aw vihzj+ Il|ibim bamwjno iwfw `o H`d3

Xant tb`z akdjjd djwt|`q tbj |ahbtj`zw xatb tbj xagfjd0 Tbj uban`w`ubagin yzjwta`k djmikdw i oia|

ikwxj|+ H`dw uzkawbmjkt aw djtj||jd. lzt wzooj|akh iw i mjikw `o g|jitakh i ljttj| ljakh "H`dw xiq t`

mifj zw h`d-nafj! xann jvjktzinnq lj wzuj|wjdjd lq wzooj|akh iw ik jkd6 akdavadzin Bjnn iw i mjikw t`

igbajvj djaoagita`k ljgimj hjkj|in Bjnn iw tbj jkd o`| tb`wj xb` dad k`t ljbivj ak naoj+ Bjnn xiw k`

n`khj| tbj xiq t` i ljttj| mik6 at ljgimj tbj unigj t` xbagb tbj daw`ljdajkt xj|j g`kdjmkjd o`|jvj|+

Iw Il|ibim t|ivjnnjd o|`m Wzmj| t` Gikiik xatb tbaw kjx ljnajo. H|jjgj ikd \`mj x`znd

|jmiak akdavadzinawtag ak kitz|j6 tbja| Bjnn. iw at xiw djwg|aljd. xiw tbj nigf `o mjkw b`k`| ikd tbja|

akilanatq t` uj|o`|m h|jit djjdw+ Tbj H|jjfw jmubiwasjd tbj akdavadzin. fk`x q`z|wjno ikd k`tbakh ak

jrgjww. xj|j tx` `o tbj ub|iwjw wtimujd it tbj tjmunj `o Djnuba+ Uakdi| x|atjw tbit l|ajo aw tbj h|`xakh

tamj `o c`q o`| m`|tinw. ikd l|ajo tbj on`xj|w ln``m xbagb oinnw t` ji|tb wbifjk lq h|am oitj+ Tbakhw `o i

9Igg`|dakh t` Ljk M`wjw Miam`kadjw "Gbiutj| AA!. x|atj `o Tbj Hzadj o`| tbj Uj|unjrjd3 Jn`bam aw i b`m`kqm.

ikd djk`tjw H`d.ikhjnw. czdhjw. ikd tbj |znj|w `o g`zkt|ajw. ikd tbit @kfjn`w tbj u|`wjnqtj jruniakjd at ak tbj t|zj

ikd g`||jgt mikkj| lq tifakh Jn`bam ak tbj wjktjkgj., ikd qj wbinn lj nafj Jn`bam, "Hjk+ aaa+ :!

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diq) Xbit i|j xj ikd xbit i|j xj k`t+ Mikw i wbid`xw D|jim+< U`nqtbjawtag \`mikw tb`zhbt tbj

wimj xiq3 at dad k`t mittj| xb` q`z ljnajvjd x`znd wivj q`z. `knq tbit q`z ljbivjd xjnn+ X|attjk ak

\`mj. vj|q ji|nq dz|akh tbj t|ikwata`k o|`m \juzlnag t` M`ki|gbq "

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Uihj 2

xbq d` xj kjjd wzooj|akh0 Tbj m`wt amu`|tikt yzjwta`k `o inn tamj aw u`wjd iw3 Xbit aw Bjnn. ao wzooj|akh

aw `knq tbj xann `o ik jvj|niwtakh H`d xb` xann wivj q`z ao q`z |jujkt `o q`z| x|`kh djjdw0 Tbj

jrunikita`k `o xbit tbaw Bjnn xiw. x`znd njid bzmikatq t` |jtbakf wzooj|akh. `| |itbj| tbj oianz|j t` lji| at

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