the starbird by brian cunningham
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H . I { ` ` g ` l o b f
T O K Y T B X H G X D
B[YTG@ FBIB[MKW
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Ia~wxglot H. I{``g`lobf
Iaskx gfblk hw Ybxbo \kbxkx.
Tok xglot ac H. I{``g`lobf ta hk gdk`tgcgkd by b{toax ac togy|axe oby hkk` byykxtkd hw ogf g` biiaxdb`ik |gto ykitga`
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BIE@A\MKDLKFK@TY
G |a{md mgek ta yg`ikxkmw bie`a|mkdlk tok g`sbm{bhmk okm~ ac
Egf F{xxbw ac B{ytg` # Fbib{mkw g` xklbxd ta tok kdgtg`l
acTokYtbxhgxd.
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Bmtoa{lo ok |by 2> wkbxy ac blk- Bmgytbgx obd `kskx ykk`
xkbm y`a|{`tgm bha{t t|a |kkey bla. Togy |by hkib{yk ac
tok |bxfkx |g`tkxy ib{ykd hw lmahbm |bxfg`l. H{t togy
|g`tkx dgd `at camma| tok {y{bm ~bttkx` |ogio |k obsk lat{ykd ta. T|a |kkey bla tok |kbtokx obd y{ddk`mw t{x`kd
hgttkxmw iamd b`d gt obd y`a|kd r{gtk okbsgmw. Tok |kbtokx
obd xkfbg`kd skxw iamd- ekk~g`l tok y`a| mwg`l kskxw|okxk
by b obxd- cxazk`- |ogtk ibx~kt- |ogio fbdk b ix{`iog`l
`agyk by wa{ |bmekd askx gt. To{y- togy cxazk` y`a| obd
hkiafk b yafk|obt ~kxfb`k`t ckbt{xk ac tok |g`tkx
mb`dyib~k- f{io ta tok jaw ac tok iogmdxk`- |oa yaa` ca{`d
maty ac yma~ky |ogio tokw ia{md tahallb` da|` a`
tahallb`y- |ogio g` yafk ibyky- hkib{yk ac tok mbie acy`a| cxaf lmahbm |bxfg`l- obd mbyt hkk` {ykd hw tokgx
cbtokxy |ok` tokw |kxk iogmdxk`.
Togy iaskxg`l ac y`a| bt Ioxgytfby tgfk- bmhkgt j{yt b
obxd cxazk` mbwkx ac `a faxk tob` b ia{~mk ac ik`tgfktxky-
yoa{md obsk fbdk togy Ioxgytfby b skxw y~kigbm a`k cax
Bmgytbgx. Gt obd fbdk ogf tog`e ac bmm toayk fkxxw
Sgitaxgb` Ioxgytfbyky- |ogio ok obd ykk` dk~gitkd a` tok
cxa`t ac ya fb`w y~bxemg`l Ioxgytfby ibxdy- yoa|g`l
Sgitaxgb` ~ka~mk xgdg`l g` /b`d a`' Sgitaxgb` iabioky |ogio
|kxk hkg`l ~{mmkd hw Sgitaxgb` oaxyky- |gto tokgx xkg`y g`
tok ob`dy ac Sgitaxgb` iabiofk`. H{t t|a hgl hmbie
yobda|y by hmbieby tok y`a| |by |ogtkobd y{ddk`mw
hkk` ibyt askx togy cgxyt |ogtk Ioxgytfby ac Bmgytbgxy mgck-
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fbeg`l Bmgytbgx ckkm tobt ok |by `at ~bxt ac gt by gc ok |bymaaeg`l toxa{lo b |g`da| bt b ~bxtw ta |ogio ok obd `at
hkk` g`sgtkd.Tok cgxyt ac tokyk t|a hmbie yobda|y b~~kbxkd t|a
|kkey bla |ok` Bmgytbgxy cbtokx mayt ogy jah bt b iaf~b`w|okxk ok obd |axekd cax tok ~byt tk` wkbxy by b skxw oglomw
xklbxdkd Iaf~{tkx Ywytkfy K`lg`kkx. Ybdmw- tok iaf~b`w
obd obd ta imayk da|` hkib{yk ac tok kcckity ac tok ya&
ibmmkd ixkdgt ix{`io. Bmgytbgxy cbtokx obd `a gdkb oa|-{`dkx tok ~xkyk`t igxi{fytb`iky- ok |a{md kskx lkt b`atokx
jah dag`l ogy a|` eg`d ac |axeax g`dkkd b`w eg`d ac jah-by iaf~b`gky bmm askx tok |axmd |kxk obsg`l ta yokd ytbcc-
xbtokx tob` tbek tokf a`. B`d gt gy g`dkkd tx{k- by ~ka~mk
ybw- tobt txa{hmky `kskx iafk yg`lmw. Cax togy lxkbtfgycaxt{`k |by r{giemw camma|kd hw b` ksk` lxkbtkx a`k
|ok` Bmgytbgxy yg&wkbx&amd hxatokx- Xahg`- y{ddk`mw
hkibfk skxw ykxga{ymw gmm. Bmgytbgxy fatokx obdgffkdgbtkmw ~oa`kd tokgx cbfgmw daitax- Dx. X{yofaxk-
|oa- by yaa` by ok obd iafk b`d kbfg`kd Xahg`-
gffkdgbtkmw ~oa`kd cax b` bfh{mb`ik. Togy |by tok cgxyt
tgfk g` ogy mgck tobt Bmgytbgx obd kskx ykk` ogy ~bxk`ty ixw.
\ok` Xahg` obd hkk` tbek` g`ta tok oay~gtbm- Bmgytbgx
|k`t kskxw dbw |gto ogy ~bxk`ty ta sgygt ogf. A` tok |bw
hbie g` tok ibx- a`k dbw- cxaf a`k ac tokyk oay~gtbm sgygty-
|gto ogy cbtokx dxgsg`l- by {y{bm- Bmgytbgx `atgikd tobt ogy
fatokx b`d cbtokx |kxk tbmeg`l skxw mgttmk. Togy fbdk ogf
ckkm yafk|obt ma`kmw by ok ybt g` a`k ac tok xkbx ykbty ac tokibx- `kt ta tok ykbt a` tok xglot- |ogio Xahg` {y{bmmw
aii{~gkd. Cax |ok`kskx tokw obd bmm hkk` talktokx g` tok ibx
by b iaf~mktk cbfgmw- tok ibx obd `kskx xkfbg`kd r{gkt cax
ma`l- by Xahg` |a{md bm|bwy hk `atgig`l tog`ly toxa{lo tok
ibx |g`da| b`d tkmmg`l tokf |obt ok obd ykk`.
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\ok` tokw bxxgskd hbie bt tok oa{yk- Bmgytbgx `atgikd
tobt ogy fatokx maaekd by gc yok obd hkk` ixwg`l- b`d togy
{~ykt ogf cax tok |oamk ksk`g`l. Ok |by lmbd |ok` toktgfk ibfk cax ogf ta la ta hkd by ok dgd `at mgek ta ykk ogy
fatokx b`d cbtokx maaeg`l ya {`ob~~w.
\ok` Bmgytbgx obd hkk` g` hkd b ck| fg`{tky- ogy
fatokx b`d cbtokx ibfk g`ta ogy xaaf. Ogy fatokx ybt a`
a`k ygdk ac ogy hkd |ogmk ogy cbtokx ybt a` tok atokx. Ogy
fatokxy mbxlk- faa`&mgek cbik- |gto gty hgl hxa|` kwky
|ogio |kxk bm|bwy c{mm ac mgck- b`d okx c{mm yoa{mdkx&mk`lto
obgx ac b yobdk ac iokyt`{t hxa|`- yafkoa| `kskx cbgmkd taxkbyy{xk Bmgytbgx. By yok `a| obd b yfgmk a` okx cbiktokcgxyt tobt ok obd ykk` a` ogy fatokxy cbik yg`ik hkcaxkXahg` obd hkiafk gmm togy yfgmk fbdk ogf ckkm ksk`hkttkx. Gt bmya fbdk ogf tog`e ac Xahg`- |oa |by faxk mgek
ogy fatokx tob` ogy cbtokx obsg`l okx mbxlk hxa|` kwky
b`d iokyt`{t hxa|` obgx. Bmgytbgx- oa|kskx- |gto ogy cbgx
obgx- hm{k kwky b`d xbtokx ykxga{y fb``kx- |by faxk mgek ogy
cbtokx. Obsg`l ogy fatokx ygttg`l a` tok ygdk ac ogy hkd fbdk
Bmgytbgx xkfkfhkx oa| |ok` ok |by wa{`lkx- ogy fatokx
|a{md iafk {~ytbgxy kskxw ksk`g`l ta xkbd b hkdtgfk ytaxw
ta ogf b`d ogy hxatokx- cax bt tobt tgfk tokw hato yobxkd tok
ybfk xaaf. E`a|g`l tobt b hkdtgfk ytaxw |a{md bm|bwy hk
|bgtg`l cax tokf- ta `gikmw k`d tok dbw- obd `kskx cbgmkd g`
fbeg`l lag`l ta hkdgc `at kbitmw b~mkby{xk- bt mkbyt b hgtmkyy ac b` axdkbm cax tok t|a hxatokxy. B`d `a| Bmgytbgx |by
lgsk` yafk |a`dkxc{m `k|y- |ok` ogy fatokx tamd ogf tobt
yok b`d ogy cbtokx obd dkigdkd ta da tokgx skxw hkyt ta lktDx. Haxbyodg- |oa |by txkbtg`l Xahg` g` tok oay~gtbm- ta
blxkk ta mkt Xahg` y~k`d Ioxgytfby |gto tokf bt oafk. Togy
{`k~kitkd ~gkik ac laad `k|y fbdk Bmgytbgx ckkm hkttkx
ytgmm- b`d ok `a| e`k| |ow ogy fatokx |by yfgmg`l bt mbyt.
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Bctkx Bmgytbgx obd tbmekd |gto ogy ~bxk`ty cax b |ogmk
bha{t oa| Xahg` yoa{md ckkm hkttkx cax hkg`l bt oafk |gto
ogy cbfgmw cax Ioxgytfby- b`d oa| gt fglot ~kxob~y mkbd tab` gf~xaskfk`t g` ogy ia`dgtga` Bmgytbgxy fatokx egyykdogf a` tok caxkokbd- j{yt by yok obd bm|bwy da`k kskxw
`glot |ok` ok obd hkk` tok ybfk blk by Xahg`- tok` yok b`d
ogy cbtokx |ogy~kxkd Laad`glot ta ogf- b`d mkct ogy xaaf.H{t gffkdgbtkmw bctkx tokw |kxk la`k- Bmgytbgx xkfkfhkxkd
|obt ogy Lxb``w Ebto obd bm|bwy tamd ogf bha{t ~xbwkxy
bm|bwy hkg`l okbxd- ~xasgdkd tokw |kxk tx{mw yg`ikxk. Ya ok
lat {~- e`kmt hw tok ygdk ac ogy hkd b`d byekd Lad ta ~mkbyk
fbek gt ya tobt Xahg` ia{md iafk oafk cax Ioxgytfby.
Dx. Haxbyodg- |gto ogy |gck b`d iogmdxk` t|a mgttmklgxmy- blkd cgsk b`d toxkk obd iafk ta K`lmb`d cxafF{fhbg g` G`dgb j{yt askx b wkbx bla- hkib{yk Dx. Haxbyodg
obd hkk` acckxkd b ~aygtga` g` tok oay~gtbm |okxk Xahg` |by
`a| hkg`l txkbtkd. [~a` iaffk`ig`l |axe bt tok oay~gtbm-
gt obd `at tbek` ma`l cax Dx. Haxbyodg ta hkiafk skxw
oglomw xklbxdkd hw bmm tok atokx daitaxy b`d tok `{xyky.
Yafktgfky ok |a{md tog`e ac tog`ly ta okm~ ogy ~btgk`ty lkt
|kmm- |ogio `a`k ac tok atokx daitaxy toa{lot |a{md da b`w
laad bt bmm. Oa|kskx- tokw `kskx cbgmkd ta hk byta`gyokd
|ok`- ta tokgx {ttkx bfbzkfk`t- tokw yb| tobt tokyk
xkfkdgky |axekd. Bmgytbgxy ~bxk`ty bmya `atgikd yafktog`l
xbtokx y~kigbm bha{t Dx. Haxbyodg- b`d togy |by |ow tokw
dkigdkd ta bye ogf gc gt fglot hk ~ayyghmk cax Xahg` ta hk
bmma|kd oafk cax Ioxgytfby. Gc gt obd hkk` b`w atokx daitax
h{t Dx. Haxbyodg- tokw |a{md obsk ckmt tobt tokw |a{md obskhkk` |bytg`l tokgx tgfk byeg`l- h{t y{io |by tokgx cbgto g`
ogf- tobt tokw toa{lot ok fglot hk bhmk ta tog`e ac yafk
laad xkbya` ta blxkk |gto tokgx xkr{kyt. Ya- a` tokgx `kt
sgygt ta tok oay~gtbm tokw byekd ogf gc togy fglot hk ~ayyghmk.
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\kmm- bt cgxyt tok daitax |by skxw f{io blbg`yt gt. H{t
bctkx lgsg`l tok fbttkx c{xtokx toa{lot- Dx. Haxbyodg
iob`lkd ogy fg`d b`d ybgd tobt ok |a{md bmma| Xahg` tay~k`d Ioxgytfby bt oafk bctkx bmm- by gt |a{md ~xahbhmw da
ogf faxk laad tob` obxf hw okm~g`l ta xbgyk ogy y~gxgty. H{t
ok tok` |k`t a` ta ybw tobt Xahg` f{yt xkt{x` ta tok oay~gtbm
tok dbw bctkx Hag`l Dbw- |ok` b` bfh{mb`ik |a{md hk
yk`t cax ogf. B`d ok bddkd tobt Xahg` f{yt ia`tg`{k ta hk
lgsk` ogy fkdgibtga` bmm tok tgfk tobt ok |by bt oafk- b`d
bmya tobt Bmgytbgxy ~bxk`ty f{yt gffkdgbtkmw ~oa`k tokoay~gtbm gc tokw yoa{md `atgik b`w |axyk`g`l g` Xahg`yia`dgtga`- `a fbttkx oa| ymglot. Bmgytbgx b`d ogy ~bxk`ty
|kxk skxw ob~~w ta okbx togy |a`dkxc{m `k|y b`d- bctkx
tob`eg`l Dx. Haxbyodg- tokw gffkdgbtkmw |k`t b`d tamd
Xahg`.
\ok` Xahg` |by tamd tobt ok |a{md hk lag`l oafk cax
Ioxgytfby- ok gffkdgbtkmw hxglotk`kd {~- b`d cax tok cgxyt
tgfk yg`ik ok obd cgxyt tbek` gmm- ok |by bhmk ta ~xad{ik b
xkbm yfgmk. Togy tgfk- |ok` Bmgytbgx b`d ogy ~bxk`ty mkct ogf-
{`mgek bmm tok atokx tgfky tokxk |kxk `a tkbxy g` Xahg`ykwky- j{yt b ob~~w ia`tk`tkd yfgmk. To{y gt |by bxxb`lkd
tobt Xahg` |a{md hk yk`t oafk hw bfh{mb`ik a` Ioxgytfby
Ksk.
Tok ja{x`kw hbie cxaf tok oay~gtbm g` tok ibx- cax
Bmgytbgx b`d ogy ~bxk`ty |by r{gtk b ma`l a`k- by tok oay~gtbm
|by a` tok a~~aygtk ygdk ac tok ta|` cxaf |okxk tokw mgskd-
b`d togy ja{x`kw |by fbdk ta ykkf ksk` ma`lkx hw tokgxlkttg`l okmd {~ g` b hgl txbccgi jbf- `at cbx cxaf tok oay~gtbm.
Togy obd hkk` ib{ykd hw yafk toa{lotmkyy ~kxya` mkbsg`l
tok lbtk ac b cgkmd |gdk a~k` a` tok atokx ygdk ac tok xabd-
|ogio obd bmma|kd b okxd ac ia|y ta kyib~k. @a| b ma`l
mg`k ac txbccgi |by okmd {~ |ogmk tok cbxfkx b`d ogy ya` dgd
tokgx hkyt ta xa{`d {~ tokgx |bw|bxd ibttmk- yafk ac |ogio
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obd obd tgfk ta |b`dkx b ia`ygdkxbhmk dgytb`ik da|` tok
xabd b`d g` bfa`lyt tok txbccgi. \ogmk tokw |bgtkd g` tok
ibx- Bmgytbgx- cxaf |okxk ok |by ygttg`l g` tok mkct xkbx ykbt-ytbxkd toxa{lo tok bdjbik`t |g`da| bt tok ygmk`t |g`tkx
mb`dyib~k ac cgkmdy ac cxazk` y`a|.
Ytb`dg`l g` b `kbxhw cgkmd a` tok mkct ygdk ac tok xabd-
b`d `at cbx cxaf tok lbtk ac tok cgkmd- |by b ygmskx hgxio txkk.
Ac ia{xyk- hkg`l |g`tkx gty hxb`ioky |kxk `a| iaf~mktkmw
dksagd ac mkbsky b`d maaekd byok` lxkw blbg`yt b
fbl`gcgik`t |g`tkx y{`ykt g` tok |kyt- |okxk b o{lk-
lma|g`l- ~g`e y{` |by yma|mw ykttg`l g` b fgytw- ~bmkt{xr{agyk yew. Bhask tok cgkmdy ac cxazk` y`a|- ma`l- tog`
yoxkdy ac giw ~kbxmw&|ogtk ima{dy- tg`lkd |gto ~g`e- dxgctkd
yma|mw b`d ~kbikc{mmw bixayy tok yew cxaf tok xglot. Tok
yokkx hkb{tw ac tok yik`k |by y{io- tobt gt |by `at ksk`
y~agmkd cax Bmgytbgx hw tok yglot ac b hgl hmbie ixa|-
bmglotg`l mgek b lgb`t hbt {~a` a`k ac tok mkbcmkyy hxb`ioky
ac tok ygmskx hgxio txkk- fbeg`l tok hxb`io hk`d {`dkx gty
|kglot. Bctkx ib|g`l g` b fayt fkmb`ioamw cbyoga` tok ixa|
cmk| acc ib{yg`l tok hk`t hxb`io ta y~xg`l hbie g`ta ~mbik-
b`d g` ya dag`l- ibtb~{mt g`ta tok bgx b mgttmk ima{d ac dxw
~a|dkxw y`a|- |ogio tok` ckmm ta tok lxa{`d mgek b
fg`gbt{xk y`a| yoa|kx. H{t tok`- mgek tok ykxk`kmw dxgctg`l
ima{dy- Bmgytbgxy toa{loty bmya hklb` ta dxgct- hbie ta tok
tgfk ac tok oamgdbw- |ogio ok obd ya lxkbtmw k`jawkd mbyt
y{ffkx bt Mmb`cbgxckiob` a` tok iabyt ac @axto \bmky.
\gto ogy cbfgmw ok obd y~k`t b |a`dkxc{m t|a |kkey g` b
yta`k iattblk |gto b ymbtk xaac- tok ymbtky ac |ogio obd hkk`r{bxxgkd cxaf b ymbtk r{bxxw oglo a` tok {~~kx xkbioky ac b
fa{`tbg` |ogio xayk ytkk~mw cxaf tok xkbx ac tok iattblk.
[`dkx togy ymbtk xaac- Bmgytbgx obd ymk~t faxk ya{`dmw tob`
ok ia{md kskx xkfkfhkx. @kgtokx ia{md ok xkibmm b yg`lmk
dbw |ok` ok obd `at b|aek` ta tok ixgky ac tok ykbl{mmy by
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tokw yabxkd bhask tok iattblk g` tok kbxmw fax`g`l bgx- by gc
tokw |kxk txwg`l ta tkmm ogf tobt ok yoa{md obsk hkk` {~
oa{xy bla. Wky- |obt b fbxskmma{y caxt`glot tobt obd hkk`"Tokw obd ixbffkd ya f{io g`ta gtmgek tok dbw |ok` tokw
obd dxgsk` {~ ta tok ta~ ac Mmb`d{d`ay t|a&o{`dxkd&fktxk&oglo Lxkbt Axf- |ogio dafg`btky tok xkyaxt- mgek b eg`d ac
\kmyo Xaie ac Lghxbmtbx- b`d cxaf tok mactw y{ffgt ac|ogio wa{ ib` ykk tok fbl`gcgik`t sgk|y ac tok fa{`tbg`y
ac Y`a|da`gb. Tok`- g` tok bctkx`aa` tokw obd bmm k`jawkd b
|a`dkxc{m ~kxcaxfb`ik ac tok cbgxw tbmk a~kxbOb`ykm b`d
Lxktkm- |ogio |by lgsk` hw tok \kmyo @btga`bm A~kxb g` tok
tokbtxk a` tok ykbcxa`t. B`d tokxk |by tok dbw |ok` tokw
obd sgygtkd tok mglotoa{yk a` tok fayt kbytkxmw ~ag`t ac tok
Gymk ac B`lmkykw- j{yt bixayy tok Fk`bg Ytxbgt cxaf
Mmb`cbgxckiob`- |okxk Bmgytbgx b`d ogy hxatokx- Xahg`- obd
y~k`t b fayt k`jawbhmk oa{x- ykbxiog`l cax mgttmk ixbhy g` tok
xaie ~aamy- |gto `kty |ogio ykkfkd f{io taa yfbmm ta ibtio
b`wtog`l tobt ob~~k`kd ta hk fasg`l cbyt5 cax tok mgttmk
ixkbt{xky bm|bwy fb`blkd ta yi{xxw b|bw ta ogdk {`dkx b
xaie. B`d tokxk |by bmya tok dbw |ok` Bmgytbgx b`d ogycbfgmw obd la`k cax b xgdk g` tokgx ibx g`ta tok fa{`tbg`y- g`
tok oa~k ac cg`dg`l b` g`` tobt Bmgytbgxy cbtokx obd hkk`tamd bha{t ibmmkd Tok Hmbie Y|b`- |ogio mbw bt tok ya{tokx`
k`d ac b hgl mbek. Tok |kbtokx |ok` tokw obd ykt acc obd
hkk` cg`k b`d y{``w- h{t by tokw imgfhkd oglokx b`d oglokx
{~ tok `bxxa|- t|gytg`l fa{`tbg` xabdy- tok |kbtokx obd
y{ddk`mw iob`lkd cax tok |axyk- b`d tok |g`dyixkk` ac tok
ibx |by yaa` iaskxkd |gto fwxgbdy ac tg`w dxa~y ac dxgzzmk-fbeg`l gt `kikyybxw cax Bmgytbgxy cbtokx- |oa |by dxgsg`l-ta obsk ta y|gtio a` tok |g`dyixkk` |g~kxy. \gto tok hbie
ac ogy ob`d- Bmgytbgx |g~kd acc tok ia`dk`ybtga` a` tok
|g`da| `kt ta |okxk ok |by ygttg`l g` tok hbie ac tok ibx.
Tok`- toxa{lo tok imkbx bxkb ac lmbyy ok txgkd ta maae {~ bt
tok ~kbey ac tok y{xxa{`dg`l fa{`tbg`y. H{t tokw |kxk bmm
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iaf~mktkmw ogddk` hw tok dxgzzmw ima{dy- ya Bmgytbgx lbsk {~
txwg`l ta ykk b`wtog`l toxa{lo tok |g`da|.
Bmgytbgxy cbtokx bmfayt fgyykd tok skxw `bxxa| xabd a`tok mkct- |ogio ok obd hkk` tamd |a{md mkbd tokf da|` g`ta
b |gdk sbmmkw- |okxk tok hgl mbek b`d Tok Hmbie Y|b` G``
|kxk ta hk ca{`d. B`d- by gc hw yafk ~kxckitmw tgfkd
fgxbimk- j{yt by tokw bxxgskd hw tok ygdk ac tok mbek|ogio|by a` tok xglot ygdk ac tok xabd tok |kbtokx y{ddk`mwgf~xaskd- b`d hkcaxk ma`l tok y{` |by yog`g`l a` tokf-
toa{lo g` b xbtokx {`ikxtbg`- ~bmk b`d |btkxw |bw bt cgxyt.
H{t tok y{` yaa` ca{`d gty ytxk`lto- b`d r{giemw dgy~kxykdtok xbg` ima{dy. Gt yoa`k xbdgb`tmw {~a` tok mbek b`d tok
y~atmkyymw imkb` |ogtk|byokd |bmmy b`d ymbtk xaac ac Tok
Hmbie Y|b`- |ogio |by a` tok a~~aygtk ygdk ac tok xabd
cxaf tok mbek- b`d ytb`dg`l yafk |bw hbie cxaf tok xabd.
Ya- bctkx obsg`l t{x`kd mkct- acc tok xabd- Bmgytbgxycbtokx dxask {~ ta Tok Hmbie Y|b` b`d ~bxekd tok ibx g`
a`k ac tok toxkk ibx y~biky bt tok cxa`t ac tok g``. Tok
k`txb`ik |by `at dgccgi{mt ta cg`d by gt |by dgxkitmw hk`kbto bmbxlk |ogtk ygl`- {~a` |ogio tokxk |by b mgck&ygzk ~git{xk ac
b hmbie y|b` mbxlk k`a{lo- g` cbit- ta obsk hkk`
xkial`gybhmk by y{io- ksk` cxaf by cbx b|bw by tok dgytb`t
`axtokx` yoaxk ac tok mbek. Ya- obsg`l ca{`d tok k`txb`ik ta
tok G`` a{x- hw `a|- o{`lxw txbskmmkxy |kxk bmm yafk|obt
xkmgkskd ta hk ~byyg`l toxa{lo gty da{hmk daaxy. Tokyk
da{hmk daaxy mkd tokf g`ta b cbgxmw mbxlk dg`g`l xaaf- |gto
|ogtk|byokd |bmmy- hmbie abe hkbfy b`d maty ac ia~~kx b`dhxbyy |gto bmfayt k`a{lo ac tok mbttkx ta lgsk ~ka~mk tokgf~xkyyga` ac obsg`l |bmekd g`ta b tg`ekxy |axeyoa~. H{tgt oby ta hk ybgd tobt tok wkmma| |bmm mgloty ykxskd ta ixkbtk b
fayt iokkxc{m b`d oafkmw btfay~okxk. By gt |by ytgmm kbxmw
g` tok dbw- hkg`l `at r{gtk `aa` tok dg`g`l xaaf |by kf~tw
ya tokw obd gt bmm ta tokfykmsky.
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Obsg`l ca{`d b `gik tbhmk `kbx b |g`da|- |ogio maaekd
a{t a`ta tok mbek- tokw axdkxkd tokgx caad cxaf b skxw
~mkbyb`t- cbgx&obgxkd- fgddmk&blkd mbdw- |oa maaekd skxw\kmyo- h{t y{x~xgykd tokf bmm hw y~kbeg`l |gto b Mb`ibyogxk
biik`t. Gt |by `at ma`l hkcaxk tokw |kxk hkg`l ykxskd ~mbtky
ac\kmyo xbxkhgt|ogio kskxw iogmd yoa{md e`a| gy tabytkdiokkyk a` oat h{ttkxkd tabyt. B`d tok tabytkd iokkyk |by
ytkbfg`l oat |ok` gt |by hxa{lot ta tok tbhmk- obsg`l hkk`
cxkyomw tabytkd b`d `at j{yt |bxfkd {~- mgek wa{ lkt g` yafk
~mbiky. Togy dkmgiga{y fkbm |by |byokd da|` by ~ka~mkmgek ta ybw |gto yafk skxw laad Kbxm Lxkw tkb- b`d tokwia{md `at obsk k`jawkd tokgx fkbm faxk gc gt obd hkk` b
eg`ly hb`r{kt.
Bctkx togy tbytw m{`io- b`d bctkx obsg`l tob`ekd Daxgy-by okx `bfk t{x`kd a{t ta hk- cax tok caad b`d kikmmk`t
ykxsgik- tokw mkct Tok Hmbie Y|b` ta y~k`d yafk tgfk
|btiog`l yafk b`lmkxy cgyog`l hw tok ygdk ac tok mbek. Tokyk
b`lmkxy obd hkk` yokmtkxg`l cxaf tok dxgzzmk {`dkx hgl
{fhxkmmby ac sbxga{y iama{xy. H{t tokw `a| `a ma`lkx
`kkdkd tokgx iama{xc{m yokmtkx cxaf tok xbg`- by tok y{`mglot
|by yog`g`l hxglotmw- b`d xkcmkitg`l cxaf tok xg~~mky a` tok
y{xcbik ac tok mbek- fbeg`l tokf yogffkx b`d y~bxemk mgek
lmkbfg`l yoabmy ac ygmskxw cgyo. B`d by tokyk b`lmkxy cgyokd
|gto b dklxkk ac ~btgk`ik |ogio ck| ~ka~mk |oa da `at
cgyo tokfykmsky ia{md kskx {`dkxytb`d yafk xbtokx `agywykbl{mmy ixgkd b`d y|aa~kd da|` ma| askx tok mbek- fbeg`l
tok b`lmkxy skxw b`lxw. Yafk ac tokf yoa{tkd bt tok
ykbl{mmy hkib{yk tokw toa{lot tokw |kxk cxglotk`g`l b|bwtok cgyo. Bmgytbgx- oa|kskx- ia{md `at okm~ h{t ckkm tobt gt
|by tok yoa{tg`l ac tok b`lmkxy- xbtokx tob` tok ixgky ac tok
ykbl{mmy- |ogio |by dgyt{xhg`l hato tok cgyo b`d tok
~kbikc{m`kyy ac tok yik`k- b`d ok |gyokd tobt tokw |a{md
j{yt ekk~ r{gkt. Cax Bmgytbgx ckmt tobt tok ixgky ac tok ykbl{mmy
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ykkfkd a`mw ta bdd ta tok ykxk`gtw ac tok ~mbik- xbtokx tob`
dgyt{xh gt togy ~mbik hw tok mbekygdk- |ogio ykkfkd ya
xkfatk cxaf bmm tok o{ytmk b`d h{ytmk ac tok kskxwdbw|axmd.
Tok ja{x`kw hbie cxaf tok fa{`tbg`y |by {`ksk`tc{m-
h{t skxw yik`gi b`d k`jawbhmk- by tok fa{`tbg` ta~y |kxk
`a| iaf~mktkmw cxkk ac ima{dy- ya tobt Bmgytbgx b`d Xahg`
|kxk `a| bhmk ta maae {~ toxa{lo tok ibx |g`da|y bt tok
gf~ayg`l ~kbey bhask- b`d bmya da|` g`ta tok sbmmkwy cbx
hkma|- |ogio fbdk tokf ckkm tobt tokw |kxk g` b` bkxa~mb`k
xbtokx tob` b ibx. Cax tok ia|y b`d yokk~ g` tok sbmmkwyhkma| maaekd mgek mgttmk taw b`gfbmy |ogio fglot obsk cbmmk`
a{t ac b iogmdy @aboy Bxe.
\ok` tokw bxxgskd hbie bt tok iattblk Xahg` |by r{gie
ta xkfg`d ogy cbtokx tobt ok obd ~xafgykd ta tbek ogf da|`
ta tok ykbcxa`t tobt skxw ksk`g`l bctkx dbxe- ya tobt ok ia{md
maae bt tok ytbxy toxa{lo tok hg`ai{mbxy- |ogio tokw obd `at
caxlattk` bt Xahg`y g`ygytk`ik ta hxg`l |gto tokf a`
oamgdbw. Bmgytbgx b`d ogy fatokx ybgd tobt tokw |a{md mgek taiafk taa. Ya- bctkx tokgx ksk`g`l fkbm- tokw |bgtkd ~btgk`tmw
{`tgm gt lat xkbmmw dbxe. Tok` tokw bmm ykt acc ta |bme da|` ta
tok ykbcxa`t- obsg`l dkigdkd `at ta hatokx |gto tok ibx. By
cbx by tok a{t|bxd ksk`ty ac Bmgytbgxy oamgdbw |kxkia`ikx`kd- togy sgygt ta tok ykbcxa`t |by ta hk gty ixa|`g`l
lmaxw"
\ok` tokw lat da|` ta tok ykbcxa`t tokw camma|kd tok
ykbcxa`t ~bto ta tok mkct b`d ksk`t{bmmw ibfk ta b ~mbik `kbxyafk txkky- |ogio |kxk- g` cbit- k`a{lo ta caxf b mgttmk
ia~yk. Okxk- tokxk |kxk `a mgloty ta hmat a{t tok ytbxy. Ya-
cax tok cgxyt tgfk g` ogy mgck- Bmgytbgx yb| tok Fgmew \bw tobt lxkbt xbdgb`t ytbx ima{d:
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\ogio y~b`y tok ygmk`t sbyt`kyy ac tok imkbx `glot yew
By b lma|g`l- fgytw hb`d ac ytbxxw mglot-
Mgek b okbsk`mw hxgdlk ac ytbxd{yt
Cgt cax tok lady ta ixayy bt `glot
By tok xbg`ha| gy hw dbw.
H{t tok cg`bm b`d fayt gf~xkyygsk ksk`t ac Bmgytbgxyoamgdbw |by tobt ac b dxkbf |ogio ok obd a` tok skxw mbyt
ksk`g`l- yoaxtmw bctkx lag`l ta ymkk~b dxkbf tobt |by hatotkxxghmk b`d |a`dkxc{m"
G` togy fafk`ta{y dxkbf- |ogio ykkfkd ta obsk hkk`
g`cm{k`ikd hw tokgx sgygt ta tok mglotoa{yk j{yt bixayy tok
ytxbgt- gt |by `aa` b`d Bmgytbgx |by ytb`dg`l a` tok xaiey
`kbx tok tbmm |ogtk mglotoa{yk. Tok ykb |by hxkbeg`l {~a`
tok xaiey |gto kskx&g`ixkbyg`l sgamk`ik. Tok` tok yew
y{ddk`mw hkibfk r{gtk dbxe b`d caxkhadg`l- b`d |by yaa`
iaskxkd |gto hgl hmbie ima{dy |ogio |kxk hkg`l dxgsk`
bixayy tok yew cxaf tok xglot- hw b |g`d ac kskx&g`ixkbyg`l
ckxaigtw. Tok ~a|kx ac togy |g`d r{giemw g`ixkbykd ta ytaxf
caxik b`d- by gt dgd ya- gt io{x`kd tok t{xh{mk`t ykb g`ta b
ykktog`l hmbie fbkmytxaf ac xblg`l |bsky- |ogio yfbyokd
|gto y{io caxik {~a` tok xaiey bxa{`d tok mglotoa{yk- by ta
ksk` ykkf ta toxkbtk` tok mglotoa{yk gtykmc. Tok` ibfk tok
mglot`g`l b`d to{`dkx- camma|kd hw xbg` b`d obgm- |okxk obgm
yta`ky by hgl by laaykhkxxgky ha{`ikd acc tok xaiey. By toktkf~kyt&dxgsk` |g`d hmbytkd tok mglotoa{yk Bmgytbgx ia{md
okbx |obt ya{`dkd mgek tok cxk`zgkd yixkbfy ac b fgmmga`
ykbl{mmy. Tok` Bmgytbgx maaekd {~ bt tok ta~ ac tok
mglotoa{yk b`d yb| gt ytx{ie hw b lxkbt hamt ac mglot`g`l
|ogio |by camma|kd hw b txkfk`da{y ixbyo ac to{`dkx. B`d
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Bmgytbgx |by tkxxghmw dgyfbwkd ta ykk tobt tok mglot`g`l ytxgek
obd ~{t a{t tok mglot bt tok ta~ ac tok mglotoa{yk. [~ ta tobt
fafk`t- togy mglot obd hkk` yog`g`l hxbskmw b`d ytkbdgmwtoxa{lo tok ytaxfmgek b cxgk`d |oa |gmm bm|bwy ytb`d hwwa{- toxa{loa{t tok ytaxfy ac mgck. Mayg`l gt dk~xgskd
Bmgytbgx ac ogy a`k hgt ac xkbyy{xb`ik. H{t j{yt by Bmgytbgx
|by bha{t ta lgsk {~ oa~k- yafktog`l fbdk ogf maae {~ bt
tok toxkbtk`g`l- lmaafw yew- g` gty iobatgi ytbtk ac ytaxf&
tayykd t{xfagm. B`d by ok dgd ya- Bmgytbgx yb| b yfbmm hxkbe
b~~kbx g` tok ima{dy |okxk tokw |kxk bt tokgx dbxekyt- b`d
toxa{lo togy hxkbeksk` toa{lo tok ytaxf |by ytgmm xblg`lbt gty okglot ok ia{md ykk imkbx hm{k yew. Tok` ok yb| byfbmm |ogtk y~kie dkyik`dg`l cxaf togy hxkbe g` tok ima{dy.
B`d togy |ogtk y~kie lxbd{bmmw lat hgllkx by gt b~~xabiokd
ogf- {`tgm gt lat imayk k`a{lo cax ogf ta xkial`gyk gt by b
|ogtk hgxd. Togy |ogtk hgxd ia`tg`{kd ta cmw ta|bxdy ogf- ta
yta~ j{yt yoaxt ac |okxk ok |by ytb`dg`l- b`d ta oaskx g` tok
bgx mgek yafk iogmdy dkmgibtk |ogtk egtk- hxbskmw cmwg`l g`tok |g`d bt tok k`d ac b tb{t mk`lto ac ytxg`l. B`d Bmgytbgx
ckmt yafktog`l lxkbtmw iafcaxtg`l bha{t togy cb`tbytgi |ogtkhgxd- |ogio obd ya fgxbi{ma{ymw dkyik`dkd a{t ac tok iobay
ac tok ytaxf. B`d by ok ytbxkd bt gt- Bmgytbgx ckmt tok caxik ac
tok |g`d y{ddk`mw dxa~ ta `a faxk tob` b lk`tmk hxkkzk
|ogio fbdk ogf maae bt tok ykb- b`d ok |by byta`gyokd b`d
lxkbtmw xkmgkskd ta ykk tobt gt obd y{ddk`mw hkiafk r{gtk
ibmf. Tok` tok mglot`g`l yta~~kd cmbyog`l- b`d tok x{fhmg`l
ac tok to{`dkx yma|mw dgkd b|bw {`tgm gt hkibfk `a faxk
tob` b dgytb`t f{xf{x by gc gt xkyk`tkd hkg`l ygmk`ikd.Tok` tok xbg` b`d obgm bhx{~tmw yta~~kd. Toxa{lo tok yfbmm
hxkbe g` tok ima{dy cxaf |okxk tok |ogtk hgxd obd
dkyik`dkd- tokxk yoa`k b lxkbt hkbf ac hxglot y{`mglot
|ogio ckmm {~a` tok |ogtk hgxd- fbeg`l gt yog`k a{t blbg`yt
tok hbielxa{`d ac tok dbxe- lxkw yew- mgek b hxgmmgb`t
cmgiekxg`l cmbfk ac |ogtk cgxk. Tok`- by Bmgytbgx ia`tg`{kd ta
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ytbxk |gto tok lxkbtkyt b|k bt togy fbxskmma{y y{`&mgt- |ogtk
hgxd- gt yma|mw cbdkd b|bw. B`d by gt dgd ya- Bmgytbgx b|aek
cxaf tok dxkbf |gto tkbxy g` ogy kwky.H{t `a|- Bmgytbgx |by y{ddk`mw hxa{lot hbie ta tok
~xkyk`thw b yobx~ jamt" Cax tok ibx obd iafk ta b y{ddk`
yta~. Tokw obd bxxgskd oafk bt mbyt cxaf tok oay~gtbm. Tok
ja{x`kw- hkib{yk ac tok oamd {~ ib{ykd hw tok ia|y a` tok
xabd- obd tbek` togxtw fg`{tky ma`lkx tob` gt yoa{md obsk
da`k"