trip report - azores 2013 (october) © dominic mitchell

8/12/2019 Trip report - Azores 2013 (October) Dominic Mitchell

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Intilcr= î Ehoucj

_c ect up whtf Ocrly ckrjy air tfc drhvc ti tfc ckst cgd

ia tfc hsjkgd. Tfc eiugtkhgs hg tfhs pkrt ia î Ehoucj krc

tfc igjy pjknc hg tfc wirjd wfcrc Kzircs Lujjahgnf nkg lc

aiugd, kgd tfiuof guelcrs ia tfhs cgdkgocrcd cgdcehn

(`giwg ks Rrhijijinkjjy) krc sjiwjy rhshgo, scchgo tfc lhrds

nkg lc vcry dcpcgdcgt ig tfc wcktfcr. Kjtfiuof

nigdhthigs wcrc git hdckj, wc ekhgtkhgcd iur cxncjjcgt

trkn` rcnird air tfc spcnhcs kgd katcr k jhttjc sckrnfhgo

cvcryigc oit oiid vhcws ia pcrfkps shx dhaacrcgt

hgdhvhdukjs, ekhgjy kdujts, hg igc ia tfc krcks H rcoujkrjy

vhsht.

_htf tfc prcssurc iaa, sehjcs ig akncs kgd thn`s hg

gitclii`s, wc fckdcd diwg ti sck jcvcj lcairc wir`hgo

iur wky lkn` wcst. K Jhttjc Corct kgd tfc ahrst Nirys

^fckrwktcrs ia tfc trhp wcrc gitnfcd up ig tfc siutf

nikst, wfhjc rcohigkj cgdcehns hg tfc aire ia Ktjkgthn

Nkgkry kgd Kzircs Oujj tfc jinkj ktjkgthsaire ia

Xcjjiw-jcoocd Oujjwcrc shepjy hepisshljc ti kvihd. _cnfcn`cd k ekmir jk`c kgd tfcg tfc hgtcrhir pjktcku ia tfc

hsjkgd, wfhnf hs dittcd whtf pigds kgd ekrsfcs, lut kshdc

arie Okrokgcy (sccehgojy lcniehgo eirc rcoujkr hg tfc

Kzircs) wc dhdgt jinktc kgytfhgo cxncpthigkj, si fckdcd

ig girtf-wcst ti \hlchrk Orkgdc ig tfc itfcr ajkg` ia tfc

hsjkgd. Fcrc, hg kddhthig ti tfc rcoujkr ^kgdcrjhgo ajin`, k

arustrkthgojy lrhca Nfkrkdrhuspjivcr\hgocd ir eirc

jh`cjy ^cehpkjektcd, sccg fcrc rcncgtjyajusfcd iaa tfc

lcknf kgd iut ia vhcw.

Ahvc \hgo-gcn`cd Dun`s wcrc k ghnc ahgd ig î Ehoucj, kgd

iur ahrst Kecrhnkg vkorkgts ia tfc tiur.

_c tfcrcairc fkd ti wkht must k jhttjc jigocr ti nigahre

iur ahrst Kecrhnkg spcnhcs, lut tfc ehsshig wks

knniepjhsfcd whtfhg tfc fiur wfcg k akre pigd turgcd

up kg heprcsshvc oriup ia ahvc \hgo-gcn`cd Dun`s. _c

sktcd iurscjvcs whtf vhcws lcairc pusfhgo ig hg tfc fckt

ia tfc katcrgiig ti tfc nrktcr jk`cs hg tfc wcst. Nieeig

_kxlhjj wks kgitfcr kddhthig ti tfc trhp jhst lut, whtf

whjdaiwj guelcrs ocgcrkjjy jiw tfhs yckr, wc nut iurjisscs kgd fckdcd lkn` ti Rigtk Dcjokdk ti nfcn` tfc oujj

riist.

_htf tfc jhoft akdhgo wc wir`cd tfriuof tfc ekgy

fugdrcds ia Kzircs Oujjs krrhvhgo ti spcgd tfc ghoft hg tfc

fkrliur. îecthecs tfhs tfrigohgo ekss ia jkrhds kttrknts

siectfhgo eirc ugusukj, kgd ig tfhs innkshig ht wks kg

kppkrcgt ahrst-whgtcr giehgktc ehnfkfcjjhsXcjjiw-jcoocd

Oujj. Dhsthgnthigs nkg lc sultjc lut tfhs njckgcr, pkjcr

Nigthgcgtkj Curipckg lhrd stiid iut dhsthgntjy arie hts

dkr`cr, skec-kocd ktjkgthsnigocgcrs, kgd H dujy ekdc

gitcs ks tfc oriup cgmiycd snipc vhcws ia tfc lhrd. K

Ljkn`-fckdcd Oujj (iur scnigd ia tfc dky katcr igc kt\hlchrk Orkgdc), k oiid-shzcd \uddy Turgstigc ajin` kgd

tfrcc Curkshkg _fhelrcjs lriuoft ti k njisc k dky wfhnf

kjsi hgnjudcd iur ahrst cgdcehn Kzircs Gintujc lkts.

Eigdky ;4 Intilcr= î Ehoucj kgd Ajircs

Ojissy Hlhscs kokhg ekgkocd ti rcknf Ajircs hg tfc wcst.

Kgitfcr ckrjy lrckàkst kgd stkrt hg tfc dkr` tidky, lut

tfhs thec ti sky oiidlyc ti Ocrly, kgd î Ehoucj, kgd

nktnf tfc ahrst ajhoft iut ti tfc hsjkgd ia Ajircs, Curipcseist wcstcrjy pihgt.

Tfc pjkgc wks ig thec kgd wc dujy krrhvcd kt ;2.;3 ke,

ig jkgdhgo ajusfhgo k sekjj wkdcr iaa tfc rugwky. Tfc

khrpirt nkg lc cxncjjcgt air wkdcrs kt thecs si ks siig ks

wcd nijjcntcd iur juookoc kgd tfc ehghlus, H drivc riugd

ti tfc cgd ia tfc rugwky si wc niujd nfcn` wfcrc Ekx

tfiuoft tfc lhrd eky fkvc jkgdcd. _c niujdgt jinktc

kgytfhgo hghthkjjy, lut tfcg fkd aiur Ojissy Hlhscs ajy hg ti


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accd hg arigt ia uswcjniec niepcgskthig! Ht wks igjy

ig jkst yckrs vhsht ti Ajircs tfkt wcd aiugd tfc ahrst-cvcr

Ojissy Hlhs air tfhs hsjkgd.

_htf k dcncgt nfug` ia tfc dky sthjj ti uthjhsc, H dcnhdcd ti

fckd up ti tfc girtfcrg thp ia tfc hsjkgd ti nfcn` tfc

ahcjds kgd kgy tcepirkry piijs. Ks wc drivc diwg k

wccdy trkn` gckr tfc eist girtfcrjy pihgt kt RigtkDcjokdk, Ktjkgthn Nkgkrhcs kgd Kzircs Nfkaahgnfcs (surcjy

k spjht ti niec) wcrc cvcrywfcrc0 iur dhjhocgt nfcn`hgo ia

tfc ajin`s ia sccd-cktcrs priduncd git igc lut twi

Jkpjkgd Lugthgos, Lil kgd H nkjjhgo dhaacrcgt (kgd lrhca)

hgdhvhdukjs sheujtkgciusjy, ks wcjj ks k vcry jist Girtfcrg

_fcktckr.

Lcttcr sthjj wcrc tfc wkdcrs, kgd wc eirc tfkg ekdc up

air tfc vkghsfhgo knt kt tfc khrpirt whtf ^cehpkjektcd

Rjivcr, k muvcghjc Rcntirkj ^kgdphpcr kgd gi acwcr tfkg

tfrcc _fhtc-ruepcd ^kgdphpcrs (twi kdujts kgd k

muvcghjc), kjigo whtf ^kgdcrjhgo kgd Curkshkg _fhelrcj.

_c kjsi luepcd hgti Nkrij kgd The Hgs`hpp, wfidkjrckdy lccg ig tfc hsjkgd air k niupjc ia dkys, kgd katcr

cxnfkgohgo gitcs wc fckdcd tiwkrds tfc ncgtrc ia tfc

hsjkgd ti nfcn` k niupjc ia jk`cs cg riutc ti iur fitcj.

Kdujt _fhtc-ruepcd ^kgdphpcr kt Rigtk Dcjokdk, Ajircs.

Tfc ahrst privhdcd gitfhgo ia orcktcr hgtcrcst tfkg k Orcy

Fcrig, lut wfcg wc stippcd kt tfc scnigd ti aijjiw up k

jckd arie tfc Hgs`hpps ig Kecrhnkg dun`s, cvcrytfhgo

fkppcgcd kt ignc. K sekjj pktnf ia wktcr rcekhghgo hg

tfc nirgcr ia kg itfcrwhsc dry jk`c fcjd k drk`c _iidDun` kgd k oriup ia dklljcrs, ia wfhnf ly ey csthekthig

twi wcrc acekjc Kecrhnkg Ljkn` Dun`s kgd tfc itfcr shx

Kecrhnkg Ljkn` Dun` x Ekjjkrd fylrhds ir lkn`nrisscs.

_fhjc wc wcrc wktnfhgo tfce H fckrd k Jcsscr Xcjjiwjcos

nkjjhgo siecwfcrc fhof ivcrfckd0 snkgghgo tfc s`hcs hg k

lhd ti jinktc ht jcd ti igc ia tfc oriup phn`hgo up k

Rcrcorhgc kt siec dhstkgnc. Kgd tfcg nkec sfiuts arie

Ekx, wfi fkd wkgdcrcd ti k gckrly pktnf ia mughpcr

snrul kgd wks giw wkvhgo arkgthnkjjywc kjj

heecdhktcjy dksfcd ivcr ti dhsnivcr fcd ajusfcd k

Eyrtjc _krljcr! Kg kgxhius acw ehgutcs aijjiwcd wfcg

tfc lhrd sccecd ti fkvc oigc ti oriugd, lut lcairc jigo

ht pippcd up kokhg kgd wc kjj cgmiycd oiid vhcws ks ht acd

kgd ajhn`cd kliut keigo tfc lusfcs, innkshigkjjy

rcvckjhgo hts ycjjiw ruep. Fkvhgo put tfc gcws iut

quhn`jy, tfc acw itfcr lhrdcrs ig tfc hsjkgd stkrtcd

krrhvhgo, kgd wc wcrc kljc ti rcpky tfc Hgs`hpps hg `hgdair tfchr fcjpauj dun` ocg.

Rurc kgd fylrhd Kecrhnkg Ljkn` Dun` nkg lc aiugd ig Ajircs0

gitc kjsi tfc pkrtjy ilsnurcd drk`c _iid Dun`.

Dcjhoftcd whtf tfc sunncsscs ia tfc katcrgiig, wc fckdcd

ivcr ti iur lksc ig tfc wcst nikst, gitnfhgo up k

rikdshdc Curkshkg _iidnin` cg riutc kgd ek`hgo igc

ahgkj wctjkgd stip, tfc rcwkrd air wfhnf wks twi dhstkgt

\hgo-gcn`cd Dun`s. Ajircs fkd quhn`jy digc us priud!

Tucsdky ;3 Intilcr= Ajircs

Iur supcrl ahrst dky ig tfc hsjkgd wks kjwkys oihgo ti lc

k tiuof knt ti aijjiw, kgd si ht privcd tidky. _c stkrtcd

iaa girtf ia iur fitcj kt Rigtk dk Akm, tfc krck wfcrc ig

tfc prcvhius twi trhps H fkd aiugd Orcy Nktlhrd kgd

Girtfcrg Rkrujk. Tfhs thec, fiwcvcr, iur rcpcktcd

nfcn`hgo ia cvcry eivcecgt hg tfc dcgsc vcoctkthig ia

tfc ivcroriwg irnfkrds kgd jkurcj snrul priduncd igjy

tfc akehjhkr Ljkn`nkps, Oijdnrcsts (fcrc ia tfc sulspcnhcs

hgcrehs, ugjh`c tfc kzirhnuslhrds wc fkd sccg ig ^i

Ehoucj) kgd Kzircs Nfkaahgnfcs.

Tfc nikst arie fcrc diwg ti Akm Orkgdc hs tfc

wcstcrgeist pihgt ia Curipc, kgd si hs ahrst jkgdakjj air

kgy krrhvhgo sfirclhrds arie knriss tfc Ktjkgthn. Gigc fkd

niec hg rcncgtjy, ly tfc jii` ia ht, whtf tfc rin`y piijs

ohvhgo up igjy Curkshkg _fhelrcj kgd \uddy Turgstigc,

kjigo whtf k Orcy Fcrig. ^iec dhstkgnc iaasfirc, jhgcs ia

Nirys ^fckrwktcrs sfckrcd hg rcjkxcd aksfhig lkn` kgd

airtf, kgd k niupjc ia Nieeig Tcrgs pktrijjcd hgsfirc.


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Fkvhgo ohvcg tfhs krck k oiid orhjjhgo, wc dcnhdcd ti fckd

lkn` hg ti tfc ncgtrc ia tfc hsjkgd kgd rcvhsht Jkoik

Lrkgnk, wfhnf fkd lccg surprhshgojy jkn`hgo hg lhrds

ycstcrdky, lut tfhs thec nkec kt ht arie tfc itfcr shdc. Ks

wc kppriknfcd kjigo k riuof rikd, wc wcrc kekzcd ti

scc k Rijcnkttfhs ekeekj fks lccg jigo gkturkjhscd ig

tfc hsjkgd lut hs fkrd ti scc, kgd hg aknt tfhs wks ey ahrst

jhvc hgdhvhdukj ig Ajircs, ey igjy itfcr cgniugtcr lchgo kdckd igc ig k rikd. _c wktnfcd ht oi lkn` kgd airtf air

k wfhjc lcairc ht rctrcktcd hgti nivcr, kgd tfcg wc

nfcn`cd tfc jk`c arie k oiid vkgtkoc pihgt.

Fcrc, dun` guelcrs wcrc upti twi! K shgojc dklljcr

turgcd iut ti lc k Curkshkg _hocig, wfhjc k siecwfkt

dhstkgt dhvhgo dun` wks njckrjy k snkup, kgd diultjcss tfc

lhrd wfhnf vkrhiusjy fkd lccg rcpirtcd ks litf Jcsscr

kgd Orcktcr0 rcnird sfits rcvckj ht ti fkvc lccg tfc jkttcr

spcnhcs.

Gcxt up wks Jkoik Jielk, wfcrc kgitfcr dun` kttrkntcd

iur kttcgthig. Ht wks k whocig kokhg, lut wfhnf spcnhcs9Tfhs akr iut hgti tfc Ktjkgthn tfcrc hs ilvhiusjy k akhr

nfkgnc ia Kecrhnkg ks wcjj ks Curkshkg, kgd si ht privcd

tfhs thecKecrhnkg _hocig! Dcjhoftcd ti kdd kgitfcr

Kecrhnkg vkorkgt ti iur jhst, wc fckdcd lkn` tiwkrds tfc

wcst, stipphgo lrhcajy ti cgmiy kgitfcr rkrhty wfcg k

Ojissy Hlhs ajcw kriugd kg upjkgd strckeigc ia

ycstcrdkys lhrds kokhg, ir k gcw hgdhvhdukj9

_c lhrdcd kriugd tfc vhjjkoc ia Akmzhgfk cg riutc ti tfc

girtf-wcst kgd cgdcd whtf kgitfcr nhrnuht kt Rigtk dk

Akm, pridunhgo oiid vhcws ia tfc usukj suspcnts lut

gitfhgo gcw.

Muvcghjc Rcntirkj ^kgdphpcr kgd ^cehpkjektcd Rjivcr.

_cdgcsdky ;1 Intilcr= Ajircs

Tidky wks kjwkys oihgo ti oi igc ia twi wkys. _c fkd

fhof fipcs wfcg wc sct iut ig iur hghthkj nhrnuht ia jh`cjy

ehorkgt krcks hg tfc girtf-wcst, lut itfcr tfkg k lrhca

_iidnin` fkd jhttjc ti sfiw air iur caairts. The kgd Nkrij

Hgs`hpp fkd prcvhiusjy nkuoft k ojhepsc ia k pkrthkjjy

ilsnurcd pksscrhgc sfiwhgo lrhoft ycjjiw kt orckt rkgocig k wcjj-wiidcd fhjjshdc kt Rigtk dk Akm, si wc stk`cd

iut tfc krck air siec thec hg tfc fipc tfkt tfc lhrd

wiujd kppckr kokhght wks njckrjy gitfhgo jinkj.

Fiwcvcr, dcsphtc iur vhohjkgnc ht wks k gi-sfiw, si

cvcgtukjjy wc nut iur jisscs whtf jhttjc ti sfiw air tfc

thec hgvcstcd.

_c fckdcd ig kgd dcnhdcd ti wir` tfc sfcjtcrcd

surriugds ia Akm di Nigdc, wfhnf jkst yckr priduncd kg

Hgdhoi Lugthgo lut tfhs thec fkd jhttjc ugcxpcntcd itfcr

tfkg Jcsscr Ljkn`-lkn`cd Oujj (gitcwirtfy ig Ajircs).

Lcairc wc fkd ahghsfcd wir`hgo tfhs kttrknthvc krck,

fiwcvcr, H rcnchvcd fkeecr-ljiw gcws wfhnf wiujd

dhsrupt tfc rcst ia tfc dky. Tfc Hgs`hpps wcrc jckvhgo tfc

hsjkgd ckrjy katcrgiig, lut sfirtjy lcairc likrdhgo tfc

pjkgc The skw kg Kecrhnkg Eiurghgo Divc ajy knriss tfc

siutfcrg pkrt ia tfc khrpirt! H wks dcjhoftcd ti oct tfc

gcws si quhn`jy, kgd wc heecdhktcjy fht tfc rikd.

Kt hts siutf cgd tfc khrpirt hs rhoft ig tfc cdoc ia tfc

hsjkgd, si ht sccecd jh`cjy tfc divc wiujd fkvc phtnfcd

diwg jinkjjy rktfcr tfkg nkrrhcd ig ivcr wktcr. _c

systcekthnkjjy wir`cd tfc pcrhectcr acgnc kgd kdmihghgo

krcks, lut dcsphtc iur lcst caairts tfcrc wks shepjy gi

shog ia ht. _c whdcgcd tfc sckrnf, nfcn`hgo cvcry oriupia Acrkj \in` Divcs wc aiugd hg nksc ht fkd tkoocd kjigo

whtf k ajin` ia hts nigocgcrs, lut drcw k ljkg`.

\cpcktcd nfcn`hgo ia tfc khrahcjd priduncd k niupjc ia

muvcghjc _fhtc-ruepcd ^kgdphpcrs kgd k Curkshkg

_fhelrcj, kgd ugairtugktcjy k dckd Ojissy Hlhs hgshdc tfc

pcrhectcr acgnc wfhnf wc wcrc ugkljc ti cxkehgc air

rhgos ir nkusc ia dcktf. Tfcrc wks lcttcr gcws hg gckrly

^kgtk Nruz fkrliur, wfcrc k lrhca ^pittcd ^kgdphpcr wks

gcw air tfc trhp jhst. Lut cvcg tfhs wcjniec Kecrhnkg

strkoojcr acjt jh`c snkgt niepcgskthig air tfc rckj dckj

tfkt fkd oigc K_IJ, kgd katcr aiur fiurs ia rcjcgtjcss

sckrnfhgo wc rcturgcd ti lksc cepty fkgdcd.

Tfursdky ;? Intilcr= Ajircs

Tidky wks iur jkst aujj dky iut wcst. Fkd sck nigdhthigs

pcrehttcd ht wc wiujd fkvc tk`cg k likt knriss ti Nirvi

kgd lhrdcd tfcrc, lut whtf strigo whgds kgd k dccp swcjj

tfhs wks rujcd iut ly tfc nkptkhg. Hg kgy nksc, tfc

`giwjcdoc tfkt kg Kecrhnkg Eiurghgo Divc wks

prilkljy sthjj ig Ajircs, kgd quhtc pisshljy sthjj hg tfc krck


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wfcrc ht fkd irhohgkjjy lccg sccg, nigthgucd ti pjky

fkvin whtf iur pjkgs.

Lcairc kttcepthgo ti rcjinktc tfkt lhrd, wc lcokg whtf k

nfkgoc ia sncgc hg tfc girtf lkn` kt Rigtk Dcjokdk. Fcrc,

kg kdujt _fhtc-ruepcd ^kgdphpcr wks sthjj hg rcshdcgnc

kjigo whtf kg kdujt ^kgdcrjhgo, kgd wc cgmiycd oiid

vhcws kokhg ia tfc muvcghjc ^cehpkjektcd Rjivcr wfhnfkjsi njckrjy aiugd tfhs fckdjkgd ti hts jh`hgo. Lut itfcrwhsc

ht wks tfc usukj suspcnts, si wc fckdcd siutf-ckst lkn`

ti ^kgtk Nruz ti wir` tfc khrahcjd krck kokhg.

Tfcrc wks k dcahghtc accjhgo ia oriugdfio dkyks wc

nfcn`cd tfc skec shtcs ks tfc prcvhius dky, kgd aurtfcr

kahcjd, lut kokhg whtfiut jun`. Twi muvcghjc _fhtc-ruepcd

^kgdphpcrs wcrc sthjj prcscgt kgd Curkshkg _fhelrcj

wcrc up ti tfrcc, lut tfcrc wks gi shog ia tfc divc kjj

dky. Tfc fkrliur priduncd pjcgty ia Nieeig Tcrgs kgd

tfc iljhoktiry Nirys fckrwktcrs iaasfirc, lut tfc

^pittcd ^kgdphpcr wks giw nigsphnuius ly hts klscgnc.

Cvcgtukjjy ht wks thec ti fckd lkn` ti tfc fitcj, lut wc

stippcd iaa ig tfc wcst nikst ti cxpjirc k niupjc ia gcw

krcks hg tfc fipc tfkt siec ehorkgts ehoft lc hg

cvhdcgnc. Ht wks wfhjc hg igc sekjj, ivcroriwg vkjjcy tfkt,

katcr phsfhgo air k wfhjc, H fckrd scvcrkj dccp, jiw shgojc

fiigitcs. H squck`cd kokhg, wkhtcd kgd surc cgiuof

fckrd tfc jiw fii fiifiiignc eirc. H nkjjcd Lil

ivcr kgd tfc eystcry vihnc siugdcd k ahgkj thec lcairc

akjjhgo shjcgt. H nkg igjy kttrhlutc tfc nkjj ti Jigo-ckrcd

Iwj, kgd Lil korccd0 tfc spcnhcs dics lrccd hg tfc

Kzircs lut gi njiscr tfkg tfc hsjkgd ia Akhkj, siec ;62

ehjcs ti tfc siutf-ckst, kgd hs ug`giwg ig Ajircs.

Arhdky ;6 Intilcr= Ajircs kgd Tcrnchrk

Dcpkrturc dky dkwgcd ig Ajircs. Ey eitti hg lhrdhgo hs

Gcvcr ohvc up, kgd ht sthjj kppjhcd cvcg katcr spcgdhgo

ekgy fiurs ivcr twi dkys ugsunncssaujjy sckrnfhgo air

tfc giw sccehgojy eytfhnkj Kecrhnkg Eiurghgo Divc.

_c dhsnusscd ipthigs air tfc jhehtcd thec air lhrdhgo

lcairc iur ajhoft ti Tcrnchrk, kgd tfcg fckdcd ti tfc

khrpirt ckrjy whtf tfkt igc lhrd ks iur sijc tkroct.

Hghthkjjy wc nfcn`cd kriugd tfc khrpirt htscja, wfcrc k

Curkshkg _fhelrcj wks sthjj hg cvhdcgnc, kgd k shgojc

Ojissy Hlhs ajcw ivcr. _c tfcg aijjiwcd up igc ir twi

oriups ia Acrkj \in` Divcs tfkt wcrc accdhgo hg

sekjjfijdhgos kgd wccdy krcks ig tfc ckst shdc, git akr

arie tfc irhohgkj shofthgo, lut sthjj gi miy. _c cgdcd up ig

tfc girtf shdc ia ^kgtk Nruz, lhrdhgo gckr tfc njhaas, sthjj

divc-jcss, lut cgmiyhgo tfc firdcs ia Njiudcd Xcjjiw

luttcrajhcs lcairc ht wks thec ti fckd lkn` ti tfc tcrehgkj

kgd nfcn` hg iur juookoc.

Lhzkrrc= muvcghjc Jckst ^kgdphpcr hg tfc rikd hg ^kgtk Nruz!

Eist ia tfc oriup dcnhdcd ti wkj` lkn` ti tfc khrpirt, hg

tfc fipc tfkt tfc divc ehoft sthjj kppckr. Hts ocgcrkjjy

git k oiid hdck ti spjht up hg sunf nhrnuestkgncs, rugghgo

tfc rhs` ia siec pcipjc scchgo tfc lhrd wfhjc itfcrs dhp,

lut tfcyd ekdc tfchr dcnhshig si Ekx kgd H drivc kriugdtfc igc-wky systce ti ecct up whtf tfce lkn` kt tfc

tcrehgkj. Ks H pujjcd up kt k riugdkliut hg tfc girtf ia

tiwg, k sekjj wkdcr suddcgjy kppckrcd ig tfc tkrekn

kfckd. H cxpcntcd ht ti lc igc ia tfc _fhtc-ruepcds arie

tfc khrpirt gckrly, kgd wc rkhscd iur lhginujkrs. Lut tfhs

wkdcr fkd pkjc orccghsf jcos= Jckst ^kgdphpcr! Tfc lhrd

wks igjy ig tfc oriugd air k acw eiecgts lcairc nkjjhgo

kgd ajyhgo iaa tiwkrds tfc hgdustrhkj krckwc trhcd ti

aijjiw lut ht dhdgt kppckr ti stip. H snrccnfcd lkn` riugd

ti wfcrc tfc itfcrs wcrc wkj`hgo, phn`cd tfce up kgd

sckrnfcd tfc krck kokhg, lut tfcrc wks gi aurtfcr shog.

Lhgoi! Kecrhnkg Eiurghgo Divc, ly tfc s`hg ia iur tcctf.

Cvcry njiud fks k shjvcr jhghgo, fiwcvcr. Lkn` kt tfc

khrpirt ks wc wcrc ugjikdhgo tfc lkos, ey pfigc rkgo. Ht

wks Dutnf lhrdcr Tfhcrry Mkgsscg, must jctthgo ec `giw

tfkt fc wks gckr tfc nigtrij tiwcrkgd wktnfhgo tfc

divc! H digt quhtc `giw fiw, whtf lkos cvcrywfcrc kgd

tfc ehghlus `cys must kliut ti lc fkgdcd lkn`, lut wc

wcrc tfcrc hg wfkt sccecd jh`c scnigdslhgoi! Tfhcrry


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fkd tfc lhrd stk`cd iut ig k acgnc lctwccg twi fiuscs,

must klivc k sekjj wkjjcd okrdcg hg wfhnf ht fkd ilvhiusjy

lccg accdhgo. Gi wigdcr wc niujdgt ahgd ht ha tfc lhrd

wksgt ig tfc acgnc wfcg yiu fkppcgcd ti wkj` pkst, ht

wiujd fkvc lccg iut ia shoft hg tfhs prhvktc okrdcg. _c

kjj tfkg`cd Tfhcrry air ahgdhgo tfc lhrd kgd jctthgo us

`giw si quhn`jy, kgd tfcg fkd ti dksf lkn` ti tfc

tcrehgkj kgd nfcn` hg lcairc tfc ajhoft njiscd.

Katcr tfc sfirt ajhoft ti Tcrnchrk, iur sehjhgo oriup krrhvcd

kt tfc thdkj piijs kt Nkli dk Rrkhk ti k vcrhtkljc

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Tfhs vkorkgt Isprcy wks cgniugtcrcd kt twi shtcs hg ckstcrg

Tcrnchrk durhgo tfc niursc ia tfc jkst dky.

Katcr cgmiyhgo tfhs ekmir vkorkgt kgd nfcn`hgo siec

itfcr shtcs, wc wcgt lkn` ti tfc ckst nikst air k quhn`

nfcn` ia tfc fkrliur kgd ti scc tfc ^ura ^nitcr kokhg, kgd

tfcg rcturgcd ti Nkli dk Rrkhk air kgitfcr nfcn` tfriuoftfc wkdcrs. _fhjc dihgo si, H phn`cd up k dhstkgt sghpc

wfhnf wks suaahnhcgtjy wcjj ekr`cd ti kriusc ey

susphnhigs. _c wktnfcd ht air siec thec ig tfc oriugd,

lut wcrc dhstrkntcd lrhcajy ly tfc eirghgos Isprcy

pcrairehgo k quhn` ajy-pkst. _c jktcr kjsi skw ht ig tfc

whgo kjigo whtf k Nieeig ^ghpc, kgd hg dhrcnt

niepkrhsig tfc lhrds vhshljy eirc fckvhjy lkrrcd ajkg`s

kgd ugdcrwhgo nigahrecd hts hdcgthty ks k _hjsigs^ghpc.

Nieeig (jcat) kgd _hjsigs ^ghpc (rhoft) ig Tcrnchrk.

Iur dky fkd oigc vcry wcjj hgdccd, kgd wks niepjctcd

whtf tfc ahgkj kddhthig ia k ^kgdwhnf Tcrg hg tfc fkrliur

jktc hg tfc dkytfhs spcnhcs hs k vkorkgt fcrc lut tfc lhrd

fkd k ectkj rhgo kgd, H suspcnt, wks tfcrcairc k rcturghgo

Rijhsf-rhgocd hgdhvhdukj tfkt fks vhshtcd Tcrnchrk

prcvhiusjy. Ey ilmcnthvc ig tfhs jkst dky, ocgcrkjjy tfc

fhofcst snirhgo ia tfc trhp hg tcres ia spcnhcs dhvcrshty, hs

ti try kgd lckt tfc prcvhius yckrs titkj, kgd tfhs yckr wc

ekgkocd ti di cxkntjy tfkt.

Tfhs ^kgdwhnf Tcrg (ncgtrc, whgos rkhscd) whtf Nieeig Tcrgs

ig Tcrnchrk eky fkvc lccg k rcturghgo lhrd.

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^pcnhcs jhst

Rkrthnhpkgts niepjctcd k dctkhjcd dkhjy trhp jhst kt tfc oriup jio cknf ghoft0 tfhs hs kg kggitktcd sueekry.

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Nkgkdk OiiscLrkgtk nkgkdcgshs Igc kt Rkuj dk Rrkhk, Tcrnchrk, ig ;8-tf. Kddhthigkjjy,

shgojc acekjc-typc tckjchtfcr tfhs spcnhcs ir Orccg-whgocdwcrc sccg ig ;>tf

(twi) kgd ;4tf.

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\hgo-gcn`cd Dun`Kytfyk nijjkrhs Ahvc tioctfcr ig î Ehoucj ig ;>tf

wcrc aijjiwcd ly twi ig Ajircs ig ;4tf

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;. ûra ^nitcrEcjkghttk pcrsphnhjjktk Igc hg tfc fkrliur kt Rrkhk dk Qhtirhk, Tcrnchrk, ig ;6-;8tf.

;4. Nirys ^fckrwktcrNkjigcntrhs dhiecdck \coujkrjy sccg iaasfirc, innkshigkjjy hg jkroc guelcrs.

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Ojissy HlhsRjcokdhs akjnhgcjjus Aiur wcrc kt ^kgtk Nruz khrpirt, Ajircs, ig ;4tf, whtf igc ia tfcsc ir kgitfcr

sccg ajyhgo ivcr k strcke hg tfc wcst-ncgtrkj krck ia tfc hsjkgd gcxt dky, kgd k

shgojc kokhg ivcr ^kgtk Nruz gckr tfc khrpirt ig ;6tf0 hg lctwccg tfcsc dktcs, k

dckd lhrd wks sccg ig tfc khrahcjd ig ;1 tf. Kt jckst igc ia tfcsc lhrds wks rhgocd,

kgd eky pisshljy fkvc irhohgktcd arie siutfcrg ^pkhg.

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^quknni FcrigKrdcijk rkjjihdcs Igc kt Rkuj dk Rrkhk, Tcrnchrk, ig ;8tf, wks wfijjy ugcxpcntcd.

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Orcy FcrigKrdck nhgcrck \cnirdcd ig shx dktcs, whtf ghgc ig î Ehoucj ig ;>tftfc ekxheue niugt.

;6. Jhttjc CorctCorcttk okrzcttk \cnirdcd ig aiur dktcs, ekxheue aiur ig Tcrnchrk ig ;8tf.

;8. IsprcyRkgdhig fkjhkctus Igc hghthkjjy sccg siig katcr ahrst jhoft ig ;8tfkt Rkuj dk Rrkhk, Tcrnchrk,

rckppckrcd jktcr hg tfc dky ti tfc siutf kt Nkli dk Rrkhk.

tf) kgd Tcrnchrk (4+ ig ;8tf)0

cgdcehn sulspcnhcs ritfsnfhjdsh.


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4. Jhttjc ^thgtNkjhdrhs ehgutk K muvcghjc kt Nkli dk Rrkhk, Tcrnchrk, ig ;6-;8tf.

44.

Jckst ^kgdphpcrNkjhdrhs ehguthjjk Igc ia tfc eist lhzkrrc rcnirds ia tfhs yckrs trhp wks k muvcghjc lrhcajy ig k

tkrekn rikd hg hgdustrhkj ^kgtk Nruz, Ajircs, ig ;6 tf. Sgairtugktcjy, ht wks ehsscd

ly tfisc wfi wkgtcd ti wkj` ti tfc gckrly khrpirt rktfcr tfkg trkvcj hg tfc

oriup ehghlus, kgd niujdgt lc rcjinktcd.

43. _fhtc-ruepcd ^kgdphpcrNkjhdrhs ausnhnijjhs Tfrcc lhrds ig Ajircs ig ;4tf, ;1tfkgd ;?tf, kgd tfcg up ti ghgc wcrc kt Nkli dk

Rrkhk, Tcrnchrk, ig ;6-;8tf.

41. Rcntirkj ^kgdphpcrNkjhdrhs ecjkgitis Air tfc scnigd yckr rugghgo tfhs spcnhcs privcd fkrd ti niec ly, whtf shgojc

muvcghjcs ig Ajircs ig ;4tfkgd Tcrnchrk ig ;6-;8tf.

4?.

Nurjcw ^kgdphpcrNkjhdrhs acrruohgck Aiur kdujts wcrc kt Nkli dk Rrkhk, Tcrnchrk, ig ;6-;8tf.

46.

DugjhgNkjhdrhs kjphgk Tfcrc wcrc aiur kt Nkli dk Rrkhk, Tcrnchrk, ig ;6tfkgd ahvc tfc gcxt dky.

48.

\uaaRfhjieknfus puogkx Sp ti tfrcc wcrc kt Nkli dk Rrkhk, Tcrnchrk, arie ;6-tf.

3>. Jcsscr Ljkn`-lkn`cd OujjJkrus ausnus \cnirdcd ig ^i Ehoucj kgd Ajircs tfhs yckr.

34.

^kgdwhnf TcrgTfkjksscus skgdvhncgshs Kg kdujt hg Nkli dk Rrkhk hgdustrhkj pirt, Tcrnchrk, ig ;8tf. Tfc lhrd fkd k ectkj

rhgo kgd eky lc tfc Rijhsf-rhgocd hgdhvhdukj rcturghgo ti tfc hsjkgd.

33.

Nieeig Tcrg^tcrgk fhrugdi Sgusukjjy jktc kgd guecrius tfhs yckr, lchgo rcnirdcd ig scvcg dktcs whtf kekxheue ia


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13. Ljkn`nkp^yjvhk ktrhnkphjjk Cgdcehn sulspcnhcs oujkrhsrcnirdcd dkhjy ig kjj tfrcc hsjkgds.

11. Nieeig _kxlhjjCstrhjdk kstrhjd \cnirdcd ig ^i Ehoucj kgd Tcrnchrk, ekxheue ;2 ig Ajircs ig ;6tf), kgd twi Fueehgolhrd

Fkw` EitfsEknriojissue stcjjktkrue

wcrc sccg ig Ajircs ig ;?tf.

HGTC\C^TCD HG TFC GCVT TIS\9

Tfc kutueg


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