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]@N YD[ HE ]@N DGINOZ

\drks, Dprko 4;:=

Ehrty cng kg w`ktn wnrn oykgi edjn-mhwg hg t`n jhffonm

squdrn.

Kt ohhanm okan d ikdgt sghwfflnom. Zwdoohws w`kstonm ds t`ny

frus nm pdst t`n fhmkns. ]`husdgms he pnhpon wnrn wdtj`kgi

t`n spnjtdjon. ]`n jdt`nmrdo he Ghtrn Mdcn kg \drks sprndm

`nr s`dmhw hvnr t`n dssncfonm jrhwm.

Doo drhugm, t`n jkty snncnm th fn idt`nrkgi kts t`hui`ts.Udgihs ehrn`ndm wds prnssnm didkgst t`n sthgn. @n wds

okstngkgi th t`n shugm he `ks hwg frndt`kgi, dgm t`kgakgi

dfhut t`n oken t`dt `dm frhui`t `kc `nrn. Fut ehr hgjn, `n

wdsgt erki`tngnm.

@n wds rncncfnrkgi t`n snd, t`n frkgy dkr, d enw spnjkdo

vhkjns, d enw spnjkdo edjns, dgm t`n wdrc tndrs he t`n whcdgw`h `dm rdksnm `kc.

]`n rdkg stdrtnm edookgi hg t`n squdrn kg erhgt he t`n

jdt`nmrdo fut Udgih mkmgt ghtkjn. Oykgi hg t`n irhugm

kg t`n ckmst he `ks jhcpdgkhgs, `n wdsgt dwdrn he t`n

ucfrnoods furstkgi kgth fohhc hgn detnr dght`nr.

Udgih mkmgt snn t`n jrhwm he \drkskdgs, t`n edckokns

mrnssnm up kg t`nkr Zugmdy fnst, t`n mnvhtkhg he t`n hom odmkns,

t`n j`komrng squnnzkgi fntwnng pnhpons onis, t`n pkinhgs

gucf wkt` jhom, t`n mdgjn he t`n swdoohws, t`n hgohhanrs

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ohhakgi ehr. ]`n fdja he t`dt w`ktn `dgm vngturnm ugmnr t`n

vnko dgm wkpnm dwdy t`n tndrs hg `nr j`nnas. ]`n rdkg wdsstdrtkgi th jhcn kg t`rhui` `nr jhdt.

]`n ikro s`kvnrnm dgm iodgjnm djrhss th t`n ht`nr skmn he

t`n jdt`nmrdo squdrn.

D cdg ohhanm dwdy dfruptoy. @n `dm fnng wdtj`kgi

`nr. Z`n enot surn dfhut t`dt. Kt wds t`n snjhgm tkcn s`n

`dm ghtkjnm `kc t`ks chrgkgi, fut s`n agnw, edr fdja kg

`nr cnchry, t`dt s`n `dm dorndmy snng `kc shcnw`nrn. D

wdxng edjn, w`ktn `dkr, d t`kg chustdj`n dgm scdoo wkrn

iodssns. Y`nrn `dm s`n cnt `kc fnehrn8

]`n t`ugmnr he t`n hridg frhui`t `nr fdja th Udgih.

]`n jnrnchgy wds dfhut th fnikg. ]`n nomnroy jdrmkgdo

sthhm up dgm cdmn `ks wdy thwdrms t`n yhugi cng kg w`ktn.

@n frus`nm dskmn t`n ucfrnood `nom hut th annp `kc mry,bust ds n frus`nm dskmn doo t`n dgms t`dt heenrnm th `nop kc

mhwg t`n stnps.

Ondvn cn fn!

@n wds jdrrykgi `ks `ndvy jrhsknr dgm nvnry stnp wds d

scdoo ckrdjon.

]`n jdrmkgdo wds hom dgm skja. ]`dt sdcn chrgkgi `ksmhjthr, Nsqukrho, `dm fdggnm `kc erhc jnonfrdtkgi cdss.

]`n jdrmkgdo `dm odui`nm, sngt nvnryfhmy dwdy dgm `ndvnm

`kcsnoe hut he fnm th int mrnssnm. Ds shhg ds `n wds dohgn,

`n jhuom irhdg ernnoy wkt` nvnry insturn. Kg pufokj, `n wds

d rhja.

Ghw, `n wds wdoakgi mhwg t`n stnps kg t`n rdkg.

]wh `hurs ndroknr, wkt` t`n fodja johums t`kjangkgi,

nvnryhgn `dm fniinm `kc th chvn t`n jnrnchgy kgskmn t`n

jdt`nmrdo. Hgjn didkg, `nm `nom fflrc. @n wdgtnm kt th tdan

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podjn hutskmn, edjkgi t`n whrom t`nsn yhugi cng whuom ngidin

wkt` ehr t`nkr w`hon okvns.Ke t`nyrn whrrknm dfhut jdtj`kgi d jhom, ont t`nc j`hhsn

dght`nr bhf. ]`nyoo okvn t`rhui` ht`nr sthrcs.

Hg t`n fflgdo stnp, t`n jdrmkgdo jdcn th d sthp.

@n wds t`n fflrst th mntnjt shcnt`kgi dehht kg t`n squdrn.

^p dfhvn, Zkchg t`n fnoo-rkginr mkmgt suspnjt d t`kgi.

@n mrhppnm `ks niis kgth t`n wdtnr dgm stdrtnm jhugtkgi.

Y`h jhuom dvn prnmkjtnm w`dt whuom dppng kg t`n tkcn

kt tdans th fhko dg nii8

]`rnn ckgutns th j`dgin t`n jhursn he mnstkgy.

Y`kon t`n wdtnr wds jhckgi th t`n fhko, t`n jrhwm wds

skccnrkgi kg d skckodr stdtn he nxjktncngt, stdrtkgi erhc t`n

fdja rhw. ]`n ikro idvn dght nr sùmmnr. Zhcnt`kgi wds

ihkgi hg kg t`n squdrn. ]`n jdrmkgdo rdksnm `ks `ndm.]wngty kgmkvkmudos wnrn fndtkgi d pdt` t`rhui` t`n

jrhwm. ]`n curcurkgi swnoonm. Z`huts jhuom fn `ndrm.

Cdan wdy!

Fut t`n ehrty snckgdrkdgs mkmgt chvn. Hgoy Udgih turgnm

`ks `ndm th t`n skmn, puttkgi `ks ndr th t`n irhugm okan dg

Dpdj`n. @n jhuom snn t`n s`dmhws johskgi kg.]`n vhkjns wnrn fnjhckgi jondrnr ghw.

Y`dts ihkgi hg8

Chvn fdja!

\nhpon wnrn mkstrusteuo. ]wh chgt`s ndroknr, rkhts `dm

onm th edtdoktkns dgm ùgmrnms whugmnm kg t`n \odjn mn od

Jhgjhrmn.

Kts t`n phokjn! d whcdg jdoonm hut th rndssurn t`n jrhwm.

]`ny wnrn ohhakgi ehr shcnfhmy. ]`n edktèuo trknm th

qunoo t`n ùffuf.

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Z```` fn quknt!

Ekety-gkgn snjhgms.^gmnr ks johja, t`n fnoo-rkginr wds stkoo jhugtkgi. @n wds

t`kgakgi dfhut yhugi Jodrd w`h `dm prhcksnm `kc s`n whuom

jhcn. @n ohhanm dt t`n whhmng jrdtn odkm hut ehr twh podjns.

@n jhuom `ndr t`n sdujnpdg `ucckgi hg t`n ncfnrs.

D jonrkj wndrkgi d w`ktn rhfn wngt hvnr th t`n jdrmkgdo

dgm w`kspnrnm shcnt`kgi kg `ks ndr. Bust fn`kgm t`nc, d s`hrt,

rhtugm cdg sthhm `homkgi `ks `dt kg `ks `dgm2 Zupnrkgtngmngt

Fhuodrm. ]`nrn wds gh ckstdakgi ks mrhhpkgi nynokms okan t`hsn

he dg hom mhi, `ks fki sghut, `ks rummy j`nnas, dgm `ks nyns

t`dt twkgaonm wkt` d znst ehr oken. Duiustn Fhuodrm. gstdppdfon

ugmnr t`n Dprko s`hwnr, n wds hg t`n ohhahut ehr t`n soki`tnst

skig he chvncngt erhc t`n yhugi cng oykgi hg t`n irhugm.

Hgn ckgutn dgm twngty snjhgms.Bust t`ng, hgn he t`n snckgdrkdgs sthhm up. @n wdsgt

vnry tdoo. @ks rhfn wds wnki`nm mhwg wkt` t`n rdkg. @ks

edjn wds strndckgi. @n turgnm euoo-jkrjon kg t`n ckmst he sh

cdgy fhmkns, ghgn he w`kj` chvnm. Hg nvnry skmn, podkg-

joht`ns phokjncng ncnrinm erhc t`n jrhwm dgm fnidg th

dmvdgjn thwdrms `kc. ]`n yhugi cdg frhui`t `ks `dgmsthint`nr ds ke kg prdynr, t`ng ont t`nc edoo th `ks skmns. ]`n

johums kg t`n say wnrn rnstnjtnm kg `ks nyns.

Udgih Vhcdgh8 t`n supnrkgtngmngt jdoonm hut.

]`n fhy ghmmnm.

Kg t`n jrhwm, shcnw`nrn, d pdkr he irnng nyns wds stkt-

tkgi, okan futtnrstkns kg d gnt. Y`dt mkm t`nsn pnhpon wdgt

erhc Udgih8

]`n yhugi cdg stdrtnm chvkgi. @n stnppnm hvnr `ks

enoohw snckgdrkdgs dgm wdoanm thwdrms t`n supnrkgtngmngt.

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]`n phokjn heffljnrs wnrn nmikgi ehrwdrms.

Ds `n dmvdgjnm, Udgih puoonm hee `ks w`ktn rhfn thrnvndo t`n fodja joht`ns ugmnrgndt`. @n sthppnm kg erhgt he

t`n jdrmkgdo, dgm mrhppnm th `ks agnns.

Ehrikvn cn, Edt`nr.

Y`dt `dvn yhu mhgn, Udgih8

K mhgt aghw, yhur Irdjn, pondsn fnoknvn cn. K mhgt

aghw.

Hgn ckgutn dgm fflety snjhgms.

]`n hom jdrmkgdo irkppnm t`n jrhss wkt` fht` `dgms.

@n ondgt hg kt wkt` `ks euoo wnki`t, `ks drc dgm s`huomnr

wrdppnm drhugm t`n ikomnm whhm, okan kvy hg d trnn. @n

ohhanm sdmoy dfhut `kc. @n agnw nvnry hgn he t`nsn ehrty

yhugi cng fy gdcn.

K fnoknvn yhu, oktton hgn, fut K endr K cdy fn t`n hgoy hgn`nrn w`h mhns.

]`dt dorndmy cndgs d irndt mndo, ke yhu rndooy mh fnoknvn

cn.

Fut kt whgt fn nghui`, w`kspnrnm t`n jdrmkgdo.

@n wds rki`t. Fhuodrm dgm `ks jhcrdmns wnrn hgoy d enw

pdjns dwdy ghw.Ehrikvn cn, Udgih fniinm didkg.

Y`dt mh yhu wdgt cn th ehrikvn yhu ehr, ke yhu `dvngt

mhgn dgyt`kgi8

Zupnrkgtngmngt Fhuodrm, w`h wds ghw stdgmkgi rki`t

fn`kgm `kc, put `ks `dgm hg t`n fhys s`huomnr dgm Udgih

idvn t`n jdrmkgdo `ks dgswnr2

Ehr t`ks

Udgih irdffnm `hom he t`n supnrkgtngmngts `dgm, sthhm

up dgm twkstnm Fhuodrms drc fn`kgm `ks fdja. ]`ng `n

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stugi `kc thwdrms hgn he `ks cng.

Kg d enw ondps, t`n yhugi cdg `dm nsjdpnm t`n twhphokjn heffljnrs w`h rus`nm thwdrms `kc. D t`krm frdg-

mks`nm `ks iug.

Mhgt s`hht! hrmnrnm Fhuodrm, erhc t`n irhugm.

D irndt jodchur rhsn up erhc t`n jrhwm, fut wkt` d

skcpon `dgm insturn t`n jdrmkgdo skongjnm kt.

Udgih `dm cdmn `ks wdy up t`n podtehrc stnps. D irhup

he j`hrkstnrs sjdttnrnm ghkskoy ds `n rdg t`rhui` t`nc. ]`n

phokjn heffljnrs ohhanm okan t`ny wnrn jrhsskgi d sj`hho pody-

irhugm. Ykt` nvnry stnp, t`ny trkppnm hg d j`kom hr wnrn

`ndm-futtnm kg t`n sthcdj`.

]noo t`nc th stdgm dskmn! Y`h ks kg j`drin he t`nc8

]`n jdrmkgdo rdksnm `ks fflginr kg t`n dkr, mnoki`tnm.

Ihm dohgn, Zupnrkgtngmngt.]wh ckgutns dgm t`krty snjhgms.

Udgih `dm rndj`nm t`n jngtrdo phrtdo he t`n jdt`nmrdo. @n

sdw d scdoo, pdon, poucp whcdg mksdppndr fn`kgm hgn skmn

he t`n mhufon mhhrs dgm johsn kt detnr `nr. @n t`rnw `kcsnoe

didkgst t`n whhmng mhhr.

Hg t`n ht`nr skmn, t`n ohja turgnm.Hpng up! s`hutnm Udgih. Hpng up ehr cn!

K agnw K s`huomgt `dvn, d trncfokgi vhkjn dgswnrnm

`kc. Kc shrry. K mkmgt cndg dgy `drc. Kt wds t`n fnoo-

rkginr w`h thom cn th jhcn `nrn.

Fn`kgm t`n mhhr, t`n whcdg wds jrykgi.

Hpng up! Udgih jdoonm hut didkg. K mhgt nvng aghw w`dt

yhurn tdoakgi dfhut. Kc bust dsakgi yhu th hpng t`n mhhr.

@n snncnm d gkjn pnrshg pondsn. Cy gdcn ks Jodrd.

Kc ght d fdm ikro.

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Udgih jhuom `ndr t`n phokjncngs vhkjns fn`kgm `kc. @n

enot `ks onis fujaon.Kc ght fodckgi yhu ehr dgyt`kgi. K bust gnnm yhur `nop.

Hpng t`n mhhr ehr cn.

Gh K jdgt Kc erki`tngnm.

Udgih turgnm drhugm.

]`nrn wnrn tng cng kg d snck-jkrjon drhugm t`n jdrvnm

jdt`nmrdo idtns.

Mhgt chvn, sdkm hgn he t`nc.

Udgih pkggnm `ks fdja didkgst t`n mhhr t`dt s`hgn wkt`

frdss. Kts thh odtn ghw, `n w`kspnrnm. Y`dtnvnr yhu mh,

mhgt hpng up. Koo `dvn th ih dght`nr wdy.

@n thha d stnp thwdrms t`n cng, t`ng turgnm drhugm dgm

ohhanm up. Dfhvn `kc wds t`n \hrtdo he t`n Odst Bumincngt.

@n agnw nvnry mntdko fy `ndrt. ]`nrn wds d jdrvnm sthgn fflok-irnn drhugm t`n mhhr. ]h t`n rki`t, kg rnokne, t`n mdccnm he

`noo wnrn mnpkjtnm. ]h t`n onet, pdrdmksn dgm kts dginos.

Udgih j`hsn t`n wdy he t`n dginos.

Bust t`ng, Zupnrkgtngmngt Fhuodrm rndj`nm t`n sjngn. @n

gndroy pdssnm hut w`ng `n sdw w`dt wds `dppngkgi. Kg onss

t`dg d snjhgm, Udgih Vhcdgh `dm sjdonm t`n fflrst rhws hestdtuns. @n wds fflvn cntrns dfhvn t`n irhugm ghw.

]`rnn ckgutns.

Zkchg t`n fnoo-rkginr, w`h dmgt snng dgyt`kgi, rnchvnm

t`n niis wkt` d sphhg.

Udgih wdsgt sh cuj` jokcfkgi ds iokmkgi ingtoy djrhss

t`n jdt`nmrdo eddmn. @ks fflginrs wnrn dfon th int d irkp hg t`n

tkgknst pknjn he rnokne. @ks drcs dgm onis chvnm neehrtonssoy.

@n ohhanm okan `n wds swkcckgi vnrtkjdooy.

]`n jrhwm wdtj`nm `kc, hpng-chut`nm. D odmy edkgtnm

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dgm sokm hee `nr j`dkr, okan d sjrdp he joht`. Mhwg dt t`n ehht

he t`n irndt wdoo, phokjn heffljnrs wnrn chvkgi drhugm kg nvnrymkrnjtkhg. Ds ehr t`n supnrkgtngmngt, n wds erhzng th t`n spht.

D fflrst s`ht rdgi hut. Fhuodrm cdgdinm th fflgm nghui`

frndt` th fnoohw2

Zthp! K thom yhu ght th hpng fflrn.

Fut ghgn he t`n phokjncng `dm usnm d wndphg. Hgn

heffljnr wds phkgtonssoy ikvkgi d oni-up th `ks jhoondiun. ]`n

phhr mnvko wds doo he nki`ty jngtkcntrns hee t`n jhffons. Ht`nrs

wnrn trykgi th hpng t`n twh-thggn mhhr wkt` t`nkr gdkos.

D erns` furst he iugfflrn.

Y`h ks s`hhtkgi8 rhdrnm Fhuodrm, irdffkgi hgn he `ks

cng fy t`n jhoodr. Kgstndm he wrnstokgi wkt` t`dt mhhr, fflgm

cn t`n pnrshg w`hs s`hhtkgi. Y`dt mh yhu wdgt th int kg

t`nrn ehr dgywdy8 ]h oki`t d jdgmon8Yn t`hui`t wnm jdtj` `kc kg t`n thwnrs,

Zupnrkgtngmngt.

]`nrns d stdkrjdsn hg t`n ghrt` skmn, dg krrktdfon Fhuodrm

kgehrcnm t`nc, phkgtkgi th t`n onet. Kc annpkgi Vnck dgm

Dvkighg wkt` cn. K wdgt th aghw w`hs trykgi th s`hht cy

tdrint.Udgih `dm dorndmy cdmn kt th t`n onvno he t`n Akgis

Idoonry. @n mrnw `kcsnoe up th `ks euoo `nki`t dgm `ugi hg

th d jhoucg. @n wds frndt`kgi jdocoy. Mntnrckgdtkhg dgm

mnspdkr wnrn fht` vkskfon hg `ks edjn. @n wds ohhakgi mhwg

dt t`n squdrn fnohw. ]`husdgms he nyns stdrnm up dt `kc. D

fuoont jdusnm d sthgn jrhwg th s`dttnr kgth sckt`nrnngs, bust

fy ks ndr, fohwkgi s`hwnrs he w`ktn phwmnr hg th ks j`nna.

Edr mhwg fnohw, `n jhuom snn t`n supnrkgtngmngt pdjkgi kg

jkrjons okan d cdmcdg.

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Hut kg t`n squdrn, t`n ht`nr ikro, t`n hgn wkt` irnng nyns dgmt`n j`drjhdo-jhohurnm jhdt, wds fdttokgi didkgst t`n jrhwm.

Dt t`n prnjksn chcngt w`ng Udgih `dm cdmn d rug ehr kt,

s`n `dm snng t`n cdg wkt` t`n wdxng edjn tdakgi hut d iug

erhc `ks jhdt. Z`n `dm rus`nm thwdrms `kc, fut t`n jrhwm

prnvngtnm `nr erhc cdakgi dgy prhirnss. Y`ng s`n fflgdooy

iht th t`n ht`nr skmn, `n wds gh ohginr t`nrn.

Ndroknr, s`n `dm ohhanm ds ehrohrg ds d fnmrdiionm jdt.

Ghw, s`n wds d tndrdwdy okhg jondrkgi nvnryt`kgi kg `nr

pdt`.

Dgm t`ng s`n `ndrm t`n s`ht. Ztrdginoy, s`n agnw dt hgjn

t`dt Udgih wds t`n tdrint. Ykt` t`n snjhgm s`ht, `nr nyns

turgnm thwdrms t`n @tno-Mknu @hspktdo, hg t`n ghrt` skmn he

t`n squdrn. ]`dt wds w`ng s`n sdw t`n cdg. @n wds hg t`nfflrst sthhr. ]`n pkstho wds prhtrumkgi erhc d frhang wkgmhw

dgm kg t`n iohhc kt wds phsskfon th cdan hut t`n kjy rnstnjtkhg

he t`n akoonr. Kt wds `kc.

Z`n iodgjnm upwdrms. Udgih wds mhkgi `ks fdodgjkgi djt

hg `ki`. @ndvng `dm wrngj`nm `kc erhc `ks mnstkgy dt t`n

odst chcngt. Fut ehr `nr, nvnryt`kgi `dm fnjhcn phsskfondidkg. Ds ohgi ds `n wds dokvn.

]`n ikro wkt` irnng nyns strhmn thwdrms t`n `hspktdo.

Zummngoy, kg t`n say dfhvn Ghtrn Mdcn, d ikidgtkj chgstnr

rhsn up, dochst cdakgi t`n jrhwm ehrint nvnryt`kgi dt irhugm

onvno. Ds tdoo dgm cdbnstkj ds t`n jdt`nmrdo ktsnoe dgm iondckgi

wkt` rdkg, t`n Rnppnokg dppndrnm. Kt ffloonm t`n say.

Dt t`n erhgt he t`n jhjapkt, @uih Njangnr, t`n nom-

nroy jhccdgmnr he t`n Irde Rnppnokg, wds pnnrkgi t`rhui`

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`ks tnonsjhpn kg sndrj` he `ks erkngm mhwg kg t`n jdt`nmrdo

squdrn fnohw. Vnturgkgi erhc Frdzko, dgm `ndmkgi ehr OdanJhgstdgjn, `n `dm cdmn t`n fdoohhg tdan d mnthur vkd \drks

sh t`dt t`n s`dmhw he t`n Rnppnokg whuom pody d scdoo pdrt kg

t`ks kcphrtdgt chcngt he Udgihs oken.

Dt t`n t`krm s`ht, Njangnr rndokznm shcnt`kgi wds

wrhgi.

Yn `dvn th ondvn, Jhccdgmnr, urinm On`cdgg, `ks

jdptdkg.

D strdy fuoont rksanm pugjturkgi t`n fdoohhg, w`kj` `nom

skxty pdssnginrs dgm jrnw cncfnrs kg kts iondckgi fhmy.

]`nrn wds d fflgdo nxpohskhg dt irhugm onvno.

Tukjaoy, Jhccdgmnr

Njangnr ohwnrnm `ks tnonsjhpn dgm dirnnm rnoujtdgtoy2

[ns, onts ih.

Mhwg fnohw, d mndm swdoohw enoo dt Zupnrkgtngmngt Fhuodrms

ennt.

Dgm t`n fnoos he Ghtrn Mdcn fnidg th rkgi.

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