waffle hearts by maria parr - sample chapter

7/22/2019 Waffle Hearts by Maria Parr - sample chapter

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HD^CDVD^^]rdksodtbm grah Karwbecdk ny Euy Vuzby


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Gcrst punocsjbm ck Erbdt Nrctdck >64< ny Udoibr Naais Otm

:5 Wduxjdoo Udoi, Oakmak \B44 2J@

46 3 : 5 7 2 = < > 4

]jcs trdksodtcak jds nbbk punocsjbm wctj tjb gckdklcdo suppart

ag KA^OD

Lapyrcejt >662 Mbt Karsib \dhodebt Asoa

Arceckdooy punocsjbm ds Wdggboj`drtbny Mbt Karsib \dhodebt Asoa

Vunocsjbm ny drrdkebhbkt wctj Jdebk Debkly, Asoa

Bkeocsj odkeudeb trdksodtcak >64< Euy Vuzby

Lavbr cooustrdtcak dkm ljdptbr jbdmckes >64< Idtb Garrbstbr

]jb rcejt ag Hdrcd Vdrr, Euy Vuzby dkm Idtb Garrbstbr ta nb

cmbktcgcbm ds dutjar, trdksodtar dkm cooustrdtar rbspbltcvboy

ag tjcs wari jds nbbk dssbrtbm ny tjbh ck dllarmdklb wctj

tjb Lapyrcejt, Mbsceks dkm Vdtbkts Dlt 43::

]jcs naai jds nbbk typbsbt ck Nbriboby Aomstyob

Vrcktbm dkm naukm ck Erbdt Nrctdck ny Lodys Otm, \t Cvbs pol

Doo rcejts rbsbrvbm. Ka pdrt ag tjcs naai hdy nb rbpramulbm,

trdkshcttbm ar starbm ck dk ckgarhdtcak rbtrcbvdo systbh ck

dky garh ar ny dky hbdks, erdpjcl, bobltrakcl ar hbljdkcldo,

ckloumcke pjatalapycke, tdpcke dkm rblarmcke, wctjaut prcar

wrcttbk pbrhcsscak grah tjb punocsjbr.

Nrctcsj Ocnrdry Ldtdoaeucke ck Vunocldtcak Mdtd0

d ldtdoaeub rblarm gar tjcs naai cs dvdcodnob grah

tjb Nrctcsj Ocnrdry

C\NK 35:-4-=67


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g 5 g

LJDV]B^ AKB

]jb jaob ck tjb jbmeb

k tjb gcrst dgtbrkaak ag tjb suhhbrjaocmdys, Obkd dkm C hdmb d rapbwdy

nbtwbbk aur jausbs. Obkd, ds usudo, jdm ta nb

tjb gcrst ta try ct. \jb lodhnbrbm naomoy up akta

tjb wckmaw obmeb, taai jaom ag tjb rapb wctj

natj jdkms dkm swuke jbr twa ndrb gbbt ck d ikat

draukm ct. Ct oaaibm mrbdmguooy mdkebraus. C jbom

hy nrbdtj ds sjb puoobm jbrsbog dlrass tawdrms jbr

jausb, gurtjbr dkm gurtjbr dwdy grah tjb wckmaw.

Obkd cs dohast kckb ybdrs aom, dkm kat ds strake ds

A


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g : g

tjasb wja drb d nct nceebr. Dnaut jdogwdy, jbr gbbt

socppbm mawk grah tjb rapb wctj d shdoo rctslj

saukm, dkm summbkoy sjb wds mdkeocke ny `ust

jbr jdkms nbtwbbk tjb upstdcrs goaars ag tjb twa

jausbs. Hy jbdrt nbedk ta paukm rbdooy gdst.

Rj-aj, sdcm Obkd.

Ibbp eacke! C yboobm.

C wds taom tjdt ct wds kat ds bdsy ta ibbp eacke ds

ct hcejt oaai ta sahbakb stdrcke grah tjb wckmaw.

Jdke ak tjbk! Coo sdvb yau!Hy jdkms stdrtbm ta swbdt wjcob C wds tjckicke.

C japbm tjdt Obkds jdkms wbrb mry. Ujdt cg sjb

oast jbr ercp dkm gboo strdcejt mawk grah d twa-

starby jbcejt1 ]jdt wds wjbk C ldhb up wctj tjb

cmbd ag tjb hdttrbss.

\a wjcob Obkd jbom ak ds nbst ds sjb lauom,

C jbdvbm tjb hdttrbss agg Huh dkm Mdms nbm,

sjavbm ct akta tjb odkmcke, tjrbw ct mawk tjb

stdcrs, pusjbm ct ckta tjb mawkstdcrs larrcmar,


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g 3 g

apbkbm tjb grakt maar, iclibm ct mawk tjb

maarstbps dkm mrdeebm ct aut ckta tjb edrmbk. Ct

wds d rbdooy jbdvy hdttrbss. Ak tjb wdy C ikalibm

mawk d pclturb ag hy erbdt-erbdt-erdkmhatjbr,

wjclj shdsjbm. \tcoo, ct wds nbttbr tjdt sjb wds

nraibk tjdk Obkd.

Ujbk C gckdooy ldhb aut ckta tjb edrmbk, C lauom

sbb grah tjb erchdlbs Obkd wds hdicke tjdt sjb

wds loasb ta gdoocke.

]rcoob, yau soawladlj! sjb juggbm dkercoy.Jbr nodli pcetdcos wbrb wdvcke ck tjb wckm doo

tjb wdy up tjbrb. C dltbm ds cg C jdmkt jbdrm.

\jb wds jdkecke rcejt avbr tjb jbmeb. C jdm ka

ljaclb nut ta put tjb hdttrbss tjbrb, ak tap ag

tjb jbmeb.

Dkm tjbk Obkd Ocm lauom gckdooy obt ea, lahcke

tuhnocke mawk grah tjb siy ocib dk avbrrcpb dppob.

\jb odkmbm wctj d sagt lrdli. ]wa ag tjb nrdkljbs

ck tjb jbmeb skdppbm ckstdktoy.


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C laoodpsbm ak tjb odwk, rbocbvbm, wjcob C

wdtljbm Obkd ck tjb mbhaocsjbm jbmeb, slrdhnocke

gurcausoy nbtwbbk tjb nrdkljbs dkm tjb gcttbm sjbbt.

]jdt wds yaur gduot, ]rcoob, yau stupcm shaibm

jdmmali, sjb sdcm, ebttcke up ukck`urbm.

Ct wds jdrmoy hy gduot, C tjauejt, nut C mcmkt

sdy sa. C wds `ust eodm sjb wds docvb. Ds usudo.


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g 44 g

LJDV]B^ ]UA

]rcoob odm dkm tjb octtob odss

grah kbxt maar

b drb ck tjb sdhb lodss, Obkd dkm C. Obkd

cs tjb akoy ecro. Oulicoy ct wds tjb suhhbr

jaocmdys, atjbrwcsb Obkd wds sa gbm up wctj

sljaao tjdt sjb wauom jdvb gdoobk ckta d lahd dkm

pappbm jbr loaes, ds sjb puts ct.

Dltudooy, yau lauomvb pappbm yaur loaes wjbk

yau gboo cg tjbrb jdmkt nbbk d hdttrbss ukmbrkbdtj

yau, C sdcm ta jbr odtbr tjdt bvbkcke, wjbk wb wbrb

ndli autscmb oaaicke dt tjb jaob ck tjb jbmeb. Obkd

U


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g 4> g

mauntbm tjdt. \jb tjauejt sjb wauom jdvb eat

laklusscak dt tjb hast, dkm sjbs jdm tjdt nbgarb.

]wclb.

Nut C stcoo wakmbr wjdt wauom jdvb jdppbkbm

cg sjb jdm gdoobk mawk wctjaut d hdttrbss tjbrb. Ct

wauom jdvb nbbk dwguo cg sjb jdm iclibm tjb nulibt.

C wauomkt jdvb Obkd dky harb. \jbs hy nbst grcbkm,

bvbk cg sjb cs d ecro. C jdvb kbvbr taom jbr. C makt mdrb,

ds C makt ikaw cg C dh jbrnbst grcbkm. \ahbtchbs

C tjcki C dh, dkm sahbtchbs C tjcki Ch kat. Ctmbpbkms. Nut C ma wakmbr dnaut ct. Bspblcdooy wjbk

tjckes jdppbk ocib sjb gdoos mawk grah rapbwdys

akta hdttrbssbs tjdt C jdvb put tjbrb9 tjbk C tjcki C

wauom ocib jbr ta tboo hb tjdt C dh jbr nbst grcbkm. \jb

mabskt kbbm ta sdy ct oaumoy ar dkytjcke. \jb lauom

`ust sdy ct jcmmbk nbjckm d lauej. Nut sjb kbvbr mabs.

\ahbtchbs ct sbbhs tjdt Obkd jds d jbdrt ag stakb.

Ds wboo ds jbr jbdrt ag stakb, Obkd jds erbbk

bybs dkm sbvbk grbliobs ak jbr kasb. \jb cs tjck.


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g 4< g

Erdkmpd sahbtchbs sdys tjdt sjb bdts ocib d jarsb

dkm oaais ocib d nclylob. Bvbryakb nbdts jbr dt drh-

wrbstocke. Nut Obkd sdys tjdts nbldusb bvbryakb

ljbdts. Ds gar hb, C oaai karhdo, C tjcki, wctj ocejt

jdcr dkm d mchpob ak akb scmb. Cts hy kdhb tjdt

cskt karhdo, nut tjdt ldkt nb sbbk ak tjb autscmb.

Huh dkm Mdm kdhbm hb ]jbandom âmrci. ]jby

rberbttbm ct dgtbrwdrms. Cts kat d eaam cmbd ta ecvb

d shdoo ndny sulj d nce kdhb. Nut wjdts makb

cs makb. Cvb kaw nbbk ldoobm ]jbandom âmrciMdkcbosbk Sttbrerm gar kckb ybdrs. ]jdts quctb d

wjcob. Cts hy wjaob ocgb. Oulicoy bvbryakb ldoos hb

]rcoob, sa C makt rbdooy natjbr dnaut ct, dpdrt grah

wjbk Obkd sahbtchbs dsis0

Ujdt cs ct yaurb ldoobm dedck, ]rcoob1

]jbk C dkswbr, ]jbandom âmrci.

Dkm tjbk Obkd oduejs oake dkm jdrm. \ahbtchbs

sjb sodps jbr tjcej taa.

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g 4= g

]jb jbmeb tjdt Obkd dkm C hdmb d jaob ck hdris

tjb naukmdry nbtwbbk aur edrmbks. ]jb shdoo,

wjctb jausb ak akb scmb cs wjbrb Obkd ocvbs wctj

jbr hatjbr. ]jby makt jdvb d mdm ck tjbcr jahb,

tjauej Obkd tjckis tjbrb wauom nb pobkty ag spdlb

gar akb cg tjby tcmcbm up tjb lboodr d nct. ]jb nce,

ardkeb jausb ak tjb atjbr scmb cs wjbrb C ocvb. Ub

jdvb tjrbb g oaars pous dk dttcl, nbldusb tjbrb drb

sa hdky pbapob ck hy gdhcoy0 Huh, Mdm, Hckmd,

wjas 4=, Hdekus, wjas 4


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g 42 g

laggbb. Erdkmpd cs tjck dkm wrckioy, dkm jds wcspy

jdcr. Jb cs tjb nbst erawk-up C ikaw.

Erdkmpd iclibm agg jcs waambk sjabs dkm stuli

jcs jdkms ck jcs nacobr-suct palibts. Jb dowdys

wbdrs d nacobr suct, hy erdkmpd.

Uboo, cg ct cskt ]rcoob odm, dkm tjb octtob odss grah

kbxt maar, jb sdcm, nawcke. Ct oaais ocib wbvb

lahb ak tjb sdhb hcsscak.

Huh wds ck tjb ocvcke raah rbdmcke tjb

kbwspdpbr. \jb jdmkt katclbm tjdt wbm lahb ck.]jdts nbldusb cts bktcrboy karhdo gar Obkd dkm

Erdkmpd ta nb ck aur ictljbk, bvbk tjauej kbctjbr

ag tjbh ocvbs jbrb. ]jby `ust pap ck. Obkd vcscts sa

agtbk tjdt sjbs dohast jbr awk kbcejnaur.

Erdkmpd pclibm up d tarlj tjdt wds oycke ak tjb

ictljbk waritap dkm lrbpt up ak Huh.

Jdkms up! jb sjautbm, prbtbkmcke tjdt tjb

tarlj wds d pcstao. \tdkm dkm mbocvbr! Saur laggbb

ar yaur ocgb, Odmy Idrc.


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g 47 g

Dkm ncslucts! Obkd dmmbm, `ust ta hdib surb.

Obkd, Erdkmpd dkm C, wb ebt laggbb dkm ncslucts

dohast wjbkbvbr wb wdkt. Huh cskt ldpdnob ag

sdycke ka. Dt obdst kat wjbk wb dsi gar ct kclboy.

Dkm lbrtdckoy kat wjbk jbr ocgb cs tjrbdtbkbm wctj

d tarlj.

Ubrb d kclb nuklj, C tjauejt, ds tjb gaur ag us

sdt draukm tjb ictljbk tdnob bdtcke ncslucts dkm

hbsscke draukm. Huh jdm nbbk prbtty lrass dnaut

tjb rapbwdy, nut kaw sjb wds shcocke dedck, dkmsummbkoy sjb dsibm cg Obkd dkm C wbrb oaaicke

garwdrm ta nbcke Hcmsuhhbr nrcmb dkm eraah.

Obkd stappbm jbr hukljcke. ]jcs ybdr ds wboo1

Drb yau podkkcke ta hdrry tjb twa ag us ta mbdtj1

Ka, Huh pratbstbm, sjb wds kat podkkcke ta

hdrry us ta mbdtj, nut Obkd lut jbr agg, sdycke tjdt

wds bxdltoy wjdt sjb wds macke.

Saurb trycke ta gckcsj us agg! Ub rbgusb ta ma

ct, sjb ckscstbm, wctjaut dsicke hb gcrst. Nut tjdt


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wds AI. C jdm d eaam hckm ta rbgusb ta ma ct ds

wboo. Cts dowdys Obkd dkm hb wja jdvb ta mrbss up

ds tjb trdmctcakdo Hcmsuhhbr nrcmb dkm eraah.

Cts ka eaam dsicke us, Huh, C sdcm. Ldkt wb

ma sahbtjcke bosb1

Huh mcmkt jdvb d ljdklb ta sdy dkatjbr warm

nbgarb Obkd hdmb d mrdhdtcl sueebstcak0 sjb dkm

C lauom hdib tjb wctlj ta put ak tjb nakgcrb. C wds

stukkbm. Nut tjbk C gbot jdppy. Hckmd dkm Hdekus

hdmb tjb Hcmsuhhbr wctlj bvbry ybdr. Ct wds akoygdcr ta obt Obkd dkm hb jdvb d try gar aklb. Obkd

nbeebm dkm pobdmbm, dkm tjbk sjaai Huhs jdkm

wjcob `uhpcke up dkm mawk.

Obt ]rcoob odm dkm tjb octtob odss hdib tjb wctlj.

Dkatjbr nrcmb dkm eraah wcoo turk up, sdcm Erdkmpd.

Dkm tjdts jaw Obkd dkm C eat aur gcrst wctlj-

hdicke dsscekhbkt. Ct wcoo hast ociboy nb aur

odst taa.


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g 4: g

U

LJDV]B^ ]J^BB

Mauscke d wctlj

b ocvb ck d shdoo ndy ldoobmHdtjcombwcli Lavb, Obkd dkm C.

Erdkmpd sdys Hdtjcombwcli Lavb cs d ickemah.

Erdkmpd hastoy hdibs tjckes up, nut C ocib ta

tjcki tjdt jbs rcejt tjcs tchb0 Hdtjcombwcli Lavb

cs aur ickemah. Nbtwbbk aur jausbs dkm tjb sbd

wb jdvb sahb nce gcboms, dkm tjbrbs d shdoo erdvbo

trdli tjdt eabs dnavb tjasb gcboms mawk ta tjb

sjarb. Ny tjb trdli eraw rawdk trbbs, wjclj wb

lochn ck wjbk tjb wckm noaws. Bvbry harkcke


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g 43 g

wjbk C ebt up, C oaai aut ag hy wckmaw dt tjb

sbd dkm dt tjb wbdtjbr. Ujbk tjb wckm cs rbdooy

noawcke, tjb wdvbs lahb lrdsjcke avbr tjb `btty

dkm tjb sprdy eabs gdr up akta tjb gcboms. Ujbk cts

kat wckmy, tjb sbd oaais ocib dk bkarhaus pummob.

Cg yau oaai ldrbguooy, yau katclb tjdt tjb sbd cs d

mcggbrbkt sjdmb ag noub bdlj mdy. C dowdys oaai gar

Erdkmpds nadt taa. Jb ebts up dt gcvb a loali bvbry

harkcke ta ea gcsjcke.

Dnavb aur jausbs tjbrbs tjb hdck radm,dkm dnavb tjb hdck radm tjbrb drb soapbs ta ea

tanaeedkcke ar siccke ak ck wcktbr. Aklb, Obkd dkm

C hdmb d rdhp sa tjdt Obkd lauom try `uhpcke avbr

tjb hdck radm ak jbr tanaeedk. \jb odkmbm rcejt

ck tjb hcmmob ag tjb radm dkm jurt jbr ndliscmb sa

ndmoy tjdt sjb jdm ta ocb ak jbr stahdlj gar twa

mdys. ]jbrb wds d ldr lahcke taa. Ct jdm ta `dh ak

cts nrdibs nbgarb wb lauom raoo jbr akta tjb vbreb.

Dt tjb tap ag tjb soapbs, gdr, gdr up, cs Jcooscmb


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g >4 g

Ub taai d gbw stbps ndli dkm tcotbm aur jbdms.

Bxlboobkt, sdcm Obkd, shcocke laktbktbmoy.

@ust wjbk wb wbrb eacke ta put tjb wctlj ck tjb

aom stdnobs, doake ldhb Hdekus.

Jdvb yau hdmb d sldrblraw1 jb dsibm.

Cts d wctlj, C bxpodckbm.

Hdekus nbedk ta oduej. ]jdt tjcke tjbrb1

]jdts tjb hast runncsj wctlj Cvb bvbr sbbk!

Eaam tjcke cts eacke ta nb nurkt!

C eat quctb dkery. Obkd eat bvbk dkercbr.Lobdr agg! @ust ea mawk ta tjb sjarb dkm nucom

tjb nakgcrb! sjb yboobm, sa oaumoy tjdt hy `uhpbr

qucvbrbm.

\a Hdekus obgt, nut wb lauom jbdr jch oduejcke

gar d oake tchb. C taom Obkd tjdt Hdekus wds `ust

`bdoaus nbldusb cts usudooy jb dkm Hckmd wja

hdib tjb wctlj. Nut tjdt mcmkt jbop hulj. Obkd

skdrobm dkm iclibm tjb wctlj, hdicke jbr gdoo avbr.

D nct ag jdy ldhb aut tjrauej jbr stahdlj.


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g >> g

Ub wbkt ta Obkds dkm hdmb sahb squdsj.

Obkds hatjbr pdckts dkm hdibs drt aut ag strdkeb

tjckes, sa tjbcr wjaob jausb cs gcoobm wctj doo

ickms ag amm an`blts. ]jby bvbk jdvb jdog d

hatarncib ck tjbcr utcocty raah. Ctoo nb d wjaob

ncib wjbk tjby gckcsj slrbwcke ct doo taebtjbr.

Obkd nobw nce, dkery nunnobs ck jbr eodss ds

jbr bybs mdrtbm draukm tjb ocvcke raah. Doo ag

d summbk sjb stappbm noawcke dkm jbr gdlb taai

ak d tjauejtguo oaai.Rp ak tap ag d rbm larkbr lupnadrm wds tjb

nceebst maoo Cm bvbr sbbk. Cm agtbk oaaibm dt ct.

Jbr jdkms wbrb oaasb dkm d nct ag tjb pdckt ak jbr

gdlb jdm pbbobm agg, nut Obkds huh jdm mblardtbm

jbr wctj mrcbm goawbrs. Ct wds tjb maoo tjdt Obkd

wds oaaicke dt.

C wds tbrrcgcbm wjbk C rbdoczbm wjdt sjb wds

tjckicke.

Nut surboy wb ldkt1


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g >< g

Uctljbs drb suppasbm ta nb hdmb ag aom `uki,

]rcoob. \haicke jdmmalis, tjdt maoo cs avbr sbvbkty

ybdrs aom9 Huh jds sdcm sa hdky tchbs.

Cskt ct taaaom1 C dsibm.

Obkd tjauejt tjdt wds d eaam qubstcak, bvbk

cg sjb mcm sdy sa jbrsbog. ]jb aombr, tjb nbttbr.

\jb pusjbm tjb ybooaw ralicke ljdcr avbr ta tjb

lupnadrm dkm armbrbm hb up ta ebt tjb maoo mawk.

Hy ikbbs drb sjdicke, C huhnobm.

Obkd erdnnbm jaom ag tjbh wctj jbr obdk gckebrs.]jbyrb kat kaw.

Ct wds bdscbr ta hdib d wctlj wjbk wb jdm d maoo

ckscmb ckstbdm ag jdy. Uctj d kasb hdmb grah d

Suob eadt mblardtcak, ds wboo ds sukeodssbs dkm

d jbdmsldrg, sjb dohast oaaibm docvb. Kanamy

wauom jdvb eubssbm ct wds d maoo. Ub jcm jbr

ukmbr Obkds nbm.

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20/28

g >= g

Ct taai hb d wjcob ta ebt ta sobbp tjdt kcejt. Ck tjb

bkm C ckloumbm tjb wctlj ck hy bvbkcke prdybrs.

Mbdr Eam, pobdsb makt obt jbr ebt rbdooy

nurkt up.

Ujbk C ldhb mawk ta tjb ictljbk ak tjb harkcke

ag tjb Hcmsuhhbr gbstcvdo, Duktcb Erdkky wds tjbrb.

Uboo, cg ct cskt hy yauke odmmcb ]rcoob, sjb sdcm

wctj d wcki.

Duktcb Erdkky cs gdt dkm aom, dkm cs Erdkmpdsnce scstbr. \jb ocvbs dnaut twbovb hcobs dwdy dkm

lahbs ta vcsct us bvbry tchb cts kat dk armckdry

mdy dt Ljrcsthds dkm Bdstbr dkm ak ncrtjmdys,

dkm ak 45 Hdy, tjb kdtcakdo mdy, dkm sa ak. Dkm

dt Hcmsuhhbr. Aur rbdo erdkmhatjbr, wja wds

hdrrcbm ta Erdkmpd, mcbm wjbk sjb wds akoy tjcrty-

gcvb. Duktcb Erdkky cs aur sunstctutb erdkmhatjbr.

C gbot doo wdrh ckscmb wjbk C sdw jbr. Duktcb

Erdkkys gdlb cs sulj d kclb sjdpb nbldusb sjb


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g >2 g

shcobs tjb wjaob tchb. Bvbryakb ck hy gdhcoy cs

ljbbrguo dkm hdibs `aibs wjbk sjb lahbs ta vcsct,

dkm wb pody ouma dkm bdt nacobm swbbts dkm ocstbk

ta starcbs taom ny Duktcb Erdkky dkm Erdkmpd.

Dkm Duktcb Erdkky hdibs wdggobs. Vbapob sdy tjdt

oats ag tjckes drb tjb nbst ck tjb warom, nut Duktcb

Erdkkys wdggobs rbdooy drbtjb nbst ck tjb warom,

sbrcausoy.

Ct wds d nbdutcguo mdy. Bvbk Mdm `ackbm ck wctj

tjb edhbs dkm wdgg ob-bdtcke. Jb wds suppasbmta nb huli-sprbdmcke, nut Huh tjauejt tjdt jb

sjauom wdct gar dkatjbr mdy sa tjdt wb wauomkt

jdvb ta lbobnrdtb Hcmsuhhbr surraukmbm ny

tjb shboo ag hdkurb. Dkm Mdm tjauejt tjdt wds

dnsaoutboy gckb.

Dt scx aloali, Huh lodppbm jbr jdkms dkm sdcm

ct wds tchb gar tjb nakgcrb. C wcsjbm C jdm d nuttak

ak hy garbjbdm tjdt C lauom prbss ta hdib hb

mcsdppbdr. Ujy mcmkt Eam hdib nuttaks ocib tjdt


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g >7 g

gar us1 Cm hulj rdtjbr jdvb tjdt tjdk tjasb tabs ck

tjb hcmmob tjdt makt ma dkytjcke.

Ub wbrb ust dnaut ta ea, wjbk Duktcb Erdkky put

jbr jdkm ak jbr ndli dkm sdcm tjdt sjb jdm ta jdvb

d octtob rbst. Erdkmpd stdybm ta ibbp jbr lahpdky

dkm ta bdt bvbk harb nacobm swbbts dkm wdgg obs.

C wdkt ta stdy jbrb taa! C sdcm.

C wdskt dooawbm.

C jdmkt sbbk Obkd doo mdy, nut jbrb sjb ldhb wctjaur hdekcgclbkt wctlj wrdppbm up ck d sjbbt, dkm

wctj d mbbp warry ockb ak jbr garbjbdm.

\jdoo wb `ust garebt dnaut ct1 C sdcm.

Obkd eodklbm quclioy dt Hdekus dkm sjaai

jbr jbdm.

Bvbryakb wja ocvbs ck Hdtjcombwcli Lavb wds

edtjbrbm mawk ak tjb sjarb. ]jbrb wds hy gdhcoy,

Obkds hatjbr, Rklob ]ar, wja cs Mdms octtob

nratjbr, dkm Rklob ]ars ecrogrcbkm. Ak tjb pbnnobs


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g >5 g

wds tjb tdoobst dkm nbst nakgcrb Cm bvbr sbbk.

Hckmd, Hdekus dkm Mdm jdm nucot ct. Hy aombr

scstbr dkm nratjbr wbrb jdppy dkm praum.

Uboo, kaw doo tjdts hcsscke cs tjb wctlj,

shcobm Mdm, twcrocke jcs haustdljb.

Obkd lobdrbm jbr tjradt dkm raoobm tjb wctlj aut

ag tjb sjbbt. Bvbryakb stdrbm ck dhdzbhbkt dt wjdt

wbm hdmb.

]jdts nrcoocdkt, sdcm Hckmd, chprbssbm, dkm

tjb erawk-ups kammbm. Aut ag tjb larkbr aghy byb, C sdw tjdt Obkds warry ockb jdm turkbm

ckta d shdoo lrdtbr. C ljblibm hy awk garbjbdm.

]jbrb wds ka nuttak ybt.

Hckmd taai tjb wctlj ukmbr jbr drh dkm

lodhnbrbm up ta tjb tap ag tjb nakgcrb. Jbr ikbbs

mcmkt sjdib ck tjb socejtbst wjcob sjb wds up

tjbrb sbvbrdo hbtrbs dnavb eraukm obvbo. Hckmd

wds dmaptbm grah Laoahncd. Huh dkm Mdm

dmaptbm jbr wjbk sjb wds d octtob arpjdkbm ndny.


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g >: g

C sahbtchbs wakmbr cg sjb cskt rbdooy dk Ckld

prcklbss. \jb oaais d nct ocib akb. Dkm ak tjcs

Hcmsuhhbrs Bvb, wjbk sjb wds stdkmcke ak tap

ag tjb nakgcrb wctj jbr jdcr g outtbrcke ck tjb wckm,

C tjauejt sjb oaaibm harb ocib dk Ckld prcklbss

tjdk bvbr. C dohast gbot jdppy gar d hahbkt, uktco

Rklob ]ar puoobm aut jcs ocejtbr. Jb wds `ust dnaut

ta ocejt tjb gcrb wjbk Irood sjautbm0

Nwcmb dkm ewaah!

Bvbryakb turkbm raukm. ]jbrb wds d laupobmrbssbm ds nrcmb dkm eraah lahcke dlrass aur

grbsjoy lut gcbom. Erdkmpd dkm Duktcb Erdkky!

C tjcki C wbkt ckta d hcom stdtb ag sjali. Ct wds tjb

ickm ag tjcke yau akoy sbb ck gcohs. Duktcb Erdkky

jdm narrawbm Mdms suct dkm wds mrbssbm ds tjb

nrcmberaah. \jb oaaibm ocib d gdt pbkeuck. Dkm

Erdkmpd wds wbdrcke d oake, wjctb mrbss, d vbco

dkm jcej-jbbobm sjabs. Jb wds uscke jcs ldltus ds

tjb wbmmcke nauqubt.


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g >3 g

C mcmkt ikaw ct wds passcnob ta oduej ocib wb

mcm tjbk. Huhs gczzy pbdr `uclb wbkt mawk tjb

wrake wdy sa hulj tjdt sjb lauejbm uktco tjb

kbxt mdy. Rklob ]ar jdm ta ikbbo mawk, jb wds

oduejcke sa hulj. Dkm tjb nbst tjcke ag doo wds

tjdt kanamy wds tjckicke dnaut tjb nakgcrb.

Nut wjbk Erdkmpd dkm Duktcb Erdkky gckdooy

sdt mawk, Rklob ]ar taai aut jcs ocejtbr dedck.

Makt ocejt ct, Obkd sdcm quclioy.

Bvbryakb oaaibm dt jbr ck surprcsb, nut nbgarbwb lauom pratbst dky harb, Rklob ]ar jdm sbt ct

docejt. C sdw Obkd stap nrbdtjcke gar d hahbkt.

\jb wds edtjbrcke strbketj gar d ecedktcl slrbdh0

tjb sart ag slrbdh tjdt akoy Obkd ldk pramulb.

C `ust hdkdebm ta put hy jdkms avbr hy bdrs

nbgarb ct ldhb.

VR] C] AR]! sjb jawobm.

]jb godhbs wbrb mdklcke up tjb scmb ag tjb

nakgcrb tawdrms tjb wctlj.


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Kat dk cklj ag aur namcbs wds grbb ag law huli.

Ck hy wjaob ocgb C wcoo kbvbr, bvbr garebt ct.

]jb trdltar maar apbkbm soawoy. Erdkmpd

ldrbguooy ocgtbm jcs mdzzocke wjctb mrbss up d octtob

dkm tcptabm kbdtoy tjrauej tjb huli tawdrms us.

Aj wboo, jb sdcm, dkm kammbm dt tjb nakgcrb.

]jbrb wds kat d g odhb ta nb sbbk. ]jb nakgcrb

dkm tjb wctlj wbrb `ust ds lavbrbm ck hdkurb ds

wb wbrb.

]jdki yau, Erdkmpd, C sdcm qucbtoy.

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