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Ihrhghaa # Vme Genrhaktht

Fespkte mks akip! h sluvenkr crli prksln! Gh`rkea Ihrhghaa ihknthknef hn

hrkstljrhtkj `ehrkng. Festknef tl `e h ahwyer hnf gentaeihn chrier! me mhf never aet h

jmhnge kn mks jkrjuisthnjes kntercere wktm mks pu`akj perslnh. Me rlse ehjm ilrnkng ht

5?:4! smhvef jhrecuaay! hnf fressef kipejjh`ay! even wmen! hs usuha! me mhf nl pahje tl

gl. Vmks evenkng! tmlugm! whs fkccerent. Vmks evenkng! tme Generhaktht wluaf jlnvene!

hnf tmhnb mki clr preventkng h fkshster.

Hs h ylung ihn! skxty yehrs prevklusay! Ihrhghaa mhf `hjbef tme wrlng mlrse kntme Whr lc tme Zphnksm Zujjesskln! h regretth`ae fejkskln tl wmkjm Ihrhghaa stkaa jaung

prlufay. Vme whr resuatef crli tme Wkaa hnf Ahst Vesthient lc tme jmkafaess hnf

kipltent Jmhraes KK! wml phssef hwhy kn tme yehr 8744 hs tme ahst lc tme Mhps`urgs tl

ruae Zphkn. Jmhraes Wkaa `estlwef tme Zphnksm jrlwn ln mks grhnf)nepmew Tmkakp! tme

Fube lc Hnolu hnf grhnfsln lc tme rekgnkng Crenjm ilnhrjm! Aluks ]KS! hnf mhf

Jmhraes aect nl curtmer prlvksklns! greht succerkng ikgmt mhve `een hvertef.

@ut Jmhraes whs jmkafaess hnf kipltent clr gllf rehsln. Me whs fesjenfef crli

Xueen Olhnnh tme Ihf h tltha lc clurteen tkies! hnf mks chtmer servef hasl hs hn unjae

hnf mks iltmer hs h nkeje. Jmhraes genetkj ihbeup whs aess fkverse tmhn kfentkjha twkns!

aehvkng mki kn feakjhte mehatm hnf lc questklnh`ae knteaaejt. Clr nl gllf fksjernk`ae

rehsln! ltmer tmhn permhps tl stkr tme Eurlpehn plt! me nhief mks jluskn! tme Hrjmfube

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Jmhraes lc Hustrkh hs hn haternhte sujjesslr. Eurlpehn Plyhas lc tme tkie requkref chr

aess oustkckjhtkln tl gl tl whr tl jertkcy h jahki tl h tmrlne. Vme plwfer beg bnlwn hs

Eurlpe expalfef set lcc `y tme jlipetkng jahkis tl tme Zphnksm jrlwn.

Ihrhghaa! claalwkng tme aehf lc mks chtmer! weajlief tme Hustrkhns jahki tl tme

Zphnksm Jrlwn! nlt lut lc hny alve clr tme Hrjmfube lr Hustrkh! `ut lut lc enikty clr tme

@lur`lns wml! kn Ihrhghaas vkew! chkaef tl rejlgnkze tme hutlnlilus rkgmts lc tme

Jhthahn Jlrts. Ihrhghaas chtmer! h aehfkng iei`er lc tme Generhaktht ht tme tkie! aef

Jhthalnkhs supplrt clr tme Hrjmfube Jmhraes hnf lpplsktkln tl Tmkakp! tme Crenjm

@lur`ln. Hcter nehray h fejhfe lc whr knvlavkng iujm lc Eurlpes ilnhrjmkes hnf

nhtklnhaktkes! Tmkakp sujjeefef kn sejurkng mks jahki hs Tmkakp S! Bkng lc Zphkn. Hs

punksmient clr tmekr `hjbkng lc mks lpplnent! Tmkakp lutahwef tme Generhaktht hnf

feprkvef Jhthalnkh lc tmekr trhfktklnha hutlnlilus prkvkaeges.

Vme `hn jlntknuef even tl tmks fhy! enclrjef Jhrals KKK! tme tmkrf lc Tmkakps slns

tl ljjupy tme tmrlne. Fespkte tme `hn! h jahnfestkne Generhaktht jlntknuef tl ieet

perklfkjhaay. Vme purplse clr tlfhys ieetkng jhusef Ihrhghaa grhve jlnjern! hnf me

kntenfef tl ihbe mks cehrs bnlwn. Vmey wluaf aksten tl mks jlunsea. Vmey mhf hawhys

akstenef tl mks jlunsea.

Me stuipef murrkefay flwn tme Phi`ahs tlwhrf tme mhr`lr! skfe `y skfe wktm mks

laf crkenf! Zhavhflr Ghufk. Ihrhghaa hnf Ghufk were tme lnay survkvlrs lc tme pre) hn

Generhaktht. Ihrhghaa mhf knmerktef mks plsktkln crli mks chtmer! tme ilst respejtef lc

@hrjealnhs aehfers ht tme turn lc tme Jentury! hnf Ghufk! nlw =4! whs tme lafest akvkng

iei`er. Hcter mks chtmers trhgkj fehtm kn tme ehray sthges lc tme 8=)ilntm skege lc

@hrjealnh! Ihrhghaa clugmt rhveay hnf ehrnef Ghufks respejt. Peghrfaess! @hrjealnh

eventuhaay ceaa! hnf tmey fesjenfef kntl meaa. Wmen tme 08)yehr laf Ihrhghaa hnf :4)yehr

laf Ghufk eiergef crli prksln lnay tmree yehrs ahter! tmekr mhkr hnf `ehrfs mhf turnef

snlw wmkte hnf Ihrhghaa wluaf clrever requkre h jhne tl supplrt tme tlrn Hjmkaaes

tenfln kn mks rkgmt hnbae. Ztkaa! me ilvef ilre qukjbay tmhn Ghufk.

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K jhnnlt run ht tmks phje! Gh`rkea. [lu iust salw flwn! Ghufk wmeezef.

Ghufk! hn extreieay tkny ihn wekgmkng sjhrjeay 844 plunfs! wlre h `ahjb `eret puaaef

ohuntkay tl tme skfe lc mks mehf. Fespkte mks hfvhnjef yehrs! crhgkae pmyskque hnf

fejaknkng mehatm! me stkaa jlnskferef mkiseac h alver! hnf never ikssef hn lpplrtunkty tl

jmhri tme ahfkes.

Ihrhghaa kiiefkhteay salwef. Ghufk whs tme lne ihn clr wmli me ihfe

haalwhnjes. We flnt whnt tl `e ahte! Zhavhflr. We hre tme lnay hntkflte tl tme plksln

tmht ihn wkaa sprehf.

Vmht ihn whs tme Fln Thual Peihrque Jhrfenha! tme jurrent sjkln lc tme

enlrilusay wehatmy Peihrque chikay tmht mhf meaf h ilnlplay ln tme nhl fe ah

Jmknh! tme Ihnkah Ghaaeln. Vme Ghaaeln trhfe! Iexkjhn skaver kn return clr tme skab!

plrjeahkn! kvlry! ohfe hnf ierjury lc tme Chr Ehst! mhf enrkjmef haa lc Zphkn! hnf clr

ilre tmhn h jentury ehjm jhrgl mhf phssef tmrlugm tme mhnfs lc tme Peihrques.

Peghrfaess! tme chikay mhf chaaen ln mhrfer tkies rejentay! phrtkhaay fue tl plaktkjha

set`hjbs. Vmen hghkn! Fln Thuals grki thaents fevkhtef crli tmlse neefef tl lperhte h

smkppkng eipkre.

Wmy fl ylu supplse mef hsb tl ieet wktm tme Generhaktht< Wmhts mks

sjmeie

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Jlsette nltkjef Ihrhghaa! hnf rehf tme hnger hawhys aurbkng kn mks eyes. Zme went

tl Philn hnf tlujmef mks smluafer! knfkjhtkng mks grhnfchtmer. Philn aehpef tl mks ceet

hnf rusmef tl ieet Ihrhghaa. Thph! K fkfnt bnlw ylu were mere. Were ylu allbkng clr

ie

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Jlsette ceat haa tme eyes lc tme `hr ln tmei! phrtkjuahray tmlse lc mer chtmer peerkng

lut crli tme bktjmen. Lm! Philn! sme wmksperef. Aets aehve. Aets gl hwhy hnf

aehve haa tmks.

Philns eyes hghkn frlppef tl tme callr. We jhnt! Jlsette. Kts nlt rkgmt! clr

ylu! lr ie. Iy chtmer wluaf succer! iy grhnfchtmer! clr haa mks hnger! neefs ie. Hnf

ylur chtmer wluaf `e mehrt`rlben. [lu bnlw ylu flnt whnt tmht. K iust gl. Weaa thab

hs slln hs K get `hjb. K prlikse.

Me whabef `hjb tl mks grhnfchtmer. Ki rehfy nlw! Thph.

Ihrhghaa mhf phrtkjuahray nltkjef tme gentae tlujmkng lc tmekr ckngertkps. Kt mhf

`een sujm h jhsuha! hnf yet tenfer hnf kntkihte gesture. Mks hnger chfef hs mks ieilry

lc kntkihte gestures! hnf gukat! returnef. Me allbef tl Jlsette unh`ae tl clri wlrfs

wmen crli tme fllrwhy me mehrf Ghufk. [lu neef tl hplalgkze tl mer Gh`rkea. Ghufk!

smuccakng kn mks crhgkae ghkt! hpprlhjmef Jlsette! flccef mks `eret! `lwef feepay `eclre

mer hnf rhksef mer mhnf tl mks akps. Hmm! ylu hre h ehutkcua ylung wlihn. Flnt iknf

tme laf ihn! mes oust jlnstkphtef. Meaa jlie tl mks senses slln enlugm.

Jlsette jluafnt meap ahugmkng. Zme `ehief ht tme laf ihn hnf `ent lver tl bkss

mki ln tme jmeeb. Vmhnb ylu! me shkf wmkae repahjkng mks `eret tl kts ohunty hngae.

[lu see! Gh`rkea! Kget bksses crli `ehutkcua ylung wlien. Wmht rewhrf fkf ylu get