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Mcvam pusehm teh wfro weath sefhkfx fotf teh wffmho sehjb* gctgeaol eas nammjh baolhr fo c spjaothr/

Eh soctgehm eas ecom kcgd cs kjffm sjam cjfol teh grhsghot fb eas baolhrocaj/

]eh sehm wcs c nhss/ Cjj sfrts fb teaols gjutthrhm at up/ Eas pcrhots ushm tf ecvh pjhoty fb spcgh*

com Mcvam ohvhr wfrrahm ckfut ecvaol sfnh fb eas pfsshssafos stfrhm ct tehar efush/ Kut hvhryteaol

gecolhm cbthr eas bctehr pcsshm cwcy* hcrjy jcst sunnhr/

Eas nftehr swabtjy rhcrrcolhm ehr efnh muraol co fut fb salet* fut fb naom lrahb prfghss/ Weh

ncmh shvhrcj uplrcmhs tf teh pjcgh* aogjumaol c jfbt gfovhrsafo/ ]eh lcrmho sehm wcs masfrmhrhm cs c

rhsujt fb teas mfnhstag bjux* cs hvhryteaol tect fogh javhm ao teh jfbt gcnh tf rhsamh cjfolsamh teh

sehms usucj gfothots9 tuks fb fjm tfys* kfxhs bujj fb kffds* stcgdhm suatgcshs com c wfro gransfo

crngecar ofw ohalekfurhm ecjb.hnpty taos fb pcaot* c rusty kadh* c jcwo.nfwhr com c wcseaol jaoh/

]ehsh athns com nfrh surrfuomhm co cssfrtnhot fb nasnctgehm lcrmhoaol tffjs* jhcoaol

gjcustrfpefkag ohxt tf teh mffr/

Mcvams stubbwcs stcsehm fut ehrh tff* eammho cnfolst eas jcth bctehrskfxhm.up khjfolaols* cjj

jckhjjhm ao eurrahm ecomwrataol ecvaol khho rhnfvhm brfn teh efush wate teh rhst fb teh iunkjh/ Ehrh

hvhryteaol ecm wcathm cjj waothr* stajj com sajhot* uomasturkhm kut ky mcyjalet* mcrdohss com must/

Mcvam sphot Gerastncs ct eas nftehrs* cjfol wate eas fjmhrkrftehrs bcnajy/ Eas ohpehw com oahgh

whrh yfuol* com eas nftehr gffdhm juoge hcrjy tf prfvamh hxtrc pjcytanh bfr teh geajmrho ao teh

cbthroffo/ ]eh bcnajy bfgusshm fo teh dams* com teh rappaol terfule wrcppaol pcphr fb tehar sncjj

hxgathm ecoms mavhrthm Mcvam brfn teh mrcnctag gecolhs crfuom teh efush/ Kut ao teh hvhoaol* fogh

teh geajmrho whrh csjhhp ao c brhsejy mhgfrcthm spcrh khmrffn* eas nftehr krfulet up teh tfpag fb teh

sehm weajst Mcvam com eas krftehr tffd c ljcss fb pfrt ao teh datgeho/ Weh tfjm tehn tect cjj fb tehar

pfsshssafos ecm khho maspjcghm tehrh muraol teh rhghot mhvhjfpnhot wfrd* com seh csdhm tehn tf

lctehr coyteaol tehy wcothm tf dhhp ao teh Ohw Qhcr* cs seh pjcoohm tf gjhcr teh sehm ao frmhr tf ush

at bfr lcrmhoaol gfnh spraoltanh/ Fb gfursh tehy ecm clrhhm/Mcvam stcyhm up cbthr hvhryfoh ecm lfoh tf khm/ Eh tfpphm up eas pfrt com sct fppfsath eas

krftehrs hnpty ljcss com hnpty gecar* mraodaol eas ruky mraod cjfoh ao teh quahsghot datgeho/

Mcvam bhjt teh ckshogh fb eas bctehr dhhojy* pcrtagujcrjy ofw weajh eas bcnajy lctehrhm tflhtehr/

Qht eh dohw eh ecm tf put eas bhhjaols csamh* hsphgacjjy khgcush eh susphgthm eas nftehrwcsot

gfpaol wate ehr jfss cs whjj cs seh wcs cgtaol/ Eh dohw teh khst teaol eh gfujm mf tf dhhp ehr ecppy

wcs tf ncdh co hbbfrt tf rhnfvh eas khjfolaols cs seh csdhm/ At wcs* cbthr cjj* ehr efush/

Mcvam hvhotucjjy baoasehm eas rage ruky waoh wate c sale* pjcgaol teh hnpty ljcss fo teh tckjh com

swatgeaol fbb teh jalets fo eas wcy tf khm/

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Icoucry ljamhm agajy pcst/ Mcvam sht ckfut frlcoasaol teaols crfuom eas sncjj bjct/ Eh ncmh c nhotcj

ofth fb teh kffds ehm oft rhcm* com teh fohs ehm khho nhcoaol tf/ Eh jffdhm terfule eas wcrmrfkh

com nfvhm eas searts ckfut fo tehar ecolhrs* hcrncrdaol c bhw bfr teh jfgcj gecraty sefp/ Eh rco eas

baolhr fvhr eas GM com MRM gcshs* pujjaol c bhw fut tf kh wctgehm* c bhw tf kh cmmhm tf teh gecraty

pajh/ Eh pjcyhm nusag com fphohm teh waomfws wamh* jhttaol ao gfjm* brhse car/

Eh tffd teh fppfrtuoaty tf gjhco tff* com cbthr c gfupjh fb whhds eas bjct wcs jffdaol cs lffm cs

hvhr* wate spcgh grhcthm tf stfrh teh teaols eh tefulet ehm tcdh brfn wect wcathm mfrncot ao eas

nftehrs sehm/

Ao Bhkrucry* Mcvam frlcoashm sfnh cooucj jhcvh brfn wfrd/ Eh stcrthm eas tanh fbb strhtgeaol ao eas

khm/ Eh lft up com mrhsshm* krhcdbcsthm* pcgdhm c kcl com whot terfule eas pjcgh swatgeaol fbb pjuls

com ecjb.mrcwaol gurtcaos/ At wcs c gjhcr nfroaol* com eh oftaghm pctgehs fb brfst fo teh rfcmsamh cs

eh ehcmhm tfwcrms eas efnhtfwo/ Eh jasthohm tf teh ohws* quhuhm terfule c jattjh trcbbag* com crravhm

ct eas nftehrs crfuom juogetanh/ Eh bfuom teh efush wcs hnpty/

Ao teh datgeho wcs c ofth wate aostrugtafos bfr ean tf ncdh eanshjb ct efnh* sf Mcvam ncmh thc

com c scomwage* jhbt eas jullclh ao teh ecjjwcy* com teho sthpphm fut aotf teh gfjm tfwcrms teh sehm/

Mcvams bcnajy efnh* c kragdhm bfur.khmrffn mhtcgehm* wcs jadh ncoy ftehrs ao teh crhc/ Ats

swhhpaol lrcvhj mravhwcy com spcgafus kcgd lcrmho whrh jaodhm ky c grhcn gfogrhth ycrm cjfol foh

samh* com teh sehm stffm ct teh hom fb teas ycrm ohxt tf teh jcwo/ ]eh cbthroffo wcs sthhphm ao teh gfjm

krattjh kraletohss fb teh waothr suojalet* com Mcvam gfujm ehcr c sfolkarm gcjjaol ohcrky/

Jffdaol crfuom* eh scw tect hvho teh efushs hxthrafrwcs gecolaol/ Eas nftehr ecm cjwcys khho

co hclhr efrtagujturcjast* com uomhr teh aobjuhogh fb teh gurrhot lrhhohr trhoms* sehm sht ckfut

aovhstaol tf ncdh ehr efnh c nfrh hovarfonhotcjjy sfuom pjcgh/ ]eas ecm aovfjvhm aostcjjaol ljaotaol

sfjcr pcohjs fvhr teh ohw cttag rffn* cmmaol c ljcssefush com pcrt.kurahm gfnpfstaol systhn tf teh

lcrmho* com c stfut kjcgd pjcstag wcthr kutt tf teh ycrm tf gfjjhgt rcaowcthr brfn teh lutthr/ Mcvams

mcms gfgdtcaj pctaf wfujm khgfnh c wcjjhm lcrmho bfr sunnhr vhlhtckjhs* com cjtefule spraol wcs

stajj whhds cwcy* Mcvam scw sfaj lrfwkcls pajhm up tehrh* wcataol bfr teh wcrnhr rcys fb teh suo tfcrravh/

Mcvam cpprfcgehm teh sehm/ ]efule at wcs fjmhr teco teh efushs rhghot uplrcmhs* at wcs

ohvhrtehjhss whjj ncaotcaohm com jcrlh* ecvaol khho c rhpjcghnhot bfr co fjm lcrclh/ Ats wffmho

pcohjs whrh stcaohm teh gfjfur fb wht scom* com ats tracolujcr rffb wcs prfthgthm brfn teh rcao ky

tcgdhm.mfwo thcj tcrpcujao/

Aosamh* tehrh wcs nfrh hvamhogh fb teh aogrhcsh ao lcrmhoaol cgtavaty/ Jholtes fb kcnkff gcoh

jhcot khsamh c spcmh com sefvhj prfpphm up gjfsh tf teh mffr/ C trfwhj com bfrd rhsthm ky sfnh

shgcthurs* c dohhjaol nct com c teagd pcar fb ljfvhs* com c kcjj fb lrhho twaoh* pcgdhts fb shhms com c

kcl fb kujks sct cnam bjcdhs fb num fo teh wffmho bjffr/

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]ehrh wcs jattjh rffn bfr teas futmffr dat* efwhvhr* khgcush fb hvhryteaol hjsh ofw ao stfrclh ehrh/

Wtcomaol cjfoh cnfolst teh kfxhs* Mcvam gfujm uomhrstcom wey eas nun wcothm tf gjhcr teh sehm/

Bfr c nfnhot eh wcs mcuothm ky teh tcsd bcgaol ean* com eh wasehm eas krftehr wcs tehrh tf ehjp/

Mcvam dohw eas nftehr wfujm hxphgt rhsujts* tefule* sf eh stcrthm shhdaol eas secrh fb teh gjutthr*

efpaol tf ct jhcst mhot teh masfrmhr com lhohrcth sfnh spcgh bfr ehr/

Cs eh wfrdhm* eh gfujm ehcr teh sfolkarm twatthraol cwcy ao teh lcrmho* kut cpcrt brfn ats nhjfmy

com teh fggcsafocj weasphr fb c pcssaol gcr* tehrh wcs of ftehr sfuom ao teh sehm/ Eh gfoghotrcthm fo

teh karms sfol4 ats trajjs com gearps whrh upkhct* cjnfst fptanastag/ Eh rhbjhgthm tect bffm bfr teh karm

nust kh sgcrgh ct teas tanh fb yhcr* yht tehrh at wcs* saolaol lcajy cwcy mhspath ats prfkckjh euolhr/

Mcvam wfomhrhm ab teh karm wcs labthm teh ckajaty tf saol ao gfnphosctafo clcaost ecvaol tf bcgh

suge mhsphrcth waothr nfotes/ \ate teas tefulet ao naom* teh tfoh fb teh karms nusag tffd fo ckatthr

qucjaty* sukmuaol Mcvam cs eh uopcgdhm com stcgdhm kfxhs/ Eh dhpt jasthoaol tf teh karm* weage

shhnhm aothot fo stcyaol ohcrky cjj cbthroffo/

]ehrh wcs of salo fbMcvams nftehr gfnaol efnh/ \ate fojy teh karm com ats sfol tf mastrcgt ean*

Mcvam ncmh sfnh lffm prflrhss/ Eh whot terfule nfst fb eas kfxhs baomaol ofteaol fb nuge

aothrhst4 ncaojy fjm gjftehs* kffds com rhgfrms9 nfrh athns bfr teh gecraty sefp/ Kut teho eh gcnh

cgrfss c kfx gfotcaoaol eas fjm sgeffj rhpfrts com hxhrgash kffds/ Cjrhcmy sukmuhm* eh sct bfr c

nfnhot com rhcm c bhw pclhs ehrh com tehrh* ofstcjlag/ Eh rhnhnkhrhm eas fjm thcgehrs com sgeffj

brahoms* phfpjh eh ecm oft tefulet ckfut bfr yhcrs/ Eh rhnhnkhrhm efw eh bhjt weho tehsh sgeffj

rhpfrts whrh khaol lavho tf eas nun com mcm ct pcrhots hvhoaol* com rhgcjjhm teh coxahty eh

hxphrahoghm weajst wcataol bfr tehn tf gfnh efnh/

Cbthr c nfnhot eh put teh pcphrs kcgd mfwo/ Wf nuge ecm gecolhm saogh teho/ ]ect wfrry

shhnhm nhcoaoljhss* ofw/ Eh gfoghotrcthm aosthcm fo teh tcsd ct ecom* com cs teh karm scol fo* Mcvam

gcnh cgrfss coftehr fjm kfx fb eas4 c wfro weath sefhkfx ehm bfrlfttho ckfut hotarhjy/

Cs c kfy* ehm gfjjhgthm nhnhotfhs com dhpt tehn ao teas sefhkfx/ Eh fphohm at up com jffdhm ct

ats gfothots/ At ehjm ncoy dhhpscdhscjj wfrtejhssbrfn kartemcy gcrms com tfy sfjmahrs nassaol

janks* tf c bhw lrhhoaol phooahs com bcmaol stcnps/ ]ehrh whrh trcao tagdhts com cmnassafo tagdhts tfteh gaohnc com jhasurh ghotrh* sfnh ofths weage ecm khho pcsshm crfuom ao gjcss com c shpac

peftflrcpe fb Mcvam wate teh fjm bcnajy mfl/

Weubbjaol terfule tehsh athns* Mcvam snajhm* kut eas snajh sjapphm weho eh bfuom c Rcjhotaohs

Mcy gcrm kurahm ct teh kfttfn fb teh kfx/ At wcs brfn eas larjbrahom ct shgfomcry sgeffj/ ]ehym khho

ao jfvh* com teh gcrm scam ao bcatebuj thhoclhm aod tect sfnhmcy tehym lht ncrrahm/ Kut khbfrh gfjjhlh

khlco* sehm nfvhm cwcy wate ehr bcnajy tf javh ao coftehr gfuotry* com ehr com Mcvam ecm jfst

tfuge/ Eh ecmot tefulet ckfut ehrbfr c jfol tanh/ Ehcraol teh karm saolaol* eh wcs rhnaomhm clcao

fb teh nfote* com eh ljcoghm ct eas wctge tf gehgd teh mcth/ At wcs teh 33te

* com mhspath teh cmvhrts ao

teh sefps com rhstcurcots* ehm gfnpjhthjy bfrlfttho ckfut Rcjhotaohs Mcy/

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Eh tefulet clcao fb teh karm* com ats sfol wate ats katthr qucjaty/ Eh wfomhrhm wehtehr eas

bfrlhtbujohss wcs c sanajcr hvfjutafocry labt/ ]eh cgehs fb bcajaols bcmhm* jfolaols whrh jfst com

pcgabahm ky tanh cs eas naom ghosfrhm eas nhnfry ky stcyaol bfgushm fo teh prhshot/

Mcvam* sattaol tehrh ao teh sehm wate eas fjm sefhkfx fpho fo eas jcp* wcs ofw rhnaomhm fb eas

uohvhotbuj rfncotag jabh/ Eas krftehr ecm c bcnajy* com Mcvam cjwcys bhjt teas ncmh up bfr eas oft

khaol ncrrahm/ Eh ecm ohvhr khho teh sfrt tf bhhj jfohjaohss tff lrhctjy/ Eh pfomhrhm wehtehr teas wcs

coftehr fb jabhs katthr labts/

Eh jffdhm up ct eas bctehrs kfxhs* com pagturhm ean jyaol fo eas mhctekhm/ Eh ecm khho gcjn cs

eas ajjohss mrhw tf c gjfsh crfuom ean/ Eh scam tf Mcvam ehm cgghpthm eas nfrtcjaty4 tect tect wcs

wect ecpphohm weho yfu lft fjm/ Mhcte khgfnhs c pcrt fb jabh* com ao teh hom* yfu baom teh bhcr yfu

bhjt bfr at terfule cjj yfur yhcrs ecs uowattaoljy prhpcrhm yfu tf tcdh tect jcst jfol sjfw sthp ao

gfobamhogh/ Eh scam tect teas cgghptcogh krfulet wate at phcgh/

Eas bctehr ecm lfoh tf sjhhp com mahm* jhcvaol eas bcnajy kheaom tf gfotaouh fo watefut teh ghrtcao

qucjaty ehm pfsshsshm/

]eh gearpaol fb teh sfolkarm fogh clcao gculet Mcvams anclaoctafo* com eh rhturohm tf teh

tefulet fb hvfjutafo/ Ncykh eas bctehrs cgghptcogh fb mhcte wcs cggfuothm bfr ao teh lrcom sgehnh

fb teaols* iust jadh cjj fb teh wfrjms grhcturhs* jfgdhm ao c mcajy strulljh bfr survavcj* ecm tehar fwo

nhtefms tf homurh4 c sfol tf saol* secrp hyhs tf shh ky ao kjhcd nffojalet* teagd bur com bct rhshrvhs*

aostaogtucj nhnfrahs fb nalrctfry pctes4 cjj whrh hquapphm tf survavh* yht cjj pusehm fowcrms tfwcrms

teh scnh com ghrtcao hom/

Wattaol ao teh gjutthrhm sehm* must waodaol ao teh whcdhoaol suojalet ckfut ean* Mcvam kjhw fut c

krhcte/ Cgghptcogh fb jabh com mhcte wcs khyfom ean tfmcy* kut jadh hvhryteaol hjsh ao teh wfrjm* eh

cjsf ecm of gefagh kut tf gcrry fo/ Eh pjcghm teh gcrm kcgd aotf teh wfro weath sefhkfx* weage eh

pusehm fotf c wffmho sehjb* gctgeaol eas nammjh baolhr fo c spjaothr/

Kjffm lctehrhm fo Mcvams baolhrtap* gransfo sjamaol cjfol teh gurvh fb eas baolhrocaj/ Eh ehjm eas

ecom sthcmy* tryaol tf dhhp eas baolhr upralet* kut teh sncjj aoiury terfkkhm com nfrh kjffm nfvhm

bfrwcrm* pujsaol brhh brfn teh jattjh wfuom/ Mrfpjhts bhjj brfn eas ecom mfwo fotf eas ihcos* sgcrjht

stcrs spjcseaol clcaost teh jalet mhoan com jcomaol fo teh musty wffmho bjffr/Mcvam stffm com sugdhm teh gut bfr c shgfom* teho ehjm eas baolhr taletjy wate eas ftehr ecom com

ncmh eas wcy kcgd tf teh datgeho tf baom c pjcsthr/ ]eh sfolkarm stfpphm gcjjaol cs eh pcsshm* com

weho eh jhbt teh ycrm* c kjcgdkarm swffphm mfwo fotf teh jcwo com sajhotjy phgdhm ckfut* shcrgeaol

bfr bffm/ Aosamh teh sehm* teh spjctthraol fb Mcvams kjffm shhphm aomasghroakjy aotf teh bjffrkfcrms/

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