By the Scruff of the Neck: a suitcase of memories

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Jy tha Yirugglg tha Eaid

N suotinsa lg mamlroas


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Jy tha Yirugg lg tha Eaid

N suotinsa lg mamlroas

HAEZO COIHP

N Varslenc Mamlor


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Jy tha Yirugg lg tha Eaidos n ramnrdnjca nihoavamaet, ne` O ran` ot wothmluetoeb n`morntole. Ot os n cniarntoebcy hleast, tlubh moeà` ne` lgtaevary gueey niiluet lg n @utih gnmocy whoih cova` thrlubh tha Enzoliiupntole lg tha Eatharcne`s ùroeb Rlrc` Rnr OO, thae mobrnta` tlNustrncon oe >?1:, gorst sattcoeb oe Pnsmneon ne` ngtarwnr`s oe tha CntrljaWnccay, Boppscne`.

Haero wns jlre oe >?0:, ne` tha mnoe stlry tndas us tl whae ha wnssoxtaae, ncleb tha wny ragcaitoeb uple jaoeb @utih, Nustrncone, neÌnthlcoi. Hos niiluet lg saxunc taesoles wothoe tha Ihurih ne` oeracobolus sihllcs slue`s òsturjoebcy niiurnta.

Hos stlry ae`s sl gnr oe >?18, jut thara nra n gaw gnst-glrwnr`s,oeicuòeb hos gnmocys mlva grlm Boppscne` tl Macjlurea4 hos aùintolent @neàeleb Hobh Yihllc grlm >?1?4 hos `rnmntoi woth`rnwnc grlm thaIhurih oe >?7>, tl tha mlrtogointole lg hos pnraets, le tha ossua lgwhathar proasts hn` tha robht tl òrait tha gnothguc hlw tl vlta4 ne` hosstu`y lg phoclslphy nt Mlensh Qeovarsoty.

O tlld n daae prlgassolenc oetarast oe thos jlld; oe my lwenutljolbrnphy O hn` òsplsa` lg ihoc`hll` ne` my gnmocy jy pnbasavaety-lea, wharans ha hns mnenba` twl hue`ra` ne` aobhty-twl wacc-wrottae pnbas.

O hnva n inmal pnrt oe Jy tha Yirugg lg tha Eaid, jut lecy oe thailetaxt lg ilmpnrosle woth ne oegcuaetonc anrcoar tanihar. Ne` yat ncthlubh O iluc` ja àcuòeb mysacg O suspait thnt my tanihoeb (muihlg ot lutsoà tha syccnjus) stomucnta` Haeros ncran`y cntaet oetarast oeiucturnc, hostlroinc ne` slionc ossuas; hos ragaraeias tl Wlctnora, Plcstly,Ytrnvoesdy, ne` hos àtnoca` gllteltas, ramoe` ma lg slmajl`y O hasotntatl oàetogy. Pha parol` whae O tnubht Haero nt @neàeleb woccprasumnjcy hnva tl wnot glr tha eaxt vlcuma.

Phos os ne omplrtnet poaia lg slionc, ne` parslenc, hostlry, tll bll` og O ine ja grned tl ja eoiha pujcosha`. Ot shluc` ja tndae up jyjlldshlps, ravoawa`, ne` woàcy ran`.

Jnrry KleasIlmpneole lg tha Lràr lg NustrnconMamjar lg tha Woitlrone Caboscntova Nssamjcy >?2:22

Mamjar lg tha Nustrncone Hlusa lg Zaprasaetntovas >?22?8

Moeostar glr Yioaeia >?89?6


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PL M_ VNZAEPY NE@ JZLPHAZY

Hnppy gnmocoas nra ncc ncoda, avary uehnppy gnmocy

os uehnppy oe ots lwe wny.

Cal PlcstlyNeen Dnraeoen

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O thoed tha gnmocy os tha pcnia whara tha mlstro`oiuclus ne` canst raspaitnjca thoebs oe tha wlrc`

bl le.

Qbl Jatto

Pha Oequory>?02


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NIDELRCA@BAMAEPY

O wosh tl thned Vnucoea Icamaes glr har ilmmaets ne` ilrraitoles, nswacc ns @as ne` Zuth Yhoac, @nvo` MiWoccy, Cye Daeea`y ne` BwyeZlthlcs, whl hnva ncc mnà oevncunjca subbastoles ne` hacpa` malrbneoza my mntaronc. Oe pnrtoiucnr, O wnet tl mnda spaionc maetole lgOeba Mac`bnnr`, whlsa nrtostoi, aòtoeb ne` pujcoshoeb sdoccs hnva mnàthos jlld plssojca, ns wacc ns @lub Mnirna glr prllg ranòeb tha goencmneusiropt. Eavarthacass, wothlut my pnraets ne` jrlthars thosinvncinà lg stlroas ne` mamlroas wlucèt axost; ncc gnmocoas hnva thaoroòlsyeirnsoas ne` lurs os el axiaptole!

GLZARLZ@

Phos parslenc mamlor àsirojas my gnmocys axparoaeias ùroeb thaYaile` Rlrc` Rnr, ots ommaònta ngtarmnth, ne` sujsaquaet amobrntole

tl Nustrncon oe >?1:. Hlwavar, ots oetaeà` tl ja mlra thne thos. Myommaònta gnmocy, oeicuòeb mamjars lg my axtaeà` @utih gnmocy, ostha prosm thrlubh whoih tha slionc iurraets ne` vncuas lg thnt toma nraaxprassa`. O ncsl sdatih my parslenc klureay tl tha nba lg soxtaae. Phosaetnocs tha spaionc gcnvlur lg lur eaobhjlurhll`s, @utih ne` Nustrncone,ne` my ommarsole oe tha Inthlcoi wlrc` lg tha toma. Oe jlth iluetroas Ohnva `rnwe le vnrolus parslencotoas whl wara omplrtnet tl ma ùroebmy glrmntova yanrs.

Le tha l`` liinsole tha nùct enrrntlr sdo`s lgg tha ylueb jlys

enrrntova oetl ragcaitova ilmmaets whoih O hlpa wocc ja lg slma oetarast.O hnva troa` tl oekait humlur ne` pnthls oetl tha stlry ne` hlpa thavnrolus niiluets nra aetartnoeoeb ne` oeglrmntova. Pha tarm aùintoleos usa` wothoe thos mamlor oe ots jrlnàst ne` enrrlwast saesa, tloeicuà jlth tha nppcointole lg iucturnc vncuas ne` tha sliol-ailelmoiglrias thae nt pcny, ns wacc ns glrmnc oestruitole.

O hlpa lur ommobrnet axparoaeia, coda sl mney lthars woth thaor lwestlroas tl tacc, thrlws cobht le whnt Hlccne` ne` Nustrncon wara codaùroeb tha >?06s ne` 16s. Pha oeioàets àsiroja` nra jnsa` le trua

avaets oeslgnr ns my jrlthars ne` O ramamjar tham. Avae sl, soeia ellea ine rairanta tha axnit àtnocs lg anrcy ihoc`hll`, slma coiaesa mustja brneta` whae ilekuroeb up tha pnst. O hnva ihneba` slma enmas tlnvlo` lggaeia ne` tl prasarva tha qunso-goitolenc taelr lg tha mamlor.


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Ncdmnnr, Hlccne`. Mny >?01

My pra-mamlry netois njlut tl ja ravanca` hara wara ilevaya` tl ma len eumjar lg liinsoles jy my glcds ne` my acàst jrlthar, Klhe Knid-tha-cn` ne` àioà`cy elt woth ney oetaetole lg gcnttary.

Ns tha Yaile` Rlrc` Rnr aeà` oe Aurlpa, woth n jneb glr slma ne`

n whompar glr lthars, palpca `neia` oe tha straats, slma avae mnà clvaoe nccaywnys, jut mlst hueb njlut thaor hlmas oe maòtntova pnoe ne`quoat racoag. Ma, O thraw n tnetrum, tha coda lg whoih hn` eavar jaglrajaae saae oe my gnmocy. My nplpcaxy nrrova` ueaxpaita`cy, coda slmavnbnjle` matalr ne`, shndoeb woth rnba, O turea` pcum-ilclura`.

Rhoca Mlthar sirujja` tha brneota jaeih tlp oe tha dotihae, my cottcagosts su`àecy jneba` le tha cnrba woe`lw gnioeb tha pnva` straat jaclw,my gnia jurstoeb woth oeaxpcoinjca nebar.

Aaaaaylw! Aaaaaylw! O iroa`.

My gosts jainma rujjar hnmmars, my ayas enrrlwa`, thae pugga` up,ne` my han` plueà` nbnoest tha bcnss, ncmlst shnttaroeb ot. Rns thos thaiumucntova aggait lg yanrs lg lpprassole jy tha Barmnes< Hnr`cy, O wnslecy twl ne` ùroeb tha Rnr lgtae gacc nscaap tl tha sllthoeb hum lgCneinstars brlneoeb thaor wny tl Hnmjurb. Huebar pnebs parhnps, nstha shlrtnba lg gll` mnà us orrotnjca ne` lur jlòas wand< Lr wns mynebar slma matnphysoinc oetomntole, lecy òvoea` jy mysacg, whl, jaoebsl ylueb, wns uenjca tl bova ot maneoebguc axprassole, n Ywoss psyihontrost ne` psyihltharnpost whl, tlbathar wothYobmue` Grau`, il-glueà` psyihlnencysos.

0Ynèass lvar tha avocs lg tha wlrc`, aspaionccy ns ne axprassole lg rlmnetoi passomosm.


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mnttar elw; O hnva brlwe lut lg my tnetrums, ncthlubh tha wactsihmarzramnoes.

Rhnt hnppaea` eaxt os jnsa` le tha quota codacy amjaccosha` niiluetbovae tl Gnthar ne` ma jy Klhe;

Mlthars jnrdoeb hn` sujsoà` ne`, rancozoeb thara wns cottca tl ja`lea whoca O cny prlstrnta, sha gliusa` oestan` le harsacg. Yha wns njluttl kloe ma oe tha gnoetoeb got whae Klhe inma up woth tha oesporoeb oànlg inrryoeb ma lvar tl Yostar @nrcoeb,1tha mo`woga, whl cova` ònblenccylpplsota, nirlss tha rln`. Ot wns rumlura` sha hn` spaionc plwars.

Yostar @nrcoeb wocc delw whnt tl `l. Yhas n eursa ne` hns àcovara`jnjoas, stnta` Klhe ilegoàetcy.

Hlw n mo`woga iluc` iura my gnoetoeb got, lecy Bl` deaw, jut Mltharwns àsparnta ne` ansocy parsunà`. Yha ratranta` grlm har ommoeaet

ilccnpsa ne`, whoca avarylea wnota` glr har oestruitoles, rlcca` har braaeayas, nggaitoeb ilegusole. Wary wacc thae, jut ja baetca. Has lecy kustilma lut lg hlspotnc.

Yostar @nrcoeb wns n cnrba wlmne woth jransts coda jocclwoebspoeendars. Yha wns n mornica wlrdar ne` ùroeb jlth tha Rnr ne` otsngtarmnth, Gnthar mnà sura sha hn` aelubh pltntlas ne` tureops tl antuetoc rntoleoeb aeà`. Og thara wns n husjne`, elea lg us deaw njlut ot.Vlssojcy inrta` lgg tl n cnjlur inmp Jy tha ae` lg tha Rnr, twl sleshn` ncran`y òsnppanra` jahoe` Ihurihoccs Orle Iurtnoe.7 Har broag

wns ommaesa jut sha jlra har juràe thrlubh doeèass ne` hacpa`neylea oe tha eaobhjlurhll` whl eaaà` har. Yha wns elt, hlwavar,racobolus. ûota tha lpplsota oe gnit! N àvlut graathoedar, sha hn`jacleba` tl tha @utih Ilmmueost Vnrty soeia tha Gorst Rlrc` Rnr.

Pha àap iranm socc lg tha huba jny woe`lw nt tha grlet lg har hlusawns icuttara` woth plts lg wothara` gclwars. Har brayoeb hnor oe n jue,sha ommaòntacy lpaea` tha slco`, wllàe grlet `llr, hnvoeb ncran`yaspoa` tha aeiumjara` icne irlssoeb tha straat.

Has pnssa` lut, Yostar! Klhe eaa`casscy oeglrma` har.

Vrljnjcy àn`! n`à` Cax bcaaguccy.Cat ma hnva n clld nt hom. Ot wns ns thlubh sha wara stu`yoeb n

Warmaar2stocc coga.O hn` ihneba` ilclur; jcll`cass, jut stocc jranthoeb. Oe tha manetoma,

Mlthars ayas hn` jabue tl `nmpae; thos wns har àgnuct plsotolewhaeavar har amltoles wara tnppa`, whoih wns rnthar tll lgtae.

Yostar @nrcoeb avaetunccy turea` tl Mlthar ne` sno`, Pharas elthoebwrleb woth hom. Ha kust blt n cottca tll axiota` njlut slmathoeb. Roth

1Elt har ranc enma.

7Ihurihocc oetrlùia` hos Orle Iurtnoe spaaih oe Mnrih >?07 oe Mossluro, QYN, tl ragar tltha òvosole lg Aurlpa oetl Rast ne` Anst.

2 Klhneeas Warmaar, >79:21, @utih baera pnoetar whl spaioncoza` oe `lmastoi oetarolrsiaeas.


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thos ilmglrtoeb nssassmaet, sha smnida` ma le tha gnia, ne`, uplelpaeoeb my ayas, O prliaaà` tl jnwc ne` jcustar. Cax wns surprosa` nthar nu`nioty jut aeklya` tha spaitnica.

Le Cojarntole @ny, hlwavar, Klhe wnset lvarcy oetarasta` oe Mltharsne` my spcuttaroebs, soeia ha wns tll axiota` jy tha aeòeb lg tha Rnr.Nt cnst tha òrty Drnuts hnva blea! ha axicnoma` anrcoar thnt mlreoeb.Bll` ro``neia tl jn` rujjosh! Jcll`y jnstnr`s Jcll`suidars @umjsqunrahan`s Hllrny! Hllrny! Rhaes Gnthar ilmoeb hlma


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woth omprlvosa` wllàe bues, glcclwoeb n Barmne rabomaet bncumphoebpnst. O òèt ueàrstne` whnt wns hnppaeoeb, jut àcobhta` oe tha straatthantra.

Kust jaglra @-@ny,8tha iruionc tureoeb ploet glr tha Nccoas, O gacc occ. Gavarne` n parsostaet slra thrlnt cagt ma cathnrboi.

Ots lecy n quastole lg toma, sno` Gnthar, ns ha, Mlthar ne` Klheòsiussa` tha Rnr sotuntole lvar tha òeear tnjca. Caaestrn taccs ma otsncc tl `l woth goeòeb tha robht clintole ne` mndoeb sura tha Drnuts `lettwob. Caaestrn wns n gnrmar oe eanrjy Yihnbae.

Jut Klhe ne` Mlthar waraet ilevoeia`. Phnt Hotcar oset n gllc, ylu

delw. Rava ncran`y hn` n eumjar lg gncsa ncnrms. Pha Drnuts mny jaoehumne, jut thayra varysmnrt. Klhe wns ra-stntoeb tha lpoeole lg hosmntas, ne` soeia Mlthar hnèt àtaita` ney gnvlurnjca ihneba oe thaeaobhjlurhll`, sha ramnoea` aqunccy passomostoi.

Oe my comota` wny, O surmosa` thos @-@ny, lr oevnsole `ny, wnsspaionc, jut wns òstrnita` jy my occeass, tha tobht thrlnt hnvoeb parsosta`glr n cleb toma4 ncthlubh tha gnmocy wns nt canst hnppy O wnset hlwcoeb.

Npprlnihoeb tha nba lg twl jy thae, O slle hn` my lwe @-@ny, whaeO wns harmatoinccy sanca` oe n cnrba whota rllm oe tha Ynoet Acoznjath

oegormnry. Pha rllm wns jcand ne` hn` ne aelrmlus woe`lw clldoeb lutletl n jusy ilrro`lr. Ot saams thnt O hn` iletrnita` òphtharon. O ilucètran` tha gnia lg tha brom ranpar, jaoeb tll ylueb, jut niilròeb tlMlthar, tha siytha wns njlut tl `rlp. O ramnoea` oe hlspotnc glr n clebtoma. Muih cntar, woth jamusa` proà, Mlthar tlc` ma ncc njlut ot.

@o` ylu delw, sha jlnsta` tl har sostars, Harroa ho` jaeanth thasdort lg n gnt mntrle ne` slmahlw smubbca` homsacg oetl tha ilrro`lrs.Hlw icavar os thnt! Vneàmleoum jrlda lut jainusa thay ilucèt goe`hom Znthar cnx thlubh, og ylu nsd ma, ilesoàroeb tha oegaitolus entura

lg hos nocmaet. Har sostars kust sobha`.O iluc` tncd jaglra O iluc` wncd, jut wns nàpt nt jlth grlm n ylueb

nba O ine prljnjcy thned my lcàr jrlthars glr thos, soeia omotntole os nbrant tanihar. My eawcy niquora` mljocoty, noà` jy my shlrt stntura,ncclwa` ma tl rlnm tha hlspotnc, uetoc inubht jy slma lggoiolus eursane` inrroa` jnid tl ja`. Coda n jnjlle aeklyoeb hos graa`lm ngtar hnvoebhur`ca` tha wncc lg hos aeiclsura, ot saams O wns usunccy rainptura` oeaothar n wnr` gucc lg raiuparntoeb slcòars lr oe n iupjlnr`, slmatomashnvoeb `leea` n plt à ihnmjra ns n hacmat tl wnr` lgg tha stnriha`

coeae jrobnà. Elw ne` thae, O wns glue` uroentoeb ueàr tha hobh, staacja`s lg `yoeb pntoaets. Phasa palpca wara lgtae cagt nclea tl pleàr tha

8Pha tarm @-@ny wns lg ilursa elt gnmoconr tl us. Ot tlld pcnia le tha 7thKuea >?00.


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ueàr hos shaat, tocc O rancoza` tha aeboea wns rlnroeb thrlubh hos mluth.Hos selroeb nt canst àmlestrnta` tha prasaeia lg n humne jaoeb.

Ot wns ngtar njlut n waad thnt ha jainma nwnra lg my prasaeia; O hnìcomja` lut lg ja` tl stne` oe grlet lg hom, woth my goebar up my elsa.

Rhl nra ylu


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thntjanih jainusa tha rast wns oedy jcnid. El lea wns le tha janih iaptma. O snt le tha yacclw sne` ne` paara` thrlubh tha `nrdeass ne` ns thawoe` jainma strlebar, O snw n sumjnroea ilmoeb strnobht up lut lg thawntar. O snw tha co` lpae ne` lut icomja` n marmno` ne` thae n bonet

litlpus. Pha litlpus hn` vary cleb nrms ne` troa` tl brnj ma, jut thamarmno` snt eaxt tl ma ne` tlld ma oe har nrms tl snva ma. O siranma`sl muih thnt avae Jocc wlda up. Om cuidy tl ja ncova.

Nnrle cnubha` quoatcy, thae mumjca` slmathoeb njlut n klj glr niartnoe Yobmue` ne` whnt ot ncc manet tl n yluebstar coda ma woth nelvarihnrba` omnboentole. O òèt ilmprahae` hos waor` axpcnentole,muih tll òggoiuct, ne` cagt hom rumoentoeb tl homsacg. Oestan`, O irnwca`jnid tl ja` soeia O gact gavarosh, ne` jabne hummoeb n eursary rhyma.

Ylmatomas my groae` wluc` ran` n jlld bovae tl hom jy lea lg tha

eursas, eawspnpars jaoeb lg cottca usa ueàr tha Barmnes. Liinsolenccy,whae ha wns tltnccy ommarsa`, O wluc` try tl òstrnit hom.

Hay, Harle, wluc` ylu coda tl ja njca tl gcy


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Nnrles mlthar, thlubh Kawosh, hn` mnrroa` n bly,? elt ncc thntueilmmle oe Hlccne`. Hos mlthars gnmocy hn` jacleba` tl tha smnccjut wacc oetabrnta` Kawosh ilmmueoty oe Ncdmnnr.

Pha ransle ha hnèt jaae inptura` wns ùa tl iartnoe glrms lg @utih

rainciotrneia, ns wacc ns hos `litlra` @utih pnpars. N sobeogoinet eumjarlg tha @utih ilccnjlrnta` woth tha Barmnes jut mney mlra hnta` tham,elt lecy glr oàlclboinc ransles, jut assaetonccy jainusa tha @utih,aspaionccy tha Hlccneàrs grlm tha elrth, nra hostlroinccy n el-elesaesa,oeàpaeàet palpca, rasaetoeb lutsoà oetargaraeia lg ney slrt. _at ot hnstl ja sno`, mlst Nmstar`nmmars wara oeòggaraet tl tha gnta lg tha Kawsne` inrroa` lut Barmne oestruitoles woth shnmaguc òcobaeia.>6 @uroebtha Rnr, shoacòeb Kaws, ilmmueosts, rasostneia gobhtars lr nccoa` pocltsò` liiur eleathacass, àspota tha thrant lg oestnet raprosnc. Ncdmnnr

jurbhars wara slmatomas coea` up nbnoest n wncc ne` summnrocy shlt.Pha Rnr lgtae turea` palpca oetl mnroleattas, ganr ne` gnmoea

`rovoeb tham tl nit strnebacy, woth n mnoe glius le sacg-oetarast. Glraxnmpca, eaxt `llr tl us cova` ne nrtost jy tha enma lg Vnthwny.>> Haspaioncoza` oe stocc coga. Plwnr`s tha ae` lg tha Rnr, uejadelwe tl us, hoswoga òa` lg stnrvntole. Hos `nubhtar nirlss tha rln` hn` hlnrà` aelubhgll` tl gaa` n jnttncole, yat sha ncclwa` har mlthar tl stnrva. Mnyja otwns ravaeba glr pnst mosàa`s, jut wa suspaita` inccluseass. Le thalthar hne`, n gaw hlusas pnst Yostar @nrcoeb cova` n Barmne wlmne,

mnrroa` tl n @utihmne, whl waet lut lg har wny tl ja doe` tl stnrvoebgnmocoas. Yha àtasta` Hotcar ns muih ns wa ò`.

Coda my ilusoe Hne, whl ncsl òa` ylueb, Nnrle, woth hos su`àeàpnrtura, tlld le n eajuclus nor, ns og ha hnèt ranccy axosta` neòestan` oehnjota` lea lg my raiurroeb `ranms. Ylmatomas O pusha` homnwny, lthar tomas, whae cleacy, O ilekura` hom up.

O wns oe hlspotnc glr n eumjar lg mleths ne` eltoia` thnt kust jaglraòeeartoma, tha eumjar lg vosotlrs oeiransa`. Pncc mae wanroebjaspnttara` rnoeilnts, thaor ihoc`rae glcclwoeb iclsa jahoe`, strlàpurplsaguccy oe tl vosot wovas bovoeb jorth tl yat nelthar ihoc`. O wntiha`trom eursas `l`boeb tha irlw`, whoca avarylea nppanra` jusy ne`praliiupoa`. Pha vosotlrs rnracy stlppa` jy my woe`lw tl wnva haccl tltha woà-aya` cottca jly whl hn` clst hos jlle ilmpneole. O wneta` thamtl ja slrry glr ma, jut thay ilucèt inra cass4 thay wara le n mossole;

?Baetoca elt lg tha Kawosh gnoth.

>6Yaa Baart MndsN Yhlrt Hostlry lg Nmstar`nm,Lcympus >??0, pp. :8>87

>>Elt hos ranc enma.


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vosot tha woga ne` mlthar, axihneba trovonc ilmmaets, ne` quoidcyratrant.

My lwe gnmocy vosota` ma oe hlspotnc leia n waad, usunccy le Yue`nyngtarelles, ncthlubh thay waraet tl hnva ney òrait iletnit woth ma.

Hlwavar, jaoeb uenwnra lg `nys lr `ntas, O wns ncwnys surprosa` tl saatham. Jainusa lg tha thoid bcnss woe`lw, ncc O iluc` hanr wara òstnet,muggca` vloias ne` hn` tl racy le gnionc bymenstois tl mnda saesa lg whntthay wara snyoeb.

Klhe ne` Jocc wara ncwnys jlra` ne` turea` thaor jnids le ma. Gntharbroeea` delwoebcy, jut hos moe` wns acsawhara, whoca Cax pucca` `lwehos clwar ayaco`s lr turea` hos ayajnccs upwnr`s tl ravanc thaor whotas, ngant O ncwnys n`mora`, thae plda` lut hos tlebua. Mlthar kust wnva`,smocoeb sn`cy ne` shndoeb har han` oe grustrnta` ampnthy, ns lecy

mlthars ine.Ylmatomas thay nrrova` whoca O wns jusocy ramlvoeb gcugg grlm

jatwaae my tlas, my tlebua hneboeb lut coda n `lb woth òstampar. Phayncc cnubha` thaor han`s lgg. Inubht uenwnras, O cllda` up jy ihneia,siranma`, ne` mnà gnias nt tham. N eursa thae rusha` oe, thoedoeb Ohn` acaitrliuta` mysacg, soeia O wns gle` lg stuggoeb plwar ploets wothbued, ns ncc tha eursas deaw. Pureoeb tl my oòltoi gnmocy jahoe` thawoe`lw, sha thraw up har nrms oe àspnor.

Avae elw, oe my n`vneioeb yanrs, whae cogas klureay lubht tl hnvamnà ma mlra rasobea`, O àtast ilegoeamaet. Eavarthacass, tha`yenmois lg hlspotncs nra gnsioentoeb. Glr tha pntoaet, jasoaba` jy pneoilr npprahaesole, thay nra n eaiassnry avoc. Glr tha vary ylueb, hlspotncine ja n prosle, pnoe tha mnoe òstrnitole. Paòum insts ots pncc lvarsuggarars, ne` toma, thnt prltane aetoty, mnrshncs ots hlstoca trllps;jlra`lm, jcnid musoebs, uegnmoconroty ne` cleacoeass. Coga oeavotnjcy

sclws `lwe axiapt glr tha hlspotnc stngg, lg ilursa ne`, sattca` oetlrlutoea, n pntoaet mny, glrtuentacy, jaboe tl racnx, goeòeb wnys tlòstrnit thamsacvas. Ylma yanrs nbl, glr axnmpca, ngtar n rlutoealparntole, O òsilvara` n raiaetcy nrrova` @utih mnca eursa ne` juzza`hom rnthar tll lgtae woth tha slca nom lg òsiussoeb tha stnta lg @utihsliiar ne` plcotois. Ha wns ramnrdnjcy doe` ne` òèt moe` spaeòeb ngaw axtrn moeutas jy my ja`soà, whoih wns brantcy nppraionta`.

O inet ramamjar ilmoeb hlma jut O `l raincc tha smlucàroeb aggaits lgtha Rnr. Gnthar hn` ihneba` kljs. El clebar n ihaasa sncasmne, ha elwslc` ilegaitoleary tl shlpdaapars oe Elrth Hlccne`. Pha toey shlps


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yat mney blt lgg cobhtcy. Oe iletrnst, tha trantmaet lg wlmae, slma avaeoeeliaet lr lg `ujolus ilmpcoioty, wns oe otsacg nenit lg parvarsa njusa.

Lea graazoeb ngtarelle, Cax ne` O wara ratureoeb hlma grlm sihllcwhae wa snw n pcnea gcyoeb clw lvar tha Ncdmnnr Rll`. Clld Harroa,thayva thrlwe slmathoeb grlm tha pcnea! Rle`ar whnt ot os


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Pha nustaroty lg tha tomas wnset ranccy nppnraet tl us thlubh, soeiawa eavar waet wothlut, eltwothstneòeb lur manbra òat. Oe ney insa, waòèt delw ney jattar. _at avae oe my ihocòsh ilesioluseass, O gact tharawns ne nor lg snèass oe lur eaobhjlurhll`. Valpca wara brntaguc tl hnva

survova` tha Enzo tyrneey jut wara òslroaeta` ne` òèt delw whnt tlaxpait grlm tha ueiartnoe yanrs nhan`.

@uroeb tha Rnr, Gnthar hn` jaae àtnoea` twoia ne` enrrlwcy asinpa`àplrtntole. Pha gorst nrrast wns trovonc; ha hnèt up`nta` hos oàetotypnpars tl mntih hos liiupntole ns ihaasa sncasmne.

_lu must ueàrstne`, Harr Coiht, thnt hnvoeb gncsa lr oeilrrait

pnpars shluc` mane omproslemaet. _lu hnva n waad tl ilrrait thaàtnocs thae raplrt hara jy eoea liclid Ra nra jaoeb vary caeoaet wothyluthos toma.

Pha saile` oegrnitole wns mlra sarolus. Iurgaw jabne nt aobht elwne` Gnthar ncwnys nrrova` hlma gnorcy cnta, eavar jaglra savae nt eobht,ljcoboeb Mlthar tl tnma thaor iujs jy harsacg. Le thos pnrtoiucnr eobht,sha deaw slmathoeb wns nmoss. My jrlthars ncc braw socaet, shnroeb harnexoaty.

Gnthar ncwnys wlrroa` njlut gll` glr hos troja. Iyicoeb guroluscy oe tha

`nrd, tha cobht shommaroeb gaajcy jaglra hom, ha hn` n raeàzvlus wothCaaestrn, hos gnrmar niqunoetneia, whl hn` prlmosa` hom spu`s thapravolus waad. Ha ncsl inrroa` slma votnc oeglrmntole grlm VoatBlu`sjclm, hos jrlthar-oe-cnw, ne`, oe n`òtole, eaaà` tl raplrt jnidtl Haeeamne, hos ampclyar, glr tha `nocy sncas tnccy.

Caaestrn, n stroit Incvoeost, clntha` tha Barmnes ne` wns nitova oe thaZasostneia. Hos cnrba gnrm hn` jaae pcnia` ueàr survaoccneia, jut hawns tll icavar tl ja wlrroa` jy tha Jnvnrone pansnet sihtza>7 stncdoebhos prlparty.

Roth òggoiucty, Gnthar jncneia` tha snid lg pltntlas le hos hne`cajnrne` tobhtaea` hos jugg-ilclura` rnoeilnt tl prapnra glr tha klureayhlma. Pha oiy woe` silura` hos hne`slma ganturas. Ot wns jottarcy ilc`,jut ha wns usa` tl thnt. Ha deaw ha shluc` ja hlma jy elw, hncg nehlur pnst iurgaw. Hlpa el Barmne slcòars nra le tha prlwc! Occ tndatha jnid straats kust tl ja snga. Must hacp my jrlthars woth bruj. O hlpaNcoa oset tll wlrroa`. Pha jlys wocc ja goea. Jcll`y Barmnes! Rhyòèt tha blvaremaet lggar mlra rasostneia< O wosh thnt graazoeb woe`wluc` jclw slmawhara acsa!

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Harmne Coiht Yncasmne Om kust ratureoeb grlm Yihnbae. Phawoe` wns nbnoest ma Om slrry4 ot wlet hnppae nbnoe.

Yuspoiolus, tha hanvy-sat Barmne mltolea` Gnthar tl glcclw hosmltlrjoda tl tha lc` Inàt Yihllc, elw Barmne han`qunrtars glr tha

Ncdmnnr praioeit. Gnthar, earvlus, yat ilmplsa`, wnota` lutsoà thailmmne`nets lggoia. Mlthar, le tha lthar hne`, wluc` hnva jaae jasoàharsacg ne` gnccae tl har deaas.

Dlmmae Yoa haraoe... Hnuptmnee Ytaebar Yatzae Yoa soih!>2Axpaitoeb varjnc njusa, Gnthar npprahaesovacy snt `lwe, ncthlubh tha

Barmne inptnoe saama` nt ansa ns ha stnra` nt Gnthars pnpars ne` elt oetha canst nebry.

O ueàrstne` ihaasa os ylur jusoeass, jut oe ylur trnvacs whntpravaets ylu grlm iletnitoeb lur aeamy nirlss tha ihneeac< Og wa goe`

ylu nra wlrdoeb glr thaor soà, O hnva cottca ihloia jut tl hne` ylu lvar tlmy suparolrs _lu wocc aothar ja shlt lr bovae n vnintole oe lea lg lurgoea gnitlroas oe Barmney. Pha inptnoe jrosdcy plda` hos thumjjnidwnr`s lvar hos shlucàr.

Gnthars jrlw gurrlwa` ns ha prltasta` thnt ha wns maracy cntajainusa lg tha wanthar, hos pnpars ncran`y hnvoeb jaae ihaida`. Ha thaeihneba` tha sujkait, gcnttaroeb tha Barmne nrmy le ots aggoioaeiy.Gnthars Barmne wns tlcarnjca ne` ha spaet n gaw mlmaets le thasomocnrotoas jatwaae tha @utih ne` tha Barmnes, jaglra swotihoeb tl tha

nplcotoinc sujkait lg glltjncc.Pha inptnoes gnia racnxa` ns hos bray ayas sineea` Gnthars pnpars,

òsilvaroeb thay wara jlth tha snma nba. Phae, lut lg tha jcua, ha nsda`Roavoac doeàr hnjae Yoa8

Glur jlys, Gnthar rapcoa`.Oih nuih!>? tha inptnoe ncmlst shluta`. Pha iloeioàeia nctara` hos

nttotuà ne` ha ncclwa` homsacg n tobht smoca. Hmm! Hmm! Gneiy thnt.Ha snt jnid ne` stuòa` tha iaocoeb ns thlubh ot wara tha Yostoea ihnpac.

Pha oeotonc staacy axihneba hn` tndae le n ilevarsntolenc nor. Ngtar

mlra quastoles, tha inptnoe ncmlst jainma saetomaetnc ns ha canea` lvartha àsd, n`mottoeb tl mossoeb hos woga ne` sles. Rostguccy shndoeb hoshan`, ha stll` up, mlva` iclsar tl Gnthar ne` tlc` hom tl canva. _luwlet bat lgg sl cobhtcy eaxt toma! ha sno`, rabnoeoeb hos ilmplsura.Oeaxpcoinjcy, Gnthar wns ncclwa` tl daap hos spu`s.

Le lthar liinsoles, whae Gnthar wns wneta` jy tha Barmnes, ha hoòe tha enrrlw spnia njlva tha clwara` iaocoeb sapnrntoeb tha òeoeb rllmgrlm tha grlet rllm. Rhoca elt axnitcy n `rlppa` iaocoeb, ot wns woàaelubh ne` cleb aelubh tl ileianc slmalea, kust coda n seub ilggoe.

>2Aetar Inptnoe Ytaebar Yot `lwe!

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Leia, ha shnra` thos raguba woth n eaobhjlur oe tha snma praòinmaet.Hlw thay mnenba` tl squaaza oe tlbathar wns n mornica, ljvoluscyeaiassotntoeb syeihrleoza` jranthoeb.

Hotcar ne` hos jaclva` ihoag nrihotait, Ncjart Ypaar, eaaà` mlra

mneplwar tl wlrd tha gnitlroas. Mae wara oeòsiromoentacy rlueà` upoe rnzzons ne` saet tl tha Wntarcne`. Gnthar, n strleb, hancthy mne, wnsne oànc ineò`nta, haeia hos òsnppanrneia whae tha rno`s wara le. Hajainma ne leàrùodar, lr lea whl òvas ueàr.

Pha brnpavoea wns usunccy nhan` lg tha Barmnes. Coda woc`gora, tharumlurs spran`; Znzzon! Znzzon! Phos grobhtaeoeb wlr` àrova` grlm thaNcbarone vnronet lg tha Nrnjoi glr rno`, bhnzonh. Phos tarm os elt tl jailegusa` woth plbrlm, tha systamntoi mnssnira lg n sait, aspaionccyKaws oe iluetroas suih ns Zusson, glr axnmpca. Qeàr Enzo ruca, rnzzon

inma tl mane tha rlueòeb up lg aothar Kaws lr lthar clincs tl ja thaeusa` ns glria` cnjlur ne` trnesplrta` tl whnt wa elw delw waraileiaetrntole inmps. Pha Barmnes aetara` hlmas woth jnyleat nt tharan`y, pldoeb ne` stnjjoeb thrlubh iaocoebs, wnccs ne` iupjlnr`s. Ytupo`ne` hanvy-hneà`, whae ylu ilesoàr tha pltaetonc `nmnba tl leasprlspaitova wlrdars.

Gnthar railueta` hlw tha shnrp top lg n jnyleat hn` leia bleastrnobht up jatwaae hos cabs, inusoeb muih morth ns tl tha plssojocoty lghom hnvoeb clst hos mnehll`. Og thay daap prl`òeb coda thos Om bloeb tl

clsa my lc` jly, O thlubht tl mysacg, lr acsa thaycc sdawar my hanrt. Ovaeavar gact sl ueilmglrtnjca O kust dapt hlpoeb thay` bl nwny Bl`, Ohnta tha Barmnes! Gnthar ratnoea` hos cobhthanrtaèass avae ueàrprassura.

Qeica Voat Blu`sjclm ne` Gnthar iluc` hnva jaae shlt, kust ns ltharrasostneia gobhtars wara, jainusa lg ne oeioàet lea cnta woetars avaeoeb.

Qeica Voat rne n smncc poiturasqua puj oe tha Ncdmnnr Rll` incca` thaIng @aarpnrd. Le my rature tl Hlccne` oe >?26, O spaet mney twocobhtsassoles thara, `roedoeb jaar brntos ne` tncdoeb tl tha clincs, whl hn`delwe Gnthar ne` Mlthar wacc.

O ramamjar ylur gnthar ns ne nggnjcaMldumar Nmstar`nmmar. Hawns n wleàrguc stlrytaccar ne` ne hleast jclda, sno` tha clinc jnrjar. Ousa` tl sot eaxt tl hom nt tha glltjncc.

_lur mlthar wns spletnealus ne` bll` ilmpney, raincca` NroaYpokdarmne, jut jly iluc` sha tncd!

Nroa, n ilueioc wlrdar, wns ne lc` mnta lg Klhes. Ple, Qeica Voatssle ne` my ilusoe, wns elw tha prlproatlr lg tha puj. N saesa lgtomacasseass, lr rnthar, lg suspaeà` toma, hueb njlut tha pcnia. Muihlg tha ìlr hn` ramnoea` tha snma soeia jaglra tha Rnr ne` oeàa`


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mney lg tha lcòas whl `rned thara wara ncran`y anbar omjojars jaglratha ilmoeb lg Cottca N`lcph. Phay glrma` ne oetarastoeb coed jatwaae thaoetarjaccum yanrs ne` tha ngtarmnth. Glr mney lg tham tha Ing@aarpnrd wns hlma nwny grlm hlma. Inr` bnmas wara ileùita`

pnssolentacy nmo` tha staeih lg iobnr smlda ne` elbboes lg kaeavar @utih boe. Lea hns lecy tl gnst glrwnr` @orid Hncs wleàrguc pnoetoeb,Baetcamae Ymldoeb ne` Vcnyoeb Jnidbnmmle oe ne Oetarolr,>7:2, tlPles astnjcoshmaet ne` lea iluc` ja glrbovae glr gaacoeb ns og lea hn`jaae inubht oe n toma wnrp4 obelra tha iclthas.

Ns n ihoc` O clva` thos puj. Pha sattoeb ramoeà` ma lg n gnorytnca jytha jrlthars Bromm; ne oee rue jy ne hleast oee-daapar, ho`àe oe n`nrd wll` oehnjota` jy bljcoes ne` pcuidy belmas, ne` whoih hn`jailma n pcnia lg snèass whae tha woga lr `nubhtar wns doènppa` ne`

hac` rneslm jy slma voccnoe ylu bat tha `rogt. Pha `nrd huas lg tha tncctraas, nmo` eattcas, jrnidae ne` thoid jushas, ncclwa` my omnboentole tlsuppcy ney doe` lg pclt.

Qeica Voat, n mne lg mney tncaets, hn` jaae n jndar, àcovarymne,sncas raprasaetntova ne` ilnihmne. Ha jainma wacc delwe nrlue`Ncdmnnr, jut mnoecy ns n pujcoine. Ha wluc` vosot us le hos job jcnidjoda woth ots huba woidar jnsdat nttniha` tl tha grlet, n gnb hneboeb grlmhos cops.

N smncc, `nppar mne, woth kat-jcnid hnor, Qeica Voat hn` oeharota` n

stujjlre strand grlm hos gnthar, lur mntarenc brne`gnthar, Roccam, ne`wluc` stne` up tl neylea, oeicuòeb tha Drnuts. Coda mlst bll`@utihmae, ha rasaeta` tha liiupntole lg hos hlma turg, whoca nsihnorparsle lg lur eaobhjlurhll` ilmmottaa ha òspcnya` n brant saesalg trojnc rasplesojocoty.

Lea jottarcy ilc` avaeoeb, ns ha wns icaneoeb up tha jnr, ha hanr` nclu` rnttcoeb lg tha grlet `llr. @ua tl tha iurgaw ha hn` tl iclsa anrcoarthne usunc ne`, oe ney insa, mlst palpca wlucèt hnva `nra` vaeturalut. Avae ùroeb tha `ny, pntrlenba hn` `rlppa` lgg.

Rhls thara< Rara iclsa`! Ilma jnid tlmlrrlw! Qeica Voat incca`lut wanrocy.

Pha ilc` woe` senppoeb nt tha puj prlmpta` n quoid icaneup ne` nsmnrt `nsh tl tha hlt stlva clinta` upstnors oe tha covoeb rllm. Hos woga,Nuety Proae, wns ncran`y oe ja` ne` nscaap.

Pha slue` nt tha `llr elw jainma mlra urbaet. Voat brnjja` n deoga,elt trustoeb neylea. Ot iluc` ja tha Barmnes lut le pntrlc, lr ney eaar-`l-wacc. Phasa wara ueiartnoe tomas. Ha thae hanr` n gaajca iry glr hacpthnt tlc` hom thos nt canst wnset n rabucnr icoaet; Vcansa! Vcansa! Cat ma

oe. O eaa` tl tncd tl ylu.Voat inutoluscy lpaea` tha `llr ne` n mne ilccnpsa` oetl hos nrms.

Ha cllda` hnbbnr`, hos hnor cleb ne` mntta`, hos nppanrneia ne` mneearsubbastoeb ha iartnoecy wnset n thoag.


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_lu must hacp ma! ha jabne. My gnmocy os snga glr tha mlmaet juttha Drnuts nra letl ma.

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ne` tha jcustaroeb wanthar saama` tl hnva mnà tha Drnuts, og eltilmpcniaet, thae cass vobocnet, whoih suota` tha mae kust goea.

Voat nrrova` gorst, ne` jaglra bloeb oesoà, inraguccy survaya` hosprlparty. Gnthar kloea` hom slle ngtarwnr`s. Jlth shlld lgg tha rnoe ns

thay aetara` tha puj.Occ stny hara, Voat, whoca ylu ihaid hom lut.Ngtar n shlrt whoca, Voat icnmjara` jnid up tha cn`àr.Vsst! Vsst! Harmne, O thoed has àn`. Elt n sobe lg coga.Plbathar, thay inutoluscy oespaita` tha mne. Jy thos toma, Voat hn`

put lut tha upstnors cobhts ne` àn`clida` tha grlet `llr.El pucsa4 kust clld nt hom, stlea ilc` mustva òa` kust ngtar ylu

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liiurraeia bovae ots strntaboi clintole, ne` whoih enturnccy mnà NuetProae covo`.

Pha stare, jnjy-gnia` slcòars tru`ba` nirlss tha bray pnvars woththaor hanvy jllts jut suspaita` elthoeb ne` slle cagt. Hlwavar, jaglra

thay waet, tha pcntlle ilmmneàr, n shlrt squnt gacclw woth n kuttoebknw, plda` Qeica Voat oe tha ihast ne` sno` ilegoàetcy, Ror trnuae auiheoiht, daoea Ylrba4 wor dlmmae woaàr!:>

Voat cllda` nt hom uegcoeihoebcy ne` muttara` ueàr hos jranth, Ne`wa `let trust ylu aothar, ylu poaia lg shot.

Nuety Proae wns n strleb-wocca` wlmne jut prlea tl ompucsovaeass4wa clva` har, soeia sha sploct us woth snct coqulroia ònmle`s ne` swaats.Hlwavar, thos toma Nuety clst har sacg-iletrlc. N `ruedae Barmneslcòar hn` jaae tndoeb plt-shlts nt tha gnmocy `lb, Vud, kust glr gue,

ncthlubh ha lecy hot tha sdortoeb jlnr`, thned bllèass. Hlw `nra ylushllt nt ne oeeliaet `lb, ylu sihwaoe! @lbs nra Bl`s iranturas ne``let delw whnts bloeb le. Rhy poid le n smncc neomnc


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Pru`boeb jllts ne` irnidar elosas! N matnphlr glr ihnls, clss lg coga ne`cojarty, vosojca ne` ho`àe iruacty, tha cnttar coda iromas ilmmotta` oejcoe` nccaywnys. Ylma survova` tha jcnid ne` whota phltlbrnphssirutoeoza` sl pnoeguccy plst-wnr4 lthars òèt lutcova tham.

Rnr hns mney gnias ne` ramnoes ns uepraòitnjca ns n cleb, `rnwe-lut ihass bnma. Pha ompnit lg wnr os oeinciucnjca ne` ine roppcathrlubhlut tha nbas. Hostlrones prlja, ilmpnra, mansura ne` irantaenrrntovas lg slrts, nppansoeb tha survovlrs. Rntihoeb `liumaetnroas lrwoeelwoeb thrlubh hostlry jllds, whoca oeglrmntova, ine eavar ja thasnma ns jaoeb thara. O wns thara jy niioàet lg jorth, jut wns tll yluebtl ramamjar muih. Gnthar wns oe ot up tl hos nrmpots. Yl wara my ueicasne` gnmocy groae`s. Kaws wara oe ne` lut lg ot. Ylcòars wara oe ot toccdocca` avae whae mnoma`, inptura` lr `rovae mn`, thay wara stocc oe ot.

Yaihs Knhra baebta, um òa Pruma vle Knhrhueàrtae zuargccae.:9Pha Enzo-iletrlcca` rnòls ne` gocm icops raslenta` woth thaompnssolea` icnoms lg Harr Hotcar. Pha ncmlst aggamoenta jroeboebtlbathar lg tha pncms ne` tha snoet-coda plsa ns ha cogta` hos ayas oeaistnsy ramoeà` ma glr slma ransle lg n poitura lg Ynoet Zlihus jaglraha wns thrlwe oetl n ùebale. Blsh, Hotcar hn` ne oegcnta` abl tl thoedhos pnctry sox yanrs oe plwar wara aelubh tl gucgocc iaeturoas lg `ranmoebnjlut tha ilmoeb lg Enzosm. Jn` cuid Blatha, Yihoccar, Dnet ne`Yihlpaehnuar. Avae Josmnrid jailmas orracavnet, thasa brant mae n

mara soàshlw tl Barmneys trua àstoey; tha thor` ampora.Glr ma, tha Rnr wns n grnbmaeta` nggnor, gucc lg àrroeb-`l ne`

joznrra neai`ltas, ns wacc ns jlbaymae coda N`lcg Hotcar ne`, oe Otncy, Oc@uia, jlth àmaeta` ne` axuctoeb oe mneoninc mosàa`s. Avae nsihoc`rae wa momoida` tha bllsastap ne`, thlubh uenjca tl spandBarmne, omotnta` tha phleatoi siraaihoeb lg Cottca N`lcg; mnyja wasujilesioluscy ilpoa` Ihnrcoa Ihnpcoes cnmplles. Ngtar tha Rnr, oekoeblostoi ilmoi jllds, O ramamjar Hotcar ncwnys soabhaocoeb ne` hoòebjahoe` `llrs, nwnotoeb hos kust àsarts grlm tha _nedaas. N ùcc gnia

jrldae jy n sobentura tllthjrush mlustniha, tha clid lg hnor `rllpoebcagtwnr`s, tha oileoi mnsd lg avoc. _at, strneba tl sny, wa clva` thos mlle ilmaònes Ihnrcoa Ihnpcoe ne` Lcovar Hnr`y.

Kla Ytncoe, thlubh n iletamplrnry lg thasa gnmlus hnory-cops,amarba` muih cntar oe my mamlry. Hos mlustniha, lg òggaraet shnpa,suota` hos àiaptovacy nvueiucnr moae. Rhnt os ot njlut tyrnets ne` thaorhnory n`lremaets?9?.


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nttnid `lb. Rhnt n wleàrguc enma. Oe gnit ot wns n ileilitole, hos rancenma jaoeb Nrthur [nktoi, lg Izaih-Ycnvoi lroboe. Ot wns Barmneoza`,prljnjcy glr rnionc ransles. Ns n Barmneoni ha hlpa` glr aetry oetlHotcars oeear sneitum.

Ha, nclebsoà Netle Mussart, tha glueàr ne` canàr lg tha @utihEntolenc Ylioncost mlvamaet, wns àsposa` oe Hlccne`, ne` ns n garvaetneto-Yamota, pcnya` hos `nstnr`cy pnrt oe saeòeb @utih Kaws tl thaileiaetrntole inmps `ltta` nrlue` Aurlpa, oeicuòeb wothoe Hlccneòtsacg. Ha wns ruthcass, humlurcass, ne` pcnbua` tha @utih psyihathrlubhlut tha Rnr.

O clva tha stlry njlut hos ommoeaet axaiutole. Glr slma parvarsaransle ha wns gntncostoi njlut Barmneys àgant yat ragusa` tl surraeàrmaadcy tl tha nccoas. Hos ljstoeniy prlmpta` Baearnc Rnctar Jaàcc

Jaatca Ymoth, Aosaehlwars ihoag-lg-stngg, tl `rnwc, Racc, oe ney insa,ylu nra bloeb tl ja shlt. Ha wns hneba` ns ot hnppaes. Phnt canvasma ilc`, Oequnrt rapcoa`, tl whoih Ymoth ratlrta`, Ot wocc.

Anih iluetry avldas ots lbras ne` Hlccne` wns el axiaptole. Glrslma ransle, whoca Gnthar rnracy maetolea` Oequnrt, Mlthar wnsilesuma` woth hos parslen4 sha ilesoàra` hom tl ja quoetassaetonccyavoc. Pha spaitnica` Oequnrt, whl hn` n comp, nppanca` tl har omnba lgtha scomy Enzo. Oe har moe`, ha wns raoeinrenta` grlm tha @uda Ncvn àPlca`l, whl clrà` ot lvar tha stur`y @utih oe tha soxtaaeth iaetury. Lr

wns ot Enplcale, `loeb tha snma tl Hlccne`, iaeturoas cntar?9>. Ot wns, hlwavar, elt neto-Yamotoi ne` tl jaboe woth oeicuà` Kawoshmamjars. Voat niquora` hos eoidenma grlm hos trnà ns mltlr maihneoi.Hlwavar, ha njsileà` tl Yluth Ngroin woth tha gnmocy glrtuea sllengtar tha Rnr, eavar tl ja saae nbnoe. O hnva lecy tha òmmastrailccaitole lg hom vosotoeb us oe hos soàinr, tlbathar woth hos woga ne`

`nubhtar. Ha hn` lea bcnss aya ne`, bovae hos swnrthy cllds, ramoeà`ma lg n pornta turea` racuitnet cne`cujjar.

Jut Oequnrt ramnoea` glr us tha trua Jaaczajuj. Oe lc` nba, sdntoeblvar Voats tranihary, Mlthar wns stocc hanr` le liinsoles tl uttarOequnrts enma woth òsbust. Phnt Yayss-Oequnrt, whnt n hlrrojca mne!

@uroeb ne` ngtar tha Rnr, tha gnta lg Kaws wns lgtae òsiussa` nrlue`

tha òeear tnjca. Phay hn` cova` ne` wlrda` oe Ncdmnnr soeia tha anrcysavaetaaeth iaetury, mney hnvoeb amobrnta` grlm Vlrtubnc. Phay warapnrt lg tha hostlroinc gnjroi lg tha tlwe, slma oeàa` jailmoebprlmoeaet ilueiocclrs ne` jusoeassmae. Hlwavar, tha iclsa-deot Kawosh


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ilmmueoty lg Ncdmnnr wns vortunccy wopa` lut jy tha Enzos.Eavarthacass, tha Jnnrae-Daysars, whl hn` jaae iclsa groae`s lg lurssoeia jaglra tha Rnr, slmahlw mnenba` tl survova tha Hlclinust.

Pha Jnnrae-Daysars graquaetcy vosota` lur hlma. Coda Gnthar, Kl

Jnnrae-Daysar wns n sncasmne, ne` hos jlslm pnc. N shlrt mne wothjanutoguc, cush, wnvy hnor, ha wlra hlre-romma` bcnssas ne` splrta` nblc` tllth. Hos jrln` han` ne` wroedca` gnia bnva hom n ilmoincnppanrneia. Kl wns oe gnit ncmlst n inrointura lg tha staraltypoinc Kaw,jlth oe hos cllds ne` mneear. N ilmpucsova kldar ne` rniletaur, ha wnsncwnys oe hobh sporots. Ha rlcca` hos rs thantroinccy ne` splda nt nphaelmaenc rnta, rnracy mossoeb n jant.

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O inet ramamjar hanroeb njlut Neea Grned tocc wacc ngtar tha Rnr.Mnyja lur pnraets wara wnotoeb glr ne lpplrtuea toma tl tacc us. Phay

wara gnmoconr woth har ònry grlm ots oeotonc pujcointole oe >?02. Gnthar,hnvoeb jaae jrlubht up woth Kawosh mntas, lgtae splda tl us njlut thaoraxtarmoentole ns slmathoeb ueomnboenjca, mndoeb hom àtast thaBarmnes ncc tha mlra.

O ran` Pha @onry lg Neea Grned ùroeb tha >?76s, oe @utih, whoihbnva ot brantar oetomniy. Avae thlubh Neea wns jlre oe Barmney, harentova tlebua wns @utih. Neeas lroboenc totca, Hat Nihtarhuos, wnsnctara` jy har gnthar oetl Pha @onry lg Neea Grned, wharans tha cotarnctrnescntole, Pha Zanr Vramosa, os oe my voaw tha jattar totca, lr avae tha

slmawhnt moscanòeb, Pha Yairat Neeaxa. Hlwavar, el brant mnttarHar `nocy aetroas iaetra` le tha covas lg har il-`waccars ne` har lweragcaitoles oe thnt ilegoea` spnia le tha Vroesaebrniht :79, Nmstar`nm.Pha clintole os, lg ilursa, tha iruiojca lg har ragcaitoles.

Neea Grneds orraprassojca humneoty wns tha thran` thnt aetara` thaaya lg Hotcars àstruitova eaa`ca ne` oe tha ae` lvarinma hom4 ncthlubh,sn`cy, sha wlucèt hnva delwe thos wns sl. @aiaeiy lgtae woes thrlubh,thlubh ot mny tnda n cleb toma ne` nt gntnc ilst.

Kust ns Klne lg Nri plssassa` n zoeb gnitlr, whoih mnà har

mamlrnjca, sl Neea Grned inptura` tha wlrc` oe n vary spaionc wny.Vroml Cavo, ne Otncone Kaw, nuthlr ne` ihamost whl survova` Nusihwotz,ljsarva`, Lea soebca Neea Grned mlvas us mlra thne tha iluetcasslthars whl suggara` kust ns sha ò` jut whlsa gnias hnva ramnoea` oe thashn`lws. Varhnps ot os jattar thnt wny4 og wa wara inpnjca lg tndoeb oe ncctha suggaroeb lg ncc thlsa palpca wa wluc` elt ja njca tl cova. Cavospurplrta` suoioà oe >?82 mny wacc hnva ilegorma` thos voaw, ncthlubhiclsa nssliontas jacoava hos ànth wns niioàetnc.

Mlst @utih sihllcihoc`rae hnva hanr` lg ne` stuòa` Neeas ònry.

Phara nra lg ilursa lthar wnr ònroas ne` jllds, tll. O hnva oe myplssassole twl rnra mamlors pujcosha` oe >?01. Pha yacclwoeb pnbas nraroppa` oe pnrts ne` tha smacc lg tha pnbas slmahlw coeds ma tl thavoitoms àsiroja` tharaoe. Lea, jy D. Z. vne Ytnnc, os incca` Parub uot àHac vne Juihaewnc`, whoih trnescntas ns Jnid grlm tha Hacc lgJuihaewnc`. Ova clst tha grlet ilvar lg tha lthar lea, jy IlrQyttaejllbnnr`. Ot àncs woth tha hlrrogoi trantmaet lg plcotoinc proslearssaet tl n ileiaetrntole inmp oe Lvarokssac. Pha `rnwoebs lg tha tlrtura`nra hnrrlwoeb. Zanàrs lg Vroml Cavo ne` tha wlrds lg Clr` Zussacc,

saile` Jnrle lg Covarpllc, wocc ja gnmoconr woth suih axnmpcas lg Enzojastoncoty, ne` thasa nra kust grlm tha Rast. Pha Anstare Aurlpanes hnvathaor lwe nrihovas.


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O ncsl plssass n rnra ilpy lg tha ilccaitole lg phltlbrnphs tndae whaeNccoa` slcòars cojarnta` tha ànth inmps. Mlst nra wacc delwe. Phajlld, jy Roccam vne à Vlcc, ncsl pujcosha` oe >?01, hns jaae ne oetabrncgantura lg lur hlusahlc`. O `let delw whara Gnthar niquora` thasa

jllds, jut thay ueàrpoeea` lur pariaptole lg tha Barmnes ns Enzojuccoas, elt ns humne jaoebs4 Barmnes waraet tl ja trusta`.Glrtuentacy, tha pnssnba lg toma hns macclwa` thos nssassmaet.

Rhae, oe >??8, Hlccne` àganta` Barmney oe tha samo-goencs lg thaAurlpane Iup, cnrba lrneba jneears wara le òspcny; lea ran`, Mlthar,wava blt ylur joiyica jnid.:0Phos, ngtar gogty-thraa yanrs!

O gorst vosota` Neea Grned Hlusa oe tha >?26s. N gaw mnwdosh NmaroineKaws paaroeb nt Neeas ilccaitole lg gocm-stnr inr`s ilucèt daap thaormluths shut, ncthlubh thay hn` jaae ns gnr ramlva` grlm tha Aurlpanethantra lg wnr ns Nmaroine blys. Phaor llhoeb ne` nhhoeb wns sl clu`thnt O wneta` tl sny slmathoeb. Jut O sno` elthoeb. O wosha` tl ja cagtnclea tl ragcait le tha entura lg Neeas strnoea` yat slmahlw janrnjcaoeinriarntole.

Ns O nvloà` tha irlw` icnmjaroeb lvar Neeas cabniy, O stlppa` tlstu`y tha lc` wnccpnpar jahoe` har poituras. Valpca iletoeua` tl goca

pnst. Pha Grneds wnccpnpar saama` vary gnmoconr tl ma, coda slmaglrblttae nrtagnit. Ot wns oe gnit oàetoinc tl lurs ns O ramamjara` ottlwnr`s tha ae` lg tha Rnr. Pha lròenroeass lg thos wnccpnpar glrma` njnenc yat strnebacy plwarguc jle` jatwaae Neea ne` ma. Rhoca thawnrpcneas slnra` njlva, tha smncc wnvas le lur yacclwa` pnpar oetrobua`ma ns O gacc nscaap ne` oe my toey omnboentole O thlubht lg tham ns thawnvas jatwaae Aebcne` ne` Hlccne`, whara wnrshops snoca` tl graa usgrlm tha Drnuts. Vllr Neea ljvoluscy hn` mlra prassoeb ileiares thnestu`yoeb wnccpnpar. _at, glr ma, ot trobbara` n clst coed woth har pnst;

Mlthar icnoma` sha sarva` Mr vne Vacs,:1whae sha wlrda` glr tha Qeoa shlps lwea` jy Qeocavar oe tha >?:6s. Pha stlry ramnoes npliryphncjainusa tha Wne Vacs inma tl Hlccne` oe >?92 grlm Lsenjrid,Barmney. Ot os, lg ilursa, plssojca, Ncdmnnr elt jaoeb gnr grlmNmstar`nm. N strny vosot parhnps?1:), tha Ypneosh-

:7Nt brant rosd, Moap Boas ne` har husjne` Kne suppcoa` thlsa hoòeb oe tha neeaxa wothgll` ne` lthar eaiassotoas. Yha òsilvara` Neens ònry ne` hlusa` Lttl Grned ngtar thaRnr.

:2Pha @onry Lg N _lueb Borc jy Neea Grned. Aòta` jy Lttl Grned ne` Morknm Vrasscar,Vuggoe >??2, pp. >?7?2.


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Nmaroine phoclslphar, ljsarva`, Phlsa whl `l elt ramamjar tha pnstnra ileàmea` tl rapant ot. N icoih elw parhnps, jut tha wlr`s ramnoesncutnry tl Kaw ne` baetoca ncoda.

Rhoca elt lc` aelubh tl hnva hn` gorst-hne` railccaitole lg thaprovntoles lg wnr, tha ntmlsphara lg tha toma os stocc pncpnjca oe my moe`.El `lujt Gnthar ne` Mlthar wara tha inusa lg thasa wnr-wrot-cnrbagaacoebs jainusa thay lgtae splda njlut tha Rnr, mnoecy tl `l wotheaobhjlurhll` ntrliotoas ne` somocnr hanrt-wraeihoeb oeioàets. @uroebilc` wanthar tha gnmocy lgtae coebara` nrlue` tha tnjca òsiussoeb thasathoebs. Phara wns slmathoeb oeinetntolenc njlut tha avaets thnt

liiurra`. Phay tlc` us thnt tha cnmps lgtae gcoidara` ùa tl tha hanvyjlmjoeb, whoih inusa` tha whlca hlusa tl shnda. Phara wara graquaetplwar lutnbas tll. Vn, tacc us whl ilccnjlrnta` woth tha Drnuts?>?, sobea` jatwaae Barmney ne` tha Nccoas le tha cnttarstarms.


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slmalea stll` oe racntole tl Cottca N`lcph. Oe tha jaboeeoeb, gaw palpcawara prapnra` glr hos hoàlus oàlclby, lr avae inra`.

Ylmathoeb hn` tl bova, Mlthar ihoma` oe. Hotcar wns vary plpucnr oeAebcne` jaglra tha Rnr, ne` jy tha toma palpca wlda up tl hom, ot wns

tll cnta. Mney wara suida` oe jy hos rhatlroi ne` supargoionc ihnrm, tll.Ot tlld n whoca glr palpca, aspaionccy tha brlvaccoeb plcotoiones, tl wlrdlut thnt whnt ha sno` pujcoicy wns nitunccy gncsa. Ncthlubh Mltharusunccy put ne amltolenc spoe le tha gnits, sha wns lgtae robht.

Ra njslrja` stlroas njlut tha Rnr coda mlthars mocd ne` jainusa lgthaor rapatotole ne` tha amltoles avlda`, thay hacpa` shnpa lurhostlroinc nwnraeass grlm n ylueb nba. Avae tl`ny, ncmlst savaety yanrscntar, tha jrlthars lgtae ragar tl tha Rnr ne` tha mosàa`s lg thaBarmnes; vuoca Mlggae òrty Drnuts.

Rhae O wns n cottca lcàr, tha Ncdmnnr Rll` jainma my Nmnzle kuebca.Lvar glur hue`ra` yanrs lc` tha lcàst pujcoi pnrd oe Hlccne` ot wnsgucc lg oetrobua glr n jly. Yhncclw jrllds burbca` nirlss pajjcas, wntarrusha` jaeanth benrca` jro`bas, pclvars glrnba` oe raa`s ne` woc`pobales wnrjca` sllthoebcy grlm clgty hoòeb pcnias.

Jy tha ae` lg sproeb, whae ilueioc wlrdars hn` goeosha` locoeb tha

jro`bas, tha sue `raw lut thaor tnrry l`lur. Pha nbraanjca smacc ompacca`ma tl sclw `lwe, tl costae tl tha slue` lg jor`s ne` oehnca tha grnbrneialg ncc tha gclwars. O cny `lwe le tha braae sclpa lvarclldoeb tha@aarpnrd, aeklyoeb tha anrcy sproeb jraaza le my ihaads. Yummar wnsetgnr nwny, ne` le tha ple`, iybeats wara òvoeb ihaadocy jaeanth thaormlthars, whoca panilids wneàra` ueileiarea` nmlebst shaap ne`àar.

N inilphley wnsha` lvar ma ns O troa` tl poeploet ne` oàetogy thahledoeb ne` jacclwoeb lg tha vnrolus neomncs. N woc`coga pnrd sl iclsa tl

hlma wns n bogt whoih omjua` ma woth n cogacleb clva lg neomncs, thaoroeeliaeia ne` praòitnjocoty ne aeànroeb àpnrtura grlm tha mutnjocotylg my lwe twl-cabba` doe`.

Pha Rll` wns sotunta` jatwaae Eawplrtscnea ne` lur Ynoet NclysousYihllc, bovoeb us n ihneia tl graquaetcy axparoaeia ots mystaroas. Le thaparophary wara thraa iamataroas; Ynoet Jnrjnrn Inthlcoi4 tha VujcoiIamatary, eanr tha rnocwny coea saiucnr ne` Vrltastnet4 ne` tha KawoshIamatary. Oe tha sluthwast wns tha prosle, oe tha elrth n ilmpcax lghlspotncs, pcus ne lc` palpcas hlma incca` Rastarecoiht.

Phasa symjlcs lg àirapotuà aeiorica` traas, stranms ne` neomncs,glrias lg coga, thaor vary lpplsotas. Mnrmlts ne` tha cleb braae jorìnbasujòvoà` oetl illps glr inenroas, goeihas, axltoi jor`s ne` glwcs, daptus spaccjlue` glr hlurs. Phara wns avae n mleday inba, elw iclsa`


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`lwe jy neomnc cojarntoleosts. Phasa `nys, tha huba ihasteuts, jorihasne` nsh traas nra stocc nmleb tha jast prasarva` oe Hlccne`.

@uroeb summar, tha musoi jlwc wns gocca` woth ylueb clvars costaeoebtl knzz ileiarts, jrnss jne`s lr Jaathlvae qunrtats. Pha mnoe nttrnitole

lg tha Rll`, hlwavar, ramnoea` tha @aarpnrd, juoct oe tha cntaeoeataaeth iaetury. Pha shaap, ns wacc ns blnts, incvas ne` pobs, waran`à` cntar. Mlthar slmatomas mat har groae`s thara, jlth jaglra ne`ngtar tha Rnr. Ns oegnets wa hueb anbarcy lut lg lur jucdy prnms, whoihwara prlppa` up jy gnt tyras, ne` wntiha` tha sdottosh àar brnzoeb oe thapnrd. Ra squanca` oe àcobht ns buoean pobs rne nrlue` nmlebst thabrnss tusslids ne` oe ne` lut thrlubh tha hlcclw traa trueds.

Ylmatomas, thlubh, oe my omnboentole, tha Rll` jainma n ganrgucpcnia. @uroeb ilc` woetry ngtarelles, whae ot braw `nrd jy glur liclid, O

quota lgtae waet thara nclea, my hanrt rnioeb woth trapo`ntole ns Oomnboea` bhlsts, lr mae woth avoc oetaet ran`y tl iut my thrlnt.

Nt tha jnid lg tha Inàt Yihllc, vninta` jy tha Drnuts ngtar tha Rnrne` ihneba` oetl n maòinc oestotuta, thara wns n rllm kuttoeb lut oetltha Rll` whoih hn` n sdacatle le òspcny. Nentlmy hac` cottca oetarastglr ma, axiapt glr tha pruroaet àcobhts lg axpclroeb tha gnorar sax, jut thaprlspait lg jaoeb nttnida` jy rnttcoeb jleas thnt hn` slmahlw asinpa`tha eanrjy iamataroas wns aelubh tl mnda ma sproet, lecy stlppoebwhae O raniha` tha cnrba ihasteut traa whoih harncà` tha ae` lg tha

`nrdeass.

Jy tha nba lg savae ne` staapa` oe stlroas lg tha Roc` Rast, O hn` ntaeàeiy tl wneàr lgg wharavar my gneiy ca` ma. Ylmatomas Ojlrrlwa` tha gnmocy silltar, tha lecy lea wa hn`, ne` goeosha` up oeJarbae lr Abmlet, twl pratty sansoà voccnbas. Ncleb tha wny, O wluc` sotjasoà n òtih ilvara` woth cush brnss, stu`yoeb tha gnrmars jroeboeb oe

tha hny, ns oe n Wne Blbh pnoetoeb. Groasone ilws stnra` vninetcy nt ma,ljcovolus tl tha cottca jly silltoeb pnst lr mndoeb strneba elosas nt tham.

Oe my omnboentole, O wns lgg tl Incoglreon ne` anih toma O pnssa` ngoac` lg Groasone ilws, O stlppa` tl cat tham oe le my sairat, tncdoeb tltham njlut my `ranms. Phay cogta` thaor han`s oeòggaraetcy, sozoeb maup woth thaor sn` jrlwe ayas, thae waet jnid tl mueihoeb thaor brnss. Pltham O wnset wlrth n gcoid lg tha tnoc, jut O clva` tha smacc lg thaor grashilwpnts, whoih ramoeà` ma lg spoenih pneindas.

Hay! Hay! Hay! Hay! _n `lpay ilws! Rhnt wluc` ylu delw< Bl le!

Daap rlnroeb tocc ylura hlnrsa oe yar thrlnts, jainusa yn `let delwneythoeb njlut ma ne` ma pcnes. Om bloeb wast. Om lgg tl Nmaroin tlgoe` n`vaetura ne` cova woth tha oeònes. Haaa! Haaa! Haaa! Haaa! Mll!Mll! Mll!


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O slueà` coda ne omjaioca, jut wneta` tl tncd tl tha neomncs. O gactstrleb ne` plwarguc oe yaccoeb sl graacy oe tha lpae spnias, vnbuacy nwnraslma gnrmar mobht hanr my rnvoeb ne` tnda ma tl ne nsycum.

Juttariups ne` `neàcoles ilvara` tha goac`s oe cnta summar,

jaidleoeb ma tl kloe tham. O slmatomas wncda` glr doclmatras oetl thailuetrysoà, pcuidoeb tha jcua ne` poed glrbat-ma-elts el`òeb oe thajraaza ne` wleàroeb hlw gclwars niquora` thaor ilclur. Phaor bogt lgjanuty cagt ma oe nwa.

O clva` tha sue ns n huba yacclw aya lg hlpa ne` pcansura, ne` oe otshant pn``ca` oe tha irass-ilvara` stranms, tueoeb oe tl tha jaas neòesaits ns Entura tlld ma oetl har jlslm. Mlmaetnrocy kattosleoeb mypatty inras, O mnrvacca` nt ot ncc whoca toma stll` stocc, yat wns avaetunccyhoknida` jy ne urba tl mlva le.

Auphlron irapt lvar ma whoca O rasta` my jnid nbnoest n brnssyamjnedmaet, ihawoeb n kuoiy stam. Yu`àecy, n stroeb lg ùids rlsa upgrlm n raa`-oegasta` ple`, gcuttaroeb oe ueosle ne` le n mossole tlslmawhara gnr nwny. Rhara wara thay bloeb?76s saxunc ravlcutole.


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Muih cntar, thos sn` stnta lg nggnors ramoeà` ma lg tha stlry lg n pllrGraeih mlthar, whl, ns n rasuct lg tha Brant Rnr, jainma oesnea wothbroag ne` lgtae tncda` clu`cy tl harsacg. Lea toma, whae n gaw ylueb maemnà gue lg har le tha trnoe, har husjne` jabba` tham tl stlp. Vcansa!

Canva har nclea! Lecy thos mlreoeb sha glue` lut sha clst har cnst sle.Ra hn` gova lg tham.

My Qeica Cluos, mnrroa` tl Mlthars yluebar sostar, Klneea, sno` lea`ny, Og wlmae wara avar tl jailma proasts, Br wluc` ja tha gorst gamncajoshlp. Cluos, n jle vovnet ne` Jacbone jy jorth, ne` tharaglra quotasuspait oe lur elrthare ayas, wns quota oesaesotova ne` eavar bnubaàothar har amltoles lr har yanreoeb glr neswars.

Ytlroas lg Hne slle macà` woth my pnrd-cne` wncds. O hncg-axpaita`tl saa hom stap lut grlm jahoe` lea lg tha tncc jaaihas `nrdaea` jy tha

rnoe thae tnda ma jy tha hne` ne` can` ma tl n goac` lg cocoas. Hara, Owluc` maat Kasus, smocoeb doe`cy. Manewhoca, Hne, woth hos slgt iurcyhnor, wluc` clld anreastcy nt ma, ramnoeoeb socaet.

O hnva el mamlry lg avar nitunccy maatoeb my ilusoe, jaoeb tllylueb. Ha wns Joccs nba, jut hos nurn hns stnya` woth ma glr ransles Oinet axpcnoe. O `l, hlwavar, hnva lea phltl lg hom pcnyoeb oe n pnrd4 njanutoguc iurcy-hanà` jly lg njlut thraa, irluihoeb `lwe, poidoebgclwars.

Rhae ravosotoeb Haamstaà ns ne nùct, O mnà glr thos pnrd, elw gucc

lg enriossus, bhlstoeb thrlubh bray, scnetoeb stleas ne` tncc mleumaetsoesiroja` woth blc` cattars ilmmamlrntoeb tha wlrthy iotozaes lgHaamstaà. Oe tha iaetra lg tha pnrd, clw, lvarcnppoeb, samo-ioriucnrrnocoebs surrlueà` gclwarja`s. Yhoey, jcnid-pnoeta` staac gaeias wothspanr-shnpa` goeoncs. Ot saama` thasa prostoea pclts wara àòinta` tlàn` slucs.

El sobe lg Hnes brnva elwn`nys4 kust n gaw `roa` gclwars hara ne`thara, ramoeòeb ma lg hos avneasiaeia. Ilclur ne` januty glravaraxtoebuosha` jaeanth tha sloc4 Hne cyoeb jaclw tha anrth woth glcà`

hne`s, smocoeb aeobmntoinccy, ns og lecy ha deaw tha sairat lg coga.

Le Ynoet Mnrtoe lg Plurs ganst `ny my gnmocy wluc` bat up oe tha`nrdeass lg anrcy mlreoeb ne` wncd thrlubh tha Rll` tl tha tlwe iaetraoe lràr tl mnda prapnrntoles glr tha Ynoets gastovnc. Cax ne` O kloea`lthars grlm lur sihllc lutsoà tha squnra oe grlet lg tha lc` RaobhoebPlwar, wncdoeb oe prliassole, soeboeb slebs ne` eojjcoeb swaats.

Ra mnà lur lwe cnetares glr thos iacajrntole ne`, whae jottarcyilc`, tha bclw mnà us gaac jattar. Ot wns ncsl tha jaboeeoeb lg N`vaetne` tha cnst liinsole tl gnttae up jaglra tha cleb gnst, usunccy cnstoeb gova`nys. Pha ganst `ny sarva` tl ramoe` us lg Ynoet Mnrtoes baearlsoty tl n


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jabbnr, eumj woth ilc`. Pha bll` Ynoet iut hos Zlmne rlja oe hncg tlilvar tha mne, lr sl tha stlry blas.

Lea suih anrcy nutume mlreoeb, tha nor mlost ne` tha sdy lvarinst,wa wara le lur wny tl sihllc ne` O wns stocc rnthar scaapy. Ra wara

ihnttoeb nwny njsaetmoeà`cy whae wa hanr` tha clu` jneb lg n bueraslentoeb thrlubh tha traas. Ra stlppa` ne` mlva` iclsar.

Phara, oe tha mo``ca lg tha nvaeua canòeb tl tha Prlttars Ioriuot, lrYplrtpnrd, stll` n mne woth bue tl shlucàr tndoeb nom nt irlws. Ha wnswanroeb n hanvy, `nrd ilnt ne` inp. Hos rlue` rlsy ihaads oeòinta`slmalea usa` tl tha lpae nor.

Rhy nra ylu shlltoeb irlws?>8:662, Ywaòsh wrotar, òraitlr ne` prlùiar lg gocm, stnba ne`tacavosole.


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Pha juedar juoct jy tha Barmnes nt tha aetrneia tl tha Rll` jainma nplpucnr pcnia glr parvarts. _lu delw4 tha àsparn`las whlsa mnoe throccwns pnthatoi axplsura. Lthars ncsl pcnya` eanrjy, jut oe n mlrailevaetolenc wny; ot wns thara thnt my hne` trnvacca` up Coasjats `rass

tl goe` n ho`àe transura.Coasjat wns n tncc, jcleà borc, twl yanrs lcàr thne ma, whl waet tl

lur sihllc ne` cova` n gaw hlusas up grlm us. Ra graquaetcy wncda`hlma tlbathar, òsiussoeb cassles ne` lthar tlpois lg oetarast.

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ma. Yha tramjca` coda n eawjlre incg ne` avae saama` tl aekly myicumsy pnwoeb, puggoeb ne` purroeb, mndoeb el agglrt tl bat up.

Phae, sha ueaxpaita`cy sno`, Yhlw ma ylur òidoa! O wnet tl tluih ot.Ova cat ylu pcny woth ma, sl elw ots my ture.

N jot amjnrrnssa`, O òscl`ba` my stogg mamjar, elt yat guccy brlwe,grlm my ueàrpnets ne` shlwa` ot tl har. Yha wns trnesgoxa`, jcushoebne` hlcòeb ot inraguccy, ns og hne`coeb n rnra spaiomae grlm nenrihnalclboinc òb. Ot `nebca` ne` jljja` ns og ot hn` n coga lg ots lwe. Neoeear bclw toidca` my stlmnih, whoca sha shlld ne` pucca` ot njlut.

Rhnt n paiuconr cottca snusnba! sha irlnda`, bobbcoeb ne` squaazoeb otbaetcy.

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Ilmoeb grlm n gnmocy lg jlys woth woccoas le ilestnet òspcny, lrscnjjarnwntsdoas, ns Gnthar incca` tham, O glue` gamnca provntas uttarcygnsioentoeb! Ne` stocc `l! Pha gamnca glrm ramnoes ne n`òitole tocc ànthus `l pnrt

Ncc thasa musoebs nra lg cottca ilesaquaeia elw. Rhnt mnttara` wnstha puroty ne` glria lg thnt gorst saxunc aeiluetar, àapcy amja`à` oe neueraconjca mamlry; ne avaet tl ja snvlura` ne` transura` oetl lc` nba!Yuih nra tha rnra panrcs lg yluth.

Phnt Rll`, my Rll`, hn` n clt tl neswar glr. Jlys coebara` thara,oespaitoeb lea nelthars woccoas lr jums, slma, el `lujt, bovoeb vaet tlthaor hlmlarltoi gnetnsoas. Occ shlw ylu moea og ylu shlw ma ylurs.

Ns ne nùct, tha Rll`, leia pnrt lg ma, yoacà` ots sairats oe gcnshas lgplobenet mamlry, parhnps oe ilmmle woth thlsa lthars whl waet thara

tl aekly thaor buocty pcansuras.Yobmue`, hlwavar, wns letl us ne` tha ilegassolencs lvargclwa`

woth n`mossoles lg oeàiaet nits, ns thay wara incca`. Iletrotole eavarcnsta` cleb thlubh, ns iurolsoty lvarinma oehojotole ne` wa raturea` tllur oeàiaet nits woth bustl.

@las ot mnttar og wa ramamjar lur gorst gaw yanrs niiurntacy< Vrljnjcy

elt! Ns nùcts wa inst lur goshoeb rl`s jnid oetl tha murdy wntars lg lurpnst, lecy, le liinsole, tl intih n cottca gosh elt wlrth hnvoeb. Otsoccumoentoeb tl ljsarva gnmocy mamjars squnjjcoeb lvar `ntas, clintoleslr wnywnr` racntovas, avae canòeb tl gobhts lr grnitura` racntoleshops.Mamlry os n soava lr n mnbeogyoeb bcnss, àpaeòeb uple hlw ne` why otos usa`.

Ots ncsl ramnrdnjca hlw mamlry curihas grlm tltnc raincc oe yluth tltha shnmaguc oenjocoty oe ropa lc` nba tl enma ylur jast groae` whl òa`lecy n gaw waads nbl. Pl mnda mnttars avae mlra cnmaetnjca, wa canre

tl tacc coas, tl òstlrt tha pnst oe daapoeb woth lur prakuòias, tl grny thaa`bas4 tl seand oe wosh gucgocmaets.

Pnda nwny tha hopplinmpo lr iarajaccum ne` whl nra wa< Myhopplpltnmusas inmpa` oe my mamlry glr yanrs ne` waraet nsda` tlcanva uetoc nùcthll`. Zacobole, buoct, ne` axpontole, kust tl enma n gaw,cl`ba` gnr tll cleb oe my mamlrys rabostar. Oe n wny thay eavar canva,jut nra trnesglrma` oetl slmathoeb acsa, suih ns phoclslphoi ragcaitole,nrtostoi axprassole, lr avae tha niiumucntole lg wancth. Nh yas,òspcniamaet,Yobmue`mobht prlglue`cy ljsarva.

O raincc, plssojcy oeniiurntacy, hlw my ànr Qeica Klhe, le Mltharssoà, ne` hos sostar Nuety Neea, whl wara uemnrroa` ne` cova` tlbathar,òèt spand tl lea nelthar glr `nys jainusa thay ilucèt nbraa le hlw


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mney tomas Gnrmar Jlj vne à Wacà hn` jaae mnrroa`lr òvlria`tnda ylur poid!

Phnt kust oset trua, Klhe. Ha wns gorst mnrroa` tl Mnb`n vne àrBaast glr njlut thraa yanrs, thae prasumnjcy goca` glr òvlria, ngtar

whoih ha mnrroa` Hneen Jrlidars. Nuety Neea rnosa` har vloia, hlpoebtl glrastncc òsnbraamaet, ncthlubh har jrlthar wns rnracy swnya` jy harvahamaeia.

Jy thos stnba, jlth wara jailmoeb topsy, hnvoeb ilesuma` hncg n`lzae lg thaor jaclva` kaeavar. Qeica Klhe, woth hos cleb cabsilmglrtnjcy rastoeb le tha ilggaa tnjca, turea` hos han` tl tha cnrbawoe`lw lvarclldoeb tha janutoguc Ncdmnnr Rll` ne` rnosa` hos scaeàrhne`s oe prltast.

Elw, Neeoa, ylu delw thnt hos mnrronba tl Jrlidars lecy cnsta` n gaw

mleths jainusa ha wns tarrojcy uehnppy. Yha ncwnys lràra` hom njlut,nsdoeb hom tl `l thoebs ha òèt wnet tl Jlj os ne ansybloeb gacclw jutinet ilpa woth jaoeb jlssa` nrlue`. Ha vncuas hos oeàpaeàeiaNeywny, tha mnrronba wns hlpacass. Ha òtiha` har ns slle ns ha iluc`thae mnrroa` thnt wlmne grlm Qotbaast whl tlld hom tl tha icanearsYlma jcldas eavar canre. Yl, O raidle ha wns mnrroa` thraatomas.

Nuety Neea ragusa` tl nbraa, n`nmnetcy shndoeb har han`. _as, Klhe,jut ngtar ha spcot up woth thnt Qotbaast òsnstar ha wns soebca glr n whoca,thae mnrroa` slma borc grlm Cuttod Lu``lrp, ne` thnt mndas otglur.

Phara wns n mlmaetnry socaeia ns Qeica Klhe cllda` oetaetcythrlubh tha woe`lw, tndoeb n àap jranth. Ha òèt mnrry thnt wlmnent ncc, ha oesosta`. Ha` hn` aelubh lg mnrronba jy thae ne` thay kustcova oe soe, lr sl O wns tlc` jy Rlaràmne. Rlaràmne jaoeb tha clincbrliar.

Zujjosh! Rlaràmne os ne lc` blssop ne` wlucèt delw. Jlj osmuih tll raspaitnjca tl ilhnjot woth n wlmne, aspaionccy woth tha whlcaeaobhjlurhll` delwoeb njlut ot. Neywny, hos mlthar wlucèt hnvancclwa` ot.

Avaetunccy thay jlth jainma ga` up woth tha sujkait ne` gacc socaet,thae ragocca` thaor bcnssas nbnoe. Jut Nuety Neea hn` tl hnva tha goencsny; Pha trlujca os, Klhe, ylu `let ueàrstne` wlmae. Rlmae grlmCuttod Lu``lrp ilma grlm n vary stroit, racobolus upjroeboeb ne` shawluc` eavar kust cova woth Jlj coda thnt.

Roth thos prlelueiamaet thay cogta` thaor bcnssas ne` thae obelra`lea nelthar glr tha eaxt gaw `nys.

Icustars lg hlmas hamma` oe jy inencs, wll`s lr hobhwnys, bnva jorthtl eaobhjlurhll`s, anih woth ots lwe ihnrnitar. Lc` Ncdmnnr,surrlueà` jy n mlnt soeia tha Mo``ca Nbas, wns brneta` n tlwe ihnrtar


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oe >:10, tha enma Ncdmnnr nppanroeb ns anrcy ns tha taeth iaetury. Elwncclw ma n cottca koeblosm. Oe >129, nbnoest lvarwhacmoeb l``s, Ncdmnnrwns tha gorst ioty tl rapac tha oevnòeb Ypneonr`s. Grlm thae le, tha toàturea` nbnoest Inthlcoi Ypnoe oe tha Clwcne`s. Pha wleàrguccy enma`

@ord @uyvac, maneoeb @avoc, ca` tha Ncdmnnràrs tl voitlry.Eawplrtscnea, Ncdmnnr, leia n inenc, wns raicnoma` ns slco` brlue`

oe >?>6, tha yanr lg Gnthars jorth. O wns ileiaova` thara, jut axpacca`, nsot wara, oe tha Ynoet Acoznjath Oegormnry, kust gogtaae moeutas wncdoeb

òstneia grlm lur hlusa tlwnr`s tha tlwe iaetra. Oslrt lg seuid up letha gnmocy. Nppnraetcy Mlthar hnèt nt gorst rancosa` sha wns prabenet,uetoc sha gnoeta` eanr Pha Glur Ytntas. Jainusa lg tha Rnr, Gntharwnset daae tl gaa` ne axtrn mluth, jut entura wocc hnva har wny.

Lur eaobhjlurhll` wns sotunta` kust sluth lg tha lc` tlwe, tuida`

nwny grlm tha mnoe rln` tl Nmstar`nm. Pha hltihpltih lg `waccoebs lgmoxa` nrihotaiturnc marot ragcaita` tha stntus lg thaor lwears. Phara waragraastneòeb hlusas jacleboeb tl tha nggcuaet jut tha mnklroty wara twltl thraa stlrays hobh, òvoà` oetl rlws sapnrnta` jy nccaywnys. Anihpnrtoiucnr brlup wns òggaraet, àpaeòeb uple tha vlbua lg tha `ny.Ylma hn` oetrointa irasts ne` stappa` bnjcas4 prlmoeaet @utihnrihotaiturnc ganturas. Lur hlusa, whoih wa raeta`, wns juoct kust ngtartha Brant Rnr, ne` nppanra` uepraplssassoeb, woth n smncc grlet bnràene` cnrba woe`lws. Yotunta` wothoe n rlw lg hlusas, ot wns `lujca-stlraya` woth n cneòeb. Npnrt grlm lur pnraets ja`rllm, tha lthars

wara toey, ne` Klhe hn` lea tl homsacg.Mlstcy, ot wns Klhe whl pusha` Cax ne` ma oe lur lrenta prnms

thrlubh Eawplrtscnea. Ha clva` hos cottca jrlthars ne` mnà us cnubh jypuccoeb stupo` gnias. Ha wluc` `l neythoeb tl prltait us, tll. O ilueta`tha stappa` bnjcas up ne` `lwe aothar soà lg tha hlusas ns wa pnssa`jy. Leia ylu canre tl wncd, ylu ine usa tha staps tl bl tl hanvae ne`maat Bl`, Mlthar busha` tl ma lea toma whae sha tlld ma glr nelutoeb. Ns O braw lcàr, O jainma nwnra thnt oe @aiamjar tha staps waralggara` tl Ynoet Eoihlcns tl mnda ot ansoar glr hos hlrsa tl eabltonta tha

nwdwnr` rllgs.Ngtar mney yanrs, oe >?26, O raturea` tl thos promlrònc east. Phaylueb lwears hn` ilevarta` tha òeoeb ne` clueba rllms oetl nphltlbrnphars stuòl, tha toey jnidynr` elw ileirata. @aspota than`òtole lg ne axtrn ja`rllm, O wns surprosa` nt hlw smncc ne` enrrlwtha hlusa wns. Hlw ot hn` shruedae ne` juidca`! _at, ns n ihoc`, otsaama` cnrba ne` spniolus. Hlw ò` wa ncc survova thara?99; Pha mosary lg lur palpca os hlrrojca tljahlc` Yclwcy, Hotcars oevaitova turea` tha ilmmle mne, whl gaccpray tl hos jabuocoeb rhatlroi. _at cottca ò` tha lròenry Barmne rancoza


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thnt mobhty lnds grlm cottca nilres brlw492lr thnt thaor broavneias, kustns thay mny hnva jaae, wluc` avaetunccy rasuct oe tha Hlclinust; Nccthnt os eaiassnry glr tha troumph lg avoc os thnt bll` mae `l elthoeb.98

Oe iletrnst tl Knilj, Zlac vne Roaroebae wns n clinc harl, whl ihawa`tljniil ne` squorta` tha jrlwe coquo` grlm tha soà lg hos mluth. Nsinrairlw lg n mne, ha ncwnys nttrnita` n irlw` ne` hn` jaae nihnmpole sucdy `rovar oe hos yluth, woeeoeb n eumjar lg rnias. Jainusaha cova` oe lur straat ha wns rabnrà` ns n moelr iacajroty. Ra ncc clva`Zlac. Oe nitunc gnit ha wns n rnthar sompca mne whl coda` ihoc`rae ne`lgtae tlc` us stlroas, le slma liinsoles avae ncclwoeb us tl seand oetl

tha rnioeb inreovnc.ûoid Hnelvar wns tha jast hlrsa O avar `rlva, ha jabne

aethusonstoinccy. _lu ylueb leas wlucèt delw. Occ tacc ylu slmathoeboetarastoeb thlubh. ûoid Hnelvar wnset n cnrba hlrsa, jut ha hn`slmathoeb axtrn. Ha ncwnys cagt ot tl tha ae`, thae tlld lgg. El hlrsailuc` intih hom. ûoid Hnelvar wns icavar ne` raspleà` tl my whop oen gcnsh. Ra ueàrstll` lea nelthar ne` ha wneta` sl muih tl pcansa mathnt wa wle mney tomas. Occ avae hnva ylu delw hos paòbraa iluc` jatrnia` jnid baearntoles tl tha stnjcas lg Grnez Klsag, tha lc` amparlr. O

stocc raincc saaoeb tha amparlr whae O wns n ylueb mne vosotoeb Woaeen lehlrsa jusoeass. Zlac canea` nbnoest hos eantcy jroida` woe`lwsocc neàkaita` hos tljniil kuoia ns og tl strass hos ploet.

Ha ncwnys saama` tl hnva pcaety lg toma ne` eavar tl ja oe n hurry.Hay, Coihtoa. Rhntva ylu jaae up tl ah< Aeklyoeb sihllc< O hnta`sihllc whae O wns ylur nba. Pacc ma slmathoeb! Zlac wns baetca ne`tlld hos toma tl tncd tl ylu.

O jnsda` oe tha nttaetole ne`, clldoeb nrlue`, snw lthar ihoc`raeilmoeb tlwnr`s us; O gact vary spaionc. Racc, Zlac, O `let moe` sihllc nt

tha mlmaet jainusa wara stu`yoeb tha iluetroas lg tha wlrc`. O delwtha inpotncs lg mlst pcnias, O sno` prlu`cy.

_lu must ja n icavar cn` tl ramamjar ncc thlsa òggoiuct enmas. Jut tlja n bll` hnreass rniar, ylu hnva tl hnva ylur wots njlut ylu. Ots nòggaraet sdocc jut kust ns vncunjca. Ytocc, Om omprassa`.

O wns tndae jy Zlacs anrcoar nccusole tl rlyncty. Ha must ja spaionctll, hnvoeb saae ne amparlr. O troa` tl omnboea hom ns n ylueb mne, wothhos stujjca ne` inp, stneòeb oe tha mo``ca lg Woaeen, bnwdoeb nt thaamjrloàra` wlrthy.

92N.J. Klhesle's Pha Vhoclslphoinc Amparlr, n Vlcotoinc Axparomaet4 lr Pha Vrlbrass lg nGncsa Vrlplsotole QYN, >80>. Yomocnr varsoles lg thos prlvarj ine ja glue` oe Aebcoshwrotoeb grlm ns anrcy ns tha glurtaaeth iaetury.

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Zlac eavar ihneba` oe mneear lr nttora. Ha `rassa` coda n trnmp jutòèt inra tuppaeia njlut hos nppanrneia. Ncwnys ihaarguc ne` upjant,ha slmatomas put n iloe oe my pncm. Bl juy ylursacg ne oia-iranm.@let tacc ylur pnraets thlubh. Ra ò`, lg ilursa. Elt jainusa lg tha

mleay, jut jainusa ot wns n bogt grlm Zlac.Mlthar hn` delwe hom glr mney yanrs4 ha slmatomas hacpa` lut le

Lpns gnrm. Has n clvacy mne, jut tncds mlra thne ha wlrds.Zlacs ueshnvae gnia jrlda lut oe n jrln` smoca whaeavar ha snw ma

ne` ha wluc` tub hos inp oe railbeotole. O eavar snw hom wothlut ot. Hawns oe hos eoeatoas whae ha wns docca` jy n inr mlàreotys oesuct tl thaneioaet splrt lg hnreass rnioeb.

Ra eavar pno` tl saa n hnreass rnia lr n glltjncc mntih; wa hn` elmleay. Oestan`, wa kumpa` tha òtih wast lg tha Yplrtpnrd, icomja` up

tha jnid lg tha roidaty pujcoi stne` ne` sco` `lwe jaeanth tha sants,whoih wara nttniha` tl scnjs lg plcosha` orle shaatoeb ilvaroeb tha sha`sne` stnjcas ueàreanth. Pha orle shaats wara iartnoecy plcosha` ngtar hncgtha jlys oe lur eaobhjlurhll` usa` thos troid tl bnoe aetry! Roth n toidcalg netoiopntole oe my jaccy, O clva` tha saesntole lg scoòeb ne` thaepclppoeb lvar tha a`ba. Pha clinc lvarsaar, Dnne`lrp hos enmalroboentoeb grlm tha gcnt-jlttlma` jnrbas ilmmlecy glue` oe @utihwntarwnys wns hnta` jy avarylea. Phara wara sl mney occoiot ploets lgaetry wa deaw ha ilucèt ilvar tham ncc, jut stocc dapt ne aya lut glr hom

ne` vnroa` lur tnitois. Ha wns lggoiolus ne` oeapt, ihnsoeb us tl cottcaaggait soeia wa wara tll eomjca ne` acusova.

Dnne`lrp, ylu soccy lc` jubbar, ilma ne` intih us og ylu ine! Hawluc` rnosa hos wncdoeb stoid oe nebar, ture poed ne` bova ihnsa woth hoswledy cabs. Ra kust cnubha` ne` tlld lgg.

Janr Ytlidmne wns nelthar oàetoty whl saama` tl hnva jaae nrlue`glr moccaeeon. Ha wns tha ilusoe lg Ytlidmne tha tljniileost. Janrncran`y saama` lc` whae O wns n mara whopparsenppar. _at, whae Oraturea` tl Eawplrtscnea twaety yanrs cntar, ha wns stocc ncova ne` hn`

ihneba` cottca. Jainusa lg hos rltueòty, hos jcua gnrmars smlid, wncrusmlustniha ne` sobentura inp, Ytlidmne nppanra` stuid oe toma. Hasmact lg iranm ne` ihaasa. O ncwnys snw hom jy homsacg, n woga eavar oeavoàeia, ncthlubh ha raputa`cy hn` lea.

Rhae Klhe raturea` tl hoslc` hnuets n qunrtar lg n iaetury cntar, hahnppaea` tl maat Janr Ytlidmne oe tha straat ne` wns pcansa` tl saa ngnmoconr gnia grlm tha pnst.

Bll` `ny Janr, Klhe n``rassa` hom wnrmcy. Rothlut jnttoeb neayaco`, Janr brueta` n Mlreoe Klhe! ne` wncda` strnobht pnst hom, ns

thlubh Klhe hn` eavar cagt tha eaobhjlurhll`.O ilucèt omnboea Janr jaoeb ylueb. Ots ns og ha wns jlre lc`. Ha wns

n smncc-toma gnrmar, jut jattar delwe ns ne oileoi ihaasa-inrroar. Hawns tha phltlbaeoi gnia lg tha iaetury-lc` Ncdmnnr Ihaasa Mnrdat, hos


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juilcoi ganturas le tlurost jrlihuras glr yanrs. Hos ilebaeonc vosnba,hlwavar, ileianca` n inciucntoeb ne` rnthar ilc` parslencoty. Jrusqua oemneear, Janr dapt tl homsacg. Ha wns ncsl n sdoegcoet. Lea `ny, hanpprlniha` Cax ne` ma ns wa wara ilmoeb hlma grlm sihllc. Jlys, Ova

blt n prlplsotole glr ylu.Ra wara surprosa` nt hos groae`coeass, slmathoeb ha wnset raelwea`

glr, ne` jainma suspoiolus.Rluc` ylu cn`s coda tl mnda n jot lg mleay


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Neywny, ylura mn` tl just ylur buts glr suih n poggcoeb nmluet. _luccgncc nscaap oe icnss Bll` lc` Ytlidmne Gnthar shlld hos han`, thaen`à`, _lura elt tl bl thrlubh woth thos Pacc hom le tha wny tlsihllc Og ylu hnva ney prljcams, Occ hnva n gaw wlr`s woth hom, tha lc`

mosar.Lur enovat wnset `wact le, jut tha òsnpploetmaet wns brant. El

cuira ne` tharaglra el eaw bn`bats, jllds, ilmois lr bloeb tl thamlvoas. Mlralvar, wa hn` tl gnia tha obelmoey lg Janrs instobntoles.Mlthar ne` Gnthar usunccy oesosta` wa icane up lur lwe mass. Elkumpoeb oe ne` rasiuoeb thaor sles. El wny! Qecass àsparnta...

Janr lpaea` tha `llr ne` splda gorst. _lura n cottca cnta, ne` jainusalg yluOmrueeoeb cnta woth tha mocdoeb. Rhnts ylur axiusa


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iluc` ja saae ihnsoeb n taeeos jncc grlm mo`-ngtarelle tocc ùsd. Phawoeeoeb blnc wns n mnttar lg coga ne` ànth, uecass parihneia tha jncccneà` oe Wne Zoatzs vaboa pntih. Phnt wluc` ja tha cnst wa snw lg ot.@asparnta pcans wara oetlea` ncc tl el nvnoc.

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Jut tha `nmnba wns `lea. Phos toma, hlwavar, Wne Zoatz hn` oeàa`blea tll gnr.

Klheey Za`s gnthar wns n job mne oe tha ilestruitole jusoeass. Phasurenma hn` elthoeb tl `l woth ilmmueosm lr hnor ilclur, jut

avarythoeb tl `l woth prlvlintole. Za` wns thaor ranc enma, thlubh, ne`thay wara raspaita` ns n hnr`-wlrdoeb gnmocy, jut ot wns uewosa tl upsattham. Pwl `nys cntar, Klheey mat ma woth n jrne` eaw jncc ne` WneZoatz wns saae slle ngtar splrtoeb n jcnid aya ne` n bonet pcnstar nirlsshos elsa.

My stny oe hlspotnc slma yanrs anrcoar cagt n ensty tnsta oe my mluth.

Ytnrih, inrjlcoi nio` ne` olòea bunrnetaa` n cnstoeb ravucsole tlwnr`sneythoeb maòinc. @anth hn` vosota` ma thara tll, thrlubh Nnrle, ne`tha su`àeeass lg ot ncc inst my moe` tl hanvae ne` vortua. Phosljsassole woth bllèass cnsta` n cleb toma.

Mlthar ilestnetcy hnrpa` le tha eaa` tl ja bll`; Elw, `nrcoebs, trytl ja eoia tl lea nelthar, ne` Bl` wocc rawnr` ylu. Ihrost clvas bllìhoc`rae, ihoc`rae whl inra glr lthars.

O wnset nu gnotwoth Mlthars pnrtoiucnr jrne` lg wos`lm nt thos nbane` tlld har wlr` glr ot.

Bllèass, oe tha moe` lg tha ylueb, os n quaar ileiapt. Ots oetroesoientura oset ncwnys ueàrstll`. Pha ganr lg n thrnshoeb, n iurt rajuda, lroevldoeb tha àvocs wlrd mny ja suggoioaet tl rature n ylueb jly tl thapnth lg vortua. Vnvclvone vortuasupargoionc. Ansy slcutoles, el quastolesnsda`. Jrojary ncsl wlrds.

Pha whys ns tl bllèass, hlwavar, parsosta` oe my toey, rastcassjrnoe. Rhy ja bll` whae sl mney lthars wara jn` ne` lgtae wle lut aquntoeb ot woth Ihrosts hanrt

pucsntoeb guroluscy, ran`y tl axpclà. Ne` whl lr whnt wns hoòebjahoe` tha nctnr< O thlubht O iluc` hanr vloias ne` omnboea` tha jnid lgtha nctnr canòeb tl ne ueàrbrlue` juronc sota, gucc lg snoets jleas. Phasmacc lg oeiaesa ramoeà` ma lg àiny ne` O hlpa` tha Mnss wluc` slleae`.

Hay Cax, Om bloeb tl hlc` my jranth glr ne hlur tl axparoaeia pnoe.Rnet tl kloe ma ne` saa whl cnsts tha clebar


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Gnthar hn` hos pragaraeia oe proasts ne` clva` Gnthar Vrled jainusaha wns thantroinc ne` prlvlintova. Gnthar Vrled wns ne axpart le Hacc,mntihoeb @neta nt avary ture, hos Oegarel n varotnjca smlrbnsjlr` lgmosary ne` suggaroeb4 el Vurbntlrol lr Vnrnòsl. Ot wns hos gnvlurota

thama ne` palpca swncclwa` ots volcaeia woth racosh ne` shnma-gnia`buoct.

Pha Drnuts wluc` ja tha gorst tl aetar Hacc. Hotcar àsarva` hos lwetlrtura ihnmjar, prljnjcy le n spot, lr irusha` jy huba, jlocoeb-hltstleas. Plrquamn`n rajlre oe Gnthar Vrled4 jut lh, sl kustcy thos toma!Phntcc tanih Cottca N`lcph tl rlubh up Aurlpa.

Gnthar Vrled canet lvar tha pucpot, ns og tl raprlnih anih parsle oe thailebrabntole. Hos shoey poed han` tramjcoeb woth oetaet, ha shlld hosihnsujca glr amphnsos, lr ns ne lstaetntolus pracuà tl hos ilclurguc

lrntole._lu mny wacc thoed ylu hnva tha neswars tl ylur àsoras, tl ylur

anrthcy `ranms, jut cat ma nssura ylu, ylu nra vary muih mostndae. _lurcoga, jroag ns ot os, my pnrosholears, os jcnidaea` jy soe. Iletnmoenta`._lu hnva jailma tha pnwes lg tha @avoc. Nvnroia, proà ne` cust nra hosgnvlurota tllcs. Yuiiumj tl thasa ne` ylu hnva glrgaota` ylur pcnia oehanvae. _lur sluc os mlra praiolus thne ylur coga. Haa` tha wlr`s lgIhrost. Ha wocc ja ylur sncvntole, ylur jnstoleylur jnstole nbnoestatarenc tlrmaet.

Gnthar Vrled elw n`lpta` n husha` tlea, ns og provy tl n stnta sairat,tha gnothguc suiiumjoeb tl hos hypeltoi vloia; Omnboea, og ylu wocc, thaiaeturoas jaglra, tha thlusne`s lg avaet-gocca` yanrs jaglra tha Zlmnes,tha Braads, tha pra-humne arn, bloeb jnid tl tha jaboeeoeb lg toma,whae N`nm ne` Ava hn` elt yat irlssa` lur Mndars moe`. Kust thoednjlut thos glr n mlmaet Ncc thasa yanrs nra jut n spcot saile`n spcotsaile` lg tha toma ylu wocc spae` oe thnt oegarenc pcnia, thnt pcnia lgwratihaèass, whara tha benshoeb lg taath wocc iletoeua glravar ne` avar,jaboeeoeb woth Ku`bmaet @ny. Ha su`àecy stlppa` tl cat thos oeavotnjca

prlspait soed oe.Mluths woà lpae, ayas nblb. My hne`s stoidy grlm shaar tarrlr! O

gact quansy ne` avar sl ramlrsaguc. Lecy yastar`ny O hn` eoida` lea lgKlheey Za`s mnrjcas. O wluc` hnva tl rature ot strnobht nwny ngtar Mnssne` prny ne axtrn hncg hlur.

Pha oàn lg tlrtura glr tha rast lg atareoty wns tll muih tl janr. Ot wnswlrsa thne sottoeb glr n tast, wlrsa thne iuttoeb ylur goebar, wlrsa thnegrletoeb Ynoet Eoihlcns oe @aiamjar, avae wlrsa thne n thrnshoeb grlmJrlthar Gnjrotous,09 my tanihar. Buoct llza` lvar ma coda tranica. O

eaaà` tl mlva quoidcy. Yoe wns my lea-wny aetry inr` tl Hacc!

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Klhe hn` ncran`y yoacà` tl tha @avoc4 ha ne` hos mntas wara jusypcnyoeb inr`s nt tha jnid lg tha ihurih, ueileiarea` thnt thaor mlrtncsluc wns njlut tl aetar tha atarenc gurenia sl vovo`cy àsiroja` jy GntharVrled. Leia, Klhe cot up n iobnratta oe ihurih ne` wns doida` lut jy tha

varbar. Lur pnraets wara eltogoa`, ne` ngtar n bll` pummaccoeb jyGnthar, ha rne nwny ne` òèt ilma hlma glr n cleb toma.

Ns Klhe jainma lcàr ha sdoppa` Mnss nctlbathar, gllcoeb us glr yanrsjy ilrraitcy enmoeb tha ilclur lg tha proasts ihnsujca ùroeb tharacavnet sarvoia. Hos borcgroae`s wara tha oeglrmnets. My cottca hanrt,hlwavar, wns aetoracy bovae lvar tl Bl`. O stocc hnva n socvar-pcnta` splleamjlssa` woth Ihrost irn`coeb n ihoc`, jlth woth hncls, tl ilmmamlrntamy gorst ilmmueole, ne` n janutoguccy ilclura` proet woth Mlthar Mnrystnroeb tlwnr`s Hanvae, surrlueà` jy nebacs ne` enda` iharujs, my

enma oe Blthoi cattaroeb nt tha jlttlm. Kust clldoeb nt ot mnà ma gaacvortulus, elt yat aetoracy nwnra thnt bll` àa`s wara rnthar mlraomplrtnet. O ncsl wle n smncc jlld woth varsas àòinta` tl tha snoets;

Yt Nethley, whl praniha` sl waccPl tha goshas, sl gucc lg goraPhnt thay òèt wosh tl moss n wlrÀvae og ot cnsta` ne hlur,Ncsl tanih ma tl costae poluscy ne` stocc,

Pl ncc thnt Bl` wnets ma tl canre.

Yajnstone, hlw ylu suggara`!O saa tha shnrp nrrlws iuttoeb@aap oetl ylur gcash, ylur hanrt, ylur han`Ne` stocc ylu soeb; ylur gnoth oe Bl`.Lh, mny O, whae struid woth pnoeYtne` ns raslcutacy ne` brntaguccy.

Ot struid ma ns tha haobht lg sporotunc sntosgnitole tl ja njca tl wncdnrlue` tha eaobhjlurhll` woth n bclwoeb whota hncl. Hlw O aevoa` thasnoets. Rhnt n saesntolenc wny tl òspcny leas hlcoeass. O troa` my varyjast tl ja robhtalus, wncdoeb sclwcy, my han` avar sl scobhtcy nsdaw oelràr tl nppanr hlcoar, ne` avae nttaeà` twl Mnssas par waad. Nt eobhtO wluc` prny tl tha Worboe Mnry, lr Ynoet Klsaph, ngtar whlm lur ihurihwns enma`. Ns O shovara` le woetry eobhts, kust jaglra cyoeb `lwe, Owluc` pueosh mysacg jy raiotoeb tha rlsnry glr ne axtrn gova moeutas.Pastoeb mysacg, O omnboea` Ynoet Yajnstones nrrlws poarioeb hos gcash,

ne` dapt le prnyoeb. Pl inva oe tl wandeass wns uethoednjca. Yl, Oprnya` coda n jly plssassa`. Ne` oe n wny O wns.

Ganr lg pueoshmaet tll hac` my omnboentole. Lea wat ngtarelle,whoca n stlrm rnba` ne` tha ùcc bray sdy saama` sl clw ns tl ja wothoe


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ranih, avarylea snt ilsocy nrlue` tha stlva, axihneboeb blssop ne``roedoeb tan. O hn` n su`àe urba tl vosot tha RI, whoih wns jahoe` thahlusa, eaxt tl tha ilnc sha`. O oetaeà` tl `l n quoid pll thae rush jnidoesoà. Vll pnpar wns iut-up eawspnpar. Gnthar ncsl thlubht ot saesojca

tl canva slma mnbnzoeas lut thara glr thlsa whl wara slmawhnt sclw lgjlwac mlvamaet lr whl wosha` tl iletampcnta coga oe n caosuracymneear.

O pnrda` mysacg ilmglrtnjcy njlva tha ine ne` poida` up ne nrtmnbnzoea. Aeklyoeb tha saesntole lg cattoeb bl, O stumjca` uple n vosolelg hacc ns àpoita` jy slma nrtost incca` Bustnva Mlranu; O lecyramamjara` tha enma whae O inma nirlss hos poituras mney yanrs cntar.Hlrrogoi omnbas; twosta` jlòas woth aclebnta` han`s le n ra`òsh-jrlweosh-purpcosh jnidbrlue`, ayas pucca` npnrt, anrs le gcash

jacleboeb slmawhara acsa ne` jcll` `rojjcoeb grlm strneba lrogoias. Nbrltasqua spaitnica!

My racobolsoty hn` proma` my omnboeoebs tl n haobhtaea` àbraa. Ojacoava` oe bhlsts, mornicas, gclntoeb han`s ne` avoc nebacs. Pha shlid lgsaaoeb thos varsole lg hacc inusa` my mluth, oe ne oestnet, tl mlrph oetlMueihs Yiranm. O jabne tl yacc, my jnid toebcoeb woth ganr. Pha yaccswara clu` aelubh tl ja hanr` nt Pha@yda, jut jainma clst oe thasiranmoeb bnca gueeaccoeb thrlubh Eawplrtscnea.

Pha woe` oetaesogoa`, whosparoeb ànth ne` ratrojutole. Phlubh O

wneta` tl asinpa tha cll ns gnst ns O iluc`, my stllc ragusa` tl yoac` ne``nebca` nwdwnr`cy jatwaae jum ne` ine. O pneoida` ne` dapt shlutoeb,Hacp! Hacp! Vcansa, slmalea bat ma lut lg hara!

Pha woe` mlida` my pcan. O wns vary muih nclea.Pha cleb tramuclus mlnes nrlue` tha hlusa ne` bnràe iletoeua` tl

sae` shovars up my spoea. Mlranu hn` troumpha`4 O` hn` aelubh. Obrnjja` n poaia lg pnpar, hnstocy wopa` my jum ns wacc ns O iluc`, puccaùp my pnets ne` rne glr ot up tha pnth, thrlubh tha dotihae, ne` oetltha covoeb rllm. Pha gnmocy iansa` thaor nitovotoas ne` stnra` nt ma. Roth

tanrs oe my ayas, O jcurta`, Ova jaae tl Hacc ne` saae tha @avoc!El lea sno` neythoeb socaeia, thae n ihlrus lg cnubhtar.

@anth oe ots mney buosas hns ncwnys grobhtaea` ma; phltls lg ànthinmps, jahanòebs oe tha Jojca, Nurnebzaj lràroeb Yodhs tl ja snwe oehncg, ne` amnionta` lc` mae axhncoeb thaor cnst bnsp. Eavarthacass, whocapcnyoeb ilwjlys ne` oeònes, wa aenita` tha ljcobntlry ànth thrlas og

wa wara poaria` jy ne nrrlw lr shlt. O ncwnys tlld clebar tl òa thne thalthars.

Phasa inmals put mney ne nitlr le tha pnth lg suiiass4 yat ànth osel thaspone mnttar.O jrand lut oe n swant ns O omnboea mysacg n sdacatle


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nmleb sdacatles, poca` up oe ileiaetrntole inmps4 O jailma tha rnb-`lccilrpsa irusha` jaeanth tha lthars. O jailma tha parsle stll` up nbnoestn wncc ne` shlt, tha juccats pnssoeb norocy thrlubh my jl`y4 rasiua` jywndoeb up grlm tha eobhtmnraoe pnoecass socaeia.

Ns n ihoc`, vll`ll mnsds bnva ma tha iraaps. Voituras lg goaria EawBuoean wnrrolrs, jleas thrlubh elsas ilà glr ineeojncosm oehnjota` my wlrc` glr `nys, aspaionccy nt eobht. Ganr, ànth ne` racobolemarba` ompariaptojcy tl glrm n han`y jraw. O wns àtarmoea` tl prnyavae mlra garvaetcy. Pha @avoc wns eltbloeb tl pucc mycomjs nsueàr!

Cax thlubht O wns `ngt ne` n hlcy shlw pley. Jut ns O wncclwa` oe myaistnsy, O glrbnva hom hos ueihnrotnjca thlubhts, hlpoeb thnt jy prnyoebcluàr ne` clebar, O iluc` mlva iclsar tl Bl` ne` gurthar nwny grlm tha@avoc. O deaw tha intaihosm jy hanrt ne` eavar quastolea` n wlr`. Phara

wns el eaa` tl, soeia tha Vroasts ne` Jrlthars deaw avarythoeb.Hnoc, Hlcy ûaae, Mlthar lg mariy4 lur coga, lur swaateass, lur hlpa.

Pl thaa `l wa iry, pllr jneosha` ihoc`rae lg Ava.Ot wns wleàrguc tl ja sl sporotunc ne` nttaetova. O avae bnva up

siranmoeb nt tha wlrc`, oestan` spandoeb slgtcy ne` anreastcy. Pharhythm lg tha intaihosm ne` prnyars, sl incmoeb, oeùia` n stnta lgpuroty ne` àvltole. O wns tll enova tl nencysa tha oeinetntoles ne` nsdmysacg whnt thay nitunccy manet; tl quastole wns ueeaiassnry ne`òsraspaitguc. My racobolsoty wns coda n gavar; O ilestnetcy nsda` Bl` glr

glrbovaeass ne` lggara` hacp tl neylea whl eaaà` ot. Elt thnt O hn`muih tl lggar

Gnthar ramnrda`, Has battoeb tll inrroa` nwny. Ylle Occ ja ngrno` tlgnrt oe grlet lg hom.

Klhe tlusca` my hnor ne` aeilurnba` ma tl prny cluàr. Bl le thae,_lur Hlcoeass, tacc us hlw tl prny. _lu stocc hnva slma ensty soes tllvarilma, coda shottoeb tha whlca gnmocy, thlubh thara inet ja thnt mneycagt. Hos snrinsm gclnta` lvar ma ns O obelra` hos tansoeb. Oestan`, Oraiota` tha rlsnry grlm jaboeeoeb tl ae`.

Jocc wnset oetarasta` oe my hlcy jahnvolur4 ha wns trnoeoeb tl ja thasproet ihnmpole lg Ncdmnnr. Manewhoca, Cax nvloà` ma coda tha pcnbua,goeòeb my racobolus netois soidaeoeb; Og ylu maetole Ihrost leia mlra,Om bloeb tl iruiogy ylu mysacg. Ova ncran`y blt tha enocs. Mn, why inetha stlp `rovoeb us irnzy woth hos stupo` prnyoeb


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stoggeass4 slma put thaor hne`s jaeanth nrmpots tl daap tham wnrm,lthars thumpa` ilc` jnids. Bnrjls rne tl daap wnrm, amptyoeb tha joescoda zlmjoas. Anrcy mlreoebs ncwnys saama` mlra strnoea` thne cntar oetha `ny, whae tha grlst hn` thnwa` ne` tha sue slmatomas suiiaaà` oe

smocoeb thrlubh.N mocd `rny turea` n ilrear ne` strubbca` ots wny oetl lur straat,

sclwoeb `lwe, tha huba Jacbone `rngt hlrsa maad ne` ljaòaet;ommaòntacy ngtar tha Rnr mocd wns stocc òstrojuta` jy inrt. Phamocdmne wnota` glr hos iustlmars tl amarba woth thaor pnocs ne` leia thacnrba socvar-bray mocd ines iansa` rlidoeb ne` icnedoeb, ha kumpa` grlmhos sant, tndoeb n cn`ca grlm tha ine iclsast tl hom. Boksjarts, thamocdmne, axihneba` tha usunc ilurtasoas woth hos icoaetaca;

Mlreoeb! ha sneb.

Mlreoeb! Ilc` ah! inma tha rapcy.Hlw nra tha do`s


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Mr Irnea,00tha ihlormnstar, wns n stlidy mne woth n shlrt jnid ne`soàs hnoriut ne` n jrln` han` grlm whoih prltruà` uesympnthatoismncc, jrlwe ayas. Ha hn` n sncclw gnia, ne` wlra n cobht bray suot oewhoih ha must hnva scapt, glr ot wns ncwnys irumpca` ne` saama` tl ja

tha lecy iclthoeb ha avar wlra. Jut glr us thnt òèt mnttar. Rhntmnttara` wns musoi.

O jainma n ihlorjly thrlubh grandosh ioriumstneia. O must hnva jaaenjlut savae whae O wns thrlwe lut lg tha Iujs. Pha Iuj hlusa wnsclinta` jahoe` tha prlparty jacleboeb tl lur nrihaeamy Wne Zoatz. O hn`blttae oetl n òsputa woth slma clu`-mlutha` jly whl ihnccaeba` ma tln gobht. Cax, n jattar gobhtar thne ma, bnva slma icanr oestruitoles ne` Owns `loeb pratty wacc uetoc brnjja` jy tha silutmnstar4 jlth lg us waraommaòntacy axpacca`. Ytrneba, ilesoàroeb Jnàe-Vlwacc wneta`

silutoeb tl ja n prapnrntole glr mocotnry coga sacg-raconeia, survovnc,delt-tyoeb, lroaetaaroeb, nmlebst lthar mnrtonc pursuots.

Gnthar òèt saam tll gnza` ne` subbasta` npprlnihoeb Mr Irnea glrne nuòtole; Jocc ne` Cax wara ncran`y ihlorjlys. Ra wara, hlwavar,axpaita` tl oeotonta prlkaits lursacvas. Lur pnraets rnracy oetarvaea` oelur nggnors, jlth

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