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    teb se`wbr gt ejs e`cb `m Igjmirjkhb Jsfgmk. Eb lmbw eb

    egk t` segvb, krbss, gmk fbgvb teb e`usb jm tbm cjmutbs jd eb

    wgs t` cglb teb 8?21 dbrry gmk grrjvb gt w`rl iy 5?>1, jm

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    dgx eb egk oust rbnbjvbk dr`c Cgfgysjg cgkb jt w`rsb.

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    r`utjmb gt e`cb. Gs g rbsuft, tebrb wgs `dtbm g nrjsjs `m

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    [`c0 Ngm y`u dbbk tebc d`r cb0J ngmt, ^ub, eb ngffbk t` ebr. [eb nf`nl `m teb sjml sgjk

    8?>;. Jc gfrbgky fgtb. Eb rgm wgtbr jm teb igsjm t` segvb,

    gmk fgtebrbk ejs dgnb. Eb wgs g egmks`cb cgm, wjte teb

    bgsy cgmmbr d gm gtefbtb. Eb t`unebk teb kgrl irujsb m ejs

    sjkb dr`c teb n`cpgmy t`une d``tigff hgcb `m ^gturkgy.

    Cgrl Fbwym egk tglbm ejc k`wm< Fbwym wgs dgst iutnfucsy. Gmk ^gmkbrs wgs hbttjmh t`` `fk d`r t`une d``tigff.

    Eb wgs stjff jm h``k segpbstjff wjtejm vb p`umks `d ejs

    vgrsjty wbjhetiut gs eb rgm ejs egmk ter`uhe ejs wbt egjr,

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    te`uhet, gmk swjtne t` tbmmjs.

    ^usgm ngcb jmt` teb r``c, stjff jm ebr igter`ib. Ejs wjdb

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    C`mkgy 8

    teb igter``c, ebr dgnb snrumnebk up, tbgrs jm ebr bybs.

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    dr`c teb dbrry, gmk tebm

    K` J egvb g pbmjs, Kgk0

    M`, Fjzb.

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    I`ys egvb pbmjsbs, gmk hjrfs egvb vghjmgs, seb sgjk s`f-bcmfy.

    [egts rjhet.

    Xey, Kgk0

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    ljtnebm tgifb, krghhbk teb ejhe negjr dr`c teb n`rmbr, gmk

    pfgnbk Cgtt jm jt. Xegt k` y`u wgmt d`r irbgldgst, Fjzb0Yjnb Lrjspjbs `r Nebx0

    Nebx.

    Cgtt ibhgm t` igmh `m ejs ejhe negjr wjte ejs sp``m.

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    teb i`x `d webgt nbrbgf gmk g scgffbr i`wf d`r Cgtt. Bfjzg

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    Cb t``, e`mby.

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    jt `ut, tglb teb cjfl `ut!

    Ejs kguhetbr kjk tejs ljmk `d tejmh sbvbrgf tjcbs g kgy. Jt

    wgs, eb wgs gssurbk, oust g pegsb. Qgrbmts wbrb gkvjsbk t`

    trbgt jt wjte rcmbss.

    Jc s`rry, gmkbrs sgjk. Z`uff oust egvb t` bgt jt, Fjzb.

    Eb sgt k`wm gt teb tgifb ibsjkb Cgtt t` dbbk ejc. Cgtt stunl

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    C`mkgy :

    ejs egmk jm ejs nbrbgf gmk scbgrbk jt gnr`ss ejs bybs. Eb,

    t``, ibhgm t` nry.

    ^gmkbrs h`t g kjse t`wbf t` wjpb Cgtts dgnb. Eb m`tjnbktegt teb ljtnebm nf`nl m`w sgjk vb t` bjhet. Eb te`uhet tegt

    ebk ibttbr ngff teb `dnb, t` wgrm tebc eb w`ufk ib fgtb. Iut

    ebk egvb t` qujbt Bfjzg rst? seb wgs stjff `m teb ``r, ljnl-

    jmh gmk snrbgcjmh gi`ut teb cjfl. Gff rjhet, Bfjzg, tglb jt

    bgsy. [glb jt bgsy. Eb h`t g drbse i`wf, p`urbk c`rb nbrbgf,

    gmk hgvb ebr teb ngrt`m `d cjfl t` p`ur ebrsbfd. Ebrb.^eb nr`ssbk ebr grcs gmk p`utbk. J k`mt wgmt jt.

    Bfjzg, y`u p`ur tegt cjfl tejscjmutb.

    Ejs kguhetbr snrgcifbk up t` ebr negjr. @lgy, Kgk.

    ^gmkbrs sgt k`wm, wjpbk Cgtts dgnb, gmk ibhgm t` dbbk

    ejs s`m. [eb i`y jccbkjgtbfy st`ppbk nryjmh, gmk swgf-

    f`wbk teb nbrbgf jm ijh hufps. [eb p``r ljk wgs eumhry.

    Bfjzg st``k m ebr negjr, fjdtbk teb cjfl ngrt`m, gmk spfgsebk

    jt gff `vbr teb tgifb. Re-`e.

    Mbvbr cjmk. Xjte `mb egmk, eb wjpbk teb tgifb wjte teb

    kjse t`wbf, wejfb wjte teb `tebr eb n`mtjmubk t` dbbk Cgtt.

    Bfjzg puffbk teb nbrbgf i`x rjhet up t` ebr i`wf, stgrbk

    xbkfy gt teb pjnturb `d H``dy m teb ignl, gmk ibhgm t` bgt.

    Gf`mhsjkb ebr, Cgtt gtb stbgkjfy. D`r g c`cbmt, jt wgs ngfcjm teb ljtnebm.

    ^gmkbrs hfgmnbk `vbr ejs se`ufkbr? gfc`st bjhet `nf`nl.

    Eb se`ufk ngff teb `dnb.

    ^usgm ngcb jm, wbgrjmh obgms gmk g ibjhb swbgtbr. Ebr

    dgnb wgs rbfgxbk. Jc s`rry J f`st jt, seb sgjk. [egmls d`r

    tgljmh `vbr. ^eb ljssbk ejc `m teb nebbl.Grb y`u egppy, C`c0 Bfjzg sgjk.

    Zbs, swbbtjb. ^usgm scjfbk gt ebr kguhetbr, gmk turmbk

    ignl t` [`c. Jff tglb `vbr m`w. Z`u k`mt wgmt t` ib fgtb.

    Jsmt t`kgy teb ijh kgy0 Xebm teby gmm`umnb y`ur pr`c`-

    tj`m0

    J e`pb s`.

    Ngff cb gs s``m gs y`u ebgr.

    J wjff. ^gmkbrs h`t up, njmnebk teb t`wbf gr`umk ejs

    wgjst, gmk ebgkbk upstgjrs t` hbt krbssbk. [ebrb wgs gfwgys

    trgdn jm t`wm ibd`rb teb 5?91 dbrry. Eb w`ufk egvb t` eurry

    t` cglb jt.

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    Eb pgrlbk jm ejs sp`t ibejmk Yjnlys ^ebff stgtj`m, gmk

    str`kb qujnlfy k`wm teb n`vbrbk wgflwgy t` teb dbrry.

    Eb stbppbk gi`grk c`cbmts ibd`rb teby puffbk up teb rgcp.

    Dbbfjmh teb ter`i `d teb bmhjmbs ibmbgte ejs dbbt, eb wbmt

    ter`uhe teb k``rs `mt` teb cgjm kbnl.

    Eby, [`c.

    Eb f``lbk `vbr ejs se`ufkbr. Kgvb Ibmbkjnt wgs n`cjmh

    up ibejmk ejc. Ibmbkjnt wgs g fgwybr wjte g rc tegt egm-

    kfbk g f`t `d ejhe-tbne n`cpgmjbs. Cjssbk teb sbvbm-dty,

    t``, eue0 Ibmbkjnt sgjk.

    Zbge. Nrgzy c`rmjmh.

    [bff cb. J wgmtbk t` ib jm teb dnb gm e`ur gh`. Iut m`wtegt sne``fs `ut, Obmmy k`bsmt lm`w wegt t` k` wjte teb

    ljks umtjf ngcp stgrts.

    Re-eue.

    Cgkmbss gt cy e`usb, Ibmbkjnt sgjk, segljmh ejs ebgk.

    [ebrb wgs g pgusb. ^gmkbrs sbmsbk tegt eb gmk Ibmbkjnt

    egk egk g sjcjfgr c`rmjmh. Iut teb tw` cbm kjk m`t kjsnussjt durtebr. ^gmkbrs `dtbm w`mkbrbk wey jt wgs tegt w`cbm

    kjsnussbk teb c`st jmtjcgtb kbtgjfs `d tebjr cgrrjghbs wjte

    tebjr drjbmks, wejfb cbm cgjmtgjmbk g kjsnrbbt sjfbmnb wjte

    `mb gm`tebr.

    Gmywgy, Ibmbkjnt sgjk. E`ws ^usgm0

    ^ebs mb. ^ebs hrbgt.

    Ibmbkjnt hrjmmbk. ^` wey grb y`u fjcpjmh0

    N`cpgmy t`une d``tigff hgcb `m ^gturkgy. H`t g fjttfb

    `ut `d egmk.

    [egts wegt y`u hbt d`r pfgyjmh wjte nejfkrbm, Ibmbkjnt

    sgjk. KjhjN`c wgs dgc`us d`r jts y`umh bcpf`ybbs.

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    C`m k gy 77

    Eby, ^gmkbrs sgjk. J sn`rbk.

    Js tegt rjhet0

    Kgcm rjhet. Xjmmjmh t`unek`wm. Nr`ssbk teb bmk z`mbjm hf`ry. Gmk tebm J h`t nrbgcbk.

    Gt teb cgjm-kbnl ngdbtbrjg, teby st``k jm fjmb d`r n`ddbb.

    Gntugffy, J w`ufkvb te`uhet y`uk ib jm irjhet gmk bgrfy

    t`kgy, Ibmbkjnt sgjk. Jsmt tejs teb ijh kgy gt KjhjN`c0

    ^gmkbrs h`t ejs n`ddbb, gmk stjrrbk jm swbbtbmbr. E`ws

    tegt0Jsmt teb cbrhbr ibjmh gmm`umnbk t`kgy0

    Xegt cbrhbr0 ^gmkbrs sgjk ifgmkfy. [eb cbrhbr wgs

    sbnrbt< `mfy g egmkduf `d KjhjN`c bxbnutjvbs lmbw gmy-

    tejmh gi`ut jt. Eb hgvb Ibmbkjnt g ifgml stgrb.

    N`cb `m, Ibmbkjnt sgjk. J ebgrk jt wgs prbtty cune

    wrgppbk up. Gmk tegt I`i Hgrvjm wgs gmm`umnjmh teb rb-

    strunturjmh t`kgy, jmnfukjmh g iumne `d mbw pr`c`tj`ms.

    Ibmbkjnt sjppbk ejs n`ddbb. Hgrvjm js stbppjmh k`wm, jsmt

    eb0

    ^gmkbrs seruhhbk. Xbff sbb. @d n`ursb Ibmbkjnt wgs

    jcp`sjmh m ejc, iut usgm kjk g f`t d w`rl wjte gtt`rmbys

    jm Ibmbkjnts rc< ^gmkbrs n`ufkmt gdd`rk t` ib rukb. Jt

    wgs `mb `d teb mbw n`cpfbxjtjbs `d iusjmbss rbfgtj`ms gt gtjcb webm bvbryi`ky egk g w`rljmh sp`usb.

    [eb tw` cbm wbmt `ut `m teb kbnl gmk st``k iy teb p`rt

    rgjf, wgtnejmh teb e`usbs `d Igjmirjkhb Jsfgmk sfjp gwgy.

    ^gmkbrs m`kkbk t`wgrk teb e`usb `m Xjmh Q`jmt, wejne d`r

    ybgrs egk ibbm Xgrrbm Cghmus`ms succbr e`usb webm eb

    wgs sbmgt`r.J ebgr jt oust s`fk ghgjm, ^gmkbrs sgjk.

    @e ybs0 Xe` i`uhet jt0

    ^`cb Ngfjd`rmjg gsse`fb.

    Igjmirjkhb sfjk t` teb stbrm. [eby f``lbk `ut gt teb hrgy

    wgtbr d teb `umk. [eb n`ddbb stbgcbk jm teb c`rmjmh sum-

    fjhet. ^`, Ibmbkjnt sgjk. Z`u tejml cgyib Hgrvjm w`mt

    stbp k`wm0

    M`i`ky lm`ws, ^gmkbrs sgjk. I`i iujft teb n`cpgmy

    dr`c m`tejmh, dtbbm ybgrs gh`. Xebm eb stgrtbk, eb wgs

    sbffjmh lm`nl`dd c`kbcs dr`c L`rbg. Ignl webm m`i`ky

    lmbw wegt g c`kbc wgs. M`w teb n`cpgmys h`t terbb

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    79 KJ^NF@^RYB

    iujfkjmhs k`wmt`wm, gmk ijh dgnjfjtjbs jm Ngfjd`rmjg, [bxgs,

    Jrbfgmk, gmk Cgfgysjg. Eb iujfks dgx c`kbcs teb sjzb `d g

    kjcb, eb cgrlbts dgx gmk B-cgjf s`dtwgrb, ebs h`mb jmt`NK-Y@Cs, gmk ebs kbvbf`pbk pr`prjbtgry gfh`rjtecs tegt

    se`ufk cglb ejc g fbgkjmh pr`vjkbr jm bkungtj`m cgrlbts

    d`r teb mbxt nbmtury. I`is n`cb g f`mh wgy dr`c s`cb huy

    eustfjmh terbb eumkrbk iguk c`kbcs. J k`mt lm`w jd eb ngm

    hjvb jt up.

    K`mt teb tbrcs `d teb cbrhbr rbqujrb jt0^gmkbrs scjfbk. Jd y`u lm`w gi`ut g cbrhbr, Kgvb, y`u

    se`ufk tbff cb, eb sgjk. Ibngusb J egvbmt ebgrk gmytejmh.

    [eb trute wgs tegt ^gmkbrs kjkmt rbgffy lm`w teb tbrcs `d

    teb jcpbmkjmh cbrhbr. Ejs w`rl jmv`fvbk teb kbvbf`pcbmt

    `d NK-Y@Cs gmk bfbntr`mjn kgtgigsbs. Gfte`uhe tebsb

    wbrb grbgs vjtgf t` teb duturb `d teb n`cpgmyteby wbrb

    teb cgjm rbgs`m N`mfby-Xejtb wgs gnqujrjmh KjhjN`c

    teby wbrb bssbmtjgffy tbnemjngf grbgs. Gmk ^gmkbrs wgs bs-

    sbmtjgffy g tbnemjngf cgmghbr. Eb wgs m`t jmd`rcbk gi`ut

    kbnjsj`ms gt teb ejhebst fbvbfs.

    D`r gmkbrs, tebrb wgs s`cb jr`my jm tejs. Jm bgrfjbr ybgrs,

    webm eb wgs igsbk jm Ngfjd`rmjg, eb egk ibbm nf`sbfy jm-

    v`fvbk jm cgmghbcbmt kbnjsj`ms. Iut sjmnb n`cjmh t` ^b-gttfb bjhet ybgrs gh`, eb egk ibbm c`rb rbc`vbk dr`c teb

    nbmtbrs `d p`wbr.

    Ibmbkjnt sjppbk ejs n`ddbb. Xbff, J ebgr I`is kbmjtbfy

    stbppjmh k`wm, gmk ebs h`jmh t` pr`c`tb g w`cgm gs negjr-

    cgm.

    ^gmkbrs sgjk, Xe` t`fk y`u tegt0Ebs gfrbgky h`t g w`cgm gs ND@, k`bsmt eb0

    Zbs, surb. D`r g f`mh tjcb, m`w. ^tbpegmjb Lgpfgm wgs

    KjhjN`cs nejbd mgmnjgf dnbr. Iut jt sbbcbk umfjlbfy seb

    w`ufk bvbr rum teb n`cpgmy. jfbmt gmk jmtbmsb, Lgpfgm wgs

    n`cpbtbmt, iut kjsfjlbk iy cgmy jm teb n`cpgmy. Hgrvjm

    wgsmt bspbnjgffy d`mk `d ebr.

    Xbff, Ibmbkjnt sgjk, teb ruc`r Jvb ebgrk js ebs h`jmh

    t` mgcb g w`cgm t` tglb `vbr wjtejm vb ybgrs.

    K`bs teb ruc`r cbmtj`m g mgcb0

    Ibmbkjnt se``l ejs ebgk. J te`uhet y`uk lm`w. J cbgm,

    jts y`ur n`cpgmy.

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    @m teb kbnl jm teb sumsejmb, eb t``l `ut ejs nbffufgr

    pe`mb gmk ngffbk jm. Ejs gssjstgmt, Njmky X`fdb, gm-

    swbrbk. Cr. ^gmkbrss `dnb.

    Ej. Jts cb.

    Ej, [`c. Z`u `m teb dbrry0

    Zbs. Jff ib jm g fjttfb ibd`rb mjmb.

    @lgy, Jff tbff tebc. ^eb pgusbk, gmk eb egk teb sbmsb

    tegt seb wgs ne``sjmh ebr w`rks ngrbduffy. Jts prbtty iusy

    tejs c`rmjmh. Cr. Hgrvjm wgs oust ebrb, f``ljmh d`r y`u.

    ^gmkbrs dr`wmbk. F``ljmh d`r cb0

    Zbs. Gm`tebr pgusb. Re, eb sbbcbk ljmk `d surprjsbk

    tegt y`u wbrbmt jm.Kjk eb sgy wegt eb wgmtbk0

    M`, iut ebs h`jmh jmt` g f`t `d `dnbs `m teb ``r, `mb

    gdtbr gm`tebr, tgfljmh t` pb`pfb. ^`cbtejmhs up, [`c.

    Xegt0

    M`i`kys tbffjmh cb gmytejmh, seb sgjk.

    Xegt gi`ut ^tbpegmjb0^tbpegmjb ngffbk, gmk J t`fk ebr y`u wbrbmt jm ybt.

    Gmytejmh bfsb0

    Grteur Lgem ngffbk dr`c LF t` gsl jd y`u h`t ejs dgx.

    J kjk. Jff ngff ejc. Gmytejmh bfsb0

    M`, tegts gi`ut jt, [`c.

    [egmls, Njmky. Eb pusebk teb BMKiutt`m t` tbrcjmgtb

    teb ngff.

    ^tgmkjmh ibsjkb ejc, Ibmbkjnt p`jmtbk t` ^gmkbrss

    pe`mb. [e`sb tejmhs grb gcgzjmh. [eby oust hbt scgffbr

    gmk scgffbr, k`mt teby0 Z`u huys cglb tegt `mb0

    ^gmkbrs m`kkbk. Jk ib f`st wjte`ut jt. Bspbnjgffy tebsb

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    7; KJ^NF@^RYB

    kgys. Xe` ngm rbcbcibr gff teb mucibrs0 [ejs js c`rb tegm

    g tbfbpe`mb? jts cy tbfbpe`mb i``l. ^bb, f``l. Eb ibhgm t`

    kbc`mstrgtb teb dbgturbs d`r Ibmbkjnt. Jts h`t g cbc`ry d`rtw` eumkrbk mucibrs. Z`u st`rb tebc iy teb rst terbb fbt-

    tbrs `d teb mgcb. ^gmkbrs pumnebk jm L-G-E t` irjmh up teb

    jmtbrmgtj`mgf mucibr d`r Grteur Lgem jm Cgfgysjg. Eb

    pusebk ^BMK, gmk ebgrk g f`mh strjmh `d bfbntr`mjn ibbps.

    Xjte teb n`umtry n`kb gmk grbg n`kb, jt wgs tejrtbbm ibbps.

    Obsus, Ibmbkjnt sgjk. Xebrb grb y`u ngffjmh, Cgrs0Oust gi`ut. Cgfgysjg. Xbvb h`t g dgnt`ry tebrb.

    KjhjN`cs Cgfgysjg `pbrgtj`m wgs `mfy g ybgr `fk, gmk jt

    wgs cgmudgnturjmh teb n`cpgmys mbw NK-Y@C pfgybrs

    umjts rgtebr fjlb gm gukj` NK pfgybr, iut jmtbmkbk d`r n`cput-

    brs. Jt wgs wjkbfy ghrbbk jm teb iusjmbss tegt gff jmd`rcgtj`m

    wgs s``m h`jmh t` ib kjhjtgf, gmk cune `d jt wgs h`jmh t` ibst`rbk `m tebsb n`cpgnt kjsls. N`cputbr pr`hrgcs, kgtg-

    igsbs, bvbm i``ls gmk cghgzjmbsbvbrytejmh wgs h`jmh

    t` ib `m kjsl.

    [eb rbgs`m jt egkmt gfrbgky egppbmbk wgs tegt NK-

    Y@Cs wbrb m`t`rj`usfy sf`w. Rsbrs wbrb `ifjhbk t` wgjt jm

    dr`mt `d ifgml snrbbms wejfb teb krjvbs wejrrbk gmknfjnlbkgmk n`cputbr usbrs kjkmt fjlb wgjtjmh. Jm gm jm-

    kustry webrb spbbks rbfjgify k`uifbk bvbry bjhetbbm c`mtes,

    NK-Y@Cs egk jcpr`vbk cune fbss jm teb fgst vb ybgrs.

    KjhjN`cs ^pbbk^tgr tbnem`f`hy gkkrbssbk tegt pr`ifbc,

    wjte g mbw hbmbrgtj`m `d krjvbs n`kb-mgcbk [wjmlfb (d`r

    [wjmlfb, twjmlfb, fjttfb ^pbbk^tgr). [wjmlfb krjvbs wbrb

    twjnb gs dgst gs gmy jm teb w`rfk. [wjmlfb wgs pgnlghbk gs

    g scgff, stgmkgf`mb cuftjcbkjg pfgybr wjte jts `wm snrbbm.

    Z`u n`ufk ngrry jt jm y`ur egmk, gmk usb jt `m g ius `r g

    trgjm. Jt wgs h`jmh t` ib rbv`futj`mgry. Iut m`w teb Cgfgy-

    sjg pfgmt wgs egvjmh tr`uifb cgmudgnturjmh teb mbw dgst

    krjvbs.

    Ibmbkjnt sjppbk ejs n`ddbb. Js jt trub y`urb teb `mfy kjvj-

    sj`m cgmghbr we` jsmt gm bmhjmbbr0

    ^gmkbrs scjfbk. [egts rjhet. Jc `rjhjmgffy dr`c cgr-

    lbtjmh.

    Jsmt tegt prbtty umusugf0 Ibmbkjnt sgjk.

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    C`mk gy 72

    M`t rbgffy. Jm cgrlbtjmh, wb usbk t` spbmk g f`t `d tjcb

    hurjmh ut wegt teb dbgturbs d teb mbw pr`kunts wbrb, gmk

    c`st `d us n`ufkmt tgfl t` teb bmhjmbbrs. J n`ufk. J k`mtlm`w wey. J k`mt egvb g tbnemjngf ignlhr`umk, iut J n`ufk

    tgfl t` teb huys. J lmbw oust bm`uhe s` teby n`ufkmt iuffsejt

    cb. ^` prbtty s``m, J wgs teb `mb we` tgflbk t` teb bmhj-

    mbbrs. [ebm bjhet ybgrs gh`, Hgrvjm gslbk cb jd Jk rum g

    kjvjsj`m d`r ejc. Gmk ebrb J gc.

    [eb ngff rgmh ter`uhe. ^gmkbrs hfgmnbk gt ejs wgtne. Jtwgs gfc`st cjkmjhet jm Lugfg Fucpur. Eb e`pbk Grteur

    Lgem w`ufk stjff ib gwglb. G c`cbmt fgtbr tebrb wgs g

    nfjnl, gmk g hr`hhy v`jnb sgjk, Re. Ebff`.

    Grteur, jts [`c.

    Grteur Lgem hgvb g hrgvbffy n`uhe. @e, [`c. H``k.

    Gm`tebr n`uhe. Z`u h`t cy dgx0

    Zbs, J h`t jt.

    [ebm y`u lm`w. J k`mt umkbrstgmk wegts h`jmh `m,

    Lgem sgjk. Gmk J spbmt gff kgy `m teb fjmb. J egk t`, wjte

    Ogdgr h`mb.

    C`egccbk Ogdgr wgs teb fjmb d`rbcgm `d teb Cgfgysjg

    pfgmt, g vbry ngpgifb y`umh cgm. Ogdgr js h`mb0 Xey0

    [ebrb wgs g nrgnlfb `d stgtjn. Eb wgs nursbk.J kjkmt hbt tegt.

    Ogdgr wgs nursbk iy ejs n`usjm, s` eb fbdt.

    Xegt0

    Zbge, jd y`u ngm ibfjbvb tegt. Eb sgys ejs n`usjms sjstbr

    jm O`e`rb ejrbk g s`rnbrbr t` ngst g spbff `m ejc, gmk eb rgm

    `dd t` teb @rgmh Gsfj wjtne k`nt`rs d`r g n`umtbr-spbff. [ebgi`rjhjmbs rum g e`spjtgf gt Lugfg [jmhjt, jm teb oumhfb gi`ut

    terbb e`urs `utsjkb `d LF. Jts vbry dgc`us. G f`t `d p`fjtj-

    njgms h` `ut tebrb webm teby hbt sjnl. Ogdgr wbmt `ut tebrb

    d`r g nurb.

    E`w f`mh wjff tegt tglb0

    Ibgts cb. [eb `tebr w`rlbrs tbff cb jtff pr`igify ib g

    wbbl.

    Gmk wegts wr`mh wjte teb fjmb, Grteur0

    J k`mt lm`w, Lgem sgjk. Jc m`t surb gmytejmhs wr`mh

    wjte teb fjmb. Iut teb umjts n`cjmh `dd grb vbry sf`w. Xebm

    wb puff umjts d`r JQ nebnls, wb n`msjstbmtfy hbt sbbl tjcbs

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    74 KJ^NF@^RYB

    gi`vb teb eumkrbk-cjffjsbn`mk spbns. Xb k`mt lm`w wey

    tebyrb sf`w, gmk wb k`mt lm`w wey tebrbs g vgrjgtj`m. Iut

    teb bmhjmbbrs ebrb grb hubssjmh tegt tebrbs g n`cpgtjijfjtypr`ifbc wjte teb n`mtr`ffbr nejp tegt p`sjtj`ms teb spfjt `p-

    tjns, gmk teb NK-krjvbr s`dtwgrb.

    Z`u tejml teb n`mtr`ffbr nejps grb igk0 [eb n`mtr`ffbr

    nejps wbrb cgkb jm jmhgp`rb gmk trunlbk gnr`ss teb i`rkbr

    t` teb dgnt`ry jm Cgfgysjg.

    K`mt lm`w. Bjtebr tebyrb igk, `r tebrbs g iuh jm tebkrjvbr n`kb.

    Xegt gi`ut teb snrbbm jnlbr0

    Lgem n`uhebk. J tejml jts g kbsjhm pr`ifbc, [`c. Xb

    oust ngmt iujfk jt. [eb ejmhb n`mmbnt`rs tegt ngrry nurrbmt t`

    teb snrbbm grb c`umtbk jmsjkb teb pfgstjn e`usjmh. [ebyrb

    supp`sbk t` cgjmtgjm bfbntrjngf n`mtgnt m` cgttbr e`w y`u

    c`vb teb snrbbm. Iut teb nurrbmt nuts jm gmk `ut. Z`u c`vb

    teb ejmhb, gmk teb snrbbm gsebs `m gmk `dd.

    ^gmkbrs dr`wmbk gs eb fjstbmbk. [ejs js g prbtty stgmkgrk

    kbsjhm, Grteur. Bvbry kgcm fgpt`p jm teb w`rfk egs teb

    sgcb ejmhb kbsjhm. Jts ibbm tegt wgy d`r teb fgst tbm ybgrs.

    J lm`w jt, Lgem sgjk. Iut `urs jsmt w`rljmh. Jts cgl-

    jmh cb nrgzy.Z`u ibttbr sbmk cb s`cb umjts.

    J gfrbgky egvb, KEF. Z`uff hbt tebc fgtb t`kgy, t`c`r-

    r`w gt teb fgtbst.

    @lgy, ^gmkbrs sgjk. Eb pgusbk. Xegts y`ur ibst

    hubss, Grteur0

    Gi`ut teb rum0 Xbff, gt teb c`cbmt wb ngmt cglb `urpr`kuntj`m qu`tgs, gmk wbrb turmjmh `ut g pr`kunt tejrty t`

    dty pbrnbmt sf`wbr tegm spbns. M`t h``k mbws. [ejs jsmt g

    e`t NK pfgybr, [ c. Jts mfy jmnrbcbmtgffy ibttbr tegm wegt

    [`sejig gmk `my gfrbgky egvb m teb cgrlbt. [ebyrb cgl-

    jmh tebjrs g f`t nebgpbr. ^` wb egvb cgo`r pr`ifbcs.

    Xb tgfljmh g wbbl, g c`mte, wegt0

    G c`mte, jd jts m`t g rbkbsjhm. Jd jts g rbkbsjhm, sgy d`ur

    c`mtes. Jd jts g nejp, jt n`ufk ib g ybgr.

    ^gmkbrs sjhebk. Hrbgt.

    [egts teb sjtugtj`m. Jt jsmt w`rljmh, gmk wb k`mt lm`w

    wey.

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    C`m k gy 78

    ^gmkbrs sgjk, Xe` bfsb egvb y`u t`fk0

    M`i`ky. [ejs `mbs gff y`urs, cy drjbmk.

    [egmls g f`t.Lgem n`uhebk. Z`u h`jmh t` iury tejs umtjf gdtbr teb

    cbrhbr, `r wegt0

    J k`mt lm`w. Jc m`t surb J ngm.

    Xbff, Jff ib qujbt gt tejs bmk. J ngm tbff y`u tegt. Gmy-

    i`ky gsls cb, J k`mt egvb g nfub. Ibngusb J k`mt.

    @lgy. [egmls, Grteur. Jff tgfl t` y`u fgtbr.^gmkbrs eumh up. [wjmlfb kbmjtbfy prbsbmtbk g p`fjtjngf

    pr`ifbc d`r teb jcpbmkjmh cbrhbr wjte N`mfby-Xejtb.

    ^gmkbrs wgsmt surb e`w t` egmkfb jt. Iut eb w`ufk egvb t`

    kbgf wjte jt s``m bm`uhe< teb dbrry wejstfb ifbw, gmk up

    gebgk, eb sgw teb ifgnl pjfjmhs `d N`fcgm K`nl gmk teb

    slysnrgpbrs `d k`wmt`wm ^bgttfb.

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    C`mk gy 7:

    [er`uhe teb hfgss wgffs `d teb d`urte-``r n`mdbrbmnb

    r``c, eb sgw Cgrl Fbwym, teb tejrty-terbb-ybgr-`fk ebgk

    `d Qr`kunt Kbsjhm, irjbmh s`cb `d teb N`mfby-Xejtb pb`-pfb. Jt cgkb g strjljmh snbmb? Fbwym, y`umh, egmks`cb, gmk

    jcpbrj`us, wbgrjmh ifgnl obgms gmk g ifgnl Grcgmj [-sejrt,

    pgnjmh ignl gmk d`rte gmk tgfljmh gmjcgtbkfy t` teb ifub-

    sujtbk N`mfby-Xejtb stgddbrs, we` sgt rjhjkfy ibd`rb teb

    pr`kunt c`nl-ups `m teb tgifb, gmk t``l m`tbs.

    Xebm Fbwym sgw ^gmkbrs eb wgvbk, gmk ngcb `vbr t`teb k``r `d teb n`mdbrbmnb r``c gmk stunl ejs ebgk `ut.

    Eby, huy, Fbwym sgjk.

    Ej, Cgrl. Fjstbm

    J egvb oust `mb tejmh t` sgy t` y`u, Fbwym sgjk, jmtbr-

    ruptjmh. Dunl bc. Dunl Hgrvjm. Dunl Qejf. Dunl teb

    cbrhbr. Dunl bc gff. [ejs rb`rh sunls. Jc wjte y`u `m tejs

    `mb, huy.

    Fjstbm, Cgrl, ngm y`u

    Jc jm teb cjkkfb `d s`cbtejmh ebrb. Fbwym obrlbk ejs

    ebgk t`wgrk teb N`mfby pb`pfb jm teb r``c. Iut J wgmtbk

    y`u t` lm`w e`w J dbbf. Jts m`t rjhet, wegt tebyrb k`jmh.

    Xbff tgfl fgtbr, `lgy0 Nejm up, huy, Fbwym sgjk. Lbbp

    y`ur p`wkbr kry. Gmk eb wbmt ignl jmt` teb n`mdbrbmnbr``c.

    [eb N`mfby-Xejtb pb`pfb wbrb gff stgrjmh gt ^gmkbrs

    ter`uhe teb hfgss. Eb turmbk gwgy gmk wgflbk qujnlfy t`wgrk

    ejs `dnb, wjte g sbmsb `d kbbpbmjmh umbgsb. Fbwym wgs m`-

    t`rj`us d`r ejs tbmkbmny t` bxghhbrgtb, iut bvbm s`, teb

    Jts m`t rjhet, wegt tebyrb k`jmh.[ebrb kjkmt sbbc t` ib cune k`uit wegt tegt cbgmt.

    ^gmkbrs wgsmt h`jmh t` hbt g pr`c`tj`m. Eb ir`lb jmt` g

    fjhet swbgt gmk dbft sukkbmfy kjzzy gs eb wgflbk gf`mh teb

    n`rrjk`r. Eb fbgmbk ghgjmst teb wgff d`r g c`cbmt. Eb wjpbk

    ejs d`rbebgk wjte ejs egmk gmk ifjmlbk ejs bybs rgpjkfy. Eb

    t``l g kbbp irbgte gmk se``l ejs ebgk t` nfbgr jt.

    M`pr`c`tj`m. Nerjst.Eb t``l gm`tebr kbbp irbgte, gmk

    wgflbk `m.

    Jmstbgk `d teb pr`c`tj`m eb bxpbntbk, tebrb wgs gppgr-

    bmtfy h`jmh t` ib s`cb ljmk `d rb`rhgmjzgtj`m. Gmk gppgr-

    bmtfy jt wgs rbfgtbk t` teb cbrhbr.

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    91 KJ^NF@^RYB

    [eb tbnemjngf kjvjsj`ms egk oust h`mb ter`uhe g cgo`r rb-

    `rhgmjzgtj`m mjmb c`mtes bgrfjbr, wejne egk rbvjsbk gff teb

    fjmbs `d gute`rjty, upsbttjmh teb ebff `ut `d bvbryi`ky jm ^b-gttfb. ^tgdd pb`pfb kjkmt lm`w we` t` rbqujsjtj`m d`r fgsbr-

    prjmtbr pgpbr, `r t` kbhguss g c`mjt`r. [ebrb egk ibbm

    c`mtes `d upr`gr< `mfy jm teb fgst dbw wbbls egk teb tbne

    hr`ups sbttfbk k`wm jmt` s`cb sbcifgmnb `d h``k w`rljmh

    r`utjmbs. M`w . . . t` rb`rhgmjzb ghgjm0 Jt kjkmt cglb gmy

    sbmsb gt gff.Zbt jt wgs fgst ybgrs rb`rhgmjzgtj`m tegt pfgnbk gmkbrs jm

    fjmb t` gssucb fbgkbrsejp `d teb tbne kjvjsj`ms m`w. [egt

    rb`rhgmjzgtj`m egk strunturbk teb Gkvgmnbk Qr`kunts

    Hr`up jmt` d`ur suikjvjsj`msQr`kunt Kbsjhm, Qr`hrgc-

    cjmh, Kgtg [bfbn`ccumjngtj`ms, gmk Cgmudgnturjmhgff

    umkbr teb kjrbntj`m `d g kjvjsj`m hbmbrgf cgmghbr, m`t ybtgpp`jmtbk. Jm rbnbmt c`mtes, [`c ^gmkbrs egk jmd`rcgffy

    tglbm `vbr gs KHC, fgrhbfy ibngusb gs ebgk `d cgmudgntur-

    jmh, eb wgs teb pbrs`m c`st n`mnbrmbk wjte n``rkjmgtjmh

    teb w`rl `d gff teb `tebr kjvjsj`ms.

    Iut m`w, wjte stjff gm`tebr rb`rhgmjzgtj`m . . . we` lmbw

    wegt cjhet egppbm0 ^gmkbrs cjhet ib ir`lbm ignl t` sjc-pfy cgmghjmh KjhjN`cs pr`kuntj`m fjmbs gr`umk teb w`rfk.

    @r w`rsbd`r wbbls, tebrb egk ibbm pbrsjstbmt ruc`rs tegt

    n`cpgmy ebgkqugrtbrs jm Nupbrtjm` wgs h`jmh t` tglb ignl

    gff n`mtr`f `d cgmudgnturjmh dr`c ^bgttfb, turmjmh jt `vbr t`

    teb jmkjvjkugf pr`kunt cgmghbrs jm Ngfjd`rmjg. ^gmkbrs

    egkmt pgjk gmy gttbmtj`m t` te`sb ruc`rs, ibngusb teby

    kjkmt cglb g f`t d sbmsb< teb pr`kunt cgmghbrs egk bm`uhe

    t` k` oust pusejmh teb pr`kunts, wjte`ut gfs` w`rryjmh gi`ut

    tebjr cgmudgnturb.

    Iut m`w eb wgs ifjhbk t` n`msjkbr teb p`ssjijfjty tegt teb

    ruc`rs wbrb trub. Ibngusb jd teby wbrb trub, ^gmkbrs cjhet

    ib dgnjmh c`rb tegm g kbc`tj`m. Eb cjhet ib `ut `d g o`i.

    Nerjst? `ut `d g o`i0

    Eb d`umk ejcsbfd tejmljmh `d s`cb `d teb tejmhs Kgvb

    Ibmbkjnt egk sgjk t` ejc `m teb dbrry bgrfjbr tegt c`rmjmh.

    Ibmbkjnt negsbk ruc`rs, gmk eb egk sbbcbk t` lm`w g f`t.

    Cgyib bvbm c`rb tegm eb egk ibbm sgyjmh.

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    C`mk gy 97

    Js jt truby`urb teb `mfy kjvjsj`m cgmghbr we` jsmt gm

    bmhjmbbr0

    Gmk tebm, p`jmtbkfy?Jsmt tegt prbtty umusugf0

    Nerjst, eb te`uhet. Eb ibhgm t` swbgt ghgjm. Eb d`rnbk

    ejcsbfd t` tglb gm`tebr kbbp irbgte. Eb rbgnebk teb bmk `d

    teb d`urte-``r n`rrjk`r gmk ngcb t` ejs dnb, bxpbntjmh t`

    mk ^tbpegmjb Lgpfgm, teb ND@, wgjtjmh tebrb d`r ejc.

    Lgpfgm n`ufk tbff ejc wegt wgs h`jmh `m. Iut ejs `dnb wgsbcpty. Eb turmbk t` ejs gssjstgmt, Njmky X`fdb, we` wgs

    iusy gt teb fjmh ngijmbts. Xebrbs ^tbpegmjb0

    ^ebs m`t n`cjmh.

    Xey m`t0

    [eby ngmnbfbk y`ur mjmb-tejrty cbbtjmh ibngusb `d gff

    teb pbrs`mmbf negmhbs, Njmky sgjk.

    Xegt negmhbs0 ^gmkbrs sgjk. Xegts h`jmh `m0

    [ebrbs ibbm s`cb ljmk `d rb`rhgmjzgtj`m, Njmky sgjk.

    ^eb gv`jkbk cbbtjmh ejs bybs, gmk f``lbk k`wm gt teb ngff

    i``l `m ebr kbsl. [eby oust snebkufbk g prjvgtb fumne wjte

    gff teb kjvjsj`m ebgks jm teb cgjm n`mdbrbmnb r``c d`r

    twbfvb-tejrty t`kgy, gmk Qejf Ifgnliurm js `m ejs wgy k`wm

    t` tgfl t` y`u. Eb se`ufk ib ebrb gmy cjmutb. Fbts sbb, wegtbfsb0 KEF js kbfjvbrjmh krjvbs dr`c Lugfg Fucpur tejs gd-

    tbrm``m. Hgry I`sgl wgmts t` cbbt wjte y`u gt tbm-tejrty.

    ^eb rgm ebr mhbr k`wm teb ngff i``l. K`m Nebrry ngffbk

    twjnb gi`ut teb N`rrjk`r, gmk y`u oust h`t g ruse ngff dr`c

    Bkkjb jm Gustjm.

    Ngff ejc ignl. Bkkjb Fgrs`m wgs teb pr`kuntj`m supbr-vjs`r jm teb Gustjm pfgmt, wejne cgkb nbffufgr tbfbpe`mbs.

    Njmky pfgnbk teb ngff< g c`cbmt fgtbr eb ebgrk teb dgcjfjgr

    v`jnb wjte teb [bxgs twgmh.

    Eby tebrb, [`ccy i`y.

    Ej, Bkkjb. Xegts up0

    Fjttfb pr`ifbc `m teb fjmb. Z`u h`t g cjmutb0

    Zbs, surb.

    Grb n`mhrgtufgtj`ms `m g mbw o`i jm `rkbr0

    J egvbmt ebgrk gmytejmh ybt, ^gmkbrs sgjk.

    Re-eue. Iut jts h`jmh t` egppbm0

    J egvbmt ebgrk gmytejmh, Bkkjb.

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    99 KJ^NF@^RYB

    Js jt trub tebyrb h`jmh t` seut k`wm teb Gustjm pfgmt0

    ^gmkbrs wgs s` stgrtfbk, eb iurst `ut fguhejmh.Xegt0

    Eby, tegts wegt tebyrb sgyjmh k`wm ebrb, [`ccy i`y.N`mfby-Xejtb js h`jmh t` iuy teb n`cpgmy gmk tebm seut us

    k`wm.

    Ebff, gmkbrs sgjk. M`i`kys iuyjmh gmytejmh, gmk m`-

    i`kys sbffjmh gmytejmh, Bkkjb. [eb Gustjm fjmb js gm jmkus-

    try stgmkgrk. Gmk jts vbry pr`tgifb.

    Eb pgusbk. Z`uk tbff cb jd y`u lmbw, w`ufkmt y`u,[`ccy i`y0

    Zbs, J w`ufk, gmkbrs sgjk. Iut jts oust g ruc`r, Bkkjb.

    ^` d`rhbt jt. M`w, wegts teb fjmb pr`ifbc0

    Kjkkfy studd. [eb w`cbm `m teb pr`kuntj`m fjmb grb kb-

    cgmkjmh tegt wb nfbgm `ut teb pjmups jm teb cbms f`nlbr

    r``c. [eby sgy jts `ddbmsjvb t` tebc. Z`u gsl cb, J tejml

    jts iuff, Fgrs`m sgjk. Ibngusb w`cbm mbvbr h` jmt` teb

    cbms f`nlbr r``c.

    [ebm e`w k` teby lm`w gi`ut teb pjmups0

    [eb mjhet nfbgmup nrbws egvb w`cbm `m bc. ^` m`w

    teb w`cbm w`rljmh teb fjmb wgmt teb pjmups rbc`vbk.

    ^gmkbrs sjhebk. Xb k`mt mbbk gmy n`cpfgjmts gi`ut

    ibjmh umrbsp`msjvb `m sbx jssubs. Hbt teb pjmups `ut.Bvbm jd teb w`cbm egvb pjmups jmtebjrf`nlbr r``c0

    Oust k` jt, Bkkjb.

    Z`u gsl cb, jts ngvjmh jm t` g f`t `d dbcjmjst iuffsejt.

    [ebrb wgs g lm`nl `m teb k``r. ^gmkbrs f``lbk up gmk

    sgw Qejf Ifgnliurm, teb n`cpgmy fgwybr, stgmkjmh tebrb.

    Bkkjb, J egvb t` h`.@lgy, Bkkjb sgjk, iut Jc tbffjmh y`u

    Bkkjb, Jc s`rry. J egvb t` h`. Ngff cb jd gmytejmh

    negmhbs.

    ^gmkbrs eumh up teb pe`mb, gmk Ifgnliurm ngcb jmt` teb

    r``c. ^gmkbrss rst jcprbssj`m wgs tegt teb fgwybr wgs

    scjfjmh t`` ir`gkfy, ibegvjmh t`` nebbrduffy.

    Jt wgs g igk sjhm.

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    Qejfjp Ifgnliurm, teb nejbd fbhgf n`umsbf d`r KjhjN`c,

    wgs g sfbmkbr cgm `d d`rty-sjx wbgrjmh g kgrl hrbbm

    Euh` I`ss sujt. Fjlb ^gmkbrs, Ifgnliurm egk ibbm wjte

    KjhjN`c d`r `vbr g kbngkb, wejne cbgmt tegt eb wgs `mb `d

    teb `fk huys, `mb `d te`sb we` egk h`ttbm jm gt teb ibhjm-mjmh. Xebm ^gmkbrs rst cbt ejc, Ifgnliurm wgs g irgse,

    ibgrkbk y`umh njvjf rjhets fgwybr dr`c Ibrlbfby. Iut Ifgnl-

    iurm egk f`mh sjmnb gigmk`mbk pr`tbst d`r pr`ts, wejne

    eb pursubk wjte sjmhfbcjmkbk jmtbmsjtywejfb ngrbduffy

    bcpegsjzjmh teb mbw n`rp`rgtb jssubs d kjvbrsjty gmk bqugf

    `pp`rtumjty. Ifgnliurms bcirgnb `d teb fgtbst dgsej`ms

    jm nf`tejmh gmk n`rrbntmbss cgkb QN Qejf g hurb `d dum

    jm s`cb qugrtbrs `d teb n`cpgmy. Gs `mb bxbnutjvb put

    jt, Qejfs mhbr js negppbk dr`c wbttjmh jt gmk e`fkjmh jt

    t` teb wjmk. Eb wgs teb rst wjte Ijrlbmst`nls, teb rst

    wjte ibff-i`tt`cs, teb rst wjte sjkbiurms `dd, gmk teb

    rst wjte kjvbrsjty.

    Cgmy `d teb o`lbs d`nusbk `m ejs cgmmbrjscs. Dussy, prb-

    `nnupjbk wjte gppbgrgmnbs, Ifgnliurm wgs gfwgys rummjmh

    ejs egmks `vbr ejcsbfd, t`unejmh ejs egjr, ejs dgnb, ejs sujt,

    sbbcjmh t` ngrbss ejcsbfd, t` sc``te `ut teb wrjmlfbs jm ejs

    sujt. [ejs, n`cijmbk wjte ejs umd`rtumgtb tbmkbmny t` rui,

    t`une, gmk pjnl ejs m`sb, wgs teb s`urnb d cune euc`r. Iut

    jt wgs euc`r wjte gm bkhb? Ifgnliurm wgs cjstrustbk gs gc`rgfjstjn egtnebt cgm.

    Ifgnliurm n`ufk ib negrjscgtjn jm ejs spbbnebs, gmk jm

    prjvgtb n`ufk n`mvby g n`mvjmnjmh jcprbssj`m `d jmtbffbn-

    tugf e`mbsty d`r se`rt pbrj`ks. Iut wjtejm teb n`cpgmy eb

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    9; KJ^NF@^RYB

    wgs sbbm d`r wegt eb wgs? g hum d`r ejrb, g cgm wjte m`

    n`mvjntj`ms `d ejs `wm, gmk ebmnb teb pbrdbnt pbrs`m t` ib

    Hgrvjms bxbnutj`mbr.Jm bgrfjbr ybgrs, ^gmkbrs gmk Ifgnliurm egk ibbm nf`sb

    drjbmks< m`t `mfy egk teby hr`wm up wjte teb n`cpgmy, iut

    tebjr fjvbs wbrb jmtbrtwjmbk pbrs`mgffy gs wbff? webm Ifgnl-

    iurm wbmt ter`uhe ejs ijttbr kjv`rnb jm 7:59, eb fjvbk d`r g

    wejfb jm ^gmkbrss ignebf`r gpgrtcbmt jm ^ummyvgfb. G dbw

    ybgrs fgtbr, Ifgnliurm egk ibbm ibst cgm gt ^gmkbrss `wmwbkkjmh t` g y`umh ^bgttfb gtt`rmby, ^usgm Egmkfbr.

    Iut webm Ifgnliurm rbcgrrjbk jm 7:5:, ^gmkbrs wgs m`t

    jmvjtbk t` teb wbkkjmh, d`r iy tebm, tebjr rbfgtj`msejp egk

    ibn`cb strgjmbk. ^`cb jm teb n`cpgmy sgw jt gs jmbvjtgifb.

    Ifgnliurm wgs g pgrt d teb jmmbr p`wbr njrnfb jm Nupbrtjm`,

    t` wejne ^gmkbrs, igsbk jm ^bgttfb, m` f`mhbr ibf`mhbk. Jmgkkjtj`m, teb tw` cbm egk egk segrp kjsputbs gi`ut sbttjmh

    up teb pr`kuntj`m fjmbs jm Jrbfgmk gmk Cgfgysjg. ^gmkbrs dbft

    tegt Ifgnliurm jhm`rbk teb jmbvjtgifb rbgfjtjbs `d pr`kuntj`m

    jm d`rbjhm n`umtrjbs.

    [ypjngf wgs Ifgnliurms kbcgmk tegt egfd teb w`rlbrs `m

    teb mbw fjmb jm Lugfg Fucpur se`ufk ib w`cbm, gmk tegtteby se`ufk ib jmtbrcjmhfbk wjte teb cbm< teb Cgfgy cgm-

    ghbrs wgmtbk teb w`cbm sbhrbhgtbk, gff`wbk t` w`rl `mfy

    `m nbrtgjm pgrts `d teb fjmb, gwgy dr`c teb cbm. Qejf strbmu-

    `usfy `iobntbk. ^gmkbrs lbpt tbffjmh ejc, Jts g Cusfjc

    n`umtry, Qejf.

    J k`mt hjvb g kgcm, Qejf sgjk. KjhjN`c stgmks d`r

    bqugfjty.

    Qejf, jts tebjr n`umtry. [ebyrb Cusfjc.

    ^` wegt0 Jts `ur dgnt`ry.

    [ebjr kjsghrbbcbmts wbmt `m gmk `m. [eb Cgfgysjgm h`v-

    brmcbmt kjkmt wgmt f`ngf Nejmbsb ejrbk gs supbrvjs`rs, gf-

    te`uhe teby wbrb teb ibst-qugfjbk< jt wgs teb p`fjny `d teb

    Cgfgysjgm h`vbrmcbmt t` trgjm Cgfgys d`r supbrvjs`ry o`is.

    ^gmkbrs kjsghrbbk wjte tejs ifgtgmtfy kjsnrjcjmgt`ry p`fjny,

    ibngusb eb wgmtbk teb ibst supbrvjs`rs eb n`ufk hbt d`r teb

    pfgmt. Iut Qejf, gm `utsp`lbm `pp`mbmt `d kjsnrjcjmgtj`m jm

    Gcbrjng, jccbkjgtbfy gnqujbsnbk t` teb Cgfgy h`vbrm-

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    C`mk gy 92

    cbmts kjsnrjcjmgt`ry p`fjny, sgyjmh tegt KjhjN`c se`ufk

    bcirgnb g trub cuftjnufturgf pbrspbntjvb. Gt teb fgst cjmutb,

    ^gmkbrs egk egk t` y t` Lugfg Fucpur gmk cbbt wjte teb^uftgms `d ^bfgmh`r gmk Qgegmh, t` ghrbb t` tebjr kbcgmks.

    Qejf tebm gmm`umnbk tegt ^gmkbrs egk t`gkjbk up t` teb

    bxtrbcjsts.

    Jt wgs oust `mb `d teb cgmy n`mtr`vbrsjbs tegt surr`umkbk

    ^gmkbrss egmkfjmh `d teb mbw Cgfgysjg dgnt`ry.

    M`w, ^gmkbrs gmk Ifgnliurm hrbbtbk bgne `tebr wjte tebwgrjmbss `d d`rcbr drjbmks we` egk f`mh sjmnb nbgsbk t` ib

    gmytejmh iut supbrnjgffy n`rkjgf. ^gmkbrs se``l Ifgnl-

    iurms egmk gs teb n`cpgmy fgwybr stbppbk jmt` teb `dnb.

    Xegts h`jmh `m, Qejf0

    Ijh kgy, Ifgnliurm sgjk, sfjppjmh jmt` teb negjr dgnjmh

    ^gmkbrss kbsl. F`t `d surprjsbs. J k`mt lm`w wegt y`uvbebgrk.

    Jvb ebgrk Hgrvjm egs cgkb g kbnjsj`m gi`ut teb rbstrun-

    turjmh.

    Zbs, eb egs. ^bvbrgf kbnjsj`ms.

    [ebrb wgs g pgusb. Ifgnliurm sejdtbk jm ejs negjr gmk

    f``lbk gt ejs egmks. J lm`w tegt I`i wgmtbk t` ff y`u jmejcsbfd gi`ut gff tejs. Eb ngcb iy bgrfjbr tejs c`rmjmh t`

    tgfl t` bvbry`mb jm teb kjvjsj`m.

    J wgsmt ebrb.

    Re-eue. Xb wbrb gff ljmk `d surprjsbk tegt y`u wbrb fgtb

    t`kgy.

    ^gmkbrs fbt tegt pgss wjte`ut n`ccbmt. Eb stgrbk gt

    Ifgnliurm, wgjtjmh.

    Gmywgy, [`c, Ifgnliurm sgjk, teb i`tt`c fjmb js tejs.

    Gs pgrt `d teb `vbrgff cbrhbr, I`i egs kbnjkbk t` h` `utsjkb

    teb Gkvgmnbk Qr`kunts Hr`up d`r fbgkbrsejp `d teb kjvj-

    sj`m.

    ^` tebrb jt wgs. Djmgffy, `ut jm teb `pbm. ^gmkbrs t``l g

    kbbp irbgte, dbft teb igmks `d tjhetmbss jm ejs nebst. Ejs

    we`fb i`ky wgs tbmsb. Iut eb trjbk m`t t` se`w jt.

    J lm`w tejs js s`cbtejmh `d g se`nl, Ifgnliurm sgjk.

    Xbff, ^gmkbrs seruhhbk. Jvb ebgrk ruc`rs. Bvbm gs

    eb sp`lb, ejs cjmk wgs rgnjmh gebgk. Jt wgs nfbgr m`w tegt

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    94 KJ^NF@^RYB

    tebrb w`ufk m`t ib g pr`c`tj`m, tebrb w`ufk m`t ib g rgjsb,

    eb w`ufk m`t egvb g mbw `pp`rtumjty t`

    Zbs. Xbff, Ifgnliurm sgjk, nfbgrjmh ejs ter`gt. I`i egskbnjkbk tegt Cbrbkjte O`ems`m js h`jmh t` ebgk up teb kjvj-

    sj`m.

    ^gmkbrs dr`wmbk. CbrbkjteO`ems`m0

    Yjhet. ^ebs jm teb Nupbrtjm` `dnb. J tejml y`u lm`w

    ebr.

    Zbs, J k`, iut . . . gmkbrs se``l ejs ebgk. Jt kjkmt cglbgmy sbmsb. Cbrbkjtes dr`c sgfbs. Ebr ignlhr`umk js jm

    sgfbs.

    @rjhjmgffy, ybs. Iut gs y`u lm`w, Cbrbkjtes ibbm jm @p-

    brgtj`ms teb fgst n`upfb `d ybgrs.

    Bvbm s`, Qejf. [eb GQH js g tbnemjngf kjvjsj`m.

    Z`urb m`t tbnemjngf. Z`uvb k`mb oust mb.

    Iut Jvb ibbm jmv`fvbk jm tejs d`r ybgrs, webm J wgs jm

    Cgrlbtjmh. F``l, teb GQH js igsjngffy pr`hrgccjmh tbgcs

    gmk egrkwgrb dgirjngtj`m fjmbs. E`w ngm seb rum jt0

    I`i k`bsmt bxpbnt ebr t` rum jt kjrbntfy. ^ebff `vbrsbb

    teb GQH kjvjsj`m cgmghbrs, we` wjff rbp`rt t` ebr. Cbrb-

    kjtes `dnjgf tjtfb wjff ib Tjnb Qrbsjkbmt d`r Gkvgmnbk @p-

    brgtj`ms gmk Qfgmmjmh. Rmkbr teb mbw strunturb, tegt wjffjmnfukb teb bmtjrb GQH Kjvjsj`m, teb Cgrlbtjmh Kjvjsj`m,

    gmk teb [bfN`c Kjvjsj`m.

    Obsus, ^gmkbrs sgjk, sjttjmh ignl jm ejs negjr. [egts

    prbtty cune bvbrytejmh.

    Ifgnliurm m`kkbk sf`wfy.

    ^gmkbrs pgusbk, tejmljmh jt `vbr. Jt s`umks, eb sgjk -mgffy, fjlb Cbrbkjte O`ems`ms h`jmh t` ib rummjmh tejs

    n`cpgmy.

    J w`ufkmt h`tegtdgr, Ifgnliurm sgjk. ^eb w`mt egvb

    kjrbnt n`mtr`f `vbr sgfbs `r mgmnb `r kjstrjiutj`m jm tejs

    mbw snebcb. Iut J tejml tebrb js m` qubstj`m I`i egs pfgnbk

    ebr jm kjrbnt fjmb d`r sunnbssj`m, webm eb stbps k`wm gs

    NB@ s`cbtjcb jm teb mbxt tw` ybgrs. Ifgnliurm sejdtbk jm

    ejs negjr. Iut tegts teb duturb. D`r teb prbsbmt

    Oust g cjmutb. ^ebff egvb d`ur GQH kjvjsj`m cgmghbrs

    rbp`rtjmh t` ebr0 ^gmkbrs sgjk.

    Zbs.

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    C`mk gy 98

    Gmk we` grb te`sb cgmghbrs h`jmh t` ib0 Egs tegt ibbm

    kbnjkbk0

    Xbff. Qejf n`uhebk. Eb rgm ejs egmks vbr ejs nebst, gmkpfunlbk gt teb egmklbrnejbd jm ejs irbgst p`nlbt. @d n`ursb,

    teb gntugf kbnjsj`m t` mgcb teb kjvjsj`m cgmghbrs wjff ib

    Cbrbkjtes.

    Cbgmjmh J cjhet m`t egvb g o`i.

    @e ebff, [`c, Ifgnliurm sgjk. M`tejmh d teb s`rt. I`i

    wgmts bvbry`mb jm teb kjvjsj`ms t` stgy. Jmnfukjmh y`u. Ebkegtb vbry cune t` f`sb y`u.

    Iut jts Cbrbkjte O`ems`ms kbnjsj`m webtebr J lbbp cy

    o`i.

    [bnemjngffy, Ifgnliurm sgjk, sprbgkjmh ejs egmks, jt

    egs t` ib. Iut J tejml jts prbtty cune pr` d`rcg.

    ^gmkbrs kjk m`t sbb jt tegt wgy gt gff. Hgrvjm n`ufk bgsjfy

    egvb mgcbk gff teb kjvjsj`m cgmghbrs gt teb sgcb tjcb eb

    mgcbk Cbrbkjte O`ems`m t` rum teb GQH. Jd Hgrvjm kbnjkbk

    t` turm teb n`cpgmy `vbr t` s`cb w`cgm dr`c ^gfbs, tegt

    wgs nbrtgjmfy ejs ne`jnb. Iut Hgrvjm n`ufk stjff cglb surb

    eb lbpt ejs kjvjsj`m ebgks jm pfgnbteb ebgks we` egk

    sbrvbk ejc gmk teb n`cpgmy s` wbff.

    Obsus, ^gmkbrs sgjk. Jvb ibbm wjte tejs n`cpgmytwbfvb ybgrs.

    Gmk J bxpbnt y`u wjff ib wjte us cgmy c`rb, Ifgnliurm

    sgjk sc``tefy. F``l? jts jm bvbryi`kys jmtbrbst t` lbbp

    teb tbgcs jm pfgnb. Ibngusb gs J sgjk, seb ngmt rum tebc

    kjrbntfy.

    Re-eue.Ifgnliurm se`t ejs nudds gmk rgm ejs egmk ter`uhe ejs

    egjr. Fjstbm, [`c. J lm`w y`urb kjsgpp`jmtbk tegt tejs gp-

    p`jmtcbmt kjkmt n`cb t` y`u. Iut fbts m`t cglb t`` cune

    `d Cbrbkjte gpp`jmtjmh teb kjvjsj`m ebgks. Ybgfjstjngffy

    spbgljmh, seb jsmt h`jmh t` cglb gmy negmhbs. Z`ur sjtug-

    tj`m js sbnurb. Eb pgusbk. Z`u lm`w teb wgy Cbrbkjte js,

    [`c.

    J usbk t`, ^gmkbrs sgjk, m`kkjmh. Ebff, J fjvbk wjte ebr

    d`r g wejfb. Iut J egvbmt sbbm ebr jm ybgrs.

    Ifgnliurm f``lbk surprjsbk. Z`u tw` egvbmt lbpt jm

    n`mtgnt0

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    95 KJ^NF@^RYB

    M`t rbgffy, m`. Iy teb tjcb Cbrbkjte o`jmbk teb n`cpgmy,

    J wgs up ebrb jm ^bgttfb, gmk seb wgs igsbk jm Nupbrtjm`. J

    rgm jmt` ebr `mnb, `m g trjp k`wm tebrb. ^gjk ebff`. [egtsgi`ut jt.

    [ebm y`u `mfy lm`w ebr dr`c teb `fk kgys, Ifgnliurm

    sgjk, gs jd jt gff sukkbmfy cgkb sbmsb. Dr`c sjx `r sbvbm

    ybgrs gh`.

    Jts f`mhbr tegm tegt, ^gmkbrs sgjk. Jvb ibbm jm ^bgttfb

    bjhet ybgrs. ^` jt cust ib . . . ^gmkbrs te`uhet ignl. XebmJ wgs h`jmh ut wjte ebr, seb w`rlbk d`r M`vbff jm C`umtgjm

    Tjbw. ^bffjmh Btebrmbt ngrks t` scgff iusjmbssbs d`r f`ngf

    grbg mbtw`rls. Xebm wgs tegt0 Gfte`uhe eb rbcbcibrbk

    teb rbfgtj`msejp wjte Cbrbkjte O`ems`m vjvjkfy, ^gmkbrs

    wgs egzy gi`ut bxgntfy webm jt egk `nnurrbk. Eb trjbk t`

    rbngff s`cb cbc`rgifb bvbmtg ijrtekgy, g pr`c`tj`m, gm

    gpgrtcbmt c`vbtegt w`ufk cgrl teb kgtb. Djmgffy eb rb-

    cbcibrbk wgtnejmh bfbntj`m rbturms wjte ebr `m tbfbvjsj`m?

    igff``ms rjsjmh up t`wgrk teb nbjfjmh, pb`pfb nebbrjmh. ^eb

    wgs krjmljmh ibbr. [egt egk ibbm bgrfy jm tebjr rbfgtj`msejp.

    Obsus, Qejf. Jt cust ib gfc`st tbm ybgrs gh`.

    [egt f`mh, Ifgnliurm sgjk.

    Xebm gmkbrs rst cbt Cbrbkjte O`ems`m, seb wgs mb dteb te`usgmks `d prbtty sgfbsw`cbm w`rljmh jm ^gm O`sb

    y`umh w`cbm jm tebjr twbmtjbs, m`t f`mh `ut `d n`ffbhb, we`

    stgrtbk `ut k`jmh teb pr`kunt kbc`s `m teb n`cputbr wejfb

    g sbmj`r cgm st``k ibsjkb ebr gmk kjk gff teb tgfljmh t` teb

    nust`cbr. Bvbmtugffy, g f`t `d te`sb w`cbm fbgrmbk bm`uhe

    t` k` teb sbffjmh tebcsbfvbs. Gt teb tjcb ^gmkbrs rst lmbwCbrbkjte, seb egk gnqujrbk bm`uhe ogrh`m t` rgttfb m gi`ut

    t`lbm rjmhs gmk 71Igsb[ euis. ^eb kjkmt rbgffy egvb gmy

    kbbp lm`wfbkhb, iut seb kjkmt mbbk t`. ^eb wgs h``k-

    f``ljmh, sbxy, gmk scgrt, gmk seb egk g ljmk `d umngmmy

    sbfd-p`ssbssj m tegt ngrrjbk ebr ter`uhe gwlwgrk c`cbmts.

    ^gmkbrs egk gkcjrbk ebr, ignl jm te`sb kgys. Iut eb mbvbr

    jcghjmbk tegt seb egk teb gijfjty t` e`fk g cgo`r n`rp`rgtb

    p`sjtj`m.

    Ifgnliurm seruhhbk. G f`ts egppbmbk jm tbm ybgrs, [`c,

    eb sgjk. Cbrbkjte jsmt oust g sgfbs bxbn. ^eb wbmt ignl t`

    sne``f, h`t gm CIG. ^eb w`rlbk gt ^ycgmtbn, tebm N`mrgk,

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    C`mk gy 9:

    gmk tebm seb ngcb t` w`rl wjte us. [eb fgst n`upfb `d ybgrs,

    sebs ibbm w`rljmh vbry nf`sbfy wjte Hgrvjm. ^`rt `d ejs pr`-

    th. Ebs ibbm pfbgsbk wjte ebr w`rl m g mucibr d gssjhm-cbmts.

    ^gmkbrs se``l ejs ebgk. Gmk m`w sebs cy i`ss . . .

    Js tegt g pr`ifbc d`r y`u0

    M`. Jt oust sbbcs dummy. Gm `fk hjrfdrjbmk gs cy i`ss.

    [eb w`rc turms, Ifgnliurm sgjk. Eb wgs scjfjmh, iut

    ^gmkbrs sbmsbk eb wgs wgtnejmh ejc nf`sbfy. Z`u sbbc gfjttfb umbgsy gi`ut tejs, [`c.

    Jt tglbs s`cb hbttjmh usbk t`.

    Js tebrb g pr`ifbc0 Ybp`rtjmh t` g w`cgm0

    M`t gt gff. J w`rlbk d`r Bjfbbm webm seb wgs ebgk `d

    EYJ, gmk wb h`t gf`mh hrbgt. Jts m`t tegt. Jts oust dummy t`

    tejml `d Cbrbkjte O`ems`m gs cy i`ss.

    ^ebs gm jcprbssjvb gmk gnn`cpfjsebk cgmghbr, Qejf

    sgjk. Eb st``k up, sc``tebk ejs tjb. J tejml webm y`uvb

    egk gm `pp`rtumjty t` ibn`cb rbgnqugjmtbk, y`uff ib vbry

    jcprbssbk. Hjvb ebr g negmnb, [`c.

    @d n`ursb, ^gmkbrs sgjk.

    Jc surb bvbrytejmh wjff w`rl ut. Gmk lbbp y`ur byb m

    teb duturb. Gdtbr gff, y`u se`ufk ib rjne jm g ybgr `r s`.K`bs tegt cbgm wbrb stjff spjmmjmh `dd teb GQH Kjvj-

    sj`m0

    @e ybs. Gis`futbfy.

    Jt wgs g cune-kjsnussbk pgrt `d teb cbrhbr pfgm tegt gdtbr

    N`mfby-Xejtb i`uhet KjhjN`c, jt w`ufk spjm `dd teb Gk-

    vgmnbk Qr`kunts Kjvjsj`m gmk tglb jt puifjn, gs g sbpgrgtbn`cpgmy. [egt w`ufk cbgm bm`rc`us pr`ts d`r bvbry`mb

    jm teb kjvjsj`m. Ibngusb bvbry`mb w`ufk egvb teb negmnb t`

    iuy nebgp `ptj`ms ibd`rb teb st`nl wgs puifjnfy s`fk.

    Xbrb w`rljmh `ut teb mgf kbtgjfs m`w, Ifgnliurm

    sgjk. Iut J bxpbnt tegt kjvjsj`m cgmghbrs fjlb y`ursbfd wjff

    stgrt wjte twbmty te`usgmk segrbs vbstbk, gmk gm jmjtjgf `p-

    tj`m `d dty te`usgmk segrbs gt twbmty-vb nbmts g segrb,

    wjte teb rjhet t` purnegsb gm`tebr dty te`usgmk segrbs

    bgne ybgr d`r teb mbxt vb ybgrs.

    Gmk teb spjm-`dd wjff h` d`rwgrk, bvbm wjte Cbrbkjte

    rummjmh teb kjvjsj`ms0

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    >1 KJ^NF@^RYB

    [rust cb. [eb spjm-`dd wjff egppbm wjtejm bjhetbbm

    c`mtes. Jts g d`rcgf pgrt `d teb cbrhbr pfgm.

    [ebrbs m` negmnb tegt seb cgy kbnjkb t` negmhb ebrcjmk0

    M`mb gt gff, [`c. Ifgnliurm scjfbk. Jff tbff y`u g fjttfb

    sbnrbt. @rjhjmgffy, tejs spjm-`dd wgs Cbrbkjtes jkbg.

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    Ifgnliurm fbdt ^gmkbrss `dnb gmk wbmt k`wm teb egff t`

    gm bcpty `dnb gmk ngffbk Hgrvjm. Eb ebgrk teb dgcjf-

    jgr segrp igrl? Hgrvjm ebrb.

    J tgflbk t` [`c ^gmkbrs.

    Gmk0Jk sgy eb t``l jt wbff. Eb wgs kjsgpp`jmtbk, `d n`ursb. J

    tejml ebk gfrbgky ebgrk g ruc`r. Iut eb t``l jt wbff.

    Hgrvjm sgjk, Gmk teb mbw strunturb0 E`w kjk eb rb-

    sp`mk0

    Ebs n`mnbrmbk, Ifgnliurm sgjk. Eb bxprbssbk rbsbr-

    vgtj`ms.

    Xey0

    Eb k`bsmt dbbf seb egs teb tbnemjngf bxpbrtjsb t` rum teb

    kjvjsj`m.

    Hgrvjm sm`rtbk. [bnemjngf bxpbrtjsb0 [egts teb fgst h`k-

    kgcm tejmh J ngrb gi`ut. [bnemjngf bxpbrtjsb js m`t gm jssub

    ebrb.

    @d n`ursb m`t. Iut J tejml tebrb wgs s`cb umbgsjmbss `m

    teb pbrs`mgf fbvbf. Z u lm`w, teby `mnb egk g rbfgtj`msejp.

    Zbs, Hgrvjm sgjk. J lm`w tegt. Egvb teby tgflbk0

    Eb sgys m`t d`r sbvbrgf ybgrs.

    Igk if``k0

    [ebrb kjkmt sbbc t` ib.

    [ebm wegts eb n`mnbrmbk gi`ut0J tejml ebs oust hbttjmh usbk t` teb jkbg.

    Ebff n`cb gr`umk.

    J tejml s`.

    [bff cb jd y`u ebgr tebrwjsb, Hgrvjm sgjk, gmk eumh up.

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    >9 KJ^NF@^RYB

    Gf`mb jm teb `dnb, Ifgnliurm dr`wmbk. [eb n`mvbrsgtj`m

    wjte ^gmkbrs fbdt ejc vghubfy umbgsy. Jt egk sbbcbk t` h`

    wbff bm`uhe, gmk ybt . . . ^gmkbrs, eb dbft surb, wgs m`t h`jmht` tglb tejs rb`rhgmjzgtj`m fyjmh k`wm. gmkbrs wgs p`pufgr

    jm teb ^bgttfb kjvjsj`m, gmk eb n`ufk bgsjfy ngusb tr`uifb.

    ^gmkbrs wgs t`` jmkbpbmkbmt, eb wgs m`t g tbgc pfgybr, gmk

    teb n`cpgmy mbbkbk tbgc pfgybrs m`w. [eb c`rb Ifgnl-

    iurm te`uhet gi`ut jt, teb c`rb nbrtgjm eb wgs tegt ^gmkbrs

    wgs h`jmh t` ib g pr`ifbc.

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    [`c ^gmkbrs sgt gt ejs kbsl, stgrjmh d`rwgrk, f`st jm

    te`uhet. Eb wgs tryjmh t` put t`hbtebr ejs cbc`ry `d g

    prbtty y`umh sgfbsw`cgm jm ^jfjn`m Tgffby wjte tejs mbw

    jcghb d g n`rp`rgtb dnbr rummjmh n`cpgmy kjvjsj`ms, bx-

    bnutjmh teb n`cpfbx hr`umkw`rl rbqujrbk t` tglb g kjvjsj`mpuifjn. Iut ejs te`uhets lbpt ibjmh jmtbrruptbk iy rgmk`c

    jcghbs dr`c teb pgst? Cbrbkjte scjfjmh, wbgrjmh `mb `d ejs

    sejrts, mglbk ibmbgte jt. Gm `pbmbk sujtngsb `m teb ibk.

    Xejtb st`nljmhs gmk wejtb hgrtbr ibft. G i`wf `d p`pn`rm

    `m teb ifub n`une jm teb fjvjmh r``c. [eb tbfbvjsj`m wjte teb

    s`umk turmbk `dd.

    Gmk d`r s`cb rbgs`m, teb jcghb `d g `wbr, g purpfb jrjs,

    jm stgjmbk hfgss. Jt wgs `mb `d te`sb egnlmbybk M`rtebrm

    Ngfjd`rmjg ejppjb jcghbs. ^gmkbrs lmbw webrb jt ngcb

    dr`c? jt wgs `m teb hfgss `d teb dr`mt k``r t` teb gpgrtcbmt

    webrb eb egk fjvbk, ignl jm ^ummyvgfb. Ignl jm teb kgys

    webm eb egk lm`wm Cbrbkjte. Eb wgsmt surb wey eb se`ufk

    lbbp tejmljmh `d jt m`w, gmk eb

    [`c0

    Eb hfgmnbk up. Njmky wgs stgmkjmh jm teb k``rwgy, f``l-

    jmh n`mnbrmbk.

    [`c, k` y`u wgmt n`ddbb0

    M`, tegmls.

    K`m Nebrry ngffbk ghgjm wejfb y`u wbrb wjte Qejf. Ebwgmts y`u t` n`cb gmk f``l gt teb N`rrjk`r.

    [eby egvjmh pr`ifbcs0

    J k`mt lm`w. Eb s`umkbk bxnjtbk. Z`u wgmt t` ngff ejc

    ignl0

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    >; KJ^NF@^RYB

    M`t rjhet m`w. Jff h` k`wm gmk sbb ejc jm g cjmutb.

    ^eb fjmhbrbk gt teb k``r. Z`u wgmt g ighbf0 Egvb y`u

    egk irbgldgst0Jc mb.

    ^urb0

    Jc mb, Njmky. Ybgffy.

    ^eb wbmt gwgy. Eb turmbk t` f``l gt ejs c`mjt`r, gmk sgw

    tegt teb jn`m d`r ejs B-cgjf wgs ifjmljmh. Iut eb wgs tejml-

    jmh ghgjm gi`ut Cbrbkjte O`ems`m.^gmkbrs egk c`rb `r fbss fjvbk wjte ebr d`r gi`ut sjx

    c`mtes. Jt egk ibbm qujtb gm jmtbmsb rbfgtj`msejp d`r g wejfb.

    Gmk ybt, gfte`uhe eb lbpt egvjmh js`fgtbk, vjvjk jcghbs, eb

    rbgfjzbk tegt jm hbmbrgf ejs cbc`rjbs dr`c tegt tjcb wbrb

    surprjsjmhfy vghub. Egk eb rbgffy fjvbk wjte Cbrbkjte d`r

    sjx c`mtes0 Xebm bxgntfy egk teby rst cbt, gmk webm egk

    teby ir`lbm up0 ^gmkbrs wgs surprjsbk gt e`w kjdnuft jt

    wgs d`r ejc t` x teb ner`m`f`hy jm ejs cjmk. E`pjmh d`r

    nfgrjty, eb n`msjkbrbk `tebr gspbnts `d ejs fjdb? wegt egk

    ibbm ejs p`sjtj`m gt KjhjN`c jm te`sb kgys0 Xgs eb stjff

    w`rljmh jm Cgrlbtjmh, `r egk eb gfrbgky c`vbk t` teb tbne-

    mjngf kjvjsj`m0 Eb wgsmt surb, m`w. Eb w`ufk egvb t` f``l

    jt up jm teb fbs.Eb te`uhet gi`ut Ifgnliurm. Ifgnliurm egk fbdt ejs wjdb

    gmk c`vbk jm wjte ^gmkbrs gr`umk teb tjcb ^gmkbrs wgs

    jmv`fvbk wjte Cbrbkjte. @r wgs jt gdtbrwgrk, webm tejmhs

    egk h`mb igk0 Cgyib Qejf egk c`vbk jmt` ejs gpgrtcbmt

    gr`umk teb tjcb eb wgs irbgljmh up wjte Cbrbkjte. gmkbrs

    wgsmt surb. Gs eb n`msjkbrbk jt, eb rbgfjzbk eb wgsmt surbgi`ut gmytejmh dr`c tegt tjcb. [ebsb bvbmts egk gff egp-

    pbmbk g kbngkb gh`, jm gm`tebr njty, gt gm`tebr pbrj`k jm ejs

    fjdb, gmk ejs cbc`rjbs wbrb jm kjsgrrgy. Ghgjm, eb wgs sur-

    prjsbk gt e`w n`mdusbk eb wgs.

    Eb pusebk teb jmtbrn`c. Njmky0 Jvb h`t g qubstj`m d`r

    y`u.

    ^urb, [`c.

    [ejs js teb tejrk wbbl `d Oumb. Xegt wbrb y`u k`jmh teb

    tejrk wbbl d Oumb, tbm ybgrs gh`0

    ^eb kjkmt bvbm ebsjtgtb. [egts bgsy? hrgkugtjmh dr`c

    n`ffbhb.

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    C`mk gy >2

    @d n`ursb tegt w`ufk ib trub. @lgy, eb sgjk. [ebm e`w

    gi`ut Oumb, mjmb ybgrs gh`.

    Mjmb ybgrs gh`0 Ebr v`jnb s`umkbk sukkbmfy ngutj`us,fbss nbrtgjm. Hbb . . . Fbts sbb, Oumb . . . Mjmb ybgrs gh`0 . . .

    Oumb . . . Re . . . J tejml J wgs wjte cy i`ydrjbmk jm Bur`pb.

    M`t y`ur prbsbmt i`ydrjbmk0

    M` . . . [ejs huy wgs g rbgf obrl.

    ^gmkbrs sgjk, E`w f`mh kjk tegt fgst0

    Xb wbrb tebrb d`r g c`mte.J cbgm teb rbfgtj`msejp.

    Xjte ejc0 @e, fbts sbb, wb ir`lb up . . . `e, jt cust egvb

    ibbm . . . ue, Kbnbcibr . . . J tejml jt wgs Kbnbcibr, `r

    cgyib Ogmugry, gdtbr teb e`fjkgys . . . Xey0

    Oust tryjmh t` hurb s`cbtejmh `ut, ^gmkbrs sgjk. Gf-

    rbgky eb wgs rbfjbvbk t` ebgr teb umnbrtgjm t`mb d ebr v`jnb,gs seb trjbk t` pjbnb t`hbtebr teb pgst. Iy teb wgy, e`w dgr

    ignl k` wb egvb `dnb rbn`rks0 N`rrbsp`mkbmnb, gmk ngff

    i``ls0

    Jk egvb t` nebnl. J lm`w J egvb gi`ut terbb ybgrs.

    Gmk wegt gi`ut bgrfjbr0

    Bgrfjbr0 E`w cune bgrfjbr0[bm ybgrs gh`, eb sgjk.

    Hbb, tegtk ib webm y`u wbrb jm Nupbrtjm`. K` teby

    egvb tegt studd jm st`rghb k`wm tebrb0 Kjk teby put jt `m

    neb, `r wgs jt oust ter`wm `ut0

    J k`mt lm`w.

    Z`u wgmt cb t` nebnl0

    M`t m`w, eb sgjk, gmk nfjnlbk `dd. Eb kjkmt wgmt ebr

    cgljmh gmy jmqujrjbs jm Nupbrtjm` m`w. M`t rjhet m`w.

    ^gmkbrs ruiibk ejs bybs wjte ejs mhbrtjps. Ejs te`uhets

    krjdtjmh ignl `vbr tjcb. Ghgjm, eb sgw teb stgjmbk-hfgss

    `wbr. Jt wgs `vbrsjzb, irjhet, igmgf. ^gmkbrs egk gf-

    wgys ibbm bcigrrgssbk iy teb igmgfjty `d jt. Jm te`sb

    kgys, eb egk fjvbk jm `mb `d teb gpgrtcbmt n`cpfbxbs `m

    Cbrgm` Krjvb. [wbmty umjts nfustbrbk gr`umk g nejffy fjttfb

    swjccjmh p``f. Bvbryi`ky jm teb iujfkjmh w`rlbk d`r

    g ejhe-tbne n`cpgmy. M`i`ky bvbr wbmt jm teb p``f. Gmk

    ^gmkbrs wgsmt gr`umk cune. [e`sb wbrb teb kgys webm

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    >4 KJ^NF@^RYB

    eb bw wjte Hgrvjm t` L`rbg twjnb g c`mte. [eb kgys webm

    teby gff bw n`gne. [eby n`ufkmt bvbm gdd`rk iusjmbss

    nfgss.Gmk eb rbcbcibrbk e`w eb w`ufk n`cb e`cb, bxegustbk

    dr`c teb f`mh jhet, gmk teb rst tejmh eb w`ufk sbb webm

    eb h`t t` ejs gpgrtcbmt wgs tegt kgcmbk stgjmbk-hfgss

    `wbr `m teb k``r.

    Gmk Cbrbkjte, jm te`sb kgys, wgs pgrtjgf t` wejtb st`nl-

    jmhs, g wejtb hgrtbr ibft, fjttfb wejtb `wbrs `m teb smgpswjte

    [`c0 Eb f``lbk up. Njmky wgs gt teb k``rwgy. ^eb

    sgjk, Jd y`u wgmt t` sbb K`m Nebrry, y`uk ibttbr h` m`w

    ibngusb y`u egvb g tbm-tejrty wjte Hgry I`sgl.

    Eb dbft gs jd seb wgs trbgtjmh ejc fjlb gm jmvgfjk. Njmky,

    Jc mb.J lm`w. Oust g rbcjmkbr.

    @lgy, Jff h` m`w.

    Gs eb eurrjbk k`wm teb stgjrs t` teb tejrk ``r, eb dbft

    rbfjbvbk gt teb kjstrgntj`m. Njmky wgs rjhet t` hbt ejc `ut `d

    teb `dnb. Gmk eb wgs nurj`us t` sbb wegt Nebrrys tbgc

    egk k`mb wjte teb N`rrjk`r.[eb N`rrjk`r wgs wegt bvbry`mb gt KjhjN`c ngffbk TJB?

    teb Tjrtugf Jmd`rcgtj`m Bmvjr`mcbmt. TJB wgs teb n`c-

    pgmj`m pjbnb t` [wjmlfb, teb sbn`mk cgo`r bfbcbmt jm teb

    bcbrhjmh duturb `d kjhjtgf jmd`rcgtj`m gs bmvjsj`mbk iy

    KjhjN`c. Jm teb duturb, jmd`rcgtj`m wgs h`jmh t` ib st`rbk

    `m kjsls, `r cgkb gvgjfgifb jm fgrhb kgtgigsbs tegt usbrs

    w`ufk kjgf jmt` `vbr tbfbpe`mb fjmbs. Gt teb c`cbmt, usbrs

    sgw jmd`rcgtj`m kjspfgybk `m gt snrbbmsbjtebr tbfbvj-

    sj`ms `r n`cputbr snrbbms. [egt egk ibbm teb trgkjtj`mgf

    wgy `d egmkfjmh jmd`rcgtj`m d`r teb fgst tejrty ybgrs. Iut

    s``m, tebrb w`ufk ib mbw wgys t` prbsbmt jmd`rcgtj`m.

    [eb c`st rgkjngf, gmk teb c`st bxnjtjmh, wgs vjrtugf bmvj-

    r`mcbmts. Rsbrs w`rb spbnjgf hfgssbs t` sbb n`cputbr-

    hbmbrgtbk, terbb-kjcbmsj`mgf bmvjr`mcbmts wejne gff`wbk

    tebc t` dbbf gs te`uhe teby wbrb fjtbrgffy c`vjmh ter`uhe

    gm`tebr w`rfk. K`zbms `d ejhe-tbne n`cpgmjbs wbrb rgnjmh

    t` kbvbf`p vjrtugf bmvjr`mcbmts. Jt wgs bxnjtjmh, iut vbry

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    C`mk gy >8

    kjdnuft, tbnem`f`hy. Gt KjhjN`c, TJB wgs `mb `d Hgrvjms

    pbt pr`obnts< eb egk ter`wm g f`t `d c`mby gt jt< eb egk egk

    K`m Nebrrys pr`hrgccbrs w`rljmh `m jt gr`umk teb nf`nld`r tw` ybgrs.

    Gmk s` dgr, jt egk ibbm m`tejmh iut tr`uifb.

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    [eb sjhm `m teb k``r sgjk TJB gmk umkbrmbgte, Xebm

    Ybgfjty Js M`t Bm`uhe. gmkbrs jmsbrtbk ejs ngrk jm teb

    sf`t, gmk teb k``r nfjnlbk `pbm. Eb pgssbk ter`uhe gm gmtb-

    r``c, ebgrjmh g egfd-k`zbm v`jnbs se`utjmh dr`c teb cgjm

    bqujpcbmt r``c iby`mk. Bvbm jm teb gmtbr``c, eb m`tjnbk g

    kjstjmntfy mgusbgtjmh `k`r jm teb gjr.

    Bmtbrjmh teb cgjm r``c, eb ngcb up`m g snbmb `d uttbr

    neg`s. [eb wjmk`ws wbrb ter`wm wjkb< tebrb wgs teb gs-

    trjmhbmt scbff `d nfbgmjmh ujk. C`st `d teb pr`hrgccbrs

    wbrb `m teb ``r, w`rljmh wjte kjsgssbcifbk bqujpcbmt.

    [eb TJB umjts fgy sngttbrbk jm pjbnbs, gcjk g tgmhfb `d cuf-

    tjn`f`rbk ngifbs. Bvbm teb ifgnl njrnufgr wgflbr pgks egkibbm tglbm gpgrt, teb ruiibr ibgrjmhs ibjmh nfbgmbk `mb iy

    `mb. tjff c`rb wjrbs kbsnbmkbk dr`c teb nbjfjmh t` teb fgsbr

    sngmmbrs wejne wbrb ir`lbm `pbm, tebjr njrnujt i`grks bx-

    p`sbk. Bvbry`mb sbbcbk t` ib tgfljmh gt `mnb. Gmk jm teb

    nbmtbr `d teb r``c, f``ljmh fjlb g tbbmghb Iukkeg jm gm

    bfbntrjn ifub [-sejrt tegt sgjk Ybgfjty ^unls, wgs K`mNebrry, teb ebgk `d Qr`hrgccjmh. Nebrry wgs twbmty-tw`

    ybgrs `fk, wjkbfy gnlm`wfbkhbk t` ib jmkjspbmsgifb, gmk

    dgc`us d`r ejs jcpbrtjmbmnb.

    Xebm eb sgw ^gmkbrs eb se`utbk? @ut! @ut! Kgcmbk

    cgmghbcbmt! @ut!

    Xey0 ^gmkbrs sgjk. J te`uhet y`u wgmtbk t` sbb cb.

    [`` fgtb! Z`u egk y`ur negmnb! Nebrry sgjk. M`w jts

    `vbr!

    D`r g c`cbmt, ^gmkbrs te`uhet Nebrry wgs rbdbrrjmh t`

    teb pr`c`tj`m eb egkmt h`ttbm. Iut Nebrry wgs teb c`st

    gp`fjtjngf `d teb KjhjN`c kjvjsj`m ebgks, gmk eb wgs hrjm-

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    C`mk gy >:

    mjmh nebbrduffy gs eb wgflbk t`wgrk ^gmkbrs, stbppjmh `vbr

    ejs pr`strgtb pr`hrgccbrs. ^`rry, [`c. Z`urb t`` fgtb.

    Xbrb mb-tumjmh m`w.Djmb-tumjmh0 Jt f``ls fjlb hr`umk zbr` ebrb. Gmk wegts

    tegt tbrrjifb scbff0

    J lm`w. Nebrry terbw up ejs egmks. J gsl teb i`ys t`

    wgse bvbry kgy, iut wegt ngm J sgy. [ebyrb pr`hrgccbrs.

    M` ibttbr tegm k`hs.

    Njmky sgjk y`u ngffbk cb sbvbrgf tjcbs.J kjk, Nebrry sgjk. Xb egk teb N`rrjk`r up gmk rum-

    mjmh, gmk J wgmtbk y`u t` sbb jt. Iut cgyib jts oust gs wbff

    y`u kjkmt.

    ^gmkbrs f``lbk gt teb n`cpfbx bqujpcbmt sngttbrbk gff

    gr`umk ejc. Z`u egk jtup0

    [egt wgs tebm. [ejs js m`w. M`w, wbrb mb-tumjmh.

    Nebrry m`kkbk t` teb pr`hrgccbrs m teb ``r, w`rljmh m

    teb wgflbr pgks. Xb mgffy h`t teb iuh `ut `d teb cgjm

    f``p, fgst mjhet gt cjkmjhet. [eb rbdrbse rgtb k`uifbk. [eb

    systbc rbgffy rjps m`w. ` wb egvb t` gkoust teb wgflbrs gmk

    teb sbrv`s t` upkgtb rbsp`msjvbmbss. Jts gcbnegmjngfpr`i-

    fbc, eb sgjk kjskgjmduffy. Iut wbff tglb ngrb `d jt gmy-

    wgy.[eb pr`hrgccbrs wbrb gfwgys gmm`ybk webm teby egk t`

    kbgf wjte cbnegmjngf pr`ifbcs. Fjvjmh gfc`st bmtjrbfy jm gm

    gistrgnt w`rfk `d n`cputbr n`kb, teby dbft tegt peysjngf cg-

    nejmbry wgs ibmbgte tebc.

    ^gmkbrs sgjk, Xegt js teb pr`ifbc, bxgntfy0

    Xbff, f``l, Nebrry sgjk. Ebrbs `ur fgtbst jcpfbcbmtg-tj`m. [eb usbr wbgrs tejs ebgksbt, eb sgjk, p`jmtjmh t` wegt

    f``lbk fjlb tejnl sjfvbr sumhfgssbs. Gmk eb hbts `m teb

    wgflbr pgk, ebrb.

    [eb wgflbr pgk wgs mb d Nebrrys jmm`vgtj`ms. [eb sjzb

    `d g scgff r`umk trgcp`fjmb, jts surdgnb wgs n`cp`sbk `d

    tjhetfy pgnlbk ruiibr igffs. Jt dumntj`mbk fjlb g cuftjkjrbn-

    tj`mgf trbgkcjff< wgfljmh `m teb igffs, usbrs n`ufk c`vb jm

    gmy kjrbntj`m. @mnb ebs `m teb wgflbr, Nebrry sgjk, teb

    usbr kjgfs jmt` g kgtgigsb. [ebm teb n`cputbr, vbr tebrb

    Nebrry p`jmtbk t` g stgnl `d i`xbs jm teb n`rmbr, tglbs teb

    jmd`rcgtj`m n`cjmh dr`c teb kgtgigsb gmk n`mstrunts g vjr-

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    ;1 KJ^NF@^RYB

    tugf bmvjr`mcbmt wejne js pr`obntbk jmsjkb teb ebgksbt.

    Xebm teb usbr wgfls `m teb pgk, teb pr`obntj`m negmhbs, s`

    y`u dbbf fjlb y`urb wgfljmh k`wm g n`rrjk`r fjmbk wjtekrgwbrs `d kgtg `m gff sjkbs. [eb usbr ngm st`p gmywebrb,

    `pbm gmy fb krgwbr wjte ejs egmk, gmk teuci ter`uhe kgtg.

    N`cpfbtbfy rbgfjstjn sjcufgtj`m.

    E`w cgmy usbrs0

    Gt teb c`cbmt, teb systbc ngm egmkfb vb gt `mb tjcb.

    Gmk teb N`rrjk`r f``ls fjlb wegt0 gmkbrs sgjk. Xjrb-drgcb0 Jm teb bgrfjbr vbrsj`ms, teb N`rrjk`r wgs utfjmbk jm

    slbfbtgf ifgnl-gmk-wejtb `utfjmbs. Dbwbr fjmbs cgkb jt dgstbr

    d`r teb n`cputbr t` krgw.

    Xjrb-drgcb0 Nebrry smjddbk. Qfbgsb. Xb kucpbk tegt

    tw` wbbls gh`. M`w wb grb tgfljmh >-K surdgnbs duffy c`k-

    bfbk jm 9;-ijt n`f`r, wjte gmtj-gfjgs tbxturb cgps. Xbrb rbm-

    kbrjmh trub nurvbk surdgnbsm` p`fyh`ms. F``ls n`cpfbtbfy

    rbgf.

    Gmk wegtrb teb fgsbr sngmmbrs d`r0 J te`uhet y`u kjk

    p`sjtj`m iy jmdrgrbk. [eb ebgksbts egk jmdrgrbk sbms`rs

    c`umtbk gi`vb tebc, s` tegt teb systbc n`ufk kbtbnt webrb

    teb usbr wgs f``ljmh gmk gkoust teb pr`obntbk jcghb jmsjkb

    teb ebgksbt t` cgtne teb kjrbntj`m `d f``ljmh.Xb stjff k`, Nebrry sgjk. [eb sngmmbrs grb d`r i`ky

    rbprbsbmtgtj`m.

    I`ky rbprbsbmtgtj`m0

    Zbge. M`w, jd y`urb wgfljmh k`wm teb N`rrjk`r wjte

    s`cbi`ky bfsb, y`u ngm turm gmk f``l gt tebc gmk y`uff

    sbb tebc. Ibngusb teb sngmmbrs grb ngpturjmh g terbb-kjcbmsj`mgf tbxturb cgp jm rbgf tjcb? teby rbgk i`ky gmk

    bxprbssj`m, gmk krgw teb vjrtugf dgnb `d teb vjrtugf pbrs`m

    stgmkjmh ibsjkb y`u jm teb vjrtugf r``c. Z`u ngmt sbb teb

    pbrs`ms bybs, `d n`ursb, ibngusb tebyrb ejkkbm iy teb

    ebgksbt tebyrb wbgrjmh. Iut teb systbc hbmbrgtbs g dgnb

    dr`c teb st`rbk tbxturb cgp. Qrbtty sfjnl, eue0

    Z`u cbgm y`u ngm sbb `tebr usbrs0

    [egts rjhet. ^bb tebjr dgnbs, sbb tebjr bxprbssj`ms. Gmk

    tegts m`t gff. Jd `tebr usbrs jm teb systbc grbmt wbgrjmh g

    ebgksbt, y`u ngm stjff sbb tebc, t``. [eb pr`hrgc jkbmtjbs

    `tebr usbrs, puffs tebjr pe`t` `ut `d teb pbrs`mmbf fb, gmk

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    C`mk gy ;7

    pgstbs jt `mt` g vjrtugf i`ky jcghb. G fjttfb lfukhby, iut m`t

    igk. Nebrry wgvbk ejs egmk jm teb gjr. Gmk tegts m`t gff.

    Xbvb gfs` iujft jm vjrtugf ebfp.Tjrtugf ebfp0

    ^urb, usbrs gfwgys mbbk `mfjmb ebfp. ^` wbvb cgkb gm

    gmhbf t` ebfp y`u. Df`gts gf`mhsjkb y`u, gmswbrs y`ur qubs-

    tj`ms. Nebrry wgs hrjmmjmh. Xb te`uhet `d cgljmh jt g

    ifub dgjry, iut wb kjkmt wgmt t` `ddbmk gmyi`ky.

    ^gmkbrs stgrbk te`uhetduffy gt teb r``c. Nebrry wgs tbff-jmh ejc gi`ut ejs sunnbssbs. Iut s`cbtejmh bfsb wgs egp-

    pbmjmh ebrb? jt wgs jcp`ssjifb t` cjss teb tbmsj`m, teb

    drgmtjn bmbrhy `d teb pb`pfb gs teby w`rlbk.

    Eby, K`m, `mb `d teb pr`hrgccbrs se`utbk. Xegts

    teb _-n`umt supp`sbk t` ib0

    @vbr vb, Nebrry sgjk.

    J h`t jt t` d`ur-terbb.

    D`ur-terbb sunls. Hbt jt gi`vb vb, `r y`urb rbk. Eb

    turmbk t` ^gmkbrs. Z`uvb h`t t` bmn`urghb teb tr``ps.

    ^gmkbrs f``lbk gt Nebrry. Gff rjhet, eb sgjk mgffy.

    M`w wegts tebrbgfpr`ifbc0

    Nebrry seruhhbk. M`tejmh. J t`fk y`u? mb-tumjmh.

    K`m.Nebrry sjhebk. Xbff, webm wb oucpbk teb rbdrbse rgtb,

    wb trgsebk teb iujfkbr c`kufb. Z`u sbb, teb r``c js ibjmh

    iujft jm rbgf tjcb iy teb i`x. Xjte g dgstbr rbdrbse `dd teb

    sbms`rs, wb egvb t` iujfk `iobnts cune dgstbr. @tebrwjsb teb

    r``c sbbcs t` fgh ibejmk y`u. Z`u dbbf fjlb y`urb kruml.

    Z`u c`vb y`ur ebgk, gmk teb r``c sw``sebs ibejmk y`u,ngtnejmh up.

    Gmk0

    Gmk, jt cglbs teb usbrs ter`w up.

    ^gmkbrs sjhebk. Hrbgt.

    Xb egk t` tglb teb wgflbr pgks gpgrt ibngusb [bkky

    igrdbk gff `vbr bvbrytejmh.

    Hrbgt, K`m.

    Xegts teb cgttbr0 Jts m` ijh kbgf. Jt nfbgms up. Eb

    se``l ejs ebgk. Gfte`uhe J k` wjse [bkky egkmt bgtbm

    eubv`s rgmnebr`s d`r irbgldgst. [egt wgs umd`rtumgtb. Fjttfb

    ijts `d t`rtjffg bvbrywebrb jm teb ibgrjmhs.

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    ;9 KJ^NF@^RYB

    Z`u lm`w wb egvb g kbc` t`c`rr`w d`r teb N-X pb`pfb.

    M` pr`ifbc. Xbff ib rbgky.

    K`m, J ngmt egvb tebjr t`p bxbnutjvbs ter`wjmh up.[rust cb, Nebrry sgjk. Xbff ib rbgky. [ebyrb h`jmh

    t` f`vb jt. Xegtbvbr pr`ifbcs tejs n`cpgmy egs, teb N`rrj-

    k`r js m`t `mb `d tebc.

    [egts g pr`cjsb0

    [egt, Nebrry sgjk, js g hugrgmtbb.

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    ^gmkbrs wgs ignl jm ejs `dnb iy tbm-twbmty, gmk wgs

    sbgtbk gt ejs kbsl webm Hgry I`sgl ngcb jm. I`sgl wgs

    g tgff cgm jm ejs twbmtjbs, wbgrjmh obgms, rummjmh se`bs, gmk

    g [brcjmgt`r [-sejrt. Eb ngrrjbk g fgrhb d`fk-`vbr fbgtebr

    irjbdngsb, teb ljmk tegt trjgf gtt`rmbys usbk.Z`u f``l pgfb, I`sgl sgjk. Iut bvbryi`ky jm teb iujfk-

    jmh js pgfb t`kgy. Jts tbmsb gs ebff gr`umk ebrb, y`u lm`w

    tegt0

    Jvb m`tjnbk.

    Zbge, J ibt. @lgy t` stgrt0

    ^urb.

    Njmky0 Cr. ^gmkbrs js h`jmh t` ib umgvgjfgifb d`r g dbw

    cjmutbs.

    I`sgl nf`sbk teb `dnb k``r gmk f`nlbk jt. Xejstfjmh

    nebbrduffy, eb umpfuhhbk ^gmkbrss kbsl pe`mb, gmk teb

    pe`mb ibsjkb teb n`une jm teb n`rmbr. Dr`c tebrb, eb wbmt t`

    teb wjmk`w gmk nf`sbk teb ifjmks. [ebrb wgs g scgff tbfbvj-

    sj`m jm teb n`rmbr< eb turmbk jt m. Eb smgppbk teb fgtnebs m

    ejs irjbdngsb, t``l `ut g scgff pfgstjn i`x, gmk jppbk teb

    swjtne `m teb sjkb. [eb i`x ibhgm t` ifjml, gmk bcjttbk g

    f`w wejtb m`jsb ejss. I`sgl sbt jt jm teb cjkkfb `d ^gmkbrss

    kbsl. I`sgl mbvbr hgvb jmd`rcgtj`m umtjf teb wejtb m`jsb

    snrgcifbr wgs jm pfgnb, sjmnb c`st `d wegt eb egk t` sgy

    jcpfjbk jffbhgf ibegvj`r.J egvb h``k mbws d`r y`u, I`sgl sgjk. Z`ur i`y js

    nfbgm. Eb puffbk `ut g cgmjfg fb, `pbmbk jt up, gmk stgrtbk

    egmkjmh `vbr pghbs. Qbtbr O`em Mbgfy, twbmty-terbb, Kjhj-

    N`c bcpf`ybb d`r sjxtbbm c`mtes. M`w w`rljmh gs g pr`-

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    ;; KJ^NF@^RYB

    hrgccbr jm GQH. @lgy, ebrb wb h`. Ejs ejhe sne``f gmk

    n`ffbhb trgmsnrjpts . . . Bcpf`ycbmt fb dr`c Kgtg Hbmbrgf,

    ejs fgst bcpf`ybr. Gff jm `rkbr. M`w, teb rbnbmt studd . . .Nrbkjt rgtjmh dr`c [YX . . . Qe`mb ijffs dr`c ejs gpgrt-

    cbmt . . . Qe`mb ijffs d`r ejs nbffufgr fjmb . . . Igml stgtb-

    cbmt . . . ^gvjmhs gnn`umt . . . Fgst tw` 71;1s . . . [wbfvb

    c`mtes `d nrbkjt negrhbs, TJ^G gmk Cgstbr . . . [rgvbf rbn-

    `rks . . . B-cgjf cbssghbs jmsjkb teb n`cpgmy, gmk `dd teb

    Jmtbrmbt . . . Qgrljmh tjnlbts . . . Gmk tejs js teb nfjmnebr . . .Ygcgkg Jmm jm ^ummyvgfb, fgst terbb vjsjts, ejs pe`mb

    negrhbs tebrb, teb mucibrs eb ngffbk . . . Fgst terbb ngr rbmt-

    gfs wjte cjfbghb . . . Ybmtgf ngr nbffufgr pe`mb, teb mucibrs

    ngffbk . . . [egts bvbrytejmh.

    Gmk0

    J rgm k`wm teb mucibrs eb ngffbk. Ebrbs teb irbglk`wm.G f`t `d ngffs t` ^bgttfb ^jfjn`m, iut Mbgfys sbbjmh g hjrf

    tebrb. ^ebs g sbnrbtgry, w`rls jm sgfbs, m` n`mjnt. Eb gfs`

    ngffs ejs ir`tebr, g pr`hrgccbr gt I`bjmh, k`bs pgrgffbf pr`-

    nbssjmh studd d`r wjmh kbsjhm, m` n`mjnt. Ejs tebr ngffs grb

    t` suppfjbrs gmk n`kb vbmk`rs, gmk tebyrb gff gppr`prjgtb.

    M` ngffs gdtbr e`urs. M` ngffs t` pgy pe`mbs. M` `vbrsbgsngffs. M` suspjnj`us pgttbrm jm teb ngffs. M` umbxpfgjmbk

    igml trgmsdbrs, m` sukkbm mbw purnegsbs. M` rbgs`m t`

    tejml ebs f``ljmh d`r g c`vb. Jk sgy ebs m`t tgfljmh t`

    gmyi`ky y`u ngrb gi`ut.

    H``k, ^gmkbrs sgjk. Eb hfgmnbk k`wm gt teb sebbts `d

    pgpbr, gmk pgusbk. Hgry . . . ^`cb `d tejs studd js dr`c `ur

    n`cpgmy. ^`cb `d tebsb rbp`rts.

    Zbge. ^`0

    E`wk y`u hbt tebc0

    I`sgl hrjmmbk. Eby. Z`u k`mt gsl gmk J k`mt tbff y`u.

    E`wk y`u hbt teb Kgtg Hbmbrgf fb0

    I`sgl se``l ejs ebgk. Jsmt tejs wey y`u pgy cb0

    Zbs jt js, iut

    Eby. Z`u wgmtbk g nebnl `m gm bcpf`ybb, y`u h`t jt.

    Z`ur ljks nfbgm. Ebs w`rljmh `mfy d`r y`u. Gmytejmh bfsb

    y`u wgmt t` lm`w gi`ut ejc0

    M`. ^gmkbrs se``l ejs ebgk.

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    C`mk gy ;2

    Hrbgt. J h`t t` hbt s`cb sfbbp. I`sgl n`ffbntbk gff teb

    fbs gmk pfgnbk tebc ignl jm ejs d`fkbr. Iy teb wgy, y`urb

    h`jmh t` hbt g ngff dr`c cy pgr`fb `dnbr.Re-eue.

    Ngm J n`umt `m y`u0

    ^urb, Hgry.

    J t`fk ejc J wgs k`jmh n`msuftjmh d`r y`u. @m tbfbn`c-

    cumjngtj`ms sbnurjty.

    Gmk s` y`u grb.I`sgl swjtnebk `dd teb ifjmljmh i`x, put jt jm ejs irjbd-

    ngsb, gmk rbn`mmbntbk teb tbfbpe`mbs. Gfwgys g pfbgsurb.

    K` J fbgvb teb ijff wjte y`u, `r Njmky0

    Jff tglb jt. ^bb y`u, Hgry.

    Eby. Gmytjcb. Z`u mbbk c`rb, y`u lm`w webrb J gc.

    ^gmkbrs hfgmnbk gt teb ijff, dr`c MB Qr`dbssj`mgf ^br-

    vjnbs, Jmn., d Ibffbvub, Xgsejmht`m. [eb mgcb wgs I`sgls

    prjvgtb o`lb? teb fbttbrs MB st``k d`r Mbnbssgry Bvjf.

    @rkjmgrjfy, ejhe-tbne n`cpgmjbs bcpf`ybk rbtjrbk p`fjnb

    `dnbrs gmk prjvgtb jmvbstjhgt`rs t` k` ignlhr`umk nebnls,

    iut `nngsj`mgffy teby usbk egnlbrs fjlb Hgry I`sgl, we`

    n`ufk hgjm gnnbss t` bfbntr`mjn kgtg igmls, t` hbt jmd`rcg-

    tj`m `m suspbnt bcpf`ybbs. [eb gkvgmtghb `d usjmh I`sglwgs tegt eb n`ufk w`rl qujnlfy, `dtbm cgljmh g rbp`rt jm g

    cgttbr `d e`urs, `r `vbrmjhet. I`sgls cbte`ks wbrb `d

    n`ursb jffbhgf< sjcpfy iy ejrjmh ejc, ^gmkbrs ejcsbfd egk

    ir`lbm g egfd-k`zbm fgws. Iut ignlhr`umk nebnls `m bc-

    pf`ybbs wbrb gnnbptbk gs stgmkgrk prgntjnb jm ejhe-tbne

    rcs, webrb g sjmhfb k`nucbmt `r pr`kunt kbvbf`pcbmtpfgm cjhet ib w`rte eumkrbks `d te`usgmks `d k`ffgrs t`

    n`cpbtjt`rs.

    Gmk jm teb ngsb `d Qbtb Mbgfy, g nebnl wgs pgrtjnufgrfy

    nrunjgf. Mbgfy wgs kbvbf`pjmh e`t mbw n`cprbssj`m gfh`-

    rjtecs t` pgnl gmk umpgnl vjkb` jcghbs `mt` NK-Y@C

    fgsbr kjsls. Ejs w`rl wgs vjtgf t` teb mbw [wjmlfb tbnem`f-

    `hy. Ejhe-spbbk kjhjtgf jcghbs n`cjmh `dd teb kjsl wbrb

    h`jmh t` trgmsd`rc g sfuhhjse tbnem`f`hy gmk pr`kunb g

    rbv`futj`m jm bkungtj`m. Iut jd [wjmlfbs gfh`rjtecs ibngcb

    gvgjfgifb t` g n`cpbtjt`r, tebm KjhjN`cs gkvgmtghb w`ufk

    ib hrbgtfy rbkunbk, gmk tegt cbgmt

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    ;4 KJ^NF@^RYB

    [eb jmtbrn`c iuzzbk. [`c, Njmky sgjk. Jts bfbvbm

    `nf`nl. [jcb d`r teb GQH cbbtjmh. Z`u wgmt teb ghbmkg `m

    y`ur wgy k`wm0M`t t`kgy, eb sgjk. J tejml J lm`w wegt wbff ib tgfl-

    jmh gi`ut.

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    Jm teb tejrk-``r n`mdbrbmnb r``c, teb Gkvgmnbk Qr`kunts

    Hr`up wgs gfrbgky cbbtjmh. [ejs wgs g wbblfy cbbtjmh

    jm wejne teb kjvjsj`m ebgks kjsnussbk pr`ifbcs gmk ir`uhet

    bvbry`mb up t` kgtb. Jt wgs g cbbtjmh tegt ^gmkbrs `rkjmgr-

    jfy fbk. Gr`umk teb tgifb wbrb K`m Nebrry, teb nejbd `d

    Qr`hrgccjmh< Cgrl Fbwym, teb tbcpbrgcbmtgf ebgk `d

    Qr`kunt Kbsjhm, gff jm ifgnl Grcgmj< gmk Cgry Gmmb

    Eumtbr, teb ebgk `d Kgtg [bfbn`ccumjngtj`ms. Qbtjtb gmk

    jmtbmsb, Eumtbr wgs krbssbk jm g swbgtsejrt, se`rts, gmk

    Mjlb rummjmh tjhets< seb mbvbr gtb fumne, iut `rkjmgrjfy

    wbmt `m g vb-cjfb rum gdtbr bgne cbbtjmh.

    Fbwym wgs jm teb cjkkfb `d `mb `d ejs st`rcjmh rghbs?Jts jmsuftjmh t` bvbryi`ky jm teb kjvjsj`m. J egvb m` jkbg

    wey seb h`t tejs p`sjtj`m. J k`mt lm`w wegt ebr qugfjng-

    tj`ms n`ufk ib d`r g o`i fjlb tejs, gmk

    Fbwym ir`lb `dd gs ^gmkbrs ngcb jmt` teb r``c. [ebrb

    wgs gm gwlwgrk c`cbmt. Bvbry`mb wgs sjfbmt, hfgmnjmh gt

    ejc, tebm f``ljmh gwgy.J egk g dbbfjmh, ^gmkbrs sgjk, scjfjmh, y`uk ib tgfljmh

    gi`ut tejs.

    [eb r``c rbcgjmbk sjfbmt. N`cb `m, eb sgjk, gs eb

    sfjppbk jmt` g negjr. Jts m`t g dumbrgf.

    Cgrl Fbwym nfbgrbk ejs ter`gt. Jc s`rry, [`c. J tejml

    jts gm `utrghb.

    Cgry Gmmb Eumtbr sgjk, Bvbryi`ky lm`ws jt se`ufk

    egvb ibbm y`u.

    Fbwym sgjk, Jts g se`nl t` gff `d us, [`c.

    Zbge, Nebrry sgjk, hrjmmjmh. Xbvb ibbm tryjmh fjlb ebff

    t` hbt y`u sgnlbk, iut wb mbvbr rbgffy te`uhet jt w`ufk w`rl.

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    ;5 KJ^NF@^RYB

    J gpprbnjgtb gff tejs, ^gmkbrs sgjk, iut jts Hgrvjms

    n`cpgmy, gmk eb ngm k` wegt eb wgmts wjte jt. Ebs ibbm

    rjhet c`rb `dtbm tegm m`t. Gmk Jc g ijh i`y. M`i`ky bvbrpr`cjsbk cb gmytejmh.

    Fbwym sgjk, Z`urb rbgffy `lgy wjte tejs0

    Ibfjbvb cb. Jc mb.

    Z`u tgflbk wjte Hgrvjm0

    J tgflbk wjte Qejf.

    Fbwym se``l ejs ebgk. [egt sgmntjc`mj`us gsse`fb.Fjstbm, Nebrry sgjk, kjk Qejf sgy gmytejmh gi`ut teb

    spjm-`dd0

    Zbs, ^gmkbrs sgjk. [eb spjm-`dd js stjff egppbmjmh.

    Bjhetbbm c`mtes gdtbr teb cbrhbr, tebyff strunturb teb JQ@,

    gmk tglb teb kjvjsj`m puifjn.

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    sbb teby wbrb rbfjbvbk. H`jmh puifjn cbgmt g f`t d c`mby t`

    gff teb pb`pfb sjttjmh jm teb r``c.

    Gmk wegt kjk Qejf sgy gi`ut Cs. O`ems`m0

    M`t cune. Oust tegt sebs Hgrvjms ne`jnb t` ebgk up teb

    tbnemjngf sjkb.

    Gt tegt c`cbmt ^tbpegmjb Lgpfgm, KjhjN`cs Nejbd Dj-

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    lm`wm gs ^tbpegmjb ^tbgfte, `r teb ^tbgfte I`cibrteb

    fgttbr g rbdbrbmnb t` ebr egijt `d qujbtfy ljffjmh pr`obnts seb

    kjk m`t n`msjkbr pr`tgifb bm`uhe. Lgpfgm wgs igsbk jm Nu-

    pbrtjm`, iut seb hbmbrgffy sgt jm `mnb g c`mte `m teb ^bgttfb

    kjvjsj`m cbbtjmhs. Fgtbfy, seb egk ibbm up c`rb `dtbm.Fbwym sgjk, Xbrb tryjmh t` nebbr up [`c, ^tbpegmjb.

    Lgpfgm t``l g sbgt, gmk hgvb gmkbrs g sycpgtebtjn scjfb.

    ^eb kjkmt spbgl.

    Fbwym sgjk, Kjk y`ulm`w tejs Cbrbkjte O`ems`m gp-

    p`jmtcbmt wgs n`cjmh0

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    m`t bvbryi`kys egppy gi`ut jt. [ebm, gs jd seb egk sgjk t``

    cune, seb `pbmbk ebr irjbdngsb, gmk iusjbk ebrsbfd wjte ebr

    m`tbs. Gs usugf, seb sfjk jmt` teb ignlhr`umk< teb `tebrs

    qujnlfy jhm`rbk ebr.

    Xbff, Nebrry sgjk, J ebgr Hgrvjms h`t g rbgf tejmh d`r

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    C`mk gy ;:

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    seb egsmt ibbm bspbnjgffy `utstgmkjmh. Iut Hgrvjm t``l ebr

    umkbr ejs wjmh. [w` ybgrs gh`, eb ibhgm c`vjmh ebr up,dgst. D`r s`cb rbgs`m, eb oust tejmls Cbrbkjte O`ems`m js

    hrbgt.

    Fbwym sgjk, Js Hgrvjm dunljmh ebr0

    M`, eb oust fjlbs ebr.

    ^eb cust ib dunljmh s`cbi`ky.

    Xgjt g cjmutb, Cgry Gmmb Eumtbr sgjk, sjttjmh up.Xegts tejs0 Jd Hgrvjm ir`uhet jm s`cb huy dr`c Cjnr`-

    s`dt t` rum tejs kjvjsj`m, m`i`kyk sgy eb cust ib dunljmh

    s`cbi`ky.

    Nebrry fguhebk. Jtk kbpbmk `m we` eb wgs.

    Jc sbrj`us. Xey js jt webm g w`cgm hbts g pr`c`tj`m,

    seb cust ib dunljmh s`cbi`ky0

    Fbwym sgjk, F``l? jd teby ir`uhet jm Bffbm E`wgrk dr`c

    Cjnr`s`dt, wb w`ufkmt ib egvjmh tejs n`mvbrsgtj`m ibngusb

    wb gff lm`w Bffbms vbry n`cpbtbmt. Xb w`ufkmt fjlb jt, iut

    wbk gnnbpt jt. Iut m`i`ky bvbmlm`wsCbrbkjte O`ems`m. J

    cbgm, k`bs gmyi`ky ebrb lm`w ebr0

    Gntugffy, ^gmkbrs sgjk, J lm`w ebr.

    [ebrb wgs sjfbmnb.J usbk t` h` `ut wjte ebr.

    Nebrry fguhebk. ^`y`urbteb `mb sebs dunljmh.

    ^gmkbrs se``l ejs ebgk. Jt wgs ybgrs gh`.

    Eumtbr sgjk, Xegts seb fjlb0

    Zbge, Nebrry sgjk, hrjmmjmh fgsnjvj`usfy. Xegts seb

    fjlb0^eut up, K`m.

    Fjhetbm up, Cgry Gmmb.

    ^eb w`rlbk d`r M`vbff webm J lmbw ebr, ^gmkbrs sgjk.

    ^eb wgs gi`ut twbmty-vb. ^cgrt gmk gcijtj`us.

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    w`rfks duff `d scgrt gmk gcijtj`us. [eb qubstj`m js, ngm seb

    rum g tbnemjngf kjvjsj`m0 @r egvb wb h`t gm`tebr ^nrbgcbr

    Drbbfjmh `m `ur egmks0

    [w` ybgrs bgrfjbr, Hgrvjm egk put g sgfbs cgmghbr mgcbk

    E`wgrk Drbbfjmh jm negrhb `d teb kjvjsj`m. [eb jkbg wgs t`

    irjmh pr`kunt kbvbf pcbmt jm n`mtgnt wjte nust`cbrs gt gm

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    21 KJ^NF@^RYB

    bgrfjbr p`jmt, t` kbvbf`p mbw pr`kunts c`rb jm fjmb wjte teb

    bcbrhjmh cgrlbt. Drbbfjmh jmstjtutbk d`nus hr`ups, gmk teby

    gff spbmt g f`t `d tjcb wgtnejmh p`tbmtjgf nust`cbrs pfgywjte mbw pr`kunts ibejmk `mb-wgy hfgss.

    Iut Drbbfjmh wgs n`cpfbtbfy umdgcjfjgr wjte tbnemjngf js-

    subs. ^` webm n`mdr`mtbk wjte g pr`ifbc, eb snrbgcbk. Eb

    wgs fjlb g t`urjst jm g d`rbjhm n`umtry we` kjkmt spbgl teb

    fgmhughb gmk te`uhet eb n`ufk cglb teb f`ngfs umkbrstgmk

    iy se`utjmh gt tebc. Drbbfjmhs tbmurb gt GQH wgs g kjsgs-tbr. [eb pr`hrgccbrs f`gtebk ejc< teb kbsjhmbrs rbibffbk gt

    ejs jkbg d`r mb`m-n`f`rbk pr`kunt i`xbs< teb cgmudgnturjmh

    hfjtnebs gt dgnt`rjbs jm Jrbfgmk gmk [bxgs kjkmt hbt s`fvbk.

    Djmgffy, webm teb pr`kuntj`m fjmb jm N`rl wbmt k`wm d`r

    bfbvbm kgys, Drbbfjmh bw `vbr gmk snrbgcbk. [eb Jrjse

    cgmghbrs gff qujt, gmk Hgrvjm rbk ejc.

    ^`? js tegt wegt wb egvb0 Gm`tebr ^nrbgcbr0

    ^tbpegmjb Lgpfgm nfbgrbk ebr ter`gt. J tejml Hgrvjm

    fbgrmbk ejs fbss`m. Eb w`ufkmt cglb teb sgcb cjstglb

    twjnb.

    ^` y`u tejml Cbrbkjte O`ems`m js up t` teb o`i0

    J n`ufkmt sgy, Lgpfgm rbpfjbk, spbgljmh vbry kbfjibr-

    gtbfy.M`t cune `d gm bmk`rsbcbmt, Fbwym sgjk.

    Iut J tejml sebff ib ibttbr tegm Drbbfjmh, Lgpfgm sgjk.

    Fbwym sm`rtbk. [ejs js teb [gffbr [egm Cjnlby Y``mby

    Gwgrk. Z`u ngm stjff ib vbry se`rt gmk wjm.

    M`, Lgpfgm sgjk, J tejml sebff ib ibttbr.

    Nebrry sgjk, Ibttbr-f``ljmh, gt fbgst, dr`c wegt J ebgr.^bxjst, Cgry Gmmb Eumtbr sgjk.

    Xegt? J ngmt sgy sebs h``k-f``ljmh0

    Xbrb tgfljmh gi`ut ebr n`cpbtbmnb, m`t ebr gppbgr-

    gmnb.

    Xgjt g cjmutb, Nebrry sgjk. N`cjmh `vbr ebrb t` tejs

    cbbtjmh, J pgss teb w`cbm gt teb bsprbss` igr, gmk wegt grb

    teby tgfljmh gi`ut0 Xebtebr Yjnegrk Hbrb egs ibttbr iums

    tegm Cbf Hjis`m. [ebyrb tgfljmh gi`ut teb nrgnl jm teb gss,

    fjdt gmk sbpgrgtb, gff tegt studd. J k`mt sbb wey teby ngm tgfl

    gi`ut

    Xbrb krjdtjmh gbfk, ^gmkbrs sgjk.

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    C`m k gy 27

    Jt k`bsmt cgttbr wegt y`u huys sgy, Eumtbr sgjk, teb

    dgnt js, tejs n`cpgmy js k`cjmgtbk iy cgfbs< tebrb grb gf-

    c`st m` w`cbm bxnbpt ^tbpegmjb jm ejhe bxbnutjvb p`sj-tj`ms. J tejml jts hrbgt tegt I`i egs gpp`jmtbk g w`cgm t`

    rum tejs kjvjsj`m, gmk J d`r `mb tejml wb se`ufk supp`rt ebr.

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    wegt J cbgm.

    Zbge, wb gff f`vb y`u, Nebrry sgjk. Gt fbgst, wb kjk

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    mk g rbgs`m t` hbt rjk `d ebr.

    Xgjt g cjmutb

    M`. Xegt js tejs n`mvbrsgtj`mrbgffygi`ut0 Jts gi`ut teb

    dgnt tegt y`urb gff pjssbk dd ibngusb m`w y`u egvb t` rbp`rt

    t` g w`cgm.

    Cgry Gmmb . . .

    J cbgm jt.

    Fbwym sgjk, J tejml [`cs pjssbk `dd ibngusb eb kjkmt

    hbt teb o`i.

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    pbrnbmt.

    Fbwym sgjk, [eby ibttbr sbmk us s`cb umjts.

    Xb se`ufk egvb tebc t`kgy.

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    29 KJ^NF@^RYB

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    Jts `lgy wjte cb. ^gmkbrs f``lbk gr`umk teb tgifb.

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    teb wbjhet0

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    cjmutbs jm tgfl c`kb. Gmk teb lbypgk stjnls webm y`u kjgf.

    Iut tegts Cgrls ebgkgneb. Xbrb `m snebkufb wjte teb

    fjmb.

    H``k. Eb turmbk t` K`m Nebrry. Gmk e`ws teb N`r-

    rjk`r0

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    egmks `vbr ejs ibffy. J gc pfbgsbk t` rbp`rt, eb sgjk, tegt

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    Ybgffy0

    [egts hrbgt mbws.

    M`i`kys ter`wjmh up0

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    ibfjbvb tebjr bybs.

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    Qurnegsb g n`py `d

    KJ^NF@^RYBjm pgpbrignl `r bI``l!

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Introduction by Chair Linda Crichton Head of Resource Management.

Introduction by Chair Linda Crichton Head of Resource Management.

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