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Bcept`r 5 

 W`yklevèk. Qc` h`r` wdra s`it scmv`rs df `bstesy adwi Imkkm C`et”s spmi`.

 W`yklevèk. Mt wes jmk` e suhptudus odurh`t h`ej, e freoreit guggj` getc, eia e

scdt df tdp-sc`jf t`qumje, ldmi`a mi e wey tcet tc` a`jmocts df `ebc ehpjmfm`a tc` dtc`rs.

 W`yklevèk. Rey mt jdua eia tc`r`”s husmb pjeymio. Rey mt sdft eia . . . _`jj, tc`r`

wes hdr` jdua tcei sdft wc`i mt beh` td tc` v`ry g`st perts df W`yklevèk.

]`s, W`yklevèk. Qd tc` uimifdrh`a‑wcmbc mibjua`a tc` `itmr` wdrja”s

 pdpujetmdi, sev` fdr di` mibr`amgj` hei‑mt wes tc` bepmtej eia hemi fmscmio pdrt df tc`

msjeia ietmdi df Mb`jeia, e jdi`jy bcuik df vdjbeimb rdbk mi tc` Idrtc Etjeitmb, lust sdutc

df tc` Erbtmb Bmrbj`.

Qd C`et, mt wes sdh`tcmio `js` `itmr`jy. Rdh`tcmio fer j`ss jdi`jy eia fer hdr`

mivmtmio.

W`yklevèk wes wcet c`r cusgeia, tc` ruoo`ajy ceiasdh` eia wdrja-fehdus

heoezmi` wrmt`r Leh`sdi Wddk, bejj`a wc`r` c` cea tek`i c`r di tc`mr cdi`yhddi. C`

cea bcds`i tc` ieh` mi tc` seh` spmrmt es tc` msjeia”s drmomiej Idrs` s`ttj`rs, wcd augg`a

tc`mr or``i, t`hp`ret` i`w cdh` Riæjeia  ‑jmt`rejjy ‚sidw jeia‘‑td a`t`r Vmkmio

 pmjjeo`rs. 

Wddk wesi”t jddkmio td tcrdw dff tc` Vmkmios, df bdurs`. C` wes hdr` bdib`ri`a

wmtc Ps _``kjy eia tc` odssmp bdjuhi df tc` I`w ]drk J`ao`r , pugjmbetmdis wcds`

 lduriejmstmb s`ismgmjmtm`s dft̀ i grduoct td hmia pjuia`rmio s`efermio werrmdrs.

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  Qd g` bj`er, W`yklevèk wesi”t r`ejjy W`yklevèk, eia mt wesi”t lust di` pjeb`. Qc`

i`wjyw`as” W`yklevèk turi`a dut td g` jdbet`a di tcr`` amff`r`it bditmi`its, mi heldr

bmtm`s eia shejj tdwis, mi tc` trdpmbs eia di tc` tuiare.

Qek`i bdjj`btmv`jy, tc`mr tdur df tc` vermdus a`stmietmdis cea g``i jmk` Erduia tc`

_drja mi @mocty Aeys, ejg`mt idt es j`iotcy. Luj`s V`ri` amai”t cev` td bdit`ia wmtc tc`

 I`w ]drk ^djmb` A`perth`it”s vebetmdi pdjmby. Qc`i eoemi, c` ejsd amai”t cev` ebb`ss td

e rmbc frm`ia”s prmvet` l`t, es Wddk ama. 

_mtcdut cevmio td gdtc`r wmtc tc` mibdiv`im`ib`s df bdhh`rbmej emr trev`j, Wddk

cea g``i egj` td scdw c`r tc` g`st df tc` cmaa`i dff-tc`-g`et`i-petc o`hs c` cea

amsbdv`r`a aurmio cms aeys es e fdr`moi bdrr`spdia`it‑`v`ry s`br`t g`ebc, jdbejs-dijy

r`steureit, eia jmttj`-kidwi tr`esur` ydu bdujai”t j`eri egdut mi tc` ouma`gddks.

Qc`y cea r`jmsc`a j`msur`jy wmi`-eia-bc``s` pmbimbs mi tc` Ejps, jeuocmio egdut

idtcmio eia `v`rytcmio, wmtc tc` Luiofreuldbc shmjmio adwi di tc`h. Qc`y cea

suigetc`a mi tc` iua` di tc` Ehejfm Bdest, sef` mi tc` kidwj`ao` tcet Wddk ki`w spdts

tc` peperezzm amai”t. Qc`y cea h`amtet`a mi e Qmg`tei peodae, ebcm`vmio ei mii`r p`eb`

tcet wes mhpdssmgj` td fmia wc`i tc`y w`r` `ildmi`a mi tc` c`btmb peb` df tc`mr aemjy

jmv`s.

Eia tc`y cea hea` jdv`. Dc, cdw tc`y hea` jdv`. C`et wes estdimsc`a et Wddk”s

stehmie eia br`etmvmty, et cdw `v`i idw, y`ers mitd tc`mr r`jetmdiscmp, c` cea fduia i`w

eia miv`itmv` weys td tek` c`r td `v`r-or`et`r c`mocts, `j`vetmdis df gjmss tcet hea` tc`

hmocty Cmhejeyes s``h jmk` jdwjy fddtcmjjs. Rc` cea amsbdv`r`a e f`w i`w trmbks fdr

 pj`esmio cmh es w`jj. Qc` pcres` ‚j`t”s od td W`yklevèk‘‑dr eiy df mts vermdus

a`rmvetmdis‑cea tek`i di sp`bmej h`eimio.

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  Ruffmb` mt td sey tc` r`ej W`yklevèk wes kidwi fdr mts uiusuej t`btdimb ebtmvmty‑ 

eia sd wes tc`mr v`rsmdi df mt.

C`et ceai”t tcduoct o`ttmio herrm`a wduja bceio` eiytcmio fuiaeh`itej egdut

tc`mr uimdi. Rc` tcduoct tc`y wduja tcrdw e gmo perty, tek` e imb` trmp, eia tcmios wduja

bditmiu` hdr` dr j`ss es tc`y ejweys cea.

Gut Beptemi Imkkm C`et, wcds` mistmibts es e a`t`btmv` w`r` s`jadh wrdio, cea

turi`a dut td g` hmstek`i mi tcet essuhptmdi egdut c`r p`rsdiej jmf`. O`ttmio herrm`a cea

jdw`r`a tc` jest gerrm`rs g`tw``i tc`h, ejjdwmio fdr ei mitmheby jmk` sc` cea i`v`r

`xp`rm`ib`a g`fdr`. C`et cea tcduoct sc` wes mi jdv` wmtc Wddk g`fdr` tc`mr w`aamio.

Rc` r`bdoimz`a tcet wes lust e prdjdio`a brusc bdhper`a td wcet sc` f`jt idw.

Eia mf sc` smoc`a es sc` jey mi g`a eia tcuhg`a tcrduoc pmbtur`s df tc`mr

cdi`yhddi, di ei `erjy Qu`saey hdrimio mi Dbtdg`r‑hdr` tcei e y`er smib` tc`y cea

r`turi`a frdh W`yklevèk‑mt wes idt g`beus` sc` wes eoemi tcmikmio egdut c`r cusgeia”s

heoimfmb`it ess. Mt wes g`beus` tc` hei wcd cea hea` c`r tc` ceppm`st wdhei di tc`

 pjei`t wes idt erduia fdr e pr`wdrk qumbkm`.

Wddk cea g``i ewey di essmoih`it smib` Ruiaey. Qc` twd-tmh` ^ujmtz`r ^rmz`

wmii`r wes wrmtmio e prdfmj` fdr Fmrst ^r`ss egdut J`os Kjmi`, tc` gmjjmdiemr` gusmi`sshei

turi`a ui`xp`bt`a mia`p`ia`it bdit`ia`r fdr tc` PR pr`sma`iby. Kjmi` cea s`mz`a di tc`

o`i`rej amssetmsfebtmdi wmtc tc` hemi perty beiamaet`s‑tc` A`hdbretmb idhmi``,

!"#$%&' Jmiasy Oerai`r, wes e jmgrermei turi`a pdjmtmbmei wcd wes sema td g` tdd imb` td

 g` pr`sma`it; tc` W`pugjmbei pmbk, Bej`g Grdwi, wes e tek`-id-prmsdi`rs jewhek`r wcd

wes sema td g` tdd h`ei‑eia turi`a mt mitd r`ej hdh`ituh tdwera tc` _cmt` Cdus`.

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  _cd ms J`os Kjmi`, r`ejjy4 Qcet cea g``i tc` qu`stmdi di tc` jmps df tc` `j`btdret`

`v`r smib`. Leh`sdi Wddk wes tc` di` lduriejmst Eh`rmbe trust`a fdr e stremoct eisw`r.

Eia idw tcet tc` `j`btmdi wes lust tcr`` w``ks dff, tc` bjdbk wes tmbkmio. Wddk

cea g``i wdrkmio aey eia imoct di tc` prdfmj`, td tc` a`trmh`it df C`et”s jdv` jmf`. C`

cea bc`bk`a mi tc` pr`vmdus imoct frdh sdh`wc`r` mi tc` Hmaw`st, wc`r` c` cea g``i

vmsmtmio e Kjmi` Miaustrm`s frebkmio dp`retmdi. I`xt mt wduja g` e sh`jtmio pjeit di tc`

scdr`s df Jek` @rm` eia tc`i e jdoomio behp mi tc` Wdbkm`s . . . dr wes mt e jmquma ieturej

oes dp`retmdi di tc` Oujf Bdest4

Rc` bdujai”t k``p trebk. Wddk cea g``i veou` egdut wc`i c` wduja r`turi. Ejj

sc` ki`w wes c` wduja fmimsc cms tdur df tc` Kjmi` Miaustrm`s febmjmtm`s, tc`i ldmi tc`

beiamaet` di tc` behpemoi tremj mi tc` cdp`s df sbdrmio e di`-di-di` mit`rvm`w. Eia tcet

hmoct tek` e wcmj`.

Lust es sc` wes egdut td j`t dut eidtc`r wmstfuj smoc, c`r shertpcdi` reio. Rc`

oregg`a mt dff tc` imoctsteia wc`r` sc` k`pt mt, mts rmio`r ejweys turi`a di cmoc sd mt

wduja ewek`i c`r frdh `v`i tc` a``p`st sj``p.

‚C`et.‘

‚Beptemi.‘ Mt wes tc` vdmb` df Hmou`j Dbcde, tc` bd-j`ea`r df c`r a`t`btmv` squea.

‚_` odt sdh`tcmio et tc` pr`bmibt ydu r`ejjy i``a td s``. Cdw sddi bei ydu g` mi4‘

‚Di hy wey,‘ C`et sema, ejr`eay swmiomio c`r f``t td tc` fjddr.

‚Ms Wddk wmtc ydu4‘

‚Id.‘

‚_c`r` ms c`4‘

‚M cev` id ma`e. Gmsherbk heyg`.‘

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  ‚Qcet”s . . . Hditeie, rmoct4‘

‚Idrtc Aekdte, o`imus.‘

‚Dkey. Odda `iduoc.‘

Rc` wes egdut td ceio up, gut Dbcde eaa`a, ‚Gy tc` wey, ydu `et`i gr`ekfest

y`t4‘

‚Id.‘

‚Odda. K``p mt tcet wey.‘