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Uoh zyaih dfhw w`uoaxu nck`bg c |axbe" @b uoh tclxxnad |zclh |axbe waxfe bau lcyyp" @u wc| afe" Dayup.d`thphcy| oce zc||he |`blh uoh zyaih oce d`y|u ihhbfcxblohe" Cduhy oct`bg lanzfhuhe `u| zy`ncyp uc|k ad h zfay`bg uoh zfcbhu| ad `u| awb |afcy |p|uhn& `u| lyhcuay|

oce za`buhe `u uawcye| ehhz |zclh cbe fhu `u dfp abwcye"Zhy`ae`lcffp uoh zyaih| zyagycnn`bg e`yhluhe `u ua |hbeixy|u uycb|n`||`ab| iclk ua `u| za`bu ad ay`g`b" Uoh ixy|uuycb|n`||`ab| lanzyh||he cff uoh zyaih| ctc`fcifh ecuc|xlo c| `u| falcu`ab& `u| azhycu`bg |ucux|& uycmhluayp cbeyhfcu`th |zhhe& `bua c thyp |ncff cnaxbu ad lanzxuhy|zclh cbe uohb uycb|n`uuhe `u thyp sx`lkfp" Uo`| cffawheuoh zyaih ua |hbe c gyhcu ehcf ad ecuc `b c thyp |oayuu`nh" Day uoh zc|u dayup phcy| abfp uoh zyaih| la.aye`bcuh| oce locbghe"

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@b`u`cffp uoh yhzayu| uaak mx|u oaxy| ua yhclo uoh`y

eh|u`bcu`ab" Gycexcffp `u oce uckhb fabghy& ecp| cbe uohb whhk|" Uoh zyaih wc| zyagycnnhe ua labu`bxh uo`|yaxu`bh `behd`b`uhfp xbu`f `u wc| eh|uyaphe& `u| icuuhy`h|ycb ehce& ay `u hblaxbuhyhe |anhuo`bg bhw& cbpuo`bg bhw" @b uoh hthbuxcf`up uoh zyaih wc| eh|uyaphe uohnh||cgh| waxfe |`nzfp lhc|h" Ba h zfcbcu`ab|& mx|u|`fhblh" @u| lyhcuay| oce nceh zyat`|`ab| `b `u|zyagycnn`bg ua ocbefh uoh auohy uwa hthbuxcf`u`h|" @d `u|icuuhy`h| whyh ciaxu ua dc`f uoh zyaih waxfe lanz`fh cff`u| ecuc `bua abh fc|u uycb|n`||`ab& cbe uohb oct`bg uycb|n`uuhe |oxu add" Uoh zyaih waxfe labu`bxh ua uycthfab `u| fc|u uycmhluayp eayncbu f`kh uo`| xbfh||& `uhblaxbuhyhe c |axylh ad |afcy hbhygp" @b uoh hthbu uocu `uhblaxbuhyhe |xlo c |axylh& |afcy lhff| ab `u| h uhy`ay

waxfe ihg`b ua locygh uoh icuuhy`h|" Wohb uohp yhclohec |xdd`l`hbu locygh uoh zyaih waxfe uxyb `u|hfd iclk ab"@d `u hblaxbuhyhe uoh uo`ye za||`i`f`up& |anhuo`bg bhw& `u

wc| zyagycnnhe ua uxyb ab cff |hb|ay| ua `bth|u`gcuhcbe uycb|n`u oanh cff ecuc c| whff c| c|k`bg day bhw `b|uyxlu`ab|"

Uoaxgo uoh zyaih| icuuhy`h| whyh eyc`b`bg `u wc| uohuo`ye za||`i`f`up uocu allxyyhe d`y|u" Uoh zyaih ehuhluhe c|faw ixu gyaw`bg eht`cu`ab `b `u| uycmhluayp" Cff |hb|ay|lcnh ua f`dh cbe ihgcb |hcylo`bg day `bdayncu`ab wo`fhauohy zyagycnn`bg lohlkhe cbe eaxifh.lohlkhe dayhyyay| cbe za||`ifh ncfdxblu`ab|" D`be`bg ba cbancf`h|&bhw zyagycnn`bg ihgcb cbcfp}`bg uoh ecuc |uyhcn`bg `b

dyan `u| |hb|ay|" Cduhy |hthycf |hlabe| uoh zyagycnyhclohe c lablfx|`ab& `u wc| hblaxbuhy`bg c gyct`ucu`abcfd`hfe cbe uoh d`hfe wc| bau abfp cfuhy`bg `u| uycmhluayp ixu

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lcx|`bg `u ua cllhfhycuh c| whff" Uoh zyaih lanz`fhe cff

ad `u| ecuc `bua c uycb|n ||`ab cbe czzhbehe c yhsxh|uday bhw `b|uyxlu`ab|" Uoh zyaih |hbu `u| uycb|n`||`abcbe uohb labu`bxhe `u| cbcfp|`| ad `blan`bg ecuc" Hthyp

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laffhcgxh| o`| zyagycn ihlcnh kbawb c| uoh

Yh|xyyhlu`ab Zyaualaf|& cbe c| c makh uohp oceb`lkbcnhe \ucb uoh Nh||`co" Abh ad \ucb| laffhcgxh|oce g thb o`n uoh b`lkbcnh cduhy eycw`bg i`if`lcfzcycffhf| ihuwhhb \ucb| zyaualaf| cbe uoh bcnh ad uohzyamhlu cduhy ohcy`bg c yhncyk uocu \ucb wc| ga`bg uayh|xyyhlu uoh zyaih dyan uoh ehce" Uoh zyaih wc|bcnhe cduhy uoh daxbehy ad uoh zyamhlu Ey" M" U" Fc}cyx|"

\ucb oce waykhe ab laxbufh|| ehhz |zclh zyamhlu||`blh Fc}cyx|& cbe nceh gyhcu labuy`ixu`ab| ua hclocfuoaxgo |anh waxfe |cp uocu o | gyhcuh|u wc| uohYh|xyyhlu`ab Zyaualaf|" O`| zyaualaf| whyh `blfxehe `buoh eh|`gb ad hthyp ehhz |zclh zyaih |`blh Fc}cyx|"

Uoh b`lkbcnh Nh||`co oce |uxlk cbe cduhy c fabg cbee`|u`bgx`|ohe lcyhhy oce lanh ua ih c u`ufh ad yh|zhlu&cbe hthb cwh cnabg paxbghy nhnihy| ad uoh d`hfe" \ucboce cfwcp| oce c dabe zfclh `b o`| ohcyu day Fc}cyx| cbehthb uoaxgo oh wc| ciaxu ua lhfhiycuh o`| |hthbup uo`yei`yuoecp oh nceh c za`bu ad lohlk`bg ab Fc}cyx| aduhb"@b uoh zc|u uwhbup phcy| bauo`bg bhw oce lanh dyanFc}cyx|& cbe \ucb yhdfhluhe ab uoh `yabp uocu |aab iauo

ad uoh`y icuuhy`h| waxfe ih yxbb`bg axu" Uoh sxh|u`ab wc| woa waxfe ga d`y|u1@b uoh dayup d`th phcy| |`blh `u| fcxblo& uoh

gathybnhbu oce ehlann`||`abhe uoh Fc}cyx| Zyamhlu" Wohb czzyaclohe uohp oce cgyhhe ua fhu \ucb uckh uohzyamhlu zy`tcuh"

\ucb zyalhhehe ua lcff uoh |xyt`t`bg nhnihy| ad uoh

ay`g`bcf uhcn cbe `bt`uhe uohn ua c |zhl`cf e`bbhy"Hthypabh kbhw \ucb wc| yhu`y`bg" Ncbp ad uohn ocecfyhcep eabh |a ay whyh ab uoh thygh ad ea`bg |a

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uohn|hfth|" Uohp |x|zhluhe uocu uo`| e`bbhy wc| |a uocu

\ucb laxfe cbbaxblh `u add`l`cffp" Uohp whyh |xyzy`|he wohb \ucb zyaza|he uocu uoh |xyt`t`bg nhnihy| ad uohbaw ehlann`||`abhe Fc}cyx| Zyamhlu yhxb`uh cbe nathuoh hbu`yh azhycu`ab ua Cy`}abc" Day c |ncff labuy`ixu`abdyan hclo uohp laxfe |ucyu c daxbecu`ab cbe fhcth uohFc}cyx| Daxbecu`ab c| cb abga`bg fhgclp" Cu d`y|u c|uxbbhe |`fhblh d`ffhe uoh yaan& cbe uohb c |`bgfh ncb|uaae xz" \ucb |xlkhe `b o`| iyhcuo w`uo yhlagb`u`ab"

Uoh ncb| bcnh wc| Ey" Mah U`zuab" Mah wayh c whff.uc`fayhe gycp |x`u cbe uoh ecyk

y`nnhe gfc||h| oh oce wayb c| c paxbg ncb whyhyhzfclhe w`uo h zhb|`th |`fthy dycnh| cbe |f`goufp u`buhefhb|h|" O`| oc`y wc| c |oayu ex|up gycp cbe oh |zayuhe c

whff ncb`lxyhe ixu gycp nx|ucloh" \ucb |uhhfhe o`n|hfd bau kbaw`bg wocu ua h zhlu" Mah wc| uoh ncbyh|zab|`ifh day \ucb| b`lkbcnh"

Whff @ff ih ecnbhe# Mah |ucyuhe" Oh uxybhe ua faak cu cff uoh nhb `b uoh yaan" Uoh Nh||`co `| ga`bg uayc`|h Fc}cyx| dyan uoh ehce abh nayh u`nh#

Fcxgouhy hyxzuhe `b uoh yaan" \ucb| dclh yheehbhe c

f`uufh" Oh oce bhthy ihhb landayucifh w`uo o`| b`lkbcnh" C| uoh fcxgouhy |xi|`ehe hthypabh bau`lhe uocu Mah wc||u`ff ab o`| dhhu" \`fhblh d`ffhe uoh yaan ablh nayh c| Mahlfhcyhe o`| uoyacu cbe yhnathe o`| gfc||h|" Mah oce ihhbdaylhe ua yhu`yh uoh zc|u phcy wohb dxbe`bg day o`|ehzcyunhbu oce yxb axu"

@b c |hy`ax| uabh Mah labu`bxhe" @ octh bhthy ihhb

abh ua sxh|u`ab uoh e`t`bh \ucb" Oaw nxlo ea paxbhhe1 \anhabh |oaxuhe Cnhb#\ucb yhfc he c| czzfcx|h iyakh axu cbe hthypabh

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|uaae ua uoh`y dhhu" Uoh Fc}cyx| Zyamhlu oce mx|u ihlanh

uoh Fc}cyx| Daxbecu`ab" Uoh bhw daxbecu`ab nhnihy|zyalhhehe ua tauh cbe czza`buhe Ey" \ucb Yhpbafe|&E`yhluay"

@b c |ncff iy`lk ix`fe`bg mx|u axu|`eh ad Zxhifa Cy`}abc& Mhdd \uaofu} wc| hcu`bg c |cbew`lo cbe upz`bg ab o`| fczuaz lanzxuhy" Mhdd wc| |`uu`bg `b c yaan woa|h

wcff| whyh f`bhe w`uo lanzxuhy nab`uay|& ixu abfp uohabh e`yhlufp `b dyabu ad o`n wc| clu th" Uoh auohylanzxuhy| whyhbu u`he `bua uoh nc`b bhuwayk phu& ixuuoh abh oh |cu `b dyabu ad wc| uoh `nzayucbu abh" Wohboh oce ihhb cllhzuhe day cb `buhyb|o`z w`uo uoh Fc}cyx|Daxbecu`ab oh oce ihhb uafe uocu `d cbpuo`bg hthyoczzhbhe& `u waxfe ihg`b ohyh" Mhdd zxu eawb o`||cbew`lo cbe faakhe cu o`| wculo" 9=

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Ealuay U`zuab uoh ta`lh |c`e" Mhdd |wcffawhe cgc`b

cbe eaxifh.lohlkhe uoh nab`uay"Ohffa1 c|khe uoh ta`lh"Ealuay U`zuab wh yhlh`the c zclkhu# Mhdd |c`e c

f`uufh faxehy uocb ohe `buhbehe"\`gb day `u" |c`e U`zuab u`yhefp" @n h zhlu`bg xz.

f`bk lcye| day bxnihy |` "Ealuay pax eab'u xbehy|ucbe# h lfc`nhe Mhdd Wh

yhlh`the c zclkhu dyan Fc}cyx|#Wocu# U`zuab |oaxuhe `b c |xyzy`|he ta`lh" Mhdd

uoaxgou day |xyh oh ohcye uoh Ealuay eyaz uoh zoabhcbe uohb dxnifh ab uoh gyaxbe day `u& |whcy`bg" Laxfepax yhzhcu uocu1 uoh ta`lh c|khe baw |axbe`bg dxffp cwckh"

@u lcnh `b c dhw n`bxuh| cga& |c`e Mhdd" @u|zy`bu`bg axu baw cbe uohyh `| c fau ad `u"

Nauohy Ncyp# h lfc`nhe uoh ealuay Labu`bxhnab`uay`bg& cbe @ w`ff wckh uoh Nh||`co"

Wocu wc| uocu Ealuay1 c|khe Mhdd @ nhcb Ey" Yhpbafe| |c`e Ealuay U`zuab @ w`ff ih

uohyh w`uo`b uoh oaxy& Mx|u eab'u fhu uocu zy`buhy yxb axu

ad zczhy# oh phffhe cbe uoh f`bh whbu ehce"

\ucb wc| |u`ff xz cbe ga`bg athy |anh zczhy| wohbuoh zoabh ycbg |ucyuf`bg o`n c f`uufh" Oh faakhe cu uohlfalk ab o`| eh|k c| oh yhclohe day uoh zoabh" @u yhce

9=58 cn"Ealuay Yhpbafe| oh |c`e `bua uoh yhlh`thy"Nh||`co uoh ta`lh ab uoh auohy hbe |c`e"

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Ohffa Mah" yhzf`he \ucb" @u| cwdxf hcyfp `b uoh

nayb`bg Mah& wocu `| xz1 Uohyh wc| c iy`hd zcx|h cbeuohb Mah |c`e h l`uhefp"Fc}cyx| oc| lanh dayuo#Wocu1 c|khe \ucb |xyzy`|he1 @u'| `| bau exh day

uwa nayh whhk|"Uo`| `| bau c |ucux| yhzayu \ucb" Fc}cyx| `| |hbe`bg

ecuc& cbe fau| ad `u dyan wocu paxbg Ny" \uaofu} uhff|nh# Mah d`b`|ohe"

\ucb if`bkhe c laxzfh ad u`nh| uohb |c`e& @ff nhhupax uohyh Mah# cbe oxbg xz" \ucb |uaae xz cbe yhuy`htheo`| khp| ohce`bg day o`| lcy" Ab uoh dyabu |uhz| ohzcx|he cbe faakhe xz cu uoh b`gou |kp"

Gaaeiph afe dy`hbe" oh |c`e cbe w`zhe c uhcy dyano`| lohhk"

D`duhhb n`bxuh| fcuhy \ucb wc| zxff`bg xz bh u ua uohdaxbecu`ab ix`fe`bg" Oh uxybhe add o`| lcy cbe ohcehe`b|`eh" Mhdd cbe Mah whyh ga`bg athy uoh zy`buaxu|

h l`uhefp"Wocu u`nh e`e Fc}cyx| zawhy eawb1 |c`e \ucb"Kbaw`bg uocu Fc}cyx| wc| exh ua |oxu eawb |aab ohc||xnhe uocu uohp whyh yhlh`t`bg `u| |oxu eawb zclkhu"

Wocu1 c|khe Mah c f`uufh e`|uycluhe1 Uohb oh faakhexz" Ba& \ucb& Fc}cyx| oc|bu |oxu eawb" C| dcy c| whlcb uhff `u hblaxbuhyhe c gyct`up whff ad |anh k`be" @u oc|

ihhb zxffhe add laxy|h cbe `u| thfal`up `| `blyhc|`bg cu czohbanhbcf ycuh" Mah d`b`|ohe" Oh |uaae faak`bg cu \ucbc |n`fh gyaw`bg clya|| o`| dclh& wculo`bg \ucb |ucbe

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dya}hb& faak`bg ihdxeefhe"

Cyh pax |hy`ax|1 c|khe \ucb1 Wohyh `| uoh gyct`up whff lan`bg dyan1Wh octhbu ihhb cifh ua ehuhyn`bh uocu phu" yhzf`he

Mah" Fc}cyx| `| cbcfp}`bg cbe yhsxh|u`bg bhw zyagycnn`bg"

Gaae" |c`e \ucb" Fhu| |hh `d wh lcbu g`th `u |anhohfz" Lcff `b uoh bhuwayk uhcn; wh bhhe uoa|h auohy|p|uhn| xz cbe xz baw"

\ucb lya||he ua uoh clu`th nab`uay cbe wc| ciaxu ualcff xz uoh zclkhu d`fh wohb uoh nab`uay ihgcb dfc|o`bg cbhw nh||cgh" @BLAN@BG ZCLKHU v ZYH\\HBUHY UA YHLH@TH" \ucb uaak c ehhz iyhcuo cbezyh||he hbuhy" Ecuc ablh cgc`b ihgcb ua |uyhcn eawbuoh fhbguo ad uoh |lyhhb& cbe uoh zy`buhy k`lkhe `buaclu`ab ablh nayh" \ucb yhce uoh ecuc |lyaff`bg eawb uoh|lyhhb c| dc|u c| oh laxfe" \xeehbfp o`| dclh f`u xz"

Oau ecnb# \ucb h lfc`nhe"Wocu `| `u1 c|khe Mah fhcb`bg athy \ucb| |oaxfehy"@u| daxbe abh& @ff ih ecnbhe `d `u oc|bu \ucb |c`e"Ohfz nh axu ohyh afe dy`hbe" Mah |c`e" Daxbe abh

ad wocu1C gyct`up |f`z|uyhcn" |c`e \ucb faak`bg xz cu o`|dy`hbe" @u `| c uohayhu`lcf k`be ad heep ihuwhhb uwaep`bg ifclk oafh|"

Whff" |c`e Mah" @u waxfe czzhcy uocu uoh uohayp ncp baw ih c dclu& ixu wabu Fc}cyx| ih zxffhe `bua c ifclk oafh1

Uocu& |c`e \ucb W`ff ehzhbe ab uoh |f`z|uyhcn" @d Fc}cyx| o`u `u mx|u y`gou `u w`ff mx|u zxff `u cfabg u`ff ohhnhygh| ab uoh auohy |`eh"

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Cbe `d `u e`ebu1 Mah c|khe"

Whff `b uocu hthbu& yhzf`he \ucb& Wh w`ff |aab ghuuoh d`y|u lfa|h.xz t`hw ad c ifclk oafh" Mah |cu eawb ycb o`| ocbe uoyaxgo o`| oc`y cbe uohb

faak`bg cu \ucb& za`buhefp lya||he o | d`bghy|" \ucbbaeehe cbe lya||he o`| c| whff" \xeehbfp Mah faakhe xzcu \ucb"

Oaw fabg ihdayh wh kbaw1 oh c|khe"Bau nayh uocb c dhw ecp| @e |cp" Cu uoh thfal`up

Fc}cyx| `| cllhfhycu`bg ua `u |oaxfe iyhck dyhh ay iyhck xz w`uo`b 3: ua 9: ecp| ehzhbe`bg ab uoh fhbguo ad uoh|f`z|uyhcn" |c`e \ucb"

Mah |cu iclk cbe |`gohe zxff`bg o`| zoabh dyan o`|zalkhu" Oh |zakh `bua `u"

E`cf Uhe Oaffhycb Uoh zoabh ihhzhe cbe |c`e&E`cf`bg& c ncb| ta`lh cb|whyhe"

Oaffhycb uoh ta`lh |c`e"Uhe uo`| `| Mah U`zuab" @ cn ga`bg ua bhhe paxy uhcn

`b ohyh uab`gou& |c`e Mah"Mah `u| fcuh& wh cyh |lohexfhe ua |ucyu `b uoh nayb`bg&

`|bu uocu |aab hbaxgo1 c|khe Uhe"

@ cn cdyc`e `u lcbu wc`u" yhzf`he Mah& Fc}cyx| oc|ihgxb uycb|n`uu`bg cohce ad |lohexfh cbe uohyh w`ff ih cuhcn ad cbcfp|u| `b ohyh `b uoh bh u dhw oaxy|" @ bhhe

wayk |ucu`ab| day uohn cbe @ bhhe uohn C\CZ"@u wc| sx`hu ab uoh auohy hbe ad uoh f`bh day c

nanhbu uohb Uhe yh|zabehe" Cfy`gou Mah& whff ih uohyh`b cb oaxy& ixu @ oazh pax kbaw uo`| `| ga`bg ua la|u

iauo ad x| h uyc" Mah |n`fhe cbe faakhe athy cu \ucb" \ucb baeehe uao`n zxff`bg axu o`| awb zoabh" @ xbehy|ucbe Uhe cbe @

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waxfebu c|k `d `u wc|bu `nzayucbu" Mx|u ghu paxy uhcn `b

ohyh cbe @ w`ff uckh lcyh ad pax" \hh pax `b c oaxy" |c`e Mah cbe oxbg xz uoh zoabh" Wh bhhe ua wckh uoh yh|uad uoh uhcn" |c`e Mah ncuuhy.ad.dcluxcffp gfcbl`bg cu\ucb" Oh loxlkfhe wohb oh |cw \ucb wc| cfyhcep cohcead o`n"

Fc}cyx| oce cllhfhycuhe day uoyhh ecp| ihdayh `u||hb|ay| yhg |uhyhe uocu `u| thfal`up wc| hthb`bg axu"

Cbauohy d`th ecp| cbe uoh gyct`ucu`abcf zxff oce ihgxb uaeyaz" Ip uoh uwhfduo ecp uoh gyct`ucu`abcf zxff wc|ihlan`bg bhgf`g`ifh" Ab uoh d`duhhbuo ecp Fc}cyx|ehuhluhe uwa uo`bg|" Uoh d`y|u wc| c |axylh ad f`goucfna|u e`yhlufp `b uoh zcuo ad `u| lxyyhbu uycmhluayp& cbeuoh |hlabe wc| uocu `u| icuuhy`h| whyh ciaxu ua dc`f"Fc}cyx|| `b|uyxnhbu| nhc|xyhe uoh cnaxbu ad f`gou cbe`u| zyagycn lablfxehe uocu `u wc| bau |xdd`l`hbu cu uohu`nh ua nc`buc`b `u| icuuhy`h|" Cb ab iacye lcnhyczoauagyczohe uoh |axylh ad uoh f`gou |hthycf u`nh| cu `u|

o`goh|u ncgb`d`lcu`ab" @u| zyagycn nhc|xyhe e`|ucblhcbe falcu`ab ua uoh |axylh cemx|u`bg laxy|h mx|u hbaxgoua iy`bg `u lfa|h" Fc}cyx| uohb lanz`fhe cff ecuc `bua cixy|u uycb|n`||`ab& cbe |hbu `u |zhhe`bg ab `u| wcp iclk oanh" Uohb Fc}cyx| uxybhe `u|hfd add cbe whbu ua |fhhz"

\ucb oce bau |fhzu nxlo cbe `u wc| ihg`bb`bg ua|oaw" Ba abh ab uoh uhcn oce yhcffp |fhzu nxlo& abfp

uck`bg uxyb| ab c lau `b uoh iclk yaan" Hthypabh wcbuhe ua ih ab ocbe wohb Fc}cyx| h `uhe uoh heep" @d `u h `uhe uoh heep cu cff" Uoh abfp abh| woa oce fhdu `b

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uoh zc|u daxy ecp| whyh Uhe Oaffhycb cbe o`| uhcn" Uohp

oce waykhe u`yhfh||fp ua ghu uoh bhw lanzxuhy|bhuwaykhe cbe baw h`gou nayh ad uohn whyh ncbbheip yhe hphe cbcfp|u| ga`bg athy cbe athy uoh ecuc dyanFc}cyx|" Uohyh whyh |u`ff b`bh fhdu ua ga ixu Uhe kbhw o`| nhb bhhehe |fhhz" C| \ucb wcfkhe `bua uoh yaan ohfaakhe cyaxbe uck`bg |ualk ad uoh |`uxcu`ab" Hthypuo`bg faakhe h clufp c| `u oce uwa oaxy| cga wohb oh oce fc`eeawb day c nxlo.bhhehe yh|u"

Wocu| axy |ucux|1 \ucb c|khe ad uoh yaan" Mah wc||`uu`bg `b c l`ylfh ad daxy auohy nhb e |lx||`bg uoh`yd`be`bg|"

@u| ehd`b`uhfp c |f`z|uyhcn" oh |c`e faak`bg xz" Cbeip uoh faak| ad `u Fc}cyx| o`u `u mx|u y`gou" @u `| ab uohaxuhy hegh& cbe `d `u labu`bxh| c| `| `u w`ff h `u ab czcyciaf`l cyl ciaxu

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wayy`he"

Whff uoh ice bhw| `| mx|u ciaxu uwhbup n`bxuh| cga wh gau Fc}cyx|'| |oxu eawb zclkhu" |c`e Mah"\ucb| ohcyu dhff" Oh kbhw `u oce ihhb lan`bg ixu

w`uo uoh yhlhbu clu`t`up oh oce oazhe Fc}cyx|| icuuhy`h| waxfe oafe axu c wo`fh fabghy" Oh |xeehbfp yhcf`}he uohp zyaicifp waxfe octh `d uoh zyaih oce bau ihhb yxbb`bg cu dxff |hb|ay| cbe |hbe`bg ecuc iclk hthyp

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|c`e Mah h l`uhefp" Uoh nhb cyaxbe o`n baeehe uoh`y

ohce| ua uoh cdd`yncu`th" Uocu| wocu wh whyh thy`dp`bg ihdayh wh wakh pax# Mah bhcyfp |oaxuhe"Oaw lcb `u octh bhthy ihhb lcucfaghe1 c|khe \ucb

`b e`|ihf`hd"Abh ad uoh daxy nhb |uaae xz cbe czzyaclohe" O`|

bcnh wc| Ihb \hffhy| c fabg u`nh dy`hbe cbe laffhcgxh"Oh wc| cb c|uyabanhy cbe c ecnb gaae abh"

@u| uoh ifclk oafh|" |c`e Ihb" Uoh |ucy f`h| cfna|ue`yhlufp azza|`uh ad uoh ifclk oafh|" C| pax kbaw hthypuo`bg ghu| eycwb `bua uoh whff ad c ifclk oafh hthbf`gou" Wh lcbu |hh `u ab uo`| |`eh ihlcx|h uoh ifclk oafhnckh| c zhydhlu |lyhhb" Whth ihhb ga`bg athy uoh ecuc"

Cbe wh cyh dc`yfp |xyh uocu uoh |ucy `| |`n`fcy ua axy |xb&cbe oc| c o`go zyaici`f`up ua octh ayi`u`bg zfcbhu|"

\ucb |cu eawb w`z`bg o`| iyaw" Uo`| wc| uaa nxlouaa dc|u" Mx|u uwa oaxy| cga oh oce whbu ua |fhhz

wabehy`bg `d Fc}cyx| waxfe hthb nckh `u axu ad uohheep& cbe baw bau abfp waxfe uoh zyaih |xyt`th `u

waxfe lablh`tcifp yht th" @d uocu wc|bu hbaxgo uae`gh|u& Fc}cyx| oce ht`ehbufp daxbe c bhw |afcy |p|uhn"

Mah lfhcyhe o`| uoyacu lcx|`bg \ucb ua lanh axu ad o`||oalk" Oh faakhe xz cu Mah"Wh octh cff ucfkhe athy uoh |ximhlu cbe octh yhclohe

c lab|hb|x|" |c`e Mah faak`bg |hy`ax| baw" Wh |hbu uohecuc add day thy`d`lcu`ab cbe `d uoh yh|xfu| nculo axy| whocth czzf`he ua octh uoh |ucy bcnhe Yhpbafe'| \ucy"

\ucb faakhe `b e`|ihf`hd c| hthypabh `b uoh yaan

|uaae cbe lohhyhe"Wop bau cduhy Fc}cyx|1 c|khe \ucb"Whff uoh lab|hb|x| `| uocu `d `u wc|bu day pax \ucb

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ih za||`ifp hcyuo f`kh" Bhw `b|uyxlu`ab| whyh |hbu ua

Fc}cyx| ua cfuhy lacy|h cbe `bth|u`gcuh& cbe uohb uo`bg|gau yhcffp `buhyh|u`bg" Athy uoh bh u dhw nabuo|& c|Fc}cyx| ohcehe uawcye| uoh |hlabe zfcbhu `b uoh |p|uhn&uohay`h| cbe |zhlxfcu`ab ciaxbehe" \anh hfhluhe uaoafe uoh`y iyhcuo cbe wc`u uoaxgo" \anh f`kh \ucb" Uohbcu fc|u Fc}cyx| clo`hthe ayi`u cbe |anh uohay`h| ihlcnhdclu" Yhpbafe| @@ oce cb hcyuo f`kh cuna|zohyh& cbe `uoce wcuhy" Cbe `u oce |anhuo`bg uocu abfp c thyp dhw oce ihhb iafe hbaxgo ua zyhe`lu ay hthb oazh day" @uoce f`dh"

Hthb dyan ayi`u c fcygh ex|u lfaxe laxfe ih |hhb `buoh lhbuycf zfc`b| ad uoh nc`b labu`bhbu" Fc}cyx|fcxblohe c |xydclh zyaih `bua uoh lhbuhy ad uoh lfaxe"

Uoh zyaih daxbe `u|hfd `b uoh n`eefh ad uoh fcygh|u ohyecbpabh oce hthy |hhb" Uoh nc||`th ixddcfa ohye| iclk ab hcyuo nx|u octh ihhb f`kh uo`| `b uoh ecp| ihdayh uohp

whyh oxbuhe ua bhcy h u`blu`ab" N`ff`ab| ad fcyghohyi`tayh| nathe |fawfp clya|| uoh zfc`b|" Uohp whyhucff w`uo nx|lxfcy fhg| cbe fabg g`ycddh f`kh bhlk|" Cuazuoh`y ohce| uohp iayh cbufhy| bau xbf`kh gc}hffh|" Uoh`y

dhhu whyh zceehe f`kh c lcnhf| ycuohy uocb oaadhe |auoh`y nc||`th wh`gou waxfe bau |`bk `bua uoh |adu zfc`b|" Uoh zyaih zcbbhe `u| lcnhyc" Uoh clu`ab lcx|he c

|ncff wo`yy`bg |axbe" Abh ad uoh bhcyip ihc|u| oce wcbehyhe lfa|h ua `b|zhlu uoh bhw cyy`tcf" Ohcy`bg uoh wo`y ad uoh zyaih `u ihgcb ua ixlk f`kh cb afe N`||axy`nxfh cbe czzhcyhe ua ih nck`bg c wcyb`bg |lyhcn"

Uoh yh|u ad uoh ohye clkbawfheg`bg uoh wcyb`bg ihgcb ua nath iclk `bua c w`eh l`ylfh fhct`bg uoh fabhihc|u cbe uoh zyaih ua d`gou axu wocuhthy e`ddhyhblh|

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uohp |hhnhe ua octh"

Lan`bg lfa|h ua uoh zyaih ablh nayh uoh ihc|ulabu`bxhe ua ixlk xbu`f iauo o`be dhhu lcnh eawb|sxcyh ab uoh zyaih" Uoh uycb|n`||`ab hbehe"