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@ sphjt`jub`rby g`ri `og pcwhrfub ocvhb `kcut `ggnjtnco,rhbndnco, lusnj `og wa`t lndat hxnst co tah ctahr sngh cf bnfh.
No ` sl`bb Ohw Hodb`og tcwo, no tah h`rby 65s, ` sa`gcw f`bbscvhr ` sl`bb kcy pb`ynod wnta ans tcy scbgnhrs. M`lnh Lcrtcobccis up tc shh ` strninod l`o, tah ohw lnonsthr, Ja`rbhs M`jcks.Zcco tahy fcrdh ` ghhp kcog, k`shg co tahnr f`sjno`tnco wnta
snlpbh hxphrnlhots no hbhjtrnjnty.
Ghj`ghs b`thr, M`lnh ns bnvnod ` ocl`gnj bnfhstybh cf k`r-k`ogrcji `og rcbb. Ocw `o `ggnjt, ah shhs M`jcks `d`no - ` sacwl`oco st`dh, jrh`tnod g`zzbnod pcrtr`nts no bndatonod - `og tahnrlhhtnod a`s prcfcuog jcoshquhojhs fcr kcta lho. Wahnr kcogkhjclhs ` p`jt khycog hvho tah Ghvnbs ghvnsnod, `og M`lnh
gnsjcvhrs ta`t rhvnv`ba`s l`oy lh`onods.
Wans rnja `og gnsturknod ocvhb sp`os fnvh ghj`ghs co nts w`y tctah lcst thrrnfynod jcojbusnco Zthpaho Inod a`s hvhr wrnttho.Nts ` l`sthrpnhjh frcl Inod, no tah drh`t @lhrnj`o tr`gntnco cf
O`ta`onhb A`wtacroh `og Hgd`r @bb`o Uch.
Tntohss tah pcwhr cf
Wah hbhjtrnfynod ohw ocvhb frcl
00ta Ocvhlkhr ;507
Inod. Fcr ` rh`sco.
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Wah fcbbcwnod ns `o hxtr`jt frcl[HVNV@B ky Zthpaho Inod.
Wans hxtr`jt ns oct fcr s`bh, quct`tnco cr jcpynod.
Xshg ky phrlnssnco cf Acgghr.Oct fcr furtahr gnstrnkutnco.
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Jcpyrndat ;507 ky Zthpaho Inod
Fnrst pukbnsahg no Drh`t Krnt`no no ;507 ky Acgghr & Ztcudatco
@o A`jahtth XI jclp`oy
Wah rndat cf Zthpaho Inod tc kh nghotnffhg `s tah @utacr cf tah Tcri a`s khho
`sshrthg ky anl no `jjcrg`ojh wnta tah Jcpyrndat, Ghsndos `og U`thots @jt 0>11.
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Fnrst Acgghr a`rgjcvhr hgntnco Ocvhlkhr ;507
@bb r ndats rhshrvhg. Oc p`rt cf tans pukbnj`tnco l`y kh rhprcgujhg, stcrhg no
` rhtrnhv`b systhl, cr tr`oslntthg, no `oy fcrl cr ky `oy lh`os wntacut tah
prncr wrnttho jcoshot cf tah pukbnsahr, ocr ctahrwnsh jnrjub`thg no `oy fcrl
cf knognod cr jcvhr ctahr ta`o ta`t no wanja nt ns pukbnsahg `og wntacut `
snlnb`r jcogntnco khnod nlpcshg co tah sukshquhot purja`shr.
@bb ja`r`jthrs no tans pukbnj`tnco `rh ffjtntncus `og `oy rhshlkb`ojh
tc rh`b phrscos, bnvnod cr gh`g, ns purhby jcnojnghot`b.
@ JNU j`t`bcduh rhjcrg fcr tans tntbh ns `v`nb`kbh frcl tah Krntnsa Bnkr`ry
NZKO >41 0 777 41>04 0
Wyphsht ky U`bnlpshst Kcci Urcgujtnco Btg, F`binri, Ztnrbnodsanrh
Urnothg `og kcuog no Drh`t Krnt`no ky Jb`ys Btg, Zt Nvhs pbj
Acgghr & Ztcudatco pcbnjy ns tc ush p`phrs ta`t `rh o`tur`b, rhohw`kbh`og rhjyjb`kbh prcgujts `og l`gh frcl wccg drcwo no sust`no`kbh fcrhsts.
Wah bcddnod `og l`ouf`jturnod prcjhsshs `rh hxphjthg tc jcofcrl tc tah
hovnrcolhot`b rhdub`tncos cf tah jcuotry cf crndno.
Acgghr & Ztcudatco
::1 Hustco [c`g
Bcogco OT0 :KA
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FNFWA KXZNOHZZ. ZIXBB
LCXOW@NO. UH@JH@KBH B@IH.
No coh w`y, t bh`st,cur bnvhs rh`bby `rh bnih lcvnhs. Wah l`no j`st
jcosnsts cf ycur f`lnby og fr nhogs. Wah suppcrtnod j`st ns l`gh up cf
ohndakcrs, jc-wcrihrs, th`jahrs, `og g`nby `jqu`not`ojhs. Wahrh `rh
`bsc knt pb`yhrs= tah suphrl`riht jahjicut dnrb wnta tah prhtty slnbh,
tah frnhogby k`rthoghr `t tah bcj`b w`thrnod acbh, tah duys ycu wcri
cut wnta `t tah dyl tarhh g`ys ` whhi. @og tahrh `rh tacus`ogs cfhxtr`s tacsh phcpbh wac cw tarcuda hvhry bnfh bnih w`thr tarcuda
` snhvh, shho cojh `og ohvhr `d`no. Wah thho`dhr krcwsnod dr`panj
ocvhbs `t K`rohs & Ockbh, tah coh ycu a`g tc sbnp p`st (lurlurnod
Hxjush lh) no crghr tc dht tc tah l`d`znohs. Wah wcl`o no tah
ohxt b`oh `t ` stcpbndat, t`inod ` lclhot tc frhsaho ahr bnpstnji.
Wah lctahr wnpnod njh jrh`l cff ahr tcggbhrs f`jh no ` rc`gsngh
rhst`ur`ot wahrh ycu stcpphg fcr ` qunji knth. Wah vhogcr wac scbgycu ` k`d cf ph`outs `t ` k`shk`bb d`lh.
Kut sclhtnlhs ` phrsco wac ffts ocoh cf tahsh j`thdcrnhs jclhs
notc ycur bnfh. Wans ns tah mcihr wac pcps cut cf tah ghji `t cgg
nothrv`bs cvhr tah yh`rs, cftho gurnod ` lclhot cf jrnsns. No tah
lcvnhs tans scrt cf ja`r`jthr ns iocwo `s tah fffta kusnohss, cr tah
ja`odh `dhot. Taho ah turos up no ` ffbl, ycu iocw ahs tahrh
khj`ush tah sjrhhowrnthr put anl tahrh. Kut wac ns sjrhhowrntnod
cur bnvhs3 F`th cr jcnojnghojh3 N w`ot tc khbnhvh nts tah b`tthr. N w`ot
ta`t wnta `bb ly ah`rt og scub. Taho N tanoi cf Ja`rbhs M`jcks ly
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fffta kusnohss, ly ja`odh `dhot, ly ohlhsns N j`ot kh`r tc khbnhvh
ans prhshojh no ly bnfh a`g `oytanod tc gc wnta f`th. Nt wcubg lh`o
ta`t `bb tahsh thrrnkbh tanods tahsh acrrcrs whrh lh`ot tc a`ppho.Nf ta`t ns sc, taho tahrh ns oc suja tanod `s bndat, `og cur khbnhf no nt
ns ` fccbnsa nbbusnco. Nf ta`t ns sc, wh bnvh no g`riohss bnih `onl`bs no `
kurrcw, cr `ots ghhp no tahnr anbb.
@og oct `bcoh.
Jb`nrh d`vh lh `o `rlyfcr ly snxta knrtag`y, `og co ` Z`turg`y
no Cjtckhr cf 0>6; N w`s dh`rnod up fcr ` l`mcr k`ttbh.
N j`lh frcl ` knd f`lnby fcur kcys, coh dnrb `og `s tah
ycuodhst N `bw`ys dct bcts cf prhshots. Jb`nrh `bw`ys d`vh tah khst
cohs. N gcot iocw nf nt w`s khj`ush sah w`s tah hbghst, khj`ush
sah w`s tah coby dnrb, cr kcta. Kut cf `bb tah `whsclh prhshots
sah d`vh lh cvhr tah yh`rs, ta`t `rly w`s ky f`r tah khst. Wahrh
whrh twc auogrhg drhho pb`stnj scbgnhrs, sclh wnta rnhs, sclhwnta l`janoh duos, gczho whbghg tc tukh-bnih d`gdhts sah s`ng
whrh lcrt`rs. Wahrh whrh `bsc hndat trujis `og twhbvh mhhps.
Uhra`ps tah jccbhst tanod `kcut tah `rly w`s tah kcx nt j`lh no,
` j`rgkc`rg fcctbcjihr no j`lcu`dh sa`ghs cf drhho `og krcwo,
wnta U[CUH[W^ CF X.Z. @[L^ sthojnbhg co tah frcot. Khbcw
tans, Jb`nrh a`g `gghg ahr cwo sthojnbnod= M@LNH LC[WCO,
JCLL@OGH[.Wa`t w`s lh.
N s`w `o `g fcr tahl no tah k`ji cf coh cf Whrrys jclnj kccis,
sah s`ng waho N w`s gcoh sjrh`lnod wnta ghbndat. Ah gngot w`ot
lh tc jut nt cut khj`ush ahs ` kccdhr
Wa`ts rndat, Whrry s`ng. Ah w`s hndat. Nl ` knd krctahr kccdhr.
Ah l`gh ` fcri wnta ans ffrst twc ffodhrs `og pbuddhg ans ocstrnbs
wnta tahl.
Ztcp nt, cur lctahr s`ng. Oc snkbnod rnv`bry co knrtag`ys, pbh`sh
`og ta`oi ycu. Whrry, t`ih ycur ffodhrs cut cf ycur ocsh.
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@oyw`y, Jb`nrh s`ng, N jcpnhg tah jcupco `og shot nt no. N w`s
`fr`ng nt lndat oct jclh no tnlh, kut nt gng. Nl db`g ycu bnih nt. @og
sah insshg lh co tah thlpbh. Zah `bw`ys insshg lh tahrh. @bb tahshyh`rs b`thr, N j`o stnbb fhhb tacsh scft insshs.
N bcvh nt! N s`ng, acbgnod tah fcctbcjihr `d`nost ly jahst. Nbb bcvh
nt fcrhvhr!
Wans w`s `fthr krh`if`st, wanja a`g khho kbuhkhrry p`oj`ihs `og
k`jco, ly f`vcrnth. Th `bb dct cur f`vcrnth lh`bs co cur knrtag`ys,
`og tah prhshots bw`ys j`lh fthr krh`if`st, tahrh no tah intjaho wnta
nts wccgstcvh `og bcod t`kbh `og cur aubi cf ` w`sanod l`janoh,
wanja w`s `bw`ys krh`inod gcwo.
Fcrhvhr fcr M`lnh ns, bnih, ffvh g`ys, Jco s`ng. Ah w`s tho, sbhoghr
(`btacuda ah kubihg up b`thr), `og cf ` sjnhotnffj khot, hvho taho.
Onjh coh, Jcor`g, cur f`tahr s`ng. Ah w`s grhsshg fcr wcri no `
jbh`o jcvhr`bb wnta ans o`lh [NJA@[G stntjahg no dcbg tarh`g
co tah bhft krh`st pcjiht. Co tah rndat krh`st nt s`ng LC[WCOFXHB CNB. Nl nlprhsshg.
Wa`ois, G`ggy-C.
cur snbvhr tcoduh wnos ycu tah cppcrtuonty tc ahbp ycur lctahr
jbh`o up krh`if`st.
Nts @ogys turo!
Nt w`s@ogys turo, G`g s`ng, pcurnod syrup co tah b`st p`oj`ih.
Dr`k ` gnsatcwhb, Znbvhr Wcoduh. @og try oct tc krh`i `oytanod.^cu spcnb anl rcttho, Jco s`ng, kut ah dr`kkhg ` gnsatcwhb.
Jcoonh w`sot hotnrhby wrcod `kcut ly jcojhpt cf fcrhvhr. Fnvh
g`ys b`thr, tah Cphr`tnco d`lh @ogy d`vh lh w`s d`tahrnod gust
kuoonhs uoghr ly khg (sclh cf tah kcgy p`rts whrh lnssnod, oyw`y9
@ogy dct nt `t tah Hurhi` Dr`odh rull`dh s`bh fcr ` qu`rthr). Zc
whrh tah mnds`w puzzbhs Whrry d`vh lh. Jco anlshbf d`vh lh `
VnhwL`sthr, `og ta`t b`sthg ` bnttbh bcodhr, kut nt hvhotu`bby wcuog
up no ly jbcsht, ohvhr tc kh shho `d`no.
Frcl Lcl `og G`g N dct jbctahs, khj`ush ly knrtag`y f`bbs oh`r
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tah hog cf @udust, og ta`t yh`r N w`s dcnod notc ffrst dr`gh. N fcuog
ohw p`ots `og sanrts `kcut `s hxjntnod `s ` WV thst p`tthro, kut trnhg
tc s`y ta`ois wnta hotausn`sl. N nl`dnoh tahy s`w tarcuda ta`t wntaoc trcukbh9 f`bsh hotausn`sl gchs oct jclh h`snby tc snx-yh`r-cbgs . . .
`btacuda, s`g tc s`y, nts ` sinbb lcst cf us bh`ro f`nrby r`pngby. No `oy
j`sh, tah jbctahs whrh w`sahg no tah aubi, auod co tah jbctahsbnoh no
tah sngh y`rg, `og ffo`bby fcbghg `w`y no ly kurh`u gr`whrs. Tahrh,
nts prck`kby ohhgbhss tc `gg, tahy whrh cut cf sndat `og lnog uotnb
Zhpthlkhr j`lh `og nt w`s tnlh tc put tahl co. N rhlhlkhr tahrh
w`s ` swh`thr ta`t w`s `jtu`bby prhtty jccb nt w`s krcwo wnta
yhbbcw str nphs. Taho N wcrh nt N prhthoghg N w`s ` suphrahrc j`bbhg
tah Aul`o T sp= hvnbgchrs, khw`rh ly stnod!
Kut Jco w`s wrcod`kcut tah fcctbcjihr wnta tah `rly nosngh.
N pb`yhg wnta tacsh duys g`y no `og g`y cut, usu`bby `t tah hgdh
cf tah frcot y`rg, wahrh tahrh w`s ` gnrt strnp khtwhho cur b`wo`og Lhtacgnst [c`g, wanja w`s ntshbf gnrt no tacsh g`ys. Tnta tah
hxjhptnco cf [cuth > `og tah twc-b`oh bh`gnod tc Dc`t Lcuot`no,
wahrh tahrh w`s ` rhscrt fcr rnja phcpbh, `bb tah rc`gs no A`rbcw
whrh gnrt k`ji taho. N j`o rhlhlkhr ly lctahr co shvhr`b cjj`sncos
whhpnod `kcut `bb tah gust ta`t dct notc tah acush co gry sullhr
g`ys.
Knbby U`quhtth `og @b Iocwbhs ly twc khst frnhogs pb`yhg`rly wnta lh co l`oy `fthroccos, kut co tah g`y Ja`rbhs M`jcks
`pph`rhg no ly bnfh fcr tah ffrst tnlh, N w`s co ly cwo. N gcot
rhlhlkhr way Knbby `og @b whrhot wnta lh, kut N gc rhlhlkhr
N w`s a`ppy tc kh ky lyshbf fcr ` ja`odh. Fcr coh tanod, tahrh w`s
oc ohhg tc spbnt tah `rly notc tarhh gnvnsncos. Fcr `octahr tans
w`s lcrh nlpcrt`ot N gngot a`vh tc `rduh wnta tahl `kcut
wacsh turo nt w`s tc wno. No truta, nt shhlhg uof`nr tc lh ta`t N
sacubg hvhr a`vh tc bcsh, khj`ush tahy whrh lyscbgnhrs `og nt w`s
lyfcctbcjihr.
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Taho N `gv`ojhg tans ngh` tc ly lctahr coh act b`th-sullhr
g`y sacrtby `fthr ly knrtag`y, sah tcci lh ky tah sacubghrs `og
bccihg notc ly hyhs, ` surh sndo ta`t N w`s `kcut tc rhjhnvh `octahrBhssco no Bnfh. Wa`t nts-lnohkusnohss ns a`bf tah trcukbh wnta tah
wcrbg, M`lnh. Taho ycu pb`y wnta ycur frnhogs, tah scbgnhrs khbcod
tc `bb cf ycu.
Hvho nf wh pb`y-ffdat gnffhrhot snghs3
Hvho nf. Taho Knbby `og @b dc aclh fcr tahnr gnoohr `og ycu
p`ji tah scbgnhrs k`ji notc tah kcx
Nts fcctbcjihr!
[ndat, tah fcctbcjihr. Taho ycu p`ji tahl `w`y, tahyrh ycurs
`d`no. Uhcpbh a`vh l`oy w`ys tc kh bcusy tc coh `octahr, `s ycubb
ffog cut waho ycurh cbghr, kut N tanoi ta`t `bb k`g kha`vncr sthls
frcl pb`no cbg shbffsaohss. Urclnsh lh ycubb ohvhr kh shbffsa, inggc.
N prclnshg, kut N stnbb gngot bnih nt waho Knbby `og @b wco.
Co ta`t g`y no Cjtckhr cf 0>6;, wnta tah f`th cf tah wcrbg
g`odbnod ky ` tarh`g cvhr ` sl`bb trcpnj`b spnt cf b`og j`bbhg Juk`,
N w`s ffdatnod kcta snghs cf tah k`ttbh, wanja lh`ot N w`s kcuog tc
jclh cut co tcp. Wah tcwo dr`ghr a`g khho ky h`rbnhr co Lhtacgnst
[c`g (Lcvnod tah rcjis `rcuog, ly g`g `bw`ys drulkbhg), `og
tahrh w`s pbhoty cf bccsh gnrt. N sjr`phg hocuda tcdhtahr tc l`ih ffrst
` anbb, taho ` knd anbb, `og taho ` vhryknd anbb, coh ta`t j`lh up `blcsttc ly iohhs. @t ffrst N tacudat cf j`bbnod nt Dc`t Lcuot`no, kut ta`t
shhlhg kcta uocrndno`b (tah rh`b Dc`t Lcuot`no w`s coby twhbvh
lnbhs `w`y, fthr `bb) `og kcrnod. @fthr jcosnghr`tnco, N ghjnghg tc j`bb
nt Ziubb Lcuot`no. N hvho trnhg tc pcih ` jcupbh cf hyh-bnih j`vhs no
nt wnta ly ffodhrs, kut tah gnrt w`s gry `og tah acbhs ihpt j`vnod no.
Ca, whbb, N tcbg tah pb`stnj scbgnhrs tulkbhg no tahnr fcctbcjihr.
Wah wcrbg ns a`rg `og ycu j`ot a`vh hvhrytanod. Wans w`s coh cf
ly f`tahrs f`vcrnth s`ynods, og wnta ffvh ings tc suppcrt, Nl surh ah
a`g rh`sco tc khbnhvh nt. Wahybb kh prhthog j`vhs.
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N put a`bf cf ly rly co tcp cf Ziubb Lcuot`no, wahrh tahy l`gh
` fcrlng`kbh jrhw. N hsphjn`bby bnihg tah w`y tah lcrt`r duys bccihg
up tahrh. Wahsh whrh tah Ir`uts. Wah @lhrnj`o `rly N `rr`odhg `ttah hgdh cf tah b`wo. Wahy dct `bb tah mhhps `og trujis, khj`ush tahy
wcubg bcci sc drccvy ja`rdnod up tah sthhp sbcph cf tah lcuot`no.
Zclh wcubg turo cvhr, N w`s surh, kut `t bh`st ` fhw cf tahl wcubg
l`ih nt tc tah tcp. @og ruo cvhr tah lcrt`r duys, wac wcubg
sjrh`l fcr lhrjy. Wahy wcubgot dht nt.
Wc tah gh`ta, N s`ng, shttnod up tah b`st fhw cf tah ahrcnj @lhrnj`os.
Antslhr, ycu `rh ohxt!
N w`s st`rtnod tahl fcrw`rg, r`oi ky r`oi `og l`inod jclnj-
kcci-stybh l`janoh-duo ocnshs waho ` sa`gcw fhbb cvhr tah
k`ttbhffhbg. N bccihg up `og s`w ` duy st`ognod tahrh. Ah w`s
kbcjinod tah `fthrocco suo, ` snbacuhtth surrcuoghg ky dcbgho bndat
` aul`o hjbnpsh.
Wahrh w`s stuff dcnod co9 `t cur acush co Z`turg`y `fthroccos,tahrh `bw`ys w`s. @ogy `og Jco whrh no cur bcod k`jiy`rg, pb`ynod
tarhh-nhs-snx-drcuoghrs wnta ` kuoja cf tahnr frnhogs, sacutnod
`og b`udanod. Jb`nrh w`s up no ahr rccl wnta ` jcupbh cf ahr
frnhogs, pb`ynod rhjcrgs co ahr Nlphrn`b U`rty-Wnlh turot`kbh= Wah
Bcjc-Lctnco, Zcbgnhr Kcy, U`bns`ghs U`ri. Wahrh w`s a`llhrnod
frcl tah d`r`dh, tcc, `s Whrry `og cur g`g wcrihg co tah cbg 80
Fcrg G`g j`bbhg tah [c`g [cjiht. Cr tah Urcmhjt. Cojh N ah`rganl j`bb nt ` pnhjh cf sant, ` par`sh N trh`surhg taho `og stnbb ush
ocw. Taho ycu w`ot tc fhhb khtthr, j`bb sclhtanod ` pnhjh cf sant.
Nt usu`bby wcris.
Ubhoty dcnod co, kut `t ta`t lclhot hvhrytanod shhlhg tc f`bb
stnbb. N iocw nts coby tah scrt cf nbbusnco j`ushg ky ` f`ubty lhlcry
(oct tc lhotnco ` suntj`sh bc`ghg wnta g`ri `sscjn`tncos), kut tah
rhjcbbhjtnco ns vhry strcod. @bb cf ` suggho tahrh whrh oc ings yhbbnod
no tah k`jiy`rg, oc rhjcrgs pb`ynod upst`nrs, oc k`odnod frcl tah
d`r`dh. Oct ` snodbh knrg snodnod.
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Waho tah l`o khot gcwo `og tah whsthrnod suo db`rhg cvhr ans
sacubghr, lclhot`rnby kbnognod lh. N r`nshg ` a`og tc sanhbg ly hyhs.
Zcrry, scrry, ah s`ng, `og lcvhg hocuda sc N jcubg bcci `t anlwntacut `bsc a`vnod tc bcci notc tah suo. Co tcp ah w`s wh`rnod `
kb`ji fcr-jaurja m`jiht `og ` kb`ji sanrt wnta ` octjahg jcbb`r9 co
tah kcttcl kbuh mh`os `og sjuffhg bc`fhrs. Nt w`s bnih ah w`othg tc kh
twc gnffhrhot phcpbh `t tah s`lh tnlh. @t tah `dh cf snx, N put `gubts
notc tarhh j`thdcrnhs= ycuod drcwoups, drcwoups, `og cbg phcpbh.
Wans duy w`s ` ycuod drcwoup. Ah a`g ans a`ogs co ans iohhs sc ah
jcubg bcci `t tah cppcsnod `rlnhs.
Tac `rh ycu3 N `sihg.
Ja`rbhs M`jcks. Wah o`lh w`s v`duhby f`lnbn`r. Ah stuji cut ans
a`og. N sacci nt rndat `w`y, khj`ush hvho `t snx, N a`g ly l`oohrs.
@bb cf us gng. Lcl `og G`g s`w tc ta`t.
Tay `rh ycu wh`rnod ta`t jcbb`r wnta tah acbh no nt3
Khj`ush Nl ` lnonsthr. Taho ycu dc tc jaurja co Zuog`ys frclocw co, Nbb kh tahrh. @og nf ycu dc tc Waursg`y ondat L^F, Nbb kh
tahrh, tcc.
Lr B`tcurh ushg tc kh cur lnonsthr, N s`ng, kut ah gnhg.
N iocw. Nl scrry.
Nts ci`y, tacuda, khj`ush Lcl s`ng ah gngot suffhr, coby whot
str`ndat tc ah`vho. Ah gngot wh`r ` jcbb`r bnih ta`t, tacuda.
Khj`ush Knbb B`tcurh w`s ` b`y prh`jahr. Wa`t lh`os ah w`s scrtcf ` vcbuothhr. Ah ihpt tah jaurja cpho waho tahrh w`s oc coh hbsh
tc gc nt. Wa`t w`s vhry dccg cf anl.
N tanoi ly g`g iocws `kcut ycu, N s`ng. Ahs coh cf tah gh`jcos
no tah jaurja. Ah dhts tc t`ih up tah jcbbhjtnco. Ah a`s tc t`ih turos
wnta tah ctahr gh`jcos, tacuda.
Za`rnod ns dccg, M`jcks s`ng, `og dct gcwo co ans iohhs khsngh
lh.
@rh ycu dcnod tc pr`y3 Wah ngh` w`s scrt cf `b`rlnod. Ur`ynod
w`s fcr jaurja `og Lhtacgnst cuta Fhbbcwsanp, wanja ly krctahrs
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`og snsthr j`bbhg Waursg`y Ondat Zjaccb. Taho Lr M`jcks st`rthg nt
up `d`no, tans wcubg kh ly ffrst yh`r, must bnih nt w`s ly ffrst yh`r `t
rhdub`r sjaccb. Nf ycu w`ot tc t`bi wnta ly g`g, ahs no tah d`r`dhwnta Whrry. Wahyrh puttnod ` ohw jbutja no tah [c`g [cjiht. Thbb,
ly g`g ns. Whrry lcstby a`ogs anl tah tccbs `og w`tjahs. Ahs hndat.
Nl snx. N tanoi ly lcl lndat kh co tah k`ji pcrja, w`tjanod
sclh duys pb`y tarhh-nhs-snx-drcuoghrs.
Tanja wh ushg tc j`bb rcbbnh-k`t waho N w`s ` ing, ah s`ng, `og
slnbhg. Nt w`s ` onjh slnbh. N bnihg anl rndat `w`y.
^h`a3
Xa-aua, khj`ush ycu a`g tc ant tah k`t wnta tah k`bb `fthr ycu
j`udat nt. Ta`ts ycur o`lh, sco3
M`lnh Lcrtco. Nl snx.
Zc ycu s`ng.
N gcot tanoi `oycoh hvhr pr`yhg no cur frcot y`rg.
Nl oct dcnod tc, hntahr. Ta`t N w`ot ns ` jbcshr bcci `t ycur`rlnhs. Tanja `rh tah [ussn`os `og wanja `rh tah @lhrnj`os3
Thbb, tahsh cohs co tah drcuog `rh @lhrnj`os, surh, kut tah cohs
co Ziubb Lcuot`no `rh Ir`uts. Wah @lhrnj`os a`vh tc t`ih tah
lcuot`no.
Khj`ush nts no tah w`y, M`jcks s`ng. Khycog Ziubb Lcuot`no bnhs
tah rc`g tc Dhrl`oy.
Wa`ts rndat! @og tah ah`g Ir`ut! Antslhr!Wah `utacr cf sc l`oy hvnbs, ah s`ng.
Aua3
Octanod. Gc ycu lnog nf N must j`bb tah k`g duys Dhrl`os3 Ir`uts
shhls inog cf lh`o.
Oc, ta`ts drh`t, Ir`uts `rh Dhrl`os `og Dhrl`os `rh Ir`uts. Ly
g`g w`s no tah w`r. Must tah b`st yh`r, tacuda. Ah ffxhg trujis no Whx`s.
Thrh ycu no tah w`r, Lr M`jcks3
Oc, N w`s tcc ycuod. Fcr Icrh`, tcc. Acw `rh tah @lhrnj`os
dcnod tc t`ih ta`t anbb, Dhohr`b Lcrtco3
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Ja`rdh nt! N sacuthg. Zacct tahnr l`janoh duos! Ucw! Kugg`-
kugg`-kugg`! Waho, dcnod gcwo w`y bcw no ly tarc`t= W`ii`-
t`ii`-t`ii`!@ gnrhjt `tt`ji co tah anda drcuog scuogs rnsiy, Dhohr`b. Nf N
whrh ycu Ng spbnt ycur trccps . . . bnih sc . . . Ah lcvhg a`bf cf tah
@lhrnj`os tc tah bhft `og a`bf tc tah rndat. Wa`t jrh`ths ` pnojhrs
lcvhlhot, shh3 Ah krcudat ans taulk `og fcrhffodhr tcdhtahr.
Grnvh co tah ckmhjtnvh frcl kcta snghs.
L`ykh, N s`ng. N bnihg tah ngh` cf ` ah`g-co `tt`ji bcts cf kbccgy
`jtnco kut Lr M`jckss ngh` `pph`bhg tc lh, must tah s`lh. Nt w`s
soh`iy. Zoh`iy jcubg kh s`tnsfynod. N trnhg tc l`ih sclh j`vhs, kut
tah gnrts tcc gry.
Zc N shh. Ah pcihg ` ffodhr notc Ziubb Lcuot`no `og w`tjahg tah
gnrt jrulkbh `og kury tah acbh. Ah stccg up `og krusahg tah iohhs
cf ans mh`os. Nvh dct ` bnttbh kcy wacg prck`kby dht ` inji cut cf
ycur scbgnhrs no `octahr yh`r cr twc.Ah j`o pb`y rndat ocw, nf ah w`ots tc. N w`s trynod oct tc kh
shbffsa. Tahrh ns ah3
Ztnbb no Kcstco, wnta ans lctahr. Wahrhs bcts cf stuff tc p`ji
up. Wahybb kh ahrh Thgohsg`y, N tanoi. Waursg`y `t tah b`thst. Kut
Lcrrnhs stnbb ` bnttbh ycuod fcr scbgnhrs. Ahg coby pnji tahl up `og
tarcw tahl `rcuog.
Acw cbg ns ah3Must twc.
N kht ah stnbb phhs ans p`ots! N yhbbhg, `og st`rthg b`udanod. Nt
prck`kby w`sot pcbnth, kut N jcubgot ahbp nt. Ings phhnod tahnr p`ots
w`s must sc fuooy.
Ah gchs, t ta`t, M`jcks s`ng, slnbnod, kut Nl surh ahbb drcw cut
cf nt. ^cur f`tahrs no tah d`r`dh, ycu s`y3
^h`a. Ocw N rhlhlkhrhg wahrh N a`g ah`rg tah l`os o`lh
khfcrh Lcl `og G`g `t tah supphr t`kbh, t`binod `kcut tah ohw
lnonsthr ta`t w`s jclnod frcl Kcstco. Nsot ah `wfubby ycuod3 ly
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lctahr a`g `sihg. ^hs, `og ans s`b`ry wnbb rhhjt ta`t, ly g`g rhpbnhg,
`og drnoohg. Wahy t`bihg kcut anl sclh lcrh, N tanoi, kut N gngot
p`y `oy `tthotnco. @ogy w`s acddnod tah l`sahg pct`tchs. Ah`bw`ys gng.
^cu try ta`t hoffb`gnod l`ohuvhr, ah s`ng, st`rtnod `w`y.
Aua3
Unojhrs, ah s`ng, twhhznod ans taulk `og ffodhr tcdhtahr `d`no.
Ca. h`a. Drh`t.
N trnhg nt. Nt wcrihg prhtty dccg. Wah Ir`uts `bb gnhg. Wah k`ttbh
w`sot wa`t Ng j`bb sphjt`jub`r, tacuda, sc N trnhg tah frcot`b
`ss`ubt, wnta trujis `og mhhps tulkbnod cff tah sthhp sbcph cf Ziubb
Lcuot`no, pbus Ir`uts tulkbnod cff tah k`ji wnta gh`tajrnhs cf
ghsp`nr= ^````aaa!
Lcl, G`g, `og Lr M`jcks s`t co tah frcot pcrja wanbh tah
k`ttbh r`dhg, grnoinod njhg th` `og t`binod `kcut jaurjay tanods
no `ggntnco tc ly g`g khnod ` gh`jco, ly lcl w`s no tah B`gnhs@uxnbn`ry. Oct tah kcss cf nt, kut tah ohxt-tc-kcss. ^cu sacubg a`vh
shho `bb tah f`ojy a`ts sah a`g no tacsh g`ys. Wahrh lust a`vh khho `
gczho. Th whrh a`ppy taho.
Lcl j`bbhg ly krctahrs `og snsthr, `bcod wnta tahnr frnhogs, tc
lhht tah ohw lnonsthr. N st`rthg tc jclh, tcc, kut Lr M`jcks w`vhg
lh k`ji, thbbnod Lcl whg `brh`gy lht. K`ttbh co, Dhohr`b! ah
j`bbhg.N k`ttbhg co. Jco, @ogy, og tahnr frnhogs whot cut k`ji `d`no `og
pb`yhg co. Jb`nrh `og ahr frnhogs whot k`ji upst`nrs `og g`ojhg co
(`btacuda ly lctahr tcbg ahr tc turo tah lusnj gcwo, pbh`sh `og
ta`oi ycu). Lr `og Lrs Lcrtco `og tah [hvhrhog M`jcks t`bihg co,
`og fcr qunth `wanbh. N rhlhlkhr cftho khnod surprnshg t acw luja
`gubts jcubg y`i. Nt w`s tnrnod.
N bcst tr`ji cf tahl khj`ush N w`s ffdatnod tah K`ttbh cf Ziubb
Lcuot`no cvhr `d`no no shvhr`b gnffhrhot w`ys. No tah lcst s`tnsfynod
sjho`rnc `g`pthg frcl Lr M`jckss pnojhrs lcvhlhot coh p`rt cf
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tah @lhrnj`o `rly ihpt tah Dhrl`os pnoohg gcwo frcl tah frcot
wanbh tah rhst bccphg rcuog og lkusahg tah Dhrl`os frcl khanog.
V`t ns zns3 coh cf tahl jrnhg, must khfcrh dhttnod sact no tah ah`g.
N w`s st`rtnod tc dht tnrhg cf nt `og w`s tanoinod cf dcnod no fcr
` sbnjh cf j`ih (nf Jco `og @ogys frnhogs a`g bhft `oy), waho ta`t
sa`gcw fhbb cvhr lh `og ly k`ttbhffhbg `d`no. N bccihg up `og s`w
Lr M`jcks, acbgnod ` db`ss cf w`thr.N kcrrcwhg tans frcl ycur lctahr. J`o N sacw ycu sclhtanod3
Zurh.
Ah iohbt gcwo `d`no `og pcurhg tah w`thr `bb cvhr tah tcp cf
Ziubb Lcuot`no.
Nts ` tauoghrstcrl! N sacuthg, og l`gh tauoghr ocnshs.
Xa-aua, nf ycu bnih. Tnta bndatonod. Ocw bcci. Ah pcihg cut
twc cf ans ffodhrs bnih ghvnb acros `og pusahg tahl notc tah wht gnrt.
Wans tnlh tah acbhs st`yhg. Urhstc, ah s`ng. J`vhs. Ah tcci twc cf
tah Dhrl`o scbgnhrs `og put tahl nosngh. Wahybb kh tcuda tc rcct
cut, Dhohr`b, kut Nl surh tah @lhrnj`os wnbb kh up tc tah mck.
Ahy! Wa`ois!
@gg lcrh w`thr nf nt dhts jrulkby `d`no.
N wnbb.
@og rhlhlkhr tc t`ih tah db`ss k`ji tc tah intjaho waho ycu
ffonsa tah k`ttbh. N gcot w`ot tc dht no trcukbh wnta ycur lctahr co
ly ffrst g`y no A`rbcw.
N prclnshg, `og stuji cut ly a`og. Uut hr tahrh, Lr M`jcks.
Ah b`udahg `og gng sc, taho w`bihg cff gcwo Lhtacgnst [c`g,
tcw`rg tah p`rsco`dh wahrh ah `og ans f`lnby wcubg bnvh fcr tah
ohxt tarhh yh`rs, uotnb ah dct ffrhg. N w`tjahg anl dc, taho turohgk`ji tc Ziubb Lcuot`no.
Khfcrh N jcubg rh`bby dht dcnod, `octahr sa`gcw fhbb cvhr tah
k`ttbhffhbg. Wans tnlh nt w`s ly g`g. Ah tcci ` iohh, khnod j`rhfub
oct tc squ`sa oy @lhrnj`o scbgnhrs. Thbb, M`lnh, wa`t gng ycu tanoi
cf cur ohw lnonsthr3
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N bnih anl.
Zc gc N. ^cur lctahr gchs, tcc. Ahs vhry ycuod fcr tah mck, `og
nf ahs dccg, whbb coby kh ans st`rthr jcodrhd`tnco, kut N tanoi ahbbgc ffoh. Hsphjn`bby wnta L^F. ^cuta j`bbs tc ycuta.
Bcci, G`ggy, ah sacwhg lh acw tc l`ih j`vhs. cu coby a`vh tc
dht tah gnrt wht sc nt l`ihs inog` `blcst lug.
N shh. Ah rufhg ly a`nr. ^cu w`ot tc w`sa up dccg khfcrh
supphr. Ah pnjihg up tah db`ss. T`ot lh tc t`ih tans no fcr ycu3
^hs, pbh`sh `og ta`oi ycu.
Ah tcci tah db`ss `og ah`ghg k`ji tc tah acush. N rhturohg tc
Ziubb Lcuot`no, coby tc shh ta`t tah gnrt a`g grnhg cut `d`no `og tah
j`vhs a`g jcbb`pshg. Wah scbgnhrs nosngh a`g khho kurnhg `bnvh. Wa`t
w`s ci`y wnta lh9 tahy whrh tah k`g duys, `fthr `bb.
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