Saint Training by Elizabeth Fixmer, Excerpt

8/8/2019 Saint Training by Elizabeth Fixmer, Excerpt

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]k`gt Xrk`g`giOy< Bd`zkobtf E`xabr

Akry Mdkrb `s ng tfb dnncnut enr k a`rkmdb. ]fb

`s hbtbra`gbh tn ob k sk`gt wfbg sfb irnws up

(tfb fkdn w`dd fbdp mnvbr fbr er`zzy fk`r). Out

dktbdy gngb ne fbr prkybrs sbba tn ob wnrc`gi

tfb wky sfb wkgts tfba tn< fbr antfbr `s

dns`gi fbr ek`tf, fbr pkrbgts mkgt pky kdd tfbo`dds, kgh fbr orntfbr rbmb`vbs k hrket gnt`mb

enr tfb wkr `g U`btgka. Akry Mdkrb fks k pdkg

tn fbdp, out `t lust hnbsgt sbba tn ob wnrc`gi.

Fnw `s sfb suppnsbh tn obmnab k sk`gt wfbg

fbr wnrdh `s ekdd`gi kpkrt>

Dbkrg Anrb |\nghbrvkg ng ]mr`oh |\nghbrvkg.mna
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Akry Mdkrb NOr`kg

;66 Lkmcsng ]trbbt

D`ttdbouri, Y`smngs`g 2=2=6

]k`gt Akry Akihkdbgb Mngvbgt

;;?= Innh ]fbpfbrh _nkh

A`ggbkpnd`s, A`ggbsntk 22;00

Akrmf ?2, ;059

Hbkr _bvbrbgh Antfbr,

Ay gkab `s Akry Mdkrb NOr`kg. @ ka `g s`xtf irkhb kgh @ ka wr`t`gi

obmkusb @ wkgt tn obmnab k Innh ]fbpfbrh gug. @ d`cb tfb Innh

]fbpfbrh gugs obst obmkusb ynu wnrc w`tf ugwbh antfbrs kgh

tfb`r oko`bs. @ dnvb d`ttdb oko`bs.@ fkvb dnts ne bxpbr`bgmb w`tf c`hs. Inh i`vbs ay eka`dy k gbw

okoy bvbry ybkr bvbg tfnuif wb fkvb anrb tfkg wb mkg fkghdb

gnw. Bvbryngb skys tfkt @ ka vbry akturb enr ay kib obmkusb ne

fnw wbdd @ tkcb mkrb ne ay d`ttdb orntfbrs kgh s`stbrs. Kdsn @a k innh

dbkhbr. Xfb gugs kt smfnnd mkg ob rbkddy str`mt kgh wfbg @a `g mfkrib

ne tfb d`ttdb c`hs kt fnab, @ fkvb tn ob str`mt dnts ne tàbs.@ skw Xfb ]nugh ne Aus`mwfbrb tfb Antfbr ]upbr`nr fbdpbh

Lud`b Kghrbws ekmb fbr prnodbas. @ mnudh hn tfkt. Bvbryonhy tbdds ab

tfb`r prnodbas, kgh @a innh kt sndut`ngs.

Kgntfbr rbksng @a `gtbrbstbh `g ob`gi k Innh ]fbpfbrh gug `s

obmkusb ne tfb fko`ts ynu wbkr. @ dnvb tfba. Anst gugs wbkr kdd odkmc

bxmbpt enr tfb wàpdb kgh mnwd, out tfkts d`cb in`gi tn k eugbrkd bvbry

hky, hngt ynu tf`gc> @ dnvb tfb wf`tb kgh mrbka ne ynur fko`ts kdngiw`tf tfb dìft ornwg. @ d`cb tfb vb`d tnn. @t kdd inbs tnibtfbr wbdd kgh

dnncs snpf`st`mktbh. @ tf`gc tfb fko`t w`dd akcb ay ornwg bybs dnnc

oìibr. Ay fk`r `s kdsn ornwg, out tfkt wngt sfnw. Lust obtwbbg ynu


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kgh ab, @dd ob idkh tn mnvbr up ay murdy fk`r obmkusb `ts àpnssòdb.

_ìft gnw, @ lust neebr `t up tn Inh.

Ngb prnodba @ fkvb `s tf`s< ]`stbr Mfkrdnttb, ay tbkmfbr, skys @hgbvbr akcb `t `g tfb mngvbgt ugdbss @ wks tfb Antfbr ]upbr`nr. @

tf`gc sfb fks k innh pn`gt. Ks @ kdrbkhy abgt`ngbh, @a k dbkhbr, gnt k

enddnwbr, wf`mf `s wfy @ fkvb trnuodb w`tf nobh`bgmb.

@ ka prbs`hbgt ne ay s`xtf irkhb mdkss. Xf`s ybkr @ wrntb kgh

h`rbmtbh k pdky ay mdkss put ng enr tfb wfndb smfnnd. @ kdsn pdkybh tfb

dbkh rndb. @ usbh tn ob prbs`hbgt ne ay Mkap E`rb I`rds trnnp, out tf`s

ybkr @ rkg enr v`mb prbs`hbgt tn i`vb snabngb bdsb k turg. @ ibt innh

irkhbs, anstdy Ks. @ kdwkys ibt Ks `g _bdì`ng kgh usukddy `g Mnghumt

è @ ibt kdngi w`tf tfb tbkmfbr.

_bvbrbgh Antfbr, @ tf`gc @ sfnudh ob k Antfbr ]upbr`nr obmkusb

@a tfb c`gh ne pbrsng tfkt bvbryngb tbdds tfb`r prnodbas tn. Bvbg ay

nwg antfbr mnghbs `g ab. ]fb skys @ akcb fbr ebbd obttbr.

@ wnudh d`cb tn ln`g tfb mngvbgt rìft ketbr bìftf irkhb obenrb @stkrt d`c`gi onys tnn aumf. @a kdrbkhy fkv`gi prnodbas w`tf onys

d`c`gi ab. Irbinry, `g ay mdkss, tfrnws sp`tokdds kt ab kgh tndh ay

obst er`bgh tfkt fb d`cbs ab. @ fkvbgt tndh fà tfkt @ wkgt tn ob Inhs

or`hb ybt. Hn ynu tf`gc @ sfnudh>

Mnudh ynu pdbksb wr`tb okmc kgh tbdd ab anrb konut ynur mngvbgt

kgh fnw tn obmnab tfb Antfbr ]upbr`nr> Hn ynu ibt mfnsbg oy tfbZnpb, nr ibt k sìg erna Inh, nr hn ynu fndh kg bdbmt`ng> @e ynurb

mfnsbg tfrnuif vnt`gi @ cgnw k dnt konut mkapkìg`gi obmkusb ay

ektfbr mkapkìgbh enr Zrbs`hbgt Lnfgsng. @ mnudh akcb sìgs

kgh stuee.

Zdbksb dbt ab cgnw ks snng ks pnssòdb.

@ mkgt wk`t tn fbkr erna ynu!

]`gmbrbdy,

Akry Mdkrb NOr`kg


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Z.]. @a tf`gc`gi konut ay gug gkab @h d`cb Xfbrbsk _nsb.

Xfbrbsk enr ]t. Xfbrbsk tfb D`ttdb Ednwbr ne Lbsus kgh _nsb obmkusb

kdd tfnsb rnsbs ebdd erna fbkvbg ketbr sfb h`bh.Z.Z.]. @ usbh tn gkab kdd ay hndds Xfbrbsk bxmbpt Okro`b. Kgh @ lust

dnvb rnsbs.


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Akry Mdkrb g`sfbh fbr ]nm`kd ]tuh`bs tbst kgh turgbh `t

ups`hb hnwg tn wk`t enr tfb rbst ne tfb mdkss. @t wks bksy,

anstdy bssky, kgh ng k suolbmt tfkt Akry Mdkrb fkh fbkrh k dnt

konut kt fnab krnugh tfb h`ggbr tkodb< m`v`d rìfts. ]fb mnudhgt

obd`bvb tfkt Gbirnbs fkh tn s`t ng tfb okmc ne tfb ous `g tfb]nutf kgh bvbg hr`gc erna hèebrbgt wktbr enugtk`gs. Xfby wbrb

ift`gi enr oks`m rìfts, bspbm`kddy tfb rìft tn vntb. Akry Mdkrb

d`cbh tn àki`gb tfkt k Gbirn i`rd bgtbrbh fbr vbry mdkss kt ]k`gt

Akr`k Inrbtt` ]mfnnd. ]fb wnudh sfnw fbr krnugh, obmnab fbr

er`bgh, bvbg fndh tfb hr`gc`gi enugtk`g ng enr fbr.

Gnw fbr ekmb smrugmfbh `gtn k ykwg sfb enuift tn mngtrnd.

]fb wks t`rbh erna ob`gi up kdanst kdd gìft rst d`stbg`gi

tn fbr pkrbgts ift, tfbg prky`gi enr tfb pbrebmt pdkg tn akcb

tf`gis obttbr enr fbr eka`dy. Ketbr sfb mkab up w`tf tfb pbrebmt

pdkg, sfb mnudhgt sdbbp kt kdd.

]fb wks in`gi tn obmnab k sk`gt. ]fb fkh wr`ttbg tn Antfbr

]upbr`nr obmkusb sfb iurbh tfkt obmna`gi tfb Antfbr ]upbr`nr

ne k mngvbgt wks tfb obst wky tn mdào tfb dkhhbr tnwkrh sk`gt-fnnh. ]k`gt Xfbrbsk, tfb D`ttdb Ednwbr, wks k gug obenrb sfb

obmkab k sk`gt, kgh sn wks ]k`gt Mdk`rb. Akry Mdkrb h`hgt wkgt

tn tbdd Antfbr ]upbr`nr tfkt sfb wkgtbh tn obmnab k sk`gt, ne


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mnursb, obmkusb tfkt wnudh akcb fbr sbba mngmb`tbh. Obmna`gi

k sk`gt wnudh ob fbr nwg sbmrbt k sbmrbt sfb sfkrbh w`tf Inh

kdngb.

]fb mnudh sbb fbrsbde gnw kdd hrbssbh `g wf`tb kgh k sf`gy

indh fkdn mrnwg`gi fbr fbkh. Fbr onhy sf`g`gi d`cb tfb U`ri`g

Akry stktub ]`stbr Mfkrdnttb ikvb fbr wfbg sfb int kg K `g

Mnghumt. @e ynu fbdh tfb d`ttdb stktub ughbr k dìft enr k ebw a`g-

utbs ynu mnudh tkcb `t `gtn tfb hkrcbst ne mdnsbts kgh `tidnwbh.

Akry Mdkrb npbgbh fbr bybs wfbg sfb fbkrh wf`spbr`gi `g

erngt ne tfb mdkssrnna. ]`stbr Mfkrdnttb gnhhbh tn Cbddy erna

obf`gh fbr hbsc, kgh Cbddy dbet tfb rnna, fbr dngi odnghb ork`hs

trk`d`gi obf`gh fbr. Yfbg Akry Mdkrb dnncbh hnwg kt fbr hbsc,

sfb skw tfkt Cbddy fkh hrnppbh k gntb ng fbr hbsc ng fbr wky tn

ksc tn ob bxmusbh. Mfnmndktb Mncb ketbr smfnnd>Ay trbkt.

]fb turgbh tfb gntb nvbr kgh rbspnghbh. @a suppnsbh tn wkdc

ay d`ttdb s`stbrs fnab, out wfkt tfb fbmc, @h aumf rktfbr fkvb k mfnmn-dktbMncb w`tf ynu.]n ybs!]fb mnudh sd`p `t tn Cbddy wfbg sfb

mkab okmc erna tfb oktfrnna. ]fb endhbh tfb gntb kgh wk`tbh

enr Cbddy tn rbturg.

Out sbgh`gi k gntb `g mdkss wks k s`g, sfb rbkd`zbh. Akry

Mdkrb skt okmc fkrh `g fbr sbkt, mngtbapdkt`gi fnw hèmudt tf`s

wfndb sk`gt tf`gi wks in`gi tn ob. @e sfb wks in`gi tn obmnab k

sk`gt, sfb sfnudhgt sbgh gntbs g mdkss nr h`snoby fbr antfbr oy

in`gi tn tfb Mnugtbr ketbr smfnnd, bvbg è tfby wbrb d`ttdb vbg`kd

s`gs kgh gnt k oì hbkd. ]fb wnudh mngebss tfba ng ]kturhky, ne

mnursb.

]fb tfnuift konut tfb twn s`gs. Xfby wbrb ontf vbg`kd out

h`snobh`bgmb fkh tn ob k oìibr s`g tfkg pkss`gi k gntb. ]fb wng-

hbrbh wfy tfb Mktfnd`m Mfurmf fkhgt tfnuift ne tf`s akc`gianrb irkhkt`ngs ne vbg`kd s`gs. Ybdd, sfbh fndh ngtn tfkt `hbk,

akyob mrbktb k vbg`kd ngb mktbinry kgh vbg`kd twn kgh tfrbb mkt-

binr`bs ks wbdd. ]fbh wk`t t`dd sfb wks Antfbr ]upbr`nr, rst.


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Akry Mdkrb d`etbh fbr hbsctnp kgh sd`ppbh tfb gntb `gs`hb

ngb ne tfb onncs sfb fkh inttbg tfkt anrg`gi erna tfb ]t. Akr`k

Inrbtt` ]mfnnd d`orkry< ]k`gt Xfbrbsb Akrt`g, kdngi w`tf ]t. Lnkg


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Akry Mdkrb fkh pduiibh fbr bkrs obenrb sfb fbkrh kgytf`gi

anrb. Out sfb h`h fbkr Lnfggy wf`g`gi kmrnss tfb rnna. Fb wks

stkgh`gi `g f`s mrò, f`s mfuooy d`ttdb kras nutstrbtmfbh tnwkrh

fbr. ]fb furr`bh tn p`mc fà up kgh dk`h fà hnwg `g fbr s`g-

idb obh, prky`gi fbh in rìft okmc tn sdbbp. Xfbg sfb smnnmfbh

nvbr tn akcb rnna enr Akrtfk, wfn stnnh oy tfb obh md`gi-

`gi tn fbr wf`tb obkr kgh dnnc`gi tbrr`bh. Xfkt wks tfb tf`gi

konut sfkr`gi k obhrnna w`tf twn ne tfb d`ttdb c`hs< è tfby wbrb

kerk`h obmkusb ne k stnra nr k ift, nr wncb up ebbd`gi s`mc, tfby

usukddy turgbh tn fbr enr mnaenrt bspbm`kddy wfbg Hkh wks

fnab. Gb`tfbr pkrbgt d`cbh tn ob kwkcbgbh `g tfb a`hhdb ne tfb

gìft. Akry Mdkrb h`hgt usukddy a`gh, bxmbpt wfbg snabonhy

tfrbw up `g fbr obh, d`cb Akrtfk tfkt tàb. Out dkst gìft, wfbg

Akrikrbt kgh Ikor`bddk mkab rusf`gi `g erna tfb`r obhrnna,

tfbrb wks gn wky Akry Mdkrb mnudh t kdd ne tfba `g fbr obh, sn

sfb usfbrbh tfb wfndb ornnh okmc tn tfb rnna Kggb, Ikor`bddk,kgh Akrikrbt sfkrbh, kgh tfby muhhdbh tnibtfbr `g tfb i`rds

hnuodb obh.

Dbts sky nur prkybrs, Akry Mdkrb suiibstbh. ]fb wk`tbh

ugt`d tfb c`hs stnppbh wìid`gi krnugh try`gi tn ibt mnaenrt-

kodb, kgh tfbg tfby rbm`tbh tfb`r gìfttàb prkybr `g wf`spbrs.

Gnw @ dky ab hnwg tn sdbbp. @ prky tfb Dnrh ay snud tn cbbp.

@e @ sfnudh h`b obenrb @ wkcb, @ prky tfb Dnrh ay snud tn tkcb.

Xfbg obikg tfb d`tkgy ne eka`dy abaobrs erna ndhbst tn ynugi-

bst< Inh odbss Anaay, Hkhhy, Akttfbw, Akrc, Ducb, Akry

Mdkrb, Kggb, Ikor`bddk, Akrikrbt, Akrtfk, kgh Lnfggy. @g kg

kdanst `gkuhòdb wf`spbr Ikor`bddk khhbh, Kgh Inh odbss tfb

okoy `g Anaays tuaay.

Ketbr k anabgt ne s`dbgmb Akrtfk pncbh Akry Mdkrb ng tfbsfnudhbr. Xbdd us k stnry, sfb obiibh.

Pbkf, Ikor`bddk sk`h, out gnt konut sk`gts nr kgytf`gi

rbdì`nus.


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Lnfggy muhhdbh up w`tf f`s fbkh ng fbr sfnudhbr, f`s tfuao

kgh tnrg odkgc`b `g f`s anutf.

Akry Mdkrb usbh fbr anst snntf`gi vn`mb. Ngmb upng k tàb

k d`ttdb pr`gmb kgh enur obkutèud pr`gmbssbs d`vbh tnibtfbr `g k

tkdd mkstdb w`tf bvbrytf`gi tfby mnudh àki`gb wkgt`gi. Xfby

wbrb vbry fkppy . . .

Lnfggys dksfbs stnppbh uttbr`gi kdanst àabh`ktbdy, kgh

Akry Mdkrb wktmfbh tfb rfytfa`m r`sb kgh ekdd ne Akrtfks mfbst

lust a`gutbs dktbr. Ikor`bddk ykwgbh. Kgh tfbrb wbrb t`gy ek`r-

`bs `g tfb mnurtykrh, Akry Mdkrb khhbh. Out k a`gutb anrb kgh

tfby wbrb kdd ksdbbp kdd bxmbpt Akry Mdkrb, wfn mnudhgt ob

mnaenrtbh oy k ek`ry tkdb. ]fb dky w`hb kwkcb.

]fb fktbh tf`s< angby prnodbas, tnn akgy c`hs, kgntfbr okoy

ng tfb wky. Xfkts wfy Ana hnbsgt s`gi kgyanrb wfbg wb hn h`sfbs

kgh dkughry, Akry Mdkrb tfnuift. ]fb a`ssbh tfb antfbr wfn

dkuifbh w`tf fbr er`bghs nvbr mneebb, wfn akhb ekgmy kppbt`zbrsenr mnmctk`d pkrt`bs, wfn sbwbh odub bybdbt murtk`gs enr fbr rnna.

]fb w`sfbh Akttfbw wnudh mnab fnab erna tfb ]ba`gkry sn

sfb wnudh fkvb snabngb tn tkdc tn konut kdd tf`s.

Dnrh, fbdp ay eka`dy.Zdbksb, pdbksb i`vb us bgnuif angby sn Ana

kgh Hkh mkg ob fkppy kik`g.

]fb stnppbh. ]fb wks s`mc ne tf`s prkybr. Yfy wksgt Inh

kgswbr`gi> Fb usbh tn kgswbr fbr prkybrs kdd tfb tàb.

Out tfkt wks obenrb. ]fb wks d`ttdb tfbg. ]fb mnudh sky Zdbksb

Inh, wb gbbh angby enr ay orntfbrs o`rtfhky, kgh Inh wnudh

sbgh `t. ]fb wnudh lust gh `t ng tfb s`hbwkdc, hnwg oy tfb

r`vbr, `g k p`db ne dbkvbs. E`vb, tbg, bvbg twbgty hnddkr o`dds. ]fb

bvbg prkybh tfb eka`dy gtn k gbw mkr wfbg sfb wks ngdy enur. @t

wks rìft obenrb tfb eka`dy anvbh erna A`ggbsntk tn Y`smngs`gobmkusb fbr ektfbr stnppbh tbkmf`gi kgh stkrtbh f`s lno sbdd`gi

tbxtonncs tn smfnnds. ]fb prkybh ebrvbgtdy bvbry gìft, kgh ngb

gìft wf`db sfb wks sdbbp`gi Inh put k orkgh-gbw ;026 Enrh


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`g tfb hr`vbwky. Xfkt wks wfbg Akry Mdkrb cgbw `t wks fbr lno

tn prky enr stuee. Bvbg wfbg sfb dbkrgbh tfkt tfb mkr mkab erna

tfb lno Hkh fkh lust stkrtbh, sfb cgbw `t wks rbkddy erna Inh.

]fb fkh prkybh tfkt mkr `gtn tfb hr`vbwky bvbg fbr orntfbrs

tfnuift sn.

Xfbg t lust stnppbh . . . wfbg . . . wfbg sfb wks konut sbvbg.

Akry Mdkrbs bybs npbgbh w`hb kgh sfb skt up `g obh mkrbeuddy

sn gngb ne tfb c`hs wncb up. ]bvbg sbvbg wks wfbg s`gs

stkrtbh tn mnugt. Xfkt wks wfbg Inh stnppbh d`stbg`gi tn fbr

prkybrs.

Yfbg Akry Mdkrb int up twn snup mkgs rnddbh nut ne fbr

fk`r. Gnw sfb cgbw tfb prnodba< Inh wnudh ngdy d`stbg tn fbr

è fbr snud wks purb. @e sfb wks in`gi tn akcb fbr antfbr fkppy

kik`g, sfb wnudh fkvb tn ob k sk`gt rìft kwky.

]fb akhb k pdkg. ]fb wnudh stuhy, sfb wnudh prkmt`mb

sk`gt-d`cb obfkv`nr, kgh sfb wnudh obmnab k gug. Akgy ne tfbi`rd sk`gts fkh obbg gugs obenrb ob`gi sk`gtbh, sn sfb iurbh

obmna`gi k gug wks tfb pbrebmt stbpp`gi stngb tn fbr rbkd inkd.

]fbh ob sn hkrgbh innh sfb wnudhgt fkvb k tf`gi tn mngebss

ng ]kturhkys.

Akry Mdkrb bxpdk`gbh tfb hbkd tn Inh. @e ynu tkcb mkrb ne ay

eka`dy i`vb tfba bgnuif angby, akcb ay pkrbgts fkppy . . . @dd

obmnab k sk`gt. ]fb rbpbktbh `t sbvbrkd tàbs `g mksb `t wks fkrh

enr Inh tn fbkr tfrnuif kdd ne fbr s`gs. Oy tfb tàb sfbh inttbg

tn sdbbp, `t wks kdanst tàb tn ibt up.

Gnw Akry Mdkrb wks sn t`rbh sfb mnudh fkrhdy cbbp fbr bybs

npbg. ]fb mnvbrbh fbr anutf tn supprbss k ykwg lust ks ]`stbr

Mfkrdnttb, wfn skt kt fbr hbsc `g tfb erngt ne tfb mdkssrnna,

dnncbh kt tfb mdnmc.Ay innhgbss! ]`stbr Mfkrdnttb sk`h, stkgh`gi up. Pnu kdd

aust fkvb g`sfbh ynur tbsts kibs kin! Zkss tfba tn tfb erngt.

]fb mdkppbh fbr fkghs tnibtfbr tw`mb kgh sa`dbh fbr anv`b stkr


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sa`db. Xfb hàpdbs tfkt ngdy sfnwbh wfbg sfb sa`dbh abdtbh

`gtn fbr mfbbcs. Akry Mdkrb tfnuift sfb wks tfb anst mfbbreud

gug sfbh bvbr abt.

Xnaay Lnfgsng skt `g tfb hbsc obf`gh Akry Mdkrb. @gstbkh

ne pkss`gi tfb pkpbrs enrwkrh fb pncbh tfb okmc ne fbr gbmc w`tf

f`s pbgm`d. Fb wks nognx`nus d`cb tfkt. ]fb turgbh tn tkcb tfb

pkpbrs kgh idkrbh kt f`s erbmcdbh ekmb, out àabh`ktbdy w`sfbh

sfb fkhgt. ]k`gt Xfbrbsk wnudhgt fkvb i`vbg Xnaay k h`rty

dnnc. ]fb wnudh fkvb sa`dbh kgh neebrbh Xnaays pncb up tn

Lbsus. Akry Mdkrb wks anabgtkr`dy nnhbh w`tf h`skppn`gtabgt

`g fbrsbde, out tfb ebbd`gi qu`mcdy sfètbh tn `rr`tkt`ng kt Xnaay.

Xnaay wks lust tfb c`gh ne orktty ony wfn mnudh cbbp fbr erna

obmna`gi k sk`gt. ]fb mngtbapdktbh fnw ]k`gt Xfbrbsk fbdh ngtn

fbr dnv`gi akggbr, bvbg wfbg pbnpdb wbrb abkg tn fbr, kgh

sìfbh. ]k`gt Xfbrbsk wks sn aumf d`cb tfb U`ri`g Akry nob-

h`bgt, qu`bt, swbbt, kgh c`gh. Kdanst tfb nppns`tb ne Akry Mdkrb.]fb wks in`gi tn fkvb tn wnrc fkrh tn obmnab k sk`gt.

]`stbr mnddbmtbh tfb qu`zzbs erna bkmf rnw. ]tuhbgts kutn-

akt`mkddy stkrtbh pudd`gi npbg tfb tnps ne tfb`r hbscs tn rbtr`bvb

tfb`r Bgid`sf onncs enr tfb dkst mdkss ne tfb hky, out ]`stbr fbdh

up fbr fkgh.

Gn, mdkss. Gn Bgid`sf tnhky. @ fkvb k surpr`sb enr ynu gstbkh.

Xf`s ybkr, enr tfb rst tàb bvbr, tfb s`xtf irkhb w`dd ob bgtbr-

`gi k h`nmbskg bssky mngtbst, ]`stbr Mfkrdnttb kggnugmbh, kgh

@a bxm`tbh enr ynu kdd. Xfb tnp`m `s Yfkt k _bdì`nus Unmkt`ng

Abkgs tn Ab kgh . . . Xnaay irnkgbh obf`gh Akry Mdkrb kgh

Lbg E`tzibrkdh stumc fbr `ghbx gibr `g fbr anutf d`cb sfb wks

in`gi tn tfrnw up. ]bvbrkd sg`mcbrs enddnwbh.

Kgh . . . wk`t k a`gutb. Xf`s mngtbst fks mksf pr`zbs! Xfb h`n-mbsb fks gbvbr fkh pr`zbs obenrb, out tf`s ybkr kg bdhbrdy mnupdb

erna Akh`sng akhb k hngkt`ng spbm`mkddy tn fbdp mf`dhrbg

stkrt tf`gc`gi konut vnmkt`ngs ks gugs nr pr`bsts.


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Akry Mdkrb rk`sbh fbr fkgh sn fìf sfb wks mnapdbtbdy nut

ne fbr sbkt. Fnw aumf krb tfb pr`zbs>

]`stbrs gnsb smrugmfbh tfb wky `t h`h wfbg sfb sa`dbh. Xfb

tf`rh pr`zb `s etbbg hnddkrs.

Nnfs kgh kkfs pdus ngb wf`stdb.

]bmngh pr`zb `s hnuodb tfkt.

Xf`rty oumcs! _ng Dyngs kggnugmbh. K c`h mnudh ibt k

]mfw`gg enr tfkt!

Nr Cbddy mnudh ibt twn Okro`b hndds w`tf k wfndb ougmf ne

mdntfbs enr fbr kgh Akry Mdkrb. @t wks Xnaay, ne mnursb.

Pnu hngt mkrb konut tfb rst pr`zb> ]`stbr kscbh, ebìg`gi

sfnmc.

Pbs! bvbryngb sk`h `g ug`sng.

Eèty hnddkrs, out ]`stbr stnppbh wf`db bvbryngb tnnc `g

gn`sy orbktfs ynu fkvb stbbp mnapbt`t`ng. _babaobr, `ts

bvbry s`xtf irkhb mdkss `g tfb wfndb h`nmbsb.Akry Mdkrb mnudhgt orbktfb. ]fb p`mturbh tfb h`nmbskg h`rbm-

tnry. @t wks wky oìibr tfkg tfb D`ttdbouri, Y`smngs`g pfngb

onnc. Xfbrb fkh tn ob ety hèebrbgt mfurmfbs `g `t. ]fb dnncbh

krnugh. Xfbrb wbrb enrty-tfrbb c`hs `g fbr mdkss. ]fb h`hgt bvbg

wkgt tn tf`gc ne fnw akgy bsskys tfkt wnudh ob.

@t h`hgt akttbr. ]fb fkh tn w`g. Eèty hnddkrs! Akry Mdkrbs

pkrbgts wnudh ob sn rbd`bvbh. Fbr ana aìft bvbg ob ncky w`tf

fkv`gi kgntfbr okoy. Dbt ab w`g rst pr`zb, Dnrh, kgh @dd cgnw

ynuvb kmmbptbh ay hbkd tn ob obmnab k sk`gt.]fb wnudh stkrt ob`gi

innh gnw. Enribt tfb mfnmndktb Mncb w`tf Cbddy3 sfbh nobh`-

bgtdy wkdc tfb c`hs fnab. Zdbksb, Inh. Zdbksb.

Hngt dnnc sn idua, c`hs. Pnu fkvb tfb skab mfkgmb ne w`g-

g`gi ks bvbryngb bdsb. ]n dbts tkcb tfb enmus nee tfb pr`zbs kghtf`gc konut tfb bssky `tsbde. Pnu w`dd kdsn ob ibtt`gi kg Bgid`sf

irkhb enr ynur bssky, sn akcb `t spkrcdb! Pnu wngt ibt mdkss tàb

tn wr`tb `t out tfb mngtbst hbkhd`gb `sgt ugt`d Anghky, Aky ;, sn


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tfbydd ob hub ng Er`hky, Kpr`d ?6. Xfkts k d`ttdb nvbr twn wbbcs.

Ksc Inh tn fbdp ynu hn ynur obst wnrc.

Xfb squbkd ne tfb `gtbrmna akhb bvbryngb mnvbr tfb`r bkrs.

Akry Mdkrb dnncbh kt tfb mdnmc. @g tfrbb a`gutbs tfb obdd wnudh

r`gi. ]`stbr Kigbs kdwkys akgkibh tn tàb tfb ketbrgnng abs-

skibs sn tfkt tfb obdd rkgi tfb a`gutb sfb wks hngb spbkc`gi.

Xfbrb wks snab spbmudkt`ng kangi tfb stuhbgts tfkt sfb kmtu-

kddy rbfbkrsbh tfb kggnugmbabgts w`tf fbr stnpwktmf.

Aky @ fkvb ynur kttbgt`ng, pdbksb> ]k`gt Akr`k Inrbtt`

]mfnnd w`dd obi`g sbdd`gi Ynrdhs E`gbst Mfnmndktb Okrs stkrt-

`gi Anghky. Bkmf mf`dh `s bxpbmtbh tn sbdd k a`gàua ne

twbgty mfnmndktb okrs tn fbdp pky enr smfnnd suppd`bs. ]n tbdd

ynur pkrbgts kgh stkrt tf`gc`gi ne pbnpdb wfn w`dd wkgt tn

bglny tfbsb hbd`m`nus mfnmndktb trbkts. Gbxt wbbc obi`gs nur

kggukd mkapkìg tn mnddbmt angby enr pkikg oko`bs. _babaobr

tfkt skv`gi k pkikg okoy `s skv`gi k snud. Xfb ony nr i`rd ernabkmf mdkss wfn mngtròutbs tfb anst angby w`dd ob i`vbg k

smkpudkr odbssbh oy tfb dktb Znpb Lnfg VV@@@. _babaobr tfkt

oy wbkr`gi k smkpudkr bvbry hky, ynu krb prntbmtbh kt tfb tàb

ne hbktf. ]n tkcb ynur kddnwkgmb nr neebr tn hn bxtrk mfnrbs

krnugh tfb fnusb tn mnddbmt angby enr tf`s wnrtfy mkusb. K

rba`ghbr tfkt kdd mf`dhrbg krb bxpbmtbh tn kttbgh hk`dy Akss. @

fkvb obbg khv`sbh tfkt k ebw ne ynu krb mngirbikt`gi nuts`hb

]bgtry Ennhs `gstbkh ne kttbgh`gi. @g tfb euturb, kgyngb a`ss-

`gi Akss w`dd rbmb`vb hbtbgt`ng kgh pkrbgts w`dd ob gnt`bh.

Kdsn, tfb s`xtf irkhb Mkap E`rb I`rds w`dd fkvb k okcb skdb ng

Anghky ketbr smfnnd. E`gkddy, w`dd Akry Mdkrb NOr`kg pdbksb

rbpnrt tn tfb nemb.

Akry Mdkrbs `g trnu-odb, Xnaay sk`h. K ebw c`hs sg`mcbrbhout stnppbh wfbg Irbinry mfàbh `g.

Ybdd, @a surb sfbs gnt in`gi tn ibt spkgcbh oy Ektfbr

Hwybr enr orbkc`gi k w`ghnw, d`cb snab pbnpdb @ cgnw. Gnw


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bvbryonhy dkuifbh bxmbpt Xnaay, wfnsb ekmb aktmfbh f`s rbh

fk`r. Fb wks tfb rst c`h nut ne tfb rnna.

Akry Mdkrbs fbkrt skgc. Xfb ngdy tàb sfb bvbr int mkddbh tn

tfb nemb wks obmkusb ne angby. Kt dbkst sfb wnudhgt fkvb tn dbt

Cbddy cgnw tfkt sfb mnudhgt in nut enr tfb mfnmndktb Mncb. ]fb

sfruiibh kt Cbddy. Yfkt mnudh sfb hn> G`mb ne Inh tn tkcb kwky

tfb tbaptkt`ng.

Ks kdd tfb ntfbr c`hs rusfbh nut ne tfb mdkssrnna, fbkh-

`gi tn tfb`r dnmcbrs tn bxmfkgib onncs nr mdkanr`gi hnwg tfb

twn ìfts ne stk`rs tn tfb ak`g bgtrkgmb, Akry Mdkrb wkdcbh

sdnwdy `g tfb nppns`tb h`rbmt`ng. ]fb hrbkhbh in`gi tn tfb nemb

ne ]`stbr Kigbs, nr, ks tfb stuhbgts mkddbh fbr obf`gh fbr okmc,

]`stbr Kingy. Yfbg sfb wks fkdewky hnwg tfb dngi, hàdy d`t

mnrr`hnr sfb mnudh akcb nut tfb àkib ne ]`stbr Kingy s`tt`gi

obf`gh fbr hbsc `g fbr nemb kt tfb bgh ne tfb fkdd. Dnrh, sfb

prkybh,pdbksb fbdp ab ob swbbt d`cb Akry.Zdbksb fbdp ab gnt sfnw]`stbr fnw aumf @ mkgt stkgh fbr.

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