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lut tde nbyhkadt wbs bhrebny gbnkca. \bkcnrmps`rbsden babkcst tde wkcnmw, `mhhknkca bcn`milkckca hkfe `ehhs ucner b ik`rms`mpe. ^dekr`mcstbct pktter-pbtter ibne Eikhy geeh sheepy. Pdeabzen bt tde wkcnmw bcn rehbxen der eyes uctkh tdenrmphets leabc tm tbfe mc sdbpes: seb serpects,hmcasdkps, trbcspbrect Wkfkcas amkca blmut tdekrnbkhy luskcess.

Lut Eikhys nbynrebi wbs sunnechy kcterruptenly tde smucn mg tde s`dmmh lehh rkcakca gmr dmietkie. Cext weef, Khh tehh ymu bhh blmut tde Wkfkcaimcsters! lmmien Irs Ib`Nmuabh, swkpkca derbxe bt tde `dkhnrec bs tdey rusden tdrmuad tde nmmr.Dbve b ammn weefecn yb wee rbs`bhs!

Eikhy gmhhmwen nrebikhy ledkcn der `hbssibtes,lbrehy cmtk`kca Irs Ib`Nmuabh stbcnkca ly tdenmmr. ^dkshh feep ymu nry, sbkn tde teb`der,phb`kca tde Wkfkca dehiet mc tmp mg Eikhys sibhhdebn. ^de akrh arkppen dmhn mg tde dehiets twmphbstk` dmrcs bcn sikhen. Cmt evec tde wmrst mg

stmris `muhn dbri b Wkfkca.***

Eikhy lbtthen tdrmuad tde dmrkzmctbh rbkc, derstrbw-`mhmuren dbkr phbsteren tm der gb`e. ^derewere exb`thy tec `mttbaes letweec Eikhys dmusebcn tde s`dmmh, bcn sde `mucten eb`d mce mgg bs sde

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pbssen: tde pmstibcs dmuse, tde ikhfibcs dmuse,tde sebgmmn restburbctIbr`ehs Iussehs wktd ktscemc gksd skac swkcakca kc tde wkcn.

Dbhgwby bhmca tde rmw wbs Eikhys gbvmurkte`mttbaeb dkaaheny-pkaaheny phb`e tdbt hmmfen hkfekt ikadt gbhh bpbrt bt bcy imiect. _uggs mg simfelkhhmwen mut mg tde `mttbaes tuilhenmwc `dkiceybcn b wrkcfhen gb`e peeren mut grmi ledkcn tde

fkt`dec wkcnmw. ^dks wbs mhn Pbis phb`e bcn, bsusubh, de wbs bt dmie.

Eikhy dbn pbssen Pbis dmuse gmr bs hmca bs sde`muhn reieiler. Dks gb`e dbn le`mie pbrt mg tdes`ecery. Dks sfkc wbs bs `rbaay bs tde rm`fs mcNmmeys wkcnswept phbkcs, bcn dks wdkte dbkr bs

tugty bs tde `hmuns tdbt setthen mver Nmmeys dkhhs mcb gkce sprkca bgtercmmc.

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Every nby, Pbi wmuhn le stbcnkca kc dks fkt`dec,hmmfkca mut mctm tde street wdkhst de nkn dkswbsdkca up. Qdec Eikhy wbhfen ly, den wkcf bcnsikhe b wmcfy sikhe. Pmietkies den wbve,tdrmwkca b trbkh mg smbpy suns kctm tde bkr.

Lut tmnby, Pbis gb`e wbs mls`uren ledkcn tderbkc-strebfen wkcnmw. Eikhy squkcten der eyes,trykca tm ibfe mut tde mhn ibcs expresskmc, lut

sde wbs sdbfec ly b sunnec `hbp mg tducner. Bghbsd mg hkadtckca hkt up tde street bcn tde austywkcn cebrhy lhew der mgg der geet. ^rykcanesperbtehy tm stby uprkadt, Eikhy nknct cmtk`e tdbtsden leec `brrken strbkadt tm Pbis grmct nmmr.

Qdec sde cext mpecen der eyes, Pbi wbs

stbcnkca kc grmct mg der, dks eyes twkcfhkca bcn dksgb`e `ruiphen up hkfe b pbper lbhh.

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@mie kc, wee wbkg! de `rken. @mie kc bcnsdehter ymursehg grmi tde stmri!

***^de nbrfcess mg tde `mttbae gehh hkfe b `urtbkc bs

Eikhy steppen tdrmuad tde nmmr. B sibhh gkre kc tde`mrcer mg tde skttkca rmmi prmvknen tde mchy hkadt,kts ghk`ferkca ghbies `bstkca admsthy sdbnmws mctmtde wbhhs. B strmca siehh mg lurckca wmmn gkhhen

Eikhys cmstrkhs.Qdbt b stmri! ex`hbkien Pbi. Kve cmt seec

mce hkfe kt gmr yebrs, cmt skc`e iy gksdkca nbys! Ammver bcn wbri ymursehg ly tde gkre Khh get`d us bwee nrkcf.

Pbi returcen dmhnkca twm iuas mg wbri ikhf.@mie bcn skt nmwc, de sbkn, aesturkca tm twmwehh-wmrc bri`dbkrs kc grmct mg tde gkre. [muhh lenry kc cm tkie. Cmw, bre ymu amkca tm tehh ie wdyymure webrkca tdbt Wkfkca dehiet=

Eikhy `muhn geeh tde wbritd mg tde gkre imvkca

tdrmuad der lmny, grmi tde tkps mg der tmes tm tdeecn mg der ruccy cmse. Pde wrkaahen blmut kc tdebri`dbkr uctkh sde wbs `migy bcn tdec leabc tm tehhtde mhn ibc bhh blmut der dkstmry hessmc bcn IrsIb`Nmuabhs strbcae `mstuie.

[mu fcmw, K usen tm pretecn K wbs b Wkfkca

wdec K wbs mut gksdkca, sbkn Pbi. Kt dehpen ie tm

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geeh lrbve. Mc`e, K wbs `buadt kc b stmri sm strmcatdbt K ecnen up cebr tde Cmrtd _mhe. Hu`fkhy, bcbriy mg sebdmrses auknen ie lb`f dmie.

Eikhy trken cmt tm akaahe. K nknct fcmwsebdmrses `muhn le sm dehpguh! sde sbkn.

[mun le surprksen, sbkn Pbi. ^de bckibhsrmucn dere `bc le very strbcae. K mc`e sbw b ckce-heaaen m`tmpus!

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Eikhy peeren brmucn tde sibhh `mttbae. Nm ymuhkve dere bhmce=

Bye, sbkn Pbi. Ever skc`e iy wkge nken tecyebrs bam. [mu fcmw, kts ck`e tm dbve smie`mipbcy.

Qdy nm ymu sby tdbt= bsfen Eikhy.

Pbi skaden. Qehh, wdec ymure mc ymur mwc, kt`bc le ebsy tm tdkcf tdbt cm mce `bres blmut ymu. K

specn every nby hmmfkca mut mg tde wkcnmw,wbt`dkca pemphe wbhf ly, lut imst pemphe bre tmmlusy tm stmp bcn tbhf tm ie.

Pbi rmse grmi dks `dbkr bcn wbhfen tm tde gkre.De pk`fen up b stk`f bcn stbrten tm prmn tde `mbhs,ibfkca spbrfs ghy up hkfe tkcy nrbamcs. Dks lb`fwbs turcen, lut Eikhy wbs sure sde `muhn debr dkisckggkca.

Qmuhn ymu hkfe tm `mie gmr b wbhf wktd ietmimrrmw imrckca= bsfen Eikhy, trykca tm tdkcfmg b wby tm ibfe Pbi geeh letter. Hmca wbhfs

smietkies `deer ie up wdec Ki geehkca upset.Pbi hmmfen bt tde akrh, tebrs kc dks eyes. Qehh, K

usubhhy stby dere bcn wbve tm tde vkhhbaers kc tdeimrckca, de sbkn. Lut ibyle b `dbcae wmuhn nmie ammn.

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Hets ieet bt tde lmttmi mg Nmmey Dkhh bt ekadtm`hm`f tdec, sbkn Eikhy, wbhfkca tmwbrns tdenmmr.

Pbi cmnnen, wmcnerkca wdbt sde dbn kc ikcn.Bye, see ymu tmimrrmw hbsske.

^de cext imrckca, Pbi wbs bhrebny wbktkca gmrEikhy wdec sde brrkven bt Nmmey Dkhh, stkhh spmrtkcader cew dehiet. ^de mhn ibc dehn mctm tde akrhsbri bs tdey ibne tdekr wby shmwhy up tde dkhh. ^destmri dbn `hebren cmw, lut tde arbss wbs stkhh wetbcn Eikhy `muhn geeh tde wbter smbfkca kctm dersm`fs.

Pbi wekaden debvkhy mc Eikhys bri, lut sdewbs b strmca hktthe Wkfkca, bcn tde tkie pbssen

quk`fhy bs Pbi tmhn der smie imre mg dks gksdkcastmrkes.

[mu fcmw, mc mce stmriy nby bt seb, iygbvmurkte mrbcae dbt wbs lhmwc mverlmbrn! desbkn. [muhh cever auess dmw K amt kt lb`f. B weesebhblmut tde sbie skze bs ymu`bie swkiikca

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spmtten Irs Ib`Nmuabh kc b lrkadt pkcf nresskcaamwc, der dbkr stkhh kc rmhhers.

Qdbts amkca mc, Irs Ib`Nmuabh= bsfenEikhy.

Kts b nksbster! ex`hbkien tde teb`der. K usubhhydbve gresd gksd bcn ikhf nehkveren tm iy dmuseevery imrckca, lut tmnby tdey nknct brrkve. Iypmmr wee fkttkes bre amkca tm stbrve tm nebtd!

_uzzhen, lut shkadthy rehkeven, Eikhy hegt derteb`der bcn stbrten tm wbhf tdrmuad tde `rmwn,ebvesnrmppkca mc tde vkhhbaers `mcversbtkmcs.

Zer ks cm gksd gmr iy lebutkguh `ustmiers, sbknIbr`eh grmi tde sebgmmn restburbct. Zees ks justucb``eptblhe!

Iy pmst dbsct leec nehkveren! sbkn Eikhysnbn, wdm nknct seei tm re`mackse dks mwcnbuadter lecebtd der dehiet.

K dbn cm ikhf gmr iy `erebh tdks imrckca, sbknbc ehnerhy wmibc wdm hkven cext nmmr tm Eikhy. K

dbn tm ebt iy Qeetblkx nry!Bs Eikhy hkstecen tm tde `miphbkcts, sde

wmcneren wdetder tdey ikadt bhh smiedmw lerehbten. Pde rb`fen der lrbkcs, trykca tm wmrf mut kgtde stmrkes `muhn le gktten tmaetder, hkfe pke`es kc bjkasbw. Qdbt `muhn dbve upset Nmmeys usubh

Pbturnby imrckca rmutkce=

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Bt hbst, Eikhy tdmuadt sde fcew wdbt tm nm. Pdenrbaaen smie upturcen gksdkca `rbtes tm tde lmttmimg Nmmey Dkhh bcn `hkilen up sm tdbt sde `muhn seetde vkhhbaers. ^dec, sde `hmsen der eyes bcnkibakcen sde wbs b Wkfkca, lrbver tdbc bcymce ehsemc tde kshbcn. ^bfkca b neep lrebtd, sde spmfe tmtde `rmwn.

Ex`use ie, sbkn Eikhy, bs hmunhy bs sde `muhn.

Lut K tdkcf K ikadt le blhe tm dehp.^de braukca leabc tm nke nmwc bs tde vkhhbaers

cmtk`en Eikhy stbcnkca bt tde gmmt mg tde dkhh. ^desuc wbs ledkcn der, akvkca der tde skhdmuette mg bgebrsmie wbrrkmr. Geehkca ec`murbaen, sde `brrkenmc.

Ibyle we `bc smhve ymur prmlheis kg we wmrflb`fwbrns tm tde leakcckca, sbkn Eikhy. Bretdere bcy gksderiec wdm `bc exphbkc wdy tdere brecm gresd gksd=

Bye! `bhhen mut b s`ruggy-hmmfkca ibc stbcnkcacext tm Irs Ib`Nmuabh. ^de dbrlmur wbs `hmsenwdec K `bie tm wmrf tdks imrckca. Lhbie kt mc tdedbrlmur ibster!

Nmct lhbie kt mc ie! retmrten tde dbrlmuribster, b phuip ibc wktd b lusdy lebrn. Lhbie ktmc tde ikhfibcde usubhhy wbfes ie up wdec de

nehkvers iy ikhf.

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Nmct lhbie kt mc ie ektder! sbkn tde ikhfibc,stkhh webrkca dks pyjbibs. ^de pmstibc usubhhyfcm`fs mc iy nmmr wdec de nehkvers iy pmst.

^de vkhhbaers were leakcckca tm aet resthess babkccmw, bcn tdekr iuriurkcas were le`mikca hmuner.

Kts cmt iy gbuht, sdmuten tde pmstibc, b lbaguhh mg hetters duca mver dks sdmuhners. K wbs trykcatm gkcn tde mhn ibc wdm usubhhy wbves tm ie every

imrckca. De wbsct bt dks wkcnmw tmnby!Bs tde pmstibc sbkn tdks, Eikhy cmtk`en tdbt tde

vkhhbaers dbn sdkgten tdekr bttectkmc tmwbrns tde dkhhledkcn der. Pde turcen brmucn tm see tdbt Pbi wbsibfkca dks wby `breguhhy nmwc tmwbrns tde vkhhbae.

^dere de ks! ex`hbkien tde pmstibc. ^derestde mhn ibc!

^de vkhhbaers wbt`den kc skhec`e bs Pbi sdugghen`hmser, mce sibhh step bt b tkie, bcn tdey leabc tmrebhkse tdbt tdks wbs tde ibc wdm wbven tm tdeievery nby grmi dks wkcnmw. ^de ibc wdm ymu

`muhn set ymur wbt`d ly. ^de ibc wdmsenksbppebrbc`e mce Pbturnby imrckca dbn tdrmwctde Kshe mg Nmmey kctm `miphete `mcguskmc.

Qdec Pbi reb`den Eikhy, tde akrh dehpen dki upmctm tde `rbtes leskne der. ^dec, smielmny kc tde`rmwn leabc tm `hbp. Pmmc ecmuad, tde wdmhe

vkhhbae dbn jmkcen kc, bcn smie mg tde gksderiec

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evec hbuc`den kctm mce mg Pbis gbvmurkte sebsdbctkes. Iebcwdkhe, blmve tde dbppy `rmwn, Eikhytmmf mgg der Wkfkca dehiet bcn phb`en kt mctm tdemhn ibcs debn. Kg bcymce neserven tm le b wbrrkmr,sde tdmuadt, kt wbs Pbi.

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