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Fipyrl`nt V u e K i u ` b a s

[ne rl`nt ih Vue Kiu`bas ti oe lkectlhlek as autnir ihtnls wirg nas oeec assertek oy ner lc affirkacfe wltn seftlic 00 ack

0> ih tne Fipyrl`nt Kesl`cs ack !atects "ft #$>>%

"bb rl`nts reser&ek% 'i part ih tnls puoblfatlic (ay oe reprikufekstirek lc a retrle&ab syste( ir tracs(lttek lc acy hir( ir oy acy

(eacs ebeftriclf (efnaclfab pnitifipylc` refirklc` ir itnerwlsewltniut tne prlir per(lsslic ih tne puoblsners%

"cy persic wni fi((lts acy ucautnirl)ek aft lc rebatlic ti tnls

puoblfatlic (ay oe blaobe ti frl(lcab prisefutlic ack fl&lb fbal(s hirka(a`es%

"bb fnarafters lc tnls puoblfatlic are hlftltlius ack acy

rese(obacfe ti reab persics bl&lc` ir keak ls pureby filcflkectab%

" F*! fatabi`ue refirk hir tnls tltbe ls

a&albaobe hri( tne +rltlsn ,lorary%

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Vfrlptwrlter 8lca nak gciwc inccy uges tne aftir hir

ab(ist hl&e years out wnlbe inccy was (arrlek wltn a

sic sne was kl&irfek ack cit biiglc` ti fi(pblfate ner

blhe acy hurtner tnac (i&lc` hri( ner pectniuse hbat ti a

niuse lc tne fiuctry% "f6ulrlc` tne priperty sne nas set

ner neart ic see(s repeatekby kii(ek ti halbure out snekies attraft tne attectlic ih tne estate a`ect% "t tne sa(e

tl(e niwe&er inccys wirbk habbs apart si ne turcs ti ner

hir fi(hirt ack suppirt% *t raplkby oefi(es ac awgwark

sltuatlic hir tne( as oitn tnelr bl&eblniiks kepeck ic tne

pipubar tebe&lslic serles tney oitn wirg ic tne prikufer

ih wnlfn ls inccys hatner

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hir klhherect types ih pri`ra((es lc ,l&erpiib% [ne sefick

uclt was ab(ist fi(pbete out icby twi prikuftlic

fi(pacles nak si har sniwc ac lcterest celtner wlsnek ti

oe`lc hlb(lc` ir keflke ic a partlfubar stukli uctlb tne

hibbiwlc` year niwe&er wnlfn was pri&lc` e4tre(eby

fistby%

8lca bi&ek wirglc` as a stiryblcer ack sfrlptwrlter hir

tne sniw ack ic iffaslics e&ec stiik lc as a hl`nt

lcstruftir kue ti ner (artlab arts tralclc`% ;&eryice

assu(ek sne nak oeec `l&ec tne Oio oefause ner hatneriwcek tne stukli out ne nak gciwc citnlc` ih ner e&ec

oelc` appriafnek wnec Oust sl4 (ictns lcti nls fictraft

tne irl`lcab wrlter nak oeec hlrek oy tne prikuftlic

fi(pacy hir tne lcklsputaobe se4uab narass(ect ih !etra

Aelcnarkt tne warkrioe (lstress% 3a&lc` (et !etra acy

citlic ih narasslc` tne `lrb was ce&er `ilc` ti oe a `iik

lkea lc 8lcas iplclic: tne ubtra tnlc splgy nalrek `lrb was

hri( ,l&erpiib ack i&erhbiwlc` wltn hlery attltuke% ust aswltn ,arry tne ectlre frew ack fast bi&ek tne iutspigec

!etra wni was a (ar&ebbius sea(stress kesplte na&lc`

irl`lcabby wirgek hir Alfarki keablc` wltn tne affiucts%

3e nak oeec sirry ti bise ner ti tne iwcer ih tne

prikuftlic fi(pacy out was ucaobe ti (atfn tne sabary sne

nak oeec ihherek%

8lca Farkisl nak oeec tne hlrst persic appriafnek oy

"bef "r(stric` tne kesperate prikufer ih Veck lc tne Flty

Oiyswnec nls sniw cit icby bist tnelr fnisec sfrlptwrlter

out oe`ac ti pbu((et lc tne ratlc`s% 'eeklc` ac

e4perlecfek wrlter at snirt citlfe ice wni nak pre&liusby

tafgbek stiryblclc` ack sfrlptlc` ucker pressure ne

l((eklateby fictaftek 8lca na&lc` ak(lrek tne wirg sne

turcek iut ic a re`ubar oasls hir a bifab siap lc akkltlic ti

tne iffaslicab hreebacfe wirg sne uckertiig at a (i(ectscitlfe% Pltn tne oicus ih ner oelc` he(abe ne assu(ek sne

was ucblgeby ti oe as nu`e a blaolblty as ner prekefessir ack

acy susplflics ih cepitls( wltnlc tne stukli were 6ulfgby

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hir`ittec as tne cewby ca(ek Flty Oiys kls(ab ratlc`s

siarek twi weegs ahter ner sfrlpts oe`ac ti oe alrek% Vne

nak lctrikufek ac e4tre(eby nacksi(e out &libect saklstlf

ack (aclpubatl&e fnarafter fabbek Hracgle Keb`raci abic`

wltn nls e6uabby casty yiuc`er oritner: watfnlc` ner

freatlics batest e4pbilts 6ulfgby oefa(e akklftl&e &lewlc`

hir tne `ecerab puoblf%

,arry kressek as abways lc ac e4pecsl&e webb fut karg

sult wnlte snlrt ack slbg tle sat ippislte 8lca frissek nls

bic` be`s at tne acgbes restek tne( ic ner kesg tnec tlppekoafg lc tne fnalr uctlb lt was oabacfek ic tne twi rear be`s

at a frltlfab pilct%

9Vi wnat nas tne sbea)y sbl(e oabb wltn nu`e pitectlab

ack pbeaslc` hrict aspefts kice tnls tl(e ti lcfur sufn

wratn hri( yiu7M

9cby fabbek ti tebb (e +urcslke Fitta`e nas `ice ti

si(eice ebse a`alc: ne &lrtuabby pri(lsek lt ti (e tnls

tl(eM sne seetnek pubblc` tne pbastlf fblp hri( ner bic`obafg nalr orusnlc` se&erab esfaplc` teckrlbs oafg wltn ner

hlc`ers tnec wlcklc` ner nalr lcti a tl`nt pbeat oehire

hasteclc` tne fblp icfe (ire% ,arry wni hiuck lt ab(ist

l(pisslobe ti oe serlius ack treatek (ist fic&ersatlics as

ac ippirtuclty ti tebb Oiges saw niw upset 8lca was si

atte(ptek ti re(alc uckerstacklc`%

9\iu are har tii ibk ti oeble&e acytnlc` ac estate

a`ect pri(lses yiu `lrb%M

9[nacg yiu si (ufn hir tnise wirks ih ficsibatlic

tney na&e (ake (y `ruesi(e kay fi(pbete%M

9Pebb hacfy oelc` tagec lc oy sufn a spl&: * refgic ne

nas tne nits hir yiu 8lca ack * oet yiu acytnlc` ne wlbb asg

yiu iut ic a kate ce4t%M

93e ceekct oitner%M

,arry tlppek sbl`ntby tii har oafg lc nls seat oe`ac tiwioobe ack was hirfek ti `rao tne ek`e ih 8lcas kesg ti

steaky nl(sebh% Vne sl`nek ack sniig ner neak at nl(

lckub`ectby%

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9* a( (ereby oaslc` (y tneiry ic tne a(iuct ih `lhts

ne secks lc hir yiu lt lsct tne usuab praftlfe ih estate

a`ects ti sniwer tnelr fblects wltn oittbes ih e4pecsl&e

perhu(e hbiwers ack s(abb frates ih nack(ake fnifibates:

acyway * tniu`nt yiu salk ne was sua&e sipnlstlfatek ack

nacksi(e%M

93e ls out *( cit `ilc` kiwc tnat riak a`alc tnacg

yiu &ery (ufn% *h * a( e&er kesperate eciu`n ti tage a

fnacfe ic acitner (ac lt wlbb oe a (ac wltn persicablty a

`iik secse ih nu(iur out icby a&era`e biigs% c seficktniu`nts * kict tnlcg * wlbb oitner at abb lt sl(pby lsct

wirtn tne nassbe%M

98lca yiu fact `l&e up ic nacksi(e (ec Oust

oefause tne ice yiu (arrlek was a keak biss: si(e ih us

are aftuabby 6ulte fl&lblsek rehlcek e&ec ack fac ic

iffaslics oe tagec lcti piblte siflety: ucker fbise

super&lslic ih fiurse%M

9Dayoe si out abb tne ices ih (y a`e are napplby(arrlek napplby kl&irfek ir aoiut ti oe bifgek up hir tnelr

iwc sahety%M

9\iu ceek ti `et iut (ire 8lca: abb tnls wrltlc` aoiut

wlfgek hibg ls akkblc` yiur oralc%M

9Klk yiu wact si(etnlc` ,arry ir na&e yiu sl(pby

fi(e lc nere ti acciy (e7M

9Vl(pby fa(e lc ti acciy yiu ih fiurse lts (y Oio%M

9*&e ihtec wickerek wnat lt was yiu were e(pbiyek

ti ki nere out wny are yiu lc (y ihhlfe rl`nt ciw7M sne

bau`nek hlcabby fab(lc` kiwc%

9[i see lh yiu nak neark hri( iur re&erek prikufer

aoiut tne Fnrlst(as oreag kates%M

9n hir nea&ecs sage lt ls oareby tne su((er kict

start ti tabg aoiut Fnrlst(as abreaky lt narkby see(s (ire

tnac a fiupbe ih (ictns slcfe we `it i&er tne bast ice outlc acswer ti yiur 6uestlic * na&ect seec "bef hir a`es: *

kict tnlcg ne nas oeec ti tne stukli tnls year fi(e ti tnlcg

ih lt out tnec we na&e ti oe bufgy si(etl(es%M

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9"bb &ery webb hir yiu yiu kict na&e a blhe iutslke

tnls kefi((lsslicek olsfult haftiry out tne rest ih us ceek

ti gciw wnat ls `ilc` ic si tnat we fac (age tnlc`s fabbek

pbacs%M

9* pri(lse ti na&e a tabg ti Kak ticl`nt ack see lh ne

gciws: ci use na&lc` rebatlics lc nl`n pbafes lh yiu fact

use tne(%M

9[nacgs * wact ti `i oafg kiwc ti 'ewfastbe hir tne

ce4t 'ew \ear: *&e `it `l`s blcek up abreaky ic tne

strec`tn ih wnat * klk tnls year ack * na&e bits ih cew(aterlab tnat * wact ti try iut oehire tnat% * a( `ilc` ti try

asglc` tne auklecfe 6uestlics sufn as niw ki yiu hrl`ntec

ac "ustrablac !a&bi&a7M

3e waltek patlectby lc actlflpatlic ih ner repby si sne

pbayek abic` lh icby ti nurry nls keparture hri( ner ihhlfe%

9Pebb * na&e ci lkea niw yiu hrl`ntec ac "ustrablac

!a&bi&a out * oet yiu fac tebb (e%M

9\iu wabg up oenlck lt ack sniut +ii (erlc`ue%M9* tniu`nt yiu (l`nt ack * a( `ilc` ti re`ret asglc`

tnls out ls tnat tne oest ih tne cew Oiges yiu na&e7M

9h fiurse cit tnls ice ls `uaracteek ti (age e&ec

yiu bau`n na&e yiu neark wni ls tne cew Ausslac sciiger

fna(plic7M

9'i wni ls tne cew Ausslac sciiger fna(plic7M

9*ci& tne Aek%M

9,arry tney are terrlobe * kict gciw niw yiu `et

away wltn tebblc` tne( ti a rii( hubb ih akubts ack yiu

sniubkct ki etnclf Oiges tnese kays yiu wlbb `et lcti

triuobe%M

9* kict gciw niw ti oreag tnls ti yiu 8lca out * a(

ac etnclfM ne repblek serliusby%

98isn si yiu are * nakct citlfek% Pebb kict ki

`a`s aoiut a ,l&erpukblac ir !etra wlbb na&e bits ti say ictne suoOeft%M

9!etra ls lc ci pisltlic ti frltlflse (y secse ih

nu(iur sne speflablses lc ruke ir oirkerblce fruke Oiges

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wnlfn are har (ire ihhecsl&e asg ner ti tebb yiu tne

pucfnblce ti ner 6uestlic ih wny kust(ec (age terrlobe

bi&ers * wiubk tebb yiu (ysebh out lt wiubk (age (e obusn%

*( `ilc` kiwc ti ,l&erpiib siic ti ki a stack up spit lc

a (ikerc &arlety sniw si * asgek !etra ti fi(e wltn (e as

(y slkeglfg: sne fac hl`nt ihh acy nefgbers ack `l&e (e tne

biw kiwc ic tne pbafe% *h abb ebse halbs ir tne friwk kict

uckerstack a wirk * say sne fac lcterpret ir `i ic hir (e

lcsteak prioaoby snifg tne( rl`lk out `l&e tne wi(ec

si(etnlc` ti bau`n at%M9Pebb `iik bufg as abways oreag a kreakbifg ir

si(etnlc`%M

9Kict (ectlic (y nalr: lc abb serliuscess * a( siic

`ilc` ti na&e ti ki si(etnlc` wltn lt lt ls ciw si kry lt ls

blge ice ih tnise wlre paks yiu sfruo pacs wltn%M

9* wiubkct gciw acytnlc` aoiut pacs: tne

(aca`e(ect bifg (e lc nere at cl`nt ack na&e hiik sect

lcM 8lca sl`nek%,arry rise saheby ti nls heet icfe (ire s(lblc` nls

oriak `rlc wnlfn re&eabek (ire `ibk hlbblc`s tnac teetn% 3e

was a `iik biiglc` oiy wltn a keter(lcatlic ti suffeek lc

sniw ouslcess ack 8lca nak ihtec su``estek ne trlek aftlc`

lc akkltlic ti fi(eky out ,arry abways lcslstek tnat ne

preherrek ti wirg abice si aftlc` klkct appeab e&ec lh lt

was lc a fi(eky sniw ir hlb(% "b(ist at tne kiir ne

re(e(oerek a fiupbe ih Oiges ne gcew 8lca wiubk

appreflate%

98lca klk yiu near aoiut tne kesperate estate a`ect

wni trlek ti sebb a tlcy hbat ti tnree Aek *cklacs7 [ney salk

lt see(ek igay out tney nak tnelr reser&atlics%M

9,arry wnat klk * Oust say aoiut pibltlfab

firreftcess7M

cperturoek oy 8lcas ak&lfe ,arry fictlcuek wltnwnat ne gcew wiubk (age ner s(lbe lh cit aftuabby bau`n%

98lcaE "c estate a`ect ack a siblfltir Ou(p iut ih a

pbace at twecty tniusack heet celtner nas a parafnute si

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wnlfn ice nlts tne `riuck hlrst7M

9* kict gciw wnlfn ice nlts tne `riuck hlrst ,arry7M

9Pni fares7M ne repblek snru``lc` nls sniubkers ack

wabglc` iut%

98iikoye ,arryM sne repblek `l``blc` 6uletby ack

snaglc` ner neak icfe (ire%

!lfglc` up ner cites sne returcek ti tne pa`e sne nak

oeec reaklc` oehire "ckrew Fral`s fabb: lt ficfercek tne

sfnekube ih tne furrect Flty Oiys seasic eck fblhhnac`er

ack sne reablsek tnat lc tne aosecfe ih tne fictlculty `lrbwni nak `ice aoriak sgllc` hir a weeg sne ceekek ti tebb

tnelr beaklc` (ac cit ti sna&e hir a fiupbe ih kays prlir ti

tne hlb(lc`% Pabglc` ti wnat passek as nls kresslc` rii(

lc tne hir(er lckustrlab uclt sne tniu`nt oafg ti niw sne

nak irl`lcabby ippisek inccy uges oelc` ihherek tne part

ih ner &lbbalcius Hracgle Keb`raci freatlic abtniu`n ti oe

halr ti nersebh at tne tl(e ih nls sl`clc` ner hatner frew

ack (ist ih tne &lewers absi tniu`nt ne nak oeec (lsfastout ner pritest nak oeec hutlbe% "bef lcslstek ne was `l&ec

tne ribe ack e&eryice nak napplby oeec pri&ek wric`%

Hracgle was a bi&e ti biatne fnarafter ack inccy uges

oriu`nt nl( ti blhe wltn Oust tne rl`nt a(iuct ih fabbius

arri`acfe oefi(lc` ac lcstact ha&iurlte wltn (ec ack

wi(ec ablge% Vlcfe inccy nak Oilcek tne fast (ire

wi(ec ciw tucek lcti tne sniw tnac (ec sl(pby ti watfn

tne aftir wni nak icfe kesplte oelc` lc nls (lk twectles at

tne tl(e pbayek a teeca`e nearttnrio lc a fistu(e kra(a

fabbek Hirolkkec Keslre wnlfn ucasna(ekby oiastek ac

ectlre fast ih nacksi(e (ec ack a fiupbe ih pretty wi(ec

out nak oeec obatactby al(ek at he(abe &lewers% *c tnat

serles wnlfn nak ruc hir hl&e seasics inccy nak

pirtrayek tne beaklc` (acs sic: ac e4tre(eby attraftl&e

glck farlc` secsltl&e siub wni abways re(alcek fab( ackspige sihtby wnate&er nappecek% [ne bi&eaobe fnarafter

was siic e&ery teeca`e `lrbs krea( oiyhrleck ack tnus

(a`a)lce ekltir ir pister (agers krea( suoOeft% Pnlbe

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hlb(lc` Hirolkkec Keslre tne yiuc` inccy uges nak

sniubker bec`tn caturabby wa&y bl`nt oriwc nalr wnlfn

`a&e nl( ac ac`eblf biig ack fi(pbe(ectek tne

arlstifratlf fnarafter ne pbayek: wnat (ist &lewers nak cit

gciwc at tne tl(e was niw ne aftuabby nalbek hri(

+riigbyc out nak (asterek tne cefessary ;c`blsn affect ti

perheftlic bic` oehire tne hlb(lc` nak startek% inccy ciw

spige lc nls akiptek affect abb tne tl(e ack as a resubt nak

oeec ihherek sfires ih cature pri`ra((e carratlics ir

&ilfei&er wirg out na&lc` pbayek tne sweet

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;(er`lc` hri( oeceatn tne tiweb ne s(lbek at ner ack

sne wickerek wny sne nak ce&er (et a (ac wni was as

glck piblte ir attraftl&e% inccy was a hew years yiuc`er

tnac nersebh si sne hiuck lt easy ti re(alc prihesslicab

wltn nl( assu(lc` ne wiubk ficslker tabglc` ti ner lc tne

sa(e way as ne wiubk tabglc` ti ac ibker slster ir fiuslc%

3e nak tne `reecest eyes sne nak e&er seec a haoubius

wlke s(lbe sekuftl&e blps ack ab(ist perheft sglc si sne

fiubk uckerstack wny `lrbs nak oeec attraftek ti nls

pre&lius fnarafter out wny tney ciw akirek tne frueb(ecaflc` Hracgle wni ce&er s(lbek ir utterek a glck

wirk ti acyice was oeyick ner% inccy hre6uectby asgek

ner ti (age Hracgle Keb`raci e&ec (ire appabblc` tnac ne

abreaky was ack lt was nu`eby te(ptlc` ti ki si as ner

beaklc` (ac was si `iik at pirtraylc` tne kac`erius

slclster fnarafter% Hracgles orutablty ack neartbess

oena&liur pri&ek a nu`e tabglc` pilct lc stahh facteecs ir

restrii(s abb i&er tne fiuctry tne kay ahter Flty Oiysalrekwnlbe hir 8lca nls fibk nark stare uccer&lc` wnec

kebl&erek ti fa(era hre6uectby pri(ptek ner ti fut tne

wrlttec sfrlpt keflklc` tnere ceekek ti oe ci klabi`ue hri(

nl( ti pirtray a tecse fnlbblc` at(ispnere% inccy nak

fertalcby (ake ner Oio har easler ack sne hre6uectby tibk

nl( si%

[ne furrect stiryblce ficfercek Hracgle oelc` twi

tl(ek ack kiuobe frissek oy nls cal&e out pretty yiuc`

`lrbhrleck ack tne &lewers were ea`erby awaltlc` tne

eplsike wnec ne wiubk klsfi&er ner oetrayab% 8lca nak

struc` tne stiry iut hir as bic` as see(ek pbauslobe kesplte

"bef tne prikufer lcslstlc` tnat "blsic wni pbayek tne

`lrbhrleck was wrlttec iut as siic as pisslobe ack ner swlht

e4lt (ake per(acect: lt was ti oe tne seasic eck

fblhhnac`er snit as lt was lc bate "prlb out cit kue ti oealrek uctlb a hew kays lcti ftioer% "b(ist sl4 (ictns

siuckek a bic` tl(e out ciw tney were hlb(lc` e4tra

eplsikes as speflabs tney were abways ucker pressure ti

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aknere ti tnelr hast pafek sfnekube lc irker ti oe webb

aneak ih wnat was sniwlc`%

9"re yiu lc a nurry inccy7M sne asgek wactlc` ti

fnefg wltn nl( tnat ne wiubk oe fi(lc` lcti wirg hir

"blsics bea&lc` party a kay inccy was cit kue lc ti hlb(%

9Pebb *( cit e4aftby lc a nurry out * ki wact ti `et

away reasicaoby ic tl(e as Facky ls ucker tne weatner ack

sne nak pri(lsek ti tage [ioy ti tne halr%M

8lca &lsuablsek tne friwks ack `rl(afek%

98iik bufg wltn tnat lt wlbb oe nea&lc` oy ciw%M9* gciw *( fertalcby cit biiglc` hirwark ti lt lc tne

sbl`ntest out [ioy reabby wactek ti `i ack ne nak oeec

pri(lsek si wnat ebse fiubk * ki7M

9"osibuteby citnlc` oefause yiu are a `reat kak: *

nipe yiur wlhe siic heebs oetter out abb * fa(e ti tebb yiu

was cit ti sna&e hir tne ce4t hew kays slcfe we wlbb oe

hlb(lc` "blsics hlcab sfece tnec lt ls a trlp iut ti a

bifatlic cear ,ifn ,i(ick hlb(lc` tne snits wnereHracgle nas `ice lcti nlklc`% *c akkltlic ti tnat kict

hir`et "blsics harewebb party wlbb yiu7M

9Fertalcby cit * pri(lsek ner * wiubk oe tnere%

[abglc` ih oelc` ucker tne weatner are yiu abrl`nt tikay

8lca7 \iu see( a blttbe bess acl(atek tnac usuab%M

9n l`cire (e * nak a fabb earbler hri( tnat s(ar(y

estate a`ect * na&e oeec hirfek ti keab wltn ack tne fitta`e

* nak (y neart set ic nas `ice ti si(eice ebse: a`alc% *t

was tne ice * pilctek iut ti yiu ack !etra tnat tl(e wnec

we were specklc` tne kay i&er at tne bifn%M

9n *( sirry: * gciw wnat lts blge wnec yiu `et bet

kiwc oy hibg%M

9[nacg yiu ,arry nak tne cer&e ti tebb (e tne `uy

hacflek (e ack wlbb prioaoby asg (e iut ti klccer as a

ficsibatlic% "bb * fac say ls tnat ne oetter cit hir nls iwcsage * a( serliusby oak fi(pacy at tnls (i(ect%M

9[nls s(ar(y estate a`ect yiu fbearby rate si nl`nby

wiubk ne oe tne `iik

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re`ubarby: tne `uy wni icfe oriu`nt yiu oafg hri( a

&lewlc` lc nls sekuftlic (iolbe%M

9[ne &ery freep out wnate&er yiu ki ki cit (ectlic

tnat far ti (e: ne ls iosessek wltn tne tnlc` tabgs aoiut

citnlc` ebse% \iu gciw niw har lt ls ti tne hlb( bifatlic

ack niw +urcslke Fitta`e ls Oust a blttbe way snirt ih lt

webb * was ic tne pilct ih wabglc` oafg ti nere tne kay ne

kri&e (e iut ti biig at tne priperty espeflabby wnec ne

trlek nls fnat up blces ic (e% * tibk nl( * was a wrlter ack

nak neark tne( abb oehire (acy tl(es i&er out ne kiesctsee( ti oe a (ac wni fac tage a piblte nlct% *h * was

lcterestek lc acitner ri(actlf rebatlicsnlp wnlfn * a( cit

ne wiubk oe tne bast persic ic (y wlsn blst% 3e ls prioaoby

(arrlek acyway ack * fertalcby wiubkct wact tnat

a``ra&atlic e&ec lh * was tne sirt ih he(abe wni wiubk

gciwlc`by try ti tage acitner wi(acs (ac% 3a&lc` oeec

ic tne refel&lc` eck ih tnat oena&liur lt wiubkct (atter

niw (ufn * bi&ek a `uy ir niw pbauslobe nls reasics hirfneatlc` were * wiubk na&e ti `l&e nl( a wlke oertn

ucbess ne pri&ek nls heeblc`s were `eculce oy `ettlc` a

kl&irfe% M

"s 8lca turcek ti bea&e sne klk cit citlfe tne

e4presslic ih utter kespalr ic inccys hafe out wnlbe

tnlcglc` wnat a sna(e lt was tnat 8lca nak ci ice ti

fukkbe up fbise ti lc tne e&eclc`s a nappler tniu`nt strufg

nl( ack ne fabbek iut ti ner%

9n 8lca * ab(ist hir`it * spige ti "blsic earbler

aoiut tne hlcab `iry hl`nt sfece sne ack * na&e fi(lc` up

ack sne says sne wlbb oe hlce kilc` lt lh yiu `l&e ner a

6ulfg ke(icstratlic tnec si(e tultlic% * tniu`nt (ayoe

yiu ack * fiubk `i tnriu`n tne assaubt step oy step wnlbe

sne watfnes us: hri( past e4perlecfe * gciw * a(

lcfapaobe ih nurtlc` yiu afflkectabby si lh we aftuabby `ihir lt hir reab we fac `et ac lkea ih niw lt sniubk biig ack

tnec Dlfg fac akapt lt hir "blsic% *t wlbb icby oe a fiupbe

ih (i&es ack * pri(lse cit ti nurt yiu%M

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9\iu wict: lts a `iik lkea lt wlbb biig reablstlf% *

kreak ti tnlcg wnat neabtn ack sahety wiubk (age ih tne

sfrlptwrlter ke(icstratlc` niw ti hl`nt wltn tne beaklc`

(ac out wltn us oitn oelc` si e4perlecfek lc `l&lc` tne

lbbuslic ih a``resslic lt sa&es si (ufn tl(e% Dlfg ls a `reat

hl`nt fiirklcatir out ne lsct a &ubceraobe wi(ac si lh yiu

fi(e at (e as nark as yiu fac ack * hl`nt oafg blge a weag

heeobe yiuc` `lrb wni ls terrlhlek ih yiu tnec ice ih tne

fa(era oiys fac refirk iur tussbe% [ne hlb( ih tne palr ih

us hl`ntlc` wlbb `l&e tne klreftir ac lkea ih wnat ti sniitwnec yiu aft iut tne sfece wltn "blsic out Dlfg fac watfn

tne sbiw (itlic ti fnirei`rapn (i&e(ects hir yiu oitn%

Vne wlbb oe `iik ti watfn as tne &lftl( sne biigs hra`lbe

ack nebpbess ucblge (e%M

9Pnat ki yiu (eac ucblge yiu7M

9"s tniu`n yiu nakct citlfek "bl ls sweet kalcty

ack he(lclce a reab Hracgle Keb`raci `lrb wni ne fac

oubby ir nurt abb ne blges wltniut acy hear ih ner retablatlc`:* ic tne itner nack biig as tniu`n * fiubk tage ic oitn nl(

ack nls oritner slc`be nackek%M

9cby wnec yiu na&e oeec tibk yiur prispeftl&e

niuse nas `ice ti si(eice ebse% \iu kict hacfy fi(lc`

ti tne halr wltn [ioy ack (e ki yiu7M

9tner tnac `ilc` iut wltn tnat estate a`ect * fact

tnlcg ih (acy tnlc`s * wiubk blge ti ki bess wltn (y

ahterciic% 3a&e a `iik tl(e: yiu fiubk prioaoby hrl`ntec

ice ih tne stabbnibkers lcti `l&lc` yiu a fificut ir fukkby

tiy%M

inccy s(lbek at ner nicesty% Pltniut oelc` ficfeltek

ne gcew hri( e4perlecfe niw sfires ih wi(ec wiubk

na&e Ou(pek at tne fnacfe ti `i iut acywnere wltn nl(

e&ec ti a halr affi(paclek oy nls yiuc` sic tney wiubk

na&e oeec lc tnelr fiats wltnlc seficks out 8lca nakabways oeec klhherect ack ne wiubk trust ner wltn nls blhe%

3e nak gciwc ner hir years tney nak oefi(e reabby `iik

hrlecks at wirg ack yet kesplte na&lc` `reat ahheftlic hir

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cfe oafg at ner kesg 8lca oe`ac klabblc` tne ni(e

cu(oer ih Dlfg +riwc tne picytalbek stuct fiirklcatir

out sne was lcterruptek icfe (ire oy ,arry keter(lcek tibl`ntec ner (iik%

9Pebb nebbi a`alc ,arry (ire pearbs ih a(alfac

wlski( hir (e ir ls lt 8eirkle ak&lfe yiu na&e fi(e ti

ihher tnls tl(e7M

9'eltner yiur ha&iurlte estate a`ect rac` oafg hir

yiu% Klkct * tebb yiu ne hacflek yiu7 3e wacts ti tage yiu

ti klccer%M

9Klk ne aftuabby say si7M sne ke(ackek wickerlc`Oust niw ruke sne wiubk na&e ti oefi(e oehire tne (ac

tiig tne nlct%

9Pebb cit e4aftby cit lc wirks acyniw out * fac tebb

tnese tnlc`s%M

93e fac `i wnlstbe%M

9Pnat ls wric` wltn `ilc` iut hir klccer wltn tne

`uy7 3e ls 6ulte yiuc` ucattafnek oy abb affiucts ack cittii oak ti biig at lh yiu are a wi(ac tnat ls ne kies &ery

blttbe hir (e%M

9Pebb ne kies e&ec bess hir (e: * na&e har oetter tnlc`s

ti ki wltn (y tl(e tnac blstec ti nl( tebblc` (e (ire

sflctlbbatlc` hafts aoiut nls wretfnek far ack niw (acy

pripertles ne nas sibk tnls weeg: ice ih tne( sniubk na&e

oeec ti (e lh yiu re(e(oer%M

9!ernaps ne ls trylc` ti (age a(ecks out e&ec lh ne lsa titab biser wny cit `i iut ti klccer wltn nl( acyway%

\iu fiubk irker tne (ist e4pecsl&e (eab ic tne (ecu tnec

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si * sat up abb cl`nt ack tnec lt kawcek ic (e%M

8lca pilctek ti ner ihhlfe kiir slbectby (iutnlc` tne

wirk 2iut out inccy was passlc` ic nls way ti tne uclts

rear kiir wnlfn bek ti tne parglc` area% ,arry reafnek iut

ack ehhirtbessby naubek nl( lcslke tne ihhlfe%

9inccy yiu are a `iik

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tlps lt nak oeec pre&liusby ack lt was stlbb a snifg ti see

ner biiglc` si klhherect% 8lca tniu`nt !etra biigek sfary

wnate&er fibiur lt was out respickek ti tne `lrbs 6uestlic

Oust as sne wiubk na&e acyice ebse slcfe tney nak seec eye

ti eye hri( tne kay tne yiuc` Dlss Aelcnarkt nak Oilcek

ner hatners stukli stral`nt hri( fibbe`e%

9Hir yiur lchir(atlic (aka( * na&e oeec nere slcfe

sl4 ifbifg tnls (irclc`%M

!etra `rlccek ack oe`ac ti eat tne pasty sne nak

oriu`nt lc wltn ner ficfeabek lc tne &ast wnlte nackoa`sne was ce&er seec wltniut out wnlfn lc akkltlic ti hiik

was ru(iurek ti fictalc praftlfabby e&erytnlc` sne iwcek:

lt a(a)ek 8lca tnat tne `lrb fiubk re(alc as tnlc as sne klk

`l&ec tne a(iuct ih tl(e sne spect eatlc` ples ir pastles

swlhtby hibbiwek oy nu`e oars ih fnifibate% [ne twi

wi(ec tniu`n hrlecks were as ucablge as tne pri&erolab

fnabg ack fneese: wnlbe 8lca wire narkby acy (age up

preherrlc` ti wirg lc trafgsults ir Oeacs tea(ek wltn a Flty+iys sweatsnlrt !etra klk cit &ecture hri( ner hbat wltniut

hubb (age up ack e(pnaslsek ner sbecker hl`ure oy wearlc`

tl`nt

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(ire (icey tnac sne fiubk nipe ti earc hir ner ihhlfe

sglbbs out !etra gcew lt was stlbb bess tnac itner warkrioe

(lstresses were oelc` palk ack e&ec wnec "bef was

kesperateby trylc` ti fic&lcfe ner ti krip tne abbe`atlic ac

lcfrease lc ner sabary was cit (ectlicek si sne was ucker

ci lbbuslics ficferclc` ner huture% [ne (i(ect ner

fictraft rac iut earby tne hibbiwlc` year sne wiubk oe

biiglc` ebsewnere hir e(pbiy(ect% 3er nipe was tnat

Alfs cew stukli lc ,l&erpiib wiubk oe iperatlicab oy tnat

tl(e slcfe ne nak pri(lsek ti re

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sbecker stuccer e&ec lh ner hatner was `rissby i&erwel`nt%

9'i narkby acyice nas (et tne Oa((y Drs uges

e4fept ,arry: tne wi(ac (ikebs nersebh ic a 6ueec oee

ce&er `ies iut ih ner niuse Oust `ets stuhh kebl&erek ti ner

oy ner wirgers% Hiik fbitnes e&erytnlc` sne tages a hacfy

ti `ets oiu`nt hir ner oy ner kitlc` Kakky: inccy

lcfbukek affirklc` ti (y siurfes%M

93iw ki yiu gciw abb tnls7M

9"part hri( ,arry blterabby rucclc` lcti Facky wnec

ne wect ti inccys niuse wltn tnat sfrlpt yiu nak tirewrlte lc a kay hir nls ,irksnlp * gciw tne warkrioe `uy

wni wirgek icHirolkkec Keslre wnlfn was inccys bast

serles ack ne refectby fichlr(ek e&erytnlc` * na&e e&er

neark aoiut tne wi(ac% ur ,arry refgics ne lcltlabby

(lstiig ner hir a su(i wrestber lc kra` wnlfn (ages yiu

wicker wny we oitner taglc` a prlke lc iur appearacfe lh a

(ac blge inccy hacfles a wi(ac blge tnat%M

9!ernaps sne nas a &ery clfe persicablty%M9* &ery (ufn kiuot lt `l&ec wni ner parects are ack

niw tney na&e spilbt ner rittec%M

9* gciw citnlc` aoiut ner itner tnac tnat sne ls "befs

kau`nter%M

9Pebb tnat sniubk oe eciu`n hir acyice ti hir( ac

affurate iplclic% "ffirklc` ti (y hrleck Facky ls a spilbt

ack spltehub (are wni blges a oittbe ir tnree hir ebe&ecses

tnec nii&ers ner way tnriu`n a (iuctalc ih frea( fages

hir bucfn: `reeky fiwM !etra e4pbalcek oehire taglc`

acitner bar`e olte ih ner pasty%

9Pebb sne (ust na&e si(etnlc` we kict%M

9\ean a hearsi(e rl`nt niig lh tne orulses ic

inccys fnest upper ar(s ack oafg are acytnlc` ti `i oy%

"cc lc (age up ack (e `et ti see parts ih nl( tnat itners

kict lc tne fiurse ih iur kutles% [neyre oitn tiu`n Oiosout si(eice nas ti ki tne( wnlbe yiu geep wrltlc`

eplsikes wnere ne `ets nls glt ihh%M

8lca was snifgek at tne lkea ih inccy oelc` pucfnek

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out 6ulfgby kls(lssek tne lkea as hacflhub%

9Fi(e ic !etra tnere (ust oe acitner e4pbacatlic lh

ne nas orulses ne fictraftuabby lsct abbiwek ti partage lc

kac`erius aftl&ltles out ne wiubkct put up wltn oelc`

lctectlicabby nurt: ls lt cit pisslobe yiu fiubk na&e seec

nl( ahter ice ih iur hl`nt sfeces7M

9'i ne nakct nak acy hl`nt sfeces tne bast tl(e ne

fa(e lc obafg ack obue% [ne obige ls sufn a respicslobe

`uy ne wiubk put up wltn acytnlc` ti geep ac eye ic nls

sic: Facky narkby biigs at tne bak apparectby ack oba(esnl( hir spilblc` ner hl`ure wiubk yiu oeble&e% Vi(eice

iu`nt ti tebb ner lts tne twecty kiu`ncuts ack tne ;;F

wlce bage a kay tnat are ti oba(e cit na&lc` tne oaoy%M

9* tnlcg yiu iu`nt ti swap Oios wltn (e hir a weeg ir

si yiur l(a`lcatlic ls rucclc` away wltn yiu ack tne

e4a``eratlic ls (ire sultaobe hir harfe%M

9\iu (arg (y wirks hir abb nls patlecfe ack bi&eby

cature tnat (ac wlbb scap ice kay ack tnec e&eryice wlbbtnlcg lt was nls haubt oefause ih tne part ne pbays% * refgic

ne (ay as webb oe nuc` hir a sneep as a ba(o ack hlck

si(eice ti `l&e nl( a olt ih [,F ic tne slke%M

8lca assu(ek !etra wiubk oe hlrst lc tne 6ueue ti

&ibucteer oeatlc` ihh abb itner appblfacts wltn ner nackoa`

ir sti(plc` ic tne( wnlbe wearlc` ner pbathir( snies%

[ne plfture lc ner (lck ih !etra sefurlc` ner pbafe (ake

8lca s(lbe%

9*h wnat yiu say ls true niw fi(e wi(ec blge Facky

fac `et `uys blge nl( ack geep tne( wnlbe tne rest ih us

`et usebess lckl&lkuabs wni fneat ic tne( wltnlc a weeg7M

9'i ice e4fept tne `iik `uys put up wltn wi(ec blge

[ne +ubg tnats wny ack `iik wi(ec blge yiu ir * tnec `et

beht wltn tne kre`s% * e4peft lt ls wny inccy blges pbaylc` a

&lflius tnu` wni gcifgs nls `lrbhrleck aoiut: ne fertalcbybiigs fic&lcflc`by a``ressl&e ack tnat ls pralse lckeek

hri( (e as * was tne hlrst ti say ne wiubk ce&er pubb tne

part ihh% n oy tne way tabglc` ih nit (ec tnere ls a

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reabby `iik

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lc&arlaoby ruke out at beast tney were huccy%

[nat e&eclc` 8lca sat ippislte "ckrew Fral` lc

,ul`ls !asta !bafe tne per(acectby nabh e(pty *tablac

olstri wnere sne was &lrtuabby `uaracteek a oiiglc` sl(pby

oy oelc` rebatek ti Hracfls ack "cticli Farkisl wni were

ner fiuslcs ack fbise hrlecks ih tne priprletir% [ne

restauract lc akkltlic ti ser&lc` tasty pasta was

sfrupubiusby fbeac ack sltuatek praftlfabby ippislte ner

obifg ih bu4ury hbats lc tne flty fectre (aglc` lt tne lkeab

pbafe ti klce iut lh sne was iobl`ek ti% 3a&lc` hiuck ltl(pisslobe ti lcsubt tne estate a`ect ack ucaobe ti oe ruke

eciu`n ti klssuake nl( sne nak hlcabby a`reek ti (eet nl(

hir a 6ulfg (eab lc tne restauract at el`nt ifbifg% Vne nak

icby abbiwek nersebh ti oe persuakek oefause sne nak a

ca``lc` susplflic tnat sne wiubk na&e ti keab wltn nl( lc

acy huture priperty purfnase si ceekek ti re(alc halrby

fl&lb tiwarks nl(% [rue ti hir( ne oe`ac tne e&eclc` oy

assurlc` ner tnat sne wiubk oe sure ti `et tne ce4t pripertysne olk ic out sne obuctby re(lckek nl( tnat ne nak salk

tnat ic tne hlrst iffaslic +urcslke Fitta`e nak `ice ti

si(eice ebse% 3e lrrltatek ner lctecseby ack tne bic`er tne

e&eclc` wect ic tne snirter ner te(per oefa(e uctlb

yawclc` icfe (ire sne refabbek ,arrys ihher ih asslstacfe%

Vne fiubk see ,ul`l at tne har slke ih tne klclc` rii(

`rlcclc` at ner (lshirtuce wnlbe snarlc` a Oige wltn asic

tne neak walter a Oige ci kiuot oelc` ecOiyek at ner

e4pecse% [ne *tablac oirc iwcer ih tne restauract nak

warcek ner wnec sne hlrst (ectlicek uslc` "ckrew Fral`s

a`ecfy aoiut tne (acs reputatlic as a bitnarli wnere

slc`be he(abe fblects were ficfercek abtniu`n lc halrcess

ficfekek tnat ne usuabby tiig tne( ti [ne Dafgey Dacir

Fiuctry Fbuo% ciwlc` niw bifabs reherrek ti tne

estaoblsn(ect as [ne Dufgy Dacir sl(pby relchirfek nerbess tnac biw iplclic ih tne (ac ack fichlr(ek niw ner

hlrst l(presslics nak oeec firreft%

"ckrew l(a`lcek ne was (aglc` pri`ress as sne

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a`reek ti snare a sefick oittbe ih wlce l((eklateby ahter

hlclsnlc` ner pbalc &e`etaobe pasta out 8lca nak pbayek tne

`a(e oehire ack e4fusek nersebh hir a trlp ti tne bakles

wnere sne wasnek ner nacks oehire stukylc` tne rehbeftlic

ih nersebh lc tne narsnby blt (lrrir% Vne wickerek wny

"ckrew oitnerek fnaslc` ner ucbess lt was kue ti ner

lcklhherecfe ti nl( ir (ayoe ner lc&ib&e(ect wltn

tebe&lslic: lh ne nak wactek ti l(press ner ne sniubk na&e

af6ulrek tne fitta`e hir ner out e&ec tnec lt wiubk na&e

icby oeec tne Oio ne was palk ti ki as har as sne wasficfercek% Keflklc` tnat sne (ust (ereby na&e see(ek a

fnabbec`e ti nl( 8lca fictlcuek ti biig lc tne (lrrir sne

appearek tlrek krawc ack `nastby na&lc` oeec up hir i&er

hlhteec niurs% Vne nak cit oitnerek ti fnac`e hri( ner

wirg fbitnes ack wire cit e&ec tne sbl`ntest a(iuct ih

(age up lc fase lt ecfiura`ek "ckrew hurtner% +y

assiflatlic ner tniu`nts returcek ti tne klsfusslic wltn

!etra ack wnat tne `lrb nak salk aoiut inccy: sne nipek ltwasct true as ne was sufn a glck `ectbe persic% 3a&lc` a

(eab wltn inccy wiubk at beast oe ectertalclc`: ucblge tne

e&eclc` sne was eckurlc` wltn tne (ac wni nak si har cit

stippek tabglc` aoiut nls ubtra (ikerc oafnebir hbat ack

rlklfubiusby l(praftlfab far%

3er neak oe`ac ti afne as trylc` ti l`cire tne siuck

ih water ir a flsterc rucclc` si(ewnere lc tne bakles rii(

sne klabbek ,arrys (iolbe cu(oer out nls fabber *K

io&liusby klspbayek ner ca(e as ne acswerek lc fnarafter%

9,arrys e(er`ecfy resfue ser&lfe niw (ay * nebp

yiu (aka(7M

93iw klk yiu gciw * ceekek resfulc`7M

9\iu are fabblc` (e at clce tnlrty: ac niur ack a nabh

ih blsteclc` ti Dr Austlf Fnar( wiubk na&e nak (e fabblc`

tne Va(arltacs%M9\et yiu ur`ek (e ti oe nere wnat na&e * e&er kice

ti warract tnat sirt ih ak&lfe hri( yiu7 * wlbb na&e yiu

gciw tnat tne wnibe e&eclc` ls tirture lc haft lt ls har

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wirse tnac tirture: (y eyes are ciw `ba)lc` i&er ir lc tnls

fase kiuobe `ba)lc` i&er si yiu na&e ti nebp (e `et away

hri( nere oehire * ke(iblsn nl( wltn a sbek`ena((er%M

9gay wnere are yiu7M

9[neres ci ceek hir pnyslfab resfue Oust yiur pbac "

wlbb suhhlfe: a oi`us fabb wlbb abbiw (e ti hbee% * na&e trlek

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sprlct ni(e lc bess tl(e tnac lt tages a `uy ti pay tne olbb% *

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