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Uhds ds l wirf ib otdik. Klngs, ohlrlotgrs, p`logs, lke dkodegkts
gdthgr lrg thg prieuot ib thg luthir—s dnljdkltdik ir lrg usge
otdtdius`y. Lky rgsgnm`lkog ti lotul` pgrsiks, `dvdkj ir egle,
gvgkts, ir `iol`gs ds gktdrg`y oidkodegktl`.
Oipyrdjht © =3
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Uhg rst Ol``lkdsh fkgw ib thg Odrous Gxol`d-
mur wls thg strdpge sd`f ib thgdr sld`s ljldkst
thg jrly sfy. Uhgy lpprilohge hgr tdky ds`lke
dk oikviy1 thg nldk milt wdth dts mimmdkj
trld` ib olkvls- oivgrge oirlo`gs bi``iwdkj `dfg
euof`dkjs, ohldkge dk lk imgedgkt `dkg. _hdps
lrrdvge l eizgk l ely dk thg lrohdpg`ljis, lke
Ol``lkdsh fkgw thlt thg odrous bi`f wiu`e
hlvg ti jht bir thgdr p`log ik hgr ds`lke.
Uinirriw thg eiof wiu`e mg kggege bir l
ngssgkjgr milt, ir l ordng orgw, ir l ngedo.
Dk l wir`e thlt ds l`nist gktdrg`y sgl, p`lodkj
yiur bggt ik `lke wls l prdvd`gjg thlt nust mg
glrkge.Ls eusf bg``, Ol``lkdsh `idtgrge lt thg
m`lofshirg, hgr s`dppgrge bggt rgst`gss ik thg
wiiegk s`lts. _hg wltohge ls thg odrous orgw
spd``ge lshirg1 l rge-bloge mlrrg` ib l nlk,
trld`ge my l mdre-eg`doltg miy6 l trdi ib tlt-tiige `ledgs, hldr mrdjht ls pgtl`s6 twi j`gln-
dkj hirsgs `gbt ti jun lt thg sglwgge. Ui l
ohirus ib shiuts―hidst! hidst! hidst! ―thg orgw
pu``ge ripgs dk ukdsik, thgdr `dnms s`dof wdth
sl`twltgr.
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Ol``lkdsh tujjge lt hgr whdtg j`ivgs ls shg wltohge thg odr-
ous ukbi`e. _hg slw hiw thg milt—s sld`s wiu`e mgoing thg strdpge
ogd`dkj ib thg mdj tip6 hiw thg wdeg, lt egof wiu`e mg thg stljg.
Zdth gloh md``iw ib sld` ir tdjhtgkdkj ib ripgs, shg dkohge bur-
thgr iffi thg eiof lke ik ti thg shirg. Dt wls ik`y whgk thg suk
edppge mg`iw thg hirdzik thlt shg bg`t thg elnp ohd`` dk hgr tigs
lke slw hiw hgr s`dppgrs hle elrfgkge wdth sglwltgr. Ih, shg
wiu`e mg dk trium`g kiw.
_hg rlk hing eidkj jdlkt stgps, ̀ glpdkj hdjh dkti thg ldr ̀ dfg
l odrous lorimlt, hipdkj thg wdke wiu`e ery hgr s`dppgrs mgbirg
hgr nithgr slw.
Uhlt kdjht Ol``lkdsh huee`ge ukegr thg strdpge olkipy, niuth
ipgk ls shg jlzge up, j`ivge hlkes jrdppge mgtwggk hgr fkggs.Kit l`` thg `lke`iofgrs ik hgr ds`lke biuke thg odrous l j`le sdjht1
thgrg wgrg gkiujh pgip`g ik thg ds`lke ti oriwe iut thg mdj tip
twdog ivgr, mut dt wls ik`y hl`b bu``. _td``, Ol``lkdsh wls gxodtge
gkiujh bir gvgry sdkj`g `lke`iofgr dk thg whi`g lrohdpg`lji.
Hgr nithgr hle sorummge lke sorummge lt thg whdtg sd`fs`dppgrs, nuttgrdkj thlt Ol``lkdsh wiu`e hlvg ti sfdp thg pgr-
birnlkog. Ol``lkdsh hle shut hgrsg`b dk thg wiiegk ohgst, hde-
dkj lnikj thg sgl`sfdks, uktd` hgr nithgr rg`gktge. _hg prindsge
thlt shg wiu`e kit ee`g wdth hgr j`ivgs lke s`dppgrs, lke shg
wiu`e mg sd`gkt lke jiie lke ukkitdoge, lke dt wiu`e l`` mg
wirth dt bir thg odrous.
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‐Zg shiu`ek—t wg`oing elnp`dkjs `dfg thds,„ nurnurge Ol`-
`lkdsh—s nithgr, bi`edkj hgr mlrg hlkes ik hgr `lp. ‐Lke lt kdjht-
tdng tii, whgk jiie pgip`g shiu`e mg tuofge up slbg dk thgdr
hiusgs! Zhlt lrg thisg odrous bi`f hdedkj dk thg elrf, hnn9„ _hg
plttge Ol``lkdsh—s hlkes, nlfdkj surg thg j`ivgs wgrg ik. ‐_ing
ds`lkes eik—t gvgk `gt elnp`dkjs oing lmivg thg m`lofshirg. Db
thgy wlkt ti pgrbirn, thgy olk ei dt dk thg elytdng wdth wlvgs
`lppdkj lt thgdr lkf`gs `dfg thgy—rg nglkt. Uhisg pgip`g mg`ikj dk
thg wltgr. Uhgy—rg edrtydkj thg `lke.„
Mut Ol``lkdsh fkgw thlt wiu`e kgvgr wirf. Uhg odrous wiu`e
kit `iif jiie dk thg m`lke, mrdjht ely1 dts oi`irs wiu`e bleg
ljldkst thg o`iues, spdtty rldk wiu`e thrgltgk thg rg-mrglthgr,
thg lorimlts— sieegk bggt wiu`e nlfg thgn shdvgr si nuoh thgy
ndssge thgdr oltohgs. Zhlt wiu`e mg thg pidkt ib lk dnpgrbgotodrous9
Uhg rge-bloge mlrrg`-nlk strieg ikstljg, ergssge dk l rdkj-
nlstgr—s oistung ib lk g`lmirltg hlt, m`lof triusgrs, lke l shdrt
oivgrge dk riws ib plpgr rustgs. Gvgk Ol``lkdsh—s nithgr jlspge
lt thlt1 si nuoh plpgr nust hlvg oist l birtukg.Lt thg rdkjnlstgr—s urjdkj thg odrous murst dkti oi`irs, `djhts,
thg eglth-niofdkj j`iry ib twdsts lke oltohgs lke mrdjht j`glns
ib sfdk. Ui Ol``lkdsh dt bg`t nirg elrdkj thlk sgorgts, nirg vdvde
thlk ngniry, lke hgr gygs ipgkge wdeg ls gjjs. Lbtgr gloh lot―
lorimlts! hirsgs! rg-mrglthgrs!―thg `lke`iofgrs rushge ti ``
thg rdkjnlstgr—s hlt wdth `unps ib ji`e lke oil` lke qulrtz lke
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oippgr. My thg tdng hg wls dktrieuodkj thg kl` lot, hg hle ti
erlj hds trglsurg-``ge hlt iffistljg.
Ik ti thg stljg stgppge l blnd`y1 l nlk lke l winlk wdth l
jdr` ib lmiut Ol``lkdsh—s ljg. Uhgy wgrg l`` elrf-hldrge lke erlpge
dk blmrdo, purg whdtg lke shdnngrdkj. Uhg winlk hg`e ikg gke
ib l ji`egk ohldk, thg ithgr gke hdeegk mghdke l ourtldk. Uhgy
miwge ti thg oriwe, thgk thg winlk tujjge thg ohldk. Lk gkir-
nius shleiw `unmgrge tiwlre hgr.
‐L mglr!„ ordge iut Ol``lkdsh. ‐Brin thg stirymiif! L mglr
lke l mlmy mglr!„ Lke surg gkiujh, pleedkj ukstgled`y dk thg mdj
mglr—s wlfg, olng l mglr ki mdjjgr thlk Ol``lkdsh.
Iffistljg, l kgge`g whdkge ik ti l rgoire. Rdi`dks swiipge
lriuke thg mdj tip. Uhg nlk lke winlk mgjlk ti elkog. Uhgy
wl`tzge lriuke thg ji`egk-ohldkge mglr ls dt rglohge dts hglvyplws iut bir thgn, lt rst dk p`ly, thgk dk brustrltdik. Uhg sikj
glsge dkti lkithgr rhythn, lke thg winlk s`dppge lwly brin
thg nlk lke dkti thg mglr—s jrlsp. Uhg oriwe jlspge, shrdgfge,
stiie ls db ti ruk―mut thg mglr wls turkdkj lke stgppdkj jrlog-
bu``y, dts plws o`lspdkj thg winlk—s hlkes. Uhgy wgrg elkodkj.Lbtgr l ningkt, thg `dtt`g jdr` lke thg `dtt`g mglr aidkge hlkes
lke elkoge tii, l ndrrir dk ndkdlturg. Ol``lkdsh o`lppge wdth
j`gg, lke gvgk hgr nithgr sggnge ohlrnge.
Dk thg yglrs thlt bi``iwge, Ol``lkdsh trdge nlky tdngs ti
rgngnmgr gxlot`y whlt hlppgkge kgxt. Dt ede kit hg`p thlt ls
siik ls thg mdj mglr rilrge, hgr nithgr wrlppge hgr lrns lriuke
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Ol``lkdsh—s hgle lke pu``ge hgr o`isg, thg wir`e dkstlkt`y rgeuoge
ti thg glrthy, irl` sng`` ib hgr nithgr—s sfdk lke thg sorltohy
wii` ib hgr ergss. Mut Ol``lkdsh oiu`e std`` hglr thg sorglns, thg
rilrs, thg ohlis ib rukkdkj bggt. _hg bg`t hgrsg`b `dbtge ls hgr
nithgr hgbtge hgr ik ti hgr hdp lke rlk.
Ai`tdkj wdth nivgngkt, Ol``lkdsh biujht ti pggr mlof ivgr
hgr nithgr—s shiu`egr. _hg slw `lke`iofgrs sorlnm`dkj ti thg
gxdts. _hg slw thg erippge miedgs ib thg nlk lke winlk, thgdr
whdtg o`ithdkj stldkge elrf, thgdr sfdk shggkge rge. _hg slw thg
mrdjht j`gln ib l m`leg dk thg winlk—s nitdik`gss hlke. _hg slw
thg mdj mglr, mg``y s`doge ipgk, l shleiw hglvdkj dts kl` mrglths.
Lke dk thg ogktgr ib dt l`` shg slw twi jurgs1 ikg erlpge dk
whdtg, ikg burrge m`lof6 mith wdth gygs ipgk niik-riuke lke
gnpty. L snl`` jdr` lke l snl`` mglr, hlkes lke plws std`` `dkfge.
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ghdkeourtldks, Kirth lke hgr mglr wldtge. Uhgdr oug wiu`ek—toing bir l whd`g ygt. Uhg ldr mlof hgrg wls std`` ohd``y, thiujh
thg sng`` ib swglt lke sid` wls jgttdkj strikjgr. Kirth kgvgr
bg`t oinbirtlm`g wdth hgr bggt tiuohdkj `lke. _hg edek—t trust dts
stgledkgss, dts rgbusl` ti nivg ir ohlkjg dk thg hikgst wly ib
thg sgl. Uhg `lke`iofgrs hlek—t jdvgk thg odrous nuoh riin ik
thgdr ds`lke―dt wls snl``, kirth-wgst, kit l olpdtl`―lke mghdke-
ourtldks wls l klrriw splog.Uhg elnp hgn ib thg ourtldks huee`ge lriuke hgr lkf`gs ls
shg prgssge hgr blog ti hgr mglr—s ohgst, mrglthdkj dk hds nusty
sng``, hglrdkj thg mgjdkkdkjs ib l jriw` wdthdk hdn. _hg rglohge
hgr hlke ti hds kisg lke tlppge dt, ls l wlrkdkj bir hdn ti stly
sd`gkt. Uhgdr shiw tiely wiu`e mg ukoinp`doltge1 Kirth lke hgr
mglr wiu`e elkog, thgy wiu`e fdss, thgy wiu`e miw ti thg oriwe.
_dnp`g. Ir ls sdnp`g ls lkythdkj olk mg dk l odrous.
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Iut ik stljg, thg rgst ib thg odrous bi`f wgrg pgrbirndkj thg
nlypi`g, gvgrythdkj wrlppge dk rdmmiks1 thg pi`g, thgdr hldr,
thgdr miedgs, l`` wrlppge tdjht si thg oriwe oiu`ek—t tg`` whdoh
wgrg jdr`s lke whdoh wgrg miys, si thgy wgrg l`` jdr`miyjdr`s. Uhgrdmmiks wgrg eyge mrdjht wdth jriuke-up shg``s lke sglwgge,
strglfdkj oi`ir ik ti thgdr mlrg sfdk.
Kirth—s mglr wls kit mrdjht. Hg wls mriwk ls wiie lke hg
wls plttgrkge l `dtt`g `dfg wiie tii, whir`s ib `djhtgr bur lnikj
thg elrf. Ui nltoh hds bur, Kirth—s elrf hldr wls tdge up dk `iips
lke hgr pl`g miey wls erlpge dk mriwk blmrdo. _hg hle ti nltoh
hds ji`egk ohldks tii, si shg hle eyge strlkes ib hgr hldr ji`e lkewivgk thgn dkti mrldes. Kirth strifge hgr hlkes l`ikj hgr mglr—s
mrile kgof dk swiips, fggpdkj rhythn wdth hds mrglth. Dt wls
dnpirtlkt ti ol`n hdn mgbirg l pgrbirnlkog, ti shiw hdn thlt
shg wls ik hds sdeg, ti jgt hdn usge ti hds ohldks l`` ivgr ljldk.
Mglrs lrg hlregr ti trldk thlk eijs ir hirsgs ir lky ithgr lkdnl`s,
mgolusg thgy—rg vdodius lke hlvg blu`ty ngnirdgs. Kirth wls `dfgthlt tii, ir lt `glst thlt—s whlt Lvl`ik, thg rdkjnlstgr—s wdbg, slde.
Ls db sunnikge my thg thiujht, Lvl`ik s`de iut brin mg-
hdke l wgejg ib ourtldk. _hg hle l sprdj ib lpp`g m`issin tuofge
mghdke hgr glr, dts pgtl`s vg`vgty ls hgr ohggf. Kirth hle kgvgr
sggk brgsh iwgrs mgbirg Lvl`ik stlrtge wglrdkj thgn dk hgr hldr.
‐Elr`dkj urohdk,„ shg purrge. _hg tissge lk imagot brin hlke
ti hlke ls shg spifg, sniith ls aujj`dkj. ‐Ds yiur nlkjy mglstrgley ti tgrrdby thg ohd`ergk9„
Mut Kirth ede kit hglr l wire. _hg stlrge, hypkitdzge, lt
thg imagot plssdkj mgtwggk Lvl`ik—s hlkes. Uhg lpp`g wls l pgr-
bgot sphgrg, jrggk spgof`ge wdth rge, shdky ls l mdre—s gyg. Lvl`ik
pu``ge l sd`vgr fkdbg brin hgr ergss piofgt lke out thg lpp`g—s
sibtgkdkj gsh dkti qulrtgrs, gxpisdkj thg pdps tgkegr`y. Dts sogkt
gxp`iege dk thg ldr1 swggt`y siurdkj, plst dts mgst mut std`` wdth l
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shggk ib audog. _hg edek—t fkiw hiw nuoh lpp`gs oist, mut dt wls
ogrtldk`y wirth wggfs ib thg odrous orgw—s edkkgrs. Kirth dkhl`ge
ls eggp`y ls shg oiu`e.
Lvl`ik ltg l s`dog brin thg fkdbg—s m`leg, pdps lke stgn lkel``. Uhgk lkithgr. Uhgk shg rldsge l thdre ti hgr niuth, lke,
kitdodkj Kirth—s jlzg, plusge.
‐Ih, `dtt`g wrldth. Tiu ik`y hlvg ti lsf, yiu fkiw. Ziu`e
yiu `dfg l pdgog9„
Kirth trdge ti spglf, mut shg—e spgkt l`` lbtgrkiik nurnur-
dkj ti thg mglr lke hgr thrilt hle tdjhtgkge. _hg oiujhge.
‐Zhlt wls thlt9„‐Tgs.„ Kirth hle ti o`gkoh hgr alw lke swl``iw hlre mgbirg
shg oiu`e birog hgrsg`b ti lee―‐S`glsg.„
Lvl`ik sdjhge, lke singikg whi edek—t fkiw hgr ndjht
thdkf thlt hgr rgjrgt wls jgkudkg. Kirth fkgw mgttgr, lke
wdshge shg hlek—t slde p`glsg.
‐D ln sirry, urohdk. Dt—s bir thg mlmy.„ Lvl`ik ouppge hgrmg``y nltgrkl``y lke ohgwge thg thdre qulrtgr ib thg lpp`g. Bir
thg mlmy, bir thg mlmy. Dk thg bgw nikths sdkog Lvl`ik hle lk-
kiukoge hgr prgjklkoy, gvgrythdkj thlt hlppgkge dk thg odrous
wls bir thg mlmy. Kirth oiu`ek—t wldt bir thg elnkge thdkj ti mg
mirk―thiujh ]ge Ji`e l`rgley hle ikg plnpgrge sik, lke hg
ogrtldk`y edek—t kgge lkithgr.
Ls Lvl`ik swl``iwge, shg snd`ge. Zdth l dof ib hgr `dtt`gsd`vgr fkdbg, shg tissge thg `lst qulrtgr ib thg lpp`g ukegr thg
ourtldk, whgrg dt edslppglrge dk thg eust lke shleiw. Kirth mdt
eiwk l ngw` ib edsnly. Ls db sgksdkj hgr niie, Kirth—s mglr
mgjlk jriw`dkj, `iw lke thdof.
Lvl`ik klrriwge hgr gygs lt thg mglr ls db hg hle iffigkege
hgr, mut Kirth oiu`e sgg thlt hds jriw`s nleg hgr kgrvius. _hg
wlktge ti oinnlke hgr mglr, ti lkjgr hdn, ti prie hdn dkti
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]ge Ji`e plusge ik tip ib thg std`g, sprgledkj hds lrns ti
Kirth lke Ldksg` ls db thgy wgrg hds mdj-tip oriwe. Hg spifg dk
l stljg whdspgr.
‐Kiw `dstgk, ny `dtt`g ikgs. Mg surg lke stdof ti thg plths.Uhg `lst thdkj D kgge ds ti hlvg ti mrdmg yiu iffi l prdsik milt.„ Hg
stgppge eiwk brin thg std`g, `lkedkj wdth l thue lke strdedkj iffi
eiwk thg plth.
‐Alrriw, db yiu eik—t ndke―db D olk lsf―„ shg ol``ge lbtgr
hdn. ‐Zhy lrg wg eidkj thds9„
]ge Ji`e wdkoge lt hgr vi`ung, j`lkodkj thgltrdol``y loriss
thg g`es ti thg blrnhiusg. Hg ndnge singthdkj thlt Kirthoiu`e kit trlks`ltg, thgk turkge lke olrrdge ik wl`fdkj.
‐Dt—s lmiut thg wgeedkj,„ slde Ldksg` dk lk ukegrtikg.
Gvgrythdkj dk Kirth ai`tge ti hgr thrilt. ‐Hlvgk—t yiu spi-
fgk ti hdn ygt9„
‐Kit ygt.„ Ldksg` bussge wdth hds hldr lke j`lkoge mlof lt
thg oirlo`gs, l`thiujh thgy wgrg `ist mghdke thg hiusgs. ‐@iif,D wd``. Mut D hlvg ti ohiisg thg ningkt pripgr`y. D fkiw ny
blthgr, lke D—`` fkiw thg rdjht tdng. Aust wldt.„
Kirth wikegrge whlt thlt wls `dfg―ti fkiw yiur blthgr.
Ldksg` wls thg ik`y ikg ik thg Gxol`dmur wdth l plrgkt std`` l`dvg.
Hg edek—t sggn ti rgl`dzg hiw spgodl` dt wls.
‐Tiu hlvg ti tg`` hdn, Ldksg`. Db D sly D wik—t nlrry yiu, hg—``
nlfg ng `glvg thg Gxol`dmur . Mut hg wik—t fdof iut hds iwk sik.D aust wlkt ti stly dk thg odrous wdth ny mglr lke ny―wdth thg
orgw.„
‐D eik—t wlkt ti jgt nlrrdge lky nirg thlk yiu ei, Kirth.
Mut db hg thdkfs wg—rg jidkj ljldkst hdn, hg—`` aust edj hds hgg`s
dk burthgr.„
‐Mut yiu hlvg ti tg`` hdn mgbirg―„
‐D—`` tg`` hdn! Aust shut up lmiut dt.„
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t h g j r l o g f g g p g r s =<
Ldksg` wls `dkjgrdkj, pdofdkj lt thg kitohgs dk thg wiie,
lke Kirth wls thdkfdkj solthdkj thiujhts lmiut hiw hg wls si
prgttd`y usg`gss hg oiu`ek—t gvgk o`dnm l std`g, whgk shg rgl`dzge
thlt hg wls wldtdkj bir hgr ti ji rst.‐Ih,„ shg slde. ‐Uhlkfs.„ _hg o`dnmge ivgr dt ls blst ls shg
oiu`e. Hgr aunpgr hukj `iisg, mut shg edek—t wlkt Ldksg` ti `iif
tii o`isg`y.
Uhgy rgnldkge sd`gkt ls thgy wl`fge thriujh thg blrn`lke.
Uhg ik`y siuke wls thg wdke dk thg trggs lke thg tdkky adkj`g
ib mg``s brin thgdr o`ithdkj. Ldksg` wls ukjrltgbu` lke eu``, mut
Kirth hle fkiwk hdn hgr whi`g `dbg6 shg shiu`e try ti thdkf ibsingthdkj ti sly, lkythdkj ti mrglf thg lwfwlre sd`gkog, mut shg
oiu`ek—t. Kgvgr ndke brdgkeshdp ir blnd`dlrdty. Dt wls tii glr`y ti
thdkf strldjht.
Lt thg gejg ib thg trggs, thgy plusge. Kirth hle kgvgr mggk
dksdeg l oipsg mgbirg, lke shg oiu`e jugss brin thg `iif ik Ldk-
sg`—s blog thlt hg hlek—t gdthgr. Uhg wiies wgrg i`e―sing ib thgtrggs wgrg prghdstirdo, pgip`g slde―lke thgy—e l`` hglre stirdgs
lmiut thg lwbu` thdkjs thlt `lke`iofgrs ede dk thgrg. _hg mgkt lke
pggrge dkti thg oipsg. Uhg jriuke wls o`glr, mut lmivg thlt thg
trggs twdstge tijgthgr, dktgr`iofdkj m`lof shlpgs tii egksg bir
thgn ti sgg blr. _orlps ib oi`irge blmrdo wgrg tdge lriuke sing
ib thg mrlkohgs. Uhgrg wgrg `dtt`g pd`gs ib thdkjs lt thg mlsg ib
sgvgrl` trggs1 shdky imagots, sorlps ib plpgr, sibt-`iifdkj niss. Lshrdkg9 Lk iffigrdkj9 Kirth `iifge ivgr hgr shiu`egr ti sgg Ldksg`
rgloh iut hds hlke ti tiuoh l twdj, thgk thdkf mgttgr ib dt.
‐Alrriw9„ hdssge Kirth dkti thg ednkgss mgkglth thg trggs.
Dk lkswgr, thg shush ib `glvgs. _hg trdge ti gejg hgr miey dk sdeg-
wlys, mut dt wls tii ivgrjriwk. _hg rglohge up lke tiif hi`e
ib l thdk mrlkoh, rgley ti sklp dt iffi lke nlfg riin ti s`deg
thriujh.
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== f d r s t y ` i j l k
‐Kirth! Ki!„ ]ge Ji`e olng tglrdkj lriuke thg gejg ib thg
trggs, lrns iutstrgtohge ls db ti oltoh hgr. ‐Tiu nustk—t!„
_hg stgppge mlof ik ti thg plth. ‐Dt—s ifly. Uhgrg—s ki ikg
lriuke ti sgg.„]ge Ji`e s`lppge hgr hlkes lwly brin thg trggs, gvgk
thiujh shg—e l`rgley stgppge mlof brin thgn. Hgr sfdk murkge.
‐Uhlt eigsk—t nlttgr. Eik—t yiu fkiw thlt thg trggs lrg slorge9„
Hg g`miwge plst hgr lke gxlndkge thg mrlkoh shg—e tiuohge, ls db
shg—e `gbt edrty kjgrprdkts ik dt.
‐Ih oing ik, yiu olk—t mg`dgvg dk―„ Kirth stippge lt thg
`iif ik ]ge Ji`e—s blog. Ls l elnp`dkj hg ede kit kgge ti wir-shdp thg jies ib thg `lke, mut lpplrgkt`y hg ede lkywly.
‐Uhds ds whgrg wg—rg brin, ohd`e,„ hg slde.
‐Mut D—n kit―„
Hg suofge hds tggth lke nleg l tuttdkj siuke. ‐Kit yiu,
Kirth! Ng lke ny miy. Zg—rg `lke`iofgrs, yiu fkiw. Uhg `lke
ds whgrg wg—rg brin, lke thg `lke ds whgrg wg—`` rgturk.„ Kirth`iifge lwly si thlt ]ge Ji`e wiu`ek—t sgg hgr gxprgssdik ib eds-
just. ‐Lke whgk yiu—rg nlrrdge,„ oiktdkuge ]ge Ji`e, ‐dt wd`` mg
ik `lke.„
‐Mut whgk ede yiu egodeg thds9„ Ldksg` sggnge ti mg struj-
j`dkj kit ti shiut. Hg swl``iwge hlre lke `iwgrge hds vidog.
‐Hiw `ikj ei wg hlvg uktd`―whgk ds thg hlppy ely9„
Kirth trdge ti fggp hgr blog kgutrl`. Mle gkiujh ti ji ik ti`lke, lke mle gkiujh ti hlvg ti nlrry Ldksg`―kiw ]ge Ji`e
wlktge ti oinmdkg thg twi9 Mut dt wiu`e mg kg. Ldksg` wiu`e
tg`` hdn. Uhgrg wiu`e mg ki wgeedkj, ik `lke ir lt sgl.
Uhg rdkjnlstgr mriujht hds jrglt plw eiwk ik hds sik—s
shiu`egr. ‐D egodege, lke thlt—s l`` thlt nlttgrs. Tiu lke iur kirth
ohd`e wd`` mg nlrrdge whgk wg jgt ti thg Kirth-Glst
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t h g j r l o g f g g p g r s =?
`lke`iofgrs whi lrgk—t―wg``, whi eik—t ourrgkt`y `dvg ik `lke.
Mut D—vg miujht spgodl` pgrndssdik. Mgolusg yiu lrg spgodl`, ny
miy. Tiu—rg spgodl` mgolusg yiu—rg ndkg.„
Kirth—s hglrt mgjlk ti mglt dk eium`g-tdng. Dt wiu`e tlfgbiur nikths ti jgt ti Kirth-Glst
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=5 f d r s t y ` i j l k
sd`gkog ds sdnp`y mgolusg yiu—rg tii ivgrwhg`nge ti spglf. D—vg
put gvgrythdkj D hlvg dkti thds hiusg. Mut dt—s wirth dt, ny `ivgs.
Dt—s wirth dt ti gksurg ny sik—s hlppdkgss lke ti jgt iur blnd`y
mlof ik ti `lke. Ui gksurg thlt thg _tdr`dkj `gjloy ds rgstirge tij`iry.„ Hg mglnge lt hds sik, whi iffigrge kithdkj dk rgturk. Ldk-
sg` sggnge edstrlotge, stlrdkj lt hds bggt ls hg souffige thg jriuke,
`ist dk thiujht. ‐Lke yiu wd`` mg hlppy, lke yiu wd`` mg j`irdius,„
slde ]ge Ji`e. ‐Tiu wd`` mg j`irdius mgolusg D wlkt yiu ti mg.„
Uhg nirkdkj `djht hle turkge muttgry lke Kirth hle ti rldsg
l hlke ti shdg`e hgr gygs. Ldksg` wls kit `iifdkj lt hgr6 hg—e
`dbtge hds hgle ti `iif mlof thg wly thgy hle oing.‐Ldksg`,„ shg slde. _hg trdge kit ti `gt hgr vidog shlfg. Mut hg
wiu`e kit `iif lt hgr. _hg turkge dkstgle ti ]ge Ji`e.
‐D wlkt ti nlfg yiu hlppy, Alrriw,„ shg slde. ‐D ei, D prin-
dsg, mut Ldksg` lke D, wg eik—t . . .„
‐Tgs9 Ei oiksdegr, mgbirg yiu spglf, thlt D hlvg mud`t thg
Gxol`dmur up brin kithdkj, lke mith ib yiu wdth dt. Lke eioiksdegr l`` thg thdkjs thlt thg whi`g orgw hls jikg wdthiut
ti slvg bir thds hiusg. Uhds ds kit lmiut nlfdkj ng hlppy. Dt—s
lmiut nuoh nirg thlk thlt.„ Alrriw fgpt hds vidog trglo`g-swggt,
mut wdth gloh plssdkj ningkt hds snd`g strgtohge wdegr. Kirth
fkgw thds wls kit l jiie sdjk.
‐D nglk,„ shg stunm`ge ik, ‐D wlkt ti mg hlppy. Bir yiu. Uhg
wly yiu wlkt. D wlkt ti mg j`irdius. Mut `lke`iofgrs, lke mlmdgs,lke D eik—t fkiw db D olk . . .„
‐Tgs, kirth ohd`e9 _pdt dt iut. Eik—t fggp us wldtdkj.„ Alrriw—s
snd`g wls kiw si wdeg lke tdjht thlt thg sfdk mgjlk ti orlof.
Udky eits ib m`iie j`glnge ik hds rgeegkge ohggfs.
Zhy wlsk—t Ldksg` slydkj lkythdkj9 Kirth rgsdstge thg urjg
ti pukoh hdn rdjht dk hds prgtty blog. ‐Ldksg` wlkts ti tg`` yiu
singthdkj.„
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t h g j r l o g f g g p g r s =7
]ge Ji`e turkge ti hds sik.
‐Tgs.„ Ldksg` kl``y spifg. ‐Tgs. D wlkt ti tg`` yiu thlt D
ln j`le. D olk thdkf ib kithdkj nirg j`irdius thlk hlvdkj l
hiusg ik `lke, lke rldsdkj ny ohd`e ls l trug _tdr`dkj, lke `dvdkjwdth . . .„ Hg trld`ge iffi.
‐Zdth Kirth,„ prinptge ]ge Ji`e. ‐Zdth yiur wdbg.„
‐Zdth . . . uh, ygs, wdth―„
Brin l blrnhiusg, thg s`ln ib l eiir. L`` thrgg hgles
sklppge up.
]ge Ji`e tiif thgdr hlkes lke jrdppge hlre. ‐Kiw. Zg—rg
jidkj ti wl`f mlof, ol`n lke qudof. Eik—t tiuoh lkythdkj. Eik—tput gvgk yiur `dtt`gst tig iffi thg plth. Jit dt9 Ji.„
L`ikj thg plth wdth thgdr hgles eiwk lke ivgr thg std`g dk
sdkj`g `g lke plst thg `iw hiusgs lke plst thg hdjhgr hiusgs,
trydkj kit ti plkdo, trydkj kit ti ruk, lke thgrg wls thg m`lof-
shirg, lke Kirth rgngnmgrge hiw ti mrglthg mgolusg thgrg wgrg
thg tdk-sdege tiwgrs, lke thgrg wls thg shush ib thgdr shigs ikthg jlkjp`lkf, lke thgrg wls hgr oirlo`g ohldkge dk dts riw. _hg
wl`fge thg ohldks lke euofge ukegr thg olkvls wdthiut l wire.
Dt wlsk—t uktd` shg s`de ukegr hgr mglr—s s`ggpdkj plw thlt shg bg`t
hgr hglrt s`iw.
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