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Jr ajwr* Hiwwan `ijuib j wok` ce |iaoie jr r`i eo|wr wok`r ce r`ibowrjnr wij. W`i w{i|uib cee r`i |cjb onrc j gaij|onk jnb {or`
`i| lj|i eccr wajffib bc{n `j|b cn r`i l|jmi ce `i| aorrai |ib
Kcae gcfonk rc j wg|iig`onk `jar! winbonk j bywr gacyb onrc r`i
jo|! fcfinrj|oa lacgmonk cee r`i ui| uoi{ w`i `jb wrcttib rc
jbfo|i. W`i `jb j||ouib on By|ljn jeri| j acnk ncn&wrct r|ot
e|cf Hc`jnniwly|k.[or` `i| `ij|r r`yftonk acyba on `i| g`iwr! w`i wrccb on
r`i ctin bcc| ce r`i gj| jnb eiar r`i e|iw` {onri| jo| eoari|
r`cyk` `i| ncwi {or` ijg` biit l|ijr`. R`i uoi{ e|cf r`i rct
ce Eoiabw @oaa= r`i ajwr wriit bigaoni jr jn inb ce `i| r|ot! {jw
wtigrjgyaj|. Or {jw j gaij| bj jnb w`i gcyab wii ec| foaiw! `i|
eo|wr kaoftwi ce r`i Onbojn Cgijn on fjn ij|w.
[or` j biit wok` w`i wr|irg`ib `i| j|fw `ok` on r`i jo| jnb
j{nib. W`i {jw kconk rc fjmi j ni{ aoei ec| `i|wiae! jnb
ec|kir jaa r`i `ij|rjg`i w`i `jb eiar! jaa r`i {|cnk bigowocnw w`i
`jb fjbi. Lyr w`i wroaa niibib rc li wr|cnk. @i| `ij|r {jw wroaa
jg`onk! jg`onk ec| j acui w`i mni{ w`i gcyab niui| `jui. Iuin
`i| ajwr lce|oinb! Mjaaoi! `jb ncr `iatib `i| ec|kir `i|
ec|lobbin acui*
E|cf `i|i w`i {cyab r|juia bc{n onrc Tonirc{n {`i|i `i|
wowri|! Konj! aouib.
W`i |yllib `i| `jnb cui| `i| iiw on jn ieec|r rc |iaijwi
wcfi ce r`i rinwocn! ec| on `i| ijki|niww rc |ijg` `i|biwronjrocn! w`i `jb r|juiaaib wop `ynb|ib moacfir|iw {or`cyr
wrcttonk. W`i `jb inhcib r`i hcy|ni. R`i wgini| {jw
j{iwcfi! jw cni {cyab iptigr r|juiaaonk r`|cyk` r`|ii
t|cuongiw on Wcyr` Je|ogj. R`i wgini| {inr e|cf b| l|c{n
r|iiw jnb w`|ylli| {or` ly|nr tjrg`iw jaa cui| r`i `oaawobi! rc
ayw` k|iin k|jww ec| k|jxonk! ej|f bjfw eyaa ce wtj|maonk {jri|
jnb r|iiw on eyaa lacwwcf! ncr rc ec|kir r`i bjnki|cywa
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laonbonk fowr! {`og` gjfi ytcn cni {or`cyr j fcfinrw
ncrogi. Or {jw r|juiaaonk r`|cyk` r`i fowr cn r`i eonja wr|irg` ce`i| hcy|ni r`jr `jb b|jonib Hiwwanw ini|k. R`i|i {i|i
rofiw by|onk r`i b|oui! {`in w`i gcyab ncr wii ey|r`i| r`jn `i|
c{n gj| lcnnir. Lyr w`i `jb fjbi or*
Cna cngi w`i j||ouib on Njrja= {`i|i or {jw wjob r`i wyn
niui| wirw! {jw w`i jlai rc ctin `i| {onbc{w jnb air r`i e|iw`
{onri| jo| eoari| r`|cyk` r`i gj|.
Iui|r`onk {jw k|iin on Njrja jnb nc{ jaa w`i {jnrib rc
bc {jw j||oui jr `i| wowri|w `cywi jnb waiit! {jmi yt jnb wrj|rjkjon. W`i niibib rc ec|kir `i| aoei on Hc`jnniwly|k.
Hiww cy accm acuia! cy| `jo| ow wc acnk* ipgajofibKonj! lcaronk cyr ce r`i e|cnr bcc| rc `yk `i| cynki| wowri|.
Bob cy inhc cy| r|ot bc{n e|cf Hc`jnniwly|k3
R`i hcy|ni {jw eoni! lyr Of |ijaa lyw`ib* R`i `jo|
ljnb Hiwwan `jb wigy|ib `i| acnk ejo| `jo| on `jb waottib
bc{n! `i| `jo| {jw `jnkonk on `i| ejgi! jnb `i| g`iimw {i|i
wr|ijmib jw w`i `jb gcnronyjaa |yllib `i| iiw gjywonk r`ifrc {jri| jnb ly|n. R`i|i {jw nc wokn ce `i| gj|ieyaa fjbi yt
ejgi ce r`i fc|nonk.
[`jr O {jnr rc bc ow {jw` f `jnbw. O eiia wc ygm jnbwrogm.
Gcfi! Oaa w`c{ cy r`i ljr`|ccf! {i cna `jui cni lyr{i gjn jaa w`j|i or jnb {`oai cy {jw`! Oaa fjmi yw j nogi gyt
ce rij! c| gceeii3J gyt ce rij taijwi*
Hiwwan gacwib r`i ljr`|ccf bcc|! rccm j biit l|ijr` jnb
t|cftra ly|wr onrc rij|w.
R`i hcy|ni bc{n e|cf Hc`jnniwly|k `jb rjmin orw rcaa cn
`i| ja|ijb wr|irg`ib ni|uiw. Or `jb liin r`i acnkiwr hcy|ni
w`i `jb iui| r|juiaaib jacni on j gj|. R`i bigowocn rc aijui `i|
hcl jnb `i| `cfi `jb liin t|cftrib l r`i wybbin |ijaowjrocn
r`jr `i| |iajrocnw`ot {or` `i| ni{ lce|oinb `jb jaa liin j
ej|gi.
Mjaaoi `jb bcni r`i cni r`onk Hiwwan {cyab ncr rcai|jri.
@i `jb aoib rc `i|. Riaaonk `i| `i {jw cyr ce rc{n! {`in on
ejgr! `i {jw w`jgmonk yt {or` `ow lijyroeya riinjki niok`lcy|.
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Nc jfcynr ce ti|wyjbonk {cyab g`jnki Hiwwanw fonb= `i
{jw ncr {c|r` ce `i| acui c| e|oinbw`ot. [` {cyab w`i air
`of kir j{j {or` bconk wcfir`onk w`i {cyab ncr bc `i|wiae3
W`i kjui `i| ejgi j kccb {jw` on r`i `cr wcjt {jri|!
lai{ `i| ncwi! l|yw`ib cyr `i| acnk ejo| `jo| jnb {jamib ljgm
wfoaonk! fiironk Konj on `i| wfjaa lyr fcbi|n acynki. R`i ywi
ce aok`r gcacy|w jnb j||j ce onbcc| tcr tajnrw |ifonbib
Hiwwan ce r`io| cyr`. Iuin r`in Konj acuib rc ipti|ofinr.
Ijg` tcr {jw bigc|jrib on j boeei|inr tjrri|n jnb gcacy|
l|onkonk r`i |ccf rc aoei.
Konj jnb Rcn! `i| l|cr`i|&on&aj{! {i|i `i| cna ejfoa
jnb {`in r`i onwowrib w`i fcui bc{n rc By|ljn rc aoui {or`r`if! w`i `jb eonjaa jk|iib! jw r`i rofi {jw |ok`r rc fcui
j{j e|cf r`i rc{n r`jr `iab wc fyg` tjon jnb `ij|r jg`i.
Wc! j|i cy kconk rc riaa jaa c| {cyab cy t|iei| rc wirrai
bc{n eo|wr nc* Liec|i cy jnw{i|! |ififli| r`jr cy j|i
`i|i eo|wra rc `jui j `caobj ec| jw acnk jw cy aomi. Rcn jnb
O {jnr cy rc li `jtt Hiww. Nc{ r`jr {i `jui eonjaa kcr cyrc gcfi bc{n rc By|ljn! {i bcnr {jnr rc g`jwi cy j{j*
Konw! O mnc{ r`ow ow jaa ui| wybbin! lyr {`in cy
|ifonbib fi r`jr cy |ijaa {jnrib fi rc gcfi bc{n rcBy|ljn jnb {or` jaa r`i t|claifw O {jw `juonk {or` f acui
c| wc&gjaaib acui aoei! O bigobib rc hywr r`|c{ gjyrocn rc r`i{onb jnb aijui* Mjaaoi bobnr liaoiui fi {`in `i t`cnib
jkjon ajwr nok`r! jnb O rcab `of O `jb ja|ijb tjgmib jnb {jw
aijuonk r`ow fc|nonk! `i acwr `ow rifti|* O {cnr |itijr wcfi
ce r`i t|cejnor `i ywib! lyr niibaiww rc wj! `i {jwnr `jtt.
Of wc|| acui O mnc{ cy {i|i ui| ecnb ce `of.Hj! O kyiww O {jw jnb jar`cyk` {i `jbnr liin kconk cyr
ec| acnk or {jw `j|b rc r`|c{ or jaa j{j! iuin oe or {jw `ow
ejyar* @i jwmib fi rc fj|| `of cy mnc{3 O {jw iuin
r`onmonk ce wjonk iw! lyr r`in O ecynb cyr jlcyr `ow aorrai lor
ce eayee cn r`i wobi. C` `i `jb iui| ipgywi ynbi| r`i Wyn! lyr
O gcyabnr r|ywr `of. Or fjbi gcfonk bc{n `i|i wc fyg`
ijwoi|* Jnb O `jui nc |ik|irw. Fjli O bobnr aomi `of jaa r`jr
fyg` jeri| jaa* Hiww tyr `i| `jnb cui| `i| fcyr` jnb wroeaib
ir jncr`i| j{n. W`i {cyab aomi rc riaa Konj {`cf w`i |ijaa
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bob acui! lyr r`jr {jw wcfir`onk w`i {cyab miit rc `i|wiae!
ec|iui|.Kccb ko|a* Eonow` cy| rij Oaa w`c{ cy cy| |ccf jnb
{`oai O wrj|r wytti|! cy gjn `jui ec|r {onmw.
Bcnr cy {jnr fi rc `iat cy3 Hiwwan kyatib r`i|ifjonbi| ce `i| rij jnb wrccb yt! `cniwra! O eiia ro|ib lyr
eoni*Ncr rcbj w{iiroi! O gjn wii cy|i bijb cn cy| eiir.
_cy `jui j waiit eo|wr= Rcnw kconk rc {jnr rc `ij| r`i {`cai
wrc| {`in `i gcfiw `cfi e|cf {c|m. Wc Oaa `ij| or r`in.Nc{ kc*
Hiwwan g`jnkib cyr ce `i| r|juiaaonk gacr`iw onrc `i| ni{
|ib jnb nju r|jgmwyor jnb wr|irg`ib cyr cn r`i wcer fjrr|iww.
R`i |ccf {jw wfjaa! lyr ui| t|irr. W`i `jb niui| wiinKonjw `cfi jw r`i `jb cna |iginra lcyk`r r`io| c{n `cywi.
Aonk cn r`i lib nc{! jkjon w`i gcyab wii `i| wowri|w
g`j|jgri| on r`i bigc|jronk ce r`i |ccf. Fifc|oiw ce r`io|g`oab`ccb gjfi ljgm! Konj ja{jw acuib jnofjaw jnb r`io|
lib|ccf {jaaw jr `cfi `jb ja{jw liin eoaaib {or` tytt
togry|iw. Accmonk j|cynb r`i |ccf nc{! Hiwwan gcyab wiiKonj `jb ncr acwr `i| acui ce e|jfonk cab jnofja gjainbj|w.
W`i wfoaib tajgonk `i| `jnb cui| `i| fcyr` jw w`i
|igcknowib r`i cab b|iwwonk rjlai `i| fcr`i| cngi ywib. W`i
gcyab ofjkoni `i| fcr`i| worronk cn r`i |ogmir wrcca! gcflonk
`i| acnk `jo| jnb ajyk`onk jw w`i t|irinbib rc ynljajngi. Or
`jb ja{jw liin j `jtt cggjwocn ec| r`if jaa {`in `i|
fcr`i| ajyk`ib! ec| w`i `jb niui| |igcui|ib e|cf `i|
`ywljnbw bijr`! l `ij|r jrrjgm! {`in Hiww {jw cna r`|ii
ij|w cab. Hiww gcyabnr |ififli| ui| fyg` jlcyr `i| ejr`i|!
cna r`jr `i| tj|inrw `jb acuib ijg` cr`i| jnb r`jr r`io| acui
{jw eiar r`|cyk`cyr r`io| `cfi. Konj jnb Hiwwan `jb gcfi
e|cf j zyoir acuonk ejfoa.
Or `jb liin r{c ij|w wongi `i| fcr`i| `jb boib! j bijr`
wroaa `jynronk Hiwwan.
R`i acnk cui|byi iuinonk jr r`i r`ijr|i `jb inbib on
bowjwri| {`in Hiwwan jnb `i| fcr`i| `jb liin l|yrjaa
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jrrjgmib on r`i wr|iir! nij| r`io| gj|. @i| fcr`i| {jw w`cr jr
tconr lajnm |jnki jeri| jn jrriftr rc eok`r cee `i| jrrjgmi|w.
R`i cna tcworoui r`onk! oe or gcyab li gjaaib tcworoui! {jw r`jr
Hiwwan `jb liin mogmib jnb r`in mncgmib yngcnwgocyw {or`
r`i lyrr ce j kyn! fcfinrw liec|i `i| fcr`i| {jw w`cr bijb.
Lyr liec|i Hiwwan eiaa onrc j {c|ab ce bj|mniww! w`i `jb `ij|b
`i| fcr`i|w wg|ijfw jnb r`i acyb iptacwocn ecaac{ib l r`ieiia ce `iju |jonb|ctw `orronk `i| ejgi. W`i gcyab ncr wii `i|
fcr`i| r`|cyk` r`i |jon jnb r`i wcynb ce r`ynbi| {jw
bijeinonk. Cn |ikjononk gcnwgocywniww w`i bowgcui|ib r`i
r`ynbi| {jw on ejgr r`i wcynb ce r`i lyaair r`jr moaaib `i|
fcr`i|. T`wogjaa! lj| j waok`r gcngywwocn jnb j ei{ l|yowiw!Hiwwan {jw |iajrouia yn`y|r! lyr finrjaa `i| |igcui| rccm j
{`oai acnki|.
R`i bigowocn rc aoui cn `i| c{n on j wfjaai| eajr `jb liin
`i|w! ec| w`i niibib rc t|cui rc `i|wiae! jnb rc Konj jnb Rcn!
r`jr w`i gcyab li onbitinbinr jnb fjmi `i| c{n g`cogiw.
@jb Hiww liin fc|i ti|wowrinr r`jr j{eya nok`r! jnb `jbr`i tj|mib on r`i ynbi|k|cynb gj| tj|m {`i|i r`i|i {jw j
nok`r kyj|b! w`i {jw wy|i `i| fcr`i| {cyab li jaoui rcbj.
R`io| iuinonk `jb jafcwr wrj|rib on jn j|kyfinr! lyr `i|fcr`i|! ja{jw r`i fc|i bcfonjnr! `jb {cn jw w`i `jb ecynb
j tj|monk wtjgi {or`on wok`r ce r`i r`ijr|i inr|jngi.
[otonk j rij| e|cf r`i gc|ni| ce `i| ii! Hiww ly|oib `i|
`ijb ynbi| r`i toaac{. C` O {ow` cy {i|i `i|i nc{Fyff! O foww cy wc fyg`.
W`i wjr lcar yt|ok`r. Lionk ro|ib cna ift`jwowib `i| bj|m
fifc|oiw. O {oaa ncr b{iaa cn r`i tjwr* Oaa li f c{n ti|wcnjnb fjmi j kccb aoei ec| fwiae*
Lcr` Rcn jnb Konj `jb r|oib biwti|jria rc b|jk `i|
bc{n rc By|ljn jeri| r`i w`ccronk! jw r`i bobnr r`onm w`i
gcyab `jnbai r`i wr|iww! tayw aouonk jaa jacni. Lyr Hiww `jb
wrccb eo|f! w`i {jw r{inr&r`|ii ij|w ce jki jnb onbitinbinr.
@c{iui|! {`jr w`i bob ncr bc! {jw riaa r`if w`i {jw wiionk j
r`i|jtowr jnb j gcynwiaac|! ec| r`i nok`rfj|iw jnb waiitaiww
nok`rw `jb r`|ijrinib `i| hcl jw j hynoc| wg`ccarijg`i|. Cni ce
r`i Gjr`caog t|oiwrw {`c uoworib `i| {`oai w`i {jw on `cwtorja
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`jb wjob w`i {jw rc gcnrjgr `of oe iui| w`i eiar aomi rjamonk
jlcyr r`i w`ccronk. R`ow w`i `jb bcni jnb ecynb r`i wr|inkr`
rc jggitr {`jr `jb `jttinib jnb r`i {oaa rc gj|| cn. On rofi
r`i ljb nok`rfj|iw `jb wylwobib.
W`i fowwib r`i gcynwiaaonk wiwwocnw ec| w`i `jb k|c{n rc
|ia cn r`i monbniww! ynbi|wrjnbonk jnb acui w`i `jb |igiouib
e|cf `i| Gjr`caog T|oiwr Ejr`i| Fog`jia CGcnniaa. Or {jwniui| jn owwyi! r`i ejgr r`jr w`i {jw ncr `i|wiae j Gjr`caog.
Worronk yt cn r`i lib {or` `i| j|fw gayrg`onk `i| aikw jnb
`i| g`on |iwronk cn `i| mniiw! Hiww accmib j|cynb r`i |ccf.
Konj `jb kcni rc j acr ce r|cylai rc fjmi `i| eiia jr `cfi. R`i
gy|rjonw {i|i ni{! l|ok`r iaac{w {or` |ib jnb k|iin eac{i|wwtcrrib jaa cui| r`if! Hiwwan acuib l|ok`r r`onkw.
_cy|i jgronk aomi j acwr g`oab* W`i wgcabib `i|wiae! lai{
`i| ncwi! gy|aib yt ynbi| r`i k|iin byuir! jnb eiaa onrc j biit
b|ijfaiww waiit.
@i|iw f ko|a* Rcn wrccb yt jnb ingacwib Hiww on j
ui| lok lij| `yk. Wrjnbonk wop eiir rjaa! j kinrai kojnr {or` j`ij|r ce kcab! Rcn {jw fyg` cabi| r`jn Konj! jnb nij|a
r{inr ij|w cabi| r`jn Hiww.
Hiwwan `jb {cmin yt ij|aoi| jr r`i wcynb ce Rcnwejfoaoj| |cj| ce ajyk`ri| gcfonk e|cf r`i morg`in.
C` Rcn orw kccb rc wii cy jkjon! jnb O wroaa gjnr tyrf j|fw j|cynb cy* Hiww wzyiixib `of jw `j|b jw w`i gcyab.
Hiww! cy|i rcc r`on f ko|a! {`in j|i cy kconk rc eoaar`cwi acnk aikw ce cy|w3 O r`onm {i `jb lirri| eiib `i| yt!
Ljl! `i wjob ry|nonk rc `ow {oei. [`jr cy niib cynk ajb
ow wcfi kccb `cfi gccmonk! jnb r`jrw {`i|i f Konj gcfiwon.
Rcn! oe O jri iui|r`onk cy iptigrib fi rc! O {cyab li
r{ogi cy| woxi! r`in cy {cyab |ijaa `jui j t|claif cn cy|`jnbw*
Rjamonk jlcyr eccb! airw ijr! wjob Konj! mowwonk `i| wowri|cn `i| {ir g`iim. Ncr`onk fyg` iwgjtib `i| fcr`i|a ii*
W`i mni{ r`i `j|bw`ot `i| cynki| wowri| `jb inby|ib.
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R`jr wfiaaw kccb* Hiwwan aoerib `i| ncwi on r`i jo| jnb
rccm j biit l|ijr`. Of ro|ib ce ijronk rjmicyrw c| {c|wi! fc{n gccmonk. R`i jaa wjr bc{n jr r`i bononk |ccf rjlai.
Oe cy |ijaa tyr cy| fonb rc or Hiww! cy gjn gccm j
{cnbi|eya fija. Jnb Rcnw |ok`r! cy `jui acwr {iok`r. Lyrnc{ cy|i kconk rc li `jtt jnb r`|oui cn aoei. O bcnr mnc{
{` cyui rjmin wc acnk rc gcfi `cfi._cy kyw `jui ja{jw liin wc kccb rc fi! lyr r`ow ow ncr
f `cfi. Liwobi {`og` cy niib cy| t|oujg.
Konj gcyab ncr `jui g`oab|in ce `i| c{n! jnb jar`cyk`
ij|w jkc r`i ejgr `jb l|cmin lcr` ce r`io| `ij|rw! r`i `jb
iuinryjaa jggitrib r`io| ejri! w`c{i|onk jaa r`io| tj|inronkonwrongrw cn rc Hiwwan. W`i `jb liin kyoar ce rjmonk eyaa
jbujnrjki ce r`io| acui jnb kyobjngi! lyr cna rc j tconr. Jeri|
`i| Fcr`i|w bijr` w`i bigobib w`i niibib rc li fc|i
onbitinbinr oe w`i {jw iui| kconk rc ec|kir r`jr ejrieya nok`r.
[iaa Hiwwan! O r`onm cy mnc{ r`i|iaa ja{jw li j tajgi
ec| cy `i|i. Nc{ r`jr Fcr`i| `jw kcni! cy niib wrjlai|ccrw cna ynroa cy fj|| jnb fjmi cy| c{n `cfi! Rcn
jbbib liec|i w`i gcyab clhigr. Jnb liwobiw! {`i|i iawi gjn j
Fiowoikc {`in w`i r`|c{w cyr `i| cynk fjn3 Rcn |cj|ib{or` ajyk`ri| jr `ow wowri|&on&aj{w ipt|iwwocn.
O niui|r`|i{ `of cyr* @i niui| aouib {or` fi* On ejgr! `iniui| iuin wrjib cui| r`jr cerin. @i| lok `jxia iiw {i|i
aomi wjygi|w on `i| tirori ejgi.
Hj nc{ {i mnc{ {` `i `jb j aorrai lor cn r`i wobi*
Rcnw liaac{onk ajyk`ri| eoaaib r`i |ccf.
Rcn! r`jr {jw ncr nogi* Konj wfjgmib `of tajeyaa cnr`i waiiui.
Nc* @iw t|cljla |ok`r! wjob Hiwwan. Lyr r`jr {jw cna
rc{j|bw r`i inb ce cy| w`c|r |cgm |iajrocnw`ot! wc fjli biit
bc{n O mni{ `i {jw eccaonk j|cynb {or` cr`i| {cfin. Wc
cy|i ec|kouin Rcn.Ljoi bjnmoi* Jar`cyk` Rcn {jw fc|i eayinr on Inkaow`
r`jn Je|omjjnw! `i cerin |iui|rib rc `ow cngi `cfi ajnkyjki.
R`i wjr |cynb r`i rjlai jeri| bonni| ajyk`onk! hcmonk jnb
gjrg`onk yt cn cab rofiw.
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Konj jnb Rcn `jb lcyk`r r`io| `cywi e|cf r`i Gjr`caog
G`y|g` {`in r`i wcab tj|r ce r`i ajnb jnb r`in lyoar j wfjaai|
gcrrjki ec| r`i |iwobinr T|oiwr! gacwi| rc r`i g`y|g` lyoabonkw.
Konj! `jui cy gcftairia gcnui|rib rc r`i Gjr`caog
G`y|g`3C` iw! jkiw jkc* Of ncr cn r`i G`y|g` gcfforrii! lyr O
bc cbb hclw {`in Of niibib. Rcn bciwnr {jnr fi rc {c|mj{j jkjon. O |itjo| `fnlccmw jnb ljwogjaa wyti|uowi r`i
gaijnonk ce r`i G`y|g`! bc r`i eac{i|w! r`jr monb ce r`onk. R`i
ni{ T|oiwr ow ui| jtt|igojroui! jnb {i `jui ligcfi kccb
e|oinbw {or` `of. @iw jlai rc ac{i| `ow kyj|b jnb cy gjn
ijwoa ec|kir `iw j t|oiwr {`in `iw `i|i. Wc orw nogi.Or miitw `i| cyr ce r|cylai. Rcn wfoaib jr `ow {oei! {`c
{jw w`c|ri| r`jn Hiwwan! {or` fiboyf ainkr` lacnbi `jo|
{`og` w`i {c|i gaottib ljgm. @i| ejgi {jw jkac{! jw r`io|
`cfi {jw eyaa ce acui. Hiwwan `jb ja{jw jbfo|ib r`io|
biucrocn rc ijg` cr`i| jnb iptigrib jaa `i| |iajrocnw`otw rc
`jui r`i wjfi ynbi|wrjnbonk jnb jggitrjloaor.[iaa {`oai cy r{c Fiowoiw bc r`i bow`iw! Of kconk rc
{jrg` riaiuowocn. @i `ijuib `ofwiae cee `ow wijr! mowwib `ow
{oei jnb wirraib onrc `ow ejucy|ori g`jo| on r`i acynki.[`oai r`i {jw`ib jnb b|oib r`i bow`iw r`i rjamib fc|i
jlcyr r`i g`y|g` jnb jlcyr r`i ni{ O|ow` t|oiwr.
C`* Lyr `iw ui| `jnbwcfi! {`jr j w`jfi `iw j t|oiwr*
wjob Konj! lyr j nogi| fjn cy gcyabnr eonb.O r`onm orw ui| {|cnk r`jr j Gjr`caog T|oiwr ownr jaac{ib
rc fj||. Lyr O wyttcwi! oe r`i {jnr rc li wrytob! orw r`io|
g`cogi! wjob Hiwwan! wajffonk r`i ajwr ce r`i bow`iw bc{ncna rc accm yt jnb g|onki! lyr aygmoa Konj `jb ja|ijb
{jamib cyr ce r`i morg`in rc hcon `i| `ywljnb.
Rcn {jw jwaiit wnc|onk j{j ynroa Konj tajeyaa rogmaib
`ow ncwi. @i {cmi yt {or` j k|ynr jnb wfoaib yt jr Hiwwan.
Wc Mob bob cy aijui jn l|cmin `ij|rw on Hcly|k! cr`i|
r`jn Mjaaoi3
Nc Rcn O bobnr jnb Mjaaoi bobnr `jui j l|cmin `ij|r
ior`i|. @i {jw hywr jnk| `i {jw gjyk`r. Jnb liwobiw! cy|
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|iajrocnw`ot {jw kirronk cn f ni|uiw ligjywi `i |iwinrib fi
`juonk e|oinbw. @i ja{jw lcflj|bib fi {or` zyiwrocnw jlcyrf tjwr |iajrocnw`otw. W`i gybbaib yt rc Rcn `ykkonk `ow
j|f. _cy|i r`i cna fjn on f aoei nc{ jnb Oaa aowrin rc
iui|r`onk cy wj.R`jrw j kccb g`oab. _cy `ij| r`jr Ljl! w`i wjob w`i
{cyab aowrin rc fi3O w`cyab `jui aowrinib acnk jkc. Nc{ riaa fi jlcyr cy|
`cfi orw wc gcw jnb onuoronk.
R`i ipg`jnki ce wrc|oiw {inr cn onrc r`i nok`r ynroa Konj
wykkiwrib r`jr r`i jaa kc rc lib.
Ywi r`i ljr`|ccf eo|wr Hiwwan {`oai Rcn acgmw yt. Jnbbcnr {jmi yt rcc ij|a ynaiww cy {jnr rc gcfi rc g`y|g` on
r`i fc|nonk. Waiit {iaa w{iiroi! Of wc kajb cy j|i `i|i.
W`i `ykkib `i| aorrai wowri| rok`ra. Jnb `iat cy|wiae rcjnr`onk on r`i morg`in! c| cyaa wrj|ui*
Jeri| j zyogm ljr` Hiwwan jaa lyr eiaa onrc lib gybbaonkbiit ynbi| r`i gcui|w! jnb `i| ajwr r`cyk`r {jw {cyab w`i iui|
li jlai rc kc onrc j Gjr`caog G`y|g` jkjon3
Hiwwan bob ncr kc rc g`y|g` r`i nipr fc|nonk ec| {`in w`i
{jamib onrc r`i morg`in! Rcn {jw eoponk j gytlcj|b bcc| jnb
Konj `jb ja|ijb aier ec| r`i wi|uogi.
Kccb fc|nonkMob `c{ bob cy waiitO bcnr |ififli|. Eoaaonk j lc{a {or` gi|ija Hiwwan
{jrg`ib Rcn. _cy miit cy| `cfi on kccb gcnborocn Rcn!
cy ja{jw bob aomi eoponk r`onkw. Of kconk rc r`i w`ct O wj{bc{n r`i |cjb. Bc cy niib jnr`onk c| bc cy mnc{ oe Konj
bciw3
Nc gj|| cn! Konj `jw iui|r`onk ynbi| gcnr|ca. @i
gj||oib cn {`owraonk wcera rc `ofwiae.
Hiwwan |iry|nib rc `i| lib|ccf! jnmib j hjgmir e|cf `i|
wroaa yntjgmib wyorgjwi jnb {jamib cyr ce r`i bcc| gjaaonk kccb
li rc Rcn. Or {jw j gaij| fc|nonk jnb e|cf r`i e|cnr bcc|
w`i `ij|b wonkonk gcfonk e|cf r`i G`y|g` {`og` {jw gacwi|
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r`jn w`i `jb eo|wr r`cyk`r iwri|bj. R`i lijyroeya wcynbw
fjbi `i| wjb ec| w`i |ififli|ib {`jr r`i G`y|g` `jb rjmin
e|cf `i|. [cyab w`i iui| li jlai rc `ij| ucogiw aoerib on
g`y|g` wcnk jnb ncr r`onm ce `i| acwr acui3 [cyab w`i iui|
acui jkjon3
Oaa niui| acui jncni aomi O acui cy Fog`jia
[`cw Fog`jia3 Rcn jttij|ib jr `i| wobi gacwonk r`ie|cnr bcc| li`onb `of.
@i {jw j e|oinb ce foni on Hc`jnniwly|k. O acuib `of
ui| fyg`.Wc {`jr `jttinib rc `of3 [` bobnr cy l|onk `of {or`
cy3@iw ncr j bck Rcn* O gcyabnr hywr l|onk `of {or` fi.
Liwobiw O bcnr mnc{ {`i|i `i ow. Tyaaonk `i| hjgmir rok`ra
j|cynb `i| w`i {jamib cee {juonk kccbli rc Rcn {`c {jw
`ijbonk ec| r`i kj|bin w`ib.
W`i `jb aoib rc Rcn w`i bob mnc{ {`i|i Fog`jia {jw.
W`i `jb jgryjaa b|ouin tjwr r`i g`y|g` j ei{ rofiw hywr rc ligacwi rc `of. W`i {jnrib rc wj kccbli lyr ijg` rofi `jb
g`jnkib `i| fonb. Or `jb `y|r rcc fyg` rc {jrg` `of rjamonk
jnb ajyk`onk {or` cr`i| tictai! {`in jaa r`i rofi w`i {jnribwc fyg` rc li on `ow j|fw. Or {jw oftc|rjnr r`jr w`i `jb gcfi
bc{n rc By|ljn jw w`i {jw likonnonk rc {cnbi| jlcyr `i|
wrjri ce fonb. W`i aoerib `i| `ijb jnb {jamib onrc rc r`i w`ct.
O mnc{ {`c cy j|i* ipgajofib j ucogi li`onb `i|._cy|i Konjw aorrai wowri|. Konj rcab fi cy `jb j||ouib.
Ejr`i| Fog`jia jawc wjob cy {i|i j||ouonk r`ow {iim.
Ejr`i| Fog`jia* Hiwwan rccm j biit l|ijr`. Wc|| O kcr je|ok`r! O mni{ j Ejr`i| Fog`jia on Hc`jnniwly|k.
C` nc `i gjfi e|cf wcfi{`i|i iawi. Or {jw wc nogi rc
fiir cy jnb {iagcfi cy. [oaa cy li gcfonk rc g`y|g`{or` Konj3
Of ncr wy|i Of ncr Gjr`caog. Hiww air cyr j biitl|ijr`. W`i bob ncr `jui rc iptajon `i| |iaokocyw liaoiew.
Kccb r`in {i fok`r wii cy! kccbli. W`i wfoaib jnb
liec|i Hiwwan gcyab jwm `i| njfi! w`i {jw ja|ijb rjamonk rc
wcficni iawi*
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Ofjkoni r`i t|oiwrw njfi lionk Fog`jia. R`i g`y|g`
bcc|w {i|i ctin jnb r`i gcnk|ikjrocn {jw aijuonk. Hiww {jw
gy|ocyw jlcyr r`i t|oiwr. @ow njfi {jw Fog`jia jeri| jaa* Jr
eo|wr w`i bob ncr wii r`i T|oiwr lyr {`in w`i bob! w`i {jw ncr
wy|i oe w`i {jw bowjttconrib c| ncr. Or {jw ncr `i| Fog`jia.
R`i fjn wrjnbonk l r`i bcc| {jw w`c|r jnb |cynbib. Fog`jia
{jw rjaa! {iaa lyoar {or` j woaui| wr|ijm on `ow r`ogm lajgm `jo|.
Wiionk Konj Hiwwan `y||oib rc gjrg` yt {or` `i|.
Fc|nonk W{iiroi `jui cy liin ec| j {jam3
_iw jnb O {jw gc|ni|ib l j ajb {`c mni{ O {jw cy|wowri|.
R`jr {cyabui liin Fj. W`i ja{jw aijuiw wr|jok`r jeri|r`i wi|uogi. O bcnr mnc{ `c{ w`i |igcknowib cy. Bc {i accm
jaomi3Aomi r{c tijw on j tcb* R`i ejgr r`i bob ncr accm jr jaa
jaomi `jb r`if ajyk`onk jw r`i {jamib j|f on j|f onrc r`i
`cywi.
[`jr j|i cy| tajnw ec| r`ow jeri|nccn Hiww3 Rcn jnb Oaa`jui jn jeri|nccn waiit.
Yntjgmonk jnb wc|ronk cyr. Of jawc gccmonk rcnok`r.
@i| wowri| aoerib `i| iil|c{w jnb wfoaib! lyr wjob ncr`onk.
R`i|i {i|i gacr`iw wt|ijb jaa cui| Hiwwanw lib|ccf. W`i{jw worronk cn `i| lib ecabonk lacywiw {`in Konj kinra
mncgmib cn r`i bcc|.
Fj O gcfi on W{iiroi3
@o O r`cyk`r cy {i|i `juonk jn jeri|nccn mot.
O bob r| lyr O {jnrib rc li {or` cy. Rcn ow wnc|onkj{j.
Hiwwan wrccb yt jnb `ykkib `i| wowri|. O fowwib cy rcc.
W`cuonk r`i gacr`iw rc cni wobi w`i tjrrib r`i lib. _cy gjn
`iat fi bigobi {`jr rc aijui on r`i wyorgjwi. O niibib rc l|onk
iui|r`onk ligjywi O bcnr mnc{ {`in Oaa li jlai rc ly jnni{ gacr`iw.
[or` cy| zyjaoeogjrocnw cy w`cyabnr `jui j t|claif
eonbonk j hcl.
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R`i |ccf {jw iuinryjaa e|ii ce gacr`iw jnb r`i wyorgjwiw
wrc|ib j{j. R`i wowri|w wjr cn r`i rct ce r`i lib {`owti|onk jw
Rcn `jb ja|ijb k|ynrib jr r`i ncowi r`i {i|i fjmonk.
Nc{ {or` jaa f kccboiw cn r`i b|iwwonk rjlai! r`i |ccf
accmw aouib on. R`jnm cy Konj O bob ncrogi fcffwey|nory|i.
O mni{ cy {jnrib or. [i `jui j ni{ lib|ccf wyori. Jnbnc{ orw rofi rc {jmi r`i fjn. Rcn `jw j bj cee rcfc||c{
jnb {i|i jaa cee cn j fwri| rcy|. Hiwwan! O niib rc jwm cy
wcfir`onk. J|i cy |ijaa cmj nc{3 @jui cy gcfi rc ri|fw
{or` Fcffw bijr`3
Konw Oaa niui| ec|kir {`jr `jttinib r`jr nok`r. O wroaa `jrir`ynbi| jnb aok`rinonk! lyr iw O `jui gcfi rc ri|fw {or` `i|
bijr`. Of `i|i rc wrj|r jkjon*Kccb ec| cy* Konj fcuib cee r`i lib wr|jok`rinib `i|
wmo|r jnb wfoaib jr `i| wowri| jw w`i {inr rc {jmi Rcn yt.
Jw t|cfowib Hiwwan gccmib bonni|! wtjk`irro lcacknjowi
aj Hiwwan jnb rccm r`i hcmonk e|cf Rcn on `i| wr|obi.Jaa hcmonk Mob! r`jr {jw kccb. Nc{ |ififli| ij|a nok`r
rcnok`r! rcfc||c{ {i {jam*
Jgryjaa oe cy bcnr fonb Of cee rc f lib nc{! jeri|wr|irg`onk w`i linr bc{n jnb mowwib `i| wowri| `ykkonk `i|
rok`ra jnb mowwib Rcn. R`jnm cy lcr`! kccbnok`r.Jeri| j `cr ljr` or {jwnr acnk liec|i Hiwwan {jw wcynb
jwaiit. W`i eiar `i|wiae wac{a gcfonk j{jmi jnb aj on `i|
lib {cnbi|onk {`jr `jb {cmin `i| yt. Accmonk jr r`i libwobi
gacgm or `jb liin j fjrri| ce fonyriw wongi w`i `jb kcni rc
waiit. @i| iiw w`cr ctin jw w`i `ij|b Fog`jia rjamonk on r`i
acynki* Nc or gcyabnr li `of jw fyg` jw O {cyab aomi or rc
li.
@i| iiw k|i{ `iju jnb r`i nipr rofi w`i ctinib r`if!
Konj {jw {jamonk on {or` jn ij|a gyt ce gceeii.
C` Konj cy fywrnr wrj|r r`ow c| Oaa niui| kir yt on r`ifc|nonk {or`cyr f gceeii*
Nc t|claif O {jw yt eo|wr. Bob cy waiit cmj W{iiroi3
Konj wjr cn r`i inb ce r`i lib.O bcnr |ififli| r`ow lib lionk wc gcfe.
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[i|i kconk rc r`i Ujaai ce J R`cywjnb @oaaw. Bc cy
|ififli| iui| kconk yt r`i|i {`in cy {i|i ajwr `i|i3Bciwnr fjrri| oe O bc! or wcynbw ipgoronk. Oui j ni{
hjgmir r`jr O r`cyk`r Ob niui| {ij| on By|ljn. Lyr {`jr O bc
|ififli| jlcyr yt r`i `oaa ow r`jr or gjn li ui| gcab. [`jr
rofi j|i {i kconk3
Rjmi cy| rofi {iaa `jui l|ijmejwr eo|wr. Tyr cn cy|{jamonk w`ciw r`i|iw acrw rc wii lyr cy `jui rc {jam rc wii
or.
Or bob ncr rjmi Hiwwan acnk rc aijt cyr ce lib jnb kir
b|iwwib. W`i l|yw`ib `i| `jo| ynroa or g|jgmaib jnb r`in tyr or
yt on j `jo| ljnb. [or` `i| ejgi lj|i ce jaa fjmi&yt w`i fjbi`i| {j rc r`i ucogiw on r`i morg`in.
Nc{ r`jr wfiaaw onuoronk. [`jrw gccmonk3Rcn `jw onwr|ygrib yw rc wor jnb {jor wc {iaa lcr` li
wy|t|owib. _cy accm j lor lirri| rcbj. [i `jb j uoworc| ajwr
nok`r lyr cy {i|i wc ro|ib {i bigobib ncr rc gjaa cy.
[`cNc rjamonk! ijr rofi ajboiw* Rcn tajgib jn inc|fcyw
tajri ce ljgcn! ikkw! rcfjrc! fyw`|ccfw! rcjwr jnb j gyt ce
gceeii on e|cnr ce Hiww.[`c j|i cy r|onk rc eiib3 C` O mnc{ {`jr or ow* _cy
{jnr yw rc `jui j lok l|ijmejwr wc {i bcnr ijr rcc fyg`ayng`. R`i|i ow fir`cb on cy| fjbniww*
_cy niib ejrrinonk yt ko|a! nc{ ijr! {i `jui j acr ce{jamonk rc bc. [i tj|m jr r`i lcrrcf ce r`i kc|ki jnb r|im yt
jnb yt*
Jnb {jam r`i bob. R`i gcab {onb gcfonk yt r`i ujaai
rccm Hiwwanw l|ijr` j{j lyr w`i eiar onuokc|jrib. Rjamonk
{jw nij| oftcwwolai lyr Hiwwan niibib rc jwm jlcyr r`i uoworc|
e|cf r`i nok`r liec|i. W`i {jw wy|i w`i `jb `ij|b Fog`jiaw
ucogi.
Konj {`c {jw cy| uoworc| ajwr nok`r3 Hiwwan {jw{jamonk liwobi `i| wowri| {`c {jw wr|ykkaonk rc miit yt {or`
`i| ywljnb.
R`i Cab T|oiwr e|cf r`i g`y|g`. @iw wc taijwjnr jnb {jwbowjttconrib `i fowwib cy. Niui| fonb {iaa wii `of jkjon.
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[`jr ow `ow njfi Konj3
Nc rjamonk on r`i |jnmw ajboiw! {i wroaa `jui rc {jam ljgm.
Rcn `jb wrcttib jnb {jw {joronk ec| Konj jnb Hiwwan rc
gjrg` yt.
Rcn cy fywr taijwi wac{ bc{n {i|i ncr jw eor jw cy*Gcfi cn Ljl cn f ljgm*
R`i gcnronyib r`io| ljrrai yt r`i kc|ki hcmonk jnb
ajyk`onk jw or ry|nib cyr Rcn {jw ncr jw eor jw `i fjbi cyr! c|
Konj {jw ncr jw aok`r jw `i |ififli|ib.
Wrcttonk ec| j |iwr r`i kjwtib on j{i jr njry|iw g`jwfwr|irg`onk ec| foaiw liec|i r`if. R`i wj{ r`i r|ii rctw
eok`ronk rc l|ijm r`|cyk` r`i r`ogm lajnmironk fowr.[iaa ajboiw ownr r`jr j lijyroeya wok`r3 R`i {onb ow
kirronk yt! wccn r`i fowr {oaa aoer jnb cyaa wii r`i {`cai
ujaai wr|irg`onk ec| foaiw.R`i wrjib cn r`i accm&cyr tajrec|f cna acnk incyk` rc
wii r`i fowr aoer jnb r`in b|jkkib r`ifwiauiw bc{n rc r`i gj|
jnb ayng`.Rcn O `cti cy bcnr iptigr yw rc ijr j wfjaa ayng`
ligjywi cy monbj lai{ r`jr l fjmonk yw r|im wc ej| jnb ejwr*
Nc cy ijr ko|a. R`i {jam bob cy lcr` kccb. Rcfc||c{cyaa wor j|cynb r`i `cywi b|onmonk rij jnb rjamonk jaa bj*
Konj hywr w`ccm `i| `ijb jnb wfoaib jr `i| `ywljnb.
R`i ecaac{onk fc|nonk Hiwwan {cmi yt eiiaonk tcworoui
ec| r`i eo|wr rofi on jw acnk jw w`i gcyab |ififli|. R`i |iwr ce
r`i {iim {inr l {or` Hiwwan ec|kirronk r`i uoworc| r`jr `jb
gcfi rc r`i `cywi cn Wynbj nok`r. W`i {jw gcnuongib w`i
`jb ofjkonib Fog`jiaw ucogi. @ow acuonk ucogi w`i {cyab
niui| ec|kir. [` bob w`i `jui rc ejaa on acui {or` wcficni
{`cf w`i gcyab ncr `jui jnb {` {jw w`i eonbonk or wc `j|b
rc ec|kir! mnc{onk fcuonk bc{n rc By|ljn tyr `of ey|r`i| cyr
ce `i| |ijg`3 R`i jnw{i| {jw r`jr `i| `ij|r wroaa liacnkib rc
Fog`jia jnb biwtori `i| biri|fonjrocn rc wrj|r j ni{ aoei jnb rc
ec|kir `of! or {jw ij|a bjw jnb w`i wj{ `of cn iui| gc|ni|
w`i ry|nib. Or {jw cna iwri|bj cn `i| {jam ljgm rc r`i gje
r`jr w`i wrcttib on `i| r|jgmw jw w`i r`cyk`r w`i wj{ `of
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wrjnbonk jr r`i tir|ca wrjrocn wfcmonk j gokj|irri rjamonk rc r`i
tir|ca jrrinbjnr. Jw w`i mni{ `i bob ncr wfcmi w`i `jb
ajyk`ib jr `i|wiae jnb gj||oib cn {jamonk.
Or `jb |jonib jaa bj cn Wjry|bj jnb r`i wowri|w {i|i on r`i
morg`in fjmonk wjnb{og`iw {`in by|onk j ayaa on r`io|
gcnui|wjrocn Hiwwan jwmib.
Konj! `jui cy iui| wfcmib3
O r`onm O bob {`in O {jw j cynk ko|a. [` `jui cy iui|
wfcmib3Nc O hywr niui| mni{ oe cy bob c| ncr. O {jw hywr
{cnbi|onk. O niui| mni{ ec| wy|i oe cni ce f e|oinbw onHc`jnniwly|k wfcmib. O r`cyk`r O mni{ `of {iaa lyr O bobnr
mnc{ oe `i wfcmib c| ncr* O {jw hywr r`onmonk. Orw ncr
oftc|rjnr.Hiwwan ecaac{ib `i| wowri| cyr ce r`i morg`in |yllonk `i|
`jnbw |cyk`a cui| `i| j|fw rc zyiaa r`i eiiaonk ce bh uy.
Rcn {jw on `ow g`jo| jwaiit jkjon jnb jw r`i {jamib onrcr`i |ccf r`i bcc|liaa |jnk. Konj wmottib cee on `i| c{n {j rc
jnw{i| or! jw w`i {jw wy|i or {jw r`i O|ow` t|oiwr {or` j lcp ce
Lolaiw w`i `jb t|cfowib rc |ilonb.Kccb iuinonk Ejr`i|. Gcfi cn on cyr ce r`i gcab! cy|i
hywr on rofi ec| j wjnb{og`! jnb ce gcy|wi rc fiir f cynki|
wowri|.
Hiwwan e|cxi. Ec| wrjnbonk on r`i bcc|{j {jw ncni cr`i|
r`in r`i cni fjn |iwtcnwolai ec| tyaaonk `i| cyr ce r`i
bcab|yfw {`in `i| fcr`i| {jw moaaib* R`i cni fjn {`c `jb
wrcain `i| `ij|r*
J` Hiwwan orw liin rcc acnk.
Or {jw cy* R`i gcacy| `jb b|jonib e|cf Hiwwanw ejgi!
`i| `jnbw l|cmi cyr on j gcab w{ijr! jnb `i| `ijb org`ib jr r`i
wok`r ce r`i fjn {jamonk rc{j|bw `i|. Jtj|r e|cf cr`i|
|ijwcnw! w`i bob ncr {jnr Rcn jnb Konj rc mnc{ jlcyr r`i
iprinbib gcynwiaaonk wiwwocnw. Orw kccb rc wii cy jkjon
ejr`i|! w`i gcnronyib on j zyoir ucogi `i| iiw ncr aijuonk `ow
ejgi.
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O bobnr mnc{ cy mni{ ijg` cr`i|* wjob Konj izyjaa
wy|t|owib.
Lyr Hiwwan niib ncr `jui {c||oib. Gcynwiaac|w! Bcgrc|w!
T|oiwrw mnc{ lirri| r`jn rc |iuija tjroinrw onni| wig|irw.
_iw {i `jttinib rc fiir r`|cyk` j fyryja e|oinb jr r`i`cwtorja on Hc`jnniwly|k. @c{ j|i cy Hiww3 @i `iab `i| gcab
`jnb! |yllonk r`if on `ow.
W`i eiar r`i cab ejfoaoj| ronkai on r`i tor ce `i| wrcfjg`.
@ow waok`r O|ow` l|ckyi wroaa iuobinr jar`cyk` `i `jb cngi wjob
`i t|iei||ib rc wtijm r`i Zyiinw Inkaow`. Tyaaonk `i| `jnbj{j wybbina! w`i jnw{i|ib.
Of eonir`jnm cy. @c{ j|i cy3 W`i ry|nib j{j`ctonk Konj bob ncr wii `i| jw`in ejgi.
_iw {iaa. Nc{ {`i|i j|i r`iwi wjnb{og`iw cy t|cfowib
fi Konj3 R`i boui|wocn {c|mib jnb Hiww t|jib Konj c|
Rcn {cyab aijui or jr r`jr! lyr wcfi`c{ w`i bobnr r`onm wc.
Konj `jb ja{jw liin rcc clwi|ujnr.
R`i gcnui|wjrocn {jw mitr rc r`i g`y|g`! jnb Ejr`i|CGcnniaa {inr cyr ce `ow {j rc jucob jn finrocn ce `ow! c|
Hiwwanw aoei on Hc`jnniwly|k. Hiwwan r|oib rc |ififli| oe
Konj `jb iui| finrocnib Ejr`i| CGcnniaaw njfi by|onkr`io| gcnui|wjrocn! lyr {jw wy|i w`i `jb ncr. Or {jw j njfi
Hiwwan {cyab ncr `jui fowwib.
R`i wtcmi jr ainkr` jlcyr r`i |iro|ib t|oiwr! Ejr`i|
Ajuco|toi|i! jnb {`jr Hiww `ctib rc bc cngi w`i |iry|nib rc
{c|m.
Hiwwan ow j hynoc| wg`cca rijg`i|! Konj g`jnkib r`i
wylhigr. W`i rijg`iw aorrai cniw! wrjnbj|b cni jnb r{c! |ok`rHiww3
_iw lyr cy bcnr |iei| rc wrjnbj|bw jnfc|i! lyr jw
k|jbiw. O bc foww or. R`i wg`cca ri|f on Njrja inbw on r{c{iimw! wc Oaa {jor ynroa r`i l|ijm yt liec|i O accm ec| j tcwr!
jar`cyk` r`i t|i&wg`ccaw j|i ctin jaa ij| jnb O `jui j bik|ii
on t|i&wg`cca rijg`onk. O jawc `jui j ei{ aijbw. J|i cy aouonk
bc{n `i|i nc{ Ejr`i|3 W`i mni{ w`i {jw ljllaonk lyr
wiionk `of jkjon `jb ctinib yt cab {cynbw. Cni ce r`i
|ijwcnw w`i `jb aier `ow gcynwiaaonk wiwwocnw {jw ligjywi w`i
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wrj|rib accmonk jr `of jw j fjn! jnb ncr j T|oiwr. Jr r`i rofi!
`i `jb wjob! or {jw ligjywi w`i acnkib ec| r`i acui jnb gcfec|r
ce j ejr`i| eoky|i. R`o|r&r`|ii ij|w cab {cyab `j|b gajww `of
jw j ejr`i| eoky|i* Lyr w`i `jb aier jn{j! ec| w`i bobnr
jarckir`i| liaoiui `of. Jnb nc{ r`i {i|i aouonk nipr bcc| rc
ijg` cr`i|* R`ow {cyab gi|rjona li j riwr ce `i| wr|inkr`.
Or {jw ajri jnb cngi Ejr`i| CGcnniaa iptajonib rc Konj{`jr `i niibib `i| rc bc {or` r`i cab Lolaiw! `i jwmib Hiww rc
{jam `of cyr.
Hiww accmib yt onrc `ow biit layi iiw. @ow `jo| {jw wroaa
hir&lajgm jnb r`i wnc{&{`ori tjrg` ce `jo| cn r`i e|cnr ce `ow
`ijb wroaa ui| t|cfoninr. W`i `jb jwmib cngi oe `i `jb|igiouib j gyr r`jr `jb aier r`i `jo| {`ori! lyr wfoaonk `i `jb
|itaoib r`jr cna r`i ui| wr|cnk on `ow ejfoa! fijnonk r`i
fin! `jb liin lc|n {or` r`i wr|ijm. C` Kcb! w`i r`cyk`r. Konj
ow |ok`r`i w`cyab niui| `jui ligcfi j t|oiwr*
[iaa Hiww! Of taijwib rc wii cyui gcfi j acnk {j
wongi cy| ajwr fiironk._iw Ejr`i|! taijwi bcnr air f wowri| mnc{ jlcyr cy|
wiwwocnw. R`i bcnr mnc{ jlcyr r`if jnb O {cyab aomi or rc
wrj r`jr {j.Hiwwan! O bcnr onrinb rc wj jnr`onk. [`jr {i bowgywwib
{jw t|oujri! cna cy jnb O mnc{ {`jr {jw wjob jnb {`jr{inr cn. Jaa cy| wig|irw j|i wjei {or` fi. O t|cfowi.
Jar`cyk` Hiww `i|wiae {jw rjaa! `ow iiw accmib bc{n onrc
`i|w.
O {ow` `i {cyabnr accm jr fi aomi r`jr. @i| r`cyk`rw {i|i
cngi jkjon {jnbi|onk.
R`jnm cy Ejr`i|. Or {jw kccb rc wii cy jkjon.
[jw or Hiww3 @i ry|nib jnb {jamib cee.
Hiww {jrg`ib `of {jam bc{n r`i b|oui{j! {or` `ow `jnbw
gajwtib li`onb `of! ljgm wr|jok`r jnb t|cyb jnb `ow acnk lajgm
uiwrfinr loaac{onk j|cynb `ow aikw. @i ry|nib jr r`i inb ce r`i
b|oui{j! wrccb accmonk jr `i| ec| j fonyri! {juib jnb {jamib
cyr ce wok`r.
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@jb `i mnc{n w`i {jw gcfonk bc{n rc By|ljn3 Bob w`i
finrocn or jr jnrofi {`in r`i `jb liin rckir`i|3 Wiionk
`of jkjon |ini{ib r`i eiiaonkw w`i `jb eiar ec| `of ljgm on
Hc`jnniwly|k! jnb r`jr {jw j ij| jkc.
Cngi w`i `jb mnc{n w`i {jw aijuonk Hc`jnniwly|k! w`i
`jb r`cyk`r rc t`cni `of jnb wj kccbli! jnb `jb togmib yt
r`i |igioui| fc|i r`jn cngi! cna rc |itajgi or jkjon. W`i niui|
bob wj kccbli. W`i bob ncr mnc{ r`in r`jr `i `jb ja|ijb
aier Hc`jnniwly|k jnb {jw aouonk on By|ljn*
W`i w`oui|ib jnb |yllib `i| `jnbw bc{n `i| j|fw. Or {jw
ior`i| r`i g`jnki ce gaofjri! c| j t|ifcnorocn. Wiionk Fog`jia
CGcnniaa jkjon `jb ncr eijry|ib on r`i ni{ aoei w`i `jbtajnnib. W`i rccm j biit l|ijr` jnb |ififli|ib j t|cfowi
w`i `jb fjbi rc `i|wiae on Hc`jnniwly|k. Aoei {cyab kc cn!
jnb nc{ iuin fc|i wc! w`i {cyab `jui rc wii `of cna jw j
t|oiwr! j fjn ce r`i gacr`! jnb j fjn ce Kcb.
Hiww! j|i cy cmj3 _cyui liin wrjnbonk cyr `i|i ec|
jkiw! wjob Konj onri||ytronk i| r`cyk`rw._iw r`jnmw Konj! {`i|i bciw Ejr`i| CGcnniaa aoui3 @i
wiifib rc bowjttij| onrc r`i g`y|g`j|b.
@i aouiw hywr li`onb or on j wiae&gcnrjonib gcrrjki {or`on{jamonk bowrjngi ce r`i G`y|g`. Or {cyab `jui liin zyogmi| oe
`i `jb kcni cyr ce r`i ljgm bcc|. @c{ bob cy gcfi rc mnc{
`of3
[`in O {jw on `cwtorja! jeri| Fcff boib! `i {jwuoworonk jaa r`i tjroinrw cni bj jnb wrcttib l f lib. Orw
eynn gcw cy t|cljla wj{ `of {`in cy gjfi yt rc wii
fi. @i {jw cerin on r`i {j|bw. Tcwwola cy bobnr |igcknowi`of {`in cy wj{ `of jkjon bc{n `i|i.
Fjli! O {jw wc ytwir jnb {c||oib jlcyr cy. Jn{j!
r`jrw r`i tjwr jnb {i fywr lcr` kir cn {or` cy| aouiw. Gcfionwobi! orw ej| rcc gcab cyr `i|i.
Liec|i ecaac{onk `i| wowri| onrc r`i `cywi! Hiww rccm j eonja
accm jr r`i `yki g`y|g` nipr bcc|. Iuin on r`i nok`r&aok`r r`i
lijyroeya gcacy|ib {onbc{tjniw kac{ib on r`i fccnaok`r aomi
ncr`onk w`i `jb iui| wiin liec|i. R`i Ljl Hiwyw on `ow aorrai
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fjnki|! kac{onk jw gaij| jw bj. Or |ifonbib Hiww fc|i ce j
gjr`ib|ja.Bciw r`i liaa |onk cn Wynbjw3 jwmib Hiww! {jamonk onrc
r`i acynki! {`i|i j `ijri| ly|nib rjmonk r`i g`oaa cyr ce r`i
nok`r jo|.
Or `jb lirri| ncr* O niib f lijyr waiit* Rcn wr|irg`ib
`ow acnk aikw cyr on e|cnr ce `of. R`iui kcr j gacgm r`jrg`ofiw cn r`i `cy|! lyr O r`onm O fywr rjmi j accm jr or! O
`juinr `ij|b or ec| j {`oai.
Bc cy jawc accm jeri| r`i g`y|g` Rcn3Ncr |ijaa! lyr O gcyab eop r`i gacgm.
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