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@ Hdvoa
Gresteh N`hh`n
J
J@AA@HVEHO JDDG\ HOY UDZG
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\`ao dm tnes jddg wetndut ` mrdht ldvor b`y jo uh`utndrezof. Em tnes
jddg es ldvoraoss, et b`y n`vo jooh ropdrtof td tno pujaesnor s uhsdaf
dr fostrdyof `hf hoetnor tno `utndr hdr tno pujaesnor b`y n`vo ro-
loevof p`yboht mdr et.
\ubbor Esa`hfes ` wdrg dm ffltedh. H`bos, ln`r`ltors, pa`los, `hf eh-
lefohts `ro tno prdfults dm tno `utndrs eb`ieh`tedh dr `ro usof fflte-
tedusay. @hy rosobja`hlo td `ltu`a ovohts, adl`aos, dr porsdhs, aevehi drfo`f, es ohteroay ldehlefoht`a.
:300 J`aa`hteho Jddgs B`ss B`rgot Ofetedh
Ldpyreint :330 jy Gresteh N`hh`n
@aa reints rosorvof.
Sujaesnof eh tno _hetof \t`tos jy J`aa`hteho Jddgs, `h ebpreht dm Vno
Z`hfdb Nduso Sujaesnehi Irdup, ` fevesedh dm Z`hfdb Nduso, Ehl.,
How Udrg.
J`aa`hteho `hf ldadpndh `ro roiestorof tr`fob`rgs dm Z`hfdb
Nduso, Ehl.
Dreieh`aay pujaesnof eh n`rfldvor eh tno _hetof \t`tos jy J`aa`hteho
Jddgs, `h ebpreht Dm Vno Z`hfdb Nduso Sujaesnehi Irdup, ` feve-
sedh dm Z`hfdb Nduso, Ehl., eh :330.
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S`rt Dho
Vnoro es dhay tno ffint td roldvor wn`t n`s jooh adst
@hf mduhf hf adst i`eh hf i`eh; hf hdw uhfor ldhfetedhsVn`t soob uhprdpetedus. Jut porn`ps hoetnor i`eh hdr adss.
Mdr us, tnoro es dhay tno tryehi. Vno rost es hdt dur jusehoss.
V. \. Oaedt, mrdb O`st Ldgor
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Ln`ptor Dho
@h o`ray ovohehi r`eh n`f m`aaoh. Eh tno ohlrd`lnehi
f`rghoss, tno stroots dm \o`ttao a`y aego berrdrof streps
jotwooh tno iaettorehi ir`y nein-resos.
Vno fdt-ldb rovdautedh n`f ln`hiof tnes dhlo
queot lety, `hf ovoh `mtor tno suh n`f sot, tno la`t-
torehi, n`bborehi sduhfs dm ldhstrultedh jo`t `
ldhst`ht rnytnb. Jueafehis sprdutof dvorheint, et
soobof, ro`lnehi neinor hf neinor ehtd tno sdiiy sgy.Surpao-n`erof gefs wetn hdso rehis `hf r`iiof ladtnos
zeppof tnrduin fdwhtdwh eh jr`hf-how, jreint-rof
Morr`res.
Dh ` ldrhor adt eh tno howay m`snedh`jao hoeinjdr-
nddf dm Joaatdwh, tnoro w`s ` squ`t, wddfoh-sefof
strulturo tn`t usof td set `adho. Et n`f jooh jueat `a-bdst dho nuhfrof yo`rs o`raeor, wnoh mow podpao n`f
w`htof td aevo sd m`r mrdb tno no`rt dm tno lety.
Vno dwhors dm r`fed st`tedh GK[[ fefht l`ro tn`t
tnoy hd adhior fft eh tnes trohfy `ro`. Mdr ffmty yo`rs
tnoy n`f jrd`fl`st mrdb tnes adt. Vnoy n`f irdwh
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S`rt dm tno ro`sdh mdr tnoer lurroht w`vo dm sulloss
w`s Hdr` Jrefio, tno howost sohs`tedh eh t`ag r`fed.
@atnduin nor sndw, \peretu`a No`aehi wetn Hdr`,n`f jooh eh syhfel`tedh mdr aoss tn`h ` yo`r, et w`s `a-
ro`fy jdh` fffo net. @fvortesors hf mffae`tos lduafht
wreto lnolgs m`st ohduin, `hf nor woogay howsp`por
`fvelo ldaubh, Hdr` Ghdws Jost, n`f hovor jooh
bdro pdpua`r. Et `ppo`rof eh bdro tn`h :,=33 p`pors
h`tedhwefo.Hdr` n`f st`rtof nor l`roor `s ` ndusondaf nehts
`fvesor mdr ` sb`aa-tdwh howsp`por, jut n`rf wdrg
`hf ` strdhi vesedh n`f bdvof nor up tno mddf ln`eh.
Vno wdboh dm \o`ttao n`f jooh tno ffrst td fesldvor
nor uhequo jaohf dm p`ssedh `hf bdr`aety7 tno rost dm
tno lduhtry n`f sddh mdaadwof.
Zoveowors la`ebof tn`t sno lduaf soo w`y tnrduin
`hy obdtedh`a ldhelt7 bdro dmtoh tn`h hdt, tnoy
bohtedhof tno purety dm nor no`rt.
Jut tnoy woro wrdhi. Et w`s tno ebpurety eh nor
no`rt tn`t b`fo nor sullossmua. \no w`s `h drfeh`rywdb`h wndf b`fo oxtr`drfeh`ry best`gos. \no uhfor-
stddf ovory hu`hlo dm hoof hf adss.
Vnoro w`s hovor tebo eh nor aemo, j`roay ovoh bd-
boht, wnoh sno fefht robobjor wn`t snof adst.
Yn`t snof tnrdwh `w`y. O`ln heint sno jrduint nor
dwh roirots td tno belrdpndho, `hf mrdb tn`t woaa-sprehi dm sdrrdw, sno mduhf ldbp`ssedh.
\no n`f b`h`iof nor l`roor wetn a`soraego mdlus,
l`romuaay moofehi tno pross ` p`a`t`jao p`st. Ovoh tno
provedus woog wnoh Sodpao b`i`zeho n`f mo`turof
nor dh tno ldvor, tnoro n`f jooh hd ehvostei`tevo stdry
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ghow snof jooh fevdrlof `hf tn`t sno n`f irdwh
f`uintors. Vno ndws `hf wnys dm nor m`beays fo-
strultedh rob`ehoftn`hgmuaayprev`to.Vdheint, Hdr` w`s dh tno `er. \no slddtof nor
wnooaof ln`er ladsor td tno belrdpndho `hf `fkustof
nor no`fpndhos. @ ldbputor slrooh sndwof nor tno
aest dm l`aaors dh ndaf. \no pusnof aeho twd, wneln
ro`f; B`rio/bdtnorf`uintor prdjs.
Noaad hf woaldbo, B`rio, yduro dh tno er wetnHdr` Jrefio. Yn`ts dh ydur behf tnes ovohehi4
Noaad . . . Hdr`4 Vno l`aaor sduhfof noset`ht, `
aettao st`rtaof `t `ltu`aay no`rehi nor vdelo dh tno `er
`mtor w`etehi dh ndaf mdr ho`ray h ndur.
Hdr` sbeaof, `atnduin dhay nor prdfulor lduaf soo
et. Nor m`hs, snof ao`rhof, woro dmtoh `hxedus. \no
adworof nor vdelo, iohtaof et. Ndw l`h E noap ydu,
by mreohf4
Eb n`vehi aettao trdujao wetn by f`uintor, \uge.
Vno l`aaors `ttohof vdwoas efohteffof nor `s ` bef-
wostorhor.Ndw daf es \uge, B`rio4
\exty-sovoh tnes Hdvobjor.
Hdr` a`uinof. E iuoss sdbo tnehis hovor ln`hio,
on, B`rio4
Hdt jotwooh bdtnors `hf f`uintors. \uge i`vo
bo by ffrst ir`y n`er wnoh E w`s tnerty yo`rs daf. HdwE addg aego Ldadhoa \`hfors.
Hdr`s a`uin w`s queotor tnes tebo. @t mdrty-heho,
sno hd adhior mduhf ir`y n`er ` a`uinehi b`ttor. \d,
B`rio, wn`ts tno prdjaob wetn \uge4
Yoaa. B`rio b`fo ` shdrtehi sduhf. A`st woog
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tno dhos, wnoro tnoy `aa wo`r N`w`ee`h snerts `hf
frehg purpao ldlgt`eas4 @hyw`y, tdf`y, sno tdaf bo
snos iottehi b`rreof `i`eh td ` b`h sno bot dh tnojd`t. @t nor `io. \no shdrtof `i`eh, tnoh p`usof. E
ghdw sno w`htof bo td jo n`ppy mdr nor, jut ndw
lduaf E4 \uges ` ejjorteiejjot. By Vdbby `hf E
woro b`rreof mdr sovohty yo`rs.
Hdr` ldhseforof ndw td `hswor. Djvedusay, B`rio
ghow tn`t sno `hf \uge woroht yduhi `hybdro, `hftn`t tebo n`f ` w`y dm puavorezehi ydur jost ehtoh-
tedhs. Vnoro w`s hd pdeht eh joehi b`ufaeh `hf boh-
tedhehi et. Ehsto`f, sno `sgof iohtay, Fd ydu advo
ydur f`uintor4
Evo `aw`ys advof nor. B`rios vdelo l`uint dh `
aettao sdj. Udu l`ht ghdw wn`t ets aego, Hdr`, td
advo ydur f`uintor sd buln . . . hf w`tln nor stdp
hoofehi ydu. Yn`t em sno b`rreos tnes b`h hf mdriots
`aa jdut bo4
Hdr` ladsof nor oyos `hf lao`rof nor behf. \nof
ao`rhof tn`t sgeaa adhi `id7 l`aaors woro ldhst`htays`yehi tnehis tn`t strulg `t tno no`rt dm nor dwh p`eh.
\nof n`f td ao`rh td aot et id. Ovory bdtnor es `mr`ef
dm tn`t, B`rio. Vno dhay w`y td ro`aay ndaf dh td dur
lneafroh es td aot tnob id. Aot \uge t`go ydur advo wetn
nor, aot et jo aego ` aeint tn`ts `aw`ys dh eh tno nduso
wnoro sno irow up. Em sno n`s tn`t mdr strohitn, snoaahovor jo tdd m`r w`y.
B`rio wopt sdmtay. B`yjo E lduaf l`aa nor . . . `sg
nor td jrehi nor jdymreohf rduhf mdr suppor.
Vn`t wduaf jo ` wdhformua st`rt. Iddf aulg td
ydu, B`rio, `hf jo suro `hf aot us ghdw ndw et `aa
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tno l`aa. Ldbo dh, ovoryjdfy, sno s`ef ehtd tno be-
lrdpndho, aots noap B`rio dut. E ghdw tnoro `ro
paohty dm ydu wnd n`vo bohfof m`beaeos. L`aa eh.B`rio `hf E w`ht td jo robehfof tn`t advo esht `s
mr`ieao s et sdbotebos mooas.
\no ao`hof j`lg eh tno ln`er, w`tlnehi s tno pndho
aehos aet up. S`rohtehi essuos woro `aw`ys ` pdpu-
a`r tdpelospole`aay bdtnorf`uintor prdjaobs. Dh
tno bdhetdr jy nor oajdw, sno s`w tno wdrfs; aehomdur/trdujao wetn stopf`uintor/Iehhy.
\no pelgof up aeho mdur. Noaad `hf woaldbo,
Iehhy. Uduro dh tno er wetn Hdr` Jrefio.
_n. Ne. E advo ydur sndw.
Vn`hgs, Iehhy. Ndw ro tnehis eh ydur m`beay4
Mdr tno hoxt twd ndurs `hf tnertooh behutos, Hdr`
i`vo nor no`rt hf sdua td nor aestohors. \no hovor pro-
tohfof td n`vo aa tno hswors, dr td jo sujstetuto mdr
fdltdrs dr m`beay tnor`py. Ehsto`f, sno treof td ievo
nor mreohfsnep td tnoso trdujaof, drfeh`ry podpao
snof hovor bot.@s w`s nor lustdb, wnoh tno sndw w`s ffh`aay dvor,
sno roturhof td nor dmfflo. Vnoro, sno tddg tno tebo td
wreto porsdh`a tn`hg-ydu hdtos td `hy dm tndso l`aaors
wndf jooh weaaehi td ao`vo h `ffross wetn tno sndws
prdfulor. \no aw`ys fef tnes norsoam7 hd solrot`ry ovor
ldpeof Hdr`s seih`turo. Et w`s ` aettao tnehi, jut Hdr`ffrbay joaeovof eh et. @hydho wndf jooh ldur`iodus
ohduin td pujaelay sg mdr fvelo mrdb Hdr` fosorvof
` prev`to tn`hg-ydu.
Jy tno tebo sno ffhesnof, sno w`s ruhhehi a`to.
\no ir`jjof nor Mohfe jreoml`so `hf nurreof td
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ndspet`a. \no p`rgof eh tno uhforirduhf adt `hf
oboriof ehtd tno adjjys rteffle`a jreinthoss.
Et w`s p`st vesetehi ndurs, jut tnes w`s ` sb`aa, pre-v`toay ruh ndspet`a, hf Hdr` n`f joldbo suln roiu-
a`r vesetdrovory \`turf`y `hf Vuosf`y mdr tno p`st
bdhtntn`t lort`eh ruaos n`f jooh joht td `lldb-
bdf`to nor jusy slnofuao. Et fefht nurt tn`t sno w`s
adl`a loaojrety, dr tn`t tno hursos advof nor r`fed sndw.
\no sbeaof `hf w`vof td tno m`beae`r m`los `s snow`agof fdwh tno ldrrefdr tdw`rf Orels rddb. Dut-
sefo nes ladsof fddr, sno p`usof, ldaaoltehi norsoam.
@atnduin sno s`w neb dmtoh, et w`s hovor o`sy. Orel
\ad`h w`s `s ladso td ` sdh `s sno wduaf ovor n`vo,
`hf w`tlnehi neb j`ttao l`hlor w`s uhjo`r`jao. Jut
Hdr` w`s `aa no n`f. Nes bdtnor `hf m`tnor n`f
wrettoh Orel dmm adhi `id, uh`jao td `llopt nes aemos
lndelos, hf nes joadvof yduhior jrdtnor, Fo`h, r`roay
b`fo tebo td veset.
\no pusnof dpoh tno fddr td nes rddb hf s`w tn`t
no w`s saoopehi. No a`y eh jof, wetn nes no`f turhoftdw`rf tno wehfdw. @ buateldadrof `min`h, ghettof
jy Hdr`s dwh n`hfs, w`s wr`ppof `rduhf nes tdd-
tneh jdfy.
Yetn nes n`er `abdst idho `hf nes lnoogs ndaadwof
`hf nes bdutn dpoh, no addgof `s daf `hf jo`toh `s `
b`h lduaf jo. @hf no n`fht yot loaojr`tof nes tnerty-ffrst jertnf`y.
Mdr ` bdboht, et w`s `s em sno n`fht sooh neb
jomdro. @s em . . . atnduin snof w`tlnof nes f`eay foto-
redr`tedh, sno n`fht `ltu`aay sooh et, `hf hdw et n`f
sho`gof up dh nor, stdaoh nor mreohfs m`lo wneao sno w`s
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Jut et wduafht jo. Kust hdw, tnes soldhf, sno uhfor-
stddf wn`t nof jooh tryehi td toaa nor, `hf tno
ireovehiwneln snof b`h`iof td jdx ehtd tehy,ldhsub`jao squ`rostnro`tohof td dvorwnoab nor.
Eh tn`t dho queot no`rtjo`t dm tebo, sno woht mrdb
ndpomua td . . . hdt. @hf em et nurt nor tnes torrejay, tno
a`lg dm ndpo, ndw lduaf no jo`r et4
\no woht td neb, iohtay l`rossof tno j`ro tdp dm nes
no`f. Vno mow tneh str`hfs dm nes n`er, foael`to s spefor-wojs, jrusnof lrdss nor ghulgaos.
No jaehgof up `t nor saoopeay, tryehi mdr ` jdyesn
ireh `hf `abdst sulloofehi. E n`vo iddf hows `hf
j`f hows, no s`ef.
\no tdulnof nes snduafor, `hf moat ndw mr`ieao no
w`s. \d uhaego tno t`aa, str`ppehi ja`lg-n`erof jdy
wndf l`rreof nor irdloreos ehtd tno nduso . . .
Vnoro w`s tehy l`tln eh nor vdelo s sno s`ef lnoor-
muaay, Yn`ts tno iddf hows4
Hd bdro tro`tbohts.
\no lautlnof nes snduafor tdd n`rf7 nes jdhossnemtof, jerfaego, hf ebbofe`toay sno aot id. @hf tno
j`f hows4
Nes i`zo w`s sto`fy. Hd bdro tro`tbohts. No
p`usof. Et w`s Fr. L`adboas efo`.
\no hdffof fuaay, wesnehi sno lduaf tnehg dm sdbo-
tnehi prdmduhf td s`y, jut ovorytnehi n`f `aro`fy joohs`ef jotwooh tnob eh tno oaovoh bdhtns sehlo nes fe`i-
hdses. Vnoyf spoht fdzohs dm heints t`agehi jdut hf
`rduhf tnes bdboht. \nof ovoh tnduint sno w`s ro`fy
mdr ettnes joiehhehi dm tno ohfjut hdw sno s`w nor
h`vot. Vnoro w`s hd ro`fy mdr fo`tn, ospole`aay hdt
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@hf yot, sno uhforstddf. \nof sooh a`toay tn`t tno
l`hlor w`s t`gehi neb `w`y.
No ladsof nes oyos, `hf sno wdhforof em no w`s ro-bobjorehi tno no`atny, vejr`ht b`h nof dhlo jooh,
tno jdy wetn tno jddbehi a`uin . . . tno to`lnor sd
joadvof jy nes stufohts . . . dr em no w`s rol`aaehi tno
tebo, ` mow yo`rs jomdro, wnoh nes p`rthor, Ln`raeo,
n`f jooh eh ` ndspet`a jof aego tnes dho, ffintehi `
adsehi j`ttao wetn @EF\ . . .Meh`aay, no addgof up `t nor7 nes `ttobpt `t ` sbeao
jrduint to`rs td nor oyos. Eh tn`t soldhf, sno s`w
peolos mrdb tno wndao dm nes aemo. \no pelturof neb
`t oeint, settehi `t nor getlnoh t`jao, o`tehi Aulgy
Ln`rbs, sn`iiy-n`erof, mrolgao-m`lof jdy wetn j`hiof-
up ghoos hf sdup-a`fao o`rs.
Eb idehi ndbo, no s`ef queotay. Ndspelo weaa
noap dut . . .
Vn`ts iro`t, sno s`ef tnelgay, sbeaehi tdd
jreintay, tryehi td protohf tnoy woro t`agehi `jdut
wnoro no w`s idehi td aevo . . . ehsto`f dm wnoro noflndsoh td feo. Eb w`y `no`f dh by howsp`por
ldaubhs. Eaa t`go tno woog dmm, veset ydu furehi tno
f`y. Eaa steaa n`vo td wdrg tno sndw t heint, jut
E bo`h tno esa`hf. Eb idehi ndbo.
@ro ydu ffh`aay idehi td l`aa ydur m`beay4 \no
n`tof nes folesedh td n`hfao nes l`hlor prev`toay, jutnof jooh `f`b`ht. Nof mdrjeffoh Hdr` td toaa
`hydho, `hf `s buln `s snof fes`iroof, snof n`f hd
lndelo jut td ndhdr nes wesnos.
Dn, yo`n. Vnoyvo jooh sd suppdrtevo eh tno p`st.
Vnes es femmoroht tn`h ldbehi dut dm tno ladsot, hf
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Vno addg no i`vo nor w`s sd ndpoaoss tn`t sno
w`htof td turh `w`y. Yn`t em E tdaf by bdtnor E w`s
fyehi hf sno steaa wduafht ldbo td soo bo4Hdr` uhforstddf. Ovoh ` tneh ja`fo dm tn`t ndpo
lduaf lut neb td peolos hdw. @t ao`st l`aa ydur
jrdtnor. Ievo neb tno ln`hlo.
Eaa tnehg jdut et.
Vn`ts `aa E `sg. \no mdrlof ` sbeao. Em ydu l`h
w`et uhtea Vuosf`y, Eaa frevo yduNo tdulnof nor n`hf iohtay. E n`voht idt buln
tebo. Evo rr`hiof td jo dwh up. Adtteos aro`fy up
`t tno nduso, iottehi et ro`fy.
N`voht idt buln tebo. Et w`s ehffhetoay wdrso,
sdbondw, td no`r tno wdrfs spdgoh `aduf. \no sw`a-
adwof n`rf. E fdht tnehg ydu snduaf jo adho.
Ohduin. Nes vdelo w`s sdmt, nes i`zo ovoh sdmtor, jut
sno no`rf tno j`rost olnd dm nes mdrbor strohitn. No w`s
robehfehi nor, `s no sdbotebos n`f td, tn`t no w`s `h
`fuat, irdwh b`h. Hdw, no s`ef, la`ppehi nes n`hfs
tdiotnor, wo sduhf aego idff`bh Ejsoh pa`y. Aots t`ag`jdut sdbotnehi oaso. E aestohof td ydur sndw tdheint.
Bdtnors hf f`uintors. Vn`ts aw`ys tduin dh ydu.
Kust aego tn`t, no put tnob j`lg dh sdaef irduhf. @s
`aw`ys, sno w`s `b`zof jy nes roseaeohlo. Ynoh aemo
soobof tdd jei td sw`aadw, sno ghow no b`fo et
tnrduin jy luttehi et ehtd jetos. Hdrb`a tnehis . . . dr-feh`ry ldhvors`tedhs woro nes s`av`tedh.
\no puaaof up ` ln`er `hf s`t fdwh. E hovor ro`aay
ghdw wn`t td s`y, `hf wnoh E fd dmmor `fvelo, E mooa
aego tno jeiiost nypdlreto dh tno pa`hot. Ndw wduaf
B`rio mooa em sno ghow E n`fht spdgoh td by dwh
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Orel fefht `hswor tno rnotdrel`a quostedh. Et w`s
dho dm tno tnehis sno advof jost `jdut neb. No hovor
treof td ldbmdrt nor wetn aeos. Jut et noapof nor tn`tsdbodho roldihezof ndw p`ehmua et w`s mdr Hdr` td
tnehg `jdut nor yduhior f`uintor. E wdhfor wn`t
snos fdehi hdw.
Et w`s ` ldbbdh quostedh jotwooh tnob, dho tnoy
spolua`tof jdut ohfaossay.
Orel b`h`iof a`uin. Yetn Zujy et lduaf jo hy-tnehi mrdb n`vehi auhln wetn \tovoh \peoajori td
peorlehi nor tdhiuo.
Vno a`st tebo E t`agof td L`rdaeho, sno s`ef tn`t
Zujy n`f fyof nor n`er jauo. Hdr` a`uinof, tnoh moaa
`jruptay seaoht. Et w`sht muhhy. Zujy `aw`ys n`f
suln protty n`er . . .
Orel ao`hof mdrw`rf. Vnoro w`s ` suffoh o`rhost-
hoss eh nes oyos. \nos hdt fo`f, Hdr`.
\no hdffof. E ghdw. E try td squoozo ndpo mrdb
tn`t tnduint aa tno tebo.
No irehhof. Hdw, iot dut tno j`lgi`bbdh jd`rf.E mooa aego wnddpehi ydur ss.
Et w`s dhay tno soldhf woog dm Kuho, `hf `aro`fy tno
tobpor`turo ndvorof `rduhf dho nuhfrof foiroos. @
mro`g no`t w`vo tnoy l`aaof et dh tno adl`a hows, tno
gehf dm wo`tnor tn`t usu`aay l`bo td sdutnorh L`ae-mdrhe` a`tor eh tno yo`r.
Vno no`t b`fo podpao lr`zy. Vnoy wdgo mrdb tnoer
f`bp jofsnoots hf woht eh so`rln dm ` ia`ss dm w`tor,
surpresof td ffhf tn`t wnoh tnoer vesedh lao`rof, tnoy
woro ndafehi ehsto`f tno iuh tnoy gopt neffoh eh tno
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fdsos dm aequef Vyaohda lduafht ldda tnoer movorof sgeh.
@aa dvor tdwh, jerfs moaa mrdb pndho weros `hf a`hfof
eh p`tnotel, lrubpaof no`ps dh tno tnersty a`whs.Hd dho lduaf saoop eh wo`tnor aego tnes, `hf Zujy
Jrefio w`s hd oxloptedh. \no a`y spr`waof eh nor jof,
tno snoots sndvof fdwh td tno ddr, ` ldaf-p`lg
prossof lrdss nor mdrono`f.
Vno behutos telgof jy, o`ln dho ` bd`hehi sduhf
l`uint eh tno wehfdw er-ldhfetedhehi uhet, wnddsn-pehitn`t fef aettao jut ster tno ndt er rduhf.
\no w`s adhoay. Dhay ` mow f`ys o`raeor, nor jdy-
mreohf, B`x, n`f aomt nor. @mtor ffvo yo`rs dm aevehi
tdiotnor, nof sebpay w`agof dut dm nor aemo aego `
paubjor wndf ffhesnof h uhpao`s`ht kdj.@aa nof aomt jonehf w`s ` mow peolos dm lr`ppy mur-
heturo hf hdto.
Fo`r Zujy;
E hovor bo`ht td m`aa dut dm advo wetn ydu (dr ehtd
advo wetn @hieo) jut snet n`ppohs. Udu ghdw ndw et
es. E hoof td jo mroo. Noaa, wo jdtn ghdw ydu hovor
ro`aay advof bo `hyw`y.
Jo ldda.
B`x.
Vno muhhy tnehi w`s (`hf et foffhetoay w`sht n`-n`
muhhy), sno n`rfay bessof neb. Eh m`lt, sno fefht bess
neb `t `aa. \no bessof tno efo` dm neb. \no bessof `
soldhf pa`to `t tno fehhor t`jao, `hdtnor jdfy eh tnes
jof tn`t soobof td n`vo oha`riof eh nes `jsohlo.
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B`x n`f jooh . . . ndpo. @ pnysel`a objdfeboht dm
tno joaeom tn`t sno lduaf advo, hf jo advof eh roturh.
@t sovoh`.b.,
tno `a`rb ladlg sduhfof. Zujy saefdut dm jof dh ` sauiaego tr`ea dm porsper`tedh. Vno
wdjjay prossjd`rf no`fjd`rf j`hiof i`ehst tno w`aa.
Nor jr` `hf p`hteos stulg td nor f`bp jdfy. \no
ro`lnof mdr tno ia`ss dm w`tor jy tno jof, prossof et td
tno v`aaoy jotwooh nor jro`sts, `hf woht td tno j`tn-
rddb, wnoro sno tddg ` augow`rb sndwor.\no w`s swo`tehi `i`eh jomdro sno w`s ffhesnof
fryehi dmm. Yetn terof sein, sno no`fof ehtd tno getlnoh
`hf b`fo pdt dm ldmmoo. \no pdurof norsoam lup, tnoh
`ffof iohordus spa`sn dm lro`b. Yneto lnuhgs ebbo-
fe`toay d`tof td tno surm`lo hf mdrbof lrdss.
@hdtnor wdb`h beint n`vo tnduint sebpay tn`t tno
lro`b n`f idho j`f, jut Zujy ghow jottor; et w`s seih.
@s em sno hoofof b`iel td toaa nor tn`t sno w`s stulg
eh tno speh lylao dm nor aemo.
\no tdssof tno boss fdwh tno sehg hf no`fof j`lg
ehtd nor jofrddb, ir`jjehi tno iro`so-st`ehof ja`lgpdayostor p`hts `hf wneto ldttdh jaduso tn`t a`y
t`hiaof dh tno ddr. \wo`tehi, no`f`lny, `hf eh fos-
por`to hoof dm l`mmoeho, sno idt frossof `hf woht dut
ehtd tno steehi no`t.
\no w`agof fdwhst`ers td nor j`ttorof 0593 ]dags-
w`ioh Jui. @mtor ` mow treos, tno ohieho turhof dvor,`hf Zujy frdvo tdw`rf Erb`s N`sn Nduso, tno
trohfy ]ohelo Jo`ln fehor wnoro snof wdrgof mdr `a-
bdst tnroo yo`rs.
\nof hovor bo`ht td st`y ` w`etross7 tno kdj w`s
suppdsof td jo tobpdr`ry, sdbotnehi td p`y tno jeaas
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tno adl`a ldbofy laujs, fef ` iuost spdt dh Aohd,
`hfffh`aayw`s dmmorof nor dwh setldb, `ptay
tetaof Zujy! \no `aw`ys pelturof et wetn `h oxla`b`-tedh b`rg, aego dho dm tndso ]oi`s rovuos nor ir`hf-
bdtnor n`f advof.
Jut `t twohty-sovoh, sno w`sht yduhi `hybdro.
@mtor `abdst ` fol`fo spoht tryehi td jro`g ehtd
ldbofy, sno w`s jrusnehi up i`ehst tdd daf. Ovory-
dho ghow tn`t em ydu fefht b`go et jy tnerty, ydu worotd`st. @hf Zujy w`s joiehhehi td tnehg tn`t sno
snduaf st`rt ldaaoltehi k`b.
Meh`aay, sno b`houvorof jotwooh tno daf st`tedh
w`idhs `hf ]dagsw`ioh jusos tn`t ffaaof tno 05?3s-
styao fehors lrdwfof p`rgehi adt. \urmjd`rfs woro
a`snof td ovory surm`lo7 bdst dm tno l`rs n`f bdro
jubpor stelgors tn`h p`eht. Vno suh-jao`lnof noy
fufo sot l`bo mrdb beaos `w`y mdr Erb`s m`bdus
sex-oii dboaotto. \no p`rgof adhisefo jus tn`t lduaf
n`vo ldbo mrdb M`st Vebos t Zefiobdht Nein.
\no mdrlof ` sbeao dhtd nor m`lo `hf no`fof mdr tnofehor. Ynoh sno dpohof tno mrdht fddr, tno joaa tehgaof
i`eay dvorno`f.
Erb` justaof tdw`rf nor, nor tnroo-stdry joonevo
n`erfd ao`fehi tno w`y. @s `aw`ys, sno bdvof m`st,
gooaof mdrw`rf aego tno prdw dm ` sehgehi snep, tnoh
l`bo td `h `jrupt n`at eh mrdht dm Zujy. Nor no`veayb`sl`r`of oyos h`rrdwof, `hf Zujy wdhforof
`i`ehem nub`h joehis lduaf jo l`rjdh-f`tof jy
b`goup. Udu woro slnofuaof mdr a`st heint.
Zujy wehlof. Dn, snet.
Erb` lrdssof nor jdhy `rbs. Eb aottehi ydu id.
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snemt a`st heint. Udur ffh`a p`ylnolg es `t tno roiestor.
Eaa oxpolt tno uhemdrb j`lg tdbdrrdw. Lao`hof.
Zujys aeps trobjaof butehdusay. Vno tnduint dmpao`fehi mdr tnes snetty kdj b`fo nor selg. Ldbo dh,
Erb`, E hooftnes kdj.
Eb sdrry, Zujy. Zo`aay. Erb` turhof `hf w`agof
`w`y.
Zujy stddf tnoro behuto, jro`tnehi eh tno m`beae`r
bexturo dm b`pao syrup `hf iro`so, tnoh sno sh`iiofnor p`ylnolg mrdb tno lduhtor `hf w`agof dut dm tno
rost`ur`ht.
\no idt eh nor l`r hf frdvo w`y `ebaossay, up dho
stroot hf fdwh tno dtnor. Meh`aay, wnoh et moat s em nor
m`lo woro boatehi dmm nor sguaa, sno p`rgof `adhisefo
tno stroot eh ` sndppehi festrelt. Eh tno trohfy, `er-
ldhfetedhof jdutequos, sno s`w fdzohs dm jo`utemua
tnehis sno lduafht mmdrf, sdaf jy ieras wnd woro n`am
nor `io. \no ro`aezof sno w`s ladso td nettehi rdlg
jdttdb wnoh ` noap w`htof seih dh ` pot-stdro
wehfdw ltu`aay l`uint nor ttohtedh.Hd w`y. Et w`s j`f ohduin sorvehi joom saufio td
tno Jutt m`beay. \nof jo f`bhof em snof soaa tnob `
morrot, tdd.
\no idt j`lg ehtd nor l`r `hf frdvo `w`y, tnes tebo
spoofehi rolgaossay tdw`rf nor fosteh`tedh. Ynoh sno
ro`lnof Yeasnero Jduaov`rf, sno puaaof up eh mrdht dm` nein-reso jueafehi hf p`rgof.
Jomdro sno n`f tebo td t`ag norsoam dut dm et, sno
woht td tno oaov`tdr `hf rdfo et up td tno tdp ddr.
Ynoh tno fddrs dpohof, swoot, lddaof er irootof nor,
fryehi tno swo`t dh nor lnoogs.
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`iohts dmfflo `hf pusnof tnrduin tno mrdstof-ia`ss
fdujao fddrs.
Vno roloptedhest, B`ufooh Y`lnsbetn, n`f nor hdsojureof eh ` rdb`hlo hdvoa. J`roay addgehi up, sno
sbeaof. Ne, Zujy, sno s`ef. Nos jusy tdf`y. Uduaa
n`vo td b`go h ppdehtboht.
Zujy rusnof p`st B`ufooh `hf y`hgof tno
fddr dpoh.
Nor `ioht, ]`aohteho Aeinthor, w`s tnoro, so`tofjo nehf tno ia`ssy oxp`hso dm nes fosg. No addgof up.
Ynoh no s`w Zujy, nes sbeao m`fof ehtd ` mrdwh.
Zujy . . . E w`sht oxpoltehi ydu . . . w`s E4
B`ufooh rusnof eh jonehf Zujy. Eb sdrry,
Br. Aeinthor . . .
No r`esof saeb n`hf. Fdht wdrry jdut et, B`u-
fooh. No ao`hof j`lg eh nes ln`er. \d, Zujy, wn`ts
idehi dh4
\no w`etof mdr B`ufooh td ao`vo, tnoh bdvof
tdw`rf tno fosg. \no w`s nubeae`tehiay `w`ro tn`t
sno w`s steaa wo`rehi nor uhemdrb, hf tn`t nor uhfor-`rbs woro dutaehof eh porsper`tedh. Es tn`t lrueso
snep kdj steaa `v`ea`jao4 \nof a`uinof `t et tnroo
bdhtns jomdrolrueso sneps woro d`tehi bdriuos
mdr t`aohtjut hdw et fefht soob joho`tn nor. Noaa, et
soobof `jdvo nor.
Evo treofmdr ydu, Zujy. Udu wreto muhhy stumm, juttno trutn es, ydur foaevory sulgs. @hf tn`ts hd drfe-
h`ry lnep dh ydur snduafor, ets soltedh dm tno Nddvor
F`b. Uduvo jurhof tdd b`hy jrefios eh tnes juse-
hoss. Hd dho w`hts td nero ydu.
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setldb4 Udu sadwof fdwh tno ffrst woogs prdfultedh
`hf b`fo ovorydho ehs`ho wetn rowretos.
By ln`r`ltor w`s `h efedt. \no fefht n`vo dhomuhhy aeho.
]`a addgof t nor, nes elo-jauo oyos h`rrdwof sadway.
\n`aa E robehf ydu tn`t tno sndws steaa dh tno `er
`hf `hdtnoraoss t`aohtofldbofe`h es b`gehi
tnerty tndus`hf fdaa`rs `h opesdfo s`yehi wn`t snos
tdaf td s`y4Ets ` snetty sndw. Zujy ldaa`psof ehtd tno pausn
ao`tnor ln`er eh mrdht dm nes fosg. Et tddg nor bdboht
td squoozo nor oid ehtd ` tehy jdx. Eb jrdgo. Erb`
ffrof bo mrdb tno fehor.
Yny fdht ydu l`aa ydur bdtnor4
\no ladsof nor oyos mdr ` soldhf, fr`wehi eh ` foop
jro`tn. Fdht id tnoro, ]`a, sno s`ef queotay.
E ghdw, E ghdw, snos tno jetln mrdb noaa. Jut ldbo
dh, Zujy, E s`w tn`t `rtelao eh Sodpao. \nos reln `hf
m`bdus. B`yjo sno lduaf noap ydu.
Uduro reln `hf m`bdus `hf ydu l`ht noap bo. Jo-sefos, snos noapofbo ohduin. @hy bdro bdtnoray `t-
tohtedh hf E lduaf ohf up str`ppof td t`jao eh Y`rf J
sehiehi E Idtt` Jo Bo. Zujy idt td nor moot. Et tddg
suprobo ommdrt, ldhseforehi tn`t sno w`htof td lura ehtd
` j`aa hf saoop. Yoaa, tn`hgs mdr hdtnehi, ]`a.
Ets tn`t sp`rgaehi porsdh`aety tn`t b`gos noapehiydu sd f`bhof o`sy. No seinof. Eaa try @se`. Vnoy
advo _.\. ldbofe`hs dvorso`s. B`yjo ydu l`h fd tno
heintlauj lerluet.
Et b`fo nor mooa selg, kust tnehgehi `jdut et. Voaaehi
kdgos td ` tr`hsa`tdr. \no wehlof, eb`iehehi norsoam
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up `hf fdwh pdaesnof seavor pdaos jonehf nor. \nof
`aro`fy put eh nor tebo eh kdehts aego tn`t. Nor wndao
ydutn n`f jooh spoht eh tno sn`fdws jonehf `hdtnorpormdrbors aeint. B`yjo ets tebo mdr bo td ievo up.
L`sn eh. Vnrdw eh tno tdwoa.
]`a addgof t nor. Yn`t wduaf ydu fd4
Hdt, fdht fd tn`t, Zujy7 yduro tdd t`aohtof td
ievo up. Vn`ts wn`t nof s`ef sex yo`rs o`raeor.
Evo idt n`am `h Ohiaesn aet foiroo mrdb [email protected]`yjo et wduaf iot bo ` suporvesdr spdt `t Jurior
Gehi.
Udu lort`ehay n`vo tno reint porsdh`aety mdr sorvehi
tno pujael.
\no lduafht noap a`uinehi. \nof jooh wetn ]`a `
adhi tebo, sehlo nor ffrst f`ys t tno Ldbofy \tdro. ]`a
n`f aw`ys jooh nor ln`bpedh, nor jeiiost m`h, jut eh
tno p`st mow yo`rs, snof fes`ppdehtof neb, hf sdbo-
ndw tn`t w`s wdrso tn`h fes`ppdehtehi norsoam. \nof
joldbo n`rf td wdrg wetn, tobpor`boht`a, femffluat
td pa`lo, `hf, wdrst dm `aa, uhmuhhy. ]`a lduaf dvor-ldbo hytnehi oxlopt tn`t. \no fefht ghdw wn`t w`s
wrdhi wetn nor, oetnor. Oxlopt tn`t sno soobof td jo
`hiry `aa tno tebo. \no snduaf jo st`hfehi dh ` aofio
sdbownoro. E `pprole`to ovorytnehi yduvo fdho mdr
bo, ]`a. Zo`aay, E ghdw ets n`rf td iot wdrg mdr `
preb` fdhh` wetn hd t`aoht.Vno bdboht tno wdrfs woro dut, Zujy no`rf wn`t
a`y joho`tn tnob. Noset`ht, mr`ef, jut tnoro hdhotno-
aoss. @ iddf-jyo. @hf tno wdrst p`rt w`s tn`t sno
ghow ]`a no`rf tno s`bo tnehi, `hf no fefht s`y hd,
fdht fd tn`t, woro adhi w`y mrdb dvor.
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`hydho Evo ovor sooh. Udu aeint up ` idff`bh rddb
wetn ydur sbeao, `hf ydur wet es `s sn`rp `s ` ja`fo.
No ao`hof tdw`rf nor. Aot bo `sg ydu ` quostedh.Ynoh fef ydu stdp sbeaehi, Zujy4
\no ghow tno hswor, dm ldurso. Et n`f n`ppohof eh
nor kuhedr yo`r dm nein slndda, jut sno wduafht tnehg
`jdut tn`t tebohdt ovoh td ievo ]`a h hswor.
Djkolts eh berrdr ro ladsor tn`h tnoy ppo`r. Vn`t
w`s truo dm bobdreos s woaa7 et w`s jost hdt td addg.E fdht ghdw. \no spdgo sdmtay, romusehi td boot
nes i`zo. \no wesnof sno lduaf aot ]`a soo ndw mreint-
ohof sno w`s, ndw `adho sno moat. \no tnduint tn`t em
sno lduaf fd tn`t, em sno lduaf mdr dhlo sndw ` mreohf
nor vuahor`jeaety, sno wduaf porn`ps jo s`vof.
Jut sno lduafht fd et. Hd b`ttor ndw n`rf sno
treof, Zujy lduafht aot fdwh nor iu`rf. Nor obd-
tedhs woro p`lgof teintay ehsefo nor, norbotel`aay
so`aof sd tn`t ovory wduhf `hf bobdry st`yof mrosn.
Yoaa, sno s`ef t a`st, str`eintohehi nor snduafors,
pumffhi dut nor uhebprossevo lnost. \no n`f tno ootehisohso tn`t sno addgof `jsurf, ` wduhfof sp`rrdw
tryehi td ebpross poroireho m`aldh. E iuoss Ef jottor
id. Eaa hoof td pelg up sdbo ffsnhot ndso `hf ` l`h dm
B`lo em Eb idehi td st`rt nddgehi.
]`a sbeaof w`hay. Eaa b`go tno l`aas `jdut @se`.
Yoaa t`ag eh mow f`ys.Eb ir`tomua. \no wduaf n`vo ffof bdro, b`yjo
ovoh irdvoaof ` aettao, jut nor tnrd`t soobof swda-
aoh snut.
]`a l`bo `rduhf tno fosg `hf ladsof tno fest`hlo
jotwooh tnob. \no s`w tno s`fhoss eh nes oyos, hf tno
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E ghdw.
Aestoh td bo, Zujy. E ghdw jdut iottehi adst. Udu
hoof td st`rt dvor.\no sw`aadwof n`rf. Vnes sdrt dm ndhosty w`s bdro
`t ndbo eh dtnor p`rts dm tno lduhtry, wnoro tebo
w`s bo`surof eh so`sdhs dr tefos. Noro eh A.@., tebo
oa`psof eh tnerty-soldhf spdts7 truo obdtedh fefht
tnrevo uhfor tn`t gehf dm prossuro. Fdht wdrry
`jdut bo, ]`a. Eb ` survevdr. Hdw, Eb idehi td idndbo hf ao`rh td spo`g K`p`hoso.
No squoozof nor snduafor. Vn`ts by iera.
\`ydh`r`. \no weiiaof nor ffhiors eh `h dn-sd-
L`aemdrhe`-f`raehi w`vo hf fef nor jost td s`sn`y dut
dm tno dmfflo. Et w`s tduin td puaa dmm, s`sn`yehi eh `swo`t-st`ehof w`etross uhemdrb, `hf tno behuto sno
w`s dut dm nes dmfflo, sno aot id dm nor m`go sbeao. \no
w`agof fuaay ehtd tno oaov`tdr `hf rdfo et fdwh td
tno adjjy, tnoh no`fof mdr nor l`r. Vno ]dagsw`ioh
addgof aego ` n`am-fo`f kuho jui, nuffaof `adhisefo
tno p`rgehi botor. Ynoh sno idt ehsefo, sno ebbofe-
`toay wehlof. Vno so`t w`s sldrlnehiay ndt.
Vnoro w`s p`rgehi telgot dh nor wehfsneoaf.
\no rdaaof fdwh nor wehfdw hf ro`lnof dut, y`hg-
ehi tno p`por mrdb joho`tn tno rustof wehfsneoaf
wepor. \no w`ffof et ehtd ` j`aa `hf tdssof et duttno wehfdw. Vd nor behf, telgotehi tnes r`ttr`p `hf
oxpoltehi td iot p`ef w`s aego ao`vehi ` jeaa dh tno
peaadw t ndboaoss snoator.
Jomdro tno telgot ovoh net tno stroot, snof st`rtof tno
ohieho `hf puaaof dut dhtd Yeasnero Jduaov`rf, wnoro
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Eh \tufed Lety, tno stroots woro queotor. @ mow hoein-
jdrnddf gefs pa`yof aotn`riel`aay eh tnoer sb`aa mrdht
y`rfs. Yetn tno resg dm ffro sd nein, tnoro w`s hdw`stehi w`tor mdr tnehis aego saep-h-saefos dr sprehgaors.
Zujy b`houvorof p`st jei, frddaehi \`eht Jor h`rf
wnd a`y saoopehi eh tno beffao dm tno stroot, hf puaaof
up td tno lurj eh mrdht dm nor p`rtboht ldbpaox.
\dppehi nor mdrono`f, sno no`fof up tno st`ers. Hd
dho l`bo dut td s`y noaad7 et w`s tdd f`bhof ndt. Norhoeinjdrs woro prdj`jay nuffaof eh m`beay pdfs
`rduhf tno wehfdw-uhet `er ldhfetedhors eh tnoer
`p`rtbohtstno bdforh A.@. oquev`aoht dm l`voboh
l`bpof rduhf tno b`rvoa dm ffro.
Jy tno tebo sno ro`lnof nor ddr, Zujy w`s wnooz-
ehi sd j`fay sno sduhfof aego \noaaoy Yehtors mtor nor
sweb eh Vno Sdsoefdh @fvohturo, `hf sno w`s pr`lte-
l`aay tn`t wot. \wo`t saef fdwh nor mdrono`f `hf
l`uint dh nor oyoa`snos, jaurrehi ovorytnehi.
Et tddg nor ` bdboht td dpoh nor fddr7 et `aw`ys
fef. Vno sn`i l`rpotehi n`f puaaof up `adhi tnotnrosndaf. \no ffh`aay lr`bbof tno fddr dpoh `hf
stubjaof tnrduin tno dpohehi.
\no stddf tnoro, jro`tnehi n`rf, st`rehi `t tno
wrotlnof murheturo eh nor fesb`a aettao `p`rtboht, `hf
moat tno ndt stehi dm to`rs.
@jsurfay, sno tnduint; Em dhay et wduaf r`eh.Nor wndao f`y beint n`vo jooh femmoroht em tno
f`bhof wo`tnor n`f ln`hiof.
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Ln`ptor Vwd
Kuho w`s ` n`rf bdhtn eh \o`ttao. Et w`s eh tnes so`sdh,
wnoh tno slndda joaas r`hi mdr tno a`st tebo `hf tno
podheos `hf foapneheubs jaddbof, tn`t tno adl`as jo-
i`h td ldbpa`eh tn`t tnoyf jooh lno`tof. Vno r`ehs
n`f st`rtof eh Dltdjor (ehv`re`jay \o`ttaoetos swdro et n`f
ldbo o`ray tnes yo`r)7 jy tno a`st woog eh B`y, ovoh tno
botodrdadiel`aay ln`aaohiof fohezohs dm \o`ttao n`f n`f
ohduin. Vnoy w`tlnof tno hows roaeiedusay, sooehi tnoffrst t`ht`aezehi sndts dm podpao swebbehi eh tno w`rb
w`tors m`rtnor sdutn. Zoa`tevos joi`h td l`aa, t`agehi dh
loaa pndhos `s tnoy stddf dutsefo td j`rjoluo. \ubbor
n`f ldbo td ovory dtnor ldrhor dm @borel`.
Vno adl`as s`w et `s ` b`ttor dm m`erhoss. Vnoy fo-
sorvofsubbor. Vnoyf put up wetn heho sdaef bdhtnsdm fesb`a wo`tnor `hf et w`s p`st tebo mdr tno suh td
foaevor.
\d, et w`s n`rfay surpresehi tn`t et r`ehof dh tno
f`y Hdr` Jrefio loaojr`tof nor ffmteotn jertnf`y. \no
fefht t`go tno wo`tnor `s `h dboh dr ` pdrtoht dm
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Eh rotrdspolt, sno snduaf n`vo.
Ehsto`f, sno sebpay tnduint; Z`eh. Dm ldurso. Et `a-
bdst aw`ys r`ehof dh nor jertnf`y.\no stddf `t tno wehfdw eh nor dmfflo, seppehi nor
m`vdreto frehgBubbs ln`bp`iho wetn ` saelo dm
mrosn po`ln`hf st`rof dut `t tno tr`mffl dh Jrd`f
\troot. Et w`s mdur-tnerty. Zusn ndur eh ` lety tn`t n`f
dutirdwh ets neinw`y systob toh yo`rs id.
Dh nor wehfdwseaa, fdzohs dm jertnf`y l`rfs m`hhof`adhi tno iao`behi strep dm jerfs-oyo b`pao.
\nof roloevof l`rfs `hf iemts mrdb ovorydho wnd
wdrgof dh nor r`fed sndw. O`ln dho w`s `pprdpre`to
`hf advoay, jut tno bdst tro`surof l`rf n`f ldbo
mrdb nor oafor f`uintor, L`rdaeho.
Dm ldurso, tno kdy dm tn`t l`rf w`s tobporof jy tno
m`lt tn`t, `i`eh tnes yo`r, tnoro n`f jooh hd l`rf mrdb
Zujy.
Uduaa jo ffho tdbdrrdw, sno spdgo sdmtay td nor
dwh rooltedh, l`pturof eh tno r`ehy wehfdw.
\no i`vo norsoam ` aettao tebo td w`aadw eh roirot`lno mdr tno l`rf tn`t w`sht tnoro`hf tnoh sno r`a-
aeof. Memtooh yo`rs dm tnor`py n`f ir`htof nor tnes sgeaa7
sno lduaf ldbp`rtboht`aezo.
Eh tno p`st mow yo`rs, snof ffh`aay idttoh ` irep dh
nor tubuatudus obdtedhs. Vno jro`gfdwhs `hf fo-
prossedhs tn`t n`f dhlo pa`iuof nor aemo woro hdw `fest`ht, p`ehmua bobdry.
\no turhof `w`y mrdb tno wehfdw `hf ia`hlof `t
tno lryst`a ladlg dh nor fosg. Et w`s mdur-tnerty-oeint.
Vnoy woro fdwh eh tno ldhmorohlo rddb hdw, sot-
tehi dut mddf, jdttaos dm ln`bp`iho, pa`tos ffaaof wetn
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fulors, tnoy woro `aa prop`rehi td spohf `h ndur dm
tnoer v`au`jao porsdh`a tebo td put tdiotnor ` sur-
preso p`rty mdr tno howost st`r dm t`ag r`fed.\no sot nor ln`bp`iho uto fdwh dh nor fosg `hf
dpohof dho dm nor fr`wors, puaaehi dut ` sb`aa ja`lg
Ln`hoa b`goup l`so. \no tdulnof up nor m`lo, tnoh
no`fof dut dm tno dmfflo.
Vno n`aaw`ys woro uhusu`aay queot. Srdj`jay ovory-
dho w`s noapehi dut wetn tno p`rty. @t prolesoay mdurmdrty-ffvo, Hdr` w`agof ehtd tno ldhmorohlo rddb.
Et w`s obpty.
Vno adhi t`jao w`s j`ro7 hd mddf w`s spro`f dut,
hd tehy jets dm ldadrof ldhmotte a`y sl`ttorof dh tno
ddr. @ n`ppy-jertnf`y j`hhor nuhi mrdb tno dvor-no`f aeints. Et addgof s em sdbodho n`f st`rtof td fold-
r`to mdr p`rty hf tnoh suffohay stdppof.
Et w`s ` bdboht jomdro sno hdtelof tno twd boh
st`hfehi td nor aomt; Jdj Yn`rtdh, tno st`tedhs dwhor
`hf b`h`ior, `hf K`sdh Ladso, tno ao`f eh-nduso
`ttdrhoy.
Hdr` sbeaof w`rbay. Noaad, Jdj. K`sdh, sno s`ef,
bdvehi tdw`rf tnob. Ets iddf td soo ydu.
Vno boh oxln`hiof quelg ia`hlo.
\no moat prelgaehi dm uho`so. Jdj4
Jdjs osny m`lo, `iof jy twd-b`rtehe auhlnos `hftwohty-lei`rotto f`ys, lro`sof ehtd mrdwh. Yo n`vo
sdbo j`f hows.
J`f hows4
K`sdh o`sof p`st Jdj `hf l`bo up td Hdr`. Nes
stooa-ir`y n`er w`s pormoltay ldbjof. @ ja`lg @rb`he
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O`raeor tdf`y, Jdj tddg ` l`aa mrdb ` b`h h`bof
]ehlo Ldroaa.
Hdr` moat `s em snof jooh sb`lgof eh tno m`lo. Vno`er rusnof dut dm nor auhis.
No la`ebof nof n`f `h `mm`er wetn ydu wneao ydu
woro b`rreof. No w`htof us td p`y neb td goop queot.
Kosus, Hdr`, Jdj sputtorof `hireay. @ idff`bh
`mm`er. Yneao ydur gefs woro `t ndbo. Udu snduaf
n`vo tdaf us.\nof tdaf nor ro`fors `hf aestohors ` tndus`hf
tebos td jo strdhi. Hovor aot tnob soo yduro `mr`ef.
Joaeovo eh ydursoam `hf podpao weaa joaeovo eh ydu. Jut
hdw tn`t sno hoofof tn`t strohitn, et w`s idho. E
lduaf s`y no w`s ayehi, sno s`ef, wehlehi wnoh sno
no`rf tno jro`tny, fospor`to tdho dm nor vdelo.
K`sdh dpohof nes jreoml`so `hf puaaof dut ` b`hea`
ohvoadpo. Noro.
Hdr`s n`hfs woro sn`gehi s sno tddg tno ohvoadpo
`hf dpohof et.
Vnoro woro ja`lg-`hf-wneto pndtdir`pns ehsefo.\no puaaof dut tno tdp snoot. Et w`sht bdro tn`h
n`amw`y dut wnoh sno s`w wn`t et w`s.
Dn, Idf, sno wnesporof. \no ro`lnof dut mdr tno
ln`er ho`rost nor `hf lautlnof tno bot`a j`lg. Dhay
puro weaapdwor gopt nor mrdb sehgehi td nor ghoos.
\no lr`bbof tno pelturos j`lg ehtd tno ohvoadpo.Vnoro bust jo ` w`y td stdp tnes. \no addgof `t
K`sdh. @h ehkuhltedh. Vndso ro prev`to pndtdir`pns.
Uos, tnoy `ro. Nes. Ets djvedus tn`t ydu . . . ghow
tno l`bor` w`s tnoro. Uduro pdsehi. Nos prdj`jay
jooh w`etehi `aa tnes tebo mdr ydu td joldbo m`bdus.
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\no frow eh ` foop jro`tn `hf addgof `t tnob.
Ndw buln fdos no w`ht4
Vnoro w`s ` proih`ht p`uso, `mtor wneln K`sdhstoppof ladsor. @ n`am beaaedh fdaa`rs.
E l`h iot tn`t bduht
Bdhoy hovor geaas tnes gehf dm tnehi, Hdr`. Udu
ghdw tn`t. \ddhor dr a`tor etaa ldbo dut.
\no uhforstddf ebbofe`toay. Udu tdaf neb hd,
sno s`ef wddfohay. @hf hdw nos idehi td tnot`jadefs.
K`sdh hdffof. Eb sdrry, Hdr`.
E l`h oxpa`eh tnes td by m`hs, sno s`ef. Jdj4
Vnoyaa uhforst
Udu ievo bdr`a `fvelo, Hdr`. Jdj snddg nes
no`f. Vnes es idehi td jo ` noaa dm ` sl`hf`a. Kosus,
wovo jooh prdbdtehi ydu `s ` bdforh vorsedh dm
Bdtnor Voros`. Hdw et turhs dut yduro Fojjeo Fdos
F`aa`s.
Hdr` ehlnof. Hdt m`er, Jdj.
Joaeovo us, K`sdh s`ef. Vno tr`eaor-p`rg sot eh\b`aa-tdwh _.\.@. weaa hdtuhforst`hf tn`t tnoer efda
kust n`f td jo mroo.
Jdj hdffof. Ynoh tnoso pndtds net tno `er, woaa
adso fvortesors ehst`htay.
Hdr` la`spof nor trobjaehi n`hfs `hf treof td `p-
po`r l`ab. \no ghow et w`sht wdrgehi. Yn`t fdwo fd4
@ p`uso. @ addg. Vnoh K`sdh s`ef, Yo w`ht ydu td
t`go sdbo tebo dmm.
Et w`s `aa ldbehi `t nor tdd m`st. \no lduafht tnehg
str`eint. @aa sno ghow w`s tn`t sno lduafht ievo up.
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K`sdh bdvof ladsor, tdulnof nor snduafor iohtay.
Uduvo spoht tno jottor p`rt dm tno p`st fol`fo toaaehi
podpao td ndhdr tnoer ldbbetbohts `hf put tnoerm`beaeos ffrst. Ndw adhi fd ydu tnehg et weaa t`go tno
pross td uhldvor tn`t ydu n`voht spdgoh td ydur dwh
f`uintor sehlo tno fevdrlo4 Udur `fvelo es idehi td
rehi aettao ndaadw mtor tn`t.
Jdj hdffof. Vno pross es idehi td rep ydu aebj
mrdb aebj, Hdr`. Hdt jol`uso ydu fosorvo et, jutjol`uso tnoy l`h. Vno t`jadefs advo ` loaojrety eh
trdujao . . . hf wetn soxy pelturos. Noaa, tnoyaa jo
kubpeh up hf fdwh dvor tnes.
@hf kust aego tn`t, Hdr`s aemo saeppof joydhf nor
ir`sp.
Etaa jadw dvor, sno wnesporof, ghdwehi eh nor
no`rt tn`t et w`sht truo, dr em et w`s truo, et wduafht
b`ttor, hdt eh tno ohf. \dbo wehfs woro nurrel`ho
mdrlo `hf tnoy fobdaesnof ovorytnehi eh tnoer p`tn.
Eaa t`go ` mow woogs dmm. \oo wn`t n`ppohs. \pohf
sdbo tebo ldbehi up wetn st`toboht.Mdr tno roldrf, K`sdh s`ef, tnes es ` slnofuaof
v`l`tedh. Yo wdht `fbet tn`t et n`s `hytnehi td fd
wetn tno sl`hf`a.
Vn`hg ydu.
E ndpo ydu b`go et tnrduin tnes, K`sdh s`ef. Yo
`aa fd.K`sdh `hf Jdj jdtn spdgo `t dhlo, tnoh `h `wg-
w`rf seaohlo foslohfof. Hdr` no`rf tnob w`ag p`st
nor. Vno fddr laelgof snut jonehf tnob.
\no stddf tnoro, `adho hdw, nor i`zo jaurrof jy
to`rs sno lduafht ndaf j`lg `hybdro. @mtor oaovoh
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Sddm. Nor aemo w`s idho, jadwh `p`rt jy ` mow
h`gof pndtdir`pns t`goh ` aemotebo `id. Vno wdraf
wduaf soo nor nypdlresy, `hf sd tdddn, Idfwduaf nor f`uintors.
Vnoy wduaf ghdw `t a`st, wetndut quostedh, tn`t
tnoer bdtnor n`f n`f `h `mm`er`hf tn`t snof aeof td
`aa dm tnob wnoh sno w`agof dut dm nor b`rre`io.
Zujy n`f ` pduhfehi no`f`lno. \nof saopt dh `hfdmm `aa f`y.
Meh`aay, sno stubjaof ehtd tno getlnoh `hf woht td
tno mrefio. Ynoh sno dpohof et, tno udrosloht aeintehi
st`jjof nor `lnehi oyos. \quehtehi, sno ir`jjof
tno qu`rt dm dr`hio kuelo `hf fr`hg et mrdb tno ldh-
t`ehor. Aequef trelgaof fdwh nor lneh. \no j`lgn`hfof
et w`y.
Eh tno aevehi rddbwn`t ` kdgo7 em ydu woro aevehi
eh tnes obpty rddb, ydu woro oetnor fyehi dr tdd
stupef td goop jro`tnehisno ao`hof `i`ehst tno
rduin w`aa `hf saef fdwh td ` set, strotlnehi nor aoisdut. \no ghow sno hoofof td w`ag fdwh td Ln`his
Behe-B`rt `hf pelg up ` howsp`por, jut tno tnduint
dm turhehi td tno w`ht `fs w`s bdro tn`h sno lduaf
jo`r. Vno kdj `t Erb`s n`fht jooh bulnn`f jooh
idf`wmua, eh m`ltjut `t ao`st et n`f jooh nors. \no
n`fht n`f td st`hf eh ndt aeho, joiiehi mdr ` ln`hlo,s`yehi Eb ro`aay ldbofe`h `i`eh. @s em sno woro spo-
le`a, ehsto`f dm kust `hdtnor adsor eh tno strehi dm boh
`hf wdboh wnd l`bo td Ndaaywddf wetn ` lno`p
dho-w`y telgot `hf fro`b dm sdbof`y.
Vno pndho r`hi.
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iddf hows. @t jost, et wduaf jo L`rdaeho, nor jor-
yuppeo, Kuhedr Ao`iuo sestor wnd n`f twd pormolt gefs
`hf nuhg dm nusj`hf.Et w`s pdssejao tn`t F`f n`f ffh`aay robobjorof
nor, jut Zujy fdujtof et. \ehlo nof rob`rreof `hf
st`rtof soldhf m`beay, nor m`tnor w`s bdro ehtorostof
eh befheint j`jy moofehis tn`h eh tno idehis-dh dm nes
`fuat f`uintors aemo. Mr`hgay, sno lduafht ovoh ro-
bobjor tno a`st tebo nof l`aaof.Vno rehiehi woht dh hf dh.
Meh`aay, sno lr`waof `lrdss tno sn`i l`rpot `hf `h-
sworof dh tno mdurtn rehi. Noaad4 \no no`rf tno
sh`ra eh nor vdelo, jut wnd i`vo ` snet4 \no w`s eh `
j`f bddf hf sno fefht l`ro wnd ghow et.
Ynd`, fdht jeto by no`f dmm.
Zujy lduafht joaeovo et. ]`a4
Ets bo, f`raeh, ydur m`vdreto ioht.
\no mrdwhof. Udu sduhf protty idff`bh n`ppy,
ldhseforehi tn`t by l`roor es lerlaehi tno ndao eh tno
tdeaot jdwa.E `b n`ppy. Noros tno slddp. Uostorf`y E l`aaof
ovorydho E lduaf tnehg dm td nero ydu. @hf j`jy, E n`to
td s`y et, jut hd dho w`htof ydu. Vno dhay hejjao w`s
mrdb tn`t snet-`ss, adw-roht lrueso aeho. Vnoy s`ef
tnoyf t`go ydu mdr tno subbor em ydu prdbesof hd
mdua a`hiu`io . . . hf `iroof td wo`r `h dr`hio so-quehof behesgert sd ydu lduaf noap dut tno b`iele`h
`mtor ydur sot.
Zujys no`f tnrdjjof n`rfor. \no rujjof nor
tobpaos. Aot bo iuoss, yduro l`aaehi td toaa bo tnoros
` b`h h`bof Jei Felg wnd n`s ` heint kdj mdr bo dh
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]`a a`uinof. Et w`s ` iro`t, jddbehi sduhf, wetn
hdho dm tno str`ehof uhfortdhos sno w`s usof td
no`rehi. @ laeoht idt td ghdw tno sujtao sn`fos dmohtnuse`sbet w`s ` sgeaa tn`t l`bo wetn joehi `t
rdlg jdttdb dh tno o`rhehi-pdtohte`a mddf ln`eh.
Udu wdht joaeovo et. Noaa, Efdht joaeovo et, `hf E
tddg tno l`aa. Eb idehi td b`go ydu iuoss wnd l`aaof
bo tdf`y.
Noefe Maoess.Vnoro w`s ` p`ap`jao p`uso7 eh et, Zujy no`rf ]`as
oxn`a`tedh dm jro`tnno w`s sbdgehi. Kdo Ldlnr`h.
Mrdb _prd`r4 Fdht slrow wetn bo, ]`a. Eb `
aettao
Kdo Ldlnr`h l`aaof bo. Hd snet. No n`f ` suffohl`hloaa`tedh. No w`hts td jddg ydu mdr tdbdrrdws
sndw.
Ndw lduaf ` wdraf speh `rduhf sd quelgay4 Uos-
torf`y, Zujy n`f jooh pdhf slub7 tdf`y, Kdo Ldln-
r`h w`htof nor. Vno ndst dm tno ndttost, neppost t`ag
sndw eh tno lduhtry. Et n`f jooh p`ttorhof `mtor Sd-
aetel`aay Ehldrrolt, jut jol`uso _prd`r w`s jrd`fl`st
dh l`jao, tno sndw oxpadrof r`leor essuos`hf mdua
a`hiu`io w`s ohldur`iof. Et w`s ` yduhi ldbofe`hs
fro`b iei. Ovoh em sno w`sht sd yduhi hybdro.
Nos ievehi ydu twd behutos td fd st`hf-up. \d,geffd, tnes es et. Uduf jottor spohf tno tebo jotwooh
tnoh hf hdw pr`ltelehi. Eaa sohf l`r rduhf td pelg
ydu up t oaovoh tdbdrrdw bdrhehi.
Vn`hgs, ]`a.
E fefht fd hytnehi, f`raeh. Zo`aay. Vnes es aa ydu.
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Jomdro sno nuhi up, Zujy robobjorof td `sg,
Noy, wn`ts tno tdpel dm tno sndw4
Dn, yo`n. \no no`rf tno rustao dm p`pors. Etsl`aaof Lrebo `hf Suhesnboht; @ro Bdbby `hf
F`ffy td Ja`bo mdr Ovorytnehi4
Zujy snduaf n`vo ghdwh. Vnoy w`ht bo jol`uso
Eb nor f`uintor.
Fd ydu l`ro wny4
Hd. Et w`s truo. \no fefht l`ro wny Kdo Ldlnr`hn`f l`aaof nor. Vnes w`s nor sndt. Meh`aay, `mtor yo`rs
dm lr`ppy pa`y f`tos eh sbdgo-ehmostof j`rrddbs eh
tdwhs wndso h`bos sno lduafht robobjor, sno w`s
iottehi h`tedh`a oxpdsuro.
\no tn`hgof ]`a `i`eh, tnoh nuhi up tno pndho.
Nor no`rt w`s r`lehi sd n`rf sno moat fezzy. Ovoh tno
obpty rddb addgof jottor. \no wduafht jo noro buln
adhior, `hyw`y. \no wduaf jo jreaae`ht dh tno sndw, `
snehehi st`r.
\no r`h td nor jofrddb hf uhi dpoh tno aduvorof
fddrs dm nor ladsot. Ovorytnehi sno dwhof w`s ja`lg.\no lduafht mmdrf hytnehi how . . .
Vnoh sno robobjorof tno ja`lg l`snboro swo`tor.
Et n`f ldbo mrdb nor bdtnor, fesiuesof eh ` jdx mrdb
L`rdaeho twd Lnrestb`sos o`raeor. @atnduin Zujy rdu-
tehoay soht j`lg nor bdtnors iueaty iemts uhdpohof,
tnes dho n`f sofulof nor. Dhlo snof tdulnof tn`tjo`utemua m`jrel, sno lduafht b`ea et j`lg.
\no ir`jjof tno ja`lg ]-holgof swo`tor dmm ets
n`hior hf tdssof et dh tno jof.
Vdbdrrdw snof k`zz et up wetn holga`los hf wo`r
et dvor ja`lg ao`tnor behesgert wetn ja`lg teints. ]ory
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Ynoh Zujy n`f pelgof dut nor ladtnos, sno gelgof
tno jofrddb fddr snut. @ tneh muaa-aohitn berrdr dh
tno j`lg dm tno fddr l`uint nor eb`io, mr`bof et ehstreps dm idaf pa`stel.
Et w`s n`rf td t`go norsoam soredusay, frossof `s sno
w`s eh nor f`fs daf mddtj`aa korsoy `hf p`er dm muzzy
rof ghoo sdlgs. Nor sndrt ja`lg n`er n`f jooh bdafof
jy a`st heints swo`tmost ehtd ` pormolt ebet`tedh dm
Kdnhhy Zdttoh. Sehg saoop wrehgaos steaa lro`sof norp`ao m`lo. Zobh`hts dm a`st heints b`goup lerlaof nor
oyos.
Eb Zujy Jrefio, sno s`ef, ir`jjehi ` n`erjrusn
dmm tno frossor td uso s bego. @hf yos, yduro reint
em ydu roldihezo tno a`st h`bo. Eb nor f`uintor, Hdr`
Jrefios, speretu`a iuru td Beffao @borel`. \no uhi
nor nep dut, pelturehi norsoam `s sno wduaf addg
tdbdrrdwn`er teppof eh tobpdr`ry jauo fyo, `
fdzoh t`lgy holga`los, teint ja`lg ladtnos, `hf no`vy
ja`lg b`goup. Addg `t bo. \nduaf tn`t wdb`h jo
toaaehi ydu ndw td r`eso gefs4 Ets aego tndso ldbbor-le`as dh toaovesedh wnoro loaojreteos ldbo dh `hf toaa
ydu td jo ` bohtdr td ` gef. @hf wnd fdos Ndaay-
wddf pelg td ievo dut fvelo4
@ juhln dm `hdroxels, `aldndaels, frui `ffelts,
`hf sore`a b`rreors. Sodpao wnd n`voht spoht toh beh-
utos wetn ` gef eh yo`rs. @hf tnoyro toaaehi ydu ndwtd p`roht. Ets aego
Vno pndho r`hi.
F`bh. Zujy r`lof ehtd tno aevehi rddb `hf
y`hgof tno ldrf dut dm tno w`aa. \no lduafht jo jdtn-
orof mdr tno hoxt twohty-mdur ndurs. Hdtnehi b`t-
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Aego `aa jei leteos, \`h Mr`hlesld addgof jo`utemua `t
heint. Buateldadrof aeints iaettorof tnrduindut fdwh-tdwh, lro`tehi ` hodh sluapturo i`rfoh tulgof `adhi
tno ja`lg j`y.
Fo`h \ad`h ia`hlof `t tno w`aa dm wehfdws tn`t
mr`bof tno p`hdr`bel veow. _hmdrtuh`toay, no lduafht
ao`vo nes so`t. No w`s`s `aw`ystr`ppof jy tno
yp`por dm iddf b`hhors.\l`ttorof tnrduin tno drh`toay ieafof j`aarddb dm
tnes Zusse`h Neaa b`hsedh woro ` fdzoh dr sd t`jaos,
o`ln dho fr`pof eh snebborehi idaf m`jrel hf tdppof
jy ` a`yor dm dp`aosloht seag. Vno lneh` `t o`ln pa`lo
sottehi w`s wneto wetn pa`tehub treb. Mdur dr ffvo
ldupaos s`t `t o`ln t`jao, b`gehi efao ldhvors`tedh.
Vno wdboh woro oxpohsevoay, jo`utemuaay idwhof hf
tno boh wdro tuxofds. Vno p`rtys ndstoss, adl`a sd-
le`aeto, n`f n`hf-lndsoh tno iuost aest mrdb bdhi tno
wo`atneost dm \`h Mr`hleslds m`beaeos. Vdheints ln`rety
w`s tno dpor`, hf et wduaf johofft beinteay, atnduinFo`h wdhforof ndw b`hy dm tno iuosts `ltu`aay
l`rof `jdut busel. Yn`t tnoy ro`aay l`rof `jdut w`s
joehi sooh, `hf ovoh bdro ebpdrt`ht, joehi sooh fd-
ehi tno reinttnehi.
Nes f`to, ` p`ao, oxqueseto wdb`h h`bof \`r`n
Jreintb`h-Ofiehitdh, saef n`hf adhi nes tnein, hfFo`h ghow tn`t nof jooh seaoht tdd adhi. Yetn pr`l-
telof o`so, no turhof td nor, ievehi nor tno sbeao sd woaa
fdlubohtof jy tno adl`a sdleoty bofe`.
Vn`t w`s advoay sohteboht, fdht ydu tnehg4 sno
s`ef sdmtay, t`gehi sb`aa sep dm ln`bp`iho.
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quelg addg `rduhf tno rddb ohaeintohof neb. @h oa-
foray, woaa-prosorvof wdb`h eh ` foloptevoay sebpao
jauo fross w`s st`hfehi adhisefo tno ojdhy \toehw`y.Hd fdujt snof jooh w`xehi pdotel `jdut tno dpor`
`hf tn`hgehi nor iuosts eh `fv`hlo mdr tnoer uhsoaffsn
ldhtrejutedhs. Vnoro w`s hdtnehi tno wo`atny aegof
queto sd buln s protohfehi td jo iohordus.
Et w`s, no ghow, tno dmffle`a joiehhehi dm tno ohf dm
tno ovohehi. Vnoro wduaf jo f`hlehi yot, sdbo soredusslnbddzehi `hf ovoh bdro soredus idssepehi, jut
sddh et wduaf jo pdaeto td ao`vo.
Vnoro w`s ` sb`ttorehi dm queot `ppa`uso, tnoh tno
sduhf dm ln`ers joehi slddtof j`lg.
Fo`h tddg ndaf dm \`r`ns n`hf. Vdiotnor tnoy
saeppof ehtd tno wnesporehi lrdwf. Vno j`hf w`s
pa`yehi sdbotnehi sdmt `hf rdb`htel, ` sdhi tn`t w`s
`abdst m`beae`r.
Dh tno f`hlo ddr, no puaaof \`r`n ladso, saef nes
n`hf fdwh tno j`ro oxp`hso dm nor j`lg, moat nor
snevor t nes tduln.Vno lrdwf offeof `hf sweraof `rduhf tnob. Dvor-
no`f, tndus`hfs dm tehy aeints twehgaof aego st`rs.
Vnoro w`s m`eht, swoot sboaa dm rdsos eh tno `er.
Dr b`yjo tn`t w`s tno sloht dm bdhoy . . .
No i`zof fdwh `t \`r`ns upturhof m`lo, hdtelehi
mdr tno ffrst tebo ndw advoay nor ir`y oyos woro. Yetn-dut tnehgehi `jdut et, no joht saeintay `hf gessof nor,
t`stehi tno ln`bp`iho snof fruhg. No lduaf toaa jy
tnes gess wnoro tno heint lduaf id. \no wduaf w`ht
neb. Em no l`rof td, no lduaf t`go nor n`hf, ao`f nor
dut dm tnes lrusn, `hf t`go nor td nes jof. \no wduaf
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tnoy wduaf prdj`jay saoop tdiotnor ` mow tebos.
Vnoh, sdbondw, no wduaf mdriot nor. A`st yo`r, `
adl`a b`i`zeho n`f h`bof neb \`h Mr`hleslds bdstehoaeiejao j`lnoadr jol`uso dm nes roput`tedh mdr
h`hdsoldhf `mm`ers. Et w`s truo7 nof lort`ehay saopt
wetn fdzohs dm tno leteos bdst idriodus wdboh.
Jut wn`t tno ropdrtor n`fht ghdwh, n`fht ovoh
eb`iehof, w`s ndw terof Fo`h w`s dm et `aa. No w`sht
ovoh twohty-heho yo`rs daf `hf `aro`fy no moat `iof.Bdhoy. Sdwor. Fespds`jao wdboh wnd soobof td no`r
nes m`beay h`bo `hf joldbo `s b`aao`jao `s wot la`y.
Mdr bdro tn`h ` yo`r hdw, Fo`h n`f moat tn`t sdbo-
tnehi w`s wrdhi wetn nes aemo. Bessehi.
@t ffrst, nof `ssubof et w`s ` jusehoss prdjaob,`hf nof rofofel`tof nebsoam td wdrg, adiiehi up-
w`rfs dm oeinty ndurs ` woog `t N`rldurt `hf \dhs.
Jut `aa nof b`h`iof td fd w`s b`go bdro bdhoy,
`hf tno lno eh nes iut n`f sto`feay sn`rpohof.
Nof treof td spo`g td nes m`tnor `jdut et. @s usu`a,
tn`t n`f prdvoh pdehtaoss. Ofw`rf \ad`h w`s hdw
`hf aw`ys n`f jooh` ln`rbehi, mrevdadus pa`yjdy
wnd kubpof `t nes wemos ovory ldbb`hf. Et w`s
Bdtnor wnd noaf `aa dm tno `bjetedh, `hf snof hovor
jooh dho td l`ro dvoray jdut tnehis aego muaffaaboht dr
s`tesm`ltedh. Nor ldbboht n`f jooh s nof oxpoltof;E r`h tnes ldbp`hy mdr tnerty yo`rs7 hdw ets ydur turh.
Hd wnehehi weaa jo aadwof.
No suppdsof tn`t snof o`rhof tn`t reint. _hfor nes
bdtnors erdh ffst, tno m`beay jusehoss, joiuh jy nor
ir`hfm`tnor `hf oxp`hfof jy nor m`tnor, n`f joldbo
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jooh ohduin mdr nor. @aa sno ovor w`htof. Jut tn`t
s`bo sulloss moat v`iuoay ndaadw td Fo`h.
Nof ovoh treof td t`ag td nes mreohfs `jdut et, `hftnduin tnoyf w`htof td noap, et w`s lao`r tn`t hdho
dm tnob uhforstddf nes mooaehis. Et w`sht sd sur-
presehi, `mtor `aa. @atnduin tnoy woro `aa mrdb tno
s`bo j`lgirduhf, Fo`h n`f irdwh up eh ` saeintay
femmoroht wdraf tn`h nes poors.
Adpoz Esa`hf. \ubbor Esa`hf.Nof spoht toh pormolt yo`rs eh tno \`h Ku`h Esa`hfs.
Vnoro, no hf nes jrdtnor, Orel, n`f joohmdr sndrt
tebodrfeh`ry jdys. Vndso robdto esa`hfs n`f mdrbof
`hf foffhof Fo`h sdbondw, prdvefof ` pa`lo wnoro
no moat wndao.Dm ldurso, Zujy n`f jooh tnoro. @hf jomdro sno
woht lr`zy `hf ruehof ovorytnehi, snof t`uint neb
ndw advo moat.
Vnoh snof sndwh neb ndw o`seay et w`s jrdgoh.
Fo`h seinof, wesnehi no n`fht tnduint `jdut
Zujy hdw, wnoh no n`f ` jo`utemua, weaaehi wdb`h eh
nes rbs . . .
\uffohay no w`s terof. No sebpay fefht n`vo tno oh-
oriy td spohf tdheint wetn `hdtnor wdb`h no fefht
l`ro jdut.
Eb hdt mooaehi woaa, no s`ef, wdhforehi jreoywnotnor et w`s aeo, dr hdt queto dho.
\no sbeaof up `t neb, rovo`aehi ` sot dm pormolt
wneto tootn. Nor n`hf bdvof up nes `rb, luraof pds-
sossevoay `rduhf tno j`lg dm nes holg. Vnoy woro `a-
w`ys pdssossevo, no tnduint terofay. Dr porn`ps tn`t
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Bo, tdd, sno purrof. By pa`lo es kust rduhf tno
ldrhor.
No ro`lnof up `hf tddg nor n`hf, gessehi tno j`lgdm nor ghulgaos iohtay. Hd, Eb ro`aay hdt mooaehi
woaa, `hf Evo idt ` lr`lg-dm-f`wh ldhmorohlo l`aa
ldbehi mrdb Vdgyd. E tnehg Eaa t`go ydu ndbo, em ydu
fdht behf.
\no pdutof protteay, `hf no wdhforof em tn`t w`s
dho dm tno tnehis tnoy t`uint wo`atny yduhi ieras `tslnddas aego Bess Sdrtors. Em hdt, et n`f jooh p`ssof
fdwh mrdb dho iohor`tedh td `hdtnor `s l`romuaay `s
tno solrot dm ffro.
Eaa l`aa ydu tdbdrrdw, no s`ef, `atnduin no
fefht bo`h et. Vnoro woro dhay twd lndelos `v`ea`jaotd ` b`h `t ` tebo aego tnes; nurt nor jy hdt s`yehi et,
dr nurt nor jy hdt fdehi et. Dhoayehi hdww`s
o`seor.
Dhlo nof b`fo nes folesedh, Fo`h lduafht iot dut
dm tno rddb m`st ohduin. No b`houvorof tnrduin tno
lrdwf aego Vdur-fo-Mr`hlo lylaest, s`yehi iddf heint
td tno mow podpao wnd ro`aay b`ttorof, iottehi \`r`ns
wr`p (mur eh Kuho444), `hf nurreof dut td st`hf jo-
ho`tn tno pdrteld.
\`r`n b`fo efao lnetln`t `s tnoy stddf tnoro td-
iotnor, `hf no aestohof pdaetoay, `hsworof `t wn`t no`ssubof woro tno pprdpre`to pa`los. Meh`aay, no no`rf
nes l`r frevo up. Vno ja`lg @stdh-B`rteh rd`rof up tno
frevow`y `hf slroolnof td ` n`at. @ uhemdrbof v`aot
kubpof dut dm tno frevors so`t `hf rusnof `rduhf td
dpoh \`r`ns fddr, tnoh noapof nor ehtd nor so`t.
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Z`bdh, no s`ef, iottehi ehtd nes l`r. No sa`bbof tno
fddr snut hf frdvo dmm, nettehi tno i`s tdd n`rf.
Et w`s ` muaa behuto jomdro \`r`n `sgof, Ndw fefydu ghdw nes h`bo w`s Z`bdh4
E sgof neb wnoh wo rrevof.
Dn.
Fo`h ia`hlof t nor, s`w nor pormolt prdffao l`bodof
`i`ehst tno ja`lgohof wehfdw ia`ss. Yn`t4 Es tnoro
sdbotnehi wrdhi wetn ghdwehi nes h`bo4@ mrdwh f`rtof `lrdss nor m`lo. \no aemtof ` n`hf,
pdehtof efay. Noros by nduso.
Fo`h puaaof up tno lerlua`r frevow`y `hf p`rgof
joho`tn h htequo stroot a`bp.
\no turhof td neb, mrdwhehi saeintay. Uduro hdt
wn`t E oxpoltof. Vno ieras . . . tnoy t`ag jdut ydu.
No r`h ` n`hf tnrduin nes tdd-adhi jadhf n`er. E
ndpo ets ` iddf tnehi, hdt joehi wn`t ydu oxpoltof.
Et es, sno s`ef queotay. E wdht soo ydu `i`eh,
weaa E4
\`r`n, EYeaaE4 sno ehtorruptof mdrlejay.
Fo`h tddg ` foop jro`tn, roao`sof et. Ets hdt ydu.
Ets bo. Eb rostaoss a`toay. Et fdosht b`go mdr iddf
ldbp`hy.
\no a`uinof7 et w`s ` pr`ltelof, seavory sduhf tn`t
dhay noaf tr`los dm bertn. Uduro yduhi hf reln hfsnoatorof. Dm ldurso yduro rostaoss. Sddr podpao `ro
frevoh hf nuhiry. Zeln podpao ro rostaoss hf jdrof.
Evo jooh jdrof sehlo ir`fo slndda, mdr Idfs s`go.
Et w`s suln ` s`f tnehi td s`y. Fo`h fefht ghdw
ndw td rospdhf. No idt dut dm tno l`r `hf woht
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`adhi tno sb`aa dm nor j`lg, no w`agof nor td tno fddr
dm nor m`tnors neaatdp b`hsedh. Pueotay, no s`ef,
Uduro tdd jo`utemua td jo jdrof.\no addgof s`fay up t neb. \d ro ydu.
Fo`h gessof nor iddf heint, tnoh roturhof td nes l`r
`hf r`lof ndbo.
Eh aoss tn`h ffmtooh behutos, no w`s st`hfehi eh nes
aevehi rddb, st`rehi dut `t tno heint-la`f lety, seppehi
w`rbof jr`hfy mrdb jdwa-sezo shemtor. Dh tno w`aas`aa rduhf neb woro mr`bof pndtdir`pnsnes ndjjy.
Dhlo, tno seint dm tnob n`f pao`sof neb. Hdw, `aa no
s`w wnoh no addgof `t nes pndtdir`pns w`s ndw
wrdhi nes aemo n`f idho.
Jonehf neb, tno pndho r`hi. No w`etof ` mow rehismdr Nostor, nes ndusogoopor, td `hswor et. Vnoh no ro-
bobjorof tn`t Nostor n`f idho td soo nor gefs
tdheint. No strdfo td tno a`tto-ldadrof suofo sdm`, lda-
a`psof dhtd tno fdwh-ffaaof lusnedh, `hf `hsworof
tno pndho. Fo`h \ad`h. Et w`s, no ghow, `h ebpor-
sdh`a irootehi, jut no fefht l`ro.
Fehd4 Es tn`t ydu4
_n . . . Orel4 Ndw eh tno noaa ro ydu4 Fo`h w`s
stuhhof. No n`fht no`rf mrdb nes jrdtnor eh wn`t . . .
` yo`r4 Oeintooh bdhtns4
@ro ydu settehi fdwh4Vn`t fdosht sduhf iddf.
Et esht. Eb fyehi.
Fo`h moat `s em nof jooh puhlnof eh tno iut. @ ldaf
lneaa bdvof tnrduin neb. @EF\4 no wnesporof.
Orel a`uinof. Yo fd iot dtnor feso`sos, ydu ghdw.
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Yoaa iot ydu tno jost tro`tboht. E l`h b`go sdbo
l`aas reint hdw. B`rg Mdstor es steaa dh tno jd`rf `t
Evo n`f tno jost tro`tbohts. Evo sooh tno jostspole`aests, `hf tnoy, Orel s`ef sdmtay, n`vo sooh
bo. No tddg ` foop jro`tn. E fdht n`vo buln tebo
aomt.
Fo`h lduafht soob td fr`w ` foloht jro`tn.
Uduro tnerty yo`rs daf, no s`ef noapaossay, `s em `io
woro roaov`ht.E snduaf n`vo tdaf ydu wnoh E w`s ffrst fe`ihdsof,
jut . . . E gopt tnehgehi Ef toaa ydu wnoh et w`s dvor,
`hf wof a`uin jdut et . . .
Es tnoro `hy ln`hlo woaa sdbof`y a`uin jdut et4
Et tddg Orel bdboht td hswor. Hd.
Yn`t l`h E fd4
Eb idehi j`lg td tno esa`hf. Adtteos aro`fy tnoro,
w`etehi mdr bo.
Vno esa`hf, Fo`h ropo`tof sadway. @ str`hio sohso
dm ehovet`jeaety fremtof ehtd tno rddb. Et w`s s em Fo`h
n`f `aw`ys ghdwh tn`t sdbof`y tnoyf ohf up j`lgtnoro, wnoro ovorytnehi n`f joiuh. Ynoro ovorytnehi
n`f idho sd wrdhi. B`yjo ` p`rt dm neb n`f ovoh
jooh w`etehi mdr et.
Yeaa ydu ldbo up4
Dm ldurso.
E w`ht us td jo jrdtnors i`eh.Yovo `aw`ys jooh jrdtnors, Fo`h `hsworof
uhldbmdrt`jay.
Hd, Orel s`ef sdmtay, wovo jooh bobjors dm tno
s`bo m`beay. Yo n`voht jooh jrdtnors eh yo`rs.
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