Advent Conspiracy, Can Christmas Still Change the World? Excerpt

8/14/2019 Advent Conspiracy, Can Christmas Still Change the World? Excerpt

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Mb` Mfrnstabs ]tnee Mfb`ik tfk Yhred8

\NMC AMCN@EK^, MF\N] ]KB^,B@D irki fhedkr


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_H@DK\WB@

Bdvk`t Mh`spnrbmyMhpyrnift ly \nmc AmCnèky, Mfrns ]kby, b`d Irki Fhedkr

Tfns tntek ns besh bvbneblek bs b _h`dkrvb` klhhc.

Wnsnt www.zh`dkrvb`.mha/klhhcs.

\kquksts ghr n`ghrabtnh` sfhued lk bddrksskd th?

_h`dkrvb`, Irb`d \bpnds, Anmfnib` 4>;=:

Enlrbry hg Mhìrkss Mbtbehinì-n`-Zulenmbtnh` Dbtb

AmCnèky, \nmc.

Bdvk`t mh`spnrbmy ? mb` Mfrnstabs stnee mfbìk tfk whred8 /

\nmc AmCnèky, Mfrns ]kby, b`d Irki Fhedkr 3 wntf mh`trnlutnh`s grha

mh-mh`spnrbthrs brhu`d tfk whred.

p. ma.

N`meudks lnlenhirbpfnmbe rkgkrk`mks.

N]L@ >96-:-=2:-=


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6 BDWK@T MH@]ZN\BM^

Nabin`k?Tfk Mrkbthr hg tfk mhsahs mfhsk, grha

bahì fns ùalkrekss ibebxnks b`d spn``nì stbrs, h`k

tn`y rhmc hg b peb`kt h` wfnmf th k`tkr fuab` engk n` tfk

ahst `bturbe b`d skeg-kggbmnì hg wbys tfrhuif tfk

whal hg b` u`wkd tkk`bik inre.

Fns wbs h`k hg ab`y lnrtfs tfbt `nift, `h dhult, lut nt

wbs u`nquk? Ihd lkmbak b wbnenì, wrn`cekd `kwlhr`

lnrtfkd h`th tfk lehhdy strbw hg engk h` hur sn`-snmc

peb`kt.

Zkrfbps hèy tfk bìkes c`kw wfbt tfky wkrk rkbeey

wnt`kssnì. Tfknr vhnmks rbì tfrhuif tfk fkbvk`s,

snìnì, Iehry th Ihd n` tfk fnifkst! Iehry th Ihd

ghr tfk ingt hg fns sh`3 iehry th Ihd ghr tfk mhsahs-

dwbrgnì ehvk tfbt ekd th tfk lnrtf hg b Cnì n` b rhuif

stblek.


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B Z\HZFKTNM D\KBA >

Tfkrk ns b sk`sk hg prhpfktnm aystkry surrhu`dnì

Mfrnsts lnrtf. Tfk sthry rkvkbes shaktfnì dnvn`k th us3

nt drnvks hur qukst th ehhc mehskey bt hur hw` sthrnks.

Yfh brk wk8 Yfy brk wk8 Fhw dh wk8Yfkrk,

n` tfk andst hg hur qukstnh`s, ns tfns Naabùke, tfns

Ihd-wntf-us8

AN]]N@I H[T

]bdey, ghr bee hur qukstnh`nì, tfk aystkry hg tfk

N`mbr`btnh` ksmbpks us. Oksus mhaks, n` fns gnrst Bdvk`t,

n`th tfk andst hg hur irkbt sn` b`d suggkrnì. Tfns wbs

Ihds dksni`. Lut bpbrt grha tfk bìkes ùdinì bgkw smbrkd sfkpfkrds b`d b mryptnm stbr dkmhdkd ly b

fb`dgue hg dnstb`t bstrhehinsts, beahst kvkryh`k kesk

ansskd nt.

Anssnì hut sfhued gkke gbanenbr3 ahst hg us

fblntubeey anss nt kvkry ykbr bt Mfrnstabs. Hur sthry nsmh`suaptnh` b`d mh`suakrnsa, b`d wkrk hlsksskd

wntf tfk menabx. Yk whrsfnp ekss. Yk spk`d ahrk. Yk

invk ekss. Yk struiiek ahrk.

Ekss, ahrk. Ahrk, ekss. Tnak b`d `krvks strktmf tfn`,

b`d wk rkdumk gbaney b`d grnk`ds th b mbrd hr b prksk`t


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tfbt mhsts tfk rnift bahu`t th prhvk hur ekvke hg ehvk.

Hur qukst th mkeklrbtk aystkry kxfbusts us. B`htfkr

Mfrnstabs pbssks ly enck b lenzzbrd, b`d wk brk ekgt th

sfhvke tfrhuif tfk trbsf hg hur gbneurk.

Anssnì tfk prhpfktnm aystkry hg Oksus lnrtf akb`s

anssnì Ihd-wntf-us, Ihd lksndk us Ihd lkmhanì

h`k hg us. Anssnì hut h` Oksus mfbìks kvkrytfnì.

LBMC TH TFK ]TBLEK

]kvkrbe ykbrs bih b gkw hg us grnk`ds wkrk ebak`tnì

fhw aumf wk fbtk pbsthrnì bt Mfrnstabs. Yk sfbrkdhur drkbd hg prkpbrnì th prhmebna, mkeklrbtk, b`d

whrsfnp Oksus bt fns N`mbr`btnh` wfnek wk behì wntf

hur mhìrkibtnh`s brk mh`suakd wntf ndhebtry.

Yk lkmhak ehst n` mrhwdkd abees, gn`b`mnbe dklt,

b`d k`dekss ensts hg ingts th luy. Tfk gbesk dhmtrn`khg mh`suakr rkeninh` n`snsts, bibn` b`d bibn`, tfbt

ah`ky kqubes ehvk b mh`vn`mnì k`huif tbek th abck

lkenkvkrs hut hg `h`-Mfrnstnb`s b`d Mfrnstnb`s benck.

Yk wkrk bgrbnd tfbt h` Mfrnstabs dby, Ihd whued

mhak `kbr bs fk bewbys dhks b`d bewbys ns b`d wkwhued anss nt ykt bibn`.


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B Z\HZFKTNM D\KBA 22

]h wk dkmndkd th try b` kxpkrnak`t? Yfbt ng, n`stkbd

hg bmtnì enck lystb`dkrs th tfk `btnvnty, wk ekd hur

mhìrkibtnh`s n`thtfk `btnvnty sthry bs pbrtnmnpb`ts8

Yk dnd`t c`hw wfbt th kxpkmt, lut wk c`kw

wk `kkdkd th rkmebna tfk sthry hg Mfrnstabs, tfk

ghu`dbtnh`be `brrbtnvk hg tfk mfurmf. Bs wk strhvk th

skk tfk lnrtf hg Mfrnst grha n`sndk tfk stblek n`stkbd hgn`sndk tfk abee, hur fhendby prbmtnmks lkib` th mfbìk.

]ZK@D EK]].

INWK AH\K.

YH\]FNZ G[EE .

Ng nt dhks`t tbck ah`ky th ehvk, b rkmbemuebtnh` ns

`kkdkd. Ng ehvk ns th lk tfk drnvnì ghrmk hg hur ingt-

invnì, tfk` ah`ky mb``ht lk. Hur dhan`btnì mueturk

hg mh`suakrnsa mb`, b`d aust, lk rkokmtkd. Yfk` wk

rkgusk th kqubtk ah`ky wntf ehvk, wk lkmhak grkk.Grkk th ekbvk tfk sfbeehw sthry hg mueturbe Mfrnstabs b`d

k`tkr tfk dkkp, engk-invnì wbtkrs hg tfk N`mbr`btnh`.

Grkk th invk wntfhut mhapbrnsh`, rkmknvk wntf irbtntudk,

b`d whrsfnp wntf blb`dh`.

Mfnedrk` u`dkrstb`d tfk mrkbtnvk ohy hg abcnì ingts,


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ebmc hg mekb` wbtkr8 ]h, pbrt`krnì wntf Envnì Ybtkr

N`tkr`btnh`be, wk uskd tfk ah`ky wk sbvkd grha

whrsfnpnì ahrk b`d spk`dnì ekss th luned ab`y wkees.

Yk wnee `kvkr ghrikt rkmknvnì tfk kabne tkeenì us tfbt

tfk wbtkr mrnsns n` Ahu`t Lbrmeby, Enlkrnb, wbs shevkd!

Mfnedrk` spebsfnì tfk grksf wbtkr b`d prbnsnì Ihd

snapey lkmbusk pkhpek h` tfk htfkr sndk hg tfk whredlkib` th lk ahrk gbntfgue th tfk akssbik hg Mfrnstabs.

Hvkr tfk ebst gkw ykbrs, wk trbvkekd bt Mfrnstabs th

tfksk vneebiks wntf `kw wkees th mkeklrbtk tfk fhpk hg

Oksus wntf tfka. Nabin`k mfnedrk` db`mnì b`d sfhutnì

bs mekb` wbtkr iusfks n`th tfk bnr. Znmturk pkhpekwhrsfnpnì Oksus wntf mup bgtkr mup? Envnì wbtkr ghr

hur shues, mekb` wbtkr ghr hur lhdnks. Mh`sndkr tfbt

kbmf wkee wbs drneekd wntf ah`ky tfbt wbs rniftey invk`

bs b lnrtfdby ingt th hur enlkrbtn i Cnì.

Nt wbs`t oust wkees kntfkr3 tfkrk wkrk tbìnlek ehmbekxprkssnh`s tfbt tfk b``hu`mkak`t hg Mfrnst wbs ihhd

`kws th tfk ekbst hg tfksk n` hur hw` mhaau ntnks.

H`k mfurmf tfrkw hpk` tfk dhhrs bt tfk ehmbe smfhhe

sh 2;: hg tfk phhrkst gbanenks n` tfknr mhaau`nty mhued

mhak b`d rkmknvk mehtfnì, ghhd, b`d shak snapek ingts

ghr tfknr cnds. Zkhpek fuì hut b`d wrbppkd prksk`ts


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B Z\HZFKTNM D\KBA 2;

b`d pebykd wntf cnds sh tfk pbrk`ts mhued sfhp. Bs h`k

pkrsh` dksmrnlkd nt? Yk gket nt n` tfk bnr tfbt Mfrnstabs

rkbeey mb` stnee mfbìk tfk whred.

Lkenkvnì tfbt, wk drkbakd kvk` lniikr? Yfbt ng wkn`vntkd ahrk gbntf mhaau`ntnks th ohn` us8 Yk put

thiktfkr b gkw tfhusb`d dheebrs, ebu`mfkd b wklsntk,

b`d n`vntkd htfkrs th ohn` tfk Bdvk`t Mh`spnrbmy Oksus

lkib` sh ab`y ykbrs bih h` b `nift n` Lktfekfka.

Tfk sthry mbuift h`, b`d pkhpek ohn`kd us. Fu`drkds hgmfurmfks lkib` th whrsfnp gueey, spk`d ekss, invk ahrk,

b`d ehvk bee. Nt lkmbak b ahvkak`t tfbt ns stnee irhwnì

thdby. Mfurmfks bee hvkr tfk whred brk ohn`nì tfk

Bdvk`t Mh`spnrbmy b`d dnsmhvkrnì Oksus n` b wby tfbt

ns mfbìnì envks. K`tkrnì tfk sthry wbs fbrdkr tfb`

wk tfhuift, ahrk akb`nìgue tfb` wk dbrkd th drkba,

B snx-ykbr-hed inre thed fkr pbrk`ts tfbt sfkdnd`t wb`t fkr gbaney th spk`d ah`ky h`

fkr lnrtfdby ingts tfns ykbr. ]fk bsckd n`stkbd

tfbt tfk ah`ky lk invk` th Envnì Ybtkr

N`tkr`btnh`be sh tfbt htfkr cnds whued fbvk

mekb` wbtkr th drn`c.


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b`d h`k hg tfk ahst lkbutngue k`mhu`tkrs wntf Oksus

tfbt ab`y hg us fbvk kvkr kxpkrnk`mkd.

@hw tk`s hg tfhusb`ds hg pkhpek bee hvkr tfk whred

brk akktnì tfk Cnì lhr` n` b stblek b`d skrvnì

fns lkehvkd, `kkdy mfnedrk`. Tfns lhhc ns blhut tfk

prhpfktnm drkba lnrtfkd ly tfk Bdvk`t hg Oksus

Mfrnst tfk drkba tfbt kvkry Oksus gheehwkr whuedwhrsfnp gueey, spk`d ekss, invk ahrk, b`d mhurbikhusey

ehvk bee n` tfk `bak b`d phwkr hg Oksus.

Yk rkgusk th lk dkgn`kd ly hur mueturk. N`stkbd,

kalhedk`kd ly tfk ]pnrnt, wk brk rk-mrkbtn i mueturk n`

tfk `bak hg tfk ihhd, tfk truk, b`d tfk lkbutngue OksusMfrnst.

B ]TH\^, @HT B ]^]TKA

Tfk Bdvk`t Mh`spnrbmy ns `ht b ghur-phn`t mfkmcenst ghrfhw th dh Mfrnstabs. Nt ns `ht b ghraueb hr b ghhe-prhhg

systka th abck yhur Mfrnstabs ahrk akb`nìgue.

Tfk Bdvk`t Mh`spnrbmy ns tfk sthry hg tfk wh`drhus

ahak`t wfk` Ihd k`tkrkd hur whred th abck tfnìs


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rnift. Nt ns tfk irkbtkst sthry kvkr thed, b`d nt mfbìks

kvkrytfnì n`meudnì tfk wby wk mkeklrbtk Mfrnstabs.

Bs yhu rkbd tfns lhhc, u`dkrstb`d wfbt yhurk dhnì

b`d wfy yhurk dhnì nt. Tfns ns `ht blhut bìkr,

dnsiust, hr iunet nt ns blhut k`tkrn i tfk sthry hg

Oksus ahrk dkkpey wntf b dksnrk th whrsfnp ahrk gueey.

Nt ns `ht k`huif th sby `h th tfk wby Mfrnstabs nsmkeklrbtkd ly ab`y3 wk `kkd th sby yks th b dnggkrk`t

wby hg mkeklrbtnì.

Hur drkba ns tfbt bs yhu rkbd tfns lhhc yhu wnee

dnsmhvkr Mfrnst b`d lk trb`sghrakd ly k`tkrnì fns

sthry. Tfk ndkb ns snapek, ykt shaktnaks nt ns snapek ndkbstfbt mfbìk hur envks n` tfk lkst wby phssnlek.

]n`mk tfk n`mkptnh` hg tfk Mh`spnrbmy, tfk

k`tnrk Mfrnstabs hggkrnì tfbt ns mheekmtkd durnì

hur auetnpek Mfrnstabs Kvk skrvnmks ekbvks hur

andst h abttkr fhw aumf ns invk` hr wfkrk

wk brk wntf tfk ludikt. Tfns pulenm mhaantak`t

th whrsfnp Oksus ly invnì th tfk ekbst hg

tfksk fbs mfbìkd us, b`d wntf Ihds fkep, tfk

whred.


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Tfk akssbik hg Oksus mb` stnee mfb`ik tfk whred. Yk

mh`tn`uk th mh`spnrk thiktfkr b`d dnsmhvkr `kw b`d

mrkbtnvk wbys n` wfnmf Oksus mb` enlkrbtk tfk whred.

Ynee yhu wrntk yhur engk n`th fns sthry8 Ynee yhu ohn` tfk

prhpfktnm drkba8


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TFK \KENINH@ HG MH@][AK\N]A


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wkbetf b`d nt wnee ekbd th yhur dkstrumtnh`. \bepf

Yn`tkr, tfk ghu`dkr hg Grh`tnkr Anssnh` Gkeehwsfnp,

wrntks? Tfk u`dkrdkvkehpkd shmnktnks suggkr grha h`kskt hg dnskbsks? tulkrmuehsns, abeùtrntnh`, p`kuah`nb,

pbrbsntks, typfhnd, mfhekrb, typfus, ktm. Bggeuk`t

Bakrnmb fbs vnrtubeey n`vk tkd b wfhek `kw skt hg

dnskbsks? hlksnty, brtkrnhsmekrhsns, fkbrt dnskbsk, strhck,

euì mb`mkr, vk`krkbe dnskbsk, mnrrfhsns hg tfk envkr, drui

bddnmtnh`, bemhfhensa. . . . N` sbvnì hurskevks wk fbvk`kbrey ehst hurskevks.;

Mh`suakrnsas irkbt rnsc ns tfbt wk anift ikt kxbmtey

wfbt wk wb`t. Yfbt ng, n`stkbd hg pursunì tfk ebtkst

ibdikts b`d ahst mhaghrtblek engkstyeks, wk lkmbak

pneirnas enck tfk Abin8 Yfbt ng wk ekgt lkfn`d hur

Tfrkk fnif smfhhe inres hrib`nzkd b` n`ntnbtnvktfbt rbnskd bwbrk`kss bt tfknr fnif smfhhe blhut

tfk iehlbe wbtkr mrnsns. Nt bee rkvhevkd brhu`d b

snìek drhp hg wbtkr. Grha vndkhs tfbt pebykd

tfrhuifhut eu`mf fhur th b lk`kgnt mh`mkrt th

T-sfnrts tfbt n`vntkd tfknr gkeehw studk`ts th lk

b drhp hut, tfky rbnskd k`huif ah`ky ghr b

wkee th lk dui n` Ykst Bgrnmb.


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kbsk n` hrdkr th wnt`kss b`d whrsfnp shaktfnì

n`gn`ntkey lkttkr8

N` hur fkbrts wk c`hw tfbt mh`suakrnsa ns `ht tfk

Mfrnstnb` wby th mkeklrbtk tfk lnrtf hg Mfrnst. Mhued

hptnì hut hg hur mueturbe Mfrnstabs invk us tfk mfb`mk

th whrsfnp truey b`d ehvk bee8 Anift nt lk tfbt tfk Cnì

hg Cnìs ns ahrk phwkrgue, b`d ahrk whrtfy hg hurtrust, tfb` tfk ihd hg mh`suakrnsa8 Brk wk wneenì th

spk`d ekss b`d rkmknvk ahrk8

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