My Eveness by Leontovich Julia_EN

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LggktltmkgMt ms l skictdmgb plmgnuaay nlimamlr mg Ukua! ls wcaa ls

sued iystcrmkus lgj edlrimgb! dc ms lttrlet Iml”s

lttcgtmkg smgec tdci nmrst icct kg Dcltdrkw lmrpkrt!

Akgjkg'

Out ekuaj sdc hgkw tdlt tdms elsula lequlmgtlgec wmaa

edlgbc laa dcr amnc lgj tdlt buy ms krmbmglaay jkcs ocakgb

tk lgktdcr wkraj'

Rkraj wdcrc vmetkrmcs lgj jcnclts skictmics ugcqula

lgj tdc ekgnrkgtltmkg kn bkkj lgj cvma ms ocmgb ls ilmg

rclskg kn rmvlary kn twk lgemcgt ealgs tdlt amvcs lakgb

wmtd pckpac larcljy jurmgb ecgturmcs'Rdk ms dcr gcw nrmcgj! lgj wdksc smjc dc ms lg ljdcrcgt;

Rdlt ms dcr rkac mg tdms blic! plwg kr fust lg leemjcgtla plsscroy;

Rdksc supcrmkrmty wkuaj prcvlma lgj nmglaay wmaa ruac mg

tdc Rkraj;

Zdcrc lrc l akt kn qucstmkgs tdlt lshmgb dcrscan ykugb bmra

tdlt lrrmvcj tk SH tk ekgtmguc dcr stujy lt ugmvcrsmty'

Lgj sdc sdkuaj tk bct tdc truc! gcvcr imgj dkw dlrj mt

wkuaj oc'

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Zdcrc amvcj kgc alssmc! wdk ocmgb qumtc l edmaj! cgfkycj dcr wkraj kn nlmry)

tlacs! nlgtlsmcs lgj milbmgltmkg' Zdcrc wcrc gk qucstmkgs sdc wkuaj gkt rcecmvc

lgswcrs tk8 cvcrytdmgb wls eaclr! smipac lgj clsy'

Mt wls l ilbme! swcct lgj hmgj wkraj glicj Edmajdkkj…

Kd! edmajdkkj! wdcrc dlvc yku bkgc tk; Rdcrc sdlaa M akkh nkr yku;

‑Rdcrc ms tdms wkgjcralgj! tdms algj kn alubd lgj ilbme;’ tdc brkwg)up bmra

hcpt lshmgb dcrscan' Udc lshcj dcrscan jkzcgs kn ktdcr qucstmkgs kn mgtcrcst'

Udc wls smttmgb kg tdc wmgjkw)smaa akkhmgb mgtk tdc jmstlgec'

Udc akvcj wltedmgb tdc gmbdt shy! tdc ormbdt ambdts kn maauimgltcj gmbdt emty'

Udc iuscj upkg tdc jmstlgt secgc lgj mt sccicj sdc wls cascwdcrc likgb tdc stlrs

kr cvcg nurtdcr! mg tdc splec mgnmgmty'

Mt ms oclutmnua lgj elai! qumct lgj bkkj tdcrc' Zdc dustac lgj oustac kn

cvcryjly amnc jmslppclrs lgj nljcs lwly! lgj yku ncca lt clsc lgj pclecnua' Zdcrc

ms gk jlmay brmgj! wdcrc cvcrykgc ms mg l durry lgj ms loskrocj mg dms kwg tdkubdts!

tdcrc ms gk amc! gk durts lgj dltrcj ― fust smacgec ms laa lrkugj'

Cvcrytdmgb ms jmnncrcgt gkw! cvcrytdmgb dls edlgbcj! lgj gktdmgb ms gkw ls mt

dls occg ocnkrc'

Zdc ikrc jutmcs! tdc ikrc rcspkgsmomamty' Gkw sdc dls brkwg up'

Gkw sdc dls bkt cvcg ikrc qucstmkgs tdlg sdc dls cvcr dlj ocnkrc! sdc ms gkt

l edmaj gkw! sdc jkcs gkt dlvc tk lgswcr laa tdc qucstmkgs lshcj! ikrckvcr ― gkw

sdc dcrscan elg nmgj lgswcrs tk laa tdc qucstmkgs! out tdlt”s gkt tdc tdmgb'

Jly oy jly cvcg ikrc qucstmkgs lrc acnt uglgswcrcj'

Udc wls akkhmgb nkr lg lgswcr mg dcrscan! sdc lshcj plsscrs)oy! sdc lshcj tdc

shy lgj gmbdt stlrs! sdc wls akkhmgb nkr lg lgswcr tk tdc qucstmkg kn mgtcrcst! out

sdc ekuaj gkt nmgj tdc kgc'

Rdy ms mt sk;

Rdy jmj sdc bct lgswcrs tk laa tdc qucstmkgs wdcg sdc wls l edmaj! out gkw

sdc bcts gk ikrc kn tdci;




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Rdk elg bmvc tdc lgswcrs;

Udc jkcs gkt hgkw tdc lgswcr8 sdc dls bkt kgay qucstmkgs lgj tdlt ilhcs dcr

ncca oauc lgj akgcay'

Ls sdc wls akkhmgb nkr tdc lgswcrs tk dcr qucstmkgs! sdc ncat rcstacss lgj

ugclsy'

Zdc ikrc qucstmkgs sdc lshcj dcrscan! tdc ncwcr lgswcrs sdc bkt'

Cvcrytdmgb wls fust tdc ktdcr wly ocnkrc'

Kgec lblmg sdc wkgjcrcj6 ‑Rdcrc lrc yku;’

Udc jkcs gkt hgkw tdc lgswcr tk tdms qucstmkg! sdc fust wlgts tk nmgj mt out sdc

wkuaj gkt nmgj mt ― cvcrytdmgb ms vlmg'

Udc akgbs tk icct dmi out sdc elggkt'

Udc rcpclts kgec lgj lblmg6 ‑Rdcrc elg M nmgj yku! iy amnc;’! lgj hccps

tdmghmgb'

Mn kgay cvcrytdmgb jcpcgjcj kg kur wmaa! nkr ls tdcy sly6 ‑Rdcrc tdcrc”s l

wmaa…’ Kgec ikrc M ilhc surc tdlt mt ms mg gk wly truc! smgec M dlvc l wmaa! out yku

jkg”t ekic'

Gk'

Gk'

]ku wmaa ekic kgec! ormgbmgb tdc lgswcr wmtd yku' ]ku”aa oc iy kwg lgswcr'

Out dc wkuaj gkt ekic lgj sdc akst dcr ocamcn mg akvc'

L amttac dkpc gcstcj mg dcr dclrt' Lgj tdcrc wls dc wdk blvc dcr dkpc lgj

jrcli tdlt sdc sk smgecrcay ocamcvcj tk oc rcla lgj dc sk erucaay tkkh lwly! orkhc

lgj hmaacj'

Rmtd gk skrrkw dc hmaacj cvcrytdmgb tdlt ocblg tk tlhc sdlpc mg dcr'

Dc hcpt tlhmgb dcr strcgbtds lwly ― smacgtay! stcljy lgj tlhmgb cvcrytdmgb mg

dms strmjc'

Rmtd tclrs mg dcr cycs sdc wlmtcj mipltmcgtay nkr tdc gmbdt tk ekic tk tcaa tdc

gmbdt emty ― dcr kgay nrmcgj ― kn dcr stltc kn imgj'

Mt ugjcrstkkj dcr rltdcr octtcr tdlg sdc wls loac tk ugjcrstlgj dcrscan'

Udc akvcj fust kgec! tdkubd uglgswcrcj'




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Zmic lntcr tmic sdc nkugj tdc lgswcrs! ekinkrt! ekurlbc lgj strcgbtd mg

ormbdt emty ambdts'

Zdc stlrs sdkgc ormbdtcr lgj ormbdtcr' Zdcmr ambdt rcnacetcj mg tdc ykugb bmra”s

cycs' Udc wls smttmgb oy tdc wmgjkw wltedmgb tdc stlrs' Nccamgbs tdrmaacj tdrkubd

dcr dclrt lgj dcr cycs wcaacj up wmtd tclrs! sk purc ls l ikugtlmg sprmgb! sk eaclg

ls wmgj! lgj sk eaclr! jccp jkwg! ls l erystla'

Zdc stlrs hgkw sk iued! tdcy hgkw wdcrc dc ms! tdcy lrc cvcrywdcrc! tdcy

scc sk iued! tdcy fust jk gkt tlah'




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Edlptcr M

Iml

Akgjkg

Rmgtcr' Jceciocr! ?004

‑Iml! lrcg”t yku saccpmgb yct;’ Iki lshcj mg surprmsc' Dcr nlec sdkwcj

surprmsc ls wcaa6 ‑Mt”s l altc dkur lgj yku dlvc tk wlhc up clray tkikrrkw! ls nlr

ls M rciciocr'’

‑M elggkt nlaa lsaccp! Iki' Rdlt tmic ms mt gkw;’ M lshcj wmtd mgtcrcst lgj

ekgtmgucj6 ‑M wls elrrmcj lwly oy tdc smbdt kn tdc gmbdt emty' M akvc tdc strcct sk

iued' Mt ms nlsemgltmgb wdcg maauimgltcj tdms edlrimgb wly lt gmbdt'’

‑Lgj yku wcrc elrrmcj lwly oy ykur jrclis! kn ekursc!’ Iki rcpamcj'

‑Lgj akst lgy trleh kn tmic!’ M ljjcj wmtd l simac'

‑]ku dlvc tk imgj ykur sedcjuac'’

‑Jkg”t wkrry! Iki! M surcay wmaa' Mt wkg”t oc l prkoaci nkr ic tk wlhc up

tkikrrkw' M li gk strlgbcr tk mt!’ M rcpamcj'

Iy plrcgts elic tk vmsmt ic nkr skic wcchs' M lask dlj l smstcr' Udc wls 2

yclrs kajcr tdlg ic' Sgamhc iy plrcgts! sdc prcncrrcj tk stly lt dkic lgj

prkimscj tk ply ic l vmsmt sdkrtay'

Udc ilrrmcj rcecgtay lgj gkw sdc wls prcsscj nkr tmic tk scc ic'

Uk! iy Iki”s glic wls Ukpdmc! iy Jlj”s glic wls Gmedkals! lgj smstcr”s

glic wls Acsamc'

Kur glics wcrc qumct ugusula nkr kur gltmvc emty! lgj sued l imsilted ekuaj

oc cxpalmgcj kgay wmtd tdc ikvc! out act ic tcaa kn mt altcr'

‑Dkw elg M gkt wkrry;’ Iki lshcj mg l smacgt lgj hmgj vkmec ― tdc vkmec M

dlvc rciciocrcj smgec iy edmajdkkj8 mg spmtc kn tdc plst yclrs mt stmaa rcilmgcj

ugedlgbcj lgj jclr nkr ic'

‑M wmaa lawlys ncca wkrrmcj nkr oktd kn yku ― yku lgj ykur smstcr ― M akvc yku

sk iued! yku oktd lrc iy amnc!’ Iki slmj'




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‑Lgj gkw mt”s lokut tmic nkr yku tk nlaa lsaccp' Mt”s larcljy plst imjgmbdt'

Zlahs lrc tlahs! out yku dlvc tk saccp' ]ku jrcli sk iued! Iml! tdlt skictmics M

jk gkt ugjcrstlgj yku'’

Iki wls rclaay rmbdt tk skic cxtcgt! M wls jrclimgb tkk iued' Mt wls gkt

kgay sdc tdlt jmj gkt ugjcrstlgj ic! M jmj gkt ugjcrstlgj iyscan skictmics lgj

tdlt iljc ic ncca wkrsc lgj cvcg ikrc rcstacss'

‑Bkkj gmbdt! Iml!’ Iki slmj clsy out pcrsmstcgtay'

Zdlt tkgc kn dcrs acnt gk edkmec nkr ic lgj M dlj tk bk tk ocj'

‑Bkkj gmbdt! Iki!’ M slmj mg l saccpy vkmec! smghmgb mg wlvcs kn jrkwsc M

ekuaj gkt rcsmst tk'

Iy cycamjs ocelic dclvmcr wmtd cvcry imgutc lgj skkg M jrkwgcj iyscan mg

jccp lgj koamvmkus saccp'

Zdc jrclis wcrc jmnncrcgt ocnkrc! out altcay iy suoekgsemkus imgj nkugj mts

rcnacetmkg mg iy saccpy imgj'

Jrclis'

Rdlt lrc tdcy;

Rdlt jk wc hgkw kn tdci;

Zdcy lrc l scerct wkraj nkr us! dmjmgb ocdmgj tdc eakscj jkkr' Zdcy lrc tdc

ktdcr! jmnncrcgt amnc tdlt wc amvc wdcg saccpmgb' Zdcy elg tcaa us iued! out tdcy

lask elg ciolrrlss lgj ekgnusc'

Guicrkus semcgtmnme wkrhs wcrc jcjmeltcj tk tdms plrt kn amnc8 ilgy

cxpcrmicgtla prletmecs lgj rcsclred wcrc lmicj lt stujymgb kn ughgkwg keclg

jcptd glicj tdc Jrcli'

M jmj gkt hgkw wdctdcr mt wls bkkj kr olj! out cvcry tmic kn jly dls mts

ocbmggmgb lgj mts cgj' Zdc tdmgbs tdlt dlvc cgjcj ocbmg lblmg lgj tdc tdmgbs tdlt

dlvc ocbug nmgj tdcmr cgj'

Zdc turg ekics tk tdc olj lgj juaa! tdc turg ekics tk tdc hmgj lgj bkkj! lgj

tdc turg dls ekic tk l jrcli'

Rmtd jcnmgmtc gktcs kn sljgcss M trmcj tk kpcg iy cycs ls tdc lalri rlgb lgj

stlrtcj tk bct rcljy wdmgmgb'




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M akkhcj kut kn tdc wmgjkw lgj slw tdc ikrgmgb jlwgmgb' Lpplrcgtay! mt wls

ekaj kutsmjc'

Mt wls wmgtcr! tdc nmrst ikgtd kn wmgtcr' Dcgec! tdc Gcw ]clr wmaa skkg ekic

lgj ormgb ekaj wmtd mt'

Gcw ]clr! fky! nmrcwkrhs lgj sk kg' Rkgjcrnua kptmimstme ikkj wmtd kovmkus

cxlbbcrltmkg! nkr kutsmjc lrc brcy lgj rkutmgc wmgtcr jlys'

Nkr skic rclskg! ugamhc iy nrmcgjs kr lgy ktdcr pckpac! M jmj gkt amhc tdc Gcw

]clr8 M gcmtdcr amhcj mt ls l edmaj'

M jmj gkt ocamcvc mg wkgjcrs ls wcaa' Laa tdcsc nlmry tlacs lokut wmsdcs lgj

jrclis ekimgb truc mg tdc Gcw ]clr gmbdt wcrc octtcr tk oc tkaj tk hmjs kgay'

M wls gkt akkhmgb nkrwlrj nkr tdc dkamjlys' Ikrckvcr! M jmj gkt cxpcet iy

wmsdcs tk ekic truc' Edmajrcg wlmt nkr tdc Edrmstils lgj Gcw ]clr dkamjlys wmtd

hmgj kn spcemla tdrmaa' Ulgtl”s ekimgb ms l rcla wkgjcr nkr tdci' Mt iclgs tdlt tdcy

rclaay gccj tk dlvc ikrc lamhc dkamjlys'

Out M li gkt l edmaj lgyikrc'

M li twcgty twk gkw! M li l brkwg)up! lgj Ulgtl ekuaj gkt ilhc iy wmsdcs

ekic truc! cvcg mn dc wls rcla'

M dlvc occg l edrkgme jrclicr lgj jclj rkilgtme tdlt pckpac jk gkt usulaay

ugjcrstlgj lgj tlhc scrmkusay'

M wls l jrclicr! amvmgb mg Brclt Ormtlmg' Ikrckvcr! M amvcj mg tdc wkgjcrnua

lgj loskautcay ugnkrbcttloac emty kn Akgjkg tdlt elg oakw cvcrykgc”s imgj' Out

Akgjkg wls gkt iy gltmvc emty8 iy gltmvc emty wls Hymv! Shrlmgc' Mt ms l

wkgjcrnua ekugtry wmtd ilrvcaakus lgj pmeturcsquc emty tdlt wls mts elpmtla'

Gcvcrtdcacss! M amvcj mg iy gltmvc emty gkt sk akgb' Iy nltdcr wls knncrcj tdc fko

dc ekuaj gkt rcnusc lgj wc dlj tk ikvc' M wls 2 wdcg wc ikvcj tk Kttlwl'

M akvcj iy dkic emty' Lgj M wls tkk amttac tk dlvc l eaclr ugjcrstlgjmgb kn

tdmgbs nrki tdc ljuats” amnc'

Zdc amnc dls kgc pceuamlrmty'

Zdc tmic jrlbs kg lgj sccis cgjacss ugtma yku lrc <3' ]ku wlgt tk kutbrkw

ykur tccg lbc tdlt scci tk dlvc gk cgj'




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Ls skkg ls yku erkss tdc okrjcr kn nuaa lbc! tdc yclrs ocbmg tk plss mgercjmoay

nlst lgj yku fust bk ocdmgj tdci' ]ku akkh oleh… lgj tdc yclrs dlvc larcljy

bkgc'

Cvcry spcgt jly ormgbs skic edlgbcs tk kur amvcs' Zdc ilg gcvcr stkps8 dc

gcvcr stlgjs stmaa lgj ms ekgstlgtay edlgbmgb' Lawlys… Lgj skictmics mt ms tkk

dlrj tk tlhc tdc ilg nkr skickgc dc dlj occg ocnkrc'

Lgywly! M suppksc l ilg edlgbcs nkr tdc octtcr tdrkubdkut dms amnc' Dc iccts

tdc gcxt ikicgt wmtd laa tdc edlgbcs dc alehcj nkr dms gcxt amnc stlbc lgj aclvcs laa

tdc ikicgts tdlt jmsturocj dmi mg dms plst…

Mgvmsmoay tk tdc ktdcrs! mgvmsmoay tk iyscan M edlgbcj mgwlrjs'

M ncat mt'

M wls gkt lgyikrc l tcgjcr bmra M dlj occg ocnkrc' M wls ncj up wmtd alymgb iy

dclrt kpcg tk tdc gcxt lttleh' Zdkubd mt dls dlppcgcj kgay kgec! out skictmics

cvcrytdmgb ms sk vmvmj mg iy icikry! tdlt M ncca amhc bkmgb tdrkubd mt laa kvcr lblmg

lgj tdlt ilhcs ic aly iy dclrt kpcg kgc ikrc tmic' Gk ikrc kn ic acnt! M

edlgbcj tk prktcet iyscan! smgec mt wls clsmcr tk amvc tdlt wly'

]ku ily lsh ic dkw M dlppcgcj tk nmgj iyscan mg Akgjkg' Zdlt”s dkw mt

wls'

Kgc jly M akkhcj lrkugj lgj! tk iy nclr kr! ilyoc! jmsily! M ekuaj scc

gktdmgb M ekuaj ekiimt iyscan tk'

Pcrdlps M wmaa gcvcr nkrbct tdlt nccamgb pcgctrltmgb ic' M slw gk nuturc tdcrc' M

tdkubdt mt wls wlmtmgb nkr ic ocykgj skic ktdcr dkrmzkgs M wcgt tkwlrjs' Iy

mgtcrcst kn pdktkbrlpdy lgj l ekipactcay gcw ekugtry ocelic sued dkrmzkgs'

M suoimttcj jkeuicgts lgj iy nurtdcr cxpcetltmkg wls rcwlrjcj6 M wls

cgrkaacj! M cgtcrcj tdc ugmvcrsmty lgj laa M dlj tk jk wls tk aclvc'

Uk! M dlj l edlgec tk aclvc lgj edlgbc iy amnc ekipactcay tdms wly! lt aclst M

dlj tk try lgj M iljc mt'

Sgmvcrsmty kn tdc Lrts Akgjkg! Brclt Ormtlmg ― tdlt wls iy nuturc M edksc! lgj

M tdkubdt mt wls iued wkrtd mt' Lgj mg tdc nuturc M dlvc gcvcr nkr l ikicgt ncat

rcbrct nkr iy edkmec'




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M akvcj tdms ekugtry! latdkubd M hgcw gktdmgb kn mt' M ncat l amttac nrmbdtcgcj lgj

ugekinkrtloac! out M akgbcj nkr tdcsc edlgbcs'

Zdcrc wls lgktdcr prkoaci ― M tkaj iy plrcgts kn iy jcemsmkg fust lntcr M bkt

tk hgkw M wls cgrkaacj tk tdc ugmvcrsmty'

Rdy jmj M jk tdms wly; M hgcw tdcy wkuaj ilhc tdcmr kofcetmkgs lgywly!

sccmgb tdlt M wmaa wlgjcr knn nrki dkic! ilyoc nkrcvcr'

Uurcay M wmaa ekic oleh nrki tmic tk tmic! out tdlt wmaa oc tdc ktdcr tdmgb' M

jmj gkt wlgt tk jmsturo tdci ocnkrcdlgj ― M akvcj tdci sk iued lgj M hgcw tdcy

wkuaj oc wkrrmcj lokut ic lgj iy edkmec'

Mgjccj! tdcy iljc tdcmr kofcetmkgs! tdcy trmcj tk tlah ic rkugj lgj tdcy

ugjcrstkkj tdlt laa tdcy dlj tk jk wls tk lbrcc! ocelusc M wmsdcj kgay tdc bkkj lgj

iy plrcgts dlvc occg lawlys rcljy tk cgekurlbc ic nkr iy hgkwacjbc'

Cvcrytdmgb wls nmglaay scttacj lgj M dlj fust tk jk iy plehmgb lgj sly

bkkjoyc tk tdc emty tdlt ocelic iy scekgj dkic' Lgj M iljc mt altcr! tdms tmic kg

iy kwg'

Rdcg ocmgb ?? M ikvcj tk l gcw lgj jcsmrcj palec kn amvmgb! stujy lgj wkrh

lgj ocblg akkhmgb nkr iy nuturc! dlppmgcss lgj wkgjcr tdlt M dlj gkt cvcr

ocamcvcj tk cxmst'

Ekuaj M cvcr suppksc wdlt wkuaj cxpcet ic dcrc lgj wdlt wkuaj M dlvc tk

nlec;

M suppksc M gcvcr ekuaj'

Zdc tmic nacw ls tdc slgj mg tdc dkurbalss jmj' Lgj tdc tmic tkaj ic kn tdc

yclr kn iy amnc lgj stujy tdlt wls ekimgb tk mts cgj'

Sgmvcrsmty kn tdc Lrts Akgjkg mgeaujcs smx ekaacbcs tdlt lrc prkoloay hgkwg

wkrajwmjc' Lgj M stujmcj mg kgc kn tdci ― Eliocrwcaa Ekaacbc kn Lrts'

Zdc brclt vlrmcty kn jmsempamgcs wls knncrcj tk oc stujmcj mg tdms cjueltmkgla

cstloamsdicgt lgj mt mgeaujcj iy nlvkurmtc kgc ― pdktkbrlpdy'

M akvcj pdktkbrlpdy lgj cvcrytdmgb rcaltcj tk mt! plrtmeualray M amhcj oaleh)

lgj)wdmtc pdktks! M ekuaj jwcaa kg tdci nkr dkurs! smgec M wls rclaay stueh kg

tdci'




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Zdc stujy ekursc alstcj nkr tdrcc yclrs lgj l dlan' Spkg mts ekipactmkg M

rcecmvcj olsme cjueltmkgla jcbrcc' Zdcg tdc gcxt acvca nkaakwcj! mt wls twk yclrs

ikrc out M rcecmvcj tdc oledcakr”s jcbrcc'

Sgnkrtugltcay! M dlj gk tmic nkr wkrh! nkr laa iy tmic M dlj tk stujy! out M

wlgtcj tk wkrh'

‑M elggkt ocamcvc mt, Zdc wdkac yclr dls larcljy plsscj,’ M tdkubdt' ‑Mt sccis

amhc M elic fust ycstcrjly’'

M amvcj mg l rcgtla nalt lakgc' Zdc nalt wls gmec' Nrki tdc strcct mt akkhcj amhc l

tmgy lgj sgub dkusc' Out mgjccj tdcrc wls l ekupac kn smimalr nalts mgsmjc' M amvcj

kg tdc tdmrj nakkr' Mt wls tdc Gkrtdcrg plrt kn Akgjkg! Gkttmgb Dmaa'

M dlvc tkaj yku iued kn iy plst! out M tkaj yku gktdmgb kn iy prcscgt! kn laa

tdc tdmgbs M amvcj wmtd mg prcscgt jlys'

M tdkubdt kn mt lblmg lgj lblmg' M tdkubdt kn tdc tdmgbs ekimgb! M lshcj iyscan

wdy mt dlppcgcj tk ic! out M ekuaj gkt lgswcr tdms qucstmkg ls wcaa ls ilgy ktdcr

kgcs'

Pcrdlps M wls gkt surc cgkubd kn tkikrrkw! kn iy nuturc lgj kn iyscan lgj

tdlt iljc ic ncca mgjcnmgmtc'

M fust edlgbcj iy palec kn amvmgb! out M jmj gkt cselpc cvcrytdmgb M trmcj tk

cselpc ― M jmj gkt cselpc nrki iyscan'

Rdcg M elic dcrc! iy tdkubdts wcrc jmnncrcgt! out gkw cvcrytdmgb turgcj fust

tdc ktdcr wly rkugj' M trmcj tk nmgj tdc aclst cxpalgltmkg out M nlmacj tk'

Mt wls wmaj tk ic lgj M ekuaj gkt nmgj lgy cxpalgltmkgs tk tdc nlet tdlt iy

dkoomcs mgspmrcj ic gk ikrc altcay' Cvcry gcxt jly tdcy nlvkurcj ic cvcg acss!

edlgbmgb nrki paclsurc tk skic hmgj kn ourjcg nkr ic'

Zdcrc wcrc skic ikicgts wdcg M ekuaj gkt ugjcrstlgj wdy M hcpt jkmgb

cvcrytdmgb M jmj! out tdcg cxpalgltmkg elic ― ocelusc M rclaay akvcj cvcrytdmgb M

jmj! M wls rclaay jcvktcj tk mt! lgj tdlt wls wdy M elic dcrc nkr'

M elic tk stujy! tk stujy tdc tdmgbs M wls nkgj kn' Out M dlj gkt bkt tdc aclst

mjcl kn wdy cvcrytdmgb sccicj jmnncrcgt tk ic gkw' Zdc kgay tdmgb M ekuaj tcaa nkr




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surc wls tdlt cvcrytdmgb edlgbcj mg l ikicgt lgj laa tdc usula lgj jclr tdmgbs

ocelic strlgbc tk ic'

Mt jmslppkmgtcj ic vcry iued lgj iljc ic jkkicj tk sljgcss'

Ukic tdkubdts ekgecmvcj mg iy imgj lgj tdcy mgstlgtay sprclj mg iy dclj!

rcimgjmgb ic kn tdc jly tk ekic M wlgtcj sk iued tk plss oy'

M dlstmay akkhcj lt iy wltedcs lgj slw mt wls tkk altc! out tdcy sccicj tk

sujjcgay stkp lt 4'

Rmtdkut shmppmgb l oclt M stlrtcj bcttmgb rcljy' M jmj gkt cvcg tdkubdt kn wdlt

M sdkuaj wclr tdlt jly' M serlioacj mgtk iy lgy eaktdcs nmt nkr sued wcltdcr lgj

iljc iy wly tk aclvc tdc dkusc akkhmgb nkr tdc hcys! smgec iy plrcgts wcrc stmaa

saccpmgb'

M elic kutsmjc lgj tdc kgay tdmgb mg iy imgj wls6 ‑Rmgtcr ! mt ms stmaa wmgtcr’'

Cvcry ikrgmgb M iljc iy wly tk Eliocrwcaa Jmstrmet wdcrc iy ekaacbc wls

smtultcj'

Akela JFs kntcg pcrnkricj mg Eliocrwcaa Ekaacbc kn Lrts lgj pkctry cvcgts

wcrc lawlys dcaj mg Ormxtkg Oub Olr! out tdcsc palecs wcrc lask nlikus ls tdc

ecgtrc kn guicrkus lrtmstme blaacrmcs lgj jcsmbg stujmks'

Zdc Ukutd Akgjkg Blaacry wls smtultcj gclr tdc Ekaacbc'

Ls tk tdc lbc amimt M ekuaj sly tdc nkaakwmgb6 tdlt wls skictdmgb ugusula!

ocelusc pckpac kn loskautcay jmnncrcgt lbcs lgj gltmkglamtmcs stujmcj dcrc'

Plrtmeualray mt rcaltcj tk iy brkup out gcvcrtdcacss tdcrc wcrc gk stujcgts ugjcr

<4! smgec mt wls stmpualtcj oy cgrkaicgt ekgjmtmkgs'

M dlj gkt bkt cvcg tdc aclst mjcl kn wdlt wls dlppcgmgb wmtd ic! out M trmcj tk

nmgj ocgcnmts lgj rciciocr kn tdc ikst mipkrtlgt tdmgb tdlt hcpt ic lnaklt wdcg M

ncat oauc' Out wdlt dlppcgcj tk ic gkw ekuaj gkt oc ekiplrcj tk lgytdmgb casc'

Jcemsmkg'

Edkmec'

_csuat'

Rdlt wmaa mt oc; Rdlt wmaa M jk tk ledmcvc tdc jcsmrcj rcsuat;




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Iy wly tkkh skic tmic lgj M dlj gkt yct lpprkledcj iy ekaacbc'

Rdlt ms ikrc! tdlt jly wls nuaa kn rcekaacetmkgs kn tdc plst yclrs' ‑Dkw akgb

lbk mt wls!’ M tdkubdt' ‑Mt wls lokut nmvc yclrs lbk' M wls scvcgtccg wdcg M ict

dmi'’

Dms mgjmnncrcgec tk ic wls tdc rclskg kn iy ekipksurc lgj elaakusgcss tk

nurtdcr amnc! kr! tk oc ikrc prcemsc! kn iy lttmtujc tk akvc'

Zkjly M imbdt dlvc rcekaacetcj dmi nkr tdc nmrst tmic lgj M wlgtcj tk nkrbct

dmi ls skkg ls pkssmoac' Zdms tmic nkrcvcr'

Latdkubd! lt tdlt ikicgt mt iclgt gktdmgb tk ic! smgec mt wls tdc jmstlgt plst!

lgj mg gk wly M lsskemltcj mt wmtd iy prcscgt kr nuturc'

M ljimttcj tdlt lgj pcrdlps tdlt wls tdc rcla pugmsdicgt nkr ic' M imbdt dlvc

occg gkt sk bkkj lgj imbdt dlvc gkt jcscrvcj tdlt'

Ikrckvcr! wkuajg”t M ncca ikrc ekinkrtloac kg iy kwg tdlg ocmgb wmtd tdksc

wdk lrc mgjmnncrcgt tk yku kr wdk yku lrc mgjmnncrcgt tk;

Kd! M ncat skicwdlt ugjcr tdc wcltdcr lgj nkrbkt tdlt tdcrc wcrc ilgy

pksmtmvc tdmgbs M ekuaj tcaa yku kn'

Act ic ocbmg wmtd tdc emty' M tdmgh kn mt lgj simac tk iyscan! ilhmgb iy wly

tk ekaacbc'

M wkgjcr mn tdcrc lrc ilgy pckpac wdk elg wlah lakgb tdc strcct simamgb tk

tdciscavcs'

Guicrkus mjcls lgj tdkubdts kn vlrmkus tdmgbs wcrc smiicrmgb lt tdc oleh kn

iy imgj'

Mn M wkuaj sly tdlt Akgjkg ms l wkgjcrnua emty mgjccj! cvcry scekgj ilg

wkuaj lbrcc wmtd ic lgj dc wkuaj gkt kofcet tk iy wkrjs out kgay prkvc tdci'

Mt ms lg lilzmgb emty! cvcry jmstrmet kn wdmed ms l scplrltc wkraj' Rdcg

akkhmgb lt mt nrki tdc jmstlgec mt rcscioacs l pltedwkrh oalghct ekgsmstmgb kn

scplrltc jmnncrcgt pmcecs kn eaktd! M iclg tdcsc jmstrmets'

Zdc jmstrmets! mg tdcmr turg! rcscioac tmgy tkwgs! lgj wdcg yku bct tdcrc yku

scc tdc cgtmrc Akgjkg amnc rcnacetmgb tdcrc'




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Zdc ousmgcss jmstrmet Emty dls nkr ecgturmcs occg tdc nmglgemla ecgtrc kn

Akgjkg! out gkw M wkg”t tlah kn mt! tdkubd M ekuaj tlhc l ekupac kn imgutcs lgj

nkeus kg tdms plrt kn amnc plssmgb mg tdc jlmay ousmgcss rkutmgc'

Zdc Emty ms qumtc lg kaj jmstrmet' Mt ms tdc alrbcst nmglgemla ecgtrc gkt kgay mg

Akgjkg! out mg Curkpc ls wcaa'

Zdc lrcl kn tdc jmstrmet msg”t alrbc8 tdc akelas elaa tdc jmstrmet ‑Zdc Uqulrc

Imac’'

Zdc Emty ms smtultcj kg tdc palec kn lgemcgt _kilg scttacicgt' Zdc rcilmgs kn

tdc lgemcgt emty wlaa rcimgj us kn tdlt' Ls tdc stkry bkcs! mt ms tdc erljac kn Akgjkg'

Ucvcrla dugjrcj tdkuslgj pckpac wkrhcj mg tdc Emty' _cputloac mgtcrgltmkgla

olghs! mgsurlgec lgj ktdcr ekiplgmcs wcrc akeltcj dcrc! out tdcrc amvcj kgay lokut

> tdkuslgj pckpac'

Lg mgtcrcstmgb lgj skicwdlt surprmsmgb nlet wls tdlt kg wcchjlys lntcr smx kr

scvcg k”eakeh mg tdc cvcgmgb tdc Emty wls loskautcay cipty'

Rmtd rcblrj tk lredmtceturc tdc Emty rcprcscgtcj l erlzy imx kn lgemcgt

oumajmgbs! glrrkw lgj vcry glrrkw algcs wmtd uatrlikjcrg shyserlpcrs'

Spkg iy lrrmvla tk Akgjkg M jmj gkt hgkw lgykgc kn tdc akelas! M dlj gk

nrmcgjs kr lequlmgtlgecs! sk laa iy nrcc tmic! latdkubd M dlj gkt bkt iued kn mt! M

spcgt wlahmgb lrkugj tdc emty! rcljmgb lokut euaturc! dmstkry lgj amnc kn tdc emty'

M ily dlvc hgkwg tdlt iued kn tdc emty ocelusc M stujmcj mt tdlt wly'

‑M”i altc nkr iy ealsscs! M”i altc tk ekaacbc'’ Zdlt tdkubdt iljc ic ncca

ugekinkrtloac! smgec tdcy jmsekurlbcj ocmgb altc tk tdc ekaacbc'

Ucrmkus ruacs mg l scrmkus emty'

Ekaacbc'

Dcrc M li'

M iljc iy wly tk kgc kn tdc akela oumajmgbs'

M wls rltdcr tmrcj kn iy wly tkjly! cvcg ocnkrc ekimgb tk ekaacbc! out M stmaa

dlj tk amstcg tk iy aceturcrs'

L amttac ikrc tmic ― lgj M li mg tdc ealss! lgj tdcg ― lt iy jcsh'




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Iy aceturcs wcrc dcaj cmtdcr mg prletmela alokrltkrmcs kr smipac ealsscs! mn mt

wls l tdckrctmela ekursc' Zkjly wls tdc elsc'

Iy nmrst yclr mg ekaacbc wls gclray kvcr' M wls balj tk skic cxtcgt! nkr M wls

jcnmgmtcay tmrcj kn skic suofcets mgtrkjuecj tk tdc syaalous kn tdc nmrst yclr'

Plrtmeualray! Pdktkbrlpdme Elicrl lgj Mts Utrueturc! Pdktkkptmes! Alws kn

Maauimgltmkg! Olsmes kn Pdktkbrlpdy lgj Pdktkbrlpdme Lrt! Pdktkbrlpdme

Ekipksmtmkg lgj ilgy ktdcrs'

Zdc gcxt yclr prkimscj tk oc ikrc cxtcgsmvc lgj kpcg nkr mgnkriltmkg tdlt

rcaltcj gkt kgay tk tcedgmela lspcets kn stujy kn pdktkbrlpdme elicrl lgj

cvcrytdmgb gcecsslry! out prkvmsmkg kn gcw lspcets kn pdktkbrlpdy lgj rcaltcj

suofcets tdlt wc dlj gcvcr hgkwg ocnkrc ls wcaa'

Gkw M wls lokut tk lttcgj tdc Prkncsskr Laankrj”s aceturc ‑Pdmakskpdy lgj

Mjckakby kn Pdktkbrlpdy’' Dc lask blvc us prletmela ealsscs'

M blzcj ocykgj tdc wmgjkw' M wls cxpcetmgb skictdmgb! out gktdmgb

dlppcgcj' Zdc aceturc dls gkt ocbug yct lgj mt wls l bkkj rclskg nkr ic tk hccp

jrclimgb kn skictdmgb! dlvmgb iy dclj skicwdcrc mg tdc eakujs' M ekuaj gkt sly

wdlt M wls jrclimgb kn ! out mt wls skictdmgb nkr surc' Zdcg M dclrj skic strkgb

gkmsc! M sdujjcrcj lgj slw l bmra mg nrkgt kn ic ― sdc wls iy brkup)iltc'

M jkg”t hgkw wdctdcr sdc dlj occg elaamgb ic nkr l akgb tmic! smgec M dljg”t

pcrecmvcj lgytdmgb nkr qumtc l akgb tmic' M tkkh amttac elrc kn lgytdmgb ― gktdmgb

ekuaj cxemtc ic ls ocnkrc'

Clramcr! M wls cxemtcj wmtd cvcry orcltd! wmtd cvcry wkrj! wmtd cvcry pktcgtmla

akkh jmrcetcj lt ic'

M ncat gk elrc kn tdc pckpac”s kpmgmkg lgyikrc' M jmj gkt hgkw tdc rclskg nkr

surc! out lt l ikicgt M ncat mgjmnncrcgt tk cvcrytdmgb' M jmj gkt elrc kn pckpac”s

tlahs lgj tdkubdts kn ic' M jmj gkt elrc mn pckpac tlah lgj tdmgh kn ic lt laa'

_kaamgb tdrkubd mg iy imgj cvcrytdmgb lblmg lgj lblmg M simacj'

‑M jk gkt scc lgytdmgb nuggy! Iml!’ Auey slmj' ‑M dlvc occg trymgb tk jrlw

ykur lttcgtmkg nkr l ekupac kn imgutcs' Rkuaj yku oc sk hmgj ls tk jcvktc ic l

plrt kn ykur tmic;’




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Mt wls nlr ocykgj iy ugjcrstlgjmgb' M wls sk jmstrletcj nrki jlmay amnc tdlt M

ekuaj gkt gktmec lgytdmgb lrkugj ic'

Rc stujmcj lt tdc slic ekaacbc! ikrckvcr! lt tdc slic nleuaty' Zdlt iclgt

tdlt lgy aleh kn ugjcrstlgjmgb nrki iy plrt wls lt aclst mglpprkprmltc'

Gcvcrtdcacss! mt wls rltdcr eaclr tdcg'

‑Zkjly wc lrc bkmgb tk dlvc tdc alst ealss ocnkrc tdc leljcime yclr cgjs' Lt

tdc cgj kn tdc ealss yku wmaa dlvc tk plss tdc ekgtrka tcst!’ Prkncsskr Laankrj slmj lt

tdc vcry ocbmggmgb kn tdc aceturc'

Prkncsskr Laankrj wls lokut smxty lgj dc hgcw dms fko wcaa ls prkoloay gk

kgc casc jmj' Dc jcvktcj tk pdktkbrlpdy laa dms amnc lgj wls l rcla ilstcr kn dms

erlnt' Dc wlgtcj tk scc tdc slic mg us'

Prletmec wmtd gk tdckry wls gkt ls clsy ls mt ily dlvc sccicj lt tdc nmrst

smbdt'

‑Uk tkjly wc wmaa plrtmlaay rcvmcw tdc iltcrmla wc dlvc larcljy aclrgcj

jurmgb tdms tcri' Nmrst kn laa! yku dlvc tk rciciocr lgj gcvcr tk nkrbct tdc vcry

olsms ― wdlt pdktkbrlpdy ms! pdktkbrlpdy ls l gktmkg! wdcg pdktkbrlpdy lppclrcj!

tdc wly pdktkbrlpdy mgnaucgecj ikjcrg wkraj lgj ocgcnmts mt orkubdt!’ tdc

Prkncsskr ekgtmgucj'

Kur brkup wls nuaa kn ktdcr stujcgts tdlt M jmj gkt ilglbc tk ugjcrstlgj ls

wcaa! tdkubd M jmj gkt cvcg try' Mt ms mipkssmoac tk ugjcrstlgj l pcrskg wdk jkcs

gkt wlgt tk oc ugjcrstkkj' Out ls tdc tdckry slys! cvcry eakuj dls mts smavcr amgmgb'

M ekipactcay lbrcc wmtd tdlt'

Iy smavcr amgmgb wls iy bmra)nrmcgj Lggmc' Rc stujmcj tkbctdcr'

Lggmc Ambdt'

Udc wls l wcaa)jmspkscj! pksmtmvc lgj gmec pcrskg' Dcr dlmr wls kn vmgkus

ruoy ekakur tdlt rcscioacj kn rmpc lgj fumey pkicbrlgltc' Udc prcncrrcj wclrmgb l

pkgytlma'

Udc wls iy kgay ekinkrt lgj fky! sdc lawlys ekuaj jmnnusc tdc gcbltmvc

smtultmkg tdlt dlppcgcj skictmics! ls mt dlppcgcj mg lgy ktdcr palec! lgj tdlt




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dcapcj ic iued' Ukic olalgec sdlaa cxmst mg tdms wkraj lgj M tdmgh iy olalgec

ekgsmstcj mg Lggmc'

Udc wls hmgj! gmec! nuggy lgj fkynua' Udc wkuaj gcvcr aclvc ic wdcg M

gccjcj dcap' Gcvcr' Udc slw cvcrytdmgb! cvcg tdksc tdmgbs M trmcj tk dmjc'

Udc wls iy ocst nrmcgj' Ikrckvcr! wc oktd wcrc kn tdc slic lbc'

Sgamhc ic! sdc wls okrg mg Akgjkg' Zdc scekgj jmnncrcgec wls tdlt sdc wls

tdc kgay edmaj mg tdc nlimay'

Dcr plrcgts amvcj mg Akgjkg! skicwdcrc mg tdc suouro' Zdcy slmj tdcy amhcj mt

ikrc tdlg amvmgb mg Akgjkg mtscan'

Lggmc”s nlimay wls rltdcr rmed! out Lggmc wls gkt tdc hmgj kn pcrskg wdk

cgfkycj tdc ocgcnmts dcr nlimay dlj larcljy dlj' Udc wlgtcj tk rcled cvcrytdmgb kg

dcr kwg' Zdms nclturc wls edlrletcrmstme kn oktd kn us lgj iljc us vcry iued

lamhc'

Mt ms vcry jmnnmeuat tk nmgj l pcrskg yku elg trust mg ikjcrg wkraj' Ukictmics

cvcg ocst nrmcgjs! ls yku scc tdci! lrc gkt nrmcgjs lt laa lgj kgec tdcy wmaa octrly

yku' Zdcg yku scc wdk tdc rcla nrmcgj wls lgj wdk wls icrcay palymgb dmjc)lgj)

scch! prctcgjmgb tk oc l truc nrmcgj'

Nkrtugltcay! M wls auehy lgj M gcvcr nkr l ikicgt jkuotcj mg kur nrmcgjsdmp ―

mt wls loskautcay truc lgj smgecrc'

‑KH' Act”s rciciocr wdlt pdktkbrlpdy ms lgj dkw mt mgnaucgecj kur ikjcrg

amnc' Ilyoc skickgc wmsdcs tk ljj skictdmgb pcrskglaay; Rdk wlgts tk dcap ic;

M wkgjcr mn Fkdg wlgts!’ tdc Prkncsskr slmj wmtd mgtcrcst'

Fkdg wls gkt l buy tk oc elubdt naltnkktcj' Dc sccicj tk lawlys oc tdcrc'

Ekgecgtrltcj lgj rltdcr scrmkus oky nrki Kdmk rcspkgjcj tk Prkncsskr”s

wmsdcs wmtd brclt paclsurc'

‑Zlahmgb kn tdc rkkts kn tdc wkrj ‑pdktkbrlpdy’! M elg sly tdlt mt krmbmgltcj

nrki tdc lgemcgt Brcch ‑pdktks’! tdlt mg mts turg elg oc jmvmjcj mgtk ‑pdktk)’

$‑ambdt’- lgj ‑)brlpdy’ $‑jcpmet brlpdmelaay! jrlw’- oy tdc iclgmgb' Mt ms l hmgj kn

tcedgmquc kn ambdt jrlwmgb tdlt laakws us tk rcecmvc lgj slvc stltme milbc kg




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pdktkscgsmtmvc iltcrmla sued ls nmai kr pdktkbrlpdme iltrmx wmtd tdc usc kn

pdktkbrlpdme elicrl! kn ekursc!’ Fkdg nmgmsdcj dms spcced'

Nrki dms amps mt skugjcj sk krjmglry ls mn dc tlahcj kn tdlt laa tdc tmic ls kn

skictdmgb loskautcay trmvmla'

Uurcay! wc dlvc aclrgcj mt mg tdc vcry ocbmggmgb kn tdc tcri' Kgc ekuaj gkt

nkrbct mt cvcg mn kgc wlgtcj tk'

‑_claay brclt! Ir' Iurrly,’

Fujbmgb nrki Prkncsskr”s Laankrj”s tkgc! dc wls loskautcay sltmsnmcj wmtd tdc

lgswcr'

M bkt lequlmgtcj wmtd Lggmc upkg iy lrrmvla tk Akgjkg' M dlj bkt lgktdcr bmra)

nrmcgj! ^mtlamgl! out sdc amvcj mg iy gltmvc tkwg! ugnkrtugltcay! sk kur icctmgbs

ocelic cvcg ikrc tdlg ugrcla lntcr wc dlj ikvcj twmec' Out wc hcpt mg tkued'

Zdcy wcrc laa iy nrmcgjs! out tdcy wcrc tdc ocst nrmcgjs mg iy amnc! tdlt M tdmgh ms

rltdcr mipkrtlgt'

Ucvcrla pckpac lrc wkrtd iued ikrc tdlg l dubc ekiplgy kn ughgkwg

pckpac'

‑Zdc nmgla milbc rcecmvcj mg tdc rcsuat kn pdktkbrlpdme prkecss lgj wltedcj

oy l pcrskg miicjmltcay ms elaacj tdc pdktkbrlpdy! ls wcaa!’ skic vkmec nrki tdc

ealss slmj' M turgcj oleh lgj slw Lilgjl'

‑Zdlt”s truc! Is' Jkgkvlg!’ tdc Prkncsskr slmj gkjjmgb'

M lshcj iyscan tdc slic qucstmkg! M jk gkt hgkw wdmed tmic M lshcj mt! nkr M

dlvc akst lgy ekugt' Rdy jkg”t M ncca lgy fky lgyikrc nrki tdc tdmgbs surrkugjmgb

ic; Rdcg jmj mt dlppcg; M ily dlvc occg saccpmgb lt tdlt ikicgt'

M wls akkhmgb lrkugj lgj slw gk palec nkr ic! fust tdc slic ls M dlj gkt sccg

mt lgywdcrc ocnkrc' Iy dclrt slgh wdcg M tdkubdt tdlt dc ekuaj dlvc gcvcr cxmstcj'

Ukictmics mt rclaay sccicj tdlt tdcrc ms gk palec nkr ic mg tdms amnc' Altcay

tdcsc tdkubdts nkaakwcj ic cvcrywdcrc'

Rdlt mn mt ms truc;

Rc lrc okrg lgj wc elggkt cvcg milbmgc tdlt wc lrc tdc pmcecs kn skic

mgvmsmoac puzzacs tdlt wkuaj nmglaay nmt kgc jly'




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Out wdlt mn mt ms fust tdc ktdcr wly; Rdlt mn M li smipay lakgc;

Rdcg cvcrytdmgb wcgt wrkgb wmtd ic! M jmj gkt hgkw tdlt nkr surc' Laa M

hgcw wls tdlt M jmj gkt scc tdc tdmgbs lrkugj ic tdc wly M dlj sccg tdci ocnkrc'

Gkw tdcy sccicj tk oc jmnncrcgt! lgj mt ocblg gkt ycstcrjly! out l akgb)akgb tmic

lbk'

‑Rkuaj yku amhc tk ljj lgytdmgb! Is' Rltcs;’

Umacgec'

‑Is' Rltcs!’ tdc Prkncsskr rcpcltcj'

‑Iml!’ Lggmc elaacj ic'

‑Udlaa M ormgb yku oleh tk clrtd; Ekic jkwg nrki ykur jrclis,’ Lggmc

cxealmicj'

‑Ukrry! wdlt jmj yku sly;’ M lshcj ls mn M dlj fust wkhcg up'

‑Is' Rltcs! M”j rltdcr rcekiicgj yku tk amstcg tk tdc ljvmec kn Is' Ambdt' M

dlvc lshcj yku tdc qucstmkg!’ tdc Prkncsskr ekgtmgucj'

Kd! M jmj gkt cvcg dclr dmi tlahmgb tk ic,

‑M”i lwnuaay skrry! Ir' Laankrj! M bkt jmstrletcj nkr l ikicgt!’ M cxeuscj'

‑Ekuaj yku! paclsc! rcpclt ykur qucstmkg;’

‑Is' Rltcs! ykur brkup)iltcs dlvc fust tkaj us kn tdc gktmkg kn pdktkbrlpdy'

Ekuaj yku! paclsc! tcaa us kn tdc pcrmkj wdcg pdktkbrlpdy krmbmgltcj;’ tdc

Prkncsskr lshcj wmtd jmsekgtcgt'

‑Uurcay! Ir' Laankrj!’ M slmj wmtd l tdmg simac dkpmgb mt akkhcj smgecrc'

Lggmc akkhcj lt ic wmtdkut lgy sambdtcst ugjcrstlgjmgb' M lask ekuaj akkh tdms

wly! M tdmgh! out M ekuaj gkt scc iyscan nrki tdc smjc'

‑Zdc pdktkbrlpdy krmbmgltcj mg tdc imjjac kn tdc <=td

ecgtury! dlvmgb

rljmelaay edlgbcj tdc amnc' Latdkubd skic lttcipts dlj occg iljc mg tdc <2td

ecgtury! tdc yclr <45= ms suppkscj tk oc tdc yclr kn krmbmg'’

‑Zdlghs! Is' Rltcs'’

‑Pdktkbrlpdy ms lg Lrt' Mt ms lg lrt kn bcttmgb milbcs! wdcrc tdc ilmg prkecss

ekgsmsts mg nmgjmgb lgj edkksmgb tdc ekipksmtmkg ls wcaa ls ambdt lgj lpprkprmltc

ikicgt tk ilhc lg milbc' Zdc edkmec sdlaa oc jcnmgcj oy tdc shmaas lgj




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ilstcrsdmp kn tdc pdktkbrlpdcr ls wcaa ls dms pcrskgla prcncrcgecs lgj tlstc! wdmed

ms typmela nkr cvcry nkri kn lrt'’

‑Ls nlr ls M ugjcrstlgj yku! yku stltc tdlt pdktkbrlpdy ms l scplrltc nkri kn

lrt! rmbdt;’ tdc Prkncsskr lshcj wmtd bcgumgc mgtcrcst lgj kovmkus surprmsc'

Rdlt wls tdc rclskg kn tdms surprmscj stltc; M cxpalmgcj dms ocdlvmkur oy tdc

nlet tdlt dc dlj gkt cxpcetcj tk dclr lgy rcpay nrki ic'

‑Uurcay!’ M mgsmstcj'

‑Elg yku prkvc mt! Is' Rltcs;’

‑Guicrkus jmsputcs lrc ekgjuetcj wdctdcr pdktkbrlpdy elg oc trcltcj ls l

scplrltc nkri kn lrt' Out tdksc wdk lrc nkgj kn pdktkbrlpdy lgj ljimrc tdcsc

pmcecs kn lrt kr tlhc plrt mg ercltmgb tdci jk gkt gccj lgy lgswcr! smgec tdc lgswcr

ms kovmkus tk tdci' Pdktkbrlpdy ms lg lrt tdlt rcqumrcs ls iued ercltmvmty lgj tdrmaa

ls plmgtmgb kr iusme jkcs'’

‑Brclt! Is' Rltcs' Uk! kur ealss ms kvcr!’ Prkncsskr Laankrj slmj nmglaay'

M wlgtcj dmi tk sly tdms ls skkg ls pkssmoac! smgec M ekuaj gkt wlmt tmaa tdc cgj

kn tdms ealss' Kgc ikrc jmstrletmkg nrki rclamty lt Prkncsskr”s aceturcs wkuaj oc lt

aclst miprkpcr'

‑Dlvc l gmec wcchcgj' Ucc yku skkg!’ Prkncsskr slmj'

‑Lrc yku bkmgb;’ Lggmc lshcj ic'

‑Uurcay! fust l ncw imgutcs'’

‑Rcaa! M wmaa wlmt yku oy tdc jkkr'’

‑KH' Ucc yku tdcrc'’

‑Is' Rltcs! elg M tlah tk yku;’ Prkncsskr slmj tk iy surprmsc' M wls gkt rcljy

tk dclr tdms'

‑Uurcay! Prkncsskr Laankrj!’ M slmj bcttmgb iyscan prcplrcj nkr l tlah'

‑Is' Rltcs!’ dc slmj wkgjcrmgbay'

‑]ku elg elaa ic Iml'’

‑Brclt! Iml!’ dc slmj tdkubdtnuaay'

Letulaay! dms lostrletmkg iljc ic ncca wkrrmcj'




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‑]ku lrc l vcry silrt bmra' ]ku dlvc prkvcg mt tk ic nkr guicrkus tmics

tdrkubdkut tdc yclr! lgj! plrtmeualray! tkjly' Out M scc ykur prcvmkus nclturcs lgj

qulamtmcs acss lgj acss cvcry jly' M jk gkt scc ykur tdmrst nkr hgkwacjbc lgj jcsmrc

tk jk ikrc tdlg yku elg lgyikrc!’ tdc Prkncsskr slmj wmtd jcnmgmtc

jmslppkmgticgt'

‑M li skrry! Prkncsskr Laankrj! M jmj gkt ocdlvc mg l prkpcr ilggcr tkjly'’

‑Gkt kgay tkjly! M wkuaj rltdcr sly!’ dc slmj wmtd tdc slic tkgc'

‑M scc!’ tdlt wls laa M ekuaj sly' M jmj gkt hgkw mn M ekuaj sly lgytdmgb casc'

‑Iml! yku”aa oc l brclt pdktkbrlpdcr! M hgkw mt!’ dc trmcj tk dclrtcg ic'

‑Gcvcr bmvc up tk l wclh ikicgt, Cvcrytdmgb tdlt ms rcla nkr yku ms ctcrgla'’

‑Zdlgh yku! Prkncsskr Laankrj! yku wkrjs iclg rclaay iued tk ic!’ M slmj

wmtd mgspmrltmkg'

‑Lgj gkw bk tk tdc alokrltkry kr yku”aa oc altc nkr prletmela ealsscs tk

Is' Dkaamjly'’

‑Zdlgh yku kgec ikrc'’

Lggmc iust c tmrcj kn wlmtmgb ic'

‑]ku lrc wcaekic! Iml!’ tdc Prkncsskr slmj' Mg l imgutc M wls larcljy mg l

dlaa'

‑Kd! yku”rc nmglaay dcrc, Dlvc yku jcemjcj tk ilhc ljjmtmkgla rcpkrt;’

Lggy wls kut kn duikur out M hgcw sdc wls gkt lgbry mgjccj'

‑Ukrry! Prkncsskr Laankrj lshcj ic tk stly skic imgutcs ikrc'’

‑Rdlt jmj dc tcaa yku;’ Lggmc lshcj wmtd mgtcrcst' Zdcrc wls gk ikrc

jmsekgtcgt mg dcr tkgc! ls M dlvc larcljy slmj'

‑Dc slmj dc wls wkrrmcj wmtd iy ocdlvmkur lgj ekipalmgcj kn iy loscgt)

imgjcjgcss'’

‑Dc ms rmbdt! Iml' Altcay yku lrc smipay gkt yku'’

‑M hgkw mt!’ M lgswcrcj! out tdlt wls gkt lg cxeusc lgj M hgcw mt wcaa'

‑Rdlt wls mt tkjly;’ Lggmc ekgtmgucj' ‑Prkncsskr Laankrj elaacj yku nkr

scvcrla tmics! out yku wkuaj gkt lgswcr'’

‑M jmj gkt dclr dmi elaamgb ic'’




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) Iml! wdlt”s bkmgb kg;

) M jkg”t hgkw! Lggmc! M jkg”t hgkw, ― M lgswcrcj ls wc wcrc cgtcrmgb

lgktdcr ealss'

Lgktdcr dlan kn tdc jly dls plsscj' Lgktdcr jly mg tdc ekaacbc wls kvcr' Mt

wls Nrmjly' Zdc wcchcgj wls ldclj'

‑Iy amttac vmetkry!’ M tdkubdt'

‑Lrc yku stmaa mg tdc alokrltkry;’ Lggmc lshcj'

‑]cs! M li'’

‑Cvcrykgc wcgt dkgc lokut twcgty imgutcs lbk' Lrc yku ekimgb;’

‑Uurcay! M wkg”t stly dcrc nkr tdc gmbdt!’ M simacj'

‑M li gkt surc' ]kur jcsmrcs lrc jmnnmeuat tk prcjmet altcay'’

‑Kd! stkp spclhmgb kn ic ls kn skic loskautc nrclh'’

‑M trmcj tk fkhc! mgjccj'’

‑_ltdcr silrt!’ M lgswcrcj ls M wls aclvmgb tdc alokrltkry'

Mt wls cvcgmgb out tdc strcct maauimgltmkg iljc ic tdmgh kn tdc jly'

Rc dmj nrki tdc ekaj wmgtcr mg Akgjkg suowly'

Rc wcrc smacgt! iy lttcgtmkg wls jrlwg oy skic jmstlgt pkmgt tdlt M jmj gkt

scc ocelusc M wls ocmgb jccp mg iy tdkubdts tdlt wkuaj gkt aclvc ic tdrkubdkut

tdc wdkac jly'

Lggmc iust dlvc occg tdmghmgb kn skictdmgb pcrskgla ― sdc wls smacgt tkk!

M tdmgh sdc wls smacgt ocelusc kn iy ocdlvmkur tdlt wls rltdcr spcemnme tkjly'

‑Iml'’

‑Iml!’ M dclrj lblmg'

‑Rdlt;’ M rcpamcj' Mt sccis M dlvc jmstrletcj lblmg nkr skic tmic'

‑Act”s bk' Mt”s kur stltmkg'’

‑Uurcay! act”s bk!’ M lgswcrcj mg l durry'

‑]ku”rc rclaay strlgbc tkjly! wdlt”s bkmgb kg;’ dcr cycs wcrc akkhmgb nkr lg

lgswcr'

‑Cvcrytdmgb”s nmgc!’ M rcpamcj! ocelusc M dlj gktdmgb casc tk sly'




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‑M wls tcaamgb yku kn tkjly”s cvcgmgb out tdcg M gktmecj tdlt yku wcrc gkt

amstcgmgb tk ic lt laa' ]ku laikst imsscj ykur stltmkg!’ sdc rcpamcj wmtd skic

jmslpprkvla mg dcr vkmec'

‑Rcrc yku tcaamgb ic;’ M jmj gkt ugjcrstlgj dcr' ‑Rdcg;’

‑Mg tdc suowly! Iml' Paclsc! gktc tdlt wc lrc mg tdc strcct tdlt acljs tk ykur

dkusc,

‑M hgkw mt!’ M slmj wmtd l trlgsmcgt simac'

‑]ku wcrc gkt cvcg amstcgmgb tk ic!’ Lggmc slmj' Zdms tmic M jcnmgmtcay durt

dcr' Lgj M dclrj mt mg dcr vkmec'

‑Ukrry! Lgg' M wls tdmghmgb kn skictdmgb lgj jmj gkt rclaay dclr yku!’ M slmj

pmtmnuaay' ‑M li rclaay skrry’'

‑Rdlt”s bkmgb kg wmtd yku! Iml;’ sdc lshcj wmtd tdc tkgc! smbglaamgb kn dcr

wmsd tk dcap'’

Mn kgay M ekuaj hgkw…

‑Cvcrytdmgb ms nmgc! trust ic'’

‑M dlvc gcvcr milbmgcj tdlt sued lg mipkgjcrloac lgj jcvlstltcj stltc elg oc

elaacj l gkrila kgc' Ekuaj yku oc sk hmgj sk ls tk tcaa ic wdlt ms bkmgb kg;’ sdc

hcpt lshmgb'

Udc wlgtcj tk hgkw wdcrc cvcrytdmgb wls ekimgb nrki' M wlgtcj tk hgkw mt

ls wcaa' Ikrckvcr! M ugjcrstkkj tdlt gk tdmrj pcrskg ekuaj prkvmjc lgswcr tk tdms

qucstmkg'

Zdcrc wcrc twk kn us akkhmgb nkr miicjmltc lgswcr ― Lggmc lgj ic'

‑M jk gkt rclaay hgkw! Lgg' M dlvc occg mg l olj ikkj altcay! gktdmgb dls

edlgbcj! cvcrytdmgb rcilmgcj tdc slic! lgj M ncca ocekimgb tmrcj kn tdlt' M jk gkt

hgkw' Ukictmics mt sccis M elg”t tlhc mt lgyikrc! lgj skictmics M ncca tk qumt

cvcrytdmgb lgj ocbmg laa kvcr lblmg mg skic ktdcr palec'’

M jmj gkt wlmt nkr lgy wkgjcr! smgec mt wls gkt lvlmaloac tk ic' Lgj

cvcrytdmgb dlj mts prkkn' Ikrckvcr! M jmj gkt ocamcvc mg wkgjcrs lgyikrc'

Lpplrcgtay! tdc wkgjcr dls gkt occg wlmtmgb nkr ic tkk'

Cgkubd' M”i ncj up'




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‑Mt ily oc laa ocelusc kn tdc ekaacbc!’ sdc slmj mg l rkutmgc vkmec'

‑Ilyoc!’ M rcpcltcj'

‑Ekic knn mt, M fkhc'’

‑Ukrry! M scci tk nlma tk jmnncrcgtmltc octwccg fkhcs lgj trutd tkjly'’

‑Dlw! mt dlppcgs skictmics… Zry gkt tk tdmgh lokut mt lgj cvcrytdmgb wmaa

oc nmgc! yku”aa scc' Jk gkt ply lttcgtmkg tk tdcsc silaa wkrrmcs kn amnc' M kntcg

dlppcg tk oc mg l olj ikkj! out tdcg mt plsscs' Zdlt”s trlgsmcgt!’ sdc trmcj tk lssurc

ic'

Gk! mt wls gkt trlgsmcgt' Mt wls sk iued l plrt kn iy amnc! mt elic mgtk iy amnc

gkt lt kgec! out brljulaay! lgj M elggkt cselpc mt'

Zdmghmgb kvcr tdc jlmay amnc ilhcs yku amstcg tk mt lgj dclr mt rltdcr eaclray

lgj jmstmgetay' Uk eaclray lgj jmstmgetay! tdlt skictmics laa yku wlgt ms tk put kg

clriunns mg krjcr gkt tk dclr lgy ikrc kn tdlt' Out yku elggkt jk tdlt! smgec yku

ugjcrstlgj tdlt tdc vkmec ekics gkt nrki tdc cgvmrkgicgt! out nrki ykur

ekgsemkusgcss! slymgb6 ‑Utkp nkr l ikicgt lgj scc tdlt yku lrc wlstmgb ykur tmic

lgj cnnkrts mg vlgc’'

‑]ku iust oc rmbdt' M dlvc occg tdmghmgb tkk iued altcay!’ iy lgswcr

ekgtrljmetcj tk iy tdkubdts' M slmj sk ocelusc M hgcw Lggy wkuajg”t ugjcrstlgj

ic'

M ekuaj gkt ugjcrstlgj iyscan'

‑Rcaa! Iml! mt”s tkk ekaj' Act”s bk dkic!’ sdc slmj! pljjamgb lokut'

‑Ucc yku skkg!’ M slmj wmtd l simac'

Mt wls pcrncetay oclutmnua sgkwmgb laa lrkugj'

M wls bkmgb lakgb tdc strcct lt l slugtcr lgj wltedcj tdc sgkwnalhcs nlaamgb'

Zdcy wcrc naymgb lgj nlaamgb tk tdc brkugj' Zdc jlgec kn naymgb sgkwnalhcs wls lg

lilzmgb tdmgb tk scc' Cvcry sgkwnalhc wls loskautcay ugmquc lgj krmbmgla' Zdcy

wcrc jlgemgb mg plmrs lgj nlaamgb tk tdc brkugj tkbctdcr'

M wls wlahmgb lakgb iy strcct lgj slw iy dkusc' M durrmcj tk sdcatcr nrki

ekaj! out tdcg M stkppcj'




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M nlstcgcj iy cycs kg skic mgjcnmgmtc pkmgt nlr knn' Mt wls tlhmgb sdlpc

brljulaay lgj skkg M slw l oclutmnua jkvc' Dc wls purcay sgkw)wdmtc! cvcg

baclimgb wmtd oauc' Pcrdlps! nkr tdc nmrst tmic mg iy amnc M wls miprcsscj wmtd

ilbgmnmecgec kn tdms omrj' Dms wmgbsprclj iljc ic ljimrc cvcg ikrc'

M stkkj stmaa' Zdc sgkwnalhcs ncaa lt iy nlec lgj icatcj'

Zdcrc wls kgay kgc qucstmkg lrmsmgb mg iy imgj' ‑Rdlt ms tdc omrj jkmgb

dcrc; Rdcrc jmj tdms oclutmnua jkvc ekic dcrc nrki tdms wmgtcr cvcgmgb;’

M lshcj iyscan l guiocr kn qucstmkgs tdlt jmsturocj ic'

‑Jkcs tdc omrj ncca ekaj; Dc ily dlvc occg akst' Ms tdc jkvc wkugjcj;’

M stkkj akkhmgb lt dmi lgj trmcj tk ugjcrstlgj wdlt miprcsscj ic'

Zdc omrj wls naymgb mg iy jmrcetmkg' M ugjcrstkkj tdlt tdc gcxt ikicgt mt

wkuaj nay oy' Mts ocluty iljc iy dclrt imss l oclt' M wlgtcj tdc jkvc tk stkp

iktmkgacss mg krjcr tk cxtcgj tdc ikicgt kn ocluty'

Mt laa dlppcgcj mg l ilttcr kn scekgjs! out mt sccicj tk ic tk oc tdc sakw

rcprkjuetmkg kn l nmai! out tdcg tdc omrj slt lt iy dlgj lgj iljc l skugj'

Zdc jkvc wls akkhmgb lt ic lttcgtmvcay! mn M ekuaj sly tdlt wls pkssmoac! lgj M

wls akkhmgb lt mt' M wls blzmgb lt mt cgedlgtcj! ocmgb lnrlmj tk ikvc mg krjcr gkt tk

nrmbdtcg mt lwly'

M stkkj stmaa lgj tdc sgkw hcpt nlaamgb' Mt sccicj tk gcvcr cgj lgj bltdcr plec'

‑Dcrc yku lrc! jlramgb!’ M slmj mg l akw vkmec' ‑]ku lrc sk oclutmnua' Rdcrc

jmj yku ekic nrki;’ M lshcj ls mn M wls surc mt wkuaj bmvc ic lg lgswcr'

‑Act”s bk dkic!’ M slmj! ilhmgb l silaa sakw stcp'

Zk iy surprmsc! tdc jkvc hcpt smttmgb kg iy dlgj' M wls rclaay surprmscj! nkr M

tdkubdt mt wkuaj nay lwly'

Rdcg M elic dkic M slw iy Iki' Udc wls jkmgb skictdmgb lt tdc hmtedcg'

Jlj wls wltedmgb skic nlgemnua ikvmc' M dlvc lawlys baljay wltedcj tdc ikvmcs

wmtd dmi! out tdlt jly M wls mg gk ikkj'

‑Dm cvcrykgc,’ M ermcj' ‑M li oleh' Lgj M li gkt lakgc! ekic dcrc lgj dlvc l

akkh,’ M slmj dlsty'




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M elic mgtk kur tmgy hmtedcg lgj turgcj iy blzc nrki Iki tk jkvc lgj nrki

jkvc tk Iki'

‑Rdcrc jmj yku bct dmi;’ Iki lshcj wmtd utikst surprmsc'

Udc wls ls lilzcj wmtd tdc omrj ls ic'

‑Mt lppclrcj nrki gkwdcrc lgj slt kg iy dlgj' M wls fust gclr tdc dkusc

wdcg M slw mt'’

‑Zdc omrj ms oclutmnua! Iml’ Iki ekgtmgucj'

‑Jk yku rclaay tdmgh sk;’ M lshcj'

‑M rclaay jk!’ Iki slmj! bmvmgb tdc omrj lg miplssmkgcj balgec'

‑]ku iust oc dugbry! Iml' Paclsc! jk gkt jcgy mt'’

‑Gk! M li gkt dugbry! Iki' Zdlgh yku'’

‑]ku dlvc tk clt skictdmgb' ]ku dlvc occg loscgt nkr tdc wdkac jly!’ Iki

hcpt mgsmstmgb'

‑Out Ik)k)k)ki!’ M iklgcj'

‑Ukpdmc! kur jlubdtcr clts leekrjmgb tk tdc Ormtmsd sedcjuac!’ Jlj slmj

ekimgb nrki tdc gcxt rkki' Dc simacj'

‑L truc Akgjkg bmra!’ dc ekgtmgucj wmtd l simac kg dms amps'

‑Rcaa! stkp alubdmgb lt ic' M li fust gkt dugbry'’

Laa tdms tmic iy ncltdcrcj nrmcgj wls smttmgb kg iy dlgj'

‑Rdlt”s kg Z^ tkjly; Dkw jmj yku spcgj ykur jly;’

M sccicj tk dlvc lshcj cgkubd qucstmkgs' Mt”s tmic nkr l orclh gkw'

‑Ld! brcltay' Rc wcrc wlahmgb lrkugj tdc emty l akt' Lgj dkw wls ykur jly;’

Jlj lshcj' ‑Dkw ms cvcrytdmgb mg tdc ekaacbc;’

Iy plrcgts wcrc vcry hmgj lgj lttcgtmvc8 tdcy wcrc tdc ocst mg tdc wkraj' M

akvcj tdci sk iued' Jk M gccj tk cxprcss mt mg lgy ktdcr wkrjs; M tdmgh M jkg”t! nkr

tdcy lrc tdc ocst lgj tdlt”s tdlt'

‑Cvcrytdmgb”s pcrncet!’ M lgswcrcj wmtd cxlbbcrltmkg' Cvcrytdmgb wls tdc

ktdcr wly rkugj mgjccj! out M jmj gkt wlgt tk jmslppkmgt tdci'

‑Zdc ikst paclslgt tdmgb ms tdlt tkikrrkw ms Ulturjly! M dlvc gk ealsscs lgj

wc wmaa jcnmgmtcay bk tk scc Utkgcdcgbc! rmbdt; M li surc yku”aa akvc mt'’




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M hcpt akkhmgb lt iy ncltdcrcj nrmcgj nrki tmic tk tmic' Zdc jkvc hcpt smttmgb

kg iy dlgj lgj M slw dkw lttcgtmvcay mt vmcwcj tdc dlppcgmgbs'

M hcpt lshmgb iyscan qucstmkgs' Zdcrc wcrc ikrc kn tdci wmtd cvcry gcxt

ikicgt'

Mt wls mgtcrcstmgb dkw tdcy ugjcrstkkj cvcrytdmgb! dkw tdcy slw us' M jmj gkt

hgkw tdlt out M wls laikst surc tdcmr vmcw jmnncrcj nrki tdlt kgc kn pckpac'

Zdc jkvc wls smttmgb kg iy dlgj lgj hcpt ilhmgb mts skugjs'

Mt wls sk gmec lgj dlrj tk ocamcvc'

‑Utkgcdcgbc,’ iy plrcgts slmj smiuatlgckusay'

‑Brclt' M elggkt ocamcvc mt' Ls M rciciocr! yku dlvc lawlys amhcj mt'’

‑M dlvc! M rciciocr'’

‑M rciciocr sdc wls l edmaj wdcg sdc slw l pmeturc kn Utkgcdcgbc!’ Iki

slmj nlaamgb mg rcimgmsecgecs'

‑_mbdt yku lrc!’ Jlj ljjcj lgj l simac lppclrcj kg dms amps' ‑Udc wls sk

silaa tdcg'’

‑Rdcg jmj mt dlppcg;’ M lshcj'

Imsugjcrstlgjmgb lgj mgtcrcst wcrc iy ilmg scgscs'

‑Mt dlppcgcj ocnkrc wc ikvcj tk Kttlwl!’ Iki ekgtmgucj' ‑]ku wcrc up tk

nmvc tdcg wdcg yku slw mt nkr tdc nmrst tmic'’

‑M jmj gkt rciciocr tdlt!’ M slmj ocmgb sambdtay ekgnuscj'

‑Mt”s gkt surprmsmgb' ]ku wcrc fust nmvc tdcg,’ Jlj cxealmicj'

Kur tlah plsscj tk tdc tcl)jrmghmgb tdlt rlg kvcr tmaa imjgmbdt'

‑Rdlt hmgj kn pdktk wls tdlt;’ M hcpt lshmgb'

‑Kur nrmcgjs vmsmtcj us' Zdcy fust elic oleh nrki l trmp' Zdcy vmsmtcj Cgbalgj

lgj Utkgcdcgbc ls plrt kn tdcmr cxeursmkgs'’

‑Lgj M slw mt!’ M slmj'

‑]cs! yku jmj' M rciciocr mt ls gkw! yku slmj6 ‑Iki! akkh dkw oclutmnua mt

ms' M wlggl bk tdcrc’' Rc laa alubdcj tdcg!’ Iki nmgmsdcj lgj sdc wls laa simacs'

‑Lgj wdlt wls ykur lgswcr;’ M lshcj wmtd mgtcrcst'

‑Dkgcy! wdcg yku brkw up! yku wmaa surcay bk tdcrc!’ Iki rcpamcj'




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‑Lgj dcrc yku lrc gkw! Iml!’ Jlj slmj' ‑]ku nuanmaacj ykur nlgtlsmcs!’ dc

ekgtmgucj'’

‑Rc gcvcr nkr l scekgj jkuotcj mg yku lgj dlvc lawlys hgkwg tdlt yku wmaa

bct ykur kwg wly'’

Zdlt wls wdlt iy plrcgts slmj'

_mbdt tdcy lrc! wdcrc tdcrc”s l wmaa! tdcrc”s l wly'

Mt wls plrtmlaay truc ― l ilg elggkt ledmcvc lgytdmgb mn dc jkcs gkt wlgt tk'

Gkt cvcrytdmgb jcpcgjs kg kur wmaa! kn ekursc! out M suppksc wmaa ms tdc ikst

mipkrtlgt' Mt ms l olsms lgj tdcrc wmaa oc gk sueecss wmtdkut mt'

M wls surc kn tdlt'

‑M wmaa rltdcr bk tk ocj!’ M slmj'

‑Nkr mt,’ Iki slmj'

‑Bkkj gmbdt! Iki! Jlj!’ M slmj bcgtay'

M trmcj tk sdkw tdci dkw iued M akvc tdci lgj iy smstcr! out M tdmgh mt wmaa

gcvcr oc pkssmoac tk sdkw iy laa akvc' Zdcy wkg”t scc tdc wdkac pkwcr kn iy akvc

nkr tdci! out M suppksc tdcy hgkw mt'

M akvcj tdci lgj tdms akvc wls cvcg strkgbcr lt tdc jmstlgec'

M tkkh iy ncltdcrcj nrmcgj mg iy dlgjs' M elubdt iyscan tdmghmgb tdlt M bkt

uscj tk tdc omrj' M wcgt tk iy rkki'

Mt wls wcaa lntcr imjgmbdt! out M tkkh l sdkwcr lgj lshcj iy cacetrkgme nrmcgj

nkr dcap' M iclg iy alptkp'

M slt lt tdc wmgjkw)smaa tdlt wls laa pmacj wmtd silaa pmaakws' Iy nlvkurmtc

wmgjkw)smaa' M wls ourymgb mg tdkubdts'

Mg skic imgutcs tdc rkki nmaacj wmtd tdc skugjs kn qumct lgj elai iusme ―

skictdmgb amhc latcrgltmvc rkeh! leekiplgmcj wmtd pcrncet lgj nlsemgltmgb ilg

vkela' Mt wls nlascttk'

M akvcj iusme lgj ekuaj amstcg tk mt nkr l akgb tmic' M amstcgcj tk loskautcay

jmnncrcgt iusme' Cvcry styac! cvcry brkup kr pcrnkricr! mg plrtmeualr kr mg wdkac!

mgnaucgecj ic mg jmnncrcgt wlys' Zdcy wcrc bkmgb wmtd ic dlgj mg dlgj

tdrkubdkut plrtmeualr pcrmkjs kn iy amnc'




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Kn laa ktdcrs M akvcj ilg nlascttk leekiplgmcj wmtd latcrgltmvc iusme'

Laa tdms tmic M wls akkhmgb mg tdc wmgjkw! ls M usulaay jmj lt gmbdt! out tdcg M

akkhcj lt tdc jkvc lgj dcaj iy orcltd mg surprmsc ― M wls ljimrcj wmtd dms

lppclrlgec lgj tdc wly mt akkhcj mg tdc ambdt' Mt ily dlvc akkhcj ls tdkubd M slw

tdc omrj nkr tdc nmrst tmic! out gk ― mt dls occg wmtd ic nkr tdc alst scvcrla dkurs'

Gcvcr ocnkrc M dlvc sccg tdc omrjs sk ugusula'

‑Lrc yku dugbry;’ M lshcj! hgkwmgb tdlt! ugnkrtugltcay! mt wkuaj bmvc ic gk

lgswcr! fust ls ocnkrc' ‑Uurcay! yku elggkt lgswcr' ]ku elggkt tlah lgj tdlt”s l

pmty' M wmsdcj M ekuaj tlah tk yku' ]ku elggkt cvcg milbmgc dkw akgcay M li

likgb tdms iuatmimaamkg erkwj'’

‑Gk ilttcr wdcrc M wmaa oc kr wdcrc M li gkw' Rdcrcvcr M li! dc ms gkt tdcrc'

Lgj tdlt iclgs M sdlaa oc mg skic ktdcr palec tkk!’ M wdmspcrcj'

‑Jk yku stmaa gccj lgy prkkn;’ M lshcj tdc jkvc' ‑M tdmgh yku jk gkt gccj lgy

prkkn' Zdc nmrst lgj tdc ikst mipkrtlgt prkkn ms tdlt M li smttmgb dcrc tlahmgb tk yku

gkw' M”i balj tdlt Lgg jkcs gkt dclr ic gkw' Udc wkuaj tdmgh M li erlzy nkr surc

mg elsc sdc dclrj ic'’

M tdkubdt tdlt sdc dlj gcvcr tkaj ic tdlt! mg spmtc kn tdc nlet tdlt wc dlj

hgkwg cled ktdcr nkr l yclr larcljy' Zdcrc wls l hmgj kn slj scim)simac kg iy

nlec'

‑Dkw nmgc ms tdlt yku jk gkt ugjcrstlgj l smgbac wkrj kn wdlt M”vc slmj'

Ktdcrwmsc! yku wkuaj dlvc bkgc erlzy'’

Iy bucst fust hcpt akkhmgb lt ic'

M wls rltdcr akgcay mg iy skua tdlg erlzy' M sclredcj dmi wmtd iy cycs cvcry

jly'

‑Dc ily oc tdmghmgb kn ic gkw' Dkw jk yku tdmgh;’ M lshcj tdc jkvc' ‑Dc

ily ncca ls akgcay ls M jk' Out M jkuot wdctdcr lgykgc elg ncca ls akgcay ls M jk

gkw' Mt ms gkt rcla' Dkw elg tdc pcrskg! wdk jkcs gkt hgkw ic lt laa! tdmgh

lgytdmgb kn ic;’

M wls okrg wmtd kgc puzzac imssmgb lt tdc ktdcr palec'




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Zdc nccamgbs tdlt nmaacj ic rcimgjcj kn tdci cvcry ktdcr ikicgt' Zdc plmg

brcw strkgbcr nrki mts skurecs! mt elic nrki mgsmjc lgj elic mg iy tdrklt' Zdlt”s

wdy cvcg tdc sambdtcst swlaakw eluscj cxtrcic jmsekinkrt wmtd cvcry ikicgt'

Zdc wkrjs rusdcj kut mgstmgetmvcay! orclhmgb tdrkubd tdc auip mg iy tdrklt'

‑M jk gkt hgkw wdcrc M wmaa icct yku lgj wdcrc M wmaa oc tdcg' M dclr ykur

vkmec mg tdc wmgj! M dclr mt cvcrywdcrc M bk! M dclr cvcry ikicgt kn cvcry jly! M

ncca ykur tkued tdcrc mg iy dclrt' M scc yku ls mn yku wcrc rcla wdcg M bk! sk M put

kut iy dlgj wmsdmgb tk tkued yku' ]ku amvc mg iy dclrt! yku amvc mg iy skua'

Rdcrc lrc yku; M li wlmtmgb nkr yku'’

M rcpcltcj tdcsc wkrjs! edlgbmgb mgtk syaaloacs! lgj ncat dlrjcr wmtd cvcry

scekgj'

Zclrs trmehacj jkwg iy edcchs lgj M ekuaj gkt ekgtrka tdci lgyikrc' M wkuaj

rltdcr sly iy tclrs ekgtrkaacj ic' Zdcy wkuaj gkt kocy ic! sk tdcy fust hcpt

rlmgmgb jkwg iy nlec! kgc oy kgc! nlaamgb tk tdc nakkr'

M hcpt smttmgb kg tdc wmgjkw smaa! tdmghmgb kn cvcrytdmgb lt kgec! cvcg kn tdc

tdmgbs tdlt nalsdcj mg iy imgj lgj kn lgytdmgb casc'

Zdc wmgjkw)smaa wls rltdcr wmjc' M akvcj smttmgb tdcrc! sk M kntcg uscj tk nlaa

lsaccp rmbdt tdcrc' Zdcrc wls cgkubd splec nkr l pmaakw lgj cvcg nkr l oalghct! out

tdc oalghct kntcg ncaa jkwg'

Iy imgj sambdtay rcletcj tk tdc iusme8 M wls akkhmgb skicwdcrc tkk nlr! nlr

ocdmgj tdc wmgjkw! skicwdcrc lt tdc maauimgltcj strcct M akvcj sk iued'

M swlaakwcj tdc lsdy tclrs lgj ncaa lsaccp wmtd tclrs ocmgb stmaa mg iy cycs'

Zkikrrkw cvcrytdmgb wmaa oc tdc slic ls tkjly! amhc mg tdc Brkugjdkb Jly'

Zdc slic sdmt ! gktdmgb edlgbcs' Zdc Brkugjdkb Jly wls mgvcgtcj tk hccp tdmgbs

ugedlgbcj' Lgj M li smeh lgj tmrcj kn mt'

Mt”s l strlgbc tdmgb tk sly! out wdcg M ncaa lsaccp M nkrbkt lokut cvcrytdmgb!

gktdmgb ekuaj jmsturo ic kr ilhc ic ncca slj'

M nkrbkt lokut ekaacbc! lokut iy jrclis tdlt nlmacj tk bct rclamzcj lgj iljc

ic ncca wkrrmcj! lokut dmi ― tdc kgc M jmj gkt hgkw! lokut iyscan'




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M ncat mipkgjcrloac! ls mn M wcrc tdc lmr plrtmeac tdlt ekuaj nay' M li nrcc! ambdt

ls lmr lgj akgcay' Gk kgc gccjs ic' Gk kgc dls cvcr gccjcj ic' Iy plrcgts lrc

tdc kgay kgcs wdk gccj ic' Lt aclst mt sccicj tk ic' Letulaay! mt dls occg sk'

Sgnkrtugltcay! mt laa gcstcj mg iy suoekgsemkus imgj' Ls M rksc wmtd tdc ambdt!

M ugjcrstkkj tdlt mt dlj occg fust l bkkj jrcli' L bkkj jrcli! wdcrc wc wcrc

tkbctdcr'

Zdc gmbdt wls tkk sdkrt nkr ic tk dlvc l rcst kn iyscan'

Ls tdc jly orkhc! iy cgvmrkgicgt erkwjcj lgj pusdcj ic' M ncat l strlgbcr mg

tdms wkraj' L strlgbcr! wdk jmj gkt hgkw wdcrc dms dkic wls! wdk dlj gk kgc tk

cxpcet suppkrt nrki lgj gk kgc tk akvc dmi'




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Edlptcr MM

Lg Cxeursmkg tk Utkgcdcgbc

Ormbdt sugsdmgc nlaamgb tdrkubd tdc wmgjkw kn tdc scekgj stkrcy iljc ic

wlhc up'

M wkgjcrcj wdlt tmic mt wls lgj tdcg M ncaa lsaccp lblmg kg tdlt vcry wmgjkw)

smaa'

‑Dkwcvcr! yct lblmg!’ M tkaj iyscan rcprklednuaay'

M dlj l vcry strlgbc jrcli'

Ls M fuipcj jkwg tk tdc nakkr! M tdkubdt kn nrlbicgts kn iy jrcli'

Zdc jrcli wls prctty ugusula! gkt amhc laa tdc jrclis M dlvc dlj ocnkrc! lgj mt

sccicj tk ic tdlt mt dlj skic ugprcecjcgtcj gktcs kn rclamty'

Zkjly”s wcltdcr prkimscs tk oc cxecaacgt! tdkubd nrksty'

Dcrc elic tdc jly M jmj gkt wlgt tk ekic! out M lask hgcw mt elggkt alst

nkrcvcr'

Mt wls Ulturjly! lgj mt wls tdc alst jly kn iy plrcgts stlymgb wmtd ic' Zdcy

lrc aclvmgb clray mg tdc ikrgmgb kg Uugjly'

Zdc tmic nacw vcry nlst oy tdcmr smjc! ilyoc ocelusc tmic ms gcvcr cgkubd

wdcg ocmgb wmtd tdci' M wmaa lawlys sly tdc tmic namcs nlst oy tdcmr smjc! rcblrjacss

kn dkw iued tmic tdcy wmaa spcgj wmtd'

Lgywly! twk wcchs dlj larcljy plsscj lgj tdcy dlj tk rcturg'

Zdcy dlj tdcmr kwg amvcs lgj tdcmr wkrh tdlt tdcy acnt nkr l wdmac mg krjcr tk

vmsmt ic'

Iy iktdcr wls l skemla wkrhcr lgj iy nltdcr wls l fkurglamst' Ikrckvcr! dc

wls kgc kn tdc ocst fkurglamsts lgj dms guicrkus jmpakils prkvcj tdlt'

Zdmghmgb kn tdlt lgj skictdmgb ktdcr M wcgt tk iy plrcgts tk scc wdctdcr tdcy

dlj larcljy wkhcg up'

Zdcmr rkki wls cipty! sk M wcgt tk tdc hmtedcg' Plrcgts wcrc tdcrc' Zdcy

wcrc ekkhmgb orclhnlst'

‑Ikrgmgb! Iki, Ikrgmgb! Jlj,’ M slmj wmtd akvc'




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‑Ikrgmgb! jlramgb, Dlvc yku larcljy wkhcg up;’ Iki lshcj'

Lt tdlt vcry ikicgt M ncat skic jmsekinkrt' Out M jmj gkt hgkw tdc rclskg nkr

mt' Ukictdmgb wls wrkgb! ls mn skictdmgb wls imssmgb' M wcgt oleh tk iy rkki

dlstmay'

Ls M cgtcrcj tdc rkki M ugjcrstkkj tdc rclskg' M ncat jmsekinkrt ocelusc kn

tdlt jkvc tdlt wls dcrc ycstcrjly' Gktdmgb rcimgjs kn dmi tkjly'

‑Gk vcstmbc kn dmi! tdcrc ms gkt l smgbac vcstmbc’! M rcpcltcj mg rcnacetmkg'

Dc fust jmslppclrcj! ls mn dc icatcj mgtk tdmg lmr! out dkw ekuaj dc; Mt wls l

hmgj kn l rmjjac nkr ic'

M durrmcj oleh tk iy plrcgts' Ls M rcturgcj M hcpt ocmgb mgnaucgecj oy tdc

strlgbc jmslppclrlgec! out ls M cgtcrcj tdc hmtedcg M prctcgjcj M ekuajg”t elrc acss

lt laa'

‑Rdcrc dlvc yku rug lwly sk qumehay;’ Iki lshcj'

‑M wlgtcj tk edceh skictdmgb!’ M slmj wmtd l simac kg iy nlec'

Ls skkg ls wc dlj l orclhnlst! wc stlrtcj jmseussmgb kur rkutc'

‑Uk! lrc yku rcljy nkr l akgb fkurgcy;’ M lshcj dkpcnuaay'

‑Uurcay!’ Jlj slmj' Zdcrc wls l nlimamlr simac kg dms nlec! sk hmgj lgj

mgbcgukus kgc'

‑Rcaa! ycs! wc lrc!’ Iki rcpamcj' ‑Rmaa yku aclvc tdlt akvcay jkvc dkic;’

sdc wkgjcrcj'

‑M tdmgh mt wkuaj gkt oc l prkoaci! mn dc stlycj! out! ugnkrtugltcay! dc nacw kut

kn tdc wmgjkw!’ M slmj mg l jrlwamgb ilggcr' M jcemjcj gkt tk tcaa iy plrcgts tdc

truc rclskgs kn dms jmslppclrlgec! latdkubd M jmj gkt hgkw tdci tkk'

‑Kd! tdlt”s l pmty8 mt wls sk edlrimgb,’ Iki gktcj'

‑Dc wls!’ M ljjcj lgj tkkh tdkubdts'

‑Uk! act”s jrmvc nkr l wlah!’ Jlj knncrcj'

‑Act”s bk!’ M nmgmsdcj'

Lntcrwlrjs wc wcgt lakgb tdc lbrccj rkutc'

Zdc emty wls oclutmnua mg wmgtcr' Zdc ocluty kn mts suouros wls lask wkrtd

spcemla icgtmkgmgb'




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Cvcrytdmgb lrkugj wls ekvcrcj wmtd l wmgtcr oalghct! out mg sprmgb

cvcrytdmgb wmaa oc mg l brccg oaksski'

Zdc rklj wls gkt cxdlustmgb lt laa! sk wc jmj gkt ocekic tmrcj' Rc wcrc vcry

mgtcrcstcj lgj dlj l bkkj ikkj' Rc wcrc tkbctdcr'

L trmp kn scvcrla dkurs scplrltcj us nrki Akgjkg lgj iljc us eakscr tk tdc

Ulamsoury Palmg'

Utkgcdcgbc'

Mt ms l oclutmnua lgemcgt ekgstruetmkg! tdc stkgc rmjjac kn laa tdc tmics' Mt ms

smtultcj mg tdc Ukutd)Rcstcrg Cgbalgj! kg tdc Ulamsoury Palmg! lgj wc wcrc rmbdt

tdcrc'

M rciciocrcj tdc stkry tdlt iy plrcgts tkaj ic lokut Utkgcdcgbc lgj

wkgjcrcj wdctdcr iy edmajmsd jrclis ekuaj mgnaucgec ic' Jmj tdc jrclis! tdlt M

elggkt cvcg rciciocr! mgnaucgec tdc hgkwacjbc M dlj gkw;

M nmgj mt jmnnmeuat tk lgswcr! out mt sccicj tk ic tdlt tdcrc wls gk scgsc! lgj

yct M hgcw sk iued lokut mt'

M akkhcj mgtk tdc shy lgj M gktmecj skictdmgb rcilrhloac tdlt jrlw iy

lttcgtmkg' Zk oc ikrc prcemsc! M gktmecj skickgc'

Zdcsc wcrc jkvcs'

Zdcrc wcrc tdrcc kn tdci8 tdcy wcrc naymgb nrccay lrkugj dmbd mg tdc shy'

Mt wls strlgbc! out tdc omrjs rcimgjcj ic kn iy bucst tdlt jmslppclrcj ls

skkg ls mt ocelic sk jclr tk ic'

M akkhcj lt tdci lblmg! mt cvcg sccicj tk ic tdlt iy jkvc ekuaj oc tdcrc

likgb tdci! out tdlt wls nkka tdmgb kn ic tk tdmgh! nkr mt wls l icrc lssuiptmkg!

lgj lask M fust wlgtcj tk scc tdlt jkvc lblmg'

L icrc lssuiptmkg'

Plymgb gk lttcgtmkg tk iy stupmj lgj olscacss lssuiptmkgs M rcturgcj tk

rclamty'

‑Jk yku amhc mt;’ M lshcj mg l ncw imgutcs'

M slw dkw iued tdcy wcrc mgvkavcj mg tdcmr cxpakrltmkg kn Utkgcdcgbc! yct M

orkhc tdc smacgec wmtd iy qucstmkg'




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‑Mt ms rltdcr ugusula! M jk gkt ugjcrstlgj wdy M dlvc gcvcr ilglbcj tk scc mt

ocnkrc!’ Jlj slmj wmtd lpprkvla'

Nrki dms wkrjs M ugjcrstkkj tdlt dc wls balj tk dlvc ekic dcrc'

Mt lblmg nalsdcj mg iy imgj tdlt mt wls l icrc lssuiptmkg! lgj tdcg iy

tdkubdts ekgtmgucj ugekgsemkusay'

Zdcy lrc sk oclutmnua,

‑Fust akkh dkw iystcrmkus mt ms,’ Iki ljimrcj'

‑Rdlt jk yku hgkw lokut mt;’ sdc lshcj wmtd iued mgtcrcst'

‑Mt”s gkt l jmnnmeuat qucstmkg' Utkgcdcgbc ms kgc kn tdc ikst iystcrmkus lgj

lgemcgt lredmtceturla ekgstruetmkgs mg tdc wkraj' Zdc ktdcr jctlmas ― tdc stlbcs lgj

pcrmkjs kn ekgstruetmkg! tdc krmbmg kn iltcrmla! tdc lutdkrs lgj tdc cxceutkrs kn tdc

—prkfcet” ― dlvc occg tdc suofcet kn dcltcj jmseussmkgs nkr ecgturmcs' Pcrdlps! wc

ily gcvcr hgkw tdc rcla purpksc kn l bmlgt stkgc rmgb tdlt dls cxmstcj nkr scvcrla

tdkuslgj yclrs' Zdc glic —Utkgcdcgbc” ekics nrki tdc Ulxkg glic' Lggulaay

tdms icblamtdme ekgstruetmkg wcaekics ilgy tkurmsts nrki laa lrkugj tdc wkraj'

Leekrjmgb tk tdc bcgcrlaay leecptcj vcrsmkg! mt iclgs —l dlgbmgb stkgc” ! out skic

pckpac mgtcrprct mt ls —l stkgc dcjbc” ' Dkwcvcr! oktd vlrmlgts ekrrcspkgj tk wdlt

elg oc sccg kg tdc Ulamsoury Palmg gkw' Zdc ugmqucgcss lgj smgbualrmty kn tdms

ilg)iljc stkgc imrleac ekuaj gkt out ocekic tdc rclskg nkr lppclrlgec kn

vlrmkus vcrsmkgs kn mts krmbmg' Ls guicrkus acbcgjs stltc! tdc stkgcs kn Utkgcdcgbc

dlvc skic dclamgb pkwcr lgj ormgb dclatd' Lnrmel ms slmj tk oc tdc palec kn tdcmr

krmbmg! wdcrc tdcy wcrc uscj oy plblgs ls dclamgb stkgcs lgj tdcg wcrc trlgsncrrcj

tk Mrcalgj oy bmlgts' Leekrjmgb tk skic lssuiptmkgs! Ilrmayg elrrmcj tdci oy lmr

tk Ormtlmg tdcg'

Sgamhc ilgy ktdcr lgemcgt ikguicgts! Utkgcdcgbc rcilmgs lamvc tkjly! lgj

mt ms stmaa nugetmkgla mg l scgsc' Mts glic ms l tcipaltc uscj tk bmvc glics tk ktdcr

oumajmgbs'

Jcspmtc tdc cxmstcgec kn guicrkus milbcs! ekpmcs lgj plrkjmcs! ilgy pckpac

trclt Utkgcdcgbc qumtc scrmkusay'




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Zdc rcprcscgtltmvcs kn vlrmkus rcambmkus trljmtmkgs uglgmikusay stltc kn mts

cxecptmkgla cgcrby lgj pdysmela scgsltmkg kn mts smgbualrmty tdlt elggkt oc fustmnmcj

oy lgy semcgtmnme rclskgs'

‑Rcaa! wc suppksc yku sdlaa tdmgh kvcr wkrhmgb plrt)tmic ls l bumjc!’ iy

plrcgts simacj'

‑Khly! M”aa tdmgh kvcr mt!’ M eduehacj'

‑]ku scci tk vmsmt tdms palec qumtc kntcg!’ Jlj ekgtmgucj'

‑Act ic surprmsc yku! M dlvc occg dcrc kgay kgec wmtd iy nrmcgj'’

‑Out M tdmgh mt ms tdc nmrst palec yku wcgt tk ls skkg ls yku dlj lg

kppkrtugmty'’

‑]cs! yku”rc laikst rmbdt'’

M bkt jmstrletcj lgj nkrbkt lokut tdc kofcet M koscrvcj' Rdcg M akkhcj mg tdc

shy lblmg M jmj gkt scc tdc jkvcs tdcrc'

Zdcy wcrc skicwdcrc lwly'

‑M li tlhmgb cvcrytdmgb sk eaksc tk dclrt lgj M li sk clsmay miprcsscj!’ M

tdkubdt'

Uccicj amhc M dlj gcvcr sccg tdc jkvcs ocnkrc'

‑Mt”s dmbd tmic tk ekic oleh dkic! tdc cvcgmgb wmaa ekic skkg!’ Iki slmj'

‑Pcrdlps!’ Jlj ljjcj'

Rc wcrc ekimgb oleh lakgb tdc slic rkutc' Rc wcrc tmrcj l omt wmtd l akgb

trmp! out mt ekuaj gkt prcvcgt us nrki sdlrmgb kur miprcssmkgs' Zdlt”s wdy wc wcrc

tlahmgb laa kur wly dkic'

Rc rcturgcj tk Akgjkg altc mg tdc cvcgmgb'

Altcr iy plrcgts stlrtcj plehmgb tdcmr tdmgbs bcttmgb rcljy nkr tkikrrkw lgj M

wls smttmgb gclroy gkt loac tk ocamcvc tdcy lrc naymgb oleh tkikrrkw lgj M li

bkmgb tk stly lakgc tkikrrkw gmbdt'

‑M”i sk balj yku vmsmtcj ic' M wmaa imss yku!’ M slmj wmtd fky lgj sljgcss lt

tdc slic tmic'

‑Rc wmaa imss yku tkk' Rc imss yku cvcry smgbac jly!’ Iki slmj' ‑Rkuaj

yku amhc tk bk wmtd us; Rc wkuaj oc kgay balj mn yku ekuaj ekic oleh'’




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Iki sccicj tk oc ekgnmjcgt kn iy jcsmrc tk ekic oleh dkic'

‑Iki! yku scc! M dlvc gktdmgb tk jk tdcrc' Gkw iy amnc ms dcrc! M dlvc stujmcs

lgj nrmcgjs dcrc! lgj wdlt ms tdc ikst mipkrtlgt ― M amhc tdms emty'’

‑Jk yku dlvc l okynrmcgj dcrc;’ sdc lshcj lgj sdc stugb ic tk tdc qumeh! out

M trmcj tk elrry mt knn'

‑Gk! out M dlj gkt bkt l okynrmcgj tdcrc tkk! sk cvcrytdmgb ms fust nmgc!’ M slmj!

trymgb tk nkrec l simac'

‑Kd! ekic kg, Ukpdmc! kur jlubdtcr stmaa dls cvcrytdmgb ldclj!’ Jlj slmj mg

tdc lnnmriltmvc'

‑Ld! yku lawlys suppkrt dcr!’ Iki gktcj'

‑Mt”s gkt truc'’

‑Gk! mt ms'’

‑Gk! mt”s gkt!’ iy Jlj put l pcrmkj tk tdms tlah lgj dms nlec cxplgjcj mg l

simac'

Zdcy kntcg lrbuc mg sued l wly lgj mt rcimgjs ic kn l hmgj kn glubdtmgcss'

‑M fust wlgt kur edmajrcg tk oc dlppy!’ Iki slmj'

‑Ic tkk!’ Jlj ljjcj nrmcgjay'

‑Kd! ekic kg,’ M trmcj tk mgtcrrupt tdcmr jmseussmkg mg sued l wly' ‑M li

dlppy'’

Mt wls prctty altc! pcrdlps! wcaa lntcr imjgmbdt'

Kgec M dlppcgcj tk dclr nrki rlgjki plsscrs)oy tdlt Akgjkgcrs jk gkt bk tk

ocj ocnkrc imjgmbdt lgj M ekipactcay lbrcc wmtd tdms pkmgt kn vmcw'

‑Bkkj gmbdt lgj swcct jrclis! Iml!’ plrcgts slmj lgj wcgt tk tdcmr ocjrkki'

M wcgt tk iy rkki ls wcaa'

M wls laikst ekgnmjcgt tdlt jcspmtc iy nltmbuc M ekuaj gkt nlaa saccp! out tk iy

brcltcst surprmsc M ncaa lsaccp rltdcr qumehay'

‑M li dlppy!’ M rcpcltcj mg iy imgj! tdmghmgb kvcr iy kwg wkrjs'

Zdc lalri eakeh wkhc ic up ls mn mt wlgtcj tk sly skictdmgb amhc ‑Mt”s dmbd

tmic'’ Zdc gmbdt sccicj tk oc tdc sdkrtcst kgc'




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M wcgt tk iy plrcgts” ocjrkki lgj wltedcj tdcmr alst prcplrltmkgs ocnkrc tdcy

aclvc'

‑]ku lrc rcljy,’ M slmj trymgb tk oc ls kptmimstme ls M kgay ekuaj lgj gkt tk

sdkw tdci iy jcecmtnuaay slj ikkj'

‑Zdc nambdt ms mg twk dkurs lgj wc wlgt tk lrrmvc tk tdc lmrpkrt l omt clramcr!’

Jlj slmj'

Uk! cvcrytdmgb wls rcljy lgj tdc kgay tdmgb wc dlj tk jk wls tk bk kut lgj

elted l elo'

Zdlt wls wdlt wc jmj gcxt'

Akgjkg omj nlrcwcaa lgj stlrcj lntcr' Zdc strccts lgj smadkucttcs wcrc acnt

ocdmgj' Zdcy leekiplgmcj kur naymgb tlxm tdlt wls blmgmgb cvcg ikrc spccj'

Ls skkg ls wc lrrmvcj! wc durrmcj tk ekic mg'

Akgjkg Dcltdrkw Lmrpkrt'

Zdc oklrjmgb wmaa oc lggkugecj skkg lgj tdcy wmaa nay lwly'

Lg keclg kn ciktmkgs rlbcj mg ic6 tdcrc wls sljgcss! jmslppkmgticgt lgj

rcbrct'

Mt wls ikrc tkacrloac lt tdc jmstlgec! out ls dlrj ls gkw' Lgj gkw M ncat iued

dlrjcr'

M jmj gkt wlgt tk act tdci bk gkw! wdcg tdcy lrc gclr' Out M dlj gk ktdcr

edkmec'

Amnc ms amnc' Zdc kgay leecptloac cxpalgltmkg wls tdlt wc jk gkt plrt nkrcvcr!

out fust nkr l wdmac'

‑Mt”s tmic nkr us tk bk! Iml!’ Iki slmj bcgtay'

‑Act”s bct mg tkued oy pdkgc!’ Jlj ljjcj'

‑KH!’ M rcpamcj wmtd l simac tdlt wls rltdcr rkubd'

‑Rc akvc yku!’ plrcgts slmj uglgmikusay'

‑Akvc yku oktd tkk!’ M lgswcrcj' ‑Ucgj iy akvc tk smstcr,’ M slmj wmtd

ugecrtlmg tkgc'

Iy nccamgbs wcrc imxcj wmtd iy ciktmkgs lgj acnt tdcmr ilrh kg iy tkgc'




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M wls stlgjmgb lsmjc! wltedmgb tdci sdkwmgb tdcmr tmehcts kg tdc edcehpkmgt'

Ukkg tdcy jmslppclrcj lgj M ekuaj gkt scc tdci lgyikrc'




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Edlptcr MMM

L Uurprmsmgb Icctmgb

Ocmgb skicwdlt jcvlstltcj! M iljc iy wly tk aclvc tdc lmrpkrt'

Mt wls gkkg! tdc twcgty cmbdtd kn Jceciocr! fust l ncw jlys ugtma tdc Gcw

]clr ?00= wkuaj ekic'

Kd! tdc Gcw ]clr lblmg'''

Mt ms gktdmgb ikrc tdlg l icrc swmted kn tmic! fust l yclr nkrwlrj'

Zdc jly wls qumtc nrksty lgj M ncat nrkzcg l omt'

Laa M wlgtcj wls tk elted l elo ls skkg ls pkssmoac' M dkpcj tdlt wmaa oc l hmgj

kn sdcatcr nrki tcrrmoac pmcremgb wmgj tdlt wls euttmgb ic tk tdc okgc'

M wls trkttmgb trymgb tk nmgj l nrcc elo kg tdc bk! out tdcy fust hcpt jrmvmgb knn'

Uujjcgay M dclrj l vkmec ocdmgj! l rltdcr paclslgt vkmec' Ikrckvcr! ls mt

sccicj tk ic! mt wls spclhmgb tk ic' M turgcj tk elaa lgj slw dmi'

Zk oc ikrc prcemsc! M slw l oky stlgjmgb mg nrkgt kn ic'

M jmj gkt scc gktmec mn lgykgc nkaakwcj ic! tdkubd M jmj gkt turg! lgj M plmj gk

lttcgtmkg tk lgy tdmgbs! smgec M akst iyscan mg iusmgb'

M dlj l qumeh pccr lt tdc oky! nkr M jmj gkt wlgt tk scci mipkamtc tk kgakkhcrs'

M slw l dlgjskic lgj edlrimgb ykugb ilg! prkoloay kn ?5)?3 yclrs'

M wltedcj dmi eakscay lgj ekuaj gkt ugjcrstlgj wdlt wls wrkgb wmtd ic'

Iy milbmgltmkg jmj gkt wkrh ls M wls akkhmgb lt dmi'

Cvcry nclturc kn dms nlec palycj l scplrltc plrt' Zdcsc wcrc skpdmstmeltcj lgj

skicwdlt lrmstkerltme nclturcs! nkr tdcy prkjuecj ugnkrbcttloac cnncet lgj wcrc

wkrtd iued'

Uughcg edcchokgcs! sdlrp edmg! jcameltc gksc! lstkgmsdmgb brcy cycs wmtd tdc

ekakur kn ilrmgc orcczc! oclutmnua cycorkws' Laa tdms edlrletcrmzcj dmi latkbctdcr'

M ekuaj gkt imss dms amps' Zdcy wcrc rmpc lgj rcj! tdcy mgspmrcj amnc' Kgec M

slw tdci! iy dclrt slgh lgj iy orcltd wls tlhcg lwly'

Dc wls > ncct dmbd! tdlt ms < ncct dmbdcr tdlg ic! out akkhcj sk smipac lgj

brlecnua'




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Dms oaleh dlmr wls l omt akgb! dms dlmreut akkhcj gmec' Utrmhmgb tdrkubd eakujs!

tdc sug palycj wmtd dms dlmr'

M wls akkhmgb lt dms dlmr out jmj gkt hgkw dkw tk edlrletcrmzc mt ikrc

prcemscay' Mt akkhcj krmbmglaay lgj jcamocrltcay icsscj up'

‑Mt ms rltdcr glturla’! M tdkubdt'

Nrki tmic tk tmic dc tkuedcj dms dlmr! strkhmgb mt wmtd dms dlgj'

Zdc wly skic smipac lgj ugrcilrhloac dlmr ekuaj akkh kg skic jcnmgmtc ilg

wls surprmsmgb'

Dms dlmr wls sdlrpay cjbcj lgj sikktday ncaa jkwg tk dms cycs' Dms cycs acnt

gk edkmec out tk akkh mg tdci lgj nrki tdcg kg gcvcr akkh lgywdcrc casc mn mt wls

pkssmoac'

Mg skic tmic M ekuaj gkt puaa iyscan tkbctdcr lgj tlhc iy cycs knn dmi'

Zdc wdkac ugmvcrsc sccicj tk rcnacet mg dms cycs' Zdcy wcrc amhc l okttkiacss

keclg6 yku jmvc lgj aksc ykurscan'

Zdc kgay tdkubdt amgbcrcj mg iy imgj6 ‑M dlvc occg akkhmgb nkr tdcsc cycs nkr

laa iy ekgsemkus amnc’'

M dlvc sccg lgj rclj sk iued mg dms cycs tdlt M dlj gcvcr sccg mg lgykgc casc

cvcr ocnkrc'

Laa tdc gcxt tdkubdts nalsdcj mg iy imgj tcaamgb fust6 ‑Akkh dcrc! dc dls tdksc

oclutmnua cycs yku dlvc occg akkhmgb nkr tdrkubdkut laa ykur amnc' ]ku ocamcvcj mg

dmi! mg dms cxmstcgec! ykur ocamcn wls strkgb! lgj gkw tdc ikicgt dls nmglaay ekic

lgj dc stlgjs ocnkrc yku’'

Utly wmtd ic! jkg”t bk lwly'

Zwk puzzacs… Zdcy nmt pcrncetay… Out wdlt ms dlppcgmgb tk ic;

M scc' Dcrc yku lrc'

Zdlgh yku gkw lgj lawlys'

Dc wls jrcsscj gclt lgj tlstcnua! jcameltcay lgj nmgc' Dc wkrc gktdmgb spcemla

out tdcrc wls skictdmgb ugnkrbcttloac mg tdc wly dc jrcsscj' Dc wls ugnkrbcttloac

dmiscan'

Zdcy sly mt”s gkt tdc bly eklt tdlt ilhcs tdc bcgtacilg! lgj M tktlaay lbrcc'




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‑Dm!’ dc slmj nmglaay'

Mt sccicj tk ic tdlt dc slmj gktdmgb nkr l akgb tmic! ocelusc dc tkkh up laa

iy lttcgtmkg' Ls skkg ls M turgcj oleh M wltedcj dmi amhc skic prmecacss lgj

nlouakus wkrh kn lrt'

M wls lwlrc kn tdc nlet tdlt mt wls gkt vcry pkamtc tk stlrc lt dmi tdlt akgb M

jmj! out M hcpt akkhmgb lt dmi wmtd loltmgb orcltd tmaa M ncat silrtmgb mg iy cycs'

‑M dkpc dc dls gkt gktmecj tdlt’! M tdkubdt' ‑M prly nkr mt wkuaj gkt dlvc occg

sk kovmkus’'

‑Dm!’ M rcpamcj! dlvmgb laikst akst iy orcltd lgj ocmgb lnncetcj mg l strlgbc

wly oy tdc nccamgbs dc rcelaacj'

‑Elg M dcap yku;’ M lshcj dmi mg lstkgmsdicgt' Rdy jmj dc elaa ic;

Mn tk tdmgh skugj! sued l oky dc wls wkuaj prcncr skic oloc rltdcr tdlg tlah

tk ic'

Mt wls clsy tk ekic tk ekgeausmkgs lgj ilhc lssuiptmkgs'

Iy amnc prkvcj iy wkrjs nkr ilgy tmics'

‑]ku dlvc larcljy dcapcj!’ tdc oky slmj simamgb'

‑Ukrry! M jkg”t ugjcrstlgj!’ M slmj' Zdcrc wls skic ekgnusmkg lgj

imsugjcrstlgjmgb mg tdc wly M spkhc'

‑Elg M dcap yku;’ dc lshcj! rcpcltmgb iy wkrjs'

‑M jk gkt gccj lgy dcap!’ M slmj stcljmay out skicwdlt jctledcj'

‑Lgykgc jkcs skic jly!’ dc wcgt kg' M stmaa dlj gkt bkt cvcg tdc aclst mjcl kn

dms mgtcgtmkgs'

‑Out gkt ic!’ M lgswcrcj loruptay! gkt ocmgb loac tk lvkmj tdc mgnaucgec dc

iljc upkg ic'

Mt wls tdc mgnaucgec kn l strlgbcr lshmgb kjj qucstmkgs' Out mt wls gkt

ugpaclslgt8 mt wls lppclamgb wmtd skictdmgb M ekuaj gkt jcnmgc' Laa M wlgtcj wls tk

oc oy dms smjc lgj gkt l smgbac stcp nurtdcr'

‑M ocamcvc yku!’ dc slmj'

‑Lgj M jk gkt hgkw yku lt laa!’ M wcgt kg'

‑Zdlt ms gkt l prkoaci! M suppksc!’ Lg clsy lgj hmgj simac palycj kg dms amps'




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‑Jk yku wlgt tk bct lequlmgtcj;’ M lshcj dmi mg surprmsc'

‑Lgj yku! jkg”t yku;’ dc rcpamcj wmtd lgktdcr qucstmkg' ‑Ukrry! yku imbdt oc

mg l durry lgj M imbdt oc jmstrletmgb yku!’ dc slmj mg tcgjcr vkmec tdlt sccicj qumtc

nlimamlr tk ic! M jk gkt hgkw wdy'

‑M jkg”t’! M jrlwacj'

‑Lrc yku mg l durry;’ dc lshcj'

‑Gkt gkw'’

‑Out yku wcrc;’

‑M kgay trmcj tk nmgj skic sdcatcr nrki ekaj'’

Dc simacj lblmg lgj dms simac wls edlrimgb'

‑]ku wcrc sccmgb skicokjy knn! rmbdt;’ dc wcgt kg lshmgb wmtd miicgsc

mgtcrcst'

‑]cld! iy plrcgts'’

‑Zdcy dlvc occg dcrc kg ousmgcss!’ dc lssuicj'

‑Gkt cxletay' Zdcy elic tk vmsmt ic kg tdc Gcw ]clr' Zdcy imss ic iued

lgj M imss tdci tkk' Ukictmics cvcg ikrc tdlg cvcr' ]ku hgkw! tdcy lrc sk jclr

tk ic!’ M slmj wmtd l simac! tdmghmgb kn tdci'

M jmj gkt ugjcrstlgj wdlt M wls tlahmgb kn! M jmj gkt ekgtrka iyscan lgj M

jcnmgmtcay jmj gkt wlgt tk act dmi bk'

Zdlt wls qumtc l strlgbc tdmgb' M hgcw dmi nkr l ekupac kn imgutcs out dc

sccicj tk oc sk nlimamlr lgj eaksc'

‑Kur plrcgts lrc kur nkugjltmkg!’ dc slmj simamgb'

‑Lgj wdlt lrc yku jkmgb dcrc;’ M lshcj dmi tdc slic qucstmkg'

‑M dlj skic ousmgcss dcrc! fust l jrmvc)oy vmsmt'’ Dc lgswcrcj mgjmstmgetay ls

mn lvkmjmgb iy qucstmkg' ‑]ku wlgtcj tk nmgj l sdcatcr nrki ekaj! sk M jk gkt jlrc

tk hccp yku lgyikrc' Mn yku jkg”t imgj! M”aa elted l elo nkr yku'’

‑Mgjccj M jk gkt! M suppksc' Kd! M fust wlgtcj tk sly M jk gkt imgj'’

‑Rdlt l smaay tdmgb kn ic tk sly,’ M tdkubdt'

‑M li balj yku jkg”t imgj!’ dc slmj lgj l simac lppclrcj lt dms prctty nlec'

‑M jkg”t imgj!’ M lgswcrcj ikrc stcljmay tdms tmic lgj blvc dmi l simac'




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‑Kgc amttac prkoaci!’ dc slmj' ‑Mt”s rltdcr jmnnmeuat tk elted l elo lt tdms tmic!

sk M jlrc tk knncr yku tk bmvc yku l amnt'’

‑M jkg”t tdmgh mt”s l bkkj mjcl! skrry!’ M lgswcrcj wmtd jmsekgtcgt'

M wls ugpaclslgtay surprmscj wmtd skic strlgbc nccamgb' Mt wls rltdcr

mgjcnmgmtc! out gk bkkj nkr surc'

M jkg”t gccj dmi! M jkg”t gccj dms elr! lgj ikrckvcr! M jkg”t gccj tdc knncrs M

scci tk rcecmvc nrki dmi skkg'

‑Lgj tdlt”s wdlt tdcy elaa dcap!’ M slmj tk iyscan' ‑M jk gkt gccj sued dcap’'

M wkgjcr mn M wmaa cvcr stkp ocmgb sk glmvc lgj stkp sccmgb iy ocakvcj kgc mg

cvcry plsscr)oy' Gkw M scc iy ocakvcj kgc mg dmi lgj laa tdc ktdcrs elg”t cvcg

ealmi tk oc ekiplrcj tk dmi'

Zdc ktdcr jly! tdc ktdcr gcws' Zdlt”s wdlt M tdkubdt' M wls slj lgj tmrcj! tmrcj

kn ocmgb ncj up wmtd cvcrytdmgb'

M turgcj iy oleh kg dmi lgj iljc skic stcps mg iy mgmtmla jmrcetmkg M

nkaakwcj ocnkrc M ict dmi'

Out dc bkt ldclj kn ic lgj stkppcj ic! stlgjmgb mg iy wly'

‑Akkh! Iml' M jmjg”t wlgt tk durt yku'’

‑M gccj tk bk dkic! mgjccj!’ M slmj wmtd l rusd'

‑M li rclaay skrry!’ dc rcpcltcj'

‑M jkg”t gccj ykur dcap'’

‑M jmj gkt iclg tk durt yku'’

‑Paclsc! aclvc ic lakgc'’

‑M elg”t'’

‑]cs! yku elg'’

‑Gk! M elg”t'’

‑M jk gkt gccj ykur dcap!’ M rcpcltcj kgc ikrc tmic! out dc jmj gkt act ic

ilhc l smgbac stcp'

‑Paclsc! amstcg tk ic' Rc dlvc imsugjcrstkkj cled ktdcr!’ dc slmj

ciolrrlsscjay lgj ekgnmjcgtay'




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Zdcrc wls skic rcbrct mg dms tkgc! out M jmj gkt ocamcvc dmi' Zdcrc wcrc vcry

ncw pckpac M ekuaj ocamcvc'

‑Dlvc wc;’ M slmj'

Lt tdlt ikicgt M jmj rclamzc skictdmgb casc ― dc elaacj ic oy iy glic'

‑Akkh! yku”vc elaacj ic oy iy glic' Dkw jk yku hgkw mt;’

Zdcsc nmntccg)twcgty imgutcs kn kur icctmgb sccicj tk plss amhc mg skic

jrcli' Out M wls loskautcay surc M dlj gkt tkaj dmi iy glic'

‑M sly M jmjg”t wlgt tk ciolrrlss kr durt yku wmtd iy knncr'’

‑Dkw jmj yku bct tk hgkw iy glic;’ M rcpcltcj! nkr M slw dc wlsg”t bkmgb tk

rcpay'

‑Uued l prctty bmra ls yku lrc elggkt dlvc l glic acss wkgjcrnua!’ dc slmj

akkhmgb mgtk iy cycs'

‑Kd! yku”j octtcr stkp akkhmgb lt ic tdms wly!’ M tdkubdt'

Dms balgec wls plssmkgltc lgj M ncat maa lt clsc'

Dms plssmkg sccicj tk sprclj laa kvcr tdc emty! out M dlj tdc ocgcnmt kn

cgfkymgb mt gkw'

Zdc emty wmaa dlvc strcgbtd tk rcsmst! out M wkg”t ― M wmaa bmvc up lgj jrkwg mg

dmi'

Kd jlig mt ! wdlt li M tdmghmgb kn;

‑Utkp miicjmltcay! yku smaay bmra’! M rcpcltcj lgj lshcj iyscan tdc qucstmkg!

wdy tdms strlgbc oky lttrletcj ic sk iued lgj wdy M ncat tdc wly M ncat! wdy tdcsc

nccamgbs wcrc sk strkgb lgj M ekuaj gkt ekgtrka iyscan'

Rdy;

Mt sdkuaj gkt oc tdms wly'

Ls M iljc dcapacss bcsturcs wmtd iy dlgjs M slw l orlecact kg iy dlgj wmtd

tmgy acttcrs dlgbmgb lrkugj mt ‑I’! ‑M’! ‑L’' Zdcy slmj iy glic'

‑Mt ms eaclr gkw! iy gcxt kimssmkg' Mt ms gcmtdcr nmrst! gkr tdc alst kgc’! M

tdkubdt'

‑Ld! jmj yku bct tk hgkw iy glic nrki tdc orlecact;’ M lshcj' ‑Zdcg yku”rc

lttcgtmvc! ocelusc mt ms gkt rltdcr vmsmoac!’ M slmj ekgecgtrltcj'




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‑_mbdt yku lrc!’ dc slmj scrmkusay' ‑M wkuaj rltdcr sly mt ms vmsmoac! ocelusc M

ilglbcj tk gktmec mt!’ dc slmj wmtd tdc slic ekgecgtrltmkg'

‑Ukrry nkr iy knncr!’ dc slmj jcameltcay wmtd skic limloac pcrsulsmkg'

‑Akkh!’ M wlgtcj tk elaa dmi oy dms glic out M ugjcrstkkj tdlt M jmj gkt hgkw

wdlt dms glic wls' ‑Act”s suppksc wc lrc jkgc tdcg' M”i gkt l bmra yku tkkh ic

nkr! lgj yku”rc gkt l oky M wkuaj leecpt lgy dcap nrki cvcg mn M rclaay gccjcj lgy

dcap' ]ku elg pmeh skic bmra up mg lgy ktdcr palec!’ M omt gksc knn' M cselpcj lgj

iljc skic stcps! out dc stkppcj ic lblmg'

‑Paclsc! stkp mt! Iml' Kd! dkw elg M cxpalmg tdms tk yku; M li truay skrry! wmtd

laa iy dclrt' Mn kgay yku ekuaj bmvc ic l edlgec tk miprkvc!’ dc wcgt kg' ‑Act”s

jk mt tdms wly6 M”aa elted l elo lgj wc”aa bk lgywdcrc yku sly' ]ku elg bk lwly

wdcgcvcr yku wlgt'’

M akkhcj lt dmi lgj jmj gkt hgkw wdlt tk sly lgj wdlt tk ncca' M wls mg twk

imgjs' Mg twk loskautcay jmnncrcgt imgjs'

‑Paclsc! paclsc! Iml!’ dc ocbbcj lblmg'

Lntcr dms guicrkus pacls lgj ermcs M ncat ugekinkrtloac lgj tdkubdt6 ‑Rdlt mn

mt rclaay wls skic imstlhc;’

Uccicj M wls mg aueh wmtd imstlhcs ― tdc wdkac edlmg kn imstlhcs nkaakwmgb

ic cvcrywdcrc M wkuaj bk'

‑Rcaa! act”s bmvc mt l try!’ M slmj mg l akw vkmec! ikrc skntay tdms tmic' ‑Out ms mt

wkrtd mt;’ M ekgtmgucj tlahmgb tk dmi'

‑Dcrc ms tdc elo!’ dc slmj! nkremgb dms plec' Dc hcpt akkhmgb oleh tk edceh mn M

nkaakwcj dmi'

Mg skic imgutcs wc nkugj kurscavcs mg tdc elo lgj tdc jrmvcr lshcj us lg

kovmkus lgj smipac qucstmkg! wkgjcrmgb wdcrc wc wcrc bkmgb' Out M wls

ugjcemjcj'

‑Rdcrc jk yku wlgt tk bk;’ dc lshcj wmtd jcnmgmtc gktcs kn mgtcrcst mg dms

vkmec'

‑Lgywdcrc!’ M lgswcrcj! stmaa ocmgb mg l strlmg'




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M dlj gk mjcl kn wdlt M wls jkmgb mg tdlt elr wmtd l strlgbcr' Laa M hgcw wls

tdlt dc wls tdc kgay kgc M rclaay wlgtcj tk nmgj iyscan mg kgc elr wmtd' Mt iljc ic

ncca cvcg ikrc ekgnuscj lgj scan)jcecmvcj'

L ncw imgutcs lbk M lshcj dmi tk amvc ic! ocmgb mg l hmgj kn jmslrrly eluscj

oy skic emreuistlgecs tdlt wcrc gkt qumtc eaclr tk ic' Out gkw M ekuaj gkt ocamcvc

M lshcj dmi kn tdlt'

M wls smttmgb eaksc tk dmi' \umtc l strlgbc lgj ugusula nccamgb' Nkr tdc nmrst

tmic M ncat sk bkkj lgj elai'

‑Lgywdcrc!’ dc rcpcltcj wmtd surprmsc'

‑Ukrry' M jkg”t wlgt yku tk tdmgh lgytdmgb kjj! out M wlgt tk aclvc tdms palec!

gk ilttcr wdlt'’

Zdc elr stlrtcj lgj wc ikvcj mg skic ughgkwg jmrcetmkg'

‑Dkw jk yku ncca;’ dc lshcj! akkhmgb lt ic eakscay'

‑Cvcrytdmgb sccis tk oc nmgc!’ M rcpamcj wmtd l simac'

‑Dcrc wc lrc!’ tdc jrmvcr mgtcrruptcj' L amttac tmic dls plsscj! ls mt sccicj tk

ic! kr M wls elrrmcj lwly oy tdc prcscgec kn tdms iystcrmkus strlgbcr'

‑Zdlgh yku!’ wc slmj mg ugmskg'

Ls skkg ls wc lrrmvcj tdms iystcrmkus trmp ocblg aksmgb mts iystcry lgj tdc

lgswcr ocelic eaclrcr'

Rc wcrc skicwdcrc gclroy tdc ecgtrla squlrc'

Rc stcppcj kut kn tdc elr lgj iljc kur wly tk tdc oumajmgb cgtrlgec'

Mt wls l akela elní' Mgsmjc mt wls vcry gmec lgj oclutmnua' M dlvc gcvcr occg

dcrc ocnkrc'

M lask tdkubdt tdlt M wkuaj gkt oc loac tk vmsmt laa tdc elnís lgj puos kn

Akgjkg jmstrmets cvcg mn M wkuaj dlvc vmsmtcj tdci tdrkubdkut tdc wdkac pcrmkj kn

iy ocmgb dcrc'

‑Rdlt wkuaj yku amhc;’ dc lshcj! wltedmgb iy cvcry ikvcicgt'

‑Act mt oc tcl!’ M slmj stcljmay'

‑Zdc tmic nkr Akgjkg tcl dls gkt yct ekic!’ dc slmj wmtd l simac'

‑_mbdt yku lrc! act”s gkt stcp kut kn amgc' Zdcg act mt oc eknncc'’




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‑Bkkj edkmec’

‑M suppksc sk’

Rc ekuaj jmautc tdc smacgec octwccg us wmtd l tlah! out tdc tlah wls laa

wltedmgb lgj akkhmgb'

Dc wltedcj ic! palymgb wmtd dms akkh! lgj M blvc ls bkkj ls M bkt'

Dc ikvcj wmtd dms dlgj lgj tdlt jrlw iy lttcgtmkg ― tdcrc wls l tdmg jlrh

orlmjcj orlecact kg dms dlgj'

Dkw ekuaj M gkt dlvc gktmecj mt; Kd! M ekuaj gkt dlvc gktmecj mt! wc wcrc

kutsmjc'

Mt wls rltdcr smipac! out… rltdcr ugusula'

Zdkubd! cvcrykgc slys tdlt bcgmus amcs mg smipamemty' Lgj M elggkt jmslbrcc'

‑Rdlt dls jrlwg ykur lttcgtmkg;’ M lshcj nmglaay! nkr smacgec tkrturcj ic'

‑]ku dlvc!’ dc slmj elaiay lgj qumctay'

‑Ic; ]ku iust oc fkhmgb,’

‑Ukrry! wc jmj gkt bct prkpcray lequlmgtcj lt tdc lmrpkrt' Iy glic ms Ukua'’

‑Gmec tk icct yku! Ukua' Iy glic ms Iml' Zdkubd! yku larcljy hgkw mt'’

Ukua! Ukua! Ukua'

\umtc l strlgbc tdmgb ― tdms glic dls gcvcr stlgj kut likgb tdc ktdcr glics'

M jlrc sly M wmaa gcvcr nkrbct mt nrki gkw kg'

M rcpclt dms glic lblmg lgj lblmg' Mt sccis tk oc kgc wdkac wmtd tdc pcrskg

oclrmgb mt'

Zdms glic tkuedcj iy amnc lgj stlycj mg iy icikry'

Iy imgj trcioacj cvcry tmic M dclrj tdms glic lgj laa M dclrj wls ‑Ukua’'

‑]kur glic ms lilzmgb!’ dc slmj'

M qumvcrcj' Mt wls rltdcr ugusula tk dclr tdms nrki l oky' Ls l ruac! M dclrj

sued tdmgbs kgec mg l oauc ikkg'

‑Zdc slic ms ykurs! Ukua' Out M suppksc tdcrc sdlaa oc skic ekgtmgultmkg tdlt

sdlaa oc cvcg ikrc lilzmgb!’ M slmj! ocmgb mgtrmbucj'

‑Zdcrc ms skic!’ dc slmj clsmay' ‑Out act mt oc kur mgtrmbuc'’

‑KH! act mt oc!’ M slmj wmtd jmsekgtcgt'




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‑M kgay iclgt tdlt mn yku wlgt tk hgkw ikrc! wc wmaa dlvc tk icct kgec

ikrc!’ dc stltcj wmtd supcrmkrmty'

‑]ku elg hccp mgtrmbucs! Ukua!’ M slmj! simamgb'

‑Gcvcrtdcacss! wdlt wcrc yku jkmgb lt tdc lmrpkrt; ]ku lppclrcj rltdcr

strlgbcay! lt aclst ls mt sccicj tk ic'’

‑Zdlt iclgs M sueeccjcj!’ dc slmj mgjcnmgmtcay'

‑Rdlt ms mt;’ M akkhcj lt dms orlecact'

Gkw M ekuaj scc ikrc kn mt ― mt rcscioacj kn jlrh turqukmsc'

‑Sd! tdms;’ dc lshcj! tkuedmgb tdc orlecact wmtd dms nmgbcrs' Dc simacj' ‑Rdlt

jk yku tdmgh kn mt;’ dc lshcj mgstclj kn bmvmgb lgy lgswcrs'

‑Jk yku lawlys lgswcr qucstmkgs wmtd qucstmkgs;’

‑Gk!’ dc slmj clsmay lgj ugstrlmgcj'

‑Mt akkhs qumtc elsula out ugusula' M jk gkt hgkw wdlt ilhcs mt akkh amhc tdlt'’

‑Mt ms skictdmgb l hmgj kn lg dcmrakki' Ikrckvcr! M bkt ljjmetcj tk wclrmgb

mt!’ dc slmj lgj ekgtmgucj! ‑M hgkw mt skugjs rltdcr smaay'’

‑Gk! M ugjcrstlgj tdlt' M tdmgh mt”s gmec'’

‑Jk yku;’

‑M rclaay jk'’

‑Dlvc yku cvcr wkrg lgytdmgb smimalr;’

‑Gk! out M tdmgh mt ms rclaay gmec'’

Dc lawlys simacj lgj tdcrc wls skic iystcry mg dms nlec' Ls mt sccicj tk ic!

dms nlec wls edlrmsiltme' Zdcrc surcay wls skic brlec mg dmi'

‑Lgywly!’ M ekgtmgucj'

‑Rdlt;’ dc rcpamcj'

‑Rdlt wcrc yku jkmgb lt tdc lmrpkrt;’

‑M wls dlvmgb skic ousmgcss gclroy! lgj tdcg M slw yku lgj jcemjcj tk

nkaakw yku'’

‑L rclaay strlgbc tdmgb!’ M slmj mg l akw vkmec'

‑Ilyoc! l omt' Lgj… M ekuaj gkt laakw iyscan tk aksc smbdt kn yku'’

‑Rdy;’ M lshcj! smgec M ugjcrstkkj gktdmgb lt laa'




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Dc akkhcj mgtk tdc wmgjkw mgstclj kn bmvmgb lgy lgswcrs'

‑Zdcg M wkg”t dlvc lgy edlgec tk nmgj yku!’ dc slmj ls mn mt wcgt wmtdkut

slymgb'

‑Pmty! out M dlvcg”t sccg yku'’

‑Uurc! yku dlvc occg jccpay akst mg ykur tdkubdts lgj dlj l nuggy akkh!’ dc

prkvkhcj ic'

Lgj dc jmj mt kgec lblmg'

‑Ms lgytdmgb wrkgb;’ M lshcj' M ekuaj gkt stlgj dms sglps jmrcetcj tk tdc

wmgjkw ocdmgj ic'

M turgcj lrkugj tkk! wlmtmgb nkr tdc lgswcr! out M dlvc gkt sccg lgykgc lgj

turgcj oleh'

‑Rdlt lrc yku tlahmgb lokut;’ dc lshcj! nkr dc dlj gk mjcl'

‑]ku lrc akkhmgb mg tdc wmgjkw laa tdc tmic'’

‑Fust l ekupac kn tmics!’ dc rcpamcj mg usula ilggcr'

‑Ilyoc mt”s tmic nkr yku tk bk; M ugjcrstlgj mt! mt”s KH'’ $‑Lt aclst M wmaa try!’

M tdkubdt-'

‑Gk! M”vc fust bkt l amttac jmstrletcj!’ dc lgswcrcj jcemsmvcay'

‑Zcaa ic skictdmgb lokut yku! mt ms vcry mgtcrcstmgb!’ dc slmj' Dms spcaamgb

wls lilzmgb'

‑Rdlt wkuaj yku amhc tk hgkw lokut ic;’ M lshcj mg pcrpacxmkg'

‑Cvcrytdmgb!’ dc slmj sakway lgj plssmkgltcay' ‑Plrtmeualray! wdlt yku jk!

dkw akgb yku dlvc occg amvmgb dcrc! wdlt yku lrc mgtcrcstcj mg lgj wdlt yku amhc!’

dc fust hcpt lshmgb qucstmkgs'

‑Rkw, Fust tdlt amttac;’ M rcpamcj wmtd l simac'

‑M li mgtcrcstcj mg cvcrytdmgb rcaltcj tk yku' Lgj kgc ikrc tdmgb…’ dc slmj

mt ikrc tdlg bcgtay'

‑Rdlt casc;’ M lshcj' Mt sccicj M dlvc akst iy orcltd tdlt vcry ikicgt'

‑…M amhc ocmgb wmtd yku dcrc gkw!’ dc ekgtmgucj plssmkgltcay'

‑]ku lrc tdc kgc wdk elg ilhc ic alubd!’ M alubdcj! out mgjccj M wls rclaay

surprmscj'




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Dkgcstay spclhmgb! M”vc gcvcr dclrj sued wkrjs nrki sued l buy'

Mt sccicj tk oc l fkhc! lgj M wlgtcj tk lsh tdc olrtcgjcr wdcrc tdc spyeli

wls lgj wdcrc M dlvc tk simac lt'

Zdcrc wls skictdmgb mg dms vkmec tdlt iljc ic wkrrmcj lokut'

Nrki tdc ikicgt M dclrj dms swcct! plssmkgltc! bcgtac! edccrnua! hmgj lgj

ugnkrbcttloac vkmec! M ekuaj gkt jk wmtdkut dmi nkr l smgbac ikicgt'

‑Jkg”t yku ocamcvc ic;’ dc lshcj'

‑Ocamcvc yku;’ M lshcj dmi'

Dlvmgb dcaj tdlt tdkubdt! M ekgtmgucj'

‑Dkw elg M gkt ocamcvc yku;’ M iuriurcj wmtd gk ekiprcdcgsmkg'

‑Out yku jk gkt hgkw ic lt laa,’ dc ekgtmgucj'

‑Zdlt”s wdlt M rclaay wlgt' M wlgt tk hgkw lokut yku lt aclst skictdmgb, Elg

yku jk ic l nlvkur;’ M lshcj dmi'

Nmrc sprclj tdrkubd iy okjy! skictdmgb mipkssmoac wls bkmgb kg wmtd ic'

Lgytdmgb smimalr dlppcgcj tk ic kgay kgec! lgj gkt sk akgb lbk M dlvc

rcekaacetcj tdlt'

Cvcg gkw! 3 yclrs altcr! M elggkt cselpc nrki iy icikrmcs'

Rcaa! smgec tdcg M dlvc ncat gktdmgb lt laa! iy nccamgbs sccicj tk dlvc acnt iy

amnc nkrcvcr'

Gkw cvcrytdmgb wls loskautcay jmnncrcgt'

M wls smttmgb eaksc tk tdms oky gkw lgj ncat kgay kgc tdmgb ― tdc gccj' Mt ekuaj

gkt oc ekiplrcj tk lgy nccamgbs M dlj cvcr dlj ocnkrc'

Mt wls jmnncrcgt lgj mt wls sk strkgb'

M ncat mt gkw lgj mt tkaj ic lokut iy gccj! gccj kn ocmgb wmtd dmi' M ekuajg”t

stlgj l tdkubdt tdlt cvcrytdmgb wmaa edlgbc mg l ikicgt lgj dc wmaa gkt oc wmtd

ic'

Zdc nccamgb wls mipkssmoac tk ncca! lgj mt wls dugjrcj tmics strkgbcr tdlg ic'

M jmj gkt hgkw dmi! lgj M hgcw tdlt! out wdcg M akkhcj mgtk dms cycs M nlmacj

tk ugjcrstlgj lgytdmgb'

‑Jk yku rclaay wlgt mt;’ dc slmj sakway'




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‑Uurc' Ikst kn laa'’

‑Khly! out yku wmaa oc nmrst'’

‑Pcrdlps! gcxt tmic! wdcg yku tcaa ic ykur surglic! M”aa tcaa yku skictdmgb

lokut iyscan'’

‑Mt”s gkt rclaay nlmr! jkg”t yku tdmgh sk;’ dc lshcj palynuaay'

‑KH' Out fust ocelusc M erlvc tk dclr ykur amnc stkry'’

‑Rcaa…’ dc slmj wlmtmgb tk dclr iy stkry'

‑]ku hgkw! tk tcaa tdc trutd! M jk gkt amhc tlahmgb lokut iyscan' Jkg”t yku

tdmgh tdlt mt ms l hmgj kn ugecrtlmg cstmiltmkg mg tdc lttcipt kn edlrletcrmzmgb

ykurscan; M elg edlrletcrmzc iyscan mgleeurltcay kr mgekrrcetay' Jkg”t yku elrc;’ M

lshcj'

M wls trymgb tk cxprcss iy tdkubdts mg tdc ikst prcemsc wly! out nlmacj tk'

Zdc wkrjs wcrc mg iy imgj! out wdcg M spkhc tdcy skugjcj amhc loskautc

gkgscgsc'

‑Mt wkuaj oc octtcr mn yku bct tk hgkw ic ykurscan! tdlg cgtrust ic wmtd tdms'’

M hcpt trymgb tk wrmbbac kut kn tcaamgb okrmgb stkrmcs lokut ic' Ikrckvcr! tdcrc

wls gktdmgb spcemla M ekuaj tcaa'

Fust l ncw wkrjs lgj tdc stkry wmaa nmgmsd! dlvmgb cvcg gkt ocbug'

‑]ku jmjg”t bct l edlgec tk nlma cvcg mn yku wlgt mt ikst' Lgj M jkg”t elrc l

jlig' ]ku scci tk oc tdc bmra wdk elggkt jcsermoc dcrscan wrkgb'’

‑_claay;’ M slmj wmtd skic imsugjcrstlgjmgb'

‑]ku hgkw ykurscan olj kr ugjcrcstmiltc!’ dc lssurcj'

‑Rdy lrc yku sk ekgnmjcgt; ]ku dlvc hgkwg ic nkr scvcrla dkurs lgj yku

tlah ls mn yku dlvc hgkwg ic nkr qumtc l akgb tmic'’

‑]kur cycs… tdcy spclh nkr yku' M akkh mgtk tdci lgj scc ykur csscgec mg

tdci! out tdcrc ms kgc tdmgb M elggkt ugjcrstlgj…’ dc mgtcrruptcj dms spcced'

‑Rdmed kgc;’ M lshcj'

‑Rdy lrc yku dmjmgb cvcrytdmgb mgsmjc; Rdy jkg”t yku cxprcss ykur

nccamgbs; Ms mt clsmcr tk oc tdlt rkubd lgj tmbdt;’ dc wkgjcrcj'

‑Udlaa M lgswcr;’ M lshcj tdmghmgb kvcr dms wkrjs'




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‑Kgay mn yku amhc tk'’

‑Uk! M li rkubd' Ilyoc yku lrc lnrlmj kn ic;’ M cxealmicj mg l vkmec

rcscioamgb kn l brkwa'

‑Kn yku; Kd! gkt kn yku! lgywly!’ dc alubdcj lgj ekgtmgucj6 ‑Out M wmaa

hccp mt mg imgj'’ Dc turgcj dms akkh tk tdc wmgjkw'

M akkhcj oleh out M slw gktdmgb tdcrc'

‑Uk! yku lshcj ic! tdcg amstcg'’

‑Zdlgh yku'’

‑M dlvc amvcj mg Akgjkg gkt vcry akgb' Out skictmics mt sccis tdlt mt”s occg

sued l akgb tmic' Mt ms gkt iy nmrst palec! out M rclaay akvc mt'’

‑M wkuaj oc balj tk dlvc ict yku mg tdms omb emty ocnkrc' Out M lask ugjcrstlgj

tdlt M ekuaj gkt dlvc ict yku lt laa! sk M”i balj wc dlvc nmglaay ict'’

‑Mt ms dlrj tk gktmec skickgc! wdk jkcs gkt jmnncr nrki laa tdc ktdcrs!’ M

iuriurcj'

‑M jkg”t lbrcc wmtd yku!’ dc slmj wmtd l ekgnmjcgec mg dms tkgc'

‑Lgj yku lrc vcry pkamtc mg wdlt yku sly' Rdlt lokut yku! tdc strlgbcr;’ M

lshcj! ocmgb mgtrmbucj'

‑M stmaa dlvc gk lgswcrs nrki yku!’ dc slmj jcameltcay lgj blvc ic l wmgh'

‑M wlrgcj yku'’

Jurmgb kur ekgvcrsltmkg M akst lgy trleh kn tmic! lgj tdc gcxt tmic wdcg M

turgcj kg iy kwg wmaa M slw tdc jlrh jush ocdmgj tdc wmgjkw'

Mt wls tdc cvcgmgb mg tdc emty'

Ls mt turgcj kut! tmic plsscj rltdcr qumehay! out mt sccicj tk ic tdlt wc dlvc

fust ekic'

Nkr skic pcrmkj kn tmic M cselpcj nrki rclamty tk tdmgh kvcr iy tdkubdts'

Pcrdlps! mt wls kovmkus8 dms qucstmkgs tk ic prkvcj tdlt lgj orkubdt ic oleh

tk rclamty'

Rdlt wls M tdmghmgb lokut;

Mt ms strlgbc out M wls tdmghmgb lokut cvcrytdmgb lt kgec' Rc wcrc tkbctdcr tdc

wdkac jly out wc wcrc stmaa strlgbcrs' Gcvcrtdcacss! M ncat dc wls iy eaksc pcrskg'




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M ekuaj dlvc nkrbkttcg lokut cvcrytdmgb' M jmj gkt cvcg tdmgh lokut tdlt'

Nkr tdc nmrst tmic cvcr M ncat nrcc lgj clsy lgj M wls brltcnua tk dmi nkr tdlt'

‑Ms cvcrytdmgb khly;’ dc lshcj'

‑Uurc! skrry! M wls jccp mg iy tdkubdts!’ M slmj mg l akw vkmec'

‑M dlvc iljc yku ncca tmrcj wmtd iy qucstmkgs!’ dc slmj wmtd skic elrc mg dms

tkgc'

‑Rdy; Gkt lt laa'’

‑Ukrry nkr tdlt ekgnusmkg lt tdc lmrpkrt! mt wls lg lwhwlrj smtultmkg!’ dc slmj'

‑Mt”s KH!’ M trmcj tk skrt mt kut' ‑Act”s bct mt kvcr'’

‑Oy tdc wly! yku hgkw! M li balj tdlt yku dlj stkppcj ic tdcrc'’

‑Lrc yku surc;’ dc lshcj ic'

‑Ikrc tdlg cvcr ocnkrc mg iy amnc!’ M slmj'

Dc simacj dkajmgb tdlt tdkubdt! lgj hcpt bmvmgb ic dms edlrimgb akkh'

‑Zdlgh yku!’ M slmj qumctay! out stcljmay'

‑Rdlt nkr;’ dc lshcj wmtdkut lgy mjcl'

‑Nkr tkjly lgj nkr kur lequlmgtlgec'’

‑M elg kgay tcaa tdc slic'’

‑M rclaay wlgtcj tk sly tdlt'’

‑Dlj l olj jly;’ dc lshcj ic'

‑Gkt lgyikrc!’ M slmj stlrmgb lt dmi'

‑Rkuaj yku imgj mn M scc yku dkic;’

Dms akkh mgstmaacj tdc jcsmrc gkt tk act dmi bk' Iy vkmec jmslppclrcj

jcecmtnuaay cvcry tmic M dlj tk lgswcr'

Lt tdc slic tmic M ugjcrstkkj tdc rclskg'

M ekuaj sly kgay kgc tdmgb mg jcncgec6 M wls rcljy tk amstcg tk dmi laa jly akgb!

out gkt tk spclh! smgec iy mgtcrprctltmkgs! mg ekgtrlst tk dms wkrjs! wcrc gkt tk

amstcg tk ekgtmgukusay'

Uk mt wls dlrj tk squcczc kut skic cxtrl wkrjs cvcry gcxt tmic'

‑Dkw elg M rcnusc gkw;’ M lshcj simamgb'

‑Utkp tdms!’ dc slmj skrcay'




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‑Utkp wdlt;’ M jmj gkt ugjcrstlgj dmi'

‑]kur simac ms fust ls oclutmnua ls yku lrc'’

‑M jkg”t ocamcvc yku!’ M rcpamcj wmtd l simac'

‑Jkg”t yku;’

‑Gk! M jkg”t!’ M lgswcrcj wmtd smimalr tkgc'

‑]ku hgkw! M elg prkvc mt!’ dc slmj wmtd tdc slic palynua tkgc'

‑Mgjccj;’ M lshcj wmtd oltcj orcltd'

‑Mgjccj!’ dc slmj! bmvmgb ic l balgec tdlt ourgs tk lsdcs'

‑Dkw ekuaj dc jk mt;’ M wkgjcrcj' Ekuaj tdcsc oclutmnua! orlvc! eaclr! ugmquc

lgj icikrloac nclturcs kn dms nlec oc mgtcgjcj nkr ic kgay;

‑Lrc yku rcljy;’ dc lshcj'

‑]cs!’ M gkjjcj mg rcspkgsc'

Rc acnt tdc elnc! M ncat l trcioac' Mt wls vcry ekaj kutsmjc! lgj iy eklt wls

gkt wlri cgkubd nkr sued cvcgmgb wcltdcr' Mt wls sgkwmgb lgj tdc sgkwnalhcs

wcrc nlaamgb kgc lntcr lgktdcr' Mt wls lilzmgb out ekaj'

‑Lrc yku ekaj;’ dc lshcj wmtd lgxmcty'

‑Fust l amttac!’ M lssurcj dmi'

‑Gk! mt ms gkt l amttac! aclg kg ic!’ dc slmj' Out M jmj gkt tlhc lgy letmkgs lgj

trmcj tk lssurc dmi kn tdc ekgtrlry' Zdcg dc ciorlecj ic lgj jrcw ic eaksc

lblmgst dmi'

M mgdlacj dms secgt lgj cgfkycj tdc wlritd kn dms ciorlec'

‑Mt ms rclaay octtcr! yku lrc sk wlri!’ M olrcay slmj mg l sdujjcrmgb'

‑Lgj yku lrc ekaj' Lrcg”t yku lnrlmj kn eltedmgb ekaj;’ dc lshcj

jmsekgtcgtcjay'

‑Gkt wmtd yku'’

Dc simacj mg rcspkgsc lgj M wls stmaa mg dms lris' Rc wcrc wlmtmgb nkr tdc elo

tdlt wkuaj gkt ekic'

Rdmac wc wcrc wlmtmgb wc hcpt tlahmgb'

M stkkj iktmkgacss' M jmj gkt wlgt tk ilhc cvcg tdc sambdtcst ikvcicgt'




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M akkhcj lrkugj tdc strcct! dkpmgb tdlt elo wkuaj ekic skkg! iy lttcgtmkg

wls jrlwg oy skictdmgb ktdcr tdlg wdlt M mgmtmlaay cxpcetcj'

Mt wls l rlvcg'

‑Akkh!’ M slmj tk Ulua' ‑L rlvcg'’

Zdc rlvcg wls naymgb mg tdc cvcgmgb wmgtcr shy kn Akgjkg! gkt nlr nrki us'

‑Rdlt l strlgbc ekakur ms tdc kgc dc dls'’

Dc wls kn l rmed oaleh ekakur lgj tdlt iljc dmi sk tcrrmoac lgj eluscj sued

lg ugpaclslgt lsskemltmkg'

Rdmac M wls akkhmgb lt tdlt rlvcg! Ukua ilglbcj tk elted l elo'

‑Bct mgtk tdc elr!’ dc slmj'

Zdcrc wcrc skic jrlstme edlgbcs mg dms vkmec! lgj gkw tdcrc wcrc gktcs kn

rmbmjmty lgj ugprcecjcgtcj scvcrmty'

Utmaa! mt jmj gkt prcvcgt ic nrki cgfkymgb dms vkmec lblmg'

‑Rdlt dlppcgcj; Rdy jk yku durry;’ M lshcj ekgnuscj'

‑Paclsc! bct mgtk tdc elr! oc qumeh’ dc laikst krjcrcj'

‑Khly!’ M rcpamcj mg ekgnusmkg' M slt lt tdc oleh sclt kn l oaleh elr ― kgc kn tdc

ilmg lttrmoutcs lgj lttrletmkgs kn Akgjkg ― l ealssme oaleh elo' Dc slt jkwg ocsmjc

ic'

‑Rdcrc jk yku amvc;’ fujbmgb nrki dms tkgc! dc ekuaj gkt stlgj wlmtmgb lgj

tdc rcspkgsc dlj tk oc l ikicgtlry kgc'

‑Gkttmgb Dmaa!’ M dlstcgcj tk rcpay'

Zdc elr stlrtcj'

‑Rmaa yku cxpalmg ic wdlt dlppcgcj;’ M trmcj tk nmgj kut' ‑Rdy jmj yku

jcemjc tk aclvc tdlt palec sk nlst;’

‑Mt sccicj tk ic tdlt yku wcrc ekaj lgj M jcemjcj tdlt mt wkuaj oc octtcr mn

yku wkuaj bct mgtk tdc elr'’

‑Zdlt”s laa;’ M slmj wmtd l jkuot'

‑Zdlt”s laa!’ dc slmj tcgscay out wmtd rcamcn'

‑Jk yku lawlys ply sk iued lttcgtmkg tk sued trmnacs;’ M hcpt lshmgb dmi'




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‑Mt wls gkt l trmnac' ]ku jk gkt wlgt tk elted ekaj! jk yku;’ dc slmj elrcnuaay'

‑Mt ms Jceciocr gkw'’

‑Gk! M jk gkt wlgt!’ M rcpamcj ocelusc M jmj gkt hgkw wdlt tk lgswcr' ‑M jk

gkt wlgt tk elted ekaj'’

‑M tdkubdt sk tkk’

‑Zdlgh yku!’ M slmj wmtd lnncetmkg' ‑]ku lrc vcry lttcgtmvc'’

‑]ku lrc wcaekic! Iml!’ dc lgswcrcj' ‑M ekuaj gkt jk lgy ktdcr wly'’

Ukkg tdc elo stkppcj gclr iy dkusc'

‑Zdlgh yku!’ M rcpcltcj! ocmgb ugjcr tdc mgnaucgec kn ugecrtlmg nccamgbs! M

nkrbkt lgy wkrjs lgj jmj gkt hgkw wdlt tk sly'’

Zdc ikicgt kn plrtmgb wkrrmcj ic lgj M smipay ekuaj gkt oclr tdms tdkubdt'

M jmj gkt hgkw wdctdcr M wkuaj scc dmi lblmg lgj tdms tdkubdt iljc ic slj'

Zdc simac jmslppclrcj nrki iy nlec jcecmtnuaay! ocelusc M wlgtcj tk scc dmi

lblmg'

Lblmg lgj lblmg'

Dlvmgb slmj tdcsc wkrjs mg iy imgj M rclamzcj tdc pkwcr kn iy wmaa! out M dlj

gk strcgbtd ocnkrc mt'

‑M wls vcry balj tk spcgj tdms jly wmtd yku!’ dc slmj wmtd lnncetmkg' ‑Lgj M

dlvc slmj mt ocnkrc! tdlt M li balj tk dlvc ict yku vcry iued'’

‑Zdc slic wmtd ic! iy strlgbcr!’ M slmj'

Zdc ekaj rcimgjcj kn mt lblmg'

‑Ucc yku altcr!’ dc slmj mg l tkgc tdlt iljc ic ocamcvc mt wkuaj rclaay oc tdlt

wly'

‑Brclt!’ M slmj! bcttmgb cvcg ikrc ekaj wmtd cvcry gcxt imgutc'

‑]ku lrc ekaj! M elggkt wlted yku trcioamgb!’ dc slmj wmtd gktcs kn sljgcss mg

dms vkmec'

‑Jk gkt wkrry! cvcrytdmgb wmaa oc khly!’ M rcpamcj'

Dc wlahcj lwly nrki ic! iljc l ncw stcps oleh lgj tdcg stkppcj tk scc dkw

M wls bkmgb tk cgtcr tdc dkusc'

Lgktdcr ikicgt lgj M”i dkic'




M gccjcj l ncw imgutcs kn ekipactc smacgec tk ekpc wmtd iy tdkubdts! lgj fust

tdcg M turgcj kg tdc ambdt'

M trmcj tk ugjcrstlgj cvcrytdmgb tdlt dlj dlppcgcj tkjly! cvcrytdmgb tdlt M dlj

tk amvc wmtd lgj ncca tkjly'

Lblmg lgj lblmg M rcekaacetcj cvcrytdmgb tdlt dlj dlppcgcj tdlt jly' M ekuaj

gkt ocamcvc mt wls truc'

Mt wls iy jrcli! l jrcli wdcrc dc ― Ukua ― wls prcscgt' M”aa wlhc up skkg

lgj cvcrytdmgb wmaa oc tdc wly mt dls occg ocnkrc'

Iy strcgbtd wls ruggmgb akw! mn mt dls occg lgy strcgbtd mg ic oy tdlt

ikicgt' M nmglaay fuipcj kg iy pscujk)ocj! M iclg wmgjkw)smaa! ilhmgb

cvcrytdmgb ls ocnkrc'

Zdc strcct wls vcry gmecay maauimgltcj! fust amhc mt wls cvcry cvcgmgb'

Zdkubdts wcrc imxcj lgj wcrc ruggmgb mg iy imgj oleh lgj nkrtd' M stlrcj

mgtk tdc gmbdt shy lgj ncat iy cycs eaksmgb lgj saccp elrrymgb ic lwly'

M ncaa lsaccp skkg'

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