Rocketboy by J. A. Greene - Sample Chapters

8/9/2019 Rocketboy by J. A. Greene - Sample Chapters

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2/48

Knolg A}llgl & ]fodlsmfz _n`ubl Oinul}s =

Oinul} Fgl

Qilg `fs oijbc}lg inxl n mj}icnz" ilz n}l ajxlg n

mjozobl" f} n cfbb" f} jh ilz inxl mllg xl}z affc" `nzml n

sns~|noi m|bl}' Qilg Hjgg In}qffc |}glc qlbxl" ijs

un}lgs anxl ij` n klunod'

@nzml ql sif|bc onbb zf| Klmfz gfq" snjc ijs

`fil}" @naajl' _il f|sblc Hjggs }lc inj}" il sn`l ofbf}

ns il} fqg" ngc a}jgglc sf m}fncbz in il} h}lodbls

s~|jsilc falil}' _il qns nbqnzs lyojlc qilg sifqjga fhh

fgl fh il} glq jgxlgjfgs' M}jbbjng jgxlgf}s |s|nbbz n}l'

J bjdl ]fodlmfz mll}" snjc ijs hnil}" B|oj|s'

Il ull}lc n il klunod qji a}nz lzls in `noilc ijs

qnxz a}nz inj}" lzls il sn`l ofbf} ns Hjggs' Il ffd n

unj} fh sulonobls f| fh ijs ufodl ngc oblnglc il` fg

ijs sij}' Il cjc ijs qilg il qns gl}xf|s" qijoi qnsg

fhlg' Qf}bc-hn`f|s Ncxlg|}fbfajss cfg al gl}xf|s xl}z

fhlg'

Hjgg sl il klunod cfqg fg il cjgjga }ff` nmbl'


3/48

Knolg A}llgl & ]fodlsmfz _n`ubl Oinul}s ?

Sil klunod inc n unj} fh blnil} s}nus in o}fsslc fxl}

il sif|bcl}s" ngfil} in unsslc |gcl} il blas" ngc n

mlb in qlg n}f|gc il qnjs' Sil s}nus hnslglc fxl}

il oils qji n bn}al m}nss m|odbl clof}nlc qji n qjgalc

qf`ng" il sjagn|}l fg nbb fh @naajls jgxlgjfgs' Fg il

mnod il s}nus on`l falil} jg n ngabl fh ofuul} |mls"

mlglni n unj} fh abln`jga `lnb qjgas hfbclc mnod nanjgs

lnoi fil} bjdl ifsl fh n }lsjga mllbl' N il ju fh

lnoi qjga qns n bjbl `ff}' N unj} fh ujxfjga ofg}fb

n}`s }lslc nanjgs il klunod' N i}fbl blxl} fg il

}jai-ingc n}` qns sl f @NYJ@\@' N m}nss h|lb an|al fg

il blh-ingc n}` }lnc H\BB'

Qiz n}l il kls fg il lgc fh il qjgas6 Hjgg

nsdlc'

J }jlc u|jga il lgajgls fg il mnod n hj}s"

@naajl snjc" m| j cjcg qf}d'

Js in qiz nbb `z ungs inxl m|}g `n}ds6

@naajl si}|aalc' Ql inc f u| sf`lijga fg il ls

c|``jls'

Ifq cf zf| bjdl j6 B|oj|s nsdlc' Js il fgbz fgl

jg il qf}bc'

Hjgg a}jgglc' Js n bf mll} ing bns zln}s

u}lslg'

@naajl h}fqglc jg `fod cjsnuufjg`lg' Zf| cjcg


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Knolg A}llgl & ]fodlsmfz _n`ubl Oinul}s 3

bjdl `z nu}jodbl izm}jc6

Js n ubng in a}fqs h|{{z ujodbls in nsl bjdl

}flg nu}jofs" Hjgg snjc" q}jgdbjga ijs gfsl'

N blns ilz cfg sl hj}l f zf|} ungs'

Clulgcs fg ifq `ngz zf| ln'

B|oj|s |}glc n bn|ai jgf ng |gofgxjgojga of|ai'

@naajl abn}lc n ij`'

Ifq cfls j qf}d6 Hjgg nsdlc'

Zf| u|si il m|fg fg il }jai blxl} f sn} il

lgajgls" @naajl snjc' @fxl il blxl} hf}qn}c f} mnod f

`ndl il` af hnsl} f} sbfql}' Sil m|fg fg il blh sfus

il lgajgls' Sins qiz j ins n ofxl}. Sil}ls lxlg n

az}fsoful f sfu zf| h}f` sujggjga'

Dllu zf|} hjgal}s nqnz h}f` il `ff}s qilg zf| |}g

j fg" B|oj|s snjc" ngc `ndl s|}l f hnslg nbb il

s}nus jaibz mlhf}l zf| ndl fhh' Sil}ls fgbz lgf|ai

h|lb jg il ngds hf} inbh ng if|}" sf zf| sif|bc u}fmnmbz

of`l mnod nhl} hjhllg `jg|ls" k|s f ml snhl'

Fi" si|si. @naajl snjc' Jbb bns `|oi bfgal} ing

in jh zf| cfg af ff hns' Mlsjcls" js af hnslgl}s

hf} zf| f qln} n un}noi|l fg il h}fg" k|s jg onsl'

Ong J }z j f| gfq6 Hjgg nsdlc" }|ggjga ijs ingcs

fxl} il hfbclc qjgas fh il klunod'

Qlbb" B|oj|s snjc" qlbb inxl f sll jh il qjgc


5/48

Knolg A}llgl & ]fodlsmfz _n`ubl Oinul}s 5

Hjgg }fbblc ijs lzls' Jbb sfbxl fgl bnl}" fdnz6 Zf|

ong lxlg `ndl j ly}n in}c'

J a|lss sf' K|s ijs fgol. @naajl mblq ij` n djss

ngc obj`mlc |u jgf il mjubngls }ln} ofoduj'

Sil}l qns n hnjg }|`mbjga ngc il hbff} siffd ns il

{luulbjgs lgajgls sn}lc' Hjgg sffc hn} mnod h}f` il

fulg sjcl cff}" bffdjga f| n il cn{{bjga mb|l sdz' Il

ffd n cllu m}lni' Sil ingan} s`lbblc fh fbc blnil} ngc

h|lb fjb" il inuuz fcf}s fh if`l' Il sluulc obfsl} f il

fulg cff}" ifbcjga jaibz f n `lnb ingcbl fg il qnbb"

ngc ull}lc cfqg'

Sil ijai sfgl fql}s ngc jblc }ffhs fh Glq Xlgjol

hlbb nqnz ns il {luulbjg }fsl' N bjbl qijl obf|c unsslc

mlglni il hbfnjga ojz' @|oi h|}il} cfqg" n qjgcjga

}jxl} abjl}lc n`jcs n unoiqf}d fh a}llg hjlbcs ngc jgz

xjbbnals'

Sil mnz cff}s mlglni il mjubngl sbjc fulg qji n

obnl} fh aln}s' Hjgg |}glc f bffd n ijs un}lgs'

B|oj|s anxl n i|`ms-|u h}f` il ujbfs sln ngc sn}lc

il u}fulbbl}' @naajl u|silc n sqjoi fg il `nagljo

a}nuubl a|g mlsjcl il} sln" bfql}jga il ubngl f| fh il

ingan} fg il a|gs bfga onmbl' _il sqjoilc fhh il

lblo}f`nagl ngc il ubngl ub|``llc f| fh sjai'

N `f`lg bnl} il mjubngl m|{{lc |u nbfgasjcl il


11/48

Knolg A}llgl & ]fodlsmfz _n`ubl Oinul}s >>

{luulbjg' @naajl qnxlc ngc Hjgg qnxlc mnod' Il u|bblc il

klunods ofg}fb n}`s cfqg uns ijs sif|bcl}s" ngc il

qjgas sgnuulc fulg mlijgc ij`' Qji ijs lbmfqs n ijs sjcl

ngc ijs n}`s s}njai f|" il ofg}fbs hj glnbz jgf ijs

ingcs n il lgc fh ilj} `lnb ufbls' Il u|bblc ijs

afaabls cfqg fxl} ijs lzls ngc sluulc f il lcal fh il

cff}' N ofbc qjgc }fn}lc uns" gjmmbjga n Hjggs oillds'

Ijs `f|i s|cclgbz hlb n bjbl c}z'

Il u|silc il m|fg f sn} il klunod ngc

}lnbj{lc" ff bnl" in il inc hf}aflg f |}g cfqg il

i}fbl'

Sil kl lgajgls }fn}lc fg qji n hf}ol bjdl n a}ln

sifxl" dgfodjga Hjgg fhh ijs hll' Il u| f| ijs ingcs f

sfu ijs hnbb" m| il}l qns gfijga mlbfq ij`'

Hjgg sif h}f` il cff} fh il {luulbjg" il qf}bc

n}f|gc ij` n sujggjga mb|}' Sil qjgc s|odlc ijs m}lni

nqnz' Il h|`mblc hf} il un}noi|l }juof}c fg ijs oils'

K|s ns ijs hjgal}s f|oilc il lgc fh il of}c" il sfuulc

sujggjga' Sil az}fsoful inc qf}dlc. S}zjga gf f xf`j" il

a}nmmlc il klunod ofg}fbs" obfslc ijs lzls hf} n slofgc"

ngc ffd n cllu m}lni' Qilg il fulglc ijs lzls nanjg" il

mjubngl qns hbzjga nbfgasjcl'

B|oj|ss hnol sll`lc n bjbl qijl ns il abngolc fxl}

n Hjgg'


12/48

Knolg A}llgl & ]fodlsmfz _n`ubl Oinul}s >=

N}l zf| nb}jai6 B|oj|s zlbblc'

J ijgd sf" Hjgg zlbblc mnod'

Cf zf| qng f af mnod6 B|oj|s nsdlc'

Hjgg abngolc mnod n il hn`jbz {luulbjg" ~|jodbz

}lolcjga jgf il cjsngol'

J ijgd Jbb hbz n}f|gc n mj hj}s'

Sins `z mfz. @naajl snjc' B|oj|s cjcg sll` ns

lyojlc'

Hjgg bffdlc cfqg n il of|g}zsjcl mlbfq' Sil}l qns

gfijga mlglni ij`' Il qns hbzjga" }lnbbz hbzjga. Il

algbz `fxlc il sll}jga n}`s f il blh ngc |}glc jg

in cj}lojfg' Il cjc il sn`l f il fil} sjcl" ngc

a}jgglc' Mz blngjga jg ngz cj}lojfg ngc u|sijga il n}`s

in qnz il of|bc `fxl |u f} cfqg" blh f} }jai' Sqjsjga

il n}`s `ncl ij` }fbb'

Il su|g nbb il qnz n}f|gc ngc ansulc n il

slgsnjfg" ilg u|bblc mnod fg il n}`s ngc `ncl n bffu' J

qns l}}jhzjga" ngc lyijbn}njga' Il bn|ailc qji abll"

ilg oifdlc fg il qjgc }|sijga jgf ijs `f|i' Il of|bc

hbz.

Il sqffulc n}f|gc f hnol Glq Xlgjol' Ijai nmfxl j"

il hn`jbz {luulbjg bffdlc bjdl n jgz m}fqg ojan}' Hjgg

|}glc il kl lgajgls |u f ilj} ijails sullc ngc

i|}blc fqn}c il hbfnjga ojz'


13/48

Knolg A}llgl & ]fodlsmfz _n`ubl Oinul}s >?

Fbc Xlgjol inc mllg n `jaiz }ncjga uf}" m|jb jg n

bnaffg mz il sln f mll} clhlgc nanjgs nnod mz bngc'

\ghf}|gnlbz" j qns gf snhl n nbb h}f` nnod mz sln"

lsulojnbbz h}f` d}ndlgs' Nhl} ilj} ojz qns u|bblc jgf

il sln mz ajng" sbj`z lgnobls" il Xlgljngs xfqlc

glxl} nanjg f nbbfq d}ndlg laas f ml sfbc jg il `n}dl'

Silz nbsf clojclc f }lm|jbc jg n glq bfonjfg" k|s jg

onsl' Ngc qin snhl} ubnol f m|jbc n ojz ing jg il nj}6

Ufql}lc mz xns n`f|gs fh blxjnj|`" `fs xnb|nmbl fh nbb

`jgl}nbs" il hbfnjga ojz fh Glq Xlgjol qns gfq onujnb

fh il sdjls" n olgl} fh qf}bc }ncl' J qns nbsf lgj}lbz

d}ndlg-u}ffh" n blns sf bfga ns j cjc gf hbz ff bfq

fxl} il folng'

Hjgg sqffulc uns il bfga `lnb }|gqnz sjodjga f|

bjdl n fga|l n il lcal fh Glq Xlgjol ngc cjxlc fqn}c

il bfncjga cfods |gcl}glni' _jbxl} {luulbjgs ngc

blxjnj|`-ufql}lc mnblsijus glsblc mlqllg sln` o}ngls

ingajga h}f` il ojz bjdl il blas fh n ajng" hbfnjga

sujcl}' Inj}z m}fqg sns~|noi jg fxl}nbbs on}}jlc m|gcbls

|u ngc cfqg bfncjga }n`us f il {luulbjgs' Zlj ufbjol

qji h|} in `noilc ilj} qijl |gjhf}`s ufjglc n Hjgg

ngc mlbbfqlc jg s|}u}jsl ns il {ff`lc uns'

Sil mjubngl qns n jgz sulod jg il cjsngol" ff sbfq

f dllu |u' Hjgg oilodlc ijs h|lb an|al' Il inc ublgz


14/48

Knolg A}llgl & ]fodlsmfz _n`ubl Oinul}s >3

blh'

Il hblq f| h}f` |gcl} il ojz ngc nj`lc n il

hn`jbz {luulbjg ijai nmfxl' Il f}l n gln ifbl jg n

c}jhjga obf|c" k|s f j`u}lss ijs un}lgs' Nbh}lc qnxlc

h}f` mlijgc il ofg}fb }ff` qjgcfqs n il h}fg fh il

{luulbjg' Hjgg qnxlc mnod ngc su|g jg n mn}}lb }fbb' Il

hblq obfsl lgf|ai f f|oi il m}fqg hnm}jo sdjg fh il

{luulbjg" ilg cfcalc f| f `jss il sll}jga u}fulbbl}s

|}gjga sbfqbz fg ilj} `f|gjgas' Qji n ~|jod |}g ngc n

bffu il hblq n}f|gc il nbb sll}jga hjgs n il sl}g ngc

cfqg f il fil} sjcl' Il hfbbfqlc ng f|sjcl onqnbd h}f`

il hjgs f il mfq" unsslc il ofg}fb }ff` qji n qiffu

ngc |}glc mnod fqn}c Glq Xlgjol'

_f`lijga qlg mnga'

Hjgg abngolc mnod n il kl lgajgls'

Silz ql}l fg hj}l'

Il mlang f hnbb'

Il objodlc il lgajgl m|fg ngc `fxlc il blxl} mnod

ngc hf}i' Gfijga inuulglc' Sil suj}ls fh Glq Xlgjol }fsl

fqn}c ij`'

Hjgg zngdlc n il }juof}c fh il l`l}algoz un}noi|l'

Sil}l qns n kfb ns il un}noi|l sujbblc f| fh js unod

ngc mlang f jghbnl' Sil}l qns ngfil} kfb ns il

un}noi|l bjgls m}fdl'


15/48


Oinul} Sqf

Hjgg hlbb fqn}c il ojz mlbfq" ijs klunod m}fdlg"

ijs un}noi|l }|jglc'

Ijs m}lni on`l jg sif} ansus' Ijs ingcs ql}l sbjod

qji sqln'

Sj`l sll`lc f sbfq' Ijs s|}}f|gcjgas on`l jgf sin}u

hfo|s' N ufjglc hbnaufbl }fsl n ij` h}f` il ulnd fh n

fql} mlbfq' Il qjslc f nxfjc j ngc hlbb uns fgbz

jgoils nqnz' Il zngdlc fg ijs ofg}fbs ngc u|bblc nqnz h}f`

il }ffhfu" hnbbjga jgf n sunol mlqllg m|jbcjgas' Sil

nbblz mlbfq m|sblc qji ulfubl `fxjga mlqllg hnm}jo-

}ffhlc snbbs' Sil ofmmblsfgls fh il s}ll bffdlc in}c

ngc hjgnb' N qf`ng abngolc |u n ij` ngc so}ln`lc'

N s|cclg" l}}jmbl kfb dgfodlc ij` m}lniblss ngc

gln}bz f}l ij` bffsl h}f` il klunod' Il sqffulc k|s

fxl} il ilncs fh l}}jhjlc sifuul}s ns ilz cfxl f| fh

il qnz'

Af ij`. @naajl zlbblc h}f` nmfxl'


17/48


Sil klunod cngablc h}f` il `nagl n il lgc fh il

mjubngl!s a}nuubl a|g onmbl' Sil mjubngls qjgajus gln}bz

f|oilc il m|jbcjgas fg lnoi sjcl ns j }fn}lc i}f|ai il

nbblz'

Af ijail}. Ijail}. @naajl so}ln`lc'

Jg il ubn{n nilnc" n m}fg{l sn|l fh Ufsljcfg

ufjglc n sin}u }jclg n Hjggs hnol' Sil mjubngl }fsl jg

n bfga o|}xl ngc Hjgg sq|ga n il lgc fh il onmbl bjdl n

ulgc|b|`' Ijs hll m}|silc nanjgs il fu fh il sn|l ns

il sif fxl} j'

U|bb |u il onmbl. B|oj|s zlbblc'

J N@. @naajl zlbblc mnod' JS_ SFF _BFQ.

Sil a}nuubl a|g qij}}lc ns j }llblc jg il onmbl'

Hjgg obfslc ijs lzls ns il mbnslc i}f|ai n bn|gc}z bjgl

ingajga no}fss il s}ll' Sil bjgl sgnuulc qji n qnga

ngc on|ai fg il klunod" obfils mjbbfqjga f| mlijgc'

Hjgg fulglc ijs lzls nanjg" f ijs }la}l' Nilnc" n abnss

anbbl}z ofxl}lc il olg}nb `n}dlubnol fh Glq Xlgjol' Lxlg

jh il mjubngl }jlc f hbz fxl} j" Hjgg qf|bc glxl} obln}

il lcal'

Af fxl}. @naajl snjc'

Af |gcl}. Hjgg so}ln`lc'

QIJOI J_ JS6 B|oj|s zlbblc'

\gcl}. Hjgg ngc @naajl snjc n il sn`l j`l'


18/48


N il bns ufssjmbl slofgc" B|oj|s cfxl mlglni il

n}oilc anbbl}z' Sil `lnb h}n`l fh il }ffh f}l fhh il

ju fh il mjubngls njb' Sil ubngl b|}oilc cngal}f|sbz

ngc c}fuulc obfsl} f il so}ln`jga o}fqc mlbfq' Hjgg on`l

qjijg }lnoi ngc @naajl a}nmmlc il s}nus fg ijs klunod"

ifbcjga Hjgg nanjgs il sjcl fh il ubngl'

Ql}l nb`fs f|. B|oj|s snjc'

N sincfq hlbb fxl} il bfq fulgjga n il hn} sjcl fh

il anbbl}z' N {luulbjg clsolgclc jgf xjlq" `fxjga fqn}c

il cfod n il lgc fh il `n}dlubnol'

Qlbb `ndl j. B|oj|s snjc'

Ql qfg. @naajl snjc'

Sil bngcjga {luulbjg mbfodlc `f}l ngc `f}l fh il

fulgjga' _ns~|noils fg il cfod" sngcjga }lncz f slo|}l

il {luulbjg" zlbblc n il ubngl ngc qnxlc j nqnz'

ZF\ al fh il qnz. @naajl zlbblc mnod'

Sil sns~|noils cfxl nsjcl' Sil mjubngl ij il a}f|gc

qji n l}}jmbl o}|goi ngc sdjcclc fxl} il lcal" k|s

mlbfq il mlbbz fh il {luulbjg' B|oj|s zngdlc mnod fg il

ofg}fbs ngc ilz sfn}lc ijail} fg il fil} sjcl" obln} fh

il ojz'

J ijgd ql bfs f|} bngcjga aln}" @naajl snjc'

J ijgd J bfs `z b|goi" Hjgg a}fnglc'

Qlbb inxl f }lblnsl il onmbl fg Hjgg mlhf}l ql


19/48

Knolg A}llgl & ]fodlsmfz _n`ubl Oinul}s >:

bngc" B|oj|s snjc'

Ql ong" @naajl snjc' Sil}ls gf }ff` hf} ij` jg

`z sln |gblss J bl af fh ij` ngc obj`m f| fg il qjga'

Nmsfb|lbz gf' Cfg bl af fh ij`" ngc cfg af f|

fg in qjga'

J inxl `z un}noi|l' J of|bc nbqnzs

Gf' Ql cfg dgfq jh ngz fh f|} oi|ls n}l snhl gfq'

Silg qin cf zf| s|aals6 Ql ong bngc fg n }|gqnz

qjif| aln}" ngc ql ong bngc jg il {luulbjg qjif| il

a}nuubl.

Qlbb cf n in}c bngcjga jg il {luulbjg'

@naajls hnol |}glc qijl' Ql ong" sil snjc'

Qlxl glxl} cfgl j mlhf}l" ngc ql cfg lxlg dgfq jh

Ql cfg inxl n oifjol" B|oj|s snjc' Nbh}lc qjbb

dgfq sf`lijga js q}fga ngc }lncz il ingan}'

@naajl jailglc il} a}ju fg Hjggs in}glss ns ilz

}fsl fqn}c il {luulbjg' B|oj|s m|{{lc il ofg}fb }ff`"

ngc lxlg n n cjsngol Hjgg of|bc `ndl f| il qf}}jlc bffd

fg Nbh}lcs hnol' Sil {luulbjg sulc |u" m| Hjgg dglq in

j of|bc glxl} `noi il sullc fh il mjubngl" ngc il

mjubngl of|bc gf sbfq cfqg ngz h|}il} qjif| il lgajgl

snbbjga' Silz qf|bc inxl f o}nsi jgf il ingan} h}f`

mlbfq' Silg" lxlg jh il j`uno cjcg djbb il` f} jagjl

il h|lb ngds sf}lc jgsjcl" il mjubngl `jai sjbb


20/48

Knolg A}llgl & ]fodlsmfz _n`ubl Oinul}s =5

|`mbl mnodqn}c f| il fulg mnz cff}s'

Hjgg ob|ga jaibz f il lcal fh il ofoduj ngc

abngolc |u n ijs `fil}' _il bffdlc mnod cfqg n ij` qji

ng lyu}lssjfg fh `jgablc bfxl ngc l}}f}'

Sil mnz cff}s jg il mlbbz fh il {luulbjg sbjc fulg'

B|oj|s bjglc |u il mjubngl qji il {luulbjg ngc gfslc il

ubngl algbz |uqn}c" nj`jga il` s}njai n il fulgjga'

Qnj. @naajl snjc'

N on}af gl n il lgc fh hf|} bfga onmbls c}fuulc

h}f` il mnz cff}s ngc i|ga bjdl n i|al sujcl}qlm" fgl lgc

sbjaibz bfql} ing il fil}'

Nbh}lc clsl}xls n }njsl" B|oj|s snjc'

Il ufjglc il ubngl n il gl ngc o| il lgajgl n

il bns slofgc' Sil jgsng ilz ij il gl" il onmbls

ifbcjga il bfql} lgc bjhlc f u|bb j |u mlijgc il`'

Silz sq|ga algbz mnod ngc hf}i ns il gl }fsl jgf il

ingan} ngc il mnz cff}s sbjc si| mlglni il`' Nbh}lc

sffc gly f n unj} fh `ff}j{lc qjgoils jg il of}gl}"

bffdjga xl}z qf}}jlc'

Nbh}lc" zf|}l fgl jg n `jbbjfg" B|oj|s snjc ns il

ifuulc f| fh il ofoduj'

Nbh}lc gfcclc ngc m}lnilc f| n sjai fh }lbjlh'

@naajl |}glc fhh il lblo}f`nagl ifbcjga Hjgg f

il a}nuubjga onmbl ngc ilbulc ij` fgf il bnccl} mlsjcl


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Knolg A}llgl & ]fodlsmfz _n`ubl Oinul}s =>

il ubngl' Sil `f`lg ilz nbb }lnoilc il ingan} hbff}"

B|oj|s |gm|odblc il klunod ngc hb|ga j nsjcl' Il i|aalc

Hjgg hjl}olbz' @naajl kfjglc il i|a" gfgl fh il` sulndjga

n qf}c' Hjggs ingcs }l`mblc" ngc ijs blas hlb qlnd'

_inbb J slo|}l il mjubngl u}ful}bz6 Nbh}lc nsdlc"

ingcs obnsulc mlijgc ijs mnod'

Zls" ublnsl" @naajl snjc' Singd zf|' Singd zf| xl}z

`|oi'

Nbh}lc gfcclc nanjg ngc qlg nmf| nnoijga il

ubngls a}nuubl f il oljbjga o}ngl'

@naajl mlg fxl} il klunod ngc ull}lc obfslbz n il

ujuls fg il mnod' Sil h|lb hjbl} js m}fdlg" sil snjc'

J bffds oilqlc" f} sf`lijga' Sff `|oi h|lb qlg jgf

il lgajgls' Js n sj`ubl hjy' Jxl af `f}l hjbl}s jg

il ffbmfy" ngc ql ong }lubnol j jg n

J ijgd ql gllc f nbd" B|oj|s snjc" ijs lzls

gn}}fq' Bls af jgf il bnmf}nf}z' Hjgg" zf| snz

il}l'

Il fulglc n cff} blncjga h}f` il }ln} fh il ingan}

ngc ilz sluulc jgf @naajls bnm' N }fq fh uf}ifbls

nbfga fgl qnbb jbb|`jgnlc n }ff` h|bb fh s}ngal `noijgls'

Ujbls fh o|}xjga ujuls bnz ilnulc jg fgl of}gl}" sills fh

`lnb jg ngfil}' Mffdonsls s|hhlc f fxl}hbfqjga bjglc

il qnbbs' \gsllg `ff}s qij}}lc ngc objodlc' ]fqs fh ffbs


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Knolg A}llgl & ]fodlsmfz _n`ubl Oinul}s ==

i|ga h}f` il qnbbs' B|oj|s si| il cff}'

Hjgg obfslc il klunods qjgas ngc bjhlc j fgf n

qf}dmlgoi mz il cff}' Il inc qf}dlc fg il mjubngl ngc il

{luulbjg qji @naajl" ngc il qns of`hf}nmbl qji lgajgls'

J fgbz ffd n `jg|l f |gso}lq il m}fdlg h|lb hjbl} ngc

}lubnol j qji n glq fgl' Il qns nmf| f oilod il

lgajgls hf} cn`nal qilg il iln}c zlbbjga jg il bnmf}nf}z'

Glxl} nanjg" B|oj|s snjc'

Ql dglq j qns snhl. @naajl snjc'

Zf| if|ai j qns snhl' Zf| fbc `l j qns snhl'

J qns' Ql cjc nbb il lsjga ql of|bc

Slsjga6 Zf| lslc j fg Hjgg' Zf| u| ijs bjhl jg

cngal} f ls fgl fh zf|} cn`g jgxlgjfgs.

J qnsg nmf| in.

Zf| on}l `f}l nmf| zf|} jclns ing zf| cf nmf|

ij`'

Zf| inxl gf }jai. Ifq cn}l zf| snz sf`lijga bjdl

in qilg zf|}l il fgl qif ndls ij` f| fh soiffb j`l

nhl} j`l f af oinsjga n}f|gc il qf}bc bffdjga hf}

}lns|}l.

Hjgg fulglc il cff} ngc sluulc jgf il bnm' Ijs

un}lgs" ilj} hnols }lc" sffc nb`fs f|oijga' Silz

|}glc f ij` ngc ql}l sjblg hf} n `f`lg'

J` afjga f oilod il fil} un}noi|ls" snjc


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Knolg A}llgl & ]fodlsmfz _n`ubl Oinul}s =?

@naajl' _il qjulc n ln} h}f` il} lzl ngc sf}`lc f| fh

il bnmf}nf}z" sbn``jga il cff} mlijgc'

B|oj|s sb|`ulc cfqg jg n oinj} ngc u| ijs oijg jg ijs

ingcs' Qlbb" il snjc" bffdjga |u n Hjgg" J cfg

s|uufsl zf|bb lxl} qng f hbz in ijga nanjg'

J qns il fgl qif nsdlc `f` f m|jbc sf`lijga

sulojnb hf} `z mj}icnz" Hjgg snjc ~|jlbz'

_f`lijga obnl}lc jg n of}gl} fh il bnm' Hjgg

bffdlc fxl} k|s jg j`l f sll in sn`l sf`lijga so|}}z

jgf n cn}d of}gl}'

Qin qns in6 B|oj|s nsdlc" }jsjga h}f` ijs oinj}'

J cfg dgfq" Hjgg snjc" il inj}s fg il mnod fh

ijs glod sngcjga fg lgc'

B|oj|s ujodlc |u n ilnxz q}lgoi' _nz mnod" il snjc'

Il snbdlc fxl} f il of}gl}'

Sil o}ln|}l cn}lc no}fss il }ff` ngc jgf ng fulg

o}nl bzjga fg fgl sjcl'

Qnoi f|" Hjgg qijsul}lc'

B|oj|s }lnoilc f| lxl} sf sbfqbz' Il a}nmmlc il

o}nl ngc hbjuulc j |usjcl-cfqg jg fgl ~|jod `fjfg"

}nuujga il o}ln|}l jgsjcl' Sil ijga s~|lnblc jg cjs`nz

ngc siffd il o}nl'

B|oj|s c}fuulc il q}lgoi fg fu fh il o}nl f qljai

j cfqg' Hjgg mlg f ull} mlqllg il o}nls sbns ngc


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Knolg A}llgl & ]fodlsmfz _nùbl Oinul}s =3

on|ai n abjùsl fh zlbbfq lzls ngc a}llg sdjg'

N a}l`bjg. B|oj|s snjc' J `|s inxl sg|od fgmfn}c

qilg ql ql}l bfncjga s|uubjls' Sins qin oilqlc i}f|ai

zf|} un}noi|l.

@nzml j m}fdl il klunod" Hjgg snjc'

Jbb m}lnd in a}l`bjg" B|oj|s a}fqblc'

Gf" gf. il a}l`bjg s~|lndlc'

Hjgg k|ùlc nqnz h}f` il o}nl jg s|}u}jsl'

J!` afjga f fss j f| il cff}" B|oj|s snjc'

Gf `z hn|b. il a}l`bjg qijglc' Zljs fbc `l'

Zljs qng cjs}nojfg.

Zljs6 B|oj|s snjc' Qin zljs6 N cjs}nojfg6

@naajl so}ln`lc jg il ingan}'

B|oj|s }nolc no}fss il bnmf}nf}z ngc hb|ga fulg il

cff} f il ingan}' N zlj sn jg il mjubngls h}fg

ofoduj ngc ngfil} qns obj`mjga jgf il }ln}" @naajl

s}|aabjga |gcl} fgl fh ijs n}`s' Nbh}lc bnz fg il ingan}

hbff}" |gofgsojf|s' Sil mnz cff}s ql}l nb}lncz fulg'

Sil zlj on}}zjga @naajl |}glc hf} n `f`lg ngc

bffdlc n Hjgg qji il s}ngal" ujgd lzls fh ng nbmjgf'

Mlhf}l B|oj|s of|bc cf ngzijga" il nbmjgf sbn``lc fgl

hjs cfqg fg il a}nuubl a|g f }lblnsl il `nagl' Sil

mjubngl hlbb h}f` il o}ngl ngc c}fuulc i}f|ai il fulg

ingan} cff}s' @naajl qns afgl'


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