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N`dut tfl nutfdr

G wns 0: wfla G stnrtlm wrgtgab. Ad dal gaspgrlm hl td wrgtl, G eust

fnm n allm td. Adw G fnvl n yduab mnubftlr wfd fns bgvla hl naurblajy td blt da wgtf gt.

N hna ga hy hgmmcl ylnrs, Gvl fnm n vnrglm wdrkgab cgl, rdh

stnrtgab cgl ns na npprlatgjl ga Alwjnstcl !pda "yal td wdrkgab da

tfl rngcwnys dr sdhl ylnrs. G tfla trnvlcclm tfrdubf #urdpl wdrkgab

ga drlsts nam da `ugcmgab sgtls ga `dtf #nst nam $lst %lrhnay ns wlcc

ns ncc dvlr #nstlra #urdpl. &lrl G wdrklm wgtf hnay gatlrlstgab

pldpcl, hnay d tflh plrfnps sfducm adt fnvl `lla tflrl dr vnrgdusrlnsdas. #vlatunccy da rlturagab td #abcnam ntlr sdhl slvla ylnrs

bgvl dr tnkl G mgm sdhl drlstry wdrk ga Adrtflra #abcnam. '"fgs

gavdcvlm juttgab mdwa tfl trlls nam fnucgab tflh dut `y fdrsl.(

&drsls fnvl ncwnys `lla n pnrt d hy cgl nam nrl adw n pnrt d hy

mnubftlrs.

Ntlr tfgs G hdvlm sdutf td )lvda nam wdrklm ga tfl `ugcmgab trnml

`ut wfla tfl rljlssgda fgt G `ljnhl n tn*g mrgvlr.

G fnvl tfrdubfdut hy cgl wrgttla pdlhs nam gjtgda `ut alvlr tnkla gt

slrgduscy uatgc adw. G fnvl n slvla ylnr dcm mnubftlr wfd fns `lla n

stlnmygab nam gaspgrgab gaculajl ga hy cgl nam sd adw G nh tnkgab

hy wrgtgab slrgduscy. G nh ga tfl hgmmcl d wrgtgab n trgcdby d na

fgstdrgjnc natnsy advlc. "fl grst G fnvl jdhpcltlm latgtclm +"fl nbn

d -nrnk, tfl sljdam G nh ga tfl hgmmcl d latgtclm +nam d tfl

/gjts. 9y wrgtgab gs adw n `gb pnrt d hy cgl. Gt gs lnsy dr hl td gamtghl td wrgtl `ut G mdat fnvl n spljggj pcnjl. G sdhltfgab jdhls td

hgam G eust edt gt mdwa ad hnttlr wflrl G nh. gttgab ga tfl tn*g

wngtgab dr nrls bgvls hl cdts d tghl td tfgak.

G mdat jdhl rdh na nrtgjucntl `njkbrduam nam sd hy wrgtgab hny

adt `l prljgsl dr rdh n wrgtlrs vglw, +wlcc wrgttla, `ut gt gs n stdry

tfl wny G wducm sny gt.

Nctfdubf G fnvl laedylm hdst d tfl vnrgdus ed`s G fnvl mdal, adtfgab

bgvls hl hdrl pnssgdantl llcgabs tfna wfla G nh wrgtgab. G jnaadt

l*prlss fdw G llc td sll hy wdrk pu`cgsflm nam, %dm wgccgab, n `lst

slcclr.

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G wducm cgkl td mlmgjntl tfgs `ddk td ncc wfd `lcglvlm ga hl,

ncc hy nhgcy, l*tlamlm nhgcy nam lspljgnccy hy mnubftlr

#ccgl>9ny wfd bnvl hl tfl gajlatgvl td bd da.

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M n v g m @ r g l r c y

] F L Z N B N D O @ N P N K

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dpyrgbft )nvgm -rglrcy

"fl rgbft d )nvgm -rglrcy td `l gmlatgglm ns nutfdr d tfgs wdrk fns

`lla nsslrtlm `y fgh ga njjdrmnajl wgtf sljtgda nam = d tfl

dpyrgbft, )lsgbas nam /ntlats Njt

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Njkadwclmbhlats

G wducm cgkl td tfnak ncc tfl pldpcl wfd fnvl flcplm hl blt tfgs `ddkpu`cgsflm. ;grstcy, wgtfdut hy mnubftlrs gaspgrntgda G wducm alvlr

fnvl bdt td tfl lam d tfl grst `ddk clt ncdal `l fncwny tfrdubf tfl

sljdam nam tfgakgab da tfl tfgrm. "d hy vlry bddm rglams dran nam

-gcc ns td wfla G mgm adt fnvl n jdhputlr scnvlm nwny trygab td rlnm

hy cdab fnam nam typgab gt up dr hl nam td dran wfd fns pusflm

hl lvlry stlp d tfl wny nam stgcc mdls.

N spljgnc tfnaks bd td hy pu`cgsflrs, Nustga 9njnucly dr `lcglvgab

ga hl nam lspljgnccy tfl lmgtdrs ns wgtfdut tflh tfgs `ddk wducm adtfnvl jdhl td rugtgda. G alvlr rlnccy npprljgntlm wfnt lmgtdrs mgm uatgc

G snw ncc tfl wdrk tfdsl buys put ga, blttgab hy `ddk rlnmy td bd da

tfl sflcvls.

;ganccy td ydu dr `uygab hy `ddk. G fdpl ydu laedy gt nam cddk

drwnrm td tfl sljdam ga tfl trgcdby.

"fnak ydu ncc.

)nvgm

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Gatrdmujtgda

Ynrt Dal

]fl Znbn Do @nrnk

-nrnk gs nt dajl tfl uctghntl flrd, dr plrfnps natg>flrd1 fl gs n bgnat d n hna

wfd stnams alnrlr slvla llt tfna sg* llt tncc.

"fl 4brl fns d jdursl ghhlasl strlabtf nam nwlsdhl pfysgjnc pdwlr, nam

gs na l*plrt ga ncc drhs nam hnaalr d wlnpdary.

;dr dvlr tfrll mljnmls adw -nrnk fns stddm dut suprlhl dvlr fgsjdatlhpdrnrgls nam tfl brlnt scnylr fns slla hdst d tflh jdhl nam bd, d td

hllt wgtf tflgr vnrgdus vlry fnrm d flnrgab bdms.

"fl bgnat gs n lrdjgdus cddkgab hna, n hna wfd gs jdhpcltlcy tnttddlm

rdh tfl tdp d fgs `gb sfnvla flnm rgbft mdwa fgs fubl `dmy ncc tfl wny td fgs

brlnt `ddtlm llt.

"fl brlnt scnylrs wlcc>klpt tlltf nrl gclm sfnrp nam mnbblr>cgkl gatd cgttcl

hdrl tfna wdc>cgkl nabs. "fgs sdhlwfnt pngauc dplrntgda tfl dbrl fnm

uamlrbdal sdhl ylnrs lnrcglr td edga n trg`l fl dajl cgvlm wgtf ga tfl mnrklst nam

hdst mnablrdus pnrt d tfl Nrgjna euabcl. &dwlvlr, tfl lam ga tfgs pnrtgjucnrjnsl, wlcc, gt hdrl tfna eustgglm tfl bgnats hlnas.

tgcc tfdubf, gt hust ncsd `l sngm -nrnks lntgab fn`gts wlrl nt `lst mlsjrg`lm

ns hdst mu`gdus, nam plrfnps lvla n cgttcl hdrl tfna sgagstlr.

-ut tfla nbnga ns tfl dcm snygab bdls, +td lnjf fgs dwa.

Nam adw nt gty ylnrs d nbl -nrnks vnst pfysgjnc nam hlatnc pdwlrs fnm

algtflr wnvlrlm adr ga nay wny fnm tfly wnalm. Nam ns wlcc ns tfgs, `lsgmls

prlslrvgab ncc d tfnt nwlsdhl anturnc pdwlr, tfl bgnat wns stgcc eust ns stu``dra

nam uajdhprdhgsgab ns fl ncwnys nam lvlr fnm `lla.

Adw ntlr jdhhnamgab n jnhpngba dr tfl lnbcls d Idhl tfl dbrl fnm ntcnst ganccy rlturalm wgtf fgs hgssgda, ns ncwnys nam lvlr, njjdhpcgsflm1

rlturalm `njk td fgs nmdptlm fdhl.

;dr tfl bgnat -nrnk, fdhl adw cny alstclm uamlr tfl sdutflra sgml d tfl

brlnt wncc d tfl cdab mlnm #hplrdr &nmrgna.

;rdh `dtf d tflsl jdcm brly sfdrls, rdh tfl wlstlrcy nam tur`uclat Grgsf

ln td tfl jdcm brlnt brly Adrtf sln da tfl lnstlra sgml d tfl gscnam. "fgs,

ghprlssgvl tdwlrgab wncc strltjflm dut, wgamgab gts wny ga n sankl>cgkl nsfgda

njrdss tfl `clnk rubblm cnamsjnpl d jdcm wgcm adrtflra -rgtnga. &nmrgnas brlnt

wncc, eust ns pcnaalm wfla jdastrujtlm ylnrs nbd td slpnrntl tfl hdrl jgvgcg2lm

Idhnag2lm -rgtnga rdh /gjtmdh. %rntluccy tfl wncc klpt npnrt tfl snvnbl

rutfclss `nr`nrgsh tfnt cny ga tfl mlasl drlsts nam tfl lvlr sadw>jnpplm

hduatngas `lydam rdh gts hdst adrtflrcy prdvgajl.

"fgs hgbfty jdastrujtgda wgtf gts hnay turrltlm bnrrgsdas nam gts lvlr

brdwgab slttclhlats wns jdhhdacy kadwa ns tfl +$ncc ga tfl ky. Nam ns sngm

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gt wns ncsd tfl #hplrdrs nrtflst cuab nam `clnklst adrtflra dutpdst ga Idhls

stgcc vnst `ut mwgamcgab #hpgrl.

-ut `clnk nam nr cuab dr adt, gt wns flrl ga tfgs pcnjl upda tfgs shncc brlla

gscnam tfl bgnat fnm pcnaalm upda splamgab tfl rlst d fgs rlhngagab mnys.

Nyl gt wns flrl tfl dbrl wducm `gml ga n `cgss, ucc rltgrlhlat fuatgab mdwa

tfl swgt mllr nam tfl curkgab wdc ga tfl mnrk wddms. Gt wns flrl fl wducmjdursl tfl cllt fnrl ga tfl cusf hlnmdw, nam gt wns flrl tfl brlnt scnylr wducm

gsf dr trdut ga tfl brlnt nchda Igvlr. "fgs wns n rgvlr tfnt stnrtlm gts cgl d

sprgabgab up ns ad hdrl tfna n trgjkcl ga tfl cnam d tfl /gjts. -ut tfla ntlr

cdwgab dr hnay n wgamgab hgcl, tfl adw hgbfty rgvlr lamlm gts rlsf wntlr

mnys surbgab `dcmcy gatd tfl jdcm brly Adrtf ln.

&lrl wgtf tfl brlnt wncc da dal sgml d fgs fdhl nam tfl rgvlr da tfl dtflr,

flrl wns wflrl -nrnk wducm `gml.

$lcc naywny, tfgs wns nt clnst tfl bgnats wlcc tfdubft dut pcna dr fgs

rltgrlhlat nam fgs uturl. -ut tfla nbnga, pcnas d jdursl ns lvlrydal kadws mgmadt, adr gamllm stgcc md adt ncwnys wdrk dut ns tfly nrl 8ugtl gatlamlm.

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Jfnptlr Dal

Gt wns cntl suhhlr hdvgab gatd lnrcy nutuha, `ut lvla adw tfl clnvls upda tfltrlls d tfl drlst wlrl jfnabgab jdcdur rdh n mllp cusf brlla td n rgjf bdcmla

`rdwa. Nyl, nam gt wns ncsd tfl grst hgcm rdst sgajl tfl lamgab d tfl cnst

prgab1 tfgs lnrcy jfgcc bgvgab tfl prdhgsl d n cdab nam fnrm jdcm wgatlr nflnm.

hdkl mwgamclm scdwcy skywnrm da tfnt wgamclss hdragab rdh n jcustlr d

tur>rddlm fdvlcs ga tfl lnrcy hdragab fnc>cgbft nt tfl stnrt d n jrgsp mny.

9naby fnc>stnrvlm jur mdbs ynpplm nam jrgablm nt tfl npprdnjf d n strnablr

hlnamlrgab scdwcy mdwa tfrdubf tfl lnrcy hdragab hgsts.

"fgs cdal rgmlr fnm lhlrblm uaflrncmlm nam uanaaduajlm rdh n mlasl

drlst d najglat dnk, nsf, `grjf nam jflstaut trlls. Gt wns n drlst tfnt cnaklmtfl sdutflra sgml d n brlnt wncc, nam tfgs wns n wncc tfnt wns `dtf fgbf nam

`rdnm. d `rdnm wns gt, wfy twd jfnrgdts tfnt wlrl lvla fnrm mrgvla jducm pnss

`y lnjf dtflr wgtf pclaty d rddh stgcc td spnrl. Nyl, gamllm, tfgs stdut cdty

wncc, wns jdasgmlrlm `y hdst td `l 8ugtl n hnrvlc d gts tghl. Nam tfgs fgbf

`rdnm wncc, wlcc gt wns ncsd n cdab nam clabtfy tfgab. Gamllm flrl wns n fgbf,

hgbfty jdastrujtgda tfnt strltjflm rdh jdnst td jdnst njrdss tfl gscnams wdc

galstlm wgcmlralss. &lrl tfl Idhnas cnst adrtflra drtggjntgda rna ncc tfl wny

rdh tfl wlstlra sfdrl `y tfl Grgsf ln, njrdss tfl jdcm rubblm cnam td tfl

`ustcgab nam prdsplrdus fnr`durs d tfl lnst jdnst. "fgs brlnt wncc spnaalm tflhdst adrtflrcy nam plrfnps ncsd tfl hdst gafdspgtn`cl pnrt d -rgtnga.

-lydam tfl brlnt `drmlr wncc tflrl wns adtfgab, wlcc adtfgab naywny `ut

/gjtmdh nam snvnbl prghgtgvl `nr nrgsh. Adt dacy wns tfl adw mljlnslm

#hplrdr &nmrgnas brlnt wncc tfl hdst adrtflra pnrt d -rgtnga gt wns ncsd, ns

ncrlnmy sngm, tfl hdst adrtflrcy dutpdst ga tfl wfdcl d tfl stgcc vnst `ut adw

mwgamcgab Idhna #hpgrl.

"fl $ncc ga tfl ky tfl hla d tfl clbgdas jncclm gt. $fgcl tflrl wlrl

dtflrs ga tfl rnaks wfd wducm uacnttlrgabcy sny gt wns sghpcy tfl lam d tfl

wdrcm, wlcc nt clnst tfl lam d tfl jgvgcgslm wdrcm. dhl d tflh, wlcc tflsl hlaeust jncclm tfgs pcnjl tfl lam d tfl vlry rdnm gtslc. Ad, ad, df ad, tfl brlnt wncc

wns plrfnps adt ga tfl clnst wny n nvdurgtl nam sdubft ntlr pdstgab dr tfdsl

wfd fngclm rdh tfl wnrhlr jcghls.

-ut stgcc nam ad hnttlr, tfl cdal rgmlr wduam fgs wny scdwcy da mdwa pnst

tfl plnsnat fdvlcs d tfl plnt mgbblrs nam tfl pgb kllplrs. "fgs brgh njlm,

sdhlwfnt uadrbgvgab cddkgab hna snt nstrgml n fubl hduatnga d n fdrsl.

Nam tfgs `lnst wns n fubl %nlcgj wnr fdrsl. N brlnt fngry clbblm pdwlruc

cddkgab tfgab wgtf n cdab cdwgab cn*la hnal nam n sgckla tngc tfnt trngclm ncc

tfl wny mdwa td tfl vlry brduam. "fgs jrlnturl wns nt clnst, sd gt sllhlm `y gtsstrgkgab npplnrnajl, n hdst wlcc jnrlm dr naghnc. Gt wns `dtf n wlcc brddhlm

nam n wlcc lm tfgab wgtf `dcm mnppcls upda gts `rdnm `njksgml tfnt tlstgglm td

gts bddm jdamgtgda. Ncsd ns wlcc ns ncc d tfgs, tfl brlnt fngry clbblm tfgab wns

rlsf sfdm ncc nrduam wgtf tfl vlry tfgjklst d grda sfdls. Nam tfgs snhl `gb

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jflstaut blcmgab wgtf tfl cdab cn*la hnal nam tfl l8unccy cdab tngc jnrrglm

upda gts `gb `rdnm `njk, sgttgab tflrl hdst jnsunccy nam rlbnccy, n vlry bgnat d n

hna. Ga n hdst rlcn*lm nsfgda tfgs fubl hna wns snt plrjflm upda tfl `gb

jflstaut fdrsl. Gt hust `l sngm tfnt `dtf fdrsl nam rgmlr cddklm hdst ghprlssgvl.

Nam tfl wnrrgdr, dr wnrrgdr tfl `gb hna d`vgduscy wns, snt lajcdslm ga n vlry

l*plasgvl fgbf>`njklm fgbf> rdatlm Nrn` snmmcl. Nam flrl wns n jdhdrtn`clsnmmcl tfnt suppdrtlm tfl wnrrgdrs fubl rnhl hdst saubcy. 4`vgduscy tfgs

gatrgjntl l*plasgvl pgljl d wdamlruccy fnamjrntlm clntflrwdrk fnm `lla

mlsgbalm td gt `dtf fdrsl nam rgmlr.

"wd tncc brly cdab lnrlm hucls, bnuat `ut strdab naghncs, dccdwlm da

`lfgam tfl fdrsl nam rgmlr, su`hgssgvlcy ga tdw. "flsl wlrl `dtf wlnry>wdra

cddkgab jrlnturls, nam ncsd flnvgcy cnmla. 4al d tfl hucls jnrrglm tfl `gb

hnas wlnpdas d wnr, fgs wlcc>wdra jfnga cgak nrhdur nam n shncc rduam

spgklm hltnc sfglcm. Ncsd tflrl wns n cdab cnajl nam plrfnps sdhl fnc md2la

tfrdwgab splnrs. "fgs fdalst uajdhpcngagab `lnst ncsd jnrrglm na ghprlssgvlcddkgab cdab`dw hnml d `cnjk wddm gaslt wgtf gal gvdry wrgtgab d sdhl sdrt.

Ncc d tflsl wlnpdas tfl mdjgcl jrlnturl jnrrglm ns wlcc ns n "urkgsf jrdss`dw.

4f, nam sdhl dtflr gtlhs d tfl `gb hnas dtflr plrsdanc nljts. 9lnawfgcl tfl

dtflr hucl wns cnmla mdwa wgtf jddkgab ghpclhlats sujf ns cnrbl jnst grda

pdt`lccglm stdvls, ns wlcc ns na nrrny d jdpplr pdts nam pnas. trnabl gtlhs

tflsl sllhlm gamllm dr sujf n hgbfty hna d wnr. Ncsd ns wlcc ns jddkgab pdts

nam pnas, tflrl wlrl snjks d sllms nam pcnats, adal tfnt fngclm rdh tfgs jdcm

brlla gscnam. Nyl, tflrl wns ncc d tfgs, ns wlcc ns strnabl l*dtgj rugts nam

vlbltn`cls. 4f, nam tflsl lmg`cls ncsd fngclm rdh wnrh mgstnat pcnjls tfnt cnynr nr nwny td tfl lnst d tfgs gscnam. cdwcy nam wlnrgcy tfl tgrlm naghncs

cn`durlm da mdwa tfla upwnrm ncdab n wlcc>wdra pntf td na ghprlssgvl cddkgab

jnstcl. Nam kadw ydu tfgs, gt wns n stdal jnstcl hgam ydu, adt dal d tfdsl

fnstgcy tfrdwa tdbltflr tgh`lr nam hum nngrs. Adr wns tfgs jnstcl tdpplm d

wgtf lgtflr tur dr strnw tfntjflm rdds td kllp dut tfl stgab d mrgvgab adrtflra

rnga nam tfl jdcm wgatlr sadw. 4f ad tfgs tncc hgbfty jnstcl hnml d stdal, fnm

sgttgab upda gts sfducmlrs n `cul scntl rdd wfgjf wns d`vgduscy jut, tfla gttlm

`y tfl vlry `lst d jrntshna. "fgs pcnjl wflrl tfl stdut jnstcl stddm wns jncclm

drgdsdpguh. &lrl, wns `dtf n slttclhlat ns wlcc ns n shncc bnrrgsda1 tfgs pcnjlwns dal d hnay d sujf sgtuntlm ga hlnsurlm mgstnajls ncdab tfl brlnt adrtflra

wncc.

Adw tfl `gb jflstaut blcmgab wns rlgalm up jcdsl ncdabsgml tfl tfgjk sdcgm

dnk bntls d tfl jnstcl. 9lnawfgcl tfl `gb hna sgttgab upda tfl `gb fdrsl

kadjklm upda tfl stdut mddr wgtf tfl brlnt `dnrs flnm grda rgab gaslt tflrl. "fl

stlra njlm hna wngtlm dacy dr `ut n hdhlat `ldrl `nabgab dajl nbnga, tfgs

tghl tfdubf tfl wnrrgdr kadjklm n cgttcl cdumlr nam n cgttcl fnrmlr.

+$gcc ydu dpla up tflsl bntls adw dr hl ydu ddcgsf rustgjs tfl cnrbl

wnrrgdr mlhnamlm brucy. +4r hust G tlnr tfl vlry tfgabs mdwa hyslc td bnga

latry flrl "fl rgmlr rdnrlm tfgs dut sdhlwfnt ghpntglatcy. +;dr G hust sny td

ydu ncc adw, G md fnvl upda hl tfl hdst rnvladus d fuablrs. Nyl, nam ncsd na

lvla hdrl pdwlruc tfrdnt>`uragab tfgrst. 4f yls, nam ncsd ddcs, ns wlcc ns

tflsl ghhlmgntl allms. $lcc, G wducm hdst urblatcy `ntfl hyslc ga tfl vlry

fdttlst d sdnpy sumsy sjlatlm wntlrs. Adt tfdubf tfnt G wducm l*pljt hnay, g

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nay, d ydu lnrtf wdrsfgpgab mgtjf mdbs td uamlrstnam tfnt prlssgab allm d

jdursl. "fl fubl hna ruh`clm tflsl wdrms dut wgtf eust tfl scgbftlst fgat d n

snrjnstgj jfujkcl. ;rdh `lfgam tfl brlnt bntls tfl `gb hnas klla lnrs jducm

flnr hdvlhlat nam hla tnckgab alrvduscy ga fusflm wfgsplrlm vdgjls. Nam tfl

cnrbl wnrrgdr `y tfl `y, wns adw `ljdhgab hdrl tfna n cgttcl grrgtn`cl.

4 n summla na nrhlm bunrm sfdutlm mdwa n cgttcl tghgmcy na drmlr rdh tfl`nttclhlat n`dvl td tfl bunrmlm bntlwny `lcdw. Nam tfla, nchdst nt dajl tfl

tfgjk flnvy dnk mddrs `lbna td jrlnk tflhslcvls scdwcy dpla.

Iuh`cgab nam bruh`cgab tfl `gb hna spnt, tfla tfl wnrrgdr brdwclm nam

bruatlm wgtf mgsjdatlat. Nyl nam ncc d tfgs wfgcl fl jurslm dut cdumcy nt `lgab

klpt wngtgab dr sd cdab n plrgdm d tghl. N hdhlat cntlr wfla dajl tfgs

jdhpcngagab wns mdal tfl wnrrgdr urblm fgs `gb hduat da wgtf n aumbl td gts

rg`s nam gt trdttlm drwnrm gatd tfl jnstcls stdal jd``clm drljdurt. Ns lvlr tfl

`gb brly hucls dccdwlm da `lfgam tfl cnrbl hduatlm wnrrgdr, d`lmglatcy ga tdw.

4ajl gasgml tfl stdut bntls tfl `gb hna ynwalm ns fl cddklm ncc n`dut fgh.llhgabcy tfl wnrrgdr wns tnkgab ga ncc nam lvlrytfgab nt n sgabcl bcnajl d fgs

mnrk lyls. $fla tfgs d`slrvntgda wns mdal wgtf tfl fubl hna cddklm mdwa

rdh fgs snmmcl n cgttcl rlprdnjfuccy nt tfdsl wfd stddm tflrl `ldrl fgh. Adw

tfgs fubl fdrslhna cddklm mdwa nt tfl gvl jnstcl bunrmshla stnamgab tflrl n

cgttcl ualnsy nam hdrl tfna n cgttcl jdwlm `ldrl fgh. "fl vlry `gb fdrslhna

ntdp tfl `gb jflstaut blcmgab kalw dacy dal hna d tflgr auh`lr. Nam tfnt hna

wns &u`lrt. &u`lrt wns n cdab tghl sdcmglr nam slrvnat d tfl jnstcl, nam wns

tfl lcmlst d tfl shncc brdup d hdst mleljtlm cddkgab hla. &u`lrt, wlcc gt hust

`l sngm tfgs pnrtgjucnr jnstcl bunrmgna gamllm cddklm n hdst sdrry drcdra nammdwajnst gburl. Nyl gamllm, fl npplnrlm td `l n wdra dut wlnry cddkgab sflcc

d n hna, n hna wfd wns plrfnps stnrvlm d hnay n bddm agbfts scllp. Ns wlcc

ns tfl wlnry cddkgab &u`lrt tflrl wlrl ncsd twd yduab -rgtdas wgtf n hdst

vnjnat l*prlssgda n`dut tflh. Gt wns na l*prlssgda tflsl yduab hla wdrl

wfgcst tfly wlrl stddm stnamgab tflrl 8unkgab ga tflgr wdra dut `ddts. "flsl

`nmcy `rlm cddkgab tfgabs, wlcc tfl pngr d tflh wlrl cgttcl hdrl tfna spdtty

bnabcy alrvdus gmblty cddkgab ydutfs. @dutfs, wfd, `y tflgr stncl nam lnrtfy

stlajf wlrl ncsd garl8ulat `ntflrs, nam strnablrs td sdnpy wntlr. 9lnawfgcl

tfl dtflr twd `rnvl nam ad`cl bunrmgnas d tfl jnstcl bntls, wfd wlrl n cgttcldcmlr tfna tfl rnak shlccgab -rgtdas, tflsl wlrl mdu`tclss d %lrhna drgbga.

-nrnk wns tfl anhl d tfl fubl rgmlr, nam fl rlnsdalm tfgs 8ugtl rgbftcy eumbgab

`y tflgr gsf sjncl nrhdur nam tflgr blalrnc mrlss. 4f, nam ncsd d jdursl `y tflgr

`ucbgab bdntskga mrgakgab bdurms tfnt fuab flnvgcy nt tflgr nhpcl wngst. Nam

ncsd tfgs uawnsflm mud rdh tfl Ifgalcnam, wlcc tfly wlrl `dtf 8ugtl uastlnmy

upda tflgr `ddtlm llt. "fgs wfgcl tflgr stncl `rlntf, shlccgab strdabcy d `llr

wducm fnvl bdt n aua mruak.

Nam tfl %lrhnas, wlcc flrl wns n `rllm d hla wfd slcmdh wnamlrlm dr

wlat vlry nr wgtfdut n strdab mrgak d sdhl sdrt strnpplm nt tflgr sgml. "fnt

wfltflr gt wns ga plnjl tghl, dr lvla ga n tghl d ucc `cdwa `cddmy wnrnrl.

&dwlvlr, tfdubf, tfgs wns n fn`gt tfnt ga tfl `gb hnas dpgagda wns adt td `l

jdasgmlrlm ga nay hnaalr n ngcgab da tflgr `lfnc. 4f ad nr rdh gt, tfgs, tfl

cnrbl wnrrgdr tfdubft wns n hdst wgcy nam nstutl prnjtgjl tfnt cny td tfl

%lrhnagj trg`lshnas uamygab jrlmgt. Ntlr ncc g ydu nrl gamllm hnrklm dr n

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scdw cgablrgab mlntf ga `nttcl, dr lvla wfgcl pcdubfgab n glcm dr tfnt hnttlr,

wlcc tfla, wfy da tdp d ncc tfnt hgsdrtual, ns wlcc ns lvlrytfgab lcsl sfducm

ydu ncsd mgl n tfgrsty hna

4ajl nbnga tfl cnrbl rgmlr cddklm n`dut fgh ns fl d`slrvlm ncc nam

lvlrytfgab. N wdrtfclss, skgaay, fnc>stnrvlm jdccgl mdb jur ynpplm tfla

sjrntjflm nt gts snm cln rgmmla `dmy. Ncsd n trgd d cnrbl wfgtl bllsl bnbbclmnam fgsslm dut cdumcy ns n mruakla sdcmglr wfd fnm stnylm dut nr tdd cdab

stuh`clm njrdss tflgr pntf. Ad mdu`t, tfgs tfl ddc mgm wfgcl trygab td gam fgs

wny `njk td fgs fdhl. 4 n summla tfl `gb hnas mnrk, nchdst nchdam lyls

slttclm dajl nbnga upda tfl hna &u`lrt ng*gab fgh wgtf n stlnmy hdst stday

stnrl.

+Ncc gs adt wlcc flrl ga tfgs pcnjl hy dcm rglam, tfl wnrrgdr sngm lvlacy. +G

slasl gt, G shlcc gt, nyl nam n`dvl ncc lcsl G md kadw gt. Ga n sdclha tdal tfl

fdrslhna sngm tfgs wfgcl lnsgab fghslc mdwa rdh fgs hduat datd tfl stdal

jd``clm jdurtynrm. "flsl gvl gmblty dacddklrs adtgjlm tfl fubl wnrrgdr mgmtfgs sdhlwfnt n cgttcl stgcy rdh fgs fgbf `njklm l*plasgvl Nrn`gna snmmcl.

Nt tfl grst sgbft d tfl vlry `gb hna sgttgab ntdp fgs vlry `gb fdrsl gt hust

`l sngm tfl dtflr dur bunrmgnas d tfl bntl, wfd wlrl uanhgcgnr wgtf tfl

wnrrgdr, fnm `lla tnkla vlry hujf n`njk. Ga njt tfl dur d tflh wlrl ga ncc

trutf sfdjklm, nyl, nam plrfnps lvla nrngm ga n strnabl wny `y tfl bgnats

lnrsdhl npplnrnajl. Nyl, nam ncc d tfgs lvla tfdubf tfl wnrrgdr fnm jdhl td

tflh ns n rglam, adt ns n dl.

+plnk up hna, tfl bgnat mlhnamlm d tfl mdwajnst &u`lrt. +;dr fnvl wl

adt hnay ylnrs nbd fuatlm mdwa tfl snvnbl /gjts tdbltflr dvlr tfl brlnt wncc d&nmrgna $fy, wl fnvl mrnak nam mgjlm nam wl fnvl sclpt ga tfl sadw tdbltflr,

nyl ncc d tfgs wl fnvl mdal wgtf dur `cul stngalm gtjfy lalhgls adt n scgab sfdt

nwny rdh wflrl wl cny. d wgtf tfgs ga hgam tlcc hl hy rglam, wfy nh G adw

td `l trlntlm ns ad hdrl tfna n strnablr flrl ga tfgs sdclha pcnjl Nyl, nam n

strnablr wfd hust bulss nam `l clt td pdamlr, ns td wfnt mnrk hgsdrtual gs

d`vgduscy nddt flrl

&u`lrts fngry wlntflr>`lntla njl wrgakclm ns fl dubft `njk tlnrs. "fl

trdu`clm hna `dwlm fgs flnm ns fl uh`clm alrvduscy wgtf fgs nhpcl lvlr

brlygab lnrm.+-nrnk hy drm, ydu nrl gamllm ns lvlr nam ncwnys jdrrljt ga ncc tfgabs, fl

huh`clm ga n hdst mgstrlsslm nsfgda. +Nyl nam ncc gs adt wlcc flrl nt tfl brlnt

jnstcl1 ad, ad, gt gs adt wlcc nt ncc hy drm.

&u`lrt spdkl tflsl snm sdclha wdrms ga na nchdst fusflm nam huh`clm

wfgsplr ns fl stddm tflrl wgtf fgs `lnrmlm rnbby flnm `dwlm.

Adw tfl fubl hna ga rlpcy td tflsl wdrms bruatlm nam sjdwclm ns fl bnvl

d n hdst mgsjdajlrtgab brdwc. Nam tfgs ns tfl wnrrgdr prlpnrlm fghslc dr tfl

`nm tgmgabs tfnt fl ncrlnmy bulsslm wns d`vgduscy surl td jdhl. $fgcl sgclatcy

jdatlhpcntgab tfgs mgsnstlr, al*t tfl dvlrcy cnrbl wnrrgdr swnylm fgs `ujklt

sg2lm flnm tfnt fnm ntdp d gt n wlcc>wdra jfnga cgak flchlt. N hujf rlpngrlm

jfnga cgak flchlt nt tfnt, mrnplm mdwa td -nrnks `rdnm sfducmlrs. "fl fubl

wnrrgdr swnylm fgs flnm blatcy nt grst rdh sgml td sgml tfgs wny nam tfnt, nam

tfla fl bnvl gt n summla vgdclat elrk. &gs brlnt flnvgcy husjclm aljk jrlnklm

tfla jcgjklm gtslc wgtf n cdum jrnjk gatd pcnjl. $gtf tfgs mdal tfl bgnat, dr

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bgnat tfl hna trucy wns bnvl dut n cdw cgda>cgkl brdwc d `dtf rlcgl nam

pclnsurl. Nam tfgs fl mgm `ldrl dajl nbnga jdatgaugab td splnk dut ga n cdw

ruh`cl.

+/clnsl `lcglvl hl, tfnt hujf G fnm ncrlnmy surhgslm rglam &u`lrt, tfl

hna jncclm -nrnk sngm rnakcy nam lvlacy. Ns sngm prlvgduscy gt wns ga n

sdhlwfnt stg nam pngauc hnaalr `y tfl cddks d tfgabs tfnt tfl bgnat fnmmgshduatlm rdh tfl `gb blcmgab ntlr fgs cdab rgml. Adw ntlr jcgjkgab fgs tfgjk

aljk `njk gatd pcnjl tfl dbrl strltjflm fgs fubl nrhs skywnrm. $gtf tfgs mdal

tfl fubl wnrrgdr `lbna stnhpgab sdhl cgl `njk gatd fgs `gb `ddtlm llt, nam

gamllm sd fnrm tfnt tfl brduam gt ngr sfddk.

tnamgab tflrl adw tdwlrgab fgbf n`dvl tfl jnstcl bunrms -nrnk wns gamllm

n trul bgnat d n hna. Nyl gamllm -nrnk wns n jdcdssus d n hna. Nam n hna

wfd ga npplnrnajl wns lvlry `gt ns nwlsdhl nam ns lnrsdhl ns fl fnm `lla

mlsjrg`lm nam mlpgjtlm td tflsl dur alw slatgalcs ga tfl pnst wllks nam hdatfs

tfly fnm lnblrcy nwngtlm fgs rltura. Gamllm gt wducm `l trul td sny -nrnk wnswgtfdut nay mdu`t tfl hdst rgbftlagab cddkgab wnrrgdr ga tfl vlry l*trlhl.

Adw tfgs dbrl stddm stnamgab tflrl, wlcc fl wns gamllm alnrlr slvla ddt tfna

sg* ddt tncc. ;rdh tfl tdp d fgs fubl sfnvla flnm, nyl nam ncsd dvlr nchdst

lvlry pnrt d fgs hnssgvl `dmy tfl nhlm scnylr wns nmdralm wgtf tfl hdst

lcn`drntl d tnttdds. Jgvgm jdcduruc ghnbls d sjncy mrnbdas nam bgnat euabcl

slrplats gatlrtwgalm ga tflgr `cddmy flrdgj mlntf `nttcls jdvlrgab nchdst lvlry

gajf d tfgs fubl `lgab. #tjflm ncc n`dut tfl bgnats hnssgvl rnhl wlrl tfl

cgklalssls d strnabl naghncs adal tflrl ga tfnt jdhpnay fnm lvlr `ldrl slt

tflgr lyls upda, dr dr tfnt hnttlr lvlr wducm. d tnttddlm wns tfl bgnat tfntdacy tfrdubf shncc spnjls `ltwlla tflsl cgl>cgkl mrnbdas nam slrplats jducm

ydu bcghpsl fgs tnaalm wlntflr>`lntla skga. Nam tfus hnkl dut `gb -nrnk wns n

#urdplna adt na Nsgna dr n 9ddr d sdhl sdrt.

$fla tfgs pngatlm bgnat spdkl fgs tlltf cnsflm wfgtl nam tflsl wlrl hdst

pdgatlm tfgabs1 ga npplnrnajl tfl tlltf wlrl eust cgkl tfl nabs d tfl drlst wdc.

dab nbd tflsl tlltf fnm `lla gclm nam sfnrplalm dr tfl hdst mu`gdus d

rlnsdas. 4`vgduscy tfgs cgttcl pgljl d mlatgstry d jdursl dacy nmmlm td tfl

wnrrgdrs ncrlnmy lnrsdhl nam hdst rgbftlagab npplnrnajl. Ncsd tfgs hna d

wnrs fubl `dmy wns cgkl tfnt d n hna sdhl twlaty ylnrs yduablr tfna fgsnpprdnjfgab gty ylnrs d nbl. Nyl, -nrnk wns trgh nt tfl wngst wfgcl `lgab

hnssgvl nt tfl jflst nam sfducmlrs, nam fgs nrhs, wlcc tflsl fuab `y fgs sgml cgkl

fubl fnh sfnaks. 4`vgduscy tfl bgnat wns ghhlaslcy strdab, nam fgs vnst `dmy,

wlcc tfgs gt mgm ngr rgppcl wgtf na nwlsdhl pdwlr nam n rnw snvnbl vgtncgty.

dab ylnrs d `cddmy jnranbl nam wnrnrl ns wlcc ns tfl ylnrs fl fnm splat

fuatgab mdwa fgs ddm1 tfgs jdupclm wgtf fgs fnrsf vgbdrdus dutmddr cglstycl

fnm bgvla fgs clsf ad tghl td mljny dr td sdtla. Adr fnm tfl dbrls brlnt `dmy

`ljdhl wnstlm dr enmlm ga nay wny, dr fgs brlnt strlabtf, ns fgs brlnt husjcls

wlrl drlvlr ga jdastnat usl. ;dr g gamllm tfl fubl wnrrgdr fnm sujjuh`lm nt

ncc td tfl rnvnbls d tfl ylnrs nam tfl jdastnat ada>stdp vgdclajl nam wnrnrl,

wlcc tfla fl wducm d jdursl `lla n cdab mlnm tfgab `y adw. Nyl dr gt wns dacy

tfl strdablst, tfl hdst juaagab nam tfl hdst rutfclss d hla tfnt survgvlm ga fgs

`cddm spnttlrlm trnml. -ut ga tfl flrl nam adw, wlcc tfla flrl wns n trul hna d

wnr, flrl wns n kgcclr, flrl wns n scnylr d `dtf hna nam `lnst. -nrnk cgvlm gt,

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gamllm fl lvla `rlntflm gt. Ncns tfl dbrl, wlcc dr fgs hnay uanjjduatn`cl sgas,

fnm ga tfl adt sd nr mgstnat pnst suppdslm fl dajl lvla cdvlm gt. ;dr wnrnrl nam

tfl scnygab d fgs dlhla nam fgs lalhgls fnm `lla ncc fl fnm lvlr rlnccy kadwa

sgajl `lgab cgttcl hdrl tfna na uabngacy vlry cnaky `dy.

tgcc tfdubf `lsgmls ncc d tfnt, adtfgab tfl spdtty cdjnc ydutfs dr tfl fnc

mruakla %lrhnas fnm lvlr lvla flnrm dr lvlr ghnbgalm n`dut -nrnk nam fgsrgbftlagab npplnrnajl1 adtfgab, ad adtfgab nay d tflh lvla wgcmcy l*pljtlm

fnm 8ugtl prlpnrlm tflh dr tfgs hdst rgbftlagab drhgmn`cl scnylr.

Adw tfla, flrl stnamgab `ldrl tflh ga fubl `ddtlm llt wns n hna ydu

jducm dccdw gatd wnr, nay wnr. -nrnk wns n bgnat d n hna, n hna wfd jducm

clnm ydu nam ydur rglams nam `rdtflrs ga nrhs flnmcdab gatd nay `nttcl1 tfgs ad

hnttlr fdw snvnbl dr `cddmy tfl rny hny `l. 4f yls uamlr fgs brlnt vnst

hgbfty sfnmdw n clsslr hna jducm llc snl, nyl vlry snl, wfy fl jducm llc

jdagmlat, prdtljtlm lvla.

$fgcl -nrnk tncklm wgtf &u`lrt tfl %lrhnas mrnak rdh tflgr bdurms nstfly spdkl td lnjf dtflr ga tflgr dwa antgvl tdabul. Nam tfgs tfl pngr mgm

sdhlwfnt l*jgtlmcy n`dut tfl nrrgvnc d tfl hujf nhlm adtdrgdus bgnat -nrnk.

"fl scnylr cgstlalm gatlatcy ns fl brgaalm wdc>cgkl da flnrgab tflgr wdrms. ;dr gt

eust sd fnpplalm, tfl %lrhna tdabul wns dal d tfl hnay cnabunbls -nrnk

spdkl wgtf lnsl. Ga njt tfl %lrhnagj tdabul, ns wlcc ns Adrsl nam d jdursl tfl

cnabunbl d tfl -rgtdas wns plrfnps fgs hdst nvdurgtl cnabunbl d ncc .tgcc tfl

bgnat cgstlalm td tflh jfnttlrgab nwny dr `ut n hdhlat dr twd cdablr tfla fl

spdkl up naswlrgab tfl 8ulstgda tfl %lrhnas fnm sd jnrlclsscy put td dal

nadtflr. Nam tfl bgnat wfla fl spdkl `njk td tflh `dtf lnsgcy nam culatcy,wlcc tfgs bnvl tfl hla d tfl Ifgalcnam sdhlwfnt d n sfdjk. Ns tfgs d jdursl,

ntlr ncc wns sdhltfgab algtflr d tfl hla wlrl 8ugtl l*pljtgab. -nrnk, wfla fl

spdkl, tfl dbrl lvla hghgjklm nam hnstlrlm tflgr "furgabla mgncljt d td

plrljtgda. Adw tfl wnrrgdrs rdh tfl Ifgalcnam, `dtf d tflh nt dajl bcnajlm

nt lnjf dtflr hdst sfllpgsfcy. Nt dajl tfl %lrhnas gastnatcy `dtf `dwlm,

npdcdbgsgab dr tflgr uawgsl nam plrfnps gcc>jfdsla jdhhlats.

&dwlvlr, tfl bgnat hlrlcy brgaalm ns fl fnm tnkla ad dlajl da flnrgab

tflgr wdrms. Ga njt -nrnk wns 8ugtl uslm td sujf scgbftgabs nam dfnam

mlrdbntdry jdhhlats. Ntlr ncc gs sngm nam mdal tfl dbrl fnm n cgltghl td bltuslm td tflh. trnabl tfdubf gt gs fdw sdhltghls lvla tfl scgbftlst d scurs jna

`l tnkla ns hdrl ns na dfnam jdhpcghlat tfna na gasuct.

-nrnk fnamlm tfl rlgas d fgs `gb fdrsl ns wlcc ns tfl hucls clnm rdpls td tfl

fuh`clm cddkgab %lrhnas. "fgs mdal tfl bgnat hdst pdcgtlcy `nml tflh td jnrl

dr nam llm nam wntlr fgs fdalst nam wlnry naghncs. Ncc tfrll `lnsts, -nrnk

gastrujtlm, wlrl td fnvl mdu`cl jdra ns wlcc ns tfl vlry `lst d fny. Nam tfgs ns

gt sd fnpplalm wns n tnsk tfl %lrhna bunrms wlrl `dtf hdst klla upda

uamlrtnkgab. Ntlr ncc gt gs adt lvlry mny ydu blt td nssgst sujf n scnylr ns -nrnk,

tfgs lvla g tfl tnsk gs n cgttcl `gt da tfl hlagnc sgml. Adw tfl bgnat ga tfl

hlnawfgcl, fl wncklm jnsunccy d wgtf tfl stgcc vlry mdwajnst succla &u`lrt

njrdss tfl alwcy jd``clm stdal jdurtynrm tdwnrm tfl gaa d tfl lvla tnrs.

+$fnt mgm ydu sny td tflh hy drm -nrnk &u`lrt nsklm wfgcl cddkgab

`njk dvlr fgs sfducmlr tdwnrm tfl %lrhnas. $fd, `y tfl `y wlrl ncrlnmy

mrgakgab tflgr dwa `rlw d rdtfy `llr rdh tflgr bdurms ns tfly hnml tflgr wny

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td tfl stn`cls. +;dr G md tfgak hy drm, wfntlvlr gt wns ydu sngm jnuslm tflh td

tnkl n rgbft. &u`lrt sngm tfgs wgtf eust tfl scgbftlst trnjl d n shgcl jrdssgab fgs

jrnbby `usfy njl.

"fl dcm bunrmshna cgklm tfl %lrhnas wlcc ladubf ns tfly wlrl bddm

jdhpnay da tfl bntl nam lvla hdrl sd ga tfl tnvlra. dhltghls tfdubf tfl hla

d tfl Ifgalcnam mgm eust fnvl tfnt cgttcl `gt tdd hujf td sny dr tflhslcvls, `uttfgs wns hdrl sd ga mrgak. -nrnk bnvl n tfga shgcl tfla fl naswlrlm fgs dcm

rglam.

+"fl %lrhnas spdkl td lnjf dtflr snygab G wns sdhl sdrt d n jnaag`nc,

&u`lrt. Nppnrlatcy tfl Ifgalrs fnm flnrm tfnt G wns na lntlr d hlas clsf, jna

ydu `lcglvl tfnt hy dcm rglam -nrnk sngm tfgs wgtf n hdst sgagstlr nam

mnablrdus brga n`dut fgh. +4f G mdat kadw &u`lrt, ydu sll sdhl pldpcl eust

mdat rlncg2l fdw slasgtgvl n hna G trucy nh, tfl bgnat nmmlm wgtf n wlnry sgbf.

-nrnk tfla ynwalm, tfgs dccdwlm `y n jdubf ns fl al*t spnt datd tfl jd``cls.

"fla, tfl dbrl jclnrlm fgs tfrdnt `ldrl dajl nbnga jdatgaugab td splnk td&u`lrt. +d naywny hy rglam, G hlrlcy tdcm tflh, dur `llr mrgakgab snusnbl

lntgab jdusgas, G dacy lnthla wfla tflrl gs adtfgab td jntjf. Adtfgab lcsl n`dut

g ydu kadw wfnt G hlna &u`lrt, `ljnusl ntlr ncc hla nrl adt alnr ns cllt ns

tfl stnb adr nrl tfly ns `gb nam lrdjgdus ns tfl `lnr nrl tfly Nyl nam G md

suppdsl ncc ga ncc, nam tnkla da dal nt n tghl G hust nmhgt G md gam tflh, hla G

hlna vlry pddr spdrt. $fy G md suppdsl tfly nrl adt hujf hdrl l*jgtgab ga tfl

fuat dr tfl kgcc tfna jntjfgab nam kgccgab n rn``gt, tfl bgnat wlat da ga ncc

lnralst.

#vla uamlr tflsl prlslat sdhlwfnt snm `clnk mggjuct jgrjuhstnajls &u`lrtjducm adt flcp `ut salnk dut nadtflr scgbft shgcl. -nrnk, ns ncwnys nam ns lvlr

fnm n brgh nam n sfnrp rlnmy slasl d fuhdur n`dut fgh. "fgs wns n jdhhda

trngt sd gt wns sngm nhdabst tfl hla wfd splat tflgr cgvls uamlr tfl jdastnat

sfnmdw d mlntf. Ga njt gt wns wlcc rlpdrtlm nam ruhdurlm tfl bcnmgntdrs d

Idhls nrlan hdjklm nt tflgr plrgc>rnubft uacujky cdt hdst d tflgr wnkgab

fdurs1 wlcc nt clnst tfnt wns tfl ruhdur. -ljnusl ntlr ncc sngm nam mdal, `gttlr

tlnrs jdupclm wgtf jdhpcngats ns wlcc ns sjrlnhgab nam jursgab nt tfl mgstnat

hdda nam tfl stnrs n`dvl wlcc tfgs wducm adt jfnabl n sgabcl tfgab ga tflgr

vgdclat, `cddmy nam hdstcy sfdrt cgvlm cgvls wducm gt+4f `y tfl `y, naywny &u`lrt wfgcl wl nrl tnckgab d hlnt, -nrnk

jdatgaulm. +Madw ydu tfgs wgtf tfl rgbft snujls, wgtf sdhl bddm spgjls nam n

lw rlsf flr`s tfrdwa gatd tfl pdt. $lcc, G md swlnr ydu jna eust n`dut hnkl

naydal tnstl cgkl n agjl rdnst jfgjkla, dr lvla n rn``gt jdhl td tfnt. 4f, df G nh

sd sdrry &u`lrt, G hlna d jdursl ydu jna hnkl naytfgab tnstl cgkl jfgjkla dr

rn``gt. -nrnk nmmlm tfgs vlry 8ugjkcy tfus fdpluccy jdrrljtgab fgs sdhlwfnt

jnrlclss scgp d tfl tdabul.

&u`lrt, wlcc tfl dcm bunrmshna ga n vlry mgpcdhntgj nsfgda sghpcy hnml

dut fl fnm alvlr 8ugtl flnrm -nrnks vlr`nc `cuamlr. Ntlr ncc tdd hujf

gadrhntgda jna nt tghls dtla spdgc n plrljtcy bddm rglamsfgp.

"fl twd hla al*t wncklm scdwcy dvlr td n flnvy hujf uslm dnk `lajf. Gt

wns na dnk `lajf tfnt d jdursl wns snt dutsgml d tfl shncc sturmy stdal `ugct

gaa. "fgs wns tfl dacy gaa wgtfga tfl jnstcl wnccs ns gt sd fnpplalm. Nyl nam

trutf sngm gt wns 8ugtl n prdsplrdus cgttcl pcnjl nt tfnt wns tfl gaa d tfl lvla

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tnrs. Nam tflrl n`dvl tfl mddrwny td tfl pcnjl fuab n `cnjk wddmla `dnrm

jnrvlm ga tfl sfnpl d n stnr, tfgs wgtf slvla bdcm pngatlm stnrs lh`cn2dalm

alntcy upda gt. -nrnk, dajl tflrl dutsgml tfl prlhgsls, `nablm cdumcy upda tfl

tnvlras mddr wgtf n brlnt gst, tfl dbrl mlhnamgab cdumcy nam urblatcy mrgak nam

ddm `l `rdubft dr `dtf fghslc nam tfl mdwajnst &u`lrt. Ntlr `ut n sfdrt

wfgcl ga wngtgab fnm pnsslm tflh `y gt wns n `clnry, `cddmsfdt lylm gaakllplrtfnt dplalm n shncc wgamdw n`dvl tfl tnvlra mddr. Gt hust `l sngm tfl cnamcdrm

wns plrfnps adt nt ncc `lst pclnslm nt `lgab sd rumlcy nwdkla sd lnrcy da tfnt

jfgcc hdragab. -ut `ldrl jdhpcngagab nam dajl sllgab wfd tfl fubl jncclr wns

nt tfgs lnrcy fdur tfl gaakllplr vlry wgslcy snvlm fgs gasucts dr nadtflr clss

cnrbl nam clss mnablrdus justdhlr. &nstgcy tfl cnamcdrm nt dajl mrlsslm fghslc,

tfgs mdal fl al*t furrglm fghslc mdwastngrs td nttlam td tfl bgnats urblat

allms. d wgtf sdhl ncl gasgml tflh, `dtf -nrnk nam &u`lrt snt tflrl dutsgml `y

tfl `lajf wfgcl tfly tncklm tdbltflr nt sdhl clabtf. "fl lnrcy hdragab mrgaklrs

wlrl `rdubft ylt nadtflr eub d jddc ncl rdh tfl mllp, wlcc stdjklm jlccnr d tfllvla tnrs. Nam tfgs dal wns td dccdw tfl dtflr tfrll wfgjf fnm ncrlnmy `lla

fnstgcy jdasuhlm. Ncsd, ns wlcc ns tfl jddc rdtfy mrgak tflrl wns n cnrbl pcnttlr

d bdnts jfllsl, tfgs wgtf scgjls d tfgjk jdcm hlnt tfl nt rlm njlm cnamcdrm

kgamcy prdvgmlm, nyl nam ncc d tfgs wns rll d jfnrbl.

&u`lrt wns n tgrlm tlnruc hna adw wgtf n lw mrgaks gasgml d fgh, df nyl

tfl dcm bunrmgna d tfl bntl wns ucc d sdrrdw wdrry nam wdl. -nrnk sjdwclm,

brghnjlm tfla cgt up fgs cdab jcny pgpl wgtf tfl l*plrtgsl d n hna wfd wns wlcc

uslm td strgkgab cgats. -nrnk snt pugab nwny da fgs strdab `cnjk hduatnga

wllm1 fl sngm adtfgab dr adw, ad tfl dbrl sngm adt n sgabcl wdrm. Ns adw tflbgnat jfdsl gastlnm td clt tfl mgstrnubft &u`lrt pucc fghslc tdbltflr. Nam tfgs

-nrnk mgm gastlnm d prlssgab fgh nam `nmblrgab dr nay ghhlmgntl drjlm

gadrhntgda ns td tfl jnusl d fgs d`vgdus mgstrlss.

"fgs jnstcl, tfgs ghprlssgvl stdal jnstcl fnm `lla `ugct 8ugtl rljlatcy `y tfl

Idhnas tflhslcvls, gt fnm `lla n prlslat, n bgt ad clss, ns n tdkla d tfnaks td

Mgab Nucrgj. Gt fnm `lla Nucrgj wfd fnm flcplm tfl adrtflra clbgdas d Idhl ga

tfl cdab ylnrs pnst wgtf `drmlr wnrs, nyl Nucrgj fnm nssgstlm tflh wnbl wnr

nbngast tfl snvnbl /gjtgsf rngmlrs. Mgab Nucrgj, wfd ylnrs nbd wfla fl -nrnk

nam &u`lrt fnm `lla hujf yduablr hla, fnm tnhlm nam dubft adastdp nbngasttfl snvnbl wnrcgkl /gjts wfd mwlcclm adrtf d tfl brlnt wncc. "fla, ns wlcc ns

mllntgab tfl snvnbl `ut prghgtgvl /gjts, Nucrgj wgtf `gb -nrnk ns fgs wnrcdrm

fnm ncsd uagtlm tfl sjnttlrlm lumgab adrtflra jcnas tdbltflr. #vla tfl wnrrgab

uarucy trg`ls nam tfl dutcnw `nams fnm ncc swdra na ncclbgnajl td `dtf Nucrgj

nam tfl dcm fntlm lalhy tfnt wns Idhl gtslc. Nucrgj wns eust n yduab jfgltnga

tfla, tncc strdab nam prdum fl fnm ncwnys `lla nam stgcc wns n fgbfcy prgajgpclm

hdst hdrnc hna. -ut `njk tfla ga tfdsl nr d mnys Nucrgj wns `dtf n `rnvl nam

lnrclss wnrrgdr, ns wlcc d jdursl ns ncsd n bddm clnmlr d hla. "ghls tfdubf

tfly nrl lvlr jfnabgab, gt fnm adw `lla hnay ylnrs sgajl Nucrgj fnm `lla

drjlm td tnkl up fgs swdrm. $lcc, tfgs dtflr tfna td kadjk nppcls mdwa rdh n

trll dr tfl jfgcmrla d tfl vgccnbl.

-ut tfnt tfdubf wns plrfnps nadtflr stdry.

Naywny nt cdab cnst ntlr slvlrnc eubs d tfl cnamcdrms bddm g adt vlry

strdab `llr &u`lrt fnm nt cnst spgcclm dut fgs tncl d wdl td tfl pntglat pgpl

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shdkgab bgnat. Nyl nam wfla fl ganccy mgm sd, wlcc wfnt n sdrry tncl gt mgm

gamllm tura dut td `l dajl mlcgvlrlm. -nrnk snt tflrl `dtf sgclatcy nam pntglatcy

wfgcl pugab nwny upda fgs cdab jcny pgpl, tfl scnylr wns stgcc nt tfgs tghl adt

snygab n sgabcl wdrm. Ad, tfl dbrl gastlnm cgstlalm hdst gatlatcy ns &u`lrt tdcm

fgh d tflsl rljlat snm, vlry strnabl vlry sgagstlr lvlats.

Nppnrlatcy Nucrgj fnm fgmmla fghslc nwny tflsl pnst mnys fgmgab gasgml fgsbrlnt fncc1 tfl kgab wns adw `dtf n wllpgab nam `rdkla hna. Nyl Nucrgj snt

lvla adw ga na lhpty fncc. Nam gt wns n fncc tfnt fnm `lla ga dacy tfl rljlat

pnst, n sgtl d brlnt `na8ults nam cnvgsf lstgvgtgls. Gt wns tfgs fncc, dr wlcc gt clnst

fnm `lla, n pcnjl d brlnt hlrrghlat, n pcnjl d fgbf lccdwsfgp tfnt wns dpla td

ncc rgjf dr pddr ncgkl. -ut df fdw tfgabs fnm jfnablm tfdubf, nyl nam tfly fnm

ncc jfnablm ga clss tfna eust n wllk. Adw tfl kgamcy kgabs `lcdvlm sda, tfl

bddm nam ad`cl /rgajl Myl cny n `rdkla mlnm tfgab, ncc strujk mdwa wgtf

nssnssgas nrrdws. Nam tfla da tdp d tfgs mnrk sgagstlr trnblmy, tflrl wns ylt

nadtflr cg`lrty, tfgs eust ns duc nam eust ns jdwnrmcy. Nucrgjs mnubftlr, tfl/rgajl Myls hujf cdvlm pdpucnr yduablr sgstlr #cclan fnm sghpcy vnagsflm

wgtfdut n trnjl. "fgs mdu`cl mgsnstlr fnm ncc fnpplalm wfla `rdtflr nam sgstlr

fnm `lla rgmgab dut tdbltflr ga tfl mnrk wddms sdutf d tfl jnstcl./lrfnps snmcy

sfl tdd fnm `lla scnga, nam hnyfnp flr `dmy dr adw wns hlrlcy jdajlnclm.

Nyl, fgmmla ga n wddmcnam tfgjklt, dr hny`l nam nt vlry `lst sfl fnm `lla

kgmanpplm. /lrfnps sfl fnm `lla n`mujtlm nam kgmanpplm dr n rnasdh ylt td `l

mlhnamlm. -ut g sd, tfla `y wfdh nam dr wfy wns tfl wdamlrhlat d gt ncc

Ns d ylt ad dal kalw tfl naswlr td tflsl hdst plrpcl*gab d rgmmcls, ncc wlrl

clt td pdamlr. d nr tflrl fnm `lla ad jdatnjt rdh tfl kgcclrs d tfl /rgajl drrdh tfl n`mujtdrs d tfl /rgajlss, wfd wlrl d jdursl d`vgduscy tfl snhl jrulc

jnccdus pldpcl. Nam ns wlcc ns ncc d tfgs, tflsl jrulc plrpltrntdrs fnm ad

nppnrlat rlnsda dr tfgs flnrt`rlnkgab dutrnbl. $lcc nt clnst adal dtflr tfna

plrfnps brllmy `duaty. -ut tfla, wgtf tfgs `lgab sd wfy tfla fnm tflrl `lla ad

rnasdh ns ylt `lla mlhnamlm

-nrnk ntlr sdhl wfgcl sgttgab mlcg`lrntgab upda tfl `lajf slnt nrdsl td fgs

`gb `ddtlm llt sdhlwfnt stgcy. Al*t tfl dbrl ynwalm ns fl strltjflm fgs fubl

nrhs dut wgtf tfl wlnrgalss d fgs cdab trnvlcs. 4ajl nbnga tfl scnylr hdvlm fgs

brlnt aljk rdh sgml td sgml, nam tfgs fl mgm, uatgc dajl nbnga, eust ns gt mgmlnrcglr, jrlnk tfla jcgjk gtslc gatd pcnjl. $gtf n bruat d `dtf pclnsurl nam rlcgl

-nrnk al*t `lat dvlr td splnk td fgs cdab tghl rglam. Adw tfl scnylr sfddk

&u`lrts fnam, tfgs wfgcl tfnakgab fgh kgamcy dr tfl gadrhntgda tfl bunrm fnm

nt cdab clabtf hnanblm td jdavly dvlr tfl pnst fdur dr hdrl.

+@du sny dur bddm rglam Nucrgj gs rgbft adw ga tfl brlnt fncc d tfl jnstcl

&u`lrt -nrnk nsklm tfgs 8ulstgda wgtf ylt nadtflr cdab strltjf nam nadtflr

hdutf bnpgab ynwa.

&u`lrt tddk n mrgak d fgs ncl tfla admmlm fgs flnm.

+Nyl -nrnk, `ut fl wgcc sll ad dal hy fgbf drm, tfl Mgab gs ulcclm wgtf

tdd hujf mrgak nam ulcclm wgtf lvla hdrl `cnjk sdrrdw. nmcy G hust sny tfgs,

dur rglam tfl kgab gs adt nt ncc tfl snhl hna fl wns wfla ydu clt td rltrglvl

tfl cdst Idhna tnamnrm.

-nrnk bruh`clm sdhltfgab ga n strnabl tdabul ns fl shgclm tfgacy nam

pllrlm mdwa nt tfl `lnrmlm hujf trdu`clm &u`lrt.

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+$lcc hy dcm rglam, kgab dr ad kgab, `lcglvl tfgs, fl wgcc hdst jlrtngacy sll

hl, tfl dbrl sngm tfgs wgtf sdhl lclhlat d jdavgjtgda. +4f yls pclnsl `lcglvl

hl hy dcm `rdtflr ga nrhs, wl wgcc tnck Nucrgj nam G. ;urtflrhdrl wl wgcc wnstl

ad tghl, wl wgcc tnck adw wgtfdut nay urtflr uss dr mlcny -nrnk ruh`clm dut.

+Madw ydu tfgs &u`lrt, G wns tflrl da tfl mny d tfl `grtf d `dtf tfdsl jfgcmrla

Lnyl ncsd G wns jfnrblm wgtf bunrmgab tflh, td cddk dut dr tflgr snlkllpgabnam prdtljtgda. -ut adw ncns dr hy wnamlrgabs nam hy dtflr hnay sgas G fnvl

ngclm tflh `dtf. -nrnk sgbflm n cgttcl snmcy ns fl al*t spnt tfla jurslm dajl

nbnga ga tfnt snhl drlgba tdabul, tfgs wfgcst fl stnrlm up dr n hdhlat tdwnrms

tfl nabry brly skgls n`dvl fgh. "fl wlntflr ga tfl adrtf d -rgtnga wns lvlr

gjkcl, gt `lgab `rgbft nam suaay dal hgautl, tfla mnrk nam stdrhy tfl al*t. Nyl

tfl wlntflr ga tfgs pnrt d tfl tur`uclat lvlr jfnabgab wdrcm, wlcc gt wns hdrl

tfna eust n cgttcl cgkl tfl hddms d tfl bgnat ga hnay wnys.

+&dwlvlr hy trdu`clm rglam, ns G sny tfgabs nrl adt ncwnys ns mnrk ns tfly

hgbft nt grst sllh td `l &u`lrt. -nrnk sngm tfgs ntlr slvlrnc hdhlats d brghsgclat jdatlhpcntgda. +Naywny &u`lrt, G hust nt dajl slam d adw, tfgs vlry

hdhlat ga tghl, na ghpdrtnat hlssnbl. Nyl nam tfla wgtf tfgs hlssnbl dajl

mgspntjflm G wgcc bd td splnk wgtf tfl hujf mgstrlsslm Nucrgj. 4acy ntlr wl

fnvl tfgs jdavlrsntgda, wgcc G mljgml wfnt hust `l mdal td hnkl ncc rgbft dajl

nbnga. 4f nyl, ncsd d jdursl, ga wfnt hnaalr wl hust md gt. &u`lrt stnrlm

lvlr upwnrm nt tfl bgnat scnylr wgtf tlnr>gcclm lyls rdh wflrl fl stgcc snt upda

tfl wddmla `lajf. -dtf hla fnm cdab `lla nam wlrl stgcc jcdsl td tfl Mgab nam

ncsd td `dtf d fgs jfgcmrla. &u`lrt ga njt fnm kadwa Nucrgj ncc d fgs cgl,

gamllm tfly wlrl `rdubft up ns `dys tdbltflr ga tfl fnrsf adrtfcnam. "dbltflr nsjfgcmrla tfly fnm fuatlm pcnylm nam gsflm, nyl tdbltflr tfl cnms fnm ncsd

pcnbulm tfl vlry cgl dut d tfl Idhna sdcmglrs. Ncc d tfgs wfla tfly wlrl ad

hdrl tfna `ut sadtty rnbblm jfgcmrla mrlsslm ga gtjfy wddccla rnbs. -nrnk ntlr

`ut nadtflr hdhlat dr twd d mllp tfdubft jfnablm tfl su eljt.

+-y tfl wny &u`lrt, tfgs gaakllplr wfd fns tlamlm us gs adt "dh. 4f ad, ad

gt gs adt "dh wgtf tfl purpcl adsl nam tfl lw ualvla tlltf ga fgs flnm. $flrl

gs fl &u`lrt "lcc hl wflrln`duts gs tfl "dh lccdw "fl bgnat nsklm tfgs

wfgcst sujkgab upda n pngauc rdttla tddtf nt tfl `njk d fgs hdutf. Nam flrl

wns n tddtf tfnt `y tfl `y fnm d cntl drlvlr `lla trdu`cgab fgh. +&l gs n bddmhna td mrgak wgtf, tfl "dh lccdw, -nrnk stntlm ga n hnttlr d njt nsfgda.

+Nam tfgs mlspgtl tfl njt fl mdls adt put fgs fnam gatd fgs pdjklt ns dtla ns fl

hgbft dr n wlnctfy hna. Nyl nam `lcglvl hl da tfgs &u`lrt, "dh upda tfgs

lnrcy fdur wducm fnvl jfnrblm us dr tfl ddm nam mrgak wl fnvl `rlnklnstlm

upda. 4f yls, nam ncsd tfgs slrvgjl wducm fnvl `lla jdstcy tdd hdrl tfl cgkls.

Nam tfgs eust dr rdusgab fgh rdh fgs `cgssuc mruakla scuh`lrs. &u`lrt bnvl

dacy tfl fgat d n shgcl ga rlpcy, nam n adm d tdtnc nbrllhlat nt tflsl wdrms

dccdwlm `y eust n scgbft jfujkcl. Al*t tfdubf nam dacy n hdhlat cntlr tfl dcm

slatry shgclm ns fl sjrntjflm nt fgs nhpcl `usfy `lnrm `ldrl splnkgab.

+@du kadw tfl `gb nt hlrjfnat #mwnrm, tfl dal wgtf tfl mylm `cnjk fngr

nam n bnp ga fgs tdp tlltf ;dr eust n hdhlat tfl bgnat wns tfdubftuc tfla

bruatlm ns fl bnvl n scdw `ut pdsgtgvl adm. Ntlr ncc wfnt wns `gb #mwnrm td

&u`lrt, wlcc fl wns dacy cgttcl #mwnrm td -nrnk.

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+Nyl, nyl G tfgak G kadw tfl lccdw wlcc ladubf. G G rlhlh`lr rgbftcy tfl

hna gs n ddc, fl gs n ddc wgtf nr tdd hujf hdutf, ncsd wgtf nr tdd hujf

hdaly gs fl adt tfl bgnat nsklm.

+@ls, yls tfnt gs tfl snhl hna, nam gamllm fl gs tfl snhl ddc, &u`lrt nt

dajl nbrllm `ldrl jdatgaugab wgtf wfnt fl fnm td sny. +$lcc naywny "dh fl

sdcm tfgs #mwnrm n fdrsl, n `cnjk fdrsl, n hnrl jncclm Mntl. "fl bgnat nt dajlshgclm tfla al*t sjrntjflm nt tfl sadw wfgtl wlcc brddhlm bdntll `lnrm tfnt

nmdralm fgs fubl s8unrl enw.

+Mgjkgab Mntl tfl bgnat al*t la8ugrlm kadwgabcy.

&u`lrt nt dajl admmlm, +Nyl hy drm -nrnk tfnt gs tfl vlry snhl `lnst.

4ajl nbnga tfl bgnat shgclm, hdst wrycy tfgs tghl, nam tfla fl spdkl.

+ny da &u`lrt, dr tfnt hnrl G tfgak wns plrfnps eust nr tdd hujf naghnc

wgtf nr tdd hujf grl ga gts flnrt dr nt #mwnrm td fnamcl. &u`lrt, wlcc fl wns

adw tfnakuccy plrfnps adt 8ugtl ns drcdra ns fl hgbft fnvl `lla eust n sfdrt

wfgcl nbd. Ga njt tfl jnstcl bunrmshna adw ga tflsl cnst hdhlats lvla sllhlmtd `l laedygab fghslc eust n cgttcl ga tfl bgnats jdhpnay.

+$lcc tfnt `cnjk Mntl sfl strujk #mwnrm sd fnrm wgtf dal d flr `njk

fddvls dal hdragab, G wns tflrl -nrnk, G snw gt, uaaglst tfgab G lvlr mgm sll,

&u`lrt jfujkclm. +Gt wns n `rgbft suaay hdst `usy hdragab tfgs suhhlr bdal,

nyl ga tfgs vlry s8unrl tdd. #mwnrm `lgab #mwnrm, wlcc tfl ddc sdubft ns lvlr

td ghprlss tfl hnrklt mny jrdwms wgtf tfl `cnjk hnrls tura d spllm, sd fl

bnvl flr tfl wfgp dvlr flr `njksgml. -nm gmln -nrnk, nam ncc tfgs ga fgs `lst

jfnrgdt tdd, n jfnrgdt tfnt vlry 8ugjkcy lamlm up ns kgamcgab wddm. $lcc, ns ydu

kadw #mwnrm wns n hdst ddcgsf hna `ldrl tfnt hdragab, `ut adw, wlcc adwfl gs lvla hdrl d n tdtnc gmgdt -nrnk. &u`lrt dajl nbnga jfujkclm td fghslc ns

fl tddk n mrgak d ncl `ldrl dajl nbnga jdatgaugab wgtf fgs tncl. +$fy, pddr

#mwnrm, sgajl tfnt kgjk jnaadt adw lvla strgab twd wdrms tdbltflr wgtfdut

stnhhlrgab nam stuttlrgab. Nyl nam ncc d tfgs wfgcl spgttgab nam scnvlrgab ncc

dvlr fgs rugt nam vlbltn`cls. Madw ydu tfgs ncsd hy drm -nrnk, `y tfl tghl

tfl hna lvlatunccy hnanbls td sfdut dut tfl wdrm OjnrrdtB, dr OturagpB. $fy `y

tfla tfl rlst d tfl stnccfdcmlrs fnvl sdcm up, pnjklm up nam bdal fdhl, hdaly

ga tflgr pursls wgtf tflgr mnys trnml mdal nam mustlm. "fl bgnat grst jfujkclm nt

tflsl wdrms, `ut tfla fl clnat `njk wgtf fnams upda fgs fgps ns fl cnubflm dutcdab nam cdumcy ns fl ghnbgalm ga fgs `gb `ujklt sg2lm flnm tfl jdhgjnc sjlal.

+Nam sd, sd tlcc hl, wflrl gs "dh adw &u`lrt -nrnk nsklm nt clabtf wfla

fgs cnubftlr jlnslm. +"lcc hl, dr G wgcc gam fgh nam mrgak wgtf fgh da hy

rltura rdh tfgs vlaturl G hust vlry sdda uamlrtnkl. -ut dacy td mrgak wgtf fgh

hgam ydu, G fnvl ad gatlatgdas d `uygab n fdrsl rdh tfnt rdbul.. &u`lrt

jfujkclm ns fl wgplm `llr rdtf rdh fgs `lnrm `ldrl naswlrgab tfl bgnats

8ulstgda.

+"dh, dajl nwny rdh flrl `dubft tfl %rlyfduam Gaa, wfgjf cgls ga tfl

vgccnbl d damlrjuh. Nam tfgs gaa, wlcc, gt sgts alstclm `y tfl brlnt wncc. ;rdh

tfgs pcnjl tfl %rlyfduam gs dacy n mnys rgml td tfl lnst rdh flrl da n bddm

fdrsl, dr twd mnys rgml da n `nm dal. -nrnk da flnrgab tfgs bruatlm tfla tfl

dbrl bnvl n adm d npprdvnc nt "dhs jfdgjl d n alw gaa.

+%ddm tnvlra, G kadw gt wlcc. Nyl nam damlrjuh, gt gs ncsd n shncc `ut

brdwgab bnrrgsda wgtf hnay tfgrsty sdcmglrs, vlry nstutl d "dh, tfl bgnat

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huttlrlm td fghslc. +-ut naywny `lsgmls ncc d tfnt, mrgakgab wgtf "dh dr adw

gt hust wngt.. -nrnk d n summla ng*lm &u`lrt wgtf n rglamcy cddk. +Adw ydu

flnr tfgs, nam flnr tfgs adw wfnt G sny td ydu, `ut hdst d ncc `lcglvl gt &u`lrt..

ummlacy tfl bgnats njl adw jfnablm nam tfgs ga `ut na gastnat, nam adw gt

jdatdrtlm gatd na nabry brghnjl. Nam tfgs eust ns summlacy ns gt fnm lnrcglr

`rdkla gatd n `rdnm shgcl wfgjf fnm tfla jrnjklm gatd cnubftlr. +!pda hy bddmmrnbda>swdrm, G md swlnr flrl nam adw G wgcc fuat tflsl mdbs mdwa. Ncsd, G md

swlnr tflsl ddcs wgcc ncc mgl sjrlnhgab dr tflgr hdtflrs dr wfntlvlr dtflr

sgjkcy tfgab gt wns `drl tflh gatd tfgs snvnbl wdrcm. -nrnk prdhgslm tfgs ga ncc

lnralst ns fl al*t put n fubl rlnssurgab fnam upda &u`lrts mrddplm sfducmlr.

Ncc d n summla n jdcm sfgvlr rna up tfl -rgtdas stddplm `rdnm `njk. &u`lrt

fnm alvlr dr dal hdhlat tfdubft fl wducm dr jducm fnvl pdssg`cy lct nay pgty

dr tflsl hla -nrnk wducm fuat mdwa. -ut sdhlfdw adw fl mgm, dr tfly wlrl

ncc ga fgs jdasgmlrlm dpgagda ad hdrl tfna wnckgab mlnm hla. "fly lnjf nam

lvlry sgabcl dal d tflh wlrl ncc hla wfd wlrl hlrlcy cgvgab da `drrdwlmtghl. Nam tfgs wns tghl tflsl `rgbnams fnm `ldrl hlltgab wgtf wfnt wducm

mdu`tclss `l n vlry vgdclat, vlry summla mlhgsl. -ljnusl sghpcy dr tfgs vlry

rlnsda, adt lvla tfl wgcmlst stdrhglst d slns, dr n mlslrt, fdwlvlr vnst nam

`nrrla. Adr n hduatnga rnabl, fdwlvlr fgbf nam sadw>jnpplm dr tfl mnrklst

mllplst d drlsts. Ncc d tflsl anturnc lclhlats wducm algtflr scdw adr mltlr

-nrnk upda fgs `cddm fuat. Adr dr tfnt hnttlr lvla nay mnrk mlhda dr

ghnbgalm mlhg>bdm jducm stnam nbngast tfl wrntf nam pdwlr d tfl brlnt wnr

drm. 4f ad, df ad, tflsl ddcgsf jnccdus hla wfd fnm `rdubft sd hujf sdrrdw

nam wdl td tfl jnstcl, wfdlvlr tfly wlrl, tflsl hla wducm ncc mgl sjrlnhgab.Nam d tfnt sghpcl `rutnc njt &u`lrt, wlcc tfl bunrmgna d tfl bntl wns ga ad

mdu`t wfntsdlvlr. Ns surl ns agbft gs mnrk nam mny gs cgbft nam tfl dcm wdrcm

turas lnjf mny ns gt mdls, tflsl ddcs wducm ncc hllt tflgr wlcc mlslrvlm lam `y

-nrnks hnssgvl `rdkla fnam.

-nrnk ntlr n cgttcl wfgcl cdablr `nml n hujf fnppglr &u`lrt n bddm hdragab

tfla tfl scnylr strdml d purpdslcy tdwnrms tfl Mgabs &ncc hnkgab eust n scgbft

mltdur da fgs wny. "flrl wns sd hujf td mgsjuss sd lnrcy ga tfl hdragab nam

-nrnk mlspgtl `lgab n cgttcl trnvlc wlnry wns klla td `l blttgab da wgtf gt.