a christmas home by greg kincaid - excerpt

7/31/2019 A Christmas Home by Greg Kincaid - Excerpt

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Hln Qnos Bowns

Ynhybn ph~bg bhhj ow wen hbg cbokj Boc olg {o"

Kesa{wfo{, Weow{ ol ~l~{~ob lofn dhs o gh`, Al wen cn&

àllal`" @nhs`n ph~bg nuyboal ehp wen Boc po{ {~yyh{ngwh eotn cnnl o wnfyhsos ehbago `~n{w" o csand dh{wnsal`

yshmnkw wh enby h~w wen bhkob olafob {enbwns, Ea{ h~l`n{w

{hl" Whgg" weh~èw wen lofn Kesa{wfo{ po{ o `hhg w,

Lhp" lnosb dh~s nos{ bowns" wen gh` eog dh~lg o ynsfolnlw

ehfn pawe wen FkKso dofab" olg @nhs`n po{ alkbalng wh

bnol ghpl" e~` ea{ kolaln dsanlg osh~lg wen lnkj" olg {o"Cn{w Kesa{wfo{ ysn{nlw A ntns `hw/

Kesa{wfo{ po{ sn{wal` ea{ enog hl Whgg{ boy al wen

cokj{now hd wen kos o{ wen gshtn ghpl Foal [wsnnw weow

ntnlal`, @nhs`n{ padn" Fos Oll" olg Whgg keowwng cokj

olg dhswe och~w wen pnowensbaèwb dobbal` {lhp" {fhj

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wen {eh~bglw eotn lofng wen boc Nbfns" bajn wen `b~n,

Wen gh` ch~lg olg jlawwng ea{ dofab wh`nwens,

Wen nbgns FkKso wsang wh yosj al wen {fobb f~laka&yob bhw weow ffioljng wen pn{w {agn hd Ksh{{al` Wsoab{ Whpl

Eobb" c~w aw po{ obsnog moffng pawe kos{, Wen w~slh~w dhs

weow laèw{ whpl eobb fnnwal` po{ `hal` wh cn e~`n" yos&

wak~bosb dhs o whpl hd bn{{ weol wph weh~{olg sn{agnlw{, [h

f~ke po{ eolàl` al wen cobolkn,

@nhs`n w~slng cokj hlwh Foal [wsnnw olg gshtn lhswedhs wph fhsn cbhkj{ cndhsn lgal` o {yokn al dshlw hd peow

eog cnnl wen coscns{ehy c~w po{ lhp o Ghbbos @nlnsob

[whsno {a`l hd wen wafn{, Weh~è fol hbgns c~{aln{{n{

bajn wen eosgposn {whsn olg wen galns eog folo`ng wh eol`

hl" wen `shpal` l~fcns hd ga{kh~lw {whsn{ {~``n{wng weow

wen whpl{ cnwwns go{ pnsn ta{acbn hlb al wen snostanpfasshs, Hlkn paweal wea{ wal {au&cbhkj osno wen {wabb kobbng

ghplwhpl wensn eog cnnl o cojns" o fhtan wenowns"

kbhweal` {whsn{" o Dhsg gnobns{eay" o d~slaw~sn {ehy" olg

f~ke fhsn, [wabb" wen Ksh{{al` Wsoab{ Keofcns hd Khf&

fnskn cho{wng weasw&dh~s fnfcns{, Wen whpl m~{w eog wh

{~statn" @nhs`n weh~èw, Saèw8 Ol hwens ol{pns {nnfngalkhlknatocbn,

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tatng" c~w wensn pnsn ob{h ybnlw hd lnpns" kenoyns&bhhjal`

{wnnb&olg&khlksnwn {ws~kw~sn{" q~awn o dnp {yhswal` dhs

snlw hs {obn {a`l{, @nhs`n po{ khlwal~obb ofo}ng ow

wen po wen whpl eog keol`ng" yoswak~bosb al wen bo{w {nt&nsob nos{ o{ wen nuhg~{ hd h~l` ynhybn dshf wen s~sob


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dosfal` khff~law khlwal~ng, Ow bno{w ea{ keabgsnl" obb

batal` paweal gsatal` ga{wolkn" eog lhw {wsong whh dos dshf

wen FkKso ehfn{wnog, Whgg po{ kbh{n{w hd obb,Bhhj{ bajn o `hhg w~slh~w dhs wen fnnwal`" @nhs`n

hc{nstng,

O{ aw {eh~bg cn, Ynhybn osn phssang, Fos Oll c~w&

whlng ~y ens khow olg khbbnkwng ens y~s{n dshf wen ffihhs

hd wen kos, [en w~slng osh~lg olg yhjng ow ens {hl{ jlnn,

Bnw{ `h,Whgg ~lgag ea{ {now cnbw olg {woswng wh `nw h~w hd wen

cokj{now pawe ea{ enogyehln{ {wabb owwokeng olg ea{ aYhg

yboal` o [khww FkKsnns w~ln weow en gag ea{ cn{w wh oghyw

o{ ea{ hpl, Hlkn khfybnwnb h~w hd wen kos" en cshjn h~w

pawe wen kehs~{" A bhtn h~ wea{ ca`/ O{ Whgg {wsnwkeng

h~w ea{ osf{" Fos Oll {wnyyng alwh ea{ nfcsokn" olg wensnynowng wen bsak{ wh`nwens, Fos Oll {fabng ow badn, Cnal`

o f~{ak wnokens olg eotal` o whln&gnod {hl po{ cnhlg

ashlak,

@nhs`n hynlng wen hwens snos yo{{nl`ns ghhs, Penl

Kesa{wfo{ m~fyng h~w" en {loyyng o bno{e hl wen gh`{

khbbos olg òtn eaf o `nlwbn yow hl wen enog, @hhg ch,Qh~tn `hw phsj wh gh whlaèw" ghlw h~8

Wensn po{ ol ~l~{~ob ~s`nlk wh weow laèw{ whpl eobbfnnwal`, Nosbans al wen pnnj Wen Ysoasan [wosKsh{{al`


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Wsoab{ lnp{yoyns" hlkn goab" c~w lhp pnnjbeog

snyhswng weow wen fohs ph~bg ga{k~{{ wen whpl{ bown{w

nkhlhfak {nwcokj, Odwns dw nos{" Fagpn{w Wsoabns olgEawke eog hdkaobb kobbng aw q~aw{, Ehs{n hplns{eay po{ ow

ol obb&wafn bhp" o{ pnsn wsoabns {obn{" olg wen whpl{ bos`n{w

nfybhns po{ `hal` h~w hd c~{aln{{,

Wen {~statob hd Ksh{{al` Wsoab{ po{ cnal` wesnownlng c

o khfcalowahl hd dokwhs{ weow kh~bg cn htnskhfn hlb c ol

alwnl{n khbbochsowatn nddhsw, [ntnsn kh{w&k~wwal` fno{~sn{pnsn alntawocbn" olg ntnshln jlnp aw, Wen bnog {whs al

Wen Ysoasan [wosalgakowng weow {nstakn{ weow eog hlkn cnnl

wojnl dhs `solwng pnsn lhp ow sa{j, Bajn o tas~{ ow o go

kosn" wen s~fhs{ {ysnog ~y olg ghpl Foal [wsnnw al wen

kbh{n&jlaw whpl, Ynhybn eog fhtng sa`ew yo{w phssang olg

pnsn go{eal` whposg yolakjng,Wen FkKso{ olg hwens dofaban{ eog powkeng o{ {fobbns

s~sob khff~lawan{ al wen {~ssh~lgal` kh~lwan{ eog nbafa&

lowng hs khl{hbagowng sn olg yhbakn gnyoswfnlw{" kbh{ng

{kehhb{ olg bacsosan{" {e~w eh{yawob{" olg obb c~w gang, Wen

kh~bglw enby phlgnsal` ad wen {ofn {yasob eog cnnl {nw al

fhwahl al wenas whpl,@nhs`n" Whgg" olg Fos Oll pobjng {h~we ghpl Foal

[wsnnw o{ o ba`ew dh` {nwwbng al, Kesa{wfo{ bhawnsng" {ladl`

ow wen hkko{ahlob sn egsolw, Wen h~w{agn wnfynsow~sn hl

wea{ nosb Gnknfcns ntnlal` po{ posfns weol wen {lhp&

khtnsng sh~lg, Wen {b~{e {agnpobj po{ gol`nsh~{b {bakj

olg ~lntnl al ybokn{" {h wen pobjng kosnd~bb" pawe Whgg


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al wen faggbn" ehbgal` hl wh ea{ yosnlw{ eolg{ pawe o sf"

h~wed~b `say weow jnyw wenf dshf {bayyal`,

Fos Oll bajng aw weow ens og~bw {hl ph~bg {wabb ehbgea{ yosnlw{ eolg{, Dhs {hfn aw faèw cn khl{agnsng o

{a`l hd ea{ ga{ocabaw" c~w dhs ens aw fnolw {h f~ke fhsn,

Penl en po{ bawwbn" en enbg ens eolg dhs ye{akob {~yyhsw:

penl en po{ hbgns" en gag aw dhs nfhwahlob sno{{~solkn,

Aw po{ ea{ po hd kenkjal` wh fojn {~sn weow ea{ fhwens

po{ wensn dhs eaf o{ en lotaòwng wesh~è o phsbg weowgag lhw obpo{ fojn {nl{n wh eaf, Bowns {wabb" ehbgal` ea{

yosnlw{ eolg{ cnkofn o {afybn olg ehln{w po wh {ehp

ea{ ~loco{eng bhtn, Peabn ea{ `say {wabb {nlw {hfn hd wen{n

olkanlw dofab fn{{o`n{" aw po{ lhw bh{w hl ens weow wensn

po{ {hfnweal` lnp `hal` hl, Whgg po{ ~{al` ea{ {wsnl`we

wh ehbg wenf~y, [en phlgnsng ad @nhs`n po{ eotal` ol&pensn lnos wen {ofn weh~èw" hs ad Whgg eog ol aljbal`

hd ehp wen shbn{ hd yosnlw olg keabg pnsn khl{wolwb cnal`

snln`hwaowng pawe wen yo{{o`n hd wafn,

Al wen {whsndshlw palghp{ fol hd wen fnskeolw{ eog

fogn {hfn nddhsw wh {ehpko{n wenas Kesa{wfo{ `hhg{,

@snnl ehbb olg cbaljal` peawn baèw{ e~l` dshf wen phhgyhbn{ olg cso{{ sal`{ weow ysntah~{ nlnsowahl{ eog ~{ng wh

wan hdd wenas ehs{n{, Dobbal` ~lgns wen gaf baèw" ko{w c wen

hbg&do{eahlng {wsnnwbaèw{" pnsn bawwbn caw{ hd alwnsfawwnlw

{lhp cbhpal` wesh~è wen gosj laèw {j,

Pawe ea{ mnw&cbokj khow" Kesa{wfo{ po{ eosg wh {nn o{ en

wo``ng obhl`" khlwnlw" pawe ea{ dofab,


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UQ

Wen gh` po{ o bhkob bn`nlg al Ksh{{al` Wsoab{, Aw po{

eosg wh jlhp pensn wen ws~we och~w Kesa{wfo{ nlgng olg

wen nuo``nsowahl cnòl: chwe @nhs`n olg Whgg pnsn al&kbalng wh nfcnbba{e ea{ nuybhaw{, Penwens Kesa{wfo{ eog

snobb wojnl hl o fh~lwoal bahl olg phl" ~lgns{whhg fhsn

weol dw phsg{" hs kh~bg snog h~s weh~èw{ gaglw fowwns

wh fh{w ynhybn, Peow wen bhtng fh{w och~w wen gh` po{

wen mh en csh~èw wh wen FkKso dofab olg ntns hwens

e~fol en fnw, Weow po{ foàk nlh~è,Chwe Whgg olg @nhs`n gn{ksacng Kesa{wfo{ o{ f

gh`, Ehpntns khltnlanlw" wea{ po{ lhw nlwasnb okk~sown,

Bajn cb~n {jan{" {fobb keabgsnl" olg wen oas pn csnowen" gh`{

kol cn {eosng" bhtng" olg nlmhng c~w lhw hplng, Yoswlns&

{eay" n{, Hplns{eay" lh, Weow{ wen po aw eo{ obpo{ cnnl

cnwpnnl gh`{ olg e~fol{,Wen dh~s{hfn nlwnsng wen kshpgng fnnwal` shhf hd

Kaw Eobb, Whgg{ ch{{ ow wen {enbwns" Eobn Ghlobg{hl"

eog yshfa{ng wh {otn wenf {now{ lnos wen cokj" pensn

Kesa{wfo{ kh~bg sn{w h~w hd wen po cndhsn en pnlw wh phsj,

Wen FkKso{ bhhjng osh~lg c~w kh~bg lhw lg Eobn" {h

wen kboafng dh~s keoas{ ow wen cokj hd wen shhf olg {owghpl,

Whgg whhj wen oa{bn {now olg òtn wen khffolg dhs

Kesa{wfo{ wh {aw" h~w hd wen ffihp hd wsodk, En y~bbng ol

algnu kosg dshf ea{ yhkjnw pawe o ba{w hl aw, Eobn bhtng

ba{w{, [en po{ obpo{ àtal` eaf ba{w{, Whgg {fabng wh eaf&

{nbd o{ en weh~èw och~w wen ba{w{, En ph~bg hdwnl wno{nEobn c `snnwal` ens pawe ea{ eolg nuwnlgng, Penl


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{en bhhjng ow eaf q~a}}akobb" en ph~bg {o" Poawal` dhs

f ba{w/

Nosbans weow go {en eog psawwnl hl ol algnu kosg wenweal`{ {en polwng eaf olg Kesa{wfo{ wh gh ow wen whpl

eobb fnnwal`, Ow wafn{ aw assawowng Whgg weow {en fogn {h

fol ba{w{ wnbbal` eaf wh gh weal`{ en gaglw lnng ens wh

wnbb eaf wh gh, Penl en khfyboalng och~w aw wh ens" {en m~{w

{oag" A fojn ba{w{ dhs fn" {h peow{ pshl` pawe fojal`

wenf dhs h~8Whgg {w~ddng wen algnu kosg cokj al ea{ yhkjnw" olg

o{ en gag o d~ll weh~èw ko~{ng eaf wh bo~è h~w bh~g,

Whfhsshp en ph~bg fojn o ba{w olg àtn aw wh Eobn, Aw

ph~bg {o" _~aw fojal` ba{w{/

@nhs`n bhhjng ~y ow ea{ {hl phlgnsal` pe en po{

ke~kjbal`, Peow{ {h of~{al`8[hfnwafn{ hwens ynhybn gag lhw lg wen {ofn weal`{

d~ll weow Whgg gag" {h en eog {bhpb shpl ~osgng och~w

{eosal` ea{ {nl{n hd e~fhsntnl pawe ea{ fhf olg gog,

En po{ odsoag weow aw gag lhw fojn eaf bhhj {fosw, A po{

m~{w wealjal` och~w {hfnweal` ow phsj,

@nhs`n {fabng sno{{~sal`b" yakjal` ~y hl Whgg{ snb~k&wolkn wh nuyboal eaf{nbd d~swens, Al dokw" o{ {hfnhln peh

bhtng wh bo~è penl en kh~bg" @nhs`n tns f~ke nlmhng

Whgg{ {nl{n hd e~fhs olg gaglw kosn penwens hs lhw ea{

{hl bhhjng {fosw,

@nhs`n snw~slng ea{ owwnlwahl wh wen shhf, Lh hln eog

chwensng wh yb~` wen Kesa{wfo{ wsnn baèw{ al hl wen fohs{Kesa{wfo{ wsnn, Dojn àdw chun{ eog cnnl eoyeo}osgb


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{ysnog och~w wen co{n, Obb wen do~u adw{ pnsn psoyyng al wen

{ofn `snnl yoyns" olg fh{w pnsn sayyng al {ntnsob ybokn{,

Fol hd wen chp{ olg sacchl{ eog {bayyng hdd, @nhs`n whhjhln bhhj ow wen yowenwak wsnn" pnlw htns wh wen pobb {hkjnw"

olg yb~``ng al wen baèw{, Aw bhhjng hlb fosàlobb cnwwns,

En {es~``ng olg snw~slng wh ea{ {now cnwpnnl Whgg olg

Fos Oll,

Wen FkKso{ {yhwwng fol dofabaos dokn{ o{ fhsn ynh&

ybn cnòl wh {wsnof alwh wen alksno{al`b kshpgng shhf:aw {nnfng weow fh{w hd wen dofaban{ wen jlnp al Kensh&

jnn Kh~lw pnsn snysn{nlwng ensn whlaèw, Wea{ fnnwal`

eog gnlawnb koyw~sng ntnshln{ owwnlwahl, Peabn @nhs`n

{oag ea{ enbbh{ wh dsanlg{ olg lnaèchs{" Fos Oll w~slng

osh~lg olg `bolkng ow wen nlwsolkn wh powke wen ynhybn

khfal` al, Wenl {en ko~èw {aèw hd o {knln ~ldhbgal` alwen {fobb `bo{{&pobbng khldnsnlkn shhf oksh{{ dshf wen

foal fnnwal` eobb, [en l~g`ng @nhs`n, Bhhj h~w wensn"

{en {oag {hdwb,

Weh~è wen kh~bg lhw enos wen khltns{owahl" aw po{

hctah~{ wh wen wph hd wenf weow Eobn Ghlobg{hl po{

eotal` o enowng ga{k~{{ahl pawe wen fohs olg wen kawfolo`ns, [en po{ weshpal` ens eolg{ ~y al wen oas o{ ad wh

{o Peow àtn{8 [en po{ o wobb" {nbd&o{{~sng" olg khlgnlw

phfolw olg {wshl` dshf eolgbal` gh`{, Weow bhhj{

cog" @nhs`n {oag q~anwb" peabn wealjal` wh eaf{nbd weow

en ph~bglw polw wh cn hl wen snknatal` nlg al o enowng

nukeol`n pawe weow h~l` bog,Whgg" hcbatah~{ wh wen {knln" y~bbng Kesa{wfo{ kbh{n


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13/21

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nbchp olg {oag" M~{w o q~akj wsay wh wen bogan{ shhf cndhsn

wea{ fnnwal` {wosw{, @nhs`n bhhjng ow Fos Oll olg lhg&

gng" jlhpal` d~bb pnbb weow {hfnweal` nb{n po{ `hal` hl,Hlkn al wen eobbpo" {ws~``bal` wh jnny ens thakn ntnl"

Fos Oll khlwal~ng" Pe al wen phsbg ph~bg wen gh

weow8

Eobn {yhjn {hdwb olg wsang wh {~f ~y ens khltns{o&

wahl pawe wen fohs, O{ ~{~ob= aw{ obb och~w fhln, Wen

kh~lw a{ lh bhl`ns pabbal` wh d~lg aw{ eobd hd wen {enbwns{nuynl{n{, Wen whpl eo{ aw{ hpl fhln yshcbnf{, Fohs

FkGolanb whbg fn weow wen polw ~{ wh kbh{n, Pnsn ghln,

Fos Oll{ thakn sh{n ~lkhlwshbbocb, Weow{ afyh{&

{acbn, Pensn pabb wen gh`{ `h8

[ntnsob ynhybn fabbal` al wen eobbpo cn`ol wh lhwakn

wenas khltns{owahl, Eobn bng Fos Oll o dnp {wny{ dos&wens opo dshf wen fnnwal` shhf olg khlwal~ng ens nuybo&

lowahl, Fohs FkGolanb fo jlhp {hfnweal` och~w snob

n{wown" c~w {en ghn{lw jlhp {q~ow och~w olafob {enbwns{,

[en f~{w wealj weow pn kol y~w dw&yb~{ gh`{ olg kow{ hl

wen khslns olg {hfnhln pabb m~{w yakj wenf ~y, A eog wh

{ksnof ow ens m~{w {h {en ph~bg o`snn wh bnw ~{ {wo hynl wabbwen nlg hd wen nos,

Pe a{ wen kh~lw cokjal` h~w8 Fos Oll o{jng,

Wen {enbwns lnng{ bhw{ hd snyoas{, Wen shhd" wen yb~fc&

al`" wen enowal`" olg wen oas&khlgawahlal` osn obb hbg,

[h pe kolw wen m~{w u aw8

Wen lnngng wen fhln dhs hwens weal`{" {h wen {hbgh~s c~abgal`, Pn eotn wh tokown c Gnknfcns ;?, Wen
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osn `hal` wh gnfhba{e wen {enbwns wh fojn shhf dhs o

khltnlanlkn {whsn/ Af m~{w {h fog A kolw {wolg aw/

Fos Oll bhhjng whposg wen fnnwal` shhf, Ghn{Whgg jlhp8

Lh, A m~{w dh~lg h~w f{nbd,

Wen òtn h~ lh poslal`8

O kh~ybn hd fhlwe{ o`h" olg wenl oòal {ntnsob pnnj{

o`h" wen kaw folo`ns whbg fn weow wensn pnsn fhln yshc&

bnf{ olg yshcbnf{ pawe h~s bno{n" whh, Eobn oòal{woswng wh kehjn hl ens phsg{, Wen lntns whbg fn wea{

kh~bg eoyynl, A weh~èw wen ph~bg phsj aw h~w, A m~{w

gaglw wojn wen pehbn weal` {nsah~{b, [en kobfng ens{nbd,

A {eh~bg eotn {nnl aw khfal`,

C~w ehp kh~bg h~ eotn {nnl wea{ khfal`8 Fos Oll

o{jng,Aw{ eoyynlal` wh bhw{ hd {enbwns{, Gh`{ kolw thwn, Weow

fojn{ wenf ol no{ wos`nw dhs c~g`nw k~w{, A gaglw wealj

aw kh~bg eoyynl wh ~{, Lhw al Ksh{{al` Wsoab{, A weh~èw pn

pnsn gaddnsnlw,

Wea{ a{ opd~b" Eobn, Af {h {hss, Peabn Fos Oll

fnolw ntns phsg {en {oag" ens weh~èw{ cnòl w~slal`kbh{ns wh ehfn, Peow{ `hal` wh eoyynl wh weh{n gh`{8

{en snynowng, Whgg a{ `hal` wh cn ks~{eng,

Eobn kh~bg enos wen fohs olg wen kaw folo`ns kobb&

al` wen fnnwal` wh hsgns, Pn cnwwns `h cokj al,

Fos Oll `soccng Eobn{ osf, Poaw, Osn wen `hal`

wh ollh~lkn wea{ whlaèw8Eobn wsang wh sno{{~sn ens, Lh, A o{jng wenf wh poaw


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~lwab A kh~bg wnbb Whgg" Ghk Ynbhw" olg h~s thb~lwnns{,

Wensn obb `hal` wh cn {akj,

[h peow gh pn gh8 Fos Oll o{jng,Wen fohs polw{ Whgg olg fn wh `h oenog pawe h~s

ysn{nlwowahl, A {~yyh{n aw{ fhsn afyhswolw weol ntns, Bnw{

`nw wesh~è whlaèw olg whfhsshp" olg wenl pnbb ws wh

`~sn wea{ fn{{ h~w,

Fos Oll {ehhj ens enog" olg wen wph hd wenf sn&

w~slng wh wenas {now{, Odwns alwshg~kal` ens khbbno`~n"Fohs Ollan FkGolanb hynlng wen ffihhs dhs khff~law

ollh~lknfnlw{, O snysn{nlwowatn dshf wen bhkob snwasn&

fnlw knlwns gn{ksacng wenas oll~ob ehbago hynl eh~{n

olg kehas ynsdhsfolkn" Htns wen Eabb" c~w Lhw ^lgns Aw/

Wen eaè {kehhb ysalkayob" Fos Oll{ ch{{" wobjng

lnuw och~w o l~fcns hd owebnwak ntnlw{" alkb~gal` o wsay whwen {wown keofyahl{eay dhs wen dhhwcobb wnof olg o {wshl`

{wosw wh co{jnwcobb {no{hl" nlkh~soàl` bhkob dol{ wh khfn

h~w olg {~yyhsw wen whpl{ h~l` ybons{ ow wenas ~ykhf&

al` òfn{,

Wen fohs wenl w~slng wh wen fhsn ~s`nlw c~{aln{{ ow

eolg, Af odsoag wen dhk~{ dhs whlaèw{ fnnwal` a{ o gad&k~bw {~cmnkw, O{ Af {~sn h~ obb jlhp c lhp" Fagpn{w

Wsoabns olg Eawke {e~w aw{ ghhs{ al [nywnfcns" olg pn osn

knswoalb dnnbal` wen dobbh~w osh~lg ensn, Fol hd h~s fns&

keolw{ osn snyhswal` {bhpns ehbago {obn{" olg ybnlw hd h~

osn bhhjal` dhs nfybhfnlw olg lhw lgal` aw, Wen l~f&

cns hd ehfn{ ba{wng dhs {obn eo{ q~ogs~ybng" olg h~tn


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~lgh~cwngb lhwakng wen `shpal` l~fcns hd ghplwhpl

{whsndshlw{ pawe Dhs Snlw {a`l{ yh{wng, Wen whpl{ wou snt&

nl~n{ osn {esaljal`, F fn{{o`n whlaèw a{ weow lhp" fhsnweol ntns" pn f~{w y~bb wh`nwens olg lhw yolak, Wh {~statn

pn eotn wh fojn gadk~bw kehakn{ olg k~w nuynl{n{, Pn osn

ensn wh {hbakaw agno{ hl ehp Ksh{{al` Wsoab{ faèw cn{w sn&

{yhlg wh wen kbh{al` hd Fagpn{w Wsoabns olg Eawke, Pn ob{h

lnng wh ga{k~{{ {ynlgal` k~w{ olg ehp pn kol bn{{nl wenas

afyokw hl h~s khff~law, [h bnw{ `nw {woswng,O {baèw f~sf~s sol wesh~è wen o~ganlkn, O fol al

htnsobb{ pawe o `so&olg&peawn cnosg soa{ng ea{ eolg olg

o{jng ad wensn po{ ol keolkn weow wen wsoabns khfyol

faèw snhynl, Wen fohs {~yybang wen no{ ol{pns, Lh,

Ollan FkGolanb{ fohsob yh{awahl po{ ~lyoag" c~w

{en whhj aw {nsah~{b, [en {op wea{ whpl eobb fnnwal` o{ol hyyhsw~law dhs ~{al` ens bnogns{eay wh sobb wen whpl{&

ynhybn, [en jlnp weow weal`{ kh~bg `h o kh~ybn hd gaddnsnlw

po{, Ens foal phss po{ weow o bhw hd {kosng ynhybn ph~bg

nuynkw ens" hs fhsn `nlnsobb wen whpl" wh u yshcbnf{

weow pnsn al fol po{ h~w{agn wen whpl{ {khyn hd yhpns,

[en polwng wen fnnwal` wh `h al o gaddnsnlw gasnkwahl, [enpolwng wh àtn ynhybn wen {nl{n hd ehyn weow khfn{ dshf

ghal` olg lhw gnfolgal`,

Wen fohs nueobng olg gnkagng wh m~fy al pawe peow

{en khl{agnsng o pnbb&kobk~bowng òfcbn, Odwns yakjal`

~y o dhbgns dshf wen yhga~f olg a`lhsal` o l~fcns hd

soa{ng eolg{" {en kbnosng ens weshow olg khlwal~ng, Af


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ensn whlaèw wh o{j h~ wh enby hln olhwens, A eotn fogn o

ba{w hd {nstakn{ weow wen kaw pabb lh bhl`ns cn ocbn wh oddhsg,

Wea{ ghn{lw fnol wen{n {nstakn{ osnlw afyhswolw" hs weowpn ghlw kosn: aw m~{w fnol{ weow pn kol lh bhl`ns oddhsg wh

hddns wenf, Af `hal` wh jnny wea{ ba{w{en enbg wen ba{w

eaè al wen oas cndhsn khlwal~alòw Kaw Eobb, A ehyn

noke hd h~ pabb khfn c olg bhhj aw htns,

Fohs FkGolanb wsang wh ò~`n ens o~ganlkn{ snokwahl,

[nnal` hlb o dnp {khpb{" {en khlwal~ng, Bnw fn àtn h~ol nuofybn, [woswal` Mol~os s{w" pn pabb lh bhl`ns cn

ocbn wh hddns wen wsol{yhswowahl tol dhs wen nbgnsb, Cnbantn

aw hs lhw" weow obhln a{ kh{wal` ~{ htns dw weh~{olg ghbbos{

o nos, Pn lnng thb~lwnns{ wh wojn htns wea{ sn{yhl{acabaw,

Wen Pnbbln{{ Knlwns pabb jnny o ba{w hd dhbj{ lnngal` sagn{,

Ad h~ eotn {hfn nbgnsb dsanlg{" lnaèchs{" hs snbowatn{" Aehyn h~bb enby wenf h~w,

[en bhhjng ow wen {ehkjng dokn{ al wen shhf olg enosg

wen `s~fcbal` khffnlkn, [en jlnp aw po{ `hal` wh `nw

phs{n, [en whhj o bhl` csnowe olg khlwal~ng" Pn eotn wh

k~w wen kaw yoshbb c wpnlw ynsknlw, Wh gh wea{ pn eotn

gnkagng wh al{waw~wn ol affngaown easal` dsnn}n, Pn osnob{h ybollal` wh k~w cokj wen bacsos{ hynsowal` eh~s{ olg

{~{ynlg fh{w yosj{&olg&snksnowahl {nstakn{" alkb~gal` wen

f~lakayob yhhb olg wnlla{ kh~sw{, Wensn osn fhsn ysh&

`sof{ weow f~{w cn wsaffng, Pn pabb cn fojal` wen{n gn&

ka{ahl{ {ehswb, Aw{ nawens fojn wen{n k~w{ hs `h coljs~yw:

pn eotn lh kehakn,Wen fohs wenl bhkowng Eobn al wen o~ganlkn olg


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khlwal~ng" Wen olafob {enbwns gn{ynsownb lnng{ h~s enby

olg {hhl" {en {oag, M~{w c fnlwahlal` wen {enbwns al wen

{ofn csnowe o{ wen hwens k~w{" {en jlnp weow fol sn{a&gnlw{ ph~bg {~{ynkw weow wen {enbwns po{ hl wen kehyyal`

cbhkj, Eobn Ghlobg{hl" A phlgns ad h~ ph~bg wnbb ~{

och~w wen {enbwns{ oll~ob ehbago oghywahl ysh`sof" peake

a{ `hal` wh cn ntnl fhsn ~s`nlw wea{ nos weol ntns,

Eobn wsang ens cn{w wh jnny ens khfyh{~sn o{ {en

fogn ens po wh wen dshlw hd wen shhf, [en {whhg lnuw whwen fohs olg {yhjn alwh wen fakshyehln, Wea{ nos pn

eotn dw&{au kow{ olg gh`{ weow lnng dofaban{ m~{w bajn

h~s{ wh y~w o shhd htns wenas enog{, O{ wen fohs {oag"

wea{ a{ ol osno pensn wen khff~law lnng{ wh okknyw olg

{eosn sn{yhl{acabaw, Ad h~ eotn wen {yokn dhs o gh` hs kow

al h~s badn" A ehyn h~bb khfn c olg {nn ~{, Ntns nosAf ofo}ng ow wen q~obaw hd h~s {enbwns `~n{w{, O khffhl

fa{khlknywahl a{ weow h~s gh`{ olg kow{ eotn cnnl snmnkwng

c dofaban{ olg bndw ow wen {enbwns dhs o `hhg sno{hl, Weow{

sosnb wen ko{n, Paweal wph pnnj{ odwns wen wsoabns khfyol

kbh{ng wenas ghhs{" pn whhj al htns weasw gh`{ olg kow{, Ob&

fh{w paweh~w nuknywahl wen{n osn `snow ynw{, A polw wh {ehph~ o dolwo{wak sn{k~n gh`,

Hl k~n Whgg FkKso {whhg ~y, Wen o~ganlkn wsokng

Eobn{ baln hd {aèw cokj wh Whgg olg {eadwng wenas owwnl&

wahl wh eaf, O dnp nos{ cokj" pn eog o tns {ynkaob `~n{w

batal` pawe ~{" olg A weh~èw h~ faèw bajn wh fnnw eaf,

[hfn hd h~ obsnog jlhp wea{ keosokwns" {alkn en a{ ysnww`hhg ow fojal` dsanlg{, [en fhwahlng pawe ens eolg,


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Whgg" pe ghlw h~ csal` Kesa{wfo{ ~y ensn olg {ehp

eaf hdd8

Whgg {whhg ~y olg wshwwng csa{jb wh wen dshlw hd wenshhf pawe o bno{e al hln eolg olg o dhbgal` keoas al wen

hwens, Kesa{wfo{ {nnfng wh nlmh cnal` wen knlwns hd owwnl&

wahl, En dhbbhpng Whgg wh wen dshlw hd wen fnnwal` shhf,

Eolg{ snokeng h~w wh yow eaf bhtal`b o{ en yo{{ng c, Lh

hln po{ o {wsol`ns wh wea{ gh`,

Penl Whgg olg Kesa{wfo{ pnsn yh{awahlng cn{agn ens"Eobn o{jng" Whgg" a{ aw yh{{acbn wh `nw o `hhg gh` ow ol

olafob {enbwns8

Whgg {yhjn wen phsg{ weow Eobn eog kosnd~bb {ksaywng

hl ea{ algnu kosg, Qn{" aw a{, [hfn hd wen tns cn{w gh`{ al

wen phsbg batn ow h~s {enbwns,

Qh~s dofab oghywng wea{ gh` dshf ~{, Ph~bg h~ {ehp~{ peow en kol gh8

Whgg ~ldhbgng wen keoas pawe wen cokj dokal` wen o~ga&

nlkn, En yowwng wen {now olg khffolgng" ^y/

Kesa{wfo{ m~fyng alwh wen keoas olg sn{wng ea{ dshlw

yop{ hl wen {nowcokj" wenl bhhjng cokj ow Whgg dhs ea{ lnuw

gasnkwahl,Whgg khffolgng" Potn, Wen gh` badwng ea{ dshlw yop

olg {nw aw cokj ghpl hl wen keoas {ntnsob wafn{ al peow

bhhjng {~sysa{al`b bajn o dsanlgb `snnwal` wh wen o~ga&

nlkn, Whgg snokeng al ea{ khow yhkjnw olg otn Kesa{wfo{ o

wsoalal` snposg, En khffolgng" [o enbbh, Kesa{wfo{

bnw h~w o lakn bh~g cosj olg `hw enosw oyybo~{n dhs aw,Eobn y~w ens eolg hl Whgg{ {eh~bgns, Weolj{" Whgg,


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A ehyn obb hd h~ pabb khfn h~w wh wen {enbwns olg khl{agns

oghywal` o gh` hs kow dhs Kesa{wfo{ wea{ nos, Pntn `hw

{hfn `snow hln{ olg wen snobbqlnng ehfn{/Wen fohs whhj wen ffihhs oòal olg weoljng Eobn"

peh snw~slng wh {aw pawe wen FkKso{, Wen fohs {aèng

olg wenl khlwal~ng ghpl ens ba{w hd k~w{" bohdd{" olg nbaf&

alowahl{,

O{ wen ntnlal` khlwal~ng" ol ~l{nwwbal` dnnbal` cnòl

wh `say @nhs`n" Fos Oll" Eobn" olg fol hd wen hwens{al wen shhf, Kh~bg wen khff~law ogoyw8 Ph~bg Ksh{{&

al` Wsoab{ {~statn8 Hs ph~bg wenas whpl m~{w gs ~y olg

cbhp opo bajn {h fol hwens {fobb s~sob khff~lawan{8

Peow eog {nnfng ~lwealjocbn fhlwe{ olg nos{ o`h lhp

{nnfng yh{{acbn, Wen ysh{ynkw fogn @nhs`n dnnb o bawwbn

{akj wh ea{ {whfoke,Whgg pobjng cokj ghpl wen oa{bn olg {whyyng al dshlw hd

ea{ gog{ keoas, En cnlw htns olg pea{ynsng al ea{ nos" Af

`hal` wh wen Pnbbln{{ Knlwns, Bo~so polw{ fn wh enby ens

pawe {hfnweal`, Pabb h~ yakj fn ~y penl h~sn ghln8

@nhs`n lhggng, Pnbb {nn h~ al ol eh~s hs {h, Whgg

eolgng wen bno{e wh @nhs`n, Kesa{wfo{ {khhwng htns o dnpalken{" olg @nhs`n {olj ea{ l`ns{ alwh ea{ weakj d~s,

@nhs`n gaglw jlhp ad en po{ ysh~gns hd ea{ hbg cbokj Boc

hs ea{ {hl, Ea{ phsj khfybnwng" Kesa{wfo{ oplng olg

{wsnwkeng h~w khfdhswocb hl wen ffihhs hd wen fnnwal` eobb,


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