back to the future part one story treatment

7/21/2019 Back to the Future Part One Story Treatment

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GLDK S@ SEO F_S_WO

TS@WY SWOLSMONS

Gy Jofroy C. Coln, Tr.

Mlrty lnc Jonnior

"Ttopeon Tpiobgorh Qrosonts" in weito bottorinh `vor l gbldk gldkhr`unc.

Seo s`unc `f l tidkinh db`dk. Seo titbo b`h` lppolrs.

FLCO I! ISOI# C#$ %#& 'T(#Q. )#I*. Seo

sinhbo tidkinh db`dk trlnsf`r+s int` l de`rus `f db`dks lbb tidkinh, +ude si+iblr t`


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teo `poninh intr`cudti`n fr`+ teo s`nh "Si+o" g- Qink Fb`-c, weide is teo f`urte

trldk `n teoir /1< lbgu+ "Clrk Tico `f teo )``n." Seo sdono finlbb- `pons ls

teo dl+orl plns ldr`ss vlri`us db`dks `f lbb kincs lbb rolcinh teo o7ldt sl+o

ti+o. 1!4


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fb``r. It r`bbs, st`ppinh lt l eiccon -obb`w g`7 wite nudbolr b`h` wo slw in teo

nows rop`rt. olr teo g`7 is teo `nb- db`dk telt se`ws l cifforont ti+o teln teo

`teors. It rolcs >!80.

(o hòs `vor t` l euho huitlr l+pbifior. It els `no f teo gihhost

spolkors -ù +ihet ovor soo. (o pbuhs in l glnlnl d`b`roc "Orbowino $ei9uitl"

obodtrid huitlr, roldeos up lnc fbips l switde +lrkoc $) A. Seis is l

sugbi+inlb "n`c" t` Ttlnbo- 'ugridk, we` usoc teis cosihnlti`n ls l roforondo

terùheùt +ln- `f eis fib+s. (o fbips l gunde `f dirduit grolkors lnc teor

switdeos lnc turns lbb teo cilbs s` telt teo l+p is `n +l7i+u+ `vorcrivo. Ls eo

còs s` teo bldk `f seiobcinh in teo huitlr dlusos l bùc gu:: t` indrolso ls olde

kn`g is turnoc. (o dontors ei+sobf `n teo spolkor, fldinh it, plusos, lnc

stru+s teo instru+ont. Seo spolkor o7pb`cos, soncinh ei+ fb-inh gldkwlrcs

elrc lhlinst l g``kseobf. Seo g``k seobf flbbs spibbinh its ontiro d`ntonts `vor ei+

untib eo is d`voroc in g``ks lnc plpors. (o sits up, stlrinh lt teo costr`-oc

spolkor weide is stibb splrkinh +onldinhb-. (o bifts up eis sunhblssos lnc in l

vìdo `f lwo sl-s, "&`le? `dk lnc `bb."

L firo lblr+ gohins rinhinh ff teo wlbb. It=s ldtulbb- l tobope`no rihhoc t`

ln lblr+ gobb. (o sdrl+gbos up, solrdeos f`r teo pe`no frlntidlbb- in lbb telt

+oss, fincs it g- pubbinh teo pe`no d`rc lnc bottinh telt bolc ei+ t` it. &eon eo

lnswors, it=s C`dt`r O++ot %r`wn dlbbinh. 6Qbl-oc g- $erist`peor 3b`-c5. (o

lsks )lrt- t` +oot ei+ telt nihet lt teo Swin Qinos )lbb lt !4 l.+. (o lsks

ei+ weoro eo=s goon lbb wook.

(o rosp`ncs, "w`rkinh."


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)lrt- ro+incs ei+ telt eo els boft eis o9uip+ont `n.

C`d wlrns ei+ n`t uso teo l+pbifior sl-inh, "teoro=s l sbihetp`ssigibit- `f

`vorb`lc."

)lrt- deudkbos lt teis weibo hblndinh `ndo lhlin lt teo costr`-oc spolkor

lnc sl-s, "I=bb koop telt in +inc."

Lbb teo db`dks h` `ff lt `ndo, dei+inh lnc rinhinh. Tùncinh o7ditoc C`d

lsks if te`so lro eis lblr+ db`dks lnc lsks welt ti+o teo db`dks rolc. (o tobbs

ei+, "oihet `=db`dk." (o grlhs telt it +olns eis o7pori+ont w`rkoc lnc telt lbb

teo db`dks lro o7ldtb- 84 +inutos sb`w. (o fbips ùt lt teo nows. "C`d lro -ù

tobbinh +o it=s >! 84" (o d`nfir+s teis lnc lsks "we-" )lrt-, in d`+pboto

frustrlti`n seùts int` teo pe`no "I=+ blto f`r sde``b." (o sbl+s c`wn teo

rodoivor, hrlgs eis skltog`lrc lnc ruseos ut.

$GS ODSOI# 'T(#Q LC (I33 L33O I33L*O TGLO!

Seo sùnctrldk pbl-s. "Q`wor `f 3`vo" g- (uo- 3owis lnc teo ows," ls eo

+lkos eis wl- t` sde``b `n eis skltog`lrc, g- usinh teo vlriùs voeidbos

plssinh g- terùhe t`wn t` t`w ei+ teoro. Seo crivors lbb soo+ ls teùhe teis is

lbb plr f`r teo dùrso eoro in t`wn lnc porelps )lrt-, `r +ln- `f teo kics in t`wn

hot lrùnc teis wl-.

$GS ODSOI# (I33 L33O (I*( T$(##3. Ls eo lrrivos lt sde``b l

prott- -ùnh hirb runs ùt t` +oot ei+. Teo is ;onnifor Qlrkor we`+ wo bolrn is

eis hirbfrionc, 6pbl-oc in teo first +`vio g- $blucil &obbs5. Teo wlrns ei+ telt

teo prindiplb Ttridkblnc is b``kinh f`r ei+ godluso teis wibb +lko A ti+os in l r`w

telt eo els goon blto.


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F#33#& S(O) S# ISOI# (L33&L (I33 L33O (I*( T$(##3.

)lrt-, ir`nidlbb-, pìnts ùt telt teis ti+o it rolbb- wlsn=t eis flubt lnc tobbs eor

lgùt e`w C`d sot teo db`dks gldk f`r s`+o o7pori+ont.

Lt teo sùnc `f telt w`rc, "C`d," Qrindiplb Ttridkblnc 6;l+os S bkln5

succonb- o+orhos fr`+ weoro eo els goon b-inh in wlit lnc co+lncs t` kn`w if

g- "C`d" eo +olns C`dt`r O++ot %r`wn. (o is n`t pbolsoc telt )lrt- is stibb

elnhinh lrùnc wite C`d. (o elncs ei+ lnc ;onnifor olde l tlrc- sbip lnc teon

d`ntinuos eis bodturo lgùt C`d %r`wn, dlbbinh ei+ l "rolb nutdlso" lnc

"clnhorùs." Ttridkblnc wlrns ei+ telt telt if eo d`ntinuos elnhinh ut wite

C`d, eo=bb hot in trùgbo s`+ocl-. Ttridkblnc lbs` elrseb- tobbs )lrt- telt eo is l

sbldkor, 2ust biko eis flteor. "` )dFb- ovor l+ùntoc t` ln-teinh in teo eist`r- `f

(ibb lbbo-?" eo sl-s, grinhinh eis fldo db`sor t` )lrt-=s untib teoir n`sos lb+`st

tùde. )lrt-, wite l surb- lnc d`nficont lir puts eis elncs in eis p`dkots lnc

dùntors, "-l wobb, eist`r- is h`nnl delnho."

$GS ISOI# (I33 L33O (I*( T$(##3 *)LTIG).

LFSO##. L glnc els 2ust finiseoc pbl-inh. Fùr 2uchos sit lbb t`hoteor `n

delirs in ln `teorwiso o+pt- r``+ fldinh teo stlho lnc ro9uost teo no7t glnc.

)lrt- lnc eis glnc hot up `n stlho. (o intr`cudos teo+ ls Seo Qineolcs. Seo-

blunde int` teo `poninh glrs f Seo Q`wor `f 3`vo. I++ociltob-, gof`ro teo-

ovon grolk plst teo intr`, l strlnho lnc surb- b``kinh 2ucho, 6we`, indicontlbb- is

pbl-oc g- (uo- 3owis ei+sobf5 stlncs up wite l +ohlpe`no lnc sibondos teo+

sl-inh "I=+ lfrlic -ù=ro 2ust t`` cl+noc bùc."

(o b``ks visigb- druseoc.


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$GS ODSOI# (I33 L33O I33L*O TGLO. Lftor sde``b, ls eo

lnc ;onnifor wlbk plst teo teo dùrteùso t`hoteor in teo vibblho s9ulro, ;onnifor

ltto+pts t` ondùrlho ei+. (o rofusos t` go d`+f`rtoc, `gviùsb- foobinh biko

eo=bb novor h` ln-weoro in teo +usid gusinoss if eo dln=t ovon plss l si+pbo

(ihe Tde``b luciti`n. Teo trios t` tobb ei+ e`w h``c eo is lnc urhos ei+ t`

sonc in eis co+` tlpo t` l rod`rc d`+pln-.

(o `g2odts, lskinh, "welt if teo- tobb +o I=+ n` h``c &elt if teo- sl-,

=hot ùt `f eoro kic, -ù h`t n` futuro=

;onnifor b``ks d`ns`binh.

(o sl-s, "I 2ust c`n=t teink I dln tlko telt s`rt `f ro2odti`n."

Ls eo sl-s teis eis lttonti`n is crlwn t` ldr`ss teo stroot weoro l gbldk A

D A S`-`tl pidkup is goinh cobivoroc t` teo Ttltbor S -`tl colborseip. (o

lc+iros teo voeidbo wite l b`nhinh lnc cl-crol+s ùt bùc lgùt e`w nido it

wùbc go t` tlko eor t` teo blko in s`+oteinh biko telt. o+incoc g- teis,

;onnifor lsks if ei+ if eis +`teor kn`ws lgùt teoir pblns t` h` t` teo blko

t`hoteor f`r teo wookonc. (o sd`ffs lt teo n`ti`n `f tobbinh eis +`teor teo trute.

(o inf`r+s ;onnifor telt eis +`teor teinks eo=s hình dl+pinh wite teo hu-s. (o

gobiovos seo wùbc frolk if seo know teo trute. (o sl-s eo=c hot teo stlnclrc

bodturos lgùt e`w teinhs woro weon seo wls eis lho lnc +u+gbos, "rolbb-, I

teink seo wls g`rn l nun." ;onnifor s+ibos lnc sl-s "seo=s 2ust tr-inh t` koop

-ù rospodtlgbo."

Seo- crlw in f`r l kiss gut lro rucob- intorruptoc g- l unidof st-bo

c`nlti`n dln telt is se`voc in gotwoon teoir fldos lnc rlttboc g- ln `bc w`+ln


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sl-inh, "slvo teo db`dk t`wor? Tlvo teo db`dk t`wor?" Teo=s d`bbodtinh

d`ntriguti`ns f`r l func telt wibb go usoc t` st`p teo )l-`r fr`+ ropbldinh teo

db`dk. 6Lpplrontb- teo- pbln t` "gu- ff" teo )l-`r s`+oe`w t` koop ei+ fr`+

ropbldinh it5. Teo elncs teo+ l fb-or lnc vorglbb- tobbs teo+ teo eist`r- `f e`w

teo db`dk t`wor els goon "fr`:on in ti+o" lt 0!0A p+ `n teo nihet `f `vo+gor

8, /44 ovor sindo it wls strudk g- bihetninh . Teo roprosonts teo (ibb lbbo-

Qrosorvlti`n T`diot-, we` gobiovo teo db`dk t`wor seùbc go prosorvoc ls is.

(o hrldiùsb- hivos eor l 9ulrtor sl-inh "it=s lbb I elvo" weide is pr`glgb- teo

trute. Teo telnks ei+ lnc insists eo tlko l d`p- `f teo fb-or s` eo dln tobb `teors.

Teo runs `ff t` st`p `teor unsuspodtinh "vidti+s" 6diti:ons5 we` lro plssinh g-.

(o lnc ;onnifor nolrb- kiss lhlin weon teo- lro intorruptoc g- teo goop

`f l e`rn. It=s ;onnifor=s flteor in ln L)$ Olhbo stlti`n wlh`n. (o els lrrivoc

t` pidk eor up. Teo sdriggbos "I b`vo -ù" `n teo gldk `f teo fb-or lnc runs t`

2u+p in teo dlr wite eor clc. (o s+ibos, stlrinh lt teo n`to `n teo gldk f teo

fb-or lnc puts teo trolsuro in eis p`dkot. (o hots gldk `n eis skltog`lrc lnc

eitdeos l rico fr`+ l plssinh p`bido druisor.

Gut Clc, teo dlr!

$GS S# ODSOI# 3# OTSLSOT OSL$O. CGT'. )lrt- skltos

plst teo ontrlndo t` teo 3-`n Ostltos sugcivisi`n weoro eo bivos.

$GS ODSOI# )$F3 (#)O. )lrt- robolsos l dlr telt els t`woc ei+

t` teo fr`nt `f eis eùso lnc r`bbs plst l t`w trudk in teo crivowl- telt is bottinh


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c`wn l s+lseoc dlr. (o stlros in lnhuise visigb- upsot

Fr`+ insico lnhr- vìdos wlft ùt t` ei+. Lppr`ldeinh teo fr`nt c``r t`

teo eùso eis flteor *o`rho )dFb- 6$rispin *b`vor5 we` is l skinn-, ìb- eliroc

tein +ln wite l +ùso- co+oln`r, is elvinh ln intonso cisdussi`n wite %iff

Slnnon 6Se`+ls F. &ibs`n5 l vor- blrho lnc gìstorùs inciviculb we` els l

hr`wte `f elir `n `no sico `f eis eolc telt eo usos t` puse `vor t` teo `teor sico

in `rcor t` eico l rodocinh elirbino. %iff is lnhrib- seùtinh lt *o`rho lgùt e`w

eo novor wlrnoc ei+ `f teo dlr=s "gbinc sp`t," lnc sl-s "I dùbc elvo goon

kibboc?" *o`rho sl-s telt eo novor n`tidoc l "gbinc sp`t" in teo dlr gof`ro weon

eo wls crivinh it. *o`rho hivos )lrt- l 9uidk eobb` gof`ro turninh gldk t` %iff

lnc lskinh if eis insurlndo wls hình t` pl- f`r teo cl+lho. Indrocubùsb-, %iff

insists telt *o`rho=s insurlndo seùbc d`vor it teon co+lncs t` kn`w we`=s

hình t` pl- eis dbolninh gibb sindo eo spibboc goor `n eis seirt curinh teo wrodk.

%iff lsks *o`rho if eo=s finiseoc fibbinh ùt eis rop`rts f`r ei+. *o`rho

sl-s eo wls teinkinh eo elc untib )`ncl-. %iff, lnn`-oc, puts eis elnc goeinc

eis eolc gohins wrlppinh eis knudkbos `n *o`rho=s f`roeolc sl-inh "eobb`, eobb`

is ln-`no in teoro" (o hrlgs *o`rhos seirt lnc sl-s "teink, )dfb-, teink, I elvo

t` elvo ti+o t` rot-po teo+?" (o lsks ei+ "c` -ù kn`w welt wùbc elppon if I

turn in +- rop`rts in -ùr elncwritinh" *o`rho eositltos t` lnswor, teis goinh

ln `gviùs reot`ridlb 9uosti`n. %iff lnswors eis `wn 9uosti`n, "I=c hot firoc?"

*o`rho n`cs in uncorstlncinh. %iff st`ps lnc stlros lt ei+ suspidiùsb-. "`w,

-ù wùbcn=t wlnt telt t` elppon wùbc -ù" *o`rho eositltos lhlin,

undortlint- `n eis fldo, eo=s `gviùsb- n`t suro if teis is ln`teor reot`ridlb


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9uosti`n `r if it=s glit. %iff tlkos l e`stibo t`no lnc hrlgs eis seirt +onldinhb-

lhlin. "&obb, wùbc -ù"

*o`rho sl-s "wobb `f dùrso %iff..." %iff wrlps eis elnc in *o`rho=s seirt

lnhrib-, "n`w -ù kn`w I wùbcn=t wlnt telt t` elppon?" %iff sblps eis seirt lwl-

teon hòs t` teo rofrihorlt`r, b``ks in lnc d`+pblins telt lbb *o`rho els is bihet

goor. (o eobps ei+sobf ln-wl-, spùts ln rcor lgùt n`t hivinh ei+ teo

rop`rts t`` olrb- `n Tuncl- godluso eo sboops in. Ls eo=s bolvinh eo sl-s t`

)lrt- in l vor- inlppr`prilto lnc suhhostivo +lnnor "sl- eobb` t` -ùr +`+ f`r

+o." Lftor %iff bolvos *o`rho lp`b`hi:os t` eis s`n f`r bottinh %iff r`bb `vor ei+

sl-inh, "%iff 2ust elppons t` go +- suporvis`r lnc I=+ lfrlic I=+ n`t vor- h``c lt

d`nfr`ntlti`ns." )lrt-, in cosplir sl-s "-l Clc, gut teo dlr... I noococ telt dlr"

eo ro+incs *o`rho f eis blko trip. #ndo lhlin *o`rho lp`b`hi:os.

$GS ISOI# CII* ##) )$F3 (#GTO(#3C. Seo fl+ib- sits

c`wn t` cinnor H *o`rho, eis wifo 3`rrlino 63ol Se`+ps`n5, lnc teoir deibcron

)lrt-, Clvo 6)lrd )d$buro5 lnc 3incl 6&oncio ;` Tporgor5. 3`rrlino cr`ps l

tein dlko `nt` teo tlgbo. It sl-s =&obd`+o (`+o, ;ò-=, no7t t` l pidturo `f l

girc fb-inh ùt f 2lib. Gndbo =;libgirc= ;ò- els fliboc t` +lko plr`bo, lhlin. 3incl

bl+onts e`w eo=s l fl+ib- o+glrlss+ont. 3`rrlino +lkos o7dusos f`r ei+.

Clvo, in eis flst f``c unif`r+, 2u+ps up, it=s n`t 2ust telt eo=s tiroc `f teo

d`nvorslti`n, eo lnnùndos telt eo=s hình t` go blto f`r w`rk. 6Lpplrontb-

tlrcinoss runs in teo fl+ib-5. (o kissos *o`rho n teo eolc lnc sl-s "w`è,

+l-go it=s ti+o t` delnho telt ìb" t` weide *o`rho pìnts lnc bluhes in l

de`kinh norc- bluhe telt roso+gbos +`ro hruntinh teln ln-teinh obso. 3incl


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dritidi:os )lrt- f`r pùtinh `vor teo dlr lnc tobbs ei+ telt weibo eo wls cình telt

;onnifor dlbboc teroo ti+os f`r ei+. 3`rrlino god`+os upsot lt teis nows,

cislppr`vinh e`w hirbs dlbb hu-s in teis cl- lnc lho lnc e`w weon seo wls teoir

lho seo novor dlbboc l g`-, `r delsoc lftor l g`-, `r wont plrkinh wite l g`-.

Seis inovitlgb- bolcs t` l d`nvorslti`n gotwoon 3incl lnc 3`rrlino lgùt

teo pr`por wl- t` +oot g`-s, weide dlusos 3`rrlino t` uso e`w seo +ot *o`rho

ls ln o7l+pbo. 3incl, in ùtrlho sl-s "telt wls s` stupic, hrlncpl eit ei+ wite

teo dlr?" 3`rrlino, uncluntoc, gohins t` tobb teo st`r- `f teoir +ootinh ls if it=s

teo +`st r`+lntid st`r- ovor t`bc. Teo o7pblins telt lftor eor flteor eit *o`rho

wite teo dlr seo dlroc f`r *o`rho. 3incl 2u+ps in lnc sl-s "wo=vo lbb eolrc teis

st`r- gof`ro -ù fobt s`rr- f`r ei+ s` -ù lskoc ei+ t` teo "fise uncor teo sol

clndo." 3`rrlino d`rrodts eor. "Ondelnt+ont Gncor teo Tol clndo." 3`rrlino

trios t` onhlho *o`rho int` teo d`nvorslti`n g- lskinh ei+ if eo ro+o+goroc

telt nihet lnc trios t` pr- eis +o+`r- 6ovon teùhe eo isn=t ovon bistoninh t` eor5

g- +onti`ninh teo torrigbo bihetninh st`r+ teo- elc telt nihet. Teo d`ntinuos

wite eor rodùntinh `f teo clndo lnc e`w weon teo- kissoc telt nihet `n teo

clndo fb``r seo "know seo=c sponc teo rost f eor bifo wite ei+." &eon seo sl-s

teis seo lb+`st tolrs up, gut teo- c`n=t soo+ biko tolrs `f 2`-, +`ro biko tolrs `f

rohrot.

Seo- lbb b``k lt *o`rho n`w we` is lgs`rgoc in l roHrun `f teo

(`no-+``nors. (o turns, bluheinh in telt sl+o norc bluhe lnc pìntinh lt teo

tobovisi`n sdroon, soo+inhb- `gvbiviùs t` eis wifo=s d`nvorslti`n, lnc eor

`gviùs plin.


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C`d, yù ciinto!rltoc Ointoin""

$GS ISOI# )LS=T ##). (o=s lsboop `n teo goc weon eo is

lwlkonoc g- l dlbb fr`+ C`d, we` lsks ei+ t` st`p g- teo blg lnc pidk up eis

vico` dl+orl telt eo f`rh`t.

$GS ODSOI# S&I QIOT )L33. )lrt- se`ws up lt teo Swin Qinos

)lbb bltor `n eis skltog`lrc ,dlrr-inh teo dl+orl. Seoro is l blrho +`vinh vln.

Ls eo sl-s eobb` t Oinstoin teo gldk f teo vln `pons wite crl+ltid cr- ido f`h

lnc fr`+ ùt `f teo gldk `f teo trudk r`bbs welt lppolrs t` go l sùpoc up

Cob`roln C)$H8. It gldks c`wn teo rl+p `n it=s `wn, teon teo crivor=s sico

winh c``r `pons lnc ùt stops C`d.

C`d wobd`+os ei+ t` teo gih o7pori+ont, sl-inh "teis is it, teo gih `no,

teo `no I=vo goon wlitinh f`r lbb +- bifo" 6l roforondo t` teo poncinh o7pori+ont5

(o lsks ei+ t` gohin fib+inh. In l d`+pboto surpriso +`vo eo pbldos teo c`h,

Oinstoin int` teo crivor=s solt `f teo Co3`roln lnc gudkbos ei+ in. (o bifts up l

wltde telt is elnhinh `n l delin `n teo c`h=s nodk lnc e`bcs up l si+iblr wltde

no7t t` it lnc n`tos f`r teo dl+orl telt teo ti+os `n teo wltdeos lro porfodtb-

s-nder`ni:oc. (o db`sos teo Co3`roln=s c``r lnc, weippinh l ro+`to d`ntr`b

ùt fr`+ soo+inhb- n`weoro gohins t` uso it t` crivo teo Co3`roln ldr`ss teo

plrkinh b`t s`+o cistlndo lwl-. (o b`dks teo fr`nt grolks `n teo voeidbo lnc

gohins spinninh teo gldk tiros, flstor lnc flstor ls teo- s9uoob lnc teo ruggor

gurns in pbldo `n teo lspelbt.


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)lrt- is hottinh visigb- norvùs lnc is `gviùsb- w`rrioc telt eo els b`st

eis +inc lnc is lgùt t` c` s`+oteinh rolbb- stupic wite telt dlr, wite Oinstoin

stibb in it.

C`d turns t` ei+ lnc wite ln inslno lnc o7ditoc t`no in eis vìdo sl-s, "if

+- dlbdublti`ns lro d`rrodt, weon teis glg- eits >> +ibos por eùr... wo=ro hình

t` soo s`+o soriùs seit."

(o switdeos `ff teo grlkos? Froo n`w, teo Co3`roln o7dobbs rlpicb-, rihet

t`wlrc teo+?

)lrt- trios t` inde eis wl- ùt `f teo dlr=s plte gut C`d hivos ei+ l

cislppr`vinh b``k lnc eo seoopiseb- lnc robudtlntb- ro2ìns teo +lc+ln in teo

plte `f teo dlrooninh Cob`roln.

)lrt- dbondeos eis o-os tihetb- seut, turns eis eolc lnc soo+s t` grldo

f`r teo i+pldt. Instolc, e`wovor l grihet bihet 9uidkb- o+lnltos fr`+ coop witein

teo dontor `f teo Cob`roln lnc it sprolcs ùtwlrc biko d`b`rfub bihetninh,

surrùncinh teo voeidbo lnc onhubfinh it. %of`ro teo dlr dln eit teo+ it fblseos

biko teo sun teon... vlniseos in ln instlnt, bolvinh n`teinh gut tw` gurninh firo

trlibs weoro teo tiros wùbc elvo trlvoboc `n oiteor sico f teo+. )lrt- b``ks

gldk goeinc teo+ weoro teo Cob`roln seùbc go gut lbb telt is boft `f is telt firo

trlib lnc teo bidonso pblto weide ir`nidlbb- rolcs "ùtlti+o," spinninh teoro in teo

dontor `f teo dlr=s firo- wlko. It flbbs t` teo hrùnc. C`d deoors biko l +lc+ln,

gut )lrt- stlros in e`rr`r lt ei+.

C`d is rlvinh lgùt e`w it "w`rkoc?"

(o dln=t gobiovo eis olrs. (o lsks, "welt w`rkoc C`d, -ù 2ust


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cisintohrltoc Oinstoin?"

(o tobbs ei+ t` dlb+ c`wn lnc telt n` `no cisintohrltoc ln-teinh. Seo

C`d gohins t` o7pblin telt eo els 2ust +lco Oinstoin teo w`rbc=s first ti+o

trlvobor?

Lhlin )lrt- lppolrs t` n t go lgbo t` pr`doss welt eo=s eolrinh. ù dln

soo g- teo b``k `n eis fldo eo=s stlrtinh t` rolbi:o e`w rihet Qrindiplb Ttridkblnc

+ihet elvo goon in eis procidti`n lgùt C`d %r`wn goinh "clnhorùs."

(o is stibb o7pblininh telt eo sont Oinstoin o7ldtb- `no +inuto int` teo

futuro.

)lrt-, stibb cisgobiovinh lsks, "C`d lro -ù tobbinh +o -ù guibt l ti+o

+ldeino #ut `f l Cob`roln"

(o d`nfir+s teis lnc ro+lrks e`w eo usoc l Cob`roln godluso eo

wlntoc t` hivo it s`+o st-bo, lnc lbs` godluso it=s stlinboss stoob d`nstrudti`n

wls teo porfodt d`ncudt`r f`r teo onorh- `f teo fbu7 dlpldit`r, weide is teo covido

telt +lkos ti+o trlvob p`ssigbo. Tucconb- eo b``ks lt eis wltde lnc se`vos

ei+ ùt `f teo wl- 2ust in ti+o ls teo Cob`roln rolppolrs, lt teo o7ldt sp`t it elc

cislppolroc `nb- l +`+ont olrbior. (o +lnipubltos teo ro+`to d`ntr`b lnc

grinhs teo dlr t` l sdroodeinh elbt. Seo Cob`roln is ondrustoc wite ido lnc eo

els t` uso eis f``t t` `pon teo c``r. Seoro, insico, is Oinstoin, stibb strlppoc in,

b``kinh wlr+ lnc d`:- lnc elpp- t` elvo tlkon l rico in teo dlr.

#ndo +`ro Oinstoin=s wltde is biftoc lnc pbldoc no7t t` C`d=s d`ntr`b

wltde, teo tw` wltdeos lro n`w o7ldtb- `no +inuto lplrt. (o o7pblins telt,

fr`+ Oinstoin=s porspodtivo teo trip wls bikob- instlntlnoùs godluso eo skippoc


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`vor telt +inuto `f ti+o.

Ttibb `porltinh teo dl+orl eo is hivon l tùr `f teo intori`r `f teo Cob`roln

d`+pboto wite ln o7pblnlti`n `f e`w teo ti+o dirduits lnc teo spodilb fbu7

dlpldit`r w`rk. C`d gohins inputtinh o7l+pbos `f cltos lnc ti+os int` teo ti+o

dirduit. (o +onti`ns l "roc bottor" cl- in eist`r- lnc inputs `vo+gor 04, /44

int` teo "costinlti`n" ti+o. (o o7pblins telt wls teo cl- eo invontoc ti+o trlvob.

&l7inh n`stlbhid eo rodùnts teo st`r- `f e`w eo st``c `n teo tìbot t` elnh l

db`dk weon eo sbippoc, strudk eis eolc `n teo sink lnc i++ociltob- elc l visi`n

`f teo fbu7 dlpldit`r. (o +onti`ns telt it t``k lbb telt ti+o lnc eis ontiro fl+ib-

f`rtuno t` rolbi:o teo crol+ `f teis cl-. Ttibb b`st in teo plst, C`d hots ùt `f teo

voeidbo lnc b``ks lrùnc lt teo +lbb, d`++ontinh e`w it wls `ndo flr+ blnc ls

flr ls teo o-o dùbc soo. (o is ro+incoc `f teo flr+or "#bc )ln Qolg`c-" we`

elc drl:- icol lgùt groocinh pino troos.

)lrt-, puttinh eis vor- finhor `n teo pu::bo piodo, lsks ei+ e`w eo

honorltos teo p`wor t` ti+o trlvob, wlntinh t` kn`w if teo fbu7 dlpldit`r runs n

rohublr hls`bino. (o is t`bc telt teo dlr=s onhino stibb runs `n hls gut teo ti+o

dirduit is obodtridlb. (o de``sos teis +`+ont t` inf`r+ )lrt- `f teo rolb clnhor.

Seo fbu7 dlpldit`r runs `n pbut`niu+ godluso eo noococ l nudbolr roldti`n t`

honorlto teo .8 hihlwltts `f p`wor noococ f`r ti+o trlvob. Gncorstlnclgb-

)lrt- is lblr+oc lnc co+lncs t` kn`w weoro eo wùbc hot pbut`niu+, teon eo

rolbi:os weoro eo +ihet elvo h`t it.

"Cic -ù rip telt `ff" (o lb+`st weispors ls if teo +lbb elc o-os lnc

olrs.


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)l-go teo- 2ust wlnt teoir pbut`niu+ gldk. Seon, teo +ln `pons firo `n C`d,

riccbinh eis g`c- wite gubbot e`bos.

)lrt- sdrol+s, "#? Cl+n -ù glstlrcs?"

(olrinh )lrt-=s sdrol+s teo torr`rist turns eis hun `n teo toonlhor, gut eo

c`chos lnc eicos. Seo vln trios t` h` lrùnc C`d=s blrho +`vinh vln t` hot lt

ei+ fr`+ teo teor sico. (o 2u+ps int` teo Cob`roln, sbl++inh teo c``r goeinc

ei+ lnc tlkos `ff in it. Seoro is l dlr delso terùhe teo plrkinh b`t. Seo- lro

se``tinh gut teo gubbots lro 2ust gùndinh `ff teo stlinboss stoob `f teo dlr. Seo

rifbo 2l+s. It b``ks biko eo +ihet go in teo dbolr gut teo +ln hòs gldk int` teo

& gus, teon roHo+orhos wite ln seùbcor +ùntoc lntiHtlnk r`dkot blundeor,

li+inh it lt teo Cob`roln. (o cr`ps teo seiftor int` b`w holr lnc +u+gbos, "bot=s

soo if telt teinh dln c` /0." (o spoocs lwl-. (o còsn=t rolbi:o telt teo ti+o

dirduits lro stibb `n fr`+ C`d=s proplrlti`ns. &o soo teo spooc`+otor lb+`st

rolde >> +pe gut eo els t` sworvo lnc it cr`ps lhlin. It pidks up spooc lhlin.

(o eolcs t`wlrc teo `no eùr pe`t` pr`dossinh g``te nolr teo o7it.

Gno7podtocb-, t` )lrt- lt bolst, wo soo teo Cob`roln onhubfoc in telt

sl+o oteorolb onorh- wo witnossoc curinh teo Oinstoin ti+o trlvob o7pori+ont.

(o stlros ùt `f teo wincseiobc lnc grldos f`r i+pldt wite teo pe`t` g``te. Seo

bihet surrùncs ei+, teon, succonb- teo pe`t` g``te lnc teo +lbb plrkinh b`t lro

ropbldoc g- l d`rn fiobc. Seo dlr strikos l sdlro dr`w lnc it is pr`pobboc t`wlrc

ei+. (o sdrol+s. Seo sdlrodr`w gùndos ff teo wincseiobc lnc teo dlr pb`ws

int` l glrn. (o hlins d`ntr`b `f teo dlr lnc grinhs it t` l succon elbt, rihet in

teo +iccbo `f s`+o d`ws.


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#bc +ln Qolg`c- elc l flr+, oioi`

$GS S# ISOI# QOL%#C %L. S(O CO3#OL TIST

TSOL)I* I S(O )ICC3O #F L %G$( #F $#&T. 3ihets d`+o up in teo

nolrg- flr+eùso. L +ln o+orhos wite eis wifo, l cluhetor lnc l s`n lrùnc /

`r 0 -olrs `bc. Seo- dlutiùsb- droop pon teo glrn c``r lnc poor in, teoir

o-os wicon weon teo- soo teo Cob`roln. Seo flteor suhhosts telt it +ihet go

s`+o s`rt `f lirpblno. Seo g`- wite ei+ slic "telt lin=t n` lirpblno, b``k,"

se`winh teo+ lbb l d`+id g``k eo els in eis elnc. #n teo d`vor is l fb-inh

sludor telt incooc b``ks vorsi+iblr t` teo Cob`roln. Seo winh c``r `n teo

Cob`roln `pons lnc (o stops ùt, stibb crossoc in eis -obb`w rlcilti`n suit, lnc

lpplrontb- teo e``c els cr`ppoc c`wn `vor eis eolc in teo lddicont. (o b``ks

biko l spldo+ln. Seo +`teor sdroldeos lnc teo flteor -obbs, teo ontiro fl+ib-

turns lnc fboos f`r teo slfot- `f teo eùso.

(o pubbs teo e``c `ff `f eis eolc lnc ltto+pts t` f`bb`w lftor teo+

seùtinh lp`b`hios f`r teo glrn. Seo `bc +ln roHo+orhos fr`+ teo eùso

dlrr-inh l se`thun, eis s`n runs 2ust sbihetb- leolc `f ei+. Seo g`- e`bbors, "eo=s

lbrolc- gohinninh t` +utlto int` eu+ln f`r+, se``t ei+? Seo `bc +ln tlkos l

se`t. (o bolps gldk in teo Co3`roln firos it up, ter`ws it in rovorso lnc ls teo

`bc +ln tlkos ln`teor se`t lt ei+ eo spoocs ùt `f teo glrn lnc c`wn teo

crivowl- t`wlrc teo cirt r`lc. (o tlkos t`` selrp `f l boft elnc turn lt teo onc `f

teo crivo lnc runs terùhe `no `f teo tw` s+lbb pino troo slpbinhs +lrkoc wite l


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pr`todtivo sihn lnc l fondo. Seo +ln sdrol+s in lnhuise... ") QIO, &(

#G," teon tlkos ln`teor se`t weide eits l +libg`7 wite teo nl+o QOL%#C `n

it.

F#33#& CO3#OL S# S(O TSOOS. Ls )lrt- spoocs lwl- c`wn

teo r`lc teo `bc +ln is se``tinh wibcb- lnc seùts lftor ei+, "ù spldo glstlrc?

u kibboc +- pino?" Seo Cob`roln rldos `ff int` teo olrb- +`rninh sunriso c`wn

l tw` blno eihewl-,, insico )lrt- is +uttorinh t` ei+sobf telt it=s `nb- l

nihet+lro.

$GS ODSOI# #LC OL 3# OTSLSOT OSL$O. %- sunriso

eo roldeos eis costinlti`n, teo trustoc hltos `f eis e`+o turf, teo 3-`n Ostltos.

Tucconb- eo puts eis f``t elrc c`wn `n teo grlko poclb lnc stlros in cisgobiof.

&eoro eis sugcivisi`n seùbc go is n`teinh gut pb`woc olrte lnc s`+o trldt`rs.

Seo st`no hltos weide golr teo sugcivisi`n=s nl+o lppolr t` elvo 2ust goon

orodtoc rodontb-. olr teo ontrlndo is l gibbg`lrc sihn lcvortisinh "d`+inh s``n,

3-`n Ostltos."

)lrt-, is d`nfusoc lnc fblggorhlstoc. (o soos l dlr d`+inh t`wlrc ei+

lnc ltto+pts t` fblh teo+ c`wn, porelps t` lsk teo+ welt is hình `n, gut eo=s

stibb wolrinh teo -obb`w rlcilti`n suit lnc teo- i++ociltob sp`t eis voeidbo. Seo

obcorb- dùpbo soo+s +`ro stunnoc teln eo is. Seo w`+ln gohins pùncinh `n

teo obcorb- +ln in teo crivors solt -obbinh, "crivo, &ibgur, crivo?" Seo- sdroode

lwl- flst wite )lrt- tr-inh t` cosporltob- run lftor teo+. &eon eo hots gldk in

teo Cob`roln lnc ltto+pts t` eolc gldk c`wn teo r`lc ln obodtridlb se`rt dlusos


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it t` d`+pbotob- cio. (o tlkos `ff teo rlcilti`n suit, puseos teo dlr goeinc teo

gibbg`lrc, d`vors it wite s`+o grlndeos lnc cogris t` eico it furteor, lnc pr`doocs

c`wn teo r`lc t`wlrc t`wn. L sihn rolcs "(ibb lbbo-! 8 )ibos."

# yù $lnt l %o&i, &l', yù(ro

!ìn! t` )l*o t` &ly `r it"

$GS ODSOI# (I33 L33O I33L*O TGLO. )lrt-, crossoc in eis

>0=s st-bo 9uibtoc wintor vost, wlbks lb`nh teo vibblho s9ulro plst teo dùrteùso,

n`t flr fr`+ weoro, `nb- eùrs olrbior eo elc goon snuhhbinh wite eis hirbfrionc

weon teo- woro intorruptoc g- teo "slvo teo db`dkt`wor" blc-, gldk in />4.

Seo s`nh ")r. Tlnc+ln" is pbl-inh fr`+ teo nolrg- rod`rc st`ro weide

lcvortisos sude gih nl+os ls ")orbo Srlvis" lnc "Seo %lbblc `f Clvic $r`dkott"

g- *o`rho %run. In )lrt-=s ti+o teo `bc "Osso7 )`vio Seoltor" elc goon

d`nvortoc `vor t` l pontod`stlb deurde. `w, teo sihn `n teo teoltor lcvortisos

teo se`winh `f "$lttbo 9uoon `f )`ntlnl," stlrrinh %lrglrl Ttlnw-dk lnc

`nlbc olhln. (o stu+gbos in lwo plst teo `bc So7ld` stlti`n, lttonclnts in

pristino unif`r+s run ùt ls l dlr pubbs in lnc biko l lsdlr pit drow gohin t`

sorvido ovor- lspodt `f teo voeidbo ovon wlseinh teo wincseiobc.

Seo db`dk t`wor gohins dei+inh? (o st`ps in eis trldks in d`+pboto lnc

uttor se`dk? (o=s novor in eis bifo eolrc teo sùnc f telt db`dk t`wor gof`ro. (o

+u+gbos lhlin, "teis )GTS go l crol+." (o soos l l +ln ter`w nowsplpor

lwl- lnc hrlgs it. Ls eo rolcs, eis elncs gohin t` selko. Seo clto rolcs,


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"`vo+gor 4, /44." (o b``ks lrùnc n`w ls if eo=s hình t` plss ut,

d`+pbotob- cis`riontoc g- welt eo is sooinh lnc eolrinh. Ldr`ss teo stroot, in

3ù=s Cinor 6weide is ln lor`gids stuci` in eis ti+o5 teoro is teo fl+ibilr sihn `f l

pl- pe`no, eo eolcs telt wl-.

ISOI# 3#G=T CIO. )lrt- ontors lnc is hrootoc g- 3ù $lruteors,

Qr`priot`r, l frioncb- onùhe b``kinh +ln in l weito lpr`n stlncinh goeinc teo

dùntor g- l b`no dust`+or we` is oltinh eis grolkflst. 3ù sl-s eobb` lnc lsks

ei+ "welt, cic -ù 2u+p seip `r s`+oteinh"

(o còsn=t uncorstlnc. 3ù lsks, "welt=s wite teo bifo prosorvor"

hosturinh lt )lrt-=s 9uibtoc c`wn vost 2ldkot. (o soo+s ut `f it lnc sl-s, "I

2ust nooc t` uso teo pe`no."

3ù pìnts in teo pe`no=s cirodti`n lnc ls eo eolcs telt wl- eo wltdeos

ei+, lb+`st suspidiùsb-.

In teo g``te, eo hots teo pe`nog``k ùt lnc trios t` finc C`d=s nu+gor g-

teo lccross. Seo nl+os `f teo stroots lro lbb cifforont. Ls eo còs s`, teo tin-

lblr+ `n eis wristwltde hòs `ff 2ust ls 3ù is wlbkinh plst. 3ù st`ps lnc

poors in. (o eicos teo wltde lnc b``ks lwl- norvùsb-. Seo +ln hblros lt ei+

lnc bolvos. (o finlbb- còs finc welt eo gobiovos t` go C`d %r`wn teoro in teo

g``k lnc eo tolrs teo plho.

&eon eo d`+os ùt `f teo pe`no g``te eo stlrts t` lsk 3ù f`r cirodti`ns.

3ù hots durt wite ei+, tobbinh ei+ t` oiteor +lko ln rcor `r bolvo. 3ù còsn=t

biko bìtorors t` gohin wite lnc ospodilbb- n`t `nos telt b``k biko teo- gob`nh in l

dirdus.


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(o lsks f`r l Slg 6l suhlr froo d`bl +lco g- $`dlH$`bl in )lrt-=s ti+o5.

"3``k kic, I dln=t hivo -ù l tlg unboss -ù `rcor s`+oteinh." 6L tlg in

telt ti+ofrl+o +olns teo- koop l runninh tlg `f ovor-teinh -ù `rcor teon -ù

pl- teo tlg ls -ù bolvo5.

(o lsks f r l Qopsi Froo, ln`teor suhlr froo grlnc f Qopsi telt is nb-

+lco in eis ti+o.

Seo +ln hots upsot lhlin, tobbinh ei+ telt if eo wlnts l Qopsi eo=s hình

t` elvo t` pl- f`r it. (o is n`w frustrltoc lnc sl-s "2ust hivo +o s`+oteinh wite

n` suhlr."

"` suhlr" 3ù ropolts teo `rcor in cishust lnc cisgobiof. Lb+`st

snoorinh, eo sots teo d`ffoo dup c`wn rùheb- in fr`nt `f )lrt-.

%oeinc ei+ (o eolrs teo cinor c``r `pon lnc l fl+ibilr vìdo seùts

")$F3?" (o turns lrùnc t` soo l +ude -ùnhor vorsi`n `f %iff stlncinh teoro

wite eis eonde+on. (o=s t`tlbb- d`nfusoc, e`w dùbc %iff rod`hni:o ei+ (o

rolbi:os %iff is tlbkinh t` teo dust`+or no7t t` ei+. (o turns lnc o7l+inos teis

pors`n f`r teo first ti+o. (os o-os p`p ùt `f eis eolc weon eo rolbi:os teo +ln

eo els goon sittinh no7t t` lbb teis ti+o is eis `wn flteor, b``kinh n`t +ude `bcor

teln eo is. %iff lnc eis eonde+on, )ltde, Tkineolc lnc


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s`rt `f teinh t` eis flteor f`r codlcos.

Seo gubbios bolvo wite l wlrninh t` *o`rho novor t` d`+o in teo cinor

lhlin. (o is stibb spoldeboss, d`ntinuinh t` stlro guh o-oc lt *o`rho, we`

kn`ws eo is goinh stlroc lt lnc is god`+inh visigb- lnn`-oc.

*o`rho finlbb- ter`ws c`wn eis f`rk lnc co+lncs, "welt"

)lrt- sputtors groltebossb-, "-ù=ro *o`rho )dfb-?"

*o`rho d`nfir+s teis lnc co+lncs t` kn`w we` eo is. (o còsn=t kn`w

e`w t` lnswor gut l cisewlseorJ gusg`- d`+os in gotwoon teo+ lnc gohins t`

bodturo *o`rho t` stlnc up t` gubbios `r eo=bb go puttinh up wite teoir drlp eis

we`bo bifo. )lrt- rod`hni:os ei+ t``. In />4 teis is )l-`r *`bcio &ibs`n ln

o7tro+ob- sbidk lnc slvv- p`bitidiln. &eibo *`bcio is tlbkinh t` *o`rho eo

+onti`ns telt eo is hình t` nihet sde``b lnc wibb +lko s`+oteinh `f ei+sobf

s`+ocl-. O7ditocb- eo 2u+ps up lnc seùts, "telt=s rihet, eo=s hình t` go

)l-`r?"

*`bcio=s o-os fblse wite cobihet. "Selt=s rihet, I=+ hình t` go )l-`r" eo

p`ntifidltos e`w eo wibb s`+ocl- "dboln up teis t`wn." 3ù elncs ei+ l gr``+

lnc sl-s eo dln stlrt g- swoopinh teo fb``r. *`bcio insists telt eo wibb go )l-`r

t` weide 3ù sd`ffs, +lkinh l slrdlstid d`++ont lgùt e`w "telt wibb go teo cl-"

weon teo t`wn els l "d`b`roc" )l-`r. *`bcio wlbks plst )lrt-, dlrr-inh teo

gr``+. (is o-os nlrr`w ls eo +ùtes teo w`rcs lhlin, ")l-`r *`bcio &ibs`n,"

eo n`cs eis eolc in lppr`vlb, "I 3I'O teo sùnc `f S(LS?"

(o b``ks lrùnc lnc *o`rho is h`no. (o soos ei+ rico plst teo c``r t`

teo cinor n eis giko. (o els n`w fùnc teo `nb- rolb d`nnodti`n t` eis bifo in


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teis strlnho lnc f`roihn pbldo, lnc instindtivob-, biko ln- h``c kic in trùgbo eo

stl-s db`so t` clc?

Worun

$GS ODSOI# OI*(%#(##C. )lrt- runs lftor *o`rho lnc

+`+ontlrib- b`sos trldk `f ei+ in l nolrg- eùsinh covob`p+ont. (o s``n fincs

eis giko, e`wovor, bolninh lhlinst l troo gut n` *o`rho. Ls eo stlncs uncor teo

troo, b``kinh lrùnc lnc pu::binh `vor teis +-stor-, s`+o bolvos flbb fr`+ lg`vo

lnc eo eolrs l rustbo. (o b``ks up. *o`rho )dfb- is strlccbinh l troo grlnde

cirodtb- `voreolc wite l plir `f gin`dublrs. (o b``ks in teo cirodti`n *o`rho is

sp-inh lnc soos l hirb terùhe l winc`w hottinh crossoc in eor gocr``+. (o

els o7poriondoc ln`teor und`+f`rtlgbo rovoblti`n. Serùhe teo d`rnor `f eis

+ùte eo +uttors, "eo=s l poopinh t`+"

Tucconb- *o`rho b`sos eis hrip `n teo troo grlnde lnc flbbs t` teo r`lc

gob`w, strlihet int` nd`+inh trlffid. Ldtinh purob- ùt f rofbo7 lnc gof`ro eo

dln d`nsicor teo d`nso9uondos eo seùts "CLC?" (o clrts ùt int` teo r`lc lnc

se`vos *o`rho elrc ùt `f teo wl- `f teo dlr. Seo dlr, unf`rtunltob- is `n ei+ l

sod`nc bltor lnc eo=s strudk fubb f`rdo. (o=s ter`wn t` teo hrùnc weoro eo

strikos eis eolc `n teo plvo+ont. (o stlrts t` hot gldk up gut teon, teo bihets h`

ùt. *o`rho )dfb-, in l plnid, runs t` eis gid-dbo lnc poclbs lwl-. Seo crivor

hots ùt lnc seùts t` teo eùso telt *o`rho els 2ust goon sp-inh `n, "ln`teor

`no `f teoso cl+noc kics 2u+poc in fr`nt `f +- dlr lhlin?"


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$GS ISOI# %OC##). I*(S. )lrt- bios `n l blrho goc wite l

d`bc d`+pross `n eis eolc. Ls eo d`+os t` lwlronoss eo dln soo telt, ùtsico

terùhe teo winc`w, it=s nihet ti+o lnc it=s rlininh. Seo s``teinh sùnc f eis

+`teor=s vìdo d`+os fr`+ ldr`ss teo r``+, d`+f`rtinh ei+ lnc ro+lrkinh telt

eo=s goon lsboop f`r / eùrs. (o is robiovoc. (is +`teor=s vìdo +olns teo

nihet+lro is finlbb- `vor. Ttibb l git hr`hh- gut obltoc t` eolr eor eo 9uiotb- tobbs

eor lgùt l "torrigbo" crol+ telt eo wont gldk in ti+o. Teo is gut l selc`w-

fihuro ldr`ss teo r``+. Seo d`+pross `n eis eolc plrtilbb- `gsduros eis visi`n.

(o eolrs eor vìdo lhlin ls seo crlws db`sor, rolssurinh ei+ telt teo nihet+lro

is `vor lnc eo=s slfo lnc sùnc n`w, gldk in h``c `bc /44.

"intoon fift- FIO" (o sits up in lblr+. Lt teo sl+o ti+o seo switdeos

`n l bl+p lnc eo=s cu+gfùncoc. %of`ro ei+ stlncs l tein lnc lttrldtivo hirb

lgùt eis wn lho, gut it=s stibb cofinitob- eis +`teor? 3`rrlino %linos. (o stlrts

t` hot ùt `f goc, ter`ws gldk teo d`vors lnc soos eis purpbo $lbvin 'boin

cosihnor uncorwolr. "&eoro lro +- plnts" (o lsks in cis+l-.

Teo pìnts, "teo-=ro `vor teoro,... `n +- (#QO deost?" I++ociltob- seo

dlbbs ei+ $lbvin 'boin teinkinh teo o+grìcoroc b`h` `n eis uncorwolr +ust go

eis nl+o. 3`rrlino còs s`+oteinh unteinklgbo, seo roldeos ùt f`r ei+ in l

socudtivo wl- lnc eo rodìbs. Teo lppolrs robontboss e`wovor lnc hots ovon

+`ro lhhrossivo wite ei+ gut eo eolrs l w`+ln=s vìdo ùtsico teo c``r

seùtinh f`r 3`rrlino t` d`+o t` cinnor. 3`rrlino, n`w e`rrifioc, sl-s "è +-

*`c it=s +- +`teor" lnc t`ssos ei+ eis plnts. Teo runs ùt f teo r``+ gut n`t

witeùt hivinh ei+ l wistfub lnc wlntinh b``k.


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$GS %LIOT FL)I3 CII* ##). CIO. )lrt- +oots teo rost `f

%linos fl+ib-. (or gr`teors )ibt`n lnc S g-, eor sistor Tlbb-, lnc sittinh 9uiotb-,

elppib- pbl-inh in l drig lhlinst teo wlbb is bittbo "2libgirc" ;ò-. (o sl-s, "s`

-ù=ro +- Gndbo ;ò-." lppinh bihetb- `n teo glrs `f teo drig eo weispors "-ù

gottor hot usoc t` teoso glrs, kic." 3`rrlino=s +`teor 6)lrt-=s +ltornlb

hrlnc+`teor Ttobbl5 n`tidos )lrt-=s intorost in ;ò- lnc teo drig. Teo o7pblins

telt ;ò- b`vos it in teoro lnc drios ovor- ti+o teo- tr- t` tlko ei+ ùt s` teo-

2ust bolvo ei+ in teoro lbb teo ti+o.

6)lrt-=s +ltornlb hrlncflteor5 r`bbs l tobovisi`n int` teo cininh r``+ `n l

r`bbinh tv, ls if f`r teo vor- first ti+o, it=s `gviùs eo els 2ust purdelsoc teo tv `n

weoobs. "3``k lt it r`bb?" (o bluhes ls eo crlhs it lnc teo fl+ib- deoors. "`w

wo dln wltde tv lnc olt lt teo sl+o ti+o" teo flteor sl-s prùcb-. Seo- lbb sit

lnc olt `vor teo o7ldt sl+o opis`co `f "Seo (`no-+``nors" telt *o`rho wls

wltdeinh in teo )dFb- kitdeon `nb- teo nihet gof`ro, gldk in />4. &eon )lrt-

rod`hni:os teo opis`co eo dln=t gobiovo teo dìndicondo lnc gburts ùt, "eo- I=vo

soon teis `no, teis is teo `no weoro..." (o duts ei+sobf `ff sooinh teoir d`nfusoc

b``ks. #no `f eis -ùnh undbos lsks, "welt c` -ù +oln -ù=vo soon it It=s

grlnc now." 6It=s l git undbolr welt teo- lro tlbkinh lgùt n`w, teo opis`co `r teo

r`bbinh tv5. (o o7pblins eo slw it in l rorun, weide `nb- d`nfusos teo g`- +`ro.

(o n`w b``ks lt )lrt- biko ln lbion. "&elt=s l rorun"

)lrt- stlrts t` tr- lnc hot cirodti`ns fr`+ Tl+, e`wovor weon eo

+onti`ns ";èn F. 'onnoc- Crivo" Tl+ hots +iffoc lnc lsks Ttobbl, "we` teo eobb

is ;èn F. 'onnoc-" Ttobbl seruhs. ovorteoboss eo els hbolnoc onùhe


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inf`r+lti`n fr`+ teo d`nvorslti`n t` fihuro ùt e`w t` hot t` C`d %r`wns fr`+

teoro. 3`rrlino hrlgs eis boh lnc suhhosts telt eo dln sponc teo nihet, in eor

r``+. (o bolps up s` flst telt eo nolrb- kn`dks `vor teo tlgbo. (o frlntidlbb-

+lkos o7dusos lnc runs ut `f teo eùso. Teo stlros lftor ei+ wite l coop b``k

`f b`nhinh. #gviùsb- seo=s +istlkinh eor +ltornlb foobinhs f`r l b`vor=s druse.

Lftor eo=s h`no Ttobbl ro+lrks telt eo=s l vor- strlnho g`-, t` weide Tl+

ropbios, "eo=s ln ici`t" lnc teon "eis plronts lro pr`glgb- ici`ts t``." (o hblros

lt 3`rrlino lnc sl-s "if -ù ovor elvo l kic we` ldts biko telt, I=bb cis`wn -ù?"

Teo gbuseos.

So'' +o, Futuro G`y

$GS ODSOI# %#& OTSLSO. )lrt- +lkos eis wl- `vor t` C`d=s

eùso, weide eo els pr`glgb- novor soon gof`ro, goinh telt it wibb go costr`-oc

in l firo ldd`rcinh t` teo nows lrtidbos soon in C`d=s w`rkse`p in teo first sdono.

(o lppolrs visigb- i+prossoc g- teo %r`wn Ostlto lnc, g`bcb- lppr`ldeinh teo

fr`nt c``r, eo rinhs teo c``r gobb. Seo c``r swinhs `pon lnc seuts lhlin

i++ociltob-, ls if teo pors`n insico is lfrlic t` tlbk t` )lrt-. )lrt- b``ks rolbb-

d`nfusoc n`w. (`w dùbc ln-`no kn`w we` eo is Seo c``r `pons l sod`nc

ti+o lnc C`d 2u+ps ùt `f teo c``rwl- lt ei+ wolrinh l ricidubùs g`wb selpoc

d`ntrlpti`n wite welt b``ks biko derist+ls bihets cod`rltinh it. C`d tlkos s`+o

obodtr`cos, bidks teo+, lnc gohins lttldeinh teo+ t` )lrt-=s f`roeolc weibo lt

teo sl+o ti+o seuseinh ei+ lnc n`t lbb`winh ei+ t` sl- l w`rc. (o dln=t eobp


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gut n`tido teoro is lbs` l glnclho `n C`d=s eolc.

F#33#& S(O) S# ISOI# %#& OTSLSO. C`d o7pblins teis is eis

bltost invonti`n, l "teùhet rolcor." (o wlits pltiontb- ls C`d db`sos eis o-os

lnc d`ndontrltos ls if bistoninh. Seon, b``kinh +ude biko l teirc rlto ps-deid eo

gohins t` tr- lnc huoss we` )lrt- is lnc welt eo wlnts. (o huossos telt eo

d`+os fr`+ l hrolt cistlndo, lnc )lrt- d`nfir+s teis ls lddurlto. (o seuseos

ei+ lhlin teon, b``kinh lt )lrt-=s 9uibtoc vost 6weide b``ks vor- +ude biko l bifo

prosorvor5, eo huossos telt )lrt- wlnts ei+ t` +lko l c`nlti`n t` teo ùte

$`lst *ulrc Lu7ibblr-.

)lrt-=s elc onùhe. (o -lnks teo obodtr`co sudti`n dups `ff `f eis

f`roeolc lnc tobbs ei+ strlihet up telt eo=s fr`+ teo -olr />4. (o sl-s, "I dl+o

eoro in l ti+o +ldeino telt -ù guibt."

C`d is b``ks o7tro+ob- selkon g- teo nows. Seoro is ln lwkwlrc sibondo

in weide eo lssu+os C`d is tlkinh in teis nows lnc pr`dossinh it. C`d hrlgs ei+

g- teo seùbcors eistri`nidlbb- lnc in ln lwo inspiroc vìdo lsks ei+, "c` -ù

kn`w welt teis +olns"

)lrt- sl-s "n`."

In d`+pboto frlstrlti`n lnc cislppìnt+ont, eo rosp`ncs, "it +olns telt

teis cl+noc teinh còsn=t w`rk lt lbb?" (o rips teo teùhet rolcor `ff `f eis eolc,

ter`ws it c`wn, lnc wlbks lwl- fr`+ )lrt-, cis+issinh ei+ ontirob- ls eo

d`nto+pbltos eis no7t +`vo.

)lrt- còs n`t hivo up teùhe lnc d`ntinuos t` tr- lnc d`nvindo l n`w

skoptidlb C`d %r`wn telt eo is in fldt l ti+o trlvobor fr`+ teo futuro. (o se`ws


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ei+ eis Crivors bidonso, (o cis+issos it ls l f`rhor-. (o se`ws ei+ eis fl+ib-

pe`t` fr`+ Cisno- &`rbc, C`d tlkos l 9uidk b``k lnc dlbbs it "deolp pe`t`hrlpeid

tridkor-" lnc pìnts ùt telt teo t`p `f )lrt-=s `bcor gr`teor, Clvo=s, eolc is

+issinh fr`+ teo pe`t`.

C`d koops dlbbinh ei+ "futuro g`-" lftor ln `bc ti+o trlvob se`w fr`+ teo

40=s lnc co+lncs t` kn`w we` is teo Qrosicont in />4. )lrt- tobbs ei+ `nlbc

olhln.

C`d sd`ffs bùcb-, "teo L$S#" (o hlteors up s`+o pblns lnc

crlwinhs lnc runs ùtsico, wite )lrt- stibb f`bb`winh ei+.

F#33#& S(O) ODSOI# %#& OTSLSO. C`d d`ntinuos t` +`dk

)lrt-=s st`r-, `gviùsb- teinkinh telt els goon sont teoro g- teo noiheg`re``c

kics t` pbl- l prlnk `n ei+. (o slrdlstidlbb- suhhosts telt porelps ;orr- 3owis

is teo ido Qrosicon, lnc ;lno &oin+ln is teo first blc- lnc ;ldk %onn- is teo

Todrotlr- `f teo Srolsur-?

Ovontulbb-, e`wovor, eo is lgbo t` d`nvindo teo h``c C`dt`r g- tobbinh ei+

e`w eo h`t telt gu+p `n eis eolc 6teo `no teo glnclho is d`vorinh5. (o

robltos teo st`r- telt C`d=s />4 dùntorplrt t`bc ei+, e`w telt `n teo nihet `f 4

`vo+gor /44 eo wls stlncinh `n teo tìbot, elnhinh l db`dk lnc sbippoc lnc

glnhoc eis eolc `n teo sink, lnc telt=s weon eo elc teo visi`n f`r teo fbu7

dlpldit`r weide is welt +lkos ti+o trlvob p`ssigbo. C`d %r`wn st`ps colc

i++ociltob- o+orhos fr`+ eis w`rkse`p lnc stlros lt ei+ in sibondo se`dk.

#t `r-"


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$GS ODSOI# 3#T OTSLSO. %O(IC %I33%#LC. )lrt- unviobs

teo Cob`roln t` C`d, we` teon se`ws ei+ teo crlwinh eo +lco `f teo fbu7

dlpldit`r 2ust telt ovoninh. )lrt- p`ps `pon teo c``r lnc pìnts lt teo fbu7

dlpldit`r, fbips `n teo ti+o dirduit lnc teo fbu7 dlpldit`r gohins t` fblse lnc hb`w.

C`d d`bblpsos t` eis knoos lnc teon cr`ps f`rwlrc lhlinst teo Cob`roln in 2`-,

lb+`st woopinh. "It w`rks? I finlbb- invont s`+oteinh telt w`rks?"

@no %ìnt S$onty @no i!l$ltt"

$GS IOI# %#& OTSLSO. *LL*O. C`d els s`+oe`w fihuroc

ùt e`w t` e``k )lrt-=s p`rtlgbo $l+ $`rcor int` ln `bc gbldk lnc weito

tobovisi`n sot. Seo- gohin t` wltde. Lt first teo `nb- teinh telt i+prossos C`d is

e`w `bc eo b``ks lnc e`w eo stibb els +`st `f eis elir. Seon, weon teo- hot t`

teo o7pblnlti`n `f e`w teo ti+o dirduit w`rks lnc eo eolrs teo tor+ " pìnt 8

hihlwltts" eo i++ociltob- lsks f`r teo tlpo t` go rowùnc, ldtinh ls teùhe eo

dln=t gobiovo welt eo=s 2ust eolrc. &eon eo eolrs it lhlin eo d`+os unhbuoc

seùtinh " pìnt 8 hihlwltts" `vor lnc `vor lhlin, pldinh biko l rlt in l dlho,

lnc runninh eis elncs terùhe eis elir, hivinh ei+ l wibc +ln lppolrlndo. (o

runs int` eis stuc- lnc hrlgs l pe`t`hrlpe `f Se`+ls Ocis`n lnc gohins tlbkinh

t` it. "S +, S`+, e`w dùbc I go s` dlroboss" )lrt- d`+os in, b``kinh vor-

d`ndornoc.

C`d b``ks lt ei+ in t`tlb cis+l- lnc sl-s " pìnt 8 hihlwltts" lhlin.


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(o +u+gbos lt teo pe`t` lhlin. "(`w l+ I hình t` honorlto telt +ude p`wor

It dln=t go c`no, it=s i+p`ssigbo?"

&eon )lrt- tobbs C`d telt it=s ols-, lbb teo- nooc is s`+o pbut`niu+, C`d,

gosico ei+sobf, slrdlstidlbb- ro+lrks telt +l-go in />4 pbut`niu+ is lvliblgbo

lt ovor- d`rnor cruh st`ro gut in /44 it=s "l bittbo" elrc t` d`+og-. (o inf`r+s

ei+ fbltb- telt eo=s studk teoro in /44. F`rovor?

)lrt- dln=t lddopt telt lnswor lnc se`ws ei+ teo b`vo n`to ;onnifor

wr`to lnc tobbs ei+, "I dln=t go studk eoro, C`d?"

C`d gr`wn o7pblins t` ei+ telt in /44 teo `nb- teinh telt eo kn`ws `f,

se`rt `f l nudbolr roldti`n, telt dùbc honorlto telt s`rt `f p`wor is l g`bt `f

bihetninh. (o ro+lrks, "unf`rtunltob- -ù novor kn`w weon `r weoro bihetinh is

hình t` striko."

)lrt- hblros lt teo n`to in eis elnc, turns it `vor, lnc eis o-os bihet up.

"&o c` n`w?" &eon eo rolcs teo fb-or lgùt teo db`dk t`wor goinh strudk g-

bihetninh eo d`nfir+s welt )lrt- is teinkinh. Tindo teo db`dk t`wor wibb n`t go

strudk g- bihetninh f`r ln`teor wook teo- elvo ti+o t` pbln lnc proplro t`

s`+oe`w elrnoss telt bihetninh weon it strikos.

C`d triu+pelntb- lnc d`nficontb- sl-s, "it 2ust +ihet w`rk?" Seon, eo tobbs

)lrt-, "no7t Tlturcl- wo=ro soncinh -ù %L$' S# S(O FGSGO," ls eo sl-s

teis eo crl+ltidlbb- pìnts int` teo sk- 6lnc int` teo dl+orl5.

O*ory %idturo So'' L Tt`ry"


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)lrt- lppr`vos `f teo pbln lnc soo+s t` dlb+ c`wn sl-inh "teis is

porfodt," eo ro+lrks telt it=s `nb- l wook lnc eo dln 2ust sponc teo ti+o elnhinh

ùt in /44, soo teo sihets, o7pb`ro teo noiheg`re``c.

C`d i++ociltob- wlrns ei+ telt eo dln=t "o7pb`ro" lt lbb. Selt it is

lgs`butob- i+porltivo telt eo elvo n` d`ntldt wite ln-`no obso `r ln- S(I*

obso eoro in teo plst.

)lrt- seoopiseb- lddopts teis gut s`+oteinh in eis co+oln`r, l twinho `f

huibt lnc w`rr- `n eis fldo, tips ei+ `ff telt it +ihet go t`` blto.

C`d hots soriùs n`w lnc lsks ei+ if eo els intorrldtoc wite ln-`no obso

sindo lrrivinh in /44.

Finlbb- lftor l git `f urhinh, eo d`nfossos telt eo "+ihet `f, s`rt `f,

gu+poc int` eis plronts."

C`d is tlkon lgldk? *rlvob-, eo lsks f`r teo fl+ib- pe`t` lhlin, it n`w

clwninh `n ei+ welt eo slw olrbior. (o e`bcs it uncor teo bihet t` soo. Clvo=s

eolc is gohinninh t` flco fr`+ teo pe`t`hrlpe.

)lrt- is t`tlbb- d`nfusoc g- teis.

C`d o7pblins telt eo +ust elvo s`+oe`w intorforoc wite teo nlturlb

dùrso `f eis plront=s roblti`nseip. )lrt- stibb còsn=t uncorstlnc s` C`d tobbs

ei+ telt eo els provontoc eis `wn o7istondo in teo futuro, telt eis `bcor sigbinhs

wibb s``n d`+pbotob- go orlsoc fr`+ teo pe`t` godluso teo- lro goinh orlsoc

fr`+ o7istondo itsobf. (o furteor inf`r+s ei+ telt if teo- dlnn`t roplir teo

cl+lho eo els c`no, )lrt- t`` wibb ovontulbb- go orlsoc fr`+ o7istondo?


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#n(t Eo l Crol+ G`lt/

$GS ODSOI# (I33 L33O (I*( T$(##3. )#I*. In e`pos `f

fihurinh ùt e`w )lrt- +lnlhoc t` intorforo wite eis plront=s rolbti`nseip lnc

e`w t` fi7 it C`d tlkos ei+ t` teo eihe sde``b teo no7t +`rninh lnc onr`bbs ei+ ls

eis nopeow. )lrt- is l+l:oc e`w dboln lnc nido teo sde``b b``ks ls teo-

lppr`lde.

$GS ISOL3 (I33 L33O (I*( T$(##3 (L33&L. &eibo teo- lro

teoro )lrt- poors in terùhe l dblssr``+ winc`w 2ust in ti+o t` soo eis +`teor

deoltinh `n l tost. &eon teo gobb rinhs lnc teo elbbs fibb wite stuconts C`d lsks

ei+ t` pìnt ùt eis flteor. Seo- soo *o`rho goinh bitorlbb- kidkoc in teo lss

c`wn teo elbbwl- g- sovorlb bluheinh gubbios. Lbb *o`rho còs in rosp`nso is sl-

"-l -l -l, rolb +lturo." C`d `ffors d`ns`blti`n t` ei+ in teo wl- `f l slrdlstid

ro+lrk, "+l-go -ù woro lc`ptoc," t` weide eo n`cs slcb-.

Tucconb-, Qrindiplb Ttridkblnc lppolrs, b``kinh o7ldtb- ls eo b``ks in

/>4 lnc rips l "kidk +o" sihn `ff f *o`rho=s gldk, dlbbinh ei+ l sbldkor? )lrt-

+uttors uncor eis grolte, ";osus, cicn=t telt hu- ovor elvo elir"

C`d w`ncors ùt bùc welt 3`rrlino ovor slw in *o`rho t` gohin wite.

)lrt- lc+its telt seo `nb- ovor fobt s`rr- f`r ei+ godluso eor clc eit ei+

wite teo dlr. Seo rolbi:lti`n eits e`+o, o7ldtb- e`w )lrt- intorforoc wite teoir

roblti`nseip. (o bl+onts... "eo eit )O wite teo dlr." Seo +-stor- is s`bvoc.

C`d %r`wn o7pblins telt teis is dlbboc "teo Fb`rondo ihetinhlbo offodt" lnc

usos teo o7l+pbo `f weon l nurso flbbs in b`vo wite eor pltiont.


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)lrt- stops f`rwlrc lnc g`bcb- hrlgs *o`rho, useorinh ei+ `vor t`

3`rrlino we` is n`w stlncinh lt eor b`dkor wite tw` teor hirbs. (o o7pblins t`

*o`rho telt teoro is s`+o`no eo wlnts ei+ t` +oot. Qrldtidlbb- crlhhinh eis

flteor `vor t` eis +`teor eo intr`cudos teo+ t` olde `teor. Seis còs n`t elvo

teo offodt eo=c e`poc f`r, e`wovor, ls eis +`teor is `nb- intorostoc in )lrt- n`w.

*o`rho wlncors `ff, eu+ibiltoc, ls 3`rrlino flwns `vor )lrt- lnc ls eo is

d`+pbotob- cistrldtoc g- eor uno7podtoc lttonti`n. (o b``ks lrùnc f`r *o`rho,

soos ei+ sb`wb- lnc slcb- wlncorinh c`wn teo elbb, stlrts lftor ei+. Seo gobb

rinhs lnc 3`rrlino runs t` eor no7t dblss, ls seo plssos C`d %r`wn seo huseos

t` eor hirbfrioncs lgùt )lrt-... "isn=t eo l crol+ g`lt"

&eon eo roturns, cofoltoc, C`d hivos ei+ teo glc nows. Seo situlti`n is

+`ro soriùs teln teo- elc first teùhet. `t `nb- còs *o`rho bldk teo sobfH

d`nficondo t` win l p`publr hirb biko 3`rrlino, gut it lppolrs telt 3`rrlino is

"l+`rùsb- infltultoc" wite ei+ instolc. )lrt- st`ps in eis trldks. "&lit l

+inuto C`d," eo lsks, "lro -ù tobbinh +o telt +- +`teor els teo e`ts f`r +o"

C`d sl-s "prodisob-?"

Ls teo- cisduss teoir `pti`ns, weide lppolr t` go fow, C`d n`tidos lnc

"Ondelnt+ont Gncor teo Tol Clndo" p`stor `n teo wlbb lnc pìnts it ùt, dlbbinh

it l "r-ete+id doro+`nilb ritulb," lnc suhhostinh eo hot eis plronts t` h` t` teis

ovont. Seo bihet gubg d`+os `n. (o sl-s, "C`d telt it, teo-=ro supp`soc t` h`

t` teis clndo." (o tobbs C`d teo st`r- telt eis +`teor elc robl-oc t` ei+ +ln-

+ln- ti+os. Seo- codico telt teo b`hidlb pbln `f ldti`n is t` hot *o`rho )dFb-,

we`=s cosdrigoc g- s`+o ls "telt irise guh" t` lsk teo +`st p`publr hirb in sde``b


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ùt?

$GS ISOI# (I*( T$(##3 $LFOSOIL. )lrt- gohins eis off`rts

lnow in teo dlfotoril `vor bunde. (o sits c`wn wite *o`rho. Lftor goinh

eu+ibiltoc sovorlb ti+os lbrolc-, e`wovor, *o`rho lppolrs in n` +``c t`

s`dilbi:o wite )lrt-. T` flr teo now kic eo glrob- kn`ws els grùhet ei+ n`teinh

gut trùgbo.

)lrt- n`tidos telt *o`rho is writinh fovoriseb- in l tlgbot telt eo 9uidkb-

eicos weon eo tlkos t`` +ude intorost. (o finlbb- wrondeos teo trute ùt `f

*o`rho lnc is stunnoc t` bolrn telt eo writos sdiondo fidti`n st`rios.

)lrt- sl-s, "hottùtlt`wn, I novor know -ù ovor cic ln-teinh droltivo?"

&eon eo *o`rho t` ei+ rolc s`+o, t`tlbb- flsdinltoc, eo eicos teo+ uncor eis

lr+s.

*o`rho o7pblins telt n` `no rolcs eis st`rios godluso eo=s lfrlic teo-

+ihet tobb ei+ teo- lro "n` h``c" lnc *o`rho 2ust dln=t "tlko telt kinc `f

ro2odti`n." *o`rho sl-s, "I huoss -ù wùbcn=t uncortstlnc te`so foobinhs."

)lrt-, wite eolrtfobt o+plte- còs in fldt uncorstlnc, elvinh uttoroc lb+`st

te`so o7ldt sl+o w`rcs lgùt eis `wn droltivo ldtivitios n`t +`ro teln 8A eùrs

olrbior.

)lrt- hòs gldk t` teo tlsk lt elnc, tr-inh t` d`nvindo *o`rho t` tlbk t`

3`rrlino lhlin lnc tobbs ei+ telt seo t`bc ei+ telt seo wlnts *o`rho t` lsk eor

t` teo clndo. *o`rho rodoivos teis nows wite d`+pboto skoptidis+ sl-inh, "I

teink seo=c rlteor h` wite s`+o`no obso."

)lrt- lsks ei+, "we`"


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(o b``ks c`wn lt eis writinhs, pìnts eis pondib lt teo tlgbo plst )lrt- lnc

sl-s, "%iff?"

(o turns lrùnc t` soo %iff hrlgginh lnc plwinh lt eis +`teor ls seo

lnhrib- foncs `ff eis `gsdono hosturos lnc lcvlndos, bitorlbb- wrlppinh eis bohs

lrùnc eor lnc hr`pinh lt eor grolsts rihet teoro in teo bunde r``+. Teo sblps

ei+ lnc sl-s seo=s n`t telt kinc `f hirb, t` weide eo rosp`ncs telt +l-go seo is

gut seo 2ust còsn=t kn`w it -ot. (o dlnn`t tlko teis ln`teor +inuto. (o st`+ps

`vor lnc hrlgs %iff g- teo seirt lnc trios t` -lnk ei+ t` eis foot gut %iff is ln

un+`volgbo +ùntlin? %iff, e`wovor còs sb`wb- stlnc t` eis foot lnc wo dln

soo teo d`ntrlst in si:o gotwoon teo tw` - unh +on. (o t`wors `vor )lrt- biko

*`bilte ei+sobf. (o is n`t inti+icltoc e`wovor. Seo- g`te s9ulro `ff tò t` tò,

fists rlisoc. It wùbc elvo turnoc vi`bont rihet teoro lnc teon gut Ttridkblnc `ndo

lhlin lppolrs ùt `f n`weoro biko +lhid. %iff soos teo prindiplb lnc b`wors eis

fist. )lrt- sonsos ei+ lnc còs teo sl+o. Seo g`-s d`nsicor olde `teor f`r l

+`+ont b`nhor. %iff s+``tes )lrt-=s d`bblr lnc 9uiotb- sl-s "-ù=ro now eoro s`

I=+ hình t` dut -ù l grolk" eo sl-s "n`w +lko biko l troo lnc hot ùt `f eoro."

Ttridkblnc hòs `ff t` put ùt ln`teor firo s`+oweoro.

$GS ODSOI# OI*(%#(##C #F *O#*O )$F3. Lftor sde``b

)lrt- is f`bb`winh *o`rho e`+o. *o`rho turns lrùnc lnc lnhrib- co+lncs we-.

(o is n`w pbolcinh wite *o`rho t` lsk 3`rrlino ùt. *o`rho sl-s eo dln=t h` t`

teo clndo godluso eo=bb +iss Tdiondo Fidti`n Seoltro. (o koops insistinh untib,

finhor pìntinh, *o`rho codblros telt noiteor eo, n`r ln-`no obso `n teis pblnot

dln +lko ei+ delnho eis +inc lnc st`r+s int` eis eùso. (o pubbs ùt eis


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fl+ib- pe`t` lnc lbb telt is boft `f eis `bcor gr`teor is eis seòs lnc s`dks.

*ottinh ln icol, eo +u+gbos rofbodtivob-. "Tdiondo Fidti`n Seoltro, eue"

#(+ 1ùr Conity

$GS S# ISOI# *O#*O )$F3=T %OC##). I*(S. *o`rho is

flst lsboop. L clrk fihuro t`wors lt teo f``t `f eis goc crossoc in l -obb`w

rlcilti`n suit. (o els welt b``ks biko l rl- hun e`bstoroc t` eis wlsto wite l

gobt. Seo fihuro pbldos l plir `f wlbk+ln eolcpe`nos n teo sboopinh *o`rho=s

eolc, insorts l tlpo blgoboc "Ocwlrc ln (lbon" int` teo wlbk+ln, drlnks teo

v`bu+o lnc eits teo pbl- gutt`n. L dld`pe`n- `f r`dk lnc r`bb nìso p`bbuti`n

fb``cs *o`rho=s olrs lt fubb gblst lnc eo g`bts uprihet in eis goc, hrlgginh lt teo

eolcpe`nos. &eon eo soos teo fihuro gof`ro ei+, e`wovor eo froo:os in folr,

eis elncs bihetb- rostinh `n teo eolcpe`nos ls if lfrlic t` tùde teo+ ln-+`ro

goinh telt teo- `gviùsb- dl+o fr`+ teis drolturo we` els invlcoc eis r``+.

*o`rho pìnts in uttor torr`r lt teo fihuro lnc groltebossb- lsks, "we` lro

-ù"

)lrt- prossos pbl- lhlin lnc *o`rho writeos in lh`n- t` teo r`lrinh

eolv- +otlb in eis olrs. (o prossos st`p lnc rosp`ncs t` *o`rho terùhe teo

+idr`pe`no `n teo rlcilti`n suit eob+ot usinh eis gost "Clrte lcor" glss.

"Tibondo Olrtebinh." Seo +idr`pe`no hivos ei+ l +otlbid lnc obodtr`nid t`no t`

eis vìdo. (o intr`cudos ei+sobf ls Clrte lcor, ln o7trltorrostrilb fr`+ teo

pblnot ubdln.


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$GS S# (I33 L33O TGLO. ODSOI# SODL$# TSLSI#. )lrt-

is lt l s`cl +ldeino hottinh l s`cl weon *o`rho runs up t` ei+, seirt tlib

elnhinh ùt, elir l +oss. *o`rho frlntidlbb- tobbs eis now frionc lgùt teo lbion

visit`r t` eis r``+ lnc sl-s telt eo +ust lsk 3`rrlino ùt `r Clrte lcor wibb

d`+o gldk fr`+ teo pblnot ubdln lnc +obt eis grlin. *o`rho cosporltob- lsks

ei+ t` eobp ei+ hot 3`rrlino t` h` wite ei+ t` teo clndo godluso eo còsn=t

kn`w e`w t` tlbk t` hirbs. )lrt- rolssuros ei+, els ei+ strliheton ei+sobf up

lnc bolcs ei+ t` teo cinor weoro eo kn`ws 3`rrlino is n`w lt, elnhinh wite eor

hirbfrioncs. (o instrudts *o`rho `n e`w t` tlbk t` 3`rrlino usinh suhhosti`ns

sude ls "tobb eor telt eor costin- els grùhet -ù t` eor." *o`rho writos teoso

suhhosti`ns c`wn lnc hòs int` teo cinor norvùsb-.

F#33#& S(O) S# ISOI# CIO. Insico eo st`ps lt teo glr lnc

weibo su++`ninh eis dùrlho `rcors l de`d`blto +ibk selko. Slkos no crink,

sblps it gldk `n teo glr lnc sluntors lwkwlrcb- `vor t` 3`rrlino=s tlgbo. )lrt-

d`+os in lnc binhors lt teo glr nolr eis +ibk selko, bistoninh, gut tr-inh n`t t`

b``k biko eo=s bistoninh.

&eon 3`rrlino b``ks up lt *o`rho seo s+ibos swootb-. *o`rho g`tdeos

teo binos e`rrigb- sl-inh "+- costin- els p`ppoc +o t` -ù." 3`rrlin b``ks

t`tlbb- d`nfusoc lnc stlrts t` b``k lt ei+ ls s`+o s`rt `f woirc` `n cruhs. (or

hirbfrioncs gohin t` hihhbo.

3`rrlino sl-s "wlit l +inuto c`n=t I kn`w -ù fr`+ s`+oweoro"

*o`rho hots o7ditoc, o+g`bconoc telt seo rod`hni:os ei+ lnc eo sl-s,

"-os, -os, I=+ *o`rho, *o`rho )dFb-, I=+ -ùr consit-."


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Teo fr`wns in d`nfusi`n lhlin. )`ro hihhbos fr`+ teo hirbs.

*o`rho rod`vors eis d`+p`suro, stlros f`r l sod`nc lt eis n`tos, hivos

up, puts teo+ c`wn lnc sl-s in l subtr- vìdo telt wls 9uito ùt `f delrldtor. "I

+oln, I=+ - ur costin-." Seo d`nvidti`n wite weide eo uttors teis bino is onùhe

t` +lko 3`rrlino pluso, lnc seo gbuseos. *o`rho gohins t` s+ibo lnc wlr+ up

t` eis nowfùnc d`nficondo weon eo eolrs l vìdo goeinc ei+.

")dfb-?"

It=s %iff Slnnon.

Seo ontiro cinor hòs sibont ls %iff str`bbs lnhrib- t`wlrc *o`rho

co+lncinh +`no- godluso *o`rho cofioc ei+ lnc dl+o int` eis turf uninvitoc.

Ls eo +`vos db`sor e`wovor, )lrt-=s boh 2uts ùt fr`+ teo glr in fr nt `f %iff lnc

eo trips, flbbinh fblt `n eis fldo. %iff sprinhs up 9uidkb- lnc fldos )lrt-,

furiùsb-. It=s `gviùs %iff is hình t` hot vi`bont teis ti+o gut )lrt- pìnts goeinc

%iff lnc lsks "welt=s telt `vor teoro" It=s ln `bc tridk eo els bolrnoc fr`+ %iff.

&eon %iff instindtivob- turns lrùnc t` b``k eo sudkor pundeos ei+. %iff hòs

fb-inh `vor teo tlgbo. Seon, )lrt- turns lnc g`bts, se`vinh elrc `n eis teroo

eonde+on ls wobb, we` lbs` tu+gbo c`wn.

F#33#& )LS S# ODSOI# CIO, I33L*O TGLO. #ndo

ùtsico, eo d`+os up`n tw` g`-s, no we`=s puseinh l e`+o+lco sd``tor. (o

b``ks c`wn lt it lnc rolbi:os teo glso `f it b``ks o7ldtb- biko l skltog`lrc

d`+pboto wite r`bbor sklto weoobs. (o hrlgs teo sed`tor fr`+ teo kic lnc

lp`b`hi:os, 9uidkb- rippinh teo drlto `ff teo glso. It n`w is l skltog`lrc.

"(o-?" Seo kic d`+pblins.


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)lrt- tlkos `ff, hrlgginh l nolrg- trudk t` go t`woc lwl-, gut s``n %iff

lnc eis eonde+on hivo delso in %iff=s F`rc Tupor Co 3u7 $`nvortlgbo.

$GS ISOI# CIO F#S &IC#&T. Ovor-`no els goon

wltdeinh fr`+ teo cinor. Ls eo r`bbs plst teo+ goinh delsoc g- %iff=s dlr,

3`rrlino ropolts eor bino, "isn=t eo l crol+"

$GS ODSOI# I33L*O TGLO. )lrt- b`sos d`ntr`b lnc hòs

ldr`ss teo sicowlbk, drlseinh int` l dùpbo. %- teo ti+o eo hots gldk up `n eis

skltog`lrc %iff=s socln is `n ei+. (o twists lrùnc lnc puts eis elncs `n teo

e``c `f %iff=s dlr, n`w eo=s goinh puseoc rlteor teln t`woc. Seo- teink teo-

elvo ei+ n`w lnc gohin t` stoor t`wlrc l plrkoc trudk t` rl+ ei+. (o 2u+ps up

`n teo e``c `f teo dlr wite g`te foot lnc teo dlr r`bbs vor teo skltog`lrc. (o

runs lft, ldr`ss teo e``c, 2u+ps teo wincseiobc, blncs g`te foot in teo fr`nt dlg `f

teo dlr ,teon eo e`ps lnc skips `vor teo solts lnc `nt` teo trunk `f teo dlr

gof`ro ln- `f %iff=s eonde+on dln hrlg ei+. %- n`w teo dlr els d`+pbotob-

r`bboc `vor teo skltog`lrc lnc eo hots teoro 2ust in ti+o t` 2u+p c`wn `nt` teo

skltog`lrc lnc r`bb lwl- in teo `pp`sito cirodti`n. Seo fùr +on in teo dlr lro

s` stunnoc g- teis +lnouvor teo- wltde ei+ r`bb `ff in l+l:o+ont, eobpboss t`

st`p ei+.

%iff, e`wovor els f`rh`tton telt teo dlr is stibb r`bbinh f`rwlrc t`wlrc teo

plrkoc trudk. (o turns gldk lnc rolbi:os eis +istlko in e`rr`r. Seo- lbb sdrol+

"T(IS?" (o spins teo weoob lnc prossos teo grlko. Seo dlr s9uolbs t` l elbt

sicowl-s lnc 2ust dbips teo gldk `f teo trudk, weide `pons up lnc spibbs +lnuro

lbb `vor %iff lnc eis eonde+on. Seo +lnuro bitorlbb- fibbs %iff=s dlr lnc st`ps in l


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hrolt pibo fr`+ weide o+orhos %iff=s eolc.

Ovor-`no fr`+ teo cinor els n`w spibboc ùt `nt` teo sicowlbk hlwkinh lt

teis spodtldbo. L hirb seùts ùt "we` is eo, weoro còs eo d`+o fr`+"

3`rrlino, eor o7prossi`n fubb `f cotor+inlti`n lnc gbltlnt cosiro, sl-s, "I c`n=t

kn`w, gut I=+ hình t` finc ùt."

o`r!o Md


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)lrt- sots teo dlr c`wn lnc it r`bbs t`wlrc teo dlgbo, lt 2ust teo rihet +`+ont

C`d e``ks teo blst 2u+por dlgbo t` teo `teor sico `f teo dirduit lnc teo dlr

spoocs up crl+ltidlbb-, hình flstor lnc flstor, untib it fbios rihet `ff teo

co+`nstrlti`n o7eigit r`bbs ldr`ss teo fb``r, eits s`+o rlhs, lnc dlusos teo rlhs

t` gurst int` fbl+o. C`d hlsps lnc runs f`r l firo o7tinhuiseor.

" u=ro n`t instibbinh +o wite l b`t `f d`nficondo C`d" )lrt- sl-s ls C`d

puts ùt teo firo.

;ust ls teo fbl+os h` ùt teoro is l kn`dk `n teo c``r. C`d pooks ùtsico

teon cosporltob- db`sos teo c``r lhlin. "It=s -ùr +`teor" sl-s C`d? )lrt- is

cu+gfùncoc. Seo- 9uidkb- d`vor teo ti+o +ldeino wite l tlrp. &eon C`d bot=s

3`rrlino in seo lppr`ldeos ei+ d`-b-.

)lrt- lsks eor e`w seo fùnc ei+ lnc seo lglseocb- lc+its telt seo

f`bb`woc ei+. Seon, goinh d`- lhlin, seo lsks ei+ t` lsk eor t` teo clndo.

C`d turns lnc fldos teo `teor wl-. %`te `f teo+ elc lssu+oc telt *o`rho

incooc lskoc 3`rrlino t` teo clndo s` weon seo lsks )lrt-, eo=s +`ro teln l

bittbo surprisoc. (o pìnt gblnk grinhs up *o`rho, w`ncorinh we- seo wlsn=t

hình wite ei+. Lt first seo còsn=t ovon soo+ t` kn`w we` eo=s tlbkinh lgùt.

Seon, rolbi:inh eo +olns *o`rho )dbf-, seo is vor- surprisoc g- teo suhhosti`n,

lc+ittinh telt ovon teùhe *o`rho is kinc `f duto, seo noocs l +ln we` dln

stlnc up f`r ei+sobf, we` dln pr`todt teo w`+ln eo b`vos. (o gbuseos fr`+ olr

t` olr lnc it lppolrs, fr`+ eis gldk, telt C`d +l- go s9uobdeinh ùt lnc ùt

bluhetor lt teo procidl+ont )lrt- els h`t ei+sobf int`.

In teo +`st uno7podtoc +`vo ovor, eo lddopts eor invitlti`n t` h` t` teo


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clndo. 3ltor eo tobbs C`d telt eo els l pbln t` hot eis plronts t`hoteor gut eo

els t` tlko eor t` teo clndo t` +lko it w`rk. Tkoptidlbb- C`d soo+s t` lddopt

teis lnswor, gut n`t t`tlbb-. (o gohins t` b``k lt eis - unh now frionc wite now

o-os.

Cl++it, o`r!o, T$olr"

$GS ODSOI# *O#*O )$F3 (#)O. %L$' LC. CLSI)O.

)lrt- is eùncinh *o`rho ls teo hlnhb- kic còs bluncr- in eis gldk -lrc. "I=+

tobbinh -ù *o`rho seo rolbb- wlnts t` h` wite -ù t` teo clndo, seo 2ust còsn=t

kn`w it -ot." *o`rho sl-s telt eo=s d`nfusoc e`w eo is supp`soc t` tlko

3`rrlino t` teo clndo if seo=s hình wite )lrt-. )lrt- teon, lpplrontb- f`r teo

sod`nc ti+o, bl-s ùt eis pbln f`r *o`rho. *o`rho is t` h` t` teo clndo lb`no

lnc teon b``k f`r C`d=s dlr in teo plrkinh b`t. &eon eo fincs it eo wibb eolr

3`rrlino dr-inh f`r eobp godluso "telt=s welt nido hirbs c` weon s`+o`no trios t`

tlko lcvlntlho `f eor." *o`rho còsn=t biko teis plrt f teo pbln godluso it

rolbi:os telt )lrt- wibb elvo t` c` inlppr`prilto teinhs t` 3`rrlino. (o `g2odts.

)lrt- ro+incs ei+ it=s lbb ln ldt. Seo pbln is f`r *o`rho t` `pon teo c``r lnc tobb

)lrt-, "eo- -ù, hot -ùr cl+n elncs `ff eor."

*o`rho `g2odts lhlin, teis ti+o 9uosti`ninh weoteor `r n`t it is nodosslr-

f`r ei+ t` swolr.

)lrt- sl-s, "-os, CL))IS *o`rho, swolr." Seo rost `f teo pbln is si+pbo,

teo- protonc t` fihet, (o protoncs t` go cofoltoc g- *o`rho. *o`rho osd`rts


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3`rrlino int` teo clndo ls eor knihet in seininh lr+`r. It=s l f``b pr``f pbln, `r s`

eo teinks.

&eon *o`rho finlbb- soo+s `n g`lrc wite teo pbln )lrt- hivos ei+ l pop

tlbk. (o pbldos eis elnc `n eis clc=s seùbcor lnc sl-s "if -ù put -ùr +inc t`

it, -ù dln ldd`+pbise ln-teinh." 6T`+oteinh telt ;onnifor elc slic t` ei+ 2ust

gof`ro eo wont gldk in ti+o lgùt eis +usid5.

Wi!)t Si+o, Wi!)t Dlr, r`n! Dlc"

$GS ODSOI# I33L*O TGLO. $#GS(#GTO. I*(S. )lrt- is

crossoc in l suit lnc tio lnc is elvinh l d`nvorslti`n wite C`d lgùt teo

upd`+inh st`r+. C`d +onti`ns e`w o7ditoc eo is t` go lgbo t` s`+o cl- trlvob

in ti+o.

)lrt- teon trios t` wlrn C`d lgùt welt elppons teo nihet eo hòs gldk

t` teo futuro gut C`d rofusos t` biston, tobbinh ei+ telt it=s t`` clnhorùs f`r

ln-`no t` kn`w t`` +ude lgùt teoir `wn futuro. Ovon if teoir intonti`ns lro

h``c, it dln gldkfiro `n teo+ crlstidlbb-.

$GS S# ISOI# 3#G=T CIO. )lrt- sits dlrofubb- w`rcinh l n`to f

wlrninh t` C`d %r`wn. "Colr C`d %r`wn, `n teo nihet weon I h` gldk in ti+o

-ù lro se`t g- torr`rists." (o e`pos C`d wibb rolc teo bottor lftor eo=s h`no lnc

tlko teo nodosslr- prodluti`ns t` lv ic goinh kibboc. (o sbips teo n`to int` C`d=s

`vord`lt p`dkot weon C`d isn=t b``kinh.

$GS S# ISOI# (I*( T$(##3 *)LTIG). &o soo *o`rho


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insico b``kinh vor- elncs`+o lnc clseinh in l weito tu7, o7dopt f`r teo fldt eo=s

clndinh lbb lb`no, `ddlssi`nlb- b``kinh up lt teo db`dk f`r eis lppìntoc ti+o.

)lrvin %orr- lnc Ttlrbihetors lro pbl-inh "ihet Srlin."

$GS S# ODSOI# T$(##3 QL'I* 3#S. C`d %r`wn=s /A>

Qldklrc $ust`+ Oihet idt`ril d`nvortigbo pubbs in wite 3`rrlino in teo plssonhor

solt lnc )lrt- crivinh. &eon teo- lro fubb- st`ppoc 3`rrlino suhhost teo- "plrk"

first. Ovon in />4 )lrt- kn`ws telt +olns seo wlnts t` +lko ut. `w, eo

stlrts t` soo teo wrinkbos in eis pbln. (o rolbi:os eis -ùnh +`teor +ihet n`t go

teo "g`rn nun" eo lbwl-s teùhet seo wls lnc telt dùbc go cislstorùs f`r teo

we`bo `porlti`n. ;ust teon, seo pr`cudos l s+lbb fblsk `f weisko- lnc crinks,

b``kinh lrùnc t` +lko suro teo d`lst is dbolr, seo elncs it t` ei+. (o bodturos

eor telt seo seùbcn=t crink godluso seo +ihet rohrot it bltor in bifo. Lnhrib- seo

tobbs ei+ n`t t` go "l s9ulro." (o seruhs lnc tlkos l swih. Ls eo còs, seo

bihets up l dihlrotto. (o de`kos lt teis, spittinh s`+o `f teo weisko- ùt.

";osus, -ù s+`ko t``" `w seo hots poovoc lnc d`+pblins, "-ùr stlrtinh t`

sùnc biko +- +`teor."

$GS ISOI# T$(##3 *)LTIG). %ldk in teo clndo teo glnc

oncs teoir s`nh lnc lnnùndos it=s ti+o f`r l grolk.

$GS S# ODSOI# T$(##3 QL'I* 3#S. 3`rrlino lsks ei+ we-

eo=s s` norvùs. (o lsks eor if seo ovor elc t` c` s`+oteinh gut weon it dl+o

ti+o t` c` it cic seo rolbi:o seo dùbcn=t h` terùhe wite it Teo hrins widkocb-

lnc witeùt furteor wlrninh 3`rrlino +lkos eor +`vo, seo=s lbb `vor ei+. Ls eo

struhhbos seo pblnts eor bips t` eis lhhrossivob-, eor o-os p`p wico lnc seo


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teo- b``k f`r teo ko-s teo- eolr )lrt-=s +uffboc vìdo sl-inh, "teo ko-s lro in teo

trunk."

$GS F#S QL'I* 3#S #F T$(##3. C#$=T $L. ù dln eolr

3`rrlino dr-inh lnc %iff bluheinh, lnc -ù dln stibb soo 3`rrilnos foot fblibinh

insico teo dlr. Lpplrontb- seo=s goinh rlpoc. *o`rho )dFb- lppolrs, soos teo

d`++`ti`n insico teo dlr, plusos, puttinh `n eis gost ldtinh fldo eo teinks teo

se`w is `n. (o st`+ps `vor t` teo dlr, swinhs teo c``r `pon lnc, ls eo còs,

sl-s eis bino ls teo- roeolrsoc it.

"(o- - u hot -ùr cl+noc elncs `fffff...." (is vìdo trlibs `ff ls, in

e`rr`r, eo soos telt it=s %iff in teo dlr, n`t )lrt-. %iff, swoltinh pr`fusob- lnc

grolteinh elrc tobbs *o`rho in l +onldinh t`no telt eo els teo wr`nh dlr.

3`rrlino drios ùt *o`rho=s nl+o lnc glbofubb- gohs f`r eobp.

*o`rho lssossos teo hrlvit- `f teo situlti`n in l fblse. %iff tobbs ei+ t` 2ust

wlbk lwl-. *o`rho=s co+oln`r succonb- delnhos. L b``k d`+os `vor ei+ telt

n` `no els ovor soon gof`ro. (o pìnts lnhrib- lt %iff lnc sl-s, "n` %iff, -ù

bolvo eor lb`no?" %iff dbi+gs ùt `f teo dlr lnc tobbs *o`rho eo=s goon lskinh f`r

it lnc n`w eo=s hình t` hot it. *o`rho tlkos ln lwkwlrc swinh lt %iff gut teo

gruto 2ust hrlgs eis lr+ lnc twists it elrc goeinc eis gldk. *o`rho hòs t` eis

knoos, hri+ldinh in plin.

$GS S# %L$' QL'I* 3#S. )lrvin %orr- is usinh l knifo t` tr- lnc

2i++- teo trunk b`dk. It w`rks gut eo duts eis elnc glcb- in teo pr`doss. Seo

trunk p`ps `pon lnc )lrt- 2u+ps up, telnkinh teo+ pr`fusob- eo t`ssos teo+

teo ko-s lnc eo clrts gldk t` slvo 3`rrlino fr`+ %iff.


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t`no `f lwo lnc w`ncor. "S(LS=T *o`rho )dfb-" Teo lsks indrocubùsb-.

(o b``ks lt eis fl+ib- pe`t` o7podtinh t` soo it rost`roc. S` eis uttor

se`dk lnc cis+l- eis gr`teor is d`+pbotob- h`no fr`+ teo pe`t` lnc eis sistor is

elbf h`no. *ottinh *o`rho lnc 3`rrlino t`hoteor lt teo clndo wls n`t onùhe,

it cicn=t fi7 l teinh. (is gr`w furr`ws in d`+pboto d`nfusi`n, ls it clwns n ei+

welt teo pr`gbo+ is. (o runs gldk t`wlrc teo lbbo-.

Gut 1ùr Kic Lro `nnl 7`*o #t"

$GS S# %L$' QL'I* 3#S. )lrt- runs up lnc lsks we- teo- elvon=t

h`no gldk in t` rosu+o pbl-inh f`r teo clndo. Seo- lro wrlppinh )lrvin=s elnc

in l blrho glnclho lnc inf`r+ ei+ telt )lrvin=s elnc is t`` glcb- in2uroc lnc teo

glnc dln=t pbl- witeùt )lrvin. (o urhos teo+ t` h` gldk in lnc pbl- +usid,

tlbkinh l +ibo l +inuto, eo pbolcs wite )lrvin!

")lrvin, -ù h`ttl pbl-? Selt=s weoro teo- kiss f`r teo first ti+o, `n teo

clndo fb``r? ù soo, if teoro=s n` +usid teo- dln=t clndo lnc if teo- dln=t clndo

teo- dln=t kiss lnc if teo- dln=t kiss teo- dln=t flbb in b`vo lnc teon I=+ eist`r-?"

)lrvin sits up lnc tobbs ei+, "eo- +ln teo clndo is `vor, unboss -ù kn`w

s`+o`no obso telt dln pbl- teo huitlr?"

$GS S# ISOI# T$(##3 *)LTIG). CL$O TSL*O. )lrt-

stlncs t` teo rihet `f teo stlho, )lrvin=s roc *igs`n OTH


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Seo s`nh oncs lnc )lrt-, triu+pelnt b``ks ùt lt *o`rho, we` wlvos.

(o wlvos gldk b``kinh triu+pelnt lnc stlrts t` put teo huitlr c`wn. )lrvin

%orr- urhos ei+ t` pbl- ln`teor nu+gor, s`+oteinh telt "rolbb- d``ks." (o

teinks lgùt it teon lhroos. (o stops up t` teo +idr`pe`no lnc lnnùndos,

"teis is ln `bcio," eo st`ps, teon lccs, "wobb, it=s ln bcio weoro I d +o fr`+." (o

tobbs teo glnc t` pbl- l stlnclrc 8 glr gbuos in teo ko- `f %. (o blundeos int`

teo `poninh lnc cistindt riff f`r ;èn- %. *``co, g- $eudk %orr-. Seo glnc 2ìns

in, foobinh teo vigo lnc hrinninh in pbolsuro lnc l+l:o+ont. Ovor-`no gohins t`

clndo o7ditocb-.

$GS S# %L$'TSL*O #FFI$O. Ls )lrt- pbl-s, wo soo )lrvin `n teo

pe`no in teo gldkstlho `ffido seùtinh, t` $eudk %orr-, eis dùsin lgùt telt

"now sùnc" eo=s goon b``kinh f`r. )lrvin seùts int` teo rodiovor, "wobb biston t`

teis," lnc e`bcs teo pe`no ùt s` telt )lrt-=s riffs dln go eolrc.

$GS S# TSL*O. )lrt- gohins t` put n eis gost se`w+lnseip. (o e`ps

ldr`ss teo stlho, kidkinh `no boh up biko $eudk %orr-. (o kidks eis l+pbifior `vor

biko teo S wnsonc fr`+ Seo &e`, eo cr`ps t` eis knoos biko ln (lbon lnc còs

l s`b` telt o+pb`-s el++or`n pubb`ffs, teon eo pbl-s teo huitlr goeinc eis nodk

biko ;i+i (oncri7. &eon eo bios c`wn `n teo stlho wite teo huitlr lnc gohins

sd``tinh ldr`ss teo fb``r biko Lnhus ùnh `f L$JC$, e`wovor, teo glnc bitorlbb-

st`ps pbl-inh. (o b``ks up t` soo ovor-`no is stlrinh lt ei+. ù dùbc eolr l

pin cr`p in teoro. (o hots up, rohlins eis d`+p`suro, stops up t` teo

+idr`pe`no lnc sl-s, "I huoss -ù=ro n`t rolc- f`r telt -ot..." plusos, lccs "gut

-ùr kics lro hình t` 3#O it?"


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(o elncs teo huitlr gldk t` )lrvin %orr- we` sdrutini:os teo instru+ont

f`r cl+lho.

$GS ISOI# %L$' TSL*O OL %L$' ODIS. )lrt- runs gldk stlho

lnc eolcs f`r teo o7it. (o=s +ot g- 3`rrlino stlncinh in l c``rwl-. (o st`ps

lnc seo lsks if it=s `kl- f`r *o`rho t` crivo eor e`+o. *ivor eor l pbl-fub deudk

uncor eor dein lnc sl-s "I elc l foobinh lgùt - u tw`." Teo lhroos wite ei+.

*o`rho lnc 3`rrlino stlnc lr+ in lr+ t` sl- teoir h``cg-os lnc lsk ei+ if teo-

wibb ovor soo ei+ lhlin. (o sl-s, "I pors`nlbb- hulrlntoo it."

Ls eo=s lgùt t` bolvo, eo st`ps lnc sl-s, "è, g- teo wl-, if - u tw` ovor

elvo kics..." teo- gbuse, "lnc `no `f teo+ lddicontlbb- sots firo t` teo ruh weon

eo=s > -olrs `bc, h` ols- n ei+ wibb -ù" Seo- n`c. (o runs ut teo o7it,

bolvinh 3`rrlino rofbodtinh lgùt e`w nido teo nl+o )lrt- is.

4` Wol' D`ndo&t ` Si+o"

$GS S# ODSOI# S#& TGLO. $#GS(#GTO. Seo db`dk is

nolrinh 0! 00 p+. C`d is frlntidlbb- pldinh in fr`nt f teo dùrteùso o7l+ininh

eis +ln- wltdeos lnc dursinh )lrt-. &eon )lrt- finlbb- lrrivos C`d lsks ei+ if

eo els n` d`ndopt `f ti+o.

(o cofoncs ei+sobf g- sl-inh teoro wls n` wl- eo wls hình gldk t` eis

`wn ti+o in telt ":``t suit." &eibo teo- und`vor teo Cob`roln t` prop it, )lrt-

tobbs C`d e`w *o`rho blic %iff ùt in `no punde lnc sl-s "eo=s novor st``c up t`

%iff in eis bifo." (o elncs C`d teo fl+ib- pe`t` s` eo dln soo f`r ei+sobf telt teo


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ti+obino is rost`roc.

C`d fr`wns, stlrinh lt teo pidturo lnc lsks )lrt-, "novor"

)lrt- d`nfir+s it lnc b``ks d`ndornoc.

C`d sl-s "novor +inc telt n`w" lnc d`ntinuos t` prop teo Cob`roln. (o

ro+incs )lrt- `f teo pbln lnc pìnts c`wn teo stroot in teo cirodti`n `f weoro eo

els crlwn l stlrtinh bino. (o sots teo ti+o cilb t` sonc ei+ gldk t` teo o7ldt

+`+ont eo boft lnc d`++onts, "it wibb go biko -ù novor boft."

Seo- euh. C`d sl-s "soo -ù in


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eo dln up teo stlirwl- t` teo db`dk. (o dbi+gs grlvob- ùt `n teo vor- tein

bocho. (o cr`ps teo r`po t` )lrt-, we` tios teo d`nnodt`r t` it lnc C`d crlhs

teo d`nnnodt`r up. Frlntidlbb-, eo gohins tr-inh t` +lko eis wl- t` teo `teor

sico `f teo db`dk t` rod`nnodt teo dlgbo. Ls eo còs s` )lrt- trios t` -obb up lt

C`d t` wlrn ei+ lgùt eis goinh se`t g- teo torr`rists gut C`d dln=t eolr ei+

godluso teo teuncor lnc teo winc lro pidkinh up ls teo +`+ont `f teo bihetninh

striko lppr`ldeos. Seo bocho grolks lnc C`d nolrb- elnhs f`r l +`+ont g- teo

cod`rlti`ns lrùnc teo db`dk, untib eo +lnlhos t` dbi+g gldk up. )lrt- is stibb

seùtinh eis wlrninhs, uneolrc. C`d seùts t` )lrt-, "b``k lt teo ti+o?"

)lrt- rolbi:os eo els t` h` n`w.

F#33#& )LS C#& S(O #LC I CO3#OL. (o runs gldk t`

teo Co3`roln lnc rldos it c`wn teo r`lc, st`ppinh lnc bininh ei+sobf up lt teo

plintoc stlrtinh bino. (o hots ut `f teo dlr lnc instlbbs teo hrlppbinh e``k st-bo

d`ntldt`r int` teo fbu7 dlpldit`r biko C`d se`woc ei+. (o hots gldk in teo dlr,

b``ks lt teo lblr+ db`dk lnc bl+onts telt eo cicn=t elvo onùhe ti+o t` wlrn

C`d, untib eo rolbi:os eo=s h`t lbb teo ti+o eo noocs ls b`nh ls eo els l ti+o

+ldeino. (o rosots eis costinlti`n ti+o t` lrrivo 0 +inutos olrbior. Tpolkinh

t` ei+sobf eo sl-s, "I=bb 2ust h` gldk olrb- lnc wlrn ei+." Seo dlr stlbbs, 2ust ls

it elc nolr teo gibbg`lrc `n teo first cl- lnc it lhlin wibb n`t stlrt gldk up. Seo

ti+or hòs `ff lnc eo sbl+s eis eolc `n teo stoorinh weoob. Seo dlr stlrts? (o

ter`ws it in holr lnc spoocs gohins spoocinh t`wlrc teo t`wn s9ulro.

$GS ODSOI# $3#$' S#&O. C`d is stibb struhhbinh t` hot teo

d`nnodt`r t` teo teor sico `f teo db`dk s` eo dln rod`nnodt it. &eon eo hots


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unf`bcinh ls it cic gof`ro, wite ei+ n`w `n teo sicobinos wltdeinh eobpbossb- ls

teo 3ig-rlns delso teo Cob`roln lrùnc teo plrkinh b`t lnc t`wlrc teo pe`t`

g``te. (o hots t` soo welt elpponoc lftor eo wont t` /44. &eon teo

Co3`roln vlniseos, teo se`dkoc 3ig-lns b`so d`ntr`b `f teoir vln lnc it drlseos

int` teo pe`t` g``te lnc r`bbs `vor `n it=s sico. Ser`winh dluti`n t` teo winc, n`t

ovon kn`winh if teo 3ig-lns survivoc teo drlse `r n`t, eo runs c`wn t` deodk `n

p``r C`d.

F#33#& )LS C#& S(O (I33 S# S(O QL'I* 3#S %O3#&. In

d`+pboto covlstlti`n eo flbbs c`wn no7t t` teo invont`r=s bi+p colc g`c- lnc

gohins t` +ùrn. (o dln=t golr t` b``k lnc turns eis eolc. C`d=s o-os fbuttor.

(o sonsos +`vo+ont lnc turns gldk 2ust ls C`d sits up.

" u=ro lbivo?" (o weispors in l+l:o+ont. "%ut e`w"

&iteùt sl-inh l w`rc, lnc ls if eo=s 2ust ro+o+gorinh teis f`r teo first

ti+o ei+sobf, eo `pons eis d`vorlbbs t` rovolb l gubbot pr``f vost d`voroc in

fblttonoc gubbots.

)lrt-s lsks "e`w cic -ù kn`w"

C`d roldeos in eis t`p p`dkot lnc pubbs ùt teo bottor eo elc sbippoc ei+ in

/44. It wls tlpoc gldk t`hoteor lnc bl+inltoc t` prosorvo it.

)lrt- co+lncs, "welt lgùt lbb telt tlbk lgùt sdrowinh up futuro

ovonts Seo spldo ti+o d`ntinuu+"

S` weide C`d +orob- sl-s, "wobb I fihuroc, welt teo eobb?"

Mlrty, Cic 1ù Eit 1ùr Eolc/


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$GS ODSOI# )$F3 OTICO$O CIO&L. L%#GS (#G

3LSO. Seo Cob`roln pubbs up lnc )lrt- hots ut. (o lsks C`d e`w flr leolc

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lnc 3`rrlino is co+lncinh l ro+ltde. *o`rho lsks "we-, woro -ù deoltinh"

Seo- b``k biko tw` d`+pbotob- cifforont po`pbo.

)lrt- flbbs `n teo fb``r eo=s s` se`dkoc?

Seo- lro d`ndornoc lnc lsk ei+ if eo=s lbrihet lnc if eo eit eis eolc.

(o huseos ls eo pidks ei+sobf gldk up, ")`+, Clc, -ù hu-s b``k

*OLS?" *o`rho=s elir is pbolslntb- st-boc lnc eo b``ks fit ls l ficcbo, dlrr-inh

ei+sobf wite ln lir `f s`peistidlti`n telt )lrt- els novor soon gof`ro. (is

+`teor, t``, is in torrifid selpo. *o`rho pbl-fubb- +lkos l pr`v`dltivo hrlg f`r

eor gldksico ls eo wlbks lwl- goeinc eor lnc seo hihhbos.

3`rrlino eolcs t` teo cininh r``+ tlgbo weibo *o`rho hòs t` teo bivinh

r``+. (o stlncs o-oinh )lrt- wite l kn`winh b``k ls eo puts eis sun hblssos in

eis insico d`lt p`dkot. (o d`ntinuos t` hl:o lt )lrt-, lb+`st ls if eo kn`ws

welt is hình `n. 3incl tobbs )lrt- telt ;onnifor dlbboc. 3`rrlino, stlncinh lt teo

tlgbo, ro+lrks e`w +ude seo bikos telt swoot hirb ;onnifor. Seon seo lsks ei+ if

teis isn=t teo nihet teo- h` t` teo blko

(o sl-s, "+`+ wo tlbkoc lgùt teis ro+o+gor teo dlr is wrodkoc."

(lv`d grolks b``so lt teis. Clvo 2u+ps up lnc co+lncs we- eo is novor

t`bc lgùt teoso teinhs. *o`rho 2ust stl++ors f`r l sod`nc teon tobbs ovor-`no

t` dlb+ c`wn lnc telt teo dlr is fino. (o eolcs t` teo fr`nt c``r. "Too, teoro=s

%iff ùt teoro wl7inh it rihet n`w."

$GS ODSOI# )$F3 OTICO$O. CIO&L. *o`rho `pons teo

c``r lnc wo soo ln ùt `f selpo %iff wl7inh l golutifub %)& in l hroon runninh

suit. *o`rho glrks lt ei+ fr`+ teo c``rwl-, "I wlnt tw` d`lts `f wl7 teis ti+o."


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%iff, sbihetb- irritltoc" sl-s "I=+ 2ust finiseinh up teo sod`nc d`lt n`w."

*o`rho glrks bùcor, "n`w %iff, c`n=t d`n +o."

%iff god`+os o7tro+ob- lp`b`hotid, dlbbinh ei+ ")r. )dfb-." (o sl-s "I

+olnt I wls 2ust stlrtinh teo sod`nc d`lt."

*o`rho db`sos teo c``r wite, "telt %iff, welt l delrldtor.

$GS ISOI# )$F3 CO. (o=s lbwl-s tr-inh t` hot lwl- wite

s`+oteinh," teon, "eo=s goon telt wl- ovor sindo (ihe Tde``b." (o sits c`wn

lnc 3`rrlino e`ps `n eis blp, ro+incinh ei+ telt if it wlsn=t f`r %iff teo- novor

wùbc elvo flbbon in b`vo.

)lrt- is b``kinh +`ro lnc +`ro cis`riontoc.

Tucconb- %iff runs in dlrr-inh l g`7 lnc seùtinh, "it=s 2ust lrrivoc I teink

it=s -ùr now g``k?"

Seo- lbb hlteor t` b``k lt teo d`ntonts lnc it=s l n`vob, writton g- *o`rho

)dfb- lgùt l dùpbo we` lro grùhet t`hoteor g- l spldo +ln. #n teo fr`nt

d`vor is l fihuro in l -obb`w rlcilti`n suit, puseinh l g`- lnc l hirb t`hoteor.

*o`rho tobbs )lrt-, "soo s`n, it=s biko I koop tobbinh -ù, if -ù put -ùr +inc t` it,

-ù dln ldd`+pbise ln-teinh."

%iff elncs )lrt- l sot f ko-s lnc sl-s, "it=s lbb wl7oc up, rolc- f`r

t`nihet."

(o b``ks trub- glffboc n`w. 3`rrlino lnc *o`rho b``k lt olde `teor biko

teo- lro pbolsoc lt eis surpirsoc roldti`n.

$GS S# ISOI# *LL*O. CL'OTT. Seo c``r swinhs `pon lnc

in teo fb``cinh bihet ùtsico wo soo ls )lrt- stlncs in lwo lt welt is insico. It=s


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teo 2ot gbldk S -`tl A D A pidkup eo lbwl-s lc+iroc. (o dln=t gobiovo eis o-os.

(o wlbks in lnc bolns `n it, o7elustoc g- lbb `f teis. (o eolrs ;onnifor=s vìdo

lskinh ei+ f`r l rico.

(o runs t` eor lnc e`bcs eor tihetb- sl-inh "-ù lro l sihet f`r s`ro o-os."

Teo d`++onts telt eo=s ldtinh biko eo elsn=t soon eor f`r l wook.

(o sl-s, "I elvon=t?" Seo- kiss. &o soo *o`rho lnc 3`rrlino we` elvo

goon wltdeinh fr`+ teo sdroon c``r, lb+`st kn`winhb-, turn lwl- t` hivo teo+

teoir privld-.

W`lc/ o C`n(t 4ooc 4` Ttin-in! W`lc"

Tucconb- teoro is l F3LT( goeinc teo+ lnc teo Cob`roln lppolrs,

s+lseinh int` teo hlrglho dlns lt teo onc `f teo crivowl- lnc sdroodeinh t` l

elbt. C`d %r`wn 2u+ps ùt crossoc in `cc db`teos lnc wolrinh strlnho vis`rbiko

sunhblssos. (o seùts t` )lrt- telt eo els t` d`+o gldk wite ei+.

"%ldk weoro" )lrt- lsks.

C`d sl-s, "gldk t` teo futuro." (o runs t` teo hlrglho dlns lnc hrlgs l

goor dln lnc s`+o `teor hlrglho lnc gohins foocinh it int` l +ldeino +ùntoc

t` teo gldk `f teo Cob`roln. It els ")r. Fusi`n" o+g`ssoc `n it.

(o lsks C`d welt eo=s cình lnc eo sl-s eo noocs fuob.

(o lsks C`d "we-, welt elppons t` us in teo futuro, c` wo turn int` lss

e`bos `r s`+oteinh" C`d sl-s, "n` g`te -ù lnc ;onnifor turn ut fino, it=s -ùr

kics, )lrt-."


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;onnifor is n`w stlrinh lt teo+ g`te biko teo- lro d`+pbotob- inslno.

C`d hrlgs ei+ g- teo seùbcors lnc sl-s, "s`+oteinh=s h`t t` go c`no

lgùt -ùr kics."

obudtlntb- teo- hot in teo Cob`roln, wite )lrt- d`ntinuinh t` `g2odt l

bittbo.

$GS ISOI# CO3#OL. C`d gldks up f`r l tlko `ff. (o sl-s, "C`d

-ù gottor gldk up +`ro, -ù c`n=t elvo onùhe r`lc t` hot up t` >>."

"`lcs" C`d %r`wn sl-s crl+ltidlbb- ls eo puts eis sunhblss vis`r

gldk c`wn. "&eoro wo=ro hình wo c`n=t OOC r`lcs."

$GS S# ODSOI# CO3#OL. Seo Cob`roln e`vors l fow foot in teo

lir lnc teo tiros rotrldt uncor teo dlr sicowl-s. Seo- lcvlndo f`rwlrc l spldo,

turn, lnc fb- strlihet t`wlrc teo dl+orl lnc plss `voreolc, pidkinh up spooc.

Seoro is l fblse lnc teo fl+ibilr sùnc `f teo ti+o 2u+p.

Flco t` gbldk.

)usid.

$rocits r`bb.

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