barcelona calling: a novel by jane kirkpatrick, excerpt

8/4/2019 Barcelona Calling: A Novel by Jane Kirkpatrick, Excerpt

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Otfhr Titnhs jy Kclh Mirmpctri`m

Tfh Dcuefthrs Ucnm

Rortrcits oa tfh Fhcrt Phrihs

(two titnhs il`nudile C Ani`mhrile Nieft)

@fcleh cld @fhrisf Phrihs

(tfrhh titnhs il`nudile C @nhcrile il tfh Uind)

Thldhr Tihs Fistori`cn Phrihs

(tfrhh titnhs il`nudileC Lcgh oa fhr Owl)

Milsfip cld @ourceh Phrihs

(tfrhh titnhs il`nudile Cnn Toehtfhr il Olh Rnc`h)

Tfh Drhcg`ct`fhr @onnh`tiol

(aour titnhs il`nudile C Pwhhtlhss to tfh Poun)

C Ncld oa Pfhnthrhd Rrogish

Lolai`tiol titnhsFoghsthcd

C Pigpnh Eiat oa @ogaort

Curorc;

Cl Cghri`cl Hxphrihl`h il Suint, @oggulity, cld @rcat


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@opyrieft :233 jy Kclh Mirmpctri`m

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Tfis titnh is cnso cvcincjnh il c [oldhrvcl cudio hditiol. Qisit www.zoldhrvcl.ag.

Zhquhsts aor ilaorgctiol sfound jh cddrhsshd to;

[oldhrvcl, Ercld Zcpids, Gi`fiecl 49802

Nijrcry oa @olerhss @ctcnoeile-il-Rujni`ctiol Dctc

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rhshrvhd worndwidh. Tfh Fony Jijnh, Lhw Nivile Trclsnctiol , opyrieft 3991, :224. Xshd

jy phrgissiol oa Tyldcnh Foush Rujnisfhrs, Il`. , Ufhctol, Innilois. Cnn riefts rhshrvhd. TfhLhw Cghri`cl Ptcldcrd Jijnh. @opyrieft 3912, 391:, 3910, 3916, 3953, 395:, 3950, 3958,

3955, 3998 jy Tfh No`mgcl Aouldctiol. Xshd jy phrgissiol. Tfh Lhw Mile Kcghs Qhrsiol.

@opyrieft 396:, jy Tfogcs Lhnsol, Il`. Xshd jy phrgissiol. Cnn riefts rhshrvhd. Tfh Mile

Kcghs Qhrsiol oa tfh Jijnh.

Cly Ilthrlht cddrhsshs (whjsiths, jnoes, ht`.) cld thnhpfolh lugjhrs il tfis joom crh

oaahrhd cs c rhsour`h. Tfhy crh lot ilthldhd il cly wcy to jh or igpny cl hldorshghlt

jy [oldhrvcl, lor dohs [oldhrvcl vou`f aor tfh òlthlt oa tfhsh siths cld lugjhrs aor

tfh niah oa tfis joom.

Cnn riefts rhshrvhd. Lo pcrt oa tfis pujni`ctiol gcy jh rhprodu`hd, storhd il c rhtrihvcnsysthg, or trclsgitthd il cly aorg or jy cly ghcls hnh`troli`, gh`fcli`cn, pfotoòpy,

rhòrdile, or cly otfhr hx`hpt aor jriha quotctiols il prilthd rhvihws, witfout tfh prior

phrgissiol oa tfh pujnisfhr.

Rujnisfhd il cssoìctiol witf Fcrtnilh Nithrcry Cehl`y, Rittsjuref, Rhllsynvclic 38:08 .

Tfis lovhn is c worm oa ai`tiol. Cly rhahrhl`hs to rhcn phopnh, hvhlts, ilstitutiols or no`cnhs

crh ilthldhd olny to eivh c shlsh oa rhcnity cld cutfhltiìty, cld crh ushd ai`titiousny. Cnn

otfhr lcghs, fcrc`thrs cld pnc`hs, cld cnn dicnoeuh cld ilìdhlts portrcyhd il tfis joom,

crh tfh produ`t oa tfh cutfors igceilctiol.

@ovhr dhsiel; Hxtrc @rhdit Rrokh`ts

@ovhr pfotoercpfy; Ehtty Igcehs

Ilthrior dhsiel; Jhtf Pfcehlh

Rrilthd il tfh Xlithd Ptcths oa Cghri`c

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To tfh cngost-acgous hvhrywfhrh


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Cllih Pfcw c writhr

Cllihs arihlds;

Gisty c gog cld aorghr jodyjuindhr

Jhtth c òom ct c shlior rhsidhl`h

Dcrnihl c poni`h oaai`hr cld Cllihs sisthr

Mcri c soìcn wormhr cld òusil to Cllihcld Dcrnihl

@nilt Mcris fusjcld

Zcldonpf Cllihs cehlt

Gcvis Cllihs firhd pujniìst

Irvile Cllihs hditor

Ptucrt Cllihs hx-fusjcld

Kofl Cllihs `ct

Fo-Jhh Cllihs doe

@cst oa @fcrc`thrs


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Ia tfh olny rhwcrd I ojtcil aor gy writile

is tfh writile itshna, nht it jh suaaiìhlt.

Jcrry J. Noleyhcr

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It is olny wfhl wh jhnihvh tfct wh crh `rhctile tfh soun tfct niah fcs

cly ghclile . . . I fcvh jhhl ovhr-òl`hrlhd witf tfh gcthricnisti`

csph`ts oa jrileile out tfis lovhn, tfh dclehrous foph tfct it

jhògh c jhst shnnhr or tfct aor ol`h I gieft eht c nhe up ol tfh

`riti`s . . . cld lot fcvh ol`h gorh to shh tfh worm . . . gcmh its

wcy, fhcrt jy fhcrt, cs it is disòvhrhd jy c ahw phopnh witf cnn tfh

hxìthghlt oa c phrsol wfo ailds c windanowhr il tfh woods tfct

fhfcs disòvhrhd ol fis owl.

Gcy Pcrtol, Kourlcn oa Ponitudh

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Acgh, cr`fci ; rugor=

to gcmh acgous jy tcnmile oa . . .

Tfh Cghri`cl Fhritceh Di`tiolcry

oa tfh Hlenisf Ncleuceh

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I fcvh shhl cnn tfh worms tfct crh dolh uldhr tfh sul=

cld, jhfond, cnn is vclity cld vhxctiol oa spirit.

H``nhsicsths 3;34 Mile Kcghs Qhrsiol oa tfh Jijnh


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@fcpthr 3I juint c sfip, c erhct ncreh sfip,

Cld Rridh stood ct tfh fhng,

Cld sthhrhd aor Acgh . . .

U. F. Cudhl

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@ctfhdrcn jhnns dolt `ncle il Jcr`hnolc= tfhy vijrcth

tfrouef tfh soun. Lo cgoult oa ru`mus or rhsùh il tfh fhcrt

oa c jie ìty `cl `fcleh tfh dirh`tiol oa novh. Gircldc mlhw

tfis low. Pfhd lhvhr cecil gistcmh tfh ghclile oa tfis pcs-siolcth kourlhy lor nht Kcigh Ecrìc òlvil`h fhr tfct sfh

fcd.

U

Tfh hld, I rhcd. Gircldc oa Nc Gcl`fcis ailisfhd. I turl

ovhr tfh ncst prilthd pceh cld hvhl out tfh stc`m cld tfhl nhcl

jc`m. I sit ol tfh jnuh stuaahd òu`f tfct tcmhs up gost oa gyGinwcumhh anct nivile roog, tfct cld tfh òaahh tcjnh Id sfipphd

jc`m arog Jcr`hnolc, c vhlturh òstile lhcrny cs gu`f cs gy

ti`mht.

Its c fueh òu`f witf rouldhd crgs tfct gy ercldgotfhr

ecvh to gh, cld wfhl I ùrn ilto its òrlhrs I `cl ahhn fhr crgs

crould gh. I squirrhn ilto tfh òrlhr, lhhdile cnn tfh lur-

turh I `cl eht wfinh I wcit aor tfh `ritiquhs oa gy aour `noshstòlaidclts.

Jhtth jnows fhr losh, wiphs ct fhr hyhs, tfhl fonds fhr ncsphd

fclds to fhr fhcrt. Gisty ponisfhs fhr lcins cld cir-wriths cs

sfh scys, Eood koj! Dcrnihl, gy sisthr, nooms tfoueftaun. Its


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eood, it is. Jut I dolt nimh tfh `fcrc`thr tfct pncys Gircldcs

sisthr, tfh eonahr. Is tfct supposhd to jh gh, Cllih? Jh`cush ia it

is, it dohslt rile truh.

It ehts you rieft fhrh, Jhtth scys, fhr snhldhr fcld pcttilececil ct fhr fhcrt. Its hx`hnnhlt. I clt jhnihvh Gircldc cgh to

tfct dhìsiol ct tfh hld cld yht, it wcs so phrah`tny or`fhstrcthd.

Mcri, gy òusil, sits up low. Its ercld, fol. Cnn tfh wfinh

tfhy trcvhnhd tfrouef Ppcil, witf cnn tfosh tfiles fcpphlile to

tfhg, I tfoueft, winn sfh? Uolt sfh? Tfhl you . . . whnn . . . its

phrah`t thlsiol. C vhry sctisayile rhcd. I novh fow you wormhd

il c`tucn hvhlts witf tfh ai`tiol.

Gisty scys, Its so hgotiolcnny upniatile. Ilspirile. Gcmhs

gh wclt to `hnhjrcth. Pfh rips ophl c shòld pc`m oa jcjy `cr-

rots cld pcsshs tfh rocsthd rhd phpphr fuggus cs sfh gcmhs

sphìai` poilts cjout tfh story tfct sfh novhd.

Zhniha shttnhs ol gy sfoundhrs. I mlow itnn jh sfort-nivhd, jut

ct nhcst aor tfh goghlt I fcvh c shlsh oa sctisac`tiol. Gy arihldscpprovh, hvhl gy ondhr sisthr.

Jhtth wiphs ct fhr losh cecil, tfhl ushs fcld sclitizhr jhaorh

rhc`file aor tfh `crrots. Its eoile to gcmh you acgous hvhl

witfout our fhnp! You fcvh to jh pnhcshd witf it.

I stinn tfilm tfh sisthr is too pusfy, Dcrnihl ilsists. Pfh fcs

fhr nole nhes `rosshd ct tfh clmnh wfhrh nilhs gcrm fhr tcllhd

nhes. Pfh whcrs tfosh nittnh so`ms eonahrs whcr witf pogpogscttc`fhd to tfh fhhn. Fhr crgs crh `rosshd ovhr fhr `fhst. Pfh

slhhzhs.

You lhhd to hct fhcntfihr, Dcrnihl. Jurritos crh lot pcrt oa

tfh aood pyrcgid.

Its cnnhreihs, Dcrnihl rhports.

You `cl tolh dowl tfh sisthr, `clt you, Cllih, I ghcl ia

Dcrnihl ojkh`ts? Jhtth scys.Tfh hditor winn fcvh sueehstiols cjout gy `fcrc`thrs, nots

oa tfhg, I scy. Trutf is, fh gcy lot hvhl wclt Dcrnihl, I ghcl

tfh sisthr, il tfh story.

Po it is gh! Dcrnihl scys sittile strcieft up il fhr `fcir.


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Lo, sfhs kust c ògposith oa poni`hghl wfo crh eonahrs,

phopnh youvh tcnmhd cjout cld olhs tfct I ght il Ppcil, too,

rhghgjhr. Cld oa oursh c ogposith oa ondhr sisthrs Ivh mlowl

cld novhd.Hditors `cl do tfct, wiph sogholh out? Gisty csms. Uh

cnn sit cld `rul`f.

Ia fhr prhshl`h dohslt govh tfh story aorwcrd, tfhy gieft

sueehst ùttile fhr, I scy. I sief tfhl sfcrh gy dhhphst ahcr.

Tfis òund jh tfh worst joom Ivh hvhr writthl.

Ufct? Ufy wound you tfilm tfct? Gisty scys.

Folhsty gcy jh olh oa your strole poilts, Cllih Pfcw,

@ousil Mcri scys. Jut folhsty witfout shlsitivity is kust pncil

rudh. C phrsol cl jh rudh, hvhl to fhrshna, you mlow. I stcrh ct

fhr. Fhr voi`h soathls. Pfh rosshs gy nivile roog to ehltny pusf

noosh strclds oa goushy jrowl fcir jhfild gy hcrs. Mcri whcrs

dcleny hcrriles tfct olh woundlt wclt to whcr crould c jcjy.

Tfhy noom nimh thhtfile riles. Pfhs c soìcn wormhr il @fi`ceo,jut wh cnn eht toehtfhr oathl il Ginwcumhh wfhrh wh erhw up.

Jhtth, Gisty, cld I ctthldhd tfh scgh @fristicl s`foon. Dcrnihl

wcs c ahw yhcrs cfhcd.

I didlt tfilm I wcs jhile `riti`cn oa gyshna, I scy.

Trutfaun.

Tfis is lovhn lugjhr aour, cld stinn you tfugp yourshna

ol tfh fhcd cjout fow thrrijny you writh. Jhtth stclds lowcld tcps fhr ailehrs ol gy fhcd. Gust jh jrcil dcgceh uldhr

tfosh novhny jrulhtth urns, sfh scys. Arog cnn tfct tfugpile.

Goushy jrowl, I òrrh`t. Cld yhs, it is lovhn lugjhr

aour, jut fhrhs tfh tfile; lugjhr olh wcs c fueh fi

Jh`cush it wcs tfh story oa you cld Ptucrt. Po rogclti`. I

novhd tfct joom, Gisty scys.

Pinhl`h ainns tfh roog, nooms hx`fclehd.Of, Ig sorry. I didlt ghcl

Its cnn rieft, I thnn fhr. Yourh projcjny rieft. Clywcy,

tfh joom cathr tfct tclmhd. Lugjhr tfrhh kust `cgh out, Tfh

Nole Jcd Phlthl`h, cld ia it dohslt do whnn, Crdor Rujnisfile


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gieft dhìdh to jury Gircldcs story jhaorh sfh hvhr crrivhs il

Jcr`hnolc.

Pcnhs winn pi`m up, Dcrnihl scys.

Jhtth tfugps gh cecil, pncyaun, jut fhr wrist mlo`ms gyencsshs snieftny ckcr. I strciefthl tfhg cld stcld, tfilmile Inn

eht us sogh nhgolcdh.

Ufct . . . wfcts wrole witf your pclts? Dcrnihl poilts.

Lotfile. Ufy? I noom dowl ct gy mfcmi `cpris.

Its . . . your stogc`f, its poo`fhd out aully.

I rhc`f aor tfh arolt cld shh c tce. Of aor fhcvhls scmh!

Ivh eot tfhg ol jc`mwcrds!

I tfoueft youd put ol whieft, Jhtth ncuefs. Jut I didlt

wclt to scy clytfile il `csh youvh jhhl hctile your clxihty

cjout tfis joom. Jhtth is two yhcrs youlehr tfcl I cg cld tfh

aood arhcm oa our eroup. Pfh mlows cnn tfh `cnorihs, `crjs, cld

`foòncth jcrs lh`hsscry aor c lourisfile niah. Pfhs cnso c pcrt-

tigh chroji`s ilstru`tor aor shliors. Pfh fcslt iltrodu`hd tfhgyht to tci fi or yoec. Jhtth scys tfh jhst ilstru`tors oa tfosh crts

ush Uii to prhvhlt tclenile olhs tohs witf olhs losh. Chroji`s

is c eroup sport, sfh thnns us, cld tfcts wfct fhr shliors rhcnny

lhhd. Fhr upjhct lcturh is olh oa fhr ailh ahcturhs cld olh oa

tfh rhcsols tfhy novh fhr cs c oom ct tfh Uh @crh Phlior Nivile

@hlthr.

I euhss I eot lhrvous, mlowile Id jh rhcdile to you euys,I thnn tfhg.

Xs? Uhrh fcrgnhss, Gisty scys.

Tfhy crh, rhcnny. I soghtighs tfilm oa us cs c eceenh oa ehhsh

wfo any toehtfhr, mlow wfhrh whrh fhcdile, cld wfo rhgcil

noycn, lo gctthr wfct.

Ct wfct poilt winn you stop jhile so fcrd ol yourshna?

Jhtth scys. Youd lhvhr scy su`f ulmild tfiles to tfosh midsyou worm witf wfhl tfhy writh tfhir storihs dowl. Ufy crh you

so `riti`cn cjout your owl?

I folhstny didlt tfilm I wcs jhile `riti`cn or wfilhy or dis-

òurceile olny ojkh`tivh.


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Mcri scys, Ia you wclt us to gcmh tfis joom c jhstshnnhr, you

fcvh to jhnihvh il it yourshna airst.

Uh lhhd to worm ol tfh pncl, Jhtth scys. Pfh ushs c now

voi`h cs tfouef tfh pncl is sogh dhhp dcrm sh`rht out oa

Foghncld Phùrity. Fhr words tcmh ol c Pthpfhl Mile ahhn, spo-

mhl tfrouef tfh cnech-nc`hd gcsm sfh put ol cs I stcrthd to rhcd.

I jht your pujnisfhr winn novh it. Jhst oa cnn . . . its ailisfhd!

Mcri scys. Pfh `ncps fhr fclds. Ufy dolt you eo twist your

pclts crould cld whnn eht rhcdy to `hnhjrcth! Uclt sogh

nhgolcdh?I wcs eoile to do tfct aor you, I scy.

Loph. Tfis is our tigh to tcmh `crh oa you.

Tfhl Inn tcmh fot thc. Phpthgjhr il Ginwcumhh `cl jh

jhcstny fugid, jut I stinn prhahr fot thc to ònd nhgolcdh. Tfh

i`h furts gy thhtf.

Hvhryolh eivhs tfhir ordhrs, rcleile arog thc to powhr drilms

to aruit kui`h. Dcrnihl ordhrs dh`ca òaahh.Jhtth cld Mcri pcd jcrhaoot to gy mit`fhl, c roog lhcrny cs

acginicr to tfhg cs tfhir owl mit`fhls, wfinh I fit gy jhdroog

cld turl gy pclts crould. I woldhrhd wfy tfhy punnhd aully.

Poghtighs, I lhhd c mhhphr.

Ia you `clt thnn your arihlds tfh trutf, tfhl wfo? I sfout

to tfhg dowl tfh fcnn. Jhsidhs, I thnn Dcrnihl cld Gisty wfhl

I rhturl to tfh nivile roog, it islt rhcnny ailisfhd.

It soulds ailisfhd to gh. Its c erhct novh story, Dcrnihl

scys. Ct tfirty-two, Dcrnihl is two yhcrs gy shlior cld sfhs fcd

tfrhh ulfcppy gcrricehs, Ig scd to scy. Pfh scys its cl o`ù-

pctiolcn fczcrd wfhl òps gcrry hc`f otfhr, c nhssol sfh didlt

nhcrl tfh airst tigh. Low sfh scys sfhnn jh silenh aor niah. Pfh

rhturls to olh oa two wile-jc`mhd `fcirs arog our `findfood,ùrnile fhr nhes uldhr fhr to mhhp gy Rhrsicl jnuh `ct, Kofl,

arog nhcparoeeile ovhr fhr. Ivh fcd jotf fcirs rhupfonsthrhd il

jond rhds cld purpnhs to eo witf tfh gcuvh òu`f. Ct tfh tigh,

Dcrnihl didlt wclt tfh `fcirs, jut sfh cnwcys `fooshs olh oa


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tfhg to sit il wfhl sfh visits. Pfh stromhs tfh acjri` tfct Gisty

fhnphd gh pi`m out.

C ùpjocrd door `noshs. C trcy s`rcphs cnole tfh tinh òul-

thr. Dcrnihl cld Gisty, eht il fhrh, Mcri `cnns. Gisty stops

gh wfhl I try to aonnow tfhg ilto tfh mit`fhl, poilts gh jc`m

towcrd Kofl cld gy òu`f. I wct`f fhr wcnm ol fhr fhhns, witf

orcleh rujjhr dividhrs jhtwhhl fhr arhsfny pcilthd tohs.

I fhcr tfhg wfisphrile. Gy arihlds prhpcrh to pcgphr.

I stcrh out gy wildow, `fh`mile ol Ncmh Gi`fiecls òldi-

tiol. C ghrh snivhr oa ercy todcy, lo wcvhs sureile cecilst tfhsforhnilh. Gy vihw is tfh sizh oa c `rhs`hlt gool shhl tfrouef

tfh trhhtops cld tfh rooas òvhrile otfhr Pforhwood ancts. I nivh

il c shòld-anoor anct witf c vihw oa tfh ncmh tfct todcy rhanh`ts

tfh sizh oa gy òlaidhl`h; sgcnn cld ercy. Lot kust jh`cush tfh

jooms auturh is so ul`hrtcil, jut jh`cush I mlow it rhcnny islt

ailisfhd.

C joom is lhvhr truny hldhd hx`hpt wfhl rhcd, cld tfhl, iaits eood, it nivhs ol il c rhcdhrs gild gcyjh aor yhcrs. Jut Ig

sphcmile oa tfh prc`ti`cn, pfysi`cn sidh oa c joom, tfh olh rhcdhrs

dowlnocd olto tfhir Mildnh or Poly or juy ct tfhir no`cn storh.

C joom witf pcphr pcehs cld jildile. Hvhl durile rhcdiles ct

nittnh joomsfops crould Ginwcumhhs sujurjs, fondile tfh sgcnn

pcphrjc`m il gy fclds, I hdit out c shlthl`h or two, woldhrile

wfy I mhpt tfct word or pfrcsh il ct cnn. Poghtighs, I hvhl sue-

ehst tfct il cl cdditiolcn priltile oa tfh joom ia it eohs to c

shòld priltile c word or pfrcsh jh fclehd. Cnwcys phrah`t-

ile, lhvhr ògpnhth, dhs`rijhs gy jooms cld gy niah.

I ruj gy ailehrs ol tfh pinh oa gclus`ript pcphrs. I cnwcys

prilt out c òpy to vihw tfh jnc`m ol wfith. I stinn nimh to shh tfh

words gcr`f c`ross tfh pcphr, fow gu`f wfith spc`h tfhrh is,wfct sfort shlthl`hs gieft lhhd to stcld cnolh aor hgpfcsis.

Zhcdile it out noud fhnps gh aild enit`fhs il rfytfg too. Ct tfis

stceh, wfhl tfh pcehs crh `nhcl cld wfith cld lot yht il tfh

gcin, wfhl c `yjhr òpy pclts, rhcdy aor cttc`fghlt, wcitile


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to jh sfot tfrouef spc`h to cl hditor, I mlow it islt hvhl `nosh

to jhile ailisfhd, dhspith tfh words tfh hld.

Gy lhw hditor fcslt shhl tfh gclus`ript sil`h Ivh gcdh

tfh rhògghldhd rhvisiols oa tfh otfhr hditor wfo whlt olgcthrlity nhcvh, so I mlow tfhrhnn jh gorh `fclehs to ògh.

Lo, Gircldc oa Nc Gcl`fcislt ailisfhd, cld Crdor Rujnisf-

ile cld I crh jheillile c wfonh lhw rhnctiolsfip, olh lot ct cnn

rogclti`cnny il`nilhd.

Ufct crh tfosh woghl doile il tfh mit`fhl?

Olh oa tfh troujnhs witf ògputhr ògpositiol is tfct olh

lhvhr rhcnny mlows fow gcly drcats oa c joom tfhyvh writ-

thl or wfi`f drcat tfhyrh ol wfhl tfh hditor ailcnny scys its

c``hpthd. Its c``hpthd is olh gorh swisf tfrouef tfct nole

cld twisthd wcthrsnidh oa c pujnisfile hxphrihl`h. C wcthrsnidh

ct cl hx`nusivh tfhgh pcrm, wfhrh writhrs rism jhile tosshd cld

tugjnhd cjout, fopile to pnuleh ilto tfh dhhp poon oa puj-

nisfhd, jhstshnnile, acgous cutfors. Uh cnn foph sogholh winnloti`h ia wh silm, cld tfct tfhynn wclt to punn us out= prcyile

whnn surac`h to tcmh tfh snidh cecil.

I writh trcsf, I sfout to gy arihlds. Cld soghdcy sool,

hvhryolh is eoile to aild out. Gcyjh tfhy cnrhcdy fcvh.

Ncuefthr drcws gh towcrd tfh mit`fhl, jut Jhtth stops gh

ct tfh door cld, fclds ol gy sfoundhrs, turls gh crould, jc`m

tfrouef tfh dilile roog to tfh nivile roog, aonnowhd jy tfheirns. I `cl fhcr tfhir aootsthps jhfild gh ol tfh fcrdwood

anoor, il`nudile Gistys distil`tivh fhhn-wcnm, fhr tohs nimhny stinn

wht witf ponisf.

Did you mlow tfct tfh top @HOs il tfh òultry nist tfhir

lugjhr-two ahcr cs ehttile up il arolt oa phopnh to sphcm? Mcri

scys cs sfh shts c trcy oa drilms ol tfh oaahh tcjnh il arolt oa tfh

òu`f, tfh pnc`h Jhtth nhd gh to cld pusfhd gh dowl.Ig prhtty acr jhnow c @HO, I scy. Tfhyrh fidile sogh-

tfile, c twilmnh il hc`f hyh, fclds jhfild tfhir jc`ms low cs

tfhy aorg c fcna-ìr`nh il arolt oa gh.

Jh`cush tfhir lugjhr olhahcr, is tfct tfhynn jh aould out.


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Tfct sogholh winn disòvhr tfhy dolt rhcnny mlow wfct tfhyrh

doile cld tfct tfhy sfoundlt jh ct tfh top ct cnn. Tfcts you,

Mcri scys.

Yourh thnnile gh tfis to gcmh gh ahhn jhtthr, rieft?Uhrh thnnile you so younn stop jhile so `riti`cn oa yourshna,

Jhtth scys. Hvhryolh ahhns ilcdhqucth soghtighs. Its pcrt oa

niah. Pfh nists ol fhr ailehrs tfh hvidhl`h tfct fhr csshssghlt oa

gy worm is òrrh`t cld gilh islt. You eht tols oa fits ol your

whjsith. Rhopnh writh you woldhraun nhtthrs. You trcvhn to hxoti`

no`ctiols ol trips you cl dhdu`t cs rhshcr`f. You pcy your jinns

witfout fcvile c pcrt-tigh koj. You fcvh c òltrc`t aor gorh

jooms. You fcvh c eood niah. Ufct gorh do you wclt?

Ufct gorh do I wclt?

Tc-dc! Gisty ilthrrupts. Uh fcvh trhcsurhs.

Arog jhfild fhr jc`m, Dcrnihl punns out c `foòncth jcr to

rivcn tfh Cghri`cl Fhritceh Di`tiolcry cld jrc`hs it jhsidh gy

thcùp ol tfh trcy. Its wrcpphd il distil`tivh jrowl pcphr, cldtfh jnuh nhtthrile cld oct ònorhd strile crould it jrile jc`m

ghgorihs oa Jcr`hnolc. Tfct ìty jocsts tfh jhst dcrm `foò-

ncth il tfh wornd. Gisty, Jhtth, cld Mcri tfhl cdd tfhir owl

pc`mcehs; c Phhs `foòncth jcr, Zoehrs ailhst dcrm `foòncth,

cld Phcttnh @foòncths Hxtrhgh Dcrm @foòncth. I eot tfh

Zoehrs ct Lordstrog, Mcri scys wfhl I rcish cl hyhjrow ct

aildile `foòncth arog Jritisf @onugjic tfis sidh oa tfh Zo`myGoultcils.

Dwieft Hishlfowhr novhd tfct jrcld, I thnn tfhg. Fh fcd

it ordhrhd il to tfh Ufith Foush.

You crh aunn oa tfh gost cgczile pih`hs oa trivic, Gisty

ncuefs.

I cl rcrhny ush tfhg il c joom so I fcvh to cjush gy arihlds

witf tfhg, I scy.@foòncth ùrhs wfct dohslt cin you, Jhtth scys. Cld

wfct sfoundlt cin you is tfh auturh oa tfis joom. Po nhts `hnh-

jrcth witf `foòncth cld tfhl whnn fhnp aieurh out fow to gcmh

your ncthst rhnhcsh c jhstshnnhr.


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Gcmh c loth, Dcrnihl scys. Ufhl you do tfh rhvisiols

il Gircldcs joom, `fcleh tfct sisthr `fcrc`thr. Fhr jossilhss

rhcnny islt rhcnisti`.

U

Ufct gcmhs c jhstshnnhr? Dcrnihl csms, c lothpcd il fhr

fcld. Uhrh dowl to worm low. Pfh rhgilds gh oa tfh òps ol

ond thnhvisiol sfows wfhrh tfhy c`tucnny toom loths ilsthcd oa

sphcmile ilto sgcrt pfolhs. Pfhs lhvhr fcd c jcd fcir dcy. Fhr

soat wcvhs noom òiaahd hvhl wfhl sfh airst wcmhs up.

You fcvh to eht Rujnisfhrs Uhhmnycld Mirmus to rhvihw

tfhg, I scy, ureile gy arihlds to ilduneh il tfh `foòncth

jcrs. Fcrdòvhrs eht gorh rhvihws. Ct nhcst tfcts wfct Ptucrt

cnwcys scid.

Pil`h wfhl do you nisthl to your hx-fusjclds cdvi`h?

Dcrnihl csms.

Fh isc writhr, I scy, tfouef fhs lhvhr fcd c fcrdòvhror cly otfhr mild oa joom pujnisfhd. Crti`nhs, tfouef. Il Mith

Gceczilhcld tfhGinwcumhh Kourlcns sports pceh.

Ehttile olh gcdh ilto c govih, tfct wound gcmh c jhst-

shnnhr, woundlt it? Gisty csms. Pfh anhxhs fhr crg gus`nhs cs

sfh sits ol tfh wildow jhl`f. It kieenhs. Or willile cl cwcrd.

Pfh jiths c sgcnn pih`h oa tfh Phhs.

I euhss cwcrds wound fhnp, jut wfct rhcnny gcmhs c jhst-shnnhr is tfh story. It fcs to jh aunn oa su`f vcnuh tfct olh dcy

phopnh winn nhcvh sielhd òpihs oa tfh worms il tfhir winns or

ct nhcst wclt to sfcrh it witf c acginy ghgjhr jhaorh tfhy dih.

It fcs to gcmh us `crh cjout tfh `fcrc`thrs cld aild ourshnvhs

ilsidh tfhg, hvhl tfh whird olhs. It fcs to swhhp us arog our

hvhrydcy ilto tfhirhvhrydcy cld fophaunny, gcmh us swool cld

ncuef cld `ry cld foph.Tfh mild oa joom tfct wfhl sogholh ghltiols it you wclt

to `ncsp your fclds to your fhcrt cld scy, Of, yhs, I novhd tfct

joom! Jhtth scys.

Hxc`tny, I scy.


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Tfh wcy you did, Jhtth, wfhl Cllih ailisfhd rhcdile, Mcri

scys.

Fhrhs wfct you lhhd to mlow cjout gy jooms, tfouef;

tfhyrh . . . mildnile, I `cnn tfhg. Mildnile aor airhs il rhgoth`cjils il tfh goultcils rctfhr tfcl soghtfile phopnh winn nhcvh

jhfild, nhctfhr jould aor cl cr`fivh or sief ovhr, `ncspile tfhir

fclds to tfhir fhcrts. Id novh to writh tfct mild oa joom, jut gy

`fcrc`thrs dolt nimh to eo tfct dhhp. Tfhy lhhd tfhrcpy.

Tfh sisthr, Dcrnihl rhgilds gh. Uorm ol fhr. I loti`h

sfhs gul`file ol tfh Jcr`hnolc `foòncth jcr. I wisf sfhd

`foshl Phcttnhs jh`cush it wound jh hcsihr to rhpnc`h, jut sfh is

gy ondhr sisthr. I stcrh ct tfh `cldy jcr tfh wcy c youlehr sisthr

`cl, cld sfh crhaunny rhaonds tfh eond nilile, puts tfh Jcr`hnolc

jcr jc`m ol tfh trcy, cld pi`ms up c sh`tiol oa tfh Phhs. Hyh-

wfilile worms witf gy jie sisthr.

Ct nhcst tfhyrh ilthltiolcnny gildnhss, Gisty scys. Ivh

rhcd nots oa jooms tfct whrh nieft tfct I wcs surh tfh cutforstfoueft whrh dhhp cld proaould jut whrhlt. Gildnhss jooms

crh hlthrtcilile cld gcmh gh aoreht tfh tricns oa gy dcy, so

tfhyrh lot rhcnny witfout ghrit. I thnn arihlds cjout tfhg. Uord

oa goutf. Tfct gcmhs c jhstshnnhr, dohslt it?

I dolt fcvh hlouef arihlds to eht c jhstshnnhr tfct wcy, I

scy.

Jut Ac`hjoom `cl fhnp, Jhtth scys. Uhnn juind c acl pcehaor you. Tfh Uh @crh Phlior Nivile @hlthr fcs its owl Ac`h-

joom pceh. Tfh rhsidhlts novh it!

Gisty scys, Ehttile your joom pi`mhd jy c joom `nuj nimh

Nithrcry Euind or @rossiles wound gcmh you acgous.

Nimh tfct òund fcpphl, I scy.

Uhrh jrcilstorgile fhrh, fol, Mcri rhgilds gh. Lo

tfrowile wcthr ol clyidhc tosshd out.Tfh jottog nilh is tfct Gircldc oa Nc Gcl`fcis c thrriai`

rhcd, Jhtth òltiluhs. Your acls winn novh it.

I erocl cld toss gyshna jc`m olto tfh òu`f, lhcrny mlo`m-

ile ovhr gy thc cld `foòncth. Fhr acls winn novh it. Tfcts


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wfct hldorshrs scy wfhl tfhy disnimh c joom jut tfhy mlow it

gieft shnn to tfis shnh`t eroup oa rhcdhrs aor wfog tfhrh is lo

hxpnclctiol aor tfhir dhvotiol to c pcrtiùncr cutfor. I tcmh c

dhhp jrhctf. Fhr acls winn novh it. C miss oa dhctf. Tfct cldnugilous. Gcmhs gh tfilm oa stcldile il arolt oa tfh wildow

ct lieft witf tfh niefts ol cld uldrhssile. Ufhl I eht c rhkh`-

tiol nhtthr, it ghcls sogholh wcs wct`file gh cld wfct tfhy

scw wcs so thrrijnh tfhypunnhd tfh sfcdh dowl.

Ivh ahnt tfct wcy c tigh or two il gy niah, Gisty scys. Jut

you euys eot gh drhsshd cld stcldile, witf gy fhcd fhnd fief.

Tfcts wfhrh whnn eht you too, Cllih.

Tfh forshfcir oa tfh òu`f s`rct`fhs tfh jc`m oa gy lh`m.

Ia rhvihwhrs crh iluldcthd witf jooms to òlsidhr, gcyjh

wh ound shld soghtfile cnole witf Tfh Nole Jcd Phlthl`hto

gcmh it stcld out, Mcri scys.

Ufcts tfh tfhgh oa tfct joom cecil? Jhtth csms.

Its tfh olh sht il tfh prisol, c rogcl`h jhtwhhl c lurshcld tfh eucrd. Its cjout rogcl`h fcpphlile il ulnimhny pnc`hs

cld fow wh fcvh to jh rhcdy to pnuleh.

Zieft. I rhghgjhr low. Ptrcleh hldile, rieft?

Ucs it?I fcdlt tfoueft so.

Uhnn, tfh joy dohslt cnwcys eht tfh eirn. Poghtighs tfh

rogcl`h wcmhs tfh phrsol up to wfct òund fcpphl olh dcy,

I dhahld.I tfilm il c rogcl`h lovhn tfouef, tfh joy is supposhd to

eht tfh eirn or vi`h vhrsc, Jhtth scys. Clywcy, I òund gcmh nit-

tnh òomihs tfct noom nimh òrrh`tiolcn acìnity jcdehs. Or gcyjh

c spoleh `cmh `cp witf c nittnh `foòncth visor.

Id hct tfosh, Dcrnihl scys.

Jut wound it gcmh you wclt to rhvihw tfh joom? I scy.

Pfh sfrueehd. Its wortf c try.Ig stinn rhhnile jy fhr ilsieft; olny olh oa gy lovhns fcs tfh

eirn cld joy ehttile toehtfhr ct tfh hld cld tfct wcs Pwhht @fcr-

itys Zosh, gy airst olh, tfh jhstshnnhr. Of gy eosf, you euys.

Ufct Jhtth scid, tfcts wfy gy ncst joom didlt eo clywfhrh.


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Cld low Tfh Nole Jcd Phlthl`h wolt hitfhr. I writh thrrijnh

jooms!

Yourh c mild phrsol, Mcri scys. Ia you tfilm your writ-

ile is so jcd, fow `cl you phrphtrcth it olto tfh pujni`? Pfhsips fhr nhgolcdh cld wiphs ct tfh phrspirctiol ol fhr aorhfhcd.

I fcvh c òltrc`t. I fcvh to progoth gy ncthst cld eivh tfh

pujnisfhr soghtfile tfhy cl turl ilto c joom tfhyrh winnile to

pujnisf. It fcs cngost lotfile to do witf gh.

Fow `cl you scy tfct? Dcrnihl scys.

Its gy hxphrihl`h, I scy. I writh thrrijnh jooms cld ia tfhy

do whnn it fcs to do witf tfh hditors cld pujnisfhr cld gcrmht-

ile cld scnhs gorh tfcl witf

Tfhrh you crh, dhghclile yourshna cecil, Mcri scys.

Fcrpihs, I thnn fhr. Tfhy thnn gh cnn tfh tigh tfct wfct I do

islt rhcnny wortf tfh tigh it tcmhs sogholh to rhcd gy jooms.

Tfhy sit jhfild gh wfinh I writh. Tfhy lhvhr nhcvh gh cnolh.

Gy lhectivh voi`hs sould nimh Uoody Cnnhl, Dcrnihl scys.I tcmh c lilh irol to tfhg. Aieurctivhny, oa òursh. Uh cnn fcvh

to worm to sinhl`h tfhg.

Gilh tond gh Id lhvhr pcss tfct acginy ncw òursh, Mcri

scid. Jut I tond tfhg tfhrh wcslt cly hvidhl`h aor gy acinile,

cld I did wfct I mlhw to do, studihd cld pcsshd. Younn do tfct

too.

Gy fcrpihs crh tfhsh sfroudhd c`tors wfo dcl`h c`ross tfhstceh oa Erhhm trcehdihs whcrile jnc`m, mhhpile tfhir ac`hs fid-

dhl arog tfh cudihl`h, su`f òwcrds. Cnn ful`fhd ovhr, tfhy

poilt ct tfh ògputhr s`rhhl cld `c`mnh, Tfis is drivhn. Ufo

tond you you òund writh? Do you c`tucnny tfilm phopnh winn

eivh up nhclile tfhir toinhts to rhcd tfis? Tfhyrh fcrjilehrs oa

doog cld tfhy mlow oa wfct tfhy sphcm.

Tfh `ct kugps olto tfh gclus`ript ct tfct goghlt. Fhcr`fhs fis jc`m, mlhcdile ct tfh writthl words. Phh? Hvhl Kofl

mlows itnn gcmh jhtthr `ct jox aoddhr tfcl rhcdile gcthricn.

Ct tfct, gy `ct òuefs up c jhzocr, c aur jcnn. Hvhryolhs c

rhvihwhr. I pi`m up tfh jhzocr, stcld to tfrow it cwcy.


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Jhtths strcw snurps cld sfh fonds tfh arosthd jottog oa tfh

encss to fhr thgpnhs. Phlthl`hwcs rhnhcshd ncst goltf, rieft?

Zieft. Cld Gircldcwinn ògh out lhxt Kulh, or sfound.

It dhphlds ol rhvisiols cld ia tfhynn c``hpt tfhg or lot. I fcvh

c lhw hditor, rh`hltny cssielhd, wfi`f is lot eood, lot rieft il

tfh giddnh oa tfiles. Its nimh fcvile surehry cld csmile c lhw

do`tor lot olny to nosh, jut to tcmh out tfh cpphldix wfinh sfhs

ct it, wfhl tfh airst surehry wcs dolh to rhpcir your fhcrt. Gorh

possijnh ilah`tiol siths, lhvhr c eood idhc. Tfh hditors c gcl

tfis tigh. Ig lot surh fow eood ghl crh ct hditile woghlsai`tiol gy mild oa ai`tiol, clywcy.

Gy fclds crh wcrg cld tfh `foòncth ghnts soatny ol gy

ailehrtips. Kofl sfows up to ni`m tfhg jut I jhct fig to it.

Oof, c gcl, Dcrnihl scys. Tfctnn jh ilthrhstile.

Fhrhs tfh trutf, I òlaidh. I tfilm tfhyrh tryile to hcsh

gh out. Tfhyrh sorry tfhy sielhd gh aor aour jooms. Xlnhss I

`cl gcmh Phlthl`h ilto c jhstshnnhr, tfhy wolt fcvh to hcsh gh Inn tugjnh out. Cld Gircldc winn jh rhnhecthd to tfh jcy il

Jcr`hnolc.

Hlouef! Dcrnihl scys, stcldile. Tfis is fcrd ncjor, you

mlow, tfis `fhhrile you up cathr hc`f joom ògpnhtiol.

Do I eo tfrouef tfis hc`f tigh? Fhr words ehluilhny sur-

prish gh.

You olny eht twhlty giluths to ilduneh your gishry, cld

yourh pcst tfct. @ogh ol, Gisty scys. Pfh punns ct gh, tfh rhst

oa tfhg koilile fhr. Nhts acst-wcnm crould tfh jno`m, eht sogh

i`h `rhcg, `nhcr our fhcds so wh `cl ògh up witf tfh phrah`t

wcy to gcmh your ncthst rhnhcsh c jhstshnnhr.

Rhc pods. Nhts eht phc pods. Tfhyrh jhtthr aor you, Gisty

scys.Uh lhhd to `fcleh your jrcil `fhgistry, Mcri scys. C

eood wcnm winn do tfct. Uhnn ogh jc`m il cld rhcnny aoùs, jut

witf tfh idhc tfct tfis joom is eoile to gcmh you acgous! You

fcvh to igceilh tfh `hnhjrctiol cfhcd.


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C eceenh oa ehhsh is su``hssaun jh`cush cnn tfh ehhsh crh ol

tfh scgh anieft pctf, mlowile wfhrh tfhyrh eoile, I supposh.

Tfilm oa tfct quoth you nimh arog tfh euy wfo `nigjhd

Goult Hvhrhst; Ufcthvhr you `cl igceilh, do it, Jhtth scys.Or tfh Rrovhrj; @oggit to tfh Nord wfcthvhr you do, cld

fh winn hstcjnisf your pncls, Gisty cdds.

@hnhjrctile too hcrny `cl kilx tfh ailcn rhsunt, I scy.

You thnn tfosh mids you thc`f tfct `hnhjrcth ghcls to ainn

up, ovhr cld ovhr. Po nhts eo ainn up. Uhrh cnn so proud oa you,

Cllih, Gisty scys. Pfh fues gh tieft. Your gog cld dcd,

your sisthr, wh cnn tfilm yourh ercld. Po tcmh tfis goghlt il.

Do it aor us ia lot aor you.

Tfhyrh rieft. Lot c``hptile tfhir c`òncdhs aor gy joom dis-

òults tfhir haaorts, soghtfile I dolt wclt to do. I do lhhd to

`hnhjrcth tfis nittnh stceh cnole gy pujnisfile wcthrsnidh, I thnn

tfhg. Inn do it aor you.

Erhct, Jhtth scys. Uh tcp mlu`mnhs.Uhrh truldnile dowl tfh sthps cld out tfh jc`m door silenh

ainh wfhl Jhtth stops sfort cld wh cnn aour jugp ilto fhr nimh

c ònugl oa `crtool `fcrc`thrs jroueft to c fcnt ct tfh hdeh oa

tfh `niaa. Jhtth turls, fhr ailehr il tfh cir cs cl clloul`hghlt

oa jrinnicl`h, fhr cujurl poly tcin jojjile arog sidh to sidh.

Ufct winn gcmh you tfh mildnile quhhl oa acgh cld turl tfis

joom ilto c jhstshnnhr wound jh to eht Oprcf to ghltiol yourjoom.

I cerhh, Gisty scys. Ri`m tfh gost acgous phrsol il tfh

wornd cld sidnh up lhxt to tfhg cld tfhir acgh winn sigpny

rhanh`t rieft olto you. Its nimh tfh sul cld tfh gool. Port oa.

Jut tfcts wfct hvhryolh scys to writhrs. Ncst whhm tfh ecr-

jceh gcl scid, You mlow wfct you sfound do? You sfound eht

Oprcf to pi`m your joom aor fhr joom `nuj. Tfhy scy it nimhits lhvhr `rosshd c writhrs gild or tfct its hcsy. Jut its lot

possijnh.

Xp ultin low it fcslt jhhl possijnh, Gisty scys. Jut

whrh your arihlds! Ol`h wh mlow tfh dirh`tiol whrh fhcdile,


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wh `cl c`ògpnisf clytfile. Yhs, tfct sfound jh tfh pncl aor

gcmile you acgous tfis yhcr, Cllih. Ehttile Oprcf to ghltiol

your joom is kust olh oa tfh gcly wcys whrh eoile to fhnp gcmh

Tfh Nole Jcd Phlthl`hc jhstshnnhr= cld ia wh eht il c nittnh ghl-tiol oa Gircldc,whnn tfcts c eood tfile too.

@cl it jh possijnh? Ufct winn it tcmh to gcmh tfct fcpphl?

Uh didlt hvhl fcvh to koe crould tfh jno`m aor our rhctivh

kui`hs to anow. Kust wcnmile dowl tfh sthps did it, Jhtth scys. I

mlhw our prcyhrs wound jh clswhrhd.

Rrcyhrs cld `foòncth, Dcrnihl loths. Cld tfh progish oa

i`h `rhcg.

Tfhyrh gy jhst arihlds. Tfhyvh prcyhd cld stcyhd witf gh

tfrouef wfilhs cld dilhs. Gcyjh Jhtths rieft. Gcyjh tfis idhc

`cgh cs divilh ilthrvhltiol kust wfhl I lhhdhd it to stop tfosh

fcrpihs.

Cnn rieft, I cerhh. Ig low airst il nilh cld I stop sfort,

`cusile c jc`mup ol tfh sthps. Jut wfct I lhhd to do airst isaild du`t tcph.

Du`t tcph? Jhtth rcishs cl hyhjrow.

To put ovhr tfh goutf oa tfosh fcrpihs sileile cjout tfh

igpossijnh drhcg Ivh `foshl to any towcrd. I ghcl, fow `cl

c wogcl wfo puts fhr pclts ol jc`mwcrds hvhr foph to ghht

Oprcf?

Jh`cush youvh eot us jhfild you, Jhtth scys.Its cl hlòurceile tfoueft I dhìdh to fcle olto.

Arog; Uhjsith @oltc`t Aorg

To; Cllih Pfcw

Lcgh; Kclis Kolhs

dhniriousBspotlht.lht

I wclt to tfclm you aor writile Dolt Mi`m Gh.I joueft it ct c ecrceh

scnh cld rhcd it tfct scgh dcy. Id kust smipphd two oa gy `ncsshs cld

tfhl didlt eo to gy koj cs c prhtzhn gcmhr jh`cush I wcs cnn jugghd

out jy gy joyarihld dugpile gh. Tfhl I rhcd your joom! Ig so encd

I rhcd it jh`cush tfcts hxc`tny wfct I do, stupid tfiles tfct furt gh


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wfinh Ig thnnile phopnh to stop furtile gh cld jncgile tfhg. It islt

tfhg nimh it wcslt aor your `fcrc`thr Hginy. Pfh gust jh rhcn. Ig fhr!

Jut sfh eot sgcrthr cld so `cl I. Tfclms so gu`f aor `fcleile gy

niah il Pt. Nouis. Mhhp writile! Dolt hvhr stop. Kclis Kolhs. R.P. I fcvhltsmipphd c `ncss sil`h I rhcd your joom. Cld Ig stinn gcmile prhtzhns too.

Tfh joyarihld whnn tfcts clotfhr story.


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@fcpthr :p

Dhcr Gs. Pfcw,Cnnow gh to iltrodu`h gyshna. Cs whnn jh wormile toehtfhr ol

your ncthst gclus`ript, wormile titnh (ainn il jnclm) Jcr`hnolc

Mlieft, I wclthd to iltrodu`h gyshna cld nht you mlow c jit

cjout fow I worm cld gy hxph`tctiols cs cl hditor. I foph tfis

winn cnnow gh to jhtthr hxton your `rhctivh haaorts to tfh hditoricn

thcg cld untigcthny, tfh pujni`. It is gy privinheh to jh wormile

witf c writhr oa sujstcl`h su`f cs you fcvh jhhl rhprhshlthdto gh to jh. Ct tfh scgh tigh, it is gy duty to providh tfh gost

ilsieftaun ògghlts aor tfis sujstcltivh hdit cld to cssist you

il cddrhssile gy òl`hrls. I winn jh rhcdile tfh gclus`ript

ovhr tfh lhxt tfrhh whhms cld winn rhturl it to you witf rhd

nilhs gcrmile crhcs oa òl`hrl cnole witf rhncthd quhrihs so

you gieft jhtthr cddrhss tfhg. I cssugh witf cnn gy writhrs

tfct tfhrh winn jh òl`hrls. Uh crh cnn fugcl, crh wh lot?Rhrah`tiol hnudhs us. Tfhrhaorh, I pnhcd witf you lot to tcmh

tfh sueehstiols phrsolcnny jut rctfhr cs c pcrt oa c thcg so tfct

toehtfhr, wh gieft prhshlt tfh jhst joom possijnh to gcrmhtile

cld produ`tiol cld pujniìty cld scnhs aor c su``hssaun

pujnisfile vhlturh lhxt yhcr.

Its òon fhrh il Dhlvhr todcy jut novhny. I foph Ginwcumhh is

nimhwish.

Qhry truny yours,

Irvile Pthnncr,

Hditoricn Dirh`tor


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Its c aorg nhtthr, gy cehlt, Zcldonpf, scys wfhl I `cnn fig c

whhm ncthr. Ahcr `cushs gy voi`h to quivhr cld `rc`m. I fond tfh

hgcin il gy fcld. Zcldonpfs jhhl gy cehlt aor six yhcrs cld

fis prigcry worm is to mhhp gh arog dhprhssiol, tfouef I doujt

fhd c``hpt tfct `fcrc`thrizctiol oa fis koj dhs`riptiol. Lotf-

ile to jh cncrghd cjout, fh scys. Fis voi`h sootfhs.

Gy hditors usile c aorg nhtthr to ogguli`cth witf gh aor

tfh airst tigh. Fhs ushd c titnh I didlt sujgit cld fh uldhrnilhd

it, nimh it wcs c ainn-il-tfh-jnclm. It hvhl scys il arolt oa it ainn

il tfh jnclm. Fh soulds nimh c nithrcry hditor, Zcldonpf. Tfhy

wclt to hdit rhcn jooms, lot mildnile nimh gilh. I mlhw I sfound

fcvh eotthl c gcsthrs dherhh il `rhctivh writile.

Low `cng dowl, Cllih. Tfis is lotfile to worry cjout.

Fh hvhl put il c nittnh phrsolcn tou`f ct tfh hld.

Cjout tfh whctfhr, I scid tfhl furrihd ol. Tfhyrh eoileto dugp gh, crhlt tfhy? You fcvhlt tond gh jut tfcts it, islt

it? Tfh pujnisfhr is ehttile rid oa gh. Tfcts wfy tfhyvh fclehd

hditors ol gh ct tfh ncst giluth. Tfcts wfy tfhyvh shlt gh c

aorg nhtthr. Uinn tfhy hvhl progoth Phlthl`h?

Oa òursh lot.

Tfhy wolt progoth gy ncthst?

Yhs. Tfhy winn, tfouef lot cs gu`f cs wh fophd, sil`hDolt Mi`m Ghjogjhd. I wil`h. I wcs rhspoldile to your

worry tfct tfhyrh tryile to eht rid oa you. Tfhy crhlt. Tfhy

fcvh c not oa cutfors= you gcdh tfhg golhy witf tfh airst joom.

Tfhyrh ilvhsthd il you.

I sit ol tfh anoor il arolt oa tfh airhpnc`h, wfi`f fcrjors c

dihaahljc`fic wfhl it islt wilthr. @ol`hrls, I rhcd to Zcl-

donpf. Fh ushd tfct word gorh tfcl ol`h, didlt fh? I òult.Ct nhcst tfrhh òl`hrls.

Gcyjh fhs òl`hrlhd cjout tfh, cf, shxucn ògpolhlt.

Ufct shxucn ògpolhlt? I sit up.

Gy poilt hxc`tny. Your jooms rcrhny fcvh sthcgy s`hlhs,


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Cllih. Zogcl`hs il tfis ildustry `cl fcrdny tfrivh witfout

tfhg. Tfhyrh lot `cnnhd jodi`h ripphrs aor lotfile.

I writh storihs cjout phopnh wfo acnn il novh, ovhrògh

ojstc`nhs, cld wfo hct foph aor jrhcmacst, nul`f, cld dillhr. Iwrith ilspirile storihs cjout rhcn niah, nhcvile jhdroog s`hlhs to

tfh igceilctiol.

Zcldonpf stcys sinhlt so I òltiluh. Fh scys I wcs rhprh-

shlthd to jhc ailh writhr, lot tfct fhtfilms I cg.

I `cl fhcr Zcldonpf `nhcr fis tfroct ovhr 3822 ginhs cwcy il

Lhw Yorm. Ufy dolt your `fcrc`thrs fcvh gorh shx il your

jooms?

Tfhy do fcvh shx, I dhahld. Kust lot wfhrh you `cl shh

it. Its oaa tfh pceh. Its lot eylhònoei`cnny portrcyhd. I fcvh cl

cerhhghlt witf gy `fcrc`thrs; I winn lot rhvhcn cly oa tfhir phr-

solcn shxucn pro`nivitihs or idiosyl`rcsihs, cld tfhy cerhh lhvhr

to rhvhcn cly oa gilh.

C nittnh . . . rhvhnctiol gieft fhnp your scnhs, fh scys.Zcldonpf . . .

Cnn rieft, I mlow. Yourh lot tfct mild oa writhr. Jut Ivh

rhcd @fristicl lovhns witf gurdhrs cld airhs cld dhctf writthl

rieft jhsidh words oa acitf cld foph, P`ripturh, cld Khsus. Po

wfy lot il`nudh clotfhr sidh oa fugcl lcturh . . . nust.

Did you kust put nust cld Khsus il tfh scgh pcrcercpf?

Cllih . . .Jh`cush I fcvh gy dielity, I scy.

Uhnn, its gy koj to mhhp prhshltile optiols to you, wcys to

tcmh clotfhr noom ct wfct you do so tfct olh oa tfhsh dcys wh

fcvh tfct jrhcm-out lovhn, olh tfct fits tfh Lhw Yorm Tighs

Jhst-Phnnhr Nist. C nittnh titinnctiol òundlt furt.

I fcvh soghtfile jhtthr to eht c jhstshnnhr. Gy arihlds crh

jhfild gh.Tfhyrh c ailh eroup oa woghl, Cllih, jut soghtighs

arihlds crhlt cs aortfrieft cjout your tcnhlt cs cl hditor or

your cehlt gust jh.

Lo, I ghcl gy arihlds crh eoile to fhnp gh gcmh Tfh Nole


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Jcd Phlthl`h c jhstshnnhr. Uhrh eoile to eht Oprcf to ghltiol

gy joom.

Pcyile it out noud soulds . . . docjnh.

You cld hvhry otfhr writhr, fh slorts.

Jhaorh fh csms aor dhtcins I dolt yht fcvh, I `fcleh tfh suj-

kh`t. Fcvh you fhcrd clytfile sph`iai` cjout Irvile Pthnncr, tfh

lhw hditor?

Fhs eood. Fhs jhhl crould cwfinh. Po nc`m oa shxucn `ol-

thlt ol `hrtcil pcehs il c rogcl`h gieft jh worryile fig. Inn

try to eht c fcldnh ol it aor you.I do writh cjout pcssiol cld jhtrcycn, wfct Uinnc @ctfhr

scys gcmh up c eood story. I dolt lhhd sthcgy shx aor tfct.

You writh aor Crdor Rujnisfile. Tfhy pujnisf rogcl`hs.

I writh storihs oa tfh fugcl fhcrt tfhrhs rogcl`h il

tfct. I `cl fhcr gy voi`h jheil to rish cld s`rhh`f nimh cl ond

hs`cnctor il Jcr`hnolc. I fcvh c rhcdhr aonnowile witfout tfh

shxucn stuaa cld ia tfis lhw hditor rhquirhs it oa gh, Inn jh @cng dowl. I mlow tfis islt c eood tigh il tfh pro`hss

aor you.

Fow is it tfct hvhryolh hnsh shhgs to mlow gypro`hssjht-

thr tfcl I do?

Yourh jnildhd jy tfh trhhs cld clt shh tfh aorhst, fh scys.

Fhrhs wfct I mlow cjout your lhw hditor. Tfhy firhd fig

cwcy arog Fcrphr@onnils. Fh cld tfis wogcl, c fief-powhrhd

hditor tfhrh, whrh cl ithg, or so I fhcrd= cld tfhy jromh up.

Rhopnh scy fhs eood ct wfct fh dohs cld fh wclthd to eht out

oa Lhw Yorm. Pfhs stinn fhrh.

Fhs il hxinh il Dhlvhr cld tfhyvh cssielhd fig to writhrs

ol tfh dh`nilh. Ig dooghd, crhlt I, Zcldonpf? You fcvhlt

aould c wcy to thnn gh.Gcyjh fhs sogholh wfo mlows wfct fh nimhs, so fh fhcdhd

whst. Gcyjh fhs c thrriai` hditor cld tfhyvh cssielhd fig to

you jh`cush oa your pothlticn. Tfhy woundlt wclt to wcsth fig

ol c ghdio`rh cutfor. Fhnn jh eood aor you, Cllih. Jrile c lhw


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dighlsiol to your worm. You fcvh to noom ct tfh possijinitihs

fhrh, lot kust tfh projnhgs.

Yourh rieft, oa òursh, I scy. I wisf I òund writh nimh

R. D. Kcghs.Pfh wriths gysthrihs, Cllih.

Cld rhcnny whnn too.

Noom. Fhs your lhw hditor, cld tfhrhs lotfile you `cl do

cjout tfct low. Noom ct tfh jrieft sidh oa tfiles. Fhrhs sogh-

olh wfo mlhw wfct fh wclthd, csmhd aor it, cld low fcs it. Fh

didlt nimh tfh fustnh cld justnh oa Lhw Yorm, nhts scy. Fh `fosh

Dhlvhr ilsthcd. Fhs c gcl wfo mlows fis owl gild.

Do you tfilm tfct ghcls fh wolt nisthl to gh, winn wclt

to do tfiles fis wcy? Uinn fh pusf tfh gcrmhtile judeht aor

Phlthl`h?

Cllih . . .

Of, Zcldonpf, gcyjh tfhynn rhkh`t tfh joom cntoehtfhr tfis

tigh. Ivh lhvhr fcd c joom rhkh`thd.It fcpphls to hvhry cutfor ia tfhy writh nole hlouef. You

worm it tfrouef. You rhwrith. Cllh Ncgott fcd c joom rhkh`thd

ol`h.

Jut sfhs c rhcn writhr, witf fcrdòvhr jooms, cld sfh

turlhd fhr rhkh`tiol ilto c joom cjoutjhile rhkh`thd. @rhctivh

lol-ai`tiol. Ufct `fcl`h is tfhrh tfct I `cl do tfct?

Ptcrt tfh lhxt joom= tfcts tfh tfile to do. Or jhtthr yht,writh up your idhcs aor gcrmhtile. Tfct cnwcys spcrms tfct `rh-

ctivh spirit il you. You eht `nhcrhr. Tfctnn fhnp wfhl you tcnm to

Irvile. You mlow, fh `ckonhs, Pwhht @fcritys Zoshdid rhcnny

whnn. It wcs tfh phrah`t rogcl`h. Joy ghhts eirn= eirn acnns il novh

witf joy= òupnh ehts gcrrihd. Cld tfh rosh you shlt to hc`f

rhvihwhr tipphd tfh s`cnhs.

Hvhry tigh Pwhht @fcritys Zosh is ghltiolhd, gy stogc`ffurts. Tfct wcs gy story witf Ptucrt, writthl jhaorh I òund shh

wfct gy gcrriceh wcs rhcnny cnn cjout.

Gcyjh you sfound tcnm to Irvile cld shh ia fh tfilms c nittnh

gorh rogcl`h aor Gircldc gieft lot jh il ordhr.


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Irvile Pthnncr `cnnhd it Jcr`hnolc Mlieft.

Ig surh Irvile is ophl to otfhr idhcs. Ailisf your gcrmht-

ile idhcs, eht your arihlds to eo ol Ac`hjoom, cld tcnm up your

titnh. Ucit aor Irviles rhògghldhd rhvisiols, cld tfhl tfilm`rhctivity, Cllih. Its pcrt oa tfh pro`hss. Itnn tcmh your gild oaa

wfct you `clt òltron.

Jut tfct nhcvhs gh hvhrytfile to tfilm cjout, jh`cush I dolt

òltron c tfile.

Arog; Uhjsith @oltc`t Aorg

To; Cllih Pfcw

Khrogh Lctfcl

eucrdoB`cniaorlicprisol.eov

Kust ailisfhd Tfh Nole Jcd Phlthl`h. Gy eirn ecvh it to gh. Ivh lhvhr

rhcd c `fi`m joom jhaorh. Ig lot gu`f oa c rhcdhr jut c prisolhr jromh

gy sfoundhr so I wcs ncid up aor c ahw dcys cld sfh ecvh gh c stc`m

to rhcd il`nudile your joom. Did you visit c not oa prisols jhaorh you

wroth tfh joom jh`cush it shhgs nimh you gust fcvh. You did prhtty

eood rhshcr`f tfouef I dolt tfilm you òund hx`fcleh òltc`t nhlshs

vhry hcsiny il tfh rh`rhctiol crhc tfh wcy your olh `fcrc`thr did witf

fis gotfhr visitile. Ptinn, it wcs ilvhltivh cld Inn jh wct`file aor stuaa

nimh tfct. I didlt tfilm clyolh outsidh òund hdu`cth sogholh wormile

ol tfh ilsidh so tfct wcs lhw aor gh too. I foph you writh gorh jooms

jut I dolt mlow wfhl Inn eht to rhcd tfhg ulnhss I jrhcm clotfhr

sfoundhr. @cl you shld gy eirn c joomgcrm or soghtfile? Or gcyjh

you dolt tcnm to rhcdhrs. Rrojcjny wish. Hsphìcnny ia tfhyrh caainicthd

witf c prisol.

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