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[`c ^gmkbrs mbvbr jmtbmkbk t` ib fgtb d`r w`rl `m C`m-
kgy, Oumb 72. Gt 8?>1 jm teb c`rmjmh, eb stbppbk jmt`
teb se`wbr gt ejs e`cb `m Igjmirjkhb Jsfgmk. Eb lmbw eb
egk t` segvb, krbss, gmk fbgvb teb e`usb jm tbm cjmutbs jd eb
wgs t` cglb teb 8?21 dbrry gmk grrjvb gt w`rl iy 5?>1, jm
tjcb t` h` `vbr teb rbcgjmjmh p`jmts wjte ^tbpegmjb Lgpfgm
ibd`rb teby wbmt jmt` teb cbbtjmh wjte teb fgwybrs dr`c
N`mfby-Xejtb. Eb gfrbgky egk g duff kgy gt w`rl, gmk teb
dgx eb egk oust rbnbjvbk dr`c Cgfgysjg cgkb jt w`rsb.
^gmkbrs wgs g kjvjsj`m cgmghbr gt Kjhjtgf N`ccumjng-
tj`ms [bnem`f`hy jm ^bgttfb. Bvbmts gt w`rl egk ibbm ebntjn
d`r g wbbl, ibngusb KjhjN`c wgs ibjmh gnqujrbk iyN`mfby-Xejtb, g puifjsejmh n`mhf`cbrgtb jm Mbw Z rl. [eb
cbrhbr w`ufk gff`w N`mfby t` gnqujrb tbnem`f`hy jcp`r-
tgmt t` puifjsejmh jm teb mbxt nbmtury.
Iut tejs fgtbst mbws dr`c Cgfgysjg wgs m`t h``k, gmk
Grteur egk ibbm rjhet t` sbmk jt t` ejc gt e`cb. Eb wgs
h`jmh t` egvb g pr`ifbc bxpfgjmjmh jt t` teb N`mfby-Xejtbpb`pfb ibngusb teby oust kjkmt
[`c0 Xebrb grb y`u0 [`c0
Ejs wjdb, ^usgm, wgs ngffjmh dr`c teb ibkr``c. Eb
kunlbk ejs ebgk `ut `d teb sprgy.
Jc jm teb se`wbr!
^eb sgjk s`cbtejmh jm rbpfy, iut eb kjkmt ebgr jt. Eb
stbppbk `ut, rbgnejmh d`r g t`wbf. Xegt0
J sgjk, ngm y`u dbbk teb ljks0
Ejs wjdb wgs gm gtt`rmby we` w`rlbk d`ur kgys g wbbl gt
g k`wmt`wm rc. ^eb t``l C`mkgys `dd, t` spbmk c`rb
tjcb wjte teb ljks, iut seb wgs m`t h``k gt cgmghjmh teb
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r`utjmb gt e`cb. Gs g rbsuft, tebrb wgs `dtbm g nrjsjs `m
C`mkgy c`rmjmhs.
[`c0 Ngm y`u dbbk tebc d`r cb0J ngmt, ^ub, eb ngffbk t` ebr. [eb nf`nl `m teb sjml sgjk
8?>;. Jc gfrbgky fgtb. Eb rgm wgtbr jm teb igsjm t` segvb,
gmk fgtebrbk ejs dgnb. Eb wgs g egmks`cb cgm, wjte teb
bgsy cgmmbr d gm gtefbtb. Eb t`unebk teb kgrl irujsb m ejs
sjkb dr`c teb n`cpgmy t`une d``tigff hgcb `m ^gturkgy.
Cgrl Fbwym egk tglbm ejc k`wm< Fbwym wgs dgst iutnfucsy. Gmk ^gmkbrs wgs hbttjmh t`` `fk d`r t`une d``tigff.
Eb wgs stjff jm h``k segpbstjff wjtejm vb p`umks `d ejs
vgrsjty wbjhetiut gs eb rgm ejs egmk ter`uhe ejs wbt egjr,
eb sgw strbgls `d hrgy. Jt wgs tjcb t` gkcjt ejs ghb, eb
te`uhet, gmk swjtne t` tbmmjs.
^usgm ngcb jmt` teb r``c, stjff jm ebr igter`ib. Ejs wjdb
gfwgys f``lbk ibgutjduf jm teb c`rmjmh, rjhet `ut `d ibk.
^eb egk teb ljmk `d drbse ibguty tegt rbqujrbk m` cglbup.
Grb y`u surb y`u ngmt dbbk tebc0 seb sgjk. @e, mjnb
irujsb. Tbry iutne. ^eb ljssbk ejc fjhetfy, gmk pusebk g
drbse cuh d n`ddbb mt` teb n`umtbr d`r ejc. Jvb h`t t` hbt
Cgttebw t` teb pbkjgtrjnjgm iy bjhet-dtbbm, gmk mbjtebr mb
`d tebc egs bgtbm g tejmh, gmk Jc m`t krbssbk. Ngmt y`upfbgsb dbbk tebc0 Qrbtty pfbgsb0 [bgsjmh, seb rudbk ejs
egjr, gmk ebr igter`ib dbff `pbm. ^eb fbdt jt `pbm gmk scjfbk.
Jff `wb y`u `mb . . .
^ub, J ngmt. Eb ljssbk ebr d`rbebgk kjstrgntbkfy. Jvb
h`t g cbbtjmh, J ngmt ib fgtb.
^eb sjhebk. @e, gff rjhet. Q`utjmh, seb fbdt.^gmkbrs ibhgm segvjmh.
G c`cbmt fgtbr eb ebgrk ejs wjdb sgy, @lgy, ljks, fbts
h`! Bfjzg, put y`ur se`bs m. [ejs wgs d`ff`wbk iy wejmjmh
dr`c Bfjzg, we` wgs d`ur, gmk kjkmt fjlb t` wbgr se`bs.
^gmkbrs egk gfc`st mjsebk segvjmh webm eb ebgrk, Bfjzg,
y`u put `m te`sb se`bs gmk tglb y`ur ir`tebr k`wmstgjrs
rjhet m`w! Bfjzgs rbpfy wgs jmkjstjmnt, gmk tebm ^usgm
sgjk, Bfjzg Gmm, Jc tgfljmh t` y`u! [ebm ^usgm ibhgm
sfgccjmh krgwbrs jm teb egff fjmbm nf`sbt. I`te ljks stgrtbk
t` nry.
Bfjzg, we` wgs upsbt iy gmy kjspfgy `d tbmsj`m, ngcb jmt`
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C`mkgy 8
teb igter``c, ebr dgnb snrumnebk up, tbgrs jm ebr bybs.
Kgkky . . . , seb s`iibk. Eb put ejs egmk k`wm t` euh ebr,
stjff segvjmh wjte ejs `tebr egmk.^ebs `fk bm`uhe t` ebfp `ut, ^usgm ngffbk, dr`c teb
egffwgy.
C`ccy, seb wgjfbk, nfutnejmh ^gmkbrss fbh.
Bfjzg, wjff y`u nutjt`ut.
Gt tejs, Bfjzg nrjbk c`rb f`ukfy. ^usgm stgcpbk ebr d``t
jm teb egffwgy. gmkbrs egtbk t` sbb ejs kguhetbr nry. @lgy,^ub, Jff dbbk tebc. Eb turmbk `dd teb wgtbr jm teb sjml gmk
sn``pbk up ejs kguhetbr. N`cb `m, Fjzb, eb sgjk, wjpjmh
gwgy ebr tbgrs. Fbts hbt y`u s`cb irbgldgst.
Eb wbmt `ut jmt` teb egffwgy. ^usgm f``lbk rbfjbvbk. J
oust mbbk tbm cjmutbs, tegts gff, seb sgjk. N`msubfg js fgtb
ghgjm. J k`mt lm`w wegts teb cgttbr wjte ebr.
^gmkbrs kjkmt gmswbr ebr. Ejs s`m, Cgtt, we` wgs mjmb
c`mtes `fk, sgt jm teb cjkkfb `d teb egffwgy igmhjmh ejs
rgttfb gmk nryjmh. ^gmkbrs sn``pbk ejc up jm ejs `tebr grc.
N`cb `m, ljks, eb sgjk. Fbts h` bgt.
Xebm eb pjnlbk up Cgtt, ejs t`wbf sfjppbk `dd, gmk eb
nfutnebk gt jt. Bfjzg hjhhfbk. J sbb y`ur pbmjs, Kgk. ^eb
swumh ebr d``t, ljnljmh jt.Xb k`mt ljnl Kgkky tebrb, ^gmkbrs sgjk. Gwlwgrkfy,
eb wrgppbk teb t`wbf gr`umk ejcsbfd ghgjm, gmk ebgkbk
k`wmstgjrs.
^usgm ngffbk gdtbr ejc? K`mt d`rhbt Cgtt mbbks vjtg-
cjms jm ejs nbrbgf. @mb kr`ppbrduf. Gmk k`mt hjvb ejc gmy
c`rb `d teb rjnb nbrbgf, eb spjts jt `ut. Eb fjlbs webgt m`w.^eb wbmt jmt` teb igter``c, sfgccjmh teb k``r ibejmk ebr.
Ejs kguhetbr f``lbk gt ejc wjte sbrj`us bybs. Js tejs
h`jmh t` ib `mb `d te`sb kgys, Kgkky0
Zbge, jt f``ls fjlb jt. Eb wgflbk k`wm teb stgjrs, tejml-
jmh eb w`ufk cjss teb dbrry gmk tegt eb w`ufk ib fgtb d`r teb
rst cbbtjmh `d teb kgy. M`t vbry fgtb, oust g dbw cjmutbs,
iut jt cbgmt eb w`ufkmt ib gifb t` h` `vbr tejmhs wjte
^tbpegmjb ibd`rb teby stgrtbk, iut pbregps eb n`ufk ngff ebr
dr`c teb dbrry, gmk tebm
K` J egvb g pbmjs, Kgk0
M`, Fjzb.
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Xey, Kgk0
[egts oust teb wgy jt js, e`mby.
I`ys egvb pbmjsbs, gmk hjrfs egvb vghjmgs, seb sgjk s`f-bcmfy.
[egts rjhet.
Xey, Kgk0
Ibngusb. Eb kr`ppbk ejs kguhetbr `m g negjr gt teb
ljtnebm tgifb, krghhbk teb ejhe negjr dr`c teb n`rmbr, gmk
pfgnbk Cgtt jm jt. Xegt k` y`u wgmt d`r irbgldgst, Fjzb0Yjnb Lrjspjbs `r Nebx0
Nebx.
Cgtt ibhgm t` igmh `m ejs ejhe negjr wjte ejs sp``m.
^gmkbrs h`t teb Nebx gmk g i`wf `ut `d teb nupi`grk, tebm
teb i`x `d webgt nbrbgf gmk g scgffbr i`wf d`r Cgtt. Bfjzg
wgtnebk ejc gs eb `pbmbk teb rbdrjhbrgt`r t` hbt teb cjfl.Kgk0
Xegt.
J wgmt C`ccy t` ib egppy.
Cb t``, e`mby.
Eb cjxbk teb webgt nbrbgf d`r Cgtt, gmk put jt jm dr`mt `d
ejs s`m. [ebm eb sbt Bfjzgs i`wf `m teb tgifb, p`urbk jm tebNebx, hfgmnbk gt ebr. Bm`uhe0
Zbs.
Eb p`urbk teb cjfl d`r ebr.
M`, Kgk!ejs kguhetbr e`wfbk, iurstjmh jmt` tbgrs. J
wgmtbk t` p`ur teb cjfl!
^`rry, Fjzb
[glb jt `uttglb teb cjfl `ut ^eb wgs serjbljmh,
n`cpfbtbfy eystbrjngf.
Jc s`rry, Fjzb, iut tejs js
J wgmtbk t` p`ur teb cjfl!^eb sfjk `dd ebr sbgt t` teb
hr`umk, webrb seb fgy ljnljmh ebr ebbfs `m teb ``r. [glb
jt `ut, tglb teb cjfl `ut!
Ejs kguhetbr kjk tejs ljmk `d tejmh sbvbrgf tjcbs g kgy. Jt
wgs, eb wgs gssurbk, oust g pegsb. Qgrbmts wbrb gkvjsbk t`
trbgt jt wjte rcmbss.
Jc s`rry, gmkbrs sgjk. Z`uff oust egvb t` bgt jt, Fjzb.
Eb sgt k`wm gt teb tgifb ibsjkb Cgtt t` dbbk ejc. Cgtt stunl
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C`mkgy :
ejs egmk jm ejs nbrbgf gmk scbgrbk jt gnr`ss ejs bybs. Eb,
t``, ibhgm t` nry.
^gmkbrs h`t g kjse t`wbf t` wjpb Cgtts dgnb. Eb m`tjnbktegt teb ljtnebm nf`nl m`w sgjk vb t` bjhet. Eb te`uhet tegt
ebk ibttbr ngff teb `dnb, t` wgrm tebc eb w`ufk ib fgtb. Iut
ebk egvb t` qujbt Bfjzg rst? seb wgs stjff `m teb ``r, ljnl-
jmh gmk snrbgcjmh gi`ut teb cjfl. Gff rjhet, Bfjzg, tglb jt
bgsy. [glb jt bgsy. Eb h`t g drbse i`wf, p`urbk c`rb nbrbgf,
gmk hgvb ebr teb ngrt`m `d cjfl t` p`ur ebrsbfd. Ebrb.^eb nr`ssbk ebr grcs gmk p`utbk. J k`mt wgmt jt.
Bfjzg, y`u p`ur tegt cjfl tejscjmutb.
Ejs kguhetbr snrgcifbk up t` ebr negjr. @lgy, Kgk.
^gmkbrs sgt k`wm, wjpbk Cgtts dgnb, gmk ibhgm t` dbbk
ejs s`m. [eb i`y jccbkjgtbfy st`ppbk nryjmh, gmk swgf-
f`wbk teb nbrbgf jm ijh hufps. [eb p``r ljk wgs eumhry.
Bfjzg st``k m ebr negjr, fjdtbk teb cjfl ngrt`m, gmk spfgsebk
jt gff `vbr teb tgifb. Re-`e.
Mbvbr cjmk. Xjte `mb egmk, eb wjpbk teb tgifb wjte teb
kjse t`wbf, wejfb wjte teb `tebr eb n`mtjmubk t` dbbk Cgtt.
Bfjzg puffbk teb nbrbgf i`x rjhet up t` ebr i`wf, stgrbk
xbkfy gt teb pjnturb `d H``dy m teb ignl, gmk ibhgm t` bgt.
Gf`mhsjkb ebr, Cgtt gtb stbgkjfy. D`r g c`cbmt, jt wgs ngfcjm teb ljtnebm.
^gmkbrs hfgmnbk `vbr ejs se`ufkbr? gfc`st bjhet `nf`nl.
Eb se`ufk ngff teb `dnb.
^usgm ngcb jm, wbgrjmh obgms gmk g ibjhb swbgtbr. Ebr
dgnb wgs rbfgxbk. Jc s`rry J f`st jt, seb sgjk. [egmls d`r
tgljmh `vbr. ^eb ljssbk ejc `m teb nebbl.Grb y`u egppy, C`c0 Bfjzg sgjk.
Zbs, swbbtjb. ^usgm scjfbk gt ebr kguhetbr, gmk turmbk
ignl t` [`c. Jff tglb `vbr m`w. Z`u k`mt wgmt t` ib fgtb.
Jsmt t`kgy teb ijh kgy0 Xebm teby gmm`umnb y`ur pr`c`-
tj`m0
J e`pb s`.
Ngff cb gs s``m gs y`u ebgr.
J wjff. ^gmkbrs h`t up, njmnebk teb t`wbf gr`umk ejs
wgjst, gmk ebgkbk upstgjrs t` hbt krbssbk. [ebrb wgs gfwgys
trgdn jm t`wm ibd`rb teb 5?91 dbrry. Eb w`ufk egvb t` eurry
t` cglb jt.
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Eb pgrlbk jm ejs sp`t ibejmk Yjnlys ^ebff stgtj`m, gmk
str`kb qujnlfy k`wm teb n`vbrbk wgflwgy t` teb dbrry.
Eb stbppbk gi`grk c`cbmts ibd`rb teby puffbk up teb rgcp.
Dbbfjmh teb ter`i `d teb bmhjmbs ibmbgte ejs dbbt, eb wbmt
ter`uhe teb k``rs `mt` teb cgjm kbnl.
Eby, [`c.
Eb f``lbk `vbr ejs se`ufkbr. Kgvb Ibmbkjnt wgs n`cjmh
up ibejmk ejc. Ibmbkjnt wgs g fgwybr wjte g rc tegt egm-
kfbk g f`t `d ejhe-tbne n`cpgmjbs. Cjssbk teb sbvbm-dty,
t``, eue0 Ibmbkjnt sgjk.
Zbge. Nrgzy c`rmjmh.
[bff cb. J wgmtbk t` ib jm teb dnb gm e`ur gh`. Iut m`wtegt sne``fs `ut, Obmmy k`bsmt lm`w wegt t` k` wjte teb
ljks umtjf ngcp stgrts.
Re-eue.
Cgkmbss gt cy e`usb, Ibmbkjnt sgjk, segljmh ejs ebgk.
[ebrb wgs g pgusb. ^gmkbrs sbmsbk tegt eb gmk Ibmbkjnt
egk egk g sjcjfgr c`rmjmh. Iut teb tw` cbm kjk m`t kjsnussjt durtebr. ^gmkbrs `dtbm w`mkbrbk wey jt wgs tegt w`cbm
kjsnussbk teb c`st jmtjcgtb kbtgjfs `d tebjr cgrrjghbs wjte
tebjr drjbmks, wejfb cbm cgjmtgjmbk g kjsnrbbt sjfbmnb wjte
`mb gm`tebr.
Gmywgy, Ibmbkjnt sgjk. E`ws ^usgm0
^ebs mb. ^ebs hrbgt.
Ibmbkjnt hrjmmbk. ^` wey grb y`u fjcpjmh0
N`cpgmy t`une d``tigff hgcb `m ^gturkgy. H`t g fjttfb
`ut `d egmk.
[egts wegt y`u hbt d`r pfgyjmh wjte nejfkrbm, Ibmbkjnt
sgjk. KjhjN`c wgs dgc`us d`r jts y`umh bcpf`ybbs.
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C`m k gy 77
Eby, ^gmkbrs sgjk. J sn`rbk.
Js tegt rjhet0
Kgcm rjhet. Xjmmjmh t`unek`wm. Nr`ssbk teb bmk z`mbjm hf`ry. Gmk tebm J h`t nrbgcbk.
Gt teb cgjm-kbnl ngdbtbrjg, teby st``k jm fjmb d`r n`ddbb.
Gntugffy, J w`ufkvb te`uhet y`uk ib jm irjhet gmk bgrfy
t`kgy, Ibmbkjnt sgjk. Jsmt tejs teb ijh kgy gt KjhjN`c0
^gmkbrs h`t ejs n`ddbb, gmk stjrrbk jm swbbtbmbr. E`ws
tegt0Jsmt teb cbrhbr ibjmh gmm`umnbk t`kgy0
Xegt cbrhbr0 ^gmkbrs sgjk ifgmkfy. [eb cbrhbr wgs
sbnrbt< `mfy g egmkduf `d KjhjN`c bxbnutjvbs lmbw gmy-
tejmh gi`ut jt. Eb hgvb Ibmbkjnt g ifgml stgrb.
N`cb `m, Ibmbkjnt sgjk. J ebgrk jt wgs prbtty cune
wrgppbk up. Gmk tegt I`i Hgrvjm wgs gmm`umnjmh teb rb-
strunturjmh t`kgy, jmnfukjmh g iumne `d mbw pr`c`tj`ms.
Ibmbkjnt sjppbk ejs n`ddbb. Hgrvjm js stbppjmh k`wm, jsmt
eb0
^gmkbrs seruhhbk. Xbff sbb. @d n`ursb Ibmbkjnt wgs
jcp`sjmh m ejc, iut usgm kjk g f`t d w`rl wjte gtt`rmbys
jm Ibmbkjnts rc< ^gmkbrs n`ufkmt gdd`rk t` ib rukb. Jt
wgs `mb `d teb mbw n`cpfbxjtjbs `d iusjmbss rbfgtj`ms gt gtjcb webm bvbryi`ky egk g w`rljmh sp`usb.
[eb tw` cbm wbmt `ut `m teb kbnl gmk st``k iy teb p`rt
rgjf, wgtnejmh teb e`usbs `d Igjmirjkhb Jsfgmk sfjp gwgy.
^gmkbrs m`kkbk t`wgrk teb e`usb `m Xjmh Q`jmt, wejne d`r
ybgrs egk ibbm Xgrrbm Cghmus`ms succbr e`usb webm eb
wgs sbmgt`r.J ebgr jt oust s`fk ghgjm, ^gmkbrs sgjk.
@e ybs0 Xe` i`uhet jt0
^`cb Ngfjd`rmjg gsse`fb.
Igjmirjkhb sfjk t` teb stbrm. [eby f``lbk `ut gt teb hrgy
wgtbr d teb `umk. [eb n`ddbb stbgcbk jm teb c`rmjmh sum-
fjhet. ^`, Ibmbkjnt sgjk. Z`u tejml cgyib Hgrvjm w`mt
stbp k`wm0
M`i`ky lm`ws, ^gmkbrs sgjk. I`i iujft teb n`cpgmy
dr`c m`tejmh, dtbbm ybgrs gh`. Xebm eb stgrtbk, eb wgs
sbffjmh lm`nl`dd c`kbcs dr`c L`rbg. Ignl webm m`i`ky
lmbw wegt g c`kbc wgs. M`w teb n`cpgmys h`t terbb
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79 KJ^NF@^RYB
iujfkjmhs k`wmt`wm, gmk ijh dgnjfjtjbs jm Ngfjd`rmjg, [bxgs,
Jrbfgmk, gmk Cgfgysjg. Eb iujfks dgx c`kbcs teb sjzb `d g
kjcb, eb cgrlbts dgx gmk B-cgjf s`dtwgrb, ebs h`mb jmt`NK-Y@Cs, gmk ebs kbvbf`pbk pr`prjbtgry gfh`rjtecs tegt
se`ufk cglb ejc g fbgkjmh pr`vjkbr jm bkungtj`m cgrlbts
d`r teb mbxt nbmtury. I`is n`cb g f`mh wgy dr`c s`cb huy
eustfjmh terbb eumkrbk iguk c`kbcs. J k`mt lm`w jd eb ngm
hjvb jt up.
K`mt teb tbrcs `d teb cbrhbr rbqujrb jt0^gmkbrs scjfbk. Jd y`u lm`w gi`ut g cbrhbr, Kgvb, y`u
se`ufk tbff cb, eb sgjk. Ibngusb J egvbmt ebgrk gmytejmh.
[eb trute wgs tegt ^gmkbrs kjkmt rbgffy lm`w teb tbrcs `d
teb jcpbmkjmh cbrhbr. Ejs w`rl jmv`fvbk teb kbvbf`pcbmt
`d NK-Y@Cs gmk bfbntr`mjn kgtgigsbs. Gfte`uhe tebsb
wbrb grbgs vjtgf t` teb duturb `d teb n`cpgmyteby wbrb
teb cgjm rbgs`m N`mfby-Xejtb wgs gnqujrjmh KjhjN`c
teby wbrb bssbmtjgffy tbnemjngf grbgs. Gmk ^gmkbrs wgs bs-
sbmtjgffy g tbnemjngf cgmghbr. Eb wgs m`t jmd`rcbk gi`ut
kbnjsj`ms gt teb ejhebst fbvbfs.
D`r gmkbrs, tebrb wgs s`cb jr`my jm tejs. Jm bgrfjbr ybgrs,
webm eb wgs igsbk jm Ngfjd`rmjg, eb egk ibbm nf`sbfy jm-
v`fvbk jm cgmghbcbmt kbnjsj`ms. Iut sjmnb n`cjmh t` ^b-gttfb bjhet ybgrs gh`, eb egk ibbm c`rb rbc`vbk dr`c teb
nbmtbrs `d p`wbr.
Ibmbkjnt sjppbk ejs n`ddbb. Xbff, J ebgr I`is kbmjtbfy
stbppjmh k`wm, gmk ebs h`jmh t` pr`c`tb g w`cgm gs negjr-
cgm.
^gmkbrs sgjk, Xe` t`fk y`u tegt0Ebs gfrbgky h`t g w`cgm gs ND@, k`bsmt eb0
Zbs, surb. D`r g f`mh tjcb, m`w. ^tbpegmjb Lgpfgm wgs
KjhjN`cs nejbd mgmnjgf dnbr. Iut jt sbbcbk umfjlbfy seb
w`ufk bvbr rum teb n`cpgmy. jfbmt gmk jmtbmsb, Lgpfgm wgs
n`cpbtbmt, iut kjsfjlbk iy cgmy jm teb n`cpgmy. Hgrvjm
wgsmt bspbnjgffy d`mk `d ebr.
Xbff, Ibmbkjnt sgjk, teb ruc`r Jvb ebgrk js ebs h`jmh
t` mgcb g w`cgm t` tglb `vbr wjtejm vb ybgrs.
K`bs teb ruc`r cbmtj`m g mgcb0
Ibmbkjnt se``l ejs ebgk. J te`uhet y`uk lm`w. J cbgm,
jts y`ur n`cpgmy.
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@m teb kbnl jm teb sumsejmb, eb t``l `ut ejs nbffufgr
pe`mb gmk ngffbk jm. Ejs gssjstgmt, Njmky X`fdb, gm-
swbrbk. Cr. ^gmkbrss `dnb.
Ej. Jts cb.
Ej, [`c. Z`u `m teb dbrry0
Zbs. Jff ib jm g fjttfb ibd`rb mjmb.
@lgy, Jff tbff tebc. ^eb pgusbk, gmk eb egk teb sbmsb
tegt seb wgs ne``sjmh ebr w`rks ngrbduffy. Jts prbtty iusy
tejs c`rmjmh. Cr. Hgrvjm wgs oust ebrb, f``ljmh d`r y`u.
^gmkbrs dr`wmbk. F``ljmh d`r cb0
Zbs. Gm`tebr pgusb. Re, eb sbbcbk ljmk `d surprjsbk
tegt y`u wbrbmt jm.Kjk eb sgy wegt eb wgmtbk0
M`, iut ebs h`jmh jmt` g f`t `d `dnbs `m teb ``r, `mb
gdtbr gm`tebr, tgfljmh t` pb`pfb. ^`cbtejmhs up, [`c.
Xegt0
M`i`kys tbffjmh cb gmytejmh, seb sgjk.
Xegt gi`ut ^tbpegmjb0^tbpegmjb ngffbk, gmk J t`fk ebr y`u wbrbmt jm ybt.
Gmytejmh bfsb0
Grteur Lgem ngffbk dr`c LF t` gsl jd y`u h`t ejs dgx.
J kjk. Jff ngff ejc. Gmytejmh bfsb0
M`, tegts gi`ut jt, [`c.
[egmls, Njmky. Eb pusebk teb BMKiutt`m t` tbrcjmgtb
teb ngff.
^tgmkjmh ibsjkb ejc, Ibmbkjnt p`jmtbk t` ^gmkbrss
pe`mb. [e`sb tejmhs grb gcgzjmh. [eby oust hbt scgffbr
gmk scgffbr, k`mt teby0 Z`u huys cglb tegt `mb0
^gmkbrs m`kkbk. Jk ib f`st wjte`ut jt. Bspbnjgffy tebsb
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7; KJ^NF@^RYB
kgys. Xe` ngm rbcbcibr gff teb mucibrs0 [ejs js c`rb tegm
g tbfbpe`mb? jts cy tbfbpe`mb i``l. ^bb, f``l. Eb ibhgm t`
kbc`mstrgtb teb dbgturbs d`r Ibmbkjnt. Jts h`t g cbc`ry d`rtw` eumkrbk mucibrs. Z`u st`rb tebc iy teb rst terbb fbt-
tbrs `d teb mgcb. ^gmkbrs pumnebk jm L-G-E t` irjmh up teb
jmtbrmgtj`mgf mucibr d`r Grteur Lgem jm Cgfgysjg. Eb
pusebk ^BMK, gmk ebgrk g f`mh strjmh `d bfbntr`mjn ibbps.
Xjte teb n`umtry n`kb gmk grbg n`kb, jt wgs tejrtbbm ibbps.
Obsus, Ibmbkjnt sgjk. Xebrb grb y`u ngffjmh, Cgrs0Oust gi`ut. Cgfgysjg. Xbvb h`t g dgnt`ry tebrb.
KjhjN`cs Cgfgysjg `pbrgtj`m wgs `mfy g ybgr `fk, gmk jt
wgs cgmudgnturjmh teb n`cpgmys mbw NK-Y@C pfgybrs
umjts rgtebr fjlb gm gukj` NK pfgybr, iut jmtbmkbk d`r n`cput-
brs. Jt wgs wjkbfy ghrbbk jm teb iusjmbss tegt gff jmd`rcgtj`m
wgs s``m h`jmh t` ib kjhjtgf, gmk cune `d jt wgs h`jmh t` ibst`rbk `m tebsb n`cpgnt kjsls. N`cputbr pr`hrgcs, kgtg-
igsbs, bvbm i``ls gmk cghgzjmbsbvbrytejmh wgs h`jmh
t` ib `m kjsl.
[eb rbgs`m jt egkmt gfrbgky egppbmbk wgs tegt NK-
Y@Cs wbrb m`t`rj`usfy sf`w. Rsbrs wbrb `ifjhbk t` wgjt jm
dr`mt `d ifgml snrbbms wejfb teb krjvbs wejrrbk gmknfjnlbkgmk n`cputbr usbrs kjkmt fjlb wgjtjmh. Jm gm jm-
kustry webrb spbbks rbfjgify k`uifbk bvbry bjhetbbm c`mtes,
NK-Y@Cs egk jcpr`vbk cune fbss jm teb fgst vb ybgrs.
KjhjN`cs ^pbbk^tgr tbnem`f`hy gkkrbssbk tegt pr`ifbc,
wjte g mbw hbmbrgtj`m `d krjvbs n`kb-mgcbk [wjmlfb (d`r
[wjmlfb, twjmlfb, fjttfb ^pbbk^tgr). [wjmlfb krjvbs wbrb
twjnb gs dgst gs gmy jm teb w`rfk. [wjmlfb wgs pgnlghbk gs
g scgff, stgmkgf`mb cuftjcbkjg pfgybr wjte jts `wm snrbbm.
Z`u n`ufk ngrry jt jm y`ur egmk, gmk usb jt `m g ius `r g
trgjm. Jt wgs h`jmh t` ib rbv`futj`mgry. Iut m`w teb Cgfgy-
sjg pfgmt wgs egvjmh tr`uifb cgmudgnturjmh teb mbw dgst
krjvbs.
Ibmbkjnt sjppbk ejs n`ddbb. Js jt trub y`urb teb `mfy kjvj-
sj`m cgmghbr we` jsmt gm bmhjmbbr0
^gmkbrs scjfbk. [egts rjhet. Jc `rjhjmgffy dr`c cgr-
lbtjmh.
Jsmt tegt prbtty umusugf0 Ibmbkjnt sgjk.
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C`mk gy 72
M`t rbgffy. Jm cgrlbtjmh, wb usbk t` spbmk g f`t `d tjcb
hurjmh ut wegt teb dbgturbs d teb mbw pr`kunts wbrb, gmk
c`st `d us n`ufkmt tgfl t` teb bmhjmbbrs. J n`ufk. J k`mtlm`w wey. J k`mt egvb g tbnemjngf ignlhr`umk, iut J n`ufk
tgfl t` teb huys. J lmbw oust bm`uhe s` teby n`ufkmt iuffsejt
cb. ^` prbtty s``m, J wgs teb `mb we` tgflbk t` teb bmhj-
mbbrs. [ebm bjhet ybgrs gh`, Hgrvjm gslbk cb jd Jk rum g
kjvjsj`m d`r ejc. Gmk ebrb J gc.
[eb ngff rgmh ter`uhe. ^gmkbrs hfgmnbk gt ejs wgtne. Jtwgs gfc`st cjkmjhet jm Lugfg Fucpur. Eb e`pbk Grteur
Lgem w`ufk stjff ib gwglb. G c`cbmt fgtbr tebrb wgs g
nfjnl, gmk g hr`hhy v`jnb sgjk, Re. Ebff`.
Grteur, jts [`c.
Grteur Lgem hgvb g hrgvbffy n`uhe. @e, [`c. H``k.
Gm`tebr n`uhe. Z`u h`t cy dgx0
Zbs, J h`t jt.
[ebm y`u lm`w. J k`mt umkbrstgmk wegts h`jmh `m,
Lgem sgjk. Gmk J spbmt gff kgy `m teb fjmb. J egk t`, wjte
Ogdgr h`mb.
C`egccbk Ogdgr wgs teb fjmb d`rbcgm `d teb Cgfgysjg
pfgmt, g vbry ngpgifb y`umh cgm. Ogdgr js h`mb0 Xey0
[ebrb wgs g nrgnlfb `d stgtjn. Eb wgs nursbk.J kjkmt hbt tegt.
Ogdgr wgs nursbk iy ejs n`usjm, s` eb fbdt.
Xegt0
Zbge, jd y`u ngm ibfjbvb tegt. Eb sgys ejs n`usjms sjstbr
jm O`e`rb ejrbk g s`rnbrbr t` ngst g spbff `m ejc, gmk eb rgm
`dd t` teb @rgmh Gsfj wjtne k`nt`rs d`r g n`umtbr-spbff. [ebgi`rjhjmbs rum g e`spjtgf gt Lugfg [jmhjt, jm teb oumhfb gi`ut
terbb e`urs `utsjkb `d LF. Jts vbry dgc`us. G f`t `d p`fjtj-
njgms h` `ut tebrb webm teby hbt sjnl. Ogdgr wbmt `ut tebrb
d`r g nurb.
E`w f`mh wjff tegt tglb0
Ibgts cb. [eb `tebr w`rlbrs tbff cb jtff pr`igify ib g
wbbl.
Gmk wegts wr`mh wjte teb fjmb, Grteur0
J k`mt lm`w, Lgem sgjk. Jc m`t surb gmytejmhs wr`mh
wjte teb fjmb. Iut teb umjts n`cjmh `dd grb vbry sf`w. Xebm
wb puff umjts d`r JQ nebnls, wb n`msjstbmtfy hbt sbbl tjcbs
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74 KJ^NF@^RYB
gi`vb teb eumkrbk-cjffjsbn`mk spbns. Xb k`mt lm`w wey
tebyrb sf`w, gmk wb k`mt lm`w wey tebrbs g vgrjgtj`m. Iut
teb bmhjmbbrs ebrb grb hubssjmh tegt tebrbs g n`cpgtjijfjtypr`ifbc wjte teb n`mtr`ffbr nejp tegt p`sjtj`ms teb spfjt `p-
tjns, gmk teb NK-krjvbr s`dtwgrb.
Z`u tejml teb n`mtr`ffbr nejps grb igk0 [eb n`mtr`ffbr
nejps wbrb cgkb jm jmhgp`rb gmk trunlbk gnr`ss teb i`rkbr
t` teb dgnt`ry jm Cgfgysjg.
K`mt lm`w. Bjtebr tebyrb igk, `r tebrbs g iuh jm tebkrjvbr n`kb.
Xegt gi`ut teb snrbbm jnlbr0
Lgem n`uhebk. J tejml jts g kbsjhm pr`ifbc, [`c. Xb
oust ngmt iujfk jt. [eb ejmhb n`mmbnt`rs tegt ngrry nurrbmt t`
teb snrbbm grb c`umtbk jmsjkb teb pfgstjn e`usjmh. [ebyrb
supp`sbk t` cgjmtgjm bfbntrjngf n`mtgnt m` cgttbr e`w y`u
c`vb teb snrbbm. Iut teb nurrbmt nuts jm gmk `ut. Z`u c`vb
teb ejmhb, gmk teb snrbbm gsebs `m gmk `dd.
^gmkbrs dr`wmbk gs eb fjstbmbk. [ejs js g prbtty stgmkgrk
kbsjhm, Grteur. Bvbry kgcm fgpt`p jm teb w`rfk egs teb
sgcb ejmhb kbsjhm. Jts ibbm tegt wgy d`r teb fgst tbm ybgrs.
J lm`w jt, Lgem sgjk. Iut `urs jsmt w`rljmh. Jts cgl-
jmh cb nrgzy.Z`u ibttbr sbmk cb s`cb umjts.
J gfrbgky egvb, KEF. Z`uff hbt tebc fgtb t`kgy, t`c`r-
r`w gt teb fgtbst.
@lgy, ^gmkbrs sgjk. Eb pgusbk. Xegts y`ur ibst
hubss, Grteur0
Gi`ut teb rum0 Xbff, gt teb c`cbmt wb ngmt cglb `urpr`kuntj`m qu`tgs, gmk wbrb turmjmh `ut g pr`kunt tejrty t`
dty pbrnbmt sf`wbr tegm spbns. M`t h``k mbws. [ejs jsmt g
e`t NK pfgybr, [ c. Jts mfy jmnrbcbmtgffy ibttbr tegm wegt
[`sejig gmk `my gfrbgky egvb m teb cgrlbt. [ebyrb cgl-
jmh tebjrs g f`t nebgpbr. ^` wb egvb cgo`r pr`ifbcs.
Xb tgfljmh g wbbl, g c`mte, wegt0
G c`mte, jd jts m`t g rbkbsjhm. Jd jts g rbkbsjhm, sgy d`ur
c`mtes. Jd jts g nejp, jt n`ufk ib g ybgr.
^gmkbrs sjhebk. Hrbgt.
[egts teb sjtugtj`m. Jt jsmt w`rljmh, gmk wb k`mt lm`w
wey.
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C`m k gy 78
^gmkbrs sgjk, Xe` bfsb egvb y`u t`fk0
M`i`ky. [ejs `mbs gff y`urs, cy drjbmk.
[egmls g f`t.Lgem n`uhebk. Z`u h`jmh t` iury tejs umtjf gdtbr teb
cbrhbr, `r wegt0
J k`mt lm`w. Jc m`t surb J ngm.
Xbff, Jff ib qujbt gt tejs bmk. J ngm tbff y`u tegt. Gmy-
i`ky gsls cb, J k`mt egvb g nfub. Ibngusb J k`mt.
@lgy. [egmls, Grteur. Jff tgfl t` y`u fgtbr.^gmkbrs eumh up. [wjmlfb kbmjtbfy prbsbmtbk g p`fjtjngf
pr`ifbc d`r teb jcpbmkjmh cbrhbr wjte N`mfby-Xejtb.
^gmkbrs wgsmt surb e`w t` egmkfb jt. Iut eb w`ufk egvb t`
kbgf wjte jt s``m bm`uhe< teb dbrry wejstfb ifbw, gmk up
gebgk, eb sgw teb ifgnl pjfjmhs `d N`fcgm K`nl gmk teb
slysnrgpbrs `d k`wmt`wm ^bgttfb.
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C`mk gy 7:
[er`uhe teb hfgss wgffs `d teb d`urte-``r n`mdbrbmnb
r``c, eb sgw Cgrl Fbwym, teb tejrty-terbb-ybgr-`fk ebgk
`d Qr`kunt Kbsjhm, irjbmh s`cb `d teb N`mfby-Xejtb pb`-pfb. Jt cgkb g strjljmh snbmb? Fbwym, y`umh, egmks`cb, gmk
jcpbrj`us, wbgrjmh ifgnl obgms gmk g ifgnl Grcgmj [-sejrt,
pgnjmh ignl gmk d`rte gmk tgfljmh gmjcgtbkfy t` teb ifub-
sujtbk N`mfby-Xejtb stgddbrs, we` sgt rjhjkfy ibd`rb teb
pr`kunt c`nl-ups `m teb tgifb, gmk t``l m`tbs.
Xebm Fbwym sgw ^gmkbrs eb wgvbk, gmk ngcb `vbr t`teb k``r `d teb n`mdbrbmnb r``c gmk stunl ejs ebgk `ut.
Eby, huy, Fbwym sgjk.
Ej, Cgrl. Fjstbm
J egvb oust `mb tejmh t` sgy t` y`u, Fbwym sgjk, jmtbr-
ruptjmh. Dunl bc. Dunl Hgrvjm. Dunl Qejf. Dunl teb
cbrhbr. Dunl bc gff. [ejs rb`rh sunls. Jc wjte y`u `m tejs
`mb, huy.
Fjstbm, Cgrl, ngm y`u
Jc jm teb cjkkfb `d s`cbtejmh ebrb. Fbwym obrlbk ejs
ebgk t`wgrk teb N`mfby pb`pfb jm teb r``c. Iut J wgmtbk
y`u t` lm`w e`w J dbbf. Jts m`t rjhet, wegt tebyrb k`jmh.
Xbff tgfl fgtbr, `lgy0 Nejm up, huy, Fbwym sgjk. Lbbp
y`ur p`wkbr kry. Gmk eb wbmt ignl jmt` teb n`mdbrbmnbr``c.
[eb N`mfby-Xejtb pb`pfb wbrb gff stgrjmh gt ^gmkbrs
ter`uhe teb hfgss. Eb turmbk gwgy gmk wgflbk qujnlfy t`wgrk
ejs `dnb, wjte g sbmsb `d kbbpbmjmh umbgsb. Fbwym wgs m`-
t`rj`us d`r ejs tbmkbmny t` bxghhbrgtb, iut bvbm s`, teb
Jts m`t rjhet, wegt tebyrb k`jmh.[ebrb kjkmt sbbc t` ib cune k`uit wegt tegt cbgmt.
^gmkbrs wgsmt h`jmh t` hbt g pr`c`tj`m. Eb ir`lb jmt` g
fjhet swbgt gmk dbft sukkbmfy kjzzy gs eb wgflbk gf`mh teb
n`rrjk`r. Eb fbgmbk ghgjmst teb wgff d`r g c`cbmt. Eb wjpbk
ejs d`rbebgk wjte ejs egmk gmk ifjmlbk ejs bybs rgpjkfy. Eb
t``l g kbbp irbgte gmk se``l ejs ebgk t` nfbgr jt.
M`pr`c`tj`m. Nerjst.Eb t``l gm`tebr kbbp irbgte, gmk
wgflbk `m.
Jmstbgk `d teb pr`c`tj`m eb bxpbntbk, tebrb wgs gppgr-
bmtfy h`jmh t` ib s`cb ljmk `d rb`rhgmjzgtj`m. Gmk gppgr-
bmtfy jt wgs rbfgtbk t` teb cbrhbr.
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91 KJ^NF@^RYB
[eb tbnemjngf kjvjsj`ms egk oust h`mb ter`uhe g cgo`r rb-
`rhgmjzgtj`m mjmb c`mtes bgrfjbr, wejne egk rbvjsbk gff teb
fjmbs `d gute`rjty, upsbttjmh teb ebff `ut `d bvbryi`ky jm ^b-gttfb. ^tgdd pb`pfb kjkmt lm`w we` t` rbqujsjtj`m d`r fgsbr-
prjmtbr pgpbr, `r t` kbhguss g c`mjt`r. [ebrb egk ibbm
c`mtes `d upr`gr< `mfy jm teb fgst dbw wbbls egk teb tbne
hr`ups sbttfbk k`wm jmt` s`cb sbcifgmnb `d h``k w`rljmh
r`utjmbs. M`w . . . t` rb`rhgmjzb ghgjm0 Jt kjkmt cglb gmy
sbmsb gt gff.Zbt jt wgs fgst ybgrs rb`rhgmjzgtj`m tegt pfgnbk gmkbrs jm
fjmb t` gssucb fbgkbrsejp `d teb tbne kjvjsj`ms m`w. [egt
rb`rhgmjzgtj`m egk strunturbk teb Gkvgmnbk Qr`kunts
Hr`up jmt` d`ur suikjvjsj`msQr`kunt Kbsjhm, Qr`hrgc-
cjmh, Kgtg [bfbn`ccumjngtj`ms, gmk Cgmudgnturjmhgff
umkbr teb kjrbntj`m `d g kjvjsj`m hbmbrgf cgmghbr, m`t ybtgpp`jmtbk. Jm rbnbmt c`mtes, [`c ^gmkbrs egk jmd`rcgffy
tglbm `vbr gs KHC, fgrhbfy ibngusb gs ebgk `d cgmudgntur-
jmh, eb wgs teb pbrs`m c`st n`mnbrmbk wjte n``rkjmgtjmh
teb w`rl `d gff teb `tebr kjvjsj`ms.
Iut m`w, wjte stjff gm`tebr rb`rhgmjzgtj`m . . . we` lmbw
wegt cjhet egppbm0 ^gmkbrs cjhet ib ir`lbm ignl t` sjc-pfy cgmghjmh KjhjN`cs pr`kuntj`m fjmbs gr`umk teb w`rfk.
@r w`rsbd`r wbbls, tebrb egk ibbm pbrsjstbmt ruc`rs tegt
n`cpgmy ebgkqugrtbrs jm Nupbrtjm` wgs h`jmh t` tglb ignl
gff n`mtr`f `d cgmudgnturjmh dr`c ^bgttfb, turmjmh jt `vbr t`
teb jmkjvjkugf pr`kunt cgmghbrs jm Ngfjd`rmjg. ^gmkbrs
egkmt pgjk gmy gttbmtj`m t` te`sb ruc`rs, ibngusb teby
kjkmt cglb g f`t d sbmsb< teb pr`kunt cgmghbrs egk bm`uhe
t` k` oust pusejmh teb pr`kunts, wjte`ut gfs` w`rryjmh gi`ut
tebjr cgmudgnturb.
Iut m`w eb wgs ifjhbk t` n`msjkbr teb p`ssjijfjty tegt teb
ruc`rs wbrb trub. Ibngusb jd teby wbrb trub, ^gmkbrs cjhet
ib dgnjmh c`rb tegm g kbc`tj`m. Eb cjhet ib `ut `d g o`i.
Nerjst? `ut `d g o`i0
Eb d`umk ejcsbfd tejmljmh `d s`cb `d teb tejmhs Kgvb
Ibmbkjnt egk sgjk t` ejc `m teb dbrry bgrfjbr tegt c`rmjmh.
Ibmbkjnt negsbk ruc`rs, gmk eb egk sbbcbk t` lm`w g f`t.
Cgyib bvbm c`rb tegm eb egk ibbm sgyjmh.
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C`mk gy 97
Js jt truby`urb teb `mfy kjvjsj`m cgmghbr we` jsmt gm
bmhjmbbr0
Gmk tebm, p`jmtbkfy?Jsmt tegt prbtty umusugf0
Nerjst, eb te`uhet. Eb ibhgm t` swbgt ghgjm. Eb d`rnbk
ejcsbfd t` tglb gm`tebr kbbp irbgte. Eb rbgnebk teb bmk `d
teb d`urte-``r n`rrjk`r gmk ngcb t` ejs dnb, bxpbntjmh t`
mk ^tbpegmjb Lgpfgm, teb ND@, wgjtjmh tebrb d`r ejc.
Lgpfgm n`ufk tbff ejc wegt wgs h`jmh `m. Iut ejs `dnb wgsbcpty. Eb turmbk t` ejs gssjstgmt, Njmky X`fdb, we` wgs
iusy gt teb fjmh ngijmbts. Xebrbs ^tbpegmjb0
^ebs m`t n`cjmh.
Xey m`t0
[eby ngmnbfbk y`ur mjmb-tejrty cbbtjmh ibngusb `d gff
teb pbrs`mmbf negmhbs, Njmky sgjk.
Xegt negmhbs0 ^gmkbrs sgjk. Xegts h`jmh `m0
[ebrbs ibbm s`cb ljmk `d rb`rhgmjzgtj`m, Njmky sgjk.
^eb gv`jkbk cbbtjmh ejs bybs, gmk f``lbk k`wm gt teb ngff
i``l `m ebr kbsl. [eby oust snebkufbk g prjvgtb fumne wjte
gff teb kjvjsj`m ebgks jm teb cgjm n`mdbrbmnb r``c d`r
twbfvb-tejrty t`kgy, gmk Qejf Ifgnliurm js `m ejs wgy k`wm
t` tgfl t` y`u. Eb se`ufk ib ebrb gmy cjmutb. Fbts sbb, wegtbfsb0 KEF js kbfjvbrjmh krjvbs dr`c Lugfg Fucpur tejs gd-
tbrm``m. Hgry I`sgl wgmts t` cbbt wjte y`u gt tbm-tejrty.
^eb rgm ebr mhbr k`wm teb ngff i``l. K`m Nebrry ngffbk
twjnb gi`ut teb N`rrjk`r, gmk y`u oust h`t g ruse ngff dr`c
Bkkjb jm Gustjm.
Ngff ejc ignl. Bkkjb Fgrs`m wgs teb pr`kuntj`m supbr-vjs`r jm teb Gustjm pfgmt, wejne cgkb nbffufgr tbfbpe`mbs.
Njmky pfgnbk teb ngff< g c`cbmt fgtbr eb ebgrk teb dgcjfjgr
v`jnb wjte teb [bxgs twgmh.
Eby tebrb, [`ccy i`y.
Ej, Bkkjb. Xegts up0
Fjttfb pr`ifbc `m teb fjmb. Z`u h`t g cjmutb0
Zbs, surb.
Grb n`mhrgtufgtj`ms `m g mbw o`i jm `rkbr0
J egvbmt ebgrk gmytejmh ybt, ^gmkbrs sgjk.
Re-eue. Iut jts h`jmh t` egppbm0
J egvbmt ebgrk gmytejmh, Bkkjb.
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99 KJ^NF@^RYB
Js jt trub tebyrb h`jmh t` seut k`wm teb Gustjm pfgmt0
^gmkbrs wgs s` stgrtfbk, eb iurst `ut fguhejmh.Xegt0
Eby, tegts wegt tebyrb sgyjmh k`wm ebrb, [`ccy i`y.N`mfby-Xejtb js h`jmh t` iuy teb n`cpgmy gmk tebm seut us
k`wm.
Ebff, gmkbrs sgjk. M`i`kys iuyjmh gmytejmh, gmk m`-
i`kys sbffjmh gmytejmh, Bkkjb. [eb Gustjm fjmb js gm jmkus-
try stgmkgrk. Gmk jts vbry pr`tgifb.
Eb pgusbk. Z`uk tbff cb jd y`u lmbw, w`ufkmt y`u,[`ccy i`y0
Zbs, J w`ufk, gmkbrs sgjk. Iut jts oust g ruc`r, Bkkjb.
^` d`rhbt jt. M`w, wegts teb fjmb pr`ifbc0
Kjkkfy studd. [eb w`cbm `m teb pr`kuntj`m fjmb grb kb-
cgmkjmh tegt wb nfbgm `ut teb pjmups jm teb cbms f`nlbr
r``c. [eby sgy jts `ddbmsjvb t` tebc. Z`u gsl cb, J tejml
jts iuff, Fgrs`m sgjk. Ibngusb w`cbm mbvbr h` jmt` teb
cbms f`nlbr r``c.
[ebm e`w k` teby lm`w gi`ut teb pjmups0
[eb mjhet nfbgmup nrbws egvb w`cbm `m bc. ^` m`w
teb w`cbm w`rljmh teb fjmb wgmt teb pjmups rbc`vbk.
^gmkbrs sjhebk. Xb k`mt mbbk gmy n`cpfgjmts gi`ut
ibjmh umrbsp`msjvb `m sbx jssubs. Hbt teb pjmups `ut.Bvbm jd teb w`cbm egvb pjmups jmtebjrf`nlbr r``c0
Oust k` jt, Bkkjb.
Z`u gsl cb, jts ngvjmh jm t` g f`t `d dbcjmjst iuffsejt.
[ebrb wgs g lm`nl `m teb k``r. ^gmkbrs f``lbk up gmk
sgw Qejf Ifgnliurm, teb n`cpgmy fgwybr, stgmkjmh tebrb.
Bkkjb, J egvb t` h`.@lgy, Bkkjb sgjk, iut Jc tbffjmh y`u
Bkkjb, Jc s`rry. J egvb t` h`. Ngff cb jd gmytejmh
negmhbs.
^gmkbrs eumh up teb pe`mb, gmk Ifgnliurm ngcb jmt` teb
r``c. ^gmkbrss rst jcprbssj`m wgs tegt teb fgwybr wgs
scjfjmh t`` ir`gkfy, ibegvjmh t`` nebbrduffy.
Jt wgs g igk sjhm.
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Qejfjp Ifgnliurm, teb nejbd fbhgf n`umsbf d`r KjhjN`c,
wgs g sfbmkbr cgm `d d`rty-sjx wbgrjmh g kgrl hrbbm
Euh` I`ss sujt. Fjlb ^gmkbrs, Ifgnliurm egk ibbm wjte
KjhjN`c d`r `vbr g kbngkb, wejne cbgmt tegt eb wgs `mb `d
teb `fk huys, `mb `d te`sb we` egk h`ttbm jm gt teb ibhjm-mjmh. Xebm ^gmkbrs rst cbt ejc, Ifgnliurm wgs g irgse,
ibgrkbk y`umh njvjf rjhets fgwybr dr`c Ibrlbfby. Iut Ifgnl-
iurm egk f`mh sjmnb gigmk`mbk pr`tbst d`r pr`ts, wejne
eb pursubk wjte sjmhfbcjmkbk jmtbmsjtywejfb ngrbduffy
bcpegsjzjmh teb mbw n`rp`rgtb jssubs d kjvbrsjty gmk bqugf
`pp`rtumjty. Ifgnliurms bcirgnb `d teb fgtbst dgsej`ms
jm nf`tejmh gmk n`rrbntmbss cgkb QN Qejf g hurb `d dum
jm s`cb qugrtbrs `d teb n`cpgmy. Gs `mb bxbnutjvb put
jt, Qejfs mhbr js negppbk dr`c wbttjmh jt gmk e`fkjmh jt
t` teb wjmk. Eb wgs teb rst wjte Ijrlbmst`nls, teb rst
wjte ibff-i`tt`cs, teb rst wjte sjkbiurms `dd, gmk teb
rst wjte kjvbrsjty.
Cgmy `d teb o`lbs d`nusbk `m ejs cgmmbrjscs. Dussy, prb-
`nnupjbk wjte gppbgrgmnbs, Ifgnliurm wgs gfwgys rummjmh
ejs egmks `vbr ejcsbfd, t`unejmh ejs egjr, ejs dgnb, ejs sujt,
sbbcjmh t` ngrbss ejcsbfd, t` sc``te `ut teb wrjmlfbs jm ejs
sujt. [ejs, n`cijmbk wjte ejs umd`rtumgtb tbmkbmny t` rui,
t`une, gmk pjnl ejs m`sb, wgs teb s`urnb d cune euc`r. Iut
jt wgs euc`r wjte gm bkhb? Ifgnliurm wgs cjstrustbk gs gc`rgfjstjn egtnebt cgm.
Ifgnliurm n`ufk ib negrjscgtjn jm ejs spbbnebs, gmk jm
prjvgtb n`ufk n`mvby g n`mvjmnjmh jcprbssj`m `d jmtbffbn-
tugf e`mbsty d`r se`rt pbrj`ks. Iut wjtejm teb n`cpgmy eb
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9; KJ^NF@^RYB
wgs sbbm d`r wegt eb wgs? g hum d`r ejrb, g cgm wjte m`
n`mvjntj`ms `d ejs `wm, gmk ebmnb teb pbrdbnt pbrs`m t` ib
Hgrvjms bxbnutj`mbr.Jm bgrfjbr ybgrs, ^gmkbrs gmk Ifgnliurm egk ibbm nf`sb
drjbmks< m`t `mfy egk teby hr`wm up wjte teb n`cpgmy, iut
tebjr fjvbs wbrb jmtbrtwjmbk pbrs`mgffy gs wbff? webm Ifgnl-
iurm wbmt ter`uhe ejs ijttbr kjv`rnb jm 7:59, eb fjvbk d`r g
wejfb jm ^gmkbrss ignebf`r gpgrtcbmt jm ^ummyvgfb. G dbw
ybgrs fgtbr, Ifgnliurm egk ibbm ibst cgm gt ^gmkbrss `wmwbkkjmh t` g y`umh ^bgttfb gtt`rmby, ^usgm Egmkfbr.
Iut webm Ifgnliurm rbcgrrjbk jm 7:5:, ^gmkbrs wgs m`t
jmvjtbk t` teb wbkkjmh, d`r iy tebm, tebjr rbfgtj`msejp egk
ibn`cb strgjmbk. ^`cb jm teb n`cpgmy sgw jt gs jmbvjtgifb.
Ifgnliurm wgs g pgrt d teb jmmbr p`wbr njrnfb jm Nupbrtjm`,
t` wejne ^gmkbrs, igsbk jm ^bgttfb, m` f`mhbr ibf`mhbk. Jmgkkjtj`m, teb tw` cbm egk egk segrp kjsputbs gi`ut sbttjmh
up teb pr`kuntj`m fjmbs jm Jrbfgmk gmk Cgfgysjg. ^gmkbrs dbft
tegt Ifgnliurm jhm`rbk teb jmbvjtgifb rbgfjtjbs `d pr`kuntj`m
jm d`rbjhm n`umtrjbs.
[ypjngf wgs Ifgnliurms kbcgmk tegt egfd teb w`rlbrs `m
teb mbw fjmb jm Lugfg Fucpur se`ufk ib w`cbm, gmk tegtteby se`ufk ib jmtbrcjmhfbk wjte teb cbm< teb Cgfgy cgm-
ghbrs wgmtbk teb w`cbm sbhrbhgtbk, gff`wbk t` w`rl `mfy
`m nbrtgjm pgrts `d teb fjmb, gwgy dr`c teb cbm. Qejf strbmu-
`usfy `iobntbk. ^gmkbrs lbpt tbffjmh ejc, Jts g Cusfjc
n`umtry, Qejf.
J k`mt hjvb g kgcm, Qejf sgjk. KjhjN`c stgmks d`r
bqugfjty.
Qejf, jts tebjr n`umtry. [ebyrb Cusfjc.
^` wegt0 Jts `ur dgnt`ry.
[ebjr kjsghrbbcbmts wbmt `m gmk `m. [eb Cgfgysjgm h`v-
brmcbmt kjkmt wgmt f`ngf Nejmbsb ejrbk gs supbrvjs`rs, gf-
te`uhe teby wbrb teb ibst-qugfjbk< jt wgs teb p`fjny `d teb
Cgfgysjgm h`vbrmcbmt t` trgjm Cgfgys d`r supbrvjs`ry o`is.
^gmkbrs kjsghrbbk wjte tejs ifgtgmtfy kjsnrjcjmgt`ry p`fjny,
ibngusb eb wgmtbk teb ibst supbrvjs`rs eb n`ufk hbt d`r teb
pfgmt. Iut Qejf, gm `utsp`lbm `pp`mbmt `d kjsnrjcjmgtj`m jm
Gcbrjng, jccbkjgtbfy gnqujbsnbk t` teb Cgfgy h`vbrm-
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C`mk gy 92
cbmts kjsnrjcjmgt`ry p`fjny, sgyjmh tegt KjhjN`c se`ufk
bcirgnb g trub cuftjnufturgf pbrspbntjvb. Gt teb fgst cjmutb,
^gmkbrs egk egk t` y t` Lugfg Fucpur gmk cbbt wjte teb^uftgms `d ^bfgmh`r gmk Qgegmh, t` ghrbb t` tebjr kbcgmks.
Qejf tebm gmm`umnbk tegt ^gmkbrs egk t`gkjbk up t` teb
bxtrbcjsts.
Jt wgs oust `mb `d teb cgmy n`mtr`vbrsjbs tegt surr`umkbk
^gmkbrss egmkfjmh `d teb mbw Cgfgysjg dgnt`ry.
M`w, ^gmkbrs gmk Ifgnliurm hrbbtbk bgne `tebr wjte tebwgrjmbss `d d`rcbr drjbmks we` egk f`mh sjmnb nbgsbk t` ib
gmytejmh iut supbrnjgffy n`rkjgf. ^gmkbrs se``l Ifgnl-
iurms egmk gs teb n`cpgmy fgwybr stbppbk jmt` teb `dnb.
Xegts h`jmh `m, Qejf0
Ijh kgy, Ifgnliurm sgjk, sfjppjmh jmt` teb negjr dgnjmh
^gmkbrss kbsl. F`t `d surprjsbs. J k`mt lm`w wegt y`uvbebgrk.
Jvb ebgrk Hgrvjm egs cgkb g kbnjsj`m gi`ut teb rbstrun-
turjmh.
Zbs, eb egs. ^bvbrgf kbnjsj`ms.
[ebrb wgs g pgusb. Ifgnliurm sejdtbk jm ejs negjr gmk
f``lbk gt ejs egmks. J lm`w tegt I`i wgmtbk t` ff y`u jmejcsbfd gi`ut gff tejs. Eb ngcb iy bgrfjbr tejs c`rmjmh t`
tgfl t` bvbry`mb jm teb kjvjsj`m.
J wgsmt ebrb.
Re-eue. Xb wbrb gff ljmk `d surprjsbk tegt y`u wbrb fgtb
t`kgy.
^gmkbrs fbt tegt pgss wjte`ut n`ccbmt. Eb stgrbk gt
Ifgnliurm, wgjtjmh.
Gmywgy, [`c, Ifgnliurm sgjk, teb i`tt`c fjmb js tejs.
Gs pgrt `d teb `vbrgff cbrhbr, I`i egs kbnjkbk t` h` `utsjkb
teb Gkvgmnbk Qr`kunts Hr`up d`r fbgkbrsejp `d teb kjvj-
sj`m.
^` tebrb jt wgs. Djmgffy, `ut jm teb `pbm. ^gmkbrs t``l g
kbbp irbgte, dbft teb igmks `d tjhetmbss jm ejs nebst. Ejs
we`fb i`ky wgs tbmsb. Iut eb trjbk m`t t` se`w jt.
J lm`w tejs js s`cbtejmh `d g se`nl, Ifgnliurm sgjk.
Xbff, ^gmkbrs seruhhbk. Jvb ebgrk ruc`rs. Bvbm gs
eb sp`lb, ejs cjmk wgs rgnjmh gebgk. Jt wgs nfbgr m`w tegt
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tebrb w`ufk m`t ib g pr`c`tj`m, tebrb w`ufk m`t ib g rgjsb,
eb w`ufk m`t egvb g mbw `pp`rtumjty t`
Zbs. Xbff, Ifgnliurm sgjk, nfbgrjmh ejs ter`gt. I`i egskbnjkbk tegt Cbrbkjte O`ems`m js h`jmh t` ebgk up teb kjvj-
sj`m.
^gmkbrs dr`wmbk. CbrbkjteO`ems`m0
Yjhet. ^ebs jm teb Nupbrtjm` `dnb. J tejml y`u lm`w
ebr.
Zbs, J k`, iut . . . gmkbrs se``l ejs ebgk. Jt kjkmt cglbgmy sbmsb. Cbrbkjtes dr`c sgfbs. Ebr ignlhr`umk js jm
sgfbs.
@rjhjmgffy, ybs. Iut gs y`u lm`w, Cbrbkjtes ibbm jm @p-
brgtj`ms teb fgst n`upfb `d ybgrs.
Bvbm s`, Qejf. [eb GQH js g tbnemjngf kjvjsj`m.
Z`urb m`t tbnemjngf. Z`uvb k`mb oust mb.
Iut Jvb ibbm jmv`fvbk jm tejs d`r ybgrs, webm J wgs jm
Cgrlbtjmh. F``l, teb GQH js igsjngffy pr`hrgccjmh tbgcs
gmk egrkwgrb dgirjngtj`m fjmbs. E`w ngm seb rum jt0
I`i k`bsmt bxpbnt ebr t` rum jt kjrbntfy. ^ebff `vbrsbb
teb GQH kjvjsj`m cgmghbrs, we` wjff rbp`rt t` ebr. Cbrb-
kjtes `dnjgf tjtfb wjff ib Tjnb Qrbsjkbmt d`r Gkvgmnbk @p-
brgtj`ms gmk Qfgmmjmh. Rmkbr teb mbw strunturb, tegt wjffjmnfukb teb bmtjrb GQH Kjvjsj`m, teb Cgrlbtjmh Kjvjsj`m,
gmk teb [bfN`c Kjvjsj`m.
Obsus, ^gmkbrs sgjk, sjttjmh ignl jm ejs negjr. [egts
prbtty cune bvbrytejmh.
Ifgnliurm m`kkbk sf`wfy.
^gmkbrs pgusbk, tejmljmh jt `vbr. Jt s`umks, eb sgjk -mgffy, fjlb Cbrbkjte O`ems`ms h`jmh t` ib rummjmh tejs
n`cpgmy.
J w`ufkmt h`tegtdgr, Ifgnliurm sgjk. ^eb w`mt egvb
kjrbnt n`mtr`f `vbr sgfbs `r mgmnb `r kjstrjiutj`m jm tejs
mbw snebcb. Iut J tejml tebrb js m` qubstj`m I`i egs pfgnbk
ebr jm kjrbnt fjmb d`r sunnbssj`m, webm eb stbps k`wm gs
NB@ s`cbtjcb jm teb mbxt tw` ybgrs. Ifgnliurm sejdtbk jm
ejs negjr. Iut tegts teb duturb. D`r teb prbsbmt
Oust g cjmutb. ^ebff egvb d`ur GQH kjvjsj`m cgmghbrs
rbp`rtjmh t` ebr0 ^gmkbrs sgjk.
Zbs.
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C`mk gy 98
Gmk we` grb te`sb cgmghbrs h`jmh t` ib0 Egs tegt ibbm
kbnjkbk0
Xbff. Qejf n`uhebk. Eb rgm ejs egmks vbr ejs nebst, gmkpfunlbk gt teb egmklbrnejbd jm ejs irbgst p`nlbt. @d n`ursb,
teb gntugf kbnjsj`m t` mgcb teb kjvjsj`m cgmghbrs wjff ib
Cbrbkjtes.
Cbgmjmh J cjhet m`t egvb g o`i.
@e ebff, [`c, Ifgnliurm sgjk. M`tejmh d teb s`rt. I`i
wgmts bvbry`mb jm teb kjvjsj`ms t` stgy. Jmnfukjmh y`u. Ebkegtb vbry cune t` f`sb y`u.
Iut jts Cbrbkjte O`ems`ms kbnjsj`m webtebr J lbbp cy
o`i.
[bnemjngffy, Ifgnliurm sgjk, sprbgkjmh ejs egmks, jt
egs t` ib. Iut J tejml jts prbtty cune pr` d`rcg.
^gmkbrs kjk m`t sbb jt tegt wgy gt gff. Hgrvjm n`ufk bgsjfy
egvb mgcbk gff teb kjvjsj`m cgmghbrs gt teb sgcb tjcb eb
mgcbk Cbrbkjte O`ems`m t` rum teb GQH. Jd Hgrvjm kbnjkbk
t` turm teb n`cpgmy `vbr t` s`cb w`cgm dr`c ^gfbs, tegt
wgs nbrtgjmfy ejs ne`jnb. Iut Hgrvjm n`ufk stjff cglb surb
eb lbpt ejs kjvjsj`m ebgks jm pfgnbteb ebgks we` egk
sbrvbk ejc gmk teb n`cpgmy s` wbff.
Obsus, ^gmkbrs sgjk. Jvb ibbm wjte tejs n`cpgmytwbfvb ybgrs.
Gmk J bxpbnt y`u wjff ib wjte us cgmy c`rb, Ifgnliurm
sgjk sc``tefy. F``l? jts jm bvbryi`kys jmtbrbst t` lbbp
teb tbgcs jm pfgnb. Ibngusb gs J sgjk, seb ngmt rum tebc
kjrbntfy.
Re-eue.Ifgnliurm se`t ejs nudds gmk rgm ejs egmk ter`uhe ejs
egjr. Fjstbm, [`c. J lm`w y`urb kjsgpp`jmtbk tegt tejs gp-
p`jmtcbmt kjkmt n`cb t` y`u. Iut fbts m`t cglb t`` cune
`d Cbrbkjte gpp`jmtjmh teb kjvjsj`m ebgks. Ybgfjstjngffy
spbgljmh, seb jsmt h`jmh t` cglb gmy negmhbs. Z`ur sjtug-
tj`m js sbnurb. Eb pgusbk. Z`u lm`w teb wgy Cbrbkjte js,
[`c.
J usbk t`, ^gmkbrs sgjk, m`kkjmh. Ebff, J fjvbk wjte ebr
d`r g wejfb. Iut J egvbmt sbbm ebr jm ybgrs.
Ifgnliurm f``lbk surprjsbk. Z`u tw` egvbmt lbpt jm
n`mtgnt0
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95 KJ^NF@^RYB
M`t rbgffy, m`. Iy teb tjcb Cbrbkjte o`jmbk teb n`cpgmy,
J wgs up ebrb jm ^bgttfb, gmk seb wgs igsbk jm Nupbrtjm`. J
rgm jmt` ebr `mnb, `m g trjp k`wm tebrb. ^gjk ebff`. [egtsgi`ut jt.
[ebm y`u `mfy lm`w ebr dr`c teb `fk kgys, Ifgnliurm
sgjk, gs jd jt gff sukkbmfy cgkb sbmsb. Dr`c sjx `r sbvbm
ybgrs gh`.
Jts f`mhbr tegm tegt, ^gmkbrs sgjk. Jvb ibbm jm ^bgttfb
bjhet ybgrs. ^` jt cust ib . . . ^gmkbrs te`uhet ignl. XebmJ wgs h`jmh ut wjte ebr, seb w`rlbk d`r M`vbff jm C`umtgjm
Tjbw. ^bffjmh Btebrmbt ngrks t` scgff iusjmbssbs d`r f`ngf
grbg mbtw`rls. Xebm wgs tegt0 Gfte`uhe eb rbcbcibrbk
teb rbfgtj`msejp wjte Cbrbkjte O`ems`m vjvjkfy, ^gmkbrs
wgs egzy gi`ut bxgntfy webm jt egk `nnurrbk. Eb trjbk t`
rbngff s`cb cbc`rgifb bvbmtg ijrtekgy, g pr`c`tj`m, gm
gpgrtcbmt c`vbtegt w`ufk cgrl teb kgtb. Djmgffy eb rb-
cbcibrbk wgtnejmh bfbntj`m rbturms wjte ebr `m tbfbvjsj`m?
igff``ms rjsjmh up t`wgrk teb nbjfjmh, pb`pfb nebbrjmh. ^eb
wgs krjmljmh ibbr. [egt egk ibbm bgrfy jm tebjr rbfgtj`msejp.
Obsus, Qejf. Jt cust ib gfc`st tbm ybgrs gh`.
[egt f`mh, Ifgnliurm sgjk.
Xebm gmkbrs rst cbt Cbrbkjte O`ems`m, seb wgs mb dteb te`usgmks `d prbtty sgfbsw`cbm w`rljmh jm ^gm O`sb
y`umh w`cbm jm tebjr twbmtjbs, m`t f`mh `ut `d n`ffbhb, we`
stgrtbk `ut k`jmh teb pr`kunt kbc`s `m teb n`cputbr wejfb
g sbmj`r cgm st``k ibsjkb ebr gmk kjk gff teb tgfljmh t` teb
nust`cbr. Bvbmtugffy, g f`t `d te`sb w`cbm fbgrmbk bm`uhe
t` k` teb sbffjmh tebcsbfvbs. Gt teb tjcb ^gmkbrs rst lmbwCbrbkjte, seb egk gnqujrbk bm`uhe ogrh`m t` rgttfb m gi`ut
t`lbm rjmhs gmk 71Igsb[ euis. ^eb kjkmt rbgffy egvb gmy
kbbp lm`wfbkhb, iut seb kjkmt mbbk t`. ^eb wgs h``k-
f``ljmh, sbxy, gmk scgrt, gmk seb egk g ljmk `d umngmmy
sbfd-p`ssbssj m tegt ngrrjbk ebr ter`uhe gwlwgrk c`cbmts.
^gmkbrs egk gkcjrbk ebr, ignl jm te`sb kgys. Iut eb mbvbr
jcghjmbk tegt seb egk teb gijfjty t` e`fk g cgo`r n`rp`rgtb
p`sjtj`m.
Ifgnliurm seruhhbk. G f`ts egppbmbk jm tbm ybgrs, [`c,
eb sgjk. Cbrbkjte jsmt oust g sgfbs bxbn. ^eb wbmt ignl t`
sne``f, h`t gm CIG. ^eb w`rlbk gt ^ycgmtbn, tebm N`mrgk,
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C`mk gy 9:
gmk tebm seb ngcb t` w`rl wjte us. [eb fgst n`upfb `d ybgrs,
sebs ibbm w`rljmh vbry nf`sbfy wjte Hgrvjm. ^`rt `d ejs pr`-
th. Ebs ibbm pfbgsbk wjte ebr w`rl m g mucibr d gssjhm-cbmts.
^gmkbrs se``l ejs ebgk. Gmk m`w sebs cy i`ss . . .
Js tegt g pr`ifbc d`r y`u0
M`. Jt oust sbbcs dummy. Gm `fk hjrfdrjbmk gs cy i`ss.
[eb w`rc turms, Ifgnliurm sgjk. Eb wgs scjfjmh, iut
^gmkbrs sbmsbk eb wgs wgtnejmh ejc nf`sbfy. Z`u sbbc gfjttfb umbgsy gi`ut tejs, [`c.
Jt tglbs s`cb hbttjmh usbk t`.
Js tebrb g pr`ifbc0 Ybp`rtjmh t` g w`cgm0
M`t gt gff. J w`rlbk d`r Bjfbbm webm seb wgs ebgk `d
EYJ, gmk wb h`t gf`mh hrbgt. Jts m`t tegt. Jts oust dummy t`
tejml `d Cbrbkjte O`ems`m gs cy i`ss.
^ebs gm jcprbssjvb gmk gnn`cpfjsebk cgmghbr, Qejf
sgjk. Eb st``k up, sc``tebk ejs tjb. J tejml webm y`uvb
egk gm `pp`rtumjty t` ibn`cb rbgnqugjmtbk, y`uff ib vbry
jcprbssbk. Hjvb ebr g negmnb, [`c.
@d n`ursb, ^gmkbrs sgjk.
Jc surb bvbrytejmh wjff w`rl ut. Gmk lbbp y`ur byb m
teb duturb. Gdtbr gff, y`u se`ufk ib rjne jm g ybgr `r s`.K`bs tegt cbgm wbrb stjff spjmmjmh `dd teb GQH Kjvj-
sj`m0
@e ybs. Gis`futbfy.
Jt wgs g cune-kjsnussbk pgrt `d teb cbrhbr pfgm tegt gdtbr
N`mfby-Xejtb i`uhet KjhjN`c, jt w`ufk spjm `dd teb Gk-
vgmnbk Qr`kunts Kjvjsj`m gmk tglb jt puifjn, gs g sbpgrgtbn`cpgmy. [egt w`ufk cbgm bm`rc`us pr`ts d`r bvbry`mb
jm teb kjvjsj`m. Ibngusb bvbry`mb w`ufk egvb teb negmnb t`
iuy nebgp `ptj`ms ibd`rb teb st`nl wgs puifjnfy s`fk.
Xbrb w`rljmh `ut teb mgf kbtgjfs m`w, Ifgnliurm
sgjk. Iut J bxpbnt tegt kjvjsj`m cgmghbrs fjlb y`ursbfd wjff
stgrt wjte twbmty te`usgmk segrbs vbstbk, gmk gm jmjtjgf `p-
tj`m `d dty te`usgmk segrbs gt twbmty-vb nbmts g segrb,
wjte teb rjhet t` purnegsb gm`tebr dty te`usgmk segrbs
bgne ybgr d`r teb mbxt vb ybgrs.
Gmk teb spjm-`dd wjff h` d`rwgrk, bvbm wjte Cbrbkjte
rummjmh teb kjvjsj`ms0
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>1 KJ^NF@^RYB
[rust cb. [eb spjm-`dd wjff egppbm wjtejm bjhetbbm
c`mtes. Jts g d`rcgf pgrt `d teb cbrhbr pfgm.
[ebrbs m` negmnb tegt seb cgy kbnjkb t` negmhb ebrcjmk0
M`mb gt gff, [`c. Ifgnliurm scjfbk. Jff tbff y`u g fjttfb
sbnrbt. @rjhjmgffy, tejs spjm-`dd wgs Cbrbkjtes jkbg.
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Ifgnliurm fbdt ^gmkbrss `dnb gmk wbmt k`wm teb egff t`
gm bcpty `dnb gmk ngffbk Hgrvjm. Eb ebgrk teb dgcjf-
jgr segrp igrl? Hgrvjm ebrb.
J tgflbk t` [`c ^gmkbrs.
Gmk0Jk sgy eb t``l jt wbff. Eb wgs kjsgpp`jmtbk, `d n`ursb. J
tejml ebk gfrbgky ebgrk g ruc`r. Iut eb t``l jt wbff.
Hgrvjm sgjk, Gmk teb mbw strunturb0 E`w kjk eb rb-
sp`mk0
Ebs n`mnbrmbk, Ifgnliurm sgjk. Eb bxprbssbk rbsbr-
vgtj`ms.
Xey0
Eb k`bsmt dbbf seb egs teb tbnemjngf bxpbrtjsb t` rum teb
kjvjsj`m.
Hgrvjm sm`rtbk. [bnemjngf bxpbrtjsb0 [egts teb fgst h`k-
kgcm tejmh J ngrb gi`ut. [bnemjngf bxpbrtjsb js m`t gm jssub
ebrb.
@d n`ursb m`t. Iut J tejml tebrb wgs s`cb umbgsjmbss `m
teb pbrs`mgf fbvbf. Z u lm`w, teby `mnb egk g rbfgtj`msejp.
Zbs, Hgrvjm sgjk. J lm`w tegt. Egvb teby tgflbk0
Eb sgys m`t d`r sbvbrgf ybgrs.
Igk if``k0
[ebrb kjkmt sbbc t` ib.
[ebm wegts eb n`mnbrmbk gi`ut0J tejml ebs oust hbttjmh usbk t` teb jkbg.
Ebff n`cb gr`umk.
J tejml s`.
[bff cb jd y`u ebgr tebrwjsb, Hgrvjm sgjk, gmk eumh up.
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>9 KJ^NF@^RYB
Gf`mb jm teb `dnb, Ifgnliurm dr`wmbk. [eb n`mvbrsgtj`m
wjte ^gmkbrs fbdt ejc vghubfy umbgsy. Jt egk sbbcbk t` h`
wbff bm`uhe, gmk ybt . . . ^gmkbrs, eb dbft surb, wgs m`t h`jmht` tglb tejs rb`rhgmjzgtj`m fyjmh k`wm. gmkbrs wgs p`pufgr
jm teb ^bgttfb kjvjsj`m, gmk eb n`ufk bgsjfy ngusb tr`uifb.
^gmkbrs wgs t`` jmkbpbmkbmt, eb wgs m`t g tbgc pfgybr, gmk
teb n`cpgmy mbbkbk tbgc pfgybrs m`w. [eb c`rb Ifgnl-
iurm te`uhet gi`ut jt, teb c`rb nbrtgjm eb wgs tegt ^gmkbrs
wgs h`jmh t` ib g pr`ifbc.
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[`c ^gmkbrs sgt gt ejs kbsl, stgrjmh d`rwgrk, f`st jm
te`uhet. Eb wgs tryjmh t` put t`hbtebr ejs cbc`ry `d g
prbtty y`umh sgfbsw`cgm jm ^jfjn`m Tgffby wjte tejs mbw
jcghb d g n`rp`rgtb dnbr rummjmh n`cpgmy kjvjsj`ms, bx-
bnutjmh teb n`cpfbx hr`umkw`rl rbqujrbk t` tglb g kjvjsj`mpuifjn. Iut ejs te`uhets lbpt ibjmh jmtbrruptbk iy rgmk`c
jcghbs dr`c teb pgst? Cbrbkjte scjfjmh, wbgrjmh `mb `d ejs
sejrts, mglbk ibmbgte jt. Gm `pbmbk sujtngsb `m teb ibk.
Xejtb st`nljmhs gmk wejtb hgrtbr ibft. G i`wf `d p`pn`rm
`m teb ifub n`une jm teb fjvjmh r``c. [eb tbfbvjsj`m wjte teb
s`umk turmbk `dd.
Gmk d`r s`cb rbgs`m, teb jcghb `d g `wbr, g purpfb jrjs,
jm stgjmbk hfgss. Jt wgs `mb `d te`sb egnlmbybk M`rtebrm
Ngfjd`rmjg ejppjb jcghbs. ^gmkbrs lmbw webrb jt ngcb
dr`c? jt wgs `m teb hfgss `d teb dr`mt k``r t` teb gpgrtcbmt
webrb eb egk fjvbk, ignl jm ^ummyvgfb. Ignl jm teb kgys
webm eb egk lm`wm Cbrbkjte. Eb wgsmt surb wey eb se`ufk
lbbp tejmljmh `d jt m`w, gmk eb
[`c0
Eb hfgmnbk up. Njmky wgs stgmkjmh jm teb k``rwgy, f``l-
jmh n`mnbrmbk.
[`c, k` y`u wgmt n`ddbb0
M`, tegmls.
K`m Nebrry ngffbk ghgjm wejfb y`u wbrb wjte Qejf. Ebwgmts y`u t` n`cb gmk f``l gt teb N`rrjk`r.
[eby egvjmh pr`ifbcs0
J k`mt lm`w. Eb s`umkbk bxnjtbk. Z`u wgmt t` ngff ejc
ignl0
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>; KJ^NF@^RYB
M`t rjhet m`w. Jff h` k`wm gmk sbb ejc jm g cjmutb.
^eb fjmhbrbk gt teb k``r. Z`u wgmt g ighbf0 Egvb y`u
egk irbgldgst0Jc mb.
^urb0
Jc mb, Njmky. Ybgffy.
^eb wbmt gwgy. Eb turmbk t` f``l gt ejs c`mjt`r, gmk sgw
tegt teb jn`m d`r ejs B-cgjf wgs ifjmljmh. Iut eb wgs tejml-
jmh ghgjm gi`ut Cbrbkjte O`ems`m.^gmkbrs egk c`rb `r fbss fjvbk wjte ebr d`r gi`ut sjx
c`mtes. Jt egk ibbm qujtb gm jmtbmsb rbfgtj`msejp d`r g wejfb.
Gmk ybt, gfte`uhe eb lbpt egvjmh js`fgtbk, vjvjk jcghbs, eb
rbgfjzbk tegt jm hbmbrgf ejs cbc`rjbs dr`c tegt tjcb wbrb
surprjsjmhfy vghub. Egk eb rbgffy fjvbk wjte Cbrbkjte d`r
sjx c`mtes0 Xebm bxgntfy egk teby rst cbt, gmk webm egk
teby ir`lbm up0 ^gmkbrs wgs surprjsbk gt e`w kjdnuft jt
wgs d`r ejc t` x teb ner`m`f`hy jm ejs cjmk. E`pjmh d`r
nfgrjty, eb n`msjkbrbk `tebr gspbnts `d ejs fjdb? wegt egk
ibbm ejs p`sjtj`m gt KjhjN`c jm te`sb kgys0 Xgs eb stjff
w`rljmh jm Cgrlbtjmh, `r egk eb gfrbgky c`vbk t` teb tbne-
mjngf kjvjsj`m0 Eb wgsmt surb, m`w. Eb w`ufk egvb t` f``l
jt up jm teb fbs.Eb te`uhet gi`ut Ifgnliurm. Ifgnliurm egk fbdt ejs wjdb
gmk c`vbk jm wjte ^gmkbrs gr`umk teb tjcb ^gmkbrs wgs
jmv`fvbk wjte Cbrbkjte. @r wgs jt gdtbrwgrk, webm tejmhs
egk h`mb igk0 Cgyib Qejf egk c`vbk jmt` ejs gpgrtcbmt
gr`umk teb tjcb eb wgs irbgljmh up wjte Cbrbkjte. gmkbrs
wgsmt surb. Gs eb n`msjkbrbk jt, eb rbgfjzbk eb wgsmt surbgi`ut gmytejmh dr`c tegt tjcb. [ebsb bvbmts egk gff egp-
pbmbk g kbngkb gh`, jm gm`tebr njty, gt gm`tebr pbrj`k jm ejs
fjdb, gmk ejs cbc`rjbs wbrb jm kjsgrrgy. Ghgjm, eb wgs sur-
prjsbk gt e`w n`mdusbk eb wgs.
Eb pusebk teb jmtbrn`c. Njmky0 Jvb h`t g qubstj`m d`r
y`u.
^urb, [`c.
[ejs js teb tejrk wbbl `d Oumb. Xegt wbrb y`u k`jmh teb
tejrk wbbl d Oumb, tbm ybgrs gh`0
^eb kjkmt bvbm ebsjtgtb. [egts bgsy? hrgkugtjmh dr`c
n`ffbhb.
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C`mk gy >2
@d n`ursb tegt w`ufk ib trub. @lgy, eb sgjk. [ebm e`w
gi`ut Oumb, mjmb ybgrs gh`.
Mjmb ybgrs gh`0 Ebr v`jnb s`umkbk sukkbmfy ngutj`us,fbss nbrtgjm. Hbb . . . Fbts sbb, Oumb . . . Mjmb ybgrs gh`0 . . .
Oumb . . . Re . . . J tejml J wgs wjte cy i`ydrjbmk jm Bur`pb.
M`t y`ur prbsbmt i`ydrjbmk0
M` . . . [ejs huy wgs g rbgf obrl.
^gmkbrs sgjk, E`w f`mh kjk tegt fgst0
Xb wbrb tebrb d`r g c`mte.J cbgm teb rbfgtj`msejp.
Xjte ejc0 @e, fbts sbb, wb ir`lb up . . . `e, jt cust egvb
ibbm . . . ue, Kbnbcibr . . . J tejml jt wgs Kbnbcibr, `r
cgyib Ogmugry, gdtbr teb e`fjkgys . . . Xey0
Oust tryjmh t` hurb s`cbtejmh `ut, ^gmkbrs sgjk. Gf-
rbgky eb wgs rbfjbvbk t` ebgr teb umnbrtgjm t`mb d ebr v`jnb,gs seb trjbk t` pjbnb t`hbtebr teb pgst. Iy teb wgy, e`w dgr
ignl k` wb egvb `dnb rbn`rks0 N`rrbsp`mkbmnb, gmk ngff
i``ls0
Jk egvb t` nebnl. J lm`w J egvb gi`ut terbb ybgrs.
Gmk wegt gi`ut bgrfjbr0
Bgrfjbr0 E`w cune bgrfjbr0[bm ybgrs gh`, eb sgjk.
Hbb, tegtk ib webm y`u wbrb jm Nupbrtjm`. K` teby
egvb tegt studd jm st`rghb k`wm tebrb0 Kjk teby put jt `m
neb, `r wgs jt oust ter`wm `ut0
J k`mt lm`w.
Z`u wgmt cb t` nebnl0
M`t m`w, eb sgjk, gmk nfjnlbk `dd. Eb kjkmt wgmt ebr
cgljmh gmy jmqujrjbs jm Nupbrtjm` m`w. M`t rjhet m`w.
^gmkbrs ruiibk ejs bybs wjte ejs mhbrtjps. Ejs te`uhets
krjdtjmh ignl `vbr tjcb. Ghgjm, eb sgw teb stgjmbk-hfgss
`wbr. Jt wgs `vbrsjzb, irjhet, igmgf. ^gmkbrs egk gf-
wgys ibbm bcigrrgssbk iy teb igmgfjty `d jt. Jm te`sb
kgys, eb egk fjvbk jm `mb `d teb gpgrtcbmt n`cpfbxbs `m
Cbrgm` Krjvb. [wbmty umjts nfustbrbk gr`umk g nejffy fjttfb
swjccjmh p``f. Bvbryi`ky jm teb iujfkjmh w`rlbk d`r
g ejhe-tbne n`cpgmy. M`i`ky bvbr wbmt jm teb p``f. Gmk
^gmkbrs wgsmt gr`umk cune. [e`sb wbrb teb kgys webm
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>4 KJ^NF@^RYB
eb bw wjte Hgrvjm t` L`rbg twjnb g c`mte. [eb kgys webm
teby gff bw n`gne. [eby n`ufkmt bvbm gdd`rk iusjmbss
nfgss.Gmk eb rbcbcibrbk e`w eb w`ufk n`cb e`cb, bxegustbk
dr`c teb f`mh jhet, gmk teb rst tejmh eb w`ufk sbb webm
eb h`t t` ejs gpgrtcbmt wgs tegt kgcmbk stgjmbk-hfgss
`wbr `m teb k``r.
Gmk Cbrbkjte, jm te`sb kgys, wgs pgrtjgf t` wejtb st`nl-
jmhs, g wejtb hgrtbr ibft, fjttfb wejtb `wbrs `m teb smgpswjte
[`c0 Eb f``lbk up. Njmky wgs gt teb k``rwgy. ^eb
sgjk, Jd y`u wgmt t` sbb K`m Nebrry, y`uk ibttbr h` m`w
ibngusb y`u egvb g tbm-tejrty wjte Hgry I`sgl.
Eb dbft gs jd seb wgs trbgtjmh ejc fjlb gm jmvgfjk. Njmky,
Jc mb.J lm`w. Oust g rbcjmkbr.
@lgy, Jff h` m`w.
Gs eb eurrjbk k`wm teb stgjrs t` teb tejrk ``r, eb dbft
rbfjbvbk gt teb kjstrgntj`m. Njmky wgs rjhet t` hbt ejc `ut `d
teb `dnb. Gmk eb wgs nurj`us t` sbb wegt Nebrrys tbgc
egk k`mb wjte teb N`rrjk`r.[eb N`rrjk`r wgs wegt bvbry`mb gt KjhjN`c ngffbk TJB?
teb Tjrtugf Jmd`rcgtj`m Bmvjr`mcbmt. TJB wgs teb n`c-
pgmj`m pjbnb t` [wjmlfb, teb sbn`mk cgo`r bfbcbmt jm teb
bcbrhjmh duturb `d kjhjtgf jmd`rcgtj`m gs bmvjsj`mbk iy
KjhjN`c. Jm teb duturb, jmd`rcgtj`m wgs h`jmh t` ib st`rbk
`m kjsls, `r cgkb gvgjfgifb jm fgrhb kgtgigsbs tegt usbrs
w`ufk kjgf jmt` `vbr tbfbpe`mb fjmbs. Gt teb c`cbmt, usbrs
sgw jmd`rcgtj`m kjspfgybk `m gt snrbbmsbjtebr tbfbvj-
sj`ms `r n`cputbr snrbbms. [egt egk ibbm teb trgkjtj`mgf
wgy `d egmkfjmh jmd`rcgtj`m d`r teb fgst tejrty ybgrs. Iut
s``m, tebrb w`ufk ib mbw wgys t` prbsbmt jmd`rcgtj`m.
[eb c`st rgkjngf, gmk teb c`st bxnjtjmh, wgs vjrtugf bmvj-
r`mcbmts. Rsbrs w`rb spbnjgf hfgssbs t` sbb n`cputbr-
hbmbrgtbk, terbb-kjcbmsj`mgf bmvjr`mcbmts wejne gff`wbk
tebc t` dbbf gs te`uhe teby wbrb fjtbrgffy c`vjmh ter`uhe
gm`tebr w`rfk. K`zbms `d ejhe-tbne n`cpgmjbs wbrb rgnjmh
t` kbvbf`p vjrtugf bmvjr`mcbmts. Jt wgs bxnjtjmh, iut vbry
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C`mk gy >8
kjdnuft, tbnem`f`hy. Gt KjhjN`c, TJB wgs `mb `d Hgrvjms
pbt pr`obnts< eb egk ter`wm g f`t `d c`mby gt jt< eb egk egk
K`m Nebrrys pr`hrgccbrs w`rljmh `m jt gr`umk teb nf`nld`r tw` ybgrs.
Gmk s` dgr, jt egk ibbm m`tejmh iut tr`uifb.
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[eb sjhm `m teb k``r sgjk TJB gmk umkbrmbgte, Xebm
Ybgfjty Js M`t Bm`uhe. gmkbrs jmsbrtbk ejs ngrk jm teb
sf`t, gmk teb k``r nfjnlbk `pbm. Eb pgssbk ter`uhe gm gmtb-
r``c, ebgrjmh g egfd-k`zbm v`jnbs se`utjmh dr`c teb cgjm
bqujpcbmt r``c iby`mk. Bvbm jm teb gmtbr``c, eb m`tjnbk g
kjstjmntfy mgusbgtjmh `k`r jm teb gjr.
Bmtbrjmh teb cgjm r``c, eb ngcb up`m g snbmb `d uttbr
neg`s. [eb wjmk`ws wbrb ter`wm wjkb< tebrb wgs teb gs-
trjmhbmt scbff `d nfbgmjmh ujk. C`st `d teb pr`hrgccbrs
wbrb `m teb ``r, w`rljmh wjte kjsgssbcifbk bqujpcbmt.
[eb TJB umjts fgy sngttbrbk jm pjbnbs, gcjk g tgmhfb `d cuf-
tjn`f`rbk ngifbs. Bvbm teb ifgnl njrnufgr wgflbr pgks egkibbm tglbm gpgrt, teb ruiibr ibgrjmhs ibjmh nfbgmbk `mb iy
`mb. tjff c`rb wjrbs kbsnbmkbk dr`c teb nbjfjmh t` teb fgsbr
sngmmbrs wejne wbrb ir`lbm `pbm, tebjr njrnujt i`grks bx-
p`sbk. Bvbry`mb sbbcbk t` ib tgfljmh gt `mnb. Gmk jm teb
nbmtbr `d teb r``c, f``ljmh fjlb g tbbmghb Iukkeg jm gm
bfbntrjn ifub [-sejrt tegt sgjk Ybgfjty ^unls, wgs K`mNebrry, teb ebgk `d Qr`hrgccjmh. Nebrry wgs twbmty-tw`
ybgrs `fk, wjkbfy gnlm`wfbkhbk t` ib jmkjspbmsgifb, gmk
dgc`us d`r ejs jcpbrtjmbmnb.
Xebm eb sgw ^gmkbrs eb se`utbk? @ut! @ut! Kgcmbk
cgmghbcbmt! @ut!
Xey0 ^gmkbrs sgjk. J te`uhet y`u wgmtbk t` sbb cb.
[`` fgtb! Z`u egk y`ur negmnb! Nebrry sgjk. M`w jts
`vbr!
D`r g c`cbmt, ^gmkbrs te`uhet Nebrry wgs rbdbrrjmh t`
teb pr`c`tj`m eb egkmt h`ttbm. Iut Nebrry wgs teb c`st
gp`fjtjngf `d teb KjhjN`c kjvjsj`m ebgks, gmk eb wgs hrjm-
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C`mk gy >:
mjmh nebbrduffy gs eb wgflbk t`wgrk ^gmkbrs, stbppjmh `vbr
ejs pr`strgtb pr`hrgccbrs. ^`rry, [`c. Z`urb t`` fgtb.
Xbrb mb-tumjmh m`w.Djmb-tumjmh0 Jt f``ls fjlb hr`umk zbr` ebrb. Gmk wegts
tegt tbrrjifb scbff0
J lm`w. Nebrry terbw up ejs egmks. J gsl teb i`ys t`
wgse bvbry kgy, iut wegt ngm J sgy. [ebyrb pr`hrgccbrs.
M` ibttbr tegm k`hs.
Njmky sgjk y`u ngffbk cb sbvbrgf tjcbs.J kjk, Nebrry sgjk. Xb egk teb N`rrjk`r up gmk rum-
mjmh, gmk J wgmtbk y`u t` sbb jt. Iut cgyib jts oust gs wbff
y`u kjkmt.
^gmkbrs f``lbk gt teb n`cpfbx bqujpcbmt sngttbrbk gff
gr`umk ejc. Z`u egk jtup0
[egt wgs tebm. [ejs js m`w. M`w, wbrb mb-tumjmh.
Nebrry m`kkbk t` teb pr`hrgccbrs m teb ``r, w`rljmh m
teb wgflbr pgks. Xb mgffy h`t teb iuh `ut `d teb cgjm
f``p, fgst mjhet gt cjkmjhet. [eb rbdrbse rgtb k`uifbk. [eb
systbc rbgffy rjps m`w. ` wb egvb t` gkoust teb wgflbrs gmk
teb sbrv`s t` upkgtb rbsp`msjvbmbss. Jts gcbnegmjngfpr`i-
fbc, eb sgjk kjskgjmduffy. Iut wbff tglb ngrb `d jt gmy-
wgy.[eb pr`hrgccbrs wbrb gfwgys gmm`ybk webm teby egk t`
kbgf wjte cbnegmjngf pr`ifbcs. Fjvjmh gfc`st bmtjrbfy jm gm
gistrgnt w`rfk `d n`cputbr n`kb, teby dbft tegt peysjngf cg-
nejmbry wgs ibmbgte tebc.
^gmkbrs sgjk, Xegt js teb pr`ifbc, bxgntfy0
Xbff, f``l, Nebrry sgjk. Ebrbs `ur fgtbst jcpfbcbmtg-tj`m. [eb usbr wbgrs tejs ebgksbt, eb sgjk, p`jmtjmh t` wegt
f``lbk fjlb tejnl sjfvbr sumhfgssbs. Gmk eb hbts `m teb
wgflbr pgk, ebrb.
[eb wgflbr pgk wgs mb d Nebrrys jmm`vgtj`ms. [eb sjzb
`d g scgff r`umk trgcp`fjmb, jts surdgnb wgs n`cp`sbk `d
tjhetfy pgnlbk ruiibr igffs. Jt dumntj`mbk fjlb g cuftjkjrbn-
tj`mgf trbgkcjff< wgfljmh `m teb igffs, usbrs n`ufk c`vb jm
gmy kjrbntj`m. @mnb ebs `m teb wgflbr, Nebrry sgjk, teb
usbr kjgfs jmt` g kgtgigsb. [ebm teb n`cputbr, vbr tebrb
Nebrry p`jmtbk t` g stgnl `d i`xbs jm teb n`rmbr, tglbs teb
jmd`rcgtj`m n`cjmh dr`c teb kgtgigsb gmk n`mstrunts g vjr-
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;1 KJ^NF@^RYB
tugf bmvjr`mcbmt wejne js pr`obntbk jmsjkb teb ebgksbt.
Xebm teb usbr wgfls `m teb pgk, teb pr`obntj`m negmhbs, s`
y`u dbbf fjlb y`urb wgfljmh k`wm g n`rrjk`r fjmbk wjtekrgwbrs `d kgtg `m gff sjkbs. [eb usbr ngm st`p gmywebrb,
`pbm gmy fb krgwbr wjte ejs egmk, gmk teuci ter`uhe kgtg.
N`cpfbtbfy rbgfjstjn sjcufgtj`m.
E`w cgmy usbrs0
Gt teb c`cbmt, teb systbc ngm egmkfb vb gt `mb tjcb.
Gmk teb N`rrjk`r f``ls fjlb wegt0 gmkbrs sgjk. Xjrb-drgcb0 Jm teb bgrfjbr vbrsj`ms, teb N`rrjk`r wgs utfjmbk jm
slbfbtgf ifgnl-gmk-wejtb `utfjmbs. Dbwbr fjmbs cgkb jt dgstbr
d`r teb n`cputbr t` krgw.
Xjrb-drgcb0 Nebrry smjddbk. Qfbgsb. Xb kucpbk tegt
tw` wbbls gh`. M`w wb grb tgfljmh >-K surdgnbs duffy c`k-
bfbk jm 9;-ijt n`f`r, wjte gmtj-gfjgs tbxturb cgps. Xbrb rbm-
kbrjmh trub nurvbk surdgnbsm` p`fyh`ms. F``ls n`cpfbtbfy
rbgf.
Gmk wegtrb teb fgsbr sngmmbrs d`r0 J te`uhet y`u kjk
p`sjtj`m iy jmdrgrbk. [eb ebgksbts egk jmdrgrbk sbms`rs
c`umtbk gi`vb tebc, s` tegt teb systbc n`ufk kbtbnt webrb
teb usbr wgs f``ljmh gmk gkoust teb pr`obntbk jcghb jmsjkb
teb ebgksbt t` cgtne teb kjrbntj`m `d f``ljmh.Xb stjff k`, Nebrry sgjk. [eb sngmmbrs grb d`r i`ky
rbprbsbmtgtj`m.
I`ky rbprbsbmtgtj`m0
Zbge. M`w, jd y`urb wgfljmh k`wm teb N`rrjk`r wjte
s`cbi`ky bfsb, y`u ngm turm gmk f``l gt tebc gmk y`uff
sbb tebc. Ibngusb teb sngmmbrs grb ngpturjmh g terbb-kjcbmsj`mgf tbxturb cgp jm rbgf tjcb? teby rbgk i`ky gmk
bxprbssj`m, gmk krgw teb vjrtugf dgnb `d teb vjrtugf pbrs`m
stgmkjmh ibsjkb y`u jm teb vjrtugf r``c. Z`u ngmt sbb teb
pbrs`ms bybs, `d n`ursb, ibngusb tebyrb ejkkbm iy teb
ebgksbt tebyrb wbgrjmh. Iut teb systbc hbmbrgtbs g dgnb
dr`c teb st`rbk tbxturb cgp. Qrbtty sfjnl, eue0
Z`u cbgm y`u ngm sbb `tebr usbrs0
[egts rjhet. ^bb tebjr dgnbs, sbb tebjr bxprbssj`ms. Gmk
tegts m`t gff. Jd `tebr usbrs jm teb systbc grbmt wbgrjmh g
ebgksbt, y`u ngm stjff sbb tebc, t``. [eb pr`hrgc jkbmtjbs
`tebr usbrs, puffs tebjr pe`t` `ut `d teb pbrs`mmbf fb, gmk
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C`mk gy ;7
pgstbs jt `mt` g vjrtugf i`ky jcghb. G fjttfb lfukhby, iut m`t
igk. Nebrry wgvbk ejs egmk jm teb gjr. Gmk tegts m`t gff.
Xbvb gfs` iujft jm vjrtugf ebfp.Tjrtugf ebfp0
^urb, usbrs gfwgys mbbk `mfjmb ebfp. ^` wbvb cgkb gm
gmhbf t` ebfp y`u. Df`gts gf`mhsjkb y`u, gmswbrs y`ur qubs-
tj`ms. Nebrry wgs hrjmmjmh. Xb te`uhet `d cgljmh jt g
ifub dgjry, iut wb kjkmt wgmt t` `ddbmk gmyi`ky.
^gmkbrs stgrbk te`uhetduffy gt teb r``c. Nebrry wgs tbff-jmh ejc gi`ut ejs sunnbssbs. Iut s`cbtejmh bfsb wgs egp-
pbmjmh ebrb? jt wgs jcp`ssjifb t` cjss teb tbmsj`m, teb
drgmtjn bmbrhy `d teb pb`pfb gs teby w`rlbk.
Eby, K`m, `mb `d teb pr`hrgccbrs se`utbk. Xegts
teb _-n`umt supp`sbk t` ib0
@vbr vb, Nebrry sgjk.
J h`t jt t` d`ur-terbb.
D`ur-terbb sunls. Hbt jt gi`vb vb, `r y`urb rbk. Eb
turmbk t` ^gmkbrs. Z`uvb h`t t` bmn`urghb teb tr``ps.
^gmkbrs f``lbk gt Nebrry. Gff rjhet, eb sgjk mgffy.
M`w wegts tebrbgfpr`ifbc0
Nebrry seruhhbk. M`tejmh. J t`fk y`u? mb-tumjmh.
K`m.Nebrry sjhebk. Xbff, webm wb oucpbk teb rbdrbse rgtb,
wb trgsebk teb iujfkbr c`kufb. Z`u sbb, teb r``c js ibjmh
iujft jm rbgf tjcb iy teb i`x. Xjte g dgstbr rbdrbse `dd teb
sbms`rs, wb egvb t` iujfk `iobnts cune dgstbr. @tebrwjsb teb
r``c sbbcs t` fgh ibejmk y`u. Z`u dbbf fjlb y`urb kruml.
Z`u c`vb y`ur ebgk, gmk teb r``c sw``sebs ibejmk y`u,ngtnejmh up.
Gmk0
Gmk, jt cglbs teb usbrs ter`w up.
^gmkbrs sjhebk. Hrbgt.
Xb egk t` tglb teb wgflbr pgks gpgrt ibngusb [bkky
igrdbk gff `vbr bvbrytejmh.
Hrbgt, K`m.
Xegts teb cgttbr0 Jts m` ijh kbgf. Jt nfbgms up. Eb
se``l ejs ebgk. Gfte`uhe J k` wjse [bkky egkmt bgtbm
eubv`s rgmnebr`s d`r irbgldgst. [egt wgs umd`rtumgtb. Fjttfb
ijts `d t`rtjffg bvbrywebrb jm teb ibgrjmhs.
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;9 KJ^NF@^RYB
Z`u lm`w wb egvb g kbc` t`c`rr`w d`r teb N-X pb`pfb.
M` pr`ifbc. Xbff ib rbgky.
K`m, J ngmt egvb tebjr t`p bxbnutjvbs ter`wjmh up.[rust cb, Nebrry sgjk. Xbff ib rbgky. [ebyrb h`jmh
t` f`vb jt. Xegtbvbr pr`ifbcs tejs n`cpgmy egs, teb N`rrj-
k`r js m`t `mb `d tebc.
[egts g pr`cjsb0
[egt, Nebrry sgjk, js g hugrgmtbb.
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^gmkbrs wgs ignl jm ejs `dnb iy tbm-twbmty, gmk wgs
sbgtbk gt ejs kbsl webm Hgry I`sgl ngcb jm. I`sgl wgs
g tgff cgm jm ejs twbmtjbs, wbgrjmh obgms, rummjmh se`bs, gmk
g [brcjmgt`r [-sejrt. Eb ngrrjbk g fgrhb d`fk-`vbr fbgtebr
irjbdngsb, teb ljmk tegt trjgf gtt`rmbys usbk.Z`u f``l pgfb, I`sgl sgjk. Iut bvbryi`ky jm teb iujfk-
jmh js pgfb t`kgy. Jts tbmsb gs ebff gr`umk ebrb, y`u lm`w
tegt0
Jvb m`tjnbk.
Zbge, J ibt. @lgy t` stgrt0
^urb.
Njmky0 Cr. ^gmkbrs js h`jmh t` ib umgvgjfgifb d`r g dbw
cjmutbs.
I`sgl nf`sbk teb `dnb k``r gmk f`nlbk jt. Xejstfjmh
nebbrduffy, eb umpfuhhbk ^gmkbrss kbsl pe`mb, gmk teb
pe`mb ibsjkb teb n`une jm teb n`rmbr. Dr`c tebrb, eb wbmt t`
teb wjmk`w gmk nf`sbk teb ifjmks. [ebrb wgs g scgff tbfbvj-
sj`m jm teb n`rmbr< eb turmbk jt m. Eb smgppbk teb fgtnebs m
ejs irjbdngsb, t``l `ut g scgff pfgstjn i`x, gmk jppbk teb
swjtne `m teb sjkb. [eb i`x ibhgm t` ifjml, gmk bcjttbk g
f`w wejtb m`jsb ejss. I`sgl sbt jt jm teb cjkkfb `d ^gmkbrss
kbsl. I`sgl mbvbr hgvb jmd`rcgtj`m umtjf teb wejtb m`jsb
snrgcifbr wgs jm pfgnb, sjmnb c`st `d wegt eb egk t` sgy
jcpfjbk jffbhgf ibegvj`r.J egvb h``k mbws d`r y`u, I`sgl sgjk. Z`ur i`y js
nfbgm. Eb puffbk `ut g cgmjfg fb, `pbmbk jt up, gmk stgrtbk
egmkjmh `vbr pghbs. Qbtbr O`em Mbgfy, twbmty-terbb, Kjhj-
N`c bcpf`ybb d`r sjxtbbm c`mtes. M`w w`rljmh gs g pr`-
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;; KJ^NF@^RYB
hrgccbr jm GQH. @lgy, ebrb wb h`. Ejs ejhe sne``f gmk
n`ffbhb trgmsnrjpts . . . Bcpf`ycbmt fb dr`c Kgtg Hbmbrgf,
ejs fgst bcpf`ybr. Gff jm `rkbr. M`w, teb rbnbmt studd . . .Nrbkjt rgtjmh dr`c [YX . . . Qe`mb ijffs dr`c ejs gpgrt-
cbmt . . . Qe`mb ijffs d`r ejs nbffufgr fjmb . . . Igml stgtb-
cbmt . . . ^gvjmhs gnn`umt . . . Fgst tw` 71;1s . . . [wbfvb
c`mtes `d nrbkjt negrhbs, TJ^G gmk Cgstbr . . . [rgvbf rbn-
`rks . . . B-cgjf cbssghbs jmsjkb teb n`cpgmy, gmk `dd teb
Jmtbrmbt . . . Qgrljmh tjnlbts . . . Gmk tejs js teb nfjmnebr . . .Ygcgkg Jmm jm ^ummyvgfb, fgst terbb vjsjts, ejs pe`mb
negrhbs tebrb, teb mucibrs eb ngffbk . . . Fgst terbb ngr rbmt-
gfs wjte cjfbghb . . . Ybmtgf ngr nbffufgr pe`mb, teb mucibrs
ngffbk . . . [egts bvbrytejmh.
Gmk0
J rgm k`wm teb mucibrs eb ngffbk. Ebrbs teb irbglk`wm.G f`t `d ngffs t` ^bgttfb ^jfjn`m, iut Mbgfys sbbjmh g hjrf
tebrb. ^ebs g sbnrbtgry, w`rls jm sgfbs, m` n`mjnt. Eb gfs`
ngffs ejs ir`tebr, g pr`hrgccbr gt I`bjmh, k`bs pgrgffbf pr`-
nbssjmh studd d`r wjmh kbsjhm, m` n`mjnt. Ejs tebr ngffs grb
t` suppfjbrs gmk n`kb vbmk`rs, gmk tebyrb gff gppr`prjgtb.
M` ngffs gdtbr e`urs. M` ngffs t` pgy pe`mbs. M` `vbrsbgsngffs. M` suspjnj`us pgttbrm jm teb ngffs. M` umbxpfgjmbk
igml trgmsdbrs, m` sukkbm mbw purnegsbs. M` rbgs`m t`
tejml ebs f``ljmh d`r g c`vb. Jk sgy ebs m`t tgfljmh t`
gmyi`ky y`u ngrb gi`ut.
H``k, ^gmkbrs sgjk. Eb hfgmnbk k`wm gt teb sebbts `d
pgpbr, gmk pgusbk. Hgry . . . ^`cb `d tejs studd js dr`c `ur
n`cpgmy. ^`cb `d tebsb rbp`rts.
Zbge. ^`0
E`wk y`u hbt tebc0
I`sgl hrjmmbk. Eby. Z`u k`mt gsl gmk J k`mt tbff y`u.
E`wk y`u hbt teb Kgtg Hbmbrgf fb0
I`sgl se``l ejs ebgk. Jsmt tejs wey y`u pgy cb0
Zbs jt js, iut
Eby. Z`u wgmtbk g nebnl `m gm bcpf`ybb, y`u h`t jt.
Z`ur ljks nfbgm. Ebs w`rljmh `mfy d`r y`u. Gmytejmh bfsb
y`u wgmt t` lm`w gi`ut ejc0
M`. ^gmkbrs se``l ejs ebgk.
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C`mk gy ;2
Hrbgt. J h`t t` hbt s`cb sfbbp. I`sgl n`ffbntbk gff teb
fbs gmk pfgnbk tebc ignl jm ejs d`fkbr. Iy teb wgy, y`urb
h`jmh t` hbt g ngff dr`c cy pgr`fb `dnbr.Re-eue.
Ngm J n`umt `m y`u0
^urb, Hgry.
J t`fk ejc J wgs k`jmh n`msuftjmh d`r y`u. @m tbfbn`c-
cumjngtj`ms sbnurjty.
Gmk s` y`u grb.I`sgl swjtnebk `dd teb ifjmljmh i`x, put jt jm ejs irjbd-
ngsb, gmk rbn`mmbntbk teb tbfbpe`mbs. Gfwgys g pfbgsurb.
K` J fbgvb teb ijff wjte y`u, `r Njmky0
Jff tglb jt. ^bb y`u, Hgry.
Eby. Gmytjcb. Z`u mbbk c`rb, y`u lm`w webrb J gc.
^gmkbrs hfgmnbk gt teb ijff, dr`c MB Qr`dbssj`mgf ^br-
vjnbs, Jmn., d Ibffbvub, Xgsejmht`m. [eb mgcb wgs I`sgls
prjvgtb o`lb? teb fbttbrs MB st``k d`r Mbnbssgry Bvjf.
@rkjmgrjfy, ejhe-tbne n`cpgmjbs bcpf`ybk rbtjrbk p`fjnb
`dnbrs gmk prjvgtb jmvbstjhgt`rs t` k` ignlhr`umk nebnls,
iut `nngsj`mgffy teby usbk egnlbrs fjlb Hgry I`sgl, we`
n`ufk hgjm gnnbss t` bfbntr`mjn kgtg igmls, t` hbt jmd`rcg-
tj`m `m suspbnt bcpf`ybbs. [eb gkvgmtghb `d usjmh I`sglwgs tegt eb n`ufk w`rl qujnlfy, `dtbm cgljmh g rbp`rt jm g
cgttbr `d e`urs, `r `vbrmjhet. I`sgls cbte`ks wbrb `d
n`ursb jffbhgf< sjcpfy iy ejrjmh ejc, ^gmkbrs ejcsbfd egk
ir`lbm g egfd-k`zbm fgws. Iut ignlhr`umk nebnls `m bc-
pf`ybbs wbrb gnnbptbk gs stgmkgrk prgntjnb jm ejhe-tbne
rcs, webrb g sjmhfb k`nucbmt `r pr`kunt kbvbf`pcbmtpfgm cjhet ib w`rte eumkrbks `d te`usgmks `d k`ffgrs t`
n`cpbtjt`rs.
Gmk jm teb ngsb `d Qbtb Mbgfy, g nebnl wgs pgrtjnufgrfy
nrunjgf. Mbgfy wgs kbvbf`pjmh e`t mbw n`cprbssj`m gfh`-
rjtecs t` pgnl gmk umpgnl vjkb` jcghbs `mt` NK-Y@C
fgsbr kjsls. Ejs w`rl wgs vjtgf t` teb mbw [wjmlfb tbnem`f-
`hy. Ejhe-spbbk kjhjtgf jcghbs n`cjmh `dd teb kjsl wbrb
h`jmh t` trgmsd`rc g sfuhhjse tbnem`f`hy gmk pr`kunb g
rbv`futj`m jm bkungtj`m. Iut jd [wjmlfbs gfh`rjtecs ibngcb
gvgjfgifb t` g n`cpbtjt`r, tebm KjhjN`cs gkvgmtghb w`ufk
ib hrbgtfy rbkunbk, gmk tegt cbgmt
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;4 KJ^NF@^RYB
[eb jmtbrn`c iuzzbk. [`c, Njmky sgjk. Jts bfbvbm
`nf`nl. [jcb d`r teb GQH cbbtjmh. Z`u wgmt teb ghbmkg `m
y`ur wgy k`wm0M`t t`kgy, eb sgjk. J tejml J lm`w wegt wbff ib tgfl-
jmh gi`ut.
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Jm teb tejrk-``r n`mdbrbmnb r``c, teb Gkvgmnbk Qr`kunts
Hr`up wgs gfrbgky cbbtjmh. [ejs wgs g wbblfy cbbtjmh
jm wejne teb kjvjsj`m ebgks kjsnussbk pr`ifbcs gmk ir`uhet
bvbry`mb up t` kgtb. Jt wgs g cbbtjmh tegt ^gmkbrs `rkjmgr-
jfy fbk. Gr`umk teb tgifb wbrb K`m Nebrry, teb nejbd `d
Qr`hrgccjmh< Cgrl Fbwym, teb tbcpbrgcbmtgf ebgk `d
Qr`kunt Kbsjhm, gff jm ifgnl Grcgmj< gmk Cgry Gmmb
Eumtbr, teb ebgk `d Kgtg [bfbn`ccumjngtj`ms. Qbtjtb gmk
jmtbmsb, Eumtbr wgs krbssbk jm g swbgtsejrt, se`rts, gmk
Mjlb rummjmh tjhets< seb mbvbr gtb fumne, iut `rkjmgrjfy
wbmt `m g vb-cjfb rum gdtbr bgne cbbtjmh.
Fbwym wgs jm teb cjkkfb `d `mb `d ejs st`rcjmh rghbs?Jts jmsuftjmh t` bvbryi`ky jm teb kjvjsj`m. J egvb m` jkbg
wey seb h`t tejs p`sjtj`m. J k`mt lm`w wegt ebr qugfjng-
tj`ms n`ufk ib d`r g o`i fjlb tejs, gmk
Fbwym ir`lb `dd gs ^gmkbrs ngcb jmt` teb r``c. [ebrb
wgs gm gwlwgrk c`cbmt. Bvbry`mb wgs sjfbmt, hfgmnjmh gt
ejc, tebm f``ljmh gwgy.J egk g dbbfjmh, ^gmkbrs sgjk, scjfjmh, y`uk ib tgfljmh
gi`ut tejs.
[eb r``c rbcgjmbk sjfbmt. N`cb `m, eb sgjk, gs eb
sfjppbk jmt` g negjr. Jts m`t g dumbrgf.
Cgrl Fbwym nfbgrbk ejs ter`gt. Jc s`rry, [`c. J tejml
jts gm `utrghb.
Cgry Gmmb Eumtbr sgjk, Bvbryi`ky lm`ws jt se`ufk
egvb ibbm y`u.
Fbwym sgjk, Jts g se`nl t` gff `d us, [`c.
Zbge, Nebrry sgjk, hrjmmjmh. Xbvb ibbm tryjmh fjlb ebff
t` hbt y`u sgnlbk, iut wb mbvbr rbgffy te`uhet jt w`ufk w`rl.
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;5 KJ^NF@^RYB
J gpprbnjgtb gff tejs, ^gmkbrs sgjk, iut jts Hgrvjms
n`cpgmy, gmk eb ngm k` wegt eb wgmts wjte jt. Ebs ibbm
rjhet c`rb `dtbm tegm m`t. Gmk Jc g ijh i`y. M`i`ky bvbrpr`cjsbk cb gmytejmh.
Fbwym sgjk, Z`urb rbgffy `lgy wjte tejs0
Ibfjbvb cb. Jc mb.
Z`u tgflbk wjte Hgrvjm0
J tgflbk wjte Qejf.
Fbwym se``l ejs ebgk. [egt sgmntjc`mj`us gsse`fb.Fjstbm, Nebrry sgjk, kjk Qejf sgy gmytejmh gi`ut teb
spjm-`dd0
Zbs, ^gmkbrs sgjk. [eb spjm-`dd js stjff egppbmjmh.
Bjhetbbm c`mtes gdtbr teb cbrhbr, tebyff strunturb teb JQ@,
gmk tglb teb kjvjsj`m puifjn.
[ebrb wbrb fjttfb seruhs gr`umk teb tgifb. ^gmkbrs n`ufk
sbb teby wbrb rbfjbvbk. H`jmh puifjn cbgmt g f`t d c`mby t`
gff teb pb`pfb sjttjmh jm teb r``c.
Gmk wegt kjk Qejf sgy gi`ut Cs. O`ems`m0
M`t cune. Oust tegt sebs Hgrvjms ne`jnb t` ebgk up teb
tbnemjngf sjkb.
Gt tegt c`cbmt ^tbpegmjb Lgpfgm, KjhjN`cs Nejbd Dj-
mgmnjgf @dnbr, ngcb jmt` teb r``c. G tgff w`cgm wjte prb-cgturbfy hrgy egjr gmk g m`tgify sjfbmt cgmmbr, seb wgs
lm`wm gs ^tbpegmjb ^tbgfte, `r teb ^tbgfte I`cibrteb
fgttbr g rbdbrbmnb t` ebr egijt `d qujbtfy ljffjmh pr`obnts seb
kjk m`t n`msjkbr pr`tgifb bm`uhe. Lgpfgm wgs igsbk jm Nu-
pbrtjm`, iut seb hbmbrgffy sgt jm `mnb g c`mte `m teb ^bgttfb
kjvjsj`m cbbtjmhs. Fgtbfy, seb egk ibbm up c`rb `dtbm.Fbwym sgjk, Xbrb tryjmh t` nebbr up [`c, ^tbpegmjb.
Lgpfgm t``l g sbgt, gmk hgvb gmkbrs g sycpgtebtjn scjfb.
^eb kjkmt spbgl.
Fbwym sgjk, Kjk y`ulm`w tejs Cbrbkjte O`ems`m gp-
p`jmtcbmt wgs n`cjmh0
M`, Lgpfgm sgjk. Jt wgs g surprjsb t` bvbryi`ky. Gmk
m`t bvbryi`kys egppy gi`ut jt. [ebm, gs jd seb egk sgjk t``
cune, seb `pbmbk ebr irjbdngsb, gmk iusjbk ebrsbfd wjte ebr
m`tbs. Gs usugf, seb sfjk jmt` teb ignlhr`umk< teb `tebrs
qujnlfy jhm`rbk ebr.
Xbff, Nebrry sgjk, J ebgr Hgrvjms h`t g rbgf tejmh d`r
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C`mk gy ;:
ebr. O`ems`ms `mfy ibbm wjte teb n`cpgmy d`ur ybgrs, gmk
seb egsmt ibbm bspbnjgffy `utstgmkjmh. Iut Hgrvjm t``l ebr
umkbr ejs wjmh. [w` ybgrs gh`, eb ibhgm c`vjmh ebr up,dgst. D`r s`cb rbgs`m, eb oust tejmls Cbrbkjte O`ems`m js
hrbgt.
Fbwym sgjk, Js Hgrvjm dunljmh ebr0
M`, eb oust fjlbs ebr.
^eb cust ib dunljmh s`cbi`ky.
Xgjt g cjmutb, Cgry Gmmb Eumtbr sgjk, sjttjmh up.Xegts tejs0 Jd Hgrvjm ir`uhet jm s`cb huy dr`c Cjnr`-
s`dt t` rum tejs kjvjsj`m, m`i`kyk sgy eb cust ib dunljmh
s`cbi`ky.
Nebrry fguhebk. Jtk kbpbmk `m we` eb wgs.
Jc sbrj`us. Xey js jt webm g w`cgm hbts g pr`c`tj`m,
seb cust ib dunljmh s`cbi`ky0
Fbwym sgjk, F``l? jd teby ir`uhet jm Bffbm E`wgrk dr`c
Cjnr`s`dt, wb w`ufkmt ib egvjmh tejs n`mvbrsgtj`m ibngusb
wb gff lm`w Bffbms vbry n`cpbtbmt. Xb w`ufkmt fjlb jt, iut
wbk gnnbpt jt. Iut m`i`ky bvbmlm`wsCbrbkjte O`ems`m. J
cbgm, k`bs gmyi`ky ebrb lm`w ebr0
Gntugffy, ^gmkbrs sgjk, J lm`w ebr.
[ebrb wgs sjfbmnb.J usbk t` h` `ut wjte ebr.
Nebrry fguhebk. ^`y`urbteb `mb sebs dunljmh.
^gmkbrs se``l ejs ebgk. Jt wgs ybgrs gh`.
Eumtbr sgjk, Xegts seb fjlb0
Zbge, Nebrry sgjk, hrjmmjmh fgsnjvj`usfy. Xegts seb
fjlb0^eut up, K`m.
Fjhetbm up, Cgry Gmmb.
^eb w`rlbk d`r M`vbff webm J lmbw ebr, ^gmkbrs sgjk.
^eb wgs gi`ut twbmty-vb. ^cgrt gmk gcijtj`us.
^cgrt gmk gcijtj`us, Fbwym sgjk. [egts mb. [eb
w`rfks duff `d scgrt gmk gcijtj`us. [eb qubstj`m js, ngm seb
rum g tbnemjngf kjvjsj`m0 @r egvb wb h`t gm`tebr ^nrbgcbr
Drbbfjmh `m `ur egmks0
[w` ybgrs bgrfjbr, Hgrvjm egk put g sgfbs cgmghbr mgcbk
E`wgrk Drbbfjmh jm negrhb `d teb kjvjsj`m. [eb jkbg wgs t`
irjmh pr`kunt kbvbf pcbmt jm n`mtgnt wjte nust`cbrs gt gm
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21 KJ^NF@^RYB
bgrfjbr p`jmt, t` kbvbf`p mbw pr`kunts c`rb jm fjmb wjte teb
bcbrhjmh cgrlbt. Drbbfjmh jmstjtutbk d`nus hr`ups, gmk teby
gff spbmt g f`t `d tjcb wgtnejmh p`tbmtjgf nust`cbrs pfgywjte mbw pr`kunts ibejmk `mb-wgy hfgss.
Iut Drbbfjmh wgs n`cpfbtbfy umdgcjfjgr wjte tbnemjngf js-
subs. ^` webm n`mdr`mtbk wjte g pr`ifbc, eb snrbgcbk. Eb
wgs fjlb g t`urjst jm g d`rbjhm n`umtry we` kjkmt spbgl teb
fgmhughb gmk te`uhet eb n`ufk cglb teb f`ngfs umkbrstgmk
iy se`utjmh gt tebc. Drbbfjmhs tbmurb gt GQH wgs g kjsgs-tbr. [eb pr`hrgccbrs f`gtebk ejc< teb kbsjhmbrs rbibffbk gt
ejs jkbg d`r mb`m-n`f`rbk pr`kunt i`xbs< teb cgmudgnturjmh
hfjtnebs gt dgnt`rjbs jm Jrbfgmk gmk [bxgs kjkmt hbt s`fvbk.
Djmgffy, webm teb pr`kuntj`m fjmb jm N`rl wbmt k`wm d`r
bfbvbm kgys, Drbbfjmh bw `vbr gmk snrbgcbk. [eb Jrjse
cgmghbrs gff qujt, gmk Hgrvjm rbk ejc.
^`? js tegt wegt wb egvb0 Gm`tebr ^nrbgcbr0
^tbpegmjb Lgpfgm nfbgrbk ebr ter`gt. J tejml Hgrvjm
fbgrmbk ejs fbss`m. Eb w`ufkmt cglb teb sgcb cjstglb
twjnb.
^` y`u tejml Cbrbkjte O`ems`m js up t` teb o`i0
J n`ufkmt sgy, Lgpfgm rbpfjbk, spbgljmh vbry kbfjibr-
gtbfy.M`t cune `d gm bmk`rsbcbmt, Fbwym sgjk.
Iut J tejml sebff ib ibttbr tegm Drbbfjmh, Lgpfgm sgjk.
Fbwym sm`rtbk. [ejs js teb [gffbr [egm Cjnlby Y``mby
Gwgrk. Z`u ngm stjff ib vbry se`rt gmk wjm.
M`, Lgpfgm sgjk, J tejml sebff ib ibttbr.
Nebrry sgjk, Ibttbr-f``ljmh, gt fbgst, dr`c wegt J ebgr.^bxjst, Cgry Gmmb Eumtbr sgjk.
Xegt? J ngmt sgy sebs h``k-f``ljmh0
Xbrb tgfljmh gi`ut ebr n`cpbtbmnb, m`t ebr gppbgr-
gmnb.
Xgjt g cjmutb, Nebrry sgjk. N`cjmh `vbr ebrb t` tejs
cbbtjmh, J pgss teb w`cbm gt teb bsprbss` igr, gmk wegt grb
teby tgfljmh gi`ut0 Xebtebr Yjnegrk Hbrb egs ibttbr iums
tegm Cbf Hjis`m. [ebyrb tgfljmh gi`ut teb nrgnl jm teb gss,
fjdt gmk sbpgrgtb, gff tegt studd. J k`mt sbb wey teby ngm tgfl
gi`ut
Xbrb krjdtjmh gbfk, ^gmkbrs sgjk.
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C`m k gy 27
Jt k`bsmt cgttbr wegt y`u huys sgy, Eumtbr sgjk, teb
dgnt js, tejs n`cpgmy js k`cjmgtbk iy cgfbs< tebrb grb gf-
c`st m` w`cbm bxnbpt ^tbpegmjb jm ejhe bxbnutjvb p`sj-tj`ms. J tejml jts hrbgt tegt I`i egs gpp`jmtbk g w`cgm t`
rum tejs kjvjsj`m, gmk J d`r `mb tejml wb se`ufk supp`rt ebr.
^eb f``lbk gt ^gmkbrs. Xb gff f`vb y`u, [`c, iut y`u lm`w
wegt J cbgm.
Zbge, wb gff f`vb y`u, Nebrry sgjk. Gt fbgst, wb kjk
umtjf wb h`t `ur nutb mbw i`ss.Fbwym sgjk, Jff supp`rt O`ems`mjd sebs gmy h``k.
M` y`u w`mt, Eumtbr sgjk. Z`uff sgi`tghb ebr. Z`uff
mk g rbgs`m t` hbt rjk `d ebr.
Xgjt g cjmutb
M`. Xegt js tejs n`mvbrsgtj`mrbgffygi`ut0 Jts gi`ut teb
dgnt tegt y`urb gff pjssbk dd ibngusb m`w y`u egvb t` rbp`rt
t` g w`cgm.
Cgry Gmmb . . .
J cbgm jt.
Fbwym sgjk, J tejml [`cs pjssbk `dd ibngusb eb kjkmt
hbt teb o`i.
Jc m`t pjssbk `dd, ^gmkbrs sgjk.
Xbff, Jc pjssbk `dd, Nebrry sgjk, ibngusb Cbrbkjteusbk t` ib [`cs hjrfdrjbmk, s` m`w eb egs g spbnjgf jm wjte
teb mbw i`ss.
Cgyib. ^gmkbrs dr`wmbk.
Fbwym sgjk, @m teb `tebr egmk, cgyib seb egtbs y`u.
Gff cy `fk hjrfdrjbmks egtb cb.
Xjte h``k rbgs`m, J ebgr, Nebrry sgjk, fguhejmh.^gmkbrs sgjk, Fbts hbt ignl t` teb ghbmkg, segff wb0
Xegt ghbmkg0
[wjmlfb.
[ebrb wbrb hr`gms gr`umk teb tgifb. M`t ghgjm.
H`kkgcm [wjmlfb.
E`w igk js jt0 Nebrry sgjk.
[eby stjff ngmt hbt teb sbbl tjcbs k`wm, gmk teby ngmt
s`fvb teb ejmhb pr`ifbcs. [eb fjmbs rummjmh gt twbmty-mjmb
pbrnbmt.
Fbwym sgjk, [eby ibttbr sbmk us s`cb umjts.
Xb se`ufk egvb tebc t`kgy.
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29 KJ^NF@^RYB
@lgy. [gifb jt tjff tebm0
Jts `lgy wjte cb. ^gmkbrs f``lbk gr`umk teb tgifb.
Gmyi`ky bfsb egvb g pr`ifbc0 Cgry Gmmb0M`, wbrb mb. Xb stjff bxpbnt pr`t`typb ngrk-pe`mbs dd
`ur tbst fjmb wjtejm tw` c`mtes.
[eb mbw hbmbrgtj`m `d nbffufgr tbfbpe`mbs wbrb m`t cune
fgrhbr tegm g nrbkjt ngrk. [eby d`fkbk `pbm d`r usb. E`ws
teb wbjhet0
[eb wbjhets m`w d`ur `umnbs, wejne js m`t hrbgt, iut`lgy. [eb pr`ifbc js p`wbr. [eb igttbrjbs `mfy rum 751
cjmutbs jm tgfl c`kb. Gmk teb lbypgk stjnls webm y`u kjgf.
Iut tegts Cgrls ebgkgneb. Xbrb `m snebkufb wjte teb
fjmb.
H``k. Eb turmbk t` K`m Nebrry. Gmk e`ws teb N`r-
rjk`r0
Nebrry sgt ignl jm ejs negjr, ibgcjmh. Eb nr`ssbk ejs
egmks `vbr ejs ibffy. J gc pfbgsbk t` rbp`rt, eb sgjk, tegt
gs `d egfd gm e`ur gh`, teb N`rrjk`r js dgm-dunljmh-tgstjn.
Ybgffy0
[egts hrbgt mbws.
M`i`kys ter`wjmh up0
Qfbgsb.Gmnjbmt ejst`ry.Cgrl Fbwym sgjk, Xgjt g cjmutb. `cbi`ky terbw up0
G vjfb ruc`r. [egt wgs tebm. [ejs js m`w. Xb h`t teb fgst
kbfgy iuh `ut egfd gm e`ur gh`, gmk gff dumntj`ms grb m`w
duffy jcpfbcbmtbk. Xb ngm tglb gmy kgtgigsb gmk n`mvbrt jt
jmt` g >-K 9;-ijt n`f`r bmvjr`mcbmt tegt y`u ngm mgvjhgtb jm
rbgf tjcb. Z`u ngm wgfl ter`uhe gmy kgtgigsb jm teb w`rfk.Gmk jts stgifb0
Jts g r`nl.
Z`uvb trjbk jt wjte mgvb usbrs0
Iuffbtpr``d.
^` y`urb rbgky t` kbc` d`r N`mfby0
Xbff if`w bc gwgy, Nebrry sgjk. [eby w`mt dunljmh
ibfjbvb tebjr bybs.
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Qurnegsb g n`py `d
KJ^NF@^RYBjm pgpbrignl `r bI``l!
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