float: a novel (excerpt)
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BodCii Hcpz
\pdvv
Cvhacij
Fpddk
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Zo hcwd gcnzh nv zo zptvz ~otpvdag zo zhd }czdp) ]hdi ~ot v}ne ~ot
joiz mpc` hoaj og zhd }czdp! `dfctvd ng ~ot jo ~ot }naa vnik cij jpo}i)
Caci ]czzv
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Moj Hda| Tv)
Zhd }opjv! }pnz acpmd ni zhd vcij! c||dcpdj oi zhd `dcfh cgzdp
Jtifci Adacijv czzdiznoi hcj capdcj~ jpngzdj) Nz }cv ni zhd |nik
og zhd cgzdpiooi! cz zhd dij og ciozhdp zp~nim jc~! }hdi hd vhotaj
hcwd `ddi czzde|znim voedzhnim v|dfzcftacpa~ |pocfznwd zo vcwd
hnv vniknim `tvnidvv! vtfh cv vfpce`anim ite`dpv oi c vfpddi op
h n ` a j hn ` n j hn
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BodCii Hcpz
}cv fadcp cij `atd! zhd }czdp fcae) Zhd vdpdinz~ og zhd jc~ eofkdj
zhd dfoioenf vzope pcmnim cpotij hne) Hd }cv io}! cv Hcpwd~Vzopdp og Focvzca @cik ' Zptvz hcj vo foaja~ |onizdj otz zo hne zhcz
\pojtfzv og Ecnid! Azj)! zhci zhd `tvnidvv }cv }opzh)
Zptd zhcz! Jtifci hcj cmpddj! `tz oia~ cz zhnv wdp~ eoediz)
]hcz davd nv zhdpd? cvkdj Vzopdp)
C adwdanim vnadifd }cvhdj owdp Jtifci cv hnv enij vao}a~
de|zndj og }opjv) Hd }cv o|dinim cij vhtzznim hnv eotzh ankd c
faovdp)
Jtifci? ]hcz davd jo ~ot hcwd zhcz enmhz vdftpd zhnv aoci?
Jtifci vhook hnevdag otz og hnv zpcifd! pdcanrnim zhcz Vzopdpv
vcnj! hcag%vzcijnim cv hd vac||dj |cmdv og zhd aoci c||anfcznoi jo}ioi zhd echomci~ ankd zcpoz fcpjv) Aook! ni zhd v|pnim! otp id} anid
og gdpznanrdp hnzv zhd ecpkdz! o|dinim c pdwditd vzpdce vo po`tvz nzaa
zhnfk }nzh |pobdfznoiv! tz zhnv cikdp! ankd zhd oidv }ho fced dgopd
gcnadj zo owdpfoed zhd jdwcatdj cvvdzv og zhd |pdvdiz! cij ni zhcz
eoediz hd vc} hnv `tvnidvv `dmni zo vanjd c}c~)
Hdj adgz Vzopdpv vzdpnad ft`nfad ni c gtik cij moid `cfk zo hnv
ptvz%vzpdckdj vcij vo nihov|nzc`ad nz jnj ioz dwdi dxnvz cz hnmh znjd!
Hd }czfhdj zhd `cm! canwd }nzh }czdp! }cvh mdiza~ gpoe vnjd zo vnjdtizna hnv o}i ftppdizv og zhotmhz vao}dj zo c anvzadvv zde|o) Cgzdp
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`cfk! hd }cv vtpd og oid zhnim2 Zhdpd hcj `ddi io oid oi zhd `dcfh!
cij zhdpd hcj `ddi io e~vzdpnotv edvvcmd }pnzzdi ni zhd vcij) Zhcz}cv z}o zhnimv! `tz vznaa)
Hd }oijdpdj ng hd enmhz hcwd `ddi c }nzidvv zo zhd dwdiz ng zhd
etvnf hcjiz dijdj) Hd ankdj zo kdd| ci n\oj |ac~nim oi zhd gcfzop~
`dzzdp mnwd zhde voed `cfkmpotij etvnf zo jnwdpz zhdnp vdivdv) Ng
iozhnim davd! ecicmnim zhd votij v~vzde }cv oid og zhd gd} dibo~%
c`ad jtzndv adgz zo hne! vo }hdi c f~fad og dcpa~ @dczadv dijdj! hd
ztpidj hnv `cfk oi zhd }czdp wnd} zo jdan`dpczd cz adimzh `dz}ddi
\ac~anvz &8 (Enadv! Foazpcid! cij Ptgtv Hcpad~. cij \ac~anvz &00
(J~aci! Boin! cij Vzdwd Dcpad. `dgopd c`cijoinim ho|d og foenim zo
ci~ jdfnvnoi cz caa) Hd fanfkdj vhtggad ni jdgdcz cij pdztpidj zo hnv
fhcnp) ]hdi hd aookdj `cfk jo}i cz zhd `dcfh! zhdpd! vfpczfhdj nizozhd vcij! }dpd zhd zhpdd%gooz%hnmh }o``a~ adzzdpv v|daanim otz Moj
Hda| Tv
}czdp) Zhd edvvcmd gcfdj zhd hcp`op! ioz hne! vo nz jnjiz c||dcp
zo `d c |dpvoica cfftvcznoi! eopd ankd c pcijoe cfz og |pc~dp) Op
ioz) ]opvz fcvd vfdicpno! nz }cv }pnzzdi `~ ci de|ao~dd |dznznoinim
Moj oi `dhcag og Vdcfpdvzv) @tz io eczzdp }ho }pozd nz op }hcz zhd
nizdiznoi }cv! nz }cv c jdv|dpczd edvvcmd cij c `cj oid gop |ozdiznca
niwdvzopv! vhotaj hd dwdp hcwd ci~) Nz hcj zo mo)
vo etfh gpoe hne zhdvd jc~v! eovz og caa ci o|znenvznf gcfd oi
Vdcfpdvzv gtztpd) Moid! moid! moid) Nz }cv ao} znjd io}! cij hnv
hddav vcik nizo zhd }dz vcij cv hd zptjmdj zo}cpj zhd }opjv! hnv
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BodCii Hcpz
@dzzdp! hd ete`adj) Eopd dftedinfca! eopd ni kdd|nim }nzh
hnv Tinzcpnci cifdvzp~) Zhdi hd foizde|aczdj Tv! zhcz v}ddz |atpca|poioti og ecppncmd) Hd pt``dj nz otz) Nz hcj `ddi zhd enjjad og
Ctmtvz }hdi Fopc hcj cvkdj gop c anzzad cnp! cij hdpd nz }cv cgzdp
Ac`op Jc~ cij hd vznaa hcjiz hdcpj `cfk gpoe hdp }hdzhdp vhdj
fctmhz hdp `pdczh) Hd vzooj wdp~ vznaa! zp~nim zo stdaa zhd votp znjd
ni hnv mtz) Ho} hcj zhd voanj foiznidiz ogTv `dfoed zhd vfczzdpdj
nvacijv oghne cij hdp? Zhd~ hcj btvz }cizdj }hcz dwdp~oid davd
vddedj zo hcwd) Nv c `c`~ pdcaa~ zoo etfh zo cvk gop? cv Fopc
Hd vhotaj hcwd kio}i zhcz zo hcwd dx|dfzcznoiv }cv zo fotpz
jnvc||onizediz) Z}o ~dcpv cmo zhd~j jdfnjdj nz }cv zned zo cjj zo
zhdnp gtij og mdidpca hc||nidvv! `tz icztpd hcj ioz zckdi nzv tvtca
fotpvd ni zhd djpooe) ]cv nz hdp? ]cv nz hne? Op }dpd zhd~ btvz c cj
foe`nicznoi? @tz Fopc! dwdi%kddadj cv vhd }cv! }otajiz adz zhde mo
voawdj) Cij ni Bta~ zhd~ `dmci zo zckd jdan`dpczd vzd|v zo}cpj ni
zo zdvz gop woacznanz~) Hd gotij zhd vzcgg ojja~ hteopadvv c`otz zhd
ft| ni hcij! aofkdj ni zdppop cv ng vzcpnim nizo c enak~ c`~vv) C itpvd
hcj zo }pdvz zhd foizcnidp gpoe hne! cij gpoe zhdi oi hnv ecppncmd
`dmci zo v|npca jo}i zhd jpcni)
Zhd |po`ade }cv zhnv2 Gdpznanz~ zpdczediz hcj adj hne zo zhnik
c`otz zhd jcimdpv og pd|anfcznim hnv gcena~v mdidv! cij zhovd }oppndv
`dmci zo `aooe ankd camcd ni c vzcmiciz |oij) Zhd idxz zhnim hd
kid}! hd }cv jd`cznim }hdzhdp nz }cv pnmhz zo `pnim fhnajpdi nizozhd }opaj cz caa! c }opaj vo owdpfpo}jdj cij |oaatzdj nz vcz oi zhd
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jdczh! hd vcnj) ]hczv zhd |oniz?
Zhcz hcj `ddi nz gop Fopc) Diotmh zhniknim! vhdj vcnjzhpotmh hdp zdcpv) Nzv zned zo cfz) Ogg zo fotivdanim zhd~ }diz! `tz
zhd~ fotaj ioz pdcfh zhd anid og vcawcmd ni zhcz jdvoaczd zdppcni! }nzh
nzv `oxdv og znvvtdv cij ciczoenfcaa~ foppdfz joaav vzopdj ni c enak
fpczd ni zhd fopidp) Fopc }cv |cpznftacpa~ zdcp~ `dfctvd vhdj `ddi
mdzznim dvzpomdi vhozv ni |pd|cpcznoi gop zhd dmm hcpwdvz) Ecppncmd
fotivdanim dijdj }hdi hd gcnadj zo goaao} zhpotmh oi vfhdjtanim
ci c||onizediz! c fhopd zhd zhdpc|nvz nivnvzdj zhd~ zckd ztpiv jonim!
c zcfznf zhcz vddedj ankd voed knij og c zdvz) Hd pdede`dpdj zhd
eoediz hd vzcaadj otz) Hd hcj `ddi! cv }cv hnv hc`nz! mcrnim otz og
c`owd c jnvzciz `dcfh) dibo~ hooj nfd fpdce }cv |pnizdj oi zhd
potijdj vnjdv! vdijnim hne nizo c venanim pdwdpnd og jpn||nim wcinaac
foidv! vcij `tfkdzv! cij ozhdp fhnajhooj bo~v) Dibo~ nz caa! hdjvcnj otz aotj) Hd foiznitdj zo }czfh tizna zhd `ane| ztpidj niacij!
`tz nivzdcj og ecbdvznfcaa~ jnvc||dcpnim owdp zhd hopnroi cv tvtca! nz
vao}a~dwdp! dwdp vo vao}a~jn||dj zoo faovd zo zhd zpddzo|v) Zhd
icwnmcznoi `tfkdz moz vztfk ni zhd `pcifhdv! cij nz fotaj ioz eowd)
Dimnid zpot`ad! hdj gotij otz aczdp) Io oid }cv htpz! `tz ho} fotaj
hd eckd ci c||onizediz cgzdp zhcz?
]hcz knij og c }opaj nv zhnv }hdpd c rd||dani fci btvz gcaa otz
og zhd vk~? hd vcnj zo Fopc) Nz }cv zhd jc~ hdj moid zo \opzacij
zhcz }ddk! vo hd }cv |cpznftacpa~ vhckdi t|) Ho} fci }d `pnim
c fhnaj nizo c }opaj zhcz hcviz dwdi ecvzdpdj inidzddizh%fdiztp~
zdfhioaom~?
Fopc }cv cv tieowdj cv zhd rd||dani) Gtfk zhd `ane|! vhdvcnj) Vhd }cv c gcena~ zhdpc|nvz hdpvdag! cij cv gcp cv vhd }cv
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BodCii Hcpz
zo hdp cij zhdnp gtztpd `c`~) Ankd c fptnvd vhn|! Fopc }cv ioz dcv~
zo ztpi cpotij oifd vhd }cv vdz oi c |cpznftacp hdcjnim) Vhd vzcpzdjzhpo}nim `caacvz owdp`ocpj) Vhd vdiz Jtifci c}c~ zhcz wdp~ inmhz)
Mo zo Vaoftev gop c gd} jc~v zo mdz ~otp hdcj oi vzpcnmhz) ^otpd
zoo cixnotv zo `d cpotij pnmhz io})
Zhdnp pdacznoivhn| hcj `ddi vnzznim ni jdcj cnp dwdp vnifd) @tz
zhcz }cv ioz zojc~v |po`ade) Hnv ecppncmd }otaj hcwd zo }cnz ni c
aoim anid og zoeoppo}v |po`adev `dfctvd zojc~ hd hcj zo vcwd hnv
`tvnidvv) Vdcfpdvzv }cv adzznim ni }czdp cz dwdp~ vdce! cij nz }cv
caa hnv gctaz) Hd hcj cnedj zoo hnmh) Hd vhotaj hcwd o|zdj gop zhd
fhdc|dvz voatznoi hd fotaj mdz c}c~ }nzh c gd} ~dcpv cmo }hdi zhd
D\C ecijczdj zhd nivzcaacznoi og |oaatznoi foizpoav! `tz ioni zhd
v|npnz og zhd fcpdadvv |pov|dpnz~ og zhd znedv! hdj moid zpoaao|nim zo
}hdpd zhd }ooj`nid z}nidzh cij `oppo}dj zoo etfh eoid~ gop c
foe|adzd eojdpinrcznoi og zhd |aciz! ecknim nz cv fadci cij znmhz cvc zooa`ox) Zhd `cikv }dpd fpcr~ zo aoci hne vo etfh eoid~) Ho}
`tvnidvv }cv zo |pofdvv ecpnid }cvzd nizo gddj cij gdpznanrdp! tvdj
zo `d kio}i! caoim }nzh caa zhd ozhdp mtpp~ op jdh~jpcznoi |acizv oi
pdiowczdj |aciz }cv caeovz ojopadvv) Zhd nijtvzp~ hcj foed c aoim
}c~ vnifd hnv mpdcz%mpdcz%mpcijgczhdp Atfntv Adacijv zned! }hdi
fczfh}cv tifdpdeoinotva~ jte|dj nizo zhd hcp`op! oia~ zo }cvh
t| oi vhopd aczdp ni zhd jc~) Atfntv }cv opnmnicaa~ gpoe `tvzanim
Id} @djgopj! `tz hdj jpo||dj cifhop ni \opz Daadp~ ni zhd iced og
aowd gop c aofca acvv cij vooi vc} }dcazh }hdpd ozhdpv vc} mcp`cmd)
Tvnim zhd eoid~ hdj pcnvdj zotpnim zhd Enj}dvz }nzh c vc}jtvz%vztggdj }hcad ni c `oxfcp! hd `tnaz c gcfzop~ zo jp~ cij mpnij t| zhd
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`tvnidvv `ooedj gop eopd zhci c fdiztp~! `tz ni zhd acvz gd} jdfcjdv
zhd~j hcj zo `pcifh otz btvz zo kdd| t|) Jtifciv gczhdp jdwdao|dj
zo zhd pdfn|d cgzdp }czfhnim Fopc mczhdp vdc}ddj gpoe zhd `dcfh gop
hdp mcpjdi)
Kda|)Hd aookdj cz Mo Hda| ni zhd vcij! zhdi fhcimdj zhdHni
Hda| zo cKcij cjjdj ci dxfacecznoi |oniz)
Mo Kda|# hd vhotzdj! zhdi aookdj cpotij! tz zhdpd }cv io oid
zo hdcp) Ioz dwdi zhd mcim og vdcmtaav |czpoaanim zhd }czdpv djmd hcj
|ctvdj zo foivnjdp hnv otz`tpvz) Cv }cv zoo ogzdi zhd fcvd zhdvd jc~v!
hnv }opjv ecjd vdivd oia~ zo hne) Mo Kda|# fotaj d zhd iced og hnv
id} pdzcna anid og vona cedijedizv! ng zhdpd }cv c gtztpd gop zhde cz
caa) @dgopd zhd dx|divnwd pdiowcznoiv zo zhd tnajnim! hdj ca}c~v voaj
hnv gdpznanrdp ni `cppdav zo foe|cindv zhcz pdvoaj zhd |o}jdp ni vecaa
ni! voed jcgz cffotizciz vcnj zhcz zhd oia~ }c~ zo pdfot| hnv fc|nzca
dx|dijnztpd }cv zo adcwd zhd vcgd hcp`op og }hoadvcad cij vdz otz nizo
zhd jdd| }czdpv og pdzcna) ]hnfh edciz eopd eoid~ otz zhd joop)
Hnv ecpkdznim niwdvzediz hcj `ddi htmd! cij zhd |pojtfz }cv vznaa
ioz actifhdj) ]opvd! foe|dznznoi }cv jcpkdinim zhd vk~) C jdh~jd
zhdnp }cvzd cij }cv capdcj~ vdaanim dfo%vatjmd jnpdfza~ zo zhd |aciznim
|t`anf) Ciozhdp foe|ci~ ni iopzhdpi Ecnid }cv |djjanim ao`vzdp%
vhdaa jtvz cij mdzznim cv etfh |ac~ ni zhd mcpjdinim ecmcrnidv cv
c jcrranim id} povd) Hd hcjiz cfzdj gcvz diotmh ni ecknim zhd
zpcivnznoi) Zhd }opjv hdj owdphdcpj ni c `cp zdi ~dcpv cmo! vooi
cgzdp hd zook hnv gczhdpv |acfd cz Vdcfpdvzv! fced `cfk zo hne io}2
Jtifci Adacij pti c `tvnidvv? Hd fotajiz pti c `czh)Oid og zhd vdcmtaav `otifdj faovdp }nzh ci d~d zo}cpj c `atd
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BodCii Hcpz
zhdpd }dpd io gooz|pnizv oi zhd `dcfh ozhdp zhci hnv) Ho} }cv zhcz
|ovvn`ad? Voedoid hcj }pnzzdi zhd }opjv }nzhotz }caknim oi zhdvcij? Hd aookdj cpotij! zhdi t|) Hd }cv aovz ni zpot`adj zhotmhz
}hdi c vhn|v hopi votijdj! gpnmhzdinim zhd vdcmtaav nizo zhd cnp }nzh
Caa `tz oid) Zhdpd }cv ca}c~v oid)
Zhd acpmd acfk%`cfkdj mtaa hcj c aoo| og c vnx%|cfk hoajdp vztfk
ni nzv `dck cij cpotij nzv idfk! vo zhcz zhd vhcp| |acvznf jtm nizo
zhd vnjdv og nzv gcfd) Zhd pdvz og zhd hoajdp }cv `tifhdj t| cpotij
nzv hdcj! cij z}o og zhd aoo|v gopedj macvvdv zhpotmh }hnfh zhd
`npj vzcpdj cz hne }nzh pdj! `tpinim d~dv) Oid }nim htim ane|a~ `~
nzv vnjd! jpcmmnim ni zhd vcij) Zhd |oop `cvzcpj fotaj hcpja~ eowd
}nzhotz ecknim zhnimv }opvd! cij Jtifci kid} zhcz gddanim caa zoo
}daa) Zhd knijdvz zhnim zo jo }cv zo adz icztpd zckd nzv fotpvd! `tz
}hdi zhd `npj o|didj nzv `dck ni etzd c||dca! Jtifci pdcanrdj hd
hnv gpndij Bovdgc Motaj cmcni) Bovdgc pci Vdcmtaa Pdvftd otz og hdp
`cfk~cpj! c fpce|dj v|cfd }hdpd zhd `npjv }diz zo animdp ni |cni
`dgopd j~nim) Hd aookdj t| cz zhd gcfzop~) Hd fotajiz vdd ci~oid
zhotmh hd fotajiz vdd hnv de|ao~ddv! hd fotaj gdda zhdnp d~dv t|oi
hne! cij ni hnv enij hd hdcpj zhde actmhnim)
Adz zhde) ]otijdj cinecav hcj zo vznfk zomdzhdp)
de|ao~ddv zhotmhz hd }cv) Hd fotaj hdcp Fopc zdaanim hne ni zhd
edcvtpdj fcjdifd og hdp |pogdvvnoi zhcz hd }cv `dnim |cpcionj! zhcz
hd hcj zhd aowd cij pdv|dfz og caa hnv de|ao~ddv) @tz zhnv }cv ioz|cpcionc; ho} hd }nvhdj nz }dpd) Dwdp vnifd hnv gczhdp jndj! gopfnim
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eddznim zhd de|ao~ddv dx|dfzcznoiv og c Adacij `ovv) Jtifci hcj
cppnwdj cz zhd zcna dij og c aoim anid og ptmmdj! `aoij ecad v|dfnediv}ho }dpd czhadznf! foe|dzdiz! cij vdag%cvvtpdj oi acij cij vdc) Hd
}cv ioid og zhovd zhnimv) @c`~ |nfztpdv vho}dj hne cv c hc||~
zo}hdcj! `tz zhd ~dcpv hcj jcpkdidj hnv hcnp caoim }nzh hnv eooj!
tizna `ozh }dpd etj%foaopdj) @dhnij hnv `cfk! hd necmnidj zhcz hnv
}opkdpv ecjd gti og hnv foopjnicznoi (gctaz~. cij macvvdv (d~dv zoo
jp~ gop foizcfzv.) Hd }cv zcaa! ~dv! `tz zcaa ni c mcima~! aoovd%ane`dj
vopz og }c~) Hnv necmd }cv ioz hda|dj `~ zhd gcfz zhcz cz zhd eoediz
hd }opd c `tvnidvv vtnz ztfkdj nizo fcag%hnmh etfk `oozv) Cgzdp hdj
pdztpidj gpoe zhd `cik }nzh ci de|z~ `dmmnim `o}a! hd }cv zoo
znpdj zo fhcimd nizo hnv }opk faozhdv og bdciv cij c v}dczvhnpz) Hdj
pdeowdj hnv znd cij zovvdj nz t| cij owdp zhd fdnanim gci ankd c ioovd!
zhdi van||dj ogg hnv adczhdp vhodv cij |tz oi zhd }daandv hd kd|z ni hnv
io gtztpd zhcz nifatjdj c zhpdd%|ndfd vtnz)
`ddi vzpcijdj `~ zhd znjd! Jtifci gdnmidj adgz cij zhd `npj `o``dj
pnmhz) @cfk cij gopzh zhd~ }diz! zcimonim zhdnp }c~ vao}a~ zo zhd
fpte`anim vdc}caa }hdpd zhd mtaa fotaj `d fopidpdj ceoim zhd
jd`pnv) Ng zhd hcp`op og \opz Daadp~! Ecnid! }cv ciczoenfca! zhd~ io}
}cv idcza~ fdizdpdj ni zhd mponi `dz}ddi z}o nizdpz}ninim dvztcpndv
cpe|nzv! cij |nid~ nvacijv v|pdcj cfpovv zhd vkni og }czdp ankd pcnvdj
hnwdv) Vdcfpdvzv vcz ogg zhd hcp`opv nppdmtacp `daa~! ni c vecaa tiicw%
nmc`ad aoo| |poid zo foaadfznim zpcvh) @atd pt``dp maowdv cij |ndfdvog ~daao} po|d }dpd jcvhdj z}nfd jcna~ cmcnivz zhd vdc}caa! zhdi gdaa
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BodCii Hcpz
|acvznf }czdp `ozzadv cij gdczhdp}dnmhz |oa~vz~pdid foggdd ft|v }dpd
zhd zpcivndiz cij }nij`ao}i cffdvvopndv) Voed jc~v zhd znjd zook nzcaa c}c~; ozhdp jc~v nz adgz nz caa `dhnij)
Zhd mtaav o|znoiv icppo}dj! cij nz ztpidj nzv `cfk zo zhd }caa!
|pd|cpnim zo hoaj nzv mpotij) Jtifci pdeowdj hnv bcfkdz cij hdaj
nz cvnjd ankd c zopdcjop) Zhd cnp `ao}nim ni ogg zhd hcp`op }cv fooa!
`tz zhd }cpezh og zhd vti oi hnv `cfk pdenijdj hne nz }cv vznaa
zdfhinfcaa~ vteedp) Nzv ioz owdp ~dz! hd vcnj zo zhd `npj cij eowdj
fcpdgtaa~ zo}cpj nz! czzde|znim c mpcfdgta jpo| og zhd bcfkdz! `tz zhcz
pdstnpdj hne zo mdz vo faovd zhcz zhd mtaa }cv c`ad zo vacvh zhd zdijdp
|cpz og hnv |cae }nzh zhd ftpwdj zn| og nzv `dck dgopd zptijanim c}c~)
Hd }cv vtpd hd vc} |do|ad eowd c}c~) ]otaj io oid foed zo hda|
hne? ]opvd! }otaj voedoid foed zo hda| cij dx|ovd hne cv c adcjdp
}ho fotaj ioz dwdi fczfh ci nibtpdj mtaa? Nz }cv dstcaa~ tizhnikc`adzhcz zhd~ vhotaj vdd hne }cak c}c~ gpoe c `cj vnztcznoi) Hd hcj zo
htpp~) Hd zook hoaj og hnv bcfkdz cij! }nzh }hcz hd foivnjdpdj zo `d
c vt|dp` vho} og cmnanz~! |otifdj oi zhd `npj) Zhdpd divtdj c }hnp
og da`o}v cij }nimv! cij gop c eoediz Jtifci zhotmhz hdj aovz
zhpotmh zhd }ooa `adij og hnv zpotvdpv! hd ecicmdj zo }pc| zhd
bcfkdz owdp zhd `npjv hdcj) Jcpkidvv fcaedj nz jo}i }hnad Jtifci
pdvzpcnidj nzv }nimv }nzh zhd vaddwdv) Hd }cv `pdczhnim hcpj `~ zhd
zned hd foaac|vdj cmcnivz c `cpicfadj pofk }nzh zhd idcz |cfkcmd og
~ot! hd vcnj) Hd pdcjbtvzdj hnv macvvdv! zhdi jtm cpotij ni hnv |cizv
|ofkdz gop hnv fdaa |hoid)
Bovdgc! Ne oi Vdcfpdvzv `dcfh }nzh c mtaa gop ~ot`pnim cfcmd cij c @cij%Cnj)
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Bovdgc cppnwdj atmmnim c jom fpczd }nzh ozh hcijv }hnad zp~nim zo kdd|c fciwcv zozd gpoe van||nim ogg hdp vhotajdpv) Vhd }cv voed}hdpd
}daa owdp vnxz~! }nzh zhniinim `acfk hcnp cij c foe|adxnoi vo |cad nz
}cv cv ng hdp vkni hcj `ddi `adcfhdj foaopadvv `~ zhd vti) Hdp d~dv
hcj aoim cmo jnvc||dcpdj ni goajv og }pnikadv! cij vhd hcj c fhni ankd
c gpndj face) Ni v|nzd og zhnv! vhd hcj zhd ~otzhgta! zt`tacp `oj~ og c
|pdzddi cij }opd zhd Jnvid~ faozhnim og c zojjadp! ecknim hdp vdde
hda|advv! }hnfh vhd }cv ioz) @tz dwdi ng hd }cizdj zo hda| hdp }nzh
h J aj j n h a n h aa h h j
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}nzh dwna nizdiz) Zhd npj hcj c io`ad hdcj }nzh c aoim |czpnfnci dck!
cij nzv idfk gdczhdpv }dpd ptggdj t| cpotij nzv gcfd gpoe zhd opjdca)
@aooj oi ~otp vhnpz! Bovdgc vcnj cv vhd |tz zhd fpczd jo}i)
Jtifci pcnvdj hnv ftz hcij) N }cv zp~nim zo hda| hne! cij hd
czzcfkdj ed)
Vhd venadj) Mooj kio}v ho} zo |pozdfz hnevdag) Vhd
pdeowdj c |cnp og vfnvvopv gpoe hdp `cm cij fcpdgtaa~ ftz zhd |acvznf
aoo|v ogg zhd mtaav hdcj }hnad Jtifci hdaj nz vznaa) Hnv o}i hdcj }cv
wdp~ faovd zo zhd `npjv `cfk! cij hd fotaj vedaa nzv etvz~ anidi vfdiz)
^otpd monim zo ftz e~ ac|da! vcnj Jtifci)
Bovdgc kd|z vin||nim) Hd aookv eopd foegopzc`ad ni zhcz
cpotij cinecav zhci |do|ad cij hcj c hcpj zned zpcivacznim hteci
zcak nizo zhotmhz cij `cfk cmcni) Zhd }njo} og ci de|ao~dd }hohcj jndj ni c gpdck cffnjdiz cz zhd |aciz! Bovdgc hcj vnifd |czfhdj
zomdzhdp c edcmdp anwnim }nzh angd nivtpcifd! vofnca vdftpnz~! cij
zhd offcvnoica joicznoi! caa og }hnfh mcwd hdp zhd gpddjoe zo vcwd
vdcmtaav gtaa zned) Vhd |czpoaadj zhd `dcfhdv dwdp~ jc~! foe`nim zhd
}cvh cij pofkv gop vnfk mtaav! zhdi eoinzopdj zhd vzpddzv gop oidv
nibtpdj ~ fcpv }hdi zhd~ jc}jadj zoo aoim owdp pocjknaa) Vhdj aocj
zhde nizo hdp ptvz~ wci cij `pnim zhde zo hdp ~cpj! }hdpd zhd~ vzooj
vzcpnim cz zhd gdifd! jd|pdvvdj cij jnpz~! ogzdi j~nim btvz hotpv cgzdp
`dnim vcwdj) Eovz |do|ad foivnmidj hdp zo zhd fczdmop~ og voedoid
zoo vzpcimd zo kio}! `tz Jtifci hcj ci dxfd|znoicaa~ hnmh zoadpcifd
hcj! gpoe }hcz hd fotaj eckd otz! hcag c jordi cjtaz fhnajpdi cij
c vecaa hdpj og mpcijfhnajpdi! `tz zhd~ hcj caa eowdj zo jnvzciz|ofkdzv og zhd fotizp~ gop ~dcp%potij bo`v cij |acfnj }dczhdp) Vhd
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voed}hdpd! vhdj oifd zoaj hne) @ozzad nz t|! iozhnim `tz zpot`ad)
Zhd npj fci kdd| zhd bcfkdz! vcnj Jtifci) N }oiz d iddjnimc vtnz cmcni tizna e~ gtidpca)
Vhd aookdj t| cz zhd pnfk tnajnim! }hnfh hcj vdcfpdvzvofdci
\pojtfzvogecnid id}a~ pd|cnizdj ni maovv~ }hnzd oi nzv vnjd) Oaj
jdh~jd aookv vecpz diotmh) Zhnimv zhcz `cj oi zhd nivnjd?
Hd z}nvzdj hnv t||dp zopvo cpotij zo cjenpd zhd `tnajnim) Nz hcj
`dzzdp aook mooj gop caa zhd eoid~ N |otpdj nizo nz) Ne ni owdp e~
hdcj ni jd`z! cij zhd `cikv hcwd zhpo}i t| c hdcj}nij zo ci~ eopd
fpdjnz tizna N |c~ ogg zhd pdiowcznoi aoci) Zhd~ }ciz zhdnp |pnifn|ca
`cfk) Io}) N jnjiz dwdi kio} zhd~ fotaj jo zhcz)
^ot jnjiz pdcj zhd aociv? Bovdgc fcpdgtaa~ dcvdj zhd |acvznf
ogg zhd mtaa! cij nz bdpkdj nzv `ptnvdj hdcj `cfk ni pdv|oivd)
Aoci cmpddedizv cpd cv dcv~ zo jdfn|hdp cv zhd vecaa |pniz oi c
|acid znfkdz) N mtdvv N kid} zhd~ hcj zhd pnmhzN btvz idwdp zhotmhz
hcwd diotmh eoid~ zo eckd |c~poaa oi Gpnjc~)
Zhdpdv ca}c~v @dck~! vhd vcnj! vzptmmanim }nzh zhd fczfh oi
zhd fpczd)
Jtifci vhook hnv hdcj cv ng hd }dpd mdzznim pnj og }czdp ni hnv
dcpv) Ne owdp%dxzdijdj cv nz nv) Nj idwdp mdz otz gpoe tijdp c jd`z
ankd zhcz) Ni zhd aofca adijnim }opaj! @dck~ Hcppo} }cv kio}i cv c
Bovdgc vhptmmdj) Hdpd vanjd ~otp gpndij ni) Vhd hdaj zhd joop
og zhd fpczd o|di! cij! }nzh voed `dijnim og idfk cij foe|pdvvnoi
og }nim! Jtifci ecicmdj zo mdz zhd `npj vcgda~ nivnjd cv hd pdadcvdj
hnv bcfkdz) Bovdgc pdcfhdj ni cij vzpokdj zhd zpctecznrdj `npj!etpetpnim mtaa%ankd ionvdv) Zo Jtifciv dcpv vhd votijdj cv ng vhd
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BodCii Hcpz
|tz nz `cfk oi! oia~ c anzzad }opvd gop }dcp)
^ot zhnik voedoid jnj zhnv oi |tp|ovd? hd cvkdj! |nfknim t|zhd vnx%|cfk hoajdp)
zhd vdc! `tz zhd~ aookdj ankd vao}%eownim vicfkv zo zhd mtaav! }ho
`nz cz zhde cij dijdj t| mdzznim fctmhz `~ zhdnp o}i |pd~) Zhovd
}dpd cffnjdizv! cazhotmh hnv |aciz ecicmdp! Ciitifnc! }otaj fcaa
cffnjdizca }cv zhd atifhzned mced zhcz jo}izo}i }opkdpv |ac~dj
adz mtaav viczfh zhde otz og zhdnp hcijv) Hteciv }dpd vo fptda! zhd
}c~ zhd~ kid} ho} zo |ac~ oi icztpca mpddj) Jnjiz zhd `npjv dwdp
adcpi? Jnjiz zhd~ dwdp ioznfd zhd gczd og dwdp~ ozhdp vdcmtaa zhcz
vtffte`dj zo zhd zde|zcznoi? Hdj vddi mtaav foe|dzd owdp c vnimad
Bovdgc vdftpdj zhd fpczd) Joiz eczzdp ho} nz vzcpzv! vhd vcnj!
pdeownim c `ox og @cij%Cnjv gpoe hdp fciwcv `cm) Nzv zhd vced
`cj dij)
Jtifci ztfkdj zhd |acvznf ni hnv |ofkdz `dgopd vdzzanim hnevdag
pdzpndwdj c |c|dp ft| gpoe hdp `cm cij }cakdj jo}i zo zhd znjd anid)
Vhd v|acvhdj voed }czdp oi hdp hcijv! }n|nim zhde fadci oi hdp
]hdi vhd pdztpidj! vhd vzooj gop c eoediz cij vfciidj zhd `dcfh)
V|dcknim og cj dijv N gotij c kidd) Oi Foapcni @dcfh)
Nv zhnv zhd `dmniinim og c bokd? Jtifci hdaj hnv hcij otz cij
`pcfdj hnevdag cv Bovdgc |otpdj vcaz }czdp owdp hnv }otij) Otfh)
Fcaadj zhd |oanfd) ]dpdiz actmhnim ankd nz }dpd c bokd) Zhd~
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Bovdgc viopzdj cv vhd jpndj hnv hcij }nzh zhd hde og hdp v}dcz%
vhnpz) Cgzdp vhd c||andj zhd `cijcmd! vhd zook c `ozzad og Mpnzz~v@ddp otz og hdp `cm cij hcijdj nz zo hne) Gop `dnim `pcwd)
N }cviz `pcwd! hd vcnj! z}nvznim zhd zo| }nzh c v|pnzr) Ne btvz
vcwnim e~ wonfd gop Gpnjc~ }hdi e~ de|ao~ddv pnvd t| cmcnivz ed)
Vhd vcz jo}i }nzh c mptiz cij o|didj c `ddp og hdp o}i) Zhd~
`ozh }czfhdj zhd goce pnvd gpoe zhd zo| cij v|naa oizo zhd vcij)
Jtif! zhd gtztpdv idwdp }hcz }d zhnik ))) io tvd mdzznim ~otpvdag
}pc||dj cpotij zhd |po|daadp c`otz nz)
Zptd zhcz) Bovdgcv gtztpd fotaj ioz hcwd `ddi |pdjnfzdj `~
ci~oid) Hdp htv`cij! Mdopmd! hcj `ddi oi Vdcfpdvzv aocjnim jofk
jnpdfznim mtpp~ gpoe c zptfk nizo zhd fhtzd }hdi hd moz jnwd%`oe`dj
`~ c mtaa) Zhd id} v~vzde hcj btvz `ddi nivzcaadj! cij }cvzd }cv
io aoimdp dx|ovdj cv nz }diz gpoe zptfk zo hoajnim zcikhdifd! io
wc|opv og pozznim `oidv cij dizpcnav ni zhd cnp) Zhnv ecjd zhd D\Ccij zhd fnznrdiv og \opz Daadp~ hc||~! `tz c gptvzpczdj mtaa! tvdj zo
gddjnim oi v|naacmd! }diz nizo `czzad gtp~) Mdopmd vzd||dj `cfk zo
}cwd hne ogg cij gdaa zdi gddz zo zhd mpotij! oizo hnv hdcj! }hnfh
jnj ioz ni nzvdag knaa hne) Ng dwdp~ }opkdp }ho gdaa oi hnv hdcj jndj!
Jtifci }otaj hcwd io de|ao~ddv adgz cz caa) @tz zhd zptfk jpnwdp
|cinfkdj }hdi hd vc} }hcz hc||didj! |tz hnv wdhnfad ni zhd }poim
mdcp zo mdz otz og zhd }c~! cij fptvhdj Mdopmd cmcnivz zhd gcfzop~
}caa) Nz }cv ci dxzpcopjnicp~ cfz og mpcfd zhcz Bovdgc foiznitdj zo
vcwd vdcmtaav! `tz vhd vcnj zhd mtaa }cv btvz `dnim c mtaanz }cv zhd
hteci }ho hcj zhd mngz og foivfnotv fhonfd }hoj gtfkdj nz t|)
Zhd~ jpcik ni vnadifd! mcrnim otz oi zhd }czdp! }hnfh }cv fcae!
gop }czdp) Nzv vtpgcfd tijtaczdj ni |nik cij zdca cv nz vatp|dj tijdp zhd
jofkv og zhd nijtvzpnca ecpnic idxz joop) @tz io eczzdp ho} fcae zhd}czdp vddedj! hd kid}) C vzope fotaj pnvd otz og io}hdpd! dv|dfncaa~
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BodCii Hcpz
c}c~! `tz zhd vti }cv capdcj~ htmmnim zhd hopnroi! fpdcznim c hcr~!
}czdp~ anmhz) Ni c eoizhv zned! zhd dij og zhd jc~ }otaj vdde zozckd |acfd tijdp}czdp! `tz gop io} zhd vtiv atvzdp vznppdj t| etpk~
vdjnedizv ni hnv `pcni) Hdj ca}c~v foivnjdpdj hnevdag foizdiz! `tz
dwdp vnifd zhcz jc~ cz zhd gdpznanz~ faninf! dwdp~zhnimdwdi ci nibtpdj
mtaahcj `dfoed ci o||opztinz~ gop stdvznoinim angd)
]h~ jo ~ot zp~ zo vcwd zhd npjv? Jtifci cvkdj) ]h~ ozhdp
}hdi ~otp vtffdvv pczd nv vo ao}?
Vhd z}npadj hdp `ozzad faovd zo hdp dcp cij anvzdidj zo zhd vtjv
Ho} eci~ og zhovd ni ~otp angdzned? hd cvkdj)
Jordi? vhd vcnj! }nzhotz zcknim hdp d~dv ogg zhd hcp`op) Acvz
vtffdvv }cv Gczhoe! czzcfkdj `~ c jom cij aovz hcag c gooz) Hd
zhnim og nz! po}nim otz zo zhd anmhzhotvd zovvnim hne ni zhd cnp) @tz
hne cmcni ))) io tvd) Vhd znmhzdidj hdp v}dczvhnpz cpotij hdp cij
zook c vn|) N ankd zo zhnik og zhd oidv Nwd vcwdj! t| zhdpd) N ankd zo
zhnik zhd~ zhnik og ed)
Nj ankd zo zhnik zhdpd }cv voedoid t| zhdpd }ho zhotmhz og ed!
zoo! vcnj Jtifci)
Zhd~ }czfhdj c gd} jc~ `oczv vzpcmmanim ni gpoe zhd vdc!
fhtmmnim aotja~ cij dx|daanim faotjv og jndvda! hdcjnim gop zhd
capdcj~ fadcidj cij ni zhd hoaj! cij zhd mtzv }dpd ni `cppdav pdcj~zo `d jdanwdpdj `~ zptfk zo hnv |aciz) Ni zhd iced og ne|pownim zhd
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ni zhd }naj! cij ~dz ci~ `oo` fotaj zhpo} c}c~ |acvznf! }hnfh idwdp
jnvc||dcpdj)]h~ jnjiz voedzhnim dcz zhd kidd! jo ~ot zhnik? cvkdj
Jtifci)
Bovdgc vhptmmdj) Caa `oid) Pdenijv ed) Nwd moz `ojndv gop zhd
fhtzd)
N }nvh ~ot }otajiz jo zhcz! vcnj Jtifci) Ne monim zo mdz ni
zpot`ad oid og zhdvd jc~v)
Vzo| `dnim c }opp~}cpz! Jtif) ^otpd }nzhni zhd ac})
Nz }cv zptd; c gd} mtaav }dpd caao}dj nizo zhd gdpznanrdp enx
`dfctvd zhd pdmtaczopv tijdpvzooj zhcz c fdpzcni ite`dp og vdc`npjv
|cpzv) Voed jc~v nz vddedj cv ng zhd `npjv eoazdj }nimv cv dcvna~ cv
gdczhdpv) Hd }cv caao}dj t| zo zhpdd |dpfdiz ozhdp opmcinf eczdpnca
ni zhd jcpk |o}jdp! cv aoim cv nz jnj ioz foizcni hdcw~ edzcav opzoxniv) Bovdgc fotaj ioz |ovvn`a~ jnm diotmh mpcwdv gop caa hdp gcnadj
pdvftdv! vo vhd voedznedv zhpd} zhde jo}i zhd }cvzd fhtzd nizo zhd
canwd! hd tvdj zo `pnim zhd `ojndv zo }opk }nzh hne ni ci nivtaczdj
foizcnidp! cij Jtifci vznaa zhotmhz z}nfd `dgopd o|dinim c `ddp
fooadp cz c |nfinf)
Zhczv ho} N }ciz zo d tpndj! vcnj Jtifci) Io foeedijnim
zo zhd vdc! io cvhdv vfczzdpdj ni c jcnv~ edcjo}! `tz hdpd cz zhd
gcfzop~) ]pc| ed t| ni c vhddz cij jpo| ed jo}i zhd fhtzd) Ni zned!
voed mcpjdidp }naa v|pc~ ed oi c |pnrd%}niinim |te|kni! cij Naa
hcwd ecjd zhd }opaj c `dzzdp |acfd)
Cedi zo zhcz! vcnj Bovdgc! cij vhd vhook hdp `ddp `ozzad zo
eckd vtpd nz }cv de|z~ `dgopd |tzznim nz ni hdp `cm)V|dcknim og cedi! vcnj Jtifci) N jnjiz foed hdpd zo vcwd c
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BodCii Hcpz
Bovdgc aookdj owdp zo }hdpd hd }cv |oniznim }nzh hnv `cijcmdj
hcij) ot pdcaa~ zpc}a gop zhnimv zo gpdz c`otz) ]hcz jodv nz vc~?Nz vcnj Moj Hda| Tv! vcnj Jtifci) @tz Nwd fhcimdj nz zo Mo
Kda|# ]hcz jo ~ot zhnik og zhcz cv zhd iced gop zhd id} gdpznanrdp?
cij }n|dj zhd vcij ogg hdp |nik v}dcz|cizv) Foed oi! adzv zckd
fcpd og zhd `ojndv `dgopd Ciitifnc cij ]cjd vhtz jo}i zhd
}opkv gop zhd jc~)
Jtifci |taadj hnevdag t|pnmhz cij vzdcjndj hnevdag cmcnivz zhd
vdc}caa) Hnv hcij htpz! cij zhd cnp oi zhd }dz vdcz og hnv zpotvdpv
fhnaadj hne zo hnv fopd) Hnv kidd cfhdj! zoo! `tz zhcz }cv |po`c`a~
v~e|czhdznf |cni gop zhd ao`vzdpeci c}cvh ni gpcmedizv) Hd zhotmhz
og hnv gczhdp! aovz cz vdc! hnv `oj~ idwdp pdfowdpdj gpoe c vcnanim
cffnjdiz) Fopc ogzdi }oppndj oi Jtifciv `dhcag c`otz zhnv acfk og
faovtpd owdp hnv gczhdpv jdczh! `tz hd jnjiz enij) Nz }cv `dzzdp zohcwd hne moid cazomdzhdp zhci zo hcwd zo `tp~ c vnimad kidd)
Jtifci! vcnj Bovdgc) ]ckd t| cij hda|)
Hd zook zhd fpczd gpoe hdp cij gdaz zhd mtaa vanjd zo oid vnjd!
zhpo}nim hne ogg `cacifd gop c eoediz) Bovdgc cjbtvzdj hdp pdvftd
`cm owdp hdp vhotajdp! cij cv zhd~ hdcjdj t| zo zhd |cpknim aoz zhd~
|cvvdj jcpk }pdczhv og vdc mpcvv adgz `~ zhd znjd)
Nzv ankd vzd||nim oi mpcwdv! Jtifci vcnj)
Ioz |cpznftacpa~! vcnj Bovdgc) Vhd mcwd hne c vnjd}c~v macifd)
Enmhz }ciz zo zhnik c`otz eownim otz og ~otp eoev hotvd cij
mdzznim `cfk }nzh ~otp }ngd) ^otp `pcni nv `dmniinim zo zckd oi
}czdp)
Fopc jodviz }ciz ed cfk tizna Cij zhdi! cv ng c v|nmoz }cv
c`pt|za~ vhtz ogg! zhd adwdanim vnadifd pdztpidj zo hnv hdcj! jpcninimhne og zhotmhz) Tizna }hcz? Cv hnv vktaa de|zndj og zhotmhz! hd gdaz
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Gaocznv gopzhfoenim
gpoe Cvhacij Fpddk \pdvv ni Gd`ptcp~ 0