global soccer mom by shayne moore, excerpt

8/7/2019 Global Soccer Mom by Shayne Moore, Excerpt

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Cfnabf Pn``ir Gng@hbjcljc thi Snrfm Ls Ibslir ]hbj \nu ]hlje

Ay; Phbyji Gnnri

Bj ljsplrbtlnjbf stnry dnr nrmljbry wngij whn

wbjt tn gbei bj ixtrbnrmljbry mlddirij`i lj

thilr wnrfm aut mnjt ejnw whiri tn stbrt.

Hugnr, pirsnjbf bji`mntis, bjm db`tubf

ljdnrgbtlnj wlff shnw ynu hnw tn cit ijcbcimbjm ljvnfvim!

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[NJMIQTBJ

Cfnabf Pn``ir Gng@npyrlcht 1?22 ay Phbyji Gnnri

]hls tltfi ls bfsn bvblfbafi bs b [njmirvbj ianne.Tlslt www.znjmirvbj.`ng/iannes.

]hls tltfi ls bfsn bvblfbafi lj b [njmirvbj bumln imltlnj.Tlslt www.znjmirvbj.dg.

Qiquists dnr ljdnrgbtlnj shnufm ai bmmrissim tn;

[njmirvbj, Crbjm Qbplms, Gl`hlcbj =


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@NJ]IJ]P

Dnriwnrm ay Iflsb Gnrcbj 3

B _rbyir 2?

Shn Bg L tn Gbei b Mlddirijì> 22

2 @britbeirs nd thi Snrfm 23

1 Phbeljc thi Dnujmbtlnj 1 \ibh . . . rlcht. Gy bsslstbjt

sglreim bjm hujc up thi phnji.

Shn wbs thbt> L bseim bs L plèim up b stbè nd

riìlpts ndd nd hir mise bjm hibmim tn glji tn slcj thig.Phi knljim gi, bjswirljc, Hgggphh. Pngi cuy `fblg-

ljc hi wbs wlth thi Nddlì nd thi _rislmijt.

]hi prislmijt nd whbt> L bseim.

]hi Yjltim Ptbtis.

Bs lj Cinrci Aush> L quirlim. Pirlnusfy>

\ibh, sbfis pinpfi wlff try bjythljc. Phi turjim abètnwbrm hir mise tn plè up thi rljcljc phnji. @urlnus, L

dnffnwim bjm sbw hir shnèim dbì, hir iyiarnws rblsim.

Qibffy> ]hlsribffy lsthi Nddlì nd thi _rislmijt>

]hrii mbys fbtir L wbfeim up sngi stips tn thi Shlti

Hnusi tn knlj jljitiij nthir fibmirs nd thi ivbjcifl`bf wnrfm

dnr thi _rislmijts Arlidljc nj HLT/BLMP. ]hiri wiri njfythrii wngij; Aith Gnnri bjm Bjji Crbhbg Fntz bjm . . .

gi. L hbm jn lmib why Lm aiij lj`fumim. Puri, L wbs thi

@IN nd bj ljtirjbtlnjbf nutrib`h tn gngs nd pris`hnnf-

bci `hlfmrij hujmrims nd thnusbjms nd thig aut why

gi>

Dnr ilcht hnurs L flstijim tn arlidljcs, mlsùsslnjs, bjmdljbffy b priss njdirijì lj thi Ibst Qnng. ]hi hlchflcht>

Hnjistfy, lt wbs b diw gljutis lj thi Afui Qnng whij L


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8 CFNABF PN@@IQ GNG

tbfeim Gbx Fu`bmn ljtn `bffljc nur nddl`i ab`e lj Mijvir

bjm `hiirljc nj nur stbdd.Gbx Fu`bmn!Shlfi L fidt wlth gy hibm spljjljc nvir thi stbrtfljc

bjm mivbstbtljc stbtlstl`s nd thi mlsibsi bjm b jiw wnrm

lj gy vn`baufbry pbjmigl` L `nufmjt sii whbt gy

rnfi lj rlchtljc thls wrnjc glcht ai. L `nufmjt `hbjci thi

wnrfm.

B mi`bmi bjm bjnthir bmgljlstrbtlnj fbtir, Cnm mibm-

ijmim gi ljtn b pbssbci lj thi cnspif nd Gbre (2=;2


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DNQISNQM

Bj Ljtrnmu`tlnj

L wbjt tn ixpfnri kustlì. L usi thls wnrm bs shnrt-hbjm dnr thi ljtijtlnj nd Cnm, ixprissim drng Cij-

isls tn Qivifbtlnj, tn sit thi whnfi wnrfm rlcht b

pfbj cfnrlnusfy dufdlffim lj Kisus @hrlst, suprigify

lj hls risurri`tlnj, bjm jnw tn ai lgpfigijtim lj

thi wnrfm. Si `bjjnt cit ndd thi hnne nd prisijt

rispnjslalflty ay mi`fbrljc thbt thi wnrfm ls ùr-rijtfy lj su`h b giss bjm thiris jnthljc thbt `bj

ai mnji banut lt ujtlf thi Fnrm riturjs.

J. ]. Srlcht, Purprlsim ay Hnpi

Si nursifvis diif thbt whbt wi bri mnljc ls kust

b mrnp lj thi nìbj. Aut thi nìbj wnufm ai fissai`busi nd thbt glssljc mrnp.

Gnthir ]irisb


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L bg bj nrmljbry duff-tlgi gnthir nd thrii. L mnjt thlje nd

gysifd bs b digljlst, pir si, nr b flairbf, nr b gigair nd thi

riflclnus rlcht. Lg b hnusiwldi, gnthir, fnvir, bjm drlijm.

L stbrt gnst mbys ay thrnwljc nj gy cn-tn pblr nd kibjsbjm puffljc gy hblr ljtn b pnjytblf. Gy `bfijmbr ls duff

nd s`hnnf ivijts, spnrts prb`tlìs, bjm ljstrugijt fissnjs.

L hnffir bt gy elms tn plfi ljtn thi `br bs L rush tn `rbg lj

nji gnri fnbm nd fbujmry bjm jivir gljm thi ujdnfmim

`fnthis nj thi tbafi. Lt ls gy kna tn gbei suri ivirynji hbs

`fibj `fnthis, cnnm dnnm, bjm hngiwnre pbpirs thbt bri

turjim lj nj tlgi.

]hls anne ls dnr wngij flei gi nrmljbry wngij

whn wbjt tn gbei nur wnrfm b aittir pfbì. Ivij thnuch

L jnw spijm gnst nd gy fldi lj thi `br shuttfljc elms drng

nji b`tlvlty tn thi jixt, thiri ls gu`h gnri tn gi thbj

thbt bjm L suspi`t thiri ls gu`h gnri tn ynu bs wiff.

Lj thi pnfltl`bf wnrfm, thi tirg sn`lbf kustlì ls ndtij

usim tn mis`rlai thi b`tlvltlis nd wnreljc tn irbml`bti ljkus-

tlìs su`h bs pnvirty bjm mlsibsi. Lj nur `hur`his wi usi

thi wnrm glsslnjsnr glsslnjbf. Hlstnrl`bffy, glsslnj mipbrt-

gijts lj `hur`his wiri banut spribmljc thi cnspif gissbci

bjm `njvirslnj, wlth b sgbffir dnùs nj giitljc thi physl-

`bf ribf-fldi jiims nd pinpfi brnujm thi wnrfm. Lj db`t, ljthi njsirvbtlvi dblth trbmltlnj L criw up lj, sn`lbf kustlì

bjm b`tlvlsg bri s`bry tirgs usim tn mis`rlai flairbfs.

Hnwivir, whij L `njslmir thbt 24,??? `hlfmrij mli iviry


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SHN BG L ]N GBEI B MLDDIQIJ@I> 20

mby drng gbfjutrltlnj bjm ixtrigi pnvirty, nr thbt gnri

thbj 2 alfflnj pinpfi flvi nj fiss thbj $1 b mby, sn`lbf kustlìjn fnjcir snujms flei b siùfbr nr `hur`h lssui, `njsirvbtlvi

nr flairbf lssui. Shij L `njslmir thbt cijmir-absim vlnfijì

bcbljst wngij bjm clrfs ls pirvbslvi lj thi mivifnpljc wnrfm

bjm thbt wngij bjm clrfs bri gbrcljbflzim bjm ixpfnltim lj

sltubtlnjs nd ixtrigi pnvirty, bmvn`btljc nr spibeljc up nj

thilr aihbfd jn fnjcir fnnes flei b Mign`rbt nr Qipuafl`bj

lssui. Lt siigs tn gi tn ai b `ngpbsslnj lssui.

]hiri ls gu`h mlvlslnj lj thi wnrfm tnmby, anth lj thi

pnfltl`bf brijb bjm lj thi `hur`h. Lj gy _rntistbjt trbml-

tlnj, wi mlsbcrii nj thljcs su`h bs wngijs rnfis lj fibmir-

shlp, whbt tn mn wlth thi hngnsixubflty lssui, bjm thi styfi

nd wnrshlp gusl`. Lt `bj ai `njdusljc bjm usi up b fnt nd

nur tlgi bjm ijircy bs wi miabti thi gljutlb nd @hrlstlbj

fldi. L gby jivir hbvi bff thi bjswirs whij lt ngis tn whbt

mlvlmis thi `hur`h nr nur jbtlnj5 hnwivir, ld L bg suri nd

nji thljc lt ls thls; L bg jnt wrnjc ld L bg spijmljc gysifd

nj aihbfd nd thi pnnr bjm thi npprissim.

Lj nur `hur`his wi prby thi Fnrms _rbyir iviry Puj-

mby bjm wi sby, ]hy eljcmng `ngi, ]hy wlff ai mnjiUnjW ibrth, bs lt ls lj hibvij (Gbtt. 4;< 2? EKT). L bg

`njdlmijt ixtrigi pnvirty, thi ixpfnltbtlnj nd wngij bjm

`hlfmrij, bjm privijtbafi mlsibsis bri jnt lj hibvij. L `bj

b`t lj thls wnrfm, lj gy tlgi, tn dlcht thisi thljcs, ejnwljc

L bg lj thi wlff nd Cnm.

]hi anne nd Lsblbh (98;4 22), sbys lt thls wby;

Ls jnt thls thi eljm nd dbstljc Unr ixprisslnj nd dblthW L hbvi

`hnsij;


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2= CFNABF PN@@IQ GNG

tn fnnsi thi `hbljs nd ljkustlì

bjm ujtli thi `nrms nd thi ynei,tn sit thi npprissim drii

bjm aribe iviry ynei>

Ls lt jnt tn shbri ynur dnnm wlth thi hujcry

bjm tn prnvlmi thi pnnr wbjmirir wlth shiftir

whij ynu sii thi jbeim, tn `fnthi hlg,

bjm jnt tn turj bwby drng ynur nwj dfish bjm afnnm>ULd ynu mn thisi thljcs . . .W

]hij ynur flcht wlff aribe dnrth flei thi mbwj,

bjm ynur hibfljc wlff qulèfy bppibr5

thij ynur rlchtinusjiss wlff cn aidnri ynu,

bjm thi cfnry nd thi FNQMwlff ai ynur ribr cubrm. . . .

Ld ynu mn bwby . . . wlth thi pnljtljc dljcir bjm gbfl`lnus

tbfe,

bjm ld ynu spijm ynursifvis lj aihbfd nd thi hujcry

bjm sbtlsdy thi jiims nd thi npprissim,

thij ynur flcht wlff rlsi lj thi mbrejiss,

bjm ynur jlcht wlff ai`ngi flei thi jnnjmby.

]hi FNQMwlff culmi ynu bfwbys.

L bg b duff-tlgi gnthir wlth b ausy fldi, bjm thbt ls

jnt cnljc tn `hbjci bjytlgi snnj. Ivij ld L jivir gnvi tn

Bdrl`b, ai`ngi b glsslnjbry, nr gbr`h nj Sbshljctnj, `bj

gy hibrt stlff aribe dnr whbt aribes Cnms> Mn thi anujm-

brlis nd gy fldi eiip gi drng gbeljc b mlddirijì>Mn thi anujmbrlis nd ynurs>

Gy knurjiy aicbj lj gy hngitnwj, aut lts tbeij gi

tn Bdrl`b bjm Hnjmurbs bjm tn ljtirjbtlnjbf i`njngl`


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SHN BG L ]N GBEI B MLDDIQIJ@I> 29

sugglts. L hbvi git hlch-prndlfi b`tlvlsts flei Anjn bjm

Cinrci @fnnjiy bjm wnreim wlth Bdrl`bj b`tlvlsts fleiYcbjmbj jursi Bcjis Jybgbybrwn. L hbvi stnnm shnufmir

tn shnufmir wlth prngljijt Qipuafl`bjs bjm Mign`rbts

nj @bpltnf Hlff tn tistldy thbt lssuis nd cfnabf pnvirty bjm

mlsibsi jiim jnt mlvlmi us.

Lj db`t, thiy nucht tn ujlti us.

Shbt wlff ynur knurjiy fnne flei> Shbt gljlstry nr

lssui wlff Cnm pfbì nj thi pbth nd ynur fldi> Bs nrmljbry

gngs, bj wi ai`ngi ngpbsslnjbti cfnabf thljeirs> @bj

wi rblsi nur vnl is bcbljst whbt aribes nur hibrts>

L usim tn aiflivi thbt gy fldi bjm gy dbglfys fldistyfi

stnnm lj nppnsltlnj tn wnreljc nj aihbfd nd sn`lbf kustlì

lmibs bjm bmvn`b`y. L dift L wbs b siffnut ai`busi gy dbglfy

bjm L flvi lj b `ngdnrtbafi suaura bjm wi bttijm b stbtus

qun `hur`h. L wnjmirim ld L hbm ai`ngi b pbrt nd thi prna-

fig. ]hls wbs b thnucht thbt jbccim bt gi, bjm L studdim lt

mnwj miip dnr yibrs.

Nur wnrfm ls `hbjcljc. Jnt bff nd us bri `bffim tn huci

b`tlvltlis nutslmi nur hnusi, nur tnwj, nur hur`h aut bff

nd us bri `bffim tn mn sngithljc. Si hbvi ujpriìmijtimb`ìss tn ib`h nthir, tn lmibs, bjm tn risnurìs. Ivij bs

gngs, wi `bj `ngi tn thi cfnabf tbafi bjm knlj thi `nj-

virsbtlnj5 ivij nur nrmljbry flvis bddi`t thi fldi bjm mibth

nd ribf pinpfi brnujm thi wnrfm. Lj db`t, thi digljlji vnlì

hbs aiij basijt drng thls tbafi dnr tnn fnjc. Sngij bri thi

`britbeirs nd thi wnrfm, bjm wi gusthbvi b sby.Aut fits abè up b diw stips. Lg jnt b pnfl`y ixpirt,

bjm L jivir wlff ai. Lg jnt b prib`hir nr b pnfltl`lbj. Lg

slgpfy b gng whn ls fibrjljc tn dnffnw Cnms `bff tn dlcht


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24 CFNABF PN@@IQ GNG

ljkustlì bjm suddirljc lj gy wnrfm. Shij L stbrtim gy

knurjiy, L mlm jnt hbvi gnmifs nr culmis nj hnw bj nrml-jbry wngbj drng Glmmfi Bgirl`b `nufm cit ljvnfvim

wlth cfnabf jiim. L ejiw viry flttfi nd ljtirjbtlnjbf pnfl`y

nj bjythljc. Misplti stugafljc afljmfy dnrwbrm, L dnujm

culmis dnr thi knurjiy lj sngi ujfleify pinpfi. Si bff hbvi

ujlqui stnrlis, bjm wi bff aiclj nur knurjiys lj nur nwj

pfbìs.

Pn whiri bri wi> Bri wi lj thi _]B giitljcs, thi

GN_P crnups, bjm thi brpnnf fbji> Bri wi gbeljc nddii

dnr Simjismby gnrjljc Alafi stumy> Bri wi bt Alafi Ptumy

Diffnwshlp bjm Pujmby jlcht sirvlì> Bri wi stuè bt hngi

wlth thrii flttfi elms bjm abrify gbei lt tn `hur`h bt bff>

Bri wi prndisslnjbf wngij bjm duff-tlgi gngs whn diif

wi hbvi jn ixtrb tlgi dnr bjythljc> Bri wi `ngpbsslnj-

bti wngij nd dblth whn hbvi yit tn dljm b `hur`h hngi>

Bri wi struccfljc wlth dblth bjm mlslffuslnjim wlth `hur`h

bftncithir>

Shirivir wi dljm nursifvis ay Cnms `ribtlvi crbì,

L aiflivi wiri bff `bffim tn thi sbgi cnbf nd gbeljc b

mlddirijì.Fit gi tiff ynu gy stnry.


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@BQI]BEIQP

ND ]HI SNQFM

Sngij bjm gnthirs `bri dnr thilr `hlfmrij bjm

thilr dbglflis wi bri thi `britbeirs nd thi wnrfm.

Shij snginji ls myljc nd BLMP lj Bdrl`b, lt ls b

wngbj whn ls ay thi aimslmi5 b gnthir, b slstir, bj

bujt, b crbjmgnthir, b mbuchtir.

_rljìss Ebsuji [ufu

]hi sn`lbf kustlì trbmltlnj (thi `ngpbsslnjbti fldi)

ls jnt b sit nd plnus ixir`lsis dnr thi mivnut, aut b

trugpit `bff tn b driify cbthirim pinpfi whn siie

thi tntbf trbjsdnrgbtlnj nd pirsnjs, ljstltutlnjs,

bjm sn`litlis. Si bri tn ngalji suddirljc fnvi wlth

`nurbcinus b`tlnj. . . . Si bri tn ai`ngi thi vnlì

nd thi vnlìfiss, pfibmljc thilr busis lj thi hbffs nd

pnwir bjm prlvlfici.

Ql`hbrm Dnstir, Mivntlnjbf @fbssl`s


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Fltlij, Eijyb, 1??9

]hi rifijtfiss rblj pnurs mnwj. Jnthljc hiri ls aulft nj

fivif crnujm. Arnwj, mlrty dnbg dnrgs whiri thi wbtir

ls pnnfljc lj thi wbltljc brib nutslmi thi hnspltbf. Ld thi

aulfmljc wbs nj`i fivif, pirhbps nvir tlgi thls bssbuft nd

rblj hbs ibtij bwby bt thi mlfbplmbtim hnspltbf bjm sur-

rnujmljc `ngpnujms.

]nmby L bg nasirvljc b Eijybj jursi jbgim Jit-

tli, dfuijt lj Ijcflsh, Pwbhlfl, bjm Elpslcls. L bttijtlvify

stby nji stip aihljm, hnpljc tn fibrj, yit sifd-`njs`lnusfytryljc tn stby nut nd hir wby. Jittli gnvis sfnwfy brnujm

thi wbltljc brib wlth hir `flpanbrm, wrltljc mnwj jbgis

bjm spibeljc tn thi gbjy pinpfi whn arbvim thi stnrg.

Phi hifps bj ifmirfy wngbj dljm b sibt, bjswirljc ijmfiss

quistlnjs bjm fbuchljc wlth thi Elpslcls crbjmgnthirs bjm

thilr crbjm`hlfmrij.L bg jnt b hibfth-`bri wnreir, b glsslnjbry, nr b cnv-

irjgijt bcijt. L bg dfuijt lj ixb`tfy nji fbjcubci. L bg

b stby-bt-hngi gnthir wlth thrii ynujc `hlfmrij whn ls

lj Bdrl`b wlth gy `hur`h. ]hi Bdrl`bj Ljfbjm Glsslnj ls

aulfmljc b jiw hnspltbf lj rurbf Eijyb, bjm b tibg nd us

drng gy `hur`h bri hiri tn mn sngi flcht `brpijtry, pbljt,bjm fibrj banut thi fn`bf HLT bjm BLMP prncrbgs.

Lt hbs aiij thrii yibrs slj`i L dlrst hibrm nd thi mivbs-

tbtljc iddi`ts nd thi HLT bjm BLMP cfnabf pbjmigl`. Lt hbs


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@BQI]BEIQP ND ]HI SNQFM 2 Ld b gbj arljcs HLT ljtn hls hngi mui tn

ljdlmiflty (arnthifs bri `nggnj lj rurbf Bdrl`b, bjm gij

ndtij `njtrb`t HLT drng sfiipljc wlth prnstltutis), thij

clvis lt tn hls wldi bjm hlfmrij, hnw ls lt neby lj bjy `ufturi

dnr thbt gbj tn thrnw nut hls HLT-pnsltlvi wldi>

Drng Jittli L fibrjim thbt lj thls pbrt nd rurbf Eijyb,

clrfs bri ndtij sixubffy b`tlvi bt thi bci nd twifvi bjm anys

bt ilchtiij. Slthlj thi T@]s `flijt absi, gnri gij `ngilj dnr tistljc, yit gnri wngij bri HLT pnsltlvi. _brtfy thls

ls b risuft nd hnw b wngbj ls gbmi5 shi ls physlnfncl`bffy

gnri sus`iptlafi tn `njtrb`tljc thi HLT vlrus.


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@BQI]BEIQP ND ]HI SNQFM 12

Jittli bfsn `njdlrgs thi hnrrlafi stnrlis nd rbpi nj viry

ynujc clrfs, tiffljc gi thbt lj wistirj Ebsug, bj brib nut-slmi nd whiri wi bri lj Fltlij, thi jursis bjm hngi-absim

`briclvirs ripnrt driquijt bsis nd rbpi ai`busi gij aiflivi

thbt sfiipljc wlth b vlrclj wlff hibf thig nd HLT.

L hbm trbvifim thi mby aidnri wlth Jittli tn @hianrcil,

b vlffbci dnrty-dlvi gljutis bwby, whiri thi hnspltbf bjm

`nggujlty hbvi b hngi-`bri crnup. Si bri lj Eijyb mur-

ljc thi rbljy sibsnj, bjm bfthnuch thi sey ls `fibr, thi rnbms

bri nutrbcinusfy augpy drng ibrflir mnwjpnurs. ]hi rim

`fby rnbms siig gnri flei mrbljbci mlt`his, bjm wi bri kns-

tfim bjm kireim lj thi ab`e nd thi tru`e bs wi wljm brnujm

thi tib dlifms tn thi nfm glsslnj `hur`h whiri thi vlffbcirs

cbthir.

Ypnj brrlvbf, gy anmy diifs arulsim, bjm L ujtbjcfi

gysifd drng thi `rbgpim ribr nd b 2


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thls sgbff `nggujlty hbvi sljì gnvim nj, aut thiy fidt

aihljm yiffnwim pnstirs nd Kisus bjm hls mls`lpfis, b plfi ndglfmiwim hygjbfs, bjm bj nfm wnnmij `rnss.

\it thls pfbì ls bflvi. Jiwfy pfbjtim dfnwirs `nfnr thi

pbth tn thi drnjt mnnr. ]hi dfnnr ls swipt, bjm thi sgiff nd

drish `hbl tib dlffs thi sbj`tubry. B arlcht, `fibj tbafi`fnth

ls nj thi bftbr. ]hi vlffbcirs sglfi bjm `hbt tncithir. ]hi

wngij bri tbfeljc banut sngithljc wlth cribt pbsslnj, bjm

L wlsh L `nufm ujmirstbjm whbt nji wngbj siigs tn ai

ixpfbljljc tn thi nthirs.

Banut dldty gij bjm wngij hbvi cbthirim tn hibr Jit-

tli tib`h banut HLT bjm BLMP; hnw lt ls trbjsglttim, hnw

tn bvnlm ljdi`tlnj, hnw tn prb`tlì dbglfy pfbjjljc, bjm

hnw tn bvnlm ljdi`tljc `hlfmrij. Njì ljslmi thi `hur`h,

thi gij bjm wngij sipbrbti thigsifvis, wlth thi gij

sibtim nj thi rlcht bjm thi wngij nj thi fidt.

Bs b dnrgir kujlnr hlch tib`hir, L nasirvi thbt Jit-

tli ls b selffim tib`hir. Phi hbs bj ibsy, yit buthnrltbtlvi,

rbppnrt wlth thi vlffbcirs. Phi ls stirj, mlri`t, cijtfi, bjm

suatfi bff bt thi sbgi tlgi. Jittli d fnws iddnrtfissfy aitwiij

thrii fbjcubcis nd Ijcflsh, Pwbhlfl, bjm Elpslcls, bjm bsshi spibes, hir iyis cfnw wlth tbjclafi wbrgth bjm pnwir.

Jittli ls b gnthir nd dnur, bjm hir `nggujlty `bffs hir

thi gnthir nd bff. Phi bjm L bri anth thlrty-dlvi.

Ptbjmljc bt thi pufplt, Jittli bses, Si tbfeim nd thls

fbst tlgi. @bj snginji tiff gi hnw HLT ls spribm>

HLT ls spribm thrnuch sixubf ljtir`nursi bjm jii-mfis, b gbj vnfujtiirs drng thi gbfi slmi nd thi `hur`h.

Bs Jittli `njtljuis hir quistlnjljc, gnst pinpfi siig

tn ejnw thi tixtanne bjswirs. L mn wnjmir banut thi prna-


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balflty nd jiimfis ailjc b prnafig, bs lt siigs kust dljmljc b

`njtbljir tn `brry wbtir ls mlddlùft lj thls dbr-dfujc pfbì.L hbvi bjnthir quistlnj dnr ynu, Jittli sbys. Shbt

mn ynu mn ld ynur wldi ls HLT pnsltlvi bjm ynu bri jnt>

]hi `hur`h ls qulit whlfi pinpfi shldt uj`ngdnrtbafy

lj thilr piws. Jittli fnnes tn thi wngij wlth hnpis nd

ijcbcljc b rispnjsi drng thi digbfi slmi nd thi `hur`h.

Jn nji spibes.

Dljbffy b gbj sbys gbttir-nd-db`tfy lj arneij Ijcflsh,

Ld ynur wngbj, ynur wldi, hbs cnt thi HLT, ynu fibvi thbt

wldi aihljm bjm gbrry bjnthir.

Jittli ls viry `ngpnsim thls bjswir mnis jnt sur-

prlsi hir. Aut gi> Lt tbeis ivirythljc lj gi jnt tn dfy nut

nd gy piw bjm tbèfi thls gbj. L wbjt tn stbjm nj thi bftbr

bjm s`ribg, Jn! Jn! Jn! Ljstibm, L hnfm abè aurjljc

tibrs bjm try tn `njtrnf gy aribthljc.

Bt thi pufplt, Jittli ls ngpnsim bjm, wlthnut glssljc

b aibt, shi mlri`ts thi sbgi quistlnj tn thi wngij. Shbt

mn ynu mn ld ynur husabjm ls HLT pnsltlvi bjm ynu bri

jnt> Pivirbf wngij ljml`bti b wlffljcjiss tn bastblj drng

six. L wblt, `njdlmijtfy hnpiduf nji nd thi fbmlis wlff pushabè nj whbt thi gbj sblm.

Ljstibm, thi rnng ls pbljduffy slfijt. Bj nfmir wngbj

dljbffy spibes. Ld ynu bri gbrrlim bjm ynu bjjnt . . . Phi

clccfis bs shi `bjjnt siig tn sby thi wnrm six lj glxim

`ngpbjy. Pivirbf uj`ngdnrtbafi `huèfis dnffnw. L gibj,

ld ynu mnjt hbvi thbt, whbt mn ynu hbvi> Bff ynu hbvi ls`nneljc bjm ibtljc.

Ivirynji fbuchs bs thi pbljduf truth ls snflmldlim

thrnuch thi sbdity nd `ngl` riflid bjm shbrim ixpirlijì. L


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wbt`h Jittli, whn pirslsts, Shbt mn ynu mn ld anth nd ynu

bri HLT pnsltlvi> Mn ynu hbvi b abay>Slth thi jnmmljc nd hibms bjm gurgurs, thi rnng

ujbjlgnusfy siigs tn sby, Nd `nursi.

Jittli sijsltlvify pnljts nut, Lg jnt tiffljc ynu jnt

tn hbvi b abay, aut thi abay wlff ai ljdi`tim, bjm jnw ynu

hbvi gnri trnuafi lj ynur hnusi.

]hls sbm ix`hbjci ls pushljc mnwj nj gy shnufmirs

bjm gy snuf. L mrnp gy hibm tn hlmi gy tibrs bjm jntlì

b tbttirim Alafi ailjc hifm tlchtfy ay thi wngbj slttljc

jixt tn gi. L cfbjì up bt hir tn sii bj bj`lijt bjm fnvify

dbì. ]hi wrljefis it`him ljtn hir ianjy selj tiff b tbfi

nd b fnjc bjm aibutlduf fldihnw nfm shi ls. Hir aibuty

`bt`his gi glm-aribth, bjm L bfgnst gbei b jnlsi tryljc

tn aribthi bcblj. Hnw nfm ls hir Alafi> Sbs lt hir gnthirs>

Hir crbjmgnthirs> ]hi `nvir ls rbccim bjm thi pbcis bri

`rugpfim bjm yiffnw.

L bg surprlsim ay hnw gu`h hir b`t arljcljc hir

Alafi tn thls giitljc gnvis gi. Phi ls dbr pbst `hlfmaibr-

ljc yibrs. ]hls strbjci jiw vlrus hbs arnucht mibth tn hir

vlffbci bjm jiw ribsnjs tn cbthir lj hir pfbì nd wnrshlp.B flditlgi bcn, hbm shi wbt`him thls `hur`h ailjc aulft,

whij strbjcirs arnucht b jiw gissbci tn hir pinpfi> Mlm

shi njì wbfe tn `hur`h hnfmljc hir gnthirs hbjm whlfi

`fut`hljc thls tribsurim Alafi lj thi nthir>

L mn jnt mbri fldt gy hibm bcblj bs L try tn hnfm lj gy

tibrs. L eiip stbrljc bt thi Alafi bjm bt thi bj`lijt digljljihbjms hnfmljc lt. ]hiy bri gy fldiflji tn sbjlty, nr bt fibst

ùfturbf bpprnprlbtijiss. Hir hbjms strnjc, `bffusim,

digljlji hbjms bri eiipljc gi drng `nffbpsljc nj thi


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dfnnr nr kugpljc up tn nrcbjlzi thi wngij ljtn sngi eljm

nd riaifflnj.Bt thls `hur`h, lj thls vlffbci, thi stbtlstl`s hbvi jbgis

bjm dbìs.

]nmby bt thi T]@, wi hbvi gnvim ujmir thi fibj-tn wblt-

ljc brib, bjm Jittli ls shnutljc tn ai hibrm nvir thi rblj. L

pnsltlnj gy diit aitwiij twn pummfis, hnpljc tn stby mry

bs L flstij tn thi mibdijljc jnlsi nd thi rblj nj thi tlj rnnd.

]hi wngbj Jittli ls hifpljc siigs tn ai banut gy bci,

bjm b sgbff any `fljcs tn hir slmi. L fnne mnwj bt hlg,

gbeljc iyi `njtb`t, bjm sglfi. Hi fnnes bt gi wlth huci

arnwj iyis, ujsglfljc, aidnri fnneljc bwby bjm pushljc

ljtn hls gnthir.

Jittli hbjms thi gnthir b pliì nd pbpir. ]beljc hir

snj ay thi hbjm, shi wbfes nvir tn thi ùtnut hnfi lj thi

pfywnnm wbff, tn thi hnspltbf phbrgb`y. L sii hir cit sngi

giml`btlnj bjm hurry ljtn thi rblj. L wbt`h hir fibvi,

`fut`hljc thi giml`btlnj tn hir `hist.

Jittli, whbt mlm ynu clvi hir> L bse. Giml`btlnj dnrHLT>

\is. Jittli jnms. Phi cnt hir BQTs tnmby. Phi hbs

ijnuch jnw dnr thls gnjth.

Bjtlritrnvlrbfs (BQTs) bri usim tn tribt ritrnvlrusis flei

HLT. Njfy 0 pirìjt nd Bdrl`bjs hbvi b`ìss tn thisi fldi-

sbvljc giml`btlnjs, bjm thilr bvblfbalflty lj rurbf Eijybsurprlsis gi.

L bg ix`ltim bjm hnpiduf. Shiri mlm thiy ngi drng>

]hi giml`btlnjs `bgi drng thi cnvirjgijt. Iviry


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T@] ls bffnttim b ìrtblj bgnujt nd BQTs, mipijmljc nj

thilr jiim bjm ld thiy giit thi sit `rltirlb, Jittli pbtlijtfyixpfbljs.

]hiy `bgi drng thi cnvirjgijt> Shiri mlm thi cnv-

irjgijt cit thig> L bg stlff dbs`ljbtim ai`busi L hbvi

aiij tnfm jnt ivij cnvirjgijts hbvi cnnm b`ìss tn thisi

giml`btlnjs.

]hi cnvirjgijt bjm thi phbrgbìutl`bf `ngpbjlis

thiy wnre wlth riìjtfy riìlvim b fbrci crbjt drng Bgir-

l`b. _I_DBQ gnjiy. Mn ynu ejnw whbt thbt ls> Jittli

bses.

L fit nut b qulè, surprlsim slch. L ejnw banut _I_-

DBQ ai`busi L fnaalim dnr lt. L knljim thi NJI @bgpblcj,

thi @bgpblcj tn Gbei _nvirty Hlstnry, lj 1??0, bs @nj-

criss bjm _rislmijt Cinrci S. Aush `ribtim thi _rislmijts

Igircij`y _fbj dnr BLMP Qiflid. ]hi NJI @bgpblcj bjm

lts gigairs `bffim @njcriss bjm thi Shlti Hnusi tn urci

thi pbssbci nd thls alff, whl`h wbs slcjim ljtn fbw lj 1??9.

L driizi bs L wbt`h thi gnthir bjm hir snj mlsbppibr

mnwj thi rnbm. Hnw `bj L diif su`h b sijsi nd snflmbrlty

bjm mlddirijì bt thi sbgi tlgi> Si bri anth gnthirs, autL hbvi rlchts bjm nptlnjs lj gy ùfturi thbt shi gby jivir

hbvi. L hbvi b`ìss tn giml`btlnjs bjm b phbrgb`y brnujm

thi nrjir. Slthnut _I_DBQ gnjiy tn prnvlmi hir fldisbv-

ljc giml`btlnjs, thls gnthir glcht flvi njfy bjnthir yibr

bjm mli whlfi hir hlfm ls stlff ynujc. Slth giml`btlnjs, shi

glcht flvi twijty yibrs. Phi glcht rblsi hir `hlfm. Snre.Cn tn `hur`h. Hbvi b fldi.

Aidnri urcljc gy cnvirjgijt tn pbss _I_DBQ, L hbm

jivir fnaalim gy ifi`tim fibmirs banut bjythljc. Fnaay-


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ljc wbs whbt spi`lbf-ljtirist crnups flei thi Jbtlnjbf Qldfi

Bssn`lbtlnj (JQB) mlm, jnt thi kna nd sn`ìr gngs.Jnw lt rbljs mnwj nj gi.

Lj thi gummy ybrm nutslmi thi hnspltbf, bff thi mnts

bri `njji`tljc. Ptujjim, L tbei lj thi aribthtbeljc ribflty

thbt gy bmvn`b`y iddnrts, gy fnaayljc, mlm sngithljc. Gi,

b stby-bt-hngi Bgirl`bj gnthir, fnaalim dnr thi ljtirists

nd b Eijybj gnthir struccfljc tn survlvi. Drng thi nthir

slmi nd thi wnrfm, L hifpim hir. Gy diw b`tlnjs bri clvljc

thls gnthir b `hbjì tn stby bflvi bjm `bri dnr hir `hlfm.

Tnlì dnr thi vnlìfiss.

Bs nd 1??8, Bgirl`bjs hbvi suppnrtim BLMP

tribtgijt dnr gnri thbj 1.2 glfflnj gij,wngij, bjm `hlfmrij flvljc wlth HLT/BLMP

thrnuch _I_DBQ.2

Aidnri _I_DBQ, njfy 9?,??? pinpfi wiri

riìlvljc tribtgijt dnr HLT/BLMP lj sua-Pbhb-

rbj Bdrl`b.1

]wn plffs b mby, thbt `nst banut =? ìjts, `bjeiip snginji wlth HLT bjm BLMP bflvi bjm

hibfthy.0

Lj sua-Pbhbrbj Bdrl`b, =,2?? pinpfi mli mblfy

drng privijtbafi, tribtbafi mlsibsis.=


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Lffljnls, 1??1

]nmby ls b `rlsp, arlcht butugj mby, thi eljm nd N`tnair

gngijt thi Glmwist prnmuìs whij nj lts aist aihbvlnr.

]hiri ls ijircy lj thi sujflcht bs lt fbìs thi `rlgsnj fibvis.

L turj gy `br njtn thi hnspltbf `bgpus ruj ay fn`bf Drbj-

`ls`bj Plstirs. ]hi ifi`trl` yiffnw nbe triis bri shnwljc

ndd thilr butugj wbrmrnai. ]hi stbtuis nd Gbry, thi Hnfy

Dbglfy, bjm Pt. Drbj`ls `bt`h gy bttijtlnj bs L wljm gy `br

ujmir thi dbff `bjnpy tn pbre. Bfthnuch L mlm jnt crnw up

@bthnfl`, L hbvi bfwbys aiij mrbwj tn thisi mipl`tlnjs ndbj`lijt gij bjm wngij.

Bs L wbfe tnwbrm thi ijtrbjì nd thi hnspltbf, L jntlì

b `njvijt aifnjcljc tn thi Drbj`ls`bj Plstirs jixt mnnr. L

stnp tn plè up b pirdi`t fibd hbfd nrbjci bjm hbfd `rlg-

snj tn clvi tn gy slè drlijm. Ptbj ls b drlijm drng `nf-

fici whn wbs struè mnwj wlth Culffblj-Abrr syjmrngi, bgusùfbr bjm jiurnfncl`bf mlsibsi. Hi hbs `ngi tn Gbrlnj

Kny Qihbalfltbtlnj @ijtir tn ri`nvir. Lt hbs aiij b s`bry

tlgi dnr nur whnfi `nggujlty. Flvljc lj gy hngitnwj, L

bg afissim tn mn fldi wlth gbjy mibr drlijms. Ptbjs summij

lffjiss sijt b shnè thrnuch bff nd us.

Gy vlslt ijms bs Ptbj ls whiifim tn b physl`bf thirbpysisslnj. L wbfe snairfy mnwj thi hbffs nd thi rihbalfltbtlnj

ìjtir. L fnne up bjm, siiljc b sgbff `rnss ljml`btljc thi

hnspltbf `hbpif, L diif `ngpiffim tn ijtir bjm prby. Bfnji, L


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PHBELJC ]HI DNYJMB]LNJ 02

ejiif lj thi qulit bjm pfibm tn Cnm dnr hibfljc bjm gir`y

nj aihbfd nd gy drlijm bjm hls dbglfy.L sngitlgis hibr Cnm spibeljc tn gi. Pngi pinpfi

hbvi bseim, Hnw mn ynu ejnw ynuri jnt tbfeljc tn ynur-

sifd> L mnjt hbvi bj bjswir nthir thbj, L kust ejnw.

Bs L ejiif bjm prby dnr Ptbj, Cnm eiips tiffljc gi tn cn

jixt mnnr tn thi `njvijt. L bg lj hiri tn prby dnr Ptbj,

L sby nut fnum, plnusfy rigljmljc Cnm banut whbts ribffy

lgpnrtbjt.

Cn. Cn.

Cittljc ndd gy ejiis, L guttir, Dlji. Lg cnljc.

L dnffnw thi whlti slmiwbfe tn thi `njvijt bjm ijtir

cfbss mnnrs thbt fibm gi tn b ariiziwby. Qib`hljc dnr thi

jixt sit nd mnnrs, L puff hbrm njfy tn bfgnst hurt gysifd

tuccljc nj fnèim mnnrs. L fit nut b hugnrim slch bjm fnne

brnujm. ]n gy rlcht, L sii b fbrci afbè auttnj bjm banvi lt

b slcj, Auzz dnr bmglttbjì.

Auzz. Auzz. L `huèfi tn gysifd bjm stbri thrnuch

thi fnèim mnnrs, tbeljc lj thi `njtijts nd thi fnaay. Lt ls

ixtrigify whlti whlti tlfi, whlti wbffs, bjm whlti pfbs-

tl` durjlturi. ]hiri bri stbtuis bjm pl`turis nd Gbry bjmPt. Drbj`ls. ]hiri bri, hnwivir, jn pinpfi whn `bj ujfnè

thisi mnnrs.

L shbei gy hibm bjm sby nut fnum, Shbt bg L mnljc

hiri>

Ixìpt thbt L ejnw wlth ejnwfimci aiynjm gysifd thbt

L bg lj thi rlcht pfbì. Cnm ls ujmir gi bjm aihljm gi,prb`tl`bffy pushljc gi tn thls mnnr. L stbjm, dlmcitljc abè

bjm dnrth, dnr banut b gljuti.

Dljbffy L hibr dnntstips drng aihljm bjm turj tn sii b


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slstir mrissim lj ricufbr striit `fnthis `ngljc tn npij thi

cfbss mnnrs. Phi ls fnvify, wlth shnrt arujitti hblr, b rnujmdbì, bjm b alc sglfi. Phi rib`his dnr thi fnè wlth hir eiys

lj hbjm, npijs thi mnnr tn thi fnaay, bjm cisturis dnr gi

tn ijtir, bseljc, Ls thiri sngithljc L `bj hifp ynu wlth>

L dnffnw hir ljtn thi arlcht fnaay. Hir dbì bjm iyis

fnne bt gi bs thnuch shi ls miflchtim tn sii bj nfm drlijm.

Shirivir thls ls cnljc, L bg suri shi ls `ngljc wlth gi.

Pljì L mn jnt ejnw thi ribsnj dnr thls mlvlji irrbjm, L

afurt nut b quistlnj banut gijtnrljc.

Siff . . . shi rispnjms, whbt ixb`tfy mn ynu gibj ay

gijtnrljc>

Rulèfy gbeljc `njvirsbtlnj, L sby, \ibrs bcn b drlijm

tnfm gi thi slstirs hiri glcht nddir splrltubf culmbjì.

Nh, shi sbys, sglfljc, ynuri fnneljc dnr b splrltubf

mlri`tnr. Hiri, slt mnwj. Phi pnljts tn b `nu`h `nvirim lj

pfbstl`. ]iff gi banut ynursifd.

L cn wlth thi gngijt bjm suggbrlzi b flditlgi nd gy

riflclnus ixpirlijì, `ngpfiti wlth thi knys bjm drustrb-

tlnjs thbt b``ngpbjlim lt. Phi sglfis bjm siigs pfibsim

wlth gy stnry bjm gy ribsnj dnr fnltirljc lj hir ariiziwby.Phi bses ld L ejnw bjythljc nd Pt. Drbj`ls.

Gy drlijm Kufiij kust bffim gi thi nthir jlcht tn rifby

b stnry shi hbm kust ribm banut Pt. Drbj`ls, L sby, dljmljc

thls `nlj`lmijì rbthir prnvlmijtlbf.

]hls ls thi stnry nd Drbj`lss `njvirslnj, L sby. Drbj-

`ls hbtim fipirs bjm wbs s`brim nd thig. Hi misplsim thilraiccljc bjm thi aucs thbt `rbwfim bff nvir thig. Nji mby

whlfi rlmljc hls hnrsi, hi sbw b fipir aiccljc bjm yiffljc.

Hi wbs ripufsim, aut hi summijfy dift b `ngpufslnj tn cit


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ndd hls hnrsi bjm cn tn thi fipir. ]hi fipirs dbì wbs b huci

mlscustljc snri. Drbj`ls tnne thi fipirs hbjm bjm elssim thirnttljc dfish bjm thi wnujms.

L bg diifljc cnnm banut ri`bffljc thi stnry sn wiff,

bjm thi Plstir ls stlff sglfljc ij`nurbcljcfy, sn L `njtljui.

]hij thi fipir summijfy mlsbppibrim bjm Drbj`ls aicbj

tn sljc. ]hi stnry ixpfbljs hnw Drbj`ls igarbìm whbt hi

dibrim. Hi fibrjim tn ujmirstbjm bjm `hirlsh ib`h ljml-

vlmubf bs b ujlqui ridfi`tlnj nd Cnms `ribtlvi cijlus, bjm

b trui bttltumi nd `ngpbsslnj aicbj tn dnrg wlthlj hlg.

Si bri sglfljc bt ib`h nthir. ]hi juj arljcs hir hbjms

tncithir lj b `fbp nd pfibsuri. \nu ejnw thi stnry! Phi

bmms ix`ltimfy, ]hi rivifbtlnj nd Drbj`ls ls bff pinpfi bri

@hrlst! Si bri tn sii pbst thi `ribtim, thi ljmlvlmubf, bjm

sii thi @ribtnr.

Si bri ljstbjtfy anjmim, bjm L wbjt tn huc thls Plstir

lj hir `hibp pugps bjm jbvy selrt.

L hbvijt ljtrnmuìm gysifd, shi sbys wbrgfy. Gy

jbgi ls Plstir Cbarliffi.

Gy ejnwfimci nd Pt. Drbj`ls ibrjs gi b tnur nd thi

`njvijt, bjm Plstir Cbarliffi bses ld L wnufm flei tn sii thilr`hbpif. L bg hnjnrim tn riìlvi thi ljvltbtlnj tn sii thi

ljtlgbti spbì whiri thi slstirs ljtirb`t wlth Cnm, bjm L

qulèfy bcrii. Si wbfe mnwj b fnjc tlfim nrrlmnr bjm pbss

b tbafi wlth b mlspfby nj nur rlcht.

L stnp bjm stbri. Shbt ls thls>

]hls ls nur @ijtir dnr _ibì, Kustlì, bjm Ljticrlty nd@ribtlnj, shi sbys.

Bff thi jirvi ijmljcs lj gy snuf stbrt dlrljc bt thi sbgi

tlgi. L hbm jivir hibrm nd b @ijtir dnr _ibì, Kustlì, bjm


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Ljticrlty nd @ribtlnj. Shbt mn thiy mn thiri> Gy wnrfm,

gy `hur`h, bjm gy fldi mn jnt lj`fumi su`h b pfbì. Gyhibrt pnujms bs b vnlì drng thi mipth nd gi sbys mls-

tlj`tfy, ]hls ls whbt pfibsis gi. ]hls ls whbt lts banut.

Cbarliffi gnvis gi bfnjc, siigljc jnt tn jntlì thi

ixprisslnj nj gy dbì nr gy tibry iyis. ]nmby ls b mby

nd `njtigpfbtlnj bjm prbyir, sn thi slstirs hbvi spijt thi

whnfi mby lj hiri. Phi npijs thi mnuafi cfbss mnnrs thbt

fibm ljtn thi `hbpif.

Banut twijty ifmirfy slstirs bri slttljc lj slfijì nj

piws thrnuchnut thi rnng. ]n gy cribt pfibsuri, lj thi

ìjtir blsfi ls b dnujtblj. ]hi njfy snujm lj thi rnng ls thi

cijtfi trlèfi nd wbtir.

Flcht pnurljc drng thi ìlfljc mrbws gy iyis up, bjm

L cbzi bt thi ixpbjslvi stbljim cfbss wljmnw spbjjljc thi

rnng 04? micriis. Lts aibutlduf.

Lts Gbrys Gbcjldl`bt. Bri ynu dbglflbr wlth lt>

Cbarliffi bses. ]hij, lj b whlspir, Gy snuf cfnrldlis thi

Fnrm bjm gy splrlt riknlìs lj Cnm gy Pbvlnr, dnr hi hbs

aiij gljmduf nd thi hugafi stbti nd hls sirvbjt. Bs shi

ri`ltis, shi cisturis wlth hir brgs, knyduffy mlspfbyljc thiwljmnws tn gi.

L put gy hbjms tn gy hibrt. L mn ejnw lt. Lts aibutl-

duf, L sby wlstduffy. ]hij L `njdlmi, Gy `hur`h giits lj

b hlch s`hnnf cyg.

Si riturj tn thi hbffwby bjm, whij wi jn fnjcir hbvi

tn whlspir, shi sbys, Ld ynu hbvi tlgi, L wnufm fnvi tn shnwynu nur `nsgl` stbtui nd Pt. Drbj`ls nut nj thi crnujms.

@nsgl`ls su`h b pnwirduf wnrm tn `nggujl`bti cribt

ixpbjsi bjm gystiry, bjm lt ls jnt b wnrm ndtij usim lj gy


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`njsirvbtlvi dblth trbmltlnj. L bfgnst crba hir bs L ijthusl-

bstl`bffy sby, Lt gbeis gi sn hbppy ynu kust usim thi wnrm`nsgl`! L wnufm fnvitn sii thi stbtui!

Plstir Cbarliffi bjm L stip nut ljtn thi sujflcht bjm thi

`njvirsbtlnj dfnws.

Lvi crnwj up lj thls tnwj, L sby, aut L hbvi tn bmglt

L ejnw viry flttfi banut thi Drbj`ls`bj Plstirs.

]hi Drbj`ls`bj Plstirs stbrtim lj Cirgbjy lj 2844,

Cbarliffi rispnjms.

L flstij bttijtlvify bs L bg jnw thnrnuchfy `njvljìm L

hibrm thi vnlì nd Cnm wlth `fbrlty whij L wbs tnfm tn cn

tn thi `njvijt. L mn jnt wbjt tn glss nji thljc hi wlshis

tn shnw gi.

Phi njtljuis, Si aicbj wlth dnur ynujc wngij whn

b`ìptim thi `hbffijci tn sirvi thi pnnr, slè, bjm bcljc lj

thilr vlffbci. Drng thls sgbff crnup criw thi Drbj`ls`bj

Plstirs nd thi Pb`rim Hibrt.

Si turj mnwj b pbvim pbth bjm `rnss b fbrci ybrm.

Drng thi ibrfy yibrs, thi slstirs spijt fnjc hnurs sirvljc

thnsi lj physl`bf bjm splrltubf jiim. ]hiy brim dnr thi slè

lj thilr hngis, jursim vl`tlgs nd sgbffpnx bjm typhnlmdivir. ]hiy tbucht thi ynujc bjm npijim thi `njvijt tn

nrphbjs bjm thi ifmirfy. Ivijtubffy, brnujm 2Pt. Drbj`ls `bffs us tn b fldi nd pibì bjm rispi`t dnr

`ribtlnj. Hi bffs us tn slgpfl`lty bjm pnvirty. Nur ùfturi

ls mrnwjljc lj ljmlvlmubflsg.


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L jnm bs ld tn sby, L sii ynur pnljt, aut Lg b alt uj`ng-

dnrtbafi wlth lt.Cbarliffi cnis nj, Drbj`ls tiffs us tn babjmnj nur flvis

lj `ngpfiti naimlijì tn sngithljc alccir thbj nursifvis.

Si strlvi tn hbvi prndnujm crbtltumi bjm huglflty tnwbrm

Cnm, nur wnrfm. Nh, bjm tn thi dfbwim ljstltutlnjs thbt

hbvi jurturim us. Phi wbvis hir hbjm tnwbrm thi `njvijt

bs ld tn `nggujl`bti hir ujmirstbjmljc thbt thi `hur`h

wlff jivir ai pirdi`t.]hi jirvi ijmljcs lj gy snuf bri dlrljc bcblj. Gy iyis

bri aurjljc, hnfmljc abè tibrs. ]hisi lmibs hbvi furim gi

aidnri. L tnne b vnw nd pnvirty njì. Pirvljc Cnm bjm hbv-

ljc b hibrt dnr thi pnnr bjm ijcbcljc wlth thnsi lj jiim

wbs b fldistyfi L njì igarbìm tn thi pnljt thbt L flvim bjm

wnreim lj thi ljjir `lty. Aut L cnt gbrrlim. L fidt thi `lty,bjm thbt tlgi lj gy fldi siigs dnccy bjm mlstbjt.

Cbarliffi stnps glm-pbth. Nur bgpus njslsts nd slxty

b`ris bjm hnfms b hngi dnr HLT-pnsltlvi pbtlijts. Phi

pnljts tn thi fnjc whlti aulfmljc L sbw mrlvljc lj. Fnne

aihljm ynu bjm ynu `bj sii thi tnps nd thi fnw-lj`ngi

hnusljc wi nddir tn thi `nggujlty.

L ri`ncjlzi thi aulfmljcs. ]hiy bri b`rnss thi striit

drng ]brcit. Pummijfy, L bg pbljduffy bwbri thbt L hbvi

pbssim thnsi aulfmljcs hujmrims nd tlgis, wlshljc thiy

wiri jlìr, wnrrlim banut whn flvim lj thig, nr bt fibst

wlshim thig tn ai dbrthir ndd thi rnbm sn L mlmjt hbvi tn

sii thi pnr`his plfim wlth tnys bjm `fnthis mryljc nj b

gbeishldt `fnthisflji.Si bfsn ruj b hnspltbf, b rihbalfltbtlnj ìjtir, bjm b

`njvijt. Si hnst vbrlnus ivijts lj thi `nggujlty bs wiff.

Si riìjtfy hbm b _ibì Sbfe. Lt wbs b cribt su`ìss!


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L bg stbrljc bt hir, tryljc tn hnfm bff thi thnuchts rush-

ljc bt gi. Cbarliffi tnu`his gy brg tn ljml`bti wi nuchttn eiip gnvljc mnwj thi pbth.

Si pbss thrnuch b flji nd triis, `ruj`hljc thi fibvis

ujmir nur diit, bjm igirci nj bj npij dlifm. Nj thi dbr

slmi nd thi gibmnw, L sii b mbre dlcuri lj thi glmst nd

ixpfnmljc sujflcht. Cbarliffi bjm L bpprnb`h lj slfijì.

Pt. Drbj`ls stbjms wlth hls brgs nutstrit`him tn hibvij.

Hi ls `fnthim lj hls trbmltlnjbf rnai wlth bj bgair hbfnnd stbljim cfbss `rnwjljc hls hibm. Lj hls rlcht hbjm hi

rblsis up b `risìjt gnnj bjm dlvi stbrs. Lj hls fidt hbjm hi

hnfms thi snfbr systig b twlstim sùfpturi nd stbljim cfbss

bjm gitbf mipl`tljc thi suj bjm thi pfbjits. ]hi sujflcht

pnurs thrnuch thi stbljim cfbss, sijmljc ndd prlsgs nd flcht.

]hi arnjzi Pt. Drbj`ls ls gnujtim nj b pfbtdnrg ripri-sijtljc thi ibrth. Purrnujmljc hlg bjm `brvim lj thi absi

bri lgbcis; b sjbei, b hbwe, alrms, fibvis, triis, bjm b miir.

Ijcrbvim brnujm thi absi nd thls `nsgl` stbtui b juj hbm

pijjim b pnig;

Gby Drbj`ls rigljm us thbt bff `ribtlnj, whithir banvi

nr aifnw, ls. . .

. . . slstir bjm arnthir.

Cbarliffi bjm L stbjm lj slfijì. L fit thi `nsgl` stbtui

mrbw gi lj. L bg uttirfy crnujmim. Bs L cbzi bt thi sujflt

stbtui, L hibr thi slfijt, thujmirnus vnlì nd Cnm sbyljc

nvir bjm nvir, ]hls ls whbt pfibsis gi . . .


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Cfnabf Pn``ir Gng@hbjcljc thi Snrfm Ls Ibslir ]hbj \nu ]hlje

Ay; Phbyji Gnnri

Auy Cfnabf Pn``ir Gngbt [njmirvbj.`ng.

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