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@crc js t`c lby, frbwmjmo.Jm t`csc ahst gbgcmts, jts mbt t`c whtcr t`hts mhaay
fbmc ibr `jg4 jts t`c ebaf. Jt `hs lacf haa t`c cmcroy irbg
`js lbfy hmf ebmtrhetcf `js guseacs jmtb h phjmiua uscacss-
mcss, mb ghttcr `bw gue` `c o`ts tb dccp `jgscai hlbvc
t`c surihec. @c js strbmo, hmf ybumo, mchray scvcmtccm, lut
t`c wjmtry whvcs dccp ebgjmo, che` bmc sccgjmoay ahrocrt`hm t`c ahst. V`cy spjm `jg rbumf, tbppac `jg bvcr, ibrec
`jg fccpcr fbwm hmf fbwm. Cvcm w`cm `c ehm ehte` `js
lrcht` jm t`c icw tcrrjcf scebmfs `c ghmhocs tb pus`
`js ihec jmtb t`c hjr, `c js s`hdjmo sb lhfay `c ehm lhrcay
oct `hai h aumoiua lcibrc `cs umfcr hohjm. Jt jsmt cmbuo`,
orbws acss che` tjgc, hmf `c iccas h tcrrjlac ychrmjmo jm `js
e`cst hs `c he`cs, irujtacssay, ibr gbrc.
@c js jm iuaa phmje mbw. @c dmbws `cs frjitcf nust sajo`tay
tbb ihr irbg s`brc tb ghdc jt lhed, t`c jey tjfc puaajmo `jg
but ihrt`cr hmf ihrt`cr wjt` cvcry whvc, pus`jmo `jg tb-
whrfs t`c rbeds t`ht ghdc t`js ljt bi ebhst sb trche`crbus. @c
hasb dmbws t`crc js mb bmc w`baa mbtjec `cs obmc jm tjgc, mb
bmc w`baa rhjsc t`c hahrg lcibrc t`c whtcr fcichts `jg. @c
wbmt lc shvcf ly e`hmec, cjt`cr. V`crc hrc mb lche`ebglcrs
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br tburjsts tb fjvc jm irbg t`c s`brcajmc tb shvc `jg, mbt t`js
tjgc bi ychr, mbt jm t`csc ircczjmo tcgpcrhturcs.
Jt js tbb ahtc ibr `jg.
@c wjaa fjc.
Hmf `c wjaa fjc habmc.
V`c suffcm, ohspjmo `brrbr bi dmbwjmo t`js ghdcs `jg
phmje cvcm gbrc. @c trjcs hohjm tb lrchd t`c surihec, mbt fhr-
jmo tb t`jmd t`ht jt gjo`t lc `js ahst tjgc, mbt fhrjmo tb t`jmd
gue` ht haa. @c ibrecs `js acos tb djed, ibrecs `js hrgs tb`chvc `jgscai upwhrf, tb ht achst oct `js lbfy t`c rjo`t why
rbumf, tb try hmf orhsp hmbt`cr lrcht` nust jme`cs hwhy
Lut t`c eurrcmt js tbb strbmo. Jt haabws `jg thmthajzjmoay
mchr t`c surihec lut spjms `jg upsjfc fbwm lcibrc `c ehm oct
t`crc, frhoojmo `jg eabscr tb t`c rbeds.
V`c whvcs tby wjt` `jg hs `c trjcs hohjm.Hmf ihjas.
V`cm, wjt`but whrmjmo, t`c ohgc t`c sch sccgs tb `hvc
lccm pahyjmo, t`c eruca ohgc bi dccpjmo jg nust hajvc cmbuo`
tb t`jmd `c gjo`t ghdc jt, t`ht ohgc sccgs tb lc bvcr.
V`c eurrcmt surocs, sahggjmo `jg jmtb t`c djaajmoay
`hrf rbeds. @js rjo`t s`buafcr lahfc smhps jm twb sb abufay
`c ehm `chr t`c erhed, cvcm umfcrwhtcr, cvcm jm t`js rus` bi
tjfc. V`c gjmfacss jmtcmsjty bi t`c phjm js sb orcht t`ht `c
ehaas but, `js gbut` jmsthmtay aajmo wjt` ircczjmo, lrjmy sch
whtcr. @c ebuo`s hohjmst jt, lut bmay frhos gbrc jmtb `js
aumos. @c eurvcs jmtb t`c phjm bi `js s`buafcr, lajmfcf ly
jt, phrhayzcf ly jts jmtcmsjty. @c js umhlac tb cvcm try hmf
swjg mbw, umhlac tb lrhec `jgscai hs t`c whvcs turm `jg
bvcr bmec gbrc.
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[achsc, js haa `c t`jmds. Nust t`c bmc wbrf, ce`bjmo
t`rbuo` `js `chf.
[achsc.
V`c eurrcmt orjps `jg h mha tjgc. Jt rchrs lhed hs ji tb
t`rbw `jg, hmf jt fhs`cs `jg `chf rst jmtb t`c rbeds. @c
sahgs jmtb t`cg wjt` t`c iuaa, iurjbus wcjo`t bi hm hmory
bechm lc`jmf `jg. @c js umhlac tb cvcm rhjsc `js `hmfs tb try
hmf sbitcm t`c labw.
V`c jgphet js nust lc`jmf `js acit chr. Jt irheturcs `jssduaa, spajmtcrjmo jt jmtb `js lrhjm, t`c ibrec bi jt hasb erus`-
jmo `js t`jrf hmf iburt` vcrtclrhc, scvcrjmo lbt` `js ecrclrha
hrtcry hmf `js spjmha ebrf, hm jmnury irbg w`je` t`crc js mb
rcturm, mb rcebvcry. Mb e`hmec.
@c fjcs.
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V`c rst gbgcmts hitcr t`c lbys fcht` phss ibr `jg jmh ebmiuscf hmf wcjo`ty laur. @c js fjgay hwhrc bi phjm, lut
gbstay bi h trcgcmfbus ihtjouc, hs ji `c `hs lccm ebvcrcf jm
ahycr upbm ahycr bi jgpbssjlay `chvy lahmdcts. @c struooacs
hohjmst t`cg, lajmfay, `js t`rhs`jmo jmerchsjmo hs `c phmjes
(hohjm) ht t`c jmvjsjlac rbpcs t`ht sccg tb ljmf `jg.
@js gjmf jsmt eachr. Jt rhecs hmf t`rbls ajdc t`c wbrstdjmf bi icvcr, hmf `c js umhwhrc bi cvcm t`jmdjmo. Jts gbrc
sbgc djmf bi wjaf, fyjmo jmstjmet, h tcrrbr bi w`hts tb ebgc,
h tcrrbr bi w`hts `hppcmcf.
H tcrrbr bi `js fcht`.
Hs ji `c ehm stjaa struooac hohjmst jt, stjaa butrum jt.
@c cvcm `hs h fjsthmt scmshtjbm bi gbgcmtug, `js lbfy
ebmtjmujmo jts o`t hohjmst t`c whvcs cvcm t`buo` t`ht o`t
`hs harchfy lccm abst. @c iccas h suffcm rus`jmo, h suroc bi
tcrrbr `urtajmo `jg ibrwhrf, ibrwhrf, ibrwhrf, lut `c gust
lc ircc bi `js lbfy sbgc`bw lcehusc `js s`buafcr mb abmocr
`urts hs `c struooacs lajmfay t`rbuo` t`c fhrd, umhlac tb icca
hmyt`jmo, jt sccgs, cxecpt h tcrrjcf urocmey tb gbvc
Hmf t`cm t`crc js h ebbamcss bm `js ihec. Hagbst hs bi
h lrcczc, t`buo` sue` h t`jmo sccgs jgpbssjlac ibr sb ghmy
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rchsbms. Jts t`js ebbamcss t`ht ehuscs `js ebmsejbusmcss `js
sbua2 @js spjrjt2 _`bs tb shy2 tb phusc jm jts icvcrcf spjm.
Ibr hm jmsthmt, `c js stjaa.
V`crcs h e`hmoc jm t`c gurd lcibrc `js cycs. H ajo`tmcss.
H ajo`tmcss `c ehm cmtcr, sbgc`bw, hmf `c ehm icca `jgscai
achmjmo tbwhrfs jt, `js lbfy sb wchd, sb mchray jmehphlac
lcmcht` `jg rche`jmo ibr t`c orbwjmo ajo`t.
@c ihaas. Ihaas bmtb sbajfjty. V`c ebbamcss rjscs irbg jt,
hmf `c haabws `jgscai tb sjmd jmtb jt, act jt cmvcabp `jg.@c js stjaa. @c ojvcs up `js struooac. @c acts blajvjbm bvcr-
thdc `jg.
Blajvjbm js purohtbrjha hmf orcy. @c js phsshlay ebmsejbus,
mbt hsaccp lut mbt qujtc hwhdc cjt`cr, hs ji fjsebmmcetcf irbgcvcryt`jmo, umhlac tb gbvc br t`jmd br rcecjvc jmput, hlac
bmay tb cxjst.
Hm jgpbssjlac hgbumt bi tjgc phsscs, h fhy, h ychr, ghylc
cvcm hm ctcrmjty, t`crc js mb why `c ehm dmbw. Ijmhaay, jm
t`c fjsthmec, t`c ajo`t lcojms tb sabway, hagbst jgpcrecptjlay
e`hmoc. H orcymcss cgcrocs, t`cm h ajo`tcr orcymcss, hmf `c
sthrts tb ebgc lhed tb `jgscai.
@js rst t`buo`t, gbrc vhoucay scmscf t`hm hetuhaay
hrtjeuahtcf, js t`ht jt iccas hs t`buo` `cs prcsscf hohjmst
h ecgcmt labed. @cs fjgay hwhrc bi `bw ebba jt js umfcr `jg,
`bw sbajf jt iccas, ajdc `cs eajmojmo tb jt acst `c y bii jmtb
sphec. @c `bvcrs hrbumf t`c t`buo`t ibr hm jmfctcrgjmhtc
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hgbumt bi tjgc, acttjmo jt eahrjiy, acttjmo jt ebmmcet tb `js lbfy,
tb bt`cr t`buo`ts
V`c wbrf gbroucsuffcmay hs`cs sbgcw`crc fccp jmsjfc
`jg ibr w`crc casc hrc ybu ahjf but bm ebba, sbajf labeds
hmf jm rjsjmo brrbr, c bpcms js cycs, umhwhrc t`cy wcrc cvcm
eabscf. @c trjcs tb ehaa but t`ht t`cy gust mbt lury `jg, t`cy
gust mbt eut jg bpcm, t`ht t`crcs lccm h tcrrjlac, tcrrjlac gjs-
thdc. Lut `js t`rbht rclcas hohjmst t`c ibrghtjbm bi wbrfs, hs ji
jt `hsmt lccm uscf ibr ychrs, hmf `cs ebuo`jmo hmf sjttjmo upjm tcrrbr, `js cycs guffacf hmf ibooy, ajdc `cs abbdjmo ht t`c
wbraf irbg lc`jmf ghmy t`jed ahycrs bi fjrty oahss.
@c lajmds rcpchtcfay, tryjmo tb scc. V`c vhouc s`hpcs
hrbumf `jg sabway ihaa jmtb pahec. @c sccs t`ht `c js mbt bm
t`c ebaf sahl bi h gbrouc
@c js@c js
_`crc js `c2
Ebmiuscf, `c squjmts phjmiuaay jmtb w`ht mbw sccgs tb lc
rjsjmo fhyajo`t. @c abbds hrbumf, tryjmo tb thdc jt jm, tryjmo
tb scc jt, ghdc scmsc bi jt haa.
@c sccgs tb lc ayjmo bm h ebmerctc pht` t`ht rums t`rbuo`
t`c irbmt yhrf bi h `busc, strcte`jmo irbg t`c sjfcwhad tb
h irbmt fbbr lc`jmf `jg.
V`c `busc js mbt `js bwm.
Hmf t`crcs gbrc wrbmo t`hm nust t`ht.
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@c lrcht`cs ibr h gbgcmt, `chvjay, hagbst phmtjmo, `js
gjmf orbooy, `js vjsjbm sabway lcebgjmo h ajttac eachrcr.
@c iccas `jgscai s`hdjmo irbg t`c e`jaa hmf puaas `js hrgs
hrbumf `jgscai, scmsjmo h fhgpmcss ebvcrjmo `js
Mbt `js eabt`cs.
@c abbds fbwm ht t`cg, `js p`ysjeha rchetjbm sabwcr t`hm
t`c t`buo`t t`ht brfcrcf jt. @c squjmts hohjm, tryjmo tb scct`cg eachray. V`cy fbmt sccg tb rchaay lc eabt`cs ht haa, nust
strjps bi w`jtc eabt` t`ht lhrcay t t`c mhgc trbuscrsbr s`jrt,
stued eabscay hrbumf `jg gbrc ajdc lhmfhocs t`hm t`jmos tb
wchr. Hmf haa habmo bmc sjfc, t`cyrc wct wjt`
@c stbps.
V`cyrc mbt wct wjt` sch whtcr, mbt wjt` t`c sbhdjmo,lrjmy ebaf bi t`c bechm `c whs nust
(frbwmjmo jm)
Hmf bmay `hai bi `jg js wct hmywhy. V`c bt`cr `hai, t`c
`hai t`ht whs hohjmst t`c orbumf, js ebba, lut qujtc fry.
@c abbds hrbumf, gbrc ebmiuscf t`hm cvcr. Lcehusc `c
ehm bmay lc wct wjt` fcw. V`c sum js abw jm t`c sdy, hmf jt
sccgs hs ji jt gust lc gbrmjmo. Smfcrmcht` `jg, `c ehm cvcm
ghdc but h fry butajmc bi w`crc `c whs ayjmo.
Hs ji `c `hf ahjm t`crc haa mjo`t.
Lut t`ht ehmt lc. @c rcgcglcrs t`c lrutha wjmtcr ebaf-
mcss bi t`c whtcr, t`c fhrd ircczjmo orcy bi t`c sdy bvcr`chf
t`ht wbuaf mcvcr `hvc act `jg survjvc h mjo`t but jm jt
Lut t`ht jsmt t`js sdy. @c ajits `js ihec tb jt. V`js sdy
jsmt cvcm wjmtcr. V`c e`jaa js gcrcay t`c e`jaa bi gbrmjmo,
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bi pbssjlay h whrg fhy tb ebgc, bi pbssjlay h suggcrfhy.
Mbt`jmo ht haa ajdc t`c ljttcr wjmf bi t`c lche`. Mbt`jmo ht
haa ajdc w`cm `c
_`cm `c fjcf.
@c thdcs hmbt`cr gbgcmt tb lrcht`c, tb nust fb t`ht, ji
`c ehm. V`crc js bmay qujct hrbumf `jg, bmay t`c sbumfs `c
`jgscai js ghdjmo.
@c turms sabway tb abbd ht t`c `busc hohjm. Jt rcsbavcs
jtscai gbrc hmf gbrc hs js cycs oct uscf tb t`c ajo`t, uscf jthagbst sccgs tb sccjmo hohjm.
Hmf t`cm, t`rbuo` t`c ibo hmf ebmiusjbm, `c iccas h sbit
trcgbr jm `js lahmdctcf gjmf.
H lrus`, h `jmt, h icht`crwcjo`t bi
Bi
Js jt ihgjajhrjty2
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