star wars: crucible by troy denning (excerpt)

7/28/2019 STAR WARS: CRUCIBLE by Troy Denning (Excerpt)

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3 ]roy Mneegeh

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6 ]roy Mneegeh

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toim youIaemo snet tfat bnssahn ovnr tfn TgctBnsf%


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1: ]roy Mneegeh

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was so taii fn fam to mukl as fn stnppnm tfrouhf tfn netraekn) aem fgs

tfgkl arbs fueh crob sfouimnrs so droam tfat tfny ruddnm dotf sgmns

oc tfn moorcrabn% Fgs spgey sluii krnst aibost skrapnm tfn kngigeh) aem

a tfgkl tagi swnpt tfn ffloor dnfgem fgb% ]fn krnaturn stoppnm ùst ge"

sgmn tfn roob) vnrtgkai pupgis mgiatgeh to mgaboems as fgs pain nyns am"

ùstnm to tfn mgb ighft%

Xfos tfat? Fae aslnm) lnnpgeh oen nyn oe tfn enwkobnr%

Eo oen youm nvnr waet to bnnt% Lanh sigm geto tfn dakl oc tfn

dootf aem siubpnm mowe ge tfn sfamows% Oen oc tfn Earhoes%Xfo arn tfn Earhoes? Inga aslnm% Gb eot cabgigar wgtf tfat

spnkgns%

Iukly you) Lanh sagm) sgelgeh nvne mnnpnr geto fgs snat% Wou

sfouim try to lnnp gt tfat way%

Karn to nxpiage wfy? Fae aslnm% Aem wfgin yourn at gt) baydn

wfy yourn fgmgeh crob tfat oen?

As Fae spoln) two born Earhoes muklnm tfrouhf tfn moor) tfngr

dgh faems faehgeh kiosn to tfn diastnrs ge tfngr lenn foistnrs% ]fny

stnppnm corwarm to fflael tfn first oen aem dnhae to skae tfn kaetgea

getnrgor%

Lanh was karncui to avogm ioolgeh ge tfngr mgrnktgoe% Xfo says Gb

fgmgeh?

Lgm) G was muklgeh douety fuetnrs dncorn your hraemcatfnr bnt

your hraembotfnr% As Fae spoln) tfn first Earhoes hazn rnakfnm

tfngr tadin aem stoppnm% G leow tfn sghes) so aeswnr tfn qunstgoeoryourn oe your owe%

Lanhs drow sfot up% Wou wouim dakl bn?

Assubgeh yourn rnaiiy a crgnem oc Iaemos) Inga sagm kautgousiy)

aem gcyou start dngeh foenst wgtf us% ]fne) yns) wn favn your dakl%

]fn first Earhoe sagm sobntfgeh to fgs kobpaegoes% ]fny nasnm

away ge mgccnrnet mgrnktgoes) oen hogeh to tfn car nem oc tfn dar) tfn

otfnr mrawgeh aehry hiarns as fn òstinm fgs way geto tfn opposgtn kor"

enr%

Lanh swaiiownm farm% Mnai%

Hoom) Fae sagm% ]nii us wfat you leow adout Earhoes% Fn

rnakfnm ovnr aem tappnm tfn foiopam koetrois) aem tfn kfart mgssoivnm

ge a rage oc sparlins% Igln) wfnrn mo tfny kobn crob?


13/61


Larl gc G leow) Lanh sagm% G envnr saw tfnb dncorn tfn enw out"

fit drouhft tfnb ge) wfne tfn pgratns hrnw so dam%

Enw outfit? Fae aslnm% Fn was eo nxpnrt oe tfn Kfgiooe Tgct)

dut fn lenw tfn bgenrs tfnrn wnrn bostiy gemnpnemnet opnrators wfosn

cabgigns fam dnne ge tfn dusgenss cor hnenratgoes% Xfatenw outfit?

Lanhs igp kurinm ge mgstastn% Haiaktgk Nxpiogtatgoe ]nkfeoiohgns)

fn sagm% HN]% Wou leow tfnb?

Fae fam envnr fnarm oc HN]) dut fn mgmet dotfnr to asl cor mn"

tagis% Fgs attnetgoe was fixnm oe tfn netraekn) wfnrn two born fihurns

wnrn ùst stnppgeh tfrouhf tfn moorway% êigln tfn Earhoes) tfgs pagr

was eot ae nxotgk spnkgns% [taemgeh inss tfae two bntnrs taii) wgtfsfouimnrs eo droamnr tfae Faes) tfny wnrn aibost knrtageiy fubae%

Dut tfny wnrn aiso wnargeh cuii sugts oc koiornm arbor aem diokly fni"

bnts wgtf opaqun vgsors) aem tfat kouim bnae oeiy oen tfgeh%

Baemaiorgaes! Inga wfgspnrnm%

Wnaf% Fae fatnm Baemaiorgaes% Igln tfngr inamnr) Doda Cntt) tfny

fam a dam fadgt oc sniigeh tfngr fihftgeh slgiis to tfn fghfnst dgmmnr

aem tfn fghfnst dgmmnr was aibost aiways oe tfn sgmn opposgtn Fae%

Fn turenm to Lanh% Xfat arn Baemos mogeh fnrn?

]fny worl snkurgty cor HN]% ]fnyrn faeminrs cor tfn Earhoes%

As Lanh spoln) tfn first Earhoe inaenm mowe to say sobntfgeh to tfn

taiinr Baemaiorgae% Gs tfgs hogeh to dn a prodinb? Dnkausn gc you

kaet mnai wgtf Baemaiorgaes) tfne you rnaiiy kaet mnai

Tniax) lgm) Fae sagm% Xn kae mnai wgtf Baemos% Xn kae mnai

wgtf aeytfgehge tfgs roob%

Lanh ioolnm moudtcui% ]nii bn tfat actnr you fihurn out wfat aEarhoe gs%

]fn first Earhoe ragsnm a ioeh arb aem pogetnm towarm tfngr dootf)

tfne cnii ge dnfgem tfn two Baemaiorgaes as tfny krossnm tfn roob%

]fn bucfflnm rfytfbs oc tfn sbazzo busgk koetgeunm to rnvnrdnratn

tfrouhf tfn traequgiigty skrnne) dut tfn kaetgea cnii otfnrwgsn uenasy

aem stgii% @umhgeh dy aii tfn worrgnm drows aem avnrtnm nyns) Fae faic

nxpnktnm tfn otfnr patroes to kinar out% Gestnam) bost rnbagenm ge

tfngr snats) aem tfn bgenrs ge tfn krowm turenm to hiarn opneiy as tfn

trgo passnm%

Eot rnai popuiar) arn tfny? Fae rnbarlnm%

Eodomy iglns rokl ùbpnrs) Lanh sagm% Haiaktgk Nxpiogtatgoe

kabn ge cast aem farm wgtf a wfoin fflnnt oc tfosn hgaet astnrogm krusf"


14/61

14 ]roy Mneegeh

nrs% ]roudin gs) vnssnis tfat dgh arnet egbdin neouhf to rue tfn Tgct

aem nvne gc tfny wnrn) HN] krnws favn eo eosn%

Eo eosn? Inga aslnm%

Lanh skowinm% Wou ennm a sgxtf snesn to opnratn fnrn) fn sagm%

Outsgmnrs kaet sbnii hoom rokl) aem tfny kaet snn a iaen hnttgeh

rnamy to opne% ]fny favn eo cnni cor fow tfn Tgct bovns%

[o tfny tragi gemnpnemnet opnrators gestnam) Fae sagm% Aem tfne

pusf ge oe your fiems%

Lanh eommnm% Zusfgegs oen way to say gt% [tnaigs aeotfnr%

Aem wfne mgm tfat start? Inga aslnm%

Adout a staemarm ynar aho% HN] sfownm up a igttin dncorn tfn pg"ratn prodinb nruptnm ge sukf a dgh way% Lanhs cakn kioumnm wgtf

aehnr% Aem wnrn prntty surn HN] gs duygeh crob pgratns) too%

Inga sfot Fae a iool tfat suhhnstnm sfn couem tfn tgbgeh as suspg"

kgous as fn mgm) aem fn aslnm) Xfat balns you say tfat?

Xfnrn nisn kae you taln a stoine astnrogm? Lanh aslnm% HN]

douhft up aii tfn sbaii rnfienrgns% Eow tfngr oeiy rnai kobpntgtgoe ge

tfn Tgct gs Iaemos opnratgoe oe [areus) aem fnwouim envnr duy crob

pgratns%

Dncorn Fae kouim ahrnn) tfn Baemaiorgaes arrgvnm wgtf tfn inam

Earhoe% ]oo fuhn to fit kobpintniy gesgmn tfn traequgiigty partgtgoe) tfn

rnptgiogm stoppnm faicway tfrouhf aem) uetroudinm dy tfn hoim statgk

maekgeh ovnr fgs skains) ioobnm ovnr Inga% ]fn sfort Baemaiorgae

a squat cniiow ge yniiow arborkabn to Faes sgmn aem stoom wgtf oen

faem rnstgeh oe fgs foistnrnm diastnr%

]fn taiinr Baemaiorgae piaknm a kfagr at tfn tadin akross crob Lanh)tfne rnbovnm fgs fnibnt aem sat% Fn fam marl kuriy fagr aem a dure"

skarrnm cakn tfat appnarnm faic bnitnm aioeh tfn inct sgmn% Darniy hiaek"

geh at tfn [oios) fn piaknm tfn fnibnt ge croet oc fgb) tfne coimnm fgs

faems oe top aem inaenm towarm Lanh%

[lgppgeh out oe your barlnr) Lanh? fn aslnm% G tool you cor

sbartnr tfae tfat%

Gb eot slgppgeh out oe aeytfgeh) [kare% Lanhs vogkn was a igttin

too farm to dn eaturai% Gb `ust katkfgeh a rgmn so G kae hnt wfat G

own you%

A bucfflnm seort souemnm gesgmn tfn fnibnt oc tfn sfortnr Baemaio"

rgae) aem [kare sennrnm% Xfy mo G moudt tfat?


15/61

[tar Xars0 Krukgdin 1;

Iool) you leow wfat tfosn pgratns mgm to by tuh) Lanh sagm%

]fnrns eo way sfns inavgeh tfn rnpagr mokls cor aeotfnr two wnnls)

bgegbub%

[kare sfruhhnm% [o?

[o Gii dn dakl cor fnr) Lanh sagm% Dut gts hogeh to taln born

krnmgts tfae G fam dncornour habn to pay cor rnpagrs% Gb fnamgeh to

[areus to baln arraehnbnets% Gii hnt wfat G own you at tfn sabn

tgbn%

Arraehnbnets wgtf Kairgssgae? [kare ruddnm fgs kfge `ust ioeh

neouhf to prntnem fn was tfgelgeh adout gt) tfne sfool fgs fnam% G

moet tfgel so% Xn moet igln Kairgssgae) aem fn monset igln us% Xniimo tfgs aeotfnr way%

]fats tfn oeiy way wnrn hogeh to mo gt) Lanh sagm% Gb eot

hgvgeh you tfn Toabnrtfat sfgp fas dnne ge by cabgiy cor two fue"

mrnm ynars%

Lanh ovnrtiy mroppnm fgs faem dniow tfn tadin) aem Fae trgnm eot

to wgekn% Fgetgeh at vgoinekn was usuaiiy a dam gmna wfne you wnrn

outeubdnrnm aem outfflaelnm% Dut at inast fn was cnnigeh dnttnr adout

tfn lgms story% Habdigeh mndts fn kouim uemnrstaem% Fnm fam a cnw

fgbsnic) aem tfn mndt nxpiagenm wfy Lanh was so nahnr to hnt occ Drgel

[tatgoe%

Fae rnstnm a faem oe fgs owe foistnrnm diastnr aem trgnm to iool

dornm) as tfouhf firnfihfts ahagest arbornm Baemaiorgaes daklnm dy

ovnrhrowe igzarms wnrn a kobboe okkurrnekn cor fgb % % % aem) rnaiiy)

tfat waset bukf oc ae nxahhnratgoe%

]fn Earhoe fgssnm aem startnm to puii tfn diastnr crob fgs lennfoistnr) dut [kare kaiinm tfn rnptgiogm occ wgtf a two"fiehnrnm wavn%

]fnrns eo ennm cor aeyoen to hnt furt tomay% ]fn uemabahnm

faic oc fgs cakn sbginm at Lanh% ]fn iast tfgeh G waet gs tfat kratn oc

korrosgoe you kaii ae astnrogm tuh%

Gt was farm to say wfntfnr Lanhs crowe was oen oc koecusgoe or

outrahn% ]fn Toabnrbay eot iool igln bukf) dut sfns aii puii) fn

sagm% [fns mrahhnm booes out oc ordgt%

[kare ioolnm uegbprnssnm% Gc you say so% Dut G favn aeotfnr gmna%

Fn nxtnemnm a faem towarm fgs Baemaiorgae sudormgeatn% @alai?

@alai wgtfmrnw a pagr oc coimnm fflgbsgns crob a poukf oe fgs nqugp"

bnet dnit aem faemnm tfnb to [kare%


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17/61


18/61

13 ]roy Mneegeh

Fae eommnm towarm Lanh% Xfat mo you tfgel) lgm? Cagr habn or

eot?

Gt was Inga wfo aeswnrnm% Eot) G tfgel% Fnr nyns rnbagenm oe

tfn fflgbsg% Obam) a bgiigoe krnmgts oe a barlnr? Tnaiiy?

G ennmnm to pay cor rnpagrs) Lanh nxpiagenm% Aem Gb usuaiiy

vnry hoom at sadakk%

Of) G kae snn tfat) Fae sagm% Fn was startgeh to woemnr adout

tfn koevnegnet tgbgeh oc tfn pgratn attakl oe Lanhs sfgpaem fn was

startgeh to hnt aehry% Aem Gii dnt actnr tfn pgratns fam you igbpgeh

dakl geto tfn statgoe) sobnoen at tfn dar was duygeh mrgels aem tail"

geh adout tfn Baemo suklnr ge tfn dakl roob%As a battnr oc cakt) yns% Lanh souemnm nbdarrassnm% Fow mgm

you leow?

Gts ae oim trgkl) Obam% Ingas vogkn was lgem% Fae fas caiine cor

gt fgbsnic a cnw tgbns%

Wou favn? Lanh aslnm% Fae [oio?

Eo ennm to tail adout tfat eow) Fae sagm%Acnwtgbnswas nxah"

hnratgeh) dut fn lenw Inga was `ust trygeh to lnnp Lanh crob startgeh

a fihft sfn mgmet tfgel tfny wouim wge% Mnkgmgeh sfn was prodadiy

rghft) fn sfgctnm fgs hazn dakl to [kare% [o eow tfat wn leow your

barlnr gs eo hoom) wfy moet you sghe gt pagm

G mgmet kfnat) [kare sagm) souemgeh a igttin toogesgstnet% Fn ragsnm

a tfubd to tfn mabahnm sgmn oc fgs cakn) tfne poppnm out fgs kydnr"

entgk nyn aem siappnm tfn mnvgkn oe tfn tadin% Kfnkl gt yoursnic%

Fae darniy hiaeknm at tfn tfgeh% Gm ratfnr kfnkl tfn nyn you usnm

murgeh tfn habn%]fat gstfn oen G usnm%

[kares toen rnbagenm ahhrnssgvn aem fostgin) dut tfn bnrn cakt tfat

fn fam swgtkfnm crob getgbgmatgoe to arhugeh fgs geeoknekn toim Fae

tfn daiaekn oc pownr fam sfgctnm% [kare rnkohegznm tfn [oio eabn) aem

fn was eo born nahnr to start a fihft wgtf Fae aem Inga tfae tfnywnrn

to start oen wgtf fgb aem fgs Earhoes%

Baydn tfats tfn kydnrentgk nyn you wnrn usgeh) Fae sagm) aem

baydn gts eot% Dut you mgmet tnii tfn lgm you fam oen) aem you hotta

ambgt tfat iools dam% Xfne [kare mgmet arhun) Fae nxtnemnm a

faem% [o hgvn bn tfn lgms barlnr) aem wnii put aii tfgs dnfgem us%

[kare rnbagenm sginet aem ioolnm arouem tfn tadin) eo moudt


19/61


wnghfgeh fgs kfaekns oc aktuaiiy inavgeh wgtf Lanhs tfubdprget

ahagest tfn iglnigfoom oc survgvgeh a fihft% Fae rgslnm a qugkl pnnl ge

Ingas mgrnktgoe aem was rnwarmnm wgtf a sudtin eom% [fn kouim cnni ge

tfn Corkn tfat [kare was worrgnm) aem worrgnmbnaet tfny wnrn hogeh

to avogm a dattin%

]fne Lanh aslnm) Xfat adout tfn rnst?

]fn rnst oc wfat? Fae aslnm) koecusnm%

G iost tne tfousaem krnmgts dncornG sghenm tfat barlnr) Lanh sagm%

Gt was aii tfn boeny G fam%

Fae crowenm% Wou tool your iast tne tfousaem krnmgts to a sadakk

tadin?G mgmet snn aeotfnr kfogkn) Lanh sagm% Aem moet tnii bn you

favnet moen tfn sabn tfgeh%

]fat was mgccnrnet) Fae sagm%

Fn hiaeknm ovnr at [kare aem kauhft fgb hiargeh at Lanh ge finry

mgsdnignc% ]fnrn was eo way tfn Baemaiorgae was hogeh to rnture tfn

tne tfousaem krnmgts) prodadiy dnkausn bost oc gt fam airnamy dnne

spnet% Fae sfgctnm fgs hazn dakl to Lanh%

Iool) lgm) tne tfousaem krnmgts bay snnb igln a iot rghft eow) dut

gts eot wortf startgeh a firnfihft ovnr% Xfy moet you tfgel oc gt as

tugtgoe?

Eo) Lanh sagm) hiargeh at [kare% Eodomy kfnats Obam Lanh%

Obam) Inga sagm hnetiy) wnrn hogeh to pay you cor snrvgeh as

our hugmn% Gt wgii dn born tfae you iost) G probgsn%

Lanh sfool fgs fnam% Gts eot adout tfn krnmgts% ]fnsn Out"Tgctnrs

kobn pusfgeh ge fnrn) tfgelgeh tfny kae `ust taln wfats ours% Ge abovn so cast gt was darniy vgsgdin) fn iagm fgs diastnr oe tfn tadin) fgs

fiehnr oe tfn trghhnr aem tfn nbgttnr eozzin pogetnm ge [kares mgrnk"

tgoe% Gts tgbn tfny inarenm mgccnrnet%

Fae hroaenm dut sigppnm fgs owe diastnr out oc gts foistnr aem

piaknm gt oe tfn tadin wgtf a fiehnr oe tfn trghhnr% [kare mgm tfn sabn)

wfgin @alai puiinm fgs wnapoe aem fnim gt eozzin"mowe) rnamy to swgeh

geto aktgoe ahagest Fae or Lanh% Inga sgbpiy iagm tfn traescnr moku"

bnet ge croet oc fnr aem mroppnm oen faem oeto fnr iap) wfnrn gt

wouim dn kiosn to fnr ighftsadnr% ]fn Earhoe watkfnm tfnb aii aem

searinm%

Xfne eo oen aktuaiiy opnenm firn) Fae int out fgs drnatf aem


20/61

16 ]roy Mneegeh

sfgctnm fgs hazn dakl aem cortf dntwnne Lanh aem [kare% Iool) huys)

tfgehs kae ho two ways crob fnrn) fn sagm% Ngtfnr nvnryoen ge our

igttin kgrkin mgns) or you two kobn to ae uemnrstaemgeh aem wn aii wail

away% Xfgkf wgii gt dn?

Lanh starnm geto [kares rnbagegeh nyn% Gb hoom wgtf mygeh%

]fne wfy arn you tailgeh gestnam oc diastgeh? [kare aslnm% Xgtf"

out awagtgeh a rnpiy) fn turenm to Fae% @alai gs hogeh to put fgs

diastnr away aem faem ovnr tfat barlnr% ]fne wnrn moen fnrn% Kinar?

Xfat adout tfn lgms tne tfousaem? Fae mgmet rnaiiy nxpnkt to

hnt gt dakl) dut fn waetnm Lanh to uemnrstaem tfat sobn bgstalns

kouimet dn fixnm) tfat sobntgbns tfn oeiy sbart bovn was to kut youriossns aem bovn oe% @alai hogeh to faem tfat ovnr) too?

[kare sfool fgs fnam% ]fn tne tfousaem gs hoen) fn sagm% Wou

tfgel Gm dn out fnrn oe tfn nmhn oc eotfgeh) wraehigeh a duekf oc

ovnrhrowe igzarms) gc G mgmet favn prodinbs oc by owe?

]fn qunstgoe bamn Qgzals sluii krnst staem nrnkt) aem tfn Earhoe

stumgnm [kare wgtf ae nxprnssgoe tfat snnbnm faic appntgtn aem faic

aehnr% Fae koetnbpiatnm tfn mgspiay cor a bobnet) woemnrgeh `ust

fow bukf odnmgnekn tfn Baemaiorgae kouim truiy nxpnkt crob fgs

ovnrhrowe igzarms) tfne turenm to Lanh%

Lanh sghfnm aem tool tfn fiehnr occ fgs diastnrs trghhnr% Cgen% Fn

fnim a faem out towarm @alai% Hgvn bn tfn barlnr%

@alai foistnrnm fgs wnapoe) tfne puiinm aeotfnr fflgbsg crob fgs dnit

poukf aem tossnm gt ge tfn bgmmin oc tfn tadin%

Aem tfat was wfne Qgzal sagm) Kowarm%

[kare kraenm fgs enkl to hiarn up at tfn Earhoe% Mgm you saysobntfgeh? fn mnbaemnm% Mgm G tniiyou to say sobntfgeh?

Qgzal gheornm tfn qunstgoe aem pogetnm to tfn uesghenm traescnr

mokubnet) stgii iygeh ge croet oc Inga% ]fn dossns ennm Lanhs sfarn)

fn sagm% ]fat gs tfn piae tfny favn%

Lanhs nyns fflasfnm ge outrahn% Ziae?

[falgeh fgs fnam ge crustratgoe) Fae sagm) Wnaf) lgm) piae% Gii nx"

piage iatnr% Fopgeh to lnnp tfn sgtuatgoe crob nruptgeh geto a firn"

fihft) fn turenm dakl to [kare% Igln you sagm) wnrn moen fnrn% Ho%

Qgzal pogetnm a skaiy taioe at tfn traescnr mokubnet% Xfne Lanh

hgvns fgs sfarn to tfn dossns%

Eo) eow) [kare sagm) rgsgeh% G hgvn tfn ormnrs% Wou


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22/61

4: ]roy Mneegeh

geh gt `ust neouhf to hgvn Inga tgbn to roii oeto tfn tadin% ]fn ighft"

sadnr cnii sginet cor ae gestaet) tfne sgzzinm dakl to igcn%

Qgzal int out ae aehugsfnm dniiow) tfne fgs tagi wfgppnm ge tfn op"

posgtn mgrnktgoe% Fae wnet tubdigeh aem kabn to a rnst ahagest a fflagi"

geh fnap oc arbor@alai) wrgtfgeh wgtf two drolne inhs% Fae spue

aem rnakfnm cor tfn Baemaiorgaes diastnrtfne mgskovnrnm tfat fgs

eubd faem iaklnm tfn strnehtf to wrnekf tfn wnapoe crob @alais

hrasp%

@alai puiinm gt crnn aem startnm to swgeh tfn eozzin towarm Fae%

Arn you krazy? Fae `nrlnm fgs tfubd towarm Qgzal% Fns tfn

oen wfo sbasfnm [kares cakn!@alai pausnm) aem Fae usnm fgs hoom faem to seatkf tfn diastnr

away% [o car) tfn fihft fam iastnm sgx) baydn snvne snkoems% ]fn otfnr

Earhoes wouim `oge ge sooe% A trnbnemous daehgeh souemnm crob tfn

dootf) aem summneiy Inga was trappnm ahagest tfn waii as tfn arbinss

Qgzal trgnm to lgkl tfn tadin asgmn to hnt at fnr% Lanh stoom enxt to fnr)

pourgeh diastnr firn geto tfn igzarms kfnst) dut tfn doits doueknm away

wgtf igttin nccnkt%

Xfat arntfosn tfgehs? Fae haspnm%

@alai bghft favn hroaenm sobntfgeh igln skainmmnatf) dut Fae was

airnamy attaklgeh Qgzal crob dnfgem) firgeh wgtf fgs occ"faem% ]fn

storb oc rgkokfnts was so tfgkl) fn mgm eot rnaigzn fn was kauhft ge a

krossfirn uetgi fn stoom aem enariy iost fgs fnam to doits skrnnkfgeh ge

crob two mgccnrnet mgrnktgoes%

Fae mgvnm aem dnhae to lgkl fgbsnic akross tfn ffloor dnfgem Qgzal%

]fn doits fam to dn kobgeh crob tfn otfnr Earhoes) diastgeh oe tfnrue as tfny trgnm to pusf tfrouhf tfn paegklnm krowm to fnip tfngr

kobpaegoe% Dut wfo wouim mo tfatfirn geto a drawi wfne tfngr

dummy was rghft ge tfn bgmmin oc gt?

Fn koetgeunm to squnnzn fgs owe trghhnr) pusfgeh fgbsnic towarm

Qgzals fflael aem firgeh towarm tfn sbolgeh foin Inga fam opnenm ge

tfn Earhoes rgds% Cgeaiiy) fn saw a doit mgsappnar geto tfn marl kgrkin%

Aem tfat mrnw a rnaktgoe% Qgzal spue as tfouhf fgt dy a diastnr

kaeeoe) pupgis mgaboem"sfapnm aem wgmn opne% Hray sboln dnhae to

dgiiow crob fgs kfnst) coiiownm dy diun spurtgeh dioom aem sobntfgeh

tfat ioolnm igln dnams oc boitne bntai% ]fn Earhoe iurkfnm towarm

Fae) fgs inhs startgeh to sfummnr aem spasb as fn prnparnm to stobp

fgs attaklnr geto a hrnasy sbnar%


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Inga kabn inapgeh ovnr tfn tadintop) fnr ighftsadnr fflasfgeh aem sgz"

zigeh as sfn dattnm diastnr doits dakl towarm tfn otfnr Earhoes% [fn

pgvotnm ge bgmagr) drgehgeh fnr drghft diamn arouem ge a forgzoetai ark%

Qgzals fnam kabn occ aem wnet douekgeh akross tfn murastnni ffloor%

Fae saw tfn domy caiigeh aem trgnm to roii away) dut fn was too siow%

]fn fuhn korpsn krasfnm mowe atop fgb) aem tfn agr inct fgs iuehs%

Ge tfn enxt gestaet) tfn wnghft vaegsfnm% Fn saw Inga kroukfgeh at

fgs cnnt) oen arb outstrntkfnm as sfn usnm tfn Corkn to snem Qgzals

domy fflygeh geto a kfarhgeh Earhoe%

Wou olay) fflydoy? sfn aslnm%

Gb Fae fam to stop% Fgs kfnst furt sobntfgeh finrkn) aem tfndrnatf fam mnfiegtniy dnne leoklnm out oc fgb% [tgii) fn baeahnm to

hnt fgs cnnt uemnr fgb% Cgen% G tfgel%

Lanh skrabdinm crob dnenatf tfn tadin% A fflurry oc diastnr doits

enariy tool fgs fnam occ% Fn krgnm out ge surprgsn) tfne wavnm ae arb

towarm a marl korenr%

Nbnrhneky nxgt!

Fn skrabdinm away) staygeh iow aem eot ioolgeh dakl%

Fae mgm eot coiiow gbbnmgatniy% Tnkaiigeh tfn straehn sparls tfat

fam spraynm crob Qgzals arb as Inga abputatnm gt) fn hraddnm oen oc

tfn igbds occ tfn tadinaem was so surprgsnm dy gts wnghft tfat fn

enariy mroppnm gt% Fn fflgppnm tfn stubp arouem aem saw tfat) gestnam

oc doen) tfn Earhoes fflnsf was attakfnm to a tfgkl bntaiigk pgpn wgtf

`ust roob neouhf cor a duemin oc fidnr"optgk fiiabnets%

Fae!

Inga usnm tfn Corkn to snem tfn iast Earhoe stubdigeh dakl towarmtfn dar) tfne hraddnm Fae dy tfn arb aem raknm mowe a sfort passahn)

past tfn rncrnsfnrs aem out tfrouhf ae opne grgs fatkf% Gt waset uetgi

Lanh snainm tfn fatkf dnfgem tfnb aem diastnm tfn koetrois tfat sfn

fieaiiy rninasnm Faes arb aem tool a hoom iool at wfat fn was karry"

geh%

Tnaiiy) Fae? [fn roiinm fnr nyns ge mgsdnignc% [ouvnegrs?


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]wo

]fn od`nktgvn was sgbpin0 moet drnal tfn nhh% Dut igln nvnry tnst at

tfn @nmg Akamnby oe [fnmu Baam) sukknss was nasgnr mnfienm tfae

akfgnvnm% ]fn odstakin koursn was igttnrnm wgtf caiine loih trnns aem

fflattnenm badoo kaen) aem tfn akamnbys dnst segpnrgestruktor was

iaygeh firn wfgin two apprnetgkns havn kfasn%

]fn sud`nkt) a youeh ]ohorgae bain wgtf koppnr"koiornm cur aem a

cnigens hrakn) was sprgehgeh crob ioh to ioh) foimgeh tfn tfge"sfniinm

sfare nhh ge oen faem aem fgs ighftsadnr ge tfn otfnr% ]fn ]ohorgaes

mncnesn was prnkgsn aem fflugm) wgtf eo wastnm bovnbnet or strnehtf"

sappgeh tnesgoe% Fgs kouetnrattakls kabn ge wfgrigeh dursts oc diamn

aem doot) wgtf neouhf pownr aem bgsmgrnktgoe to gbprnss nvne tfn

Hraem Bastnr oc tfn @nmg Ormnr) Iuln [lywailnr%

Aiways) tfn nhh rnbagenm sacn% As Iuln watkfnm) oen oc tfn pursu"nrs) a sgxtnne"ynar"oim fubae cnbain) mroppnm geto a taehin ocbadoo

kaen% Fnr faem rosn to mnigvnr a Corkn sfovn) dut tfn ]ohorgae was

airnamy pgrounttgeh past fnr sinemnr Dgtf partenr) mnigvnrgeh a pownrcui

fgp kfnkl tfat leoklnm tfn cniiow geto tfn patf oc fnr attakl% ]fn Dgtf

fflnw occ tfn ioh daklwarm) fgs tfge igbds fflagigeh wgimiy as fgs ovnrsgzn

kraegub inm tfn way towarm tfn rokly hrouem%

]fn youeh wobaes nyns drghftnenm ge paegk) aem wfne sfn rnakfnm

out ge tfn Corkn to kusfgoe fnr partenrs caii) a siy hrge krossnm tfn

]ohorgaes doxy seout% Fn wagtnm faic a fnartdnat cor fnr to drgeh tfn

Dgtf uemnr koetroi) tfne tossnm tfn nhh geto tfn agr so fn kouim swgtkf

to a two"faemnm ighftsadnr hrgp aem mnfflnkt two oc tfn segpnrs stue

doits geto fnr fflael%


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[tar Xars0 Krukgdin 4;

]fn youeh wobae koiiapsnm ge a fnap) inavgeh fnr partenr to fgt

tfn hrouem at a sacn spnnm% Dy tfne tfn ]ohorgae fam kauhft fgs nhh

aem was foimgeh fgs ighftsadnr wgtf a sgehin"faemnm hrgp% Fn inapt occ

tfn loihtruel aem dnhae to amvaekn oe tfn segpnr sgmnways) mnfflnktgeh

firn towarm fgs iast) stgii"proen pursunr% Gt tool oeiy a koupin oc stnps

dncorn a stue doit strukl) snemgeh tfn Dgtfs netgrn domy geto a parox"

ysb oc kinekfnm buskins%

]fn ]ohorgae koetgeunm towarm tfn segpnr at a ingsurniy stroii) eot

nvne dotfnrgeh to momhn as fn mnfflnktnm a stnamy torrnet oc stue doits%

]fn mgspiay snet a koim sfgvnr tfrouhf tfn Corkn) dut engtfnr Iuln eor

tfn otfnr Bastnrs aiiownm tfngr nxprnssgoes to dntray tfngr cnnigehs%Fgs kobdat slgiis arn gbprnssgvn) sagm @agea [oio% Fae aem Ingas

iast survgvgeh kfgim) @agea was approakfgeh tfgrty"sgx% [fn ioolnm a iot

igln fnr botfnr at tfn sabn ahn) dut sfn worn fnr marl fagr ioehnr) aem

sfn fam born stnni ge fnr nyns tfae firn% ]fnrns eo moudt oc tfat%

]fnrn knrtageiy gset) ahrnnm Korrae Fore% A sfort) fit bae ge fgs

sgxtgns) Korrae fam wgsn hrnne nyns) a wnatfnrnm cakn) aem a hray"

strnalnm hoatnn% Ge cakt) Gm say tfat Dfgxne gs as hoom asyouwnrn at

tfat ahn) Bastnr [oio%

Fn gs) Iuln ahrnnm% Aem fn leows gt%

As Iuln spoln) tfn Corkn dnfgem fgb stgrrnm wgtf tfn cabgigar prns"

nekn oc [nfa Morvaim) tfn @nmg apprnetgkn wfo was kurrnetiy snrvgeh as

fgs agmn% Fnr aura cnit enrvous aem a dgt rniuktaet) as tfouhf sfn was

uesurn wfntfnr fnr nrraem warraetnm ae getnrruptgoe% Iuln botgoenm

fnr corwarm wgtfout turegeh arouem%

Nxkniinet tgbgeh) @nmg Morvaim% Fn mrnw fgs diastnr aem nxtnemnmtfn dutt towarm fnr% ]aln by sgmnarb aem sfoot tfn nhh out oc Kae"

mgmatn Dfgxnes faem%

[nfa fnsgtatnm% ^f) Bastnr [lywailnr) G favn ae urhnet bns"

sahn

Eow) @nmg Morvaim) Iuln sagm% Dfgxne was oeiy a Corkn inap away

crob tfn caiine trnn tfat @ahhnm Cni was usgeh as a segpnrs enst) aem

Iuln was eot rnamy cor tfn tnst to nem% Aem baln surn tfn kaemgmatn

snns you%

Snry wnii% [nfa tool tfn diastnr crob Iulns faem% Dut) Bastnr

[lywailnr) tfgs wnapoes pownr sninktor gs snt to

Eow) [nfa) Iuln ormnrnm% Opne firnaem baln gt koevgekgeh%

[nfa stnppnm two pakns away crob Iuln aem tfn otfnr Bastnrs)


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[tar Xars0 Krukgdin 4>

corknm to assghe @aknes twge sgstnr) @agea) to fuet mowe aem lgii fnr

drotfnr% Gt fam dnne oen oc tfn bost mgcfikuit mnkgsgoes oc fgs igcnoen

tfat fam inct fgb fnartdrolne aem moudtgeh fgs owe adgigty to prnparn

youeh @nmg Leghfts cor tfn spgrgtuai tnsts ge tfngr cuturns%

Lab koetgeunm to stumy Dfgxne ge tfouhftcui sginekn) aem fgs wgcn)

@nmg Bastnr ]goeen [oiusar) stnppnm corwarm to asl tfn qunstgoe oe

nvnryoens bgem%

[o) mgsbgssai?

Korrae was qugkl to sfaln fgs fnam% G tfgel tfat wouim dn prnba"

turn) fn sagm% ]fn [gtf arn stgii out tfnrn) aem sobnmay tfny wgii

sfow tfnbsnivns ahage%Aem wfne tfny mo) wnrn hogeh to ennm supnrd fihftnrs igln Kae"

mgmatn Dfgxne) @agea sagm% Zinety oc tfnb%

[o wn iownr our staemarms? Lab aslnm% Fn kast ae uenasy hiaekn

at ]goeens prostfntgk inh`ust oen oc tfn artgfikgai igbds sfn ennmnm

actnr a torturn snssgoe wgtf a fnekfbae oc Martf Kanmus% Xn moet

marneot wfne wn bghft dn krnatgeh tfn enxt [gtf Iorm%

Lab) tfats eot cagr to Dfgxne) Korrae sagm% Fns stgii a youeh"

igeh% Bgstalns arn to dn nxpnktnm%

Bgstalns) yns) Iuln sagm% Dut cauits ge kfaraktnr? Eo%

Gts farm to leow tfn mgccnrnekn at Dfgxnes ahn) @agea sagm%

Kfaraktnr gset bnrniy hnentgk% Gts dugit tfrouhf nxpnrgnekn%

Aem tfrouhf gestruktgoe) Korrae ammnm% Gc a kaemgmatn gset

rnamy) wn bustet amvaekn fgb% Dut mons tfat bnae our oeiy aitnrea"

tgvn gs mgsbgssai? Dnkausn gc gt mons) wnarn tfn oens wfo favn caginm%

Iuln cnii sginet cor a bobnet) tfne fieaiiy sagm) Wourn rghft) Bas"tnr Fore% Fn botgoenm Dfgxne to approakf% Actnr drgehgeh fgb tfgs

car) wn sfouim eot hgvn up nasgiy%

]fn ]ohorgae barkfnm corwarm) kfge fnim fghf aem nars nrnkt) try"

geh to koeknai tfn aexgnty fn was pourgeh geto tfn Corkn% Gt was kinar

tfat fn rnhrnttnm dattgeh a diastnr doit dakl towarm tfn Bastnrs) dut

tfnrn was aiso gemgheatgoe ge fgs aura) as tfouhf fn rncusnm to akknpt

tfat tfn bgstaln fam dnne fgs%

Xfne Dfgxne kabn wgtfge a koupin oc stnps) Iuln botgoenm fgb to

stop% ]fn ]ohorgae was airnamy kiosn to two bntnrs taii) wgtf rnm"

drowe cur aem a pownrcui dugim tfat wouim favn bamn fgb ae gbpos"

geh fihurn nvne wgtfout a @nmg ighftsadnr faehgeh crob fgs dnit% Actnr


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43 ]roy Mneegeh

tfn kobdat tnst tomay) tfnrn kouim dn eo moudtgeh tfat fn wouim oen

may dn a corbgmadin warrgor% Dut wfntfnr tfat wouim dn ge tfn snrvgkn

oc tfn @nmg or sobnoen nisn rnbagenm to dn snne%

Kaemgmatn Dfgxne) tfat was ae gbprnssgvn pnrcorbaekn) Iuln

sagm% Mo you tfgel yourn rnamy to dnkobn Bastnr [oios apprne"

tgkn?

Dfgxnes nars prgklnm corwarm) aem tfne fn spoln ge a hravniiy

]ohorgae vogkn tfat was airnamy mnnp aem koefimnet% G moet tfgelso)

Bastnr [lywailnr% G leow so% Fn swgtkfnm fgs hazn to @agea% Gii

baln you proum) Bastnr [oio%

Eot so cast) @agea rnpignm% Hraem Bastnr [lywailnr aslnm gcyoutfouhft you wnrn rnamy to dnkobn by apprnetgkn% Fn mgmet sayfn

tfouhft so% Aem G favnet sagm Gtfgel so) ngtfnr%

Dfgxne ioolnm crob @agea to tfn sfare nhh) tfne dakl to Iuln% [o

by tnst was eot sukknsscui?

]o tfn koetrary) Dfgxne) Iuln sagm% Gt was vnry sukknsscui% Xn

inarenm a hrnat mnai adout your wnalenssns%

Dfgxnes nars wnet fflat ahagest fgs fnam% By wnalenssns?

Wou iost your tnbpnr) Iuln sagm%

Dut @nmg Morvaim waset part oc tfn nxnrkgsn) Dfgxne od`nktnm%

Wou kfnatnm!

Aem your nenbgns woet? Iuln aslnm bgimiy% ]fn hrnatnst mae"

hnr a @nmg cakns gs eot ge`ury or mnatf) or nvne cagiurn% Gts wfat fn cnnis

gesgmnfgs prgmn) fgs cnar) fgs aehnr% Fgs nbotgoes arn wfat cnnm tfn

marl sgmn%

@agea eommnm ge ahrnnbnet% Wou favn hrnat potnetgai) Dfgxne)sfn sagm% ]oo bukf% Xn kaet trage you oeiy to favn you ture to tfn

marl sgmn aem dnkobn our hrnatnst nenby%

Dfgxnes `aw cnii) aem fn ioolnm crob @agea to tfn rnst oc tfn Bas"

tnrs% Cgemgeh oeiy stnre) uernamadin cakns) fgs cur drgstinm) aem fn

turenm to Iuln wgtf mgsdnignc ge fgs nyns%

]fne yourn mgsbgssgeh bn?

Iuln koetgeunm to watkf tfn ]ohorgae ge sginekn) wagtgeh to snn

fow tfn stueenm kaemgmatn wouim rnaktwfntfnr fn wouim durst geto

ae aehry mgatrgdn or dnh cor aeotfnr kfaekn) or sgbpiy spge oe fgs fnni

aem storb occ%

Xfne Dfgxne awagtnm ae aeswnr wgtfout mogeh aey oc tfnsn) Iuln


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sagm) Xnrn eot rnamy to amvaekn you) dut wfntfnr you inavn or start

ahage mnpnems oe you%

[tart ahage? Dfgxne aslnm%

As tfouhf you fam `ust arrgvnm at tfn akamnby) Iuln koefirbnm%

Xfatnvnr you mgm eot inare dncorn) you bust inare eow% Xn woet

hgvn you a tfgrm kfaekn%

Dfgxne mroppnm fgs hazn% Oc koursn) fn sagm) eot nvne fnsgtatgeh%

Gc tfat gs wfat you wgsf%

Eo) Dfgxne) @agea sagm% Gc tfat gs wfat youwgsf% Mo you truiy

waet to mo tfgs? ]o start ovnr crob tfn dnhgeegeh? ]fgel farm%

Dfgxne currownm fgs dusfy drows aem starnm at @agea cor a ioehtgbn) aem Iuln fam tfn gbprnssgoe tfat tfn ]ohorgae was ioolgeh cor

tfn trgkl ge fnr qunstgoe) as tfouhf fgs netgrn cuturn fueh oe fgs adgigty

to avogm a vnrdai trap% Dut) fieaiiy) a hinab oc uemnrstaemgeh kabn to

fgs nyns) aem fgs nxprnssgoe dnhae to soctne%

Fn int out a ioeh drnatf) tfne sagm) G uemnrstaem% G favn too bukf

prgmn%

]fats rghft) Iuln sagm% Aem your prgmn gs tfn hrnat wnalenss ge

your mncnesns%

G ahrnn% Dfgxne fflgppnm fgs ighftsadnr arouem aem occnrnm tfn fgit

to Iuln% Aem G waet to start ovnr%

Hoom% Iuln tool tfn ighftsadnr% ]fgs wgii dn rnturenm wfne you

arn rnamy% Eow taln tfn sfares nhh dakl to gts enst) tfne rnport to tfn

quartnrbastnr mrogm cor rnassghebnet to a dnrtf ge tfn eovgkn dar"

rakls%

Dfgxne akknptnm tfn nhh crob Lab) tfne tool fgs inavn wgtf a cor"bai dow% Dut dncorn fn startnm dakl geto tfn cornst) fn bamn a mntour

to kfnkl oe tfn two apprnetgkns fn fam put out oc aktgoe%

Iuln dnhae to cnni born koefimnet adout tfn ]ohorgaes kfaekns%

@ust tfne) tfn segpnrgestruktor wfo fam dnne firgeh stue doits at

Dfgxne arrgvnm0 @ahhnm Cni% A taii) fit bae wgtf a wfgtn strnal ge otfnr"

wgsn marl fagr) @ah was a corbnr Gbpnrgai fnam oc statn) a supnrd pgiot)

a igcnioeh bgigtary baeaem @agea [oios fusdaem% Aitfouhf eot a

@nmg fgbsnic) fn fam mnvniopnm kobpnesatgeh stratnhgns tfat fam turenm

fgb geto tfn @nmg Ormnrs fienst kobbaemo inamnr%

Fn stoppnm at tfn nmhn oc tfn hroup) wgtf fgs ioehdiastnr siueh

ovnr fgs sfouimnr% Egkn sfootgeh) @nmg Morvaim) fn sagm) hrgeegeh at


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46 ]roy Mneegeh

Iulns agmn% G favnet snne baey barlsbne wfo kouimvn firnm tfat

baey pgstoi doits at ae nvamgeh tarhnt aem stgii avogmnm tfn nhh%

[nfas cakn fflusfnm wgtf nbdarrassbnet% ]fael you) Kobbaemnr%

[fn sfot a hiaekn ge Iulns mgrnktgoe) tfne ambgttnm) Dut by ormnrs

wnrn to fgttfn nhh%

Wou kabn kiosn neouhf) @nmg Morvaim) Iuln sagm) sbgigeh% Fn

botgoenm at tfn matapam tuklnm geto tfn dnit oc fnr rodn% Mgmet you

say you favn a bnssahn cor us?

G mgm% [nfa puiinm tfn matapam crob fnr dnit% ]fn [oios favn rue

geto sobn troudin at tfngr rnemnzvous%

]fn [oios? Korrae aslnm% Xnrnet tfny hogeh to tfn KfgiooeTgct?

]fats rghft) @agea sagm% Iaemo aslnm tfnb to gevnstghatn a pgratn

rgeh tfats dnne kausgeh prodinbs tfnrn iatniy% Xfy mo you asl?

Dnkausn @nmg [orok gs ge tfn Kfgiooe Tgct) aem sfn faset kfnklnm

ge cor a boetf) Korrae nxpiagenm% Ofaig [orok was oen oc tne Qunst

Leghfts wfob Iuln fam mgspatkfnm a ynar narignr to snarkf cor Bortgs)

a inhnemary worim tfat fam oekn dnne fobn to a trgo oc bytfgk Corkn

netgtgns leowe oeiy as tfn Oens% @nmg iorn suhhnstnm tfat tfn Oens fam

dnne assokgatnm wgtf lnnpgeh tfn Corkn ge daiaekn cor tnes oc tfou"

saems oc ynars) aem gt was Iulns fopn tfat fiemgeh Bortgs wouim fnip

tfn @nmg Ormnr prnparn cor tfn kfaiinehns rgsgeh ge gts owe cuturn%

Xnvn airnamy mgvnrtnm Dne aem ]afgrg to gevnstghatn) dut gt wouimet

furt to asl your parnets to lnnp ae nyn out cor fnr%

[urn) gc wn kae rnakf tfnb) @agea sagm% Crob wfat Iaemo says)

kobbuegkatgoes ge tfn Tgct arn trgkly%Xnii) sgekn Fae aem Inga baeahnm to hnt a bnssahn to us) ints snn

wfat tfny favn to say%

Xgtf tfat) Iuln turenm to [nfa aem eommnm% [fn kigklnm a cnw lnys)

tfne faemnm tfn matapam to Iuln% @ah) @agea) aem tfn otfnrs qugkliy

hatfnrnm arouem as tfn hragey) doueky gbahn oc tfn BgiineegubCai"

koeappnarnm ge tfn mgspiay) staemgeh oe gts struts ge a kavnreous spakn"

statgoe faehar% ]fn skrnne gestaetiy startnm to strodn ge hrnne aem diun

as diastnr doits wfgstinm tfrouhf tfn pgkturn%

Faes vogkn dnhae to gssun crob tfn spnalnr% [oio fnrn) fn sagm%

[orry cor tailgeh oe tfn rue) dut wnrn adout to fnam geto tfn Tgct)

aem G waet to snem tfgs wfgin our kobbuegkatgoes arn stgii snkurn%


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Iaemo bgssnm our rnemnzvous at tfn Tnm Toeto aem snet a bgenr pai

eabnm Obam Lanh to fiii ge% ]ures out fns ge troudin wgtf sobn Bae"

maiorgaes worlgeh snkurgty cor a kobpaey eabnm Haiaktgk Nxpiogtatgoe

]nkfeoiohgns%

Mnspgtn tfn diastnr doits fflasfgeh past aem tfn odvgous cakt tfat fn

was uemnr pursugt) Fae souemnm kaib aem uekoeknrenm%

]fgs HN] outfit fas dnne bovgeh geto tfn Tgct ge a dgh way) talgeh

ovnr sbaii rnfienrgns aem buskigeh ge oe gemnpnemnet opnrators% Xn

tfgel tfnyrn rueegeh tfn pgratns) too%

]fn gbahneo moudt rnkormnm oe a portadin matapamwfgrinm

past a marl"slgeenm) wgmn"nynm fubae bain rueegeh ge oen mgrnktgoeaem firgeh ge tfn otfnr) tfne passnm a fflasfgeh ighftsadnr tfat kouim oeiy

dn Ingas) mnfflnktgeh diastnr doits%

[o wn ennm sobnoen to mo sobn snrgous mghhgeh aem hnt a rnport

to us at Iaemos rnfienry) Fae sagm% Aemsorry adout tfgs part

dut) igln G sagm) kobbuegkatgoes ge tfn Tgct arn eot snkurn% [o wn ennm

sobnoen to faem"mnigvnr gt%

As Fae spoln) tfn gbahn koetgeunm to swgeh arouem tfn faehar)

uetgi gt fieaiiy snttinm oe a spray oc diastnr doits nruptgeh crob tfn car

nem% Tatfnr tfae tfn Baemaiorgaes tfat Fae fam bnetgoenm) tfn at"

taklnrs wnrn a pagr oc skaiy hrnne dgpnms wfo`umhgeh dy tfn fatkf"

way dnfgem tfnbioolnm to dn tfn sgzn oc Xoolgnns% ]fn gbahn

zoobnm) aem tfn pursunrs hrnw iarhn neouhf cor Iuln to snn tfat nakf

fam a spgey sluii krnst atop gts fnam aem a ioeh) spgln"tgppnm tagi wfgp"

pgeh arouem dnfgem gt% Dotf karrgnm sfort"darrninm diastnr rgfflns) firgeh

oe tfn rue as tfny raknm actnr tfngr quarry%Bnnt tfn Earhoes) Fae sagm% ]fnyrn buskin cor HN]aem

tfnyrn dgh troudin%

]fn gbahn spue dakl towarm tfn Caikoe) wfgkf rapgmiy swniinm geto

eotfgeh dut a diur as Fae raknm towarm gt aem doarmnm% A tfubp

souemnm) aem tfn gbahn sfgctnm to a fuhn hrnne"skainm arb iygeh oe

tfn mnkl oc tfn Caikoes bage kadge% ]fn igbd appnarnm to favn dnne

kinaeiy abputatnm adovn tfn nidowdy Ingas ighftsadnr) Iuln as"

subnm%

Faes vogkn souemnm crob tfn matapam spnalnr ahage% Aem tfnrns

oen born tfgeh%

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arouem to mgspiay tfn diaklnenm kgrkin oc gts kautnrgznm stubp% Gestnam

oc tfn usuai mgsk oc kfarrnm doen) tfnrn was a foiiow sgivnry ovai oc

crnsfiy kut bntai%

]fnsn Earhoe tfgehs arnet eaturai) Fae koetgeunm% [obnoen

fas to dn dugimgeh tfnb or baydn hrowgeh tfnb% Ngtfnr way) tfnyrn

eo òln% ]fny ùst adout tool us out%

]fn gbahn sfgctnm to Faes cakn) aem a kokly faic hrge fflasfnm akross

fgs cakn% ]gbn to ffly) fn sagm% [oio out%

]fn bnssahn nemnm wgtf a tnrbgeai dinnp) aem tfn mgspiay wnet

marl% Iuln rnvnrsnm tfn vgm uetgi gt sfownm tfn Earhoes netnrgeh tfn

faehar) tfne neiarhnm tfn gbahn uetgi oeiy oen fiiinm tfn mgspiay% ]fnbahegfikatgoe rnvnainm vnrtgkai pupgis aem a boutfcui oc ennmin"sfarp

tnntf) dut eot bukf born%

Aeyoen snne oen oc tfnsn huys dncorn? Iuln aslnm%

Eo) dut tfny kae knrtageiy sfoot) Korrae sagm% ]fat faehar

bust dn tfrnn fuemrnm bntnrs akross) aem tfny wnrn puttgeh doits ge a

tghft koen%

Aem wgtf kiosn"assauit wnapoes) @ah ammnm% G tfgel tfosn arn

Bnrr"[oee Snrqs% Zownrcui) dut tfngr nccnktgvn raehn gset aeywfnrn

enar tfrnn fuemrnm bntnrs%

Arn you suhhnstgeh tfat tfnyrn usgeh tfn Corkn) Kobbaemnr Cni?

Lab aslnm%

@ah koesgmnrnm fgs aeswnr cor a bobnet) tfne sfruhhnm% G wouimet

favn aey way to ùmhn tfat% Xfat G kaetnii you gs tfat tfosn Earhoes

arn as hoom as G ab% G kouim iay a kiustnr tfat tghft wgtf tfat wnapoe

dut ùst darniy%Hoom poget) Iuln sagm% Wou moet favn to dn Corkn"snesgtgvn to

nxkni at sobntfgeh% Wourn prooc neouhf oc tfat% Fn pausnm% Xfne

eo oen nisn kobbnetnm) fn passnm tfn matapam dakl to [nfa% Asl

Bastnr Kgihfai to hgvn bn fnr tfouhfts oe tfnsn Earhoes) aem favn a

rnsnarkf tnab start ae aeaiysgs oe Haiaktgk Nxpiogtatgoe ]nkfeoiohgns%

]fne favn tfn@amn[famowprnppnm cor travni%

]fn [famow? @ageas toen was mgsapprovgeh% Arn you piaeegeh

to taln tfgs assghebnet yoursnic?

Wou moet tfgel G kae faemin a kourgnr bgssgoe? Iuln aslnm) put"

tgeh a igttin gemgheatgoe ge fgs vogkn% Or a cnw pgratns?

@agea roiinm fnr nyns% Wou leow dnttnr tfae tfat%


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@agea stumgnm fgb cor a bobnet) tfne fieaiiy aslnm) Dnkausn your

soe gs hogeh to dn ge tfn Kfgiooe Tgct) too) aem you favnet snne fgb

ge sgx boetfs?

Gt wouim dn egkn to snn Dne) tfats trun) Iuln sagm% Dut tfnrns

aeotfnr) born gbportaet rnasoe%

]fn Bastnrs aii crowenm) trygeh to puzzin out tfn aeswnr) dut a

kroolnm hrge tuhhnm at tfn korenr oc @ahs boutf%

Dnkausn) @ah sagm) youvn dnne stukl rnkupnratgeh oe [fnmu

Baam cor ae netgrn ynar) aem you ennm to hnt out oc fnrn dncorn wn

mrgvn you krazy%

Iuln sbginm% Nxaktiy) fn sagm% [obntgbns) Kobbaemnr Cni) Gswnar you mofavn tfn Corkn%


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]frnn

Crob tfn purpin fnavnes cnii ae neminss rage oc finry strnabnrs) kfuels

oc astnrogm piuehgeh geto tfn atbospfnrn as tfn drnalnr krnws pusfnm

tfnb out oc ordgt% ]fn Mrop was `ust oen oc a fuemrnm gencfikgnet

stnps ge ae orn"sbnitgeh proknss as daklwarm as tfn Tgct gtsnic) aem

watkfgeh gt crob tfn ueamorenm ocfikns oc tfn [areus Tnfienry ambge"

gstratgvn dugimgeh) Barvgm Qrnpf kouim skarkniy dnignvn tfat sukf ae

aetgquatnm opnratgoe kouim dn tfn sourkn oc so bukf troudin cor fgb

aem fgs drotfnr%

Barvgm aiiownm fgbsnic to hiarn out tfn vgnwport cor a bobnet

ioehnr) tfne snt fgs puey `aw aem turenm fgs oreatn pownrdomy towarm

tfn ocfikn getnrgor% Ge tfn knetnr oc tfn roob) fgs drotfnr) Kragtfnus)

fovnrnm at tfn koecnrnekn tadin ge fgs owe pownrdomy) ffloatgeh a dgt

fghf ge ae nccort to getgbgmatn tfngr fosts% Igln aii bnbdnrs oc tfnKoiubg spnkgns) Kragtfnus was iarhniy fnam) wgtf fuhn nyns) eo eosn)

aem a wnd oc diun vnges tfroddgeh ovnr fgs hgaet kraegub% Dnenatf fgs

tgey kfge) a ropy enkl mnsknemnm to ae atropfgnm domy darniy iarhn

neouhf to karry tfn orhaes rnqugrnm to lnnp dioom puisgeh tfrouhf fgs

neorbous drage% Fgs igbds wnrn tgey aem vnstghgai) nemgeh ge faems aem

cnnt kurinm geto usninss iubps oc doen aem fflnsf%

% % % Kfgiooe foimgehs arn eotfgeh dut a fnamakfn to you)

Kragtfnus was saygeh to tfn rnfienrys owenr) Iaemo Kairgssgae% Aem

tfn pgratn sgtuatgoe gs oeiy hogeh to mntnrgoratn% Our occnr woet dn as

hoom enxt wnnl%

Aem G wouimet akknpt gt gc gt wnrn) Kairgssgae rnpignm%


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spnemgeh tgbn wgtf ]nemra aem Iaemo @uegor as a tfrnat to tfngr

sacntyaem tfatfam worrgnm fgb%

Xfne engtfnr Barvgm eor fgs drotfnr spoln) Kairgssgae fiiinm tfn

sginekn% Kfaekn gs wfat wn aktuaiiy kaii Iaemo @uegor) fn sagm% Gc

your rnsnarkfnrs wnrn aey hoom) tfat wouim favn dnne ge tfngr rnport%

Our apoiohgns) Kragtfnus sagm) fgs vogkn hrowgeh obgeous% Xnii

mo dnttnr enxt tgbn%

Assubgeh tfnrn ennmsto dn a enxt tgbn) Barvgm sagm% Mnkgmgeh to

prnss tfn tarhnt oe tfn oen wnalenss Kairgssgae fam nxfgdgtnm so car

fgs koeknre cor fgs cabgiyBarvgm fam fgs pownrdomy traesbgt a strgeh

oc eubdnrs to tfn matapam rnstgeh ge croet oc Kairgssgae% Wou ennm todn wgtf your cabgiy) Kairgssgae% Dnignvn bn) gt wouim dn dnttnr cor nv"

nryoen gc you akknptnm our occnr aem int us taln ovnr your Kfgiooe

foimgehs%

Barvgm pogetnm at tfn matapam% A fflasf oc mnfiaekn igt Kairgssgaes

drowe nyns) dut fgs hazn mroppnm to tfn skrnne aeyway% Fgs drow rosn

ge sfokl%

]fats a dgt born tfae G nxpnktnm) fn ambgttnm%

Gts cor aiioc your Kfgiooe foimgehs) Kragtfnus sagm% Aii you

ennm mo gs akknpt) aem tfn krnmgts wgii traescnr to ae akkouet oc your

kfogkn%

Kairgssgaes hazn rnbagenm oe tfn matapam% G mgmet rnaigzn you

wnrn ge a posgtgoe to occnr tfat bukf) fn sagm) nspnkgaiiy ge ae gb"

bnmgatn traescnr%

]fnrn arn a hrnat baey tfgehs you moet leow adout us) Kfagr"

bae) Kragtfnus sagm% ]fat gs fow wn prncnr gt%Kairgssgae eommnm) sginetiy akleowinmhgeh tfat tfngr ueaeeoueknm

arrgvai aem rnqunst cor ae urhnet bnntgeh fam inct fgb igttin tgbn to

gevnstghatn tfnbeot tfat fn wouim favn mgskovnrnm bukf% ]fn

Qrnpfs fam inarenm fow to baeahn gecorbatgoe as bnrn youehigehs)

crob a botfnr wfo fam narenm fnr igvnigfoom drolnrgeh gecorbatgoe

oe tfn diakl barlnt% Eow fnr soes kouim worl dnfgem tfn sknens dnt"

tnr tfae aeyoen ge tfn haiaxywgtf tfn possgdin nxknptgoe oc tfn [gtf)

oc koursn% Nvne Barvgm aem Kragtfnus fam caginm to aetgkgpatn tfn drgnc

[gtf talnovnr oc tfn Haiaktgk Aiigaekn hovnrebnet tfn ynar dncorn% ]fn

bgstaln fam kost tfnb kiosn to tfrnn trgiigoe krnmgts ge iost opportueg"

tgns%

Inssoeinarenm) Barvgm tfouhft%


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Cgeaiiy) Kairgssgae pusfnm tfn matapam ge croet oc Wus% [fn stumgnm gt

cor a bobnet) tfne sagm) ]fats a egkn occnr) Iaemo% ]fnrn was `ust

neouhf rniuktaekn ge fnr vogkn to baln fnr mgsappogetbnet souem

sgeknrn% Eo oen wouim diabn you cor talgeh gt%

Eo?

Kairgssgaes nyns wnet dakl to tfn matapam% Fgs fixnm hazn aem tgitnm

fnam suhhnstnm tfat fn was snrgousiy koetnbpiatgeh tfn occnr) as wnii

fn sfouim favn% Barvgm aem fgs drotfnr fam sninktnm tfn fihurn vnry

karncuiiy% Gt was fghf neouhf to suhhnst tfn [areus Tnfienry was furt"

geh tfnb born tfae tfny waetnm to ambgt) ynt eot so fghf tfat Kairgs"

sgae wouim woemnr wfat nisn tfn Qrnpfs fam ge bgem cor tfn Tgct%Dut tfnrn was eo fget ge Kairgssgaes cakn oc wfntfnr fn was gekigenm

to akknpt or rncusn% Barvgm gegtgatnm ae gbbnmgatn piaydakl oc tfn

vgmno arkfgvn) siowgeh tfn cnnm to snarkf cor bgkro"nxprnssgoes tfat

bghft suhhnst wfntfnr eow was tfn tgbn to rnbage patgnet or to baln

aeotfnr tfrnat aem piay oe Kairgssgaes cnar cor fgs cabgiy%

[tgii eotfgeh%

Kairgssgae was geskrutadin) oen oc tfn cnw fubaes wfo snnbnm truiy

kapadin oc fgmgeh fgs nbotgoes% Barvgm bghft nvne favn ambgrnm tfn

bae) fam fn eot posnm a tfrnat to tfn Qrnpfs owe piaes ge tfn Tgct%

Tnaigzgeh tfat aey ammgtgoeai prnssurn wouim oeiy daklfirn) Barvgm

ninktnm to int Iaemo poemnr tfn fihurns oe fgs owe% ]fn Qrnpfs wnrn

occnrgeh as bukf as tfn rnfienry wouim ent ge tfrnn ynarsnvne wgtf"

out tfn pgratn troudins% Aey ratgoeai dngeh wouim `ubp at sukf ae

occnr%

Apparnetiy Kragtfnus fam kobn to tfn sabn koekiusgoe% Fn ai"iownm fgs pownrdomy to snttin to tfn ffloor aem coim geto a iouehgeh"

kfagr koefihuratgoe) aem tfat was wfne tfn moor sigm opne aem Wuss

odsointn KP"17 snkrntary mrogm rattinm geto tfn koecnrnekn roob%

G apoiohgzn cor tfn getrusgoe) Kfgnc Wus) gt sagm% Dut Kfagrbae

Kairgssgae rnqunstnm eotgfikatgoe as sooe as fgs hunsts arrgvnm%

Gts adout tgbn) Kairgssgae sagm% Fn turenm to Mnea% Favn sobn"

oen sfow tfnb up rghft away%

]fat woet dn enknssary) Kfagrbae) tfn mrogm sagm% Wour hunsts

arn wagtgeh ge tfn aetnroob eow% Kaptage Lanh nskortnm tfnb up crob

tfn faehar%

Barvgm fam to corkn fgbsnic eot to iool ge fgs drotfnrs mgrnktgoe%


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pagrgeh tfn mabahn crob wfat appnarnm to favn dnne a vnryrouhf first

`oureny geto tfn Tgct% Gt was gbpossgdin to tnii wfntfnr aey nxtra @nmg

wnrn adoarm tfn vnssni) dut nvne gc tfnrn wnrn) gt wouim dn a cnw mays

dncorn tfny bovnm ahagest fgb or fgs drotfnr% Kairgssgae aem tfn [oios

bghft favn tfngr suspgkgoesadout wfo was dnfgem tfn pgratn attakls) dut

tfn @nmg Ormnr wouim envnr saektgoe vgoinekn oe suspgkgoe aioen% [o)

wfgin tfn [oios wastnm tgbn snarkfgeh cor nvgmnekn) tfn Qrnpfs wouim

dn nxnkutgeh tfngr piae to mrgvn Kairgssgae aem tfn bgenrs crob tfn Tgct%

[nngeh eo gbbnmgatn tfrnats) Barvgm furrgnm akross tfn faehar to

tfn AurniBooe aem asknemnm tfn doarmgeh rabp geto gts vnstgduin%

]fnrn) fn was surprgsnm to fiem Kragtfnus aem [avara Tagen wagtgehwgtf tfn kobbaemnr oc tfn Baemaiorgae snkurgty corkn) Bgrta Hnv% A

kobpakt fubae wobae ge oraehn aem hray arbor) Hnv fam ighft"

drowe nyns aem marl"drowe fagr) wfgkf sfn worn sfort aem enat so gt

kouim dn tuklnm dnenatf fnr fnibnt% [fn fam a pnesgvn hazn tfat bamn

Barvgm suspgkgous oc fnr ioyaity) as tfouhf tfnrn wnrn sobn tfgehs sfn

wouim eot mo nvne cor boeny%

[avara was a bukf youehnr wobae) wgtf ighft"drowe fagr tfat cnii

to fnr sfouimnrs aem marl"drowe nyns tfat octne sfamnm to diakl% [fn

was oeiy a cnw ynars out oc kfgimfoom) dut fnr hazn snnbnm gefiegtniy

oimnr tfae Hnvs) as koim aem mnnp as tfat oc ae Aezatg assassge% [fn

sobntgbns karrgnm a krgbsoe ighftsadnra souvnegr) sfn fam sagm) crob

fnr tgbn wgtf tfn @nmgdut sfn kouim lgii nasgiy aem ncfikgnetiy wgtf aey

wnapoe at faem % % % or nvne eoen at aii% ]fn oeiy sghe tfat sfn fam nvnr

couhft sobnoen wfo fam kfaiinehnm fnr slgiis was a sbaii foolnm skar

at tfn korenr oc ae otfnrwgsn pnrcnkt boutf%[urbgsgeh tfat fgs drotfnr aem tfn two wobne wnrn bnntgeh fgb

fnrn to mgskuss sobntfgeh ge prgvatn) Barvgm nxtnemnm fgs pownrdomys

struts aem int gt rnst oe tfn mnkl%

Wou wgsf to am`ust our piae? fn aslnm Kragtfnus%

]fn vnges ge Kragtfnuss tnbpin tfroddnm ge nahnrenss% Xn mgmet

aetgkgpatn tfn arrgvai oc tfn [oios) fn sagm% ]fat was sfortsghftnm%

Dut gt hgvns us ae opportuegty to nigbgeatn tfnb%

Barvgm koesgmnrnm tfn suhhnstgoe cor a bobnet% Kouim tfny aktu"

aiiy lgii tfn inhnemary Fae aem Inga [oio tfat nasgiy? Fn ioolnm crob

Kragtfnuss netfusgastgk hazn to tfn rniuktaekn ge Hnvs aem fieaiiy to

tfn enutrai koefimnekn ge [avaras%

Wou kae arraehn gt? fn aslnm [avara% Cor tfn [oios to dn tfnrn?


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G moet favn to arraehn aeytfgeh) sfn rnpignm% Iaemo gshogehto

sfow tfnb arouem% Aii G ennm to mo gs wagt%

Dut tfne youii taln out Kairgssgae) too) Hnv sagm% [fn turenm to

Barvgm% Xoet tfat kobpigkatn your piae?

Gts a sbaii tfgeh) Kragtfnus sagm) mgsbgssgeh fnr od`nktgoe wgtf a

wavn oc a vaeaiioy arb% Nigbgeatgeh Kairgssgae fas aiwaysdnne a pos"

sgdgigty%

]run neouhf) Barvgm ahrnnm% Fn aem Kragtfnus fam mndatnm

]nemra Kairgssgaes rnaktgoe to fnr fusdaems mnatf baey tgbns% ]fny

fam envnr dnne adin to mnkgmn wfntfnr sfn wouim hgvn up tfn [areus

Tnfienryor hrow born mntnrbgenm to lnnp gt opne% Dut ae nvnet octfgs bahegtumn wgii mraw skrutgey) aem wn airnamy favn too baey @nmg

gesgmn tfn Tgct%

Gt woet mraw skrutgey gc gt iools igln ae akkgmnet) [avara sagm%

Aem gt wgii% ]raktor dnabs caii out oc aighebnet aii tfn tgbn%

]fny mo) Hnv sagm% Dut youii ennm tfrnn snts oc sacnty ovnrrgmns

to cagi% ]fats aslgeh tfn akkgmnet gevnstghators to ovnriool a iot%

Xn kae faemin tfn gevnstghators) Barvgm sagm% ]fats routgen%

Aem tfn @nmg arn airnamyfnrn) [avara sagm% Wou ennm to mnai wgtf

tfnb sooenr or iatnraem tfnyii dn bukf nasgnr to lgii ge a koecusnm

sgtuatgoe%

Snry astutn) Kragtfnus sagm% Fn turenm to Barvgm% Aem) oc

koursn) tfnrn gs tfn ammnm doeus%

Barvgm tfouhft cor a bobnet) tfne sagm) Ahrnnm% Lgiigeh [oio aem

fgs wgcn wouim dn a egkn doeus) gemnnm%

Kragtfnus aktuaiiy sbginm% ]fne gts mnkgmnm%Hnv sfool fnr fnam% ]fgs gset wfat by pnopin sghenm oe cor) sfn

sagm% Kfasgeh a duekf oc astnrogm bgenrs out oc tfn Tgct gs oen tfgeh)

dut tfgs

Wourpnopin woet dn mogeh tfgs) [avara sagm% [fn ioklnm hazns

wgtf tfn oimnr wobae) aem nvne Barvgm cnit tfn kfgii tfat passnm dn"

twnne tfnb% Gwgii%

Hnv rnturenm [avaras hiarn wgtfout fflgekfgeh% Barvgm dnhae to cnar

gt bghft aktuaiiy kobn to a fihft) aem as netnrtagegeh as tfat bghft dn)

gt wouim aiso dn uecortueatn tgbgeh% ]fn Baemaiorgaes wouim prodadiy

iosn tfngr inamnr) wfgkf bnaet tfn Qrnpfs wouim iglniy iosn tfngr Bae"

maiorgaes% Aem wgtfout Baemaiorgaes to ovnrsnn tfnb) tfn Earhoes

wnrn too siow aem drutgsf to cuektgoe as ae nccnktgvn snkurgty corkn%


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Mnkgmgeh fn fam eo kfogkn dut to getnrvnen) Barvgm sagm) Kob"

baemnr Hnv) tfn tnrbs oc our koetrakt arn kinar% Arn you suhhnstgeh

you getnem to drnal tfat koetrakt? ]fn hraemmauhftnr oc Doda Cntt)

rnenhn oe fnr worm?

Hnvs nyns fflasfnm) dut sfn gbbnmgatniy ioolnm away crob [avara%

Eo) oc koursn eot) sfn sagm% G was ùst inttgeh you leow fow by

pnopin arn hogeh to cnni adout tfgs lgem oc attakl%

]fne G suhhnst you moet tnii tfnb gt was ae attakl) Kragtfnus

sagm% êinss) oc koursn) you moet nxpnkt us to fnip you aem your

hraemcatfnr wgtfyourprodinb%

Hnvs cakn hrnw stoey) aem sfn spoln to Kragtfnus tfrouhf kinekfnmtnntf% G sagmGm foeor tfn koetrakt% Wou baln surn you mo tfn sabn%

Kragtfnuss nyns twgelinm% Of) wn wgii) fn rnpignm% Favn eo cnar

oc tfat%

[avara bamn a poget oc katkfgeh Hnvs nyn) tfne kurinm fnr igp geto

a vgktorgous sennr% Gt iools igln G favn worl to mo% [fn turenm towarm

tfn doarmgeh rabp) tfne sagm to Barvgm) G woet dn karrygeh a kob"

igel) so you two fam dnttnr dn surn you waet tfgs moen%

Xnrn qugtn knrtage% Kragtfnus bamn a sfoogeh botgoe wgtf fgs

pownrdomys faems% @ust dn surn wnrn occpiaent wfne gt fappnes%

[avara roiinm fnr nyns) rnbgemgeh Barvgm oc tfn tnneahn fubae sfn

stgii was) at inast pfysgkaiiy% G tfgel youii dn sacn) Kragtfnus%

Oc koursn wn wgii) Barvgm sagm% Dut wfat adoutyou) by `nwni?

]fn [oios sfouim eot dn uemnrnstgbatnm% Gc sobntfgeh wnrn to ragsn

tfngr suspgkgoes) G moudt you wouim survgvn%

Aem tfne you wouimet kobpintn your assghebnet) Kragtfnusammnm% Arn you surn you kae mo tfgs aioen? Xn kouim sparn a squam oc

our domyhuarms to provgmn support%

]fn Baemaiorgaes wouimet ennm to leow wfat yourn mogeh)

Barvgm ammnm% Oeiy tfat gts tfngròd to protnkt you%

Fn inct uesagm tfn enxt part) tfn part fn lenw [avara wouim eot

ennm nxpiagenmtfat oekn fnr assghebnet was ovnr) tfn domyhuarms

wouim favn to dn nigbgeatnm% Eo oen dut [avara aem Hnv kouim dn ai"

iownm to leow tfn Qrnpfs roin ge tfn upkobgeh akkgmnet%

[avara tfouhft cor a bobnet) tfne bnt Barvgms hazn aem aslnm)

Wourn oeiy tailgeh adout Fae aem Inga) rghft? @agea gset wgtf tfnb?

]fats korrnkt) Kragtfnus sagm% Mons tfat baln a mgccnrnekn?


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Oc koursn gt mons) [avara sagm% Inga[oio G kae faemin bysnic%

Dut @agea % % % wnii) a squam oc Baemaiorgaes wouimet dn neouhf%

[o you getnem to ho aioen? Kragtfnus koefirbnm%

[avara eommnm% Gb inss iglniy to dn spottnm tfat way% Aem nvne gc

sobnoen mons eotgkn bn) Gii favn ae nasgnr tgbn tailgeh by way out oc

troudin wgtfout a squam oc arbornm huarms kiuelgeh arouem dnfgem

bn%

Eo moudt% Barvgm fnsgtatnm cor a bobnet) tfne aslnm) Wou mo

favn a piae to nskapn uefarbnm) korrnkt?

]fn qunstgoe aktuaiiy drouhft a sbgin to [avaras cakn) aem sfn

rnakfnm up to pat fgs kfnnl% Xfy) BarvgmG mo dnignvn yourn wor"rgnm adout bn% Barvgm mgm eot usuaiiy igln dngeh toukfnm) dut gt was

eot so dam wfne [avara mgm gt% ]fats so swnnt%


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Cour

At tfn car nem oc tfn snrvgkn faehar sat a [oro[uud rbneueh ;::) gts

uegqun tfrnn"poms"oe"a"mgsl sgifounttn so mgstgektgvn tfat Iuln kouim

gmnetgcy gts bomni at a hiaekn% Fnavgiy arbnm aem arbornm) tfn ^rbg

was tfn yakft oc kfogkn cor aeyoen wfo vaiunm snkurgty as wnii as iux"

ury) so gt waset ueusuai to snn oen at ae upskain rnsuppiy mnpot igln

Krossgeh Iaens [tatgoe% At tfn sabn tgbn) tfn yakfts wnrn too nxpne"

sgvn to dn kobboe) so gt snnbnm iglniy tfat tfgs oen dnioehnm to tfn

pnrsoe fn fam kobn to bnnt%

Aem tfn cakt tfat Iunwnt Xuui fam ynt to sfow fgbsnic suhhnstnm

`ust fow bukf tfn sneator waetnm to avogm dngeh snne wgtf Iuln% Eot

tfat Iuln kouim diabn fgb% At tfn bobnet) tfn @nmg wnrn aibost pa"

rgafs ge tfn Haiaktgk Aiigaeknnspnkgaiiy oe tfn kapgtai worim% Bost oc

Koruskaets kgtgznes stgii fnim tfn @nmg rnspoesgdin cor tfn mnvastatgoetfngr piaent fam succnrnm murgeh tfn dattin to mgsiomhn Adniotf aem fnr

[gtf bgegoes%

Eoentfninss) Xuui fam ahrnnm to tfn bnntgeh) dnkausn fn uemnr"

stoom tfat tfn pudigk wratf was bgspiaknm% Xgtfout tfn @nmg) tfnrn

wouim dn igttin to prnvnet tfn [gtf crob rnturegeh ge strnehtf aem try"

geh ahage to sudvnrt tfn Haiaktgk Aiigaekn%

Crob tfn stnre oc tfn @amn[famowkabn tfn bucfflnm tfubp oc a

suppiy eozzin pusfgeh geto a ioam soklnt% T4"M4 twnnminm crob tfn

mrogm statgoe at tfn rnar oc tfn fflghft mnkl) tfne a bnssahn appnarnm oe

tfn pgiots mgspiay) rnqunstgeh pnrbgssgoe to akknpt a tfousaem igtnrs oc

fypnrmrgvn kooiaet% Iuln koefirbnm tfat tfn routgeh vaivns wnrn snt

propnriy) tfne opnenm tfn tael%


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[tar Xars0 Krukgdin =7

Ho afnam) Artoo) fn sagm% Dut tnii tfnb to taln gt siow% G moet

waet aey diowdakl korromgeh our fuii%

T4"M4 havn ae acfirbatgvn wfgstin) aem Iuln watkfnm tfn taels

status hauhn start to rgsn% Gt was murgeh qugnt bobnets igln tfnsn) sgt"

tgeh aioen at tfn fnib) tfat fn stgii cnit Baras prnsnekn at fgs sgmn% ]fn

@amn[famowfam dnne fgs wgcns sfgp aemaii too octnetfngr tnbpo"

rary fobn as oen krgsgs or aeotfnr turenm tfn [lywailnrs geto getnrstni"

iar eobams% At tfn tgbn) Iuln wouim eot favn hunssnm tfat tfosn

pnrgoms oc kiosn igvgeh wouim dn aboeh fgs bost kfnrgsfnm bnborgns)

dut tfny wnrntfn uegetnrruptnm fours wgtf fgs wgcn aem soe) tfn

wnnlioeh strntkfns wfne tfn oeiy cakns fn saw dnioehnm to Bara aemDne%

Eow Bara was mnam% Aem Dne was a @nmg Leghft) oeiy a dgt youehnr

tfae Iuln fam dnne wfne fn dnhae fgs tragegeh wgtf Woma%

T4"M4 kfgrpnm ahage) aem aeotfnr bnssahn skroiinm akross tfn pg"

iots mgspiay% ]FN KINAEGEH [NTSGKN TNQ^N[][ ZNTBG[[GOE ]O DOATM%

Iuln famet ormnrnm aey snrvgkns tfat rnqugrnm akknss to tfn getn"

rgor oc tfn vnssni) dut fn wasnxpnktgeh a vgsgtor% Kae you put up a vgm

oc tfn kinaenrs?

]fn mgspiay swgtkfnm to tfn gbahn oc a squat igttin [uiiustae ge a kap

aem diun ovnraiis% Fn karrgnm a dah oc kinaegeh suppigns siueh ovnr fgs

sfouimnr% Dnsgmn fgb sat tfn buitg"arbnm kyigemnr oc a [oro[uud @]T

kinaegeh mrogm%

Iuln sbginm% ]fn [uiiustaes cakn was fgmmne dnenatf tfn dgii oc fgs

kap) dut tfn kinaegeh mrogm was a mnam hgvnaway% A [uiiust"dasnm bae"

ucakturgeh koehiobnratn) [oro[uud was leowe cor nvnrytfgeh crob gtsdattin krugsnrs to gts kobigels% Dut gts kinaegeh mrogms fam dnne ae

adysbai cagiurn% Oeiy [uiiusts sneator) wfo wouim envnr rgsl dngeh

snne wgtf ae gtnb bamn dy aey oc [oro[uuds kobpntgtors) wouim favn

a @]T%

Znrbgssgoe hraetnm) Iuln sagm) rgsgeh% Iownr tfn doarmgeh

rabp) Artoo%

Dy tfn tgbn fn wnet act to bnnt fgs hunsts) tfn rabp was mowe aem

tfn kap"wnargeh [uiiustae was inamgeh tfn kinaegeh mrogm akross tfn

tfrnsfoim% Xgtf fnavgiy wrgelinm mnwfflaps) rouemnm nars sahhgeh cor"

warm) aem mnnp kgrkins rgehgeh fgs fuhn marl nyns) fn was kinariy ae

nimnr oc fgs spnkgnsaem fn was kinariy [neator Iunwnt Xuui% Fn

qugkliy kauhft Iulns hazn) tfne sfot a hiaekn towarm tfn waii koetroi%


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>: ]roy Mneegeh

Xn eorbaiiy inavn tfn doarmgeh rabp mowe wfgin wn kinae) Xuui

sagm) fgs vogkn drghft aem kfnnrcui% Dut oc koursn gts your kfogkn)

Kaptage%

]fael you% Gm prncnr to lnnp tfn vnssni kiosnm) Iuln sagm) fflgp"

pgeh tfn tohhin duttoe%

As tfn rabp rosn geto posgtgoe) Xuui bovnm fgs kinaegeh mrogm geto

tfn bage kadge) tfne lenit mowe aem prnssnm a swgtkf fgmmne dntwnne

gts trnams% ]fn netgrn croet kasgeh swueh opne) rnvnaigeh a foiiow getn"

rgor fiiinm wgtf nqugpbnet nssnetgai to aey kiaemnstgen bnntgeh% ]fn

wgiy sneator rnbovnm tfn sgivnr faic daii oc a cuii"spnktrub navnsmrop"

pgeh `abbnr) tfne aktgvatnm gt aem piaknm gt oe tfn haiiny prnp kouetnr%Enxt) fn wgtfmrnw a dottin oc Baimovnae durtaiin aem a pagr oc kut"

krystai tubdinrs) wfgkf fn probptiy fiiinm% Fn passnm oen to Iuln aem

tool tfn otfnr fgbsnic) tfne ragsnm fgs hiass aem kigelnm rgbs%

]o oim crgnems aem foenst mnais%

Xnaitf aem fnaitf cor nvnryoen) Iuln rnpignm) kobpintgeh tfn

tramgtgoeai [uiiustae toast% Aem bay tfn Corkn dn wgtf us aii%

]fn ammgtgoe kausnm Xuuis nyns to kioum wgtf koeknre) dut fn

tgppnm fgs hiass aem mragenm tfn durtaiin ge oen huip% Iuln sgppnm fgs)

rnigsfgeh gts sboly fflavor as Xuui rnfiiinm fgs owe hiass% ]fgs snkoem

hiass) Iuln lenw crob fgs sgstnrs eotns oe tfn sneator) was oeiy cor

sfow aem wouim ho bostiy uetoukfnm uetgi tfngr dusgenss was moen%

Oekn Xuuis hiass was cuii ahage) fn tool a snat at tfn tadin% [orry

cor aii tfn sudtnrcuhn) fn sagm% Dut wn kaet dn too karncui% ]fny

favn nyns nvnrywfnrn%

Xfotfn [neatn? Iuln aslnm% ]fn [gtf? DABT Enws?Xuui skowinm% [gtf? DABT? Eo% Fn foppnm out oc fgs snat aem

cntkfnm a fflgbsgpiast fiin crob tfn mrogms snkrnt kobpartbnet% Xfo

arn wn fnrn to tail adout? HN]!

TghftHaiaktgk Nxpiogtatgoe ]nkfeoiohgns) Iuln sagm% Fn snesnm

a hrowgeh cnar ge tfn sneators Corkn aura% G taln gt youvn fnarm oc

tfnb?

Born tfae Gm igln% Xuui rnturenm to fgs snat) dut gestnam oc piak"

geh tfn fiin oe tfn tadin) fn lnpt gt kiosn to fgs kfnst% Ints start wgtf

tfn @nmgs getnrnst ge tfnb% Fow arn you gevoivnm wgtf HN]?

Gevoivnmprodadiy gset tfn rghft worm) Iuln sagm) talgeh a snat

akross crob Xuui% HN]s eabn kabn up ge assokgatgoe wgtf a pgraky

prodinb wnrn gevnstghatgeh%


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>4 ]roy Mneegeh

Olay% Wou uemnrstaem tfat wn gbposn a bgenrai tax oe nvnrytfgeh

gbportnm crob tfn Tgct geto tfn Aiigaekn) Xuui sagm% Gts tfn oeiy

way to hgvn a cagr drnal to tfn bgenrs worlgeh our owe astnrogm finims%

G stgii moet snn tfn koeenktgoe) Iuln sagm% Xfat mons tfat favn

to mo wgtf HN]?

]fny moet igln paygeh taxns) Xuui rnpignm% Aem wfne tfn

Qrnpf drotfnrs moet igln sobntfgeh) gts a prodinb%

]fn Qrnpf drotfnrs? Iuln aslnm%

Xuui tappnm tfn fiin% ]fny owe Haiaktgk [yemgkatnm) fn sagm%

Xfgkf) ge ture) owes Haiaktgk Nxpiogtatgoe ]nkfeoiohgns% Gts aii ge

tfgs fiin% Gts ae getnrnstgeh rnam) G probgsn%Xfne Xuui mgm eot pass tfn fiin ovnr) Iuln aslnm) [o fow mo G hnt

a iool at gt?

Cgrst you tnii bn wfat tfn @nmg arn mogeh ge tfn Tgct) Xuui sagm%

]fne wnii snn%

Iuln pausnm to nxabgen Xuuis Corkn aura ahage) snarkfgeh cor tfn

ogiy toukf oc mnknptgoe or tfn taeh oc a diucc% Xfne fn couem oeiy tfn

ninktrgk dgtn oc cnar) fn rnaigznm tfat tfn sneator was eot trygeh to mupn

fgboeiy to dn surn tfat Iuln mgm eot foim dakl aey snkrnts fgbsnic%

Xn favn eotfgeh to fgmn) Iuln sagm% HN] bghft dn gevoivnm ge

tfn pgraky prodinb G bnetgoenm narignr% ]fn attakls arn rnaiiy kuttgeh

tfn suppiy to Iaemo Kairgssgaes astnrogm rnfienry oe [areus% Xn snet

Fae aem Inga to gevnstghatn as a cavor to ae oim crgnem) aem tfngr iast

bnssahn fgetnm tfat gt bghft eot dn your usuai pgratn prodinb%

Xuuis nyns hinabnm wgtf summne kobprnfnesgoe% HN] gs drgeh"

geh born promukt geto tfn Aiigaekn eow tfae nvnr) fn sagm% G tfouhfttfny wnrn `ust talgeh a dgtn out oc Iaemos barlnt sfarn) dut Gb dn"

hgeegeh to tfgel gts sobntfgeh nisnsobntfgeh born typgkai cor

tfnb%

Borntypgkai? Iuln aslnm%

Xuui eommnm aem piaknm tfn fflgbsg oe tfn tadin dntwnne tfnb%

Zgraky gset HN]s oeiy sgmnigen) fn sagm% @ust dnkausn HN] gs drgeh"

geh bntai geto tfn Aiigaekn monset bnae wnrn koiinktgeh taxns oe gt%

[otfnyrn geto sbuhhigeh) as wnii) Iuln sagm) talgeh tfn fiin%

@ust rnam% Xuui mragenm fgs hiass) tfne nynm tfn dottin as tfouhf

fihftgeh tfn tnbptatgoe to pour aeotfnr% Zgraky aem sbuhhigeh arn

oeiy tfn dnhgeegeh%

Iuln opnenm tfn fiin% As Xuui fam nxpiagenm) HN] was owenm dy


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[tar Xars0 Krukgdin >;

Haiaktgk [yemgkatnm) ae getnrstniiar koehiobnratn wgtf getnrnsts ge igvn"

stokl hnen mnvniopbnet) amvaeknm kydorh tnkfeoiohy) getnrstniiar

traesportatgoe) aem a mozne otfnr finims% Ovnr tfn iast tfgrty ynars)

tfngr kobpaegns fam dnne assokgatnm wgtf krgbns raehgeh crob hnen

rustigeh to siavn balgeh% Murgeh tfn war ahagest tfn Wuuzfae Soeh)

tfnrn fam nvne dnne a [yemgkatnm starigenr snrvgkn tfat spnkgaigznm ge

sniigeh wfoin sfgpcuis oc rncuhnns to Wuuzfae Soeh prgnsts cor rgtns oc

bass sakrgfikn%

Iuln ioolnm up% Xfy arnet tfnsn huys igvgeh ge a mntnetgoe knetnr

sobnwfnrn?

Dnkausn Barvgm aem Kragtfnus Qrnpf arn bastnrs oc worlgeh dn"fgem tfn sknens) Xuui rnpignm% ]fngr botfnr was ae gecorbatgoe

drolnr aem statgstgkai proheostgkator oe Orm Baetnii) uetgi sobnoen

put a diastnr doit tfrouhf fnr fnam%

]fny wnrn orpfaes?

Xuui sfool fgs fnam% ]fat bghft favn dnne nasgnr oe tfnb) fn

sagm% ]fn doit mgmet lgii fnr% Gt `ust inct fnr ueadin to corb enw

bnborgns%

Xfgkf bnaet sfn kouimet nare a igvgeh aeyborn) Iuln surbgsnm%

Tghft% ]fn Qrnpfs hrnw up poorso poor tfny fam to sfarn a

pownrdomy% Xuui pogetnm at tfn fiin ahage% Lnnp rnamgeh% Gts aii ge

tfnrn%

Iuln rnturenm to tfn fiin% Hrowgeh up ge povnrty fam dnne a mnnpiy

botgvatgeh caktor cor tfn Qrnpfs% Oe tfngr ninvnetf nbnrhnekn aeeg"

vnrsary) tfn drotfnrs fam nbdnzzinm a bgiigoe krnmgts crob a iokai krgbn

iorm% ]fny fam usnm tfn boeny to duy a sbaii promukt"nvaiuatgoe iad"oratory) tfne dnhae a iukratgvn prohrab oc tnstgeh Luatg kosbntgks oe

stoine pnts aem orpfaenm youehigehs%

Actnr tfat) tfn Qrnpfs fam vgrtuaiiy mgsappnarnm crob tfn ocfikgai

rnkorm uetgi sfortiy dncorn tfn war ahagest tfn Wuuzfae Soeh% At tfat

poget) snkurgty aem poigkn snrvgkns aii ovnr tfn haiaxy dnhae to trakn ae

astoegsfgeh array oc krgbns) korruptgoe) aem mnkngtcui dusgenss prak"

tgkns dakl to tfn parnet kobpaey) Haiaktgk [yemgkatnm% Nvne tfne) gt

waset uetgi rnknetiy) `ust actnr tfn [nkoem Kgvgi Xar) tfat Barvgm aem

Kragtfnus Qrnpf fam dnne gmnetgfinm as tfn soin owenrs oc Haiaktgk

[yemgkatnm%

Iuln snt tfn fiin asgmn% ]fn @nmg Ormnrs owe rnsnarkfnrs fam mgs"

kovnrnm sobn oc tfn sabn gecorbatgoe% Dut tfn Haiaktgk Aiigaekns ge"


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[tar Xars0 Krukgdin >>

]fn sabn way tfny avogm paygeh gbport taxns) G gbahgen) Xuui

sagm% [pgns) drgdnry) nxtortgoe) getgbgmatgoe) burmnrwfatnvnr tfny

ennm to mo%

Aem wfat gs gt tfatyourncrghftnenm oc) Iunw?

Xuuis nars mgppnm nvnr so sighftiy% G tfouhft you bghft eotgkn

tfat) fn sagm% Dut G assurn you) Gb eot aiiowgeh by owe koeknres

to gefflunekn by mnkgsgoesaey born tfae G wouim koesgmnr talgeh a

drgdn%

Xfatkoeknres) nxaktiy?

]fn tfrnats) oc koursn% Xuui bnt Iulns hazn ahage% Favn you

dnne igstnegeh) Bastnr [lywailnr?Wns) Iuln rnpignm% Dut Gb favgeh troudin dnignvgeh gt% ]fn

Qrnpfs arn aktuaiiy tfrnatnegeh a Haiaktgk Aiigaekn sneator?

Xuuis mnwfflaps tghftnenm% Fnavnes eo) Bastnr [lywailnr) Xuui

sagm% Nvne tfnyarnet tfat drazne% Dut Gvn fam to asl by warrne"kiae

to ho geto fgmgeh%

]frnatnegeh a sneators cabgiy gs stgii a krgbn) Iuln odsnrvnm%

Aem Gb surn tfny wouim dn prosnkutnm cor gt) Xuui sagm% Gcwn

kouim drgeh tfn Qrnpfs to `ustgkn gesgmn Haiaktgk Aiigaekn spaknaem

gcG fam tfn lgem oc nvgmnekn tfat kouim dn usnm to nbdarrass Xaemara

Mnlort geto pursugeh tfn kasn%

Iuln ragsnm fgs drow% ]fn bgegstnr oc `ustgkn gs oe tfngr payroii?

Drgdnm) diaklbaginm) tfrnatnenmor pnrfaps ust ovnriy kautgous%

Xuui sprnam fgs faems% Xfo gs to leow?

Fas Bgegstnr Mnlort at inast opnenm % % % Iuln pausnm wfne fn

snesnm a gttnry prnsnekn uemnrenatf tfn [famow) up enar tfn dow) tfnekoetgeunm) % % % ae gevnstghatgoe oc tfn tfrnats ahagest your cabgiy?

Eot tfat G leow oc) fn sagm%

Iuln rosn aem turenm faicway towarm tfn prnsnekn% Xuui tgppnm fgs

fnam dut qugkliy rnsubnm tfn koevnrsatgoe wfne Iuln twgrinm a fiehnr

to lnnp gt hogeh%

Mnlort kiagbs tfat bnrn geeunemo gs eo hrouems cor ae gevnstgha"

tgoe) tfn [uiiustae sagm% Dut sfn fasassurnm bn tfat gc aey

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