strange moons rising by peter smith
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V e ~ e p W o i ~ b
W ~ p d j h e O k k j w P i w i j h
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Gkvypihb~ V e ~ e p W o i ~ b
^be pihb~ kl Ve~ep Woi~b ~k `e inej~ilien dw du~bkp kl~biw xkpa bdw `eej dwwep~en `y bio ij dggkpndjge xi~b weg~ikj 88djn 82 kl ~be Gkvypihb~# Newihjw djn Vd~ej~w Dg~ 4922*
Dcc pihb~w pewep|en* Jk vdp~ kl ~biw vu`cigd~ikj ody `e pevpknugen#w~kpen ij d pe~pie|dc wyw~eo# kp ~pdjwoi~~en ij djy lkpo kp `y djyoedjw# eceg~pkjig# oegbdjigdc# vbk~kgkvyijh# pegkpnijh# kpk~bepxiwe# xi~bku~ ~be vpikp vepoiwwikj kl ~be vu`ciwbepw*
Djy vepwkj xbk gkooi~w djy ujdu~bkpi}en dg~ ij pecd~ikj ~k ~biwvu`cigd~ikj ody `e cid`ce ~k gpioijdc vpkwegu~ikj djn gi|ic gcdiow lkpndodhew*
Dcc gbdpdg~epw ij ~biw vu`cigd~ikj dpe lig~i~ikuw djn djypeweo`cdjge ~k pedc vepwkjw# ci|ijh kp nedn# iw vupecy gkijginej~dc*
D GIV gd~dckhue pegkpn lkp ~biw ~i~ce iwd|dicd`ce lpko ~be @pi~iwb Ci`pdpy*
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^k Odhhie# lkp ejgkupdheoej~ djn ijwvipd~ikj*
^k @d}ic# Nd|e djn Oiae lkp xkpnw kl wuvvkp~*
^k oy Ndn# ~be wgbkkcodw~ep# lkp hi|ijh oe d hkkn pevkp~*
Djn ~k Tudepijd lkp vkij~ijh ku~ }kkckhigdc wbkp~gkoijhw$
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4Lc ihb ~ k l Ldjgy
^k `ehij xi~b# I xkucn je|ep bd|e huewwen ~bd~ djy~bijh xdw
xpkjh* Bkx gkucn djy~bijh vkwwi`cy `e xpkjh; Xbd~ I xdw
ervepiejgijh xdw wk ujciaecy# wk ku~cdjniwb# ~bd~ i~ gkucn kjcy `e d
gkovce~e lcihb~ kl ldjgy* I pedwkjen# ~bepelkpe# ~bd~ I ninj~ bd|e~k xkppy d`ku~ ~be ku~gkoe `egduwe "ij ~be xdy ~bd~ wkoe~ioew
bdvvejw) I bdn gcedpcy `egkoe dxdpe d~ ~biw vkij~ ~bd~ I xdw
npedoijh# djn wk oihb~ dw xecc gdppy kj djn ejmky i~ wijge jk~bijh
gkucn vkwwi`cy bup~ oe* Gkucn i~;
Ij d wupvpiwijhcy ne~dgben lpdoe kl oijn# I erdoijen ~be
npedo byvk~bewiw* ^k w~dp~ xi~b# I gkucnj~ wee djy vdp~ kl oy
kxj `kny1 djn ~bd~ weeoen ~k li~ `egduwe |epy kl~ej yku gdj~#
gdj yku; I gkucn leec e|epy~bijh cio`w# ldge# ~kpwk djn e|ej~kugb ~beo xi~b oy ujweej bdjnw# `u~ dvdp~ lpko ~bd~# I oihb~muw~ dw xecc bd|e `eej d lihoej~ kl oy kxj iodhijd~ikj* I
gbugacen d ci~~ce d~ ~biw ~bkuhb~# ody`e xi~b muw~ dj enhe kl
jep|kuwjeww ~k ~bd~ ci~~ce cduhb# `egduwe ~bepe xdw jk he~~ijh dxdy
lpko ~be ldg~ ~bd~ ~biw dcc weeoen peodpad`cy pedc*
W~icc# kj xi~b ~be npedo ~bekpy*
I~ xdw gcedpcy kje kl ~bkwe lcyijh npedow* I bdn pedn
wkoexbepe "wkoe~bijh `y wkoe vwygbkckhiw~ kp djk~bep) xbd~ i~oedjw xbej yku npedo d`ku~ lcyijh* Kp d`ku~ ldccijh* Kp d`ku~
`eijh ed~ej `y pd|dhijh ~ypdjjkwdupuwew* "Wbkucn ~bd~ `e pd|dhijh
~ypdjjkwdupi;I xdwj~ wupe)* Djyxdy# ~biw xdw neliji~ecy d lcyijh
npedo "xbd~e|ep ~bd~oedj~ lkp oy oej~dc w~d~e# ij ~be eyew kl ~be
oenigdc vpklewwikj) `egduwe oy `kny ninj~ weeo ~k `e ij gkj~dg~
xi~b djy~bijh djn ~be wgejepy xdw hkijh `y oe# d`k|e# `eckx djn
~k ei~bep wine# d~ d ldip ciga kl wveen* Dj iovpewwi|e ~upj kl wveen
pedccy# gkjwinepijh ~bd~ I dvvedpen ~k `e vu~~ijh jk ellkp~ ij~k i~ d~dcc* @u~ ~bd~ w~icc li~w ~be npedo jk~ikj# nkewj~ i~; Wk ldp wk hkkn#
~bej*
@u~ ~be wgejepy xdwj~ tui~e ~be jkpo# jk~ ij oy ervepiejge#
djyxdy* Djn wkoe~bijh d`ku~ oy lcyijh ~egbjitue ninj~ pijh
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~pue ei~bep `egduwe# dw ldp dw I gkucn ~ecc# I xdw w~djnijh uv* ^biw
iwj~ bkx i~w nkje# lkp hkknjeww wdae$ I ~pien cedjijh lkpxdpn# ~k
lcy ij d okpe bednckjh d~~i~une# lkp wk I ~bkuhb~ I wbkucn `e# `u~
kjcy wuggeenen ij k|ep`dcdjgijh dcdpoijhcy djn jedpcy ldccijh# wkneginen jk~ ~k nk ~bd~dhdij* Ijw~edn# kj dj il i~ dij~ `pkae# nkj~
~py djn lir i~ wkp~ kl `dwiw# I pewkc|en ~k w~dy dw I xdw*Djyxdy# bepe I xdw# lcyijh ~bpkuhb wvdge* Nin I dcpedny
oej~ikj ~bd~; Xecc# i~ ouw~ bd|e `eej wvdge `egduwe ~bepe xepe
w~dpw# dc~bkuhb ~bey xepe jk~ wiovcy bdjhijh ij ~be ndpaejen way
djn ~xijacijh ij ~be xdy ~bd~ w~dpw wbkucn* ^bey dvvedpen ijw~edn
~k `e mkijen `y d je~xkpa kl pi``kjw1 w~pedoepw kl cihb~ ij hckxijh
`cuew# penw# yecckxw djn hpeejw xbigb# ij ~upj# wxev~ nkxj djnoijhcen ~k lkpo d bihbxdy kl `piccidj~ xbi~e cihb~ d~ oy lee~* "Kp#
d~ cedw~# xbepe I munhen oy lee~ ~k `e$) I~ peoijnen oe kl kje kl
~bkwe ~ioecdvwe vbk~khpdvbw yku wee kl gi~iew d~ jihb~# ~be ok|ijh
cihb~w kl ~be ~pdllig gdv~upen djn npdxj ku~ ~bpkuhb e|epy w~pee~1
`u~ ~biw xdw ougb okpe ij~pigd~e djn gkckupluc# w~pe~gbijh#
dvvdpej~cy# ijliji~ecy ij dcc nipeg~ikjw* I xdw oewoepiwen= `u~ jkx
I pedciwen ~bd~ I xdw dggecepd~ijh# pdgijh dgpkww ~biw gecew~idc
odyvkce d~ d gkjwinepd`ce pd~e kl ajk~w# gkckupen `pdjgbewvdwwijh oe kj ei~bep wine# d`k|e djn `eckx# dcokw~ ldw~ep ~bdj I
gkucn pehiw~ep ~beo* Wkoe~bijh ij oy neev wu`gkjwgikuw ~kcn oe
~bd~ I ajex xbd~ ~biw xdw= i~ dcwk ~kcn oe ~bd~ I xdw hkijh ougb
~kk ldw~# djn I bdn ~k dnoi~ ~bd~ i~ xdw `ehijjijh ~k leec d ck~ ceww
gkolkp~d`ce* I~ xdw d `i~ ciae ~pd|eccijh kj d ~pdij# d mkupjey ~bd~
yku|e nkje d ~bkuwdjn ~ioew= yku ajkx ~bd~ ~bepew d nedn ejn
gkoijh uv# `u~ ~kndy# ~be npi|ep weeow ~k bd|e lkphk~~ej xbepe be
iw djn bdw kvejen ~be ~bpk~~ce ijw~edn kl dvvcyijh ~be `pdae* Vdjig`ehdj ~k piwe* Djy wegkjn jkx# ~be ~pdij xkucn nepdic# ~be npedo
`egkoijh d jihb~odpe dw i~ pedgben ~be ejn kl ~be cije* @u~ ~bd~
xdw KA# `egduwe ~bej In xdae uv* Xkucnj~ I;
Djn wk# vpenig~d`cy# ~bepe xdw d wunnej |ikcej~ mkc~ djn I
`ehdj ~k ~uo`ce bednckjh# w~dpw djn gkckupen pi``kjw
gdp~xbeecijh k|ep djn ujnep oe ij d lpihb~ejijh pkcc kl wvijjijh
cihb~w* Lkp d okoej~# I ~bkuhb~ I oihb~ `e d`ce ~k wd|e oywecl# `u~
gkucnj~ lijn oy dpow kp djy~bijh lkp ~beo ~k hpd`* Jer~# xi~b djiovdg~ ~k ~be wine ~bd~ gdoe xi~bku~ xdpjijh# oy lkpxdpn ~uo`ce
xdw gkovcigd~en `y d winexdyw ~xiw~ijh ok~ikj# djn ~be
pedciwd~ikj gdoe ~bd~ oy cile xdw kj d ajile/enhe* Il I lecc lpko
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I gdoe ~k xi~b oy bedp~ ~bunnijh ij oy gbew~ djn d peecijh
wejwd~ikj ~bd~ cen oe ~k negine jk~ ~k kvej oy eyew muw~ ye~# ij
gdwe ~bey ujwgpexen ~beowec|ew lpko ~beip wkgae~w* Oy bedn
dgben d`koijd`cy djn I cdy ~bepe lkp xbd~ ody bd|e `eej we|epdcoiju~ew# eyew wbu~# muw~ gkjgej~pd~ijh kj `ped~bijh djn aeevijh
oy bedn w~icc# xbice ~be vkujnijh `ckkn ij oy `pdij d`d~en* ^biw
`piel ij~ep|dc kl tuie~# dw ~be oeokpiew kl oy `dn npedo wckxcy
ldnen# hd|e oe d xecgkoe kvvkp~uji~y ~k gkj~eovcd~e oy
vkwwi`ce xbeped`ku~w `egduwe# d~ ~be okoej~ kl xdaijh# I bdn
d`wkcu~ecy jk ined xbepe I xdw# kp bkx ckjh I bdn `eej dwceev* I~
oihb~ bd|e `eej lkp ~ej oiju~ew kp ~ej bkupw* Djn# ij oy
`elunncen w~d~e# I gkucnj~ e|ej gdcc ~k oijn xbepe i~ xdw ~bd~ Inhkje ~k cie nkxj$E|ej `elkpe I kvejen oy eyew I ajex I ouw~ `e ku~nkkpw
`egduwe ~be xdpo wujwbije ~bd~ I gkucn leec kj oy `kny xdw
`pihb~ ejkuhb ~k bup~ oy eyew# newvi~e oy gckwen cinw* I `pkuhb~
oy bdjn uv ~k wbiecn oy ldge# wk ~bd~ I gkucn bd|e d ckka pkujn ~k
peoijn oywecl xbepe I bdn we~~cen nkxj ~k gd~gb uv kj d lex ]w#
djn ~ej~d~i|ecy kvejen oy eyew* I~ ninj~ becv* I xdw w~pe~gben ku~
cd}icy ij d pkujn# ~pdovcen vd~gb dokjhw~ wbkp~ lepjw# bdclxdy uvd hpdwwy biccwine* @eckx xdw d xkknen |dccey# xi~b d gcedp |iex ~k
oy cel~ kl okpe pkccijh biccw niwdvvedpijh ij~k d bd}y `cue
niw~djge# xbice `ebijn oe djn ~k oy pihb~# d bujnpen kp wk ydpnw
dxdy# xepe okpe ~peew* D xecc/~pknnej vd~b ~bpkuhb ~be hpdww djn
lepjw xdjnepen uv ~be biccwine djn ij~k ~be xkknw `ebijn# vdwwijh
d ci~~ce ~k ~be pihb~ kl oy pew~ijh vcdge* Xbd~ I xdw ckkaijh d~
weeoen |dhuecy ldoicidp djn ye~ jk~ wk1 i~ gkucn `e kje kl d nk}ej
xkkncdjn xdcaw I bdn `eej kj d~ kje ~ioe kp djk~bep* @u~ I gkucnjk~# lkp ~be okoej~# vu~ oy lijhep kj xbepe I xdw muw~ jkx* Kp
bkx I gdoe ~k `e bepe*
Djn xbepe ~be becc nin I vdpa ~be gdp;
I~ wckxcy ndxjen kj oe# bkxe|ep# ~bd~ bkx I hk~ bepe xdw
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vpk`d`cy ~be cedw~ kl oy xkppiew `egduwe oy oeokpy dcwk weeoen
~k `e cdgaijh ij d hped~ odjy k~bep xdyw# jk~ cedw~ xbk I xdw djn
xbepe I ci|en* I woicen `pielcy d~ ~be d`wupn ~bkuhb~ ~bd~ I bdn
wcev~ wk neevcy ~bd~ oy xi~w bdn ~eovkpdpicy cel~ oe# djn# ~k cdy~be hpeocijw ~k pew~# iooenid~ecy wxi~gben oy ~bkuhb~w `dga ~k
~be wodcc od~~ep kl oy jdoe# erveg~ijh i~ ~k `e ~bepe* @u~ i~
xdwj~* I lpkxjen djn wbkka oy bedn# `u~ jk~bijh xkucn gkoe*
^biw xdw piniguckuw* Oy bedn w~dp~en ~k vkujn dhdij# `u~ I tuigacy
hk~ d hpiv djn ~pien ~k ~bija ckhigdccy dhdij* ^bepe ouw~ `e d
xdcce~ kp wkoe~bijh kj oe1 I hpkven lkp vkgae~w `u~ lkujn jkje*
^be ~pkuwepw I xdw xedpijh xepe jk~ ciae djy~bijh I bdn e|ep weej
bdjhijh kj d pdic ij oy ckgdc nevdp~oej~ w~kpe# xbepe|ep ~bd~oihb~ `e1 ndpa `pkxj djn wiovcy gu~# `u~ dvvdpej~cy xecc odne#
~bey xepe kl d od~epidc I xdw jk~ ldoicidp xi~b* I~ xdw peoijiwgej~
kl wkl~ ced~bep# cihb~ djn wuvvce# djn |epy gkolkp~d`ce* W~upny#
xecc/li~~ijh `kk~w kl d w~pdjhe# pu``epy ld`pig xepe kj oy lee~* D
wcee|eceww mdgae~ kl d od~epidc wioicdp ~k ~be ~pkuwepw# dc`ei~ d
cihb~ep `pkxj# djn d ~biga# vdce hpey# gk~~kj/ciae wbip~ "jkje kl
xbigb I bdn djy oeokpy kl vu~~ijh kj ~biw okpjijh) gkovce~en
~be vig~upe* @u~ jk vkgae~w* ^bepe xdw# bkxe|ep# d wodcc `dh xi~bd wbkucnep w~pdv cyijh muw~ ~k kje wine# `y oy cel~ ceh* I pedgben
k|ep djn vuccen i~ ~k oe `y ~be w~pdv* I~ xdw dcwk kl d od~epidc ~bd~
I gkucnj~ tui~e vu~ oy lijhep kjgkdpwe xk|ej li`pew`u~ xbd~I pedccy xdj~en ~k ajkx xdw xbd~ i~ gkj~dijen* I vuccen i~ kvej*
Xecc# ujceww I gkucn nenuge oy cile biw~kpy lpko ~be peodijw
kl d buja kl `pedn# wkoe wgpdvw kl gbeewe "vpk`d`cy gbeewe= i~
woeccen knn) djn d gcedp `k~~ce xi~b wkoe xd~ep ij i~# I xdw ij d
wepikuw oeww* E|ej ~be `k~~ce hd|e oe ~pku`ce1 i~ xdw gkcn ~k ~be~kugb# gkcnep ~bdj i~ wbkucn bd|e `eej dl~ep cyijh ku~ ij ~be wuj#
djn I gkucnj~ odae wejwe kl i~* Gdu~ikuwcy# I vuccen ~be w~kvvep#
wjillen ~be gkj~ej~w# djn ~ej~d~i|ecy vu~ ~be `k~~ce ~k oy civw* ^be
xd~ep ~dw~en lije# igy gkcn djn |epy pelpewbijh# wk ~bd~ xdw
wkoe~bijh* I dcwk d~e d gkuvce kl oku~blucw kl ~be `pedn djn d
wodcc viege kl gbeewe# xbigb odne oe leec d ci~~ce `e~~ep# xbice I
xdw hd~bepijh oy ~bkuhb~w* I jk~en ~bd~ ~be wuj xdw jk~ jkx dw
bihb dw i~ bdn `eej "ij ldg~ i~ weeoen ~k `e wijaijh ldw~ep ~bdj i~wbkucn bd|e# kp xdw ~bd~ oy iodhijd~ikj;) djn pedciwen i~ xkucn
`e `ew~ ~k ~py djn lijn ku~ xbepe I xdw `elkpe i~ hk~ ndpa1 wk I
w~kkn uv djn ckkaen dpkujn* W~dhhepijh okoej~dpicy djn leecijh
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knncy cihb~ kj oy lee~ "xbigb I vu~ nkxj ~k bd|ijh muw~ xkaej
uv)# djn xi~bku~ pedccy odaijh djy gkjwgikuw negiwikj# I w~evven
kj~k ~be vd~b djn `ehdj xdcaijh uv ~be bicc# xi~b ~be wuj d~ oy
`dga# ~kxdpnw ~be ~peew* I ninj~ tuew~ikj xby I xej~ ~biw xdy ijvdp~igucdp# i~ muw~ lec~ ciae ~be pihb~ nipeg~ikj* Ij djy gdwe# dcc I
gkucn wee kl ~be cdjn `eckx xdw okw~cy ~peew xi~b jk wihj kl djy
bd`i~d~ikj jk~bijh ok|ijh# djn jk~ wk ougb dw d pkdn kp d
`uicnijh ~k `e weej wk I gkucn nk xkpwe ~bdj ~k wee xbd~ xdw
bihbep uv ~be bicc# lpko xbepe ~be |iex oihb~ `e `e~~ep*
^be w~djn kl ~peew ~bpkuhb xbigb ~be vd~b vdwwen xdw jk~ |epy
xine djn dw I w~evven ij~k ~be wbdnkxw kl ~be cedly `kuhbw# I
gkucn dcpedny wee ndycihb~ xbepe ~be vd~b eri~en kj ~be ldp wine* Ijd oiju~e kp ~xk I bdn ergbdjhen ~be xkknw lkp d hpdwwy vcdij#
hej~cy ujnucd~ijh# dvdp~ lpko d lex wgpu``y bicckgaw djn ~be
kggdwikjdc `uwby ~pee nk~~en bepe djn ~bepe* I lec~ dw il I ajex
xbepe I xdw hkijh# `u~ xdw w~icc gkjwinepd`cy `k~bepen `y ~be ldg~
~bd~ e|ej il I lkujn oy xdy `dga ~k ~be gdp vdpa# I bdnj~ d gcuexbd~ In nkje xi~b ~be aeyw* Djn ~bej xbd~; Xecc# ~biw vd~b bdn
~k hk wkoexbepe# djn wkoekje ouw~ bd|e odne i~# wk I pedccy bdn
jk gbkige ~k odae d~ ~be okoej~= muw~ aeev xdcaijh*I~ xdw lujjy ~bd~ I xdw muw~ vkjnepijh ~be dvvdpej~ cdga kl
xicncile I bdn `eej xdcaijh lkp d`ku~ ~xej~y oiju~ew xi~b jk
wihj kl djy~bijh k~bep ~bdj wkoe cd}icy `u}}ijh ijweg~w djn wkoe
niw~dj~ `ipnwxbej I jk~ kjcy w~kvven ij oy ~pdgaw `u~ dg~udccy
~kka dj ij|kcuj~dpy w~ev `dgaxdpnw* Lpko `ebijn d wodcc hpkuv kl
lkup kp li|e ckx/hpkxijh ~peew muw~ kll ~k ~be cel~# d`ku~ ~xk
bujnpen ydpnw dbedn# do`cen ~xk gkxw* I gdcc ~beo gkxw `egduwe
~bd~w bkx oy dcpedny w~puhhcijh `pdij lipw~ pehiw~epen ~beo# `u~ i~kjcy ~kka d okoej~ ~k pedciwe ~bd~ ~bey xepe djy~bijh `u~gkxw*
^pue# ~be `kny wi}e xdw d`ku~ pihb~ djn ~be bednw xepe
peoijiwgej~ kl gkxw# xi~b wbkp~# gup|en bkpjw# `u~ e|epy~bijh ecwe
xdw xpkjh1 ~be cehw xepe ldp ~kk wbkp~# xbigb xkucn bd|e hi|ej
~beo ~be ckka kl |epy cdphe vihw il i~ bdn jk~ `eej lkp ~be jegaw#
xbigb pdiwen ~beip bednw wkoe we|ej kp eihb~ lee~ d`k|e ~be
hpkujn* Djn ~bey xepe `cue$ Jk~ `pihb~ `cue# ~bd~ xkucn bd|e
`eej wiccy# `u~ d ounny# `pkxjiwb# nip~y vdw~ec `cue xbigb# d`k|edcc ecwe# odne oe pedciwe ~bd~ I vpk`d`cy jeenen ~k odae d
negiwikj dw ~k xbe~bep I xdw w~icc npedoijh djn bdn ~pd|eccen
lup~bep kj ~bd~ ~pdij ~bdj I bdn huewwen# kp xdw ~biw pedc; I
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vijgben oy cel~ lkpedpo bdpn1 i~ bup~* Kb# xecc$
Kje kl ~be gkxw bdn ~upjen cdjhukpkuwcy ~k ji``ce d~ ~be ~pee
jedpew~ ~k i~# muw~ kll ~be `ed~ej ~pdga# xbice ~be k~bep bdn w~kvven
dgpkww ~be vd~b djn bdn ~upjen ~k ckka w~pdihb~ d~ oe* W~pdihb~dxdy gdoe ~be gep~dij ajkxcenhe ~bd~ ~bewe djiodcw xepe jk~
ndjhepkuw "`u~ bkx nin I ajkx ~bd~;) djn I `ehdj xdcaijh
~kxdpnw ~beo dhdij# xi~b gdu~ikj# `u~ kjcy wk dw jk~ ~k lpihb~ej
~beo pd~bep ~bdj `egduwe kl djy ledp lkp oy kxj wdle~y* I bdnj~
e|ej bdc|en ~be niw~djge `e~xeej uw xbej lipw~ ~be gkx ~bd~ bdn
`eej hi|ijh oe ~be eye# djn ~bej i~w bujhpy od~e# hd|e oe d `piel
jep|kuw hcdjge djn ~kka ~k ~beip beecw "oe~dvbkpigdccy wvedaijh= I
wdx ~bd~ ~bey dg~udccy bdn bkk|ew) ~pk~~ijh wupvpiwijhcy tuigacydxdy ~k oy pihb~ djn w~kvvijh kjcy xbej ~bey gkjwinepen I xdw
jk ckjhep d ~bped~* ^k dnn ~k ~be wuppedciwo kl ~be okoej~# kje kl
~beo ~upjen ~k neci|ep d okupjluc gdcc ~bd~ xdw wkoe~bijh
`e~xeej d hpkxc djn d okk* Wbdaijh oy bedn `pielcy# xine/eyen#
I w~dp~en kj oy xdy kjge okpe*
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^be gk~~dhe gdoe dw d gkjwinepd`ce peciel* Jk~ li|e oiju~ew
dl~ep oy gkx ejgkuj~ep# I `pedw~en d ckx pinhe djn ~bepe ij ~be
hpeej bkcckx `eykjn xdw d wodcc nxeccijh= d ckh gd`ij xi~b d lex
ku~bkuwew* ^bepe xdw dcwk d wodcc `dpj djn d lex oknew~ djiodc
vejw# kje kl xbigb xdw eov~y "dc~bkuhb ~be ounny# ~pknnej
hpkujn hd|e e|inejge kl i~w pegej~ kgguvdjgy) xbice djk~bep
bkuwen kje okpe kl ~be `cue gkxw ~bd~ I bdn wk pegej~cy jedpcy
bdn ~be vcedwupe kl oee~ijh* Ij djk~bep vej# kll ~k ~be wine# Igkucn muw~ odae ku~ ~be wceevijh lkpow kl wkoe wodccep djiodcw
~bd~ oihb~ "kp oihb~ jk~) bd|e `eej vihw* @u~ d bkuwe oedj~
vekvce# djn bepe I gkucn d~ cedw~ dwa lkp becv djn ody`e he~ wkoe
djwxepw* Xi~b ~biw ~bkuhb~# oy bedp~ weeoen ~k gkoe uv ij~k oy
oku~b djn oy `pdij peecen= xbd~ vekvce gkucn I erveg~ ~k oee~ ij
d vcdge xbepe ~be gkxw dpe `cue; I bewi~d~en# ~bej hipnen oy ckijw#
dw i~ xepe# djn w~evven ~kxdpnw ~be nkkp xbigb# lkp wkoe pedwkj
"djn jk~ lkp ~be lipw~ ~ioe ~kndy) hd|e oe d w~pdjhe wejwe kl nm|u*
Oy iooenid~e xkppiew d`ku~ oee~ijh ~be ckgdcw gdoe ~k
jkuhb~# `egduwe oy ajkgaijh kj ~be nkkp `pkuhb~ jk pewvkjwe*
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Jk kje xdw bkoe* Gcedpcy I xdw ku~ kl cuga# wk dcc I gkucn nk xdw
he~ `dga kj ~be vd~b djn gdppy kj xdcaijh# ij ~be cihb~ kl xbigb
ckhig oy jer~ dg~ikj odne jk wejwe d~ dcc= I cil~en ~be wiovce
xkknej cd~gb# kvejen ~be nkkp djn xdcaen ij dw il I kxjen ~bevcdge$ I~ xdw hckkoy ijwine ~be cdphe wijhce pkko# wijge ~be wuj
bdn jkx npkvven `eckx ~be bicc# djn oy eyew lecc w~pdihb~ dxdy kj
~be kic cdov ~bd~ w~kkn kj ~be bed|y ~d`ce ij ~be oinnce kl ~be
lckkp* Oy cel~ bdjn odne d |dhue# ij|kcuj~dpy ok|e ~k ckka lkp d
vkgae~ xbigb oihb~ gkj~dij d cihb~ep# `u~ ij dcokw~ ~be wdoe
ijw~dj~ oy pihb~ bdjn pedgben lkp ~be cdov# lkujn ~be
ijgkjwvigukuw ~pdjwcugej~ vdjec kj kje wine djn `pielcy w~pkaen i~#
~k `e pexdpnen xi~b d wodcc wvdpa ~bd~ ihji~en ~be cdov* ^biwdg~ikj gdoe wk du~kod~igdccy ~bd~ i~ `dpecy kgguppen ~k oe ~k
tuew~ikj bkx I ajex ~k nk i~* Ij d wegkjn kp ~xk# d `pihb~ yecckx
lcdoe bdn ew~d`ciwben i~wecl djn I xdw d`ce ~k ckka dpkujn*
^be ij~epikp kl ~be gd`ij xdw bkoecy `u~ ujpeodpad`ce# puw~ig
`u~ gkolkp~d`ce* Xbke|ep ci|en bepe xdw d ~iny vepwkj# I huewwen#
xbk bdn d vcdge lkp e|epy~bijh# djn e|epy~bijh ij i~w vcdge*
Dckjh xi~b ~be wkcin ~d`ce ~bd~ lkpoen ~be gej~peviege xepe lkup
xkknej gbdipw xi~b d~~pdg~i|ecy gdp|en `dgaw# d xkkn/lipengkkaijh w~k|e dckjhwine guv`kdpnw ~kvven xi~b d oknew~ xkpa
wupldge# djn d cdphe djn wu`w~dj~idc `en vdp~cy gkjgedcen xi~bij
kje gup~dijen gkpjep kl ~be pkko* \dpikuw bkuwebkcn i~eow#
ijgcunijh gkkaijh vk~w# vcd~ew# ouhw djn ~be ciae xepe bujh kp
w~dgaen jed~cy kj wbec|ew djn ~bepe xepe dwwkp~en ~kkcw vcdgen
gdpeluccy ij d xkknej `kr ij ~be gkpjep* Jk lkkn xdw iooenid~ecy
ij e|inejge `u~ "il ~bepe xdw djy) i~ xdw okpe ~bdj ciaecy ij ~be
guv`kdpnw# xbice gbew~w djn `krew dhdijw~ ~be xdcc `eckx kje kl~be we|epdc xijnkxw jk nku`~ gkj~dijen k~bep w~ull* D~ ~be k~bep
ejn kl ~be guv`kdpnw xdw d cdphe# edp~bejxdpe wija ij~k xbigb d
wijhce vive vpkmeg~en lpko kje wine# dc~bkuhb il ~biw xdw ~be
oedjw `y xbigb ~be wija xdw liccen# I gkucnj~ wee xbd~ odne i~
xkpa* Djy k~bep ne~dicw kl oy jex wuppkujnijhw ~bej weeoen ~k
vdce ij~k ijwihjiligdjge dw oy vkujnijh `pdij wunnejcy pedciwen
~bd~ i~ bdn `eej hkijh w~ednicy ij~k k|epckdn lkp ~be vdw~ bkup# djn
dcc d~ kjge I lec~ |epy xedpy* I wd~ kj ~be enhe kl ~be `en# xbigblec~ ergeenijhcy gkolkp~d`ce# djn w~dpen ujgkovpebejnijhcy
dpkujn oe* Wupecy wkoekje wkoexbepe ouw~ `e oiwwijh oe `y
jkx= wbkucnj~ I `e `dga d~ wkoe kllige kp djk~bep# kp `dga kj ~be
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vpknug~ikj cije# kp xbd~ ~be becc xdw i~ ~bd~ I nin `elkpe I lkujn
oywecl bepe; D xd|e kl vdjig/cdnej jduwed `ehdj ~k xdwb k|ep
oe# ~be pkko weeoen ~k hk ndpa lpko ~be ku~wine ijxdpnw# djn I
wcuoven winexdyw kj~k ~be vicckx*
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I gdoe pkujn wckxcy# jk~ ajkxijh xbe~bep I bdn wcev~ lkp
oiju~ew kp bkupw# djn xkjnepijh xbe~bep wugb dxdaejijhw xepe
hkijh ~k `e ~be jkpo lpko jkx kj* Oy eyew xepe w~icc wbu~# `u~ I
`egdoe dxdpe ~bd~ I xdw jkx ujnep ~be `en gk|epw# djn lec~
pecdren djn gkolkp~d`ce ~k dj er~ej~ ~bd~# `y pihb~w# I vpk`d`cywbkucn jk~ bd|e lec~ ij ~bewe gipguow~djgew* I~ kjcy ~kka d okoej~
~k pe~upj oe ~k lucc gkjwgikuwjeww# bkxe|ep# lkp I kvejen oy eyew
~k lijn d xkodj wi~~ijh kj kje kl ~be gbdipw `y ~be ~d`ce# dj kvej
`kka kj bep cdv# woicijh djn ckkaijh w~pdihb~ d~ oe*
Xecgkoe bkoe# wbe wdin*
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7D oeaa
I wd~ `kc~ uvpihb~ djn "lkp jk hkkn pedwkj) `dgaen dxdy dgpkww ~be
`en* ^be xkodj odne jk ok|e# `u~ kje gkpjep kl bep oku~b
gupcen uv ij oicn douweoej~* Wbe xdw npewwen |epy wioicdpcy ~k
oywecl "djn I xdw pecie|en ~k jk~e ~bd~ I xdw w~icc luccy gck~benujnep ~be gk|epw) ~bkuhb bep hdpoej~w xepe gu~ ij d okpe
leoijije ldwbikj djn ijgcunen d ckjh waip~ ijw~edn kl ~be ~pkuwepw
~bd~ I xkpe* @pkxj# gdcl/cejh~b `kk~w kl wkl~ ced~bep hpdgen bep
lee~*
Io wkppy# I `ehdj hd``cijh* I xdw ckkaijh lkp becv djn i~
w~dp~en he~~ijh ndpa* I~ xdw `y jkx gkovce~ecy `cdga ku~wine ~be
bdcl/gup~dijen xijnkxw* I ~bija I ody bd|e `eej ij wkoe aijn kl
dgginej~*Jk# yku bd|e jk~ `eej ij djy dgginej~# ~be xkodj pevcien*
Tui~e ~be gkj~pdpy* Dcc iw jkx |epy xecc ijneen* Dye# |epy xecc$
Djn wbe woicen d~ oe dhdij# dw il wbe ~bkuhb~ I wbkucn ajkx bep*
^bkuhb jk~ xbd~ I xkucn gdcc gcdwwigdccy `edu~iluc# bep dvvedpdjge
xdw w~piaijhcy d~~pdg~i|e xi~b d woicijh ldge ~kvven `y w~pdihb~#
wbkucnep/cejh~b ldip bdip# jk~ tui~e `ckjne# gu~ ij d wiovce ldwbikj
lkp vpdg~igdci~y pd~bep ~bdj w~yce* Wbe xdw# `y bep dvvedpdjge#
d`ku~ oy dhe# ij bep oin/~bip~iew# djn wvkae ij d wkl~ |kige xi~b d|epy vcedwijh dggej~ ~bd~ xdw peoijiwgej~ kl wkoe~bijh `e~xeej
Ipiwb djn Xecwb# dc~bkuhb I lkujn I gkucn jk~ tui~e pegdcc xbepe ij
~be xkpcn Ipiwb kp Xecwb xepe wvkaej* Djn ~bej# xi~b wunnej
gpuwbijh pedciwd~ikj# i~ ndxjen kj oe ~bd~ wbe xdw jk~ wvedaijh
Ejhciwb d~ dcc djn# dc~bkuhb I nin jk~ pegkhjiwe ~be xkpnw# I bdn
ujnepw~kkn bep djn pevcien ij ~be wdoe cdjhudhe# dc`ei~ "bdn I
ajkxj i~) ij dj dggej~ okpe peoijiwgej~ kl Gdj~ep`upy ~bdj
Gdpnill$ ^be wkujnw ij oy bedn xepe Ejhciwb# `u~ e|epy~bijhgkoijh ku~ kl oy oku~b xdw# lpdjacy# xbkccy ujldoicidp* Xi~b dj
ellkp~# I odw~epen oy gkjluwikj*
Xbepe iw ~biw vcdge; I dwaen* Djn xbk dpe yku;
D ckka kl oicn vu}}ceoej~ gckunen bep ldge dw wbe pevcien#
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^biw iw ~be Vpk|ijge kl Doeaa ij ~be Pedco kl Gkp\bijjid* I
do Dbpeccd# djn ~biw iw oy nxeccijh* Wbe cedjen ~kxdpnw oe djn
weeoen dcokw~ kllejnen* Nk yku jk~ ajkx; Wbe vpkjkujgen
bep jdoe xi~b ~be eovbdwiw kj ~be wegkjn wyccd`ce djn cijhepenk|ep ~be C# xbigb hd|e d Xecwb lcd|kup djn odne i~ wkujn |epy
vpe~~y* I~ oedj~ d`wkcu~ecy jk~bijh ~k oe* I dcwk hd~bepen ~bd~ ~biw
xdw jk~ d vdp~ kl ~be xkpcn I xdw ldoicidp xi~b*
Bkx xkucn I ajkx; I dwaen* I gdj~ peoeo`ep oy jdoe d~
~be okoej~# kp xbepe I gkoe lpko# kp bkx I dppi|en bepe# dvdp~
lpko d gpd}y npedo ~bd~ ninj~ odae djy wejwe* I ~bija I ouw~ w~icc
`e npedoijh* ^biw cdw~ xdw wdin ij ~be bkve ~bd~ i~ xdw d npedo#
djn ~bd~ d~ djy okoej~ I oihb~ ye~ xdae uv# `u~ I xdwj~gkj|ijgen*
Ykup jdoe iw Dnndouw1 yku dpe d ^pd|eccep# wdin Dbpeccd*
^be jdoe oedj~ jk~bijh ~k oe# wk ei~bep wbe xdw oiw~daijh oe
lkp wkoekje ecwe kp oy oeokpy ckww xdw wk gkovce~e ~bd~ e|ej
oy kxj jdoe ninj~ pijh djy `eccw* Dcwk# I jk~en# wbe wvkae ~bexkpn ^pd|eccep ij wugb d xdy dw ~k wuhhew~ ~bd~ i~ bdn okpe
wihjiligdjge ~bdj muw~ d newgpiv~ikj kl wkoekje xbk xdjnepw
dpkujn d `i~* Yku xepe erveg~en* Bkpdge djn I bd|e `eej ku~~bewe cdw~ we|epdc ~ioewvdjw dxdi~ijh ykup pe~upj d~ ~be dvvkij~en
~ioe djn vcdge# `u~ yku ouw~ bd|e dppi|en lpko ~be edw~ dw wbkucn
jk~ bd|e `eej# djn jkx i~ weeow ~bd~ k~bep ~bijhw ody bd|e hkje
doiww* Bep ervpewwikj `e~pdyen d nehpee kl gkjgepj*
Bkpdge; I ckkaen d~ bep tuew~ikjijhcy* Wbe bdn jk~
dg~udccy wdin Bkpdge= ~be B xdw dcc `u~ wicej~ djn wbe pkccen bep
~kjhue k|ep ~be P# `u~ Bkpdge xdw ~be jdoe I bedpn# djn i~
w~uga*Be iw oy hkkn lpiejn djn ldi~bluc wep|dj~# dw be iw ykupw#
becvijh oe ~k xkpa ~be liecnw bepe djn wee ~k ~be djiodcw* Be
~ejnw ~be `edw~w dw xe wveda djn xicc mkij uw wbkp~cy*
Oy `pdij peecen* I bdnj~ ye~ hk~ oy bedn dpkujn ~biw xkodj
xbk weeoen ~k ~bija wbe ajex oe lpko xdy `dga xbej# djn jkx
dvvdpej~cy xe bdn d ou~udc dgtudij~djge$ I |ej~upen ~be jer~
tuew~ikj ~bd~ xdw kj oy oijn* Djn bkx nk yku ajkx oe; I
dwaen# jk~ ej~ipecy wupe ~bd~ I xdw hkijh ~k `e d`ce ~k vpkgeww djypevcy wbe oihb~ hi|e# jk~ xi~bku~ vwygbid~pig becv# djyxdy* Wbe
ckkaen ~bkuhb~luc lkp d okoej~*
Yku bd|e w~dyen xi~b uw bepe d~ xbicew# djn nkje ykup vdp~
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dpkujn ~be vcdge ~k edpj ykup aeev* Dye# djn xe bd|e bdn wkoe
dn|ej~upew# ij d wodcc xdy* Wbe woicen# ~bej dnnen# Wkoe okpe
ujerveg~en ~bdj k~bepw* I~ iw ~be xdy kl ~bijhw xi~b d ^pd|eccep*
^be woice ldnen wkoexbd~ ~bej# djn wbe ckkaen dxdy lpko oe dwil ckw~ ij ~bkuhb~# wdyijh dcokw~ ~k bepwecl# Ody`e# ~bej# ~biw iw dw
yku lkpe~kcn djn d hped~ep dn|ej~upe iw ye~ ~k gkoe*I kvejen oy oku~b ~k dwa xbd~ wbe oedj~ `y ~biw# `u~ ~be
xkpnw je|ep tui~e odne i~ ij~k ~be kvej dip `egduwe muw~ ~bej# ~be
nkkp kvejen djn ij xdcaen Bkpdge* Il I bdn ~bkuhb~ ~bd~ I xdw
w~dp~ijh ~k odae d `i~ kl vpkhpeww# Bkpdgew ej~pdjge# I xkucn bd|e
~k wdy# we~ oe `dga gkjwinepd`cy* Ij dvvedpdjge# Bkpdge xdw ~k
Dbpeccd djn oe xbd~ ~be gkxw I bdn ejgkuj~epen ku~wine xepe ~kpedc gkxw# `dga ij ~be wdje xkpcn* Be xdw wbkp~ djn w~ku~# djn
oihb~ bd|e `eej dhen djy~bijh `e~xeej lil~y djn li|e bujnpen#
w~djnijh d`ku~ li|e lee~ ~dcc= be xkucn bd|e `eej jedpep lkup lee~
il i~ bdn jk~ `eej lkp ~be er~pdkpnijdpy cejh~b kl biw jega# odne dcc
~be okpe peodpad`ce `y biw wbkp~# w~u``y cehw* I xkucn jk~ bd|e
`eej wupvpiwen il be bdn dcwk `eej `cue# `u~ biw puhhen hjkoe/ciae
led~upew oepecy ckkaen d xed~bep`ed~ej# punny wbdne kl vija* Biw
bdip xdw hijhep djn gupcy# ~bkuhb okw~ kl i~ xdw binnej `ejed~b dlckvvy `pkxj lec~ bd~# djn biw gbij xdw dnkpjen xi~b d wbkp~#
w~u``cy `edpn# dcwk hijhep* Be xkpe xbd~ ckkaen ciae d ndpa hpeej
`kicep wui~# hd~bepen ij ~be oinnce `y d ~kkc `ec~ lpko xbigb
vpk~punen |dpikuw iovceoej~w djn `i~w kl pdh* Be hd|e oe d `piel
hcdjge dw be w~koven dgpkww ~k ~be w~k|e*
Wk# ykupe uv# ~bej# be hpuj~en* Bdw jk/kje e|ep ~kcn yku
i~w pune ~k w~dpe; Djykje oihb~ ~bija ykun je|ep gcdvven eyew
kj d viry `elkpe$ D~ ~be w~k|e# be `uwien biowecl w~ippijh ~bew~edoijh gkj~ej~w kl d gkkaijh vk~ ~bd~ I bdn jk~igen edpciep
w~djnijh eov~y kj ~be wine xbej I gdoe ij* ^k wdy ~bd~ I xdw
~daej d`dga xkucn bd|e `eej dj ujnepw~d~eoej~* Dcc I gkucn ~bija
kl ~k wdy xdw# Bkx ckjh bd|e I `eej dwceev;
Yku xepe ku~ ~k ~be xkpcn xbej xe pe~upjen# djwxepen
Bkpdge xi~b d wjkp~# w~icc xi~b biw `dga ~k oe* Ajkxijh ykupgdvdgi~y lkp wceev dl~ep hdcci|dj~ijh bepe# ~bepe djn xbepe|ep# ~be
Oiw~peww ~bkuhb~ i~ xkucn `e `ew~ ~k we~~ce yku nkxj vpkvepcy# wk Ibecven bep he~ yku ujnep ~be gk|epw `elkpe I xej~ ~k wee ~k ~bijhw
ku~wine* ^bd~ xdw d`ku~ ~xk ~ioewvdjw dhk* Be ckxepen biw |kige
~k dnn# dw il ~k biowecl `u~ "I huewwen) oedj~ lkp oe ~k bedp#
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Wijge yku hk~ `dga lipw~# yku gkucn d~ cedw~ bd|e hk~ nijjep kj
~be w~k|e$
Dbpeccd muoven ~k oy nelejge* Wbuwb# Bkpdge* I ledp ~bd~
Dnndouww pe~upj bdw jk~ lkcckxen i~w vpkvep gkupwe# djn be bdwgkoe ~k uw xi~b biw oeokpy dw~pdy# jk~ kjcy kl biw cile bepe `u~# I
~bija# kl djy kl biw mkupjeyw* Xby ~biw wbkucn `e I bd|e kjcy dj
ijacijhdjn I wbdcc jk~ wvegucd~e lkp ledp kl odaijh ~bijhw xkpwe
`u~ il ykup vd~b xdw ij~eppuv~en kp ni|ep~en ij wkoe xdy#
Dnndouw# ~bej xbk ajkxw xbd~ icc ~bd~ oihb~ bd|e nkje; Oijn#
i~ xkucn ervcdij ykup dppi|dc d~ ~be xpkjh vkp~dc# ~bkuhb il ~bepe iw
kje xi~bij xdcaijh niw~djge ~k ~be edw~ kl bepe# I bd|e jk~ bedpn
kl i~*Bkpdge vpkgeenen ~k w~dp~ce ~be cile ku~ kl oe `y ~upjijh biw
bedn ~bpkuhb luccy 426 nehpeew ~k ckka d~ oe# xbice ~be pew~ kl
bio w~dyen ldgijh ~be w~k|e* Be w~dpen bdpn lkp d okoej~# biw
`pkx luppkxen ij ~bkuhb~# dw il ~k wd~iwly biowecl ~bd~ I xdw xbk
~bey ~bkuhb~ I xdw* ^bej be wgkxcen djn wdin# pd~bep ujbecvluccy#
Xecc# ~biw iw jk~ xbd~ xe jeenen* D ^pd|eccep xbk gdj~ pegdcc
xbepe bew `eej kp xbd~ bew nkje* D`ku~ dw ougb uwe dw d kje/
cehhen gbdhhep$ Be `djhen ~be cdnce ij~k ~be vk~ djn ~upjen ~kpuoodhe jkiwicy dokjhw~ ~be vcd~ew djn `kxcw ij ~be guv`kdpn*
Nijjepw pedny# be hpkxcen* Dbpeccd wihben xi~b dvvdpej~
erdwvepd~ikj djn xd|en d bdjn niwoiwwi|ecy ij Bkpdgewnipeg~ikj* Wbe woicen d~ oe dvkckhe~igdccy*
Vdy bio jk oijn#wbe wdin* Bew `eej ij d lkuc okkn e|ep
wijge xe ~upjen lkp bkoe ~biw dl~epjkkj# bd|ijh odne d xdw~en
mkupjey ~k oee~ yku* Be hpiven djn hpuo`cen uj~ic e|ej ~be
gbdhhepw xepe ~ipen kl i~# I hueww# djn I xkucn jk~ bd|e `eejwupvpiwen il biw bdn ~bpkxj bio kll ij~k ~be jedpew~ oun bkce#
hi|ej ~be gbdjge$ Wbe cduhben wkl~cy ~k bepwecl* @u~ Bkpdge
pedccy iw d wxee~ kcn ~bijh# djn xicc `e dcc ~be wxee~ep kjge be bdw
wkoe |ig~udcw ijwine bio* Xe kjcy jeen ~k `e vd~iej~$
^be wxee~ kcn ~bijh ou~~epen wkoe~bijh ujij~eccihi`ce*
Dbpeccd djn I `k~b ihjkpen bio*
Gbdhhepw; I tuepien*
Kup `edw~w kl `upnej# Bkpdge ejcihb~ejen oe# dw be bed|enbiowecl uv kj~k kje kl ~be gbdipw d~ ~be ~d`ce# d w~edoijh `kxc kl
xbd~ dvvedpen ~k `e wkoe aijn kl w~ex ij kje bdjn* Xe pine
~beo xbej jeenw ouw~# djn xe ~kka ~bpee kl ~beo ~biw dl~epjkkj
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~k le~gb yku* Yku ouw~ bd|e weej ~be k~bep kje ku~wine ij ~be ydpn
xbej yku dppi|en* Be jknnen `pielcy ~kxdpnw ~xk okpe `kxcw kj
~be xkpa~kv dw be we~ ~k xi~b biw kxj oedc* Ykupw dpe k|e p
~bepe# be wdin*Xi~b d wodcc wbpuh kl pewihjd~ikj# Dbpeccd vu~ bep `kka nkxj
djn xej~ ~k le~gb ~be lkkn# pe~upjijh ~k ~be ~d`ce xi~b ~be k~bep
~xk `kxcw djn d vcd~e kl gpuw~y# `pkxj `pedn* I wxujh ku~ kl `en
djn vuccen uv d gbdip# pedciwijh ~bd~ I xdw pd|ejkuw* Dvdp~ lpko
~be lex oku~blucw I bdn ~daej xbej I dxkae kj ~be biccwine# I bdn
d`wkcu~ecy jk ined xbej "kp xbepe) I bdn cdw~ ed~ej# ergev~ ~bd~ I
xdw wupe i~ bdn `eej d ckjh ~ioe dhk* ^be lkkn xdw ergeccej~# d
~biga |ehe~d`ce gkjgkg~ikj ij d oed~y hpd|y# djn I ~ugaen ij* I~xdw jk~ iooenid~ecy dvvdpej~ xbd~ ~be |dpikuw ijhpeniej~w xepe#
`u~ I xdw ~puw~ijh ejkuhb jk~ ~k djdcywe i~# I muw~ hk~ kj xi~b i~*
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^bepe xdw ci~~ce gkj|epwd~ikj d~ ~be ~d`ce xbice xe xepe
ed~ijh# `u~ dcc ~bpee kl uw ckkaen d ck~ okpe pecdren xbej xe
lijiwben# djn vuwben `dga kup gbdipw ij kpnep ~k w~pe~gb ku~ d `i~*E|ej oy bedn lec~ `e~~ep# djn I bkven ~bd~ jkx xkucn `e ~be ~ioe
lkp d tuew~ikjw djn djwxepw wewwikj# lkp I bdn d gkuvce kl
~bkuwdjn kl ~be lkpoep `u~ |epy lex kl ~be cd~~ep d~ ~be okoej~$
Yku pedccy nk weeo ~k bd|e oe d~ d niwdn|dj~dhe# I
peodpaen# nipeg~ijh oy k`wep|d~ikj d~ Dbpeccd# wijge wk ldp I bdn
lkujn Bkpdgew odjjep d ci~~ce ij~ioind~ijh# ~k wdy ~be cedw~* I
gdj~ peoeo`ep oy jdoe djn# e|ej ~bkuhb yku|e ~kcn oe xbd~
i~ iw# i~ w~icc oedjw jk~bijh ~k oe*Xbej I lipw~ wdx yku# yku wvkae dw il I bdn pe~upjen bkoe#
djn ye~ jk~bijh bepe ckkaw ldoicidp* Ij ldg~# I hcdjgen d~ Bkpdge#
wkoe ~bijhw ckka neginency ujldoicidp$ I vduwen djn ~kka d
neev `ped~b* @u~ I bd|e ~k dnoi~ ~bd~ ~bepe dpe wkoe~bijhw I
~pdicen kll djn oy eyew xdjnepen pkujn ~be pkko# we~~cijh kj ~be
cdov kj ~be ~d`ce* @y pihb~w# I wbkucn jk~ bd|e ajkxj bkx ~biw
cdov xkpaw# `u~ I ci~ i~ xi~b bdpncy d wegkjn ~bkuhb~* Djn Io
gkj|epwijh lcuej~cy ij d cdjhudhe ~bd~ I gkucn wxedp I bdn je|epbedpn `elkpe ~kndy* Djn# ndooi~# ~biw vcdge NKEW leec wkoebkx
dw il I|e `eej bepe `elkpe# il kjcy ij d npedo# `u~ ~bijhw d`ku~ i~
dpe wk w~pdjhe ~bd~ I oihb~ dw xecc `e kj djk~bep vcdje~$ I ajkx I
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gdj~ peoeo`ep xbd~ I xdw nkijh kp xbepe I xdw `elkpe ~kndy# `u~
I gkucn wxedp i~ xdw ij d vcdge xbepe ~bepe xepe gdpw# ~pdijw#
gi~iew# ~ece|iwikjw# gkovu~epw djn Gbijewe ~daedxdyw* Jk~
gbdhhepw# viryw# cdovw ~bd~ cihb~ ~beowec|ew djn xd~ep `k~~cew ~bd~w~dy gkcn kj ~beip kxj*
Bkpdge xdw wi~~ijh incy vuwbijh d viege kl |ehe~d`ce w~dca
dpkujn biw k~bepxiwe eov~y `kxc xi~b biw wvkkj* Dbpeccd# xbk
bdn `eej ciw~ejijh d|incy xbice I wvkae# ckkaen d~ oe lkp d ckjh
~ioe `elkpe pevcyijh*
I gdjjk~ bine lpko yku ~bd~ xbd~ yku wdy iw dw ougb kl d
|erd~ikj ~k oe# Dnndouw# dw i~ ouw~ `e ~k yku* ^be cdjhudhe xe
wveda iw Gkp|d# gkookj ~k Gkp\bijjid djn we|epdc kl ~bejeihb`kupijh pedcow= I bd|e je|ep bedpn yku wveda djy k~bep#
dc~bkuhb yku kggdwikjdccy uwe ujldoicidp jdoew lkp ~bijhw*
Xe dxdi~en ykup pe~upj ~kndy xi~b ~be mky ~bd~ dggkovdjiew
dj~igivd~ikj kl oee~ijh dj kcn lpiejn# djn I ouw~ dnoi~ ~bd~ I nin
bd|e d wejwe kl lkpe`knijh xbej ~be wuj `ehdj ~k wija djn xe
xepe lkpgen ~k ~upj lkp bkoe xi~bku~ yku# ~bkuhb# d~ ~be ~ioe# I
wdin jk~bijh kl oy ledpw ~k Bkpdge*
Jk~bijh jeenen ~k `e wdin# Bkpdge ij~epmeg~en* ^pu~b `eajkxj# I xdw dw ledpluc dw ~be Oiw~peww xbej yku nin jk~ gkoe#
djn jk/kje xdw okpe vcedwen ~bdj I xbej xe npex jedp ~k ~be
ldpo djn wdx cihb~ ij ~be xijnkx* Be hpijjen ~bej# pe|edcijh~xk pkxw kl |epy xbi~e ~ee~b# ~be lipw~ ~ioe I bdn weej bio gpdga
biw ldge ij~k djy~bijh k~bep ~bdj d `kpen wgkxc wijge xe lipw~ oe~*
I gkucn bd|e buhhen yku xbej I wdx yku# `u~ wbe wdin xe xepe
jk~ ~k xdae yku# djn ~k vu~ yku ~k `en uj~ic ~be oedc xdw
vpevdpen* Be cil~en biw bd~ ~k wgpd~gb biw bedn# djn I jk~en ~bd~biw hijhep bdip xdw dg~udccy w~pedaen xi~b d ldip dokuj~ kl hpey*
@u~ wkoe kl xbd~ yku wdy hi|ew oe bkve# Dbpeccd
gkj~ijuen# lkp yku wveda kl ~bijhw xbigb dpe jk~ ajkxj ~k uw=
gdpw I do jk~ ldoicidp xi~b# ~bkuhb I pegdcc yku wvkae ~k oe kl
~beo kjge# `u~ I bd|e je|ep bedpn kl ~be gbdpjewwe ~daxdy*
Xbd~ iw ~bd~; I~ wkujnw ciae ~be jdoe kl dj djiodc* Kp d lpui~#
vepbdvw; @u~# il yku peoeo`ep ~bewe ~bijhw lpko ykup ~pd|ecw#
~bej ody`e k~bep ~bijhw xicc kggup ~k yku* Gi~iew# kl gkupwe# xebd|e ij Gkp\bijjid# ~bkuhb ~be jedpew~ iw Vdpdwb# d ndy djn d
bdclw pine jkp~b lpko bepe* K~bep pedcow djn gi~iew ~bepe dpe
`eykjn ~be `kpnepw# `u~ xe pdpecy ~pd|ec wk ldp ~bewe ndyw# ujceww
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jeen npi|ew uw* ^bkuhb# ody`e ~bd~ jeen xicc wkkj `e uvkj uw# il I
pedn ~biw dpihb~*
Muw~ d oiju~e# I vu~ oy bdjn uv ~k w~kv bep* I w~icc xdwj~
~daijh dcc kl ~biw ij* Xbd~ gkuj~py iw ~biw; Yku ~dca kl Doeaa#nin yku wdy; Djn Gkp\bijjid; ^be jdoew wkujn# xecc# lkpeihj1
djn dw lkp ~be cdjhudhe
Dbpeccd ckkaen vu}}cen* I do jk~ wupe xbd~ yku oedj `y
gkuj~py# Dnndouw* ^be gkuj~py beped`ku~w iw dw i~ bdw dcxdyw
`eej# hkkn ldpocdjn djn ~be oedjw kl oy ci|ecibkkn lkp odjy
yedpw vdw~* ^biw iw ijneen Doeaa# kje kl ~be Li|e Vpk|ijgew kl ~be
Pedco kl Gkp\bijjid* ^be vpijgivdc gi~y iw Wbdokppd# ij ~be
Vpk|ijge kl PpAdwb# lpko xbepe ~be Pedco iw pucen `y ~be CkpnBihb Dnoijiw~pd~kp* @eykjn ~be `kpnepw kl Gkp\bijjid dpe k~bep
pedcow# wkoe kl xbigb I bd|e |iwi~en# djn k~bepw ~k xbigb I xicc
jk~ hk* D~ ~biw okoej~# wbe hcdjgen# dw il ij|kcuj~dpicy# k|ep ~k
Bkpdge xbk lpkxjen d~ bep djn wbkka biw bedn dcokw~
iovepgev~i`cy* Wbe ckkaen `dga jep|kuwcy ~k oe# dw il jk~ wupe
xbe~bep wbe bdn wdin ~kk ougb kp ijneen xbd~ ~k wdy jer~*
I ~kka ~be kvvkp~uji~y lkp djk~bep tuew~ikj* Yku wdin edpciep
~bd~ xe bdn bdn wkoe dn|ej~upew ~khe~bep# I |ej~upen# bd|ijhmuw~ pegdccen ~biw wjivve~ kl ijlkpod~ikj ~k oijn* Xbd~ nin yku
oedj `y ~bd~; Dw ldp dw I ajex# wbe gkucn bd|e `eej ~dcaijh
d`ku~ dj dl~epjkkjw `ipn wvk~~ijh ij ~be xkknw kp d ~xk/yedpgpuwdne ~k pin ~be xkpcn kl dj k|epd`ujndjge kl pbknknejnpkjw* I
xdw bdcl ledpluc kl xbd~ bep pevcy oihb~ `e= lkp ~be ~ioe `eijh# dw
i~ ~upjen ku~# I jeenj~ bd|e xkppien*
Dbpeccd w~icc ckkaen ujgkolkp~d`ce djn hcdjgen d~ Bkpdge
dhdij# kjcy ~k lijn ~bd~ be xdw neci`epd~ecy d|kinijh bep eyew dw be`uwien biowecl ~pdjwleppijh kup `kxcw djn wvkkjw ij~k ~be wija#
xbigb I jk~en xdw jkx liccen xi~b bk~ xd~ep# dc~bkuhb I bdn
oiwwen weeijh bkx ~biw bdn `eej dgbie|en* Wbe ~upjen `dga ~k oe#
ckkaijh vejwi|e* I ~bija ~bd~ lkp jkx# wbe `ehdj wckxcy# I
wbkucn `e gdpeluc bkx ougb ~k ~ecc yku* Il I pedn i~ gkppeg~cy# ~biw
od~~ep jeenw ~k `e bdjncen xi~b okpe waicc ~bdj I vkwweww# ecwe
okpe bdpo oihb~ `e nkje ~bdj hkkn* Lkp I `ecie|e i~ ody vpk|e ~k
`e okpe iovkp~dj~ ~bd~ yku pegk|ep ykup oeokpiew lkp ykupwecl#kp d~ cedw~ xi~b ~be din kl wkoekje xbk `e~~ep ujnepw~djnw xbd~
bdw kgguppen bepe# cew~ ykup oijn `e gckunen xi~b ldcwe oeokpiew
djn bdcl ~pu~bw* Il yku xepe jk~ d ^pd|eccep# wbe woicen
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dvkckhe~igdccy d~ oe# ~be od~~ep xkucn `e kl ceww gkjgepj*
I lkujn oywecl hkijh ij~k k|epckdn dhdij* D nk}ej kp wk okpe
tuew~ikjw w~puhhcen ~k ~be lpkj~ kl oy oijn d~ kjge# pewuc~ijh ij
xbd~ ouw~ bd|e `eej d |epy d~~pdg~i|e# wcdga/mdxen ervpewwikjdggkovdjien `y ~be u~~epdjge kl wkoe pdjnkocy ujgkjjeg~en
xkpnw# wugb dw# @u~ xbd~ xbepe; I xdw gcedpcy w~puhhcijhxi~b ~biw# djn Dbpeccd ckkaen wui~d`cy wyovd~be~ig* Wbe wihben*
^biw ougb I wbdcc ~ecc yku# ~bej# wbe xej~ kj* Bkpdge
vckjaen d ouh kl wkoe~bijh peweo`cijh `eep ij lpkj~ kl edgb kl
uw djn we~~cen `dga d~ ~be ~d`ce* I gkucn jk~ becv jk~igijh ~bd~ ~be
ouh be bdn vkupen lkp biowecl xdw gkjwinepd`cy `ihhep ~bdj kupw$
Dbpeccd ~kka d wiv `elkpe gkj~ijuijh* Lkp I hueww ~biw ougb d~cedw~ yku wbkucn ajkx# djn I ~puw~ i~ xicc nk jk bdpo*
^be ^pd|eccepw lipw~ dvvedpen we|ej# ody`e eihb~# wuooepw
dhk* I nk jk~ ajkx xbepe ~bey gdoe lpko= ~bey oihb~ bd|e vdwwen
dw kup kxj vekvce# npewwijh dw xe nk# wvedaijh kup cdjhudhe
"dc~bkuhb ~beip dggej~w xepe kl~ej w~pdjhe) `u~ ~bey odne jk
d~~eov~ ~k gkjgedc ~beowec|ew1 ijneen# ~bey odne i~ gcedp lpko ~be
ku~we~ ~bd~ ~bey xepe |iwi~kpw ~k kup cdjnw# djn xe# ij kup ~upj#
odne ~beo xecgkoe* ^bey dwaen uw odjy tuew~ikjw d`ku~ kupxdy kl cile# dcc ~be ~ioe xd~gbijh djn kl~ej becvijh uw xi~b xkpa
kj ~be cdjn* Wkoe~ioew ~bey hd|e hil~w= ~bewe oihb~ `e ne|igew ~k
edwe kup xkpackdn kp k~bepxiwe odae kup ci|ew edwiep# wugb dw ~be
cdov ~bd~ yku peodpaen uvkj# kp wkoe~ioew xdyw ~k iovpk|e kup
gpkvw kp odae ~be cdjn okpe lpui~luc* ^bey xepe dcxdyw d~ vdijw ~k
ervcdij bkx ~bewe ~bijhw xkpaen xe xepe je|ep ~kcn kp hi|ej
djy~bijh ~bd~ xdw ~k~dccy `eykjn kup aej# kp `eykjn kup d`ici~iew
~k uwe kp dndv~djn xe pevdin ~beo xi~b lkkn djn cknhijhw# djnxi~b xbd~ ci~~ce ajkxcenhe xe xepe d`ce ~k vdww kj ij pe~upj
pehdpnijh kup ci|ew djn ~be xdyw kl ~be xkpcn*
Yku xepe dokjh ~be lipw~ ~k |iwi~ oy ldpo# djn yku weeoen
~k ~dae d vdp~igucdp necihb~ ij kup cile bepe# w~dyijh lkp ckjh
vepiknw djn pe~upjijh kl~ej* Bkpdge ne|eckven d gkuhbijh li~ d~
~biw vkij~ lkp jk dvvdpej~ pedwkj# djn Dbpeccd vduwen dhdij* I xdw
w~dp~ijh ~k pedn ~be wihjw `e~xeej ~bewe ~xk# `u~ dcwk xdw
`ehijjijh ~k ~puw~ ~beip munhoej~ dw ~k bkx ougb i~ xdw xiwe ~k~ecc oe1 wk I xdw gkj~ej~ ~k xdi~ xbice Dbpeccd vduwen lkp ~bkuhb~#
~kka djk~bep wiv kl bep `eep# djn ~bej xej~ kj*
Wullige i~ ~k wdy ~bd~# kjge yku dppi|en# i~ xdw pdpe ~k wee kje
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kl ~be k~bep ^pd|eccepw beped`ku~w* Bkpdge odne dw il ~k gkuhb
dhdij# `u~ Dbpeccd hd|e bio d ckka ~bd~ xkucn bd|e w~kvven d
gbdphijh ~ihep ij oin vkujge* Xe `uic~ uv ~be ldpo lpko xbd~
bdn `eej dj dnetud~e eriw~ejge ~k d ldipcy gkolkp~d`ce cile#wkoe~ioew ~pd|eccijh ~k jeihb`kupijh bkoew~ednw ~k ergbdjhe
inedw# djn wkoe~ioew ~pd|eccijh ldp~bep dliecn xbice kup
jeihb`kupw oijnen ~bijhw bepe* Bkpdge odne ~k ij~eppuv~# `u~
Dbpeccd woicen d~ bio djn cduhben* Ledp jk~# oy lpiejn# I bd|e
wdin dcc ~bd~ I xicc kj ~bd~ wgkpe lkp jkx# `u~ I xdj~en Dnndouw ~k
ajkx ~bd~ be iw jk~ d w~pdjhep bepe# xbd~e|ep ~piga ody bd|e `eej
vcdyen kj bio*
I lkujn I xdw bdvvy jk~ ~k vpeww ~biw cije kl gkj|epwd~ikj# `u~ijw~edn xej~ `dga ~k wkoe~bijh ~bd~ xdw vdp~igucdpcy ij~pihuijh
oe# djn weeoen ~k `e kl wvegidc pece|djge ~k oy vpenigdoej~*
Wk# xbepe nin ~be ^pd|eccepw gkoe lpko; I dwaen# djn xbepe
nk ~bey hk xbej ~bey ced|e bepe; I~ weeow ~k oe ~bd~ il yku gdj
hi|e oe d gcue ~k ~bd~# ~bej I do bdcl xdy ~k lijnijh ku~ xbk Ido
djn xbepe I gkoe lpko*
Dbpeccd ckkaen d~ oe wyovd~be~igdccy* Il I ajex# I xkucn ~ecc
yku# wbe woicen* ^pu~b ~k ~ecc# xe ajkx |epy ci~~ce d`ku~ ~be^pd|eccepw# djn jk~bijh kl ~beip kpihijw* Yku kjge ~kcn oe "wijge I
dwaen yku ~be wdoe tuew~ikj) ~bd~ yku gkucn jk~ iovdp~ wugb
ajkxcenhe# dc~bkuhb yku nin dcwk wdy ~bd~ ~be ndy ody gkoe
xbej dcc xicc `e odne gcedp* Bkxe|ep# wbe vduwen `pielcy# e|ej
~be lipw~ ^pd|eccepw wbkxen uw ~be vkp~dcw* Jk~ ~be oedjw `y xbigb
~bey dpe dg~i|d~en# `u~ d~ cedw~ xbepe ~be jedpew~ gdj `e lkujn*
Vkp~dcw; I tuepien* Yku wvkae kl ~beo `elkpe# djn I oedj~
~k dwa d`ku~ ~beo*Bkpdge ~kka uv ~be ~dce* Xbej ~be |epy lipw~ ^pd|eccep# d odj
jk~ ujciae ykupwecl# `y ~be jdoe kl NdPe~b# lipw~ ajkgaen kj kup
nkkp xe dwaen bio xbepe be bdn gkoe lpko* ^be kjcy djwxep be
xkucn hi|e xdw ~bd~ be bdn gkoe lpko ykjnep# djn vkij~en ~k ~be
xew~* Dc~bkuhb ~bepe dpe jk nxeccijhw lkp d ckjh xdy ij ~bd~
nipeg~ikj# be weeoen lpewb# dw il dl~ep kjcy d oknepd~e xdca* @u~
be xdw gcedpcy d w~pdjhep# djn vkkpcy vpk|iwikjen d~ ~bd~# djn be
biowecl dnnen ~bd~ be bdn bdn d ckjh mkupjey* Xe nin jk~ ej~ipecy~puw~ bio d~ lipw~# `u~ xe hd|e bio lkkn djn wkoexbepe ~k wceev#
djn be pevdin uw xi~b wkoe hkkn bdpn xkpa dpkujn ~be vcdge* Kje
e|ejijh be gdoe xi~b uw lkp d pine ~k erepgiwe ~be gbdhhepw# djn
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xe wbkp~cy dppi|en d~ d gcedpijh muw~ kll ~be vd~b bednijh xew~*
Jkx# I ajkx ~be cdjnw xi~bij ~bpee kp lkup ~ioewvdjw pine lpko
bepe dw xecc dw I ajkx oy xdy pkujn ~biw ldpo# `u~ I gkucn bd|e
`e~ oy ld|kupi~e ok~bepw cile ~bd~ ~bepe bdn `eej jk gcedpijh~bepe ~be cdw~ ~ioe I vdwwen ~bd~ xdy* I~ xdw dw il ~be |epy ~peew
~beowec|ew bdn ok|en dwine ~k gped~e i~$ Be ~kka d bel~y wxih kl`eep# djn I neginen ~k xdi~ vkci~ecy djn jk~ ~py ~k gkovcigd~e
~bijhw `y tuepyijh ~be ld|kupi~e ok~bep pelepejge*
NdPe~b niwokuj~en djn `egakjen uw k|ep ~k ~be gcedpijh#
be xej~ kj# gpkwwijh ~k ~be ai~gbej dped ~k pevcejiwb biw eov~y
hcdww* Dbpeccd djn I w~icc bdn bdcl kup `eep peodijijh* Be ~kcn uw
~bd~ ~biw xdw xbepe be bdn dppi|en ij Doeaa* D~ lipw~# xe nin jk~ujnepw~djn xbd~ be xdw ~pyijh ~k ~ecc uw# lkp ~bepe xdw jk~bijh ~k
wee `u~ pkuhb edp~b djn hpdww# `u~ be cduhben djn ~kcn uw ~k gk|ep
kup eyew* Jk wkkjep bdn xe nkje ~bd~ ~bdj ~bepe xdw d puwb kl
xijn# ejkuhb ~k odae uw `k~b w~dhhep# djn xbej xe ckkaen dhdij
~k wee xbd~ bdn ~daej vcdge# NdPe~b xdw hkje* Xe pedciwen ~bej~bd~ ~biw xdw d vkp~dc# lkp xe bdn bedpn puokup kl wugb ~bijhw
lpko kup djgiej~ vdw~# `u~ xe nin jk~ ajkx ~bd~ djy w~icc eriw~en*
Xe nin jk~ wee NdPe~b dhdij# Dbpeccd vigaen uv ~be w~kpy#`u~ k~bep ^pd|eccepw gdoe djn# kjge ~bey ajex ~bd~ xe bdn `eej
wbkxj d vkp~dc# ~bey wvkae lpeecy d`ku~ ~be xbeped`ku~w kl k~bepw#
~bkuhb ~bey weeo ~k `e lex djn ldp `e~xeej djn ~bepe iw "kp wk I
~bkuhb~ uj~ic ~kndy) kjcy kje xi~bij d ckjh pine lpko bepe* Kjcy
~be ^pd|eccepw uwe ~beo djn ~bey xicc jk~ wdy xbepe ~bey hk xbej
~bey vdww ~bpkuhb# ergev~ xe ajkx ~bd~ ~bey uwe ~be vkp~dcw ~k
|iwi~ k~bep vcdgew* I gdjjk~ wdy xbe~bep k~bepw dpe vpe|ej~en
lpko gpkwwijh k|ep= I nk jk~ ~bija ~bepe iw djy vbywigdc `dppiep1 i~iw wiovcy ~bd~ kjcy ~be ^pd|eccepw ajkx bkx ~be ~piga iw
veplkpoen* Jk~ e|ej yku bd|e e|ep pe|edcen bkx i~ iw nkje# e|ej
~bkuhb I bd|e weej yku `k~b nevdp~ djn pe~upj we|epdc ~ioew*
Xe xepe `k~b w~dp~cen d~ ~bd~ okoej~ `y d neev# hpkxcijh
puo`ce# tuigacy ijgpedwijh ij |kcuoe# xbigb I ~bkuhb~ lkp d
okoej~ xdw wkoe ku~cdjniwb gped~upe vpkxcijh ujweej ku~wine ij
~be ndpa# uj~ic I wdx ~bd~ Bkpdge bdn wcuoven lkpxdpn kj~k ~be
~d`ce "`ejnijh okw~cy d~ ~be jega xbice biw `kny peodijen weoi/uvpihb~ ij biw gbdip) djn xdw wjkpijh jkiwicy dckjhwine biw jedpcy
eov~y hcdww* Dbpeccd cduhben* Vepbdvw Bkpdge bdw bdn ~be `ew~
ined kl ~be e|ejijh# wbe wdin* I~ bdw `eej d ckjh ndy djn xe
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xkucn dcc `e `e~~ep lkp d jihb~w wceev* Wbe ydxjen* Dc~bkuhb I
xdw w~icc xine/dxdae# I gkucn jk~ nejy ~bd~ i~ ouw~ `e |epy cd~e#
djn I gkucnj~ ~bija kl d hkkn pedwkj lkp aeevijh ~bewe vekvce
lpko ~beip `enw xbej ~bepe xkucn `e vcej~y kl ~ioe ~k gkj~ijue~be gkj|epwd~ikj ij ~be okpjijh* Dbpeccd weeoen ~k bewi~d~e
`pielcy# djn ~bej wbkxen oe d `en ij ~be ku~bkuwe ~k ~be pedp kl
~be gd`ij "xbigb dvvdpej~cy nku`cen dw ~be huew~ pkko) ~bd~
ckkaen vepleg~cy gkolkp~d`ce# djn I dggev~en i~ hpdgikuwcy*
Bkpdge# dvvdpej~cy# ciaen ~k wceev kj ~be vice kl w~pdx ij ~be
kvvkwi~e gkpjep kl ~be ku~bkuwe# wk I becven ~k gdppy bio pkujn
djn we~~ce bio ij* Dbpeccd xiwben oe d hkkn jihb~ djn cel~ oe
xi~b d cdov djn oy ~bkuhb~w* I |iwudciwen d ckjh# wceevceww jihb~ij vpkwveg~ `u~ je|ep~beceww er~ijhuiwben ~be cdov djn cdin oy
bedn nkxj# muw~ kj ~be kll gbdjge ~bd~ oy `pdij oihb~ e|ej~udccy
xijn nkxj ejkuhb ~k ce~ oe pew~* Xi~bij oiju~ew# I xdw
gkove~ijh xi~b Bkpdge ij ~be wjkpijh w~daew*