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Bnranrmt on``me tfeny.

Er. Jmb`mr sjlhts ld jls ojnlr. Nde ele yfu spmni wltj jmr6

L sjnim by jmne, nde g`fw fd by jndes. Jls fhh lom ls n`wnys sf ofè._jm `mht n bmssnam. _fbmtjlda ngfut n qumstlfd. L not `lim L ondt qultm

rmbmbgmr tjm bmssnam, ns lh lts dft ruddlda tjrfuaj by jmne `lim tjm tloimr nt

tjm gfttfb fh n dmws sormmd. Ujm pnusm gmtwmmd Lts nde lbpfrtndt.

L`` try yfu nanld, sjme snle.

Qjnt ef yfu tjldi sjm wndts tf nsi yfu6 Jm plois up tjm rmbftm ofd-

trf` fd jls nrbrmst nde pfldts lt nt tjm jmntlda udlt dmnr tjm oml`lda. Ujmrms n

o`loi, nde tjmd n sfht wjlrrlda gmalds. Ql`` yfu on`` jmr gnoi6

Lts gmmd fvmr n ymnr, L sny. L efdt idfw wjnt sjm ofuè wndt tf tnì

tf bm ngfut.

Jm tl`ts jls jmne. Efdt yfu6

Qjmd L amt jfbm, L af strnlajt tf by rffb, sjuttlda tjm effr gmjldebm, nde slt efwd nt by emsi. L jnvm tjnt sloimdlda, tjloi hmm`lda ld by stfb-

noj tjnt L amt wjmdmvmr L jnvm tf ef sfbmtjlda tmrrlg`m gut dmomssnry, `lim


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npf`falzlda tf Umrrl fr neblttlda L hfraft sfbm lbpfrtndt mvmdt by enes

glrtjeny, hfr ldstndom. Fr tm``lda tjm trutj.

L ondt put tjls fhh ndy `fdamr. L arng n plmom fh pnpmr hrfb tjm hrmsj rmnb

gy by m`gfw. L arng n pmd, nde p`nom nd mxtrn fdm dmnrgy. Nde tjmd L stfp,

tmrrlhlme. L idfw L dmme tf tm`` by stfry fur stfry gut L efdt idfwjfw. Gmonusm tjm trutj, smm lts n bmssy tjlda. _fbmtlbms tjm fd`y wny tf

o`mnd lt up ls tf jurt`m tjrfuaj mnoj emolslfd yfu bnem, trylda tf hlde tjm fdm

tjnt ojndame mvmrytjlda. Bnygm tjmd yfu ond stnrt tf h lx lt.

Um`` lt strnlajt, Bnranrmt ofbbndes hrfb tjm gnoi fh by blde ld tjnt

ojnld-sbfilda yfal vflom fh jmrs. @mnvm dftjlda fut.

Mnsy hfr yfu tf sny, L wndt tf tm`` jmr, gut fh ofursm sjms dft jmrm. Dfdm

fh tjmb nrm. Lts cust bm, jmrm nt tjm mde, rmbmbgmrlda jfw lt n`` stnrtme nde

wfdemrlda lh tjmrm wns ndytjlda L ofu`e jnvm efdm, mvmd tjmd, tf snvm us.


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G\ UJM U LBM F]W G]WAMW_ NWWLXME, L JNE JL_ HFWMJMNE

bmbfrlzme. L bmnd, efwd tf tjm tldlmst bf`m up dmnr jls jnlr`ldm,

ontty-ofrdmr hrfb tjm nroj fh jls rlajt mymgrfw. Qjmd jmsstuggme jls tfm, fr wjmd jm hmm`s ns tjfuaj tjm rmst fh tjm wfrè ls

spmnilda nd fgsourm trlgn` `ndaunam tjnt jm ondt pfsslg`y

udemrstnde, jm jns n wny fh idlttlda jls grfws tfamtjmr sf tjnt

jls hfrmjmne rmsmbg`ms n ojlèrmds solmdom busmub mxjlglt.

Ndolmdt Amf`falo Hfrbs. Ujm @ndesonpm fh Cupltmr. \fur Grnld

fd Eruas. Jm wns eflda lt dfw. Jm wns tnìlda tff, tjfuaj L

ondt sny L wns pnylda buoj nttmdtlfd.

@ffi nt bm, p`mnsm, jm wns snylda (L tjldi). Qfuè yfu

p`mnsm `ffi nt bm wjmd L tnì.

L emoleme Le hldlsjme wltj jlb. Qltjfut turdlda by dmoi, L

sjlhtme by myms hrfb jls hfrmjmne nde stnrtme ld fd jmrs. L wndtme

by stuey tf gm ofbprmjmdslvm.

Wlelou`fus, jm snle. N slbp`m ofdvmrsntlfd.Cfjd, sjm snle. @mts dft. Nde tjmd hrfb gm`fw wjnt L ond

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tjnt dmvmr mvmd claa`me wltj mbftlfd, jmr vflom ojlrpme udofd-

vldolda`y, Fj, `ffi! Fur guramrs!

Ujm wnltrmss `nle fur p`nttmrs ld hrfdt fh us. L hm`t nrfude fd

by p`ntm hfr by guramr, tfuojlda by idlhm hlrst. L wfdemrme lh tjls

wns wjnt lt jne gmmd `lim hfr Jm`md Im``mr. Mxompt tjnt sjmofuèdt jmnr ndytjlda mltjmr. @uoiy alr`.

Gmonusm try ns L blajt tf sjut fut tjm sfude, L ofuè jmnr tjldas.

Ujm s`nb fh a`nssms fd tjm wffemd ofudtmr gmjlde bm. _l`vmrwnrm

o`nttmrlda nanldst p`ntms nde tmmtj. N ofudtry sldamr orffdlda hrfb

tjm cuimgfx ngfut alvlda n pmddy hfr by tjfuajts, n dloim` hfr by

jmnrt. Ujm wnltrmss ym``lda fvmr tjm orfwe tf n hnvfrltm oustfbmr3

Qjnte yn ontoj bm tjls tlbm, Emrmi6 Nd mlajty-pfudemr6

Lt wns amttlda jnremr nde jnremr tf ofdtldum by stuey. L wfuèdt

jnvm bldeme smmlda wjnt nd mlajty-pfudemr `ffime `lim. Qjnt lt

mvmd wns. L tffi n gltm fh by guramr. Ujm gud tnstme `lim strnw.

@len, by ene snle. [`mnsm.

L n``fwme by anzm tf trnvm` gnoi fvmr nde efwd. Jls myms wmrm

rfude nde n `ltt`m bflst, nde L hm`t mbgnrrnssme hfr jlb. N arfwdbnd sjfuè dft ory ld pug`lo, mspmoln``y dft ld n rfneslem eldmr ld

tjm blee`m fh gmnr ofudtry. Lts cust udsmmb`y. L g`ldime nt jlb.

Jfws yfur guramr6 jm nsime jfpmhu``y.

L smt lt gnoi ld lts rme p`nstlo gnsimt nde `ffime fvmr nt by stmp-

bftjmr. Lh sjm jne gmmd a`nrlda nt bm gmhfrm, sjm ele n armnt cfg

fh ofvmrlda lt wltj nd ldeuàmdt sbl`m.

H`nt, L snle. Gfrlda. Ilde fh emprmssme.

\fur guramr ls emprmssme. _jm wns n`bfst a`nrlda nanld. \fur

guramr jns hmm`ldas. _jm pnusme. Wmn``y. Bldms cust n guramr.

Ujmrm wmrm vlrtun``y smlsblo sjlhts foourrlda fd by enes hfrm-

jmne. Jm put jls jnde fd jmr nrb nde ffime hrfb jmr tf bm nde

gnoi nanld.

L efdt wndt tf `mnvm tjldas tjls wny, jm snle. Jm `ffimestrnlajt nt bm. @len, yfu jnvm tjm rmst fh tjm ymnr tf jntm us fd


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yfur fwd tlbm. @mt lt gm hfr cust tjls fdom. Ujmd jm turdme nde

wjlspmrme sfbmtjlda ld by stmpbftjmrs mnr, nde sjm ermw jmr

sjfu`emrs gnoi n `ltt`m gmhfrm wjlspmrlda sfbmtjlda ld rmspfdsm.

Bmndlda, sjm eledt narmm wltj wjntmvmr jme snle. Bmndlda, jm

wnsdt `mttlda jmr fhh tjm jffi mltjmr.L `ffime nrfude tjm rmstnurndt. Qm wmrm ld Jldebnd, Lenjf.

[fpu`ntlfd3 >5:. _tfp`lajts3 ;. Eldmrs dnbme nhtmr tjm tfwd3 >.

[mromdtnam fh tjm tfwd pfpu`ntlfd tjnt nppmnrme tf gm ld snle

eldmr fd tjls dfdemsorlpt Cudm nhtmrdffd3 >;;. Hrfb wjnt L ofu`e

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By ene ls n prfhmssfr fh npp`lme mofdfblos nt Lenjf _tntm

Of``mam, n [feudi ldstltutlfd ld Grudf, n [feudi tfwd ld n

[feudi stntm. Jms n`wnys narmmlda tf ploi up ndftjmr o`nss, nde

jm n`wnys ofbp`nlds ngfut lt. Dft tjnt jme idfw wjnt tf ef

wltj jlbsm`h lh jm jne ndy spnrm tlbm. Jme prfgng`y cust stnrtwfrrylda ngfut bm hu``-tlbm, ldstmne fh tjm ilde fh pnrt-tlbm

ldstruotfrsjlp fh wfrry tjnt jms n``fttme hfr bm sf hnr. Nde

dfgfey wndts tjnt tf jnppmd.

Jm `ffime gnoi fvmr nt Umrrl, wjf anvm jlb n `ltt`m sbl`m ns lh

tf sny, Qm``, wjy dft6

Qm blajt hlde tlbm tf tnim n `ltt`m vnontlfd, jm neeme, nde

sjruaame npf`famtlon``y. Dfw lt wns jls turd tf nvfle mym ofdtnot.

Umrrl jns wm jnvm n`wnys wndtme tf vlslt Dmw \fri. Blajt

gm dlom. Omdtrn` [nri ld tjm nutubd.

Dlom.Efdt onrm, efdt onrm, efdt onrm. \fu`` jnvm tf smde bm n

pfstonre. L pnusme. Lh L ond mvmd amt bnl` up tjmrm.

@len, efdt gm ernbntlo, snle Umrrl. Lb surm yfu ond rmomlvm

bnl`. Lb surm yfu`` jnvm mvmrytjlda yfu dmme nt tjm sojff`. Ltsdft `lim lts tjm bl`ltnry fr ndytjlda. _jm `nuajme wmni`y.

By ene `mndme hfrwnre. Qm``, jm snle jmsltndt`y, fh ofursm

yfu ond amt `mttmrs hrfb jfbm. L tjldi yfu ond mvmd wrltm nde

smde yfur fwd, fdom tjm sugcmot bnttmr jns gmmd npprfvme. Gut

tjmrms df pjfdm usm, nde df Ldtmrdmt. Lts suppfsme tf gm rua-

ame, jm neeme, ontojlda n a`lbpsm fh by hnom. L tjfuajt wm

tnìme ngfut tjls, Gud.

Qm jne. Qme tnìme ngfut lt n`` sprlda. Qme tnìme ngfut lt

wjmd L stnyme jfbm hrfb sojff`. Qme tnìme ngfut lt fd tjm

wmmimdes, wjmd L wns arfudeme nde slttlda wltj by gnoi nanldst

by gmerffb effr, `lstmdlda tf tjm erfdm fh jls vflom fd tjm ftjmr

slem. Qme tnìme ngfut lt ld by enes `nst-eltoj mhhfrt nt hnbl`y

ofudsm`lda, wjloj wns ns usm`mss ns mvmr. Nde wme tnìme ngfut ltnhtmr Le afttmd gnoi hrfb tjm jfspltn`. Qme tnìme ngfut lt n `ft


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tjmd. [rfg`mb wns, fd`y by ene tnìme. L `lstmdme. Nde wm n``

idfw jfw grl``lndt by `lstmdlda sil``s wmrm.

Lt wnsdt aflda tf gm p`mnsndt. Ujls buoj L idmw. L jne spmdt tjmprmvlfus wmmimde pnoilda noofrelda tf n a`fssy `lst tjnt tjm N`lom

Bnrsjn`` _ojff` jne smdt ld fdm fh tjmlr grfojurms, tjm pnbpj`mt

mdtlt`me Duts nde Gf`ts nde Ftjmr Dmomssltlms. Ujm hlrst pnam jne n

`ltt`m elso`nlbmr, stntlda tjnt duts nde gf`ts wmrm dft notun``y

n``fwme nt tjm sojff`. Lt wns n hlaurm fh spmmoj, tjm pnbpj`mt

snle, nde tjmd lt wmdt fd tf `lst ftjmr ltmbs tjnt wmrm n`sf prfjlg-

ltme. Ujm usun` suspmots3 auds, nbbf, idlvms, olanrmttms, eruas,

hlrmwfris, gfws nde nrrfws. (Ujnt fdm bnem bm pnusm.) Nde

tjmd bfrm tjldas tjnt L ofuèdt grlda wltj bm3 ondey, sjfrt

silrts, stl`mttfs (ns lh L fwdme ndy), ofbgnt gffts, arnpjlo U-sjlrts,

tff`s nde jnrewnrm (wjloj mxp`nldme tjm duts nde gf`ts ofbbmdt,

L aumss), n ofbputmr nde om`` pjfdm, nde tjls fdm wns tjm

wfrst by l[fe.Lt wns ofbp`mtm`y embfrn`lzlda, nde L snle sf, ym``lda efwd

tjm jn`` nde ldtf tjm iltojmd, wjmrm L idmw by ene nde Umrrl

wmrm erldilda tjmlr ofhhmm. Umrrl ym``me gnoi tjnt lt wfuèdt gm

tjm glaamst `fss, smmlda ns jfw Le jne by l[fe tnimd nwny tjm

prmvlfus wmmi ndywny. L s`nbbme by effr. Ujmd L fpmdme lt nde

s`nbbme lt sjut nanld, cust hfr affe bmnsurm.

Ujmrm wmrm twf bfrm `lsts, fdm buoj `fdamr tjnd tjm ftjmr, fd

tjm dmxt pnam fh tjm pnbpj`mt. Ujm hlrst `lst (tjm `fdamr fdm)

ldoùeme n`` fh tjm tjldas tjnt L ngsfùtm`y jne tf grlda wltj bm.

Qm Nsi Ujnt \fu Grlda Fd`y tjm Mxnot Nbfudts @lstme, tjm pnbpj`mt

snle. _tfrnam _pnom Ls @lbltme, nde Qm Hrfwd ]pfd Mxomss. Qm hrfwd

upfd mxomss6 L hm`t `lim L wns fd by wny mltjmr tf gfft onbp fr

jlaj tmn wltj tjm ûmmd Bub. Wmanre`mss, lt wns prmtty strld-amdt hfr n p`nom tjnt ofst nt `mnst jn`h fh by enes sn`nry.


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_f lt wns up tf bm tf ojffsm wjloj hlvm U-sjlrts, wjloj tjrmm

swmntmrs, wjloj twf pnlrs fh sjfrts, nde wjloj tjrmm pnlrs fh cmnds

(Fh n Gfft-out fr _trnlajt-`ma _ty`m, Dft Ulajt fr _ilddy)L wfuè grlda.

Lb dft mxnot`y n o`ftjms jfude, gmlda bfrm pnrtln` tf jffeme

swmntsjlrts tjnd a`lttmry jn`tmr tfps, gut mvmd L hfude tjm `lst tf gmrmstrlotlvm. Ldtf tjm gna wmdt by hfur hnvfrltm arny U-sjlrts nde n

g`noi fdm, tjrmm fh by jffelms, nde gftj pnlrs fh cmnds (L eledt

jnvm n tjlre). L ladfrme tjm suaamstlfd ngfut sjfrts. Uf tjls sne

of``motlfd L neeme smvmd pnlrs fh udemrwmnr, slx pnlrs fh sfois (L

nssubme tjnt fd tjm smvmdtj eny wm wfuè n`` af gnrmhfft), by

p`nstlo rnld pfdojf, n idlt onp fh by enes tjnt L qulmt`y pl`hmrme

hrfb tjm jn`` o`fsmt, n h`mmom cnoimt, tmddls sjfms, h`lp-h`fps, nde

tjm dmw jlilda gffts tjnt Umrrl jne gfuajt hfr bm tjm wmmi

gmhfrm. L tfssme ld n swlbsult, tjm tnas stl`` nttnojme, mvmd tjfuaj

L idmw tjmrm wnsdt n ojndom ld jm`` Le gm puttlda lt fd. Lt n``

gnrm`y hl``me by gnoipnoi. Gua rmpm``ndt, n h`nsj`lajt, by jmne-

`nbp (n`sf dmw), nde sudsormmd hldlsjme tjm `lst.

L `ffime nt by gnoipnoi. Lt wns fdm fh tjfsm jlilda pnoisemsladme hfr `fda trmis ld tjm Ndems fr n`fda tjm Nppn`nojlnd

Urnl`. By ene jne snle sfbmtjlda ngfut eflda sfbm jlilda up nt

tjm sojff`, nde tjls pnoi wns fdm fh tjm dmomssltlms fd tjm `lst. L

ploime lt up wltj fdm jnde. Lt wns jmnvy. Lh tjmy tjfuajt Le gm

onrtlda tjls bfdstmr nrfude fd by gnoi, tjmy wmrm ld hfr sfbm smrl-

fus elsnppfldtbmdt.

L emoleme tf grlda ns hmw ltmbs ns L ofuè hrfb tjm smofde,

sjfrtmr `lst. Wmofbbmdeme Ltmbs, lt snle. Hfr [mrsfdn` Mdcfybmdt nde

Efwdtlbm. Ujm pnbpj`mt suaamstme gffis, cfurdn`s, `mttmr-wrltlda

bntmrln`s, nde p`nylda onres. Mdfuaj elvmrslfds hfr n rmtlrmbmdt

jfbm. L tjrmw ld tjm purp`m cfurdn` tjnt Umrrl jne `mht fd by pl`-

`fw tjnt bfrdlda. (L idmw lt wns hrfb jmr gmonusm by hntjmr, nt

`mnst, wfuè dmvmr ojffsm n gffi wltj n udlofrd prndolda norfsstjm ofvmr.) Df dmme tf tjrfw ld pnpmr hfr `mttmrs, L tjfuajt. Ujmrm

wns df fdm tf wrltm tf. L `ffime nt tjm `lst nanld. Nslem hrfb


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rmnelda tjm dnbm. Ujls Bnranrmt F`smd. Jfw wl`` wm idfw

jmr6 Jfw wl`` sjm idfw us6

Ujm su``md tmmdnamr yfurm slttlda wltj blajt gm n o`um, L

snle. L wns hmm`lda vmry jm`phu`.

@len, by ene snle. [`mnsm try. Cust try up tjmrm, finy6 Ql``yfu ef tjnt hfr bm6

L jntme tjls. Ujlsls wjnt jnppmdme dmnr tjm mde fh mvmry ofd-

vmrsntlfd L jne wltj by ene. Ujlswns jls ngl`lty tf qulmt`y

n`bfst ilde`y, mvmd bnim bm hmm` `lim nd lbgmol`m. _fbmfdm

wjf ondt amt jmr sjlt tfamtjmr tf snvm jmr `lhm. _fbmfdm tf gm plt-

lme, tn`ime ngfut ld jusjme tfdms, tlptfme nrfude ld onsm sjm amts

plssme nde efms sfbmtjlda ernstlo, `lim on`b`y ploi up jmr wntmr

a`nss nde erfp lt fd tjm h`ffr.

Lt sjnttmrme n`` fvmr tjm rfuaj wffemd h`ffrgfnres ldtf sjnres

tjm slzm fh by pn`b, sjnres tjm slzm fh by pldilm. N dmnt `ltt`m

rlvmr gmand mealda lts wny tfwnre by sjfm.

Cmsus! Umrrl wns n`rmney fut fh jmr ojnlr wltj n dnpild,

gmdelda tf bfp up tjm wntmr. _jm idm`t dmxt tf bm nde enggme ntlt hrult`mss`y. Jmr dnpild wns sfnime. By ene cust snt tjmrm, stnr-

lda ldtf jls guramr wltj n emhmntme sbl`m fd jls hnom, `lim jme cust

wntojme tjm trnalo mde fh n bfvlm tjnt jme smmd twm`vm tlbms

gmhfrm nde wns elsturgme, gut df `fdamr sjfoime, wjmd tjm jmrf-

ldm cubpme fhh tjm o`lhh. Ujm wnltrmss wns tjmrm tff, wltj n grffb

nde n `fda-jnde`me eustgld, nde sjm swmpt up tjm a`nss wltjfut

`ffilda nt ndy fh us.

Lb sfrry, Umrrl impt snylda tf tjm h`ffrgfnres. Lb sf sfrry.

_jm wns stl`` cust idmm`lda tjmrm, nde sjm wnsdt `ffilda nt ndy-

fdm mltjmr, tjm sfaay dnpild `ylda `lim nd mbgnrrnsslda hnot dmxt

tf jmr.

Dftjlda tf npf`falzm hfr, snle n dmw wfbnds vflom. Qntmr

fvmr rfois. Ujldas grmni nde ofbm tfamtjmr. Dftjlda ond gmofudtme fd, ns @len jns sf mhhmotlvm`y sjfwd us.


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L dmnr`y cubpme wjmd tjm jusiy vflom snle by dnbm, nde L

`ffime up tf hlde n tldy wfbnd wltj n elnbfde stue ld jmr dfsm,

g`fde jnlr out ld n sjfrt plxlm, nde wmnrlda n tndi tfp nde strlpme

fvmrn``s tjnt rmbldeme bm fh n rnl`rfne ofdeuotfrs udlhfrb.

_jm wns sjnilda by enes jnde nde snylda Bnranrmt F`smd,dlom tf bmmt yfu, mvmd gmhfrm L ofddmotme tjm vflom wltj

tjm wfbnd. _jm `ffime `lim n spnrrfw gut jne tjm vflom fh n

ojnld-sbfimr.

By ene, tf jls ormelt, tffi lt n`` ld strlem. Jm a`ndome nt tjm

dfsm stue, gut amdmrn``y bnldtnldme mym ofdtnot ns jm stffe nde

ldtrfeuome jlbsm`h.

Nde tjls, fgvlfus`y, ls @len, jm snle, rfoilda hfrwnre fd jls

tfms fdom fr twlom. L ofu`edt tm`` lh jm wns dmrvfus fr fee`y prfue.

Bnygm jm wns a`ne tjnt L wns notlda fut, ld onsm tjls Bnranrmt

F`smd jne ndy efugts ngfut by p`nombmdt ld tjm sojff`. Nhtmr

n``, tjm N`lom Bnrsjn`` _ojff` eledt tnim yfur rud-fh-tjm-bl``

affe iles, alr`s wltj jlaj A[Ns nde onr`fnes fh wm``-rfudeme

hrlmdes. N grfimd a`nss wns prfgng`y pnrt fh tjm mdtrndom mxnb,nde L jne o`mnr`y pnssme.

@len, Bnranrmt snle, stloilda fut n em`lontm jnde nde arnsp-

lda by fwd ld n vlsm`lim arlp. @len @len @len. _jm sjffi by

jnde ld tlbm wltj tjm wfres. N dnbm hfr n h `fwmr, sjm snle, fr

nd mxftlo p`ndt wltj bmeloldn` prfpmrtlms. _jm dnrrfwme jmr

myms nt bm tjmd, cust n `ltt`m, nde L wfdemrme lh tjls sjnbnd not fh

jmrs wns cust n ojnrnem. Qjnt ilde fh prfpmrtlms wl`` yfu jnvm,

@len6 sjm nsime.

L `ffime tfwnre tjm effr. L stnrme nt tjm bffsm jmne cust ngfvm

lt. L mxnbldme tjnt bffsm jmne `lim lt wns n stnldme a`nss wldefw.

L ele dft rmp`y.

By ene ojuoi`me ndxlfus`y. Dmvmr idmw jmr tf gm sjy,

jm snle.Umrrl wns stndelda gy dfw tff, nssleufus`y grusjlda nt tjm


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idmms fh jmr pndts. Lb Umrrl, sjm snle, jfèlda fut jmr jnde tf

Bnranrmt. @lens stmpbftjmr.

Bnranrmt dfeeme. L smm. _jm nda`me jmr gfey sf tjnt sjm

wns stndelda s`lajt`y gmtwmmd bm nde by ene nde Umrrl, nde

snle ld n `fw vflom, Lb dft surm tjnt wm rmomlvme n`` fh @lenspmrsfdn` ldhfrbntlfd ld jmr npp`lontlfd pnoimt. L efdt bmnd tf

pry, gut jmr bftjmr ls . . . 6

_jms emne, L snle.

Bnranrmt turdme tfwnre bm, sf sjm eledt smm tjm mxprmsslfd

fd by hntjmrs hnom. Jm fpmdme jls bfutj nde o`fsme lt nanld.

Lb sfrry, Bnranrmt snle.

Efdt gm.

Ujmrm wns n `fda, nwiwnre pnusm. By ene trlme tf ontoj by

mym, gut L `ffime nwny.

Hldn``y, Umrrl grfim tjm sl`mdom. Qm``, sjm snle, ns yfu ond smm,

Bnranrmt, wm nrm qultm efdm wltj ùdoj. _jm sbl`me nt Bnranrmt

idfwlda`y. L wfuèdt jnvm gmmd surprlsme lh sjm jne wldime.

Nj, snle Bnranrmt. Qm``. Ujnts affe tlblda. L jnvm Gmnwnltlda futslem.

Fj, snle by ene, fpmdlda jls wn``mt nde tjrfwlda n hmw

gl``s fd tjm tng`m. \fu sjfuè jnvm snle sfbmtjlda. Qm efdt

wndt tf immp jmr wnltlda.

Df, wm efdt, snle Bnranrmt. _jms n tmbpmrnbmdtn` fè

tjlda.

Qm trffpme futslem tf tjm elrt pnrilda `ft ld hrfdt fh tjm eldmr.

Norfss tjm strmmt, L ofuè smm tjnt tjm tfwds fd`y stfrm, n pnwd-

sjfp, wns fpmd hfr gusldmss. Ftjmr tjnd tjnt, tjm strmmt wns qulmt.

Bfudtnlds rfsm up fd tjrmm slems fh us. Lh tjls wns aflda tf gm by

dmnrmst pfst fh olvl`lzntlfd hfr tjm dmxt ymnr, tjldas wmrm `ffilda

arlb. Lt jne tnimd us n affe slx jfurs tf erlvm tf Jldebnd hrfb

fur jfusm ld sfutjmnstmrd Lenjf, nde ns hnr ns L ofuè tm``, tjmsojff` wns stl`` bl`ms nwny. Ujls wns dft tjm ilde fh p`nom yfue

mvmr jltojjlim fut fh.


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Qm stfppme ld hrfdt fh nd fè stntlfd wnafd, rustme nde g`noi

wltj n tjloi ym``fw strlpm ruddlda nrfude lt. Qjnt sny yfu,

Gmm6 nsime Bnranrmt, nde L aft lt, nde sbl`me, nde tjmd mrnsme

tjm sbl`m wltj n sjrua.

Nj, snle by ene. _f tjls ls tjm fhhloln` sojff` vmjlo`m. Jmeledt `ffi mspmoln``y p`mnsme. L wfuè jnvm mxpmotme n vnd

fr gus.

Fj, wm jnvm tjfsm, surm, snle Bnranrmt. Gut L jne sfbm

mrrndes ld tfwd. _jm wnvme vnaum`y ld tjm elrmotlfd fh tjm

emsmrtme strmmt nde pnttme tjm onr. Ndywny, L tjfuajt Le erlvm

@len tf sojff` ld sty`m. @mss rffb tf amt `fst ld.

Qm``. L smm, snle by ene, mvmd tjfuaj lt wns o`mnr tjnt jm

eledt.

Ujls sjfuè gm mvmrytjlda, snle Umrrl. Ld tjm npprfxlbntm`y

hlvm smofdes tjnt wm jne gmmd stndelda dmxt tf Gmm, sjm jne bnd-

name tf gfude fvmr tf fur onr nde grlda by gna gnoi wltj jmr.

L`` cust put lt ld tjm gnoi, tjmd6

L`` blss yfu tff, L snle snronstlon``y.Umrrl anvm bm n `ffi `lim L jne cust s`nppme jmr. _jm smt tjm gna

efwd jmnvl`y fd tjm elrt nde rnd n jnde tjrfuaj jmr jnlr. Lts n

`fda erlvm, @len, sjm snle. L eledt wndt tf immp Bnranrmt

wnltlda.

_urm, L snle. Qjntmvmr.

Bnranrmt s`nbbme sjut tjm gnoi effr fh tjm stntlfd wnafd

nde eustme jmr jndes fd jmr fvmrn``s. By gna snt ld tjm gnoismnt

`lim nd fvmrwmlajt ojlè. Hnrmwm``s tnim bndy hfrbs. @uoil`y,

wm jnvm `fts fh ojndoms tf prnotlom ld tjls `lhm. _jm sbl`me nt by

ene nde Umrrl, nde rmstme fdm jnde lajt`y fd by sjfuèmr. @len,

lts tlbm tf af.

By ene wnìme fvmr nde mdau`hme bm ld n gmnr jua. L impt by

sjfuèmrs stlhh, gut L eledt pusj jlb nwny.Gm affe, Gud, jm snle. Qm`` gm tnìlda sffd. Jm stmppme

gnoi nde `ffime up nt tjm siy, g`ldilda.


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@len, snle Umrrl, bfvlda tfwnre bm. L`` _jm stfppme

wjmd sjm snw by futstrmtojme jnde. _jm sjffi lt. Dmltjmr fh us

`ffime nt tjm ftjmr.

Bnranrmt fpmdme tjm pnssmdamr effr hfr bm. Lt blajt gm jnre

tf gm`lmvm, sjm snle, gut ld tjm arnde sojmbm fh pnrmdt-ojlèhnrmwm``s, yfu nrm n`` gmjnvlda wltj lbpmoong`m emofrub. _jm

sjffi by hntjmrs nde Umrrls jndes. @len wl`` gm snhm nde

jmn`tjy nt N`lom Bnrsjn``, sjm nssurme tjmb. _jm bny mvmd gm

jnppy. Ujnt plmom ls up tf jmr. _jm turdme nde sbl`me nt bm.

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L dfeeme. L `ffime fdom bfrm tfwnre tjm eusty eldmr ld tjm

eusty tfwd, tjm strmmt tjnt smmbme tf af dfwjmrm nt n``, tjm pnwd-

sjfp wjmrm pmfp`m trneme ld tjmlr fè jfpms hfr ojndoms nt dmw

fdms. L tffi lt n`` ld, nde tjmd L `ffime nt by hntjmr nde Umrrl.

Affe-gym, L snle tf tjmlr hfrmjmnes. Nde tjmd, ld fdm hùle

bftlfd, L s`le ldtf tjm onr nde s`nbbme tjm effr sjut.

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