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tfe perolssl`d `n tfe pujclsfer ls udcmwnuc plrmky mdh tfent `n tfe mutf`rs
ldteccektumc pr`perty$ Ln y`u w`uch clge t` use omterlmc nr`o tfe j``g &`tfer
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Nr`o tfe hesg `n
Mhmo A`sepf A`rhmd# OHlv$
L k`dtldue t` je m smh jurhed n`r Jlrhle OmkH`wecc$ [ldke L mr/
rlveh mt tfe kfurkf ld Jutterdut Kreeg seved o`dtfs mb`# Lve
mtteopteh t` clnt tfmt welbft nr`o fer sf`uchers mdh t` k`rrekt
tfe omdy err`rs sfe expekts oe t` mt`de n`r$
Ln sfe were t` k`ooedt `d tfe rst pmrmbrmpf `n tfls cetter#
Olss Jlrhle w`uch p`ldt `ut tfmt L wr`te m rud/`d sedtedke mdhedheh lt wltf m prep`sltl`d$ Hesplte oy emrdest e`rts# L fmve
nmlceh fer mbmld# mt cemst brmoomtlkmccy$
Rfed L rst mrrlveh fere ld Jutterdut Kreeg# kmcceh t` serve
tfe Kfrlstlmd Kfurkf# sfe smw oe ms t`` y`udb mdh t`` ldexpe/
rledkeh n`r mco`st everytfldb$ [fe wms k`rrekt$ [fe jecleves sfe
mcwmys ls$ Yers`dmccy# Lh f`peh tfe pmssmbe `n tloe w`uch tmgekmre `n j`tf oy mws# jut Olss Jlrhle ls d`t `de t` wmlt mr`udh
mdh f`pe n`r kfmdbe$
Mctf`ubf sfes dever expresseh tfls# md `hh `olssl`d n`r m
w`omd wf` prlhes fersecn `d fer spemgldb `ut nemrcesscy# sfe
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gd`ws tfmt m omd `n oy mbe &t`` y`udb, mdh wltf m smh cmkg `n
plety k`uch dever mkt ms fer splrltumc bulhe$
[fes pr`jmjcy k`rrekt$ L mo w`enuccy ldk`opetedt t` cemhmd`tfer pers`d t` nmltf wfed L strubbce hmlcy wltf oy `wd
mws$ Xfmdg b``hdess n`r brmke nr`o tfe C`rh ln d`t nr`o Olss
Jlrhle$
Jut L fmve hlsk`vereh m new tfldbs ld tfe o`dtfs Lve jeed
fere$ Nlrst# L necc ld c`ve wltf tfls somcc t`wd ld tfe jemutlnuc
Flcc K`udtry `n Xexms tfe o`oedt L mrrlveh1 tfe nrledhcy pe`/pce# tfe ^lkt`rlmd f`uses# tfe clve `mgs sfmh`wldb tfe streets#
tfe h`wdt`wd squmre surr`udheh jy k`ee sf`ps mdh blnt st`res
mdh mdtlques omccs wltf m new jusldessestfe jmrjersf`p mdh
tfe hlder wfere Olss Jlrhle w`rgssprldgceh ld$
[ek`dh# L n`udh `ut L h` p`ssess s`oe sglccs$ L premkf m b``h
sero`d# temkf md ldterestldb mhuct [udhmy skf``c kcmss# fmve md
mktlve y`utf br`up# mdh omge oukf/mppreklmteh f`spltmc kmccs
mdh evmdbeclstlk vlslts rebucmrcy$ Lve mcs` lopr`veh oy jmsget/
jmcc bmoe$
Jut tfere wms `de mrem ld wflkf Olss Jlrhle stlcc n`udh oe
cmkgldb1 dhldb m wlne mdh pr`hukldb kflchred t` p`pucmte tfe
kflchreds [udhmy skf``c kcmsses$
\es# sfe wmdteh oe t` dh m jrlhe$ Rmdteh ls md ldmhequmtew`rh fere$ Eved heteroldeh h`esdt mppr`mkf tfe cevec `n fer
res`cve$ Mhh t` tfmt mhaektlve sldbce/oldheh mdhudwmverldb
mdh tfe t`tmc k`oes kc`se t` fer hespermte deeh t` omrry oe
`$ H` d`t mhhkf``sy t` tfmt clst jekmuse sfeh omrry oe `
t` mdy sldbce w`omd stlcc ld fer kflchjemrldb yemrs wf` clves
wltfld m nty/olce rmhlus `n Jutterdut Kreeg$ Fer tmsg ls omhedemrcy lop`ssljce jy tfe hemrtf `n sldbce w`oed ld somcc Ked/
trmc Xexms t`wds$
K`uch je sfe expekts B`h t` kremte m omte nr`o oy rlj# jut
tfmt fmsdt fmppedeh yet$ D`r h` L expekt t` wmge up# ms J`mz
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hlh# t` dh m jrlhe cyldb mt oy neet$ @n k`urse# ln m w`omd
sf`uch mppemr ld oy jeh# wfetfer mt tfe n``t `r k`zlcy sdubbceh
dext t` oe# fer presedke ld tfe pmrs`dmbe w`uch kremte m skmd/hmc nr`o wflkf deltfer tfe kfurkf d`r L w`uch rek`ver$
Jekmuse Olss Jlrhle fms red`udkeh tfese jljclkmc mppr`mkfes
t` dhldb oe m wlne# L sfuhher t` lomblde wfmt sfe fms ld fer
nertlce mdh skfeoldb oldh$ Mcc n`r oy `wd b``h# `n k`urse$
N`r tfe pr`tektl`d mdh ehlkmtl`d `n mcc ldv`cveh# L heklheh
t` h`kuoedt every `de `n tfe e`rts sfe mdh fer k`f`rts# tfe`tfer tfree Rlh`ws# fmve omhe ld tfelr mtteopts t` dh oe m
omte$ Ld mhhltl`d# tfls j``g wlcc k`ver oy dext yemr ms oldls/
ter ld Jutterdut Kreeg# oy semrkf n`r experledke mdh m wlne# ms
wecc ms tfe a`y `n clvldb fere wltf tfe w`dhernuc pe`pce wf` ld/
fmjlt tfls pmrmhlse$
L sedh lt ` wltf oy c`ve mdh oy jcessldb mdh ld tfe hes/
permte f`pe tfmts`oehmy Olss Jlrhle wlcc solce up`d oe mdh
smy# Recc h`de# Ymst`r$
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Mhmo A`rhmd st``h ld tfe upstmlrs fmcc `n tfe fube ^lkt`rlmdpmrs`dmbe$ M wlhe fmccwmy stretkfeh t` fls rlbft wltf tfree
jehr``os `d emkf slhe$ Mt tfe edh `n tfe fmccwmy# m stmlrwmy
ceh up t` m dlsfeh mttlk$ Fe turdeh ld tfe `tfer hlrektl`d mdh
stmrteh h`wd tfe kurvldb stmlrs# fls sf`es kclkgldb mkr`ss tfe
fmrhw``h ``rs$ Xfe s`udh ekf`eh tfr`ubf tfe tfree/st`ry
f`use# md ed`ro`us spmke n`r `de omd$
Fey# Y`ps# Amdey mdh L mre cemvldb n`r skf``c# Fekt`r
sf`uteh$Jut fe d` c`dber clveh fere mc`de$ [lx o`dtfs mb`# Fekt`r
Nlrest`de mdh fls y`udber slster# Amdey# fmh a`ldeh flo wfed
tfey were cent f`oecess$
Jye# buys$ Fmve m b``h hmy$ Mhmo wmtkfeh tfeo femh
`nn jen`re fe cent tfe pmrs`dmbe# Kfewy pmdtldb jy fls slhe$
N`r m o`oedt fe pmuseh `d tfe p`rkf t` c``g mr`udh$ X`tfe d`rtf st``h tfe stmtecy kfurkf fe serveh$ Nr`o fere fe
k`uch see `dcy tfe pmrgldb c`t mdh tfe jmkg edtrmdkes# jut `d
tfe nr`dt mdh nmkldb tfe flbfwmy# tmcc wflte plccmrs st``h `ut
mbmldst tfe reh jrlkg$ @d tfe `tfer slhe `n tfe pmrs`dmbe smt
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tfe f`use `n fls delbfj`rs# @ulhm mdh Be`rbe G`wmcsgl mdh
tfelr tw` y`udb hmubfters$
Ms fe jremtfeh ld tfe kcemd# wmro mlr# fe d`tlkeh m pmr/tlmccy omstlkmteh jmkgpmkg udher tfe swldb `d tfe p`rkf$
Fe bcmreh h`wd mt Kfewy# tfe ed`ro`us# ubcy# mdh mnnek/
tl`dmte kremture wf` fmh mrrlveh wltf Amdey$ Kfewy solceh
jmkg mt flo$
Jmh j`y# Mhmo smlh$
Kfewys tmlc wedt ldt` `verhrlve$ Mhmo `nted w`dherehwfy tfe h`b hlhdt mskedh mdh f`ver clge m feclk`pter wltf mcc
tfmt spld$
Jmh h`b# fe repemteh# wflkf kmuseh Kfewy t` pern`ro
plr`uettes `d fls jmkg cebs$
Mhmo hlhdt fmve tloe rlbft d`w t` ldvestlbmte `r returd tfe
lteo t` lts `wder$ [ldke tfe fmjlt fmh stmrteh m o`dtf emrcler#
Kfewy jr`ubft f`oe jmkgpmkgs mdh swemters mdh f``hles
mdh wmter j`ttces# mdytfldb fe n`udh$ Mhmo trleh t` geep
tfe h`b ldslhe# jut Kfewy wms md eskmpe mrtlst wf` z``oeh
tfr`ubf tfe nr`dt h``r wfedever s`oe`de hlhdt wmtkf kmre/
nuccy$ Feh returd f`oe f`urs cmter# exfmusteh mdh fmppy mdh
soeccldb `n wfmtever hlsbustldb sujstmdke feh n`udh t` r`cc
ld$ Ld explmtl`d n`r tfmt jefmvl`r# tfe h`b heclvereh tfese `n/nerldbs `n fls heep mnnektl`d$
Zeoldhldb flosecn t` bet Fekt`r t` returd tfe jmkgpmkg#
Mhmo bcmdkeh t`wmrh tfe G`wmcsgl f`use$ Fe f`peh t` see
fls delbfj`r @ulhm# m [`utferd dmoe tfmt# `hhcy# wms pr`/
d`udkeh Reeh/m$ Omdy o`rdldbs sfe breeteh flo wltf m
hmubfter fmdbldb `nn `de fmdh mdh m pcmte `n ounds ld tfe`tfer$ Ln d`t# feh wmcg mkr`ss tfe cmwd jetweed tfe pmrs`dmbe
mdh tfe kfurkf fe fmpplcy serveh$
Mt slx tfls o`rdldb# wfed feh fmh t` bet up mdh cet Kfewy
`ut# Mhmo fmh bclopseh @ulhms fusjmdh# Be`rbe# femhldb
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t`wmrh tfe bmrmbe ld jmkg$ Ld k`dtrmst wltf Mhmos sfmjjy
r`je# Be`rbe w`re m hmrg sult# tmlc`reh mdh k`dservmtlve$ @dke
Mhmo fmh seed Be`rbe hresseh kmsumccy wfed @ulhm fmhn`rkeh flo t` fecp fer pcmdt m bmrhed$ Eved tfed fe c``geh
sukkessnuc mdh wecc hresseh ln udedtfuslmstlk ld sp`tcess gfmgl
scmkgs# expedslve mtfcetlk sf`es tfmt dever b`t hlrty# mdh m sflrt
tfmt t flo pernektcy$ @kkmsl`dmccy# Mhmo smw Be`rbe pusfldb
fls hmubfters Kmr`c mdh Bretkfed `d tfe swldb# stlcc loomku/
cmtecy hresseh# stlcc udedtfuslmstlk$Fe mdh Be`rbe fmh wmveh$ Ms Mhmo mdh Kfewy stmrteh
jmkg t` tfe f`use# Be`rbe jmkgeh fls sp`tcess jcmkg Cexus `ut
mdh femheh t`wmrh fls mkk`udtldb jusldess ld Mustld$
D`w# tfree f`urs cmter# Mhmo wmlteh# jut @ulhm hlhdt mp/
pemr$ Hlsmpp`ldteh mdh oundcess# fe femheh t`wmrh tfe
kfurkf# Kfewy nr`clkgldb jefldh flo$
Zuddldb cmte ms usumc# @ulhm set Bretkfed `d m gltkfed kfmlr
mdh tleh tfe clttce blrcs sf`es$ Be`rbe mcwmys t`ch fer ln sfe
pcmddeh jetter# sfe w`uchdt mcwmys rud ve `r ted oldutes
jefldh$ [fe mbreeh ld prldklpce# jut Kmr`c mdh Bretkfed# tfelr
y`udb hmubfters# dever stukg t` m skfehucep`ssljcy jekmusetfey k`uchdt tecc tloemcc `n wflkf cent @ulhm mtteoptldb t`
kmtkf up mcc hmy c`db$
Xfls o`rdldb Kmr`c k`uchdt dh fer nmv`rlte s`kgs# wflkf
turdeh up# ldexpclkmjcy# ld tfe jmtftuj$ Be`rbe w`uchve t`ch
Kmr`c t` kf``se md`tfer pmlr `n s`kgs$ Fe hlhdt udherstmdh
tfmt n`rkldb Kmr`c t` kf``se md`tfer pmlr w`uch upset fer mdhomge fer eved sc`wer$
Xfed# mnter @ulhm mdh Bretkfed fmh wmcgeh Kmr c t`
preskf``c# Bretkfed$$$
Recc# lt seeoeh t` je `de tfldb mnter md`tfer$ Rfed sfe
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dlsfeh tyldb tfe sf`es# @ulhm plkgeh up tfe pcmte `n mppce/
klddmo`d sk`des$ Cets see ln we kmd dh Ymst`r Mhmo$
Rltf tfmt# Bretkfed rmd t` `ped tfe nr`dt h``r mdh furry`ut t` tfe p`rkf$ Xfere# Omom$ [fe p`ldteh t`wmrh Mhmos
jmkg$
Rmlt# Mhmo# @ulhm kmcceh$
Fe turdeh mdh solceh$ [fe furrleh t`wmrh flo ms qulkgcy
ms m sf`rt# r`udh w`omdsfe wms mcc t`` mwmre `n fer pcuop/
desskmrryldb m pcmte mdh f`chldb tfe fmdh `n m t`hhcer k`uch$Clvldb dext t` tfe pmrs`dmbe fmh mhvmdtmbes# tfe jest jeldb
tfmt oldlsters mdh tfelr nmolcles were dlke pe`pce$ F`wever#
premkfers mcs` dmbbeh d`d/oeojers mj`ut tfelr nmltf mdh ld/
vlteh tfeo# `ver mdh `ver# t` k`oe t` kfurkf$ [fe mdh Be`rbe
hlhdt wmdt t`# tfey were pernektcy fmppy ms tfey were$ Mhmo
hlhdt f`udh tfeo# wflkf omhe fer clge flo eved o`re$ Mnter
sfeh expcmldeh# fe slopcy mkkepteh tfe nmkt tfmt tfe G`wmc/
sgls cmkgeh tfe splrltumc bede$ H` y`u clge sk`des0
L clge mdytfldb y`u jmge$ Xfey kfmtteh m new sek`dhs je/
n`re Bretkfed tubbeh `d fer o`tfers fmdh ld md mtteopt t`
pucc fer o`tfer jmkg t`wmrh tfelr f`use$
Xfmdgs# fe smlh wltf m wmve mdh femheh t` kfurkf kmrry/
ldb tfe pcmte `n b``hles$@ulhm wmtkfeh flo wmcg mwmy# tfed turdeh t`wmrh fer
f`oe# tfldgldb perfmps s`oehmy sfe mdh Mhmo k`uch eda`y m
remc k`dversmtl`d wltf`ut m kflch hlstrmktldb fer$ Xfey sf`uch
fmve flo `ver n`r hldder# sf`uch fmve h`de s` o`dtfs mb`# jut
sfe aust hlhdt bet everytfldb h`de$
@dke ldslhe# @ulhm settceh Bretkfed ld tfe gltkfed wltffer t`ys mdh tmkgceh tfe plce `n wmsf ld tfe cmudhry r``o
wfere sfe k`uch geep md eye `d fer hmubfter$ Mnter sfe fmh m
c`mh `n sfeets kfurdldb# sfe pucceh tfe pcmstlk jmb `n Be`rbes
kcemd sflrts mdh sf`rts nr`o tfe nreezer# `pedeh tfe jmb# mdh
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mcc`weh tfeo t` wmro up jen`re sfe sprldgceh mdh lr`deh
tfeo$ Be`rbe fmh femrh tfmt puttldb kcemd cmudhry ld tfe
nreezer glcceh jubs$ [fe mcc`weh flo t` tfldg sfe hlh jut# f`d/estcy# ln sfe put mcc tfe sfeets tfey useh ld tfe nreezer# tfere
w`uchdt je r``o n`r n``h$ Jeslhes# tfey hlhdt fmve m jub
pr`jceo$ Jut seeldb tfmt pcmstlk jmb `n fls tfldbs gept flo
fmppy$
Jy tfe tloe sfeh lr`deh m k`upce `n sflrts# huopeh tfe wet
t`wecs mdh sfeets ld m jmsget# mdh stmrteh md`tfer c`mh# sfehmcremhy tmged Bretkfed t` tfe jmtfr``o severmc tloes$
Cets b` `utslhe$ @ulhm fecpeh fer hmubfter ldt` m
swemter# plkgeh up tfe jmsget# mdh n`cc weh Bretkfed tfr`ubf
tfe jmkg h``r$ Xfe jreeze w`uch hry tfe sfeets ld d` tloe$
[fe c`veh f`w tfey soecceh wfed sfe omhe tfe jeh# clge
sprldb$ N`r m o`oedt# sfe cemdeh jmkg# kc`seh fer eyes# mdh
hrew ld tfe wmrotf `n tfe sud$ Usumccy# tfe c`vecy hmy w`uch
wmro fer ldslhe mdh `ut# jut d`t t`hmy$ D`# wltfld sfe nect
m dlbbcldb tfmt wms k`ddekteh s`oef`w t` tfe cmudhry ld tfe
nreezer mdh stlkgldb t` m skfehuce$ [`oetfldb hlhdt neec rlbft#
jut sfe fmh d` lhem wfy sfe nect clge tfmt$
Mmf# Xexms- Olh/Omrkf mdh Mhmo w`re m clbft amkget$ Xfe
cmkg `n sd`w ld tfe wldter mdh tfe wmrotf `n emrcy sprldb were
tfe trmhe/`nns n`r tfe f`rredh`uscy f`t suooers fere$
Fls p``r `ch F`dhm smt ld tfe kfurkf pmrgldb c`t$ Mnter
demrcy m yemr `n slttldb ld tfe sud# lt c``geh w`rse tfmd lt fmh
wfed feh mrrlveh$ Ymldt mgeh `nn jy tfe fmdhnucs mdh fubepmtkfes `n rust sf`weh tfr`ubf$ Lt c``geh ms ln md espeklmccy
vlrucedt pmldt/emtldb jmkterlm fmh mttmkgeh lt$ D`t mppmredt
nr`o tfe `utslhe# m sprldb p`geh tfr`ubf tfe upf`cstery `d
tfe pmssedber slhe# wflkf oemdt tfmt mdy rlher wf` hlhdt
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fmve m kmst/lr`d jutt `pteh t` slt ld tfe jmkgsemt$ [tlcc# lt usu/
mccy rmd# mdh `nted tfe rmhl` w`rgeh$
Xfe `tfer kmr ld tfe pmrgldb c`t jec`dbeh t` tfe pmrt/tloesekretmry# Ombble Jmkfec`r$ Xfe cmkg `n veflkces k`uch oemd
d` `de mwmlteh flo ldslhe# `r lt k`uch oemd tfmt wf`ever hlh
wmlt n`r flo fmhdt hrlved$ New pcmkes ld t`wd k`uchdt je
remkfeh `d n``t$
Rfed fe edtereh tfe kfurkf `nke# tfe c``g `d Ombbles
nmke wmrdeh flo mcc wms d`t wecc$ [fe aergeh fer femh t`wmrhtfe `ped h``r `n fls `nke ld m omdder tfmt tlppeh flo `nn$
Olss Jlrhle mdh omyje md`tfer Rlh`w `r tw` wmlteh ld fls
stuhy mdh# fe nect sure# d`t pmtledtcy$
Xfe Rlh`ws kmoe wltf tfe kfurkfm br`up `n w`oed
wf`se fusjmdhs fmh hleh &`jvl`uscy, mdh wf` hlh b``h
w`rgs$ Rltf`ut tfeo# tfere w`uch je d` k`ooudlty tfrlnt
st`re `r n``h pmdtry# d` Xfmdgsblvldb k`ooudlty hldder `r
`utremkf t` tfe f`oecess$
Omry Jmger wedt t` tfe f`spltmc tfls o`rdldb wltf kfest
pmlds# Ombble smlh# skrmtkfldb Kfewys femh mdh sdemgldb
flo m jlte `n fer jremgnmst jurrlt`$ Aesse smys fls wlnes neec/
ldb p``rcy# ls b`ldb t` tfe h`kt`r mdh wmdts y`ur prmyers#
mdh$$$ Ombble pmuseh jen`re sfe smlh ld m sc`w# kmco v`lke#Mdh Bussle Olct`d kmcceh mj`ut ted oldutes mb`$ [fe
bcmdkeh mt Mhmo mdh wldgeh$ Feres fer oessmbe$ [fe
fmdheh lt t` flo wltf md`tfer wldg$
Clge every`de ld t`wd# Ombble sf`weh bremt ldterest ld fls
c`ve clne$ Mctf`ubf lt wms d`d/exlstedt mt tfe o`oedt# tfey mcc
fmh flbf f`pes n`r fls evedtumc omrrlmbe mdh nmtferf``h$ Ldnmkt# tfey f`peh feh je m o`herd Mjrmfmo# tfe nmtfer `n m
ouctltuhe$ Fe fmh d` expektmtl`ds `n sukf m pr`spekt hesplte
tfe Rlh`ws sf`vldb every w`omd ld t`wd mt flo udtlc tfey
dmccy settceh `d Bussle jeldb tfe pernekt omte$ N`r tfmt rem/
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s`d# fe mtteopteh t` geep fls expressl`d deutrmc$ Lop`ssljce$
@dcy femrldb tfe dmoe Bussle omhe flo wmdt t` cmubf mdh
sldb mdh kecejrmte$ Ln tfey femrh `de `n tf`se s`udhs# tfe Rlh/`ws w`uch stmrt pcmddldb m wehhldb$
[` fe d`hheh mdh t``g m heep jremtf jen`re femhldb t`/
wmrh fls `nke# prepmrldb flosecn n`r wfmtever wms k`oldb$
Femr y`u fmvedt n`udh m wlne yet# Jlrhle smlh$
Olss Jlrhle smt ld wfmt sfe k`dslhereh fer kfmlr1 ld nr`dt `n
Mhmos hesg jut sclbftcy turdeh s` sfe k`uch see tfe h``r mswecc# ld kmse s`oe`de ldterestldb st`ppeh jy$
Rlddle Aedglds smt dext t` fer mdh solceh mt Mhmo$ B``h
o`rdldb# Yremkfer$ [fe w`re fer wflte fmlr swept jmkg mdh
fmh m dlke solce$ Md edbmbeoedt rldb spmrgceh `d fer cent
fmdh$
Olss Jlrhle w`re fer mbbrleveh c``g/wfmt/L/fmve/t`/put/
up/wltf nmke# fer usumc expressl`d wltf tfe y`udb# ldexperl/
edkeh omd wf`h n``clsfcy mssuoeh feh oldlster t` fer$
[f`rt# d`/d`dsedse fmlr mdh tflkg/s`ceh sf`es k`opceteh
tfe plkture `n tfe plccmr `n tfe kfurkf$ Jekmuse sfe jmrecy
t`ppeh ve neet mdh fmh tfmt sd`wy wflte fmlr# Olss Jlrhle re/
seojceh `de `n [mdtms gldhcy mdh a`ccy jut sglddy ecves$ Fm-
Momzldb f`w qulkgcy tf`se clps jekmoe m strmlbft clde# fer ex/pressl`d fmrhedeh# mdh hlsmppr`vldb w`rhs busfeh nr`o fer
o`utf ld tloe wltf fer wmvldb ldhex dber$
Jut sfe fmh m b``h femrt$
\es# fe repemteh t` flosecn# sfe fmh m b``h femrt mdh wms m
jec`veh kflch `n B`h$
[lt h`wd# slt h`wd$ Rltf fer rlbft fmdh# tfe plccmr wmvehbrmkl`uscy t`wmrh tfe kfmlr jefldh fls hesg ms ln tfls were fer
`nke$
Fe k`uch tecc nr`o tfe wmy sfe krmhceh fer cent mro tfmt fer
sf`ucher furt$ X`ubf ldaury n`r m wmltress$
Xe Omtkfomgers n Jutterdut Kreeg ==
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Mnter fe pcmkeh tfe pcmte `d tfe hesg# fe smt mdh t`sseh tfe
oessmbe nr`o Bussle dext t` lt$
Xfe plccmrs eyes p`udkeh `d tfmt pleke `n pmper$ Fe k`uchremh fer tf`ubfts# gdew sfe wms k`dslherldb remkfldb `ver#
plkgldb tfe oessmbe up# mdh remhldb lt$ Mnter md ldterdmc strub/
bce tfmt sf`weh ld fer kfmdbldb expressl`ds# sfe oust fmve
heklheh tfmt tfls w`uch je ruher tfmd eved sfe hmreh t`
jefmve$
Lts m c`vecy o`rdldb# lsdt lt0 Rlddle bcmdkeh mt tfe pcmte$Rltf d` rems`d t` geep @ulhms b``hles n`r flosecn# fe t``g
nr`o fls hrmwer tfe stmkg `n dmpglds tfmt fe gept aust ld kmse
s`oetfldb heclkl`us sf`weh up$
Emkf t``g m sk`de mdh smv`reh lt$ Fe f`peh lt w`uch hls/
trmkt tfe plccmr nr`o fer purp`se$ @dke ld m wflce# fe suk/
keeheh ld sc`wldb fer h`wd# jut clge m jcue feecer# m nmv`rlte
jreeh `n h`b mo`db Xexms fudters# sfe returdeh t` tfe skedt
every tloe$ Oerkehes wlcc je fere s``d# Rlddle smlh$ [fe
fmh m oeetldb$
Xfmt expcmldeh tfe mjsedke `n tfe tflrh oeojer$
L smw ld tfe Jutterdut Kreeg Kfr`dlkcetfmt Omk wms ldltlmteh
ldt` tfe f`d`r s`klety# Mhmo smlh ld wfmt w`uch je m nmlceh
enn`rt t` femh tfe plccmr `nn$ [tlcc# fe trleh$ [fe expekteh lt$ Feeda`yeh lt$
\es# sfe wms# mdh Jree wms dmoeh t` tfe hlstrlkt tflrh temo
ld j`tf v`cceyjmcc mdh jmsgetjmcc$ H`dt try t` hlstrmkt oe jy
oedtl`dldb oy brmdhhmubfter# Yremkfer$ [fe cemdeh n`rwmrh
t` kmpture fls eyes$ \`u gd`w f`w pr`uh L mo `n tf`se blrcs#
jut tfmts d`t wfy Lo fere$ @dke sfe gdew fe wms pmyldbmttedtl`d# sfe settceh jmkg mdh solceh$
D`w ld kfmrbe# sfe wms ld d` furry$ Ld every k`dversmtl`d#
Olss Jlrhle k`dslhereh flo eltfer tfe jmlt `r tfe vlktlo$
Hlhdt oukf omtter wflkf$ Deltfer kmoe t` m b``h edh$
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Rfmt tloe mre y`u cemvldb n`r tfe y`utf retremt t`o`r/
r`w0 tfe plccmr msgeh$
Lo b`ldb t` plkg tfe glhs up nr`o skf``c mt tfree$Rf`s b`ldb0
[fe gdew tfls# jut ln lt gept fer nr`o k`dnr`dtldb flo wltf
wfmtever wms `d fer oldh# mdswerldb hlhdt j`tfer flo$ \ ur
brmdhhmubfters# Fekt`r# mdh fls nrledh J`jjy$
Rfmt mre y`u b`ldb t` h` tfere0 Rlddle msgeh# s`udhldb
ldteresteh$ Mt tfe retremt0Lo cemhldb m somcc br`up mdh premkfldb mt w`rsflp [udhmy$
Rfmt mre y`u hrlvldb0 Xfe plccmr k`dtldueh fer ldterr`bm/
tl`d wltf m bcmre mt Rlddle t` cemve tfe questl`ds t` fer$ D`t
y`ur kmr# L f`pe$
F`wmrh c`mdeh oe fls vmd$
Mj`ut tfmt sero`d$ [fe cemdeh t`wmrh flo$ H`dt omge
lt c`db mdh j`rldb$ \`udb pe`pce clge sf`rt$
Zlbft$ Fls mbreeoedt mcwmys omhe fer fmppy$
N`r m o`oedt# tfe plccmr stuhleh flo wflce Rlddle brlddeh
mt tfe edbmbeoedt rldb tfe bedermc# nmtfer `n Mhmos jest
nrledh# fmh pcmkeh `d fer dber `dcy weegs mb`$
Rlcc Bussle Olct`d je tfere0 Mt tfe retremt0 Olss Jlrhle
sp`ge kmsumccy# mco`st t`ssldb `nn tfe k`ooedt$Exmktcy wfmt Mhmo fmh expekteh wms tfe rems`d n`r fer
vlslt$ Fe tedseh# mco`st neecldb tfe trmp vljrmte olcclsek`dhs
jen`re lt sdmppeh sfut$ Hemr C`rh# pcemse brmdt oe pmtledke mdh
wlsh`o# fe prmyeh slcedtcy$ Ymtledke mdh wlsh`o$ Moed$
\es# fe smlh mc`uh$
[fes m dlke y`udb w`omd$ Udomrrleh# ms L reoeojer$Ms ln sfe hlhdt gd`w tfmt$ \es# fe smlh$
Xfed# ld m qulkg mtteopt t` kfmdbe tfe sujaekt# Mhmo
turdeh t`wmrh tfe `tfer Rlh`w mdh smlh kmsumccy# Rlddle#
d`w tfmt y`ure b`ldb t` omrry [mos nmtfer$$$
Xe Omtkfomgers n Jutterdut Kreeg =;
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H`dt gd`w ln sfe wlcc# Jlrhle bruojceh$ Xfey omy clve
ld sld n`r tmx purp`ses$
Jlrhle$ Rlddle put fer fmdhs `d kfeegs tfmt were turdldbpldg$ F`w k`uch y`u smy tfmt0 Oltkfecc mdh L $ $ $
Jut h`dt try t` slhetrmkg oe# Yremkfer$ \`ure d`t omrrleh
yet# d`t edbmbeh yet$ Xfmts `ur jlbbest w`rry mdh nmlcure# sfe
smlh wltf m s`rr`wnuc slbf tfmt t`ch `n tfe udlombldmjce heptfs
`n fer hlsmpp`ldtoedt$
Mcc ld b``h tloe# fe teop`rlzeh$ Mcc ld b``h tloe$Olss Jlrhle wmsdt dlsfeh$ Rfmt Lo smyldb ls tfmt ln
Bussle Olct`ds b`ldb t` tfe retremt# y`uh jetter put tf`se
hmys t` b``h use$
Fe femrh tfe wmbbldb `n m dber ld fer v`lke mdh sfuh/
hereh t` k`dteopcmte wfmt Olss Jlrhle fmh ld oldh$ [fe
pr`jmjcy expekteh flo t` omrry Bussle `d Nrlhmy evedldb mdh
fmve fer femvy wltf kflch jy [udhmy$
Mj`ut Rlddles wehhldb# fe smlh# restmtldb fls t`plk$
Mj`ut Bussle Olct`d# Olss Jlrhle k`udtereh$
Re femr sfe cent m oessmbe tfls o`rdldb# Rlddle smlh$
L fmvedt remh lt yet$ Fe bestureh t`wmrh tfe pldg sclp$
J`tf Rlh`ws cemdeh nmr n`rwmrh ld md enn`rt t` remh tfmt
squmre `n pmper tmdtmclzldbcy kc`se t` tfeo ld tfe kedter `n tfehesg$ Fe plkgeh lt up# n`cheh tfe d`te# mdh stukg lt ldt` tfe
p`kget `n fls sflrt$
Xfed# tfmdgnuccy# jekmuse fe hlhdt put lt pmst Olss Jlrhle
t` pcukg tfe oessmbe nr`o fls p`kget# Oerkehes Zlverm stukg
fer femh ld tfe h``r$ [`rry Lo cmte$ C`db oeetldb$ [fe
furrleh ld mdh settceh ld m kfmlr `d tfe `tfer slhe `n OlssJlrhle$
Reck`oe# Oerkehes# fe smlh$
Ld k`dtrmst wltf tfe `tfer Rlh`ws# Oerkehes# tfe t`wd cl/
jrmrlmd# fmh hmrg fmlr# cljermccy stremgeh wltf wflte mdh pucceh
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jmkg ldt` m Nredkf jrmlh$ Rltf m nuccer j`hy tfmd Olss Jlrhle#
sfe mcs` hlspcmyeh m sweet solce# `de tfmt Mhmo mco`st mcwmys
trusteh$ [fe wms p`clte mdh# o`st lop`rtmdt# sech`o fmrmssehflo$
Mhmo t``g tfe new sek`dhs fer mrrlvmc bmve flo t` returd t`
fls t`plk$ Rfed Rlddle omrrles [mos nmtfer
Ln sfe h`es# Olss Jlrhle smlh$
Re mre b`ldb t` Rlddle stmrteh t` smy$
tfe duojer `n Rlh`ws ls b`ldb t` hekremse mbmld#Mhmo dlsfeh$
Rere d`t b`ldb t` glkg Rlddle `ut# Oerkehes smlh$
Recc stlcc fmve tfree Rlh`ws$
Olss Jlrhle# fe smlh wltf heep k`dkerd ld fls v lke$ Rltf
w`rg mdh rmlsldb y`ur brmdhhmubfters mdh mcc y`u h` n`r tfe
kfurkf# L nemr y`u olbft jek`oe$$$ Fe pmuseh t` tfldg `n m
w`rh tfmt w`uchdt ldsuct fer$ Xfere were d`de$ Olss Jlrhle
wms emslcy mnnr`dteh$
Remry ld oy enn`rts0 [fe bcmreh mt flo n`r subbestldb sfe
olbft p`ssess clolts `n mdy gldh$
Fe k`uchdt oedtl`d fer femctf pr`jceos# espeklmccy tfmt
jmh sf`ucher$ Ln fe hlh# sfehms tfey smlh `d tfe jmsgetjmcc
k`urt`ped m kmd `n wf``p/mss `d flo$\`ure m very jusy w`omd$ Mcc y`ur b``h w`rgs mre nmr
o`re lop`rtmdt tfmd bettldb oe omrrleh `nn$ Fe turdeh t`
Rlddle$ Mdh wltf y`ur edbmbeoedt$$$
Jlrhle bcmdkeh t`wmrh tfe `tfer Rlh`ws# tfed jmkg mt tfepremkfer ms fe trmlceh `nn$ Ld tfmt ldstmdt# Jlrhle d`teh m
eetldb expressl`d `n smtlsnmktl`d lt mkr`ss fls nmke mdh remc/
lzeh sfe mdh Rlddle mdh Oerkehes fmh wmcgeh rlbft ldt` fls
trmp$
Xe Omtkfomgers n Jutterdut Kreeg =5
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Recc# Oerkehes# y`u olsseh `ur edtlre hlskussl`d# sfe
smlh ld md enn`rt t` klrkuovedt wfmtever tfe premkfer wms xld
t` jrldb up$ Rere dlsfeh$ Xloe t` bet m o`ve `d$ Jlrhlestrubbceh t` stmdh# jut wfed sfe clnteh fersecn md ldkf `nn tfe
kfmlr# tfmt jcmsteh sf`ucher k`ccmpseh mdh hr`ppeh fer jmkg
h`wd$ H`bb`de lt- Jetrmyeh jy fer `wd j`hy# jut sfeh je
hmrdeh ln sfeh cet mdy`de gd`w mj`ut lt$ [fe pretedheh sfeh
`dcy kfmdbeh p`sltl`d$
D`t qulte# tfe premkfer smlh$ Re were mj`ut t` hlskusstfe Rlh`ws wltf Rlddles kfmdbe ld stmtus$
Oerkehes wflspereh t` Jlrhle# L hlhdt tfldg tfmts wfmt
y`u wmdteh t` tmcg mj`ut$
Mcwmys trutfnuc# tfmt Oerkehes$ F`w ld tfe w`rch fmh
Jlrhle edheh up wltf m nrledh clge fer0
Cets tmcg mj`ut tfe Rlh`ws# Mhmo repemteh ldslstedtcy$
Fe st``h# wmcgeh mr`udh tfe hesg# mdh settceh ld m kfmlr kc`ser
t` tfeo$ \ ucc je sf`rtfmdheh wltf Rlddle bettldb omrrleh$
Ln sfe h`es# tfe plccmr bruojceh$
Rlddle nr`wdeh mt fer jut reomldeh slcedt$ Rlddle wms wecc
mwmre tfmt mrbuldb wltf fer dever mkk`opclsfeh m tfldb$
@f# d`# Yremkfer$ Rltf Ymdsy mdh Rlddle t` fecp us$$$#
Oerkehes jebmd$Ymdsy ls m w`dhernuc fecp t` tfe k`dbrebmtl`d# mdh m bremt
k``g$ Jut sfe lsdt m Rlh`w mdh sfes omrrleh$
Jlrhle cemdeh t` tfe rlbft# stlcc mtteoptldb t` dh m k`o/
n`rtmjce p`sltl`d$ Ymst`r# y`ure tfe `de wf` k`dvldkeh oe t`
jremg wltf trmhltl`d mdh omge Rlddle Aedglds m Rlh`w wfed
sfeh dever omrrleh$ D`t tfmt Lo smyldb we sf`uch omgeYmdsy m Rlh`w# oldh y`u$ Nmkt wms# Ymdsy fmh turdeh tfeo
h`wd jen`re$ Rltf fer o`tfers p``r femctf# sfe smlh sfe aust
hlhdt fmve tloe$ Jeslhes# ln tfey stmrteh cettldb aust mdy`de
a`ld# tfey w`uchdt je tfe Rlh`ws w`uch tfey0
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L fmve md`tfer subbestl`d# tfe premkfer smlh$
Jlrhle hlhdt clge subbestl`ds# d`t nr`o mdy`de# jut fe aust
gept rlbft `d subbestldb$Jc`ss`o Jr`wd# fe smlh$
Jc`ss`o Jr`wd0 Jlrhle sd`rteh$ [lccy dmoe n`r md ec/
hercy$$$ [fe pmuseh n`r m sek`dh# remclzldb sfe mdh Jc`ss`o
were mj`ut tfe smoe mbe$ [lccy dmoe n`r md mhuct$
Jeslhes# Yremkfer# Rlddle smlh# sfes d`t m remc wlh`w$
[fes m brmss wlh`w$Fer fusjmdh cent fer n`r s`oe y`udb tr`pfy wlne#
Oerkehes smlh$ D`t tfmt tfe wf`ce sltumtl`d lsdt smh# jut fer
fusjmdh hlhdt hle$ [fes $ $ $ sfes $ $ $ Oerkehes pmuseh jen`re
sfe wflspereh# hlv`rkeh$
\es$ Fe bmve fer m oldlsterlmc d`h$ [fe wedt tfr`ubf m
hlnkuct hlv`rke$
[mh# s` very smh$ Jlrhle ldnuseh fer w`rhs wltf syopmtfy
jen`re sfe sdmppeh# Jut sfes d`t m remc wlh`w$
Cmhles# wfetfer fe hleh `r rmd `ut `d fer# Jc`ss`o ls mc`de
ld tfmt jlb f`use jy tfe cmge# mdh sfe wmdts t` serve s`oe/
pcmke$
Oerkehes d`hheh$ L gd`w tfls fms jeed fmrh n`r fer# jut
Jc`ss`osfe rmlseh fer fmdh ld nr`dt `n ferwecc# L h`dtwmdt t` s`udh auhboedtmc `r udgldh# jut sfes d`t clge us# d`t
m jlt$ [fe hr`ppeh fer fmdh mdh smlh# [fes rlkf mdh fms m
k``g mdh m f`usegeeper$
Rfy w`uch sfe fmve tfe sclbftest ldterest ld h`ldb tfe
w`rg tfe Rlh`ws h`0 Rlddle msgeh$
Buess y`ucc gd`w tfmt `dcy ln y`u blve fer m try$ Fepmuseh$ [fes mc`de$ D` kflchred$
Ymst`r$ Jlrhle t``g kfmrbe `n tfe hlskussl`d$ [fes wfmt
we kmcc flbf omldtedmdke$ Xfmt kfmopmbde/k`c`reh fmlr
h`esdt k`oe kfemp$ Mdh tf`se dmlcs0 Lcc jet sfe bets tfeo
Xe Omtkfomgers n Jutterdut Kreeg =2
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h`de weegcy ld Mustld$ F`w k`uch sfe skruj m ``r0 Jlrhle
sf``g fer femh$ Rfy w`uch sfe wmdt t`0
Mdh# wecc# sfes d`t nr`o fere# Rlddle smlh$ [fe h`esdtgd`w f`w t` h` tfldbs$
D`t tfe wmy we h` tfeo# Oerkehes mbreeh$
L jecleve# Mhmo smlh# sfe wms j`rd ld C`ulslmdm# mdh sfe
seeos t` je m true [`utferd cmhy$
Recc# L kmdt udherstmdh m w`rh sfe smys wltf tfmt mkkedt$
Jeslhes$ Jlrhle cemdeh n`rwmrh$ L kmdt see fer ms m Rlh`w$[fe d`hheh# m o`tl`d tfmt tfey mcc gdew slbdmceh tfe edh `n
hlskussl`d$ D`t tfmt tfe premkfer ever mkgd`wcehbeh lt$
\`u k`uchdt see Rlddle ms m Rlh`w jut sfe w`rgeh `ut$
D`t k`opcetecy$ Lve fmh t` trmld fer$
Rfmt0 Rlddle smt up strmlbft mdh jcldgeh$ Xrmld oe0
Mcc rlbft$ Rlddle w`rgeh `ut de$ Xfed sfe heklheh t` bet
omrrleh$ Jlrhle sdlnneh p`ldtehcy$ Rlddles kf`lke stlcc rmd/
gceh$ Ms n`r Jc`ss`o Jr`wd# sfes d`t remccy m oeojer `n
tfe kfurkf$ H`esdt sfe stlcc jec`db t` tfmt cm/hl/hm kfurkf ld
Mustld0 [fe mdh fer fusjmdh sech`o mttedheh servlkes fere$
Omyje `dke m o`dtf# ln tfmt `nted$
Mdh sfe wemrs fmts# Yremkfer# Oerkehes smlh$ D` `de
wemrs fmts mdyo`re# exkept Jc`ss`o$ Jlrh# h` y`u reoeojertfmt yecc`w `de sfe w`re cmst Emster0 Yrettlest tfldb Lve ever
seed mdh oust fmve k`st o`re tfmd y`u omge ld tlps ld m k`u/
pce `n weegs$
Rflkf mbmld omges oe w`dher wfy sfeh wmdt t` je m Rl/
h`w# Jlrhle smlh$ Rere pcmld n`cgs# Oerkehes# Rlddle# mdh
L$ Re h`dt wemr jemutlnuc tmlc`reh kc`tfldb mdh nmdky fmts$Jekmuse sfes c`decy$ [fe deehs tfe kfurkf d`w$ Rfetfer
sfes k`oe every [udhmy# sfes mttedheh o`re `nted tfmd s`oe
`n `ur oeojers$ Cmhles# sfe deehs t` je pmrt `n tfe kfurkf$
[fe deehs t` je m Rlh`w$ Fe pmuseh mdh seeoeh t` semrkf
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n`r w`rhs jen`re fe k`dtldueh$ Rfed L vlslteh fer cmst weeg#
sfe t`ch oe sfeh b`tted tfe f`use ld tfe hlv`rke settceoedt
mdh w`uch je clvldb `ut fere peromdedtcy$ [fe fms d`tfldb t`h` wltf fer clne d`w tfmt sfe d` c`dber edtertmlds n`r fer fus/
jmdh `r trmvecs wltf flo$
Jemutlnuc f`use# Oerkehes smlh$ @ut `d tfe cmge$
L femr sfe fms m w`dhernuc vlew# Rlddle mhheh$ Lh c`ve
t` see tfe ldslhe$
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