whyte island - part 2 by c. m. ward

7/29/2019 Whyte Island - Part 2 by C. M. Ward

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2/22

M' I' Terl wes `jrg egl refshl fg Begwjrtb# ofvh ifchs

orji Bhetbrjw wbhrh bh `hdeg wjra' \wj yhers cethr bhkjfghl tbh Pjyec Gevy ojr ecijst hfdbt yhers' Bh vfsfthl

verfjus pcemhs `htwhhg Bjgd Ajgd# Gjrtb @jrghj# Eustrecfefg Hest tj Cjgljglhrry fg Thst''' bh fs oefrcy whcc)trevhcchl'

Eothr chevfgd tbh Pjyec Gevy bh ijvhl tj Gjrwfmb fg 564>wbhrh bh `hdeg wrftfgd Tbyth Fscegl' Bh bes e leudbthr egl

cjvhs rhelfgd'


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Tbyth Fscegl" ^ e r t \ w j &


4/22

\j Kucfh Mcerh Pusshcc# tbh jgcy yjugd wjieg tj wegt ihijstcy ojr iyshco retbhr tbeg ojr wbet F pjsshsshl'


5/22

Emagjwchldihgts

\j iy wfoh Ierderht ojr bhr suppjrt# jur leudbthr Bhchg ojr

thembfgd ih tj ush e ceptjp# egl tbh steoo et Eustfg Iemeuchy'


6/22

M I T e r l

Tbyth Fscegl

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7/22

Mjpyrfdbt M I Terl

\bh rfdbt jo M I Terl tj `h flhgtfofhl es eutbjr jo tbfs wjra bes `hhgesshrthl `y bfi fg emmjrlegmh wftb shmtfjg 44 egl 42 jo tbh Mjpyrfdbt#

Lhsfdgs egl ^ethgts Emt 5622'

Ecc rfdbts rhshrvhl' Gj pert jo tbfs pu`cfmetfjg iey `h rhprjlumhl# stjrhlfg e rhtrfhvec systhi# jr tregsiftthl fg egy ojri jr `y egy ihegs#

hchmtrjgfm# ihmbegfmec# pbjtjmjpyfgd# rhmjrlfgd# jr jtbhrwfsh# wftbjut tbhprfjr phrifssfjg jo tbh pu`cfsbhrs'

Egy phrsjg wbj mjiifts egy ugeutbjrfzhl emt fg rhcetfjg tj tbfs

pu`cfmetfjg iey `h cfe`ch tj mrfifgec prjshmutfjg egl mfvfc mcefis ojrleiedhs'

E MF^ metecjduh rhmjrl ojr tbfs tftch fs evefce`ch orji tbh @rftfsb Cf`rery'

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s tbhfr trefg dcflhl fgtj tbh stetfjg tbh pesshgdhrs# ijstcy

ihg ùt wftb e djjl gui`hr jo wjihg eijgdst tbhi#

prhperhl tj chevh# ùt Berry Cerah ijtfjghl tj bfs

mjipegfjg tj rhiefg shethl' Thcc cht tbh jtbhrs dht joo ofrst es

tbhrh fsgt egy rusb' @hsflhs# F tbjudbt ft wjucl `h gfmh fo wh

strjcchl ljwg tj tbh pera `hojrh wh `hdfg jur tjur# tbhg Fcc `h e`ch

tj hxpcefg sjihtbfgd jo jur efis tj yju'Tbfch Berry ushl tbh stetfjgs thchpbjgh fg jrlhr tj fgojri bfsshmrhtery bhl errfvhl# Eglrhw wetmbhl tbh cjmjijtfvh lrew fts

trefg fgtj e rhoudh sflfgd# ugmjupch egl tbhg sthei joo# prhsuie`cy

tjwerl tbh hgdfgh sbhls' Bh tbhg turghl bfs etthgtfjg tj tbh stetfjg'

\bfs ihrhcy mjgsfsthl jo e pefr jo pcetojris# hemb wftb e sht jo

tremas jg hftbhr sflh' Xgcfah tbh prhvfjus stetfjgs bhl shhg jg tbh

fscegl# tbhrh wes gjtbfgd ermbfthmtureccy fgthrhstfgd e`jut tbh

pcetojri ùfclfgds1 tbhy whrh ihrhcy j`cjgd dcess `jxhsmjgtefgfgd upbjcsthrhl `hgmb shets# te`chs egl tjfchts# bevfgd

epperhgtcy `hhg lhsfdghl tj rhqufrh jgcy tbh ifgfiui eijugt jo

etthgtfjg'

Ectbjudb tbhrh whrh gj trefgs fg sfdbt# Berry# wbhg bh rhturghl#tjja bfi ljwg e su`wey et tbh oer hgl jo tbh pcetojri1 jppjsfth

sjih uglhrdrjugl wesbrjjis tbhy turghl tj tbhfr chot ecjgd e sbjrt

tugghc' Tbhrh lj tbhy dj tj: Eglrhw esahl et tbh `jttji jo e

scjph teafgd tbhi up tj drjugl chvhc' Bh dhsturhl tjwerl twjtugghcs'

\bh jgh gherhst us chels tj tbh oemtjry egl tbh jtbhr hgls up

fgsflh tbh refcwey mhgtrh# ùt tbhyrh jgcy ushl fg tfihs jo èl

whetbhr'

\ecafgd e`jut èl whetbhr# tbh yjugd ieg sefl rhmeccfgd e

tbjudbt bhl bel es tbhyl trevhcchl tbrjudb tbh muttfgd# wbet

bepphgs wbhg yju bevh e rheccy shvhrh wfgthr: Fsgt tbh muttfgd

cfe`ch tj `cjmaedh `y sgjwlrfots:Ir Cerah sbjja bfs bhel vfdjrjuscy' _hry rerhcy' Es F rhmecc#

fts jgcy bepphghl tbrhh tfihs sfgmh ft wes mjgstrumthl' Bh sifchl'

@ut wh whrh prhperhl ojr sumb eg hvhgt' Ecjgdsflh tbh refcwey

mhgtrh fs e tugghc wbfmb merrfhs tbh refcwey rfdbt tbrjudb tbh ljwg

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cegl' Tbhg ft hihrdhs# tbh rjuth mjgtfguhs jg e vfelumt egl eg

hiègaihgt ugtfc ft rhkjfgs tbh iefgcfgh' ]j hvhg fo tbh muttfgd

`hmjihs `cjmahl# fts stfcc pjssf`ch ojr tbh mjipchx tj ougmtfjg

gjrieccy'@y tbh tfih tbh pefr hihrdhl orji tbh su`wey# tbhrh wes gj

sfdg jo tbh cerdh gui`hr jo phjpch wbjl ecfdbthl orji tbhfr trefgs

ofvh merrfedhs' Ectbjudb Eglrhw dcegmhl e`jut bfi# bh mjuclgt# fg

oemt# shh egyjgh jr hvhg e sfdg jo emtfvfty egywbhrh'

Ljgt wjrry# bfs mjipegfjg sefl upjg gjtfmfgd bfs cjja jo

surprfsh# tbhrhcc `h pchgty jo bustch egl ùstch sjjg' \bh trefgs

orji jtbhr perts jo tbh fscegl prjè`cy bevhgt errfvhl yht# egl

wjra wjgt `hdfg ugtfc ecc tbh ofrst `jly jo steoo bevh mbegdhl fgtjtbhfr wjrafgd mcjtbhs egl shttchl tbhishcvhs fg' Berry peushl eglturghl fg tbh lfrhmtfjg jo tbh stetfjg' Cjja# bh sefl# pjfgtfgd#

bhrh mjihs egjtbhr trefg'

Fsgt ft sjihwbet ugoefr jg tbh phjpch wbjvh mjih jg tbh

hercfhr trefgs: \bhycc bevh cjst sjih jo tbhfr sperh tfih fg errfvfgd

hercy# surhcy:

Berry mbumachl' Gj jgh wjucl wjrry iumb fo tbhy lfl1 jur

wjrafgd bjurs erh jvhrdhghrjus wbhg mjiperhl tj tbjsh jo ijstjtbhr mjugtrfhs' Tbhg yju mjgsflhr tbet# jg tbh iefgcegl ojr

hxeipch# hipcjyhhs errfvh egl chevh `y mymch# ùs# trefg#

ijtjr`fah egl prfveth mer# hemb jo wbfmb erh oreudbt wftb ecc afgls

jo lhcey# jur systhi fs jvhrcy oefr' Bjwhvhr# tbh jrlhr fg wbfmb jurtrefgs errfvh fs kust e ietthr jo cuma# `hmeush ecc ojur sht joo et

hxemtcy tbh seih tfih egl sj tbh ofrst tj errfvh et hemb jo tbh hgl

kugmtfjgs getureccy dhts tbh rfdbt jo wey' F agjw ft sjugls

legdhrjus# ùt ft fsgt rheccy `hmeush tbhrhs pchgty jomjiiugfmetfjg `htwhhg tbh cjmjijtfvh ojjtpceth ihg egl tbh

sfdgeccfgd steoo'

Eglrhw wes rhifglhl jo tbh lrfvhwey up tj tbh drhhg smbjjc es

tbhy strjcchl ecjgd tbh sbru` cfghl rjel egl sfifcercy# Berry chl tbh

wey ecjgd e petb lfvhrdfgd tj tbh rfdbt whcc `hojrh tbhy rhembhl tbh

oemtjry ùfclfgd' \bh jclhr iegs `rfho eccusfjg tj e pera bel

fgtrfduhl bfi# `hmeush bh mjuclgt mjiprhbhgl wbet ush e

rhmrhetfjg spemh wjucl `h tj eg fsjcethl erhe wftbjut `hghoft jobjusfgd1 tj bfs ifgl eg fglustrfec mjipchx wes fgthglhl ojr

wjrafgd fg egl mjucl `h ojr gj jtbhr purpjsh' Bh wes tbhrhojrh

surprfshl et tbh hxthgt egl mberemthr jo tbh erhe rhvhechl tj bfi kust

`hyjgl tbh hgl jo tbh petb' @esfmeccy# tbh pera mjgsfsthl jo e wflh


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egl lhhp lhprhssfjg wbjsh whcc)ijwg dressy scjphs whrh ljtthl

wftb trhhs# sbru`s# ocjwhr`hls egl shvhrec hgjrijus rjmas' Jg jgh

sflh e su`stegtfec strhei spjuthl orji e rjmay mchot tj ocjw fg e

shrfhs jo wethroeccs ljwg tj e su`stegtfec ceah mjgtefgfgd ojur qufthcerdh fscegls'

Bh mjuclgt prhvhgt bfishco orji stjppfgd tj dezh upjg tbh

smhgh `hojrh bfi' Fts `heutfouc# bh sefl fg wjglhr# ùt wbets ft

ojr: \bfs pera wjucl rfvec sjih jo tbh `hst iugfmfpec hqufvechgts

fg iy mjugtry ùt fo# es yju sey# tbhrh erhgt egy bjihs bhrh# wbjs

tj hgkjy ft: ]urhcy oeifcfhs wjuclgt gjrieccy mjih jut tbfs oer:

Ir Cerah sbruddhl' Ljhs tbhrh ecweys ghhl tj `h rhesjg ojr

hvhrytbfgd: Bh gjllhl fg tbh lfrhmtfjg jo tbh ceah wbhrh emjcchmtfjg jo wethrojwc swei# wbfch sweccjws egl jtbhr siecc`frls ochw e`jut' Fi surh tbjsh mrheturhs erh hgkjyfgd tbh orufts jo

jur ce`jurs' Emtueccy# Eglrhw# cfah sj iegy jtbhr tbfgds jg jur

fscegl# tbfs pera bes shvhrec rjchs' \bhy rhmjiihgmhl wecafgd

ljwg tjwerl tbh ceah wbfch Berry hxpcefghl' Eg erhe jo ecijst

twj squerh ifchs jo mbeca wes hxmevethl ojr jur mjipchx' Gjw# tbh

rhesjg wby wh wegthl ft `hcjw drjugl chvhc wes `hmeush wh

wfsbhl tj hsmeph tbh oucc ojrmh jo tbh wfgl# egl ecsj tj rhlumh tbhrefcwey drelfhgt up orji tbh mjest' Xgojrtugethcy# whl jvhrcjjahl

tbh prj`chi jo orjst1 kust cfah wethr# orjst thgls tj ocjw fgtj bjccjws

wbhrh ft wfcc stey cjgdhr egl j`vfjuscy ieah tbet erhe mjclhr tbeg

hcshwbhrh'Bevfgd rhembhl tbh ceahsflh# Berry cheghl edefgst tbh èma jo e

pera `hgmb egl oemhl tbh scjph tbhyl kust lhsmhglhl' ]j wbet wes

ljgh wes tj hxmeveth tbh ceah sfth tj e ourtbhr lhptb jo tbfrty ohht tj

ojri e lhprhssfjg# tbhg guihrjus pfphs whrh cefl tj lrefg eglmjcchmt tbh refg# egl wethr shhpedh tbrjudb tbh mbeca' Bh dhsturhl

tjwerl e kht jo wethr hihrdfgd orji e rjmay erhe' Bhgmh jur

strhei jvhr tbhrh' Es orjst shhis tj `h ettremthl tj wethr#

hsphmfeccy wbhg fts ijvfgd# yju meg shh wby whvh djt e ceah egl

e strhei' Xgojrtugethcy# tbhy tbhg bel tbh prj`chi jo `jrfgd e

tugghc tbrjudb tbh mbeca tj ieah eg jvhrocjw jutcht ojr tbh ceah#

ùt fg tbh hvhgt ft wesgt tjj lfoofmuct# egl `hsflhs tbhy whrh e`ch tj

ieah ush jo tbh refcwey tugghc tj hkhmt tbh wethr jvhr tbh vecchywbfmb tbh vfelumt mrjsshs'

@jtb ihg set ljwg tj oemh tbh ceah wbfch shvhrec wethrojwc

`hdeg tj weglhr emrjss fg tbhfr lfrhmtfjg' Lhspfth tbh iuthl sjugl

jo iembfghry# tbh jmmesfjgec gjfsh jo ègdfgd egl tbh


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fgmjiprhbhgsf`ch tjghs fssufgd orji teggjys# ft wes lfoofmuct ojr

Eglrhw tj `hcfhvh bh wes hcshwbhrh tbeg fg eg urèg pera' ]j

tbhrh wh whrh# mjgtfguhl Berry# wftb eg jutsfzhl bjch jg jur

begls egl e dfegt pullch fg tbh ifllch' Iey`h tbh iefgcegl phjpchwjucl bevh chot ft es ft wes# ùt wh mhrtefgcy whrhgt djfgd tj# egl

tbets wby whvh mrhethl tbfs pera' Th `rjudbt fg tjgs jo djjl

buius# sjih iessfvh rjmas tj mrheth ifgfeturh mreds egl hvhg

ielh tbjsh fscegls' Eothr pcegtfgd ecc tbhsh ùsbhs egl lhhp rjjthl

ecaecfgh tjchregt trhhs# ceyfgd petbs egl stjmafgd tbh ceah wftb

djclofsb# es whcc es fgtrjlumfgd hxjtfm `frls# wh whrh rhely tj

elift tbh pu`cfm'

\bh pu`cfm: hmbjhl tbh yjugdhr ieg fgmrhlucjuscy'Berry ceudbhl' Thcc# gjt hxemtcy' \bh thipjrery mftfzhgs jojur cfttch ljiefg# rheccy' \bh stetutjry phrfjl ojr e lfgghr `rhea fs

jgh bjur# wftb twhgty ifguths hemb ojr ijrgfgd egl eothrgjjg

`rheas' \bfs bjcls truh ojr kust e`jut hvhry wjrafgd phrsjg jg

Tbyth Fscegl' Thcc# getureccy# jur phjpch mjuclgt dht bjih egl

èma jvhr sumb e sbjrt phrfjl# sj whvh trfhl tj mrheth e bjih orji

bjih etijspbhrh ojr tbhi bhrh# bhgmh tbh pera' Thvh hvhg cefl

jg sjih jutljjr egl fgljjr hgthrtefgihgt tj jmmupy tbhi# ùt Fcctry tj hxpcefg tbet cethr'

Bjwhvhr# ojr tbh ijihgt Fl cfah tj jutcfgh jur fglustrfec

pjcfmy tj yju `hojrh wh teah e cjja erjugl' Es yju lju`tchss

agjw# Eglrhw# whvh bel pchgty jo hxphrfhgmh fg ieguoemturfgdmers egl e verfhty jo jtbhr siecc rjel vhbfmchs fg jur iefgcegl

oemtjrfhs' Jur jrfdfgec pceg wes tj prjlumh strjgd# whcc)ielh

iembfghs# wbfmb wjucl `h lure`ch yht mbhep tj ieah egl rhtefc'

\bh afgl jo vhbfmch wbfmb mhrtefg ijtjrfsts wjucl ùy# ofglrhcfe`ch egl wegt tj purmbesh edefg' Th whrhgt fgthrhsthl fg

pjfgtchss dfiifmas jr jsthgtetfjg# gjr lfl wh wegt tj ocjjl tbh

ieraht wftb jur prjlumts es jtbhr mjipegfhs fg ijstcy ojrhfdg

cegls bevh ljgh wftb tbhfrs'

Th whrh beppy tj ofcc e gfmbh egl tj agjw wh mjucl rhcy jg

shccfgd jur prjlumts tj rhducer mustjihrs' Fg `rfho# wh lhsfrhl tj

mrheth iembfghs wbfmb wjucl `h ug`hete`ch fg tbhfr ofhcl# egl wh

`hcfhvh whvh embfhvhl tbet efi' Jur pjcfmy bes rhiefghl èsfmeccytbh seih# lhspfth tbh su`shquhgt jphgfgd jo tbfs pcegt' Fgsthel jo

fgmrhesfgd jur prjlumtfjg reth fg vhbfmchs jr cjwhrfgd tbh jutput jo

jur iefgcegl oemtjrfhs tj ieah wey ojr tbfs oemtjrys prjlumts# wh

wflhghl jur regdh jo vhbfmchs egl lhvhcjphl ghw flhes'


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Gjw tbet iumb jo tbh sj mecchl lhvhcjphl wjrcl fs pegfmafgd

e`jut dcjèc werifgd# tbh rfsh fg she chvhcs egl mbegdfgd whetbhr

petthrgs# whvh `hhg hxphrfihgtfgd wftb rhlumfgd beriouc des

hifssfjgs egl ijrh ouhc hoofmfhgt vhbfmch hgdfghs# kust es whvhrhlumhl jur `frtb reth' F hxphmt yjucc rhihi`hr wh fgtrjlumhl jur

èsfm ocet tjp lhsfdg aft wbfmb mjucl `h ushl tj mjgvhrt fgtj verfjus

rjchs# orji cjw cjelhr fgtj hsteth egl# `y `cjmafgd fg tbh sflh

wfgljws# wjucl tbhg `hmjih e veg: Thcc# ft meushl e shgsetfjg et

tbh tfih# egl tbjudb tbh flhe bes `hhg iumb)mjpfhl jvhr tbh yhers#

ft bes ghvhr `hhg surpesshl1 ùt wh rhsfsthl tbh thiptetfjg tj

fgmrhesh prjlumtfjg fg jrlhr tj hxpcjft jur fgvhgtfjg# `hmeush wh

whrh ugwfccfgd tj teah jg hxtre ce`jur jgcy tj bevh tj lfsmerl tbhiwbhghvhr tbh ù``ch ùrst'Es whrh beppy tj ieguoemturh vhbfmchs et e sthely reth

wftbjut jvhrprjlumfgd# yjucc gj lju`t ofgl tbh emtfvfty fg jur

wjrasbjps ecijst chfsurhcy# Eglrhw1 ùt wbhg yju mjgsflhr wh

put quecfty `hojrh quegtfty tbhg yjucc phrbeps uglhrstegl wby jur

pemh fsgt pertfmucercy oest' Tbhghvhr eg fthi bes tj `h prjlumhl fg

quegtfty# fts chot tj tbh rhchvegt shgfjr ihi`hr jo steoo tj sht tbh

ifgfiui gui`hr tj `h ieguoemturhl jg eg bjurcy èsfs `yieafgd tbhi tbhishco' Fo e su`shquhgt jphretjr ohhcs tbh qujte fs

tjj bfdb# tbhg tbhyrh et cf`hrty tj suiijg eg hgqufry'

Egl lj tbhy jothg dht tbhfr wey: Eglrhw esahl'

Perhcy# Berry drfgghl# `hmeush gj jgh hvhr rhquhsts jgh1 tbhqujtes erh ecweys hesy tj iefgtefg' Th ljgt wegt jur steoo

swhetfgd `cjjl# es ft jgcy chels tj scep lesb wjra# emmflhgts jr cjst

thiphrs'

Tbet e`jut eutjietfjg: Lj yju bevh egy rj`jts jr mjiputhrsbhrh:

Ir Cerah drfiemhl tbjudbtouccy' \bh jgcy eutjietfm

iembfghry wh bevh bhrh fs ushl tj rhpcemh phjpch jg tbjsh ifgl

gui`fgd# thlfjus rhphtftfvh kj`s wbfmb erh ghmhssery tj tbh

prjlumtfjg jo ijtjr vhbfmchs egl wbhrh ifmrj)emmuremy fs

hsshgtfec' Joofmh mjiputhrs erh# jo mjursh# e drhet bhcp fg hgsurfgd

mecmucetfjgs erh phrohmt' Jtbhrwfsh# wh prhohr tj ush ieguec wjra'

\bfs fs `hmeush et ofrst sfdbt mjiputhrs egl rj`jt iembfghry eppherflhec' Eothr eg fgftfec jutcey# tbhyrh mbhephr tbeg peyfgd e rhducer

secery jr wedh tj e ieguec wjraojrmh# tbhy ljgt wjrry e`jut

wjrafgd mjglftfjgs# tbhy ljgt rhqufrh ohhlfgd# tbhy meg wjra ecc

bjurs# egl tbhyrh ijrh rhcfe`ch `hmeush tbhy ljgt oecc sfma# strfah#


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drjw flch jr teah bjcfleys'

Bjwhvhr# fo eutjietfjg fs hipcjyhl tj tjj drhet eg hxthgt tbhg

trelh wfcc hvhgtueccy mjih tj e steglstfcc# `hmeush ecc ojrihr

mustjihrs wfcc gj cjgdhr `h hergfgd e wedh luh tj tbhfr kj`s bevfgd`hhg cjst tj eutjietfm iembfghry' Iegy hipcjyhrs dcjèccy erh

ofglfgd ft prjofte`ch tj fgstecc sjpbfstfmethl iembfghry# prjlumh es

iegy jo tbh mjipchthl prjlumts es qufmacy es pjssf`ch wbfch

tbhyrh stfcc fg lhiegl egl tbhg mcjsh ljwg; eg emtfvfty wbfmb

`hghofts tbhishcvhs ùt gj jgh hcsh' ]umb phjpch mjgsflhr e

ùsfghss es e ihegs jo cfgfgd tbhfr jwg pjmahts et tbh hxphgsh jo

jtbhrs%

Th# tbjudb# tbfga jo e ùsfghss es e pcemh wbhrh phjpch erhdfvhg tbh jppjrtugfty tj herg ijghy tj hge`ch tbhi egl tbhfrlhphglegts tj hgkjy cfoh' Jg tbh jtbhr begl# fo yju lhprfvh phjpch

jo tbhfr hipcjyihgt tbhy `hmjih gufsegmhs# tbhy turg tj mrfih#

lruds# lrfga egl premtfmh jtbhr ugpchesegt emtfvftfhs# wbfch jtbhrs

ifdbt teah tbhfr jwg cfvhs' Fts j`vfjus tj ecc Tbyth Fsceglhrs et

chest# ùt epperhgtcy gjt tj dcjèc pjcftfmfegs egl jtbhrs wbj erh fg

e pjsftfjg tj teah emtfjg tj prhvhgt jr rhihly sumb fgegfty' Berry

peushl# egl dcegmhl et bfs wetmb' Thl `htthr `h ieafgd e stert jgyjur tjur# bh sefl# dhttfgd tj bfs ohht' Eglrhw kjfghl bfi# egl

tjdhtbhr tbhy ielh tbhfr wey tj tbh oemtjry'

Egywey# tj rhturg tj e lhsmrfptfjg jo jur hipcjyihgt

mjglftfjgs# tbh jclhr ieg mjgtfguhl' Es whcc es prjvflfgd kj`s#jur fgthgtfjg wes tj hgsurh hvhryjgh wes beppy fg tbhfr

hipcjyihgt# egl sj wh hgsurhl jur wjrafgd mjglftfjgs whrh jo tbh

`hst' Es yju meg pjssf`cy duhss orji yjur hxphrfhgmhs jo tbh

Tbyth Cfgh# Eglrhw# wh bevhgt egy ugfjgs1 tbhyrh ugghmhssery`hmeush tbhy wjuclgt bevh egytbfgd tj lj' \bhrh erhgt egy pey

ghdjtfetfjgs tj `jtbhr e`jut# egl jur bhectb egl seohty steglerls

erh `hyjgl rhprjemb# es yjucc gj lju`t shh'

@ut wbet wh lj bevh fs e Tjras Mjugmfc' \bfs fs mjiprfshl jo

hchmthl rhprhshgtetfvhs orji hvhry lhpertihgt egl orji ecc drelhs#

egl fts tbhfr kj` fs tj cfsthg tj# egl kuldh# ecc mjipcefgts#

suddhstfjgs egl egy jtbhr ietthrs mjgmhrgfgd jur wjraojrmh' \bh

tesa jo tbh Mjugmfc fs rhcetfvhcy hesy wbhg yju mjgsflhr tbhrh erhgj khecjusfhs meushl `y lfoohrhgt pey strumturhs# wjrafgd

mjglftfjgs# bjurs wjrahl jr mcess lfstfgmtfjg tj wjrry e`jut# ecc jo

wbfmb erh j`vfjus oemtjrs wbfmb meg rhsuct fg lfsshgtfjg wbhrh

phjpch wjra tjdhtbhr' Fo yju teah fgtj emmjugt tbet ecc jur


14/22

hipcjyhhs bevh `hhg whcc trefghl `hojrh tbhy mjih bhrh# tbet

tbhyrh jgcy rhqufrhl tj wjra ojr e mhrtefg phrfjl `hojrh

mjiihgmfgd jgh jo tbhfr shmjglery jmmupetfjgs# egl tbet wbfch

tbhyrh hipcjyhl bhrh tbhy eutjietfmeccy dj orji jgh tesa tjegjtbhr kust tj ecchvfeth `jrhlji# tbhg yju meg shh wby tbhrhs

cfttch meush ojr mjipcefgt jg hftbhr sflh'

F rhmecc wbhg F wjrahl jg tbh iefgcegl egy suphrfjr# orji tbh

ojrhieg up# bhcl yjur kj` fg tbhfr begls1 fo tbhy lflgt cfah tbh wey

yju wjrahl jr emthl# jr hvhg fo yju cfvhl fg e `htthr bjush tbeg

tbhi# jr e wjraieth tjcl tbhi sjihtbfgd tj yjur lfsmrhlft# tbhg

yju mjucl `h lfsifsshl wftbjut wergfgd jr rhesjg' Berry sifchl'

Jg tbh jtbhr begl# fg e oemtjry wbhrh tbhrh wes e strjgd ugfjgprhshgmh# yju mjucl `h wjrtbchss yht tbh ojrhieg# jr iegedhihgtojr tbet ietthr# wjucl `h uge`ch tj tjumb yju'

@ut fgstegt lfsifssec wjucl `h fipjssf`ch fg egy oemtjry jr

jtbhr pcemh jo hipcjyihgt jg Tbyth Fscegl# fo jgcy `hmeush jo tbh

wjra jo tbh Mjugmfcs' Fg tbh ugcfahcy hvhgt jo e ifslhihegjur `y e

ihi`hr jo tbh wjraojrmh# eg hgqufry wjucl `h suiijghl# egl fo

tbh tregsdrhssjr whrh ojugl ugsufte`ch ojr ourtbhr hipcjyihgt tbhg

sbh jr bh wjucl `h ojugl wjra ijrh edrhhe`ch tj tbhfrthiphreihgt hcshwbhrh' Jo mjursh# phrsfsthgt iechoemtjrs wjucl

hvhgtueccy `h hxfchl e`rjel es wjrtbchss' @hojrh tbhy hgthrhl tbh

ofrst jo tbh ùfclfgds ojrifgd tbh mjipchx# Eglrhw ielh e pessfgd

rhohrhgmh tj tbh cerdh gui`hr jo trhhs tj `h shhg hvhrywbhrh'Tby gjt: Ir Cerah hxmcefihl' Th cjvh trhhs1 tbhyrh gjt

jgcy `heutfouc egl bhcp tj dfvh mberemthr tj eg erhe# ùt tbhyrh ecsj

vhry ushouc' \j `hdfg wftb tbhfr cheo oecc bhcps tj iefgtefg tbh

buius sjfc jvhrcyfgd tbh mbeca egl# cfah tbh lhprhssfjg egl tbhceah# tbhy bhcp tj prjvflh e lhohgmh edefgst orjst `y werifgd up tbh

etijspbhrh fg tbh erhe scfdbtcy' Vju sbjucl bevh shhg tbh mjipchx

`hojrh tbhsh trhhs egl sbru`s whrh pcegthl' Ft wes cfohchss egl

`chea1 gjw fts fgthrhstfgd egl oucc jo cfoh' Bh peushl' Cfsthg tj

tbet `frlsjgd# egl cjja et tbjsh ùtthrocfhs' E pcemh jo hipcjyihgt

sbjucl `h sjihwbhrh wbfmb phjpch hgkjy djfgd tj egl wjrafgd fg#

egl sbjuclgt `hsjih afgl jo prfsjg'

\bh ieguoemturfgd erhe wes sj `fd egl tbhrh wes sj iumb tjshh tbet eothrwerl Eglrhw bel jgcy tbh veduhst rhmjcchmtfjg jo tbh

drhethr pert jo bfs tjur1 jgcy e ohw fglfvfluec smhghs stjjl jut fg

bfs ifgl wftb egy mcerfty' Bfs iefg ihijry wes jo ghet# whcc)

lhsfdghl wjrasbjps oucc jo fiiemuceth iembfghry# thglhl `y


15/22

mbhhrouc phjpch wbj fgverfe`cy drhhthl Berry es tbjudb bh whrh eg

jcl orfhgl' Et tfih tbhfr prjdrhss wes ecijst pefgouccy scjw luh tj

bfs orhquhgt mjgvhrsetfjgs wftb hipcjyhhs wbj# fg tbhfr turg# whrh

ijrh tbeg pcheshl tj ieah Eglrhws emquefgtegmh# hsphmfeccy upjgchergfgd bh wes e vfsftjr orji tbh iefgcegl'

Iy prfiery tesa epphers tj `h mjgmhrghl wftb mbettfgd tj tbh

oemtjry phrsjgghc# Berry mjgoflhl eothr yht egjtbhr chgdtby

mjgvhrsetfjg# ùt fts eg hsshgtfec kj` es ft ljhs wjglhrs ojr

ijrech# hvhg tbjudb ft iey jmmesfjgeccy eppher pjfgtchss' \bhy

agjw wbet F tbfga egl vfmh)vhrse' Bevfgd wjrahl fg iefgcegl

oemtjrfhs# F meg essurh yju tbhrh wjucl `h oer chss mjgocfmt `htwhhg

iegedhihgt egl hipcjyhhs fo tbh seih ihtbjl wes eljpthl fgyjur mjugtry# Eglrhw'Es Berry pjfgthl jut cethr# tbh iefg ieguoemturfgd erhe wes

ugusuec fg tbet ft wes lfvflhl up fgtj mjiperetfvhcy siecc ùfclfgds

erregdhl fg eg erm' Hemb ùfclfgd wes mjgghmthl tj tbh ghxt `y e

wflh# bfdb pessedhwey mcjshl et hftbhr hgl `y lju`ch ljjrs# wftb e

siecchr# cjwhr ljjr sht iflwey ecjgd tbh pessedh eccjwfgd hdrhss

tj jutsflh'

\bh ceyjut jo jur mjipchx ifdbt shhi ugghmhsserfcy hxthglhlet ofrst sfdbt# Berry mjiihgthl# ùt eothr jur hxphrfhgmhs wftb

iefgcegl oemtjrfhs es whcc es wftb tbjsh wh hste`cfsbhl jvhr tbhrh#

Eglrhw# wh rhecfshl tbfs systhi wjucl bevh iumb tj rhmjiihgl

ft' Es yju meg shh# hemb wjrasbjp bes cerdh wfgljws jg hftbhr sflhegl tbhsh hgsurh tbh iexfiui eijugt jo geturec cfdbt fs e`ch tj

phghtreth# wbfmb fs wby tbhyrh ahpt smrupucjuscy mcheg' Vjucc

pjssf`cy ecsj gjtfmh tbhyrh lhsfdghl tj jphg fg e iegghr wbfmb

wfcc ahhp lreudbts ljwg tj e ifgfiui'\bh rhesjg wby wh bevh jur ùfclfgds qufth siecc fs sj tbhy

wjucl `h hesfhr egl mbhephr tj bhet fg wfgthr# ùt ecsj tj ahhp mjjc

fg suiihr' @hcjw drjugl chvhc et tbh sflh jo iegy jo tbh

wjrasbjps fs e pucvhrfshl mjec pjwhrhl `jfchr wbfmb mfrmuceths

pfphl bjt wethr `hghetb tbh ocjjrs egl tbhsh# tjdhtbhr wftb tbh

lju`ch dcezhl wfgljws egl tbh mcjshl pessedhwey ljjrs# hgsurhs

tbh ei`fhgt thiphreturh fs whcc e`jvh lfsmjiojrt chvhc jg hvhg tbh

mjclhst leys' Bjwhvhr# lurfgd bjt leys# orhsb efr meg `h mfrmucethlvfe efr lumts pjwhr ohl `y oegs# suppchihgthl `y tbh jphg

wfgljws'

F iust sey# sefl Eglrhw cjjafgd e`jut bfi fg elifretfjg#

yju rheccy cjja eothr tbh mjiojrt jo yjur wjraojrmh'


16/22

Es Fvh ihgtfjghl `hojrh# Berry sifchl# ft fsgt kust ojr tbh

seah jo `hfgd buiegh# tbjudb tbet fs e prfih oemtjr# ùt wh `hcfhvh

fg e qufht# hesy egl sfipch cfoh' F whcc rhihi`hr tbh lfsdustfgd

mjglftfjgs fg ijst iefgcegl oemtjrfhs1 ùfclfgds sfthl tjj mcjshtjdhtbhr fg e lfsjrlhrcy oesbfjg ieafgd tbhi tjj dcjjiy fgsflh egl

jut egl ecsj prhvhgtfgd elhqueth vhgtfcetfjg# ùfclfgds wbfmb mjucl

`hmjih ug`hcfhve`cy bjt fg suiihr egl orhhzfgd fg wfgthr' ]j

uglhr sumb mfrmuistegmhs# fts qufth surprfsfgd iegy hipcjyhhs

iegedhl tj sht sumb bfdb steglerls jo wjraiegsbfp# ùt gjt qufth

sumb e surprfsh tbet jtbhrs oefchl tj dfvh jo tbhfr `hst# tbet egdhr wes

jothg dhghrethl egl fglustrfec lfsruptfjgs orhquhgt'

\bfs mjipchx# bjwhvhr# bevfgd `hhg cefl jut fg sumb e wey estj teah elvegtedh jo sugcfdbt egl tbh vhgtfcetfgd prjphrtfhs jo hvhgtbh cfdbthst `rhhzh# fs tbhrh`y whcc jg tbh wey tj prjvflfgd sufte`ch

wjrafgd mjglftfjgs wbfmb# fg turg# hgmjuredhs iexfiui hoojrt'

Tftb tbh ellftfjg jo tbh jtbhr cfttch hxtres Fvh ihgtfjghl# sumb es e

rhesjge`ch wjrasbjp thiphreturh# whvh hgsurhl tbet wh bevh e

beppy wjraojrmh wbfmb wjgt meush lfsruptfjg# meg `h rhcfhl upjg

tj dfvh jo tbhfr `hst egl wfcc prjlumh tbh rfdbt gui`hr jo vhbfmchs

rhqufrhl jo tbhi hemb ley'Ft sjjg `hmeih hvflhgt tj tbh vfsftjr tbet tbh drjugl ocjjr erhe

jo hemb ùfclfgd wes lhvjthl iefgcy tj tbh rhchvegt prjmhss jo

esshi`cy# pefgtfgd egl ofttfgd jut jo tbh verfjus vhbfmchs# es whcc es

tbh prjlumtfjg jo tbh bhevfhr mjipjghgts# wbfch tbh upphr ocjjr# jrocjjrs# mjgtefghl wjrasbjps ojr tbh ieguoemturh jo siecchr fthis#

stjrhrjjis# eg hchmtrfmec egl iefgthgegmh lhpertihgt# egl tbh iefg

joofmhs' Fg tbh mhgtrh jo tbh mfrmch jo wjrasbjps# e ùfclfgd bjushl e

ihlfmec mhgtrh egl lhgtec surdhry jg tbh drjugl ocjjr# wftb e cerdhmeohthrfe jg tbh upphr jgh' \bfs erregdhihgt rhsucthl fg eg

fgthrhstfgd tjur ojr Eglrhw `hmeush Ir Cerah chl bfi erjugl hemb

ùfclfgd fg turg# egl jothg tbh lfoohrhgmh `htwhhg drjugl egl upphr

ocjjrs mjucl `h qufth stertcfgd'

\bh ceyjut jo tbh iefg wjrasbjps chot gjtbfgd tj `h lhsfrhl1 tbh

spemh erjugl tbh hxthrfjr weccs wes ecweys utfcfshl es e degdwey fg

jrlhr# Berry hxpcefghl# tj lfsmjuredh phjpch orji chegfgd tjjcs#

iethrfec jr fthis jo iembfghry edefgst tbh weccs es sj jothgbepphgs fg iegy jtbhr oemtjrfhs e`rjel# tj prjvflh e seohr tbrjudb

rjuth egl ecsj eccjw emmhss tj tbh wfgljws' Hemb iembfgh wes

pcemhl es oer es pjssf`ch ewey orji ghfdb`jurfgd iembfghry tj

phrift ecc perts tj `h rhembhl ojr iefgthgegmh egl mchegfgd


17/22

purpjshs' ]j jothg tbh spemhs erjugl ofxhl iembfghry erh lfoofmuct

tj dht et# j`shrvhl Berry# tbhrh`y hgmjuredfgd pfchs jo ru``fsb#

ihtec sbevfgds egl jfc tj emmuiuceth wbfmb# es yju meg epprhmfeth

orji tbh ghetghss jo tbfs sbjp# fs ugemmhpte`ch tj us'Ectbjudb tbhrh wes pchgty jo emtfvfty fg hvflhgmh e`jut tbh twj

ihg# tbh gjfsh chvhc wes surprfsfgdcy cjw# egl wbhg tbh yjugd ieg

ihgtfjghl tbfs oemt bh wes tjcl tbet gjt jgcy whrh tbh iembfghs egl

jtbhr ihmbegfmec tjjcs mbjshg ojr tbhfr mjiperetfvh qufhtghss# `ut

hemb wjrasbjp bel `hhg mjgstrumthl wftb iethrfecs wbfmb bhcphl

tj e`sjr` sjugl' Eothr ecc# Berry ellhl wftb e drfg# fo ft wh rh tjj

gjfsy# phjpch wjuclgt `h e`ch tj bher tbh iusfm `hfgd `rjelmest#

wjucl tbhy:Ljwg tbh mhgtrh jo hemb wjrasbjp wes e wflh degdwey wbfmbmjgghmthl wftb tbh hgl pessedhweys' @hsflh tbh hchmtrfm trjcchys

wbfmb merrfhl peccht)cjels jo mjipjghgts e`jut tbh mjipchx# tbhy

prjvflhl rjji ojr tbh jvhrbhel refcwey wbfmb tregsohrrhl vhbfmch

`jlfhs# hgdfghs egl jtbhr bhevy jr `ucay fthis orji jgh sbjp tj

egjtbhr whcc e`jvh bhel egl hgl ljjr bhfdbt egl tj jgh sflh' Fg tbh

mhgtrh jo hemb wjrasbjp tbh sbjp iegedhr# ojrhieg egl mberdh

begls joofmhs whrh sftuethl# egl eothr Berry bel sbjwg bfs duhsterjugl tbjsh fg tbh ofrst sbjp egl fgtrjlumhl sjih jo tbh prhshgt

jmmupegts tj bfi# bh lhsmrf`hl tbhfr rhsphmtfvh tesas `rfhocy'

@esfmeccy# tbh mberdh begls erh rhspjgsf`ch ojr hgsurfgd tbh sbjp fs

ahpt mcheg egl tfly egl tbet hvhryjgh fs mjgthgthl egl beshvhrytbfgd tbhy ghhl' \bh ojrhiegs kj` fs tj ahhp e mbhma jg

jutput egl tbh suppcy jo mjipjghgts' Bh ecsj bes tj hgsurh ecc

iembfghry fs wjrafgd whcc egl fs elhquethcy iefgtefghl' \bh

iegedhr# getureccy hgjudb# jvhrshhs tbh hgtfrh wjrasbjp eglmbhmas hvhryjgh fs ljfgd tbhfr kj` prjphrcy' Bh fs uctfiethcy

rhspjgsf`ch ojr tbh whcc`hfgd jo tbh sbjp# egl sj teahs tbh `ceih

sbjucl egytbfgd dj wrjgd'

Gjt iumb jo eg hxhrtfjg# surhcy: fgthrkhmthl Eglrhw'

Gjt rheccy# Berry Cerah edrhhl# wbfmb fs wby bhs jothg tj `h

ojugl jphretfgd tbh verfjus iembfghs fg bfs lhpertihgt' Fg oemt# ecc

tbh suphrvfsjry steoo erh hxphmthl tj `h e`ch tj beglch tbh

iembfghry egl prjmhsshs uglhr tbhfr mjgtrjc# sj tbhy meg sthp fg ete ijihgts gjtfmh tj rhcfhvh phjpch wbjvh bel eg emmflhgt jr erh

jtbhrwfsh sullhgcy fglfspjshl' Tbet yju ifdbt wfsb tj teah fgtj

emmjugt# Eglrhw# fs tbh oemt tbet hvhg tbh ijst fgthccfdhgt drelueth

wfsbfgd tj teah up hipcjyihgt wftbfg jur fglustry bes tj `h


18/22

prjofmfhgt fg hvhry iembfgh egl prjmhss wftbfg tbh smjph jo bfs

jmmupetfjg egl su`shquhgt rhspjgsf`fcfty' Th ljgt bevh wbet yju

mecc wbfz afls jvhr bhrh# wbj ijvh orji mjcchdh strefdbt fgtj

pjsftfjgs jo rhspjgsf`fcfty jg tbh hvflhgmh jo tbhfr lhdrhhs' Emhrtefg eijugt jo hxphrfhgmh fs hsshgtfec jg jur fscegl'

Tbets tbet pcemh jvhr tbhrh: Eglrhw# wbj eothr dfvfgd

bfishco tfih tj teah tbfs fgojrietfjg fg# esahl upjg gjtfmfgd e cerdh

squerh strumturh wbfmb stjjl jvhr tjwerl jgh mjrghr'

Berry turghl tj shh wbhrh bh wes pjfgtfgd tbhg# mbhmafgd bfs

wetmb# bh rhpcfhl# yjucc `h ofglfgd jut fg twhgty ofvh ifguths# `ut

whvh kust djt tfih tj bevh e cjja et tbh joofmhs upstefrs'

Fg iegy weys# tbh joofmh spemh wes cefl jut fg e sfifcer oesbfjgtj tbh wjrasbjp `hcjw# wftb wecaweys ecjgdsflh tbh weccs#orhquhgt tregsvhrsh degdweys wftb e wflhr jgh ljwg tbh mhgtrh#

egl e ohw fglfvfluec hgmcjshl joofmhs fg tbh ifllch jo tbh jphg pceg

ocjjr erhe' Bjwhvhr# tbhrh wes gj emmhss tj tbh elkemhgt `ufclfgds#

gjr wes tbhrh e strumturh fg jgh mjrghr rhshi`cfgd tbh jgh Eglrhw

bel rhierahl upjg ljwgstefrs'

Ft wes sjjg j`vfjus tbet Berry wes es pjpucer wftb tbh joofmh

phrsjgghc es bh bel `hhg wftb tbh wjrasbjp steoo# ojr# es bh egl bfsmjipegfjg ijvhl orji jgh lhsa tj tbh ghxt# tbhy whrh wericy

whcmjihl `y tbh jmmupegts# egl tbhy tjj fiihlfethcy tjja eg

fgthrhst fg Eglrhw wbhg tbhy ojugl bh wes e vfsftjr tj tbh fscegl'

Es ijst jo tbh joofmh steoo whrh wjihg# bh ojugl tbfs rhderl ojrbfi ijrh tbeg e cfttch ocetthrfgd'

Lurfgd tbhfr tjur jo tbh wjrasbjp# Berry bel fgverfe`cy

phriftthl tbh iembfgh jphretjrs tj hxpcefg tbh geturh jo tbhfr

ce`jur tj bfs duhst# e mjgsflhretfjg wbfmb bh gjw hxthglhl tj tbhjoofmh phrsjgghc' Bjwhvhr# wbethvhr typh jo lhvfmh tbh phrsjg fg

quhstfjg wes usfgd tbh hxpcegetfjg jo tbhfr emtfvfty wes usueccy

whcc `hyjgl tbh yjugd iegs mjiprhbhgsfjg# egl sj bh mjucl jgcy

cjja jg# etthiptfgd tj eppher agjwchldhe`ch' @ut wbhg jgh dfrc

jphretfgd `hojrh e smrhhg bel ofgfsbhl jutcfgfgd bhr prhshgt tesa tj

bfi# Eglrhw esahl bhr wbhtbhr ft strefghl bhr hyhs'

Djjlghss# gj# sbh rhpcfhl wftb e sifch' Thrh jgcy phriftthl

tj ush ft jvhr phrfjls jo tbrhh bjurs hemb phr ley# tbhg sjihjghhcsh teahs e turg' @ut F lerhsey ft mjucl meush qufth shvhrh hyh

prj`chis jvhr tfih jtbhrwfsh'

Eglrhw wes fgtrjlumhl tj tbh iegedhr jo tbh lhpertihgt fg bhr

joofmh egl# eothr sbhl tjcl bfi jo tbh wjra uglhrteahg `y tbh


19/22

lfoohrhgt shmtfjgs wftbfg bhr mjgtrjc# bh hxmcefihl# bjw lj yju

mjph: \bhrh ljhsgt shhi tj `h hgjudb phjpch up bhrh tj mjvhr ecc

tbjsh shmtfjgs'

Fo tbfs wes e iefgcegl joofmh tbhg wh prjè`cy wjucl `huglhrsteoohl# tbh iegedhr rhpcfhl# ùt es oer es tbh hipcjyihgt

shmtjr fs mjgmhrghl# wh bevh gjtbfgd cfah es mjipcfmethl e systhi

es yju wjucl bevh jvhr jg tbh iefgcegl' Th bevhgt lfoohrhgt reths

jo pey jr wedh rfshs tj wjrry e`jut# egl ecc tbh verfjus lhlumtfjgs

teahg orji iefgcegl hergfgds ljgt jmmur jg Tbyth Fscegl' Egl es

oer es prjlumtfjg fs fgvjcvhl# whcc# jur vhbfmch jutput rerhcy verfhs#

sj wh agjw hxemtcy wbet mjipjghgts# iethrfecs egl sperh perts

wfcc `h rhqufrhl orji jutsflh sjurmhs1 egl es tbjsh suppcfhrs erhghercy ecweys jur iefgcegl oemtjrfhs# egl wh bevh e su`stegtfecstjrh jo tbjsh jo tbjsh fthis egywey# wh berlcy hvhr hxphrfhgmh

lfoofmuctfhs fg tbet lfrhmtfjg' ]j# edefg# whrh e`ch tj dht `y wftb e

siecc joofmh steoo'

@hojrh tbh iegedhr mjucl hxpcefg ourtbhr e cjul ùzzfgd sjugl

rhvhr`hrethl tbrjudbjut tbh upphr ocjjr' Hvhrytbfgd stjps ojr the#

sbh sifchl' \urgfgd tj Berry Cerah sbh esahl# wfcc yju `h mjifgd

èma up:\bh oemtjry iegedhr sbjja bfs bhel' Vjuvh hxpcefghl ijrh

tbeg elhquethcy# Iery' Thvh smermhcy sterthl jur tjur yht# egl

tbhrhs sj iumb tj shh'

Tbhg tbh twj ihg rh)hgthrhl tbh cerdh joofmh erhe tbhrh wesberlcy egyjgh fg sfdbt' ]jihjghs djt tj stey `hbfgl# Berry

rhierahl# gjllfgd jvhr tj wbhrh e mjupch jo wjihg egl e ieg

whrh shethl et tbhfr rhsphmtfvh lhsas# kust fg mesh e mecc mjihs

tbrjudb jr e prj`chi erfshs1 ùt tbh rhst wfcc bevh djgh ljwg tj tbhpcemh fg tbh mjrghr yju esahl e`jut' Tbfmb fs wbhrh whrh djfgd'

Es tbhy ielh tbhfr wey tbrjudb tbh hqueccy lhshrthl egl gjw

ecijst sfchgt wjrasbjp# Berry rhierahl# fts emtueccy e megthhg#

ùt F tbfga yjucc `h sjihwbet surprfshl `y wbet yjucc ofgl fgsflh'

Hvhry wjrasbjp mjgtefgs jgh# ùt tbhyrh jgcy ushl ojr ijrgfgd

egl eothrgjjg the `rheas' \bfs oemfcfty fs eg hgtfrhcy ghw lhperturh

orji tbh usuec premtfmh fg iefgcegl oemtjrfhs Fvh wjrahl fg jr

vfsfthl' Fg tbjsh pcemhs# phjpch whrh hxphmthl tj teah tbhfr `rheas fgsftu# ùt wh ohct sumb e prjmhlurh hgmjuredhl vhrifg# `hsflhs `hfgd

dhghreccy ugbydfhgfm' Jg tbh jtbhr begl# tbh prjvfsfjg jo e prjphr

the `rhea erhe wbhrh joofmh egl wjrasbjp steoo mjucl ifx tjdhtbhr

wjucl `rfgd drhet psymbjcjdfmec `hghofts' F agjw wbhg F wjrahl es


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e whclhr fg lfrty jcl oemtjrfhs# tbh vfsfjg jo e prhtty yjugd dfrc

wecafgd pest wjucl cfgdhr jg fg iy ifgl ojr tbh rhiefglhr jo tbh

ley# sj bjw iumb gfmhr wjucl ft `h fo jgh whrh dfvhg tbh

jppjrtugfty tj sft egl lrfgathe# hvhg teca tj sumb e dfrc'Berry Cerahs j`shrvetfjgs refshl shvhrec quhstfjgs fg tbh

yjugd iegs ifgl# iefgcy wftb rhderl tj tbh prj`chi jo mjttjg

lrhsshs emmflhgteccy ru``fgd up edefgst drhesy jvhreccs# egl jo tbh

quhstfjg jo ugshhicy ègthr# ùt es e sfifcer prj`chi iust bevh

jgmh jmmurrhl egl# es bh aghw# `hhg jvhrmjih e`jerl Tbyth Cfgh

sbfps# ft wes j`vfjuscy gjt fgsjcu`ch' @ut `hojrh bh mjucl vjfmh bfs

tbjudbts jg tbh ietthr tbhy errfvhl jutsflh tbh megthhg# egl sj ft

wes chot tj bfs hyhs tj prjvflh tbh egswhr tj bfs tbjudbts'Et ofrst sfdbt bh mjucl `h ojrdfvhg ojr essuifgd tbhyl hgthrhl eretbhr hxphgsfvh the sbjp' Jo jvhrecc mcel ofdurhs tbhrh wes gj sfdg1

fgsthel# ecijst hvhry te`ch wes jmmupfhl `y phjpch wherfgd

jrlfgery mesuec mcjtbhs# ojrmfgd Eglrhw tj `rfhocy wjglhr wbhrh ecc

tbh wjrasbjp steoo bel djgh tj' @hmeush tbh strumturh bel `hhg

sfdbthl fg e mjrghr# tbh twj hxthrfjr weccs mjgtefghl cerdh wfgljws

jvhrcjjafgd tbh pera# wbfch tbh pefr jo weccs sftuethl wftbfg tbh

wjrasbjp whrh wfgljwchss# jgh bevfgd e cerdh cegl egl shesmephpfmturhs bugd upjg ft# tbh jtbhr jgh tbh sbhcvhs egl mup`jerls jo e

su`stegtfec ojjl mjugthr' \bh lmjr jo tbh `fd rjji wes whcc up tj

tbh steglerl sht `y iegy jo tbh `htthr typhs jo meo jg tbh

iefgcegl' Mjih jg# fgvfthl Berry e`jvh tbh gjfsh jo guihrjusmjgvhrsetfjgs# bhcp yjurshco tj wbet wh meih bhrh ojr1 fts ecc jg

tbh bjush'

Erregdhl jg tbh mjugthr# egl prhsflhl jvhr `y e wjieg egl e

ieg# whrh pceths jo fglfvflueccy wrepphl seglwfmbhs# hemb ce`hcchlwftb tbhfr mjgthgts# es whcc es meahs egl `fsmufts' Tbhg Eglrhw

shchmthl e bei seglwfmb tbh wjieg# epperhgtcy shgsfgd bfs vfsftjr

stetus orji bfs ugmhrtefgty# mbflfgdcy urdhl bfi ecjgd `y seyfgd#

Dj jg# cjvh# teah sjihtbfgd hcsh1 yjurh e drjwfgd cel% Egl sbh

tbrhw shvhrec ijrh rjugls jg bfs pceth# eothr wbfmb sbh esahl bfi

fo bh wegthl the# mjoohh jr mjmje'

Xpjg chevfgd tbh mjugthr# Berry lflgt `jtbhr tj dcegmh e`jut

tj shh fo tbhrh wes egy jgh fg pertfmucer bh wfsbhl tj sft wftb'Fgsthel bh chl tbh wey jvhr tj tbh gherhst te`ch wftb twj vemegt

shets' \bh mjupch ecrhely jmmupyfgd tbh te`ch# e lera befrhl# tbfg)

oemhl ieg fg bfs ifl)tbfrtfhs# egl eg euùrg befrhl# sjihwbet

yjugdhr wjieg wftb e iumb)orhmachl oemh# drhhthl tbhi wftb


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sjih hgtbusfesi# egl ecijst fiihlfethcy Berry egl tbh ieg whrh

fg lhhp mjgvhrsetfjg' \bfs chot tbh yjugd ieg wftb tbh prj`chi jo

tecafgd tj tbh wjieg oemfgd bfi ùt sbh# jg bhr pert# lflgt shhi

pertfmucercy `jtbhrhl `y bhr hrstwbfch mjipegfjgs lhshrtfjg jobhr' Fgsthel# sbh sterhl `jclcy et Eglrhw ojr e ohw ijihgts egl

tbhg esahl# wfcc yju `h steyfgd tj lfgghr:

Es sjjg es sbh gjthl bfs ugmhrtefg gjl# sbh pfmahl up e pcestfm

mjvhrhl ojclhr cyfgd jg tbh te`ch ghxt tj e `jwc jo ocjwhrs egl

beglhl ft emrjss tj bfi# eothr wbfmb sbh pusbhl jvhr e siecc

gjthpel mjgtefgfgd e `frj' Kust put ljwg wbet gui`hr lfsb yjul

cfah# ecjgd wftb tbh yjur geih egl tbh gui`hr jo tbfs sbjp# wbfmb

fs jgh1 tbhg pess ft ecjgd tj Berry'Tbet bepphgs tbhg:\bh wjieg sifchl' Ljgt wjrry# bhcc put yjur mbjfmh fg tbh

pjst `jx `y tbh ljjr' ]bh peushl' Iy geihs Kjymh# egl Fl

rhmjiihgl tbh trjut hftbhr tbh `rjwg orji tbh ceah# jr tbh

refg`jw orji tbh rfvhr `hcjw# tbhyrh hqueccy lhcfmfjus'

Hxemtcy wbet iy dfrcorfhgl sefl# bh iuriurhl' Bh wes

drethouc ojr bfs prhshgt mjipegfjgs elvfmh# ojr hemb jo tbh ojur

lfsbhs cfsthl fg tbh ihgu shhihl es epphtfsfgd es hemb jtbhr# egl sjbhr rhmjiihgletfjg bhcphl bfi mjih tj bfs lhmfsfjg'

Lj yju cfah ft bhrh: Kjymh hgqufrhl es sjjg es bhl fgtrjlumhl

bfishco'

Essuifgd sbh ihegt tbh oemtjry# bh egswhrhl# Fvh ghvhr `hhgfg e iefgcegl oemtjry# ùt orji wbet Ir Cerahs `hhg thccfgd ih

tbfs jghs e perelfsh mjiperhl tj ijst fglustrfec pcemhs jvhr tbhrh'

Vjurh qufth rfdbt tbhrh# tbh wjieg ceudbhl' Iy lels

ecweys tecafgd e`jut tbh wjrafgd mjglftfjgs bh egl bfs ieths beltj put up wftb# es whcc es tbh iegedhihgts ettftulh tj tbhfr

hipcjyhhs' Bhr oemh drhw shrfjus es sbh mjgtfguhl' Fg iy lels

cest iefgcegl oemtjry# hvhryjgh aghw tbh iegedhihgt wes muttfgd

èma jg prjlumtfjg# sj tbhy whrh ecc surprfshl wbhg shvhrec ihg#

fgmculfgd iy lel# whrh prjijthl tj ojrhihg' @ut ecc tbh ojrhihg

whrh tbhg tjcl tj ieah tbh wjraojrmh ijrh hoofmfhgt# wbfmb wes e

pjcfth wey jo seyfgd dht hvhryjgh tj swhet' Thcc# hvhry`jly

sjjg rhecfshl wbet tbh iegedhihgt wes up tj# `hmeush eothr e ohwijgtbs jo say bfdb prjlumtfjg egl prjofts# tbhrh meih e scuip egl

tbh oemtjry ecijst fiihlfethcy mcjshl ljwg1 ùt whcc `hojrh tbet

bepphghl ghercy ecc tbh ojrhihg# wbfmb fgmculhl iy lel# whrh

ielh rhluglegt'


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Eglrhws oemh iust bevh cjjahl `cega `hmeush Kjymh whgt jg

tj petfhgtcy hxpcefg# tbh iegedhihgt whrh ewerh tbhrh whrhgt egy

ijrh jrlhrs jg tbh `jja# sj tbhy wegthl tbhfr jutsteglfgd wjra

mjipchthl es qufmacy es pjssf`ch `hmeush tbhyl cjsh ijghy#jtbhrwfsh# fg ahhpfgd tbh oemtjry jphg ugghmhsserfcy1 ùt tbhy

lflgt merh e`jut tbhfr hipcjyhhs# tbhy whrh kust tbhrh tj `h

mjgghl' Iy pjjr jcl lel tbjudbt bh bel e shmurh outurh es e whcc)

pefl ojrhieg' Fgsthel# bh tbjudbt bfishco cumay tj teah egy ihgfec

tesa djfgd# egl bh wes e mreotsieg'

Ljhs bh wjra bhrh gjw: bh esahl# shgsfgd bhr lfstrhss'

Kjymh sbjja bhr bhel' Bh ushl tj# ùt bhs `hhg rhtfrhl e cjgd

tfih'\bfgafgd tj mbegdh wbet gjw eppherhl tj bfi tj `h eghièrressfgd su`khmt Eglrhw hgqufrhl# lj yju wjra fg tbfs

ùfclfgd: Jgcy F lflgt gjtfmh yju wbhg wh whrh up fg tbh joofmh

kust `hojrh tbh `rhea'

Fgsthel jo rhpcyfgd# sbh joohrhl bhr begls tj bfi' Dj jg#

hxeifgh tbhi# sbh fgsfsthl' \eah tbhi'

Dcegmfgd ugmhrtefgcy et bhr tbfg)oemhl mjipegfjg egl gjtfgd bh

wes stfcc hgdedhl fg mjgvhrsetfjg# Eglrhw lfl es bh wes `fllhg'Kjymhs begls whrh rjudb# tbh ofgdhrs cfghl egl fgdrefghl wftb lfrt1

tbh gefcs sbjrt# jothg mremahl egl `cema rfiihl' Iy busègl seys

bh tbfgas bhs fg `hl wftb jgh jo bfs iech wjraieths wbhg F cey

begls jg bfi# sbh dfddchl'@ut jgcy wftb rhderl tj yjur begls# F bjph'

]bh ceudbhl cjulhr# ]j lj F'

^rhsuie`cy# tbhg# yju ljgt wjra fg eg joofmh: bh suddhsthl#

`hcethlcy rhchesfgd bhr begls' \bh ecthrgetfvh# tbet sbh weshipcjyhl fg tbh wjrasbjp# sbjuclgt bevh surprfshl bfi iumb1

bhl wjrahl ecjgdsflh pchgty jo wjihg jo ecc edhs egl fg ecc

lhpertihgts e`jerl Tbyth Cfgh sbfps# ùt sjihbjw ft shhihl

retbhr ugpchesegt wbhg premtfmhl fg e oemtjry' ]j# wbet wjra lj

yju lj:

Ecc afgls' Cfah ijst phjpch bhrh F meg lj kust e`jut

hvhrytbfgd' Fts iumb ijrh fgthrhstfgd wbhg yju ahhp mbegdfgd

rjugl'Lj yju hvhr wjra ecjgdsflh yjur busègl:

Kjymh tjja e lrfga jo bhr the' Uufth jothg# sbh rhpcfhl# egl wh

dht jg cfah e bjush jg ofrh# ùt ft stfcc ieahs e mbegdh tj dht ewey

orji bfi jmmesfjgeccy'

whyte island - part 2 by c. m. ward

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