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M LEML [EM[HN
IFymden [|esmy|
O yedediey lonc.
O kmn {|ogg {degg |je {oka${see| hlhy |jm| junc hn |je moy on m khgl' iyocj| yhhd m{ of
o| seye e{|eylm. Fmlel' don| cyeen kgh|jonc {kuyyoel mihu| de' shyn hn smyd ihloe{
so|j m yu{|gel ropponc |h |je mk|ove fmiyok. O| {hunlel egek|yofoel' kjmycel so|j |je fyok|ohn
hf dhveden|. Mdpgofoel1 nh| i vhgude' ym|jey i d fmogonc miogo| |h fhku{ hn mn hne
pmy|okugmy |jhucj| on |jm| {elm|el dhden|. \je{e ihloe{' dhvonc juyyoelg on nmu{em|onc
iguy{' cmve hff vmphyhu{ |ymog{ hf khnlen{onc pey{poym|ohn m{ |je dhvel on$mnl$hu| hf d
loddonc peykep|ohn. _e{' o| sm{ m kyo{p' kgemy {ken| m{ O yekmgghne fhydel m{ mn
mdiocuhu{ khnkhk|ohn hf Ie|mlone {hgu|ohn' mddhnom$im{el kgemney{' mnl hllg enhucj$
$onfmn|{ fge{j. \jm| {see|' gmvo{j myhdm hf m nesihyn imie{ {aon doncgel so|j |je h|jey'
dukj {|eyney fymcymnke{' on m pekugomy lmnke' on|eypye|el |h nh du{ok |jm| O khugl lo{keyn.
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Fymden [|esmy| M Leml [em{hn
\je |jyud hf phseyfug fguhye{ken| gocj|{ juddel |jyhucjhu| d en|oye ieonc. O
yekhcnorel |je jmy{j iyocj|ne{{. On |jm| dhden| jhsevey' O khugl nh dhye {ee o| |jyhucj
d ghh{eg |mpel eegol{' |jmn O khugl |yug jemy |je khnkeynel vhoke{ kgmdhyonc hvey de.
\je {dmgg {go|{ hf d fgmogonc ee{ hng yeco{|eyel |je hi{kuye jmre hf dh|ohn on {phymlok
bhg|{ hf yekhcno|ohn. O feg| m{ of |je unfhycovonc smve{ hf gudonh{o| seye lymononc de hf
d e{{enke on o|{ on{en{o|ove cghs.
Duffgel |hne{ {eedel }um{jel' mgdh{| necm|el i m cyhsonc |jyhi O khugl jemy
ihogonc fyhd so|jon de. \je {hunl km{kmlel hvey de m{ o| cyes |h m pug{m|onc kye{kenlh
so|jon d emy{.
M jemy|iem|' O |jhucj|. Done' O {upph{el. D onney vhoke {hunlel fhyeocn mnl
unanhsn.Chl' o|{ {h lmdnel khgl on jeye' O {mol. \jeye sm{ nh ye{phn{e |h d {|m|eden|
fyhd |je {uyyhunlonc dudigonc vhoke{. O khugl nh| dmae hu| m {oncge shyl hf |je
lomghcue jmppenonc on |je yhhd myhunl de.
M {jmyp {|onc poeykel d onney' yocj| |jocj. Nh| goae m ku|' ym|jey m {|miionc |jm|
sm{ {jmgghs mnl {jmyp. M cu{jonc feegonc hf smyd|j phhgel |jeye iefhye mgg {en{m|ohn{ |h
|je myem kem{el. Mn hll feegonc iecmn |h bo||ey fyhd so|jon d |hy{h. O yekmgg m }uoye {en{e
hf pu{jonc khdonc fyhd so|jon d ghsey ez|yedo|oe{. M{ O |jona hn o| nhs' peyjmp{ o| sm{goae m sonlonc' demnleyonc |jm| O feg|1 dukj goae m {nmae uphn |je hpen sm|ey{'
{soddonc fhy |je {jhye. O sm|kjel |jm| {eypen| on d donl. O| { lef|' |jon ihl |yemlonc
|je ighhl kuyyen|{ so|jon de mnl {soddonc nhy|j.
D emy{ phppel |jen' so|j m {ullen kgmp hf mncy moy. \je du||eyonc |hne{ fmlel
fyhd de m{ sjo{pey{ lh kjoglyen. \je pyhionc {en{m|ohn' pu{jonc fyhd so|jon'
yegon}uo{jel o|{egf |h m lugg iurr' mnl |jen nh|jonc. \jen' |je onney vo{ohn{ hf |je
{eypen|one' fmlel |h mn u||ey' {|ogg lmyane{{.O|{ {h khgl' O sjo{peyel.
So|jhu| mn nh|oke' |je khgl lo{{opm|el. O| gef| de m{ of o| nevey ezo{|el. Nh
|edpeym|uye hy iyeere sm{ on hy hn d ihl |jm| O khugl {en{e. O| iekmde khdfhy|mige'
iu| eeyoe m{ O |jona hn o| nhs. Nh {en{m|ohn m| mgg' dmle de cym{p hu| on feeige effhy|{ fhy
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Fymden [|esmy| M Leml [em{hn
mn|jonc |jm| O docj| yekhcnore' on hyley |h ezko|e d neyve{ i mn demn{ mvmogmige.
Jhsevey' |jeye sm{ nh|jonc fhy de |h cym{p' nh|jonc |h cymppge so|j' hy jhgl hn|h.
Nh|jonc1 o| feg| dmllenonc.
O gm {upone' hy m| gem{| O |jhucj| |jm| O sm{' {|myonc on|h m gmkagu{|ey vhol hf edp|'
igmka {pmke. O| sm{ lugg' iu| hdnoph|en| on o|{ pye{enke. O {|my|el |h iekhde
kgmu{|yhpjhiok' even |jhucj |jeye seye nh lefono|ohn{ hf myem' hy pgmne{ hf ihunlmyoe{
myhunl de. O |jhucj| fhy {uye' |jm| d iyem|jonc du{| jmve ieen ymkonc m| |jm| vey
dhden|. Jhsevey' O yemgorel so|j m {|my|O sm{ nh| iyem|jonc m| mgg. \jeye {eedel |h ie
nh neel' hy smn| fhy o| m{ O yekmgg o| nhs.
Pmonfugg' O {|yuccgel so|j |je |jhucj|.
O m||edp|el |h dhve' iu| so|j nh voes hf mn|jonc' mpmy| fyhd |je leepe{| igmka Ojml evey ezpeyoenkel' |jeye sm{ nh sm |h cmuce of O sm{ on fmk| dhvonc' hy nh|. O
m||edp|el |h igona d ee{' |h {ee of O khugl yefhku{ mnl {|ymon |jed |h {ee mn fmon|
cgoddey hf gocj|. D m||edp|{ seye fu|oge. Kgh{el' hy hpen dmle nh loffeyenke m| mgg$$o|
sm{ mgg |je {mdelevm{|m|onc igmkane{{ eveysjeye.
[ocjonc' O iekmde gh{| |h o| mnl |je shygl m{ O |jhucj| o| sm{. D donl iekmde
igmna' levhol hf |je {|yuccge hf khdpyejen{ohn.
O ge| evey|jonc gemve de.On |jm| dhden|' O feg| m foyd pye{{uye' hf sjm| feg| |h de goae m jmnl pye{{ mcmon{|
d kje{|. M {jmyp pmon fhgghsel o|' {h ezkyukom|onc |jm| O {kyemdel so|j moyge{{ gunc{. O
ih|j jemyl mnl feg| m |jyhiionc so|jon de kem{e' mkkhdpmnoel i m ghul' lugg$po|kjel'
{jyoeaonc |hne' smogonc |jyhucj |je lmyane{{. \je {hunl {eedel loyek|el m| de' mnl o|
poeykel d vey ieonc.
\jen' evey|jonc {ulleng sen| {ogen|. \je {ogenke iekmde {h onkyeloig ghul |jm|
o| pmonel de peykep|ohn on o|{ {|oggne{{.\je pmon so|jon de on|en{ofoel.
Enhucj' O jemyl m{ |je feegonc hf |je jmnl pye{{el dhye foydg on|h d kje{|.
\je vhoke sm{ {|yhnc' iu| nh| goae mn h|jey vhoke' O jml evey jemyl iefhye. O| pene|ym|el'
kmyyoel.
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Fymden [|esmy| M Leml [em{hn
M {dmgg {peka hf gocj| ku| |jyhucj |je lmya. \je jmy{j' nmcconc juy| so|jon de
jmg|el so|j m bhg|. O feg| |je khgl hnke mcmon. Iyocj|ey gocj|{ phuyel on|h d ee{ m{ |je
fgu||eyel fyee hf |je |mpe. O {ms m cyeen$kgml {jmpe {|mnlonc nemy d {ole. Kyod{hn
khveyel jo{ fyhn| on mdu{oncg {pm||eyel pm||eyn{.
M {|my|gel pmoy hf ee{ de| d hsn.
O |jhucj| m smyigonc vhoke {mol' Lhk|hy' je{ mu|udn.
D fmvhyo|e {em{hn' O dudigel jhmy{eg.
_e{' O kmn yedediey lonc. \jen mcmon' ph{{oig' o| sm{ gofe' {odpg yededieyonc
de.
$\JE ENL$
Mu|jhy{ nh|e2 \jo{' on m {dmgg dem{uye' o{ sjm| O ezpeyoenkel luyonc |je nemy fm|mg
even|{ hf d gm{| jemy| m||mka' on 9005. O| o{ funn sjm| |je donl kmn' mnl kmnnh| yekmgg
luyonc |ymcok even|{. Dh{| hf sjm| se kmnnh|' O feeg' o{ m {odpge lefen{e dekjmno{d' mnl
pyhimig {jhugl yedmon unanhsn fhy chhl yem{hn. Hllg enhucj' O md m ym|jey em{
pey{hn |h {elm|e1 jhsevey' ym|jey loffokug| |h yedmon {h. \jo{ ='000 shyl fgm{j fok|ohn {jhy|
hng {aod{ |je {uyfmke hf |je seoyl mnl {|ymnce chonc{$hn |jm| O ezpeyoenkel luyonc |jepyhkeluye. O md {uye |jeye sogg ie dhye |jm| sogg {eep on|h fu|uye {jhy|{.
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M LEML [EM[HN *M Fgm{j Fok|ohn/ o{ khpyocj| 90=0 K. Fymden [|esmy|. Mgg yocj|{ye{eyvel.
_hu *|je yemley/ lh nh| jmve peydo{{ohn |h yelo{|yoiu|e |jo{ eIhha i mn demn{. _hudm nh| mg|ey |je |ez|' hffey o| fhy {mge *ye{mge/' hy ph{| |jo{ eIhha mnl o|{ khn|en|{ hnmnl(hy hff |je on|eyne|. Mgg yocj|{ yedmon so|j |je mu|jhy. \jo{ eIhha' hffeyel |h |jh{e sjh so{j |h yeml o| fhy |jeoy hsn pey{hnmg geo{uye. \je yemley{ mye fyee |h pyon| |jo{lhkuden| hu| fhy mn em{oey yemlonc ezpeyoenke on |jeoy hsn pey{hnmg u{mce. Nh yocj|{ myecymn|el' odpgoel' hy onfeyyel |h |je yemley.
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Fymden [|esmy| M Leml [em{hn
\jo{ eIhha o{ m shya hf fok|ohn1 nmde{' kjmymk|ey{' pgmke{' mnl onkolen|{ eo|jey myepyhluk|{ hf |je mu|jhy{ odmconm|ohn hy mye u{el fok|o|ohu{g. Mn ye{edigmnke |h mk|umgeven|{ hy ghkmge{ hy pey{hn{' govonc hy leml' o{ en|oyeg khonkolen|mg.
\jo{ o{ mn egek|yhnok lhkuden| hf |je mu|jhy{ mnl o{ unpuigo{jel m| |jo{ |ode. _hu dm
khn|mk| |je mu|jhy vom edmog m| dmog|h2fymden{|esmy|@cdmog.khd' hy hu dm mg{h fonljod m| jo{ sei{o|e2j||p2((fymden{|esmy|.khd(
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