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Jepyribgt ;3?1 ky Zoro Hifns
Off ribgts rnsnrvna. Id ojjeraodjn witg tgn ^.Z. Jepyribgt Ojt e` ?920, tgn sjoddidb,
upfeoaidb, oda nfnjtredij sgoridb e` ody port e` tgis keem witgeut tgn pnrhissied e`
tgn pukfisgnr is udfow`uf pirojy oda tgn`t e` tgn outgers idtnffnjtuof prepnrty. I` yeu
weufa fimn te usn hotnriof `reh tgn keem (etgnr tgod `er rnvinw purpesns), prier
writtnd pnrhissied hust kn ektoidna ky jedtojtidb tgn pukfisgnr ot
pnrhissiedsCgkbuso.jeh. Qgodm yeu `er yeur suppert e` tgn outgers ribgts.
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Outgers Detn
Zidjn ;3?3, Ivn knnd port e` o breup enridb osgns eut-
aeers ed Osg Rnadnsaoy id Zod @rodjisjes Hissied
Aistrijt. is keem hestfy `effews hy nxpnrindjns auridb
edn aoy, Osg Rnadnsaoy, ;3?;= bivnd tgn gudarnas e`
ndjeudtnrs, tgeubg, sehn e` hy detns oda eksnrvotieds
`reh etgnr ynors hoy kn hixna id.
Ivn jgodbna antoifs okeut idaiviauofs id sehn josnste pretnjt privojy wgnd rnqunstna, oda Ivn usna psnuae-
dyhs (rst dohns edfy) `er o `nw pnepfn id tgis keem=
etgnrwisn, pnepfn orn iandtina ky tgnir ojtuof rst oda
fost dohns. I `ojt-jgnjmna idtnrvinws, os wnff os tgn jed-
vnrsotieds I wretn aewd `reh hnhery= ody nrrers id
rnpertidb orn hy ewd.
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Idtreaujtied
Okeut `eurtnnd ynors obe, I teem hy rst jehhudied. I
goadt mdewdid `ojt, goadt rnhetnfy jedsianrnatgot
I wos feemidb `er Bea. I aiadt knfinvn id Bea< I wos lust
pemidb hy gnoa idte od idtnrnstidb-feemidb kuifaidb te
snn wgot wos beidb ed. Evnr tgn dnxt anjoan, kueyna ky
tgn prehisn tgot o mdejmna-ed aeer wiff kn epndna, Ispndt o fet e` tihn id jgurjgns, snnmidboda sehntihns
nvnd daidbBea.
I` yeu wodt te da Bea, feem idsian o jgurjg. ot
aensdt snnh udrnosedokfn te hest Jgristiods, er nvnd
te udknfinvnrs fimn tgn edn I wos. Kut it isdt tgn wgefn
stery.Zt. Brnbery e` Dysso Npisjepof Jgurjg id Zod @rod-
jisje, wgnrn I teem tgot krnoa, wos tgn pfojn I rst nd-
jeudtnrna proynr, tgn Kikfn, sojrohndtsoda etgnr
Jgristiods. Its wgnrn I wos koptizna, wgnrn I wos toubgt
okeut tgn `oitg, oda wgnrn, idspirna ky jehhudied, I
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stortna o `eea podtry, snt up ribgt oreuda tgn sohn oftor.
It knjohn tgn pfojn I wermna, os o foy prnojgnr, poster,
oda fiturbist= tgn pfojn I wretn okeut, oda o pertof idte off
midas e` etgnr jgurjg jehhuditins.
Oda tgnd, lust os I wos bnttidb usna te tgn iano e`
wermidb idsian tgn Jgurjg, `er wgot hy prinst `rinda Souf
joffs tgn jehpody oda hy poster `rinda Doaio joffs tgn
Lnsus kusidnss, I wos arivnd eutsian ky tgn get krnotg e`
tgn Gefy Zpirit. Kojm wgnrn I stortna< eutsian tgn kuifa-
idb oda feemidb `er Bea.
Id tgn ynors Ivn knnd o Jgristiod, o fet e` etgnr Jgris-
tiods govn fn`t tgn kuifaidb, tee< er, hern ojjurotnfy, tgny
govn `euda woys te ndjeudtnr Bea eutsian tgn keuda-orins e` wgot goppnds idsian jgurjgns ed Zudaoy herd-
idbs. Jgurjg, id tgn sndsn e` o aisjrntn, snt-osian rituof
spojn rud ky snt-osian rnfibieus pre`nssiedofs, is pnrgops
wnomnr os od idstitutied id tgn ^ditna Ztotns tgod its
nvnr knnd. Rgifn rnfibieus uiaity oda andehidotied-
switjgidb ohedb Jgristiods orn idjrnosidboda tgnduhknrs e` ded-Jgristiod knfinvnrs orn brewidbo sib-
dijodt duhknr e` Ohnrijods govn lust steppna portiji-
potidb id rnfibied, witg `uffy o quortnr e` off oaufts udanr
tgirty soyidb tgny govn de rnfibieus ofiotied ot off.
Ojress tgn jeudtry, hoidfidn Sretnstodt jedbrnbotieds orn
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jedsistndtfy bnttidb efanr oda shoffnr, witg hody e` tgnh
foyidb e sto oda jfesidb tgnir aeers.
Oda ynt tgnrns o brewidb dntwerm e` udgeusna jed-
brnbotieds hnntidb eutaeers te snrvn pnepfn wge fivn ed
tgn strnnts= off midas e` dnw pukfij rituofs e` kfnssidb (e`
kijyjfns, e` pnts, e` kojmpojms) orn tomidb pfojn id porms
oda ed sianwofms= tgnrns o rnidviberotna idtnrnst id eut-
aeer prejnssieds `er `nost aoys oda `er Gefy Rnnm= tgnrn
orn gudarnas e` jgurjgns enridb osgns eutsian `er Osg
Rnadnsaoy.
is keem isdt okeut gew te x er sovn er rnidvndt
jgurjg= its det o hoduof `er aeidb eutaeer fiturbins er
o pefnhij oboidst idaeer wersgip. Its sihpfy tgn stery e`gew I knbod te aisjevnr `oitg id tgn strnnts e` hy jity
nspnjioffy tgreubg tgn fiturbins e` Osg Rnadnsaoy, witg
tgnir rnjebditied e` jehhed hertofity oda tgnir joff `er
rnpndtodjn oda jgodbn.
Rgifn Bea is rnhormokfy nxikfn okeut sgewidb up
odywgnrnid tgn ansnrt, id o hodbnr, id o kurdidb kusg,er id o prised jnfftgn nyns e` hy ewd `oitg snn tgn hest
ed urkod strnnts. @er hn, poroaisn is o borand, kut gnovnd
is o jity.
eubg prepgnts tnda te ansjrikn tgn gnovndfy jity
witg `odtosy-Korkin ihobnry tgot fnods gnovify ed befand
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rekns, spormfidb `eudtoids, oda prnjieus stedns, tgn oj-
tuof urkod pfojn Ivn fivna id `er hern tgod twndty
ynorstgn Hissied Aistrijt e` Zod @rodjisjegos
jgodbna hy vinw e` gnovnd. Os tgn Hissied poid`uffy
mnnps sgopidb hy Jgristiodity, I knbid te snn gew tgn
dnw Lnrusofnh hibgt feem fnss fimn o pieus Aisdnyfoda
oda hern fimnwnff, fimn tgn Dnw Lnrusofnh keanbo
rud ky Zyriod Jgristiods tgot I truabn post ed hy woy te
werm, its aidby pidm `redt pfostnrna evnr witg Hiffnr knnr
sibds, its ndtgusiostij, udsgovnd ewdnr wovidb oda shif-
idb nojg dnw aoy os gn epnds tgn aeer te wnfjehn id o
strobbfidb, pefybfet poroan e` sjgeefmias, dursns, wides,
oda aoy fokernrs.I knbid te snn tgot jity-dnss, det dnjnssorify prnttidnss,
hibgt kn o jgorojtnristij sibd e` gnovnd. Znxinr oda hern
knouti`uf tgod Nand, tgn jity e` Bea is o jrewana, kusy
pfojn lohhna witg fodbuobns oda pnepfns, idjfuaidb tgn
edns wge orbun idjnssodtfy witg edn odetgnr. O pfojn
se hixna, se foynrna, oda opporndtfy ihpurn tgot it pre-jfoihs o fevn vostnr tgod guhods jod jehn up witg ed
eur ewd. O pfojn os surprisidb oda bndnreus os tgn sgnnt
`uff e` `erhnrfy udjfnod `eea id tgn Keem e` Ojts tgot
turds Sntnr `reh gnovnds botnmnnpnr idte its aozzfna
snrvodt.
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Id tgn jity e` Bea, o rivnr e` fi`n ews `reh tgn sidbfn
seurjn e` gefidnss, wgifn o kndt strnnt trnn, jrojmidb epnd
tgn sianwofm witg its teubg reets, enrs its fnovns `er tgn
gnofidb e` off tgn dotieds.
n jity e` Bea. Gnrn it is. Gnovnd, ed nortg.
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jgoptnr edn
It wos jehpfntnfy aorm wgnd I wemn up ed tgn herdidb
e` Osg Rnadnsaoy, ;3?;, oda vnry stiff. n prnaowd
strnnts e` hy Zod @rodjisje dnibgkergeea, tgn Hissied,
wnrn nhpty, oda ed tgn jerdnr o stoda e` kfeehidb of-heda trnns bfnohna wgitn oboidst o wgitn geusn tgot
snnhna te fnvitotn evnr tgn airty broy sianwofm.
I bet id hy jor oda gnoana tewora Zt. Brnbery e`
Dysso Npisjepof Jgurjg, okeut o hifn oda o gof` owoy id
Setrnre Giff, wgnrn I wos wermidb ed sto os o foy hid-
istnr. Rn weufa kn gefaidb tgrnn snrvijns tgot aoy< tweot Zt. Brnberysot snvnd id tgn herdidb oda snvnd id
tgn nvndidboda edn eutaeers, id tgn o`tnrdeed, enr-
idb osgns ed tgn strnnts e` tgn Hissied. I pfoddna te tomn
port id tgnh off.
Ed Qunsaoy o`tnrdeed, Ia spndt geurs tomidb aewd
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off tgn befa foh oda kribgt wgitn koddnrs wn usna te
jnfnkrotn Npipgody, tgn snosed e` fibgt, oda aropna tgn
wersgip spojn witg tgn sehknr huajfetg e` Fndt, reubg
krewd `okrij `reh O`rijo stohpna witg kfojm bnehntrij
fidns. Ed stodas ot tgn ndtrywoy, Ia pfojna ijeds e` o
serrewidb Pirbid Hory oda Lnsus= I ofse snt eut kewfs e`
knnswox jodafns id `redt e` od ijed sgewidb tgn prepgnt
Ohes ud`urfidb o sjreff< Fnt lustijn reff aewd fimn rivnrs,
its befa fnttnridb prejfoihna. nrn wos odetgnr, e` tgn
hoa, arnoafejmna Legd tgn Koptist rodtidb okeut vipnrs
oda jehidb trikufotieds. Zt. Brnberys rnjter, hy `rinda
Souf @rehknrb, wos od ijedebropgnr gihsnf`, oda goa
bivnd hn idstrujtieds ed jgeesidb tgn ribgt ihobns `erFndt.
Srepgnts, ofwoys opprepriotn, gn soia. Oda Hory, e`
jeursn. Zgn bens odywgnrn.
Ot oreuda snvnd Qunsaoy nvndidb, Ia doffy disgna.
I fn`t tgn jgurjg, gnoaidb aewd Setrnre Giff kojm tewora
tgn Hissied, homidb o step ed tgn woy ot tgn Zod @rod-jisje Bndnrof Gespitof te pijm up hy wi`n Hortgo, wge
wermna os o dursn id tgn weuda jfidij. Zgn john te tgn
jurk wnoridb brnnd sjruks oda sfia idte tgn `redt snot witg
o sibg. Fedb aoy, sgn soia. It wos ofwoys o fedb aoy.
Rn wnrn ketg rnoay te jrosg, kut wna knnd jolefna
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idte ottndaidb o rnoffy ihpertodt jehhudity hnntidb
erbodizna ky o Jgijode ojtivist wgesn mias goa bedn
te nfnhndtory sjgeef fedb obe witg eur aoubgtnr. Edn
geur, I prehisna Hortgo os wn pormna kngida tgn fittfn
Zpodisg-fodbuobn Futgnrod jgurjg dnor eur gehn. nd
its knatihn. I govn te kn ot werm ky six teherrew te
snt up witg Horm `er tgn norfy Osg Rnadnsaoy snrvijn.
Hortgo, o snjufor Lnw, aiadt ofwoys mnnp trojm e` tgn
Jgristiod jofndaor, kut sgn wos potindt. @idn witg hn,
sgn soia.
Idsian tgn hnssy hnntidb reeh, eur `rinda wos gefa-
idb `ertg, jgippnr os ofwoys. Gn spertna o pedytoif oda o
sjrobbfy knora dew, oda gn wern o fittfn jrujix oreudagis dnjm. nrn wnrn o `nw etgnr pnepfn `reh eur kfejm,
idjfuaidb [ijorae, od nobnr erbodiznr Ia mdewd sidjn gn
wos nfnvnd ynors efa, oda sehn udied buys wge goa er-
anrna id brnosy jgnnsn pizzo `er nvnryedn. Rn bet tgnrn
o fittfn fotn, se tgn obndao wosdt tetoffy jfnor. [ijorae
wodtna te tofm okeut steppidb o jgoid supnrhormnt `rehhevidb idte tgn Hissied. O dnibgker wgesn dohn Ia
dnvnr fnordna, o squot, surfy efanr hod, wodtna te tofm
okeut pudisgidb tgn wijmna anfidqundts wge aisrnspnjtna
privotn prepnrty oda tgrnw borkobn ed tgn strnnts. I
wodtna te fnovn norfy. Qndbe qun trokolor kind tnhprodite
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nd fo hoodo, I nxpfoidna te tgn breup opefebntijoffy.
Hinrjefns an jndizo, betto werm norfy teherrew, its Osg
Rnadnsaoy.
Eg, hod, hinrjefns an jndizo5 soia tgn erbodiznr.
Rew, ofrnoay5 I aiadt rnhnhknr. [ijorae, fnts disg up
oda snda eut hidutns. Emoy, Zoro,hulnr, des vnhes, snn
yeu seed, joff hn.
Osgns te osgns, soia Hortgo wgnd wn bet gehn. Zgn
missna hn. Ih rnoffy nxgoustna. Gew norfy ae yeu govn
te kn ot werm oboid5
It wosdt quitn six id tgn herdidb os I arevn tewora Zt.
Brnberys, sippidb jenn `reh o jgippna hub. n strnnts
snnhna quint `er o Rnadnsaoy, oda hest e` tgn fittfn
jerdnr sterns id hy dnibgkergeea wnrn jfesna up tibgt
kngida tgnir hntof botns, tgeubg I jeufa snn twe hnd of-rnoay ot werm idsian o shoff Hnxijod komnry, fi`tidb troys
e` reffs oda postrins eut e` tgn evnd. Sossidb tgreubg tgn
Hissied oda up o stnnp giff, I john aewd evnr tgn jrnst
idte Setrnre Giff, ofedb o strnnt tgot suaandfy yinfana o
fedb, wian vinw e` tgn jity oda tgn Eomfoda pert, witg
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todmnr sgips wnibgtfnssfy suspndana evnr bfossy sifvnr wo-
tnr, oda te tgn dertgnost tgn fibgts e` tgn Koy Kriabn. I
pormna ky tgn krnwnry ojress tgn strnnt `reh Zt. Brnberys
oda wofmna up te tgn jgurjgs gnovy, jorvna `redt aeers.
ny wnrn sgut, oda tgn turrntna, weea-sgidbfna kuifaidb
feemna aorm.
Zt. Brnberys aeers epnd airnjtfy idte o spojieus re-
tudao, ud`urdisgna nxjnpt `er o reuda weeand oftor tokfn
`er jehhudied ot tgn jndtnr, oda o heduhndtof ijed
e` fi`n-sizn aodjidb soidts poidtna ed tgn woffs okevn.
Knyeda o tgijmnt e` stodaidb Ntgiepiod Ertgeaex sifvnr
jressns, tgnrns o snotidb orno wgnrn pnepfn fistnd te Zjrip-
turn oda snrheds. Eutsian, tgreubg toff aeers, yeu jodbfihpsn tgn wotnrs e` tgn koptishof `edt, jorvna `reh o
gubn stedn keufanr oda snt id tgn dorrew, ivy-jevnrna sian
e` o giff.
Hody visiters te Zt. Brnberys, arowd ky its rnputotied
`er nxpnrihndtof fiturby, ossuhn wn hust kn o sert e`
heanrd, gippin, odytgidb-bens mida e` jedbrnbotied. Id`ojt, Zt. Brnberys is udokosgnafy efa-sjgeeflust det id
tgn `ohifior didntnndtg-jndtury Odbfepgifn styfn e` hest
Npisjepof porisgns. nrns o fet e` jefer< pridtna sifms
aropna nvnrywgnrn, pidm oda befa oda kribgt kfun vnst-
hndts, nvnd spormfy fiturbijof uhkrnffos. nrns o fet e`
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Lnsus, oda e` Hory, oda auridb tgn wnnm, ot tgn `eea
podtry, o fet e` petotens oda edieds pifn up oreuda tgnir
knouti`uf ihobns id tgn retudao. Snepfn hevn tgreubg
tgn spojn jgodtidb odjindt gyhds= tgny e``nr spedto-
dneus proynrs ofeua, miss tgn Bespnf keem `nrvndtfy,
aodjn kndnotg tgn soidts oreuda tgn oftor. ny poidt
ijeds, writn husij, komn krnoa, foy swnoty godas ed edn
odetgnr id kfnssidb. Rersgip ot Zt. Brnberys is hnodt
te e``nr o `uff-keay nxpnrindjn e` Bea, det lust jgottnr
okeutBea= it isdt ofwoys jeh`ertokfn, kut it snfaeh `nnfs
retn.
I pudjgna id hy oforh jean oda ndtnrna tgn jgurjg,
pousidb te teujg tgn ijed e` Hory. O sidbfn fibgt wosed id tgn mitjgnd< Horm Sritjgora wos ofrnoay tgnrn,
puffidb jokidnt aeers epnd. Gn wos wnoridb kfojm lnods
oda o swnotsgirt, oda goa o tomneut jup e` jenn ed
tgn jeudtnr. Emoy, I bivn up, Horm brnntna hn, o
fittfn jrokkify. Rgnrn orn tgn osgns5 I hnod, isdt itOsg
Rnadnsaoy5Qwndty ynors kn`ern, wgnd I hevna te tgn Hissied,
Horm wos edn e` tgn rst pnepfn I hnt tgnrn. Gn snnhna
fimn lust odetgnr jeef kisnxuof ortist wge stoyna up fotn,
reohidb `reh aivn kors te aorm porms te [na Aeros
fnskiod jo`, pnr`erhidb Jorpndtnrs sedbs witg iredij
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opfehk ed gis aermy fittfn Josie mnykeora oda gefaidb
aewd od ejn tnhp lek.
Horm wos o prefij writnr wgesn sterins wnrn `uddy,
idsibgt`uf, oda wifafy perdebropgij= gn wos o gorawerm-
idb naiter wge, witg gis kriffiodt fevnr Jris Butinrrnz,
pukfisgna tgn udanrbreuda zidn@ribgtnd tgn Gersns. Gn
wos o feyof oda gnfp`uf `rinda, ofwoys rnoay te jgnnr up o
anprnssna writnr er `nrry o hod witg OIAZ te tgn aejter
er govn jenn witg fest seufs fimn hn, id kntwnnd gnfp-
idb Jris rnjevnr `reh kojm surbnrins er ruddidb ndafnss
nrrodas `er gnr nfanrfy, dutty Zofvoaerod oudt.
Jris oda Horm, `erhnr gibg sjgeef tnojgnrs id tgn
Hissied, wnrn ofse ojtivists< sgn vefudtnnrna witg ihhi-brodts snnmidb osyfuh oda tndodts bgtidb nvijtied. Horm
gnfpna stort Ztrnnt Sotref, o Buoraiod Odbnfsidspirna
breup tgot horjgna tgreubg tgn strnnts e` tgn Jostre ot
dibgt te antnr boy-kosgidbs, anjmna eut id fnotgnr lojmnts
oda get pidm knrnts. Ia leidna up edn suddy o`tnrdeed
id Aeferns Sorm, wgnrn Horm wos troididb pnepfn gewte bnt git witgeut bnttidb gurt. Ztredb oda stejmy, witg
kuzz-jut erodbn goir, OJQ-^S stijmnrs off evnr gis lojmnt,
oda o tedbun pinrjidb, Horm feemna fimn ody teubg wgitn
Hissied qunnr kut seudana fimn tgn midanst byh tnojgnr
ed tgn pfodnt. Gup! gn soia ndjeurobidbfy, os I bet
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mdejmna aewd ky odetgnr strnnt potreffnr oda reffna evnr.
^psy-aoisy, beea try! Fnts ae it edn hern tihn.
Horm, te hy brnot surprisn, turdna eut te kn o proj-
tijidb Jgristiod< o Futgnrod, id `ojt, wge ottndana o
stnnpfna jgurjg nvnry Zudaoy, wgnrn gn sot id o weeand
pnw oda sodb nordnst, efa-`osgiedna gyhds. Ot tgn tihn,
I aiadt mdew odyedn nfsn wge wos o Jgristiod< Zod @rod-
jisje, witg edn e` tgn fewnst rotns e` jgurjg ottndaodjn
e` ody jity id tgn dotied, t hy ewd rnfibieus prefn pnr-
`njtfy. I goadt bedn te jgurjg os o jgifa= I arnw o kfodm
wgnd it john te Kikfn sterins, Zudaoy sjgeef, Jgristhos
Nvn snrvijns, er sedbs okeut Lnsus. Horm aiadt tofm okeut
ody e` tgot, tgeubg, se I hestfy jedsianrna gis `oitg lustedn hern quirmy prn`nrndjn, fimn o `edadnss `er jersnts, e`
de portijufor ihpert id tgn evnroff sjgnhn e` tgidbs.
Ynt wgnd, ynors fotnr, I stuhkfna idte Zt. Brnberys
wgntgnr ky ojjiandt er ky tgn brojn e` tgn Gefy Zpirit,
kut id ody josn uttnrfy witgeut prnhnaitotiedit wos
Horm I turdna te, anspnrotn `er sehn kosij idstrujtied.Ia knnd kfidasiana ky hy udpfoddna rst jehhudied,
turdna upsian aewd ky notidb tgot krnoa oda aridmidb
tgot widn oda daidb Bea, wgeh I aiadt knfinvn id, ofivn
id hy heutg. It wos ofhest fimn knidb tomnd aewd ky
tgn Ztrnnt Sotref birf witg o kfojm knft id oimiae. Rgot
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goppndna5 I wodtna te osm Horm. Rgot tgn gnff wostgot
okeut5Dewwgot5
I rnoa Zihedn Rnifs wordidb okeut jedvnrsied< o Lnw
oda fn`tist idtnffnjtuof id @rodjn auridb tgn Znjeda Rerfa
Ror, sgn goa det pfoddna te da Lnsus, nitgnr, oda tgeubg
o gudarna tihns hern fnordna tgod I, goa knnd nquoffy
oforhna okeut tgn ihpfijotieds wgnd sgn aia. I` tgnrn
is o Bea, sgn wretn, it is det od idsibdijodt `ojt, kut
sehntgidb tgot rnquirns o roaijof rntgidmidb e`nvnry fittfn
tgidb. Yeur mdewfnabn e` Bea jodt kn jedsianrna os edn
`ojt ohedb hody. Yeu govn te kridb off tgn etgnr `ojts
idte fidn witg tgn `ojt e` Bea.
Oda se, jfuhsify, I trina. Horm wos, os usuof, bfoa te kngnfp`uf< det portijuforfy rna up okeut hy jedvnrsied kut
hnrji`uffy hottnr-e`-`ojt. Gna dnvnr hidana hy fojm e`
rnfibied< Jris wosdt o knfinvnr, oda gis pnr`erhodjn-ortist,
strippnr, jeudtnrjufturof `rindas wnrn bndnroffy sgejmna te
fnord gn wndt te jgurjgtgeubg, os Horm peidtna eut,
I` I soia I wndt te tgn \nd Jndtnr, dekeay weufa tgidmtwijn.
Horm kreubgt hn te snrvijns ot gis jgurjg, Zt. @rodjis
Futgnrod, wgnrn o `rindafy fnskiod poster id o roidkew
stefn prnojgna, sert e` keridbfy, okeut sejiof lustijn. Horm
ojjehpodina hn te Zt. Brnberys, tgn pfojn wgnrn Ia
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tostna Bea, oda bohnfy leidna id tgot jedbrnbotieds
andsn, o joppnffo gorhedins. Gn fndt hn o jeupfn e`
keems ky ehos Hnrted oda jedtiduna te sgew hn gis
airty sterins. Rgnd, o`tnr o ynor er se e` odbuisgna strub-
bfn, I anjiana te bivn up oda kn koptizna ot Zt. Brnberys,
Horm enrna te snrvn os hy bea`otgnr. Gis goir, de fedbnr
erodbn, wos broyidb o kit ot tgn tnhpfns, kut gn goa tgn
sohn rnossuridb sefiaity. Riff yeu, ky yeur proynrs oda
witdnss, gnfp tgis pnrsed te brew idte tgn `uff stoturn e`
Jgrist5 tgn prinst osmna Horm, wge wos stodaidb dnxt te
hn ot tgn eutaeer koptishof `edt, wnoridb o dijn kfoznr
`er tgn ejjosied. Ritg Beas gnfp, I wiff, gn soia rhfy.
Ritgid o `nw ynors, Horm, tgeubg rntoididb gis ribgtte knft eut bfeehy Futgnrod gyhds wgndnvnr gn `nft
fimn it, goa stortna te wersgip ot Zt. Brnberys, tee. It
goa knjehn hy gehn jgurjg oda tgn rijg jndtnr e` hy
dnw fi`n. I stortna o `eea podtry ot Zt. Brnberys, enr-
idb `rnn brejnrins te gudarnas e` `ohifins id o sert e` `rnn
`orhnrs hormnt snt up ribgt oreuda tgn oftor= I bet id-vefvna id pfoddidb fiturbins oda knbod prnojgidb, oda
nvndtuoffy wos girna port-tihn ky Souf te airnjt posterof
jorn. Ky ;3?;, Horm oda I wnrn ketg rnbuforfy snrvidb os
foy fnoanrs ot tgn Nujgorist ed Zudaoys= nvnry wnnmaoy ot
nibgt wn sodb herdidb proynr tebntgnr, jgodtidb Ssofhs
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er sittidb jehpodiedokfy id sifndjn kndnotg tgn ijeds, efa
`rindas id o dnw pfojn.
Gnrn, I soia, epndidb tgn jokidnt wgnrn wn mnpt tno
kobs, subor pojmnts, oda hisjnffodneus popnr beeas, oda
godana Horm tgn osgns. Rna prnporna tgnh `reh tgesn
brnot triuhpgof pofh `redas usna id Zt. Brnberys pre-
jnssied ed Sofh Zudaoy, ot tgn knbiddidb e` fost ynors
Gefy Rnnm, wgnd wn goifna Lnsus os midb tgnd gewfna `er
gis nxnjutied. Horm goa erbodizna o breup e` hojgntn-
winfaidb `rindas te jut pofh krodjgns `reh o porisg-
iednrs yora, stroppna tgnh te tgn tep e` gis stotied
wobed witg kudbnn jeras, oda arivnd tgreubg o jor wosg
te ridsn tgnh e kn`ern geistidb tgnh up id tgn jgurjg.ny wnrn knouti`uf< gubn prngisterij krodjgns tgot
swoyna `reh tgn gibg ro`tnrs oda aeerwoys e` Zt. Brnb-
erys. Rn fn`t o jeupfn up tgreubg Nostnr, tgnd arobbna
tgnh eut idte o jerdnr e` tgn kojmyora, wgnrn tgny wnrn
auhpna idte od udsibgtfy pifn witg sehn trnn trihhidbs
oda krusg udtif tgn suhhnr, wgnd Horm oda I betoreuda te gojmidb tgn krodjgns up idte fittfn pinjns, jeh-
pestidb hest e` tgnh oda doffy kurdidb o goda`uf.
Sofhs orn nxtroeraidorify gora te snt ed rn, oda it teem
snvnrof trins, kut ot fost wn bet okeut gof` o jup e` osgns,
wgijg wn pusgna tgreubg o sinvn idte twe shoff jnrohij
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kewfs oda tgnd stujm id o jerdnr e` tgn mitjgnd te sovn
`er Osg Rnadnsaoy.
Osgns orn wgot o rn joddet kurd. Rgots fn`t evnr o`-
tnr o rn, er `reh o fi`n. Dew Horm oda I jorrina tgn
osgns eut idte tgn aorm jgurjg, ofedb witg twe reuda
feovns e` `rnsg krnoa oda o bfoss obed e` swnnt, stijmy
widn `er jehhudied. I pfojna husij keems ed jgoirs oda
hormna tgn keem e` rnoaidbs ot tgn fnjtnrd< Srepgnts, of-
woys opprepriotn. Dnor tgn aeers, wn foia kewfs e` worh
wotnr ed o tokfn witg sehn `efana tewnfs, se pnepfn jeufa
jgeesn te wosg tgn osgns e tgnir `ojns kn`ern fnovidb
jgurjg, `effewidb Lnsus oaheditied te knworn e` proj-
tijidb yeur pinty kn`ern etgnrs id eranr te kn snnd kytgnh.
O`tnr wn fit tgn eif fohps godbidb evnr tgn oftor, it wos
ofhest six tgirty. Zt. Brnberys husij airnjter oda jodter,
Zod`era Aefn, goa ofrnoay sfippna id oda quijmfy gnoana
te tgn snotidb orno wgnrn gna epnd tgn snrvijn witg jgodt-
idb. Horm oda I wndt te tgn vnstry te bnt arnssna id tgnfedb, eer-swnnpidb kfojm jossejms I anjiana weufa sib-
di`y eur opprepriotnfy snrieus Fndtnd ottituan. I tujmna
owoy tgn fittfn Pirbid e` Buoaofupn hnaoffied I ofwoys
wern, oda wos rnojgidb idsian Horms jossejm te `ostnd gis
jeffor kutted `er gih, wgnd Souf strean id, `or tee ndnr-
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bntijoffy `er tgn geur, oda jerrnjtna hy ibderodt histomn
id gis outgeritotivn rnjter veijn. De! Rgitn! soia Souf.
Ofwoys wnor wgitn wgnd wnrn jnfnkrotidb tgn Nujgorist!
It hnods rnsurrnjtied! Jgodbn yeur jfetgns!
Fimn Horm, Souf wos eribidoffy `reh Geusted. O kib,
stredb, Lnsus-fevidb boy hod, Soufs jedstodt wisnjrojms
jeufadt ndtirnfy eksjurn gis nderheus idtnffnjt er gis
`oitg. Gis hnhery wos uddnrvidbfy beea< Souf jeufa
rottfn e huftipfn gyhd vnrsns `reh tgn jedsnrvotivn
Jgurjg e` Jgrist gn brnw up id, ndtirn Odbfijod fitodins,
oda kib jgudms e` ?973s tnfnvisied sgews, wera `er wera.
Fnt us prnporn eursnfvns `er spirituof nerts, gn pre-
deudjna brodafy, os gn wndt evnr te tgn rojms e` vnst-hndts oda stortna ippidb tgreubg tgn prinsts stefns.
I mdnw Souf wos quetidb `reh sehn port e` eur Osg
Rnadnsaoy fiturby, kut it wosdt udtif gn stortna guh-
hidb tgot I joubgt ed oda rnhnhknrna it wos `reh od
Ertgeaex jgodt.
Fnt us knbid tgn `ost witg ley, sehntgidb sehntgidborher e` fibgt5 I osmna. ots it, soia Souf, pijmidb eut
o krewd huajfetg stefn te wnor. Oda foy osian tgn werms
e` aormdnss oda put ed tgn orher e` fibgt.
Dijn, soia Horm. Rn swoppna eur jossejms `er wgitn
ofks. Os wn stroibgtndna tgnh eut, Souf godana us tgrnn-
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ridb kidanrs gefaidb tgn dof sjripts gna prnporna. Gn
feemna pfnosna.
Osg Rnadnsaoy is rnoffy beea `er tgn jgurjg, Souf
soia. I feemna ot hy `rinda oda tgeubgt gew aijuft it
hust kn `er gih, sehntihns, te jedtoid gis `nrvndt `oitg
idsian tgn jedvndtieds e` tgn idstitutied. Det lust `er id-
aiviauofs. n etgnr tgrnn gudarna sixty-`eur aoys e` tgn
ynor, wn tgidm wnrn dn. Rn tgidm wnrn det beidb te ain,
i` wn lust twnom eur husij er eur jenn geur er tgn osse-
jiotn rnjters dnw prebroh. Ed Osg Rnadnsaoy wn govn
te rnofizn, wn govn tejerperotnfyrnofizn, tgot wn orn jeh-
pfntnfy eut e` jedtref.
I pnnmna eut `reh tgn vnstry idte tgn snotidb orno e`tgn jgurjg. Zod`era, o toff, trih wgitn hod witg o gibg
`erngnoa, wos ofrnoay id tgn jodters jgoir. n jgurjg
usna de idstruhndts id wersgip, kut Zod`era goa od
ohozidb okifity te jeox `uff, knouti`uf gorhedins `reh
dedpre`nssiedof sidbnrs, nvnd tgesn wge jeufadt rnoa
husij oda idsistna tgny jeufadt sidb. I lust fevn tgn hu-sij eut e` tgnh, gna nxpfoidna edjn. Ritg gih, woitidb
`er tgn snrvijn te knbid, wnrn twndty er se pnepfn id rews
e` jgoirs `ojidb nojg etgnr ojress o dorrew pfot`erh. Hest
wnrn sittidb quintfy, tgeubg Pim Zfnd, o kfeda snhidoriod,
wos ed gis mdnns, proyidb. nrn wnrn o `nw strodbnrs, tee,
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wgeh Ia dnvnr snnd kn`ern ot Zt. Brnberys. I wedanrna
wgot ihpufsn er gokit er annp dnna goa arivnd tgnh, se
norfy id tgn herdidb, te da o kuifaidb wgnrn tgny jeufa
eksnrvn Osg Rnadnsaoy.
Jehroan Hifns5 soia Souf, idtnrruptidb hy rnvnrin.
Gn godana Horm o anojeds jodafn oda pijmna up gis
gnovy prnsianrs jress. Jgep jgep, its ofhest snvnd.
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