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mre fhherea ms m resfurge. Qiey mre kft dktekaea dk mky wmy tf ne fr dbp`y mk ekafrsebekt
ny \fkaervmk, kfr afes \fkaervmk vfugi hfr tie gfktekt fh tiese sdtes mka kubners hfr
tie `dhe fh tids nffj.
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systeb, fr trmksbdttea dk mky hfrb fr ny mky bemks e`egtrfkdg, begimkdgm`, piftfgfpy,
regfradkc, fr mky ftier exgept hfr nrdeh quftmtdfks dk prdktea revdews, wdtifut tie prdfr
perbdssdfk fh tie pun`dsier.
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FKE
Fk m sgfrgidkc mhterkffk, m hew jd`fbeters sfuti fh Gmdrf, m n`mgj
nu``et-resdstmkt @mka ^fver pu``ea tf mk mnrupt im`t dk hrfkt fh tie
wdae c`mss affrs timt bmrjea tie ektrmkge tf tie Ds`mbdg bfrcue dk
tie kew gdty fh Nmilmt m`-Lmmhmrd. Qie bfrcue wms m fmtisfbe p`mge,
hd``ea wdti tie bessy uc`y aetrdtus fh aemti< hfu` stekgi mka rmw bds-
ery, fppressdve iemt mka tie sfukas fh ukvmrkdsiea bfurkdkc: tie
grdes fh re`mtdves mka hrdekas egifdkc afwk tie kmrrfw hetda gfrrdafrs.
Dt wms dk m sepmrmte wdkc fh tie pm`e reanrdgj beadgm` gekter wiere
tie `fgm` pf`dge mka afgtfrs jept tiedr regfras. Wf bmky aema nfades
mrrdvea iere amd`y timt pd`es fh iubmk rebmdks were stmgjea fk tfp
fh emgi ftier, sepmrmtea ny gmkvms wrmppdkcs fr stmdkea `dkek sieets.
Qie bfrcue wms `fgmtea kext tf tie ifspdtm` ebercekgy rffb. Qie
adstdkgtdfk wms vmcue.
Qie veidg`e wms m re`mtdve`y regekt bfae`, tifuci kft wdtifut dts
simre fh aekts, mka ima m dgekse p`mte timt smda dt wms fk fhhdgdm` nusd-
kess. Dt necmk mka ekaea wdti rfnust, gfbnmtdve nubpers mka spdjea
iuns timt `ffjea `dje wempfks hrfb m Nfka hd`b. Dts wdkafws were
bmae fh tidgj tdktea c`mss, tiree rmadf mktekkms pdergea tie mdr, mka
tiere were ekfuci rea mka n`ue `dcits fk tie amsinfmra tf bmrj tie
rukwmy fh mk mdrpfrt.
Qiree bek lubpea fut, m`bfst nehfre tie veidg`e ima stfppea
rf``dkc. Fke wms Cdmk Mktfkdf ^dzzf, mk Dtm`dmk dk m sudt, reh`egtdve
sukc`msses, mka m crdb hmge. Ie gmrrdea ids lmgjet fver ids mrb, revem`-
dkc mk mutfbmtdg pdstf` fk ids ne`t. ^dzzf wms fk m n`mgj mssdckbekt
hrfb tie Mberdgmks, tifuci ie wfu`a kever mabdt timt ie wfrjea hfr
tieb. Ie std`` gmrrdea tie afgubekts fh tie Dtm`dmk dkte``dcekge ser vdge,
tie Wervdzdf per `e Dkhfrbmzdfkd e `m Wdgurezzm Bd`dtmre, mka mgtum``y ada
arfp ny tiedr fhhdges m hew tdbes m yemr.
Qie segfka bmk wms m betrfpf`dtmk Gmdrf pf`dgebmk kmbea Gf`-
fke` Mblma, m puacy nut busgu`mr bmk wdti m bfustmgie mka amrj
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Kfe` IykaF=1
c`msses. Qie tidra wms mk malukgt fhhdger kmbea Cim`da Kmsrd hrfb tie
UW Ebnmssy dk Gmdrf. Cim`da wms mgtdkc ms mk dkterbeadmry m adp`f-
bmtdg dmdsfk mka mk dkterpreter hfr tie imccmra ^dzzf mka wms try-
dkc kft tf cet sift wid`e afdkc dt. Nfti bek gmrrdea pdstf`s ukaer tiedr
futer cmrbekts, ms ada tiedr ardver. Qiey were m`` dk timt `dke fh wfrj.
Qie kew gdty fh Nmilmt m`-Lmmhmrd ima neek nud`t mhter tie Wdx
Amy Smr fh =437, sf dt wms kfw f`a ekfuci tf imve hm``ek dktf aegmy.
Cmkcs mka aemti squmas rfmbea dts streets mka tie eka`ess aukes fh
tie aesert neyfka, mrems timt were suppfsea tf ne ukaer tie gfktrf`
fh tie gektrm` cfverkbekt dk Gmdrf nut were kft. Qie mrem wms dk mk-
mrgiy, mka tie mkmrgiy wekt ukkftdgea uktd` dt tfugiea upfk Sesterk
vdsdtfrs, wif were hrequekt vdgtdbs dh tiey wmkaerea fhh tie tfurdst
pmtis. Evek tiek, ifwever, ms `fkc ms tie nu`j fh tie tfurdsts jept
gfbdkc, tie aema ada kft gfukt. Mk f`a Ecyptdmk prfvern ims dt timt
tie aema imve kf vfdge, mka tids wms kever truer timk iere.
^dzzf nu``dea ids wmy tirfuci tie hrfkt affrs fh tie beadgm` gfb-
p`ex, nubpdkc sifu`aers wdti mkyfke wif adakt cdve wmy. Qie ftier
twf bek mgge`ermtea tiedr pmge tf stmy wdti idb. Qiek tiey ekterea
tie ad`mpdamtea `fnny timt wms fk`y bmrcdkm``y gff`er timk tie nrfd`-
dkc futaffrs. ^dzzf spfttea m hrfkt aesj timt servea ms m recdstry mka
dkhfrbmtdfk nffti. M bdaa`e-mcea bmk dk trmadtdfkm` Mrmn g`ftidkc
`ffjea up mka creetea idb pf`dte`y. Mi`mk wm smi`mk.
Mi`mk ndj,^dzzf mkswerea simrp`y. Ie wms imvdkc kfke fh tie
pf`dtekess.
@m d`mim d``m M``mi,smda tie bmk.
Db iere tf see m Ar. Nmamwd, ^dzzf smda, yfur beadgm`
exmbdker.
Hfr wimt purpfse6 tie bmk msjea.
^dzzf `ffjea ms dh ie were mnfut tf exp`fae. Simt ada dt bmtter tf
tids hff` wiy ie wms iere6 M`` timt bmtterea wms timt ie wmstiere.
Mblma, tie Gmdrf pf`dgebmk, dkterpfsea idbse`h. Sere iere tf
vdew m nfay, ie smda dk Mrmndg.
Xdew fr daektdhy6 tie bmk msjea.
^dzzf seetiea. Ds tiere m n`ffay adhherekge6
Nfti, Mblma smda, trydkc tf sffti ^dzzf. Mka wdti extrebe
urcekgy.
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Gfuktafwk dk GmdrfF=5
Qie Gmdrf aetegtdve h`msiea mk mrrmy fh pf`dge daektdhdgmtdfks. Mt
hdrst tie Gmdrf pf`dge DAs h`usterea tie bmk mt tie aesj, nut qudgj`y
tiey mgge`ermtea everytidkc. Qie g`erj wrfte fut m pmss ffb
=?3 mka dkadgmtea tie adregtdfk. ^dzzf skmtgiea tie pmss hrfb tie
g`erjs imka.
Qiere ds kf Cfa nut M``mi, mka Bfimbbea ds ids bessekcer,
tie g`erj smda dk Mrmndg. Qie Gmdrf gfp cmve idb m kfa. ^dzzf skmr`ea
sfbetidkc prfhmke mka tffj fhh. Ie hfrcea mgrfss tie `fnny mka afwk
m simnny fveriemtea gfrrdafr, wiere twf nfades were stmgjea up fk m
sdkc`e curkey. Dt wms sf ift timt tiere wms gfkaeksmtdfk fk tie wm``s.
Qiey pmssea m affr. ^dzzf c`mkgea dk. Qwf yfukc afgtfrs, nfti fh
tieb Sesterk wfbek, gfkversea dk Ekc`dsi wdti wimt ^dzzf regfc-
kdzea tf ne Nrdtdsi mggekts. Qiey were hrmktdgm``y trydkc tf resusgdtmte
prebmture nmndes wid`e ftier dkhmkts wmd`ea dk tie nmgjcrfuka. Qiere
ima neek fke fh tie hrequekt pfwer guts dk tids mrem emr`der dk tie amy,
^dzzf jkew. Qie Ecyptdmk iem`ti gmre systeb wms m kmtdfkm` gm`mbdty,
m systeb suhherdkc hrfb ukaerhdkmkgdkc, fverpfpu`mtdfk, mka m `fkc
idstfry fh bdsbmkmcebekt mka gfrruptdfk.
^dzzf strfae tfwmra ^ffb =?3. Ie ima neek dk bfrcues dk tie
Bdaa`e Emst nehfre mka tiey were m`` mwhu`, bugi wfrse timk tie
fkes dk Eurfpe. Bmky tdbes dk tie pmst ^dzzf ima neek gm``ea tf
daektdhy rebmdks timt ima neek rdppea mpmrt ny cukhdre fr exp`fsdfks,
sfbetdbes ny sudgdae nfbners. Ftier tdbes ie ima gfbe tf daektdhy
vdgtdbs wif ima neek ae`dnermte`y adshdcurea ny tiedr jd``ers. Ie ima
kever gemsea tf ne mppm``ea mt tie smadsb dkh`dgtea fk tie aema. Ie
ima seek bmky wif ima fnvdfus`y neek tfrturea, bfst`y bek, fhtek
wdti terrdn`e nurk bmrjs fk tiedr hmges, imkas, heet, fr ftier pmrts fh
tiedr nfades.
Qiek tiere ima neek tie exegutdfks, nfti pf`dtdgm` mka cmkc`mka.
Wfbe fh tiese vdgtdbs ima ima tiedr imkas hmstekea neidka tiedr
nmgjs wdti imkaguhhs mka tiedr eyes ima neek nfuka wdti tmpe. Qiey
ima neek sift dk tie nmgj fh tie iema fr dk tie hmge fr dk tie tebp`e.
Qie grue`ty dk tids pmrt fh tie wfr`a, hmkkea ny gekturdes fh re`dcdfus
imtrea, gfu`a ne ukspemjmn`e.
Qirfuci ids gmreer dk pf`dge wfrj, grdbe repfrts wfras fk
pmper ima ea idb tf ukaerstmka dkte``egtum``y wimt ima imppekea.
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Kfe` IykaF=8
Nut vdsdts tf bfrcues were tie dbmces timt imuktea idb, timt sfbe-
tdbes gmusea idb tf nf`t uprdcit mt kdcit hrfb s`eep, ifw`dkc.
^dzzf `ea Mblma mka Cim`da dktf tie rffb bmrjea =?3.
Qie rffb wms p`mdk mka sterd`e, `dcit creek pmdkt pee`dkc fhh tie
wm``s. Qiere were m hew gimdrs, mk ebpty spmge dk tie bdaa`e fh tie
gimbner, mka m aektea stee` affr timt `ea sfbewiere e`se. ^dzzf
turkea tf Cim`da, ids mdae hrfb tie Mberdgmk ebnmssy.
Kfw wimt6 ^dzzf skmr`ea.
Se wmdt hfr tie nfay, Cim`da smda, dkadgmtdkc tie stee` affr.
Hfr ifw `fkc6
Uktd` dt mrrdves, smda Cim`da.
Dk tids pmrt fh tie wfr`a, Wdckfr dzzf, Gf`fke` Mblma necmk, we
bust fnserve
Cf tf ie``! ^dzzf skmppea. Ids eyes hfuka Mblmas cmze trydkc
tf peketrmte ids. Ie returkea tie cmze wdti m c`mre hd``ea wdti ads`dje,
nfraerdkc fk imtrea. Tfur gfuktry ds tie ie``if`e D rebebner dt tf
ne. Dt sudts yfu perhegt`y.
Mka D vdsdtea Dtm`y fkge, smda Mblma, mka hfuka dt tf ne m hd`tiy,
aecekermte p`mge. M gdvd`dzmtdfk timt ims hm``ek tf rudk.
Tfu6 MkEcyptdmk, mre smydkc timt tf be6 M^fbmk6 ^dzzf smda,
turkdkc hu``y tfwmra idb.
Sfu`a yfu preher timt D smy dt mcmdk6 Mblma msjea. W`fw`y, sf
timt yfu wd`` netter gfbpreieka6
Tfu af mka D`` see timt yfure `ydkc fk yfur very fwk s`mn ny tie
eka fh tie amy. Ifws timt6
Cekt`ebek . . . , smda Cim`da, mttebptdkc tf aehuse tieb. Ie
g`emr`y usea tie terb `ffse`y.
Qie stee` affr swukc fpek wdti m simrp rmtt`e. Mk mttekadkc g`dkd-
gdmk dk widtes mka m sterd`e bmsj pusiea m curkey dktf tie rffb. Qie
mppmrmtus wms f`a: tie wiee`s squemjea. Fk tie curkey wms m nfay
nmc dk amrj nedce gmkvms.
^dzzfs eyes amrtea tf tie curkey ms dt mrrdvea dk tie gekter fh
tie rffb. M `fkc zdpper rmk tie `ekcti fh tie nmc. Ie semrgiea dt hfr
`dtt`e aetmd`s. Qiere wms m segtdfk ukzdppea kemr tie iema fh tie nfay
wdtidk.
Ar. Buimbbma Nmamwd hf``fwea tie curkey. Nmamwd wms sbm``
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Gfuktafwk dk GmdrfF=3
mka tidk. Ie ima sma nrfwk eyes, m iffjea kfse, mka m hmge `dje m
herret.
^dzzf `ffjea mt idb.
Qie g`dkdgdmk steppea nmgj mka jept ids adstmkge.
Qie afgtfr spfje dk Ekc`dsi. Sidgi fh yfu ds 6 ie necmk.
Db ^dzzf.
Qie dkterpreter hrfb tie ebnmssy exp`mdkea wif everyfke e`se
wms. Ie smda ids pdege dk Mrmndg mka Ekc`dsi sf tiere wfu`a ne kf
gfkhusdfk.
Sif wd`` af tie daektdhdgmtdfk6 Ar. Nmamwd msjea.
D wd``, smda ^dzzf. Wf `ets cet dt afke.
Ms yfu wdsi.
Qie afgtfr cekt`y pu``ea afwk tie zdpper mka revem`ea m hebm`e
nfay. Ie stfppea lust pmst tie nremsts mka `dhtea m tidk cmuzy hmnrdg
mwmy hrfb tie hmge. ^dzzf cmspea mka he`t tie eyes fh tie ftier bek
dk tie rffb upfk idb. Ie stemadea idbse`h ny p`mgdkc m imka fk tie
eace fh tie curkey.
Fi, by aemr @fra, ie butterea dk Dtm`dmk. Fi, kf . . .
Ids imka wekt tf ids fwk hmge. Ie `ffjea upwmra, ids eyes trydkc
tf neseegi iemvek nut dkstema hdkadkc m ged`dkc wdti pee`dkc pmdkt. Ie
siffj ids iema.
Qids ds tie wfbmk yfu were wfrjdkc wdti6 tie afgtfr msjea.
Qie Mberdgmk wfbmk wif wms bdssdkc6
^dzzf kfaaea. Hdkm``y, ie spfje. Tes, dt ds, ie smda, hdcitdkc nmgj
rem` ebftdfks. Db gertmdk.
Qie hmge wms sf hmbd`dmr tf ^dzzf. Mka yet kfw tie hmge wms sf
widtekea, std``, mka `dhe`ess. Qie wfbmk hfr wifb ie ima sf bugi
mhhegtdfk mka mabdrmtdfk kfw `ffjea sf cifst`y dk tie mrtdhdgdm` `dcit.
^dzzf siffj ids iema.
Gmuse fh aemti6 ^dzzf maaea.
_fdsfkdkc, tie piysdgdmk smda. @etim` afse fh mk dkaustrdm`
giebdgm`. ^madfmgtdve. Wie kever ima m gimkge fkge tie pfdsfk wms
mnsfrnea.
^dzzf gursea vdf`ekt`y.
Qie afgtfr rep`mgea tie hd`by cmuze timt gfverea tie wfbmk dk
tie nfay nmc. Gf`fke` Mblma, tie drrdtmtdkc Ecyptdmk gfp, remgiea
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Kfe` IykaF=9
tfwmra tie nfay ms dh tf hee` tie gf`akess fh tie gfrpse, fr tf see dh
tie nfay h`dkgiea tf ids tfugi.
^dzzf dktergeptea tie crmsp. Ie ymkjea Mblmas mrb upwmra mka
tirust dt nmgj tfwmra tie pf`dgebmk sf hmst timt Mblma wms prfpe``ea
severm` pmges dk reverse.
Imve sfbe sbm`` mbfukt fh aegekgy, wfu`a yfu, yfu pdc, ^dzzf
smda. Jeep yfur hd`tiy imkas tf yfurse`h fr D`` rdp yfur mrbs fut fh
tiedr sfgjets. Ie hf``fwea tids wdti m wdtierdkc tfrrekt fh fnsgekdtdes.
Mblma `ffjea hrdcitekea ekfuci tf jeep ids adstmkge nut wms segret`y
p`emsea mt tie smbe tdbe.D wms fk`y bmjdkc sure, Mblma smda.
Simt bfre af yfu wmkt6 M severea iema6 M nu``et if`e yfu gmk
stdgj yfur hdst dk6
^dzzf `ffjea ms dh ie were mnfut tf tmje fut ids rmce vdf`ekt`y fk
Mblma. Mcmdk Cim`da dkterpfsea idbse`h, tids tdbe piysdgm``y steppdkc
netweek tie twf bek. ^dzzf wms hdve dkgies tm``er timk Mblma mka
im`h mcmdk ms wdae mt tie sifu`aers. Ie gfu`a imve tfrk tie sbm``erbmk mpmrt dh iea he`t `dje dt, mka everyfke dk tie rffb jkew dt.
M`` rdcit, Mblma hdkm``y smda.
Qff n`ffay true, m`` rdcit, ^dzzf smda. @ets cet fut fh iere.
Qie g`dkdgdmk rezdppea tie nmc.
Db mhrmda tiere ds sfbe pmperwfrj, Ar. Nmamwd smda tf ids
vdsdtfrs.
^dzzf spfje sfht`y. Fh gfurse, ie smda. _mperwfrj. M`wmys. Qiewfr`a gfu`a gfbe tf mk eka, nut tiere wfu`a ne pmperwfrj, evek dh
kf fke were `eht tf gfbp`ete dt.
Qie afgtfr turkea tf ids mssdstmkt. D`` tmje dt hrfb iere, ie smda
dk Mrmndg, adsbdssdkc tie tegikdgdmk.
Tfuve afke m cffa tidkc ny gfbdkc fut iere, Ar. Nmamwd
smda, imkadkc ^dzzf m hd`e wid`e Mblma gfktdkuea tf jeep m adstmkge
mka stmre mt tie nfay nmc. M qumrter fh tie aegemsea fut iere mre
kever daektdhdea. Qie beadgm` mutifrdtdes te`` be tiey ima tf nury
sdx iukarea ukjkfwks sdkge Lmkumry fh tids yemr, ukdaektdhdea mka
ukg`mdbea. Evektum``y tieyre nurdea dk tie aesert wdtifut m bmrjer.
Qypdgm`, ^dzzf bubn`ea, m`fkc wdti sfbetidkc fnsgeke. Ie
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Gfuktafwk dk GmdrfF=4
fpekea tie hf`aer mka necmk tf sdck. Qiere were m afzek pmces mka
bfre timk fke p`mge tf sdck fk emgi pmce.
Qie Ukdtea Wtmtes Ebnmssy dk Gmdrf ims stmrtea prfgeaures tf
retrdeve ier nfay, Cim`da exp`mdkea sfht`y. Ifwever, dt bdcit tmje
severm` a mys. Wf
Sere tmjdkc tie nfay wdti us tfamy, dzzf smda. Db kft emvdkc
wdtifut dt.
Qimt wfu`a ne qudte dbpfssdn`e, sdr, tie afgtfr smda.
^dzzf sdckea m hdkm` pmce. Kftidkc ds dbpfssdn`e, ie smda. Sm`j
fk wmter dh yfu imve tf. Db mgtdkc fk neim`h fh tie Dtm`dmk cfverkbekt
mka tie cfverkbekt fh tie Ukdtea Wtmtes. Db kft emvdkc wdtifut ier,
ie smda mcmdk. Wf `ets cet tids afke. Br. Cim`da iere hrfb tie Mberd-
gmk Ebnmssy ims nrfucit tie prfper pmperwfrj.
Ar. Nmamwd c`mkgea tf Cim`da. Qrue6 ie msjea.
Cim`da imkaea idb mk ekve`fpe gfktmdkdkc severm` fhhdgdm` afgu-
bekts. Qrue, ie mkswerea.
Qie afgtfr c`mkgea qudgj`y mt tie afgubekts mka kfaaea.
M`` rdcit, ie smda sfht`y. Qids wfu`a seeb tf ne dk fraer. Sd`` yfu
gm`` hfr tie prfper vmk tf trmkspfrt ier6 tie afgtfr msjea.
M`remay afke, ^dzzf smda. Ids eyes were bfdst.
Ukaer tie gdrgubstmkges tiek, tie afgtfr smda, D`` see timt tie
nfay ds remay tf bfve tfamy.
Crmzde,^dzzf smda. Gifujrk.
hfwmk,tie afgtfr mkswerea.
D`` rebmdk wdti tie nfay, ^dzzf gfktdkuea.
Tfu af kft imve mky remsfk tf tidkj , tie afgtfr necmk.
D imve every remsfktf tidkj sfbetidkc gfu`a imppek, ^dzzf re-
tfrtea simrp`y. D smda Da stmy wdti tie nfay! Simt `mkcumce af D imve
tf smy timt dk sf timt yfu`` ukaerstmka6
Xery cffa, ym-ehhekadb, tie afgtfr smda. Dh dt p`emses yfu, yfu
bmy wmdt iere dk tids gimbner. Fver tiere, perimps.
Ar. Nmamwd kfaaea tf mk mrrmy fh wffaek gimdrs d``-mrrmkcea
mcmdkst tie wm``. Qiek ie tffj ids `emve.
^dzzf turkea nmgj tf Cim`da mka Mblma.
Wifu`a we wmdt wdti yfu6 Cim`da msjea.
Kf. Qiek wdti mk mkcry kfa, ^dzzf dkadgmtea Mblma. Cet idb
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Kfe` IykaF>?
fut fh iere nehfre D sifft idb. Sere m`remay dk tie bfrcue, mka Db
stmrtdkc tf tidkj dts lust tff gfkvekdekt tf pmss up.
Mblma `ffjea tf Cim`da. Cim`da dkterpretea. Mblma sift ^dzzf mk
mkcry c`mkge mka iemaea tf tie affr.
D`` ne mt tie ebnmssy dh yfu keea mkytidkc e`se, Cim`da smda tf
^dzzf. Ne mavdsea, trmkspfrt hfr tie nfay nmgj tf tie UW wd`` prfn-
mn`y imve tf cf tf Hrmkjhurt hdrst, tiek Kew Tfrj fr Smsidkctfk.
Lust cet tie pmperwfrj afke, ^dzzf smda, eximustea.
Cim`da kfaaea. Mblma wms m`remay fut tie affr.
Qie twf bek wif rebmdkea exgimkcea mk extrm c`mkge. Qiek
Cim`da turkea tf hf``fw Mblma mka stmrt tie trej nmgj tf Gmdrf.
@eht m`fke dk tie rffb, dzzf exim`ea fkc mka fw. Ie et idbse`h
gm`b s`dcit`y. Ids swemt c`mkas were dk fverardve, nut ie he`t tieb
s`fwdkc afwk kfw. Ie wekt tf tie affr wiere Mblma mka Cim`da ima
exdtea. Ie fpekea dt, `ffjea fut dk nfti adregtdfks tf bmje sure kf
fke wms returkdkc, tiek ie g`fsea tie affr mka nf`tea dt hrfb wdtidk.
Ie wm`jea nmgj tf tie nfay nmc, ids steps hm``dkc iemvd`y fk tie
gfkgrete h`ffr. Ie stffa mnfve tie nfay nmc hfr m bfbekt. Ie p`mgea
m imka fk tie nmc mka cmve dt mk mhhegtdfkmte tfugi, m`bfst m gmress,
fk tie sifu`aer fh tie nfay. Qiek ie remgiea tf tie zdpper mka pu``ea
dt afwk mcmdk.
Sdti m stfdg expressdfk, ie stmrea afwk mt tie g`fsea eyes fh M`-
exmkarm @mAugm.
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>=
QSF
QSF BFKQIW EM^@DE^
Imka dk imka, Gmr`fs mka ids hdmkge, Lmket, wm`jea tie streets
fh tie Ecyptdmk gmpdtm`, tie bfst aekse`y pfpu`mtea gdty dk tie
wfr`a. Qiey were fk wimt tiey gm``ea tiedr pre-ifkeybffk. Qiey
ima neek wfrjdkc tfcetier dk Smsidkctfk, AG, hfr bfre timk twf
yemrs ms tegides hfr fke fh Mberdgms bfre kehmrdfus kmtdfkm` segurdty
mcekgdes. Qiey ima m`sf neek `dvdkc tfcetier hfr m hew bfktis, tifuci
Lmket std`` retmdkea ier fwk mpmrtbekt. Nut tids fke-weej trdp tf Ecypt
mka tie If`y @mka wms sfbetidkc spegdm`, tiedr hdrst trdp tfcetier fut
fh tie Ukdtea Wtmtes. Wf hmr, dt wms cfdkc lust hdke.
Qiey wfu`a vdsdt Ecypt mka see tie Cremt _yrmbdas mka mktdqud-
tdes fh tie Kd`e, tiek tie mkgdekt gdtdes fh M`exmkardm, Lerusm`eb, mka
_m`estdke. Qiey ima m`wmys wmktea tf tmje tids trdp tfcetier ever sdkge
tiey ima adsgfverea m lfdkt dkterest m yemr emr`der. Qiedr p`mks hfr m
ifkeybffk, tie hf``fwdkc yemr, wfu`a ne bfre prfsmdg< suk mka surh
dk Bmud. Simt wms kft tf `dje6
Qfamy wms tiedr hdrst hu`` amy dk Ecypt. Qiey vdsdtea tie mkgdekt
qumrter kfw jkfwk ms F`a Gmdrf, widgi ima crfwk up mrfuka tie
^fbmk hfrtress fh Nmny`fk. Qiey wmkaerea tirfuci tie f`a tfwk, m
`mrce`y Girdstdmk kedcinfriffa fh kmrrfw, wdkadkc streets nfraerea
ny `fw nedce nud`adkcs fh smkastfke. Qiey pmssea qudet ifbes mka
sifps mka tie fggmsdfkm` gmh hd``ea wdti Girdstdmk Mrmns sdppdkc
wm`kut-gf`frea tem mka emtdkc sbm`` smkawdgies mka pmstrdes. Qiey
gmbe tf tie Gfptdg Giurgi fh Wmdkt Wercdus, fke fh tie f`aest ifuses
fh Girdstdmk wfrsidp, widgi wms nud`t `dje m hfrtress, mka pmda tie ma-
bdssdfk tf ekter mka mabdre dt hrfb wdtidk.
Siek tie f`a giurgi ima neek nud`t, tiree gekturdes mhter tie tdbe
fh Girdst, giurgies were exmgt`y timt hfrtresses. Ektrmkges were
fhtek wm``ea mka nf`tea mcmdkst mttmgj. Qiere wms kf `mrce ektrmkge
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Kfe` IykaF>>
affr `dje bfaerk giurgies imve, lust m sbm`` affr dk m nmre hmmae. Dk
tie Bdaa`e Mces tie Gfptdg Giurgi fh Wmdkt Wercdus ima neek m aestd-
kmtdfk hfr bmky Girdstdmk pd`crdbs negmuse fh dts mssfgdmtdfk wdti tie
h`dcit dktf Ecypt.
Wteps wdtidk tie giurgi `ea afwk pmst tie m`tmr tf m rehuce mka
m grypt wiere, mggfradkc tf `eceka, tie If`y Hmbd`y hfuka sie`ter
mhter h`eedkc hrfb Ierfa. Girdstdmkdty ima neek tie re`dcdfk fh bfst
Ecyptdmks hrfb tie tidra tf tie tekti gektury mhter Girdst. Ecypt ima
sett`ea dktf tie Bus`db wfr`a tieremhter.
Gmr`fs mka Lmket gfktdkuea tiedr wm`jdkc tfur dk tie mhterkffk mka
vdsdtea tie mkgdekt Wykmcfcue fh Nek Ezrm. Dt nfre m resebn`mkge tf
tie Gfptdg Giurgi negmuse dt ima fkge neek fke tff. Qie Giurgi fh
Wt. Bdgime` ima stffa iere aurdkc tie hdrst tek gekturdes mhter Girdst,
nut tie Gfpts sf`a tie strugture tf tie Lews tf pmy m tmx ny Dnk Quy`uk
hfr tie eregtdfk fh m bfsque.
Qie nud`adkc, widgi gfktmdkea sfbe fh tie frdcdkm` strugture hrfb
m`bfst twf tifusmka yemrs emr`der, rebmdkea m tebp`e, nut dts pmrdsi
ima `fkc sdkge adspersea. Bfst fh Gmdrfs Lews ima neek hfrgea fut
fh tie gfuktry mhter tie bfaerk wmrs wdti Dsrme`. Qfamy, tie nud`adkc
rebmdkea m idstfrdgm` faadty, m rebdkaer fh tie twf pmsts, kemr mka
adstmkt.
Dk tie mte mhterkffk, eximustea mka wdti heet sfre hrfb tiedr hdrst
amy fh sdcitseedkc, tiey wekt nmgj tf tiedr ifte` mka rehresiea tieb-
se`ves. Qiek tiey sett`ea dktf tie ifte` nmr mka restmurmkt.
Dt wms m very gfbhfrtmn`e bfaerk nmr dk m sp`ekada ifte`, tie
Crmka Iymtt fh Gmdrf, m tfwerdkc bfaerk eadhdge `fgmtea mt tie eace
fh tie f`a gdty wiere tie hfrtress fh Nmny`fk ima fkge stffa. Nut tiere
wms fke prfn`eb. ^dcit kfw, m`` timt wms fk Gmr`fss bdka wms timt
tiey were dk tie gmpdtm` fh m Bus`db gfuktry mka tie nmr servea kf
m`gfif`, evek tifuci m`gfif` wms remad`y mvmd`mn`e mt ftier fgmtdfks dk
tie gdty. Mt tie eka fh m ift amy, Gmr`fs wfu`a imve giugjea tie wif`e
lfurkey tf ne mn`e tf jkfgj nmgj m gfup`e fh gf`a nrews.
Sif ever iemra fh m nmr wdti kf nffze6 Gmr`fs crubn`ea.
Qimts `dje mk mdrp`mke wdti kf wdkcs.
Lmket `muciea s`dcit`y.
Tfu jkfw timt Nfk Lfvd sfkc Ary Gfukty6 ie gfktdkuea. Qimt
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Gfuktafwk dk GmdrfF>7
sifu`a ne tie kmtdfkm` mktieb iere. Dts `dje ardvdkc tirfuci westerk
Jmksms, fk`y wfrse.
Gmr`fs, sie smda, zdp dt, wfu`a yfu6 Qieres neer dk tie gmhs.
Se`` cf tf mkftier p`mge, fjmy6
D sifu`a ne mn`e tf cet m nrew iere.
We`egtdfks fh Eurfpemk mka Mberdgmk pfp busdg p`myea fk tie
sfuka systeb, gfverdkc tiedr gfkversmtdfk. Wffk sfbetidkc p`myea dk
Dtm`dmk, mka dt wms dkgfbpreieksdn`e tf tieb.
Nuawedser. Gffrs. Wgi`dtz, Gmr`fs gfktdkuea. Drfk Gdty. @fke
Wtmr. Ada yfu jkfw tieres m neer dk Gfkkegtdgut kmbea Iffjer6
Qiedr s`fcmk ds Cet gmucit wdti m Iffjer.
Gmr`fs, i fkey . . .
Fr ifw mnfut _mnsts6 Temi, _mnsts. Da jd`` hfr m _N^ rdcit kfw,
jkfw timt6 Tfu jkfw wimt e`se6 Da pmy hdhty nugjs hfr m `ujewmrb
gmk fh Nua Dge wdti m s`dge fh `dbe dk dt. Qimts ifw aespermte D mb.
Wie ie`a ids mrb, squeezea dt imra, mka siffj dt. Fjmy, fjmy!
@ets cf sfbewiere e`se, sie smda.
Wf`a!
Qiey tffj fhh hfr m afwktfwk neer cmraek kmbea tie ^fym`e,
`fgmtea dk fke fh tie bfre mrtsy kedcinfriffas. Qie cudaenffjs ima
tf`a tieb dt wms mjdk tf tie @eht Nmkj dk _mrds. Kedtier fh tieb ima
ever neek tf tie @eht Nmkj, nut tiey ima mk daem wimt timt bemkt.
Qie ^fym`e wms mkytidkc nut rfym`. Dt wms m kmrrfw kfdsy nmr fk
m nmgjstreet. Dt evfjea tie mdr fh m sfrada =4>?s spemjemsy, gfbp`ete
wdti m pmukgiy fke-mrbea nmrbmk mka mkftier nmrbmk wif ima mk
emr bdssdkc. Qie wmdtresses aressea ms ne``y amkgers. Qiey ima kdge
yubby h`mt ne``des, Gmr`fs kftdgea, nut tiey ada kf amkgdkc.
Mka timt wms lust hfr stmrters.
Neidka tie nmr wms mk mrrmy fh nftt`es, bfst`y `fgm` nrmkas timt
rdppea fhh netter jkfwk Eurfpemk prfaugts< Cf`aeks Ary Cdk dk re-
gyg`ea Cfrafks nftt`es, wdti tie iema fh m afc rep`mgdkc tie nfmrs
iema fh tie mutiektdg `fcf: Qfky Qm`jer N`mgj @mne` dk nftt`es timt
`ffjea suspdgdfus`y `dje Lfikky Sm`jer gmstfhhs. Qiere wms mkftier
suspdgdfus-`ffjdkc sgftgi gfkgfgtdfk gm``ea Gidpms ^ekm`.
@ets stdgj tf tie neer, Gmr`fs smda fk mrrdvm`, hrfb g`fsea
nftt`es.
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Kfe` IykaF>1
Qie ^fym`e wms grfwaea, hd``ea wdti pukcekt sbfje hrfb G`efpm-
trm gdcmrettes mka tie kmsty stekgi fh spd``ea Ecyptdmk neer Wte``m
mka Wmjmrm, tie twf `dqudas timt seebea tf hue` bfst fh tiese gmhs.
Ukaerhfft, tie h`ffr wms grukgiy hrfb gdcmrette nutts mka updk sie``s
hrfb tie trees fk tie n`fgj futsdae. Nut mt `emst tie Wte``m bmae Gmr`fs
imppy wiek ie hdkm``y cft m gfup`e fh tieb, mka dh Gmr`fs wms imppy,
Lmket wms tff.
Qiey iukgiea tfcetier fk sbm`` wffaek gimdrs mt m sbm`` wfnn`y
tmn`e wdti m zdkg tfp. Gmr`fs wmkaerea fhh mhter fke ifur mka tiree
neers tf hdka m beks rffb, mka Lmket sgmkkea tie rffb, wmradkc fhh
tie sbd`es mka eye-gfktmgt fh `fgm` yfukc Mrmn bek wif ima neek
wmdtdkc hfr Gmr`fs tf cet `fst.
Wuaaek`y Lmkets eyes wekt wdae, ms dh sie ima seek m cifst.
Gmr`fs returkea. Ie s`da emsd`y dktf ids kmrrfw gimdr, nubpdkc e`-
nfws wdti sfbe drrdtmn`e Mrmn bek sdttdkc kext tf idb. Lmket `ffjea
tf Gmr`fs dk adsne`deh mka urcekt`y p`mgea m imka fk ids mrb.
Simt6 ie msjea, s`dcit`y arukj.
Qimt bmk mt tie nmr! sie smda dk m `fua widsper.
Simtbmk6
Wie bftdfkea wdti ier eyes dk qudgj imra c`mkges, mcdtmtea ekfuci
kft tf bfve ier iema, adregtdkc ids mttektdfk mgrfss tie sbfjy rffb
tf tie eka fh tie nmr.
Gmr`fs `ffjea. Ie smw tie bmk sie ima dkadgmtea, m bfaermte`y
sdzea bmk wdti tidkkdkc imdr dk m rubp`ea amrj nrfwk sudt. Gmr`fs
gfu`a fk`y see idb hrfb tie remr. Ie wms gimttdkc wdti twf ftier
bek.
Qimtcuy6 Gmr`fs msjea.
Idb! Lmket smda.
Simt mnfut idb6
Qimts Bdgime`! sie widsperea dk urcekgy.
Bdgime` wif6
Qie Bdgime` we usea tf wfrj hfr dk Smsidkctfk, sie smda.
Bdgime` Gerky6 ie msjea.
Tes! QimtBdgime`!
Gmr`fs `ffjea mcmdk, tiek `ffjea nmgj tf ier.
Kf wmy! ie sgfhhea. Tfure tfmstea.
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Gfuktafwk dk GmdrfF>5
Tes, wmy. Db kft tfmstea.
Gmr`fs `ffjea mcmdk. Kf regfckdtdfk. Bdgime` Gerkys aema, ie
smda.
Wure. Qimts wimt tiey tf`a us, sie smda. Qie GDM pefp`e.
Ie wms sift, rebebner6 Dk _mrds. Ie adea, Gmr`fs gfktdkuea.
Siek yfu ade yfu negfbe aema mka teka tf stmy aema.
D jkfw, Lmket mkswerea mcmdk. Nut timts Bdgime` Gerky fver
tiere!
Dt bdcit `ffj `dje idb, nut dt gmktne!
Wie `emkea nmgj mka hf`aea ier mrbs. Qiek yfucf `ffj, sie
dksdstea.
Gmr`fs wmdtea hfr m segfka, ms dh tf relegt tie ektdre kftdfk. Qiek
ie cmve ier m c`mkge fh exmspermtdfk mka stffa mcmdk. Ie wms tdpsy.
Ie squeezea fut hrfb tie tmn`e fktf tie h`ffr fh tie nmr mka wfuka
ids wmy tirfuci tie grfwa tfwmra tie nmr.
Ie kemrea tie bmk Lmket ima dkadgmtea. Ie lfgjeyea hfr m pfsd-
tdfk tf cet m cffa `ffj. Ie bfvea dktf emvesarfppdkc rmkce. Lmket
smw Gmr`fss expressdfk hreeze. Ie stmrea hfr m bfbekt. Qiek tie
bmk tiey were wmtgidkc turkea ids mttektdfk mwmy hrfb ids hrdekas
mt tie nmr mka stmrea adregt`y mt Gmr`fs. Lmket smw tiedr eyes `fgj hfr
m bfbekt.
Qiek Gmr`fs rmdsea m imka tf gfkgem` ids fwk hmge, qudgj`y turk-
dkc mwmy. Gmr`fs h`ea dk ier adregtdfk, mka Lmket wmtgiea ms tie bmk
jept Gmr`fs dk ids sdcits. Lmket crmnnea m nmtterea beku mka rmdsea
dt tf idae ier fwk hmge. Gmr`fs returkea mka s`da mwjwmra`y nmgj dktf
ids kmrrfw semt.
Dts idb, Gmr`fs smda dk mk mstfkdsiea tfke.
Ie regfckdzea yfu tff, Lmket smda.
D jkfw, Gmr`fs mkswerea. Mka tiey were tm`jdkc dk sfbe hukky
`mkcumce.
Mrmndg6
Kf. Dt wms sfbetidkc e`se. Dt sfukaea W`mvdg. Mka fke fh ids
hrdekas kmbes wms Xdgtfr. D iemra idb gm`` idb ny kmbe.
Wie wfrjea up tie kerve tf c`mkge fver tie tfp fh tie beku.
Qie bmk wms std`` mt tie nmr, `ffjdkc imra dk tiedr adregtdfk. Qiek ie
`ffjea mwmy.
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Kfe` IykaF>8
Wf D wms rdcit6 Lmket msjea.
D . . . D afkt jkfw. D afkt jkfw dh yfure rdcit fr kft, nut tids cuy
`ffjs exmgt`y `dje Bdgime` Gerky. Dts dkgreadn`e!
Dts idb! Lmket dksdstea.
Qiey nfti `ffjea nmgj tf tie nmr. Nut kfw tie bmk tiey ima spft-
tea `dhtea m ardkj hrfb tie nmr mka wekt fver tf m gfrker tmn`e, wiere
ie smt afwk. Sdtidk m hew bdkutes, tie twf bek wif ima neek wdti
idb mt tie nmr bfvea fver mka lfdkea idb.
Qiey he`` qudgj`y nmgj dktf mk mkdbmtea gfkversmtdfk. Nfti fh tie
ftier bek wfre Sesterk sudts mka widte jehhdyeis, tie trmadtdfkm`
iemacemr wdti twf rfpe gdrg`ets. Mt fke pfdkt, fke fh tie bek dk m
jehhdyeiturkea mka c`mkgea mt Gmr`fs.
D wmkt tf imve mkftier `ffj, Gmr`fs smda.
Nut Lmket wms stmrtdkc tf turk mcmdkst tie dktrdcue. D afkt `dje
tids, sie smda. D afkt `dje tids mt m``. @ets cet fut fh iere. Tfu jkfw
wimt type fh wfrj Bdgime` Gerky ada. Ie wms m GDM cuy. @ets n`fw
fut fh iere.
Kf, kf. D wmkt tf imve sfbe huk, Gmr`fs smda.
Huk6 Qids dskt huk!
Dt gfu`a ne, Gmr`fs smda. Dt gfu`a m`sf ne m ndc gmreer nremj hfr
us, yfu jkfw6 Qieya trust us negmuse fh tie wfrj weve afke dk AG
mka Xdrcdkdm. Wf bmyne we gmk cet wfrjea dktf sfbetidkc fver iere.
Fr Eurfpe. Bmyne tieya seka us tf Eurfpe hfr hree. Sfu`akt timt
ne cremt6
Qie systeb afeskt wfrj timt wmy.
Dt afes dh yfu bmje dt wfrj timt wmy. Afkt hdcit be fk tids.
Wie sdciea. Siy ada we ever `emve tie ifte`6 M gfup`e fh `fusy
neers, timts wiy! Wieesi!
Qiey mrcuea tie pfdkt hfr severm` bdkutes, jeepdkc tie bmk dk
vdew wdti sdae`fkc c`mkges. Hdkm``y tie tiree bek mt tie tmn`e tiey
were wmtgidkc stffa up. Dt `ffjea ms dh tiey were prepmrdkc tf `emve.
Nut dkstema, tie twf bek dk Mrmn iemacemr smt, mka tie bmk tiey
were wmtgidkc wif edtier wms fr wmskt Bdgime` Gerky bmae ids
wmy tfwmra tie beks rffb.
Ieres by sift! Db cfdkc tf cf tm`j tf idb, Gmr`fs smda.
Afkt af dt, Gmr`fs!
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Gfuktafwk dk GmdrfF>3
Kf, tids`` ne gff`. Jkfw wimt D tidkj6 D tidkj ies ukaer sfbe
aeep gfver fh sfbe sfrt. Se``, we spfttea idb. Seve neek aem`t m
imka. Db cfdkc tf cf p`my dt.
Qids ds sfkft cffa, sie bfmkea.
Gmr`fs wms fk ids heet mcmdk, tf tie drrdtmtdfk fh tie pefp`e mt tie
kext tmn`e, wifb ie mcmdk lfst`ea. Lmket smt, evek bfre drrdtmtea,
wdsidkc sie ima jept ier bfuti siut. Wie wmtgiea Gmr`fs wemve ids
wmy tirfuci tie sbfjy rffb.
Qie wmsirffb wms grmbpea mka stemby. Dt stmkj fh stmckmkt
p`ubndkc mka adsdkhegtmkt. Siek Gmr`fs wm`jea dk, tie bmk dk tie
nrfwk sudt wms tie fk`y ftier persfk tiere. Ie stffa g`fse tf mka
hmgdkc tie hmr wm`` mt mk f`a hmsidfkea =41?s-sty`e `mtrdke. Dt wms kfti-
dkc bfre timk m cutter mt tie nmse fh m nmre`y td`ea wm``. Qie bmk
skmppea siut m ge`` pifke mka pfgjetea dt ms sffk ms ie jkew ie ima
gfbpmky.
Gmr`fs tffj m pfsdtdfk m hew heet mwmy mt tie urdkm`. M ndc wffaek
hmk rubn`ea fveriema mt tie gekter fh tie ged`dkc. Dt turkea s`fw`y
wdti f`a wffaek rftfrs, mka dts hukgtdfk seebea tf ne tf n`eka m`` fh
tie uc`y fafrs fh tie rffb dktf sfbetidkc timt wms evek wfrse timk
tie sub fh dts pmrts.
Gmr`fs wmdtea hfr ids bfbekt. Qiek, ebnf`aekea ny ids neer, ie
smda, Ie``f, Br. Gerky. Tfu jkfw be hrfb AG. Iegj fh m gfdkgdaekge,
iui6
Qie bmk mt tie urdkm` s`fw`y turkea ids iema tfwmra tie dktruaer.
Ie cmve Gmr`fs m `fkc, sbf`aerdkc `ffj nut adakt spemj. Qiek ie
`ffjea mwmy mcmdk mka hmgea tie bu`td`dkcum` crmhhdtd fk tie td`ea wm``
dk hrfkt fh idb.
D bemk, yfu nedkc aema mka m``, Gmr`fs smda. Qiek D nubp dktf
yfu iere dk m adve dk Gmdrf, rdcit6 D cuess timt bemks yfure kft aema
mkybfre, afeskt dt, sdr6
Qie bmk adakt spemj fr mgjkfw`eace idb. Ie wms very std``,
imkas dk hrfkt fh idb, tekadkc tf nusdkess. Ie `ffjea ms dh ie gfu`a
imve stffa timt wmy m`` amy, wdtifut bfvdkc m busg`e.
Wee, tie tidkc ds, Br. Gerky, Gmr`fs smda, D jkfw m`` mnfut se-
gregy mka jeepdkc tidkcs qudet. Mka iegj, D wms mt yfur hukerm`, smbe
ms Lmket. Sere hrdekas, yfu jkfw6 Sere cfdkc tf ne iere sdcitseedkc.
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Kfe` IykaF>9
Nut yfu jkfw, we `dje tf trmve` tie wfr`a tff. Wf dh tiere mre ever mky
mssdckbekts futsdae tie UW, yfu jkfw yfu gmk gfukt fk
Qie swdkcdkc affr nurst fpek. Qwf yfukc Mrmns gmbe dk, mucidkc
mnfut sfbetidkc mka nmkterdkc dk Mrmndg. Qie bmk dk tie nrfwk sudt
mnrupt`y hdkdsiea mt tie urdkm`. Ie steppea qudgj`y tf tie wmsi nmsdk.
Gmr`fs hf``fwea. Qie Mrmns tffj m p`mge mt tie urdkm` wm`` mka gfk-
tdkuea tiedr `fua nmkter, widgi sudtea Gmr`fs lust hdke.
Qie bmk dk tie nrfwk sudt wmsiea ids imkas gmrehu``y wdti tie
sfmp hrfb m adspekser, widgi `ffjea `dje m giebdstry experdbekt
cfke ifrrdn`y wrfkc. Qie bmk wms `mtierdkc qudgj`y.Gmr`fs pursuea mka tffj up m pfsdtdfk mt tie kext sdkj. Hfr m bf-
bekt, tie eyes fh tie twf bek sbmsiea dktf emgi ftier dk tie nrfjek
bdrrfr mnfve tie wmsinmsdk.
Db stmydkc mt tie Crmka Iymtt Gmdrf, Br. Gerky, Gmr`fs smda.
D`` ne tiere hfr m hew amys, be mka by cdr`hrdeka. Dh yfu wmkt tf tm`j
sfbetdbe dk segret, we gmk af timt. _dgj yfur p`mge. D bemk, D cft m
giemp rektm` gmr mt tie ifte` mka D gfu`a beet yfu Qie gfu`a-ne Br. Gerky `ffjea idb strmdcit dk tie eye. Qiek tie
bmk mkcrd`y siffj fhh ids imkas, crmnnea m pmper tfwe`, mka bmae
qudgj wfrj fh arydkc idbse`h. Ie turkea tfwmra tie affr.
Fjmy, fjmy, Gmr`fs smda, tmjek mnmgj. D wfkt te`` mkyfke D smw
yfu, Gmr`fs smda. Fjmy6 D`` ne gff`. Kf bmtter wietier D iemr hrfb
yfu fr kft. Dts fjmy dh yfu afkt mgjkfw`eace. Qiek ie maaea wdti m
crdk, Wmy id tf Xdgtfr hfr be.M hdkm` c`mre, tiek tie bmk wms cfke dk m iuhh, tie affr g`fsdkc
simrp`y neidka idb mka tie twf Mrmn bek `ffjdkc mt Gmr`fs mka
crdkkdkc.
Gmr`fs wmsiea ids fwk imkas mka returkea tf ids tmn`e. Siek ie
s`da nmgj dktf ids gimdr, tiere wms m kew crfup kext tf idb mka Lmket
`ffjea hrdcitekea.
Simt imppekea6 sie msjea.
Gmr`fs re`mtea tie dkgdaekt. Ie siffj ids iema mka mppemrea bd`a`y
simjek. Tfu were rdcit, ie smda. Sifever ie wms, D sifu`a imve eht
idb m`fke. Qiek Gmr`fs `ffjea mrfuka. Siere ada ie cf6 ie msjea.
Siek ie gmbe fut fh tie wmsirffb, ie wekt strmdcit tfwmra tie
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Gfuktafwk dk GmdrfF>4
exdt, Lmket smda. Mka tie bek ie wms wdti `eht wid`e ie wms dk tie
wmsirffb. Qiey `eht tfcetier.
Gmr`fs siffj ids iema. Wtrmkce, iui6
Simt ada yfu smy tf idb6
Gmr`fs repemtea everytidkc.
Lmket siffj ier iema. D afkt `dje mky fh tids, sie smda. @ets cet
fut fh iere. Db sfrry D smda mkytidkc. Wie pmusea. Af yfu tidkj dt
wms rem``y idb6 sie msjea, gimkcdkc ier tfke. Tfu ima m cffa ffj.
D tidkj dt wms, Gmr`fs smda. Tes, ie aegdaea, dt wms idb.
Lmket siuaaerea. D afkt wmkt mky pmrt fh tids, sie smda. D bemk,
we were mt ids hukerm`. F`a superstdtdfk fh bdke< afkt bess wdti
pefp`e dh yfuve m`remay neek tf tiedr dkterbekt! @ets sgrmb.
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QI^EE
Qie kext bfrkdkc, Gmr`fs mka Lmket iffjea up wdti sfbe ftier
tfurdsts mka tffj tie bftfr gfmgi fk tie e`evek-bd`e trdp sfuti fh
Gmdrf tf vdew mka tie _yrmbdas fh Cdzm. Ms sffk ms tiey were mwmy
hrfb Gmdrf, tie dkgdaekt mt tie ^fym`e necmk tf regeae, tifuci kftgfbp`ete`y.
Qie idciwmy pmssea mgrfss hde`as timt idstfrdgm``y ima h`ffaea
wiekever tie Kd`e rfse, nut kfwmamys tie mrem ima neek nud`t up mka
tie rfma e`evmtea s`dcit`y. Mt dts hdkm` stretgi pmst tie Bekm Ifuse
Ifte`, tie rfma wfuka cekt`y upid``. Wuaaek`y tiey were upfk tie
pyrmbda mka tfbn fh Giefps, tie hfurti-gektury pimrmfi wif ru`ea
Ecypt aurdkc tie F`a Jdkcafb, ms we`` ms tie tfbns fh Giepirek,Bygerkdus, mka tie sbm``er tfbns fh tiedr wdves. Qie pyrmbdas stffa,
ms tiey ima hfr hfrty-sdx gekturdes, mt tie eace fh tie aesert p`mtemu.
Tet strdjdkc ms tie mktdqudtdes were, m sbm`` pmrt fh tie spegter fh
Bdgime` Gerky imuktea nfti Gmr`fs mka Lmket. Qiey `ffjea hfr m wmy
tf adspe` m`tfcetier wimt tiey ima seek: nut dk tie evekdkc, m`bfst
mcmdkst tiedr netter luacbekt mka gertmdk`y mcmdkst gfbbfk sekse,
tiey vdsdtea tie smbe rmccea qumrter fh Gmdrf tiey ima tie prevdfusamy. Qiey mrrdvea mcmdk mt tie ^fym`e mt 4
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Gfuktafwk dk GmdrfF7=
timt ima fkge neek m stmrtdkc pfdkt hfr Ecyptdmk pd`crdbs tf Beggm. M
Grusmaer-erm hfrtress. Gmr`fs arfve.
Qiey were `ugjy mka arew m g`emr amy. Qiey wm`jea up tf tie
esp`mkmae timt fver`ffjea Gmdrf mka tffj dk tie vdew fh tie gdty mka
tie aesert neyfka. Qiey eklfyea tie lfurkey netter timk ima ftiers
wif ima bmae m sdbd`mr trej gekturdes mcf. Dt ima neek iere timt dk
=9== tie ru`er Bfimbbma M`d ima, neidka tie idci wm``s mka wdti tie
cmte armwk, fraerea tie bmssmgre fh hdve iukarea Bmb`ujs wif ima
neek ids adkker cuests.
Ny evekdkc Lmket mka Gmr`fs he`t tiedr tdbe dk Gmdrf rukkdkc fut.
Qiey ima bmae hrdekas wdti sfbe ftier tfurdsts hrfb Mberdgm mka
lfdkea tieb hfr ardkjs mt m bfre upsgm`e `fgmtdfk dk tie emr`y evekdkc
mka tiek m Sesterk-sty`e adkker mt m Qex-Bex p`mge kemr tie ifte`.
Ms tiey smvfrea gfktmgt wdti ftier Mberdgmks, tie ndzmrre kftdfk fh
Bdgime` Gerkys std`` nedkc m`dve retremtea hrfb tie dbprfnmn`e dktf
tie dbpfssdn`e. Qie wif`e dkgdaekt dk tie ^fym`e tffj fk tie murm fh m
strmkce dtt`e mkegafte tf te`` tf hrdekas mka fke amy tf crmkagid`arek.
Qimt, fr dt wfu`a ne hfrcfttek gfbp`ete`y.
Qiedr hdkm` hu`` amy dk Gmdrf mrrdvea: tiey ima dt dk bdka tf tmje
tiedr gmr fut fktf tie idciwmy mcmdk mka trmve` afwk tf Bebpids,
fk tie Kd`e, widgi gekturdes mcf ima servea ms tie hdrst gmpdtm` fh m
ukdtea Ecypt.
Qidrty gekturdes mcf, tie hfrtress-gdty gfktrf``ea tie wmter rfutes
netweek kfrtierk mka sfutierk Ecypt. Qie sirdkes mka bua-nrdgj
pm`mges fh tie mkgdekt gdvd`dzmtdfk ima vmkdsiea fver tie yemrs, nut
Wmqqrm, tie kegrfpf`ds fh tie mkgdekt gdty, std`` stffa mka arew vdsd-
tfrs ny tie tifusmkas every yemr. Wmqqrm wfu`a ne tie aestdkmtdfk
hfr Lmket mka Gmr`fs fk tiedr hdkm` amy. Qiey p`mkkea tf gfktdkue tf
M`exmkardm tie kext bfrkdkc.
Dt wms m nufymkt mte bfrkdkc fh nrdcit suksidke mka ess iubdadty
timk fk tie prevdfus amys. Bfst fh tie sbfc ima `dhtea hrfb tie gdty.
Up uktd` kfw, Gmr`fs ima afke m`` tie ardvdkc, nut Lmket wms dktekt fk
imvdkc ier amy mt tie wiee`, kutty Ecyptdmk trmhhdg kftwdtistmkadkc.
Qiey wm`jea tfcetier tf tie pmrjdkc `ft fh tie ifte`. Qiedr rektm`
gmr smt ny m gurn. Lmket lubpea dktf tie gmr fk tie ardvers sdae mka
msjea hfr tie jeys.
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Kfe` IykaF7>
Kf, ie smda, Dbardvdkc.
Dts by amy tf ardve, sie smda.
Simt6 Tfu tidkj D wmkt tf cet jd``ea6
Lmket `muciea. Gmr`fs lubpea dktf tie hrfkt semt mka s`da tfwmra
ier hrfb tie pmssekcers sdae. Qiedr `muciter hd``ea tie gmr. Wie
skmtgiea tie jeys hrfb idb. Ier imka pusiea tie jeys tfwmra tie
dckdtdfk, nut ids imka n`fgjea iers.
Qiek ie pressea ids imka tf ier rdns mka tdgj`ea ier wdti dkteksdty,
gmusdkc ier tf squdrb dk tie semt, `muci, mka use nfti ier imkas tf
pusi idb mwmy. Ids remgtdfks were hmster timk iers mka ie skmtgiea
tie jeys nmgj.
M`` rdcit, m`` rdcit, sie hdkm``y smda. Tfu ardve fut fh tie gdty trmh-
hdg, mka D`` tmje dt fk tie idciwmy, sie smda.
Aem`, ie smda.
D`` gfbe mrfuka.
Qie nmtt`e fver, tiey jdssea.
Gmr`fs s`da dktf tie ardvers semt. Lmket gdrg`ea tie gmr dk m qudgj
trft, gmbe tf tie fppfsdte sdae, mka fpekea tie affr.
Iey, ie smda. Sieres tie bmp6
Simt bmp6
Qie fke timt wd`` tmje us afwk tf Bebpids6 ie smda.
Fi, sie smda. Wie put ier imka tf ier bfuti tf gfver m sbd`e.
Dts std`` upstmdrs.
Ifw mre we cfdkc tf hdka fur wmy wdtifut m bmp6 ie msjea.
Auui, sie smda.
Auui, ie mkswerea. _`myhu``y, ie swdpea mt ier nmgjsdae, mka
sie augjea mwmy.
Cffa questdfk, sie mkswerea. D`` cet dt.
Wie turkea mka lfccea nmgj tfwmra tie ifte`, m h`urry fh nmre `ecs
mka mrbs.
Dk tie `fnny fh tie ifte`, sie sjdppea pmst tie affrbmk mka tie
mbusea cmze fh tie pfrters mka hrfkt aesj stmhh. Mkxdfus tf cet cfdkc,
sie wekt tf tie stmdrs kemr tie e`evmtfr mka sprdktea up tieb tf tie
hdrst h`ffr, tmjdkc tie steps twf mt m tdbe. Wie he`t cremt.
Wie wfu`a m`wmys rebebner ifw cremt sie he`t mt tie stmrt fh timt
amy.
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Gfuktafwk dk GmdrfF77
Qie affr tf tiedr rffb wms fpek. Wie wm`jea dk, stmrt`dkc tie
bfrkdkc bmda. Qiey exgimkcea creetdkcs.
Lmket spfttea tie bmp. Wie crmnnea dt, cmve tie bmda m gfurtefus
kfa, tiek wms afwk tie stmdrs, tirfuci tie `fnny, mka fut tie affr
mcmdk. Wie turkea tie gfrker. Qie sdaewm`j wms qudet. Mgrfss tie pmrj-
dkc `ft sie smw tiedr gmr. Dt imakt bfvea. Wie he`t m kew surce fh `fve
hfr Gmr`fs. Qids vmgmtdfk ima neek wimt tiey keeaea. Wie wms bfre
gertmdk timk ever timt ie wms ier perhegt pmrtker mka tie rdcit bmk
tf bmrry. Wie wms mnfut hdhty pmges hrfb tie gmr, mka sie rmdsea ier
imka wdti tie bmp, wmvdkc tf idb. Qirfuci tie remr wdkafw fh tie
gmr, sie smw idb rmdse ids imka mka wmve nmgj. Qie amy wms set tf
necdk. Qdbe tf cet cfdkc.
Ie grmkjea tie dckdtdfk. Qie gmr cdve m `dtt`e simje ms tie ekcdke
turkea fver.
M trebekafus eruptdfk rfmrea dk m hdrestfrb fut fh tie gmrs ek-
cdke, tiek fut fh tie gimssds. Dt imppekea sf hmst timt Lmket `mter ima m
sekse fh hdrst seedkc dt imppek, tiek hee`dkc tie sifgj wmves mka tiek,
wdti m adsgfkkegt fh severm` segfkas, iemrdkc dt.
Qie exp`fsdfk jkfgjea Lmket nmgjwmra mka sekt ier sprmw`dkc.
Wie wimgjea ier hmge mka mrbs imra fk tie ift mspim`t.
Qie gmr h `ew up dktf tie mdr mka dktf tie ardvdkc `mkes fh tie pmrj-
dkc `ft, rfgjdkc tie gmrs pmrjea dk hrfkt fh dt mka neidka dt mka settdkc
tieb fk hdre.
Wtfkes, bfrtmr, mka nrdgj gmsgmaea fhh tie wm``s fh tie ifte` mka
tubn`ea afwk dktf tie street kemr Lmket, m`bfst nurydkc ier.
Ier ektdre wfr`a wms suaaek`y dbbersea dk m sd`ekge pukgtumtea
ny m prfhfuka rdkcdkc. Wie he`t kftidkc, jkew kftidkc.
Qiek dt gmbe tf ier timt sie wms `ydkc afwk fk tie sdaewm`j.
Wbfje nd``fwea mka h`mbes rmcea hrfb tie wregjmce fh tie gmr. Qiere
wms sfbetidkc wet m`` fver ier, widgi sie qudgj`y rem`dzea wms ier
fwk n`ffa.
Mk exgrugdmtdkc pmdk tirfnnea tirfuci tie sd`ekge. Ier vdsdfk
n`urrea. Bektm``y mka piysdgm``y, sie wms dk sifgj. _rfke, sie bfvea
ier imkas, widgi seebea dje sfbefke e`ses. Wie smw timt m`` timt re-
bmdkea fh tie mutf dk hrfkt fh ier wms wiee`s mka m gimssds. Qie rest
fh dt nurkea nehfre ier, tie nfay fh tie yfukc bmk sie fvea wdtidk dt.
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Kfe` IykaF71
Wie n`dkjea. Qiere wms ift stdgjy n`ffa dk ier eyes. Everytidkc
dk ier vdsdfk ima m reaadsi tdkt. Sfras mka daems hfrbea dk s`fw bf-
tdfk, nut tiey hfrbea mkywmy. Gmr`fs ds aema, mka dk m hew segfkas D
wd`` ne tff.
Cffa tidkc,sie tifucit ms mk exgrugdmtdkc pmdk sift tirfuci ier
iema.Mt `emst we`` ade tfcetier.
Qidkcs wekt very widte, mka tiek gfbp`ete`y n`mgj.
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HFU^
Dk m qudet wdkc wdtidk tie bmdk nud`adkc fh tie Ukdtea Wtmtes Aepmrt-
bekt fh Qremsury dk Smsidkctfk, AG, M`exmkarm @mAugm `emkea hfr-
wmra mt ier aesj. Fk tie sgreek fh ier bmdk gfbputer, M`ex stuadea
tie hdkm` mkmtfby fh m gmse sie ima p`ukcea ierse`h dktf upfk ier
returk hrfb Wpmdk twf bfktis emr`der.
^my Beadkms g`dekts ima neek ids wem`tiy hrdekas. Ie ima prfb-
dsea tieb twe`ve pergekt fk tiedr dkvestbekts: tiek, usdkc tie f`a
tegikdque fh ukaerse``dkc ids mnd`dtdes, ie ima prfaugea J-= tmx hfrbs
sifwdkc returks fh twekty pergekt.
Nut Beadkm ima m`sf neek nmtt`dkc m serdfus `dver dkhegtdfk. Ids
iem`ti ima aeg`dkea tf sugi m aecree timt ie ima tmjek ids wdhe mka
gid`arek tf tie bfuktmdk ifbe ie wms imvdkc nud`t dk Mspek. Ie
keeaea tdbe tf gfkvm`esge.
Beadkms g`dekts crew wfrrdea. Wf wid`e ie wms mwmy, severm`
g`dekts exergdsea m rebfte g`muse dk tiedr mcreebekt wdti idb timt
crmktea tieb mggess tf Beadkms fhhdge sifu`a ie negfbe dkgmpmgd-
tmtea. M hew ifurs `mter, tie dkvestfrs were pifkdkc tiedr hrdekas.
Fhhdge regfras sifwea timt tiere wms imra`y mky bfkey dk tie nrfjer-
mce mggfukts. Ftier mggfukts adakt exdst. Qie J-= tmx hfrbs Beadkm
ima neek prfvdadkc tieb hfr yemrs were hfrcerdes.
Qwf amys mcf, Beadkm ima p`emaea cud`ty tf hdhteek gfukts fh tieht,
segurdtdes hrmua, tmx evmsdfk, bfkey `mukaerdkc, mka hfrcery. Ie ima
neek sektekgea tf sdxteek yemrs mka edcit bfktis dk tie Mrdzfkm
stmte prdsfk systeb, p`us m restdtutdfk fraer fh kdke bd``dfk af``mrs.
Qirfuci m aehmu`t luacbekt dk tie gdvd` gmse, widgi M`ex ima
ie`pea mrrmkce, sfbe fh tie vdgtdbdzea g`dekts ima reg`mdbea lust
fver tiree bd``dfk af``mrs fh tiedr bdssdkc hukas.
Mkftier bdkd-Bmafhh, ms tiese sgiebes ima gfbe tf ne jkfwk.
Sdti tie afwkturk fh tie wfr`a egfkfby dk tie hdrst aegmae fh tie
twekty-hdrst gektury, tiere wms kf sifrtmce fh tieb. Qiese gmses were
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Kfe` IykaF78
stmrtdkc tf aepress ier. Wie wms nfrea tf temrs fh widte-gf``mr hrmuas,
bdkd-_fkzd sgiebes, mka tiedr s`dgj-ms-fd` perpetrmtfrs.
M pirmse gmbe tf bdka hrfb tie f`a Sffay Cutirde nm``ma mnfut
_retty Nfy H`fya