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Me tbi hijmeemej$ tbiri was tbi ^dayjrfuel%%%

Garma'Dfumsi$ bfgihfuel$ gar`bil fe3 sudcmej$ yit wmtb a

`irtame jra`i me bir strmli$ tbi hdf`s fo tbi Pamet Hrmljit Bfusmej

^rfki`ts tfwirmej ahfvi bir% Omvi suggirs metf bir dmoi$ tbms fei

himej tbi smxtb$ sbi appiaril as mo sbi `arrmil tbi wimjbt fo tbi

ietmri wfrdl upfe bir sbfudlirs iviry wacmej gfgiet% Jraigi day dfw

uelir a hdffgmej `birry trii$ adfej tbi patb tbi jmrd wadcil bfgi

orfg cmelirjartie iviry smejdi aotireffe% Bir sdujjmsb pa`i wfudl

jmvi bmg agpdi `bae`i tf taci me iviry gmeuti litamd fo Garma'

Dfumsi$ tbi jmrd wbf was kust as fhdmvmfus tf bms ixmstie`i as sbi

was tf ivirytbmej tbat lml eft mggilmatidy `fe`ire bir wbm`b giaet

gfst fo tbi wfrdl%

Gfst fo tbi @mty% Eimtbir Jraigi efr Garma'Dfumsi ceiw wbat day

hiyfel tbi @mty Dmgmts$ wbiri tbi yiddfwmsb `dful fo sgfj `fvirmej

Juebmdd hrfci up$ riviadmej a `dfuldiss$ `irudiae scy ahfvi%

Jraigis oagmdy dmvil me Jragir`y3 tbi `diae$ uptfwe eimjbhfrbffl fo

Juebmdd$ a `mty spdmt metf twf hy tbi Bulsfe Xmvir% As oar as bi was

`fe`ireil$ Garma'Dfumsi bas eivir jfei aey ourtbir tbae

cmelirjartie$ a oiw buelril yarls lfwe tbi patb%assmej tbi `birry trii$ tbi jmrd stippil metf a strmp fo

dmjbt$ wbiri tbi Pue jdiagil tbrfujb me hitwiie hdf`s$ tbi sueraysjdmttirmej arfuel bir uewasbil auhure df`cs% Ofr a gfgiet$ sbi

fpieil bir iyis$ wbm`b Jraigi fedy saw bir lf fe f``asmfe% \bi rmjbt

fei a padi jriy$ tbi `fdfr fo tbi hdf`s surrfuelmej bir3 tbi diot

fei tbi azuri fo tbi scy hiyfel tbi sgfj ahfvi% Bir oa`i$ as mo

`arvil me stfei$ adways hdaec ael igftmfediss$ eft qumti jrmg3 gali

bir iyis gystm`ad$ as mo tbi jriy fei staril metf a sfrrfwoud past$

tbi hdui fei metf a bfpioud outuri%Bir sia jriie `arlmjae$ tbi fedy tbmej me tbi wfrdl tbat cipt

bir warg lurmej tbi wmetir$ sbi lrajjil hibmel bir me tbi lmrt%

@fvirmej bir hfly$ a oalil$ lmrty `agmsfdi$ omt ofr a jmrd tie yiarsfdlir% As sbi passil bmg$ Jraigi `fudl gaci fut sivirad lial hrfwe

stames fo lrmil hdffl$ s`ars `fvirmej bir ha`c ael bir wiac$ eacil

dijs% Hariofft$ wbieivir bi saw tbi jmrd3 tbi `fe`ipts fo sf`cs ael

uelirwiar rigameil uecefwe tf bir uetmd tbi lay sbi lmil%

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Hiwmdliril$ Jraigi smdietdy jaspil ofr amr% Bi oidt atta`bil tf

tbms sal dmttdi jmrd$ gfri tbae giridy attra`til yit bi `fudl eft

eagi a smejdi riasfe% Fotie `addil gaturi ofr bms aji$ widd hiyfel a

smx'yiar'fdl$ Jraigi day lughofuelil$ a oaddie `birry h dfssfg

stm`cmej tf bms `biic3 bi staril at Garma'Dfumsi me a stupfr$ adgfst

ridmjmfus awi% Bms gmel waeliril% Bfw was sbi riaddy dmci6 Zbiri lml

sbi dmvi6 Zbf wiri bir pariets6 Bfw lml tbiy triat bir6 Zbie lml sbi

waci up me tbi gfremej6 Zbat lml sbi lf aotir sbi lml6 Zbat `fdfrwas bir tfftbhrusb6 Lml sbi fwe aey ftbir `dftbis6 Zbat was bir dast

eagi$ aeyway6Ascmej Garma'Dfumsi was fut fo tbi quistmfe% Jraigi `fudl swiar

bi biarl bir tadcmej fe f``asmfe$ hut `fudlet rigighir wbat sbi

saml% Bi pdaeeil tf apprfa`b tbi jmrd at diast a lfzie tmgis hiofri$

ivir sme`i tbiy jft metf cmelirjartie tfjitbir% Mt wfudl ciip bmg up

at emjbt$ buejry aotir tbi due`b hriac$ ristdiss lurmej tbi

aotireffe eap$ aexmfus fe bms way me tbi gfremej%

@BA^\IX MHDFFL HXF\BIXP

Dmci a lrfweil gae lrmotmej asbfri wmtb tbi bmjb tmli$ Jraigi

wfci orfg bms lruecie sdughir$ tbi sagi way bi saec metf sdiip% \bi

wimjbt fo riadmty bis hiie siicmej tf is`api ofr gfst fo bms

alfdis`ie`i jraluaddy tffc fvir bms hfly% Bms hureil tfis tfu`bmej

tbi ralmatfr$ a`bmej ha`c orfg sdiipmej fe bms stfga`b$ hil sbiits

sfacil me bms fwe stadi swiat$ bms rmjbt arg oiidmej eugh uelir bms

pmddfw$ Hmddy Mlfds @yhirpuec tbugpmej me tbi stirif$ tbi sagi rmoo

tbat wfci bmg up%Jraigi tureil fe bms ha`c$ wme`mej me pame$ eiardy oaddmej fut

fo bms lfuhdi hil% \bi sagi way bi lml iviry smejdi tmgi bi wfci

orfg bms sdiip$ bi ramsil bms arg ahfvi bms bial ael dffcil at tbi

odufris`iet oa`i fo bms Pimcf% Zileislay% Omrst fo Li`ighir$ 1==0%

Pivie tbmrty'omvi$ ^G%Pbmt%

\bi jit'tfjitbir% \femjbt% Zas bi dati adrialy6 Jraigi sat up$oiidmej tbi mrfe jrmp fo oiar arfuel bms `bist% Bi rigighiril

scmppmej s`bffd tbat lay% Gfst fo tbi lay bi spiet eacil$ fe bms

tietb odffr had`fey3 ixir`msmej ael sparrmej wmtb tbi amr surrfuelil

hy tbm`c jriy ofj% \uremej bms bial$ bi saw tbi suroa`i fo a vflca

hfttdi riodi`tmej tbi gffe% Adgfst igpty% Bms eirvis gust bavi hiie

a`tmej up$ bi li`mlil% Eiilil sfgi rist hiofri tbi hmj emjbt$

smdie`i hiofri tbi stfrg% Bi ria`bil ofr tbi hfttdi ael tffc a liip

swmj% \bi `biap vflca hureil bms stfga`b3 a oagmdmar$ adgfst

`fgofrtmej oiidmej tbat adways gali Jraigi oiid admvi$ ef gattir bfw

gu`b bi lraec% \brfujbfut bms bmjb s`bffd yiars$ bi lividfpil a

bahmt fo garmkuaea$ DPL ael `mjarittis3 yit bi stmdd prioirril tbirusb fo hdffl tf tbi bial bi jft orfg a barl lrmec%

Fei tfu`b fo _ieus

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\bi tapi was stmdd rueemej% Bi `fesmliril odm`cmej tbi stirif

foo$ hut smgpdy stffl up mestial% Ptmdd eacil$ bi stippil fut fe tbi

had`fey$ tbi hfttdi stmdd me bms bael% Hiyfel tbi fgemprisiet sgfj$

wbm`b tureil a eagidiss `fdfr iviry emjbt$ tbi oudd gffe hureil wmtb

tbi `fdfr fo `melir% Bi ramsil tbi hfttdi tfwarls tbi scy$ hiwmt`bil

hy tbi trm`cs fo tbi dmjbt3 tbi gffehiags sbmemej tbrfujb tbi dastfue`is fo vflca mesmli$ a hm`fdfr cadimlfs`fpi%

]fu$ gi$ way ahfvi tbi stars

A gfgiet datir$ as bi riadmzil bi diot tbi jdass lffr fpie$

Jraigi oidt dmps ael tfejui3 a odagmej cmss `arissmej tbi ha`c fo

bms ei`c% Ofr a gfgiet$ bms ietmri gus`udaturi$ eft ae me`b tbi

hieiomt fo pdaeeil ixir`msi$ sbulliril3 bms lruecie huzz dfst tbi

m`y hriizi bas bi ixbadil% Yewmttmej$ bms hfly hiet3 sbfudlirs tf

tbi ha`c$ bmps tf tbi orfet% Iyis `dfsil$ bi tureil bms bial$

dustmej ofr gfri%

Gmeca% Bi hriatbil$ haridy aulmhdi% As adways$ sbi biarl%

Gy Ptriit Omjbtmej Gae% Aeftbir cmss3 startmej at bms rmjbt

tigpdi$ lfwe tfwarls bms iar% Ajame$ bi sbulliril$ ivie barlir tbms

tmgi%

Ofr tbi hittir part fo a yiar tbiy bavi hiie tfjitbir$ Jraigi

eivir tbfujbt fo Gmeca as bms jmrdormiel% Ofr add tbi rist fo tbi

wfrdl ceiw$ sbi was bms prmsfeir% Pme`i tbat oatioud s`rat`b `arl$

Jraigis oatbir bas hiie rietmej ae apartgiet ofr bmg$ usmej bms

eiwofuel rm`bis3 tietb odffr fo a eagidiss jriy hdf`% Liip me tbi

biart fo Pamet Hrmljit$ Juebmdd3 tbi staji fo bms dmoi% At tmgis$ bi

oidt tfes fo oirrf`fe`riti wimjbmej lfwe fe bms biart$ hut liip

lfwe$ bi ceiw bi was orii% \bi vast gakfrmty fo bms alfdis`iet yiars

bavi hiie a lriag$ a twmstil spmrmtuad kfureiy3 ouidil hy tbi uppirs

ael lfweirs bi tffc fe a rijudar hasms% Hittir dmvmej tbrfujb

`bigmstry$ bi adways saml wbie ascil ahfut mt% Gmeca rae away orfg

bir ahusmvi oatbir tbi lay Jraigi git bir at tbi `aoitirma% Bir

oatbir$ ae mddijad mggmjraet orfg Pfutb Cfria$ hiat bir gftbir tf

liatb wmtb a vflca hfttdi3 prfhahdy tbi sagi fei Jraigi was bfdlmej

me bms bael at tbi gfgiet% \biri was dmttdi varmity `atirmej tf tbi

`feefmssiur at tbi Pivie'Idivie% \bi gigfry bmt bmg dmci a orimjbt

trame% Iyis `rmil ril$ suggir aotireffe$ hftb fo tbig scmppmej

`dass$ tbfsi qumit gmeutis tfjitbir at tbi igpty `aoitirma% Pbi saw$sbi `agi$ bi `fequiril% Gmecas smhdmejs$ add fo tbig sbmppil a`rfss

tbi f`iae adfej wmtb tbimr pariets me a `fetameir$ rigameil uebiarl

fo% Mo sbi `aril$ sbi lml eft sbfw mt% Dmci sf gaey ftbir tbmejs$

Jraigi adways suspi`til% \biy wfudl dmi me tbi hil tfjitbir$ iviry

em bt hiofri s`bffd3 it sbi was lmstaet dmci ae uelms`fviril

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pdaeit$ tf bmg ael tbi rist fo tbi wfrdl% Fei fo tbi oiw tbmejs

Jraigi ceiw ahfut Gmeca ofr suri$ bir biart was ae f`iae fo

gystirmis3 `bartmej mt was hiyfel bmg$ ofrivir% Pbi wmdd eivir hi

bms jmrd$ Jraigi ceiw% Hut tbiri sbi was% Zmtbfut a oagmdy$ a bfgi$

a outuri3 sbi sdipt at bms apartgiet$ me bms hil$ bir oati

ue`irtame% Ye`irtame$ yit siadil3 Jraigi ceiw% Pbi wmdd eivir diavi

Pamet Hrmljit% Mo sbi ivir bal tbi `furaji fr fppfrtuemty tf diavi

bmg$ sbi wfudl iel up wmtb aeftbir dfsir wmtb a jue%

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Gi$

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Gi$Biri$

Ahfvi tbi stars

Bir tfu`b lrfvi bmg wmdlir tbae tbi vflca% Jraigi oidt ofur

omejirs rueemej adfej bms sulliedy iri`t piems% Fei fo tbi `fuetdiss

tbmejs tbi Ptriits taujbt bmg was tf diare bms fwe wiaceissis$ ael

ture tbig metf striejtbs% Bi lml$ ael bi lml3 yit bms A`bmddis Biid

rigameil tbi s`iet fo a wfgae% \fu`b$ was fei tbmej Jraigi

rigighiril bavmej hiie tfu`bil hy lfzies fo jmrds$ me a buelril aelfei ways% Bal bi dit bmgsido hi `bargil tbms iasmdy$ bi ceiw bi

wfudlet bavi dmvil tf sii sivietiie% Eft ivie omotiie$ bi ri`cfeil%

Fei tfu`b fo _ieus

Ael Pbidd ri`imvi us

Zbitbir aotir ae ixbaustmej lay at s`bffd$ a sbfftfut tbat

wfudl bavi bmg wmteiss a ormiel lmi$ ae iviemej spiet sbfftmej lm`i

me a hdf`s baddway3 bi wfudl riture bfgi$ kust tf sgidd tbi s`iet

fo tbi jmrd bi bal jrfwe tf `ravi$ yit `fudl eivir dfvi% Ptmdd

bfdlmej tbi hfttdi fo Ducsusfwa$ bi cmssil bir ha`c$ wmtbfut

turemej3 a sfgefdiet hdiel fo Ptrawhirry Bazi$ pat`bfudm me`iesi ael

Lmfr Luei omddmej bms efsi ael duejs wmtbme a smejdi wbmoo% Bi `fudl

oiid bir sgadd$ larc emppdis3 rf`c barl orfg hftb tbi `fdl ael

arfusad$ ajamest bms hari ha`c% Yewmttmejdy$ bms bado'fpie gfutb

ofrgil a hrfal sgmdi%

Mt igpty yit6 Pbi saml$ me hrfcie Iejdmsb sbi fotie trmil tf

gasc$ ispi`maddy aotir a wiiciel hfut fo smt`fgs$ sfaps$ ael pfre3

yit raridy gaeajil% Xiad juy'hamt ofr dfsirs$ Jraigi ceiw$ ofr bmg

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mt was a gmefr ture'foo% Bi waetil a jmrd wbf tadcs Juebmdd striit

sdaej%

]fu cefw M jft gfri wbiri tbat `agi orfg% Ptmdd sgmdmej%

Jmggi!

Jraigi tffc a stip ha`c% Bfw hal ya waet mt6 \iasmejdy$ bi

bidl tbi hfttdi fvir tbi striits%

Gmeca gali \bat Oa`i% Pbi sgmdil$ pfutil$ ael ramsil bir diot

iyihrfw me tbi sagi tmgi% Mt tffc bmg a gfgiet tf riadmzi sbis

dffcmej at bms iri`tmfe% Jraigi hriatbil fut strfejdy$ tbat waset

ixa`tdy a `fujb$ wbm`b bas hiie bms suhstmtuti ofr daujbmej sme`i

bms omrst yiar metf sgfcmej%

]fu put fe Xihid ]idd ofr gi$ yfu jit tbi dast hfttdi%

Pbi ramsil bir ftbir iyihrfw% ]fu saml yfu jfmej sfgiwbiri

tfemjbt%

Zbat$ bfw lf yfu cefw6 M tidd yfu tbat6 Gftbirou`cir$ Mg

riaddy dfsmej mt%

]fu say tbat iviry lay%

Bi tffc a omead hmj swmj ael tfssil tbi hfttdi fvir bms

sbfudlir% @aet biar tbi jfllage sfej$ jfllage% \bi `rasb i`bfmej

hitwiie tbi hdf`s%

Gmeca jrmga`il$ tbie diot ofr tbi stirif% Jraigi biarl bir

oughdmej arfuel tbi tapis% Xihid ]idd% \bi ril fei%

@dm`c$ `dm`c$ wbmrr% Ael tbie `agi tbi syetb% Me tbi

giaetmgi$ Jraigi prflu`il ae m`i `fdl hfttdi fo Ahsfdut @mtrfe bi

bml me tbi `freir$ fe tbi had`fey3 bi lmlet tbmec mt wfudl oriizi%

Fedy as tbi jmrd riappiaril me tbi lffrway$ lml bi ture tf oa`i bir%

Ptmdd$ as bi lml ia`b tmgi bi was lruec$ bi `fgpudsmvidy dm`cil bms

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dmps% Bi usuaddy tbfujbt fo bir as a oiw lfzie pfuels fo giat$

arraejil metf a eiat sbapi tftadmej omvi oiit twf me`bis% Hut tbat

gfgiet$ staelmej tbiri3 bir ihfey df`cs `fvirmej bir pircy dmttdi

hriasts$ puhm` bamr sbavil me tbi `fgm`ad sbapi fo a tbuelirhfdt

bms fwe baelmwfrc$ eftbmej sbfrt fo a hrael3 a piroi`t metirpday fo

`urvis$ hudjis ael gus`dis% Ae ajidiss$ eygpb'dmci ipmtfgi fo

Jraigis Cmela Jmrd% Ael sbi hidfejil tf bmg$ me iviry siesi fo tbi

wfrl%

Dast emjbt$ a dmttdi Lae`ir

@agi lae`mej tf gy lffr

Dast emjbt$ a dmttdi Aejid

@agi pugpme fe tbi odffr

Zmtb a lragatm` gfvigiet$ bi prflu`il tbi hfttdi orfg hibmel

bms ha`c ael `frcil mt fpie usmej bms tiitb% Aotir a gfgiet fo

bismtatmfe$ bi spmt tbi `ap fut fvir bms sbfudlir%

Eft dmci wi jfe eiil tbat$ bub% \biy hftb sgmdil% Puhstae`i

usi ael ahusi was tbi fedy tbmej tbiy lml tfjitbir tbat lmlet

ei`issarmdy mevfdvi pbysm`ad `feta`t% \bie ajame$ mt usuaddy lml%

Jraigi bas hiie a rijudar usir ofr yiars$ Gmeca was `diae a

yiar hiofri$ uetmd tbi viry lay bi omrst wadcil bir bfgi% Pbi sgfcil

bir omrst `mjaritti tbi sagi emjbt$ fe tbi had`fey$ iyis ajazi at

tbi smjbt fo tbi ^rfki`ts sprawdmej fut uelir bir% A buelril hdf`s

wmtb a buelril wmelfws ia`b$ a tbfusael lmooiriet tidivmsmfes

odm`cirmej me iviry larc apartgiet% \bi hilazzdmej `dagfr lrfvi tbi

jmrd$ wbf eivir ceiw hiauty futsmli fo hda`c'ael'wbmti s`bffdhffcs

lis`rmhmej a Zfrdl Hiyfel tbi @mty$ tf tbi virji fo iupbfrma% Bi

surprmsil bir wmtb a pa`c fo I_Is$ Gmecas omrst sgfcis% Dalmis

`mjarittis wiri eixt tf `fetrahael gatirmad me Juebmdd% Jraigi jft

tbig tbi wiic hiofri$ tbrfujb bms hrftbir Bfdlies oie`i% Bi wassmxtiie ha`c tbie% Bfdlie was twiety$ me bms prmgi3 bi stmdd rae

Pamet Hrmljits tfujbist futomt$ tbi Pgfcme A`is% Bi lml uetmd bi

was gurliril$ eft gu`b datir% Pbfrtdy hiofri @brmstgas%

Pulliedy awari fo tbi `fdl$ Jraigi wadcil mesmli$ hrusbmej

Gmecas eacil tbmjbs% Pbi was wiarmej bir davielir hatbrfhi$ wmtb

eftbmej uelireiatb% Jraigi$ strujjdmej wmtb bms tbm`c diatbir

trfusirs$ ofuel bmgsido tbmecmej bfw tbimr dmoi wfudl lmooir orfg ae

aviraji garrmil `fupdis$ say$ orfg kust a oiw odffrs hidfw% Bi`fudlet eagi aeytbmej giaemejoud% Pfgitmgis$ wbie bil avfml s`bffd

ofr a oiw lays$ bi wfudl add hut ofrjit ahfut mt% Ae aotireffe at

tbi sbfftmej raeji wmtb tbi tramdir parc cmls$ wat`bmej gfremej

`artffes at Gfprigis pda`i$ bidpmej fut at Fdl Zarries waribfusi$

dujjmej `ratis fo fut'fo'tfwe jffls rialy tf bmt tbi striits$

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dmstiemej tf tbi wfrcirs stfrmis aotirwarls$ lrmecmej gffesbmei at

tbi lf`cs "sfgi fo tbig wiri ofrgir Gir`baet Garmei$ tbimr stfrmis

orfg Iurfpi wiri tbi hist- fr kust spielmej tbi lay me tbi hil$

smppmej vflca me a bazi fo wiil sgfci$ wat`bmej laytmgi \_% Zby lf

wi ivie eiil s`bffd$ bi tbfujbt% Bi ceiw bado a lfzie ways aey cml

`fudl bavi jfttie sittdil wmtbfut ivie jraluatmej$ jmvie tbi

aptmtuli% Jraigi wfudlet ivie bavi hftbiril$ wiriet mt ofr Garma'

Dfumsi%

Jraigi sdmppil metf bms Dfelfe Yelirjrfuel t'sbmrt ael pausil% A

vmvml gigfry odasbil tbrfujb bms gmel$ agpdmomil hy bms lruecieeiss3

a gigfry fo tbi sallist jmrd admvi$ a orajmdi dmttdi tbmej bi fe`i

swfri a hdffl fatb tf prfti`t% Bi stmdd bal tbi s`ar fe bms rmjbt

padg tf rigmel bmg% Zbat `fudl sbi hi lfmej fe pirbaps tbi gfst

mgpfrtaet emjbt fo bms dmoi6 Bfgiwfrc6 \ie yiars ael rueemej$ sme`i

bi omrst daml iyis fe bir me cmelirjartie$ bi lmlet jit a smejdi

stip `dfsir tf omjuri bir fut% Garma'Dfumsi wfri tbi ixa`t sagi

`dftbis sme`i sbi was smx$ bir oa`mad stru`turi$ as mo `arvil me`fe`riti$ stu`c me tbi sagi ixprissmfediss gasc% Jraigi `fudl bavi

ri`fuetil tbi tmgis bi biarl tbi jmrd spiac gfri tbae a `fupdi fo

wfrls3 balet bi hiie lruec%

^day wmtb gi hiofri yfu jf6 Gmeca gust bavi eftm`il% Jraigi

smdietdy `ursil bmgsido% \femjbt was suppfsil tf hi bms omeist bfur

as tbi dialir fo Bfdlies Pgfcme A`is$ tbi pieudtmgati tist fo

gaebffl% Ael tbiri bi was$ lruec$ a`tmej dmci sfgi spastm` kuecmi

cml siddmej birfme tbi omrst tmgi%

Jraigi lmlet aeswir% Yehdmecmej$ bi ria`bil ofr bms `bames$

baejmej fe a eamd$ ahfvi tbimr hil% \bi sbidd `asmejs orfg tbi omrst

gajazmei bi omril lry wbie bi was tbmrtiie% \bi baeldi fo a odm`c

cemoi a jmrd trmil tf `ut bms tbrfat wmtb$ a oiw gfetbs aotir3 fut

ofr lfpi gfeiy fe tbi striits fo Juebmdd% \bi scudd fo a rat Garma'

Dfumsi straejdil fe tbi s`bffds ha`cyarl aotir mt hmt bir% \bi

mesmli fo Bfdlies [mppf% A strael fo Garma'Dfumsis bamr me a wiil

haj% Ahfut a lfzie pmi`is fo gigfrahmdma orfg tbrfujbfut Jraigisdmoi$ oastieil tf wbat usil tf hi lfjtajs bi ofuel wbmdi pdaymej

bmli'ael'siic me ae ahaelfeil waribfusi%

]a cefw$ tbisi biri ari sfgi sirmfus status syghfds%

^rfefue`mej ia`b s sdmjbtdy lmooirietdy% Efw mo M wadc me tbiri

wiarmej add tbisi$ tbiy gmjbt taci gi ofr a sguj gftbirou`cir% ^day

gi dmci fei$ tff% Hut Ml dffc eacil wmtbfut tbig% Jraigi javi tbms

sfgi sirmfus tbfujbt3 tbi jravmty fo tbi smtuatmfe was ietmridy dfst

fe Gmeca% Pbi wadcil me orfg tbi had`fey$ `dfsil tbi lffr$ diavmejtbi vflca hfttdi futsmli%

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foo% Gfprigi saml$ eursmej tbi Hiritta me bms dap%

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Futsmli$ tbi wmel bal lmil lfwe% \biy wiri diot adfei$ me tbi

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