Entanglement--Kindredz Book 1

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Oneptbr Dab

_obab Dab

-Ceybr-

G oecb gatd tngs wdrjm fust jg`b cdst dh ydu. G mealjbm ga tnbneams dh e mdotdr, wegjbm td bcpty cy juals eam suo`bm ga

cy hgrst testb dh dxylba. G wes wreppbm ga e kjub kjea`bteam pjeobm gatd tnb ercs dh cy cdtnbr bxpbotgal nbr jdvb,epprdvej eam mbvdtgda.

]nets wnbrb gt kboecb mghhbrbat hdr cb. G mgmat sbb cycdtnbrs bybs kboeusb snb turabm nbr nbem ewey. _nb es`bm

tnb aursb td te`b cb. _nb wesat gatbrbstbm. _nb mgmat weattd jdd`.

G `adw ejj tngs kboeusb tnet aursb kboecb dab dh durabglnkdrs jetbr da, wnba G turabm bglnt. E wndjb ngstdrynem treaspgrbm ky tnet tgcb, dh odursb. G wes usbm td cy

cdtnbrs rbfbotgda ky tnba. Rsbm td sbbgal tnb keo` sgmb dhnbr nbem. _dcbtgcbs nbr prdhgjb. G oecb td tnb odaojusgdatnet snb mgmat jdvb dr netb cb. _nb fust mgmat oerb. Gsndujm nevb `adwa gt wes cdrb tnea tnet.

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Cy cdtnbr mgmat weat td sbb cb kboeusb dh sdcbtngalbjsb. G mgmat àdw wnet tnet wes hdr e jdal tgcb. Kut adwGvb ldt gt hglurbm dut. Gts adtngal da tnb dutsgmb. Gc fust

hgab ga tnet wey. E kbeutghuj keky kdy, cy cdtnbr usbm tdsey wgsthujjy . Eam adw suon e tejj neamsdcb ydual cea,oea ydu kbjgbvb gt4 \nbrb mdbs tnb tgcb ld4 ]nb abglnkdrstbjj nbr.

Ad, gts adtngal dut tnbrb. Gts kboeusb Gc krd`ba da tnb

gasgmb. Oreo`bm mdwa mbbp wnbrb gt mdbsat sndw._dcbndw, cy cdtnbr àbw ekdut tnb uljy pert, cy sborbtmbhdrcgty.

Gts dèy, G oeat kjecb nbr. Ybdpjb jg`b td jdd` et kbeutghujtngals, adt tnb uljy dabs. ]nets nucea aeturb. G oeat

kjecb nbr hdr tnet. Cy cdtnbr cust nevb kbbabxtredrmgaery td kb ekjb td sbb tnet ngmmba uambrsgmb dh cb,adt bvbrydab odujm md tnet. _nb cust nevb sbba gt rglnt dhh,eam mbogmbm tnba eam tnbrb tnet snbm abvbr jdd` et cbelega.

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G mdat àdw gh tnby nevb e aecb hdr pbdpjb jg`b cb. Gstumgbm e jgttjb ekdut cbatej gjjabss, pbrsdaejgty mgsdrmbrs,tngals jg`b tnet. _dcb tngals erb jg`b cb, sdcb erbat. Gabvbr out up eay eagcejs. Gt fust abvbr sbbcbm jg`b e lddm

gmbe. Adt tnet G oerb ekdut eagcejs, kut G mgmat abbm tnet


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àbw. Dab mey, rglnt dut dh tnb kjub, nb tdjm cb nb àbwwnet G wes, eam tnet nb wes dab tdd.

G hbjt sdcbtngal stgr gasgmb dh cb. _dcbtngal G mdatrbcbckbr hbbjgal vbry dhtba. Ceykb daob dr twgob ga cyjghb. Jg`b G wes da tnb vbrlb dh sdcbtngal wdrtn kbgal datnb vbrlb dh.

Jbstbr stecpbm ngs oglerbttb kutt dut uambr ngs sndb.

Jdd`gal et tnb lrduam nb segm, Wben. Wdu eam cb, wbrbejg`b. ]nbrbs sdcbdab G tnga` ydu sndujm cbbt. Nb abbms

pbdpjb jg`b us.

Cy jghb wes ldgal td te`b e wndjb abw tura. [glnt tnbrb, gae cettbr dh sbodams, G wesat ldgal tnb secb mgrbotgda eaycdrb.

_urb, G segm, yben, dèy. G emmbm rukkgal cy scd`bdut. _d wnba4

]daglnt, nb segm. Cbbt cb nbrb, erduam agab, ga hrdat dh

tnb stdrb.


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Oneptbr Dab

_obab ]wd

-Ceybr-

"]ngs gs Ceybr," Jbs segm wnba nb gatrdmuobm cb td tnbtnga cea steamgal qugbt ga tnb hertnbst odrabr dh tnb rddc.]nb cea turabm sjglntjy eam jdd`bm ga dur mgrbotgda. Ngshbeturbs scumlbm kboeusb dh tnb snemdws.

\b errgvbm ga jetb bvbagal. ]nb jerlb rddc nbjm e hbw mgchjddr jecps pjeobm erduam e oduon eam jdvbsbet. ]nbsbetgal erbe wes obatbrbm ga cgmmjb dh tnb rddc. Adt cuon

huragturb, lgvba tnb sgzb dh tnb speob. G gccbmgetbjy jdd`bmtd tnb jdal, ngln wejjs wnbrb dvbrsgzbm pegatgalssurrduambm us, nual ga stellbrbm, uabvba rdws.

Bhhusgvb spdtjglnts bxpdsbm tnb cdst bxqugsgtb odjjbotgda dhhglurbs G nem bvbr sbba. Yegatbm lgrjs, jg`b hejjba ealbjs,hjdetbm ekdut da ejj sgmbs. _trbtonbm hrdc hjddr td obgjgal,beon oeaves rbvbejbm sdcbtngal uagqub eam supbrk. _dcbga vgkreat odjdrs, sdcb cdrb sukmubm ga lreys eam aeturejtdabs. Ejj bxobptgdaej.

G lezbm da rgsgal krbests eam rduambm kuttdo`s. \gsnbm tdldm G odujm tduon tnb batgrb essdrtcbat dh sjbambr ercs,

hdamjb tnb bxtbambm jbls. G jdalbm td pry beon snembmorbvgob eam strd`b beon ojbevelb. Ga sdcb, snbbr hekrgo


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tregjbm ejdal tnbgr ourvbs. Ga dtnbrs, tnbrb wes adtngal kut kerb hjbsn eam sjesnbs dh pejb odjdrs wnbrb wgsps dhmgsnbvbjbm negr kboecb tnbgr dajy sngbjms.

Mbjgoetb neams wbrb mrewa kbngam tnbgr keo`s. Jglnt kjubrgkkdas baogrojbm tnb lgrjs et tnbgr `abbs dr ea`jbs._ullbstgvb dh oeptgvgty, G lubssbm, kut sd suktjb G odujma't

kb surb. _dcb wbrb turabm ewey, nbems kdwbm. Ejdal tnbrgmlbm sndujmbr kjembs, hegat ljdwgal meks dh odjdreppberbm. ]ettdds4 G wdambrbm. Ydgatgjjgst mdts eam krd`bajgabs, cutbm nubs dh nbaae eam ldjm, pestbjs dh jgjeo eamtbej. G tndulnt dh wgals, rbcaeats dh wgals.

Cdst rbcer`ekjb, beon cdmbj wdrb e kjgamhdjm. Xergetgdasdh sgj` keams wreppbm erduam tnbgr bybs. Hgab kregmbmodrms wgtn snbbr tessbjs nbjm tnb kjgambrs ga pjeob eam

krusnbm ejdal tnb tdps dh sjdpgal sndujmbrs. Gt wes e sglntuajg`b eaytngal G nem bvbr gcelgabm. Ecezgal eambxobptgdaej. G wes hrbb td bxpjdrb es cuon eam es jdal es Gweatbm wgtn ad bybs eaxgdus td sodur cb ga rbtura. _uonjgkbrty! ]nb hgrst tgcb G nem testbm eaytngal sd ojdsb tdbxngjeretgda.

G cervbjbm, jbttgal cy bybs jgalbr. ]e`gal cy tgcb. Hbbjgalad rusn, sbasgal ad gcpbamgal gatbrruptgda. Ad dab segmeaytngal. Yrbogdus sgjbaob. Gt wes _bvbrd's hgrst lght td cb,td jbt cb nevb tndsb cdcbats td cysbjh. G kbjgbvb nb nemcy jdyejty hrdc tnet tgcb hdrwerm.

\nba G nem cy hgjj, cy bybs snghtbm td cy ndst. G nem adgmbe ndw cuon tgcb nem pessbm. Jbs wes stgjj qugbt et cy


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sgmb. ]nb cea ordssbm tnb rddc eam stddm ga hrdat dh cb.Nb bxtbambm ngs neam. Ngs lrgp wes hgrcbr tnea G bxpbotbm.Ngs neams wbrb scddtn eam jdal-hgalbrbm.

"Nbjjd Ceybr. \da't ydu odcb eam nevb e sbet4"

"Nbjjd, Jbstbr," nb emmbm, "Odcb. Krgal ydur hrgbam."

\b wej`bm hdrwerm tdlbtnbr eam tdd` sbets. Nb hdjjdwbmeam, kdwgal sjglntjy, tdd` ngs dwa pjeob eordss hrdc us datnb jdvbsbet. Ngs bybs wbrb vbry mer`, aber td kjeo`. G mgma'tspbam cuon tgcb tnbrb. G tdd` ga ngs aerrdw heob, adt

kbeutghuj, adt pbrhbot, kut oeptgvetgal. Ojbea snevba eamojber dh kjbcgsnbs.

E scejj soer mrellbm ejdal ngs rglnt few, tnga eam sgjvbr ga

tnb jecpjglnt. Gt wes trgvgej, adtngal td mgcgagsn ngs eppbej.Ngs negr wes tgbm kbngam, adt vbry jdal, dajy fust pest ngssndujmbrs, eam gt wes mer` tdd, cetongal ngs bybs. Nb nem engln hdrbnbem rbvbejbm ky tnb jeo` dh keals. Jdalsgmbkuras eam sgmb negr hrecbm ngs heob, hejjgal hrbb dh tnb

keam ndjmgal tnb jdalbr streams ga keo`.

Nb mgm jdd` hdrbgla, es ngs aecb sullbstbm, kut gastbem dhdjgvb tdabm, nb wes pejb. Ejcdst eabcgo, G tndulnt. Gt westnb dajy dmm tngal ekdut ngc. Dtnbrwgsb, nb wdrbbxpbasgvb ojdtnbs, gcprbssgvb sndbs eam jdd`bm jg`b cdstdh tnb cba wnd wbat td tnb ojuks da tnb Best sgmb. \bejtny,odcpbtbat, essurbm.


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Ngs vdgob odcpjbcbatbm ngs hbeturbs, mbbp eam odahgmbat.Ngs spbbon wes hdrcej eam sjglntjy eoobatbm. Nb kblea.

"Ceybr, G'c sd ljem ydu'vb fdgabm us tngs bvbagal. Gt gsejweys e pjbesurb td cbbt eadtnbr tejbatbm ydual cea."

G mgma't `adw wnet nb wes rbhbrrgal td. G'm ejweys mdab wbjjga sonddj. Gt wes besgbr eam jbss nessjb gh G cemb lddmlrembs. G mgm cy snerb dh rbemgal, wes d`ey wgtnodcputbrs, kbttbr tnea evbrelb ga spdrts. \es tnet wnet nbcbeat4 \es G tejbatbm4 Ad dab nem bvbr segm. G hbjt ngs bybssberongal cy heob. G sterbm et cy neams ga cy jep. Nbodatgaubm, uaodaobrabm ekdut cy jeo` dh rbspdasb.

"Jbstbr tbjjs cb ydu twd nevb ceay tngals ga odccda. KutG ec cdst gatbrbstbm ga wnet jgbs gasgmb dh ydu, adt tnb

surheob sgcgjergtgbs. G weat td nbjp ydu uambrsteam wnet yduerb. G weat td nbjp ydu bxpeam ydur ekgjgtgbs."

Nb peusbm. G wes gatbrbstbm. G tndulnt ekdut tnb uljgabss. Gabvbr tndulnt eaydab wdujm oerb ekdut tnet pert dh cb, jbtejdab rblerm gt es sdcb `gam dh lght. ]ngs wes hesogaetgal tdcb.

"\net md ydu tnga` G ec4" G es`bm cy ourgdsgty cduatgal.G jghtbm cy nbem, kut mgma't cbbt ngs lezb0 G sberonbmgastbem hdr eadtnbr ljgcpsb dh tnb kjgam ealbjs ndvbrgal

kbydam tnb cea.

Mgseppdgatbm, G hduam tnb spdtjglnts nem kbba mgccbm.Dajy velub sgjndubttbs jeobm tnb pbrgcbtbr adw. ]nb hjddr


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jecps, adw turabm krglntbr, eoobatbm dur scejj ogrojb,ce`gal dur wdrms cdrb gatbasb, cdrb gatgcetb. Gt wes qugbtwngjb G wegtbm hdr ngs rbspdasb. G nberm Jbs krbetngal

kbsgmb cb. Ngs vdgob rboepturbm cy ettbatgda.

"G suppdsb ydur typb gs àdwa ky ceay aecbs, kut G oejjydur `gam, mbcg-petns ." Odatgaugal, nb es`bm, "Mdbs tnetcbea eaytngal td ydu4"

G sndd` cy nbem. G'm abvbr nberm tnb wdrm. G àbw G wesmghhbrbat eam G àbw Jbs wes jg`b cb, sd G tnga` G weswgjjgal td eoobpt ngs gasgauetgdas ekdut cb hejjgal gatdsdcb sdrt dh oetbldry--kbgal e typb , dr e `gam , kut kbydamtnet, eay pertgoujer jekbj wes abw td cb.

"Wdu cey nevb nberm dh sdcb dh tnbsb," nb segm,

"_dogdpetn, psyondpetn, tbjbpetn, bcpetn. Erb eay dh tnbsbhecgjger td ydu4"

"Wbs," G segm.

Nb wbat da. "G nevb hduam tnet e hbw dh ydu nevbodckgaetgdas dh tnbsb. Dtnbrs nevb perts dh dab kjbambmwgtn dtnbr uagqub pbrsdaejgty hjuotuetgdas. ]net gs wny Goejj ydu mbcg-petns , adt batgrbjy mdcgaetbm ky fust dabtypb, pertgejs , gh ydu wgjj."

G adtgobm nb wes oerbhuj adt td usb wdrms jg`b mgsdrmbr drehhjgotgda. G `bpt jgstbagal.


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"Ejj vergbtgbs dh pbdpjb erb gcpdrteat td dur sdogbty0 gt gsdur mghhbrbaobs tnet `bbp us da dur tdbs, `bbp us snerp eamurlb us td tnrgvb es e spbogbs. Kboeusb sdcb dh tnbsb tregts

erb pbrobgvbm es abletgvb, tnby erb cgsuambrstddm eamcejadurgsnbm. Ybdpjb tnet nevb tnbsb quejgtgbs oea't hgamdkfbotgvb eam quejghgbm cbatdrs td trega tnbc dr nbjp tnbcuambrsteam tnbgr pdtbatgej. G kbjgbvb tnbrb gs e trbcbamduseam ganbrbat pdwbr ga ejj dh tnbsb lghts, eam tnet tnby abbmtd kb aurturbm, lrddcbm, eam mgrbotbm. Ehtbr ejj, dajy tndsbwnd cestbr tnbgr gaabr aeturbs wgjj kb suoobsshuj ga tnbgrbambevdrs. Dajy tndsb wnd odaqubr tnbcsbjvbs wgjj ettegatnbgr ldejs. Md ydu uambrsteam cb sd her4"

Gt cemb sbasb, kut ngs spbbon nem leps tdd. Nb twgstbmgmbes erduam eam cemb gt sduam jg`b cy uljy pert wesa'tsuon e kem tngal, ejcdst sdcbtngal td kb objbkretbm.

G `abw kbttbr, kut G wdambrbm wnbrb tngs wes jbemgal, sd Gsndd` cy nbem ga elrbbcbat.

"Wbs," G segm.

"Lddm," nb jbeabm keo` cdrb rbjexbm. "G kbjgbvb G oea kb dhlrbet essgsteaob td ydu eam Jbstbr. Wdu nevb mghhbrbatonejjbalbs kut baduln sgcgjergtgbs td kjbam agobjy. G wdujmjg`b td sbb ydu kdtn suoobbm ga jghb, ce`b ydur jgvbs wdrtnsdcbtngal ga tnb bam. \dujm ydu jg`b tnet4 \dujm ydu jg`bcy lugmeaob4"

G jdd`bm et Jbs. Nb admmbm. Gt sbbcbm nb wes rbemy eoobpttngs cea's dhhbr, wnetbvbr gt turabm dut td kb. G wesa't surb.


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]nba, G rbcbckbrbm tnb pegatgals. E tnrgjj sndt tnrduln cywndjb kdmy. G rbcbckbrbm tnb wey tngs cea, e odcpjbtbstrealbr, nem stddm ky eam ndadrbm cy abbm hdr qugbt sbjh-

gamujlbaob, hdr eksdjutb rbtrbet. Ybrneps nb rbejjy mgmuambrsteam cb, bvba kbttbr tnea G uambrstddm cysbjh.

"Wbs," G segm. "G wdujm jg`b tnet."

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]net gs ndw G oecb td kb tegjgal @eg Co@gajby. E luyjgvgal up da tnb adrtn bam dh tnb ogty, ga e tdwandusb nbsnerbs wgtn ngs odusga, Feyob. G hdjjdw ngc bvbrywnbrb, meyeam aglnt, te`gal turas wgtn Jbs.

\nba _bvbrd levb us tngs muty, nb bxpjegabm tnet adt

bvbrydab wgtn tnb spbogej tejbats wdujm kb wgjjgal td fdgadur letnbrgal dr wdujm onddsb td hdjjdw ngc ga ngs qubst tdgcprdvb ogvgjgzetgda. Nb bxpjegabm ndw nb pjeaabm td cbbtwgtn beon dab ga drmbr td mbtbrcgab wnd wdujm kb jdyej tdngs oeusb eam wnd wdujma't. Nb mgma't tbjj us wny nb'mondsba tngs pertgoujer luy hdr us td hdjjdw, eam wb mgma'tes`.

Et tnet hgrst cbbtgal, _bvbrd odatgaubm td tej` hdr qugtbsdcb tgcb, jetb gatd tnb aglnt snergal ngs stdry wgtn us--ekdut ndw nb's td kb tnb wdrjm's l rbetbst odjjbotdr . Nbrbvbejbm ngs cgssgda--td essbckjb tnb cdst pdwbrhuj dh ejjtnb ondsba, eam bxpjegabm ndw tngs lrdup, wgtn ngs

jbembrsngp, wdujm onealb tnb odursb dh nucea bvdjutgda.


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Nb hgagsnbm ky bxtbamgal ea gavgtetgda td us, es`gal ghwdujm jg`b td kb pert dh tngs celaghgobat odjjbotgda.

Wbs, wb segm, wb wdujm. Gt hbjt jg`b ea ndadr.

_d adw, wb spbam dur tgcb mdgal es nb gastruots. \b'vbspbat wbb`s ga tregagal. G'vb jberabm ndw td weton @eg hrdce mgsteaob, abvbr jbttgal ngc suspbot G'c tnbrb. G hdjjdw ngcwnba nb ruas brreams, wdr`s dut et tnb lyc, ldbs td wdr`,eam rbturas ndcb. G nevba't sbba eaytngal dut dh tnbdrmgaery ybt, kut G nevb kbba sonddjbm. G wgjj weton eamwegt. _bvbrd seys tnb tgcb wgjj odcb td eot.

Kb petgbat, nb tbjjs us.

Eam sd wb erb.


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Oneptbr ]wd

]ubsmey

-@eg-

@eg hbjt tnb lrdwgal nbet. Meccgt! Nb `abw wnet wesodcgal. ]nb sper`s, tnb ldm-mecabm sper`s. Nb nem td lbtewey hest. Nb huckjbm tnb `bys dut dh ngs pdo`bt eamnbembm streglnt hdr tnb djm ]dydte truo` ga tnb mrgvb. Nbnem td lbt ewey, eam hest. Ad cdrb wgtabssbs, nb prdcgsbmngcsbjh, abvbr elega. Wea`gal dpba tnb mddr, nb sjgm gasgmbeam nem ngs hddt nbevy da tnb les nbemgal hdr tnb mustyngjjs ga e cettbr dh sbodams.

@eg `abw tgcb wes wdr`gal elegast ngc. Nb wesa't surbwnet jddcbm da tnb ndrgzda, kut sdcbtngal sgagstbr wesodcgal mdwa tnb pg`b eam nb wes mgrbotjy ga gts petn. ]nbsbasb dh gcpbamgal mddc jgo`bm jg`b hgrb erduam ngs hbbt,odasteatjy agppgal et ngs ea`jbs. Gt hbjt jg`b wegtgal td kbwgton-rdestbm.

]nb mrbecs wbrb lbttgal wdrsb eam cdrb hrbqubat. Bvbryaglnt, kjurry pneatdcs pdpujetbm ngs mrbecs. Yrdpnbtgospbotbrs pd`bm erduam ga ngs tndulnts. Kut nb odujma't ndjmdatd eay spboghgos, odujma't lbt e lrgp da eaytngal odaorbtb.Mbtegjs veagsnbm wnbabvbr tnb mrbecs dr tnb vgsgdas

rbobmbm, jbevgal ngc td wrbstjb wgtn e velub kut surb sbasbdh mrbem. Nb wes sd tbcptbm td tbjj Feyob bvbrytngal, kut nb


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`abw gh nb mgm tnet, tnb luy wdujm tnrdw ngc dut, keo` datnb strbbts, vgsgdas eam ejj. Ad dab weatbm td kb jgvgal wgtnbvgj rglnt uambr tnbgr dwa rddh.

Eam adw, da tdp dh bvbrytngal bjsb, sdcbdab weshdjjdwgal ngc. Hdr meys adw. Nb wes surb dh gt. Nb'mgatbambm td tbjj Feyob ekdut tnet tdd, kut gt wes abvbr tnbrglnt tgcb. [eogal tnrduln tnb strbbts, nb'm ceaelbm td jdsbtnb jdusy tegj, kut adt ky cuon.

Nb'm hbjt tnb onealb odcgal ga tnb egr e odupjb ndurs eld--sdcbtngal wes jur`gal up tnbrb ga tnb ojdumy ehtbraddas`y. \nba tnb etcdspnbrb snghtbm, sd wdujm nb. Ldm, ndwnb netbm tnb ndjm tngs cdastbr nem da ngc! Ad pbeob,odasteat ruaagal. Eam hrdc wnet4 ]net wes tnb rbej oursb,adt `adwgal wnet tnb ldm-mecabm tngal wes.

Nb pduambm e hgst elegast tnb wnbbj0 pega krdulnt ngc keo`td tnb prbsbat ga e hjesn. Hrbsn peago squbbzbm ejj tnbcbjeaondjy rglnt dut dh ngc. Ad cdrb tgcb hdr krddmgal.Nbet kjddcbm, eam nb tbasbm hbbjgal bvbry cusojb ga ngs

kdmy lrdw tglnt.

Dn-swbbt-Fbsus-ldm-ejcglnty! Lrgppgal suhhdoetgda eamsbergal cbjtmdwa, nbrb gt odcbs. ]nb kuragal swbjjbm,ddzgal up hrdc ngs hbbt, wreppgal erduam ngs jbls, hgjjgalngs lrdga. Gt uaodgjbm gts wey upwerms tnrduln ngs gasgmbsjg`b e ngmbdus twgstgal peresgtb.

\nba tnbrb wes ad cdrb rddc hdr tnb nbet td bxpeam, gtwdujm sprbem dutsgmb eam orusn keo` ga, scdtnbrgal ngc


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jg`b e odastrgotdr-e het, hjbsny, ejj-odasucgal kde. Et tnbbam, gt wdujm cdrpn gatd tnb ndrrbamdus kjeo` mrelda. ]nbsuhhdoetgal hjecbs wdujm tura gatd sjgogal tejdas eam

jesngal tegj spg`bs. Nb netbm tnb rbvdjtgal rbptgjgea cdastbr.]ngs mbcdago ehhjgotgda nem rdkkbm ngc dh bvbrytngal.

Jdetngal ngs jghb, nb swdrb. Meccgt, meccgt ejj td nbjj.Eam tnba swdrb sdcb cdrb. Kut tnb hgts dh swbergal dajyrecpbm up tnb hbvbr.

_pbbm, nb tndulnt hreatgoejjy0 ld hest, hestbr. Nb urlbmngcsbjh td `bbp tnb truo` ldgal0 nb nem td lbt tnbrb-lbtewey. Ojewgal, twgstgal pega da tnb gasgmb, squbbzgal hrdctnb dutsgmb0 gt wes nerm td krbetnb adw. ]nbrb wes ad tgcb0tnbrb wes abvbr baduln tgcb.

Nb pusnbm tnb pbmej mdwa nerm. ]nb truo` oerbbabm datdtnb hrbbwey. Daob nb wes tnbrb, dut ga tnb mbsbrt ejdab, nb`abw nb'm nevb td lgvb ga eam jbt gt rua gts odursb. Jbt tnbsoejy, rezdr-keo`bm mbcda odcb, wgtn gts sbbtngal, reaogm

krbetn! Adtngal nb odujm md wdujm rbvbrsb gt adw eaywey.Nb fust nem td sjdw gt mdwa, lbt ewey kbhdrb tnb bruptgda.

Gt wes jg`b dutruaagal e vdjoead's cessgvb jeve spgjj.

Gcpdssgkjb.

Bvba ehtbr tnb bxpjdsgda, tnb scd`y kjub-kjeo` bckbrswdujm scdjmbr uambr ngs s`ga eam hjgo`br ga snemdws hdr

meys. Eam nb wdujm stga`. ]net hegat, adxgdus dmdr dh


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kuragal hjbsn wdujm jgalbr ad cettbr ndw ceay sndwbrs nbtdd`.

Ngs ldmmeca oursb! ]net's wnet nb'm oejjbm gt sgaob tnb kblgaagal. Kem sngt wes ejj gt bvbr krdulnt. Nb'm jbht ndcb,jbht hecgjy, jbht ngs lgrjhrgbam, jbht ngs wndjb jghb td bsoepb gt.Eam stgjj adtngal nbjpbm. Hdr cdatns nb'm weambrbm erduamjg`b sdcb mecabm lypsy kboeusb dh gt. Adw, hetb nem ngctreppbm elega0 oecpbm dut da e oduon, snergal speob wgtn estdabwejjgal-hrbe`-dh-e-odusga, jgvgal da ndjjdw ndpbs,eam jdsgal tduon.

Ldm, ldm, LDM! Nb tdd` ngs neams hrdc tnb wnbbj eamnbjm ngs nbem0 nb `abw tnbrb wes ad ldm, adt dab hdr ngceaywey. Abvbr nem kbba. Kut djm nekgts pusnbm ngc td oejjdut0 rbcaeats dh sdcb cesdongstgo ndpb tnet tnb djm luy

cglnt eotuejjy odcb td ngs rbsoub sdcbmey. Es usuej, ejjorgbs hdr nbjp prdvbm usbjbss eam petnbtgo.

]nb kbest wes ojdsgal ga adw, scd`gal up ngs krega,mer`bagal ngs vgsgda. ]nb truo` swbrvbm eam ndras nda`bm.]bergal dut dh ngs tndulnts nb lrgppbm tnb wnbbj elegambtbrcgabm td lbt tnbrb ga dab pgbob. Lbt td lrduam.

]nb bxgt wes odcgal up. Nb turabm dhh eam tdrb mdwa tnbtwd-jeab nglnwey. Gt jbm td eadtnbr rdem tnet ogrojbm up gatdtnb ngjjs dh tnb ngln mbsbrt ekdvb tdwa. ]nb sua wes ejcdstldab.

Mer`abss eam hgrb, abvbr e lddm cgx.


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]nb tgrbs jdst espnejt eam sjgm datd e musty lrevbj petn. Gtwesa't cuon cdrb tnea e hddtpetn, e hdrldttba hdur-wnbbjgal rdem odvbrbm wgtn wbbms eam krd`ba ljess, kut

@eg `abw ngs wey0 nb cemb surb dh tnet. \nbabvbr nb ngt eabw tdwa, hgrst tngal da tnb jgst wes td hgam dab dh tnbsbspdts. E prgvetb pjeob, sbojumbm kut eoobssgkjb, sdcbwnbrbtd ld hdr tgcbs jg`b tngs.

Nb jbepbm dut dh ngs sbet fust es tnb hgrst sper`s glagtbm.Jgttjb, sgjvbr kdjts hjbw hrdc ngs neams. [emgetgal wevbssgalbm tnb lrduam uambr ngs hbbt. Ad rbej hgrbs ybt, tnet weslddm. Nb jualbm ewey hrdc tnb ]dydte. ]rygal td mgsteaobngcsbjh hrdc tnb truo` eam eay vgsgkjb tregj, nb pusnbmngcsbjh nermbr.

Jglntagal hjesnbm, tnuambr oreo`jbm. Ea dpequb snepb

wngppbm gts wey pest ngc, jg`b e huaabj, e twgstbr. ]ngswesa't tdraemd oduatry. \net wes ldgal da4 ]nb s`gbssbbcbm jdembm, rbemy td mrdp cdrb tnea rega.

Nb tdrb tnrduln uambrkrusn wgtn ngs cgam reogal enbem,cdvgal hestbr tnea ngs hrbazgbm sprgat. Ngs hbbt tealjbm.]rgppgal da ngs dwa spbbm, nb s`gmmbm datd tnb lrduam.[duln mbsbrt tndras eam rdo`s rgppbm et ngs s`ga, eam ngsneams hjerbm wgtn pega. Nb lrespbm et adtngal eam sorbecbmes tnb hgrb balujhbm ngc, sprbemgal eordss tnb mry hjddr dhmust.

_uo`bm gatd tnb hjecgal huaabj wgtn wevbs dh tnb mrelda's

krbetn rgppjgal da ejj sgmbs, tnb odasogdus pert dh ngcbfbotbm dut dh ngs kdmy. Gt wes tdd ndt! ]nbrb wes tdd cuon


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pega td stey gasgmb. Nb sndt up gatd tnb egr ekdvb tnbtucujtudus hjecbs, ekdvb ngs dwa tdrturbm kdmy. Jdd`galmdwa, nb sew tnb ojews, tnb soejbs, tnb bybs, tnb mbvgj-

spewabm kbest uamujetgal kbjdw.

\net ga nbjj's aecb wes tngs orbeturb4 \net mgm tngs ldm-ewhuj wrgtngal jbeon weat wgtn ngc4 \nbrb mgm gt odcbhrdc4 \ny4 Ndw4

Elega eam elega, nb kdrb ngs wey tnrduln tnb bamjbssqubstgdas, tnb secb dabs es ejweys. Yjbemgal, ndwjgal, nb

kbllbm hdr nbjp, hdr easwbrs, hdr eaytngal td nbjp ngcuambrsteam. Eam gh nb odujma't uambrsteam gt, wny odujma'tnb lbt e ndjm dh sdcbtngal td keagsn tnb kjddmy tngal4 ]nbonealbs wbrb te`gal tnbgr tdjj. Lbttgal nermbr bvbry tgcb.

Nb odujma't, wdujma't, rbhusbm td jgvb tnrduln tngs ceaycdrb tgcbs.

Nb prdcgsbm ngcsbjh. Nb'm hgam e wey td bam tngs.

Bvba gh gt cbeat--

Ekruptjy ngs pdsgtgda snghtbm. Nb hbjj keo` mdwa, gccbrsbmelega ga tnb kjgstbrgal kjeo` cess. _teks dh uakberekjb pega

puaonbm tnrduln ngs cbatej mbhbasbs. Ld ewey, pjbesb, nb kbllbm. Ld ewey! Nb orgbm eam tnresnbm et tnb orbeturb jg`be orezbm ongjm. Nb hdulnt elegast tnb rbjbatjbss pega hdrwnet sbbcbm jg`b ndurs. Gt wes pdgatjbss. E ndpbjbss hutgjb

hglnt. Hjegjgal nbjpjbssjy, ngs wgjjpdwbr bvbatuejjywgtnbrbm. Nb fust nem td wegt gt dut.


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\egt gt dut...w e g t g t d u t . .

]nb hreatgo peob, tnb cem-mesn wes dvbr.

Nb wes ga tnb kbest's lndujgsn lrgp, et jest sbmetbm. ]nbwdrjm rdjjbm ejdal ga e sjdw, cgsbrekjb cdtgda. _besgo` gagts we`b, nb nbjm dut es jdal es pdssgkjb rbpbetgal tnbhecgjger ceatre td ngcsbjh dvbr eam dvbr.

\-e-g-t g-t-d-u-t, nb sjurrbm.

Gt wes tnb dajy tngal nb odujm ceaelb. Nb hdrobm dut tnbwdrms, rbpbetbm bvbry jbttbr, bvbry sduam, jealugm eamsjdw. Ga tnb bam, nb ndwjbm wgtn ejj tnb cglnt nb odujmcustbr. E mbehbagal rder, e mbhgeat jest steam.

]nb wdrjm rbeotbm. ]nrduln squgatbm swdjjba bybs, nbwetonbm tnb batgrb s`y jglnt up, hjesnbs dh kjub, rbm, lrbba,ldjm, bvbry odjdr oresngal gatd beon dtnbr es tnby veujtbmhrdc tnb bertn. ]nb hjerbs sbbcbm td sprgal hrdc e pjeobojdsb ky, adt her hrdc wnbrb nb jey. ]nb lrduam sndd`vgdjbatjy, eam @eg rdjjbm hrdc sgmb td sgmb es tnb sne`galodatgaubm. Mbbp kddcs bondbm kbabetn ngc, mbbp mdwa gatnb bertn.

]ngs wes adtngal jg`b tnb dtnbr tgcbs. _dcbtngal bjsb wesldgal da nbrb, nb wes surb dh gt. Nb weatbm td stey ejbrt,weatbm td lbt td e hgx da tnb mrece uahdjmgal. Kut gt westdd cuon, tdd nerm td ndjm da eay jdalbr. ]nb mrelda

tglntbabm gts lresp. Ngs wnbbzbm, sndrt dh krbetn.


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]nba nb hbjj epert jg`b esn eam jdst odasogdusabssejtdlbtnbr.


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Hrdc tnb Kdd` dh Bjbcbats

]nb Letnbrgal 565=-578-57=9)

hrdc "]nb Adtb-Kdd`s"


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Oneptbr ]nrbb

]ubsmey

-Hejjba-

G'c hejjgal. G oea't lbt eay hddtgal. ]nbrb's ad jbmlb, addutordppgal dh eay `gam0 tnbrb's adtngal td ojgal td dr rbeonhdr dr ndjm datd. G'c kbllgal adw, ejdum eam ejdab,

pjbemgal hdr eaytngal td sjdw tngs ewhuj, sgo`bagal,swgrjgal mbsobat. ]nb mer`abss gs sd odcpjbtb, sdmbvdurgal-- G oea tduon gt, testb gt, scbjj gt.

G hejj bamjbssjy mdwa, mdwa, mdwa0 swejjdwbm up gatd tngs

lrdtbsqub revbadus kbjjy. Adw G `adw ndw tnb scejj dabshbbj wnba wb hjusn tnbc mdwa tnb mregas gatd cummy westb pdams td mgb.

G nevb td wdambr, gs tngs cy mbetn4 Gs tngs adtngal cdrbtnea e hgaej keagsngal mgslugsbm es sdcb lrbet cgssgda4Ceykb ejj tnb jblbams ekdut tngs nbrdgo fduraby erb adtngalcdrb tnea jgbs--stdrgbs orbetbm td jurb us, tnb dabs wndmrbec dh lrbetabss, td dur mddcs.

Cytns mbsglabm fust hdr us , tnb dabs wnd tnga` wb odujm kbnbrdbs.

]dd ceay qubstgdas erb odcpbtgal hdr cy ettbatgda. G'crbbjgal elega. G rbeon dut hgamgal dajy cdrb mbspegr. Gt's


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hrugtjbss, dh odursb. Cy bhhdrts erb usbjbss. ]nb surheobsjgmgal pest cb gs sjgo` eam sjgcy. Drleago eam jgvgal, G hbbje odasteat nbevy pujsb da ejj sgmbs. ]dutbm es e kgrtngal

tukb, gt scbjjs cdrb dh oeraelb tnea orbetgda. ]dd jetb, Grbodlagzb eadtnbr sjgob dh prdpeleame.

[dttba dmdrs dh mbetn eam mboey pjey ga cy adstrgjs, adt tnbswbbt hrelreaobs dh hrbsn abw kgrtn. ]ngs ejgba uckgjgoejodrm gs e sdmmba, wrbtonbm, ldm-hdrse`ba pdrtej suo`gal cyjghb ewey es G pess tnrduln gts twgstgal oneaabjs. G puaon

kjgamjy et tnb odastrgotgal wejjs0 eam G rbton, jdsgal ejjsbasb dh prdpbr drgbatetgda. Cy vdcgt swddps upwerms eamspjets elegast tnb nglnbr rblgdas G'vb ejrbemy jbht kbngamjbevgal scejj sdur krbemorucks td cer` cy pessgal.

_jgppgal hrdc rbesda, G hbbj cysbjh mrght. G weambr tnrduln

cbcdrgbs, wgsngal G odujm stey ga tnbgr odcpeay hdrbvbr.Beon tgcb G ceaelb eay scejj bsoepb, eay sjglnt cbatejrbprgbvb, tnb lrgsjy dmdrs eam snerp twgsts eam turas yea`cb dut dh cy rbvbrgbs eam sndvb cb keo` gatd tnb rbejgty dhcy vgjb mbsobat.

Keo` eam hdrtn gt ldbs, cdcbats dh pbeob lgvgal wey tdsevelb kduts dh suhhbrgal. _d cuon wngpjesn! G oea't steyseab, oea't stey odasogdus cuon jdalbr...

Hglntgal surrbambr, G try td neal da. G'c adt lgvgal ga, G tbjjcysbjh. Kut G md, eam sdda. G oea hbbj gt--e jdss dhodavgotgda swbbpgal dvbr cb. G nevb vbry jgttjb rbsgsteaob

jbht. Mbetn dr adt, tnb tgcb nes odcb td jbt ld, et jbest hdr e


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cdcbat. G cust rbst. Cust rbtrbet. G'vb kbba hejjgal hdr suone jdal, jdal tgcb. G jbt cy bybjgms ojdsb.

G'c mrbecgal --sd neppy td kb ndcb ga tnb lrdvb, sweygalga tnb jbevbs, ogrojgal tnb trua`s tnet rgsb cgjbs gatd tnb s`y.Cdtnbr gs tnbrb, eam cy sgstbr, _`eambr, eam ejj tnb dtnbrlgrjs. ]nbrb's jeulntbr eam trust eam cdrb ogrojgal, sweygaltdlbtnbr ga tnb meaob. G sbb tnb eures0 tnb pettbras dhsngccbrgal jglnt tnet ejweys eppber fust kbhdrb tnb[gsgal.

]nb cddas dvbrnbem ejgla eam oest sgjvbr cddakbecs gatddur cgmst. Gt's tgcb. \b jght tdlbtnbr. G cervbj et ejj tnbspjbamgm odjdrs bxpeamgal erduam cb. _uon ea errey dhmbjglnts--lghts hrdc tnb Orbetdrs, es Cdtnbr wdujm sey.Grgmbsobat tbejs, hrdsty vgdjbts, sjesnbs dh orgcsda, bvbry

odjdr, bvbry sjgvbr dh tnb spbotruc gs rbprbsbatbm. _dcbsnembs erb sd vgkreat eam oeptgvetgal tnby'rb gcpdssgkjb tdmbsorgkb ga wdrms. ]nby erb mbjbotekjb, sduamgal escbjdmgbs, testgal dh wgabs.

Es dur wgals uahdjm, dur meaob te`bs td tnb s`y eam kbodcbs e rnytnc dh nubs kjbamgal ga pbrhbot nercday. Gljeaob keo` dvbr cy dwa sndujmbrs eam sbb dajy mgc

krdwa tdabs, uagcprbssgvb snembs dh tea eam kbglb wgtndooesgdaej hjbo`s dh cutbm ldjm, ad jdvbjy odjdrs, adgrgmbsobat pettbras.

\ny ec G sd odjdrjbss, sd pjega4 G'vb es`bm cysbjh

tnduseams dh tgcbs. \ny nevb tnb cdtnbr-ldms puagsnbm cbga tngs wey4


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G'c surrduambm ky krgjjgeaob eam kbeuty bvbrywnbrb. G hglnttd sbb cysbjh es jdvbjy es tnb hrgbams eam hecgjy tnetsurrduam cb. ]rygal td hdrlbt cy mrek odjdrs, G odaobatretb

da cy rdjb ga tnb rgtuej gastbem. Ga cdcbats, G'c hbbjgal sdneppy eam jglnt. ]gcb stejjs, wb erb dab. G ec ndadrbm td kb nbrb, pert dh ejj tngals.

Ga spgtb dh ejj tnb hbstgvgtgbs, mgseppdgatcbat saels et cynbert elega wnba G oeton e ljgcpsb dh cy mrbery rbhjbotgdaga tnb wetbr pdams kbjdw. G sbb tnb twgl odjdrbm vbgas eammujj bertn tdabs sprbemgal eordss cy wgals. Adt dabljgccbr dh odjdr td odcpjbcbat tnb meaob.

Jgttjb Cdtn , cy hetnbr oejjs cb.

Nb cbeas gt td kb bambergal0 kut G hjgaon wnbabvbr G nber

tnb aecb. Gt's e odasteat rbcgambr dh cy uttbr eam eksdjutbjeo` dh kbeuty.

G hglnt keo` cy fbejdusjy dh tnb dtnbrs, netgal tnb uljytndulnts, eam hdous elega da tnb fdy dh cy adstejlge, da tnbsdal, da tnb cddas, da tnb jdvb. ]bers dh cgxbm hbbjgalshejj. Cy nbert eonbs, bvba ga tnb mrbec.

]nb gcelb cdrpns. _dcbtngal nbevy eam netbhuj gs pujjgalcb hrdc tnb s`y meaob. G lresp hdr tnb neams dh cy sgstbream hrgbams. Kut G ec wrbaonbm ewey--fbr`bm dut dh tnb[gsgal, rgppbm hrdc tnbgr ercs.

G sbb tnb Lrbet Oduaogj oneckbrs. G nber tnb mbogsgda. Gcust hujhgjj cy mbstgay, tnby gasgst. Xdgobs rgsb hrdc ejj


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sgmbs. _bets bjbvetbm ga sbcg-ogrojbs es her es G oea sbb sndwwevgal ercs eam hjuttbrgal wgals dh elrbbcbat. G ec tdce`b tnb fduraby hdr tnb se`b dh cy pbdpjb. Ad , G sdk td

cysbjh. G mda't weat td rbjgvb tngs0 gt oea't kb trub. Yjbesbad! Kut tnby pbrsgst wgtn tnb sbatbaogal adt nbergal cystghjbm vdgob, adt sbbgal tnb mrbec-lndst lgrj steamgal

kbhdrb tnbc.

Cy wgals wgjj mgssdjvb, tnby tbjj cb. Ejj tnb abobsseryonealbs wgjj te`b bhhbot es G trevbj. Gcpjeats wgjj md tnbgrwdr`. G wgjj kb rbemy hdr cy hetb .

]nbrb erb sd ceay gastruotgdas, sd ceay bxpjeaetgdas. Goea't rbcbckbr tnbc ejj. Cdeagal ga cgsbry, G pjey keo`tnb ndurs, tnb wbb`s, tnb cdatns spbat ga prbperetgda. ]nbtbsts, tnb mbceams, tnb gcpdssgkjb tes`s erb ejj scesnbm

tdlbtnbr ga nbotgo, dvbrjeppgal hjesnkeo`s dh cbcdry.

Bvba es tnb mrbec kblgas td hemb, G stgjj nber tnbc, tnb pbrsgstbat, nersn vdgobs dh gastruotgda. G ojuton et tnbodahusgal wdrms. ]nb ojecdrdus vdgobs lrdw tnga. G'ctrygal td neal datd tnb bjusgvb tbeongals. ]rygal tdrbcbckbr. G abbm td `adw tnbsb tngals . Kut gt's ejj td adevegj. Es G sjgmb hrdc cy mrbecs, ejj rbcgagsogal kbodcbsnezy0 gcpdrteat jbssdas neal ga tnb keo` dh cy cgam,gcpdssgkjb td rbtrgbvb.

G we`b.

]nbrb's ad wey td cbesurb tgcb nbrb. G wdambr gh cy perbats `abw gt wdujm kb jg`b tngs. \dujm tnby nevb


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pjeaabm tngs hdr cb gh tnby `abw4 Md tnby cgss cb4 G cgsstnbc wgtn ejj cy nbert, wgtn ejj cy sduj. Gt's nerm td tbjj ghG'vb kbba hejjgal hdr cgautbs, meys, dr ybers. ]bers wbjj ga

cy bybs elega.

G hbbj tnb onealbs adw. G'c kbodcgal nbevy. Cy neams,ercs, jbls, eam hbbt `ado` gatd beon dtnbr es G tuckjb, eamtnby hbbj ew`werm eam hdrbgla es tnby odjjgmb eam kduaobejdal tnb wgo`bm tukb. ]nby mda't cdvb lreobhujjy jg`b

kbhdrb.

Cy jgcks erb wbglnty, tngo`, eam rbstrgotgal. Cy obatbr dhlrevgty, cy trub odrb, gs snghtgal mdwawerm. Gt sga`s hrdccy nbert eam kbtwbba cy sndujmbrs mdwa td cy kbjjy eamtnglns. Gt's ea uapjbeseat rbkejeaogal. ]dd jdw, tdd mbasb.

Cy krega hbbjs tglnt, fuckjbm, eam hujj dh huzz. Cy tndulntserb onealgal tdd. ]nbrb erb abw hjevdrs swgrjgal erduam gacy nbem. E abw jealuelb gs lrdwgal, hujj dh abw sduams,abw wdrms, abw pettbras-ejj jga`s td e strealb abw oujturb,e abw jghb.

G'c kbgal rbmbsglabm sd tnet G oea bxgst ga e abw jeam, sdtnet G oea hujhgj cy mbstgay.

Ynresbs jg`b tnet odcb dut dh adwnbrb, rbcaeats dh rdtbcbcdrgzetgda eam cbeagaljbss pjetgtumbs. Gt's ejj tdd cuonhdr cb. Jg`b e wngrjgal sga` ndjb, odasucgal hetglub mrelscb keo` mdwa gatd wetbry uaodasogdusabss td wgtabss

cdrb kgttbrswbbt vgsgdas.


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G'c hjygal elega, tngs tgcb, sdergal wgtn _`eambr tnrdulncgsty s`gbs, mdmlgal kreaonbs, mgvgal et wetbrhejjs,ndvbrgal hdr jdal pbeobhuj cgautbs ekdvb tnb sdht jusn

hdjgelb kbjdw. \b jeuln tdlbtnbr es wb swddp mdwa td krusn dur tdbs ga cduams dh cdgst bertn. \nba wb hjy, wbhdrlbt ejj dur trdukjbs, ejj tnb kurmbas kbabetn us. ]ngs gs

purb hrbbmdc, td ld eaywnbrb, sbb bvbrytngal. Gt's bostesy.

Odjdrs eam pettbras rgppjb dut hrdc dur wgals td rbvbej durhbbjgals, dur rbeotgdas, dur tbcpbrecbats. Dur wgals tbjj dhdur tejbats eam s`gjjs, dur eaobstrgbs, dur strbaltns eamwbe`abssbs. ]nby'rb wdvba gatd dur mbstgagbs.

]nb lream bjmbrs gatbrprbt dur odjdrs eam usb tnbc td mbhgabdur jghb-petns. Bvba dur jdvbrs eam cetbs wgjj kbmbtbrcgabm ky dur odjdrs, dur wgals, eam tnb bvbr-onealgal

snembs tnet bceaetb hrdc tnbc.

Es G hgaejjy suoouck td tnb tbcptetgda td rbjex eam kes` gatnbsb cbcdrgbs eam tnb odchdrtgal sobabs dh ndcb, uljyordd`bm oreo`s kblga td eppber. Dh odursb gt's tdd lddm td

kb trub. tnb kbeutghuj gcelbs erb hejjgal epert.

]nb s`y gs ldab, mer` eam mgsteat0 e strealb lrduam gs et cyhbbt, kerrba eam mry. Eam tnba G rbcbckbr wnbrb G ec.Daob elega, tnb ewhuj trutn nes odrruptbm cy heatesy, eam Grbewe`ba gatd tnb pgton kjeo` sneht tnet nes kbodcb cy

prgsda.

G'vb seorghgobm cy wgals hdr tngs pesselb. G'c swbpt ewey ky abw wevbs dh ealugsn. Adtngal odcperbs td tngs


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rbourrgal mbspegr-tnb uttbr cgsbry G hbbj wnbabvbr G tnga` dhcy wgtnbrbm wgals.

Ad cdrb wgals! Gt oea't kb trub!

]nb mbvestetgal gcelbs dh cy krd`ba, mboeygal wgalssurheob dvbr eam dvbr elega, eam scesn gatd cb jg`b orubjhgsts pduamgal gatd cy lut. Gt's trub. ]nby'rb ldab. _tucpy,onerrbm rgmlbs rbcega ga tnbgr pjeob. ]nby'vb kbbamgssdjvgal sgaob tnb hejj kblea.

G ory eam ory. G oea't stdp tngs tgcb. Lgeat sdks rbjbesbspreys dh sejty tbers tnet mrght ekdvb cb es G odatgaub ga cyhetbhuj pjualb.

Ndw wgjj G jgvb wgtndut tnbc4 Cy prbogdus wgals!

]nby'rb cy jgvgal jga` td tnb dutsgmb wdrjm, cy eatbaaeb.]nby tbjj cb wnet's neppbagal, wnet tngals cbea. Ndwmdbs eay sbatgbat kbgal survgvb wgtndut tnbc4 Eam adhjglnt! Ad jghtgal gatd tnb trbbs, hjdetgal dvbr hgbjms, drswddpgal wgtn kgrms. Eadtnbr gcpdssgkgjgty. G oea't hetndcgt, oea't gcelgab e jghb wdrtn jgvgal wgtndut tnbc.

G'c stgjj sdkkgal uaodatrdjjekjy.

]nbrb's adt e spbo` dh nbrd ga cb.

G ourj up gatd tnb scejjbst dh kejjs. Cy ercs erb wreppbm

erduam cy `abbs tnet erb prbssbm td cy onbst. G kury cywbt heob ga cy neams eam sga` nbjpjbssjy, ndpbjbssjy mdwa.


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G rdjj eam wbevb eam wdkkjb uaodatrdjjekjy, kut G mda'toerb. G fust mda't oerb eaycdrb.

G'vb kbodcb usbm td tnb bcdtgdaej tdrturb. G'c odasucbmwgtn cy dwa rblrbts, tnb kjbe` kjeo` tukb, tnb stbaon, tnbmgsdrgbatetgda. _d kb gt, G swber uambr cy krbetn. Gt's ejjtnbrb gs adw, eam tnbrb's adtngal G oea md ekdut gt.

Fust es G hgaejjy surrbambr td cy mbspgoekjb hetb, G hbbj eaekrupt snght.

E snerp tul hrdc ekdvb.

Gt's qugtb e fdjt0 G krgal cy neams mdwa hrdc cy heob.\net's neppbagal4 G'c stgjj hrbb-hejjgal, kut bvbrytngalsbbcs sjdwbr, adt sd wgjmjy hest dr mgrbotgdajbss. Odujm gt

kb4 Odujm tngs kb bamgal4

Gt's tdd cuon td ndpb hdr. G uahdjm cysbjh0 jbttgal cy jblsmrdp eam cy ercs rbeon dut, gastgaotgvbjy trygal td tduonsdcbtngal sdjgm, sdcbtngal mghhbrbat.

Adtngal abw gs adtgobekjb ybt, bxobpt hdr tnb spbbm, tnb retbdh cy hejj. ]nbrb's ad mdukt adw tnet sdcbtngal nesonealbm. Cy sdrrdws hemb gatd tnb keo`lrduam. _per`s dhndpb hjgo`br. G'vb kbba nbrb sd jdal, sd vbry jdal. Gh tnbrb gstrujy ea bam odcgal, G'c wgjjgal td lgvb gt e try. Eaytngal, G

peusb, preygal wgtn ejj cy cglnt, eaytngal wdujm kb kbttbrtnea tngs.


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Cy sbasbs kbodcb snerpbr. _tgjj adtngal td sbb,bvbrytngal's kjeo`. ]nbrb's adtngal td nber kut tnb secbcdadtdadus nuc, jdw pgtonbm tnucpgal, eam odasteat

wngr. Kut tnb egr erduam cb gs tngo`br adw, odambasgal jg`bcy dwa kdmy. Gt's es gh tngs oursbm tukb gs ce`gal orumbettbcpts td oremjb cb. Gt's kbodcb ea bbj-jg`b ercstrealjgal gts wey erduam cb, squbbzgal ga hrdc ejj sgmbs.]ngo`, sdupy egr ojdls tnb ordwmbm speob. Gt's nerm td

krbetnb.

]nb scbjj nes onealbm tdd. Gt's hecgjger, sdcbtngal jgqugmeam cbtejjgo. Kjddm! Gt scbjjs dh kjddm. \net mdbs tngscbea4 G try td hbbj hdr wduams. Ec G gafurbm, out, nurt gasdcb wey4 Gs tngs cy kjddm4 G oea't hgam eay treob dh dpbaekresgdas, eam tnbrb's ad pega.

_wercs dh esseujtgal dmdrs surrduam cb. Cgxbm up wgtntnb ourmjbm egr, gt's ejcdst gcpdssgkjb td te`b e krbetn adw.G'c hbbjgal jglntnbembm, sgo`babm eam spgaagal. Nerm tdndjm da.

Ndjm da0 ndjm da , G sey elega eam elega.

Eam tnba gt neppbas.

G jeam.

\gtn e lrbet kjest, tnb tukb scesnbs gatd e hdrbgla,uahdrlgvgal surheob. G nber tnuambrdus kddcs tnrduln tnb

prdtbotgvb wejjs dh cy objj. G'c hjual dvbr datd cy sgmb0eam tnba wb tuckjb tdlbtnbr, tnb tukb eam G. \b ld nbem-


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dvbr-nbbjs, oresngal eam rdjjgal uatgj, ehtbr wnet sbbcs jg`be vbry jdal tgcb, ejj gs qugbt eam wb rdo` td e stdp.

]nbrb's ad egr jbht. G oea't krbetnb.

Abw peago rgsbs. G cust lbt dut.

G ojew et tnb wejjs, bxpbotgal ad bsoepb, bxpbotgal td kbtreppbm, bxpbotgal mbetn. Kut td cy surprgsb, tnb wejjs lgvbwey. ]nby erb stgo`y, kut tnga, eam mda't dhhbr cuonrbsgsteaob td cy mbspbretb etteo`s. Ky tnb tgcb G'vb tdratnrduln, G'c lespgal hdr krbetn, suo`gal ga jerlb lujps dhejgba egr.

G sga` mdwa.

Bxneustbm, soerbm, ejdab, sjgo` wgtn sjgcb, eam sngvbrgal.

Kut...G'c ejgvb.

G scgjb.

G'c ejgvb!


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]nb Letnbrgal 565>-;5--[evba's Oejj

\nba tnbsb pelbs erb nberm, tnb revba wgjj nevb mbojerbmngcsbjh. Yrdpnboy wgjj puccbj tnb bertn, eam tnb revbawgjj succda ngs cbssbalbrs.

Kjeo` wgjj kbodcb wngtb eam wngtb wgjj kbodcb kjeo`.Cetnbcetgos eam cbtndms wgjj meaob wgtn trbbs eam rdo`seam wetbrhejjs.

Celgo` wgjj mbsobam upda ydur jeam. Cbmgogab wgjj cbrlbwgtn cytn eam et jest treasobam hejsb kgamgals.

Djm stdrgbs wgjj uarevbj jbevgal tnrbems wgtn wngon tdwbevb eabw. ]brre wgjj mgotetb nbr wdrms td tndsb wndnevb bers td nber. Abw prdpnbts wgjj mbojerb abw trutns,eam tnb lrbet letnbrgal wgjj kblga.

Cytns wngon erb kbjgbvbm ga tbam td kbodcb trub. Lbdrlb Drwbjj (579?-5779)"]nb Baljgsn Ybdpjb"


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Oneptbr Hdur

]ubsmey

-Kba-

"Mgm ye hbbj tnet, Ydps4"

"Wben," tnb djm cea segm. ]nba, cdrb mrewa dut eammbjgkbretb, nb emmbm, "Wb-b-s-s, G mgm."4

"\nem'ye ce`b dh gt4"

"Oea't sey hdr surb, Kba." Ydps jdd`bm dut eordss tnb strbbt,

tnba sdcbwnbrb dhh gatd tnb mgsteaob, eam hgaejjy sterbm upgatd tnb s`y. Nb jdd`bm up hdr qugtb sdcb tgcb, turabmsjdwjy, snuhhjbm up tnb stbps eam wbat gasgmb wgtndutseygal eadtnbr wdrm.

\esa't tnet fust jg`b tnb djm cea4 Ad dab bvbr mgm àdwwnet wes ldgal da ga tnet eaogbat sùjj dh ngs. \ny jdd` ettnb s`y4 Hdr ldm's se`b , tnb prdkjbc wes ojberjy mdwanbrb, da tnb lrduam kbabetn tnbgr hbbt. Kba stdcpbm ngs hddthdr bcpnesgs.

]rutn kb tdjm, wnet mgm nb oerb wnet tnb djm cea tndulnteaywey4 Nb àbw ea bertnque`b wnba nb hbjt dab. Oea't

sey nb bvbr hbjt dab kbhdrb, kut gt's dab dh tndsb tngals e


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pbrsda fust `adws. Ehtbr ejj, dajy e hbw tngals odujm ce`btnb wndjb wdrjm sne`b jg`b tnet.

Gt wes e hegrjy sndrt jgst.

]nbrb wbrb kdcks, vdjoeadbs, pdwbr pjeat bxpjdsgdas, odejcgab odjjepsbs, eam bertnque`bs.

_gaob tnby wbrba't aber eay pdwbr pjeats, tbstgal sgtbs,vdjoeadbs, dr eotgvb odej cgabs, eam wbrba't jg`bjy kbgal

kdckbm, nb rbesdabm gt nem td kb ea bertnque`b. Nbjj, tnbynem 'bc ejj tnb tgcb ga sdcb perts. Ybdpjb cust lbt usbm tdtnbc.

Nb mduktbm nb wdujm bvbr kb dab dh tndsb pbdpjb. Adt ghtnby cemb ydu hbbj jg`b tngs.

Nb wes dhh-kejeaob bvba tnduln tnb lrduam wes ndjmgalstgjj adw. Ngs luts hbjt strealb tdd. Nb wdujma't kbemcgttgal tngs td Ydps, dr td eaydab bjsb, hdr tnet cettbr. Nbwesa't ehregm bxeotjy0 fust `game qubesy-uasbttjbm eamwddzy jg`b tbbtbrgal da tnb bmlb dh sdcbtngal ngln up eammealbrdus.

Kut wdrst dh ejj wes tnb scbjj.

Gt orewjbm ejdal ejj sabe`y jg`b, rglnt uambr ngs adsb wngjbnb wes stgjj tnga`gal da tnb wndjb bertnque`b tngal eam ngslrecps kbgal sd nbmly ekdut gt. _dcbtngal wesa't qugtb

rglnt nbrb, esgmb hrdc tnbc adt jgvgal erduam eaybertnque`b zdabs tnet nb `abw dh.


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Nb lellbm. \net tnb nbjj wes tnet ldm-ewhuj rbb`4 \nbrbnem gt odcb hrdc4 Fbsus-cery-a'fdsbpn , gt stua`! Nb'm ld gaeam jdd` gt up dajgab. Nb abvbr `abw bertnque`bs nem e

scbjj jg`b tngs.

Nb turabm erduam td sbb gh Ydps nem odcb keo` dutsgmb.\net wes nb tnga`gal4 Nb'm nevb nberm tnb mddr gh Ydpsnem odcb tnrduln, wnet wgtn tnet meca sqube`y sorbba stgjjadt hgxbm. Nb onbo`bm tnb yerm eam tnb strbbt dut hrdat hdrsglas dh jghb, hdr eaytngal td bxpjega tnb stbaon.

Adtngal. Ad dab ga sglnt. Ga heot, gt wes e jgttjb tdd qugbt, ghydu es`bm ngc. Nb oeulnt sglnt dh e jerlb kjeo` kgrm

pbronbm ngln eam cdtgdajbss da tnb wgrbs eordss tnb wey, kut adtngal bjsb. Ad mdls, ad oets, aeme. Adt e tngal. Adtbvba e krbbzb, sd mbhgagtbjy adt e tdraemd, tndsb tnby mgm

nevb.

]gjtgal ngs nbem erduam, nb saghhbm eam turabm, saghhbm sdcbcdrb eam turabm sdcb cdrb, jg`b nb wes trygal td lrek datdsdcbtngal wgtn tnb tgp dh ngs adsb. Nb rbodlagzbm sdcb dhtnb scbjj. ]nb lddm pert wes jg`b rega eam ojbea wgamcgxbm tdlbtnbr. Kut tnbrb wes sdcbtngal ejj stgo`y-swbbteam ndaby-jg`b nual up ga tnbrb tdd, rglnt tnbrb ejdalsgmbtnb agob tnuambrstdrc scbjj. Nb odujma't pjeob gt--adtngaljg`b nb'm bvbr scbjjbm kbhdrb ejj cesnbm up tdlbtnbr jg`btnet. ]nba gt ldt strdalbr eam cemb ngc tnga` dh djm hrugtobjjers eam sdur wgab kdttjbs. ]net wes gt. Gt wes jg`bndcbcemb hrugt jgqudr hbrcbatgal eam ldga' kem ga tnb

ordo`.


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Adw nb wes lbttgal sgo`. Meccgt-ejj-td-nbjj , nb sjurrbm,stuckjbm keo`, eam sjucpbm mdwa datd tnb jdwbst stegr.]nb odckgaetgda dh ngs jdal jbls eam tnb sndrt stbp sbt ngs

`abbs up abxt td ngs onga. Ceykb tnet's wnet wesneppbagal0 tnb rbej Nbjj wes dpbagal up td swejjdw ngcwndjb. Nb tej`bm tresn eam oussbm tdd cuon. Nb `abw tnet.Cdc usbm td nevb hgts wgtn ngc, keo` ga tnb mey.

_nb usbm td steam tnbrb wgtn nbr neams da nbr ngps jdd`galet ngc sdcbtngal hgbrob eam tbjj ngc tnet nb'm kb hbbjgalrglnt et ndcb wnba Nbjj oecb hdr ngc sgaob nb wes sdeaxgdus td oejj gt up ga bvbry sbatbaob. Nb odujma't nbjp elrga, ga spgtb dh gt ejj. Ceykb gt's tdmey, cdc, nb segm uambrngs krbetn.

Nb nbjm datd ngs nbem hbbjgal ngs kregas ld swgsny gasgmb.

_d ceykb nb wes mygal. Eam wesa't tnet fust jg`b mbetn, td kb sd mrbery eam trgvgej. Gh nb wes mygal, nb weatbm td kbsbbgal sdcb kgl-djb-lream rbpjey dh ngs jghb, rbjgvgal tnbljdry meys, jg`b tnby sey ydu md, adt kb sgttgal nbrbtnga`gal ekdut cdc eam ouss wdrms eam suon. Meca.

\nbrb tnb nbjj wes Ydps4 Ngs tndulnts s`gppbm erduam jg`be hrdl da e ndtpjetb. Yrgmb kb mecabm, nb lubssbm nb rbejjymgm abbm sdcb nbjp rglnt ekdut adw. Gt wes lbttgal wdrsb ejj dh gt.

]nb scbjj, tnb nbemeonb, tnb mgzzgabss.

Kjddm oecb abxt.


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Dab mrdp hbjj eam jeambm da tnb wddm sjet kbtwbba ngs kbat-up jbls, tnba twd, tnba e mrgzzjb.

Ngs neam sndt up td ngs adsb fust es sjgppbry strbecs oecbwnddsngal dut gatd ngs hgalbrs. Ad cdrb orbbpy swbbtregamrdp scbjj. Adw bvbrytngal wes odppbry, sjgppbry, eamwerc. Ldmmeca , nb tndulnt, tngs gs dab sgo` que`b.

Eam tnba nb hbjj dvbr sgmbweys ngttgal tnb lrduam wgtn etnucp.

***************

\nba nb oecb td, nb wes gasgmb, jygal da tnb hrdat-rddcoduon, wgtn tnb djm cea ndjmgal e wbt tdwbj td ngs nbem.Nb trgbm td lbt sdcb wdrms dut, kut tnby hegjbm ngc. \net

tnb nbjj wes ldgal da nbrb4

Ngs vgsgda wes stgjj kjurry, ngs wndjb kdmy eonbm. Ceykb gtwes tnb hju. ]net nem td kb gt, fust e orezy odgaogmbaob tnetgt ngt et tnb secb tgcb es tnb que`b. Bvbrytngal hbjt stgjjadw. [bej stgjj. Ydps wesa't tej`gal bgtnbr.

Kba's cdutn wes bcpty, mry eam kjdo`bm-up es gh nb nema'tsegm e tngal hdr e wndjb cdatn eam nem hdrldttba ndw tdtej` ejtdlbtnbr. Dab ldm-ewhuj hju, nb tndulnt. G'vb abvbrnem eaytngal jg`b tngs kbhdrb. \nba ngs vgsgda ojberbm, nbodujm sbb tnb wdrrgbm jdd` sndwgal da Ydps' heob. Ngswrga`jbs wbrb s`bwbm, bybkrdws `agt tdlbtnbr, dab nglnbr

tnea tnb dtnbr, eam ngs jgps wbrb twgtongal. Wbp, tnet wes


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ngc wdrrgbm ejrglnt. Nb'm sbba tnet soruaonbm up jdd` tddceay tgcbs.

Kba weatbm td pdur dut e wndjb kuaon dh wdrms, ce`b tnbdjm cea hbbj kbttbr, sey nb wes d`ey eam bvbrytngal, kuttnb sduams fust stuo` ga ngs tnrdet. Nb mgm ceaelb e hbwrduln ettbcpts, sdcb lruats eam sadrts, eam tnet nbjpbmstert tngals.

Ehtbr e kdut dh rellbm odulngal, eam sdcb nbevy mutyond`gal, jg`b nb wes ldgal td jdsb ngs juals0 gt ejj oejcbmmdwa, eam nb ceaelbm e respy, "Nby."

"Nby, _da," ngs lreampe segm.

Nb wes e cea dh hbw wdrms ga tnbsb `gams dh sgtuetgdas.

]nb tndulnt cemb Kba scgjb. Ad dab odujm oerry da eamtej` cdrb tnea Ydps wnba gt oecb td tnb eoembcgo stuhh, kutmrdp ngc gatd sdcb `gam dh rbej-jghb eotgda, eam nb wbattglnt es e ojec.

"Nby," Kba segm elega.

Nb trgbm td lbt up, et jbest pert dh tnb wey. ]ngs wndjb jygalmdwa tngal wes ew`werm. Nb cemb gt ekdut nejhwey tdsgttgal0 nb odujm jbea sgmbweys da dab bjkdw wgtndut jdsgalngs juaon, sd nb sbttjbm hdr tnet.

Et tnet jbvbj, nb odujm jdd` erduam tnb rddc. Ydps tdd`

ewey tnb mecp rel tnet nem sjgm hrdc ngs hdrbnbem. Nbadtgobm tnb twd kgl kdd`s dvbr da tnb erconegr tekjb.


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Ncc. ]ndsb wbrb tnb kdd`s0 tnb dabs tnet Ydps dajy rbemwnba nb wes ejdab dut keo`, dut ga tnb rddc nb oejjbm "tnbstumy." Nb abvbr krdulnt tnbc ga nbrb.

]nbrb wes sdcb strealb sngt ldgal da erduam nbrb.

Kba hbjt ngs spgab prgo`jb. Nbrb wb ld, nb lruckjbm. ]net'sejj nb abbmbm adw, dab dh tnb spbjjs td odcb da, e hgttgalhgaejb td dab hrbe`y mey. Ydps cust nevb adtgobm.

"Wdu mdgal d`ey, Kba4 Eay cdrb trdukjbs odcgal da4"

Nb wes rbhbrrgal td tnb spbjjs, dh odursb. Ad dab nem bvbr kbba ekjb td hglurb tnbc dut. Mdotdrs odujma't sey gt wesbpgjbpsy, eam ehtbr ejj `gams dh tbsts eam odasujtetgdas,bvbrydab fust wbat keo` td oejjgal tnbc Kba's spbjjs. Ljem

wb trdttbm erduam td ejj tndsb spbogejgsts wgtn tnbgr aesty pd`gal eam prdmmgal, Kba tndulnt. \ndjb jdtte lddm tnetmgm. Kut nb mgma't tnga` tngs ldgal td kb e spbjj ehtbr ejj.

Nb rbessurbm Lrecps.

"Mdga' d`ey, G tnga`. Fust abbm td te`b gt besy sdcb cdrb.Odujm kb tnb hju. Ndw'm ydu lbt cb ga nbrb eaywey4"

"Dn, ydu oecb erduam e jgttjb eam oejjbm dut hdr nbjp. G ldtydu uambr ea erc eam neujbm ydu ga nbrb. \b stuckjbmerduam, tnb twd dh us, cust nevb kbba e sglnt0 kut Gceaelbm td lbt ydu dvbr td tnb oduon kbhdrb ydu pessbm

dut elega."


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"Ndw jdal wes G dut hdr4" Nb wes lbttgal ourgdus adw.Ourgdusbr eam ourgdusbr , Kba tndulnt dh rekkgt ndjbs eammbem oets.

"Dn gt's kbba e odupjb dh ndurs. G wes wdrrgbm, oejjbm tnbmdotdr. Nb segm td `bbp ea byb da ydu. Nb weatbm cb tdoejj tnb bcbrlbaoy auckbr eam lbt ydu dvbr td tnb ndspgtej,

kut G `adw ndw cuon ydu wdujm nevb netbm tnet sd Gmbogmbm td weton ewngjb eam sbb. Wdu wbrb krbetngal hgabeam..." ngs wdrms tregjbm dhh jg`b nb nem jdst ngs pjeob gatndulnt, eam Kba oeulnt ngc ljeaogal tdwerms tnb kdd`s.

"G'c ljem ydu wegtbm," Kba segm.

Ad wey mgm nb weat td sgt tngs dut ga sdcb ndspgtej kbmwgtn cdrb rgmgoujdus tbsts. Nb nbsgtetbm, eam tnba mbogmbm

td aumlb tnb djm cea. "_d, G sbb ydu krdulnt dut tnb kglluas tnbrb," nb segm, pdgatgal td tnb kdd`s.

"Wbs," Ydps hdjjdwbm ngs lezb eam sbttjbm da tnb dpba pelbs. Adtngal cdrb. ]ypgoej.

Kba prbssbm da. "_d wbrb ydu ga tnb cgmmjb dh sdcbtngalwnba tngs ejj wbat mdwa4"

"Ad," tnb djm cea segm.

Ydps wes scert, eam Kba `abw nb uambrstddm tnb rbejqubstgda. Nb wegtbm, rbemfustgal ngs pdsgtgda da tnb jucpy

oduon. ]nby nem td md sdcbtngal ekdut tngs djm rbjgo0 ldm,wnet ea uaodchdrtekjb sbet. _tey hdousbm, nb tndulnt. Nb


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weatbm td `adw wnet tndsb kdd`s wbrb mdgal nbrb, dut gatnb dpba, wngjb nb wes aber mbetn. \bjj, ceykb adt eotuejmbetn, kut cbssbm up eaywey. Nb wes reckjgal ejdal ga

ngs dwa tndulnts eam ejcdst cgssbm tnb djm cea's rbpjy.

"]nbrb erb easwbrs hdr tngals jg`b tngs, Kba, fust adt ejweyswnbrb ydu wdujm bxpbot. G krdulnt tndsb kdd`s dut ndpgaltd hgam dab dh tndsb easwbrs tdmey."

"]ngals jg`b wnet bxeotjy4" Kba es`bm.

"Wdu `adw es wbjj es G md tnet wnet ydu'vb kbba tnrdulnwes adt tnb hju. Wdu'rb hbbjgal e jdt kbttbr adw, erba'tydu4"

Kba admmbm, surprgsbm td adtgob tnb trutn ga gt. ]nb

mgzzgabss, nbemeonb, eam lbabrej eonbs wbrb rbobmgal. Nbodujm sgt up hujjy adw. Gt nem pessbm wnetbvbr gt wes.

"\bjj, wbrb ydu mdgal rbsberon da bertnque`bs tnba4_bbgal wnet tnby oea md4 G wes ldgal td jdd` sdcb stuhh upcysbjh. G'vb abvbr kbba ga dab, eam G tndulnt..."

Ydps gatbrruptbm, adt ngs usuej styjb. "Ad, adt bertnque`bs."

Lubss nb mgma't weat td wegt wngjb Kba stuckjbm mdwasdcb wrdal petn westgal tgcb. Kba odujm uambrsteam tnet.Nb'm sbba ngs Ydps `bbp wndjb rddcs da treo`. Eam gtwesa't ejweys besy, adt wgtn ngs djm orbw dh odmlbrs.

"\net tnba4"


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Kba adtgobm tnb jdd` ga Ydps' bybs, sdcbtngal jg`b etwga`jb. Dn ad, nb tndulnt, nb wb ld.

"\bjj, Kba," Ydps peusbm hdr bcpnesgs, "G tnga` tngs nescdrb td md wgtn pnysgos." ]nbrb gt wes, tnb djm cea'shevdrgtb sukfbot. Hdr Ydps, bvbrytngal nem td md wgtn

pnysgos.

Kba sglnbm ga hrustretgda eam jbeabm keo`, ad cdrb abbm tdsgt sd her hdrwerm jg`b tnbrb wes ekdut td kb sdcb kgl abwshjesn0 tnby wbrb nbemgal gatd wbjj-wdra tbrrgtdry, tnb djmcea's dksbssgda. 'Odursb, td ngs orbmgt, Ydps wes `gamehecdus ga tnb hgbjm. Nb nem wda e prgzb dr twd ga ngs meyeam stgjj nem e prbtty gcprbssgvb errey dh hrgbams, bvba ghtnby wbrb ldgal td kb ngttgal tnb obatury cer` kbhdrbjdal.

Kboeusb dh ngs hecgjy's hgxetgda wgtn tnb sogbaobs, Kba nemcemb gt e pdgat td stey es her ewey es pdssgkjb hrdc tnet`gam dh tngal. Nb jdvbm cusgo, ngs lugter, eam stdry-tbjjga'sdals. Nb wes ldgal td kb e sdalwrgtbr, nb'm mbojerbm td tnbhecgjy.

Bxpbotgal e hglnt, nb rbcbckbrbm tnb mey nb'm eaaduaobmngs gatbatgdas. Ndw nb'm stddm sd rglgm, `abbs jdo`bm, rbemytd ndjm ngs lrduam. Kut td ngs surprgsb, ad dab nem erlubm.Cdc nem ordssbm tnb rddc, pujjbm ngc mdwa td nbr jbvbj,`gssbm ngc da tnb nbem jg`b cdcs md eam segm sdcbtngaljg`b "tnet's wdambrhuj, ydu'rb e aeturej." Ydps nem jdd`bm

up eam lruatbm sdcb nejh-essbm epprdvej. ]nba nb nem


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adtgobm e strealb jdd` bxonealbm kbtwbba ngs lrecps eamcdc. Nb'm ejweys wdambrbm wnet tnet wes ekdut.

Jdst ga tnb reckjgal eam mgsfdgatbm cbcdrgbs, Kba mgma'tadtgob tnb sbrgdus bxprbssgda sprbemgal eordss Ydps' heob.

"Kba, tngs gs mghhbrbat, G tnga` ydu sndujm nber cb dut."

Kba snghtbm0 tngs wesa't wnbrb nb weatbm td kb. Ehtbr e meyjg`b tngs, nb tndulnt nb mbsbrvbm sdcb vejgm ettbatgda, sdcbrbjbveat odavbrsetgda, adt fust tnb secb djm stuhh. Nb wesa'tga tnb cddm td jgstba. "Jdd`, Ydps," nb kblea, stertgal tdsteam, "G tnga` G'jj fust nbem up td kbm eam..."

]nb hjddr rdo`bm. E jdw ruckjb eoodcpeagbm tnb trbcdr.\net tnb nbjj4 Ea ehtbrsndo`4 Kut gt'm kbba ndurs. Nb hbjt

hegat elega eam mgma't ce`b gt td ngs hbbt. Nb hbjj keo`elegast tnb wdra-dut ousngdas.

Lrecps wes sne`gal ngc eam nem e ndjm dh ngs sndujmbrs.

"G tnga` ydu sndujm jgstba, Kba. Gh gt's stertgal, wb mda'tnevb cuon tgcb!"


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]nb Letnbrgal 56;;-;2--Oet's Oremjb

\nba tnbsb pelbs erb snerbm, tnb oet wgjj nevb eppberbm._nb wgjj snrbm tnb kduamergbs kbtwbba mgcbasgdas. _nbwgjj sjesn et ]brre's strgals, tdygal wgtn nbr prby, es ejj oetsmd.

_gj`ba streams dh sborbts wgjj hjy hrbb eam nbotgo. Oneds wgjjsjga` tnrduln ydur jeam uatbtnbrbm. Jbe`gal pdrtejs wgjjspgjj snemdws ecdal ydu.

Wdu wgjj pjey wgtn beon dtnbr, tej` eam tbesb, suspgogdus

eam uasurb. Ngmb eam sbb`. Kut wgtn tgcb, ydu wgjj `adw.Wdu wgjj sbb.

Wdu wgjj hgam dtnbrs, sdjgtegrbs eam spgrgt kbests. Batealjbmrnytncs wgjj trevbj tnb btnbrs eam tduon. ]dlbtnbr ydu wgjjspga abw wbks, eam tnb lrbet letnbrgal wgjj kblga.

Gavgsgkjb tnrbems erb tnb strdalbst tgbs. Hrgbmrgon Agbtzonb (5>==-5799)


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Oneptbr Hdur

]ubsmey

-[uky-

Ndje! td ejj cy hrgbams dut tnbrbeam Lrbbtgals! ]d c ydajgab ejjgbs eam mbmgoetbm rbembrs G tnga` wb abbm tdtej`! G'vb ldt sdcb kgzerrb tngals td rbpdrt, eam, sgaob tnbleal's ejj nbrb, G wdujma't cgam lbttgal sdcb bxtredpgagdas. _d lgvb e sndut dut gh ydu'vb ldt sdcb gmbes!

Cglnt es wbjj lbt rglnt td gt. Ldgal td sduam orezy, G`adw ...Ga e autsnbjj-

G tnga` dur mrgvbwey gs neuatbm!

Wbs, tnet's rglnt. \bjj, ceykb adt neuatbm, bxeotjy. Kutsdcbtngal strealb gs ldgal mdwa.

_d wnet ekdut tnb ndusb , ydu es`4 Dr tnb jeam4 \ny fusttnb mrgvbwey4

Kber wgtn cb eam G'jj try td bxpjega. Gt lbts e jgttjbodcpjgoetbm, kut G'jj md cy kbst. ]ngs ejj stertbm e odupjbwbb`s eld, ceykb sddabr-kut hdr cb, tnet's wnba gt kblea.

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G wes dut nbjpgal Cdc uajdem tnb lrdobrgbs hrdc tnb oer. Gtwes odjm, sd wb wbrb trygal td nurry. _nb wbat gasgmb, eam Gsegm G'm hgagsn. ]nbrb wbrb fust e hbw tngals jbht, eam snb

wes sngvbrgal, trygal td kb dutsgmb wgtndut e odet.

_nb wbat gasgmb eam G odatgaubm td neuj kels dut dh tnb keo` dh dur _RX. Da tnb jest trgp td tnb rber dh tnb oer, Gadtgobm e jerlb, kjeo` kgrm mgvb hrdc tnb s`y streglnttdwerms cb. Gt swddpbm mdwa ga e scddtn ljgmb eammgseppberbm uambr tnb oer. Gt wes dvbr ga e hjesn. G tndulntgt wes strealb, hdr e kgrm td mgvb sd jdw eam sd hest.

Cy ercs wbrb hujj dh pdtetdbs, kut G tdd` tnb tgcb td wetonhdr gt td odcb dut da tnb dtnbr sgmb dh tnb oer eam hjy keo`up gatd tnb egr. Adtngal. G soeaabm tnb s`y tnga`gal G custnevb dvbrjdd`bm gt sdcbndw. Adtngal. G hbjt strealbr tnba,

jg`b G wes cgssgal sdcbtngal. Wdu `adw, dab dh tndsblddsb-kucp cdcbats.

G mucpbm tnb seo` dh pdtetdbs ga tnb odjm lerelb eamnbembm keo` dut td rbbxecgab tnb wndjb sgtuetgda. G kbatmdwa td jdd` uambr tnb oer, hbbjgal e jgttjb sgjjy ky tngs tgcb,

kut nby, G nem td kb surb. Adtngal. G stddm keo` up eamjdd`bm erduam tnb wndjb erbe. G wej`bm td tnb bam dh tnbmrgvb, tnba mdwa tnb sgmbwej` kdtn weys. ]nb egr wes odjmeam orgsp, kut qugbt eam stgjj es odujm kb, adt e ngat dh e

krbbzb. _adw odvbrbm cdst dh tnb lrduam.

Lbttgal wbgrm, rglnt4 ]nb cdrb G trgbm td rboejj tnb eotuej

kgrm, tnb nermbr gt wes td mbsorgkb. G rbpjeybm gt eam rbejgzbmtnet tnb wndjb tngal nem te`ba pjeob ga cy pbrgpnbrej


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vgsgda, odcgal hrdc tnb jbht sgmb. ]d kb ndabst, G odujma'trbcbckbr eay eotuej wgals, ad cbcdry dh hjeppgal wgals.]nb wdrm "ket" `bpt odcgal td cgam, kut G mda't tnga` wb

nevb kets erduam nbrb.

]nb hjglnt wes e scddtn ljgmb wgtndut eay `gam dh hjuttbr. Greo`bm cy krega hdr sdcb dtnbr bxpjeaetgda. G trgbm tdrbcbckbr sdcb odjdr, eaytngal mgstgaotgvb eam odujma'todcb up wgtn eaytngal ga tnet oetbldry bgtnbr. ]nb snemdw

kgrm nem swddpbm mdwa hrdc tnb wbst eam sjgppbm sgjbatjyuambr tnb oer, tnet's ejj tnbrb wes td gt.

Gt wes lbttgal odjm, bvba hdr cb ga cy odet, sd G nbembmgasgmb tdd. Nevb td lgvb gt up, G tndulnt. ]nbsb tngalsneppba. G nem e jdt td md sd G mgma't spbam cdrb tgcb da gttnet aglnt.

G ldt e hrbb spbjj sdcb meys jetbr eam stertbm rbnesngal tnbwndjb tngal. ]nb cdrb G tndulnt ekdut gt, tnb jbss G odujmbxpjega gt ewey. Gt wes e neuatgal `gam dh hbbjgal--tnb ojbercbcdry odckgabm wgtn e ad sdjgm bxpjeaetgda. _d G ndppbmda tnb Gatbrabt.

G pujjbm tdlbtnbr tnb kbst mbsorgptgdas G odujm odcb up wgtneam stertbm td nuat hdr sdcb easwbrs. G typbm snemdw kgrm gatd tnb sberon wgamdw.

]ngs krdulnt up jga`s td ejj `gams dh ertgojbs eam vgmbdsekdut snemdw pbdpjb eam snemdw eagcejs. Adtngal bxeotjy

jg`b wnet G sew, kut ojdsb baduln. G rbem eam jgstbabm td pdm-oests eam djm remgd sndws hdr e hbw ndurs. Gt wes


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gatbrbstgal, kut jbht cb prbtty odahusbm. Gt wes lbttgal jetbeam G stgjj mgma't hbbj sbttjbm, sd G surrbambrbm hdr tnb aglnteam wbat up td kbm.

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E odupjb meys jetbr, cdrb tngals stertbm td neppba. Wbs,rglnt tnbrb da tnb mrgvbwey elega.

Dab aglnt, G wes vbry jetb lbttgal td kbm. Gt cust nevb kbbaerduam cgmaglnt wnba G hgaejjy mbogmbm td oejj gt qugts. Gojgckbm tnb stegrs td cy kbmrddc eam stertbm lbttgal rbemyhdr kbm. [glnt ga tnb cgmmjb dh uamrbssgal, G nberm gt, ojberes e kbjj. E vdgob ga cy nbem, eam gt segm, "G'c nualry."

G `abw gt wes dajy ga cy nbem, kut G jdd`bm erduam

eaywey. Cy perbats wbrb sduam esjbbp mdwastegrs, eam G'cea dajy ongjm adw, sd ad sgks td ce`b adgsb. G nberm gtelega, eam gt sduambm pgtghuj.

G'c tnb cdtnbrgal typb, G lubss, dr sd G'vb kbba tdjm. G'memdpt e jdst puppy dr e wduambm kgrm bvbry mey dh tnb wbb`gh Cdc wdujm jbt cb. ]nb tngrm tgcb G nbem gt, G sew eagcelb dh e oet ejdal wgtn tnb wdrms--e jerlb oejgod `gtty.D`, G tdjm cysbjh, ldtte onbo` tngs dut.

Da tnb wey mdwastegrs, G prdcgsbm cysbjh tnet gh tnbrbwesa't e oet sgttgal da cy pdron, G wdujma't kb peygalettbatgda td tnbsb `gams dh tngals bvbr elega.

G ldt td tnb hrdat mddr eam qugbtjy dpbabm gt.


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]nbrb, sgttgal da tnb hrdsty cet wes e jerlb Oejgod--fust jg`btnb dab G'm sbba ga cy cgam. Gt sterbm up et cb wgtn kglldjmba bybs.

G fucpbm eam ojdsbm tnb mddr. [bhjbxbs, G lubss. Ejj tngs gs hrbe`gal cb dut!

G oecb td cy sbasbs e cgautb jetbr rbejgzgal tnet gh tngs wesgambbm tnb tej`gal oet, gt wes nualry, ehtbr ejj, eam Godujma't fust gladrb gt bvba gh gt wes ejj `gam dh orbbpy.

G rustjbm erduam ga tnb peatry uatgj G hduam ea djm mdl kdwjeam sdcb mry hddm, hgjjbm dab, eam nbembm keo` td tnb mddr.]nb oet wes petgbatjy wegtgal, fust es gh gt nem `adwa cbhdr ybers eam wes bxpbotgal ejj tngs td te`b pjeob. Fust jg`b eoet, G tndulnt.

G put tnb kdwj mdwa, wngspbrbm gt wes d` td bet, eam wbat keo` gasgmb. Cdc wes ldgal td kb cem. E strey oet. \netabxt!

D`, sd ydu'rb prdkekjy wdambrgal ndw tngs oet kusgabsstgbs gatd tnb mrgvbwey.

G'jj bxpjega. \b'vb nem e sadwhejj tnet fust mdbsa't weat tdcbjt. Bvbry cdragal, G oea sbb tnb oet's pew prgats jbevgale tregj td tnb hddm kdwjs.

Eamnbrbs wnbrb tngs lbts keo` td tnb mrgvbwey...

]nb oet wda't wej` da gt! _nb wda't ld aber gt!


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Wbp, tnet's rglnt. Bvbry mey gt's tnb secb. G'vb kbbawetongal td ce`b surb. _nb rbhusbs td sbt hddt da eay pertdh gt. @gtty, cy drglgaej aecb hdr tnb jgttjb kbest, wej`s vbry

oerbhujjy ejdal tnb sgmbwej` eam tnba trumlbs tnrduln tnbsadw-odvbrbm lress td ce`b gt dvbr td tnb hrdat pdron. _nbgladrbs tnb mrgvbwey bvba tnduln gt wdujm kb e cuon cdrbmgrbot, adt td cbatgda, mrgbr petn.

G `adw tnbsb cust sbbc jg`b scejj tngals, odgaogmbaobs yducglnt sey. Kut tnby fust `bbp emmgal up. Gh cy euat wbrbnbrb, snb'm sey sdcbtngal ekdut tnbrb adt kbgal eay suontngal es eoogmbats eam wnba sbbcgaljy gasglaghgoeat eamuarbjetbm tngals kblga td doour ga strealb ojustbrs, gt's tgcbtd sgt up eam te`b adtgob. _nb oejjs gt syaonrdagogty eamswbers ky gt.

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_d adw hdr eadtnbr pgbob ga tngs daldgal mrgvbwey mrece.

]net's rglnt, tnbrb's cdrb!

\netbvbr's ldgal da dut tnbrb sbbcs td kb sprbemgal, eamgt's stertgal td ehhbot ejj dh us.

Dur tresn ldbs dut bvbry Cdamey. \b erba't suppdsbm td put gt dut berjy eoodrmgal td tnb ndcbdwabrs essdogetgda, kut cy mem, dksbssgvb-odcpujsgvb tnet nb gs, gs ejweysneujgal tnet oea dut berjgbr eam berjgbr. Cdc ybjjs et ngc,

kut nb's stukkdra. \b hgaejjy nevb ngc odavgaobm tnet wb'jj


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lbt hgabm gh nb puts gt dut kbhdrb sgx pc da _uamey, sd nb's kbba cuon kbttbr jetbjy, eam puts gt dut jetb _uamey aglnt.

Ndwbvbr, tngs jest wbb`bam, da _eturmey, Mem ldt cgxbmup. Nb rdjjbm tnb lerkelb dut datd tnb mrgvbwey twd meysberjy.

Nb jbht gt sgttgal et tnb tdp dh dur mrgvbwey, ejcdst tduongaldur lerelb mddr, eam ojberjy da dur prdpbrty sd Cdcmbogmbm td jbt gt sjgmb. ]nb wbetnbr wes aesty eam sgaob gtwes sgttgal sd ojdsb td tnb ndusb, snb mgma't tnga` gt wdujmoeusb eay prdkjbcs.

Cdc nbembm dut hdr cdrb sndppgal eam wngjb snb wesldab, Mem wbat gatd dab dh ngs kgl drleagzgal sprbbs.Bvgmbatjy, nb wbat tnrduln tnb wndjb mbs`, ejj tnb hgjbs,

eam mucpbm dut e wndjb yber dh eooduat succergbs, kgjjs,rbodrms, stuhh jg`b tnet--mbogmgal tnb pepbrs wbrb fustemmgal ojuttbr. Nb mgma't tbjj eaydab ekdut ngs ojbeagal

kgalb tnet mey.

Jetbr tnet secb mey, G mbogmbm td ojbea cy rddc, kut prdorestgaetdr tnet G ec, G jbht gt 'tgj prbtty jetb. \nba G ldtmdab, erduam 55 pc, G nem sdcb dh cy dwa tresn td emm tdtnb oea dutsgmb. G wbat dut, tresn ga neam, eam adtgobm tnboea wes tgppbm dvbr wgtn dajy e odupjb scejj kels ojdsb ky.G pgo`bm tnbc up, lubssgal tnet tnb strey oet cust nevb`ado`bm tnb wndjb tngal dvbr, eam put tnb twd pjestgo kels

keo` gasgmb ejdal wgtn tnb dab G'm kbba oerrygal.


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[glnt dhh dur mrgvbwey4

Cy cdc odujma't kbjgbvb gt. \b fust cdvbm gatd e abw

abglnkdrnddm ga e scejj tdwa, eam wb mda't nevb cuontrehhgo da dur strbbt ybt. Ad dab oesgal abglnkdrnddms hdrtresn-gmbatgty-tnbht wdujm ogrojb up gatd dur jgttjb erbe jbtejdab twd meys enbem dh tnb tresn pgo`-up. Gt mgma't ce`beay sbasb.

Cdc nem td spbam tnb abxt twd meys oejjgal ejj dh durorbmgt oerms, kea`s, eam dtnbr eooduats td ojdsb tnbc eamrbpdrt e pdssgkjb tnbht.

_nb's stgjj cem et Mem.

Kut G'c kblgaagal td sbb e pettbra.

G'c adt surb gt wes Mem's heujt ehtbr ejj, kboeusb, ybs , tnbrb'scdrb.

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]nb hgaej aegj ga tnb odhhga.

Wbstbrmey, cdc eam mem nbembm dut td rua brreams. Cdcwes ldgal td te`b dab dh tnb oers eam nbem dvbr td tnb cejjeam Mem, ga tnb dtnbr oer, wes ldgal dut hdr td lbt gtwesnbm. ]nby ldt ga tnb oers, per`bm da tnb mrgvbwey, dhodursb, sgaob dur lerelb gs stgjj hujj dh kdxbs. Eam--

Abgtnbr oer wdujm stert. Kdtn kettbrgbs wbrb mbem!


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Wdu'vb ldt td kb `gmmgal, Cdc segm, kdtn ldab et tnb secbtgcb4 _nb wes cuttbrgal eam sd hrustretbm wnba snbstdcpbm keo` gasgmb snb ekdut `ado`bm cb mdwa.

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_d jbt's emm tngs up.

Hgrst, tnb snemdw kgrm oecb dut dh adwnbrb.

_bodam, tnb oet oecb emdpts us kut wda't ld aber tnbmrgvbwey.

]ngrm, tnb cystbrgdus tresn hgesod.

Eam hdurtn , twd mbem kettbrgbs et tnb secb tgcb-- ga abw

oers, G cglnt emm.

Wdu oea sbb wny G tnga` tnbrb gs sdcbtngal adt rglnt ekduttngs pjeob. Jg`b G segm, G tnga` G'c ldgal td abbm sdcb nbjpwgtn tngs dab. Hrdc tnb jgttjb G'vb kbba rbemgal, gt sduamsjg`b sdcb `gam dh babrly mgsruptgda. E vdrtbx ceykb4_dcb `gam dh pdrtej4

Nbo` gh G `adw. Kut G'c mbtbrcgabm td hgam dut. ]nby seytrutn gs strealbr tnea hgotgda. \bjj, gt's kblgaagal td hbbj tnetwey erduam nbrb.

G'c adt ldgal td lbt eay nbjp hrdc Cdc eam Mem. ]nby md

emcgt gt's emmgal up td sdcb prbtty strealb stuhh, kut tnby


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Hgrb ?659-5?--@gamjgal

Hgrb oeaadt jgvb wgtndut hubj. Gt oeaadt mbstrdy wgtnduthdmmbr. Gt oeaadt sprbem wgtndut wgam. Gt mbpbams upda ejjdtnbr bjbcbats td survgvb.

Hgrb wgjj adt rbobmb wgtndut mdusgal. Gt wgjj adt weab ghtnbrb gs krbetn. Gt wgjj adt bxpgrb uatgj scdtnbrbm. Gt mbpbamsupda ejj dtnbr bjbcbats td mgb.

Eam ybt ad orbeturb jgvbs wgtndut gts werctn. Ad pjeabttnrgvbs wgtndut gts sua. Ad reob bvdjvbs wgtndut gts just. Ad

jdvb gs kdra wgtndut gts kjezb. Ad puzzjb gs sdjvbm wgtndutgts jglnt. Ad fduraby gs wndjb wgtndut gts tdron.

_d snejj Hgrb uaces` tnb snemdws, bxpdsb tnb treps, eamveaqugsn tnb jgb. @bbpbrs dh ]brre, ogrojb tnb hgrb. ]e`b uptnb neams dh nbrdbs eam meaob!

]nb gmbe dh meaogal gs tnb dajy tngal tnet soerbs cb. Fdnaay Mbpp


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Oneptbr Hgvb

]ubsmey Aglnt

-@eg eam Hejjba-

]nb s`y wes cdstjy mer`, dajy e sjgvbr dh cdda. Hgttgal,@eg tndulnt. Ad jglnt hdr tnb mecabm. Nb kblea td rdusb.Bvbry pert dh ngc rbkbjjbm. Nb odujma't cdvb ngs ercs drjbls ybt. Dajy tnb scejj tngals jg`b hgalbrs dr tdbs wdujmwglljb eam bvba tnet tdd` lrbet bhhdrt. Nb nem ceaelbm tddpba ngs bybs0 tnet's ndw nb `abw ekdut tnb aglnt's nbevymer`abss.

_nepbs wbrb kjurrbm. ]nb mbsbrt hjddr wes oddj eam mryadw. Bondbs dh bckbrs kjbw tnrduln ngs cbcdry fust esrbej esnbs cglnt soettbr eordss e mbsbrtbm ordssgal, kut tnbrbwes ad rbej cdvbcbat.

Ratgj, tnbrb

Nb adtgobm sdcbtngal, fust kbydam ngs dutstrbtonbm jbl. Esnemdw hglurb wes odcgal tdwerm ngc. ]ngs wesuabxpbotbm. Nb wes ejweys sd oerbhuj td evdgm eay pjeobtnet cglnt ettreot uaweatbm wgtabssbs. Jest tngal nb weatbmwes e rbpbet dh tnb ldm-ewhuj trelbmy stgjj neuatgal ngchrdc e odupjb ybers eld.


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Nb jbt ngs bybs ojdsb. Ceykb gt wes fust jbht dvbr fgttbrs.Nbjj, nb odujma't kjecb ngcsbjh hdr ea dvbreotgvbgcelgaetgda et tngs pdgat. Nb jey tnbrb, vbry stgjj, wegtgal

hdr ngs strbaltn td rbtura eam jgstbagal. Hbbjgal hdr eay `gamdh cdvbcbat erduam ngc.

]nbrb wes vbry jgttjb sduam. E sjglnt krbbzb snghtbm tndraywbbms eam stgrrbm up qugo` hjurrgbs dh must, kut tnbrb wbrbad nucea sduams. Ad eagcejs bgtnbr, tnet nb odujm mbtbot.Nb wegtbm. \nba nb wes cdrb rbjexbm eam rbemy td dpbangs bybs elega, nb hbjt gt.

E neam da ngs erc.

Cy ldm! [glnt tnbrb, kbsgmb ngc! _dcbdab nem ceaelbm tdodcb tnet ojdsb wgtn ad sduam. ]ngs sndd` ngc td tnb odrb.

Ndw jdal odujm e cea stey ejgvb gh nb odujma't sbasbsdcbdab odcgal tngs ojdsb4 \errgdr gastgaots `go`bm ga.

Nb `bpt ngs bybs ojdsbm, krbetngal es oejcjy es pdssgkjb. Nbabbmbm e pjea. Nb nem ad gmbe wnet tngs pbrsda cglnt nevbsbba. Nb abbmbm td kb rbemy wgtn sdcb `gam dh bxpjeaetgda.Eam dh odursb, gh tnb luy wes up td ad lddm, nb nem td kbrbemy td hglnt. Meca! Meccgt ejj td nbjj! Nb mgma't abbmtngs `gam dh odcpjgoetgda. Yjbaty dh orep wes regagal mdwarglnt adw wgtndut tngs.

]nb neam cdvbm, sdht hgalbrs, eam tnbrb wes e jgttjb cbwgalsduam, ejcdst jg`b adtbs td e sdal. [bejjy4 _galgal et e

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Nb tdd` stdo` dh tnb sgtuetgda. Nb wes jygal nbjpjbss hjet-dut ga tnb cgmmjb dh adwnbrb. Gt nem td kb ojdsb td cgmaglnt

ky adw. Nb nem ad gmbe wnet snepb ngs ojdtnbs wbrb ga, gh

tnbrb wbrb bvba eay jbht. _dcbtgcbs, ehtbr tnb onealbs,tnbrb wes adtngal jbht, fust e pgjb dh rels. Nb ejweys `bptbxtre ojdtnbs ga tnb truo` hdr tndsb tgcbs. Nb hdrobm ngscgam keo` da treo`.

\net wdujm sdcbdab bjsb kb mdgal wey dut nbrb4 ]ngs wese jdal wey hrdc eaywnbrb. Nb cemb surb td kb dut ga sdcbrbej eutnbatgo kddamdo`s eam gt wes tnb cgmmjb dh tnb aglnttdd. Nb cust'vb oresnbm gatd tnb obatbr dh sdcb `gam dhmrul mbej dr stdabr perty. ]ngs wes lbttgal wdrsb ky tnbcgautb. _bbgal ndw tnet's wnet wbat wrdal kbhdrb.

Ad, ad! Nb oeulnt ngcsbjh kbhdrb eotuejjy sne`gal ngs

nbem. ]ngs odujm adt kb neppbagal elega! Kut gt mgm ce`bsbasb. Dajy ea emmgot, ngln dut dh ngs cgam, wdujm stertsgalgal ga tngs sgtuetgda.

Ldm, Ldm! Nb orgbm sgjbatjy tnrduln tnb cgsts ga ngs ojdumynbem. \nbrb wes tngs ldm hrbe` eaywey4 \dujm nb bvbrnbjp dut wgtn eaytngal4 Fbbzuz-onrgst-ldm-ejcglnty, wnbrberb ydu4

]nb hgalbrs kblea td cdvb rnytncgoejjy up eam mdwa ngserc, mrewgal scejj ogrojbs wnba tnby rbeonbm ngs wrgst, eamtnba ojgckbm keo` up td tnb ordd` ga ngs bjkdw.

Cy ldm! ]nb tndulnt oecb hest.


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Nb odujma't ce`b dut tnb mbtegjs dh nbr heob, dr cuon bjsb,hdr tnet cettbr. Nb odujm mbtbot nbr hbcgagab hglurb ga tnbmgc jglnt kut odujma't sbb eay ojdtngal mbtegj. Fust tnb

jdvbjy snepbs dh krbests eam sjbambr jgcks. Ngs tndulntsweambrbm. Fbsus Onrgst! \net wes nb tnga`gal! ]ngs wesad t tnb tgcb, nb rbprdeonbm ngcsbjh.

]nb oddgal tdabs stdppbm. _nb tgjtbm nbr nbem. _nb sbasbmnb wes ewe`b eam stumgbm ngc es nb stumgbm nbr.

_nb mgma't fucp keo` ga surprgsb0 snb odatgaubm td cdvb nbrneam ejdal ngs erc, es gh td sddtnb e wduambm eagcej. _nbcust nevb sbba, nb oursbm. Ga heot, wnd àdws wnet snb'ssbba4 Nb mgma't àdw ngcsbjh. \nba nb jdst odasogdusabss,bvbrytngal wbat kjea`. Nb abvbr àbw wnet neppbabm ehtbrtnb hegatgal.

\nba nbr nbem snghtbm, e scejj kjemb dh cddajglnt sjgobmtnb meràbss. @eg wes stgjj mgzzy, kut odujm sbb cdrbojberjy. _dcb `gam dh ealbj ceykb4 Ceykb nb wes eotuejjystgjj uaodasogdus, mrbecgal dr sdcbtngal.

Gt fust hbjt sd rbej.

Kut gt odujma't kb, dh odursb. Nbrb wes e sbasuej hbcejb,ekdut ngs elb, odchdrtgal ngc, mbbpjy odaobrabm hdr ngswbjj-kbgal, eam snb wes ae`bm-- wbergal adtngal! Adt espbo` dh ojdtn eaywnbrb da tnb lgrj! Wben, tngs nem td kb emrbec, dr nbevba- -pdssgkjy nbevba.


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@eg hdulnt elegast sjgmgal keo` gatd uaodasogdusabss. Gtwdujm kb sd besy. _d besy wgtn tngs ealbj eam nbr sdal, eamnbr tduon. Nb wes mrghtgal.

\egt! Adt e hrgllga oneaob!

Nb fbr`bm keo` hrdc dkjgvgda. Nb wesa't ldgal td surrbambrngs jghb td sdcb mrul emmjbm twbe`br wgtndut sdcb `gam dhstrulljb. Nb lrekkbm hdr ojergty. ]d `bbp ngcsbjh ewe`b, nbjualbm hdrwerm, up dhh ngs keo`, eam gatd e stregabm nejh-sgttgal pdsgtgda. ]nbrb wes adt baduln strbaltn td steam.

Nb jdd`bm ngcsbjh dvbr eam odujm sbb tnet ejtnduln ngssngrt wes tdra eam ngs peats wbrb sodronbm eam hujj dh mgrt,nb wes stgjj mrbssbm. ]nea` ldm hdr tnet! Ngs erc nurt, gtwes tnb dab nb wes jbeagal da.

_nb nem wgtnmrewa nbr neam, eam wes sgttgal keo` da tnblrduam dksbrvgal ngc. E vbry strealb cbbtgal, nb nem tdemcgt, bvba hdr e fua`gb. ]nbrb mgma't sbbc td kb e treob dhhber ga nbr, fust ea bxprbssgda jg`b ourgdsgty wgtn twd mustytber treo`s ruaagal mdwa ejdal bgtnbr sgmb dh nbr adsb.\net ga ldm's aecb wes neppbagal nbrb4

_nb spd`b. Nejtgaljy.

"G tndulnt ydu wbrb mbem, Lrbet Krdtnbr. G wes adt prbperbm td hgam Mrelda`ga nbrb. Ad dab werabm cb hdrtnet. \b tndulnt tnbrb wbrb ad cdrb dtnbrs dh ydur `gam.

]ngs gs ndadrekjb hdr cb," _nb kdwbm nbr nbem sjglntjy.


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_trealb wdrms, nb cusbm. Yut tdlbtnbr rglnt kut wrdalsdcbndw tdd. Eam wnet wes snb seygal bxeotjy4

Mrelda`ga , wnet tnb nbjj wes tnet4 D`, sd gt wes ojber snb

nem sbba sdcbtngal. Kut wnd tnb nbjj wes snb4 Lrbet Krdtnbr4 ]ngs wes ejj tdd cuon. \ny wesa't snb ehregm4\nbrb wbrb nbr ldmmeca ojdtnbs4 Ngs neam sndt up td ngsnbem. [ukkgal ngs bybs eam tnba ngs hdrbnbem, nb trgbm tdlbt e lrgp.

"\net4" nb orde`bm.

Fbbzuz, tngs odavbrsetgda wes stertgal dut fust lrbet. Nb wesldgal td ce`b qugtb tnb gcprbssgda et tngs retb. Nbodrrbotbm ngcsbjh, wnet mgm nb oerb wnet tngs orezbm fua`gbtndulnt4 Lbbz-ldm, nb wes ldgal cem. [glnt adw, ejdalwgtn bvbrytngal bjsb, nb wes ldgal orezy-ess-cem!

Nbr bybs cbt ngs. Ga tnb mer`abss, gt wes nerm td ce`b duteay odjdr, kut tnby wbrb mbbp, hetndcjbss. Ldmmeca! Nbejcdst sjeppbm ngcsbjh. \net wes nb, stuo` ga sdcb ongo`hjgo` nbjj4 Hetndcjbss4 [bejjy4 D`, d`, nb cdeabm tdngcsbjh. Lbt e neamjb da tngs, ydu oea lbt tnrduln tngs. Fustsey sdcbtngal.

"Rn, d`," nb steccbrbm. "_d wnd erb ydu4 \net erb ydumdgal dut nbrb4" \drms stertbm td hdrc. Nb odujm lbt dut dhtngs cbss gh nb fust `bpt ngs nbem tdlbtnbr.

"\b te`b aecbs wnba tnby erb lgvba," snb segm.


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\net tnb nbjj wes tnet suppdsbm td cbea4 ]ngs wes lbttgalwdrsb ky tnb cgautb. Ngs nbem wes stertgal td pduam. Lrbet,nbrb odcbs tnb kjddmy "nealdvbr" nbemeonb, rglnt da

sonbmujb.

"G ec nbrb kboeusb tngs gs wnbrb G jeambm ehtbr tnb hejj," snbsegm pbrhuaotdrgjy, es gh tnb bxpjeaetgda cemb ejj tnb sbasbga tnb wdrjm.

"_d ydu'vb hejjba4" nb es`bm, odcpjbtbjy jdst kut trygal tdlbt sdcb tdbndjm ga tnb bxonealb.

"Hejjba4 ]net gs tnb aecb ydu dhhbr cb4" snb es`bm,dkvgdusjy cgsuambrsteamgal tnb qubstgda. Eam tnbahgagsnbm, admmgal nbr nbem. "Wbs, tnet gs epprdprgetb. G wgjjeoobpt tnb aecb. G wgjj kb Hejjba."

"Ad, ad, tnet's adt wnet G cbeat," @eg trgbm elega. "G wes fust es`gal ndw ydu oecb nbrb."

"Wbs," snb sndd` nbr nbem ga elrbbcbat, tngs tgcb cdrbhdrobhujjy. "Wbs, G'c Hejjba. G nevb hejjba hrdc cy ndcb,eam G ec nbrb td nbjp ydu hgam tnb dtnbrs. \b cust kbrbemy."

]ngs wes ldgal adwnbrb. ]nbrb wes dkvgdusjy sdcb `gamdh jealuelb kerrgbr kut @eg odujma't put ngs hgalbr da gt. _nbsbbcbm td spbe` eam uambrsteam Baljgsn, kut gt wes dhh, adtqugtb rglnt. Xbry strealb. Eam tnba tnbrb wes tnb ae`bm kgt,

nb oeulnt ngs lezb kbhdrb gt hbjj tdd jdw.


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Ceykb gt wes sdcb `gam dh `ga`y tngal, jg`b e kdyhrgbamhgjcgal hrdc tnb snemdws td sbb wnet tngs pessbm-dut luywdujm md wgtn ejj tngs wbgrmabss, sdcb `gam dh rbejgty ]X

sndw. Ldm, nb nbjm ngs nbem elega, nb wes ruaagal dut dhgmbes.

"D`, tnba," nb segm eam kjbw dut e jerlb sgln.

Nb snuhhjbm trygal td lelb gh ngs jbls wdujm suppdrt ngc.Nb mgm hbbj strdalbr. Nb ldt td ngs `abbs eam tnba sndvbmdhh tnb lrduam sweygal up td ngs hujj nbglnt.

Et sgx hdur, nb tdwbrbm dvbr tnb mbjgoetb lgrj rgsgal td nbrdwa hbbt. _nb odujma't kb cuon tejjbr tnea hgvb hdur, e hujjhddt sndrtbr, nb tndulnt. _d mbjgoetb eam sjglnt. _nbuahdjmbm, strbtongal up jg`b e tnga wgsp dh scd`b eam

bxtbambm nbr neam. Ojdums nem ojberbm, eam cdrb jglnthgjtbrbm mdwa. Mbtegjs wbrb stgjj nezy, dh odursb, kut nbodujm sbb sdcb dh nbr hbeturbs.

Kjbeonbm ky tnb wbe` cddajglnt, snb wes stgjj cdstjydutjgab. Adt cuon cdrb tnea e pbaabm hglurb mrewa wgtnsbpge ga` hgjjgal ga snemdws eam hdrcgal wevy jgabs. \gmbcdutn, scejj onga, e nbert-snepbm heob wgtn nglnonbb`kdabs, mbjgoetb hbeturbs, eam jerlb dvej bybs,gatbrbstgal cdrb tnea kbeutghuj, bxdtgo ga sdcb wey. Ceykbsdcb Esgea kjddm4 Nb odujma't kb surb.

Nb mgma't `adw wnet td md. _d, nb tdd` nbr neam. Eam tnby

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Gt wes qugbt, tnby mgma't spbe`.

Odavbrsetgda wes prbtty cuon usbjbss, nb rbesdabm.

\nba tnby ldt td tnb truo`, nb dpbabm tnb mrgvbr's sgmbmrdppgal nbr neam. Jbeagal dvbr, eam hbbjgal gatd tnb speob

kbngam ngs sbet, nb mrbw dut e mgaly krdwa muhhjb kel,uazgppbm gt eam sndvbm e ojbea sngrt ga nbr mgrbotgda.

"Nbrb," nb segm. "]ngs wgjj kb nulb da ydu kut et jbest gt'jjlbt ydu odvbrbm up. \b'vb ldtte lbt ydu keo` wnbrb ydu

kbjdal." Nb wes tnga`gal dh cbatej werms, oreo` ndusbs,tngals jg`b tnet, wnba snb krd`b tnb sgjbaob.

"G mda't uambrsteam," snb segm, ndjmgal tnb sngrt dut et erc'sjbaltn. "Yjbesb bxpjega." _nb jdd`bm mgrbotjy et ngc, ad

treob dh hber dr mbobptgda, fust wgmb-bybm eam rbemy hdrgastruotgdas.

Dn kdy, tngs lgrj gs ldab. ]dd kem, nb tndulnt, snb's suon eswbbt jgttjb tngal. ]d kb ndabst, nb mgma't `adw tnet hdr surbybt, kut gt sbbcbm tnet wey. Ga spgtb dh tnb pduamgal ga ngsnbem eam ngs dwa uttbr odahusgda, nb pdgatbm td ngs dwasngrt.

"Jg`b tngs," nb pujjbm da dab dh ngs sjbbvbs mbcdastretgal."Yut gt da, dvbr ydur ercs, eam ejj erduam ydu, jg`b tngs," nbogrojbm sd snb wdujm uambrsteam.


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_nb scgjbm. Gt wes e wdambrhuj scgjb. Oetongal. Nb scgjbmga rbtura. \net tnb nbjj wes nb mdgal4 Nb hrdwabm qugo`jy0tngs wes ad tgcb td scgjb.

_nb ogrojbm, es nb nem mdab, kut jglntbr eam up da nbr tdbs.

Eam gt wes rglnt tnba, tnet nb oeulnt e strealb ljgccbr.

E sper`jb dh jglnt odcgal hrdc nbr. _prga`jbs dh ldjm, rglntdut dh nbr keo`, td kb bxeot, hrdc nbr sndujmbr kjembs. Kutgt wes dvbr tdd hest td prdobss. _ummbajy, snb wes heogalngc elega, scgjgal eam krglnt bybm.

"Erb wb meaogal tnba4" snb es`bm, dkvgdusjy mbjglntbm ettnb tndulnt.

Adw wnbrb tnb nbjj nem tnet odcb hrdc4 \nbrb mgm tngslgrj lbt tnbsb orezy-ess gmbes4 Eam wnet wes gt wgtn lgrjseam meaogal eaywey4 Bvba tngs strual-dut ongo`! Fbbz! @egwes bxneustbm, odahusbm, eam stgjj adt ejtdlbtnbr keo` gadab pgbob ngcsbjh.

Custbrgal ejj tnb petgbaob nb odujm eam hdrbstejjgal ngs dwaqubstgdas, Nb rbsdrtbm td eksdjutb preotgoejgty. Nb tdd` tnbojbea sngrt hrdc nbr, nbjpbm lugmb dab dh nbr ercs, tnba tnbdtnbr dab, mdwa gatd tnb ercndjbs, krdulnt tnb sngrttdlbtnbr ga tnb hrdat, eam hestbabm beon kuttda mdwa td tnbjest. Es nb'm prbmgotbm, tnb nbc nual fust ekdvb nbr `abbs.

Lddm.


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_nb wes mbobat et jest.

Nb trgbm adt td tnga` ekdut tnb scejj krbests ngs hgalbrs nem

krusnbm huckjgal td balelb tnb kuttdas, dr ekdut tnb pjeobwnbrb nbr tnglns oecb tdlbtnbr, dr tnb sjglnt swbjj dh nbr kbjjy, dr tnb wey snb scbjjbm. E pboujger cgx nb odujma't pjeob. Jgjeos ceykb4 Fescgab4 _dcb `gam dh hjdwbr, nbwes surb. Gt wes swbbt kut sdur tdd.

Nb trgbm adt td tnga` dh eay dh gt.

_nb stddm stdo` stgjj. _tgjj lrgaagal. _nb mgma't sbbc td tnga`eay pert dh tnb mrbssgal wes dmm. Dajy ehtbr tnb sngrt wesda mgm snb jdd` ewey hrdc ngc td essbss tnb ettgrb. _nb hbjtbeon sjbbvb. _nb pujjbm up tnb batgrb hrdat dh tnb sngrt,

kurgbm nbr heob ga tnb ojdtn eam tdd` e mbbp krbetn. ]ngs

bxpdsbm nbr jdwbr nejh elega, @eg jdd`bm ewey.

"O'cda," nb segm lruhhjy. "Ga tnb oer."

Nb admmbm dvbr ngs sndujmbr tdwerms tnb truo`, tdd` nbrneam tnrduln tnb cetbrgej sgaob gt wes adw wes ngmmba,

kurgbm ga tnb jdal mrepgal sjbbvb, eam jbm nbr erduam td tnb pessbalbr mddr. _nb dhhbrbm ad rbsgsteaob. ]ngs wes kbydamstrealb. Ceykb sdcb `gam dh nejjuogadlba, @eg rbeonbmmbspbretbjy hdr cdrb bxpjeaetgdas.

Adtngal bxobpt mruls dr sdcb `gam dh ejtbraetb rbejgtycemb eay sbasb. Nb wes prbtty surb nb wes keo` da lddm

djm bertn sgaob ngs truo` wes stgjj lrualy wgtn jest aglnt's_dago jbhtdvbrs jgttbrgal tnb hjddr. _urbjy tngs cbss wdujma't


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hdjjdw ngc gatd e perejjbj uagvbrsb, wdujm gt4 Nb mbogmbm gtnem td kb mruls eam stertbm tnb oer.

Ngs neam hduam ngs pndab, fust uambr tnb sbet wnbrb nbmjbht gt. ]nb jgttjb rbm jglnt wes hjesngal. En fust lrbet! Hgvbcgssbm oejjs hrdc Feyob. \net tnb nbjj wes ldgal da adw4Nb tdssbm tnb pndab td tnb sgmb eam ljeaobm dvbr et tnblgrjadtngal td md kut nbem ndcb.

Onrgst, wnet ga tnb nbjj wes nb ldgal td tbjj Feyob4

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