Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta - Sample Chapter

8/11/2019 Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta - Sample Chapter

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_hxt 7==1 Lhbndi Lirkahtti. Lips gy Kitay Birshd 7==1 _ah ]hdjund Jr`up (Iustribni)


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tah L`dts igùt tah orhil tah dhxt l`rdndj is tahy spit bnvh pnts ndt` tah rnvhr. _ah tarhh g`ys b`vho tahnr l`rdndjs `d

tah withrfr`dt, witkandj Fnddncnds fitahr, tah kiptind `f tahCndjs Juiro, is ah ido ans lhd kahkcho tah lhrkaidonsh `dtah girjhs. D` dh wis l`rh f`rlnoigbh taid Kiptind _rhvidn`dwahd ah wis pr`thktndj tah cndjo`l, ido lidy sp`ch `f ansb`vh f`r tah jhdtbh Bioy Ghitrnss `f tah Fbitbidos, wa` wùbo jnvh gnrta t` tahnr kanbo tait yhir, ido a`w sah io`rho Fnddncnd

is nf ah whrh ahr `wd.Xp`d ahirndj Fnddncnds orhil tait oiy, Gibtaizir k`d-

vndkho tahl tait d` airl wùbo hvhr k`lh t` Bulithrh is b`djis ans fitahr wis cndj. Buknid kbinlho tait nf tah jòs whrhshrnùs, tahy wùbo aivh ischo anl t` pr`thkt ans r`yib kùsnds, f`r d` `tahr rhis`d taid tait ah aio turdho dndh tait sprndjido wis i ahio tibbhr taid tah `tahrs. Ido s`, f`r i tnlh, tahorhil wis f`rj`tthd.

Hika ifthrd``d, Fnddncnd, Gibtaizir, ido Buknid pbiyho ndtah F`rhst f Bulithrh, priktnkndj a`w tahy wùbo dh oiy kitkatah snbvhr w`bf. Bhjhdo aio nt tait `dby i truh wirrn`r kùbo

k`dquhr suka i ghist, ido tahy whrh khrtind tait Gibtaizir,tah ahnr t` tah tar`dh f Bulithrh, wùbo gh tah dh. _ah tarhh frnhdos sphdt ibb sullhr onjjndj tah trip, ido wahd nt wis dnsaho, tahy orijjho Gibtaizirs yùdjhst snsthr, ]rndkhssNsig`h, ib`dj t` gh tah gint. Gut tah w`bf dhvhr ipphirho.

Is sullhr l`vho ndt` iutuld ido tah oiys jrhw sa`rthr,

Fnddncnd ghjid t` w`rry. Ah wùbo trhlgbh nd fhir wahd ahrhlhlghrho ans orhil. It dnjat ah priyho t` Bijriln, tah jò-ohss `f bnjat, t` pr`thkt ans udg`rd sngbndj, t` chhp Gibtaizir



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ido ans fùr snsthrs sifh, ido t` witka vhr tah F`rhst Owhbbhrs,hvhd taùja tahy w`rsanppho id`tahr jòohss ido bnvho utsnoh

tah cndjo`l wibbs. Xdtnb `dh oiy, dibby, ah k`dvndkho ansk`lpidn`ds t` lich i pbhojh.

Ido s` tahy kbnlgho tah r`kc `f tarhh w`dohrs it tah krhst`f Fnddncnds vnbbijh, ido tahy kut hsa fr`l tahnr gònhs idotujjho i strido `f ainr fr`l tah whhpndj Nsig`hs ahio t` lichi sikrn kh t` tahnr jòohss. Gibtaizir pbhojho t` onh ohfhdondj

ans r`yib aùsh f Bulithrh. Fnddncnd sw`rh t` gh tahnr pr`thkt`rido junoh f`r is b`dj is ah bnvho. Buknid v`who ah wùbo gh tahbnjat wa`l tahy trivhbho t`wiro nd tnlhs `f dhho.

_ait hvhdndj, Fnddncnd ido Gibtaizir sit phrkaho anja dtah it r``f `f i k`ttijh nd tah vnbbijh. Is ibwiys, tahy sp`ch`f tah snbvhr w`bf ido tah lnjat `f i wirrn`r cndj, ido tahynlijndho tah yhirs t` k`lh wahd dh wùbo rubh ido dh wùbo juiro. Fnddncnd b``cho o`wd it ]rndkhss Nsig`h, wa` sbhptghtwhhd tahl, ido ibtaùja ans tanja ikaho fr`l tah pbhojhwùdo, ah fhbt phikh nd ans ahirt tait ah aio o`dh tah rnjattandj. _ahy whrh ndohho gbhssho is d` tahr cndjo`l nd tah bido.

Xdtnb tah vh oiys `f tah udsphicigbh.Zahd tah cndj ido quhhd ido tahnr tarhh bohst oiujathrs

whrh sbiujathrho nd tah pibikh ido ]rndkhss Nsig`h wis sbindnd tah F`rhst `f Bulithrh.

Zahd Gibtaizirs gb`òy aidoprndts whrh fùdo spbit-

thrho d tah cndjo`l wibbs ido tah ph`pbh f Bulithrh, shhcndjs`lh`dh t` gbilh, turdho `d `dh id`tahr.

Zahd tah ohspnsho kùsnd `f tah ohio cndj hdthrho tah



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cndjo`l wnta snx audorho `f ans lhd ido ghjid t` gurd tahF`rhst Owhbbhrs nd tahnr a`lhs.

Zahd Kiptind _rhvidn`d wis irrhstho f`r trhis`d ido shdtt` i f`rhnjd prns`d ido ans ghb`vho Bioy Ghitrnss onho ohbnvhrndji stnbbg`rd gigy nd tah pibikh oudjh`d.

Zahd [hrid`ddi, tah litrnirka `f tah F`rhst Owhbbhrs,krnho i gb`ò kursh is sah gurdho it tah stich, i kursh taitkiusho tah bido t` sauoohr ido spbnt tah hirta, tait swibb`who

ta`sh wa` finbho t` rud fr`l tah fury f nts eiws, tait krulgbhovnbbijh a`lhs ido sa``c tah pibikh t` nts fùdoitn`ds.

_a`sh wa` kùbo hskipho t` tah Vibbhy f _ridqunbbnty, ut-snoh tah cndjo`l wibbs, trilpbndj tahnr dhnjag`rs wa` whrhbhft ghando. Ido tahd tah oirc f`rkhs f tah kursh hdt`lgho tahcndjo`l, onvnondj tah ph`pbh nd tw`.

_ans ns tah st`ry, is t`bo t` ta`sh d`t g`rd t` shh suka oiys,rhk`roho nd tahG``c `f Bulithrh s` tahy wnbb dhvhr f`rjht.

_ah st`ry `f ta`sh trippho ndsnoh tah cndjo`l, dhvhr t` ghahiro fr`l ijind, ido ta`sh wa` hskipho gut whrh f`rkho t`

wibc tah bido nd i onisp`ri `f lnshry.Xdtnb thd yhirs bithr, wahd Fnddncnd `f Bulithrh kbnlghoid`tahr r`kc



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Zahd nt dibby ipphirho nd tah onstidkh,Fnddncnd w`dohrho nf nt wis s`lh paidt`laibf-nlijndho nd tans sùbbhss cndjo`l it

tah hdo `f tah w`rbo._ahrh aio ibwiys ghhd tibc tait tans bido aio ghhd

f`rsichd gy tah jòs. ^ht phrkaho it tah t`p `f i r`kcy

ùtkr`p, kbìcho nd gbuh-jriy lnst, wis pr``f t` tah k`d-triry5 tah kb`nsthr `f tah jòohss Bijriln.Fr`l wahrh tahy st`ò, tah it hxpidsh tait bho t`

nts f`rtn ho hdtridkh rhshlgbho tah s`ftdhss f sido vhri ohshrt. Fnddncnd kùbo shh i trinb `f pnbjrnls wnta tahnrahios ghdt b`w, sikcs ikr`ss tahnr saùbohrs ido stiffs

nd tahnr aidos. _ahy lioh i bndh ikr`ss tah b`w-byndjkùdtry bnch tndy ndsnjdn kidt idts it tah lhrky `f tahd`tandjdhss surrùdondj tahl.



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Zh lust aurry, tah cndjs Fnrst Lid urjho, sphic-ndj tah [irdic bidjuijh. [nr _ pahr aio ohknoho tait dkh

tahy rhikaho tans wisthbido f [hdohkidh, tahy wùbo ushtah bidjuijh f tah dhnjag`rndj cndjo`l t` tah d`rta. Ittah ndd tw` dnjats ghf`rh, ah aio lioh nt cd`wd tait tahywhrh pnbjrnls tahlshbvhs5 a`by lhd wa` aio k`lh t`tah hdo f tah hirta t` piy a`lijh it tah jrhithst thlpbh`f tah gbhssho jòohss Bijriln. _` gh idytandj hbsh nd

tans pirt f tah bido wùbo rinsh suspnkn`d ido fhir, idoFnddncnd aio k`lh t` rhibnzh tait ta`sh fubb `f fhir whrhtah l`st oidjhrùs `f ph`pbh.

Is tahy orhw kb`shr t` tah r`kc, tah thrrind ghdhitatahnr fhht ghjid t` kaidjh. Zait Fnddncnd aio taùjatwis sido turdho ut t` gh i tankc kbiybnch sugstidkh taitthstho ans gibidkh. _ahy whrh wibcndj `d i shigho, ido gy dnjatfibb tah withrs wùbo rhturd ido tahrh wùbo gh d` a`ph f bhivndj tans pbikh udtnb tah dhxt b`w tnoh.

It tah hdtridkh f tah r`kc f Bijriln, tahy f`bb`whotah wnoh st`dh sthps tait knrkbho up t` tah sullnt, piss-

ndj tah pnbjrnls cdhhbndj it tah sarndh `f whbk`lh. _ahbhitahr f Fnddncnds g``ts jivh bnttbh pr`thktn`d fr`l tahk`bo airo surfikh, ido ah fùdo anlshbf b``cndj gikct` wahrh tah pnbjrnls cdhbt, cd`wndj tait s`lh wùbolich tahnr wiy up `d tahnr cdhhs is i onspbiy `f ohv`-tn`d t` tahnr jòohss. Ah aio wntdhssho tah njd`ridkh

tait kilh fr`l gbndo finta tnlh ido tnlh ijind `vhr tahyhirs, ido ah w`dohrho a`w lidy f tahsh pnbjrnls whrhBulithrid hxnbhs shirkandj f`r s`lh cndo `f sibvitn`d.



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Anjahr, tah sthps ghkilh st`dhs t` kbnlg. Fnddncndsusphktho tait s``dhr `r bithr tahy wùbo gh f`rkho t`

kriwb tahnr wiy t` tah t`p, wahrh tah lhsshdjhr `f tahAnja ]rnhsthss wis surhby wintndj. ht d`t hvhd aibfwiyup, tah st`dhs jivh wiy t` i sl``ta kbnff fikh, bhivndjtahl d`tandj t` jrnp hxkhpt tndy lhtib girs hlghooho ndtah r`kc. Fnddncnd stirho, k`dfusho. Ah b``cho o`wd itans vhrsnzh fhht ido w`dohrho a`w nt wùbo gh p`ssngbh

t` gibidkh tahl `d s` dirr`w i bhojh.D`t f`r ùr fhht, ly g`y, [nr _`pahr sino wnta i

snja. Ah wnjjbho ans djhrs nd fr`dt `f Fnddncnds fikh. Lhrky.O` d`t b``c o`wd, ah wirdho.[nr _ pahr ghjid t` kbnlg, ido Fnddncnd fhbt i sa`whr

`f jrinds fr`l tah r`kcs ig`vh is tahy krulgbho udohrans lhdt`rs whnjat. @dh kiujat anl nd tah hyh, ido ahrhsnstho tah urjh t` wnph nt frhh, prhfhrrndj t` gh gbndohoritahr taid b`sh ans jrnp.

N sino, o` d`t b``c o`wd, [nr _`pahr jrudtho, is nf

rhiondj ans taùjats.Nf N b``c up, Nbb b`sh ly onddhr, Fnddncnd jispho.Ido wait i pnty tait wùbo gh. Ibb ta`sh b`vhby

j``sh jn zziros. Ibb tait riggnt pnh yù ndsnstho `d w`bf-ndj o`wd ohspnth ly wirdndj. Ibb j`dh t` wisth.

Fnddncnd piusho, ans ahio spnddndj ido ans lùta

ghjnddndj t` tisth `f i snkcby sugstidkh. _ah oubb sthdka`f pnjh`d bbho ans d`strnbs ido turdho tah k`dthdts `fans ghbby. Ans aidos ikaho fr`l jrnppndj tah lhtib girs,



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kb`nsthr f [hdohkidh. _ah l`lhdt Fnddncnd aio dnsahosphicndj, [nr _ pahr r`sh fr`l ans ghor`bb ido pikcho nt

wntaùt i w`ro.Fnddncnd rhikaho tah sullnt `f tah kbnff rst ido

stiyho oripho vhr tah st`dh, tryndj t` rhjind ans grhita ghf`rh bhidndj ikr`ss t` ahbp [nr _ pahr, wa` wis wahhz-ndj ido audjhrndj f`r inr. Ahirndj i sùdo ghando tahl,tahy turdho t` wahrh i wnzhdho bo d`vnkh st`ò ghf`rh

id `phdndj nd tah wibb. Zahd sah sauf ho irùdo idoonsipphirho ndt` tah k`d dhs f tah kb`nsthr, tahy udohr-st`ò tait tahy whrh t` f`bb`w.

Fnddncnds bidcy frilh lhidt ah wis f`rkho t` krùkatarùja tah oilp tuddhb, wanka bho t` i sht f dirr`w spn-rib stinrs. Zahd tahy rhikaho tah t`p, tahy f`bb`who tah bow`lid ib`dj i aibbwiy, pist r``ls wahrh tahr d`vnkhscdhbt nd priyhr. _ahy kr`ssho tah kb`nsthr ido hdthrho ibirjh kailghr wnta anja wndo`ws tait bht nd tah bnjat. _ansr``l ndthrhstho Fnddncnd jrhitby. _ahrh whrh r`ws idor`ws f tigbhs wahrh d`vnkhs sit, igs`rgho nd tahnr w`rc.

[`lh whrh p`rndj vhr gùdo liduskrnpts, k`pyndj tahnrk`dthdts, wanbh tahrs rhio. Fnddncnd aio shhd i r``l bnchtans ghf`rh, it tah pibikh f @sthrni. _ah liduskrnpts tahrhahbo rhk`ros `f hika cndjo`l `f tah bido5 tahnr jòs idojòohsshs, tahnr wirs, tahnr rnjnds, tahnr bidoskiph, tahnrbidjuijh, tahnr irt, tahnr f`ò, tahnr bnvhs.

Is i kanbo nd hxnbh, Fnddncnd aio w`rrnho tait ans cndj-o`l wùbo aivh d` furtahr rhk`ro `f hxnsthdkh, s` ah ghjid ans wd w`rc d tah G``c f Bulithrh. Ah w`dohrho



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nf tahsh ska`birs fhbt tah silh wiy ah ono igùt tah skhdt`f pirkalhdt ido tah fhhb `f i qunbb nd tahnr aidos. Gut

tahnr fikhs rhvhibho bnttbh, ido tah bo d`vnkhs pikh ghjidt` qunkchd, bhiondj tahl ndt` i onlby bnt r``l fubb `fk`bulds. Ido tahrh, nd tah lnoobh `f tah r``l, st`òtah Anja ]rnhsthss.

Gbhssho Cnrni. [nr _ pahr g`who ido cnssho ahr aido.^ù aivh k`lh i b`dj wiy, [nr _`pahr.

Fnddncnd ahiro tah d`th f surprnsh nd ahr v`nkh, ibl`stw`dohr. Bnch ibb prnhsthsshs f Bijriln, ahr ainr wis w`rdb`dj, ibl`st t` ahr cdhhs, lircndj ahr yhirs f ohv`tn`dt` ahr jòohss. Xp`d ahr ohita, tah grino wùbo gh kutido `ffhrho is i sikrn kh, wanbh s`lhwahrh hbsh nd tahbido i d`vnkh wùbo hdthr tah kb`nsthr, ahr ainr sa`rd idoahr eùrdhy ghjud.

_ah Bulithrid pnbjrnls wa` aivh lioh tahnr wiyt` us `vhr tah yhirs aivh tichd kùrijh nd tah hxnsthdkh`f tah cndjs Fnrst Lid ido ans yùdj ipprhdtnkh, sahsino, b``cndj it tahl g`ta.

Nt ns j`ò f yù t` ikcd`wbhojh ur kursho ph`pbh, gbhssho Cnrni, [nr _ pahr sino.[ah slnbho wirlby. Zh irh dhnjag`rs, ohspnth tah

onstidkh. N fhhb idjunsa f`r yùr ghb`vho prnhst-cndj, tàivh b`st ans ph`pbh nd suka i wiy, ido N il ahrh is ishrvidt t` yùr ph`pbh is luka is t` lndh. Nt ns tah wnsa

`f ùr jòohss.O` yù aivh tah j`ò f`rtudh t` cd`w f ur prnhst-

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_ah Anja ]rnhsthss sa``c ahr ahio sioby. _ahd ahrhxprhssn`d kaidjho ido sah wibcho firtahr ndt` tah r``l,

ghkc`dndj tahl t` f`bb`w. ^ u aivh k`lh f`r tah jnrb0sah ischo.

Jnrb. Fnddncnds ahirt or`ppho. Ah aio a`pho3 stupnoby ah aio a`pho. _ah fury ah fhbt f`r airg`rndj suka i orhillioh anl swiy `d ans fhht.

Zh aivh bnttbh tnlh ghf`rh tah tnoh rnshs, s` N wnbb

sphic qunkcby, sah sino nd i b`w v`nkh. _w` sprndjspist, i jnrb kilh t` us. Ahr dilh, Hvideibnd. Xdbnch lidy`f ùr Bulithrid d`vnkhs, sah wis d`t `rpaidho our-ndj tah vh oiys f tah udsphicigbh gut ghb`djho t` tahhxnbhs nd [irdic.

Fnddncnd fbndkaho ido kb`sho ans hyhs. Zahd ah`phdho tahl ijind, ah siw tait [nr _`pahr aio pibho._ah Anja ]r nhsthss dòoho. N shh tait yù irh whbb iwirh`f tah nbb-fitho hxnbhs nd [irdic.

Zh aivh phtntn`dho tah cndj `f [irdic t` aivhta`sh rhsp`dsngbh f`r tah lissikrh grùjat t` eustnkh,

[nr _`pahr sino.Fnddncnd w`dohrho way tahy aio wistho tahnr tnlh._ah sbiujathr f i jrùp f Bulithrid hxnbhs, tw` yhirspist, wis `f bnttbh k`dkhrd t` id ipitahtnk cndj.

_ah Anja ]rnhsthss bhidho f`rwiro t` wansphr. _ahd`vnkh Hvideibnd ais i jnft, ido N pr`lnsh yù tans5 nd

ly tnlh N aivh k`lh ikr`ss lidy wa` kbinl t` aivhhxtri`rondiry jnfts, gut N cd`w tans jnrb sphics tah truta.[ah pr`fhsshs t` aivh wibcho tarùja tah sbhhp, d`t dby



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`f yùr ghb`vho ahnr, gut `f yùr ph`pbh trippho ndsnohBulithrh.

Nt wis dh f tah l`st fidknfub st`rnhs tahy aio ahirot` oith, ido Fnddncnd gnt ans t`djuh t` a`bo gikc i k`d-thlptuùs rht`rt.

Nt ns d`t tait wh irh surprnsho gy tah d`tn`d f ]rndkhGibtaizir ghndj ibnvh, [nr _`pahr sino kirhfubby, kbhir-ndj ans v`nkh is i wirdndj t` Fnddncnd. Nt ais ibwiys

ghhd ùr a`ph tait tahrh wis truta nd tah tibhs tait tahahnr survnvho. Gut tahsh pist thd yhirs, tahrh aivh ghhdlidy kbinls t` tah Bu lithrid tar`dh ikr`ss tah bido.Hika `dh ais pr`vho t` gh fibsh. ^ù irh iwirh tait is ik`dshquhdkh, tah rubhr `f hika cndjo`l `f [c ubohd`rhais ohkrhho nt trhis`d t` lich suka kbinls.

^ht N ahir tait d` Bulithrid ikcd`wbhojhs tahrhnjd `f tah cndj trippho ghando ta`sh wibbs, tah Anja]rnhsthss sino. Ns ah d`t rhfhrrho t` is tah nlp`st`r cndj0

Ohspnth ur ghbnhf tait tah dh rubndj ndsnoh Bulithrhpbiyho i r`bh nd tah ohitas `f ùr ghb`vho ph`pbh, is fir

is tah bhiohrs f [c ubohd`rh irh k`dkhrdho, ah wis bhjntn-lithby kr`wdho tah cndj. I aisty ohknsn`d lioh gy ta`sh k`dtr`bbho gy fhir, wa`

oirho t` lhoobh nd tah iffinrs `f id`tahr cndjo`l , Fnddncndtaùjat gntthrby.

Nf yù irh t` ghbnhvh idytandj, ghbnhvh tans, sah sino

rlby. _ah rnjatfub ahnr t` tah tar`dh `f Bulithrh idosurvnv`r f tait wrhtkaho dnjat ais sp`chd t` tah d`vnkhHvideibnd.



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O`hs tah d`vnkh aivh i lhssijh fr`l anl0 [nr_ pahr ischo.

Eust i dilh, tah Anja ]rnhsthss sino, `f i kanboa`òk`lpidn`d `f yùr prndkh. I trustho frnhdo.

[uoohdby hvhry pubsh nd Fnddncnds gòy pùdoho.Ah fhbt tah hyhs f g`ta tah Anja ]rnhsthss ido [nr _`pahr`d anl. _ahd tah Anja ]rnhsthss kilh kb`shr, ticndj ansfikh ghtwhhd ahr kibbusho aidos.

Ns tait wait yù whrh t` anl, Fnddncnd f tah W`kc0sah sino s`ftby. F`r N o` ghbnhvh yùr cndj ns kibbndj. Ntais ghhd thd yhirs t`` b`dj ido Gibtaizir ais ka`shd yù,tarùja tans jnrb, t` tich yùr ph`pbh a`lh.

Za` ns sah t` gh w`rtay f tah iss`knitn`d wnta urahnr0 Fnddncnd ischo stnf y, l`vndj iwiy. O`hs sahkbinl t` aivh lioh ans ikquindtidkh0

[ah ns i snlpbht`d. [ah ais tichd tah v`w f snbhdkh, gr`chd dby t` thbb lh f tah sbhhp ido tait yù, Fnddncnd,wùbo dh oiy k`lh t` k`bbhkt ahr. N ghbnhvh sah ns s`lh-a`w pr`lnsho t` yùr ahnr.

Zait lichs yù ghbnhvh suka i tandj, gbhssho Cnrni0[nr _`pahr ischo.It dnjat sah wansphrs ans dilh nd ahr sbhhp wnta

ndtnliky ido rhvhrhdkh. Is nf tahnr g`do ns `roindho gytah jòs.

_ans tnlh Fnddncnd finbho t` a`bo gikc tah sùdo `f

ans onsghbnhf._ah Anja ]rnhsthss slnbho sioby. ^ u aivh b`st finta

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_ah jnrb aio tah k`b`rndj `f tah Bulithrid L`dtph`pbh, i j`bohd scnd t`dh, luka oirchr taid Fnddncnds

`wd finr scnd. Ahr ainr wis saivho, gut ah nlijndho taitnf nt whrh ibb`who t` jr`w, nt wùbo litka tah oircdhss`f ahr hyhs. Orhssho nd i jriy sanft lioh f kìrsh figrnk,sah wùbo hisnby gh pissho gy wntaùt i shk`do jbidkh.

[nr _`pahr, Fnddncnd, N prhshdt t` yù tah d`vnkhHvideibnd.

[ah kist ahr hyhs o`wd, ido Fnddncnd witkaho is ahraidos sa``c ido tahd kbhdkaho.

Zait ns nt yù fhir0 ah ischo nd Bulithrid.L`st `f ahr tnlh wis sphdt nd [irdic, tah Anja

]rnhsthss hxpbindho. Nt ns tah bidjuijh wh aivh ushoourndj tah grhic `f snbhdkh.

Fnddncnd kùbo d` b`djhr a`bo gikc ans frustritn`d.Ah pubbho [nr _`pahr isnoh. Zh cd`w d`tandj `f ahr,ah sino nd Ghbhj`dnid t` hdsurh tah d`vnkh ido tah Anja]rnhsthss wùbo d`t udohrstido. _ans ns ibb t`` stridjh.

Hdùja, Fnddncnd, [nr _ pahr sino rlby. Ah turdho

gikc t` tah Anja ]rnhsthss. Ais sah sp`chd sndkh0[ah sa``c ahr ahio. [ah ais tichd tah v`w f snbhdkh.[ah ais suffhrho luka, [nr _`pahr, ido ahr finta ns str`dj.Nts tah bhist wh kid bhivh ahr wnta.

[nr _`pahr dòoho. Nf wh irh t` lich tah tnoh, whlust bhivh s``d.

Fnddncnd wis studdho it a`w swnftby [nr _`pahr aiolioh ans ohknsn`d, gut tah b``c nd tah `bohr lids hyhswirdho anl d`t t` pr`thst. Gntndj ans t`djuh, Fnddncnd



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witkaho is tah Anja ]rnhsthss t``c tah jnrbs ahio nd ahraidos ido prhssho ahr bnps thdohrby t` ahr f`rhahio. Ah

siw tah jnrbs hyhs kb`sh ido ahr lùta trhlgbh, gut tahdahr fikh ghkilh nlpissnvh ijind ido sah wibcho iwiyfr`l tah Anja ]rnhsthss wntaùt i gikcwiro jbidkh.

_ah ohskhdt wis is diushitndj is tah kbnlg up, liohw`rsh f`r Fnddncnd gy tah gurohd ah kirrnho nd ans ahirt._icndj tans jnrb aibfwiy ikr`ss tah bido aio d`t ghhd pirt

`f tah pbid ah ido [nr _ pahr aio w`rcho ut nd tah hirbyoiys f wndthr. _ah udkhrtindty f tahnr dhw pita ono d`tsnt whbb wnta anl.

Zahd tahy rhikaho tah gish `f tah kbnff, tahy pisshotah jrùp `f cdhhbndj pnbjrnls. I aido sdicho ùt t`jrig tah kb`ta `f tah d`vnkhs kbìc.

^ùr fhht, Fnddncnd sino, d`tnkndj f`r tah rst tnlhtait sah wis girhf``t. Zh kidt iff`ro t` gh sb`who o`wd ghkiush yù o`dt aivh sa`hs.

Gut tah jnrb ono d`t rhsp`do ido k`dtnduho wibcndj.Nt wis `dby wahd tahy whrh i j`ò onstidkh fr`l tah

kb`nsthr tait sah b``cho gikc ido ah siw tah riw hl`tn`d`f b`ss d ahr fikh. Gy tahd tah withrs rhikaho tahnr cdhhsido Fnddncnd fhirho tahy wùbo d`t lich nt t` sifhty wnta-ùt ghndj wisaho iwiy. Ahrh, tah tnoh wis sino t` rhturdit ilizndj sphho ido pnbjrnls aio or`wdho wntaùt idywirdndj. Ah jriggho ahr irl ido pubbho ahr f`rwiro,

ido suoohdby ahr b``c `f vubdhrignbnty onsipphirho idond nts pbikh wis i isa `f trnulpa.

Is nf s`lha`w tah d`vnkh Hvideibnd aio j`tthd ahr wiy.

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