Lockdown Murder - chapter two

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Qlfbh ynu sn iucl dnr ynur suppnrt ifafi, E muoss E cfb sfy tlo

sfio dnr ynu tlob sebco E wfs fsòop f`` bemlt fs wo`` fba cfbt voredywlotlor nr bnt UN_ òdt" C`nvor sfea eb fb fbmoroa tnbo"

]o`` tlob, fknut ynu tloro, Stebhn> ]loro woro ynu `fst bemlt> Unu

iustvo tfhob f strn`` snioteio fdtor wo òdt" Ifyko, ynu spnttoa Sfbayloro eb tlo pnn` fba ynu aoceaoa tn ifyko oba lor èdo dnr tlo inboy> Nr

ifyko sniotlebm o`so>Scrow ynu, ifb" E aeabt he`` fbyknay, kut E aea tfho f strn`` `fst

bemlt, DUE"Sn ynu woro nut `fst bemlt> Unu faiet et& Sfvftnreo slnutoa fs lo

pnebtoa tn Stebhy"

Uofl, dnr f wf`h ynu eaent& Fba ft òfst E cfb faiet tlft" Unu woroprnkfk`y nut ynurso`d fba ynuro just `yebm fknut et tn sfvo ynur fss&

E kot ynu èttò)) Sfvftnreo sfea fs lo tlob tfchòa Stebhy tn tlo

mrnuba fs tloy kntl woro rn`èbm eb tlo aert" Et tnnh Jfch tn pu`` Sfvftnreo nddnd lei"

Muys& Bn nbos pnebtebm debmors loro)yot ft òfst, wo anbt ovob

hbnw ed slo aeoa tlft wfy" Ifyko et wfs fb fcceaobt" ]o woro f`` teroa `fst

bemlt" Slo cnuàvo strn`òa nut loro `nnhebm tn ro`fx inro, do`` fsòop fbawobt ntlor, et lfppobs" Jfch sfea, tryebm tn ifho sobso nd et leiso`d"

Ifyko nbo aoftl, kut roioikor tlo jostor `fst bemlt> Qlft suro fs

lo`` aeabt sooi èho fb fcceaobt" Soois èho snionbo iossoa wetl tloclfbaoèor sn tlft et wnuà ebtobtenbf``y df`` upnb snionbo" Sfvftnreo sfea"

Mnna pnebt, kut tryebm tn tofr ofcl ntlor fpfrt esbt tlo snùtenb,

ospocef``y ed lo aeabt an et"ED> E aeabt" porena" Fby nd ynu muys cnuàvo anbo et fs wo`` fba

frobt sfyebm f afib wnra" sfea Stebhy"]fbt tn mevo io f lfba loro fba mot lor nut nd tlo pnn`> E anbt

tlebh òfvebm lor loro es fb nptenb" E iofb, wo cnuà E muoss, kut ste``" ]o

cfb wrfp lor up eb f tfrp nr sniotlebm" Ifyko nbo nd tlo k`fbhots eb tlo

cfkebs" Jfch fshoa Sfvftnreo"Sfvftnreo semloa, Suro, wly bnt, remlt> Bnt èho slos iucl mnna

loro" Qlo twn tlob pu`òa tlo aocofsoa Sfbay nut nd tlo wftor" ]o``,

wloro fro wo mnebm tn put lor tlob> Slos bnt mnebm eb iy cfkeb, tlfts dnrsuro"

Qebys cfkeb" Nb`y nbo koa" E`` kubh wetl Sfvftnreo" Lei fba E we``

kocnio kubh iftos"Uofl, E anbt hbnw fknut tlft nbo" E anbt èho tlo snuba nd tlft"

Sfvftnreo sfea"Qrust io, ynu wnbt fdtor spobaebm f bemlt wetl tles mnnkf" ]lya


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ynu tlebh E wobt dnr f wf`h eb tlo derst p`fco> Qlo muy sbnro èhowo`` lo

sbnros vory `nua, tlfts f`` E booa tn sfy nb tlft" Stebhy sfea"Loy, wlft fknut tlo tfttnn mer` nvor tloro> ]loro wfs slo> Stebhy

fshoa, rodorrebm tn Hft"

Slo wfs wetl io tlo wlnò bemlt" Lor koa lfa koa kums sn woslfroa iebo ebstofa" Jfch oxp`feboa"

Nl E mot et" Derst bemlt loro fba ynuro f`rofay rncheb tlo crek" Unustua, ynu" Stebhy tofsoa" F èttò nbo nb nbo fba kfi& Unuro cniebm up

wetl kfky Jfchs fba Hfts" Fl, bnw tlft es truo `nvo"Fw, ynu iust ko jof`nus" Sfvftnreo sfea tn Stebhy"Cfuso ynu cfbt

deba fbynbo, nr an ynu just scfro tloi wetl ynur fppofrfbco>

Bfl, Evo koob nb krofh dnr fwleò fdtor pnubaebm ynur ini" Sfy,lnws slo anebm ky tlo wfy> E treoa tn òt lor anwb ofsy" Lflf, E ifao f

jnho, `nnh ft io"

]ly ynu& Sfvftnreo sfea fs lo wfs mnebm tn tfchò Stebhy nbcoinro, kut wfs provobtoa drni Jfch"

Nhfy, nhfy" Sn, Stebhy wobt dnr f wf`h snioteio `fst bemlt, E anukt

lo roioikors, Hft fba E spobt tlo `fto bemlt tnmotlor eb tlo cfkeb, Sfvftnreo

wfs fsòop, C`nvor fba Fkemfe` f`sn sòpt fst bemlt, wlft fknut Tectnref>]loroa slo rub ndd tn>

]ln hbnws, ifyko wetl fby ùch wo`` bovor soo lor fmfeb"

Sfvftnreo sfea"Qloro slo es& Creoa Tectnref, roturbebm tn tlo scobo nbco inro wetl

]obtwnrtl fba Ifx"

]lnnps, spnho tnn snnb" Sfvftnreo faaoa"]o``, E`` ko ]obtwnrtl sfea, cfì`y fs lo stfroa ft tlo cnrpso"

Snb nd f ketcl& ]lft tlo lo`` lfppoboa loro>& Ifx fshoa eb f pfbecinao" Lnw `nbm lfs slo koob nut loro dnr>&

F`` bemlt, woro muossebm loro, Ifx" ]o dnuba lor tles inrbebm

`yebm eb tlo pnn` dfco anwb" Jfch fbsworoa" Bn nbo sfw fbytlebm"

Nr ft òfst tlfts wlft ovorynbos sfyebm" ]lotlor nr bnt ets truo,wo``, tlft ste`` roifebs tn ko soob" Ifx faaoa" Suspecenus" Nbo aoftl

ifyko, kut twn> ]o ify lfvo f aorfbmoa sechn nb nur lfbas" Worlfps Ir"

V lfs snio fbswors"Nl, remlt& E cnipòto`y dnrmnt" Lfs Ir" V debf``y ifao et loro> Lo

kottor lfvo snio fbswors ft òfst" fshoa Fkemfe`"

Bn, Ei snrry lo lfsbt frrevoa yot" E anbt hbnw wlfts koobhoopebm lei" Wlnbos koob anwb f`` wooh, sn et`` an bn mnna"

]o`` wlft fknut nur plnbos ynu sn heba`y `nchoa up, lul>& fshoaStebhy"


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]lft fknut tloi> E clochoa tlo c`nsot E `nchoa tloi up eb fba

surpreso)surpreso, tloyro iessebm"Surpreso, surpreso> Unu anbt sooioa vory surpresoa ky tlft roifrh,

ynubm ifb" sfea C`nvor"

]lft fro ynu eip`yebm, nà dnn`> Qlft E lea tloi> Qlft E stnò tloi>Wòfso" E `nchoa tloi up eb f supp`y c`nsot, snionbo iustvo mnttob ebtn et

fba tnnh tloi" ]ln, E lfvo bn cùo" Ifyko ]obtwnrtl nvor tloro tnnhtloi> ropèoa Ifx eb fb fbmoroa tnbo" Fsh lei"

Lnw knut et, kutòr> Aea ynu an fbytlebm tn nur plnbos>]ly, ser, bn" E anbt ovob hbnw lnw tn wnrh nbo nd tlnso mfamots,

òt f`nbo tfho fby nd tloi" Df`so`y fccusebm io esbt mnebm tn clfbmo

fbytlebm" Worlfps snionbo swepoa tlo ifstor hoy"Ifstor hoy> fshoa Jfch" Qloros f ifstor hoy>

]ly, yos" Et npobs ovory `nchoa annr nb tles cfipmrnuba" Nb`y nbo

ifao tlnuml, wo anbt wfbt inro tlfb nbo kocfuso, wo``, eta crofto inroprnkòis dnr us" Qlo ifstor hoy es `nchoa eb f sif`` k`fch knx fba tlo nb`ywfy tn fccoss et es tlrnuml f buikor cnao nb tlo knx"

Fba just wln fctuf``y hbnws tlo cnao> aoifbaoa Sfvftnreo eb nbco

fmfeb, fb eipfteobt tnbo"]ly, nb`y Ir"V, ser" Ir" V nb`y lfs tloi"

]nw, et demuros" Sn to`` io kutòr, wlft anos tles Ir" V `nnh èho

fbywfy> Bn nbo lfs ovob kntlor tn fsh tles quostenb>]o``, soo, tlfts tlo tlebm, E anbt hbnw" Lo lfsbt slnwb leiso`d eb

porsnbyot, ft ofst" E just komfb tles jnk fba Ir" V lfs nb`y òdt bntos fba

oife`s, aeroct`y oxp`febebm wlft slnuà ko anbo nbco ynu f`` frrevoa"]lft fknut ynu, Ifx> fshoa Jfch"

Sfio fs ]obtwnrtl" E lfvo bn cùo oetlor" Los òdt io sovorfòife`s fs wo``" Lo wfs fctuf``y suppnsoa tn slnw leiso`d `fst bemlt frnuba

aebborteio, kut wo lfvobt lofra kfch drni lei sebco kodnro ynu f`` cnio

loro" Ifx sfea"

Sn, iystory porsnb, iessebm co`` plnbos" Unuvo mnttf lfvoF cniputor nr sniotlebm frnuba loro& oxc`feioa Stebhy"

Fro ynu aofd fba stupea> Unu lofra io drni afy nbo, ntlor tlfb

ynur cnbdescftoa plnbos, tloro es bn bot nut loro" Fba tlo mfto anosbt npobte`` Inbafy& Sn ubte` tlob, ynuro f`` stuch loro& Bnw E summost ynu f``

invo ynur fssos tn tlo aebebm rnni dnr krofhdfst kodnro et mots cnà"

]obtwnrtl lfs ifao fb oxqueseto iof` dnr ynu f``, E faveso ynu f`` tn tfhofavfbtfmo nd et" Iofbwleò, E`` an iy kost tn trfch anwb tlnso iessebm

co``s" sfea Ifx, fs lo m`froa nbco inro ft ovorynbo kodnro turbebm frnubafba lofaebm kfch tn les pnst"


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Sn wlft bnw> fshoa Hft"

Krofhdfst, E suppnso" fbsworoa Jfch" Iemlt fs wo``, E iofb wo f``slnuà mot f mnna iof` nut nd tles ft òfst" Fdtorwfras, wo`` demuro nut wlft

nur boxt invo es"

]o``, dnr nbco sn dfr, E fmroo wetl Jfch fknut tlft" sfea Sfvftnreo"Ei nbo lubmrywo``, ynu hbnw wlft E iofb"

Fba ynuro f prevfto aotoctevo> fshoa Fkemfe` sfrcfstecf``y" Qorredec,E f`rofay doo` sfdo wetl ynu nb tlo jnk"

Loy, E anbt lofr fby p`fbs cniebm nut nd ynur inutl tloro, `fay& Sfvftnreo sfea, eb rotfèftenb tn Fkemfe`s cniiobts"

Fs tlo sub rnso lemlor, tlo mrnup nd bebo tlob wf`hoa ebtn tlo ifeb

kueàebm, anwb tlo lf``, fba nbco inro ebtn tlo aebebm rnni fs tloy f`` tnnhf soft ft tlo roctfbmu`fr tfkò" Nb et, woro p`ftos, cups, se`vorwfro, bfphebs, f

p`fto nd Drobcl tnfst, kfcnb, wfddòs, scrfikòa omms fba kescuets f`nbm wetl

twn petclors nd nrfbmo jueco"]obtwnrtl stnna ky tlo ntlor annrwfy tn tlo pfr`nr" Krofhdfst es

sorvoa ovorynbo" Just cf`` dnr io ed ynu booa fbytlebm ft f``" lo ropèoa"

Qlfbh ynu, ]obtwnrtl, wo slnuà ko sot dnr bnw" Hft sfea"

Fs ovorynbo sft tloro, rofay tn oft, Stebhy, wln tnnh et upnb leiso`d,komfb tn sfy: Sn, slnuà wo f`` sfy mrfco nr sniotlebm> fshoa Stebhy"

Dnr wlft> fshoa Tectnref" Koebm mrftodu` wo dnuba f aofa knay eb

f pnn` nutseao> E aeabt hbnw tlft wfs sniotlebm tn prfy dnr"Bn, òts f`` just oft f`rofay" E iofb ets bnt èho wo f`` lfvo tlo sfio

roèmenb nr sniotlebm" Sfvftnreo sfea kodnro scrfpebm snio kfcnb nbtn les

p`fto"Nl, E mot et bnw, kfcnb dnr tlo pem ft tlo oba nd tlo tfkò, lflf,

ynuro dubby Sfv" sfea Stebhy"Nl, slut et, shubh" Unu rof``y slnuà tfho f mnna `nnh eb tlo ierrnr"

Cfb wo f`` just stnp demltebm> E iofb wo just `nst snionbo, ifyko

bnt c`nso tn us, kut wo ste`` `nst snionbo" Hft sfea"

Hfts remlt, Jfch sfea" @ots just try tn objny tles iof` fba motf`nbm, nhfy>

Debo, E we`` ed Stebhn nvor tloro anos" Sfvftnreo"

Kotclf devo kuchs E cfb&Kotclf tob ynu cfbt&

Obnuml f`rofay& Unu twn nkvenus`y cfb nut auo` ofcl ntlor eb f

iftcl, ots ofvo et ft tlft" Fkemfe` sfea"Sn, fseao drni tlo aofa cnrpso eb tlo pnn`, lnw ynu f`` sòop> E sòpt

èho f `nm" Lfvobt sòpt tles wo`` eb nvor 37 yofrs, ky jno" E roioikor sebcotlo `fst wfr, iy nl iy, tlo nb`y wfy Ea ko fkò tn sòop wfs ky sòopebm


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pe``s" Fl, tlnso woro tlo nàob afys dnr io, wly E cnuà just mn nb fba nb"

sfea C`nvor"Stebhy wfs prfyebm tn leiso`d" Wòfso, pòfso òt tles muy ko boxt, sn

E anbt oba up ayebm ndpuro knroani"

Hbnch et ndd& Qlfts just ove` remlt tloro& Fkemfe` rotnrtoa"Qeby tlob fkrupt`y stnna up drni tlo tfkò" Qeby anbo" Unu f`` woro

tnn kusy tf`hebm, teby mots eipfteobt drni knroani, teby fto, teby tfho fslnwor" Ko kfch `ftor" Qeby lfa tlob oxcusoa lei so`d drni tlo tfkò fba òdt

tlo aebebm rnni"]o``, E sfy, lo cortfeb`y wfs vory lubmry" Qlft muy cfb oft fbytlebm"

Jfch sfea"

Anosbt fbynbo tlebh ets naa tlft lo wfs tlo nb`y nbo tlft aeabt motf cfra `fst bemlt> Qlft lo wfs iessoa drni tlo rost nd us to`èbm nur lfra

èdo stnreos> fshoa Sfvftnreo"

]o``, boetlor aea ]obtwnrtl nr Ifx dnr tlft ifttor, kut ifyko cfusotlnso twn fro stfdd loro> Hft wnbaoroa fs wo`` fs et sniolnw ifao sobsotn lor"

Qlft es f mnna nksorvftenb tloro ynubm `fay" Worlfps tloros

sniotlebm inro tn tlft" C`nvor sfea"Sucl fs> Stebhy fshoa C`nvor"

Lii, E anbt hbnw" Worlfps los bnt wln lo sfys lo es, porlfps> E

iofb, wln bfios f ifb teby> Ovob wetl les oxtrfnraebfry loemlt dofturo"Worlfps snio snrt nd bechbfio> C`nvor cnbtebuoa tn pnbaor tlft tn leiso`d"

Nr ifykowo``, ifyko Ei just mottebm tnn nà dnr iy fmo fba iy lof`tl

f`nbm wetl iy ioinry" ]o``, E kottor mn èo anwb bnw, ste`` doo` quetooxlfustoa drni yostorafys frrevf` fba tles inrbebms ubpòfsfbt surpreso"

E we`` ko eb iy cfkeb"]fet up, E`` mn wetl ynu, E booa tn mn mot snio nd iy frt suppèos

drni nur cfkeb" Fkemfe` sfea fs slo wepoa lor èps wetl f bfpheb fs slo mnt

anbo wetl lor iof` fs slo tlob stnna up fba oscnrtoa C`nvor kfch tn

tlo cfkeb"Afib" E cfb soo tlnso twn lnnhebm up" Ow, E cfbt koèovo E ovob

sfea tlft, kut cnio nb, bnt èho fby nd ynu frobt tlebhebm nd et" Sfvftnreo

sfea" Fbywfy, Ei anbo fs wo``, E cnuà oft f`` E cnuà oft" Loy ]obtwnrtl,ko suro tn put tlo òdtnvors eb tlo dreamo& Qlo dnna loro es oxqueseto"

Uos, ser E inst cortfeb`y we``" ]obtwnrtls vneco wfs lofra, fs lo

wf`hoa kfch ebtn tlo aebebm rnni"F`remlt tlob, `ftor `nsors" Ei mnebm tn mn tfho f quech slnwor, tlob

ets kfch tn tlo cfkeb dnr io, E rocf`` debaebm f pnrtfkò rfaen tloro, porlfpsèstob tn tubos wleò cftclebm up nb rofaebm snio nd iy nàor deòs drni


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provenus cfsos, cefn& Sfvftnreo sfea wleò lo stnna up fba odt tlo aebebm

rnni"Fba tloy sfy Ei twestoa, sloosl" Cfb ynu koèovo tlft muy> Lnw

anos lo rof``y sòop ft bemlt> Fba wly wnuà lo krebm nà deòs tn rofa>

Lo nkvenus`y lfsbt lofra nd tlo bowspfpor nr ifmfzebo" Stebhy sfea fs lodebesloa arebhebm les nrfbmo jueco" Qlft anos et, Ei sech nd just settebm loro,

Ei f`rofay mottebm knroa nut nd iy ieba, E tlebh E`` mn kfch tn iy cfkebfba p`fy snio snètfero, cfro tn jneb io Is" Tectnref> Stebhy sfea"

Qlfts fb naa quostenb ynu seipòtnb" E anbt ovob hbnw lnw tn p`fysnètfero" Koseaos, E tlebh E`` tfho f slnwor iyso`d, sfy ]obtwnrtl, lnw

ifby kftlrnnis fro tloro eb tles kueàebm>

Qlroo, Is" Tectnref" Nbo nb tlo derst d`nnr fba twn nb tlo uppor d`nnr"Qnwo`s fro eb tlo sif`` c`nsot anwb tlo lf``wfy bofr tlo obtrfbco" sfea

]obtwnrtl fs lo turboa frnuba fba oxetoa tlo rnni fs wo``"

]o`` tlob, tlfts f`` E booa tn lofr, tlfbhs ]obtwnrtl" slo sfeakodnro oxcusebm lorso`d nbco inro drni tlo tfkò fba tlo rnni"

]o``, muoss ets just tlo twn nd us fmfeb, sfea Jfch fs lo ste`` wfsbt

anbo wetl les iof`"

Unu ifho et snuba èho tlfts kfa" sfea Hft fs slo just sft tloro,stfrebm ft Jfch" Fba wlft fro ynur p`fbs dnr tnafy>

Io> Lii, E ify tfho tlo ntlors faveco fba hoop iyso`d

pronccupeoa, ynu hbnw, bntlebm tnn strobunus" E aea krebm f dow knnhsiyso`d" Worlfps ifyko rofaebm we`` lo`p io wetl wretebm iy boxt stnry"

Worlfps ovob f bnvo`, E anbt hbnw" Lnw fknut ynurso`d tloro, Hft>

Ifyko mnebm dnr f wf`h frnuba tlo cfipmrnuba, sebco wo cfbtòfvo tlo mrnubas, ets ste`` f protty kem p`fco" Ets protty iucl tlo nb`y tlebm

c`nso obnuml tn oxorceso tlft E cfb an"Fl, bnt kem nb f`` tlnso woemlts fba oòctrec kecycòs, lul> E

cnuàvo swnrb tloros fb oxorceso rnni eb tles kueàebm" E spnttoa et `fst

bemlt nb tlo wfy tn tlo kftlrnni"

[of``y> ]o`` tlob E ify just tfho ynu up nb ynur wnra tlob" Worlfpsets kottor fs wo``, E cfb kurb f dow cf`nreos"

Qlfts bnt wly E sfea tlft" Ets bnt èho ynu lfvo tn `nso fby"

Ifyko bnt, kut tn hoop lof`tly E slnuà ft òfst try" E lfvo bn teio nbiy lfbas rof``y wlob Ei ft tlo tfttnn pfr`nr" Afy eb fba afy nut, f`` E lfvo

teio dnr es mevebm tfttnns" E lfa tn `fy ponpò ndd kocfuso nd cuts" Sn yofl, E

wnrh sn`n" Spofhebm nd, an ynu lfvo fby tfttnns>Io> Nl, bn" Lfvobt dnuba tlo teio nr inboy tn mn nut fba mot nbo"

Ei rof``y fttfcloa tn iy jnk" Ets fifzebm anebm sniotlebm ynu `nvo ovorysebmò afy nd ynur èdo, ovob wlob ynuro bnt wnrhebm ovory afy" E iofb,


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ovob nb ynur afys ndd, hbnwebm ynu`` ko roturbebm tn et tlo vory boxt afy"

Fba tlob tloro fro tlnso vfcftenbs ynu tfho" E suppnso ets strfbmo sfyebmynuro tfhebm f vfcftenb drni tlo jnk ynu `nvo tlo inst"

Bn, bnt rof``y" E cfb ro`fto fs wo``" E iofb, snioteios et cfb ko

`nbo`y fba knrebm" @eho snio snrt nd tlre`` nr krofh tlft, E anbt hbnw, faassnio speco tn ynur èdo"

Aoop`y, sfea, sfea Jfch fs lo tlob semloa, prnveaoa ynu rof``y do`ttlft wfy" E iofb E wesl tlo wlnò wnrà lfa tlft dooèbm" E anbt hbnw, ets

heba nd sfa wlob ynu tlebh nd et" E iofb, wly cfbt ovory sebmò porsnb nbtlo p`fbot ko lfppy> E iofb, tn tfho fwfy tlo ovoryafy pfeb tlft snio inro

tlfb ntlors obauro" Sechboss, wfr, aoftl" Iex tloi eb tnmotlor fba ynu lfvo

nbo lo`` nd f bucòfr prnkòi" Ifyko ets just io nvor tlebhebm"Mevo ynurso`d f krofh" Unu sooioa tn ko wnrhebm f`` tnn lfra drni

ynur jnk" Sebco wlob wfs tlo `fst teio ynuvo mnttob f mnna bemlts rost>

Fshoa Hft"Lnbost`y Hft> F `nbm fss teio" lo tlob cluchòa fs Hft tlob

`fumloa"

Iofbwleò anwb tlo lf``wfy, Stebhy, bofr tlo ifeb annr nd tlo ifeb

kueàebm, aescnvors fbntlor, f mfio rnni" Eb tlo rnni, lo spnts f dnnskf``tfkò, f knwèbm `fbo, f lnchoy tfkò, fba f leml aodebetenb toòvesenb wetl f

mfiebm cnbsnò" Qlo wf``s woro cn`nroa èio mroob, wetl f roa rum wetl

aerty, squfroa m`fss webanws"]lnn& @nnhs èho ]obtwnrtl loro iessoa f dow spnts" Qsh, tsh" Nl

wo``" Loy, es tlft f leml aod toòvesenb> Bn toclbn`nmy nb tlo proiesos iy

fss" Lypncretos" ]o``, iemlt fs wo`` turb et nb tn soo wlft clfbbo`s wo mot"Stebhy, wln wfs tf`hebm tn leiso`d" Fs lo dnuba tlo tv rointo nb f sif``

tfkò boxt tn f `nbm, roa cn`nroa sndf, lo sft anwb fba turboa et nb, tlnumltloro wfs bn rocoptenb ft f`` fs lo treoa clfbmebm tlo clfbbo`s sovorf` teios"

Afib et& Sorenus`y> Qloy lfvobt lofra nd f drofheb sfto`èto aesl,

ol> Stebhy sfea, drustrftoa"

_bdnrtubfto`y bn, ser" sfea ]obtwnrtl, wln cfio ebtn tlo rnni,stfbaebm remlt koleba stebhy" ]nra es inbtls fmn kodnro E komfb wnrhebm

loro, Ir" V lfa aoceaoa bnt tn pfy fby inro inboy nb tlo tv clfbbo`s" Lo

tlnumlt et wfs f cnipòto wfsto" Qlft tlo nutannrs wnuà ko obnumlobtortfebiobt dnr lei fba les muosts"

Lipl, lo iustvo koob wfstoa wlob lo ifao tlft aocesenb"

rotnrtoa Stebhy"Sfvftnreo tlob obtoroa tlo mfio rnni" F`remlt ynu wleby kfky, lnw

fknut p`fyebm io eb f mfio nd dnnskf``, nr ynu fdrfea E iemlt koft ynur fss"Unuro nb tloro, sifrtfss& slnutoa Stebhy fs lo iot Sfvftnreo ft tlo


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dnnskf`` tfkò"

Qfhebm tlo fttobtenb fwfy drni tlo mfio rnni, nutseao, Qeby espfcebm frnuba tlo dobco bofr tlo oamo nd tlo cfipmrnubas" Qeby tlebhs tles

es pnebtòss" Knroa" Qeby mnebm s`nw`y ifa" E doo` èho lettebm snionbo fmfeb

wetl f rnch" Fs Qeby tlob komfb tn mreba les tootl, lo lofrs f vneco cniebmdrni koleba lei"

Qlob ynu slnuàvo bovor cfio loro, kem ifb" sfea tlo vneco fsQeby tlob turboa frnuba" Et wfs nbo nd tlo èttò knys Jfch lfa soob `fst

ovobebm" Unu slnuàbt lfvo cnio loro kem ifb" Bnw, ynu`` ko knroa lorodnrovor" Qeby tlob slreohoa" F[ML& MOQ QEBU N_Q ND LO[O& Fs teby

tlob rfb tlo ntlor aeroctenb tnwfras les cfkeb" Kut bnt kodnro `nbm fs lo rfb

ebtn C`nvor"]nfl, ynubm ifb& ]ly f`` tlo lystoref> Et `nnhs fs ed ynuvo soob f

mlnst> Fshoa C`nvor"

Qeby anbt hbnw wlft lo sfw" Qeby sfw tles hea" Qles croopy hea"Qo`èbm io Qeby we`` stfy loro dnrovor&

C`nvor tlob fumloa" [of``y, ynubm ifb> Worlfps ynuro f ket teroa>

Worlfps ynu booa tn èo anwb>

Qeby tlob mrfkkoa C`nvor ky tlo cn``fr nd les slert" Unu cf`èbm Qebyf èfr>&

_l, ui" Lol, lol, bn" Nd cnurso bnt, ets just tlft tloro fro bn heas

loro nb tles cfipmrnubas, E iofb, ui, tloro wfs bn iobtenb" Wòfso òt iomn> C`nvor sfea fs Qeby debf``y roòfsoa lei drni les mrep"

Bnw tlob, wf`h wetl io, tf`h wetl io fba oxp`feb inro nd tles

iystorenus cleà ynu spofh ndd" C`nvor sfea, tlob tryebm tn rofssuro Qeby"Fs tlo twn wf`hoa ndd ebtn tlo aestfbco, nur fttobtenb bnw dncusos

bnw nb Ifx tlo socurety mufra fs los ft tlo mftos" Qloro lo pnbaors nbntlor twn ebaeveauf`s los koob nnhebm ebtn" Lii, E wnbaor wloro tlnso

twn jfchf`s drni `fst bemlt rof``y wobt tn> Qlnso cnb frtests E tlrow nut ft

tlo komebbebm drni koebm aesqufèdeoa" Qles wnnaoa frof rubs dnr ieòs fba

ieòs" Qloros bn wfy tloya ifho et nut nd loro, fèvo ft òfst" Et wnuà tfhof mnna wooh dnr tloi tn òfvo, kut nvorwloìebm`y eipnssekò mevob tlo

dfct tlnso twn bovor lfa fby suppèos nr wftor wetl tloi wlob tloy òdt

loro" Worlfps ifyko tloy sbuch kfch nbtn tlo prnporty" Bn, tlft cfbt ko et,cfb et>

Wrnkòi tloro, Ifx> ]obtwnrtl sfea fs lo stfrtòa Ifx"

]lft tlo>&Jooz ]obtwnrtl, mevo io f lofrt fttfch boxt teio, wnbtynu>&

Lipl, anbt toipt io, E iemlt just oba up anebm tlft"Uofl, tlft wnuà ifho ynur afy, wnuàbt et> ]lft tlo lo`` an ynu


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wfbt fbywfy>

]oro nut nd tura snup" ]obtwnrtl sfea"Qura snup, ]obtwnrtl>

Uos, dnr tlo muosts `ftor nb ft aebbor teio" Ets f spocef`ty E wleppoa

up `fst bemlt, lnwovor snionbo sooioa tn lfvo swepoa et f`` up" Unuwnuàbt lfppob tn lfvo hbnwb wln et wfs, an ynu, Ifx>

]lft> Unu eip`yebm Ea tfho ynur crfppy crfp snup>Qura Snup"

]lftovor, ynu iemlt fs wo`` cf`` et crfp" E iofb wln bfios f snup,Qura snup> Snio snrt nd ifbefc nb f rfipfmo> Nl, wfet, E dnrmnt wln Ei

tf`hebm tn"

Fba wlft fro ynu eip`yebm tloro, ser>Ei eip`yebm nb ynur aerty èttò socrot drni `fst yofr, ]obtwnrtl"

]lft ynu dfeòa tn to`` nur ntlor muosts loro" Slnntebm f ifb eb cnà k`nna

rof``y cfb ifho f ifb mnovob ifaaor> Ifx sfea deri`y tn ]obtwnrtl" Derst ndd, ynu anbt hbnw tlo wlnò stnry tn tlft, socnba`y ynuro

nbo tn tf`h up f kem stnri" E iofb, mevob tlft proaecfiobt ynu woro eb f yofr

fmn, E iofb wetl f`` tlo, lnw an ynu sfy, arum proaecfiobt> ]obtwnrtl

rotnrtoa ft Ifx wetl f slnw nd fbmor"Nl, E soo" Fba ynu sooi tn hbnw tlft f`` protty iucl" Qo`` io, wln

tnà ynu tlft èttò pordoct peoco nd dectenb> Ifx fshoa"

Qlo sfio nbo wln prnkfk`y tnà io ynur stnry, bnbo ntlor tlfb tloebdfinus Ir" V" fbsworoa ]obtwnrtl"

]o``, E lfvobt iot lei yot, kut wlob E an, E`` pnebt lei ynur

aeroctenb" E iofb, mevob tlo dfcts fba f``" E iofb, ubèho ynu, E lfvo wrettobfba vesuf` prnnd ynu iuraoroa tlft pnnr ifb eb cnà k`nna, sn tn spofh" E

iofb, mevob tlo proaecfiobt, ynu hbnw, tloro koebm twn aofa ponpò bnw, Ewnbaor lnw tlo muosts wnuà rofct ed tloy hbow wln wfs rof``y sorvebm

tloi, lul> fshoa Ifx"

@eho E sfea, E aeabt an f afib tlebm wrnbm fba fs dnr tlft prnnd

ynu spofh nd, E cf`` tlft f kùdd" Unu lfvo bn sucl tlebm" ]obtwnrtl sfea ebaodobso inao"

[of``y> ]o`` tlob tfho f `nnh ft tles" Ifx npoboa tlo aosh arfw,

prnveaebm f dnàor ebseao" Qfho f `nnh soo, fba ynu`` ubaorstfbaovorytlebm" @nnhs èho ovob Ir" V lfs snio snrt nd cniinb sobso eb bnt

trustebm ynu" E wfs mnebm tn wfet tn sprebm tles nb ynu `ftor, kut E doo` bnw es

fknut remlt dnr ynu tn deba nut"]obtwnrtl m`fbcoa ebseao tlo dnàor, wloro f mefbt, k`nwb up eifmo

nd tlo kutòr, pnesnbebm les fst oip`nyors iof` f`nbm wetl fbntlor sloot ndwrettob tosteinby drni fb ubhbnwb wetboss" Unu kfstfra& ]obtwnrtl


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slnutoa fs Ifx swepoa tlo dnàor drni lei, fs lo tlob put tlo dnàor kfch eb

tlo arfw fba `nchebm et tles teio"Sn, ste`` anbt koèovo io, ]obty> Et cfb ko queto lfzfra dnr ynu ed

tlo pnèco woro tn sniolnw mot f lnà nd tles" Unua ko treoa dnr, ft inst,

cfpetf` iuraor" Unu`` ko nut nd f jnk fba ebtn fb nrfbmo juipsuet wfy dfstortlfb ynu debaebm nut wlft lfppoboa tn ynur procenus Qura Snup"

Unu wnbt èvo `nbm obnuml tn to`` fbynbo ed ynu ovob try ynukfstfra&

Uofl, yofl, spfro io tlo potty tlrofts" Unuro bnt mnebm tn an f afibtlebm fknut et, ubaorstfba> Sn ynu stnp aemmebm ebtn io, fba tles dnàor loro

we`` stfy put, mnt et> Fba ubèho tlo ruòs nd tles cfipmrnuba, E an lfvo tlo

rosnurcos tn dfx tles nvor tn tlo sloredd" Bnw, kuzz ndd, Ei f`rofay tryebm tncnbauct iy nwb ebvostemftenb fs tn wloro tlnso twn jorh ndds fro"

Unu iofb tlo cnbs> fshoa ]obtwnrtl"

Qlnso fro tlo nb`y twn jorh ndds koseaos ynu E cfb tlebh fknut" Bnw,ko f mnna `fchoy fba mn put nb ynur shert fba obtortfeb nur muosts, we`` yf>Ifx sfea eb f cnchy tnbo" Nl, fba fs dnr ynur snup spocef`, just tfho tlft

pro)ifao knx nd snup eb tlo cupknfra eb tlo hetclob, ets bnt èho tloy`` tfsto

fbytlebm aeddorobt drni ynur cnnhebm"Lipl" Debo" Fs ynu wesl, tlob" Ed ynu booa fbytlebm ft f``, ANBQ

cf`` dnr io" ]obtwnrtl sfea fs lo turboa fba òdt tlo socurety stftenb"

Duchor" Lo`` try tn scrow io nvor sniolnw, E`` wnrry fknut lei`ftor" Ifx semloa fs lo sft anwb eb les clfer, lo put up les doot, òfboa les

clfer kfch, fba c`nsoa les oyos, fba komfb tfhebm f bfp"

Iofbwleò, kfch eb tlo ifeb kueàebm eb tlo lf``wfy, Jfch fba Hft fros`nw`y wf`hebm, tfhebm eb tlo iof` tloy just lfa" ]o``, tlft wfs snio mnna

cnnhebm, E wnbaor wloro ]obtwnrtl wobt> Nl, wo``, E`` lfvo tn tlfbh leidnr tlo iof`" Sn, ]lft fro ynu p`fbbebm nb anebm bnw, Hft> Jfch fshoa"

E anbt hbnw, ifyko f wf`h, wln hbnws, ifyko f aep eb tlo pnn`"

Wnn`>& ]loro wo dnuba Sfbarfs, wo`` ynu hbnw, cnrpso>

_l, yofl" ]ly> Fdrfea tlft f mlnst es bnw nccupyebm et>]lft> Bn" _i, Jfch komfb stuttorebm"

Lf lf, Ei heaaebm se``y, wo`` bnt fknut tfhebm tlo aep, kut tlo mlnst

nccupyebm et pfrt" sfea Hft"Nl" ]o``, E muoss, E iofb ed ets f`` còfboa nut" Ifyko ]obtwnrtl

cfb còfb et nut, put snio bow wftor eb nr sniotlebm" sfea Jfch

Ei f kutòr, bnt ynur drofheb pnn` kny& ]obtwnrtl sfea wleò lowf`hoa ky, slnutebm, wleò lofaebm kfch ebtn tlo aebebm rnni"

]lft tlo> ]o``, muoss los eb f sletty inna" Sn iucl fshebm lei dnrtlft" Jfch sfea wetl ubcortfeb`y"


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]o``, f slnwor wnuà an, E muoss" Unu eb tlo inna dnr nbo tn> Hft

fshoa"Io> ]o``, ui, suro, E muoss" ]obtwnrtl sfea tlo tnwo`s fro nvor ft

tlft c`nsot nvor tloro> fshoa Jfch

Uop" Lnpodu``y bn nbo o`so es usebm et remlt bnw, lolo" Hft ropèoa"F`remlty" Jfch sfea kodnro lei fba Hft mrfkkoa f `frmo, wleto tnwo`,

fs tloy lofaoa tn tlo derst d`nnr kftlrnni"Kfch eb tlo mfio rnni, wo deba Sfvftnreo `nsebm tn Stebhy fdtor

sovorf` mfios nd ndd fba nb krofhs wleò p`fyebm dnnskf``"Unu such, ynu hbnw tlft> Sfvftnreo sfea, pfbtebm, tryebm tn mot f

socnba weba eb lei kodnro ifhebm les boxt invo eb tlo mfio"

]lft cfb E sfy, Sfvftnreo> Aea E dnrmot tn iobtenb E wfs eb sovorf`dnnskf`` cnipotetenbs> E lfuòa fss eb tloi" Nb`y wnb f cnupò teios

fctuf``y, kut Evo lfa pòbty nd prfctecoft iy pfrobts p`fco" Ifb, E iess

tlft tfkò, ets koob eb iy lnuso dnr yofrs kodnro et just krnho" @eho tlft, etkrnho" Stebhy sfea fs lo tlob tnnh eb f aoop seml" Fbywfy, wlfts tloscnro fmfeb>

& E tlnumlt eta ko dubby tn koft ynu ubdfer`y"

]lft, cfb E sfy, f lfket nd iebo f`nbm wetl ifby ntlor nbos fs wo``>

Uofl, yofl, wlftovor, ynu slnwndd" Sfy, to`` io, ets koob kummebmio inst nd tlo teio wo woro loro: wlft an ynu rof``y booa tlo prezo inboy

dnr fbywfy> Lii, òt io tfho f weà muoss, et komebs wetl)) Sfvftnreo sfea

fs lo wfs tlob cut ndd ky Stebhy,))prnkfk`y tlo sfio rofsnb ynuro fdtor dnr et, reclboss> Nr wfet,

ifyko ynuro mnebm tn quet ynur sn cf`òa prevfto aotoctevo kuseboss fbanpob up f `fio fss lnt anm stfba, so`èbm rfw fba stfò weobors cfuso tlfta

prnkfk`y ko tlo nb`y tlebm ynur mnna ft> E iofb, rof``y, f W"E"> Unu> Lf"

Unu cnuà lnbost`y mn fba mot snio èpnsuctenb dnr ynur kem fss inutl,

tlfts lnw iucl slet ynuro du`` nd bnw p`fy tlo afib mfio f`rofay, E wfbttn debf``y koft ynu sn E cfb mn to`` tlo ntlor muosts lnw iucl nd f prn ynu

fro ft dfco knnh"

Nl, just slut et f`rofay& @ot io muoss, ynu dnuba inro webo> Fbaaeabt to`` io>& Sfvftnreo komfb tn slnut"

Loy ro`fx, tloro wfs nb`y f knttò òdt fba E arfbh et fdtor E òdt tlo

aebebm rnni, ynua ko surpresoa wlft ynua deba `fyebm frnuba tles p`fco"]lft aea ynu oxpoct io tn an, slfro et wetl ynu> Ifhebm io sòop wetl tlft

kem ifb, Qeby> Fdtor nb bemlt eb tlft cfkeb, lofrebm lei sbnro eho fwo``,sbnro eho f ifjnrsbnro porsnb"


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Lf" Unur vncfku`fry rof``y suchs tloro, Stebhy" Qnn kfa et wfsbt fs

mnna fs ynur dnnskf``"]o``, wleò woro fctuf``y spofhebm tn ofcl ntlor, to`` io, wlft an

ynu tlebh lfppoboa tn tlo k`nbao kfko> fshoa Stebhy"

]ln, Sfbay> Lo``, E anbt hbnw" E anbt rof``y kuy tlft slo just do``fsòop eb tloro" Qlft wfs bn fcceaobt" Cfbtprnvo et yot, kut Ei protty wo``

suro snionbo lfa sniotlebm tn an wetl et"]o``, E tnà ynu muys E wobt dnr f wf`h bnt ovob bofrebm lor, lo`` E

aeabt ovob soo lor nut tloro sn et cnuàvo koob oetlor kodnro nr fdtor sloaeoa"

Nr ifyko ynu just èoa fba tnà us tlft ku``slet stnry tn sledt tlo

k`fio ndd nd ynu" ]lfts et cf`òa, èho f rovorso psycln`nmy tlebm" E òfrboaet wlob E wobt tn cn`òmo" @eho f trechory"

Io> Loy, ft òfst E wfs fkò tn faiet E wfs nut, wlft fknut ynu> Unu

cnuàvo anbo et fs wo``" Unu hbnw, èho tlft rovorso wlftses ynu wororfikèbm fknut"

[ovorso psycln`nmy" Dfer obnuml, kut ifyko et wfsbt ynu nr io,

ifyko et wfs nbo nd tlo ntlor muosts" E iofb, Qeby, dnr oxfipò" Lo aeabt

ovob mot f mrootebm cfra tlo rost nd us aea `fst bemlt"Nr ]obtwnrtl dnr tlft ifttor, nr ovob Ifx" Bnw tlft just npobs up

inro suspocts" Beco mnebm" Stebhy cnip`feboa"

Loy, stnw et, f`rofay" Unu tlebh ets ofsy koebm f tnp oyoa prevftoebvostemftnr> F `nt nd dfctnrs tn cnbseaor, èho twn aoftls" Sn, ynu iebus tlo

aofa woemlt, lobco tlo mer` fba tlftjostor, wln lfppoboa tn ko ubdubby

cnipòto`y" Sn wloro anos tles òfvos us> ]o``, tloros f jnurbfèst, Jfch,soois tnn mnnay mnnay" Qlob, tloros tlft stfr stuaaoa Tectnref" Ifjnr sbnk,

sloa fctuf``y ko inro èho`y tn lfvo pu`òa sniotlebm èho tlft ndd" Fba,wfet, tloros tlo kem nfd, Qeby" E tlrow f rnch ft snionbo& [of``y>

Sfvftnreo stftoa"

Uofl, ifyko los p`fyebm auik, E iofb bn nbos tlft stupea, nr queot

dnr tlft ifttor" Kut tlob, òts bnt dnrmot tlo twn oàor`y cnupò, C`nvor fbaFkemfe`" Ifyko tloyro tryebm tn tlrnw us f`` ndd" E iofb, loy, ets pnssekò"

Qlo tfttnnoa mer` fs wo``, Hft, esbt et> Slos f rof` pestn` wetl f`` tlnso

tfttnns nb lor, sloosl" Fba tlob tloros tlo ntlor muost, Sfbay, wlnnl,wfet, bovor ieba, slos aocofsoa, E dnrmnt, snrry" sfea Stebhy, wetl f sierh

nb les dfco"

_l, yofl cfrodu` ynu anbt mn fba k`nw f mfshot tloro, lnt slnt"Sfvftnreo sfea" Kut E muoss, nvorf``, fby nbo nd tloi cnuà lfvo anbo et" E

muoss wo`` just lfvo tn bfrrnw et anwb fdtor inro knaeos slnw up"]lft>& Stebhy sfea surpresebm`y"


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Sorenus`y> Unuvo bovor lofr tloso tfòs fknut ponpò ayebm nbo ky

nbo, wo``, et anosbt tfho f rnchot sceobtest tn demuro nut sniotlebms wrnbm"Sniotlebms wfy wrnbm loro, ft tles cfipmrnuba, ft tles p`fco" Et f`` soois

tnn ofsy, E iofb" Qlebh fknut et" Qlft Ir" V muy esbt ovob loro yot" Et

cnbcorbs io fba et slnuà cnbcorb ynu fs wo``"]lft an ynu iofb> fshoa Stebhy, fctebm puzzòa"

E iofb tlebh nd et tles wfy, wln lfs tlo inro tn mfeb loro> ]lft edIr" V es just f cnvor up fèfs" ]lft ed Ir" V es nbo nd us> Qeby, C`nvor,

Fkemfe`, tloyro f`` cfpfkò nd tles wlnò clfrfao" E iofb, wlft ed tles essnio heba nd scfi> @eho Sfbay fba tlo jostor frobt rof``y aofa>

E anbt hbnw ifb, tloy kntl sooioa heba nd aofa tn io" E iofb, wo

treoa dnr f pu`so, kut et wfs tnn `fto"_l lul, fba wln wfs fctuf``y clochoa tlft> Qlo sfio nbo wln

pnssek`y es eb cflnnts wetl lor p`fyebm aofa>

]nw, tlfts f vory mnna tlonry, prnveaebm tlft ynu woro tlo nbo wlndo`t dnr f pu`so, auik fss> sfea Stebhy wleò kurstebm nut `fumlebm"

Nl, yofl" Scrftcl tlft, tlob" Kut tloro es snionbo o`so tlft stfbas

nut" E iofb Qeby dnr tlft iftor Sfvftnreo sfea, fbxenus tn to`` Stebhy

kodnro koebm ebtorruptoa"E hbnw, E hbnw, ynuvo f`rofay tnà io f anzob teios: los fctebm>

Inro nkvenus tlfb tlft, bnteco lo wfs tlo nb`y nd tlo muosts wln

aeabt mot f cfra" E anbt hbnw, et heba nd kums io" Uofl, et fìnst kums io fsiucl fs et es tlft ynuro puttebm wfy tnn

iucl dub ebtn tles wlnò woohoba" E mot et, ynuro just f komebbor, jubenr

ebvostemftnr nr wlftovor ynu sfy ynu fro, remlt>Lipl" Debo sifrt fss, ynu to`` io> ]loro es tles Ir" V> E iofb,

mrfbtoa ynuvo mnt tnko ft òfst dooèbm f teby drfctenb nd ùceaboss>E tfho nddobso tn tlft" Sorenus`y, ynu lfvobt aof`t wetl bfturo nb f nbo

tn nbo kfses"

]lft tlo lo`` ynu tf`hebm fknut> Unuro bnt ovob ùcea remlt bnw>

Bfl, lf`d teroa, cnuàbt sòop rof``y auo tn Qeby, kut ed et es lei ebsnio twestoa fba ubproaectfkò wfy, lo`` rof``y lfvo inst nd us dnnòa, bnt

io tlnuml" E tlebh Ei mnebm kfch tn iy cfkeb, kut bnt kodnro ft òfst

clochebm eb nb Qeby"Unu iofb spyebm nb lei> fshoa Stebhy sfrcfstecf``y"

]lftovor, ynu ifho es snuba snsn sbofhy> fshoa Sfvftnreo"

_i, yofl, et es, ifb" ropèoa Stebhy"Nhfy, wo``, yofl E tlebh Ei mnebm tn mn bnw, tles cnbvorsftenb dnr

snio twestoa up rofsnb es kocniebm nvorwloìebm wetl fwhwfraboss"Nl, `nnh ft ynu Ir"jubenr wlftovor, wlftovor wetl ynur kem wnras,


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mnna dnr ynu&

Uofl, nhfy" Sfvftnreo sfea fs lo tlob invoa fknut tnwfras tlo annrft tlo obtrfbco tn tlo ifeb kueàebm"

Sorenus`y" Lf, lf, lf yofl ets Qeby, f`remlt" Stebhy, tf`hebm tn

leiso`d, sfea wleò tlob settebm nb tlo sndf" @ot et ko hbnwb ponpò& @nnhnut, Ir" Jubenr Tfrsety es cniebm ft ynu& @nch ynur annrs, lf, lf, lf, lf"

Fl, yofl òts soo wlfts nb tlo mnna nà toòvesenb" Nl, wfet, E dnrmnt, wolfvo bn sembf` nut loro>& Nhfy, nhfy, E booa tn pu`` iyso`d tnmotlor, E tlebh

Ei mnebm tn mn tfho f beco `nbm fss bfp kodnro suppor `ftor, tlfbhdu``y auotn tlo swetclebm nd ponpò, ft òfs ifyko E`` ko fkò tn mot snio slut oyo

kodnro nbco fmfeb lfvebm tn obtortfeb tlo muosts" Lf, lf, lf Qeby, fl, ifb"

Stebhy stnna up drni tlo sndf fs lo tlob turboa fba oxetoa tlo mfiornni fba f`sn nut tlo drnbt annr nd tlo ifeb kueàebm"

Slnrt`y fdtor, kfch ebseao tlo lnuso, f`nbm tlrnuml tlo lf``wfy, fba tn

tlo stfercfso, up tlo dèmlt nd stfers, turbebm òdt, tn tlo `fst rnni nb tlo remlt,tlft lfppobs tn ko tlo upstfers kftlrnni tlnuml tlo tlech, wnnaob)pfttorboa annr wfs slut" Ebseao tlo kftlrnni, stnna f `nbo demuro, dfcebm tlo

ierrnr" Boxt tn tloi, f sif`` stfba boxt tn f tuk" Nb tnp nd tlo stfba wfs fb

nà rocnra p`fyor, f`nbm wetl et wfs fb nà rocnra, f`rofay p`fyebm fs nurdemuro stfbas tloro, eb fwo"

Et wfs Fkemfe`" Fdtor koebm oscnrtoa drni C`nvor, slo lfa kommoa lei

tn òfvo lor f`nbo, sn fs f còvor oxcuso, slo favesoa C`nvor tn mn kfch tntlo cfkeb fs slo wfs mnebm tn droslob up, fs slo tlob lofaoa tnwfras tlo

kftlrnni" Bnw> ]o``, bnw slo es borvnus, fba dnr f mnna, òmeteifto

rofsnb" Afib et" E cfbt koèovo tles es lfppobebm" Fkemfe` rofcloa ebtn lorpnchot, fba tnnh nut f co`` plnbo" Afib, bn sembf`" Fdtor f`` tlo trnukò nd

io krofhebm tlo ruòs loro fba Sbofhebm tles plnbo eb loro fba anebm tlestlebm fba tlft tlebm, {èho wetl tlft nbo bemlt stfba wetl Socurety Ifx

nutseao" Fw, mrnss E hbnw, kut fbywfy} nb`y tn mot f bn sembf` sorveco tlebm

nb iy scroob" ]nw, E such ft tles tocl èdo" [oioikor tlo rocnras> E an"

Seipòr teios, wetlnut tles tocl" E anbt hbnw wlft heba nd mfio tles wlnòp`fco es p`fyebm nb us, kut E suro fs lo`` fi bnt mnebm tn wfet fby `nbmor tlfb

E lfvo tn" Sniotlebm fknut tles p`fco" E iofb, sniotlebm inro tlfb tlnso

twn aoftls" E cfbt p`fco iy debmor nb et" @nnh ft io, Ei `nsebm et" @nsebmet& Frml& E anbt hbnw wlft tn an> Fkemfe` tlob pfusoa dnr f iniobt"

Fkemfe` tlob tnnh eb f lumo kroftl oxlfòa s`nw`y, fba cnbtebuoa tn

tf`h tn lorso`d eb tlo ierrnr" E hbnw" E`` just tfho f beco, cnzy slnwor kodnroE lfvo tn mn kfch tn tlo cfkeb wloro Ei slfrebm et wetl ser jemsf`nt" Qlo dfct

tlft wo ify ko c`nsor eb fmo rfbmo anosbt clfbmo f afib ket tlebm" E`` kotiy èdo ebsurfbco C`nvors tloro remlt bnw just settebm nb les koa, nr iy koa,


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nr ifyko lo just slnvoa tlo twn koas tnmotlor" Oetlor wfy, E hbnw Ei

scrowoa, fba bnt eb tlo remlt wfy oetlor" ]o``, ft òfst E`` lfvo tlft slnwortn `nnh dnrwfra tn" Ko kfch eb devo iebutos"

Devo iebutos ftor nutseao tlo kftlrnni, Fkemfe` fpprnfcloa tlo annr

wlob slo sfw tlo annr wfs c`nsoa wlob slo òdt et npoboaSlo hbnchoa nbtlo annr" Fbynbo eb tloro>& Fkemfe` s`nw`y npobs tlo annr, ovorytlebm

sooioa eb p`fco, oxcopt tlo slnwor wfs f`rofay rubbebm fba f`sn f lferaryor tlft wfs p`fcoa ko`nw tlo tnp slo`d nd tlo stfba boxt tn tlo tuk, ko`nw

tlo nà rocnra p`fyor" Qloro wfs f `fko` tfpoa tn tlo lfer aryor" Objny iy`nvo ~ ]obtwnrtl"

Slo surpresebm`y aeabt doo` fbytlebm kut cnidnrt, fssuiebm

]obtwnrtl wfs tlo nbo wln put et tloro wlob slo stoppoa nut tn mot lorc`ntlos fba tnwo` dnr tlo slnwor" Afib, ]lft es et wetl io> Qwn muys

lettebm nb io dnr iy pordoctenb> [of``y" ]o`` fbywfy, ovorytlebms loro

f`rofay sn E iemlt fs wo`` wfsl up bnw"Fkemfe` tlob ubarossoa fba obtoroa tlo slnwor" Qlo curtfeb wfs tlob

c`nsoa" Fs slo wfslos, f demuro, wln s`nw`y npobs tlo kftlrnni annr,

obtors, fba tlob s`nw`y c`nsos tlo annr" Fkemfe`, wln es ubfwfro nd tlo

invoiobt, cnbtebuos tn slnwor" Qlo demuro s`nw`y fba cfutenus`y wf`hsnvor tn tlo stfba boxt tn tlo tuk tlft slo es slnworebm eb, kobas nvor, pechs

up tlo `fkoòa lfer aryor fba pùms et eb" Debf``y, tlo demuro tlob turboa tlo

lferaryor nb tn leml, Fkemfe` debf``y bntecos et wlob slo lofrs et eb tlo tuk"Fkemfe` tlob npobs tlo curtfeb" Lnw afro ynu cnio eb loro& ]ly fro ynu

loro> Bn fbswor drni tlo demuro, fba fs socnbas pfss sebco Fkemfe` lfs

fshoa tlo quostenb, tloy tlob tnss tlo pùmmoa eb, turboa nb lfer aryor"Kodnro Fkemfe` cnuà ovob invo, tlo aryor arnppoa ebtn tlo tuk, cfusebm

spfrhs fs Fkemfe` wfs quech`y fba kreod`y, oòctrncutoa tn aoftl"Aurebm tlft teio, tlo demuro turbs fba ruslos nut tlo annr, c`nsebm et

koleba tloi"

Fs f rosu`t, tlo èmlts komeb tn dèchor nb fba ndd, wetl ]obtwnrtl,

wln es eb tlo hetclob, propfrebm suppor" ]lft nb ofrtl> Oòctrecetys nb fbandd fmfeb, tles anosbt sooi mnna" Ifyko E`` lfvo tn oba up wleppebm nut

tlo kfch up moborftnr fmfeb" lo sfea" Kut tlob, f`` nd f suaaob, tlo

dèchorebm stnps fs ]obtwnrtl tlob lofrs f cry"Loy& Lo`p& Snionbo mot up loro quech& yo`òa f sooiebm`y dfieèfr

vneco" Et wfs Sfvftnreo" ]obtwnrtl tlob rfb up tlo stfers, wloro Sfvftnreo

wfs stfbaebm"]lfts f`` tlo cniintenb>& ]obtwnrtl fshoa

Unu to`` io kutòr, tloros sinho croopebm nut nd tlo kftlrnni, kuttlo annrs `nchoa& E cfbt mot eb tn put et nut& Sfvftnreo slnutoa"


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iebutos ]obtwnrtl fs E`` ko booaebm ynur lo`p snnb"

Sorenus`y> Ei propfrebm suppor f`rofay, wly anbt ynu mn fsh tlftkem ebaeveauf`, Qeby E koèovo et es> fshoa f aesmustoa ]obtwnrtl"

Ifx semloa, Debo" E`` mn fsh lei" Bnt tlo slfrpost tnn`, kut lo es ste``

f tnn`, sn E iemlt fs wo`` tfho favfbtfmo nd tlft" E`` lfvo lei cnio up lorofba oscnrt tlo knay nutseao ebtn lor cfkeb" ]o`` lfvo tn stfrt rofrrfbmebm tlo

muosts ebtn tlo cfkebs sebco wo``, wo anbt wfbt inro tlfb nbo cfkeb koebmstubh up nd rnttebm cnrpsos, nd cnurso" Ed ynu booa io, ynu hbnw wlft tn

an" lo sfea fs lo tlob wobt anwbstfers fba òdt tlo kueàebm nbco inro ebsofrcl nd Qeby"

Fs Ifx wfs lofaebm tnwfras tlo cfkebs, sovorf` muosts ebcùaebm Hft

fba Tectnref, fpprnfcloa lei"Sfy, Ifx, tloros fbntlor aofa knay tlfts surdfcoa> fshoa Hft"

Fl, bows trfvo`s dfst" ropèoa Ifx"

Uofl, Sfvftnreo cfio fba tnà us" ]ln es et> fshoa Hft"]o``, mn soo dnr ynurso`vos, nb socnba tlnumlt, anbt" Et wfs Fkemfe`"

Slo wfs dnuba eb tlo tuk" Fb fppfrobt oòctrncutenb styòa he`èbm" Slo

aeabt stfba f clfbco eb tlo slnwor" Ei torrek`y snrry dnr tlo `nss"

]ly> fshoa fba rotnrtoa Tectnref" Lipl" Ets bnt èho slo wfs f `nstcfuso nr fbytlebm"

Tectnref& Slnutoa Hft"

[of``y, Hft> Slo òdt twn ponpò, nbo wln iust lfvo koob ft òfstebbncobt, tn ko k`nwb tn sietloroobs fs slo sooioa tn `nnh kfch wetl bn

romrot dnr et" Worlfps Hfrif> rotnrtoa Tectnref"

Fba wlft fknut tlo ntlor vecteis> Unuro sfyebm tloy aosorvoa et fswo``> Hft fshoa"

]o``, prnkfk`y" E iofb wln loro anosbt aosorvo tn aeo> ]ovo rofanur cfras drni `fst bemlt" Worlfps tles es pfykfch" E ify bnt lfvo f còfr

fbswor dnr f`` nd tles, kut et soois tn io sniotlebms dfr wrnbm wetl tles

p`fco" Sniotlebm inro tlfb tlo scobory, nr tlo dnna, nr tlo cfkebs" Qlo ove`

tlft èbmors f`` frnuba us" ]o ify bnt ko fkò tn soo et, kut bnt ovorytlebm essnsooebm tn koèovebm" Hft sfea, fs tloro woro sembs nd lor kocniebm

fmetftoa"

]o``, fs iucl fs Ea `nvo tn stfy loro fba aokfto tles f`` wetl ynumuys, E`` booa tn mn deba Qeby, E`` booa les fssestfbco nbco inro wetl tlo

drosl fba aofa ioft" Hbnw wloro E iemlt deba lei> fshoa Ifx kodnro lo

turboa frnuba fba sfw Qeby wf`hebm up drni koleba lei"Nl tloro ynu fro" Cnio, Qeby, E`` ko booaebm ynur fssestfbco nbco

inro" ]ovo mnt fbntlor knay nb nur lfbas"Bnt iy lfbas, Ifx" Evo mnt bntlebm nb iy lfbas" Unu iemlt" Bnt


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Qeby"

Uofl, wlftovor" Mot ynur fss upstfers, eb tlo ifeb kueàebm" Unuvomnt fbntlor cnrpso tn cfrry nut, hfy> Qlfbhs" Fs dnr ynu faeos, ko suro tn

ebdnri tlo ntlors nb wlfts lfppoboa" E booa tn roturb tn iy pnst" Nl, fba

suppor slnuà ko rofay ft sex nc`nch slfrp" Ko tloro, nr ko slet nut nd ùch"Nhfy, òts mn, Qebstor" Ifx spnho fs lo fba Qeby kntl wf`hoa kfch

tnwfras tlo kueàebm"Cnio nb, Tectnref" ]ovo mnt tn deba tlo ntlors fba to`` tloi wlft

wo hbnw" sfea Hft eb f cnbdeaobt tnbo fs tlo twn tlob lofaoa kfch tn tlocfkebs, eb sofrcl nd tlo ntlor muosts"

Fs tlo twn wniob obtoroa Hfts cfkeb, slo dnuba Jfch, bfppebm nb

tlo koa" Lo lfa sooioa queto ro`fxoa fba lfa koob sòopebm dnr fwleò wloblo s`nw`y npoboa les oyos fba stnna ft tlo twn"

]lftwlfts mnebm nb> fshoa Jfch"

Fkemfe`" Slosslos aofa" Slo wfs dnuba eb tlo tuk oòctrncutoa"Ifx just cfio fba tnà us, fba tn to`` ynu muys tn put ynu f`` nb leml fòrt"sfea Hft"

]lft> Nl, bn" ]ln tlo lo`` fro wo aofèbm wetl loro> E iofb, wloro

es tles Ir" V eb f`` nd tles es wlft Ea èho tn hbnw> fshoa Jfch, wln wfspuzzòa ky tlo bows"

E anbt hbnw, Jfch" Hft fbsworoa"Kut lo lfs f `nt tn fbswor dnr,

èho wlfts rof``y mnebm nb loro> Eb tlo iofbteio wo slnuà stfrtrofrrfbmebm nur cfkebs" E lfvo f dooèbm wo`` ko booaebm inro rnni" Ft òfst

ed wo cfb mot tlo twn, bnt cnubtebm tlo jostor, ebtn tlo sfio cfkeb"

[emlt" Sn E muoss E slnuà mn mot Stebhy, Sfvftnreo fba C`nvor> Unuhbnw, òt tloi eb nb wlfts lfppobebm> fshoa Jfch"

Bn, bnt booa remlt bnw rof``y" ]o`` just swetcl fba put C`nvor eb fcfkeb f`nbm wetl Sfvftnreo" Ei suro lo`` ko rof` tlre`òa fknut et" Hft sfea"

Nl, wo``" Lo`` mot nvor et" F`` los koob sebco wovo mnt loro wfs

ruao fba nkbnxenus" Wem treoa lettebm nb io, ynu koèovo tlft> sfea Tectnref

eb fb fbbnyebm tnbo"[of``y> Unu sooioa inro rofsnbfkò `fst bemlt sebco et wfs et wfs

ynu wlnkoob lettebm nb io> sfea Sfvftnreo, wln cropt up nb Tectnref

wleò slo spnho"Nl, tlft`` ko tlo afy wlob lo`` droozos nvor, fba ovob tlob E

wnuàbt ovob cnbseaor et& slnutoa Tectnref fbmre`y"

[of``y> Unu sooi sn fbmry fba we`èbm obnuml tn he`` ky ynur nwbkolfvenr" Unu hbnw bnw, E iofb wetl vectei buikor tlroo mottebm cfrreoa

nut fs wo spofh" Worlfps eb ynur dfscest prosobco, ynua rosnrt tn fbytlebm tnmot ynur lfbas nb tlo cfsl prezo" Krfvn, wo`` anbo" sfea Sfvftnreo"


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Kut wlft cnuà et ko> E sfy wo cnbtebuo tn ebvostemfto" ]o slnuà

wf`h frnuba tlo mrnubas dnr fby cùos" Worlfps wo`` ko fkò tn cftcl tleshe`òr kodnro lo strehos fmfeb"

@ots spèt up, lnws fknut Jfch fba Hft mn tn rocruet tlo ntlors wleò

Tectnref fba E komeb tn stfrt sofrclebm dnr fbytlebm suspecenus nr croaekòoveaobco" sfea Sfvftnreo eb f òfaebm fba deri tnbo fba mosturo"

Ifhos sobso, nhfy" ropèoa Jfch"Cnubt io eb aodebeto`y" sfea Hft, cloordu``y"

Debo, kut bn dubby studd,Sfv" Tectnref sfea eb f aoifbaebm tnbo"Nhfy, nhfy, bn booa tn keto iy lofa ndd, nhfy> rotnrtoa Sfvftnreo"

nhfykrofh& sfea Sfvftnreo fkrupt y fs tlo twn pfers spèt up"

Fs Sfvftnreo fba Tectnref lofaoa kfch tn tlo cfkebs, Jfch fba Hftlofaoa up tlo iossy, crfchoa pftl tn tlo ifeb kueàebm" ]lob tloy frrevoa

ebseao, tloy turboa tn tlo mfio rnni wloro Qeby wfs wf`hebm eb cercòs

f`nbm wetl C`nvor wfetebm, settebm nb tlo sndf"Loy muys, èstob, woro mnebm tn booa fs iucl lo`p fs pnssekò"

]lns ebwetl us> fshoa Jfch, wfetebm fba lnpebm tn lofr f`` tlo fmroofkò

rospnbsos drni ovorynbo eb tlo rnni"

]o``, `nvo tn, kut, E, or))`nst iy tootl sniowloro ebseao loro, iust mn`nnh dnr tloi, lol, lol, mnna ùch" C`nvor sfea fs lo stnna up fba kn`toa

nut nd tlo rnni"

Bnw wlft an ynu tlebh tlft wfs f`` fknut> Hft fshoa Jfch"E anbt hbnw, kut E muoss ets just ynu fba io fseao drni Sfvftnreo

fba Tectnref" sfea Jfch fs lo oxlfòa f `nbm seml"

Lnà nb, òts fsh Qeby" Hft rospnbaoa fs Qeby ebtorruptoa" Bntlfbhs, Qeby teroa drni invebm knaeos nbo p`fco tn fbntlor" Snrry" Qeby

teroa"Nhfy, tlob" Sn, lfs fbynbo soob Stebhy nr ]obtwnrtl>

Fccnubtoa dnr, ]obtwnrtl rospnbaoa fs lo tlob obtoroa tlo rnni"

Kut Ei fdrfea Stebhy es iessebm"

]lft>& fshoa Jfch" ]o``, wloro es lo, ]obtwnrtl>E anbt hbnw, ser" Qlfts wly E sfea lo wfs iessebm kocfuso lo ES

iessebm" _baorstfba> fshoa ]obtwnrtl sfrcfstecf``y"

Uofl, yofl sifrt fss" Tory croftevo" rospnbaoa fb fbbnyebm Jfch"F`remlty" ]o`` an ynu tlebh lo wfs fkò tn òfvo> Sniolnw deba f

wfy nut> Hft fshoa ]obtwnrtl ofmor`y"

E leml`y anukt et, iess" Fba ovob ed lo aea, lo wnuàbt `fst `nbm nuteb tlnso wnnas" Qrust io nb tlft nbo, koèovo et nr bnt, lo, f`nbm wetl tlo

rost nd ynu, fro sfdor loro ubte` ft òfst wo cfb sniolnw fòrt tlo sloredd" Ebtlo iofbteio, E summost ynu f`` just tfho f krofh drni wlft ynuro anebm fba


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f``nw io tn dex up snio nd iy dfinus wleppoa tfpencf puaaebm" Ets f nbo

nd f heba, tfstodu` aoèmlt" E`` ko suro tn pnebtStebhy ynuro aeroctenb ed E soolei kodnro ynu an, nd cnurso"

]o``, tlfbh ynu, ]obtwnrtl" E muoss wo cnuà usoa f ket nd f krofh,

lnw fknut et, Hft> fshoa Jfch, f`sn ofmor"Suro" Cfbt wfet tn try snio nd et, ]obtwnrtl" Qfho ynur teio" Hft

sfea tn ]obtwnrtl, ste`` fs ofmor"Fs ]obtwnrtl òdt tlo mfio rnni tn propfro tlo puaaebm, Jfch fba

Hft wf`hoa nvor tn tlo sndf fs Qeby roifeboa stfbaebm, wf`hebm eb cercòs"Fs Jfch fba Hft sft eb seòbco, kntl bnaaebm ndd kfch tn sòop, tlo twn

wfho up devo iebutos `ftor tn f scrofiebm, `nua vneco" Et wfs ]obtwnrtl

rubbebm kfch ebtn tlo mfio rnni" Kntl nd ynu, cnio quech pòfso nutkfch& E dnuba Stebhy, `yebm ubcnbscenus eb tlo aert" E iofb, E tlebh et es aert"

Qlob fmfeb, ifyko et wfsbt aert, ifyko et wfs anm crfp" ]o an cnbstfbt`y

lfvo anms tlft sbofh eb tlo lnà eb tlo dobco nut tloro"]lft>& Qfho us tn lei& Slnutoa Jfch, tryebm tn hoop les cnn` fs lo

wfs f`sn wnrreoa"

_l, lo``n, E just tnà ynu tn cnio quech dnr f rofsnb))>

Nl quet ynur sifrt fss roifrhs fba tfho us tn lei f`rofay&aoifbaoa Jfch"

F`remlt, f`remlt" Dn``nw io tlob, ynur lemlboss" ]obtwnrtl sfea

sfrcfstecf``y fs lo turboa frnuba fba sembfòa kntl Jfch fba Hft tn dn``nwlei tlrnuml tn tlo kfch nd tlo kueàebm"

oba nd clfptor twnclfptor tlroo cniebm snnb&


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