The Doppelganger by Florence Ratwatte

7/28/2019 The Doppelganger by Florence Ratwatte

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M saikaoacy lm`ar ae tnh Xgkvhrskty ae Ihyoag/ Eoarhgih

Rmtwmtth warjhd kg tnh Yrk Omgjm Taurkst Bamrd ugtko snh taajup erhh,omgih wrktkgc' Ynh okvhs dhhp kg tnh bhmutkeuo Ihyoag

thm iaugtry/ tnh bmijdrap ae nhr ekrst gavho/ TnhDapphocgchr'


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T N H D A V V H O C G C H R


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Ta tnh lhg mgd walhg wnash tako turghd Imlhookm skghgsks

kgta tnh crhhg caod ae Ihyoag'


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E o a r h g i h R m t w m t t h

T N H D A V V H O C G C H R


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Iapyrkcnt Eoarhgih Rmtwmtth

Tnh rkcnt ae Eoarhgih Rmtwmtth ta bh kdhgtkekhd ms mutnar ae tnks

warj nms bhhg msshrthd by nhr kg miiardmgih wktn shitkag 33 mgd

3> ae tnh Iapyrkcnt/ Dhskcgs mgd Vmthgts Mit =;>>'

Moo rkcnts rhshrvhd' Ga pmrt ae tnks pubokimtkag lmy bhrhpraduihd/ starhd kg m rhtrkhvmo systhl/ ar trmgslktthd kg mgy

earl ar by mgy lhmgs/ hohitragki/ lhinmgkimo/ pnataiapykgc/

rhiardkgc/ ar atnhrwksh/ wktnaut tnh prkar phrlksskag ae tnh

puboksnhrs'

Mgy phrsag wna iallkts mgy ugmutnarkzhd mit kg rhomtkag ta tnkspubokimtkag lmy bh okmboh ta irklkgmo prashiutkag mgd ikvko iomkls

ear dmlmchs'

Tnh inmrmithrs kg tnks baaj mrh hgtkrhoy klmckgmry mgd bhmr ga

rhomtkag ta mgy rhmo phrsags'

M IKV imtmoacuh rhiard ear tnks tktoh ks mvmkomboh eral tnh Brktksn

Okbrmry'

KYBG ;3> =>4;59 98> =

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Ekrst Vuboksnhd .26=9+Mustkg Lmimuohy Vuboksnhrs Otd'

28 Imgmdm Yqumrh

Imgmry Snmre

Oagdag

H=4 8OB

Vrkgthd mgd Baugd kg Crhmt Brktmkg


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Hpksadh Agh


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Inmpthr =

Tnh ohtthr wnkin inmgchd ly okeh kg m wmy K nmdgt hvhg

drhmlhd wauod bh passkboh/ rhminhd us ag m bousthry @ughlargkgc/ wnhg tnh lagsaag wms wnkppkgc tnraucn tnh trhhs

mgd iavhrkgc tnh hgdohss mirhs ae thm ag tnh Nkcn Earhst

pomgtmtkag rmgchs wktn m vhko ae lkst' Kt wms gat dhokvhrhd taaur naush ga pastlmg hvhr trudchd tnh prhikpktaus pmtns

dawg tnh laugtmkg ta brkgc tnh ehw mgd emr bhtwhhg ohtthrs tanulboh nalhs okjh aurs' Sh nmd kgsthmd ta iaoohit aurkgerhquhgt lmko eral tnh slmoo snap eral wnkin wh purinmshd

aur sklpoh ghhds'K nmdgt lmdh tnh nmoe,lkoh trhj dawg tnh earhsthd nkoo

soaph ta tnh thm pomgtmtkag sinaao tnmt dmy' Tnrhh rkbs ae tnh

slmoo ulbrhoom/ wnkin wms aur agoy dhehgih mcmkgst bmdwhmtnhr/ whrh brajhg/ mgd kt wms ushohss mgywmy mcmkgst tnh

wkgdy snawhrs wnkin nmd bhcug ta cust skgih dmwg' Lylatnhr/ tmjkgc m oaaj autskdh/ taod lh ta stmy nalh'

Ykgih K wms oht aee sinaao/ K tkdkhd up mraugd tnh naush' K

lmdh up tnh bkc bhd K snmrhd wktn ly latnhr ghmtoy/ wktnghvhr m irhmsh/ poulphd up tnh pkooaws ms snh mowmys dkd mgd

sprhmd aut tnh brkcnt pmtinwarj iavhr ly crmgdlatnhr nmd

stktinhd by nmgd oagc mca'

Aur naush nmd agh raal mgd tnh jktinhg md`akgkgc kt/wnkin nmd m tmboh mgd tnrhh inmkrs/ ghmr tnh wkgdaw' Mcmkgstagh wmoo ae tnh raal staad m omrch crhhg imbkg trugj/ wnkin

nhod aur ioatnhs mgd m ehw atnhr passhsskags'

Sh mowmys nmd aur lhmos mt tnh jktinhg tmboh' M tkgy eragtvhrmgdm/ hgioashd by m nmoe wmoo ag kts tnrhh skdhs/ nmd m slmoo

dkvmg iavhrhd wktn m brkcntoy iaoaurhd nhlp lmt mgd tnrhhstrmkcnt,bmijhd inmkrs/ wnhrh tnh ehw imoohrs wna drapphd kg

smt ta tmoj wktn us' Motnaucn tnh naush wms slmoo mgd eurgksnhdwktn tnh bmrhst bmskis/ kt wms mowmys bhmutkeuooy iohmg mgd ghmt'Tnh wmoos whrh pmkgthd wktn inmoj wnkth oklh wmsn/ tnh raae

tnmtinhd wktn drkhd hohpnmgt crmss mgd tnh eoaar pmvhd wktn m


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nmrd omyhr ae drkhd iaw dugc/ wnkin wms iohmg/ dustohss mgdialeartkgc ta bmrh saohs' Tnh naush staad ag soapkgc omgd ag

tnh earhst baugdmry ae tnh Nkcn Earhst Thm Hstmth mgd wmsohmshd aut ta ly latnhr by kt/ wnhg Irawg omgd wms miqukrhd

ear thm pomgtkgc lmgy yhmrs mca'

Ly latnhr mgd K okvhd by aurshovhs nhrh methr lycrmgdpmrhgts dkhd' Nhr bratnhrs emlkoy whrh aur agoy

ghkcnbaurs mgd okvhd autskdh tnh thm pomgtmtkag/ mbaut m qumrthr

ae m lkoh upnkoo/ but wktnkg nmkokgc dkstmgih avhr m earhsthdrmvkgh' Ga shttohlhgts whrh phrlktthd ag ar ioash ta pomgtmtkag

baugdmrkhs: aur iattmch wms mg hxihptkag Kd nhmrd/ m

iagihsskag crmgthd by tnh awghrs ae Nkcn Earhst ta ly latnhrlmgy yhmrs mca'

Snhg tnh rmkg ihmshd m okttoh/ K swhpt tnh cmrdhg/ pkokgc uptnh saddhg ohmvhs mraugd tnh phmr trhhs' Snhg K wms dagh mgd

tnh rmkg nmd ihmshd ialpohthoy/ K wmojhd dawgnkoo ta tnh okttohsnap ta buy m ehw tnkgcs ly latnhr ghhdhd tnmt dmy'

Tnhrhs m rhcksthrhd ohtthr ear yaur latnhr/ Yhovml/ tnh

Tmlko snapjhhphr mggaugihd klpartmgtoy/ wktn bmrhoy

iagihmohd iurkaskty' Ynh wkoo nmvh ta skcg tnh baaj mgdiaoohit kt nhrshoe'

K pmkd Yhovml ear tnh eoaur/ iaiagut ako mgd agkags mgdnurrkhd nalh/ burstkgc wktn hxikthlhgt' Snmt ag hmrtn wms m

rhcksthrhd ohtthr1 Sh nmd ghvhr bhearh cat agh'Ly latnhr taa iauod bmrhoy nkdh nhr hxikthlhgt' Ynh

inmgchd qukijoy/ slaatnhd nhr nmkr mgd sht aut ta iaoohit tnh

lysthrkaus ohtthr'K wmtinhd nhr nurry dawg tnh pmtn' Ytkoo kg nhr twhgtkhs/

snh wms vhry ialhoy/ sokl mgd snmphoy/ wktn caodhg sjkg/ tnkijcoassy bomij nmkr mgd hvhg wnkth thhtn'

Ynh wms bmij saag hgaucn wktn tnh ohtthr' Tnh hgvhoaph

wms mddrhsshd ta nhr kg Hgcoksn mgd tnh ohtthr kgskdh taa wms kgHgcoksn'

Koo nmvh ta tmjh tnks ta tnh sinaaolmsthr mgd msj nkl ta

thoo lh wnmt kts moo mbaut/ snh smkd wktn supprhsshdhxikthlhgt' K imgt tnkgj tnhrh img bh mgytnkgc wragc/ sa kt

lust bh salh caad ghws' Ynmoo wh ca gaw/ bhearh sinaao ksavhr1 Lr' Rm`mrmtgml wkoo stkoo bh kg nks aeekih ke wh nurry'


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K wms rhmdy saag mgd kgsthmd ae wmojkgc tnraucn tnh earhstrhshrvmtkag/ wh whgt up ta tnh ramd mgd taaj tnh nauroy bus ta

tnh Jmgdmpaom bmzmmr/ aur slmoo thm pomgtmtkag tawgsnkp' Shwhrh saag kg tnh sinaao aeekih'

Rminho nms stmyhd mwmy eral sinaao tadmy K shh'

Mgytnkgc wragc1 Lr' Rm`mrmtgml quhrkhd/ wktn salhiagihrg'

Kt wms rmkgkgc nmrd kg tnh largkgc mgd K msjhd nhr ta stmy

nalh/ ly latnhr rhpokhd mpaoachtkimooy' But kt ks mbaut tnksohtthr K nmvh ialh ta shh yau' Iauod yau pohmsh thoo lh wnmt

kts moo mbaut1

Lr' Rm`mrmtgml rhmd tnh ohtthr ly latnhr cmvh nklsoawoy/ twkih avhr' Kts eral m ekrl ae omwyhrs kg Iaoalba'

Tnhkr rhprhshgtmtkvh wkoo bh kg Jmgdmpaom mt tnh Nkcn EarhstThm Hstmth aeekih ag Shdghsdmy tnmts talarraw' [au mrh

msjhd ta lhht nkl tnhrh mt thg kg tnh largkgc/ ms yaur dmucnthrks m bhghekikmry kg tnh omst wkoo ae agh ae tnhkr iokhgts' [au mrh

mosa rhquhsthd ta brkgc m iapy ae nhr bkrtn rhckstrmtkag mgd m

ohtthr eral tnh nhmd ae tnh sinaao snh mtthgds'

Tnh sinaaolmsthr/ m jkgdoy/ nhopeuo lmg/ hxpomkghd wnmttnks lhmgt/ kg salh dhtmko' Iauod yau pohmsh ialh wktn us/

skr1 ly latnhr msjhd pomkgtkvhoy' K rhmooy wauodgt jgawnaw ta sht mbaut kt mt moo'

Lr' Rm`mrmtgml mcrhhd ta miialpmgy us mgd wh whgtnalh rhokhvhd mgd m okttoh homthd' Dkstrmithd by tnh prasphit ae

mg klpravhlhgt kg aur eartughs/ ly latnhr iauod simrihoy

iaaj aur ougin ae rkih mgd trhh talmta mgd drkhd eksn iurry' Shsphgt tnh methrgaag chttkgc aur ioatnhs rhmdy ear aur trkp' Taa

hxikthd ta iaaj mgytnkgc ear aur hvhgkgc lhmo/ ly latnhrbaucnt m oame ae irusty brhmd eral Yhovmls snap/ wnkin wh

mth wktn tnh iurry ohet avhr eral ougin'


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Inmpthr 2

Ly omth iokhgt nms ohet mg hgdawlhgt ta pmy ear tnh hduimtkag

ae yaur dmucnthr Rminho Umrugk mt Nkooirhst Yinaao kg GuwmrmHokym/ tnh omwyhr taod ly latnhr kg Ykgnmohsh/ tnh vhrgmiuomr

omgcumch hvhrybady spajh nhrh' Nks gmlh/ Lr' Rm`mrmtgml

taod us omthr/ wms Skoohl dh Jrhtshr/ m lhlbhr ae IhyoagsDutin Burcnhr iallugkty/ mg htngki rhoki ae Ihyoags Dutin

iaoagkmo hrm/ wnkin prhihdhd Brktksn ruoh'Nhr tuktkag mgd bamrdkgc ehhs mgd atnhr hxphgshs wkoo

bh lht kg euoo eral tnh hgdawlhgt/ wnkin wkoo bh mdlkgksthrhd

by aur ekrl' Tnks wkoo kgioudh mg arkhgtmtkag iaursh ear yaurdmucnthr prkar ta nhr `akgkgc tnh sinaao iomsshs/ ta hgsurh ms

slaatn mgd pmkgohss mg kgthcrmtkag ms passkboh/ ta m okeh wktn

wnkin snh ks ialpohthoy ugemlkokmr' M thminhr eral NkooirhstYinaao wkoo tmjh inmrch ae tnks' [au taa wkoo iagtkguh ta

rhihkvh tnh mooawmgih pmkd ta yau tnraucn aur ekrl hvhr skgihyaur dmucnthr wms barg' [au snauod bh nmppy mt tnks turg ae

hvhgts/ tnh omwyhr whgt ag' Kt wkoo lhmg m wagdhreuo ghw

appartugkty ear Rminho/ wnkin K dagt tnkgj hktnhr ae yau hvhgdrhmlt mbaut' Nawhvhr/ yau mrh mt okbhrty ta turg dawg tnh

hgdawlhgt ke yau dagt okjh kt' Kt img bh miihpthd agoy ag tnh

thrls sphikekhd by ly omth iokhgt mgd gatnkgc img bh inmgchd'

[au mrh erhh ta msj mgy quhstkags mbaut tnh mrrmgchlhgts'Tnhrh ks agh quhstkag K imggat mgswhr nawhvhr' Ly iokhgtrhquhsthd tnmt nks kdhgtkty snauod ghvhr bh rhvhmohd ta hktnhr ae

yau'


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Inmpthr 9

Kt wms kgdhhd/ ms tnh omwyhr taod us/ m inmgch ghktnhr ly

latnhr gar K nmd hvhr hvhg drhmlt mbaut' Lr' Rm`mrmtgmlpravhd ta bh m truh erkhgd/ hxpomkgkgc mgd mrrmgckgc tnkgcs ear

us' Sh nmd ga tklh hvhg ta tnkgj mbaut tnh wmy ly okeh wauod

inmgch/ wh jghw gatnkgc ae wnmt tnh inmgch wms mbaut/ rhmooy'Sh whrh swhpt moagc ag m iurrhgt ae kgirhdkboh earih/ tnh

wagdhreuo inmgih ta cht mg hduimtkag ear lh/ ae m qumoktybhyagd aur wkodhst drhmls' Naw wauod K lmjh aut1 Dkd Knmvh wnmt kt taaj/ ta put m sklpoh/ musthrh vkoomch okeh bhnkgd

lh mgd cht kgta m ikrioh ghktnhr ly latnhr gar K jghw mgytnkgcmbaut mgd ghvhr nmd mgy iagtmit wktn1 Sauod kt warj ar wms kt

`ust tnh irmzy rhpmrmtkag ae m cukoty lmg/ trykgc ta mtagh ear

salh wragc kg tnh pmst nks bhghekikmry jghw gatnkgc mbaut1Mt thg yhmrs mgytnkgc shhls passkboh' Tnks wms tnh emkry

tmoh wrktthg `ust ear lh' Kt ks tnh tklh wnhg eracs turg kgtaprkgihs/ ucoy duijokgcs kgta swmgs mgd jktinhg lmkds kgta

prkgihsshs' K wms tnh Yohhpkgc Bhmuty/ dazkgc ear thg yhmrs/

lmckimooy wajhg up eral pavhrty mgd nmrdsnkp ta m ghw okeh aehginmgtlhgt mgd sapnkstkimtkag' K wauod bh hduimthd kg mg

hxiouskvh Hgcoksn bamrdkgc sinaao by wnkth thminhrs' Moo ly

erkhgds wauod bh Hgcoksn ckros/ inkodrhg lmkgoy ae wnkth thm

pomgthrs' Tnhy whrh tnh jkgcs ae tnh thmomgds/ mgd ms dkstmgteral us ms tnh stmrsprkvkohchd/ hxiouskvh/ lysthrkaus' Ga aghiauod sthp avhr tnh saikmo mbyss tnmt shpmrmthd us wktnaut tnh

hduimtkag/ paoksn mgd upbrkgckgc/ wnkin wms tatmooy bhyagd

aur pmoh mgd rhmin' Mgd gaw lmckimooy/ ms kg tnh lastemgtmstki emkrytmoh/ tnks trmgsearlmtkag wms lkgh ear tnh tmjkgc'

K nucchd moo tnh hxiktkgc dhtmkos ae ly klphgdkgc inmgch ae

stmtus ta lyshoe/ bokgjkgc kg dksbhokhe' K wauod whmr m slmrtsinaao pkgmearh mgd boaush okjh tnh Hgcoksn ckros wh salhtklhssmw kg Guwmrm Hokym/ tnh bkc nkoo rhsart ghmr wnhrh wh okvhd' K

wauod tmoj kg Hgcoksn wktn ly erkhgds/ nmvh tnhkr iagekdhgih


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mgd paksh' Ly nmkr wauod bh styoksnoy iut okjh tnhkrs' K wauodskt mt tmboh/ hmt Hgcoksn eaad wktn m jgkeh mgd earj/ ohmrg ta pomy

tnh pkmga' K wauod ga oagchr bh m wnkth thm pomgthrs bmstmrddmucnthr/ nkddhg mwmy kg m rhlath vkoomch kg m agh,raal

iattmch/ wkgikgc mt iruho bmrbs mbaut ly lkxhd pmrhgtmch eral

ly awg jkgd'K wauod bh rkd ae tnhsh ugiautn/ ugpaoksnhd vkoomch eaoj K

dkdgt bhoagc wktn/ earhvhr' K wauod bh `ust okjh tnash

hginmgthd irhmturhs eral mgatnhr warod' Hxatki/ slmrt/iagekdhgt/ hvhg m okttoh siargeuo/ wktn m dhvko,lmy,imrh dksdmkg

mgd m sapnkstkimtkag ms emr mwmy eral us ms tnh laag' Gaw/

kgirhdkboh tnaucn kt shhlhd/ gat mgy oagchr'


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Inmpthr 4

Lr' Rm`mrmtgml mgd nks wkeh sarthd aut lmgy prabohls mgd

sktumtkags ear us/ moo ae wnkin whrh rhqukrhd ear lytrmgsearlmtkag kgta m ghw okeh wnkin ly latnhr jghw gatnkgc

mbaut' Tnh omwyhr/ Skoohl dh Jrhtshr/ hgtrusthd nkl wktn tnh

tmsj ae brkgckgc us ear tnh ekrst lhhtkgc wktn tnh nhmdlkstrhssae Nkooirhst Yinaao' Lr dh Jrhtshr wms prhshgt taa/ mgd K lht

Nhmtnhr Mrlstragc/ wna wauod bh kg inmrch ae lh ugtko K wmsdhhlhd ekt ta bh pomihd mlagc tnh atnhr pupkos' Ynh wms mpoulp/ jkgdoy walmg ae lkxhd wnkth mgd Ihyoaghsh pmrhgtmch

okjh lyshoe/ wna spajh ly omgcumch wktn salh eouhgiy' Ynhput lh mt hmsh/ hvhg tnaucn ly Hgcoksn wms vhry oklkthd mgd

nmotkgc' Ynh pmtthd ly nhmd mgd nhod ly nmgd ear m wnkoh' K

slkohd bmij mt nhr mgd smkd Tnmgj yau/ agh ae tnh ehwHgcoksn pnrmshs K jghw/ brhmtnohssoy' K wms tnhg ckvhg mg

Hgcoksn prklhr/ tnh ekrst kg mg hohlhgtmry Hgcoksn omgcumchshrkhs/ mgd msjhd ta rhmd moaud eral kt' K stulbohd bmdoy mt

ekrst/ but klpravhd ms K whgt ag'

Dagt warry/ Lkss Mrlstragc smkd/ yauoo da ekgh msyau ca moagc' Hvhg tnaucn K dkdgt ugdhrstmgd hvhrytnkgc snh

smkd/ K crmsphd tnmt tnhy whrh wards ae hgiaurmchlhgt mgd ehot

inhhrhd mgd napheuo'

K wms tnhg lhmsurhd ear ly ioatnhs mgd snahs mgd m dmthwms ekxhd twa whhjs nhgih ear ly lavh ta Nkooirhst ear lyprhoklkgmry arkhgtmtkag/ ms tnh ohtthr eral tnh omw ekrl nmd

stmthd' Lr' Rm`mrmtgml wna wms gaw aur kgdksphgsmboh ca,

bhtwhhg bhimush ae nks mbkokty ta iallugkimth kg Hgcoksn mgdnks stmgdkgc kg tnh iallugkty/ lht ag aur bhnmoe lmgy

inmoohgchs wnkin gaw iageragthd us erhquhgtoy'Ms kg m drhml/ ly ghw okeh nmd bhcug' K whgt bmij nalh

iageushd but napheuo mgd hxikthd/ oagckgc ear tnh dmy wnhg Kiauod tass mwmy ly rustki dkeekdhgih mgd snyghss ear tnhsapnkstkimthd shoe,passhsskag ae tnh mttrmitkvh irhmturhs K smw

ag ly ekrst vkskt ta Nkooirhst'


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Inmpthr 8

Oaajkgc bmij gaw/ K imgt rhlhlbhr mgy rhcrht mbaut oaskgc

tauin wktn ly latnhr ar atnhr emlkoy lhlbhrs wnkin ly ghwokeh wauod kghvktmboy brkgc' Ly bagd wktn ly latnhr wms

ioash mgd stragc mgd aur okeh tachtnhr wms m nmppy agh/ dhspkth

tnh nmrdsnkps' K imggat rhimoo tnmt tnh prasphit ae phrlmghgtshpmrmtkag eral nhr ioaudhd ly drhmls mgd tnh caodhg euturh K

smw ugeaodkgc bhearh lh' K wms yaugc mgd gmvh/ dmzzohd wktnly klphgdkgc hgtry kgta m lmckimo mgd hxiouskvh warod mgd keshvhrkgc emlkoy tkhs wms rhqukrhd/ wh miihpthd kt stakimooy/ mgd

wktnaut rhcrht' Sms kt ly mokhg boaad tnmt sub`ucmthd lhialpohthoy/ lmjkgc lh imst mwmy ly gmtkvh mothr hca wktn ga

rhlarsh1 K wmgthd ta ekgd ly Hgcoksn shoe/ ta bh agh ae tnhl/

tnhkr hqumo mgd ta kdhgtkey'Mt thg yhmrs/ K suppash yau ghvhr tnkgj ae wnmt ta da ke

tnkgcs ca wragc' Snmt iauod ca wragc/ methr moo1 K wms lhrhoyhxinmgckgc m okeh ae prkvmtkag ear agh ae prkvkohch' Ly truh shoe

wms hlhrckgc mt omst: K wms bhkgc iomklhd by mg hokth ikrioh ms

agh ae tnhkr awg'Mt bkrtn/ ly lkxhd boaad ckethd lh okbhrmooy wktn pnyskimo

bhmuty' Vhapoh turghd raugd ta oaaj mt lh mcmkg/ taaj gatkih ae

lh' Ly ialpohxkag/ ehmturhs mgd bukod cmvh mwmy ly hxatki

pmrhgtmch wktnaut m daubt' Snhg phapoh wmgthd ta nurt/ tnhytnrhw kt mt lh okjh mg kgsuot' Yalhtklhs/ bhnkgd ly bmij but kgly nhmrkgc/ tnhy imoohd lh pmrm suddnk' Thmreuooy/ K msjhd

ly latnhr agih wnmt kt lhmgt' Tnh pmkg whgt mirass nhr emih

ms ke K nmd struij nhr' Ynh nucchd lh prathitkvhoy mgd rhpokhdtnmt wnahvhr nmd smkd kt wms hgvkaus tnmt K wms iohvhrhr mgd

prhttkhr by emr tnmg tnhy'[aur shiagd gmlh/ Umrugk/ wnkin hvhryagh ushs autskdh

sinaao mgd ialhs methr yaur Hgcoksn gmlh ckvhg by yauremtnhr/ lhmgs dmzzokgc mgd prmkshd by moo/ snh taod lh kg mvakih eral wnkin snh iauod gat nkdh tnh pmkg' Dagt warry


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taa luin mbaut wnmt phapoh smy/ snh whgt ag' K ml surhtnkgcs wkoo ialh rkcnt ear yau salh dmy'

Hvhg tnaucn snh aeehrhd ga hxpomgmtkag ear ly bhkgcdkeehrhgt eral hvhrybady hosh mraugd us/ K ehot ialearthd' Kt

wms caad ta ekgd iagsaomtkag kg suphrkarkty/ ta bhoagc ta m

suphr brhhd'Mcmkg/ omthr/ K msjhd ly latnhr mbaut ly pmrhgtmch/ wna

mgd wnhrh ly emtnhr wms' Mcmkg K smw nhr wkgih wktn pmkg mgd

wksnhd tnmt K nmd nhod ly phmih' Ynh taod lh kg m dhmd vakih/tnmt bhkgc m wnkth pomgthr/ nh wauod nmvh rhturghd ta nks nalh

iaugtry/ wnkin wms Yiatomgd'

Dagt tnkgj taa luin ar warry mbaut tnhsh tnkgcs/ snhtaod lh kg m vakih tnmt nhod ga hlatkag' Tnh pmst wagt ialh

bmij ta nurt uskts avhr mgd cagh'K jghw tnaucn tnmt snh spajh tnhsh wards lhrhoy ta

ialeart lh' Tnh smdghss kg nhr emih taod mgatnhr stary/ pomkgoy'


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Inmpthr 5

Sh nmd ta lmjh twa larh trkps ta Guwmrm Hokym kg Lr

Rm`mrmtgmls imr bhearh moo tnh mrrmgchlhgts ear ly dhpmrturhwhrh ialpohth' Tnh dmy bhearh K ohet/ ly latnhr taaj lh ta

nhr bratnhrs naush/ up tnh nkoo eral aurs' Sh nmd bakohd wkod

brhmderukt wktn crmthd iaiagut mgd m ekhry inkook pmsth mgd natckgchr thm/ wnkin wh drmgj wktn oulps ae dhokikaus brawg

pmol imgdy' K taaj ohmvh ae ly mugt mgd ugioh mgd twaiauskgs/ cakgc dawg ag ly jghhs ta tnh hodhrs/ ms wms tnhvkoomch iustal'

Sh mrh smd yau mrh ohmvkgc us/ ly ugioh taod lh/ butwh nmvh ta bh nmppy mbaut yaur crhmt caad eartugh' Hvhg

tnaucn yau wkoo craw mwmy eral us kg yaur ghw okeh mgd

bhialh m strmgchr ta yaur jktn mgd jkg/ wh wksn yau whoo'Yklpoh eaoj wna rmrhoy vhgturhd autskdh tnhkr tkgy ksaomthd

iallugktkhs/ tnhy whrh kgirhduoaus mgd iageushd wktn tnhturg ae hvhgts tnmt wms99 bhmrkgc lh moagc mgd mwmy' Tnhy

wksnhd lh whoo wktn crhmt wmrltn tnaucn tnhy whrh smd ta shh

lh ca/ mgd jghw tnmt K wauod prabmboy ghvhr bh mlagc tnhlmcmkg'

Tnh dmy ae ly dhpmrturh ear Guwmrm Hokym wms mgatnhr

typkimo lagsaag largkgc/ but tnh rmkg wms okcnt mgd ehmtnhry

mgd tnh iaod gat sa bktkgc ms wnhg tnh wkgd bohw nmrd' Ms tnheaatpmtn tnraucn tnh earhst rhshrvh ta aur iattmch wms gatmiihsskboh by vhnkiohs/ wh mrrmgchd ta wmoj dawg ta m pakgt ag

tnh ramd ta Lr' Rm`mrmtgmls imr' Nh mgd nks wkeh whrh ta tmjh

lh ta Nkooirhst Yinaao'K rhlhlbhr kg ly hxikthlhgt tnmt K iauod nmrdoy hmt tnh

eomtbrhmd ly latnhr nmd lmdh ear ly brhmjemst' Ynh nawhvhrprhsshd kt ag lh/ wktn m spaageuo ae jktuo pmol trhmioh mgd K

cuophd kt dawg wktn tnh nat thm snh nmd lmdh' Sh whrh saagrhmdy ta ca/ gaw prathithd eral tnh rmkg by m sturdy ghwulbrhoom/ agh ae lmgy ag m okst ae kthls dhhlhd ghihssmry ear

ly ghw okeh/ wnkin Lr Rm`mrmtgml wms iallksskaghd ta


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praiurh ear lh' Tnks kgioudhd tnh crhy pohmthd sjkrt/ wnkthboaush/ ugdhrwhmr/ snahs mgd saijs K warh/ moo klparthd eral

Hgcomgd mgd purinmshd eral m rhputhd ioatnkgc starh kgGuwmrm Hokym/ wnkin suppokhd tnh thm pomgtkgc iallugkty' K

wms rhquhsthd gat ta brkgc mgytnkgc : hvhrytnkgc tnmt K ghhdhd

kgioudkgc m nmkrbrusn/ ialb/ samp dksn mgd takohtrkhs/ wauod bhsuppokhd by tnh sinaao mutnarktkhs mgd pmkd ear eral tnh

bhquhst'

Tnhg kt wms tklh ta ohmvh' Kgsthmd ae tnh dhokrkausnmppkghss K hxphithd wauod avhrialh lh ms K sht aut ag m

drhml,okjh àurghy/ m strmgch hlptkghss swhpt avhr lh' Ly

latnhr wms oaijkgc tnh daar/ nhr emih turghd mwmy eral lh/ sasnh iauod gat shh ly dhsaomtkag' K swmooawhd rhsaouthoy mgd

ialpashd lyshoe' Snmt wms tnhrh ta bh ugnmppy mbaut1Ohmvkgc ly latnhr wms m ghw/ smd hxphrkhgih ear lh/ but snh

nmd bhhg larh rmpt tnmg K mbaut ly ghw okeh' K wms ga oagchr mpaar/ mbmgdaghd/ nmoe,brhhd bmstmrd dmucnthr ae m wnkth thm

pomgthr wna wauod gat/ wnkoh nh wms okvkgc/ awg ar suiiaur

lh' Tnmt pnmsh ae ly okeh wauod hgd tadmy' K wms ta bh barg

mcmkg ta bhialh molast mg Hgcoksn ckro kg mg hxphgskvhbamrdkgc sinaao' Kgsthmd ae irykgc ms K tnaucnt K wms cakgc ta/

K slkohd'Ohts ca tnhg mgd gat bh omth/ ly latnhr smkd kg m

strmgch/ hlpty vakih' Ynh brajh dawg tnhg mgd whpt/ naodkgclh/ but ialpashd nhrshoe qukijoy mgd wkphd mwmy nhr thmrs

wktn nhr smrk staoh' Snhg snh wms nhrshoe mcmkg/ snh slkohd/

thookgc lh gat ta lkgd nhr' Kts m dmy ear nmppkghss/ gat thmrs/snh pakgthd aut' Caadbyh' Lmy caad eartugh mowmys bh

yaurs'K jghot dawg mt ly latnhrs ehht ta tmjh nhr ohmvh/ mgd wh

wmojhd tnraucn tnh drkppkgc ohmvhs snhothrkgc ugdhr aur ghw

ulbrhoom' Lr Rm`mrmtgml mgd nks wkeh nmd ùst mrrkvhd' Nhnhophd lh kgta tnh bmijshmt/ nmd m ward wktn ly latnhr mgd

wh sht aee'

Ly smdghss mt aur pmrtkgc soawoy rhihdhd okjh ly aod okehagih tnh ramd ohet tnh earhst pomgtmtkag' Tnh sug imlh aut/

inmskgc mwmy tnh snmdaws ae ly aod okeh okjh tnh dmrjghssugdhr tnh trhhs' Tnh ramd mnhmd wms brkcnt/ gat ùst wktn


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sugsnkgh/ but wktn tnh naph mgd pralksh ae ly drhmls wnkinokethd ly spkrkts mgd shgt tnhl samrkgc'

Snhg wh mrrkvhd mt Nkooirhst Yinaao/ m okcnt rmkg nmdbhcug ta emoo mcmkg' Lr Rm`mrmtgml dravh tnh imr kgta tnh parin

ae tnh bamrdkgc sinaao mgd rmgc tnh bhoo' M ckro kg m imp mgd

mprag aphghd tnh daar mgd wnhg nh taod nhr wna wh whrh/ snhusnhrhd us kgta m skttkgc raal mgd msjhd us ta skt dawg' Kt wms

m bhmutkeuo raal ta ly ugtutarhd hyhs' K smt dawg ag tnh hdch

ae ly inmkr/ brhmtnohssoy'Dagt bh mermkd/ Lrs Rm`mrmtgml wnksphrhd' [auvh

morhmdy lht Lkss Mrlstragc/ wna wkoo tmjh inmrch ae yau tkoo

tnhy put yau mlagc tnh atnhr ckros kg tnh lmkg bamrdkgcnaush'

K slkohd mgd snaaj ly nhmd' Kl gat mermkd mt moo/ K smkdwktn m iagekdhgih tnmt surprkshd lh/ hvhg tnaucn ly nhmrt

tnulphd pmkgeuooy'Yaag Lkss Mrlstragc imlh kg mgd taaj us ta tnh sinaao

aeekih/ wnhrh tnh nhmdlkstrhss mgd tnh omwyhr/ Lr dh Jrhtshr/

whrh wmktkgc ear us' Tnhrh wms m snart iagvhrsmtkag mgd/

motnaucn K iauod gat eaooaw kt/ tnhy shhlhd smtksekhd tnmt moo tnhprhoklkgmry mrrmgchlhgts nmd cagh whoo' Lkss Mrlstragc/ ms

emr ms K iauod cmtnhr/ rhmssurhd tnh atnhrs tnmt tnhrh wms gaghhd ta warry mbaut ekttkgc lh kgta bamrdkgc sinaao okeh mt

Nkooirhst' Lr Rm`mrmtgml msjhd salh quhstkags mgd shhlhdsmtksekhd wktn tnh rhpokhs mgd hxpomgmtkags'

Snhg tnh dksiusskag wms avhr/ Lr mgd Lrs Rm`mrmtgml

bmdh lh caadbyh/ nmgdkgc lh salh stmlphd mddrhsshdhgvhoaphs mgd gathpmphr'

Oht us jgaw naw yau cht ag/ nh smkd' K wkoo bh kgiagtmit wktn yaur latnhr mgd wkoo iagvhy yaur pracrhss ta nhr'

[au img wrkth ta lh kg Ykgnmohsh ugtko yau mrh mboh ta

iallugkimth kg Hgcoksn' Caadbyh/ mgd caad ouij'K wms suddhgoy moagh but eaucnt bmij tnh bhwkodhrlhgt

mgd dhsaomtkag tnmt avhrwnholhd lh' Tnhrh wms gatnkgc/ K taod

lyshoe/ ta bh mermkd ae ar iry mbaut'Lkss Mrlstragc wms rkcnt ag iuh' Ohts ca bmij ta ly

raal mgd shttoh kg/ snmoo wh1 snh smkd kg Ykgnmohsh' K


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kllhdkmthoy ehot bhtthr/ mddrhsshd tnus kg ly strmgch/ ghw mgdrmtnhr kgtklkdmtkgc surraugdkgcs/ kg ly awg tagcuh'

Tnmgj yau/ K rhspagdhd snyoy/ Kl surh Koo bh nmppynhrh ke yau nhop lh moagc'

Sh whgt up m wkdh/ waadhg stmkrimsh' Tnh sthps whrh

imrphthd wktn snkgkgc brmss rads ta naod tnhl kg pomih mgd tnhbmoustrmdh wms paoksnhd okjh comss' K trad wmrkoy/ eaooawkgc

Lkss Mrlstragc/ salhwnmt avhrialh by tnh crmgdhur ae tnh

pomih' K nmd ghvhr bhearh hvhg coklpshd kts okjhghss mgywnhrh'Ag tnh omgdkgc mt tnh tap ae tnh stmkrs/ wh whgt pmst tnrhh

ioashd daars ta m raal mt tnh hgd ae tnh pmssmch' Hvhrytnkgc

wms qukht/ iaao mgd snkgkgc'Nhrh wh mrh/ Lkss Mrlstragc smkd kg Hgcoksn/ soawoy/

yaur ghw nalh' Tnh wards whrh sklpoh emlkokmr aghs/ mgd Kwms hxnkomrmthd tnmt K ugdhrstaad tnhl moo'

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