THE GRACEKEEPERS by Kirsty Logan - EXCERPT

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Uhds ds l wirf ib otdik. Klngs, ohlrlotgrs, p`logs, lke dkodegkts

gdthgr lrg thg prieuot ib thg luthir—s dnljdkltdik ir lrg usge

otdtdius`y. Lky rgsgnm`lkog ti lotul` pgrsiks, `dvdkj ir egle,

gvgkts, ir `iol`gs ds gktdrg`y oidkodegktl`.

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Uhg rst Ol``lkdsh fkgw ib thg Odrous Gxol`d-

mur wls thg strdpge sd`f ib thgdr sld`s ljldkst

thg jrly sfy. Uhgy lpprilohge hgr tdky ds`lke

dk oikviy1 thg nldk milt wdth dts mimmdkj

trld` ib olkvls- oivgrge oirlo`gs bi`ìwdkj `dfg

euof`dkjs, ohldkge dk lk imgedgkt `dkg. _hdps

lrrdvge l eizgk l ely dk thg lrohdpg`ljis, lke

Ol``lkdsh fkgw thlt thg odrous bi`f wiuè

hlvg ti jht bir thgdr p`log ik hgr ds`lke.

Uinirriw thg eiof wiuè mg kggege bir l

ngssgkjgr milt, ir l ordng orgw, ir l ngedo.

Dk l wirè thlt ds l`nist gktdrg`y sgl, p`lodkj

yiur bggt ik `lke wls l prdvd`gjg thlt nust mg

glrkge.Ls eusf bg``, Ol``lkdsh ìdtgrge lt thg

m`lofshirg, hgr s`dppgrge bggt rgst`gss ik thg

wiiegk s`lts. _hg wltohge ls thg odrous orgw

spd``ge lshirg1 l rge-bloge mlrrg` ib l nlk,

trld`ge my l mdre-eg`doltg miy6 l trdi ib tlt-tiige `ledgs, hldr mrdjht ls pgtl`s6 twi j`gln-

dkj hirsgs `gbt ti jun lt thg sglwgge. Ui l

ohirus ib shiuts―hidst! hidst! hidst! ―thg orgw

pu``ge ripgs dk ukdsik, thgdr `dnms s`dof wdth

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Ol``lkdsh tujjge lt hgr whdtg jìvgs ls shg wltohge thg odr-

ous ukbiè. _hg slw hiw thg milt—s sld`s wiuè mgoing thg strdpge

ogd`dkj ib thg mdj tip6 hiw thg wdeg, lt egof wiuè mg thg stljg.

Zdth gloh md`ìw ib sld` ir tdjhtgkdkj ib ripgs, shg dkohge bur-

thgr iffi thg eiof lke ik ti thg shirg. Dt wls ik`y whgk thg suk

edppge mgìw thg hirdzik thlt shg bg`t thg elnp ohd`` dk hgr tigs

lke slw hiw hgr s`dppgrs hle elrfgkge wdth sglwltgr. Ih, shg

wiuè mg dk trium`g kiw.

_hg rlk hing eidkj jdlkt stgps, ̀ glpdkj hdjh dkti thg ldr ̀ dfg

l odrous lorimlt, hipdkj thg wdke wiuè ery hgr s`dppgrs mgbirg

hgr nithgr slw.

Uhlt kdjht Ol``lkdsh huee`ge ukegr thg strdpge olkipy, niuth

ipgk ls shg jlzge up, jìvge hlkes jrdppge mgtwggk hgr fkggs.Kit l`` thg `lkeìofgrs ik hgr ds`lke biuke thg odrous l j`le sdjht1

thgrg wgrg gkiujh pgip`g ik thg ds`lke ti oriwe iut thg mdj tip

twdog ivgr, mut dt wls ik`y hl`b bu``. _td``, Ol``lkdsh wls gxodtge

gkiujh bir gvgry sdkj`g `lkeìofgr dk thg whi`g lrohdpg`lji.

Hgr nithgr hle sorummge lke sorummge lt thg whdtg sd`fs`dppgrs, nuttgrdkj thlt Ol``lkdsh wiuè hlvg ti sfdp thg pgr-

birnlkog. Ol``lkdsh hle shut hgrsg`b dk thg wiiegk ohgst, hde-

dkj lnikj thg sgl`sfdks, uktd` hgr nithgr rg`gktge. _hg prindsge

thlt shg wiuè kit ee`g wdth hgr jìvgs lke s`dppgrs, lke shg

wiuè mg sd`gkt lke jiie lke ukkitdoge, lke dt wiuè l`` mg

wirth dt bir thg odrous.


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‐Zg shiuèk—t wgòing elnp`dkjs `dfg thds,„ nurnurge Ol`-

`lkdsh—s nithgr, bièdkj hgr mlrg hlkes ik hgr `lp. ‐Lke lt kdjht-

tdng tii, whgk jiie pgip`g shiuè mg tuofge up slbg dk thgdr

hiusgs! Zhlt lrg thisg odrous bi`f hdedkj dk thg elrf, hnn9„ _hg

plttge Ol``lkdsh—s hlkes, nlfdkj surg thg jìvgs wgrg ik. ‐_ing

ds`lkes eik—t gvgk `gt elnp`dkjs oing lmivg thg m`lofshirg. Db

thgy wlkt ti pgrbirn, thgy olk ei dt dk thg elytdng wdth wlvgs

`lppdkj lt thgdr lkf`gs `dfg thgy—rg nglkt. Uhisg pgip`g mgìkj dk

thg wltgr. Uhgy—rg edrtydkj thg `lke.„

Mut Ol``lkdsh fkgw thlt wiuè kgvgr wirf. Uhg odrous wiuè

kit ìif jiie dk thg m`lke, mrdjht ely1 dts oiìrs wiuè bleg

ljldkst thg oìues, spdtty rldk wiuè thrgltgk thg rg-mrglthgr,

thg lorimlts— sieegk bggt wiuè nlfg thgn shdvgr si nuoh thgy

ndssge thgdr oltohgs. Zhlt wiuè mg thg pidkt ib lk dnpgrbgotodrous9

Uhg rge-bloge mlrrg`-nlk strieg ikstljg, ergssge dk l rdkj-

nlstgr—s oistung ib lk g`lmirltg hlt, m`lof triusgrs, lke l shdrt

oivgrge dk riws ib plpgr rustgs. Gvgk Ol``lkdsh—s nithgr jlspge

lt thlt1 si nuoh plpgr nust hlvg oist l birtukg.Lt thg rdkjnlstgr—s urjdkj thg odrous murst dkti oiìrs, `djhts,

thg eglth-niofdkj jìry ib twdsts lke oltohgs lke mrdjht j`glns

ib sfdk. Ui Ol``lkdsh dt bg`t nirg elrdkj thlk sgorgts, nirg vdvde

thlk ngniry, lke hgr gygs ipgkge wdeg ls gjjs. Lbtgr gloh lot―

lorimlts! hirsgs! rg-mrglthgrs!―thg `lkeìofgrs rushge ti ``

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oippgr. My thg tdng hg wls dktrieuodkj thg kl` lot, hg hle ti

erlj hds trglsurg-``ge hlt iffistljg.

Ik ti thg stljg stgppge l blnd`y1 l nlk lke l winlk wdth l

jdr` ib lmiut Ol``lkdsh—s ljg. Uhgy wgrg l`` elrf-hldrge lke erlpge

dk blmrdo, purg whdtg lke shdnngrdkj. Uhg winlk hgè ikg gke

ib l jiègk ohldk, thg ithgr gke hdeegk mghdke l ourtldk. Uhgy

miwge ti thg oriwe, thgk thg winlk tujjge thg ohldk. Lk gkir-

nius shleiw ùnmgrge tiwlre hgr.

‐L mglr!„ ordge iut Ol``lkdsh. ‐Brin thg stirymiif! L mglr

lke l mlmy mglr!„ Lke surg gkiujh, pleedkj ukstgled`y dk thg mdj

mglr—s wlfg, olng l mglr ki mdjjgr thlk Ol``lkdsh.

Iffistljg, l kgge`g whdkge ik ti l rgoire. Rdi`dks swiipge

lriuke thg mdj tip. Uhg nlk lke winlk mgjlk ti elkog. Uhgy

wl`tzge lriuke thg jiègk-ohldkge mglr ls dt rglohge dts hglvyplws iut bir thgn, lt rst dk p`ly, thgk dk brustrltdik. Uhg sikj

glsge dkti lkithgr rhythn, lke thg winlk s`dppge lwly brin

thg nlk lke dkti thg mglr—s jrlsp. Uhg oriwe jlspge, shrdgfge,

stiie ls db ti ruk―mut thg mglr wls turkdkj lke stgppdkj jrlog-

bu``y, dts plws o`lspdkj thg winlk—s hlkes. Uhgy wgrg elkodkj.Lbtgr l ningkt, thg `dtt`g jdr` lke thg `dtt`g mglr aidkge hlkes

lke elkoge tii, l ndrrir dk ndkdlturg. Ol``lkdsh o`lppge wdth

j`gg, lke gvgk hgr nithgr sggnge ohlrnge.

Dk thg yglrs thlt bi`ìwge, Ol``lkdsh trdge nlky tdngs ti

rgngnmgr gxlot`y whlt hlppgkge kgxt. Dt ede kit hg`p thlt ls

siik ls thg mdj mglr rilrge, hgr nithgr wrlppge hgr lrns lriuke


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Ol``lkdsh—s hgle lke pu``ge hgr oìsg, thg wirè dkstlkt`y rgeuoge

ti thg glrthy, irl` sng`` ib hgr nithgr—s sfdk lke thg sorltohy

wii` ib hgr ergss. Mut Ol``lkdsh oiuè std`` hglr thg sorglns, thg

rilrs, thg ohlis ib rukkdkj bggt. _hg bg`t hgrsg`b `dbtge ls hgr

nithgr hgbtge hgr ik ti hgr hdp lke rlk.

Ai`tdkj wdth nivgngkt, Ol``lkdsh biujht ti pggr mlof ivgr

hgr nithgr—s shiuègr. _hg slw `lkeìofgrs sorlnm`dkj ti thg

gxdts. _hg slw thg erippge miedgs ib thg nlk lke winlk, thgdr

whdtg oìthdkj stldkge elrf, thgdr sfdk shggkge rge. _hg slw thg

mrdjht j`gln ib l m`leg dk thg winlk—s nitdik`gss hlke. _hg slw

thg mdj mglr, mg``y s`doge ipgk, l shleiw hglvdkj dts kl` mrglths.

Lke dk thg ogktgr ib dt l`` shg slw twi jurgs1 ikg erlpge dk

whdtg, ikg burrge m`lof6 mith wdth gygs ipgk niik-riuke lke

gnpty. L snl`` jdr` lke l snl`` mglr, hlkes lke plws std`` `dkfge.


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ghdkeourtldks, Kirth lke hgr mglr wldtge. Uhgdr oug wiuèk—toing bir l whd`g ygt. Uhg ldr mlof hgrg wls std`` ohd``y, thiujh

thg sng`` ib swglt lke sid` wls jgttdkj strikjgr. Kirth kgvgr

bg`t oinbirtlm`g wdth hgr bggt tiuohdkj `lke. _hg edek—t trust dts

stgledkgss, dts rgbusl` ti nivg ir ohlkjg dk thg hikgst wly ib

thg sgl. Uhg `lkeìofgrs hlek—t jdvgk thg odrous nuoh riin ik

thgdr ds`lke―dt wls snl``, kirth-wgst, kit l olpdtl`―lke mghdke-

ourtldks wls l klrriw splog.Uhg elnp hgn ib thg ourtldks huee`ge lriuke hgr lkf`gs ls

shg prgssge hgr blog ti hgr mglr—s ohgst, mrglthdkj dk hds nusty

sng``, hglrdkj thg mgjdkkdkjs ib l jriw` wdthdk hdn. _hg rglohge

hgr hlke ti hds kisg lke tlppge dt, ls l wlrkdkj bir hdn ti stly

sd`gkt. Uhgdr shiw tiely wiuè mg ukoinp`doltge1 Kirth lke hgr

mglr wiuè elkog, thgy wiuè fdss, thgy wiuè miw ti thg oriwe.

_dnp`g. Ir ls sdnp`g ls lkythdkj olk mg dk l odrous.


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Iut ik stljg, thg rgst ib thg odrous bi`f wgrg pgrbirndkj thg

nlypi`g, gvgrythdkj wrlppge dk rdmmiks1 thg pi`g, thgdr hldr,

thgdr miedgs, l`` wrlppge tdjht si thg oriwe oiuèk—t tg`` whdoh

wgrg jdr`s lke whdoh wgrg miys, si thgy wgrg l`` jdr`miyjdr`s. Uhgrdmmiks wgrg eyge mrdjht wdth jriuke-up shg``s lke sglwgge,

strglfdkj oiìr ik ti thgdr mlrg sfdk.

Kirth—s mglr wls kit mrdjht. Hg wls mriwk ls wiie lke hg

wls plttgrkge l `dtt`g `dfg wiie tii, whir`s ib `djhtgr bur lnikj

thg elrf. Ui nltoh hds bur, Kirth—s elrf hldr wls tdge up dk ìips

lke hgr pl`g miey wls erlpge dk mriwk blmrdo. _hg hle ti nltoh

hds jiègk ohldks tii, si shg hle eyge strlkes ib hgr hldr jiè lkewivgk thgn dkti mrldes. Kirth strifge hgr hlkes lìkj hgr mglr—s

mrile kgof dk swiips, fggpdkj rhythn wdth hds mrglth. Dt wls

dnpirtlkt ti ol`n hdn mgbirg l pgrbirnlkog, ti shiw hdn thlt

shg wls ik hds sdeg, ti jgt hdn usge ti hds ohldks l`` ivgr ljldk.

Mglrs lrg hlregr ti trldk thlk eijs ir hirsgs ir lky ithgr lkdnl`s,

mgolusg thgy—rg vdodius lke hlvg blu`ty ngnirdgs. Kirth wls `dfgthlt tii, ir lt `glst thlt—s whlt Lvlìk, thg rdkjnlstgr—s wdbg, slde.

Ls db sunnikge my thg thiujht, Lvlìk s`de iut brin mg-

hdke l wgejg ib ourtldk. _hg hle l sprdj ib lpp`g mìssin tuofge

mghdke hgr glr, dts pgtl`s vg`vgty ls hgr ohggf. Kirth hle kgvgr

sggk brgsh iwgrs mgbirg Lvlìk stlrtge wglrdkj thgn dk hgr hldr.

‐Elr`dkj urohdk,„ shg purrge. _hg tissge lk imagot brin hlke

ti hlke ls shg spifg, sniith ls aujj`dkj. ‐Ds yiur nlkjy mglstrgley ti tgrrdby thg ohdèrgk9„

Mut Kirth ede kit hglr l wire. _hg stlrge, hypkitdzge, lt

thg imagot plssdkj mgtwggk Lvlìk—s hlkes. Uhg lpp`g wls l pgr-

bgot sphgrg, jrggk spgof`ge wdth rge, shdky ls l mdre—s gyg. Lvlìk

pu``ge l sd`vgr fkdbg brin hgr ergss piofgt lke out thg lpp`g—s

sibtgkdkj gsh dkti qulrtgrs, gxpisdkj thg pdps tgkegr`y. Dts sogkt

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shggk ib audog. _hg edek—t fkiw hiw nuoh lpp`gs oist, mut dt wls

ogrtldk`y wirth wggfs ib thg odrous orgw—s edkkgrs. Kirth dkhl`ge

ls eggp`y ls shg oiuè.

Lvlìk ltg l s`dog brin thg fkdbg—s m`leg, pdps lke stgn lkel``. Uhgk lkithgr. Uhgk shg rldsge l thdre ti hgr niuth, lke,

kitdodkj Kirth—s jlzg, plusge.

‐Ih, `dtt`g wrldth. Tiu ik`y hlvg ti lsf, yiu fkiw. Ziuè

yiu `dfg l pdgog9„

Kirth trdge ti spglf, mut shg—e spgkt l`` lbtgrkiik nurnur-

dkj ti thg mglr lke hgr thrilt hle tdjhtgkge. _hg oiujhge.

‐Zhlt wls thlt9„‐Tgs.„ Kirth hle ti o`gkoh hgr alw lke swl`ìw hlre mgbirg

shg oiuè birog hgrsg`b ti lee―‐S`glsg.„

Lvlìk sdjhge, lke singikg whi edek—t fkiw hgr ndjht

thdkf thlt hgr rgjrgt wls jgkudkg. Kirth fkgw mgttgr, lke

wdshge shg hlek—t slde p`glsg.

‐D ln sirry, urohdk. Dt—s bir thg mlmy.„ Lvlìk ouppge hgrmg``y nltgrkl``y lke ohgwge thg thdre qulrtgr ib thg lpp`g. Bir

thg mlmy, bir thg mlmy. Dk thg bgw nikths sdkog Lvlìk hle lk-

kiukoge hgr prgjklkoy, gvgrythdkj thlt hlppgkge dk thg odrous

wls bir thg mlmy. Kirth oiuèk—t wldt bir thg elnkge thdkj ti mg

mirk―thiujh ]ge Jiè l`rgley hle ikg plnpgrge sik, lke hg

ogrtldk`y edek—t kgge lkithgr.

Ls Lvlìk swl`ìwge, shg snd`ge. Zdth l dof ib hgr `dtt`gsd`vgr fkdbg, shg tissge thg `lst qulrtgr ib thg lpp`g ukegr thg

ourtldk, whgrg dt edslppglrge dk thg eust lke shleiw. Kirth mdt

eiwk l ngw` ib edsnly. Ls db sgksdkj hgr niie, Kirth—s mglr

mgjlk jriw`dkj, ìw lke thdof.

Lvlìk klrriwge hgr gygs lt thg mglr ls db hg hle iffigkege

hgr, mut Kirth oiuè sgg thlt hds jriw`s nleg hgr kgrvius. _hg

wlktge ti oinnlke hgr mglr, ti lkjgr hdn, ti prie hdn dkti


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]ge Jiè plusge ik tip ib thg std`g, sprgledkj hds lrns ti

Kirth lke Ldksg` ls db thgy wgrg hds mdj-tip oriwe. Hg spifg dk

l stljg whdspgr.

‐Kiw `dstgk, ny `dtt`g ikgs. Mg surg lke stdof ti thg plths.Uhg `lst thdkj D kgge ds ti hlvg ti mrdmg yiu iffi l prdsik milt.„ Hg

stgppge eiwk brin thg std`g, `lkedkj wdth l thue lke strdedkj iffi

eiwk thg plth.

‐Alrriw, db yiu eik—t ndke―db D olk lsf―„ shg ol``ge lbtgr

hdn. ‐Zhy lrg wg eidkj thds9„

]ge Jiè wdkoge lt hgr viùng, j`lkodkj thgltrdol``y loriss

thg gès ti thg blrnhiusg. Hg ndnge singthdkj thlt Kirthoiuè kit trlks`ltg, thgk turkge lke olrrdge ik wl`fdkj.

‐Dt—s lmiut thg wgeedkj,„ slde Ldksg` dk lk ukegrtikg.

Gvgrythdkj dk Kirth ai`tge ti hgr thrilt. ‐Hlvgk—t yiu spi-

fgk ti hdn ygt9„

‐Kit ygt.„ Ldksg` bussge wdth hds hldr lke j`lkoge mlof lt

thg oirlo`gs, l`thiujh thgy wgrg ìst mghdke thg hiusgs. ‐@iif,D wd``. Mut D hlvg ti ohiisg thg ningkt pripgr`y. D fkiw ny

blthgr, lke D—`` fkiw thg rdjht tdng. Aust wldt.„

Kirth wikegrge whlt thlt wls `dfg―ti fkiw yiur blthgr.

Ldksg` wls thg ik`y ikg ik thg Gxol`dmur wdth l plrgkt std`` l`dvg.

Hg edek—t sggn ti rgl`dzg hiw spgodl` dt wls.

‐Tiu hlvg ti tg`` hdn, Ldksg`. Db D sly D wik—t nlrry yiu, hg—``

nlfg ng `glvg thg Gxol`dmur . Mut hg wik—t fdof iut hds iwk sik.D aust wlkt ti stly dk thg odrous wdth ny mglr lke ny―wdth thg

orgw.„

‐D eik—t wlkt ti jgt nlrrdge lky nirg thlk yiu ei, Kirth.

Mut db hg thdkfs wg—rg jidkj ljldkst hdn, hg—`` aust edj hds hgg`s

dk burthgr.„

‐Mut yiu hlvg ti tg`` hdn mgbirg―„

‐D—`` tg`` hdn! Aust shut up lmiut dt.„


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Ldksg` wls `dkjgrdkj, pdofdkj lt thg kitohgs dk thg wiie,

lke Kirth wls thdkfdkj solthdkj thiujhts lmiut hiw hg wls si

prgttd`y usg`gss hg oiuèk—t gvgk o`dnm l std`g, whgk shg rgl`dzge

thlt hg wls wldtdkj bir hgr ti ji rst.‐Ih,„ shg slde. ‐Uhlkfs.„ _hg o`dnmge ivgr dt ls blst ls shg

oiuè. Hgr aunpgr hukj ìisg, mut shg edek—t wlkt Ldksg` ti ìif

tii oìsg`y.

Uhgy rgnldkge sd`gkt ls thgy wl`fge thriujh thg blrn`lke.

Uhg ik`y siuke wls thg wdke dk thg trggs lke thg tdkky adkj`g

ib mg``s brin thgdr oìthdkj. Ldksg` wls ukjrltgbu` lke eu``, mut

Kirth hle fkiwk hdn hgr whi`g `dbg6 shg shiuè try ti thdkf ibsingthdkj ti sly, lkythdkj ti mrglf thg lwfwlre sd`gkog, mut shg

oiuèk—t. Kgvgr ndke brdgkeshdp ir blnd`dlrdty. Dt wls tii glr`y ti

thdkf strldjht.

Lt thg gejg ib thg trggs, thgy plusge. Kirth hle kgvgr mggk

dksdeg l oipsg mgbirg, lke shg oiuè jugss brin thg ìif ik Ldk-

sg`—s blog thlt hg hlek—t gdthgr. Uhg wiies wgrg iè―sing ib thgtrggs wgrg prghdstirdo, pgip`g slde―lke thgy—e l`` hglre stirdgs

lmiut thg lwbu` thdkjs thlt `lkeìofgrs ede dk thgrg. _hg mgkt lke

pggrge dkti thg oipsg. Uhg jriuke wls o`glr, mut lmivg thlt thg

trggs twdstge tijgthgr, dktgrìofdkj m`lof shlpgs tii egksg bir

thgn ti sgg blr. _orlps ib oiìrge blmrdo wgrg tdge lriuke sing

ib thg mrlkohgs. Uhgrg wgrg `dtt`g pd`gs ib thdkjs lt thg mlsg ib

sgvgrl` trggs1 shdky imagots, sorlps ib plpgr, sibt-ìifdkj niss. Lshrdkg9 Lk iffigrdkj9 Kirth ìifge ivgr hgr shiuègr ti sgg Ldksg`

rgloh iut hds hlke ti tiuoh l twdj, thgk thdkf mgttgr ib dt.

‐Alrriw9„ hdssge Kirth dkti thg ednkgss mgkglth thg trggs.

Dk lkswgr, thg shush ib `glvgs. _hg trdge ti gejg hgr miey dk sdeg-

wlys, mut dt wls tii ivgrjriwk. _hg rglohge up lke tiif hiè

ib l thdk mrlkoh, rgley ti sklp dt iffi lke nlfg riin ti s`deg

thriujh.


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== f d r s t y ` i j l k

‐Kirth! Ki!„ ]ge Jiè olng tglrdkj lriuke thg gejg ib thg

trggs, lrns iutstrgtohge ls db ti oltoh hgr. ‐Tiu nustk—t!„

_hg stgppge mlof ik ti thg plth. ‐Dt—s ifly. Uhgrg—s ki ikg

lriuke ti sgg.„]ge Jiè s`lppge hgr hlkes lwly brin thg trggs, gvgk

thiujh shg—e l`rgley stgppge mlof brin thgn. Hgr sfdk murkge.

‐Uhlt eigsk—t nlttgr. Eik—t yiu fkiw thlt thg trggs lrg slorge9„

Hg g`miwge plst hgr lke gxlndkge thg mrlkoh shg—e tiuohge, ls db

shg—e `gbt edrty kjgrprdkts ik dt.

‐Ih oing ik, yiu olk—t mg`dgvg dk―„ Kirth stippge lt thg

ìif ik ]ge Jiè—s blog. Ls l elnp`dkj hg ede kit kgge ti wir-shdp thg jies ib thg `lke, mut lpplrgkt`y hg ede lkywly.

‐Uhds ds whgrg wg—rg brin, ohdè,„ hg slde.

‐Mut D—n kit―„

Hg suofge hds tggth lke nleg l tuttdkj siuke. ‐Kit yiu,

Kirth! Ng lke ny miy. Zg—rg `lkeìofgrs, yiu fkiw. Uhg `lke

ds whgrg wg—rg brin, lke thg `lke ds whgrg wg—`` rgturk.„ Kirthìifge lwly si thlt ]ge Jiè wiuèk—t sgg hgr gxprgssdik ib eds-

just. ‐Lke whgk yiu—rg nlrrdge,„ oiktdkuge ]ge Jiè, ‐dt wd`` mg

ik `lke.„

‐Mut whgk ede yiu egodeg thds9„ Ldksg` sggnge ti mg struj-

j`dkj kit ti shiut. Hg swl`ìwge hlre lke ìwgrge hds vidog.

‐Hiw ìkj ei wg hlvg uktd`―whgk ds thg hlppy ely9„

Kirth trdge ti fggp hgr blog kgutrl`. Mle gkiujh ti ji ik ti`lke, lke mle gkiujh ti hlvg ti nlrry Ldksg`―kiw ]ge Jiè

wlktge ti oinmdkg thg twi9 Mut dt wiuè mg kg. Ldksg` wiuè

tg`` hdn. Uhgrg wiuè mg ki wgeedkj, ik `lke ir lt sgl.

Uhg rdkjnlstgr mriujht hds jrglt plw eiwk ik hds sik—s

shiuègr. ‐D egodege, lke thlt—s l`` thlt nlttgrs. Tiu lke iur kirth

ohdè wd`` mg nlrrdge whgk wg jgt ti thg Kirth-Glst


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t h g j r l o g f g g p g r s =?

`lke`iofgrs whi lrgk—t―wg``, whi eik—t ourrgkt`y `dvg ik `lke.

Mut D—vg miujht spgodl` pgrndssdik. Mgolusg yiu lrg spgodl`, ny

miy. Tiu—rg spgodl` mgolusg yiu—rg ndkg.„

Kirth—s hglrt mgjlk ti mglt dk eium`g-tdng. Dt wiu`e tlfgbiur nikths ti jgt ti Kirth-Glst


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sd`gkog ds sdnp`y mgolusg yiu—rg tii ivgrwhg`nge ti spglf. D—vg

put gvgrythdkj D hlvg dkti thds hiusg. Mut dt—s wirth dt, ny ìvgs.

Dt—s wirth dt ti gksurg ny sik—s hlppdkgss lke ti jgt iur blnd`y

mlof ik ti `lke. Ui gksurg thlt thg _tdr`dkj `gjloy ds rgstirge tijìry.„ Hg mglnge lt hds sik, whi iffigrge kithdkj dk rgturk. Ldk-

sg` sggnge edstrlotge, stlrdkj lt hds bggt ls hg souffige thg jriuke,

ìst dk thiujht. ‐Lke yiu wd`` mg hlppy, lke yiu wd`` mg jìrdius,„

slde ]ge Jiè. ‐Tiu wd`` mg jìrdius mgolusg D wlkt yiu ti mg.„

Uhg nirkdkj `djht hle turkge muttgry lke Kirth hle ti rldsg

l hlke ti shdgè hgr gygs. Ldksg` wls kit ìifdkj lt hgr6 hg—e

`dbtge hds hgle ti ìif mlof thg wly thgy hle oing.‐Ldksg`,„ shg slde. _hg trdge kit ti `gt hgr vidog shlfg. Mut hg

wiuè kit ìif lt hgr. _hg turkge dkstgle ti ]ge Jiè.

‐D wlkt ti nlfg yiu hlppy, Alrriw,„ shg slde. ‐D ei, D prin-

dsg, mut Ldksg` lke D, wg eik—t . . .„

‐Tgs9 Ei oiksdegr, mgbirg yiu spglf, thlt D hlvg mud`t thg

Gxol`dmur up brin kithdkj, lke mith ib yiu wdth dt. Lke eioiksdegr l`` thg thdkjs thlt thg whi`g orgw hls jikg wdthiut

ti slvg bir thds hiusg. Uhds ds kit lmiut nlfdkj ng hlppy. Dt—s

lmiut nuoh nirg thlk thlt.„ Alrriw fgpt hds vidog trglo`g-swggt,

mut wdth gloh plssdkj ningkt hds snd`g strgtohge wdegr. Kirth

fkgw thds wls kit l jiie sdjk.

‐D nglk,„ shg stunm`ge ik, ‐D wlkt ti mg hlppy. Bir yiu. Uhg

wly yiu wlkt. D wlkt ti mg jìrdius. Mut `lkeìofgrs, lke mlmdgs,lke D eik—t fkiw db D olk . . .„

‐Tgs, kirth ohdè9 _pdt dt iut. Eik—t fggp us wldtdkj.„ Alrriw—s

snd`g wls kiw si wdeg lke tdjht thlt thg sfdk mgjlk ti orlof.

Udky eits ib mìie j`glnge ik hds rgeegkge ohggfs.

Zhy wlsk—t Ldksg` slydkj lkythdkj9 Kirth rgsdstge thg urjg

ti pukoh hdn rdjht dk hds prgtty blog. ‐Ldksg` wlkts ti tg`` yiu

singthdkj.„


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t h g j r l o g f g g p g r s =7

]ge Jiè turkge ti hds sik.

‐Tgs.„ Ldksg` kl``y spifg. ‐Tgs. D wlkt ti tg`` yiu thlt D

ln j`le. D olk thdkf ib kithdkj nirg jìrdius thlk hlvdkj l

hiusg ik `lke, lke rldsdkj ny ohdè ls l trug _tdr`dkj, lke `dvdkjwdth . . .„ Hg trld`ge iffi.

‐Zdth Kirth,„ prinptge ]ge Jiè. ‐Zdth yiur wdbg.„

‐Zdth . . . uh, ygs, wdth―„

Brin l blrnhiusg, thg s`ln ib l eiir. L`` thrgg hgles

sklppge up.

]ge Jiè tiif thgdr hlkes lke jrdppge hlre. ‐Kiw. Zg—rg

jidkj ti wl`f mlof, ol`n lke qudof. Eik—t tiuoh lkythdkj. Eik—tput gvgk yiur `dtt`gst tig iffi thg plth. Jit dt9 Ji.„

Lìkj thg plth wdth thgdr hgles eiwk lke ivgr thg std`g dk

sdkj`g `g lke plst thg ìw hiusgs lke plst thg hdjhgr hiusgs,

trydkj kit ti plkdo, trydkj kit ti ruk, lke thgrg wls thg m`lof-

shirg, lke Kirth rgngnmgrge hiw ti mrglthg mgolusg thgrg wgrg

thg tdk-sdege tiwgrs, lke thgrg wls thg shush ib thgdr shigs ikthg jlkjp`lkf, lke thgrg wls hgr oirlo`g ohldkge dk dts riw. _hg

wl`fge thg ohldks lke euofge ukegr thg olkvls wdthiut l wire.

Dt wlsk—t uktd` shg s`de ukegr hgr mglr—s s`ggpdkj plw thlt shg bg`t

hgr hglrt sìw.


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