The Hag - A Short Story

7/27/2019 The Hag - A Short Story

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Cal

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Iavji \agpdhr


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Ebpyrjlct Iavji \agpdhr

Add rjlcts rhshrvhi

Nb part bf tcjs wbr` bf fjetjbn gay mh rhprbiuehi$ ijstrjmuthi$ br

transgjtthi jn any fbrg br my any ghans$ jneduijnl pcbtbebpyjnl$ rhebrijnl$

br btchr hdhetrbnje br ghecanjead ghtcbis$ wjtcbut tch prjbr wrjtthn

phrgjssjbn bf tch autcbr$ hxehpt jn tch eash bf mrjhf qubtatjbns hgmbijhi

jn erjtjead rhvjhws ani ehrtajn btchr nbnebgghrejad ush phrgjtthi my

ebpyrjlct daw.

Ycjs js a wbr` bf fjetjbn. Naghs$ ecaraethrs$

musjnhsshs$ brlanjzatjbns$ pdaehs$ hvhnts ani

jnejihnts hjtchr arh tch prbiuet bf tch autcbrs

jgaljnatjbn br arh ushi fjetjtjbusdy. Anyrhshgmdaneh tb aetuad phrsbns$ djvjnl br ihai$

hvhnts$ br dbeadhs js hntjrhdy ebjnejihntad.


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1::=

Ebnnhr Yrjvhtt was a guec ybunlhr gan$ tchn. Atcdhtje ' Mujdt

dj`h a mudd wjtc tch thgphr tb gatec. Hjlcthhn yhars bdi$ frhsc but

bf cjlc secbbd ani djvjnl bn cjs bwn. Ch cai lraiuathi ani gbvhi 5??

gjdhs ibwn tch rbai frbg cjs parhnts. Ch,i whnt strajlct tb wbr` jn a

furnjturh faetbry. Gjnjgug walh ani prbui bf jt$ my Lbi. Fbrlht ambut

ebddhlh$ ch was ibnh wjtc secbbd. Gbst bf wcat ch `nhw Ch,i dharnhi

tch cari way$ wcjec was fjnh wjtc cjg. Cjs fjrst ecbjeh cai mhhn tb

kbjn tch Navy$ mut tcat wasn,t jn tch earis. Ch stjdd rhghgmhrhi tch

rherujthr,s sgul hxprhssjbn as ch jnfbrghi Ebnnhr tcat ch was tbb

chavy fbr cjs chjlct. Uuec muddscjt.

J ijin,t want tb whar ybur lay'ass unjfbrg anyway. Ch gutthrhi

bn tch way but.

Btchr tcan tch fbrhgan$ jt was kust Ebnnhr ani tch Ghxjeans at

tch faetbry. Ch wbr`hi ani whnt cbgh. Ch tbb` jn tch beeasjbnad gbvjh

at tch gadd. Gbstdy$ ch savhi add cjs gbnhy. Ch `hpt tch bdi true`

tcat cjs Iai cai canihi ibwn tb cjg jn lbbi hnbulc runnjnl ebnijtjbn

tb fbrlb muyjnl a nhw bnh. Ch ath whdd. Ubghtjghs ch wbudi lht a mal

bf pbt frbg bnh bf tch Ghxjeans. Ch hnkbyhi whhi guec mhtthr tcan

adebcbd. Nbt tb ghntjbn$ Adebcbd js aetuaddy carihr tb lht wchn


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ybu,rh hjlcthhn.

Ch rhnthi a sgadd$ run ibwn trajdhr tcat$ trutc mh tbdi$ scbudi

cavh mhhn ebnihgnhi. \chn wjnthr eagh$ ch ushi a `hrbshnh chathr tb

chat jt. Ych fjrst hpjsbih ch cai$ ch attrjmuthi tb tch fughs frbg

tch chathr. Ch cai awa`hnhi jn tch gjiidh bf tch njlct ' iry tcrbat$

marhdy amdh tb mrhatch. Ch shnshi a prhshneh jn tch rbbg wjtc cjg$

mut ebudin,t shh anybnh$ br any tcjnl.

Ych fjlct br fdjlct jnstjnet `je`hi jn mut cjs args ani dhls

wbudi nbt rhspbni. Ch,s amdh tb gbvh bndy cjs hyhs wcjec ibhs gbrh

carg tcan lbbi mheaush wchn ch dbb`s add arbuni tch rbbg$ ch js amdh

tb ga`h but a iar` fjlurh stanijnl mhsjih cjg$ nhxt tb tch mhi. Ych

sje`hnjnl bihr bf tch iyjnl `hrbshnh chathr fjddhi cjs dunls.

Js jt an jntruihr2 Cas ch mhhn irullhi2

Frbg ihhp jnsjih$ ch trjhs wjtc add cjs mhjnl tb ery but. Ych

iar` fjlurh ebghs edbshr ani ch,s edbsh tb fudd'bn panje.

Ychn ch suiihndy rhlajns ebntrbd bf cjs mbiy. \bbzy frbg tch

fjlct tb gbvh #ani dae` bf edhan ajr* ch sdbwdy lhts up ani fdjps tch

djlct bn$bndy tb shh tcat ch js adbnh jn tch rbbg. Ch phh`s but ibwn

tch caddway bf tch trajdhr.

Nbtcjnl.

Ch lbhs tb tch frbnt ibbr$ eche`jnl hvhry wjnibw adbnl tch way.

Nb sjlns bf jntrusjbn$ Frbnt ibbr dbe`hi0 Ch rhfjddhi tch chathr$

whnt mae` tb mhi$ ani tchn mae` tb sdhhp.

Bvhr tch nhxt ebupdh bf iays$ tch ghgbry bf wcat capphnhi sdbwdy

faihi untjd ch ebgpdhthdy fbrlbt tcat jt hvhr capphnhi...

...untjd yhars dathr.


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'Zhars Dathr'

Ebnnhr trjhi tb supprhss tch irhai as ch sdji unihr tch schht.

6?? tcrhai ebunt. Bndy tch mhst fbr Uasca. Ch wajthi patjhntdy wcjdh

sch fjnjschi mruscjnl chr thhtc. \jtcjn gbghnts sch kbjnhi cjg tb

edbsh tch iay. Lbbinjlct$ iardjnl. sch saji.

Lbbinjlct$ gy dbvh.

Ch rhaechi fbr tch dagp$ ani wjtc a fajnt edje`$ tch rbbg whnt

iar`. Butsjih$ tch wjni scbb` tch gjlcty ba` bn tch btchr sjih bf tch

mhirbbg wjnibw. Ych tcje` mranechs sdjehi tch strhagjnl gbbnmhags

jntb unnaturad fralghnts bf scaibw bn tch wadd. Ch djsthnhi tb chr

sthaiy mrhatcjnl$ sherhtdy hnvyjnl tch eadgnhss bf chr chart ani tch

hash wjtc wcjec chr mbiy ani gjni rhsthi.

Ebnnhr iji nbt rhdax at add. Ch ebudin,t. Fbr whh`s tch

hnebunthrs cai ebgh gbrh ani gbrh frhquhntdy$ haec tjgh mhebgjnl gbrh

jnthnsh. Ch nhvhr `nhw wchn jt wbudi capphn. Ychrh was nb warnjnl

sjlns tb dbb` fbr. Jt was dj`h tryjnl tb prhijet tch gbghnt

djlcthnjnl wbudi strj`h.

Ch cai trjhi hvhrytcjnl ch ebudi tcjn` bf tb ga`h jt stbp;

Udhhpjnl bn cjs sjih0 bn cjs mae`0 bn cjs stbgaec. Ch trjhi sdhhpjnl

pjdds ' dhavjnl a djlct bn dhavjnl tch YV bn...Nbtcjnl wbr`hi.

Jt adways starthi tch sagh way. \a`jnl frbg a irhag tcat ch


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wbudi jgghijathdy fbrlht$ cjs hyhs wbudi bphn. Ucbrtnhss bf mrhatc.

Xnamdh tb gbvh a gusedh. Futjdh atthgpts tb eadd but. Fhhdjnls bf

panje ani a cbrrjmdh shnsh bf chdpdhssnhss.

Uasca! Uasca! \a`h up!

Uch nhvhr iji.

\cy wbudi sch2

Nb gatthr cbw cari ch trjhi0 Nb gatthr cbw dbui cjs serhags

sbunihi jn cjs gjni... Nb sbuni hvhr hseaphi cjs tcrbat.

Ujneh jt cai starthi capphnjnl$ ch nhvhr fhdt rhsthi. Ch wbudi

adways rbdd but bf mhi dhtcarljeaddy ' gbrh tjrhi tcan tch njlct

mhfbrh.

Uasca wbudi sprjnl but bf mhi$ fudd bf djfh ani hnhrly$ lb put

bn chr ga`h'up$ mrusc chr mhautjfud mrbwn dbe`s$ lht irhsshi$ ani

faeh tch iay wjtc an halhr zhad.

Jt wasn,t fajr.

Ebnnhr edbshi cjs hyhs ani saji a sjdhnt prayhr.

Ihar dbri$ pdhash dht gh lht bnh lbbi njlct,s sdhhp$ aghn.

Ch ijin,t mhdjhvh jn Lbi$ mut ch adsb ijin,t mhdjhvh jn faehdhss

hntjtjhs tcat wbudi vjsjt iurjnl tch njlct ani cbvhr bvhr cjg wcjdh

sdbwdy `jddjnl cjg. Jf prayjnl tb Lbi cai a ecaneh jn chdd bf

chdpjnl$ jt was wbrtc a scbt.

Hyhs stjdd scut$ Ebnnhr rbddhi away frbg cjs wjfh bntb cjs sjih

ani mhlan ebuntjnl schhp.

~~~

Ch awb`h tch nhxt gbrnjnl fhhdjnl sbghwcat rhsthi ' undj`h tch

past ebupdh bf whh`s ani$ my tch hni bf cjs scbwhr$ ch was wjih

awa`h.


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Ch `jsshi Uasca lbbimyh ani sthpphi butsjih jntb tch Autugn

Uunscjnh. Jt cai sdjpphi cjs gjni cbw guec ch dbvhi tch fadd0 Cjs

favbrjth shasbn. Ych tjgh bf yhar wchn tch ajr dbst jt,s sugghrtjgh

cugjijty ani lbt ebbdhr$ yht tch sun stjdd chdi hnbulc chat tb pdhash

tch s`jn.

Ubgh bf tch mhst tjghs bf cjs djfh whrh cai jn tch fadd. Ych

cjnt bf erjspnhss jn tch ajr rhgjnihi cjg bf fbbtmadd$ ani mbnfjrhs$

ani Caddbwhhn.

Ch saunthrhi tb cjs wcjth Echvy Ebmadt$ rhadjzjnl tcat ch cai

fbrlbtthn tch `hys. Ugjdjnl$ ch dbb`hi tb tch edhar s`y ani saji$

Ycan`s.

Ch stjdd wasn,t surh tcat Lbi hxjsthi$ mut wcbhvhr #br wcathvhr*

cai eaushi cjs mdhsshidy hvhnt'dhss njlct$ ebudi ebnsjihr jtshdf

tcan`hi.

Ch fhdt lbbi. Mhtthr tcan ch cai fhdt jn a wcjdh. Kust as cjs

dbvh fbr fadd cai mhhn fbrlbtthn$ sb cai ch fbrlbtthn cbw lbbi jt

fhdt tb fhhd lbbi.

Uasca ght cjg bn chr way but ani canihi cjs `hys tb cjg. Ch

pdanthi anbtchr `jss$ ' tcjs tjgh a prbphr `jss ' bnh tcat saji$ J

Dbvh Zbu$ jnsthai bf$ Dbvh Za.

\cba tjlhr. sch saji. J tcjn` sbghmbiy fhhds mhtthr.

Zbu lbt nb jiha$ mamh. Uaji Ebnnhr. Ub$ ug...Cbws ambut ybu

ani gh lb but tbnjlct2 Ch lrjnnhi gjsecjhvbusdy ani rajshi an

hyhmrbw.

\cy$ Ebnna Yrjvjt. Zbu wbudin,t mh as`n gh bn a cbnhst ta

lbbinhss iath$ nbw wbudika2 Uch saji jn chr mhst Ueardht B,Cara

jgphrsbnatjbn.

Ebnnhr cai nb eduh cbw tb ib ]chtt Mutdhr$ sb ch whnt wjtc Ych

Iu`h jnsthai. \aaacdd$ Acc rhe`bn acc wbudi mh$ Gjssy. Fjrst acc,dd

fjx yhr walbn ani tchn acc,dd fjx ybu. Jf,n ya `nbw wcut acc ghhn$

tcat js. Ch irawdhi.

Ychy mbtc murst jntb daulcthr at haec btchr. Dj`h ecjdirhn dbst

jn an jgaljnary pday wbrdi bmdjvjbus tb tch lrbwn'up rhadjtjhs


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dur`jnl kust tcjs sjih bf aiudtcbbi$ wajtjnl tb strjp tchjr kby ani

edajg tchjr jnnbehneh.

Ebnnhr trjhi tb rhghgmhr tch dast tjgh ch fhdt cjs dbvh fbr

Uasca murn sb passjbnathdy as jn tcjs gbghnt. Ch dbvhi chr cajr0 Ch

dbvhi chr mbiy0 Ch dbvhi chr faeh hvhn tch gbdh kust ambvh chr djp

tcat was kust a tai tbb mjl tb mh a truh mhauty gar`.

Ychy `jsshi bneh gbrh. Uasca sthpphi mae`$ rhlarihi cjg wjtc chr

djlct mrbwn hyhs ani a rajshi mrbw bf chr bwn$ ani saji$ Ucb$ J lhsc

jt,sc a iath tchn.

Ebnnhr mrb`h ibwn jn cysthrjes alajn$ rhadjzjnl tcat sch cai

kust ibnh a fhgadh Uhan Ebnnhry. Uch ecue`dhi chr way tb chr ear$

dhavjnl cjg tb rhebup.

~~~

Ihspjth tch gbrnjnl,s ijstraetjbns$ Ebnnhr ganalhi tb ga`h jt tb

wbr` bn tjgh. Ubghtjgh afthr tch furnjturh faetbry mut mhfbrh ghhtjnl

Uasca$ ch cai whnt mae` tb secbbd tb tch ebggunjty ebddhlh ani

harnhi an assbejaths ihlrhh jn cugan shrvjehs. Ch ushi tcjs tb dani a

kbm at tch Ihpartghnt bf Ubejad Uhrvjehs. Jt was tchrh$ tcrbulc a eb'

wbr`hr$ tcat ch cai ght Uasca at tch annuad Ghgbrjad Iay ebb`but.

Ychy cai iathi fbr nhardy a yhar mhfbrh ch pbpphi tch quhstjbn.

Iurjnl cjs dunec mrha`$ Ebnnhr sbulct but tch afbrhghntjbnhi eb'

wbr`hr ani dbnl tjgh frjhni$ K.I. _ar`s$ #wcb cai stuijhi psyecjatry

ani wbr`hi jn ebunshdjnl* tb as` aivjeh ambut tch dath njlct

hpjsbihs.

Ebnnhr fhdt mhtthr `nbwjnl tcat K.I. was up tb chdpjnl. Ch `nhw

ch ebudi trust K.I.. Utjdd$ K.I. was s`hptjead wchn Ebnnhr ihserjmhi

tch hxphrjhneh. Ch was b`ay wjtc jt untjd Ebnnhr tbdi cjg ambut tch

wcbdh shhjnl an hntjty part. Ebnnhr$ mhjnl alnbstje$ was bphn tb

tch pbssjmjdjty tcat Lbi gjlct hxjst$ mut K.I. was a staunec atchjst$


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ecbbsjnl tb mhdjhvh tcat Lbi ihfjnjthdy ibhs nbt hxjst. K.I. mhdjhvhi

jn sejhneh ani tcat js add Nb Lbi0 Nb Upjrjts0 Nb lcbsts0 Nb ihgbns

J ibn,t `nbw$ mrbtchr. K.I. Uaji. Jt sbunis tb gh dj`h sbgh

sbrt bf sdhhp ijsbrihr. J,g prhtty surh tchrh,s a phrfhetdy dbljead$

sejhntjfje hxpdanatjbn.

Bf ebursh ybu ib. Zbu tcjn` hvhrytcjnllbhs mae` tb hjtchr

sejhneh br gatc. Uaji Ebnnhr$ rbddjnl cjs hyhs iragatjeaddy.

\hdd...jt `jnia ibhs. K.I paushi tb ta`h a mjth bf cjs hll

sadai saniwjec. Dht gh dbb` tch sygptbgs up bn tch nht. J luaranthh

J,dd fjlurh jt but. K.I. Fjnjschi tch dast bf cjs saniwjec ani tbb`

a swjl bf Eb`h.

Ani ibn,t fbrlht tb `hhp tcjs mhtwhhn us. J ibn,t want tb

mhebgh tch daulcjnl stbe` bf tch bffjeh.

Xggg....A djttdh dath fbr tcat$ muiiy. Mut ibn,t wbrry$ J,dd

tbtaddy `hhp qujht ambut tch faet tcat ybu mhdjhvh ybu,rh mhjnl

attae`hi jn tch gjiidh bf tch njlct my a$ cbw scbudi J put jt$ sbud'

sthadjnl$ echst'ihprhssjnl$ mdae`$ scaibw mdbm$ tcat dbb`s at ybu

wjtcbut cavjnl hyhs ' br a faeh$ fbr tcat gatthr ' ani tchn suiihndy

kust ihejihs tb dht ybu lb rjlct wchn jt cas ybu hxaetdy wchrh jt

wants ybu. Ubunis tbtaddy dhljt... J ghan$ jf tcat lbt but$ phbpdh

gjlct ta`h pjty bn ybu ani ihejih tb lb afthr tch pbbr$ gjsunihrstbbi

erhaturh. \h ehrtajndy ean,t cavh tcat. K.I wcjsphrhi sareastjeaddy.

Lb tb chdd. Ebnnhr saji$ stjfdjnl a sgjdh. J,g frj``jn

shrjbus$ iuih. Ycjs tcjnl js nb kb`h. J cbph ybu ib fjni a sejhntjfje

br ghijead rhasbn fbr tcjs scjt mheaush$ qujth fran`dy$ J,g searhi as

chdd. Cavh ybu hvhr mhhn searhi tb lb tb sdhhp at njlct2

Nbt sjneh J was$ dj`h$ fjvh... Mut shrjbusdy$ gan. Zbu ib

rhadjzh cbw tcat sbunis rjlct2

Zhs$ tcat wcy J want ybu tb `hhp jt bn tch ibwn'dbw. Mut J `nbw

wcat J saw$ Kay. J,g nbt erazy.

B`ay$ b`ay... J,dd shh wcat J ean fjni ani lht mae` tb ya. Ani J

wbn,t say scjt. Zbu `nbw J wbudin,t ib tcat tb ybu. J was kust fue`jn


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wjtc ya. K.I saji. Ch stbbi ani waiihi up tch mrbwn paphr mal ch,i

mrbulct cjs dunec jn.

Add rjlct. Ebnnhr rhdaxhi. J,g kust lbnna mh a djttdh bn hilh

tjdd J `nbw sbghtcjnl. Ycan`s$ gan.

Hc... ibn,t ghntjbn jt. Ani try nbt tb wbrry. \h,dd lht ybu

strajlcthnhi but. K.I. chaihi but bf tch mrha` rbbg mae` tb cjs

bffjeh. Ebnnhr cai a fhw gjnuths mhfbrh ch cai tb mh mae` tb cjs bwn.

Ch wbnihrhi cbw Uasca wbudi rhaet wchn ch tbdi chr ambut jt.

Jf J thdd chr$ ch tcbulct.

Ch `nhw ch cai tb thdd chr. Ch prbgjshi chr ' as whdd as cjgshdf

' a dbnl tjgh alb$ tcat ch wbudi nhvhr `hhp sherhts frbg chr.

~~~

Chddb. Ebnnhr saji$ answhrjnl tch eadd mae` frbg K.I.

Chy$ Jt,s gh.

Ebnnhr par`hi mhsjih Uasca,s Gjata. Ch eut tch hnljnh ani rbddhi

tch wjnibw ibwn. Ych ebbd mrhhzh chdphi tb eadg cjs frazzdhi nhrvhs.

Ch ijin,t want tb lb jnsjih ani rjs` cjs wjfh bvhrcharjnl tch

ebnvhrsatjbn mhfbrh ch cai tch ecaneh tb thdd chr ambut jt cjgshdf.

Mhsjihs$ jf ch ebudi fjrst char wcat K.I. cai tb say ambut jt$ tchn

ch gjlct mh amdh tb aeebgpany tch tadh wjtc a mjt bf lbbi nhws.

Ubfthn tch mdbw$ sb tb spha`.

Jf K.I. iji$ jn faet$ cavh lbbi nhws tb mhar.

Ub$ wcat,s tch vhrijet2

K.I. edharhi cjs tcrbat ani mhlan$ \hdd$ jt shhgs as tcbulc

sejhneh ani ghijejnh bneh alajn prhvajds bvhr fantasy ani

suphrstjtjbn. J Lbbldhi ybur sygptbgs ani lbt Ycbusanis bf cjts. Gy

frjhni$ wcat ybu,vh ihserjmhi tb gh$ js a ratchr ebggbn sdhhp

ijsbrihr ' J tbtaddy eaddhi tcat bnh ' eaddhi; Udhhp _aradysjs. At

dhast fjfty phrehnt bf phbpdh cavh$ at sbgh pbjnt$ hxphrjhnehi tcjs


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pchnbghnbn at dhast bneh jn tchjr djvhs. Ub$ ybu,rh nbt adbnh.

J luhss tcat,s lbbi nhws. saji Ebnnhr$ a mjt rhdjhvhi. \cy

cavhn,t J hvhr chari bf jt mhfbrh. Ucbudin,t jt mh gbrh tad`hi ambut

sjneh jt capphns tb sb gany phbpdh2

Uurh$ jt capphns a dbt$ mut gbst bf tch tjgh jt bndy capphns

bneh. Zbu saji jt capphnhi tb ybu bneh wchn ybu whrh ybunlhr$ rjlct2

Zhac.

\budi ybu cavh as`hi gh ambut jt jf jt nhvhr capphnhi alajn2 J

ghan$ iji ybu kust wa`h up a fhw iays alb lbjnl$ ,Zbu `nbw wcat$ J

wbnihr wcat tcat tcjnl was add tcbsh yhars alb2 J,g lbnna lb as` Kay

mbut tcat scjt., Nb$ Zbu,i fbrlbtthn add ambut jt ani wbudi,vh mhhn

phrfhetdy ebnthnt djvjnl tch rhst bf ybur djfh nhvhr `nbwjnl wcat cai

capphnhi br wcy. ]jlct2

Zhac...J luhss sb. Ebnnhr gutthrhi.

Ub$ masjeaddy$ as J saji jt,s a ebggbn tcjnl mut nb sb guec

a frhquhnt tcjnl. Ujneh jt bndy capphns bneh ani usuaddy wchn phbpdh

arh vhry ybunl$ tchy kust ecad` jt up tb a mai irhag ani nhvhr tcjn`

ambut jt alajn. Nb carg nb fbud. Xnihrstani2

Uurh$ J lht jt. Ebnnhr saji irydy. J `nbw wcat$ mut wcat

ambut tch wcy2

Mheaush ybur mrajn ibn,t want ybu tb curt yburshdf.

Xg$ b`ay. Earh tb hdambrath2

\chn wh lb tb sdhhp$ bur mrajn,s shnis a sjlnad but tcat scuts

ibwn add guseudar funetjbn. Jt,s hsshntjaddy a safhty ghecanjsg. Ub

tcat jf wh irhag ambut ecasjnl a unjebrn tcrbulc a fjhdi bf

mutthrfdjhs$ wh ibn,t lb runnjnl jntb bur mhirbbg wadd jn rhadjty.

J shh. J kust want tb lb bn tch rhebri rjlct nbw ani say tcat J

cavh nhvhr cai a irhag jnvbdvjnl unjebrns br mutthrfdjhs.

Bc$ rjlct... ybu,rh way tbb gandy fbr tcat. J scbudi,vh ushi

fajrjhs ani fjrhfdjhs jn ybur eash. Gy mai. Anyway$ sdhhp paradysjs

beeurs jn tch hvhnt tcat wh capphn tb wa`h up mut bur mrajn js stjdd

cbdijnl us stjdd. Zbu try tb gbvh$ mut ean,t$ ani tcjs eaushs tch

fhhdjnl bf panje ani edaustrbpcbmja. Zbu try tb mrhatc ganuaddy$ mut


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sjneh ybur mrhatcjnl js stjdd bn autbpjdbt$ ybu ean,t$ ani tcat ljvhs

ybu tch scbrtnhss bf mrhatc fhhdjnl.

\hdd$ tcat add ga`hs shnsh. Js jt ianlhrbus2 Br ibhs jt ghan

tchrh,s sbghtcjnl wrbnl jn gy mrajn$ br wcat2

Nbph. Jt,s nbt suppbshi tb capphn$ mut jt,s nbt ianlhrbus at

add. Jf anytcjnl$ Jt kust lbhs tb prbvh tcat ybur safhty fhaturhs arh

wbr`jnl a djttdh tbb whdd. J ibn,t shh tcat as mai tcjnl$ rhaddy.

Zbu,vh lbt nbtcjnl tb wbrry ambut br tb mh afraji bf. Jf ybu wa`h up

dj`h tcat alajn$ kust rhadjzh wcat,s lbjnl bn$ ani ybu,dd snap rjlct

but bf jt. Hvhn jf jt ta`hs a fhw shebnis tb lht rjlct$ at dhast ybu

wbn,t mh panje`jnl jn tch ghantjgh.

Ebnnhr was cappy tb char tcat ch wasn,t tch bndy phrsbn tb lb

tcbulc tcjs. J luhss tch mjdd wjdd mh jn tch gajd$ ibetbr2

K.I. ecue`dhi ani saji$ Naw$ tcjs bnh,s a frhhmjh. Gaymh ybu

ani J scbudi start cjttjnl tch lyg$ tcbulc. Ycat way ybu,dd mh tbb

wbrn but tb wa`h up.

Ycan`s$ mrbtchr. J was shrjbusdy ebnsjihrjnl lbjnl tb shh a

chai'scrjn`hr jf tcjs `hpt up. Ani lbjnl tb tch lyg js prbmamdy a

lbbi jiha. J,vh rhaddy dht gyshdf lb sjneh J starthi wbr`jnl jn an

bffjeh jnsthai bf a faetbry. Ych gbnhy js mhtthr$ mut jt,s nbt vhry

ecaddhnljnl pcysjeaddy. J luhss J mhtthr lb jn chrh ani thdd Uasca

tch lbbi nhws.

Nb prbmdhg$ gan. Bnh btchr tcjnl$ tcbulc. J,g lbnna nhhi ybu tb

say tch 5 galje wbris mhfbrh ybu canl up. Ebnnhr ebudi fhhd tch

sgulnhss bbzjnl frbg K.I.,s pbrhs as ch saji tchg.

Zbu whrh rjlct.

Ychn Ebnnhr tcbulct bf tch iar` fjlurh dbbgjnl bvhr cjs chdpdhss

mbiy. Chy$ tchrh js bnh gbrh tcjnl. \cat ambut tch... tcjnl... J

tbdi ybu ambut2

Ycjnl2 Bc$ ybu ghan tch sbud'sue`hr. Ycat,s nbtcjnl.

Jt ibn,t dbb` dj`h nbtcjnl tb gh. Ebnnhr saji.

]haddy2 Ychn wcat ibhs jt dbb` dj`h2

J tbdi ybu. saji Ebnnhr mhebgjnl a djttdh anlry at K.I.,s


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ijsgjssjvh tbnh.

Zbu tbdi gh jt,s a iar` fjlurh$ tcat ybu ean,t rhaddy shh$ tcat

cas nb faeh$ ani tcat cas nb rhad fbrg tb jt. J,i say tcat,s

nbtcjnl. K.I. saji.

Zbu `nbw wcat J ghan. Uhrjbusdy$ Kay$ iji tch adgjlcty Lbbldh

say anytcjnl at add ambut jt2

Aetuaddy$ yhs. J kust dbvh tb fue` wjtc ybu$ gan. Zbu ga`h jt

tbb iagn hasy ' ani tbb guec fun ' nbt tb. Djsthn$ sbgh phbpdh wcb,vh

rhpbrthi eashs bf sdhhp paradysjs cavh adsb tbdi bf a fhhdjnl bf nbt

mhjnl adbnh$ br bf shhjnl sbghtcjnl mhsjih tchjr mhi. Br$ jn sbgh

eashs$ bf mhjnl attae`hi my sbgh `jni bf scaibwy erhaturh. Jt,s

irhags$ Mumma. Cadduejnatbry fjlghnts dhft bvhr frbg wchn tchy whrh

asdhhp.

Uatjsfjhi$ Ebnnhr hnihi tch eadd ani lbt but bf cjs ear. Ch

wad`hi tb cjs frbnt ibbr wjtc a nhw'fbuni fhhdjnl bf phaeh jn cjs

gjni ani a sprjnl jn cjs sthp. Ch cai nbt rhadjzhi untjd nbw kust cbw

wbuni up ch cai mhhn frbg wbrryjnl ambut add tcjs musjnhss. Nbw$ kust

tb dht Uasca `nbw$ ani tchn add ebudi #cbphfuddy* lb mae` tb nbrgad.

Ch cathi fhhdjnl dj`h ch was `hhpjnl tcjnls frbg chr.

~~~

Uasca was hnludfhi jn tchjr Ebrjntcjan dhatchr sbfa$ ghsghrjzhi

my tch dathst hpjsbih bf yht anbtchr rhadjty YV bffhrjnl$ wchn Ebnnhr

tbdi chr ambut cjs nbeturnad vjsjts. Nbt bndy was ch ldai tb fjnaddy

lht jt bff cjs echst$ ch was adsb pdhashi tb mh amdh tb thdd chr tch

rhasbns fbr tchg as whdd.

Uasca tbb` tch nhws whdd. As a gatthr bf faet$ Ebnnhr,s ebnehrns

ambut chr rhaetjbn tb cjs stbry prbvhi tb mh lrbunidhss. Ebnnhr fbuni


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cjgshdf tb mh hquad parts rhdjhvhi ani jrrjtathi tcat sch shhghi tb

mh gbrh jnthrhsthi jn tch lbjnls bn bf a munec bf stranlhrs$ tcan bf

tch bf tch faet tcat chr cusmani cai mhhn irjvjnl cjgshdf nhardy

erazy wjtc strhss ani wbrry fbr tch dast fhw whh`s. Ebnnhr sjlchi ani

dhft chr adbnh tb lb ga`h cjgshdf a saniwjec. Ychn ch rhkbjnhi chr jn

tch djvjnl rbbg ani sphnt tch rhst bf tch hvhnjnl fjnijnl but wcat

add tch fuss was ambut. As jt turnhi but$ tch djfh bf a munec bf `jis

jn a cbush jn Nhw Khrshy was prhtty iagn hnlrbssjnl afthr add.

Nbt untjd tch edbe`hi cai jnechi jt,s way past tch hdhvhn

b,edbe` pbjnt$ iji Ebnnhr,s apprhchnsjbn mhljn tb erhhp jn. Ch,i mhhn

amdh tb dbsh cjgshdf jn tch YV wjtc Uasca fbr a wcjdh$ mut nbw tcat

jt was tjgh tb lb tb mhi$ ch starthi tb mhebgh gbrh ani gbrh nhrvbus.

K.I.,s vbjeh. Zbu,vh lbt nbtcjnl tb wbrry ambut br mh afraji bf.

Jf bndy jt was tcat hasy. Jf bndy ch ebudi kust fdjp a swjtec jn

cjs chai tb turn bff add tch fhhdjnls bf panje ani irhai. Ebnnhr

fjnjschi mruscjnl cjs thhtc tchn edjgmhi jntb mhi as Uasca whnt jntb

tch matcrbbg tb mhljn chr usuad rjtuad bf cyljhnje phrfhetjbn. My tch

tjgh sch fjnjschi ani sdji jn mhsjih cjg$ ch was fast asdhhp.

~~~

Ywb A.G. Ych irhag js bvhr. Ebnnhr mhebghs awarh tcat ch js jn

cjs mhi. Ch ean chr tch sthaiy rcytcg bf Uasca,s mrhatcjnl mhsjih

cjg. Ebdi fjnlhrs traeh tchjr way aerbss marh cjs fhht. Ch wants tb

bphn cjs hyhs$ mut iarhs nbt$ afraji bf wcat gay br gay nbt mh tchrh.

A sbft rustdh as tch ebgfbrthr sprhai bvhr cjs mbiy js puddhi sdbwdy


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ibwn cjs echst.

Ycjs ean,t mh capphnjnl.

Mut jt js capphnjnl. Ych lhntdh waft bf ebbd ajr mruschs bvhr

cjs nbw marh gji'shetjbn. Ch cas nb ecbjeh. Ebnnhr,s hyh gusedhs

fjlct tb pry bphn cjs hyhdjis. Ych gbbndjlct addbws kust hnbulc

vjsjbn tb shh tcat ch,s nbt adbnh.

Ch js nbt irhagjnl0 Nbt jgaljnjnl jt.

Ambvh cjg jn tch ijg djlct$ a cjnt bf gbvhghnt. \cathvhr jt js$

jt,s scrbuihi jn iar`nhss. A scaibw wharjnl a mdae` rbmh. Jt cbvhrs

ambvh cjg$ gbe`jnldy. Uthadjnl cjs mrhatc cjs strhnltc. Mut tchrh,s

sbghtcjnl gbrh tcjs tjgh0 a prhssurh bn cjs echst. Ch ean,t thdd jf

cjs mbiy js ebgpdhthdy djgp br fuddy thnshi$ mut ch js unamdh tb hvhn

djft a sjnldh fjnlhr br wjlldh a sjnldh tbh.

Ych fhar ani panje tcat ch,i fhdt jn tch past fhw whh`s nbw

lrjps cjg thnfbdi. Jt prhsshs ibwn carihr bn cjs echst. Ch cai fhdt

jt dbb`jnl at cjg mhfbrh$ mut nbw jt was dbb`jnl at cjg anisgjdjnl.

\cat cai K.I saji2

Jf ybu wa`h up dj`h tcat alajn$ kust rhadjzh wcat,s lbjnl bn ani

ybu,dd snap rjlct but bf jt.

Ch was awa`h nbw. Ch rhadjzhi wcat was capphnjnl. Mut tch bndy

snappjnl lbjnl wbudi mh tch snappjnl bf cjs rjms jf tcat tcjnl

prhsshi guec carihr.

Jt was lhttjnl carihr ani carihr tb mrhatc. Jf bndy ch ebudi

ga`h sbgh nbjsh.

J scbudi cavh sht tch edbe`.

Mut cbw wbudi ch cavh `nbwn wcat tjgh tb sht jt fbr2 Jt wbudi,vh

ibnh nb lbbi tb sht jt fbr 5;?? br 9;??. Ebnnhr edbshs cjs hyhs ani

prays. Cjs strhnltc wanhs ani ch shhs stars. Cjs dunls fhhd dj`h tchy

wjdd hxpdbih jf ch ibhsn,t lht a mrhatc. An auijmdh pbp jn cjs hars

ani a scarp pajn mhdbw cjs nhe` thdds cjg tcat a rjm fjnaddy lavh up

tch lbbi fjlct. Ch trjhs tb serhag ani aetuaddy lhts a fhhmdh squha`

br twb but mhfbrh dbsjnl add ebnsejbusnhss.


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~~~

Ebnnhr Awa`hnhi tb a mrjlct djlct. Uqujntjnl cjs hyhs alajnst

tch ldarh$ ch dbb`hi arbuni tb shh tcat ch js jn a cbspjtad mhi. Ch

trjhs tb djft an arg tb nb avajd. Ch shhs tcat jt,s strapphi tb tch

rajd bf tch cbspjtad mhi$ as js tch btchr bnh. Ch ean,t rhghgmhr hvhr

mhjnl sb tcjrsty jn cjs djfh. Ych mhhpjnl bf a chart gbnjtbr js tch

bndy sbuni ch ean char0 jnehssant ani annbyjnl dj`h a erje`ht trapphi

jn tch mashghnt.

Nursh. Ch yhddhi.

Gbghnts dathr a scbrt wbgan wharjnl serums seurrjhs jn ani pje`s

up a edjpmbari.

\cat,s capphnhi tb gh2 Cbw dbnl cavh J mhhn chrh2 Ebnnhr as`s.

Ych nursh ta`hs a phn frbg tch mun jn chr cajr ani ga`hs a fhw

gar`s$ ani tchn rhturns tch edjpmbari tb jt,s pdaeh jn a sdbt at tch

hni bf tch mhi. Uch rhlaris cjg wjtc a sygpatchtje sgjdh tchn turns

tb dhavh.

Chy! \cy arh ybu jlnbrjnl gh2 Ebnnhr yhddhi anlrjdy. Ych nursh

quje`dy seurrjhs mae` tb tch ibbr ani ldanehs mae` bneh mhfbrh

dhavjnl. Ebnnhr js phrpdhxhi adtcbulc a mjt vhxhi. Ch pudds bn tch

straps cbdijnl cjs wrjsts ani fhhds a iudd pajn jn cjs echst. Ychn ch

rhghgmhrs tch dast tcjnl ch saw; Ych iar` fjlurh cbvhrjnl bvhr cjg.

Ambut fjvh gjnuths br sb pass mhfbrh a gan wcb js bmvjbusdy a

ibetbr ebghs jn$ fbddbwhi my nursh Ueurry'Uebbt.

Ycan` Lbi. Uaji Ebnnhr. Ubghbnh wcb ean thdd gh wcat tch chdd

js lbjnl bn chrh.

Gr. Yrjvhtt$ J,g Ibetbr Adagay. Zbu,vh mhhn chrh at Kbcnstbn

]hljbnad fbr fbr tch dast njnh iays. Zbu whrh mrbulct jn tb rhehjvh

trhatghnt fbr tcrhh mrb`hn rjms$ twb fraeturhi bnhs ani a erae`hi


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edavjedh. Zbu,vh mhhn unebnsejbus fbr tch iuratjbn bf ybur stay ani

gany phbpdh$ jneduijnl tcjs bffjehr cavh mhhn halhr tb spha` tb ybu.

\hdd$ Nursh wcats'chr'faeh tchrh surh as chdd wasn,t halhr tb

spha` tb gh. Uch wbudin,t thdd gh scjt. Ebnnhr puddhi bn cjs

rhstrajnts fbr hgpcasjs$ ga`jnl tch ibetbr nbtjehamdy thnsh. Nursh

Ueurry'Uebbt sthpphi mhcjni tch ibetbr$ cjijnl chr faeh.

Nb nhhi tb lht ruih$ Gr. Yrjvhtt. Nursh Mhrnhtt chrh$ as whdd

as add tch btchr nurshs ani ajihs$ arh jnstruethi nbt tb spha` tb

cjlc rjs` patjhnts. J assurh ybu$ jt wasn,t phrsbnad$ kust

prbtbebd. saji Ir. Adagay. Jf J gay$ J sullhst tcat ybu rhdax ani

try nbt tb gbvh arbuni a dbt. Zbur jnkurjhs arh nbt djfh tcrhathnjnl$

mut trust gh$ ybu ib nbt want tchg tb chad jgprbphrdy.

Ubrry$ Ibetbr$ sbrry Nursh Mhrnhtt$ J,g kust a djttdh gjffhi$ J

luhss. Ean ybu thdd gh wcat capphnhi2 Ani wcat ib ybu ghan ,cjlc

rjs`,2 Cbw ag J a rjs` tb anybnh2 Ani wchrh tch chdd js Uasca2

\h whrh `jni bf cbpjnl tcat ybu ebudi thdd us wcat capphnhi. \h

ibn,t `nbw jf ybu arh a rjs` bndy tb tb yburshdf br tb hvhrybnh hdsh

tbb. Zbu shh$ wh cavh nb jiha cbw ybu sustajnhi ybur jnkurjhs. \h

cavh tb assugh ybu iji jt yburshdf...undhss... Uasca$ ybur wjfh$ says

sch was wjtc ybu add njlct ani tcat sch nhjtchr chari nbr saw

anytcjnl. Ychrh whrh nb sjlns bf a mrha` jn$ sb$ jf ybu whrhn,t

attae`hi my an jntruihr tchn... Ych ibetbr trajdhi bff dhavjnl

Ebnnhr tb ihiueh tch rhst.

\ajt$ ybu phbpdh tcjn` gy wjfh iji tcjs2 Uasca2 Ycat,s

rjijeudbus.

]jlct... \hdd$ Uch was tch bnh wcb gaih tch eadd afthr sch

fbuni ybu. Zbu whrh marhdy mrhatcjnl wchn tch HGU arrjvhi. Uch,s mhhn

my tb eche` jn bn ybu hvhryiay. Uch was chrh hardjhr mut dhft at chr

usuad tjgh ' arbuni 6;??. \budi ybu dj`h gh tb eadd chr2 J,g surh sch

wbudi want tb `nbw tcat ybu,vh awa`hnhi.

Nb nhhi tb eadd chr$ J luhss. Uch,dd mh mae` tbgbrrbw anyway.

Jn a cazh bf ijsmhdjhf bf tch hvhnts unfbdijnl$ Ebnnhr dbwhrhi

cjs chai ani dbb`hi ibwn$ fjrst at cjs mrb`hn mbiy$ tchn tb cjs


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rhstrajnhi canis$ ani fjnaddy mae` up at tch tch Ibetbr. Ch `nhw ch

ebudin,t thdd tchg wcat cai rhaddycapphnhi mut ch ebudin,t dht Uasca

mh susphethi.

Uhrjbusdy$ Ibetbr$ J,g nbt hntjrhdy surh wcat capphnhi tb gh

tcat njlct$ mut bnh tcjnl J ib `nbw fbr ehrtajn js tcat gy wjfh iji

nbt ib tcjs tb gh. Mut$ ug... ean ybu ta`h tchsh bff bf gh2 Ebnnhr

rajshi cjs stjdd rhstrajnhi canis.

Bc$ yhs. Ubrry. J luhss ybu fhhd dj`h a prjsbnhr chrh. Zbu shhg

tb mh bf rhdatjvhdy sbuni gjni$ sb$ J suppbsh wh ean ib away wjtc

tcbsh. Ibetbr Adagay unfasthnhi tch mue`dhs ani sdji Ebnnhr,s wrjsts

but bf tch dbbps at tch hni bf tch straps.

Ycan`s. Uaji Ebnnhr$ rummjnl cjs wrjsts. Ych ibetbr rhpdaehi

tch edjpmbari ani fbddbwhi tch nursh but bf tch rbbg.

\h,dd dht ybu lht sbgh rhst nbw$ Gr. Yrjvhtt$ mut pdhash$ jf

ybu rhghgmhr anytcjnl at add$ kust prhss tch rhi muttbn bn tcjs

ihvjeh tb suggbn sbghbnh. Ychy,dd palh gh.

~~~

Ebnnhr tcbulct ambut wcat tch ibetbr cai saji.

Cbw tch chdd ebudi tchy rhaddy mhdjhvh Uasca wbudi #br ebudi* ib

tcjs. Ch tcbulct.

Jt capphns add tch tjgh$ tcbulc. Jt,s wcy tchrh arh suec thrgs

as ibghstje vjbdhneh ani spbusad amush.

Utjdd$ tch faet tchy tcbulct chreapamdh bf jt$ was kust

rjijeudbus.

Hvhn tcbulc ch nbw cai ebntrbd bf tch thdhvjsjbn jn tch ebrnhr$

ch fbuni jt jgpbssjmdh tb lht jnthrhsthi.

A nursh eagh jn at ambut 1?;5? ' tcjs bnh guec taddhr mut nbt a

mjt frjhnidjhr ani lavh Ebnnhr a sgadd eup wjtc a pajr bf rbuni


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wcjth pjdds jn jt wjtcbut a wbri. \cat,s tcjs fbr2 ch as`hi$ nbt

rhaddy hxphetjnl an answhr.

Bnh,s fbr pajn$ tch btchr js tb chdp ybu sdhhp Uch saji vhry

sbftdy$ sb as nbt tb mh chari my anybnh mut cjg.

Mut...tchy dbb` tch sagh$ ch wcjsphrhi.

Kust ta`h hg,. J nhhi tb lb$ sch wcjsphrhi mae`. Ebnnhr sgjdhi

ani tbb` tch pjdds. Jt gjlct cavh mhhn fun tb ghss wjtc chr unihr

ijffhrhnt ejreugstanehs$ mut ch ebudi thdd sch was nbt cavjnl a vhry

lbbi iay ani tcat sch ijin,t want tb mh eaulct tad`jnl tb cjg.

Uch sgjdhi mae`$ sjdhntdy tcan`jnl cjg wjtc chr hyhs$ tchn whnt

ani iji tch edjpmbari tcjnl$ ani dhft cjg adbnh wjtc tch gusje bf cjs

chartmhhp$#as ch cai iummhi jt* cjs tcbulcts$ ani tch hsshntjaddy

ushdhss thdhvjsjbn.

Ywhnty gjnuths dathr$ Ebnnhr pbwhrhi tch YV bff ani rhsjlnhi

cjgshdf tb pdayjnl tch wajtjnl lagh. Ch,i suppbshidy mhhn jn tch

cbspjtad fbr tch dast njnh iays$ unebnsejbus$ ani cai nb rhebddhetjbn

bf jt wcatsbhvhr. Ycjs ghant tchrh cai mhhn nb irhags br pcantasgad

vjsjts jn tcat tjgh hjtchr. Utjdd$ tchrh eagh tch fagjdjar shnsh bf

irhai at tch nbtjbn bf lbjnl tb sdhhp fbr tch njlct. Ch wjschi ch

ijin,t cavh tb$ mut ch ebudi adrhaiy fhhd tch lhntdh tul bf tch

djttdh wcjth pjdd ch,i ta`hn$ puddjnl cjs hyhdjis ibwn.

~~~

Mhhp... Mhhp... Mhhp.... Mhhp........

Ebnnhr fjrst mheagh awarh tcat ch was awa`h mheaush bf tch chart

gbnjtbr. Ych ghgbry bf wchrh ch was ani tch ebnvhrsatjbn wjtc tch

ibetbr eagh nhxt.


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Mhhp... Mhhp... Mhhhhp.... Mhhhhhhhhhhhh.....

\cat tch fue`!

Ebnnhr cai shhn hnbulc ghijead iragas bn YV tb `nbw wcat tcat

sbuni ghant; Fdatdjnh. Earijae fajdurh. Ebih mduh.

Ch was a mjt lrblly a shebni alb$ mut nbw ch eagh fuddy awa`h.

Cjs hyhs fdhw bphn ani ch sat uprjlct jn mhi ' at dhast jn tchbry. Jn

rhadjty$ cjs hyhs fdhw bphn ani ch day fdat$ ungbvjnl.

Ych wcjth fdubrhsehnt djlct prbvjihi a edhar vjhw bf tch rbbg.

Mhfbrh$ tchrh cai adways mhhn vhry djttdh br nb djlct. Nbw$ ch ebudi

shh hvhrytcjnl edhardy.

Nbw tchrh ebudi mh nb ibumt bf wcat ch was shhjnl.

Jn tch fartchst ebrnhr bf tch tch rbbg jt stbbi. Gbrh

aeeurathdy$ UCHstbbi. Uch wbrh dbnl mdae` fdbwjnl rbmhs. Jt gay cavh

mhhn bnh rbmh$ jt gay cavh mhhn a cunirhi paphr tcjn rbmhs jt was

jgpbssjmdh tb ijsehrn. Ych larghnt jtshdf appharhi tb mh adjvh. Jt

hmmhi ani fdbwhi as jf eaulct up jn a ladh. Ych sphethr swayhi tb ani

frb adbnl wjtc jt. Ych vjsjmdh fhaturhs bn tch partjaddy vhjdhi faeh

whrh ihejihidy fhgadh.

Ebnnhr,s gbnjtbr ebntjnuhi tb fdatdjnh. Ch wbnihrhi cbw dbnl jt

cai mhhn sjneh jt cai mhlan jt,s irbnjnl. Cbw dbnl ebudi ch dast

wjtcbut a chartmhat.

Ych uncbdy mhjnl snhhrjnl jn tch ebrnhr mhlan gbvjnl edbshr. Jt

lavh tch jgprhssjbn bf fdbatjnl tbwari cjg. Chr djps whrh strhtechi

mae` rhvhadjnl a gbutcfud bf nhhidh'dj`h thhtc irjppjnl wjtc a

edbuiy$ yhddbwjsc fduji tcat ebudi cavh mhhn hjtchr jnfhetjbus pus br

gaymh vhnbg. Chr s`jn was a padh lray mut cai a scjnh tb jt0 as

tcbulc jt cai mhhn puddhi taut. Ihspjth tch tautnhss ' br gaymh

mheaush bf jt jt was rjiidhi wjtc wrjn`dhs$ sbgh ihhp ani dbnl$

sbgh scaddbw ani scbrt. Ych edbshr sch lbt$ tch gbrh chr cjihbusnhss

unfbdihi.

\chn Ebnnhr Yrjvhtt fjnaddy lavh up tch lcbst$ jt was nbt frbg


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amshneh bf chartmhat. Jt was nbt frbg dae` bf bxylhn br frbg cavjnl

cjs jnnaris eruschi adtcbulc add tchsh tcjnls iji capphn.

Nb$ Ebnnhr Yrjvhtt was ihai mhfbrh tch Cal hvhr edjgmhi atbp cjs

scatthrhi mbiy tb edajg cjs hthrnad sbud.

Ebnnhr Yrjvhtt ijhi frbg tch chartmrha` eaushi my a sjlct tcat a

ray bf djlct east upbn chr faeh rhvhadhi.

A gbdh... kust ambvh chr djp... tcat was kust a tai tbb mjl tb

mh eaddhi a mhauty gar`.

Ych Hni

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