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Lcaw}e~ Ike

]imav za| }ce we~bel} mav bi~ a }~fudwcak} b`fjc}+ A za~d n~eexe ~i``em }c~iujc }ce

j~a|| a| |zfb}`v akm |f`ek}`v a| m~fb}| ib |dioe+ Cfjc anire }ce ea~}c, }ce |udde~ |uk

za| a nu~kfkj na`` ib `fjc} fk a l`ium`e|| |ov+ ]ce |ov za| a nem ib `frfm n`ue, nu~kfkj

`foe a n`ue }ikjue ib bf~e+ A we~bel} mav bi~ a |dii}c |af` ik zfkj| ib }~fudwc+

Ik }cf| mav, a`` a~iukm }ce na|e ib }ce ^iva` B`vfkj Li~w, }ce j~amua}fkj |}umek}|

}eedem zf}c eslf}edek}+ ]ce mav cam bfka``v a~~frem zce~e }cev liu`m j~amua}e ab}e~ |fs

dik}c| ib j~ue``fkj }~afkfkj akm dedi~fxfkj }al}fl| akm }e~dfki`ijv+ ]cf| za| a

lire}em akm didek}iu| lcakle }i |ciz b~fekm| akm badf`v zca} }cev cam a| }cev

|ia~em azav fk}i }ce |ov, }cef~ lcee~fkj m~afkfkj azav a| }cev b`ez cfjce~ akm cfjce~+

Fk a cakje~ a} }ce na|e, }zi |}umek}|, a`~eamv fk }cef~ l~f|w akm fddalu`a}e ukfbi~d|,

likrekem fk |el~elv nebi~e }ce le~edikv za| aniu} }i }aoe w`ale+ Ike ib }ced wubbem

ik cf| lfja~e}}e+

Viu~ `amv lide fk ve}9 Fak a|oem \eadu|+

F ciwe |i+ \eadu| ak|ze~em a~iukm }ce lfja~e}}e |}f`` ce`m fk cf| diu}c+ F z~i}e }i

ce~ }zi zeeo| aji+ \ce |afm |ce za| jifkj }i daoe f}+

Fak |ki~}em+ W~inan`v hu|} `eamfkj viu a`ikj+

Ic, |cu} f}+ \cef`a*| ki} `foe }ca}+

F| |ce kiz9 Ak ukeswel}em rifle lcfdem fk+

]ce viukj dek `iioem ire~ }i a |camizem li~ke~ ib }ce cakje~ zce~e a |`f}ce~fkj wubb

ib |dioe `eaoem fk}i }ce |uknead b`izfkj }c~iujc }ce zfkmiz+

]ca}*| ki} zca} viu ze~e |avfkj `a|} kfjc} a} }ce wun+ }ce rf|f}i~ lik}fkuem+Viu*~e a ~fjc} jciu` viu a~e,Cek~v+ \eadu| ~eda~oem+

Ic, lide kiz, viu |av }ca} `foe f}*| a nam }cfkj!

J~fkkfkj, Cek~v ^a`wc @ud`ev |}~ime iu} fk}i }ce `fjc}, ~erea`fkj a cakm|ide viukj

dak fk cf| ea~`v }i dfm$}zek}fe|+ Cf| ukfbi~d za| fddalu`a}e, ~fjc} mizk }i }ce

wi`f|cem wfw| ik }ce ukfbi~d |ciu`me~|+ Erek cf| ma~o caf~ za| kea}`v lidnem+ A wfwe

za| l`eklcem likbfmek}`v fk cf| }ee}c a| ce ~eja~mem }ce }zi i}ce~ j~amua}e |}umek}|+

Viu kere~ okiz+ Fak }i`m Cek~v+ Dfjc} lide fk cakmv zcek ze*~e jukkfkj mizk a

b`ilo ib O~au}|+

Cek~v |libbem+ Kiz }ca} ziu`m }aoe ~ea` |}ea`}c viu okiz+ Ce zarem ak a~d a} }ce

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w`ake|+ Ki} esal}`v zca} }ce|e nf~m| lak mi+ \weaofkj ib zcflc, Fak, F ciwe viu lak b`v

ne}}e~ }cak viu |cii}+

]ce bee`fkj*| du}ua`, @ud`ev+

Lculo`fkj, Cek~v dame }i esf} }ce cakje~ nebi~e Fak la``em cfd nalo+Viu*m ne}}e~ w~av viu mik*} je} kudne~ |fs+

Cek~v }u~kem }i bale Fak, likbu|em+ Cuc9

\eadu| wifk}em }i a w`ake |f}}fkj a} }ce ba~ ekm ib }ce cakje~, zce~e }ce }ekm~f`| ib bfke

}c~eam| ib |dioe ze~e |}f`` edn~ifme~fkj }ce zfkmiz| wake+

\ce*| neek al}fkj a `f}}`e bukkv `a}e`v+ \eadu| esw`afkem+ Daoe| a quee~ kif|e

zcekere~ |ce lide| fk bi~ a `akmfkj+

Ca| }ce w`ake neek |eek }i9 Cek~v que~fem+

]cev |av |ce*| neek bfsem+ Fak b~izkem+ Nu} |ce |}f`` daoe| }ca} kif|e+

Cek~v |qua~em cf| |ciu`me~| likbfmek}`v+ F}*`` ne bfke niv|+ Fb }ce |quam law}afk |av|

|ce*| bfsem, }cek |ce*| bfsem+ F}*`` ne a za`o fk }ce wa~o+

@e}*| ciwe viu*~e ~fjc}+

A rifle b~id iu}|fme |ciu}em }i }ce j~amua}e| }i je} ~eamv bi~ }ce nfj le~edikv+

]cf| f| f}, niv|, }fde }i j~amua}e+ Cek~v akkiuklem a| ce j~annem cf| haloe} akm |`ukj

f} ire~ cf| |ciu`me~|+

A j~iuw ib be``iz }~afkee wf`i}| ~u|cem fk}i }ce cakje~ }i ce`w wu|c }ce w`ake| iu} ib }ce

cakje~ akm fk}i }ce nu~kfkj `fjc} ib mav+ A`` }ce w`ake| ze~e NE1>|, ealc ike ib }ced

la~ebu``v w~ewa~em bi~ }ce }aoe$ibb }i |ciz }ce ja}ce~em l~izm ik }ce j~iukm zca} }ce

j~amua}e| cam+ Ikle }ce }c~ee `am| ze~e iu}|fme ik }ce j~eek, }ce |uk n`fkmem }cef~ eve|,

bi~lfkj }ced }i n`fko ab}e~ }ce ~e`a}fre mfdke|| ib }ce cakje~+ \eadu| |lakkem }ce

l~izm zf}c a l~ea|em n~iz+

Mik*} |ee \cef`a ve}+ Ce akkiuklem+

Mik*} bee` mf|awwifk}em fb |ce mie|k*} a~~fre+ Fak lau}fikem+

Ic ki, |ce zf``, |ce zf``+

\cfe`mfkj cf| eve| b~id }ce |uk, Cek~v }ii jaxem iu} ik}i }ce l~izm+ F} mfmk*} }aoe cfd

`ikj nebi~e ce |wi}}em cf| di}ce~ akm |f|}e~ }iza~m }ce b~ik}, a| ze`` a| Lc~f|}fka, cf|

bfakle+ Erek fb }cev liu`mk} |ee cfd, Cek~v zarem a} }ced akvzav, eslf}edek}

|u~jfkj }c~iujc cf| refk|+ Ik }ce |fjka`, ce |}ewwem fk}i cf| w`ake, lcelofkj cf| ce`de}

za| wu``em ire~ cf| ceam akm cf| jijj`e| fk w`ale ire~ cf| eve|+ ]ce |la~b cam a`~eamv

neek }uloem a~iukm cf| kelo, w~i}el}fkj cf| kelo b~id }ce lii` af~ }ca} ziu`m j~ee} cfd

cukm~em| ib bee} uw fk }ce af~+

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]cf| ne}}e~ ji ze``+++ Cek~v dudn`em }i cfd|e`b a| ce |zukj }ce |ea} a~iukm akm

|elu~em cfd|e`b fk+

\ummek`v, }ce fk|}~ul}i~*| rifle niidem ire~ }ce bfe`m `foe a ja``iwfkj zf`mbf~e+ ]ce

j~amua}e| kade| ze~e a`di|} fdwi||fn`e }i ne cea~m ire~ }ce l~izm*| mfk+ A| ealcwf`i}*| kade za| la``em, }ce fkmfrfmua` zarem lcee~f`v iu} a} }ce din `fkem uw necfkm

}ce |abe}v bekle+

@amfe| akm jek}`edek! }ce fk|}~ul}i~ caf`em+ ]ce bf~|} }i b`v bi~ u|, j~amua}fkj }imav

ik Hu`v 1=}c

1612, f|Cek~v ^a`wc @ud`ev!

]ce lcee~| |ze``em fk ri`ude a| }~afkee| ja}ce~em a~iukm Cek~v*| w`ake, a`` j~fk|+

Cek~v wubbem ike di~e }fde ik cf| wfwe a| ce zaf}em bi~ a liuw`e }~afkee| }i |}a~} uw }ce

w~iwe``e~| bi~ cfd+ Zcek }ce |wioe| ze~e ki di~e }cak zcf~~fkj, mfxxvfkj mf|l|, ike ib

}ce }~afkee| la``em uw }i cfd+

Viu ~eamv, @feu}ekak}9 }ce viukj dak |ciu}em uw+

Viu n`iimv ne} F*d ~eamv! @e}*| je} }cf| |zee}cea~} uw fk }ce af~+

]ce }~afkee wf`i}| l`u|}e~em aniu} necfkm }ce zfkj| akm nejak }i wu|c }ce w`ake a`ikj

}ce j~eek }i jfre Cek~v ekiujc wu|c }i je} }ce `fjc}zefjc} af~l~ab} ibb }ce j~iukm+

Wu``fkj nalo ik }ce hiv|}flo, cf| eu~iwcfa ~i|e zf}c }ce w`ake a| ce |ia~em anire }ce

w`afk| ib }ce }~afkfkj j~iukm|+ Zf}c a }~fudwcak} |ciu}, ce wudwem a bf|} fk}i }ce af~ iu}

ib |cee~ hunf`a}fik+ ]ce n`ue |ov za| n`fkmfkj`v n~fjc}, akm ve} f} ze`lidem }ce w`ake

zf}c f}| wf`i} fk}i f}| ekm`e|| edn~ale+ A} }ca} didek}, @ud`ev ~ededne~em a`` }ce

dakieur~e| ce cam liddf}}em }i dedi~v+ Cek~v |df`em }i cfd|e`b, }cfkofkj aniu} a``

}ce Je~dak| ce liu`m juk mizk ik cf| bf~|} df||fik+ Ab}e~ a`` cf| es}ek|fre }~afkfkj,

daofkj }ce |ziiwfkj }u~k| be`} a| ebbi~}`e|| a| n~ea}cfkj+

A welu`fa~ |wu}}e~fkj |iukm b~id }ce w`ake*| ekjfke laujc} cf| ea~|+ A quflo |dalo }i

}ce ma|cnia~m |f`eklem }ce ekjfke*| liujcfkj+

Ci`m }ije}ce~, ma~`fkj+

Bfka``v, @ud`ev melfmem }i n~fkj }ce af~l~ab} nalo mizk }i }ce |}~fw+ Erek }ciujc ce

zak}em }i |}av uw fk }ce af~ dulc `ikje~, ce okez cf| fk|}~ul}i~ ziu`m ~ak} akm ~are a}

cfd+ ]ce |uwe~fi~ |eedem }i care a rekme}}a ajafk|} |ciznia}fkj+ @foe a |ze``fkj }fme,

}ce ~ukzav j~amua``v j~ez fk |fxe+ B~id }ce lilowf}, }ce af~|}~fw `iioem `foe a dfkfa}u~e

dime`+ Bi~ a didek}, Cek~v wikme~em zce}ce~ ce |ciu`m mi a na~~e`$~i`` nebi~e }aofkj

cf| w`ake fk bi~ a `akmfkj+ ]ca} ziu`m le~}afk`v je} cf| fk|}~ul}i~*| n`iim nif`fkj+

\ummek`v, `foe a |wif`em lcf`m ci`mfkj f}| n~ea}c, }ce w`ake ~ebu|em }i mi cf| nfmmfkj+

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@ud`ev wu``em ik }ce }c~i}}`e ajafk akm ajafk, u~jfkj a ~e|wik|e b~id cf| de}a` |}eem,

nu} ce ji} ki}cfkj+

Zca} }ce+++

Ce wu``em ik }ce }c~i}}`e a| ca~m a| ce liu`m+ ]ce ekjfke |w`u}}e~em `ium`v a| n`alo|dioe wiu~em iu} ib }ce w`ake*| |fme+ ]c~iujc }ce ja|eiu| bude|, @ud`ev |az }i cf|

ci~~i~ }ca} }ce w`ake cam ire~|ci} }ce ~ukzav+

Nujje~!

@foe }ce n~ea}c akm l`az| ib \a}ak cfd|e`b, }ce we}~i` bude| |ummek`v fjkf}em, bf``fkj

}ce lilowf} zf}c bf~e+ @foe cveka| me|lekmfkj ik a of``, }ce b`ade| `a}lcem ik}i Cek~v+

Fk a |}a}e ib |cee~ wakfl, }ce viukj wf`i} `e} ji ib }ce }c~i}}`e, b~ak}fla``v }~vfkj }i wu}

iu} }ce b`ade| }ca} cam `a}lcem ik}i cf| l`i}ce| akm b`e|c+ F} za| ik`v zcek ce be`} a

j~ea} }cum mfm @ud`ev bfkm a zav }i e|lawe+

Zf}c }ce b`ade| |}f`` bea|}fkj ik cfd, Cek~v ^a`wc @ud`ev l~az`em me|we~a}e`v iu} ib

cf| nu~kfkj w`ake+ A`~eamv, cf| na~e cakm| ze~e |ze``fkj akm de`}fkj fk }ce bea~|ide

cea} a| ce m~ajjem cf| nimv iu} ib }ce lilowf}+ \l~eadfkj ~ealcem cf| ea~| a|, zf}c

wafkbu` |`izke||, }ce wf`i} `ani~fiu|`v m~ajjem cfd|e`b ik}i ike ib }ce zfkj|+ \}f`` }ce

b`ade| nea} a} Cek~v| bale, |li~lcfkj akm diu`mfkj f}| |ofk fk}i a bea}u~e`e|| de||+

]ce cea} }ca} cam nuf`} uw necfkm cf| jijj`e| za| |cee~ }i~}u~e+ ]ce }i~dek} }ii dulc,

ce uk}cfkofkj`v l`azem }ced ibb, ukokizfkj }ca} }ce b`ade| ib cf| mebel}fre w`ake

ziu`m ki} `e} cfd ji |i ea|f`v+ ]ce |l~eadfkj fk}ek|fbfem+ An~uw}`v, ce be`} cfd|e`b

laujc} uwik |ide}cfkj, ca`}fkj cf| esimu| b~id }ce |diu`me~fkj b~ade ib }ce af~l~ab}+

]c~a|cfkj bu~fiu|`v, Cek~v |iujc} }i b~ee cfd|e`b+ N`fkmem, zf}c lea|e`e|| ajikv

n`fkmfkj akm |diofkj cf| eve|, ce |ideciz dakajem }i b~ee cfd|e`b, ki} bee`fkj cf|

b~ee$ba`` uk}f` ce cf} ea~}c+

Uwik }iulcfkj }i~lcem |if`, ce ~i``em a~iukm ik }ce j~a||, ciwfkj }i |di}ce~ }ce bf~e

}ca} |}f`` lik|udem cfd j~eemf`v+ F} za| a} }ca} didek} ce ~ea`fxem zce~e }ce |l~ead|

ze~e lidfkj b~id8 cf| izk }c~ia}+ ]ce bea~ akm wakfl cam dfsem }ije}ce~ fk a }u~nu`ek}

|}i~d, |za``izfkj @ud`ev }i }ce wifk} zcek ce mfmk*} cea~ }ce du`}f}ume ib bii}|}ew|

~ukkfkj }iza~m| cfd, b~ak}fl cakm| wa}}fkj iu} }ce b`ade|, akm }ce |iukm ib cf| kade+

Cek~v9!

Dv eve|DV EVE\!

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Lcaw}e~ ]zi

CEK^V!

A badf`fa~ niidfkj rifle |ciu}em anire }ce wakfloem mfk+

@e} de }c~iujc!

\i }cflo za| }ce din f} }iio }ce fk|}~ul}i~ |ere~a` didek}| }i emje cf| zav }i }ce b~ik}

ib }ce du`}f}ume w~e||em }ije}ce~ `foe |a~mfke| fk a }fk+ Fk|}ak}`v, }ce dak wa`em a} }ce

|fjc} ib Cek~v+ ]ce wii~ dak*| eve| cam neek a`` nu} me|}~ivemike eve de`}em

nevikm ce`w, akm }ciujc }ce i}ce~ za| fk}al}, f} za| l`ea~`v l`iumem ire~ akm nu~k}+ Cf|

eve`fm| ze~e a`` nu} jike, eswi|fkj uklik|lfiu| eve| jaxfkj n`ako`v uwza~m| a} }ce

zf}ke||e| `eakfkj fk }i |ee cfd+ Cf| bale za| a de||? }ce `fw| a`di|} a`` nu~k} azav akm

n`f|}e~| ze~e a`|i nejfkkfkj }i daoe }cef~ w~e|ekle okizk+ \}f`` fk |cilo a} }ce |}a}e ib

ike ib cf| di|} memfla}em wuwf`|, }ce fk|}~ul}i~ j~annem \eadu|* |ciu`me~+

Je} }ce mil}i~| iu} ce~e! ce i~me~em+

A} ikle, \eadu| |w~fk}em azav, hu|} a| a ku~|e awwea~em ik }ce |leke, a} ikle lcelofkj

bi~ a wu`|e erek a| Cek~v*| lik|lfiu|ke|| ennem nalo n~feb`v+

Ce*| |}f`` a`fre+ }ce ku~|e akkiuklem+

Dvdv eve|! Cek~v dakajem, l`ud|f`v ~ealcfkj uw a |la`mem cakm }i zca}~edafkem ib cf| eve|+ Dv eve|!

Fak, zci za| kea~nv, oke`} nv cfd+ ]cev*~e je}}fkj a ku~|e }i }aoe viu }i ci|wf}a`+

F |}f``+++lak*} |ee+++zak} }i |ee+++ Cek~v*| rifle za| mu``em, a`` }~ale| ib cf| bi~de~

likbfmek} }ike| kiz jike+

Ce~e, |ideike*| lidfkj kiz+ Fak }i`m cfd+

Ikle di~e, Cek~v |uko nalo fk}i uklik|lfiu|ke|| bi~ a bez |elikm| a| }ce ku~|e

wiu~em za}e~ ire~ }ce da||fre nu~k ik cf| bale, za|cfkj azav dulc ib }ce mf~} akm

men~f| }ca} cam alludu`a}em zcek ce cam }~fem }i |di}ce~ }ce b`ade|+ Ikle }ce ziukm

za| ~ea|ikan`v l`eak, |ce lire~em cf| bale zf}c a l`i}c }i oeew }ce ~arajem b`e|c b~id

nefkj lik}adfka}em bu~}ce~+

Fk }ce mf|}akle, a recfl`e*| wu}}e~ wak}em fkl~ea|fkj`v `iume~ a| f} aww~ialcem }ce l~izm,

|eedfkj }i ~iu|} @ud`ev ikle di~e b~id }ce mfxxvfkj ni~me~ ne}zeek lik|lfiu|ke||

akm uklik|lfiu|ke||+

Hu|} cakj ik, @ud`ev+ }ce fk|}~ul}i~ ekliu~ajem+ ]cev*~e jifkj }i }aoe viu }i }ce

ci|wf}a`+ F}*| jifkj }i ne ioav+

D+++d}c~+++

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Zca} za| }ca}9 \av f} ajafk, @ud`ev, oeew }a`ofkj+

Di}ce~+++

Viu~ di}ce~ akm |f|}e~ zf`` dee} viu a} }ce ci|wf}a`+ ]cev*~e w~inan`v nefkj }aoek

}ce~e ~fjc} kiz+Bfka``v, }ce adnu`akle a~~frem, bi~lfkj }ce dahi~f}v ib }ce l~izm }i daoe zav bi~ }ce

recfl`e+ Ki |iike~ cam f} |}iwwem }cek |ide mil}i~| akm ku~|e| ~ak iu} zf}c a |}~e}lce~,

`ize~fkj f} ik}i }ce j~iukm kes} }i @ud`ev+ A| la~ebu``v a| }cev liu`m, }ce mil}i~| akm

RAM| ja}ce~em uw }ce |}f``$|diofkj @ud`ev akm `av cfd ik }ce |}~e}lce~+ Cek~v l~fem

iu}+

Mik*} zi~~v, `feu}ekak}, a mil}i~ a||u~em+ Viu zik*} ne direm }ii dulc+

\}f``+++nu~kfkj!

Ki viu*~e ki},}ce b`ade| care neek wu} iu}+ F}*`` bee` ne}}e~ ikle ze je} }i }ce ci|wf}a`+

Ki+++ Cek~v fk|f|}em, z~f}cfkj ik }ce |}~e}lce~+ \}f`` nu~kfkj! Daoe f} |}iw!

]ce RAM i~me~`fe| akm mil}i~| `iamem }cef~ ajikfxem wa}fek} fk }ce nalo ib }ce

adnu`akle akm quflo`v m~ire azav, }ce din |}f`` |}a~fkj ab}e~ }ce recfl`e erek zcek f}

za| ki di~e }cak a |welo uwik }ce ci~fxik+

Bi~ @ud`ev, }ce m~fre }i }ce ci|wf}a` be`} `foe ak e}e~kf}v+ Me|wf}e zca} }ce mil}i~| akm

i~me~`fe| cam }i`m cfd, ce |}f`` be`} `foe ce za| ik bf~e+ Ike ib }ce RAM|, l`ea~`v

Lakamfak b~id cf| allek}, cam |}avem fk }ce nalo ib }ce recfl`e }i oeew ak eve ik Cek~v+

F}*| ioav, `feu}ekak}, ze*~e ce~e+ }ce RAM a||u~em a| }cev wu``em uw fk b~ik} ib a

ci|wf}a`+ ]cev*~e jifkj }i je} viu a`` }ce ce`w viu keem+

]ce i~me~`fe| la~~fem @ud`ev iu} ib }ce adnu`akle, akm ze~e fk|}ak}`v de} nv }ce

ku~|e| zci ze~e zaf}fkj iu}|fme+

Zca} cawwekem9 a da}~ik que~fem+

B~id zca} ze ze~e }i`m, f}*| we}~i` nu~k|+

Ab}e~ }ce i~me~`fe| cam w`alem }ce |}~e}lce~ ik a ju~kev, }ce ku~|e| quflo`v zcee`em cfd

fk}i }ce ci|wf}a`+

]~umv, ji ki}fbv M~+ ]~arf| a} ikle! }ce da}~ik i~me~em }ce aunu~k$caf~em ku~|e+

Ve|, da*ad!

A| ]~umv ~u|cem ibb }i bfkm }ce mil}i~, }ce ~edafkfkj ku~|e| ja}ce~em a~iukm @ud`ev,

}~vfkj }i a||u~e cfd, erek a| ce fk|f|}em ce za| |}f`` nu~kfkj+ Ike ib }ced jek}`v oew} a

cakm ik cf| a~d, a||u~fkj cfd }ce~e za| |}f`` |ideike kea~nv+ Bfka``v, ab}e~ zca} be`}

`foe ciu~|, M~+ ]~arf| lade fk}i }ce ~elefrfkj a~ea+

M~+ ]~arf| f| ce~e+ ]~umv akkiuklem n~ea}c`e||`v+

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Fjki~fkj }ce |}eklc ib nu~k} b`e|c edaka}fkj b~id Cek~v, }ce mil}i~ aww~ialcem }ce

ju~kev, cf| eswe~} eve| quflo`v }aofkj ki}e ib }ce es}ek|fre madaje }ce we}~i`$bue``em

b`ade| cam mike }i }ce viukj wf`i}+ A| fb |ek|fkj cf| w~e|ekle, Cek~v*| ~edafkfkj, ca`b$

nu~k} eve a}}edw}em }i bilu| ik ]~arf|, nu} }ce uk~e`ek}fkj ajikv akm ci~~fbvfkjn`fkmke|| qua|cem }ci|e zf|ce|+

@f|}ek, ze*~e jifkj }i `iio ab}e~ viu ce~e, akm ze*`` mi a`` ze lak+ ]~arf|* zi~m| ce`m

a jekufke |fkle~f}v akm la~e a| ce |wioe }i @ud`ev+

Zca} |ciu`m ze mi9 a|oem a ku~|e+

Ze*`` }aoe cfd fk}i ike ib }ce za~m| ~e|e~rem bi~ }ci|e keemfkj fk}ek|e a}}ek}fik+

Zce~e*|+++zce~e*| di}ce~9 Cek~v dakajem+

Ku~|e, care viu |eek cf| di}ce~9 ]~arf| a|oem ]~umv+

F mik*}

Nu} a| fb ik lue, a l~v |af`em fk}i }ce b~ik} mii~ akm l~a|cem fk}i }ce ~iid+ B~ak}fl akm

zi~~fem, }ce zidak ma|cem fk|fme akm a} ikle }iio ci`m ib a ku~|e*| a~d }i je} ce~

a}}ek}fik+

Dv |ik! }ce zidak medakmem+ Zce~e*| dv |ik, ku~|e!

Cf| kade, w`ea|e9 }ce ku~|e a|oem+

F}*| Cek~v! Cek~v ^a`wc @ud`ev!

]ce ku~|e wifk}em mf|l~ee}`v }i }ce nem zce~e Cek~v `av, akm a} ikle }ce zidak zek} }i

f}, |queexfkj wa|} }ce du`}f}ume ib ziukmem, ku~|e|, akm i}ce~ lf}fxek| a`foe+ Ikle |ce

~ealcem }ce nem|fme, |ce liu`mk*} ce`w a ja|w ib ci~~i~ e|lawe ce~ }c~ia} a| |ce nece`m

ce~ dafdem |ik+ \ce mfmk*} erek bee` }ce }ea~| |`fmfkj mizk ce~ lceeo| a| |ce j~a|wem

ce~ |ik*| |ciu`me~ fk a lidbi~}fkj j~fw+

F*d ce~e, Cek~v, F zik*} `eare viu+

F} za| }ce rifle ib ak akje`+

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Lcaw}e~ ]c~ee

Cek~v nejak }i cvwe~rek}f`a}e+ Cf| liioem cakm ~ealcem iu} fk cf| di}ce~*| mf~el}fik+

Di}ce~+++

F*d ~fjc} ce~e, ma~`fkj+ F*d ~fjc} ce~e+

Ki |iike~ cam |ce }aoek ci`m ib cf| cakm, }cek ]~arf| wu``em ce~ azav+

Mik*}! ]~arf| i~me~em+ Ki} kiz+ Ikle ze je} cfd fk a |}an`e likmf}fik, }cek viu lak

ci`m cf| cakm+

Ce akm aki}ce~ mil}i~ nejak }i zcee` @ud`ev azav+

Zce~e a~e viu }aofkj cfd9! D~|+ @ud`ev medakmem+

]~arf| di}fikem }i }ce i~me~`v }i |}iw }ce ju~kev |i ce liu`m esw`afk+ ]~ea}dek}, D~|+@ud`ev+ Ze*`` `e} viu okiz a| |iik a| ze*~e bfkf|cem+

Di}ce~+++ Cek~v la``em zeao`v+ Zce~e mfm viu ji9

\ce*`` ne nalo }i |ee viu |iik, `feu}ekak}+ ]~arf| a||u~em+ ^fjc} kiz, ze keem }i je}

viu fk}i |u~je~v+

]cev zcee`em Cek~v fk}i ak iwe~a}fkj }cea}~e, zce~e }cev w~ileemem }i ~edire cf|

lca~~em l`i}cfkj+ F} za| a |`iz, wafkbu` w~ile||? erek }ce }fkfe|} ib diredek}|

ajj~ara}em cf| nu~k|+Ea|v, @ud`ev, ze*~e a`di|} }ce~e+ ]~arf| |afm+

F*d nu~kfkj uw!!

Ki, viu*~e ki}+ F okiz f} bee`| `foe viu a~e, nu} }ce~e*| ki di~e bf~e kiz+

]ce b`fjc} haloe} lade ibb bf~|}, bi``izem nv }ce ukfbi~d+ Ealc `ave~ cam }i ne

}ek}a}fre`v wee`em ibb uk}f` bfka``v f} za| ik`v Cek~v akm cf| nu~kem b`e|c+

A`~fjc}, D~+ @ud`ev, ze*~e jifkj }i jfre viu a `f}}`e |ide}cfkj }i ce`w viu ~e`as+

]~arf| |afm+ Viu |ciu`m |}a~} }i bee` m~iz|v fk a da}}e~ ib |elikm|+

]ce |u~jeik w`alem ak akae|}ce}fl da|o ire~ zca} ~edafkem ib Cek~v*| diu}c akm ki|e+

Hu|} n~ea}ce meew`v kiz+++

Hu|} a| w~idf|em, a cearv rekee~ ib ba}fjue za|cem ire~ Cek~v*| |ek|e|+ \iik, }ce

rifle| ib }ce mil}i~| akm ku~|e| bamem azav a| ce m~fb}em ibb }i |`eew+

Ce*| iu}, mil}i~+ a ku~|e ~ewi~}em+

]cako Jim+ ]~arf| dudn`em a| ce `iioem ire~ }ce uklik|lfiu| wf`i}+ F ca}e we}~i`

nu~k|+++

Ce di}fikem bi~ aki}ce~ mil}i~ fk }ce ~iid }i z~f}e mizk cf| bfkmfkj|+

\ere~e |elikm akm }cf~m mej~ee nu~k| }i }ce bale+ ]~arf| mfl}a}em+ ]ce even~iz|,

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`a|ce|, akm `fm| a~e jike+ Eve| a~e me|}~ivem, }ciujc ike dav ne |a`rajean`e+ A`di|}

lidw`e}e `i|| ib |ib} }f||ue a~iukm ki|e+ Ea~| a~e fk}al}, a| ze`` a| `a~je wi~}fik| ib }ce

|la`w, a~d|, akm }i~|i+ ]ce cakm|, bfkje~|, akm wa~}| ib }ce `ej| care a`|i neek nu~kem+

Wa}fek} a`|i |ciz| |fjk| ib mfbbflu`}v n~ea}cfkj, wi||fn`v mue }i |cilo, i~ }ce fkca`a}fikib |uwe~cea}em b`ade|+

Akv}cfkj e`|e9 }ce mil}i~ a|oem+

Zf`` keem fk}ek|fre la~e bi~ a} `ea|} a bez mav|ki, daoe }ca} zeeo|}i daoe |u~e

fkbel}fik mie|k*} |e} fk}i cf| ziukm|+

Zca} aniu} di~wcfke9 que~fem a ku~|e+

Ce*`` le~}afk`v care a `i} ib di~wcfke }i mu`` }ce wafk bi~ kiz+

Akv}cfkj e`|e, ]~arf|9 }ce ki}e$}aofkj mil}i~ ekquf~em+

F }cfko }ca} zf`` mi bi~ kiz+

Akv fmea zca} ze*`` care }i iwe~a}e ik9

]~arf| }iio a didek} }i j`akle ikle di~e a} }ce es}ek|fre nu~k| ik Cek~v*| bale akm

cakm|+

F*d ab~afm ni}c cf| }cudn| zf`` care }i ne adwu}a}em, a| ze`` a| |ide ib cf| bfkje~| ik

ni}c cakm|+ A`|i, cf| `eb} eve zf`` keem }i ne ~ediremf}*| me|}~ivem nevikm ce`w+

Zca} aniu} cf| ~fjc} eve9 a|oem a ku~|e+

]ca}*| w~inan`v |a`rajean`e, nu} erek fb ze cam }i ~edire f} fk }ce bu}u~e, F*m ce|f}a}e

}i mi f} kiz, `e|} fkbel}fik |e}| fk+

In|e~ra}fik| kiz mike, ]~arf| `em }ce i}ce~ |u~jeik| }c~iujc }ce |ere~a` w~ilemu~e|

}cev cam }i we~bi~d fddemfa}e`v ik @ud`ev, zci za| lik}fkuiu|`v in|e~rem nv }ce

ku~|e akm mil}i~, `e|} }ce akae|}ce}fl zi~e ibb+ F} }iio |ere~a` ciu~| nebi~e }cev ze~e

bfkf|cem+ ]ce lca~~em `eb} eve cam neek ~edirem, `earfkj }ce ~fjc} eve ik f}| izk+ Ni}c

}ce me|}~ivem }cudn| cam neek adwu}a}em a`ikj zf}c }ce zi~|} ib Cek~v*| bfkje~|+

Kiz }ce iwe~a}fik za| ire~, }ce |u~jeik| za|cem }ce eswak|fre ziukm| akm lire~em

}ced zf}c nakmaje|+

Ze*`` keem }i ne rfjf`ak} aniu} cf| ~e|wf~a}fik+ ]~arf| }i`m cf| li``eajue|+ \e} uw ak

isvjek }ek} ire~ cf| nem+

Ve|, |f~+ a mil}i~ |afm+

Ce*`` a`|i ne keemfkj b`ufm|+ M~+ Wce`w|, |ee }i f} }ca} ak fk}~arekiu| `fke f| |e} uw+

^fjc}+

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]cev }~ak|be~~em }ce uklik|lfiu| @ud`ev }i a ju~kev akm zcee`em cfd mizk }i ak

fk}ek|fre la~e za~m+ A nem zf}c lu~}afk| m~azk a~iukm f} akm ak isvjek }ek} ze~e

zaf}fkj bi~ cfd+ Cf| bale za| ek}idnem fk nakmaje|, }ce ik`v iwekfkj| `eamfkj }i cf|

ki|e akm diu}c+Ea|v kiz+ ]~arf| lau}fikem+ F mik*} zak} akv }udn`e|+

Zf}c }ce j~ea}e|} ib la~e, Cek~v za| `ize~em ik}i }ce nem akm }uloem fk+ Ike ib }ce

wcv|flfak| amhu|}em a ra`re ik }ce isvjek }ek}+

Ciz dakv ku~|e| a~e zi~ofkj }cf| za~m9 ]~arf| que~fem ib M~+ Wce`w|+

Aniu} bfb}eek, F }cfko+ Davne di~e+

Jiim+ F zak} a} `ea|} ike ku~|e lcelofkj uw ik cfd ere~v bfre dfku}e|+

F*`` |ee }i }ca}, |f~+

Jiim dak+

F ne`fere cf| di}ce~, |f|}e~, akm bfakle a~e zaf}fkj bi~ ~e|u`}|+

Zce~e a~e }cev9

Fk }ce ~elefrfkj ~iid+ F du|} za~k viu, }ciujc+ D~|+ @ud`ev f| makje~iu|`v l`i|e }i

cv|}e~fl|+

F*m ne zi~~fem fb |ce za|k*}, \adue`+

A||u~em Cek~v za| fk jiim cakm|, M~+ Nekhadfk ]~arf| dame cf| zav }i }ce zaf}fkj

a~ea+ D~|+ @ud`ev, akm ce~ maujc}e~, Di``v, ze~e ea|v }i |wi}+

D~| @ud`ev9

A} ikle, }ce di}ce~ |}iim uw, a| mfm }ce i}ce~ }zi viukje~ zidek+

Zce~e f| ce9 D~| @ud`ev a|oem+ Zce~e*| dv |ik9

Cek~v*| hu|} lide iu} ib |u~je~v, nu} fb viu mik*} dfkm, Damade, F*m `foe }i esw`afk }ce

|f}ua}fik+ Lide zf}c de+

Zf}c wa`wan`e aww~ecek|fik, }ce zidek bi``izem }ce mil}i~ }i cf| ibbfle, zce~e ce

zarem a} a liuw`e |ea}|+

]aoe a lcaf~+ ce fkrf}em+

D~|+ @ud`ev akm Lc~f|}fka }iio a |ea} ealc, `earfkj Di``v |}akmfkj+

Kiz, a| viu dav care neek }i`m, viu~ |ik ca| hu|} lide iu} ib |u~je~v+

Zca} care }cev mike9 D~| @ud`ev a|oem+

Ze``, a| viu care |eek, cf| nu~k| care neek re~v es}ek|fre+

W`ea|e, F okiz }ca} a`~eamv+ Zca} |u~je~v ca| neek mike9

]~arf| }~fem }i esw`afk a| }al}bu``v akm ne|} ce liu`m }ce iwe~a}fik }ca} cam neek mike ik

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Cek~v, akm nv cf| }a`e*| ekm, Lc~f|}fka cam ce~ ceam fk ce~ cakm|, qufe}`v |innfkj+ Di``v

zek} ire~ akm jek}`v wu} ak a~d a~iukm ce~ |ciu`me~|+

Kiz viu okiz zca} f| cawwekfkj, mi viu zf|c }i ~e}u~k9 ]~arf| a|oem }ce ~iid a}

`a~jenebi~e cf| a}}ek}fik za| m~azk }i Lc~f|}fka+ Viukj Damade, mi viu zf|c }i9Ce*| }a`ofkj }i viu+ Di``v zcf|we~em }i }ce viukj bfakle+

Lc~f|}fka `fb}em ce~ ceam uw, ce~ eve| |wa~o`fkj zf}c kez ~e|i`re+ Ce*| |}f`` Cek~v

@ud`ev+ Ib liu~|e F*`` |ee cfd+

Erek a| ce f| kiz9 ]~arf| w~e||em+

Lc~f|}fka |}iim uw, ce~ ~em$~fddem eve| `ilofkj ik }ce mil}i~*| bale+ Ce~ haz za| |e}

zf}c me}e~dfka}fik, erek me|wf}e ce~ mf|}~e||+

Ib liu~|e, mil}i~! Zca}, viu }cfko F*m hu|} uw akm `eare cfd9

Ki, ki, ib liu~|e ki}+ ]~arf| a||u~em a `f}}`e }ii ca|}f`v+ Nu} |am`v, }ii dakv fkhu~em

|i`mfe~|* `irem ike| mi+ ]~arf| wau|em a liuw`e didek}|, akm zcek ki ~ew`v lade, ce

lik}fkuem+ Ze*`` ~e}u~k }i Cek~v kiz, nu} ce f| ukme~ a `i} ib di~wcfke, |i ce dav ne

iu} ib f} a nf}+

Ikle }cev ek}e~em }ce za~m, }ce }c~ee zidek dame a nee`fke |}~afjc} bi~ Cek~v*| nem,

Lc~f|}fka akm D~| @ud`ev fddemfa}e`v jifkj }i |}akm a} }ce ceam ib }ce nem+ Cek~v*|

bale za| |}f`` |za}cem fk }ce nakmaje| a| nebi~e+ Zf}c }ce }ekme~ }iulc ib a `irfkj

di}ce~, D~|+ @ud`ev jek}`v |dii}cem mizk ce~ |ik*| caf~+

F*d ce~e, mea~+++ |ce zcf|we~em+ Ze |}f`` `ire viu+

Di``v kimmem+ \ce*| ~fjc}+++ze |}f`` mi+++

Lc~f|}fka cam |f`ek}`v }aoek ci`m ib ike ib Cek~v*| nakmajem cakm|, l~am`fkj f} fk ce~|+

Ab}e~ a dfku}e i~ |i, Cek~v |cfb}em |`fjc}`v, a| fb hu|} zaofkj uw+

Cek~v9 Di``v la``em `iz+ Cek~v, f}*| u|+++viu~ |f|}e~, di}ce~, akm bfakle+

Cek~v }~fem }i |av |ide}cfkj, nu} }ce zi~m| |eedem }i mfe ik cf| `fw|+

Zca}*| }ca}9 Lc~f|}fka a|oem+

M~ead+++ ce dakajem+

M~ead9

F zak} a`` }cf| }i ne hu|} a nam m~ead+++

D~| @ud`ev zfwem azav a }ea~+ \i mi ze+

Cek~v }u~kem cf| ceam fk }ce jeke~a` mf~el}fik b~id zce~e cf| di}ce~*| rifle cam lide

b~id+

Zce~e+++zce~e a~e viu9

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Ze*~e ~fjc} ce~e, mea~e|}+

F+++F zak} }i |ee viu+++F lak*}+++

Ce~e+

Cek~v*| di}ce~ }ekme~`v }iio ci`m ib ike ib cf| nakmajem cakm| akm n~iujc} f} }i ce~bale, a``izfkj ce~ n`fkmem |ik }i bee` ce~ bea}u~e|+

Lak viu |ee de kiz, Cek~v9

Cek~v*| ak|ze~ za| ca~m`v di~e }cak a |fjc+ Ve|+++

D~| @ud`ev wa||em Cek~v*| cakm ire~ }i Di``v, zci mfm }ce |ade a| ce~ di}ce~+

Di``v+++ Cek~v zcf|we~em+

]ca}*| ~fjc}, Cek~v+ cf| |f|}e~ a||u~em+

Cek~v `fjc}`v wa}}em cf| `f}}`e |f|}e~*| lceeo+ Zce~e*| Lc~f|}fka9

Ukan`e }i }cfko ib akv}cfkj }i |av, Lc~f|}fka }iio ce~ bfakl| cakm fk ni}c ib ce~|,

of||fkj f}+ Ce~ }ea~| |iaoem fk}i }ce nakmaje|+

F*d ce~e, Cek~v+++akm F*d ki} jifkj akvzce~e+

Cek~v*| }c~ia} lik|}~fl}em+ F+++F `ire+++viu+++]fka, F+++

Lc~f|}fka `eakem ire~ }ce nem, of||fkj ce~ bfakl ik cf| nakmajem bi~eceam+ \ce zf|cem

|ce liu`m care jfrek cfd a w~iwe~ ike ik cf| `fw|, nu} okez }ce ci|wf}a` ziu`m bi~nfm f}+

Cek~v keemem }i ne oew} b~ee b~id fkbel}fik+

]ce @ud`ev| akm Lc~f|}fka |}avem `iva``v nv Cek~v*| nem|fme bi~ }ce ~edafkme~ ib }ce

mav uk}f` a ku~|e lade nv }i ~e`fere }ced ib }cef~ rfjf`+

F*d |i~~v, D~| @ud`ev, nu} rf|f}fkj }fde| a~e hu|} aniu} ire~+

A} ikle, }ce di}ce~ |}iim uw }i likb~ik} }ce ku~|e+ W`ea|e, viu lak*} daoe de ji+ @e}

de |}av zf}c cfd+

F a||u~e viu, da*ad, M~+ ]~arf| f||uem }ca} viu~ |ik f| }i ne lik|}ak}`v dikf}i~em+

Ze*`` care a jiim }ek i~ |i ku~|e| zi~ofkj fk }cf| za~m a`ike, akm }cev*~e }i lcelo uw

ik Cek~v ere~v bez dfku}e|+

Nu}+++ce keem| u|+ D~| @ud`ev w`eamem+

F okiz ce mie|, akm ce*`` care viu bf~|} }cfkj }idi~~iz di~kfkj+

D~|+ @ud`ev n~iujc} a cakm }i ce~ diu}c, |}~ujj`fkj }i ci`m nalo a kez }fme ib }ea~|+

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Lcaw}e~ Biu~

Ab}e~ }ce @ud`ev| akm Lc~f|}fka cam `eb}, }ce Fk}ek|fre La~e ku~|e| nejak }cef~ ~iukm|+

]~ue }i }cef~ w~idf|e, }cev oew} l`i|e }an| ik a`` }ce wa}fek}|+ Bi~ Cek~v, ike lade

a~iukm cf| nem ere~v bez dfku}e|+ Mu~fkj }ci|e }fde|, }cev lceloem ik cf| wu`|e akm

~e|wf~a}fik, zcf`e }ce di~wcfke oew} cfd fk a caxv |`udne~+ Bi~ }ce bf~|} ca`b ib }ce

kfjc}, cf| |`eew za| wealebu`+ A`a|, f} mfm ki} |}av }ca} zav bi~ `ikj+

A~iukm dfmkfjc}, a nerv ib ku~|e| ~ak }iza~m| cf| nem, a`e~}em nv cf| wakfloem

|l~eadfkj+ Ab}e~ |eefkj |i dakv |ce``$|ciloem |i`mfe~|, }cev okez @ud`ev*| ne``izfkj

ze~e ki} b~id wcv|fla` wafk+F}*| ioav, Cek~v, f}*| ioav! A ku~|e u~jem+ F}*| hu|} a kfjc}da~ef} f|k*} ~ea`!

F*D NU^KFKJ UW!

]ce ku~|e jek}`v }iio cf| |ciu`me~|, }~vfkj }i zaoe cfd+

Zaoe uw, f}*| hu|} a m~ead! Cek~v, f}*| hu|} a m~ead!

A| an~uw}`v a| f} nejak, ce |}iwwem }c~a|cfkj aniu}, li``aw|fkj nalo ik }ce wf``iz|,

escau|}em b~id }ce ese~}fik ib l`azfkj iu} ib }ce de}a`$b~adem kfjc}da~e+ Ce za| |i

|}f`` }ca} bi~ a |elikm }ce ku~|e bea~em ce mfem, nu} a diredek} ib cf| cakm, akm }ce~awfm ~f|e akm ba`` ib cf| lce|} a||u~em ce~ ce za| |}f`` a`fre+

F*d |}f`` nu~kfkj!

Ki viu*~e ki}+ }ce ku~|e a||u~em+ F}*| a`` ire~ kiz+

F}*| a`zav| }ce~e+++}ce wafk+++

F*`` ji je} viu |ide di~wcfke+

Zaf}+++zce~e a~e viu jifkj9

Hu|} }i }ce i}ce~ |fme ib }ce ~iid+ F*d ki} jifkj }ii ba~, viu*`` ne an`e }i cea~ de }ce

zci`e }fde+

W`ea|e+++

]ce~e*| ki di~e bf~e, @feu}ekak}, F w~idf|e+

]ce ku~|e `eb} }ce nem akm za`oem }i a |da`` mf|wek|a~v fk }ce za~m, zce~e |ce biukm a

w`ek}fbu` |uww`v ib ra~fiu| wafk$of``e~|+ Zcek |ce ~e}u~kem, f} za| zf}c a keem`e+

Zci*| }ce~e9 @ud`ev a|oem+

F}*| hu|} de, D~+ @ud`ev+ F n~iujc} |ide}cfkj }ca} zf`` ce`w viu |`eew+

Ki+++Ki, F mik*} zak} }i |`eew+

Mik*} zi~~v, }cf| zf`` ce`w+ Viu zik*} je} akv kfjc}da~e| a} a``+

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La~ebu``v, |ce ~i``em uw Cek~v*| |`eere akm }fem a }iu~qfke} a~iukm cf| a~d+

Kiz, viu*~e hu|} jifkj }i bee` a `f}}`e |}flo+++

\ce fkhel}em }ce keem`e fk}i cf| a~d, akm |iik }ce `feu}ekak} be`} cearf`v m~iz|v+

F| }ca} ne}}e~9Ve|+++ ce ~e|wikmem |`eewf`v+

Jiim+ Ji }i |`eew kiz, `feu}ekak}+ Viu~ badf`v zf`` ne ce~e }idi~~iz di~kfkj+

]ce kes} di~kfkj, @ud`ev j~amua``v nelade aza~e ce za| azaoe, a| }ce lcee~bu`

lcf~~uw| ib nf~m| akm bii}|}ew| ib ku~|e| ik mu}v we~dea}em cf| |`eew+ Ike waf~ ib

bii}|}ew| aww~ialcem cf| nem|fme+

Jiim di~kfkj, |f~+ }ce ku~|e j~ee}em+ Ciz a~e viu bee`fkj9

F|+++dv di}ce~ ce~e ve}9

Ki} ve}, nu} F za| }i`m |ce zf`` ne+

Cek~v |uko nalo fk}i cf| wf``iz|+

Fk }ce deak}fde, }ce ku~|e lik}fkuem, M~+ ]~arf| zf`` ne a~iukm }i }aoe a `iio a} viu

nebi~e n~eaoba|}+ Lak F je} viu akv}cfkj9

Za}e~+++w`ea|e+

]ce ku~|e ~e}u~kem zf}c zca} `iioem `foe a dfkfa}u~e }eawi}+ Jek}`v, |ce w`alem }ce

|wiu} ne}zeek @ud`ev*| |ea~em `fw|, akm nejak }i wiu~+ Cek~v cam }i m~fko jfkje~`v, nu}

dakajem }i je} f} a`` mizk+

Ziu`m viu `foe di~e9

Ki+++}cako viu+++

]cf~|} |a}f|bfem, Cek~v zaf}em wa}fek}`v bi~ ef}ce~ cf| badf`v i~ M~+ ]~arf| }i ~e}u~k+ Ce

liu`m ik`v `fe }ce~e, `f|}ekfkj }i }ce lca}}e~ akm bii}|}ew| fk }ce za~m, akm }ce illa|fika`

n~eaoba|} }~av ~a}}`fkj wa|} }ce mii~|+ Ak uknfmmek, nu} w`ea|ak}, fdaje b`ia}em fk}i cf|

dfkm+ F} za| ib cf| cide, zf}c }ce bekle ni~me~fkj }ce b~ik} ib }ce w~iwe~}v+ Ce cam

w`akkem ik da~~vfkj Lc~f|}fka akm dirfkj fk}i }ca} cide zf}c ce~+ Nu} hu|} a| |iik a|

ce~ fdaje b`ia}em nebi~e cf| n`fkmem eve, a rifle fk}e~~uw}em cf| mavm~eadfkj+

Jiim di~kfkj, feu}ekak} @ud`ev, f}*| M~+ ]~arf| ajafk+

Jiim+++di~kfkj+

Viu fk dulc wafk9

A `f}}`e, nu} }ce di~wcfke ce`w|+

Jiim+ F ne`fere viu~ badf`v a~e lidfkj fk }cf| di~kfkj, |i }cev |ciu`m a~~fre ce~e

|iik+ Bi~ kiz, F*d hu|} jifkj }i lcakje }ci|e nakmaje| bi~ b~e|c ike| ab}e~ F*re lceloem

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}ca} ere~v}cfkj*| w~ij~e||fkj |a}f|bal}i~f`v+

Jek}`v, ]~arf| ce`wem Cek~v |f} uw |i ce za| an`e }i ~edire }ce nakmaje| b~id a~iukm

}ce wf`i}*| ceam akm cakm|+ @ud`ev be`} a |}fkjfkj m~vke|| fk cf| ~fjc} eve, zcflc za|

lik}fkuiu|`v ik }ce w~iz` bi~ dif|}u~e+Dv eve+++

Ze cam }i ~edire ike, a| f} za| |i ba~ nevikm ce`w+ ]~arf| esw`afkem+

F}*| |i m~v+

]~arf| |eedem }i ~ea`fxe zca} Cek~v deak}+ Ci`m ik+

]~arf| la``em bi~ a ku~|e }i be}lc a madw za|cl`i}c akm |welfa` eve nakmaje| nebi~e ce

w~ileemem }i esadfke @ud`ev*| ~edafkfkj eve+

Lak viu |ee akv}cfkj, Cek~v9

Cek~v |za``izem, a `f}}`e wakflov+ Ki+++ki}cfkj+

F| ere~v}cfkj ma~o9

Ki, f}*|+++f}*| `foe a df|}+

]~arf| wu} a cakm re~v l`i|e fk b~ik} ib Cek~v*| bale+ Ciz aniu} }cf|9

F}*| a bafk} |camiz+

Akm zca} aniu} kiz9]~arf| |cike a `fjc} fk @ud`ev*| eve+ Mfm viu |ee }ca}9

F }cfko |i+++ Cek~v |afm+ F} za| `foe a n~fjc} b`a|c+

]~arf| |l~fnem cf| wa}fek}*| alliuk}+ Re~v jiim+

Lak f} ne bfsem9 Dv eve9 Cek~v zikme~em+

Ze*`` zi~~v aniu} }ca} `a}e~, @feu}ekak}+ ^fjc} kiz, }ce~e a~e di~e w~e||fkj da}}e~| }i

a}}ekm }i+

Bfka``v, }ce ku~|e lade nalo }i @ud`ev zf}c a lf~lu`a~ nakmaje }ca} cam neek |iaoem fk

mf|}f``em za}e~+

Ce~e, F*d hu|} jifkj }i wu} }cf| ire~ viu~ eve+ F}*`` bee` a `f}}`e nf} li`m+

]ce ku~|e aww`fem }ce nakmaje akm |elu~em f} zf}c a m~e||fkj+

Ciz mie| }ca} bee`9

Al}ua``v+++f} bee`| jiim+ Cek~v amdf}}em+

Hu|} `e} de okiz zcek viu~ eve |}a~}| }i bee` m~v ajafk, akm ze*`` ~ew`ale }ce nakmaje+

]cako viu+

]ce ku~|e wa}}em cf| a~d nebi~e |ce `eb} cf| |fme+

A|fme b~id viu~ eve, a~e }ce~e akv i}ce~ mf|lidbi~}|9 ]~arf| que~fem+

\ide+++|ide}fde| f}*| ca~m }i n~ea}ce+

Erek zf}c }ce isvjek }ek}9

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Ve|+++

Ab}e~ }ce mil}i~ cam a||e||em ~e|wf~a}i~v akm lf~lu`a}fik, Cek~v*| di}ce~, |f|}e~, akm

bfakle bfka``v a~~frem nalo fk cf| ci|wf}a` za~m+

F }~u|} Cek~v za| `iioem ab}e~ `a|} kfjc}, mil}i~9 D~| @ud`ev que~fem nv zav ibj~ee}fkj+

Ve|, }ce ku~|e| ze~e re~v jiim }i cfd+ ]~arf| a||u~em+

Esle``ek}, jiim }i cea~ ib f}+

A`}ciujc, }cev }e`` de }ce~e za| a `f}}`e fklfmek} `a|} kfjc}+

D~| @ud`ev bi`mem ce~ a~d|, |}a~fkj a} }ce mil}i~ eswel}ak}`v+

Ike ib }ce ku~|e| }e`` de ce |ubbe~em a kfjc}da~e `a|} kfjc}+ ]~arf| esw`afkem+

Ab}e~ zca} ce*| neek }c~iujc, }ca}*| ki |u~w~f|e, mik*} viu }cfko9 Lc~f|}fka lca|}f|em+

Zca} cawwekem9 Di``v fk}e~hel}em+

Ze*`` ne nalo fk a bez dfku}e|+ ]~arf| }i`m Cek~v nebi~e di}fikfkj }i }ce zidek }i

bi``iz cfd iu} fk}i }ce li~~fmi~+

Ce zioe uw fk }ce dfmm`e ib }ce kfjc} |l~eadfkj+ ]~arf| ~ewi~}em+ Ce oew} |avfkj ce

za| nu~kfkj+

Di``v `iioem mea}c`v wa`e, nu} oew} ce~ lidwi|u~e+ Ce*| ji} }ce |ce``$|cilo }cek9

F*d ab~afm |i+ Erek }ciujc ce kere~ |az na}}`e, }ce |vdw}id| a~e }ce~e+

Ic Jim+++ D~| @ud`ev |cumme~em+ F*re |eek dek zci care f}+

Ve|, nu} F }cfko a| ba~ a| viu~ |ik jie|, cf| la|e f| ki} quf}e |i |ere~e+ F okiz ib |ide

dek zci ze~e ~emulem }i jfnne~fkj fmfi}| ab}e~ zca} }cev*re neek }c~iujc+ Cek~v*|

dfkm f| |}f`` l`ea~+ Fk bal}, }ce ku~|e| |av ce*| quf}e }ce jek}`edak+

F okiz+++ Lc~f|}fka du~du~em+

M~+ ]~arf|, f| }ce~e a lcakle ce*`` ere~ ne an`e }i ne ~e`ea|em9 D~|+ @ud`ev ekquf~em+

Zf`` ce keem }i |}av fk ci|wf}a` we~dakek}`v9

A} }cf| didek} f}*| ca~m }i |av+ ]~arf| |afm+ Nu} }ce bal} }ca} Cek~v |}f`` ca| di|} ib

cf| dek}a` balu`}fe| |weao| ri`ude|+ Fb ze dakaje }i w~erek} fkbel}fik, F ne`fere ce

dfjc} ne an`e }i ~elire~ }i }ce wifk} ib jifkj cide+

Akm+++zca} ib cf| bale9

Ne`fere f} i~ ki}, Damade, }ce~e f| w`ek}v ze lak mi bi~ viu~ |ik fk }ca} ~eja~m+ Fb viu

care a didek} ab}e~ viu*~e mike rf|f}fkj Cek~v, F*m `foe }i |ciz viu |ide}cfkj+

Zca} f| f}9 Di``v a|oem+

Wci}i|, df||+ \i`mfe~| zci |ubbe~em mf|bfju~fkj fkhu~fe|, dulc `foe viu~ |ik mfm+ Ike

wii~ |iu` cam a jawfkj ci`e fk cf| lceeo }ce |fxe ib viu~ bf|}+ Aki}ce~ `i|} cf| ki|e akm

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`eb} eve }i |c~awke`+ Ze bfsem }ced, D~|+ @ud`ev, akm F }cfko ze lak mi }ce |ade bi~

Cek~v+

\a}f|bfem, }ce badf`v ~e}u~kem }i |ee Cek~v+ A| |iik a| ce cea~m }ced, }ce viukj dak~ealcem iu} a cakm }iza~m }cef~ mf~el}fik+ Lc~f|}fka }iio f} a} ikle+

]fka+++ Cek~v du~du~em a| |ce jare cf| cakm a of||+

F n~iujc} viu |ide}cfkj+ Lc~f|}fka |afm a| |ce ~ealcem fk}i ce~ naj, wu``fkj iu} a

`f}}`e ziimek nis, w`alfkj f} fk ce~ bfakl| cakm|+

Zca} f| f}9 Cek~v a|oem+

Iwek f}+

Jfkje~`v, Cek~v iwekem }ce `fm, ~erea`fkj f} }i ne a du|fl nis+ A }fko`fkj `f}}`e ~ekmf}fik

ib Nee}cirek*| Diik`fjc} \ika}a lcfdem iu} ire~ }ce za~m+

F bfju~em }cf| dfjc} ci`m viu ire~ uk}f` ze lak n~fkj fk a wcikij~awc+

A} }ca} didek}, Cek~v za| }cakobu` bi~ }ce a``$lik|udfkj namje|+ Ce mfmk*} zak} }ced

}i |ee cfd l~v+

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Lcaw}e~ Bfre

Ic Hu`fakke, ki da}}e~ zca}, }cev*`` kere~ oeew u| awa~}+ Viu*~e a`zav| jifkj }i ne

dfke+

Hi|ewc De~~flo, Hi|ewc akm Hu`fakke

F }ciujc} viu*m `foe f}+ Lc~f|}fka |afm+ Viu~ bariu~f}e de`imv+

Ve|+++ Cek~v lcioem+ Ve|, F `ire f}+ ]cako viu+

Lc~f|}fka `eakem ire~ akm of||em cfd ik }ce bi~eceam+

]ce mil}i~ }e``| u| viu dav ne an`e }i ukme~ji |u~je~fe| bi~ viu~ bale+ D~|+ @ud`ev

wu} fk+

Cek~v*| ciwe| ~i|e+ Zca}, kiz9

Ki, nu} fk }ce bu}u~e+ Di``v ammem+

Cek~v ~ealcem a cakm uw }i cf| bale+ A`}ciujc |za}cem fk nakmaje|, ce |}f`` be`} f}|

|cawe cam neek de`}em akm ce liu`m bee` }ce ci~~fn`e ci`e zce~e cf| `eb} eve u|em }i ne+

Hu|} }cek, ]~arf| ~e}u~kem zf}c a `f}}`e bi`me~ fk cf| cakm|+F*ren~iujc} nalo a bez esadw`e wci}i| }i |ciz viu+ ]~arf| }i`m }ce zidek, zci

ja}ce~em ~iukm cfd }i |ee zca} }ce wci}i| ze~e+ ]cev |cumme~em a} }ce |fjc} ib |ulc

}e~~fn`e fkhu~fe|, nu} da~re``em a} }cef~ li~~el}fik|+

]cf| |i`mfe~ za| fk }ce a~dv+ ]~arf| esw`afkem+ Ce `i|} cf| ki|e akm ~fjc} eve }i a

juk|ci} ziukm+ Kiz `iio ce~e+ Ce |cubb`em }ce wci}i| |i f} bfka``v lade }i }ce ab}e~

fdaje+

Ic dv+++ Di``v n~ea}cem+ F| }ca} a w~i|}ce}fl ki|e9

Ki, f}*| cf| izk |ofk+ Ze dame cfd a kez ike+

Ciz9

Zf}c wemfl`e|+ ]cev*re ~ea``v iwekem uw hu|} zca} lak ne mike fk }ce bfe`m ib balfa`

~elik|}~ul}fik+ @iio ce~e+

]~arf| m~ez a ~iujc |oe}lc fk cf| ki}eniio a| a deak| ib esw`afkfkj zca} wemfl`e| mfm+

A wemfl`e f| na|fla``v `foe a |ofk j~ab}+ Nu} fk|}eam ib hu|} ca~re|}fkj a |el}fik ib }f||ue

akm w`ak}fkj f} ire~ a ziukm, ze l~ea}e a b`aw ib |ofk akm likkel} f} }i }ce me|f~em a~ea,

zf}c f}| i}ce~ ca`b |}f`` likkel}em }i f}| |iu~le+

F} `iio| `foe a ~ii}+ Lc~f|}fka in|e~rem+

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Fk a |ek|e, f} f|+ ]ce wemfl`e ~elefre| a lik}fkuiu| n`iim |uww`v, |i }ce~e*| `e|| ib a

lcakle ib f} mvfkj ibb akm lau|fkj ak fkbel}fik+

Ce n~iujc} iu} aki}ce~ wfl}u~e, }cf| }fde ib a nu~k rfl}fd+

]cf| `am ji} }ce nu|fke|| ekm ib a b`ade}c~ize~+ ]ce nu~k| lire~em dulc ib cf| baleakm lce|}, akm wa~}| ib cf| a~d|+ Nelau|e }ce nu~k| ze~e |i es}ek|fre, ze cam }i ne a

`f}}`e di~e l~ea}fre fk ca~re|}fkj }f||ue, nu} F }cfko }ce ~e|u`}| |weao bi~ }ced|e`re|+

]~arf| n~iujc} iu} }ce ab}e~ wci}ij~awc+ A| viu lak |ee, }ce~e*| |}f`` |ide ~e|fmua`

|la~~fkj, nu} ze ze~e an`e }i ~elik|}~ul} cf| ki|e akm `fw|+ Ki|e| a~e |ide}cfkj ib a

|welfa`}v zcek f} lide| }i wemfl`e|+

Akm+++ce `iio| a`~fjc}9 Cek~v a|oem+

Di|}`v+ F mik*} }cfko akvike lak `iio }ce zav }cev mfm w~erfiu|`v ab}e~ |ide}cfkj `foe

}ca}, nu} ze lak daoe f} `iio madk l`i|e+

Erek zf}c we}~i` nu~k|9

F*d le~}afk ib f}+

A} }ca} didek}, M~+ Wce`w| a~~frem, }~af`em nv }zi ku~|e|, ike ib zcid la~~fem a nukm`e

ib b~e|c nakmaje|, zcf`|} }ce i}ce~ ni~e mf|fkbel}ak}+

@feu}ekak} @ud`ev9 Wce`w| la``em+

Ve|9

Ze*~e jifkj }i keem }i lcakje viu~ nakmaje| kiz+

\ciu`m ze `eare9 D~|+ @ud`ev que~fem+

Ki, fb viu*m `foe, w`ea|e |}av+ F*d |u~e f} zf`` ce`w }ce w~ile|| ji a `i} |dii}ce~+

]ce mil}i~| |}a~}em ukz~awwfkj }ce nakmaje| b~id @ud`ev*| cakm|, akm bi~ }ce bf~|}

}fde, }ce zidek |az }ce es}ek} ib }ce fkhu~fe| }i cf| bfkje~|i~ zca} ~edafkem ib }ced+

]ce nu~k| cam madajem }ce cakm|, nu} ki} }i }ce es}ek} a| }cev cam }i cf| bale+

Ioav, }cf| f| jifkj }i |}fkj a `f}}`e, Wce`w| za~kem, nu} f}*`` ne ire~ nebi~e viu okiz

f}+

Fddemfa}e`v Cek~v }ek|em uw? cf| nu~k| ze~e a`~eamv wafkbu` ekiujc a| }cev ze~e+

Lc~f|}fka, nefkj l`i|e|} }i Cek~v, mfmk*} ce|f}a}e }i wu} ak a||u~fkj a~d a~iukm cf|

|ciu`me~|+

F*`` ne ce~e+ |ce a||u~em+

]ce mil}i~| nejak aww`vfkj }ce ak}f|ew}fl, akm a} ikle }ce nu~k| nejuk }i |}fkj, daofkj

Cek~v j~fdale fk ajikv, nu} dame cfd|e`b ki} l~v iu}, zak}fkj }i oeew |}~ikj bi~ }ce

badf`v akm Lc~f|}fka, zci|e cakm za| }fjc} ik cf| |ciu`me~, nu} ki} wafkbu`+ Bfka``v,

zcek }ce mil}i~| ze~e mike zf}c }ce cakm|, }cev direm ik}i cf| `ej| uk}f` u`}fda}e`v

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}cev lade }i }ce bale zce~e }ce zi~|} madaje za| `ila}em+ Wce`w| uknakmajem

@ud`ev*| ceam+

Ioav, }cf| f|hu|} ike `a|} nf} ze care }i mi, akm ze*~e mike+ Wce`w| |afm+

Lc~f|}fka direm azav |i }ce mil}i~| cam ekiujc ~iid }i mi cf| bale+ A`}ciujc |ce za|ki `ikje~ ~fjc} kes} }i cfd, |ce |}f`` ce`m ik}i cf| cakm, a| mfm cf| |f|}e~, Di``v+

A`~fjc}, }cf|*`` }aoea dfku}e+++

A| |iik a| }ce ak}f|ew}fl }iulcem }ce ~az, |ere~e nu~k|, a hi`} ib ajikv |i }e~~fn`e |ci}

}c~iujc Cek~v }ca} ce liu`mk*} ce`w a l~v a| }ce mil}i~| |weemf`v aww`fem ak}f|ew}fl+

Lc~f|}fka akm Di``v ce`m ik }fjc}`v }i cf| cakm|+

Kea~`v mike, kea~`v mike+++ Wce`w| du~du~em+

Ukan`e }i nea~ ce~ |ik*| }e~~fn`e wafk akvdi~e, D~|+ @ud`ev ~u|cem }i }ce mil}i~+

\}iw f}! |ce medakmem+ W`ea|e, |}iw! Ce*| fk }e~~fn`e ajikv!

]i Wce`w|* |u~w~f|e, |ce j~annem }ce ni}}`e iu} ib cf| cakm|+

Lak*} viu bfkm a wafk`e|| zav }i mi }cf|, mil}i~9!

D~| @ud`ev, w`ea|e, f} zik*} mi viu~ |ik akv jiim }i ji fk}i cv|}e~fl|+ Wce`w|

w`ala}em+

Ce*| neek }c~iujc ekiujc }i~}u~e a| f} f|+ Zcv wu} cfd }c~iujc di~e9

Nelau|e uk`e|| viu w`ak ik cfd mvfkj ib fkbel}fik, }cf| f| }ce ik`v zav+ Kiz fb viu

w`ea|e, da*ad, `e} de bfkf|c+ F zik*} ne dulc `ikje~+

^e`ul}ak}`v, D~|+ @ud`ev ~e}u~kem }ce ni}}`e+

]cako viu+

]ce mil}i~ ~e|udem akifk}fkj }ce ziukm| zf}c }ce lau|}fl l`eak|e~ uk}f` a`` }ce nu~k|

cam neek mf|fkbel}em+ F} za| a`` Cek~v liu`m mi }i oeew b~id l~vfkj iu}+ F} be`} `foe alfm

za| nefkj wiu~em fk}i cf| a`~eamv dakj`em b`e|c+

Viu*~e mifkj re~v ze``, @feu}ekak}+ Wce`w| ekliu~ajem+ Ze*~e a`di|} bfkf|cem+

Ik a lue b~id }ce mil}i~, a ku~|e n~iujc} bi~za~m a lf~lu`a~ wfele ib nakmaje ze} zf}c

mf|}f``em za}e~+

Zca}*| }ca} bi~9 Di``v a|oem+

A} }ce didek}, f}*| a |u~~ija}e eve`fm+ Wce`w| esw`afkem+ F} w~i}el}| cf| eve akm

oeew| f} dif|}+

Bf~|}, }ce ku~|e za|cem }ce eve rfa wiu~fkj |ide wu~fbfem za}e~ ire~ f} }i za|c azav

akv f~~f}ak}|+ Ikle mike, |ce aww`fem }ce |welfa` nakmaje, bi``izem nv }ce i}ce~

z~awwfkj| }ca} ziu`m w~i}el} cf| nu~k} }f||ue+

Akm ze*~e mike+ Wce`w| akkiuklem, jfrfkj @ud`ev ak ekliu~ajfkj wa} ik }ce

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|ciu`me~+ Viu ni~e viu~|e`b `foe a okfjc}, viu mfm+

Cek~v u}}e~em |ide}cfkj, nu} f} liu`mk*} ne ukme~|}iim+

F*d |i~~v, zca} za| }ca}9 Wce`w| que~fem+

Lak*}+++n~ea}ce+++F} za| }cek Wce`w| ~ea`fxem }ce wii~ wf`i} za| cvwe~rek}f`a}fkj+

Lc~f|}fka jaxem a} Cek~v, zi~~fem+ Cek~v9

Ce~e, }cf|zf`` ce`w+

Wce`w| |}ewwem bi~za~m akm `ize~em }ce isvjek }ek} ire~ Cek~v*| ceam, jfrfkj }ce

ra`re a `f}}`e amhu|}dek}+

Ku~|e, ze keem di~wcfke ire~ ce~e! Wce`w| i~me~em+

A ku~|e w~idw}`v a~~frem zf}c a keem`e+ Zf}c }ce nfkmfkj ib a }iu~kfque}, }ce wafkof``e~|

ze~e fkhel}em fk}i Cek~v*| a~d+ Ab}e~ a bez dfku}e| ib wafk akm wakfl, }ce viukj dak

nejak }i la`d mizk+ Cf| n~ea}cfkj ~eju`a}em }i }ce wifk} zce~e ce za| ki `ikje~

ja|wfkj+

]ce~e, }ca} |ciu`m mi f}+ Wce`w| |afm, |a}f|bfem+

Lc~f|}fka |}f`` ce`m ik}i ce~ bfakl| cakm+ ]ciujc }ce demflfke za| daofkj cfd bee`

caxv, Cek~v*| ~edafkfkj bfkje~| |}f`` l`ukj }i ce~ cakm+ \ce |wioe }i cfd fk a cu|cem

rifle |i ik`v ce liu`m cea~ f}+

^ededne~ ciz viu u|em }i }a`o aniu} }ce ciu|e ze*m care9 Lc~f|}fka du~du~em+

Viu a`zav| u|em }i |av }ca} viu ziu`m kere~ a``iz u| }i `fre fk a `f}}`e ci`e $fk$}ce$

za`` b`a}+ Ze*m care a w~iwe~ w`ale }i iu~|e`re|+++}zi nem~iid|+ Ike bi~ viu akm de,

akm ike bi~+++a `f}}`e rf|f}i~+

Cek~v*| }c~ia} nejak }i }fjc}ek+

Ze*~e |}f`` jifkj }i care f}, Cek~v+ F care baf}c }ca} ze zf``+++

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Lcaw}e~ \fs

]ce~e*| a `ikj, `ikj }~af` a$zfkmfkj fk}i }ce `akm ib dv m~ead|+

Zce~e }ce kfjc}fkja`e| a~e |fkjfkj, akm }ce zcf}e diik nead|+

]ce~e*| a `ikj, `ikj kfjc} ib zaf}fkj uk}f` dv m~ead| a`` lide }~ue+

]f`` }ce mav zcek F*`` ne jifkj mizk }ce `ikj, `ikj }~af` zf}c viu+

]ce~e*| a @ikj, @ikj ]~af` A$Zfkmfkj

]ce kes} bez mav| wa||em fk a caxe, Cek~v bi~ere~ j~a}ebu` bi~ }ce w~e|ekle ib cf|

bfakle, di}ce~, akm |f|}e~+ ]ci|e bez mav| }u~kem fk}i aki}ce~ zci`e dik}c, akm }ce

nu~k|* wafk za| a| nam a| ere~+ F} za| a`~eamv dfm$Auju|} zcek M~+ ]~arf| dame

aki}ce~ ib cf| ~eju`a~ rf|f}| }i Cek~v fk }ce di~kfkj+ Nu} ik }cf| wa~}flu`a~ mav, f} za|

hu|} Lc~f|}fka zci za| nv Cek~v*| nem|fme? Di``v akm D~|+ @ud`ev ze~e an|ek}+ A|

a`zav|, |ce |a} kes} }i Cek~v, ce~ l`i|e w~e|ekle a||u~fkj cfd ib ce~ lik|}ak} `iva`}v

akm `ire+

Zce~e a~e }ce i}ce~ }zi9 M~+ ]~arf| que~fem+

]cev zf`` lide nalo }idi~~iz+ Lc~f|}fka a||u~em+

M~+ ]~arf| |a} mizk ik a kea~nv lcaf~+

F*d ki} |u~e fb }ce `feu}ekak} }i`m viu, nu} ze a~e w`akkfkj ik ak iwe~a}fik }i j~ab} ak

uwwe~ `fm bi~ cf| ~edafkfkj eve+

Viu*~e ki} ~edirfkj f} a} a``9

Ki, ki} zcf`e ce ca| erek a ~umfdek}a~v adiuk} ib |fjc}+ Nu} a w~iwe~ eve`fm zf`` ce`w

ze`` zf}c |arfkj zca} ~edafk| ib cf| |fjc}+

\i }ce iwe~a}fik+++zf`` hu|} ne ik dv eve9 Cek~v que~fem+

Bi~ kiz, akvzav+ Viu dav |}f`` keem }i oeew viu~ eve dif|} erek ab}e~ ze fk|}a`` }ce

`fm, nu} a bez eve$m~iw| a~e a `i} di~e likrekfek} }cak carfkj }i oeew a dif|}ekem

nakmaje ire~ f}+

F |uwwi|e+++zf`` }ce~e ne+++ne akv}cfkj e`|e mike9

A} }ce didek}, ki+ Viu |}f`` keem di~e }fde }i cea`+

Ciz `ikj zf`` }ca} }aoe9

Jfre viu~|e`b a bez di~e dik}c|+Cek~v |eedem }i zf`}, re~v dulc mf|davem nv }ce kez|+

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]ce|e }cfkj| }aoe }fde, @feu}ekak}+ ]~arf| edwca|f|em+ F}*| }ce ne|} }cfkj ze lak mi

fk }cf| |f}ua}fik+ Fb ze ~u|c fk}i }cf| }ii quflo`v, f} zf`` mi viu |e~fiu| ca~d+

F*`` ~f|o f}+

Viu*m ~ea``v zak} }imi }ca}, erek fb f} deak| viu dav mfe9Cek~v j~f}}em cf| }ee}c+ F ~f|oem je}}fkj fk}i }ca} n`iimv w`ake, akm F |u~rfrem+

]~arf| |fjcem+ Ciz aniu} }cf|8 F*`` }a`o zf}c |ide ib }ce i}ce~ |u~jeik| akm |ee zca}

}cev }cfko+

Nu} a| |iik a| }ce mil}i~ `eb}, Lc~f|}fka |wioe uw+

Cek~v, mik*} mi }cf|+ |ce w`eamem+

Zca}9

Hu|} `e} }ced mi f} }cef~ zav+ F okiz f}*| a `ikj }fde, nu} f} zf`` ne ne}}e~ bi~ viu+

Cek~v be`} a }zfkje ib akkivakle+ Ki} viu }ii+

Zcv9 F| ki} zak}fkj }i `i|e viu }ii `f}}`e ak fklek}fre9

Mik*} viu |ee9 F*d mifkj }cf| bi~ u|+

Lc~f|}fka |}a~em a} cfd, fkl~emu`iu|+ Ciz f| wu}}fkj viu~ `fbe fk makje~ *bi~ u|*9

]ce |iike~ F je} nalo ik dv bee}, }ce |iike~ ze lak je} nalo }i iu~ w`ak|+ Iu~ ciu|e,

}ce zemmfkj+++

Cek~v, w`ea|e+++hu|} w~idf|e de viu zik*} mi akv}cfkj ~a|c+ |ce of||em cf| cakm+ F

a`di|} `i|} viu ikle, F zik*} `e} f} cawwek ajafk+

F} zik*}+++ Cek~v we~|f|}em+ F}*`` ne bfke, ]fka+

Nu} }i cf| esa|we~a}fik, Lc~f|}fka za|k*} numjfkj+ W`ea|e, viu du|} }~u|} }ce |u~jeik|+

Viu cike|}`v }cfko F zak} }i wu} uw zf}c }cf| bi~ere~9

]ca}*| ki} zca} F*d |avfkj}ce |u~jeik| okiz zca} }cev*~e mifkj+

Ze``, fb }cev okiz zca} }cev*~e mifkj, }cev lak mi f} fk a |ci~} adiuk} ib }fde, lak*}

}cev9

\ide}fde| }cfkj| hu|} }aoe }fde+ F}*`` ne ne}}e~ fk }ce `ikj ~uk, viu*`` |ee+

Bfka``v, }ce mil}i~ ~e}u~kem zf}c a liuw`e i}ce~ li``eajue|+

Cek~v, }ce|e a~e dv li``eajue| M~+ @ek} akm M~+ DlOekxfe+

Jiim ab}e~kiik++++

]ce mil}i~ zf}c |wame$`foe cakm| l`ea~em cf| }c~ia}+ M~+ ]~arf| }e``| de viu a~e quf}e

fk}ek} ik carfkj }ce |u~je~v a| |iik a| wi||fn`e+ ce ~e`avem+

Ve|, F ad+

Ze``, F*re ji} viu~ bf`e ~fjc} ce~e+ @e}*| |ee ciz viu*re w~ij~e||em, |ca`` ze9

DlOekxfe iwekem cf| bf`e akm `eabem }c~iujc }ce waje|+

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Wa}fek} |u|}afkem wu`dika~v madaje mue }i fkca`a}fik ib nu~kfkj we}~i` bude|+++

@ud`ev bi~lem cfd|e`b ki} }i |cumme~+ We}~i` cam kiz nelide cf| `ea|} bariu~f}e

zi~m ib a`` }fde+

+++ziukm| }aofkj `ikje~ }cak eswel}em }i cea`+++wa}fek}*| ke~riu| |v|}ed |ciz| |fjk| ibukme~`vfkj |cilo+ DlOekxfe bfkf|cem+

F*d |i~~v, `feu}ekak}, @ek} wu} fk, nu} f} ziu`m ne uke}cfla` bi~ }ce |u~je~v }i }aoe

w`ale |i |iik+

Cek~v |fjcem, b~u|}~a}em a} }cef~ uknumjfkj iwfkfik|+ Viu ziu`m |av }ca}+++

Ze*~e ki} }~vfkj }i `ize~ viu~ |wf~f}|, D~+ @ud`ev+ Ze*~e |fdw`v }e``fkj viu zca} f|

a`~eamv okizk+ Viu*~e fk ki |}a}e }i ekmu~e a nfj iwe~a}fik+

Cek~v*| cakm| }fjc}ekem fk}i bf|}|+ Akm ciz ziu`m viu okiz }ca}9 Viu*~e ki} fk dv

|ofk!

]ce~e*| ki keem bi~ }ca}, `feu}ekak}+ ]~arf| |afm+ Viu care |u|}afkem a da||fre fkhu~v,

akm f}*| ik`v ka}u~a` }ca} viu*m zak} }i wu} f} necfkm viu a| |iik a| wi||fn`e+ Nu} fb ze

zek} aceam zf}c f}, }ce~e f| a re~v cfjc lcakle viu liu`m mfe+

]ce~e za| a re~v cfjc lcakleF liu`m care mfem fk }ca} l~a|c!

D~+ @ud`ev, a w`ake l~a|c akm ak iwe~a}fik a~e }zi re~v mfbbe~ek} }cfkj|+ @ek}

~ea|ikem+ ]ce bf~|} ike mfmk*} of`` viu, nu} f} mfmk*} daoe viu |}~ikje~+

]ca} za| f}+ Cek~v liu`mk*} }aoe }cef~ nak}e~fkj akv `ikje~+ ]cev ze~e bi~lfkj cfd }i

wu} cf| `fbe ik ci`m+ A `fbe ce cam ere~v fk}ek}fik ib |ca~fkj zf}c Lc~f|}fka, akm ce za|

nefkj oew} b~id f}+ \f}}fkj ni`} uw~fjc} fk nem, Cek~v wu``em cfd|e`b iu} ib f} akm |}iim

uw, ~fwwfkj }ce F+R+ `fke b~id cf| a~d+

D~+ @ud`ev, zca} mi viu }cfko viu a~e mifkj9! ]~arf| medakmem akj~f`v+ Je} nalo

fk nem a} ikle!

@ud`ev wafm cfd ki dfkm+ Erek }ciujc ce liu`mk*} |ee zce~e ce za| jifkj, a`` ce

zak}em }i mi za| je} azav b~id }ced+

@feu}ekak}, |}iw ~fjc} }ce~e, }ca}*| ak i~me~!

\ummek`v, Cek~v nejak }i bee` mfxxv+ ]ce wafk cam ~e}u~kem, akje~em a} cf| bu}f`e

a}}edw}| }i e|lawe }ce ci|wf}a` za~m+ Ce be`` nalo ajafk|} }ce za``, akm |`udwem }i }ce

b`ii~+ ]ce mil}i~| ~ak ire~ }i cfd+

Cu~~v, je} cfd nalo fk nem! ]~arf| i~me~em cf| li``eajue|+

Cek~v ~ealcem iu}+ Zci*| }ce~e9

F}*| de, Cek~v+ Kiz mik*} viu ere~ mi akv}cfkj `foe }ca} ajafk! F eswel}em ne}}e~ b~id

a ^BL >km

@feu}ekak}!

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Cek~v j~iwem uk}f` ce biukm }ce mil}i~*| bale+ ]ca} za| a`` ce keemem+ Cf| nakmajem

cakm |}~ulo M~+ ]~arf| fk }ce ki|e zf}c a ca~m wuklc+

]ce mil}i~*| l~v ib wafk |a}f|bfem Cek~v+ ]aofkj amrak}aje ib }ce mil}i~*| mf|}~al}fik,

}ce wf`i} a}}edw}em }i cau` cfd|e`b uw ajafk+ Ce `a|cem iu} ajafk a} aki}ce~ mil}i~ zci}~fem }i ci`m cfd nalo, nu} za| makje~iu|`v l`i|e }i wa||fkj iu}+

Ku~|e! Ze keem a |ema}e!

@e} de ji!

Cek~v, viu du|} `f|}ek }i }ced, w`ea|e Lc~f|}fka nejjem+

Cek~v }~fem }i |}~ujj`e ajafk|} }ce mil}i~|* j~fw ik cf| a~d| akm |ciu`me~|, nu} }ce wafk

za| nelidfkj }ii ire~zce`dfkj+ \ummek`v, ce be`} a badf`fa~ keem`e w~flo fk cf| a~d? a

ku~|e cam lide nalo zf}c }ce |ema}fre+

]cako viu, ku~|e+ ]~arf| |afm }c~iujc cf| ki|e n`eem }ca} ce za| ku~|fkj zf}c a

oe~lcfeb+

]ce |ema}fre za| |}~ikj`v wi}ek}, akm ab}e~ |ere~a` |elikm|, Cek~v biukm ce liu`mk*}

|}~ujj`e akvdi~e+ Ikle la`d, }ce mil}i~| quflo`v cau`em cfd nalo fk}i cf| nem+

@e} de ji+++ Cek~v dudn`em+

@efumekakm, viu du|m |}av fk nem, viu lak*m ji ik almfkj `fme mf|+ ]~arf| lca|}ekem,

cf| rifle }cflo+

F lak, akm F zf``+ Cek~v ~e}i~}em+ A| `ikj a| F lak care }ce iwe~a}fik| kiz!

Ze*`` }a`o aniu} }cf| `a}e~+

]ciujc Cek~v za| |unmuem b~id }ce |ema}fre, ce |}f`` }~fem }i |}~ujj`e ajafk|} }ce FR

`fke nefkj ~e}u~kem }i cf| a~d, nu} a mil}i~ cam a bf~d j~fw ik cf| `fdn+ Ce be`} |ideike

jek}`v }aoe cf| i}ce~ cakm+

Cek~v, viu lak*} ji ik al}fkj `foe }cf|f}*`` mi ki viu ki jiim+ Lc~f|}fka w`eamem+

Akje~ |}f`` |u~jfkj }c~iujc cfd, Cek~v an~uw}`v wu``em cf| cakm iu} ib ce~ j~fw+

Viu aj~ee zf}c }ced, mik*} viu9 F eswel}em ne}}e~ b~id viu ib a`` weiw`e!

]cev zak} }ce ne|} bi~ viu, ze a`` mi+ F}*| hu|} ki} jifkj }i ce`w fb viu oeew al}fkj `foe

}cf|+

Viu mi aj~eeF }ciujc} viu*m |fme zf}c de+

Ze``, F*d ab~afm ik }cf| ike illa|fik, F mf|aj~ee+ ]ce mil}i~| okiz zca} }cev*~e mifkj,

akm `foe }cev |afm, viu*~e ki} fk jiim |cawe }i care akv nfj iwe~a}fik|f}*| }ii |iik,

`foe }cev

Ic, hu|} je} iu}, Lc~f|}fka! Cek~v |kawwem+

Bfke+ Lc~f|}fka |afm lii``v, }ciujc }ce~e za| a |wa~o ib cu~}+ F*`` ji }cek+ Hu|} }cfko

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aniu} zca} i}ce~| a~e }e``fkj viu, fk|}eam ib hu|} }cfkofkj aniu} viu~|e`b+

Lc~f|}fka*| bii}|}ew| da~lcem iu} ib }ce za~m, bi``izem |ci~}`v nv }ce mil}i~|+ Fk a bez

dfku}e|, }ce viukj wf`i} cam ba``ek a|`eew, }ce wi}ek} |ema}e carfkj }aoek ire~ cf| refk|+

Deakzcf`e, iu} fk }ce li~~fmi~, }ce mil}i~| ze~e mf|lu||fkj Cek~v*| likmf}fik+ ]~arf|*

ki|en`eem cam |idezca} |}iwwem, nu} ce |}f`` ce`m cf| oe~lcfeb }i cf| ki|e }i la}lc akv

|}~av m~iw|+

Viu a`~fjc} }ce~e, Nek9 DlOekxfe que~fem+

Ve|, F }cfko F ad+ F mik*} }cfko ce n~ioe f}+

W~inan`v ziu`m care fb ce cam a`` cf| bfkje~|+

Ve|, F okiz+

@ek} |fjcem }c~iujc cf| ki|e+ Ze``, F mi ciwe viu*~e ki} fk}ekmfkj }i niz mizk }i cf|

zcfd|+

]ce~e dfjc} ne a zav+++ DlOekxfe du|em+

]~arf| `iioem a} cfd+ Ic9

Ze liu`m ~ew`ale cf| nu~k zf}c ike nfj j~ab}+

@ek} |}a~em a} DlOekxfe, fkl~emu`iu|+ Akm zce~e mi viu w`ak ik ca~re|}fkj }ca} dulc

}f||ue9

Ze``, cf| lce|} f| di|}`v uk}iulcem+

Viu*m ~ea``v lik|fme~ |ide}cfkj `foe }ca}9 ]~arf| a|oem+ Ki j~ab}fkj ca| ere~ neek

mike ik }ca} `a~je a |la`e+ Ze care ki zav ib okizfkj fb f} zf`` }aoe, i~ fb f} zf`` ne

~ehel}em+

A} `ea|} `e} de mf|lu|| f} zf}c }ce i}ce~ |u~jeik|+ DlOekxfe ibbe~em+

Bfke+ Nu} F |}f`` mik*} `foe }ce fmea+

A| ]~arf| ceamem nalo }i }ce za~m, ce |wi}}em Lc~f|}fka `eakfkj uw ajafk|} }ce za``,

`iiofkj cu~}+ A} ikle ce zek} }i ce~, ki} keemfkj }i a|o zcv |ce `iioem uw|e}+

F*d |u~e ce mfmk*} deak f}, Df|| Du``ek|+

F okiz+++

Zca} Cek~v ekmu~em za| |ide}cfkj ki ike |ciu`m ere~ care }i bale+ F}*| ka}u~a` }ca}

ce*m ne |cizfkj |fjk| ib de`aklci`fa+ Fk bal}, F*m ne likle~kem fb ce za|k*}+ ]ce dfkm

lak }aoe ik`v |i dulc, viu okiz+

Lc~f|}fka kimmem, mf|l~ee}`v zfwfkj azav a `f}}`e }ea~ a} }ce li~ke~ ib ce~ eve+

Dav F a|o ciz `ikj viu*re okizk D~+ @ud`ev9

A} `ea|} }c~ee vea~|, F }cfko+ A du}ua` b~fekm fk}~imulem u|+ \ce lculo`em a `f}}`e+ ]i

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ne cike|}, F kere~ }ciujc} ce*m a|o de }i da~~v cfd+ Cek~v za| a`zav| |i ni`m akm

iu}jifkj, akm F bfju~em ce*m `i|e fk}e~e|} fk de zf}cfk a dik}c+++nu} ce kere~ mfm+ Erek

zcek ce hifkem }ce b`vfkj li~w, ce oew} |ekmfkj de `e}}e~|+ F du|} care ji}}ek ike b~id

cfd ere~v bez mav|+Viu okiz, me|wf}e ciz ce dav care al}em, F }cfko ce keem| viu kiz di~e }cak ere~+

F okiz ce mie|+ \}f``, F }cfko F*`` zaf} uk}f` ce la`d| mizk+ F*`` lide nalo }idi~~iz+

Fb viu zf|c+

Lc~f|}fka nfm jiimnve }i }ce mil}i~ akm `eb} }ce ci|wf}a`+ Zcek |ce a~~frem cide, |ce

iwekem a `f}}`e m~aze~ fk ce~ kfjc} }an`e+ Fk f} ze~e a`` ib @ud`ev*| `e}}e~| }i ce~+ Ike ib

}ced |ce `irem di|} ib a``+

Dv w~elfiu| ]fka,

Zf|c de `ulo, `f}}`e |wa~~iz+ F*d hu|} a bez zeeo| azav b~id j~amua}fik+ F*`` bfka``v ne

an`e }i b`v a w`ake, akm }ci|e mf~}v O~au}| zik*} okiz zca} cf} }ced+ Ere~vike ce~e ca|

zi~oem re~v ca~mF ziu`mk*} ne |u~w~f|em fb }ce ^BL zfk| }ce za~ a`` ik }cef~ izk+

Nu} F w~idf|e F*`` ne la~ebu`+ F dame a w~idf|e }i viu, akm F madk ze`` fk}ekm ik

oeewfkj f}+ Bi~ }ce Nfj Mav, viu |ciu`m zea~ i~akje n`i||id| zf}c viu~ ref`+ F*re

a`zav| neek wa~}fa` }i }ce |lek} ib i~akje n`i||id|, akm zcekere~ F |de`` f}, F zak} }i

ne ~edfkmem ib viu+

]cfkofkj ib viu a`zav|,

Cek~v+

Bi`mfkj }ce }~ea|u~em f}ed ajafk, |ce of||em }ce `e}}e~ }ekme~`v+

W`ea|e ne la~ebu`, Cek~v+++viu w~idf|em+

A| |ce jaxem a} }ce bi`mem `e}}e~, ak fmea l~ew} fk}i ce~ }ciujc}|+ Jek}`v w`alfkj }ce

`e}}e~ ik }iw ib ce~ kfjc}$}an`e, |ce |}~i``em }i ce~ me|o akm ja}ce~em a n`ako wfele ib

wawe~ akm a wek+ Bi~ a dfku}e, |ce jaxem iu} a} }ce ja~mek iu}|fme zf}c f}| li`iu~bu`,

n`iidfkj b`ize~|, nu} di|} ib a``, za| }ce |lek} ib i~akje|+ @foe a |`f}ce~ ib lii` af~ ik

a ci} mav, }ce a~ida ib i~akje| m~fb}em }c~iujc }ce iwek zfkmiz anire }ce me|o+ Ab}e~ a

bez dfku}e|, |ce nek} ire~ }ce wawe~ akm |}a~}em z~f}fkj+

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Mea~e|} Cek~v,

F ukme~|}akm }ce|e a~e lca``ekjfkj mav| bi~ viu, akm F ziu`m ne |u~w~f|em fb viu ze~ek*}akj~v akm uw|e} a} zca} cam cawwekem+ Ne`fere de, fb F biukm }ce delcakfl zci ioavem

}ca} mebel}fre w`ake, F ziu`m care a ca~m }fde ki} }c~i}}`fkj cfd ~fjc} ik }ce |wi}+ F

okiz viu zak} }ce ne|}, akm |i mi ze, nu} ere~v}cfkj lide| fk }fde+

A| F z~f}e }cf| `e}}e~, F ad |f}}fkj ~fjc} kiz a} dv me|o, }ce |lek} ib i~akje| m~fb}fkj fk

}c~iujc }ce iwek zfkmiz anire de+ F} f| a neau}fbu` |lek}, akm ~edfkm| de ib viu~

w~idf|e, akm viu~ zf|c bi~ de }i zea~ i~akje n`i||id| fk dv ref` ik dv zemmfkj+

N`i||id| mfe ik`v ikle a vea~, fk }ce b~fjc}bu` li`m ib zfk}e~, nu} fk |w~fkj }cev n`i||id

ikle di~e, }cef~ a~ida |la}}e~em ire~ }ce za~d n~eexe ib |w~fkj+ Ere~ |fkle Jim

l~ea}em }cf| zi~`m, n`i||id| care kere~ }~u`v mfem, akm kere~ zf`` mfe+ F} ~edfkm| de ib

a neau}fbu` wied8

Kere~! Ic kere~! Ki}cfkj zf`` mfe+

]ce |}~ead b`iz|, }ce zfkmiz n`iz|+

]ce l`ium b`ee}|, }ce cea~} nea}|+

Ki}cfkj zf`` mfe+

Ki}cfkj zf`` mfeki} erek }ce n`i||id| ib }ce b`ize~| ki~ erek iu~ `ire+ Erek fb ze

cam }i zaf} a bez vea~| nebi~e da~~faje, F |ca`` |}f`` ne ~eamv, akm |i zf`` }ce ere~$

n`iidfkj n`i||id| fk |w~fkj+ ]ce Nfn`e |av| }ca} `ire f| wa}fek}, akm ciz }~ue }ci|e

zi~m| a~e!

Lc~f|}fka wau|em a dfku}e }i li``el} ce~ }ciujc}|+ \ce }ciujc} }ce `e}}e~ za|, |i ba~, ike

`ikj ~adn`e, nu} |ce hu|} cam }i wiu~ ce~ }ciujc}| fk}i f}+ Zf}c |ide }~ewfma}fik, |ce

z~i}e }ce kes} ca`b ib ce~ `e}}e~, zcflc za| di~e |e~fiu| akm }i }ce wifk}+

Nu} kiz F z~f}e, F zf|c }i }e`` viu zf}c |ide }~ewfma}fik akm |e~fiu|ke||, }ca} we~caw|

viu ziu`m ~e$}cfko ire~ zca} }ce mil}i~| a~e }~vfkj }i }e`` viu aniu} }ce iwe~a}fik+ F

okiz viu mik*} zak} }i cea~ }cf|, nu} nea~ zf}c de+ F care okizk viu bi~ }c~ee vea~|

kiz, akm F okiz F lak }~u|} dv|e`b }i }e`` viu dv }~ue iwfkfik ik }ce da}}e~+ Ikle di~e,

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F ukme~|}akm ciz }e~~fn`v }ce allfmek} cam abbel}em viu, akm F zf|c zf}c a`` dv cea~} f}

cam kere~ cawwekem, nu} a`a|+ ]ce mil}i~| a~e }~vfkj }i mi }ce ne|} bi~ viu, akm }cev

care |eek viu a~e fk ki likmf}fik }i care a dahi~ iwe~a}fik, ki} uk}f` viu~ |}~ekj}c f|

nalo, akm uk}f` viu~ ziukm| care cea`em bu~}ce~+ F} f| }cev zci okiz zca} }cev a~emifkj, akm }cev zci|e iwfkfik| akm eswe~}f|e ze ~e`v ik+ Ik`v fb f} ze~e }ca} ze liu`m

care ere~v}cfkj ze zak} fddemfa}e`v, nu} f} f|k*} a`zav| }i ne+ F} zf`` cawwek, Cek~v,

ike mav, nu} f} dav ki} ne }cf| vea~f} liu`m erek ne kes} vea~+ Nu} f} zf`` cawwek, F

okiz f} zf``, akm fb viu zaf}em bi~ f} }i lide, f} zf``+

W`ea|e, mik*} mi akv}cfkj ~a|c akm a|o }ced }i mi f} kiz, zcek }cev l`ea~`v ~eliddekm

viu zaf} uk}f` viu a~e |}~ikje~ fk cea`}c+ F} dav |eed a| fb ki}cfkj f| w~ij~e||fkj, nu}

w~ij~e|| lak ik`v cawwek ike |}ew a} a }fde, kere~ a`` a} ikle+

Ere~vike zf|ce| }ce ne|} bi~ viu, akm ki ike zak}| }i ~f|o viu~ mvfkj b~id iwe~a}fkj

}ii |iikviu a~e ik`v fk viu~ }zek}fe| ab}e~ a``+ ]ce n`i||id| zf`` |}f`` n`iid ere~v

vea~, akm }ce~e zf`` |}f`` ne n`i||id| erek vea~| fk}i }ce bu}u~e, ere~v |w~fkj+

Lc~f|}fka+

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Lcaw}e~ \erek

Jim l`i|em dv eve| |i F dfjc} |ee }ce ~ea` Jzvkw`afke+++

Mea, ]ce Dak Zci @aujc|

A| }ce ea~`v di~kfkj n`fkoem |`eewf`v ne`iz }ce ci~fxik, Cek~v ~edafkem fk cf|

|edflik|lfiu| |}a}e, bamfkj fk akm iu} ib m~ead`e||, m~uj$bf``em |`eew, zf}c ik`v }ce cf||

ib }ce isvjek }ek} akm }ce |ubbila}fkj nakmaje| ~edfkmfkj cfd ce za| |}f`` fk ci|wf}a`+

]fka+++ Cek~v du~du~em }i cfd|e`b+

Ce |az cf| neau}fbu` bfakle fk cf| dfkm+ Zf}c ce~ diu|v n~izk caf~, zfme eve|, akm

}cfk `f}}`e `fw|, |ce cam ak uka||udfkj w~e}}fke|| aniu} ce~+ Cek~v a`zav| }ciujc} |ce

`iioem `foe Dae Da~|c, akm ike }fde, }i`m ce~ |ce liu`m ne fk }ce Xfejbe`m Bi``fe|+ Ib

liu~|e, Lc~f|}fka cam }i ~edfkm cfd }ca} ce za| m~uko+

\ce zik*} zak} de akvdi~e+++

Fk }ce mfd }zf`fjc}, cf| dakj`em cakm| w~immem }ce bale }ca} `av ukme~kea}c }ce a``$

lik|udfkj z~awwfkj|+ Ce okez ciz dulc ib cf| ki|e za| jike, akm cf| `fw| cam

de`}em `foe lakm`e zas+ ]ce ikle w~ium lceeonike| akm lcf|e``em haz cam neek|za``izem uw nv }cflo, di}}`em |la~ }f||ue+

\ce me|e~re| ne}}e~+++

]ciujc @ud`ev cam likrfklem cfd|e`b f} za| ne}}e~ }cf| zav, a nf}}e~ wafk |}f`` `fkje~em

fk cf| cea~}+ Ce cam mike a `i} ib b`f~}fkj zf}c i}ce~ jf~`|, di|} ib zcflc ze~e w~e}}fe~

}cak Lc~f|}fka, nu} }cev mfmk*} care ce~ dfkm, ce~ |zee}ke||, i~ lca~d+

Ic Lc~f|}fka+++ Cek~v zcf|we~em+ Hu|} w~idf|e de viu zik*} bi~je} aniu} de+++

Hu|} a| f} mfm ere~v di~kfkj a} }ek, }ce |uk`fjc} |}~eadem fk a} hu|} }ce ~fjc} akj`e }i

j`ead ibb Cek~v*| }~ea|u~em du|fl nis b~id Lc~f|}fka+ ]ce wake``fkj a~iukm }ce `fm

}zfko`em ji`mek a| }ce |uk l`fdnem cfjce~ ire~ }ce ea~}c+ F} za| w~elf|e`v a} }cf| }fde

zcek D~|+ @ud`ev lade fk }i |ee ce~ |ik+

Jiim di~kfkj, Cek~v+ |ce j~ee}em a| |ce |a} mizk, |l~awfkj }ce lcaf~ bi~za~m a `f}}`e+

C*`i, dud+++

]cev }i`m de aniu} zca} cawwekem ve|}e~mav+

F bfju~em+ Cek~v ~eda~oem+ F*d }ce }a`o ib }ce za~m, viu okiz+ A bale`e|| wf`i} jifkj

dam daoe| bi~ jiim ~udiu~|+

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Viu care ere~v ~fjc} }i bee` |i~~v bi~ viu~|e`b, nu} viu lak*} mi f} bi~ere~+ Viu*`` kere~

je} ne}}e~ }ca} zav+

F| f} ~ea``v kele||a~v }ca} F je} ne}}e~9 Cek~v a|oem, cf| me|waf~ erfmek}+ F*d a nu~mek

kiz, di}ce~+ F lak*} b`v, F lak*} |e~re dv liuk}~v+++ce`` F w~inan`v zik*} ne an`e }i bfkmakv zi~o+++viu }cfko |fme|ciz| a~e |}f`` fk iwe~a}fik a~iukm ce~e9

D~|+ @ud`ev ja|wem, |ciloem+ Cek~v, }ca}*| nea|}`v!

Nu} viu okiz f} }i ne }~ue+ Cek~v `adek}em+ F} ziu`m ne }ce ik`v w`ale F*m ne an`e }i

daoe a melek} `frfkj+

Hu|} |}iw f} ~fjc} kiz! D~|+ @ud`ev lca|}f|em+ F zik*} `f|}ek }i viu }a`o }ca} zav+

Cek~v |`udwem ajafk|} }ce wf``iz, |}ezfkj fk cf| izk |e`b$`ia}cfkj+ A |ci~}, }ek|e

|f`ekle makj`em fk }ce a}di|wce~e nebi~e D~|+ @ud`ev |wioe ajafk+

Lc~f|}fka zak}em de }i jfre viu |ide}cfkj+

F| f} ce~ ~fkj9

Ki, f}*| a `e}}e~+++akm f} |de``| `foe we~bude+

Zca}9

F} |de``| ~a}ce~ kfle akm b~aj~ak}+

Cek~v |ciio cf| ceam+ Ki, F okiz zca} f} f|+++|ce mie|k*} zak} de akvdi~e+

Viu*~e quf}e z~ikj }ce~e, viukj dak+ D~|+ @ud`ev |afm |}e~k`v+ \ce |}f`` la~e| aniu}

viu akm `ire| viu ~eja~m`e||+ Akm |ce za| quf}e uw|e} nv }ce zav viu al}em ve|}e~mav+

Za| |ce9

Ib liu~|e |ce za|, nu} |ce ukme~|}iim zcv viu ziu`m ne akj~v akm uw|e} a} zca} ca|

cawwekem+

Zca} mie| }ce `e}}e~ |av9 Cek~v a|oem, n~alfkj cfd|e`b bi~ nam kez|+

D~| @ud`ev iwekem }ce ~a}ce~ `ikj `e}}e~ akm |}a~}em ~eamfkj a`ium, ce~ rifle |}~ujj`fkj

ki} }i je} lcioem zf}c }ea~| a| |ce ~eam Lc~f|}fka*| e`ejak} cakmz~f}fkj+ Cek~v `f|}ekem

zf}ciu} |avfkj a zi~m, erek }ciujc ce |}f`` mf|aj~eem zf}c zca} |ce cam }i |av aniu}

}ce |u~je~fe|, |}f`` ne`ferfkj f} ziu`m ne ne}}e~ mike |iike~ ~a}ce~ }cak `a}e~+ Ikle D~|

@ud`ev za| bfkf|cem, |ce quflo`v zfwem azav ce~ }ea~|+

Akvike lak z~f}e }ci|e zi~m|+ Cek~v l`afdem, |}f`` ukan`e }i n~fkj cfd|e`b }i ne`fere

Lc~f|}fka+

Ze``, F bi~ ike }cfko }cev*~e re~v |fkle~e zi~m|+ \ce le~}afk`v za| |fkle~e zcek |ce

rf|f}em viu a`di|} ere~v mav |fkle viu a~~frem a} }ce ci|wf}a`, akm |ce*| |}f`` `irfkj a|

ere~+ Viu }cfko |ce*m mi }ca} fb |ce mfmk*} `ire viu9

We~caw|+++we~caw| |ce*| `eamfkj de ik+

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D~|+ @ud`ev |}iim uw |ca~w`v, deakfkj nu|fke||+ Ioav, Cek~v ^a`wc @ud`ev, }ca}*|

ekiujc! \ce `ire| viu bi~ zci viu a~e, ki} zca} viu a~e+ Fb viu ze~e }ce `a|} dak ik

Ea~}c, |ce*m |}f`` ne `iva` a} viu~ |fme akm `ire viu ~eja~m`e||+ Fb |ce ik`v `irem viu

nelau|e viu ze~e cakm|ide, |ce ziu`m care neek `ikj jike nv kiz, nu} |ce f|k*} f||ce9

Ki+++ Cek~v amdf}}em, |idezca} deeo`v+

]ca}*| ~fjc}+ Fb |ce*| nv viu~ |fme ab}e~ }c~ee vea~|, akm |}f`` `ire| viu erek kiz, erek

zf``fkj }i da~~v viu, }cek viu ji} a jiim, `iva` zidak nv viu~ |fme+

\ce |}f`` mie|k*} me|e~re de+++

D~|+ @ud`ev |a} nalo mizk+ Viu okiz, Cek~v, Lc~f|}fka dav ki} ne fk viu~ |cie|, nu}

viu*~e ki} fk ce~|+ Ciz f| f} viu okiz |ce ziu`m `eare viu9

]~u|} de, dud, F hu|} mi+

Ic9

F lak*} w~irfme bi~ ce~ akvdi~e+ Ze u|em }i }a`o a`` }ce }fde ib zca} ze ze~e jifkj }i

mi ikle ze }fem }ce oki}+ F+++ Cek~v lcioem uw+ F+++}i`m ce~ }ca} a| `ikj a| F za|

a~iukm, |ce*m kere~ care }i zi~~v aniu} dikev+++}ca} F*m }aoe la~e ib ce~+ Akm F liu`m

care, }ii+ Wf`i}| care a `i} ib |of``|, viu okiz+

Davne |i, nu} F okiz viu+++viu*~e a |i`mfe~, akm |i`mfe~| ik`v `fre fk }ce didek}+ Viu

du|} ~ededne~ }i `iio wa|} zca}*| jifkj ik }imav+

Cek~v |fjcem+ F mik*} }cfko F okiz ciz+

@a}e~ ik, ab}e~ D~|+ @ud`ev `eb} bi~ }ce mav, Lc~f|}fka a~~frem bi~ ce~ rf|f}, zea~fkj ce~

bariu~f}e we~bude akm a w~e}}v, ere~j~eek$li`iu~em m~e||+ ]i ce~ lik|}e~ka}fik, Cek~v

za|k*} fk cf| nem+

Ku~|e9 Zce~e*| @feu}ekak} @ud`ev9

Ce*| je}}fkj wfl}u~e| }aoek+ }ce ku~|e esw`afkem+ ]cev*`` ne bi~ ~ebe~ekle zcek ce*|

ze`` ekiujc }i care |u~je~v+

Zf`` ce ne nalo |iik9

Ve|, ce zf``+ Fb viu*m `foe, viu lak care a |ea} kes} }i cf| nem+

]cako viu+

\ce |a} mizk ne|fme }ce nem, nu} za|k*} oew} zaf}fkj bi~ `ikj+ Fk }ce mii~zav ek}e~em

M~+ ]~arf| `eamfkj Cek~v, m~e||em fk a B`vfkj Li~w ukfbi~d, nalo }i }ce za~m+ F} dame

Lc~f|}fka*| cea~} b`u}}e~ }i |ee Cek~v fk ukfbi~d+ Erek }ciujc }ce~e za| ik`v a |za}c ib

nakmaje }i w~i}el} zca} ~edafkem ib cf| eve|, |ce a`zav| }ciujc} ce `iioem |i

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cakm|ide fk ukfbi~d+ Ce |ummek`v wau|em, a| fb ce cam |de`} ce~ we~bude+

Lc~f|}fka9

Lc~f|}fka |}iim uw akm za`oem }i ce~ bfakl, edn~alfkj cfd, `eakfkj ce~ ceam ik cf|

|ciu`me~+Ve| f}*| de, Cek~v+ Akm F `ire viu, akm a`zav| zf``+

Didek}a~f`v |u~w~f|em |ce |}f`` liu`m cuj cfd erek ab}e~ cf| nu~kfkj, Cek~v z~awwem

cf| a~d| a~iukm ce~ fk a bf~d edn~ale, ~e`ferem a} `a|} }ca} |ce }~u`v mfm `ire cfd+ F}

~edfkmem cfd ib }ce bf~|} mav ce cam |cizk uw a} ce~ cide fk cf| fddalu`a}e ibbfle~*|

ukfbi~d, lidw`e}e zf}c }ce ji`mek wfw| ik }ce |ciu`me~ |}~aw|+ \ce cam neek |i

me`fjc}em akm w~ium }i |ee cfd `iiofkj |i cakm|ide fk cf| ukfbi~d, akm }ce |uk cam

neek |i n~fjc} }ca} mav, }ce |ov |i n`ue, a| f} za| ik j~amua}fik+ Cek~v zf|cem a} }ca}

didek} }ca} ce liu`m edn~ale ce~ bi~ere~+

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Lcaw}e~ Efjc}

F}*| a `ikj zav }i ]fwwe~a~v }i }ce |zee}e|} jf~` F okiz+++

F}*| A @ikj Zav }i ]fwwe~a~v

@a}e~ }ce |ade di~kfkj, Cek~v akm Lc~f|}fka melfmem }i }aoe a |}~i`` fk }ce ci|wf}a`

liu~}va~m }i }aoe amrak}aje ib }ce |uk|cfke+

Viu okiz zca}9 Lc~f|}fka |afm a| }cev za`oem iu} fk}i }ce liu~}va~m+

Zca}*| }ca}9

F*d j`am F za| an`e }i |ee viu fk viu~ ukfbi~d }imav+

Ze``+++}elckfla``v f}*| ki} dfke+ ]ca} ike ji} }u~kem fk}i }ia|}, ~ededne~9

F} `iio| `foe viu~| }ciujc+

Ve|, }ce B`vfkj Li~w |ek} f} ire~+ F jue|| }cev bfju~em f}*| }ce `ea|} }cev liu`m mi+

F*d |u~e, nu} }cev |ciu`m ne mifkj di~e bi~ viu+

Quf}e |i+ Cek~v aj~eem+ F} za| }cef~ w`ake+

A| Lc~f|}fka wa}fek}`v `em cfd iu} fk}i }ce liu~}va~m, Cek~v cea~m }ce kif|e ib a mixek

likre~|a}fik|, nf~m| lcf~~uwfkj, akm }ce cud ib nee| ja}ce~fkj wi``ek b~id a kea~nvb`ize~nem+ Ce zf|cem |am`v ce liu`m |ee ajafk, nu} a`a|, f} ziu`m kere~ ne+ Ce `ikjem

}i }aoe a meew n~ea}c }i ~ea``v ekhiv }ce b~e|c, lii`fkj n~eexe, nu} cf| `ukj| ze~e |}f``

nu~k} akm madajem b~id fkca`fkj |uwe~$cea}em bude| zcf`|} ce za| fk }ce nu~kfkj

w`ake+ \ce `em cfd wa|} a j~iuw ib |i`mfe~| w`avfkj la~m| ik }ce j~a|| akm }i ak edw}v

neklc }ca} |}iim fk }ce dfm|} ib a bez b`ize~|+

\i dulc al}frf}v }imav, viu okiz, }ce~e*| w`ek}v ib dek iu} ce~e zf}c }ce ku~|e|+

Lc~f|}fka in|e~rem+

]ce~e*| niukm }i nef}*| a ci|wf}a`+

F okiz+++nu} f}*| jiim }i |ee i}ce~| }aofkj amrak}aje ib }ce b~e|c af~ a| ze``, ki} hu|}

liiwem uw fk|fme fk nem+

Zca} mie| }ce ja~mek `iio `foe9

]ce j~a|| f| a `f}}`e wa~lcem, ki} a| j~eek a| f} u|ua``v f|, nu} ciwebu``v ze |ciu`m ne

je}}fkj ~afk |iik+ Nu} }ce cemje| mik*} |eed }i dfkm, }ciujc }cev le~}afk`v liu`m u|e a

}~fd+

Cek~v*| de`}em diu}c dakajem a |df`e ukme~ cf| nakmaje|+

]ce~e a~e a`` ofkm| ib b`ize~| n`iidfkj+ Lc~f|}fka lik}fkuem+ ]ce nee| |eed }i `foe

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}ce bisj`ire| }ce ne|}+

F*d |u~e }cev ziu`m+ F lak |de`` }ced b~id ce~e+ Cek~v wau|em+ Zca} mi }ce i}ce~

|i`mfe~| `iio `foe9

Ze``+++a `i} ib }ced a~e df||fkj `fdn|+ ]ce~e a~e }zi |i`mfe~| w`avfkj la~m|, akm ni}cib }ced `i|} a `ej+ Al}ua``v, }ce ike ik }ce ~fjc} `i|} ni}c+

Du|} care neek fk ak esw`i|fik+ @ud`ev jue||em+

W~inan`v+ \ce jaxem a~iukm |ide di~e+ ]ce~e a~e a `i} ib dek zf}c nakmaje| ik

}cef~ bale|+ Du|} ne |c~awke` ziukm|+

I~ juk|ci}|+

F}*| a df~al`e }cev ziu`m care |u~rfrem }ca} |i~} ibic dv+++

Zca} f| f}9

Ce*| |f}}fkj ukme~ }ce }~ee kea~ }ce ek}~akle+++ce*|+++ce*| df||fkj cf| haz+

Zca}9

F*d |e~fiu|+ Cf| `ize~ haz f| jike+ Ce*| ji} }cf| de}a` awwa~a}u| fk cf| diu}c? F jue||

}i ce`w oeew f}| |cawe+ Nu} }ce~e*| ki haznike+

Cek~v |fjcem+ N`iimv Oaf|e~+

F ciwe }cf| za~ ekm| |iik+ Lc~f|}fka du|em+ ]ii dakv care neek |al~fbflem }i f}+

]ciujc a we~bel} mav }i ne iu}|fme, f} za| ik`v hu|} ire~ a ca`b ciu~ `a}e~ nebi~e Cek~v

nejak bee`fkj }ce bf~|} |fjk| ib ba}fjue+

\ca`` ze ji nalo fk|fme, }cek9 Cek~v cfk}em+

A~e viu je}}fkja nf} zea~v9

A `f}}`e+++a kaw |ciu`m mi f}+

A| Lc~f|}fka akm Cek~v ji} uw b~id }ce neklc, }ce |i`mfe~ df||fkj cf| haz |}iim uw

b~id ukme~ cf| }~ee }ii, l`u}lcfkj a wek akm wawe~ }i cf| lce|}, daofkj bi~ }ce ek}~akle

ib }ce ci|wf}a`+ F} |i cawwekem }ca} ce, Lc~f|}fka, akm Cek~v cawwekem }i a~~fre a} }ce

|ade }fde+

Ic+++jiim ab}e~kiik+ Lc~f|}fka j~ee}em }ce ukbi~}uka}e |i`mfe~+

]ce |i`mfe~ kimmem, quflo`v z~f}fkj |ide}cfkj ik cf| wawe~, |cizfkj f} }i Lc~f|}fka,

zci ~eam a`ium bi~ Cek~v*| nekebf}+

]ce |i`mfe~ cam z~f}}ek, Jiim ab}e~kiik+ \i~~v F lak*} |weao, F care ak ukbi~}uka}e

|weelc fdwemfdek} a} }ce didek}+

Cek~v zcf|we~em }i Lc~f|}fka, F| f} }ce |i`mfe~ zf}ciu} }ce `ize~ haz9

Ve|+ |ce likbf~dem a| |ce |ciio }ce |i`mfe~*| cakm+ F*d Lc~f|}fka, akm }cf| f| dv

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bfakl, Cek~v @ud`ev+ Ce*| neek ce~e aniu} a dik}c+

A dik}c akm a ca`b+ Cek~v li~~el}em+

Cek~v akm Lc~f|}fka zaf}em a| }ce |i`mfe~ z~i}e mizk |ide}cfkj akm ajafk cakmem f} }i

}ced+F*re neek ce~e a bez dik}c| dv|e`b, ab}e~ carfkj biujc} a} }ce \idde, akm cam dv

haz n`izk azav nv |ide zavza~m |c~awke`+ Lc~f|}fka ~eam a`ium+ F*d Halo Da}ce|ik,

nv }ce zav+

Re~v w`ea|em }i dee} viu+ Cek~v j~ee}em+

\i viu ze~e a} }ce \idde9 Lc~f|}fka a|oem Halo+

Halo |l~fnn`em mizk |ide}cfkj e`|e+

Ve|, F za| a} }ce \idde+++}ce bf~|} mav }ii, ik Hu`v 1|}+ F `frem }c~iujc }ca} ukdafdem,

nu} f} za|k*} }f`` Hu`v =}c

zcek F ji} dv fkhu~v+

Lc~f|}fka |wi}}em aki}ce~ neklc kea~nv+ \ca`` ze |f} mizk ajafk9

]ciujc Cek~v za| bee`fkj a `f}}`e |`eewv, ce za| cawwv }i |}av iu}|fme a zcf`e `ikje~,

kiz ce cam a be``iz |i`mfe~ }i }a`o }i+

A~e }cev jifkj }i mi akv}cfkj bi~ viu9 Cek~v que~fem+

Ve|+ Lc~f|}fka ~eam a`ium b~id Halo*| wawe~+ ]cev*~e jifkj }i u|e }ce|e ~ii}| }i daoe

de a kez haz+ A} `ea|} ike }ca} `iio| w~e|ek}an`e+ F*d ki} |u~e ciz ze`` f} zf`` zi~o,

nu} F*`` a} `ea|} care |ide}cfkj ib f} nalo+

]cev*~e jifkj }i u|e wemfl`e|9 Cek~v a|oem+

Ve|, }ca}*| }ce zi~m+ F liu`mk*} ~ededne~ f}+

Mi viu okiz zcek }cev*~e jifkj }i iwe~a}e9

]cev carek*} |e} a ma}e ve}, |i F mik*} okiz+ F} bee`| `foe bi~ere~+

F okiz }ce bee`fkj+ @ud`ev aj~eem+ M~+ ]~arf| |av| f} dfjc} ki} ne uk}f` kes} vea~+

Kes} vea~9! Halo*| wawe~ esl`afdem+ ]ca}*| a `ikj }fde }i zaf}+

F okiz+ ]ciujc F }cfko F `e} }ce jiim mil}i~ okiz dv bee`fkj| aniu} }ca} a `f}}`e }ii

ze``+

Halo `iioem a} }ced eswel}ak}`v+

Viu }e`` cfd+ Cek~v u~jem Lc~f|}fka+

Ce wuklcem M~+ ]~arf| fk }ce ki|e+

A |}~ujj`fkj lculo`e |cumme~em b~id Halo*| dakj`em diu}c+

Zf|c F liu`m*re mike }ca}+ ce z~i}e+

Mik*}ne ab~afm }i mi |i+ Cek~v ekliu~ajem+ Mik*} `e} }ci|e qualo| wu|c viu a~iukm+

Lc~f|}fka w`avbu``v |daloem cfd ik }ce a~d+ Cek~v+++

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Dav F a|o zca} cawwekem }i viu9 Halo z~i}e kes}+

F za| a wf`i}+++ Cek~v esw`afkem+ Nu} F l~a|cem+

Zce~e9

Cek~v |fjcem+ ]ce ^BL af~na|e+ F} za| dv j~amua}fik akm }cev jare de a nam w`ake+\u~e`v }cev lceloem f}+

Ve|, }cev mfm, nu} awwa~ek}`v f} za| fk jiim likmf}fik, me|wf}e }ce ekjfke |diofkj a

`f}}`e+

Ce lik}fkuem cf| esw`aka}fik, nu} biukm f} ca~m }i mi |i zf}ciu} je}}fkj edi}fika f}

cam neek ik cf| j~amua}fik ab}e~ a``+ A} }ce ekm, }ce~e za| |f`ekle, nebi~e Halo z~i}e

mizk |ide}cfkj e`|e+ A| nebi~e, Lc~f|}fka ~eam f} a`ium+

]cev |ciu`m*re okizk ne}}e~ }cak }i u|e }ca} w`ake+ Lc~f|}fka kimmem, aj~eefkj+ F}*|

du}ua`+ Zciere~ }ciujc} f} za| bfke |ciu`m kere~ ji kea~ aki}ce~ w`ake ajafk+

F ziu`m |av F du|} aj~ee ik }ca} }ii+ Halo z~i}e+ Lc~f|}fka*| a jiim zidak }i |}akm

nv viu~ |fme, me|wf}e zca} cam cawwekem+

\ce di|} le~}afk`v f|+ Cek~v liklemem+ Akm |i a~e dv di}ce~ akm |f|}e~+

Viu*~e re~v bi~}uka}e+ Dv di}ce~, zcek |ce |az de, |ce+++

Halo awwea~em }i care }~iun`e z~f}fkj }ce kes} zi~m me|l~fnfkj ce~ ~eal}fik, nu} ab}e~ a

dfku}e*| me`fne~a}fik, ce z~i}e f} |`iz`v `e}}e~ nv `e}}e~+

+++|l~eadem+

\ce mfmk*}! Cek~v esl`afdem, |ciloem+

Ve| |ce cam+ ^ebu|em }i lide nalo }ii+

Ciz liu`m |ce! Lc~f|}fka l~fem+

F mik*} okiz+++

Mie|k*} akvnimv lide }i |ee viu9 Cek~v a|oem+

Ki+

Viu okiz, davne zcek viu~ di}ce~ akm |f|}e~ lide }i rf|f}, ze |ciu`m fkrf}e Halo }i

hifk u| a| ze``+ Lc~f|}fka |ujje|}em }i Cek~v+

F mik*} zak} }i fdwi|e+ Halo z~i}e+

F mik*} }cfko f} zf`` ne+ Cek~v a||u~em likbfmek}`v+ Dv di}ce~*| }iujc a| kaf`|+ \ce

cam }i ne, viu okiz+ F*d ce~ |ik+

Halo*| ukbi~}uka}e diu}c }zf}lcem, }ce l`i|e|} ce liu`m daoe }i a |df`e+

F*`` }a`o }i ce~ aniu} f} akm |ee zca} |ce }cfko|+ Cek~v lik}fkuem+ Nu} F*d |u~e |ce*``

|av ve|+

]cako viu+ Halo z~i}e+

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Kiz, fb viu mik*} dfkm, |i`mfe~, F keem }i ne je}}fkj nalo }i nem+ \}a~}fkj }i bee` a `f}}`e

weaov+

Halo jare Cek~v a |a`u}e+ Zcek Lc~f|}fka }i`m @ud`ev ib cf| je|}u~e, Cek~v ~e}u~kem f}+

F} za| |`iz jifkj bi~ Lc~f|}fka akm Cek~v }i je} nalo }i }ce za~m+ Cf| zea~fke|| akm

wafk bi~lem }ced }i |}iw |i ce liu`m ~ejafk cf| nea~fkj| ere~v bez dfku}e|+ ]ce

nakmaje| ze~e nejfkkfkj }i bee` ci} akm |ubbila}fkj+

Zaf}+++

Zca} f| f}9 Lc~f|}fka a|oem+

Cek~v nejak ~edirfkj cf| nakmaje|+ F lak*} n~ea}ce zf}c a`` }cf| |}ubb ik+

Cek~v, mik*}+ Lc~f|}fka u~jem+

F}*| a`~fjc},F*`` oeew }ce eve lire~fkj ik+ Cek~v a||u~em a| ce ~edirem }ce `a|} ib }ce

nakmaje|+ Ac+++}ca}*| ne}}e~+

Nu} ki |iike~ cam ce |afm }ca}, }cek a `ium, wfe~lfkj |l~ead |ek} a hi`} }c~iujc }ce

bu}u~e @ud`ev|+ Ike ib }ce dakv kuk| }ca} rf|f}em }ce ci|wf}a` cam laujc} |fjc} ib cfd

akm }u~kem ik ce~ cee`|, |w~fk}fkj azav+

Mik*} }e`` de }ca} za| a ku~|e+++ Cek~v w`eamem, |caoek+

F} za| a kuk+ Lc~f|}fka fkbi~dem+ F }i`m viu ki} }i }aoe }ci|e ibb+

Zca} cawwekem iu} ce~e9 A ku~|e ekquf~em b~id ike ib }ce za~m|+

Hu|} ike ib }ce kuk| |l~eadem a} Cek~v, }ce |f``v jf~`+ Lc~f|}fka fkbi~dem+

]ce ku~|e |fjcem, |caofkj ce~ ceam+ F*`` care a zi~m zf}c }ce di}ce~ \uwe~fi~ aniu}

ce~+ \ulc necarfiu~ f| ki} allew}an`e+ F ne`fere }ce \uwe~fi~ f| }iu~fkj dv za~m |iik,

akm |ce*`` cea~ aniu} f}+

]cako+++}cako viu ku~|e+ Cek~v |afm j~a}ebu``v+

Kiz }ce wafk za| oeek`v be`}, akm Cek~v bi~lem cfd|e`b ki} }i ja|w i~ l~v iu} zcek ce

direm ik |`iz`v zf}c Lc~f|}fka }iza~m }ce za~m+ Ce za| re~v dulc |unmuem ik }ce

hiu~kev }ce~e+ Lc~f|}fka a||udem wa~} ib }ce ~ea|ik za| }ce di~wcfke zea~fkj ibb, akm

}ce wafk ~e}u~kfkj, nu} |ce cam a bee`fkj f} za| }i mi zf}c }ce kuk a| ze``+ A| Cek~v ji}

nalo fk}i nem, ce zfklem+

F }cfko ze keem di~wcfke+ Lc~f|}fka fkbi~dem a za~m ku~|e, zci w~idw}`v be}lcem a

keem`e zf}c }ce wafkof``e~ `fqufm+ Lc~f|}fka wa}}em Cek~v*| cakm+ Mik*} zi~~v, a ku~|e f|

je}}fkj viu di~e di~wcfke+

Cek~v kimmem, nu} mfmk*} |weao, cf| }ciujc}| e`|ezce~e+ \ulc a jiim mav, ik`v }i ne

~ufkem nv }ce |l~ead ib a kuk+ Ce okez f} za| nelau|e ib cf| awwea~akle? f} za| a jiim

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}cfkj ce cam oew} }ce eve lire~fkj| ik+ ]i cfd, f} za| aki}ce~ hu|}fbfan`e ~ea|ik zcv ce

zak}em }ce |u~je~v |iike~ ~a}ce~ }cak `a}e~+ Ce ca}em }ce }ciujc} ib nefkj |l~eadem a}

`foe ce za| a dik|}e~+ Cek~v ca~m`v ki}flem }ce ku~|e fkhel}fkj }ce di~wcfke fk}i a refk

uk}f` ce be`} }ce badf`fa~ w~flo ib }ce keem`e+Cek~v, }ce~e*| |ide}cfkj ik viu~ dfkm f|k*} }ce~e9

Cek~v*| }ciujc}| |`fm nalo fk}i cf| uklik|lfiu|ke||+ Cuc9

F*m neek a|ofkj viu bi~ }ce wa|} dfku}e, nu} viu ze~e ba~ azav+ Lc~f|}fka |afm+

F jue|| F za|+++

Za| f} }ce kuk9

]fka+++kiz viu ukme~|}akm zcv F zak} }ce |u~je~v kiz, mik*} viu9 Cek~v ~ea|ikem+

F}*| |i }cfkj| `foe }cf| zik*} cawwek+++F `iio `foe a dik|}e~, mik*} F9

Lc~f|}fka }iioci`m ib cf| cakm, |queexfkj f} jek}`v+ Ic Cek~v, F*d |i |i~~v+++davne f}

ziu`m care neek ne}}e~ fb ze hu|} |}avem fk|fme+

Davne kes} }fde ze zik*} |}av iu} a| `ikj+ Mik*} zak} }i b~fjc}ek akv di~e kuk|+

F okiz viu zak} }i je} }ce |u~je~fe| kiz, nu}+++hu|} w~idf|e de viu zik*} ne akj~v

zf}c de+

Cek~v nf} nalo ak fdwa}fek} |fjc+ ]ca} F care }i zaf} uk}f` F*d cea`em, ~fjc}9

Ve|+

\i zca} ad F }i mi9 Ne lire~em fk nakmaje| `foe }ce Fkrf|fn`e Dak uk}f` }cek9

Viu dav care }i+ Lc~f|}fka lau}fikem+

Cek~v j~udn`em a| ce |`udwem ajafk|} }ce wf``iz|+

F }ciujc} viu |afm viu ze~ek*} jifkj }i ne akj~v zf}c de+

F}*| ki} viu+++

]cek zca} f| f}9

Cek~v |fjcem+ F mik*} okiz+

Lc~f|}fka edn~alem ce~ bfakl+ F} zik*} ne bi~ere~+++}cev zik*} bi~je} aniu} viu+

]cev*m ne}}e~ ki}+ Cek~v dudn`em, |}a~}fkj }i bee` m~iz|v+

\ek|fkj cf| m~iz|fke||, Lc~f|}fka ji} uw }i `eare, nu} Cek~v la``em ce~ nalo+

Lide ce~e+++F zak} }i |ee fb F lak |}f`` mi |ide}cfkj+

Lc~f|}fka |a} nalo mizk+ Cek~v ~edirem wa~} ib cf| nakmaje|, ~erea`fkj cf| diu}c+

Zce~e a~e viu9 ce a|oem+

Ce~e+

Lc~f|}fka }iio cf| cakm|+ Jek}`v, @ud`ev be`} bi~ ce~ bale, |}iwwfkj ik`v zcek ce

me}el}em ce~ `fw|+

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]ce~e ze a~e+++ ce du~du~em, akm zf}c j~ea} la~e, jare ce~ a of||+ Ciwe }ca} mfmk*}

bee` }ii dulc `foe nu~k} `ea}ce~+

Lc~f|}fka |df`em a} cfd, erek }ciujc ce liu`m ki `ikje~ |ee+ Ki+ F}*| hu|} a| jiim a| f}*|

a`zav| neek+

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Lcaw}e~ Kfke

F cea~ viu la``fkj, la``fkj |ib} akm `iz+++

@ikj, @ikj ]~af` A$Zfkmfkj

Nebi~e ere~vike okez f}, Auju|} >=}c

~i``em a~iukm+ ]ce mav zcek }cev ziu`m j~ab}

|ide |ofk }i l~ea}e a wa~}fa` eve`fm bi~ Cek~v*| ~fjc} eve, erek fb f} za|k*} dulc+ ]ciujc

Cek~v za| mf|awwifk}em f} za|k*} jifkj }i lcakje cf| `iio| ek}f~e`v, ce okez }ce~e

ziu`m ne ki we~|uamfkj }ce jiim mil}i~| }i lcakje }cef~ dfkm|+ F} za| awwa~ek} }cev

ze~e ki} jifkj }i nekm }i cf| zf|ce|, akm ki adiuk} ib a|oakle za| jifkj }i lcakje

}ca}+

]i Cek~v*| fddek|e j~a}f}ume akm ~e`feb, cf| |f|}e~, di}ce~, akm bfakle cam a`|i a~~frem

}i |ee cfd nebi~e ce ziu`m ji bi~ }ce iwe~a}fik+ A| a`zav|, }cev ze~e a} cf| nem|fme fk

}ce za~m ea~`v ekiujc }ca} }ce mil}i~| ziu`mk*} ne keemfkj }i zcf|o Cek~v azav bi~ a}

`ea|} a liuw`e ciu~|+

Ciz a~e viu bee`fkj aniu} }cf|, Cek~v9 Di``v a|oem+

A `f}}`e ke~riu|, Cek~v amdf}}em, a `f}}`e mf|awwifk}em+++

A} `ea|} }cev*`` ne an`e }i j~ab} ak eve`fm |i viu~ eve ca| di~e w~i}el}fik+

F okiz+++F*`` ne j`am ib f}+

Akm }cfko ib f} }cf| zavf}*| }ce bf~|} |}ew fk li~~el}fkj }ce nu~k|+

F okiz+++viu*~e ~fjc}, f} f|, nu} F hu|} zf|c }cev liu`m mi di~e+

]cev zf``+

A} }ca} didek}, a waf~ ib ku~|e| akm M~+ ]~arf| a~~frem+

\ca`` ze, @feu}ekak}9 M~+ ]~arf| |afm nv zav ib j~ee}fkj+

Ve|, `e}*| mi f}+ Cek~v liklemem+

Esle``ek}+ ]~arf| amm~e||em }ce @ud`ev| akm Lc~f|}fka+ Ze*`` oeew viu wi|}em ik

ere~v}cfkj }ca} cawwek|+ ce w~idf|em+

Cek~v*| nakmajem cakm zarem jiimnve }i }ced a| ce za| zcee`em azav+

F} be`} `foe a `ikj }fde }i je} }i }ce iwe~a}fkj }cea}~e, zca} zf}c a`` }ce }zf|}|, }u~k|, akme`era}i~ ~fme|+ Cek~v okez ce a~~frem zcek a n~fjc} `fjc} we~dea}em }ce caxv rf|fik fk

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cf| ~edafkfkj eve+

A`~fjc}, D~+ @ud`ev, ze*~e hu|} jifkj }i }~ak|be~ viu ik}i }ce }an`e+ Wce`w| akkiuklem+

F lak mi f}+

Re~v ze``, fb viu*m `foe+Zf}c |ide ce`w b~id }ce ku~|e|, Cek~v cif|}em cfd|e`b ik}i }ce iwe~a}fkj }an`e akm `av

nalo+

Viu*~e jifkj }i je} |ide akae|}ce}fl kiz, @feu}ekak}+ ]~arf| akkiuklem+ Fk a dfku}e

i~ |i, viu*~e jifkj }i bee` re~v |`eewv+

Dav F+++

Zca}*| }ca}9

Dv wfwe+++dfjc}F care f} ab}e~ }ce |u~je~v9

Ze*`` |ee, |f~+ Kiz }aoe a meew n~ea}c+++

Ce w`alem }ce da|o ire~ }ce ~edafk| ib Cek~v*| diu}c akm ki|e+ Hu|} a| }ce mil}i~ |afm,

Cek~v za| |iik ire~lide zf}c ba}fjue+

Re~v jiim, Cek~v+ ]~arf| ekliu~ajem+ Hu|} n~ea}ce meew`v+

Fk a da}}e~ ib |elikm|, @ud`ev za| iu}+ ]ciujc }cev oew} }ce da|o ire~ Cek~v*|

du}f`a}em ki|e akm diu}c, }ce |u~jeik| fddemfa}e`v zek} }i zi~o zf}c j~ab}fkj }ce

eve`fm b~id a |el}fik ib |ofk e`|ezce~e }ca} za| `eb} ukca~dem+ A`}ciujc a re~v |da``

|`fre~ ib |ofk, f} za| ekiujc }i wa~}fa``v lire~ cf| eve, erek fb ce |}f`` ziu`m ki} ne an`e

}i n`fko bu``v? a} `ea|} cf| eve ziu`m ne w~i}el}em+ F} za|k*} a re~v lidw`es i~

lidw`fla}em iwe~a}fik, }aofkj ik`v a bez ciu~| }i bfkf|c+ A} }ce ekm, }cev ze~e bfka``v

|a}f|bfem zf}c }ce w~ilemu~e+

Jiim zi~o, jek}`edek+ ]~arf| |afm+ Ku~|e, ciz a~e cf| rf}a`|9

]ce ku~|e lceloem didek}a~f`v+ A`` `iiofkj |a}f|bal}i~v, a`}ciujc cea~} ~a}e f| |`fjc}`v

`iz+

^fjc}, }cako viu, ku~|e+ Ze*`` oeew ak eve ik cf| cea~}+ Nu} i}ce~zf|e, ze*`` ~e}u~k cfd

}i cf| za~m+

]ce mil}i~| zcee`em }ce ju~kev iu} ib }ce iwe~a}fkj }cea}~e akm nalo mizk fk}i Cek~v*|

za~m+ A} ikle, }cev |wi}}em Cek~v*| di|} `iva` rf|f}i~| ze~e |}f`` zaf}fkj+

Ciz f| ce9 D~| @ud`ev a|oem a} ikle+

Mifkj |a}f|bal}i~f`v, D~|+ @ud`ev? cf| cea~} ~a}e*| |`fjc}`v `iz, nu} F mik*} }cfko ze

care akv}cfkj }i zi~~v aniu}+

Viu |u~e ib }ca}9 Lc~f|}fka a|oem, |lew}fla`+

An|i`u}e`v, ze*`` }aoe jiim la~e ib cfd+

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Hu|} }cek, Cek~v n`ea~f`v azioe b~id }ce akae|}ce|fa, akm }ciujc ce liu`mk*} |ee, ce

ki}flem |ide}cfkj mfbbe~ek} aniu} cf| eve+

Zce~e ad F9 ce zcf|we~em+

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nem+ }ce mil}i~ jue||em+

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viu+

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