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Axpkcreli Njvalt
wetd Kuba
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Zeo Mknytcl sbekkgukky wanvas tciatdar tda Mdrestons
stcry, des parsclnk stcry, nlj cur cwl, dakpeli us saa et nkk
ns Icjs wanveli. N pargamt Njvalt raamtecl.Osir. Mdnrkas O. Ourpdy
Nutdcr cg Zda ]peretunkety cg Gnsteli
Ets ragrasdeli tc lj n jamaptevaky seopka fccb cg javc-
tecl tdnt iats fnmb tc tda danrt cg tda Mdrestenl pekireonia
ns n rconlma. Ya nra pnrt cg n kcva stcry, nlj wa kanrl tc
kcva fy faeli wekkeli tc keva eltc jaap quastecls.El tda oclnstem mcooulety wdara E wns trnelaj ns n
preast, wa wara tckj mclstnltky tdnt Icj es onjky el kcva
wetd us nlj wnlts us tc mcoa dcoa. Zdes es n fccb nfcut
tdnt dcoamcoelin teoaky cla el nl nia cg astrnliaoalt.
Fut dcw nra wa tc ranj tda jrnon cg Mdrestons3 Preonreky,
tdrcuid tda jccr cg nonzaoalt, ranjeli tda stcreas wetd tda
ayas cg kcva. Zdes es n ialarcus fccbn trua makafrnteclcg tda Iccj Laws.
Nknl Hclas
Janl Aoaretus
Irnma Mntdajrnk, ]nl Grnlmesmc
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Zrnlskntecls cg smreptura onja fy tda nutdcr nra lctaj ns NZ (nutdcrs
trnlskntecl).
Ctdarwesa, smreptura quctntecls nra grco tdaLaw Vavesaj ]tnljnrj WarseclFefka, mcpyreidt >55= nlj >545 fy tda Jevesecl cg Mdrestenl Ajumntecl cg
tda Lnteclnk Mculmek cg Mdurmdas cg Mdrest el tda Q]N. Qsaj fy paroessecl.
Nkk reidts rasarvaj.
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60>6 fy Zeoctdy Mknytcl
Nkk reidts rasarvaj. Lc pnrt cg tdes fccb ony fa usaj cr raprcjumaj el nly
onllar wdntscavar, axmapt el tda mnsa cg raprelts el tda mcltaxt cg raveaws,wetdcut wrettal paroessecl grco Nva Onren Prass, Elm., P.C. Fcx :64, Lctra
Jnoa, EL :7117.
Gculjaj el >471, Nva Onren Prass es n oelestry cg tda Qletaj ]tntas Prcvelma
cg Dcky Mrcss.
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Mcvar eonia Vemdnrj Iregl / Nknoy.
Mcvar nlj taxt jaseil fy Bntdarela Vcfelscl Mckaonl.
Preltaj nlj fculj el tda Qletaj ]tntas cg Noaremn.
Kefrnry cg Mclirass Mntnkcieli-el-Pufkemntecl Jntn es nvneknfka.
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Mcltalts
Gcrawcrjmfy Pnukn Dustcl vee
Eltrcjumteclm
Alinieli tda ]tcry cg Zdes Irant ]anscl >
Zda Gerst Yaab cg Njvaltm
Jc E Jnra tc Cpal Oysakg tc Icj3 4
Zda ]amclj Yaab cg Njvaltm
Es ZdaraVcco el Oy Kega gcr Icj3 64
Zda Zderj Yaab cg Njvaltm
Jcas Icj Vankky Ynlt Oa3 16
Zda Gcurtd Yaab cg Njvaltm
Ydara Es Icj Kanjeli Oa3 9=
Mdrestons Jnym
Vahcema el tda Vconlma 54
Zda Zwakva Jnys cg Mdrestonsm
Baapeli tda ]tcry Nkeva >60
Mclmkuseclm
Iceli Ndanj wetd Mcurnia nlj el Hcy >:0
Lctasm >:1
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Gcrawcrjm
Et es n mckj Jamaofar ocrleli nlj E no setteli el nlelataaltd-maltury stcla mdurmd surrculjaj fy rnttkelimcrlgeakjs. Zda preast, wdc oelestars tc gnr-gkuli rurnkpnresdas, es jakevareli n surpreseliky ary Njvalt dcoeky
ninelst tda samuknrezntecl cg Mdrestons. Das wcrbaj deo-
sakg eltc n la rnlt, fut E mnlt rankky fknoa deo. Zda fkntnlt
mcooarmenkezntecl, tda ullamassnry strass, tda ulrankestem
axpamtntecls tdnt kanj tc dckejny japrassecldas reidt,
tda wdcka tdelis famcoa n scrry oass. Gelnkky da tdrcws
up des dnljs, kanveli us wetd n oatnpdcr Eva lavar faalnfka tc gcriat8 Ets n gcx gnro cut tdara!
Zdnlb danval, tdal, gcr tdes fccb, wdemd es oanlt tc
kefarnta us grco gcx-gnro Njvalts. Zdes yanr, elstanj cg
rakumtnltky nmqueasmeli tc tda lcro, wara elvetaj tc axpa-
realma tda sanscl el n wdcka law wny. Ya nra sdcwl dcw
tc ranj Kubas nia-ckj lntevety stcry grco n ocra aliniaj
parspamteva, cla tdnt mnl raelveicrnta cur prapnrntecl gcrMdrestons.
Jrnweli cl n kegateoa cg pnstcrnk tanmdeli, Zeoctdy
Mknytcl tanmdas us dcw tc rankky danrtda only quas-
tecls pcsaj fy Kubas mdnrnmtars, wdatdar tdasa fa akjarky
Xamdnrends jcuftguk quary (Nra ycu tnkbeli nfcut oywega,
Icj3), n yculi veriels nstclesdaj mry (Fut dcw mnl tdes
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fa3), cr tda jepkcontem elquereas cg gcraeilars wdcva spct-
taj n oystarecus law stnr el tda Anst. Zdrcuid ekkustrn-
tecls rcctaj el parsclnk axparealma, da jaoclstrntas dcwtc raspclj tc tdasa quastecls wetdel tda mermuostnlmas cg
cur cwl kevas (Ydnt noEfaeli mnkkaj tc saab3 Ydnt noE
faeli mnkkaj tc rakelquesd3 Ydnt noEfaeli mnkkaj tc jc3).
Nlj tdal da kanjs us eltc tda daeidts nlj japtds cg Kubas
irant Mdrestons mnltemkas, wdara dcpa atarlnkky nfejas.
Nt kanst clma anmd Njvalt sanscl, E tdelb cg tdnt
nliuesdaj preast, sc jataroelaj tc onba us saa wdnt wavakcst. E wesd E mcukj lj deo nlj ieva deo tdes fccb.
Pnukn Dustcl
Nutdcr cg]eopkegyeli tda ]cuk
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Eltrcjumteclm
Alinielitda ]tcrycg ZdesIrant ]anscl
M
drestons es tda sanscl tdnt prcoesas tc tcumd cur jaap-
ast laajs nlj tc oaat cur jaapast kclielis2 et es tdastcry cg Icj raoaofareli us, mnreli nfcut us, nlj squaaz-
eli deosakg eltc teoa nlj spnma, jrnweli lanr, aval ns cla
cg us. Eg wa nra raoaofaraj, kcvaj, nlj blcwl fy tda Cla
wdc es cur ukteonta scurma cg kega nlj jastelntecl, wdc
axests fayclj nkk teoa nlj mclstrnelt, tdal nkk wcrreas, ganrs,
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nlj nlxeateas oakt nwny. Cr sdcukj oakt nwny, et saaos. Fut
es tdara nlycla gcr wdco tdes es nmtunkky tda mnsa3
Only gckbs blcw tda Mdrestons stcry nlj wdnt et esoanlt tc sny tc us, nlj tday fakeava tdasa tdelis el scoa
nfstrnmt salsa2 nlj yat tda stcry jcas lct kevagcr tdao
nlyocra. Et dns wcrl tdel uljar tda terascoa waeidt cg kega.
Zda axtrn strasscrs cg tda sanscl jc lct dakp8 tda mnrjs, tda
gnoeky Mdrestons pdctc, tda jamcrnteli, tda cgma pnrty, tda
laeidfcrdccj pnrty, nlj tda axtaljaj gnoeky el tcwl cr el
tda dcoa. Oumd cg et nkk es ialuela, fut oumd nksc gaaksmcltrevaj. ]coa cg et es sdnraj wetd pacpka wdc nksc fakeava
tda stcry nlj kcli tc axparealma tda japtds cg ets oanleli,
fut only cg tdasa avalts seopky sarva tc jekuta tda vary
sanscl wdemd inva tdao tdaer axmusa tc iat smdajukaj el tda
rst pknma2 tday nra scmenk nlj assaltenkky ialarem. Zday jc
lct freli tda stcry tc kega el cur danrts2 tday onba et saao
surrank nlj raocvaj. Nlj nkk tda wdeka, tda axpalsa cg et nkkel taros cg alariy ns wakk ns oclay mnl gaak keba nlytdeli
fut n ranscl tc rahcema nlj n scurma cg dcpa.
Ctdars pardnps kcli tc fakeava fut seopky mnllct saa
dcw tda Mdrestons stcry mcukj tcumd tdao. Kega dns dnj
tcc only uldnppy surpresas cr nt kanst ulgukkkaj dcpas
nlj kclielis. Cr tday dnva onja tcc only mdcemas gcr
wdemd tday lcw mnrry n kcnj cg rairats. Zda darcas nljdarcelas cg tdes stcry nra tcc pura, tcc pargamt, tcc prestela2
oy stcry mcukj lct wanva eltc tdes stcry, tday gaak. ]dnoa
smnras tdao cgg, cr uloat yanrlelis nra tcc pnelgukky salse-
teva. Ns tdes irant stcry es tckj avary yanr, tday ratrant eltc
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Eltrcjumtecl =
tda nlclyocus fnmbirculj cg faeli nl axtrn. Zday nra
nrculj, fut nra mnraguk tc stny el tda fnmbirculj.
Ctdar gckbs nra yat nlctdar stap raocvaj. Zday wcljartdnt nlycla el tda ocjarl wcrkj stekk fakeavas tdes ckj stcry.
Eslt et rntdar eopknusefka3 Zdaer mylemeso slaars tdnt el
rankety tda stcry kevas clky ns n wny tc jreva tda mclsuoar
amclcoy nlj prcveja jestrnmtecl tdrcuid tda turl tc fkanb
weltar.
Zdasa struiikas wanry us, pardnps aval eg tday nra lct
curs tc fanr2 pardnps scoacla wa kcva frelis tdao tc us,cr fy des cr dar oara prasalma baaps tdao fagcra us. Onyfa
cla cr ocra cg tdasa struiikas steli, nlj wa mcwar el ganr.
Nlj yat, scoatdeli jaap wetdel us wclt ieva et up.
Yakk, wdnt eg tda cla wdc tckj tdes stcry pardnps ocst
fanutegukky cg nkk nksc blaw nlj uljarstccj tdasa beljs
cg struiikas3 Ydnt eg da wrcta tda stcry el n wny tdnt wns
jaseilaj tc dakp des ranjars wrastka wetd scoa cg tdasatrcufkas3 Mcukj tdnt fa3 Mnl tda stcry ns wrettal el Kubas
icspak stekk mcoa nkeva nlj pukk uscur eonielntecls nlj
cur kevaseltc et, ns et wara3 Nlj es tdes pcssefka wetdcut
jceli veckalma tc tda creielnk stcry cr tc Kubas eltalt ns
nutdcr cg et3
Ydnt eg nl aggamteva tcck tc freli tdes stcry tc us ninel
ns tda iegt cg n keveli stcry wcukj lct fa preonreky n dcw-tc fccb cl seopkegyeli tda sanscl3 Zdcuid seopkegyeli
wcukj saao nl nttrnmteva wny tc ic nlj wcukj lc jcuft
fa dakpguk, stekk, n dcw-tc fccb tdrantals clky tc njj tc tda
strassas et treas tc nkkaventa2 tdaras yat ocra tc scrt cut. Cl
tda ctdar dnlj, wdnt eg wanveli cur stcreas eltc tdes stcry es
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lct truky nmmcopkesdaj fy nl (yat nlctdar) nttaopt tc lj
njhamtevas irnlj nlj pequnlt alcuid tc ontmd tda seza cg
tda sanscls oassnia nlj wcrtd3 Eg wa mcukj lj njhamtevaspetdy alcuid, tdnt wcukj saao n iccj tdeli, gcr tdes es n
stcry ulequaky tcumdeli el nkk cg destcry. Fut rankky tdara
seopky jc lct saao tc fa nly njhamtevas tdnt truky mnl mnrry
tda waeidt, nlj tda jciiaj aggcrt nt et clky taljs tc kanj
tc tda cppcseta aggamt, kcseli nly pcssefka jaap mcllamtecl
scoawdara el tda aofakkesdoalt.
Fut dara es n fanuteguk nlj n seopka ejan8 tda wny tcfreli tdes stcry fnmb tc kega nlj tc lj oy stcry jrnwl eltc
et ns n keveli stcry wetd taxtura nlj japtd ony fa seopky tc
ranj tdes stcry ninel el Kubas icspak, wdara et es nriunfky
ocst fanutegukky nlj rconltemnkky tckj, nlj tc set wetd Icj
el et, nsbeli quastecls.
Zda dnppy hcy cg nkk tdes es tdnt Njvalt es n sanscl
oanlt tc ieva us hust sumd n spnma el cur kevasn spnmagcr sakg-raamtecl, gcr wneteli upcl nlj axpamteli Icj
tc sdcw up nlj pardnps aval tc spanb tc us. Njvalt es n
sanscl cg raoaofareli, axpamteli, nlj kestaleli gcr Icjs
prasalma. Nlj Kuba dns ieval us quastecls nlj mnltemkas
(pcatem sclis) tc kanj useg wa jnra tc ic cl n hcurlay
wetd deotdrcuid n speretunk ranjeli tdnt frelis tda stcry
tc kega nlj eltartwelas cur stcry wetd et.Et wcrbs keba tdes8 Kuba wns n pcwarguk nlj jaapky
aggamteva stcrytakkar. Da dns kcli faal ramcilezaj gcr des
takkeli cg tda pnrnfkas cg Hasus nlj gcr tda lnrrnteva qunkety
cg des icspak. El gnmt, tda Dcky ]peret mdcsa deo tc wreta
ocra cg tda Law Zastnoalt tdnl nly ctdar nutdcr.>Ydnt
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es kass wakk blcwl nlj tdaragcra cg kass speretunk falat
tc ocjarl Mdrestenls es Kubas usa cg twc ctdar pcwarguk
ketarnry rdatcremnk tccks8 quastecls nlj pcatry.Kuba usas quastecls tc pukk des ranjars eonielntecl
ocra jaapky eltc tda stcry. Zdara nra pknmas wdara Kuba
mdccsas clky tc rapcrt tdnt n quastecl wns nsbaj, fut lct
tc sdcw et nsbaj cl tda keps cg keva lnrrnteva teoa el tda
nmtecl, sc tc spanb. El mcltrnst, el tdcsa pknmas wdara Kuba
dns n iura el tda stcry nsb n quastecl el keva lnrrnteva
teoa, tda quastecl ranmdas cutcgg tda pnia ns et waranlj pukks tda ranjar eltc tda mcltaxtcgtal pcwargukky,
fut aggamtevaky aval wdal clky eopkemetkyns tdrcuid
syopntdy cr jesjnel. Zdara es scoatdeli nfcut tda cpal-
aljajlass cg n quastecl tdnt jaonljs rameprcmety wdal
spcbal el tda lnrrnteva nlj tdaragcra alinias tda ranjar el
tda lnrrnteva ocoalt nlj trnlsgcros et eltc n lcw-keveli
ocoalt gcr deo cr dar.Gcr elstnlma, wa dnj faal lemaky ranjeli nkcli, hust
gckkcweli n stcry grco n kcli teoa nic el nlctdar muktura
nlj n gnr-nwny knlj, wdal sujjalky wa lj n law aoc-
teclnk elvastoalt dns furst cpal wetdel us. Cd, Xamdnrend
gakt tdntwny wdal tda nliak Infreak nppanraj nlj spcba tc
deo3 Dcw mcukjda3 Dcw jnra da sny tdnt3 Cr onyfa wa
gaak tda cppcseta8 Das reidt tc jaonlj nssurnlma! Dcwmcukj nlycla fakeava tdnt3 Daj resb tcc oumd! Zdayva
suggaraj alcuid nkranjy. Aetdar wny, lcw tda setuntecl es
el cur danrt nlj cur eonielntecl, nlj wa dnva tc iura cut
wdc Xamdnrend wns nlj wdy da raspcljaj ns da jej. Zdal
wa kanrl nfcut cursakvas ns wakk famnusa wa nra aetdar
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syopntdatem wetd des raspclsa cr wa nra lct. Aetdar wny,
tda trutd jaap elseja us es ravankaj.
Ns gcr pcatry, Kuba usas pcatry gcr tda snoa ransclsnkk pcats usa pcatry8 et spanbs ocra jaapky tdnl nlnkyses
cr aval lnrrnteva es nfka. Et dns faal lctaj tdnt Kubas
mnltemkas el tda fertd lnrrnteva gulmtecl tda wny sclis gulm-
tecl el n ousemnk2 tda nmtecl pnusas ns tda scli kanjs tda
nujealma eltc jaapar raamtecl, onyfa aval trnlspcrteli
us tdrcuid tda fanuty cg tda peama. Oeidt tdnt fa tda ranscl
tdnt pardnps tda Onilemnt (Onrys scli, nlj tda samcljmnltemka Kuba ramcrjs el des fertd lnrrnteva) es tda selika
ocst sat-tc-ousem pcao cg nkk cg destcry3
]c quastecls nlj pcatry nra twc ketarnry rdatcremnk tccks
tdnt Kuba usas njrcetky, ns elsperaj fy tda Dcky ]peret. Fut
wnet n oeluta! wa ony prctast2 tda icspak stcry dnppalaj
clma clky nlj es uttarky ulequa, el n wny fayclj aval dcw
avary stcry es ulequa. ]c jcas et wcrb tc wanva cur stc-reas eltc et3 Uas, famnusa Kuba dns jcla tdes2 da dns usaj
twc ketarnry tccks tc elveta des ranjars tc hcel el tda stcry
el tdaer eonielntecls. Da elvetas us tc saa tda mdnrnmtars
ns rank pacpka nlj saa cur seoeknreteas wetd cr jeggaralmas
grco tdasa pacpka. Zdal, ns cur syopntdatem eonielntecl
dns faal aliniaj, wa faiel ocra jaapky tc npprcprenta
Icjs irant nmt cg Icspak (cg tdaiccj lawscg des kcva)tc cursakvas.
Zdara nra gcur quastecls jeramtky pcsaj fy mdnrnmtars
el Kubas icspak fagcra tda fertd cg Hasus. Kuba usas tdasa
gcur quastecls tc wnkb tda ranjar tdrcuid n prcmass cg spere-
tunk prapnrntecl gcr tda irant avalt cg tda fertd, ocveli tda
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ranjar grco n pknma cg pctaltenk mylemeso cr danrt-wanrelass
grco tda ranketeas cg kega, tc n pknma cg prnesa nlj nltemepn-
tecl nt tda rankety cg tda kcva nlj pcwar cg Icj. Ngtar tdaquastecls dnva faiul tdaer wcrb, Kuba eltrcjumas pcatemnk
raamtecls (tda mnltemkas) tdnt iueja tda ranjars eonieln-
tecl el wrastkeli wetd tda quastecls.
Zdes fccb es n iueja nkcli tda speretunk pekireonia knej
cut el Kuba >nlj et es oanlt tc gnmeketnta ycur almcultar
wetd tda gcur quastecls nlj pcatry cg Kubas fertd lnrrn-
teva nlj suiiast wnys ycu ony eltarnmt wetd tdaofutukteontaky tdes eltarnmtecl es gcr ycu tc jc parsclnkky wetd
Icj, cg mcursa. Zda pnma cg tda pekireonia es jaseilaj tc
fa rcuidky cla mdnptar n waab, skcw alcuid tc nkkcw gcr
raamtecl nlj mcltaopkntecl. Zdara es cla quastecl gcr anmd
cg tda gcur waabs cg Njvalt, tdal gckkcws cla sdcrt mdnptar
cl Mdrestons Ava cr sccl tdarangtar, nlj cla mdnptar jureli
tda twakva jnys cg Mdrestons. Zda hcurlay mclmkujas wetdspnma tc tnba up wdntavar dns faal ravankaj cr wdntavar
mclvemtecl cr mnkkeli ony dnva mcoa.
Irnma nlj panma tc ycu ns ycu faiel ycur Njvalt
pekireonia.
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Zda Gerst Yaab cg Njvaltm
Jc E Jnra tcCpal Oysakgtc Icj3
Zdara nra pardnps gaw tdelis ns jegmukt gcr us tc dnljkans jesnppceltoalt. Ya gnlmy cursakvas ocjarl pacpka,tda prcjumts cg n wanktdy, tamdlckciemnkky njvnlmajnlj
pcwargukYastarl muktura. Yava elvastaj danveky el tda
jrano cg n wcrkj el wdemd cla sdcukjlt rankky dnva tc put
up wetd tdelis lct faeli up tc n martnel kavak, nlj sdcukjlt
dnva tc gnma nl ulsntesgyeli, cr pnelguk, cr ulhust kegatruky
tc lj cursakvas stumb hust dnveli tc gnma jesnppceltoalt
wetdcut dnveli ramcursa tc scoa nktarlnteva.
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]c wdal jesnppceltoalt mcoas, wa prctast. Yara
seopky lct usaj tc et2 wara usaj tc faeli cggaraj mdcemas.
Yara usaj tc faeli nfka tc mcopknel tdnt sumd nlj sumd esseopky lct nmmaptnfka, et jcas lct oaat cur axpamtntecls
cg sarvema, mcogcrt, cr mclvalealma.
Ydal tdnt jcaslt wcrb, tdaras nkwnys jalenk, cr
rajaleli oysakg nlj onbeli oy wcrkj wcrb gcr oa8
n ratrant eltc n ulevarsa lc knriar tdnl oy cwl oaltnk nlj
scmenk mclstrumts.
Et es lnturnk, cg mcursa, tdnt wa sdcukjlt kebajesnp-pceltoaltet es eldaralt el tda wcrj etsakg tdnt et es n knmb-
eli, nl cppcrtulety kcst, n salsa cg kegas lct faeli nkk et
wns oanlt tc fa. Zda reppka aggamts cg cur creielnk pnralts
gnkk grco pargamtecl nlj tdaer raocvnk grco tda Inrjal nra
ufequetcus nlj parvnseva, nlj anmd cg us selma dns jcla
cur cwl pnrt el baapeli tdcsa reppkas alariezaj nlj cl tda
ocva. Zdaer vnst wnba cg mclsaqualmas saal nlj ulsaalmnrry cl, jesrupteli cur kevas nlj fayclj.
]c jesnppceltoalts mcoa. El only sdnpas nlj sezas,
gcr ranscls wa mnl scrt cut nlj gcr saaoeliky lc ranscl
wa mnl jesmarl. Gcr only el cur aopcwaraj nlj prevekaiaj
muktura, tda jesnppceltoalts cg cur kevas gcro tda feiiast
fkcmb tc n keveli, vefrnlt raknteclsdep wetd Icj. Onyfa
Icj es cut tdara scoawdara, ns tda pcp scli grco n gawjamnjas fnmb suiiasts, wntmdeli grco n jestnlma2 fut wa
wcukj fa skcw tc fakeava tdnt Icj mcukj fa elteonta, lanr,
janr, nljpcwarguk, nfka, nmteva. Cr pardnps wa wcukj aval
fa nliry sdcukj wa lj cut Icj es lanr nlj wnlts tc fa
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blcwl elteontaky. Yaj dnva n gaw tdelis tc mkanr up wetd
deo fagcra waj kat tdnt dnppal!
Pardnps, wara wa tc fa dclast wetd cursakvas, wawcukj dnva tc njoet tdnt tda wdcka lctecl smnras us jaapky.
Eg Icjs prasalma famnoa rank tc us el n jaap nlj trua wny,
waj dnva tc gnma tda tdelis wava jaleaj cr sdcvaj jcwl
cr kanrlaj tc baap nt nros kalitd, tnlialtenk2 nlj wa wcukj
dnva tc wrastka wetd Icj cvar dcw nkk tdes ts tciatdar, nlj
dcw wa wcukj ic cl wetd deo mcoeli nkcliseja, prasalt,
jny ngtar jny, waab ngtar waab, nlj cl nlj cl.Njvalt es nfcut Icjs prasalma8 et es nfcut raoaofar-
eli des pnst prasalma el destcry, kccbeli gcrwnrj tc des pras-
alma wcljargukky tc mcoa el treuopd el tda gutura, nlj nksc
saabeli tc axparealma des prasalma wetd us lcw, el cur kevas
el tda prasalt ocoalt. Pardnps et es tdes knst cla wdemd es
tda ocst mdnkkalieli tc fakeava. Pardnps wa ony laaj tc
mkanr tda irculj n kettka el crjar tc fa nfka tc axparealmaIcjs prasalma el n wny tdnt saaos rank nlj parsclnk, nlj
yat es nksc tda wny tdnt da wcukj kcva gcr us tc blcw deo
nlj alhcy des kcva nlj elteonmy.
Jureli irnjunta smdcck el tdackciy oy jrano wns
tc famcoa n prcgasscr cg Noaremnl destcry nt n tcp-lctmd
ulevarsety cr mckkaia. E dnj et nkk scrtaj cut wetd n onstar
pknl8 ngtar n tdackciy jairaa E wcukj stujy destcry, iatn jcmtcrnta, nlj tdal tnba oy tdackciemnk irculjeli nlj
destcremnk axpartesa nlj fa n keidt gcr tda Icspak cl n onhcr
mnopus scoawdara.
Avarytdeli saaoaj tc fa keleli up2 E wns jceli wakk
nlj alhcyeli oy stujeas. E stuofkaj upcl n wcljarguk nlj
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uljesmcvaraj destcremnk iaon stcry cg Mdrestenls el tda
Noaremnl ]cutd savalty cr sc yanrs fagcratda Mevek Ynr
wdc dnj faal kaj fy tdaer gnetd el Hasus Mdrest tc rapaltcg tdaer pnrtemepntecl el sknvary. Zday graaj tdaer sknvas,
gnmaj amclcoem japrevntecl, nlj wara gcrmaj tc ocva tc
Baltumby nlj Cdec, tda grcltear cg tdaer jny, tc onba n law
stnrt cl n sonkkar smnka. Zdes wns n pcwarguk, fanuteguk, nlj
almcurnieli stcry cg tda Dcky ]peret kanjeli tda pacpka cg
Icj tc nmt hustky, tc kcva oarmy, nlj tc wnkb duofky wetd
tdaer Icj. Zdes wns n stcry faiieli tc fa tckj, nlj cg tdascrt tdnt wretas tembats tc irnjunta stujeas el destcry.
Et wns nl ultckj stcry wdal E gculj et2 ns gnr ns E blcw,
et stekk es.
E rasanrmdaj jcmtcrnk prcirnos. E vesetaj n pcpuknr,
oumd-pufkesdaj prcgasscr nt nl nuiust nlj ralcwlaj ule-
varsety el Aliknlj. E vesetaj n makafrntaj nlj jamcrntaj
prcgasscr el tda rakavnlt nran cg destcry nt nl NoaremnlEvy Kaniua smdcck. Zday wara fctd eltarastaj. E scrtaj cut
n gaw la fut skeidtky kassar smdccks wdara E wcukj nksc
nppky, nlj n sc-mnkkaj sngaty-vnkva smdcck.
Pardnps ycu suspamt wdara tdes es iceli. Oy ikcrecus
mnraar el Noaremnl destcry lavar ict cgg tda irculj. E wns
rahamtaj fy nkk cg tda prcirnos, grco Aliknlj tc Evy Kaniua
tc sngaty vnkva. E wns mnuidt sdcrtdnljaj8 n fanuteguk yculiwega, twc vary yculi kettka ierks, nlj n ccj cg tarrcr el
oy danrt. Yns E iceli tc gnek tdao nkranjy, wdal E wns hust
fnraky cut cg tda inta3
Ycrsa, eg pcssefka, wdara wns Icj el tda oejst cg nkk cg
tdes3 Zda salsa E dnj blcwl cg tdelis saaoeliky nkk kanjeli
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