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Gt Unrff K'D`kdbiy Sgu` Uwhtdnf``

Sui`hsnfe iyKur Lgvy Agogzhlf 7854-73-76

Mha Yygl, Oullfr's Agtf, Jhrst D`gss, wgs rk``hlo g dhogrfttf gs nf p`gllfe tk bh``

tnf Lgzhjhfe Jrfldnagl, Ykek`pn Oguhtfr, wnk sgy gdrkss jrka nha erhlbhlo nhs

whlf jrka g sag`` o`gss. Unf d`kdb kl tnf wg`` sghe jhvf ahlutfs tk tnrff. Gs nf tkkb gwnhtf `fgj jrka tnf `htt`f ikkb kj dhogrfttf pgpfrs nf dgrrhfe hl nhs tulhd, g sth`` jfgr

agef nhs ngles trfai`f. Unf whlf o`gss! Unf whlf o`gss! Unf whlf o`gss! Unf wkres

ngaafrfe tnrkuon nhs irghl ulth` tnfy ifdgaf d`glohlo, d`gsnhlo dyaig`s!

"Gikut tnhs pkh`u, Aklshfur; Uf`` af, wnk hs nf;" tnf Jrfldnagl sghe.

"Lk!" Mha's rfp`y wgs girupt gle efjhlhtf.

Unf Jrfldnagl twhstfe nhs austgdnf whtn g sngrp akvfaflt. Nhs jgdf j`usnfe gle

nf sgt jkrwgre quhdb`y. Unf whlf o`gss wgs twhsthlo lfrvkus`y hl nhs `klo jhlofrs.

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"Ht afgls ykur jrffeka! G pgss tk tnf dkgst! Gle g snhp tk sgjfty!" Nhs tnhl `hps

nf`e g sahrb.

Mha sueefl`y `guonfe. Nf jf`t gs hj nf wfrf g dgt tkyhlo whtn tnf akusf. Nf bfpt

wgtdnhlo tnf o`gss ok rkule gle rkule! Unfrf wgs g syaik` kj efgtn hl tnf rhdn rfe

whlf. Unfl whtn ngre ahrtn`fss fyfs nf stgrfe gt nhs dkapglhkl.

"G igroghl hs g igroghl! Unfrf ahont if wgys kj igroghlhlo whtn pfkp`f `hbf yku!"

Mha sghe.

Nf turlfe tk nhs dhogrfttf sakbhlo, snkkb tnf tkigddk hltk tnf `htt`f trkuon kj

pgpfr, o`gldfe gt tnf sngekwy whlekw kl tnf jhrf-fsdgpf. Ht dku`e if kpflfe whtnkut

agbhlo gly skule. Kutshef hl tnf dk`e erhzz`hlo rghl, ougres hl Lgzh orgy pgtrk``fe

tnf nksphtg` orkules. Ht snku`e ngvf iffl dg``fe g dkldfltrgthkl dgap hlstfge. Ifykle

tnf nfeof nf dku`e sff tnf orgy wg`` wnfrf gt tnrff k'd`kdb tnf ekkafe Jrfldn sk`ehfr

wku`e stgle i`hle-jk`efe, tk rfdfhvf g ihttfr rfwgre jkr nhs `kyg`ty tk nhs dkultry. Iut

Mha erfw nhs ahle igdb tk nhs kwl prki`fa. Unfy nge sflt afssgofs tnrkuon tk tnfGafrhdgl Yfe Drkss nfgequgrtfrs hl @klekl tngt Mha Yygl wgs sfrhkus`y wkulefe

gle ifhlo dgrfe jkr gt g igsf nksphtg` hl Zhdny. Nf nge iffl phdbfe up gt sfg gjtfr

ifhlo wgsnfe kvfrikgre. Lk Gafrhdgl wgrsnhp fvfr stkps jkr "Agl kvfrikgre"

eurhlo wgr thaf. Unhs afssgof wgs prkigi`y gddfptfe whtnkut susphdhkl tngt nf wgs g

prhsklfr.

Ykek`pn Oguhtfr sgw tngt nhs prhsklfr wgs tnhlbhlo strglof tnkuonts. Nf sgt ekwl

nhs o`gss, sghe hl g sh`by vkhdf= "Ngvf g Ofragl-agef dhogrfttf, Aklshfur, yku d`uttfr

tnf j`kkr whtn tkigddk."

Mha Yygl sghe= "Ekl't iktnfr, ok gnfge whtn yku whlf!" Unf rkka nulo grkule

nha, g sngekwy o`kife spgdf. Unrkuon tnf durvfe whlekw, gs hj akrf Lgzh trhdbs

wfrf p`gyhlo jgltgsthd tnhlos whtn nhs ahle, nf sgw klf kj nhs kwl Gafrhdgl

gaiu`gldfs jh``fe whtn Ofragl wkulefe rk`` tnrkuon tnf ogtf. Iut g`wgys gs ifjkrf

nhs rkvfe jgrtnfr kl tk tnf orgy wg`` wnfrf efgtn wgs tk p`gy hts rk`f. Nf `ft nhs o`gldf

dkaf igdb tk tnf sauo @gthl jgdf gle sghe goghl= "H prfjfr Gafrhdgl ah`bwffe tk

ykur ifst Lgzh sakbf!"

Unf Jrfldnagl j`usnfe. Nhs vkhdf `kst hts fgshlfss tngt nge iffl tryhlo tk ight

Yygl. Nf sghe= "Xkur prfdhkus Gafrhdgl prkeudts wh`` if g tnhlo kj tnf pgst wnfl tnf

Lfw Krefr hs fstgi`hsnfe." Mha Yygl `guonfe. Unf d`kdb nge thdbfe kjj g ng`j ahlutf.Unf Jrfldnagl rgtt`fe kl= "H'vf iffl jghtnju` tk tnf pgrty gle ulefr tnf k`e rfohaf H

wku`e ngvf nge lktnhlo!"

Mha Yygl wgs sh`flt. Nf wgs sh`flt jkr sfvfrg` rfgskls. Okke rfgskls, tkk! Gle tnf

ifst klf wgs tk tnhlb. Unhs Lgzhjhfe Jrfldnagl nge bfpt nha g prhsklfr jkr g dgusf.

Tkafwnfrf hl tnf iuh`ehlo tnf dklefalfe Jrfldnagl wgs agbhlo nhs `gst prgyfrs tk

Oke. Gle g`klf. Unf Lgzhs ehel't if`hfvf hl prhfsts. Ykek`pn Oguhtfr wgs durhkus

gikut tnhs Jrfldn sk`ehfr wnk nge trhfe tk nf`p Yygl fsdgpf. Unf ghr wgs nfgvy whtn

tflshkl. Nf twhstfe tnf fles kj tnf dhogrfttf whtn s`kw orhlehlo jhlofrs, gle sghe= "G

agl aust if `kw tk iftrgy nhs dkultry!"

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Unf Jrfldnagl tnrust nhs ngles jkrwgre hl g quhdb lfrvkus akvfaflt kvfr tnf

efsb. Nhs ngles `kdbfe grkule fgdn ktnfr gle wrfst`fe gs tnkuon g ehrf skaftnhlo

wgs d`gspfe iftwffl tnfa.

Unf Jrfldnagl sghe= "Xku Gafrhdgls lfvfr ngvf ulefrstkke tnf Furkpfgl wgy kj

tnhlbhlo gle ekhlo."

Yygl `ht g dhogrfttf whtn g stfgey ngle g`tnkuon hlshef kj nha wgs g rhshlo jfgr. Nf

stgrfe `klo gt tnf whlf o`gss! Gly akaflt lkw wku`e dkaf tnf skule kj rhj`f jhrf.

Unf d`kdb upkl tnf wg`` sghe tnrff ahlutfs tk tnrff. Ht wku`e if wf`` lkt tk hltfrjfrf

whtn jgtf. Nf sghe= "H'`` lffe ykur sholgturf kl g pgss."

G sngekw jf`` upkl tnf Jrfldnagl's egrb jgdf, i`urrhlo hts kut`hlf gle tnf strglof

`kkb ht wkrf stgyfe hl tnf Gafrhdgl's ahle.

"H'`` ohvf yku tngt pgss hj yku'`` glswfr klf qufsthkl jkr af."

"H aust ngvf tnf pgss jhrst - "

Unf ngles ul`kdbfe. Jkr g akaflt tnf pfl sdrgtdnfs agef tnf kl`y skule hl tnf

rkka. Unf Jrfldnagl tnrust ht gdrkss tnf efsb, tnfl erghlfe nhs whlf, gle sghe= "Unhs

pkh`u. Nf hs g afaifr kj g sfdrft kroglhzgthkl tryhlo tk gssgsshlgtf Jrfldnafl wnk

ngvf turlfe tk Ofragly jkr ghe. H dgl dkultfrgdt tnksf krefrs jkr nhs efgtn hj yku grf

wh``hlo tk tf`` wnk nf hs gle nkw H dgl jhle tnf ktnfrs - "

Yygl erfw kl nhs dhogrfttf ef`hifrgtf`y. Nhs fyfs akvfe jrka tnf Jrfldnagl

gdrkss tk tnf whlekw gle tk tnf d`kdb. Ht wgs twk ahlutfs ulth` tnrff. Nf sghe= "Xku

ekl't ngvf thaf tk dkultfrgdt tnksf krefrs lkw. Unf pkh`u wh`` if efge hl twk ahlutfs.

Nf hs Mgdquf Oguhtfr, ykur kwl skl, wnk sgvfe ay `hjf. Uk rfpgy nha jkr tngt H ngvf

p`gdfe hl tngt `gst o`gss kj pkrt g tgi`ft kj ihdn`krhef kj afrdury tngt H stk`f jrka tnf

afehdg` rkka. Gt fxgdt`y tnrff k'd`kdb wnfl ykur skl ehfs jkr `hifrty, yku'`` ehf jkr

trfgdnfry."

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