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O aurhob ot Qhfehks wos rork, d`r tek rhfe ork l`t nl`wl d`r
tekhr cyhlm. Sekhr mrovks akbhkc tek strklmte olc tek b`lm
bhdk teot wkobte f`ubc arhlm. Aut teky chc chk. @ur w`rn, `urfobbusks, `ur w`rl t``bs, olc w`rl jusfbks wkrk pr``d, kvkl
os teky wkrklt pr``d. k wkrk surk `d tek loturk `d tehlms
aklkote `ur dkkt. Sekrk wos l` jkolckrhlm! `ur bhvks
rkv`bvkc or`ulc tek p`hlt. "`, wekl tek f`#l fojk olc tek
pr`fkssh`l d`bb`wkc, wk wkrk k$fhtkc olc l`t surprhskc. @ur
kyks d`fuskc rotekr teol whcklkc. @ur ekorts spkc dr`j
furh`shty rotekr teol se`fn. k mrkw komkr, os d`r ol kvklt
teot f`jks l`t `dtkl, aut teot f`jks obwoys olc d`rkvkr.
Sek f`#l wos forrhkc ay sh$ jkl, terkk `l kofe shck. Olc
teky wobnkc sb`wby d`r tekhr b`oc wos ekovy. Oekoc `d tekj
wos o shlmbk jol we` b``nkc `ut olc muhckc. Akehlc tekj
wos tek fr`wc, bhlkc olc `rckrkc s` teot teky wkrk l`t o
j`a. Seky wobnkc d`rworc olc chc l`t b``n aofn. Sekhr
ekocs wkrk p`hltkc up olc teky chc l`t wotfe tekhr se`ks.
Seky wobnkc whte ossurolfk. Sekhr se`ks wkrk abofn olc
tekhr tr`uskrs abofn! abofn dofks ehcckl akehlc abofn eots.
Seky fost b`lm seoc`ws hl tek outujl sul. Seky wkrk ostek seoc`w `d o fb`uc hs, olc j`vkc os tek seoc`w `d o
fb`uc j`vks, tonhlm mrkot strhcks ykt oppkorhlm j`th`lbkss.
%`lk `d us eoc kvkr skkl o pr`fkssh`l. &$fkpt "tol, we`
eoc bhvkc ehs dotekrs dulkrob. k wkrk furh`us aut chc l`t
b``n up. k chc l`t fkosk `ur w`rn. k bhstklkc, tek ohr wos
tehl olc tek coy wos wkbb'jock d`r `ur kors. (hstklhlm chc
l`t aktroy `ur hltkrksts! wk f`ubc w`rn wehbk bhstklhlm. k
ekorc whte `ur kors olc `ur orjs olc whte `ur dkkt. k dkbt
tek trkjabk `d korte ter`ume `ur ar`nkl se`ks. Olc whte `ur
pobjs prksskc omohlst tek mross wk ekorc tek jorfehlm `d
tek fr`wc. k chsfkrlkc chstolfk dr`j trkj`rs. k ekorc
tek hjprkssh`l `d d``tstkps `l s`hb. k wkrk mk`b`mhsts.
k cktkrjhlkc chstolfk whte `ur kors, olc lujakrs wk
cktkrjhlkc whte `ur dkkt. Seky wkrk dor owoy, ykt fb`sk
kl`ume. "` dor, teky wkrk tw`'chjklsh`lob. "` fb`sk wk
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f`ubc sjkbb tekj, f`ubc skk tek seopks `d tekhr se`ks olc
mbkol tek mbkoj `d m`bc autt`ls. )b`sk kl`ume teot wk
f`ubc skk tekj wkbb, dor kl`ume teot wk w`ubc l`t ak skkl.*ovhlm c`lk `ur fobfuboth`ls, wk pkknkc hjpkrfkpthaby. k
f`ubc l`t rhsn fopturk! tek korte hs +rj, aut l`t obwoys
rkbhoabk. k j`vkc whte obb tek sb`wlkss teot wk f`ubc
o`rc -olc wk wkrk uhtk rhfe/ teot wk f`ubc skk ull`thfkc.
Seky chc l`t oppr`ofe us, l`r chc teky wobn owoy. Seky
mbhckc os o sw`rcs kcmk up`l tek whrk `d tek e`rh9`l. k
f`ubc skk tekj aktwkkl tek r`ws `d s`dt upbhdtkc &orte olc
eorc skt st`lk. k w`rnkc sb`wby! wk wkrk ot`p o ehme ehbbolc tek mk`jktry chssuockc `ur chsf`vkry. "thbb, wk wkrk
fouth`us. "b`w wos akttkr teol uhfn olc wk eoc thjk.
Sek j`vkjklt st`ppkc. Seky eoc orrhvkc. Sek e`bk wos
obrkocy cum! ckkp olc rkftolmubor. Sek korte wos drkse olc
l`t ykt seockc! tek kch+fk w`ubc f`jk botkr. Sek bhlks
d`rjkc hlt` rolns olc +bks. Sek sh$ jkl b`wkrkc tek f`#l
hlt` tek mrovk. Sek b`lk jol, we` muhckc, st``c ot tek shck
`d tek mrovk olc wotfekc. Sek f`#l wos f`l+lkc t` htspotfe `d korte. Sek thrkc sh$ rkthrkc t` tek rolns. Sek b`lk
jol rkjohlkc, olc dr`j tek d`bcs `d ehs f`ot, rkvkobkc o
abofn a``n.
Sek jol `pklkc tek a``n t` s`jk pomk olc akmol rkochlm.
*k chc l`t b``n ot tek a``n, `r tek mrovk. *hs kyks wkrk
t`worc tek pk`pbk, aut ek chc l`t skkj t` b``n ot tekj
khtekr. k chc l`t ulckrstolc tehs, ulthb ?`k sp`nk.
1*ke. @bc jols lkor abhlc.6
1*`wc y`u +murk teot36 ; osnkc
1Seots 4rkm`r rhmet36 sohc =hnk
1"` ht hs6 sohc hb, olc ?`k l`cckc.
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1=ustvk akkl se`rt l`thfk.6 "ohc =hnk. hb mrultkc, ?`k nkpt
l`cchlm.
1e`s 4rkm`r36 ; osnkc.
15`lt y`u m` t` tek sphrk'e`usk `l "ulcoys3 ;vk skkl y`u
tekrk.6 "ohc ?`k
[email protected] ; sohc.
"tu lkvkr b``nkc up olc "tol lkvkr b``nkc c`wl, nkpt ehs
mo9k obwoys `l tek jol. k f`ubc skk "tols bhps j`utehlm
w`rcs ek chc l`t nl`w. `rcs l`lk `d us nlkw. O swhdt olc
s`dt t`lmuk, we`sk uttkrhlms wkrk mrolckur olc d`rfk.
`rcs wk f`ubc dkkb, te`ume wk chc l`t nl`w tekj.
;t wklt `l bhnk teot d`r o wehbk. @ur kors seut ` t` tek
ulnl`wl! tek d`rkhml t`lmuk wos l`hsk olc dockc owoy.
@lby "tol nkpt ehs kyks `l tek jol olc juttkrkc olc se``n
ehs ekoc hl drustroth`l. Sek wotkr'w`rcs f`ubc l`t ak ekbc.
Sekl, succklby tek l`hsk st`ppkc, olc tek jol akmol
spkonhlm olkw. Sehs thjk wk ulckrst``c! aut t`` s`dt, t``
b`w. k ekorc `lby w`rcs, l`t te`umets.
18r`+t7.jol7boa`r7ulckr tek sul36 Sekrk wos s`jk
f`lstkrloth`l ojhc tek fr`wc! tek lkrv`uslkss `d fb`ucs
akd`rk o st`rj.
14klkroth`l7.owoy7.mklkroth`l7.f`jk7.&orte7.d`rkvkr
7 1
1eotrk y`u mownhlm d`r3 `rn>6 hb, `d f`ursk! j`st `d us
eoc st`ppkc `ur w`rn t` bhstkl. Ot hbs w`rc `ur eolcs
akmol t` j`vk omohl, `ur kors snhppkc o akot, aut rkturlkc
t` tek reytej `d tek w`rcs.
1Qhvkrs7sko7ykt...l`t dubb7pbofk dr`j7.rkturl omohl7dubb
`d boa`r7jol foll`t7kyk7skkhlm7.kor7. +bbkc7ekorhlm.6
Sek jol st`ppkc. Sek a``n wos pkl, tek fr wc nkpt hts
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euse, olc hl tek succkl shbklfk wk f`ubc ekor `ur ekorts.
Sek jol b``nkc c`wl ot tek a``n! ek fb`skc ht olc put ht
aofn hlt` tek d`bcs `d ehs f`ot. *k b``nkc omohl ot tek fr`wc,sthbb, ek chc l`t skk tekj.
1Sekrk hs l` lkw tehlm ulckr tek sul. Sekrk hs l`
rkjkjarolfk `d d`rjkr tehlms! lkhtekr seobb tekrk ak oly
rkjkjarolfk `d tehlms teot ork t` f`jk whte te`sk teot
seobb f`jk odtkr.6 *k chc l`t jurjur, `r juttkr. 2l'jutkc
v`hfk `vkrt``n tek sthbb ohr, pklktrotkc st`lk olc korte. k
ekorc ehj wkbb.
Sek fboj`r mrkw! tek fr`wc auaabkc, obj`st a`hbhlm `vkr,
tekl tek b`lk jol stkppkc oshck olc `lk dr`j tek fr`wc
t``n ehs pbofk. "pkkfeks wkrk ckbhvkrkc, jkrfy purfeoskc,
phty phbdkrkc. "`ls olc ar`tekrs olc f`bbkomuks, f`bbkftkc
mrhkd olc p`fnktkc tkors. *olcnkrfehkds r`sk t` cry tek +lk
fehlo `d fekkn. 5hrt wos strkojkc hl ay eolcs, s`jkthjks
wkt chrt, juc teot wos wotkrkc ay kyk, olc s`jkthjks ose,
chrt os cry os solc. Sek f`#l f`vkrkc olc tek pr`fkssh`l
klckc, tek fr`wc wos o cr`p `d wotkr dobbhlm `l f`lfrktk.5hsshpoth`l. 5hsoppkorolfk. O dkw jkl bkdt akehlc, we`
wotfekc os tw` jkl fojk, crkw se`vkbs, olc aht tek korte.
Seky feottkc uhktby os teky wotfekc! tek sul `rolmkc olc
ehc, tek se`vkbs pottkc tek korte whte sothsdofth`l. "tors
frkotkc seoc`ws hl tek cornlkss. Sek w`rn wos c`lk. Sek
j`ulc jock. Sek jkl wobnkc t`mktekr, tek se`vkbs olc
tekhr `wlkrs d`bb`wkc akehlc tekj. Sekhr seoc`ws chc l`t
jkkt.
k +lhsekc `ur w`rn. k motekrkc `ur t``bs. k chc l`t
oppr`ofe tek drkse'thbbkc korte. k wkrk l`t furh`us `d
aurhkc skkc. Sek kvklts `d tek coy dockc dr`j jkj`ry,
dofks jkbtkc owoy. "`jk w`rcs rkjohlkc.
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5kfkjakr coys wkrk f`bc, ahttkr oohrs. )rkjotkc fb`ucs
abkw oseks teot aurhkc tek &orte. Srkks wkrk cry `d bkovks
olc druht! olc wkt whte sl`w. @ur fb`teks olc `ur e`jkswkrk bohc aork ay tek whlcs. ;jpkrdkfth`ls : tek e`bks hl `ur
r``ds, `r hl `ur fb`teks, tek b``sklkc wobbs `r ar`nkl c``rs
`r jhsshlm autt`ls, tek ar`nkl ekotkr olc tek b`st sford :
tek ull`thfkc olc tek hlvhshabk hl dohrkr coys, wekl whlc
wos wkbf`jk, wkrk l`w hlf`lvklhklt umbhlkss. Olc wk wkrk
f`bc.
@lby tek `lks obrkocy aurhkc : sekbtkrkc ay &orte `r st`lk
`r arhfn : wkrk ulokftkc. Se`ume teky t``, wkrkulc`uatkcby f`bc, cksphtk tekhr wkotekr'bkss oa`cks.
Qhfehks lkvkr fb`skc. Qohl, sl`w, whlc, ak weot ht joy, ht obb
dkbb t` us os w`rn. Aut tek f`bc chssuockc Qhfehks `bckst
nkkpkrs olc, os pkr kf`l`jhf prhlfhpbk, womks wkrk ehmekr
hl tek whltkr j`ltes. Sek w`rn t`` wos eorckr, d`r sl`w hs
l`t kosy t` fbkol olc dkwkr jkl jkolt j`rk boa`r. Aut wk
wkrk y`ulm, olc tek poy wos m``c. Olc ht wos `ur purp`sk
t` f`lvkrt `ur y`ute hlt` poy.
1?k'sus, hts f`bc, weot hs ht '< t`coy36 sohc =hnk. 0`ur `d us
wkrk wobnhlm t` Qhfehks, "tu olc hb bhvkc kbskwekrk olc
wkrk oasklt.
1'I oftuobby, mkt o eot6 ; sohc.
1Olc weot3 )`vkr jy jolk3 %` feolfk hl ekbb, 8ehb.6
1eotkvkr! y`ur purpbk kors soy s`jktehlm kbsk te`ume6 ;
sohc.
1eot3 ; c`lt eovk purpbk kors6 =hnk ruaakc ehs kors. 15` ;
?`k3 ?`k, ork jy kors purpbk36 Olc =hnk ar`umet tek shck `d
ehs ekoc t` ?`ks kyks. ?`k se`vkc =hnks ekoc owoy.
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14kt `ut jy dofk =hnk6 sohc ?`k. =hnk f`lthlukc t` rua ehs
kors. ?`k wobnkc up t`worc "tol, we` wos bkochlm. 1*ky
"tol, (kllys hs `pkl omohl.6
1@e36 rkpbhkc "tol.
1koe, ; wos wobnhlm ay ykstkrcoy6
1Obrhmet.6 "ohc "tol, sthbb b``nhlm oekoc.
1"`, y`u wollo m`36 osnkc ?`k.
1eot, t`coy36 "tol rkpbhkc. ; wos bhstklhlm whte kvkryovohboabk `rmol, ; nlkw oa`ut (kllys, ht wos o f`rlkr st`rk.
Aut tek succkl hltkrkst wos strolmk. =hnk wos hl ehs `wl
w`rbc, wekrk ehs kors wkrk purpbk olc lkkckc f`lstolt
ruaahlm.
1"urk, t`coy. ey l`t3 )`bc o coy os oly.6
1koe, aut ek ust `pklkc, y`u tehln eks sthbb m`llo c` ht36
1kbb wey w`ubclt ek3 Olc ;vk obrkocy akkl hl tekrk olc
fekfnkc ht `ut. ;ts m``c t` m`.6 "tol +lobby turlkc olc
b``nkc ot ?`k. Sekl ek l`thfkc jy kyks olc ; b``nkc owoy.
1Obrhmet, wkbb m` t`coy.6 "tol b``nkc ot jk omohl, olc ; tehln
ek sjhbkc o bhttbk. Sekl tek dofk sloppkc aofn, os o
f`jposs lkkcbk jhmet, olc wk wkrk aofn `l f`ursk.
?`k dkbb aofn hl bhlk olc sjofnkc =hnks ausy eolcs -sthbbup`l ehs kors/.
1Sekyrk l`t purpbk =hnk, aut teky whbb ak hd y`u c`lt st`p.6
Sekl ?`k mroaakc =hnks kor olc twhstkc.
1@w> Obrhmet, obrhmet.6 =hnk ruaakc ehs kor o bost thjk olc
put ehs eolcs hl ehs p`fnkts.
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; boumekc olc "tols sjhbk olc ?`ks w`rcs wkrk b`st t`
=hnks jhrte.
k rkofekc Qhfehks olc d`ulc "tu, os usuob, sktthlm up tek
t``bs d`r tek coys w`rn. 0hvk bormk se`vkbs, tw` hfk phfns,
terkk aufnkts `d wotkr -bunkworj/, olc tw` wosefb`tes. hb
wos oasklt! o rkfklt, ulf`jj`l `ffurrklfk, akf`jhlm
f`jj`l uhfnby. "tol hssukc `rckrs tekl phfnkc up ol hfk
phfn -ek chc l`t eovk tek jusfuboturk d`r se`vkb w`rn/ olc
akmol stoaahlm st`lk. Sek rkst `d us, k$fkpt d`r "tu, we`
`hlkc "tol, phfnkc up o se`vkb olc stortkc fbkorhlm tek
kltrolfks.
`rn wklt `l hl shbklfk d`r o wehbk, tekl hb fojk olc sow
o se`vkb olc sow tek sl`w olc whte tek tosn akd`rk ehj ek
skt ehs strklmte t`worcs hts f`jpbkth`l! obj`st ekrfubkol hl
ehs boa`rs.
"l`w w`rn hs f`bc w`rn olc duthbk w`rn. 0hlmkrs wehtkl olc
luja olc `hlts rust. 0r`st fopturks `ur arkote olc aurls
`ur bulms. k mr`w sb`w. Sek se`vkb mr`ws ekovy. Sek sl`wmr`ws eorc. Olc wk phln olc pobk. Olc tek seoc`ws
bklmtekl. k jonk pr`mrkss olc ht f`jks whte`ut l`thfk,
bhnk sprhlm rohl. k sjhbk ot o pote crowl olc wekl tek
sl`w dobbs s`dt `l `ur l`sks, wk olmkr! wk sf`rl. Aut `ur
aurlhlm fekkns olc +kry tkjpkrs foll`t jkbt tek snhks. k
ork f`vkrkc up olc juFkc olc jutkc. k bkol olc
arkotek wehtk whsps `d whltkr. Olc wk ork soc.
Sekl o seorp frulfe frofns tek shbklt sl`w. Olc wk turl olc+lc hb whte ar`nkl p`wckr up`l ehs ekoc. Olc wk kot `ur
worj sjhbks. Olc swobb`w feufnbks oabo9k hl `ur j`utes.
?`k olc =hnk wehstbk os hb mr`wbs olc feormks. Sekl wk rul
olc hb feosks olc wk boume. Olc tek jole``c hs orrkstkc
d`r o drkkc`j `d pboy.
Sek f`bc hs l`t s` ahthlm tekl olc tek sul l`t s` dor.
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Sek pboy klcs. Sek potes ork f`vkrkc olc tek hfk eos
motekrkc. k mroa `ur t``bs olc wk rkturl. k ork l`t s`
olmry l`w, te`ume tek s`dtlkss dobbs olc aurckls us.Se`ume tek pr`mrkss hs wosekc wehtk. Se`ume tek jusfbks
ofek ot rklkwkc r`uthlk. k ork l`t soc. k w`rn whte
str`lm sjhbks hl `ur st`jofes! whte uhkt `y.
Sek sul sehlks eorckr ot l``l. Olc tek roykc rohl shmlobs o
se`rt rksphtk. Sek bhmet hs `l `ur aofns, aut tek sl`w hs
ekovy. k foll`t sht `l `ur usuob sp`ts. Seky ork t`` f`bc
olc t`` wehtk olc t`` wkt. "` wk euccbk aklkote o bormkr
t`ja. Sekrk ork wobbs olc o ehme r``d olc st`lk phbborswehfe e`bc ht up. ;t hs corn : d`r st`lk hs l`t p`r`us : olc tek
ckote `c`r skkjs t` fbow ot us. Aut ht hs worj. Sek worjte
`d bhvhlm a`chks olc arkote, olc `d ekorts akothlm whte
jutuob f`lsklt.
k suot, aut `ur bkms thrk. k sht, aut tek st`lk hs f`bc. k
euccbk fb`sk kl`ume t` skk `urskbvks rkCkftkc. O seorkc
shmet olc o seorkc arkote prkfkck tek seorkc bulfeks.
S tek bkdt wos o a`$kc bulfe wehfe t`bc `d o c`thlm j`tekr.
S tek rhmet wos wroppkc jkot teot sjkbbkc worj kvkl os ht
wos f`bc. S` tek dr`lt wos o b`od `d arkoc olc o sjobb oppbk.
S jk wkrk tek mrkkls, tek ekobte olc tek chstostk. Olc o
sjobb trkosurkK o a`hbkc kmm sthbb worj.
1kbb, wkbb, mrkklhk m`t ehjskbd ol kmm6 =hnk eoc sp`ttkc
tek rkCkftkc wehtk hl tek cornlkss.
1olt ht =hnk36 ; ekbc up tek worj wehtk kwkb. =hnks bhps
uhvkrkc olc ; f`ubc ekor tek t`lmuk j`hstklhlm.
1kbb7ht Ds ust ol kmm, aut, ue, ;bb mhvk y`u sbhfk `d jkot d`r
ht. )e`hfk jkot.6 Obb wkrk wotfehlm tek pr`fkkchlms, kvkl
hb.
1;bb mhvk y`u eobd'1
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15`lk.6 =hnk fut tek jkot hl eobd olc slotfekc tek t`p `d
tek kmm. Sekl ehs t`lmuk klmubdkc tek worjte olc ek
bkolkc aofn hl kfstosy.
"tol feufnbkc olc tek rkst `d us boumekc. Sekl tek trocks
akmol. =`st vobuoabk wos jkot. orj d``c wos ol
hjp`sshabk rorhty! swkkts, t`` vobuoabk t` k$hst. Mkmktoabks
wkrk o d``c `d lkfksshty olc l`t ckshrk! teky rkuhrkc o
sobksjols t`ufe t` ulb`oc. 0ruht wos tek f`jj`l f`hlomk.
Sek trocks wkrk uhfn olc b`uc. (oumetkr olc bolmuomk
jhlmbkc `vkr uhfn eolcs olc dostkr t`lmuks. Sek rhfe wkrkmklkr`us olc tek p``r pr`+tkc. hbs b`od `d arkoc wos
ar`nkl olc aortkrkc d`r j`rk +bbhlm d``c. ?`k olc =hnk
trockc tekhr jkot whte bhttbk ch#fubty! =hnk wos
f`lskrvothvk, d`r ek eoc obrkocy w`l ehs prh9k. ?`ks trocks
a`rckrkc `l feorhty. "tols thl a`$ ' whte tek ar`nkl eolcbk
olc tek a`rckrhlm aht `d strhlm wehfe nkpt tek a`$ seut ' wos
wkbb +bbkc. "tol eoc l` lkkc t` aortkr. Olc ek lkvkr trockc.
*obd `d ehs jkob wos obwoys bkvhkc t` "tu.
"tus mrkkl oppbk, wehfe pufnkrkc `ur dofks hl sobhvotkc
s`urlkss, wos o rorhty.
2suobby, ek eoc l`tehlm.
"tu wos stuaa`rl olc pr`uc. *hs uhkt loturk akbhkc tek
strklmte `d ehs `asthlofy. *k lkvkr offkptkc `krkc d``c.
*k lkvkr obb`wkc `krkc ekbp. ;t hs uhtk p`sshabk ek w`ubc
eovk chkc hd l`t d`r "tols aormohl.
Aut t`coy, "tol chc l`t aucmk, olc ehs a`$ rkjohlkc dubb.
Sek trocks klckc olc kofe eoc ehs aobolfkc jkob. Aut "tu
eoc `lby ehs oppbk.
k sow "tu jonk tek sbhmetkst j`vkjklt `d tek kyk, s`
swhdt! ht wos l`tehlm, s` uhkt, wk wkrk ulsurk. Aut wk nlkw.
;t wos o mbolfk ot "tol, we` wos fekwhlm ehs d``c whte
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mkltbk sb`wlkss. Olc tekl wk sow tek s`ub eorckl olc obb
`ur d``c wos slotfekc ay jkrfhbkss phty.
1ekrks tek nlhdk36 sohc ?`k. Olc b``nkc ot kofe `d us,
st`pphlm `l "tu.
1*krk.6 "ohc =hnk olc ek whpkc tek sjobb abult abock `d
jkot olc vkmktoth`l.
14hvk tek oppbk ekrk, "tu, wkbb fut ht olc trock d`r ;t.6 sohc
?`k, olc akfn`lkc whte tek nlhdk.
"tu mroaakc tek oppbk, furbkc ehs eolc t` rkdusk, ekshtotkc,
olc cr`ppkc ht hl ?`ks eolc ot bost. ?`k fut tek oppbk hlt`
wehtk eobd'j``l sbhvkrs. Sekl ek bohc tekj `l o sjobb
Cottklkc popkr aom olc C`urhsekc whte ehs eolc.
1Obrhmet, bost trock `d tek coy.6 "ohc ?`k.
Olc tek sbhfks wkrk tonkl olc rkpbofkc. ;t wos l`t trock, ht
wos vkhbkc objs. Aut, eulmkr lkvkr ekshtotks olc "tu phfnkc
up ehs d``c olc otk uhktby.
*k chc l`t b``n ot "tol omohl.
k d`bb`wkc tek dkosthlm. k otk whte tek we`bk `d `ur
a`chks. k chc l`t pboy whte `ur d``c. ;t wos l`t jkrkby
j`ute `r st`jofe! wk wkrk l`t `lby kothlm `r +bbhlm `r
dkkchlm! wk wkrk worchlm ` eulmkr. k wkrk klmomhlm hl
rhtuob.
0``c wos `ur dohte! eulmkr `ur 4`c! oppkoskjklt `ur
purp`sk! o ch#fubt tosn olc ol hjp`sshabk tosn. k f`ubc
fekw wkbb olc swobb`w sb`w, aut wk f`ubc l`t jonk j`rk `d
jottkr teol weot tekrk wos. k akmol eulmry olc klckc
bkss eulmry, ykt eulmry obb tek sojk. "ufe wkrk `ur
f`jjolcjkltsK Se`u seobt l`t ak dubb, olc wk lkvkr
shllkc.
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k t``n `ur f`jjulh`l whte tek eostk `d eulmkr olc tek
s`bkjlhty `d sofrh+fk. k +bbkc `ur akbbhks whte `c`rs olc
w`rsehpkc `ur l`sks. k nlkw tek mrkot skfrkt! t` tostkwhte`ut suastolfk. Olc w`k wos tek `lk whte o luja l`sk,
whte o stukc sklsk. )`bcs f`ubc nhbb! t` b`sk `ur sjkbbs wos
t` storvk.
k +lhsekc dkosthlm olc pkknkc `utshck. Sek sl`w eoc
rklkwkc `ur w`rn aut wos tonhlm arkote akd`rk hts lk$t
ab`w. k strktfekc olc wklt t` mroa `ur t``bs. ?`k akmol
wehspkrhlm t` "tol. "tol durr`wkc ehs ar`w olc l`cckc.
1Obrhmet, bkts m` tekl6 sohc "tol.
14` wekrk36 rujabkc hb.
1(kllys6 rkpbhkc "tol.
1;ts fb`skc.6 sohc hb
1;ts `pkl omohl! Se`umet wk f`ubc m` akd`rk arkons `vkr6
?`k tehs thjk, whte forkdub hlt`loth`l `d ehs w`rcs. Obb b``nkc
up ot hb, wk lkkckc pkrjhssh`l. hb mrultkc olc b``nkc
or`ulc ot us.
1Obrhmet. 4`t tkl jhlutks olywoy.6 "ohc hb. k akmol t`
arkotek omohl. k boy `ur t``bs wekrk wk st``c olc
motekrkc t` m`. @lby "tu chc l`t rkbkosk ehs phfn olc nkpt
ehs mo9k `l ehs w`rn. k stortkc wobnhlm. "tu chc l`t d`bb`w.
"tol wos ot tek ekoc `d us whte hb fb`sk akehlc. k d`rjkc
o bhlk `ut hlsthlft olc wobnkc hl ulhs`l.
"tol st`ppkc olc b``nkc akehlc ehj olc sow "tu c`hlm ehs
phfn w`rn. *k ekbc up o eolc d`r us t` woht olc fobbkc `ut t`
"tu.
1 u f`jhlm "tu36
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k wohtkc whte a`hbhlm arkote teot stkojkc `ur l`sks os ht
strkojkc `ut. k wkrk f`lduskc. "tu eoc l` rkos`l t` m` t`
(kllys, d`r sufe rkos`ls stkj dr`j fose olc f`hl. S` hlvhtkehj `l sufe o trhp wos o tkrrhabk hlsubt. Aut tek hcko `d hlsubt
olc tek feoroftkr `d "tol wkrk hl sufe `pp`shth`l wk f`ubc
`lby sfrotfe `ur ekocs.
1)`jk `l "tu, wk `lby m`t tkl jhlutks6 sohc "tol.
"tu b``nkc up, olc rotekr teol eotk `r pohl, wk sow o ckkp
soclkss. Ahttkrlkss `lby wk f`ubc ulckrstolc. Sekl ek m`t
up, cr`ppkc ehs phfn, olc `hlkc tek klc `d tek bhlk, akehlcjyskbd.
1Obrhmet, bkts m`6 sohc "tol olc wobnkc d`rworc whte
ulf`lukroabk f`l+cklfk.
"tols pofks wkrk whck akfousk ehs bhjas wkrk b`lm. *k
wobnkc, wk `mmkc. *k `mmkc, wk rol. @ut `d arkote, wk bkdt
tek wobbs `d Qhfehks olc kltkrkc tek t`wl.
Sek strkkts `d tek t`wl wkrk nl`wl t us hl tw` woys. ;l tek
ckkp corn, olc hl tek cowlhlm j`rl. A`te ork uhkt olc
kjpty! a`te ork bhmetbkss olc bhdkbkss. =kl olc w`jkl ork
sbkkphlm olc fehbcrkl ork crkojhlm. )rhks olc d``tstkps olc
wehspkrs ork forrhkc t`` dor olc ekorc ay t`` dkw.
hltkr hs j`st uhkt. Sek bojps ork t`` wkt t` ak bht olc
tekrk hs l`t kl`ume bhmet d`r oly`lk t` wobn hl olc tek lhmet
hs k$tklckc d`r o dkw e`urs. %`hsk joy skkj t` kjolotk
dr`j jol aut hl ehs oasklfk tekrk hs l`t shbklfk. Sek s`ulcs
`d %oturk ork suatbk olc sb`w, aut l`t whte`ut prksklfk.
obnhlm e`jk `r wobnhlm t` Qhfehks hl tek whltkr coys fol
ak drhmetklhlm. 0`r l`t obb `d loturks s`ulcs ork dojhbhor `r
wkbf`jk. "`jkthjks wk ekorc tek s`lms `d j`urlhlm ahrcs.
"`jkthjks tek s`ulc `d sl`wConks frosehlm `l jkbthlm
se`rks. Sekrk wk wehstbkc t` worc owoy tek joclkss.
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;l tek corn olc hl tek cowl, tek strkkts wkrk `lby tek st`lk
akb`w `ur dkkt. Aut hl tek coy, tekrk wos ofthvhty olc bhdk
olc bhmet. k f`ubc skk aky`lc tek seoc`ws `d `ur dkkt, olctek shbklfk's`ulcs `d loturk wkrk ehcckl akehlc o
joljock josn. Sek strkkts wkrk l`t dubb! ht wos t`` f`bc.
Aut tekrk wos ckpte. M`hfks `vkrboppkc, fehbcrkl pboykc,
jkl olc w`jkl rusekc olc rol, aortkrkc olc pkccbkc.
Sekrk wkrk kl`ume shmets olc s`ulcs t` ak t`` joly. Sekrk
wkrk kl`ume sklsoth`ls t` ak `vkrwekbjhlm. Sekrk wos
kl`ume `d jol t` `utwkhme loturk.
1%kvkr nlkw tekrk wos tehs joly pk`pbk6 sohc =hnk.
1Seots fousk wk lkvkr skk tekj, wk `lby kvkr wobn wekl
tekyrk l`t tekrk6 rkpbhkc ?`k.
1koe, ; mukss teots s`6
1*ky weyrk wk m`hlm t` (kllys olywoy36 ; crkw o dkw
cr`ps dr`j o cry wkbb `d f`uromk.
1*ke, teots rhmet, y`u olc "tu c`lt nl`w.6 sohc ?`k.
1El`w weot36 ; osnkc.
1`ubb skk6 =hnk tehs thjk. 15`lt w`rry, hts o m``c tehlm6
; sohc l`tehlm olc dkbb aofn hl bhlk. =hnk wehstbkc t` ehjskbd
aut l` `lk sp`nk. "tol wos t`` dor oekoc t` `askrvk, hb
wos t`` uloppr`ofeoabk. ?`k wos corthlm ehs kyks t` olc dr`
aut b``nhlm ot l`tehlm. ; wos ol @rpekus, "tu tek &urychfk.
@lfk `r twhfk ; wos f`jpkbbkc t` b``n akehlc! autt wos
oseojkc olc chc l`t turl. "tu sow `lby ehs dkkt.
(kllys wos `lby o dkw jhlutks wobn dr`j Qhfehks, aut ol
uldojhbhor klvhr`ljklt turls jhlutks t` e`urs. @lby "tol,
we` wos muhckc ay purp`sk, chc l`t b`sk ottklth`l, olc
b``nkc `lby d`rworc. ;t wos d`r ehj wk chc l`t dobtkr. k
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wkrk thkc t` tek bhlk os tek a`cy `d fotkrphbbor hs thkc t` tek
ekoc.
Obb ot `lfk wk orrhvkc. ;t wos o sjobb st`rk! tekrk wos `lk
whlc`w olc `lk c``r olc o akbb teot thlnbkc t` tkbb `d
p`tklthob potr`ls. Sekrk wkrk r`ws `d sekbvks whte
ulhltkrksthlm htkjs. 8ost tek sekbvks wos o sjobb f`ultkr
nkpt ay o wry `bc jol. *hs lojk wos d`rkhml olc d`rm`ttkl!
ek wklt `lby ay (klly, d`r ehs hcklthty rkstkc whte teot
lojk. *k eoc `lk aoc kyk olc tw` aoc kors olc w`rk
obwoys o ar`wl ofnkt, droykc ot tek orjs. kotekr chc l`t
okft ehj, tek d`rfks `d loturk `r jol chc l`t chstura ehj.*hs `lk m``c kyk jhsskc l`tehlm, olc ehs tw` aoc kors wkrk
l` eolchfop. Sekrk wos o sjobb rustkc st``b wehfe ek sot `l
olc o sjobb fhmor a`$, wekrk ek nkpt ehs j`lky.
1Aofn d`r tek usuob "tol36 (klly eoc l`thfkc `ur porty olc
akfn`lkc d`r "tol.
1ks, shr.6 "ohc "tol.
1eot3 kbb, obrhmet. 4` `l tekl. 4`tto rhc `d Dkj olywoy6
rkpbhkc (klly olc wovkc us owoy.
"tol wkovkc ter`ume tek ohsbks olc wklt t` tek aofn. k
d`bb`wkc, olc fojk up`l o jhrofub`us shmetK o drkk9kr. ;t
wos o sjobb a`$ +bbkc whte hfk! hlshck wkrk dr`9kl trkots.
4rkotkst `d obbK hfk frkoj. ; sehvkrkc, aut ht wos l`t dr`j tek
f`bc.
1Obrhmet, y`u nl`w weot t` c`! `lk kofe.6 "ohc "tol. ; st``c
f`lduskc os hb olc ?`k kofe t``n o aor dr`j tek drkk9kr.
=hnk arusekc s`jk `d tek hfk owoy olc pubbkc `ut o sjobb
fup +bbkc whte wehtk ojar`sho. "tol t``n l`tehlm, olc
wohtkc.
18ehb, phfn s`jktehlm `ut.6 "ohc "tol.
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Sekrk hs l` mrkotkr ckspohr teol dobbhlm dr`j tek prkfhphfk `d
kfstosy. 0r`9kl trkots wkrk k$pklshvk. Sek f`sts t` johltohl
teksk ckbhmetdub ckbhfofhks wkrk ckbhlkotkc ay tekhr prhfk.Sek womks `d whltkr w`rn obb`wkc d`r o aht d p`fnkt j`lky,
tekrkhl wos jy f`l+cklfk hl tehs trhp. Aut dr`9kl trkots
wkrk aky`lc tek ar`nkl feolmk hl o a`ys tr`uskrs. ; dkbt jy
f`hls olc teky rottbkc hl jy st`jofe.
1;7uj7.; c`lt6 ; f`ubclt +lc tek w`rcs olc tek fekst
thmetklkc olc tek ter`ot fb`skc.
1Qkbo$, 8ehb. Sek `bc jol mhvks o chsf`ult `l dr`9kl stukvkry whltkr. %` `lk auys hl tek f`bc, s` wk f`jk hl ekrk
olc fbkor ht `ut d`r Dhj.6 "ohc ?`k.
1koe, c`lt w`rry, y`u m`t kl`ume.6 "ohc =hnk.
1koe.6 ;t wos obb ; f`ubc soy whte`ut aursthlm hl t` boumetkr
`r rullhlm whbc hl kfstosy. ; rol d`rworc olc phfnkc `ut ol
hfk frkoj aor. 5ornklkc fe`f`botk `vkr wehtk volhbbo. ;t wos
tek +rst `lk ; sow, olc ; t``n ht dkorhlm ht w`ubc chsoppkor.
; st``c aofn olc "tol uhktby phfnkc `ut s`jktehlm ckkp hl
tek drkk9kr. Sekl ek skttbkc tek hfk olc fb`skc tek a`$. Olc,
whte`ut o w`rc, wklt aofn t` tek f`ultkr.
;l `ur eopphlkss wk wkrk abhlc t` jhskry. k d`rm`t oa`ut
"tu. "tu eoc l` j`lky! obb ehs korlhlms wkrk tonkl dr`j
ehj. *hs 1shtuoth`l6 chc l`t obb`w tek sbhmetkst bklhklfy olc
oly dobske``c wos jkt whte `vkr'ust f`jpklsoth`l.
"tu lkvkr sohc o w`rc olc `lby nkpt ehs mo9k c`wlworc. Sek
te`umet `d seorhlm chc l`t t`ufe us, chc l`t aruse `ur
f`lsfh`us f`lsfhklfk kvkl o eohr! `ur ckshrks olc "tus
prhck wkrk s` ofutk, `ur jhlcs s` ckv`tkc t` o j`jklt`us
j`jklts pbkosurk, wk snhppkc t` skb+selkss. k chc l`t
skk "tu! ehs jhskry wos `ur `wl, aut wk wkrk abhlc t`
jhskry.
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k d`bb`wkc "tol t` tek f`ultkr olc prkskltkc `ur m``cs
olc cr`ppkc `ur f`hls. Sekrk wos o j`jklt `d ekshtoth`l os
tek wkhmet `d j`lky bkdt `ur p`fnkts, aut ht wos kbhjhlotkcakd`rk ht wos dkbt. Sek f`hls wkrk cr`ppkc, tek trkosurks
aommkc, tek m``cayks sp`nkl, tek wobn wos turlkc hlt` o
rul, olc tek fbottkrhlm f`bc, turlkc hlt` o sehvkrhlm
olthfhpoth`l! wk orrhvkc ot Qhfehks dostkr teol wk f`ubc, olc
sthbb l`t dost kl`ume.
1@pkl ht up obrkocy, "tol6 sohc =hnk.
"tol fr`ufekc `vkr tek sl`w olc rhppkc tek aom `pkl. @urtrkosurks sphbbkc d`rte `l tek sl`w. hb st`jpkc d`rworc olc
slotfekc ehs aor akd`rk oly`lk f`ubc j`vk. =hnk olc ?`k
ormukc `vkr wehfe trkot wos tekhrs. ; phfnkc up jy aor,
pkkbkc tek wroppkr olc storkc ot tek hjp`sshahbhty.
"tols aor rkjohlkc `l tek sl`w.
1"tu, ; lkkc t` tobn t` y`u.6 "ohc "tol.
Ormujklts fkoskc, kfstoshks klckc, obb ofthvhthks mrhlckc t`
o eobt. Obb ekocs turlkc t`worc "tu, we` eoc m`lk aofn t`
ehs phfn w`rn. *k b``nkc up ot "tols fobb, olc wobnkc `vkr.
*k chc l`t cr`p ehs phfn.
1eot36 sohc "tu, jobhfk wkbb ehcckl. "tol suottkc `l tek
sl`w, phfnkc up tek aor olc prkskltkc ht t` "tu.
1*krk. ; m`t d`r tehs y`u.6
1eot36 sohc "tu, sthbb tekrk wos colmkr olc tek phfn wos
trkjabhlm. Sek kyks d`fuskc `l tek aor.
1;ts y`ur ahrtecoy rhmet3 ; m`t tehs d`r y`u. ; woltkc o fonk,
aut hts l`t fekop. Olc ; chclt wollo mkt tek usuob stu.
Olywoy, hts ust o teoln y`u d`r tek rkochlm. 5`lt nl`w
weot nhlc y`u bhnk aut7ekrk.6 Olc "tol `krkc tek aor t`
"tu. "tus ekoc wos c`wl olc tek phfn cum hlt` tek C``r. k
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b``nkc owoy, d`r s`jkthjks C`whlm `y fol w`ulc prhck
olc prhck just ak prkskrvkc. Aut wk sjhbkc whte o pbkosurk
teot wos mrkotkr teol tek trkots wk ekbc, teot wos ckorkrteol tek j`lky wk spklt. k wkrk abhlc t` jhskry aut wk
f`ubc ekor eopphlkss wkbb kl`ume.
"tol fbkorkc ehs ter`ot 1Obrhmet, mkltbkjkl, wk eovk ' tw`
jhlutks3 -ek b``nkc ot hb, we` mrultkc/ : tw` jhlutks, bkdt
thbb wk ork fobbkc aofn t` rkobhty.6 Sekl ek bkolkc `l o
t`jast`lk olc b``nkc ot us olc st`ppkc ot "tu. 1(kts jonk
tek j`st ht.6
k fekkrkc olc l`urhsekc `ur s`ubs whte tek d``c `d 4`cs.
Olc sot bhnk nhlms `l tek t`jas `d ckoc mholts. Sek ohr wos
f`bc olc tek frkoj wos f`bc olc tek whlc wos `l `ur aofns.
Aut wk wkrk worj, olc tehs wk nlkw, wekl tek hfk frkoj
jkbtkc `l `ur t`lmuks. Olc wekl tek lkftor dkbb olc f``bkc
us! tek posshlm worjte rkossurkc us `d `ur bhvks. 0`r ekot hs
tek surkst shml `d bhdk. k wkrk, hl tek jhcst `d Qhfehks,
up`l tek aofns `d ckoc jkl, `l tek shcks `d kr`chlm st`lk,
`l tek +kbcs `d dochlm sl`w, obhvk.
eot tekl, hs tek jkolhlm `d arkote `r pubsk `r e`orsk
ekortakots hl tek swhrbhlm l`hsk3 )bhlmhlm t` tek &orte olc
tekl o port `d ht. "tolchlm ot`p tek sujjht `d jkl olc tekl
rksthlm akb`w tekhr dkkt. e` wkrk te`sk 4`cs wk trkoc
up`l3 Olc weot vobuk eoc teky hl tekhr sbujakr3 S` bhvk, t`
arkotek! t` boume, t` dkkb, t` abkkc, t` ak eoppy, t` ak f`bc,
t` ak w`ulckc, t` ak drkk olc tekl t` pkrhse olc dock. S` ak
d`rm`ttkl. Sek dkor `d dochlm jkj`ry! `d +kry lkur`lsk$thlmuhsekc.
kt tek pyrojhcs olc tek fostbks wkrk o duthbhty.
;bb`mhfob. S` fbhlm t` teot wehfe hs b`st. S` f`vkr teot wehfe hs
aurhkc. S` sekbtkr teot wehfe hs ulmrotkdub. S` spklc `ur bhvks
d`r tek ckfkoskc. S` kot olc pboy olc bhvk oj`lm tek ckoc.
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S tostk hfk frkoj hl tek dr`st. kt sufe wos `ur bhvks, +bbkc
whte poroc`$, +bbkc whte f`jpr`jhsk, +bbkc whte wolt.
Aut wk bhvkc. Se`ume ulnl`wl! te`ume d`rm`ttkl. Sek f`bc
wos pr``d olc tek worjte wos pr``d. 0`r e`w fol `lk jonk
f`bc, weot hs l`t worj3 Olc weotkvkr hs worj, hs bhdk. Sekrk
hs tek p`stubotk olc tek tek`rkj. k wkrk. k k$hstkc. @ur
d``tstkps wkrk `l tek solc `lfk. Olc `ur v`hfks `lfk +bbkc
tek ohr. e` nl`ws tehs3 Sek solc, tek ohr olc `urskbvks. ;t
hs kl`ume.
k wkrk f`ltklt. Olc teot jock us whsk. Aut, tekrk wos oj`jklt, wekl tek aobolfk `d p`wkr sehdtkc olc tek jkl
aklkote `ur dkkt wkrk wkonkr teol `ur uahbolfk. k wkrk
tek jostkrs tekl. Aut tek hfk'frkoj klckc olc tek rkobhty
rksujkc. Sek skk'sow sehdtkc. Sek rkhls rkkbkc! aurhkc
r`yobty rkhmlkc omohl.
eot rkjohlkc wos jkj`ry. Olc wk akbhkvkc, d`r wk eoc t`
akbhkvk, teot o j`jklt wos j`rk teol j`lujklt. Seot
f`ltkltjklt wos akttkr teol f`ltkjpt! teot whsc`j wosakttkr teol wkobte.
k f`ubc kot hfk'frkoj `l 5kfkjakr coys akfousk wk
akbhkvkc. 0`r ;fk'frkoj `l o ?ulk'abuk coy wos bhvhlm! hfk'
frkoj hl 5kfkjakr wos survhvob. Sek abuk coys chk olc tek
survhv`rs rkjkjakr. Olc tek j`jklt, wk akbhkvkc : d`r wk
eoc t` akbhkvk : wos j`rk teol j`lujklt.
"ulcoys wkrk ulkvkltdub olc bo9y. `rn wos sb`w, pk`pbk
a`rkc olc a`rhlm, jusfbks thrkc, kyks cubb olc ckoc. Sek
kvkltbkss "ulcoy wos tek `rchlory "ulcoy. Aut `lfk hl
owehbk o "ulcoy whbb f`jk ay wehfe wos jhspbofkc. O kt'
bommkc kvkltK o fhrfus `r o dohr, o teulckrst`rj, ol
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korteuonk, +rst sl`w, bost dobbhlm bkod. Sehlms teot jkolt t`
f`jk `l o =`lcoy `r o "oturcoy, aut d`rm`t t` +murk tek
thjk 9`lks wekl teky skt `.
"ulcoy wos o aoc coy t` chk! 0rhcoy wos akttkr, "oturcoy
akst. kclkscoy `r Seurscoy wos oarupt, aut ckote hs
ulprkchftoabk. =`lcoys wkrk l`t jufe akttkr teol
"ulcoys! l` `lk bhnks t` stort tek wkkn ckoc. 5kote `l o
"ulcoy jock tek coy tklsk. Olc o tklsk "ulcoy wos o f`bc
sprhlmK tek ohr drkk9ks tek roys `d tek sul, olc tek sehvkrs
ork ulloturob. hbs dotekr chkc `l o "ulcoy. %` surprhsk t`
us! tek jol wos shfn. kkns hl akc, mr`whlm wkonkr kvkrywkkn, ckote hl ehs pobb`r, hl ehs t`lmuk, ehs kyks, ehs vkhls,
ehs arkote. *hs r``j obj`st o t`ja! ehs akc obj`st o mrovk.
hbs dotekr wos ulbufny. *hs bhdk wos b`ss. *k b`st ehs j`tekr
hl ahrte, ehs dotekr hl a`ye``c, ehs whdk hl ocubte``c. *oc ehs
w`rn olc ehs ekobte, aut teksk ek w`ubc b`sk obs`. *oc ehs
bhdk, olc teot, ek b`st `l tek IHte`d 0karuory, o "ulcoy. S`
ehs s`l, ek bkdt l`tehlm, k$fkpt ehs bkmofy `d b`ss. kt kvkl
tehs w`ubc ak b`st `l hb, we` w`ubc dotekr fehbcrkl, olc bhvkt` skk ehs mrolcfehbcrkl.
hb wos uhkt teot coy. k obb wkrk. *k chclt fry `r skkj
uleoppy. *k chclt puse us or`ulc os usuob khtekr. *k
w`rnkc os ek obwoys chcK whte abult chbhmklfk. Aut ek nkpt t`
ehjskbd. 5hclt f`jpbohl. 5hclt ykbb ot us. 5hclt b``n aofn.
Obb wk sow `d ehj wos ehs mrkot aofn! ehs eolcs wkrk ehcckl
hl ehs eulfekc d`rj, ehs dofk aklkote ehs lkfn, kvkl ehs
suottkc dkkt aobbkc up olc ehc. *k wos ol orjochbb` teoteoc skkl colmkr, wohthlm d`r ht t` poss.
; ekorc tek lkws tek o bhttbk odtkr jhclhmet tek coy akd`rk.
=y dotekr fojk e`jk s`jakr olc subbkl olc ckbhvkrkc tek
lkws. O dkw w`rcs wkrk k$feolmkc, o dkw j`rk b``ns, olc
teot wos tek klc `d ht. ; wos akbhkvkc t` ak sbkkphlm olc
teus hml`rolt! akttkr teot ; wos, d`r ahttkr ork tek druhts `d
nl`wbkcmk. Sek lk$t j`rlhlm ; jkt ?`k olc =hnk wobnhlm t`
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Qhfehks, wk chclt spkon, chclt eovk t` spkon. 15hc y`u
ekor36 =hnks dofk sohc, olc ; w`ubc l`c olc ?`k w`ubc
seonk ehs ekoc olc b``n up ot tek sny. Sekl wkc wobn hlshbklfk olc skk "tol. "tol, we`sk dotekr chkc ykors aofn,
"tol, we`, nlkw j`rk teol oly`lk, weot tek lkws jkolt,
olc wkc skk ehj, wovk t` ehj, olc wk chclt eovk t` osn,
chclt eovk t` spkon. Olc wk w`ubc +lc "tu obrkocy ot
Qhfehks, prkpphlm tek wosefb`tes olc +bbhlm tek aufnkts,
mktthlm tek s`op, olc wkc jkkt ehj, pot ehs se`ubckr,
seonk eolcs, olc l` w`rcs lkkckc, l` s`ulc, `ur j`utes
cuja akd`rk `ur kb`uklt kyks. Sekl wkc skk hb,
stujabhlm hl, ehs p`fnkts dubb `d +lmkrs, ehs kyks ehchlmakehlc ehs ar`w. kc b``n, tekl fotfe `urskbvks olc whpk
whte k$tro vhm`r, b``nhlm whte `ur kors, prkchfthlm ofth`ls
whte s`ulc, os aots jhmet.
Olc wkc ekor tek wosefb`te akhlm sukk9kc olc tek wotkr
crhpphlm, tek fb`te omohlst tek mrolhtk, `r tek st`lk, `r tek
mboss. "b`w olc stkocy. %` w`rcs sp`nkl! l` w`rcs
lkfkssory.
Sek w`rn wklt `l, olc tek sul whte ht. Ot l``l wk ar`umet
`ut `ur aoms olc a`$ks, trockc jkot, cohry, wekot, druht,
vkmktoabks! otk `ur aortkrkc bulfeks, dkostkc dost akfousk
`d eulmkr, sov`rkc b`lm akfousk `d wolt.
"uotthlm `l `ur eojs, `r bkolhlm `l o st`lk, `ur st`jofes
dubb, `ur j`utes f`jpkbbkc t` spkkfe, wk akmol t` wehspkr.
1"eojk oa`ut hbs coc6 sohc =hnk, j`ute dubb.
1`u m`t o bhttbk s`jktehlm : l`, `tekr shck, b`wkr, ykoe y`u
m`t ht.6 ?`k, rkmorchlm o aht `d soufk `l =hnks fehl.
1; folt kvkl hjomhlk weot hts bhnk6 sohc "tu, pkknhlm ot hb,
we` wos fekwhlm `l ol oppbk.
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1; fol6 sohc "tol. k obb b``nkc c`wl, oseojkc olc
kjaorrosskc.
1"`rry "tol, ; chclt jkol:1
1;ts +lk, "tu.6 "tol swobb`wkc olc b``nkc up ot us. 1`u
wollo nl`w e`w hts bhnk36
Sehs wos o b`ockc mul. 1"tol, "tu chclt jkol olytehlm ay
ht, ek wos ust soyhlm '6 ; sohc.
1; nl`w, aut y`u sohc y`u folt hjomhlk ht, s` ;bb tkbb y`u6.
"tols v`hfk wos bkvkb.
1"tol :1sohc =hnk. "tol put up o eolc t` shbklfk =hnk,
wkttkc ehs bhps olc b``nkc c`wl ot ehs dkkt! ; tehln ehs
jkj`rhks wkrk tekrk, hl tek mrkkl mross, dkkchlm olc
dkrthbh9hlm ht, bhvhlm olc byhlm hl ht. *k b``nkc up ot kofe `d us,
tekl ter`ume us, aky`lc us.
1`u kvkr c` s`jktehlm wr`lm : ; jkol rkobby wr`lm :
s`jktehlm s` tkrrhabk, teot y`u nlkw, ter`ume olc ter`ume,
teot ht wos aoc36
Olc wk rkjkjakrkc tek muhbt `d `ur frhjks, olc tek seojk
`d `ur shls! `ur t`ppbkc prhck olc `ur eulm ekocs.
1`u rkjkjakr teot dkkbhlm y`u mkt odtkr y`uvk c`lk teot
tehlm : bhnk o shlnhlm : `r o pubbhlm3 (hnk s`jka`cy m`t o
e`bc `d y`ur st`jofe olc pubbkc olc w`ubclt bkt m`36
Olc wk rkjkjakrkc e`w ekovy `ur st`jofes wkrk olc
e`w str`lm tek mrhp teot pubbkc.
1`u rkjkjakr e`w y`u f`ubclt kot3 *`w y`ur st`jofe
wos kjpty aut tek d``c wos wotkr3 Olc y`u nlkw y`u eoc
t` kot, eoc t` +bb y`ur st`jofe, aut y`u wkrklt eulmry. Olc
y`u f`ubclt jonk y`urskbd eulmry lkhtekr.6
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Olc wk rkjkjakrkc e`w `ur st`jofes wkrk Cot thrks, w`rl
olc wostkc, kjpty.
1Seots e`w ht hs ot +rst. `u folt kot, folt sbkkp. 0``c
b`sks hts tostk, sbkkp hts rkst, y`u dkkb cktofekc olc ob`lk,
y`ur eolcs olc dkkt ork j`vhlm ay tekjskbvks, orklt y`urs
olyj`rk, y`u dkkb olmry ot +rst, aut kvkltuobby y`u ust
akf`jk luja, folt dkkb olytehlm. Olc hts l`t tek ckote
teot jonks y`u teot woy! hts tek ruhlkc r`uthlk, tek feo`s.6
"tol st`ppkc d`r o skf`lc, ckkp hl te`umet.
18ehb, y`ur coc uskc t` tonk y`u eulthlm rhmet36 sohc "tol.
1"urk, sthbb c`ks s`jkthjks6 ; rkpbhkc.
1eot c` y`u eult36 "tol osnkc.
12e, wkbb, ahrcs, tekrks uohb olc turnky up l`rte, olc ue : ;
rkjkjakr wk m`t o c`k `lfk, teots oa`ut tek ahmmkst tehlm
wk m`t.6
1koe, ; wklt uohb eulthlm `lfk, jy ulfbk olc jy coc.
Sehlm oa`ut uohb hs tekhr f`jj`l ahrcs, aut teky b``n bhnk
r`yobty.6 "tol sjhbbkc o bhttbk. 1Seky eovk teksk, abofn fehls
whte wehtk lkfns, bhnk tekhr wkorhlm pkorb. Olc teky eovk
tehs ykbb`w akbby : j`rk bhnk m`bc : olc whlms bhnk spb`tfekc
juc `l tek r`oc. Aut tekhr abuk fekst, l`w teots rkobby
s`jktehlm ' Dfousk wekl teky Cy y`u fol skk teot abuk dock
owoy. Olc hts bhnk teky e`bc tek klthrk sny hl tekhr arkost.
;ts s`jktehlm aky`lc w`rcs : o drkkc`j wk fol lkvkr
nl`w. Olc wekl wk se``t teot ahrc c`wl, olc ht boys tekrk,
tek pr`uc abuk omohlst tek f`jj`l ar`wl, tek whlm ar`nkl,
tek rhfe m`bc f`vkrkc hl tek ckkp rkc! tekrks l`tehlm teot
fol arhlm aofn teot drkkc`j omohl. k ar`nk ` o phkfk `d
tek sny, olc folt kvkr put ht aofn. Seots e`w ht hs, y`ur bhdk
mkts seottkrkc olc tek phkfks ork t`` seorp olc t`` sjobb t`
put aofn t`mktekr.6 "tol b``nkc up whte o soc sjhbk.
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1kbb, teots wey y`u mkt lkw phkfks6 sohc =hnk. "tol b``nkc
`vkr t` =hnk olc feufnbkc.
1koe, ; mukss teots s`6 sohc "tol. Olc wk boumekc.
k +lhsekc weot wos bkdt `d `ur bulfeks olc rkturlkc t` `ur
w`rn. hb wos obrkocy t` ehs phbbor, orjochbb`'hlm owoy. k
ckfhckc t` bkovk ehj t` ehs ckvhfks. k chclt eotk ehj
-te`ume ek movk us ojpbk rkos`l/, wk shjpby chc l`t nl`w
weot t` c`. hte "tol, ht eoppklkc akd`rk wk nlkw ehj.
hte tek `tekrs, l`tehlm s` skrh`us eoc kvkr eoppklkc. Olc
hbs tkjpkrojklt olc `vkrsh9kc +sts jock ehjuloppr`ofeoabk. @ur jusfbks `d dkor Ck$kc dor dostkr teol
`ur sklsk `d syjpotey `r kjpotey.
Aut wk chc l`t eotk hb, `lby chsbhnkc ehj! `lby dkorkc ehj.
@lby phthkc ehj olc ehs pohl, te`ume wk chc l`t nl`w ehs
pohl. Olc trhkc t` hjomhlk ht, te`ume wk eoc lkvkr dkbt ht.
Srhkc t` ulckrstolc tek sfor akd`rk tek w`ulc eoc kvkl
abkc. Olc tehs wk f`ubc l`t c`, d`r wk eoc dotekrs, bhvhlm olc
arkotehlm, olc t` hjomhlk tekj ckoc wos o mrhkd t`` mrkotd`r `ur jhlcs.
18ehb, eky 8ehb6 =hnk eoc fbkolkc ehs woy t`worc jy orko.
1=hnk3 Sek ekbb c` y`u wolt36
1%`tehlm kk9, +lhsekc up s` ; te`umet ;c ekbp `ut o drhklc,
aut hd tekrks tehs jufe e`sthbhty76
1Sek ekbb ork y`u tobnhlm oa`ut =hnk3 Sekrks sthbb mrkkl stu
obb `vkr y`ur st`lk.6 =hnk b``nkc aofn, rkobh9kc tek duthbhty `d
ehs bhk, olc trhkc tek trute.
1koe, weotkvkr, b``n, y`u m`llo tobn t` hb `r weot36
1eot3 Sobn t` hb3 ey hl tek ekbb :1
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1)ousk y`u eovk o woy whte w`rcs, y`u nl`w, bhnk o
sobksjol, `r o : weots tek w`rc: o p`kt.6
1O p`kt.6
1@r o sobksjol6
1eot hl 4`cs lojk hs wr`lm whte y`u36
1eot3 ;t eos t` ak y`u. ?`k olc ; folt c` ht, w`ubclt ak
rhmet. "tols `ut fousk `d "tu olc "tus `ut fousk : wkbb :
fousk eks "tu. Seot bkovks y`u. X`u eovk t` tobn t` ehj.
%`w ?`k wos tehlnhlm y`u tobn t` ehj odtkr w`rn : y`u nl`w
m`hlm e`jk : aut ; soy :1
1=hnk, ; folt c` ht.6
1eot3 ey l`t36
1Akfousk ; c`lt eovk o 1woy whte w`rcs6, akfousk ; aruhsk
kosy, olc akfousk ; c`lt tehln hb wolts t` tobn oa`ut ht6 O
+lmkr rohskc d`r kofe su#fhklt rkos`l. G.&.5.
1*`w c` y`u nl`w teot3 *`w fol y`u nl`w teot 8ehb36 ;
wobnkc owoy, aut teksk pr`abkjs wobn whte y`u.
1El`w weot36
1Seot ek c`kslt wollo tobn oa`ut ht6
1kbb cojl, =hnk, hd ek woltkc t` tobn oa`ut ht, wey c`ksltek3 *k eoslt `pklkc ehs j`ute obb coy, eoslt ykbbkc ot us
bhnk usuob, eoslt fekfnkc up `l us, eoslt kvkl turlkc
or`ulc olc b``nkc ot us `lfk. ?ust bkovk tek muy ob`lk.6
1kbb, mhvk ehj o arkon, ehs 5oc ust chkc.6
1?ksus, =hnk, teots weot ;j soyhlm. "`jktehlm bhnk teot
c`kslt jonk y`u t`` tobnothvk.6
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1kbb 8ehb, ; tehln y`urk wr`lm, olc s` c`ks kvkrya`cy
kbsk.6
1eotkvkr ust bkovk jk ob`lk.6
1Sobn t` ehj 8ehb, y`u eovk t` tobn t` ehj.6
ektekr ht wos tek v`hfk `r tek wkotekr, tek hcko `d o
rkstbkss "ulcoy `r tek lommhlm `r tek tromkcy, tek
rksp`lshahbhty `r tek rhsn `r tek f`worchfk! tek coj `d rkos`l
aurst olc o C``c `d olmkr rkccklkc jy dofk olc frofnkc
jy fekkns.
14`ccojjht, =hnk ;j l`t m`llo tobn whte ehj>6
1*ky, weots m`hlm `l `vkr tekrk36 Sek dojhbhor r`bbhlm
teulckr! ht wos hb.
1%`tehlm6 ; olswkrkc.
1koe, l`tehlm6 sohc =hnk. k turlkc t` wobn owoy, aut hbs
m`rhbbo strhcks fut ` `ur ksfopk.
1*`bc `l6 sohc hb. Olc wk turlkc aofn. Olc tekrk wos tek
dofk olc tek kyk teot wos ehcckl. 1=hnk, wey orklt y`u
w`rnhlm3 Sekrks seht obb `vkr y`ur st`lk.6
1koe, y`urk rhmet! ;bb mkt rhmet `l ht6. =hnk turlkc.
1*`bc `l, =hnk6. Olc omohl, =hnk turlkc. hb turlkc t`worc
jk. 1eot eoppklkc36 hb mroaakc jy se`ubckr.
1%`tehlm hb : hts l`tehlm.6 ; trhkc t` serum ehs eolc owoy!
tek mrhp thmetklkc.
1eot. *oppklkc36 O bkvkb v`hfk, aut @> *`w tek teulckr
f`ubc ehck hts seocks `d s`ulcs.
1hb, hts l`tehlm, ; wos tryhlm t`'1sohc =hnk.
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1; c`lt wolt t` ekor l`tehlm dr`j y`u =hnk. 8ehb, weot wkrk
y`u ykbbhlm oa`ut36 hb chc l`t turl, olc ehs dofk wos bkvkb
whte jhlk. Sek eolc wos o vhsk l`w. Sekrk wos l` ormuhlmwhte ehj, tekrk wos l` ckaotk. ; wos spkonhlm whte o thmkr
`l tek eult, whte ol olmry, abhlc rehl`fkr`s olc w`rcs
foll`t st`p o feormk, `r shlnhlm tkkte. ; sohc l`tehlm.
1%`t tobnhlm eue3 @n. ; tehln ; fol mukss, ht wos oa`ut jk
rhmet36
1@e, f`jk `l hb6 sohc =hnk.
1=hnk, l`t `lk w`rc. %`t `lk w`rc6 sohc hb olc sthbb ehs dofk
wos bkvkb.
1eot wos ht oa`ut3 =k3 %oe, jy coc rhmet3 "` y`u nl`w
eks ckoc3 *ovhlm o m``c boume `vkr jy ckoc `bc jol36
Oe, s` ht wos lkvkr oa`ut us. Auaabkc olmkr just p`p, olc
ht whbb tonk tek +rst lkkcbk ht +lcs.
1*ky ; c`lt abojk y`u. 4uy wos o ckocakot, o b`skr. 5hclt
korl o pklly hl ehs bhdk, f`ubclt w`rn. 2lbufny. Olc `lk ekbb
`d o dotekr, jonhlm ehs s`l c` obb tek w`rn. ;t hs rkob dully.6
&b`uklfk wk eoc lkvkr ekorc hl tek akost, dr`tekc d`rte.
k wotfekc, aut wk chclt akbhkvk. k ekorc, aut wk
f`ubclt ulckrstolc. Olc wk chclt nl`w ht ot tek thjk, aut
tek chsakbhkd olc tek w`lckr wkrk seorkc whte kvkry`lk.
Sek f`lvkrsoth`l wos t`` b`uc t` ak jhsskc ay `ur kors. k
f`ubc l`t skk, aut ?`k olc "tu eoc st`ppkc fbkolhlm. k
f`ubc l`t ekor, aut "tol eoc akmul wobnhlm t`worc us.
14``c rhccolfk, rhmet3 O muy bhnk teot jhmet l`t kvkl aury
Dhj. (kovk hl o chtfe s`jkwekrk t` dkkc tek Chks. Ot bkost
tekl ekc ak c`hlm o skrvhfk.6 Olc hb boumekc.
Sekl, tekrk wos o Cose olc tek mrkot m`bhote wos mr`ulckc.
@vkr ehj st``c "tol fbosphlm ehs row rkc eolc, ehs dofk o
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sf`wb. Aut "tols dofk wos l`t offust`jkc t` tek eorc bhlks
`d olmkr, olc teky kvop`rotkc. "tol turlkc t` b``n ot us! wk
sow phty olc pohl. Olc wk turlkc olc wklt aofn t` `urw`rn, d`r tekrk wos l`tehlm t` soy.
hte `ur kyks wk sow hb rkjohl `l tek mr`ulc, ehs aofn
sj``te olc sb`w whte arkotehlm. hte `ur kors wk ekorc
"tol `kr ehs m``c eolc, olc ehs m``c eolc sboppkc owoy.
hb phfnkc ehjskbd up olc mrultkc olc seuFkc owoy. "tol
wobnkc aofn, tksthlm ehs +lmkrs, sb`w olc soc. &ofe t` ehs
stoth`l, kofe t` ehs w`rn. "hbklt.
Arkote akfojk ch#fubt olc s`ulc toa``. k corkc l`t b``n,
olc t` spkon wos t` rhsn wrote. k wockc hl shbklfk'tehfn
ohr. Olc ht frkpt hlt` `ur kors olc skkpkc hlt` `ur arohls.
=uFkc `ur ekorts, crhkc `ur v`hfks. @ur ekorhlm o shbklfk'
sklsk! `ur j`vkjklts sb`w! `ur jhlcs ottulkc t` s`ulc,
rkocy t` rkf`hb. k woltkc t` ykbb. Olc teus wk w`rnkc.
Sek sul mrkw a`rkc `d us olc turlkc hts kyk owoy. Sek ohrtehllkc olc dr`9k olc tek pobk pothklt j``l bhmetkc `ur
arkotes. k pofnkc up `ur t``bs olc akmol t` wobn e`jk.
Olc wk wkrk forkdub `d hb olc "tol.
1hb6 sohc "tol. Olc obb tek tehfnlkss `d tek ohr seottkrkc.
hb st`ppkc. k wkrk yorcs akehlc, aut wk f`ubc skk tek
f`rlkr `d tek frusekc bhp mb`whlm pobk abuk.
1hb, ;j s`rry6 sohc "tol. hb mrultkc.
1`u pulfekc jk "tol.6 "ohc hb.
1; nl`w6 sohc "tol
1;t eurt6 hb dofkc "tol, aut ehs dofk wos ehcckl hl tek
seoc`w.
"tol sfrotfekc ehs ekoc olc b``nkc c`wl. 1; nl`w6
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1;t wos o m``c pulfe, sthbb folt dkkb jy bhp6.
"tol sloppkc up. 1hb ;: 1
1; nl`w, "tol, ; nl`w. Aut7tek j`lky.6 hbs v`hfk trohbkc
hlt` tek ckkp corn. k hlfekc fb`skr.
1=`lky d`r weot36 sohc "tol.
10`r tek `bc jol, y`u nl`w d`r ehs7.6 hb shmekc. 1;
fekfnkc, wk spklt obb `d ht, tekrks kl`ume bkdt d`r tek rklt
aut teots ht. Odtkr obb teot, ; folt kvkl aury Dhj6 Olc ekrk
wk sow o shmet s` ah9orrk, s` tkrrhabk, teot `ur s`ubs Ckc tek
Ckse d`r o dkw j`jklts. Sek mrkot bh`l wos abkkchlm, tek
thmkrs d``t foumet hl o trop, olc wk sow wkonlkss. (httbk
sobty ph`lkkrs bkovhlm trofns `l tek uldojhbhor tkrrohl.
1hb, y`u nl`w ;c mhvk: 1sohc "tol.
15`lt ' ; swkor : ust bkovk ht "tol.6 sohc hb. Olc "tol
l`cckc olc b``nkc owoy, pklshvk. k eoc fb`skc hl `l tek
tw`. Obb wkrk mrhj'dofkc olc kykhlm tek mr`ulc. Sek
tehfnlkss `d tek shbklfk rkturlkc olc wk st``c whte `ur
aofns t` tek whlc.
"t``c wk tekrk d`r o jhlutk `r o coy `r o bhdkthjk3 @> 0hfnbk
jkj`ry, e`w wotkry y`u ork olc hl tek ckptes e`w abofn
tek vhsh`l, olc weot rhsn tekrk hs hl chvhlm>
1kbb76 sohc =hnk olc f`ubc l`t soy j`rk. "tol b``nkc up
ot =hnk olc l`cckc olc turlkc olc wobnkc. Olc wk
d`bb`wkc. =uFkc ekorts akothlm t` tek tulk `d o sb`w wobn.
O shbklt jorfe. k m`t t` tek ekovy motks olc tek st`lk
wobbs, olc tekl "tu, we` wos tehrc hl `ur jorfe, st`ppkc.
1(kts aury ehj ekrk6 Sek dohltkst wehspkr, os hd tek whlc
jurjurkc ht hl `ur kors.
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1eotc y`u soy "tu36 osnkc ?`k. &vkl hl tek corn ; f`ubc
skk ?`ks bhttbk kyks d`fus tekhr abofn p`hlts.
"tu stoykc shbklt. Sekl 15hc y`u soy s`jktehlm "tu36 osnkc
"tol. hb, we` wos `abhvh`us, wobnkc aofn t` us. "tu b``nkc
ot "tol olc tekl ot kofe `d us.
1(kts aury ehj ekrk6 ek sohc, olc ht wos l`t tek whlc teot
sp`nk.
Ol `rchlory "ulcoy, ulkvkltdub olc bo9y! aut t`` tklsk, tek
ohr t`` tehfn, tek arkote t`` se`rt, d`r o "ulcoy.
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5koc a`chks ork ekovy.
@l tek se`ubckrs j`stby, `r tek orjs hd y`uvk mroaakc tek
bkms, `r tek aofn hd y`urk hl tek jhccbk. =oyak tek bkms
akfousk `d tek wobnhlm olc tek chrt. =oyak tek dkkt hd ht
rohlkc tek lhmet akd`rk olc hts wkt olc juccy. =oyak tek
ekort hd y`urk rkbotkc, tek jhlc hd y`urk ulf`jd`rtoabk, tek
s`ub, hd y`urk odrohc.
5koc a`chks ork t`` ekovy t` forry ob`lk.
u lkkc o dkw jkl. Sw` hs tek jhlhjuj, `lk hl tek aofn
olc `lk hl dr`lt. Sekyc eovk t` ak str`lm jkl, oabk'a`chkc
olc wkbb'auhbt, oabk t` akor tek ekovhlkss `l tekhr se`ubckrs,
oabk t` jorfe tobb, fehl up, aofn strohmet, a`chks ulaklt ay
aurckl. "thbb, s`jk a`chks ork ekovhkr teol `tekrs. ;l teot
fosk y`u jhmet lkkc terkk jkl `r d`ur. Sw` hl tek aofn olc
tw` hl dr`lt. )orry tek a`cy `l y`ur se`ubckrs, bhnk o stkkb
akoj `r o b`m. "trklmte hs l`t ol hssuk whte terkk jkl, olc
tek se`ubckrs `d d`ur jkl ork l`t wkon. Aut ekhmet fol ak
ol hssuk. `u c`lt wolt tek a`cy b`pshckc, `r `lk jolforryhlm j`rk teol ehs seork. `u jhmet mr`up ay ekhmet. (kt
tek se`rtkr jkl tonk tek dkkt, tek tobbkr jkl, tek ekoc. %`w
tek a`cys `l ol hlfbhlk, aut tek mrhp hs m``c, olc d`ur
se`ubckrs ork str`lm.
5koc a`chks ork t`` ekovy t` forry hl tek corn.
u lkkc o bhmet'jol, o sf`ut. =ol we` wotfeks, sehlks.
=hmet mkt o Cosebhmet `r o boltkrl, o fbkor sny whte o dubbj``l hd eks bufny, ol `bc t`rfe hd eks l`t. Aut ek lkkcs
m``c kyks olc uhfn bkms, o sjobb v`hfk. %kkcs t` sehlk tek
woy, wehspkr tek woy. %kkcs t` worl, puse, m`oc, muhck.
%kkcs t` jhss l`tehlm, fotfe tek e`bks olc phtdobbs, tek
juccy p``bs, tek sul rhshlm. %kkcs t` nkkp tek pofk, nkkp
tek pkofk, nkkp tek bkoc, nkkp m`hlm. Sek bhmet'jol c`kslt
f`jpbohl, akfousk ek c`kslt forry tek a`cy. Sek bhmet'jol
c`kslt forry tek a`cy, akfousk bhmet hs ekovy kl`ume. Sek
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bhmet'jol lkvkr sb`ws, lkvkr st`ps. =`vks d`rworc pothkltby,
koshby. El`ws st`pphlm hs dohburk, ckdkot, suhfhck. "` ek
j`vks d`rworc sb`wby, ekovhby. (kovks ehs hjprhlts `l tekjuc, ckbhakrotkby. =onks ehjskbd nl`wl, ehs prksklfk rkob,
ehs bhmet dochlm, wolhlm, cyhlm, sehlhlm, shbkltby.
5koc a`chks ork t`` ekovy t` forry hl skfrkt.
O rkor muorc hs uskdub. hte m``c kyks, akttkr teol tek bhmet'
jols, akfousk tek muorc c`kslt eovk o bhmet. O Ck$habk
lkfn hs m``c, aut o sh$te sklsk hs akttkr : o 9klhte frkotkc
ay tek seorplkss `d obb sklsks. "jkbb tek rohl olc tek chrt,tek rohl hl tek chrt, tek chrty, j`bcy, juccy, jufn. *kor tek
sukbfe `d eorc a``ts frosehlm `l tek s`dt olc tek wkt. 0kkb
tek swkot `l y`ur snhl, tostk crylkss `l y`ur bhps, j`hsturk
hl tek ohr, `l y`ur thpsK y`ur l`sk, y`ur +lmkrs. "uhlt hl tek
corn olc e`pk. *`pk l` `lk suhlts aofn. "eorpkl y`ur
sklsks hl tek cornlkss, wekt y`ur kyks, y`ur kors, y`ur
snhl, y`ur bhps, y`ur l`strhbs hl tek abofnlkss. ?ust b``n, stork,
pkkn. "lop y`ur lkfn t` olc dr`. Ak porol`hc, tekl ossurkc,
tekl shbklt : jkbtkc. (kt tek eohr `l y`ur lkfn stolc `l hts`wl, bkt tek fr`wl `d y`ur ekoc thlmbk. *`pk tekrk ork l`
`tekr kyks suhlthlm, bkms d`bb`whlm, kors ekorhlm y`ur
stojpkck. Ak odrohc olc e`pk, ak f`l+cklt olc e`pk, ak
shbklt olc e`pk. Olc tek shbklfk fe`nks y`ur v`hfk olc tek
cornlkss su`fotks y`ur kyks, y`u folt sjkbb hl tek sthln,
folt ekor hl tek b`uclkss `d y`ur `wl ekort, crujjhlm
owoy. `ur jhlc wolckrs hl tek corn. Ork aots odrohc `d
shbklfk3 )ol tek ckoc ulckr tek mross dkkb `ur stkps3 ;s 4`c
l`fturlob3 `u rkjkjakr bubboahks y`ur j`tekr lkvkr solm,
v`hfks sek lkvkr eoc. `ur te`umets ork b`st hl tek cornlkss!
y`u ork b`st hl te`umet. Sekl y`u trhp, s`jk`lk feufnbks,
s`jk`lk sjhbks, s`jk`lk euseks, s`jk`lk abuseks,
joyak y`u. Sekl tek ottklth`l f`jks aofn omohl, tek
sklsks jkbc olc jkbt omohl, seorpkl omohl t`worc tek
9klhte. Obb tekrk hs t` c` hs e`pk.
*`w ekovy ckoc a`chks ork>
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77.
%` m``c aushlkss fol tonk pbofk hl tek lhmet. Sek cornlkss
feolmks tek loturk `d tek pbofk. ;l tek j`rlhlm, Qhfehks
wos w`rn, hl tek lhmet Qhfehks wos w`rnhlm. Ekkphlm tek
ckoc tufnkc owoy hl hts d`bcs, tek stors eovhlm nhsskc tek
ckoc t` sbkkp. 5hmmhlm hl tek corn hs o frhjk, os r`ushlm o
crkojhlm fehbc hs o frhjk. Sek ekort nl`ws ht, os tek se`vkb
nl`ws ht, os tek s`hb nl`ws ht. &vkl tek b`lm aurhkc nl`w ht
olc feufnbk hlt` tek whlc dr`j tekhr mrovks.
1;ts f`bc t`lhmet6 =hnk wos wkorhlm ehs a``ts aut chc l`teovk tek d`rkshmet t` rkjkjakr ehs f`ot.
1%` seht : eky "tu eolc jk teot se`vkb, ykoe se`rt `lk,
teolns :y`urk l`t wkorhlm o f`ot, =hnk. "thbb, ht hsf`bc6 ?`k
eoc ehs f`ot aut ek eoc f`bc ab``c : ht t``n ehj b`lmkr teol
`tekrs t` mkt worj.
1)`jk `l "tu, put y`ur aofn hlt` ht6 =hnk, omohl
1&l`ume, =hnk, tek chrts f`lfrktk, tek wotkr justvk
dr`9kl6 "tol tehs thjk.
1&vkrya`cy euse, ; ekor s`jktehlm6 &vkrytehlm st`ppkc.
Sek sfrhtfe'sfrotfe d tek se`vkbs, hbs jurjurhlm proykrs,
a`chby dulfth`ls, arkotehlm. 2labhlnhlm kyks crhkc olc
wotkrkc, kors ottulkc t` tek shbklfk, l`sks t` tek sjkbbs,
kyks t` tek cornlkss. Sek boltkrl wos f`vkrkc whte o f`ot.
*korts thfnkc't`fnkc ulkvkl skf`lcs.
1=ustvk akkl o fot `r s`jktehlm6
=hnk arkotekc `ut seorpby. 10ufn 8ehb, y`u tryhlm t` put ushl
tek mrovks t``36
1; te`umet ; ekorc s`jktehlm, s`rry6 ; serummkc o bhttbk.
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Arkotehlm rksujkc, tek se`vkbs aht hl t` tek &orte, hb wklt
aofn t` ehs Ojkls olc *obb`wkc ak tey lojks, sklsks
cubbkc, jusfbks rkbo$kc olc ofekc, tek boltkrl wosulf`vkrkc. "`ulcs rksujkc omohl. "bhfhlm `d tek se`vkbs,
cubb teujp `d tek ekort, hbs sthCkc, `ffosh`lob, s`as olc
swobb`ws : tek `lks wk wkrklt supp`skc t` ekor. Olc tek
w`rn rksujkc.
5hmmhlm hs shbklt w`rn. %` spkkfe hs rkuhrkc, l` vkraob
f``rchloth`l, l` f`jjolcs `r `rckrs. &ofe jol t` ehs `wl
pb`t, ehs `wl se`vkb, ehs `wl jkte`c. &vkl s`, tekrk wkrk
s`jk we` bhnkc t` wehstbk `r euj `r shlm. Olc s`jkthjks`tekrs w`ubc `hl hl olc tek reytej `d tek reyjk w`ubc
+btkr c`wl hlt` tek se`vkbs, olc tek chmmhlm w`ubc akf`jk
colfk. Aut tekrk wos l` eujjhlm ekrk, tekrk wos l`
wehstbhlm, tekrk wos l` s`lm ekrk. &ofe jol cum t` tek akot
`d ehs ekort, t` tek tkjp` `d ehs arkote. Sekrkhl wos ehs
reytej, ehs reyjk, ehs colfk. Olc tekrk ht stoykc, d`r o
mrovk hs l` pbofk d`r o colfk, l`r o fkjktkry d`r o s`lm.
5hmmhlm rkuhrks snhbb. "nhbb teot hs `atohlkc hl tek pr`fkss.=ust ak dkbt rotekr teol bkorlkc. =ust ak cum `ut rotekr
teol chsf`vkrkc. 5hmmhlm hs ch#fubt, aut tek a`cy nl`ws
weot t` c`, os tek se`vkb c`ks, os tek korte c`ks. Sek
+lmkrs nl`w wekrk t` mrhp, tek dkkt wekrk olc e`w t`
stolc, tek aofn wekl t` k$tklc, tek orjs wekl t` f`ltroft.
Sek mr`ulc nl`ws wekl t` mhvk owoy olc wekl t` stolc
+rj. ;t nl`ws wekl t` ak omrkkoabk olc s`dt `r vhfh`us olc
stuaa`rl. ;t nl`ws e`w t` tkst tek pothklfk `d tek chmmkr,
tek seorplkss `d tek stkkb, tek lkfksshty `d tek fousk. Sek
se`vkb nl`ws ot weot olmbk ek just pklktrotk tek korte. *k
nl`ws e`w t` ak pothklt d`r tek chmmkr. *k nl`ws e`w t`
woht. Olc tek chmmkr nl`ws ht hs `lby thjk teot e`bcs ehj.
@lby thjk, teot nkkps ehj dr`j tehs nl`wbkcmk. Olc s` ek
chms. Olc ehs +lmkrs ork fbujsy olc ehs dkkt ork jhspbofkc,
jhsobhmlkc, ehs jusfbks ofek d hlk#fhklfy, hlk$pkrhklfk,
hloahbhty. Aut ek chms `l, olc tek akot `d ehs ekort p`ulcs hl
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ehs kors, olc tek tkjp` `d ehs arkote akot hl ehs bulms olc
mrocuobby, hjpkrfkpthaby, hlkvhtoaby tek se`vkb akf`jks ehs
se`vkb olc tek korte, ehs korte olc tek nl`wbkcmk, ehsnl`wbkcmk.
5hmmhlm wos tek hjp`rtolt tehlm. Sek tehlm wk ulckrst``c,
dkbt, kvkl b`vkc. 0`r b`vk f`jks whte ulckrstolchlm. Aut tek
rkos`ls wkrk ulhjp`rtolt, tek lkfksshty wos ulhjp`rtolt,
tek ofth`l htskbd wos ulhjp`rtolt. k f`ubc l`t ulckrstolc
teksk tehlms. k f`ubc l`t wrop `ur jhlcs or`ulc tekj.
0hse swhj whte`ut tehlnhlm `d tek `fkol, trkks mr`w snyworc
whte`ut kvkr crkojhlm `d tek fb`ucs, wk cum whte`utulckrstolchlm tek e`bk. S` us tekrk wos o a`cy t` aurhkc, o
e`bk t` ak cum, o se`vkb t` chm whte, eolcs t` e`bc tek
se`vkbs, jusfbks t` oppby tek d`rfk, jhlc t` arhlm tek w`rn
t` f`jpbkth`l. Olc teot wos tek k$tklt `d `ur nl`wbkcmk.
Sekrk wos l` hbbush`l t` us, tekrk wos l` mrolckur. k chc
l`t f`lshckr `urskbvks hll`vot`rs, jovkrhfns, hf`l`fbosts.
k chc l`t f`lshckr tek w`rn t` ak pr`d`ulc `r suabhjk. k
chc l`t f`lshckr teot tekrk wos jkolhlm hl `ur w`rn. k
lkvkr kvkl a`tekrkc b``nhlm.
eotkvkr te`umets Chttkc hlt` `ur jhlcs, chsshpotkc whte tek
chmmhlm. eotkvkr kj`th`ls wkrk dkbt hl `ur ekorts dockc
dr`j `ur s`ubs. Olc obb `d ht wklt hlt` tek e`bk, +bbkc up e`bk,
kjpthkc hlt` tek e`bk. Olc tek j`rk wk cum tek mrkotkr tek
e`bk wos olc tek j`rk spofk ht eoc t` kjpty us. "` teot
kvkl tek j`st aurcklkc `d us mrkw uhkt, kvkl tek whskst `d
us eoc l`tehlm t` tehln, kvkl tek whtthkst, l`tehlm t` soy.
hbs proykrs akfojk o feolt hl tulk whte ehs se`vkb. Ojkl
olc ojkl olc ojkl. *hs tkors dkbb hl tek v`hc olc wkrk
swobb`wkc! tekhr s`urfk dkbb hl tek v`hc olc wos swobb`wkc.
"tols durr`wkc ar`w chsoppkorkc ulckr cr`ps `d boltkrl'bht
swkot. *hs mo9k wos whtehl tek e`bk, ehs ul'durr`wkc ar`w
ekbc l` skfrkts! ehs jhlc wos ul`ffuphkc, vofolt, kjpthkc
hlt` tek e`bk ek wos frkothlm. =hnk olc ?`k eoc l` `nks t`
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jonk, l` whskfrofns, l` puls, tekhr euj`r wos soppkc dr`j
tekj.
Olc tek e`bk mrkw bormkr. Olc tek boltkrl'bhmet chc l`t rkofe
tek e`bk. Akfojk o v`hc whtehl tek v`hc, cornlkss whtehl
cornlkss. k w`ubc eovk akkl odrohc, hd dkor wkrk l`t
kjpthkc `d us. ;lstkoc wk wkrk s`bkjl, shbklt, s`jakr. k
wkrk luja. k l` b`lmkr dkbt tek f`bc, `r tek soclkss `r tek
a`rkc`j. Seky wkrk tonkl dr`j us. "t`bkl. hb wklt `l whte
ehs Ojkls aut teky wkrk arkotekc `ut, bhnk tek wehstbhlm `d
ol klmhlk, "tol whte ehs swkothlm aut teot wos bhnk tek
wotkr p`urkc `vkr ol `vkrekothlm jkfeolhsj, =hnk olc ?`kwhte tekhr dr`wlhlm shbklfk olc teot wos bhnk tek dofkbkss
kj`th`l `d tek out`jot`l. k wkrk l` chkrklt dr`j `ur
se`vkbs l`w. ;l jkfeolhsj, hl te`umet, hl purp`sk, wk wkrk
`lk. Olc tek e`bk mrkw bormkr.
Shjk posskc, skf`lcs jkbckc olc jkbtkc hlt` jhlutks. Olc
wk wkrk ulowork `d tek e`urs, ulowork `d tek &ortes
rkturlhlm r`toth`l. Olc obb ot `lfk tek e`bk wos o mrovk olc
`ur dkors, `ur k$eousth`l, `ur s`rr`w, `ur wht, `ur whsc`j,wkrk rkturlkc t` us, `ur se`vkbs dkbb dr`j thrkc eolcs, `ur
sklsks rk`hfkc hl tekhr rkturl, olc `ur w`rn wos c`lk.
1kbb hts c`lk6 "tu jkolt t` wehspkr tehs, aut hl shbklfk
tekrk ork l` wehspkrs.
1up, o e`bk +t d`r o nhlm6 crowbkc =hnk.
"tu sjhbkc ot bhttbk ot tek `nk olc ?`k slhfnkrkc. "tol movk ouhkt feufnbk olc =hnk `hlkc hl, tekl ; akmol boumehlm. Olc
o feohl wos akmul olc kofe boume bkc t` ol`tekr olc kofe
wos b`uckr teol tek `lk akd`rk, kofe ckkpkr, kofe j`rk
ekortdkbt. &vkl hb aornkc `ut ehs mrulthlm muows. Aut tek
`nk wos uldully olc ur uahbolfk wos ulusth+kc. ;t wos
l`t teot wk wkrk boumehlm ot s`jktehlm `r whte s`jktehlm,
aut boumehlm s`jktehlm owoy. chc l`t nl`w weot ht wos.
ekl wk cum tek e`bk, wk cum `ut s`jktehlm whtehl
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`urskbvks, olc ht jock us ulf`jd`rtoabk, lkrv`us, odrohc.
Olc tek boumetkr bkt us d`rmkt `ur tr`uabks. Aut ht w`ubc l`t
bost. 0`r s`ulc hs forrhkc dor olc uhfn hl tek corn lhmet, olc`ur v`hfks wkrk ob`lk t`` s``l.
1kbb, bkts put ehj hl, wkbb soy o dkw w`rcs olc tekl f`vkr
ht up6 "tol b``nkc ot hb d`r f`l+rjoth`l.
hb wos storhlm ot tek f`vkrkc a`cy olc chc l`t ekor "tol.
k obb b``nkc ot hb l`w. *k dkbt `ur kyks wotfehlm, b``nkc
up, tekl c`wl omohl, +lobby ek bkt m` o tkrsk l`c.
Sek s`bkjlhty fojk aofn omohl, tek shbklfk fojk aofn
omohl, tek dkor fojk aofn omohl, tek lkrv`uslkss olc tek
chsf`jd`rt fojk aofn omohl.
0`ur `d us eoc forrhkc tek a`cy `l tekhr se`ubckrs aut l`lk
l`w woltkc t` t`ufe ht. ;t wos t`` fb`sk l`w, ht wos t``
eujol. S` forry o b`m `l `ur se`ubckrs hs kosy, t` forry o
stkkb akoj `r o st`lk phbbor, t` tek forry tek a`cy wekl ht
wos `lby wkhmet wos kosy. Aut ht wos l`t wkhmet olyj`rk.Sek dkoturks `d tek dofk f`ubc ak dkbt ter`ume tek tehl fb`te,
olc tek d`rj `d tek a`cy f`ubc ak chsfkrlkc, wk f`ubc skk
tek seopk `d tek dkkt hl tek cornlkss, tek d`rj `d tek l`sk,
tek furvk `d tek mut. e` f`ubc t`ufe tehs tehlm, tehs a`cy,
tehs jol3 Olc wk akmol t` ulckrstolc weot ht hs wk wkrk
c`hlm, eoc c`lk, wkrk oa`ut t` c`. Aut sthbb, tekrk wos l`
mrolckur oa`ut us! wk wkrk t`` shjpbk d`r mrolckur.
1kbb, f`jk `l, tek suls m`llo rhsk hl o dkw e`urs, ; lkkcot bkost `lk `tekr muy t` e`bc tek dkkt6 sohc "tol. Olc wk
`akykc. "tu olc ; mroaakc tek dkkt olc hb, ?`k olc =hnk,
t``n tek ekoc, olc orjs. @lk, tw`, terkk, olc tek ckkc wos
c`lk, olc tek a`cy : tek jol : wos pboltkc.
hb nkpt ehs stork ot tek a`cy, os hd k$pkfthlm ht t` sprhlm
aofn t` bhdk. "tol b``nkc or`ulc, +rst ot kofe `d us, tekl ot
tek a`cy, tekl +lobby ot hb.
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1kbb, olya`cy wollo soy o dkw w`rcs3 `ubclt ak rhmet hd
wk chclt6 sohc "tol.
hb b``nkc up olc wk +lobby sow ehs kyks, usuobby ehcckl
ulckr ehs ekovy ar`w. "`rk olc soc, ol ol`joby wk eoc l`t
skkl, tek bhnks `d wehfe wk c` l`t k$pkft t` skk omohl. O
f`jkt wehfe possks `lfk o eulcrkc ykors. hb whte ehs tkor'
stohlkc fekkns, olc rkc kyks, olc thrkc ar`ws olc wk chc
l`t nl`w ehj. Olc tekl succklby, tek ar`w durr`wkc, olc
tek kyks eorcklkc, olc tek hb wos `ur hb.
1=y dotekr wos m``c jol6 sohc hb. 1*k b`vkc ehs dojhby, chcehs w`rn os akst ek f`ubc, ek pr`vhckc.6 Sek arhkd doNock
wos akmhllhlm t` dock. hb swobb`wkc aofn o s`a. 1*k wos o
m``c jol, o +lk jol, o ph`us jol. "` 4`c, pbkosk c`lt
e`bc tehs omohlst ehj. k eoc l` fe`hfk! hts l`t ehs shl t`
akor. ;ts l`t ehs doubt. "` pbkosk, ust c`lt76 Olc tek
spkkfe wos cr`wlkc.
"tol stkppkc d`rworc t` pot hbs aofn, aut ckfhckc omohlst
ht. 1Oly`lk kbsk36 ek osnkc. %` `lk olswkrkc, d`r weot eocwk t` soy3 1kbb, obrhmet, ; mukss ; fol soy o bhttbk
s`jktehlm6 sohc "tol. Olc ot tehs wk wkrk ottklthvk, d`r
weot eoc "tol t` soy3 "tol fbkorkc ehs ter`ot, b``nkc c`wl
ot o a`cy d`r s`jk shbklt skf`lcs, olc tekl akmolK
1=`st `d us c`lt nl`w tehs jol ekrk. ektekr ek wos nhlc
`r m``c, wektekr ek wos str`lm, `r sjort, `r ckfklt hslt
s`jktehlm wk fol nl`w. Obb teot wk nl`w hs teot eks ckoc,
olc teot wk cum o e`bk d`r ehj, olc auhbt o mrovk d`r ehj.Olc teot tehs mrovk hs hl Qhfehks, tek pbofk `d `ur w`rn olc
tek pbofk `d ehs w`rn7 eot wk chc hs o frhjk. ;s fobbkc o
frhjk, ay tek `wlkrs `d tehs bolc. Akfousk ht hslt `ur bolc, ht
hslt `ur pbofk `d rkst, ht hslt `ur e`jk, hts tek e`jk `d tek
rhfe, hts tek pbofk `d rkst `d tek rhfe.6 "tol pouskc ekrk,
motekrhlm ehs kb`uklfk. %` `lk arkotekc, tekrk wos
s`jktehlm hl tek w`rcs wehfe wk nlkw, wehfe wk dkbt ckkp
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hl `ur a`lks, ol ofek wk eoc b`lm sthCkc, olc hl arkotehlm
wk w`ubc b`sk tehs tehlm, olc wk justlt b`sk ht ykt.
1eot hs o shl3 O jol jhmet w`rn ot o pbofk, jhmet w`rn
bolc olc tek bolc c`ks l`t akb`lm t` ehj. Olc tek bolc fol
lkvkr akb`lm t` ehj. Se`ume ek w`rn tekrk hl obb `d ehs
arkote, hl obb tek akots `d ehs ekort, olc nl`ws ht akttkr teol
tek `wlkrs, olc ulckrstolcs ht akttkr teol tek `ffupolts,
ek fol lkvkr +lc rkst tekrk. Akfousk ht hs l`t ehs bolc, ht hs
lkvkr ehs bolc.6 Ol`tekr pousk, ht wos f`jhlm `ut l`w, tek
w`rcs `rmolh9kc tekjskbvks hlt` reytej, hlt` jushf. Sekrk
wos s`jktehlm ekrk wehfe wk ulckrst``c. Sekrk wos omrkot wkbbhlm up whtehl us. O mrkot soclkss b`lm supprksskc
wos rhshlm up, o wovk, o st`rj, olc tek rohl wos `e's` lkor.
1; osn y`u, weot hs o shl3 O jol jhmet w`rn hl o e`jk ek
fol lkvkr tonk s`bofk hl, d`r tek e`jk hs l`t ehs `wl. Olc obb
tek thjk ek nkkps odtkr e`jks akttkr teol ehs olc fol `lby
crkoj odtkr o lhfk akc olc m``c sbkkp. Aut ek fol lkvkr
eovk ht, d`r o m``c e`jk hs l`t ehs, olc o m``c akc hs l`t
ehs.6 "tol pouskc omohl, akfousk tek st`rj eoc orrhvkc olctek rohl wos p`urhlm c`wl. Sek soclkss strkojkc dr`j `ur
shbklt dofks, o mrkot wkbbhlm up `d wotkr olc sobt dr`j ckkp
whtehl eoc kruptkc `l `ur fekkns. k chc l`t ulckrstolc
`ur tkors, teky wkrk d`r hbs dotekr, aut `lby o bhttbk, teky
wkrk d`r us, aut wkrk mrkotkr teol us. Olc wk f`ubc l`t
ulckrstolc tehlms mrkotkr teol us. "tol whpkc ehs kyks olc
f`lthlukc.
1"` weot hs o shl3 k aury tehs jol ekrk! chm d`r ehj oe`jk teot hs l`t ehs. Seot wos lkvkr ehs. Olc tehs hs o frhjk,
akfousk d`r us t` +lc rkst hs o frhjk. &vhb hs o shl, yks, olc
frhjk hs o shl. Olc wk ork obb shllkrs, obb, akfousk p`vkrty hs
o shl, akfousk l`t eovhlm o e`jk t` rkst hl hs o shl. Olc l`t
eovhlm tek jkols t` mkt o e`jk hs o shl. Olc l`t akhlm oabk
t` poy tek t`bb t` ekovkl hs o shl. k st`bk tehs jols t`bb d`r
ehj olc teot hs o shl. k slufn tehs jol hlt` ekovkl olc
teot hs o shl. Akfousk ek wos a`rl o shllkr, os wk wkrk. Olc
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ek bhvkc ehs bhdk os o shllkr, os wk c`. `rnkc os o shllkr, os
wk whbb, os wk just. Olc wk st`bk ehj hlt` ekovkl olc wk
aurhkc ehj o sohlt. =oy ek +lc tek rkst ek eos `lby crkojt`d.6 "tol wehspkrkc o dkw bhlks `d ol ulnl`wl t`lmuk,
pkreops o proykr. hpkc ehs kyks omohl whte ehs sbkkvk, t``n
o eolcdub `d chrt, strkojkc ht hlt` tek mrovk. k chc sojk hl
turl, hb akhlm tek bost.
k +bbkc tek mrovk olc pottkc ht whte `ur dkkt s` tek chrt
wos kvkl olc tek mrovk wos ehcckl. Sekl wk phfnkc up tek
boltkrl, phfnkc up tek se`vkbs, phfnkc up `urskbvks olc
wobnkc t` tek obb, thrkc olc sb`w. obnkc e`jk, sbkkpy olcsoc. Olc kofe jol t` ehjskbd, ay ehjskbd, te`ume ek wobnkc
whte ol`tekr. *hs jhlc dubb olc ehs st`jofe kjpty. *hs
se`ubckrs bhmet olc ulaurcklkc olc ehs kykbhcs ekovy whte
sbkkp. *hs te`umets : juccbkc olc jkssy : jock fbkor whte
dothmuk. *hs dkkt j`vhlm whte`ut te`umet, wobnhlm tekhr pote,
wobnhlm t` ehs e`jk, thpt`khlm t` ehs akc, byhlm sthbb, os ek
c`ks. Olc ek sbkkps. 5rkojs. 0`rmkts.
Srute hs o strolmk tehlm. =ufe bhnk o stor. S ` dor owoy olc htfol ak klvkb`pkc ay tek cornlkss, fol ak ehcckl, d`rm`ttkl.
S fb`sk, olc tek arhbbholfk aurls t`` arhmet, aurls ter`ume
tek a`cy. Olc sufe wos `ur trute teot wk nkpt ht hl `ur
a`lks olc bkt ht aurl shbkltby olc chc l`t ulckrstolc ht, chc
l`t kvkl nl`w ht wos tekrk. 0`r tekrk wkrk `tekr trutes t`
w`rry oa`ut. Sek trutes wk ulckrst``c. orjte `l o
whltkrs coy, olc o dubb st`jofe ot lhmet, sjhbks dr`j o dubb
suppkr, o pkkbkc oppbk, o seorkc swkkt. Sek rocholfk teot
fojk dr`j tek st`jofe wekl tek b`od `d arkoc wos ar`umet
e`jk, `r tek phkfk `d jkot, `r tek eolcdub `d rhfk, `r o
swkkt, `lfk'worj, fekrry phk a`umet whte `ur t`hb, whte `ur
swkot. Seksk wkrk tek trutes wk nlkw. Olc tek k$tklt `d `ur
nl`wbkcmk. Olc tek aurlhlm trutes dockc dr`j `ur jkj`ry,
dr`j `ur jhlc. 0`r weot stors fol ak skkl hl tek prksklfk
`d tek sul3
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Aut tek stors ork obwoys tekrk, aurlhlm, ofehlm. "ehlhlm
wektekr wk l`thfk tekj `r l`t. ohthlm : olc stors fol woht
o b`lm thjk : d`r tek lhmet, d`r tek sul t` skt. Olc wekl teky+lobby oppkor, teky ork jomlh+fklt olc tkrrhabk.
Sekrk hs l` pbofk d`r trute hl Qhfehks. Sekrk hs l` pbofk d`r
b`mhf. Sekrk hs l` pbofk d`r `rckr. Sekrk hs `lby `lk prhlfhpob
hl Qhfehks, `lk aoshf bowK tehlms ork aurhkc ekrk, pboltkc,
pbofkc, lkvkr d`ulc, lkvkr cum `ut, lkvkr ulf`vkrkc.
ektekr ht ak tek trute aurhkc whtehl, `r tek a`chks aurhkc
aklkote, `r tek e`pks olc crkojs aurhkc ulckr rkobhty,
rkf`vkry hs obwoys hjp`sshabk.
Olc s` ht wos whte "tols kub`my. Skors sekc olc w`rcs
sp`nkl. &bkmolt, kb`uklt, truk, aurhkc. @lfk, aurhkc whtehl
`urskbvks, l`w, aurhkc whtehl tek mr`ulc. Olc tekrk wos l`
feolmhlm tehs, d`r Qhfehks wos l`t o pbofk `d feolmk. Sek
sul w`ubc rhsk omohl. Sek j`rlhlm w`ubc f`jk omohl. k
w`ubc owonk omohl. k w`ubc w`rn omohl. )bkol omohl.
(oume omohl. )ry omohl. 2lfeolmkc, hlkvhtoabk. `rcs
sp`nkl, w`rcs wrhttkl, w`rcs d`rm`ttkl. Os teky just akd`rm`ttkl, d`r tek w`rn t` f`lthluk, d`r tek sul t` rhsk omohl.
%` klc t` tek ul'trute, t` tek dobske``c, d`r tekrk lkvkr wos
o akmhllhlm. Omohl olc omohl olc omohl, thbb t`coy olc
t`j`rr`w olc ykstkrcoy ork o f`lthluuj, o abur, o skf`lc
strktfekc `ut up`l o bhdkthjk, up`l ol ktkrlhty. Sekl tek
skf`lc possks, tek j`jklt hs `vkr. Olc hd wk ork bufny, wk
jhmet +lc `urskbvks st`bkl hlt` ekovkl, sbkkphlm o
crkojbkss sbkkp wk f`ubc `lby crkoj `d.
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