An Excerpt from THE TWISTED SISTERHOOD by Kelly Valen

8/8/2019 An Excerpt from THE TWISTED SISTERHOOD by Kelly Valen

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t`m twostmn

sostmr`ccn]hrfvmaohe t`m Nfrj Amefgy

cl Lmifam Lromhns`ops

JMAA_ \FAMH

B F A A F H ^ O H M B C C J W ^ H M U _ C R J


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Gcpyroe`t 2464 by Jmaay \famh

Faa roe`ts rmsmrvmn.

Tubaos`mn oh t`m ]hotmn Wtftms by Bfaafhtohm Bccjs,fh oiproht cl ^`m Rfhnci @cusm Tubaosòhe Ercup,

f novosoch cl Rfhnci @cusm, Ohg., Hmw _crj.

BFAAFHÔHM fhn gcacp`ch frm rmeostmrmn trfnmifrjs cl Rfhnci @cusm, Ohg.

Aobrfry cl Gchermss Gftfaceohe-oh-Tubaogftoch Nftf\famh, Jmaay.

^`m twostmn sostmr`ccn ; uhrfvmaohe t`m nfrj amefgy cl lmifam lromhnsòps /Jmaay \famh.

p. gi.Ohgaunms bobaocerfpògfa rmlmrmhgms.

OWBH ?50-4-7>=-=24=6-5 (`bj. ; faj. pfpmr) OWBH ?50-4-7>=-=24=7-6 (mbccj)

6. Lmifam lromhnsòp. 2. Ohtmrpmrschfa gchflogt.7. UcimhTsyg`cacey. O. ôtam.

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Wc os pohohe lcr f icrm cpmh fhn gcaafbcrftovm sporot fiche wcimh

uhrmfaostog cr `cjmy3 Fh cutnftmn pom-oh-t`m-sjy nrmfi3 Wfnay, ifhy

wcimh smmi tc tòhj sc. Wcim cl iy cwh lromhns `fvm eovmh im t`m

can mym rcaa w`mh Ovm echm ohtc iy sostmr`ccn spoma: t`my sthn t`m

imrm uttmrfhgm cl t`m wcrn grohem-ohnugohe. Ots pcafrozohe, t`myaa

sfy, cr Ot ifjms im tòhj cl scim ioaotfht, lrohem grusfnm. But O

tòhj ot nmpmhns ch `cw ycu nmsthm ot. ^`m wcrnsostmr`ccnimfhs nol-lmrmht tòhes tc nollmrmht pmcpam, `fs bmmh gc-cptmn lcr faa scrts cl

purpcsms, fhn `fs uhqumstochfbay gcim tc turh cll cr ohtoionftm

ifhyiug` aojmlmiohosi fhnscaonfroty `fvm, O suppcsm. Wurm, rfaay-

ohe eoras fhn wcimh tc bm`fvm oh icrm sostmray lfsòch os f hcbam ecfa,

t`m cancuts fniot. But fs chm wcifh mxpafohmn, Ots scim`cw icrm

rmfa w`mh hc chm gfaas ot t`ft. Fhn fhywfy, ots fbcut fgtochs, hct

wcrns.

Mxfgtay. Gfaa ot w`ftmvmr ycun aojm cr hctòhe ft faa. Kust pamfsmwcrj wot` im `mrm. Bmgfusm, tc im, ots fgtufaay prmtty mamimhtfry:

mvmh bfsog nogtochfry nmsthotochs hfoa w`ft Oi emttohe ft. Imrrofi-

G@FT^MR 62

BM^ÔHE CH ^@M TCUMR CL

LMIFAMW FHN WOW^MR@CCN

Emt t`ft gmfsm-strm oh pafgm, fhn ct`mr tòhes gfh stfrt tc

`fppmh. Uot`cut t`ft gmfsm-strm, wm frm stoaa trfppmn oh

t`m quogjsfhn.

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Bmttohe ch t`m Tcwmr cl Lmifams fhn Wostmr`ccn 657

Umbstmr, lcr ohstfhgm, gfaas sostmr`ccn t`m scaonfroty cl wcimh bfsmn

ch s`frmn gchnotochs, mxpmromhgms, cr gchgmrhs. ^`fts hct sc ohtoi-

onftohe cr cbkmgtochfbam, os ot3 Ucimh `fvm faa scrts cl s`frmn gchno-

tochs fhn mxpmromhgms, fltmr faa, pfrtoguafray w`mh ot gcims tc cur

rmaftochsòps wot` chm fhct`mr. Lrci w`ft Oi `mfrohe, icst cl usnc, oh lfgt, lmma gchflogtmn fhn s`frm gchgmrh fbcut t`m wfy wmrm

vomwohe fhn bm`fvohe tcwfrn chm fhct`mr. Icst cl us frm gchgmrhmn

fbcut fh uhnmrgurrmht cl hmeftovoty fhn ohgovoaoty. Icst cl us frm mx-

pmromhgohe scim fibovfamhgm fhn rmfaay wcuan aojm tc gcmxost oh f

icrm pmfgmlua fhn wmagciohe scgomty cl wcimh. Wcim tcan im t`my

wos`mn wm gcuan bm`fvm, aotmrfaay, icrm aojm sostmrs oh t`m trumst, bmst

smhsm cl t`m wcrnaojm pfrthmrs rft`mr t`fh rovfas. ^`my wfht tc

trfnm t`m kuneohe fhn gcipmtotoch fhn sjmptogosi lcr bfsogs aojm rm-

spmgt, suppcrt, fhn johnhmss. U`c wcuanht3

But wcimh frm wchnrcusay gcipamx bmohes, tc stftm t`m cbvocus.

Icst cl us frm ncohe cur bmst ch faa lrchts, luaa t`rcttam, mvmry nfy,

fion gcipmtohe nmifhns lrci iuatopam smgtcrs. O jhcw tòs bmgfusm

O aovm ot. Urotohe f bccj fbcut cur nfrjmr sonm os oh`mrmhtay gchtrc-

vmrsofa wcrj hc ifttmr `cw ycu ec fbcut ot. Ots mictochfa tmrrfoh,

t`mrm frmht fhy fgrcss-t`m-bcfrn trut`s, fhn Oi bcuhn tc upsmt pmc-pam hc ifttmr w`ft O sfy. Fefoh, t`cue`, tòs osht fbcut nwmaaohe ch

t`m pfst cr fnvfhgohe bafim wot` f sonm cl bottmrhmss, ots fbcut mxfi-

ohohe t`msm ossums oh f nollmrmht aoe`t, cwhohe cur gchnugt, fhn tfjohe

t`m rmohs tc oiprcvm gchnotochs lcr eoras fhn wcimh lrci t`m ohsonm

cut. Ots f hfjmn fppmfa tc gchsgomhgm fhn gcipfssoch fhn, oh t`m

purmst smhsm, f qumst lcr emhuohm sostmr`ccn. ]tcpofh, yms, but O tòhj

icst cl us stoaa bmaomvm oh bfsog ùifh eccnhmss, mspmgofaay oh t`m

rmfai cl t`m lmifam. Ots t`mrm, wotòh us faa. ^`m amvmrs lcr g`fhem frmt`mrm tcc. Uot` f bmttmr uhnmrstfhnohe cl t`m lfaacut, ifybmkust

ifybmwmn lmma icrm ohgaohmn tc pfusm, tòhj twogm, rmstrfoh cur-

smavms fhn, yms, bm`fvm icrm sostmray tcwfrn chm fhct`mr. Fhn ol wm

`fppmh tc stcjm scim eccn can-lfsòchmn euoat fhn s`fim fache cur

rcfn tc prcermss, O `fvm hc prcbami wot` t`ft. Oi f prcnugt cl t`m

Wg`cca Wostmrs cl Hctrm Nfim huhs. U`ftmvmr emts us t`mrm.

O gfh bm fs gyhogfa fs t`m icst fggcipaos`mn gyhogs cut t`mrm. But,

rmfaay, w`fts sc g`mmsy cr sohostmr fbcut rmhmwohe cur fttmhtochs tc lm-ifam rmaftochsòps, w`mrm t`m òe`s frm sc wchnmrluaay wchnmrlua but

t`m ùrts fhn rmsuatohe lfaacut frm cltmh sc `crrobay `crrobam. Fs Wfrf`


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Wmatzmr wrctm oh t`m Kmwos` Nfoay Lcrwfrnfifzoheay mhcue`, t`m

vmry wmmj O fi sthosòhe tòs ifhusgropthcw os fbscautmay t`m toim

lcr us tc bm rmgchsonmrohe hctochs cl sostmr`ccn;

ZUcimhY ify nosioss t`m onmf cl f eofht sostmr`ccn cr t`m hc-toch wmrm faa oh ot tcemt`mr bmgfusm ot scuhns tcc òppy-

noppy, mfrt`-ict`mry cr emhnmr-mssmhtofaostfhn ot ncmsht

tfjm ohtc fggcuht oipcrtfht nollmrmhgms oh t`m wfy gafss, rfgm,

guaturm, fhn rmaoeoch ohlcri lmiohost ecfas. Wtoaa . . . t`mrm ify

bm rmfa vfaum oh prcictohe scim icnostmn vosoch cl sostmr`ccn

fhn f gchhmgtoch bmtwmmh faa wcimh (ohgaunohe t`csm w`c

onmhtoly fs wcimh), bmgfusm gamfray wm ncht oifeohm cursmavms

oh mfg` ct`mrs s`cms roe`t hcw. Chgm wm nc, wm ify bm icrm

mllmgtovm ft g`fheohe t`m afw fhn scgomty lcr t`m bmttmr.

O gcuanht fermm icrm. ^cc ifhy wcimh, tc iy iohn, smmi tc bm

t`rcwohe oh t`m tcwma, turhohe ohwfrn fhn fwfy lrci chm fhct`mr,

buhjmrohe ncwh oh sifaamr, sflmr, icrm mxgausovm gaustmrs cl jhcwh-

gciicnoty eoralromhns, fhn grmftohe bullmrs cl nostfhgm fwfy lrci t`m

rmst cl us. W`moaf, f ift` tmfg`mr oh `mr tòrtoms, smms ot tòs wfy. W`msfys s`ms rmfn mvmry bccj t`ft `fs mvmr gcim cut ch lmifam rmaftoch-

sòps bmgfusm s`m sthns t`m gchtohumn afgj cl gcaafbcrftoch fhn sup-

pcrt sc nmmpay nmicrfaozohe. Aojm f act cl us, s`m wfhts scimtòhe

bmttmr lcr `mr nfue`tmr; Ots ifnm im vomw wcimh fs ifgòhms t`ft

wcrj fefohst mfg` ct`mr, w`mh wm s`cuan bm wcrjohe tcemt`mr. Ots fs-

tchosòhe t`ft lmifams sc cltmh wcht cllmr suppcrt fhn nc t`msm hme-

ftovm tòhes tc mfg` ct`mr sc rmeuafray.

Gft`y, f gcaamem kuhocr, sfys prmtty iug` t`m sfim fltmr cbsmrvohet`m uhpamfsfht rovfaroms fhn ct`mr quomt-ueay nyhfiogs ft `mr sg`cca,

f pafgm w`mrm s`m wrcheay fssuimn wcimh wcuan `fvm cutercwh

ot faa;

O nc `fvm ermft lromhns but tc tòs nfy O rmifoh s`cgjmn by t`m

uttmr afgj cl lmifam scaonfroty. O fvm f grfzy-nolstguat toim ifj-

ohe fhn trustohe lmifam lromhns. Eacrof Wtmohmi fawfys sfon

t`ft wm s`cuanht foi tc rfosm cur nfue`tmrs aojm cur schs buttc rfosm cur schs aojm cur nfue`tmrs. Oi hct sc surm.

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O ncht wfht tc emt bfgj ohtc t`m gchtrcvmrsofa ossums cl pftrofrg`fa

ohflumhgm `mrm but, gftste`t-spmgtftcr kcjms fsonm, icst imh O jhcw

rmfaay ncht uhnmrstfhn cr mhkcy t`m nosgcrn. ^`myn aojm tc smm t`m

wcimh oh t`mor aovms lmmaohe strchemr fhn icrm smgurm oh t`mismavms,

tc stcp wot` t`m grotogozohe fhn bfgjbotohe fhn gcipfrohe t`mismavmstc ct`mr wcimh. O jhcw tòs osht trum lcr faa ifams, but O rfh ohtc f

ifhs chaohm gciimht rmgmhtay t`ft ioiogs prmgosmay w`ft O tòhj f

act cl tcnfys imhcur brct`mrs, ùsbfhns, bcssms, fhn lft`mrs cl

eorasfrm lmmaohe fbcut t`m lmifams oh t`mor aovms;

F wcifh w`c bmaomvms oh `mrsmal fhn `fs sulstgomht gchstnmhgm

ncmsht lmma t`rmftmhmn by ct`mr wcimh, mvmh t`csm wot`

ermftmr gchstnmhgm. F wcifh cl trum strmhet` fhn g`frfgtmr

ncmsht fttfgj fhct`mr cut cl spotm cr kmfacusy tc buoan up `mr

cwh smal-mstmmi. Gcipmtotoch, kmfacusy, fhn nosrmspmgt frm faa

soehs cl ohsmguroty fhn wmfjhmss. Mvmh imh ncht emt ot;

Ucimh frm imfh tc mfg` ct`mr bmgfusm t`myrm safvms tc t`mor

cwh cvmrbacwh ohsmgurotoms. Ots oh ycur hfturm fhn ots ycur

ermftmst wmfjhmss.

^òs john cl oh-ycur-lfgm nofehcsos cl cur lmifam guaturm ioe`t

rub ycu t`m wrche wfy but ots `frn tc nosfermm wot` tòs lmaacw, rmfaay,

eovmh w`ft Oi `mfrohe lrci wcimh t`mismavms. Oh fhy gfsm, On

`frnay put òi oh t`m sfim amfeum fs, sfy, t`m wrotmr @. A. Imhgjmh,

w`c chgm nmsthmn iosceyhostfs f ifh w`c `ftms wcimh fs iug` fs

wcimh `ftm chm fhct`mr. c im, t`m euy scuhns icrm gchgmrhmn

fhn lrustrftmn t`fh `ftmlua cr pruromhtay mhtmrtfohmn.

Wc `mrms t`m tòhe; Um gfht rmfaay oiprcvm gchnotochsfs ifhycl ycu sfy ycun aojm tccr strm up t`m luaa spmgtrui cl lmifam-bfsmn

rmscurgmluahmss oh tòs scgomty ol icrm eoras fhn wcimh, ohgaunohe ycu

fhn im, ncht rmscavm tc kcoh t`m pfrty. U`ft wmrm afgjohe, ot smmis,

os scim lcri cl gcaafbcrftoch ch f hmw scgofa gchtrfgt, f prcfgtovm,

iohnlua gciiotimht tc govoaoty sc t`ft wm gfh ft amfst try tc ioho-

iozm t`m fhtfechosis, fs Amcrf ^fhmhbfui puts ot. Tamfsm ncht bm

fafrimn; O ncht mhvosoch us kcohohe `fhns, eft`mrohe oh f gorgam wot`

gfhnams, fhn soheohe rcuhns cl Juibfyf tc t`m `mfvmhs. O ncht smmus nchhohe pcajf-nct Rcsom t`m Rovmtmr bfhnfhhfs fhn g`fhtohe Um

Bmttohe ch t`m Tcwmr cl Lmifams fhn Wostmr`ccn 65=


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ncht `fvm tc fncrm chm fhct`mr bmgfusm wm s`frm t`m sfim pfor cl

g`rcicscims but, fs f ifttmr cl nmgmhgy fhn ùifh noehoty, wm

s`cuanht bm ecohe cut cl cur wfy tc fnkunogftm chm fhct`mrs g`cogms,

rop mfg` ct`mr fpfrt, sfbctfem chm fhct`mrs fsgmht, cr nosioss mfg`

ct`mr cut cl `fhn, mot`mr. O sthn ot uttmray nmicrfaozohe tc tòhj t`ftwm ioe t farmfny bm sc nosgchhmgtmn, sc busy, cr sc gcipafgmht oh cur

gcilcrtfbam gaustmrs t`ft wmaa gfsufaay swfaacw fs cur lftm t`m

brcfnmr eora-ch-eora grumaty, wcrjpafgm nos`frichy, scgofa shopohe,

fhn faa t`csm ct`mr cll-rfnfr saoe`ts fhn ifhopuaftochs t`ft wm gci-

pafoh fbcut but mvmhtufaay bacw cllfs ol t`mrm frmht fhy rmfa gchsm-

qumhgms cr fatmrhftovms tc t`msm bm`fvocrs. O `fvm ermftmr lfot` oh us

t`fh t`ft, fhn Oaa bmt ycu nc tcc.

^@OHJOHE BM_CHN C]R TMRWCHFA TAC^W

OH ^@M LMIFAM EFRNMH

Lmifam nosuhoty `fs brcfnmr oipaogftochs t`fh wm ioe`t bm fpprmgo-

ftohe. Ol wm tfjm f accj bmychn cur cwh aottam pacts oh t`m efrnmh, wm

gfh smm t`ft eoras fhn wcimh bct` `mrm fhn frcuhn t`m eacbm gch-

tohum tc bm smmhcltmh t`rcue` t`mor cwh mymsfs orrmamvfht fhn oh-vfaufbam amss-t`fhs, ùifh bmohes wcrt` pmr`fps hc icrm t`fh t`m

ifrjmt progm cl twc boaay ecfts. `m mvoa t`ft gchtohums tc vosot cur lma-

acw lmifams soipay bmgfusm t`my `fn t`m bfn augj cl bmohe bcrh lm-

ifam erops iy gchsgomhgm, fs ot s`cuan ycurs. ^`myrm bmohe bmftmh,

scan, mhsafvmn, iutoaftmn, rfpmn, ifreohfaozmn, oehcrmn, nmhomn mnu-

gftoch fhn imnogfa gfrm, cr soipay amlt tc nom. Mvmh ol ycu frmht ch

bcfrn wot` tryohe tc oiprcvm t`m stftus quc fiche t`csm oh ycur oi-

imnoftm crbot, gchsonmr tòs; Uòam wm gchtohum tc bmt fefohstcur-smavms, lmma siue cr gchtmht wot` cur pmrschfa sotuftochs, cr wfstm chm

fhct`mrs toim fhn mhmrey wot` cur smal-nmlmftohe hchsmhsm, scim cl

t`m icst wmaa-rmspmgtmn, broaaofht, fhn pcwmrlua iohns oh t`m wcran

frm bmttohe ch lmifams fhn t`m brcfnmr `crsmpcwmr wm gcuan faa bm

broheohe tc t`m tfbam. ^`myrm sfyohe wm hmmn tc wfjm up fhn rmgfaa

t`ft w`mh ycu nosgcuht, cpprmss, iostrmft, fhn `can lmifams bfgjhc

ifttmr w`c `fppmhs tc bm ncohe t`m nosgcuhtohe, cpprmssohe, ios-

trmftohe, fhn `canohe bfgjycu squfhnmr f prmgocus wcran rmscurgm;us. Ots toim, t`msm pmcpam sfy, tc rmhmw fhn strmhet`mh cur gciiot-

imht tc lmifam wmalfrm, rmaftochsòps, fhn mipcwmrimht ft faa amvmas



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t`m wcran cvmr bmgfusm wm frm, quotm aotmrfaay, t`m icst prciosohe

img`fhosi lcr oiprcvohe eacbfa gchnotochs ch faa lrchts, bm t`my gua-

turfa, scgofa, cr pcaotogfa.

Ohnmmn, ol ycu jmmp fh cpmh iohn, ycuaa smm t`ft prciosohe tòhes

frm brmwohe lcr t`m ermftmr sostmr`ccn bct` `mrm fhn fbrcfn. Nuroheòs strst twc icht`s oh clstgm, Trmsonmht Cbfif fppcohtmn f hmw

Uòtm @cusm Gcuhgoa ch Ucimh fhn Eoras tc mhsurm t`ft cur lmnmrfa

pcaogoms fhn prcerfis prcictm mqufaoty fhn lforhmss. òs os uhprmgm-

nmhtmn. Wmgrmtfry cl Wtftm Gaohtch, hctohe t`m fbscautm aohj bm-

twmmh wcimhs ossums, lcrmoeh rmaftochs, fhn mvmh cur hftochfa

smguroty, afuhg`mn t`m hmw Wtftm Nmpfrtimht Clstgm cl Eacbfa

Ucimhs Ossums tc jmmp t`msm ifttmrs gmhtrfa tc `mr lcrmoeh pcaogy

femhnf. Gfaolcrhof smhftcr Bfrbfrf Bcxmr os amfnohe f hmw Wmhftm Lcr-

moeh Rmaftochs subgciiottmm ch wcimhs ossums, wòam ct`mr mhtotoms

aojm t`m ]hotmn Hftochs, t`m Boaa & Imaohnf Eftms Lcuhnftoch, t`m

Gaohtch Eacbfa Ohotoftovm, fhn t`m \otfa \cogms Eacbfa Tfrthmrsòp frm

stmppohe up hchpfrtosfh mllcrts tc frhmss lmifam pcwmr oh faa scrts cl

wfys.

Fh oaauiohftohe rmpcrt lrci Ifrof W`rovmr fhn t`m Gmhtmr lcr

Fimrogfh Trcermss, imfhwòam, mhtotamn F Ucifhs HftochG`fhems Mvmrytòhe, os grmftohe hmw nofaceums fiche ecvmrhimht

mhtotoms, busohmssms, t`m imnof, fhn lfot` ohstotutochs tc emt pmcpam tc

fgjhcwamnem fhn fnkust tc t`m guaturfa up`mfvfas fhn ercwohe mgc-

hciog pcwmr cl wcimh. Fasc, `cw gfh ycu hct fpprmgoftm t`m tormamss

mllcrts cl pmcpam aojm Tuaotzmr Trozmwohhohe kcurhfaost-fut`crs

Hog`cafs N. Jrostcl fhn W`mrya UuNuhh, cr pafywroe`t-fut`cr-

fgtovost Mvm Mhsamr, w`c fvm nmvctmn t`mismavms tc fssostohe fhn mi-

pcwmrohe lmifams wcranwonm, w`c rmifoh gchvohgmn t`ft eoras fhnwcimh frm fiche cur ermftmst hfturfa rmscurgms, fhn w`c bmaomvm

t`ft uhacgjohe lmifam pcwmr fhn pctmhtofa os t`m vmry fhtonctm tc

eacbfa pcvmrty, pcaotogfa mxtrmiosi, fhn ct`mr scgomtfa oaas.

Gamfray, iy `cimspuh grusfnm os cl f nollmrmht scrt fhn sgfam. But

ot tcc nmrovms lrci f gcrm bmaoml oh t`m pcwmr, rmscurgmluahmss, fhn ms-

smhtofa eccnhmss cl lmifams, fhn t`m rmgcehotoch t`ft ycu gfht uhacgj

t`m bmst oh f eora cr wcifh w`c os lmmaohe p`ysogfaay cr mictochfaay

uhsflm fhn uhsuppcrtmn. Fs Amcrf ^fhmhbfui wrotms oh Gftste`t,scim wcimh ncht smm `cw f pccr bafgj ifrromn wcifh oh Wcifaof

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s`frmZsY fhy gciich ercuhn wot` f wòtm amsbofh Ohtmrhmt mnotcr oh

Wfh Lrfhgosgc. But ifhy mhaoe`tmhmn pmcpam wcuan freum t`ft, ft

scim amvma, faa cl ot os ohtmrgchhmgtmn fhn ohtmrnmpmhnmht: wmrm ohtmr-

gchhmgtmn fhn ohtmrnmpmhnmht. O fi gmrtfohay hct mquftohe oh`cspo-

tfaoty, emhmrfa hmeftovoty, cr t`m iohn efims t`ft ec ch ficheFimrogfh lmifams wot` t`m ftrcgotoms oh Wcifaof cr mfstmrh Gchec.

But ch scim amvma, ncmsht ot rohe kust f aottam bot gurocus t`ft fs wm

roe`tluaay nmpacrm w`fts ecohe ncwh masmw`mrm, ifhy cl us gchtohum

tc ruh rcue`s`cn cvmr mfg` ct`mr roe`t `mrm3 Ft t`m mhn cl t`m nfy, ot

faa bcoas ncwh tc ifttmrs cl ùifhoty, noehoty, fhn rmspmgt. Fhn ch

scim bfsog amvma, f ifams ohùifhotycr f lmifams ohùifhotytc

f lmifam rmifohs kust t`ft; ohùifhoty. Fs wm wcrj tc oiprcvm ift-

tmrs lcr eoras fhn wcimh frcuhn t`m eacbm, amts ifjm surm wm frmht

fasc stoflohe t`m `crsmpcwmr, prcspmgts, fhn qufaoty cl aolm cl cur lma-

acw lmifams `mrm tcc. Bmgfusm lrci t`m scuhn cl ot, t`fts prmgosmay

w`ft f act cl us frm mxpmromhgohe.

Lmw wcuan tfjm im lcr f stfrry-mymn onmfaost, but Ovm gcim tc

grfvm f hmw nmlfuat icnm lcr iy nfue`tmrs fhn lcr im, chm oh wòg`

lmifams f procro tmhn tcwfrn cpmhhmss fhn prcppohe chm fhct`mr up

vmrsus nrmssohe mfg` ct`mr ncwh. Oifeohm t`m pcssoboaotoms wot` ficrm wmagciohe, gccpmrftovm, fhn ohtmerftmn scgomty cl lmifams ft

cur bfgjs. Ncmsht ot stfhn tc rmfsch t`ft icrm cl us wcuan bm cpmr-

ftohe lrci pcsotochs cl gchstnmhgm fhn strmhet`3 Uot`cut t`m emhnmr-

bfsmn nostrfgtochs fhn pmtty sonms`cws nrfeeohe us ncwh, wcuanht

wm lmma icrm gcilcrtfbam fhn bmttmr pcsotochmn tc put cursmavms cut

t`mrm, nop tcms oh rosjy wftmrs, s`cwgfsm cur tfamhts, rmfg` luaa pctmh-

tofa, mhkcy trum pfroty wot` t`m Ifh, fhn ifjm t`m luaa spmgtrui cl

gchtrobutochs tc t`m wcran frcuhn us3 Ucuanht ot bm bmttmr tc lmmasflmr, icrm suppcrtmn, icrm gchhmgtmnoh tòs wfy3 U`mh wm lmma eccn

fhn gchstnmht oh cursmavms, fhn frm surrcuhnmn by ct`mrs w`c frm rm-

spmgtlua fhn mhgcurfeohe, wm hmmnht wfstm toim accjohe cvmr cur

s`cuanmrs, jmmpohe cur `mfns ncwh, wfajohe ch mees`maas, cr cpmrft-

ohe lrci grcug`mn nmlmhsovm pcsturmsfaa t`m tòhes wcimh sfy

t`myrm lmmaohe gcipmaamn tc nc. U`mh wmrm lmmaohe uhsuppcrtmn,

uhnmr somem, fhn ohsmgurm frcuhn chm fhct`mr, ots bcuhn tc ifholmst

oh amss t`fh cptoifa wfys. Fhn ol wm gchtohum tc lmma t`ft wfy bmgfusmcl `cw ct`mr lmifams `fvm trmftmn us oh t`m pfst, t`mh wmvm ecttmh

Bmttohe ch t`m Tcwmr cl Lmifams fhn Wostmr`ccn 65?


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cursmavms ohtc f prmtty bfn gygam. Umrm hct ecohe tc rmfnoay eovm

ifhy wcimh f g`fhgm tc prcvm us wrche, woh us cvmr, cr rmsmt cur

trust-c-imtmrs.

Oifeohm fh mhvorchimht w`mrm wm vomw chm fhct`mr icrm cpmhay,

fs tmfiiftms cr ft amfst grmfturms cl t`m sfim spmgoms. U`mrm put-ncwhs, gcipfroschs, subtam bacwclls, fhn ct`mr nosgcurtmsoms t`ft

smmi tc gcim sc mfsoay tc scim cl us hc achemr lmma roe`t fhn wmagcim,

emt fttmhtoch, cr cpmrftm fs f vfaon bchnohe fn`msovm. U`mrm ycuhemr

eoras fhn wcimh faojm smm, lmma, fhn jhcw t`ft t`msm bm`fvocrs soipay

frmht f gcca, tcamrfbam, cr scgofaay rmwfrnohe imfhs cl rmaftohe. U`mh

wm bmeoh tc smm t`ft cur uhjohnay wfys frm hc achemr imt wot` afue`-

tmr, tfgot mhncrsmimht, rmohlcrgmimht, cr rmgoprcgftochw`mh wm smm

t`ft ronoguaohe cr ecssopohe cr mxgaunohe ncmsht prcvonm f sprohe-

bcfrn tc fggmptfhgm cr pmrschfa mipcwmrimhtncmsht aceog nogtftm

t`ft wmaa bm amss aojmay tc mhefem oh ot faa3 Oi bmttohe sc.

Eovmh t`m nmichstrfbam ohflumhgm fhn swfy t`ft eoras fhn wcimh

`fvm cvmr chm fhct`mr, O tòhj t`mrms aottam qumstoch t`ft f icrm spor-

otmn, prcfgtovm mllcrt oh tòs normgtoch wcuan rub cll fhn mvmhtufaay rf-

noftm cutwfrn. Ohnmmn, t`m p`mhcimhch cl scgofa gchtfeoch `fs bmmh

rmgmovohe faa scrts cl mxgotohe buzz aftmay t`fhjs tc G`rostfjos fhnLcwamrs rmsmfrg`. Oh Gchhmgtmn, t`my mxpafoh t`ft, lcr bmttmr cr wcrsm,

cur fbots fhn scgofa bm`fvocrs gfh sprmfn aojm nosmfsm fiche t`csm oh

cur scgofa hmtwcrjs. Wicjohe, nomt, mictochs, afue`tmr, efrnmhohe,

stuny fbots, pcaotogs, lfsòch smhsmmvmh fggusftochs cl wotg`grflt

gfh wcrj t`mor wfy lrci pmrsch tc pmrsch vof f scgofaay gchtfeocus

g`foh rmfgtoch. Uot`cut mvmh jhcwohe w`ft `fppmhmn tc us, wm gfh

tfjm ch cur bunnys `fppohmss, feotftoch, fhn vortufaay fhytòhe masm

kust by bmohe mxpcsmn tc ot. `m ohflumhgm os pmr`fps icrm subtam t`fht`ft Lfbmrem crefhog s`fipcc gciimrgofa oh wòg` @mft`mr Acgj-

amfr tcan twc lromhns fbcut ot, fhn t`my tcan twc lromhns, fhn sc ch, fhn

sc ch. But ots fppfrmhtay hc amss mllmgtovm.

Oi ecohe tc ec cut ch fh frig`for, scgofa sgomhtost aoib `mrm fhn

sueemst t`ft t`m ohlmgtocushmss cl iohnlua govoaoty os kust fs pafusobam. Ol

wm gfh ifjm mfg` ct`mr sicjm, efoh wmoe`t, wmfr `crozchtfa stropms,

cr lmma nmprmssmn soipay by `fheohe cut wot` lcajs w`c sicjm, frm

cvmrwmoe`t, flfuht t`mor stropms, cr lmma nmprmssmn, O `fvm tc bmaomvm wmgfh hunem mfg` fhct`mr tcwfrn bmohe icrm nmgmht tcc, wot` f ioho-

ifa ficuht cl mllcrt. Kust fs hfstohmss, ecssop, fhn vocamhgm brmmn hfs-


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tohmss, ecssop, fhn vocamhgm, fhn kust fs fppohmss brmmns fppohmss, sc

tcc gfh johnhmss bmemt johnhmss fhn bmgcim, sfy G`rostfjos fhn

Lcwamr, f pfapfbam, pcwmrlua lcrgm lcr eccn cvmr bfn;

ZFYatruosi tmhns tc sprmfn fhn t`m bmhmstts tmhn tc bm ifeho-stmn . . . U`mh f pmrsch `fs bmmh trmftmn wmaa by scimchm, s`m

ecms ch tc trmft ct`mrs wmaa oh t`m luturm. Fhn, mvmh icrm stroj-

oheay, faa t`m pmcpam oh t`msm hmw smgchn-rcuhn ercups frm fasc

fllmgtmn oh t`m tòrn rcuhn.

Wusfh, f lcrimr sfams ifhfemr hcw tmfgòhe ft f wcifhs stthmss

bcct gfip oh Wcut` Gfrcaohf, os chm cl ifhy w`c tcan im t`my hmvmr

uhnmrstccn w`y wcimh erfvotftm tcwfrn cr put up wot` t`m johns cl

lromhns w`c chay iorrcr bfgj t`mor cwh hmeftovm bm`fvocrs;

O wfht tc surrcuhn iysmal wot` wcimh O fniorm fhn lmma `fvm

f eccn `fhnam ch t`mor bm`fvocr. O wcuan accj tc t`csm tc amfrh

lrci. O gfh hcw rmgcehozm nmstrugtovmhmss oh wcimhs bm`fvocr

fhn fawfys erfvotftm fwfy lrci t`ft.

O tòhj Wusfhs tfppmn ohtc w`ft os sc mssmhtofa `mrm; surrcuhnohe

cursmavms wot` john fhn emhuohm wcimh w`c ohsporm fhn `map aolt up

cur cwh bm`fvocr. O tòhj cl t`m fut`mhtog fhn erfgmlua scuas w`c fa-

wfys brohe cut t`m bmst oh im w`mh Oi frcuhn t`mi. _cu jhcw t`m

typm. Aojm iy lromhn Iog`maam; john fhn wmagciohe fhn oh t`m iox,

but hmvmr spmfjohe oaa cl ct`mrs cr mhefeohe oh t`m stmfatàojm kuneohe,

gcipfrohe, stftus kcgjmyohe, fhn ct`mr hchsmhsm tc wòg` ifhy cl us

frm sc vuahmrfbam. Ucimh w`c smmi tc smm t`m wcran t`rcue` fh mh-tormay nollmrmht, icrm lcreovohe amhs fhn icvm tc fh mhtormay nollmrmht

r`ytì. _cu wcuanht gchsonmr flogjohe t`m fs` cl ecssop cr kuneimht

t`mor wfy bmgfusm ycu jhcw t`myrm kust hct ohtc ot: ycun lmma

fs`fimn bmlcrm t`m pmtty cr hmeftovm rmifrj mvmh sjftmn pfst ycur

aops. Ot lmmas eccn tc bm wot` t`msm wcimh. _cu wfht tc bm icrm aojm

t`mi. _cu wfht w`ftmvmr t`myrm `fvohe. _cu wfht tc bm bmttmr.

Ot ncmsht mvmh `fvm tc bm f eccn lromhn lcr ycu tc bmhmstt lrci

bfsog govoaoty. U`c ncmsht lmma ermft fltmr f soipam, chmst, fhn pamfs-fht mxg`fhem wot` fhct`mr lmifam, w`mt`mr ots ycur bmst lromhn cvmr

t`m p`chm, f sioaohe wcifh ch t`m subwfy w`c tfjms t`m toim tc fn-



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iorm ycur hmgjafgm, cr t`m ohtoionftohe `fs-ot-faa hmoe`bcr w`c st-

hfaay hctogms ycu, sfys `maac, fhn fsjs ycu fbcut aolm3 O usmn tc smm iy

cwh nfy aoltmn w`mhmvmr O buipmn ohtc tòs chm wcifh ft t`m nce

pfrj oh \oreohof. Aojm im, s`m wfs f busy ici oh `mr lcrtoms, On

eumss. Rmfaostogfaay, hmot`mr cl us fn toim tc emt tc jhcw mfg` ct`mrt`msm wmrm quogjom nce wfajs sfhnwog`mn bmtwmmh lfioay fhn wcrj

cbaoeftochsbut t`m wfy s`m wfs fawfys bmfiohe, rmimibmrohe iy

hfim, fawfys rmfny wot` t`m @my t`mrm, `cws ot ecohe3 Hctòhe

tcc cbtrusovm: kust emhuohm fhn swmmt fhn rmfa. Wmrocusay, O fawfys

wfajmn fwfy wot` fh mxtrf sprohe oh iy stmp. (Fhn wfs prcbfbay hogmr

tc iy lfioay lcr ft amfst f lmw `curs fltmrwfrn.) Fefoh, prmtty bfsog

but uhncubtmnay pcwmrlua stull.

WC, HCU U@F^3

^`m pcoht os, mvmh ol ycu frmht buyohe iy prcerfi, t`mrms f rmfa, sgo-

mhtostgfaay prcvmh pcwmr tc cur gchhmgtovoty fhn ohflumhgm cvmr chm

fhct`mr, chm cl t`m sioam fhn t`m wcran sioams wot` ycu vfromty. _cu

ioe`t hct bm lmmaohe t`m hmeftovoty sc iug` cr mhefeohe oh ot ycursmal,

but O gfh fbscautmay fssurm ycu t`ft pamhty cl ct`mr wcimh fhn oi-prmssochfbam eoras cut t`mrm frm. Wcim frm wfnohe oh ot up tc t`mor fh-

jams cr hmgjs: ct`mrs frm quotm nrcwhohe. Wc w`ft nc wm nc hcw3

Iug` cl ot os aunogrcusay soipam, tc iy iohn. Mfg` cl us `cans t`m

pcwmr tc gchtrobutm tcwfrn f icrm pcsotovm guaturm, stfrtohe hcw, tòs

smgchn, wot` cur hmoe`bcrs, t`ft rmsmrvmn gcwcrjmr ot wcuan bm soi-

pamr tc oehcrm, t`m fwjwfrn-smmiohe ict`mr ft cur jons sg`cca, cur

nfue`tmrs, fhn mvmh cur eoralromhns. Fhn ol faa cl tòs onmfaostog rfaayohe

os bmeohhohe tc scuhn vfeumay rmiohosgmht cl f sfppy ohlcimrgofa crvohtfem Ioss Fimrogf pamnem lcr wcran pmfgm, fs f gcupam cl wcimh

kcjmn, Oi scrry. U`mh ycu `fvm nfue`tmrs cr w`mh ycu mxfiohm tòs

nfrj stull up gacsm fhn pmrschfa lcr icht`srmfaay aovm ot, brmft`m ot,

fhn pfy fttmhtoch tc t`m strueeams cl ct`mr lmifams ohstmfn cl turhohe

fwfy cr bacwohe ot cll fs Ct`mr Ucimhs Ossumsycu bmeoh tc lmma f

smhsm cl s`frmn rmspchsoboaoty. _cu gfh bmft ch fs usufa, surm, cr ycu

gfh, fs Efhnò sueemstmn, Bm t`m g`fhem ycu wfht tc smm oh t`m

wcran. (_ms, O kust quctmn Efhnò.)^`m stcroms Ovm bmmh `mfrohe frmht stgtoch, fhn, bmaomvm im, t`msm



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frmht pfracr efims wmrm pafyohe. Eoras fhn wcimh faa frcuhn us frm

emttohe ùrt fhn tfjohe ifkcr òts tc smal-mstmmi, `mfat`, fhn cvmrfaa

aolm prcspmgts. Ct`mrs frm soipay puaaohe bfgj fhn lmmaohe burhmn,

turhmn cll, fhn gacsmay eufrnmn fbcut w`c t`myaa amt ohtc t`mor aovms.

cc ifhy wcimh frm spmfjohe cl f nostfhgm fhn nosgchhmgt fichelmifams tcnfy. Chm bmaomvms wmrm wothmssohe t`m nmgaohm cl govoaoty

otsmal, fhn tòs os w`ft cur emhmrftoch cl wcimh woaa bm jhcwh lcr:

wm kust ncht jhcw ot ymt. O wcht ec t`ft lfr, but t`m hctoch t`ft t`m

bm`fvocrs nrovohe cur nostrust fhn fibovfamhgm `fvm scim`cw bm-

gcim sc gciichpafgm fhn prmvfamht t`ft t`myrm mxpmgtmn fhn mvmh

fggmptmnfs lfor-efim lcnnmr lcrLfioay Euy, hc amsss`cuan trcubam

us faa. Ots toim tc gchsonmr t`m hmt mllmgt; fh ohgrmfsoheay lrfgturmn,

nosgchhmgtmn, oh`cspotfbam, fhn nysluhgtochfa scgomty cl wcimh. Amss

`fppy wcimh. Amss prcnugtovm wcimh.

Fefoh, O tòhj ycu gfht mllmgt scgofa g`fhem wot`cut trum rmscavm

fhn gciiotimht. Um `fvm tc gcaamgtovmay wfht tc strmhet`mh t`m sc-

gofa lfbrog. `m w`mrmwot`fa fs tc gcim lrci scimw`mrm wotòh cur-

smavms. Aojm fhytòhe masm oh aolm, ots prmtty tcue` tc ictovftm pmcpam

tc g`fhem bm`fvocrs wmvm faa ercwh fggustcimn tc fhn fggmptmn fs

pfrt cl mxostohe guaturm. Fhn ots ncubay tcue` tc quot bm`fvocrs t`ftfrm rcutohmay mhgcurfemn, vfaonftmn, ifnm aoe`t cl fhn mxgusmn, cr

ncwhroe`t rmwfrnmn by pmmrs, pfrmhts, t`m wcrjlcrgm, fhn t`m imnof.

O smm f w`cam act cl icvohe pfrts `mrm, but O tòhj t`ft ol icrm cl us

wcuan kust pfusm fhn gchsonmr t`m afstohe oipaogftochs cl cur amss t`fh

sostmray gchnugt, ol icrm cl us wcuan rfaay fhn mibrfgm t`m hctoch cl

f gmfsm-strm, ot rmfaay gcuan rmsuat oh fh crefhog, gchtfeocus g`fhem lcr

t`m bmttmr.

F @FHN_ ^CT LOL^MMH

cnfys `crcsgcpm oh t`m Ufsòhetch Tcstcllmrmn scim prmtty gci-

pmaaohe fnichotochs fbcut eovohe pmcpam t`m bmhmstt cl t`m ncubt fhn

trmfnohe emhtay; Taftcs can Bm john, lcr mvmrychm ycu immt os ste`t-

ohe f `frn bfttam. Oi hct hcrifaay f Taftc-quctohe john cl efa, cr

mvmh f `crcsgcpm-lcaacwohe efa, but osht tòs prmgosmay sc3 Icst cl us

`fvm sc iug` ecohe ch fhn s`cuanmr mhcue` burnmhs oh cur nfy. Umncht hmmn t`msm nostrfgtochs, t`msm mxtrf wcrroms, t`msm aottam huo-



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60> ; ; ^@M ÛOW^MN WOW^MR@CCN

sfhgms t`ft gfh hfe us fhn tfjm up sc iug` rmfa mstftm oh cur ohhmr

aovms. Aolm nmfas us mhcue` g`faamhems, prmssurms, nosfppcohtimhts,

fhn gchflogts fs ot os. Wc ifhy cl us smmi tc bm smgchn-eumssohe cur-

smavms fhn spmhnohe uhhmgmssfry toim, mhmrey, fhn mictoch ch t`m

hmeftovoty. Ct`mrsamts lfgm otfrmht bct`mrohe tc tòhj iug` bm-ychn t`mismavms fhn t`mor oiimnoftm gcgcchs. Ohstmfn cl fgtovmay

fnnohe tc chm fhct`mrs acfns, s`cuanht wm bm icrm gchsgocusay

aoe`tmhohe t`mi t`rcue` f icrm prcfgtovm govoaoty3

Umaa-imfhohe ohtmhtochs frmht mhcue`. Mamfhcr Rccsmvmat `fn ot

roe`t w`mh s`m sfon t`ft ot osht mhcue` tc tfaj fbcut pmfgm. Chm iust

bmaomvm oh ot. Fhn ot osht mhcue` tc bmaomvm oh ot. Chm iust wcrj ft ot.

Umvm bmmh tfajohe fhn tfajohe fhn pfyohe faa scrts cl aop smrvogm tc

t`mlfgtcl cur ohste`tohe fhn ohsmgurotoms, but aottam `fs g`fhemn. Um

`fvm wcrj tc nc. Mfg` cl us rmfaay gfh pafy f rcam, soipay by prfgtog-

ohe nfoay johnhmss, tcamrfhgm, cpmhhmss, rmspmgt, gchsgomhtocus rcam

icnmaohe, fhn, fs iug` fs fhytòhe, rmstrfoht fhn smal-gchtrca. Ots

fbcut tfjohe t`ft mxtrf icimht tc tòhj twogm fhn nc t`m roe`t

tòhecr hctòhe ft faa.

Wohgm O afuhg`mn iy ohvmstoeftoch, f huibmr cl wcimh `fvm gch-

vmymn t`m `cpm t`ft O ioe`t smozm upch t`m soavmr-buaamt fhtonctm fhnsmhn t`mi ch t`mor imrry wfy wot` f afuhnry aost cl tops lcr oiprcv-

ohe t`m guaturm cl eoras fhn wcimh. Fs ycu ioe`t oifeohm, Ovm rm-

sostmn t`ft john cl tòhe. Lorst cl faa, Ovm fawfys bmmh sjmptogfa cl

t`csm tony, soipaostog, `fal-bfjmn tmh-pcoht aosts: ycu jhcw, t`m pot`y,

surmstrm prmsgroptovm tops t`ft purpcrt tc tom imssy fhn gcipamx

ùifh ossums tcemt`mr wot` f prmtty rmn ercserfoh robbch3 Iy eccn-

hmss, iy ercgmry aosts frmht mvmh t`ft gamfr gut. Icrm luhnfimhtfaay,

t`cue`, tòs bccj os fbcut rfosohe gchsgocushmss fhn grmftohe f nof-aceum. Oi hct sc surm Oi qufaostmn tc bm ycur smal-`map euru

gmrtfohay by hcw ycu gfh smm t`ft Oi f wcrj oh prcermss iysmal.

Ch t`m ct`mr `fhn, fs Ovm mip`fsozmn faa fache, t`m luhnfimhtfa

fhtonctm tc gurbohe scim cl t`msm s`fncwy tmhnmhgoms osht faa t`ft

gcipaogftmn. Fhn sohgm O `fppmh tc bm sottohe ch icuhns cl wosnci

fhn mxpmromhgm guaamn lrci spmgofaosts fhn t`cusfhns cl wcimh w`c

gfrm vmry nmmpay fbcut oiprcvohe t`m stftus quc, Oi pmrsufnmn t`ft

ots wcrt`wòam tc nostoaa t`mor t`cue`ts fhn cllmr f lmw scuhn botmstc gchsonmr fs wm smt cut tc oiprcvm cur gcaamgtovm act. Ots f stfrt,

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Gchsonmr t`m afstohe mllmgts t`ft ycur wcrns fhn fgtochs

ioe`t `fvm ch ct`mr lmifams, t`m vmry typm cl lfaacut

nosgussmn oh tòs bccj. Ncht lcremt ot. ^`csm smmioheay

ohhcgucus noes, grflty bacwclls fhn saoe`ts, fhn

mvmrynfy bots cl hmeftovoty cr gfht-bm-bct`mrmnhmsscltmh stohe icrm t`fh f eovmh wcifh woaa fgjhcwamnem

cr mvmr pmriot ycu tc jhcw. Fs uhaojmay fs ot ify smmi,

fhn fs stcog fhn ohvuahmrfbam fs fhct`mr efa fppmfrs,

ycu ify `can f vmry rmfa, ol subtam, ohflumhgm. Uot` f

soheam gfrmamss wòspmr, ycu gcuan smrocusay oipfgt `cw

s`m lmmas fbcut `mrsmaloh t`m s`crt tmri fhn, pcssobay,

t`m ache tmri. W`cw scim gcipfssoch. ]sm ycur lmi

pcwmrs rmspchsobay.

Gurb t`m erftuotcus imfhhmss fhn hmeftovoty. Rmfaay, ol

ycu `fvm hctòhe pcsotovm tc sfy, tòhj bfgj tc w`ft wm

faa amfrhmn oh johnmrefrtmh. Mxmrgosm scim smal-gchtrca

fhn nch t`m iuzzam, ol hmgmssfry. ^`m hmxt toim f

wcifh, mvmh ycur bmst lromhn, flcfts chm cl t`csm

nfheaohe ohvotftochs tc grotoqum cr ecssop, ncht tfjm t`m

bfot. Eovm `mr f bafhj stfrm, g`fhem t`m subkmgt, mhn t`m

gchvmrsftoch, cr gfaa `mr cut. W`maa lmma ioanay fs`fimn

fhn emt t`m imssfem. ^`fts cjfy. Ol s`m ncmsht, ycuvm

tfjmh t`m òe` rcfn fhn f stmp tcwfrn ermftmr vortum.

Umaa nchm. Fhn, bchus; ^`mrms f strche g`fhgm s`maa

lcaacw ycur amfn fhn sthn ycur eccnwoaa fhn emhmrcus

sporot ohlmgtocus.

Wtcp suppcrtohe t`m vmry guaturfa ohflumhgms ycu sfy ycu

cbkmgt tc, t`m chms t`ft lmmn t`m hmeftovm gaoiftm cl

wòg` ycu gcipafoh. ^`mrms f rmfsch tòs stull os

mvmryw`mrm, pcoschohe mvmh cur icst ameotoiftm imnof

scurgms. Ot smaas, fhn wmvm bmmh buyohe ot. Wcrry, but tòs

ioe`t mvmh imfh gfhgmaohe ycur Wtfrifefzohm

subsgroptoch cr turhohe cll t`m iohn-huibohe ^\ s`cws

t`ft rmohlcrgm t`m lmifam nfrj sonm fhn cur fttmhnfht

ohsmgurotoms, pmrpmtuftm t`m vfpon, gftty vobm fs cur

rmfaoty, fhn kust pafoh mxpacot us. Ol ycu soipay gfht nc ot,

by Ecn, ft amfst jmmp ot fwfy lrci ycur nfue`tmrs.

Bm icrm ohgausovm, amss mxgausovm. Guatovftm mxostohe

lromhnsòps by g`mgjohe oh fhn s`cwohe up but gchsonmr

Bmttohe ch t`m Tcwmr cl Lmifams fhn Wostmr`ccn 60=


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fttfgjs ch fhy lmifam w`c tòhjs, fgts, accjs, cr kust

pafoh icvms nollmrmhtay t`fh ycuhct wot` ycur

eoralromhns, hct chaohm, hct mvmh oh ycur `mfn. Umrm hct

tfajohe fbcut f sostmray acvm-oh, vctohe wcimh ycu ncht

suppcrt ohtc clstgm, cr òrohe fh uhqufaostmn lmifambmgfusm ycu s`frm f pfor cl g`rcicscims. Umrm tfajohe

fbcut eovohe fhct`mr wcifh f brmfj bmgfusm ots t`m

roe`t tòhe tc nc. Rmefrnamss cl fppmfrfhgm, stftus,

wmoe`t, mnugftoch, cr rmaoeoch. U`y hctstfrt wot`

wcimh3 Um gcuan usm ot. Um gchstotutm icrm t`fh `fal

tòs gcuhtrys pcpuaftoch fhn `can uhoqum fhn prclcuhn

swfy cvmr chm fhct`mr oh wfys wm cltmh ncht wot` imh.

F hmw scgofa gchtrfgt t`ft rmwfrns cpmh johnhmss fhn

gcipfssoch cvmr mxgausovoty, oh`cspotfaoty, fhn cutroe`t

grumaty woaa smrvm faa cl us icrm gchstrugtovmay.

Rmspmgt. camrftm. Wuppcrt.

ry tc lcreovm ycursmal fhnt`m wcimh w`c `fvm saogmn

fhn nogmn ycur psyg`m. ^ry cpmhohe bfgj up. Gcim

gamfh. Urotm. Grmftm. Nc ycef. Imnotftm. ^fjm scgofa rosjs.

Tut ycursmal bfgj cut t`mrm. Wicjm cut t`m emis oh ycur

clstgm cr hmoe`bcr`ccn. Lohn f òe`mr purpcsm fhn

vcauhtmmr scimw`mrm. Emt scim t`mrfpy cr w`ftmvmr

masm prcvms `maplua. Fpprmgoftm t`ft fhy ueaohmss ycu

mhgcuhtmrmn wfs faicst gmrtfohay bcrhm cl ohsmguroty,

lmfr, bfn kuneimht, cr lcrgms cl ycut`, pmmr, cr ercup

ohflumhgm. _cu ioe`t hct efoh gacsurm, but rmfaozohe t`ft

ots icrm fbcut t`mi t`fh fbcut ycu cr ycur pmrgmovmn

s`crtgciohes ioe`t sfvm ycu scim `mfrtfg`m fhn `map

bcastmr ycur gchstnmhgm.

Ucrjohe wcimh; Wmrocusay, pamfsm gòaa. O fi s`cgjmn by

w`ft Oi `mfrohe. _cu frm hogm fhn fggcipaos`mn pmcpam

w`c frm bmttmr t`fh tòs. Wtcp bfgjbotohe fhn

sfbctfeohe ycur lmifam gcaamfeums fgòmvmimhts fhn

fsgmht. Wtcp t`m pmtty nospfrfeohe cl wcimh lcr

mvmrytòhe fhn hctòhe. Mvmh ol ycu frmht amfnohe t`m

pfgj, stcp bmohe t`m funomhgm t`ft lmmns t`m bmfst.

Ifybm ot `maps nostrfgt ycu lrci t`m nfoay nrunemry.

Ifybm ots kust f `fbot cr `fhny bchnohe rotufa lcr ycu

fhn ycur clstgm gcipftrocts. But ots ueay fhn, uatoiftmay,



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nmicrfaozohe lcr faa. Fefoh, tòs john cl stull nrovms t`m

uhnmrgurrmht cl hmeftovoty oh cur guaturm fhn jmmps

wcimh ncwh. Gchsonmr t`m pcssoboaoty t`ft ycurm fgtohe

cut cl kmfacusy, ohsmguroty, cr s`mmr bcrmnci. Wtfrt

suppcrtohe ycur lmifam gcaamfeums, imhtcr t`mi, s`cwt`mi t`m rcpms, euonm t`mi t`rcue`. _cu woaa lmma bmttmr

fbcut ycursmalbmaomvm im. Ot truay tfjms icrm mhmrey tc

tmfr scimchm ncwh t`fh tc suppcrt t`mi cr `map prcp

t`mi up. Otaa pfy cll oh t`m mhn. ^`mrm rmfaay os mhcue`

pom lcr ycu bct`. Fhn ol t`mrm osht, ycu gfh kcoh lcrgms

fhn ifjm icrm pom.

Bystfhnmrs; Tamfsm stfrt upstfhnohe. Nc scimtòhe.

Ncht kust sot t`mrm, lcr gryohe cut acun. Mxpmrts sfy ycu

frm fgtovmay gchtrobutohe tc fhn mxfgmrbftohe t`m

prcbami. Rmimibmr; Woamhgm + ohfgtoch 9 tfgot gchsmht.

Kust bmgfusm ycurm hct ùraohe t`m fgtufa stchms ncmsht

imfh ycurm hct f pafymr.

Ict`mrs, tfjm 7; Tamfsm tfjm ycur kcb smrocusay ol ycu

frmht farmfny. Wtrovm tc bm f icrm gciiottmn, fgtovm rcam

icnma. W`cw ycur eoras w`ft rmspmgt, tcamrfhgm, noehoty,

fhn mipft`y accj aojm. Wtcp tmfgòhe t`mi t`ft twc-

lfgmn s`mhfhoefhs, ecssopohe, kuneohe, fhn ct`mr amss-

t`fh-g`frotfbam icvms frm cjfy. Fhn amss lcgus ch t`m

iftmrofa, pamfsm: ycu jhcwot osht w`ft ifttmrs. Faa cl

tòs statmrs roe`t ch t`rcue` tc aottam Wusom: s`m smms roe`t

t`rcue` ycu. Amts fssurm cur nfue`tmrs t`ft t`my

hmmnht bm pmrlmgt. Lcstmr johnhmss fhn gchstnmhgm. Emt

t`mi tòhjohe pcsotovmay fbcut t`mismavms lcr t`m roe`t

rmfschs, but fasc tòhjohe cl ct`mrs bmsonms t`mismavms,tcc. ^ry ohvcavohe t`mi oh gciiuhoty smrvogm lcr t`m

smrvogm fspmgts, hct kust bmgfusm ots f sg`cca

rmquormimht cr rsui buoanmr. Hursohe `cims, `cspotfas,

aobrfroms, fhoifa s`matmrs, `cimamss cutrmfg`,

mhvorchimhtfa crefhozftochs, fhn lccn bfhjs fbcuhn

wot` vcauhtmmrohe cppcrtuhotoms lcr jons. @map lcstmr

`mfat`y smal-mstmmi t`rcue` spcrts, Wgcuts, `cbboms, fhn

prcerfis aojm Mipcwmr Eoras, Gaub fhn Gfip Cp`maof,

t`m Ict`mr-Nfue`tmr Trckmgt, Eoras Amfnmrsòp Ohstotutm,

Eoras Ohg., t`m John Gfipfoeh, fhn fhtobuaayohe

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cl roe`t fhn wrche, s`cws t`mi ots fgtufaay gcca tc bm

john, fhn `maps mhsurm t`ft t`mor smal-pmrgmptoch fhn

pmrschfa hfrrftovms frmht bfsmn scamay ch w`ft t`mor

pmmrs tòhj cl t`mi. Loaa t`ft uhnmsthmn spfgm wot`

scimtòhe pcsotovm fs f lfaabfgj lcr w`mh lromhns frmhtbmohe sc wfri fhn fggmptohe. _cu gfh sthn t`msm

cllmrohes ft sg`cca, chaohm, fhn t`rcue`cut ycur

gciiuhoty. ^`m wmbsotms cl Rcsfaohn Uosmifh, Rfg`ma

Woiichs, Nr. Rcbyh Woavmrifh, t`m Fimrogfh Fgfnmiy

cl Tmnoftrogs, fs wmaa fs Wtcpbuaayohehcw, Jonsgfpm,

@frny Eoras @mfat`y Ucimh, Jonpcwmr, fhn Bmftbuaayohe

frm kust f lmw cl t`csm wot` f wchnmrlua frrfy cl

rmscurgms fhn aohjs.

Mvmh ol tòhes smmi kust sthm ch ycur sonm cl t`m pchn,

jmmp fh cpmh iohn fbcut `cw ycufhn ct`mr eoras fhn

wcimhioe`t bm gchtrobutohe tc f hmeftovm cr

oh`cspotfbam guaturm. ^`m hctoch t`ft chay imh, t`m

imnof, Ici, fhn ct`mr wcran lcrgms gfh vogtoiozm,

ifreohfaozm, trfuiftozm, nmictovftm, fhn ct`mrwosm `can

lmifams bfgj os purm iyt`.

Chgm fefoh, wot` lmmaohe; Tfusm. ^òhj twogm. Rmstrfoh

t`ysmal. Wuppcrt.

Bmttohe ch t`m Tcwmr cl Lmifams fhn Wostmr`ccn 60?


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