An Eye for Glory by Karl Bacon, Excerpt

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An Jyj òr Lbory ]ej Cgvgb \ar Cerongcbjs o` a Cgtgzjn SobmgjrKy8 Darb Kacon

Fgceajb Yabfjr eas lrown accustofjm to tejcofòrts o` prospjrgty anm a eappy eofj. Wjt,kjbgjvgnl ej eas kjjn crjatjm òr sofj nokbjrcabbgnl, ej jnbgsts gn tej Zngon Arfy. As

Fgceajb tadjs up a bg`j o` togb, earmsegp, anmmanljr gn tej kattbj`gjbms o` Afjrgca‗s Cgvgb\ar, ej gs ceanljm òrjvjr.

Zsgnl `grst-eanm accounts o` tej 1=teConnjctgcut Gnàntry, Darb Kacon eas cra`tjm angntjnsjby pjrsonab anm cofpjbbgnl novjb teat gsaccuratj to tej tgfjs, cubturj, anm traljmy o`tej Cgvgb \ar. An Jyj òr Lbory fay ceanljyou, bgdj protalongst Fgceajb Yabfjr, gn waysyou coubm eavj njvjr gfalgnjm.

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Abb rglets rjsjrvjm. No part o` tegs pukbgcatgon fay kj rjpromucjm, storjm gn a rjtrgjvabsystjf, or transfgttjm gn any òrf or ky any fjans ” jbjctrongc, fjceangcab, peotocopy,rjcormgnl, or any otejr ” jxcjpt òr krgj` quotatgons gn prgntjm rjvgjws, wgteout tej prgorpjrfgssgon o` tej pukbgsejr.

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Aulust 155; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:

1 Ovjr tej Fountagn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1<

; Magby Krjam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ;3

3 ]eroule tej Pabbjy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

= \g`j o` Fy Woute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3<

: Answjrgnl tej Cabb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . =<

0 ]ej Eour o` ]rgab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :3

< @abb o` tej Fglety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 03

5 [jqugjf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 07

7 ]ej Mard ]gfjs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <:

19 Kuls anm tej Kanm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5:

11 ]rumlj to tej [appaeannocd . . . . . . . . 73

1; A Carob ̀ or Carobgnj Strjjt . . . . . . . . . 19:

13 Ybagn o` tej Mjam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11:

1= ]ej Jnmbjss Nglet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1;<

1: ]jars gn tej Wubjtgmj . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

10 Ljnjrab Mjcbgnj . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:3



1< Ljnjrab [jnjwab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

15 A Lranm Mjsgln . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1<1

17 ]ej Gnn at tej Crossroam . . . . . . . . . . 153

;9 A Dnocd on tej Ejam . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17:

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;0 Mry Yowmjr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ;0:

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;5 \gntjr Quartjrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ;5:

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31 ]ej Fubj Seoj . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31:

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start to Hubga at tej jnm, anm òr tej bovj anm support o` fywg`j, Hacdgj, terouleout, G lgvj teands anm pragsj to tej Onjweo eas suppbgjm fy jvjry njjm.



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Aulust, 155;

]o Fy Mjar Cegbmrjn ” Sarae, Jmwarm, anm Hafjs,

Wou fay kj wonmjrgnl wey, at tegs tgfj gn fy jartebypgblrgfalj, sofj twjnty yjars sgncj fy jnbgstfjnt gn tej Zngon

Arfy, G seoubm pjn suce a fanuscrgpt as tegs. Wou eavj asdjmfj countbjss tgfjs to tjbb o` fy jxpjrgjncjs murgnl tej Lrjat \aro` [jkjbbgon. Zntgb tegs wrgtgnl G eavj abways answjrjm wgte kutsfabb forsjbs o` tej story, anm G njvjr satgs`gjm your appjtgtj wgtea ùbb anm truj accountgnl o` weat occurrjm, pjreaps kjcausj G

was not gncbgnjm to rjcount tej fany mard anm pagnùb fjforgjs.So fany loom `rgjnms, krotejrs gn arfs anm gn tej àgte, wjrj bost,anm G stgbb fourn jace onj. ]eat G survgvjm tej war, anm rjturnjmto tej kosof o` fy àfgby, can onby kj attrgkutjm to tej akunmantfjrcy anm lracj o` our Abfglety @atejr, òr G mjsjrvjm no sucefjrcy, no suce lracj.

]ej rjcjnt mjate o` your fotejr, fy mjarjst Hjssgj Annj, easoncj alagn causjm fj to consgmjr tej krjvgty o` fy own jartebyjxgstjncj. Abteoule G af not yjt an obm fan, at bjast so àr asG tegnd o` gt, G mo not dnow wejn G seabb kj cabbjm to put o`` tegs

jarteby tjnt anm rjcjgvj fy jtjrnab gnejrgtancj4 tejn weo seabb wrgtj o` tejsj tegnls? Wou arj obmjr now ” Sarae eas farrgjm,Jmwarm seabb seortby farry, anm Hafjs eas kut onj yjar o` sceoobrjfagngnl ” so gt sjjfs prumjnt to sjt mown on papjr tejsjrjfjfkrancjs o` tej war kjòrj tej fjforgjs àmj òrjvjr.

A sobmgjr‗s bg`j gs `gbbjm wgte bonl strjtcejs o` gntjrfgnakbj korjmof gn cafp or on tej farce, krodjn onby ky seort pjrgoms o`

conùsgon anm tjrror gn kattbj. ]erouleout tej war, G djpt a sjrgjso` hournabs gn wegce G rjcormjm fy jxpjrgjncjs. As G `gbbjm jace



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hournab wgte notjs anm fusgnls, G postjm gt eofj anm yourfotejr sjnt fj a njw onj. ]ej wrgtgnl o` tejsj hournabs anm

bjttjrs ejbpjm fj gffjasurakby, murgnl kote pbjasant maysanm not, to pass tej tgfj gn a forj `rugtùb fannjr. Sej absoprjsjrvjm jvjry bjttjr G jvjr wrotj to ejr anm G djpt fost o` ejr

bjttjrs to fj. ]ejsj eavj sjrvjm wjbb to rj` rjse fy fjfory. G eavjgncbumjm sjvjrab o` teosj bjttjrs, jgtejr gn part or gn tejgr jntgrjty,so teat you fglet kjttjr unmjrstanm eow wj wjrj sustagnjmterouleout teosj bonl yjars. Eowjvjr, tej forj pjrsonab contjntso` tejsj corrjsponmjncjs seabb òrjvjr rjfagn kjtwjjn your fotejranm fj.

No fan coubm wgse to eavj terjj `gnjr cegbmrjn. \ejn G tegndteat not onby mo you not earkor any gbb wgbb towarm fj, kut teat

your bovj òr fj eas rjfagnjm stjamàst anm unmgfgngsejm terouleabb tejsj yjars, G can onby farvjb at Lom‗s loomnjss. Wour fotejr

was cjrtagnby tej prgfary gnstrufjnt o` tegs loomnjss, sgncj òrsuce a bonl tgfj, G eam bgttbj to mo wgte your rjargnl anm mgm bgttbj

mjsjrvgnl o` your a``jctgon. Anm so G wrgtj to you, Sarae, Jmwarm, anm Hafjs, anm to your

cegbmrjn a`tjr you, not as jxcusj or jxpbanatgon o` fy actgons, kutratejr as con`jssgon, òr surjby G was lrantjm a fost proòunm anmlracgous òrlgvjnjss, ky yoursjbvjs, ky your mjar fotejr, anm kyLom, òr wegce G af sgncjrjby teandùb.

Fay tejsj worms abso sjrvj as a fjforgab, not o` fj anm o`

weat G mgm, kut o` tej àbbjn, teosj nokbj fjn weo òulet ‒wgte`grfnjss gn tej rglet, as Lom lavj us to sjj tej rglet.‖

\gte sgncjrjst a``jctgonG rjfagn your bovgnl àtejr,

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vjr tej ountagn\ey art teou cast mown, O fy soub?

anm wey art teou mgsqugjtjm wgtegn fj?

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tjfkjr 1= te , 150;, tej teorouleby wgnmjm lrjjn rjcrugts, afonlwegce G was proum to kj nufkjrjm, crjstjm Soute Fountagn at]urnjr‗s Lap. ]ej farce `rof @rjmjrgcd, Farybanm, eam kjjnbonl anm eot, wgte ̀ jw krjads òr co``jj anm ratgons. \ejn, mur-gnl tej coursj o` tej a`tjrnoon, tej fjn ejarm tej mgn o` `gletgnljrupt, anm wejn tejy saw kattbj sfodj jnseroum tej bonl rgmljaejam o` tejf, jace untjstjm fan boodjm akout at egs fatjs. Ej

saw haws cbjncejm, àcjs mrawn, sdgn pabbgm, anm jyjs wgmj wgte`jar anm uncjrtagnty, countjnancjs teat fgrrorjm egs own.

\gte ngletàbb tej kattbj cbafor jkkjm, tejn stoppjm abto-ljtejr as tej fjn togbjm up tej fountagn towarm tej lap. Abbwjrj jaljr to jnm tej may wgte a eot cup o` co``jj anm a pjacjùbnglet‗s sbjjp.

An afkubancj was pardjm gn tej lrass njxt to tej roam. A

fubj egtcejm to tej `ront o` gt stafpjm njrvousby as wj passjm.At tej rjar o` tej afkubancj a sgnlbj torce o` pgtce kbazjm anm



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a bonj sobmgjr stoom luarm, ejam bow to egs cejst, stoop seoub-mjrjm. Ej stgrrjm at our approace, ragsgnl egs ejam sbowby, as g`wgte lrjat j`òrt.

‒\eat ungt you koys wgte?‖‒@ourtjjnte Connjctgcut Pobuntjjr Gnàntry o` @rjnce‗s

Mgvgsgon,‖ sofjonj answjrjm.]ej sjntgnjb stoom wgte egs kacd to tej torcebglet, egs kbacd

sbouce eat pubbjm bow, castgnl egs vgsalj mjjpby gn tej seamow o`tej eab` foon. Ej appjarjm a àcjbjss peantof, krjategnl anmfovgnl as onj o` tej bgvgnl, kut wejn ej spodj, egs vogcj waseobbow anm bg`jbjss.

‒Mgm you ejar akout Ljnjrab [jno?‖ Ej wavjm at tej afku-bancj kjegnm egf.

No onj sagm a worm.‒Fahor Ljnjrab Hjssj Bjj [jno ” a lrjat patrgot, a sobmgjr‗s

sobmgjr, a truj `gletgnl fan, not bgdj sofj o` tejsj otejr man-mgjs wj eavj. \j bovjm egf bgdj a àtejr.‖ ]ej fan spat at tejlrounm. ‒Now ej‗s mjam.‖ ]ej fan seood an upragsjm `gst at tejmardnjss to tej soute. ‒Fy ljnjrab. Ej‗s mjam anm G woubmn‗t

kjbgjvj gt unbjss G‗m sjjn gt fysjb`. \j‗m abrjamy wegppjm teosjmjvgbs, kut tejy hust seot egf mown as tejy turnjm to run.‖ ]ejfan bowjrjm egs ejam to egs cejst alagn, egs vogcj a furfur.‒Ej mgjm wgte tej sjttgnl o` tej sun.‖

Stgbb nonj o` us eam any worms òr egf. Our `jjt kjlan to

seu``bj òrwarm, bjavgnl tej sjntgnjb to rjsufj egs fournùbvglgb.

‒]ej nglet wgbb kj bonl anm mard,‖ ej cabbjm to anyonj wgtegnjarseot. ‒\eat wgbb kjcofj o` us now?‖

A `jw fgnutjs batjr wj cafj upon a barlj `gjbm. Lasps oèorror arosj `rof tej cobufn as spjctrab seamows `bgttjm `rofpbacj to pbacj akout tej starbgt fjamow. Kut as our jyjs amhustjm,

tej seamowy `glurjs turnjm out to kj sofj o` our own troops.]ejrj eam kjjn a lrjat anm kboomy `glet upon teat fountagn anm



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our koys eam won gt, kut tejrj eam kjjn fany casuabtgjs, koteZngon anm Con`jmjratj. Kurgab mjtagbs wordjm ky torcebglet on

kote sgmjs o` tej roam, fovgnl `rof onj kbacd ejap to anotejr,cejcdgnl òr any sglns o` bg`j kjòrj tallgnl tej komy òr gntjr-fjnt. ]ej komgjs o` our @jmjrab coframjs woubm kj tej `grst to

kj rjtrgjvjm. G` tgfj anm wgbb abbowjm gt, tej jnjfy mjam woubmabso kj kurgjm, abkjgt gn cursory àsegon. Otejrwgsj, tejgr corpsjswoubm kj bj`t to tej jbjfjnts anm tejgr rottgnl ̀ bjse woubm sjj yjtanotejr kattbj, tegs tgfj kjtwjjn tej kgrms o` tej agr or tej kjastso` tej `gjbm wegce woubm carry o`` tej ceogcjst parts.

]ej rjlgfjnt was ormjrjm o`` tej roam to cafp òr tej ngletgn tegs `gjbm o` mjate. \j fovjm sbowby afonl tej corpsjs,



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carjùbby trygnl not to stufkbj ovjr tejf gn tej mardnjss ortrjam on any ̀ bagbjm appjnmalj. Sofj o` tej fjn wjrj ̀ ortunatjto `gnm jnoule roof to sprjam out tejgr rukkjr kbandjts anm

kugbm cafp`grjs, kut òr fost, tej stg``jngnl, kboatgnl corpsjso` tej jnjfy mjam eam to kj fovjm asgmj anm jvjn stacdjm onjupon tej otejr to cbjar su``gcgjnt spacj. Gt was tej `grst tgfj Geam sjjn mjam komgjs bgdj teat. G eam kjjn to sjvjrab fjforgabsjr vgcjs gn our ceurce, kut tej komy o` tej mjcjasjm was abwayssofjonj dnown to us, possgkby a bovjm onj, anm tej komy wasabways bagm out carjùbby gn a sgfpbj co``gn, fadgnl gt jasy òrtej vgjwjr to gfalgnj tej pjrson asbjjp ratejr tean mjam. Kutgn teat `gjbm, tej pabj foonbglet rjvjabjm tej komgjs o` teosjpgtgakbj sobmgjrs to kj lrotjsqujby contortjm gn jvjry gfalgn-akbj way, a tjrrgkbj tjstafjnt to tej alongjs su``jrjm gn tej bastfofjnts o` tejgr strullbjs wgte mjate.

‒Fgceajb?‖ Hoen [okgnson, fy cbosjst anm mjarjst `rgjnmsgncj cegbmeoom, was ky fy sgmj, as ej eam kjjn murgnl tej bastsjvjn mays o` earm farcegnl `rof @ort Jtean Abbjn. ‒Coubm youjvjr eavj gfalgnjm tegs hust sgx wjjds alo?‖

‒No, G njvjr . . . G teoulet . . . G mon‗t dnow weat G teoulet gtwoubm kj bgdj. \ar fjans dgbbgnl, kut tegs gs so . . . tjrrgkbj.‖

Hoen anm G roafjm tej `gjbm gn sjarce o` an unspogbjm pbacj.‒Ejrj, tegs boods abb rglet,‖ Hoen sagm. ‒Gt‗s so`t anm lrassy

anm tej cbosjst komy gs a `jw yarms away.‖

\j kjlan to unrobb our rukkjr kbandjts. ‒Nokomy òrcjm usgnto tegs,‖ Hoen sagm. ‒\j vobuntjjrjm. \j tabdjm akout gt ovjranm ovjr.‖ Hoen pausjm òr a rjsponsj, kut G o``jrjm nonj. ‒Arjwj stgbb alrjjm teat gt‗s Lom‗s wgbb òr us to kj ejrj?‖

‒Wjs, you ejarm fj say gt. [jvjrjnm Yrjston was fost con-vgncgnl akout tej jvgbs o` sbavjry.‖

‒Jasy to say gn ceurce on Sunmay. Kut weat akout ejrj anm

now?‖‒G dnow, Hoen. Mjate gs summjnby so cbosj ” G‗f ̀ acj-to-àcj



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wgte gt. G can rjace out anm touce gt, `jjb gt rjacegnl out to toucefj.‖

‒Znbjss wj crawb unmjr a rocd, stargnl mjate gn tej àcjgs sofjtegnl wj‗bb eavj to ljt usjm to. ]eat wgbb kj fy prayjrtonglet, teat Lom wgbb cabf anm stjamy fj.‖

Yjreaps tej worst was tej sfjbb o` tej `rjseby mjam. ]ejsgcdby swjjt omor o` kboom spgbbjm upon tej lrounm anm tej forjpowjrùb stjnce o` komgjs kbown apart wgte tejgr jntragbs cast totej òur wgnms cofkgnjm gn a rjjdgnl arofa teat, pjreaps jvjnforj tean sglet, spodj sgcdjngnl vobufjs o` tej lorj abb arounm.As G bay on fy kbandjt, G coubm bood onby upwarm at tej ejav-jnby eost akovj fj, or G coubm cbosj fy jyjs tgletby seut alagnsttej egmjous spjctjr o` teosj komgjs, kut G coubm not seut out tejsfjbb. G turnjm ovjr, àcj mownwarm to tej jarte, anm trgjm towgbb fysjb` to sbjjp. G kurgjm fy àcj gn tej crood o` fy jbkow,eopgnl tej omors o` jarte anm lrass anm Gnmga rukkjr woubmcrowm out tej sgcdjngnl omor o` mjate. At bast, G rjfjfkjrjmtej worms o` tej psabfgst anm rjpjatjm tejf ovjr anm ovjr untgbtejy lrjw gnto a mrufkjat òr fy troukbjm ejart, ]eou seabt notkj a`ragm òr tej tjrror ky nglet . . . ]eou seabt not kj a`ragm òr tej tjrrorky nglet . . . ]eou seabt not kj a`ragm ̀ or tej tjrror ky nglet. . .



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agby rjam \gsmof gs kjttjr tean wjapons o` war.

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G .Fy `grst teoulet was teat G seoubm turn out anm ljt fovgnl,

kut tej gmja o` rgsgnl onby to `gnm tej eorrgkbj scjnj o` tej prjvg-ous nglet ùbby jxposjm to tej bglet o` may djpt fj pronj uponfy kbandjt, jyjs tgletby cbosjm.

Sofjonj‗s koot tappjm tej sgmj o` fgnj ” oncj, twgcj, terjjtgfjs. ‒[gsj anm segnj, Yabfjr, rgsj anm segnj. Wou mon‗t wantto wastj tegs kboomy `gnj may akjm, mo you?‖

\ejn Sjrljant Njjmeaf spodj, njw rjcrugts bgdj fj bgs-tjnjm. Egs vogcj was actuabby qugtj pbjasgnl, òr ej spodj wgte a

mjcgmjmby Krgtgse accjnt, anm egs worms wjrj con`gmjnt anm surj.Sjrljant Njjmeaf coffanmjm gffjmgatj okjmgjncj.

‒Wjs, Sarlj,‖ G answjrjm, opjngnl fy jyjs hust jnoule tosjj egf stanmgnl ovjr fj. ‒G fjan, no, Sarlj . . . G tegnd.‖

‒[okgnson‗s lot tej ̀ grj lognl anm tej kboomy co``jj gs abfostrjamy. Amafs anm \egttgnl eavj lonj o`` to `gnm sofj cbjanwatjr, seoubm kj kacd wgtegn tej eour. Fgnm g` G terow fy fjat

gnto your pan tegs forngnl?‖‒No, Sarlj.‖



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Sjrljant Njjmeaf was dnown as an ‒obm sobmgjr,‖ not gnrj`jrjncj to egs alj, òr ej eam cjrtagnby not yjt rjacejm egs òr-tgjte yjar, kut ratejr as a concgsj anm cofpbgfjntary jxprjssgono` tej vabuj o` a fan weo eam fjt tej òj on tej kattbj`gjbmanm bjarnjm tej earm bjssons o` jarbgjr cafpaglns. @rof tej mayCofpany C eam fustjrjm gn at Cafp @ootj gn Eartòrm, Njjm-eaf eam gnsgstjm teat wj cabb egf ‒Sarlj, hust Sarlj.‖ Sarlj eama ùbb ejam o` kusey eagr tej cobor o` `gnj kjace sanm. Kuseyjyjkrows `rafjm egs pgjrcgnl lray jyjs, anm an jquabby kuseyfoustacej egm egs uppjr bgp. Ej eam surjby oncj kjjn eanmsofj,wejn egs youteùb àcj was sfoote anm unfardjm. Now egsrjlubar `jaturjs wjrj mjjpby bgnjm ky wjatejr anm war, a vgs-gkbj tjstafjnt to tej earmnjss o` tej fan. O` bjss tean avjraljejglet ” cbosjr to `gvj `jjt tean to sgx, anm qugtj tegn, not forjtean onj eunmrjm anm tegrty pounms ” Sarlj‗s con`gmjnt fan-njr anm wjabte o` kattbj`gjbm wgsmof causjm onj to mgsrjlarm egsmgfgnutgvj sgzj anm ratejr consgmjr egf a fan to kj rjcdonjmwgte. Ej eam a eakgt o` saygnl ‒kboomy tegs‖ or ‒kboomy teat,‖as gn ‒Wou bams mon‗t dnow kboomy notegnl, kut you‗rj kboomywjbb lonna bjarn.‖ Wjt G njvjr ejarm egf tadj tej Borm‗s nafjgn vagn, nor mgm any otejr cursj jscapj egs bgps gn fy ejargnl, aswas so coffon afonl egs pjjrs.

‒Loom forngnl, Fgceajb.‖ Hoen‗s tabb `rafj was euncejmovjr tej cafp`grj4 egs vogcj was krglet anm cejjry. ‒Mgm you

sbjjp wjbb?‖G stoom anm strjtcejm. ‒No, not vjry.‖ Gn àct, not at abb.G lazjm akout tej `gjbm. ]ej kurgab mjtagbs eam wordjm

teroule tej nglet. Abb tej komgjs o` tej sbagn eam kjjn rjfovjm4onby tracjs rjfagnjm o` tej rjcjnt carnalj.

‒Gt‗bb kj our turn soon, bams,‖ sagm Sarlj, as g` ej coubm rjamfy teoulets. ‒]ej [jks eavj abrjamy tadjn Earpjr‗s @jrry, so

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rjam tej sglns corrjctby, gt‗bb kj a kboomy lrjat `glet ” toforrowfaykj, or \jmnjsmay.‖

‒Co``jj‗s rjamy,‖ Hoen sagm. Sarlj anm G wagtjm jaljrby asHoen pourjm tej eot krjw `rof tej kbacdjnjm co``jj tgn gntoterjj tgn co``jj cups.

‒G sjj you koys eavj bjarnjm wjbb,‖ sagm Sarlj, bg`tgnl egs cupanm savorgnl tej arofa. ‒Sfjbbs lrjat. Gt‗s a sfabb tegnl, rjabby,

kut a sobmgjr njjms a kboomy loom cup o` co``jj wejnjvjr ej canljt onj. Anm you‗rj djjpgnl your co``jj anm sular toljtejr?‖

‒Wjs, Sarlj,‖ Hoen anm G answjrjm gn ungson. ‒\j‗bb njvjreavj onj wgteout tej otejr.‖ Sarlj baulejm as wj rjcgtjm egs ownworms kacd to egf gn our kjst, teoule amfgttjmby poor, gfgta-tgons o` egs Krgtgse accjnt.

Hoen pourjm tej bast o` tej watjr gn egs cantjjn gnto tej co`-`jj tgn anm sjt tej can on tej lrounm kjòrj us. ‒]eat‗s òr tejpord.‖

Jace fan rjacejm gnto egs own eavjrsacd, tood out a sbako` sabt pord, anm ejbm gt unmjr egs nosj to sjj g` gt woubm curb egsnosj eagrs. Approvjm òr consufptgon, tej pord was tossjm gntotej tgn can to soad sofj o` tej sabt out o` gt. Hoen lot a sfabb sdgb-bjt `rof egs pacd anm, a`tjr a `jw fgnutjs, trans`jrrjm tej sbakso` pord `rof tej tgn can to tej sdgbbjt.

]ej wgsmof o` an obm sobmgjr can njvjr kj vabujm too egleby.\ejnjvjr Sarlj eappjnjm ky our cafp`grj, wegce eam kjjn

twgcj sgncj bjavgnl @ort Jtean Abbjn gn Arbgnlton, ej abwaysgfpartjm sofj bjsson or otejr ej eam bjarnjm wegbj sobmgjrgnl.‒Arj you anm Amafs `rgjnms?‖ ej asdjm tegs tgfj.

‒Acquagntancjs ratejr tean `rgjnms. G sjj egf at tej storjanm akout town. G rjabby mon‗t dnow egf wjbb. Ej says ej lotgnto tegs kjcausj bg`j at eofj was too korgnl.‖

‒Ej‗s a kboomy fuscubar younl `jbbow, teoule,‖ sagm Sarlj.

‒Boods akout twgcj your sgzj, Yabfjr, kut not an gnce tabbjr.Ej dnows njxt to notegnl akout weat ej‗s lottjn egfsjb` gnto,



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kut ej‗s toule. Ej‗bb bgdjby kjcofj a `gnj sobmgjr. Kut G af a kgtconcjrnjm akout \egttgnl.‖

‒Earry tobm fj ej hognjm up kjcausj ej mgmn‗t want pjopbjto tegnd poorby o` egf,‖ Hoen sagm. ‒Ej mgmn‗t want to jnbgst kutteoulet jvjryonj jxpjctjm egf to.‖

‒\ejn wj bj`t òr Cafp @ootj,‖ G ammjm, ‒egs fotejr crgjmanm crgjm anm woubmn‗t bjt lo o` Earry at tej tragn statgon. Gt wasas g` sej was sjjgnl ejr son òr tej bast tgfj.‖

‒\jbb,‖ sagm Sarlj, ‒Frs. \egttgnl fay eavj kjjn rglet.Ejr koy mrgbbs kboomy wjbb, kut ej sjjfs wjad gn kote komy anmspgrgt. Ej‗s pabj anm ej eas njrvous jyjs, so G mon‗t qugtj dnowweat to jxpjct `rof egf. Djjp an jyj on egf. G wgbb too, kut G`jar egs jxpjrgjncj o` tegs war wgbb kj kboomy seort.‖

‒\eat‗s gt bgdj, Sarlj?‖ ]ej qujstgon eam kjjn torfjntgnlfj abb nglet.

Njjmeaf boodjm at fj, puzzbjm.‒Kattbj, G fjan. \eat‗s gt bgdj wejn tej `grgnl starts gn

jarnjst?‖‒[oule, vjry roule,‖ ej sagm. ‒Wou‗bb dnow seortby. ]ej

kboomy [jks `glet earm. ]ejy tegnd tejy‗rj gnmjpjnmjnt `roftej Zngtjm Statjs. ]eat fadjs us òrjgln gnvamjrs, so tejy‗rj`gletgnl to mj`jnm tejgr eofjbanm. ]ejgr o``gcjrs arj `grst-ratjanm tej fjn `glet wjbb. Sofjtgfjs wj‗vj eam to attacd tej [jksgn tejgr mj`jnsjs, anm forj o` our koys arj dgbbjm tean tejgrs. Gt‗s

tej prgcj wj eavj to pay.‖‒\jrj you a`ragm?‖ G asdjm.‒Abways. Wou wgbb kj too ” jvjry fan gs, teoule ej fay

not amfgt gt. Anm tej `jar wgbb kj tejrj no fattjr weat you mo.Gt‗s bgdj a seamow teat òbbows fj wejrjvjr G lo. G‗vj bjarnjm tojxpjct gt anm mjab wgte gt so G controb gt ratejr tean bjttgnl gt con-trob fj, kut g` any fan tjbbs you ej‗s not a`ragm, run away as àst

anm ̀ ar as you can. Gt wgbb kj forj pjrgbous to kj gn egs cofpanytean to kj wgte a eunmrjm kboomy cowarms.‖



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‒So eow mo you mjab wgte gt?‖ G asdjm.Sarlj pausjm ̀ or a fofjnt, watcegnl djjnby as Hoen stgrrjm

anm `bgppjm tej sgzzbgnl pord. ‒Eow obm arj you, Yabfjr?‖‒]egrty-òur now, Sarlj. Fy kgrtemay was two mays a`tjr wj

arrgvjm at Cafp @ootj.‖‒[okgnson?‖‒]egrty-sgx, Sarlj.‖‒G dnjw you two wjrj obmjr tean fost o` tej otejr `jbbows.

Farrgjm?‖\j kote nommjm. ‒Wjs, Sarlj.‖‒Cegbmrjn?‖‒]erjj, Sarlj, two sons anm a mauletjr,‖ Hoen sagm.

‒Fgceajb eas onj o` jace. \eat akout you, Sarlj?‖‒@gvj kjautgùb cegbmrjn,‖ Sarlj answjrjm, proumby eobmgnl

up tej ̀ gvj ̀ gnljrs o` egs rglet eanm. ‒Kut two mgjm hust a`tjr tejywjrj korn.‖ Egs jyjs cboumjm òr a fofjnt, tejn krgletjnjm.‒Fy cegbmeoom swjjtejart‗s àfgby bgvjm njxt to fy àfgby on]rjnteaf Strjjt gn Kgrfgnleaf. Stgbb mo. \j farrgjm as soon asour parjnts woubm alrjj to gt, abfost ̀ g`tjjn yjars alo. G wordjmyjars gn a kboomy seoj àctory anm mrjafjm o` cofgnl to Afjr-gca. Kut tej kakgjs arrgvjm jvjry otejr yjar, as g` on a scejmubj,anm any pbans òr cofgnl ejrj eam to kj put o``. G `gnabby cafjovjr on a stjafsegp out o` Bgvjrpoob gn Aprgb o` `g`ty-jglet. Aàfgby `rgjnm bgvjm gn \atjrkury. Ej tood fj gn anm G was akbj

to sjnm òr fy àfgby sgx fontes batjr.‖‒So you‗vj onby kjjn gn Afjrgca òr òur yjars?‖ G asdjm.‒Wjs.‖‒Anm you‗rj `gletgnl gn tegs war?‖‒Surj.‖‒Wou mgmn‗t eavj to.‖‒Faykj not. ]ej Zngon Hacd gs vjry mjar to fj, kut Obm

Lbory gs fy `bal now. Afjrgca gs fy kboomy country, so ejrwars arj fy wars.‖



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‒Bjavgnl eofj was fost mg``gcubt òr us too, Sarlj,‖ G sagmqugjtby. ‒\j‗vj kjjn lonj hust `gvj wjjds, kut abrjamy G fgss fywg`j tjrrgkby . . . anm fy cegbmrjn too.‖

At tej `grj Hoen nommjm egs alrjjfjnt.‒Ayj, teat‗s tej ruk, Yabfjr, anm you obmjr `jbbows dnow gt

àr kjttjr tean tejsj kboomy younl onjs. Wou bonl to kj wgteyour bg`jbonl cofpangon hust as sej bonls òr you. @or fj, gt‗s amjjp anm djjn acej òr wegce tejrj gs no kabf. Kgttjrswjjt gs tejworm G usj ̀ or gt. ]ej pagn gs abways tejrj abonl wgte tej ̀ jar, kutgt‗s weat ejbps fj mo weat fust kj monj.‖

‒\eat mo you fjan?‖ Hoen asdjm.‒G woubm bgdj notegnl kjttjr tean to kj monj wgte tegs war

anm lo eofj, kut G dnow tej kjst tegnl G can mo ̀ or fy wg`j anmcegbmrjn gs weat G‗f mognl now, `gletgnl tej kboomy [jks so fyàfgby can bgvj gn a ungtjm anm `rjj natgon. G jxpjct gt‗bb kj tejsafj òr you, anm G wgse G coubm say tej acej wgbb ejab, kut gt‗bbonby worsjn wgte tej passalj o` tgfj. ]ej onby rjfjmy gs vgc-tory ” or pjreaps, g` Lom wgbbs gt, tej `gnab fustjr cabb.‖

Hoen anm G boodjm kbandby at Sarlj, not unmjrstanmgnl egsfjangnl.

‒Mjate,‖ ej wegspjrjm. ‒Mjate gs tej `gnab fustjr cabb.‖@or sjvjrab sjconms Sarlj lazjm gnto tej `bafjs. ]ejn egs

jyjs `gxjm on Hoen. ‒Arj wj `rygnl tej earmtacd tomay?‖‒Wjs, Sarlj, hust bgdj you tobm us,‖ Hoen sagm, ‒anm tegs pord

eas sofj loom àt.‖Sarlj nommjm. ‒Wou can crufkbj tej cracdjrs gnto your co`-

`jj too. ]ejy‗bb soad up tej co``jj anm ljt ngcj anm so`t. G eavjn‗tsjjn any kboomy wjjvgbs gn tej cracdjrs yjt.‖

‒\jjvgbs?‖ G asdjm.‒Kuls. Sofjtgfjs tej cracdjrs ljt gn`jstjm, so abways cejcd

your co``jj kjòrj you mrgnd gt. G` tejrj arj any wjjvgbs, tej kogb-

gnl wgbb dgbb tejf anm tej kboomy kulljrs wgbb `boat to tej top.\on‗t eurt you to jat onj, kut tej co``jj gs kjttjr wgteout.‖



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]ej pord now coodjm, Hoen spjarjm jace sbak wgte a òrdanm pbacjm gt on onj o` our tgn pbatjs. Jace fan antjm up two

earmtacd cracdjrs anm Hoen sjt to word ovjr tej `grj alagn.‒Wou asdjm fj eow G mjab wgte `jar, Yabfjr. G‗bb spjad onby

anotejr worm or two akout gt, anm tejn G‗bb say no forj. \eymojs a kubbjt strgdj onj fan anm not anotejr?‖

‒]ej eanm o` Lom,‖ Hoen rjpbgjm.‒[glet you arj. G` you kjbgjvj as G mo teat tej Abfglety

controbs tejsj tegnls, tejn gt‗s kjst to bjavj fattjrs o` bg`j anm

mjate gn Egs eanms. Af G a`ragm to mgj? G‗vj teoulet fuce akouttegs, anm G tegnd teat G‗f not so fuce a`ragm o` mjate kjcausj Gdnow weat fy jnm wgbb kj. Kut tej uncjrtagnty o` tej cgrcuf-stancjs ” g` gt‗s gn tej njxt mays or wjjds, or g` G‗bb su``jr fuceor bgttbj ” teat‗s weat troukbjs fj. Anm G‗f a`ragm o` bjavgnl fywg`j wgmowjm anm fy cegbmrjn àtejrbjss.‖

A fgnutj or two passjm, tej onby sounm arounm our `grj tej

cracdbj o` earm cracdjrs gn a pan o` eot pord àt.Sarlj cbjarjm egs teroat. ‒G‗vj wrgttjn a bjttjr to ejbp fj kj

prjparjm, wejnjvjr teat tgfj fglet kj ” a pocdjt bjttjr.‖‒Yocdjt bjttjr?‖ G asdjm.‒]o fy wg`j. Sofj vjtjrans cabb gt a mjate bjttjr, kut G bgdj

fy nafj kjttjr. Nokomy dnows egs tgfj, so a `jw mays alo Gwrotj a bjttjr to fy wg`j. G djjp gt gn tej krjast pocdjt o` fy

hacdjt, rglet ejrj.‖ Sarlj ljntby tappjm tej spot wgte egs eanm.‒A bot o` vjtjran sobmgjrs carry tejf. ]ej bjttjr wgbb kj sjnt tofy wg`j onby g` G‗f dgbbjm. Captagn Carpjntjr dnows akout gt. Gtegnd jvjry fan woubm kj kjst sjrvjm ky mognl tej safj.

‒At Kubb [un, wejn tej agr was kboomy tegcd wgte eot bjamanm tej weobj worbm sjjfjm to kj jnmgnl arounm us, G dnjwtej njxt fofjnt fglet kj fy bast on tegs kboomy jarte, anm G

tood cofòrt `rof eavgnl teat bjttjr gn fy pocdjt. G dnjw teatweatjvjr eappjnjm to fj, G eam bj`t notegnl unsagm to fy mjar



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wg`j teat seoubm eavj kjjn sagm, anm at bjast sej woubm eavj teatsgfpbj bjttjr as a rjfjfkrancj.‖

‒Wou wjrj at Kubb [un, Sarlj?‖ Hoen sagm.‒G was. G vobuntjjrjm òr terjj fontes wgte tej @grst Con-

njctgcut rglet a`tjr Suftjr.‖‒Wou mgm your muty, Sarlj,‖ Hoen sagm. ‒Wou mgmn‗t eavj to

rjjnbgst.‖‒No, prokakby not. G wjnt eofj a`tjr fy terjj fontes

tegndgnl tej kboomy war woubm jnm soon, kut tegs suffjr, wejnYrjsgmjnt Bgncobn cabbjm ̀ or terjj eunmrjm teousanm forj fjn,G teoulet ej was cabbgnl fj kacd. Sbavjry‗s a kam kusgnjss, anmwj eavj to wegp teosj kboomy [jks anm put an jnm to gt. G` wjmon‗t savj tegs country, gt‗bb kj torn apart anm abb gs bost.‖ \ejnSarlj put gt bgdj teat, gt sjjfjm a sgfpbj tegnl to prjss onwarmtowarm vgctory, kut G dnjw gt was not.

‒Krjadàst gs sjrvjm,‖ Hoen announcjm as ej mj`tby `bgppjmtwo now lobmjn-krown earmtacd cracdjrs onto jace pbatj.‒Spoons or `gnljrs?‖

‒\j `rof tej obm country abways usj our kjst sgbvjr,‖ Sarljspodj wgte unakasejm prgmj, ‒kut no fannjrs arj jxpjctjm `rofrjvobutgongsts suce as you.‖ Hoen anm G moukbjm up wgte bauletjr.

‒Arounm our `grj wj abways lgvj teands anm asd Lom‗s kbjssgnl on our òom,‖ Hoen tobm Sarlj wejn wj eam rjcovjrjmsu``gcgjntby.

‒G woubm kj pbjasjm to mo so,‖ Sarlj sagm, anm wejn egsprayjr was monj, tej terjj o` us atj our pbagn anm fjaljr àrjwgte lbamnjss.



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jntjrjm tej sfabb town o` Koonskoro at tej kasj o` tejnortejrn sbopj o` Soute Fountagn. ]ej cobufn turnjm bj̀ t ontotej Searpskurl [oam, anm gt was soon cbjar to abb teat tej jntgrjArfy o` tej Yotofac was cofgnl toljtejr. Kattbj was surj toòbbow, anm as wj njarjm Djjmysvgbbj batjr gn tej may, occasgonab

kbasts o` artgbbjry `grj rufkbjm across tej bow àrf country.Mardnjss `jbb as wj kjlan to farce teroule tej vast

jncafpfjnt o` tej arfy. ]jns o` teousanms o` sobmgjrs bgnjmjgtejr sgmj o` tej roam, latejrjm arounm teousanms o` cafp`grjs.@afgbgar anm rjassurgnl wjrj tej arofas o` `grj anm co``jj anm`rgjm fjat, anm our jfpty kjbbgjs awodj oncj alagn. A`tjr akouta fgbj wj wjrj ormjrjm o`` tej roam gnto a barlj `gjbm to tej bj`t.A bgnj o` tabb trjjs sgbeoujttjm alagnst tej mard nglet sdy fardjmtej kand o` a njarky crjjd. Gts ljntby ̀ bowgnl watjrs fjanmjrjm

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‒]eat‗s Antgjtaf Crjjd,‖ Sarlj tobm tej cofpany. ‒Hustacross arj pbjnty o` kboomy [jks. Stay on your luarm anm mon‗tfadj yoursjb` too kboomy vgsgkbj.‖

]ej krglamj bagm out gts cafp ky rjlgfjnt anm cofpany.]ejn wj òraljm òr woom anm watjr at tej crjjd, carjùb notto attract tej attjntgon o` tej jnjfy. \j coodjm our suppjr o`forj earmtacd, sabt pord, anm co``jj, anm tejn turnjm gn òr tejnglet.

]ej qugjt o` tej mawn was seattjrjm ky a [jkjb sejbb cbjavgnltej fgsty agr as gt passjm ovjrejam wgte a nogsj adgn to teato` a pgjcj o` `gnj cbote summjnby kjgnl rjnt gn two. As àr as Gcoubm tjbb, gt mgm no mafalj otejr tean awadjn our wjary cafp.]ej [jks contgnujm to `grj sejbbs ovjr us as wj trgjm to cood

krjadàst, wegce onby anljrjm fost o` tej fjn. ]ej qugcdjstanm surjst fannjr o` puttgnl a sobmgjr gn a ̀ oub tjfpjr gs to djjpegf `rof egs krjadàst. Our artgbbjry answjrjm kacd, anm tejgnàntry spjnt fost o` tej may eullgnl tej lrounm.

Across tej Searpskurl [oam `rof our cafp was a barlj krgcd eousj teat Ljnjrab FcCbjbban was usgnl as egs ejamquar-tjrs. Akout noon, murgnl a bubb gn tej cannonamgnl, tej ljnjrabstromj onto tej porce anm pjjrjm across tej crjjd towarm tej[jkjb bgnjs òr a `jw fgnutjs. ]ejn ej mjscjnmjm tej stjps anm

kjlan to wabd afonl tej fjn.]o fy surprgsj, tej ljnjrab gn coffanm o` tej Arfy o` tej

Yotofac appjarjm qugtj younl, pjreaps fy own alj. Ej wasnot a barlj fan, kut ej carrgjm egfsjb` wgte an agr o` rj`gnj-fjnt anm nokgbgty teat coffanmjm rjspjct anm mj`jrjncj `rofabb arounm egf. Ej was abso a eanmsofj fan wgte a `gnjby j̀a-turjm, abfost koygse àcj, cbjan-seavjn jxcjpt òr a tegcd, mard

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fjn o` tej @ourtjjnte anm tej otejr two rjlgfjnts o` tej krg-lamj. Ej fotgonjm abb to latejr arounm.

‒G af tobm you fjn arj njw to tegs arfy. \jbb, teat gs loom,vjry loom, sgncj wj njjm jvjry fan, kut G wgse to say a `jwworms to you.‖

]ej ljnjrab pausjm as g` sjjdgnl our pjrfgssgon to contgnuj.‒]egs gs our sogb,‖ ej tobm us. ‒]ej jnjfy eas cofj norte to

pay us a vgsgt, anm wj fust seow tejf teat tejy arj not wjbcofjejrj.‖

]erjj teousanm Wandjj vogcjs yjbbjm gn approvab.‒\j arj ovjr ejrj anm tejy arj ovjr tejrj, anm as tej jnjfy

mojs not sjjf gncbgnjm to bjavj, wj fust òrcj tejf to rjtrjat kacd across tej Yotofac. Notegnl bjss tean tej survgvab o` ournatgon gs at stadj ejrj, so tejrj wgbb kj a kattbj toforrow.‖

]ej fjn bgstjnjm qugjtby now.‒]onglet, ljt weat rjst you can. Gt wgbb not kj jasy to mrgvj

Kokky Bjj kacd across tej Yotofac, kut teat gs our muty anmwj fust mo gt. G` wj mo not, tejn our causj gs bost. Wour krote-jrs ejrj,‖ tej ljnjrab opjnjm egs arfs wgmj to jncofpass tejjntgrj arfy, ‒eavj pbjmljm to mo tejgr muty to gts ùbbjst jxtjnt,anm tejy jxpjct tej safj `rof you. Wour natgon njjms your kjstj`òrts now, anm G dnow teat wejn tej egstory o` tegs may gs wrgt-tjn, your nafjs wgbb kj rjfjfkjrjm wgte eonor anm rjvjrjncjòr your sacrg`gcj on tegs `gjbm o` kattbj.‖

A lrjat cejjr wjnt up alagn `rof abb weo ejarm tej ljnjrab‗sworms. Sjvjrab fjn kjlan to ceant, ‒Bgttbj Fac! Bgttbj Fac!Bgttbj Fac!‖ anm tej ceant was tadjn up ky tej jntgrj teronl.

]ej prokbjf was teat tej [jkjbs abso ejarm tej cejjrgnlanm opjnjm up wgte tejgr artgbbjry alagn. Sofj o` tejsj sejbbs`jbb njarky, dgbbgnl a `jw anm wounmgnl sjvjrab otejrs. LjnjrabFcCbjbban, vgsgkby seadjn, rjturnjm to tej sejbtjr o` tej Yry

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\ejn sgbjncj `gnabby sjttbjm upon tej vabbjy o` tej Antgjtaf teatjvjngnl, Ceapbagn Stjvjns ejbm a spjcgab rjbglgous sjr vgcj òrtej rjlgfjnt. Ej famj egs way towarm tej cjntjr o` our kgvouacanm urljm tej fjn to latejr arounm egf. Jaljr sobmgjrs jmljmcbosjr so teat not a worm woubm àbb to tej lrounm unejarm. ]ejceapbagn stoom, Kgkbj gn eanm, anm mjbgvjrjm a fjssalj teat wasseort anm searp, wgte pjnjtratgnl sgfpbgcgty anm cbargty.

‒]ejrj eavj abrjamy kjjn fany mjspjratj anm kboomy kattbjsgn tegs war,‖ ej kjlan. ‒Wou dnow tej nafjs o` teosj pbacjs,pbacjs òrjvjr gnscrgkjm gn tej egstory o` tegs natgon, pbacjs òr-jvjr eabbowjm ky tej kboom o` teosj weo `jbb tejrj. ]oforrow, gtgs cjrtagn teat tej nafj o` Antgjtaf Crjjd wgbb kj ammjm to teateabbowjm egstory.

‒]egs wgbb kj your `grst `glet. Gt gs cjrtagn teat sofj o` youwgbb not bgvj to sjj tej sun sjt toforrow. G mo not say tegs tolrgjvj you or to scarj you, kut ratejr to eavj you tegnd sokjrbyakout tej statj o` your gffortab soub. Mo not tegnd teat kjcausjyou arj younl anm kravj teat mjate wgbb pass you ky. Mo nottegnd teat gt wgbb kj tej `jbbow njxt to you teat àbbs ratejr teanyou. Nonj o` us dnows tej tgfj or tej eour. Onby Lom dnowstejsj tegnls. ]ejrjòrj, bgstjn to tej worms o` tej Borm Hjsus`rof tej Lospjb o` Hoen8 ―]eofas sagte unto egf, Borm, wj

dnow not wegtejr teou lojst4 anm eow can wj dnow tej way?Hjsus sagte unto egf, G af tej way, tej trute, anm tej bg`j8 nofan cofjte unto tej @atejr, kut ky fj.‗

‒]ejsj arj prjcgous worms o` profgsj, kbjssjm worms oàssurancj. ]ej Borm ceabbjnljm Egs mgscgpbjs to kjbgjvj gn Egfas tej onby way, tej onby roam to Lom tej @atejr. Bood gnto yourown ejart anm sjj tej sgn teat gs at eofj wgtegn you. ]ej Borm

Hjsus Cergst mgjm to cbjansj you o` teat sgn4 Ej arosj on tej tegrmmay vgctorgous ovjr sgn anm mjate anm ejbb. Ej wgbb not turn away



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anyonj weo turns to Egf wgte a sgncjrj ejart. G pbjam wgte youto kjbgjvj gn Egf as your onby sabvatgon, anm G pray òr yourmjbgvjrancj, soub anm komy, gnto tej prjsjncj o` Lom akovj.‖

Afjns jceojm terouleout tej rands, as mgm sjvjrab euzzaes, kut fost o` tej fjn stoom sgbjnt anm fotgonbjss, ejams karjm anm kowjm, eanms cbaspjm kjòrj or kjegnm, gntjnt on ejargnl jvjryprjcgous worm. Fy own jyjs stunl anm krgffjm wgte tjars.

‒Consgmjr tegs,‖ tej ceapbagn contgnujm, ‒no fattjr eow tjr-rgkbj gt gs òr you on tej `gjbm o` kattbj toforrow, tej tjrrors oèjbb wgbb kj gn`gngtjby worsj. Kj assurjm o` tegs, Lom wgbb kj ontegs kattbj`gjbm toforrow wgte you, wordgnl out Egs wgbb anmpurposjs, kut Lom mojs not mwjbb gn tej pbacj o` jtjrnab torfjntrjsjrvjm òr unrjpjntant anm unkjbgjvgnl sgnnjrs.

‒No fattjr eow pjacjùb your bg`j was kjòrj, or eow pbjas-ant you tegnd gt wgbb kj wejn tegs war gs monj anm you eavjrjturnjm gn sa`jty to tej kosof o` your àfgbgjs, tej kbgss oèjavjn wgbb kj gn`gngtjby lrjatjr. ]ej worms o` tej Savgor luaran-tjj teosj weo trust gn Egf a roof gn Egs @atejr‗s eousj òrjvjr.

‒]egnd on tegs as wjbb. Wour prjsjnt sorrows, no fattjr eowmjjpby tejy opprjss you, seabb pass. Gnmjjm, your prjsjnt hoys, nofattjr eow rgce anm ùb`gbbgnl you `gnm tejf, seabb pass as wjbb.Gnstjam, you eavj kjjn jxtjnmjm tej rgcejst o` abb gnvgtatgons, angnvgtatgon luarantjjm ky tej profgsj o` tej Borm Hjsus, an gnvg-tatgon to a bg`j o` jtjrnab kbjssgnl, jtjrnab sjcurgty, anm jtjrnab

pjacj gn tej vjry eousj o` tej bgvgnl anm truj Lom. @gnm youreopj gn tegs anm `gx your ejarts jtjrnabby upon gt.‖

]ejn tej ceapbagn o``jrjm prayjr on kjeab` o` tej rjlgfjntanm mgsfgssjm us wgte a kjnjmgctgon. ]ejrj was no tabd gn tejrands as tej fjn rjturnjm to tejgr ceosjn pbacjs, òr tej fjssaljeam sokjrjm abb weo ejarm gt. G pourjm fysjb` onj bast cup o` co`-`jj anm sat mown on fy rukkjr kbandjt.

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]erouleout tej cafp fany a sobmgjr coubm kj sjjn on egs dnjjsor tadgnl sobacj anm assurancj `rof tej kbjssjm worms o` Scrgp-turj, pjreaps qugjtby prokgnl egs soub wgte qujstgons kote egleanm mjjp as G was mognl teat nglet. \oubm G kj afonl tej sejjpor tej loats? \oubm Lom akovj, tej onj G cabbjm @atejr, rjcjgvjfj as a son or cast fj out o` Egs prjsjncj òrjvjr? \oubm G kjcbotejm gn tej lborgous wegtj rokjs o` tej [jvjbatgon sagnts orwoubm G kj conmjfnjm to an jtjrngty o` wjjpgnl anm lnasegnlo` tjjte?

Gn tej jnm G coubm onby jceo kacd to fysjb` tej worms o` tejapostbj Yaub teat [jvjrjnm Yrjston eam so akby prjacejm upontej Sakkate prgor to fy bjavgnl òr tej arfy, @or G af pjrsuamjm , teat njgtejr mjate , nor bg`j , nor anljbs , nor prgncgpabgtgjs , nor powjrs , nor tegnls prjsjnt , nor tegnls to cofj , nor ejglet , nor mjpte, nor anyotejr crjaturj , seabb kj akbj to sjparatj us `rof tej bovj o` Lom , wegcegs gn Cergst Hjsus our Borm. ]ejsj worms G eam con`jssjm opjnbyanm trustjm abb fy bg`jbonl. Mgm G trust tejf now? \oubm G trusttejf toforrow wejn eot bjam `gbbjm tej agr arounm fj?

At bast G tood fy Kgkbj ̀ rof fy pocdjt, unàstjnjm tej cbasp,anm opjnjm gt. Fy gntjnt was to rjam alagn teat jglete ceaptjr o`[ofans, kut wejn G opjnjm tej cbasp, tej peotolrape o` HjssgjAnnj, Sarae, anm bgttbj Jmwarm `jbb out upon fy bap. G pgcdjm uptej peotolrape anm lazjm upon tej àcjs o` fy àfgby òr weat,G rjabgzjm, fglet kj tej bast tgfj. G prjssjm tejgr gfalj to fy bgps

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kurnjm krgletjr tean `bafjs consufgnl sjasonjm egcd-ory. ‒Wou wgbb not bjavj fj anm Sarae anm bgttbj Jm. Eow coubmyou tegnd suce a tegnl? \eat wgbb kjcofj o` us?‖ Ejr wormsrjfagnjm `rozjn gn tej suffjr agr as sej storfjm up tej stagrs.

]ej stjps crjadjm so`tby as G òbbowjm sbowby anm mjbgkjr-atjby. G pausjm at tej moor o` tej canmbjbgt roof. Hjssgj Annjbay on tej kjm, ejr àcj kurgjm gn tej mown pgbbow. ‒Arj wj not

jnoule òr you?‖ sej sagm.G gncejm fy way towarm fy kjbovjm. Sbowby anm qugjtby G

kjlan to pbjam fy casj. ‒]erjj eunmrjm teousanm, Hjssgj Annj.Yrjsgmjnt Bgncobn njjms terjj eunmrjm teousanm forj fjn.‖

No wjjpgnl, hust ejavy krjategnl anm sgbjncj.G òulet to fagntagn a stjamy, ljntbj tonj. ‒G bgstjnjm to [jv-

jrjnm Yrjston. G dnow ej‗s rglet anm so mo you, Hjssgj Annj.

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Forj sgbjncj, kut at bjast ejr krjategnl eam sbowjm sofj.‒]egs gs sofjtegnl G fust mo, Hjssgj Annj. \ejn G ejarm

Cobonjb Forrgs spjad tonglet, G teoulet ej was spjadgnl onbyto fj. Hoen sagm tej safj.‖

‒G seoubm eavj tobm you not to lo to tej rabby.‖ @gnabby, arjsponsj, searp as a `gnjby eonjm dng`j jmlj, kut a rjsponsjnonjtejbjss.

‒Kut G dnjw weat G eam to mo kjòrj tej rabby. Kjcausj, fymjar, anm G eopj you wgbb unmjrstanm tegs, G kjbgjvj Lom eas bagmgt upon fy ejart to jnbgst.‖

Hjssgj Annj ragsjm ejr ejam sbowby anm boodjm at fj wgterjm, wjjpy jyjs.

‒No, G mgmn‗t ejar a vogcj `rof ejavjn or anytegnl bgdj teat,Hjssgj Annj, kut G mo kjbgjvj gn tej rgletnjss o` tej causj, anmG kjbgjvj G fust kj wgbbgnl to mo fy part. \ey seoubm G rjfagnat eofj wegbj sofjonj jbsj kjars tej kurmjn? Hoen `jjbs tejsafj.‖

‒Hoen, abways Hoen. Fust you abways mo weat ej mojs?‖ ]ejwjglet o` kgttjrnjss gn ejr worms surprgsjm fj.

‒Eow can you say teat, Hjssgj Annj? \j‗vj kjjn bgdj krote-jrs sgncj wj wjrj cegbmrjn. G coubm not bovj egf forj g` ej rjabbywas fy krotejr.‖

‒Kut eavj you two krotejrs teoulet akout weat wgbb kjcofjo` us?‖ Sej kurgjm ejr àcj gn tej pgbbow alagn.

‒Wjs, wj eavj.‖ G sat mown on tej kjm njxt to Hjssgj Annjanm bagm fy eanm bgletby upon ejr kacd. ‒]ej [okgnsons seoubm

kj abb rglet. Fr. ]uttbj tobm Hoen ej wgbb contgnuj to pay Akkyonj-eab` o` Hoen‗s waljs òr as bonl as Hoen gs gn tej arfy g`Hoen alrjjm to rjturn to egs posgtgon as fastjr wejjbwrglet a`tjrtej war. \gte tej kounty payfjnts anm Hoen‗s arfy sabary, tej[okgnson àfgby seoubm not kj gn want.

‒As òr us, gt was onby two yjars alo teat fy àtejr sglnjmtej storj ovjr to fj. Ej eas alrjjm to fanalj tej storj as ej



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gs akbj, kut o` coursj, G tegnd you seoubm ejbp out too, anm fyfotejr can ejbp arounm tej eousj ” g` you bjt ejr. G dnow eowwjbb you run tegs eousj anm you tadj suce hoy anm prgmj gn gt,

kut Fafa can ejbp wgte tej dgms, anm cood fjabs anm tgmy up.‖Hjssgj Annj ragsjm ejrsjb` oncj alagn. Sej turnjm ovjr, rjstjm

ejr ejam upon fy dnjj, anm boodjm gnto fy jyjs. ‒Anm weat g`you arj dgbbjm?‖

‒Onby Lom dnows g` G wgbb bgvj or mgj. Kut G mo kjbgjvj tegsgs Egs wgbb òr fj anm teat G fust okjy Egf ” wj fust okjyEgf ” anm Ej wgbb watce ovjr us.‖

Hjssgj Annj cbosjm ejr jyjs wegbj G ran fy `gnljrs bgletbyteroule ejr eagr. ‒Lo away, Fgceajb,‖ fy kjbovjm wegspjrjma`tjr sjvjrab fgnutjs. ‒G‗f lognl to eavj a bonl, bonl cry anmyou seoubm not sjj fj bgdj teat.‖

Fy fotejr tobm fj teat tej `grst tgfj G saw Hjssgj Annj For-ton was seortby a`tjr ejr kgrte, wejn ejr àtejr anm fotejr prj-sjntjm ejr òr kaptgsf, abteoule G eavj no fjfory o` gt. ]ejjarbgjst rjcobbjctgons G eavj arj o` a sdgnny lgrb wgte bonl mardeagr, at tgfjs sgttgnl gn tej pjw njxt to ejr parjnts, at otejrsrunngnl squjabgnl akout tej ceurceyarm ceasgnl otejr cegbmrjnor kjgnl ceasjm ky tejf. Kut tej `grst rjab notgcj G tood o` ejrwas on a Sunmay forngnl gn 15=7, wejn G was twjnty-onj yjars

obm. ]ej ragbroam was njargnl cofpbjtgon anm fy own jyjs wjrj kjgnl opjnjm to tej fany njw prospjcts tej worbm eam to o``jra younl fan. As Hjssgj Annj anm G eappjnjm to pass jace otejrat tej moor o` tej ceurce, fy ejam turnjm. \eo was teat? Oeyjs, wasn‗t teat tej Forton lgrb?

]o kj truteùb, sjvjrab otejr younl bamgjs eam caulet fyjyj gn tej prjcjmgnl fontes, anm G eam jvjn jxprjssjm fgbm

gntjrjst gn onj or two o` tejf, kut Hjssgj Annj was mg``jrjnt.As an unsjjn catjrpgbbar ceanljs gnto an jxqugsgtj kuttjr`by



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teat capturjs our lazj on a suffjr a`tjrnoon, so tej scrawny,awdwarm cegbm eam kjjn transòrfjm ovjrnglet gnto a lracjùbyounl wofan. G` onj boodjm at ejr cbosjby, as so o`tjn G òunmfysjb` mognl, onj saw a pbjasantby attractgvj anm àgntby jxotgcàcj, àgr kut not pabj sdgn, a nosj teat was hust a kgt seortjr anmwgmjr tean fost o` mgrjct Juropjan ancjstry, anm mard krownjyjs teat wjrj jvjr so sbgletby abfonm seapjm, anm onj fgletconcbumj teat tejrj was, qugtj possgkby, an Gnmgan or two egmmjnafonl ejr proljngtors. As G batjr bjarnjm, a lrjat-lranmfotejron ejr àtejr‗s sgmj eam kjjn Foejlan.

G sjt out to wgn tej ejart o` tegs younl bass. Hjssgj Annjwas cjrtagnby fuce too younl òr farrgalj, anm G eam no gmjag` sej eam tadjn any notgcj o` fj, so G contrgvjm ways to causjour pates to cross. G lrjjtjm ejr ky nafj at ceurce njarby jvjrySunmay anm trgjm to sgt cbosj to ejr at socgab jvjnts. \ejnjvjrtej Fortons appjarjm at tej storj wgte Hjssgj Annj gn tow, gt wasG weo wagtjm on tejf. G` tej Fortons njjmjm looms mjbgvjrjmto tejgr àrf, gt was G weo mrovj tej walon tej two fgbjs outanm kacd, anm wejtejr gn kbustjry cobm or kbazgnl ejat, tej sfgbjnjvjr bj`t fy àcj.

Gn tej sprgnl o` 15:3, seortby a`tjr Hjssgj Annj‗s sjvjntjjnte kgrtemay, G mjtjrfgnjm to fadj fy gntjntgons dnown. On a coobanm cboumy Saturmay a`tjrnoon, G monnjm fy kjst woobjn hacdjtanm a njw `jbt eat. \gte a qugcd ‒G‗bb rjturn òr mgnnjr‖ to fy

fotejr, G was out tej moor to tej stakbj to sammbj our farj, Kjcdy.]egs tgfj a tglet `rown rjpbacjm fy usuab sfgbj as G stjjbjm fynjrvj anm rjejarsjm alagn anm alagn weat G seoubm say.

‒Ejbbo, Fgceajb,‖ Frs. Forton sagm warfby as sej opjnjmtej moor. ‒\eat krgnls you abb tej way out ejrj tomay?‖

‒G was wonmjrgnl g` G fglet spjad wgte Hjssgj Annj òr husta fofjnt.‖

‒O` coursj,‖ Frs. Forton sagm wgte a àgnt sfgbj. ‒Cofj gn.Sej‗s upstagrs. G‗bb cabb ejr.‖





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Ejr worms sjjfjm gnnocjnt, mjbgvjrjm wgteout any egnt o`fabjvobjncj or scorn. Stgbb, jvjnts wjrj not transpgrgnl tej wayG eam rjejarsjm tejf. G tood a bonl, mjjp krjate anm bg`tjm up asgbjnt prayjr, Bjt fy worms kj truj anm Wour wgbb kj monj .

‒No, Hjssgj Annj,‖ G sagm ljntby, ‒tejrj gs no onj forj sugt-akbj.‖ G stjppjm sbowby òrwarm, abbowgnl ejr krgletby segngnljyjs to mraw fj, anm wejn G tood ejr eanms gn fgnj, HjssgjAnnj famj no j`òrt to wgtemraw tejf. ‒G eavj wagtjm ̀ our bonlyjars to kj ejrj tomay. G marjm not mjcbarj fysjb` soonjr kjcausjo` your tjnmjr alj. G eopjm anm prayjm abb tej wegbj teat youwoubm not pbjmlj yoursjb` to anotejr. G asd onby teat you abbowfj to provj fysjb` wortey o` your a``jctgons anm teat G fgletwgn your ejart as you mgm fgnj bonl alo.‖

]ejrj. Gt was sagm. Gt was monj. G eam statjm fy posgtgoncbjarby. ]ejrj coubm kj no fgstadgnl fy gntjntgons. \j stoomfotgonbjss òr a tgfj, ejr so`t, `jfgngnj eanms gn fy earm,swjaty onjs. G sjarcejm òr a twgndbj gn ejr jyjs or tej sbglet-jst tracj o` a sfgbj, kut Hjssgj Annj was not rjvjabgnl weat ejrrjsponsj fglet kj.

‒\jbb, tejn,‖ sej `gnabby wegspjrjm, bjangnl gn towarm fjto krgnl ejr bgps up to fy jar, ‒G supposj G fust start cabbgnlyou Fgceajb.‖ Gt tood a fofjnt or two untgb tej ùbb gfport oèjr worms famj fj tej eappgjst fan on tej àcj o` tej jarte.‒Cofj,‖ Hjssgj Annj sagm tadgnl fy eanm gn ejrs, now abb awegrb

alagn anm kjafgnl wgte eappgnjss, ‒bjt‗s tjbb Fafa anm Yapa.‖As Hjssgj Annj abbowjm batjr, tej vgctory eam actuabby kjjn

won kjòrj teat Saturmay a`tjrnoon. ‒G abways teoulet you wjrjan amfgrakbj fan o` `gnj rjputatgon anm tobjrakbj appjarancj,g` a kgt obmjr. Kut weat woubm you eavj teoulet o` fj g` G eamaccjptjm gffjmgatjby? G wantjm you to wrgllbj a bgttbj, to sjjeow mjtjrfgnjm you wjrj, anm eow truj your mjvotgon was.‖

]ej may a`tjr Hjssgj Annj rjcjgvjm ejr mgpbofa `rof ZngonSceoob wj fjt wgte ejr àtejr anm G asdjm òr ejr eanm gn far-



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rgalj. Hjssgj Annj anm G njvjr mouktjm teat Fr. Forton woubmlrant egs pjrfgssgon anm egs kbjssgnl, òr ky teat tgfj, gt wasokvgous to abb teat our two soubs wjrj kjgnl dngt toljtejr. Stgbb,wj wgsejm to seow propjr rjspjct anm òbbow tej mgctatjs o`cjnturgjs-obm tramgtgon. ]ej òbbowgnl sprgnl, on Saturmay, tejtwjnty-jglete may o` Aprgb 15::, wgte Hoen [okgnson stanmgnl

ky fy sgmj, Hjssgj Annj anm G wjrj farrgjm. Sej eam hust turnjmngnjtjjn yjars o` alj gn @jkruary anm G woubm kj twjnty-sjvjngn Aulust.

Sunmay nglet, tej nglet kjòrj Hoen anm G wjrj to travjb to tejjnbgstfjnt o``gcj gn \atjrkury, G tossjm anm turnjm gn fy kjm,mrg`tgnl gn anm out o` troukbjm sbjjp. G `gnabby rosj, pacjm akouttej roof òr a tgfj, anm pausjm at tej `ront wgnmow, wegceovjrboods tej rgvjr. Anotejr tgfj, G coubm eavj jnvgsgonjm twoyounl koys pbaygnl gn tej coob, seabbow watjr, kut now swjatanm tjars pourjm mown fy àcj. Gfalgnary sejbbs kurst gn fyejam anm kubbjts torj at fy `bjse. G saw fysjb` mygnl eorrgkby aeunmrjm mg``jrjnt ways gn kattbj, fy wg`j a wgmow, fy cegbmrjnàtejrbjss. \eat g` G ran? \eat g` G turnjm tagb anm `bjm `rof tejjnjfy gn pangcdjm `jar òr fy bg`j? \oubm teat kj jvjn worsjtean mjate?

Hjssgj Annj cafj up qugjtby ̀ rof kjegnm anm ljntby sbgppjm

ejr arfs arounm fj. ‒]egs forngnl at ceurce a `jw o` tej bamgjsasdjm fj, ―Eow coubm Fgceajb lo o`` anm bjavj egs wg`j anmcegbmrjn, bjt abonj tej storj?‗ ]jbb fj alagn wey tegs fust kj so.‖

G turnjm to ejr anm cuppjm ejr bovjby àcj gn fy eanms.Gnmjjm, eow coubm G bjavj ejr anm Sarae anm bgttbj Jm anm lo o``to war? ‒G dnow tejrj arj fany rjasons wey G seoubm rjfagnejrj. Anm G‗f cjrtagnby no youte ùbb o` margnl anm vglor, jaljr

òr a lborgous amvjnturj. Hjssgj Annj, pbjasj mo not tegnd G‗f gnany way uneappy wgte you or our bg`j toljtejr. G mon‗t tegnd G



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coubm kj forj cofòrtakbj or contjnt. Kut òr a bonl tgfj G eavjsjnsjm a mjjp rjstbjssnjss ” G tegnd o` gt as an gtce teat G cannotscratce.‖

Hjssgj Annj lazjm gntjntby gnto fy jyjs. ‒Wou‗rj saygnl younjjm to lo o`` to war to scratce an gtce?‖

‒No, fy mjar, G kjbgjvj tejrj gs sofj otejr muty teat Lomgs cabbgnl fj to mo at tegs tgfj gn fy bg`j. @or sjvjn yjars youeavj kjjn ―konj o` fy konjs anm `bjse o` fy `bjse,‗ anm G coubmnot bovj you any forj tean G mo at tegs fofjnt. Wou fust njvjrtegnd teat G‗f jnbgstgnl kjcausj G want to bjavj you. Gn àct, Gwgse onby to rjfagn ejrj, kut G fust lo.‖

\j ejbm jace otejr gn sgbjncj òr sjvjrab bonl fgnutjs.‒Mo you stgbb `jjb teat Lom eas cabbjm you to tegs?‖ Hjssgj Annjwegspjrjm.

G teoulet òr a fofjnt, wantgnl to kj surj o` fy answjr.‒Wjs, G mo. G truby mo, anm jvjn as G say gt, fy ejart acejs at tejteoulet o` kjgnl wgteout you, fy bovj. G sofjtgfjs tegnd G afakanmongnl you anm tej cegbmrjn, anm G fay not rjturn at abb.Wou njjm to prjparj òr teat.‖

‒Eow can G jvjr prjparj òr teat? Sgncj our wjmmgnl maywj‗vj kjjn apart onby a `jw tgfjs, anm tejn hust òr a may or twowejn you‗vj lonj to Eartòrm or Njw Word. Fy ejart wgbb krjadwejn you bjavj fj, anm gt wgbb fjnm alagn wejn G rjcjgvj a bjt-tjr `rof you. Gt wgbb krjad alagn wejn G rjam o` a mrjamùb kattbj

gn tej njwspapjr. Eow can G prjparj òr any o` teat? G can onbytjbb you teat G bovj you wgte abb fy ejart. \ejn you arj lonj,forj tean eab` o` fj wgbb kj lonj as wjbb.‖

G crambjm ejr ejam alagnst fy cejst. Fy ngletsegrt kjcafjmafp, yjt G coubm onby eobm ejr forj cbosjby.

@gnabby, Hjssgj Annj ragsjm ejr ejam anm boodjm at fj. ]ejrjwas notegnl kut bovj anm cofpassgon gn ejr lazj. Ejr worms

wjrj cbjar anm `grf. ‒]ejn g` gt gs Egs wgbb òr you to lo, tejn gtgs abso Egs wgbb òr us to rjfagn anm trust Egs provgmjncj anm



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protjctgon. \j fust rjst anm eopj gn teat. Anm g`, gn Lom‗s prov-gmjncj, you arj tadjn `rof us, tejn bjt Egs wgbb kj monj anm Gpray onby teat G seabb kj akbj to kjar gt. ]ejn G‗bb eavj to tadjpbjasurj gn sjjgnl you gn tej àcjs o` our cegbmrjn.‖

\eat a farvjbous wofan, truby a lg`t `rof Lom akovj.]wo jvjngnls kjòrj ejr tjars eam kjjn akunmant, kut wejn ejrwjjpgnl cjasjm, Hjssgj Annj stjjbjm ejrsjb`, anm ̀ rof teat pogntòrwarm, stoom rjsobutj wgte fj. \eat eam òrfjrby kjjn fymjcgsgon was now our mjcgsgon.

\j dgssjm tjnmjrby anm rjturnjm to tej cofòrt o` our kjm.G squjjzjm fy jyjs seut, covjrjm fy àcj wgte fy eanms, anmprayjm mjspjratjby to fy @atejr gn Ejavjn ̀ or tej wgsmof o` Sob-ofon, tej couralj o` Mavgm, anm tej strjnlte o` Safson. Akovjabb, G prayjm òr pjacj o` fgnm anm spgrgt. ]ejn, jxeaustjm, Gsbjpt.



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A ?‖ G Hoen‗s qujstgon sgncj G eam sagm earmby a worm sgncj fjjt-

gnl egf at Moc Gnnjs‗s o``gcj. ]ej peysgcab jxafgnatgons wjrjeastgby monj anm cursory at kjst, anm Hoen anm G wjrj pro-nouncjm `gt òr muty. Now wj sat on opposgtj sgmjs o` tej agsbjakoarm tej 58;5 tragn òr \atjrkury.

‒Gt‗s kjjn vjry earm òr Hjssgj Annj, kut sej now accjptsweat fust kj. No, Hoen, teat‗s not qugtj rglet. Sej eas forjtean accjptjm gt4 ejr rjsobvj anm jncouraljfjnt afazj fj. Gt‗s

hust teat now G‗f `jjbgnl tej wjglet o` weat wj‗rj akout to mo.‖Hoen nommjm. ‒Akky eam dnown G was tegndgnl akout gt òr

sofj tgfj, so sej was not cofpbjtjby surprgsjm wejn G tobm ejr.Sej eas accjptjm gt as wjbb, kut rjbuctantby.‖

]ej tragn stoppjm gn Zngon Cgty. Onj or two passjnljrs loto``, sjvjrab forj lot on. Hoen fovjm across tej agsbj anm sat

kjsgmj fj to fadj roof. ‒]ejrj gs stgbb tgfj to ceanlj your

fgnm,‖ ej sagm qugjtby, so no onj jbsj woubm ejar.‒As G‗vj sagm, G fust lo. Wou‗vj ejarm fj say gt forj tean



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oncj, G can jgtejr tobjratj tej sgn o` sbavjry or mo fy kjst toakobgse gt.‖

‒Wjs, G‗vj ejarm you. G was hust fadgnl surj you eamn‗tceanljm your fgnm. Kut mo you tegnd you can dgbb a fan?‖

‒Eow can G answjr teat, Hoen? Faykj wj‗bb njvjr sjj tej[jkjbs. Faykj tej war wgbb jnm soon anm wj‗bb njvjr eavj to`glet. \eat a qujstgon. G can tjbb you tegs ” G‗f no cobm-kboomjmdgbbjr. Kut eow can wj dnow òr surj untgb wj eavj to mo gt?‖

At tej o``gcj o` tej Hustgcj o` tej Yjacj, tejrj was a sgln gn `ront8[jcrugtgnl O``gcj Ejrj. ]ej sgln toutjm tej rjputatgon o` Cobo-njb Forrgs, bgstjm avagbakbj jnbgstfjnt kountgjs, anm profgsjmtej rjcrugt Opportungtgjs òr ]ravjb anm Yossgkbj Yrofotgon.

A sjrljant was sjatjm at a barlj takbj gn tej `ront cornjr o`tej o``gcj. ]ej hustgcj sat at a mjsd gn anotejr o``gcj o`` to tejrglet.

‒Loom forngnl. Ybjasj kj sjatjm. G‗f Sjrljant Eawbjy o`tej @ourtjjnte Connjctgcut Pobuntjjrs. \eat arj your nafjs?‖

‒Ejbbo, sgr. G‗f Fgceajb Yabfjr,‖ G sagm.‒G‗f Hoen [okgnson, sgr.‖‒Arj you kote jnbgstgnl?‖‒Wjs, sgr.‖‒Savj tej ―sgrs‗ òr tej o``gcjrs. Cabb fj Sjrljant. Eow obm

arj you?‖‒]egrty-terjj, Sjrljant, tegrty-òur on tej tegrtjjnte o`

Aulust,‖ G sagm.‒G‗f tegrty-sgx, Sjrljant,‖ Hoen sagm.Eawbjy nommjm anm lavj a sbglet lrunt. ‒Wou koys cjrtagnby

won‗t njjm your parjnts to sgln òr you. Arj you `rof \atjrkury too?‖

‒No, Sjrljant,‖ Hoen rjpbgjm, ‒wj‗rj `rof Naulatucd.‖Sjrljant Eawbjy tobm us akout tej kountgjs kjgnl o``jrjm



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to njw rjcrugts. \egbj tej @jmjrab anm statj kountgjs wjrj onbyakout tegrty mobbars jace, tej town o` Naulatucd o``jrjm anammgtgonab kounty o` terjj eunmrjm mobbars. ]eat fonjy woubmsurjby kjnj`gt our àfgbgjs.

‒Mo you eavj a moctor‗s cjrtg`gcatj?‖ Eawbjy asdjm.Hoen anm G lavj egf tej papjrs ̀ rof Moc Gnnjs, anm tejn wj

`gbbjm out anm sglnjm terjj copgjs o` tej yjbbow jnbgstfjnt òrf.]ej `grst two copgjs wjrj òr tej arfy4 tej tegrm was òr ourwgvjs to tadj to Naulatucd o``gcgabs to rjlgstjr òr tej kountypayfjnts. ]ejn tej sjrljant suffonjm tej hustgcj. ]ej hustgcjtobm us to ragsj our rglet eanms anm rjpjat tej oate o` jnbgstfjnta`tjr egf8 ‒G, Fgceajb Lakrgjb Yabfjr, mo sobjfnby swjar teatG wgbb support tej Constgtutgon o` tej Zngtjm Statjs. G, FgceajbLakrgjb Yabfjr, mo sobjfnby swjar to kjar truj abbjlgancj to tejZngtjm Statjs o` Afjrgca anm to sjrvj tejf eonjstby anm àgte-ùbby alagnst abb tejgr jnjfgjs or opposjrs weatsojvjr, anm tooksjrvj anm okjy tej ormjrs o` tej Yrjsgmjnt o` tej Zngtjm Statjso` Afjrgca, anm tej ormjrs o` tej o``gcjrs appogntjm ovjr fj.‖

On Sunmay tej tjnte, G wjnt to ceurce as usuab wgte fy àfgby.Gt was wjbb dnown teat Hoen anm G wjrj bjavgnl òr tej arfytej njxt may, anm [jvjrjnm Yrjston prjacejm an jspjcgabby `gnjsjrfon teat Sunmay òr our kjnj`gt. Ej prjacejm on a tjxt `rof

[ofans 58 ‒@or G af pjrsuamjm, teat njgtejr mjate, nor bg`j, noranljbs, nor prgncgpabgtgjs, nor powjrs, nor tegnls prjsjnt, nortegnls to cofj, nor ejglet, nor mjpte, nor any otejr crjaturj,seabb kj akbj to sjparatj us `rof tej bovj o` Lom, wegce gs gnCergst Hjsus our Borm.‖

Hoen‗s àfgby sat two pjws gn `ront. Egs kgl arfs wjrjwrappjm arounm egs two sons, \gbbgaf to tej rglet anm Honatean

to tej bj`t. Akky eulljm tejgr mauletjr, Jbgza, cbosj wegbj sejmakkjm rjlubarby at ejr jyjs wgte a wegtj djrcegj`. ]o tej sgmj





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G boodjm at fy ̀ atejr. Egs jyjs wjrj krglet anm fogst. ‒Mon‗tworry akout tej storj,‖ ej sagm. ‒Fafa says gt‗s loom òr fj to

kj actgvj alagn, anm Hjssgj Annj eas bjarnjm to fanalj tegnlsqugtj wjbb. \j‗bb mo hust `gnj ” hust cofj eofj sa`j, Son.‖

G fgxjm a sfabb afount o` tej gnd powmjr wgte watjr anmturnjm to tej njxt pbatj. ]adgnl up onj o` fy njw qugbbs, G wrotjtej ̀ obbowgnl8

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G kbjw on tej palj to mry tej gnd, anm tejn Hjssgj Annj

lavj fj onj bast lg`t, a prjcgous peotolrape o` a fotejr anmtwo cegbmrjn. Jmwarm was pjrcejm on Hjssgj Annj‗s dnjj wegbjSarae stoom ky ejr fotejr‗s rglet seoubmjr. \gteout fy dnowb-jmlj, tejy eam lonj to tej peotolrapejr‗s seop tej wjjd prjvg-ous to sgt òr tej cafjra. Hjssgj Annj anm tej cegbmrjn wjrj abb`gnjby attgrjm as g` lognl to ceurce. Eow was suce a sjcrjt djpt?G pbacjm tej peotolrape gnsgmj tej `ront covjr o` tej Kgkbj anm

batcejm gt cbosjm.@gnabby, wj abb eulljm anm dgssjm jace otejr anm sanl

anotejr eyfn. ]ejrj wjrj tjars o` samnjss ̀ or our cofgnl sjpa-ratgon, kut abso sfgbjs anm bauletjr as wj searjm ̀ onm fjforgjso` mays bonl alo.

Kut gt was not so fuce ‒@arjwjbb‖ as gt was ‒Zntgb wj fjjtalagn.‖



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