August Free Chapter - A Polar Bear Ate My Head by Paul Merrill

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Fdvvq wds sa}}aho ah d clvhiv vllb( ]as }abi% a} wds d fa} blvi


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ah}ihsi% blvi ah}ivzaiw"eaki( A wds ovaeeim lh }ni mybbq% pdoi

fq pdoi% dhm dskim wnd} A wlyem ml }l abpvlzi a}( _i }dekimdfly} wnd} nidmeahis wlyem wlvk lh }ni clziv% dhm nlw }l s}lp

a} ellkaho }ll bycn eaki d wlbih‑s bdodahi .wnacn a} mam d}

}nd} s}doi!( A nidvm bqsie ah yee"lh pvd}}ei blmi% bdkaho el}s l

siibahoeq abpvissazi plah}s wnaei hl} dc}ydeeq sdqaho dhq}naho

bidhahoye( A }nviw ah d iw pnvdsis }nd} Pnae Nae}lh ndm sdam }l

bi dfly} Hy}s % }nahkaho }niq baon} niep(

D}iv dh nlyv% }nivi wds d pdysi( Mndvbdsn ellkim d} Fdvvq;

Fdvvq ellkim d} Mndvbdsn( A kip} ellkaho d} }ni bdodahi% hl}

tya}i syvi wnd} wds olaho }l ndppih( ]ih Mndvbdsn sbaeim d}

Fdvvq% dhm Fdvvq sbaeim d} Mndvbdsn(

„Lkdq%‑ Mndvbdsn sdam hdeeq( „_i videeq eaki wnd} qly‑zi

fiih sdqaho( _i‑m eaki }l bdki qly lyv ima}lv(‑

„Videeq<‑ wds dee A clyem sdq( Pvlfdfeq hl} }ni fis} visplhsi(

„Iv% }nd}‑s ( ( (‑ A wdsh‑} syvi nlw }l ihm }ni sih}ihci( ]d}‑s ( ( ( d

}ivvafei bas}dki qly‑vi bdkaho( ]d}‑s ( ( ( vamacyelys( ]d}‑s ( ( (

y}}iveq }ivvaqaho( ]d}‑s ( ( ( olaho }l fa}i qly ah }ni dvsi wnih A

yck }nahos yp( „( ( ( ovid}%‑ A sdam(

Ni ol} ly} slbi pdpivs dhm sdam }niq ndm d clh}vdc} vidmq

}nd} A snlyem }dki dwdq dhm vidm dhm }nih saoh a A wds ah}ivis}im(]iq wdh}im a} fdck fq }ni hi~} mdq( A ellkim d} }ni sdedvq dhm

feahkim sizivde }abis( A} wds }q piv cih} blvi }ndh bq hiweq

ieizd}im sdedvq d} APC( Peys d flhys lh }lp(

A lyhm ly} }nd} }ni l}niv cdhmamd}i }niq ndm fiih clhsam"

ivaho wds cdeeim Vacndvm _deedci( Fdvvq sdam }nd} ah }niav hde

ah}ivzaiw wa}n nab% ni‑m }yvhim yp ah }vdcksya} pdh}s% wnacn ndm

ljihmim Mndvbdsn% sl A ndm ol} }ni glf ahs}idm( Bdaheq }nvlyon

}vlysiv cnlaci% a} siibim(

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Pllv Vacndvm clyem lheq clhslei nabsie fq ficlbaho% d iw

blh}ns ed}iv% ima}lv l }ni YK‑s siclhm"faoois}"sieeaho }dfelam%]i Bavvlv ( Nlw majivih} }nahos clyem ndzi fiih a lheq ni‑m

ndm d pdav l sedcks ndhmq(

Mndvbdsn sdam }nd} Ibdp wivi olaho }l spihm lziv }ih bae"

ealh plyhms lh }ni edyhcn% }niav faoois} iziv ahzis}bih}( ]iq

wivi dabaho lv d wiikeq cavcyed}alh l lhi nyhmvim dhm }q

}nlysdhm d}iv sa~ blh}ns( „Bdki hl bas}dki% wi dvi olaho ndvm

lh }nas%‑ ni sdam( „_i waee oazi qly dee }ni vislyvcis qly hiim }l

bdki a} ndppih(‑

Hl pvissyvi% }nih(

A ndm d micasalh }l bdki% fy}% mispa}i }ni ihlvba}q l }ni yhmiv"

}dkaho% }nivi wdsh‑} bycn }l wiaon yp( A‑m fiih d} Cnd} lv sizivde

qidvs dhm wds blvi }ndh vidmq }l blzi lh( Fy} A ndm hiziv filvi

dccip}im d glf lv wnacn A wds y}}iveq clhzahcim }nd} A wds }ni

wvlho cnlaci( Lv wds A fiaho }ll hiod}azi% ei}}aho bq s}ypam pis"

sabasb }dki lziv< Syvieq Ibdp wlyemh‑} ljiv bi d glf A clyemh‑}

ml% wlyem }niq< Ndm A feyjim bq wdq }l clhzahcaho }nib A wds

}ni hiw Gdbis Fvlwh% Eldmim ‑s fvaeeadh} ahdyoyvde ima}lv<

A micamim }l ol lv a}(

Hi~} mdq d} wlvk% A pvlcvds}ahd}im dee blvhaho dfly} ndhmaho ah bq hl}aci( A khiw a} wlyemh‑} fi idsq( Dhm A wds vaon}( Ds sllh

ds A ndm }lem bq pyfeasniv% A wds sih} yp }l sii Baki Sly}dv( D

zivq majivih} Baki Sly}dv(

dekaho ah d selw% blyvhye zlaci% ellkaho eaki ni wds fvidk"

aho }ni hiws l }ni mid}n l d bycn"elzim dyh}% ni }lem bi nlw

sivalys }ni sa}yd}alh wds( A ndm siih }ni mybbq lv Hy}s % dhm

hlw A wds olaho }l WLL (

Avlhacdeeq% Pnae Nae}lh ndm wlvkim lh }ni zivq idveais} zivsalh


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l WLL % fy} Ibdp ndm ei} nab ol( Sl wi‑m idcn siih }ni l}niv‑s

sicvi} pdckdoi(Sly}dv }vaim }l pivsydmi bi }l s}dq% sdam A wds }niav }lp ima}lv%

wds naoneq pvaim dhm }nd} }nivi wlyem fi d el} l lpplv}yha}ais

d} APC(

D blh}n idveaiv% A ndm wlvkim wa}n nab lh dh amid A‑m ndm lv

d hiw wlbih‑s wiikeq bdodahi ah }ni sdbi bdvki} ds Cnd} ( A

ndm dssibfeim d sbdee }idb dhm wlvkim yp slbi clziv dhm clh"

}ih} amids vidmq }l snlw }ni fldvm( Hlw A‑m ndzi }l eidzi }nd}

finahm(

Ds a} wds% sa~ blh}ns ed}iv% }nd} amid blvpnim ah}l d wiikeq

cdeeim Pack Bi Yp dhm wds edyhcnim zivq syccissyeeq% wa}n bq

vaihm dhm Cnd} cleeidoyi Gyhi Sba}n"Snippdvm ds }ni ima}lv(

]i clhzivsd}alh wih} lh% fy} A khiw A‑m bdmi }ni vaon}

cnlaci( A saohim }ni Ibdp clh}vdc}% sih} a} fdck dhm }ni hiws wds

fvlkih }l }ni Cnd} }idb( Hlw }nivi wds lheq }ni tyis}alh l bq

eidzaho md}i(

„_i‑ee fi vityavaho qly }l s}dq lv }ni yee sa~ blh}ns l qlyv

hl}aci pivalm%‑ A wds ahlvbim(

Sa~ blh}ns< ]i edyhcn l WLL wds ah lyv blh}ns( Nlw

clyem A s}dq d} APC wnaei }ni bdodahi edyhcnim wa}nly} bi<Pdhac vasaho% A pnlhim Fdvvq(

D}iv d fa} l d s}yhhim pdysi% ni }lem bi hl} }l wlvvq( „Eidzi

a} wa}n bi%‑ ni sdam vidssyvahoeq( „]ivi‑s hl wdq }niq cdh ml }nd}(‑

„Fy} }niq cdh( Sa~ blh}ns as bq hl}aci pivalm(‑

„Fleelcks( _i‑ee oi} }ni edwqivs lh}l a}( Sa} }aon}% A‑ee slv} a}(‑

A ie} aee( A‑m passim lj APC fq eidzaho% dhm hlw Ibdp ndm }l

clh}ibped}i }niav bdohacih}% faoois} iziv edyhcn wa}n hl lhi ah

cndvoi(

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]i leelwaho izihaho% A bi} wa}n Fdvvq dhm dh Ibdp edwqiv

ah d pyf }l mascyss lp}alhs(„Qly clyem fvidk qlyv clh}vdc}%‑ ni sdam( „Dhm }nivi‑s d cndhci

}niq wlyemh‑} syi(‑

„Dhm a }niq mam<‑

„Bbb% clyem fi }vackq( ]iq clyem oi} ly} dh ahgyhc}alh }l

s}lp qly wlvkaho lv Ibdp( _nd} ml qly }nahk<‑

_nd} mam A }nahk<

Fdvvq ah}ivgic}im( „Ellk% a} baon} fi wi oi} CIL }l }dek }l

CIL dhm clbi }l d oih}eibdh‑s doviibih}(‑

A clyemh‑} sii Sqezad Dy}lh fiaho pdv}acyedveq oih}eibdheq(

_nq snlyem sni< A A ndm fiih niv dhm lhi l bq oihivdes wds

miic}aho }l }ni l}niv sami spicacdeeq }l on} dodahs} bi% A‑m

ndvmeq wdzi nab lj wa}n d wna}i ndhkq dhm wasn nab dee }ni fis}

ah }ni ihsyaho fd}}ei(

„_i clyem sdq a}‑s yhvidslhdfei%‑ }ni edwqiv clh}ahyim(

„Fvidcnaho qlyv vaon}s lv slbi}naho(‑

„Fy} a}‑s hl} videeq( A saohim }ni clh}vdc} wa}n d sa~"blh}n

hl}aci pivalm(‑

„Nbb% qis% A sypplsi qly mam(‑

]as wdsh‑} oi}}aho ys dhqwnivi( ]i edwqiv }lem bi }lvityis} lvbdeeq }nd} A fi vieidsim vlb bq clh}vdc} ds a} wds ah

hl lhi‑s ah}ivis}s }nd} A s}dq lh lv sa~ blh}ns wnih bq bahm wds

iesiwnivi(

Hi~} mdq% A sih} lj dh ibdae }l }nd} ijic} dhm wda}im( ]vii

mdqs pdssim filvi A wds }lem }nd} A‑m ndzi }l s}dq yh}ae }ni ihm

l Micibfiv7 }nvii blh}ns vd}niv }ndh sa~( Fi}}iv% fy} A‑m fi

glahaho }nvii wiiks filvi }ni vs} assyi l WLL _iikeq wds myi

}l fi lh sdei( ]d}‑s eaki glahaho d ll}q ceyf ds bdhdoiv ds }ni


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pedqivs dvi vyhhaho lh}l }ni iem lv kack"lj( A} wlyem fi zivq

}aon}( Dhm sl a} wds fdck }l Cnd} }l fami bq }abi lv d iw blvi

elho wiiks ( ( ( Eyckaeq% }ni sdeis oyvis wivi s}aee fylqdh}% sl }ni

lheq s}viss wds wlvvqaho dfly} }ni y}yvi vd}niv }ndh }ni haci%

clbq pvisih}(

_nih A‑m }dkih lziv% Cnd} ndm fiih sna}aho lyv nyhmvim

dhm lv}q }nlysdhm clpais d wiik( Hlw% wi wivi olaho }l }lp sa~

nyhmvim }nlysdhm( Ah }ni pvlciss% wi ndm lziv}dkih dfly} iaon}

wlbih‑s }a}eis% ahceymaho _lbdh‑s Lwh% _lbdh‑s _iikeq % Fieed %

Fis} dhm Nid} ( Dhm qi} A ndm slbinlw micamim }l eidzi dee }nd}

„oelvq‑ finahm(

Lziv }ni hi~} iw wiiks% A }llk izivq lpplv}yha}q }l shidk

dwdq d}iv wlvk }l d mlwhs}davs fyhkiv d} }ni Blyh}fd}}ih

Nl}ie ah Bivciv S}vii} }l bii} wa}n bq hiw clnlv}s( _i‑m ol

}nvlyon }ni pdois% micamaho wnacn sic}alhs snlyem s}dq dhm

wnacn wlyemh‑} wlvk( A ol} }l khlw }ni bibfivs l }ni }idb% dee

l wnlb siibim zivq clhmih} }nd} }ni bdodahi wlyem q(

Bq mipy}q wds Fih Khlweis( Ni% ds ni as pvlhi }l plah} ly}%

wds }ni qlyhois} iziv ima}lv l }ni bysac fafei HBI ( Ni‑m }nih

deeih ly} wa}n Baki Sly}dv dhm ndm fiih shdppim yp fq Ibdp(Ni ndm elho% mdvk ndav }nd} lwim lziv nas snlyemivs dhm dh

idsq"olaho d}}a}ymi( A eakim nab abbimad}ieq dhm clyem sii nas

pdssalh }l bdki WLL wlvk( Blvi abplv}dh}eq% ni khiw nas s}yj%

sl nas bdah pl}ih}ade wds ds slbilhi }l nami finahm(

]i pac}yvi ima}lv% S}izi Hdsn% ndm clbi vlb JNB dhm

ndm fiih wlvkaho lh WLL sahci a} ndm fiih vs} nqpl}nisasim

sa~ blh}ns idveaiv( A lyhm nab d fa} ovybpq% fy}% eaki Fih% ni

civ}daheq yhmivs}llm }ni bdvki}( _i ndm }ni lmm si}"}l lziv }ni

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Dnivh% wnl ndm dppdvih}eq wva}}ih niv vs} fllk% PS% A Elzi Qly%

dhm }ni dc}viss Gyead Mdzas% sllh }l dppidv ah }ni clbimq sivaisHaon}q Haon} ( A cdh‑} vibibfiv }ni l}nivs sl cdh lheq dssybi

}nd}% eaki bi% pilpei dvi s}aee ellkaho ly} lv }nib }l hl dzdae(

Micibfiv 6003 ficklhim dhm bq mdqs d} APC wivi hidveq d}

dh ihm( Fq }nas }abi% A wds misaohaho }ni Cnd} clzivs lv }ni ima"

}alhs myi lh }ni sniezis ah ed}i Gdhydvq( _naei }ahkivaho wa}n lhi

clziv% A ndm d yhhq amid( Jyhhq }l bi% dhqwdq( _nd} a A clyem

lfeatyieq viivihci }ni hiw bih‑s bdodahis ah Cnd} ds d kahm l

ah"glki<

A} wds% l clyvsi% naoneq cnaemasn% fy} }ni amid wlyemh‑} ol

dwdq( Sl% lv }ni assyi }nd} wds }l dppidv ah }ni sdbi wiik }nd}

WLL edyhcnim% A clhclc}im }ni pedh( Javs}eq% A py} ah dh ahhlcih}

}vdzie id}yvi lh waemeai pdvks wa}n }ni vlh}"pdoi nidmeahi „_nq

_i Dee Elzi d Wll‑( ]ih% lv }ni nide}n pdoi% A clbbassalhim

d sbdee hiws s}lvq dfly} nlw pyesis dhm hy}s cdh fi blvi d}"

}ihaho }ndh pilpei baon} syspic}( ]i wlvmaho lh }ni clziv wds

„Hy}s7 Fdm lv Qly‑( Naedvalys% A‑b syvi qly‑ee dovii(

Hl lhi d} APC iziv fl}nivim cnickaho bq clzivs filvi }niq

wih} }l }ni pvah}ivs% sl A wds daveq syvi a} wlyemh‑} fi hl}acim(

Dhm% dhqwdq% a} wds lheq d saeeq odo% sl hl lhi wlyem cdvi% wlyem}niq<

Lziv Cnvas}bds dhm Hiw Qidv% A spih} izivq wdkaho blbih}

vidmaho izivq bih‑s pyfeacd}alh A clyem edq bq ndhms lh( A }llk

}ni kams }l Mashiqedhm Pdvas lv d clypei l haon}s% fy} A clyem

ndvmeq clhcih}vd}i lh dhq}naho i~cip} }nas bdssazi blhs}iv

vidvaho yp ah vlh} l bi }nd} wds eakieq }l cniw bi yp dhm spa}

bi ly} a A wdsh‑} cdviye( Ah d mispivd}i blbih}% khlwaho nlw

cd}ds}vlpnacdeeq }ivvafei dhm ly} l }lycn bq }ds}i ah bysac wds%

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A‑m izih olhi ly} dhm flyon} dh defyb fq }ni vlck fdhm ]i

Mdvkhiss% lh }ni fdsas }nd} A wlyem hiim }l s}dv} }nahkaho eaki d }wih}q"qidv"lem(

A‑b syvi }nivi‑s dewdqs }ni dvoybih} }nd} hl lhi nds }ivvafei

}ds}i ah bysac ds izivqlhi‑s as gys} majivih}( Fy} ah bq cdsi% A

videeq mam% fiqlhm dee vidslhdfei mlyf}( A eas}ihim }l Ie}lh Glnh%

Bdvaeealh% Pahk Jelqm% ]i Bih ]iq Clyemh‑} Ndho dhm Faeeq

Glie% bls} l wnlb wivi viclvmim filvi }ni sllh"}l"fi WLL

vidmivs wivi izih flvh( D} yhazivsa}q% bq }iihdoi vifieealh dhm

dhos} bdhais}im }nibsiezis fq bi olaho }l clhciv}s fq Ealhie

Vacnai dhm Cnvas mi Fyvon( A wds d stydvi pio ah bq sdm ea}}ei

stydvi nlei(

Dhqwdq% A sd} }nvlyon Pivbassalh }l Edhm lhci dhm nd}im a}(

Lv A gys} mamh‑} oi} a}( Bdqfi }nd} wds sqbp}lbd}ac l wnd} wds

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