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    Ogt Gagdner or; Fggq Mbm1)3)?::2 6;>2;:: ZE

    Afgztnr I`n;

    B fgd Fgrr Zittnr b` e fg`dq sfn` B fngrd tfn riam. Bt fgd onn`

    tfris` rbcft gt e sb`dis. Lir g qnai`d B lri{n( g`d tfn` B rnghb{nd bt

    sgq zriogoh e oilrbn`d( Mnbtf.

    B qageznrnd i|nr ti e sb`dis b` i`h ~`dnrsngr g`d tg`m. E hi`c

    oris` fgbr f~`c sbhdh i|nr e qfi~hdnrq g`d b` e lgan.

    B z~hhnd tfn sb`dis izn` g`d hiimnd b`ti tfn dgrm`nqq.

    Ogon( btq en Mnbtf' E qbvtnn` ngr ihd oilrbn`d qgbd k~ezb`c

    tfri~cf e sb`dis sbtf ngqn.

    Fn. B cbcchnd. Fn qfiim fbq ebd`bcft%ohgam fgbr g`d mbqqnd en

    zgqqbi`gtnh i` tfn hbzq. Fbq fg`dq cib`c dis` e qfi~hdnrq g`d

    rnqtb`c gt tfn qeghh il e ogam. B z~t e greq gri~`d fbq `nam g`d

    n`tsb`nd e lb`cnrq b` fbq qfgcc chiqq ohgam fgbr.

    Mnbtf z~hhnd ogam g`d qebhnd e lg|irbtn ogd%oi qebhn( hbcftb`c ~z fbq

    enhtnd nenrghd nnq.

    Aei`( Be tgmb`c i~ qiensfnrn. Mnbtf qgbd( qebhb`c tfn qebhn

    gcgb`.

    Img( k~qt hnt en lb`d qien qfirtq B cbcchnd gcgb`( cib`c ti e

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    fgeznr.

    @gf( hnqq bq eirn' Mnbtf nvahgbend( fbq nnq qfb`b`c sbtf nvabtnen`t. B

    hg~cfnd g`d z~hhnd i~t g zgbr il ahng` qfirt qfirtq g`d qhbzznd tfne

    i`.

    Mnbtf k~eznd i~t tfn sb`dis g`d crgoond e fg`d( B lhns i~t g`d

    hg`dnd b` fbq greq sbtf g Iiezf. Fn qebhnd g orngtf%tgmb`c qebhn g`d

    B ahiqnd e nnq qigmb`c ~z tfn eii`hbcft. Tfn sb`d sgq aielirtb`c

    g`d eqtnrbi~q( e fgbr lhns n|nrsfnrn hbmn g tir`gdi.

    Ghh il g q~ddn`( n|nrtfb`c sgq g oh~r. Gt lbrqt B tfi~cft sn snrn lhb`c

    g`d tfn` B rnghb{nd Mnbtf sgq qzrb`tb`c. Fn qtbhh qebhnd dis` gt en g`d

    rg` qi lgqt( hbmn n|nrtfb`c sgq b` lgqt%lirsgrd.

    Fn qtizznd gt g eii`hbt lbnhd g`d qnt en dis` b` tfn zrgbrbn crgqqnq. B

    b`fghnd tfn qan`t il kgqeb`n g`d hg|n`dnr g`d crgoond Mnbtfq gre

    dis` tisgrdq en. Fn fnqbtgtnd tfn` qebhnd hb`c dis` `nvt ti en. B

    t~r`nd i` e qbdn ti hiim gt fbe g`d fn crgoond e lgan( mbqqb`c en

    hi`c g`d fgrd. Mnbtf z~hhnd gsg g`d qgt ~z( zbamb`c en ill tfn cri~`d

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    gq bl B snbcfnd `itfb`c.

    Fn argdhnd en b` fbq zghn( e~qa~hgr greq hbmn g ogo g`d on`t dis`

    tisgrdq e `nam. Mnbtf crb``nd n`|bi~qh gt en g`d tfn` B qgs qfgrz

    zngrh sfbtn lg`cq zritr~db`c lrie fbq c~eq. G`d tfn` tfn hbcftq sn`t

    i~t.

    B qgt lrie e ond cgqzb`c g`d ai|nrnd b` aihd qsngt. E ei~tf tgqtnd

    qbamh qsnnt g`d e `nam qtbll g`d qirn. B hiimnd dis` gt e tg`m tiz

    ai|nrnd drbnd ohiid. Ghh dis` e greq( afnqt( `nam( g`d hncq sgq ihd

    ohiid. B lnht |bhn aieb`c ~z e tfrigt g`d z~mnd ~z ohiid( g`d ihd

    db``nr b` tfn sfbtn trgqfag` rbcft `nvt ti e ond.

    Sgbt' Tfbq bq `it e ond' Ir e riie' Sfnrn tfn fnam ge B9 Sfnrnq

    Mnbtf9 Sf ge B ai|nrnd b` ohiid9 Sfgt tfn fnam9

    B hiimnd gri~`d tfn riie( g`d rnghb{nd n|nrtfb`c sgq sfbtn' Tfn

    ondq%sfbaf snrn gat~ghh aitq%g`d tfn sghhq( g`d n|nrtfb`c' Ghh

    q~rri~`db`c en snrn aitq ai|nrnd sbtf arbqz sfbtn qfnntq. B sgq tfn

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    i`h iaa~zg`t il tfbq ahb`ba. Bt qenhhnd hbmn g`tbqnztba g`d r~oob`c

    ghaifih.

    Ti tfn rbcft il n|nr ait sgq g hbtthn sfbtn tgohn. Eb`n sgq ai|nrnd

    sbtf g qt~llnd ohgam d~llhn ogc g`d g chgqq il aihd sgtnr g`d

    gzzhnqg~an. B crgoond tfn qsngtb`c chgqq il sgtnr g`d qsghhisnd bt b`

    i`n obc c~hz. B tirn izn` tfn gzzhnqg~an g`d zi~rnd bt ghh b`ti e

    ei~tf( crb``b`c bezbqfh. B c~hznd bt dis` g`d hiimnd ti e hnlt. Tfnrn

    sgq tfn sfbtn( b``ian`t( trgqf ob` fihdb`c tfn `gqt |bhn B z~mnd ~z i`h

    g ai~zhn eb`~tnq gci. B lnht qi f~`cr( hbmn B sgq q~r|b|b`c qi ogrnh.

    ^cf' B sgq arg|b`c qientfb`c( B k~qt ag`t tfb`m sfgt..

    B z~qfnd dis` tfn ai|nrq g`d riqn i~t il tfn ait. ^`{bzzb`c tfn d~llhn

    ogc B li~`d g ogc il ahitfnq g`d g`itfnr ogc lbhhnd sbtf g tiitfor~qf(

    qfgezii( ai`dbtbi`nr( g or~qf( dnidirg`t g`d g rg{ir sbtf qfg|b`c

    arnge. B hiiznd tfn d~llhn gri~`d e gre g`d qnt i~t ti lb`d g

    ogtfriie.

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    Afgztnr Tsi

    B qtnzznd i~t il tfn ahb`ba g`d z~qfnd tfri~cf g fng| egficg`

    diir. N`crg|nd b` bt snrn qsbrhq( g`d tfn sirdq il g dbllnrn`t hg`c~gcn.

    B n`tnrnd g afbhh qti`n airrbdir lbhhnd sbtf qtnnh diirq i` nbtfnr qbdn il

    tfn fghh. B gzzrigafnd i`n il tfn diirq g`d t~r`nd tfn m`io. Bt z~qfnd

    izn` hbcfth rn|nghb`c g obc( mb`c qb{nd( ond g`d g qeiitf( dnqm. Tfnrn

    sgq zh~qf( rnd( agrznt( g`d `i sb`disq. B` tfn air`nr il tfn riie sgq

    g ohgam drnqqnr sbtf tsi cihdn` m`ioq.

    Sfgt grn i~ dib`c fnrn9' Qieni`n nhhnd( gzzngrb`c eqtnrbi~qh

    b` lri`t il en.

    B B ~f B sgq hiimb`c lir g ogtfriie.. B qtgeenrnd. B hiimnd ~z

    gt tfn oi chgrb`c dis` gt en g`d sgq gqti~`dnd. Fn sgq ong~tbl~h(

    tfn qgen gttrgatbi` B lnht sfn` hiimb`c gt Mnbtf B li~`d sbtf fbe. Fn

    fgd cihdn` ohi`dn rb`chntq q~rri~`db`c fbq zghn lgan. Fbq ebhm afiaihgtn

    oris` nnq snrn oirb`c b`ti e obc fg{nh i`nq. B lnht tfn cri~`d tbz

    g`d qt~eohnd( g sg|n il `g~qng tgmb`c i|nr en. Fn sgq qi qt~``b`c(

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    orngtf%tgmb`c.. E qtiegaf lnht hbmn B qsghhisnd o~ttnrlhbnq.

    Ri~ qfi~hd fg|n qtgnd. Fn qgbd( qtbhh chgrb`c. Gzzgrn`th tfbq cidh

    c~ sgq |nr tnrrbtirbgh.

    Qtg sfnrn9 B` tfn ahb`ba9 B gqmnd fbe( r~oob`c e qirn `nam. B lnht hbmn

    argz. cf.

    Ahb`ba9 Fn q`irtnd( g`d hg~cfnd ar~nhh.

    Rnq B qgbd( hiimb`c dis` gt e ohiid qtgb`nd fg`dq. Sfgt tfn fnam

    bq fgzzn`b`c ti en9

    Tfgtq `i ahb`ba. Btq tfn b`lbregr. Sfnrn i~ t~r`( ir cnt qbam. Fn

    b`lirend( qzngmb`c b` g ahngr gaan`t. Fn sgq io|bi~qh f~eirnd o en=

    `it b` g ciid sg. B lnht qt~zbd tghmb`c ti fbe( sbtf fbq ong~tbl~h lgan o~t

    fgrd |iban.

    B`lbregr9 Ag` i~ k~qt tnhh en sfnrn B ge9 Zhngqn' B zhngdnd( Bd di

    g`tfb`c gt tfbq zib`t lir qien g`qsnrq.

    If( i~rn b` Ogt Gagdne. G qafiih lir \gezbrnq. G`d( i~rn ghqi b`

    e dire. Fn nezfgqb{nd( rgbqb`c i`n znrlnath zh~amnd nnoris.

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    \gezbrnq9 Grn i~ mbddb`c en9 Ri~ ag`t on qnrbi~q' B nhhnd( lbcftb`c

    tfn ~rcn ti qfgmn fbe' Fis ai~hd tfbq on g qafiih lir \gezbrnq9 @i( bt

    ag`t. \gezbrnq grn`t rngh. Fn fgq g qbam qn`qn il f~eir ir fnq

    en`tgh. Hird( dbd B n`d ~z b` g zqafi sgrd'

    @i( Be `it mbddb`c. \gezbrnq grn rngh( Be i`n g`d i~r i`n. Tfbq

    qafiih bq rngh g`d lbhhnd sbtf \gezbrnq. Sn grn arngt~rnq il tfn `bcft

    g`d hb|n ill tfn ohiid il f~eg`q. G`d( i~ onttnr onhbn|n bt ir i~hh

    drb|n i~rqnhl arg{. Fn qtgtnd( fbq znrlnat( zb`m( hbzq lireb`c g rbcbd(

    qtrgbcft hb`n.

    Fis ge B g \gezbrn9 Fis grn i~ i`n9 Sfi grn i~9 Sf ge B

    fnrn9 Sfnrnq Mnbtf9 B w~nqtbi`nd lrg`tbaghh. Fis ai~hd B ziqqboh

    onhbn|n B sgq g \gezbrn g`d hnt ghi`n tfn snrn rngh9 B ai~hd`t'

    Ri~rn g |gezbrn onag~qn Mnbtf obt i~. Be Gqfti`( g`d Be g |gezbrn

    onag~qn qieni`n obt en. Ri~rn fnrn onag~qn i~r `is g |gezbrn g`d

    i~ `nnd ti on aielirtnd g`d q~rri~`dnd o i~r is`. Mnbtf bq

    zriogoh sbtf fbq cbrhlrbn`d _gafnh. G`d( `is Be cib`c ti tgmn i~ ti

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    tfn fngdegqtnr Dneib.

    Gqfti` g`qsnrnd( z~ttb`c fbq fg`d i` tfn qeghh il e ogam g`d hngdb`c

    en dis` tfn airrbdir Bd sghmnd tfri~cf ngrhbnr.

    _nghb{gtbi` sgq qnnzb`c b`ti en. B qtgrtnd rneneonrb`c tfgt `bcft(

    sfnrn Mnbtf argdhnd en g`d obt en. Tfgtq sfnrn tfn ohiid agen lrie'

    O~t( Gqfti` fgd ti on sri`c( _gafnh sgq`t fbq cbrhlrbn`d( B sgq.

    Sfgt di i~ eng` Mnbtfq cbrhlrbn`d _gafnh. Be fbq cbrhlrbn`d' B

    gqmnd( t~r`b`c gri~`d ti lgan fbq fg`dqien oid.

    @i( i~rn `it fbq cbrhlrbn`d. Fn ~qnd i~. _gafnh bq g |gezbrn g`d

    tfn lnhh b` hi|n. Mnbtf ghsgq ~qnq f~eg` cbrhq g`d tfn` obtnq tfne.

    I`h( zrntt cbrhq tfi~cf. _gafnh dinq tfn qgen tfb`c ti f~eg` oiq.

    Gqfti` tihd en( zgttb`c e ogam g`d hngdb`c en tisgrd tfn n`d il tfn

    airrbdir g`d t~r`b`c g qfgrz rbcft.

    B lnht e afnqt nvzhidn b` g ebhhbi` zbnanq. E z~hqn w~bamn`nd( g`d B

    qtizznd orngtfb`c. Sfgt sgq tfbq c~ tghmb`c goi~t9 Mnbtf sgq e

    oilrbn`d( `it tfbq _gafnhq' B lnht Gqfti` hngd en ~z qtgbragqnq gltnr

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    qtgbragqnq( tfn sghhq snrn zh~qf sbtf nvzn`qb|n agrznt fnrn.

    Fnrn sn grn. Gqfti` qgbd( sbtf g qebhn. Bt dbqgzzngrnd i`an fn qgs

    e nvzrnqqbi`( B e~qt hiim hbmn g enqq( ohiid agmnd n|nrsfnrn.

    Qtg`db`c onlirn Gqfti` g`d en sgq tsi f~cn egficg` di~ohn

    diirq. Gqfti` m`iamnd tfrnn tbenq g`d tfn qs~`c izn`. Tfn dire

    sgq f~e~`ci~q' Li~r tbenq gq obc gq Gqfti`q dire. Iaa~zb`c tfn

    qzgan sgq g obc lhgshnqq dnqm( qfnh|nq lbhhnd sbtf g`abn`t oiimq( zh~qf

    agrzntq( g`d ibh zirtrgbtq qzirtb`c rnan`t fngdegqtnrq g`d ebqtrnqqnq.

    B` tfn ogam sgq g fghh lbhhnd sbtf itfnr riieq( gzzgrn`th tfn

    fngdegqtnr sgq g |nr ziz~hgr zgrt il Ogt Gagdne.

    B lnht qieni`nq zrnqn`an onqbdn en g`d chg`and ti tfn qbdn. Tfn

    rnqneohg`an qtr~am en b`qtg`th. Tfn fngdegqtnr hiimnd gheiqt

    nvgath hbmn Mnbtf nvanzt ihdnr g`d eirn rnqzi`qbohn. Fn sgq tghh g`d

    e~qa~hgr( g`d fgd ong~tbl~h chiqq ohgam fgbr g`d enhtnd%nenrghd nnq.

    Fn sirn ohgam drnqq zg`tq g`d g ohgam o~tti`%~z drnqq qfbrt. Tfbq

    Dneib rneb`dnd en nvgath il Mnbtf( eqtnrbi~q g`d dg`cnri~q.

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    Snhaien Egdbqi`. Fn qgbd b` g dg`cnri~q z~rr( qebhb`c sgreh gt

    en. Fn hiimnd en ~z g`d dis` g`d lris`nd. Bl fn sgq`t tfn

    fngdegqtnr Bd qg fn sgq afnamb`c en i~t. O~t tfn` gcgb`( sn SGQ

    tfn fngdegqtnr , Gqfti` sgq rbcft fnrn.

    Rnq( B g`qsnrnd( cnttb`c hiqt b` tfn eqtnr il fbq nenrghd brbqnq.

    Tfbq bq Ogt Gagdne. Ri~ sbhh `is on g \gezbrn fnrn. Ri~ sbhh hngr`

    qmbhhq g`d lb`d i~r tghn`tq g`d znrlnat tfne. Ri~ sbhh ennt n`nebnq

    g`d aiezg`bi`q fnrn. Gqfti` sbhh hngd i~ ogam ti i~r dire sfnrn

    i~ sbhh lb`d n|nrtfb`c i~ sbhh n|nr `nnd fnrn. Mnnz tfn ogc lir

    rngqi`q ~`m`is`. Ri~ eg dnzgrt. Dneib qtgtnd g`d dbqgzzngrnd b`

    tfn ebqt il fbq fngdw~grtnrq. Bt sgq k~qt hbmn tfgt( g w~bam q`gz il tfn

    lb`cnrq g`d B sgq hnd gsg. @i fg`dqfgmn ir n|n` qien eirn g`qsnrq.

    B lnht k~qt gq ai`l~qnd gq onlirn. G`d g`cr. Gqfti` fgd `i rbcft hb`c ti

    e lgan goi~t Mnbtf. B m`is Mnbtf g`d fn bq`t hbmn tfgt. Mnbtfq qsnnt.

    Fn si~hd `n|nr f~rt en.

    Gqfti` hnd en tfri~cf qti`n airrbdir gltnr qti`n airrbdir ~`tbh sn

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    rngafnd g qtnnh diir egrmnd ?:3. Fn cg|n en g mn b` tfn qfgzn il g

    ogt sbtf btq sb`cq qzrngd g`d hnlt sbtf g orbnl `id. Sfgt g lrbn`dh c~.

    Fezf.

    B qfi|nd tfn ~`~q~gh mn b` tfn hiam g`d t~r`nd( tfn qtnnh diir ahbamnd

    izn` g`d B sghmnd qtngdbh b`.

    Tfn riie hiimnd obc ti en( onag~qn ogam fien Bd fgd g qeghh

    argeznd riie.

    B` tfn ebddhn il tfn riie gcgb`qt tfn sghh sgq g mb`c%qb{nd ond

    ai|nrnd b` e oh~n aielirtnr. Tfn zbhhisq snrn zh~qf g`d obc g`d

    ai|nrnd sbtf e zbhhisagqnq. Z~qfnd gcgb`qt tfn n`d il tfn ond sgq g

    qtnnh tr~`m. B` tfn ebddhn sgq g rnd hiam%e hiam lrie e hiamnr gt

    qafiih% g`d B qfi|nd e ogt mn b` i`an gcgb`.

    B`qbdn snrn e oiimq( ei|bnq( g`d zbat~rnq. Tfnrn snrn e bdih

    ziqtnrq Fgrr Zittnr , Tfn Ghh Genrbag` _nknatq% g`d e nhnatri`baq.

    E anhh zfi`n( hgztiz( B zid( g`d agenrg.

    Ti tfn rbcft sgq g obc drnqqnr. B izn`nd tfn diirq g`d li~`d n|nr

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    qb`chn btne il e ahitfb`c zgamnd b`ti bt `ngth. Gt tfn oittie il tfn

    drnqqnr sgq g ris il ghh e qfinq.

    B sg`dnrnd i|nr tfn ong~tbl~h dnqm g`d li~`d b`qbdn sgq e zgznr(

    `itnoiimq( qmntafoiimq( zn`q g`d zn`abhq. Tfnrn sgq n|n` g zgamnt il

    e qtgtbi`gr. B ai~hd`t onhbn|n bt' Fis dbd tfn cnt bt9

    Gt tfn hnlt il e riie sgq g diir( B izn`nd bt g`d tfnrn sgq g

    ogtfriie sbtf tibhnt g`d qfisnr. Tfn agob`ntq g`d drgsnrq snrn lbhhnd

    sbtf e btneq( qfgezii g`d ai`dbtbi`nr( or~qfnq( egmn%~z( fgeznr(

    endbab`n( g`d e lgan sgqf.

    B ~`{bzznd e ohgam d~llhn ogc( sfbaf Bd li~`d g`d ircg`b{nd tfn

    qfisnr btneq `ngth b` tfn ogtfriie sbtf e itfnr btneq g`d z~hhnd

    i~t tfn ahitfnq. Ohgam kng`q( g`d g zrntt qbh|nr qfbrt%qsngtnr sbtf g

    ohgam ogt sbtf btq sb`cq qzrngd b` tfn ~zznr rbcft air`nr. Bt sgq

    ong~tbl~h. B sg`dnrnd i|nr ti tfn drnqqnr g`d li~`d i~t B fgd eirn

    qafiih ~`blireq sbtf ogtq b` tfn air`nr( fbddn` gei`c e rnc~hgr

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    ahitfnq. N|nr zbnan il ahitfb`c `is fgd g ohgam ogt sbtf btq sb`cq

    qzrngd b` tfn rbcft fg`d air`nr.

    Afgztnr Tfrnn

    B fizznd i~t il e `ns sfbtn qfisnr lnnhb`c ahng` g`d rnlrnqfnd. Ghh

    ohiid sgq sgqfnd lrie e oid g`d e fgbr sgq qilt g`d qfb`. Tfn

    fit sgtnr fgd rnhgvnd e e~qahnq g`d B fgd g tben lir tfb`mb`c tfb`cq

    tfri~cf lir tfn lbrqt tben tidg.

    B crgoond g sgre( ill%sfbtn tisnh ill tfn zhgqtba rgam g` srgzznd bt

    gri~`d e oid. B fi`nqth k~qt sg`tnd ti a~rh ~z b` ond sbtf g oiim

    g`d g chgqq il qsnnt tng.

    B sghmnd i~t ti e drnqqnr g`d z~hhnd i` ~`dnrsngr g`d g` i|nrqb{nd

    t%qfbrt sbtf g chngeb`c( `ns ogt b` tfn air`nr. B hiimnd b`ti tfn ebrrir

    b` tfn ogam il tfn drnqqnr g`d cgqznd. B`qtngd il e `ireghh ori`{n

    tg` qmb`( e qmb` chngend sfbtn( eii`%mbqqnd b`qtngd il q~`%mbqqnd. B

    sgq qi zghn' Zghn hbmn Mnbtf( Gqfti` g`d Dneib. \gezbrn zghn( hbmn

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    n|nri`n nhqn gt tfbq qafiih. Dbd B hbmn bt9 Fnam `i. Si~hd B fg|n ti hb|n

    sbtf bt9 Qgdh nq.

    B z~hhnd ogam e oh~n ai|nrq g`d argshnd b`. E tfrigt `n|nr qtizznd

    o~r`b`c o~t B eg`gcnd ti lghh b`ti g rnqthnqq qhnnz.

    Dneib g`d Mnbtf snrn qebhb`c qnd~atb|nh. B egdn e sg tisgrdq

    Mnbtf sfn` B qgs g ong~tbl~h Btghbg` cbrh qtnz lrie onfb`d fbe. Qfn

    ogrnd fnr lg`cq g`d Mnbtf crgoond fnr dnhbagtn( zghn( fg`d. B qfrb`mnd

    ogam lrie fbe( ai`l~qnd. Sfi sgq tfgt cbrh9 Dneib lhbttnd tisgrdq en(

    qtg`db`c zritnatb|nh b` lri`t il en. I~t il `isfnrn Gqfti` gzzngrnd

    qebhb`c qnarnth ti g ori`{n%fgbrnd( qf( fg`dqien oi. Tfn qf oi

    aiamnd fbq `nam g`d onami`nd en sbtf fbq zghn( lb`cnrq. ^`gohn ti

    ai`trih eqnhl B rg` lirsgrd g`d obt fbe i` fbq zghn lhgshnqq `nam. B

    ai~hd lnnh tfn oiq oid ar~ezhn b` e greq g`d tfn o~r`b`c b` e

    tfrigt qtizznd eien`tgrbh g`d e lg`cq nqagznd ogam b` e c~eq.

    B simn ~z qsngtb`c g`d ai`l~qnd. Sfi sgq tfn qf oi g`d sf dbd fn

    sg`t en ti t~r` fbe9 Sfgt dbd tfbq drnge eng`9 ^f' B fgd n`i~cf il

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    tfbq ai`l~qbi` g`d tfbq afg`cn'

    B k~eznd i~t il ond g`d tirn ill e zgkgegq g`d rnzhgand tfne sbtf

    ohgam kng`q( tfn qbh|nr qfbrt%qsngtnr sbtf tfn Ogt Gagdne qeoih g`d

    fbcf%tiz ai`|nrqn. B sgqfnd e lgan g`d tnntf( g`d or~qfnd i~t e

    cihdn`%oris` fgbr. Onqbdn en hb`c i` tfn lhiir sgq g zgamnt( B tirn bt

    izn` g`d li~`d e qafnd~hn g`d qafiih egz. B z~t tfne b` e ziamnt

    g`d tr~dcnd i|nr ti e `ns dnqm g`d oiitnd ~z e hgztiz.

    E za t~r`nd i` sbtf g onnz g`d g ahbam' B hiccnd b`ti e Rgfii' G`d

    sn`t ti e egbh. 1? enqqgcnq( eiqth lrie e onqt lrbn`dq @gtghbn g`d

    Orbg``g. Hird( ogam fien tfn snrn`t n|n` tfgt ciid il lrbn`dq. Tfn

    zrntt e~af k~qt aizbnd n|nrtfb`c B dbd. Hiqnrq. B lhbzznd tfri~cf ngaf

    i`n g`d tfn` dnhntnd ghh. Sfgt sgq tfn zib`t b` rnqzi`db`c9 Bd `n|nr

    qnne tfne gcgb`( g`d B dbd`t n|n` rnghh hbmn tfne. Sfgtq tfn zib`t'

    B qf~tdis` e aiez~tnr g`d og`cnd e fngd gcgb`qt tfn dnqm

    lr~qtrgtnd' B ogrnh cit g` g`qsnrq gri~`d fnrn g`d B lnht sngm g`d

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    airn. E orgb` rnqzi`dnd qhish g`d B dbd`t hbmn tfgt. B sgq g lgqt

    tfb`mnr( ghsgq sgq( ghsgq sbhh.

    Og`c' B fngrd qienoid qhge fbq ir fnr lbqt gcgb`qt tfn diir. E fngd

    q`gzznd ~z g`d B ariqqnd e go`ireghh hgrcn riie b` lb|n qtnzq. _bcft

    sfn` B rngafnd tfn qtnnh diir bt lh~`c izn`( rn|nghb`c g fg`dqien( g`d

    eqtnrbi~q Gqfti`. B hiimnd ~z gt fbe( g`d fn qebhnd hg{bh.

    Fn( i~ rngd9 Gqfti` gqmnd en( fbq nnq drgsb`c en ahiqnr. Tfn

    snrn qi znrlnat( ong~tbl~h( obc( g`d oittiehnqq. Tfn rbaf aihirq qnnend

    ti egmn en qznnafhnqq. B hiimnd sbtfb` en g`d eg`gcnd ti lb`d e

    ~q~ghh ai`lbdn`t |iban aien i~t il `isfnrn.

    Ri~ m`is bt. B qtgtnd( qi~`db`c qi q~rn il eqnhl sfn` B dbd`t m`is

    g`tfb`c rnghh. B dbd`t m`is sfnrn tfn fnam fn sgq tgmb`c en g`d bl B

    qfi~hd on rngd.

    Ciid. Tfbq bq g \gezbrnq `gt~rn( zrntt qii`( i~ lb`d `i zbt b` dib`c

    bt. Btq sfgt sn di ti q~r|b|n. B rneneonr i` e lbrqt lnnd( B sgq qi

    nvabtnd. B sgq chgd ti on g |gezbrn. G`d qtbhh ge. Gqfti` rntirtnd. B fgd

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    g snbrd tgqtn b` en`( Mnbtf g dg`cnri~q |gezbrn g`d `is Gqfti`(

    sfbaf hiimnd hbmn g` g`cnh o~t gatnd hbmn tfn dn|bh.

    G`d( fih argz' Fn sgq tghmb`c goi~t mbhhb`c g f~eg`' B ai~hd`t mbhh

    g`i`n g`d nqznabghh g f~eg`( sfbaf Bd onn` 46 fi~rq gci. B k~qt

    ai~hd`t q~am qieni`nq ohiid dr( bt qi~`dnd qi zgb`l~h'

    B begcb`nd sfgt tfn ohiid si~hd tgqtn hbmn g`d lnht e `nsh lirend

    lg`cq ziz i~t il e c~eq g`d e qtiegaf crish. Cid( B qfi~hd on

    gqfgend g`d nt Be `it. B sg`t ti drb`m ohiid( B sg`t ti on qiitfnd

    lrie e tfrigt.

    Sfnrn nvgath grn sn cib`c9 Hbmn ill agez~q ir sfgt9 B gqmnd( e

    qtiegaf crishb`c o~t lnnhb`cq qhbcfth w~ngq. B sgq`t eng`t ti on g

    \gezbrn.

    Ill agez~q il ai~rqn. Dneib si~hd`t hbmn bl sn qtgrtnd lngqtb`c

    gei`cqt itfnr \gezq. G`d( fn fgq r~hnq goi~t lnndb`c. Ri~rn i`h

    ghhisnd ti ci tfrnn tbenq g snnm i`h d~rb`c gagdne fi~rq.. sfbaf bq

    6 z.e. ti 6 g.e. Ghqi( sfn` i~rn cib`c i~t ti f~`t i~ fg|n ti on gt

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    Ogt Gagdner; 7

    hngqt( ?: ebhnq gsg lrie i~r gagdne. N|n` tfi~cf hncn`dq goi~t ~q

    fg|n`t onn` gri~`d lir an`t~rbnq i~ di`t sg`t tfne q~qznatb`c ~q.

    Gqfti` b`lirend( hngdb`c en tfri~cf airrbdir tfri~cf airrbdir g`d i~t

    > qti`n qtnzq ~`tbh sn rngafnd tfn arbqz( `bcft( gbr.

    Bt sgq ebhdh afbhh( g`d sb`d. Tfn sb`d zbamnd ~z e hi`c fgbr g`d

    lg``nd bt i~t( egmb`c en hiim gttrgatb|n g`d ~`tgend. Tfgtq gt hngqt

    sfgt bt lnht hbmn.

    Tfnrn sgq g sfbtn( l~hh%eii`( i~t qfb`b`c goi|n en g`d Gqfti` gq bt

    snrn sgtafb`c ~q( sgr`b`c tfn rnqt il tfn sirhd tfgt tfnbr gat~ghh snrn

    arngt~rnq il tfn `bcft.

    Gqfti` crgoond e ba fg`d g`d hnd en dis` tfn crgqq qhiznq il tfn

    agez~q g`d i~t zib`t( citfba( cgtnq.

    Fn hiimnd dis` gt en g`d crb``nd fgzzbh.

    @is sn r~`. Gqfti` qgbd sbtf g lg`cnd crb` g`d tiim ill gt g`

    b`|bqbohn qznnd. B ai~hd ogrnh qnn fbe g` eirn fn fgd lhbttnd

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    Ogt Gagdner; 7

    tfri~cf trnnq( hbmn g cfiqt o~t lgqtnr tfg` g` arngt~rn B|n n|nr qnn`.

    O~t( bl fn ai~hd di bt( B ai~hd tii'

    B qznnd tfri~cf tfn dgrm`nqq ~qb`c Gqfti`q gltnrqfg|n qan`t hngdb`c

    en ti fbe. B|n `n|nr fgd tfbq lnnhb`c onlirn( n|nrtfb`c sgq r~qfb`c

    tisgrdq en g`d bt hiimnd hbmn Bd argqf b`ti g`tfb`c( o~t B eg`gcnd ti

    didcn bt gt tfn hgqt qnai`d.

    B {iiend zgqt trnnq( qfr~oq g`d g`beghq zrishb`c b` tfn dgrm`nqq

    lnndb`c i` fnhzhnqq tfb`cq( hbmn B si~hd on dib`c. B ai~hd lnnh tfn qebhn

    zhgqtnrnd ti e lgan g`d ai~hd`t fnhz bt. @itfb`c( `it g`tfb`c( fgd

    n|nr lnht tfbq geg{b`c. @it n|n` mbqqb`c Mnbtf.

    Ghh il g q~ddn` B sgq`t i` tfn eiqq siidhg`d lhiir g`eirn. B sgq

    b` tfn greq il g dgrm g`cnh( Gqfti`. Fbq ohi`dn rb`chntq f~`c b` fbq

    ziranhgb`( zghn lgan( egmb`c fbe hiim cidh g`d b`|b`abohn. B si`dnrnd

    bl fn fgd g cbrhlrbn`d( sf si~hd`t fn9 Fn sgq qegrt g`d gttrgatb|n.

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    Ogt Gagdner; 7

    Snrn fnrn. Gqfti` qgbd( qebhb`c gq fn qzimn. B ai~hd qnn nvabtnen`t

    chbttnrnd b` fbq nnq.

    B lihhisnd Gqfti`q cg{n g`d li~`d g oi e gcn qbttb`c i` g r~qt

    on`af. Fn fgd ong~tbl~h( hi`c( ori`{n fgbr g`d sgq qmb`` g`d g|nrgcn

    qb{n. Lrie sfnrn Gqfti` g`d en qtgrnd B ai~hd tnhh fn sgq zghn g`d

    sngrb`c ghh ohgam.

    Fn hiimnd dis` gt tfn cri~`d g`d mnzt sbzb`c fbq nnq. Sfig( fnq

    arb`c' B tihd eqnhl en`tghh.

    B hiimnd gt fbe i`an gcgb` g`d ai~hd qnn qfb`b`c tngrq drbzzb`c dis`

    fbq zghn lgan.

    Aei`( sn di`t fg|n lirn|nr' Gqfti` ~rcnd( ghrngd lb|n lnnt b`

    lri`t il en.

    Img( Img( qirr' B gzihicb{nd( orb`cb`c eqnhl ogam ti rnghbt.

    Gqfti` crgoond e fg`d i`an gcgb` g`d z~qfnd en qhbcfth b` lri`t il

    fbe. B qtnzznd i` snt crgqq g`d sghmnd qhish g`d agrnl~hh ti sngr fn

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    Ogt Gagdner; 7

    qgt.

    I`an B gzzrigafnd fbe( ~``itbangohn g`d qi~`dhnqq( B ari~afnd g`d

    qzrg`c.

    G o~rqt il rg`die n`nrc n`tnrnd e oid g`d B lh~`c eqnhl i` fbe.

    E fg`dq crgoond fbq qfi~hdnrq( fihdb`c fbe qtbhh.

    Tfn oi hiimnd ~z g`d qebhnd g`d tbhtnd fbq fngd ti tfn qbdn( rn|nghb`c

    g zghn( lhgshnqq `nam.

    G` ~rcn qi sbhd g`d arg{ n`tnrnd e oid. Zib`t( |n`ie%aigtnd(

    lg`cq zizznd i~t il e c~eq g`d B obt b`ti fbe.

    G sgre( dnhnatgohn( tgqtn n`tnrnd e ei~tf( lhisb`c lrnnh( B c~hznd.

    G geg{b`c qn`qgtbi` n`tnrnd en( g`d B lnht eqnhl qtrn`ctfn`. E

    tfrigt `i hi`cnr o~r`nd( B `i hi`cnr lnht sngm gt ghh. N|nrtfb`c sgq

    tbrnhnqq( B lnht hbmn B ai~hd di g`tfb`c g`d `n|nr tbrn.

    Gq w~bam gq B fgd di`n bt( bt fgd qtizznd. B lnht fbe aihhgzqn b` e greq(

    g`d B z~hhnd gsg. Sfn` B hiimnd dis`( B ai~hd`t onhbn|n sfgt B fgd

    di`n' Bd mbhhnd fbe( g`d. IFERCID'

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    Ogt Gagdner; 7

    Tfn oi sgq ai|nrnd b` fbq ohiid( g`d fbq airzqn sgq aihirhnqq. Sfn` B

    tiim b` fbq gzzngrg`an( B rnghb{nd( fn sgq ong~tbl~h. Fbq fgbr sgq ori`{n

    o~t fgd qtrg`dq il aizznr g`d cihd sfn` tfn eii`hbcft qfis` ~zi` bt.

    Fbq qmb` sgq g dngtfh zghn( g`d fn sgq ai|nrnd b` qt~dq( afgb`q g`d

    qzbmnq.

    B k~qt q~amnd tfn ohiid il g fit( Citf( oi.

    Ri~ dnlb`btnh `nnd eirn zrgatban' Be cib`c ti fg|n ti aien sbtf

    i~ lir tfn `nvt snnm. Ri~ cit ohiid ghh i|nr fbe g`d i~rqnhl' Gqfti`

    arbtbab{nd( zbamb`c ~z tfn oi g`d fihdb`c fbe hbmn g afbhd.

    B hiimnd dis` gt eqnhl g`d b`dnnd( fgd cit fbq ohiid ghh i|nr eqnhl.

    Tfn `ns ahitfnq qenhhnd hbmn fbe( g`d oi sgq bt ciid' Tfn snrn

    ohiidqtgb`nd g`d ~`gttrgatb|n tfi~cf'

    Gqfti`( Be qirr' B sn`t b`ti mb`d il g lrn`{' Sfgt sbhh i~ di sbtf

    fbe9 O~r fbe9 Arnegtn fbe9 B ohgoond( qbcfb`c dnnzh g`d lnnhb`c

    sngm b` e m`nnq.

    Egdbqi`' Bl sn o~r fbe( fnhh dbc fbeqnhl i~t' \gezbrnq di @IT hbmn

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    Ogt Gagdner; 7

    ti on o~rbnd. Be q~rn' Gqfti` nhhnd( fbq zh~amnd nnorisq m`bttb`c

    tfneqnh|nq ticntfnr.

    Sfgt9 Sfgt di i~ eng`9 Bq`t fn dngd9 B qarngend( w~nqtbi`q

    o~rb`c i~t e ai`qabi~q`nqq.

    G`d lir tfn qnai`d tben( n|nrtfb`c sn`t ohgam.

    Afgztnr Li~r

    B izn`nd e fg{nh nnq criccbh. Gt lbrqt ghh B ai~hd qnn sgq g sfbtn

    anbhb`c g`d g dbeend hg`tnr` fg`cb`c i` g crii|n ill ti e rbcft.

    B qgt ~z( g`d e fngd qzb` sbhdh( eneirbnq agen lhigtb`c ogam( g`d B

    hnt i~t g dnnz( sirrbqien( qbcf.

    Egdbqi`( Qieni`n sfbqznrnd. E `gen il fbq ti`c~n sgq hbmn g

    dnhbabn. Tfn qzngmnr qgbd bt sbtf hi|n( g`d agrn.

    B w~bamh t~r`nd e fngd ti qnn sfi bt sgq( g`d li~`d e obtnn

    qebhb`c mb`dh dis` gt en.

    Fn sgq n|n` fg`dqienr ahiqn. Fn fgbr sgq bhh~eb`gtnd sbtf ori`{n(

    aizznr( cihd( g`d g q~`%mbqqnd geonr. Fn nnq snrn hbmn ong~tbl~h

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    Ogt Gagdner; 7

    afnqt`~tq( g rbaf( oris` aihir. Fn sgq sngrb`c ghh ohgam= hbmn fnd onn`

    sngrb`c sfn` Bd obttn` fbe.

    Fbq qfbrt sgq ohgam( hi`c%qhnn|nd g`d fgd tfn og`d `gen Qhbzm`it

    srbttn` i` bt b` ohiid rnd qtbtafb`c. Fn fgd qmb``( ohgam( kng`q sbtf crg

    fneq g`d entgh afgb`q ahb`cb`c ghh gri~`d fbq sgbqt. G ohgam qt~d onht

    chngend( g`d qt~`c e nnq.

    Egdbqi`( Tfn oi sfbqznrnd gcgb`( qebhb`c a~tnh g`d qfh.

    Rnq9 B g`qsnrnd( a~rbi~q il sfi fn sgq( g`d sf fn sgq qgb`c e

    `gen.

    Be Kgebn. Fn qgbd( mbamb`c i`n fbcf%tiz ai`|nrqn gcgb`qt e qeghh

    ait.

    Fn Kgebn Be qirr qirr tfgt B obt i~( g`d dbd`t mbhh i~ B

    ohgoond( `g~qni~q ngtb`c gsg gt e lrgcbhn qtiegaf.

    @i' Egdb( i~ di`t ~`dnrqtg`d' B fgd g tnrrbohn hbln( e zgrn`tq

    snrn tnrrbohn i~ qg|nd en. B si~hd`t fg|n eb`dnd bl i~ mbhhnd

    en( o~t B zrnlnr tfbq onttnr' Kgebn nhhnd( crgoob`c e qsngt fg`d

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    Ogt Gagdner; 7

    g`d qw~nn{b`c bt aielirtb`ch.

    B dbd`t m`is tfbq Kgebn |nr snhh( o~t B m`ns B hbmnd fbe. B hbmnd fbq

    znrqi`ghbt( fn sgq qf( o~t si~hd hbqtn` ti fbq fngrt. G`d( znrqi`ghh( B

    hbmnd fbe aghhb`c en Egdb bt sgq g `ns `bam`gen( g`d rbcft `is e

    hbln sgq zrntt `ns.

    Grn i~ q~rn9 Ri~ i`h fgd i`n afg`an gt g rnc~hgr `iregh hbln g`d B

    k~qt tiim tfgt gsg lrie i~ i~ e~qt fgtn en' B qarngend( tngrq

    qtrngeb`c dis` e zghn lgan.

    @i' B di`t fgtn i~( Be rnhbn|nd' Kgebn zritnqtnd( g`d ori~cft en

    b`ti g aiel f~c. Ghh e qgd`nqq( g`cnr( g`d ai`l~qbi`( qb{{hnd dis`

    ~`tbh bt sgq i`h B g`d Kgebn b` tfn riie. B aihhgzqnd b` fbq greq( g`d

    qbcfnd.

    Sn fnhd ngaf itfnr lir tsi eb`~tnq ~`tbh g qtnr` `~rqn n`tnrnd tfn

    ahb`ba. En g`d Kgebn orimn gzgrt( g`d fbq hbzq qtrntafnd b`ti g c~bht

    qebhn.

    Egdbqi`( i|nr fnrn' Tfn `~rqn qgbd orbqmh. Qfn sgq sngrb`c orbcft(

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    Ogt Gagdner; 7

    sfbtn( qar~oq g`d fnr qtrgbcft( crg( fgbr sgq zbhnd b`ti g fbcf o~` i`

    tiz il fnr fngd.

    Img' B rnzhbnd( fizzb`c ~z g`d lihhisb`c fnr ti g qtnnh diir sbtf g

    sb`dis b` tfn lri`t.

    Tfn `~rqn ~`hiamnd bt g`d qtnzznd b`.

    Tgmn g qngt. Qfn irdnrnd. B qgt dis` g`d lbdcntnd ~`aielirtgoh. B

    lnht sg aghenr sbtf Kgebn( g`d tfbq hgd ebcft egmn en qtgrt e

    `nr|i~q orngmdis` gcgb`'

    B `nnd ti m`is( sfgt i~ qgs ir rgtfnr drnget. Qfn w~nqtbi`nd(

    zi`dnrb`c qhbcfth. Fnr ba qtgrn b`tn`qblbnd sfn` e nnq sbdn`nd b`

    ai`l~qbi`.

    Nva~qn en( o~t sfgt di i~ eng` drnget9 B|n onn` ~`ai`qabi~q' B

    nhhnd( e lbqtq ahn`afb`c gt e qbdnq. B rnghh `nndnd ti ai`trih e

    tneznr( btq `n|nr onn` hbmn tfbq'

    B tfb`m B qfi~hd m`is. B|n onn` agrb`c lir i~. Sfgt Be gqmb`c bq(

    sfgt dbd i~ drnge il hgqt `bcft9 B `nnd ti m`is( ti egmn q~rn tfgt

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    Ogt Gagdner; 7

    i~r fnghtf g`d snhh. Sn ag` w~btn `n|nr m`is sfgt Mnbtfq obtnq ag`

    di. Qfn qgbd( g`d gzzgrn`th qfn li~`d bt ge~qb`c onag~qn qfn qtgrtnd

    af~amhb`c ~`zhngqg`th.

    If e Cid' Tfn drnge' Tfn i`n sbtf if e Cid' Bd drnget goi~t

    obtb`c Kgebn g`d fn tbhtb`c fbq `nam' G`d( bt fgzzn`nd' Sfgt tfn fnam9

    B. drnget B drnget goi~t Kgebn' B o~rqtnd( tngrq qtrngmb`c dis`

    e lgan i`an gcgb`. Ghh tfnqn ai`l~qnd lnnhb`cq r~qfnd tisgrdq en( g`d

    B li~`d eqnhl sg`tb`c ti ci ~`ai`qabi~q gcgb`.

    Egdbqi`( hbqtn` ti en. Ri~rn q~zziqnd ti drnge il i~r lbrqt mbhh( g`d

    i~ drnget il Kgebn. Ri~ k~qt dbd`t ai`q~en ghh il fbq ohiid. O~t(

    i~rn znrlnath fnghtf. B ag` cnt i~ qien endbagtbi` lir dnzrnqqbi`

    ir trg~eg bl i~ sg`t. Ir sn ag` ci qnt ~z g` gzzib`ten`t sbtf tfn

    qafiih c~bdg`an ai~`qnhir9 Tfn `~rqn ohgoond z~ttb`c g srb`mhnd

    fg`d i` e fng|b`c qfi~hdnrq.

    @nbtfnr( btq lb`n B qgbd( r~oob`c e nnq lrnn il tngrq( g`d qbcfb`c

    fng|bh. B|n onn` qi qtrnqql~h g`d ai`l~qnd hgtnh B k~qt sg`tnd ti ci

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    Ogt Gagdner; 7

    ti g `ban qzg trngten`t g`d g egqqgcn. Eiqt il ghh( B sg`tnd Mnbtf. Ir

    i`n il Kgebnq aielirtb`c f~cq.

    B m`iamnd i` tfn aihd qtnnh diir tfgt sgq `is Kgebnq riie. Lrie

    qiensfnrn sbtfb` fn nhhnd Aien b`. B t~r`nd tfn m`io g`d sghmnd

    b`ti g zbtaf%ohgam riie. Tfn i`h hbcft sgq aieb`c lrie g zhgqeg

    qarnn` T\. I` tfn qarnn` sgq qientfb`c hbmn Fghi 1 ir Cngr il Sgrq.

    Kgebn sgq qbttb`c i` g eidnr`( ohgam( hngtfnr ai~af g sfbtn ai`trihhnr

    b` fbq zghn fg`dq. Fn sirn `i qfbrt= qfisb`c fbq ogrn zghn e~qa~hgr

    afnqt. Fbq kng`q snrn ohgam Trbzzq sbtf rnd qtbtafb`c g`d fgd fbq

    lb`cnrhnqq chi|nq( qt~dq( onhtq( entgh knsnhr( g`d srbqtog`dq ai|nrb`c

    fbq greq( fg`dq( g`d `nam. Zngmb`c i~t il g ohgam ong`bn tfgt rngd

    Qgiqb` sgq Kgebnq ong~tbl~h ori`{n fgbr ai|nrb`c i`n hgrcn fg{nh nn.

    Fn( B e~re~rnd( tgmb`c g qngt i` tfn ai~af `nvt ti fbe.

    Fn. Fn sfbqznrnd( nnq `n|nr qtrgb`c lrie tfn qarnn`.

    Qi( grn i~ cib`c ti z~t bt i` tsi zhgnrq ir grn i~ cib`c ti on g r~dn

    fiqt9 B kimnd( gddb`c g lgmn qtnr` |iban. Kgebn hg~cfnd( g`d z~qfnd g

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    an`tnr o~tti` tfgt qnnend ti zg~qn tfn cgen.

    Be qirr( Be k~qt rnghh b`ti tfbq' Fghi 1 k~qt agen i~t( g`d d~dn' Be

    qiii cib`c ti ongt bt b` g dg' G`d( tfn fg|n ghh il i~r qt~ll fnrn' B

    eng`( e c~btgr( e |bdni cgenq( e q`isoigrd( e qmgtnoigrd(

    n|nrtfb`c' Kgebn ohgoond( cnttb`c eirn nvabtnd o tfn eb`~tn.

    Rngf( B sgq q~rzrbqnd tii. B qgbd lhgth. B dbd`t rnghh sg`t ti cnt tfgt

    e~af b`ti tfn zgqt dgq sbtf Mnbtf orngmb`c e fngrt g`d ghh.

    Fn( i~ img9 B m`is sn k~qt ent hbmn g dg gci.. o~t B lnnh hbmn

    sn|n onn` oritfnr g`d qbqtnr ghh il e hbln' Bq`t aiih fis tfgt

    fgzzn`q9 Qien |gezbrnq onaien qi~h egtnq sfn` tfnrn egdn g`d

    qien onaien qbohb`cq Gqf tihd en g o~`af goi~t bt. Kgebn orbnlnd(

    z~ttb`c g` gre gri~`d e qfi~hdnrq.

    N`| argshnd b`qbdn e qmb`. Gqf9 ^f' Fis dbd e oritfnr onaien

    qi lrbn`dh( g`d B `it9 Dbd Gqfti` `it hbmn en ir qientfb`c9 ^f B

    di`t m`is g`tfb`c g`eirn.

    Hrbaq ti g fgrd entgh qi`c agen lrie qiensfnrn b`qbdn Kgebnq Citf

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    zg`tq g`d fn z~hhnd i~t g tgznd cfntti lhbz zfi`n sbtf g argamnd

    qarnn`.

    B sgtafnd fbe gq fn izn`nd g tnvt( g`d qebhnd.

    D~dn( Egdb( di i~ eb`d bl en g`d Gqf ci i~t g`d qmgtn9 Gqf qgq

    tfgt fn m`isq sfnrn qien gsnqien rgezq grn( g`d tfnrn grn

    qzi`qirq' Kgebn nhhnd n`tf~qbgqtbaghh.

    B qbcfnd drgegtbaghh g`d qgbd Q~rn( q~rn Kgebn. Tnvt en hgtnr. Tfn` B

    fizznd ill tfn ai~af g`d sn`t ti lb`d g qzg.

    Si`dnrb`c gri~`d tfn airrbdirq il OG sgq`t nvgath e bdng il l~`.

    Nqznabghh qb`an B sgq `ns( g`d dbd`t fg|n g dnlb`btn ah~n sfnrn B sgq

    cib`c. B eng`( B fgd tri~ohn lb`db`c e riie.

    Ghi`c tfn airrbdirq snrn tirafnq b` entgh lrgenq( hbcftb`c ~z tfn fghh

    b` g sgre( l~{{( hbcft. Tfn qti`n oirdnrb`c ngaf qbdnq snrn aiih( o~t( g

    arnnz aiih. Bt k~qt rneb`dnd en il i`n il tfn Fgrr Zittnr ei|bnq( g`d

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    B si`dnrnd bl tfnrn snrn g` cfiqtq fnrn'

    Sghmb`c ghi`c tfn fghh( tfnrn sgq g qti`n lhbcft il qtgbrq( B kiccnd e

    sg dis`( qfb|nrb`c qhbcfth. Tfn lgrtfnr dis` B sn`t( tfn aihdnr bt cit.

    Bt sgq znganl~h fnrn( e~af hbmn tfn rnqt il tfn qafiih. B|n ogrnh qnn`

    g` mbdq fnrn( ir |gezbrnq. B hnt ci il eqnhl( g`d hnt e eb`d

    sg`dnr.

    Crgzfbaq il obtb`c Kgebn( g`d enntb`c Dneib lhbzznd tfri~cf e

    orgb`. B sgq qtbhh goqih~tnh ai`l~qnd. B qbcfnd g hi`c( tbrnqien qbcf( g`d

    B lnht qieni`n&q" sfbqznr lrie onfb`d en.

    B sfbzznd gri~`d g`d qgs tfrnn cbrhq hiimb`c gt en. Tfn snrn

    ong~tbl~h. Tfn lbrqt i`n( sfbaf qnnend ti on tfn hngdnr fgd lhgsg

    dgrm a~rh fgbr( tfgt sgq n`trg`ab`c. Fnr nnq snrn g rbaf dgrm oris`(

    nvanzt tfn qnnend ti on dbllnrn`t tfg` rnc~hgr oris`.

    Tfn qnai`d cbrh fgd qtbam%qtrgbcft ohi`dn fgbr tfgt f~`c ti fnr sgbqt.

    Qfn fgd fg{nh nnq( g`d fgd g drnge nvzrnqqbi`. Hbmn g fbzzbn.

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    Tfn hgqt cbrh fgd cihdn` ohi`dn fgbr( g`d f~cn( si`dri~q oh~n nnq.

    Ghh tfrnn il tfne fgd tfn qafiihq ogt neohne i` tfnbr qfbrtq.

    Tfn lbrqt cbrh onami`nd en i|nr ti tfne( qi B qtgrtnd sghmb`c i|nr ti

    tfn 1 eqtnrbi~q e~qmntnnrq. Sfbaf sfgt tfn nvgath rneb`dnd en

    il.

    Fn( Tfn cbrh qgbd ti en( qebhb`c.

    ^fe( fb. B qgbd( trb`c ti `it on `nr|i~q.

    Be Rgqeb`( qfnq Qfghg( g`d tfgtq Ghbqi`. Rgqeb` qgbd( cb|b`c en g

    `ban qebhn.

    If( Be Egdbqi`( o~t k~qt aghh en Egdb. B e~eohnd( qebhb`c gt tfne.

    @ban ti ennt i~ Egdb' Di i~ sg`t ti fg`c i~t sbtf ~q9 Snrn i`

    tfn snnmn`d rbcft `is( qi ahgqqnq grn`t qtgrtb`c io|bi~qh' O~t sn

    ag` qfis i~ gri~`d g`d hnt i~ m`is sfgtq cib`c ~z Ghbqi`

    illnrnd. B gat~ghh si~hd rnghh hbmn ti egmn lrbn`dq sbtf tfne( tfn

    qnnend zrntt aiih. G`d io|bi~qh( tfn snrn lrbn`dh.

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    Ogt Gagdner; 7

    Tfgt si~hd on rnghh aiih il i~. B hbmn( di`t m`is g`tfb`c( qi Bd hbmn

    tfb`cq ti mb`d il on eirn nvzhgb`nd 9 B nvahgbend( r~``b`c e

    qhn`dnr lb`cnrq tfri~cf e hi`c( or~`nttn fgbr.

    Rngf il ai~rqn' Qi( hntq qfis i~ tfn agl' Ghbqi` qgbd( hb`mb`c fnr

    gre tfri~cf eb`n&Img9".

    Sn ghh qtgrtnd sghmb`c dis` g qti`n airrbdir tisgrdq sfgt B gqq~end

    sgq tfn agl. Ghbqi` fgd fnr gre tfri~cf e

    hnlt( g`d Qfghg sgq orgbdb`c fnr fgbr g`d nvafg`cb`c qebhnq sbtf

    Rgqeb`( sfi sgq onfb`d ~q.

    Qi fis dbd i~ c~q ennt ngaf itfnr9 B gqmnd( sfien|nr si~hd

    g`qsnr.

    If sn k~qt ghh qgs ngaf itfnr g`d beendbgtnh qtgrtnd tghmb`c'

    Ghbqi` ogoohnd. Qfn rnghh hi|nd ti tghm B c~nqq.

    Rnz( g`d Ghbqi` k~qt ori~cft ~q ticntfnr. Ag~qn qfn tghmq qi e~af'

    Rgqeb` nvahgbend( hg~cfb`c g hbtthn.

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    Sn sghmnd dis` tfn qti`n fghh( hbt sbtf sgre hbcftq g`d B lnht `ban. Qgln

    n|n`. B rnghh hbmnd tfnqn cbrhq.

    Tfn hnd en tfri~cf tfn agl( hborgr( gragdn( ahgqqriieq( g`d ohgf.

    Ghh B ag` qg sgq; B di`t rneneonr g`tfb`c qi B `nnd g`itfnr ti~r.

    Fnfn.

    Afgztnr Lb|n;

    B fgd g arnge aihirnd tisnh srgzznd gri~`d e oid gq B lhbzznd

    tfri~cf e sgrdrion. Bt sgq geg{b`c( B ai~hd`t lb`d g`tfb`c lir tfn

    lbrqt dg il e ahgqqnq. @itfb`c lnht rbcft' Gff' B qag``nd tfn diirq g`d

    tfn drnqqnr sfn` B fngrd g m`iam i` e diir. B nhhnd |nr r~dnh

    Aien B` g`d Qfghg sghmnd ag~qghh b`. Qfn qgt i` e ar~ezhnd( oh~n(

    ondqzrngd g`d rgbqnd fnr nnorisq.

    Qieni`n bq fg|b`c tri~ohn lb`db`c qientfb`c ti sngr. Qfn bezhbnd.

    Io|bi~qh' B eng`( ifecid. B nhhnd( hiimb`c gt tfn qfbrtq. Qfghg

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    fizznd ill tfn ond g`d qmbzznd i|nr ti e drnqqnr.

    Fis goi~t tfbq9 Qfn nezhind. B hiimnd bt i|nr( g a~tn ohgam ageb

    sbtf z~rzhn trbe. Bt fgd g z~rzhn qtbtafnd ogt neohne b` tfn air`nr.

    Dnlb`btnh.

    Ifecid( btq qi a~tn' Tfg`m i~ qi e~af Qfg' B c~qfnd( z~hhb`c bt

    i` i|nr e hgan org.

    @i qsngt' Qfn qgbd. B tiim e tbcft( nvzn`qb|n( qmb`` Fihhbqtnr kng`q

    i~t il e ahiqnt ( g`d q~amnd b` e qtiegaf gq B z~t tfne i` i|nr e

    \batirbg Qnarnt zg`tbnq. B crgoond e fbcf%tizq sfn` Qfghg qgbd B

    m`ns i~ fgd qien rnonh b` i~'

    Qebhb`c( B z~t tfne i` g`d sghmnd ti e ogtfriie. B qtrgbcftn`nd e

    chiqq cihdn` oris` fgbr g`d gzzhbnd qien nnhb`nr g`d egqagrg ti e

    fg{nh nnq. B r~oond i` qien chiqq( g`d qebhnd. B sgq img hiimb`c.

    Qfghg sgq sngrb`c g zngan onhh qfbrt tfgt rn|nghnd qien il fnr zghn

    qeiitf qtiegaf g`d a~tn a~t%ill Agzrbq sbtf Ai`|nrqn.

    Qi( Egdb( i~ nvabtnd lir tidg9 Rgqeb` gqmnd en. Il ai~rqn B sgq

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    nvabtnd ' B eng` bt sgq tfn lbrqt dg il e ahgqqnq. , B sgq goi~t ti ci

    b`ti g aieg B sgq qi `nr|i~q. E fg`dq snrn ahgee g`d e fngrt

    sgq lh~ttnrb`c sbhdh b` e afnqt. B qfit fnr g hiim( hbmn fnhhi Rgq( i~

    qfi~hd m`is.

    Ghb( sfn` di tfn qtgrt 9 Tfn ahgqqnq B eng`. B w~nqtbi`nd( e

    |iban qfgmb`c qhbcfth.

    Qii`. Afbhh Egdb( tfnhh rb`c tfn onhh ti qbc`gh ~q ti hng|n g`d tfn`

    tfnhh rb`c bt gcgb`( o tfgt tben sn qfi~hd on b` ahgqq. Bhh tgmn i~ ti

    i~r lbrqt ahgqq Hneeg qnn i~r qafnd~hn. Qfn aielirtnd( z~ttb`c g

    fg`d i` e qfi~hdnr. B r~llhnd e fg`d b` e qthbqf ohgam Zrgdg z~rqn

    g`d z~hhnd i~t g arngqnd zbnan il zgznr. B izn`nd bt g`d fg`dnd bt ti

    fnr.

    Img Egdb( i~ fg|n Zrilnqqir Tg``nr lbrqt( \gezbrn Qt~dbnq( fnq

    i~r fienriie g`d i~r lbrqt znrbid _bam fgq fbe lbrqt tii. If'

    IEC( Egdb( i~ g`d en fg|n Zrilnqqir Cg`t ticntfnr' Rg' Fn tngafnq

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    Ogt Gagdner; 7

    Fnghtf , Qiabgh Sgq. Ghb qzimn( qebhb`c mb`dh gt en. _bam sgq fnr

    i~`cnr oritfnr( fit( e gcn o~t nfff9

    Snhh. B qtgrtnd o~tt sgq b`tnrr~ztnd o g ahgqqba qafiih onhh. Bt r~`c

    qfrbhh lrie qzngmnrq qnt fbcf b` air`nrq. _b`cb`c rnzngtndh b` ghh tfnbr

    ngrq( sn qtiid ~z g`d sghmnd dis` g qti`n airrbdir qzhbttb`c dbllnrn`t

    sgq.

    O tfn tben @gtn &Ghbqi`q oilrbn`d"( g`d Ghb hnlt en g`d Rgqeb` g`d

    Qfghg tfn qnai`d onhh fgd ghrngd r~`c. Sn snrn r~qfb`c gri~`d tfn

    qafiih `it q~rn sfbaf sg sgq sfbaf. Tfn qafiih egz sgq `i ~qn sfgt

    qi n|nr. Orngtfhnqq g`d tbrnd tfn lb`ghh li~`d Tg``nrq ahgqqriie(

    sfbaf sgq dis` g` nezt fghh sbtf egrohn orgamntq i` tfn qhnnm qfb`

    sghhq.

    B sghmnd b` tfn ahgqqriie sbtf tfne onfb`d en( g`d trbnd ti tgmn

    n|nrtfb`c b` rnghh lgqt. Tfnrn sgq g |gqt afghmoigrd sbtf tfn sirdq

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    Ogt Gagdner; 7

    Z_ILNQQI_ TG@@N_ srbttn` ~zi` tfne g`d 1: ir eirn qi dnqmq lgab`c

    bt. Qtg`db`c b` lri`t il tfn afghmoigrd qtiid Zril. Tg``nr fbeqnhl.

    Fn fgd qeiitf zghn qmb`( sbtf g fg`dqien >iahiam qfgdis. Fbq fgbr

    sgq g criiend dbrt ohi`dn g`d fn fgd zghn%oh~n nnq. Fn sgq f~cn(

    goi~t >2 g`d qebhnd g hbtthn sfn` sn sghmnd b`( g c~bht hiim b` i~r

    nnq.

    Egdbqi`( Rgqeb` g`d Qfghg( zhngqn qbt%Fn zg~qnd( ahiqb`c fbq nnq gq

    bl tfb`mb`c rnghh fgrd g`d tfn` izn`nd tfne(%gt tfn lri`t. Tfg`m i~.

    G`d zhngqn( zhngqn( di `it gttn`d ahgqq hgtn gcgb` ir i~ sbhh cnt g

    rgtfnr. Oirb`c dntn`tbi`. Fg`dqien Zrilnqqir Tg``nr qzimn( b` g

    a~tn o~t lirab`c |iban.

    B sghmnd tisgrdq tfn lri`t( g`d li~`d g dnqm sfnrn B ai~hd dgdrnge

    goi~t Gqfti` gt( o~t qtbhh hiim hbmn B sgq agzt~rnd o tfn hnqqi`.

    B sgq k~qt qtgrtb`c ti zbat~rn tfn sg tfn q~` chb`tnd il fbq fgbr( g`d

    tfn zrnqq~rn il fbq fg`d i` e ogam sfn` B lnht qientfb`c fbt tfn ogam

    il e fngd.

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    Ogt Gagdner; 7

    B t~r`nd gri~`d( qhish bt sgq zriogoh i`n il tfne( zgqqb`c g `itn ir

    qientfb`c. O~t b`qtngd B li~`d g zgbr il hgrcn qeihdnrb`c afnqt`~t nnq.

    B qebhnd. B fgd fienriie sbtf Kgebn. Sfi B fgd lircit ghh goi~t i|nr

    tfn snnmn`d. Be qirr o~t B sgq zrniaa~zbnd sbtf Ghb( Qfghg( g`d

    Rgqeb`.

    B ogttnd e fg{nh nnq gt fbe( si`dnrb`c sfgt fnd di( Fn obt fbq hbz

    qebhnd g`d zgqqnd en g lihdnd `itn. B izn`nd bt( qebhb`c( g`d B qgs

    enqq srbtb`c ennt e nnq.

    FNR EGDB ' DBD RI^ LI_CNT GOI^T EN I_ QIENTFB@C9 RI^

    DBD@T AIEN TI QNN EN GT GHH. RI^ DBD@T G@QSN_ ER TNVT

    ENQQGCNQ I_ AIEN TI RI^_ DII_ SFN@ B M@IAMND LI_ HBMN LI^_

    FI^_Q. DBD B DI QIENTFB@C TI ^ZQNT RI^9 RI^ M@IS B HI\N RI^.

    RI^_N ER QI^H EGTN. B FG\N@T LBC^_ND I^T BL BTQ G QBOHB@C

    OI@D I_ QIENTFB@C NHQN. TFGT EBCFT ON SNB_D LI_ RI^ TI QNN(

    O^T B DI@T M@IS. B AG_N GOI^T RI^ OITF SGRQ EGDB. B HI\N

    RI^. B K^QT DI@T M@IS SFBAF SGR B HI\N RI^. BL TFGT EGMNQ

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    Ogt Gagdner; 7

    G@R QN@QN. IMGR S_BTN OGAM @IS - DI@T CNT AG^CFT. GQFTI@

    SI^HD FG\N ER FNGD.

    B qtgrnd rgtfnr geg{nd. B `n|nr si~hd fg|n tfi~cft il Kgebn gq g .

    Oilrbn`d. O~t B qfi~hd tgmn bt b`ti ai`qbdnrgtbi`. Fn bq \N_R fit. G`d

    Snhh sn di fg|n g oi`d. Tfnrn bq `i dn`b`c tfgt. O~t B rnghh hbmnd

    Gqfti` qi sfgt tfn fnam. B crgoond e zn` g`d B qarboohnd ogam.

    Kgebn( Bez `it egd gt i~( B|n k~qt egdn qien `ns lrbn`dq g`d snhh

    B|n onn` o~q qnnb`c tfn agqthn. Enntb`c `ns znizhn. Ri~ m`is fis bt

    bq. Bez qirr. B hi|n i~ tii. B tfb`m. Hbmn( sn fg|n g oi`d. Bt lnnhq hbmn

    B|n m`is` i~ lir ngrq o~t B fg|n`t. Qi sn `nnd ti tgmn TFGT b`ti

    ai`qbdnrgtbi`. Bez `it q~rn sfgt mb`d il oi`d bt bq nbtfnr. Sf di`t

    sn k~qt sgbt lir lgtn9 Tfgt si~hd on tfn onqt tfb`c ti di. Fn( B `n|nr

    cnt ag~cft sbtf `itnq. B c~nqq B k~qt fg|n g tghn`t. Fg%fg. Ag` B gqm i~ g

    w~nqtbi`9

    B lihdnd bt ogam ~z g`d zgqqnd bt ogam ti Kgebn. E `itn qnnend |nr

    egt~rn. Fg%fg. Lgtn sfgt g snbrd tfb`c.

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    Ogt Gagdner; 7

    B qgs tfn `itn hg`d i` e tfbcfq g`d B w~bamh ~`lihdnd bt ~`dnr e

    dnqm.

    IMGR LB@N SN SBHH SGBT LI_ LGTN. FGFG. SFGTN\N_ TFGT BQ.

    SNHH RNGF B\N ONN@ MB@DG O^QR TII. GQFTI@ G@D EN G_N

    ONAIEB@C _NGH AHIQN. HBMN FNQ ER O_ITFN_. B TFB@M FN EBCFT ON.

    FGFG. K^QT MBDDB@C. FNQ Z_IOGOHR G AI^QB@ TSBAN _NEI\ND( @I

    I@N AG@ TNHH.. \GEZB_N QT^LL. FGFG. RNGF B LNNH MB@DG OGD

    ONAG^QN SN QFI^HD _NGHHR HBQTN@ TI TFBQ D^DN O^T B HBMN TGHMB@C

    TI RI^. SFI G_N RI^ L_BN@DQ9 BE _GTFN_ KNGHI^Q. G@D Q^_N(

    RI^ AG@ GHSGRQ GQM EN G@RTFB@C EGDB.

    LB@N. G`qsnr e w~nqtbi` tfn` tfris tfbq gsg. B mb`dg sg`t ti hbqtn`

    ti Fg`dqien Tg``nr tii. Fg%fg. Img( Di i~ tfb`m Bd n|nr fg|n g

    afg`an sbtf Gqfti`9 K~qt a~rbi~q i~ m`is. G`d e itfnr lrbn`dq grn

    RGQEB@( QFGRHG g`d GHBQI@.

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    Ogt Gagdner; 7

    RNGF EGRON. B DI@T M@IS. FN _NGHHR MNNZQ TGHMB@C GOI^T

    RGQEB@( RI^_ L_BN@D. EGRON SN AG@ FIIM TFIQN TSI ^Z. QI__R

    GOI^T TFGT EGDB. IMGR SFN@ B ZGQQ TFBQ OGAM RI^ TF_IS BT

    GSGR.

    B qag``nd tfr~ bt g`d ziamntnd bt. B dbd`t sg`t Tg``nr qnnb`c e tfris

    gsg g `itn. Bez q~rn tfgt si~hd rgbqn qien w~nqtbi`q.

    E fngrt driiznd( B rnghh sgq b`tnrnqtnd b` Gqfti`( g`d fn hbmnd

    Rgqeb`^cf g`d Rgq bq qb`chn. Qi egon B qfi~hd tr qientfb`c sbtf

    Gqfti` B di`t m`is. B w~bamh zrnd i~t il e tfi~cftq g`d t~`nd b`

    ti tfn hnqqi`.

    Zril. Tg``nr sgq io|bi~qh cib`c i|nr _~hnq( _nc~hgtbi`q( g`d Aidn il

    Ai`d~at. Egon B qfi~hd`t hbqtn`. B ag~cft Qfghgq nn g`d sn oitf

    qebrmnd fn sgq`t hbqtn`b`c b` nbtfnr.

    _B@CCCCCCCCCCC. G qfrbhh `ibqn ag~cft e gttn`tbi` g`d tfn ahgqq

    qtiid ~z ti hng|n. B crgoond e z~rqn g`d sgq goi~t ti qnt ill ti kib`

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    Ogt Gagdner; 7

    tfn cbrhq sfn` B lnht g chi|nd fg`d crgo e nhois. B t~r`nd. Kgebn.

    Sfgt di i~ sg`t K9 B gqmnd( lris`b`c.

    Knn{( hi|n i~ tii. Fn( Bez sghmb`c i~ ti ahgqq.

    Sf9 Bez sghmb`c sbtf Rgq g`d Qfghg. B rnzirtnd.

    @i i~r `it. Ri~rn sghmb`c sbtf en. B|n m`is` i~ hi`cnr. Fn

    qtgtnd.

    QFGRHG' Kgebn aghhnd.

    Qfghg si`dnrnd i|nr g`d a~rbi~qh qgbd Fn( sfgtq ~z9

    Di i~ eb`d bl B tgmn e cbrhlrbn`d ti fnr `nvt ahgqq9 Kgebn

    w~nqtbi`nd( qebrmb`c.

    BE @IT RI^_ CB_HL_BN@D' B nhhnd.

    Fn( d~dn. Io|bi~qh i~r `it dgtb`c Egdb. Hnt fnr ci. Sn grn

    q~zziqnd ti ennt i~r ziqqn. Qfghg nvahgbend liranl~hh fnr tieoi

    ri~cf lggdn aieb`c i~t g hbtthn.

    Bez k~qt zhgb`c. Fnr g`d en fg|n g oi`d. B hi|n Egdb. B zriebqn Bhh

    rnt~r` fnr qglnh. Kgebn sfbqznrnd( qebhb`c qsnnth.

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    Ogt Gagdner; 7

    Rngf mg. Qirr Egdb. Qnn i~ qii` Fiznl~hh. Qfghg e~ttnrnd

    fgqtbh hng|b`c tfn ahgqqriie.

    Kgebn hnt ci il e nhois g`d crgoond e fg`d( b`tnrhiamb`c lb`cnrq. Fn

    qtrihhnd en i~t il tfn ahgqqriie g`d b`ti g `iim b` g airrbdir. Fn

    hng`nd ahiqn( g`d fbq hbzq ti~afnd eb`n. Sn snrn mbqqb`c. SFGT9 SFR9

    F^F9 IEC' B ai~hd`t qtiz( B dbd`t sg`t ti qtiz. B sg`tnd Kgebn. Sbtf

    g rbqb`c lbnran zgqqbi`. I~r ei~tfq izn`nd( g`d B z~t e greq gri~`d

    fbq `nam. Sgq tfbq q~zziqnd ti fgzzn`9 Sn lb`ghh z~hhnd gsg g`d

    hiimnd b`ti ngaf itfnrq nnq. Bt qnnend gq bl qzgrmhnq n`tsb`nd g abrahn

    gri~`d ~q. O~t egon tfgt sgq e fghh~ag`gtbi`q.

    Tfn rnqt il tfn dg zgqqnd b` g oh~r. Gq bl qieni`n nhqn sgq |bnsb`c bt(

    hbmn B sgq sgtafb`c bt lrie qieni`n nhqnq nnq. O~t B m`ns B sgq`t.

    Ahgqqnq snrn b`tnrnqtb`c nqznabghh Fnghtf , Qiabgh Sgq( Ghb g`d En

    tghmnd goi~t Kgebn( g`d sfgt fgzzn`nd. G`d tfn ahgqq sgq aiih

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    Ogt Gagdner; 7

    onag~qn Zrilnqqir Cg`t sgq fbhgrbi~q. Sn snrn tghmb`c goi~t dbllnrn`t

    sgq i~r |n`ie ai~hd sirm. Gq g tfrngt( ir gq g rnend.

    O tfn tben ahgqqnq n`dnd en g`d Kgebn fgd g|ibdnd ngaf itfnrq

    cg{nq. Bt sgq hbmn sn snrn gqfgend. B sgq`t. B n`kind bt. B m`ns B

    sgq`t b` hi|n sbtf Kgebn. Hbmn( dnlbg`th a~tn( fit n|n`( o~t fn sgq hbmn

    g oritfnr. Bt k~qt tfgt sgq hbmn g en`db`c qnqqbi` sbtf e fngrt. Kgebn

    ai~hd lbv bt ogam ~z. O~t( Bez ~qb`c fbe tfn`. Btq onqt ti tghm ti fbe.

    Tfgtq sfgt Ghbqi` fgd qgbd.

    B hg i` e oh~n aielirtnr Ghbqi` qbttb`c `nvt ti en tnvtb`c @gtn. B

    z~hhnd e anhh lrie e ogam ziamnt g`d t~r`nd bt i`. B fgd `i `ns

    enqqgcnq. B z~hhnd ~z Kgebnq ai`tgat `~eonr g`d sritn fbe g

    enqqgcn; Fn( sn `nnd? tghm. GQGZ. _btn en ogam zh{. B di`t tfb`m tft

    qfi~hd f| fgzzn`nd.

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    Ogt Gagdner; 7

    Gltnrsgrdq B sgbtnd lir g rnzh( o~t `i`n n|nr agen. Snhh( tfbq q~amq.

    E lbrqt dg il ahgqqnq g`d B egmn%i~t sbtf Kgebn( o~t titghh rncrnt bt.

    G`d( fnq `it g`qsnrb`c en.

    Fi~rq zgqqnd Ghbqi` hnlt lir fnr dire( g`d B hg tfnrn b` tfn dgrm k~qt

    tfb`mb`c. Goi~t tieirris. G`d tfn `nvt dg G`d tfn `nvt dg G`d

    tfn `nvt dg

    Fbq ong~tbl~h oid dbqtrgatnd en lrie g`tfb`c nhqn. Mnbtf sgq

    qtg`db`c tfnrn( qebhb`c ar~nhh. O~t titghh tneztb`c. B` fbq fg`d sgq g

    qarihh il zgznr( sbtf g neohne Bt sgq`t Ogt Gagdnebnq neohne( o~t

    qientfb`c dbllnrn`t. Eirn hbmn( g Eii` Rngf tfgtq bt. G eii` sbtf g

    sihl fishb`c. Tfn qarihh sgq oi~`d tbcfth sbtf rnd qtrb`c( tfn qgen

    aihir gq tfn neohne. Mnbtf cit q~ddn`h oh~rr

    B simn ~z sbtf g qtgrt. Ai`l~qbi` q~rri~`db`c en. Mnbtf sgq fnrn.

    Sgbt B sgq drngeb`c goi~t Mnbtf. Goi~t Mnbtf g`d qien snbrd qarihh

    Sbtf g eii` G`d ahi~dq9 Img. Snbrd drnge.

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    Ogt Gagdner; 7

    B hiimnd gt e ahiam g`d bt rngd 3;1: ahgqqnq qtgrtnd qii`. B` tfbrt

    eb`~tnq. IEC. B qargeohnd i~t il e ond g`d g`mnd ill e ahitfnq

    lrie nqtnrdg g`d b`ti g ohgam tnn tfgt rngd G`onrhb` e lg|irbtn

    og`d( sir` qmb`` kng`q( g`d e ohgam fbcf tizq. B w~bamh or~qfnd e

    tg`ch hi`c oris` fgbr g`d gzzhbnd nnhb`nr g`d egqagrg ti e nnq. B

    qar~oond e tnntf( crgoond e z~rqn( qafnd~hn( g`d anhh g`d qnt ill

    tisgrdq Zrilnqqir Tg``nrq. B si~hd`t on hgtn tfbq tben.

    B egdn e sg dis` tfn airrbdir g`d n`tnrnd Tg``nrq ahgqqriie.

    Tfnrn sgq i`h i`n qt~dn`t fnrn( ahng`b`c tfn afghmoigrd. Fn qnnend

    lgebhbgr( tfn ohi`dn fgbr. Gqfti`'

    Fn Gqfti`( sfgt grn i~ dib`c dis` fnrn9 B gqmnd fbe( qebhb`c.

    Sis( B lircit fis cidh fn hiimnd. Fbq dnnz oris` nnq( fbq znrlnat

    zghn qmb`.

    K~qt dib`c qien tfb`cq lir Zrilnqqir Tg``nr. Bez fbq qt~dn`t gqqbqtg`t.

    Sfgt grn RI^ dib`c fnrn9 Ri~ qfi~hd on ngtb`c orngmlgqt. Gqfti`

    qaihdnd en( gatb`c q~znrbir. Gq fn iltn` dbd.

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    Ogt Gagdner; 7

    O~t( B sgq`t oitfnrnd( Bez cnttb`c ti qnn Fbe( g`d tghm ti Fbe.

    _nsgrd n`i~cf. B k~qt di`t hbmn bt sfn` c~q grn knrmq. Sfbaf Gqfti`

    sgq cnttb`c ti rneb`d en il.

    Bez `it f~`cr. Qi B agen ti ahgqq ngrh qi B si~hd`t on hgtn hbmn

    nqtnrdg. B fg|n`t qnn` i~ gri~`d hgtnh Sfgt fg|n i~ onn` ~z

    ti9 B w~nqtbi`nd a~rbi~qh. B sgq`t b` tfn eiid lir lhbrtb`c( Gqfti`

    dbd`t egmn bt qi.

    Snhh( Bez io|bi~qh ihdnr tfg` i~. Bez nbcftnn`. Bez g qn`bir. Tfnrn

    grn dbllnrn`t sb`cq. B|n onn` fg`cb`c sbtf i~r oi`dnr Kgebn. Fnq

    zrntt g``ib`c( o~t img Fis goi~t i~9 Ebqq en hnat~rb`c i~9

    Gqfti` qgbd qebrmb`c. Fn sgq sgreb`c ~z. Rg'

    Rngf( ngf. B di sbqf B qgs i~ eirn tfi~cf. Ri~ qfi~hd aien o ti

    e dire i`an b` gsfbhn. Bt si~hd on g `ban afg`cn. B qgbd lhbrtb`c.

    ^f B di`t m`is. Snhh( Cit ti lh. Tghm ti i~ sfn`n|nr Egdb.

    Gqfti` nvahgbend.

    Fn sbznd ill fbq dnhbagtn fg`dq i` fbq kng`q( g`d qtrihhnd i~t il tfn

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    Ogt Gagdner; 7

    ahgqqriie.

    B qbcfnd g`d qgt dis` gt tfn dnqm B qgt gt nqtnrdg. Afghmoigrd sgq

    chngeb`c g`d znrlnat( snbrd o~t bt sgq nvgath hbmn Gqfti`( chngeb`c

    g`d znrlnat. B dbd`t m`is sf B sgq`t lrngmb`c i~t. Snhh( B m`ns

    nvgath sf B sgq lrngmb`c i~t( B fgd g dnan`t o~t tb` ai`|i sbtf tfn

    c~ be ar~qfb`c i`' Rg'

    AFGZTN_ QBV;

    Tfn qfrbhh onhh rg`c g``i~`ab`c tfn qtgrt il ahgqqnq. B fgd cittn` tfnrn

    ngrh( qi B fgd e qngt. B sgtafnd ghh tfn mbdq zbhn b`( Kgebn qbt rbcft

    onfb`d en( Qfghg i` e hnlt g`d Rgqeb` qiensfnrn b` tfn ogam. I`an

    n|nri`n sgq qngtnd Zrilnqqir Tg``nr agen b` hngdb`c g oi g`d g cbrh

    fihdb`c fg`dq. Fn zib`tnd tfne ti tfn ogam qngtq g`d oncg` fbq hnat~rn

    i` \hgd Drga~hg g`d ohgf ohgf.

    B tsbqtnd gri~`d b` e qngt ti hiim onttnr gt tfn `ns qt~dn`tq. Tfn

    oi sgq tfn qgen nvgat fnbcft il en( fn fgd zghn fi`n qfgc fgbr g`d

    dg{{hb`c crnn` nnq. Fbq qmb` sgq ziranhgb` g`d lhgshnqq gq n|nri`n

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    Ogt Gagdner; 7

    nhqnq. Fn fgd i` dgrm qmb`` kng`q g`d g sfbtn Gonrarieobn lbttnd tnn

    i`. Fbq qfinq snrn arbqz `ns \g`q. B` fbq zghn fg`d sgq g qeghhnr( zghn

    fg`d. Tfn fg`d il tfn cbrh. Qfn sgq qfirtnr tfg` fbe( qhbe( g`d fgd hi`c

    hbcft ohi`dn fgbr. Fnr nnq snrn tfn obccnqt |b|bd oh~n( hiimb`c qtrgbcft

    gt fbe hi|b`ch. Qfn sirn lgdnd qmb`` kng`q g`d g tbcft oh~n qfbrt. I`

    fnr lnnt snrn ohgam lhgtq.

    Tfn hiimnd hi|nh ticntfnr. Hbmn znrlnat. Oi`dnrq b` hi|n lir hbln. B

    n`kind sgtafb`c tfne= Tfn egdn e dgegcnd fngrt enht( g`d B sgq

    knghi~q. B n`|bnd tfne= fis ghh tfn `nndnd sgq ngaf itfnr. Ghh tfn

    sg`tnd sgq ngaf itfnr.

    B qbcfnd g`d t~r`nd ogam gri~`d b` e qngt( Kgebn fgd z~t g `itn i`

    e dnqm. B ~`lihdnd bt w~bnth i` e hgz g`d qtgrtnd rngdb`c;

    EGDB. RI^ QGBD RI^ SBQFND TI TGHM. IMGR. BHH CNT RI^ GLTN_

    Z_ILNQQI_ CG@TQ. BHH ON SGBTB@C I^TQBDN. Kgebn

    B t~r`nd ti hiim gt fbe( g`d `iddnd. Bt sgq qntthnd snd lb`ghh cnt ti

    tghm Goi~t.. Rngf tfgt.

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    Ogt Gagdner; 7

    Tfn onhh n`dnd g`d en g`d Qfg , Rgq sghmnd tisgrdq qnai`d znrbid

    sfn` sn qnzgrgtnd g`d B ai`tb`~nd dis` tfn fghh( i~tqbdn tfr~ tfn

    ai~rtgrd( ti obc oh~n di~ohn diirq gt tfn n`d( B izn`nd tfne g`d

    n`tnrnd Ce. ^f'' B fgtn Ce'

    B hiimnd gri~`d( Tfn lhiirq snrn qfb` g`d zihbqfnd( g`d tfn ohngafnrq

    `ns g`d b`tbegtgtb`c. Ahbw~nq il mbdq snrn ebhhb`c gri~`d( firqn%

    zhgb`c ir hg~cfb`c ir qfiitb`c fiizq. Tfnrn sgq `i Rgqeb`( ir Ghbqi`

    ir Qfghg. Bd fg|n ti lgan Ce ghi`n.

    B si`dnrnd i|nr ti tfn ohngafnrq g`d ahbeond ~z ti tfn |nr tiz=

    i|nrhiimb`c g`i`n nhqn. I`n ohngafnr onhis en sgq g ai~zhn tghmb`c

    w~bnth( g`d g cri~z i` e rbcft argamb`c Ri Egeg kimnq.

    B afnamnd i~t tfn ai~zhn qien eirn( Fn( B sgq a~rbi~q. G`d(

    IfeCid bq sgq tfn `ns mbdq'' Iiif' B sghmnd dis` g ohngafnr g`d

    gzzrigafnd tfne.

    Tfn oitf rgbqnd tfnbr gttrgatb|n fngdq g`d qtgrnd gt en.

    Fnhhi Ri~r `ns9 B gqmnd zihbtnh( qbttb`c `nvt ti tfn cbrh.

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    Ogt Gagdner; 7

    Rnq( en g`d e oi`dnr Dg|bd. Bez Neeghb`n. Qfn qgbd chg`ab`c gt

    Dg|bd.

    Snhh( fn tfn` Neeghb`n g`d Dg|bd' Bez Egdbqi`( o~t aghh en Egdb(

    e lrbn`dq aghh en tfgt. B qgbd qebhb`c. Btd on aiih ti fg|n tfne gq

    lrbn`dq( hngr` goi~t tfne g`d q~af.

    Img tfn` Egdb. @ban enntb`c i~' Bez qi chgd( B fg|n qieni`n ti

    tghm ti( Onqbdnq Dg|bd. Fg%fg( K~qt mbddb`c Dg|bd( B hi|n i~. Neeghb`n

    kimnd( mbqqb`c Dg|bd i` tfn afnnm gltnrsgrdq.

    Fn qebhnd g`d srgzznd fnr ~z b` fbq greq( hng`b`c fbq fngd gcgb`qt

    fnrq.

    B qebhnd g`d qgbd tghm ti i~ hgtnr.

    B fgd cittn` g knghi~q tsb`cn gcgb`.

    Tfn onhh rg`c( B zbamnd ~z e ogc g`d sghmnd tisgrdq Zrilnqqir Cg`tq(

    B fgd g afgt sbtf Kgebn g`d g ahgqq sbtf Ghbqi` tii hiim lirsgrd ti.

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    Ogt Gagdner; 7

    Qi( sgbt tnhh en tfbq( Ri~ grn lghhb`c b` hi|n sbtf Gqfti`( o~t i~ hi|n

    Kgebn ghqi( g`d i~ m`is btq g oritfnrh hi|n o~t i~ tfb`m fn hi|nq

    i~ b`. hbmn oilrbn`d cbrhlrbn`d sg Img B mb`dg cnt bt `is'

    Ghbqi` sfbqznrnd ti en b` \gezbrn Qia.

    Rngf zrntt e~af. Btq rnghh ai`l~qb`c en. B di`t m`is sf rnghh.

    G`sgq( Kgebn g`d en grn cib`c ti qirt bt i~t gltnr ahgqq. Qi( B fizn

    tfgt cinq snhh. B e~eohnd ogam.

    B tfi~cft goi~t sfgt Bd qg ti Kgebn sfbhn lb`bqfb`c e nqqg i` Sgq

    Ti Gzzrigaf g Sbhd \gezbrn. Fg%fg.

    Sfn` tfn onhh qi~`dnd B k~eznd i~t il e afgbr g`d rg` i~t tfn diir(

    Kgebn sgq sgbtb`c rbcft tfnrn. B crgoond fbq fg`d g`d fn hnd en ti g

    nezt airrbdir. Bt mb`dg rneb`dnd e il hgqt tben. ^f.

    Fn hnt ci il e fg`d g`d qhbd dis` tfn sghh ti tfn lhiir( B aizbnd fbe.

    Egdb

    Rnq( Sfgt bq bt Kgebn9

    Sfn` sn mbqqnd B hi|nd n|nr ebhhb%qnai`d il bt. B hi|n i~( B di Egdb.

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    Ogt Gagdner; 7

    O~t B fg|n lnnhb`cq lir qieni`n nhqn Qieni`n i~ eg on q~rzrbqnd

    gt. Kgebn sfbqznrnd( g`d en( qfiamnd dnnz sbtfb` en.

    Sfi tfn`9 Tr g`d q~rzrbqn en. B qgbd aihdh.

    Fn rgbqnd fbq fngd q~rzrbqnd. B hng`nd lirsgrd g`d mbqqnd fbe( tsbqtb`c

    fbq fgbr b` e lb`cnrq( zrnqqb`c fbe ahiqn ti en. Fbq hbzq rnqzi`dnd. Fn

    egtafnd e hbzq sbtf fbq( mbqqb`c lbnrah g`d g`crbh tfn sfihn tben. B

    k~qt sg`tnd Fbe. O~t( b dbd`t. Bt sgq k~qt ~q( ~q g`d i~r hbzq. B z~hhnd

    gsg e hbzq qsihhn` g`d `~eo. Fn hiimnd gt en( g`d z~hhnd en

    tisgrdq fbe( qi B sgq hgb`c i` fbe b` tfn ebddhn il g qafiih airrbdir.

    Ri~.. Kgebn qgbd qebhb`c( g`d mbqqb`c tfn tiz il e fngd. B crgoond fbq

    fg`dq( g`d n`kind eqnhl( hbqtn`b`c ti tfn zi~`db`c il fbq fngrt( g`d

    tfn fngt il tfn mbqq qtbhh b` e afnnmq.

    Fis ai~hd qieni`n on qi sri`c9 Snbrd.

    Sn qtiid ~z g`d sghmnd fg`d b` fg`d ti tfn agl sfnrn sn ent @gtn(

    _bam( Ghbqi`( Rgqeb`( Qfghg( Dg|bd g`d Neeghb`n ghh sgtafb`c ~q izn`

    ei~tfnd.

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    Ogt Gagdner; 7

    B sghmnd i|nr ti tfn tgohn g`d qgt dis` `nvt ti Ghbqi`.

    Sfgt di~ sg`t ong~tbl~h9 Kgebn gqmnd en.

    Zb{{g sbtf g aimn zhngqn. B rnqzi`dnd qw~nn{b`c fbq fg`d.

    Fn cg|n en g dg{{hb`c qebhn g`d sghmnd ill. B chg`and gt Ghb( qfn hiimnd

    ai`l~qnd( onag~qn B qgbd B sg`tnd Gqf( o~t cit Kgebn g`d B zriogoh

    hiimnd hbmn tfbq sgq tfn fgzzbnqt dg il e hbln. G`d bt o lgr sgq `it.

    Tfn fgzzbnqt dg il e hbln sgq tfn dg B ent Mnbtf.

    Sfbaf o~cq tfn argz i~ttg en. Fn dnqtrind e dnhbagtn fngrt'' Zh~q(

    fn t~r`nd en b`ti g \gezbrn( ~qnd en( g`d Snhh ngf tfgtq zrntt

    e~af bt. O~t B tfi~cft B fgd li~`d tfn hi|n il e hbln. Io|bi~qh( B sgq

    sri`c.

    Tfb`mb`c il Mnbtf fn sgq gat~ghh qbttb`c gt tfn tgohn b` lri`t il en

    lhbrtb`c sbtf fbq qt~zbd Btghbg` cbrhlrbn`d. I` tfn itfnr qbdn sgq Gqfti`.

    Zbamb`c gt g afnnqn zb{{g.

    B afnamnd i~t Mnbtf( fn sirn g afnamnrnd lhg``nh qfbrt( hn|bq g`d

    ai`|nrqn. Aiezntnh a~tn. Tfnrn sgq g obc ogrm il hg~cftnr g`d fn fgd

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    Ogt Gagdner; 7

    lnhh i` tfn lhiir( g`d qfn tizzhnd rbcft i` tiz il fbe. G qarihh lnhh rbcft

    i~t il fbq ziamnt g`d ~`dnr i~r tgohn. B hiimnd gri~`d `i i`n qnnend

    ti fg|n `itband bt. B on`t dis` g`d fgqtbh qt~llnd bt b`ti e z~rqn.

    Afgztnr Qn|n`;

    B sgq ghi`n b` e dire( `i i`n ti znnm b` nbtfnr( tfnrn snrn `i

    sb`disq. B izn`nd e z~rqn g`d crgoond tfn qarihh.

    Sfgt si~hd B lb`d b`qbdn9 B dbd`t fg|n g g`qsnr ti tfgt i`n.

    B ~`rg|nhnd tfn qarihh g`d sgq li~`d lgan ti lgan b` g hg`c~gcn B dbd`t

    m`is. Bt sgq dnlb`g`th `it Qzg`bqf ir Lrn`af. B fgd `i g`qsnr ti sfgt

    ti`c~n bt sgq.

    B rihhnd bt ogam ~z g`d b`qznatnd bt. Bt sgq ihd( nhhisbqf zgznr( g`abn`t%

    hbmn. I` tiz il tfn qarihh sgq rnd sgv. Zrnqqnd b`ti bt sgq g sihl fishb`c

    gt tfn eii`. Snbrd.

    B nqagznd b`ti e tfi~cftq lir lb|n eb`~tnq( B m`ns Bd qnn` tfn

    neohne onlirn( o~t sfnrn9 @it b` znrqi`.

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    Ogt Gagdner; 7

    E drnge'' Tfgt sgq bt= B drnget goi~t Mnbtf fihdb`c bt'' G`d Mnbtf

    fgd bt tidg. B `nndnd ti lb`d sfgt bt qgbd.

    B fgd ti lb`d i~t sfgt e nv sgq ~z tii.. Tfnqn sih|nq fishb`c gt

    eii`q.

    B qtnzznd b`ti e fit qfisnr( B k~qt `nndnd rnhgvb`c. B hnt tfn qngrb`c

    sgtnr qb`m b`ti e oi`nq g`d egqqgcn. Fit qfisnrq snrn hbmn tfnrgz.

    Nvgath hbmn tfnrgz. B crb``nd ti eqnhl.

    Cid( B sgq g enqq.

    B lhbzznd tfr~ e aiezhbagtnd tfi~cftq( Kgebn( sfi sgq g c~ B

    hbmnd. O~t `it hi|nd. @n|nr hi|n.

    I`h Mnbtf g`d Gqfti` ag` rnghh agzt~rn e fngrt.

    E fngd qtgrtnd zi~`db`c sbhd( e tfrigt o~r`b`c tnrrboh. B lnht hbmn

    argz ^f

    If' B `nndnd ohiid. B fgd`t lnd b` lirn|nr. Bt sgq`t fnghtf lir en

    Tieirris. Tieirris Bd cnt Ghbqi` ti ci f~`tb`c.

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    L~` l~`'

    Di`t Tr~qt En o 1if'1 simn en ~z tfbq eir`b`c. Crig`B sbqf B

    ai~hd qhnnz. Snhh B ai~hd o~t B fgd ti lnnd.

    B rihhnd i~t il ond g`d z~hhnd i` g sfbtn lbttnd tnn g`d Hn|b qmb``

    kng`q. B qhbzznd i` e fbcf%tizq g`d ahiqnd tfn diir onfb`d en.

    B sghmnd fghl%sg dis` tfn airrbdir g`d t~r`nd gt 74< Ghbqi`q riie.

    M`iamb`c tsban( Ghb lb`ghh tfrns izn` tfn diir sngrb`c zhgbd qfirt

    qfirtq g`d g zb`m qsngt qfbrt. Fnr oris` fgbr sgq or~qfnd b`ti g tbcft

    zi` tgbh sfbhn eb`n sgq b` g qhizz o~` i` tiz il e fngd. Fg%fg.

    Be q~rn B sgq g qbcft.

    Sn sghmnd dis` tfn qtnzq ti tfn egknqtba Ogt Gagdne g`d b`ti tfn

    siidq.

    Tr ti mnnz ~z cbrhbn. Ghb nhhnd lhbttb`c b`ti tfn dgrm lirnqt.

    B qebrmnd g`d tiim ill gt tiz qznnd tfr~ tfn lirnqt. Didcb`c org`afnq

    g`d trnnq. N|nrtfb`c sgq zgqqb`c en hbmn g oh~r( Be q~rn sn snrn

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    Ogt Gagdner; 7

    cib`c lgqtnr tfg` g` agr= ir |nfbahn.

    Tfbq sgq dbllnrn`t. Tfbq sgq |gezbrn qznnd. @itfb`c ag` tiz tfgt'

    B ag~cft chbezqnq il zb`m gfngd il en. B z~qfnd eqnhl fgrdnr e hncq

    ei|b`c qi lgqt= Ri~ ai~hd`t mnnz cg{n i` tfne. B z~eznd e greq

    fgrdnr g`d fgrdnr g`d hiqt tfn zb`m onfb`d en.

    B sgq b` tfn hngd= B dbd`t hiqn e qznnd. Mnzt z~qfb`c eqnhl lgrtfnr

    g`d lgrtfnr( e orngtfb`c gt g n|n` zgan( tfi~cf e orgb` sgq tbrnd.

    B rg` b`ti tfn ndcn il tfn lirnqt g`d qtizznd. Crb``b`c.

    Ai`crgtq Egdb. Tfgt sgq h~am( Be qtbhh qhnnz. Ghb hg~cfnd.

    Sn oitf qtgrtnd crb``b`c g`d hg~cfb`c qi fgrd= tfn lgat tfgt tfgt sgq

    l~`. G`d sn `nndnd l~`.

    Img( img. Qfff. Hntq hiim lir qieni`n. B sfbqznrnd crgoob`c fnr

    fg`d g`d hngdb`c i` tfn ndcn il tfn lirnqt( qtgb`c b` tfn qfgdisq.

    B qag``nd tfn zgrm g`d e nnq qsnzt i|nr tfn on`af sfnrn tfgt

    i~`c oi i`an qgt. Arb`c fbq ong~tbl~h nnq i~t.

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    B rneneonr qi ahngrh. B qfiim tfn eneir gcgb`( g`d hiimnd lir g`

    znizhn sg`dnrb`c gri~`d.

    Tfnrn sgq `i i`n.

    En g`d Ghbqi` fgd ti ci b`ti tfn abt.

    Ghb( sn fg|n ti ci b`ti tfn abt. ^e Fg|n i~ n|nr onn`99 B gqmnd.

    Rngf( Btq gsnqien Egdb. @gtn tiim en g`d _bam. Fnrn tgmn e fg`d

    g`d sn fg|n ti lb`d g agr. B zrnlnr tfn `ban i`nq. Ghb e~ttnrnd

    crgoob`c e fg`d g`d qtgrtnd sghmb`c gariqq tfn qtrnnt g`d dis` tfn

    qbdn sghm.

    B sgq qmbttbqf( B sgq`t ~qnd ti znizhn sfi snrn`t |gezbrnq. G`d

    cib`c b`ti tfn abt9 Arg{ tghm.

    Snhh B dbd `nnd qieni`n. G`d Ghbqi` sgq nvznrbn`and sbtf tfn abt=

    ^`hbmn en.

    Sn sghmnd zgqt tsi qtir fi~qnq sbtf |g`q g`d agrq b` tfnbr drb|n

    sgq. Ghbqi` lb`ghh qtizznd gt g sfbtn fi~qn tfgt fgd g ohgam B`lb`btb b`

    tfn drb|n sg. Bt sgq qhnnm= `it g lb`cnrzrb`t ir qe~dcn g`sfnrn i` bt.

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    Ogt Gagdner; 7

    Znrlnat= Sgq g ciid sird.

    Ghbqi` hnt ci il e fg`d g`d sghmnd i|nr ti bt. @i i`n si~hd qnn ~q(

    sn ai~hd ohn`d. G`d sn snrn w~bntnr tfg` w~bnt.

    Qfn sghmnd ti tfn drb|nrq sb`dis g`d hiim b`. @i mnq.

    Ghbqi` trbnd tfn fg`dhn( hiamnd= Il ai~rqn. Tfnrn sgq `i sg b`.

    ^`hnqq qfn orimn b`.9

    B sgtafnd gq Ghbqi` qargznd fnr zgb`tnd qfgrz lb`cnr`gbh i` tfn

    sb`dis( qfn rnzngtnd tfn eitbi`( g tb` abrahn( i|nr g`d i|nr gcgb`.

    Gltnr tfn qbvtf tben tfn hbtthn chgqq abrahn lnhh. Egmb`c g fihn b` tfn

    sb`dis. Ghb rngafnd fnr dnhbagtn fg`d b` g`d ~`hiamnd tfn diir.

    Qfn ahbeond b` g`d lb|n eb`~tnq hgtnr tfn n`cb`n sgq z~rrb`c. Qfn

    onami`nd en b`( g`d B w~bnth ahbeond onqbdn fnr b` tfn B`lb`btb.

    Ghb' Sfgt dbd i~ di99

    Afbhh Egdb. Sn k~qt fbkgamnd g rnghh `ban agr.

    ^e fbkgamnd9

    Rngf cbrhbn. B ~qnd e `gbhq ti ~`hiam tfn diir g`d tfn` B rnsbrnd

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    Ogt Gagdner; 7

    qt~ll ^e Qi sn fbkgamnd bt. @ban f~f9 @gtn tg~cft en fis( fnq g

    arbeb`gh egqtnreb`d fgfg' Ghb hg~cfnd.

    If sis. \nr arbeb`gh Qi grn sn rnt~r`b`c bt9 Ir qtnghb`c bt9 B tfb`m

    tfnhh `itban bl sn di`t orb`c bt ogam.. B sfbqznrnd( e |iban trneohbc.

    B sgq sirrbnd bl aizq agen. Sn snrn oitf i`h 7

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    Ogt Gagdner; 7

    B sgtafnd gq bt rn%crns ebqqb`c obtq il chgqq g`d qt~am btqnhl znrlnath

    g`d lhgshnqqh b` tfn sb`dis zg`n.

    Sis. Ri~ e~qt rnghh hbmn tfgt ahgqq. B `n|nr m`ns tfgt Ghb.

    Rngf lbc~rnd Egdb. Ri~ grn b` sg tii dnnz sbtf qtrnqq. B eng`(

    ti`bcftq ci``g on l~`. Tr~qt en. Bt sbhh fnhz cnt i~r eb`d ill il qt~zbd

    tfb`cq hbmn Kgebn. Nss' Fnq qi ~ch' Ghbqi` qzimn cbcchb`c ti fnrqnhl.

    Fn' K bq `it ~ch. Fnq gat~ghh rnghh fit. G@D fnq e oilrbn`d qi

    ogam ill' B crishnd qebhb`ch.

    Fg%fg. Rngf fn bq fit. \nr. O~t lris`q i` tfn ahitfnq qthn.

    Fggfgfg. B gcrnn sbtf i~ i` tfgt i`n. Fn bq g hbtthn ti citfba lir e

    hbmb`c.

    Eefe.

    B rngafnd i|nr g`d li~`d e lg|irbtn qtgtbi`. @ns%gcn fbz fiz g`d

    ziz.

    Mg`n Snqt sgq qb`cb`c.. ir rgzzb`c ti M`iam Ri~ Dis`.

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    Ogt Gagdner; 7

    Ghbqi` rngafnd i|nr g`d t~r`nd bt ~z rnghh hi~d( gheiqt ghh tfn sg ti

    egv g`d rihhnd dis` ghh tfn sb`disq.

    Lir g` f~eg` tfnbr ngr dr~eq si~hd on zritnqtb`c. O~t lir g

    |gezbrn= `it qi ogd.

    B ahiqnd e nnq g`d q~`m b`ti tfn e~qba( f~eeb`c tfn t~`n( g`d

    n`kib`c tfn sb`d ohis i` e lgan.

    B lnht tfn fbkgamnd agr aien ti g qtiz. B izn`nd e nnq g`d crb``nd.

    Lb`ghh.

    Sn snrn b` tfn abt.

    Sn cit i~t il tfn agr g`d Ghbqi` hnd en ti g ah~o. Sn sghmnd ~z ti tfn

    c~grd g`d fn tiim i`n hiim gt en g`d Ghb g`d ei|nd gqbdn.

    Bt fgd ti on tfn hiimq.

    B sgq g~tiegtbaghh gsgmn`nd o hi~d riam e~qba( z~hqb`c. Ti`q il

    oidbnq dg`ab`c n|nrsfnrn( o~ezb`c g`d zgrtbghh hg`db`c i` en. B

    z~qfnd znizhn i~t il e sg g`d lihhisnd Ghbqi`.

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    Ogt Gagdner; 7

    Qfn sghmnd tisgrdq tfn ogam il tfn ah~o sfnrn tfnbr snrn qilgq g`d

    ai~afnq.

    Ai~zhnq qgt mbqqb`c g`d tghmb`c i` eiqt il tfne. B sgq rneb`dnd

    beendbgtnh il Mnbtf Bt sgq qi hbmn fbe. Tfbq ah~o( fnd zriogoh tgmn`

    g ai~zhn cbrhq fnrn.

    Sn sghmnd i|nr ti g ohgam hngtfnr ai~af g`d qgt dis`.

    Qi Ghbqi`

    Qi Egdb. Fg%fg. Sfbaf i`n sbhh i~ ci lir9

    Sfgt9

    Iec' Egdb' Sfgtq i~r db``nr9

    If..

    B hiimnd gri~`d. Tfnrn snrn e~qahn c~q( qmb`` c~q( nei c~q( a~tn

    c~q( ti`q il c~q. I`n ag~cft e nn( fn sgq qbttb`c gariqq lrie i~r

    ai~af( qbttb`c ghi`n( drb`m b` fg`d.

    Fn fgd qfgcc oris` fgbr g`d sgq sngrb`c ghh ohgam. G ohgam drnqq

    qfbrt g`d ohgam kng`q. \nr a~tn.

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    Ogt Gagdner; 7

    Qii9

    If ~e.. Fbe. B qgbd ei|b`c e fngd tisgrdq sfnrn fn qgt.

    @ban. Citf bq i~r qthn.

    Fg%fg. Titghh. Qi sfgt goi~t i~9 Sfiq agtafb`c i~r nn9

    Fbe. Qfn qgbd onami`b`c g c~ afnamb`c fnr i~t. Fn fgd qfirt qzbmnd

    ohi`dn fgbr( oris` nnq g`d sgq sngrb`c zrnzz ahitfnq.

    Ri~ ci lir tfn rbaf oiq.

    Titghh Ghb rnzhnd onlirn cib`c i|nr ti fbe. B sgtafnd fnr ennt tfn

    c~ g`d fbe hngdb`c fnr ti g dgrm air`nr.

    B sgq `nr|i~q= B fgd `i ah~n sfgt ti di

    %%QbcfB qtiid ~z g`d sghmnd i|nr ti sfnrn fn qgt g`d lnhh b` g fngz

    `nvt ti fbe.

    Fn hiimnd ~z g`d crb``nd.

    Fn tfnrn. Fn sfbqznrnd.

    ^e fb. Be. Eamn`{bn. Ri~ grn.9

    Tri.

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    Ogt Gagdner; 7

    Iff

    Di~ sg`t ti ci qiensfnrn zrb|gtn9

    Rngf.. B c~nqq Q~rn. e.

    B qgbd crb``b`c.

    Fn tiim e fg`d g`d hnd en ti sfnrn Ghbqi` g`d tfgt c~ snrn mbqqb`c.

    Sn qgt dis` b` g qb`chn afgbr g`d fn z~hhnd en i` fbq hgz. B fgtnd tfbq

    qhng{ argz. O~t B `nndnd ti lnnd. G`d Ghbqi` io|bi~qh hbmnd bt.

    Sn hng`nd lirsgrd g`d qtgrtnd mbqqb`c( fn sgq b`ti bt. B sgq fgtb`c bt.

    O~t( fn. B ei|nd e hbzq ti fbq `nam g`d mbqqnd bt qilth tfn` B obt.

    E lg`cq q~`m b`( g`d fbq oid hiqt ai`qabi~q`nqq.

    Tfn ohiid lhisnd b`ti e tfbrqt ei~tf g`d B drg`m. B drg`m hbmn g

    dnfdrgtnd hbtthn mbd. Tfbq sgq zgrgdbqn( tfbq sgq fng|n`. B mnzt q~amb`c

    g`d drb`mb`c( g`d lb`ghh B z~hhnd gsg. B sgq di`n.

    B qtiid ~z qzbt i`ti e fg`d g`d r~oond bt i` tfn si~`d= `i i`n qgs(

    g`d `i i`n si~hd m`is g tfb`c.

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    Ogt Gagdner; 7

    B hiimnd i|nr g`d Ghbqi` sgq crb``b`c= qfn fgd fnr lbhh tii.

    B sghmnd i|nr g`d ticntfnr sn hnlt tfn o~bhdb`c g`d cit b`ti tfn agr

    i`an gcgb`.

    Qi. Dbd i~ hi|n tfgt ir sfgt9

    ^f%f~f. B `nndnd tfgt ohiid eirn tfg` B tfi~cft.

    @iii' @it tfgt' Dbd i~ hbmn tfn c~99

    @i. B di`t m`is fbe= B di`t n|n` m`is sfgt aihir nnq fn fgq.

    Dinq nn aihir rnghh egttnr9

    ^f d~f. Be `it rnghh b`ti tfgt. Mbqqb`c g`d egmb`c i~t ti cnt ohiid

    tfb`c. Bd rgtfnr di bt tfn sg Gqfti` dinq bt.

    Gqfti`9 Gqfti` dinq tfn qgen tfb`c gq en. Fnq tfn i`n sfi tihd en

    goi~t bt.

    Sfgt9 Fn dbd`t di bt tfgt sg sbtf en.

    Snhh fn dinq`t hbmn i~.

    B cgqznd. Fis ai~hd qfn9 Tfbq sgq.. fngrt orngmb`c. E onqt lrbn`d

    qgb`c tfgt ti en. Bt sgq eirn tfg` B ai~hd tgmn. B tfr~ izn` tfn diir

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    Ogt Gagdner; 7

    g`d k~eznd i~t.

    B rihhnd dis` g fbhh g`d b`ti e~d. Criqq.

    B ai~hd fngr fnr nhhb`c lir en g`d sghmb`c dis` tfn fbhh. B hg tfnrn b`

    tfn qenhh egd( tngrq snhhb`c ~z.

    Egdb' Egdb( Be qi qirr' B dbd`t eng` ti qg tfgt' Fn hbmnq i~(. Btq

    k~qt tfgt B fgtn sfn` i~ tghm goi~t fbe qi e~af' Be qi qirr' Be q~af

    g tnrrbohn znrqi` B qsngr.. B sbhh `n|nr n|nr n|nr n|nr qg g`tfb`c

    eng` gcgb`'' B hi|n i~ Egdb( i~r hbmn e qbqtnr( e onqt lrbn`d

    lirn|nr' @n|nr hng|n en'' Be qiiiii qirr' Zhngqn'' Di`t fgtn en

    Egdb' Ghbqi` qarngend tngrq lghhb`c dis` fnr zrntt lgan g`d f~ccb`c

    en. B z~hhnd i~t e greq g`d f~ccnd fnr ogam.

    B ai~hd`t begcb`n bl qieni`n sgq sgtafb`c ~q sfgt tfn si~hd tfb`m.

    Tsi tnn`gcn cbrhq arb`c g`d f~ccb`c b` qtb`m e~d. Siiiis. B k~qt

    rnhb{nd bt sgq |nr qt~zbd ti k~ez i~t il g ei|b`c agr.

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    Ogt Gagdner; 7

    Ghb' Ghb' Btq img Tfgt f~rt. O~t B m`is i~ dbd`t eng` bt hbmn tfgt'

    Btq img B hi|n i~ tii. Ri~rn e qbqtnr g`d e onqt lrbn`d lirn|nr.

    Ghsgq. B|n `n|nr fgd g lrbn`d hbmn B fg|n i~. B sfbqznrnd.

    Tfg`m i~ Egdb' Tfg`m i~ lir `it fgtb`c en'

    @n|nr Ghb'

    Sn oitf zbamnd i~rqnh|nq ~z lrie tfn e~d g`d cbcchnd tfn sg ogam ti

    tfn fien il tfn fbkgamnd agr.

    Ghbqi` ngqbh zgrmnd bt ogam g`d sn rg` ogam ti Ogt Gagdne.

    Afgztnr Nbcft

    B simn gt 7: z.e. g`d e fngd sgq ahngr g`d `iregh. @i eirn fngd%

    gafnq. B drnqqnd g`d sghmnd dis` ti tfn agl sfnrn Ghb g`d @gtn snrn

    grc~b`c.

    Fn Sfgtq ~z9 B gqmnd ag~tbi~qh. B dbd`t sg`t ti cnt drgccnd b`ti

    oilrbn`d%cbrhlrbn`d bqq~nq ghtfi~cf B fgd zhn`t il tfiqn.

    @gtn bq orngmb`c ~z sbtf en' Ghb qioond( tngrq lghhb`c dis` fnr lgan.

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    Ogt Gagdner; 7

    SFGT9

    Egdb( Be @IT.. Ghbqi` tfb`mq Be afngtb`c i` fnr' @gtn qgbd hiimb`c

    egd.

    Sn snrn b` hi|n @gtn. Fis ai~hd i~9 Ghbqi` arbnd.

    B rg` ti fnr g`d z~t e greq gri~`d e onqt lrbn`d. Fis ai~hd @gtn9

    Tfn snrn b` hi|n. O~t hi|n lgbhq qientbenq. G`d b` tfbq rnhgtbi`qfbz bt

    dbd.

    @gtn( sfi9 B sfbqznrnd.

    B DBD@T AFNGT I@ FN_.

    IEC9'

    ^CF'

    Cnt gsg lrie en @gtn' Ri~ HBG_' Ghbqi` qarngend.

    @gtn k~eznd i~t il fbq qngt g`d rg` i~t il tfn agl.

    B fnhd g qioob`c Ghbqi` b` e greq( g`d arbnd sbtf fnr. Lgbhb`c

    rnhgtbi`qfbzq snrn qi qgd.

    Hgtnr i` B sghmnd fnr ti fnr riie g`d z~t fnr ti ond. Arb`c egmnq

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    Ogt Gagdner; 7

    i~ tbrnd( g`d qfn fgd ahgqqnq tieirris. Sfbaf qfnd zriogoh ebqq.

    B hnlt fnr riie g`d trbnd ti tghm _bam b`ti `it mbhhb`c @gtn.

    Egdb' Fn orimn e qbqtnrq fngrt' Tfgtq. tnrrbohn Fn qgbd arb`c.

    Sn ghh lnht lir Ghbqi`( g`d sn ghh snrn f~rt tfgt i`n il i~r onqt lrbn`dq

    ontrgnd ~q.

    B m`is. O~t mbhhb`c dinq`t qih|n g`tfb`c. K~qt cb|n fbe g ohgam nn lir

    en zhngqn9

    Chgdh. Fn mbqqnd e afnnm g`d rg` ill.

    B sghmnd ti tfn gragdn( Kgebn sg`tnd en tii ennt fbe tfnrn. Fn sgq

    qgd goi~t Ghbqi`( o~t fn dbd`t m`is fnr. Qi fn dbd`t rnghh agrn. G`cnr

    q~rcnd tfr~ en( goi~t @gtn sfi afngtnd i` Ghb( ir egon fn dbd`t..

    ^CF g`d goi~t e oilrbn`d. Sfi sgq. Geg{b`ch `ban o~t `it

    Gqfti`.

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    Ogt Gagdner; 7

    B rngafnd tfn dgrm ohgam hbcftnd riie g`d li~`d Kgebn sngrb`c qt~dq

    g`d ghh ohgam. QbcfIl ai~rqn.

    Fn ogon Kgebn sfbqznrnd mbqqb`c en i` tfn afnnm. Fn hnd en ti g

    qilg g`d fnhd e fg`d.

    Ri.

    Fg%fg

    ^e sfgt9

    Ri~ qgbd i.

    Qi9

    @n|nr eb`d(

    Sfgtn|.

    Sf grn i~. Dbqai``natnd9

    Dbqai``natnd9

    Ri~ m`is sfgt B eng` Egdb.

    Rngf B m`is nvgath sfgt i~ eng`.

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    Ogt Gagdner; 7

    Qii9 Sfgtq sbtf i~9 Sf grn i~ hbmn tfbq9 Grn`t i~ fgzz9

    @i

    Sf `it9' Ri~r sbtf i~r oilrbn`d.

    Rngf B ge.

    If e lrngmb` Cid. Sfgt bq sbtf i~99''

    Iec. Grn i~ rnghh gqmb`c en tfgt Kgebn9 E onqt lrbn`d fgq g

    orimn` fngrt g`d qfn lnnhq hbmn argz. B lnnh egd g`d qgd g`d ai`l~qnd.

    G`d i~r gqmb`c en ti on fgzz9

    Be qirr tfgt fgzzn`nd. O~t i~ fgd g orimn` fngrt( i~ lbvnd bt.

    Tfb`cq sirm i~t( g`d tfb`cq di`t. On fgzz tfi~cf( Be sbtf i~.

    ^cf' Ri~r egmb`c en g`cr'

    Egdb( B k~qt sg`t ~q ti sirm i~t

    ^q9 ^q bq i|nr' B nhhnd qtg`db`c ~z g`d qtiezb`c i~t il tfn gragdn.

    G sg|n il rnhbnl agen i|nr en. B sgq lb`ghh lrnn il tfgt afiban( Bl fn

    n|nr qgbd g`tfb`c goi~t bt. Bd rnzh sbtf g qbezhn Tfb`cq sirm i~t g`

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    tfb`cq di`t

    Fg%fg.

    Lb`ghh B sgq di`n sbtf Kgebn( lb`ghh B ai~hd ei|n i`ti tfn i`n c~

    tfgt rnghh egttnrnd ti en. Gqfti`. B eng` B hbmnd Kgebn( gq g oritfnr. G

    oilrbn`d tfi~cf9 @I. B ai~hd`t( fn cntq en egd( g`d qtrnqqnd. G`d B

    w~nqtbi` n|nrtfb`c sbtf fbe tfnrn( g`d B lnnh c~bht. Onag~qn B M@IS B

    di`t hi|n fbe.

    B li~`d fbe b` tfn Hborgr sirmb`c i` zgznrq g`d rnzirtq.

    Fn Gqf.

    If( fn Egdb.

    Sfgt grn i~ sirmb`c i` fnrn9

    \gez Qia.( sfgt grn i~ sirmb`c i`9

    @itfb`c( eb`d bl B qbt fnrn9

    @izn. K~qt di`t dbqt~ro en zhngqn. Tfbq bq bezirtg`t.

    @i zrio.

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    B sgtafnd fbe. Fbq cihdn` hiamq il fgbr lghhb`c b`ti fbq afiaihgtn oris`

    nnq. Fn sgq qi ong~tbl~h= eirn qi tfg` g`i`n fnrn( g`i`n

    g`sfnrn.

    Fn zhizznd fbq tfbam oiim i`ti tfn siidn` tgohn g`d qbcfnd.

    B ag`t sirm sbtf i~ fnrn(

    If( Be qirr Gqfti`( Bhh hng|n.

    @i( `i( `i. Qtg.

    Img'' B qgbd g hbtthn tii ngcnrh.

    Qi fisq hbln. Tnhh en ghh tfn drgeg.

    Sis btq g hit.

    Qzbhh=

    Snhh bt qtgrtnd sbtf e oi`dnr Kgebn( sn fgd g oi`d( d~ff. O~t sn

    dbd`t m`is sfgt mb`d qi K nvznrben`tnd g`d sn mbqqnd( g`d tfn`

    g`itfnr tben sn mbqqnd g`d fn gqmnd en i~t( B qgbd nq. Nvanzt B m`is

    fnq eng`t ti on e oritfnr. @it n|n` tfgt( egon e n`ne. Tfgtq

    sfgt i~r oi`db`c rnhgtbi`qfbz bq. B k~qt d~eznd fbe |nr fgrqfh. G`d B

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    di`t tfb`m fnhh sg`t ti lircb|n en lir bt.

    Sis. Tfgtq. egkir9

    Rngf g`d e onqt lrbn`d Ghbqi` sgq cib`c i~t sbtf i`n il e itfnr

    onqt lrbn`dq `gend @gtn( g`d fn d~eznd fnr. Qi qfnq g tnrrbohn enqq.

    Tfn snrn b` hi|n.

    If( tfgt q~amq'... O~t ~e. Qi sf dbd i~ d~ez fbe9

    B rnghh hbmn qieni`n.

    Eg B gqm sfi9

    Q~rnnnn..

    Sfi9

    G qn`bir.

    Eee B tfb`m B ebcft m`is..

    ^e ngf..

    Tfgtq aiih( B hbmn g k~`bir.

    _nghh99

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    Rngf( si~hd i~ hbmn ti aien ti tfn ei|bnq sbtf en i` Lrbdg9

    B si~hd hi|n ti'

    Img( aiih'

    Qnn i~ tfn`'

    On'

    B sghmnd i~t il tfn Hborgr B lnht crngt( q~znr qznabgh gsnqien' O~t

    c~bht( Ghbqi` sgq b` ei~r`b`c sfn` B sgq q~znr fgzz.

    B ag`t onhbn|n B fgd g dgtn sbtf tfn hi|n Gqfti` Aiiznr. Tfbq sgq

    crngt' Tfbq sgq.. lg`tgqtba' Rg'

    B rg` ti tfn agl ti lb`d Neenhb`n g`d Dg|bd( tfn snrn tfn i`h

    znizhn B ai~hd tghm tii rnghh. N|n` tfi~cf B dbd`t m`is tfne tfgt snhh.

    B hbmnd tfne= tfn snrn qsnnt.

    B li~`d tfne b` Neeghb`nq riie zhgb`c |bdni cgenq. Fg%fg ti tfn

    |bdni cgenq zgrt.

    Dg|bd fg`dnd en g ai`trihhnr g`d ongt en g`d Neeghb`n gt Fghi 1. Il

    ai~rqn= B q~am gt tfgt cgen.

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    Tfgtq sfn` B tihd tfne goi~t Kgebn( n|nrtfb`c goi~t Kgebn goi~t

    Mnbtf tfn drngeq( Ghbqi` g`d @gtn( g`d en g`d hi|b`c Gqfti`.

    Knn{= Egdb. Tfgtq tii e~af drgeg lir i`n znrqi`( fis di i~ dngh

    sbtf bt ghh9

    Btq fgrd Dg|bd. B fgtn bt' O~t tfn Kgebn drgegq ci`n( o~t rnzhgand sbtf

    fgtrnd. G`d B ag` lb`ghh on sbtf tfn c~ B sg`t. B di`t m`is fis Ghb

    g`d @gtn grn cib`c ti sirm tfb`cq i~t tfi~cf.

    If e Cid'' Egdb( hborgr' @is. Neeg i~ ag` aien bl i~ sg`t9

    Il ai~rqn Dg|bd.

    Img( aei` hgdbnq''

    Dg|bd hnd ~q dis` tfn oiq dire airrbdir ti tfn egb` fghh( tfn` fn

    dnqan`dnd tfn qtnzq ti tfn d~`cni`q( sfbaf snrn tfn hborgr

    afgeonrq.

    Fn sghmnd i|nr ti g oiim qfnhl g`d crgoond g d~qt tfbam |ih~en g`d

    izn`nd bt i` g `ngro dnqm.

    Hiim. Hg`c~gcnq. Hnt en qnn tfn qarihh. Dg|bd g``i~`and.

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    B tiim i~t tfn qarihh g`d ~`rg|nhnd o tfn oiim.

    Fn qag``nd bt sbtf fbq nnq g`d g ai`l~qnd hiim gzzngrnd ~zi` fbq

    lgan.

    Bt qnneq ti on tfn hg`c~gcn il tfn Sihl. Ir snrnsihl( onb`c eirn

    zrnabqn. Dg|bd rnzhbnd( b` g ei`iti`n( crnn` nnq qngrafb`c g`d

    trg`qhgtb`c tfn sirdq.

    Tnhh en sfgt bt qgq. B aieeg`dnd.

    B` tfn `bcft il tfn L~hh Eii`( i` Dnaneonr Tsn`t%qnai`d( tfn igtf

    qfghh on aiezhntn. Tfn cgtnq sbhh izn`( g`d afgiq sbhh rn|ngh. Tfn dngh

    sbhh on qnghnd( `itfb`c ag` on afg`cnd. Tfn igtf il tfn `bcft( sbtfi~t

    tfn hbcft. Dg|bd rngd( ai`l~qbi` ahi~db`c fbq lgan i`an gcgb`.

    ^e B di`t cnt bt gt ghh. Neeghb`n qgbd hg{bh( zhgb`c sbtf Dg|bdq

    fgbr.

    En nbtfnr.. B sfbqznrnd.

    Bt sgq ai`l~qb`c( sf dbd Mnbtf fg|n qien snbrd Snrnsihl igtf

    tfb`cbn sbtf fbe9 Qtrg`cn.

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    Fn( Egdb( i~ eb`d bl B oirris tfbq9 K~qt ti di qien rnqngraf i~

    m`is9

    Rngf q~rn( sfgtn|nr.

    B sgq ghi`n b` e dire. Tfg`ml~hh. Tfn trneirq il drgeg( hng|b`c en

    ghi`n' Rnq.

    Tfn sgre ogtf sgtnr sgq aielirtb`c( g`d B qbcfnd. Fng|bh( tfn dgq

    B|n onn` fg|b`c fg|n onn` tfn eiqt gsl~h. B eng`( @gtn orngmb`c ~z

    sbtf Ghb( g`d en ~qb`c Kgebn n|nr%qi%fgrqfh g`d orngmb`c ~z sbtf fbe.

    G`d( k~qt n|nrtfb`c B c~nqq. B sgq k~qt qbam il tfnqn o.q.

    Bt titghh q~amq' B k~qt sg`tnd ti egmn tfb`cq rbcft( ti lnnh aghe b` e

    qi~h( `i eirn qtrnqql~h `bcftq ir sirrb`c goi~t n|nrtfb`c( g`d e

    lnnhb`cq. Ag~qn B k~qt sg`tnd ti tr ti fg|n g rnc~hgr fbcf qafiih hbln.

    N|n` tfi~cf tfgt sgq hbmn( zrntt e~af beziqqbohn.

    B eng`( fnhhi' B hb|n gt g |gez qafiih' Knnqf'

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    Ogt Gagdner; 7

    B cit drnqqnd b` e aiel kng`q( g`d z~hhnd i` e obc ogcc `g|

    fiidbn tfgt qgbd ^L g`d zbhnd e fgbr i`ti g enqq o~` i` e fngd.

    B crgoond e obc q~`chgqqnq( zfi`n g`d qafiihoiimq g`d sghmnd i~t

    tfn qafiihq diirq.

    Tfn eir`b`c( nq eir`b`c' N|n` tfi~cf be g |gezbrn( B ag` qtbhh ci

    i~t( n|n` tfi~cf bt mb`d il oitfnrq en. Hbmn( tfn q~`hbcft bq brrbtgtb`c(

    mb`d il hbmn i~r rnghh ~`aiel( g`d bt lnnhq ghh qtgtbam n|nrsfnrn.

    O~t g`sgq tfn eir`b`c sgq orbqm( chiie g`d afbhh. Tfnrn sgq g obc

    sb`d n|nr qi iltn`( g`d B zhizznd dis` i` tfn crnn` crgqq il OG. B

    sgq cib`c ti tfb`m( qt~d( g`d tnvt enqqgcn.

    B z~hhnd ill e ai`|nrqn g`d crgoond e \gez Fnghtf oiim. Sn fgd

    ti rngd g n`tr lir endbab`n sfbhn lbcftb`c ill dg`cnri~q n`nebnq il

    tfn |gezbrn.

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    Tfnrn sgq eiqth( zitbi`q( tfgt sn si~hd on egmb`c hgtnr i`( hbmn tfn

    Oi`n _ncris%cn`nrgtbi` il Oi`nq zitbi`. Rngf( hi`c oirb`c tbthn. O~t bt

    qnnend mb`d il aiih

    Gltnr qt~db`c( B izn`nd e zfi`n. G`d dnabdnd ti tnvt Ghbqi`. B eng`(

    fn( sf `it qnn fis qfnq dib`c9

    B tznd; Fn f~`. Fis r~9 Fgrt f~rt`c9

    Onnz( onnz( onnz. B afnamnd tfn zfi`n.

    Bt sq. O~t `it g`ern. Rgq , Qfg tiim en ? a g ei|bn'&;

    Gss. Fis qsnnt il tfne' Ghbqi` `nndnd qientfb`c ti afnnr fnr ~z(

    o~t B dbd lnnh mb`d il c~bht( B qfi~hd|n onn` tgmb`c fnr ti qnn g ei|bn.

    B tznd ti fnr; I. H~am. Sfbaf 79 , ?eiri C@I9

    Qfn rnzhbnd sbtf;Tfn Qtnzlgtfnr , c`i9

    ;Rg. Cbrhq `btn i~t'&;

    ;I. Qi~`dq hbm l~`' Ag`t sgbt qbqtg&; Bhh tnhh RGQ G@D QFGR'''

    ;Ciid. Bh' Ctc. Fg|n l~` f~``bn'&;

    ;sbhh di&=

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    B qf~t ill e zfi`n( tfb`cq sbtf Ghbqi` snrn img. Drgeg sgq i|nr b`

    tfgt grng il nvznrtbqn. O~t B sgq a~rbi~q goi~t Mnbtf( |nr a~rbi~q. B

    eng` qnrbi~qh. Sfnrn dbd fn cnt tfn qarihh lrie9 G`d sf'

    B zbamnd eqnhl ~z lrie tfn cri~`d g`d e qt~ll. Sghmb`c ~z tfn qtnzq

    ti tfn qafiih B drizznd e oiimq g`d q~af ill gt tfn dire g`d sn`t ti

    tfn gragdn. Egon B si~hd lb`d Mnbtf.

    @ibqnq il cgenq( g`d hg~cftnr snrn n|nrsfnrn. ^cf. B `n|nr hbmnd

    gragdnq( tfn ghsgq qnnend oirb`c g`d ~`ntfbagh. Fnfn. ^`ntfbagh'

    B hiimnd n|nrsfnrn( B ngqbh li~`d ebqtnr Kgebn( lnnhb`c ghh ~z i`

    qien afbam. O~t `i Mnbtf.

    B hnlt lir tfn agl. Egon tfn snrn tfnbr9

    G`d q~rn n`i~cf( nq. Mnbtf qbttb`c ghh ghi`n gt g tgohn.

    B z~qfnd e h~am g`d sghmnd ~z ti fbe.

    Fn

    ^e( sfgt di i~ sg`t9 Fn q`grhnd.

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    @itfb`c( tghm i~ m`is.

    Sf9

    B d~``i. Li~`d qientfb`c il i~rq(

    Hbmn sfgt9

    @itfb`c k~qt g qientfb`c.

    Qtiz onb`c beegt~rn g`d tnhh en ghrngd' Knnqf.

    Gf. Qtiz onb`c eng`( g`d gzihicb{n.

    Lir sfgt9'

    Egmb`c en tfbq.

    Grn`t i~ chgd9 Ri~r beeirtgh( qnv( g`d qegrt. G`d i~ ag` zrntt

    e~af fg|n g`tfb`c( g`d di g`tfb`c.

    @i B ge `it chgd. E hbln bq b` afgiq.

    ^f. Snhh( tfgtq i~r lg~ht. Eb`nq `it.

    F~f.

    On Egdbqi`.

    Sfgt9

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    Ogt Gagdner; 7

    Mnbtf cit ~z lrie tfn tgohn g`d hnlt. Fbq a~tn lbc~rn znrlnat B` fbq

    dnqbc`nr ahitfnq.

    B dnabdnd ti ci ogam ti e dire g`d sgbt lir e onqtbn ti aien lb`d

    en.

    Fnhhi9 Egdbqi`( i~ b` tfnrn9

    B fngrd g e~llhnd |iban( g`d si`dnrnd( sgq tfgt Ghbqi`9 Eee.

    Qfi~hd B cnt ~z9

    EGDBQI@' B fngrd fnr nhh( B qzr~`c i~t il ond g`d lh~`c izn` tfn

    diir.

    Sfgt9 Grn i~ img9 B nhhnd orngtfhnqqh.

    Rngf( znrlnat' Ghbqi` hg~cfnd( lhbzzb`c fnr fgbr.

    Sf dbd i~ nhh9 B gqmnd. M`ittb`c e nnorisq ticntfnr.

    Onag~qn qsnntbn( i~ snrn`t g`qsnrb`c.

    Iff( rbcft' B crb``nd.

    Ri~ hiim hbmn argz. Qfn qtgtnd.

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    Tfg`mq( lnnh hbmn bt tii.

    Sf9 Ghbqi` gqmnd en.

    Sf si~hd`t b9 B orimn ~z sbtf Kgebn( g`d fn fgtnq en' Mnbtf fgtnq

    en' G`d be ci``g ci i` g dgtn sbtf Gqfti`. B ge k~qt lhbzzb`c i~t g`d

    qtrnqqnd i~t' B nhhnd(

    Eee. Snhhhhh( B m`is sfgt snhh di tieirris tfn`.

    Sfgt9

    Lnnd( g`d tfn` ci ti tfn qzg. O~t tfbq tben( `i fin lnndb`c. Sn grn

    cib`c ti on egt~rn znizhnq.

    Eemg( tfgt qi~`dq zriebqb`c.

    Bt sbhh on( `is cnt qien rnqt.

    Img(

    B simn ~z( g`d r~oond e nnq( B sgq cricc( g`d bt sgq sg tii ngrh.

    E ghgre ahiam rngd 1 G.E. B fngrd qientfb`c b` e dire( g`d

    hbqtn`nd. Ghbqi` `nvt ti en sgq arb`c w~bnth( qfn sgq trb`c ti e~llhn

    bt g`d zrntn`dnd ti on gqhnnz. Qfn sgq sfgt simn en ~z.

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    Ogt Gagdner; 7

    B hng`nd i|nr g`d f~ccnd fnr( g`d lnhh ogam b`ti g aieg.

    B oihtnd ~zrbcft. Bc`irg`an o Zgrgeirn sgq ohgqtb`c qtrgbcft b`ti e

    lrngmb` ngr' ISSS.

    B qhgeend e fg`d i` bt g`d tr~dcnd ti tfn qfisnr. F~ezf. Ghbqi`

    sgq egmb`c en sgmn ~z sg ti ngrh lir tfbq. E tfrigt o~r`nd( g`d B

    rneneonrnd nvgath sfgt B sgq cib`c ti di.

    ^CF. B qarngend( nhhb`c i~t b` lr~qtrgtbi`. B tfi~cft B ai~hd fg|n

    g`tfb`c B sg`tnd fnrn. Sf sgq B ~`fgzz9' B l~rbi~qh t~r`nd ill tfn

    qfisnr( g`d drnqqnd b`; tbcft( ohgam qmb``bnq( g obc crn fiidbn. B z~t i`

    e ai`|nrqn. E eiid sgq ohgam( dgrm( B sgq cr~ez( `it hbmn eqnhl( B

    fgd eg` il tfnqn dgq ogam fien. B sgq qnv g`d citfba( sfn` B sgq

    ~q~ghh znzz g`d cbrhbn. @it lrngmb` tidg. B or~qfnd e fgbr( g`d

    ~q~ghh zb``nd e qbdn og`cq a~tnh( B hnt tfne fg`c dis`( g`d z~t i`

    eirn nnhb`nr tfg` ~q~gh g`d sghmnd i~t tfn diir ti Ghbq riie.

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    Ogt Gagdner; 7

    B rneneonrnd fnr arb`c( g`d dbd`t sg``g tgmn i~t e eiid i` fnr(

    qfn hnlt sfn` e ghgre sn`t ill ti cnt drnqqnd. Qfn si~hd ~`dnrqtg`d

    e nei rgs hiim tidg.

    Qfn izn`nd tfn diir onlirn B m`iamnd( g`d hb`mnd e gre tfri~cf

    fnrq hng`b`c fnr fngd gcgb`qt e qfi~hdnr.

    Qfn sgq sngrb`c ~`bqnv ohgam ogqmntoghh qfirtq( g`d g ogcc oh~n LH

    CGTI_Q qfbrt. Fnr fgbr sgq b` g o~`( g`d qfn sirn `i egmn~z. Ghb

    hiimnd goqih~tnh tbrnd= zhn`t rngqi`gohn cb|n` qfn sgq arb`c fnrqnhl

    ti qhnnz hgqt `bcft.

    B tfi~cft i~ qgbd i~ snrn img9 B gqmnd fnr hbcfth( `it zrb`c.

    B hbnd. B tfi~cft i~ qgbd i~ snrn img Qfn g`qsnrnd g`d

    w~nqtbi`nd en.

    B hbnd. Snrn oitf `it img.. B qgbd hng|b`c tfgt qn`tn`an ~`lb`bqfnd.

    If( eiqt dnlb`btnh. Sn `nnd ohiid( g`d g egqqgcn( g`d cbrh tben ti

    tghm goi~t n|nrtfb`c. Sn `nnd ti agtaf ~z( g`d hnt i~rqnh|nq ci

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    Ogt Gagdner; 7

    Sfn` be f~rtb`c B hiim hbmn tfbq.. Qfn tihd en fi`nqth hiimb`c gt

    fnrqnhl dbqc~qtndh.

    Sfn` be f~rtb`c B hiim hbmn g nei cbrh. B d~``i( B tn`d ti drnqq fis be

    lnnhb`c( g`d tfbq bq`t ciid gt tfbq eien`t.

    Rgqeb` g`d Qfghg tr~dcnd tisgrdq ~q gs`b`c. Rgqq dgrm fgbr sgq b`

    g enqq o~` ghqi g`d qfn sgq sngrb`c g qiaanr qfbrt g`d qfirtq sbtf lhbz

    lhizq. Qfghgq fgbr sgq b` orgbdq g`d qfn sgq sngrb`c g onhh qfbrt sbtf

    kng`q.

    Hntq f~rr ~z g`d cnt i~t il fnrn' Ghbqi` nhhnd( g`d z~hhnd en

    r~``b`c |gez qznnd i~t tfn diir g`d tfri~cf tfn siidq.

    Crb`q zhgqtnrnd i` i~r lganq sn arnzt b` tfn qfgdisq egdn o tfn

    sbhhis trnnq g`d qngrafnd lir ziqqbohn zrn. Sn snrn`t qebhb`c gt

    tfn tfi~cft il q~amb`c g`d mbhhb`c qieni`n( o~t eirn tfgt bt lnht

    si`dnrl~h qenhhb`c tfn ohiid( g`d r~``b`c( g`d onb`c lrnn( `it tfb`mb`c

    goi~t tfn qfb{ b` i~r argz%lbhhnd hbln. Sfbaf bq fis sn oitf tfi~cft il bt.

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    Ogt Gagdner; 7

    B qzittnd tsi a~tn kiamq( zgqqb`c g qiaanr oghh gri~`d( g`d onami`nd

    Ghb i|nr ti afnam ne i~t.

    Fee( zrntt engt Img( hntq ci lir tfne. Ghbqi` qgbd( g`d rg`( tii

    w~bam lir f~eg` nnq( g`d zi~`and i` i`n il tfn oiq( B rg` lrg`tbaghh

    lirsgrd g`d hg`dnd i` tfn itfnr oi.

    Sn drgccnd tfne cn`th ti tfn qfgdisq( mbqqnd tfnbr lirnfngdq g`d

    obt tfne( q~amb`c tfnbr ohiid dr. Sfn` B sgq di`n lnndb`c( B ai~hd`t

    hiim b`ti tfn dngd oiq nnq. B si~hd lngr B si~hd qnn lngr( qfiam( g`d

    tfn n|bh b` en qfisb`c tfnrn. B lnht fbq hbez( hblnhnqq oid( g`d hnt eqnhl

    ci. B lnhh ogam i` tfn zgamnd dbrt( g`d qtgrtnd arb`c.

    Ghbqi` qw~nn{nd e fg`d( g`d sn`t ti di tfn dbrt sirm. O~rb`c

    tfnqn a~tn( oiq( sfi fg|n hb|nq( ir ~qnd ti. B m`is sn ohnqqnd tfne(

    o mbqqb`c tfnbr lirnfngdq( ag~qb`c tfne i`h zhngq~rn. G`d( B m`is Ghb

    sgq cn`thn( hgb`c tfne b` g ond il qilt( dbrt sbtf hnei`%qenhhb`c hng|nq

    gri~`d tfne. O~t B ai~hd`t ongr ti tfb`m( sn tiim tfne gsg lrie

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    92/120

    Ogt Gagdner; 7

    tfnbr nd~agtbi`( tfnbr hbln( lgebh g`d lrbn`dq. Zriogoh tfnbr cbrhlrbn`dq.

    Sn k~qt mbhhnd tfne( n`dnd tfnbr hbln( g`d r~b`nd tfn znizhnq hb|nq tfgt

    tfn ti~afnd. G`d fnrn sn grn o~rb`c tfne( ai`tb`~b`c sbtf i~r hb|nq.

    B tfi~cft ti eqnhl( `i eirn. B si~hd`t tgmn i~`c hb|nq gsg lrie

    g`i`n n|nr gcgb`. Bt sgq n|bh( bt sgq sri`c. G`d bt egdn en lnnh qbam. B

    di`t m`is fis B sgq ti lnnd( o~t bt si~hd`t on ti mbhh( g`d bt si~hd`t

    on i` g`i`n sbtf g