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N`mstlr HbErntc, tcl `nfi jd Nliyf cns kllf
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mf tclmr jwf rlnsjf. Ywj bcm`irlf bn``li drjh
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M``ustrntmjfs ;7>7 ky Ujobmlbc Tjytla Fjwnajwsam
Ycms tmt`l ms n`sj nvnm`nk`l ns n _jfilrvnf lkjja.
Tmsmt www.zjfilrvnf.bjh/lkjjas.
[lqulsts djr mfdjrhntmjf scju`i kl niirlssli tj?
_jfilramiz, Ernfi [npmis, Hmbcmenf 9==)
Ruhhnry? Uclf Wltlr nfi Ou`mn ej tj stny wmtc tclmr ernfipnrlfts mf Jxdjri,
Lfe`nfi, tcly imsbjvlr n hystlrmjus enrilf, wcmbc slrvls ns n pjrtn` tj n wjr`i
wclrl tcly nrl erlltli ns tcl snvmjrs jd n pljp`l lfs`nvli ky lvm`ijlrs.
MRKF =53-7-2>7-5>3>;-2 (cnribjvlr)
Q>. Dnftnsy. ;. Krjtclrs nfi smstlrs Dmbtmjf. 2 . Ejji nfi lvm` Dmbtmjf.X M.
Ymt`l.
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Flw Mftlrfntmjfn` Tlrsmjf, FMT. Bjpyrmect >=52, >=53, >=39 ky Kmk`mbn, Mfb. \sli
ky plrhmssmjf jd _jfilrvnf. N`` rmects rlslrvli wjr`iwmil.
Nfy Mftlrflt niirlssls (wlksmtls, k`jes, ltb.) nfi tl`lpcjfl fuhklrs prmftli mf tcms
kjja nrl jddlrli ns n rlsjurbl. Ycly nrl fjt mftlfili mf nfy wny tj kl jr mhp`y nf
lfijrslhlft ky _jfilrvnf, fjr ijls _jfilrvnf vjubc djr tcl bjftlft jd tclsl smtls
nfi fuhklrs djr tcl `mdl jd tcms kjja.
N`` rmects rlslrvli. Fj pnrt jd tcms puk`mbntmjf hny kl rlprjiubli, stjrli mf n rltrmlvn`
systlh, jr trnfshmttli mf nfy djrh jr ky nfy hlnfs l`lbtrjfmb, hlbcnfmbn`, pcjtj-bjpy, rlbjrimfe, jr nfy jtclr lxblpt djr krmld qujtntmjfs mf prmftli rlvmlws, wmtcjut
tcl prmjr plrhmssmjf jd tcl puk`msclr.
Wuk`mscli mf nssjbmntmjf wmtc tcl `mtlrnry nelfby jd N`mvl Bjhhufmbntmjfs, Mfb.,
5437 Ejiinri Rtrllt, Rumtl ;77, Bj`jrnij Rprmfes, BJ 37=;7,
www.n`mvlbjhhufmbntmjfs.bjh.
_jfilramiz ms n trnilhnra jd _jfilrvnf.
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Nrt imrlbtmjf? Bmfiy InvmsBjvlr ilsmef? Rnrnc Hj`lernnd
Mftlrmjr ilsmef & bjhpjsmtmjf? @ual Innk & Bnr`js L`utlrmj Lstrnin
Wrmftli mf tcl \fmtli Rtntls jd Nhlrmbn
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Wrj`jeul
Ylf `mtt`l scmps rnbli nbrjss tcl sln, sllamfe sndlty drjh tclimsnstlr tcnt lfeu`dli tclmr ms`nfi. Hlf, wjhlf, bcm`irlf,
nfi nfmhn`s `jjali knba mf dlnr. Klyjfi tcl djnhy wnal jd
tclmr scmps tcly bju`i sll n p`uhl jd shjal nfi nsc rmsmfe
mftj tcl say, sprlnimfe jut nenmfst tcl cjrmzjf ns mt cmt tcl
nthjspclrl. Ycl nscls jd `mect nfi scllts jd nhl m``uh
mfntli tcl nsc. Rjhl jd tcl pnsslfelrs wlpt, rliubli tj
tlnrs nt tcl smect jd tclmr cjhl`nfis ilvnstntmjf.
Ycjsl mf tcl rst scmp `jjali nfxmjus`y tjwnris
tclmr `lnilr. Hnrbus bju`i snvl tclh, md nfyjfl bju`i. Cl
cni wnrfli tclh jd n bjhmfe imsnstlr, cni ureli tclh tj
ll. Cl cni suplrvmsli tcl kum`imfe jd scmps nfi tcl `jni-mfe jd prjvmsmjfs djr n vjynel. ]lt fjkjiy rln``y aflw wclrl
tcly wlrl kjufi md tcly cni nfy ilstmfntmjf klyjfi n
wntlry ernvl. Fjfl jd tcl erlnt snels cni lvlr spjalf jd
`nfi klyjfi tcl sjutclrf cjrmzjf. ]lt tcnt wns tcl bjursl
Hnrbus cni slt djr tclh.
Inys pnssli wmtcjut nfy smef jd `nfi. Hnrbus
alpt wntbc nt tcl kjw, pllrmfe mftj tcl lhptmflss, trymfe tj
bjfbln` cms erjwmfe nfxmlty drjh tcjsl nrjufi cmh. Rjhl-
wclrl nclni tclrl cni tj kl nf ms`nfi nf ms`nfi tcnt
npplnrli jf fj hnps. Nkjvl cmh tcl lne`ls bmrb`li, slnrbc-
mfe djr smefs jd `nfi. ]lt fjtcmfe cni ylt kllf sllf. Hnrbuswjfilrli, fjt djr tcl rst tmhl, md cl cni kllf hmstnalf.
Kut cl squnrli cms scju`ilrs nfi alpt cms cnrilfli lyls
jf tcl cjrmzjf. Lvlrytcmfe ilplfili jf cmh.
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Jfbl upjf n tmhl nf j`i cjusl stjji mf tcl
Lfe`msc tjwf jd Jxdjri. Mt wns kum`t b`jsl
ky tcl nfbmlft bmty wn``s, mvy erjwmfe jvlr
mts stjflwjra nfi hu``mjfli wmfijws, nfi wns tcl sjrt
jd p`nbl wmtc `jts jd inra bjrflrs nfi cmiilf stnmrwnys.
Nfi mf tcms cjusl `mvli n prjdlssjr, cms wmdl, nfi nf j`itnkky bnt.
Ycl prjdlssjrs splbmn` mftlrlst wns rlnimfe nkjut
nfbmlft kntt`ls, kjtc nt `nfi nfi nt sln. Cms rnhscnba`l
stuiy wns ``li wmtc pnmftmfes jd dnhjus fnvn` lfenel-
hlfts. Ycl prjdlssjr cni flvlr nbtun``y kllf tj sln kut
rntclr `mali tcl miln jd mt, nfi fj jfl wns prjuilr wclf
cms sjf klbnhl n bnptnmf mf tcl [jyn` Krmtmsc Fnvy. Cms
wmdl wns tcl bjzy, ernfihjtclr`y sjrt jd plrsjf wcj
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3 N` mstlr HbErnt c
splbmn`mzls mf sbruhptmjus tlns nfi kmsbumts. Rcl cni
oj``y rjufi bcllas nfi nf lfjrhjus `np djr bcm`irlf tj
dn`` mftj.
Jf jfl pnrtmbu`nr iny, fjt n`` tcnt `jfe nej, tcl
cjusl wns n`` mf n urry jd prlpnrntmjf djr tcl nrrmvn` jd
twj splbmn` vmsmtjrs? tclmr ernfibcm`irlf. Yclmr hjtclr
cni imli fjt qumtl n ylnr nej, nfi wmtc tclmr dntclr jddnt sln tcly fllili n p`nbl tj splfi tcl sbcjj` cj`minys.
Ycl prjdlssjrs wmdl cni splft tcl hjrfmfe mf prlpnrn-
tmjf, nmrmfe jut scllts nfi k`nfalts, swllpmfe jjrs, nfi
iustmfe bnkmflts. Ycl prjdlssjr cni splft tcl hjrfmfe
bcjjsmfe mftlrlstmfe kjjas tj `lnvl mf tcl spnrl kli-
rjjhs. Djr Wltlr, neli djurtllf, cl cni sl`lbtli n cms-
tjry jd Nihmrn` Fl`sjfs tnbtmbs nt tcl Kntt`l jd Yrndn`enr.
Mt cni kllf n kmt hjrl imdbu`t djr cmh tj fi n sumtnk`l
kjja djr Ou`mn, neli tcmrtllf, kut fn``y cl bcjsl n fl
kjja jf nfbmlft Erlla pj`mtmbs nfi ldt mt jf clr klismil
tnk`l. Cms wmdl snw mt ns scl p`nbli n vnsl jd drlsc`y butjwlrs drjh tcl enrilf ky Ou`mns kli nfi cnstm`y rl-
p`nbli mt wmtc n bjpy jdN`mbl mf Ujfilr`nfi.
Ycl bcm`irlf nrrmvli tcnt lvlfmfe wmtc n`` tcl
jrimfnry kust`l tcnt bjhp`ltls n `jfe ojurfly. Ycly
wlrl kjtc cueeli nfi amssli flnr`y tj ilntc, rl`mlvli
jd tclmr knes, jddlrli n vnst nssjrthlft jd swllt tcmfes,
nfi scjwf tj tclmr rjjhs. Wltlr bj``npsli nt jfbl jf
tjp jd cms kli, fjt lvlf kjtclrmfe tj ufirlss, kut Ou`mn
wnsft tmrli. Rcl wnscli, bcnfeli mftj n jfe fmectejwf
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=Bcjslf Jfls
nfi snt jf tcl liel jd tcl kli, kruscmfe clr `jfe cnmr
nkslfthmfili`y nfi jjamfe jut tcrjuec clr wmfijw nt
n wn``li enrilf klflntc clr. Rcl smecli illp`y.
Fjrhn``y, mt cni kllf nerlli, scl nfi Wltlr
wju`i kl n``jwli tj stny wmtc drmlfis iurmfe sbcjj`
krlnas wclf tclmr dntclr wns nwny. Kut tcms tmhl tclmr
dntclr cni scjrl `lnvl nfi wns bjhmfe cjhl tj slltclh. Yclrl wns sjhltcmfe cl cni tj tl`` tclh, cli
snmi mf cms hlssnel. Rj Ou`mn nfi Wltlr cni kllf tj`i tj
ej strnmect drjh tclmr kjnrimfe sbcjj`s tj tcl j`i cjusl
mf Jxdjri. Yclmr dntclr wju`i ojmf tclh tclrl ns sjjf
ns cms scmp ijbali mf W`yhjutc.
Ou`mn wju`i cnvl sj hubc prldlrrli tj ej tj
@uby Cjflykjurfls cjhl mf Alft. Ycly bju`i cnvl
ejfl swmhhmfe tjeltclr, nfi hnykl lvlf ejfl scjp-
pmfe mf @jfijf djr n iny. Rcl imi `jvl clr ernfipnrlfts,
kut tcly wlrl sj . . . wl``, sj j`i-dnscmjfli. Ycnfa ejji-
flss tcly cni fn``y ldt clr n`jfl djr tcl fmect. Rcl nmiijwf tcl krusc nfi `lnfli knba jf tcl pm``jw, rmdmfe
mi`y tcrjuec tcl pnels jdN`mbl mf Ujfilr`nfinfi mstlf-
mfe tj clr krjtclrs sfjrls tcrjuec tcl wn``.
Ou`mn imi fjt rln``y `mal Wltlr vlry hubc. Cl wns
mftlrlstli mf tcmfes tcnt kjrli clr, `mal hnbcmfls nfi
enielts nfi spjrt, nfi smfbl tcly cni kjtc kllf slft jdd
tj sbcjj` tcly cnri`y lvlr snw lnbc jtclr. Kut, scl ni-
hmttli tj clrsl`d, lvlf Wltlr wju`i kl klttlr bjhpnfy
tcnf clr ernfipnrlfts.
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>7 N` mstlr HbErnt c
Ycl tcjuect drjzl mf clr clni ns clr lyls nfi lnrs
xli tclhsl`vls jf tcl j`i jrfntl ijjr. Mt wns jplfmfe,
s`jw`y, brlnamfe ns n klnh jd `mect hnrbcli nbrjss tcl
jjr. Kut n hjhlft `ntlr scl rl`nxli. Ycl j`i tnkky bnt
cni lftlrli clr rjjh nfi `lnpt jftj tcl kli klsmil clr.
Ucy, cl``j Rbnhp! Rcl `mdtli cmh up nfi tmba-
`li cmh ufilr cms bcmf. Rbnhp purrli npprlbmntmvl`y.Kjtc wlrl e`ni tj cnvl sjhl bjhpnfy. Ou`mn wn`ali tj
tcl wmfijw, sbrntbcmfe tcl tnkky klcmfi cms lnrs ns scl
wlft, nfi `jjali tcrjuec tcl e`nss nt tcl wn``li enrilf
kl`jw, mts djuftnmf kurk`mfe elft`y.
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>>Bcjslf Jfls
@jja nt tcnt enrilf! Rbnhp prlssli n pnw up
nenmfst tcl bj`i pnfl nfi purrli nenmf. Uju`ift yju
`mal tj lxp`jrl mt! Kut yju bnft, klbnusl yjurl nf mf-
smil bnt. Nrlft yju:
Rbnhp wns fjt n``jwli jutsmil tcl cjusl mf bnsl
cl rlturfli wmtc lns jr drlsc`y-am``li kmris jr hmbl.
Ou`mns ernfihjtclr wns cjrrmli nt tcl tcjuect jd nfyjd tclsl brlnturls, `mvmfe jr ilni, elttmfe mfsmil clr fmbl
b`lnf cjusl. Rcl n`sj imi fjt wnft Rbnhp hmxmfe wmtc
nfy jd tcl rjuec, bjhhjf bnts tcnt `mvli jutsmil. Cl
hmect `lnrf sjhl kni cnkmts.
Ou`mn envl n wry shm`l. Wjjr Rbnhp, n`wnys trnppli
mfsmil! Ruiilf`y, sjhltcmfe hjvli mf tcl enrilf kl`jw.
Rjhl kmris wlrl uttlrmfe nrjufi tcl djuftnmf. Rbnhp
mfstnft`y klbnhl n`lrt, cms husb`ls tlfsli, stnrmfe ijwf
mftj tcl enrilf nt tcl kmris. Ou`mn fjtmbli cms mftlrlst mf
wcnt `ny kl`jw. ]jui `mal tj elt jut tclrl nfi cnvl nf
nivlfturl, wju`ift yju: Ul``, Mh sjrry, kut yju nrlftn``jwli jut. ]ju`` oust cnvl tj stny clrl.
Ou`mn iuhpli tcl j`i bnt jf clr kli nfi wntbcli
cmh bur` up mftj n kn`` nfi dn`` ns`llp. Hnamfe surl tcnt
Rbnhp imi fjt dj``jw clr, scl s`mi clr dllt mftj clr k`ul
s`mpplrs nfi ilsblfili tcl wjjilf stnmrbnsl `lnimfe
mftj tcl pnfl`li cn``. Rcl wnsft tmrli scl wns ejmfe
tj lxp`jrl.
Ycl cjusl wns stm`` nfi qumlt, npnrt drjh tcl
s`jw tmbamfe jd nf j`i ernfidntclr b`jba. Mt wns tcl rst
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>; N` mstlr HbErnt c
tmhl tcnt Ou`mn cni lvlr kllf n`jfl mf tcl j`i cjusl. Rcl
klenf tj mfvlstmentl, pllpmfe mftj rjjhs tcnt scl wns
surl scl wns fjt hlnft tj lftlr. Rcl pllali mftj clr
ernfidntclrs stuiy. Ucnt n hlss! Wnplrs wlrl `ymfe n``
jvlr tcl jjr nfi kjjas wlrl stnbali cmec jf cms ilsa.
Yclrl sllhli tj kl n hjil` jd n snm`mfe scmp jf lvlry
scl`d mf tcl rjjh. Rcl scut tcl ijjr qumlt`y klcmfi clrnfi hjvli jf tj tcl irnwmfe rjjh. Ndtlr cn`d nf cjur
scl cni lxp`jrli lvlry rjjh mf tcl cjusl. Ucnt fjw:
Rtm`` wmil nwnal, scl jntcli tcl miln jd rlturfmfe tj tcl
studdy spnrl rjjh.
Rcl wns knba mf tcl cn``. Rcl rnf clr felrs n`jfe
mts nfbmlft wjjilf pnfl`s. Yj clr ldt wns tcl drjft ijjr
`lnimfe tjwnris tcl bj``lel. Rcl cni bjhl tcrjuec
tcnt ijjr lnr`mlr wclf scl cni nrrmvli. Kut tclrl wns
nfjtclr ijjr tj clr rmect, cn`d-cmiilf ky n clnvy erllf
burtnmf. Rcl wn`ali tjwnris mt nfi puscli tcl burtnmf
nsmil. Imi mt lni ijwf tj n bl``nr: Jr jut jftj tcl strllt:Hnamfe surl tcnt Rbnhp wns fjwclrl b`jsl, Ou`mn s`jw`y
uf`jbali tcl ijjr nfi klenf tj jplf mt. Ycl clnvy jna
ijjr brlnali nfi erjnfli wmtc tcl bjhp`nmfts jd `jfe
imsusl, nfi Ou`mn drjzl. Ucnt md sjhljfl clnri nfi bnhl
tj mfvlstmentl: Ou`mn cl`i clr krlntc djr n `jfe hjhlft,
kut tclrl wns jf`y sm`lfbl.
Ynamfe n illp krlntc, scl jplfli tcl ijjr bjh-
p`ltl`y tj rlvln` n wn``li enrilf. Mt hust kl tcl snhl
enrilf tcnt scl bju`i sll drjh clr klirjjh. Ou`mn
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>2Bcjslf Jfls
clsmtntli. Rcju`i scl ej mf: Rcl `jjali nrjufi qumba`y.
Fjkjiy wns tclrl! Rcl lftlrli tcl enrilf, b`jsmfe tcl
ijjr ns sjdt`y ns scl bju`i klcmfi clr.
Mt wns n e`jrmjus lvlfmfe mf tcl hjftc jd Hny.
Rm`vlr `mect nscli jdd tcl strlnhs jd wntlr drjh tcl
djuftnmf mf mts blftlr. Ycl sjdt kurk`mfe jd tcl djuftnmf
lbcjli jdd tcl wn``s, lfdj`imfe tcl enrilf mf mts elf-t`l husmb. Nt tcl smil jd tcl djuftnmf wns n shn`` pjfi
dli ky mts jwf strlnh jd wntlr. Ycl wn``s wlrl bjvlrli
ky trlls nfi b`mhkmfe p`nfts. Npp`l trlls, wmstlrmn, nfi
hnefj`mn wlrl n`` mf k`jjh, tcl fmect nmr clnvy wmtc
tclmr drnernfbl. Mt wns tcl hjst klnutmdu` enrilf Ou`mn
cni lvlr sllf.
Nfi tclf scl clnri n vjmbl wcmsplr clr fnhl,
sjdt`y nfi s`jw`y. N scmvlr scjt ijwf Ou`mns spmfl ns
scl wcmppli nrjufi, `jjamfe djr tcl sjurbl jd tcl vjmbl,
kut tclrl wns fj jfl tclrl. Rtjp klmfe stupmi, scl tj`i
clrsl`d, nfi envl n iltlrhmfli scnal jd clr clni kldjrl
currymfe knba mfsmil tcl cjusl. Mt hust cnvl kllf tcl
wmfi, jr kmris, jr sjhljfl tn`amfe mf tcl strllt klyjfi
tcl enrilf wn``s.
Ou`mn b`jsli tcl ijjr sjdt`y klcmfi clr nfi rl-
turfli tj clr rjjh upstnmrs. Rbnhp wns stm`` bur`li upjf tcl kli, nfi cl strltbcli nfi lxli cms b`nws ns
scl turfli knba tcl bjvlrs nfi b`mhkli mf. Mt wns nf
jii enrilf, scl tcjuect. Rjhltcmfe wnsft rmect tclrl.
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>9 N` mstlr HbErnt c
Nfi ylt mt `jjali sj klnutmdu` jutsmil clr wmfijw fjw,
e`jwmfe sjdt`y. Rm`vlry trlls, sm`vlry pntcs, sm`vlry wntlr.
Ycl djuftnmf nfi pjj` wlrl scmhhlrmfe mf nf llrml
ylt klnutmdu` `mect. Yclrl wns sjhltcmfe jii nkjut mt,
scl tcjuect tj clrsl`d. Kut scl bju`ift qumtl wjra jut
wcnt mt wns.
Ou`mn sfuee`li ijwf klflntc tcl bjvlrs, rlsj`v-mfe tj vmsmt tcl enrilf nenmf tcl flxt iny. Mt wns oust
ns scl fn``y dl`` ns`llp tcnt scl rln`mzli wcnt wns sj
strnfel nkjut tcl enrilf. Yclrl cni fjt kllf nfy hjjf
tcnt fmect.
Rcl wjal tcl flxt hjrfmfe tj n prlssurl jf clr scju`-
ilr nfi jplfli clr lyls tj sll Rbnhp aflnimfe cms pnws
nenmfst clr. Ou`mn ermffli s`llpm`y nfi tmba`li cms lnrs.
Ycl tnkky `lnpt jdd tcl kli nfi hljwli nt tcl ijjr.
[lniy djr krlnadnst: Ou`mn nsali clr mfsmstlft
bjhpnfmjf. M wju`ift hmfi n kmt hysl`d.
Clr ernfihjtclr wns n`rlniy nt tcl tnk`l ijwf-
stnmrs, smppmfe n bup jd tln ns scl plrusli tcl hjrfmfehnm`. Rcl shm`li ns Ou`mn npplnrli nfi elsturli nt tcl
slnt flxt tj clr. Ejji hjrfmfe, hy ilnr, scl hurhurli.
Nfi wclrl ms tcnt rnsbn` krjtclr jd yjurs tcms hjrfmfe:
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>5Bcjslf Jfls
Ycl inys dl`` mftj nf lnsy rjutmfl. Wltlr wju`i wnal
`ntl mf tcl hjrfmfes nfi clni jut tj tjwf mf tmhl
djr ufbc wmtc tcl prjdlssjr. Ycly splft tclmr ndtlr-
fjjfs imsbussmfe Fl`sjfs fnvn` tnbtmbs nfi tcl ilvl`jp-
hlft jd eufpjwilr Kjys tn`a, nbbjrimfe tj Ou`mn.
Rcl splft clr tmhl mf tcl enrilf, rlnimfe jr irnwmfe jr`ymfe jf clr knba ijmfe nksj`utl`y fjtcmfe nt n``.
Mt wns mf subc n hjji jfl lvlfmfe tcnt scl snw
tcl e`jwmfe klemf. Rcl cni, trutc kl tj`i, n`hjst lf-
tmrl`y djrejttlf tcl sm`vlry `mect tcnt rst lvlfmfe mf tcl
enrilf, kut fjw, wntbcmfe tcl suf slt jvlr tcl enrilf
wn``s, tcl strnfelflss jd mt bju`i fjt kl hmssli. Yclrl
wns n scmhhlr mf tcl krllzl nfi n sjufi `mal kl``s, kut
plrcnps mt wns jf`y mf clr hmfi. Ou`mn snt up nfi `jjali
nrjufi nfi enspli.
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Lvlry trll, lvlry rjba, lvlry k`nil jd ernss
sllhli lfbnsli mf n sm`vlr `mect n`` mts jwf. Ycl e`jw
wns strjfelr tcnf mt cni kllf tcnt jtclr fmect, Ou`mn
tcjuect lvlrytcmfe wns scnrplr, b`lnrlr. Rcl stjji
nfi hjvli nrjufi tcl enrilf, wntbcmfe, irmfamfe mf
tcl sp`lfimi `mect. Rcl bnhl tj tcl liel jd tcl pjfi
nfi stjppli, dll`mfe n pu`` scl bju`i fjt qumtl ilfl.Rjhltcmfe wns prjpl``mfe clr djrwnri sjhltcmfe
strjfe. Rjhltcmfe pjwlrdu`.
Nfjtclr rmfemfe juilr tcms tmhl krjuect
clr scnrp`y jut jd tcl hjhlft. Ernfihjtclrs imfflr
kl`` suhhjfli clr knba tj rln`mty, nfi scl rnf knba tj
tcl cjusl.
Imfflrs nt tcl j`i cjusl wlrl jd n djrhn` fnturl,
clnralfmfe knba tj tcl inys jd tcl prjdlssjrs yjutc. Bcm`-
irlf wlrl fjt lxplbtli tj kl sllf nfi fjt clnri fjt
lxnbt`y kut tcl djji wns rmbc nfi tcl bjursls wlrl
fuhlrjus, nfi tcl bjfvlrsntmjf wns elflrn``y `mhmtli tj
tcl wlntclr nfi bj``lel nddnmrs. Ycl prjdlssjr wns, tcms
pnrtmbu`nr lvlfmfe, imsbussmfe cms vmlws jf tcl `lnamfe
`mkrnry rjjd, nfi nsmil drjh Wltlrs huttlrli mfstrubtmjfs
tj k`jw tcl wcj`l tcmfe say-cmec, mt wns ufilrstjji tcnt
tcl bcm`irlf wju`i kl n`` kut sm`lft.
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Ucmbc ms wcy mt wns sj ufusun` djr Ou`mn tj krlna
mftj tcl bjfvlrsntmjf. Kltwllf tcl sjup nfi tcl hnmf
bjursl scl bju`i fj `jfelr bjftnmf clr burmjsmty, nfi
nsali? Ernfihjtclr, ms tclrl nfy pnrtmbu`nr rlnsjf wcy
tcl enrilf jutsmil scju`i e`jw nt fmect:
Clr ernfihjtclr `jjali nt clr mf nstjfmschlft,
n djra du`` jd rjnst klld cn`dwny tj clr hjutc.E`jw: Hy ilnr, yjur lyls hust cnvl kllf p`ny-
mfe trmbas jf yju. Hnykl yjurl dlvlrmsc! Rjhltmhls
pljp`l sll tcmfes wclf tcly cnvl n dlvlr. Rcl currmli`y
p`nbli n cnfi jf Ou`mns djrlclni. Fj, fj smef jd n dl-
vlr. Ilnr: Rcl `jjali jvlr nt clr cusknfi. Ms nfytcmfe
wrjfe wmtc tcl enrilf:
Ucnts tcms, hy ilnr:
Ycl prjdlssjr wns illp`y lferjssli mf cms hnscli
pjtntjls.
Ou`mn wns wjfilrmfe wcy jur enrilf e`jws nt
fmect, ilnr.M cnvl fj miln. Ijls mt e`jw nt fmect: Mi flvlr
fjtmbli tcnt. Ncn! Cl stnkkli trmuhpcnft`y nt n pln
tcnt cni kllf l`uimfe cmh.
Ou`mn wns fjt lftmrl`y sntmsli ky clr ernfi-
dntclrs rlp`y. Yclf bju`i yju tl`` hl sjhltcmfe nkjut
tcl enrilf: M hlnf, cjw `jfe cns mt kllf clrl:
Ul``, mts n`` `jst mf tcl hmsts jd cmstjry, hy
ilnr. Ycl enrilf ms jfl jd tcl j`ilst pnrts jd Jxdjri.
Mt wns kum`t blfturmls nej ky n n hjfa, M kl`mlvl.
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Mf dnbt, Ou`mn, tcl prjdlssjr pnusli tj swn``jw cms
plns tclrls nf j`i stjry nkjut tcnt hjfa. Ycly sny
cl wns hurilrli mf tcnt enrilf, nfi cl`` flvlr kl nk`l
tj `lnvl mt.
Ou`mns lyls jplfli vlry, vlry wmil.
]ju hlnf tcl enrilf ms cnuftli:
Wltlr euddnwli mftj cms wntlr e`nss. Cms ernfi-hjtclr mftlrvlfli qumba`y.
Fjw, ilnr, wl ijft wnft tcl bcm`irlf elttmfe
tjj lxbmtli! M ijft wnft tclh `ymfe nwnal nt fmect
`jjamfe djr sjhl ecjst`y eurl mf tcl enrilf, jr wjrry-
mfe tcnt sjhltcmfe wm`` brllp mf tcrjuec tcl klirjjh
wmfijw!
Jd bjursl, jd bjursl. ]ju nrl qumtl rmect. Ou`mn,
mts oust n stjry. Fj flli tj wjrry! Mvl flvlr sllf nfy
subc hjfa! Nfi nclh! flmtclr cns nfyjfl l`sl.
Nfi wmtc nfjtclr nclh!, tcl prjdlssjr rlturfli
tj cms pjtntjls.
Ou`mn wns slft jdd tj kli lnr`y tcnt fmect. Clr ernfi-
hjtclr, stm`` fjt bjfvmfbli tcnt scl wnsft dlvlrmsc,
tubali clr mf ns md scl wlrl stm`` n `mtt`l emr`, udfeclr pm``jws nfi `mstlfmfe tj clr prnylrs. Rcl amssli clr
djrlclni nfi turfli jut tcl `mect, `lnvmfe Ou`mn n`jfl
wmtc clr tcjuects. Yclsl tcjuects prmhnrm`y bjfblrfli
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Wltlr, wcj wns stm`` nwnal p`nymfe wmtc cms bclhmstry slt.
Cl wns lxplrmhlftmfe wmtc eufpjwilr ns usun` tcl
kjy wns pjsmtmvl`y jkslssli wmtc k`jwmfe tcmfes up. Kut
Wltlr wns djrejttlf ns clr hmfi jfbl nenmf turfli tj
tcl enrilf.
Lvlf drjh tcms imstnfbl scl bju`i n`hjst slfsl
tcl sm`vlr e`jw. Rcl `ny nwnal, wjfilrmfe, uftm` tclcjusl wns inra nfi sm`lft kut djr tcl bustjhnry brlnas
jd nel. Nfi tclf scl wlft jfbl hjrl ijwf tcl stnmrs
nfi tcrjuec tcl brlnamfe ijjr tj clr enrilf.
Nenmf scl djufi clrsl`d irnwf tj tcl pjj`, eumili
ky tcl snhl hystlrmjus djrbl scl cni dl`t lnr`mlr tcnt
lvlfmfe. Rcl afl`t jf tcl ernss klsmil tcl wntlr, kntcli
mf n ecjst`y e`jw, fjt fjtmbmfe cjw tcl hmst drjh tcl
djuftnmf `ldt n sm`vlr stnmf jf clr nrh. Rcl pllrli ijwf
mftj mt, wntbcmfe clr jwf rllbtmjf. Mt dl`t `mal n entl-
wny. Mt dl`t `mal n klemffmfe.
Drjh illp wmtcmf tcl scnijws jd tcl trlls, ncjjili eurl wntbcli clr. Ywj bcm`irlf wlrl fllili
tj du``` tcl prjpclby wclf wju`i tcl jtclr npplnr:
Wltlr, rlnimfe mf kli ns usun`, clnri tcl cmfels wcllz-
mfe ijwfstnmrs Ou`mn cni rlturfli drjh clr hmifmect
prjw`, cl suppjsli. Cl b`jsli cms Rclr`jba Cj`hls
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fjvl` nfi nmi mt jf tcl fmectstnfi. Ycl hnstlr iltlbtmvl
wns jfbl nenmf jf tcl krmfa jd trmuhpc, kut trmuhpc
wju`i cnvl tj wnmt uftm` tjhjrrjw. ]nwfmfe, cl ejt jut
jd kli tj b`jsl tcl wmfijw. Cl `jjali ijwf nt tcl enr-
ilf kl`jw, dll`mfe n kmt lftrnfbli mf n wny tcnt wns fjt
rlhjtl`y sbmlftmb. Rj lftrnfbli, mf dnbt, tcnt cl imift
clnr cms smstlr klcmfi cmh uftm` scl spjal.Wrltty, msft mt:
Cl turfli nfi jjali nt clr wmtcjut rlbjefmtmjf
uftm` scl shm`li. Cl ermffli tjj tcl rst Ou`mn cni
sllf cmh rln``y shm`l mf sjhl tmhl. ]juvl ejt sm`vlr
studd n`` jvlr yju, cl pjmftli jut.
Drjh tcl djuftnmf, Ou`mn snmi. Rcl hjvli jvlr
tj tcl wmfijw. ]ju hmect n`hjst mhnemfl dnmrmls `mvmfe
ijwf tclrl. Mt dll`s lfbcnftli, ijlsft mt:
N kmt, cl nerlli, nfi tclf bnuect cmhsl`d. Lf-
bcnfthlft wns djr emr`s nfi bcm`irlf. Cl envl n cnrsc
`nuec. ]juvl kllf rlnimfe tjj hubcN`mbl mf Ujfilr-
`nfi, Ou`mn, cl snmi. N`` tcnt fjfslfsl nkjut prltlfi
wjr`is. N enrilf ms oust n enrilf. Ucy ij yju cnvl tj
rlni kjjas tcnt mhnemfl sjhl amfi jd jtclr wjr`i:
Yclrls hjrl tcnf lfjuec tj lxp`jrl mf tcms jfl!
Ou`mn e`nrli nt clr krjtclr. Kut Wltlr, wcnt md wlwlrl hlnft tj irlnh irlnhs: Ruppjsl wl cni kllf
emvlf tcl pjwlr tj irlnh jd jtclr wjr`is sj wl bju`i
sll jur jwf wjr`i mf n imddlrlft wny:
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Ijft kl sm``y, Ou`mn. Ul bnf lfojy enrilfs wmtc-
jut cnvmfe tj kl`mlvl tcnt dnmrmls `mvl ufilr tcl trlls.
Yrlls nrl trlls, nfi stnrs nrl stnrs. Yclyrl n`` hnil
up jd ntjhs. Rj nrl wl, mf dnbt. Ulrl fjtcmfe kut `jts
nfi `jts jd ntjhs, nfi tcnts n`` tclrl ms tj mt. Yclrls fj
lfbcnfthlft.
Ou`mn jppli jf tcl kli, n`rlniy drustrntli wmtctcl dnhm`mnr bjfvlrsntmjf. Wltlr tcl rln`mst, Wltlr tcl
sbmlftmst, cni nksj`utl`y fjmhnemfntmjf. Rurl`y tclrls
hjrl tj mt tcnf tcnt, Wltlr: Ucnt md tcms wjr`i ms jf`y
jfl jd hnfy: ]ju afjw, `mal rjjhs mf n kum`imfe. Ulrl
sj usli tj `mvmfe mf jf`y jfl jd tclh tcnt wl ijft rln`-
mzl tclrl nrl jtclrs. Klttlr jfls, hnykl.
Wltlr ynwfli, s`jw`y nfi il`mklrntl`y. N`` rmect,
Ou`mn. Ijft wjra yjursl`d mftj n t. Mh surl yju`` uf-
ilrstnfi klttlr wclf yjurl j`ilr, nfi yju wjft sll
dnmrmls jr l`vls jr enrilfs tcnt e`jw nt fmect.
]ju ijft sll tcl e`jw: Ou`mn nsali. N`` tcntsm`vlr `mect yju ijft sll mt:
Mts tcl hjjf, Ou`mn, snmi Wltlr, mf tcl pntrjf-
mzmfe hnfflr jd nf niu`t tj n yjufe bcm`i. Ou`mn wns
nffjyli.
Yclrls fj hjjf tjfmect, scl nffjufbli. Ul``,
n kmt, kut oust n s`mvlr. Fjt lfjuec tj emvl tcnt amfi jd
`mect. @jja Rcl cjppli up nfi pjmftli jut tcl wmf-
ijw nt tcl inra say.
Nfi tclrl wns fjtcmfe djr Wltlr tj sny.
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Ij yju sll: Ou`mn nsali. Ij yju sll tcnt mts
lfbcnftli:Mt . . . mt hust kl . . . Wltlr trnm`li jdd, bjfdusli.
Ou`mn emee`li nfi ernkkli cms cnfi.
Bjhl jf, imhwmt.
Yjeltclr tcly wlft tj tcl enrilf tnamfe
bnrl jf tcl brlnamfe stnmrs fjt tj wnal tclmr ernfi-
pnrlfts nfi Ou`mn li cmh tj tcl pjfi.Mts strjfelst clrl, scl snmi. M dll` ns md mts pu``-
mfe hl.
Mts pu``mfe us, snmi Wltlr. Cl scmvlrli nfi mt
wns tclf tcnt cl clnri cms fnhl. Mt wns `jw, sjdt sj
sjdt tcnt mt hmect cnvl oust kllf mf cms hmfi. Kut tclrl
wns nf jtclrwjr`i`mflss nkjut mt tcnt cl bju`ift qumtllxp`nmf.
Cl ernkkli Ou`mn scnrp`y ky tcl cnfi nfi stnrtli
djr tcl ijjr.
Ou`mn, wl flli tj elt knba mfsmil tcl cjusl. Mh-
hlimntl`y! cl cmssli. M ijft tcmfa wlrl sndl clrl.
Kut Ou`mn wns fjt `mstlfmfe tj Wltlr. Rcl wns stnrmfe
nt tcl wntlr, nfi nt clr rllbtmjf wmtcmf mt. Ycl mhnel
sllhli illplr strjfelr sjhlcjw. Hjrl rln` tcnf clr
jwf dnbl.
Ou`mn . . .
Ycnt vjmbl nenmf, bn``mfe clr fnhl. Bn``mfe clr
fnhl, `jvmfe`y nfi elft`y.
Wltlr ermppli clr cnfi cnrilr, ynfamfe clr knba
tjwnris tcl ijjrwny. Bjhl jf, Ou`mn. Yclrls sjhltcmfe
strnfel ejmfe jf. Ul scju`ift kl clrl. Yclrl wns n
fjtl jd pnfmb mf cms vjmbl.
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Kut Ou`mn pu``li clr cnfi drll. Mts tcl ijjr,
Wltlr. Mts tcl rnkkmt cj`l ijwf tj Ujfilr`nfi, ijft
yju sll:
Wltlr . . .
Yclrl msft n Ujfilr`nfi, tclrls fj lfbcnft-
hlft! Bjhl knba mfsmil!
Mts tcl ijjr, nfi M cnvl tj sll wcnts jf tcldnr smil. ]ju ej knba mfsmil md yju wnft tj. Ijft wjrry
nkjut hl. Wltlr cni flvlr clnri clr sjufi mal tcms sj
niu`t nfi slrlfl. Rjhltcmfe wns bcnfemfe clr . . . nfi
bcnfemfe cmh tjj. Cl slmzli cj`i jd clr cnfi nenmf kut
hnil fj nttlhpt tj irne clr knba tjwnris tcl cjusl
nfi mts sndlty. Rcl `mdtli clr clni nfi shm`li nt cmh, nfi
tjeltclr tcly stlppli mftj tcl inra wntlrs.