City of God, Sara Miles - Excerpt

7/22/2019 City of God, Sara Miles - Excerpt

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Off ribgts rnsnrvna. Id ojjeraodjn witg tgn ^.Z. Jepyribgt Ojt e` ?920, tgn sjoddidb,

upfeoaidb, oda nfnjtredij sgoridb e` ody port e` tgis keem witgeut tgn pnrhissied e`

tgn pukfisgnr is udfowùf pirojy oda tgn`t e` tgn outgers idtnffnjtuof prepnrty. I` yeu

weufa fimn te usn hotnriof `reh tgn keem (etgnr tgod èr rnvinw purpesns), prier

writtnd pnrhissied hust kn ektoidna ky jedtojtidb tgn pukfisgnr ot

pnrhissiedsCgkbuso.jeh. Qgodm yeu èr yeur suppert e` tgn outgers ribgts.

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Outgers Detn

Zidjn ;3?3, Ivn knnd port e` o breup enridb osgns eut-

aeers ed Osg Rnadnsaoy id Zod @rodjisjes Hissied

Aistrijt. is keem hestfy èffews hy nxpnrindjns auridb

edn aoy, Osg Rnadnsaoy, ;3?;= bivnd tgn gudarnas e`

ndjeudtnrs, tgeubg, sehn e` hy detns oda eksnrvotieds

`reh etgnr ynors hoy kn hixna id.

Ivn jgodbna antoifs okeut idaiviauofs id sehn josnste pretnjt privojy wgnd rnqunstna, oda Ivn usna psnuae-

dyhs (rst dohns edfy) èr o `nw pnepfn id tgis keem=

etgnrwisn, pnepfn orn iandtina ky tgnir ojtuof rst oda

fost dohns. I òjt-jgnjmna idtnrvinws, os wnff os tgn jed-

vnrsotieds I wretn aewd `reh hnhery= ody nrrers id

rnpertidb orn hy ewd.

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Idtreaujtied

Okeut èurtnnd ynors obe, I teem hy rst jehhudied. I

goadt mdewdid òjt, goadt rnhetnfy jedsianrnatgot

I wos feemidb èr Bea. I aiadt knfinvn id Bea< I wos lust

pemidb hy gnoa idte od idtnrnstidb-feemidb kuifaidb te

snn wgot wos beidb ed. Evnr tgn dnxt anjoan, kueyna ky

tgn prehisn tgot o mdejmna-ed aeer wiff kn epndna, Ispndt o fet e` tihn id jgurjgns, snnmidboda sehntihns

nvnd daidbBea.

I` yeu wodt te da Bea, feem idsian o jgurjg. ot

aensdt snnh udrnosedokfn te hest Jgristiods, er nvnd

te udknfinvnrs fimn tgn edn I wos. Kut it isdt tgn wgefn

stery.Zt. Brnbery e` Dysso Npisjepof Jgurjg id Zod @rod-

jisje, wgnrn I teem tgot krnoa, wos tgn pfojn I rst nd-

jeudtnrna proynr, tgn Kikfn, sojrohndtsoda etgnr

Jgristiods. Its wgnrn I wos koptizna, wgnrn I wos toubgt

okeut tgn òitg, oda wgnrn, idspirna ky jehhudied, I

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stortna o èea podtry, snt up ribgt oreuda tgn sohn oftor.

It knjohn tgn pfojn I wermna, os o foy prnojgnr, poster,

oda fiturbist= tgn pfojn I wretn okeut, oda o pertof idte off

midas e` etgnr jgurjg jehhuditins.

Oda tgnd, lust os I wos bnttidb usna te tgn iano e`

wermidb idsian tgn Jgurjg, èr wgot hy prinst `rinda Souf

joffs tgn jehpody oda hy poster `rinda Doaio joffs tgn

Lnsus kusidnss, I wos arivnd eutsian ky tgn get krnotg e`

tgn Gefy Zpirit. Kojm wgnrn I stortna< eutsian tgn kuifa-

idb oda feemidb èr Bea.

Id tgn ynors Ivn knnd o Jgristiod, o fet e` etgnr Jgris-

tiods govn fn`t tgn kuifaidb, tee< er, hern ojjurotnfy, tgny

govn èuda woys te ndjeudtnr Bea eutsian tgn keuda-orins e` wgot goppnds idsian jgurjgns ed Zudaoy herd-

idbs. Jgurjg, id tgn sndsn e` o aisjrntn, snt-osian rituof

spojn rud ky snt-osian rnfibieus pre`nssiedofs, is pnrgops

wnomnr os od idstitutied id tgn ^ditna Ztotns tgod its

nvnr knnd. Rgifn rnfibieus uiaity oda andehidotied-

switjgidb ohedb Jgristiods orn idjrnosidboda tgnduhknrs e` ded-Jgristiod knfinvnrs orn brewidbo sib-

dijodt duhknr e` Ohnrijods govn lust steppna portiji-

potidb id rnfibied, witg ùffy o quortnr e` off oaufts udanr

tgirty soyidb tgny govn de rnfibieus ofiotied ot off.

Ojress tgn jeudtry, hoidfidn Sretnstodt jedbrnbotieds orn

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jedsistndtfy bnttidb efanr oda shoffnr, witg hody e` tgnh

foyidb e sto oda jfesidb tgnir aeers.

Oda ynt tgnrns o brewidb dntwerm e` udgeusna jed-

brnbotieds hnntidb eutaeers te snrvn pnepfn wge fivn ed

tgn strnnts= off midas e` dnw pukfij rituofs e` kfnssidb (e`

kijyjfns, e` pnts, e` kojmpojms) orn tomidb pfojn id porms

oda ed sianwofms= tgnrns o rnidviberotna idtnrnst id eut-

aeer prejnssieds èr `nost aoys oda èr Gefy Rnnm= tgnrn

orn gudarnas e` jgurjgns enridb osgns eutsian èr Osg

Rnadnsaoy.

is keem isdt okeut gew te x er sovn er rnidvndt

jgurjg= its det o hoduof èr aeidb eutaeer fiturbins er

o pefnhij oboidst idaeer wersgip. Its sihpfy tgn stery e`gew I knbod te aisjevnr òitg id tgn strnnts e` hy jity

nspnjioffy tgreubg tgn fiturbins e` Osg Rnadnsaoy, witg

tgnir rnjebditied e` jehhed hertofity oda tgnir joff èr

rnpndtodjn oda jgodbn.

Rgifn Bea is rnhormokfy nxikfn okeut sgewidb up

odywgnrnid tgn ansnrt, id o hodbnr, id o kurdidb kusg,er id o prised jnfftgn nyns e` hy ewd òitg snn tgn hest

ed urkod strnnts. @er hn, poroaisn is o borand, kut gnovnd

is o jity.

eubg prepgnts tnda te ansjrikn tgn gnovndfy jity

witg òdtosy-Korkin ihobnry tgot fnods gnovify ed befand

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rekns, spormfidb èudtoids, oda prnjieus stedns, tgn oj-

tuof urkod pfojn Ivn fivna id èr hern tgod twndty

ynorstgn Hissied Aistrijt e` Zod @rodjisjegos

jgodbna hy vinw e` gnovnd. Os tgn Hissied poidùffy

mnnps sgopidb hy Jgristiodity, I knbid te snn gew tgn

dnw Lnrusofnh hibgt feem fnss fimn o pieus Aisdnyfoda

oda hern fimnwnff, fimn tgn Dnw Lnrusofnh keanbo

rud ky Zyriod Jgristiods tgot I truabn post ed hy woy te

werm, its aidby pidm `redt pfostnrna evnr witg Hiffnr knnr

sibds, its ndtgusiostij, udsgovnd ewdnr wovidb oda shif-

idb nojg dnw aoy os gn epnds tgn aeer te wnfjehn id o

strobbfidb, pefybfet poroan e` sjgeefmias, dursns, wides,

oda aoy fokernrs.I knbid te snn tgot jity-dnss, det dnjnssorify prnttidnss,

hibgt kn o jgorojtnristij sibd e` gnovnd. Znxinr oda hern

knoutiùf tgod Nand, tgn jity e` Bea is o jrewana, kusy

pfojn lohhna witg fodbuobns oda pnepfns, idjfuaidb tgn

edns wge orbun idjnssodtfy witg edn odetgnr. O pfojn

se hixna, se foynrna, oda opporndtfy ihpurn tgot it pre-jfoihs o fevn vostnr tgod guhods jod jehn up witg ed

eur ewd. O pfojn os surprisidb oda bndnreus os tgn sgnnt

ùff e` èrhnrfy udjfnod èea id tgn Keem e` Ojts tgot

turds Sntnr `reh gnovnds botnmnnpnr idte its aozzfna

snrvodt.

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Id tgn jity e` Bea, o rivnr e` fi`n ews `reh tgn sidbfn

seurjn e` gefidnss, wgifn o kndt strnnt trnn, jrojmidb epnd

tgn sianwofm witg its teubg reets, enrs its fnovns `er tgn

gnofidb e` off tgn dotieds.

n jity e` Bea. Gnrn it is. Gnovnd, ed nortg.

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jgoptnr edn

It wos jehpfntnfy aorm wgnd I wemn up ed tgn herdidb

e` Osg Rnadnsaoy, ;3?;, oda vnry stiff. n prnaowd

strnnts e` hy Zod @rodjisje dnibgkergeea, tgn Hissied,

wnrn nhpty, oda ed tgn jerdnr o stoda e` kfeehidb of-heda trnns bfnohna wgitn oboidst o wgitn geusn tgot

snnhna te fnvitotn evnr tgn airty broy sianwofm.

I bet id hy jor oda gnoana tewora Zt. Brnbery e`

Dysso Npisjepof Jgurjg, okeut o hifn oda o gof` owoy id

Setrnre Giff, wgnrn I wos wermidb ed sto os o foy hid-

istnr. Rn weufa kn gefaidb tgrnn snrvijns tgot aoy< tweot Zt. Brnberysot snvnd id tgn herdidb oda snvnd id

tgn nvndidboda edn eutaeers, id tgn o`tnrdeed, enr-

idb osgns ed tgn strnnts e` tgn Hissied. I pfoddna te tomn

port id tgnh off.

Ed Qunsaoy o`tnrdeed, Ia spndt geurs tomidb aewd

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off tgn befa foh oda kribgt wgitn koddnrs wn usna te

jnfnkrotn Npipgody, tgn snosed e` fibgt, oda aropna tgn

wersgip spojn witg tgn sehknr huajfetg e` Fndt, reubg

krewd òkrij `reh O`rijo stohpna witg kfojm bnehntrij

fidns. Ed stodas ot tgn ndtrywoy, Ia pfojna ijeds e` o

serrewidb Pirbid Hory oda Lnsus= I ofse snt eut kewfs e`

knnswox jodafns id `redt e` od ijed sgewidb tgn prepgnt

Ohes udùrfidb o sjreff< Fnt lustijn reff aewd fimn rivnrs,

its befa fnttnridb prejfoihna. nrn wos odetgnr, e` tgn

hoa, arnoafejmna Legd tgn Koptist rodtidb okeut vipnrs

oda jehidb trikufotieds. Zt. Brnberys rnjter, hy `rinda

Souf @rehknrb, wos od ijedebropgnr gihsnf`, oda goa

bivnd hn idstrujtieds ed jgeesidb tgn ribgt ihobns èrFndt.

Srepgnts, ofwoys opprepriotn, gn soia. Oda Hory, e`

jeursn. Zgn bens odywgnrn.

Ot oreuda snvnd Qunsaoy nvndidb, Ia doffy disgna.

I fn`t tgn jgurjg, gnoaidb aewd Setrnre Giff kojm tewora

tgn Hissied, homidb o step ed tgn woy ot tgn Zod @rod-jisje Bndnrof Gespitof te pijm up hy wi`n Hortgo, wge

wermna os o dursn id tgn weuda jfidij. Zgn john te tgn

jurk wnoridb brnnd sjruks oda sfia idte tgn `redt snot witg

o sibg. Fedb aoy, sgn soia. It wos ofwoys o fedb aoy.

Rn wnrn ketg rnoay te jrosg, kut wna knnd jolefna

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idte ottndaidb o rnoffy ihpertodt jehhudity hnntidb

erbodizna ky o Jgijode ojtivist wgesn mias goa bedn

te nfnhndtory sjgeef fedb obe witg eur aoubgtnr. Edn

geur, I prehisna Hortgo os wn pormna kngida tgn fittfn

Zpodisg-fodbuobn Futgnrod jgurjg dnor eur gehn. nd

its knatihn. I govn te kn ot werm ky six teherrew te

snt up witg Horm èr tgn norfy Osg Rnadnsaoy snrvijn.

Hortgo, o snjufor Lnw, aiadt ofwoys mnnp trojm e` tgn

Jgristiod jofndaor, kut sgn wos potindt. @idn witg hn,

sgn soia.

Idsian tgn hnssy hnntidb reeh, eur `rinda wos gefa-

idb èrtg, jgippnr os ofwoys. Gn spertna o pedytoif oda o

sjrobbfy knora dew, oda gn wern o fittfn jrujix oreudagis dnjm. nrn wnrn o `nw etgnr pnepfn `reh eur kfejm,

idjfuaidb [ijorae, od nobnr erbodiznr Ia mdewd sidjn gn

wos nfnvnd ynors efa, oda sehn udied buys wge goa er-

anrna id brnosy jgnnsn pizzo èr nvnryedn. Rn bet tgnrn

o fittfn fotn, se tgn obndao wosdt tetoffy jfnor. [ijorae

wodtna te tofm okeut steppidb o jgoid supnrhormnt `rehhevidb idte tgn Hissied. O dnibgker wgesn dohn Ia

dnvnr fnordna, o squot, surfy efanr hod, wodtna te tofm

okeut pudisgidb tgn wijmna anfidqundts wge aisrnspnjtna

privotn prepnrty oda tgrnw borkobn ed tgn strnnts. I

wodtna te fnovn norfy. Qndbe qun trokolor kind tnhprodite

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nd fo hoodo, I nxpfoidna te tgn breup opefebntijoffy.

Hinrjefns an jndizo, betto werm norfy teherrew, its Osg

Rnadnsaoy.

Eg, hod, hinrjefns an jndizo5 soia tgn erbodiznr.

Rew, ofrnoay5 I aiadt rnhnhknr. [ijorae, fnts disg up

oda snda eut hidutns. Emoy, Zoro,hulnr, des vnhes, snn

yeu seed, joff hn.

Osgns te osgns, soia Hortgo wgnd wn bet gehn. Zgn

missna hn. Ih rnoffy nxgoustna. Gew norfy ae yeu govn

te kn ot werm oboid5

It wosdt quitn six id tgn herdidb os I arevn tewora Zt.

Brnberys, sippidb jenn `reh o jgippna hub. n strnnts

snnhna quint `er o Rnadnsaoy, oda hest e` tgn fittfn

jerdnr sterns id hy dnibgkergeea wnrn jfesna up tibgt

kngida tgnir hntof botns, tgeubg I jeufa snn twe hnd of-rnoay ot werm idsian o shoff Hnxijod komnry, fi`tidb troys

e` reffs oda postrins eut e` tgn evnd. Sossidb tgreubg tgn

Hissied oda up o stnnp giff, I john aewd evnr tgn jrnst

idte Setrnre Giff, ofedb o strnnt tgot suaandfy yinfana o

fedb, wian vinw e` tgn jity oda tgn Eomfoda pert, witg

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todmnr sgips wnibgtfnssfy suspndana evnr bfossy sifvnr wo-

tnr, oda te tgn dertgnost tgn fibgts e` tgn Koy Kriabn. I

pormna ky tgn krnwnry ojress tgn strnnt `reh Zt. Brnberys

oda wofmna up te tgn jgurjgs gnovy, jorvna `redt aeers.

ny wnrn sgut, oda tgn turrntna, weea-sgidbfna kuifaidb

feemna aorm.

Zt. Brnberys aeers epnd airnjtfy idte o spojieus re-

tudao, udùrdisgna nxjnpt èr o reuda weeand oftor tokfn

èr jehhudied ot tgn jndtnr, oda o heduhndtof ijed

e` fi`n-sizn aodjidb soidts poidtna ed tgn woffs okevn.

Knyeda o tgijmnt e` stodaidb Ntgiepiod Ertgeaex sifvnr

jressns, tgnrns o snotidb orno wgnrn pnepfn fistnd te Zjrip-

turn oda snrheds. Eutsian, tgreubg toff aeers, yeu jodbfihpsn tgn wotnrs e` tgn koptishof èdt, jorvna `reh o

gubn stedn keufanr oda snt id tgn dorrew, ivy-jevnrna sian

e` o giff.

Hody visiters te Zt. Brnberys, arowd ky its rnputotied

èr nxpnrihndtof fiturby, ossuhn wn hust kn o sert e`

heanrd, gippin, odytgidb-bens mida e` jedbrnbotied. Idòjt, Zt. Brnberys is udokosgnafy efa-sjgeeflust det id

tgn òhifior didntnndtg-jndtury Odbfepgifn styfn e` hest

Npisjepof porisgns. nrns o fet e` jefer< pridtna sifms

aropna nvnrywgnrn, pidm oda befa oda kribgt kfun vnst-

hndts, nvnd spormfy fiturbijof uhkrnffos. nrns o fet e`

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Lnsus, oda e` Hory, oda auridb tgn wnnm, ot tgn èea

podtry, o fet e` petotens oda edieds pifn up oreuda tgnir

knoutiùf ihobns id tgn retudao. Snepfn hevn tgreubg

tgn spojn jgodtidb odjindt gyhds= tgny e``nr spedto-

dneus proynrs ofeua, miss tgn Bespnf keem `nrvndtfy,

aodjn kndnotg tgn soidts oreuda tgn oftor. ny poidt

ijeds, writn husij, komn krnoa, foy swnoty godas ed edn

odetgnr id kfnssidb. Rersgip ot Zt. Brnberys is hnodt

te e``nr o ùff-keay nxpnrindjn e` Bea, det lust jgottnr

okeutBea= it isdt ofwoys jehèrtokfn, kut it snfaeh `nnfs

retn.

I pudjgna id hy oforh jean oda ndtnrna tgn jgurjg,

pousidb te teujg tgn ijed e` Hory. O sidbfn fibgt wosed id tgn mitjgnd< Horm Sritjgora wos ofrnoay tgnrn,

puffidb jokidnt aeers epnd. Gn wos wnoridb kfojm lnods

oda o swnotsgirt, oda goa o tomneut jup e` jenn ed

tgn jeudtnr. Emoy, I bivn up, Horm brnntna hn, o

fittfn jrokkify. Rgnrn orn tgn osgns5 I hnod, isdt itOsg

Rnadnsaoy5Qwndty ynors knèrn, wgnd I hevna te tgn Hissied,

Horm wos edn e` tgn rst pnepfn I hnt tgnrn. Gn snnhna

fimn lust odetgnr jeef kisnxuof ortist wge stoyna up fotn,

reohidb `reh aivn kors te aorm porms te [na Aeros

fnskiod jo`, pnrèrhidb Jorpndtnrs sedbs witg iredij

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opfehk ed gis aermy fittfn Josie mnykeora oda gefaidb

aewd od ejn tnhp lek.

Horm wos o prefij writnr wgesn sterins wnrn ùddy,

idsibgtùf, oda wifafy perdebropgij= gn wos o gorawerm-

idb naiter wge, witg gis kriffiodt fevnr Jris Butinrrnz,

pukfisgna tgn udanrbreuda zidn@ribgtnd tgn Gersns. Gn

wos o feyof oda gnfpùf `rinda, ofwoys rnoay te jgnnr up o

anprnssna writnr er `nrry o hod witg OIAZ te tgn aejter

er govn jenn witg fest seufs fimn hn, id kntwnnd gnfp-

idb Jris rnjevnr `reh kojm surbnrins er ruddidb ndafnss

nrrodas èr gnr nfanrfy, dutty Zofvoaerod oudt.

Jris oda Horm, èrhnr gibg sjgeef tnojgnrs id tgn

Hissied, wnrn ofse ojtivists< sgn vefudtnnrna witg ihhi-brodts snnmidb osyfuh oda tndodts bgtidb nvijtied. Horm

gnfpna stort Ztrnnt Sotref, o Buoraiod Odbnfsidspirna

breup tgot horjgna tgreubg tgn strnnts e` tgn Jostre ot

dibgt te antnr boy-kosgidbs, anjmna eut id fnotgnr lojmnts

oda get pidm knrnts. Ia leidna up edn suddy o`tnrdeed

id Aeferns Sorm, wgnrn Horm wos troididb pnepfn gewte bnt git witgeut bnttidb gurt. Ztredb oda stejmy, witg

kuzz-jut erodbn goir, OJQ-^S stijmnrs off evnr gis lojmnt,

oda o tedbun pinrjidb, Horm feemna fimn ody teubg wgitn

Hissied qunnr kut seudana fimn tgn midanst byh tnojgnr

ed tgn pfodnt. Gup! gn soia ndjeurobidbfy, os I bet

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mdejmna aewd ky odetgnr strnnt potreffnr oda reffna evnr.

^psy-aoisy, beea try! Fnts ae it edn hern tihn.

Horm, te hy brnot surprisn, turdna eut te kn o proj-

tijidb Jgristiod< o Futgnrod, id òjt, wge ottndana o

stnnpfna jgurjg nvnry Zudaoy, wgnrn gn sot id o weeand

pnw oda sodb nordnst, efa-òsgiedna gyhds. Ot tgn tihn,

I aiadt mdew odyedn nfsn wge wos o Jgristiod< Zod @rod-

jisje, witg edn e` tgn fewnst rotns e` jgurjg ottndaodjn

e` ody jity id tgn dotied, t hy ewd rnfibieus prefn pnr-

`njtfy. I goadt bedn te jgurjg os o jgifa= I arnw o kfodm

wgnd it john te Kikfn sterins, Zudaoy sjgeef, Jgristhos

Nvn snrvijns, er sedbs okeut Lnsus. Horm aiadt tofm okeut

ody e` tgot, tgeubg, se I hestfy jedsianrna gis òitg lustedn hern quirmy prn`nrndjn, fimn o èdadnss èr jersnts, e`

de portijufor ihpert id tgn evnroff sjgnhn e` tgidbs.

Ynt wgnd, ynors fotnr, I stuhkfna idte Zt. Brnberys

wgntgnr ky ojjiandt er ky tgn brojn e` tgn Gefy Zpirit,

kut id ody josn uttnrfy witgeut prnhnaitotiedit wos

Horm I turdna te, anspnrotn èr sehn kosij idstrujtied.Ia knnd kfidasiana ky hy udpfoddna rst jehhudied,

turdna upsian aewd ky notidb tgot krnoa oda aridmidb

tgot widn oda daidb Bea, wgeh I aiadt knfinvn id, ofivn

id hy heutg. It wos ofhest fimn knidb tomnd aewd ky

tgn Ztrnnt Sotref birf witg o kfojm knft id oimiae. Rgot

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goppndna5 I wodtna te osm Horm. Rgot tgn gnff wostgot

okeut5Dewwgot5

I rnoa Zihedn Rnifs wordidb okeut jedvnrsied< o Lnw

oda fn`tist idtnffnjtuof id @rodjn auridb tgn Znjeda Rerfa

Ror, sgn goa det pfoddna te da Lnsus, nitgnr, oda tgeubg

o gudarna tihns hern fnordna tgod I, goa knnd nquoffy

oforhna okeut tgn ihpfijotieds wgnd sgn aia. I` tgnrn

is o Bea, sgn wretn, it is det od idsibdijodt òjt, kut

sehntgidb tgot rnquirns o roaijof rntgidmidb e`nvnry fittfn

tgidb. Yeur mdewfnabn e` Bea jodt kn jedsianrna os edn

òjt ohedb hody. Yeu govn te kridb off tgn etgnr òjts

idte fidn witg tgn òjt e` Bea.

Oda se, jfuhsify, I trina. Horm wos, os usuof, bfoa te kngnfpùf< det portijuforfy rna up okeut hy jedvnrsied kut

hnrjiùffy hottnr-e`-òjt. Gna dnvnr hidana hy fojm e`

rnfibied< Jris wosdt o knfinvnr, oda gis pnrèrhodjn-ortist,

strippnr, jeudtnrjufturof `rindas wnrn bndnroffy sgejmna te

fnord gn wndt te jgurjgtgeubg, os Horm peidtna eut,

I` I soia I wndt te tgn \nd Jndtnr, dekeay weufa tgidmtwijn.

Horm kreubgt hn te snrvijns ot gis jgurjg, Zt. @rodjis

Futgnrod, wgnrn o `rindafy fnskiod poster id o roidkew

stefn prnojgna, sert e` keridbfy, okeut sejiof lustijn. Horm

ojjehpodina hn te Zt. Brnberys, tgn pfojn wgnrn Ia

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tostna Bea, oda bohnfy leidna id tgot jedbrnbotieds

andsn, o joppnffo gorhedins. Gn fndt hn o jeupfn e`

keems ky ehos Hnrted oda jedtiduna te sgew hn gis

airty sterins. Rgnd, o`tnr o ynor er se e` odbuisgna strub-

bfn, I anjiana te bivn up oda kn koptizna ot Zt. Brnberys,

Horm enrna te snrvn os hy beaòtgnr. Gis goir, de fedbnr

erodbn, wos broyidb o kit ot tgn tnhpfns, kut gn goa tgn

sohn rnossuridb sefiaity. Riff yeu, ky yeur proynrs oda

witdnss, gnfp tgis pnrsed te brew idte tgn ùff stoturn e`

Jgrist5 tgn prinst osmna Horm, wge wos stodaidb dnxt te

hn ot tgn eutaeer koptishof èdt, wnoridb o dijn kfoznr

èr tgn ejjosied. Ritg Beas gnfp, I wiff, gn soia rhfy.

Ritgid o `nw ynors, Horm, tgeubg rntoididb gis ribgtte knft eut bfeehy Futgnrod gyhds wgndnvnr gn `nft

fimn it, goa stortna te wersgip ot Zt. Brnberys, tee. It

goa knjehn hy gehn jgurjg oda tgn rijg jndtnr e` hy

dnw fi`n. I stortna o èea podtry ot Zt. Brnberys, enr-

idb `rnn brejnrins te gudarnas e` òhifins id o sert e` `rnn

òrhnrs hormnt snt up ribgt oreuda tgn oftor= I bet id-vefvna id pfoddidb fiturbins oda knbod prnojgidb, oda

nvndtuoffy wos girna port-tihn ky Souf te airnjt posterof

jorn. Ky ;3?;, Horm oda I wnrn ketg rnbuforfy snrvidb os

foy fnoanrs ot tgn Nujgorist ed Zudaoys= nvnry wnnmaoy ot

nibgt wn sodb herdidb proynr tebntgnr, jgodtidb Ssofhs

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er sittidb jehpodiedokfy id sifndjn kndnotg tgn ijeds, efa

`rindas id o dnw pfojn.

Gnrn, I soia, epndidb tgn jokidnt wgnrn wn mnpt tno

kobs, subor pojmnts, oda hisjnffodneus popnr beeas, oda

godana Horm tgn osgns. Rna prnporna tgnh `reh tgesn

brnot triuhpgof pofh `redas usna id Zt. Brnberys pre-

jnssied ed Sofh Zudaoy, ot tgn knbiddidb e` fost ynors

Gefy Rnnm, wgnd wn goifna Lnsus os midb tgnd gewfna èr

gis nxnjutied. Horm goa erbodizna o breup e` hojgntn-

winfaidb `rindas te jut pofh krodjgns `reh o porisg-

iednrs yora, stroppna tgnh te tgn tep e` gis stotied

wobed witg kudbnn jeras, oda arivnd tgreubg o jor wosg

te ridsn tgnh e knèrn geistidb tgnh up id tgn jgurjg.ny wnrn knoutiùf< gubn prngisterij krodjgns tgot

swoyna `reh tgn gibg ro`tnrs oda aeerwoys e` Zt. Brnb-

erys. Rn fn`t o jeupfn up tgreubg Nostnr, tgnd arobbna

tgnh eut idte o jerdnr e` tgn kojmyora, wgnrn tgny wnrn

auhpna idte od udsibgtfy pifn witg sehn trnn trihhidbs

oda krusg udtif tgn suhhnr, wgnd Horm oda I betoreuda te gojmidb tgn krodjgns up idte fittfn pinjns, jeh-

pestidb hest e` tgnh oda doffy kurdidb o godaùf.

Sofhs orn nxtroeraidorify gora te snt ed rn, oda it teem

snvnrof trins, kut ot fost wn bet okeut gof` o jup e` osgns,

wgijg wn pusgna tgreubg o sinvn idte twe shoff jnrohij

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kewfs oda tgnd stujm id o jerdnr e` tgn mitjgnd te sovn

èr Osg Rnadnsaoy.

Osgns orn wgot o rn joddet kurd. Rgots fn`t evnr o`-

tnr o rn, er `reh o fi`n. Dew Horm oda I jorrina tgn

osgns eut idte tgn aorm jgurjg, ofedb witg twe reuda

feovns e` `rnsg krnoa oda o bfoss obed e` swnnt, stijmy

widn èr jehhudied. I pfojna husij keems ed jgoirs oda

hormna tgn keem e` rnoaidbs ot tgn fnjtnrd< Srepgnts, of-

woys opprepriotn. Dnor tgn aeers, wn foia kewfs e` worh

wotnr ed o tokfn witg sehn èfana tewnfs, se pnepfn jeufa

jgeesn te wosg tgn osgns e tgnir òjns knèrn fnovidb

jgurjg, èffewidb Lnsus oaheditied te knworn e` proj-

tijidb yeur pinty knèrn etgnrs id eranr te kn snnd kytgnh.

O`tnr wn fit tgn eif fohps godbidb evnr tgn oftor, it wos

ofhest six tgirty. Zt. Brnberys husij airnjter oda jodter,

Zodèra Aefn, goa ofrnoay sfippna id oda quijmfy gnoana

te tgn snotidb orno wgnrn gna epnd tgn snrvijn witg jgodt-

idb. Horm oda I wndt te tgn vnstry te bnt arnssna id tgnfedb, eer-swnnpidb kfojm jossejms I anjiana weufa sib-

di`y eur opprepriotnfy snrieus Fndtnd ottituan. I tujmna

owoy tgn fittfn Pirbid e` Buoaofupn hnaoffied I ofwoys

wern, oda wos rnojgidb idsian Horms jossejm te òstnd gis

jeffor kutted èr gih, wgnd Souf strean id, òr tee ndnr-

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bntijoffy èr tgn geur, oda jerrnjtna hy ibderodt histomn

id gis outgeritotivn rnjter veijn. De! Rgitn! soia Souf.

Ofwoys wnor wgitn wgnd wnrn jnfnkrotidb tgn Nujgorist!

It hnods rnsurrnjtied! Jgodbn yeur jfetgns!

Fimn Horm, Souf wos eribidoffy `reh Geusted. O kib,

stredb, Lnsus-fevidb boy hod, Soufs jedstodt wisnjrojms

jeufadt ndtirnfy eksjurn gis nderheus idtnffnjt er gis

òitg. Gis hnhery wos uddnrvidbfy beea< Souf jeufa

rottfn e huftipfn gyhd vnrsns `reh tgn jedsnrvotivn

Jgurjg e` Jgrist gn brnw up id, ndtirn Odbfijod fitodins,

oda kib jgudms e` ?973s tnfnvisied sgews, wera èr wera.

Fnt us prnporn eursnfvns èr spirituof nerts, gn pre-

deudjna brodafy, os gn wndt evnr te tgn rojms e` vnst-hndts oda stortna ippidb tgreubg tgn prinsts stefns.

I mdnw Souf wos quetidb `reh sehn port e` eur Osg

Rnadnsaoy fiturby, kut it wosdt udtif gn stortna guh-

hidb tgot I joubgt ed oda rnhnhknrna it wos `reh od

Ertgeaex jgodt.

Fnt us knbid tgn òst witg ley, sehntgidb sehntgidborher e` fibgt5 I osmna. ots it, soia Souf, pijmidb eut

o krewd huajfetg stefn te wnor. Oda foy osian tgn werms

e` aormdnss oda put ed tgn orher e` fibgt.

Dijn, soia Horm. Rn swoppna eur jossejms èr wgitn

ofks. Os wn stroibgtndna tgnh eut, Souf godana us tgrnn-

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ridb kidanrs gefaidb tgn dof sjripts gna prnporna. Gn

feemna pfnosna.

Osg Rnadnsaoy is rnoffy beea èr tgn jgurjg, Souf

soia. I feemna ot hy `rinda oda tgeubgt gew aijuft it

hust kn èr gih, sehntihns, te jedtoid gis `nrvndt òitg

idsian tgn jedvndtieds e` tgn idstitutied. Det lust èr id-

aiviauofs. n etgnr tgrnn gudarna sixty-èur aoys e` tgn

ynor, wn tgidm wnrn dn. Rn tgidm wnrn det beidb te ain,

i` wn lust twnom eur husij er eur jenn geur er tgn osse-

jiotn rnjters dnw prebroh. Ed Osg Rnadnsaoy wn govn

te rnofizn, wn govn tejerperotnfyrnofizn, tgot wn orn jeh-

pfntnfy eut e` jedtref.

I pnnmna eut `reh tgn vnstry idte tgn snotidb orno e`tgn jgurjg. Zodèra, o toff, trih wgitn hod witg o gibg

èrngnoa, wos ofrnoay id tgn jodters jgoir. n jgurjg

usna de idstruhndts id wersgip, kut Zodèra goa od

ohozidb okifity te jeox ùff, knoutiùf gorhedins `reh

dedpre`nssiedof sidbnrs, nvnd tgesn wge jeufadt rnoa

husij oda idsistna tgny jeufadt sidb. I lust fevn tgn hu-sij eut e` tgnh, gna nxpfoidna edjn. Ritg gih, woitidb

èr tgn snrvijn te knbid, wnrn twndty er se pnepfn id rews

e` jgoirs òjidb nojg etgnr ojress o dorrew pfotèrh. Hest

wnrn sittidb quintfy, tgeubg Pim Zfnd, o kfeda snhidoriod,

wos ed gis mdnns, proyidb. nrn wnrn o `nw strodbnrs, tee,

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wgeh Ia dnvnr snnd kn`ern ot Zt. Brnberys. I wedanrna

wgot ihpufsn er gokit er annp dnna goa arivnd tgnh, se

norfy id tgn herdidb, te da o kuifaidb wgnrn tgny jeufa

eksnrvn Osg Rnadnsaoy.

Jehroan Hifns5 soia Souf, idtnrruptidb hy rnvnrin.

Gn godana Horm o anojeds jodafn oda pijmna up gis

gnovy prnsianrs jress. Jgep jgep, its ofhest snvnd.

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