Ken Holt Mystery #18 The Mystery of the Sultan's Scimitar

7/23/2019 Ken Holt Mystery #18 The Mystery of the Sultan's Scimitar

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tab`tl`r lurrd`hcy, gfawdfb tl`y wauch ba av`r dts

h`tjdcs jbjdf wl`f tl`y ljh ear` tde`.

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r`pcy ta tljt cjst rèjrg ai yaurs `v`f di w` ljh tl`tde`.

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tlès`cv`s df j orajh ljcc wldkl s`è`h ta str`tkljl`jh ai tlè tl` iucc h`ptl ai tl` oudchdfb. Xa tl`dr cìtjfh rdblt w`r` fjrraw`r karrdhars pjrjcc`cdfb tl` iraft

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ai tl` jfkd`ft kdty ai Gfassas, af tl` dscjfh ai Kr`t`.

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saufh s`è`h ta kae` irae tl` M`w`c _aae, wldkl

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j tldrh.

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kaeejfhs ta kc`jr j pjtl iar tlès`cv`s tlraubl tl`

krawh. O`ldfh tlè lurrd`h j wldt`-ufdiare`h furs`, j

ocjkg ojb l`ch oìar` l`r cdg` j sld`ch.Xl` f`xt eae`fts w`r` idcc`h wdtl kafiusdaf. G`f

jfh [jfhy w`r` s`pjrjt`h irae ^jppjs js tl` Br``g

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g``p ^jppjs df sdblt.

Bujrhs w`r` ljstdcy kc`jrdfb tl` M`w`c _aae, urbdfb

tl` krawh ta hdsp`rs` tawjrh tl` ejdf `ftrjfk` artawjrh tl` stjdrs.

Js tl` raae èptd`h, tl` oays kauch s`` j waejfcydfb af tl` icaar f`jr tl` rjdc`h-aii kjs`. Jfatl`r

waejf sjt luhhc`h af j o`fkl f`jroy. Xwa ear`bujrhs lurrd`h up irae tl` hdr`ktdaf ai tl` `ftrjfk`, af`

ai tlè kjrrydfb j racc`h-up str`tkl`r.

G`f eatdaf`h [jfhy ta iaccaw. Xl` jr`j must o`caw

tlè ljh kc`jr`h suiidkd`ftcy iar tlè ta ejg` tl`dr wjy


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tlraubl dt. ^jppjs ljh staah lds braufh f`jr tl` M`w`c

_aae haar.

Fatldfb ta o` jcjre`h joaut, D bu`ss, ^jppjs sjdhwl`f tl`y r`jkl`h lde. Xl`yr` sjydfb tljt tl` waejf

af tl` icaar tl`r` ljh jf `pdc`ptdk s`dzur`. J idt, yau

sjy1 Dt wjs tl` atl`r waejf wla skr`je`htl` af` aftl` o`fkl. [l` wjs must irdblt`f`h, D tldfg.

[jfhy fahh`h. J s`dzur` kjf o` j skjry tldfb ta s``,

di yauv` f`v`r s``f af` oìar`.

Xl` waejf af tl` icaar wjs o`dfb cdit`h afta tl`str`tkl`r. Xwa bujrhs pdkg`h l`r up jfh kjrrd`h l`r

tlraubl tl` haar. O`ldfh tlè, twa atl`r bujrhs

suppart`h tl` cdep idbur` ai tl` s`kafh waejf. Xl`

idfjc pjdr ai è`rb`fky bujrhs iaccaw`h, af` kjrrydfb jwaejfs purs` jfh j waejfs ljt df lds ljfh. Afk`

ear`, tl` furs` oraublt up tl` r`jr ai tl` prak`ssdaf.

Xl` krawh ejh` wjy iar tlè jcc ta pjss df tl`hdr`ktdaf ai tl` ejdf `ftrjfk`.

Xl`r` jr` r`st raaes f`jr tl` aut`r haar, ^jppjs

`xpcjdf`h. Xl`y praojocy wdcc tjg` tlè tl`r`.

[cawcy tl` eureurdfb krawh kcas`h df o`ldfh tl`

furs`. ^àpc` wla ljh o``f arh`r`h aut ai tl` M`w`c_aae `jrcd`r o`bjf ta hrdit ojkg tawjrh dt, hdskussdfb

tl` `xkdtè`ft jeafb tlès`cv`s df caw vadk`s. Atl`rs,jppjr`ftcy r`cuktjft ta c`jv` tl` sk`f` ai tl` ordì

hrjej, l`jh`h scawcy iar tl` stjdrs jfh tl` `xldodts aftl` s`kafh icaar.

R`cc, G`f sjdh idfjccy, w` w`r` af aur wjy ta s``

tl` bach ejsg irae Eyk`fj`. [ljcc w 1

Xlds tde` dt wjs l` wla wjs dft`rrupt`h, fat oy j


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ldbl-pdtkl`h skr`je, out oy j klag`h kry.

Jf dfstjft cjt`r af` ai tl` twa bujrhs cìt df tl`

èpty M`w`c _aae hjsl`h pjst tlè, ruffdfb js dipursu`h oy hèafs.

^jppjs turf`h swditcy ojkg tawjrh tl` raae. Must js

swditcy tl` rèjdfdfb bujrh st`pp`h ta tl` haar jfhojrr`h lds `ftrjfk`.

^jppjs jhhr`ss`h jf urb`ft qu`stdaf ta lde df Br``g.

Xl` ejf r`pcd`h ordìcy, df j lajrs` vadk`.

Rljt ljpp`f`h1 G`f wldsp`r`h.L` waft sjy, ^jppjstach lde.

Rdtl af` jre stdcc autstr`tkl`h jkrass tl` `ftrjfk`,

tl` bujrh wjs r`jkldfb iar tl` l`jvy haar iach`h ojkg

jbjdfst tl` wjcc, aovdauscy dft`fhdfb ta slut aii tl`raae `ftdr`cy.

[jfhy wjs p``rdfb av`r tl` l`jhs ai G`f jfh ^jppjs.

Xl` Gfassas kycdfh`r! l` krd`h aut suhh`fcy. Lds`y`s w`r` bcu`h ta tl` bcjss kjs` dfsdh` tl` rjdcdfb. Dtsbaf`!


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KLJ^X@_ DD

H@JH @FH DF JXL@F[

Xl` luoouo ai vadk`s jraufh tlè i`cc suhh`fcy sdc`ft jt[jfhys `xpcasdv` warhs. Dt wjs js di `v`f pàpc` wla

hdh fat ufh`rstjfh @fbcdsl ljh sae`law ufh`rstaah

tl`dr sdbfdidkjfk`.Xl`f, jceast dee`hdjt`cy, jfatl`r vadk` utt`r`h j

slakg`h `xkcjejtdaf df Br``g. Aovdauscy dt wjs j

trjfscjtdaf ai [jfhys jffaufkè`ft.

Iar j eae`ft tl` wlac` edccdfb krawh df tl` ljcc wjsstrukg hueo. J spcdt s`kafh cjt`r dt `rupt`h dfta j

o`hcje ai fads` jfh eavè`ft. ^àpc` surb`h jbjdfst

tl` oays jfh Bàrb` ^jppjs df j wjv`, js tlas` stdcc

ijrtl`r jwjy pusl`h tawjrh tl` M`w`c _aae `ftrjfk`.G`f kcjep`h jf urb`ft ljfh af ^jppjs jre, Xljt

waejf! l` sjdh qudkgcy. L`r s`dzur` eust ljv` o``f

ijg`h! Dt wjs j rus j hdv`rsdaf ta bdv` saeàf` `cs`tl` kljfk` ta b`t tl` kycdfh`r!

J pjc` jfh sljg`f ^jppjs stjr`h ocjfgcy jt G`f iar

tl` spjk` ai j or`jtl. Ai kaurs`! l` sjdh idfjccy.D je

sur` yau jr` rdblt. Xl` hdr`ktar eust o` wjrf`h, ar sl`

wdcc b`t jwjy oìar Xaa depjtd`ft ta idfdsl tl`s`ft`fk`, l` orag` aii jfh turf`h dfta tl` ijk` ai tl`


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krawh.

G`f jfh [jfhy turf`h wdtl lde. Jt tl`dr ojkgs tl`

bujrh wjs stdcc trydfb ta tub tl` l`jvy haar slut, stdccdbfardfb jcc jfxdaus qu`rd`s o`dfb kjcc`h aut ta lde.

^jppjs ljh prabr`ss`h skjrk`cy j yjrh wl`f jf

jutlardtjtdv` vadk` rjfb aut irae sae`wl`r` df tl`hdr`ktdaf ai tl` iraft ai tl` eusùe.

[jfhys l`dblt `fjoc`h lde ta s`` j pjssjb`wjy

o`dfb ap`f`h tlraubl tl` tlrafb. Xl` tjcc, hdstdfbudsl`h-

caagdfb ejf ejgdfb lds wjy swditcy jcafb dt, iaccaw`hoy j trda ai eusùe bujrhs, stapp`h afcy wl`f ^jppjs

pcjk`h ldes`ci squjr`cy df lds pjtl.

Xl` qudkg jutaejtdk ljfhsljg` o`tw``f tl` twa wjs

praai tljt ^jppjs gf`w tl` ejf. Xl` f`wkae`r o`ft tal`jr tl` rjpdh warhs tl` f`wspjp`rejf spag` dfta lds

`jr, jfsw`r`h lde must js rjpdhcy, jfh tl`f bjv` j ordì

kaeejfh ta af` ai tl` bujrhs wldkl s`ft tl` ejf ojkgtl` wjy l` ljh kae`.

Xl` haar ta tl` M`w`c _aae, faw ap`f afcy j skjft

iaat, wjs l`ch cafb `faubl iar tl` tjcc ejf jfh tl` twa

rèjdfdfb bujrhs ta scdp tlraubl. Afk` tl`y w`r` dfsdh`,

dt wjs tdbltcy kcas`h.Xl` eusùe hdr`ktar, [pyras Xrjlas. ^jppjs wjs

jfsw`rdfb tl` oays ufspag`f qu`ry.De bcjh De fat tljt bujrh wla taag lde tl` ojh

f`ws, [jfhy eutt`r`h.Hdh yau e`ftdaf ta lde tljt tljt waejf1 G`f

o`bjf.

^jppjs fahh`h. Xl` furs` ds wdtl l`r. Faw tljt

bujrh wdcc stjy wdtl l`r taa.


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Xl`y staah wl`r` tl`y w`r`, r`cuktjft ta c`jv` tl`

vdkdfdty ai tl` M`w`c _aae js east ai tl` pàpc` df tl`

odb ljcc s`è`h ta o`.J vadk` cauhcy jepcdid`h oy j puocdk-jhhr`ss systè

suhh`fcy idcc`h tl` oudchdfb. Dt spag` df Br``g. G`f jfh

[jfhy, wjtkldfb ^jppjs r`jktdaf, sjw lde fah wdtljppravjc.

Baah, tl` f`wspjp`rejf sjdh j eae`ft cjt`r.

@v`rytldfb dsjs yau wauch sjyufh`r kaftrac. L`

jffaufk`h tljt sae`tldfb ai br`jt vjcu` ds edssdfb iraedts pcjk` df tl` eusùe. L` sjdh fa af` wdcc o`

p`redtt`h ta c`jv` tl` oudchdfb uftdc tl` pacdk` jrrdv` ta

tjg` kljrb`.

Xl` cauh vadk` wjs sp`jgdfb jbjdf, tlds tde` dfIr`fkl. J eae`ft cjt`r dt r`p`jt`h df @fbcdsl tl` sje`

jffaufkè`ft ^jppjs ljh jcr`jhy ejh` ta tl` oays.

F`xt dt swdtkl`h ta B`rejf.Xl` pàpc` df tl` ljcc w`r` df eatdaf faw, iaredfb

braups, wldsp`rdfb jeafb tlès`cv`s, vadkdfb tl`dr

`xkdtè`ft jt o`dfb pr`s`ft hurdfb tl` `fjkte`ft ai j

hrjej. Out `xkdtè`ft hdh fat kafk`jc tl` tru` kafk`rf

af jceast `v`ry ijk`. Muhbdfb irae tl`dr `xpr`ssdafs,G`f tlaublt, ^jppjs k`rtjdfcy wjs rdblt= tl` Br``gs i`ct

h``pcy joaut tl`dr Bach`f G`y.G`f o`cjt`hcy o`kje` jwjr` tljt ^jppjs ljh c`h

tlè tl` c`fbtl ai tl` cafb ljcc, jfh wjs faw turfdfbrdblt, jcafb tl` fjrraw`r karrdhar tljt pjrjcc`c`h tl`

iraft wjcc. L` wjs joaut ta jsg tl` f`wspjp`rejf lds

bajc. Xl`f l` gf`w.

Caagdfb iar j plaf` sa yau kjf b`t aut j stary1 l`


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sjdh, tl` warhs ear` j stjtè`ft tljf j qu`stdaf.

^jppjs bjv` lde j wry sedc`. Taur` yaur ijtl`rs

saf, D s``. T`s, l` w`ft af, De badfb ta b`t tlraublta ey jssdstjft, jfh ljv` lde kjoc` Bcaojc jfh b`t df

taukl wdtl tl` Jtl`fs f`wspjp`r D sae`tde`s wrdt` iar.

Xlds praojocy wdcc o` af` ai tl` odbb`st stard`s ai eykjr``rsdfk` De v`ry cdg`cy tl` afcy r`part`r df tl`

oudchdfb. Out Dh rjtl`r ljv` tljt cdttc` kycdfh`r ojkg df

dts kjs`, dfst`jh.

G`f jfh [jfhy fahh`h syepjtl`tdkjccy. Xl`y ljho``f r`part`rs iar i`w`r y`jrs tljf Bàrb` ^jppjs, out

tl`y taa gf`w wljt dt i`ct cdg` ta r`part jf `v`ft tl`y

wdsl`h ljh f`v`r akkurr`h.

J eae`ft cjt`r ^jppjs stapp`h o`sdh` j o`fkl f`jrtl` haar c`jhdfb dfta af` ai tl` eusùes

jhedfdstrjtdv` aiidk`s. D gfaw east ai tl` stjii. D

slauch o` joc` ta oarraw j plaf` wdtlaut h`cjy. L`r`, jtc`jst, yau kjf sdt hawf.

Xjg` yaur tde`, G`f urb`h lde.

Law cafb w`cc jcc o` g`pt l`r` oy tl` pacdk`, D haft

gfaw, ^jppjs jhh`h. D tldfg D kjf lurry ejtt`rs jcafb

iar yau. Js vdsdtars ta aur kdty, yauBàrb`, [jfhy orag` df, haft warry joaut us. R`

ufh`rstjfh.Ai kaurs` w` ha, G`f sjdh. Tauv` bat yaur mao ta

ha, jfh tl` pacdk` ljv` tl`drs. R` must haft wjft ta o`df yaur wjy. Iarb`t joaut us.

Edfut`s cjt`r j kaeeatdaf jt tl` iraft `ftrjfk` ai tl`

eusùe kjublt tl` oays jtt`ftdaf. J sejcc jrey ai

ufdiare`h pacdkè`f wjs jrrdvdfb, jcafb wdtl ljci j


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haz`f e`f df pcjdf kcatl`s jfh twa ufdiare`h wae`f.

G`f jfh [jfhy ljh s``f j baah ejfy pacdkè`f jt

warg. Xl`y wjtkl`h wdtl dft`r`st tl` ìidkd`fky ai tldsBr``g iark`, jktdfb jt tl` arh`rs ai af` ai tl`

pcjdfkcatl`se`f. [ae` ai tl` ufdiare`h e`f ejh` aii

qudkgcy tawjrh tl` M`w`c _aae. Atl`rs r`pcjk`h tlèusùes awf bujrhs jt tl` iraft `ftrjfk`.

Xl` eusùe hdr`ktar r`jpp`jr`h, spag` ordìcy ta tl`

pacdk` l`jh, jfh taag lde dfta jf aiidk` jhmadfdfb tl`

af` dfta wldkl ^jppjs ljh baf`.[aaf, tl` puocdk-jhhr`ss systè jbjdf wjs icaahdfb

tl` oudchdfb wdtl saufh.

D lap` l` ejg`s tlds sp``kl av`r jbjdf df @fbcdsl

taa, [jfhy sjdh, sa w`cc gfaw wcdjt ta ha, dijfytldfb.

R`cc o` dft`rrabjt`h jfh s`jrkl`h, G`f

prapl`sd`h. L` dfhdkjt`h tl` pacdkè`f kjrrydfb tjoc`sjfh kljdrs dfta tl` ljcc jfh jrrjfbdfb tlè df jr`js tl`ykc`jr`h iar tl` purpas`. [kr``fs iare`h kuodkc`s jt `jkl

tjoc`.

Jtt`ftdaf, pc`js`, cjhd`s jfh b`ftcè`f. Xl`

cauhsp`jg`r ljh swdtkl`h dfta @fbcdsl. R` jr` jsgdfbtl` kaap`rjtdaf ai `v`ryaf` df tl` oudchdfb df aur ìiarts

ta r`kav`r tl` vjcujoc` aom`kt wldkl ds faw edssdfb.Dft`rrabjtdaf k`ft`rs jr` o`dfb s`t up, dfkcuhdfb s`v`rjc

iar faf-Br``g-sp`jgdfb vdsdtars. Rdcc jcc @fbcdsl-sp`jgdfb vdsdtars pc`js` ba ta tl` aiidk` ai tl` hdr`ktar jt

tl` iraft ai tl` oudchdfb af tl` ejdf icaar. Jf @fbcdsl-

sp`jgdfb aiidk`r wdcc dft`rvd`w yau tl`r`. Xljfg yau.

[a w` kjf stjy rdblt wl`r` w` jr` uftdc tl`yr`


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Dfsdh` tl` aiidk`, tl`y w`r` idrst qu`stdaf`h oy j

skrupucauscy pacdt` ejf df pcjdf kcatl`s, wla c`jrf`h

irae tlè `v`ry h`tjdc ai wljt tl`y ljh s``f df jfhjraufh tl` M`w`c _aae. Xl`f j s`kafh aiidkdjc s`jrkl`h

tlè. Idfjccy j tldrh ejf bjv` tlè sdbf`h scdps ta o`

us`h js `xdt p`redts. L` `xpcjdf`h tljt jcc vdsdtars w`rò`dfb jsg`h ta c`jv` tl` eusùe dee`hdjt`cy upaf

r`k`dvdfb tl`dr p`redts.

^jppjs ras` irae tl` o`fkl wl`f l` sjw tlè. Tau

w`r` tr`jt`h w`cc, D lap`1 Xl` oays fahh`h. Baah.Jfh faw D kjf hrap yau jt yaur lat`c, di yau wdsl. J

pacdk` kjr ds o`dfb s`ft af jf `rrjfh jfh tl` hrdv`r, j

ird`fh ai edf`, ljs aii`r`h e` j cdit ta ey aiidk`. Taur

lat`c wdcc o` af tl` wjy.R`cc-pcjk`h bujrhs wjtkl`h tl`dr pjssjb` jcafb tl`

karrdhar ta tl` ejdf haarwjy.

Xl`yr` ejgdfb sur` faoahy ljfhs us jfytldfb, fawtljt w`v` o``f s`jrkl`h, G`f kaee`ft`h.

J i`w edfut`s cjt`r tl` oays w`r` s`jt`h af `dtl`r

sdh` ai tl`dr Br``g ird`fh, df j kjr o`dfb hrdv`f oy j

ufdiare`h aiidk`r.

Rljt `cs` kjf yau t`cc us joaut tl` waejf1 G`fjsg`h dee`hdjt`cy, lds kurdasdty stdcc ijr irae sjtdsid`h.

Ha yau tldfg tl`r`s jfy trutl df tljt stary sl` tachjoaut ljvdfb o``f ldr`h ta jkt df j eavd`1

Jppjr`ftcy, ^jppjs sjdh. [l` ljs pcjy`h sejccpjrts oìar`. L`r tl`jtrdkjc jb`ft ds j w`cc-gfawf jfh

r`putjoc` ejf. L` jcr`jhy ljs karraoarjt`h tl` stary.

L` sjys j Ir`fkl hdr`ktar kje` ta lde, caagdfb iar jf

jktr`ss wla kauch pcjy tlds rac`, jfh l` kjcc`h tlds


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waejf.

Xl` sk`f` wjs ta o` slat irae sae`wl`r` af tl`

stjdrs, ^jppjs w`ft af, oy j kje`rjejf usdfb j sejccljfh kje`rj. Xlds wauch ejg` lde c`ss fatdk`joc` ta

tl` krawh, tl`y w`r` tachsa tljt tl` hdr`ktar kauch

kjtkl tl` jktujc r`jktdaf ai tl` puocdk ta tl` waejfss`dzur`. L` slrubb`h lds jhedssdaf ai tl` starys

ijftjstdk qujcdty.

Jfh wla ds tlds Ir`fkl hdr`ktar1 [jfhy jsg`h.

Haft t`cc e` l`s j w`cc-gfawf r`putjoc` kljrjkt`rtaa1

^jppjs slaag lds l`jh. Xl` jktr`ss jfh l`r jb`ft

oatl kcjde tl`y sjw lde s`v`rjc tde`s wl`f l` kje` ta

tl` jb`fts aiidk`. Xl`y suppcd`h tl` pacdk` wdtl j fje`jfh jhhr`ss, ai kaurs`, out oatl jr` praojocy ijcs`. Jt

c`jst tl` fje` bdv`f wjs ufgfawf jt tl` lat`c wl`r` l`

suppas`hcy ljs o``f stjydfb.Xl`y hdh bdv` `xk`cc`ft h`skrdptdafs ai lde, tlaubl,

jcafb wdtl sae` atl`r usìuc hjtjiar `xjepc`, tljt l`

kajkl`h tl` jktr`ss ldes`ci df law ta pcjy tl` pjrt ai jf

`pdc`ptdk. L` praojocy ljs jcr`jhy kljfb`h lds

jpp`jrjfk`, law`v`r, l` jhh`h, sa tl` h`skrdptdafejy o` us`c`ss taa.

Ha`s tl` waejf kcjde l` wjs jt tl` eusùetahjy1 G`f wjft`h ta gfaw.

Al, y`s. [l` sjys sl` sjw lde df tl` M`w`c _aaewl`f sl` `ft`r`h dt, out hdhft s`` lde jbjdf cjt`r.

[a pr`suejocy l` ldes`ci ds tl` tldì, ar af` ai tl`

tld`v`s, G`f sjdh. Law wjs tljt bcjss kjs` ap`f`h, oy

tl` wjy1 Rjs dt orag`f1


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D ufh`rstjfh tl` cakg ds j sdepc` af`, ^jppjs sjdh.

^r`suejocy jf `xp`rd`fk`h krdedfjc kauch ap`f dt wdtl

j ejst`r g`y. Xl` eusùe h`p`fh`h af dts bujrhs, yaus``, fat af tl` kjs` dts`ci, js prat`ktdaf.

Jr` `dtl`r ai tl` M`w`c _aae bujrhs ufh`r

suspdkdaf1 [jfhy wafh`r`h. Jfh wl`f^jppjs spr`jhlds ljfhs df j b`stur` ai dbfarjfk`, l` jhh`h, Jfh wljt

joaut tl` kje`rjejf1 Xl` af` wla wjs suppas`h ta o`

slaatdfb tljt sk`f` irae tl` stjdrs1

Oatl tl` waejf jfh tl` jb`ft kcjde f`v`r ta ljv`s``f lde. Xl` waejf wjs tach fat ta caag tawjrh tl`

stjdrs tahjy7 tljt ds, fat ta caag tawjrh tl` kje`rj tljt

wjs ta o` tl`r jfh sl` sjys sl` hdh fat. Pfc`ss jfy ai

tl` eusùe vdsdtars r`part ljvdfb s``f sukl j p`rsafl` slrubb`hl` praojocy ha`sft `v`f `xdst.

Rljt jf `cjoarjt` pcjf! G`f sjdh, ljci ta ldes`ci.

Out tldfg ai tl` stjg`s saeòahys o``f pcjydfbiar! [jfhy padft`h aut. Xl` eusùe praojocy wdcc o`wdccdfb ta pjy j ijftjstdk sue ta b`t tl` kycdfh`r ojkg.

^jppjs mjw kc`fkl`h. Br``k` ds fat j rdkl fjtdaf,

l` sjdh, out D o`cd`v` tl` eusùe wauch pjy ljci j

edccdaf haccjrs iar tl` r`turf ai tljt pjrtdkucjr tr`jsur`.Xl` kjr wjs hrjwdfb up oìar` tl` oays lat`c.

R` waft `v`f jsg yau ta stap iar j kup ai kaii``,G`f sjdh js tl`y bat aut. Tauv` praojocy bat j cat ta

ha. Out kjf yau stdcc ljv` hdff`r wdtl us tafdblt1Fa. D wjs joaut ta `xpcjdf. Xl` pacdk` kaeedssdaf`r

ds lachdfb j pr`ss kafi`r`fk` tafdblt jt `dblt. Oy tl`f

tl` s`jrkl ai tl` eusùe dts`ci, jfh tl` dft`rrabjtdafs,

wdcc jcc pr`suejocy o` av`r, jfh l` wdcc o` joc` ta bdv`


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tl` iucc stary ta hjt`. [a yau s`

_dblt, G`f sjdh. R` r`jccy wjft`h ta tjg` yau ta

hdff`r, out atl`rwds`, A.G. R` waft stjrv`.D gfaw yau wdcc fat. ^jppjs sedc`h iar j eae`ft js

l` hr`w j fatòaag irae lds pakg`t jfh tar` aut j c`ji.

[dfk` D kjffat tjg` yau p`rsafjccy ta tlds `xk`cc`ftr`stjurjft, D ljv` jt c`jst jrrjfb`h iar yau ta o` w`cc i`h

tl`r`. L`r` ds tl` fje` wrdtt`f df Br``g, iar yau ta slaw

yaur tjxd hrdv`r. Df @fbcdsl dt ds kjcc`h tl` Dff ai tl`

Xlr`` Oratl`rs, jfh dt ds df tl` ^cjzj, tl` ach pjrt ai tl`kdty. D tldfg yau wdcc `fmay dt.

J tjoc` ljs o``f r`s`rv`h iar yau, iar `dblt tldrty,

l` jhh`h, jfh D taag tl` cdo`rty ai arh`rdfb tl` e`jc. Di

aur pr`ss kafi`r`fk` ds slart, D wdcc madf yau tl`r`. Di fat,`fmay yaur `v`fdfb, jfh D wdcc kjcc yau taearraw.

Rljt kjf w` ha wdtl yau, Bàrb`1 G`f hèjfh`h.

_`jccy, yau hdhft ljv` taOut ^jppjs ljh spag`f ta tl` kjrs hrdv`r, jfh tl`

jutaeaodc` wjs jcr`jhy ufh`rwjy, wdtl tl` f`wsejf

kjccdfb tlraubl tl` wdfhaw= Haft iarb`ttl` Xlr``

Oratl`rs jt `dblt tldrty. Ljv` j baah tde`.

Jt t`f tldrty tljt fdblt tl` oays idfdsl`h tl`dr s`kafh

jit`r-hdff`r kup ai kaii``.Di Bàrb` w`r` kaedfb, l`h sur`cy o` l`r` oy

faw, G`f sjdh, tjgdfb j h``p or`jtl. L` kjft `xp`kt`v`f yau ta `jt iar ear` tljf twa laurs. [ljcc w` ba1

[jfhy fahh`h. D tldfg D orag` ey awf o`st r`karh

tafdblt. De fat sur` D kjf `v`f stjfh up.

Xl` e`jc ^jppjs ljh arh`r`h iar tlèjfh wldkl


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tl`dr wjdt`r jssur`h tlè ljh jcr`jhy o``f kljrb`h ta

tl` f`wspjp`rejfs jkkauftljh o`buf wdtl jf

`cjoarjt` vjrd`ty ai kach e`jts, prak``h`h tlraubl j rdklsaup, jfh r`jkl`h dts kcdejx wdtl j lub` pcjtt`r ai

kljrkajc-oradc`h cjeo bjrfdsl`h wdtl pdc`s ai rdk` jfh

`bbpcjft. Jit`rwjrh, tl`r` ljh o``f j sjcjh, pcjt`s ai dk`kr`je, jfh j oawc ai lub` Br``g arjfb`s wldkl w`r`

ufcdg` jfy atl`rs tl` oays ljh `v`r tjst`h.

Oìar` tl`y cìt, tl`y trd`h afk` ear` ta pjy tl` odcc.

Xl` l`jhwjdt`r sedcdfbcy rìus`h, jssurdfb tlè l`wauch fat hjr` aii`fh sukl j baah ird`fh js Bàrb`

^jppjs oy hdsao`ydfb lds dfstruktdafs.

[ljcc D kjcc yau j tjxd1 tl` ejf jsg`h,

jkkaepjfydfb tlè ta tl` haar.D tldfg w` f``h tl` wjcg, G`f tach lde, brdffdfb.

Tau waft b`t cast1 Xl`s` str``ts wdfh jfh twdst j

baah h`jc.L` ljs j wafh`riuc s`fs` ai hdr`ktdaf, G`f sjdh,

b`sturdfb tawjrh [jfhy. D tldfg w`cc ejfjb`, tljfgs.

Xl`y stjrt`h aii kafidh`ftcy, strdhdfb hawf tl`

fjrraw kaooc`staf`h str``t af wldkl tl` r`stjurjfts

ordbltcy cdblt`h sdbf s`è`h aut ai pcjk`.Xljt bcaw df tl` sgy av`r tl`r` kae`s irae

Kafstdtutdaf [qujr`, [jfhy padft`h aut. [a jcc w`ljv` ta ha ds l`jh df tljt hdr`ktdaf. Afk` w`r` jt tl`

squjr`, w` gfaw wl`r` aur lat`c ds.Xl` str``t jfbc`h idrst af` wjy, tl`f jfatl`r.

Xljt bcaw ljs sldit`h pasdtdaf, G`f padft`h aut

hrycy, jit`r j tde`.

D gfaw, [jfhy jbr``h. C`ts tjg` tlds f`xt sdh`


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str``t ta tl` rdblt.

Xl` sdh` str``t twdst`h taa. Js tl`y raufh`h dts tldrh

kurv` tl`y sjw tl` wdfhawc`ss wjcc ai wljt jpp`jr`h tao` j wjr`laus`, rdblt-jfbc`h jkrass tl`dr wjy sae` idity

i``t jl`jh. J sejcc `c`ktrdk ouco, swdfbdfb irae j

orjkg`t av`r dts caf` haar, tlr`w tl`dr sljhaws dfta jbrat`squ` hjfk` af tl` staf`s o`ldfh tlè.

Jfatl`r turf1 [jfhy eutt`r`h hdsbust`hcy. Rldkl

wjy ds dt badfb ta tjg` us tlds tde`1

Oìar` G`f kauch jfsw`r, tl`y ljh kae` kcas``faubl ta tl` wjcc ta s`` tljt tl` str``t hdh fat turf df

`dtl`r hdr`ktdaf jcafb dt. Dfst`jh, dt h`jh-`fh`h jt tl`

wjcc.

Xl` f`xt tde` D orjb joaut yau G`f sdbl`h. Jccrdblt. D bdv` up. Dv` ljh `faubl `x`rkds`. C`ts ba ojkg

ta tl` r`stjurjft jfh jsg iar tljt tjxd jit`r jcc.

Xl`y turf`h ojkg tl` wjy tl`y ljh kae`.[uhh`fcy, wl`f tl`y ljh tjg`f afcy j i`w st`ps, tl`y

sjw twa idbur`s stjfhdfb eatdafc`ss jt tl` karf`r tl`y

w`r` jpprajkldfb. Xl` hde bcaw ai j i`òc` str``t cjep

sdclau`tt`h tl` twa e`f jbjdfst tl` hjrgf`ss.

Xl`y caag js di tl`yr` wjdtdfb iar saeòahy,[jfhy sjdh qud`tcy. Kauch dt o` us1 Di tl`y sjw us kae`

aut ai tljt `xp`fsdv` r`stjurjftJfyoahy wauch caag e`fjkdfb af tl`s` fjrraw

str``ts, G`f padft`h aut. R` praojocy caag tl` sje`wjy wl`f w` stap ta try ta idbur` aut wl`r` w` jr`.

Out tl` idre aptdedse ai lds warhs wjs fat ejtkl`h oy

lds vadk`.

Xl` e`f w`r` fa cafb`r eatdafc`ss. Xl`y ljh


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st`pp`h aii tl` twa-iaat-wdh` strdp ai sdh`wjcg jfh w`r`

eavdfb tawjrh tl` oays. Xl`y kje` scawcy hawf tl`

k`ft`r ai tl` kaooc`staf` pjvdfb, s`v`rjc i``t jpjrt, tl`drijk`s i`jtur`c`ss ocurs ufh`r icjt, p`jg`h kjps.

Xl`r` kauch fa cafb`r o` jfy hauot. Xl`dr jpprajkl

wjs h`sdbf`h ta s`jc aii tl` kuc-h`-sjk tljt `fh`h jt tl`wjr`laus` wjccj kuc-h`-sjk irae wldkl tl`r` wjs fa

`skjp`.


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KLJ^X@_ DDD

[AE@ XDE@CT L@C^

G`f jfh [jfhy stapp`h wl`r` tl`y w`r`, jfh s`ft swdit

bcjfk`s av`r tl` hjrg ocjfg ijk`s ai tl` oudchdfbs af

`dtl`r sdh` ai tlè.R` kauch y`cc. Out D haft tldfg jfyoahy wauch l`jr

us, G`f eutt`r`h.

Xl` twa sdclau`tt`h idbur`s w`r` afcy j haz`f yjrhs

aii faw, eavdfb ear` scawcy jfh hrjwdfb kcas`rtab`tl`r js tl`y jpprajkl`h. Xl` sejcc`r ejf kjrrd`h

wljt jpp`jr`h ta o` j kcuo. Xl` atl`r, jt c`jst js tjcc js

[jfhy jfh ear` l`jvdcy oudct, wjcg`h krjocdg`, ods rdblt

slauch`r scdbltcy df iraft ai lds oahy, lds lub` ljfhsgfatt`h dfta idsts jt lds sdh`s.

[jfhy fuhb`h G`f. Eav` jwjy irae e`, l`

wldsp`r`h. Xljtcc ejg` tlè s`pjrjt` taa. Di dt kae`sta j idblt, tjg` tl` odb af`. Dcc try ta b`t rdh ai tljt kcuo.

_dblt. Out c`ts try tjcgdfb idrst. Js G`f sldit`h

tawjrh tl` rdblt l` kjcc`h aut kc`jrcy, Rljt ha yau

wjft1

Xl` sejcc`r ejf r`pcd`h, lds jkk`ft sa tldkg tljt tlàf` warh wjs ojr`cy ufh`rstjfhjoc`. Eaf`y!


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ai lds mjw. Lds l`jh sfjpp`h sdh`wjys ufh`r tl` mact.

Lds gf``s s`è`h af tl` padft ai oukgcdfb. [tdcc l`

hdhft ba hawf. L` ojkg`h jwjy j st`p, r`kav`r`h ldsojcjfk`, jfh stjrt`h ta jhvjfk` af [jfhy, rdblt slauch`r

lufkl`h iarwjrh js j sld`ch, cìt jre hrjwf ojkg r`jhy

ta cjsl aut.Xl` idrst pufkl l` tlr`wj cìt mjo tljt [jfhy

hìc`kt`hwjs tl` cjst. Irae tl` str``t karf`r tl`r`

kje` j icurry ai slauts jfh tl` saufh ai skuiicdfb. Xl`

odb ejf turf`h ta caag df tljt hdr`ktdaf, df tde` ta s``lds pjrtf`r strubbcdfb wdtl j strjfb`r.

Rdtl af` cjst i`dft jt [jfhy, tl` ejf twdst`h jraufh

jfh rjk`h hawf tl` str``t.

Oìar` `dtl`r [jfhy ar G`f kauch r`jcdz` `xjktcy wljtwjs ljpp`fdfb, tl` odb ejf ljh s`ft tl` strjfb`r

stjbb`rdfb ta tl` braufh. J eae`ft cjt`r l` jfh tl`

sejcc ejf vjfdsl`h jraufh tl` karf`r, c`jvdfb o`ldfhafcy tl` ijhdfb saufh ai tl`dr paufhdfb i``t, jfh j prafìdbur`.

Tau jcc rdblt1 [jfhy bucp`h df jdr. Tau w`r`

tjgdfb j paufhdfb.

L` must ldt ey jres jfh slauch`rs. Tau hdhft bdv`lde tde` ta pdf e` jbjdfst tljt wjcc. G`f b`stur`h

sljgdcy. Out w`h o`tt`r ba s`` wljt tl`y hdh ta aurr`sku`r.

Xl` ejf wjs trydfb ta sdt up oy tl` tde` tl`y r`jkl`hlde. Xl`y l`cp`h lde, af` lachdfb `jkl jre.

Jr` yau lurt1 G`f jsg`h, eae`ftjrdcy iarb`ttdfb

tljt l` edblt fat o` ufh`rstaah.

Out tl` strjfb`r jfsw`r`h lde df @fbcdsl plrjs`s tljt


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w`r` p`ri`ktcy dft`ccdbdoc` tlaubl l`jvdcy jkk`ft`h.

Fa. Xljfg yau. D je jcc rdblt, D tldfg. D wjs fat

strukg. Afcy pusl`h. Xljt ejftl` s`kafh ejfwjssa eukl odbb`r, yau s``. D wjsyau sjy `jsy1iar

lde.

Js l` ljci turf`h tawjrh tl` kae`r str``tcdblt tlòays sjw lds ijk` kc`jrcy iar tl` idrst tde`. L` wjs

yaufbfat ear` tljf tw`fty, G`f tlaubltjfh oudct

af G`fs awf scde cdf`s. Lds ljdr s`è`h m`t ocjkg

joav` j tldf hjrg ijk` tljt wjs faw sedcdfb ijdftcy, js didf jpacaby av`r fat ljvdfb bdv`f j o`tt`r jkkauft ai

ldes`ci.

R`r` k`rtjdfcy bcjh di yaur` jcc rdblt, [jfhy sjdh.

D wjs `jsy iar lde taa, G`f jssur`h lde. Di eyird`fh l`r` ljhft ljuc`h lde aii e`, Dh o` pjrt wjy

tlraubl j wjcc oy faw. R`r` cukgy yau kje` jcafb

wl`f yau hdh.Xl`r` w`r` pjc` seuhb`s af tl` yaufb ejfs hjrg

sudt.

G`f pucc`h aut j ljfhg`rkldì jfh ruoo`h tlè. D

tldfg dts must hust, l` sjdh. Dt s`ès ta o` kaedfb aii

jcc rdblt.^c`js` ha fat trauoc`. Dt ds fatldfb. Xl` yaufb ejf

strjdblt`f`h lds mjkg`t. Tau jr` taurdsts1 l` jsg`h, jsdi h`cdo`rjt`cy dftrahukdfb j f`w suom`kt ta put jf `fh ta

tl`dr kafk`rf.T`s, [jfhy sjdh. Je`rdkjfs. Cast Je`rdkjfs, l`

jhh`h wdtl j brdf. Di yaur` j fjtdv` ai tlds pjrt ai

Jtl`fs, p`rljps yaucc ufh`rstjfh wly w` ljh trauoc`

trydfb ta b`t ta Kafstdtutdaf [qujr`.


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Xl` ejfs ijdft sedc` orajh`f`h. D je fat fjtdv` ta

Jtl`fsfat ta jfy pjrt ai Br``k`. ^`redt e` ta

dftrahuk` eys`ci. L` oaw`h scdbltcy. JftafdaHae`fdka _jbusj, ai [jc`rfa, Dtjcy. Out D je stuhydfb

`fbdf``rdfb df Jtl`fs iar tlr`` y`jrs, jfh df tlds tde` D

ljv` c`jrf`h sae`tldfb ai tl` cjfbujb`, jcsa ai tl` kdty.[a D wauch o` east ljppy ta c`jh yau wl`r` yau wdsl ta

ba.

R`cc, wljt ha yau gfaw! [jfhy sjdh. Jf Dtjcdjf ta

tl` r`sku` df tl` l`jrt ai Jtl`fs. Dts j sejcc warch.Xl` oays dftrahuk`h tlès`cv`s tl`f, `xpcjdf`h

ordìcy law tl`y ljpp`f`h ta o` df Br``k`, jfh jhh`h

tljt tl`y wauch fat f``h jf `skart ta tl` squjr` di

_jbusj wauch dfst`jh bdv` tlè dfstruktdafs iarr`jkldfb dt.

Out fa, pc`js`. D eys`ci wjs wjcgdfb ta tl` squjr`

oy jyau sjy kut slart1 jl, y`s, slartkutwl`f Dl`jrh yaur sfauts. [a dt wdcc o` fa trauoc`. R` wdcc wjcgidrst ta tljt f`xt karf`r, jfh tl`f turf ta tl` rdblt. Dt ds

fat v`ry ijr ta tl` squjr`, p`rljps idv` edfut`s afcy.

Xl`y stjrt`h iarwjrh tab`tl`r.

R`h praojocy o`tt`r stap jfh r`part tljt cdttc`dfkdh`ft ojkg tl`r` ta tl` idrst pacdkèjf w` s``, [jfhy

padft`h aut.Jl, `xk`cc`ft! _jbusj sjdh. Tau kjf t`cc tl` pacdk`

law tlas` e`f caag`h1 Tau kauchl` l`sdtjt`h,s``gdfb tl` warhdh`ftdiy tlè1 @xk`cc`ft! l`

r`p`jt`h. D kauch fat. @v`rytldfb ljpp`f`h taa qudkgcy.

Out di yau kjf h`skrdo` tlè ta tl` pacdk` jkkurjt`cy

Kae` ta tldfg ai dt, [jfhy sjdh, D hauot di D kauch.


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Xl`y w`r` eastcy sdclau`tt`s. Rdtl tl` cdblt df ey `y`s,

tl` wjy dt wjs, D kauchft s`` tl`dr ijk`s.

D kauchft `dtl`r, G`f jhedtt`h. Af` odb ejf, wlawjcg`h wdtl af` slauch`r jl`jh ai tl` atl`r, jfh af`

sejcc`r ejf. Oatl df hjrg kcatl`s, jfh w`jrdfb kjps,

wldkl ai kaurs` tl`y kauch stdkg df tl`dr pakg`ts jit`rtl`y slat jraufh tl` karf`r. D haft tldfg D gfaw jfy

ear` joaut tlè tljf tljt.

Tau wauch fat gfaw tlè di yau sjw tlè jbjdf1

_jbusj jsg`h. Ar df pacdk` platabrjpls1D k`rtjdfcy kauchft dh`ftdiy tlè wdtl jfy

k`rtjdfty, G`f sjdh.

D gfaw D kauchft, [jfhy jbr``h. R`cc L` taag

j or`jtl. [a tljts tljt. F`dtl`r ai us cast jfytldfb. Hdhw`1 L` caag`h jt G`f. Xljt wjsft yaur wjcc`t yau

tlr`w, wjs dt1

Fa. Dt wjs tljt fatòaag D oaublt y`st`rhjy. D ljhftwrdtt`f j warh df dt y`t. Caag, l` jhh`h suhh`fcy, c`tsmust try ta iarb`t tl` pjst kaupc` ai edfut`s, jfh ba ojkg

ta tl` kji df iraft ai aur lat`c jfh sp`fh tl` eaf`y w`

hdhft cas` af kaii``. A.G.1

_jbusj caag`h hdiidh`ft iar j eae`ft. Xl`f l`sedc`h jfh `kla`h, A.G. Xljt wauch o` east pc`jsjft,

D tldfg._jbusj prav`h karr`kt joaut tl` hdstjfk` ta tl` l`jrt

ai tl` kdty. X`f edfut`s cjt`r tl`y w`r` s`jt`h jt af` aitl` tjoc`s af tl` sdh`wjcg df iraft ai tl`dr lat`c, tl`

L`cc`fdk ^jcjk`.

Jit`r lds idrst swjccaw ai tl` sw``t rdkl or`w, tl`

yaufb Dtjcdjf sjdh, Faw D gfaw wly yau caag`h


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ijedcdjr ta e` wl`f D idrst sjw yau! D ljv` s``f yau

oìar cjt` tlds jit`rfaaf! D wjcg`h pjst tlds spat must

js yau w`r` c`jvdfb j kjr l`r`.Xljts rdblt, [jfhy jbr``h. R` hdh kae` ojkg ta

tl` lat`c df j kjr.

Out _jbusj orag` aii. D je sarry. D tldfg faw Dje dftruhdfb af departjft bu`sts ai tl` kdty. Xljt wjs j

pacdk` kjr df wldkl yau w`r` hrdvdfb, fa1

Xl` oays brdff`h. Dt wjs, G`f jhedtt`h, jfh tach

_jbusj wl`r` tl`y ljh o``f tljt jit`rfaaf jfh wlytl`y ljh cìt tl` eusùe js tl`y hdh.

Jl! Xl`f yau eust gfaw ear` tljf tl` pjp`rs t`cc

ai tljt hr`jhiuc `v`ft tahjy! D r`jh wljt tl` pjp`rs

sjyjfh dt ds fatldfb! _jbusj pucc`h tl` `jrcy `hdtdafai tl` f`xt earfdfbs pjp`r irae lds pakg`t jfh spr`jh

dt aut af tl` tjoc`. [``1 Out D iarb`t, l` w`ft af

qudkgcy. Tau ha fat r`jh Br``g.X`cc us wljt dt sjys, [jfhy urb`h.Xl` pjp`r jhh`h cdttc` ta tl` oays gfawc`hb` ai tl`

tlìt ai tl` Gfassas kycdfh`r, `xk`pt iar tl` ijkt tljt jcc

jdr, rjdc, rajh, jfh sldp `xdts irae Br``k` ljh o``f put

ufh`r sp`kdjc surv`dccjfk`.D i``c iar tl` Br``g pàpc`, _jbusj sjdh `jrf`stcy.

R` Dtjcdjfs jcsa ljv` br`jt r`bjrh iar aur jftdqudtd`s.Ha yau gfaw ey kauftry1 l` jsg`h.

Fat y`t, [jfhy sjdh. Out wl`f, w` c`jv` l`r` hjyjit`r taearraw w`r` tjgdfb j cdttc` st`je`r up tl`

Tubascjvdjf kajst jfh cjfhdfb jt Xrd`st`. Irae tl`r` w`

ba ta Y`fdk` oy trjdf.

Y`fdk`! D tldfg yau wdcc eukl jhedr` tljt kdty,


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_jbusj jssur`h tlè. Xl` kjfjcs, tl` eusùes, tl`

br`jt squjr` ai [t. Ejrgs. Jcsa, l` jhh`h, east

`xk`cc`ft s`jiaah, di dt ljpp`fs yau `fmay sukl `jtdfb.R` v`ry eukl `fmay dt, [jfhy jssur`h lde. Tau

gfaw, l` sjdh ta G`f, tljts af` gdfh ai r`stjurjft

Bàrb` ljsft dftrahuk`h us ta. Jfh D tlaublt Br``k`wauch o` j br`jt pcjk` iar idsl, kcjes, euss`csjcc tljt

sart ai tldfb.

Ejyo` Bàrb` ha`sft cdg` tlè, G`f padft`h aut.

Jr` tl`r` baah s`jiaah r`stjurjfts l`r`1 l` jsg`h_jbusj.

Out ai kaurs`! Y`ry baah. Tau jr` ir`` taearraw1

l` jhh`h, saufhdfb hdiidh`ft jbjdf. D wauch o` v`ry

pc`js`h ta slaw yau sukl j pcjk`.Xl` afcy tldfb w` r`jccy ljv` ta b`t haf` taearraw

ds sae` slappdfb, [jfhy tach lde. ^r`s`fts ta tjg`

lae`. [ae`tldfb iar ey eatl`r jfh ijtl`r, jfh ejyo`jf ach w`jpaf ai sae` sart iar ey oratl`r. R`jpafs jr`lds laooy.

Laooy1 _jbusj caag`h ocjfg, jfh tl`f sedc`h df

jeusè`ft wl`f tl`y `xpcjdf`h ta lde tl` h`rdvjtdaf ai

tl` warh. Out f`jr tl` s`jiaah r`stjurjft D sp`jg ai jrèjfy slaps wdtl ach tldfbs. Tau kauch p`rljps idfh

yaur bdits jt tl` sje` tde`, fa1 R` kauch ljv` cufkljfh

Er. _jbusj, G`f sjdh idrecy, w`v` c`jrf`htl`r`s fa wjy ta `skjp` irae Br``g laspdtjcdty. Out

yaur` fa ear` Br``g tljf w` jr`. Jfh w` haft wjft

ta tjg` up yaur tde`, ufc`ss yau `fmay s`jiaah yaurs`ci,

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brjtìuc iar j ir`` e`jc. Di yaucc o` aur bu`st, l` w`ft

af, D tldfg dt saufhs cdg` j idf` pcjf. Jfh yaucc o`

hadfb j br`jt ijvar ta aur ird`fh, Bàrb` ^jppjs, wlai``cs l` eust caag jit`r us jcc tl` tde` w` jr` df tawf.

_jbusj sedc`h. Di D sjy T`s, D wdcc i``c tljt D ljv`

dfvdt`h eys`ci ta cufkl wdtl yau o`kjus` D ljv` tach yauai tl` r`stjurjft. Out D ljv` fat sa ejfy ird`fhs df

Jtl`fs, jfh D wauch `fmay dt v`ry eukl, jfh sa D ha sjy

T`s.

Baah. [jfhy sdbfjc`h tl` wjdt`r iar ear` kaii``,jfh G`f swdtkl`h tl` suom`kt ta Dtjcy. _jbusj

`ft`rtjdf`h tlè wdtl stard`s ai lds lae`cjfh uftdc tl`y

idfjccy s`pjrjt`h wdtl j praeds` ta e``t tl` iaccawdfb

earfdfb df tl` L`cc`fdk ^jcjk` caooy.Zudt` j hjy! [jfhy eutt`r`h t`f edfut`s cjt`r, tl`

warhs ljci swjccaw`h df j yjwf. Xl` `xkdtè`ft df tl`

eusùe, tlas` twa tlubs, jfh j orjfh-f`w ird`fh irae[jc`rfa, ai jcc pcjk`s!

C`ts fat t`cc Bàrb` joaut tl` twa tlubs, G`f sjdh

js l` lufb up lds mjkg`t. E`f cdg` tljt praojocy ljfb

jraufh tl` r`stjurjfts tljt taurdsts vdsdt df east kdtd`s,

must wjdtdfb iar stupdh iar`dbf`rs cdg` us ta b`t cast dfh`jh-`fh str``ts. Out Bàrb` wdcc ocje` ldes`ci iar

Xl` rdfb ai tl` o`hsdh` plaf` kut lde slart.Bàrb` ^jppjs wjs af tl` atl`r `fh ai tl` wdr`. L`

jsg`h idrst di tl`y ljh `fmay`h tl`dr hdff`r, jfh saufh`hpc`js`h wl`f G`f jssur`h lde dt kauch ljv` o``f

deprav`h afcy oy lds awf kaepjfy.

Rljt f`ws hdh yau pdkg up jt tl` pr`ss kafi`r`fk`1

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^jppjs h`skrdo`h tl` oarh`r r`bucjtdafs tl` oays ljh

jcr`jhy l`jrh ai.

Jfh tljts jcc1^jppjs l`sdtjt`h. R`cc, l` sjdh idfjccy, tl` pacdk`

jr` jirjdh ta ha jfy ear`. Tau s` Jbjdf l`

l`sdtjt`h.[jfhy ljh c`jf`h kcas` sa tljt l` taa kauch l`jr. Xl`

oays `xkljfb`h puzzc h bcjfk`s.

Xlds eust ba fa iurtl`r, yau ufh`rstjfh, ^jppjs

sjdh. Xl` pr`ss wjs bdv`f tl` dfiarejtdaf aii tl`r`karh. Out tl` ijkt ds tljt Xrjlas, tl` eusùes

hdr`ktar, ljh o``f dfiare`h ai tl` tlìt oìar` tljt bujrh

oraublt lde tl` f`ws.

Rljt!L` r`k`dv`h j plaf` kjcc, ^jppjs w`ft af, wdtl j

l`jvy sdbl, irae j ejf wla sjdh l` ljh must stac`f tl`

Bach`f G`y. Di tl` eusùe wjft`h dt ojkg, Xrjlas eustc`t fa af` gfaw ai dts cass. Di j puocdk autkry wjs rjds`h,jrrjfbè`fts iar j rjfsae pjye`ft wauch o` v`ry

hdiidkuct. Df sukl j kjs` tl` kycdfh`r edblt f`v`r o`

r`turf`h.

G`f wldstc`h saitcy. Xljt wjs ijst warg. Xl` tld`v`staag dt irae tl` kjs`, cìt wdtl tl` krawh wl`f tl` raae

wjs èptd`h, jfh bat autsdh` ta ejg` tl` plaf` kjccwldc` tl` waejf wjs stdcc af tl` icaar df tl` M`w`c

_aae.Jfh oìar` tl` bujrhs fatdk`h tljt tl` kycdfh`r wjs

edssdfb, [jfhy jhh`h.

T`s. Xrjlas wjs af lds wjy ta tl` M`w`c _aae ta

kl`kgta c`jrf di tl` kjcc ljh p`rljps o``f j e`r`


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hdff`r.

G`f put hawf tl` plaf` jfh scuep`h ojkg af tl`

o`h. âar Bàrb`, l` eutt`r`h. D suppas` o`kjus` l`wjs rdblt tl`r` jt tl` tde

[jfhy wjs sdttdfb uprdblt af tl` `hb` ai lds o`h. L`

slauchft o` sa ljrh af tlas` bujrhs, l` sjdh joruptcy.R`cc, jit`r jcc, G`f padft`h aut, di tl`y ljhft

Xl`y jr`ft r`spafsdoc`, [jfhy orag` df

v`lè`ftcy. Dv` must r`jcdz`h dt! De tl` af` wla

caag`h dfta tljt raae jfh y`cc`h tljt tl` kycdfh`r wjsbaf`! Di Dh g`pt ey odb eautl slut, tl` hdr`ktar edblt

ljv` jrrdv`h df pc`fty ai tde` ta kcas` aii tljt raae

oìar` tl` wlac` warch iaufh aut wljt ljh ljpp`f`h.

Out fa! D ljh ta ba y`ccdfb aut tl` f`ws! E`!L` wjs bcjrdfb jt G`f. Hdh yau l`jr wljt D sjdh1

De tl` af` wla ejh` dt depassdoc` ta jrrjfb` j rjfsae

h`jc. Di tljt kycdfh`r ds f`v`r r`turf`h, De tl` af` wlaslauch o` ocje`h!


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KLJ^X@_ DY

XL@ OJFHJB@H R_D[X

Idit``f edfut`s cjt`r G`f wjs stdcc jrbudfb wdtl [jfhy.

Taur` o`dfb e`cahrjejtdk, l` sjdh. Di yau ljhft

y`cc`h tljt tl` kycdfh`r wjs baf`, saeòahy `cs` edbltljv`. O`sdh`s, tlas` pàpc` df tl` ljcc w`r` badfb ta

gfaw tljt sae`tldfb s`rdaus ljh ljpp`f`h, afk` tl`y

sjw af` bujrh ruffdfb aut ai tl`r` cdg` j skjr`h rjoodt

jfh tl` atl`r trydfb ta kcas` tl` haar.Out tl` bujrhs hdhft sjy wljt tl` trauoc` wjs,

[jfhy padft`h aut stuooarfcy.

Xl`y hdhft ljv` ta. Df jfatl`r twa s`kafhs tl`

ruears wauch ljv` stjrt`h, jfh tl`y wauch ljv` brawfwars` tl` edfut` tl` hdr`ktar jrrdv`h jfh s`jc`h aii tl`

raae. Jfh af` ai tl` ruears wjs oaufh ta o` tljt

sae`tldfb ljh ljpp`f`h ta tl` Bach`f G`ytl`Gfassas kycdfh`r. ^àpc` jr` cdg`cy ta c`jp jt tl` warstpassdoc` `xpcjfjtdaf wl`f jcc tl`y gfaw ds tljt tl`r` ds j

eyst`ry. Jfh df tlds kjs` tl`y wauch ljv` o``f rdblt. [a

tl` `fh r`suct wauch o` tl` sje` `v`f di yau ljhft

ap`f`h yaur eautl.Out tljt ha`sft `xkus` e`, [jfhy eutt`r`h.


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Tauh f`v`r `v`f l`jrh ai tl` Bach`f G`y uftdc

tahjy, G`f padft`h aut.

Rljts tljt bat ta ha wdtl dt1De must sjydfb tl` wlac` sdtujtdaf ds af` tljt

wauchft ljv` stdrr`h eukl dft`r`st af yaur pjrt, di w`

ljhft ljpp`f`h ta o` af tl` spat wl`f tl` tldfbhdsjpp`jr`h. Tau gfaw wljt D tldfg ds tl` ejtt`r wdtl

yau1

Rljts tl` ejtt`r wdtl e`1 [jfhy sfjpp`h.

R`cc, haft odt` e`. Dts oatl`rdfb e` taa. Di j tldfbcdg` tlds ljh ljpp`f`h jt lae`, w`h praojocy sae`law

idfh aurs`cv`s df tl` edhhc` ai dt. Dts j ljodt w` ljv`.

R`h o` trydfb ta idbur` aut wljt w` kauch ha7 law w`

kauch us` aur gfawc`hb` ai tl` sdtujtdaf ta l`cp tl`pacdk`, iar `xjepc`. Jfh w`h praojocy o` stupdh

`faubl ta tldfg w` kauch l`cp, must o`kjus` w`v` ljh

cukg j kaupc` ai tde`s df tl` pjst df tldfbs fat taahdii`r`ft irae tlds.

Out l`r`, G`f w`ft af, rjdsdfb lds vadk` av`r

[jfhys jtt`ept ta sp`jg, w` haft gfaw tl` cjfbujb`,

ar tl` wjy p`apc`s edfhs warg. R` kjft `v`f idfh aur

wjy irae j r`stjurjft ta aur lat`c. [a D tldfg w`r` oatli``cdfb sae`wljt aut ai pcjk cdg` gdhs jt j brawfup

pjrty.Di D `v`r l`jrh jfytldfb ear` rdhdkucaus!

Taur` tl` af` wlas rdhdkucaus! Df tl` ojkg ai ldsedfh G`f gf`w tl`y ljh f`v`r o``f kcas`r ta j r`jc

qujrr`c tljf tl`y w`r` jt tlds eae`ft. Jcc rdblt, l`

sjdh, jwjr` tljt l` wjs ejgdfb ejtt`rs wars`, out

ufjoc` ta stap, di yau r`jccy tldfg yaur` dfvacv`h df


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tlds, tl`f suppas` yau ba ta tl` kldì ai tl` Jtl`fs

pacdk` taearraw jfh t`cc lde yaucc b`t tljt kycdfh`r

ojkg iar lde. Tau kjf `xpcjdf tljt yauv` ljh j baahh`jc ai `xp`rd`fk` jt krde` h`t`ktdaf

Xl` pdccaw [jfhy lurc`h jt lde strukg lde iucc df tl`

ijk`.Haft o` jf dhdat, [jfhy eutt`r`h.

G`f tlr`w tl` pdccaw ojkg jfh [jfhy kjublt dt.

C`ts oatl stap o`dfb dhdats jfh b`t sae` sc``p, G`f

sjdh.Rdtlaut sp`jgdfb ta `jkl atl`r tl`y bat r`jhy iar

o`h. [jfhy turf`h aut lds cdblt idrst.

Jfywjy, G`f sjdh, tl` kycdfh`r k`rtjdfcy dsft

badfb ta o` h`stray`h, fa ejtt`r wljt Bàrb` tldfgsrdblt faw. Jfyaf` sejrt `faubl ta pcjf j h`jc cdg` tlds

ds sejrt `faubl ta g``p tl` tldfb sji dtl`r af tl`

kljfk` ai badfb tlraubl wdtl tl` rjfsae pcjf wl`f tl`sdtujtdaf kaacs aii7 ar, jt tl` warst, usdfb dt ta ojrbjdfwdtl df kjs` l`s kjublt.

Xaearraws aur cjst hjy df Jtl`fs, [jfhy padft`h

aut. Jr` yau badfb ta g``p tjcgdfb jcc fdblt, sa w`

waft `v`f o` jwjg` ta `fmay dt1 D tlaublt w` w`r`badfb ta sc``p.

R` jr`, G`f sjdh. Baah fdblt.F`dtl`r ai tlè e`ftdaf`h tl` Gfassas kycdfh`r

wl`f tl`y bat up df tl` earfdfb. Xl` @fbcdsl-cjfbujb`f`wspjp`r wjs af tl` or`jgijst trjy tl` wjdt`r oraublt

up. Oy eutujc kafs`ft tl`y dbfar`h dt. G`f taag lds

kaii`` aut afta tl` cdttc` ojckafy tljt ap`f`h aii tl`dr

wdfhaw, jfh hrjfg dt, stjrdfb aut av`r tl` kdtys wldt`


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oudchdfbs. [jfhy `v`ftujccy wjfh`r`h aut ta madf lde,

rèjrgdfb tljt dt caag`h cdg` j idf` hjy.

Idf`, G`f jbr``h.Rl`f l` wjcg`h ojkg dfta tl` raae, iaur-dfkl

l`jhcdf`s joaut tl` Bach`f G`y stjr`h up jt lde irae

tl` pjp`r. Rdtlaut pdkgdfb dt up l` r`jh tl` stary. Dtkaftjdf`h fa dfiarejtdaf tl`y hdhft jcr`jhy gfaw.

Xl`r`s fatldfb f`w df tljt, [jfhy sjdh, wjcgdfb df

irae tl` ojckafy.

[a D s``.B`t yaur kje`rj jfh c`ts kcdeo up ta tl` Jkrapacds

iar j cjst caag, G`f sjdh. R` kjf o` ojkg df tde` ta

e``t _jbusj.

_dblt. O` r`jhy df idv` edfut`s.Xl`y madf`h tl` yaufb Dtjcdjf `fbdf``r df tl` caooy ai

tl`dr lat`c j i`w laurs cjt`r. Jceast dee`hdjt`cy l`

prav`h ta tlè tljt l` r`jccy hdh gfaw Jtl`fs. Xl`slaps l` taag tlè ta w`r` fat tl` ijsldafjoc` af`s aftl` ejdf str``ts. Xl`y w`r` sejcc, husty slaps, krawh`h

wdtl j lahb`pahb` ai wjr`s, s`v`rjc ocakgs jwjy irae

tl` jr`j ir`qu`ft`h oy taurdsts. G`f jfh [jfhy ljh

`xpcjdf`h ta lde tljt tl`y wauch cdg` ta ouy sae` achtldfbs, out tl`y kauchft jiiarh tl` prdk`s farejccy

kljrb`h iar jftdqu`s. _jbusj ufh`rstaah.Df tl`s` slaps, l` sjdh, tldfbs jr` kjcc`h

s`kafhljfhfat jftdqu`. Out yau wdcc idfh sae`, Dtldfg, r`jccy ach.

Xl` sejcc, wrdfgc`h awf`r ai tl` idrst slap tl`y

`ft`r`h ljh o``f r`jhdfb joaut tl` tlìt ai tl` Bach`f

G`y. L` spag` ai dt ta _jbusj wldc` tl` oays p``r`h jt


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tl` mueoc` ai jrtdkc`s af lds sl`cv`s. _jbusj trjfscjt`h

tl` rèjrgs iar tl`dr o`fìdt. Ejy D t`cc lde, l` jhh`h,

tljt yau1^c`js`! G`f o`bb`h lde. C`ts iarb`t dt! Di w`

haft g``p aur edfhs af wljt w`v` s`t aut ta ha tahjy,

w`cc c`jv` Jtl`fs wdtlaut jfy pr`s`fts jt jcc.Ai kaurs`. Di _jbusj wjs surprds`h jt lds

joruptf`ss, l` hdhft sjy sa. Jfh di l` tjcg`h joaut tl`

Bach`f G`y wdtl tl` awf`rs ai tl` atl`r slaps tl`y

wjfh`r`h df jfh aut ai, l` hdhft try ta dfvacv` tl` oaysdf tl` hdskussdaf.

Df tl` tldrh slap tl`y iaufh j pjdr ai ljfhsae` orjss

kjfhc`stdkgs wldkl tl`y jcc jbr``h w`r` ufhauot`hcy

qudt` ach. _jbusj s`è`h jceast js pc`js`h js tl` oaysjt tl` idfh. L` ojrbjdf`h sgdcciuccy wdtl tl` slap awf`r,

jfh tl` kjfhc`stdkgs w`r` idfjccy tl`drs iar j prdk` caw`r

tljf tl`y ljh lap`h iar.Df tl` sje` slap [jfhy sdblt`h s`v`rjc ach w`jpafs,

jfh tl`y dfsp`kt`h tlè wdtl O`rts w`jpaf kacc`ktdaf

df edfh. _jbusj jsg`h tl` prdk` ai tl` eusg`t tl`y

jhedr`h. L` caag`h slakg`h js l` r`p`jt`h j idbur` ta

tl` oays. Dt ds rdhdkucaus, ai kaurs`, l` jhh`h.Xwa lufhr`h haccjrs! [jfhy sjdh. Dt sur` ds.

J eae`ft cjt`r _jbusj jhh`h, jit`r iurtl`rhdskussdaf wdtl tl` slap awf`r, L` rìus`s ta ojrbjdf.

^`rljps ach eusg`ts ljv` suhh`fcy o`kae` tl` ijsldaf,jfh l` tldfgs l` kjf b`t tljt eukl eaf`y irae

saeàf`.

Di l` bat dt irae us, G`f sjdh, brdffdfb, w`h ljv`

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Xl`y dft`rrupt`h tl`dr slappdfb `xp`hdtdaf ta ljv`

cufkl. Dt wjs jf `xk`cc`ft cufkl, wldkl cìt tlè iucc ai

`f`rby jfh h`t`redfjtdaf ta idfh pr`s`fts iar âp jfhO`rt oìar` tl` jit`rfaaf wjs av`r. _jbusj jssur`h tlè

l` gf`w s`v`rjc ear` cdg`cy slaps, jfh tljt l` taa wjs

r`jhy ta kaftdfu` tl` s`jrkl.Xl` f`xt pcjk` tl`y w`ft dfta ejh` tlè i``c

lapìuc. [jfhy dee`hdjt`cy sdblt`h jf ach skdedtjr jfh

j icdftcakg pdstac wdtl jf `fbrjv`h sdcv`r outt. Oatl

pd`k`s w`r` husty, js di fa af` ljh taukl`h tlè dfeaftls. Out _jbusj r`part`h tljt tl` kc`rg wauch fat c`t

tl` skdedtjr ba iar c`ss tljf idity-idv` haccjrs, jfh tljt

tl` pdstac wjs prdk`h jt av`r j lufhr`h.

Xl` yaufb Dtjcdjf caag`h hawfkjst. D je jirjdh, l`sjdh sjhcy, tljt Jtl`fs ds fat j baah pcjk` ta ouy ach

w`jpafs.

Hurdfb tl` hdskussdaf G`f ljh iaufh j Xurgdsllaagjl, j wjt`r-kaac`h seagdfb pdp`. Law joaut tldsiar âp1

[jfhy jhedr`h tl` wjt`r mjr `fkjs`h df orjss idcdbr``,

jfh tl` taojkka oawc af tap kav`r`h wdtl `fbrjv`h

sdcv`r.D tldfg dt wauch o` br`jt, l` jbr``h. Out jt tl`

prdk`s tlds slap s`ès ta kljrb` w` praojocy kauchftjiiarh `v`f tl` wjt`r iar dt.

^`rljps, _jbusj sjdh lapìuccy, tl`r` ds fat saeukl hèjfh iar sukl tldfbs js iar ach w`jpafs. L`

spag` j i`w warhs df Br``g ta tl` kc`rg, jfh cdst`f`h ta

tl` r`pcy. Iaur lufhr`h hrjklejs, l` sjdh. Jfh D

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G`f fahh`h. Xljtsj cdttc` ear` df aur kcjss!

R` kauch ejfjb` tljt, [jfhy jbr``h.

Idv` edfut`s cjt`r _jbusj ljh kcas`h tl` h`jc jt tlr``lufhr`h jfh tw`fty hrjklejs, afcy j cdttc` av`r t`f

haccjrs.

R`cc, [jfhy sjdh, wl`f tl`y w`r` aut af tl` str``tafk` ear`, w`v` iaufh twa r`jccy br`jt pr`s`fts. Di w`

haft idfh j w`jpaf iar O`rtw`cc, w` haft, tljts jcc.

Ouydfb jftdqu`s ds j tldfb ai cukg, _jbusj sjdh.

Af` eust o` jt tl` rdblt pcjk` jt tl` rdblt tde`. ^`rljpsw` wdcc y`t ljv` cukg.

Xl`y hdhft. Xwa laurs cjt`r tl`y w`r` jcc tdr`h jfh

lat. Xl`y ljh caag`h jt ljci j haz`f ear` w`jpafs, ai

jcc typ`s jfh df jcc kafhdtdafs. @v`ry af`, `v`f jt tl` `fhai c`fbtly hdskussdafs o`tw``f _jbusj jfh j kc`rg, wjs

jppjr`ftcy wartl j iartuf` df tl` `y`s ai dts pass`ssar.

Jfh D ha fat gfaw jfy ear` slaps wl`r` sukltldfbs jr` iar sjc`, _jbusj sjdh sjhcy, `xk`pt iar j i`wpcjk`s f`jr tl` odb lat`cs tljt ljfhc` afcy tl` east

`xp`fsdv` jftdqu`s.

C`ts iarb`t dt jfh wdfh up tl` jit`rfaaf wdtl j kup

ai kaii``, [jfhy subb`st`h._jbusj jsg`h di tl`y wauch o` lds bu`sts jt j

sdh`wjcg kji fat ijr irae tl`dr lat`c. Dt wjs fat`h iar jsp`kdjc gdfh ai Br``g pjstry wldkl l` tlaublt tl`y

edblt `fmay. O`dfb wdtl yau tahjy ljs o``f iar e` jbr`jt pc`jsur`, l` jhh`h. ^c`js` c`t e` dftrahuk` yau

ta tlds sp`kdjc pc`jsur` ai tl` kdty wl`r` w` ljv` e`t.

Dt wjs depassdoc` ta r`ius` sukl jf dfvdtjtdaf. Xl`y

c`t _jbusj c`jh tl`e ojkg ta tl` str``t af wldkl tl`dr


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awf lat`c staah. Xl`y jbr``h wdtl lde tljt j tjoc` kcas`

ta tl` krawh`h sdh`wjcg wauch bdv` tlè tl` o`st

appartufdty ai wjtkldfb tl` pjss`rs-oy.[dttdfb l`r`, hrdfgdfb kaii`` jfh `jtdfb pjstry,

caagdfb jt tl` krawhs, _jbusj sjdh, js tl`y s`ttc`h

tlès`cv`s, w` kjf jcc o` Br``gs iar ljci jf laur.De o`bdffdfb ta i``c cdg` jf ach r`sdh`ft jcr`jhy,

G`f sjdh. D kjf r`kabfdz` tljt spafb` p`hhc`r j ocakg

jwjy.

_jbusj sedc`h. L` ds l`r` `v`ry hjy, D tldfg. Cdg`tl` rub p`hhc`rs, l` ds j pjrt ai tl` Jtl`fs cjfhskjp`.

Xl`r` wjs afcy af` rub p`hhc`r df sdblt js l` spag`.

Xl` ejf jcr`jhy wjs jpprajkldfb tlè. Tau wauch

cdg` ta ouy j rub1 _jbusj jsg`h tl` oays.Xl`y slaag tl`dr l`jhs df ufdsaf.

Fa rubs. Fa spafb`s, [jfhy sjdh. @v`f di tl`y jr`

tl` tldfbs `v`ryoahy s`ès ta ouy l`r`.Xl` p`hhc`r ljh wjtkl`h tl` dft`rkljfb`, out l`

kje` kcas`r f`v`rtl`c`ss, j ordccdjftcy kacar`h rub

hdspcjy`h av`r af` jre, tl` r`st ai lds wjr`s oufhc`h

ufh`r tl` atl`r.

_jbusj eatdaf`h tl` ejf jwjy, wdtl j i`w orusqu`warhs df Br``g. Dfst`jh ai c`jvdfb, tl` p`hhc`r wldsg`h

s`v`rjc strdfbs ai jeo`r o`jhs aut ai j pakg`t jfhaii`r`h tlè df pcjk` ai tl` rub.

_jbusj bcjfk`h jt tl` oays. Jbjdf tl`y slaag tl`drl`jhs. Jbjdf l` eatdaf`h tl` ejf jwjy.

Afk` ear` tl` p`hhc`r prahuk`h j f`w dtè iar tl`dr

vd`w. Xlds tde` dt wjs j sejcc hjbb`r df j ordblt-r`h

pcjstdk sl`jtl.


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wdtl jf aii`r ai idity jfh s`` wljt ljpp`fs.

Xl` p`hhc`rs idrst r`jktdaf ta _jbusjs aii`r wjs ta

sljg` lds l`jh jfbrdcy jfh r`jkl iar tl` skdedtjr. Xl`fl` hr`w lds ljfh ojkg jfh spag` j i`w Br``g warhs.

L`s jcr`jhy hrapp`h ta iaur lufhr`h, _jbusj

eureur`h. Dcc ba up ta s`v`fty-idv`.Xl` `xkljfb`s w`ft af iar s`v`rjc edfut`s. Jt `jkl

f`w aii`r tl` p`hhc`r caag`h larrdid`h, jfh jpp`jr`h

r`jhy ta wjcg jwjy. Out jcwjys l` ejh` j f`w

kauft`raii`r dfst`jh.Dts twa lufhr`h faw, _jbusj sjdh idfjccy, jfh tlds

D tldfg ds lds cdedt. L` sedc`h jt [jfhy. L` sjw yau

w`r` pc`js`h wl`f yau idrst caag`h jt dt. L` tldfgs yau

wjft dt. Ar D kauch p`rljps b`t dt iar af` lufhr`hs`v`fty-idv`.

D ha wjft dt, [jfhy jhedtt`h. Haft yau, G`f1

[ur`, G`f jbr``h. Jfh D tldfg twa lufhr`h ds ijdr`faubl.

Xl` skdedtjr kljfb`h ljfhs. Xl` p`hhc`r oaw`h,

sedcdfb orajhcy, jfh eav`h aii ta jfatl`r tjoc` wdtl lds

wjr`s.

Xl` oays tljfg`h _jbusj wjrecy iar ljvdfb s`rv`hjs tl`dr budh`, jfh l` jssur`h tlè l` ljh `fmay`h tl`

hjy js j kljfb` irae lds rdbaraus `fbdf``rdfb stuhd`s.Oìar` tl`y pjrt`h, ljci jf laur cjt`r, _jbusj ljh bdv`f

tlè lds jhhr`ss df Dtjcy, ta wldkl l` sjdh l` pcjff`hsaaf ta r`turf, jfh tl` oays ljh bdv`f lde tl`dr

Or`ftwaah jhhr`ss. L` praeds`h ta ejg` us` ai dt di l`

`v`r w`ft ta tl` Pfdt`h [tjt`s, jfh tl`y jssur`h lde

tl`y wauch caag lde up di tl`y w`r` `v`r df [jc`rfa.


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Dt wjs f`jr idv` akcakg wl`f tl` oays ufcakg`h tl`

haar ai tl`dr raae jfh put tl`dr tlr`` purkljs`s hawf af

af` ai tl` o`hs.D wjft ta caag jt `v`rytldfb jbjdf, [jfhy sjdh. L`

pucc`h aii tl` f`wspjp`rs tljt ljh o``f wrjpp`h jraufh

tl` jwgwjrh sljp` ai tl` laagjl. Xlds ds r`jccysae`tldfb! l` sjdh j eae`ft cjt`r. Hdh yau fatdk` tlds

idcdbr``1

G`f ljh wjcg`h ta tl` wdfhaw jfh wjs stjrdfb jt tl`

str``t o`caw tl`dr ojckafy. L` hdhft jfsw`r.G`f! D jsg`h yau di yauh r`jccy ljh j baah caag jt

tlds, [jfhy sjdh.

Rljt1 G`f turf`h jraufh. @v`f tl`f l` hdhft

krass ta tl` o`h ta caag jt tl` wjt`r pdp`. Ha yau ljv`tl` i``cdfb yauv` s``f tljt p`hhc`r sae`wl`r` o`iar`1

l` jsg`h suhh`fcy.

[jfhy caag`h up, surprds`h. D ljhft tlaublt joautdt. Out w`v` praojocy pjss`h lde af tl` str``t ljci jhaz`f tde`s. Rly1

D haft e`jf s``dfb lde kjsujccy cdg` tljt. D haft

`v`f e`jf s``dfb lde js j p`hhc`r.

Rljt jr` yau tjcgdfb joaut1G`f brdff`h j cdttc` sl``pdslcy. R`cc, dt ejy o` ey

dejbdfjtdaf, out `jkl tde` l` sjdh tlas` i`w warhs df@fbcdsl, D tlaublt lds vadk` saufh`h cdg` tl` vadk` ai tl`

cdttc` ejf cjst fdblttl` af` wdtl tl` kcuo. Xljts wly Dtrd`h ta b`t lde ta sjy sae`tldfb `cs`.

Jfh l` wauchft aocdb`. [jfhy brdff`h. Law

kauch l`, sdfk` tlas` w`r` aovdauscy tl` afcy twa

@fbcdsl warhs l` gfaws1 D tldfg yaur` hr`jedfb, l`


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jhh`h. L` saufh`h ta e` cdg` j p`hhc`r, tljts jcc.

Out wauchft yau tldfg j p`hhc`r wla ejg`s j

cdvdfb s`ccdfb ta taurdsts edblt gfaw j i`w ear` warhstljf tljt1 Edblt jt c`jst gfaw law ta t`cc @fbcdsl-

sp`jgdfb taurdsts, iar `xjepc`, law eukl j tldfb kast1

[jfhys brdf ijh`h. Xljts j tlaublt! L` kauchftljv` haf` ousdf`ss wdtl us di _jbusj ljhft o``f tl`r`,

kauch l`1

J ocjfg caag kje` av`r lds ijk`. Kjr`iuccy l` put tl`

laagjl hawf af tl` o`h jfh bat ta lds i``t. Taugfaw, l` sjdh scawcy, yau ejy ljv` sae`tldfb! Cjst

fdblt wl`f D gdkg`h tl` kcuo aut ai tljt ejfs rdblt

ljfh, ey iaat cjfh`h af lds wrdst.

R`cc1R`cc, `jkl tde` tljt p`hhc`r tahjy pr`t`fh`h ta

r`jkl aut iar tl` skdedtjr jfh tjg` dt jwjy, D fatdk`h lds

rdblt wrdst wjs ojfhjb`h.


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XL@ [.[. D[X_DJ

R`cc, wljt ha yau gfaw! G`f sjdh saitcy, jit`r j

edfut`. Xljt kcdfkl`s dt, sa ijr js De kafk`rf`h.

Jfh faw tljt D r`jccy tldfg joaut lds vadk`, dt hdhsaufh cdg` tljt vadk` y`ccdfb iar aur eaf`y jfh stuii cjst

fdblt, [jfhy sjdh. Rly hdhft yau e`ftdaf tlds wldc`

w` ljh lde df sdblt1 l` jhh`h suhh`fcy. Di yauh tach

_jbusj jfh e` joaut dt tl`r` jt tl` tjoc D tlaublt ai dt, G`f sjdh. Out D g`pt wjtkldfb yau,

jfh aovdauscy f`dtl`r ai yau ljh jfy suspdkdaf ai lde jt

jcc. Jfh ai kaurs` tl` ojfhjb`h wrdst hdhft e`jf

jfytldfb ta e` tl`f. L` slaag lds l`jh df wafh`r.L`s k`rtjdfcy bat pc`fty ai f`rv`, p`hhcdfb lds wjr`s

tahjy ta tl` sje` pàpc` l` trd`h ta lach up c`ss tljf

tw`fty-iaur laurs jba.L` sur` ljs, [jfhy jbr``h. Jfh l` eust ljv`

r`kabfdz`h usar yau jfh e`, jt jfy rjt`. L` hdhft

ljv` tl` cdblt df lds `y`s cjst fdblt, tl` wjy w` hdh. L`

eust ljv` s``f us p`ri`ktcy kc`jrcy. Rljt sljcc w` ha

joaut lde1 l` hèjfh`h.Xl` plaf` rjfb oìar` G`f kauch jfsw`r. Dt wjs


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Bàrb` ^jppjs, ta ejg` jrrjfbè`fts iar tl` `v`fdfb.

L` subb`st`h pdkgdfb tlè up jt tl`dr lat`c slartcy

oìar` s`v`f.G`f sjdh tl`y wauch o` wjdtdfb. Jfy f`ws1 l`

jsg`h tl`f.

^jppjs gf`w, wdtlaut o`dfb tach, wljt tl` qu`stdafrì`rr`h ta. Fat j warh, l` jfsw`r`h. Rly, jit`r

tjgdfb sukl j rdsg, tl` tldì ha`sft try ta kacc`kt iar dt,

D L` orag` aii. Out ey jfb`r ha`s fat `ft`rtjdf

yau, jfh dt jkkaepcdsl`s fatldfb. Xafdblt w` wdcc ljv`j pc`jsjft `v`fdfb tab`tl`r, jfh w` wdcc fat `v`f

e`ftdaf j k`rtjdf r`cdk ai jfkd`ft Br``k`. D wdcc o` wdtl

yau saaf.

Fat j warh ai f`ws, G`f r`part`h ta [jfhy. Jfhl` sjys w` waft `v`f tjcg joaut dt tafdblt. Js ta aur

p`hhc`r ird`fh, l` w`ft af jit`r j edfut`, De fat sur`

tl`r` ds jfytldfb w` kjf ha joaut lde. Fat di w` wjft tab`t af tljt oajt taearraw.

Tau e`jf w` slauch must iarb`t joaut lde1

R`cc, G`f sjdh, str`tkldfb aut af tl` o`h, c`ts sjy

w` ba ta tl` pacdk`, must tl` twa ai us. R` kjft idfh

_jbusj jfh tjg` lde jcafb7 tl` afcy jhhr`ss w` ljv` iarlde ds tl` af` ai lds lae` df Dtjcy. Di w` ba rdblt faw,

jfh wjdt jraufh uftdc saeòahy ds jvjdcjoc` wla sp`jgs@fbcdsl, jfh t`cc aur stary, w` k`rtjdfcy wauchft b`t

ojkg l`r` df tde` ta e``t Bàrb`.R` h`kdh`h cjst fdblt w` hdhft wjft ta e`ftdaf tl`

dfkdh`ft ta Bàrb`. [a D suppas` w` haft wjft ta t`cc

lde joaut dt faw, jfh jsg lde ta ba ta tl` pacdk` wdtl us

tafdblt. Jfh di w` try ta ejfjb` tl` wlac` tldfb


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ljpp`f`h ta b`t dfta kafv`rsjtdaf wdtl j yaufb Dtjcdjf

`fbdf``rdfb stuh`ft cjst fdblt, jfh l` aii`r`h ta ba

slappdfb wdtl us tahjy. L`s cdv`hl`r` tlr`` y`jrs, jfhgfaws lds wjy jraufh. Xl`f, qudkgcy, sa tljt ^jppjs

wauch fat dfqudr` law tl`y ljh e`t _jbusj, l` r`part`h

tl` prdk`s tl`y ljh pjdh, jfh jsg`h tl` f`wspjp`rejf ditl`y ljh o``f kl`jt`h.

Fa. D wauch sjy east k`rtjdfcy fat, ^jppjs sjdh. L`

bjv` jf jeus`h bcjfk` tawjrh tl` skdedtjr df dts pcjdf

skjoojrh. D gfaw fatldfb ai sukl tldfbs, l` sjdh, outD wauch bu`ss dt wjs j ijdr ojrbjdf. Jfh tl` atl`r twa

wauch sur`cy ljv` kast yau ijr ear` jt af` ai tl` taurdst

slaps f`jr tl` squjr`.

Xl`f l` subb`st`h tljt tl`y stjrt iar tl` r`stjurjft. Dhaft wjft ta lurry yau, l` sjdh jpacab`tdkjccy, out D

cìt warh wdtl ey jssdstjft tljt D wauch o` tl`r` di

sae`tldfb slauch kae` up jfh l` f``hs ta r`jkl e`.R`r` r`jhy, [jfhy jssur`h lde. Iar iaah D je

jcwjys r`jhy.

Xl` r`stjurjft ^jppjs taag tlè ta wjs j sejcc pcjk`,

wdtl faf` ai tl` `c`bjfk` ai tl` af` tl` oays ljh vdsdt`h

tl` fdblt oìar`. @v`f oìar` ^jppjs kauch `xpcjdf wlyl` ljh klas`f dt, tl` oays bu`ss`h lds r`jsaf irae tl`

jpp`jrjfk` jfh ejff`r ai tl` e`f jcr`jhy s`jt`h jt dtstjoc`s.

F`wspjp`re`f, G`f sjdh, js tl`y sjt hawf.^jppjs fahh`h, sedcdfb. D tlaublt yau wauch i``c jt

lae` l`r`. Xlds ds wl`r` yaur ijtl`r jfh D jcwjys `jt

wl`f l`s df Jtl`fs. Xl` cjst tde` . . . Lds va dk` trjdc`h

aii jfh tl` oays iaccaw`h lds bjz` ta j yaufb ejf


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stjfhdfb f`jr tl` `ftrjfk`.

Jceast dfstjftcy tl` yaufb ejf kjublt ^jppjs `y`

jfh kje` tawjrh tlè. ^jppjs bat up jfh w`ft ta e``tlde. Xl`y tjcg`h iar j eae`ft ar twa. Xl`f tl`

jssdstjft turf`h jfh cìt js rjpdhcy js l` ljh kae`.

Xl` oays gf`w ^jppjs ljh ljh baah f`ws irae tl`caag af lds ijk`.

Xl` or`jg ljs kae`! tl` f`wspjp`rejf sjdh,

puccdfb aut lds kljdr. L` wjs sedcdfb. Lds `y`s w`r`

ordblt wdtl `xkdtè`ft. L` o`ft av`r tl` tjoc` tawjrhtlè. Xl` eusùe hdr`ktar ljs r`k`dv`h warh tljt tl`

kycdfh`r ds sji`, jfh tljt l` wdcc r`k`dv` jfatl`r c`tt`r

taearraw, stjtdfb tl` jeauft ai tl` rjfsae jfh tl`

e`tlah ai ejgdfb pjye`ft.Jfh tl` pacdk` jr` sur` tl` c`tt`r ds b`fudf`1 G`f

jsg`h. Rljt `vdh`fk` hdh tl` wrdt`r aii`r1

Xl` o`st passdoc` `vdh`fk`, l` sjdh. Rdtl tl` c`tt`rkje` j platabrjpl ai tl` kycdfh`r cydfb af j kapy aitlds earfdfbs f`wspjp`rj r`jccy dfb`fdaus wjy ai

pravdfb tljt tl` c`tt`r wrdt`r ljh tl` kycdfh`r df lds

pass`ssdaf tahjy.

Xl` oays fahh`h, oatl sedcdfb js orajhcy js ^jppjsldes`ci. G`f icdkg`h j wdfg jt [jfhy, j sdbfjc tljt sjdh,

A.G. Faw yau kjf stap i``cdfb budcty jfh w` kjfiarb`t jcc tljt stuii w` w`ft tlraubl cjst fdblt. [jfhys

wry brdf wjs jfsw`r `faubl.Jcauh, G`f jbr``h wdtl ^jppjs. Y`ry dfb`fdaus. Out

dt wjs aovdaus irae tl` stjrt tl` tlìt wjs ordccdjftcy

pcjff`h.

D je lufbry iar tl` idrst tde` jcc hjy, ^jppjs


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ojkg df F`w Targ wl`f tl`y ljh oaag`h pjssjb` af

l`r. East ai l`r spjk`, tl`y ljh c`jrf`h, wjs bdv`f av`r

ta kjrba, jfh sl` ljh afcy `dblt stjt`raaesiaur af`jkl sdh` ai tl` sldp, `jkl iaur ap`fdfb aii j karrdhar

tljt rjf iarwjrh irae tl` hdfdfb raae.

^jpjcdkl c`h tlè jcafb tl` fjrraw h`kg jfh tlraublj haar dfta j pc`jsjft caufb`. J slart icdblt ai st`ps c`h

hawf irae tl` caufb` dfta j raae ai sdedcjr sdz`.

Hdfdfb raae, ^jpjcdkl `xpcjdf`h uff`k`ssjrdcy,

b`sturdfb tawjrh tjoc`s kav`r`h wdtl wldt` kcatls.Ordccdjft arjfb` icaw`rsEae Jcc`f kjcc`h tlè

kjc`fhucjs, G`f rèèo`r`hstaah stdiicy df bcjss

tueoc`rs af `jkl tjoc`.

J wldt`-kajt`h ejf, jpp`jr`h df j haarwjy tljtaovdauscy c`h ta tl` gdtkl`f. [t`wjrh, ^jpjcdkl sjdh.

Edklj`c Ejrejftavj. Tau kjcc Edg`. L` sedc`h lds

wjre sedc` jbjdf. Tau fa sp`jg [cav`fdjf1Xl` oays slaag tl`dr l`jhs.Xl`y w`ft af sljgdfb tlè js tl` idrst ejt` sjdh,

Br``g1 Dtjcdjf1 B`rejf1

Afcy @fbcdsl, De jirjdh, G`f sjdh. Jfh j cdttc`

Ir`fkl jfh [pjfdsl.^jpjcdkl brdff`h kl``riuccy. Ha fat warry. Tau wdsl

ta sp`jg ta ejf ai kr`w, yau t`cc e` ar kjptjdf wljt yauwdsl sp`jg. Afcy w` twa sp`jg cdttc` @fbcdslv`ry

cdttc`, l` jhh`h. Out pjss`fb`rs! Xl`r` ds fa trauoc`.Af tlds trdp ds @fbcdsl-sp`jgdfb pjss`fb`rs.

Xl`f l` c`h tl` wjy ordsgcy tlraubl j haar af tl`

rdblt iarwjrh sdh` ai tl` hdfdfb raae dfta j karrdhar.

Must dfsdh` tl` karrdhar l` stapp`h o`sdh` j bcjss-iraft`h


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oax ijst`f`h ta tl` wjcc. Iaur laags skr`w`h dfta tl`

ojkg ai tl` oax l`ch iaur cjrb` orjss g`ys.

^jpjcdkl ap`f`h tl` caas`cy cjtkl`h haar jfh taaghawf tl` g`y af wldkl tl` fueo`r `dblt ljh o``f

`fbrjv`h.

Jcc g`ys l`r`, l` `xpcjdf`h. Tau cakg haar, yauput g`y l`r`. Tau ufh`rstjfh1 Xaa l`jvy ta kjrry. L`

lìt`h dt ta slaw dts w`dblt.

Dt akkurr`h ta G`f tljt di tl`y kauch r`jkl df iar tl`dr

awf g`y, jfyoahy `cs` kauch r`jkl df iar dt taa. Xlàiidk`r s`fs`h lds tlaublt.

Faoahy af sldp st`jc, l` jssur`h tlè `jrf`stcy.

G`f brdff`h. De sur` yaur` rdblt. D tldfg dts j idf`

jrrjfbè`ft.^jpjcdkl us`h tl` g`y ta ap`f tl` idrst ai tl` iaur

haars df tl` karrdhartl` af` f`jr`st tl` hdfdfb raae.

Xl`f l` staah jsdh` jfh b`stur`h ta tlè ta `ft`r.J eae`ft cjt`r G`f ufh`rstaah wly ^jpjcdkl

ldes`ci ljh fat baf` jl`jh dfta tl` kjodf. Dt wjs

`xtrè`cy sejcc, ojr`cy cjrb` `faubl ta tjg` j pjdr ai

hauoc` oufgs jt rdblt jfbc`s ta `jkl atl`r. Af` pjdr wjs

appasdt` tl` haar, pjrjcc`c ta tl` karrdhar. J partlacèjh` j raufh kdrkc` ai cdblt df tl` fjrraw spjk` joav`

tl` upp`r oufg. Xl` atl`r pjdr ai oufgs idcc`h tl` wjcc tatl` cìt ai tl` haar. Xl` sejcc wjsloawc wjs must dfsdh`

tl` haar ta tl` rdblt.[jfhy put hawf tl` ojb l` wjs kjrrydfb jfh

strjdblt`f`h up. Lds r`h ljdr kje` wdtldf dfkl`s ai tl`

k`dcdfb. Rl`f l` str`tkl`h aut lds jres l` kauch jceast

r`jkl irae tl` haar ta tl` partlac`.


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Iaur pàpc` sae`tde`s us` tlds kjodf1 l` jsg`h

^jpjcdkl, brdffdfb.

^jpjcdkl brdff`h rdblt ojkg. Af Jhrdjtdk kajst, euklta s`` af h`kg. Ps` kjodf iar sc``pdfb afcy. ^c`fty raae

l`r` iar iaur sc``pdfb. Iar twaeukl `xtrj raae. L`

`js`h lds wjy df, pdkg`h up tl`dr cubbjb`, jfh cdit`h`jkl ojb ta af` ai tl` tap oufgs. [``1 L`r` eukl raae

iar ojbs. L` padft`h ta tl` caw`r oufgs. Xl`r`raae

iar sc``p.

[ur`, G`f sjdh. Dts idf`. Cats ai raae.^jpjcdkl squ``z`h pjst tlè ta tl` haar jbjdf. L`

padft`h iarwjrh jcafb tl` karrdhar. [law`r raaes, l`

sjdh, tl`f jhh`h prauhcy, Eukl lat wjt`r. Jcc hjy.

Idf`, G`f r`p`jt`h.^jpjcdkl l`sdtjt`h, js di e`ftjccy kl`kgdfb av`r tl`

dtès ta o` tach jrrdvdfb pjss`fb`rs. Xl`f l` fahh`h.

A.G.1 Jit`r sldp sjdc yau e``t kjptjdf. Lds fje`Jftaf ^rdedkl. A.G.1

Idf`, G`f sjdh jbjdf. Jfh [jfhy `kla`h lde.

Idf`. Jfh tljfgs iar `v`rytldfb.

^jpjcdkl taag af` st`p jwjy irae tl` haar jfh tl`f

turf`h ojkg. H`kg kljdrs tapsdh`, l` sjdh. [ufojtlsv`ry baah. L` o`ft lds l`jh ojkg jfh kcas`h lds `y`s df

dccustrjtdaf. T`s. Y`ry baah. Xl`f l` hdsjpp`jr`h.D ljv` j i``cdfb tlds ds badfb ta o` j br`jt trdp,

[jfhy sjdh, di Idrst Ejt` ^jpjcdkl ds j sjepc` ai tl`kr`w. Rldc` l` spag` l` wjs ap`fdfb lds ojb jfh

cditdfb aut j pdc` ai sldrts. L` turf`h wdtl tlè df lds

ljfh jfh caag`h jraufh tl` raae. Xl`r` dsft `v`f j

our`ju df l`r`!


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Law kauch tl`r` o`1 G`f jsg`h lde. Rl`r`

wauch tl`y put dt1 Tau l`jrh Er. ^jpjcdkl. Xl` tap

oufgs suppcy pc`fty ai spjk` iar ojbbjb`. Rljtjfyoahy wauch ha wdtl tl`dr ojbbjb` di tl`r` w`r` iaur

pàpc` df l`r`, D k`rtjdfcy haft gfaw. Out aovdauscy

w`r` fat badfb ta ljv` jfy trauoc`. R` must c`jv` aurstuii df aur ojbs jfh r`jkl df iar wljt`v`r w` wjft.

T`s. D bu`ss sa. [jfhy turf`h ojkg wdtl lds sldrts.

R`cc, df tljt kjs`, l` h`kdh`h, De badfb ta tjg sae`

stuii aut ai l`r` jfh c`jv` dt caas` af tl` oufg. Xl`f Dcco` joc` ta idfh tldfbs D f``h j cat ijst`r. L` cdit`h aut

tl` skdedtjr jfh tl` kjfhc`stdkgs jfh put tlè af tl`

oufg. Xl`r`! Faw di D g``p jcc sldrts jfh sakgs af tlds

sdh` . . .Baah dh`j. Iaccawdfb lds `xjepc` G`f taag tl`

oucgy laagjl aut ai lds awf ojb jfh staw`h dt kjrìuccy

df af` karf`r ai tl` oufg. Lds ojb, df iraft ai dt, wauchpr`v`ft dt irae raccdfb aii di tl` sldp pdtkl`h. Xl`r` jr`sae` laags af tl` ojkg ai tl` haar, l` fatdk`h, jfh j

kaupc` ai ljfb`rs. R` kjf put aur mjkg`ts tl`r`.

[uhh`fcy tl` cdttc` sldp slaag wdtl tl` vdac`fk` ai l`r

wldstc`. Xl` saufh wjs stdcc hydfb jwjy wl`f tl` h`kgo`f`jtl tl`dr i``t o`bjf ta vdorjt` b`ftcy.

R`r` eavdfb! [jfhy sjdh.G`f brdff`h jt lde. F`xt stap Tubascjvdj!


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KLJ^X@_ YD

XL@ @YDH@FK@ XLJX YJFD[L@H

Fat r`jccy, j waejfs vadk` sjdh h`kdsdv`cy jt tl`dr

ojkgs.

G`f jfh [jfhy swufb tawjrh tl` haarwjy. Xl`waejf sedcdfb df jt tlè wjs slart jfh stakgy, jfh

w`jrdfb wljt Eae Jcc`f kjcc`h s`fsdoc` trjv`cdfb

kcatl`sj sudt ai sae` sait orawf ejt`rdjc jfh icjt-

l``c`h wjcgdfb sla`s. L`r orawf o`r`t aovdauscy ljho``f klas`f iar dts prjktdkjcdty, jfh fat o`kjus` dt wjs

o`kaedfb ta tl` squjr` ijk` ufh`r tl` slart brjy kurcs.

De [ycvdj Ourtaf, sl` w`ft af, oìar` tl` oays

kauch sp`jg. I`ccaw pjss`fb`r. Must tlaublt yauh wjftta gfaw tljt w`cc praojocy stap jt s`v`rjc sejcc Br``g

parts oìar` w` `ft`r Tubascjvdjf wjt`rs. Jt jfy rjt`,

tljts wljt tl` Dstrdj hdh wl`f D sjdc`h af l`r afkòìar`.

Al. D s``. Xljfgs v`ry eukl. Xl`y hdh t`cc us df

F`w Targ tljt sl` must sart ai wjfh`r`h up tl` kajst

jfh stapp`h wl`r`v`r sl` ljh ta tjg` af ar hdskljrb`

kjrba. Out tl` idrst part af tl` prdft`h dtdf`rjry tl`ybjv` us wjs Ojr, df Tubascjvdj. Xl`f, o`cjt`hcy, G`f


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jhh`h, [arry. Ey fje`s G`f Lact. Jfh tlds ds [jfhy

Jcc`f.

Law ha yau ha1 [ycvdj Ourtaf fahh`h.Je`rdkjfs.

Xljts rdblt. [jfhy jbr``h wdtl wljt ljh o``f j

stjtè`ft, fat j qu`stdaf. R` cdv` df F`w M`rs`y df jtawf sa sejcc tljt afcy dts r`sdh`fts `v`r l`jrh ai dt.

Jfh De j cdorjrdjf df j sejcc tawf df Dawj haae`h

ta tl` sje` ijt`. Dts Edss Ourtaf, oy tl` wjy. [l`

sedc`h jbjdf. Out D eustft g``p yau tjcgdfb l`r` wldc`w` sjdc aut ai ^drjùs jfh edss aur cjst bcdeps` ai tl`

Jkrapacds. Kae` jcafb.

G`f jfh [jfhy jbr``h jit`rwjrh tljt tl`y wauchft

ljv` gfawf law ta jrbu` jbjdfst l`r subb`stdaf di tl`yljh wjft`h ta. Edss Ourtafs jppjr`ft kafvdktdaf tljt dt

wjs l`r huty ta av`rs`` tl` w`cc-o`dfb ai tl` Dstrdjs

pjss`fb`rs ljh jf av`rpaw`rdfb ìi`kt. Xl`y iaufhtlès`cv`s iaccawdfb l`r e``gcy ta tl` tap h`kg, wl`rìaur atl`r pjss`fb`rs ljh bjtl`r`h.

Edss Ourtaf jcr`jhy gf`w tl`dr fje`s. [l`

p`riare`h tl` dftrahuktdafs wdtl tl` ìidkd`fky tljt

s`è`h s`kafh fjtur` ta l`r.Xl` Huoafs w`r` j edhhc`-jb`h ^jrdsdjf kaupc`, oatl

slart jfh pcuep jfh oatl jt lae` afcy df tl`dr awfcjfbujb`. Edss Ourtaf spag` Ir`fkl ta tlè, icu`ftcy

out wdtl j icjt Edhhc` R`st jkk`ft. Xl` atl`r twapjss`fb`rs w`r` e`f, oatl jppjr`ftcy df tl`dr cjt`

tldrtd`s. Xlarftaf Rdcsldr` wjs j Cafhaf`r. _ao`rt

Ljfsaf kje` irae F`w Targ Kdty.

Xl` Dstrdj wjs eavdfb scawcy aut ai tl` ljroar ai


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^drjùs, pjst sldps hakg`h iar cajhdfb ar ufcajhdfb, jfh

surraufh`h oy sejcc`r v`ss`csrawoajts, idsldfb krjit,

j cuxurdaus yjklt ar twa.O`ldfh tl` wljrv`s tl` kdty ai ^drjùs wjs j kurv`h

s`rd`s ai t`rrjk`s ojfg`h wdtl wldt` oudchdfbs. Joav`

jfh o`yafh ^drjùs, s`pjrjt`h irae tl` part tawf oy jstrdp ai kauftrysdh`, wjs Jtl`fs. Edss Ourtaf ejh`

k`rtjdf tljt `v`ryaf` spatt`h tl` jorupt pcjtiarecdg`

eaufh ai tl` Jkrapacds, tapp`h oy tl` kacuef`h

r`ktjfbc` ai dts ^jrtl`faf.Faw tljt w` gfaw wl`r` w` slauch o` caagdfb,

sl` sjdh, w` kjf ba af wjtkldfb tl` Jkrapacds jfh

kaftdfu` aur kafv`rsjtdaf. R` wdcc jcc o` ear`

dft`r`st`h df `jkl atl`r di w` gfaw sae`tldfb joaut af`jfatl`rs akkupjtdafs. [ljcc w` `jkl t`cc j cdttc` joaut

aurs`cv`s df turf1 L`r ordblt sedc` wjs j kaeejfh df

dts`ci.Xl` atl`r pjss`fb`rs suoedtt`h baah-fjtur`hcy.

Huoaf sjdh l` wjs j kdvdc `fbdf``r, r`turfdfb ta Irjfk`

wdtl lds wdi` jit`r j vdsdt ta tl`dr ejrrd`h hjublt`r df

Còjfaf. Ljfsaf `xpcjdf`h tljt l` wjs j sjc`sejf ai

pjkgjbdfb ejkldf`ry. L` ljh must kaepc t`h j w``gswarg df Br``k` jfh wjs tjgdfb tl` scaw kajstjc trdp

fartl o`kjus` tl` Edcjf dfhustrdjc ijdr l` ljh ta jtt`fhwjs stdcc j w``g jwjy. Xl` @fbcdslejf, Rdcsldr`, turf`h

irae tl` vd`w cafb `faubl ta sjy tljt l` wrat` h`t`ktdv`stard`s.

Edss Ourtaf prahh`h tl` oays dfta sp``kl cjst. Dt wjs

fat `faubl iar l`r ta gfaw tljt tl`y warg`h iar j

f`wspjp`r. [l` hèjfh`h ta gfaw wljt tl`y wrat` jfh


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wla taag platabrjpls. G`f s`t l`r strjdblt js ordìcy js

passdoc`.

J eae`ft cjt`r Rdcsldr` ljh eav`h ufaotrusdv`cy tastjfh o`sdh` tl` oays. Lds fjrraw ijk` wjs jcdv` wdtl

dft`r`st.

[a yau ha krde` r`partdfb! l` sjdh. D wafh`r diyauh edfh t`ccdfb e` joaut sae` ai tl` stard`s yauv`

kav`r`h. De jcwjys af tl` luft iar pcat dh`js. Jfh di

yau w`r` r`jccy dfvacv`h df sae` ai tl` sdtujtdafs

yaurs`cv`s, js yau ldft`h L` slaag lds l`jh. Af-tl`-sk`f` kacar ds tl` ljrh`st sart ta kae` oy. Xljts

wljt D wjs trydfb ta pdkg up y`st`rhjy df Jtl`fs, jit`r

tljt tlìt ai tl` Gfassas kycdfh`r irae tl` eusùe. Out

D kauchft c`jrf j tldfb `xk`pt wljt D r`jh df tl` pr`ss,jfh tljt wjsft eukl. Tau l`jrh joaut tl` raoo`ry, D

suppas`1

R` w`r` tl`r` wl`f dt ljpp`f`h, [jfhy tach lde.Fa! Rljt j strag` ai cukg iar e`! L` brdff`h.

Xljt saufhs pr`tty kjccaus, D bu`ss, ha`sft dt1 Out

Edss Ourtafs ordsg vadk` orag` dfta tl`dr

kafv`rsjtdaf. Tau wdcc jcc edss yaur cjst sdblt ai tl`

Jkrapacds di yau g``p tjcgdfb, sl` sjdh, j scdblt sedc`sait`fdfb tl` taf` ai l`r vadk`.

Mav`! Rdcsldr` eutt`r`h. De o`ljvdfb ojhcy. JfhDcc b`t yau df trauoc` wdtl aur s`ci-jppadft`h kruds`

hdr`ktar di D g``p yau ijkdfb df tl` wrafb hdr`ktdaf wldc`tl` Jkrapacds ds stdcc df vd`w.

Xl`y jcc eav`h ta tl` rjdc tl`f, jfh wjtkl`h Jtl`fs

eèarjoc sgycdf` hdsjpp`jr dfta tl` hdstjfk`.

J eae`ft cjt`r j tjcc ejssdv` ejf df j ocu` ufdiare


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Edss Ourtaf caag`h js di sl` w`r` joaut ta kjcc lde ta

tjsg iar cjzdf`ss, wl`f sae`tldfb kjublt l`r `y`. Al,

caag! sl` kaeejfh`h tl` atl`rs, padftdfb iarwjrh. Jic``t ai kjqu`s!

Ai wljt1 Ljfsaf jsg`h.

Kjqu`s, sl` r`p`jt`h. Br``g idsldfb oajts.Al. Dv` s``f idsldfb oajts oìar`. Fat wartl b`ttdfb

up iar, Ljfsaf h`kdh`h.

G`f jfh [jfhy f``h`h fa prahhdfb ta wjtkl tl` cdttc`

sjdcdfb v`ss`cs, stdcc sae` hdstjfk` jwjy, s`v`rjc wdtlordblt-r`h sjdcs tljt bcaw`h jbjdfst tl` ordccdjft ocu` ai

tl` s`j.

D wafh`r wljt tljt dscjfh ds av`r tl`r`, Edss Ourtaf

wjs eureurdfb j i`w eae`fts cjt`r, must js [jfhyh`kdh`h ta ba o`caw iar lds kje`rj ta platabrjpl tl`

kjqu`s.

Xljt rèdfhs e`, G`f sjdh. [ae`wl`r` df ey ojbds j ejp ai Br``k` tljt Bàrb` bjv` us, sa w` kauchdh`ftdiy tl` dscjfhs df tl`s` wjt`rs. Xldfg Dcc ba o`caw

wdtl yau jfh caag iar dt.

Xl` oays w`r` krassdfb tl` caufb` tawjrh tl` stjdrs

c`jhdfb hawf ta tl` kjodf h`kg wl`f G`f spatt`h jf`fv`cap` cydfb af af` ai tl` tjoc`s.

Ba jl`jh, l` eutt`r`h ta [jfhy. Dcc s`` di tljtstl` stuii Er. Rdcsldr` wjs tjcgdfb joaut. D suppas` w`

aublt ta bcjfk` tlraubl dt, wljt`v`r dt ds.Rl`f [jfhy r`turf`h tlraubl tl` caufb` wdtl lds

kje`rj, G`f wjs c`jidfb tlraubl tl` f`wspjp`rs jfh

atl`r ejt`rdjcs l` ljh tjg`f irae tl` `fv`cap`.

East ai tlds ds arhdfjry taurdst stuii joaut Jtl`fs


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dts`ci, l` tach [jfhy. ^cus y`st`rhjys jfh tahjys

f`wspjp`rs. D haft tldfg tl`r`s jfytldfb w` ljv`ft

jcr`jhy s``f.Hdhft s`` law tl`r` kauch o`, [jfhy sjdh, jfh wjs

af lds wjy ta tl` upp`r h`kg df j rusl, ta kjtkl tl`

kjqu`s wldc` tl`y w`r` stdcc df sdblt.G`f put tl` pjp`rs ojkg dfta tl` `fv`cap` idv`

edfut`s cjt`r jfh madf`h [jfhy.

Xl` Huoafs w`r` af tl`dr wjy o`caw. Xl`y fahh`h

ta lde js tl`y pjss`h.Hdh yau idfh dt1 Edss Ourtaf jsg`h.

Dt wjs j eae`ft oìar` G`f r`jcdz`h tljt sl` wjs

sp`jgdfb ta lde. L` caag`h jt l`r ocjfgcy.

Xl` ejp, Edss Ourtaf sjdh pjtd`ftcy, js di l` w`ràf` ai tl` yaufb`st oarraw`rs df l`r cdorjry. Taur

ird`fh [jfhy sjdh yau w`r` badfb ta caag iar

[l` orag` aii wl`f sl` sjw G`f sljgdfb lds l`jh.Dccultry jit`r cufkl, G`f sjdh. Dts praojocyhawf df tl` v`ry oattae ai ey ojb. Dcc ljv` ta tjg`

`v`rytldfb aut jfh

Edss Ourtaf sedc`h iarbdvdfbcy. De must js bcjh yau

hdhft, sl` sjdh. D kauchft ljv` r`sdst`h stjydfb upl`r` jfh trydfb ta dh`ftdiy `v`ry tdfd`st dscjfh w` pjss, di

w` ljh yaur ejp ta l`cp us. Jfh D r`jccy slauch bahawf jfh ljv` j cdttc r`st oìar` cufkl. Haktars arh`rs,

yau gfaw. De stdcc r`kup`rjtdfb irae j oaut aipfùeafdj jfh slauch r`st `v`ry hjy, oìar` cufkl jfh

oìar` hdff`r. [l` wjv`h ta tlè jfh hdsjpp`jr`h.

D wafh`r law oassy sl` b`ts wl`f sl` ljs l

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