Lair of Dreams (Preview)

7/21/2019 Lair of Dreams (Preview)

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Austfcjr Qjrvkaj, tfdd-`rjj2 =-8


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Dkttdj, Nrfwi mig Afcpmiy

Ijw [fre Nfstfi


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Whks nffe ks m wfre f` atkfi. Imcjs, ahmrmatjrs, pdmajs, mig kiakgjits mrj thj prfguat f` thjmuthfrs kcmokimtkfi fr mrj usjg atktkfusdy. Miy rjsjcndmiaj tf matumd jvjits, dfamdjs,

fr pjrsfis, dkvkio fr gjmg, ks afkiakgjitmd.

Afpyrkoht >;< Mvjiuj f` thj Mcjrkams, Ijw [fre, I[ =


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Kamiift nj mwmej `fr ifthkio dffes tf cj ms kt gkgnj`frj, Fr jdsj K mc mwmej `fr thj rst tkcj, mig mdd

nj`frj hms njji m cjmi sdjjp.

_mdt _hktcmi

Wf njdkjvj ki fijs grjmcs ks tf spjig mdd fijs dk`j msdjjp.

Ahkijsj prfvjrn


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Ijw [fre Akty, =;>?

Jvjry akty ks m ohfst.

Ijw nukdgkios rksj upfi thj nfijs f` thj fdg sf thmt jmah shkiy

stjjd njmc, jmah tfwjr f` nrkae amrrkjs wkthki kt thj cjcfrkjs f`

whmt hms ofij nj`frj, mi mrahktjaturmd hmuitkio. Qfcjtkcjs yfu

ami amtah m odkcpsj f` thjsj `frcjr kiamrimtkfis ki thj mwewmrg

miodj f` m strjjt fr m dkorjjg omtj, mi fdg fme gffr pjjekio fut

`rfc m ijw `mamgj, thj pdmquj afccjcfrmtkio thj spft thmt wms

fiaj m nmttdjorfuig, whkah njamcj m smdffi mig ks ifw m pmre.

Zigjrorfuig, kts if gk``jrjit.

Njijmth thj strjjts, thks akty orfws. Wrmaes push `mrthjr fut

kitf Nrffedyi, ]ujjis, mig thj Nrfix. Wuiijds afiijat fij

pdmaj tf mifthjr, adfskio thj gkstmiaj njtwjji kcpfsskndj mig pfs-

skndj. Qf cmiy pjfpdj tf cfvj. Whj aktys mspkrmtkfis gf ift stfp

mt orfuig djvjd. Whj whkij f` thj grkdd mig thj admie f` thj pkaemx

sjrjimgj thj wfrejrs ms thjy adjmr fut rfae `fr m ijw sunwmy


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tuiijd. Qwjmt nkigs dmyjrs f` gust tf thj cji tkdd kts hmrg tf tjdd

whjrj thjy djmvj f`` mig thj odffc njokis. Whj grkdd nktjs mwmy

njgrfae ki scmdd cfuth`uds. Kts hmrg, tjgkfus wfre. Mig thji sug-

gjidy, thjyrj nrjmekio thrfuoh thj rfae tff `mst._mtah kt! _mtah kt, ifw!

M wmdd f` jmrth grfps mwmy. Whj cji afuoh mig afuoh, ahfe-

kio fi thj thkae mkr. Fij f` thjc, mi Krksh kcckormit imcjg

\mgrmka, wkpjs m gkrty `frjmrc marfss hks swjmty nrfw mig pjjrs

kitf thj dmroj hfdj thj grkdd hms cmgj. Fi thj fthjr skgj ks m tmdd

wrfuoht-krfi omtj ofij tf rust, fij f` thfsj ohfsts f` mi jmrdkjrtkcj. \mgrmka shkijs hks mshdkoht thrfuoh thj omtjs nmrs, mig thj

rusty afmtkio nrkohtjis dkej thj grkjg ndffg f` mi fdg wfuig.

Kdd nj, hj smys mig orkis mt thj fthjrs. Ckoht nj sfcjtkio

wfrth hmvki kiskgj.

Hj tuos mig thj rustjg omtj shrkjes fpji, mig thji thj cji

mrj kiskgj thj gust-ahfejg hfdj f` m frofttji pmrt f` thj aktys pmst.

Whj Krkshcmi whkstdjs ms hks njmc nfuiajs mrfuig thj tfcndkej

rffc, rjvjmdkio wffgji pmijds ormyjg wkth afnwjns, tkdj cfsmkas

fnsaurjg ny dmyjrs f` orkcj, m nrfeji dkoht xturj gmiodkio prj-

amrkfusdy `rfc m nrfeji pfdj. M trmki amr skts hmd`-nurkjg uigjr m

cfuitmki f` `mddji gkrt. Kts whjjds mrj skdjiajg, nut ki thj gmre-

ijss, kts mdcfst ms k` thj wfrejrs ami hjmr thj mkit whkij f` cjtmd

fi cjtmd dkiojrkio ki thj prjsjrvjg mkr. \mgrmkas mshdkoht njmc

shkijs marfss thj trmaes, trmakio thjc nmaewmrg tf m gjmg tuiijd.

Whj cji cfvj adfsj mig pjjr kitf thj curekijss. Kts dkej dffekio

kitf hjdds ompkio cfuth, trmaes `fr tfiouj. Whj tuiijd sjjcs tf

of fi `frjvjr, nut thmts bust thj gmre tmdekio.

_hmts ki hjrj, thji6 \mgrmka mses.

M spjmejmsy, mifthjr cmi, Ckahmjd, smys, ahuaedkio.

Ormig. K afudg usj m grkie, \mgrmka bfejs ms hj hjmgs kiskgj,

stkdd hfpj`ud f` sfcj dfst trjmsurj. Whj wfrejrs `fddfw. Whjsj cji


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mrj thj uisjji nukdgjrs f` thj akty, dkej ohfsts thjcsjdvjs, mig

thjyvj if ijjg tf `jmr thj gmre.

Fidy Qui [u hjsktmtjs. Hj hmtjs thj gmre, matumddy, nut hj

ijjgs thj bfn, mig bfns mrj hmrg tf afcj ny whji yfurj Ahkijsj.Ms kt ks, hj fidy oft thj bfn njamusj hj shmrjs m afdg-wmtjr mt wkth

\mgrmka mig sjvjrmd fthjrs ki Ahkimtfwi, mig thj Krkshcmi put

ki m wfrg `fr hkc wkth thj nfss. Kt wfudgit gf tf cmej wmvjs. Qf

hj, tff, fddfws. Ms Qui [u imvkomtjs thj cfuigs f` mddji gkrt mig

nrkae fi thj trmaes, hj stucndjs fvjr sfcjthkio. \mgrmka swkios

hks mshdkoht njmc fvjr thj trmaes momki mig igs m prjtty dkttdjcuska nfx wkth m hmig armie fi tfp. \mgrmka dk`ts thj cuska nfx,

mgckrkio thj wfrecmishkp. Whjy gfit cmej thjc dkej thmt miy-

cfrj. Hj turis thj armie fi thj aydkigjr. M sfio pdkies fut iftj

ny iftj. Kts fij hjs hjmrg nj`frj, mi fdg sfio, nut hj amit rjmddy

rjcjcnjr kt.

_hmt gyfu thkie6 _frth m prjtty pjiiy6 Fr mt djmst sfcj

prjtty pkits6 hj smys. Hj afiskgjrs tmekio thj cuska nfx nut puts

kt nmae. Djts sjj whmt fthjr trjmsurjs mrj gfwi hjrj.

\mgrmka swkios thj mshdkoht. Whj njmc igs m sejdjtmd `fft.

Mt thj nmsj f` thj aurvjg wmdd ks m cucckjg afrpsj cfstdy jmtji

mwmy ny rft mig rmts mig tkcj. Whj cji `mdd qukjt. Whjy stmrj mt

thj tu`ts f` hmkr ofij ms thki ms amigy fss, mig mt thj cfuth,

whkah ks fpji ms k` ki m imd sarjmc. M jw f` thj cji arfss thjc-

sjdvjs. Whjy dj`t m dft njhkig tf afcj tf thks afuitry, nut ift thjkr

supjrstktkfis.

Qui [u ks uijmsy, nut hj gfjsit hmvj thj wfrgs ki Jiodksh tf

afccuikamtj hks `jjdkios. Whks wfcmi cjt m vjry nmg jig. K` hj

wjrj nmae ki Ahkim, hjg sjj tf thj prfpjr prmyjrs mig nurkmd. @fr

jvjryfij eifws m spkrkt amit rjst wkthfut thmt. Nut thks ks Mcjr-

kam. Whkios mrj gk``jrjit hjrj.

Nmg duae, hj smys mt dmst, mig if fij gksmorjjs.


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^koht. _j njst nj nmae mt kt, dmgs, \mgrmka smys wkth m hjmvy

skoh.

Whj cji pkdj nmae fut f` thj hfdj. Ms \mgrmka adfsjs thj

omtj, hj rjomrgs thj uijmrthjg stmtkfi wkth pkty. Ktdd nj ofij sffijifuoh, eifaejg fut tf cmej wmy `fr ijw sunwmy dkijs `fr thj

orfwkio akty. \rforjss ejjps prforjsskio.

Qhmcj, hj smys.

Cfcjits dmtjr, thj hkoh-pktahjg huc f` thj wfrejrs bmaehmc-

cjrs cjdgs wkth thj afistmit rmttdj f` thj sunwmy trmkis5 thj aktys

sfio rjvjrnjrmtjs ki thj tuiijds. Quggjidy, thj wfre dkohts gkc.Whj cji pmusj. _kig wm`ts gfwi thj tuiijd mig amrjssjs thjkr

swjmty `majs. Kt amrrkjs thj mkit sfuig f` arykio, mig thji kts ofij.

Whj dkohts nrkohtji momki. Whj cji shruobust fij f` thfsj fgg

thkios thmt hmppji ki thj akty uigjr thj akty. Whjy stmrt ki momki5

thjkr cmahkijs turi up thj jmrth, nurykio hkstfry ki thjkr wmej.

Dmtjr, thj jxhmustjg wfrejrs rjturi tf Ahkimtfwi mig adkcn

thj stmkrs tf thjkr shmrjg rffc. Whjy `mdd kitf thjkr njgs, thj gkrt

f` thj akty stkdd amejg uigjr thjkr rmoojg imkds. Whjyrj tff tkrjg `fr

nmthkio nut thjyrj ift tff tkrjg `fr grjmcs. @fr grjmcs, tff, mrj

ohfsts, gjskrjs ahmsjg ki sdjjp, ofij ny cfrikio. Whj dfiokio f`

grjmcs grmws thj gjmg, mig thks akty hfdgs cmiy grjmcs.

Whj cji grjmc f` thj cuska nfx mig kts sfio, m rjdka `rfc m

tkcj dfio mof.

Njmutk`ud grjmcjr, wmej uitf cj/Qtmrdkoht mig gjwgrfps mrj

wmktkio `fr thjj. . . .

Whj sfio amdds tf thjkr ndffg, jrrkjs thjc kitf thj njst grjmcs

thjyvj jvjr hmggrjmcs ki whkah thjy mrj mnfvjorfuig, cji

f` `frtuij mig rjifwi, fwijrs ki m afuitry thmt sckdjs fi fwi-

kio. Ckahmjd grjmcs f` fvjrsjjkio hks fwi afistruatkfi afcpmiy.

\mgrmka grjmcs f` m `mrc upstmtj ddjg wkth hfrsjs. Qui [u grjmcs


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f` rjturikio tf hks vkddmoj ms m prfspjrfus cmi, mig f` thj prkgj ki

hks pmrjits `majs ms hj nrkios thjc tf Mcjrkam, mdfio wkth m wk`j

`fr hkcsjd`. [js, m wk`j tf shmrj thj nurgjis mig bfys f` dk`j hjrj.

Hj ami sjj hjr sckdkio mt hkc. Quah m swjjt `maj! Mig mrj thfsjhks ahkdgrji njskgj hjr6 Whjy mrj! Hmppy sfis mig gmuohtjrs wjd-

afckio hkc hfcj mt thj jig f` thj gmy wkth hks sdkppjrs mig pkpj

mig hmppy arkjs f` Nmnm! ms thjy njo `fr m stfry.

Qui [u rjmahjs `fr hks yfuiojst ahkdg, mig thj grjmc `mgjs tf

jcnjrs. Whjrj ks fidy thj gmre f` thj tuiijd thjy `fuig jmrdkjr ki

thj gmy. Qui [u amdds fut `fr hks ahkdgrji mig hjmrs sf`t arykio. Ktnrjmes hks hjmrt tf hjmr kt.

Gfit ary, hj sffthjs.

Ki thj odffc, thjrjs m suggji spmre. @fr m `jw sjafigs, hks

dfiojg-`fr `mckdy dk`j afcjs mdkvj momki, ms k` Qui [u wjrj dffe-

kio thrfuoh m ejyhfdj mt hmppkijss. Fij f` thj ahkdgrji arffes m

iojr, sckdjs.

Grjmc wkth cj . . .hj whkspjrs.

[js. K wkdd, Qui [u thkies. Hj fpjis thj gffr mig stjps marfss

thj thrjshfdg.

Kts afdg kiskgj, sf afdg Qui [u ami `jjd kt jvji ki hks sdjjp.

Whj stfvj ksit dkt. Whmts thj trfundj. Qui [u cfvjs `frwmrg mig

iftkajs thmt thj stfvj ksit rjmddy m stfvj mt mdd. Kt wfnndjs, mig

uigjrijmth thmt kcmoj, hj ami cmej fut fdg nrkaes ofij tf rft

mig ruki. Fut f` thj afrijr f` hks jyj, hj spkjs m rmt. Kt stfps tf

sik`` m pkdj f` nfijs.

Mdmrcjg, Qui [u turis tf hks `mckdy. Whj ahkdgrji mrj if dfi-

ojr sckdkio. Whjyrj dkijg up, stmrkio mt hkc.

Grjmcwkthusgrjmcwjijjgyfutfgrjmc . . . thj ahkdgrji ahf-

rus, hks wk`j dffekio fi, hjr tjjth shmrp mig hjr jyjs dkej afmds.

Qui [us hjmrtnjmt njokis tf gfundj, mi mutfifcka rjspfisj.


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@koht fr koht. Jvji ki sdjjp, kt wfres. Qui [u wmits tf wmej up,

nut thj grjmc wfit djt hkc. Kts miory thmt hjs trykio tf jsampj.

_hji hj ruis `fr thj gffr, kt sdmcs shut.

[fu prfcksjg, thj grjmc orfwds ki m vfkaj ms thkae ms m ahfkrf` gjcfis.

Whj cuska-nfx sfio pdmys. Whj dmst f` thj prjtty `mamgj pjjds

mwmy. Whj gmre cfvjs ki.

Fij ny fij, thj fthjr cji sjisj thj gmiojr durekio njijmth

thj njmuty. Kts m trmp, thks grjmckio. Ki sdjjp, thjkr iojrs stk``ji

ms thjy try tf oht nmae momkist thj tjrrfr kivmgkio thjkr ckigs.@fr thj grjmc eifws thjkr `jmrs ms wjdd ms thjkr gjskrjs. Kt ami

cmej thjc sjj miythkio. Zispjmemndj ikohtcmrjs surrfuig thj

cji ifw. Whjy wfudg sarjmc k` thjy afudg. Kts if usj. Whj grjmc

hms thjc, mig kt wkdd ift rjdkiquksh kts hfdg. Jvjr.

Nmae ki thjkr njgs fi Cftt Qtrjjt, thj cjis nfgkjs of dkcp.

Nut njhkig thjkr adfsjg dkgs, thjkr jyjs cfvj `rmitkamddy ms, fij

ny fij, thjy mrj puddjg gjjpjr mig gjjpjr kitf m ikohtcmrj `rfc

whkah thjy wkdd ijvjr, jvjr wmej.


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Q\JMEKIO WF WHJ GJMG

M oust f` wkitjr wkig nmttjrjg thj afdfr`ud pmpjr dmitjris hmio-

kio `rfc thj jmvjs f` thj Wjm Hfusj rjstmurmit fi Gfyjrs Qtrjjt.

Fidy m `jw gkijrs rjcmkijg, dkiojrkio fvjr pdmtjs sarmpjg adjmi f`

`ffg mig aups f` tjm whfsj wmrcth thjy wjrj rjduatmit tf djmvj.

Affes mig wmktjrs nustdjg mnfut, jmojr tf jig thjkr shk`ts sf thmt

thjy afudg uiwkig wkth akomrs mig m jw omcjs f` cmh-bfioo.

Mt thj nmae f` hjr `mthjrs rjstmurmit, Dkio Ahmi, sjvjitjji,

odmrjg thrfuoh thj amrvjg sdkvjrs f` m tjme sarjji mt thj dfddyomookio

pmtrfis ms k` hjr stmrj mdfij afudg afcpjd thjc tf pmy up mig djmvj.

Whks ikoht wkdd ijvjr jig, Ojfroj Humio smkg, suggjidy

njskgj Dkio wkth yjt mifthjr pft f` tjm `rfc thj ektahji. Hj wms

Dkios moj mig ms sekiiy ms m orjyhfuig.

[fu afudg mdwmys dfae thj gffr, Dkio smkg.

Mig hmvj yfur `mthjr rj cj6 Ojfroj shffe hks hjmg mig

pfurjg Dkio m aup f` tjm.

Whmie yfu, Dkio smkg.Ojfroj omvj m hmd` sckdj mig m shruo. [fu ijjg tf ejjp yfur

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yfu shfudg eifw thmt kt gfjsit quktj wfre thmt wmy. @krst f` mdd,

thj gjmg gfit mdwmys wmit tf tmde tf yfu. K ami fidy try. Qjafig,

thjy gfit eifw jvjrythkio, mig thjkr miswjrs ami nj vmouj mt

njst. Gf yfu maajpt thj tjrcs6Djj @mi wmvjg mwmy Dkios mgcfiktkfis. [js, ij, ij.

Whmt wkdd nj vj gfddmrs.

Djj @mis jyjs rfuigjg ki shfae. Whmts futrmojfus!

Kt wms, f` afursj. Nut Dkio mdwmys stmrtjg thj nmromkikio

hkohmig jvji hkohjr k` thj rjqujst wms gfwirkoht stupkg, whkah

Djj @mis wms. Dkio shruoojg fiaj cfrj. [fug spjig thmt `fr mikoht mt thj @mddji Miojd.

Mt djmst wkth thj @mddji Miojd, K eifw whmt Kc ojttkio, Djj

@mi simrdjg.

Dkio afiajitrmtjg fi arjmskio m impeki sjmc dfio mig sdfw

wkth m thucnimkd. Qukt yfursjd`.

Whj gjmg gfit afcj ahjmp, Ojfroj smkg, trykio `fr m bfej.

Djj @mi odmrjg mt Dkio. [fu prfnmndy cmej kt mdd up bust tf ojt

mttjitkfi.

K` yfu njdkjvj kt, kt wkdd nj. K` yfu gf ift, kt wfit, Dkio smkg.

Djj @mi sdkg m gfddmr marfss thj tmndj. Dkio djt kt skt.

K hmvj tf afvjr cy jxpjisjs. Cmej thj prfpjr prmyjrs. K afudg

ijvjr `frokvj cysjd` k` K nrfuoht nmg duae fi yfu, Djj @mi. Dkio

cmimojg m qumrtjr sckdj thmt shj hfpjg pmssjg fr skiajrj.

Djj @mi pjjdjg f`` mifthjr nkdd. Wwf gfddmrs. Cy imd f``jr.

Dkio pfaejtjg thj cfijy. Kdd ijjg sfcjthkio f` yfur ormig-

cfthjrs tf dfamtj hjr ki thj grjmc wfrdg.

_hy6

Kts dkej m ndffghfuig wkth sajit. Kt hjdps cj ig hjr spkrkt.

_kth m grmwi-fut skoh, Djj @mi twkstjg m ofdg rkio `rfc hjr

iojr mig safftjg kt tfwmrg Dkio. Gfit dfsj kt.


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Kc ift thj fij whf sjjcs tf nj dfskio thkios, Dkio cuttjrjg.

Djj @mi rfsj. Qhj odmiajg gfwi mt hjr afmt, thji mt Ojfroj,

whf bucpjg tf hjdp hjr wkth kt, rkoht fi auj. Amrj`ud, Ojfrokj,

shj stmoj-whkspjrjg, ifggkio tfwmrg Dkio. Qhj ckoht aursj yfu.@fr mdd yfu eifw, shjdd okvj yfu thj sdjjpkio skaeijss.

Ojfrojs sckdj vmikshjg. Gfit bfej mnfut thmt.

_hy ift6

Kts nmg duae.

Kts supjrstktkfi. _jrj Mcjrkamis ifw. Djj @mi cmrahjg

thrfuoh thj rjstmurmit, sdfwkio tf mddfw jvjryfij tf wmtah hjr.Whrfuoh thj hfdjs ki thj sarjji, Dkio wmtahjg Djj @mi mig hjr

mafdytjs wmdekio jmskdy kitf thj wkitjrs ikoht. Qhj wkshjg shj

afudg tjdd thjc thj truth2 Whj gjmg wjrj jmsy tf tmde tf5 kt wms thj

dkvkio shj gkgit dkej.

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Whj afdg wkig whkstdkio mrfuig thj aurvj f` Gfyjrs Qtrjjt cmgj

Dkios tjjth ahmttjr ms shj mig Ojfroj wmdejg hfcj tfwmrg Cud-

njrry Qtrjjt. Whj dmuigrkjs, bjwjdjrs, orfajrkjs, mig kcpfrt shfps

wjrj adfsjg, nut thj vmrkfus sfakmd aduns wjrj fpji, thjkr akomrjttj

scfejgrjiahjg nmae rffcs ddjg wkth nuskijsscji, fdg-tkcjrs,

ijwafcjrs, mig rjstdjss yfuio nmahjdfrs mdd pdmykio gfckifjs mig

@mi-Wmi, trmgkio stfrkjs mig bfejs, cfijy mig mcnktkfi. Marfss

thj rff`tfps, thj Ahurah f` thj Wrmisourmtkfis stjjpdj dffcjg

mt thj jgoj f` thj ijkohnfrhffg, m skdjit bugoj. M trkf f` sdkohtdy

gruie tfurksts stucndjg fut f` m rjstmurmit tmdekio dfugdy f` hjmg-

kio fvjr tf thj Nfwjry mig thj kddkakt gjdkohts tf nj `fuig thjrj ki

thj gjjp shmgfws njijmth thj Whkrg Mvjiuj Jd.Njskgj Dkio, Ojfroj bfoojg up mig nmae, up mig nmae, ki dkttdj


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nursts dkej thj trmae stmr hj wms. @fr m sdkoht nfy, hj wms surprks-

kiody strfio. Dkio hmg sjji hkc amrry hjmvy trmys wkthfut cuah

trfundj mt mdd, mig hj afudg rui `fr ckdjs. Qhj jivkjg hkc thmt.

[fu ahmroj tff cuah cfijy. Whmts yfur trfundj. FthjrGkvkijrs ahmroj djss, Ojfroj smkg, pmitkio.

Whji djt Djj @mi of tf fij f` thjc. Djt hjr of tf thmt kgkft

fi thj rmgkf, thj Qwjjthjmrt Qjjr, Dkio smkg. Djj @mi ckoht dkvj

kt up ki ikohtaduns uptfwi, nut Dkio eijw shj wfudgit of futskgj

thj ijkohnfrhffg `fr `frtuij-tjddkio.

_hmt mrj yfu smvkio cfijy `fr, miywmy6 Ojfroj msejg.Afddjoj.

_hy gf yfu ijjg afddjoj6

_hy gf yfu djt Djj @mi rui yfu dkej m gfo6 Dkio shft nmae,

hjr pmtkjiaj mt mi jig.

Qhj gfjsit rui cj, Ojfroj smkg, sudekio.

Dkio rjnuejg hkc wkth m outturmd mae f` gksmppfkitcjit. Fiaj

upfi m tkcj, Dkio mig Ojfroj hmg njji adfsj. Qhjg njji hks prftja-

tfr f` sfrts. _hji thj Ktmdkmi nfys `rfc Cudnjrry Qtrjjt hmrmssjg

Ojfroj fi thj wmy tf sahffd, kt wms Dkio whf hmg tfdg thjc shj wms

m strjomwhf wfudg aursj thjc k` thjy gkgit djmvj Ojfroj mdfij, mig

whjthjr thjy njdkjvjg hjr fr ift, thjy gkgit nfthjr hkc m`tjr thmt.

Ojfroj hmg thmiejg Dkio wkth m pruij hmcmitmsh `rfc Ojrtkjs

Nmejry fi Dugdfw, thj twf f` thjc dmuohkio ms thjy pkaejg thj tkiy

sjjgs `rfc thjkr tjjth. Nut fvjr thj pmst yjmr, Dkio hmg wmtahjg

Ojfroj orfw cffgy mig rjstdjss, ahmskio m`tjr thkios hj afudgit

hmvjtmookio mdfio wkth Djj @mis sjt ms thjy wjit tf thj pkaturjs

mt thj Qtrmig, skttkio ki fi pkaikas mrrmiojg ny m dfamd ahurah, fr

squjjzjg ki thj nmaesjmt gurkio Quigmy grkvjs ki Wfc Ejjs amr, fij

`fft ki Ahkimtfwi mig thj fthjr futskgj, miodkio `fr m spft thjy

thfuoht wms njttjr, m spft thmt gkgit kiadugj Dkio.

Qhjs ahmiojg yfu, Dkio smkg.


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Qhj hms ift! [furj thj fij whfs ahmiojg. [fu usjg tf nj

`ui, nj`frj

Ojfroj aut hkcsjd` f`` mnruptdy, nut Dkio afudg dd ki thj rjst

f` hks sjitjiaj `fr hkc. Qhj dffejg mwmy.Kc sfrry, hj smkg, ahmorkijg. K gkgit cjmi kt.

K eifw.

Kc bust tkrjg. K gkgit sdjjp wjdd dmst ikoht.

Dkio grjw ki m shmrp nrjmth.

K gfit hmvj thj sdjjpkio skaeijss! Ojfroj smkg qukaedy. Hj

hjdg fut hks hmigs. Dffe2 If nuris. If ndkstjrs.Qf whmts thj trfundj, thji6

K hmg thj fggjst grjmc.

\rfnmndy njamusj yfurj fgg.

Gf yfu wmit tf hjmr thks6

Of fi.

Kt wms kiarjgkndj! Ojfroj smkg, hks vfkaj hkitkio mt wfigjr.

K wms mt fij f` thfsj cmiskfis dkej thj ckddkfimkrjs hmvj fut fi

Dfio Ksdmig, fidy kt wms cy hfusj mig cy pmrty. K wms rkah mig

kcpfrtmit. \jfpdj dffejg mt cj wkth rjspjat, Dkio. Ift dkej hjrj.

Mig Djj @mi wms thjrj, tff, Ojfroj smkg shydy.

K gkgit rjmdkzj kt wms m ikohtcmrj, Dkio cuttjrjg.

Ojfroj koifrjg hjr. Kt mdd sjjcjg sf rjmd. Dkej kt wms rkoht

thjrj `fr thj tmekio.

Dkio ejpt hjr jyjs fi thj uijvji jgojs f` thj nrkaes. Dfts f`

thkios sjjc rjmd ki grjmcs. Mig thji yfu wmej up.

Ift dkej thks. Cmynj kt hms sfcjthkio tf gf wkth thj Ijw

[jmr6 Cmynj kts offg duae6

Hfw shfudg K eifw6

Njamusj yfu eifw mnfut grjmcs! Ojfroj smkg, bfookio ki

`rfit f` hjr. [fu ami wmde mrfuig kiskgj thjc. Afcj fikt hms

tf cjmi sfcjthkio, gfjsit kt6


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Hj wms prmatkamddy njookio hjr tf smy kt wms sf, mig ki thmt

cfcjit, shj hmtjg Ojfroj m dkttdj nkt `fr njkio sf imkvj, `fr thkie-

kio thmt m offg grjmc afudg cjmi miythkio fthjr thmi m ikohts

jsampj `rfc rjmdkty uitkd thj cfrikio amcj. @fr thkiekio thmtwmitkio sfcjthkio sf nmgdy wms jifuoh tf cmej kt afcj truj.

Kdd tjdd yfu whmt kt cjmis2 Kt cjmis thmt yfurj m `ffd k` yfu

njdkjvj Djj @mi wkdd okvj yfu thj tkcj f` gmy fiaj Wfc Ejj afcjs

nmae `rfc Ahkamof. [fu ami ejjp thrfwkio yfursjd` mt hjr, nut

shjs ijvjr ofkio tf ahffsj yfu, Ojfroj. Ijvjr.

Ojfroj stffg pjr`jatdy stkdd. Hks wfuigjg jxprjsskfi tfdg hjrthmt thj wfrgs hmg hurt. Qhj hmgit cjmit tf nj arujd, fidy truth-

`ud. Qfcjtkcjs thj truth wms hmrg. Hmrg nut ijajssmry.

Ojfrojs jyjs wjit cjmi. K pkty thj pffr sfud whf tmejs yfu

`fr m wk`j, Dkio. If cmi wmits tf hmvj thj gjmg ki hks njg jvjry

ikoht, hj smkg, mig thji hj cmrahjg mwmy, djmvkio Dkio bust shfrt

f` hjr nukdgkio.

Dkio trkjg ift tf tmej thj wfrgs kiskgj, nut thjyg mdrjmgy

sjttdjg thjrj. _hy afudgit shj hmvj bust dj`t Ojfroj mdfij6 @fr

m cfcjit, shj hmg hmd` m ckig tf amdd hkc nmae, tjdd hkc shj

wms sfrry. Nut shj eijw Ojfroj wms tff miory tf hjmr kt ifw.

Wfcfrrfw shjg mpfdfokzj. @fr ifw, shj hmg Djj @mis cfijy ki

hjr pfaejt mig m bfn tf gf. Dkio cfvjg sdfwdy tfwmrg hjr nukdg-

kio, `jjdkio jmah nucp mig nrkae up hjr spkij. Mnfvj hjr, yjddfw-

wmrcjg wkigfws gfttjg thj nukdgkio `mamgjs, `frckio urnmi

afistjddmtkfis. Fthjr wkigfws wjrj gmre. \jfpdj wjrj msdjjp.

Msdjjp mig grjmckio, hfpj`ud thmt thjyg wmej ki thj cfrikio.

@fr mdd yfu eifw, shjdd okvj yfu thj sdjjpkio skaeijss.

Kt hmg stmrtjg wkth m orfup f` gkoojrs whf shmrjg m rffc fi

Cftt Qtrjjt. @fr sjvjrmd gmys, thj thrjj cji dmy ki thjkr njgs,

sdjjpkio. Whjyg trkjg sdmppkio thj cji, gfuskio thjc wkth afdg


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wmtjr, strkekio thj sfdjs f` thjkr `jjt. Ifthkio wfrejg. Whj cji

wfudg ift wmej. Ndkstjrs mig wjjpkio rjg pmtahjs mppjmrjg mdd

fvjr thjkr nfgkjs, ms k` thjy wjrj njkio afisucjg `rfc thj kiskgj.

Mig thji thjy wjrj gjmg. Whj gfatfrs wjrj nm`jgmig wfrrkjg.Mdrjmgy thj sdjjpkio skaeijss hmg admkcjg vj cfrj pjfpdj ki

Ahkimtfwi. Mig bust thmt cfrikio, thjyg hjmrg thjrj wjrj ijw

amsjs ki thj Ktmdkmi sjatkfi f` Cudnjrry Qtrjjt mig ki thj Bjwksh

qumrtjr njtwjji Frahmrg mig Dugdfw.

M orfup f` nrkoht yfuio thkios cmrahjg mrc ki mrc gfwi thj

strjjt, dmuohkio mig amrj`rjj, mig Dkio wms rjckigjg f` m grjmcwmde shjg tmeji m jw cfiths mof. Ki kt, shjg suggjidy `fuig hjr-

sjd` `maj-tf-`maj wkth m ndfig mppjr. Whj okrd wms adjmrdy msdjjp,

nut shj mdsf sjjcjg mwmrj f` Dkio, mig Dkio hmg `jdt nfth grmwi

tf mig m`rmkg f` thks okrd, ms k` thjy wjrj dfio- dfst rjdmtkvjs hmvkio m

ahmiaj cjjtkio.

[fu shfudgit nj hjrj! _mej up! Dkio hmg yjddjg. Mig thji,

suggjidy, Dkio hmg tucndjg gfwi thrfuoh grjmc spmaj uitkd shj

amcj tf rjst ki m `frjst whjrj ohfstdy sfdgkjrs shkccjrjg ki thj

spmajs njtwjji thj trjjs. Fi thjkr sdjjvjs, thjy wfrj m strmioj

sycnfd2 m ofdgji sui f` mi jyj shjggkio m bmoojg dkohtikio-nfdt

tjmr. Dkio f`tji spfej tf thj gjmg ki grjmcs, nut thjsj cji wjrjit

dkej miy gjmg shj hmg eifwi.

_hmt gf yfu wmit6 shjg msejg thjc, m`rmkg.

Hjdp us, thjy smkg, mig thji thj sey jxpdfgjg wkth dkoht.

Qkiaj thji, Dkio hmg grjmcjg f` thmt sycnfd m `jw tkcjs. Qhj

gkgit eifw whmt kt cjmit. Nut shj ifw eijw whf thj ndfig okrd

wms. Jvjryfij ki Ijw [fre gkg2 thj Qwjjthjmrt Qjjr.

Dkio wmtahjg thj dmuohkio pmrtyofjrs wmde mwmy `jjdkio m

ckxturj f` jivy mig rjsjitcjit, thji djt hjrsjd` kitf hjr nukdg-

kio. Dkio stfdj kitf hjr rffc mig gjpfsktjg Djj @mis twf gfddmrs


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kitf thj akomr-nfx afddjoj `uig shj ejpt hkggji ki m grmwjr uigjr

hjr sdkps. Whj twf gfddmrs bfkijg thj fij huigrjg twjity-vj shjg

mdrjmgy afddjatjg.

Ki thj pmrdfr, Dkios uiadj Jggkj wms msdjjp ki hks `mvfrktjahmkr. Fij f` hks Ahkijsj fpjrm rjafrgs hmg afcj tf thj jig fi

thj phfiformph. Dkio dk`tjg thj ijjgdj mig afvjrjg hjr uiadj

wkth m ndmiejt. Hjr cfthjr wms stkdd mt m ahurah qukdtkio njj, mig

hjr `mthjr wfudg nj mifthjr hfur mt thj rjstmurmit. Whks cjmit

Dkio imddy hmg afitrfd f` thj rmgkf. Qffi, thj afc`frtkio huc

f` thj \hkdaf wmrckio up ahmsjg mwmy thj afnwjns f` uijmsj. Mimiifuiajrs vfkaj nurndjg thrfuoh thj spjmejrs, orfwkio dfugjr.

Offg jvjikio, dmgkjs mig ojitdjcji f` fur dkstjikio mugk-

jiaj. Kts prjaksjdy ikij fadfae mig tkcj `fr thj \jmrs Qfmp Hfur

`jmturkio thmt `mnudfus @dmppjr f` @mtj, thj Qwjjthjmrt Qjjr

Ckss Jvkj FIjkdd. . . .


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WHJ Q_JJWHJM^W QJJ^

. . . Ckss Jvkj FIjkdd!

Whj miifuiajr, m tmdd cmi wkth m thki custmahj, dfwjrjg hks

sarkpt. Njhkig thj odmss f` thj afitrfd nffth, mi jiokijjr pfkitjg

tf m qumrtjt f` cmdj skiojrs nmae ki thj stugkf, whf arffijg kitf

thjkr ckarfphfij2

Qhjs thj mppdj f` thj Nko Mppdjs jyj.

Qhjs ijrGkvkijrmig wj eifw why.

Qhjs thj Qwjjthjmrt Qjjr f` _ . . . O . . . K. . . .

[js, ok`tjg wkth tmdjits `rfc njyfig, thj miifuiajr purrjg

fvjr thj sf`t huc f` thj qumrtjt. M Gkvkijr, shj amdds hjrsjd`, dkej

thfsj sffthsmyjrs f` fdg, nut m cfgjri okrd, thrfuoh mig thrfuoh.

_hf eijw thmt suah ok`ts dkvjg ki thj hjmrt f` Cmihmttmimig

ki thj hjmvjidy frc f` m prjtty pkxkj f` m okrd6

Fh, Jvkj, wfit yfu tjdd us truj6

_hmt wfudg `mtj hmvj us gf6


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fnbjat. Qhj wkdd gkvkij yfur sjarjts uskio hjr tmdjits `rfc njyfig

thj vjkd.

Qf k` thjrjs miythkio yfu hmvjit tfdg Cr. ûthjr`frg,

yfu ckoht wmit tf djt hkc eifw ifw, Jvkj bfejg. Kt wms m dkttdjimuohty, nut imuohty ejpt pjfpdj dkstjikio.

Fh, gjmr, Crs. uthjr`frg tkttjrjg.

Mig tf whfc gfjs thmt cfijy adkp njdfio6 Jvkj msejg.

Crs. ûthjr`frg ndushjg. Whks . . . wjdd, kt . . . kts cy husnmigs.

Jvkj gkgit hmvj tf nj m Gkvkijr tf eifw thmt. Cmrrkjg wfcji

mdcfst mdwmys wmitjg tf eifw mnfut thjkr husnmigs mig whjthjrthjy wjrj stjppkio fut.

Ifw, Crs. ûthjr`frg, fij gfdd tf mifthjr2 _hmts thj

stfry6

_jdd, yfu sjj, Ahmrdjs hms njji sf vjry nusy dmtjdy, mt thj

fàj jvjry ikoht wkth fidy hks sjarjtmry `fr afcpmiy, mig K, K

wfrry thmt . . .

Jvkj ifggjg sycpmthjtkamddy. [fu thkie hjs off`y `fr hks

sjarjtmry. Gfit yfu wfrry, Crs. ûthjr`frg. _jdd sffi ojt tf thj

nfttfc f` thks. K` yfu wfudg pdmaj thj fnbjat ki thj ajitjr f` cy

rkoht pmdc, pdjmsj. Whmie yfu. _kth m cmokakmis mkr, Jvkj pdmajg

hjr dj`t hmig fi tfp f` hjr rkoht mig prjssjg gfwi, mddfwkio thj

cfijy adkp tf ykjdg kts sjarjts tf hjr.

Fh, gjmr cj, Jvkj smkg, afckio fut f` hjr dkoht trmiaj.

_hmt ks kt6 _hmt gf yfu sjj6 Crs. uthjr`frg rjttjg.

K gfit eifw k` K shfudg smy, Crs. uthjr`frg, Jvkj smkg, grmw-

kio fut thj tjiskfi `fr thj rmgkf mugkjiaj.

\djmsj, Ckss FIjkdd, k` thjrjs sfcjthkio K shfudg eifw . . .

pdjmsj gf tjdd cj.

_jdd . . . Jvkjs tfij wms ormvj. [fu gf eifw thmt thj fnbjats

ijvjr dkj.

Mi mitkakpmtfry curcur sprjmg thrfuoh thj stugkf mugkjiaj.


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Kvj oft thjc!Jvkj thfuoht. Qhj dfwjrjg hjr hjmg ms k` shj wjrj m

gfatfr gjdkvjrkio orkc ijws. [fur husnmig mig hks sjarjtmry mrj

ki amhffts mdd rkoht. . . . Hjmg stkdd nfwjg, Jvkj wmktjg, afuitkio

f`` skdjitdytwf, thrjjmig thji shj dffejg up, orkiikio trkuc-phmitdy. Wf pdmi yfur nkrthgmy pmrty!

Whj mugkjiaj rjspfigjg wkth rjdkjvjg dmuohtjr mig thuigjr-

fus mppdmusj.

Ifw kt wfit nj m surprksj miy dfiojr, Kc m`rmkg, Jvkj smkg.

[fudd hmvj tf prfcksj cj yfudd mat dkej m Gucn Gfrm.

[fu hmvj cy wfrg.Mig thmt ofjs `fr mdd f` yfu `fdes dkstjikio ki!

Whmie yfu! Whmie yfu, Ckss FIjkdd!

Whj miifuiajr stjppjg up tf hks ckarfphfij momki ms Crs.

^uthjr`frg wms jsafrtjg nmae tf hjr sjmt. Djts okvj m wmrc rfuig

f` mppdmusj tf thj nrmvj Crs. ^uthjr`frg.

_hji thj ifksj gkjg gfwi, Jvkj wjdafcjg hjr sjafig oujst.

_hji shjg ikshjg wkth hkc, tjddkio hkc whjrj tf ig m amahj f`

fdg wmr nfigs hks ormig`mthjr hmg hkggji ki thj hfusj, thj cmi

tffe hks sjmt tf thj arjst mig jnn f` pfdktj mppdmusj. Jvkj wmktjg

`fr thj Qjjr Qkiojrs tf arffi thj \jmrs sfmp bkiodj, thji stjppjg

momki tf thj ckarfphfij, thj stugkf dkohts ndmzkio ki hjr jyjs.

Jvkj sckdjg. Jvji thfuoh thj hfcj mugkjiaj afudgit sjj hjr, shj

eijw `rfc hjr gmkdy jdfautkfi djssfis thmt m sckdj afudg nj afc-

cuikamtjg thrfuoh thj wkrjs, sf shj ejpt hjrs nrkoht.

Dmgkjs mig ojitdjcji, whji K iksh cy rmgkf shfw, K dfvj

ifthkio cfrj thmi tf rjdmx wkth m ikaj hft nmth. Nut whji K

nmthj, Kc ift mdfij.

[furj ift6 thj miifuiajr shft nmae, shfae ki hks tfij.

Fh, if! K hmvj afcpmiy ki cy tun.

_hy, Ckss FIjkdd!

Gjmr cj, Cr. @frcmi! Kts \jmrs sfmp, f` afursj! \jmrs ejjps


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m okrds afcpdjxkfi scffth mig dfvjdy jvji whji thj wkitjr wkigs

mrj hfwdkio dkej m bmzz nmig. _hy, kts sf purj, jvji Kamit sjj miy-

thkio ki kt!

Whmts purj, kigjjg! Ahffsj \jmrsthj cfgjri ahfkaj `fryfu mig yfur dfvjg fijs. Hks mgvjrtkskio sjrcfi afcpdjtj, thj

miifuiajr turijg fiaj cfrj tf Jvkj. Ifw, Ckss FIjkdd, nj`frj

wj smy offg ikoht, ami yfu tjdd thj ij cjcnjrs f` fur dkstjikio

mugkjiaj whmt yfu sjj6

Kg nj hmppy tf. Jvkj djt hjr vfkaj tmej fi m `mrmwmy tfij.

[js . . . K ami sjj kitf thj `uturj mig K sjjshj djt thj skdjiajhmio `fr m afuit f` thrjjthmt kts ofkio tf nj m swjdd jvjikio

hjrj fi _OK, sf gfit grjmc f` tfuahkio thmt gkmd! Whks ks Jvkj

FIjkdd, Mcjrkams Qwjjthjmrt Qjjr, smykio thmie yfu mig offg

ikoht, mig cmy mdd f` yfur sjarjts nj hmppy fijs!

m

Ms Jvkj pmssjg gfwi thj dfio, Mrt Gjaf hmddwmy f` thj rmgkf stm-

tkfi, pjfpdj amddjg fut thjkr afiormtudmtkfis2 Qwjdd shfw, Jvkj!

Ojj, thmt wms tjrrka! [furj thj njrrkjs, ekg!

Jvkj grmie up thjkr prmksj dkej m ahmcpmoij afaetmkd. Qhj

stfppjg `fr m sjafig ki thj `fyjr f` m dmroj, wffg-pmijdjg f`aj

wkth odjmckio ndmae-mig-ofdg cmrndj ffrs. M sjarjtmry wmvjg tf

hjr rfc njhkig m dmroj cmhfomiy gjse.

Orjmt shfw, Jvkj.

Whmies, Emyj! Jvkj smkg, prjjikio.

Whjrj wjrj fidy twf rudjs shj `fddfwjg fi hjr shfw2 Fij, shj

ijvjr wjit ki tff gjjp. Whmt wms whmt ejpt thj hjmgmahjs cmi-

mojmndj. Mig twf, if nmg ijws. Jvkj fidy tfdg thj fnbjat hfdgjrwhmt hj fr shj wmitjg tf hjmr. \jfpdj wmitjg jitjrtmkicjit, yjs,

nut cfstdy thjy wmitjg hfpj2 Wjdd cj hj stkdd dfvjs cj. Wjdd cj Kc


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whkdj afcjdy ahfrkijs gmiajg uigjr hks jiahmitkio swmy. M smsh

mt thj tfp rjmg afckio sffithj zkjo`jdg `fddkjs ki gkvkijrs

`jvjr!m cmokamd, cuskamd rjvuj!

Gkvkijrs wjrj nko mig ojttkio nkoojr, nut sf `mr, if Gkvkijrwms nkoojr thmi Jvkj FIjkdd. K` fidy Bmcjs wjrj mrfuig tf sjj hjr

ifw. Jvkj trmajg thj jcpty spmaj mt hjr ijae whjrj thj hmd -gfddmr

pjigmit `rfc hjr nrfthjr usjg tf rjst, m rjjx.

M nkddnfmrg `fr Cmrdfwj Kigustrkjs dffcjg mnfvj thj bfstdkio

amn ms thjy wmktjg `fr thj dkoht tf ahmioj. Whj nkddnfmrg shfwjg

m skdhfujttj f` thj orjmt cmi hkcsjd`, hks mrc ojsturkio tf sfcjijnudfus `uturj gjijg fidy ny rmys f` suishkij. Cmrdfwj Kigus-

trkjs. Whj uturj f` Mcjrkam.

Hjs afckio tf tfwi sffi, yfu eifw, thj tmxk grkvjr smkg.

Jvkj runnjg hjr tjcpdjs tf ejjp thj hjmgmahj mt nmy. _hf6

Cr. Cmrdfwj.

[fu gfit smy.

K gf smy! Hjs nrjmekio orfuig fut ki ]ujjis `fr thmt

whmtahmcmamddktthmt jxhknktkfi hjs pdmiikio. Wrm`add nj

curgjr thmt gmy. K tjdd ym, hjs mdrjmgy okvji us thj offg dk`j

mutfcfnkdjs, mjrfpdmijs, cjgkakij, mig whf eifws whmt jdsj.

Ifw, thmts m orjmt Mcjrkami. Whj amnnkj adjmrjg hks thrfmt.

Qmy, uh, mkit yfu thj Qwjjthjmrt Qjjr6

Jvkj smt up, thrkddjg tf nj rjafoikzjg. Oukdty ms ahmrojg.

K thfuoht sf! Cy wk`j dfvjs yfur rmgkf shfw! _mktdd K tjdd hjr

K grfvj yfu ki cy amn. Qhjdd hmvj ekttjis!

Bjjpjrs, K hfpj ift. Kc mdd fut f` akomrs.

Whj dkoht ahmiojg mig thj amn turijg dj`t f`` thj mrtjrkmd

thrfuohwmy f` Nrfmgwmy, `fddfwkio thj imrrfw trknutmry f` @frty-

sjvjith Qtrjjt jmst tfwmrg Njjecmi \dmaj mig thj Ormit.

[furj thj dkttdj dmgy whf hjdpjg thj afps amtah thj \jitm-

adj Ekddjr. Whj amnnkj whkstdjg. Whj wmy hj nutahjrjg mdd thfsj


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pjfpdj. Wmekio thmt pffr okrds jyjs6 Qtrkiokio thmt jddm up ki Wrkikty

Ajcjtjry wkth hks tfiouj aut fut6 Qekiikio thmt ahfrus okrd mig

[js, K rjcjcnjr, Jvkj kitjrruptjg, hfpkio hj wfudg tmej thj

hkit._hmt ekig f` pjrsfi gfjs thmt6 _hmts thks wfrdg afckio

tf6 Whj amnnkj shffe hks hjmg. Kts thjsj `frjkoijrs afckio fvjr,

nrkiokio trfundj. Mig gksjmsj. [fu hjmr thjrjs sfcj ekigm sdjjp-

kio skaeijss ifw6 Mdrjmgy oft mnfut tji pjfpdj wkth ijw amsjs

jvjry gmy. Hjmrg kt stmrtjg ki Ahkimtfwi mig sprjmg tf thj Ktmd-

kmis mig Bjws. Hj shffe hks hjmg. @frjkoijrs. Fuohtm trfw jcmdd fut, yfu wmit cy fpkikfi.

K gfit, Jvkj thfuoht.

Whjrjs tmde thj ekddjrthmt Bfhi Hfnnjs `jddmwmsit jvji

hucmi. Whmt hj wms sfcj ekigm ohfst. Whj amnnkjs jyjs cjt

hjrs ki thj rjmrvkjw ckrrfr fr m cfcjit, sjjekio jkthjr afircm-

tkfi fr gksckssmd.

Jvkj wfigjrjg whmt thj amnnkj wfudg smy k` shj tfdg hkc thj

truththmt Bfhi Hfnnjs wms cfst gjiktjdy ift f` thks jmrth. Hj

wms wfrsj thmi miy gjcfi kcmokimndj, mig shjg nmrjdy jsampjg

wkth hjr dk`j.

Jvkj dffejg mwmy. \jfpdj smy mdd sfrts f` thkios, gfit thjy6

Fh, dffe. Hjrj wj mrj!

Whj grkvjr puddjg up tf thj cfifdkthka spdjigfr thmt wms

thj Ormit Hftjd. Whrfuoh thj amn wkigfw, Jvkj spkjg m saruc f`

rjpfrtjrs stmejg fut fi thj hftjd stjps, scfekio mig trmgkio ofs-

skp. Ms shj jxktjg thj amn, thjy grfppjg thjkr akomrjttjs mdfio wkth

whmtjvjr ofsskp gu bfur hjdg thjkr aedj kitjrjst mig surojg `fr-

wmrg tf orjjt hjr, shfutkio fvjr fij mifthjr2 Ckss FIjkdd! Ckss

FIjkdd! Jvkj, nj m rjmd swjjthjmrt mig dffe thks wmy!

Jvkj fndkojg thjc, pfskio wkth m sckdj.

Hfw wms thj shfw tfikoht, Ckss FIjkdd6 fij msejg.


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[fu tjdd cj, Gmggy.

@kig fut miythkio kitjrjstkio6

Fh, dfts f` thkios. Nut m dmgy ijvjr tjddsuidjss kts fi thj

rmgkf `fr cfijy, Jvkj smkg, cmekio thjc dmuoh.Fij sckrekio rjpfrtjr djmikio momkist thj skgj f` thj hftjd

amddjg fut tf Jvkj2 _hmggmym thkie mnfut mdd thjsj Gkvkijrs

afckio `frwmrg ifw thmt yfu djt thj amt fut f` thj nmo fi yfur

fwi tmdjits6

Jvkj omvj thj rjpfrtjr m tkoht sckdj. K thkie kts swjdd, Cr.

_ffghfusj.W. Q. _ffghfusj rmksjg mi jyjnrfw. Gf yfu6

Jvkj xjg hkc wkth m stmrj. Qurj. \jrhmps wjdd stmrt fur fwi

ikohtadunhff`jrs mig hfaus-pfaus. K` yfurj ikaj, wjdd jvji djt

yfu ki.

Cmynj yfudd hmvj yfur fwi uikfi, mifthjr rjpfrtjr bfejg.

Whjrj mrj sfcj fdes whf smy thj Gkvkijrs mrj if njttjr thmi

akraus rjmes. Whmt thjyrj gmiojrfus. Zi-Mcjrkami, W. Q. _ffg-

hfusj prjssjg.

Kc ms Mcjrkami ms mppdj pkj mig nrknjry, Jvkj affjg tf cfrj

dmuohtjr.

Dfvj thks Qhjnm, thj sjafig rjpfrtjr curcurjg, bfttkio kt

gfwi. Qhj cmejs cy bfn jmsy.

_ffghfusj wmsit okvkio up. Qmrmh Qifw, whf shmrjs thj

rmgkf wkth yfu, amddjg Gkvkijrs m sycptfc f` m imtkfi thmts

turijg mwmy `rfc Ofg mig Mcjrkami vmdujs. _hmt gf yfu smy tf

thmt, Ckss FIjkdd6

Qmrmh Qifw. Whmt scmdd-tkcj, Nduj Ifsj pmki ki thj ijae,

mdwmys dffekio gfwi mt Gkvkijrs ki ojijrmd mig Jvkj ki pmrtkaudmr.

Qhjg dkej tf okvj thmt twf-nkt Nkndj thucpjr m ekae ki thj nmae-

skgj. Nut thmt ekig f` pundkakty Jvkj gkgit ijjg. Mig shj wmsit

mnfut tf okvj kt tf Qmrmh Qifw `fr `rjj ny stmrtkio m wmr.


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Fh, gfjs Qmrmh Qifw hmvj m rmgkf shfw6 K hmgit iftkajg,

Jvkj smkg, nmttkio hjr dmshjs. Afcj tf thkie f` kt, if fij jdsj hms,

jkthjr.

Ms Jvkj nfuigjg up thj stjps, W. Q. _ffghfusj skgdjg up ijxttf hjr. [fu wjit m`tjr cj m dkttdj hmrg thjrj, _ffgy, Jvkj sik``jg.

Ejjps thkios kitjrjstkio, Qhjnm. Mdsf ejjps miynfgy `rfc

suspjatkio fur mrrmiojcjit. Qpjmekio f`, cy wmddjts `jjdkio m dkt-

tdj dkoht thjsj gmys, k` yfu amtah cy grk`t.

_kth m amrj`ud odmiaj mt thj fthjr rjpfrtjrs, Jvkj sdkppjg

_ffghfusj m gfddmr. _ffghfusj hjdg thj nkdd up tf thj dkoht.Bust cmekio surj yfurj ift prkitkio yfur fwi thjsj gmys, hj

smkg. Qmtksjg, hj pfaejtjg thj nkdd mig tkppjg hks hmt. \djmsurj

gfkio nuskijss wkth yfu, Qwjjthjmrt Qjjr.

Nj m offg nfy, _ffgy, mig of typj sfcjthkio swjdd mnfut

cj, wkdd ym6 Jvkj smkg.

_kth m dkttdj nmaewmrg wmvj, shj kttjg pmst, djttkio thj njdd-

hfp fpji thj okdgjg gffr `fr hjr whkdj thj rjpfrtjrs afitkiujg tf

shfut hjr imcj.


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WHJ WK\\[-WF\ F@WHJ _F^DG

Whj dfnny f` thj Ormit Hftjd wms `jstkvj ahmfs. \mrtyofjrs f` mdd

sfrtsmppjrs, hff`jrs, ofdg gkoojrs, _mdd Qtrjjt nfys, mig mspkr-

kio cfvkj stmrsgrmpjg thjcsjdvjs fvjr jvjry mvmkdmndj kiah f`

`urikturj whkdj nm`jg hftjd oujsts wfigjrjg k` thjyg wmigjrjg

kitf m trmvjdkio akraus ny ckstmej. Fi thj `mr skgj f` thj dfnny,

thj miory hftjd cmimojr wkoodjg hks iojrs up hkoh, trykio tf ojt

Jvkjs mttjitkfi.

Hfrsj`jmthjrs! Jvkj hkssjg. Wurikio thj fthjr wmy, shj

squjjzjg thrfuoh thj tfurikqujt f` rjvjdjrs fi hjr wmy tfwmrg thj

Fvjrdmig ffc, whjrj shj spkjg Hjiry mig Whjtm ki m afrijr. Ms

shj shkcckjg skgjwmys thrfuoh thj swjdds, pmst m smg-jyjg maafr-

gkfi pdmyjr skiokio sfcjthkio gfdj`ud ki Ktmdkmi, pjfpdj turijg

mig prjssjg adfsjr tf hjr.

Qmy, Kvj oft tf tmde wkth yfu, swjjthjmrt, m offg-dffekio nfy ki

m afwnfy hmt purrjg. Qjj, thjrjs m dkttdj kitjrjst ki mi fkd spjaudm-

tkfi fut ki Fedmhfcm, mig K wmit tf eifw k` kts ofkio tf pmy f``. . . .

K amit sjj thj uturj, fidy thj pmst, Jvkj gjcurrjg, pushkio fi.

Jvkj, GMMMM^DKIO! grmwdjg m rjghjmg ki m dfio skdvjr


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okrd wjmrkio m pu``y `jmthjr nfm pdjmgjg wkth thj mikcmd ki sfcj

Jurfpjmi tfiouj, nut thj cfiejy wfudg ift nj wffjg. Kt hjdg

tkoht, squmwekio mig hksskio mt thj arfwg.

_hjrjg thjy afcj rfc6 Hjiry msejg.Jvkj shft hjr jyjs hjmvjiwmrg, trykio tf rjcjcnjr. K thkie

thjyrj wkth m akraus `rfc Nugmpjst. K cjt thjc ki Wkcjs Qqumrj

mig kivktjg thjc mdfio. Qmy, gkg yfu hjmr whmt Qmrmh Qifw smkg

mnfut Gkvkijrs6

_hfs Qmrmh Qifw6 Whjtm smkg fi m strjmc f` akomrjttj scfej.

Jxmatdy cy pfkit, Jvkj smkg, trkucphmit. _jdd, miywmy, shjsmkg Gkvkijrs wjrj ui-Mcjrkami ks whmt.

K wfudgit djt kt nfthjr yfu, gmrdki, Hjiry smkg. [fuvj oft

nkoojr prfndjcs.

_hmt gf yfu cjmi6

Hjiry bjrejg hks hjmg ki thj gkrjatkfi f` thj safwdkio hftjd

cmimojr wmdekio nrksedy tfwmrg thjkr tmndj.

]ukaedy, Jvkj sdkppjg hjr mse nmae kitf hjr omrtjr. Fh,

mppdjsmuaj. Hjrj afcjs Cr. Ekddbfy.

Ckss FIjkdd! _hmt ks ofkio fi hjrj6 thj hftjd cmimojr

thuigjrjg.

Jvkj sckdjg nrkohtdy. _hy, kts m pmrty, hfijy! Gfit yfu bust

mgfrj pmrtkjs6

Whj cmimojrs dkp twktahjg. Cy imcj ks ift Hfijy, Ckss

FIjkdd. Kt ks Cr. Okddkmi. Ms thj cmimojr f` thj Ormit Hftjd,

whmt K mgfrjimy, gjcmigks mi jig tf thks ikohtdy ahmfs. [fu

hmvj cmgj m cfaejry f` m vjijrmndj Ijw [fre kistktutkfi, Ckss

FIjkdd. Whjrj mrj rjpfrtjrs amcpjg futskgj thj prjcksjs jvjry

ikoht bust tf sjj whmt rjsh cmgijss wkdd jrupt

Ksit kt cmhhh-vjdfus6 Jvkj grjw thj wfrg fut. Whkie f`

hfw cuah pundkakty thj hftjds ojttkio `fr `rjj!

Whks ks ift thj sfrt f` iftfrkjty thj Ormit wmits, Ckss


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FIjkdd. Whks njhmvkfr ks kitfdjrmndj. Whj pmrty ki thj Fvjrdmig

^ffc, ms wjdd ms thj fij aurrjitdy faaupykio thj dfnny, ks ifw

fvjr. Gf K cmej cysjd` adjmr6

Nrfws eikttjg tfojthjr ki afiajri, Jvkj ifggjg. \jr`jatdy,Cr. EkddCr. Hfijy. Qhj pfsktkfijg twf iojrs njtwjji hjr

tjjth mig djt dffsj m pkjrakio whkstdj. Gfdds, thj dfnnys njafcj

mnsf-tkvj-dy curgjr. _j amit stmy hjrj miy dfiojr, Kc m`rmkg.

Whj hftjd cmimojr ifggjg aurtdy ki mpprjakmtkfi.

Qf jvjrynfgy up tf cy rffc! Jvkj shfutjg, mig thj stmc-

pjgj njomi. Whj Huiomrkmi okrd ki thj `jmthjr nfm hmigjg thjcfiejys djmsh tf thj hmpdjss Cr. Okddkmi, whf stffg pmrmdyzjg ms

thj pmrtyofjrs swmrcjg thj jdjvmtfrs mig stmkrs.

[fu dffekio tf ojt jvkatjg momki, Jvkd6 Whjtm msejg ms thjy

gmshjg up thj odjmckio wffgji stmkramsj. _hmt ks thks, hftjd

iucnjr twf6

Whrjj, nut whfs afuitkio6 Njskgjs, thjy wfit jvkat cj.

Whjy dfvj cj hjrj!

Whjtm dffejg nmae gfwi mt thj hftjd cmimojr, whf wms shfut-

kio mt m njddhfp whf wms trykio tf gkstrmat thj sarjjahkio njmst

wkth m nrffc whkdj m tjdjphfij fpjrmtfr `rmitkamddy afiijatjg

amndjs ki sjmrah f` sfcjfij, miyfij, whf afudg rjcfvj m cfiejy

`rfc thj Ormit Hftjd.

Whjtm shffe hjr hjmg. Kvj sjji thmt dffe nj`frj. Kt mkit

dfvj, ekg.

Jvkjs rffc wms sf thkae wkth pjfpdj thjy prfppjg fpji thj

gffr mig spkddjg fut kitf thj jdjomit gmcmse-pmpjrjg hmddwmys f`

thj Ormits thkrg ffr. Jvkj, Whjtm, mig Hjiry tffe rj`uoj ki thj

nmthrffcs admw-`fft tun, djmikio thjkr nmaes momkist fij skgj f` kt

mig rjstkio thjkr djos marfss thj fthjr. Ki thj rffc bust njyfig, thj

maafrgkfikst dmuiahjg kitf thj smcj gfdj`ud iucnjr hjg pdmyjg

twkaj nj`frj.


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Ift momki! Jvkj orfwdjg mig grmie `rfc hjr mse. _j

shfudg ojt hkc tf pdmy fij f` yfur sfios, Hjiry. [fu shfudg wrktj

`fr thj maafrgkfi. Mi jitkrj maafrgkfi rjvuj! Ktdd nj m sjismtkfi.

Ojj, why gkgit K thkie f` thmt nj`frj6 Hjiry GuNfkss Maafr-gkfi @fddkjs! Whj Kis mig Futs f` Dfvj. . . Hjiry skohjg. Whmts

mdcfst nmg jifuoh tf nj m Hjrnjrt Mddji sfio.

Hjrnjrt Mddji! Kvj hjmrg hks sfios fi thj rmgkf! Jvkj smkg.

K dkej thj fij thmt ofjs, K dfvj yfur hmkr/K dfvj yfur ifsj/K dfvj yfu

`rfc yfur hjmg tf tfjs, Cy gmmmmmrdkio okrd!Fr thj fij thmt ofjs,

Gmmmrdkio, yfurj tfp nmimim/Nmmmny, yfurj cy pjmahjs mig arjmc/Frmioj yfu ofiim nj cy Qhjrnjt

@fr thj dfvj f` \jtj, pdjmsj stfp, Hjiry orfmijg, armgdkio hks

hjmg ki hks hmigs.

Whjtm pfurjg thj rjst f` hjr nffzj kitf Hjirys odmss. Hjr-

njrt ejjps ojttkio hks rfttji sfios ki fvjr Hjirys bust njamusj

hjs pundkshjg, shj jxpdmkijg. Kts mdd thj smcj sfio. Whj smcj

hfrrkndj sfio.

Ojj, thjy gf sfrt f` sfuig mdkej, ifw thmt yfu cjitkfi kt,

Jvkj smkg, thkiekio kt fvjr.

Jvjry tkcj K pdmy sfcjthkio `fr _mddy, Hjrnjrt igs m wmy tf

smnftmoj kt, Hjiry smkg, pkaekio up hks grkie momki. K tjdd yfu, k`

Hjrnkj Mddji jdd f`` mi mppdj truae tfcfrrfw, K wfudgit ary.

_jdd, thji wj hmtj Hjrnjrt Mddji, Jvkj smkg. Kc surj whmt-

jvjr yfu wrktj wkdd nj grjmcy, Hji. Mig thji wjdd mdd nj skiokio

yfur sfios ki hftjd nmthrffcs.

Whjtm mpprmksjg Jvkj affddy thrfuoh hjr akomrjttj hmzj. Bjrk-

ahf msejg m`tjr yfu.

Fh6 Mig hfw ks gjmr fdg Bjrkahf6 Jvkj ejpt hjr vfkaj jvji,

thfuoh hjr hjmrt njmt `mstjr.

Wmdd. Ndfig. Qjrkfus, Whjtm smkg. K` K gkgit eifw njttjr, Kg

swjmr thmt nko duo ks swjjt fi yfu. Mig yfu fi hkc.


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[fu gfit eifw njttjr! Jvkj cucndjg. [fu gfit eifw

mt mdd.

[fu amit stmy mwmy rfc thj Njiikiotfi `frjvjr, Jvkd.

K ami sf! Cmy K rjckig yfu thmt Ziadj _kdd wmitjg cj tfejjp cy tmdjit uigjr dfae mig ejy6 _hy, k` Kg dkstjijg tf hkc, K

wfudgit hmvj miy f` thks, shj smkg, thrfwkio hjr mrcs wkgj mig

ijmrdy eifaekio Hjirys grkie `rfc hks hmigs.

_jrj ki m nmthtun, Jvkd, Whjtm smkg.

Mig siuo. Ms. Nuos. Jvkj eifaejg nmae cfrj oki. M wmrc

nuzz wms stmrtkio tf tmej thj jgoj f`` thj hjmgmahj rfc hjr fnbjatrjmgkio mig shj wmitjg kt tf stmy thmt wmy. K rj`usj tf njafcj

cfrfsj! Whks ks m pmrty. Wjdd cj sfcjthkio hmppy.

@dfs amddkio m prjss afi`jrjiaj ijxt wjje miifuiakio

fur ijw mat mig djttkio cj okvj cy rst kitjrvkjw ms Whjtm Qt.

\jtjrsnuro-sek, scuoodjg kitf thks afuitry ny dfymd sjrvmits gurkio

^jvfdutkfi, Whjtm smkg, ki mi jxmoojrmtjg ^usskmi maajit. Qhj

saf``jg. _hmt m dfmg f` nuie. Mig K ofttm sjdd thmt mat tf thfsj

tmndfkg bmaemds.

_jdd, kts ift dkej thjy ami prfvj fthjrwksj. @fr yfu mdd yfu

eifw, yfu afudg nj m usskmi mrkstfarmt. koht, Hjiry6

^koht, Hjiry smkg, stmrkio mt hks grkie.

Jvkj squkitjg mt Hjiry. Kt wmsit dkej hkc tf nj sf sfdjci.

Hjiry, yfurj vjry qukjt thks jvjikio. Qhj put hjr `maj up tf hks.

Ks kt njamusj yfurj mi mrtkstj6 Ks thks whmt mrtkstjs gf6 Ojt smg mig

qukjt ki pmrty nmthtuns6

Cfstdy, wj tmej nmths ki nmthtuns.

[fu mrjsmg. Ks kt njamusj f` thks Hjrnjrt Qhjrnjt `jddfw6

Hjiry pmusjg. Hj pmstjg fi m sckdj. Bust njmt.

M okrd mig hjr `jddm stucndjg kitf thj nmthrffc. _hji wkdd

thjsj maafccfgmtkfis nj mvmkdmndj6 thj okrd sdurrjg. Hjr gmtj

hjdg hjr up. K shfudg dkej tf cmej m rjsh . . . rjsjrvmtkfi.


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Kc m`rmkg thks nffth hms njji rjsjrvjg kigjiktjdy, Hjiry

smkg wkth mi mpfdfojtka nfw f` hks hjmg.

Whj okrd pjjrjg mt hkc thrfuoh scjmry jyjs. Huh6

Qarmc! Whjtm yjddjg.Whj okrd puddjg up thj strmp f` hjr ofwi wkth ms cuah gkoikty

ms shj afudg custjr. K shmdd afcpdmki tf thj cmimojcjit, shj

smkg mig sdmccjg thj gffr njhkig hjr.

K thkie thmts cy auj, Hjiry smkg, pushkio fut f` thj nmth-

tun. Whmies `fr m swjdd pmrty, Jvkj.

Fh, Hjiry! [furj ift djmvkio yjt, mrj yfu6@frokvj cj, gmrdki. K hmvj m prjsskio jiomojcjit. _kth

sdjjp.

Hjiry, Whjtm smkg. Hjr vfkaj amrrkjg m hkit f` wmrikio. Ift

tff dfio.

Gfit wfrry.

Gfit wfrry mnfut whmt6 Jvkj msejg, swkvjdkio hjr hjmg

`rfc Hjiry tf Whjtm mig nmae momki.

Miythkio, Hjiry smkg, okvkio m afurtdy nfw. Dmgkjs, Kdd sjj

yfu ki cy grjmcs.

_hmt wms thmt mnfut6 Jvkj msejg fiaj Hjiry hmg ofij.

Kts ifthkio, Whjtm miswjrjg.

Zh-fh. K eifw thmt `maj. Whmt ksit m hmppy Whjtm `maj. Kts

thks nmthtun! \ffr, smg nmthtun, Jvkj smkg, skttkio up sf suggjidy

shj sdfshjg hjr grkie fitf hjr grjss. Qhj wjit `fr hjr mse mig

Whjtm tffe kt mwmy.

Whmts ift `mkr, Jvkj orfusjg. K shmdd rjpfrt yfu tf thj

muthfrktkjs `fr thj arkcj f` oki-imppkio!

[fu ami hmvj kt nmae ki m sja. K oft sfcjthkio K wmiim tmde

mnfut.

Jvkj rfddjg hjr hjmg dj`t tfwmrg Whjtm mig skohjg hjmvkdy.

Fh, mdd rkoht.


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K wmiim tmde mnfut whmt hmppjijg tf us. K wmiim tmde mnfut

thj \jitmadj Ekddjr.

Jvkj pfutjg. Whmt ks pfs-k-tutj-dy thj dmst tfpka K wksh tf gksauss.

[fu smy thmt jvjry tkcj K nrkio kt up. K eifw yfu tfdg thjpmpjrs thmt Bfhi Hfnnjs wms m armzjg cmgcmi. Nut yfu mig cj,

wj nfth eifw thmt mkit thj truth. Whmt ikoht, whji K wms trmppjg

wkth Hfnnjs ki thj thjmtjr, K jdt sfcjthkio Kg ijvjr jdt nj`frj.

_hmt wms thmt6

Whjtm tffe m gjjp nrjmth mig djt kt fut. Jvkd.

[js6Ift yfu. K cjmit K `jdt thj prjsjiaj f` jvkd.

_jdd. Kts fvjr ifw, Jvkj smkg, hfpkio Whjtm wfudg tmej thj

hkit.

Ks kt6

_jdd, surj. Hjs ofij, Jvkj smkg m dkttdj gjmitdy. Kts mdd ofkio

tf nj thj njrrkjs `rfc ifw fi. Ifthkio nut nduj sekjs. Bust dkej thj

sfio.

K gfit eifw mnfut thmt, Whjtm smkg, djmikio hjr hjmg nmae

momkist thj affd nmthrffc tkdjs. [fu stkdd grjmckio mnfut thmt jyj

sycnfd6

If. Kc ift. Cy grjmcs mrj pfs-k-tutj-dy thj swjddjst, Jvkj

smkg, nut shj gkgit dffe mt Whjtm whji shj smkg kt.

Mdd thjsj Gkvkijrs afcki futtm thj wffgwfre ifw6 Whjtm

afitkiujg. Kt bust sjjcs dkej sfcjthkios nunndkio up. Qfcj-

thkio nmg.

Jvkj sduio mi mrc mrfuig hjr pmds shfudgjrs. Gmrdkio Whjtm.

Whjrjs if ijjg tf wfrry. Whj ùturjs spkiikio kitf m odfrkfus

afaetmkd, Jvkj smkg, jxpjrtdy stjmdkio hjr mse nmae `rfc Whjtm.

Gf yfu eifw, ki thj tmxk fi thj wmy hjrj, K smw m nkddnfmrg `fr

Cmrdfwj Kigustrkjs. Kt smkg Whj ùturj f` Mcjrkam. Whj ùturj ks

ifw, mig wjrj fi thj tkppy-tfp f` thj wfrdg. Fur njst dkvjs mrj


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nfw tkjs, mig stfaekios, mig shu`jg thrfuoh thj gffr m`tjr thj

pfdkaj. Qmc dj`t wkth thj Huiomrkmi akraus okrd ki tfw.

Qhjs tff tmdd `fr yfu, Jvkj hkssjg.

Kdd njt shj ami njig, Qmc shft nmae wkth m orki.Jvkj ekaejg hkc ki thj njhkig.

Whj cmimojr hmigjg Jvkj m `fdgjg iftj.

_hmts thks6 shj msejg.

Mi jvkatkfi iftkaj, Ckss FIjkdd. [fu hmvj uitkd jdjvji

fadfae tfcfrrfw cfrikio tf vmamtj thjsj prjcksjs pjrcmijitdy.

Jdjvji fadfae6 Ojj. Nut thmts nj`frj iffi!K wjjp, thj cmimojr smkg, turikio fi hks hjjd. Qdjjp tkoht,

Ckss FIjkdd.

Whjtm ormnnjg hjr wrmp mig hjmgjg `fr thj gffr, shmekio hjr

hjmg. Gfit wfrry, pmd, shjs wjdd fi hjr wmy tf njkio tkoht.

Mt thj gffr, Jvkj ormnnjg Whjtms mrc. Qmy, Whjtm, whmt wjrj

yfu tjddkio cj nj`frj thj afps amcj6

Whjtms nko nrfwi jyjs shfwjg wfrry `fr bust m sjafig. Whji

shj djt thj tfuoh-okrd cmse sdkgj nmae kitf pdmaj. Ifthkio, Jvkd.

Bust hft mkr. Ojt sfcj sdjjp. Kdd tjdd Bjrkahf yfu smy hjddf.

_hji thj dmst oujst hmg adjmrjg fut, Jvkj stucndjg tf thj

wkigfw mig fpjijg kt, nrjmthkio ki thj afdg ikoht mkr ms shj

stmrjg mt thj ijmt wkigfw squmrjs f` dkoht mig thfuoht f` mdd thj

dkvjs tmekio pdmaj njhkig thjc.

_hy gkg Whjtm hmvj tf cjitkfi Bjrkahf6

Jvkj hmg pjttjg wkth dfts f` nfys. Ifthkio tjrrkndy jmrth-

shmttjrkio, mig shj mdwmys stfppjg mt sfcj kivkskndj gkvkgkio

dkij shjg grmwi `fr hjrsjd`, m cmrejr njtwjji Gf Kt Momki mig

_hfs Qfrry Ifw6 Nut shj hmgit jdt thmt wmy wkth Bjrkahf, mig

thmt wms gmiojrfus. Hjr wfrdg wms offg tkcjs. Kt spui dkej m rfu-

djttj whjjd. Nfys wjrj `ui. Nfys wjrj pdmytkcj. Nfys wjrj gkstrma-

tkfis. Bjrkahf wms ift m nfy.


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M`tjr djmvkio thj Ormit, Hjiry hmg `fuig m dkttdj adun, whjrj hj

pdmyjg pkmif uitkd thj wjj hfurs. Kt wms kiahkio tfwmrg thrjj ny

thj tkcj Hjiry djt hkcsjd` kitf thj tkiy mt hj shmrjg wkth Whjtm

mt thj Njiikiotfi Mpmrtcjits. Hj pjjejg thrfuoh thj armae ki

Whjtms njgrffc gffr mig smw thmt shj wms `mst msdjjp wkth hjr

skde sdjjp cmse fvjr hjr jyjs tf ndfae fut thj hmzj f` akty nrkoht

thmt arjpt thrfuoh thj wkigfws gjspktj thj shmgjs. Hjiry shut

hjr gffr mig cmgj hks wmy tf thj scmdd amrg tmndj mwmsh ki fikfi-

seki shjjt cuska ddjg wkth hks ndftahy iftmtkfis mig uiikshjg

dyrkas. Ki thj ajitjr f` thj tmndj wms mi fdg af``jj ami cmrejg

hjirys pkmif `uig. @fr wjdd fvjr m yjmr, Whjtm hmg njji stu`io

kt wkth jvjry gfddmr mig nkt f` ahmioj shj afudg spmrj tf pmy Hjiry

nmae `fr tmekio amrj f` hjr whji shj hmg ijjgjg kt cfst. Hjiry

mggjg thj gfddmr hjg wfi fi thjkr Jvkj njt. Hj stmrjg mt thj sfio

hjg njji trykio tf ojt rkoht `fr thj njttjr pmrt f` m wjje, thji

sducpjg kitf hks ahmkr.Whks ks m sfrry m``mkr, hj orucndjg, arucpdkio thj pmoj mig


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tfsskio kt fitf thj ffr, whkah wms mdrjmgy dkttjrjg wkth hks prjvk-

fus mttjcpts.

Nmae ki Ijw Frdjmis, fi thj rkvjrnfmt, whji sfcjfij pdmyjg

m wrfio iftj, Dfuks wfudg orki mig smy, _hmt thmt amt jvjr gf tfyfu yfu ofttm cmej kt ary dkej thmt6

Dfuks.

Hjiry pushjg mskgj thj cuska mig sjt m cjtrfifcj ki thj

ajitjr f` thj tmndj. Whji hj wfuig thj mrc f` hks mdmrc adfae

mig pdmajg thj adfae fi thj wkigfwskdd, gmiojrfusdy adfsj tf thj

jgoj. Hjiry rjdjmsjg thj cjtrfifcjs pjiguduc mig sjttdjg hksdmiey `rmcj kitf m wfri ahmkr njskgj m hksskio rmgkmtfr. @fr afc-

`frt, hj put hks strmw nfmtjr fi hks hjmg. Whj cjtrfifcjs stjmgy

tkaekio orjw dfugjr, grfwikio fut thj sf`t ndjmtkio f` Ijw [fre

Akty strjjt dk`j, duddkio Hjiry kitf m hypiftka stmtj. Hks jyjdkgs

uttjrjgfiaj, twkaj.

\djmsj, hj smkg sf`tdy. Mig thji hj wms uigjr.

Hjiry amcj mdkvj kiskgj thj grjmc wfrdg wkth m ahfekio

omsp, ms k` hjg njji hfdgkio hks nrjmth uigjrwmtjr. @fr thj rst

`jw sjafigs, thjrj wms fidy pmika ms hks afi`usjg nrmki sfuoht tf

cmej sjisj f` whmt wms hmppjikio. Qdfwdy, hks hjmrtnjmt sjttdjg.

Hks nrjmthkio rjdmxjg. Hjiry ndkiejg, mddfwkio hks jyjs tkcj tf

mgbust tf thj grjmc dkoht. Qhmrp mig ui`frokvkio, kt rjigjrjg frgk-

imry fnbjatsm hmystmae, m wmofi, m majstmredy njmutk`ud fr, mt

tkcjs, sdkohtdy ohfudksh.

^koht ifw, thmt strmioj nrkohtijss amuoht thj `majs f` m hjrg

f` nu``mdf whfsj gjjp, gmre jyjs wmtahjg Hjiry kcpmsskvjdy.

Hjddf, Hjiry smkg tf thj cmbjstka njmsts. Whj nu``mdf fpjijg

thjkr cfuths, mig cuska pfurjg fut ms rfc m rmgkf.

Hjiry orkiijg. Qhmdd wj gmiaj6 If6 Ijxt tkcj.

Qtrjtahkio njhkig Hjiry wms m tmdd, sifwy hkddskgj whfsj

tfp gksmppjmrjg kitf m adfug nmie. Whjtm smt fi m rfae ijmrny,


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wmtahkio thj vkddmoj njdfw, whjrj rfpjs f` scfej twkstjg up `rfc

m rfw f` fmtkio, hfusjdjss ahkcijys.

Hjy, gmrdki, Hjiry smkg, stmigkio njskgj hjr. Whj nrkohtijss

f` thj grjmc omvj hjr ahjjenfijs m adk``s-jgoj shmrpijss, dkej mOjrcmi dc stmr. Qhj sjjcjg moktmtjg. Nmg grjmc6

[js, Whjtm smkg ki mi jjrkdy mt vfkaj. K gfit dkej thj dffes

f` thfsj rjg fwjrs fvjr thjrj.

Hjiry fddfwjg Whjtms omzj. _hjrj thj nu``mdf hmg njji wms

ifw m jdg f` pfppkjs. Ms hj wmtahjg, thj fwjrs trjcndjg kitf

mcjs mig cjdtjg kitf thkae rjg pffds. Whjtms nrjmthkio qukae-jijg, skoimdkio thj gjsajit kitf ikohtcmrj.

Hjirys vfkaj wms sffthkio. Dkstji, Whjtm, why gfit yfu

hmvj mifthjr grjmc6 Hfw mnfut thj akraus6 [fu dkej thj akraus,

gfit yfu6

Qurj, Whjtm smkg, sckdkio sdkohtdy. _hji Hjiry dffejg

momki, thj mcjs hmg njji trmis`frcjg kitf m `uiiy dkttdj buoodjr

whf ejpt grfppkio hks pkis fi purpfsj.

K ofttm dffe fr Dfuks ifw, Whjtm.

Qurj, Hji, shj smkg, mig thji Whjtm wms ofij.

Cmbjstka pkijs shft up `rfc thj orfuig. Whjkr ormy shmg-

fws spkddjg nfdgdy marfss thj whktj ffr f` thj `frjst. Fi m trjj

stucp, thj ijjgdj f` mi fdg Pkatrfdm amuoht momki mig momki fi

thj gmcmojg orffvjs f` m sdkohtdy wmrpjg rjafrg, gkstfrtkio thj

sfio2 \m-uu-ae up yfur trfu-u-u-u-ndjs ki yfur f-ffdg ekt n-u-mo mig

s-uu-ckdj, sckdj, sck-k-kdj. . . .

Njskgj thj Pkatrfdm, m sfdgkjr ckcjg thj wfrgs ms hj gmiajg

m dkttdj sf`t shfj. Hks sckdj wms uiijrvkio. Ijmrny, m orfup f` sfd-

gkjrs smt mt m tmndj pdmykio amrgs. Whj amrgs mdd amrrkjg thj smcj

pmkitjg kcmoj f` m cmamnrj cmi ki m dfio, gmre afmt mig m stfvj-

pkpj hmt whfsj ndmae jyjs wjrj nfttfcdjss.

_jrj mnfut tf ojt stmrtjg, fdg nfy. [fudd wmit tf tmej afvjr,


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fij f` thj sfdgkjrs smkg nj`frj sjaurkio hks oms cmse, thj skgj f`

whkah hmg njji stmcpjg wkth mi jyj mig dkohtikio nfdt. Whmt

smcj sycnfd shkccjrjg fi thj `frjhjmgs f` thj sfdgkjrs, m ohfstdy

tmttff.Whj tkcj ks ifw! m sjrojmit nmrejg.

Whj sfdgkjrs qukaedy jdd kitf pfsktkfi. Whj phfiformphs ijjgdj

sekppjg2 \m-uu-ae up yfur trfundjs . . . trfundjs . . . trfu-u-u-u-ndjs . . .

trfundjs. . . .Whj sckdkio, gmiakio sfdgkjr `majg Hjiry fiaj cfrj,

nut thks tkcj hmd` f` hks `maj hmg njji jmtji mwmy. @dkjs swmrcjg

thj rfttkio jsh mdfio hks bmw._kth m omsp, Hjiry stucndjg nmaewmrg, sarmcndkio up thj

hkdd mig kitf thj `frjst, mwmy `rfc thj amcp. Njijmth hks `jjt,

thj sifw vmikshjg dkej m tmndjadfth simtahjg `rfc uigjr m pdmaj

sjttkio ny m sekddjg cmokakmis hmigs. Ifw hj stffg fi m wjmthjr-

armaejg rfmg thmt strjtahjg fut tfwmrg m hfrkzfi dkij sf shmrp kt

sjjcjg pmkitjg. _hjmt jdgs dmy fi jkthjr skgj. Whj sey ahurijg

wkth stfrc adfugs.

Fi thj wkigswjpt prmkrkj, hks cfthjr smt ki mi jifrcfus rjg

vjdvjt ahmkr. Whj wkig whkppjg hjr skdvjr-thrjmgjg hmkr marfss hjr

gjdkamtj `maj. Hjiry afudgit `jjd thj wkig fr scjdd thj gusthj

ijvjr afudg fi m grjmc wmde, bust ms hj afudgit tfuah pjfpdj

fr fnbjatsnut hj wms mwmrj f` thj kgjm f` nfth. Hjirys `mthjr

stffg njhkig hks wk`j, fij hmig fi hjr shfudgjr ms k` tf ejjp hjr

`rfc ykio mwmy. Hks `mthjrs `maj wms stjri, gksmpprfvkio.

Qmkit Nmrimnms tfdg cj thj truth, hks cfthjr smkg, wkgj-

jyjg. Kt wms thj vktmckis. Whj vktmckis gkg thks tf yfu. K shfudg

ijvjr hmvj tmeji thjc. Hks cfthjr njomi tf ary. Fh, why gkg

yfu djmvj cj, Nkrg6

\djmsj gfit ary, Cmcmi, Hjiry pdjmgjg, hks hjmrt skiekio.

Jvji ki grjmcs, m `jddfw wmsit sm`j.

_hmt ks thks dth6 hks `mthjrs vfkaj nffcjg. Ki fij hmig


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hj hjdg m djttjr, whkah orjw sf nko kt ndfaejg fut thj sui. Hjirys

hjmrt pfuigjg momkist hks rkns.

Kt wms thj vktmckis, hks cfthjr smkg momki, mig shj hjdg fut

hjr ndjjgkio wrksts. Kc sfrry. Kc sfrry.Qtfp. \djmsj, Hjiry smkg. Hj shut hks jyjs mig trkjg tf sjkzj

afitrfd f` thj ruimwmy grjmc. _hy afudg hj ahmioj grjmcs `fr

fthjrs, nut ijvjr `fr hkcsjd`6

Dfuks! Dfuks, whjrj mrj yfu6

Whj wkig ekaejg up gust fi thj rfmg, mig ki thj gust, Hjiry

afudg cmej fut `mkit ourjs, ms trmispmrjit ms Krksh dmaj mt m sui-struae wkigfwpmij. Djmgkio thjc wms thj cmi hjg sjji fi thj

tmrft amrgsthj thki cmi ki thj tmdd ndmae hmt. Hjiry stmrtjg

tfwmrg thjc, nut m arfw gmrtjg ki `rfit f` hkc wkth m orjmt mp-

pkio f` `jmthjrs, ms k` urokio hkc mwmy `rfc thks pdmaj, mhjmg f`

thj gust mig thj thkios cfvkio kiskgj kt.

Mig sf Hjiry rmi m`tjr kt, gjjpjr kitf thj whjmt jdg.

m

Dkios jyjs uttjrjg fpji kiskgj thj grjmc tf m urry f` pkie-whktj

pjtmds `mddkio gfwi mrfuig hjr. Qkttkio up, shj `fuig hjrsjd` ki m

omrgji f` ahjrry trjjs ki udd ndffc. Whj pdmaj hmg if cjmikio fr

Dkio, sf shj surcksjg thmt kt cust hmvj hmg cjmikio `fr Djj @mis

ormigcfthjr. F`tji whji shj afiburjg thj gjmg, thjy rjturijg tf

m pdmaj thjyg dfvjg ki dk`jfr m pdmaj f` trfundj thjy rjvksktjg ki

frgjr tf put thmt trfundj tf rjst.

Nj`frj sdjjp, Dkio hmg f``jrjg prmyjrs mig bfss cfijy fut f`

rjspjat. Qhjg put Crs. Dkis rkio fi thj kigjx iojr f` hjr rkoht

hmig. Ifw, ms rjspjat`uddy ms pfsskndj, shj amddjg `fr Crs. Dkimig wmktjg. Dkio gkgit eifw why shj hmg thj pfwjr tf cmik-

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dfiousumddy bust dfio jifuoh tf miswjr thj qujstkfi pfsjg tf

thjc, mig thji thjy wjrj ofij, nmae tf whjrjvjr thjkr jijroy wms

samttjrjg.

Mifthjr pjrsfi ckohtvj sjji thj pfwjr tf grjmc wmde migspjme tf thj gjmg ms m spkrktumd ok`t. Dkio hmg if suah sjitkcji-

tmdkty. Wf hjr, kt wms m sakjitka puzzdj, m orjmt Jurjem! cfcjit

wmktkio tf nj jxpdfrjg, jxmckijg, qumitkjg. _ms m vkskt `rfc thj

gjmg prff` thmt tkcj wms cjrjdy mi kdduskfi6 _ms thjrj sfcjthkio

mnfut Dkio fnsjrvkio thj gjmg thmt cmgj kt hmppji, ms k` thj gjmg

ijjgjg hjr afisakfusijss ki frgjr tf tmej `frc6 _hjrj gkg thjgjmg afcj `rfc6 _hjrj gkg thjkr jijroy of m`tjrwmrg6 _hmtwms

thmt jijroy6 Gkg thj jxkstjiaj f` ohfsts cjmi thmt thjrj ckoht nj

cfrj thmi fij uikvjrsj, mig grjmcs wjrj thj njokiikio f` m wmy

kitf thjc6 _kth jvjry grjmc wmde, Dkio sjmrahjg `fr adujs.

Qffi, Djj @mis ormigcfthjr mppjmrjg. M suntdj, shkccjry

murm `uzzjg thj jgojs f` hjr. Whks wms hfw Dkio eijw thj gjmg.

Qhj pmkg mttjitkfi tf thj ofdgji odfw, cmekio cjitmd iftjs dkej

m sakjitkst wfudg2 _ms Crs. Dkis murm strfiojr6 Nrkohtjr6 Gkg kt

wmvjr fr hfdg fthjr afdfrs6 Gkg shj mppjmr cfrj dkej m sfdkg fr m

wmvj6 Gkg miy jvjit prjajgj hjr mppjmrmiaj6

_hy gf yfu gksturn cy rjst6 Crs. Dki gjcmigjg, simppkio

Dkio nmae tf thj tmse mt hmig.

Muitkj, Kvj afcj wkth m rjqujst `rfc yfur ormiggmuohtjr,

Djj @mi. Qhj amit ig thj nduj grjss cmgj `fr hjr ki Qhmiohmk

mig wfigjrjg k` yfu ckoht hjdp hjr ig kt. Qhjs m`rmkg f` f``jig-

kio hjr muit mig uiadj mig wkshjs

Qhj ksit m`rmkg f` f``jigkio miyfij, Crs. Dki kitjrruptjg

shmrpdy. Wjdd cy ormiggmuohtjr thmt K mc ift tf nj succfijg

`fr suah trkvkmd afiajris mig thmt k` shj amiift ejjp up wkth hjr

thkios, K gfit eifw why shj jxpjats cj tf gf sf `rfc njyfig thj

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Dkio supprjssjg m sckdj. [js, Muitkj. K wkdd tjdd hjr.

Qhj ks m `ffdksh okrd whf Crs. Dki aut f`` mnruptdy, hjr

jxprjsskfi shk`tkio `rfc krrktmtkfi tf `jmr. Kt ksit sm`j, shj whks-

pjrjg, cmekio Dkios pudsj qukaeji._hmt gf yfu cjmi, Muitkj6 Dkio msejg. Mdrjmgy shj wms

dfskio hjr afiijatkfi tf Djj @mis ormigcfthjr, whf njomi tf

`mgj.

Whj uisjji cmahkijry f` thj grjmcsampj durahjg kitf

cftkfi, mig Dkio `jdt hjrsjd` `mddkio. Qhj dmigjg fi m gkrt rfmg thmt

sjjcjg tf strjtah fi `frjvjr. Wf hjr dj`t, m swmth f` rkpj whjmtrkppdjg dkej m nurikshjg sjm uigjr m gmytkcj sey. Wf hjr rkoht

strjtahjg thj dfio twkdkoht jxpmisj f` thj akty, hjmvy wkth scfej

mig `fo.

Hjy! [fu thjrj!

M smigy-hmkrjg nfy wjmrkio mi fdg strmw nfmtjr hmt wmvjg tf

Dkio `rfc jgoj f` thj whjmt jdg. Dkio wms sf stmrtdjg shj afudgit

spjme. Whks nfy wmsit m pmrt f` thj grjmc.

Whks nfy smw hjr.

Hj wms mwmejmwmej mig wmdekio, bust dkej Dkio. Mdd f`

Dkios sakjitka aurkfskty dj`t hjr. @fr thj rst tkcj fi m wmde, shj

wms m`rmkg.

Hjy! thj nfy shfutjg mig cfvjg tfwmrg hjr. Mig mdd Dkio

afudg hjmr ki hjr hjmg wjrj thj wfrgs f` Djj @mis gjmg ormig-

cfthjr2 Kt ksit sm`j.

Dkio turijg mig rmi ms mst ms shj afudg tfwmrg thj akty.

m

_mkt! Hjiry amddjg, nut thj okrd wms swk`t. Mdrjmgy shj `fdgjgkitf thj `fo f` thj akty. Mifthjr wmdejr! Hjiry hmg ijvjr afcj

marfss miyfij whf afudg gf whmt hj gkg. Hj ijjgjg tf amtah up


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tf thks okrd. Hj hmg tf tmde tf hjr. Cmynj shj afudg hjdp hkc ig

Dfuks sfcjhfw. Nukdgkios mppjmrjg dkej gmre hmigprkits f` pmkit

momkist m prkcjg amivms2 mpmrtcjit nukdgkios, shfps, mig rjstmu-

rmits5 thj gkstmit sam``fdgkio f` thj jdjvmtjg trmki. Nmiijrs djt-tjrjg wkth Ahkijsj ahmrmatjrs rkppdjg ki thj nrjjzj. Hjiry eijw

thks pdmaj. Hj wms ki Ahkimtfwi.

Hj spkjg thj okrd stmigkio ki `rfit f` m rjstmurmit wkth mi

uppjr nmdafiy thmt rjckigjg hkc m dkttdj f` thj hfusjs fi Nfur-

nfi Qtrjjt. M ijfi skoi ndkiejg fut thj tjm hfusj

_mkt! \djmsj! Hjiry amddjg ms shj momki tffe f`` ruiikio,thks tkcj gfwi mi mddjy thkae wkth `fo.

Fi thj fthjr skgj f` thj mddjy, thj `fo thkiijg. Hjiry whkrdjg

mrfuig, trykio tf ojt hks njmrkios. Hj afudg bust cmej fut m dkij f`

rmcshmaedj nukdgkios hkgkio ki thj odffc. Hj gkgit sjj thj fthjr

grjmc wmdejr, ifr gkg hj sjj Dfuks.

Hjiry wms sf `rustrmtjg hj wmitjg tf puiah sfcjthkio.

Dfuks! hj sarjmcjg. _hjrj mrj yfu6

_hmt mrj yfu gfkio6

Kt wms thj okrd, shfutkio mt hkc. Qhj wms adfsj jifuoh thmt

hj afudg sjj thj orjji f` hjr jyjs. Qhj sjjcjg nfth miory mig

`rkohtjijg.

Ojt fut f` cy grjmc! K gfit wmit yfu hjrj!

[furgrjmc6 Ifw, wmkt bust m ckiutj Hjiry cfvjg tfwmrg

thj okrd mig shj stucndjg nmaewmrg. Fi kistkiat, Hjiry ormnnjg

hfdg f` hjr mrc tf ejjp hjr rfc mddkio mig wms shfaejg whji hj

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