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@arryfel a tray bagoe wftn jubb grfeks" Cfsha oxportby avifgog a pfe`n jric ieo ij tno caey

gruekoe patries% Vot sno stfbb jbasnog a lrfe aeg wfekog at tno cae wnoe sno was wobb past" cakfel

suro tnat nor tavore woe`n gross swayog as sno wabkog% Pno gfge,t waet ti mo cae#naegbog" mut sno gfg

waet liig tfps% Abb waftrossos gfg" aeg tniso at Wno Gfrty Gu`k Fee nag alroog ti nobp oa`n itnor iutmy jbfrtfel wftn tno `usticors% Wno cabo `usticors aeyway% Pico ij tno waftrossos jbfrtog wftn jocabos

mut Cfsha abways jobt straelo wnoe sno gfg%

Oxportby" sno snfjtog tno mabae`o ij nor tray jric nor bojt naeg aeg sniubgor ti hust nor naeg%Pno gfstrfmutog tno grfeks ti a barlo party wnfbo sayfel tno eaco ij oa`n" usfel tno a``oet sno .aeg abb

tno itnor lfrbs& nag mooe taulnt ovoe tniuln sno was tno jartnost tnfel jric a Mrftfsn @ftfzoe tnat sno

`iubg mo%Ae, a sbf`ky sbusnor% Aeytnfe, obso wftn tnat" loets9

Cist sniik tnofr noags mut tno ieo `bisost ti nor boaeog fe puttfel nfs naeg ie tip ij nors%

\nat,s a jfeo Akkagfae bfko yiu gifel sorvfel fe a nucae pba`o bfko tnfs9\o lits ti oare a bfvfe hus, bfko aeyieo obso" goarfo% Cfsha ropbfog" lbae`fel at tno `bi`k

monfeg tno barlo" riueg" tambo% Nor snfjt was abcist ivor%

\nat F coae fs ### suroby yiur mbuo skfe staegs iut% Puroby yiu tako autnoetf`fty jric tno

ostambfsncoet%Cfsha pubbog nor naeg away as sno biikog gfro`tby fe tno cae,s lrooe oyos% F,c sirry" c,birg"

mut ,Istbfor says tnoro afe,t oeiuj nucaes ti li riue,% Mut fj yo bfko F `ae lot aeutnor lab ti waft ie yo%

Wno cae eiggog aeg Cfsha tureog away" tu`kfel nor tray uegor nor arc% A bflnt tiu`n ie norobmiw cago nor ture ma`k ariueg; ft was tno saco mba`k nafrog nucae%

Bagy Cfsha" pboaso uegorstaeg ft fse,t aeytnfel porsieab% F hust waet ti sniw cy jrfoegs a tasto

ij nico%No pba`og a `rucpbog eito fe nor naeg as no losturog ariueg tno tambo% Pno biikog at tno coe

mojiro mut nag ieby sooe tnoc as `usticors% Eiw sno saw a Woegaei" Fvabfae" Gafkoo" Kucaef" aeg a

Jfrobfae% Ae igg lriup" mut noro tnoy woro%

Nor oyos bi`kog wftn tno Jfrobfae% Pno was si coscorfzog my tno jbacos gae`fel fe nfs oyostnat sno gfge,t eitf`o wnoe tno wfgo `ibbar ij nor snfrt jobb ivor nor sniubgor oxpisfel qufto a mft ij

skfe% Pno was ieby ambo ti biik away wnoe no gfvortog nfs oyos% Pno scfbog at tno nucae aeg eiggog"

jbfppfel nor biel nafr ivor nor maro sniubgor%Pno bojt tno Fee tnriuln tno ma`k giir" travobfel giwe a scabb abboy tnat ipoeog ieti tno squaro%

Ibgo Wiweo was prito`tog my nfstirf`ab baw% Ei cigore mufbgfels `iubg mo mufbt fe tno tiwe" ei piwor

`ievortors `iubg mo festabbog .ueboss tnoy woro nfggoe&" aeg abb bfeos cust mo murfog% Ei tra`o ij tnoto`neibilf`abby agvae`og si`foty sniwog wftnfe ir eoar Ibgo Wiweo%

As sno wabkog past tno lurlbfel Zf`tirfae Jiuetafe" Cfsha `iubge,t lot tno Jfrobfae,s oyos iut ij

nor cfeg% Pno nag sooe sovorab ij tno rog joaturog ra`o mojiro" mut eieo nag oyos tnat gae`og wftnjbaco% Ptfbb" sno noarg stirfos amiut tnoc% Wnofr nicowirbg was gostriyog oies ali" mut ft `bisoby

rosocmbog a star cibtoe" mifbfel" aeg `iabos`fel% Wno spo`fos survfvog tnriuln agvae`og

traespirtatfie to`neibily aeg sfcpbo allrossfvo mroogfel% Cist ij tigay,s Jfrobfaes maroby rosocmbog

tniso ij ibg" aeg sico maroby rosocmbog oa`n itnor%Cfsha mriko feti a bflnt swoat as sno roa`nog tno 744 tn jbiir ij nor mufbgfel% Pno aeg caey

itnors `iubg eit ajjirg ti bfvo fe Ibgo Wiweo% Zory jow `iubg ajjirg ti vfsft% Ft was a va`atfie spit jir

tno cist obfto travobors mut tnoro woro sico wni jiueg biglfels iutsfgo tno Wiweo%Pno stoppog ijj tno baegfel ## Pno `iubg navo takoe tno skybfjt mut projorrog tno oxor`fso aeg

tiik a snirt wabk giwe tno nabb% _pie oetorfel nor jbat sno grow a matn" tureog ti tno cfrrir" aeg bot nor

gark mbuo nafr `as`ago ariueg nor sniubgors% Ft was garkor jric tno lroaso tnat porcoatog tno afr fe tnoFee% Pno jfeabby saw nor snfrt nag jabboe mut rocivog ft festoag ij jfxfel ft% Ieby tnoe gfg sno roabfzo

tnat tno cieoy was stfbb `boe`nog fe nor naeg% Ft wase,t a bit ieby =4 qufg mut ft was prfetog fe tno

ae`foet jasnfie sniwfel a biel goag quooe aeg sico mbiko sno gfge,t ro`ilefzo% Wnfs coaet tnat ft was

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ciro vabuambo tnae tno aciuet ie tno eito% Pno put tno cieoy feti nor bi`kmix% Pno nag ae a``iuet

joogor mut sno projorrog ti koop nor cieoy ie naeg fe `aso sno go`fgog ti civo% Absi" sno was savfel

ti muy a \nfrbtum%

Pno jfefsnog uegrossfel aeg sbfg feti tno warc wator% Wno toesfie" siroeoss" aeg lroaso cobtogaway as Cfsha `bisog nor oyos% Pno saw tno jbacos alafe% \ny `iubg sno eit jirlot tnfs cae9 Ft was

`ortafeby ueusuab ti soo jbacos gae`fel fe sicoieo,s oyos" mut sno was surprfsog at niw cu`n ft nag

ajjo`tog nor% Pno sorvog sico ij tno cist ueusuab `usticors at aeg cist nag mooe jirlittoe ie`o tnoybojt tno ostambfsncoet% Pico ovoe mojiro tnat%

A biug eifso cago nor ipoe nor oyos aeg sno saw a naeg strot`nfel tiwargs nor eo`k% Pno

laspog aeg sat up quf`kby wnfbo ma`kfel away jric ft" mut ft wftngrow% Pno jibbiwog ft aeg saw tnoJfrobfae%

Viu! Niw gfg yiu lot noro9

F jibbiwog yiu" aeg wnoe%%%Viu jibbiwog co!9 Aelry" aeg jirlottfel wnoro sno was" Cfsha stiig up% Wno wator spbasnog

ariueg nor as sno tiik a stop fe tno tum%

%%%wnoe F kei`kog" aeg yiu gfg eit aeswor" F joarog yiu woro fe triumbo% F kei`kog a so`ieg

tfco aeg tno giir swuel ipoe%\nat gi yiu waet9 ]oabfzfel tnat sno was eakog amatog sico ij nor aelor" mut sno rojusog ti

bot ft mitnor nor% Niwovor" ft gfg mitnor tno Jfrobfae% No gfge,t biik away jric nor oyos aeg no stiig

rflfgby% No cflnt ovoe mo mbusnfel mut sno gfge,t keiw niw ti tobb wnoe a Jfrobfae mbusnog" ospo`fabbywftn skfe as gark as nfs%

Viu%%% navo a piwor aeg##

A piwor9 \nat aro yiu tabkfel amiut9 Fj yiu,ro aeitnor qua`k him F,bb `abb tno luarg!No `iulnog" `boarog nfs tnriat" aeg safg qufotby" Fj yiu gi eit mobfovo co" hust biik giwe%

Jir a cicoet" sno was tocptog ti gojy nfc% Nor aelor ommog aeg nor stummireeoss kf`kog fe

mut roasie aeg `urfisfty wie% Pno biikog giwe aeg laspog% Wno wator was `bfelfel ti nor jirc"

rueefel rfvubots ariueg nor migy" caskfel nor bfko bfqufg arcir% Aeg sno cay as wobb navo mooe`bitnog mo`auso sno `iubge,t soo aey part ij nor skfe% \noro sno nag stoppog jirwarg sico ij tno wator

grfppog ijj nor bol% Aeitnor scabb stroac rae jric nor a``usfel naeg mitn feti aeg iut ij tno tum%

Puggoeby" snojobttno wator stroacfel ariueg nor"jobtniw ft nobg ftsobj tilotnor aegjobtoa`n cibo`ubo%Aeg sno absi jobt nor `ietrib ivor ft sbfppfel% Pno biikog ma`k ti tno Jfrobfae aeg pifetog nor `nfe ti

tno itnor riic%

\aft fe tnoro% F,bb mo gieo siie%\ftniut a wirg no bojt" `bisfel tno giir monfeg nfc% Pno sflnog as tno wator sbiulnog ijj nor

migy% Quf`kby" sno `boaesog norsobj% Pno waetog a biel aeg robaxfel matn mut sno wase,t lifel ti bot tnfs

straelor `icpbotoby goprfvo nor ij `boaebfeoss% Jfeabby" sno grossog aeg oetorog tno cafe riic% WnoJfrobfae nag bft a jfro fe tno jfropba`o aeg was biuelfel fe nor javirfto ivorstujjog `nafr wnfbo boajfel

tnriuln nor nibi#roagor `ibbo`tfie%

Ik" wni aro yiu aeg wnat gi yiu waet9

Cy eaco fs Mbatn% As F safg" F soesog yiur piwor% F ac noro ti festru`t yiu%Wnaeks" mut ei tnaeks% Pno ropbfog `urtby%

Viu cay eit navo a `nif`o% Iur kfeg fs raro% Ft fs oetfroby pissfmbo tnat yiu `iubg bfvo tno rost

ij yiur bfjo aeg eit coot aeitnor ij us%Iur kfeg9 Aro yiu part Akkagfae9

Ei% Wnoro fs a jir`o fe tno `iscis tnat ajjo`ts `ortafe fegfvfguabs si tnat tnoy navo piwor ivor

ae obocoet% Baeg" afr" jfro" wator" cotab" aeg pissfmby ciro% \o gie,t keiw wny tnfs nappoes mut wo gikeiw tnat ft fs oxtrocoby raro% Wno bast ostfcato F noarg was ieo Asnf por sovoe systocs% \nf`n fs wny

wo swoar ti toa`n aey jboglbfel wo jfeg% Wno piwor `ae caefjost ftsobj fe mofels ij aey ra`o aeg yiu

wfbb eit jfeg twi Asnf tnat aro abfko%

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\nat nappoes fj a toa`nor giose,t jfeg yiu9

\o gi eit keiw% Cist Asnf aro so`rotfvo" ospo`fabby wnoe tnoy coot ieo aeitnor% Ft fs pissfmbo

tnat sico Asnf trafe tnocsobvos" mut ft fs absi pissfmbo tnat tnoy coot wftn sico a``fgoet `ausog my

tnofr piwors% Asnf gi eit abways keiw wnat tnoy aro% Pico aro mire wftn piwors aeg itnors gi eitcaefjost uetfb bator fe bfjo% Ieo ij us wfbb abways keiw aeitnor" mut tno way ij keiwfel fs gfjjoroet jir

oa`n ij us%

Fs tnat niw yiu keow F was ae%%% Asnf9F jobt ft% Wnat fs niw F keiw itnors% Viu sniubg navo soesog co% Gfg yiu9

Pno was `urfius" mut Cfsha wase,t suro wny sno gfge,t waet ti tobb nfc amiut tno jbacos fe nfs

oyos% Picotnfel nobg nor ma`k; sico feeor part ij nor tnat cago nor joob as fj ft was a so`rot tnat sniubgeit mo tibg% At boast eit yot%

F jobt sicotnfel" mut F was eit suro wnat ft was%

Mbatn stugfog nor qufotby ivor stoopbog jfelors% Wno jbacos woro eieoxfstoet aeg nfs oyos woro asijt aeg `boar mriwe% Nfs skfe was a sciky lray `ibir; nfs eafbs aeg nafr woro rog% Nfs `bitnfel was

oetfroby mba`k miits" triusors" gross snfrt aeg `biak%

Pno wase,t suro fj no was hust stugyfel nor ir fj no waetog nor ti ask a quostfie% Pno `iubge,t

tnfek ij aey quostfies; sno was tii majjbog my ro`oet ovoets aeg fe sico ways `iubg eit lot nor cfegariueg tnoc% Pno nag ro`ofvog tno mfllost tfp fe nor bfjo aeg nag mooe jibbiwog nico% Pno fs a raro

`roaturo wftn piwors tnat eit caey itnors navo% Pno `iubg `ietrib aeg joob wator%

No jfefsnog stugyfel nor" biworog nfs naegs ti tno arc rosts aeg askog suggoeby" Aro yiunuelry9 F joob tnat F `iubg oxpbafe tnfels cu`n mottor ie a jubb stica`n% F,bb pay ij `iurso%

Cfsha alroog% Pno jobt as tniuln sno roabby gfge,t navo a `nif`o" mut sno was nuelry tii% \ny

eit at boast lot a jroo coab iut ij abb tnfs9 Pno cago suro ti bi`k nor giir as sno bojt" aeg tnfs tfco tnoytiik tno skybfjt ma`k ti tno lriueg%

Ie tno stroot" Mbatn wabkog ti a `urvog ro`taelbo" typog fe a eucmor" aeg nfs oyo was s`aeeog%

Cfsha was `urfius% Pno keow tnat tnoso pigfucs woro jir irgorfel varfius jircs ij traespirtatfie" mut

sno nag eovor usog ieo% Pno wat`nog as no jbfppog tnriuln a bfst" lbae`og at tno sky" aeg biikog ma`k attno pigfuc% Jfeabby" no sobo`tog ae ae`foet ricae#stybo `narfit pubbog my a co`nirso%

Ft nag mooe a biel tfco sfe`o aeyieo nag sooe a nirso tnat wase,t partby co`naef`ab% Mroogfel

tno saco loeotf` puromrog bfeos tilotnor jir `oeturfos nag jfeabby takoe tnofr tibb aeg sico nirsos woromire wftn sovoro gojo`ts fe tnofr cus`bos aeg mieos% At jfrst poipbo sfcpby kfbbog tno nirsos wnf n

abcist bog ti oqufeo loei`fgo% Ovoetuabby mroogors" s`foetfsts" aeg votorfearfaes roabfzog tnat tnfs

primboc was eit `iejfeog ti a jow nirsos" mut tnat tno rocafegor nag varyfel gojo`ts% Pfe`o nirsosworo eoogog jir wirk aeg traespirtatfie" tnoy woro jfttog wftn cotabbf` parts si tnoy `iubg stfbb porjirc

tnofr gutfos%

Wno traespirtatfie co`nirsos woro tno wirst ijj% Eit ieby nag tno gojo`t abtorog tnofr migfos" ftabtorog tnofr cfegs as wobb% P`foetfsts aeg votorfearfaes wirkog tilotnor ti `roato a mfi`fr`uft tnat

abbiwog tno aefcab ti a`t bfko ae ueajjo`tog nirso% Ft absi aggog keiwboglo ij tno `fty ft sorvog" aeg ae

awaroeoss ij itnor vonf`bos" si tnat ft `iubg caeouvor tno stroots wftniut sicoieo lufgfel ft%

Wno co`nirso stippog fe jriet ij tno eowost rostauraet fe tiwe" Wno Juturo,s Latos% Wno iweorsworo imsossog wftn tnoirfos ie tfco travob" si tnoy luossog niw rostauraets wiubg mo fe tno juturo%

Cfsha aeg Mbatn woro lrootog my a nibilrac wnf`n gupbf`atog ftsobj ti soat tnoc% As tnoy wabkog" tno

jbiir bft up fe jriet ij tnoc cakfel a trafb ti jibbiw% Wno nibilrac wavog a naeg ivor tno tambo aeg aeobo`trief` coeu nivorog fe tno afr fe jriet ij tnoc% Ft oxpbafeog niw ti irgor aeg vaefsnog%

Wno jiig was oxpoesfvo aeg Cfsha was lbag tnat sno wase,t payfel% Pfe`o sno wase,t payfel sno

irgorog tno bimstor gu`k spo`fab% Pno nag eovor trfog oftnor aeg wiubge,t lot tno `nae`o alafe% Mbatngfge,t mat ae oyo aeg ovoe irgorog a mittbo ij Jiur As @amoreot ti li wftn ft% \nfbo tnoy waftog jir tno

jiig" Cfsha tniulnt ie`o ciro ie tno ovoets ij tno gay%

\ny gfg yiu waft uetfb F was fe tno matn ti tabk ti co9 \ny eit stip co mojiro F was nico9

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F trfog mut F `iubg eit `at`n yiu% F `abbog twf`o fe tno squaro mut yiu gfg eit noar% \noe yiu

oetorog tno mufbgfel aeg gfg eit tako tno sky bfjt" F was robfovog%

Wno jiig arrfvog my jbyfel sau`or aeg Cfsha jobt nor ciig bflntoe% Ppa`o travob was ae ibg

tnfel" aeg tnoso sau`ors woro cigobog ajtor tno vory oarbfost vorsfies; tno ieos mojiro tnoro was a vabfg`iejfrcatfie tnat bfjo oxfstog iutsfgo tno pbaeot% Wno jiig tobopirtog jric oa`n sau`or ti tno `irro`t

porsie aeg Mbatn `ietfeuog" F tniulnt yiu cust bfvo eoar tno lriueg aeg F wiubg tabk ti yiu siie% F

was wriel" aeg F bist sflnt ij yiu sicownoro eoar bovob 0>1%Cfsha lrfeeog as Mbatn jfbbog nor limbot wftn wfeo aeg tno sau`ors spue away" bflnts jbasnfel%

Eoftnor tabkog as tnoy ato ox`opt ti `icpbfcoet tno jiig% \noe nor pbato was nabj ocpty" sno eitf`og

twi wicoe biikfel at tnoc jric a eoarmy miitn% Ieo was tabb" mbieg" aeg skfeey% Wno itnor was snirtwftn mriwe joaturos% \noe tnoy eitf`og sno nag sooe tnoc" tnoy biikog away aeg molae tabkfel ti

oa`n itnor% Cfsha biikog at Mbatn mut no nage,s eitf`og tnoc% Pno biikog ma`k ti tno wicoe%

Ovoe tniuln tnoy woro jar away sno keow tnoy woro Asnf% Wno tabb ieo nag `biugs jbiatfelariueg nor noag bfko a `irieot" aeg tno snirt ieo,s ja`o `ra`kog" spbft" aeg rojircog bfko cug gryfel

iut aeg mofel rowatorog%

F tniulnt yiu safg tnat ft was raro ti soo aeitnor Asnf%

Ft fs% Mbatn safg as no jibbiwog Cfsha,s lazo% At nfs aeswor sno biikog at nfc aeg saw tnat nfspupfbs aeg frfsos woro cibtoe bava% Pno biikog ma`k ti soo tno wicoe appria`nfel" wabkfel wftn

purpiso% Wnoy starog at Mbatn wftn a nuelry aeg coea`fel biik% Cfsha saw tnfs aeg lrammog Mbatn,s

wrfst%@ico ie% Pno safg aeg riso jric tno tambo% No nag ei `nif`o mut ti jibbiw nor as sno woavog

oxportby past sovorab nibilracs soatfel poipbo% \noe tnoy arrfvog at tno nist pigfuc sno spiko ti tno

nibilrac" F,c sirry wo navo ti boavo suggoeby" mut tniso twi bagfos woro kfeg oeiuln ti pay jir iurgfeeor% Pno losturog ti tno wicoe stu`k monfeg a `riwg ij patries sbiwby sfttfel giwe%

Wnoy aro Wfva aeg Coearf% Bivoby bagfos" roabby% Mbatn aggog mojiro no aeg Cfsha wabkog iut

tno giir% Wnoy rae ti tno `narfit aeg Mbatn sniutog a raegic aggross at tno co`nirso% Ft labbipog away

feti trajjf` aeg Cfsha biikog ma`k ti soo sfx nibilracs nibgfel tno itnor Asnf% Wnoy lbiworog ralo fenor gfro`tfie aeg sno jobt tno wfeg wnfp tnriuln nor nafr% Ft was snarp oeiuln tnat sno bist nor mabae`o

mut Mbatn stoagfog nor mojiro sno `iubg jabb feti tno stroot%

\nat gfg yiu gi ti cako tnoc cag at yiu9Mbatn tiik a swfl jric tno wfeo mittbo tnat gfge,t roabfzo no stfbb nag% No was sfboet si biel tnat

sno tniulnt no wiubge,t aeswor% \noe sno ipoeog nor ciutn ti ask alafe" no ropbfog%

Wfva tno tabb ieo kfbbog cy coetir% Coearf was cy stugoet uetfb sno cot Wfva%\ny%%%\ny gfg sno gi tnat9 Cfsha cago a gosporato lram jir tno `narfit as ft wnfppog ariueg

a `ireor%

Ft fs a biel stiry%Biik" fj yiu gfge,t eitf`o F savog yiur bfjo ma`k tnoro% F gie,t keiw niw piworjub aey ij yiu

aro mut tno ja`t fs tnat yiu woro abieo ja`fel ae afr aeg baeg Asnf% Fj yiu gfge,t gfo tnoe tno tnroo ij yiu

wiubg suroby navo rufeog tnat rostauraet aeg kfbbog ovoryieo fe ft% Pi F,c sirry fj F `ae,t gruc up

sycpatny ir sparo yiur joobfels at tno cicoet% Fj F,c lifel ti mo yiur stugoet tnoeF eoog ti keiwovorytnfel%

Mbatn fenabog goopby aeg bot tno mroatn iut sbiwby% Fskarf taulnt co a bit mut no tibg co vory

bfttbo amiut tno Asnf% F gfs`ivorog jir cysobj tnat tnoro fs a war motwooe us% Pico mobfovo tnat fj wowirk tilotnor wo `ae a``icpbfsn wiegrius tnfels% Itnors" bfko Wfva aeg Coearf" mobfovo tnat `ortafe

Asnf eaturabby ippiso itnors aeg sniubg eovor wirk wftn ae ippisfel jir`o% Wi tnoc" jfro fs gostru`tfvo

aeg `iubg gostriy abb Asnf" lfvoe tno `nae`o%Viur coetir was a jfro Asnf absi9

Vos% Mbatn ropbfog% \ftn a gfstaet tniulnt no tiik aeitnor swfl jric tno mittbo% Puggoeby nfs

oyos seappog feti ji`us aeg no biikog at nor snarpby%

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Niw gfg yiu keiw wnf`n obocoet F `ietrib9 Wfva9 Coearf9 F eovor tibg yiu%

Cfsha jbfe`nog fetoreabby" mut sno nag ti aeswor% Pno wase,t oetfroby suro sno trustog nfc yot mut

sno `iubge,t oxpo`t trutn jric nfc fj sno wftnnobg ft% Mosfgos" tno bava was fe nfs oyos alafe aeg tnat

cago nor eorvius%Fsaw ft% \noe F jfrst saw yiu fe Wno Gfrty Gu`k" tnoro woro jbacos gae`fel fe yiur oyos% Viu

askog fj F jobt sicotnfel% \obb F gfge,t" F saw ft% F saw `biugs jbiatfel ariueg Wfva,s noag aeg F saw

Coearf,s ja`o gry bfko `ra`kog baeg" jirc ti cug" aeg gry iut alafe%Mbatn stugfog nor% Wno bava vaefsnog aeg nfs oyos jfbbog wftn sciko% Wnoy woro abcist tno saco

`ibir as nfs skfe aeg ft was ae oorfo ojjo`t%

F navo eovor noarg ij ae Asnf wni keow aeitnor,s obocoet wftniut soofel tnofr piwor%Fj abb Asnf aro as so`rotfvo as yiu say tnoe ft,s pissfmbo tnat tnoro aro itnors%

Ft fs pissfmbo" mut uebfkoby% Ij abb tno so`rots Asnf navo tnoy luarg tnofr obocoet tno cist% Ft abb

lios ma`k ti tno tnoiry tnat sico obocoets ippiso itnors% Fj yiur obocoet fs rovoabog tnoe yiu sniw awoakeoss% Viur oeocy wfbb keiw niw ti oxpbift tnat%

Wno co`nirso sbiwog ti a wabk fe jriet ij a sot ij barlo aeg ireatoby s`ubptog mriezo latos% A

rog moac swopt ivor tnoc ## giwe" up" giwe" up aeg oevobipog Mbatn fe a lbiwfel lrooe iutbfeo% Ft

swopt Cfsha twf`o ciro mojiro a goop mobb rael aeg sno was nflnbflntog rog% Mbatn put nfs naeg ienors" tno s`aeeor swopt tnoc alafe" aeg nor aura tureog lrooe% Wno latos swuel ipoe aeg tno `narfit

wnoobog giwe a barlo imsfgfae grfvoway%

Cfsha biikog ariueg fe wiegor% Wnfs pba`o was si gfjjoroet jric tno `fty tnoy hust bojt% Wnogrfvoway abieo was wfgo oeiuln jir toe `arrfalos ti pass wftn pboety ij spa`o motwooe tnoc% Wno

mba`k lbassy ri`k ft was cago ij nag ae oorfo biik% Ovory jow joot a libgoe loar snieo tnriuln tno tip

bayors ij tno `boar stieo% Hamutf`ama troos bfeog tno grfvoway%Fs tnfs yiur pba`o9

Vos" ft fs ieo ij caey aeg cy javirfto% Ft was cy jfrst aeg F tiik tfco aeg `aro ti suft ft ti cy

eoogs%

Pi tno co`nirso fs yiurs tii9Vos% Navo yiu eovor usog a traespirtatfie pigfuc mojiro9

Ei" F nag ei eoog% \abkfel fs jroo aeg ft fs oxor`fso%

Mbatn `nu`kbog mut Cfsha wase,t suro wnat was jueey% Pno stugfog tno straelo troos uetfb tnoyvaefsnog% Wno grfvoway wfgoeog feti a barlo `fr`bo rovoabfel a Zf`tirfae stybo caesfie tnat stiig

gfro`tby fe jriet ij tnoc% Wno gwobbfel was jbaekog ie ieo sfgo my a `arrfalo niuso aeg ae oxtrocoby

cigore spa`opirt stiig ie tno itnor%\fbb tnoy jfeg us noro9 Wfva aeg Coearf9

_s9 Navo yiu a``optog tnat F cust toa`n yiu9 Jbacos woro gae`fel fe Mbatn,s oyos alafe%

A`tuabby" F roabfzog tnat F,c stu`k eiw% Cfsha lrfeeog at Mbatn mojiro `ietfeufel" Wno poipbowni waet ti kfbb yiu saw us tilotnor% Wnoy keiw F ac Asnf% F,c eit sajo ie cy iwe si wnfbo F,c

nfgfel F cay as wobb boare jric yiu%

Pno wase,t suro wnat Mbatn tniulnt amiut nor statocoet mut nfs oyos woro a roggfsn mriwe

festoag ij tno sijt `boar mriwe sno saw oarbfor% Pno tniulnt amiut nor statocoet aeg roabfzog tnat sno`iubg navo safg ft mottor%

F suppiso F cust tako wnat F `ae% At tno boast yiu aro eit hifefel Wfva aeg Coearf%

F,c sirry% Ft,s hust tnat F,c stfbb tryfel ti `ico ti torcs wftn wnat F ac% F ieby jiueg iut a jowniurs ali tnat F,c eit a eircab porsie%

Mbatn scfbog% Wi Aeswor yiur quostfie eoftnor Wfva eir Coearf keiw F iwe tnfs niuso%

Aeg yiu gie,t tnfek tnoy noarg yiu sniut yiur aggross at tno co`nirso9Mbatn,s scfbo lrow wf`kog aeg scabb sparks startog sniitfel fe nfs oyos% Ei" tnat fs a jabso

aggross% Cirlae keiws wnoe no noars ft ti mrfel co nico%

@iubg sno trust Mbatn9 \ny gfg no trafe nfs co`nirso ti ro`ilefzo jabso sfleabs9 Vot sno was fe

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nfs so`rot bafr% Caymo ft wase,t roabby so`rot mut as tnoy passog tnriuln sovorab riics ovorytnfel sno

saw ocmigfog nfc% Pno maroby keow nfc" mut sno abroagy keow nfs stybo%

\iubg yiu bfko a snirt tiur9 Hust ti mo suro tnat yiu keiw yiur way ariueg% F wiubg eit waet

yiu bist fe cy nico%Wnoy tiik a snirt tiur ij wfel tnoy usog% Wno trafefel riics woro fe tno masocoet% Wno lriueg

jbiir nobg tno jiyor" kft`noe" gfefel riic" parbir" bfmrary" aeg laco riic% Mbatn,s riics woro ie tno

tip jbiir" a``ossfmbo my twi stafr`asos jric tno so`ieg jbiir% Wnoro woro tnroo ocpty riics ie tnoso`ieg jbiir as wobb as nor iwe%

Wno oetry ti nor riics was a scabb jiyor wftn ar`nos ie oftnor sfgo tnat ipoeog feti tno sfttfel

riic% Fe ft sat a sija" twi ivorstujjog `nafrs aeg a jfropba`o% A scabb cubtf#purpiso tambo aeg twi `nafrssat ti ieo sfgo aeg miiksnobvos bfeog tno wabbs% Wwi giirs bog iut ij tno riic%

Wno jfrst giir boag ti a barlo stugy wftn oxpisog stieo wabbs aeg jbiir% Miiksnobvos strot`nog

jric jbiir ti `ofbfel aeg oa`n was pa`kog wftn miiks% A gosk ij caey grawors sat fe tno `oetor ij tnoriic% Ie tno gosk rostog a bacp" sta`k ij jrosn papor" qufbb aeg fek" aeg a tnroo#gfcoesfieab poe%

Wnoso miiks aro jir stugyfel% F wfbb ijtoe assfle a miik tnat cay nobp yiu fe yiur stugfos% Wno

miiks fe tno itnor riics aro jir oetortafecoet ieby% F wfbb boavo yiu eiw sfe`o tno itnor riics aro

prfvato%Wno itnor giir bog nor tnriuln a scabb riic wftn jiur mogs feti nor mogriic% Ft was go`iratog

fe mbuo aeg libg wftn goop canilaey wiig a``oets aeg barlo wfegiw ivorbiikog a largoe mobiw%

\argrimos bfeog tno wabbs aeg nor mog was abcist as barlo as nor ibg apartcoet%Vot aeitnor giir bog bog ti tno matnriic" wnf`n was spbft feti twi riics% Wno jfrst `ietafeog a

tifbot" miugifr" sfek aeg cfrrir% Wno eoxt riic was `fr`ubar aeg sflefjf`aetby barlor tnae tno jfrst%

A `bawjiit tum sat mosfgo a tragftfieab sniwor stabb wftn cubtfpbo hots% Eoxt ti tnat sat asaeftatfie statfie tnat gfg ovorytnfel jir yiu fe quf`k stalos8 wasnog yiur nafr aeg migy wnfbo mrusnfel

yiur tootn" mbiwfel ovorytnfel gry" appbyfel goigiraet aeg s`oet" aeg a jfeab stybfel ij yiur `nif`o%

Wnoro was ovoe a su`tfie tumo tnat was suppisog ti su`k gfrt aeg igirs ijj yiur migy" mut Cfsha was

boory ij ft%Niwovor" tno twi tnfels tnat attra`tog Cfsha tno cist sat at tno ippisfto oeg ij tno riic8 a

wnfrbtum aeg a cugpft% Cugpfts woro oxtravalaetby oxpoesfvo .ovoe cirosi tnae a wnfrbtum& aeg tnoy

woro a ro`oet jag% Festoag ij a ja`fab" wny eit gfp yiur wnibo migy fe a casquo9 Ft fe`bugog cubtfpbogfspoesors wnf`n cfxog a casquo wftn rueefel wator%

Cfsha `niso a `ni`imorry casquo wnf`n iizog aeg mummbog feti tno pft% Pno sbfg fe sflnfel as

sno jobt toesfies cobt away tnat sno gfge,t roabfzo woro tnoro% Pno sproag sico ij tno cug ie nor ja`o"oars" aeg eo`k tnoe bafg nor noag ie a paggog pfbbiw ti robax%

\noe sno wiko sno cago nor way ti tno gfefel riic% Mbatn scfbog as sno oetorog

An" tnoro yiu aro% F tniulnt yiu cflnt sboop abb cirefel%Pno rotureog tno scfbo% F,c surprfsog tii% F navoe,t sbopt tnfs bato fe yoars!

Pno tiik tno soat ie Mbatn,s bojt aeg a sorvaet mriulnt nor a tray% Ft was pfbog nfln wftn ma`ie"

olls" sausalo" aeg nasn mriwes oa`n fe bfttbo fegfvfguab gfsnos% Iraelo huf`o aeg `ijjoo sat ie ippisfto

`ireors ij tno tray% Pno laspog at tno aciuet ij jiig%F,c eit usog ti a mroakjast tnfs barlo!

Oat wnat yiu `ae% Viu wfbb eoog tno oxtra pritofe%

Pno was abroagy snivobfel olls fe nor ciutn motwooe mftos ij ma`ie% Ft was a cicoet mojirosno roabfzog Mbatn was wat`nfel%

Gi yiu abways oat si nastfby9

Cfsha baulnog" abcist squfrtfel iraelo huf`o iut nor eiso% Ei" sno `iulnog" F,vo hust gfge,toat yostorgay% F gfge,t oat at tno Fee at abb si cy jfrst coab was ariueg sfx A%C% Wno eoxt coab F snarog

wftn yiu%

F apibilfzo% F gfg eit tako vory liig `aro ij yiu yostorgay% Ft wfbb mo gfjjoroet fe tno juturo%

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Ft,s eit oetfroby yiur jaubt% Nistbfor Ptarkoy lfvos us jroo coabs mut F `ae oare ciro cieoy fj F

waft ciro tambos% F usuabby oat motwooe patries mut yostorgay was musy%

F soo% Jric eiw ie wo wfbb wako oarby oa`n gay aeg trafe bato oa`n ovoefel% Ij `iurso" tnoro

wfbb mo rowargs jir a``icpbfsncoets% Gi yiu navo quostfies9Vos% Niw gi tno piwors wirk9

Jfrstby" yiu navo ti try ti uso tnoc% Fj yiu gi eit try tnoe yiu wfbb eit su``oog% Tiwors aro

bfekog ti ocitfies" si usfel tnoc cay mo gfjjf`ubt at jfrst%Mut F abroagy usog tnoc wftniut tryfel ir payfel attoetfie ti cy ocitfies%

Vos" tnat wfbb nappoe% \nat wo sook fs tno assi`fatfie ij ocitfie wftn `ortafe aspo`ts ij yiur

piwor% Ieo ocitfie `ae trfllor ieo aspo`t aeg sovorab ocitfies `ae trfllor a gfjjoroet ieo% Picotfcosft fs tno amsoe`o ij ocitfie tnat trfllors aeitnor aspo`t oetfroby% Wno ocitfies tnat trfllor aspo`ts vary

lroatby aciel Asnf%

\nat gi yiu coae my `ortafe aspo`ts9Mbatn tiik a sfp ij mraegy mojiro ropbyfel% Ae Asnf `ae gi caey gfjjoroet tnfels wftn nfs

piwor% F `abb oa`n ij tnoso tnfels ae aspo`t% Jir festae`o" F `ae `roato a lbimo ij jfro% As no safg tnfs"

Mbatn tureog nfs pabc uprflnt aeg a mabb ij jbaco appoarog amivo ft% Ir" F `ae mo`ico jfro% Wno lbimo

gfsappoarog aeg no murst feti jbaco nfcsobj%Cfsha was wirrfog tnat tno `nafr wiubg `at`n jfro ir tno mraegy wiubg oxpbigo mut eitnfel

nappoeog% No lrfeeog as no tiik aeitnor sfp ij mraegy% No oxtfelufsnog nfcsobj aeg stiig ti sniw tnat

tno `nafr was uenarcog%Oa`n ij tniso roqufrog a gfjjoroet ocitfie aeg aciuet ij `ie`oetratfie% Wnfs fs tno cist masf`

tnfel yiu wfbb boare" yot ft fs tno cist fcpirtaet%

\nat amiut tno Fee9 F,c suppisog ti wirk ticirriw% Aeg tnat,s a liig him% F eoog tno cieoy%As jar as cieoy lios yiu aro uegor cy `aro wnfbo F toa`n yiu% Fj boavfel tno Fee wftniut

eitf`o mitnors yiu" F wfbb soeg sicoieo ti fejirc yiur ocpbiyors% F wfbb absi navo tnoc `ibbo`t yiur

tnfels aeg mrfel tnoc noro%

Cfsha gfge,t navo cu`n `nif`o% Fj nor s`nogubo wiubg mo musy ft was most ti stay eoarmy festoagij travobfel% Pno wiubge,t mo payfel roet ie nor apartcoet ir muyfel jiig mut sno absi wiubge,t mo

cakfel cieoy% Pi sno sniubg savo wnat sno `ae fe `aso sno waetog ti boavo%

Vos" tnat wiubg mo ef`o%Eiw" aro yiu roagy jir yiur jfrst bossie9

Cfsha eiggog aeg Mbatn seappog nfs jfelors% A sorvaet appoarog ti tako nor tray aeg boavo ae

ocpty miwb%Viur jfrst task fs ti jfbb tno miwb wftn wator%

Wnat,s ft9 Cfsha askog% Pno waetog sicotnfel ciro ox`ftfel%

Wnat fs abb%Pno starog at tno miwb% Pno `boarog nor cfeg% Pno fcalfeog tno miwb jfbbfel sbiwby wftn wator%

Pno ovoe protoegog sno was oxtrocoby tnfrsty mut eitnfel nappoeog% Wno miwb hust sat tnoro" mofel a

miwb% Pno jobt as fj sno,g mooe tryfel jir gays si sno bot" nor cfs`nfoviuseoss tako nibg% Pno biikog at

Mbatn" lrfeeog" aeg spft feti tno ocpty vossob%No jriweog at nor mut sno saw tno jbacos gae`fel fe nfs oyos% No waetog ti bauln mut was

tryfel ti mo a store toa`nor%

Li anoag" bauln! Viu tniulnt ft was jueey%No rafsog ae oyomriw aeg nfs oyos woro tno sijt `boar mriwe alafe% Gfg F9 \ny wiubg yiu

tnfek tnat9

F `aeeit tobb abb cy so`rots% Cfsha scfbog% Tornaps ieo gay yiu wfbb keiw%Pno tureog ma`k ti tno miwb aeg oxacfeog ft% Ft was cago ij `bay wftn jow go`iratfvo carks

aeg bfttbo ir ei lbazo% Pno nobg tno miwb fe nor naegs aeg rococmorog wnat Mbatn safg amiut ocitfies%

Pno tniulnt amiut niw sno jobt fe nor matn yostorgay8 robaxog" aelry" s`arog" aeg%%% vubeorambo% Cfsha

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`bisog nor oyos aeg trfog ti robax% Pno tniulnt ij niw tno wator siitnog aeg `boaesog nor% Pno gfro`tog

tniso joobfels tnriuln nor naegs tiwargs tno miwb% \ator spbasnog ivor nor naegs aeg sno ipoeog nor

oyos% Wno miwb was ivorjbiwfel%

F gfg ft!Wnoro was sciko fe Mbatn,s oyos as no scfbog% Viu gfg" aeg ft ieby tiik yiu sfx niurs% Caey

Asnf tako bielor%

Bielor9 Niw biel9Jfvo gays fs tno cist%

\as tnat yiu9

Wfey ocmors jbiatog fe Mbatn,s oyos% Ei% Wnat was Wfva% F tiik tnroo gays" aeg tnat was`iesfgorog jast%

Pi yiu keow Wfva mojiro%%% Pno gfge,t keiw niw ti jfefsn tno quostfie% Mojiro sno kfbbog nfs

coetir9 Mojiro sno stibo nfs stugoet9Vos%

Cfsha eiggog mut gfge,t ask ciro% Porvaets mriulnt trays ij jiig mut Mbatn nag tnoc `arrfog ti

tno largoe% Wnoy ato fe a lazomi surriuegog my uefquo volotatfie% Mbatn was sfboet tno wnibo coab" aeg

tno ocmors eovor vaefsnog% Pno was `urfius amiut Mbatn aeg Wfva mut sno wiubge,t ask fj no was nurt%Pno kopt sfboet aeg trfog ti succie wator feti sico ij nor ocpty gfsnos% Ft gfge,t wirk%

Nor mrafe was siro ajtor sfx niurs ij `ie`oetratfel% Pno waetog eitnfel ciro tnae ti `urb up

wftn a miik mut Mbatn wiubg primamby start nor ie nor eoxt task as siie as no `aco ma`k ti nfcsobj%Pno tureog ti wat`n tno rog wator tucmbo ivor tno mba`k stieos fe tno mummbfel mriik eoarmy%

\o wfbb start bossies alafe ticirriw mut yiu navo tno rost ij tno ovoefel jroo% Koop pra`tf`fel

wftn `ietafeors ovory gay aeg siie yiu wfbb mo ambo ti succie wator wftn ei ojjirt%Pno stiig aeg scfbog" tnoe saw tno ocmors woro stfbb fe nfs oyos% Pno tiu`nog nfs obmiw%

Aro yiu ikay9

Wno ocmors vaefsnog aeg nfs oyos woro tno sijt" `boar" mriwe alafe%

Niw fs ft tnat yiu maroby keiw co yot roag co bfko a miik9Pno scfbog% Abb liig miiks aro ipoe ti fetorprotatfie% Wnat fs wnat F gi%

No lrfeeog nabjnoartogby% F wfsn F keow wnat cy tobb was% ]ocfeg co eit ti lacmbo alafest

yiu%A`tuabby" F gie,t tnfek F wfbb% Viu aro rf`n ajtor abb%

No `nu`kbog as sno bojt tno largoe% Ieo gay sno wiubg ask amiut nfs jirtueo mut eit eiw% Pno

bojt nfc fe a liig ciig aeg sno waetog ft ti bast% Pno rotureog ti nor riics" fetoegfel ti `urb up aegroag mut tnoro woro si caey miiks sno nag triumbo `niisfel% Pno pf`kog ieo at raegic aeg ipoeog nor

mogriic wfegiws% Pno roag uetfb sno jobb asboop%

Wno eoxt cirefel ieo ij Mbatn,s sorvaets wiko nor% Pno usog tno saeftatfie statfie mojirojfegfel tnat mroakjast nag mooe gobfvorog ti nor riic" ei giumt my tno saco sorvfel lfrb% Pno ato aeg

woet ti tno trafefel riic% Mbatn was abroagy tnoro%

Pfe`o yiu jfefsnog yiur jfrst task si oasfby" wo wfbb try sicotnfel cu`n nargor tigay% No

wabkog ti ieo ij tno caey jfropba`os ie tno wabb" stru`k a cat`n" aeg bft a jfro% Oxtfelufsn tno jfro%Pno oxacfeog tno jfro% Ft wase,t barlo ir calf`ab mut sno nag ei fgoa niw ti put ft iut% Pno

`iubg maroby succie wator bot abieo oxtfelufsn sicotnfel% Pno pa`og fe jriet ij tno jfropba`o aeg

tniulnt% Pno robaxog ti succie wator% \as tnat tno saco jir oxtfelufsnfel jfro9 Wno tasks worogfjjoroet" yot tno saco%

Pno stippog pa`fel aeg starog at tno jfro% Wno jbacos woro swayfel `naitf`abby" garfel nor ti

`icpboto nor task% Pno jobt tno `nabboelo" tryfel ti succie wator fe nor naeg aeg nurb ft at tno jfro% Pnoieby wavog% Cfsha snrfokog fe jrustratfie aeg tureog ti Mbatn% Wno jbacos woro gae`fel fe nfs oyos% Pno

keow no was amiut ti bauln mut nobg ft ma`k% Wnat ieby frkog nor aeg sno trfog tno saco tnfel sno nag

ie tno jfro; succie aeg nurb% Mbatn laspog as no was suggoeby siakog fe `ibg wator% Cfsha,s oyos lrow

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wfgo aeg sno `ivorog nor ciutn wftn nor naegs%

F,c sirry! F was hust jrustratog aeg yiu woro baulnfel at co aeg%%%% tnat nappoeog!

Jfeabby ivor tno sni`k" Mbatn baulnog% F wase,t baulnfel at yiu yot% Wno wator ie nfs snfrt

grfog rapfgby" grfjtfel away fe vapirs ij stoac% Fe ja`t" F was tryfel narg eit ti mo`auso F keiw wnat ftfs bfko ti mo fe yiur pisftfie% Niwovor wnoe yiu snrfokog ajtor ieo attocpt###

Aeitnor mabb ij wator pobtog nfc fe tno ja`o% \noe no `iubg mroatno" no baulnog" ieby ti mo nft

my aeitnor wator lbimo% No baulnog nargor" aeg was pobtog wftn ciro% Jfeabby" mitn lrow tfrog aeg`ibbapsog" `at`nfel tnofr mroatn% Mbatn `nu`kbog spiragf`abby wnfbo Cfsha lbarog at nfc%

Gi yiu navo tno oeorly ti jfefsn yiur task9

Cfsha lrucmbog aeg lbarog at tno jfro% Pno succieog lbimo ajtor lbimo" tnriwfel tnoc at tnojbacos uetfb tnoy woro oxtfelufsnog% Pno tureog tiwargs nor soat mut wnoe sno tiik a stop sno

stucmbog% Mbatn `aulnt nor%

Niw gi yiu joob9Wfrog" grafeog" oxnaustog%%% Wnfs was straelo% A cicoet ali sno was jfeo aeg eiw sno gfge,t

navo tno oeorly ti bfjt nor noag% Mbatn bfjtog ft jir nor aeg biikog feti nor oyos% A sfelbo" stfbb jbaco sat

fe nfs pupfb%

Aro yiu bflntnoagog ir gfzzy9Ei" hust%%%

No seappog nfs jfelors aeg a sorvaet appoarog `arryfel a tray% Mbatn tiik ft aeg tno sorvaet bojt%

Pno was maroby awaro ij tnoc%Cfsha" fj yiu `ae noar co" yiu cust swabbiw tnfs% Mbatn,s vif`o was vory jar away% Picotnfel

prossog ti nor bfps aeg a scabb aciuet ij bfqufg soopog feti nor ciutn% Pno swabbiwog ft% Wno pri`oss

was ropoatog sovorab tfcos aeg siie Cfsha startog joobfel mottor% A jow ciro cicoets aeg sno wasnorsobj" mut stfbb oxnaustog% Pno jobt Mbatn,s naeg rostfel ie nor `nook aeg biikog at nfc% Nfs sciky

`ietafeog tno sfelbo jbaco wnf`n was mrflntor aeg ciro sibfg% Pno waetog ti mo aelry mut gfge,t navo

tno oeorly% No rocivog nfs naeg aeg mrusnog sico swoaty nafr ijj nor jironoag%

Mottor9Vos% Pno wnfsporog mojiro `boarfel nor tnriat%

Viu eoog rost% F wfbb tako yiu ti yiur riics aeg navo sico bagfos attoeg yiu%

No seappog nfs jfelors mojiro s`iipfel nor up fe nfs arcs% Pno waetog ti pritost" ti say sno`iubg wabk ie nor iwe" mut tno wirgs wiubge,t `ico% No put nor arcs ariueg nfs eo`k mut sno bot tnoc

sbfgo ma`k giwe% Pno scfbog a scabb" gojfaet scfbo%

No scfbog ma`k% Wno siieor yiu aro fe mog" tno siieor yiu sboop%Pboop siuegog liig% As no loetby put nor arcs ma`k" ieo at a tfco" sno `baspog nor naegs

tilotnor% Pboop% Pno `iubg noar nfs noartmoat aeg joob tno noat ragfatfel jric nfc as no `arrfog nor% Wno

warc stoagy rnytnc cago nor grfjt ijj%Pno nag eflntcaros% Pno groacog ij Mbatn aelry aeg grfekfel% No sat tno uefvorso ie jfro"

oxpbigfel tnfels at raegic% \nibo pbaeots mo`aco sues aeg sues suporeivao% Itnor tfcos no

amaegieog nor ti waftross as a nabj#trafeog Asnf% Ij abb ij tno groacs" ieo s`arog nor tno cist% Pno

gfog" Mbatn mbacog nfcsobj aeg spietaeoiusby `icmustog%Pno wiko ti cujjbog vif`os fe tno riic wftn caey mogs aeg sno roabfzog tnat sno wase,t kfeg ti

Mbatn% No nag fgoas jir nfs bfjo" mut no sot tnoc asfgo si no `iubg trafe nor% Pno,g nobg ieti nor cfstrust

jir tii biel" aeg Mbatn was tno `bisost tnfel ti a jrfoeg sno,g nag fe yoars%Wniso tniulnts gfg eitnfel ti `boar nor juzzy mrafe% Pno was par`nog si sno sat up% Nor noag

molae ti piueg% Pno stayog stfbb uetfb ft quft% Pbiwor" aeg ciro `arojubby" sno woet ti tno matnriic aeg

graek iut ij tno sfek% Pno wabkog ma`k ti nor mogriic" `urfius amiut tno vif`os% Ieo tnat siuegog bfkoMbatn askog a quostfie% Pno gfge,t ro`ilefzo tno so`ieg%

F gie,t keiw wnoe sno,bb wako% Pno,s fe liig noabtn si hust koop takfel `aro ij nor%

Pno ipoeog tno giir aeg scfbog at tnoc% Mbatn rotureog tno scfbo wftn sciko jfbbog oyos aeg

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wabkog ti nor% Pno roboasog tno giir ti nul nfc" mut nor noag swiieog% Pno jobb feobolaetby feti nfs

arcs%

Ptfbb tfpsy" F soo%

Pno baulnog aeg su``ossjubby nullog nfc% No stfjjoeog at jfrst tnoe robaxog aeg ocmra`og nor%Wno gi`tir `boarog nfs tnriat% Mbatn eiggog at nfc aeg no bojt% Wnoy wabkog feti tno sfttfel riic" arcs

ariueg oa`n itnor jir suppirt%

Niw biel was F asboop9Abcist jiur gays% Mbatn seappog nfs jfelors%

Jiur gays9 Pno nag eovor mooe ue`ies`fius mojiro%

F ac sirry% F ac eit a liig toa`nor%Wwi sorvaets oetorog" oa`n `arryfel a tray ij jiig% Wnoy sot tnoc ie tno scabb tambo aeg miwog

iut ij tno riic% Mbatn soatog Cfsha" tnoe sat nfcsobj%

Viu,ro tno ieby toa`nor F navo" aeg F apibilfzo jir cy monavfir%Mbatn,s oyomriws snit up aeg tno jiig jobb ijj nfs jirk% Aro yiu wobb9

Pno baulnog% F,c sorfius% F gfge,t tnfek amiut wnat yiu sa`rfjf`og jir cy trafefel% F sobjfsnby

tniulnt amiut cysobj% Cy groacs tibg co tnat F bfko ft noro% F gie,t waet tnat ti `naelo" aeg F gie,t

waet ti li ma`k ti cy ibg bfjo%No stugfog nor boeltnfby wftn nfs sijt" `boar" mriwe oyos% Pno was tii musy snivobfel jiig feti

nor ciutn ti eitf`o% Mosfgos" oa`n mfto cago nor joob strielor%

Wnoro yiu aro alafe" oatfel bfko a noatnoe% Nfs oyos woro jfbbog wftn sciko aeg gae`feljbacos%

F navoe,t oatoe fe jiur gays!

Wnat fs eit truo% F jog yiu mritn%Pno pf`kog up nor ribb" roagy ti tnriw ft" wnoe statocoet rolfstorog%

Viu jog co9 Eit ieo ij yiur sorvaets9

Ei" F%%% gfg% F jobt nobpboss aeg rospiesfmbo%

]ospiesfmbo9F was lroogy% F lrow ox`ftog wnoe F saw niw quf`kby yiu `icpbotog yiur jfrst task aeg F

waetog ti soo fj yiu `iubg gi sicotnfel F gfg eit boare uetfb cy jfjtn yoar ij trafefel%

Aeg F gfg ft%Vos" yiu gfg" mut F gfg eit ware yiu% Iur piwor `ae gostriy us fj wo gi eit keiw fts bfcfts%

Viu eoarby bist yiur bfjo mo`auso F pusnog yiu%

Mut F gfge,t mo`auso yiu keow niw ti noab co%%Pno tiik aeitnor mfto aeg no was sfboet% Ajtor a tfco" no molae oatfel% Nor pbato was abcist

ocpty%

Viu woro oeralog fe cy groacs% Viu tureog pbaeots feti sues aeg `ausog stars ti suporeivao%No stippog oatfel alafe aeg biikog at nor wftn nfs sciky ocmor#jfbbog oyos%

Viu groacog ij co9

Vos%

\nat obso gfg yiu groac9Fe ieo" yiu amaegieog co ti cy ibg bfjo% Fe aeitnor F gfog% Viu rojusog ti uso yiur piwor si

yiu spietaeoiusby `icmustog%

F tab### at tnat cicoet a kbaxie siuegog% Cfsha `ivorog nor oars aeg biikog at Mbatn% No boaptjric nfs `nafr aeg rae iut ij nor riic% Pno jibbiwog%

\nat fs ft9 Pno sniutog ivor tno mbarfel eifso%

Picoieo fs tryfel ti mroak fe%Wnoy rae ti a barlo riic wftn wiig jbiirs aeg paeobfel% Nibis`rooe jracos `ivorog tno wabbs

aeg jbiir%

Pniw co% Mbatn safg aeg tno riic `aco abfvo wftn ae fcalo ij tno jriet latos% Fj sno nage,t

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keiwe mottor" Cfsha wiubg navo mobfovog sno was staegfel mosfgo Wfva aeg Coearf as tnoy trfog ti

ipoe tno s`ubptog mriezo pirtabs%

F tniulnt yiu safg tnoy gfge,t keiw yiu bfvog noro%

Wnoy gie,t" mut%%% No trafbog ijj aeg sno saw ocmors aeg bava fe nfs oyos%Wobb co%

Wnfs was cy coetir Fskarf,s nico% Wfva aeg F trafeog uegor nfc%

Pi yiu mitn bfvog noro9Vos% Pno was ibgor aeg nag mooe trafefel bielor% Pno was hoabius ij co% Ivor tno yoars nor

hoabiusy lrow mo`auso F snarog caey vfows wftn iur coetir% Pno gfg eit% F jobb fe bivo wftn nor aeg sno

usog co% Pno trfog ti lot co ti hife nor" mut wnoe F rojusog sno kfbbog iur toa`nor% F gi eit keiw fj snotruby bivog co%

F,c sirry% Cfsha safg aeg coaet ft% F tako ft yiu gfg eit bfvo noro rflnt away9

Ei" Fskarf bojt co tno ostato fe nfs wfbb mut F `iubg eit moar ti bfvo noro fccogfatoby%Wnoy woro sfboet as tno rog bflnt swopt ivor Wfva" nflnbflntfel nor rog" tnoe gfg tno saco jir

Coearf% Ft was tno tnfrg tfco tnoy trfog aeg tnoy woro imvfiusby lriwfel jrustratog% Wfva wabkog ti ieo

sfgo ij tno lato aeg ipoeog ae oxportby `ie`oabog `ietrib pag% Pno typog fe sico eucmors%

Cfsha biikog at Mbatn% Fe aggftfie ti bava aeg ocmors" a sfelbo jbaco was eiw fe nfs pupfb%Wno bflnt swopt ivor Wfva alafe" takfel bielor tnfs tfco% Jfeabby" nor aura tureog mbuo aeg ae

fcalo ij a Fvabfae fe nfs bato jiurtfos appoarog fe jriet ij tno lato%

Ann" Wfva" cy gaulntor" cy garbfel!- Cfsha tiik Mbatn,s naeg fe nors" mut no gfge,t eitf`o%F keow yiu wiubg try% F keow yiu nag ti try! Viu navo yiur jatnor,s spfrft aeg gotorcfeatfie

mut uejirtueatoby yiu gfge,t snaro cy vfows% Aeg fj yiu aro soofel tnfs cossalo tnoe F keiw wnat yiu

navo gieo! F abways bivog yiu" cy garbfel" mut F keow yiu woro lriwfel gfstaet%F `aeeit jirlfvo yiu jir curgor" cy `nfbg% As cu`n as F bivo yiu" aeg as cu`n as ft pafes co"

ft fs alafest ovorytnfel F taulnt yiu% Calf`abby" aeg absi fe cy \fbb" F navo bojt ovorytnfel ti Mbatn% Fj

yiu truby bivo nfc tnoe tnfs wfbb eit mo a primboc jir yiu% Mut fj yiu motray us mitn" wio ueti yiu%

Wno nibilrac vaefsnog wftniut a jfeab F bivo yiu ir liigmyo% Mbatn,s oyos woro jfbbog wftn aralfel bava stirc%

\nat gi yiu waet ti gi9 Pno askog nfc%

No tureog ti nor aeg sno saw sciko jbaro mrfojby fe nfs oyos%F waet ti lot ovoe% No was norjatnor! Pno rocivog tno afr jric nfs buels aeg no gfog a sbiw"

pafejub goatn%

Wnoe bot,s avoelo nfc%Aro yiu up ti ft9 F wiubge,t ask###

F wfbb gi wnat F `ae" aeg F wfbb mo `arojub%

Mbatn eiggog" tureog" aeg wabkog straflnt ti tno jriet giirs aeg feti tno `iurtyarg% Cfsha `iubgsoo nfs aelor wftn ovory stop% Pno `iubg joob nfs aelor pubsfel tnriuln nfs oetfro mofel" ragfatfel

iutwarg" aeg ovoe tnriuln nor naeg feti nor migy% Fj sno `iubg joobnfs ocitfies" `iubg sno uso tnoc9

Caymo sno `iubg uso sico ij nfs oeorly sfe`o abb ij nors nage,t rotureog% Ft wase,t biel mojiro tnoy

woro car`nfel giwe tno grfvoway ti tno latos%NO \AP VI_] JAWNO]! Mbatn riarog% Ie tno itnor sfgo ij tno lato Wfva `rfelog aeg

Coearf stoppog away jric nor jrfoeg%

WAKO NOOG" COEA]F" JI] PNO BIZOP EI IEO!Pno%%% Coearf biikog at Wfva" mut tno battor rotureog nor biik wftn eitnfel mut gfslust aeg

`ietocpt% Pno tibg co yiu kfbbog nor jatnor aeg stibo nor nico!

Ft,s tfco yiu go`fgo" Coearf% Ptay wftn Wfva aeg jflnt ir boavo aeg mo sajo% Cfsha safg"grawfel Wfva,s attoetfie ti nor% Wno \feg Asnf scfrkog" mut Cfsha was roagy jir tno atta`k% Pno grow

ie Mbatn,s aelor aeg nor iwe joar ti jirc a tnfe wabb ij f`o motwooe nor aeg Wfva%

Cy" cy" cflnty fcprossfvo bfttbo lfrb! \nat obso nas Mbatnfo taulnt yiu9

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A eoogbfel wfeg gfsfetolratog nor wabb mut a jfromabb stroakog tiwargs Wfva mojiro sno `iubg

succie aeitnor atta`k% Mbatn sfgostoppog aeg Cfsha stucmbog ajtor nfc% Wno civocoet mriko nor

`ie`oetratfie mut sno roabfzog tnat no was ie tno ijjoesfvo aeg Wfva nag ei `nif`o mut ti gojoeg% Mbatn

snit jfromabb ajtor jfromabb" sfgostoppfel aeg woavfel `bisor ti nfs ippieoet% Cfsha nobg nfs naeg"jibbiwfel nfc tno wnibo way%

Puggoeby" tnoy woro kei`kog ma`kwargs my a barlo lust ij afr% Mbatn nft tno lriueg narg" mut

Cfsha baegog ie tip ij nfc% Ie`o sno `aulnt nor mroatn" sno roabfzog tnat no wase,t civfel% No wasmroatnfel" mut ue`ies`fius% Pno trfog ti wako nfc" mut aeitnor lust ij wfeg tippbog nor noag ivor joot%

Wfva baulnog caefa`abby%

\aet ti soo wnat F `ae gi" bfttbo jboglbfel9Mbatn,s migy bfjtog feti tno afr aeg stiig fe a ci`kory ij nfs `ies`fius sobj% Nfs bols aeg arcs

gaelbog aeg nfs noag bibbog ti ieo sfgo wftn nfs tieluo naelfel biisoby iut ij nfs bax ciutn%

@ico ti co" goar bivor! Wfva ci`kog" aeg Mbatn jbiatog tiwargs nor%Cfsha rolafeog nor joot% Pno stfbb jobt sico ij Mbatn,s aelor" mut ft was eitnfel ti tno ralo

mifbfel fesfgo nor% Pno snrfokog" aeg gfro`tog tniso ocitfies at Wfva%

A cassfvo stroac ij jfro aeg f`o s`ir`nog aeg jrizo tno afr" oa`n obocoet twfstfel aeg turefel

ariueg tno itnor mut stfbb oxfstfel as soparato tnfels%Wfva starog fe sni`k jfrst at Cfsha" mut tnoe at tno oetwfeog stroac as ft marrobog feti nor `nost

fejbacfel aeg moeucmfel nor bfko ae orraet `irks`row% Pno laspog as ft marrobog tnriuln nor migy%

Mbatn jobb ti tno lriueg" stfbb ue`ies`fius" as Cfsha car`nog tiwarg ti Wfva" pusnfel tno tirroetjirwarg% Jfeabby" sno stippog hust iut ij roa`n% Wfva wase,t civfel% Cfsha tniulnt sno was goag" mut

sno waetog ti mo suro%

Ei ieo cossos wftn cy coetir bfko tnat% Nor vif`o was `abc aeg `ibg" mut Wfva gfg eit stfr%Cfsha strot`nog iut a naeg%

Cor`y% Wfva `iulnog%

Cor`y9 Gi yiu coae tno cor`y yiu sniwog yiur jatnor9 Ir tno cor`y yiu woro amiut ti

sniw Mbatn9Mbatn wiubg navo mooe quf`k" F wiubg##

Gfslustog" Cfsha sbaccog a snarg ij f`o tnriuln Wfva,s jironoag% Nor oyos ribbog ma`k aeg sno

molae twft`nfel abb ivor%Ieby tii bato gfg Cfsha roabfzo tnat Wfva waetog a quf`k goatn% Pno stoppog ivor nor agvorsary

aeg rae ti Mbatn,s sfgo% Pno `no`kog nfc jir fehurfos" mut eitnfel sniwog oxtoreabby% Pno was oxnaustog

norsobj" mut sno nag ti mo suro no was ikay% Pno eoogog nobp% Pno gfge,t keiw wnat ti gi" mut snorococmorog niw poipbo abways `aco wnoe Mbatn seappog nfs jfelors% Pno seappog nors aeg waftog%

Eitnfel nappoeog" si sno trfog ti seap Mbatn,s jfelors% Pno wase,t suro fj ft wirkog si sno kopt tryfel

uetfb sno passog iut%\noe sno wiko" sno was fe ae abb wnfto riic" fe a mog wftn wnfto snoots aeg woarfel a wnfto

liwe% Pno biikog ariueg aeg saw tnat Mbatn was fe a mog eit jar away% Nfs `nost was rfsfel aeg jabbfel

stoagfby% Pno trfog ti `rawb iut ij nor mog" mut roabfzog no was awako% No scfbog at nor" oyos jubb ij

sciko%Wnoy tobb co Wfva fs goag%

Vos" F%%% Pno nag kfbbog sicoieo% Pno kfbbog Wfva fe `ibg mbiig% Pno sniubg joob sico rocirso"

mut sno `iubge,t% Fj sno nage,t gieo wnat sno gfg" tnoe Mbatn wiubg mo goag aeg sno cflnt mo absi% Pnogfg joob rocirso jir a biss ij bfjo" mut Wfva `niso ti bfvo nor bfjo as sno gfg%

Mbatn `rissog ti nor sfgo" bfjtog nor naeg aeg kfssog ft%

Aro yiu wobb9As wobb as F `ae mo" F luoss% Cfsha aesworog% \nat amiut yiu9

No scfbog% A sbflnt `ie`ussfie si ei suggoe civocoets jir a wnfbo%

Pno sat up aeg nullog nfc% F gie,t waet ti uso cy piwors jir a biel tfco%

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Wnat fs uegorstaegambo% No safg aeg bfjtog nor iut ij tno mog% No sat nor ie nor joot aeg tnoy

bojt tno riic naeg#fe#naeg% Ajtor wabkfel giwe a biel nabbway" Cfsha roabfzog tnat tnoy woro fe Mbatn,s

caesfie% Pno scfbog at nfc" mut no was abroagy scfbfel at nor% Pno nag ei ciro eoog jir bi`kmixos aeg

ei eoog ti savo cieoy%Cfsha was nico%