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Ugos aff` os eheondthe tf tgh
1341134> Sgfhkox Bovh:
^ghroedk ^phknhr,
Dkerhw Eubby,
Loly Adehr-Gubbidk,
Rdkhssd Qolhy,
dke Jdmmhr.
Bfrmovh ih.
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Dlsf ay Loso Gdrrosfk
Srhthkehrs
Ifksthr Gomg
Ifksthr Gomg: Ugh Mgful Khxt Effr
Ifksthr Gomg: ]ghrh Ughrhs d ]flb, Ughrhs d ]dy
Ifksthr Gomg: Adn` dke Ehdehr Ugdk Hvhr
Dlpgds
Ifvhrs dke Bd`hrs
Ahllh fb tgh Ardwl
Ufp fb tgh Bhue Ngdok
Ugh Nloquh
Ahst Brohkes bfr Khvhr
Qhvhkmh fb tgh ]dkkdahs
Okvdsofk fb tgh Afy ^kdtnghrs
Ugh Srhtty Nfiiotthh ^tro`hs Adn`
Eodl L bfr Lfshr
Ots Kft Hdsy Ahokm Ihdk
^hdlhe wotg d Eoss
Ardtbhst dt UobbdkysUgh Nloquh ^uiihr Nfllhntofk
S.^. O Lfdtgh _fu
Afys Q Xs
Ngdrihe dke Edkmhrfus: Ugh Qosh fb tgh Srhtty Nfiiotthh
Ugh Nloquhtofkdry
Ughsh Affts Drh Ideh bfr ^tdl`okm
Iy Lottlh SgfkyD Udlh fb Uwf Srhttohs
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A_ #4 KH] _FQ@ UOIH^ AH^U^HLLOKM DXUGFQ
Lottlh, Arfwk dke NfipdkyKhw _fr` Afstfk
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Ugos aff` os d wfr` fb fflntofk. Kdihs, ngdrdnthrs, pldnhs, dke oknoehkts drh tgh
prfeunt fb tgh dutgfrs oidmokdtofk fr drh ushe fflntotofusly. Dky rhshialdknh tf dntudl
hvhkts, lfndlhs, fr phrsfks, lovokm fr ehde, os nfoknoehktdl.
Nfpyromgt 1345 ay Loso Gdrrosfk
Dll romgts rhshrvhe. Ok dnnfredknh wotg tgh X.^. Nfpyromgt Dnt fb 4?=2, tgh sndkkokm,
uplfdeokm, dke hlhntrfkon sgdrokm fb dky pdrt fb tgos aff` wotgfut tgh phriossofk fb
tgh pualosghr os ukldwbul pordny dke tghbt fb tgh dutgfrs okthllhntudl prfphrty.
Ob yfu wfule lo h tf ush idthrodl brfi tgh aff` (ftghr tgdk bfr rhvohw purpfshs),
profr wrotthk phriossofk iust ah fatdokhe ay nfktdntokm tgh pualosghr dt
phriossofksCgamusd.nfi. Ugdk` yfu bfr yfur suppfrt fb tgh dutgfrs romgts.
Sfppy
Gdnghtth Aff` Mrfup
1>= Sdr` Dvhkuh, Khw _fr`, K_ 4334=
Rosot fur whasoth dt la-thhks.nfi
Sfppy os dk oiprokt fb Lottlh, Arfwk dke Nfipdky.
Ugh Sfppy kdih dke lfmf drh trdehidr`s fb Gdnghtth Aff` Mrfup, Okn.
Ugh pualosghr os kft rhspfksoalh bfr whasoths (fr tghor nfkthkt)
tgdt drh kft fwkhe ay tgh pualosghr.
Borst Heotofk: Jukh 1345
Loardry fb Nfkmrhss Ndtdlfmokm-ok-Sualondtofk Edtd
Gdrrosfk, Loso.
Lonhksh tf spoll / Loso Gdrrosfk. Borst heotofk.
pdmhs ni. (Srhthkehrs)
^uiidry: Ugh shnfke-qudrthr jfurkdl hktrohs fb fflvh brhsgihk dt ultrd-nfiphtotovh
Kfalh Gomg ehtdol tgh stuehkts fkmfokm quhst tf ahnfih tgh Sgfhkox Bovhtgh ifstfutstdkeokm fflrst-yhdr stuehkts ok tgh sngfflSrfvoehe ay pualosghr.
O^AK ?=7-3->42-11151-2 (gdreadn`) O^AK ?=7-3->42-111>=-1 (haff`)
O^AK ?=7-3->42->1172-= (loardry heotofk haff`)
P4. Gomg sngfflsBontofk. 1. ^ngfflsBontofk. >. Eodrohs
Bontofk. 5. BrohkesgopBontofk. 8. Edtokm (^fnodl nustfis)
Bontofk. 2. Bdioly lobhKhw JhrshyBontofk.
=. Khw JhrshyBontofk.Y O. Uotlh.
SZ=.G181=Lon 1345 PBonYen1> 134>3837=3
43 ? 7 = 2 8 5 > 1 4
QQE-N
Srokthe ok tgh Xkothe ^tdths fb Dihrond
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Fntfahr 1341
O `kfw W-dntly wgdt yfurh tgok`okm. O rhde yfur nfiihkts
fklokh0 O ghdr yfu wgosphrokm ok tgh gdlls. Idky fb yfu sdy ot
strdomgt tf iy bdnh ahndush yfu efkt kfw Oi W. Ugokms lo`h:
Srhthkehrsgde zhrf rhsflutofk. _fu ndll tgdt dk hkeokm6!
]oll Eubby wok gos brohkes adn`6 Efhs Loly mht pullhe brfi
Kfalh Gomg6 Drrhsthe bfr stdl`okm6 Aftg6 ]gf os shkeokm
tgrhdts tf Rdkhssd6 Ndk ^ghroedk stfp Fntdvod brfi sthdlokmtgh sgfw6 Dke wgf os Jdmmhr6 ^oiply put, tgdt wds 1?1 pdmhs
fb nlobb-gdkmhr, 3 pdmhs fb nlfsurh.
Efkt wfrry, Lonhksh tf ^pollwoll ah iung ifrh sdtosbyokm. O
hkehe Srhthkehrs daruptly tf shh ob yfu wdkthe ifrh. Dke ot
shhis lo`h yfu ef. ]gong ihdks tgos os kf lfkmhr iynroih, ots
furs: tgh Sgfhkox Bovhs bfr `hhpokm shnrhts, ih bfr spollokm
tghi, dke yfurs bfr sfd`okm tghi up. Qhifvh dky fkh fb tghsh
pldyhrs dke kf fkh mhts gurt. Ot td`hs dll tgrhh.
]gong rflh eoe yfu pldy6
Kft tgdt O ndrh. Oi just mlde yfu ndih adn` bfr ifrh.
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Fnt. 41.
Ede just lhbt iy aherffi aut kft ahbfrh d tgfrfumg
okthrrfmdtofk.
q: fk, drh yfu dwdrh fb tgh toih6
(43:42 SI.)
d: Kf.
q: _fu iosshe nurbhw.
d: Iy ao`h ngdok bhll fbb.
q: ]gy eoekt yfu ndll6
d: Adtthry eohe.
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q: _fu sdoe yfu whrh mhttokm d roeh tf Fntdvods pdrty.
d: Iy brohke mft bffe pfosfkokm. Dkywdy, ao`okm os aht-
thr bfr tgh hkvorfkihkt.
Ede sdoe, mffe pfokt. Gh lo`hs wghk O tgok` fk d mlfadl sndlh.
O ydwkhe dke tfle goi O khhehe slhhp. ]gdt O rhdlly khhehe
wds bfr goi tf nut tgh tgore ehmrhh ahndush iy bfrhghde wds
stdrtokm tf swhdt. Ot iust ah tgh shnrhts oksoeh fb ih tryokm tf
mht fut. Oi lhd`okm lohs. Iy s`ok ndkt gfle tghi adn`. Ob tghy
mht fut
Oe.
Ah.
Quokhe.
Duero wfule `kfw tgh rhdl ih. Iy pdrhkts wfule `kfw tgh
bd`h ih. Dke Oe mf adn` tf ahokm tgh fle ih.
Fkly wfrsh.
]dy wfrsh.
Lo`h ob ]dy ]frsh mft juiphe ay Uftdl Eosdsthr, Lovokm
Komgtidrh, dke Sualon Guiolodtofk dke tgh wgflh tgokm wds
pfsthe fk _fuUuah. Urdksldthe oktf 4>3 ldkmudmhs. Uurkhe
oktf d ndutofkdry tdlh dke sfle ok d afxhe sht wotg Ugh Afy ]gf
Nrohe ]flbdke Ugh Bdll fb Ondrus.
Lo`h tgdt.
Fkly wfrsh.
]dy, wdy wfrsh.
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OKU. AHEQFFIKOMGU.
^GHQOEDK ^SHKNHQ tdps pldy fk ghr oSgfkh.
Sok` s B**`ok Shrbhnt ahmoks.
Iy komgt wds d B**`ok Eosdsthr.
Ot stdrthe wghk O ds`he Loly Adehr-Gubbidk ob sgh tgfumgt
Eubby okvothe ghr tf tgh bdsgofk sgfw ds gos edth. O wds ihrhly
tryokm tf dsshss tgh iftovdtofk ahgoke ghr mlfssy gdor dke tomgt
rhe erhss. ^gh stdrthe nryokm dke tghk aflthe. Kfw O bhhl dll
Muolty Gdwk.
^gfrtly tghrhdbthr O dnnhpthe Fntdvods ldst-iokuth pdrty
okvoth wghk O sgfule gdvh `kfwk ot wds d trdp. ^gh wdskt
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lff`okm bfr d brhsg stdrt. ^gh wdkthe tf prfvh tgdt Lfmdk wds
usokm ih bfr Edes AI] I> MUQ. Dke sgh eoe, suphr pua-
lonly, tgdk`yfuvhryiung.
O wds sf guiolodthe iy loias shozhe up. ^f wghk Eubby
ndllhe dke Lfmdk dkswhrhe dke tfle Eubby tgdt gh wds iy
afybrohke O wds pfwhrlhss tf stfp goi. O just trohe tf ndll Eubby,
aut gh shkt ih strdomgt tf vfonh idol sf tgdts dll ihsshe up tff.
Aut tgh wfrst pdrt fb iy komgt os tgh rhsult fb d eobbhrhkt
thrroalh komgt. Fkh tgdt gdukts ih lo`h Adkqufs mgfst gdukts
Idnahtg ok Ugh ^nfttosg Sldy wgfsh totlh O sgdll khvhr ihk-
tofk ahndush hvhry dntfr `kfws ots ade lun` tf ef sf. Fkly
oksthde fb Adkquf, tgos gdraokmhr fb rhmrht nfihs ok tgh wdy
fb Rdkhssd Qolhy, tgdt sidrt morl brfi iy snohknh nldss. Ugh
fkh wgf sdw ih tfrng iy Idssoh Alfn` sndrb wotg d Aukshk
aurkhr. Ugh fkh wgf sfihgfw `kfws dafut tgdt jfyroeh O
tff` wotg Lfmdk.
Ot turks fut tgh sdlhsidk wgf mft aldihe bfr td`okm tgh ndr
wds ghr arftghr, D.J. Kfw O gdvh =1 gfurs tf id`h Ede rhgorh
goi dt tgh ehdlhrsgop fr Rdkhssd os mfokm tf rdt ih fut. Bhhlokm
eozzy.
O khhe sfed.
Kf, d skdn`.
Kf, d rdokafw.
^`ottlhs.
NXU.
Uf Ah Nfktokuhe . . .
HKE ^NHKH.
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Broedy
Fbfflnhr Afylh sgfwhe up fflvh iokuths dbthr O ndllhe ?44. O
tgfumgt ghe nfih oksoeh dke wdot bfr Loly tf mht gfih sf gh
nfule quhstofk ghr dafut sthdlokm iy phrsfkdl ahlfkmokms dke
goeokm tghi ok ghrnlfsht. Aut gh just gukm fk iy pfrng dke
ds`he ihd aukng fb quhstofks.
nfp:Gds sgh ahhk lur`okm6
ih:Lur`okm6
nfp:_fu `kfw, goeokm ok tgh ausghs6 Bfllfwokm yfu6
ih:Kf.
nfp:Ndllokm yfu shvhrdl toihs d edy6
ih:Kf.
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nfp:]dtngokm yfu wotg survholldknh hquopihkt6
ih:Gfw wfule O `kfw6
nfp:Uruh. ^hkeokm okdpprfprodth mobts6
ih:Kf.
nfp:^gfwokm up tgh ifihkt yfu khhe sdvokm6
ih:Gug6 Kf. O ihdk, yhs! O ]ophe efwk tgh stdors
fknh dke sgh ghlphe ih up.
nfp:Gfw eoe yfu rhdnt6
ih:O tgdk`he ghr.
nfp:Dbthr yfu tgdk`he ghr, eoe sgh lhdvh fr lokmhr6
ih:Lokmhr.
nfp:]gdt eoe yfu ef6
ih:O mdvh ghr d eflldr.
nfp:]gy6
ih:O tgfumgt sgh wds wdotokm bfr d top.
nfp:D top6
ih:_fu `kfw, bfr ghlpokm.
Gh wrfth sfihtgokm fk gos pde. O trohe tf phh`. Gh
tolthe ot tfwdre gos ademh.
nfp:Gds sgh hvhr idkopuldthe d sotudtofk sf sgh nfule
ah dlfkh wotg yfu6
Bhhlokm 9 _hs! Loly wds dlwdys ok iy rffi auyokm
Urhkehion nlftghs. ^gh wds iy ahst nustfihr. Aut iy jfa gds
tf stdy d shnrht sf O wotgghle hvoehknh.
ih:Kf.
Bhhlokm 9 Efhs gh `kfw Oi lyokm6
nfp:Gdvh yfu tfle yfur pdrhkts dafut tgos6
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?
nfp:^fukes lo`h dk okkfnhkt nrusg tf ih.
ih:Okkfnhkt6
nfp:_furh d mffe-lff`okm afy, Dkerhw, dke yfurh dt
tgdt dmh. Morls drh mfokm tf ef sfih wole tgokms tf mht yfur
dtthktofk. Mht ushe tf ot, sfk. Ghn`, hkjfy ot. Ughrh drh
wfrsh prfalhis, `oe.
ih:Ndk yfu dt lhdst movh ghr tgdt tgokm Ngros Arfwk
mft dbthr gh puknghe Qogdkkd6
nfp:D rhstrdokokm frehr6
ih:_hdg.
Qomgt wghk gh stdrthe wrotokm up tgh frehr d ndll ndih ok
fk gos wdl`oh-tdl`oh. Ugh pualon adtgrffis dt Qhmdl Sdr` gde
ahhk vdkedlozhe.
Bhhlokm 9 Gh sgfule gdvh sdoe: Oi `khh-ehhp ok dk okvhs-
tomdtofk. Dssomk sfihfkh hlsh. Aut gh lff`he dt ih dke sdoe:
Euty ndlls.
Bhhlokm 9 Gh sdoe euty.
O wfule gdvh nrdn`he up ob Gue dke Nffps whrh tghrh. Aut
tghy whrhkt. Ughy drhkt tdl`okm tf ih. ^f hvhk tgfumg iy
bdnh wdkthe tf ldumg dt euty iy ardok wfulekt lht ot.
Gh tfrh tgh rhstrdokokm frehr fbb gos pde dke gdkehe ot tf
ih. Ot sdoe:
O.E.H.D.L.
OOmkfrh.
EHEfkt Hkmdmh.
DDvfoe.
LLhdeokm ghr fk.
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ih:^gfulekt ot sdy sfihtgokm dafut Loly mfokm tf jdol
ob sgh td`hs iy tgokms dmdok6
nfp:^phd` tf yfur pdrhkts, bfllfw iy okstruntofks, dke
yfu sgfule ah fflkh.
ih:Aut
nfp:Mht ushe tf ot, Ghdrtarhd`hr.
Ughk gh lhbt.
Bhhlokm 9 Ghdrtarhd`hr6!
Di O rhdlly tgh `oke fb muy morls gdvh nrusghs fk6 (Kft
oknlueokm Loly ahndush O stoll tgok` sgh gds d ihktdl eosfrehr.)
Qhldtovhs ndll ih gdkesfih dke Idkeys brohkes sdy tgokms
lo`h, ]gdt d lottlh gfttoh, aut O fflmurhe tghy whrh just tryokm tf
id`h ih alusg. O stdrthe tf wfkehr wgdt ^ghroedk tgfumgt aut
O ideh iyshlb stfp ahndush tgh muy wh wdkthe tf sgop tf Roht-
kdi os kfw dkswhrokm ghr pgfkh dke tgdt gurts.
Dkywdy, O wds fk tgh pfrng tgok`okm dafut dll tgos wghk O
ghdre s`dthafdre wghhls mrokeokm dlfkm tgh pdvhihkt.
Loly rfllhe up iy erovhwdy wotg lhdvhs ok ghr gdor dke d
snrdph fk ghr `khh. ^gh lff`he lo`h sghe nldwhe ghr wdy fut
fb d mrdvh wgong ideh ih wfkehr wgdt hlsh sghs ndpdalh fb.
Bhhlokm 9 ^tdy ndli.
Bhhlokm 9 O nfulekt.
O rdk oksoeh.
^gh stdrthe tgrfwokm rfn`s dt iy aherffi wokefw.
Bhhlokm 9 Ugos os kft dk okkfnhkt nrusg.
loly:O ndk ghlp yfu, O ndk ghlp yfu!
Bhhlokm 9 Ugh fle rhsnuh tgokm dmdok.
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Bhhlokm 9 Fbfflnhr Afylh khhes tf ghdr tgos.
O wds dafut tf rhnfre ghr wghk Irs. Adehr-Gubbidk pullhe
ghr oksoeh.
Bhhlokm 9 O di slhhpokm wotg Auaaoh Loaay uktol Ifi dke
Ede mht gfih.
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^dturedy, Fntfahr 4>, 1341
O wdskt hvhk nlfsh tf efkh wotg iy prhvofus hktry wghk Ifi
ndih oktf iy rffi.
^gut yfur jfurkdl, sgh sdoe.
O wrdpphe up wotg d quon` shkthknh dafut lyokm fk Ald`hs
ahlly shdrngokm tgh s`y bfr sgfftokm stdrs. O wdkthe tf wroth
dafut tgh pflonhidk wgf austhe Ald`h dke ih bfr gdkmokm fk
tgh rffb fb Kfalh Gomg. Gfw O ideh Ald`h mf adn` tf Fntd-
vods pdrty tf fflke Rdkhssd sf sghe gdn` oktf tgh nfiputhr dke
ngdkmh iy mrdehs. Gfw Ald`h sdoe hvhrytgokm gh nfule tf nghhr
ih up dafut iy kfk-edth wotg Eubby, aut Ifi sdoe, Kfw!
]fule yfu ioke thllokm ih wgdt gdpphkhe fut tghrh
tfkomgt6
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Ots d aom wfrle, Kfrd, nfule yfu ah ifrh sphnoffln6
Dldk! sgh ndllhe. Ndk yfu nfih ok ghrh6
O `khw O wds ahokm rueh. O `khw Ifi eoekt ehshrvh ot. O
eoekt ndrh. O wdkthe tf id`h ghr dkmry. O wdkthe tf `kfw tgdt
iy ahgdvofr dbbhnthe ghr. Ugdt sgh lfvhe ih hkfumg tf gdth
ih. Ahndush tgh fppfsoth fb lfvh oskt gdth, ots okeobbhrhknh.
Dke O eoekt tgok` Oe survovh tgh komgt ob fkh ifrh phrsfk
dnthe lo`h O eoekt idtthr.
]gdts mfokm fk6 Ede ds`he sdbhly brfi tgh effrwdy.
Ghs d alffegfuke wghk ot nfihs tf skobfflkm fut thksofk, d
sndrhey-ndt wghk ot nfihs tf ehdlokm wotg ot.
Afttfi lokh6 Ifi sdoe. Homgt yhdrs dmf O mdvh up iy
ndrhhr ds d ngole psyngflfmost tf gfihsngffl fur edumgthr.
Ughk fkh edy sgh ahmmhe ih tf lht ghr try pualon sngffl dke
dmdokst iy ahtthr juemihkt, O mdvh ok. Kfw, dbthr sox sgfrt
whh`s, hvhrytgokm O tdumgt ghr, hvhrytgokm sgh wdsIfi
skdpphe ghr fflkmhrsos mfkh.
Gfw ndk yfu sdy tgdt6 O ds`he.
Lhts shh. Ifi tdpphe ghr ngok. _fuvh ahhk nfiokm
gfih ldth brfi sngffl, yfu jfokhe sfih stylh nlua tgdt gds yfu
erhssokm lo`h d Hurfphdk nlua `oe, yfu lohe dafut yfur pldks
tfkomgt, O just bfuke yfu tgrfwokm rfn`s dt tgh khomgafrs
wokefws
Kf, O sdoe. Gfw ndk yfu sdy sox sgfrt whh`s wghk dll
whh`s drh shvhk edys6 Ot efhskt id`h shksh.
Hkfumg! Ede skdpphe. (Bokdlly!) ]gdts mfokm fk,
Loly6
O nfksoehrhe tgh trutg: tgdt Oi d sghlthrhe vhdl tryokm
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tf id`h ot ok d brhh-rdkmh wfrle. Dke tgdt O wds bfflgdrey
hkfumg tf ahlohvh tgdt Dkerhw Eubby, tgh lhdehr fb tgdt brhh-
rdkmh wfrle, wdkthe tf ah iy muoeh. ]otg gos mrhhk hyhs dke
ndrhlhss gdor. Gos ads`htadll s`olls dke Ko`h mhdr, gos gffeohs
dke voehf mdih gomg snfrhs. Gos oksfunodkt mdot, lfue iuson,
spony hkhrmy erok`s, pfpuldr sosthr, kdihlhss efms, shdsfkdl
ldwk ehnfrdtofks, dke brohkes wotg ifkfsylldaon kon`kdihs.
Muys lo`h tgdt efkt lo`h morls lo`h ih. ]otg iy eodrrghd-
arfwk hyhs dke brozzy gdor. Iy ushlhss daoloty tf qufth tgh
nldssons dke sdy tgh dlpgdaht adn`wdre ok ukehr d iokuth.
Iy Hknynlfpdheod Arotdkkonds dke bruipy wdrerfah. Iy
gomglomgthr idkonurhs, `fsghr sdkewonghs, fashssofk wotg
tgh wfre Nfxsdn`oh, iy okthllhntudl Gfiohs, dke iy ahst
brohke, Ald`h, wgf rhbushs tf thll dkyfkh ghs mdy.
Ob ^ghroedk ^phknhr eoekt thll ih tgdt Eubbys okvotdtofk
tf tgh bdsgofk sgfw wdskt d edth, O iomgt stoll tgok` O gde d
ngdknh. Bfr tgdt O aldih iy pdrhkts.
^ghlthrokm ih brfi tgh pualon sngffl systhi ideh ih aff`
sidrt, aut sfnodlly ollothrdth. Idyah ob Ifi tdumgt ih gfw tf
rhde phfplh oksthde fb Ldtok O wfulekt gdvh khhehe ^ghroedk
^phknhr tf trdksldth Eubby. O wfulekt gdvh gde iy gdor strdomgt-
hkhe fr iy id`hup efkh. O wfulekt gdvh wfrk d erhss. D tomgt
fkh. D rhe fkh! O wfulekt gdvh ahhk s`dthafdreokm dlfkh ok
tgh edr`, nryokm. Uhdrs wfulekt gdvh alurrhe iy vosofk dke O
wfulekt gdvh bdllhk. O wfulekt gdvh snrdphe iy `khh fr ldkehe
ok d polh fb lhdvhs.
D pflonh ndr wds adn`okm fut fb Eubbys erovhwdy ds O
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rfukehe tgh nfrkhr, dke O nfulekt ghlp wfkehrokm ob idyah
Ald`h gde ahhk romgt. ]gdt ob sfihtgokm wds wrfkm wotg
Eubby6 ^fihtgokm shrofus6 ]gdt ob gh gde hvhry okthktofk fb
ihhtokm ih aut nfulekt6 Lo`h okDk Dbbdor tf Qhihiahrwghk
Uhrry os suppfshe tf ihht Kon`oh fk tgh fashrvdtofk ehn` fb
tgh Hiporh ^tdth Auoleokm dke os got ay d ndr. Kon`oh hvhktudlly
movhs up, khvhr kfwokm tgdt sgh os ok tgh gfspotdl. . . .
O rfllhe up Eubbys erovhwdy dll wfrrohe. Gh wds stdkeokm
fk gos pfrng. O siolhe wotg rhlohb dke gurrohe tfwdre goi tf
id`h surh gh wds f`dy, aut gh rdk oksoeh dke sldiihe tgh effr.
O stffe tghrh bfr d ifihkt, euiabfukehe. Eoe gh rhdlly
just ef tgdt6 Ahndush prhthkeokm sfihfkh efhskt hxost wghk
tghyrh stdkeokm twf bhht dwdy os d afle ifvh. ^f afle tgdt ot
gde ih tgok`okm O wds d mgfst. Lo`h iy fflmurdtovh bhhlokms fb
okvosoaoloty gde turkhe ih okvosoalh bfr rhdl.
^oknh O gdekt efkh d sokmlh tgokm tf hlonot tgos `oke fb rhdn-
tofk, O susphnthe sfihtgokm sokosthr wds dt pldy. Lo`h idyah gh
wds ahokm ghle gfstdmh. Dke sfihgfw gh kftofflhe tgh pflonh
aut gos ndptfr ndumgt fk dke bfrnhe goi tf mht roe fb tgh Afys
ok Aluh. Dbthr wgong gh wds tfle tf ruk adn` oksoeh fr tgh
wgflh bdioly wfule ah alfwk tf aots, stdrtokm wotg tgh kdih-
lhss efms. . . .
Ds O wds nfkthipldtokm iy khxt ifvh, dk upstdors lomgt
fion`he fk, tghk fbb. Gh wds tryokm tf nfiiukondth. O tgrhw d
rfn` tf lht goi `kfw O wds ghrh bfr goi.
]ghk gh eoekt rhspfke, O ndllhe, O ndk ghlp yfu! O ndk
ghlp yfu! O woll!
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Ugdts wghk Ifi pullhe ih oksoeh dke shkt ih tf iy
rffi, wgong sihlls d lft lo`h efm pff bfr sfih rhdsfk. Idyah
ahndush hvhrytgokm ok iy lobh gds turkhe tf
Loly, dkswhr yfur bdtghr, Ifi prhsshe. ]gdt os mfokm
fk wotg yfu6 ]hrh stdrtokm tf wfrry.
O nfulekt mf oktf tgh wgflh tgokm sf O sdoe, Iy pldks mft
dll ihsshe up, tgdts dll. O wds hxphntokm Rdk Mfmgs Ugh tdrry
Komgtdke ot turkhe oktf Iukngs Ugh ^nrhdi. _fuvh dlwdys
tdumgt ih tf idkdmh iy hxphntdtofks dke yfu whrh romgt. Lhs-
sfk lhdrkhe.
Ifi siolhe prfuely. Ughk O eoe tff. ^gh stoll oskt surh
wgdts mftthk oktf ih ldthly dke O stoll efkt gdvh d nluh wgy
Eubby os omkfrokm ih. Aut tgdt ifihkt prfvhe tgdt wh aftg
idtthr. Dke tgdts dll wh rhdlly wdkthe tf `kfw.
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Fnt. 4>.
^f tghrh O di, puttokm idridldeh fk iy tfdst, wghk fut fb
kfwghrh Iftghr erfps tgh B-afia.
Dbdnodl, O sdy. ]gy wfule Owdkt dbdnodl6
O ndk shh tgh nfkmhstofk ok yfur pfrhs brfi dnrfss tgh
tdalh. Dke tgdts wotgfut iy rhdehrs.
O sdy ots prfadaly d rdsg fr sfihtgokm. Aut O `kfw ots kft.
Ots iy lohs. Ughyrh tryokm tf mht fut.
Ds sffk ds sgh lhdvhs bfr thkkos O put fk iy s`o pdkts,
d tghridl, iy Rdiporh ]hh`hke thh, d wffl swhdthr, dke
d gdt.
O sht tgh toihr ok tgh sdukd bfr twhkty iokuths dke mht ok.
Dbthr fkh iokuth O fflke ot gdre tf arhdtgh.
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Dbthr tgrhh iokuths iy vosofk alurs.
Dbthr fflvh O sluip fvhr.
Iy nghh` ldkes fk tgh ihtdl gff` fb iy fle s`o pdss. Ot
aurks. O snrhdi. O stuialh tfwdre tgh effr gdkelh.
O sthp oktf tgh adtgrffi dke muzzlh tgh nffl dor.
O ydk` fbb iy nlftghs.
Iy nghst os purplh. Iy lhbt nghh` gds ahhk ardkehe wotg
twf rhe lokhs.
O lhdk nlfshr tf tgh iorrfr tf shh ob fflvh iokuths wds hkfumg
tf swhdt fut iy lohs.
Oi sf eozzy O bdll efwk.
Is. ^olvhr nfihs tf ih ok d erhdi.
^gh sdys jfurkdls drh d sdbh pldnh bfr ukpfpuldr tgfumgts
dke thlls ih tf aury iy lohs ok tghsh pdmhs.
O ds` ob tgdt woll brhh up iy pfrhs.
^gh sdys iy pfrhs dke iy ardok.
O sdy, f`dy.
Dkytgokm tf `hhp Iftghr brfi erfppokm dkftghr B-afia.
LOH 4: Iy pdrhkts, Ndrld dke He, whrh shkt tf jdol fkLOH #4: Iy pdrhkts, Ndrld dke He, whrh shkt tf jdol fkBharudry 4>, 1344 bfr aully ahdtokm.Bharudry 4>, 1344 bfr aully ahdtokm.
LOH #1: Ughy drh fk ehdtg rfw.
LOH #>: D sfnodl wfr`hr ndih dke tff` ih dwdy tgh edy
tghy whrh drrhsthe.
LOH #5: Ovh ahhk hidknopdthe soknh O wds bfurthhk.
LOH #8: O lovh ok tgh adn` rffi fb Qdkeys Hxfton Shts.
LOH #2: Qdkey lhts ih lovh tghrh ds lfkm ds O bhhe gos phts
dt komgt.
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LOH #=: Qdkey ihhts wotg okthrkdtofkdl pht ehdlhrs wgf
ndrry muks.
LOH #7: O gfp tgh trdok tf Idkgdttdk tf vosot iy pdrhkts ok jdol.
(Os tghrh hvhk d jdol ok Idkgdttdk6 O sgfule prfadaly fflke fut.)
LOH #?: Ifi os d ghdltg thdnghr. Ede os d pgdridnost.
LOH #43: O ndk somk iy fwk phriossofk slops dke rhpfrt
ndres.
LOH #44: O stflh d ao`h.
LOH #41: O di ahokm bfllfwhe ay dk hxkdvy HDL kdihe
Nrdzy Sdt wgf os shh`okm rhvhkmh bfr Sdt Jr., tgh aully iy pdr-
hkts ahdt.
LOH #4>: O tfle Duero tgdt BhiBrhsg phk ndih oksoeh iy
jfurkdl adm.
LOH #45: O sdoe O tgfumgt BhiBrhsg wds dk frmdkon bffe
nfipdky.
LOH #48: O wfk d ehadth fk tgh ehdtg phkdlty ahndush iy
pdrhkts drh fk ehdtg rfw.
LOH #42: O tfle Duero O kfw wgdt ot bhhls lo`h tf lfsh d bdi-
oly. O sdoe O nry dafut ot.
LOH #4=: O tfle Duero tgdt Nrdzy Sdt wds dt Fntdvods pdrty.
LOH #47: Hvhrytgokm O tfle Bdtghr ldst komgt wds d loh.
(Hvhk iy ydwk. O wdskt torhe dt dll.)
(LOH #4?: Iy fflrst okotodl os J.)
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Fntfahr 4>tg
O just pdushe ^KLromgt ok tgh ioeelh fb Ngrostokd Dpplhmdths
fphkokm ifkflfmuh sf O nfule jfurkdl. Ahndush wghk O wroth O
ndkt snrdtng. Ob O ndkt snrdtng, iy dris wfkt lff` lo`h tghyvh
ahhk ahdthk ay Uwozzlhrs.
Rhr6 O ioss ioeelh sngffl. Lobh wds sf rhwdreokm21adn` tghk.
O wds d rflh ifehl, ifehl notozhk, dke lhde ifehl ok tgh Bdsgofk
bfr Bhlokhs buke-rdoshr dt tgh pht rhsnuh nhkthr. Kfw hvhrytgokm
os sf nfiplondthe dke sf sf otngy. Hvhryfkh sdoe Kfalh Gomg
wfule ah gdre aut O eoekt tgok` ot wfule ah gdre bfr ih. Just
dvhrdmh phfplh. Fg iy mfe, wgdt ob Oi dvhrdmh6
21 Lothrdlly. O gdvh 48? dwdres.
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OUNG_!
O kfw O sgfulekt tgok` dafut ot, aut O ndkt stfp. O sgfulekt
gdvh lhbt Loly fk tgh rffb fb Kfalh ldst komgt. O sgfule gdvh
gdn`he ghr mrdehs lo`h O prfioshe. ^f wgdt ob sgh stflh Ald`h
brfi ih. Ob O gdn`he ghr mrdehs oksthde fb gfleokm d mruemh,
sgh wfulekt ah dalh tf thll fk ih bfr gdn`okm iy fwk ahndush
sghe ah muolty tff.
Kfw sghs shkeokm skdol-idol tgrhdts. Ghrhs tgh ldthst:
O @KH] _FX ]HQH XS UF FIHUGOKM.
KF] O GDRH SQFFB.
Dggggggggggggggggggg! ^f otngy sf sf sf otngy sf sf
sffffffff . . . O gdvh tf snrdtng. . . .
XMG!
Uf lovh ok uknhrtdokty os tf eoh snrdtngokm.2>
Dt lhdst O bfuke d wdy tf mht D.J. gos jfa adn` dt tgh AI]
ehdlhrsgop. Nfrrhntofk, O nfkbrfkthe tgh morl wgf stflh tgh ndr
dke lht iy arftghr td`h tgh aldih. Uurks fut ot wds ^ghroedk
^phknhr, tgh afsss edumgthr. O tfle tgdt ukhtgondl Adraoh sgh
ahtthr id`h tgokms romgt fr Oe td`h ghr efwk.
. . . Xklhss Loly td`hs ih efwk fflrst.
O ndkt lht ghr. ^gh ndkt td`h Ald`h dke iy proeh ok tgh sdih
ifktg. O wfkt lht ghr. Oe sffkhr turk iyshlb ok.25
2> Efhskt tgdt sfuke prfbfuke6
25 O aht tghrhs d prozh bfr ahokm gfkhst0 lo`h d Ihedl fb Idrtyrefi fr d
Qoaafk fb Qhbfri.
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Giii . . .
O nfule aldih iy ldpsh ok juemihkt fk iy ukstdalh gfih
lobh. Sroknopdl Dlehk wfule bhhl sfrry bfr ih dke lht ih fbb
wotg d wdrkokm. Khws fb iy gdn`okm wfule mf vordl dke sffk
Oe ah fflhleokm jfa fbbhrs brfi Ionrfsfbt dke Dpplh. Fb nfursh
Oe turk tghi efwk . . . dt lhdst uktol O wds surh Ifi dke Edes
idrrodmh wds adn` fk trdn`. ]gong fb nfursh ot wfule ah tgh
ifihkt tghy rhdlozhe tgdt tghor nfkstdkt fflmgtokm erfvh ih tf
gdn` ok tgh fflrst pldnh.
F iy M. Srfalhi sflvhe. Bfrmovh ih, Sroknopdl Dlehk, bfr
O gdvh sokkhe. . . .
Kfw adn` tf Ngrostokd.
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Ifkedy
O di sottokm fk d ahkng futsoeh Dahrnrfiaoh & Botng wdotokm bfr
Idkey tf pon` up ghr pdynghn`. O tgok` sgh pon`he up dk hxtrd
sgobt tff ahndush sghs ahhk ok tghrh bfr twhkty-fflvh iokuths.
D lottlh morl just tgrhw d gdkebul fb phkkohs ok tgh wdthr
bfuktdok dke eoekt id`h d wosg.
Bhhlokm 9 ]gdt d wdsth.
Ob O gde d gdkebul fb phkkohs Oe ds` tgh bfuktdok tf id`h
iy lobh stfp sun`okm.
O just nghn`he iy adn`pdn` bfr ngdkmh. O efkt gdvh d sokmlh
nfok.
Bhhlokm 9 Hvhk iy adn`pdn` os ok tgh rhe.
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Dkywdy, tgokms drh sf ade O khhe ifrh tgdk d bhw wosghs. O
khhe d iordnlh. Dll ahndush tgh muys fk tgh thdi sdw ih ruk-
kokm fk @okms Ldkh Broedy komgt. Qukkokm, wghk O wds sup-
pfshe tf ah gfih wotg d sfrh lhm. O gfphe hvhrytgokm wfule
alfw fvhr ay tfedy aut ot just alhw gdrehr. Ugh hktorh prdntonh
wds fkh aom jf`h. Dke O wds tgh pukng lokh.
]gy eoe Eubby sphke dll edy ok tgh adtgrffi6 GH GD^
UGH QXK^.
]gf os Eubbys bdvfroth rdpphr6 QXK-E.I.N.
]gdts Eubbys bdvfroth nfuktry6 O-QDK.
Ot wds mhttokm sf ade O wdkthe tf thll Gue dke Nffps
tgh trutg dafut tgh Urhkehion bdsgofk sgfw. Aut O nfulekt.
Ughye ds` wgy O gde tf mf tf d bdsgofk sgfw ok tgh fflrst pldnh
dke Oe gdvh tf thll tghi dafut tgh ifkhy O fwh Dktfk wgong
wfule id`h ih gdvh tf thll tghi dafut Ede ahokm ok tgh rhe
dke Ede ideh ih prfiosh kft tf thll dkyfkh, hsphnodlly Gue
ahndush gos bdtghrs rhdl hstdth nfipdky os tgh nfiphtotofk. ^f
O gde tf td`h ot.
Iy fkly sgft dt wokkokm tghi adn` wds tf mf fbb eurokm tgh
snroiidmh dke id`h tghi rhdlozh tgdt hvhk ob tghy eoekt lo`h
ih, tghy khhehe ih.
^f wghk Nfdng Adiihr alhw gos wgostlh O ngdrmhe tgh adll
lo`h tgh Sdiplfkd aull tgdt ngdshe Auaaoh Loaay dke Mrdkepd
^tu tgrfumg ^pdok fk tghor gfkhyiffk.
O snfrhe wghk Qydk hlafwhe ih ok tgh roa.
O snfrhe wghk ^thvh ruaahe gos pot swhdt fk iy nghh`.
O snfrhe wghk Lfmdk skhhzhe, QXK, fle InEfkdle.
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Ughk O snfrhe homgt ifrh toihs. Eoe tghy stfp austokm fk
ih6 Kf. Ughy nrdn`he jf`hs eurokm strhtnghs dke sgfwhrs tff.
Aut kf fkh sdoe tghy wdkthe ih fbb tgh thdi.
Bhhlokm 9 Ot wfr`he.
Ughk Nfdng stfpphe ih fk iy wdy fut.
nfdng adiihr:Eubby6
ih:_hdg.
nfdng adiihr:Mrhdt pldyokm tfedy.
ih:Ugdk`s.
nfdng adiihr:Ahtthr tgdk mrhdt. Iordnulfus.
ih:Dw, nffl.
nfdng adiihr:]gdt eoe yfu hdt tfedy6
ih:Gug6
nfdng adiihr:Iust ah sfih khw ^uphr Bffe fk tgh
idr`ht.
O tgfumgt gh wds jf`okm sf O trohe tf ldumg.
nfdng adiihr:Kf, bfr rhdl. Ok twhkty-shvhk yhdrs fb
nfdngokm Ovh khvhr shhk dk dk`lh ghdl sf bdst.
Bhhlokm 9 Xg-fg.
Ob Nffps wds tghrh gh wfule gdvh sdoe, Dk`lh ghdl6 Id`h
up yfur ioke, Nfdng. Os ot tgh dk`lh fr tgh ghhl6 Aut gh wds
lfkm mfkh.
nfdng adiihr:^f thll ih, gfw eoe yfu ef ot6
ih:Onh, ghdt, onh, ghdt . . . yfu kfw.
nfdng adiihr:]otg dll tgdt ghdt yfull ah mrhdt dt
yfur khw pfsotofk fk tgh Bldihs.
ih:Khw pfsotofk6
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nfdng adiihr:Nfkmrdtuldtofks, Ir. Eubby. _furh
fur khw ahkng wdrihr.
Bhhlokm 9 Kf. Slhdsh, plhdsh, plhdsh, kf. O ndkt sot. O gdvh tf
pldy. _fu ndkt ef tgos tf ih. Slhdsh efkt ef tgos tf ih!
ih:Aut
nfdng adiihr:Ugos os d thdi spfrt dke yfu dadkefkhe
yfur thdi ay bd`okm dk okjury.
ih:Aut whrh pldyokm tgh Ihdefwldr`s fk Broedy. _fu
khheih.
nfdng adiihr:O khhe eheondtofk dke rhlodaoloty, tgdts
wgdt O khhe.
ih:O di tgfsh tgokms, O swhdr! Lht ih pldy, Nfdng,
plhdsh! Ot wfkt gdpphk dmdok, O prfiosh.
nfdng adiihr:_furh susphkehe, Eubby. O hxphnt tf
shh yfu fk tgdt ahkng, fk toih, bfr hvhry mdih dke
prdntonh fr yfurh fbb Rdrsoty.
ih:Bfr gfw lfkm6
nfdng adiihr:Xktol tgdt nfle ahkng os mffe dke wdri.
Bhhlokm 9 Oi efkh.
Ughk romgt wghk O wds lhdvokm tgh myi sfihtgokm nffl
gdpphkhe
UOIH FXU! O just sdw Ald`h mf oktf J.Nrhw. Ugdt ihdks
Loly nfule ah drfuke. Mfokm tf goeh.
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OKU. UGH GFKH_ AXKLDUH DBUHQKFFK.
^GHQOEDK sots sflf dt d tdalh bfr twf ds phehs-
trodks snuttlh pdst tgh ad`hry s rdok-strhd`he
wokefw. ^gh id`hs phdnh wotg tgh whdtghr dke tgh
bdnt tgdt sgh s sottokm dlfkh ok pualon. Ghr hxtrd-
ldrmh Shdkut Autthr Brfzhk Gft Ngfnfldth wotg ]gop
os tff swhht bfr sdlty tgfumgts.
Fkh nfule drmuh tgdt erok`okm tgos hxtrd-ldrmh phdkut aut-
thr brfzhk gft ngfnfldth wotg wgop os pfoktlhss ahndush O di
dlrhdey bull fb ehlomgt. Aut ots ifrh fb d nhlhardtofk loadtofk
tgdk d iokelhss okeulmhknh. Ahndush yhs, Rormokod, O gde d mlf-
rofus edy.
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O ngdkkhlhe Erhw Adrryifrh ahndush O khhehe d shrofus
td`h twf fk iy sfnodl stdtus dke sghs gde ifrh nfihadn`s
tgdk d affihrdkm. Iy aommhst ngdllhkmh wds nfiiottokm tf
d lff`. Erhw efhs goppoh, rfn`hr, mldi, prhmkdkt, dke bruip
hqudlly whll. Ughk O ahmdk tf wfkehr wgy Erhw gds gde sf
idky sunnhssbul nfihadn`s. Qdtghr, wgy ghr dke kft Arotkhy
fr Lokesdy6
Ot ndih tf ih dbthr d sop fb wgop dke d ifihkt fb ardok
brhhzh. Erhw os brhh, hdsy, dke fphk tf ngdkmh. ^gh efhskt
ewhll fk tgh edr` edys fb yhsthryhdr. ^gh lovhs bfr tgh sukky
pfssoaolotohs fb tfifrrfw. Ugdts gfw O wdkt tf ah. ^f O ngfsh
goppoh Erhw.
Gdor: dor-erohe ok twosts bfr d ahdngy wdvh0 fkh ardoe, lhbt
soeh.
Nfstuih: lffsh wgoth thh, wfrk ehkoi jdn`ht, rubfihe
arfwk s`ort (lfkm), wffe dnnhssfrohs.
Id`hup: idsndrd, edsg fb nghh` mlotthr, nghrry Ngdp^ton`.
Dttotueh: mlfw, fifw, put fk d sgfw.
Fajhntovhs: tgrhhbfle.
4. Id`h Ede rhgorh Rdkhssds arftghr, D.J.
1. Nfhxost wotg Fntdvod soknh O ndkt dbbfre tf sgop ghr
dkeLfmdk tf Rohtkdi.
>. Nfkvoknh Eubby tgdt Lfmdk os kft iy afybrohke.
Iy fppfrtukoty ndih dbthr ]on`herhghdrsdls.
BLD^GADN@. OKU. ^NGFFL GDLL]D_ FXU^OEH UGH
UGHDUHQLDUH DBUHQKFFK.
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GHQOEDK wdots futsoeh tgh adtgrffi bfr DXEQO
sf tghy ndk wdl` gfih tfmhtghr.
_furh kft stoll auiihe drh yfu6(Fntdvod.)
Dafut wgdt6(Ih. ^hrofusly wfkehrokm wghrh tgos os mfokm.)
Ugh wgflh Lfmdk tgokm.
]gdt Lfmdk tgokm6(Ih, id`okm dor qufths.)
Fntdvod rdoshe ghr alfke arfws tgh wdy Ifi efhs wghk O
id`h ukghdltgy bffe ngfonhs. Lo`h, Qhdlly6 _furh mfkkd mf tghrh6
Gh prhthkehe tf lo`h yfu sf gh nfule erovh yfur edes ndr aut gh
rhdlly lo`hs ih.(Fntdvod, dll siummy.) Oe ah auiihe ob sfihfkh
ushe ih lo`h tgdt sf O wds just nghn`okm tf id`h surh yfurh f`dy.
Erhws sporot wgosphrhe ok iy hdr. Bd`h ghr fut, ^ghroedk.
^ht ghr up. Sldy fbb ghr hmf. Ef ot!
Hvhk tgfumg O `khw Lfmdk ushe ih, O tff` Erhws devonh
dke swotnghe tgh snropt.
_fu tgok` Lfmdk ushe ih bfr iy edes ndr6(Ih, dntokm.)
Fntdvod bd`h-pfuthe. O ef. Oi sf sfrry.
O put iy gdke fk ghr afky sgfulehr dke bd`h-pfuthe adn`.
Dntudlly, gh wds usokm yfu sf tgh Bldihs wfule gdvh d pldnh tf
pdrty dbthr tgh mdih.(Ugdk` yfu, oiprfv lhssfks.)
Gomg-ldrh!(Fntdvod.) _fu shrofusly ahlohvh tgdt6
_hs(kf), dke O ndk prfvh ot.
Gfw6
Ds` Lfmdk ob gh wdkts tf td`h dkftghr roeh ok tgh I> MUQ dke
wdtng goi sdy kf.(Ih, shttokm ghr up.)
]gdtll tgdt prfvh6
Ugdt gh whkt fk tgdt roeh tf ah wotg ih, kft tgh ndr.
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]gdt ob gh sdys yhs6(Fntdvod.)
Ughk O ll movh yfu tgh `hys.
Dke ob gh sdys kf6
Ughk yfu gdvh tf deiot gh lo`hs ih bfr ih dke lht ih gdvh goi
adn`.(Ugos wfkt gdpphk sf Oi kft wfrrohe.)
Ehdl.Fntdvod fbbhrhe ih ghr romgt gdke. ]h sgff`. Ghr
rokms eum oktf iy s`ok.
Ughk tgh myi effrs pfpphe fphk dke tgh Bldihs ndih fut,
dll wht-gdorhe dke sfdp-snhkthe.
Ots sgfw toih.(Ih, hknfurdmokm ghr.)
^ghroedk, thll Fwehh O gde tf ruk.(Fntdvod.)
]oll ef.(]oll wfkt.)
]ghk O rhdlozhe O iomgt shh Eubby, O rdk ok tgh adtgrffi
lo`h O khhehe tf thll Duero sfihtgokm oipfrtdkt.
Eomhstovh trdnt ossuhs iung6 (Ih, austokm fk ghr ahndush
sghe ahhk ok tghrh bfr d bfrtkomgt.)
^frry. Gdvh yfu ahhk wdotokm bfr ih tgos wgflh toih6^gh wds
stdkeokm ok brfkt fb tgh iorrfr, pf`okm d idsndrd wdke efwk
tgh tfp fb ghr somkdturh aluh-brdihe mldsshs.
Ots f`dy, O sdoe, hvhk tgfumg ot wdskt. Kft tgdt O wdkthe tf
fflke Duero dll efualhe fvhr ok d stdll nlutngokm ghr nrdipokm
stfidng. O eoekt. Oe fkly wosg tgdt fk Fntdvod. Aut tghsh edys
jdzzy hyhs ihdkt sgh wds lhdvokm sngffl wotg sfihfkh wgfsh
kdih rgyihs wotg Ardmmhr.
O wds romgt. Jdmmhr (dllhmhely) just thxthe Duero tf
rhioke ghr fb tghor (dllhmhe) pfst-rhghdrsdl pldk. D pldk sgh
gde (dllhmhely) bfrmftthk dll dafut.
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O wds dafut tf quhstofk Dueros gfkhsty wghk Erhw tfle
ih tf lht ot sloeh. ^gh eoe thll ih tf thxt Rdkhssd dke ds` bfr
dk hxthksofk uktol Broedy. Hxthksofk mrdkthe. Erhw oskt d
Adrryifrhsghs tgh Adrryifst!
HKE BLD^GADN@.
NXU UF OKU. NGFFL GDLL]D_BORH IOKXUH^ LDUHQ.
^GHQOEDK lhdks dmdokst d lfn`hr dke shdrnghs
ghr iuson loardry bfr d sfkm tf snfrh ghr brohke-
lhss jfurkhy gfih. Idyah brfi Dkkoh6 ]gdt O
Eoe bfr Lfvh brfi D Ngfrus Lokh6 Lhdk fk Ih
brfi Mlhh shdsfk fkh6 _hs, tgdt s tgh fkh. ^gh
td`hs d ifihkt tf uktdkmlh ghr hdraues. Ugh ukhx-
phnthe pfp fb tgh myi effr stdrtlhs ghr. ^gh
lff`s up. Ot s EXBB_.
Ghy.(Ih.)
Ghy.(Eubby.)
Oi kft stdl`okm yfu, O swhdr.(Ih, tryokm tf lomgthk tgh iffe.)
]gdts tgdt suppfshe tf ihdk6
_fu efkt `kfw wgdt stdl`okm ihdks6
O `kfw wgdt ot ihdks. Oi wfkehrokm wgy yfu sdoe ot.
O lff`he drfuke tgh hipty gdll ahbfrh O dkswhrhe. Xi,
idyah ahndush O just sf gdpphkhe tf ah stdkeokm ghrh wghk yfu
ndih fut fb tgh myi. Lo`h. D. ^tdl`hr. ]fule.
Ugdts ot6 (Eubby, lff`okm `oke fb brhd`he fut.) Kf ftghr
rhdsfk6
Kf.
^f yfu whrhkt id`okm d stdl`okm jf`h fk purpfsh6
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Kf! Nghhshs, ef yfu shrofusly tgok` O wds stdl`okm yfu6
Gh sgrummhe lo`h ot wds pfssoalh.
Efkt fidtthr yfurshlb, Aohahr.(O jdiihe iy hdraues ok iy hdrs.
O eoekt ndrh tgdt tgh worh wds stoll tdkmlhe.) O wds just lhdvokm.
Gh eoekt try tf stfp ih sf O gde tf `hhp wdl`okm. O gdth
wghk tgdt gdpphks.
Ahtthr gurry. _fur afybrohke lhbt d wgolh dmf.(Eubby.)
Mrfuke fr Khxt Edy Dor6(Ih.)
NXU UF HWU. ^UQFLLOKM LDUH DBUHQKFFK.
^GHQOEDK dke EXBB_ prfihkdeh tfwdre tfwk0 lfst
ok nfkvhrsdtofk, falovofus tf tgh spottokm rdok.
Kfw ef yfu ahlohvh Lfmdk oskt iy afybrohke6(Ih.)
_hp. Dke ef yfu ahlohvh O eoekt eotng yfu dt tgh bdsgofk sgfw6
(Eubby.)
Ahlohvh.
Dke tgdt O wdskt tryokm tf lhde Loly fk6
Ahlohvh.
Dke tgdt O efkt tgok` Oi Justok Aohahr6
Ahloha.
Eubby ldumghe aut gos hyhs stoll lff`he sde.
Ade ioethri6(Ih.)
Lfwhst mrdeh wds d A.(Eubby.)
^dih. Ok wgdt6
Erdidton Drts. _fu6
Sgys He.(Ih.)
]h idrvhlhe dt tgh fees fb gos ahst suajhnt ahokm iy wfrst
dke vonh vhrsd. ^toll, gos mrhhk hyhs shhihe aluh.
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]gdts wrfkm, tghk6 Eoe sfihtgokm gdpphk eurokm prdntonh6
(Ih.)
@oke fb, yhdg.
]h nrfsshe tgh strhht wotgfut sdyokm d wfre. Dw`-wfre.
(Gd.)
]hll, drhkt yfu mfokm tf thll ih6(Ih.)
Ots kft d aom ehdl.(Eubby.)
^olhknh dmdok.
_fu `kfw wgdt os d aom ehdl6(Ih.) Brfzhk gft ngfnfldth dt tgh
Gfkhy Auk. Hvhr gde ot6
Eubby kfeehe gos ghde, yhs. Ugh sgd`okm iust gdvh fiopphe
d swotng ok gos ardok ahndush tgh lomgts ndih adn` fk ahgoke gos
hyhs. Ughy gdvh tgos phdkut autthr fkh tgdt
Slhdsh, O okvhkthe ot.(Ih.) O mht hxtrd ldrmh aut tghy fkly ngdrmh
ih bfr d ldrmh.
Ugdts sf nffl.
O `kfw. O sdvh d wgflh eflldr.
Kf, O ihdk ots nffl tgdt yfu mht tgfsh.(Eubby.)
]gy6
Iy sosthr Idkey wfule khvhr. ^ghs fashsshe wotg bffe dke
whomgt dke stubb. ^dih wotg ghr brohkes. Ots dkkfyokm.
Iy ifi os lo h tgdt. ^ghs dlwdys sdyokm tgokms lo h, O muhss
O nfule gdvh d lon` fb tgdt lfllopfp. O rdk shvhkty-fflvh iolhs tfedy. O
ehshrvh ot. O swhdr, ots lo`h, fashss fvhr sfihtgokm tgdt idtthrs.
(Ih.)
_hdg, lo`h hxtrd wgop!(Eubby.)
]h ldumghe.
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hrofusly, tgfumg. O tgok` ots nffl tgdt yfurh just . . . yfu
`kfw . . . rhdl.
Iy ghdrt tguiphe Ugdts tgh swhhthst tgokm hvhr ok
Ifrsh nfeh.
Just ds Eubby fphkhe tgh effr tf tgh Gfkhy Auk gos s`otty
(s`okky/prhtty) sosthr Idkey pullhe up ok ghr ndr.
Mht ok!(Idkey.)
]gy6(Eubby.)
Ots rdokokm.(Idkey.)
^f6(Eubby.)
Ughrhs d gumh stfri nfiokm.(Idkey.)
Kf tghrh oskt.(Eubby.)
_fu gdvh d ehktost dppfoktihkt.
O ef kft.
Ifi wdkts tf shh yfu romgt dwdy.(Idkey.)
]gy6(Eubby.)
Eoekt sdy.(Idkey.)
Uhll ghr O ll ah gfih sffk.(Eubby.)
Ahtthr nfih kfw. ^ghs posshe.(Idkey.)
]gy6 Eoe sgh shh yfur ioethri6(Eubby.)
Xkbukky.(Idkey.)
Ots f`dy.(Ih, ahokm ldoe adn` dke nffl.) Mf.
]dkt d roeh6(Eubby.)
Kf tgdk`s.(Ih.)
Ugh rdok stdrthe tf pon` up. ]h just stffe tghrh lo`h ot wds
=1 dke sukky.
_furh mfokm tf mht d brfzhk gft ngfnfldth, drhkt yfu6(Eubby.)
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@oke fb.
Kf bdor.(Eubby.)
Idkey gfk`he tgh gfrk.Lhts mf!
Eubby mft ok tgh ndr dke pfokthe d fflkmhr muk dt gos thiplh.
Fkh iokuth ldthr gh shkt tgos thxt:Idkey lohe. ^ghs erdmmokm
ih tf tgh idll tf mht ghr pdynghn`. ^gfule gdvh `kfwk. ^gh gdths
erovokm dlfkh. _fu fwh ih d brfzhk.Ldthr.
Dke tgdt wds iy edy. Srhtty swhht, gug6 O dnnfiplosghe
iy sfnodl mfdls wotgfut dky ghlp brfi Duero. ]gong id`hs
ih wfkehr ob O rhly fk ghr tff iung. Ahndush tghrhs d aom eob-
bhrhknh ahtwhhk iossokm Duero dke khheokm Duero. Ds aom ds
tgh eobbhrhknh ahtwhhk tgh ldrmh brfzhk gft ngfnfldth dke tgh
hxtrd-ldrmh. ]gong os aom. (Aurp.) Urust ih.
Uf Ah Nfktokuhe . . .
HKE ^NHKH.