License to Spill (A Pretenders Novel) by Lisi Harrison (Preview)

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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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    45

    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.