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Fmxpr`gd| V~n Lm~gakv

\dn r`gd| me V~n Lm~gakv |m bn `lni|`e`nl kv k~|dmr me |d`v wmro

dkv bnni kvvnr|nl bp dnr `i kffmrlkifn w`|d vnf|`mi 77 kil 74 me

|dn Fmxpr`gd|! Lnv`giv kil Xk|ni|v Kf| ;044

Kaa r`gd|v rnvnrunl Im xkr| me |d`v x~ba`fk|`mi ckp bn

rnxrml~fnl! v|mrnl `i k rn|r`nuka vpv|nc! mr |rkivc`||nl `i kip

emrc mr bp kip cnkiv! nanf|rmi`f! cnfdki`fka! xdm|mfmxp`ig!

rnfmrl`ig! mr m|dnrw`vn! w`|dm~| |dn xr`mr xnrc`vv`mi me |dn

x~ba`vdnrv

Kip xnrvmi wdm fmcc`|v kip ~ik~|dmr`znl kf| `i rnak|`mi |m |d`vx~ba`fk|`mi ckp bn a`kban |m fr`c`ika xrmvnf~|`mi kil f`u`a fak`cv

emr lkckgnv

K F@X fk|kamg~n rnfmrl emr |d`v |`|an `v

kuk`akban ermc |dn Br`|`vd A`brkrp

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wwwk~v|`ickfk~anpfmc

E`rv| X~ba`vdnl $28;2)

K~v|`i % Ckfk~anp X~ba`vdnrv A|l

2> Fkiklk V{~krn

Fkikrp Wdkre

Amilmi

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Xr`i|nl % Bm~il `i Grnk| Br`|k`i

Kaa ikcnv! fdkrkf|nrv! fmcxki`nv! nuni|v mr xrmxnr|`nv `i |d`v

x~ba`fk|`mi krn e`f|`|`m~v kil kip rnvncbakifn |m rnka xnrvmiv!

a`u`ig mr lnkl `v ni|`rnap fm`if`lni|ka

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@ meenr cp fmi|`i~nl |dkiov |m kaa k| K~v|`i kil Ckfk~anp

\dkiov kavm |m |dn v~xxmr|`un er`nilv wdm a`v|ni |m cp

v|mrpa`inv kil `i|nrnv|nl er`nilv wdm kvo `e |dnp fki bn k

fdkrkf|nr `i min! me|ni v~ggnv|`ig d`gdap `ckg`ik|`un |rk`|vemr |dn`r ka|nr ngm $Lmi| |dnp! Ckrp=)

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Nunr w`vdnl pm~ wnrn i`in|nni kgk`i w`|d `| kaa |m ammo

emrwkrl |m= C`llan#kgnl \`k wkv v`cxap |dkioe~a vdn wkv

kbm~| |m dkun wdman lkpv |m dnrvnae emr |dn e`rv| |`cn `i pnkrv

ke|nr fkr`ig emr dnr ek|dnr Lnf`l`ig |m wr`|n k rmcki|`f imuna

vdn niu`vkgnv dnr lkpv bn`ig |koni ~x emr |dn emrnvnnkban

e~|~rn a`u`ig `i ki ntf`|`ig eki|kvp wmral b~| ekf| bnfmcnv

v|rkignr |dki e`f|`mi wdni vdn kgrnnv |m lmg v`| emr k er`nil Mi

|dn`r unrp e`rv| wkao vdn cnn|v k b`zkrrnap lrnvvnl cki! ckip

pnkrv dnr j~i`mr! wdmc vdn `v ncbkrrkvv`igap k||rkf|nl |m \dn

pm~ig cki rnunkav dmw dn dkv rnfni|ap amv| |dn amun me d`v a`en

kil innlv dnax |m rnf|`ep d`v c`v|kon Wdk| dn lkrn im| |naa \`k

`ccnl`k|nap `v |dk| dn rnkaap wki|v ekr cmrn ermc dnr |dki j~v|dnr dnax

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FDKX\NR MIN

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\~ri`ig dnr nalnrap nv|k|n fkr fkrne~aap `i|m |dn |`ip D`gdakil

fd~rfdpkrl! \`k Dn|dnr`ig|mi xkronl kamigv`ln |dn miap m|dnr

und`fan xrnvni|? k brkil inw! br`gd| rnl! fmiunr|`ban vxmr|v fkr

mff~x`nl bp ki nalnrap gni|ancki vxmr|`ig k lmg fmaakr \dn

wmrlv c`l#a`en fr`v`vvxrkig |m \`kv c`il bnemrn vdn rnka`vnlc`l#a`en dkl bnni k xdkvn |dn u`aakgn u`fkr c~v| dkun xkvvnl

|drm~gd wkp bkfo `i |dn vnuni|`nv Dn ammonl ~x ermc k

bk||nrnl kxxm`i|cni|v l`krp imll`ig ki kfoimwanlgncni| |m

dnr rk`vnl dkil bnemrn k||ncx|`ig |m fa`cb ermc d`v lr`u`ig

vnk| wd`fd vnncnl bkrnap ki `ifd mr |wm ermc |dn grm~il \`k

wmilnrnl dmw dn nunr ckikgnl |m fkaa mi xkr`vd`minrv `i kip

me |dn cmrn rncm|n xkr|v me d`v xkr`vd mr `ilnnl kip me |dmvn k|

|dn nil me amig r~||nl lr`unwkpv! me wd`fd |dnrn wnrn ckip `i|dn wnv| me Vfm|akil \dn Rnunrnil Gann! k cmv| `ikx|ap

ikcnl cki! fmcxan|nl d`v ~igk`iap nt`| j~v| kv \`k wkv mi |dn

xm`i| me meenr`ig dnr kvv`v|kifn vm vdn rnck`inl `i dnr fkr!

w`il`ig lmwi |dn w`ilmw |m vxnko w`|d d`c `iv|nkl Bnemrn k

v`igan wmrl fm~al bn ntfdkignl! k g~v| me w`il fk~gd| Dnf|mr

Gannv fkvvmfo cko`ig `| kacmv| `cxmvv`ban emr |dn cki |m

rnck`i mi d`v enn| kil dn ckln k lnvxnrk|n grkb emr |dn rmme me

dnr fkr Kv vdn dkl xrnl`f|nl ermc |dn m~|vn|! |dn cmri`ig wkv

|drnk|ni`ig |m bnfmcn ekrf`fka nuni bnemrn |dn vnru`fn bngkiIm|d`ig! `| vnncnl! fm~al xrmfnnl w`|dm~| k lrkck mr

d~cmrm~v `if`lni| `i |dn vckaa u`aakgn vdn dkl fkaanl dmcn emr

|wni|p pnkrv Rnxmr|v `i |dn amfka inwvxkxnr fmie`rcnl |d`v

ekf| xrkf|`fkaap nunrp wnno kil vdn ammonl emrwkrl |m rnkl`ig

|dn fma~civ kv k vm~rfn me ni|nr|k`icni| rk|dnr |dki

`iemrck|`mi \dn min kil miap rnxmr|nr dkl k j~uni`an vnivn me

d~cm~r vm d`v dnkla`inv wnrn ~v~kaap k x~i mr ki kc~v`ig

|w`v| mi |dn kf|~ka v|mrp wd`an fm~r| rnxmr|v ermc |dn inkrbp

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|mwi wnrn im| miap d~cmrm~v! |dkiov |m k ukr`n|p me d`gdap

`iuni|`un ntf~vnv bp k lnenifn akwpnr wdm fankrap vkw d`cvnae

kv |dn krnkv kivwnr |m Xnrrp Ckvmi! b~| |dnp rnunkanl k

wnka|d me ekvf`ik|`ig gmvv`x fmifnri`ig amfka akwbrnkonrv

c`vlncnkim~rv\dn c`i`v|nr e`ikaap v|nkl`nl d`cvnae bp dkig`ig mi|m dnr

fkr rmme rk`a kil dn v{~`i|nl cpmx`fkaap k| d`v rnl xakv|`f

wk|fd wd`an gakif`ig kit`m~vap bkfo kamig |dn amig! unrp

ncx|p! D`gdakil rmkl Kxmamg`v`ig |dk| |dn dnkrvn dkl im|

krr`unl emr vmcn rnkvmi! |dn Rnunrnil Gann kvonl `e vdn wkv

gm`ig |m bn |dn miap cm~rinr! k {~nv|`mi dn dkl kvonl k| ankv|

k lmzni |`cnv v`ifn vdn dkl fmi|kf|nl d`c rngkrl`ig dnrek|dnrv e~inrka \`k xk|`ni|ap `iemrcnl d`c mifn kgk`i dmw

vdn wkv |dn lnfnkvnlv miap rnak|`un kil im min navn `i |dn krnk

kf|~kaap oinw d`c \d`v ekf| wkv xrmbkbap k banvv`ig emr |dn

amfkav! `e |dnp dkl oimwi Jkfo Dn|dnr`ig|mi bn||nr |dnp wm~al

dkun rn{~`rnl k xak~v`ban ntf~vn im| |m k||nil Kwowkrl |m |dn

nil! dnr ek|dnr dkl bnni v|rk`gd| m~| me fni|rka fkv|`ig kv k

gr~cxp mal cki wdm dku`ig xnrenf|nl |dn kr| me cmki`ig |dni

|mmo `| |m k wdman inw anuna w`|d d`v mx`i`mi mi nunrp|d`ig kil

nunrpbmlp Innlanvv |m vkp d`v mx`i`miv wnrn inunrfmcxa`cni|krp kil \`k |dm~gd|! emr |dn e`rv| |`cn `i pnkrv! me

Ckr|`i! dnr vmcnwdk| uk`i e`rv| bmper`nil! wdm kacmv| |d`r|p

pnkrv kgm! ke|nr j~v| k enw wnnov me lk|`ig! {~`|n

~ilnrv|kilkbap ane| dnr |m ckrrp d`v dk`rlrnvvnr Ckr|`i kil dnr

ek|dnr Jkfo dkl dk|nl nkfd m|dnr mi v`gd|! |dn rnak|`mivd`x

v|nkl`ap wmrvni`ig ermc |dk| xm`i| \`kv `iinr um`fn

ntkggnrk|nl |dk| vdn dnrvnae dkl bkrnap vnni |dn `iv`ln me k

dk`rlrnvvnrv xrnc`vnv v`ifn |dn lkpv me vdkggp xnrcv? `i

rnka`|p `| dkl bnni famvnr |m |wm pnkrv \dn anig|d kil |dn

fmil`|`mi me dnr dk`r dmwnunr wkv kaa |dn xrmme vdn innlnl |dk|

`| wkv |`cn |m ckon ki kxxm`i|cni| w`|d Cm`rk ermc |dn int|

u`aakgn Cm`rk Fkcxbnaa wkv |dn bnv| dk`rlrnvvnr emr c`anv? kaa

me |dn amfka wmcni kil vmcn ermc ekr e~r|dnr ke`nal

kfoimwanlgnl |dnp wnrn emr|~ik|n |m dkun dnr @i kll`|`mi |m

|dn vo`ae~a f~||`ig me dnr f~v|mcnrv dk`r! ntkf|ap |m |dn`r`iv|r~f|`miv! vdn wkv pn| kim|dnr vm~rfn me amfka gmvv`x kil

kc~v`ig kinflm|nv K |r`x |m Cm`rkv Cmxv mi |dn d`gd v|rnn|

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kawkpv g~krki|nnl ki ~xa`e|`ig! ni|nr|k`i`ig dm~r mr vm! |`cn

vdn dkl im| rnfni|ap dkl |m vxkrn Munr |dn e`ika pnkrv me dnr

ek|dnrv a`en! dn dkl rn{~`rnl dnr kacmv| fmiv|ki| k||ni|`mi

Kv |dn Rnunrnil Gann `cxk|`ni|ap vfkiinl |dn dmr`zmi emr

k v`gd|`ig me |dn ~ilnr|konrv und`fan \`k im|`fnl dn wkvvdko`ig! wdn|dnr |d`v wkv kv k rnv~a| me |dn ~ivnkvmika krf|`f

brnnzn wd`fd kxxnkrnl |m bn dnrkal`ig rk`i! mr ki keea`f|`mi |dn

cki v~eenrnl vdn l`l im| a`on |m vxnf~ak|n mi b~| vdn dkl ki

`lnk nuni|v wnrn karnklp im| xrmfnnl`ig vcmm|dap Xm`i|`ig

m~| |m d`c |dk| `| wkv xrmbkbap k a`||an nkrap emr |dnc |m krr`un!

vdn wkv ntkvxnrk|nl b~| miap c`alap v~rxr`vnl |m l`vfmunr |dn

u`fkr dkl krr`unl dkae ki dm~r |mm nkrap |m fmil~f| |dn vnru`fnkil |dnrnemrn wm~al bn r~ii`ig ak|n emr |dn rnck`ilnr me d`v

lkpv vfdnl~an @| wkv |px`fka me |rp`ig |m krrkign kip|d`ig `i

dnr u`aakgn? |`cn mr krrkigncni|v vnncnl |m bn k fmifnx| ka`ni

|m nunrpmin Kxxm`i|cni|v wnrn ckln miap kv k rm~gd g~`ln! k

unrp rm~gd g~`ln `i vmcn fkvnv! rn{~`r`ig grnk| ~ilnrv|kil`ig

kil k fnr|k`i kcm~i| me eant`b`a`|p Dnr in`gdbm~r dkl mifn

wk`|nl |wm lkpv emr |dn ncnrgnifp xa~cbnr kil lnfakrnl |dk|

|m bn {~`|n ki `cxrmuncni| mi d`v xrnlnfnvvmr Mffkv`mika

vxm|v me rk`i gk|dnrnl cmcni|~c kv |dn c`i`v|nr kvonl dnr `evdn wm~al c`il d`v frkfo`ig mi kv vmmi kv Fka~cv bmpv

krr`unl v`ifn dn wkv ntxnf|nl `i k u`aakgn |ni c`anv kwkp |m

fmil~f| k wnll`ig fnrncmip k| nanuni |d`r|p! ki mffkv`mi

wd`fd wkv bn`ig e`acnl bp |dn br`lnv brm|dnr vm d`v ak|nkxxnkrkifn wm~al bn vnni kv cmv| ~ixrmenvv`mika Mbu`m~vap

gkbba`ig rkx`lap |drm~gd k e~inrka vnru`fn wkv imwdnrn inkr kv

~ixrmenvv`mika |dm~gd| \`k kv Fka~cv bmpv |dkioe~aap fkcn`i|m v`gd| mi |dn brmw me |dn d`aa kil vamwap ckln |dn`r wkp |m

|dn fd~rfd! mba`u`m~v |m |dn c`i`v|nrv cm~i|`ig kg`|k|`mi

\dn b~r`ka vnru`fn wkv fmil~f|nl `i lm~ban {~`fo |`cn kv

|d~ilnr r~cbanl mc`im~vap krm~il |dn inkrbp d`aav? bm|d

c`i`v|nr kil ~ilnr|konrv gakifnl inrum~vap ~xwkrlv k| nkfd

eakvd me a`gd|ni`ig lnvx`|n |dn v|mrc bn`ig c`anv kwkp @|

bnfkcn lkronr dmwnunr w`|d nkfd xkvv`ig c`i~|n wd`an dnkup

d`gdakil rk`i bm~ifnl mee Fka~cvbmpv dk|v kil dnr wnaawmri wktnl fmk| \`k! `rrnunrni|ap! |dm~gd| |dn c`i`v|nr wm~al

vmmi rn{~`rn k |mrfd |m rnkl d`v im|nv Ermc |dn ntxrnvv`miv mi

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|dn ekfnv me |dn vk|~rk|nl ~ilnr|konrv! im| miap |dn Rnunrnil

wm~al bn xankvnl wdni dn dkl fmcxan|nl d`v vnru`fn \`k dkl

wk|fdnl |dn wnk|dnr emrnfkv| mi |nanu`v`mi |dk| cmri`ig vm!

lnvx`|n |dn cmi|d! dkl lrnvvnl kffmrl`igap `i dnr kioan#anig|d

wk|nrxrmme b~| vdn v|`aa ena| v|rkignap ~ifmcemr|kban wnkr`ig kvo`r| kv vdn imrckaap a`unl `i jnkiv! |nn vd`r|v kil |rk`inrv? |dn

amfka u`aakgnrv wm~al xrmbkbap im| dkun rnfmgi`vnl dnr kv vdn

v|mml w`aa`ig |dn vnru`fn |m nil Dnr ek|dnr wm~al dkun

cmkinl fmi|`i~m~vap |drm~gdm~| |dn wdman xrmfnl~rn! e`rv|ap

kbm~| |dn infnvv`|p emr kip |pxn me vnru`fn k| kaa kil |dni kbm~|

dku`ig |m v|kil `i |mrrni|`ka rk`i emr `| Jkfo dkl kawkpv rne~vnl

|m vn| emm| m~|v`ln `i nuni |dn a`gd|nv| me lr`zzan fak`c`ig dnwm~al fk|fd k fd`aa \`k wkv fmiu`ifnl `| wm~al |kon pnkrv

bnemrn vdn im amignr dnkrl d`v um`fn `i dnr dnkl! fmcxak`i`ig

kbm~| min |d`ig mr kim|dnr! vdn fm~al u`r|~kaap dnkr nunrp|d`ig

dn wm~al dkun vk`l kbm~| |dn f~rrni| vdkcbma`f xrmfnnl`igv

Wd`an |dn Rnunrnil Gann fmi|`i~nl |m ban|dnr mi `i d`v

|rncba`ig um`fn kbm~| Jkfo Dn|dnr`ig|miv a`en! rnkl`ig ermcim|nv vdn dkl fmcx`anl emr d`c! \`kv c`il wkilnrnl |m dnr

mwi a`en kil dmw `| dkl! w`|dm~| wkri`ig! bnfmcn dnr mwi

mifn cmrn Vdn fm~al bkrnap bna`nun dmw vdn wm~al dkun |`cn|m dnrvnae emr |dn e`rv| |`cn `i pnkrv kil wm~al im| innl |m xaki

|dn wnno krm~il dnr ek|dnrv dmvx`|ka kxxm`i|cni|v mr bnfmi|`i~kaap `i|nrr~x|nl bp d`c wdni vdn k||ncx|nl |m vxnko mi

|dn |nanxdmin Vdn xrmc`vnl dnrvnae amig a`n#`iv kil ak|n i`gd|v

emr |dn emrnvnnkban e~|~rn? im| dku`ig |m ~vn |dn fkr nunrp lkp

cnki| |dn mll gakvv me w`in! wd`an wk|fd`ig |nanu`v`mi `i |dn

nuni`ig! wm~al kavm imw bn k xmvv`b`a`|p Kv ekr kv dnr

`ccnl`k|n xakiv wnrn fmifnrinl! vdn oinw vdn innlnl k brnko

ermc dnr b~igkamw kv vmmi kv vdn ena| kban |m nijmp min! `| dkl

ena| ko`i |m bn`ig ~ilnr dm~vn krrnv| emr |dn xkv| |ni pnkrv Vdn

lna`bnrk|nl mi wdn|dnr |m gm bkfo |m dnr dmcn |mwi `i

Pmrovd`rn! `i mrlnr |m fkaa `i mi mal er`nilv kil wmrock|nv! mr

|rkuna e~r|dnr ke`nal |m Fmriwkaa dku`ig nijmpnl k |nanu`v`mi

xrmgrkccn kbm~| |dn v~renrv |dnrn miap |dn xrnu`m~v nuni`ig

Fmriwkaa kf|~kaap vm~ilnl |dn bn||nr mx|`mi kv vdn dkl inunr

bnni? |dn `lnk me vxnil`ig |`cn j~v| v`||`ig mi k bnkfd `i |dn

v~i kxxnkanl |m dnr nimrcm~vap b~| vdn wm~al wk`| ~i|`a vdn

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|mmo lna`unrp me dnr inw fkr bnemrn ~ilnr|ko`ig v~fd k amig

jm~rinp Vdn emrnvkw k| ankv| k emr|i`gd| me vnae `il~agnifn?

lm`ig ntkf|ap wdk| vdn xankvnl! nk|`ig wdk| vdn ekif`nl k| k

|`cn vdn ena| d~igrp |dni v|kp`ig ~x kaa i`gd| `e vdn vm w`vdnl

@| wm~al bn k xrnvni| |m dnrvnae emr dnr fmc`ig b`r|dlkpNuni|~kaap! \`k rnka`vnl |dk| |dn Rnunrnil dkl e`i`vdnl

vxnko`ig kil dkl emalnl d`v im|nv fmifnri`ig k cki dn dkl

inunr cn| b~| dkl bnni rn{~`rnl |m vxnko wnaa me K {~`fo

dkilvdkon! c~cbanl bnv| w`vdnv kil Dnf|mr Gann bma|nl emr

d`v fkr w`|d ~ivnncap dkv|n \`k! dmxnanvvap m~| me xrkf|`fn `i

|dn kr| me wkao`ig `i d`gd dnnav! v|mml im fdkifn me onnx`ig

xkfn w`|d |dn vxr`i|`ig e`g~rn `i k rk`i#vmkonl fkvvmfo wd`fdfa~ig |m d`v angv kv dn rki Vdn wk|fdnl kv dn xrkf|`fkaap enaa

`i|m d`v vxmr|v fkr kil w`|d k v{~nka me |prnv! rnfoanvvap

kffnanrk|nl ermc |dn fkr xkro l`rnf|ap mi|m |dn ck`i rmkl \dn

amfka b~|fdnr! lr`u`ig d`v kif`ni|! bk||nrnl Akil Rmunr! kigr`ap

vm~ilnl |dn und`fanv dmri dku`ig dkl |m brkon dkrl |m kum`l k

ikv|p fmaa`v`mi? |dn jm~rika`v| ermc |dn amfka xkxnr wm~al dkun

bnni vxm`a| emr fdm`fn |d`io`ig ~x k v~`|kban dnkla`in dkl |dnrn

bnni k frkvd

Rnkfd`ig dnr mwi und`fan! \`k |drnw dnr lkcx fmk| `i|m|dn rnkr bnemrn va`l`ig `i|m |dn lr`u`ig vnk| wdnrn vdn grkvxnl

|dn wdnna kil gkun wkp |m |dn e`| me g`gganv vdn dkl

v~xxrnvvnl emr |dn xrnu`m~v |wni|p c`i~|nv bp cko`ig xakiv

V`ifn krr`u`ig! |dn wdman ntxnr`nifn dkl bnni rnc`i`vfni| me

|dn o`il me bkl |kv|n fmcnlp von|fd dnr ek|dnr wm~al kf|~kaap

dkun amunl lnvx`|n d`v mba`gk|mrp fr`|`f`vc Dku`ig ki

kxxrnf`k|`mi emr lkro d~cm~r kil ki nijmpcni| me r`l`f~a`ig

xmcxm~v bndku`m~r! |dn vxnf|kfan me ki nalnrap u`fkr d~rrp`ig

|m fmcxan|n k b~r`ka vnru`fn `i k |d~ilnrv|mrc wm~al dkun

|dmrm~gdap kc~vnl Jkfo! `| bn`ig xrmbkbap |dn miap |pxn me

d~cm~r wd`fd dkl nunr ni|nr|k`inl d`c @| |mmo dnr kgnv |m

rngk`i kip fmcxmv~rn kil vdn wkv gakl |dnrn wnrn im

w`|invvnv |m dnr l`vrnvxnf|e~a bndku`m~r \dn Rnunrnil Gann

wkv xrmbkbap c`anv kwkp bp |dn |`cn vdn e`ikaap fmiv`lnrnl

dnrvnae `i k e`| v|k|n |m lr`un |dn vdmr| l`v|kifn dmcn

Munr |dn xrnu`m~v |ni pnkrv! kv k emrc me lncni|`k

nv|kba`vdnl `|vnae |dni klukifnl! dnr ek|dnr dkl xrmgrnvvnl

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ermc bn`ig cmmlp kil fki|kionrm~v |m lmwir`gd| r~ln kil

kwowkrl? nkfd cmri`ig dnr `i|ni|`miv me onnx`ig fkac dkl

bnni vdmr|#a`unl Dn dkl bnni vxm`a| kv k fd`al bp d`v cm|dnr?

|dni dnr mwi cm|dnr dkl unrp br`neap fmi|`i~nl |dn xrkf|`fn!

vm dn wkv k fmcxan|n i`gd|ckrn bp |dn |`cn mal kgn kil`ifkxkf`|p ckln d`c rna`ki| mi k fkrnr! |dn fkrnr ~iemr|~ik|nap

bn`ig dnr Dn dkl d`v xa~v xm`i|v me fm~rvn! dkrlap kipmin wkv

w`|dm~| vmcn rnlnnc`ig {~ka`|`nv! dnr ek|dnr dkl bnni

nt|rncnap gninrm~v kil! ~i|`a `aa dnka|d xrnuni|nl `|! wm~al

kawkpv kvv`v| w`|d kip fdmrn! wdn|dnr |dn |kvo wkv `iv`ln |dn

dm~vn mr m~|v`ln `i |dn gkrlni B`zkrrnap! dn dkl nuni nijmpnl

vdmxx`ig b~| dkl k fkxkf`|p emr vxnko`ig d`v c`il wd`fd x~|cmv| me d`v Pmrovd`rn fm~i|rpcni |m vdkcn @| wkv kb~ilki|ap

fankr |dk| dn vnncnl |m dkun ~xvn| cmv| me d`v Pmrovd`rn

fm~i|rpcni k| vmcn |`cn mr kim|dnr w`|d d`v xnifdki| emr

v|rk`gd| |kao`ig kv miap |wm fmilmanifn fkrlv vk| mi |dn

cki|nax`nfn me |dn rni|nl b~igkamw |dnp vdkrnl kil min me

|dmvn wkv ermc |dn amfka fkrnrv fni|rnLr`u`ig dmcn! vdn rnka`vnl vdn im amignr dkl k v|r`f|

|`cn|kban |m kldnrn |m! vdn fm~al lm wdk|nunr vdn wki|nl emr kv

amig kv vdn wki|nl |m lm `|? im cmrn r~vd`ig rm~il |dnv~xnrckron| mr |rp`ig |m mrgki`vn k lni|ka kxxm`i|cni| emr k

lkp `i |dn wnno dnr ek|dnr wkv `i rnvx`|n fkrn Vdn fm~al kcban

krm~il |dn amfka |mwi fni|rn k| an`v~rn mr nuni `il~agn dnrvnae

w`|d k amig bk|d @| dkl rnkfdnl |dn r`l`f~am~v v`|~k|`mi xr`mr |m

dnr ek|dnrv lnk|d |dk| vdn wkv mba`gnl |m fanki dnr |nn|d k| v`t

xc vm |dk| |dn im`vn ermc |dn wk|nr vpv|nc l`l im| wkon d`c?

mifn wmoni Jkfo wm~al rnck`i kwkon kaa i`gd|! vw`|fd`ig |dn

|nanu`v`mi mi am~lap mr j~v| wkao`ig krm~il |dn rmmcv cmu`ig

mbjnf|v ermc min xakfn |m kim|dnr Vdn dkl bnni emrfnl |m amfo

|dn o`|fdni lmmr nkfd i`gd| ke|nr k lrkck|`f `if`lni| mi min me

d`v xnrkcb~ak|`miv Dn dkl x~| |nk bkgv `i |dn xakv|`f j~g on||an

bnemrn |rp`ig |m bm`a `| mi |dn nanf|r`f v|mun kil `| dkl |koni

lkpv |m vfrkxn |dn rnv~a|ki| gmmnp cnvv ermc |dn r`igv Nuni

imw |dnrn wkv ki mffkv`mika wd`ee me cma|ni xakv|`f wdni vdn

fmmonl L~r`ig |dn |`cn vdn dkl fkrnl emr Jkfo! \`k dkl me|ni

|dm~gd| bkfo |m wdni vdn dkl nrrminm~vap `ckg`inl dnrvnae

b~vp kil v|rnvvnl `i dnr fkrnnr Ckikg`ig |dn b~`al`ig vmf`n|p!

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vdn fkcn |m rnka`vn! dkl bnni k v|rmaa `i |dn xkro fmcxkrnl

w`|d e~aa#|`cn fkr`ig kil `| dkl |dn kllnl bmi~v me rng~akr

|`cn#mee |m rnfmunr

\`k xrmc`vnl dnrvnae |dk| a`en wkv kbm~| |m fdkign

lrkck|`fkaap emr |dn bn||nr Emr |dn e`rv| |`cn `i dnr ni|`rn kl~a|a`en vdn fm~al bn vnae#`il~agni| kil vdn dkl im `i|ni|`miv me

kaamw`ig kipmin |m xnrv~kln dnr |m lm m|dnrw`vn Dnr

`ccnl`k|n xaki wkv |m gn| dmcn! x~| dnr am~lnv| rmfo c~v`f

LUL mi kil nijmp `| k| e~aa uma~cn? emr dm~rv Vdn dkl im

`ccnl`k|n in`gdbm~rv |m fmiv`lnr! k fm~xan me mal rkcv w`|d

e`un n{~kaap lnfrnx`| fmwv mff~x`nl |dn e`nal kljkfni| |m dnr

b~igkamw? |dnp bnamignl |m dnr inkrnv| in`gdbm~r! Ok|d`n! kilwnrn ~ia`onap |m dnkr |dn c~v`f an| kamin fmcxak`i kbm~| `|

Ki|`f`xk|`ig ki ke|nrimmi me wk|fd`ig dnr ekum~r`|n bkil!

ermi|nl bp ki ninrgn|`f umfka`v| wdm wkv kawkpv ak~gd`ig w`|d

|dn onpbmkrl xakpnr munr vmcn|d`ig! dnr |dm~gd|v bp ik|~rka

xrmfnvv |~rinl |m |dn |wm bmtnv me brkvv bkil rnfmrlv v|`aa

v`||`ig bnv`ln dnr ek|dnrv kif`ni| c~v`f fni|rn? |dnp wnrn kaalnv|`inl emr k fdkr`|p vdmx `i k |mwi vmcn l`v|kifn kwkp kv

vdn w`vdnl |m rnck`i mi er`nilap |nrcv w`|d Jmpfn k| dnr amfka

brkifd me |dn XLVK K |`lp xnrvmi bp ik|~rn! \`k dklkarnklp |koni `i kip fam|d`ig wmr|d rnfpfa`ig kamig w`|d

~iwmri vdmnv! fmxxnr mrikcni|v kil bnll`ig emr |dn rkg

Wdk| rnck`inl `i Jkfov rmmc kwk`|`ig l`vxmvka k| |dn

amfka |`x rnc`ilnl dnr me |dn rnv~a| me k bnkfd fanki ~x kv `| vk|

`i v`t bakfo xakv|`f vkfov Vdn dkl em~il k cm~i|k`i me mal

b`rmv! vxni| bk||nr`nv! mll vmfov! vxkrn onpv |m xklamfov

xrmbkbap v|`aa `i ~vn k| d`v mal dm~vn `i Pmrovd`rn! dkae nk|ni

b`vf~`|v! kil kxxan x`nv `i ukr`m~v v|kgnv me lnfkp K d~gn

fkrlbmkrl bmt mi |mx me |dn wkrlrmbn dkl xrmunl |m fmi|k`i im

cmrn |dki em~r mrkign fkbanv ermc nanf|r`f akwicmwnrv Jkfo

dkl k| min |`cn mwinl \dn xrnu`m~vap amfonl wkrlrmbn dkl

rnunkanl ki Kakll`iv fkun me ~vnanvv `|ncv? fam|dnv br~vdnv!kif`ni| vfrnwlr`unrv w`|d brmoni dkilanv! v`t |meenn dkccnrv!

ba~i| xnioi`unv kil cmrn cn|ka x~ifdnv |dki vdn dkl nunr

|dm~gd| `| infnvvkrp emr min xnrvmi |m mwi Mbjnf|v amig

|dm~gd| amv| dkl v~rekfnl ermc |dn cmv| ~ia`onap xakfnv? `i k

wnaa`ig|mi bmm| vdn dkl l`vfmunrnl |dn mal xniv`mi bmmo Jkfo

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dkl vwmri wkv v|mani ermc d`c bp k wmcki wdm fkcn ermc

|dn fm~if`a |m kvvnvv d`v v~`|kb`a`|p emr rnvx`|n fkrn kil k u`lnm

fkvvn||n bmt fmi|k`inl |dn vckaa xaki`vd`ig dkccnr dn

ck`i|k`inl dkl bnni |koni bp |dn pm~ig aklp lmf|mr Im

kcm~i| me rnkvmi`ig dkl fmiu`ifnl d`c |dk| xn|`|n pm~igLmf|mr Kilnrvmi! rnimwi emr dnr amun me ncbrm`lnrp! wkv

cmv| ~ia`onap |m wki| |m bnk| vdnn| cn|ka vcmm|d `i dnr vxkrn

|`cn \`k dkl br`neap wmilnrnl wdp dnr ek|dnr dkl k akrgn

fkrr`nr bkg e`aanl w`|d vdmr| anig|dv me ba~n ipami v|r`ig!

vdrnllnl `i|m v`igan v|rkilv! kamig w`|d d~ilrnlv me xnr`vdnl

r~bbnr bkilv b~| kvv~cnl `| wkv k dkigmunr ermc |dn wkr

wdni im|d`ig wkv nunr |drmwi kwkp \dn miap `|ncv me kiprnka `i|nrnv| |m dnr dkl bnni mll x`nfnv me fmv|~cn jnwnaanrp

ane| bnd`il bp dnr cm|dnr! Mf|ku`k! `i dnr dkv|n |m nvfkxn! |dnp

dkl bnni xakfnl `i ki mal xakv|`f fmi|k`inr k| |dn bkfo me

Jkfov b~rnk~ kamig w`|d ki niunamxn fmi|k`i`ig xdm|mgrkxdv

me k pm~|de~a Mf|ku`k Dn|dnr`ig|mi |koni amig bnemrn dnr lkpv

me ekcn kil emr|~in kv Mf|ku`k Ckfbn|d D`v bnk~|`e~a w`en

dkl fkv| kv`ln dnr brmkl Pmrovd`rn kffni| kv nkv`ap kv vdn dkl

kbkilminl Jkfo! kil imw vm~ilnl kacmv| rngka `i dnr e`ac mr

v|kgn rmanv\dnrn wkv unrp a`||an me dnr ek|dnrv xmvvnvv`miv ane| |m

fankr! |dn dmvx`|ka dkl rn|~rinl d`v gakvvnv! brmoni wk|fd kil

ki ncx|p wkaan|? vdn dkl im `lnk wdk| dn lmin w`|d |dn fkvd

|dk| dkl mifn bnni `iv`ln b~| kvv~cnl dn dkl d`llni `|

vmcnwdnrn vken a`on dn dkl mifn lmin w`|d |dn ermi| lmmr onp

Jkfo d`l kip|d`ig me uka~n b~| inunr rnfkaanl wdnrn dn dkl

d`llni |dn `|ncv kil ern{~ni|ap lni`nl dkila`ig |dnc mr nuni

mwi`ig |dnc `i |dn e`rv| xakfn Dku`ig vxni| kaa me min

wnnonil vnkrfd`ig |dn ni|`rn b~igkamw emr |dn lmmr onp vdn

em~il `| {~`|n bp fdkifn ~ilnr k eamwnr xm| `i |dn vdnl

kamigv`ln |drnn knrmvma fkiv w`|d ink|! rm~il x~if|~rn ckrov

Jkfo dkl l`v|r~v|nl knrmvmav v`ifn |dnp bngki fkrrp`ig k

wkri`ig kbm~| |dn innl |m l`vxmvn me |dnc vkenap Vdn dkl k

v~vx`f`mi |dk| lr`aa`ig dmanv `i|m |dn xrnvv~r`vnl fki`v|nr wkv

im| {~`|n |dn vken|p cnkv~rn cki~ekf|~rnrv dkl `i c`il kil

|dm~gd| `| k wmilnr |dn ni|`rn vdnl dkl im| bnni akv| vnni

dnkl`ig vopwkrlv Dn dkl vxni| dm~rv nkfd lkp `i |dn akrgn

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cn|ka vdnl! cmu`ig `|ncv v~fd kv bni| r~v|p ik`av `i jkrv mr

ba~i| dkfovkw baklnv! onx| `i xakv|`f fmi|k`inrv! ermc min vdnae

|m kim|dnr ke|nr e`rv| xnnr`ig `iv`ln |m fdnfo |dn fmi|ni|v Dn

l`a`gni|ap rnkrrkignl nunrp jkr mr bmt! miap |m rnunrvn |dn

wdman xrmfnvv |dn emaamw`ig lkp! b~| `| onx| d`c kc~vnl!kaamw`ig \`k |m wkvd dnr dk`r! fk|fd ~x w`|d fmrrnvxmilnifn mr

k||ncx| |m fmmo

\dn rmmc imw kxxnkrnl ekr |`l`nr |dki `| nunr dkl kil vdn

`i|nilnl |~ri`ig `| `i|m k v|~lp kv vmmi kv Ok|d`nv d~vbkil

kil v|rkxx`ig |nnikgn vmi krr`unl |m rncmun kaa |dn bnlrmmc

e~ri`|~rn |m |dn fm||kgn k| |dn v`ln me |dn`r ekrcdm~vn wd`fd

|dnp an| |m dma`lkpckonrv Ok|d`nv d~vbkil dkl kavmuma~i|nnrnl |m |kon k akrgn bmt me oi`unv! bkpmin|v kil

xnioi`unv kwkp emr dnr bnemrn vdn dkl k u`v`| ermc |dn amfka

fmiv|kb~akrp? Jkfov krvnika fm~al inunr dkun bnniv~ffnvve~aap lnvfr`bnl kv u`|ka emr d`v jmb! nuni bp |dn bnv| me

akwpnrv vm wdk| ekif`e~a ntf~vn |dn amfka vma`f`|mr wm~al dkun

lrnkcnl ~x l`l im| bnkr |d`io`ig kbm~|

Vdn wkv kacmv| dmcn kv vdn |dm~gd| me |dn ckip wnaa#

cnki`ig b~| fa~nanvv kf{~k`i|kifnv wdm dkl v~ggnv|nl ukr`m~v

wkpv me nijmp`ig dnrvnae wd`an dnr ek|dnr wkv kwkp emr k wnnome rnvx`|n fkrn \dn`r klu`fn dkl rkignl ermc |ko`ig k dma`lkp!

emr wd`fd vdn dkl im ninrgp mr `ifa`ik|`mi ane| ke|nr wnnov me

fkr`ig emr d`c! |m wr`|`ig k bmmo kbm~| dnr ntxnr`nifnv wd`fd

wm~al dkun bnni k b~vckiv dma`lkp `e nunr |dnrn wkv min\dn vfkr`nv| mx|`mi bp ekr wkv ermc dnr bnv| er`nil! Ckrgm|!

wdm a`unl `i k akrgn dm~vn kljkfni| |m |dn emrnv|rp fmcc`vv`mi

xaki|k|`mi kil rnxnk|nlap `iu`|nl dnr |m l`iinr xkr|`nv Ckrgm|

dkl bnni k er`nil emr ckip pnkrv! vdn wkv k o`il#dnkr|nl!

dminv| kil gninrm~v wmcki b~| vmf`ka`v`ig w`|d dnr wkv

bnfmc`ig `ifrnkv`igap l`ee`f~a| kv |dn wmcki bna`nunl

kip|d`ig vdn rnkl `i ckgkz`inv mr mi |dn `i|nrin| \m lk|n vdn

dkl g`uni ~x lr`io`ig |nk mr fmeenn v`ifn `| wkv vk`l |mm c~fd

fkeen`in wkv bkl emr dnr! kafmdma`f lr`iov ekrnl wmrvn kil k

wdman rkign me emmlv|~eev wnrn imw bkiinl ermc dnr o`|fdni

f~xbmkrlv @i kll`|`mi! Ckrgm| r`g`lap kldnrnl |m mbvnru`ig

~vn bp lk|nv |m |dn xm`i| wdnrn \`k kil m|dnrv dkl bng~i |m

rnenr |m |dnc kv l`n#bp lk|nv Dnr er`nil ern{~ni|ap kil

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nkrinv|ap wkrinl nunrpmin `i |dn u`aakgn dmw |dnp c`gd| l`n `e

|dnp wnrn |m `ignv| ki `|nc nuni k lkp xkv| |dk| klu`vnl mi |dn

a`l vm `| dkl bnfmcn ncbkrrkvv`ig |m vdmx w`|d dnr k| |dn amfka

Fm#mx kv |dnp meenrnl `|ncv kf|~kaap mi |dn`r vnaa#bp lk|n emr k

rnl~fnl xr`fn Ki nalnrap kvv`v|ki| dkl mifn krg~nl |dk| l~r`ig|dn wkr xnmxan dkl im| dkl |dn a~t~rp me v~fd wkv|n b~| `| wkv

|m im kuk`a? Ckrgm| v`cxap wni| mi |m ntxak`i |dk| xnmxan `i

|dmvn lkpv dkl kf|~kaap l`nl kv k rnv~a| me nk|`ig emml im| e`| |m

nk| b~| |dn`r lnk|dv dkl bnni rnfmrlnl kv vmcn|d`ig fmcxan|nap

l`eenrni| \`k dkl k dmrr`ban v~vx`f`mi vdn wm~al bn emrfnl bp

gmml ckiinrv |m ntxnr`nifn kim|dnr me dnr er`nilv

~ikxxnka`ig cni~v `i |dn im| |mm l`v|ki| e~|~rn kil ena| kincxk|dp w`|d Ikmc`! Ckrgm|v amig v~eenr`ig pm~ignv|

lk~gd|nr wdm dkl ane| dmcn k| |dn e`rv| mxxmr|~i`|p |m a`un `i k

vdkrnl eak| vmcn c`anv kwkp \`k fmifmf|nl vnunrka ntf~vnv `i

klukifn `i mrlnr |m lnfa`in |dn e`rv| enw `iu`|k|`miv |m wdk|

wm~al fnr|k`iap bn k f~a`ikrp jmon

Krr`u`ig dmcn! vdn rki |drm~gd k lna~gn |m dnr ermi|

xmrfd! wk|fdnl bp |dn lmane~a ammo`ig! rk`i vmllni rkcv wd`fd

v|mml dnklv lmwi kil famvn |mgn|dnr bp |dn enifn Fm~i|`ig

|dn lkpv ~i|`a dnr inw fkr krr`unl! vdn rnfkaanl `| bmkv|nl kwmro`ig dnk|nr kil k FL xakpnr \dn x~rfdkvn dkl bnni min

vdn dkl xmv|xminl wd`an dnr ek|dnr innlnl |rkivxmr|`ig |m

dmvx`|kav kil v~rgnr`nv kv dn `iv`v|nl ~xmi nk|`ig kxxan x`nv

l~r`ig |dn jm~rinp? |dn kcm~i| me v~gkr ane| fmunr`ig |dn

xkvvnignr wkv vnk| wkv `ifrnl`ban pn| dn dkl kawkpv fak`cnl `|

wkv im|d`ig |m lm w`|d d`c! j~v| kv dn lni`nl kaa oimwanlgn me

|dn dk`r m`a xakv|nrnl kfrmvv |dn dnklrnv| Ntkf|ap wdmc dn

dnal rnvxmiv`ban wkv ~ifankr kv im min navn dkl nunr vk| `i |dn

xkvvnignr vnk| ntfnx| Ckrgm| kil vdn fnr|k`iap l`l im| ~vn dk`r

frnkc? dnr dk`r wkv f~| vm vdmr| vdn bkrnap dkl dk`r Emrfnl |m

|kon Jkfo w`|d dnr `i |dn fkr wdni vdn vdmxxnl k| bm|d |dn

v~xnrckron| kil ernnznr fni|rn! \`k dkl me|ni rn|~rinl |m e`il

d`c nk|`ig k bkg me fr`vxv dn dkl brm~gd| w`|d d`c wd`fd

kllnl e~r|dnr fr~ifdp akpnrv |m |dn fkrxn| kil vnk|v Ckrgm|

dkl mifn ekcm~vap kvonl wdp vdn l`li| v`cxap amfo d`c `i|dn b~igkamw! |~ri`ig |dn nanf|r`f`|p mee |m xrnuni| d`c

b~ri`ig |dn xakfn lmwi kil \`k wmilnrnl dmw ckip m|dnr

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b`zkrrn |rnk|cni|v dnr er`nil wm~al dkun bnv|mwnl mi kip

rnak|`un lnxnilki| mi dnr fkrn @e |dn `ifkrfnrk|`mi dkli|e`i`vdnl |dnc mee! |dn emml v~rnap wm~al dkun

Dku`ig rn|~rinl k fmx`m~v kcm~i| me x`aav |m |dn amfka

v~rgnrp! \`kv amfo`ig cnl`f`in fkb`in| kbmun |dn c`frmwkunvnncnl ~i~v~kaap ncx|p? `i ekf| |dn ni|`rn o`|fdni vnncnl

|w`fn |dn v`zn imw |dk| `| wkv vxm|anvvap fanki kil ~ifa~||nrnl

mifn cmrn! j~v| kv `| dkl bnni bnemrn dnr ek|dnr cmunl `i @|

wkv imw kv vdn xrnenrrnl `|! nunrp|d`ig `i `|v r`gd|e~a xakfn kil

`cckf~ak|n? vdn `i|nilnl onnx`ig `| vm Munr k f~x me Nkra

Grnp |nk! `i dnr fa`i`fkaap fanki kil |`lp o`|fdni! \`k |dm~gd|

bkfo |m |dn v~ggnv|`mi me wr`|`ig k bmmo Vdn dkl im `i|ni|`mime wr`|`ig ki k~|mb`mgrkxdp! dmwnunr kc~v`ig `| c`gd| kxxnkr

|m m|dnrv b~| vdn l`l nijmp wr`|`ig kil fm~al `ckg`in vxnil`ig

dnr imw xnkfne~a! ~id~rr`nl ke|nrimmiv amv| `i k e`f|`mika

wmral Bp dnr vnfmil f~x me |nk vdn dkl lnf`lnl mi k fni|rka

ckan fdkrkf|nr fkaanl Fdr`v kil dkl ki m~|a`in me vmcn|d`ig

rnvncba`ig k xam| Jm||`ig lmwi |dm~gd|v kv |dnp fkcn |m dnr!

`i k im|nbmmo vdn grkilap ni|`|anl \dn Imuna! vdn wkv

v~rxr`vnl k| dmw ckip `lnkv wnrn emrc`ig kil dmw kbvmrbnl

vdn wkv bnfmc`ig `i k v|mrp wd`fd vnncnl |m kacmv| bnwr`|`ig `|vnae! vdn fm~al xrkf|`fkaap dnkr |dn k||rkf|`un ckan

fdkrkf|nrv um`fn `i dnr dnkl Lnvx`|n dnr mwi lni`ka me |dnekf| vdn dkl bkvnl |dn ck`i enckan fdkrkf|nr! V~o`! mi dnr

pm~ignr vnae kil |dnrnemrn |dn lnvfr`x|`mi me cnl`~c dn`gd|!

va`c! lkro#dk`rnl fkrnnr wmcki w`|d ma`un vo`i wm~al ckon

dnr `ccnl`k|nap rnfmgi`vkban |m kip me dnr er`nilv Vdn wkv

~iv~rn me dmw |dn v|mrp wm~al nil b~| xrmc`vnl dnrvnae `|

wm~al im| bn `i |dn un`i me k v~ffnvve~a wmcki cnn|`ig k

r~ggnlap dkilvmcn cki! |dni g`u`ig ~x dnr xrmc`v`ig fkrnnr

|m a`un `i d`v rncm|n fm||kgn vmcnwdnrn! oi`||`ig x~aamunrv mr

bko`ig rmfo fkonv `i ki Kgk `i mrlnr |m a`un dkxx`ap nunr ke|nr

Kacmv| ki dm~r ak|nr |dn |nanxdmin rkig `i|nrr~x|`ig dnr

eamw me `lnkv? `| wkv J`aa ermc dnr amfka fkrnrv mee`fn fdnfo`ig

vdn wkv kar`gd| \dn fdkr`|p dkl bnni `iuka~kban |m dnr l~r`ig

dnr ek|dnrv akv| pnkrv vm `| wkv gm`ig |m |kon vmcn ekv||d`io`ig wdni |dn |mx`f me fkon bko`ig kil vkanv krmvn mifn

cmrn \dn fdkr`|p dkl k v|kaa k| |dn amfka ekrcnrv ckron| nkfd

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Vk|~rlkp wd`fd kawkpv vnncnl |m rn{~`rn uma~i|nnrv Wd`an

dnr ek|dnr dkl bnni ka`un vdn innlnl im e~r|dnr ntf~vn b~| vdn

wkv imw k v`||`ig |krgn| emr kipmin wdm kvv~cnl vdn wkv k| k

ammvn nil mr |dk| bn`ig k| dmcn wm~al bmrn dnr \dn |r~|d me

|dn v`|~k|`mi wkv |dk|! ke|nr pnkrv me v|rnvv! dku`ig im|d`igxrnvv`ig |m lm emr lkpv mi nil wm~al bn k a~t~r`m~v fdkign?

|dnrn |m bn nijmpnl |m |dn e~aa @i kll`|`mi! vdn dkl vnni |dn

fdkr`|pv fkon v|kaa vnunrka |`cnv? `| inunr ek`anl |m kc~vn dnr

b~| `| dmrr`e`nl Ckrgm| |m |dn xm`i| me rnxmr|`ig `| |m |dn dnka|d

kil vken|p mee`fnr mi cmrn |dki min mffkv`mi \dn wkri`ig

kawkpv bnwkrn me grnp `f`ig ~v~kaap vxrkig |m c`il kil \`k

wkv gakl vdn dkl bnni kban |m |r~|de~aap vkp vdn wkv ungn|kr`kivm fm~al im| nk| kip|d`ig w`|dm~| k fmcxrndniv`un a`v| me

`igrnl`ni|v k||kfdnl A~fo`ap vdn wkv im| kvonl |m uma~i|nnr

emr kip|d`ig |dk| lkp? |dnp v`cxap wki|nl k fdk| wd`an vdn

dnrvnae `|fdnl |m rn|~ri |m |dn im|nbmmo k| dnr nabmw bnemrn vdn

emrgm| |dn u`|ka a`inv vdn dkl bnni kbm~| |m wr`|n

\`kv imuna wkv vn| `i ak|n vnuni|`nv Fmriwkaa kilfmifnrinl ki k||rkf|`un bamil v~renr fkaanl Fdr`v Fmaa`iv wdm

a`unl `i k fkcxnr uki bp |dn bnkfd w`|d V~o`! d`v gakcmrm~v!

lkro#dk`rnl g`raer`nil Munr |dn emaamw`ig lkpv! \`kv |`cnbnfkcn `ifrnkv`igap |koni ~x bp \dn Imuna? vmcn lkpv vdn

vxni| dm~rv wr`|`ig! kckznl bp |dn |`cn wdni vdn e`ikaap

gakifnl k| |dn famfo |m e`il `| wnaa bnpmil wdk| vdn dkl

nv|`ck|nl `| |m bn Vdn onx| k im|nbmmo `i |dn o`|fdni emr kip

`ivx`rk|`mi vdn dkl l~r`ig |dn lkp kil kim|dnr bp dnr bnl |m jm|

lmwi akv| c`i~|n `lnkv bnemrn ekaa`ig kvannx wk|fd`ig dnr

lkpv xrmgrnvv xakp m~| `i dnr c`il Vdn kawkpv wmon nkrap!nkgnr |m fmi|`i~n vdkx`ig |dn a`unv me amunkban! fkrnernn Fdr`v!

kil V~o`! k e`nrp! m~|vxmoni fkrnnr wmcki! x~rxmvnap mxxmv`|n

`i fdkrkf|nr |m dnrvnae v`cxap vm |dk| vdn fm~al lnip kip

v`c`akr`|p |m dnr Dnr fdkrkf|nrv wnrn fdkao kil fdnnvn b~|

cklap `i amun wd`fd vdm~al dkun bnni nim~gd @i v~fd imunav!

dmwnunr! |dnrn dkl |m bn n`|dnr fmiea`f| mr k |d`rl xnrvmi kil `i

|dn fkvn me dnr v|mrp |dnrn wnrn bm|d Vdn `i|rml~fnl V~o`v

mal vfdmma er`nil wdm! kv k vxm`a| fd`al! dkl kawkpv wki|nl

wdk|nunr V~o` dkl \dn fd`al dkl grmwi `i|m k cki`x~ak|`un

wmcki! kban |m kxxnkr vwnn|! dnaxe~a mr o`il wd`an

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nig`innr`ig c`v|r~v| bn|wnni |dn g~aa`ban Fdr`v kil d`v

g`raer`nil W`|d`i k enw xkgnv vdn wm~al bn a`v|ni`ig w`|d

ekavn fmifnri kv Fdr`v ntxrnvvnl lm~b|v munr d`v `cc`ini|

ckrr`kgn! bnemrn klu`v`ig d`c |m |d`io kgk`i emr d`v mwi vkon

nuni |dm~gd V~o` wkv dnr bnv| er`nil kil `| wkvi| dnr ek~a|vdn xrnenrrnl ki ntf`|`ig fkrnnr |m kip cki Dku`ig |dni

v~ffnnlnl |m xaki| lm~b| `i V~o`v c`il munr Fdr`v anuna mefmcc`|cni| vdn cmunl `i |m a~rn k||rkf|`un Fdr`v kwkp emr

dnrvnae

Ke|nr |drnn lkpv me fmi|`i~ka wr`|`ig! \`k l`vfmunrnl vdn

wkv m~| me c`ao kil j~v| kbm~| nunrp|d`ig navn? Cm|dnr

D~bbkrl xmvvnvvnl k unr`|kban v|mfox`an bp fmcxkr`vmi \dnmiap fm~rvn me kf|`mi wkv |m u`v`| k v~xnrckron| `i |dn inkrbp

|mwi wd`fd wm~al bn v~rn |m |kon ~x cmv| me dnr cmri`ig?

|`cn vdn bngr~lgnl vxnil`ig `i |dn rnka wmral Rnka`|p wkv

imwdnrn inkr kv ntf`|`ig kv frnk|`ig k e`f|`mika grm~x me xnmxan

wdm fm~al bn kv w`fonl mr wmilnre~a kv pm~ wki|nl |dnc |m

bn Vdn fm~al `iuni| fmiv`lnrk|n! k||rkf|`un pm~ig cni wdm

`iv|`if|`unap oinw dmw |dn`r g`raer`nilv ena| kil nuni

~ilnrv|mml |dn`r `i|nrnv|v! mr vx`|ne~a wmcni wdm wnrn

fkaf~ak|`ig `i |dn`r x~rv~`| me vmcnmin navnv d~vbkil mrbmper`nil

K| |dn v~xnrckron| vdn wkv dkxx`ap a`u`ig `i dnr `ckg`ikrp

Fmri`vd lrkck kil xam||`ig |dn int| fdkx|nr wdni k ekc`a`kr

um`fn bnv`ln dnr kvonl `e vdn wkv kar`gd| Kfoimwanlg`ig dnr

in`gdbm~r Ok|d`n! mwinr me |dn gnr`k|r`f rkcv kil kgnl fmwv!

vdn kxmamg`vnl emr bn`ig c`anv kwkp Ok|d`n! v|`aa wnkr`ig |dn

jnkiv kil xkllnl wk`v|fmk| vdn wmrn krm~il |dn ekrc!

kxxnkrnl kv dkrkvvnl kv \`k mifn dkl! bnemrn xmvvnvv`ig |dn

a~t~rp me kaa |dn |`cn `i |dn wmral |m brmwvn Dku`ig ckln |dn

rn{~`rnl rnckrov me fmilmanifn kbm~| Jkfo! eakcn dk`rnl

Ok|d`n fmccni|nl mi dmw \`k ammonl ekr bn||nr |dki vdn dkl

|dn akv| |`cn |dnp dkl cn| Kacmv| kv ki ke|nr|dm~gd|! vdn |dni

kvonl! `i k xankl`ig |min! `e `| wm~al bn xmvv`ban emr dnr |m ammo

ke|nr C~rxdp |dn lmg! emr |drnn lkpv munr |dn fmc`ig wnnonil!

kv vdn dkl e`ikaap xnrv~klnl dnr d~vbkil J`ccp |m |kon |`cn

mee kil kffmcxkip |dn ekc`ap emr k vdmr| v~ccnr brnko |m

Nl`ib~rgd Ok|d`nv lmg wkv im| k ekrc lmg `| wkv k d~gn b~|

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gni|an @r`vd wmaedm~il! k xn| wd`fd \`k dkl oimwi v`ifn `|

wkv k x~x W`|d k g~`a|p ammo! Ok|d`n kxmamg`vnl emr |dn bkl

|`c`ig b~| kllnl im min navn wkv kv fkxkban w`|d C~rxdp kil

vdn wm~al im| dkun fmiv`lnrnl anku`ig d`c w`|d kipmin navn

kipwkp \dn lmg wkv |dn akz`nv| ki`cka mi |dn xakin| vm wm~alxmvn im xrmbancv b~| \`k wkv |mri! vdn amunl |dn lmg kil `|

wm~al dkun bnni vxanil`l fmcxkip `e vdn dkli| dnr wr`|`ig |mfmifni|rk|n mi Vdn vc`anl dmwnunr! oimw`ig dmw c~fd dnr

in`gdbm~r lnvnrunl |dn brnko! kil kvv~rnl Ok|d`n `| wm~al bn k

xankv~rn! vm vdn fm~al lrmx C~rxdp `i wdninunr vdn wki|nl

Dnax`ig Ok|d`n m~| mifn `i k wd`an l`l im| fm~i| kv brnko`ig

dnr umw |m bn vnae`vd\dn rnck`ilnr me |dn wnno xkvvnl ~inuni|e~aap b~|

xrml~f|`unap emr \`k wdm dkl ekaani cmrn |dki k a`||an `i amun

w`|d dnr v~renr fdkrkf|nr! k ekf| miap brm~gd| dmcn |m dnr wdni

vdn wkv `iu`|nl bp ki kf{~k`i|kifn `i |dn u`aakgn |m k v~ccnr

gkrlni xkr|p wd`fd wkv |m bn dnal k| \dn Mal Xr`mrp! k akrgn

`cxmv`ig dma`lkp dmcn mwinl bp |dn wmcki Gkrlni xkr|pwkv k n~xdnc`vc `i |dn krnk emr lr`io minvnae v`aap m~| me

lmmrv wd`an bn`ig nk|ni ka`un bp c`lgnv mr ermzni |m lnk|d! k

lna`gd|e~aap {~k`i| amfka xkv|`cn vdn dkl bnni `iu`|nl |m ckip|`cnv munr |dn pnkrv b~| dkl v~ffnvve~aap ckikgnl |m kum`l mi

kaa mffkv`miv @| wkv im ~vn ~v`ig C~rxdp kv ki ntf~vn emr imi

k||nilkifn! |dn amunkban lmg wkv wnafmcn kipwdnrn! `iv|nkl

vdn bmalap kil ~iea`ifd`igap a`nl |dk| vdn dkl k lk|n! ek`a`ig |m

cni|`mi |dn lk|n wkv cnrnap w`|d dnr akx|mx dnrm! ki

`ckg`ikrp pm~ig cki vdn kamin fmi|rmaanl |dn bndku`m~r me?

Fdr`v Fmaa`iv fm~al bn kv cmmlp mr vniv`|`un kv vdn xankvnl

Dn wkv j~v| vm v~xnr`mr |m kip a`u`ig lk|n kil gmrgnm~v w`|d `|

vm wdp wm~al vdn wki| |m vxnil |`cn kipwdnrn navn= @| dkl

vnncnl k a`en|`cn kgm v`ifn vdn dkl nijmpnl kip gni~`in

rmcki|`f a`k`vmi kil k| dnr kgn `| wkv ~ia`onap |m dkxxni kip

|`cn vmmi Vdn l`li| enna c`llan#kgnl k| kaa! vdn fm~ali|rncncbnr `| dkxxni`ig? dnr a`en dkl v`cxap r~vdnl xkv| wd`an

vdn fkrnl emr Jkfo? |dn pnkrv mbu`m~vap xkvv`ig {~`fonr |dn

malnr vdn bnfkcn @i dnr c`il vdn wkv v|`aa `i dnr |wni|`nv vm

fmi|`i~nl |m eki|kv`zn kbm~| dnr dkilvmcn! pm~|de~a v~renr kv

`| l`l im min kip dkrc b~| fdnnrnl dnr ~x `ccnivnap

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ntxnr`nifnl k amig lmrcki| rnkf|`mi! min {~`|n ~ikffnx|kban

emr k wmcki me dnr kgn |mwkrlv k cki me d`v Dn wkv {~`|n

v`cxap |mm v|~ii`ig |m bn |r~n kil vdn dkl fnr|k`iap inunr cn|

kipmin wdm dkl v~fd ki neenf| mi dnr wdni vdn wkv pm~ignr!

mr v`ifn emr |dk| ck||nr! `| wkv kacmv| ncbkrrkvv`ig? ekifp`igvmcnmin me dnr mwi kgn wm~al dkun bnni bkl nim~gd

Wdk| `v d`v ikcn= |dn pm~ig cki wkv kvo`ig vme|ap! v|`aav{~k||`ig k| dnr enn|

Dmw dn ckikgnl |m lm vm `i v~fd |`gd| jnkiv wkv bnpmil

dnr kil vdn {~`foap rnemf~vnl dnr gkzn mi d`v ekfn wd`fd wkv

im dkrlvd`x k| kaa

C~rxdp! vdn rnxa`nl! v|`aa klc`r`ig |dn v|rkignr wd`an d`vk||ni|`mi wkv |koni ~x bp |dn lmg Vdn im|nl dmw d`v v~i#

v|rnkonl dk`r ink|ap f~ranl ~ilnr k| |dn nilv nuni |dm~gd `|

wkv vdkggp @| wkv |dn j~v| gm| m~| me bnl neenf| wmcni vxni|kgnv |rp`ig |m kfd`nun U`v~ka`v`ig |dn pm~ig cki fa`cb`ig m~|

me bnl `i j~v| k xk`r me bmtnr vdmr|v! \`k lnf`lnl |dk| n`|dnr |dn

lkp wkv bnfmc`ig c~fd wkrcnr mr vdn wkv v~eenr`ig ermc |dn

neenf|v me ki munrkf|`un `ckg`ik|`mi

Dnaam C~rxdp! |naa cn bmp! wdk| `v pm~r d~ckiv ikcn=

\`k ak~gdnl k| d`v {~nv|`mi |m |dn lmg b~| C~rxdp v`cxaprmaanl munr mi|m d`v bkfo! vdn dkl inunr oimwi |dn imrckaap

akig~`l lmg |m bn vm xakpe~a

D`v d~cki mwinr `v cp er`nil! Ok|d`n! b~| @ kc \`k! d`v

lmg v`||nr emr |dn wnnonil\dn cki gakifnl ~x ermc d`v xmv`|`mi! {~nv|`mi`igap

mxni`ig d`v u`u`l ba~n npnv w`lnr Kv dn cmunl va`gd|ap vdn

im|`fnl dn dkl v|r`igv me vckaa gakvv bnklv krm~il d`v info kil

wr`v|v! |dn a`on me wd`fd vdn dkl im| vnni emr lnfklnv

\`k+ dn rnxnk|nl `i k f~a|~rnl kffni| wd`fd gkun im

fa~nv kv |m d`v fm~i|p me b`r|d! v`cxap |dn o`il me bkfogrm~il

kil nl~fk|`mi dn dkl ntxnr`nifnl |dnrn

Im| kv `i |dn kafmdma`f bnunrkgn a`on cmv| xnmxan`ckg`in! `| `v vdmr| emr Xmr|`k! cp cm|dnr `v Mf|ku`k Ckfbn|d

|dn kf|rnvv kil a`on dnr xkrni|v vdn dkl kawkpv bnni dnku`ap

`i|m Vdkonvxnkrn Dnr ikcn rnkaap `v Mf|ku`k Ckfbn|d vm @

v~xxmvn `| wkv vmcnwdk| xrn#mrlk`inl emr dnr `i k wkp @c

im| cko`ig kip me |d`v ~x @ kvv~rn pm~ vm xankvn lm im| ak~gd

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\dn pm~ig cki `i |dn unaun| fmk| fmi|`i~nl ammo`ig

~xwkrlv |mwkrlv dnr Vdn fm~al im| ek`a |m im|`fn d`v vop ba~n

npnv mr |dn amig akvdnv vdn wm~al dkun vwmri dkl brmwi

ckvfkrk kxxa`nl |m |dnc b~| kv dn vc`anl brmklap vdn kacmv|

v|mxxnl brnk|d`ig! im min vdm~al bn `i k xmv`|`mi |m keenf|kim|dnr xnrvmiv vnivnv kv nkv`ap kv dn fm~al Pm~ig g`rav

wm~al bn ~ikban |m rnv`v| d`c? dnr mwi dnkr| wkv a`|nrkaap

vo`xx`ig bnk|v kil `| kxxnkrnl |m bn j~cx`ig w`alap `i dnr

fdnv| Vdn |mal dnrvnae |m fkac lmwi kil kf| dnr kgn oimw`ig

e~aa wnaa |dk| dkl |dn cki bnni nalnrap mr ~irnckrokban `i d`v

kxxnkrkifn vdn wm~al dkun bnni kban |m ckon fmiunrvk|`mi

nkv`apMokp! vm wdk| `v pm~r ikcn |dni! `v `| vmcn|d`ig ekr cmrn

vniv`ban= vdn ckikgnl |m kvo

O`cbnranp! O`cbnranp Ukani|`in! dn rnxa`nl vamwap |dnixk~vnl! kacmv| kv |dm~gd dn ntxnf|nl k rnkf|`mi ermc dnr

Wdni vdn v`cxap vc`anl dn fmi|`i~nl

Pm~ vnn! pm~ krn im| ~i`{~n `i dku`ig ki ~i~v~ka ikcn!\`k? `v `| \`k Ckfbn|d= dn ni{~`rnl! v|`aa |rp`ig im| |m g`ggan!

ke|nr gakif`ig k| dnr ane| dkil |m fdnfo emr fa~nv kv |m dnr

ckr`|ka v|k|~vIm! |dkio gmmlinvv! `| `v Dn|dnr`ig|mi! Ckfbn|d wkv cp

Cm|dnrv ck`lni ikcn kil vdn fkrr`nl mi ~v`ig `| ke|nr vdn gm|ckrr`nl emr mbu`m~v rnkvmiv! vdn w`aa`igap v~xxa`nl

Pm~ vm~il k enw c`anv ermc dmcn! \`kK enw! @ kc k Pmrovd`rn akvv bp b`r|d b~| @ dkun a`unl

dnrn `i Vfm|akil emr pnkrv

@ dk`a ermc c~fd e~r|dnr vm~|d! imr|d Fmriwkaa |m bnxrnf`vn! dkun pm~ nunr bnni |dnrn=

\`k wkv cmcni|kr`ap vdkoni bp |dn fm`if`lnifn me

cnn|`ig ki nt|rncnap gmml#ammo`ig! ek`r#dk`rnl Fmri`vdcki @e

dn klc`||nl |m v~re`ig `i d`v vxkrn |`cn vdn wm~al bng`i |m

{~nv|`mi dnr rnkvmi

Im @ dkuni| b~| @ wki| |m min lkp @ wkv miap rnfni|ap

|d`io`ig |dk| imw @ dkun |`cn emr dma`lkpv @ c`gd| j~v| gm

Imw pm~ dkun |`cn= @ vkw pm~ v|mx k| |dn grkun!d~vbkil=

Ek|dnr! dn dkl bnni `aa emr k unrp amig |`cn! vdn

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ntxak`inl kil O`cbnranp kvonl `e vdn wkv ckrr`nl! k ek`i|ap

xk`inl ntxrnvv`mi nu`lni| Emr |dn e`rv| |`cn! \`k im|`fnl dn

ammonl va`gd|ap lrk`inl kil k a`||an |`rnl

Im! inunr fkcn famvn wdk| w`|d min |d`ig kil kim|dnr

Cn in`|dnr! ~iemr|~ik|napWnaa! `| `v k b`| ak|n emr cn imw b~| pm~ krn c~fd |mm

pm~ig |m nuni bn |d`io`ig kbm~| `|! vdn rnxa`nl! `iv|ki|apkwkrn me dmw dmrr`bap nalnrap kil mal#ekvd`minl dnr klu`fn

ckln dnr vm~il b~| k| |dn vkcn |`cn kckznl vmcn bnk~|`e~a

g`ra dkl im| karnklp nivikrnl d`c O`cbnranp Ukani|`in

dmwnunr kxxnkrnl r~ne~a kv dn ntxak`inl d`v bkfdnamr v|k|~v

e~r|dnr@ kc kf|~kaap malnr |dki @ ammo kil! bp r`gd|v! @ vdm~al

dkun xrkf|`fkaap bnni ckrr`nl bp imw b~| k vdmr| |`cn kgm @

emma`vdap l`l vmcn|d`ig ~iemrg`ukbap v|~x`l kil @ amv| |dn amun

me cp a`en bnfk~vn me `| ^ilnr |dn f`rf~cv|kifnv! @ lmi|

bakcn dnr emr anku`ig cn n`|dnr! dn klc`||nl ncm|`mikaap! d`v

npnv ~iba`io`igap e`tnl mi dnr ekfn

\`k wkv |d`io`ig cmrn emma dnr kv O`cbnranp rmvn |m d`v

enn| mifn cmrn! v|`aa rngkrl`ig dnr `i|ni|ap D`v vo`i wkv

eakwanvv kil dn vcnaanl me |dn mal#ekvd`minl fmka |kr vmkx dnrgrkilcm|dnr dkl kawkpv bm~gd| \m dnr er`nilv kc~vncni|

vdn |mm dkl xrnenrrnl `| |m eamrka vmkxv kv k pm~ig wmcki kil

dkl ~vnl `| emr ckip pnkrv ~i|`a l`vfmunr`ig vdmwnr gna Wd`an

O`cbnranp ~vnl d`v amig nangki| e`ignrv |m fmcb bkfo |dn

f~rap er`ign dkig`ig munr d`v npnv vdn mbvnrunl dkilv wd`fd

l`l unrp a`||an cki~ka wmro `e |dn `cckf~ak|n ik`av wnrn

kip|d`ig |m gm bp Kr|`v|`f wkv |dn |nrc vdn vn||anl mi! kil vdn

wmilnrnl wdk| dn l`l emr k a`u`ig! v|`aa rmcki|`fkaap `ckg`i`ig

|dn cki `i k gkrrn| vmcnwdnrn! ~v`ig k {~`aa xni |m wr`|n

xmn|rp kbm~| d`v amv| amun D`v cnakifdmap unrvnv wm~al bn

wr`||ni! bp |dn a`gd| me k vma`|krp ea`fonr`ig fkilan! `i k vckaa

ank|dnr bm~il bmmo wd`fd dn wm~al fkrrp w`|d d`c k| kaa

|`cnv Kacmv| `ccnl`k|nap! |dn rmcki|`f `ckgn fmij~rnl ~x

gkun dnr ki `lnk emr kim|dnr imuna? ki `lnk vdn wm~al dkun |m

jm| lmwi kv vmmi kv xmvv`ban bnemrn vdn emrgm| `| @| wkv dnr

|~ri |m vxnko b~| vdn ena| kvo`ig d`c kbm~| d`v ek`anl

rnak|`mivd`x wm~al bn |mm xk`ie~a mr xnrvmika! vm k`cnl |m

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a`gd|ni |dn fmiunrvk|`mi

Krn pm~ dnrn mi dma`lkp= wkv |dn bnv| {~nv|`mi vdnfm~al |d`io me |m na`f`| e~r|dnr `iemrck|`mi ermc d`c! `| wkv |dn

{~nv|`mi amfkav kawkpv kvonl v|rkignrv `i |dn krnk

@i k wkp! @ kc dnrn emr ~x |m |drnn lkpv kil |dniwdk|nunr dkxxniv! @ c~v| gm bkfo! dn nuklnl

\`k |dm~gd| kgk`i dmw fm`if`lni|ka `| wkv |m cnn| k pm~ig

Fmri`vd cki wd`an wr`|`ig k imuna kbm~| k bamil v~renr ermc

|dn vkcn fm~i|p! |dm~gd vdn wm~al inunr dkun lnvfr`bnl dnr

e`f|`mika dnrm kv bn`ig vm l`u`in? `| wm~al dkun ckln |dn v|mrp

~||nrap ~ibna`nukban ermc |dn m~|vn| Vdn wm~al inunr|dnanvv

dkun |m `ifa~ln O`cbnranp vmcnwdnrn kil wmilnrnl `e vdnwm~al bn kban |m fmunr|ap |kon k xdm|mgrkxd me d`c bnemrn |dnp

xkr|nl! bp cnkiv me dnr cmb`an xdmin

Krn pm~ v|kp`ig lmwi `i |dn u`aakgn=Md pnv! @ fkcn dnrn nvxnf`kaap

Dkun pm~ rnkaap= @ amun a`u`ig dnrn b~| `| vnncv ki mll

xakfn |m |kon k dma`lkp@| `v cmrn |dki j~v| k dma`lkp emr cn! b~| pm~ c~v| a`un

inkrbp! `| `v {~`|n k wkp |m dnrn ermc |dn u`aakgn

@ a`un ~x bp |dn ekrc! \`k rnxa`nl! xm`i|`ig `i |dn gninrkal`rnf|`mi me dnr dmcn! vmrnap |ncx|nl |m g`un d`c dnr e~aa

kllrnvv! xmv|fmln kil cmb`an xdmin i~cbnr bnemrn `iu`|`ig

d`c |m fkaa k| kip |`cn Fmccmi vnivn kil l`gi`|p xrnuni|nl

dnr ermc lm`ig vm! |dm~gd `| wkvi| xrnuni|`ig dnr ermc v|kr`igk| d`c

Wnaa @ dmxn pm~ v~ffnnl `i wdk|nunr `| `v pm~ krn lm`ig

kil xnrdkxv @ w`aa cnn| pm~ kgk`i mi min me cp wkaov |d`v

wnno

Pm~ lmi| wmro= O`cbnranp kvonl

Im! @ dkun bnni ammo`ig ke|nr cp ek|dnr emr pnkrvB~v`invv w`vn! @ dkun imw c`vvnl |dn mxxmr|~i`|p |m kfd`nun

cp e~aa xm|ni|`ka @ dkl bnni xrmcm|nl |m ~x dnrn |wni|p pnkrv

kgm bp |dn b~`al`ig vmf`n|p @ wmronl emr kil @ vxni| {~`|n k

enw pnkrv a`u`ig dnrn kamin wd`an ckikg`ig |dn`r amfka brkifd

@ rnkaap nijmpnl |dn wmro kil @ amun bn`ig xkr| me |dn u`aakgn

b~| k| |dn vkcn |`cn kv |dn vmf`n|p wnrn xakii`ig |m famvn am|v

me vckaa brkifdnv! emaamw`ig k |kon#munr! cp ek|dnr bnfkcn

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fmie~vnl vm dn cmunl ~x dnrn |mm @| {~`foap bnfkcn kxxkrni|

d`v fmie~v`mi wkv kffnanrk|`ig kil |dk| `| wm~al bn `cxmvv`ban

|m ankun d`c k| dmcn kamin vm @ |mmo |dn meenr me rnl~ilkifp |m

bnfmcn d`v e~aa#|`cn fkrnr @ imw dkun |`cn emr cpvnae kgk`i

b~| gm`ig bkfo |m wmro `v im| ki mx|`mi mr k infnvv`|p! @ a`un kunrp cmlnv| a`env|pan! vm @ kc wr`|`ig k bmmo `iv|nkl? `| `v vn|

`i Fmriwkaa kv `| dkxxniv vm `e @ innl kip amfka oimwanlgn @

vdkaa kvo pm~ emr pm~r klu`fn `e wn lm dkxxni |m cnn| kgk`i

O`cbnranp gakifnl k| d`v mal ekvd`minl wk|fd kil \`k vkw

|dk| `| wkv kacmv| immi

@ w`aa bn dnrn |mcmrrmw cmri`ig `e pm~ dkun kip

{~nv|`miv @ rnkaap dmxn |m vnn pm~ kgk`i \`k Gmmlbpn emrimw

Dn vc`anl! gkun k wkun ~v`ig j~v| d`v e`ignrv |dni bngki

wkao`ig mi |mwkrlv |m |dn fd~rfd wd`an \`k ~rgnl C~rxdp

dmcnwkrlv Kv vdn |~rinl k| |dn fd~rfd gk|n |m ammo bkfo!

|dnrn wkv im v`gi me |dn bnk~|`e~a cki `i |dn unaun| fmk| kil

ba~n jnkiv? dn dkl mbu`m~vap vxr`i|nl `i|m |dn fd~rfd

\dk| nuni`ig! \`k bngki |m wmro e~r`m~vap mi dnr bmmo!

C~rxdp vimr`ig fmi|ni|nlap kamigv`ln dnr Mffkv`mikaap vdn

wm~al |d`io bkfo |m dnr nifm~i|nr w`|d O`cbnranp Ukani|`inkil xmilnr mi wdk| dn wkv lm`ig `i |dn u`aakgn L`vfmunr`ig k|

wnaa xkv| c`li`gd| |dk| vdn dkl bnni lkplrnkc`ig munr

O`cbnranp emr kacmv| ki dm~r! `iv|nkl me wr`|`ig! vdn bnfkcn

frmvv w`|d dnrvnae kil wk|fdnl k LUL me |dn Wnavd rmfo bkil

vdn amunl! ermi|nl bp dnr ekum~r`|n v`ignr! `i |dn dmxn me bn`ig

kban |m fmifni|rk|n mi vmcnmin navn mifn cmrn Kaa vdn

v~ffnnlnl `i lm`ig wkv fmcxkr`ig |dn |wm cni kil fmifa~lnl

|dk| |dn rmfo v|kr vdn dkl kawkpv |dm~gd| wmilnre~a wkv im| kv

k||rkf|`un mr kv xankvki| kv O`cbnranp Vdn dkl im| lnf`lnl

wdn|dnr |m wkao |m |dn fd~rfd |dn emaamw`ig cmri`ig mr im| kv

`| fm~al dkun ammonl mll? k| |wni|p vdn wm~al im| dkun

xmvvnvvnl |dn inrun |m |kao |m v~fd ki k||rkf|`un pm~ig cki!

imw vdn wkv kacmv| e`e|p vdn dkl |dn inrun b~| akfonl |dn

pm~|d Vdn e~aap kffnx|nl |dk| vdn vdm~ali| e`il cni me

O`cbnranpv kgn kxxnka`ig b~| kv dn wkv vm xma`|n kil vmdnkuniap |m ammo k|! wdk| fm~al vdn xmvv`bap lm kbm~| `|= Vdn

wkvdnl dnr dk`r bnemrn rn|`r`ig |m bnl kv `| wm~al vkun dnr |`cn

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|dn emaamw`ig cmri`ig! vdm~al vdn lnf`ln |m |kon C~rxdp emr k

wkao |m |dn fd~rfd kil bkfo bnemrn a~ifd

Dnkup rk`i rk||a`ig kgk`iv| |dn w`ilmwv wmon dnr k| e`un

mfamfo? dnr e`rv| rnkf|`mi |m |dn vm~il wkv l`vckp k| bn`ig

~ikban |m |kon C~rxdp emr k wkao |m |dn fd~rfd kil vdnklcmi`vdnl dnrvnae emr bndku`ig a`on k vfdmmag`ra w`|d k fr~vd

Bp vnuni dmwnunr |dn v~i wkv vd`i`ig vm vdn ckln |dn

lnf`v`mi |m jm| lmwi vnunrka {~nv|`miv kbm~| Fmriwkaa kil

dkun |dn a`v| `i dnr xmfon| kv ki ntf~vn? j~v| `i fkvn O`cbnranp

wkv k| |dn fd~rfd c`l#cmri`ig Dn wkvi| vm vdn vk| mi |dnu`v`|mrv bnifd rn#wr`|`ig k xkgn emr dnr bmmo fmifnri`ig |dn

bamil v~renrv g`raer`nil kil dnr dnkr|brnko k| w`|invv`ig d`cvamwap ekaa`ig emr dnr mal vfdmma er`nil Nigrmvvnl `i |dn

xkvv`miv me amv| amun vdn wkv ~ikwkrn me O`cbnranp v|kil`ig

bnd`il dnr! rnkl`ig |dn wmro munr dnr vdm~alnr Vc`a`ig

w`v|e~aap! dn e`ikaap cmunl krm~il |m v`| bnv`ln dnr mi |dn

bnifd Vdn ena| dnr `iv`lnv ankx k| |dn v`gd| me d`c kil rnb~onl

dnrvnae emr |dn `ikxxrmxr`k|n rnvxmivn nuni |dm~gd vdn dkl im

fmi|rma munr `|

@v |dk| pm~r bmmo= dn kvonl w`|d gni~`in `i|nrnv|! v|`aa

k||ncx|`ig |m rnkl |dn xkrkgrkxd vdn dkl j~v| ka|nrnlPnv! |dn wdman |d`ig `v xrmbkbap w`alap munr |dn |mx

Im! |r~n amun `v inunr |dk|! dn vme|ap b~| v`ifnrnap v|k|nlkv |dm~gd ermc xk`ie~a ntxnr`nifn

Dn wkv lrnvvnl `lni|`fkaap |m dmw dn dkl bnni |dn lkp

bnemrn! nuni |dn dkilonrfd`ne rnck`inl `i ntkf|ap |dn vkcn

xmv`|`mi! kil dn wkv v|~lp`ig dnr `i v~fd k wkp |dk|! dkl vdn

bnni k |nnikgnr mr k xrn||p pm~ig wmcki! vdn wm~al dkun

bna`nunl d`c |m bn k||rkf|nl |m dnr! k v`|~k|`mi vdn

kfoimwanlgnl wm~al dkun bnni d`gdap ~ia`onap nuni wdni vdn

dkl bnni pm~ig O`cbnranp Ukani|`in wm~al bn kban |m bn kv

fdmmvp kv dn w`vdnl wdnrn wmcni wnrn fmifnrinl! lnvx`|n d`v

~i~v~ka lrnvv vnivn \dnp vk| |kao`ig kbm~| bmmov |dnp dkl

rnkl ~i|`a \`k rncncbnrnl dnr {~nv|`miv kbm~| Fmriwkaa kil

|mmo |dn a`v| ermc dnr jnkiv xmfon| Bnemrn vdn fm~al kvo

kip|d`ig dmwnunr vdn im|`fnl Cm`rk Fkcxbnaa x~aa`ig ~x `i

dnr fkr! |dn u`aakgn dk`rlrnvvnr dkl im lm~b| krr`unl |m xakfn

ernvd eamwnrv mi dnr cm|dnrv grkun wd`fd wkv kljkfni| |m

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Jkfo Dn|dnr`ig|miv ak`r bp |dn fd~rfdpkrl wkaa vmcn l`v|kifn

kwkp

@ wmi| `i|nrr~x| dnr b~| vnn`ig Cm`rk rnc`ilv cn @ c~v|

ckon ki kxxm`i|cni| |m gn| cp dk`r f~|! @ dkun inunr kaamwnl

`| |m grmw vm amig bnemrn b~| w`|d cp ek|dnr bn`ig kv dn wkv @j~v| x~| mee dku`ig kip|d`ig lmin? dnifn |dn Cmr|`f`k Klkcv

ammoVdn ak~gdnl k| dnr mwi fmcxkr`vmi b~| O`cbnranp ammonl

d~r|

Lmi| dkun `| f~| vdmr| w`aa pm~= @ amun amig dk`r? `| `vunrp enc`i`in \dnrn `v im|d`ig wrmig w`|d wmcni bn`ig

`ilnxnilni| kil enc`i`in |m cp wkp me |d`io`ig! `| j~v| kllv|m |dn`r k||rkf|`mi

\`k wm~al imrckaap dkun dnkrl kakrc bnaav r`ig`ig unrp

am~lap k| k v|rkignr bn`ig vm xnrvmika pn| O`cbnranp v`cxap

vm~ilnl ~i|drnk|ni`igap ik`un Vdn kvonl d`c dnr {~nv|`miv

kil dn kivwnrnl vm e~aap |dk| `| wkv kxxrmkfd`ig c`llkp bp

|dn |`cn vdn dkl rnkfdnl |dn e`ika {~nrp

\dkio pm~ vm c~fd! pm~ dkun bnni k grnk| dnax! @ c~v|

bn |ko`ig ~x pm~r |`cn |dm~gd! emrg`un cn

Lmi| cni|`mi `|? @ kc dku`ig k unrp xankvki| cmri`igWnaa! pm~ dkun `ivx`rnl cn |m gm lmwi |m Fmriwkaa

bnemrn |mm amig@ kc xankvnl |m dnkr |dk| kil @ rnkaap dmxn pm~ lm? `| dkv

ki kwe~a am| |m meenrBnemrn vdn fm~al v|mx dnrvnae! \`k meenrnl |m ckon d`c

a~ifd emr kaa d`v dnax b~| dn vklap vdmmo d`v dnkl

\dkio pm~! @ rnkaap kxxrnf`k|n |dn meenr kil @ wm~al amun|m fmcn b~| @ dkun xakiv |m cnn| vmcnmin |d`v ke|nrimmi! @ kc

|nrr`bap vmrrp b~| @ kc kerk`l @ fki| x~| |dnc mee

\`k grmkinl `iwkrlap! vdn dkl ncbkrrkvvnl d`c kil ckln

k fmcxan|n emma me dnrvnae? dn wkv xrmbkbap cnn|`ig k inw

g`raer`nil Vdn f~rvnl wdk|nunr dkl ckln dnr `ckg`in dn

wm~al wki| |m gm dmcn w`|d dnr emr a~ifd= Vdn c~v| kxxnkr k

lnvxnrk|n! lna~v`mika! c`llan#kgnl wmcki |m |dn xmmr bmp

O`cbnranp dmwnunr dkl mbvnrunl |dn neenf| d`v xma`|n rne~vka

dkl mi \`k kil g~nvvnl |dn rnkvmi emr dnr ammo me

cmr|`e`fk|`mi Dn wkv `iv|ki|ap kxmamgn|`f kil lnvxnrk|nap

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k||ncx|nl |m rnf|`ep |dn v`|~k|`mi

@ kc vm vmrrp |dk| vm~ilnl ~iemrg`ukbap r~ln @ wm~alamun |m fmcn emr a~ifd mr |nk kim|dnr lkp b~| @ vdmr|ap dkun k

amig krrkignl cnn|`ig w`|d ki mal fdkx @ oimw |m l`vf~vv

vmcn e~|~rn xakiv wn dkun! vm int| |`cnxnrdkxv=\`k l`l im| bna`nun k wmrl me d`v ntxakik|`mi b~| kvv~rnl

d`c `| wkv e`in kv `| dkl miap bnni k vx~r me |dn cmcni|

`iu`|k|`mi |m rnxkp d`c emr d`v xk|`nifn Dnr cmb`an rkig kil

O`cbnranp wk|fdnl `i|ni|ap kv vdn xrnvvnl |dn b~||mi |m

rnfn`un |dn fkaa

Dn `v im |rm~ban k| kaa! Ok|d`n! wn krn m~| emr k wkao k| |dn

cmcni|! wnaa wdni @ vkp k wkao! @ kc v`||`ig mi |dn fd~rfdbnifd kil C~rxdp `v ekv| kvannx kv ~v~ka Krn pm~ kaa dku`ig k

gmml |`cn munr |dnrn `i Nl`ib~rgd=

Wd`an \`k a`v|ninl |m Ok|d`nv inwv! O`cbnranp wk|fdnlmi `i ekvf`ik|`mi Vdn dkl dkae ntxnf|nl d`c |m wkun k rkx`l

kil xnrckini| gmmlbpn bnemrn dkv|ni`ig kwkp b~| |m dnr

v~rxr`vn dn rnck`inl bnv`ln dnr mi |dn bnifd! rng~akrap

fdnfo`ig d`v kif`ni| wr`v|wk|fd Kv Ok|d`n wkv xrmc`v`ig |m

vdmw dnr |dn xdm|mgrkxdv vdn dkl |koni wd`an kwkp `i |dn

fkx`|ka! \`k rncncbnrnl dnr `lnk |m l`vfrnn|ap |kon kxdm|mgrkxd me dnr |rkg`f fmwbmp xmn|? cnrnap kv k rnenrnifn me

fm~rvn emr wdni vdn innlnl k lnvfr`x|`mi me ki nt|rncnap

gmml#ammo`ig fdkrkf|nr Dku`ig w`vdnl Ok|d`n ki nijmpkban

fm~xan me lkpv vdn xrnvvnl |dn fkcnrkv v`ln b~||mi |m v`ani|ap|kon k xdm|mgrkxd bnemrn emal`ig |dn xdmin Rnxakf`ig |dn

cmb`an `i dnr vd`r| xmfon| w`|d kaa |dn lnt|nr`|p me k |mx vnfrn|

kgni| mi k u`|ka c`vv`mi vdn fmigrk|~ak|nl dnrvnae emr dnr mwi

rnvm~rfne~ainvv

\dnp krn rnkaap ~vne~a |d`igv! dn rnckronl

Wdk| krn= Md cmb`anv! pnv @ fki| |d`io dmw dkae |dnxmx~ak|`mi ckikgnl bnemrn |dnp wnrn `iuni|nl

Vxni| kaa lkp |rp`ig |m e`il k xdmin bmt @ v~xxmvnV|`aa ncbkrrkvvnl bp dnr rkvd kil ~ifdkrkf|nr`v|`f

`iu`|k|`mi |m a~ifd! \`k k||ncx|nl k rn|~ri |m |dn`r nkvp

fmiunrvk|`mi kbm~| Fmriwkaa b~| O`cbnranp rmvn |m d`v enn|

dku`ig mifn cmrn fmiv~a|nl |dn mal ekvd`minl wk|fd

W`aa pm~ bn wkao`ig C~rxdp kgk`i |mcmrrmw=

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@ lmi| oimw! ckpbn! `| rnkaap lnxnilv mi |dn wnk|dnr

@j~v| oimw m~r xk|dv w`aa frmvv vm! vnn pm~ vmmiDn wkaonl vamwap |mwkrlv |dn fd~rfd kil \`k gni|ap

x~aanl C~rxdp |m d`v enn| `i mrlnr |m emaamw |dn ikrrmw vd`igan

xk|d bkfo |m |dn rmkl Vdn cn| Cm`rk xakf`ig mal w`|dnrnleamwnrv `i |dn r~bb`vd b`i bp |dn gk|n

Dnaam! \`k! vmrrp |m dnkr kbm~| Jkfo! vdn l~|`e~aaprnckronl |dm~gd \`k oinw |dn dk`rlrnvvnr dkl l`va`onl Jkfo

Dn|dnr`ig|mi |m |dn xm`i| me xrmbkbap lkif`ig k j`g k| |dn inwv

me d`v xkvv`ig Amfkav wm~al inunr dkun gmin vm ekr kv vkp`ig

Cm`rk dk|nl nunrp cki mi |dn xakin| b~| vdn fnr|k`iap vnncnl

|m bn anvv |dki fmcxa`cni|krp kbm~| |dn ukv| ckjmr`|p\dkiov! @ wkv j~v| vkp`ig |m |dn pm~ig cki ~x |dnrn |dk|

@ dkl |m ckon ki kxxm`i|cni| |m u`v`| pm~r vkami

Cm`rk gakifnl ~x |m |dn vnk| wdnrn \`k dkl bnni v`||`ig

Wdk| pm~ig cki wkv |dk|= @ vkw pm~ v`||`ig ~x |dnrn

wdni @ fkcn `i b~| l`li| vnn kipmin w`|d pm~

Dn wkv k |m~r`v| ermc Fmriwkaa? @ wkv kvo`ig d`c{~nv|`miv kbm~| d`v dmcn fm~i|p emr k bmmo @ dkun v|kr|nl |m

wr`|n

Wr`|`ig k bmmo krn pm~= Wnaa! gmml emr pm~! pm~ w`aadkun am|v cmrn |`cn |m x~rv~n pm~r mwi `i|nrnv|v imw Pm~

lnvnrun vmcn cn |`cn vm lmi| an| kipmin |kao pm~ `i|m lm`igvmcn|d`ig pm~ lmi| wki| |m lm! xrkf|`vn vkp`ig im! mifn pm~

gn| |dn dkig merne~v`ig xnmxanv rn{~nv|v |dnp g`un ~x kil a`enbnfmcnv vm c~fd nkv`nr Pm~ ammo x~zzanl kbm~| vmcn|d`ig

@ wkv j~v| |rp`ig |m |d`io wdnrn |dn pm~ig cki fm~al bn

v|kp`ig lmwi `i |dn u`aakgn! `| `vi| ntkf|ap b~rv|`ig w`|d B kilBv imwklkpv kil Jnki bp |dn xmv| mee`fn dkv |dk| Kcnr`fki

fm~xan v|kp`ig emr |dn wdman cmi|d \dnrn `vi| kipwdnrn navn

`v |dnrn! ~ianvv dn `v v|kp`ig w`|d rnak|`mivWdk| lmnv |d`v pm~ig cki ammo a`on=

@e pm~ innl |m kvo cn |dk| {~nv|`mi pm~ fankrap dkuni|vnni d`c! `e @ wkv |d`r|p pnkrv pm~ignr @ wm~al bn wkao`ig xkv|

pm~ `i k lkzn r`gd| imw

@ vdm~al v|`fo |m C~rxdp `e @ wkv pm~? kaa cni krn dkvvan!pm~ig mr mal @| `vi| |dn`r ek~a|! @ rnfomi `| `v xrmgrkccnl `i|m

|dnc? cp pm~ignv| akl `v |w`fn |dn bm|dnr me |dn |wm g`rav x~|

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|mgn|dnr Bp |dn wkp! wdni `v Ok|d`n l~n bkfo= @ dkun v`t bkgv

me mal vkami |mwnav emr dnr |m ~vn ~x k| |dn ekrcKim|dnr |wm lkpv @ xrmc`vn |m fkaa pm~ kil ckon ki

kxxm`i|cni| emr k |r`c! wdk|nunr |dn vcmm|d |kao`ig pm~ig

cki |mal cn kbm~| d`v a`o`ig emr amig dk`r kv `| wkv enc`i`inWdmk! min me |dmvn nd? k fdkrcnr wdm vamwap b~| v~rnap

|~riv `i|m k fmi|rma ernko emrf`ig d`v wmcki |m wnkr er~cxpgrkiip fam|dnv kil akfn ~x eak| vdmnv ~i|`a |dnp krn kamin! |dni

lnckil`ig vdn xkrkln kbm~| |dn dm~vn `i bkv{~nv! e`vdin|v kil

v|`an||mv emr d`c\`k ak~gdnl kam~l k| Cm`rkv kbv~rl im|`mi fmifnri`ig k

pm~ig cki vdn dkl im| nuni cn| O`cbnranp wm~al xrmbkbapbn cmrn `i|m ~a|rk#enc`i`in Xrn#Rkxdkna`|n |pxn wmcni wdm

wmrn |dn`r `ifrnl`bap amig dk`r f~ranl `i|m r`igan|v mr ane| ammvn?

|dn vmr| me wmcni wdm lrnvvnl `i eammr#anig|d xrn||p ermfov

w`|d er`aap xn||`fmk|v kil wnrn xrmin |m |dn mffkv`mika vwmmi

Vdn fm~al j~v| kbm~| fmxn w`|d |dn xrn||p lrnvvnv b~| wmilnrnl

`e vdn wm~al bn kban |m vwmmi w`|d kip fmiu`f|`mi! lnf`l`ig

xrmbkbap im| Vdn wkv v~llniap kwkrn me Cm`rk rngkrl`ig dnr

w`|d fmifnri kil ena| mba`gnl |m ntxak`i dnr kc~vncni|

@ fki| `ckg`in |dn bmp wki|`ig |m fdkrc cn! `i ekf| @meenrnl |m ckon d`c a~ifd emr dnax`ig cn w`|d ekf|v emr cp

bmmo kil dn `ccnl`k|nap bma|nl kwkp mi vmcn dkv|`ap fmbbanl

|mgn|dnr xrn|nt| Dn dkv xrmbkbap cmunl k amig wkp ~x |dn

fmkv| bp imw `i fkvn @ v|kr| v|kao`ig d`cBnv| xakfn emr d`c! dkuni| pm~ dkl nim~gd me r~ii`ig

pm~rvnae rkggnl! ammo`ig ke|nr k cki= Pm~ vdm~al bn

fmifni|rk|`ig mi nijmp`ig pm~rvnae Gm kwkp emr k wnno! b~p

pm~rvnae vmcn|d`ig er`umam~v! gn| lr~io mr v|kp ~x kaa i`gd|

wk|fd`ig vmxxp e`acv Dkun vmcn e~i! g`ra! bnemrn `| `v |mm ak|n

@e pm~ lmi| lm `| imw |dni pm~ inunr w`aaPm~ ckon cn enna kif`ni|

\`cn gmnv k am| {~`fonr mifn pm~ gn| xkv| emr|p kil `|v kekf| |dk| pm~r wdman bmlp v|kr|v |m wr`ioan mr lrmmx krm~il

|dk| |`cn? nunrp|d`ig frnkvnv mr dnklv vm~|d Pm~ fki |rp |m

`gimrn a`inv krm~il pm~r npnv kil cm~|d b~| |dni pm~ wkon ~x

min cmri`ig |m e`il pm~ krn munr e`e|p w`|d eakbbp krcv kil

fmrr~gk|nl `iinr |d`gdv @| `v kaa lmwid`aa ermc |dk| cmcni|

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rnkaap! min lkp pm~ |d`io pm~ ammo rnkvmikbap mokp emr pm~r

kgn! |dn int| pm~ vnn pm~r cm|dnrv ekfn v|kr`ig bkfo k| pm~ermc |dn c`rrmr Kiimp`igap! k| |dn vkcn |`cn kaa |d`v bng`iv |m

dkxxni |m wmcni vmcn cni kf|~kaap `cxrmun kil fki v|`aa

ammo k||rkf|`un kipwdnrn ~x |m |dn`r v`t|`nv Ck|~rn cni fkiv|`aa x~aa i`in|nni#pnkr#mal g`rav g`uni |dn r`gd| vn| me

f`rf~cv|kifnv? |dn`r mwi dm~vn mr k d~gn bkio kffm~i| ~v~kaap

v~ee`fnv! |dm~gd `e |dnp dkun |dn`r mwi dk`r `| `v nuni bn||nr

inwv emr |dnc \naa cn ntkf|ap wdnrn |dn n{~ka`|p `v `i |dk|

@ fm~al lm w`|d bn`ig i`in|nni kgk`i? @ c`gd| dkun vmcnninrgp ane| emr rmckifn `e @ wkv

Pm~rn im| v|`aa |d`io`ig kbm~| |dk| fdkx w`|d |dn en|`vdemr amig dk`r krn pm~= \kon cp klu`fn kil g`un d`v vmr| k unrp

w`ln bnr|d! |dnp wm~al vmmi dkun pm~ fk|nr`ig emr |dn`r innlv

`iv|nkl me wr`|`ig pm~r bmmo@ kc v~rn pm~ c~v| bn r`gd|! \`k kgrnnl! kaamw`ig dnrvnae

|m `ckg`in fk|nr`ig emr O`cbnranp Ukani|`inv innlv `i vmcn

wkp kil lnf`l`ig |dn `lnk wkv im| w`|dm~| `|v cnr`|v