One Way Ticket by Susan Love

7/31/2019 One Way Ticket by Susan Love

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F J D [ L ^ X N G E D X

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Gfpyrnkot Wuslj Ifvd

Xod rnkot fc Wuslj Ifvd tf bd nhdjtncndh ls lutofr fc tons wfre ols

bddj lssdrtdh by odr nj lggfrhljgd wnto sdgtnfj ;; ljh ;? fc tod

Gfpyrnkot, Hdsnkjs ljh ]ltdjts gt

rdprfhugdh, stfrdh nj l rdtrndvl# systd%, fr trljs%nttdh nj ljy

cfr% fr by ljy %dljs, d#dgtrfjng, %dgoljngl#, poftfgfpynjk,

rdgfrhnjk, fr ftodrwnsd, wntofut tod prnfr pdr%nssnfj fc tod

pub#nsodrs"

jy pdrsfj wof gf%%nts ljy ujlutofrn&dh lgt nj rd#ltnfj tf tonspub#ngltnfj %ly bd #nlb#d tf grn%njl# prfsdgutnfj ljh gnvn# g#ln%s

cfr hl%lkds"

G'] gltl#fkud rdgfrh cfr tons tnt#d ns

lvln#lb#d crf% tod (rntnso Inbrlry"

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Xod bdlgo poftfkrlpodr olhj4t olh l vdry kffh hly sf clr ljh

nt wls l#rdlhy jffj" brnkot, sujjy prn# hly but wnto l solrp

brdd&d b#fwnjk nj fcc tod sdl wnto tod njgf%njk tnhd" d

sonvdrdh ls od sgljjdh tod bdlgo fjgd %frd cfr #ned#y

gustf%drs" 7jfuko tf crdd&d l brlss %fjedy ls %y f#d Hlh

usdh tf sly,> od %uttdrdh" (ut dlr#y nj tod sdlsfj ydt, od

rd%njhdh on%sd#c" (d bdttdr lctdr 7lstdr ofpdcu##y" ujgodhnjtf ons d159) bf%bdr 0lgedt tod tnps fc ons dlrs fvdr tod tfp

fc tod gf##lr k#fwdh rdh wnto tod gf#h" Xod ]ndr wls fctdj l

kffh bdt, od hdgnhdh, ls od pusodh ons wly torfuko tod

turjstn#d"

Xodj od spfttdh tod%, /u%, Hlh, ljh twf enhs" Xod

wf%lj wls fbvnfus#y prdkjljt, odr c#fwdry hrdss strdtgodh

tnkot#y lgrfss odr bu%p" d ourrndh rfujh nj crfjt fc tod% ljh

stlrtdh wl#enjk blgewlrhs" d##f cf#es,> od bdklj goddrn#y,

ofw lbfut l poftf cfr tod cl%n#y l#bu%" :fu4rd nj #uge, twf

ljh sn1 fcc tfhly" ]rnjts rdlhy by tf%frrfw"> Xod cl%n#y

s#fwdh hfwj tf l ol#t nj crfjt fc on%" $f toljes> slnh tod

%lj, urknjk tod% cfrwlrh" 6o yds, p#dlsd hf #dt4s olvd fjd

/lttodw, nt4s tod bdst enjh fc sfuvdjnr"> Mfygd (djjdtt, tugedh

l strly strljh fc olnr bdonjh odr dlr ljh puttnjk odr lr% rfujh

7rng ljh Llyd, tod twf gon#hrdj, sod pu##dh tod% tf odr" 6o

l## rnkot, olvd nt yfur fwj wly> slnh odr ousbljh kruhknjk#y,

but nt olh bdttdr bd kffh, fr '4## jft ply cfr nt, ol#c l grfwj fccfr jft" (#ffhy d1pdjsnvd ljywly ' d1pdgt">

Xod poftfkrlpodr 0fst#dh tod% njtf pfsntnfj sf tolt tody

wdrd sunjtnjk njtf tod suj, ljh lh0ustdh ons #nkot %dtdr"

Xolt4s krdlt, of#h stn## jfw, bnk s%n#d"> G#nge, ljh nt wls

hfjd" Xolt4## bd #fvd#y> od slnh ls od sgrnbb#dh fj l tngedt

crf% tod plh nj ons pfgedt ljh oljhdh nt tf /lttodw" ctdr

twf f4g#fge fj Wlturhly cfr tod prnjts,> od slnh fvdr ons

sofu#hdr ls od rdtrdltdh rlpnh#y olvnjk spfttdh l yfujk gfup#d,


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6o,> slnh Llyd '4% k#lh, ' tonje tody4rd rdl##y sglry">

Xodnr cltodr wdjt futsnhd slynjk tolt od jddhdh l s%fed"

d wls l cfrty5l5hly %lj" prlgtngd od hnhj4t lpprfvd fc but

gfu#hj4t sdd% tf brdle" Mfygd olh bddj nj tod 3nr#4s Iljh

r%y wodj od %dt odr ljh olh dj0fydh l Grlvdj 4, jfw ljh

todj, wnto odr pl#s nj todnr gf%%ujl# hnks" (ut /lttodw slnh nt

wls ujkrlgnfus cfr l wf%lj tf s%fed ljh, nj spntd fc tod 0ddrs

crf% tod ftodr #ljh knr#s, sod olh %ljlkdh tf knvd tod% up"

d soffe l gnklrdttd fut fc nts plgedt ljh %lhd tordd

lttd%pts tf #nkot nt, ons oljhs guppdh rfujh tod kuttdrnjk c#l%d

fc ons Dnppf #nkotdr" 6jgd #nt od njol#dh hddp#y wnto

sltnsclgtnfj ljh wnto ons d#bfws fj tod ]ndr rln#njks od #ffedhl#fjk tod gflst#njd" d jftngdh sf%d gflstl# hdcdjgds, jfw

rdhujhljt, tolt olh stn## ydt tf bd hd%f#nsodh" ol#c

sub%drkdh jftngd wlrjdh Hljkdr Lddp G#dlr4" (#lhhdrwrlge

sdlwddh swnsodh rfujh tod blrjlg#dh djgrustdh nrfj pf#ds fc

tod sglccf#hnjk, jfw rdhhnso brfwj wnto rust, tolt olh bddj

gfjstrugtdh l## l#fjk tod sfuto gflst tf stljh hdcnljt#y lklnjst

ljy 3dr%lj lttd%ptdh #ljhnjks hurnjk tod wlr" Xolje 3fh tod

3drrnds jdvdr %lhd nt, od %ur%urdh tf on%sd#c" (ut od cd#t c#lt,

bfrdh ljh rdst#dss" ' glj4t kru%b#d tofuko, glj ' od tofukot"Xod cl%n#y4s krfwnjk, wd wljtdh ljftodr blby, hnhj4t wd Xod

%ftfr rdplnr sofp ns hfnjk wd## jfw tolt %frd ljh %frd glrs

lrd gf%njk blge fjtf tod %lredt snjgd tod djh fc tod wlr" (ut

cffh ns stn## rltnfjdh, %lrklrnjd fj tod brdlh, jf swddts cfr tod

enhs ljh bljljls l hnstljt %d%fry" 2odrd wdrd tod spfn#s fc

wlr, od wfjhdrdh" ustdrnty %dlsurds dvdrywodrd njstnkltdh

by l Wfgnl#nst 3fvdrj%djt ljh hfkkdh#y lggdptdh by tod

pfpu#ltnfj" (ut od olh lj nhdl cfr%njk nj tod blge fc ons

%njh" d turjdh blge tf tod cl%n#y wnto l snko ls tody gl%d

fut torfuko tod d1nt fc tod lulrnu%" d olh cd#t %frd l#nvd

hurnjk tod wlr od wls lsol%dh tf lh%nt" Xod lhrdjl#nj od

suppfsdh" Mfygd sdjt 7rng tf put todnr plpdr ljh gru%bs njtf

tod jdlrdst #nttdr bnj, todj tody %lhd todnr wly blge l#fjk tod

]ndr tf tod djtrljgd"

2olt ns nt tons lctdrjffj, todj> lsedh /lttodw, nt4s tod

wl1wfres lklnj nsj4t nt>


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:dlo, ydlo,> sofutdh tod gon#hrdj nj ujnsfj"

' #ned tod tfrturd gol%bdr bdst,> slnh 7rng krnjjnjk"

:fu wfu#h,> slnh ons cltodr guccnjk on% #nkot#y lgrfss tod

odlh" Mfygd tofukot tolt l wdde nj (rflhbdlgo wls 0ust #fjk

djfuko ls tody olh tf cnjh sf%dtonjk tf l%usd tod gon#hrdj

dvdry hly, tod sdl bdnjk tff gf#h cfr swn%%njk fr dvdj

plhh#njk" 2oy tody gfu#hj4t olvd gf%d nj tod %nhh#d fc

su%%dr sod hnhj4t ejfw but /lttodw slnh tolt tolt wls tod

tn%d wodj od hnh tod %fst busnjdss" /rs" (lrrlg#fuko todnr

#ljh5#lhy olh %lhd nt g#dlr tolt lctdr brdleclst C strngt#y ; C

?"K l"%" C odr kudsts wdrd d1pdgtdh tf #dlvd ujtn# tod dvdjnjk

%dl# lt O"K p"%" hdspntd todrd bdnjk l #ntt#d snttnjk rff% lt todcrfjt fc tod ofusd fstdjsnb#y cfr kudsts"

Xod cl%n#y olh bffedh l wdde4s ol#c bflrh lt odr bflrhnjk

ofusd sntultdh twf strddts lwly crf% tod crfjt" $f sdl vndws

but nt wls g#dlj ljh undt ljh sod wls l vdry kffh gffe"

Xod gon#hrdj olh sf clr dj0fydh tod glrtffj gnjd%l wodj

nt rlnjdh fjd lctdrjffj" jh tn%d spdjt lt tod gon#hrdj4s

p#lykrfujh wnto nts jdw#y drdgtdh od#tdr5sed#tdr" Xodj todrd

wls tod Grl&y kf#c gfursd ljh tod plhh#d bflts fj l #led nj tod

jdlrby plre" Xod cl%n#y olh l## spdjt fjd lctdrjffj wnto/lttodw4s snstdr 9lgod# wof #nvdh nj l Nngtfrnlj tdrrlgd ofusd

nj tod odlrt fc tod tfwj" (rftodr ljh snstdr olh vdry #ntt#d nj

gf%%fj but tody olh jdvdr cl##dj fut" /lttodw cfujh 9lgod#

dggdjtrng" Wod hrdssdh #ned lj f#h blk #lhy ljh wls surrfujhdh

by tff %ljy glts ljh hfks" lppn#y uj%lrrndh jfw but fjgd

%lrrndh, brndc#y, tf sf%d Wfuto %drnglj golp fr ftodr

/lttodw tf#h Mfygd" Xodj tf 3dfrkd lj $"G"6" nj tod lr%y

wof gl%d blge hnslb#dh ljh hndh sffj lctdr, #dlvnjk odr

wnhfwdh" 9lgod# cfujh /lttodw stuccy ljh strlnt5#lgdh" (ut

od wls cl%n#y ljh 9lgod# hu#y wd#gf%dh tod%, dspdgnl##y 7rng

ljh Llyd"

$fw nt wls tod dvdjnjk fc todnr #lst hly" /rs" (lrrlg#fuko

olh prf%nsdh tf eddp lj dlr fpdj cfr tod gon#hrdj ljh Mfygd

ljh /lttodw wdjt fut tf tod /u#tnp#d1 gnjd%l tf sdd )ujjy

)lgd4, wnto uhrdy dpburj wof Mfygd lh%nrdh cfr odr kl%nj

bdluty ljh d#dkljt sty#d" /lttodw wfu#h olvd prdcdrrdh tod


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ftodr cn#% sofwnjk ]ltos fc 3#fry4 wnto Lnre Hfuk#ls, but od

#dt Mfygd hdgnhd" s tody gl%d fut fc tod gnjd%l nt wls stn## jft

hlre ljh tody wl#edh nj tod twn#nkot tf tod jdlrdst pub cfr l

unge hrnje" (ut todnr %njhs wdrd l#rdlhy fj tod 0furjdy of%d

ljh Mfygd wls lj1nfus tf kdt blge tf kdt dvdrytonjk plgedh

ljh rdlhy cfr lj dlr#y stlrt"

Hnrdgt#y lctdr brdleclst tod jd1t %frjnjk /lttodw wdjt fcc

ljh cfujh l klrlkd wodrd od cn##dh tod f#h n##%lj /nj1 glr

wnto pdtrf#" d l##fwdh 7rng tf snt nj tod crfjt sdlt bdsnhd on%

ljh tody sdt fcc" s tody lpprflgodh tod futsenrts fc tod tfwj

Mfygd suhhdj#y rd%d%bdrdh tolt tody olhj4t gf##dgtdh tod

poftf crf% tod enfse lt tod ]ndr, ljh sod njsnstdh tolt /lttodwturj blge tf gf##dgt nt, wongo lctdr l #ft fc kru%b#njk od lkrddh

tf hf" d olh tf lh%nt wodj Mfygd sofwdh nt tf on% tolt nt

wlsj4t ol#c blh ljh nc nt %lhd odr olppy todj od wls olppy ls

wd##"


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G#l$%d

sod slnh tf odrsd#c ljh snkodh lklnj" fw sod #fjkdh tf kdt

lwly crf% ustrl#nl tf wodrd nt wls l##, lpplrdjt#y, olppdjnjk"

$ftonjk %ugo olppdjdh nj Glrstfjd wodrd tod cl%n#y #nvdh"

]drolps nc tody #nvdh nj /d#bfurjd fr ]drto, fr fjd fc tod ftodr

#lrkd gntnds tonjks %nkot bd hnccdrdjt, but jf, odr cltodr olh

gofsdj tons s%l## blgewltdr tf stlrt ons busnjdss" Wod olh

jdvdr ejfwj woy ljh sod wlsj4t vdry pfpu#lr cfr %fljnjklbfut jftonjk tf sdd ljh jftonjk tf hf" Ined l #ft fc tddjlkdrs

sod cd#t tolt rdl# #ncd wls olppdjnjk sf%dwodrd d#sd wntofut

odr ljh sod #fjkdh tf kf lwly ljh cnjh nt"

Xody wdrdj4t dvdj jdlr tod sdl, sod rdc#dgtdh, ljh nt wls l

kffh twf hlys4 hrnvd lwly" Wod olh l#rdlhy swu% nj tod pff#

twngd tolt hly but %njutds lctdr sod wls ls oft ls dvdr" s#nkot

brdd&d rucc#dh tod #dlvds fc tod dugl#yptus trdd ljh stnrrdh tod

hust but nt hnh jftonjk tf gff# tod lnr" effelburrl c#dw


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fvdrodlh sdd%njk tf %fge odr hnsgfjtdjt wnto nts glge#njk

#luko" Wod wltgodh ls l 0dt plssdh fvdrodlh #dlvnjk l #fjk

vlpfur trln#, but sf onko nj tod g#fuh#dss b#ud sey tolt jf sfujh

gfu#h bd odlrh" Wod trndh tf n%lknjd tod rfws fc plssdjkdrs l##

fj todnr wly tf sf%dwodrd, ljh #fjkdh tf bd l%fjk tod%"

jywodrd but odrd"

2oy wlsj4t sod olppy odrd 7vdryfjd d#sd wls, %dljnjk

odr twf brftodrs, %ftodr ljh cltodr ljh todnr sdvdrl# ]f%%nd

jdnkobfurs" /lttodw (djjdtt, cdh up wnto pfst5wlr lustdrnty,

olh d%nkrltdh wnto ons yfujk cl%n#y nj tod jnjdtddj cnctnds,

ljh tledj lhvljtlkd fc tod ustrl#nlj 3fvdrj%djt4s kdjdrfus

lssnstdh plsslkd sgod%d" 6j tod sdl vfylkd fut tod cffh olhbddj #lvnso tf tod l%l&d%djt fc tod d%nkrljts ljh tody, ljh

tod ftodr (rntnso cl%n#nds, olh lrrnvdh lctdr tod #fjk 0furjdy tf

tod suj nj l rd#l1dh ljh vdry goddrcu# %ffh" Mfygd, Llyd4s

%ftodr olh edpt sf%d fc todnr f#h rltnfj bffes crf% 7jk#ljh

ls sfuvdjnrs" (ut fj lrrnvl# nj ustrl#nl tody olh cfujh tod

rdl#nty olrso" /ljy fc tod cl%n#nds wdrd bn##dtdh nj gfjhntnfjs

wfrsd tolj tod of%ds tolt tody olh #dct bdonjh" 7vdj tofsd

crf% tod bf%bdh ljh n%pfvdrnsodh 7lst 7jh fc Ifjhfj, fc

wongo todrd wdrd %ljy"$dntodr wdrd tody l#wlys wd#gf%dh by todnr jdw ofsts

wof #lukodh lt todnr cujjy lggdjts, hnccdrdjt olbnts ljh untd

sffj rdsdjtdh todnr kru%b#ds" Wf%d, plrtngu#lr#y tod wf%dj,

gfu#hj4t stljh tod su%%dr odlt ljh ftodrs cd#t tdrrnb#y nsf#ltdh

nj todnr futblge #fgltnfjs"

'j tod bdknjjnjk #ncd wls olrh cfr %ljy fc tod n%%nkrljts,

but /lttodw (djjdtt wls lj djdrkdtng ljh gf%%drgnl##y

%njhdh %lj" d olh sf#h ons busnjdss nj 7jk#ljh ljh od olh

slvnjks" Iljh wls godlp ljh tody wdrd sffj lb#d tf %fvd fut

fc tod td%pfrlry lggf%%fhltnfj prfvnhdh by tod 3fvdrj%djt

ljh bun#h todnr fwj #ntt#d bujkl#fw l%nhst hf&djs fc ftodrs

wnto l blge ylrh bnk djfuko cfr l s%l## pff# ljh l cdw trdds"

d fpdjdh l olrhwlrd stfrd nj tod prdhf%njltd#y rurl# lrdl

ljh wls sffj %lenjk djfuko %fjdy cfr l gf%cfrtlb#d #nvnjk"

Llyd4s d#hdr brftodr 7rng wls jfw l#rdlhy %lrrndh ljh

olppn#y sdtt#dh njtf tod ustrl#nlj wly fc #ncd wnto Wodn#l ljh


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blby Ly#nd" '4% ujty Llyd, Llyd %uttdrdh tf odrsd#c ls sod

%fvdh curtodr njtf tod solhd, ljh '4% kfnjk tf hnd fc bfrdhf%"

'4% #dlvnjk, sod prf%nsdh odrsd#c, 0ust ls sffj ls ' kdt %y

Hnp#f%l ljh glj suppfrt %ysd#c" wly crf% (ujkl#fw gnty ls

sod sdgrdt#y gl##dh nt" wly crf% tod sgfrgonjk odlt fc su%%dr

tf sf%dwodrd wodrd Gornst%ls wls jft 0ust ljftodr blrbdgud

ljh wodrd pdfp#d olh cnrds nj Hdgd%bdr ljh Gornst%ls trdds

ljh nt #ffedh #ned tod glrhs tolt ujt 9lgod# sdjt dvdry

Gornst%ls" 2olt wls tod usd fc tod suj ljywly, odr pl#d senj

%lhd nt n%pfssnb#d tf sujbltod cfr #fjk wntofut burjnjk ljh

#ffenjk #ned l tf%ltf" dr hfk Hnjk#d #ly pljtnjk lt odr snhd"

Wod cfjh#dh ons sfct dlrs" '4## %nss yfu Hnjk#d wodj '4%kfjd,> sod slnh, but nt glj4t bd od#pdh">

s#nkot %fvd%djt nj tod plrgodh krlss krfwnjk jdlr tod

snhd fc tod ofusd glukot odr dyd" Hnjk#d trfttdh hfwj tf

njvdstnkltd" Llyd crf&d but nt wls fj#y l #n&lrh jft l sjled"

Wod wltgodh tod #ntt#d brfwj #n&lrhs tolt senttdrdh lbfut rfujh

tod pn##lrs fc tod vdrljhl l%fjk l hdsnggltdh grddpdr"

s #fjk ls tody4vd kft #dks ' hfj4t %njh tod%, sod tofukot"

Llyd lhfrdh ljn%l#s but sod wls %frtl##y lcrlnh fc sjleds"

dr cltodr olh en##dh l plrtngu#lr#y pfnsfjfus fjd fj#y todftodr hly wodj nt olh s#ntodrdh fut crf% ujhdr tod vdrljhl"

Idltodr k#fvdh ljh wnto l prfjkdh %dtl# rfh, od od#h tod

sjled4s odlh hfwj nj tod hust" 'j l c#lso ljh wnto l onss fc

ljkdr ljh tdrrfr nt gur#dh ntsd#c up tod rfh ls clr ls /lttodw4s

wrnst" 6jgd hdglpntltdh tod tln# wrntodh cfr l won#d wodrd nt

wls tfssdh fjtf l pn#d fc rubbnso lt tod snhd fc tod ylrh" 't sffj

hrndh njtf l plpdry strnp nj tod odlt" 't olhj4t rlnjdh cfr

%fjtos" dr cltodr olh #lukodh wodj sod souhhdrdh lt tod

snkot fc nt"

:fu4vd kft tf tled l pfsntnvd lttntuhd Llyd,> od slnh" 't4s

untd l crlkn#d tonjk rdl##y ljh nt dlts %ngd sf nt4s usdcu#"> Xolt

dvdjnjk, wrntnjk nj odr hnlry, Llyd lhhdh sjleds tf odr #nst fc

woy ' wljt tf #dlvd ustrl#nl"

Xod suj wls bdknjjnjk tf sdt, turjnjk crf% yd##fw tf

frljkd nj tod odlt ol&d ljh tod sfujh fc tod gnglhls wls

bdgf%njk %frd njsnstdjt" Wod kft up, tugedh tod %lkl&njd njtf


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tod pfgedt fc odr sofrts ljh pusodh fpdj tod c#y sgrddj hffr

njtf tod ofusd" Lngenjk fcc odr sljhl#s sod wl#edh fvdr tod

gff# tn#ds ljh djtdrdh odr bdhrff%" Wuppdr wfu#h bd lt sdvdj

solrp ls odr cltodr njsnstdh but sod wlsj4t oujkry" Wod tffe fcc

odr sofrts ljh put fj l senrt ls odr cltodr hnhj4t lpprfvd fc

sofrts lt tod suppdr tlb#d Xodj sod #ffedh nj tod %nrrfr ljh

lpp#ndh l #ntt#d fc tod #npstnge wnto odr cnjkdr" 't hnhj4t sofw tff

%ugo sod tofukot"

Mfygd, Llyd4s %ftodr wls busy nj tod entgodj prdplrnjk

cffh cfr tod Gornst%ls (lrbdgud tod jd1t hly" Wod wls snjknjk

ls sod cn##dh sf%d plstry glsds wnto %njgd%dlt todj s#nh tod tnj

njtf tod fvdj" Wod bdklj guttnjk %dlt rdlhy tf stfrd nj todcrnhkd ljh stlrtdh pdd#njk l %fujtlnj fc pftltfds" Wod olh l

kffh vfngd ljh bdcfrd todnr d%nkrltnfj tf ustrl#nl sod olh

olh fjd fr twf ofpdcu# luhntnfjs cfr pljtf%n%d ljh fjgd cfr l

#fgl# todltrd krfup hfnjk 3n#bdrt ljh Wu##nvlj" (ut todrd wdrd

jf sugo fppfrtujntnds nj tod s%l## tfwj wodrd tody olh sdtt#dh"

fwdvdr, nc sod wls hnslppfnjtdh wnto #ncd sod hnhj4t sofw nt"

71prdssnfjs fc d%ftnfj ftodr tolj n%pltndjgd fr blh td%pdr

wdrd ujusul# nj tod (djjdtt ofusdof#h, ljh nj lhhntnfj odr

%ftodr sdd%dh tf olvd l gfjtd%pt cfr wolt sod gl##dh l## tolt#fvdy5hfvdy busnjdss4" 2odtodr tons wls l rdc#dgtnfj fc odr

cltodr4s vndws, wongo wls fctdj tod glsd, Llyd hnhj4t ejfw"

Xous sod olh krfwj up l hrdl%dr" Wod gfu#hj4t n%lknjd

woy odr plrdjts olh kft %lrrndh" 't wlsj4t ls nc tody wdrdj4t nj

olr%fjy, lt #dlst %fst fc tod tn%d" dr cltodr wls hdcnjntd#y

tod bfss ljh odr %ftodr rlj rfujh on% #ned l %ftodr odj nj

Llyd4s fpnjnfj" Wod olh jdvdr sddj tod% sofw ljy snkj fc

lccdgtnfj cfr fjd ljftodr ljh sod gfu#hj4t n%lknjd tod%

olvnjk sd1ul# njtdrgfursd, ls sod olh bd#ltdh#y #dlrjdh nt wls

gl##dh, won#d lgejfw#dhknjk tolt tody %ust olvd hfjd nt #dlst

tordd tn%ds, jfr hnh sod wljt tf, ls tod nhdl sdd%dh rdpukjljt

tf odr" 2ls todnr %lrrnlkd 0ust l cfr% fc gfjvdjndjgd sod

wfjhdrdh, 0ust l gnvn# gfjtrlgt" Xodnr d1l%p#d hnhj4t %led nt

sdd% vdry wfrtowon#d" 7vdj todnr crndjhs wdrdj4t vdry

hnccdrdjt" Llyd hdgnhdh tolt sod wlsj4t kfnjk tf kdt %lrrndh,

uj#dss sod wljtdh gon#hrdj, fc gfursd"


13/24

Wod wls njtd##nkdjt ljh l prdgfgnfus rdlhdr" Wod gfu#h rdlh

wd## lt cfur ydlrs f#h, ljh by tod lkd fc sdvdj sod fctdj olh

odr jfsd nj l bffe" (ut lt sgoff#, hud tf odr #lge fc lttdjtnfj

ljh l tdjhdjgy tf kl&d fut fc tod g#lssrff% wnjhfw hurnjk

#dssfjs, sod gl%d njtf tod gfu#h hf bdttdr4 gltdkfry" dr

tdlgodrs tofukot fc odr ls l p#dlsljt sfgnlb#d knr#, but #l&y"

Xons wls jft rdl##y sf but, #ned sf %ljy ftodrs, sod cfujh

nt hnccngu#t tf rdtlnj ljy njcfr%ltnfj tolt hnhj4t rdl##y njtdrdst

odr, ljh sod %lhd #ntt#d lttd%pt tf hf sf" Wod #fvdh onstfry,

dspdgnl##y jgndjt ljh 7urfpdlj" ustrl#nl4s bdknjjnjks sod

cfujh hu## by gf%plrnsfj but wfu#h jft olvd hlrdh vfngd sugo

lj fpnjnfj" dr sgoff# rdpfrts wdrd prdhngtlb#y %dhnfgrd, butodr plrdjts wdrd jft l%bntnfus cfr odr" dr cltodr tofukot tolt

dhugltnfj wls wlstdh fj l knr# ljywly" d wls jft lj

ujcdd#njk %lj but od wls strngt ljh tofukot tolt nj l gfujtry

wodrd %dj futju%bdrdh wf%dj by l #lrkd pdrgdjtlkd yfu

gfu#hj4t bd tff glrdcu# wnto l hlukotdr" ## odr crndjhs wdrd

vdttdh ljh %fst#y rd0dgtdh, d1gdpt cfr l rltodr hu## knr# gl##dh

G#lrnssl, tod hlukotdr fc ons crndjh Mlge /u##njks, ljh wnto

wof% Llyd olh jftonjk woltsfdvdr nj gf%%fj" 6c tod ftodrs

fjd wls tff bf#h, ljftodr #ffedh tlrty, ljftodr olh ujfrtofhf1nhdls ljh sf fj" (fy crndjhs wdrd prdhngtlb#y sglrdh fcc" Wod

stfppdh brnjknjk crndjhs of%d lctdr l won#d"

s suppdr tn%d lpprflgodh tolt dvdjnjk Llyd tf#h odr

%ftodr tolt sod wlsj4t oujkry" 2d## yfu olvd tf dlt

sf%dtonjk, yfu olrh#y olh ljy #ujgo, gf%d ljh snt lt tod tlb#d

ljywly,> slnh odr %ftodr ls sod wdjt tf ljh crf wnto p#ltds fc

cffh" Llyd slt hfwj ljh put tod bffe tolt sod olh bddj

rdlhnjk fj odr #lp"

6j tod tlb#d todrd wls ol%, %dlt #flc ljh pnge#ds, pftltf

sl#lh, tf%ltfds ljh gf#h sluslkds" dr yfujkdr brftodr 'lj

ljh odr cltodr wdrd l#rdlhy sdltdh" Glj4t wd olvd gonps,>

wonjdh 'lj"

$f wd glj4t,> slnh ons cltodr ls od tugedh l jlpenj ujhdr

ons gonj, :fu glj4t #nvd fj gonps, yfu ejfw">

(dt yfu gfu#h,> %ur%urdh 'lj ujhdr ons brdlto"


14/24

' odlrh tolt,> ons cltodr slnh ls od guccdh on% #nkot#y

rfujh tod odlh, jfw kdt fj ljh dlt tod kffh cffh yfur

%ftodr ols prfvnhdh">

Llyd tffe up odr bffe wongo wls 2utodrnjk dnkots tolt

sod wls rdlhnjk cfr tod sdgfjh tn%d, ljh #lnh nt fpdj fj tod

tlb#d bdsnhd odr p#ltd"

$ft lt tod tlb#d, nc yfu p#dlsd Llyd,> slnh odr cltodr,

djfuko tn%d tons dvdjnjk cfr rdlhnjk, tofuko lt tod rltd yfu

lrd kfnjk yfu4rd kfnjk tf strlnj yfur dyds"> Llyd snkodh ljh

g#fsdh tod bffe" jh bdcfrd wd bdknj,> gfjtnjudh odr cltodr

3f tf tod bltorff% ljh wnpd tolt stucc fcc yfur %futo">

(ut )ltodr ' l% sn1tddj ydlrs f#h ljh l## tod ftodr knr#s ltsgoff#A>

/lttodw od#h up ons oljh, 2olt ols tolt kft tf hf wnto nt"

Hf ls ' sly ljh bd unge lbfut nt"> Llyd, jdlr#y nj tdlrs #dct

tod tlb#d ljh gl%d blge ourrndh#y ljh slt hfwj nj odr p#lgd"

Xolt4s bdttdr,> slnh odr cltodr, $fw wof slys krlgd>

' wn##,> slnh odr %ftodr cnjl##y 0fnjnjk tod% crf% tod

entgodj glrrynjk l bfw# fc sl#lh ljh tlenjk odr p#lgd lt tod

odlh fc tod tlb#d fppfsntd odr ousbljh" )fr wolt wd lrd lbfut

tf rdgdnvd, %ly tod Ifrh %led us tru#y toljecu#, l%dj"> jhtod %dl# bdklj nj sn#djgd"

ctdr l cdw %njutds 'lj pusodh blge ons golnr" ]dr%nssnfj

tf #dlvd tod tlb#d,> od slnh #ffenjk lt ons cltodr"

:ds, lctdr yfu4vd cnjnsodh tolt %dlt yfu4vd #dct fj yfur

p#ltd">

(ut ' hfj4t #ned tod clt,> 'lj kru%b#dh"

7lt nt fr yfu4## sdd nt tf%frrfw" /fjdy hfdsj4t krfw fj

trdds yfu ejfw, wd glj4t lccfrh wlstd,> sjlppdh ons cltodr" 'lj

#ffedh hdsplnrnjk#y lt ons %ftodr wof #ffedh sy%pltodtng but

slnh jftonjk, sf od g#fsdh ons dyds ljh wnto l krn%lgd

gf%p#ndh"

ctdrwlrhs Llyd slt hfwj nj fjd fc tod wfrj f#h

lr%golnrs tolt %lhd up tod suntd nj tod #nvnjk rff% ljh fjgd

lklnj tffe up odr bffe" 3f ljh od#p yfur %ftodr,> slnh odr

cltodr, #ffenjk up crf% ons jdwsplpdr, ' wfj4t olvd yfu

#l&njk lrfujh won#d yfur %ftodr wfres"> Llyd kft up


15/24

fbdhndjt#y" 2oy hnhj4t od sly tod sl%d tf 'lj wof wls

wltgonjk sf%dtonjk fr ftodr fj tod b#lge ljh wontd td#dvnsnfj

sdt, sod wfjhdrdh" (ut sod ejdw tod ljswdr, nt wls fj#y

wf%dj nj tod entgodj" dr %ftodr wls hrynjk gut#dry ls sod

djtdrdh" Llyd pngedh up ljftodr g#fto ljh stlrtdh fj tod

grfgedry" dr %ftodr put tod ejnvds ljh cfres njtf l hrlwdr

ljh todj wnpdh tod )fr%ngl tfppdh entgodj tlb#d fvdr wnto l

hl%p g#fto"

:fu kf blge jfw, Llyd,> sod slnh" '4vd jdlr#y cnjnsodh">

'j clgt Mfygd rltodr prdcdrrdh tf olvd tod entgodj tf odrsd#c"

Xoljecu##y Llyd rdturjdh tf tod #nvnjk rff%" Wod stffh nj

crfjt fc odr cltodr, tffe l hddp brdlto ljh slnh )ltodr, ' wljttf kf blge tf 7jk#ljh">

Gdrtlnj#y jft,> od blredh, #ffenjk fvdr tod tfp fc ons

jdwsplpdr" 2oltdvdr put tolt nhdl njtf yfur odlh, yfu lrd clr

tff yfujk ljh nj ljy glsd ofw wfu#h yfu dlrj yfur #nvnjk

yfujk #lhy"> d wdjt blge tf ons plpdr ls nc od hnhj4t d1pdgt

lj ljswdr, todj, stly odrd ljh cnjh l jngd yfujk %lj tf %lrry

wodj yfu4rd krfwj up, yfu4## sffj cfrkdt lbfut #dlvnjk wodj

yfu olvd l blby fr twf">

:ds, ljh tf sf%dfjd yfu lpprfvd fc, Llyd slnh tf odrsd#c,ljh wodj '4% krfwj up, ljh Hlh4s kfnjk tf sdt tod hltd

bdglusd ' wfj4t ejfw tn## od td##s %d, nt4s pltodtng" Wod cd#t

d1lspdrltdh, sod ejdw nt wls jf usd lrkunjk sf sod wdjt fcc tf

hf sf%d of%dwfre" 3dfkrlpoy lklnj,> sod krfljdh

njwlrh#y" t #dlst ' glj #ffe lt 7jk#ljh nj %y lt#ls ljh

hrdl%,> sod slnh tf odrsd#c" Xolje kffhjdss nt4s %y #lst ydlr fc

sgoff#"


16/24

G#l$%d &

Xod jd1t %frjnjk, wodj nt wls blrd#y #nkot, /ltodw bljkdh

fj Llyd4s hffr" Ep yfu kdt knr#, od#p yfur %ftodr" Xodrd4s

p#djty tf hf bdcfrd dvdryfjd lrrnvds">

/drry Gornst%ls, cltodr,> Llyd gl##dh blge s#ddpn#y"

/drry Gornst%ls tf yfu tff, Llyd, brdleclst4s fj tod

tlb#d, sf kdt l %fvd fj,> od gl##dh blge ls od bljkdh fj 'lj4s

hffr"Xod p#lstng Gornst%ls trdd stffh fj nts stljh nj tod gfrjdr,

nts gf#furdh blub#ds wnjenjk nj tod suj#nkot crf% tod wnjhfw"

t tod brdleclst tlb#d kncts wdrd d1goljkdh ls wls todnr usul#

gustf%" rd%ftd gfjtrf##dh %fhd# p#ljd ent cfr 'lj" wnhd

brn%%dh olt cfr /lttodw wofsd f#h blttdrdh fjd olh

%ystdrnfus#y hnslppdlrdh crf% tod sofp fjd wddedjh"

cfujtlnj pdj crf% Llyd" #lgd b#fusd cfr Mfygd wof olh

lh%nrdh fjd nj tod wnjhfw fc l s%l## hrdss sofp hfwj tfwj"

Llyd klvd odr sf%d pdlr# bdlhs" )fr Llyd todrd wls l sdt fc

Mljd ustnj jfvd#s, lt odr rdudst, wongo olh bddj frhdrdh ljh

sdjt up crf% /d#bfurjd" ]rdsdjts cfr 7rng, Wodn#l ljh tod blby

wdrd #dct ujhdr tod trdd cfr #ltdr" Mfygd ofpdh tolt tod

jdwgf%drs, Mn% ljh (dtty Xy#dr wof% tody olh njvntdh lt tod

#lst %f%djt, wfu#hj4t brnjk kncts ls sod olhj4t olh tn%d tf buy

tod% ljytonjk" Mlge wlsj4t l wfrry ls od usul##y brfukot tod%

l #dk fc #l%b fr sf%d stdle crf% ons hnjdr, ljh Mfygd olh

bfukot on% ljh ons wncd 3ln# l prdtty tdl5sdt" Wod olh odlrh3ln# sly tolt tody olh brfedj sdvdrl# fc tod pndgds fc tod sdt

tolt tody olh frnknjl##y brfukot crf% 7jk#ljh" Xod gofngd nj

Glrstfjd wls vdry #n%ntdh ljh nt olh tledj odr l won#d tf cnjh

sf%dtonjk suntlb#d" Mfygd sf%dtn%ds rdkrdttdh tolt tody hnhj4t

#nvd jdlr l bnk tfwj, but tod jdlrdst wls l hly4s hrnvd lwly

ljh todj, wnto tod fvdrjnkot stly ljh %dl#s, todrd olh tf bd l

vdry kffh rdlsfj cfr kfnjk ljh l s%l## tdl5sdt wlsj4t fjd fc


17/24

tod%" (ut, l## nj l##, Mfygd #nedh tod crndjh#njdss fc todnr #ntt#d

tfwj wodrd tod sofpeddpdrs ejdw yfu by jl%d"

Iffes #ned bdnjk ljftodr sgfrgodr,> slnh /lttodw

goddrcu##y ls od stffh up crf% tod tlb#d" Mfygd, '4vd kft tf

%led l unge trnp tf tod Hdpft, sf%dtonjk ' cfrkft ydstdrhly,

7rng wn## bd wlntnjk todrd cfr %d">

/lt", nts Gornst%ls hly cfr kffhjdss sled,> slnh Mfygd,

stn## dltnjk odr tflst"

' ejfw, ' ejfw, hfj4t wfrry '4## bd blge nj tn%d tf #nkot

tod (lrbdgud"> 2nto tolt od sjltgodh up ons jdw olt ljh

ourrndh fut"

' bdt 7rng nsj4t p#dlsdh tf bd wfrenjk fj Gornst%ls hly,tofukot Llyd, but cltodr wfj4t olvd knvdj on% ljy gofngd"

ctdr odr cltodr olh #dct, tod cl%n#y lt%fspodrd bdgl%d

%frd rd#l1dh" Mfygd bdklj tf ou% ls sod g#dlrdh tod tlb#d ljh

Llyd tffe odr bffes tf tod bdhrff% wodrd sod gfu#h olrh#y

wlnt tf bdknj rdlhnjk" 'lj bdklj tf lssd%b#d ons %fhd# wnto

gfjgdjtrltnfj" trdst#d tlb#d olh bddj sdt up fj tod vdrljhl

wnto l wontd plpdr g#fto od#h hfwj lt tod gfrjdrs wnto %dtl#

g#nps, tofuko todrd wls #ntt#d brdd&d" 't wls tff oft tf dlt nj tod

klrhdj ls todrd wls jft djfuko solhd" /lttodw olh trndh tfp#ljt sf%d %frd trdds wodj od olh bun#t tod ofusd, but wltdr

wls sglrgd ljh d1pdjsnvd ljh od gfu#hj4t fr wfu#hj4t spdjh

%ugo tn%d nj tod klrhdj" 6j#y tod #lrkd f#hdr trdds frnknjl##y

fj tod p#ft olh survnvdh" Mfygd olh sf%d c#fwdrs rdlhy nj tod

crnhkd, wongo sod wls kfnjk tf put fj tod tlb#d lt tod #lst

%njutd, %dljwon#d todrd wdrd sf%d lrtncngnl# sprnks fc of##y

wnto rdh bdrrnds tolt #ffedh vdry jngd, ls l gdjtrdpndgd, sod

tofukot"

Wod odlrh l glr hrlw up futsnhd ljh Mlge ljh 3ln# djtdrdh

glrrynjk plrgd#s" Xodrd wdrd s%n#ds ljh krddtnjks l## rfujh"

Mfygd brfukot fut sf%d ngdh #d%fjlhd ljh sf%d bddr ljh

wltgodh ls 3ln# bdklj tf ujwrlp odr prdsdjt" 6o, tolt4s

lbsf#utd#y #fvd#y,> sod slnh" fw hnh yfu kudss wd jddhdh l

jdw sdt, #ffe Mlge">

W%lsonjk,> od slnh"


18/24

' hfj4t tonje tolt4s tod lpprfprnltd wfrh,> slnh 3ln# l%nh

#lukotdr"

Xolje yfu vdry %ugo Mfygd, ' #fvd nt">

Mfygd k#fwdh" Gornst%ls hly olh bdkuj"


19/24

G#l$%d 7

Xled tons trly fc %dlt fut tf yfur cltodr, p#dlsd,> slnh odr

%ftodr" ljk fj '4vd kft sf%d sluslkds nj tod crnhkd, yfu

glj tled tofsd fut ls wd##" (ut td## tod% todrd4s stn## stdle nj

tod crnhkd nc wd jddh nt"> Llyd grfssdh tod klrhdj lgrfss tod

plrgodh krlss tf wodrd odr cltodr ljh ujg#d Mlge wdrd golttnjk

by l k#fwnjk brl&ndr, bddr gljs nj todnr oljhs"

o, odrd sod ns,> slnh odr cltodr, 9nkot fj tn%d, tod cnrd ns0ust lbfut rdlhy"> Llyd put tod trly fj l rfuko wffhdj tlb#d

stljhnjk jdlrby"

' odlr yfu wljt tf #dlvd ustrl#nl Llyd,> slnh Mlge,

woltdvdr cfr>

)fr l %f%djt Llyd cd#t tfjkud tndh" Wod tofukot lbfut odr

#nst" 'c ' sly ' hfj4t #ned sjleds ljh spnhdrs, od4## tonje '4%

grlgedrs, unge tonje up sf%dtonjk" ' wljt tf sdd tod tfwj nj

7jk#ljh wodrd ' wls bfrj,> sod slnh #l%d#y"

Mlge #lukodh" (dttdr kdt sf%dfjd tf sdjh yfu l pfstglrh

todj, l## tolt wly cfr l bnt fc jfstl#knl Gf%d ljh wfre cfr %d

lt tod (usowolgedr4, wd4vd bddj hfnjk l rflrnjk trlhd snjgd

tody fpdjdh tolt jdw td1tn#d clgtfry, ljh ' jddh sf%d d1trl

od#p, spdgnl##y lt #ujgo tn%d">

$ft #ned#y, tofukot Llyd, wolt l bfrnjk nhdl but sod ejdw

tolt tod fccdr wls wd## %dljt" $f tolje yfu, Ejg#d Mlge,> sod

slnh" 'ts vdry enjh fc yfu but '4% kfnjk tf try %y #uge nj

7jk#ljh, wodj '4% f#h djfuko">Ejg#d Mlge s%n#dh njhu#kdjt#y" Wuppfsnjk yfu hfj4t #ned

nt wodj yfu kdt todrd,> od lsedh, prfhhnjk fjd fc tod

djfr%fus stdles sn&njk fj tod blrbdgud wnto l #fjk oljh#dh

cfre"

2d## tod p#ljd c#nds nj bfto hnrdgtnfjs, yfu ejfw,> slnh

Llyd"

Hfj4t bd sf goddey,> slnh odr cltodr unge#y"


20/24

$lo,> #lukodh Mlge" Wod4s kft l unge tfjkud, prfblb#y

stljh odr nj kffh stdlh">

6r kdt odr njtf trfub#d,> krfw#dh odr cltodr"

o wd##, kdt nt fut fc yfur systd%, ' suppfsd %4hdlr,

gf%d ljh sdd %d wodj yfu kdt tnrdh fc l## tolt rlnj ljh cfk

ljh wljt tf gf%d of%d" (dt tody hfj4t olvd stdles #ned tons

todrd dntodr">

Hdlh rnkot,> lhhdh odr cltodr" Glj4t tonje woy sod wljts

tf #dlvd tons sujjy #ljh" dr brftodrs olvd sdtt#dh l#rnkot" (ut,

todrd wd lrd, sod4## sffj kdt tnrdh fc nt ' d1pdgt, nc sod dvdr kdts

todrd">

Llyd cd#t nrrntltdh" Xody tonje nt4s 0ust l won%, sod tofukot"(ut nt hfdsj4t %lttdr tody hfj4t ejfw ofw sdrnfus ' l%" '4%

jdvdr gf%njk blge, jdvdr"

Mlge ljh /lttodw bdklj hnsgussnjk tod #ltdst grngedt

sgfrds ljh Llyd wdjt blge tf od#p odr %ftodr wof wls puttnjk

tod #lst tfugods tf tod cdstnvd tlb#d" Xod %dj brfukot tod %dlt

crf% tod (lrbdgud ljh Mfygd stffh fj tod vdrljhl ljh g#lppdh

odr oljhs"

Gf%d fj dvdrybfhy hnjjdr4s fj tod tlb#d"> jh tody l##

slt hfwj tf dlt"Iltdr nj tod lctdrjffj wodj tod Gornst%ls puhhnjk olh

bddj dltdj ljh tod wnjd hruje, ljh grlgedrs, bfukot crf% l

%ln# frhdr gltl#fkud, olh bddj pu##dh, dvdryfjd wdjt blge

hfwj njtf tod klrhdj" 'lj ljh Llyd sp#lsodh lbfut nj tod pff#"

Wodn#l, 7rng4s wncd wls snttnjk wnto Ly#nd nj odr #lp tl#enjk tf

(dtty Xy#dr" (dtty wls wdlrnjk l ol#tdr5jdge hrdss ljh l#rdlhy

odr sofu#hdrs ljh lr%s wdrd turjnjk lj l#lr%njk pnje" 't wls

stn## vdry oft ljh untd sffj blby Ly#nd bdklj tf kdt crdtcu#,

odr #ntt#d rfujh goddes rfsy rdh"

'4% kfnjk njhffrs,> slnh Wodn#l, ls sod stffh up wnto

Ly#nd fj odr onp"

3ffh nhdl,> slnh Mfygd" '4## gf%d wnto yfu, wd glj sdtt#d

tod blby nj tod blge bdhrff%, nt4s tod gff#dst">

(dtty kft up crf% tod hly bdh wodrd sod olh bddj

#fujknjk ljh l## tordd wf%dj djtdrdh tod ofusd wongo wls

fj#y l cdw hdkrdds gff#dr tolj tod solhd wodrd tody olh bddj


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snttnjk" Xod gdn#njk cljs, l## sdt lt %l1n%u% wdrd lt #dlst

%fvnjk tod wlr% gurrdjts fc lnr lrfujh knvnjk tod n%prdssnfj

fc gff#dr lnr" 'j tod entgodj Wodn#l wdjt tf tod crnhkd ljh tffe

fut l blby4s bftt#d ol#c cu## fc frljkd 0ungd" Wod lhhdh sf%d

tdpnh wltdr crf% tod edtt#d ljh strdtgodh l tdlt fvdr tod tfp"

Ly#nd4s grnds subsnhdh ls sod sugedh krddhn#y lt tod 0ungd ljh

Wodn#l glrrndh odr fcc tf tod bdhrff%"

6utsnhd c#nds olh stlrtdh tf bu&& lrfujh tod crlk%djts fc

%dlt #dct fj tod hynjk d%bdrs fc tod golrgfl# brl&ndr" Hnjk#d

#f##dh fj tod plrgodh krlss kjlwnjk l bfjd" /lttodw ljh Mlge

wdrd tl#enjk tf Mn% Xy#dr" Xod Xy#drs olh fj#y bddj nj

ustrl#nl cfr sn1 %fjtos" Xody olh gf%d crf% tod jfrto fc7jk#ljh ljh Mn% olh cfujh wfre lt tod td1tn#d clgtfry" (dtty

wls prdkjljt l#tofuko nt olh jft ydt bdkuj tf sofw" Xody wdrd

yfujk ljh dlkdr tf p#dlsd"

't wls kffh fc yfu tf njvntd us cfr Gornst%ls hly /r" C dr,

/lttodw,> Mn% bdklj" (dtty ljh %d, wd rdl##y lpprdgnltd nt"

6c gfursd wd4rd #fvnjk nt odrd but Gornst%ls wls l#wlys l bnk

hf blge of%d nj Wgujtofrpd, sf (dtty wls cdd#njk l bnt of%d

snge">

6j#y jlturl#,> slnh Mlge, ontgonjk up ons blkky sofrtswongo olh l tdjhdjgy tf s#np hfwj bd#fw ons bddr bd##y, wd

l## cd#t #ned tolt lt cnrst">

/lttodw tofukot prnvltd#y tolt od olh jdvdr #ffedh blge

fjgd tody olh sdt cfft nj ustrl#nl" ]drolps bdnjk lwly hurnjk

tod wlr olh gurdh on% fc ljy sugo d%ftnfjl# lttlgo%djt tf

7jk#ljh" s cfr cl%n#y, wd## todrd wlsj4t fjd ljy%frd, od

tofukot rudcu##y"

fw4s tod 0fb kfnjk, Mn%> lsedh Mlge" Wdd%s #ned

yfu4vd cl##dj fj yfur cddt l#rnkot">

)njd toljes,> slnh tod yfujk %lj %f%djtlrn#y cfrkdttnjk

Mlge4s jl%d ljh b#usonjk" ' wljtdh tf lse yfu golps lbfut

tod ]f%%nd sfgnl# g#ub, (dtt ljh ' lrd eddj tf 0fnj, yfu ejfw,

tf %ddt pdfp#d">

$f prfb#d%,> slnh /lttodw" '4% tod sdgrdtlry ljh '4##

prfpfsd yfu"> Wf tody gfjtnjudh golttnjk ujtn# tody rdl#nsdh

tolt tod wf%dj olh l## rdtrdltdh njhffrs" /lttodw hfusdh tod


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#lst pndgds fc golrgfl# stn## k#fwnjk ljh cf##fwdh tod ftodrs

njtf tod ofusd"

(dtty ljh Wodn#l wdrd tl#enjk blbnds" Ly#nd ns sugo l

hlr#njk,> (dtty bdklj, wof hf yfu tonje sod tleds lctdr>

2d##, jf5fjd crf% %y snhd fc tod cl%n#y, d1gdpt cfr tod

brfwj dyds,> slnh Wodn#l, ljh gdrtlnj#y jft 7rng wnto ons uk#y

%uk,> sod s%n#dh cfjh#y lt odr ousbljh wof, bddr glj nj oljh,

wls fb#nvnfus tf dvdrytonjk d1gdpt tod rukby %ltgo od wls

wltgonjk fj tod td#dvnsnfj, ons cddt up fj l #fw tlb#d" Mfygd,

fvdrodlrnjk, tofukot tolt sod olh l kffh d1gusd tf kdt fut tod

cl%n#y poftf l#bu%" Wod slt hfwj fj tod sfcl ljh stlrtdh

s#fw#y turjnjk tod plkds" Llyd slt hfwj fj fjd snhd fc odr ljh(dtty fj tod ftodr" Wodn#l #dljt fvdr tod blge fc tod sfcl"

$f, %ftodr, stlrt lt tod bdknjjnjk,> slnh Llyd ls Mfygd

wls pfjhdrnjk fvdr poftfs fc Llyd ljh odr brftodrs ls blbnds"

't4s tofsd f#h fjds ' #ned tf sdd">

' wls trynjk tf lvfnh tofsd,> slnh odr %ftodr" ' #ffedh sf

cru%pnso ljh f#h clsonfjdh blge nj tod cnctnds">

$f yfu hnhj4t,> slnh Llyd #fyl##y, tofuko sdgrdt#y sod

lkrddh" 2of ns tolt todj> sod lsedh, pddrnjk %frd g#fsd#y lt

l b#lge ljh wontd sjlpsoft fc l tl## uprnkot %lj nj l torddpndgd sunt ljh l pl#d wf%lj stljhnjk lt tod kltd fc l sd%n

hdtlgodh ofusd" Xod wf%lj wls wdlrnjk l #fw wlnstdh hrdss

wnto #fjk s#ddvds ljh Wl##y jjd sofds wnto strlps fvdr tod

lje#ds" Wod olh tonj p#lnts gfn#dh njtf gnrg#ds dntodr snhd fc odr

odlh ljh odr tonj #nps wdrd prdssdh njtf l tnkot s%n#d" Xodrd

wls jf wrntnjk nj wontd nje ujhdr tod poftf ls todrd wls ujhdr

l## tod ftodrs"

ujt 9lgod# klvd nt tf %d wodj wd vnsntdh odr fjgd fj

of#nhly" Xolt,> slnh odr %ftodr undt#y, ns yfur 3rljh%ftodr

ljh 3rljhcltodr (djjdtt">

3ffh tonjk Ly#nd hfdsj4t #ffe #ned odr,> slnh Llyd, ljh

tody l## #lukodh"

Mfygd stlrdh lodlh cfr l sdgfjh ls nc nj tofukot todj sod

s%n#dh" ' sdd wolt yfu %dlj,> sod slnh" '4% lcrlnh tody

hnhj4t lpprfvd fc %d , sf ' jdvdr kft tf ejfw tod% vdry wd##">


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Must todj tod %dj l## djtdrdh" /lttodw k#ljgdh hfwj nj

plssnjk" Xolt f#h poftf stn## todrd, ' tofukot ' slnh gouge nt

fut">

Mfygd turjdh l gfup#d fc plkds fc tod l#bu% fvdr unge#y"

9nkot, wofsd cfr sf%d %njgd pnds ljh l k#lss fc wnjd> sod

lsedh brnkot#y" Xodrd wls l gofrus fc lpprfvl#" Wod kft up ljh

wdjt tf tod entgodj wodrd todrd wls l rngo lrf%l fc tod pnds

wlr%njk nj tod fvdj"

Llyd rd%lnjdh #dlcnjk torfuko tod l#bu% wnto tod ftodrs

won#d tody #ffedh cfr tod cl%n#y rdsd%b#ljgds" Iltdr, wodj sod

wls fj odr fwj, sod tofukot, ' hnhj4t dvdj lse nc

3rljh%l%%l ns stn## l#nvd" (ut sod olh tod n%prdssnfj tolttodrd wls tdjsnfj nj tod lnr gfjgdrjnjk tod f#h #lhy, sf sod

hnhj4t lse"

Xolt jnkot wodj tod rdst fc tod cl%n#y olh rdtnrdh tf bdh,

Llyd wls rdst#dss" Wod #ly ujhdr l snjk#d soddt, wltgonjk tod

clj wonrrnjk fvdrodlh" Wod wls oft ljh tonrsty" Wod kft up ljh

%lhd odr wly fj glrdcu# tnp5tfds l#fjk tod plsslkd tf tod

entgodj tf kdt sf%d %njdrl# wltdr" s sod plssdh odr plrdjts

bdhrff% sod odlrh odr jl%d, sod plusdh tf #nstdj" dr plrdjts

wdrd tl#enjk nj bdh"Wod4s 0ust lj lwewlrh tddjlkdr kfnjk torfuko l polsd,>

sod odlrh odr cltodr slynjk" Wod4## krfw fut fc nt fjgd sod

kdts l hdgdjt bfycrndjh ljh tod fccdr fc l 0fb" ' tf#h Mlge

/u##njks up lt tod rflhsnhd hnjdr tolt sod ns kfnjk tf hf l

gffedry gfursd, ljh od sdd%dh njtdrdstdh">

' hfj4t tonje sod wn## krfw fut fc nt, /lt,> slnh odr

%ftodr" Wod4s vdry hdtdr%njdh yfu ejfw, untd stubbfrj nj l

wly, tod %frd wd fppfsd odr tod wfrsd nt wn## kdt">

2d##, wd4## sdd, sod wfj4t bd dnkotddj cfr ljftodr twf

ydlrs, jf usd wfrrynjk ujtn# todj,> slnh odr cltodr cnjl##y"

Llyd odlrh tod #nkot swntgo g#nge ljh sod plssdh fj odr

wly tf tod entgodj" Wod fpdjdh tod wlrhrfbd sn&dh crnhkd ljh

pfurdh odrsd#c l k#lss fc wltdr" $f, sod slnh tf odrsd#c, ' wfj4t

krfw fut fc nt, ' cdd# %frd hdtdr%njdh tolj dvdr" Wod wdjt blge

tf odr rff% ljh lhhdh l cdw %frd wfrhs tf odr hnlry bdcfrd

kdttnjk blge njtf bdh ljh djhnjk wnto tod sdjtdjgd, ' olvd l


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krljh%ftodr wof ' ejfw jftonjk lbfut" ]drolps '4## sdd odr nj

7jk#ljh fjd hly4"

Wod stn## cd#t tff oft tf s#ddp" '4% hdtdr%njdh tf #dlvd ls

sffj ls '4% dnkotddj, sod slnh tf odrsd#c" 't wn## bd Mljulry nj

7jk#ljh wodj ' lrrnvd" '4## #dlvd 0ust lctdr Gornst%ls nc tody4##

#dt %d" 't wls olrh tf n%lknjd Mljulry ljh )dbrulry ls bdnjk

bnttdr#y gf#h, tofuko sod rd#nsodh tod tofukot, snjgd tofsd

%fjtos snkjncndh tod sdlrnjk odlt fc su%%dr tf odr" Wod

wfjhdrdh nc %ljy tonjks wdrd kfnjk tf bd tod fppfsntd fc

ustrl#nl, #ned wltdr kfnjk hfwj tod p#uk of#d nj tod rdvdrsd

hnrdgtnfj ljh sod gfu#hj4t wlnt tf cnjh fut" Ilrkd %ftos hlsodh

tod%sd#vds rd#djt#dss#y lklnjst tod wnjhfw" b#ur fc brfwjpfwhdry wnjks ls tody wdrd hrlwj tfwlrhs tod #nkot stn## fj nj

odr rff%" Xod glt 0u%pdh fjtf tod wnjhfw sn## ljh stlrtdh

blttnjk lt tod %ftos wnto nts plw, todj bdklj tf %dw" ' glj4t

#dt yfu nj ]ljhl, nc ' fpdj tod wnjhfw tod %fssnds wn## dlt %d

l#nvd,> sod wonspdrdh" rd todrd %fsuntfds nj 7jk#ljh, sod

wfjhdrdh" '4## olvd tf #ffe nt up" 6o l#rnkot, ]ljhl, 0ust sout

up,> sod slnh kdttnjk fcc tod bdh ljh unge#y fpdjnjk tod

wnjhfw" Xod glt, tln# l#fct, 0u%pdh up fjtf tod bdh ljh stlrtdh

ejdlhnjk l pn##fw bdcfrd sdtt#njk hfwj purrnjk gfjtdjtdh#y"Llyd #ly fj tod bdh rdlhnjk cfr l won#d bdcfrd turjnjk fvdr fj

tf odr stf%lgo ljh cl##njk njtf l rdst#dss s#ddp cu## fc hrdl%s"

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