Penny Parker Mystery #4 Behind the Green Door

8/3/2019 Penny Parker Mystery #4 Behind the Green Door

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[GXLF @M la`nok hawo tfm àuotgno, @rs.[mm`s! Xfns aom ns g faomy! Go apmo lfrnstngogturo wntf oa drgims hrgkknok!

Zmooy Zgrimr, lcgh no g omw dcgli goh rmhsoawsunt, twnstmh fmr gkncm yauok dahy snhmwgys,lgusnok tfm s`gcc ruk upao wfnlf sfm staah tasinp glrass tfm pacnsfmh ecaar ae tfm cnvnok raa`.\fm wrnkkcmh fmr scn` fnps gkgno, goh nt scnppmh

no tfm appasntm hnrmltnao tawgrh @rs. [mm`s wfawgs wgtlfnok era` tfm intlfmo haarwgy.

La`nok hawo tfm àuotgno, `y mym!mxlcgn`mh tfm fausmimmpmr, cgukfnok hmspntmfmrsmce. âucc dm la`nok hawo ao yaur fmgh neyau haot stap tfasm gotnls. N hmlcgrm, yauvmgltmh cnim g lrgzy pmrsao mvmr snolm yaur egtfmr

rgsfcy gkrmmh ta tgim yau ta Znom Xap ear tfmsinnok.

N fgvm ta drmgi no `y omw sunt goh cn`dmr up`y ùslcms sa`mfaw, sgnh Zmooy hmemosnvmcy.Aom lgot prgltnlm authaars wfmo tfmrms oasoaw. Oaw wgtlf tfns aom, @rs. [mm`s. Ntslgccmh g tmcm`gri.

âucc rmhulm tfgt ruk ta sfrmhs dmearm yaurm


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tfraukf, snkfmh tfm fausmimmpmr. Lgot yautfnoi ae goytfnok mcsm ta ha1

^ms, gkrmmh Zmooy lfmmreuccy, dut ntwauchot dm fgce gs ùlf euo. Faw ha yau cnim`y sunt1 \fm hgrtmh glrass tfm raa` ta prmmodmearm tfm eucc cmoktf `nrrar.

G rmh-dnccmh lgp puccmh gt g bguoty gokcm avmr

fmr dcaoh lurcs, Zmooy `ghm g strninok enkurm notfm wmcc tgncarmh sunt ae hgri waac. Fmr myms

spgricmh wntf tfm bay ae yautf goh nt wgs mgsy earfmr ta s`ncm. \fm wgs go aocy lfnch, tfm hgukftmrae Gotfaoy Zgrimr, mhntar goh pudcnsfmr ae tfm

Tnvmrvnmw \tgr, goh fmr àtfmr fgh hnmh wfmosfm wgs vmry yauok.

Nt caais cnim g kaah, prgltnlgc sunt, laolmhmhtfm fausmimmpmr.

Zmooy `ghm g wry eglm. Ns tfgt tfm dmst yau

lgo sgy ear nt1 Caunsm \nhmcc goh N sfappmh gccavmr Tnvmrvnmw ta kmt tfm sogppnmst ou`dmr aut,goh tfmo yau lgcc ntprgltnlgc.

Af, yau ioaw yau caai lutm no nt, cgukfmh@rs. [mm`s. \a wfgts tfm usm ae tmccnok yau1

Dmearm Zmooy lauch rmpcy tfm tmcmpfaom rgokgoh tfm fausmimmpmr wmot ta goswmr nt. \fm

rmturomh ta tfm cnvnok raa` g à`mot cgtmr ta sgytfgt Zmooys egtfmr wgs no ommh ae ermm tgxnsmrvnlm fa`m era` tfm aeenlm.

Xmcc fn` Ncc dm hawo getmr fn` no twa sfgimsae g inttmos tgnc! Zmooy lgccmh, `ginok ear tfmstgnrwgy.

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uohmr Dnccys motfusngstnl laglfnok sfm wgs saaohanok gllurgtm wari.

\gy, tfns ns euo! sfm hmlcgrmh. N` la`nok nogkgno aom ae tfmsm hgys goh prgltnlm. Xfgois gcat, Dnccy!

Gs Zmooy wmot dgli nota tfm mhntarngc raa`sfm sgw tfm @arlru` day cmgvnok fmr egtfmrs

aeenlm. Fns fmgh wgs hawolgst goh fns eglm wgsecusfmh ta tfm mgrs. Advnauscy, fm fgh oat fgh g

laèartgdcm tn`m wntf @r. Zgrimr.Xfm à`mot tfm day fgh vgonsfmh, Zmooy

furrnmh nota fmr egtfmrs aeenlm ta cmgro tfmautla`m ae tfm notmrvnmw.

Oa culi, rmpartmh @r. Zgrimr, rmglfnok earfns fgt goh avmrlagt.

Fm wauchot lfgokm fns stary1Oa. Fm smm`mh cnim g egnrcy hmlmot sart ae day,

dut fm impt nosnstnok fm fgh dmmo `nsquatmh. Nlauchot kmt goywfmrm wntf fn`. Fmcc tmstney ear@gxwmcc wfmo tfm lgsm la`ms ta trngc.

@r. Zgrimr put ao fns avmrlagt goh fgt, gohapmomh tfm haar ear Zmooy. Gs tfmy cmet tfmdunchnok fm tach fmr àrm gdaut tfm notmrvnmw.

N gsimh tfm day panot-dcgoi ne fm fghot dmmo

fnrmh dy @gxwmcc. Ogturgccy, fm hmonmh nt, dut fmgltmh rgtfmr gcgr`mh. Af, N` sgtnsenmh fmsmntfmr dmmo daukft aee ar tfrmgtmomh.

[fmo hams tfm lgsm la`m ta trngc1Xfm cgst ae omxt àotf, uocmss wm kgno g

hmcgy.Xfgt knvms yau quntm g dnt ae tn`m. Haot yau

tfnoi yau lauch tgim twa wmmis aee goyfaw,


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Hgh1 [m datf pcgoomh upao fgvnok sulf gwaohmreuc tn`m gt @rs. Hawomys pcglm.

Zmooy grnh fmr egtfmr fgh dmmo novntmh taspmoh tfm Lfrnst`gs facnhgys gt Znom Xap, gwnotmr rmsart wfnlf gttrgltmh `goy Tnvmrvnmwpmrsaos. Xfmy mspmlngccy fgh caaimh earwgrh tatfm trnp snolm tfmy wmrm ta fgvm dmmo tfm fausm

kumsts ae @rs. Lfrnstapfmr Hawomy, go ach ernmohae @r. Zgrimrs wfa apmrgtmh g sinnok cahkm ao

tfm scapms ae tfm àuotgno avmrcaainok \ncvmrUgccmy.

Xfmrms oat ùlf lfgolm ae `y kmttnok gwgy,@r. Zgrimr rmpcnmh rmkrmteuccy. Xfgt ns, oatuocmss n`partgot mvnhmolm egccs nota `y fgohs,ar N g` gdcm ta `gim g hmgc wntf @gxwmcc.

G hmgc1Ne fm wauch `gim rmgsaogdcm hm`gohs N

`nkft dm wnccnok ta smttcm aut ae laurt.Zmooy kgzmh gt fmr egtfmr no dcgoi

g`gzm`mot.Goh gh`nt yau wmrm no tfm wraok wfmo yaurm

lmrtgno yau wmrmot1Goy kaah kmomrgc wncc `gim g strgtmknl rmtrmgt

ne tfm sntugtnao lgccs ear nt. Nt `nkft dm àrm

smosndcm ta smttcm aut ae laurt tfgo ta casm tfmlgsm. @gxwmcc fgs `m no g tnkft pcglm goh ioawsnt.

Xfmo wfy haot yau smm fn`1 Fm `nkft dmegnrcy rmgsaogdcm.

N suppasm N lauch stap gt tfm Tnvmrvnmw Fatmcao aur wgy fa`m, @r. Zgrimr sgnh, erawonoktfaukfteuccy. Xfmrms go autsnhm lfgolm @gxwmcc


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`gy la`m ta tmr`s. Hrap `m aee tfmrm, Zmooy.[fncm tfm lgr tfrmghmh nts wgy no goh aut ae

hmosm trgeenl, tfm mhntar rm`gnomh no g hmmpstuhy. Zmooy fgh omvmr smmo fn` caai sawarrnmh. Fmr awo hnsgppanot`mot wgs immo, ymtsfm rmgcnzmh tfgt egr `arm tfgo g vglgtnao trnpwgs gt stgim. Enety tfausgoh haccgrs rmprmsmotmh

g cgrkm su` ae `aomy! Ne @gxwmcc wao fns sunt nt`nkft mvmo `mgo tfm cass ae tfm Tnvmrvnmw \tgr.

\mosnok fns hgukftmrs gcgr`, @r. Zgrimrrmglfmh aut ta pgt fmr iomm.

Haot warry, fm sgnh, wmrm oat cnlimh ymt,Zmooy! Goh ne tfmrms goy wgy ta grrgokm nt, yausfgcc fgvm yaur trnp ta Znom Xap bust gs wmpcgoomh.


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ZMOO^ ZTM\MOXC^ mhkmh tfm smhgo nota g pgri-nok spglm glrass tfm strmmt era` tfm TnvmrvnmwFatmc. Gs sfm swntlfmh aee tfm nkontnao fmr egtfmrsgnh2

Dmttmr la`m gcaok wntf `m goh wgnt no tfmcaddy. Nts lach aut fmrm.

Zmooy eaccawmh fmr egtfmr nota tfm dunchnok.Xfm fatmc wgs go mcmkgot aom wntf `goy smrvnlms

gvgncgdcm ear kumsts. \fm oatnlmh g ecarnst sfap, glgohy starm, g hry lcmgonok mstgdcnsf`mot, gohmvmo g s`gcc draimrgkm aeenlm apmonok aee tfmcaddy.

Af, yms, sgnh @r. Zgrimr gs Zmooy lgccmh fnsgttmotnao ta tfm draimrgkm. @gxwmcc fgsotavmrcaaimh goytfnok. Xfm fatmc fgs g spmlngc

cmgsmh wnrm wfnlf Nvm dmmo tach knvms fn` ghnrmlt laoomltnao wntf fns atfmr pcglms.

[gcinok avmr ta tfm hmsi, @r. Zgrimr`motnaomh fns og`m goh gsimh tfm lcmri ne fm`nkft smm Fgrvmy @gxwmcc.

@r. @gxwmcc ns oat fmrm, rmpcnmh tfm `gowntf go nosacmot gnr.

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lg`m no aut ae tfm lach. Zmooy sgt up g dntstrgnkftmr no fmr lfgnr.

Ha yau smm wfgt N smm1 sfm wfnspmrmh.[fa ns sfm1 noqunrmh Caunsm lurnauscy.Xfm aom goh aocy Ergolnom \mccdmrk.[fnlf `mgos oatfnok ta `m.Haot tmcc `m yau fgvmot smmo fmr dy-cnom no

tfm Tnvmrvnmw Tmlarh! Ergolnom wauch hnm ae`artnenlgtnao.

Ns sfm g rmpartmr1\fm lavmrs spmlngc gssnko`mots. Goh sfm ns

prmtty kaah, Zmooy ghhmh faomstcy. Dut oatquntm gs kaah gs sfm dmcnmvms.

[aohmr wfgt sfms hanok fmrm1N wgs gsinok `ysmce tfgt sg`m qumstnao.Gs tfm twa knrcs wgtlfmh, tfmy sgw Ergolnoms

laac kgzm swmmp tfm wgntnok raa`. \fm hnh oat

n``mhngtmcy oatnlm Zmooy goh Caunsm wfasmdglis wmrm pgrtcy turomh ta fmr. Fmr myms rmstmhear go nostgot upao tfm twa `mo wfa prmvnauscyfgh daukft tnlimts ta Znom Xap, goh g ecnlimr aesgtnsegltnao sfawmh upao fmr eglm.

@avnok hnrmltcy ta tfm hmsi sfm spaim ta tfmtnlimt gkmot no g caw vanlm, ymt cauhcy moaukf ear

Zmooy goh Caunsm ta fmgr.Ns nt stncc passndcm ta `gim g rmsmrvgtnao ear

Znom Xap1^ms, wm fgvm aom smgt cmet ao tfm pcgom.Ncc tgim nt, sgnh Ergolnom.Zmooy ouhkmh Caunsm goh wfnspmrmh no fmr

mgr2 Hnh yau fmgr tfgt1N lmrtgnocy hnh. [fy ha yau suppasm sfms


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kanok ta Znom Xap1 Ear tfm sinnok1]ocmss N` gcc tgokcmh no g ioat, sfms getmr g

dnk stary ear tfm Tmlarh. Goh N bust waohmr netfasm twa `ystmrnaus-caainok kmotcm`mo grmottfm rmgsao ear fmr trnp!


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GCC XFGX getmroaao goh egr nota tfm mvmonokZmooy hmvatmh ta fmr gssnkomh tgsi, trynok ta`gim smosm aut ae tfm bu`dcmh smotmolm aetypmwrntnok. \fm usmh enrst aom `mtfah goh tfmogoatfmr, dut sfm lauch oat hmlahm tfm drnme`mssgkm. \fm fgh `a`mots wfmo sfm mvmohaudtmh tfgt nt wgs g lahm. Gt cgst, la`pcmtmcyhnskustmh, sfm tfrmw hawo fmr pmolnc goh put

tfm pgpmr gwgy no g durmgu hrgwmr.N omvmr wgs `mgot ta dm g lryptakrgpfmr ar

wfgtmvmr yau lgcc tfasm drgnoy emccaws wfauorgvmc lnpfmrs goh tfnoks! sfm kru`dcmh.@gydm tfm traudcm wntf `m ns tfgt N` oatdrnkft.

\wntlfnok aee tfm cg`p, Zmooy raccmh up tfm

sfghm, goh staah ear g `a`mot kgznok hawo notatfm hgri vgccmy. Egr dmcaw sfm lauch smm cnkftskcawnok no tfm Emrkus fatmc, `ystmrnaus gohlfgccmoknok.

N emmc gs ne N` ao tfm vmrkm ae go n`partgothnslavmry, ymt oatfnok fgppmos, sfm snkfmh.\a`mtfnok uousugc ns kanok ao fmrm, dut wfgt1

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goswmr mntfmr. Xfm knrc rmpartmr uohaudtmhcy fghdmmo smot ta Znom Xap upao g hmenontm tnp era`

fmr mhntar, ymt sfm lauch oat kumss tfm ogturm aesulf g tnp. Nt wgs egnrcy mvnhmot tfgt Ergolnomwgs getmr sa`m sart ae mvnhmolm, dut sa egr sfmfgh `ghm oa prakrmss no glqunrnok nt.

[mrm datf krapnok no tfm hgri, smgrlfnok ear

sa`mtfnok wm ioaw ns fmrm dut lgot smm,tfaukft Zmooy. Goh wm wgtlf mglf atfmr cnim

fgwis ear emgr tfm atfmr emccaw wncc kmt tfm bu`p!Xfm Krmmo Haar notrnkumh goh puzzcmh fmr.

[fncm nt `nkft `mgo oatfnok gt gcc, sfm lauch oatsfgim aee g emmcnok tfgt ne aolm sfm wmrm gdcm takmt nosnhm tfm raa` sfm `nkft cmgro tfm goswmrta sa`m ae fmr qumstnaos.

Zmooy fgh turomh avmr smvmrgc pcgos no fmr`noh, oaom ae wfnlf suntmh fmr. Xfm àst

advnaus tfnok ta ha wgs ta try ta drndm gom`pcaymm ae tfm fatmc ta knvm fmr tfm noear`gtnaosfm saukft. Dut ne sfm egncmh, fmr nhmotnty wauchdm hnslcasmh ta Tgcpf Emrkus goh, Fgrvmy@gxwmcc. Nt smm`mh wnsmr ta dnhm fmr tn`m gohwgtlf.

Zmooy gwaim tfm omxt àronok ta enoh cgrkm

ecgims ae soaw pncnok ao tfm wnohaw snccs. Xfmstar` laotnoumh goh getmr drmgiegst aocy tfmàst rukkmh sinmrs vmoturmh aut ao tfm scapms.Ergolnom fukkmh g fat gnr rmknstmr, la`pcgnonoktfgt tfmrm wgs oat moaukf fmgt. @goy ae tfmatfmr kumsts, saao mxfgustnok tfm suppcy ae`gkgznoms, dmlg`m rmstcmss.

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Krgohegtfmr gcwgys fnhms tfm imy ta tfmautsnhm haar no tfm waahsfmh. Nt sfauch dmfgoknok ao g ognc dy tfm wnohaw.

Zmooy fgrhcy iomw wfgt ta ha. Nt wgs aomtfnok ta gooay Zmtmr Bgsia dy `ginok g emw sin

trglis no fns ygrh, dut quntm goatfmr tagotgkaonzm fn` no `arm smrnaus wgys. Ear gcc sfm

lauch tmcc, fm `nkft fgvm calimh tfm knrc no tfmlgdno gs g puonsf`mot ear sa`m wraokhanok.

Hams yaur krgohegtfmr aetmo cmgvm yau cnimtfns1 sfm gsimh hudnauscy.

Gcwgys wfmo tfmrms soaw ao tfm krauoh,lg`m tfm surprnsnok goswmr. Af, pcmgsm cmt `maut ae tfns fgtmeuc pcglm! Haot dm sulf g kaahy-kaah!

Xa dm gllusmh ae dmnok g kaahy-kaah wgs goavmc mxpmrnmolm ear Zmooy. Dut nostmgh ae tginokaeemosm sfm cgukfmh goh stgrtmh tawgrh tfmwaahsfmh.

Ao g ognc dy tfm wnohaw! tfm knrc sfautmhgetmr fmr. Ne nt nsot tfmrm caai ao tfm sfmce dy tfmhaar.

Zmooy eauoh tfm imy goh lg`m dgli. Xginokaee fmr lu`dmrsa`m sins, sfm uocalimh tfm eraothaar goh stmppmh nosnhm tfm lgdno. Xfm raa` wgsrgtfmr lach ear tfm enrm fgh omgrcy kaom aut.Hmspntm g dgrmomss ae euronturm, tfm pcglm fgh gla`eartgdcm gppmgrgolm. \oawsfams hmlargtmhtfm wgccs gcaok wntf g hmmr fmgh goh go aut-hgtmh lgcmohgr. Xfmrm wgs g laai stavm, g


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fa`m`ghm tgdcm, lfgnrs, goh g lat.Ha furry up! lgccmh tfm n`pgtnmot vanlm era`

gdavm. Lcn`d tfm stmps.Gt tfm egr moh ae tfm raa` g rnlimty, lruhmcy

laostrultmh cghhmr gslmohmh ta g rmltgokucgrtrgp haar no tfm lmncnok. @auotnok nt, Zmooynovmstnkgtmh tfm egstmonok, g staut pcuk ae waah.

\fm turomh nt goh pusfmh up tfm fmgvy haar.Nostgotcy, nt wgs smnzmh era` gdavm goh puccmh

aut ae tfm wgy.Fmgh goh sfauchmrs tfraukf tfm apmonok,

Zmooy kcgolmh gdaut lurnauscy. Xfm raa` uohmrtfm raae lmrtgnocy hnh oat caai cnim g prnsao lmcc. Ntwgs souk goh wgr`, wntf lurtgnos gt tfmwnohaws goh daais cnonok tfm wgcc sfmcvms. Xfmecaar wgs lavmrmh wntf g drnkft lacarmh rgk ruk.Xfmrm wgs g la`eartgdcm caainok dmh, g ralimr

goh mvmo g hrmssnok tgdcm.Xfgois ear cmttnok `m aut.Zmooy turomh ta kgzm gt tfm knrc wfa staah

hnrmltcy dmfnoh fmr. \fm wgs oat vmry prmtty, earfmr oasm wgs egr taa dcuot goh fmr tmmtf g trnecmuomvmo. Aom lauch smm g egnot rmsm`dcgolm taZmtmr Bgsia.

^aurm wmcla`m, N kumss, rmpcnmh Zmooy, dutwntf oa laovnltnao. N fapm yaur krgohegtfmrwaot dm taa gokry.

Af, fm waot ioaw gdaut nt, tfm knrcgoswmrmh lgrmcmsscy. N smm yau ioaw wfa N g`\grg Bgsia.

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wrntm nt no tfm soaw. âu haot dmcnmvm no snkosmntfmr, ha yau1

N hnhot fgvm goy rnkft ta trmspgss.Af, haot warry gdaut tfgt. Krgohegtfmr ns go

ach euss-duhkmt. Dut hmmp hawo nosnhm fmsrgtfmr onlm.

[fy hnh fm cali yau up fmrm1

Nts g caok stary, snkfmh \grg. Ncc tmcc yaugdaut nt cgtmr. La`m ao, cmts kmt aut ae fmrm.

Zmooy dglimh hawo tfm cghhmr. Xfm g`gznokkrgohhgukftmr ae Zmtmr Bgsia eaccawmh, tginoktfm stmps gs on`dcy gs g àoimy.

Kanok ta g lcasmt, \grg puccmh aut g wnoh-drmgimr, waacmo lgp, goh g stud-tamh pgnr ae fnkfcmgtfmr sfams wfnlf sfm dmkgo ta cglm up.

âurm oat gn`nok ta ruo gwgy1 Zmooy gsimhuomgsncy.

Aocy ear go faur ar sa. Xfns soaw ns taadmgutneuc ta wgstm. Dut yaucc fgvm ta fmcp `m kmtdgli ta `y prnsao.

N haot ioaw wfgt tfns ns gcc gdaut. \uppasmyau tmcc `m, \grg.

Af, Krgohegtfmr ns euooy, rmpcnmh tfm knrc,hnkknok no tfm lcasmt gkgno ear fmr waacmo kcavms.

Fm hamsot trust `m aut ae fns snkft wfmotfmrms soaw ao tfm krauoh. Xahgy fm fgh ta kaup tfm àuotgno ta kmt g cagh ae waah sa fmcalimh `m no.

[fgt fgs soaw ta ha wntf nt1[fy, mvmrytfnok! âu ùst fgvm fmgrh gdaut

Krgohegtfmr. Fm fgtms sinnok.Af, goh yau cnim ta sin, sgnh Zmooy, ns tfgt


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nt1N gharm nt! @y egtfmr, Drmt Bgsia, wgs g

lfg`pnao. \grgs gon`gtmh eglm suhhmocydmlg`m sadmr. Fm wgs inccmh ao tfns vmryàuotgno. Krgohegtfmr omvmr rmlavmrmh era` tfmsfali.

Af, N` sa sarry, ùrùrmh Zmooy

sy`pgtfmtnlgccy.Nt fgppmomh tmo ymgrs gka wfncm `y egtfmr

wgs sinnok. Mvmr snolm tfmo Krgohegtfmr fgs fghgo gcàst egogtnlgc fgtrmh ae tfm fatmc pmapcm.Goh fm ns hmgtfcy gergnh Ncc kmt furt no sa`m wgy.Fm eardnhs `m ta sin mvmo ao tfm mgsy scapms.

Dut yau ha nt goywgy1Ae laursm. N scnp gwgy wfmomvmr N lgo, \grg

gh`nttmh lfmmreuccy. \innok ns no `y dcaah. Nlauchot knvm nt up.

Goh yau haot `noh hmlmnvnok yaurkrgohegtfmr1

âu haot uohmrstgoh. Xfmrms oa rmgsaonokwntf fn`. Mglf ymgr fm kmts g cnttcm àrm smt nofns wgys. Fm ioaws tfgt N scnp gwgy tasin, gohtfgts wfy fm calis `m up. Atfmrwnsm,Krgohegtfmr ns g hmgr. Fms tgimo lgrm ae `m

snolm `y egtfmr hnmh.\grg wrnkkcmh nota fmr gwiwgrh-enttnok lagt,

wrgppmh g rmh slgre gdaut fmr tfragt goh stgrtmhear tfm haar.

La`nok, Zmooy1N fgvmot pra`nsmh ymt tfgt N wncc fmcp yau kmt

dgli nota yaur luddy-facm.Dut yau wncc, sgnh \grg laoenhmotcy.


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ear yau ta stgy.\grg fmsntgtmh, goh `nkft fgvm laosmotmh,

sgvm gt tfgt nostgot tfm tfrmm knrcs fmgrh tfmegnot tnoicm ae dmccs. G scmh caghmh wntf waahlg`m nota vnmw grauoh g lurvm ae tfm `auotgnoragh.

Xfgts krgohegtfmr ao fns wgy fa`m!

mxlcgn`mh \grg. N `ust kmt dgli tfmrm dmearm fmcmgros Nvm dmmo gwgy! Furry, Zmooy!

[ntf smvmrgc qunli tfrusts ae fmr stnlis, sfmstgrtmh hawo tfm trgnc wfnlf cmh ta tfm Bgsialgdno. Zmooy eaccawmh, dut sfm lauch oatavmrtgim fmr la`pgonao. \grg sinmh wntf grmlicmss sincc wfnlf hmenmh n`ntgtnao. [fncmZmooy wgs earlmh ta stm`, sfm taai tfm raukftrgli wntf oa pmrlmptndcm scglimonok ae spmmh,goh fgh hnvmstmh fmrsmce ae sins dy tfm tn`m fmr

la`pgonao rmglfmh tfm waahs.[mcc fgvm ta wari egst, sfm wgromh, fnhnok

tfm caok ruoomrs no tfm faccaw cak. N wgot yau tacali `m no tfm lgdno goh tfmo kmt gwgy dmearmKrgohegtfmr smms yau!

[fgt gdaut aur trglis no tfm soaw1Ncc dcg`m tfm` gcc ao yau, cgukfmh \grg. Nts

dmknoonok ta kmt hgri oaw. Goh Krgohegtfmr nsomgr snkftmh.

N haot cnim tfns dusnomss gt gcc, la`pcgnomhZmooy gs tfmy impt lcasm ta tfm emolm ao tfmnrwgy ta tfm lgdno. [fy oat tmcc yaurkrgohegtfmr

Fm wauch rgkm ear hgys goh omvmr cmt `m autgkgno. Oa, tfns ns tfm dmst wgy. Goh yaucc la`m


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dgli saao, waot yau, Zmooy1N haot cnim ta pra`nsm.

Ncc tmglf yau faw ta bu`p. \grg aeemrmhgttrgltnvm dgnt.

[mcc smm. Ncc tfnoi nt avmr.Oa, pra`nsm! pmrsnstmh \grg. \gy yaucc la`m

dgli goh gt cmgst tgci ta `m tfraukf tfm wnohaw.

âu fgvm oa nhmg faw caomsa`m N kmt.Gcc rnkft, Zmooy suhhmocy kgvm no. Ncc ha tfgt

ùlf.Tmglfnok tfm lgdno, \grg fgh Zmooy trg`p

gdaut no tfm soaw wntf fmr sins sa gs ta knvm tfmn`prmssnao tfgt g vnsntar fgh wgcimh smvmrgctn`ms grauoh tfm dunchnok dut fgh oat motmrmh.

âucc fgvm ta cali `m no tfm caet, sfmnostrultmh. Xfmo tgim tfm imy dgli ta tfmwaahsfmh goh kmt gwgy gs qunlicy gs yau lgo.

\grg puccmh aee fmr kgr`mots goh fuok tfm`no tfm lcasmt. [ntf g àp sfm wnpmh up trgliswfnlf fgh dmmo `ghm ao tfm dgrm ecaar. Xfmosfm lcn`dmh up tfm cghhmr ta fmr raa`.

Zmooy turomh tfm waahmo pmk, goh rmtrmgtnokera` tfm lgdno, calimh tfm haar.

Haot earkmt! \grg lgccmh ta fmr era` tfm wno-

haw. La`m gkgno saaotaàrraw ne yau lgo.Fnhnok tfm imy no tfm waahsfmh, Zmooy

trg`pmh gdaut tfm autsnhm ae tfm dunchnok smvmrgctn`ms dmearm kcnhnok aee tawgrh tfm dauohgryemolm. Gs sfm dmkgo g tmhnaus lcn`d up tfm trgnctawgrh tfm Hawomy cahkm, sfm sgw tfm scmhgppmgr grauoh g dmoh ae tfm ragh.

Zmooy hnh oat vnsnt tfm Bgsia lgdno tfm


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eaccawnok hgy oar tfm omxt. Gcaok wntf atfmrkumsts sfm wgs impt nohaars dy g rgknok soaw

goh scmmt star` wfnlf dcalimh tfm ragh gohhnsruptmh tmcmpfaom smrvnlm ta tfm vnccgkm.

Mvmryaom gt tfm Hawomy cahkm sueemrmh era`tfm laoenom`mot, dut sa`m gllmptmh tfmsntugtnao àrm pfncasapfnlgccy tfgo atfmrs. Gs

usugc @r. Kcgssmr la`pcgnomh dmlgusm tfmrmwmrm oa hgncy pgpmrs. Zmooy avmrfmgrh fn`

tmccnok goatfmr kumst fm wgs tfnoinok vmrysmrnauscy ae àvnok ta tfm Emrkus fatmc wfmrm gtcmgst g lmrtgno gàuot ae motmrtgno`mot wgs pra-vnhmh.

Fmcc cmgvm, @rs. Hawomy adsmrvmh rmsnkomhcywfmo tfm laovmrsgtnao wgs rmpmgtmh ta fmr. Nvmsmmo nt la`nok ear hgys. @r. Kcgssmr fgs dmmotgcinok wntf aom ae tfm ruoomrs ear tfm Emrkus

fatmc.Nts uoegnr ae tfm` ta try ta tgim yaur kumsts

gwgy.Af, tfmyrm hmtmr`nomh ta put `m aut ae

dusnomss gt goy last. @nss \mccdmrk ns cmgvnok,taa. \fm smrvmh oatnlm tfns àronok.

Zmooy kcgolmh up wntf qunli notmrmst.

Ergolnom1 Ns sfm cmgvnok Znom Xap1Oa, sfm tach `m sfm fgh hmlnhmh ta àvm ta

tfm Emrkus fatmc dmlgusm ae nts dmttmr calgtnao.Zmooy oahhmh tfaukfteuccy. \fm lauch

uohmrstgoh tfgt ne Ergolnom wmrm trynok ta kgnospmlngc noear`gtnao gdaut mntfmr Tgcpf Emrkus arFgrvmy @gxwmcc, nt wauch dm ta fmr ghvgotgkm tafgvm g raa` gt tfm atfmr fatmc. Fgh nt oat dmmo


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ear fmr caygcty ta @rs. Hawomy, sfm, taa, wauchfgvm dmmo tm`ptmh ta tgim up fmghqugrtmrs

tfmrm.N lgot rmgccy dcg`m eacis ear cmgvnok, @rs.

Hawomy laotnoumh getmr g à`mot. Nvm oataeemrmh vmry ùlf motmrtgno`mot tfns ymgr. Cgstsmgsao no ghhntnao ta sinnok wm fgh tfm dad-scmh

ruo.N `mt \grg Bgsia goh sfm wgs tmccnok `m

gdaut nt, rmpcnmh Zmooy. Lgot yau usm tfm ruogkgno tfns ymgr1

[m lauch, dut nt slgrlmcy smm`s wartf tfmtraudcm goh mxpmosm. Gcsa, nt tgims mxpmrnmolmhhrnvmrs ta stmmr tfm scmhs. Xfm yauok `go N fghwarinok ear `m cgst wnotmr nsot gvgncgdcm gtprmsmot.

Ns tfmrm oa atfmr pmrsao gt Znom Xap wfa

lauch ha nt1\grg Bgsia, rmspaohmh @rs. Hawomy,

s`ncnok. Fawmvmr, nts oat cnimcy fmr krgohegtfmrwauch knvm fns laosmot.

Xfm eaccawnok hgy hgwomh drnkft goh lcmgr gohdraukft g rmvnvgc ae spnrnt gt tfm Hawomy cahkm.Omvmrtfmcmss, wntf tfm raghs apmo aolm àrm,

datf Ergolnom goh @r. Kcgssmr àvmh tfmnrdmcaoknoks hawo ta tfm Emrkus fatmc. Gs wgs tadm mxpmltmh, tfmnr hmpgrturm lgusmh g lmrtgnogàuot ae la``mot dy tfm atfmr kumsts.

Cgtm no tfm getmroaao Zmooy aeemrmh ta sinhawo ta Znom Xap ear tfm omwspgpmrs. \fmpcgoomh ta stap gt tfm Emrkus fatmc upao fmrrmturo, fapnok ta cmgro g cnttcm àrm gdaut tfm


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\arry, gpacaknzmh tfm `go pacntmcy.Nt wgs `y eguct, rmpcnmh Zmooy. \fm kcgolmh

up ta smm tfgt tfm strgokmr wgs oa strgokmr gtgcc, dut tfm gnrpcgom pncat wfa fgh draukft fmr taZnom Xap smvmrgc hgys dmearm.

Fm wauch fgvm pgssmh ao fgh sfm oat fgctmhfn` wntf g qumstnao.

N waohmr ne yau lauch tmcc `m wfgt smm`s tadm tfm traudcm wntf tfm omwspgpmr hmcnvmry

smrvnlm fmrm gt Znom Xap1[m lauchot kmt tfraukf ymstmrhgy ao gllauot

ae tfm wmgtfmr, fm rmturomh.Dut wfgt fgppmomh ta tfm pgpmrs tahgy1Oatfnok.âu `mgo tfmy lg`m tfraukf1 Zmooy gsimh

no surprnsm.Xfgts rnkft. âu lgo kmt tfm` era` Dmooy

\`ntf.Era` Dmooy1 Dut fm sgnhZmooy stgrtmh ta rmvmgc tfgt tfm day fgh

dcg`mh tfm egncurm ae smrvnlm upao tfm pncat, gohtfmo lfgokmh fmr `noh.

Xfgoi yau, sfm rmturomh, Ncc tgci wntf fn`.Zmooy wgs àrm puzzcmh tfgo mvmr, dut sfm

fgh oa rmgsao ta haudt tfm pncats warh.Advnauscy, tfm omwspgpmrs fgh grrnvmh gt ZnomXap, goh Dmooy \`ntf iomw wfgt fgh dmla`m aetfm`.

Ncc bust novmstnkgtm tfns `gttmr g cnttcm eurtfmr,Zmooy hmlnhmh gs sfm cmet tfm vnccgkm.

Gppraglfnok tfm Emrkus fatmc g emw `noutmscgtmr, sfm pgusmh ta lgtlf fmr drmgtf dmearm


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kanok nosnhm. No tfm kgtfmrnok twncnkft tfmdunchnok caaimh àrm tfgo mvmr cnim g krmgt \wnss

lfgcmt. Xfm pntlfmh raae wgs durhmomh wntf gtfnli cgymr ae wfntm soaw, goh caok nlnlcms fuokera` tfm wnohaw cmhkms.

Nosnhm tfm lrawhmh, sàim-enccmh caddy tfmrmwgs go gnr ae kgnmty. G emw cnkfts fgh dmmo turomh

ao, goh tfm arlfmstrg lauch dm fmgrh tuonok upno tfm hnonok raa`.

Zmooy sgw oa aom tfgt sfm iomw. Lrassnokqunlicy ta g lauotmr gt tfm egr snhm ae tfm caddy,sfm spaim ta g knrc wfa wgs no lfgrkm.

Lgo N duy g omwspgpmr fmrm1^ms, wm fgvm tfm`. Xfm knrc rmglfmh grauoh

g laromr ae tfm lauotmr, nohnlgtnok g stgli aepgpmrs wfnlf Zmooy fgh oat smmo. Omw âriXn`ms1

Xfgt wncc ha vmry onlmcy.Zmooy pgnh ear tfm pgpmr goh lgrrynok nt avmr

ta g lfgnr, qunlicy caaimh gt tfm hgtmcnom.Nts tahgys nssum, gcc rnkft, sfm tach fmrsmce

krn`cy. Xfns pravms wfgt N suspmltmh. TgcpfEmrkus fgs dmmo duynok up gcc tfm pgpmrsgcnttcm trnli ta gooay @rs. Hawomy goh kmt fmr no

dgh wntf fmr kumsts!


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LFGZXMT 74

XFM KTMMO LGTH

Ha yau gcwgys tgci ta yaursmce1 noqunrmh gogùsmh vanlm era` dmfnoh Zmooy.

Kcgolnok up era` tfm omwspgpmr, tfm knrc sgw@gxnom @nccmr stgohnok dmsnhm fmr lfgnr. Ear gonostgot sfm egncmh ta rmlakonzm tfm gltrmss, samcmkgot hnh tfm wa`go gppmgr no g smgcsino lagtgoh `gtlfnok fgt. Xfm autent wgs sa omw tfgt tfmeur fgh cast oaom ae nts kcgzm, go adsmrvgtnao

wfnlf lgusmh Zmooy ta waohmr ne @nss @nccmr fgh`nscmh fmr rmkgrhnok tfm stgtm ae fmr enogolms.

Kaah mvmonok, @nss @nccmr, sfm s`ncmh. Nhnhot ioaw yau ear g à`mot.

Faw ha yau cnim nt1 noqunrmh tfm gltrmss,turonok scawcy gdaut.

âur omw eur lagt1 Nts vmry dmgutneuc. Goh

yaurm caainok wmcc taa. âu hnhot dy lfgolm kmttfgt racm era` Hgvnh Dgcgotnom1

@nss @nccmrs pgnotmh cnps hrmw nota g paut.Oa, fm cmet tfm fatmc tfns àronok.

Af, tfgts taa dgh. N suppasm yaucc dm kanoksaao, tfmo1

Xfm gltrmss sfaai fmr fmgh, goh cgukfmh no g`ystmrnaus wgy.


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Oa, Nvm hmlnhmh ta stgy fmrm ear gwfncm. N cnimZnom Xap.

Zmooy wgs puzzcmh dy @nss @nccmrs suhhmolfgokm no `goomr goh gppmgrgolm. Xfm wa`gogltmh gs ne sfm wmrm tfm passmssar ae gon`partgot smlrmt wfnlf sfm caokmh ta rmvmgc.

âu ùst fgvm egccmo fmnrmss ta g vgst

eartuom, Zmooy vmoturmh cnkftcy.Dmttmr tfgo tfgt, dmg`mh @nss @nccmr. Nvm

glqunrmh g omw bad. Xgim hnoomr wntf `m goh Ncctmcc yau gcc gdaut nt.

[mcc Zmooy hmcndmrgtmh goh sgnh faomstcy,N hnhot drnok vmry ùlf àomy wntf `m, gohN` oat hrmssmh up.

@nss @nccmr drusfmh gsnhm datf adbmltnaos gs netfmy wmrm ae oa laosmqumolm.

âucc dm `y kumst, hmgrnm. Goh yaur lcatfms

haot `gttmr.\fm lgukft Zmooys fgoh goh puccmh fmr ta

fmr emmt. Fmr lurnasnty grausmh, tfm knrc gccawmhfmrsmce ta dm mslartmh ta tfm hnonok raa`.

@nss @nccmr wgcimh gfmgh, struttnok g dnt gssfm drusfmh pgst tfm lrawhmh tgdcms. Fmghscnetmh goh movnaus em`nonom myms ealusmh upao

tfm gltrmss stuoonok eur lagt. Zmooy emctgwiwgrh goh m`dgrrgssmh, lca`pnok gcaokdmfnoh no fmr dnk fmgvy sin daats.

Xfm fmgh wgntmr kgvm tfm` g lfanlm tgdcm omgrtfm arlfmstrg. @nss @nccmr tfrmw dgli fmr lagt,mxpasnok g ear`-enttnok dcgli sgtno kawo wntf gdrnccngot dcum staom pno gt tfm omli cnom. \fmiomw tfgt sfm wgs lrmgtnok go n`prmssnao goh


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tfaraukfcy mobaymh fmrsmce.G wgntmr draukft `mou lgrhs. Xfm gltrmss pra-

lmmhmh ta arhmr ear datf fmrsmce goh Zmooy. \fmsmcmltmh tfm àst mxpmosnvm hnsfms aeemrmh,stu`dcnok avmr tfmnr caok Ermolf og`ms.

Faw onlm nt ns ta fgvm àomy gkgno, sfmrm`grimh cgokunhcy wfmo tfm wgntmr fgh kaom.

Ha yau rmgccy cnim `y omw wgrhradm, hmgrnm1Nohmmh, N ha, @nss. @nccmr. âur hrmss ns vmry

dmla`nok, goh tfm eur lagt ns stuoonok. Nsot ntomw1

Mxgltcy twa hgys ach.Xfmo yau ùst fgvm glqunrmh nt snolm la`nok

ta Znom Xap. N fgh oa nhmg sulf cavmcy sinoslauch dm daukft goywfmrm omgr fmrm.

[mrm vmry lcasm ta tfm Lgoghngo darhmr, yauioaw. Gkgno tfm gltrmss ecgsfmh fmr `ystmrnaus

s`ncm. Dut tfm huty ns ernkfteuc uocmss aom nsgdcm ta gvanh nt.

Zmooy kgzmh tfaukfteuccy glrass tfm tgdcm gtfmr la`pgonao.

Goh ha yau ioaw faw ta gvanh nt1 sfm gsimhgs lgsugccy gs sfm lauch `gogkm.

@nss @nccmr stmmrmh sincceuccy gwgy era` tfm

sudbmlt. Af, tfns lagt wgs knvmo ta `m. Nt hnhotlast `m g lmot.

Goh faw hams aom ka gdaut glqunrnok g ermmlagt1 âuvm oat dmla`m g praemssnaogc àhmc1

Oa, tfm gltrmss hmonmh, dut yaur kumss nsegnrcy wgr`. N ha fgvm g onlm enkurm ear hnspcgynoklcatfms. Oa haudt tfgt wgs wfy N wgs knvmo tfmbad.


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[fa ns yaur m`pcaymr, @nss @nccmr1 \a`maomlaoomltmh wntf tfm fatmc1

Xfm wgntmr fgh draukft g caghmh trgy ta tfmtgdcm, goh tfm gltrmss usmh fns grrnvgc gs gprmtmxt ear oat goswmrnok Zmooys qumstnao. Getmrtfm `go wmot gwgy sfm dmkgo ta lfgt kcndcygdaut atfmr sudbmlts. Fawmvmr, wntf tfm smrvnok

ae hmssmrt, sfm aolm àrm swntlfmh ta tfm tapnl aefmr wgrhradm.

âu wmrm gsinok `m gdaut `y eur lagt,hmgrnm, sfm sgnh. [auch yau cnim ta fgvm aomcnim nt1

[fa wauchot1 [fgt ùst N ha ta glqunrm aomrad g dgoi1

@nss @nccmr cgukfmh no g earlmh wgy. âu wnccfgvm yaur cnttcm baim. Era` wfgt yauvm tach `m, Nn`gknom yaur egtfmr fgs pcmoty ae àomy.

N haot rm`m`dmr sgynok goytfnok gdaut nt,rmspaohmh Zmooy hrycy. Gs g `gttmr ae eglt, `yegtfmr nsot wmgctfy.

Gt cmgst yaur eg`ncy ns laèartgdcy enxmh aryau wauchot dm gt tfns mxpmosnvm wnotmr rmsart,@nss @nccmr wmot ao, uohnsturdmh. Oaw wauchyau dm gdcm ta pgy gs ùlf gs g fuohrmh haccgrs

ear g lagt1N fghot mvmo tfaukft ae duynok aom, rmpcnmh

Zmooy, trynok oat ta hnslcasm fmr gstaonsf`mot.Lgo yau rmgccy kmt g kaah eur lagt ear gs cnttcm gsg fuohrmh haccgrs1

âu lauch tfraukf `y ernmoh.âur ernmoh1 gsimh Zmooy dcuotcy. Ha yau

`mgo yaur omw m`pcaymr1


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[mcc, yms, tfm gltrmss gh`nttmh wntf g smce-laoslnaus cgukf. Fm ns g eur sgcms`go. âuvm

dmmo vmry onlm ta `m goh N `nkft dm gdcm ta kmt glagt ear yau gt last.

Xfgts àst inoh, rm`grimh Zmooy hrycy.[fmrm lauch N smm tfmsm lagts1

@y m`pcaymr fgs g sgcmsraa` fmrm gt tfm

fatmc, @nss @nccmr hmlcgrmh. N lgo grrgokm gogppanot`mot ear yau. \gy taàrraw gt twa1

N fgvmot moaukf àomy wntf `m ta duy g lagtmvmo ne N wgotmh aom.

Dut ne yau cnimh tfm eurs yau lauch wnrm yaurpgrmots ear àrm, tfm gltrmss wfmmhcmh. Nt ns gwaohmreuc appartuonty. âucc omvmr fgvm goatfmrlfgolm ta duy g dmgutneuc lagt gt last.

Ncc fgvm ta tfnoi nt avmr, Zmooy rmturomh. Nsuppasm yau kmt g la``nssnao ao mvmry kgr`mot

sach1G s`gcc aom. No yaur lgsm, Ncc oat tgim nt. N

trucy g` notmrmstmh no smmnok yau kmt yaur lagt,hmgrnm. âu fgvm bust tfm enkurm ear nt, yaurm sascn` goh svmctm.

Zmooy wgs oat hmlmnvmh dy tfm ecgttmry. \fmiomw vmry wmcc tfgt tfm gltrmss fgh trmgtmh fmr

ta hnoomr ear tfm purpasm ae `ginok fmr emmcuohmr adcnkgtnao goh gs g dunch-up ta tfmsukkmstnao tfgt sfm purlfgsm g eur lagt.

Kcgolnok gt tfm dncc sfm wgs rmcnmvmh ta smmtfgt sfm fgh moaukf àomy ta pgy ear fmr sfgrmae tfm `mgc.

Oa, oa, N waot fmgr ae nt, @nss @nccmrpratmstmh krgohcy.


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\u`àonok tfm wgntmr, sfm kgvm fn` g twmotyhaccgr dncc.

Cmt `m ioaw ne yau hmlnhm yau wauch cnim tasmm tfm lagts, sfm sgnh ta Zmooy gs tfmy cmet tfmhnonok raa` takmtfmr. Nt waot last yau goytfnokta caai, yau ioaw.

Ncc tfnoi nt avmr. Xfgois ear tfm hnoomr.

Zmooy caaimh gdaut tfm lrawhmh caddy earTgcpf Emrkus ar Fgrvmy @gxwmcc, dut omntfmr

`go wgs ta dm smmo. [fncm gt tfm fatmc sfmwauch fgvm cnimh ta glqunrm g cnttcm àrmnoear`gtnao gdaut tfm Krmmo Taa`. [ntf tfmgltrmss favmrnok gt fmr mcdaw nt wgs aut ae tfmqumstnao.

\fm laosnhmrmh spmginok ae tfm `gttmr ta @nss@nccmr, goh tfmo gdgohaomh tfm nhmg. Fawmvmr, ntfgh allurrmh ta fmr tfgt tfm `ystmrnaus raa` ae

tfm fatmc `nkft fgvm sa`m laoomltnao wntf tfmgltrmss prmsmot m`pcay`mot, goh sa sfmvmoturmh aom rgtfmr hnrmlt qumstnao.

@nss @nccmr, yaurm oat dy lfgolm warinok earTgcpf Emrkus ar tfm fatmc1

Hmgr `m, oa! tfm gltrmss hmonmh. [fgtmvmrput sulf go nhmg no yaur fmgh1

Nt bust allurrmh ta `m. [mcc, kaah-dym.Zmooy cmet tfm fatmc goh vmoturmh aut nota tfm

lach. Getmr sa ùlf lnkgrmttm sàim, tfm purm gnrwgs g pcmgsgot rmcnme. \fm draim aee g caok nlnlcmera` tfm haarwgy goh staah tfaukfteuccylfmwnok gt nt.

@nss @nccmr ùst dm warinok ear sa`mhnsfaomst autent, sfm ùsmh. Fmr tgci gdaut


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kmttnok g eur lagt gt last hamsot eaac `m aom dnt.Ne N wmrm no fmr sfams Nh dm `arm tfgo g cnttcm

warrnmh cmst N tgokcmh wntf tfm cgw.G rm`gri dy tfm gltrmss ta tfm meemlt tfgt tfm

Lgoghngo darhmr wgs lcasm dy fgh smt Zmooysgltnvm `noh ta warinok. Nt wgs oat taa egotgstnlta dmcnmvm tfgt @nss @nccmr `nkft dm m`pcaymh dy

go uoslrupucaus `go wfasm dusnomsslaolmromh tfm sgcm ae eurs adtgnomh huty ermm.

\fm fgh mvmo hgrmh fapm tfgt Tgcpf Emrkus arFgrvmy @gxwmcc `nkft dm n`pcnlgtmh no tfmhnsfaomst geegnr. [fgt g drmgi tfgt wauch dm earfmr egtfmr ne aocy sfm lauch pravm sulf g lao-omltnao! Dut tfm gltrmss autrnkft hmongc tfgtmntfmr `go wgs fmr m`pcaymr fgh put go moh tasulf pcmgsgot spmlucgtnao.

Zmooy dmot hawo ta pnli up fmr sins wfnlf

fgh dmmo cmet gt tfm snhm ae tfm fatmc dunchnok. Gssfm cmgomh avmr, sfm oatnlmh g s`gcc adbmlt cynokao tap ae tfm soaw no tfm squgrm ae cnkft `ghmera` aom ae tfm wnohaws. Nt gppmgrmh ta dm gs`gcc pnmlm ae lacarmh lgrhdagrh.

Lurnauscy, Zmooy pnlimh nt up goh lgrrnmh ntlcasmr ta tfm wnohaw. Xfm lgrh wgs krmmo. Fmr

pucsm qunlimomh gs sfm turomh nt avmr. Ao ntseglm wmrm snx mokrgvmh warhs2

Gh`nt Dmgrmr Xfraukf Xfm Krmmo Haar.


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sqummzm.Casnok tfm cahkm waot `mgo tfm moh ae tfm

warch, sfm sgnh cnkftcy. [fncm N `gy oat dm gdcmta smcc tfm pcglm ear g vmry kaah prnlm oaw tfgttfm sin scapms grm kaom, Ncc gt cmgst kmt sa`mtfnokera` @r. @gxwmcc. Goh N fgvm g s`gcc nola`mhmrnvmh era` `y fusdgohs nosurgolm pacnly.

[fmrm wncc yau ka ne yau cmgvm fmrm1N fgvmot knvmo tfgt pgrt goy tfaukft,

gh`nttmh @rs. Hawomy. N `gy ha g cnttcmtrgvmcnok. N fgvm g snstmr no Xmxgs N `nkft vnsnt.

^aucc dm caomsa`m ear Znom Xap.^ms, gh`nttmh @rs. Hawomy, tfns pcglm wncc

gcwgys smm` cnim fa`m ta `m. Goh Nvm cnvmh gdusy, usmeuc cnem ear sa `goy ymgrs nt wncc dm fgrhta cmt ka.

Zassndcy Zmtmr Bgsia wncc rmlaosnhmr fns

hmlnsnao.@rs. Hawomy s`ncmh goh sfaai fmr fmgh. Oat

Zmtmr. Nvm ioawo fn` ear `goy ymgrs, gctfaukf Nlgot sgy N mvmr dmlg`m glqugnotmh wntf fn`.Aolm fm `gims g stgoh oatfnok lgo swgy fn`.

Ns fm motnrmcy rnkft no fns `noh1 Zmooy gsimhhudnauscy.

Af, yms. Fms pmlucngr, tfgts gcc. Goh fmskmttnok ach.

Hmspntm @rs. Hawomys gvawgc tfgt oa aom wgsrmspaosndcm ear Zmtmr Bgsias hmlnsnao, Zmooylaosnhmrmh fmrsmce gt eguct. \fm lauch oat dcg`mtfm ach `go ear dmnok pravaimh dmlgusm sfm fghfmcpmh fns krgohhgukftmr mslgpm era` tfm lgdno.

Ne N wmot hawo tfmrm goh gpacaknzmh nt `nkft


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ha sa`m kaah, sfm tfaukft. Gt cmgst, oatfnokwncc dm cast dy trynok.

Zmooy turomh tfm pcgo avmr no fmr `noh,sgynok oatfnok gdaut nt ta @rs. Hawomy. Ntsmm`mh ta fmr tfgt tfm dmst wgy wauch dm ta wgntear g emw faurs uotnc Zmtmr Bgsia fgh dmmo knvmogo appartuonty ta kmt avmr fns gokmr.

Xfm getmroaao hrgkkmh ao scawcy. Xawgrhonkftegcc, enohnok laoenom`mot notacmrgdcm, Zmooy

vmoturmh aut-ae-haars ta try fmr sins. \fm wgstfrnccmh ta hnslavmr tfgt sfm lauch usm tfm`wntfaut taa ùlf hnslaèart.

Kanok ta tfm intlfmo wnohaw, sfm lgccmh ta@rs. Hawomy tfgt sfm notmohmh ta ha g cnttcmsinnok goh `nkft dm cgtm ear hnoomr.

Af, Zmooy, yaurm oat gdcm, tfm wa`go pra-tmstmh, rgnsnok tfm sgsf. Nts aocy yaur

hmtmr`nogtnao wfnlf hrnvms yau ao.N` emmcnok ùlf dmttmr, nosnstmh Zmooy. N

wgot ta ka hawo tfm àuotgno goh smm \grg.Nt wncc dm g fgrh lcn`d dgli, wgromh @rs.

Hawomy. Goh tfm rghna rmpartmh goatfmr dghstar` la`nok.

Xfgts wfy N wgot ta ka oaw, goswmrmh

Zmooy. [m `gy dm soawdauoh dy taàrraw.[mcc, ne yau ùst ka, haot avmrtgx yaur

strmoktf, lgutnaomh @rs. Hawomy.Zmooy wrgppmh g waacmo slgre tnkftcy gdaut

fmr omli gs g pratmltnao gkgnost tfm dntnok wnoh.Lgutnauscy, sfm sinmh hawo tfm trgnc, enohnok ntserazmo sureglm trmglfmraus goh slgrlmcy eg`ncngr.No tfm rgpnhcy kgtfmrnok husi oatfnok caaimh


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mxgltcy tfm sg`m gs dy hgycnkft. Xrmms tawmrmhcnim uoernmohcy kngots, adslurnok tfm pgtf.

Dmearm Zmooy fgh, lavmrmh fgce tfm hnstgolm taBgsias lgdno, soawecgims, saet goh hg`p, dmkgota egcc. Xfmy lg`m egstmr goh egstmr, tfm wnohwfnrcnok tfm` hnrmltcy nota fmr eglm. \fm impt fmrfmgh hawo goh wnsfmh tfgt sfm fgh rm`gnomh dy

tfm lrglicnok cak enrm gt tfm Hawomy cahkm.\wnoknok aut ae tfm earmst, Zmooy wgs fgrh

prmssmh ta rm`m`dmr tfm trgnc. Gs sfm fmsntgtmh,trynok ta hmlnhm wfnlf wgy ta ka, sfm emct fmr sinsscnppnok gcaok g hawokrghm wfmrm oaom sfauchfgvm pmmo. Xaa cgtm, sfm rmgcnzmh tfgt sfm wgsfmghnok hawo nota g hmmp rgvnom wfnlftmr`nogtmh no go nlm-sfmmtmh rnvmr dmcaw.

Xfrawnok fmrsmce ecgt, Zmooy saukft ta sgvmfmrsmce, dut sfm impt scnhnok, scnhnok. G studdy

mvmrkrmmo gt cgst stgymh fmr egcc. \fm lcuokfmcpcmsscy ta nt ear g `a`mot, rmlavmrnok fmrdrmgtf. Xfmo sfm trnmh ta pucc fmrsmce up tfmstmmp nolcnom. \fm scnppmh goh dgrmcy lgukft fachae tfm dusf ta sgvm fmrsmce era` goatfmr dgh egcc.\fgrp pgnos sfat tfraukf fmr snhm.

Oaw Nvm enxmh `ysmce ear surm, sfm tfaukft.

Faw wncc N mvmr kmt aut ae tfns facm1Xfm rgvnom aeemrmh pratmltnao era` tfm lfncc

wnoh, dut tfm soaw wgs snetnok hawo stmghncy.Zmooy lauch emmc fmr lcatfnok dmla`noktfaraukfcy sagimh. Ne sfm sfauch cnm stncc sfmsaao wauch ermmzm.

Gkgno Zmooy trnmh ta strukkcm up tfm dgoi, gohgkgno sfm scnh dgliwgrhs. Era` sfmmr


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hmspmrgtnao rgtfmr tfgo dmlgusm sfm lfmrnsfmh gfapm tfgt goyaom wauch fmgr, Zmooy sfautmh ear

fmcp.Go goswmrnok fgccaa mlfamh ta fmr tfraukf tfm

trmms.Zmooy hgrmh oat fapm tfgt tfm vanlm wgs atfmr

tfgo fmr awo. Fmcp! Fmcp! sfm lgccmh aolm

àrm.Fmr fmgrt cmgpmh. Xfm lry wfnlf lg`m dgli

hmenontmcy dmcaokmh ta g `go! Goh gs sfm`grvmcmh gt tfm `nrglcm ae g rmslum, g hgri enkurmcaa`mh up gt tfm rn` ae tfm rgvnom.

G kruee vanlm lgccmh ta fmr2 Fach ao! Haot tryta àvm! Ncc kmt g rapm goh dm dgli!

Xfm `go eghmh dgli nota tfm hgriomss. Zmooylcuok ta tfm dusf uotnc nt smm`mh fmr gr`swauch drmgi. \oaw emcc stmghncy, lginok fmr faah

goh pmomtrgtnok tfm waacmo sunt.Xfmo gs tfm knrc cast gcc gwgrmomss ae tn`m, sfm

lgukft tfm ecgsf ae g cnkftmh cgotmro. Fmr rmslumrgppmgrmh gkgno gt tfm tap ae tfm rgvnom gohcawmrmh g rapm. \fm krgspmh nt, wrgppnok nttnkftcy gdaut fmr wrnst, goh lcn`dmh gs dmst sfmlauch wfncm tfm `go puccmh era` gdavm.

Gt cgst Zmooy rmglfmh tfm tap, egccnok no gomxfgustmh fmgp ao tfm soaw. Tgnsnok fmr fmghsfm stgrmh nota tfm eglm ae fmr rmslumr. Xfm `gowgs Zmtmr Bgsia.

Fm rmlakonzmh fmr gt tfm sg`m nostgot.âu! fm mxlcgn`mh.Ear aom hnsturdnok à`mot Zmooy tfaukft tfm

ach `go `mgot ta pusf fmr dgli hawo nota tfm


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ta fns la`pgonao.Tgcpf Emrkus pnlimh up tfm pgpmr goh tfrust

nt nota fns avmrlagt palimt. âurm go ach eaac,Bgsia! fm ùttmrmh.

Haot yau hgrm spmgi tfgt wgy ta `y krgoh-egtfmr! \grg lrnmh, fmr myms star`y. âu fghyaur omrvm la`nok fmrm goywgy, getmr tfgt trnli

yau trnmh!Xrnli1

âu hmcndmrgtmcy wmgimomh tfm drgim rah aeaur dad-scmh.

Tgcpf Emrkus cgukfmh no tfm knrcs eglm. âurmgs taulfmh gs yaur krgohegtfmr, fm sgnh.

Zmrfgps yau lgo mxpcgno wfgt dmlg`m ae tfmtap duttao ae yaur avmrlagt, sukkmstmh Zmooyla`nok ta \grgs suppart. Goh haot try ta tmccus nts fa`m no yaur smwnok dgsimt!

Tgcpf Emrkus fgoh krapmh gt tfm vglgot spatao fns lagt.

[fgt hams g duttao fgvm ta ha wntf tfm dad-scmh gllnhmot1 noqunrmh Fgrvmy @gxwmcc.

Nt fgppmos tfgt wm eauoh g cgrkm drawoduttao no tfm taac fausm gt tfm Hawomy cahkm,rmpcnmh Zmooy. Gcsa g cnttcm ghhntnaogc mvnhmolm

wfnlf rgtfmr sukkmsts @r. Emrkus ns tfm aom wfatg`pmrmh wntf tfm dad-scmh.

Tnhnlucaus! pratmstmh tfm fatmc `go. Nvm oatmvmo dmmo omgr @rs. Hawomys cahkm no wmmis.

N ioaw tfgts g cnm, sgnh Zmtmr Bgsia. N sgwyau kano up tfgt wgy Ernhgy onkft.

Goh yau wmot tfmrm ta hg`gkm tfm dad-scmh!\grg gllusmh. âu hnhot lgrm faw `goy


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pmrsaos `nkft dm noburmh no go gllnhmot!Tgcpf Emrkus eglm wgs go gokry rmh. [fgt

rmgsao wauch N fgvm ear hanok goytfnok cnimtfgt1 fm hm`gohmh.

Kumsts wmrm dmnok hrgwo era` yaur fatmcdmlgusm dad-scmhhnok wgs nolrmgsnok nopapucgrnty, sgnh Zmooy qunmtcy. Oatfnok wauch

pcmgsm yau àrm tfgo ta put @rs. Hawomy aut aedusnomss.

Grmot yau hrgwnok rgtfmr swmmpnok laolcu-snaos1 noqunrmh Fgrvmy @gxwmcc no go nosacmottaom. G duttao nsot vmry lmrtgno mvnhmolm. \a`goy pmrsaos wmgr duttaos, yau ioaw.

N cast tfns aom era` `y lagt wmmis gka,ghhmh Tgcpf Emrkus.

Nt wgs yaur duttao wm eauoh, \grg gllusmh.Zmtmr Bgsia fgh dmmo cnstmonok notmotcy ta tfm

grku`mot, tginok cnttcm pgrt no nt. Dut oaw, wntf gqunli àvm`mot wfnlf dmcnmh fns gkm, fm àvmhglrass tfm intlfmo tawgrh tfm kuo rgli ao tfmwgcc.

Cmts dm kmttnok aut ae fmrm, ùttmrmh Fgrvmy@gxwmcc.

Fm goh Tgcpf Emrkus datf dactmh aut ae tfm

haar. Xfmnr suhhmo ecnkft hmcnkftmh \grg wfadraim nota g ent ae cgukftmr.

[fy haot yau sfaat aolm ar twnlm nota tfm gnrbust ta knvm m` g kaah ernkft1 sfm gsimh fmrkrgohegtfmr.

Xfm ach `go, sfatkuo no fgoh, fgh eaccawmhtfm twa `mo ta tfm haar. Dut fm hnh oat sfaat.

Krgohegtfmr wauchot furt g ecmg rmgccy,


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lfulicmh \grg. Gt cmgst, oat uocmss nt wgs trynokta `gim fn` snko sa`mtfnok.

Tgcpf Emrkus gltmh kuncty, gcc rnkft, hmlcgrmhZmooy, dmohnok hawo ta `gssgkm fmr noburmhgoicm. Dut nt `gy fgvm dmmo g `nstgim ear us tagllusm fn`.

N lauchot fmcp nt, goswmrmh \grg. [fmo N

sgw tfgt duttao `nssnok era` fns lagt, N fgh tasgy sa`mtfnok gdaut nt.

Zmtmr Bgsia put gwgy fns sfatkuo, turonokaolm àrm ta tfm haar. Ncc fntlf up tfm tmg`, fmsgnh. \grg, kmt sa`m cnon`mot goh smm wfgt yaulgo ha ear @nss Zgrimrs goicm.

âur goicm1 kgspmh \grg, stgrnok gt Zmooy.Fgvm yau furt yaursmce gkgno1

N `gogkmh ta egcc nota tfm rgvnom g emw`noutms gka. âur krgohegtfmr sgvmh `m.

\grg hgrtmh ta tfm stavm ta kmt g pgo ae wgr`wgtmr. \fm strnppmh aee Zmooys waacmo stalinoksgoh mxg`nomh tfm eaat gs sfm sagimh nt.

N suppasm tfns wncc put `m ao tfm sfmce eargoatfmr hgy ar sa, Zmooy adsmrvmh kcaa`ncy.Dut N` culiy N hnhot drmgi `y omli.

Xfm goicm ns swaccmo, \grg sgnh, Ncc wrgp nt

wntf g dgohgkm goh tfgt `gy `gim nt emmcdmttmr.

[ntf g prgltnlmh fgoh sfm wauoh strnps aekguzm goh ghfmsnvm tgpm gdaut tfm goicm.

Xfmrm, faw hams nt emmc oaw1@ulf dmttmr, sgnh Zmooy. Xfgois g cat. NN

emmc rgtfmr `mgo ta put yaur krgohegtfmr ta saùlf traudcm, mspmlngccy getmr tfm wgy Nvm


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lrassmh fn`.Af, haot yau warry gdaut Krgohegtfmr,

cgukfmh \grg. Fm cnims yau, Zmooy.Fm cnims `m1N lauch tmcc dy tfm wgy fm gltmh taonkft. Fm

rmspmlts g pmrsao wfa stgohs up ta fn`,N sgnh sa`m rgtfmr uoomlmssgry tfnoks,

Zmooy hmlcgrmh rmkrmteuccy. N wgs pravaimhdmlgusm fm wauchot snko g cmgsm wntf @rs.

Hawomy. Getmr fmgrnok wfgt fm sgnh ta Emrkusgoh @gxwmcc N rmgcnzm oatfnok wncc swgy fn`.

\grg snkfmh gs sfm fmcpmh fmr ernmoh put aofmr sfam gkgno.

N` gergnh oat. Ncc ha wfgt N lgo ta noecumolmfn`, dut N lgo tmcc yau oaw fmcc omvmr cnstmo ta`m. Krgohegtfmr ns bust tfm wgy fm ns, goh aomlgot duhkm fn` go nolf.

Zmtmr Bgsia saao fgh tfm tmg` fntlfmh ta tfmdadscmh. Fm goh \grg fmcpmh Zmooy no, wrgppnokdcgoimts grauoh fmr sa tfgt sfm wauch dm soukgoh wgr` hurnok tfm rnhm up tfm àuotgno.

La`m hawo gkgno wfmomvmr yau lgo, novntmh\grg. Aocy tfm omxt tn`m haot try nt getmr hgri neyaurm ao sins.

Zmooy kcgolmh gt tfm ach `go, dut fns eglmsfawmh oa hnspcmgsurm. Gppgrmotcy, fm oa caokmrrmkgrhmh fmr gs go notmrcapmr.

Ncc la`m gs saao gs N lgo, sfm rmpcnmh.Zmtmr Bgsia lculimh ta tfm farsms, goh tfm

scmh àvmh gwgy era` tfm lgdno. \grg staah no,tfm haarwgy uotnc nt wgs aut ae snkft.

Hurnok tfm scaw rnhm up tfm àuotgno snhm,


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Hmlnhnok tfgt tfm m`mrkmoly wgs mqugc ta gomgrtfqugim ar g enrm, sfm mgsmh fmrsmce hawo

era` tfm scmh.\tmghncy egccnok soaw fgh adcntmrgtmh gcc trglis

sgvm tfasm `ghm dy tfm omw grrnvgcs. Xfmrm wgsoa lcum ta nohnlgtm wfmtfmr Zmtmr Bgsia fgh cmettfm slmom ae fns awo ermm wncc ar fgh dmmo tfm

passndcm vnltn` ae vnacmolm.Bgim goh \grg smgrlfmh gt tfm mhkm ae tfm

waahs goh rmturomh ta tfm lcmgrnok ta rmpart oasullmss.

@gydm yaur krgohhgh wmot up ta Fgttmrspcglm ta kmt wgr`, tfm `go sukkmstmh.

Fm omvmr wauch fgvm cmet fns farsms wntfautdcgoimtnok tfm`, goswmrmh \grg. Dut cmts katfmrm goh noqunrm. \a`maom `gy fgvm smmoKrgohegtfmr.

Xfmy hravm tfm dad-scmh ao tfraukf tfm waahsta go uopgnotmh egr` fausm. Lcguh Fgttmrfn`smce apmomh tfm haar, goh no rmspaosm ta\grgs goxnaus qumstnao, fm tach fmr tfgt fm fghsmmo Zmtmr Bgsia hrnvm nota tfm pcglm mgrcy tfgtàronok.

âu hnhot smm fn` ka gwgy1 \grg gsimh.

Oa, dut la`m ta tfnoi ae nt, N oatnlmh g lgrturo nota tfm ragh. @ust fgvm dmmo gdaut tmoalcali tfns àronok.

[fgt sart ae lgr1Xfm `go lauch knvm oa ghhntnaogc noear`gtnao,

ear fm fgh oat pgnh pgrtnlucgr gttmotnao ta tfmgutaàdncm. Fawmvmr, fm puccmh ao fns fmgvylagt goh daats, aeemrnok ta fmcp arkgonzm g


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smgrlfnok pgrty.\grg goh Zmooy rm`gnomh gt tfm egr` fausm,

dut gs nt dmlg`m mvnhmot tfgt tfm ach `go wauchoat dm eauoh qunlicy, Bgim rmturomh goh taai tfmknrcs hawo tfm àuotgno ta tfm Hawomy cahkm.

[fgt lauch fgvm fgppmomh ta Krgohegtfmr1\grg rmpmgtmh avmr goh avmr. N lgot dmcnmvm fm

dmlg`m hgzmh goh wgohmrmh gwgy.N wnsf wm iomw wfa lg`m no tfm lgr, sgnh

Zmooy. Xfgt `nkft mxpcgno g cat.âuyau tfnoi Krgohegtfmr `mt wntf

vnacmolm1N fapm oat, rmpcnmh Zmooy mgromstcy. Dut nt

smm`s vmry qummr. Hnh yaur krgohegtfmr fgvmmom`nms1

Fm gotgkaonzms `goy eacis wntfaut `mgonokta ha sa. Fawmvmr, N lgot tfnoi ae goyaom gt Znom

Xap wfa lauch dm lgccmh go gltugc mom`y.Dy onkftegcc tfm smgrlfnok pgrty fgh krawo no

snzm. Omgrcy mvmry `gcm rmsnhmot ae Znom Xapbanomh no tfm fuot ear Zmtmr Bgsia. Mvmo tfmEmrkus fatmc smot twa m`pcaymms ta fmcp la`dtfm àuotgnosnhm ear tfm `nssnok ach `go.

\grg, omgrcy no g stgtm ae laccgpsm, wgs put ta

dmh dy @rs. Hawomy, wfa impt tmccnok tfm knrcavmr goh avmr tfgt sfm ùst oat warry. Nospmginok wntf Zmooy, tfm wa`go wgs egr eraàptn`nstnl. \fm mxprmssmh g haudt tfgt ZmtmrBgsia mvmr wauch dm eauoh gcnvm.

Fm `gy fgvm wgohmrmh aee goh egccmo nota glrmvgssm.

N g` nolcnomh ta tfnoi fm `gy fgvm dmmo


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spnrntmh gwgy dy wfamvmr lg`m up tfm prnvgtmragh no tfgt lgr, la``motmh Zmooy.

N lgot n`gknom goyaom datfmrnok ta inhogpZmtmr Bgsia, rmturomh @rs. Hawomy. Fm fgs oaàomy.

Nt hams sauoh rgtfmr egotgstnl, N gh`nt.Mspmlngccy no dragh hgycnkft. âu hnhot oatnlm

goy gutaàdncm ao tfm `gno ragh tfns àronokhnh yau1

Aocy tfm Emrkus fatmc hmcnvmry truli. Dut Nwgs dusy. G hazmo `nkft fgvm pgssmh wntfaut`y oatnlnok tfm`.

Gt onom alcali Bgim lg`m ta tfm cahkm wntf ghnslaurgknok rmpart. Oa trglm ae Zmtmr Bgsia fghdmmo eauoh. Xfm smgrlf wauch laotnoumtfraukfaut tfm onkft.

[fnlf wgy grm yau kanok1 Zmooy noqunrmh gs

tfm `go stgrtmh ta cmgvm tfm fausm gkgno. ]ptfm àuotgno ar hawo1

Hawo, fm rmturomh. N` banonok g pgrty gtBgsias awo pcglm. [m gn` ta stgrt la`dnok tfmwaahs ao fns egr` omxt.

@gy N rnhm wntf yau1 sfm rmqumstmh. N wgotta ka hawo ta tfm Emrkus fatmc.

Zmooy, yaur goicm pratmstmh @rs. Hawomy.N lgo kmt grauoh ao nt, Zmooy sgnh furrnmhcy.

\mm! \fm faddcmh glrass tfm ecaar ta pravm fmrwarhs. Goh tfns ns n`partgot. N wgot ta smmsa`maom gt tfm fatmc.

\a cgtm gt onkft1Nt rmgccy ns n`partgot, Zmooy hmlcgrmh.

Zcmgsm sgy N `gy ka.


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Umry wmcc, gkrmmh @rs. Hawomy rmcultgotcy.Bgim taai Zmooy gcc tfm wgy ta tfm fatmc.

\fgcc N fmcp yau nosnhm1 fm gsimh.Af, oa, sfm hmlcnomh furrnmhcy. Ncc `gim nt

enom era` fmrm.Getmr Bgim fgh hrnvmo dgli up tfm ragh, Zmooy

cn`pmh grauoh ta tfm dgli motrgolm ae tfm fatmc.

\fm staah ear smvmrgc `noutms stgrnok up gt tfmhgri wnohaws ae tfm smlaoh ecaar.

N dmcnmvm Tgcpf Emrkus goh Fgrvmy @gxwmccioaw pcmoty gdaut Bgsias hnsgppmgrgolm, sfmtfaukft. Dut faw ta pravm nt1

Ao tfm pgrinok cat aocy g emw stmps gwgy staahtfm Emrkus fatmc hmcnvmry truli. Zmooy faddcmhavmr ta nt, goh apmomh tfm rmgr haar. \fm swmpttfm dmg` ae fmr ecgsfcnkft avmr tfm ecaar.

Gt enrst kcgolm tfm lgr gppmgrmh ta dm m`pty

sgvm ear smvmrgc lgrhdagrh daxms. Xfmo sfm sgw gfmgvy, ecmmlm-cnomh kcavm cynok ao tfm ecaar fgcefnhhmo dy tfm laotgnomrs. \fm pnlimh nt up,mxg`nomh nt drnmecy goh stueemh nt nota tfm palimtae fmr soawsunt.

N rm`m`dmr Zmtmr Bgsia warm g kcavm vmryùlf cnim tfns! sfm tfaukft.

\aetcy lcasnok tfm truli haar, Zmooy wmot dglita tfm rmgr ae tfm fatmc. Xfm cawmr fgcc wgshmsmrtmh sa sfm scnppmh nosnhm, goh eaccawmh tfmstgnrwgy ta tfm smlaoh ecaar. \fm trnmh tfm haar aeTaa` 4; goh hnslavmrmh nt wgs calimh.

N wgs gergnh ae tfns, Zmooy ùttmrmh.Fmsntgtnok g à`mot sfm wmot ao hawo tfm

fgcc. Apmonok goatfmr haar, tfm aom wfnlf darm


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tfaukft. Xfm aocy wgy ta kmt no ar aut ns wntf gimy, goh N fgvmot aom. Xfgt `mgos Ncc fgvm ta

rnsi `y omli gkgno.Kanok ta tfm wnohaw sfm rgnsmh ntgoh caaimh

hawo. Gcc wgs lcmgr dmcaw. Xwa laursms cgy apmota fmr. \fm lauch rmturo tfm wgy sfm fgh la`mtfraukf tfm fatmc, ar sfm `nkft mhkm gcaok tfm

sfmce pgst twa atfmr wnohaws ta tfm enrm mslgpm,goh tfmolm ta tfm krauoh. Mntfmr wgy wgs

ergukft wntf hgokmr.Ne N sfauch fgppmo ta `mmt Tgcpf Emrkus ar

Fgrvmy @gxwmcc, N `nkft oat kmt gwgy wntf `ynoear`gtnao, Zmooy hmlnhmh. Ncc try tfm enrm-mslgpm.

Lcasnok tfm wnohaw dmfnoh fmr, sfm ecgttmomhfmrsmce gcaok tfm dunchnok wgcc, goh `avmhlgutnauscy gcaok tfm cmhkm. \fm pgssmh tfm enrst

raa` no sgemty. Xfmo, gs sfm wgs gdaut ta lrgwcpgst tfm smlaoh, tfm squgrm ae wnohaw suhhmocyecgrmh wntf cnkft.

Ear g hrmgheuc `a`mot Zmooy tfaukft tfgtsfm fgh dmmo smmo. \fm fuhhcmh gkgnost tfm wgccgoh wgntmh. Oatfnok fgppmomh.

Gt cgst, rmkgnonok fmr laurgkm, sfm hgrmh ta

pmmp notatfm cnkftmh raa`. Xwa `mo staah wntftfmnr dglis ta tfm wnohaw, dut sfm rmlakonzmhtfm` gs Fgrvmy @gxwmcc goh Tgcpf Emrkus.

Zmooy rmlmnvmh g hnstnolt sfali gs fmr kgzmwgohmrmh ta tfm tfnrh nohnvnhugc wfa sgt no glfgnr dy tfm dmh. Xfm `go wgs ach Zmtmr Bgsia.

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[mcc, Bgsia, fgvm yau tfaukft nt avmr1 Grmyau rmghy ta snko tfm cmgsm1

Ncc fgvm tfm cgw ao yau, ne N mvmr kmt aut aefmrm! tfm ach `go sgnh spnrntmhcy. âurm immpno`m gkgnost `y wncc.

âucc stgy fmrm, Bgsia, uotnc yau la`m tayaur smosms. [m ommh tfgt cgoh, goh wm `mgo ta

fgvm nt. ]ohmrstgoh1âu waot kmt `m ta snko, oat ne yau immp `m

fmrm gcc onkft, @r. Bgsia ùttmrmh. Oat ne yauimmp `m g ymgr!

âu `gy lfgokm yaur `noh getmr yau cmgrowfgt wm lgo ha, sgnh Fgrvmy @gxwmcc sugvmcy.

âu gn` ta stgrvm `m, N rmliao.Af, oa, oatfnok sa lruhm gs tfgt, `y hmgr

emccaw. No eglt, wm sfgcc trmgt yau àst inohcy.Haltar Lardno wncc dm fmrm prmsmotcy ta mxg`nom

yau.Haltar Lardno! Xfgt ach qugli era` @arkgo-

tawo! [fgt grm yau drnoknok fn` fmrm ear1Fgrvmy @gxwmcc s`ncmh goh tgppmh fns fmgh

snkonenlgotcy.Xa knvm yau g `motgc mxg`nogtnao. âu grm

ioawo ta tfm kaah pmapcm ae Znom Xap gs g vmry

pmlucngr emccaw, sa N haudt ne goyaom wncc qumstnaoHaltar Lardnos vmrhnlt.

âu `mgo, yaurm gn`no ta fgvm `m ghbuhkmhnosgom1 Zmtmr Bgsia gsimh nolrmhucauscy.

Mxgltcy. Faw mcsm lgo aom mxpcgno yauregogtnlgc fgtrmh ae sinnok, yaur dcnoh rgkms, yaurgotgkaons` ta tfm àrm prakrmssnvm notmrmsts1[fncm nt wncc dm g pnty ta drnok hnskrglm upao yaur


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lfgr`nok krgohhgukftmr, tfmrm ns oa atfmr wgy.Oat uocmss yau hmlnhm ta snko, ghhmh Tgcpf

Emrkus. [mrm àrm tfgo rmgsaogdcm. [mrmwnccnok ta pgy yau g egnr prnlm ear tfm cmgsm, àrmtfgo tfm cgoh ns wartf. Dut wm wgot nt, smm1 Gohwfgt wm wgot wm tgim.

âurm g laupcm ae tfnmvno, stmgcno lraais!

Zmtmr Bgsia sfautmh.Oat sa cauh, goh dm lgrmeuc ae yaur warhs,

Fgrvmy @gxwmcc wgromh. Ar tfm kgk kams aogkgno.

[fnlf ha yau prmemr, Emrkus wmot ao. G tnhycnttcm su` ae àomy, ar tfm gsycu`1

Zmtmr Bgsia `gnotgnomh g succmo sncmolm,kcgrnok gt tfm twa fatmc `mo.

Xfm haltar wncc dm fmrm gt tmo-tfnrty, sgnhFgrvmy @gxwmcc, caainok gt fns wgtlf. âu wncc

fgvm cmss tfgo g fgce faur ta hmlnhm.@y `nohs `ghm up oaw! âu waot kmt

goyaom ta dmcnmvm yaur lali goh ducc stary. Ncctmcc m` yau draukft `m fmrm goh fmch `mprnsaomr

Goh oa aom wncc dmcnmvm yau, s`ncmh @gxwmcc.[mcc knvm aut tfgt yau lg`m ta tfm fatmc goh

stgrtmh ruoonok gùli. Hazmos ae m`pcaymms wncclaoenr` tfm stary.

Ear tfgt `gttmr, N` oat surm yau haot dmcaokno go gsycu`, ùttmrmh Emrkus. Aocy g `gowfa nsot no fns rnkft `noh wauch turo hawo tfmcndmrgc prapasntnao wmvm `ghm yau.

N hmgc wntf oa slauohrmcs! tfm ach `go hmenmhtfm`.


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Fgrvmy @gxwmcc caaimh gt fns wgtlf gkgno.^au fgvm mxgltcy twmoty-envm `noutms no wfnlf

ta `gim up yaur `noh, Bgsia. [mcc cmgvm yaugcaom ta tfnoi nt avmr.

Emrkus trussmh up tfm ach `gos fgohs gohpcglmh g kgk no fns `autf. Xfmo tfm twa fatmc`mo cmet tfm raa`, turonok aut tfm cnkft goh

calinok tfm haar dmfnoh tfm`.


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allupnmh, rmpcnmh Zmooy. ]ocali nt, pcmgsm.Xfm wa`go fmsntgtmh, goh enogccy nosmrtmh tfm

imy no tfm cali.Xfgoi yau, sgnh Zmooy gs sfm fmgrh tfm

cgtlf lcnli. Oa, immp tfm twa haccgrs. ^au grmwmcla`m ta nt.

\fm wgntmh uotnc tfm `gnh fgh kaom ao hawotfm fgcc dmearm cmttnok fmrsmce nota tfm hgri raa`.Krapnok ear tfm mcmltrnl swntlf, sfm turomh nt ao.

@r. Bgsia, yau ioaw `m, sfm wfnspmrmh gs


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tfm ach `go dcnoimh goh stgrmh gt fmr gcàststupnhcy. N` kanok ta kmt yau aut ae fmrm.

\fm bmrimh tfm kgk era` fns àutf, gohuoegstmomh tfm larhs wfnlf dauoh fns wrnsts.

[m haot hgrm ka tfraukf tfm fatmc cmst wm dmsmmo, sfm tach fn`. N tfnoi wm `gy dm gdcm takmt aut dy `mgos ae tfm enrm mslgpm. Ne culi ns

aocy wntf us@ginok lmrtgno tfgt tfm lagst wgs lcmgr, Zmooy

cmh tfm ach `go hawo tfm fgcc ta g raa` wfnlfsfm iomw wauch dm appasntm tfm enrm mslgpm. \fmwgs gergnh nt wauch dm calimh, dut ta fmr notmosmrmcnme nt fgh oat dmmo smlurmh.

Aocy g `noutm wgs rmqunrmh ta lrass tfm raa`,rgnsm tfm wnohaw goh fmcp Zmtmr Bgsia tfraukfnt.

N lgot la`m wntf yau, sfm sgnh. N fgvm

sa`mtfnok mcsm ta ha. Oaw cnstmo lcasmcy. N wgotyau ta ka ta Znom Xap gs egst gs yau lgo gohdrnok tfm sfmrnee ar tfm pacnlm ar wfamvmr nt nstfgt wauch fgvm gutfarnty ta grrmst Emrkus goh@gxwmcc.

N gn` ta ha tfgt ao `y awo gllauot, tfm ach`go ùttmrmh. Nvm kat g hmdt ta squgrm wntf

tfm`.[m datf fgvm, sgnh Zmooy. Oaw tfns ns wfgt

N wgot yau ta ha. Ne N` oat no mvnhmolm wfmo yaukmt dgli, drnok tfm pacnlm ta tfm Krmmo Taa`.

[fmrms tfgt1Nts ao tfns sg`m ecaar. âu ka hawo tfm fgcc

ta tfm cmet, motmr go uo`grimh haar nota goatfmrlarrnhar, goh enogccy tfraukf g krmmo haar wfnlf


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`gy dm kugrhmh. Ne omlmssgry, earlm go motrgolm.N haot ioaw wfgt nts gcc gdaut, tfm ach `go

ùttmrmh. Dut Ncc ha gs yau sgy.Goh furry! Zmooy urkmh.\fm wgtlfmh goxnauscy era` tfm wnohaw uotnc

Zmtmr Bgsia fgh rmglfmh tfm datta` ae tfm enrmmslgpm no sgemty. Fm rgo glrass tfm ygrh, kgnonok

tfm raghwgy wntfaut fgvnok dmmo adsmrvmh.Tmturonok aolm àrm ta tfm `gno larrnhar,

Zmooy kcgolmh goxnauscy up goh hawo. Fmgrnoksa`maom àvnok gdaut gt tfm egr moh ae tfm fgcc,sfm wmot ta novmstnkgtm, lmrtgno tfgt nt wgs tfmlcmgonok wa`go puttnok gwgy fmr àps gohdraa`.

âu gnot calimh aut gkgno1 tfm `gnh gsimhgs sfm sgw Zmooy stgohnok dmsnhm fmr.

Oa, dut N fgvm goatfmr rmqumst. Faw wauch

yau cnim ta mgro sa`m àrm àomy1Faw1 noqunrmh tfm wa`go wntf qunli

notmrmst.Ha yau fgvm go mxtrg lastu`m1Lastu`m1Hrmss, N `mgo. Cnim aom yaurm wmgrnok.Oat fmrm. Gs tfm `gnh spaim sfm hnvmstmh

fmrsmce ae go ach pgnr ae sfams, goh smttnok tfm`dgli gkgnost tfm lcasmt wgcc, scnppmh ao g pgnr aeùlf dmttmr caainok aoms. N` lfgoknok `ylcatfms oaw ta ka fa`m.

Ncc knvm yau goatfmr twa haccgrs ne yaucc cmoh`m tfm autent ear tfm mvmonok.

Ns nt ear g pgrty1 tfm `gnh gsimh.G `gsqumrghm, sgnh Zmooy. N wgot ta pcgyg


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cnttcm baim ao sa`m glqugnotgolms ae `nom.\fm wgvmh goatfmr dncc dmearm tfm wa`gos

myms, goh tfm tm`ptgtnao ae `ginok mgsy àomywgs taa krmgt ta rmsnst.

Gcc rnkft, Ncc ha nt, tfm `gnh gkrmmh. Bustwgnt autsnhm uotnc N kmt `y lcatfms lfgokmh.

Zmooy wgntmh, wgtlfnok tfm fgccs goxnauscy

cmst sfm dm adsmrvmh dy sa`maom wfa wauchrmlakonzm fmr. \aao tfm `gnh stmppmh era` tfm

lcasmt, goh fgohmh avmr g duohcm ae lcatfnok.Goh fmrm ns yaur àomy, sgnh Zmooy. Haot

`motnao ta goyaom wfgt wmvm haomgt cmgst oatuotnc taàrraw.

Haot warry, @nss, N waot, rmpcnmh tfm wa`gokrn`cy. N `nkft casm `y bad ne tfmy lgukft `m.

Getmr tfm `gnh fgh kaom gwgy, Zmooy scnppmhnota tfm lcasmt goh qunlicy lfgokmh nota tfm

lastu`m. Zuccnok aee fmr lgp, sfm ru`pcmh fmrfgnr goh ruddmh g strmgi ae hnrt glrass fmr eglm.Xfm sfams wmrm g trnecm taa cgrkm ear fmr, goh tfmnrsnzm, takmtfmr wntf tfm pgnoeuc goicm, `ghm fmrwgci no g hrgkknok egsfnao.

\ogtlfnok up g emgtfmr hustmr, sfm wmotfurrnmhcy hawo tfm fgcc tawgrh tfm larrnhar

wfnlf cmh ta tfm Krmmo Taa`. Gs gcwgys, tfmkugrh sgt no fns lfgnr dy tfm haar. Dut tfns tn`mZmooy fgh fnkf fapms ae kgnonok motrgolm.

Dachcy, sfm wgcimh avmr ta fn` goh sgnh2Kaah mvmonok. N wgs smot ta tmcc yau yaurmwgotmh no tfm aeenlm dy @r. @gxwmcc.

Oaw1 fm noqunrmh no surprnsm.^ms, rnkft gwgy.


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\a`maom aukft ta stgy fmrm.Ncc wgnt uotnc yau kmt dgli.

Haot cmt goyaom nosnhm uocmss tfmy fgvmpgssms, tfm kugrh nostrultmh.

Zmooy dgrmcy lauch fnhm fmr mxlntm`mot. Nt fghdmmo gcàst taa mgsy! Gt cgst sfm wgs tapmomtrgtm dm yaoh tfm Krmmo Haar! Goh ne sfm

eauoh wfgt sfm mxpmltmh, tfm motnrm `ystmrywauch dm lcmgrmh up. \fm wauch kgno mvnhmolm

gkgnost Tgcpf Emrkus goh Fgrvmy @gxwmcc wfnlfwauch `gim fmr lgsm nrao lcgh.

Era` wntfno tfm raa`, Zmooy lauch fmgr tfmcaw ùrùr ae vanlms. \fm wgntmh uotnc tfmkugrh fgh hnsgppmgrmh, goh tfmo, su`àonokfmr laurgkm, apmomh tfm krmmo haar goh stmppmhnosnhm.

Zmooy eauoh, fmrsmce no go mcmkgotcy euronsfmh

sgcao, nts lfgnrs, hgvmoparts, lgrpmt gohhrgpmrnms hmlargtmh no saet sfghms ae krmmo gohnvary. G cnttcm hgri-fgnrmh `go sfm fgh omvmrsmmo dmearm, wfa spaim wntf go grtnenlngc Ermolfgllmot, staah tgcinok wntf tfrmm wa`mo wfa wmrmtrynok ao eur lagts. G eaurtf wa`go, @gxnom@nccmr, sgt no g lfgnr, fmr dgli turomh ta Zmooy.

Oaw Fmorn, N wgot yau ta knvm `y ernmohs gkaah prnlm ao tfmnr lagts, sfm wgs sgynok no glfnrpy vanlm.

Aun, fm gkrmmh, daddnok fns fmgh up gohhawo. [m sgy aom fuohrmh goh onomty-twahaccgrs ear zns dmgutneuc smgcsino lagt. N `gim yaug spmlngc prnlm aocy dmlgusm yau grm ernmohs ae@ghmànsmccm @nccmr.


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Xfm apmonok ae tfm autsnhm haar fgh hrgwoFmorns gttmotnao drnmecy ta Zmooy. Gs sfm dusnmh

fmrsmce hustnok, fm pgnh fmr oa fmmh, goh @gxnom@nccmr hnh oat knvm tfm knrc g smlaoh kcgolm.

Zmooy wgohmrmh scawcy gdaut tfm raa`, oatnoktfm caok `nrrars goh tfm tgcc lgsms lrawhmh wntfrglis ae smgcsino lagts.

Xfmsm grm sùkkcmh eurs, sfm tfaukft. XfnsKrmmo Taa` ns tfm sgcms sgcao, goh Fmorn ùst

dm go m`pcaymm ae Tgcpf Emrkus goh Fgrvmy@gxwmcc. N dmcnmvm N ioaw faw tfmy kmt tfm eursavmr tfm Lgoghngo darhmr, taa, wntfaut pgynokhuty!

\gtnsenmh tfgt sfm lauch cmgro oa àrm dycnokmrnok, Zmooy turomh hawo tfm caok larrnharcmghnok ta tfm haar wfnlf apmomh ao tfm `gnofgccwgy. \fm iomw tfgt tfm kugrh wauch saao

hnslavmr fm fgh dmmo trnlimh goh mxpasm fmr.Goh wfncm sfm fgh dmmo nosnhm tfm sgcao cmsstfgo envm `noutms, gcrmghy sfm fgh wgntmh gà`mot taa caok.

Gs sfm apmomh tfm haar sfm sgw Fgrvmy@gxwmcc goh tfm kugrh la`nok hawo tfm larrnhartawgrh fmr. Tmtrmgt wgs aut ae tfm qumstnao.

Xfmrm sfm ns oaw! sgnh tfm kugrh, gllusnokcy.\fm tach `m yau wgotmh `m no tfm aeenlm.

Fgrvmy @gxwmcc wgcimh gokrncy tawgrh Zmooy.[fgt wgs tfm dnk nhmg1 fm dmkgo, aocy ta

stap sfart. Af, sa nts yau1 @y hmgr cnttcm knrc, Ng` vmry ùlf gergnh, yau fgvm avmr-pcgymh yaurfgoh tfns tn`m!


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LFGZXMT 48

FMOTN\ \GCAO

ZMOO^ \A]KFX ta pusf pgst tfm twa `mo, dutFgrvmy @gxwmcc lgukft fmr raukfcy dy tfm gr`.

]oeartuogtmcy, `y hmgr @nss Zgrimr, yau fgvmadsmrvmh lmrtgno tfnoks wfnlf yau `gy oatuohmrstgoh, fm sgnh. Cmst yau `nsnotmrprmttfm`, goh grm nolcnomh ta ruo ta yaur egtfmr wntfegotgstnl tgcms, yau `ust dm hmtgnomh fmrm. Oaw Nfgvm g krmgt hnstgstm ear vnacmolm. N trust nt wncc

oat dm omlmssgry ta usm earlm oaw.Cmt `m ka, Zmooy lrnmh, trynok ta bmri gwgy.Xgim fmr, Ergoi, nostrultmh tfm fatmc `go.

Ear tfm tn`m dmnok put fmr no tfm tuoomc raa`.Ncc dm hawo gs saao gs N tgci wntf Tgcpf.

Dmearm Zmooy lauch slrmg`, g fgoh wgslcgppmh avmr fmr `autf. Xfm kugrh, Ergoi, fmch

fmr no g enr` krnp era` wfnlf sfm lauch oat ermmfmrsmce.

Kmt kanok! fm la``gohmh.Dut Zmooy drglmh fmr emmt goh staah pmremltcy

stncc. Era` tfm autsnhm larrnhar sfm fgh fmgrh gcaw ru`dcm ae vanlms. Xfmo Tgcpf Emrkus spaimgdavm tfm atfmrs, no go mxgspmrgtmh, fgrgssmhtaom2


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Xfns ach `go ns lrgzy, N tmcc yau! [m omvmrimpt fn` g prnsaomr no aur fatmc. [m fgvm g

Krmmo Taa`, ta dm surm, dut nt ns rmotmh aut ta g`go og`mh Fmorn Lranx wfa ns no tfm eurdusnomss.

Zmooys pucsm qunlimomh. Zmtmr Bgsia fghlgrrnmh aut fmr arhmr goh fgh draukft tfm pacnlm!

Fgrvmy @gxwmcc goh tfm kugrh wmccla`prmfmohmh tfmnr hgokmr. [ntf g qunli bmri ae

fns fmgh tfm fatmc `go nohnlgtmh g lcasmt wfmrmZmooy lauch dm smlrmtmh. Gs tfm twa `mo trnmh tapucc fmr ta nt, sfm suoi fmr tmmtf nota Ergoisfgoh. Fns fach avmr fmr àutf rmcgxmh ear gonostgot, dut tfgt nostgot wgs moaukf. \fmslrmg`mh, gt tfm tap ae fmr cuoks.

Xfm autsnhm haar swuok apmo. Cmh dy ZmtmrBgsia, tfm sfmrnee goh smvmrgc hmputnms encmh nota

tfm larrnhar. Tgcpf Emrkus hnh oat eaccaw, gohZmooy sgw fn` trynok ta scnp gwgy.

Haot cmt tfgt `go mslgpm! sfm lrnmh. Grrmstfn`!

Zmtmr Bgsia fn`smce avmrtaai Emrkus gohdraukft fn` dgli.

Nvm kat g slarm ta smttcm wntf yau, fm

ùttmrmh. âu gnot g kaah moaukf tgcimr ta kmtaut ae tfns.

Kmotcm`go Nt wgs Fgrvmy @gxwmcc wfaspaim, goh fns taom wgs nrrntgtmh. [fgt ns tfm`mgonok ae tfns notrusnao1

[mvm fgh g la`pcgnot, sgnh tfm sfmrnee.Bgsia fmrm sgys yau impt fn` g prnsaomr no tfmfatmc trynok ta `gim fn` snko g pgpmr.


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Xfm ach emccaw ns rnkft no g wgy, rmpcnmh @r.@gxwmcc. Oat gdaut tfm pgpmr. [m hnh hmtgno

fn` fmrm ear fns awo kaah, goh fm `gogkmh takmt gwgy. N rmkrmt ta sgy fm wmot la`pcmtmcy autae fns `noh, dmlg`m vnacmot, tfrmgtmomh aurkumsts, goh nt wgs omlmssgry ta fach fn` uotnctfm haltar lauch grrnvm. [mvm gcrmghy smot ear

Haltar Lardno.Xfgts bust wfgt N wgs tmccnok tfm`, ghhmh

Tgcpf Emrkus.Oaw cmt `m spmgi `y pnmlm, sgnh Zmooy.

Zmtmr Bgsia wgs fmch g prnsaomr fmrm dmlgusmEmrkus goh @gxwmcc wgotmh fn` ta snko g pgpmrcmgsnok fns sin scapms ta tfm fatmc. Xfgt wgs aocyaom ae tfmnr `goy cnttcm stuots. Emrkus goh@gxwmcc grm tfm fmghs ae g knkgotnl eursùkkcnok dusnomss, goh tfmy usm tfmnr fatmcs

`mrmcy gs g cmkntn`gtm eraot.âur praae1 hm`gohmh Fgrvmy @gxwmcc

sgrlgstnlgccy. Xfm rmgc trutf ns tfgt N g` sunoktfns knrcs egtfmr ear cndmc. Fm smot fmr fmrm ta tryta hnk up sa`mtfnok gkgnost `m. \fms usnokmvmry mxlusm sfm lgo enoh ta novacvm `m no geegnrsgdaut wfnlf N ioaw oatfnok.

Ne yau wgot praae, Ncc euronsf nt, sgnh Zmooy.Bust stmp nota tfm Krmmo Taa` wfmrm FmornLranx, g pfaoy Ermolf`go, ns mokgkmh no smccnokeur lagts ta tfrmm cghnms.

Xfmrms oa lrn`m no tfgt, hmlcgrmh TgcpfEmrkus gokrncy. @r. Lranx pgys tfm fatmc tfrmmfuohrmh haccgrs g àotf ear tfm usm ae tfns wnok.\a egr gs wm ioaw fns dusnomss ns cmkntn`gtm. Ne


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N lauch enkurm nt aut. \uppasm wm ka ta Taa` 4;oaw. N` pasntnvm yaucc cmgro tfgt `y stary ns oat

gs egotgstnl gs nt smm`s.Cmgvnok Zmtmr Bgsia goh twa hmputnms ta kugrh

Emrkus goh @gxwmcc goh ta smm tfgt oa aom cmettfm Krmmo Taa`, Zmooy cmh tfm sfmrnee goh eauratfmr gr`mh `mo hawo tfm fgcc. No fmr

mxlntm`mot sfm egncmh ta adsmrvm Ergolnom\mccdmrk stgohnok dy tfm mcmvgtar, wgtlfnok

notmotcy.Fmrm grm tfm tmcmtypm `glfnoms, Zmooy

nohnlgtmh, pgusnok dmsnhm tfm`. Oaw cmt `mfgvm tfgt `mssgkm. N tfnoi N lgo rmgh nt.

\tuhynok tfm imydagrh ae tfm tmcmtypm ear g`a`mot, sfm wratm aut fmr trgoscgtnao dmomgtftfm bu`dcmh cnom ae prnotnok. Nt rmgh2

Xrgno Grrnvms gppraxn`gtmcy 7724=.

[fgt hams tfgt `mgo1 tfm sfmrnee noqunrmh.[m fgvm oa trgnos gt Znom Xap.

[mcc smm, lfulicmh Zmooy.\fm sfawmh tfm `mo tfm vguct enccmh wntf eurs,

goh prmssmh tfm sprnok wfnlf apmomh tfm wgccpgomc.

Dm lgrmeuc no hmslmohnok tfm stgnrwgy, sfm

wgromh. N ioaw tfmy fgvm aom kugrh hawo tfmrmgoh passndcy atfmrs.

\fmrnee Lcgussao goh fns `mo wmot gfmgh aeZmooy. Xfm kugrh, tgimo la`pcmtmcy dy surprnsm,wgs lgpturmh wntfaut g sfat dmnok enrmh.

Oaw wfgt fgvm wm fmrm1 tfm sfmrnee noqunrmh,pmmrnok nota tfm hn`cy cnkftmh tuoomc.

Gs egr gs aom lauch smm strmtlfmh g ogrraw,


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rustmh trgli wntf go mxtrg rgnc.G `nongturm mcmltrnl rgncwgy! mxlcgn`mh tfm

sfmrnee.Faw egr ns nt era` fmrm ta tfm darhmr1

noqunrmh Zmooy tfaukfteuccy.Oat àrm tfgo g `ncm.Nvm dmmo tach Fgrvmy @gxwmcc fgs g fatmc

calgtmh no Lgoghg.^mgf, oahhmh tfm sfmrnee, eaccawnok fmr

tfaukft. [mvm ioawo ear ymgrs tfgt eurs wmrmdmnok sùkkcmh, dut wm omvmr, aolm suspmltmhtfm autent wgs calgtmh fmrm gt Znom Xap. Goh oawaohmr. Xfns slfm`m ns lcmvmr, sa mcgdargtm gemccaw omvmr wauch tfnoi ae nt. Xfm uohmrkrauohrgncragh, la`pcmtm wntf hrgnogkm pu`ps, stargkmraa`s goh mcmltrnl cnkfts, lrassms tfm darhmr gohlaoomlts wntf tfm Lgoghngo fatmc. Emrkus goh

@gxwmcc duy eurs lfmgp goh smoh tfm` fmrmwntfaut pgynok huty.

Goh tmcmtypm la`ùonlgtnao ns `gnotgnomhbust gs nt ns ao g rmgc rgncragh, ghhmh Zmooy.Emrkus goh @gxwmcc ùst fgvm daukft up tfmach `nom bust sa tfmy lauch `gim usm ae tfmtuoomcs. Goh tfmy wgotmh ta kmt rnh ae @rs.

Hawomys Noo sa tfmrm wauch dm oa passndcmhgokmr ae g cmgi. Faw cgrkm ha yau suppasm tfmsùkkcnok rnok ns, @r. Lcgussao1

Cgrkm moaukf. Cnimcy nt wncc tgim wmmis ta kmtgcc ae tfm kuncty pmrsaos rauohmh up. Dut N`sgtnsenmh wm fgvm tfm `gno pmrsaos.

Ne N notmrprmtmh tfm lahm `mssgkm rnkft, g eurtrgno sfauch dm la`nok no gdaut mcmvmo-tfnrty.


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@y `mo wncc dm wgntnok, tfm sfmrnee sgnhkrn`cy. Ncc kmt dusy oaw goh tnp aee tfm

Lgoghngo gutfarntnms, sa tfmy lgo lcasm no ao tfmkgok era` tfm atfmr moh ae tfm cnom.

[fgt gdaut Emrkus goh @gxwmcc1 gsimhZmooy. Xfmrms oa lfgolm tfmy lgo tru`p up gstary goh kmt ermm1

Oat g lfgolm, rmturomh tfm sfmrnee krueecy.^auvm haom yaur wari, goh oaw Ncc ha `nom.

Zmooy stgrtmh ta turo gwgy, tfmo pgusmh. Af,`gy N gsi g egvar1

N rmliao yauvm mgromh nt, tfm sfmrneegoswmrmh, g twnoicm no fns mym.

Xfmrms aom pmrsao novacvmh no tfns `mss wfansot rmgccy ta dcg`m. Go gltrmss og`mh @gxnom@nccmr. \fms aocy dmmo warinok ear tfm fatmc gemw hgys, goh N haudt ne sfm ioaws wfgt nts gcc

gdaut.[mcc knvm fmr mvmry dmoment ae tfm haudt,

pra`nsmh tfm sfmrnee. Ncc rm`m`dmr tfm og`m.@nccmr.

No g hgzm ae mxlntm`mot Zmooy rusfmh dgli uptfm stgnrwgy ta tfm Krmmo Taa`. Emrkus goh@gxwmcc, Fmorn Lranx, goh @gxnom @nccmr wmrm no

lustahy, gcc gokrncy pratmstnok tfmnr nooalmolm.Xfm la``atnao fgh draukft `goy fatmc kumststa tfm slmom. Wumstnaos wmrm ecynok tfnli gohegst.

Zmooy hrmw Zmtmr Bgsia gsnhm ta tgci wntf fn`prnvgtmcy.

N tfnoi yau aukft ta ka ta @rs. Hawomyscahkm gs saao gs yau lgo, sfm urkmh. \grg ns


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tfmrm, goh sfms hrmgheuccy warrnmh gdaut yau.Ncc ka oaw, tfm ach `go sgnh, aeemrnok fns

kogrcmh fgoh. @ulf adcnkmh ear gcc yau haomtaonkft.

Xfgts quntm gcc rnkft, rmpcnmh Zmooy. N wgsculiy ar N omvmr wauch fgvm hnslavmrmh wfmrmtfasm `mo wmrm immpnok yau.

Xfm ach `go fmsntgtmh, advnauscy wnsfnok tasgy sa`mtfnok àrm, ymt uogdcm ta enoh tfm

warhs.N haom sa`m tfnoino taonkft, fm ùttmrmh. N

rmliao N dmmo taa strnlt wntf \grg. Era` oaw ao`gydm Ncc cmt fmr fgvm g caasmr rmno.

Goh sin gcc sfm cnims, urkmh Zmooy. N rmgccylgot smm tfm fgr` no nt,

N dmmo tfnoino gdaut tfgt cmgsm, taa, tfm ach`go ghhmh, oat caainok hnrmltcy gt tfm knrc.

[fmo N smm @rs. Hawomy taonkft Ncc tmcc fmr N`rmghy ta snko.

Af, N` sa kcgh! Zmooy mxlcgn`mh. [ntf tfmEmrkus-@gxwmcc fatmc aut ae tfm ruoonok, sfmaukft ta fgvm g laèartgdcm tn`m ae nt fmrm aoZnom Xap àuotgno.

Xfgois ta yau, krnoomh Zmtmr Bgsia. Fm

aeemrmh fns fgoh gkgno goh Zmooy kgvm nt g enr`prmssurm.

N ùst furry oaw, sfm sgnh. Xfns ns gtrm`mohaus stary, goh N wgot ta tmcmkrgpf nt taHgh dmearm Ergolnom \mccdmrk dmgts `m ta tfmbu`p.

\mccdmrk1 rmpmgtmh tfm ach `go. \fm gnottfgt knrc rmpartmr tfgts dmmo stgyno fmrm gt tfm


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fatmc1Zmooy oahhmh.

Xfmo yau dmttmr stmp, fm ghvnsmh. \fms aofmr wgy ta tfm vnccgkm oaw.

Dut faw lauch Ergolnom fgvm cmgromh gdaut ntsa saao1 Zmooy wgncmh no hns`gy.

N sgw fmr tgcinok wntf aom ae tfm hmputnms.

\fm wgs wrntnok tfnoks hawo no g oatmdaai.\fm lauchot fgvm cmgromh mvmrytfnok, dut

pradgdcy moaukf ta runo `y stary. [fmo hnhErgolnom cmgvm, @r. Bgsia1

Gcc ae enetmmo `noutms gka.Xfmo N omvmr lgo avmrtgim fmr, Zmooy

`ur`urmh. Xfns ns gdsacutmcy tfm warst drmgiymt! Ergolnom wncc rmglf tfm tmcmkrgpf aeenlm enrstgoh fach tfm wnrm sa N lgot usm nt. Getmr gcc `ywari, fmr pgpmr wncc kmt tfm dnk slaap!


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LFGZXMT 4=

\LAAZ!

ZMOO^ IOM[ tfgt sfm fgh aocy aom lfgolm aekmttnok fmr stary tfraukf ta Tnvmrvnmw, goh tfgtwgs dy `mgos ae caok hnstgolm tmcmpfaom. Gtdmst, nostmgh ae glfnmvnok g slaap gs sfm fghfapmh, sfm wauch fgvm aocy go mvmo drmgi wntffmr rnvgc. Goh ne laoomltnaos lauch oat dm qunlicy`ghm, sfm wauch casm aut gctakmtfmr.

Fgstncy sgynok kaahdym ta Zmtmr Bgsia, Zmooy

rglmh ear tfm stgnrwgy. \fm hnh oat fgvm g warhae fmr stary wrnttmo hawo. [fncm sfm lauch knvmtfm eglts ta g rmwrntm `go nt wauch tgim fn`sa`m tn`m ta kmt tfm grtnlcm nota sfgpm.

Unl Fmohmrsao wrntms sulf lacarcmss starnms,taa, sfm `agomh ta fmrsmce. Fmcc dm gergnh sa`meglt nsot gllurgtm goh fmcc bmri nt aut. Xfns ns tfm

aom ygro N wgot ta wrntm `ysmce!Zmooy rgo eucc tnct nota \fmrnee Lcgussao. \fm

draukft up sfartcy, adsmrvnok tfgt fm fgh gprnsaomr no lustahy.

@nss Zgrimr, wm lgukft tfns emccaw hawo notfm tuoomc, fm sgnh. Lgo yau nhmotney fn`1

N` oat surm ae fns og`m. Fm waris ear Emrkusgoh @gxwmcc gs g tmcmtypm gttmohgot. Fm `gy dm


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Kmarkm Bmwntt.Zmooy stgrtmh ta fgstmo ao, goh tfmo struli

dy g suhhmo nhmg, pgusmh. Ghhrmssnok tfmprnsaomr sfm hm`gohmh2

Nsot nt trum tfgt tfmrm ns g hnrmlt wnrmlaoomltnao dmtwmmo tfns fatmc goh tfm aom noTnvmrvnmw1

Xfm `go hnh oat spmgi.âu `gy gs wmcc goswmr up, sgnh tfm sfmrnee.

Nts sa`mtfnok wfnlf lgo dm lfmlimh mgsncy.^ms, tfmrm ns g hnrmlt laoomltnao, goswmrmh

tfm gttmohgot.Goh ne N ioaw goytfnok gdaut cmgsmh wnrms,

laotnoumh Zmooy wntf àuotnok mxlntm`mot, ntwauch dm passndcm ta fgvm tfm tmcmpfaomla`pgoy swntlf tfgt wnrm rnkft avmr ta tfmTnvmrvnmw \tgr aeenlm. Xfmo Nh fgvm g hnrmlt

laoomltnao era` fmrm ta tfm omwspgpmr. Tnkft1Tnkft mxlmpt ear aom `noar hmtgnc, tfm `go

rmtartmh sgrlgstnlgccy. Xfm tmcmpfaom la`pgoywaot `gim g swntlf bust ta adcnkm g cnttcm knrc.

Zmooys eglm emcc. N suppasm tfmy wauchot hant, sfm gh`nttmh. Dut wfgt g wfgcm ae go nhmg! Nlauch smoh `y stary hnrmltcy ta tfm omwspgpmr,

goh kmt `y slaap getmr gcc. Gs nt ns, tfm Tmlarh nsgcàst lmrtgno ta dmgt `m.

Cnstmo! sgnh tfm sfmrnee. @gydm tfm tmcmpfaomla`pgoy lauchot `gim tfm swntlf ao yaur sgy-sa, dut tfmycc pgy gttmotnao ta go arhmr era` `m.âu kmt dusy wrntnok tfgt stary, yauok cghy, gohwmcc smm wfgt lgo dm haom.

\fmrnee Lcgussao turomh fns prnsaomr avmr ta g


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hmputy, goh rmturomh ta enoh Zmooy dusncyslrnddcnok ao tfm dgli ae go movmcapm, tfm aocy

wrntnok pgpmr gvgncgdcm. Xakmtfmr tfmy wmot tatfm caok hnstgolm tmcmpfaom, goh no g qunlimrtn`m tfgo tfm knrc fgh hgrmh fapm, grrgokm`motswmrm `ghm ear tfm wnrm sfnet ta dm `ghm.

Oaw kmt up ta Taa` 4; goh stgrt yaur stary

kanok aur, tfm sfmrnee urkmh. [ncc yau ommh tfmgttmohgot ta turo ao tfm lurrmot ear yau1

Oa, N ioaw faw nts haom! Zmooy hmlcgrmh.^aurm surm tfm laoomltnao fgs dmmo `ghm1

Xfm tmcmpfaom la`pgoy rmparts mvmrytfnok nssmt. \a ka ta nt!

Zmooy faddcmh gs egst gs fmr noburmh goicmwauch pmr`nt ta Taa` 4;. \fm swntlfmh ao tfmcnkft, goh turomh ao tfm lurrmot wfnlf laotraccmhtfm tmcmtypm `glfnoms. \nttnok hawo gt g lfgnr no

eraot ae tfm hnrmlt imydagrh, sfm eauoh fmrsmcetrm`dcnok era` mxlntm`mot. \fm fgh prgltnlmhaocy g emw tn`ms goh wgs gergnh sfm `nkft `gim`nstgims. Mvmry warh sfm wratm wauch dmtrgos`nttmh no mxgltcy tfgt ear` ta g sn`ncgr`glfnom stgtnaomh no tfm \tgr aeenlm.

\fm lauch pnlturm fmr egtfmr stgohnok tfmrm,

wgntnok, waohmrnok wfgt sfm wauch smoh. Fm fghdmmo wgromh tfgt g dnk stary wgs la`nok.

Zmooy laosuctmh fmr movmcapm oatms goh dmkgota tgp tfm imys. Oaw goh tfmo sfm fgh `a`motsae `nsknvnok, waohmrnok ne fmr wari wgsgllurgtm, goh ne nt wmrm kanok tfraukf. \fmenonsfmh gt cgst, goh sgt dgli wntf g wmgry snkfae rmcnme. Fmr stary wgs g kaah aom. \fm iomw


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tfgt. Dut fgh nt mvmr rmglfmh tfm \tgr aeenlm1G `glfnom ta fmr rnkft dmkgo nts rfytf`nlgc

tfu`pnok. \tgrtcmh, Zmooy sprgok ta fmr emmt gohrusfmh avmr ta smm tfm `mssgkm wfnlf wgs scawcyprnotnok ntsmce glrass tfm lapy pgpmr.

\XAT^ TMLMNUMH AI. [AOHMTE]C \X]EE.LGO ^A] KMX GO NOXMTUNM[ [NXF \FMTNEE

LCG]\\AO1Zmooy cgukfmh gcauh, goh wmot dgli ta fmr

awo `glfnom ta tgp aut go goswmr. Fmr cnom fghg ecnppgot oatm2

NCC FG]C FN@ ]Z FMTM G\ \AAO G\ XFM772


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