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^`jgo~ ) Cjhho|~ yaa

^`jgo Oqo~4

Ho`axak`4

:! Xbo cko~x vk~~alco |kcc ki xbo hano "xk k`o~! a` j ejmo

ki N|jv~# k|

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^`jgo~ ) Cjhho|~ :

Hjq K`o

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^`jgo~ ) Cjhho|~ >

K`o

Xbo lcjng mj~g j~ mjho o`xa|ocq i|km cojxbo|. \onxj`eucj|

~cax~ o|o nux kux kyo| xbo oqo~ j`h mkuxb j|oj~# j`h |u``a`e

hk` xbo ljng# a`xo|cjna`e xb|kueb xbo oqocox~# o|o j vja| ki

ck`e# xba` ~x|jv~.

Xbo Jhho| xaebxo`oh xbo~o ~x|jv~# |ma`e xbo mj~g xk xbo

ljng ki ba~ bojh j~ bo ~xj|oh jx xbo qku`e kmj` loik|o bam.

Bo| `jmo j~ Mj`haccj Eacc. Mj`hq. J`h bo g`o bo| occ.^bo j~ v|oxxq j`h qku`e `a`oxoo` xk lo orjnx j`h

lku`h xk xbo nbja| `kx lq j`q vbq~anjc |o~x|ja`x~ lux lq xbo

mohanjxak`~ bo bjh eayo` bo|. Mk|o amvk|xj`x xbj` jcc ki

xbjx# ~bo j~ jlkux xk lo i|ooh i|km xbo nkch hj|g`o~~ ki xba~

k|ch. Ax j~ xamo ik| bo| ~jcyjxak`.

Xbo Lojuxaiuc O~njvo.

Vcoj~o# ~bo ~jah. Bo| ykano j~ ~kix# ha~xj`x# lj|ocq j ba~vo|.Oyo|qxba`e a~ jcc |aebx# bo xkch bo|. Hk `kx lo ji|jah.

Xbo ea|c ckkgoh cago ~bo j`xoh xk |o~vk`h# lux ~jah `kxba`e

ljng.

Xbo Jhho| ~nj``oh xbo |kkm. Ax j~ hj|g j`h nkch# j`h xbo

jcc~ |oogoh ki kch# ~ox-a` hjmv`o~~. Jcc jn|k~~ xbo kk| j~

caxxo| kch `o~vjvo|~# ha|xq nckxbo~# ej|ljeo ki jcc ga`h~. Xbo

Jhho| jcgoh jn|k~~ xbo x|j~b xk xbo kxbo| ~aho ki xbo |kkm j`h~xj|oh jx xbo njmo|j bo bjh vcjnoh du~x kux~aho xbo a`hk.

Xbo j`eco j~ vo|ionx. J`h ax bjh xk lo.

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8 ^oj` ^cjxo|^jxa~oh# bo xu|`oh j|ku`h j`h g`ocx loik|o xbo ea|c. Jc|ojhq

bo| l|ojxba`e bjh ~ckoh xk j n|axanjc coyoc j`h bo| oqo~ o|oxjga`e k` j ck~x# ha~xj`x ckkg. Oyo` a` xbo vjco ham`o~~ ki xba~

|kkm# xbo Jhho| nkuch ~oo xbjx.

Xbo|o j~`x munb xamo coix.

Vcoj~o# ~bo ~jah# j`h xba~ xamo bo| ykano j~ ij| jjq i|km

bam. ^k yo|q# yo|q ij|.

Hk `kx lo ji|jah# bo ~jah jeja`. Am i|ooa`e qku.

Xbo Jhho| ~macoh jx bo|. Bo boch bo| bojh a` lkxb bj`h~.^xj|oh hoov a`xk bo| oqo~. J`h mjho ~u|o xbjx ~bo ~j bo j~

xbo|o ik| bo|.

Icq jjq# Caxxco La|h# bo xkch bo|. Icq jjq.

J`h Mj`hq Eacc hah.

^bo j~ ~kj|a`e.

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^`jgo~ ) Cjhho|~ ?

Xuk

^`jgo Oqo~.

Mj`hq Eacc~ caio n|jvvoh kux k` j nkch j`h e|oq a`xo| hjq.

Xbo hano ki caio o|o ckjhoh jeja`~x bo|. Xboq jcjq~ bjh loo`#

oyo| ~a`no xbo hjq ~boh loo` lk|`. ^bo haoh a~kcjxoh# a` j ~jh

j`h ck`ocq vcjno. J`h xbo k|~x vj|x jlkux bo| hojxb j~ xbjx ax

nkuch bjyo loo` v|oyo`xoh.

Ai j`qk`o bjh nj|oh.Xbo xbkuebx ki xba~ cxo|oh xb|kueb Djnkl ^x|ago|~ ma`h j~

xbo bkmanaho hoxonxayo vuccoh ba~ n|ua~o| uv xk xbo kch bkxoc.

Xbo vcjno j~ j ~baxbkco. Kch lkj|h~ nkyo|oh xbo l|kgo`

a`hk~7 ej`e e|jixa vja`xoh xbo jcc~# j`h n|jle|j~~ maroh

axb ha|x mjho ik| j i|k`x cj`. Xba~ j~ xbo Cungq Ckheo

\kkma`e Bku~o# j`h j`qk`o bk cayoh bo|o j~`x ~k cungq.

Mj`hq Eacc j~ xbo vo|ionx orjmvco ki xba~. Bo| cj~x x|av kuxki bo|o kuch lo u`ho| xbo ~xaii baxo vcj~xan ki j nk|k`o|~ lkhq

lje j` u`hae`aoh o`h xk j` u`ija| caio.

Ejmo kyo|. Qku ck~o.

^x|ago|~ `eo|~ nco`nboh a`xk ~x~ j~ bo ncamloh kux ki xbo

u`mj|goh vjx|kc nj|. Bo bjxoh xba~ vcjno. Jcjq~ bjh. Xba~

o`xa|o j|oj# xkk. Ax j~ ^x|jxbnk`j# j k`o-jq xangox xk `kbo|o

ik| xbo mo`xjccq acc j`h h|ue-jhhanxoh. Xkk mj`q nbongoh a`# ~kio nbongoh kux.

^unb j~ caio jx xbo Cungq Ckheo \kkma`e Bku~o.

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9 ^oj` ^cjxo|Kyo| xbo qoj|~# hu|a`e ba~ ~xa`x~ a` Vjx|kc j`h Bkmanaho#

^x|ago| bjh loo` bo|o xkk mj`q xamo~ xk nku`x. Kyo|hk~o~.^uanaho~. Ik|nalco Nk``omo`x~ j`h Mu|ho|~. Jcc ljh# k ekkh.

Lux loa`e bo|o xkhjq j~ o~vonajccq xo||alco.

Ik| vo|~k`jc |oj~k`~.

^x|ago| gaccoh xbo xbkuebx j`h jcgoh hk` xbo n|jngoh-

nomo`x jcgjq# banb j~ nkyo|oh a` |kxxa`e cojyo~ j`h bjci

bahho` a` xbo iku| knckng ham`o~~. Xbo nkch Dj`uj|q ja| j~

n|a~v axb xbo ba`x ki nkma`e ~`k# j`h lcka`e a` j`e|q eu~x~.Ax |uioh ba~ bja| j`h ~xu`e ba~ ~ga`.

^x|ago| |ojnboh xbo hkk|# ~bkucho|oh ax kvo` j`h o`x a`~aho.

Xbo ikqo| j~ hj|g# j`h xbo jcc~ boch xbo ~mocc ki kch hjmv-

`o~~. ^x|ago| jykahoh xkunba`e xbom. Oyo|qxba`e j~ zuaox j`h

njcm. Xbo `oj|o~x bjcc caebx j~ lu|`oh kux# j`h xbo k`cq kxbo|

caebx xbjx ora~xoh j~ hk` jx xbo ij| o`h ki xbo nk||ahk|.

Ax ango|oh ~x|j`eocq.^x|ago| jcgoh hk` xbo bjcc j`h xkkg j nck~o| ckkg. Ubjx bo

~j j~ `kx ~u|v|a~a`e ik| xba~ j|oj xbo caebx j~`x nkma`e

i|km j lucl# lux i|km xbo jmo ki j nj`hco# ango|a`e a` xbo

h|juebx. Bo |ojnboh kux# vjoh xbo jcc# j`h bax xbo caebx

~axnb.

@kxba`e.

Xbo luacha`e bjh `k vko|.A` ba~ nkjx vkngox j~ j j~bcaebx. ^x|ago| ~boh ax kux j`h

xu|`oh ax k`# xbo` mjho ba~ jq uv xk xbo xba|h kk| k` ~xov~

xbjx ~ku`hoh ojg j`h bkcck. Jx xbo xkv# bo xu|`oh coix j`h

~u|yoqoh xbo bjcc. Xb|kueb xbo qocck eckkm# bo ~vkxxoh j mj`

a` j lcuo u`aik|m.

Vjx|kc nkv.

^x|ago| ~bk`o xbo lojm k` bam. Xbo nkv j~ qku`e. J~aj`.Ckkgoh `k mk|o xbj` xo`xq qoj|~ kch j`h i|o~b kux ki xbo

jnjhomq. Ho`axocq kux ki ba~ ocomo`x. Bo bjh ba~ k`

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^`jgo~ ) Cjhho|~ 5j~bcaebx kux j`h j~ ~ba`a`e ax `o|yku~cq j|ku`h xbo bjcc.

Ubo` bo ~vkxxoh ^x|ago|# bo cox kux j bojyq l|ojxb.Boq# bo ekx kux.

^x|ago| ~xovvoh uv xk xbo hkk|jq. Qku ekx j `jmo;

Qojb# Uk`e. Am k` Nbj|cao ~baix. Xojm Xk-Xo`.

^x|ago| ckkgoh jx xbo mj`~ ljheo `umlo| j`h ~j xbjx ax j~

6>.

Bjyo qku xkunboh

@kxba`e. A hah`x xkunb j xba`e. @kx j ~a`eco xba`e.

^x|ago| j~ vcoj~oh xk boj| xbjx7 xbo gah bjh loo` xjuebx occ.

Bo xu|`oh ba~ jxxo`xak` xk xbo |kkm loik|o bam. Oyo|qxba`e

j~ ~xacc# j`h hj|g`o~~ bu`e jlkux xbo ja| a` haiio|o`x ~bjho~. A`xbo no`x|o ki xbo |kkm# cqa`e ljng a` j` oj~q nbja|# j~ xbo lkhq

ki Mj`hq Eacc.

Xbo |o~x ki xbo |kkm j~ omvxq.

^x|ago| i|k`oh j`h ckkgoh jx Nk`~xjlco Uk`e. Ubo|o~

qku| vj|x`o|;

Vj|x`o|; A . . . A hk`x bjyo k`o. Am k`o-mj`.

Qku moj` qku|o jx j ^uhho` Hojxb jck`o;Xbo gah ~b|ueeoh. A bjh xk lo. Xbo|o j~ `k k`o oc~o xk ek.

Xbkuebx ~kmok`o oc~o kuch ncoj| lq xbo xamo A ekx bo|o. Lux ~k

ij|# qku|o xbo k`cq k`o.

Qku ekx ljcc~# gah. @orx xamo jax.

Nk`~xjlco Uk`e `oyo| xkkg ba~ oqo~ i|km xbo lkhq. ^bo

ckkg~ . . . i|o~b.

^x|ago| `khhoh ~jhcq. Xbo gah j~ |aebx7 xbo hojxb ckkgoh~kmobjx |ono`x.

^bo~ ca~xoh a` xbo ha|onxk|q k`cq j~ Eacc# xbo qku`e nkv

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2 ^oj` ^cjxo|kiio|oh. Lux A bjyo`x bjh j nbj`no xk nk`|m j`qxba`e qox. A

nkuch |u` kux xk xbo nj| ik| xbo cjvxkv# ai qku j`x.Xbo|o~ `k `ooh xk# bo ~jah. Qku|o |aebx jlkux bo| aho`xaxq.

Bo| `jmo j~ Mj`hq Eacc j`h ~bo j~ `a`oxoo` qoj|~ kch.

Kb# qku jc|ojhq |o~oj|nboh bo|; xbo nkv j~goh.

^x|ago| ~bkkg ba~ bojh ~jhcq. A g`oubo|.

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^`jgo~ ) Cjhho|~ 1

Xb|oo

Xbo lkhq ki Mj`hq Eacc bjh loo` ha~nkyo|oh lq jnnaho`x. Xbo

k|aea`jc njcc xk xbo Cungq Ckheo bjh nkmo a` j~ j ^u~vanaku~

Vo|~k` nkmvcja`x i|km j` j`k`qmku~ njcco|. J ~bjhkq eu|o

bjh loo` ~oo` cu|ga`e a` xbo lu~bo~ loba`h xbo hacjvahjxoh

luacha`e# ~kmobo|o nck~o xk _`ak` ^x|oox.

Xbjx a` ax~oci j~ `kxba`e kux ki xbo k|ha`j|q ^u~Vo|~ o|o

j hamo j hkto`# o~vonajccq a` xbo ^x|jxbnk`j j|oj lux cjxocq#kyo| xbo vj~x `a`o mk`xb~# xbo Naxq bjh loo` bjya`e v|klcom~

axb j` j|~k`a~x. Lonju~o ki xba~# xbo j|oj i|km _`ak` ^x|oox xk

Vo`ho| bjh lonkmo j xkv v|ak|axq. k j u`ax bjh loo` ha~vjxnboh

ammohajxocq.

@olao nkv Uk`e h|o xbo ~bk|x ~xang. Uk|ga`e j k`o-mj`

nj|# bo bjh jxxo`hoh xbo ~no`o j`h ~xumlcoh jn|k~~ xbo ~uhho`

hojxb.Mj`hq Eacc.

^x|ago| ~xovvoh a`xk xbo ~mjcc jvj|xmo`x# loa`e ma`hiuc ki

bo|o bo vcjnoh ba~ ioox. Xbo ja| j~ du~x j~ nkch a`~aho xbo luach-

a`e j~ ax j~ kux~aho# j`h bo iku`h xbjx ha~boj|xo`a`e.

Bo ckkgoh j|ku`h. Xbo ~uaxo j~ ma`uxo# luacx a`xk xk ~ovj-

|jxo |kkm~4 k`o j~b|kkm j`h k`o nkmmk` |kkm# banb j~

nkmvcoxo axb j gaxnbo`oxxo# ~axxa`e j|oj# j`h k`o ~bjllq# ~a`eco-mjxx|o~~ nkx# banb j~ xungoh jjq a` xbo ij| nk|`o|.

Jcc a` jcc# ax j~ j ~jh ~xjxomo`x ki xba~ ea|c~ caio.

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:6 ^oj` ^cjxo|Ha|xq ha~bo~ ccoh xbo ~a`g. J nj|xk` ki macg j~ coix k` xbo

~xkyo. J`h kch `o~vjvo|~ j`h du`g mjac caxxo|oh xbo nku`xo|~j`h kk|.

Jixo| j ck`e mkmo`x# ^x|ago| ~xovvoh a`xk xbo no`x|o ki xbo

|kkm j`h ~xkvvoh jykaha`e bjx `oohoh xk lo hk`o. Bo ~bk`o

ba~ j~bcaebx k` xbo hojh ea|c loik|o bam j`h |ojccqckkgohjx bo|.

Ax vja`oh ba~ boj|x xk hk ~k.

Mj`hq Eacc j~ ~axxa`e ljng a` j` kch oj~q nbja| xbjx j~

mjho i|km xb|ojhlj|o ijl|an. ^bo j~ vk~axak`oh xk ckkg kux kixbo k`cq a`hk xbo |kkm bjh j n|jngoh vj`o xbjx ijnoh o~x.

A` bo| bj`h j~ j` omvxq yajc ki vacc~# j`h a` xbo nk|`o|~ ki bo|

mkuxb j~ xbo baxo n|u~x ki vacc vj~xo. Bo| nbo~x j~ nkmvcoxocq

~xacc.

Oyo` a` xbo u`ik|eaya`e ecj|o ki xbo j~bcaebx~ baxo lojm# ax

j~ jvvj|o`x xbjx jcc xbo nkcku| bjh h|ja`oh jjq i|km bo| hj|g

l|k` ~ga`# xu|`a`e ax mk|o ki j` j~b-e|oq nkcku|.^x|ago| coj`oh nck~o| j`h ~xuhaoh bo| ijno. Xbo u`ho|cqa`e

mu~nucjxu|o j~ ~cjng# j`h bo| oqo~ o|o aho kvo` j`h macgq#

~xj|a`e xb|kueb xbo a`hk jx j k|ch xbjx j~ j~ nkch xk bo|

`k a` hojxb j~ ax bjh loo` a` caio. J` omvxq orv|o~~ak` mj||oh

bo| ijno# j`h ax ~x|ung ^x|ago| cago j vbq~anjc lck.

Mj`hq Eacc ckkgoh ~jh# oyo` a` hojxb.

^x|ago| gaccoh xbo xbkuebx. Bo xu|`oh j`h cknjxoh Nk`~xjlcoUk`e# bk j~ ~xj`ha`e zuaoxcq a` xbo hkk|jq.

Ubo` hah qku j||ayo k` ~no`o; bo j~goh.

Bub;

Bk ck`e qku loo` bo|o;

_b . . . xo`xq ma`uxo~# mjqlo mk|o.

^x|ago| `khhoh. Hah qku ncoj| xbo vcjno;

Uk`e djlloh j xbuml kyo| ba~ ~bkucho|. Jcc xbo kxbo| jvj|x-mo`x~ j|o u`knnuvaoh. A` ijnx# ~bo~ `kx oyo` ~uvvk~oh xk lo a`

bo|o. Xba~ vcjno j~ nk`hom`oh kyo| j mk`xb jek. Oyo|qk`o

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^`jgo~ ) Cjhho|~ ::j~ ~uvvk~oh xk bjyo mkyoh kux lq `k. Ubk g`k~ bq ~bo~

oyo` bo|o.^bo~ a` bo|o lonju~o ~bo bjh `kbo|o oc~o xk ek. Qku ekx xbo

mj`jeo|~ `umlo|;

A` xbo nj|.

^x|ago| ik|noh j ~maco. Uocc# o nj`x |ojh ax i|km bo|o.

Uk`e ncuoh a` j`h coix xbo |kkm. Ubo` ^x|ago| boj|h xbo

qku`e nk`~xjlco~ vkcano lkkx~ nckmva`e hk` xbo ~xov~# bo

iknu~oh ba~ jxxo`xak` ljng k` xbo hojh ea|c loik|o bam. Bo x|aohxk xba`g ki bo| j~ xbo lkhq k| xbo honoj~oh.

J~ j`qxba`e lux Mj`hq.

Ax j~ amvk~~alco. Ba~ nk`~nao`no kuch `kx jcck ax.

Momk|ao~ bax bam# j`h jcc ki xbom ~jh. Bo bjh bkvoh ~bo kuch

o~njvo xba~ vcjno. Xba~ j|oj. Xba~ |kxxo` naxq jcxkeoxbo|. Lux cago

~k mj`q kxbo|~ loik|o bo|# ~bo bjh`x coix. J`h a` xbo o`h# ~boh

iku`h bo| k` jq kux.Xbo k`cq jq ~bo g`o.

Am ~k||q# bo ~jah ~kixcq. A ~bkuch bjyo hk`o mk|o.

Bo |ojnboh kux j`h eo`xcq xkunboh bo| ijno.

J`h bo i|k`oh.

^bo j~ ~xacc ~caebxcq j|m.

J xbkuebx knnu||oh xk bam. Bo ~xkkh ljng uv i|km Mj`hq

Eacc~ lkhq# jcgoh a`xk xbo gaxnbo`oxxo# j`h jvv|kjnboh xbo~xkyo. K` ax ~jx j nj|xk` ki macg. Bo xkunboh ax.

Ax j~ ~xacc nkkc.

@kx j ckx ki xamo bjh vj~~oh ~a`no xbo kmj`~ hojxb xkk

munb ik| j`q bkvo ki |o~u~naxjxak`# lux `kx j ckx a` xo|m~ ki j

n|amo ~no`o. J`h oyo|q ^uhho` Hojxb bjh xk lo nk`~aho|oh j

n|amo u`xac |ucoh kxbo|a~o. Bo xkkg kux ba~ vo` j`h `kxolkkg#

j`h |kxo hk`4 Xamo;Ubo` bo ckkgoh ljng uv jeja`# ba~ oqo~iku`h xbo xb|k-|ue k` xbo kk| j`h ca`eo|oh xbo|o.

Xbo |ue j~ j` kch xba`e# v|kljlcq ~kmoxba`e Mj`hq bjh

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^`jgo~ ) Cjhho|~ :>xbo` boj|h j ~kix# |j~vq ~ku`h loba`h bam. Bo ~vu` j|ku`h# kx

g`ka`e bjx xk orvonx.Jixo| j ~bk|x mkmo`x# bo |ocjroh. Ax j~ du~x ja| o~njva`e xbo

lkhq j `k|mjc knnu||o`no hu|a`e xbo loea``a`e ki honkmvk-

~axak`. \ocaoyoh# bo xu|`oh ljng xk iknu~ k` xbo a`hk k`no

mk|o. Ubjx bo ~j ~bkngoh bam.

Xbo njmo|j j~ ek`o.