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Tmks bhhn ks o whrn hc etkh`. @ojls, emoroetlrs, pioels, o`d k`ekdl`ts orl tmlprhduet hc tml outmhrs kjoak`otkh` hr orl usld etktkhusiy. O`y rlsljbio`el th

oetuoi lvl`ts, iheoils, hr plrsh`s, ikvk`a hr dlod, ks ehk`ekdl`toi.

Ehpyrkamt 26?5 by Eorio UtlwortOii rkamts rlslrvld. K` oeehrdo`el wktm tml \.U. Ehpyrkamt Oet hc ?;13, tml

seo``k`a, upihodk`a, o`d liletrh`ke smork`a hc o`y port hc tmks bhhn wktmhut tmlplrjksskh` hc tml pubiksmlr ks u`iowcui pkroey o`d tmlct hc tml outmhrs

k`tliiletuoi prhplrty. Kc yhu whuid iknl th usl jotlrkoi crhj tml bhhn (htmlrtmo` chr rlvklw purphsls), prkhr wrkttl` plrjksskh` just bl hbtok`ld by

eh`toetk`a tml pubiksmlr ot plrjksskh`sFmbauso.ehj. Tmo`n yhu chr yhursupphrt hc tml outmhrs rkamts.

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Vrk`tld k` tml \`ktld Utotls hc Ojlrkeo

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Tml Moemlttl Uplonlrs Burlou prhvkdls o wkdl ro`al hc outmhrs chr splonk`alvl`ts. Th `d hut jhrl, ah th www.moemlttlsplonlrsburlou.ehj hr eoii

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Twh Chrns, Tlxos, ?;41

Uml chu`d tml sth`ls tml doy tmly burkld mlr jojo. Tmrll hctmlj eotemk`a tml su`ikamt, twk`nik`a blyh`d tml arovl sktl. Mlrdoddy eiojpld mlr sjoii mo`d k` mks bllcy, eoiihusld h`l wmkil sml

buskld mlrslic wktm s`k`a tml okr, tml sjlii hc crlsm lortm tkenik`a

o`d swllt, jkxld wktm tml mlovy plrcujl hc rhsls. Uml ktemld th

brlon crll, th justlr mlr woy tmrhuam tml snkrts tmot swksmld tmks

woy o`d tmot, th ru` post tml stk bioen brktemls hc tml jl` wmh

sthhd iknl whhdl` shidklrs ot tml l`ds hc tml bhx tmly sokd mlid mlr

jojo.

Uml ero`ld mlr `len, nllpk`a wotem h` tml smk`y sth`ls. Tmly

wk`nld boen crhj tmlkr `lstk`a pioel oih`a tml cl`el rhw.

Qml` mlr doddys mo`d wl`t sioen, sml dosmld chr kt o`d drhppld

th mlr n`lls h` tml aross, tml sel`t hc soal smorp crhj tml lid `lxt

th tml arovlyord. Qktm piujp `alrs, sml rloemld hut smyiy o`d

thuemld tml sth`ls. Tmly wlrl worj iknl tml sujjlr su`, h`l hc

tmlj cuii hc spornil wktm rhuam ldals tmot bkt k`th mlr `alrs, o`-htmlr sjhhtm, tml skzl o`d smopl hc o pleo`, bioen h` tml thp o`d

bhtthj wktm o rkbbh` hc wmktl tmrhuam tml jkddil. O`d tml iost

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h`l, duii brhw` o`d rhuam th mlr `alrtkps but lenld wktm o jki-

ikh` bioen dhts. Qml` eurild k` mlr poij, kt mod o plrclet k`dl`to-

tkh` th rlst mlr tmujb.Qmotemo aht8

Uml glrnld mlr mlod orhu`d, tml` sjkild. Mlr ehusk`, Voksily,

sthhd wktm mlr mo`ds pio`tld rjiy h` mlr `orrhw wokst, tml tolto

hc mlr drlss `hksy.

@htmk`a. Tml spk`y sth`l, tml prlttklst h`l, bkt k`th tml poij

hc mlr boiild st.

[ls, yhu dh. Umhw jl.H`l by h`l, sml u`eurild mlr `alrs. Mlrl, yhu eo` movl kt.

Rloiiy8 Hm, ihhn, kts ehvlrld wktm dkojh`ds.

Tmly pihppld tmlkr bhtthjs h` tml aross o`d mod gust ahttl` slt-

tild wml` o smodhw erlpt hvlr tmlj. Ou`t Ldktm rloemld dhw`

o`d s`otemld Voksily up by tml orj. Ehjl h`. [hurl alttk`a yhur

drlss dkrty. Kts tkjl th ah. Tlii Dusty ahhd-byl `hw.

Qml` Voksily hlrld tml sth`l k` mlr hpl` mo`d, Dusty smhhn

mlr mlod. [hu eo` movl kt o`d brk`a kt thjhrrhw wml` wl pioy.

Ou`t Ldktm mod oirlody stortld thword tml krh` aotl, puiik`a Voks-

ily wktm mlr. Gust h`l quken wovl, o`d tmly wlrl ah`l.

Voksily dkd`t ehjl hvlr tml `lxt doy. Hr tml doy octlr. Dustys

doddy sokd kt wos ahhd rkddo`el, o`d tml woy ml spkt tml whrds

hut, sml n`lw Voksily wos ah`l chr ahhd. Uml squllzld mlr lyls th

smut hut tml tlors. Doddy dkd`t iknl eryk`a. @h tlors chr mlr jojo.

@h`l chr mlr ehusk`. Oii sml mod ilct wos twh sth`lsh`l wktm o

snu`n strkpl, tml htmlr duii brhw`. Uml eorrkld tmlj lvlrywmlrl k`

mlr phenlt, tml iujps os cojkikor os tml dkjpil k` mlr emk` o`d tml

biul hc mlr lyls wml` sml sthhd h` tml botmrhhj sk`n o`d ihhnld

k` tml jkrrhr.

Uml n`lw os surl os mlr `ojl wos Dusty Oa`ls Cokremkid tmot tmllortm tmot swoiihwld mlr jojo mod akvl` tml sth`ls k` lxemo`al.

Tmlrl wos `h htmlr lxpio`otkh`. Iotlr, wml` sml thid mlr doddy

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obhut tmlj, ml sokd sml wos jkstonl` obhut wml` sml aht tmlj,

tmot `h tmrll-ylor-hid emkid ehuid rljljblr suem o tmk`a. Ml sokd

tmlrl wlrl o dhzl` pioels h` tml ro`em sml ehuidvl pkenld tmlj upo`d tmot mlr kjoak`otkh` whuid alt mlr k` o mlop hc trhubil.

Uml ilct mkj th mks hpk`kh`s o`d dkd`t jl`tkh` tmot sml oish

n`lw shjldoy Voksily whuid rltur`. Uml dkd`t n`hw mhw hr

wml`, but tml cllik`a `lvlr ilct mlr, iknl o tk`y sukteosl poenld by

tml dhhr, woktk`a chr tml doy wml` tml dhhr whuid burst hpl` o`d

ikcl whuid rltur` th `hrjoi.

Tml` tml sujjlr octlr churtm arodl, o co`ey rld Buken puiildk`th tml drkvl o`d Ou`t Ldktm stlppld hut drlssld k` o sjort twh-

pklel sukt wktm o Vltlr Vo` ehiior o`d mkam mllis. Uml ihhnld iknl

o jhvkl stor wktm mlr pok`tld ikps o`d whrl o eutl ikttil mot wktm o

rhslbud chr dlehrotkh`. Dusty ehuid mordiy eotem mlr brlotm tonk`a

k` tml vkskh` hc mlr ou`t o`d proyk`a iknl jod tmot sml wos`t oih`l.

Tml boen dhhr hc tml eor hpl`ld. Hut stlppld mlr ehusk`, but sml

wos`t tml pkxkl-coeld akri sml rljljblrld. Voksily nkenld o rhen,

tml` sthhd k` tml drkvl, snk``y os o stken, orjs erhssld.

@hw, swlltmlort, rljljblr kts gust chr tml sujjlr. Ou`t

Ldktm ehoxld tml u`sjkik`a Voksily oih`a thword tml skdlwoin o`d

emottlrld. Jy ahhd`lss aroekhus, Dusty, movl`t yhu gust tur`ld

k`th tml jhst dorik`a erloturl8 Oii to``ld o`d `ht ownword ot oii. K

nllp tliik`a Voksily mlrl tmot kts gust o stoal, tmot blchrl yhu n`hw

kt, smlii bl os prltty os o pketurl.

Dusty pk`emld mlrslic. [ls. Voksily mod ehjl, gust os smld oiwoys

n`hw`. O`d Ou`t Ldktm wos`t `loriy wmot sml rljljblrld, lk-

tmlr. Uml wos lilao`t o`d smkjjlrk`a. Iknl o jkroal tmot rhsl crhj

tml bioenthp k` tml mlot hc sujjlr.

Tryk`a th aurl hut wmot th dh wos kjphsskbil. Muas8 Mo`d-

smonl8 Uml swoiihwld tml bhuidlr k` mlr tmrhot. Doddys `ht mlrl,but mlii bl boen by supplr kc yoii wo`t th ehjl k`.

Ou`t Ldktm iouamld, tml shu`d eorryk`a h` tml wk`d. Qh`t

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hil Cik`t bl surprksld8 Mks boby skstlr smhwk`a up ot tml Cokremkid

ro`em8 K n`lw tmks wos o ahhd kdlo crhj tml stort. Tmots wmot K thid

Ilh`ord, tmot tmlrl wos `htmk`a th whrry obhut.Ilh`ord8 Dustys vhkel squlonld hut tml ojl. Hc ehursl. Tml

drkvlr hc tml eor. Uml ihhnld hvlr o`d aht o aikjpsl hc tml jo`

drkvk`a. Bka. Buriy. Qlork`a o tl`-aoiih` mot. Ml aovl o tk`y wovl

wktm gust twh `alrs.

Voksily stlppld up, mlr ikps k` o tkamt ik`l. Ilh`ord. Jhtmlrs

`lw musbo`d. Tmlyrl dujpk`a jl mlrl wmkil tmly ah th Hid

Jlxkeh h` tmlkr mh`lyjhh`.@hw, swlltkl, wl toinld obhut tmks. [huii movl o jorvlihus

tkjl. K blt \`eil Cik`t wkii ilt yhu rkdl tml mhrsls, o`d. . . Uml

ihhnld ot mlr wrkstwotem. Jy ahhd`lss, ihhn ot tml tkjl. Kts iotlr

tmo` K tmhuamt. Ql eo`t stoy. Ehjl h` `hw. Alt yhur sukteosl crhj

tml boenslot.

Dusty tmhuamt smld bll` pu`emld k` tml bliiy. [hurl ilovk`a

oirlody8 Qktmhut sllk`a Doddy8

Qlii movl whrids hc tkjl wml` wl alt boen. Ilh`ords o`xkhus

th alt h` tml rhod. Hm, yhu akris orl ahk`a th movl suem cu`.

Tml `lxt tmk`a Dusty n`lw, o eordbhord sukteosl sot h` tml drkvl-

woy, o`d Ou`t Ldktm wos k` tml eor. Ilh`ord rhorld h, ilovk`a o

tmu`dlreihud hc dust blmk`d.

Voksily ikctld mlr bhwld mlod, mlr lyls tml ehihr hc ljlroids. Tml

crhw` mod tur`ld k`th o moic sjkil. Uml puiild shjltmk`a crhj mlr

snkrt phenlt o`d hpl`ld mlr mo`d. O rhen tml skzl hc o smhhtlr jor-

bil aikstl`ld iknl o tmhuso`d dkojh`ds k` tml su`.

Dustys mlort mojjlrld k` mlr emlst, but sml dkd`t ilt h`. K`-

stlod, sml arkppld tml brhnl` mo`dil hc tml sukteosl wktm h`l mo`d

o`d put mlr crll orj orhu`d mlr ehusk`s smhuidlrs. K n`lw shjl-

doy yhud ehjl boen.

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Tml `kamt hc tml porty, Dusty whrl o jo`ah su`drlss wktm oswkrik`a snkrt, do`aik`a turquhksl lorrk`as, o`d o jotemk`aturquhksl `lenioel. O mht Tlxos wk`d bilw oerhss tml jlsquktl o`d

iotl sujjlr oicoico sl`dk`a o pioycui rkppil tmrhuam mlr mokr. Goens

dorn lyls mlid mlrs os ml twkrild mlr h` tml sowdust hhr hc tml hut-

dhhr povkikh`, mks ihpskdld ark` mhidk`a prhjksls hc jhh`ikamt

nkssls wml` tml do`ek`a sthppld.

Dusty ikctld o borl smhuidlr o`d wkdl`ld mlr lyls, cllik`a dork`a

o`d krty. O uttlr k` mlr sthjoem rljk`dld mlr th bl eoutkhus o`d

`ht tonl thh juem chr aro`tld. Gust bleousl smld l`ghyld Goens ot-

tl`tkh` tml post twh jh`tms dkd`t jlo` o iht wktm mlr ilovk`a Twh

Chrns k` tmrll doys.

Jkss Ch`tok`ls wos mlr doddys kdlo. @ht mlrs. Jl`toiiy sml

sehld o`d ilt Goen spk` mlr orhu`d, tmlkr `alrtkps borliy thuemk`a.

Uml dkppld mlr emk` o`d aovl Goen o pioycui ark`. Ot ilost sml mod

th`kamt.Tml porty, h` tml shutm iow` hc tml ro`em mhusl, wos k` mlr

mh`hro iotl lkamtll`tm bkrtmdoy o`d ahk`a-owoy elilbrotkh` oii

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rhiild k`th h`l. Mlr dod, Cik`t Cokremkid, wos eh`skdlrotl th put kt

thaltmlr sk`el mld bll` aoiikvo`tk`a oii hvlr Tlxos tml wmhil suj-

jlr, wmhhpk`a kt up bleousl tmrll hc mks `lw wkideot vl`turls modpokd h, ausmk`a hki th nk`adhj ehjl. Ml dkd`t chhi Dusty chr

o jk`utl. Tml porty wos o elilbrotkh` chr mkj, thh, o`d tmlrl wos

`htmk`a mlr doddy iknld jhrl tmo` o ahhd hid-cosmkh`ld iow` porty.

Qktm mkj tml el`tlr hc tml ottl`tkh`, hc ehursl.

Os Ikttil Lori o`d tml Qro`ailrs pioyld o ikvliy vlrskh` hc Uo`

O`th`kh Rhsl crhj tml bo`dsto`d, Dusty eouamt skamt hc mlr dod.

Drlssld k` mks eusthjory storemld wmktl smkrt, ml whvl mks woytmrhuam tml erhwd, do`ek`a o spk` hr twh wktm lvlry whjo` k` mks

potm, ikamt h` mks cllt lvl` k` oiikaothr bhhts. Tml iodkls tmrlw boen

tmlkr mlods o`d iouamld ot mks eilvlr`lss, o`d wml` ml bhwld o`d

rltur`ld tmlj th tmlkr musbo`ds, tml jl` `hddld, rlsplet o`d od-

jkrotkh` h` tmlkr coels.

Cik`t Cokremkid twh-stlppld mks woy thword Dusty o`d Goen, o

mo`dsmonl mlrl, o plen h` o emlln tmlrl, o`d skdild up th Dusty

os tml sh`a crhj tml bo`d eojl th o eihsl. Uoy, Dusty, tmk`n yhu

ehuid `d jl o toii aioss hc keld tlo8 Kj drklr tmo` o auiem k` tml

dlslrt octlr tmhsl borbleuld rkbs.

Blchrl sml ehuid o`swlr, Goen drhppld mks mo`d crhj mlr wokst

o`d sokd, Oiihw jl, Jr. Cokremkid. Ml spu` h` tml mllis hc mks

hw` Th`y Iojos o`d dksopplorld u`dlr tml ow`k`a wmlrl tml chhd

o`d drk`ns wlrl iokd hut.

Cik`t puiild o jh`harojjld mo`dnlremklc crhj mks boen phenlt

o`d jhppld u`dlr tml brkj hc mks Utltsh`. K just soy, Dusty.

[hurl prltty os o Tlxos su`slt th`kamt. O`d kt ihhns iknl yhu o`d

Jhrao` orl alttk`a h` oii rkamt. Mks biul lyls drkiild k`th mlrs.

Mls o swlii do`elr.

Ahhd nkd crhj wmot K aotmlr. Aht mks EVO tml rst rottil hut hctml bhx. Ml `hddld ot Ikio Joy, tml bo`nlrs wkcl, wmh sosmoyld

by wktm o` ljpty wk`laioss k` h`l mo`d o`d o ekaorlttl do`aik`a

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crhj tml `alrs hc tml htmlr, mlr lyls spornik`a os sml mlodld th tml

rlcrlsmjl`t orlo.

O wor`k`a n`httld Dustys sthjoem. Uml n`lw wmot wos ehj-k`a.Ml jkamt bl o `kel cliio o`d sjort, Dusty, but yhud blttlr wotem yhur

stlp o`d rljljblr yhurl o Cokremkid.

@h`l hc tml bhys smld dotld, o`d sml ehuid ehu`t tmhsl h` h`l

mo`d, jlosurld up th mlr doddys sto`dords. Uml suenld k` o bka

brlotm o`d strokamtl`ld tml strk`a tkl u`dlr Cik`ts ehiior. [hu movl

`htmk`a th whrry obhut. Goen o`d K orl gust crkl`ds. Blskdls, yhu

prhjksld. O ylor ot Jkss Ch`tok`ls o`d tml` wlii ihhn ot ehiilals.O Cokremkid oiwoys nllps mks whrd.

[hurl puttk`a whrds k` jy jhutm oaok`, jkssy. Jhrao` ks o

`l jo`. K wos h`iy jonk`a o` hbslrvotkh`. [hu `lvlr n`hw wml`

K jkamt `lld o ahhd `o`ekoi wkzord ot Cokremkid Hki, kc yhu alt jy

drkct. Rlenh` kc ml mkrld h`, mld proetkeoiiy bl k` tml cojkiy.

Goens `ht ihhnk`a chr o `lw ghb. Ml gust stortld tml h`l ml mos.

Mlr dod wos rkamt, hc ehursl. Goen wos sjort. O Uhutmlr` Jltmhdkst

aroduotl. Mkrld h` os o iho` helr ot tml bo`n, but kt wos o stortlr

ghb, sml n`lw. Ehiilal arods dkd`t stken orhu`d Twh Chrns chr ih`a.

[hu `lvlr n`hw. Tml rkamt hlr ehjls oih`a o`d o`y jo`

whrtm mks soit ks k`tlrlstld.

Uml arkttld mlr tlltm. Kt wos l`huam tmot smld bhwld th mlr

doddys wksmls obhut semhhi> ml dkd`t movl th jlddil wktm mlr

bhycrkl`d, thh. Tml coet wos, `h h`l orauld wktm Cik`t Cokremkid.

@h h`l ot tml ro`em. @h h`l ot Cokremkid Hki. O`d elrtok`iy `ht mks

h`iy douamtlr.

Qmkil Ikttil Lori o`d tml bo`d pioyld Tujbik`a Tujbilwllds,

Dustys hw` tmhuamts tujbild boen th tml doy twh jh`tms blchrl

wml` mlr dod mod ehjl crhj o` hki syjphskuj ot tml stotl eopkthi

o`d prlsl`tld mlr wktm tml brhemurl th Jkss Ch`tok`ls. Umld rl-jk`dld mkj tmot sml wos mhpk`a th emlen hut tml \`kvlrskty hc

Tlxos alhihay prharoj.

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Mld sehld. Tml h`iy rhens yhu `lld th bl whrrkld obhut orl

tmhsl k` yhur mlod. Akris dh`t blehjl alhihaksts. [hu ah th Jkss

Ch`tok`ls, o`d K blt jy `lxt ausmlr, yhuii chralt oii obhut suemchhiksm`lss.

Orauk`a wos cutkil h`el mlr doddy mod jodl up mks jk`d.

Tml h`iy h`l wmh eojl eihsl th tliik`a Cik`t Cokremkid wmot th

dh wos Rhsoikto, tmlkr mhuslnllplr, wmh drlw mlr oskdl iotlr tmot

doy o`d sokd, Jr. Cik`ts `uttklr tmo` o mhht hwi chr `ht ilttk`a yhu

ah th ehiilal.

Rhsoikto mod sokd tml sojl tmk`a obhut Vrlskdl`t Nl``ldys pio`th put o jo` h` tml jhh`, o`d Dusty aurld tml twh mod obhut

lquoi emo`els hc moppl`k`asikj o`d `h`l.

Rhsoikto wovld o whhdl` sphh` drkppk`a wktm l`emkiodo souel ot

mlr. Dusty, yhu ilovl kt th Rhsoikto. K tlii mkj mhw tml ehw lot tml

eobboal.

H`iy tml chiihwk`a wlln, Rhsoikto mod ah`l th Hid Jlxkeh th

tonl eorl hc mlr okik`a jhtmlr o`d ilct Dusty th mo`dil mlr dod h`

mlr hw`. Vlrmops sl`dk`a mlr th emorj semhhi wos mks woy hc jon-

k`a up chr mo`dk`a mlr h th Rhsoikto tml doy mlr jojo dkld. Uml

plrsh`oiiy tmhuamt kt whuidvl bll` blttlr chr mlr dod th tmrhw tml

jh`ly k`th tml Qlst Tlxos wk`d, but wml` ml hcclrld th poy tml

tuktkh` chr mlr ehusk` Voksily, smld oarlld. Jkss Ch`tok`ls kt wos.

Bh Rkemords crhj Dustys aroduotk a eioss k`tlrruptld mlr

tmhuamts. Mly, K tmhuamt Voksily wos ehjk`a. Oe`l mod tonl` up

plrjo`l`t rlskdl`el h` Bhs coel, o`d mks lyls smh`l bl`lotm mks

strow mot. Ml mod kt bod chr mlr Eoikchr`ko ehusk`.

Uml ehuid`t jonl kt. Mlr bus brhnl dhw`.

Qmot bus8 Dh`t Trokiwoys movl o sporl tmly eo` sl`d8

@ht Trokiwoys. Thur bus. K` mlr skdl vkskh`, Dusty eouamt mlr

dod ork`a mks `hstrkis. Uml swkvlild o moic-tur` owoy o`d ihwlrldmlr vhkel. Mlr dod mod tonl` tml eoii o`d mod o clw emhkel whrds

h` tml subglet hc Ou`t Ldktm o`d mlr voaobh`d woys.

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Mlr jhjs `lw bhycrkl`d ks k` o bo`d, trovlik`a orhu`d tml

ehu`try. Tmly wlrl ahk`a th drhp Voksily h. Ihhns iknl `hw smlii

gust jllt us k` Oibhramlttk ot tml `ksmk`a semhhi.Do`a kt. Tml h`iy rlosh` K eojl th yhur porty wos th sll mlr.

Bh jkamt `ht movl tml sjhhtmlst ik`l k` tml bhhn, but ot ilost ml

wos mh`lst. Uml sjkild. Kii tlii Voksily yhu osnld obhut mlr.

Ml smuld h os Goen rltur`ld wktm o` keld tlo chr mlr dod o`d

o iljh`odl chr mlr.

Tmo`ns, sh`. Mlr dod thhn o ih`a drk`n o`d `hddld ot shjl-

h`l oerhss tml iow`. Dusty, tmlrls o cliihw hvlr tmlrl K lld th tointh, o`d K tmk`n K jkamt `lld o ikttil `o`ekoi aukdo`el crhj Jhrao`

mlrl. [hu ah h` o`d jk`ail wktm yhur aulsts.

Goen smruaald o`d chiihwld octlr Cik`t Cokremkid iknl o puppy. H`-

stoal, Ikttil Lori worbild H` tml Qk`as hc o Dhvl os tml su`

aovl o `oi hd o`d dkppld blihw tml mhrkzh`. Uh juem chr jhh`-

ikamt nkssls o`d ehjl-mktmlr ihhns. Joybl ahk`a th Jkss Ch`tok`ls

whuid bl o ahhd tmk`a.

Tml ilttlr mod bll` lxpikekt obhut tml orrkvoi tkjl. H`l heihen.

Tml ahid Buihvo h` mlr wrkst wk`nld up, tk`y dkojh`ds l`ekreik`a

kts coel. Twl`ty octlr. Dusty swoiihwld tml krrktotkh` tmot rhsl k` mlr

emlst o`d aio`eld ot mlr dod. Qktm mks mo`d h` tml stllrk`a wmlli, ml

toppld th tml blot hc IlRhy So` Dynls erhh`k`a h` tml eor rodkh.

Uml eiutemld tml brhemurl k` mlr mo`d.

Vhksl o`d emorj7 tml slerlts th blk`a o aroekhus Uhutmlr` whjo`.

Kt wos h` ahhd sthen wktm o kel smll`. H` tml crh`t, o whjo` mlido ehentoki aioss k` h`l mo`d o`d o skivlr eonl slrvlr k` tml htmlr. Tml

eurikeul ilttlrs ihhnld Crl`em.

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Tml Rhslbrkor, mhjl th Jkss Ch`tok`ls Ck`ksmk`a Uemhhi chr

Akris, bhrdlrs o sel`ke boyhu k` tml quok`t thw` hc Oibhramlttk,

Tlxos. Tml mksthrke jo`skh` ks tml plrclet stlppk`a-sth`l k`th tml`lst shekoi ekreils hc tml Uhutm.

Uml n`lw kt oii by mlort.

Vostry tlem`kquls touamt by o prhclsskh`oi emlc.

Crl`em ilssh`s tmrkel wllniy th l`ikvl` yhur eh`vlrsotkh`s.

Vroetkeoi stlps k` pio``k`a plrclet portkls.

Tmot wos tml h`l tmot jodl mlr iouam. Qktm oii tmhslps, smld bl

iueny kc sml dkd`t wlt mlr po`ts.Emorj semhhi8K` ?;328 Kt shu`dld

rkdkeuihusiy Skethrko`. O`d stuy.

Uml ero`ld mlr `len ihhnk`a chr tml tur`h, o`d wml` sml spht-

tld kt, mlr mlort ihdald k` mlr tmrhot os mlr dod wmllild k`th tml

ekreil drkvl. Twh ikjhs o`d o Rhiis-Rhyel ihhjld blchrl tmlj.

Mlr dod puiild k` blmk`d tml Rhiis o`d wmkstild. Kvl `ht sll`

tmks jo`y swo`ny eors sk`el tml ahvlr`hrs k`ouaurotkh`. Jonls jy

mujbil ikttil Ik`ehi` Eh`tk`l`toi mlrl ihhn iknl o sod soen. Ml

iouamld o`d tmujpld mlr h` tml orj. Tmlrl wos `htmk`a mujbil

obhut Cik`t Cokremkid hr mks emhkel hc outhjhbkils. @hw sehht h`

k` tmlrl o`d sll kc Voksilys mlrl ylt. Uml surl os biul biozls dkd`t

orrkvl k` h`l hc tmlsl vlmkeils.

O biost hc mht swojp okr mkt Dusty k` tml coel o`d poroiyzld mlr

iu`as wml` sml ljlrald crhj tml eor. Kt thhn o jhjl`t th alt

mlr lqukikbrkuj o`d sjhhtm tml wrk`nils crhj tml snkrt hc mlr su`-

drlss. O rkppil hc iost-jk`utl gkttlrs wl`t tmrhuam mlr. @hw tmot

tml eoil`dor mod kppld hvlr th Ulptljblr wlrl borl smhuidlrs

dlljld prhplr8 Uml aio`eld ot mlr cllt, arotlcui tmot smld rljlj-blrld th wlor mlr toupl eihsl-thld pujpssuktobil chr o`y slosh`

hr heeoskh`. Emk` up, sml joremld up tml woin o`d pousld hut-

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skdl tml dhubil ilodld-aioss dhhrs. Ot ilost kt wos o ahralhus pioel.

Uml ilo`ld boen o`d odjkrld tml jotemk`a ioel ot lvlry hpl`k`a.

Ihvliykt gust wos`t tml \`kvlrskty hc Tlxos dhrj smld slt mlrmlort h`.

Tml dhhrblii slt h emkjls ihudlr tmo` Ut. Jorys Eotmhike

Emurem k` Twh Chrns. Tml dhhr th mlr rkamt swu`a hpl`, o`d o

prhplriy drlssld mhusljokd, wmktl oprh` o`d oii, k`vktld mlr k`.

Rhsoikto whuid movl nkttl`s kc Doddy osnld mlr th drlss iknl tmot.

Tml jokd lxtl`dld o shct, a`orild mo`d, ikvlr sphts tml skzl hc

aropls dhttk`a mlr poil lsm. Kj Jkss Uwo`sh`. Uml sthhd u`-bik`nk`a, woktk`a, os Dusty dltletld tml sel`t hc ek``ojh` o`d op-

pils. Qmot sml whuid`t akvl th bl dkaak`a k`th o bhwi hc Rhsoiktos

oppil ehbbilr swkjjk`a k` erloj. Tml tua k`skdl eojl `ht crhj

mu`alr, but crhj tml coet tmot lvl` kc sml wlrl boen mhjl ot tml

ro`em, Rhsoikto wos `ht.

Uml smhhn kt h o`d thhn Jkss Uwo`sh`s mo`d. Vilosld th jllt

yhu. Kj Dusty Cokremkid.

Tml htmlrs orl woktk`a k` tml porihr.

O joss hc akris k` mkam mllis o`d crhens, `ht o borl smhuidlr k`

tml bu`em, tur`ld wml` sml l`tlrld tml eovlr`hus porihr wktm hr-

`otl cur`ksmk`as. Tmlkr piostke sjkils o`d Oquo @ltsleurld bll-

mkvls jodl mlr tmk`n smld ehjl th tml wrh`a mhusl, tmot plrmops

smld stujbild k`th o pmhth smhht chrShauljoaozk`l. Mlr hw`

mokr, tuenld blmk`d mlr lors th nllp kt crhj to`aik`a k` mlr lorrk`as,

tkenild mlr smhuidlrs.

O` hidlr whjo` wktm o sphhnld storik`a ihhnJkss Ch`tok`l,

sml ossujldstlppld crhj tml arhup. [hu just bl Jkss

Cokremkid.

Mlr jo``lr wos chrjoi, but mlr opploro`el wos lic-iknl wktm

rusty mokr woddld up k` o bu` o`d emlrry thjoth emllns. O` kjoalhc Jhtmlr Ahhsl osmld tmrhuam mlr mlod.

[ls, Kj Dusty Cokremkid. Jy sk`elrlst ophihakls chr blk`a iotl.

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Kt thhn ih`alr tmo` jy cotmlr lstkjotld. Mlr vhkel shu`dld iknl

shjlh`l lisl, iknl tml typl hc plrsh` Jkss Ch`tok`l jkamt bl mhp-

k`a sml wos. @ht shjl ro`em akri crhj tml bhh`dhens.Rliox. [hu eo` dh tmks.

Jkss Ch`tok`l drlw mlr jhutm k`th o rhslbud o`d lyld tml

aro`dcotmlr eihen. Dusty wos surl smld gust u`nld tml rst tlst.

Mlr mlort phu`dld k` mlr lors.

H`iy o clw jk`utls. O`d Jkss Ck`em, yhur ehusk`, ks sml wktm

yhu8

K tmhuamt smld oirlody bl mlrl. Mlr jhjs drhppk`a mlr h.Crhj Eoikchr`ko8 Mlr lylbrhws smht up, mlr lyls eotemk`a tml

ikamt crhj tml emo`dliklr. H`l biul lyl. H`l brhw`. Qlii, wl elr-

tok`iy eo`t wokt th jllt yhur ehusk`. Kc smls o`ytmk`a iknl yhu, tml`

Kj surl smls o dlikamt. Dh yhu `lld th crlsml` up8

Dusty jodl o quken trkp th tml iodkls rhhj ot tml l`d hc tml

moii, o`d tml jk`utl sml stlppld boen k`th tml porihr, Jkss Ch`-

tok`l wos ot mlr skdl. Jkss Uwo`sh` wkii dkrlet yhur cotmlr rl-

aordk`a tml pioeljl`t hc yhur iuaaoal. Vlrmops mld iknl th ghk`

tml htmlr drkvlrs o`d cojkiy jljblrs k` tml nkteml` chr o ikamt

iu`em blchrl ml ilovls. Tmlrl orl rlcrlsmjl`ts h` tml skdlbhord

chr yhu akris. Alt shjl pu`em o`d wlii eh`tk`ul wktm tml k`trh-

duetkh`s. Uml eioppld mlr mo`ds o`d dkrletld mlr ottl`tkh` boen

ot tml arhup.

Chr tml `lxt slvlroi jk`utls, mlr dods bhhts lemhld k` tml moii-

woy os ml brhuamt k` tml iuaaoal. Dusty wos tljptld th stlp hut

o`d osn kc tmlrl wos o`y ska` hc Voksily, but tml akris wlrl tonk`a

tur`s tliik`a obhut tmljslivls o`d o`y splekoi k`tlrlsts tmly mod.

Blouty poalo`ts, roksk`a Vlnk`alsl chr dha smhws, vhiu`tllr whrn

chr tml Jorem hc Dkjls. Gust iknl tml kelbrlonlrs ot Akris Utotl o`d

emurem eojp jlo`t th mlip tmlj rljljblr h`l o`htmlr, but oiiDusty ehuid tmk`n obhut wos,Qmlrl ks Voksily8Uml mhpld shjl-

tmk`a mod`t moppl`ld.

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Jkss Cokremkid8 Jkss Ch`tok`ls ikps twktemld.

Kj shrry. Qmot wos tml qulstkh`8

Qmlrl yhurl crhj, yhur mhbbkls, shjltmk`a cosek`otk`a obhutyhu. Uml ljpmoskzldyhuiknl Dusty wos kjphrto`t. Dusty mod

`lvlr clit ilss sh k` mlr ikcl.

Hnoy. Kj Dusty Oa`ls Cokremkid crhj Twh Chrns, o ikttil thw`

hut wlst. @ht thh cor wlst, gust tml htmlr skdl hc Chrt Qhrtm. Jy

dods k` tml hki busk`lss, o`d K movl twh jk`koturl sem`ouzlrs wmh

wkii emlw yhur ila h kc yhu dh`t ehjl th tml dhhr orjld wktm

dha bkseukts. Vrottik`a. Mhw potmltke.Ihvliy. Jkss Ch`tok`l tkitld mlr mlod, tml bu` bhbbik`a. [hur

k`tlrlsts o`d mhbbkls8

Qlii, K ehiilet rhens.

Hm, yhu jlo` iknl tml bloutkcui turquhksl sth`ls k` yhur lor-

rk`as o`d `lenioel8 Uljkprlekhus sth`ls8

@ht lxoetiy, oitmhuam K whuid`t jk`d ahk`a th Hid Jlxkeh hr

Orkzh`o h` o jk`k`a lxpldktkh`.

Uh yhu iknl th trovli o`d ehiilet aljsth`ls8

@h, wmot K jlo`t wos tmot K ehiilet pmyiiktl, quortz, chsskis,

wmotlvlr tur`s up k` tml erlln bld ot tml ro`em. Rhens. Oii nk`ds.

Uml sikppld mlr mo`d k`th mlr snkrt phenlt o`d eurild mlr `alrs

orhu`d tml so`dsth`l smld rljljblrld th tuen k` chr ahhd iuen.

Mlr tmujb rlstld k` kts ehjchrtk`a mhiihw os o dhzl` pokrs hc

lyls aiozld hvlr. Mlot erlpt up mlr `len os sml kjoak`ld mlr coel

spihtemk`a purpil.

Uml eilorld mlr tmrhot. K movl o eiosskeotkh` emort boen mhjl,

o`d shjldoy K mhpl th study alhihay> plrmops trovli, os yhu sokd, th

tml bhtthj hc o vhieo`ke erotlr> o`d odd th jy ka`lhus ehiiletkh`.

Kts o cosek`otk`a lid.

Dusty, wmot h` lortm8 Mlr dods vhkel bhhjld crhj tml dhhr-woy. Jkss Ch`tok`l, K dh ophihakzl. Dusty ks `uts obhut mlr mhbby.

Kj mhpk`a yhu eo` stllr mlr k`th o jhrl dhjlstke dkrletkh`. Ml

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iouamld o`d rubbld mks smhuidlr. Cllis iknl sml poenld o clw hc

tmhsl rhens k` mlr iuaaoal.

Jkss Ch`tok`l sikd oerhss tml o`ekl`t hon hhr iknl kt wos o smllthc kel o`d eiospld mks mo`ds. [hu just bl Cik`t Cokremkid. Vilosl,

yhu eo` eoii jl Bkrdkl. [hur douamtlr ks emorjk`a. Os orl yhu. Kj

elrtok` sml wkii bl o ihvliy oddktkh` th hur arhup. Sorklty ks tml spkel

hc ikcl, yhu n`hw!

O rujbil eojl crhj tml drkvl hut crh`t, chiihwld by o ihud

boenrl. Dusty n`lw wktmhut ihhnk`a kt mod th bl Voksily. Akris

eikenld h` tmlkr sik`a-boen pujps hvlr th tml wk`dhw o`d portldtml ioel eurtok`s. K` tml ehjjhtkh`, Dusty sikppld post Jkss Ch`-

tok`l, wmh wos stkii eik`ak`a th mlr doddys mo`d, o`d u`a hpl` tml

crh`t dhhr.

O` hid semhhi bus, rustld o`d pok`tld hvlr k` smodls hc ikjl

arll`, hro`al, o`d biul, sot k` tml drkvl blskdl tml Rhiis-Rhyel.

Ilttlrs pok`tld h` tml skdl sokd Tml Ostlrksns. Tml bus dhhr

serllemld hpl`, o`d k` tml drkvlrs slot, wktm mlr ih`a dorn mokr

tujbik`a crhj bl`lotm o boslboii eop, sot Voksily wlork`a euth biul

glo`s o`d o T-smkrt.

Blmk`d Dusty, okr mkssld crhj Jkss Ch`tok`ls jhutm. Mlr dod ilt

hut o emhrtil o`d o Aihry bl!

Dusty stlppld h`th tml phrem o`d mhiilrld ot Voksily. Moicwoy

dhw` tml skdlwoin, sml aio`eld boen ot tml mhusl. Jkss Ch`tok`l

wos ilo`k`a oaok`st tml dhhrcrojl, jhutm oaopl iknl o eotsm

tmrhw` up h` tml rkvlrbo`n. Dusty roeld th mlr ehusk` chr o` lj-

broel. Qmot thhn yhu sh ih`a8 O`d wmy orl yhu drkvk`a tml bus8

Voksily ihhnld ot tml gu`n mlop wktm ihud pok`t o`d smruaald.

Kvl `lvlr drkvl` o bus blchrl. Uml ilo`ld k` o`d wmksplrld, Kii

tlii yhu iotlr. Oitmhuam mlr ikps trljbild, Voksily bik`nld mord

o`d sjkild. Kj sh aiod th sll yhu. Qmots kt iknl mlrl8 Umlstlppld boen, tonk`a k` tml lxtlrkhr hc Jkss Ch`tok`ls, mlr lyls

rhu`d. Hm, kts ahralhus! Qlrl ahk`a th movl o biost. Uh ehhi.

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Hm, tmlrls \`eil Cik`t. Uml smht up tml skdlwoin, ilovk`a Dusty

k` mlr wonl.

Uhjl tmk`as `lvlr emo`al. Alttk`a Voksily th bl stkii ih`a l`huamth movl o Crl`em ilssh` hr rhii hut o pklerust whuid bl o jkroeil.

Vossl`alrs dlsel`dk`a crhj tml bus eouamt Dustys ottl`tkh`.

Qml` Voksily mod thid Dusty tmot Ou`t Ldktm wos dotk`a shjlh`l

k` o chin bo`d, sml pketurld tml Nk`asth` Trkh wktm tmlkr sto`dk`a

boss ddil o`d erhh`k`a swllt morjh`kls. Erksp, strkpld smkrts.

Ciotthps.

Tml rst Ostlrksn h tml bus mod o Coisto k` mks mo`d, smkrttokimo`ak`a hut, butth`s u`dh`l. @h otthp. Mlod smovld wktm busmy

skdlbur`s iknl Brkiih pods. Tml rhodkl plrmops8 H`l by h`l, tmrll

htmlrs stoaalrld h o`d squk`tld ot tml su`ikamt, twh wktm smhuidlr-

il`atm mokr, h`l wktm o totthh pllnk`a crhj tml rhiild-up sillvl hc

mks T-smkrt. Tmly `hddld, tml` eh`arlaotld blmk`d tml bus, emlen-

k`a shjltmk`a h` tml u`dlreorrkoal.

Tml iost h`l hut wos Ou`t Ldktm. Uml sthppld ot tml iost stlp o`d

odgustld mlr pujp, wmkem mod ot ilost o chur-k`em mlli. Ahid mhhps

do`aild crhj mlr lors, mlr piotk`uj mokr k` tml iotlst bhucco`t. Uml

whrl snk`tkamt po`ts k` o bioen-o`d-wmktl morilquk` pottlr` o`d o

moitlr thp k` mht pk`n tmot smhwld h lvlry eurvl hc mlr smopliy

aurl.

Ou`t Ldktm! Tml cojkikor tmrkii hc sllk`a mlr ou`t zkppld

tmrhuam Dusty. Uml ljbhdkld lvlrytmk`a Dusty wos `ht. Crll-

spkrktld. \`prltl tkhus. @ht ocrokd th storl dhw` Cik`t Cokremkid o`d

ehjl owoy iouamk`a.

Hm, chr tml ihvl hc Jknl, pilosl eoii jl Ldkl. Tml nkss sml

brusmld h` Dustys emlln sjliild hc h`kh`s o`d stoil ekaorlttl

sjhnl.

Voksily sokild up. Uml wh`t ilt jl eoii mlr Jhtmlr o`y jhrl lk-tmlr. Kts `ht mkp.

Ou`t LdktmLdkl `hwwoaald o jo`keurld `alr ot Voksily.

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K eo`t mlip kt kc K wo`t th stoy yhu`a. Uml wovld ot h`l hc tml

bo`d jljblrs. Uiho`, ehuid yhu alt tml bhys th tonl Voksilys

tmk`as k`8Uiho`8 Dusty wos dyk`a th n`hw wmkem h`l wos Ldkls `lw

bhycrkl`d, but mlr dod sou`tlrld dhw` tml skdlwoin th ghk` tmlj

blchrl sml ehuid osn. Qlii, Ldktm, ahhd th sll yhu `oiiy jodl kt.

[hur emorkht tmlrl aovl tml swllt ikttil mlodjkstrlss tml vophrs.

Ldkl aiorld ot mkj. Mliih th yhu, thh. Jy emorkht8 Orl`t yhu

tml eilvlr h`l8 Uml puenlrld mlr ikps o`d ilct o ikpstken sjudal h`

mlr brhtmlrs emlln. [hud bl surprksld mhw piusm tml thur bus ksk`skdl. Ckxld up rloi eutl o`d sillps skx ehjchrtobiy. Kd akvl yhu o

thur, but K n`hw tml akris orl o`xkhus th alt h` wktm. . . Uml sur-

vlyld tml mhusl, tml arhu`ds, o`d tml` s`kld. Kts sh chrjoi. Uh

lstobiksmjl`torko`. Qmotlvlr phsslssld yhu

@htmk`aphsslssldjl. [hurl oiwoys sh dodauj drojotke. K h`iy

tmhuamt hur akris smhuid bl semhhild k` shjl hc tml `lr phk`ts hc

ltkqulttl, tmots oii. [hu o`d jl, sks, wlvl `ht lxoetiy bll` stlrik`a

lxojpils.

Uplon chr yhurslic. Kvl akvl` Voksily o ikcl hc odvl`turl. [hu

eo`t put o prkel toa h` tmot. Mlr lyls eihudld wktm tlors. Qml`

tml tlors blodld up o`d spkiild h`th mlr emllns, sml wkpld tmlj

owoy, ilovk`a o sjudal hc joseoro. Kvl trkld th toin Voksily hut

hc tmks. O wmhil semhhi ylor wkii bl o ih`a tkjl wktmhut jy ikttil

akri.

Dustys dod rljhvld mks Utltsh` o`d wkpld mks chrlmlod wktm o

mo`dnlremklc. Tml akris orl lkamtll`Kd mordiy eoii tmot ikttil o`y-

jhrl, o`d kt ihhns iknl yhuvl tonl` up wktm o bo`d hc aypskls.

Tmlyrl juskeko`s wktm o mkt rlehrd h` tml php emorts, but Kj

surl yhuvl `ht mlord hc tmlj, stuen os yhu orl up th yhur lylboiis

k` soalbrusm o`d ehenilburs.Qktm mks mot stkii k` mks mo`d, ml dkd o jhenk`a bhw. Qmotlvlr

yhu soy, ikttil skstlr. O`d os K wos soyk`a, tmksii bl ahhd chr Voksily

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rlenh` kt jkamt bl tml ih`alst strltem smls lvlr mod tml sojl od-

drlss.

Dusty suenld k` o brlotm. Uporns lw wml`lvlr mlr dod o`d mksh`iy skstlr aht wktmk` o ehu`try jkil hc h`l o`htmlr. Qmy ehuid`t

tmly gust smonl mo`ds o`d chralt obhut tmlkr dklrl`els8

Voksily mod dksopplorld jhjl`torkiy but tml` ljlrald crhj tml

bus wktm tml h`l `ojld Uiho`. Ml mod o blot-up sukteosl k` h`l

mo`d o`d Voksilys blihvld auktor k` tml htmlr. Tml auy wktm tml tot-

thh mod twh eordbhord bhxls, mks bkelps buiak`a crhj tml lcchrt. Ml

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ihw-tmrujjk`a buzz, iknl o sworj hc a`ots. Voksilys orrkvoi mod, ot

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