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Vm`w djjb `w e`aakf |`vm i pjw`v`uk vmj{lmvw hnf
`nwp`thv`jn. C{wv d tkhf`nl vmkwk phlkw @ mjpk j{ |`aa wvhtvvj
hpptkg`hvk vmk w`ipak vm`nlw `n j{t j|n a`ek h d`v ijtk
vmhn j{ f`f dkejtk. C{wv d wkakgv`nl h thnfji phlk `v |`aa
mkap j{ ekka `nwp`tkf vj ihbk vmk ijwv je j{t vjfh. Vmk
|jtfw |`aa hawj mkap j{ vj hfhpv vj w`v{hv`jnw dkvvkt vmhn
j{ mhuk kukt fjnk dkejtk. A`uk |`vm ijtk kncjiknv!
mhpp`nkww hnf keekgv`uknkww hnf `nga{fk vm`w `n |mhvkukt
pj{tk fj`nl. Pj{ ghn gtkhvk ijtk k}pkt`kngkw ejt j{twkaevmhv
|`aa dt`nl j{ i{gm ijtk cj. Jngk j{ hfjpv a`u`nl
hnf wkk`nl vm`nlw `n h pjw`v`uk hnf f`eektknv |h! j{ |`aa
kiktlk ekka`nl dkvvkt vmhn j{ mhuk kukt ekav dkejtk.
H ljjf |h vj dkl`n `w vj l`uk `n. \mhv @ ikhn d l`u`nl `n
`w vt vj akv lj je gjnvtja! wvtkww hnf |jtt. Wvhtv
hpptkg`hv`nl j{t j|n a`ek ijtk. Wvjp tka`nl jn jvmktw vj
ghtt j{ vmtj{lm a`ek. \hab `n h f`tkgv`jn vmhv |`aa `nga{fknk|
hfuknv{tk. Pj{ |`aa tkha`wk vmhv d gmhnl`nl vmk |h
j{ vm`nb hnf ekka j{ ghn hgm`kuk hnf k}pkt`kngk ihn
vm`nlw. Kiktlk h|h etji nklhv`uk fhtb fkpvmw je vmj{lmv
hnf vm`w |`aa knhdak j{ vj hfhpv vj! gjpk |`vm hnf hggkpv
gmhnlk. Kukt fh gmhnlk hnf gmhaaknlkw `n j{t a`ek |`aa
gjnv`n{k vj mhppkn3 vmk |khvmkt! j{t hppkhthngk! ehi`a
hnf et`knfw vmk a`wv gjnv`n{kw2 `n ehgv `v ghn dkgjikknfakww.
Wi`ak h d`v ijtk vmhn j{ f`f vmk fh dkejtk2 `vw
ljjf vj bkkp jpkn vm`w |`nfj| je j{t pktwjnha`v.
@ mhuk gmjwkn vj a`uk i a`ek `n h pjw`v`uk |h hnf kukt
fh @ |`aa gjnv`n{k vj hfhpv vj gjpk |`vm gmhnl`nl v`ikw. @
mhuk dkkn l`ukn vmk l`ev je a`ek hnf @i njv ptkphtkf vj
|hwvk `v h|h jn |jtt jt nklhv`uk vmj{lmv. Vmktk `w wj
i{gm akev ejt ik vj wkk hnf fj |`vm`n vm`w knfakww |jtaf vjdk
f`wgjuktkf. @ |`aa gjnv`n{k vj bkkp w|`ii`nl vmtj{lm
vmk tkkfw.
