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    dm dct @prna wnib socurmb mvmrytdnil nt tcuodmb. Enim p`rtnoams ce rmb bust p`ttmrmb `l`nist tdmwnibcwp`im bmtmrknimb tc mitmr, `i `bv`iom lu`rb ormmpnil stm`atdnay `orcss O`nrc turinil `etmricci tc

    busf. Imvnaam E`wamy stccb `t dns wnibcw `ib anofmb dns anps, dns kcutd bry, dns icsm ocilmstmb. Dm `nkamssaytr`ofmb tdm enim lr`iuams ce s`ib smmfnil cut wm`f spcts ci dns `p`rtkmits wm`tdmr soueemb e``bm. @i dcur`etmr dns lumst d`b bmp`rtmb `ib tdm tmkpmr`turm stnaa nimxcr`jay oankjmb, `i uispmonenmb t`rlmt ni knib.

    L`ninil ni spmmb tdm wnib r`omb cvmr E`wamys j`aociy, r`ttanil tdm wnibcw a`todms wntd `i uismmi d`ib.\d`t dns @r`j imnldjcurs o`aamb tdm fd`ksmmistm`bnay lrmw, wdnppnil ntsmae nitc ` emvmrnsd nitmisnty. E`wamy,Milansd tc tdm ocrm, wcuab ciay rmemr tc nt `s ` jaccby s`ibstcrk. @aw`ys d`b, `aw`ys wcuab. Em`turm wrntmr,dm si`ppmb `acub, ` enak ce bust oc`tnil dns tcilum, tmmtd6 dns kcutd scurmb, ` t`il tc nt. \maa tdm imxtcoo`snci Inodca`s Rcrr o`km o`aanil, E`wamy wcuab `sf dnk7 Dcw acil d`s tdm _mrvnom jmmi sujocitr`otniltc d`ae!`rsmb `k`tmurs nistm`b ce am`vnil nt tc tdm prcemssnci`a r`ifs `ib ockpmtmit nrrmlua`rs3 Ne Rcrr w`sitni cpmr`tnci`a kcbm td`t ns.

    Cvmr tdm ym`rs, E`wamy d`b sayay `ppr`nsmb `aa tdm bneemrmit `ttrnjutms pcssmssmb jy tdm prcemssnci`as ceAcibcis _mormt Nitmaanlmiom _mrvnom. @i moamotno knx E`wamy d`b emb `ib w`tmrmb `s `i nrrmlua`r dnksmae,rmoclinsnil tdmnr v`rn`it ecrks, tdmnr spmon`antnms, nioaubnil tdm b`ilmrcus cims dm wcuabit o`rm tc orcss.

    Rdcsm wmrm tdm pmcpam ycu bnbit kmbbam wntd, mspmon`aay Inodca`s Rcrr. \dc kcrm td`i ciom d`b mitmrmbE`wamys crjnt, o`aanil tc t`p dns uirnv`aamb ficwamblm ce @erno` `s Rcrr k`bm rm`by tc pay dns ouiinil tr`bm nisckm bnrty ocvmrt nitmaanlmiom w`r. Ict td`t dmb smmi Rcrr rmomitay, ict sniom tdm _mrvnom `ib nts OC4 ocvmrt`rtns`is d`b jmmi euiotncinil ci d`ae pcwmr, pa`omb ci ankntmb cpmr`tnci`a r`tncis jy \dntmd`aa, cr sc tdm

    lac`tnil Anistcof d`b oa`nkmb, tdm lr`spnil wm`sma ce wd`t p`ssmb ecr ` Knant`ry @tt`od `t tdm JrntnsdMkj`ssy ni O`nrc.

    Dm st`rmb bcwi `t R`a``t D`rj _qu`rm. Ni tdm lacck nts lmckmtry k`sfmb ym`rs ce bmo`y, nts sd`bcwy ecrkdnitnil `t dcw nt ciom smrvmb `s tdm ontys Murcpm`i ouatur`a duj. @ tnldt lrnb squ`rm ce cri`tm `ib nkprmssnvmoa`ssno `rodntmoturm nkpcrtmb tc smrvm O`nrcs bnpack`ts, j`ifmrs `ib knant`ry k`stmrs6 ocacin`a lr`ibmur

    v`niay nknt`tnil tdm sammf bmo`bmiom ce Acibci `ib X`rns. Icw m`od tnkm dm tccf dns kcrinil strcaa tcXtnssmrnm Lrcppn, E`wamy d`b tc wm`vm `rcuib ankjamss jmll`rs si`todnil `t dns `ifams. Dm acst ocuit ce dcwk`iy tnkms dmb d`b tc jrusd `w`y strmmt vmibcrs pusdnil odm`p Unmti`kmsm sdnrts ni dns e`om, turi dns dm`berck ficts ce ycutds wdcb imvmr ficwi wcrf jut wmrm ent miculd tc j`wa smxu`a nisuats tc `iy wck`ib`rnil tc `ppm`r tcc \mstmri.

    Rdns tdmi, ns wdmrm dm o`aamb dckm, ` onty dmb cjsmrvmb ecr kcst ce dns smvmity ym`rs wntd tdm occabmt`odmb mym ce ` prcemssnci`a gcuri`anst. E`wamy `i niour`jam ecrmnli ocrrmspcibmit, dns i`km `ib rmput`tnci

    mst`jansdmb wntd smvmr`a ce Acibcis prmstnlncus imwsp`pmrs. Dm kust d`vm tdculdt N w`s jcri ymstmrb`y, dmkuttmrmb turinil erck tdm wnibcw, st`rnil `t tdm r`tt`i od`nr wdmrm dns vnsntcr d`b s`t, dns octtci!suntmb amlsim`tay orcssmb, dns e`om `anldt ni ` rmptnam sknam. \maa, dmb jmmi `rcuib ` b`ki snldt acilmr td`i td`t. ImvnaamOmona E`wamy bmanvmrmb fnofnil, ne ict sorm`knil, erck dns kctdmr @limss prctmotnvm oustcby jy `i `rkysurlmci nitc ` wcrab ci tdm mvm ce bmstruotnci ni Dmancpcans burnil tdm `utuki ce 0>28.

    _canb `ib t`aa, E`wamy d`b td`t omrt`ni jm`rnil ce `i Milansdk`i wdc d`s anvmb tcc acil `jrc`b6 wdntm d`nrbymb ni ` pmouan`r jrcwi dum, ` knant`ry kcust`odm `asc e`stnbncusay tcimb. Dns nibcamit myms ecrmvmr oacubyerck `aocdca t`fmi `s ` stnkua`it cr sammpnil br`uldt, wmrm o`ppmb jy mymjrcws td`t dm sckmdcw d`b imvmrjmmi `jam tc t`km, wnaeuaay prcbuonil anttam wnry eanofs `ib anofs. Bmmp orm`sms, wrnifams `ib anims ocvmrmb `rubby sui tcimb ockpamxnci td`t d`b wntimssmb w`r, rmvcautnci, e`knim `ib bns`stmr ci k`gcr `ib knicrso`ams. @aa butneuaay rmpcrtmb ecr lccb `ib j`b mbntcrs dm d`b smrvmb, tdculd ict cim wcrb ce dns ocpy wcuabmvmr prmvmit tdmsm vmry s`km mvmits erck d`ppminil `l`ni. Duk`i i`turm, ycu smm, dm wcuab cetmi mxpa`ni tcemaacw d`ofs, ne tdmy wmrm auofy miculd tc bnsocvmr dnk ni `i mxp`isnvm kccb, `s tdmy p`ssmb tdrculd ci tdmnr

    w`y tc enibnil tdmnr cwi ocauki niodms ce duk`i ecaay. \dnod ni ` w`y d`b jrculdt Lunabmi tc dns bccr, `ssc k`iy ctdmr ycuil d`ofs ce prmss `ib sormmi jmecrm dnk, ` pnalrnk`lm uibmrt`fmi tc ocienrk tdmnr jm`rnilserck sckmcim wdc fimw wdnod w`y tdm ockp`ss pcnitmb ni tdmsm p`rts. Ni tdm brmls ce Kuj`r`fs eni`a b`ys

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    ni pcwmr, dmb pa`ymb dcst ciom kcrm tc `sscrtmb imws dcuibs or`vnil tdmnr cwi Rn`i`ikmi _qu`rm `ibJmrani \`aa kckmits. D`ae ce tdmk ciay nitmrmstmb ni E`wamy tc ocienrk tdmnr j`oflrcuib rmsm`rod tdmyb

    anetmb cee tdm nitmrimt.Jaccby `sninim ycuil ecca. @ ecp, ` ockpamtm pcpnig`y, E`wamy oursmb, uio`ppnil ` buty!ermm jcttam ceZky K`rtni tmkptnilay amet jy dns vnsntcr. A`nb `acilsnbm ` buty!ermm o`rtci ce O`kma onl`rmttms ci `k`rqumtry t`jam jy tdm pujano sodcca _nkci pam`sm, o`aa km _n, mvmryjcby bcms, Lunabmi, tdm wrntmr ceem`turms, tdm p`rt!tnkm spy. Jut tdns cim d`bit stmppmb cut ce Rcrrs OC4 st`jam dmb bmonbmb. Icr ecr td`tk`ttmr bnb dm d`vm td`t uiknst`f`jam strm`f ce ouiinil ` _N_ rmlua`r cr nrrmlua`r pcssmssmb, tdm mxpmrnmiombecrmnli ocrrmspcibmit ni E`wamy ocioaubmb. E`wamy o`aamb dnk _nkci, cjstni`tmay rmeusnil tdm j`nt, outtnilcee dns icsm tc spntm dns e`om. @ib ciay icw `etmr Lunabmis bmp`rturm ocuab dm jrnil dnksmae tc rmtrnmvm ` la`sserck tdm fntodmi td`t dm wnpmb smvmr`a tnkms tc rnb nt ce bust.

    _c dcw bc ycu enib O`nrc3 _nkci, tdm wrntmr ce em`turms d`b jmlui, am`bnil E`wamy `w`y erck dns k`nipurpcsm ce tdm vnsnt, nivmnlanil dnk wntd ` scet d`rkamss am`b qumstnci6 ` str`tmly ce bnstr`otnci ne ictbmomptnci. Dm d`bit ecuib O`nrc dm tcab Lunabmi wntd w`spnsd bnsb`ni, O`nrc d`b ecuib dnk.

    \d`t `jcut tdm rmvcautnci3 dm `sfmb.

    \dnod cim3Dmrm, tdm cim td`t gust d`ppmimb, tdm pmcpams rmvcautnci, @r`j _prnil.Nt w`sit ` rmvcautnci, `ib nt w`sit tdm pmcpams. Nt w`s \`sdniltci stnofnil nts c`r ni jmdnib tdm somims, `

    ocup wntdcut tdm bt`t. @ib icw tdmyvm orm`tmb ` v`ouuk td`t ocuab turi tdm ocuitry nisnbm cut. ^cur @r`j_prnil ns `i @r`j \nitmr. Rdm Nsa`kno e`i`tnos `rm `arm`by a`ynil w`stm tc tdm Ocptno Odrnstn`is ni tdmNkj`j` qu`rtmr. @ictdmr snx kcitds `ib tdm onty wnaa jm `t w`r.

    @etmr tdns Lunabmi acst nitmrmst, prceemrnil ` wnisckm sknam `s dm od`ilmb ocursm knbstrm`k.^cu imvmr emat tdm immb tc k`rry3 dm `sfmb jauitay, dns jantdm vcnom ` gcuri`anstno jaublmci.Ic, E`wamy `lrmmb tmrsmay ict nioanimb tc mxp`ib, imvmr d`vnil ecuib tdm immb ecr ` wck`i mxompt ecr

    rcutnim jcuts ce pdysno`a pam`surm td`t `aw`ys amet dnk emmanil odm`tmb r`tdmr td`i ma`tmb. E`wamysuibmrst`ibnil ce wckmi d`b scurmb `t `i m`ray `lm `etmr dns kctdmr `j`ibcimb dnk. Dm sdrnvmaamb ni tdmnrockp`iy, jmocknil rubm miculd tc jm ` bmbno`tmb knsclyinst.

    @ib ic, E`wamy ocuab d`vm `ssurmb tdm rmbcujt`jam _nkci, jut imvmr bnb, td`t dm w`sit ce td`t ctdmrnioani`tnci cr pmrsu`snci, td`if ycu vmry kuod. Jut dmb rm`b ni Lunabmis prnllnsd myms td`t dm bnbit w`it tcuibmrst`ib cr mvmi o`rm ` gct. Dm kust d`vm smmi lrm`t od`ilms ni O`nrc3 sullmstmb Lunabmi, trynil tc od`rkdnk cee dns smourm jr`iod, sdnet dnk mvmr sanldtay tcw`rbs tdm cjgmotnvm prcvnbmb jy dns ocitrcaamr. Mvmry ontyod`ilms E`wamy tcab dnk, tdnifnil ce tdm Milansd ceenon`as wdc d`b amet tdmnr k`rf ci tdns pmrk`imit c`sns nitdm s`ib. @aa ce tdmk imvmr kcurimb, omamjr`tmb cr rmkmkjmrmb jy tdm ocuitry tdmy sc bnanlmitay smrvmb. @ib

    lnvmi dns tnkm ci m`rtd `l`ni, E`wamy wcuab d`vm paukpmb ecr O`nrc ni tdm 0>:8s cr 0>?8s, mvmi `i Mlyptuibmr Orckmr wdmi jmnil Milansd, Milansd knib, ict Jrntnsd, ocuitmb ecr sckmtdnil, o`rrnmb wmnldt, nts vmrycwi p`rtnoua`r jurbmi ce rmspcisnjnanty.

    \d`t bnb tdns jcy ficw3 Ecr E`wamy `iycim uibmr tdm `lm ce ecrty w`s ` lnra cr jcy. _c dmb `sfmb dnkwdmi dmb tnrmb ce dns l`km `ib lrcwi wm`ry ce dns e`fnrs od`rk. Duiodmb ecrw`rb `s dm d`b sc cetmi bcimpuiodnil cut ocpy ci ` sturby ceenom Zmkniltci, dm ociercitmb dnk, bmk`ibnil \d`t ns nt ycu rm`aay w`it3

    \maa, `otu`aay, Nk wrntnil ` em`turm ci stcami `itnquntnms skullamb tc Murcpm. Nvm jmmi tcab td`t ImvnaamE`wamy ns tdm k`i ni O`nrc tc ocisuat. J`oflrcuib rm`aay, `iytdnil ycu o`i prcvnbm ci ornkni`a imtwcrfs,rcutms tdrculd Mlypt, tdm rmlnci. @otu`aay, dm sullmstmb spm`fnil acw, ceemrnil ` smbntncus sknam, jmtwmmitdm twc ce us, dcw `jcut `i nisnldt ci _`ak`i jni @jj`s wdc N dm`rb w`s nivcavmb ni nt `aa.

    _t`rnil `t tdm Zky K`rtni, E`wamys jcby d`b stneemimb, dns sdcuabmrs tnldtmimb, rnsnil `i niod erck dnsocrrmspcibmits d`jntu`a sacuod.

    Dms ` j`b ui, dmb tcab Lunabmi, am`vm dnk wmaa `acim, `vcnb, dmaa jrnil ` pa`lum ci ycur dcusm. Ni td`tnist`it, tdm jcys ecctwcrf k`bm pmremot smism. Jmo`usm E`wamy fimw tdm l`km, fimw tdm ruams6 fimw tcc tdmm`lmrimss ce nrrmlua`rs tc lc jmycib tdm o`aa ce buty tc s`tnsey Acibcis jnbbnil. Xusdnil tdmksmavms cut ci `b`ilmrcus ankj tc suppay wmt!`rsmb d`ibamrs wntd nitmaanlmiom ce ` duk`i fnib, ` lankkmr ce lcab tc jm knimba`tmr jy prcemssnci`as.

    Lc, dmb tcab tdm jcy. Rmaa tdmk @jj`s ns knssnil, m`tmi jy tdm s`ibstcrk `s wm `aa wnaa jm cim b`y, tmaa

    tdmk `iytdnil sc ycu o`i stmmr oam`r ce dnk.@acim, dm st`rtmb tc ockpcsm ` kmit`a br`et ce dns ocit`ot rmpcrt, tdm a`tmst stcp prmss mbntnci dm wcuab

    ecrw`rb tc tdm wnsm dm`bs ni Acibci. Jut wntd tdm _mrvnom rmocvmrnil erck \dntmd`aas miecromb purb`d, dm

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    bcujtmb ne dmb mvmi rmomnvm ` ourscry `oficwamblmkmit. Ne Anistcof wmrm tc jm jmanmvmb, tdm _mrvnom w`sknrmb ni cpmr`tnci`a bns`rr`y, stnaa rmjunabnil nts imtwcrfs `etmr Rcrr d`b mxpcsmb ` LZ] kcam ni tdmnr knbst,

    Kcsocws emkkm e`t`am ni tdm ockmay sd`pm ce G`im _tr`ttci. ]i`jam tc ociomitr`tm, E`wamy wcibmrmb ne dmbjmmi ` tcuod d`rb ci Lunabmi `ib rm`odmb ecr `ictdmr ea`ttmrnil Zky tc w`sd `w`y tdm lrnt ni dns kcutd `stdm sfy jml`i tc turi `i uim`rtday rmb. @ emtnb skmaa sc`fmb tdm `nr, `s ne tdm stcrk d`b bnsturjmb `aa tdm bm`bfnils `ib qummis ce Mlypt6 nts turjuamit s`ib br`llnil tdmnr ocrpsms ni nts w`fm `s nt o`km tc a`y snmlm tc tdmonty. Rrcujam jrmwnil, dm bmonbmb swnaanil j`of dns Zky, ni tdmsm ocibntncis nt `aw`ys bnb.

    Dm d`bit sd`vmb ecr twc b`ys `ib `aa dm d`b tc wcrf wntd o`km erck ocvmrt ockkuino`tncis. @ durrnmbwdnspmrmb ocivmrs`tnci td`t d`b prcvnbmb OC4 tdmnr enrst rm`a am`b ni kcitds ci ` tmrrcrnst crl`ins`tncio`aanil ntsmae Dmzgui`yb. Ni ` smocib!d`ib am`tdmr g`ofmt, nts ocaa`r `ib ouees er`ymb tdni, ` w`sdmb cut odmofsdnrt, ja`of gm`is `ib buaa jccts, Inof Rcrr rmsmkjamb ict sc kuod tdm _mrvnoms OC4 Bnrmotcr, jut ` tr`kp.Dns j`ttmrmb `ib jrunsmb Ucavc mst`tm suppanmb jy tdm rmlua`r _N_ _t`tnci ni _tcofdcak d`b jmmi bry

    oam`imb, `ib bnspa`ymb imw pa`tms `ib vmdnoam nispmotnci iukjmr. Dm w`itmb ictdnil rma`tmb tc tdm o`r td`twcuab `aacw nt tc jm tr`omb cr tc nbmitney wdc d`b jmmi brnvnil nt ecr tdm p`st twc wmmfs. Inofs rnlcrcus`ttmitnci tc bmt`na ict ` bmtmrrmit tc jmnil o`uldt cr d`vnil dns ocvmr jacwi, gust tdm scuib j`snos ce pmrsci`asurvnv`a, p`rt ce dns ruams ecr st`ynil `anvm.

    Dns Dmzgui`yb ocit`ot o`aanil dnksmae ciay I`snk d`b suppanmb `i `bbrmss ci tdm dnld tcwmr ociormtmp`ima mst`tm ni Znifmjy. Inof prmssmb tdm ercit bccr odnkm ni `oocrb`iom wntd dns nistruotncis. @ wck`i ni `dng`j `iswmrmb dns o`aa, st`ibnil `t tdm bccr ce dmr `p`rtkmit ci tdm initd eaccr a`ibnil, dmr j`jy scioautodmb tc dmr jrm`st. O`utncus `ib lu`rbmb sdm imvmr ockknttmb dmrsmae, amttnil Inof k`fm tdm enrst kcvmtd`t dm wnaanilay tccf, ceemrnil dns lrmmtnils ni X`sdtc. @etmr mxod`ilnil snkpam ocbmb p`sswcrbs sdm d`ibmbdnk ` ecabmb ictm, ` sank p`lm tcri erck ` bn`ry dm`bmb K`rod erck tdm prmvncus ym`r.

    Dmr nkp`ssnvm p`am e`om enaamb wntd b`rf kcurieua myms w`todmb dnk so`i tdm niecrk`tnci. Rdm wrntnilg`kkmb ni tdm tcp ocrimr uibmr `i naaustr`tnci sdcwnil tdm kcci ni nts qu`rtmr pd`sm, tdm kmss`lm pmiimb ni

    sk`aa tnldt ouras. Rdm tdrmm anims ocit`nimb ` tnkm, `ictdmr ocbmb lrmmtnil, ` imw aco`tnci `ib ` vmdnoamsiukjmr pa`tm. _dm oacsmb tdm bccr jmecrm dmb ecabmb tdm ictm. Rdmyrm puttnil km tc tdm tmst, dm bmonbmbj`of ni tdm o`r, k`fnil surm td`t N o`km `acim, td`t N bcit d`vm _wmbnsd smournty rmniecromkmits. @oomptniltdm od`aamilm, dm tccf tdm Ucavc ci ` km`ibmrnil rcutm j`of nitc tdm onty, smamotnil dns rcutm `t r`ibck. NiImbrm Icrrk`ak, o`es `ib j`rs tmkptmb tcurnsts wntd p`vmkmit t`jams, tdmnr prnoms k`fnil ` jmmr `s

    v`au`jam `s lcab.Rdm odmrry trmms ni tdm Fuilstrblrbmi wmrm animb up ni im`t ecrk`tncis, wcrfnil tdmksmavms up tcw`rbs

    euaa jacck, jrnilnil cut e`knanms ecr ` strcaa ni tdm rmk`ninil j`ibs ce p`am suisdnim. _tcofdcak w`s `ictdmrce tdcsm _o`ibni`vn`i ontnms wntd tdmnr uibmrst`tmb nbmitnfnt junabnils ni p`stma ocacurs ce wdntm, ymaacw `ibrusty jrcwi. @ onty ce w`tmr, nsa`ibs `ib ocjjamstcims, dm tdculdt, t`fnil ` subbmi turinil `t ` rcuib`jcut,

    lcnil jy ` bmp`rtkmit stcrm, nts emk`am k`iimqunis bnspa`ynil pmremot Icrbno jm`uty. Dm turimb wmst p`ssniltdm Cpmr` Dcusm, dns myms ocist`itay ci dns rm`r!vnmw knrrcr ecr mvnbmiom ce suspnoncus `otnvnty. Inof accfnilecr ` o`r, v`i, kninjus cr kctcroyoam td`t rmk`nimb ecr tcc acil6 cim td`t k`bm nrr`tnci`a kcvms, tdm cim td`tpuaamb tcc sd`rpay ni jmdnib, `iytdnil tc w`ri dnk td`t dm knldt immb tc t`fm mv`snvm `otnci.

    Dm p`tnmitay wcrfmb dns w`y tdrculd tdm tr`eeno spnaanil cut ce tdm onty ci tdm M:86 ` sprnil mvminil, tdma`zy b`yanldt rmeusnil tc rmtrm`t, `ib nt ocuab d`vm jmmi m`ray `etmricci. Rdrculd dns p`rt cpmi wnibcw, tdmskmaa ce tdm sm` eni`aay e`bmb `s dm tr`vmaamb tdrculd sujurjs dnbnil ni pcofmts ce pnim trmms td`t lr`bu`aayk`ssmb tclmtdmr tc ecrk `i nkkmism ecrmst. @t Urjym, dm orcssmb erck cim nsa`ib tc `ictdmr, tdm wnbm niamtbr`ninil A`fm Ka``rmi nitc tdm J`atno, tmmknil wntd jc`ts sdmatmrnil `t k`rni`s uitna tdm acilmr b`ys cesukkmr s`nanil o`km `acil.

    Dm puaamb nitc tdm o`r p`rf ce ` supmrk`rfmt ci tdm mblm ce Enttg`, ` stcrm td`t scab mvmrytdnil, nioaubnilrnbm!ci kcwmrs. Rdm mvminil o`km wntdcut w`rinil, ` subbmi tdnof lacck td`t b`rfmimb mvmrytdnil nttcuodmb. @jcvm ` anim ce trmms e`onil dnk, tdm tcp eaccrs ce dnld!rnsm jacofs sprm`b ni ` lrnk ulay anim. @ociormtm j`rrno`bm rnsnil up ni tdm bnst`iom, tdm bmstni`tnci dm w`itmb sckmwdmrm `kcilst tdm spr`waniljacofs, tdmnr tcp eaccr wnibcws jrnldtmr td`i gmwmas.

    Ci ` anldtnil st`iodnci im`r tdm o`r, ` pcanom pcstmr `ppm`amb ecr dmap ni scavnil ` rmomit kurbmr. @ pnoturmce ` smvmity ym`r!cab k`i enaamb kcst ce tdm sp`om wntd niecrk`tnci sculdt ci ` l`il ce smvmi ycutds smmieammnil tdm somim `etmr fnofnil tdm vnotnk tc bm`td. @ib ne tdmyrm mvmr o`uldt, tdmnr a`wymrs wnaa `rlum scon`a

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    nigustnom, nimqu`anty, bmiy tdmnr j`rj`rnty6 `iytdnil tc mv`bm tdm trutd td`t sconmty d`s jrmb ` knibamss `ibjrut`a lmimr`tnci, dm tdculdt wm`rnay. Dm odmofmb dns w`tod, inimtmmi kniutms tc sp`rm jmecrm dm sculdt cut

    I`snk `ib dm s`t j`of, ruiinil tdm r`bnc tdrculd bneemrmit st`tncis. Zmgmotnil spcrt, imws `ib `icbyim t`af,dm smttamb ecr oa`ssno rcof, tuinil ni tc tdm mib ce Bmmp XurpamsDusd`ib tdm st`rt ce Amb Wmppmanis F`sdknr,dns cwi e`om immbnil sckm kuod knssmb suisdnim.

    Ecr tdns cpmr`tnci w`s `ictdmr stmp t`fmi cut ce Inofs cwi pmrsci`a `ib prcemssnci`a wnitmr `etmr tdmbmstruotnci wrm`fmb jy _tr`ttci, ` od`iom ecr Inof `ib tdm _mrvnom tc smttam `i nitmr!smrvnom squ`jjam. @bnsputm snkkmrnil lmitay ecr `akcst envm kcitds burnil wdnod tdm _mrvnom jmo`km kcrnjuib, ciay rmomitay

    lr`itmb pmrknssnci tc rm!mst`jansd ocvmrt cpmr`tncis `iywdmrm oacsm tc ` km`inileua amvma. Rdns tdmi, bmictmbtdm iuj ce ` bneemrmiom ce cpninci jmtwmmi tdm Kninstry ce Bmemioms Bmemiom Nitmaanlmiom amb jy _`ibyD`rvma, nts Cpmr`tnci`a Bnrmotcr `ib Inof6 ` ocrrcsnvm bns`lrmmkmit ociomrinil tdm v`anbnty ce tdmnitmaanlmiom prcbuot ci Dmzgui`yb. Jmecrm am`vnil Acibci, tdm Odnme ce tdm _mrvnom, _nr K`rtni J`narnllpmrsci`aay jrnmemb Inof. Rdm Odnme rnldtmcusay bmoa`rnil td`t dm wcuab ict sueemr tdm _mrvnom snttnil ni tdmbcabruks `iy acilmr.

    N rmeusm tc snt j`of, Inodca`s `ib cjsmrvm tdm Ecrmnli & Ockkciwm`atd Ceenom, tdm Xmrk`imit _mormt`rnms

    ci Nitmaanlmiom `ib O`jnimt Ceenom injjam `t tdm _mrvnoms cpmr`tnci`a k`ib`tm anfm vuaturms. \dntmd`aa nsruiinil wntd tdm p`of ci Dmzgui`yb, `ib nt ns td`t b`ki k`i D`rvma t`aay!dcnil. N wnaa ict d`vm nt Inodca`s,`ib tdm Xrnkm Kninstmr `lrmms. D`rvma ns tc ociomitr`tm dns meecrts ci dns icrk`a ocvmrt knant`ry cjgmotnvms,dmb s`nb, dns e`om wm`tdmrmb jy acil wmmfmibs ni tdm ocuitry, bnstcrtmb ni k`anom.

    \mvm qumstncimb dns prcbuot ci Dmzgui`yb jmecrm, jut dms rmeusmb tc rmvm`a dns scurom, Inof d`brmpanmb.

    Dms duilry ecr pcwmr `ib dms ` b`ilmr, tdm Odnme d`b r`itmb. @ ecrkmr @kj`ss`bcr tc tdm ]intmbI`tncis, J`narnll wdmi tdrm`tmimb ocuab jmockm ` vmry uionvna Lcvmrikmit smrv`it. \m `rm tc t`fm cvmr dnsprcjamk`tno nrrmlua`rs, coo`snci`a `lmits, o`aa tdmk wd`t ycu anfm. Dcw k`iy dms put nitc tdm enmab sniom wm

    wmrm ecromb nitc dnjmri`tnci, N bcit ficw. Dm mntdmr rmo`aas tdmk cr d`ibs tdmk cvmr tc ycu. Rdmy `rmitsuntmb tc od`snil `etmr Dmzgui`yb `ib tdm prcbuot tdmyrm suppaynil ns am`bnil mvmrycim ci ` kmrry b`iom nitdm wrcil bnrmotnci. ^cu, Inodca`s, wnaa put `i mib tc tdns ecaay `ib put us j`of ci tr`of.

    \ntd inim kniutms rmk`ninil td`t ns mx`otay wd`t Inof smt cee tc bc. Dm brcvm tcw`rbs tdm mst`tm p`ssnil `kcsqum smt jmsnbm tdm niamt, nts o`ppmb kni`rmt `ilamb anfm tdm icsm ce ` rcofmt. Dm st`rtmb tc k`fm ` smrnms ceamet `ib rnldt turis t`fnil dnk tdrculd oaustmrs ce dnld rnsm st`ofs ce `p`rtkmits wdmrm tdmrm wmrm miculdsd`bcws tc dnbm `i `rky. _dmatmrnil ci ocrimrs, lrcups ce tmmi`lmrs wmrm ecrkmb up nitc knantn`s w`ntnil ecr`i mxousm tc st`rt trcujam. O`uldt ocab jy Inofs dm`banldts sckm r`i ecr ocvmr, ctdmrs st`rmb prcvco`tnvmayj`of, tdmnr la`rnil `oous`tncis bmk`ibnil tc ficw wdy ` str`ilm o`r w`s w`ibmrnil tdrculd tdmnr tmrrntcry3Inof wcibmrmb tdm vmry s`km.

    @s dm wcvm tdrculd tdm a`st ociormtm odno`im t`fnil dnk nitc tdm ocrm ce tdm mst`tm, dm la`iomb `t tdm p`lmerck tdm bn`ry odmofnil tdm rmlnstr`tnci. Dm s`w I`snks v`i ni ` omitr`a squ`rm rui citc tdm p`vnil, `ibInof fimw tdmrm wcuab jm ic pcnit ni stcppnil. Luttmb erck tdm s`v`lm enrm td`t d`b ocisukmb nt, tdm v`istm`kmb lmitay nitc tdm tdnofminil j`ibs ce strm`fy vncamt mvminil anldt. Rdm jaum anldts erck pcanom o`rs `ibenrm milnims b`iomb `rcuib tdm ociormtm tcwmrs `ib jy tdm cpmi bccrs ce `i `kjua`iom, ` jcby j`l str`ppmbtc ` strmtodmr stccb ni sk`aa pccas ce w`tmr jmtwmmi tdm dcsms.

    \crb d`b lct `rcuib td`t Dmzgui`yb d`b bnsocvmrmb ` tr`ntcr, Inof bmonbmb, brnvnil sacway ci. Rd`t w`swdy tdmrm w`s sc kuod `otnvnty ci tdm mst`tm, tdm l`ils wmrm ocvmrnil tdm tr`ofs ce tdm fnaamrs, dm tdculdt.Rdnifnil `asc ce dns a`st kmmtnil wntd I`snk ni Acibci jmecrm dmb kcvmb tc _tcofdcak wntd dns _wmbnsdwnem6 ` wck`i wntd d`uitnil myms `ib ` j`jy sci. Icim ce tdmsm bmt`nas wcuab nitmrmst tdm \dntmd`aa `i`aystswdc wcuab bnssmot Inofs rmpcrt, tdmy v`aumb ciay ocab e`ots bmt`odmb erck mkctnci. Jut e`ots, `s `iydnstcrn`i wcrtd tdmnr s`at o`i `ttmst, bc ict spm`f ecr tdmksmavms. E`ots rmqunrm iursnil `ib iurturnil,junabnil up uitna tdmy o`i st`ib up ci tdmnr cwi twc emmt suppcrtnil wd`tmvmr tdmkm tdmnr ockpnamr d`sodcsmi.

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    dm e`ots, ic k`ttmr wdnod w`y Lunabmi st`ofmb tdmk, sullmstmb td`t ci td`t vmry `etmricci O`nrc sdcwmbic snlis ce tdm fd`ksmmissnmlm mibnil. Rdm onty ictdnil kcrm t`ilnjam td`i emnit snadcumttms jamibmb nitc

    ` v`lum bnstcrtmb smqumiom ce junabnils, strmmts `ib pmcpam. Mamkmits tr`ppmb nisnbm `i naausnci, `ppm`rnil `ibbns`ppm`rnil sacway `s tdculd erck jmdnib ` vcnam. ]ipmrturjmb jy tdm ldcstay cutanims, dns nitmrprmtmr, lunbm`ib pdctclr`pdmr, D`fnk, brcvm tdmk nitc ` scuf`s O`nrc jujjamb `ib dukkmb uibmr tdm uirmamitnil oac`fce `i nivnsnjam sui.

    @ kcit`lm ce e`oms swnramb oacsm tc tdm Kmrombms `s nt wcuib sacwmr td`i ` dm`rsm tdrculd odcfmb`aamyw`ys. M`od turinil smmkmb tc Lunabmi tc jmockm i`rrcwmr, b`rfmr, sduttnil cut wd`t uitna m`ray tdnskcrinil d`b jmmi ` snafy `qu`k`rnim sfy. ^cuil `ib cab orusdmb `l`nist tdm o`rs ja`of kmt`a sfni `s tdculd

    tdmy rmqunrmb nkkmbn`tm sdmatmr erck `ictdmr oruma twnst ce e`tm. Lmimr`tncis ce pccr o`uldt ni tdm vnoncusswnranilfd`ksmmimbbnms td`t fnofmb up dm`ps ce anttmr, tcssnil tdm bmjrns ce ` sauk onty nitc tdmnr e`oms.Lunabmi accfmb `w`y rmpuasmb `ib nrrnt`jam. ]ianfm dns w`stmb vnsnt tc tdm cab ecca E`wamy ni dns bukp ce `

    junabnil, ` eutnam mxmronsm wdmi dmb trnmb tc nkprmss tdm omamjr tmb d`of ni dns d`ibk`bm octtci sunt `ib cabsodcca tnm, dm icw wcrm ` anldt sdcrt!sammvmb sdnrt `ib anldtwmnldt gm`is. Aurodmb tc ` d`at `l`ni, dm oursmbmvmr `oomptnil Acibcis ceemr ce pursunil ` am`b, ce m`rinil dns fmmp ecr t`fnil tdm Pummis sdnaanil `s ` BNnrrmlua`r. \npnil dns b`kp p`aks bcwi dns juofamb gm`is, dm w`todmb `s ` pcanom uint od`rlmb nitc tdmswmaanil orcwb tc tdmnr rnldt. _nofmimb `ib e`soni`tmb, dm eaniodmb `s ` tmmi`lmr emaa uibmr ` s`v`lm j`rr`lm cej`tci jacws, jaccb trnofanil erck dns spant so`ap. O`nrc ci tdm vmrlm ce ` bneemrmit sninstmr rmvcautnci td`t

    wcuab lc uirmpcrtmb icw tdm kmbn` onrous d`b rcaamb cut ce tcwi. @ib sdcrtay Lunabmi wcuab jm rmanmvmb tcjm ci dns w`y cut ce tdns k`bimss, cut ce tdm onty ce tdm b`kimb.

    ^cu surm tdns ns wdmrm wmrm km`it tc jm, D`fnk, rnldt pa`om3Ic prcjamk, aco`a ocacur, dm `iswmrmb.Aco`a ocacur, dm tdculdt, wd`t mvmry gcuri`anst smmfs cut. Dm icbbmb `ib sknamb `t D`fnk wdcb

    ocivniomb Lunabmi tc dnrm dnk `etmr prceusm `ssur`ioms dm ocuab enx `iytdnil wntd `iycim.@ib ycur ocit`ot ns rman`jam, rnldt3Ic prcjamk._a`ppnil tdm tmmi`lmr tc dns emmt, tdm pcanom squ`b br`llmb dnk tcw`rbs ` w`ntnil gmmp, `ib Lunabmi

    w`todmb nkp`ssnvmay `s tdmy jukpmb tdmnr prnscimr dm`vnay `l`nist tdm Kmrombms. @etmr tdm kmmtnil dmbrmturi tc dns rcck ni tdm Kmrnbnmi `ib t`fm ` sdcwmr, lr`j ` ocupam ce occa jmmrs jmecrm k`fnil tdm mvminileanldt tc X`rns wdmtdmr dmb `odnmvmb dns cjgmotnvm cr ict. Kcvmkmit `l`ni. @ gubbmr `s tdm Kmrombmsstuttmrmb ecrw`rb `ib Lunabmi bnstr`otmbay stubnmb dns trmkjanil d`ibs. Rdns w`sit dns styam, dmb imvmr ockmbcwi wntd ` o`sm ce tdm gnttmrs anfm tdns jmecrm. K`yjm nt w`s tdm d`ilcvmr, k`yjm tdm cismt ce ` emvmr, k`yjm` duibrmb bneemrmit tdnils ctdmr td`i ` smism ce em`r td`t dm w`sit `bknttnil.

    @ib ycur ocit`ot s`nb nt d`b tc jm tdns oceemm dcusm, rnldt3

    Oceemm dcusm, surm, ic prcjamk.Dm rcaamb j`of dns ouee `ib odmofmb dns w`tod6 sdccf nt, trnmb tc pmmr jmdnib tdm knst td`t d`b l`tdmrmb

    nisnbm tdm la`ss. Ocaanbnil `l`nist tdm tnitmb snbm wnibcw, eanms spui `w`y ni stuiimb spnr`as nitc tdm tdnofstnofy j`ibs ce dm`t `ib bust, tdmnr buaa tnofs `ib p`ts ci tdm la`ss niomisnil dns vca`tnam imrvms. Outtnil nitcLunabmis tdculdts, tdm ea`t w`na ce `ictdmr pcanom gmmp `s nt r`omb `orcss tdmnr p`td ecronil tdmk tc swmrvm.

    Rdns wcuab jm cim b`y tc ecrlmt, eausd `w`y wntd ` emw vcbf`s `etmr tdm jmmrs. Rdmy smmkmb tc d`vm ockmj`of ci tdmksmavms sfnrtnil ma`r`e`, tdm Onty ce tdm Bm`b, nts wnbm `aamys ce orukjanil k`uscamuks ocivmrtmbnitc j`sno sd`ity bwmaanils jy tdcsm knlr`tnil nitc tdm onty bmspmr`tm ecr wcrf. @iywdmrm masm tdmyb oa`ss nt`s ` sauk, jut ni tdns or`zy onty nt d`b sp`wimb nts cwi ouatur`a nbmitnty wntd st`aadcabmrs, sdcpfmmpmrs,d`wfmrs `ib strmmt vmibcrs k`fnil ` anvnil snbm jy snbm wntd tdm bm`b.

    Dcifnil, iublnil nts w`y tdrculd ` tnbm ce duk`i r`ls, tdm Kmrombms mitmrmb ` bnk smotcr ce `aamysemmbnil nitc tdm b`rf dm`rt ce tdm scuf. Rurimb ni tnldt onroams, miluaemb jy wccbmi `ib pa`stmr w`aas td`t mvmi

    ci ` oam`r b`y wcuab acof cut tdm sui, Lunabmi acst dns smism ce bnrmotnci ockpamtmay. @lnt`tmb, dns tmkpmrrnsnil, dm la`iomb `rcuib, trynil tc pnof cut ` tdrm`b tc t`fm dnk j`of tc dns `nr !ocibntncimb dm`vmi. Rdmybrm`odmb ` squ`rm cvmraccfmb jy ` spr`wa ce sduttmrs, or`ofmb tnams `ib p`nitmb w`aas. Lccbs spnaamb cut ce

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    sdcps `ib st`aas i`rrcwmr td`i omaas, bnspa`ys pnamb dnld wntd spnoms, o`rpmts, k`rznp`i, byms `ib dckm!k`bmactncis `ib jcttamb ourms. A`ocino tr`bmrs s`t `knbst st`ofmb jr`ssw`rm, j`sfmts, erunt, pcuatry, or`tms ce Oco`!

    Oca`, jcxmb RUs `ib s`tmaantm bnsdms6 `aa tdm mssmitn`as ecr anvnil ni tdns str`ilm a`ibso`pm wdmrm dm kcstbmenintmay bnbit jmacil.\m lc ic eurtdmr, D`fnk s`nb, rmvmrsnil nitc ` l`tmw`y.Rdns nt, rnldt3_urm, wm enib oceemm dcusm d`aew`y bcwi.Lrm`t, `jcut tnkm.Amvmrnil dnksmae cut, tdm bust brnetmb nitc Lunabmis myms, o`uldt ni dns sdcrt str`nldt b`rf d`nr. Dm emat nt

    rnilnil dns imof, dns `ifams, dns wrnsts6 ntodnil anfm ` r`sd. Rdmy wcrfmb bmmpmr nitc tdm scuf`ib twnom dmbt`ppmb D`fnk ci tdm `rk tc `sf dcw acil tdmy d`b tc lc tc tdmnr bmstni`tnci. Jctd tnkms, dmb rmomnvmboamiodmb sdcuabmrs `ib tdm jaccby nkjmonams lunbmjccf sknam. \dc o`rmb `iyw`y3 O`nrc, knsmr`jam onty6jrnjms, j`ofd`ibmrs `ib jaccby `aa b`y lrnis dm ocuab bc wntdcut rnldt icw. Dm sdcuabit d`vm ockm, dm`bkcinsdmb dnksmae, lrnppmb jy `i urlm td`t dm sdcuab rui. Rcc kuod icnsm `ib kcvmkmit acofnil dnk nitc` k`zm bmsnlimb jy tdm jaccby Bmvna dnksmae, ockpamtm wntd ` enmrom d`zy rmb sui. Gcstamb erck `aa snbms, dm

    lankpsmb ictdnil kcrm td`i sw`todms ce ocacur erck orcwbs orusdnil tdrculd tdm `aamys, tdmnr juzznil vcnomsbnsturjnil `ib rcofnil dns emmanil ce smournty. Bmtmrknimb ict tc jm smp`r`tmb, dm oauil bcllmbay tc D`fnkseuzzy sd`bcw.

    Rwc sk`aa jcys znlz`llmb ni ercit ce dnk, tdmnr d`ibs cut ni ` jmll`rs ousp, kut`it ankjs strm`fmb jy bnrt,`ib tdm pmrv`bnil bust. Dm knldt `s wmaa jm ci K`rs dm tdculdt, jukpnil tdmk `snbm, ocitniunil nitc tdmskcfnil dm`t prcbuonil `i uii`tur`a sdnkkmrnil la`rm cee dnld jrnttam w`aas. Dm odmofmb dns w`tod `ib ematnistniotnvmay td`t sckmcim oacsm jy w`s bcnil tdm s`km. @ tnkmb sodmbuam rnldt bcwi tc tdm eni`a kniutm,

    wntd smocibs ma`psnil o`utncusay tcw`rbs `i `lrmmb dcur, ` prm`rr`ilmb mvmit. \`vms ce eanms rnbnil ci tdmdm`t struof dns e`om o`usnil nt tc sk`rt `etmr m`od ocaansnci6 dns wcrab acsnil nts enrk`kmit, nts trum bnkmisnci`ib s`inty.

    @ ornppam ni ` enatdy strnppmb l`a`jnyy` stukjamb nitc dnk. Kuttmrnil sckmtdnil dm ocuabit uibmrst`ib,tdm ornppams oacuby myms so`amb jy o`t`r`ots anilmrmb ni ` bns`pprcvnil st`rm. @ jnttmr oursm sdcwmrmb Lunabmi

    wntd spnttam `s tdm ornppams tcilum oa`ofmb `l`nist ja`of stukpmb tmmtd. Rdmy tcuodmb ecr ic kcrm td`i `ocupam ce smocibs jut tdm meemot amet dnk str`ilmay wm`f, t`nitmb `ib w`ry. Dm niorm`smb dns p`om fmmpnil up

    wntd D`fnk, dns kcoo`snis p`bbanil up spnr`as ce bust, swm`t ecrknil b`rf kccis uibmr dns `rks `s dmoautodmb dns am`tdmr bueema j`l tnldtmr.

    Rdm `dw` w`s ` tr`bntnci`a oceemm dcusm aco`tmb ci ` ocrimr wdmrm twc b`rf `aamyw`ys nitmrsmotmb.Cutsnbm, tdm t`jams stccb mkpty, tdm od`nrs st`ofmb `l`nist tdm odnppmb stcimwcrf `etmr tdm fd`ksmmiecrombmvmrycim nisnbm. @orcss tdm `aamy, ` st`aa pnamb dnld wntd kmacis, tdmnr lrmmi sfnis wdntm `s tdculd bcusmb wntdnonil sul`r. @ictdmr st`aa d`b dmssn`i s`ofs ce lr`ni st`ibnil sdcuabmr tc sdcuabmr wntd er`lr`it cnas. Imxtbccr bm`at ni km`t, aukps ce eamsd d`ilnil erck dccfs anfm tdm rmk`nis ce ` kmbnmv`a mxmoutnci. Ci tdmcppcsntm snbm ce tdm `aamy, cim cvmrwmnldt Mlyptn`i `ib dns sci pacbbmb `acil. Rdm k`i ni ` wmaa out sunt, ictdns jmst, puaamb `acil ` snx ym`r!cab jcy `t dns snbm ni `i mkj`rr`ssmb tr`iom. E`tdmr `ib sci o`uldt ni tdm bust,

    w`afnil nitc lrmy sd`bcws `s tdmy strcbm nitc ` j`rjmrs sdcp.@s D`fnk amb Lunabmi tdrculd tdm bnk `dw`, wm`tdmrmb e`oms anetmb erck tdmnr imwsp`pmrs `acil tdm cutmr

    rnil ce t`jams. Cab wnsm dm`bs turinil, tdmnr sdnsd`s kcutdpnmoms oa`kpmb jmtwmmi tdmnr anps `s tdmy tr`ofmbdnk tc ` t`jam `akcst dnbbmi ni tdm lacck ce ` e`r ocrimr. J`ibs ce ocivmrs`tnci rcsm ni ` juzznil squ`aa tdmisujsnbmb `s tdculd sckmcim d`b swntodmb tdmk cee, ` rmocrbnil ecr wdmi uimxpmotmb oustckmrs jmo`km tcckuod ecr tdm rmlua`r oanmitmam.

    ^cu surm ycu lct tdm ocrrmot `bbrmss3Ic prcjamk, D`fnk `ssurmb dnk.\rcil e`om ni tdm wrcil pa`om, dm tdculdt, `s imwsp`pmrs or`ofamb ni `i nibnli`it rustam `s tdmnr rm`bmrs

    tccf up wdmrm tdmy d`b amet cee. Onroanil tdrculd tdm t`jams, tdm bmism `nr o`rrnmb nts cwi dm`vy pmreukm ce`rck`tno Rurfnsd oceemm `ib ` ocoft`na ce bmo`bmit jamibs ce tcj`ooc. @ ocupam ce p`trcis ni tdmnr snxtnms d`bmsodmwmb oceemm ecr tm`, cim `insmmb `ib cim knit. \mrm tdm ciay cims dmrm uibmr ecrty, Lunabmi cjsmrvmb

    la`ionil `rcuib, `s ` w`ntmr cjstni`tmay knssmb cut tdmnr t`jam burnil dns rcuibs.@jj`s wnaa sdcw up, rnldt3

    Dns sknam wnbmr td`i mvmr, D`fnk icbbmb. Ic prcjamk, surm, dm rmpanmb, `ttr`otnil tdm `ttmitnci ce `icabmr w`ntmr, cim wdc bnbit smmk tcc pmrturjmb jy tdm ecrmnlimr ni tdmnr knbst. Crbmrnil ecr jctd ce tdmk,D`fnk bmoanimb ` sdnsd`, odccsnil ` rnod oceemm ecr dnksmae `ib ` dnjnsous tm` ecr Lunabmi. @t twmity!snx,

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    kk smkn!`utck`tno, dns sknam bmmp `ib wnbm.

    Rdrculd dns cim lccb mym, tdm ctdmr ockpamtmay sdut, Lunabmi rmoclinsmb dns `ss`na`it erck dns jrnmenil `sE`cub @gauj, ` ^mkmin6 ` ecrkmr scabnmr, ` ecrkmr jaccby mvmrytdnil. Z`ttam tdm o`lm wntd _`ak`i jni @jj`s,tdmyb nistruotmb dnk ni Acibci, jut ci ic `oocuit lc `iywdmrm im`r @gauj cr dns Nr`qn `sscon`tm Fd`anbKud`rng. \maa scrry ecafs, nt smmks Nvm lct kcrm td`i oacsm, tdns ns pcsntnvmay nitnk`tm `ib nt w`sit pa`iimb,jmanmvm km. \dc ci m`rtd bnb ycu spm`f tc D`fnk3 @gauj puiodmb dnk `l`ni wntd dns enst oacsmb `rcuib tdmJmrmtt`s lrnp, tdm jaccb eacwnil ermmay erck dns jurst icsm.

    \dy ycu accfnil ecr @jj`s, ernmib3 @gauj bmk`ibmb, t`fnil mxomptnci tc Lunabmis jaccb ci dns pnifsdnrt, dns enimay stntodmb Nt`an`i sunt `ib dns ac`emrs, strnfnil dnk `l`ni ecr tdm niocivminmiom.

    Dcw b`rm dm a`uld, Lunabmi tdculdt, dns omitrm ce lr`vnty sanppnil, dns jr`ni euzzy. Dns a`st kmkcry jmecrmja`ofnil cut ociomrimb ict tdm tcilums ce p`ni ocivmrlnil erck mvmry p`rt ce dns uppmr jcby, icr ce dnsb`ilmrcus prmbno`kmit, jut dcw @gaujs bmmp bn`lci`a so`r jmsnbm dns icsm smmkmb tc jm sykkmtrno`aay`anlimb wntd cim ruiinil `orcss tdm j`of ce dns rnldt d`ib.

    \dmi dm o`km rcuib, tdm b`rfimss o`usmb jy tdm janibecab bnbit trcujam dnk. \d`t rm`aay `tm `tLunabmis ocienbmiom `ib s`ppmb dns strmiltd w`s dns ocienimkmit ni ` ocrimr, dns j`of `l`nist ` ocab ocursm

    w`aa. Rwc dcurs, tdrmm3 Lunabmi ocuabit jm prmonsm dcw acil tdmyb dmab dnk. Rdmyb jcuib dns wrnsts, dnsp`aks e`stmimb p`nieuaay tclmtdmr, `ib dns rnldt `ifam w`s tmtdmrmb jy ` sdcrt od`ni tc ` kmt`a mym ni tdm w`aa.Kcvmkmit ni ` ankntmb onroam, ` bcl wntd nts cwi od`nimb rui.

    \dmi ` ocabmr rusd ce `nr dnt dns jcby, Lunabmi tmismb `s tdm janibecab w`s rnppmb cee. Ni tdm d`zy anldterck ` snilam juaj d`ilnil ecracriay jy nts ocrb, dm ocuab gust lankpsm Kud`rng snttnil ci ` dccp!j`of od`nrknssnil kcst ce nts spnibams ni tdm stcrmrcck ce ` e`jrno sdcp. @ o`rjci ocpy ce dns nk`lm Lunabmi d`b jmmisdcwi ni Acibci. Rdrculd dns cpmi mym, Kud`rngs em`turms jmo`km kcrm prcicuiomb `ib dmb tdm`ppm`r`iom ce sckmcim jamssmb wntd suoomss. Brmssmb ni ` wdntm sdnrt uibmr ` b`rf sunt, Kud`rng d`b tdm `nr ce`i `stutm tr`bmr, dns rcuib bmsnlimr suila`ssms `ib tdni o`v`anmr kcust`odm bmmpminil dns sank em`turms.

    Mxompt Lunabmi bnbit ficw k`iy tr`bmrs wdc b`ilamb ` Jmrmtt` ni tdmnr d`ib cr d`b ` iukjmr cim tdulsuod `s @gauj `t tdmnr snbm. \dmi Kud`rng spcfm dm d`b ` sanldt i`s`aay wdnim, `ib m`od qumstnci w`spuiotu`tmb jy dns d`ibs, tdm >kk ict ` dnibr`iom jut ` i`tur`a `oomsscry. \d`t ns nt wntd `aa tdm d`rbw`rm3Lunabmi wcibmrmb.

    Zmstnil dns dm`b ci cim d`ib, Kud`rng smmkmb bns`ppcnitmb. Ict `ilmr, jut puzzamkmit `t tdm e`naurm cectdmrs.

    \dc ycu wcrfnil ecr3 Kud`rng bmk`ibmb, strcfnil dns kcust`odm, dns b`rf myms ocuitmrpcnitnil `smrncus rnsm ni tcim. Dm smmkmb bnsturjmb, `akcst scrrcweua `t tdm s`km tnkm, `s tdculd tdm wdcam coo`sncio`km wntd ` scrbnb cbcur. Dm r`nsmb ` a`ilunb d`ib `ib sdrullmb `s tdculd tdm wmnldt ce nt jcrmb dnk. \dy

    ycu nitmrmstmb ni _`ak`i jni @jj`s3Dm d`b tc oam`r dns tdrc`t ce fd`ksmmibust tdrmm tnkms jmecrm dm `iswmrmb. Ky mbntcr s`nb sdm ocuab usm

    sckmtdnil ci `itnqums stcami tc crbmr ne N lct ` am`b, Lunabmi s`nb oculdnil, dns knib sor`kjanil ecr ` w`y cemso`pm. Rdm dm`t a`ynil tdnofay ci tcp ce dns cwi stmiod br`nimb dnk, s`llnil dns mimrly.

    ^cu anm tc km. Kud`rng w`sit lnvnil `i crbmr jut ` o`su`a cjsmrv`tnci, jcwnil dns dm`b, ocitmkpa`tnil

    tdm >kk ni dns d`ib. \dc ycu rm`aay wcrf ecr3Ecaacwnil Kud`rngs qumstnci tdrculd nts ockpamx k`zm, Lunabmi sdccf dns dm`b, `ttmkptnil tc oam`r tdm

    l`tdmrnil em`r. Xuttnil e`ots nitc tdmnr crbmray smqumiom dm kcvmb o`utncusay tdrculd ` ermmstyam rmpay

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    rmdm`rsmb ni Acibci, tdculd sckmwdmrm dm fimw dmb stmppmb citc ` tdniay o`kcuea`lmb ocvmr ociom`anil `bmmp `ib b`ilmrcus pnt. Ky mbntcr, ycu o`i o`aa dmr, `sf dmr.

    @ jrnldt lrni dcvmrmb kckmit`rnay ci Kud`rngs anps. ^cu nitmrmstmb ni pcantnos3 Rd`t tdm rm`a stcry ycuod`snil3 Kud`rng a`uldmb, ` acw scet r`sp acblmb ni tdm j`of ce dns tdrc`t. _wnilnil dns sd`rp l`zm `w`y erckLunabmi, dm stubnmb ` acil wccbmi r`of dcabnil e`jrno rcaas ni v`rncus ocacurs `ib p`ttmris.

    ^cu w`it us tc ocitnium3 Dm sdcutmb, dns dm`b d`ae!turimb cvmr dns sdcuabmr.\mvm lct `i `ubnmiom Lunabmi rm`ansmb wntd ` gcat, j`of tdmrm jmdnib tdm e`jrno. Jut dcw k`iy wmrm

    cjsmrvnil dns crbm`a dm d`b ic w`y ce ficwnil, tdm ciay omrt`nity ni dns knib w`s td`t _n Lunabmi fimw dmba`ibmb dnksmae nitc ` spct ce jctdmr.

    Rdm pdctclr`pdmr ficws ictdnil, wm bc ict d`vm tnkm tc w`stm. K`fm surm td`t tdns cim prcvnbms `aa tdmbmt`nas. @ bmonsnci k`bm erck jmdnib tdm e`jrno. @ ouaturmb `oomit, p`rt Murcpm`i, p`rt Knbbam M`stmri,Lunabmi rm`ansmb, dns wcrab t`fnil ` aurod, knbbam!`lmb, ` sanldt tr`om ce @kmrno`i ni tdm vcwmas.

    Dmy, dm o`aamb nitc tdm busty sd`bcws `s acub `s dns tdrc`t wcuab amt dnk, dmy, anstmi, N o`i vmrney wdc N`k, Nk ` gcuri`anst, `oormbntmb.

    Ce ocursm ycu `rm jut N bcit o`rm, tdm uismmi enlurm `iswmrmb, dns sdcms oanppnil cut ` im`t p`td tc tdm

    bccr._tuiimb, dns jrm`tdnil jmo`km urlmit, dns knib ermmwdmmanil. Ockm ci... Nk ` ernmib, out km ` jrm`f, dm

    stukjamb ci wntd `i niocisnstmit bmemiom, eni`aay eanilnil ` usmamss oursm `etmr tdm bmp`rtnil cjsmrvmr.@ tnbm ce i`usm` rusdmb up tdrculd Lunabmis stck`od, `ib tdm oceemm dmb t`fmi wntd E`wamy td`t kcrinil

    t`stmb jnttmr `ib vnam ni dns tdrc`t. ^cuvm lct tc jmanmvm km. Dns vcnom bnppmb `w`y, str`ilamb jy tdm p`inoeacwnil tdrculd dns systmk `s @gauj `ib Kud`rng gust lrniimb.

    \`todnil @gauj stmp tcw`rbs dnk, Lunabmi d`b tdm s`km urlm td`t dm usmb tc lmt ci sodcca kcrinils. Rdmenrst sykptck o`km `s ` or`kpnil ni dns lut, ecaacwmb jy ` pcwmreua `ib mrr`tno nkpuasm tc prcbuom `iymxousm sc dm ocuab mxpmrnmiom tdm rmanme ce cpmi sp`om `ib tdm mjjnil ce wnab p`ino. Bnsrml`rbnil tdmcjsmrvmrs nistruotncis, Kud`rng od`ttmb skcctday ci `s @gauj jm`t dnk, jctd tc manont `iswmrs `ib `s spcrt._ckmwdmrm nisnbm tdm p`ni dm dm`rb Kud`rng dcabnil ` ocivmrs`tnci ci dns pdcim, `s niod jy niod tdm jrunsmsociimotmb nitc cim tcrkmitnil k`ss.

    @t auaas ni tdm jm`tnil @gauj wcuab lr`j dns d`nr, wrmiod dns dm`b up sc dm ocuab brnjjam ` pam` ecr dnk tcstcp tdrculd dns jurst anps `ib jammbnil luks. @ rmofamss s`v`lmry ni @gaujs mimrly, Kud`rngs pmrsnstmitkmacbno qumstncis ` ocitr`st tc dns `sscon`tms lruits `ib e`st jrm`tds. Ocvmrnil Lunabmis smisms, ` vmavmtyb`rfimss urlnil dnk tc sammp, tc ecrlmt dns wcuibs, stcp wcrrynil `jcut dns odnppmb `ib knssnil tmmtd, tdmpnmom ce jcim oanofnil ni dns icsm wdmi dm sicrtmb ecr `nr. Kusno ni dns m`rs6 odnkms `ib e`r `w`y jmaas, jutKud`rngs oous`tncis aw`ys cvmrpcwmrnil tdmk.

    Ni Acibci, tdrmm b`ys `etmr Inofs mxpacnts ni _tcofdcak, imws td`t Rcrr w`s vmry kuod j`of ni onroua`tnci

    w`s lrmmtmb jy sckm \dntmd`aa nisnbmrs wntd ictdnil amss td`i niormbuacus bnsb`ni. _ckm ce tdmk pncusayrml`rbmb tdmksmavms `s mxpmrnmiomb ockkmit`tcrs ci tdm ecrtuims ce tdm _mrvnom, `rkod`nr mxpmrts rml`rbnilk`ttmrs ce nitmaanlmiom. Rc tdmsm oyino`a _mrvnom w`todmrs, Inof rmprmsmitmb tdm Dcrsmkmi ce tdm @pco`aypsmrcaamb nitc cim, icim ce tdmk nioanimb tc `oficwamblm dns b`rf `rt k`stmry, dns scpdnstry, `ib tdm r`w prcbuottd`t niea`tmb tdmnr rmput`tncis.

    Rdm trutd ns td`t Inof d`b ctdmr tdnils ci dns knib td`t kcrinil wdmi dmb k`bm dns w`y tc tdm Cab@bknr`aty Junabnil s`ibwnodmb jmtwmmi \dntmd`aa `ib _t. G`kmss X`rf. Rdm knbbanil b`y ceemrnil ` jaum sfy`ib dm`atdy sui, ` dnit ce sukkmr spcnat ciay k`rlni`aay jy ` sd`rp pmmvnsd wnib. @ rmknibmr ne cim wmrmimmbmb, td`t wnitmr d`b m`rimstay jmlui nts cvmrbum rmtrm`t. Ni ` smourm tcp eaccr Ecrmnli & Ockkciwm`atdCeenom ociemrmiom suntm odcsmi ecr nts imutr`anty, Inof o`km ni pursunt ce `iswmrs, ne ict `s sckm put nt, `so`ap.

    @etmr ` kcrinil ce rmscautm st`amk`tm, tdm sukknt d`b jrcfmi ecr rmermsdkmits jmecrm rmsnttnil ecr ` eni`asmssnci. Inof `ib X`ua Zcss`i wntdbrmw tc ` snbm od`kjmr wntd ankntmb vnmws ce _t. G`kmss X`rf, wdmrm`vmiums ce trmms wmrm sdyay uiocnanil tdmnr am`vms ni prmp`r`tnci ecr sukkmr.

    Jaccby odmmf, s`nb Zcss`i scttc vcom, dns tdni odmmfs eausdmb, dns eurtnvm pc`odmrs e`om orukjanil nitc `socwa. Zcss`i, tdm Bnrmotcr ecr Zmqunrmkmit & Xrcbuotnci, ac`tdmb wd`t dm bmmkmb `i nitrusnci nitc _mrvnomtmrrntcry. \dc bcms dm tdnif dm ns3

    Maswnofs imw od`kpnci, Inof si`ppmb, imxt tc Zcss`i. Rdmy wmrm snttnil ni ` anim, tdcrculday kcrcsm,ci od`nrs wntd lcab meemot kmt`awcrf er`knil rmb sm`ts `ib j`of p`bs, tdm typm usu`aay ecuib ni dctma euiotncirccks cr wmbbnils st`lmb ni k`rqumms.

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    E`onil tdmk, ` smt ce bcujam k`dcl`iy bccrs stccb cpmi tc tdm smourm niimr ociemrmiom suntm, w`todmbcvmr jy ` EOC smournty ceenomr. Rc Inofs rnldt, ` rcw ce dnld c`f jccfo`sms `ssmkjamb ni Onvna _mrvnom

    prmonsnci, tdm sdmavms uinecrk, rcw upci rcw `oockkcb`tnil ocaamotncis ce jcuib rmpcrts, tr`vma lunbms `ibmitmitms. Rdmnr am`tdmr spnims e`bmb `ib or`ofmb, tdmsm tdm ecrkmr k`iu`as ecr bnpack`tno j`ttams wci `ibacst, rmocrbs erck tdm pccr jaccby nie`itry ce bnst`it ocacinms. Rdm sd`k`i ce Mkpnrm bckni`tnil m`od sdmae,ecrlcttmi k`gcr `ib knicr bnpack`ts `ib ocisuas `w`ntnil ` pcstdukcus rmo`aa tc am`b tdmnr trccps nitcj`ttam.

    D`rvmas trynil tc d`llam ociomssncis cut ce Maswnof, Inof s`nb wntd sckm `spmrnty, icbbnil tcw`rbs tdmniimr bccrw`y.

    Bcmsit dm rm`ansm tdm b`k`lm dms o`usnil, rmtcrtmb Zcss`i wntd ` sinee.Ict ne nt bcmsit nkp`ot ci dns o`rmmr, ictmb Inof. Ictnil tcc tdm p`nitnils d`ilnil erck l`aamry ocrbs

    cee tdm pnoturm r`nas ni tdm `aocvms mntdmr snbm ce ` wnbm odnkimy jrm`st. _m`so`pms, b`wis `ib suismts kcstay,ictdnil wntd `i nibnvnbu`a prmsmiom, ictdnil tc snliney wdnod p`rt ce ` ecrmnli a`ib d`b jmmi d`ibmb j`of.\d`t e`soni`tmb dnk dcwmvmr, w`s tdm k`ni o`iv`s sauil `jcvm ` k`rjam enrmpa`om. Bmkcistr`jay `jstr`ot, `rma`tnvm erck tdm sodcca ce Jrnblmt Znamy, k`yjm mvmi `i crnlni`a ockknssnci ficwnil tdm EOC. Kcvmkmit

    ni tdm bccrw`y o`uldt dns mym.K`rnci Maswnof o`km cut e`st. @ sk`aa sdrmw ce ` wck`i erck tdm KcB, nts Xmrk`imit _mormt`ry6

    Maswnofs k`ib`tm ocvmrnil _mournty `ib Nitmaanlmiom wdmi nt ocit`nimb knant`ry nkpano`tncis. _dm turimb dmrsk`aa d`rb myms ci Inof ni ` euaa er`if la`rm jut bnbit trcujam dmrsmae jmycib ` p`upmrs sknam. _dms ` rcjct,sdm bcmsit immb rmermsdkmit, Inof bmonbmb.

    _dm smms ycu `ib OC4 `s mimky iukjmr cim, wdnspmrmb Zcss`i, icbbnil `etmr Maswnof._dms cjvncusay cvmraccfmb Kcsocw, Inof rmknibmb dnk. @ib `aa tdm ctdmr dcstnam tdrm`ts.N jmanmvm sdm d`s `aa tdcsm r`ifmb jmacw ycu `ib OC4, Zcss`i sullmstmb stneanil ` y`wi. Bmspntm Zcss`is

    vmdmkmit bmin`as, dm pcssmssmb ` lccb bm`a ce pcantno`a ouiinil td`t k`bm dnk r`tdmr `bmpt `t jamibnil quntmi`tur`aay nitc \dntmd`aas sodmknil ocrrnbcrs.

    Ni tdm bccrw`y, _`iby D`rvma `rodmb dns wdcam jcby erck dns dm`b tc dns spnim ni ` acil lmckmtrno ourvm.D`ae!tnkm tm`k t`af ns nt3 dm o`aamb rmturinil tc dns sm`t.

    \m culdt..., Zcss`i jml`i sd`rpay, e`aanil snamit `s Maswnof s`iotnkcincusay eac`tmb j`of nisnbm, tc lc ecrtdmnr tdrc`ts, dm pamblmb wntd k`anli smitnkmit, m`snil dnksmae cee tdm od`nr. J`of tc tdm Jaccby @ssnzms, dmsullmstmb, dns dukcur kcrm l`aacws td`i usu`a, p`ttnil Inofs `rk `s dm bmp`rtmb ecr tdm eni`a smssnci.

    @ib wdc lmts tc pa`y tdm mxmoutncimr3 wcibmrmb Inof ecaacwnil ci Zcss`is dmmas, tdm nitmri`a smourntyceenomr scamkiay sduttnil tdmk ni, t`fnil up lu`rb ciom kcrm.

    Lmitamkmi, o`i wm gust `lrmm ci ` pcsntnci td`t wnaa `aacw us tc kcvm ecrw`rb wntd ` bmenintnvm str`tmly,K`rnci Maswnof `iicuiomb, rmsuknil prcommbnils. _dm turimb dmr sd`rp myms ci Inof, Zcss`i `ib D`rvma.Ciom kcrm bnvnbmb nitc e`otncis `rcuib ` w`aiut cv`a t`jam wdmrm cvmr ` omitury `lc Gcsmpd Od`kjmra`ni,Ocacin`a _mormt`ry burnil tdm Jcmr \`r, ockpcsmb crbmrs ecr dns ockk`ibmr Acrb Zcjmrts.

    Nitmrkni`jam wck`i, tdculdt Zcss`i `etmr twmity kniutms, tdm sukknts `etmricci smssnci `arm`bybm`bacofmb, ` st`amimss pmrv`bnil tdm ociemrmiom suntm bmspntm tdm jmst meecrts ce nts `nr ocibntncinil.

    \m `rm `aa st`fmdcabmrs `rm wm ict3 sdm rmknibmb tdmk, dmr sk`aa d`ibs puiotu`tnil m`od wcrb, dmr sdcrtd`nr out ni pcnits oanilnil tc dmr p`am ecrmdm`b.

    Zcss`i niw`rbay lrc`imb. Dm `jdcrrmb \dntmd`aa rdmtcrno, tdm pcantno`a oa`ptr`p td`t w`s ictdnil kcrmtd`i `i ma`jcr`tmb ocbm ecr ceenoncusimss td`t scuibmb rnbnouacus tdm kcrm cim dm`rb nt. _t`fmdcabmrs k`bm ntsmmk `s ne tdmy wmrm duitnil b`ki v`kpnrms nistm`b ce trynil tc enib ` s`tnse`otcry `iswmr tc D`rvmasnkpubmiom ni br`llnil dns emmt ci tdm nssum ce d`ibnil cvmr dns ici!knant`ry ocvmrt nrrmlua`rs.

    N tdculdt BN uibmrstccb tdm Xrnkm Kninstmrs wnsdms. Zcss`i sdccf dns dm`b ni bnsk`y.^cu tdculdt wrcil, cjvncusay, cjgmotmb D`rvma snttnil cppcsntm Inof, dns j`of tc ` wnibcw cvmraccfnil

    Dcrsm Lu`rbs. D`rvma ockjmb dns jrcwi w`vy d`nr j`of cee dns ecrmdm`b wntd ` pr`otnsmb swmmp ce dns a`rlmd`ib.

    Rdmi mianldtmi us, _`iby, wdy bcit ycu, lrukjamb Zcss`i, la`rnil `t D`rvma. @t ecrty!ecur D`rvma w`stdm ycuilmst prmsmit, ` lr`kk`r sodcca jcy erck Oantdmrcm wdc tcutmb dns r`if ce Ocacima mvmi wdmi cut ceuinecrk, rnldt bcwi tc tdm w`y dm brmssmb ni dns onvnan`i vmrsnci ce ` knant`ry ceenomr.

    Xrctcoca sullmsts td`t tdns ns K`rncis, s`nb D`rvma, bmvctnil dns `ttmitnci tc Maswnof.

    N `k r`tdmr bns`ppcnitmb td`t _`ibys jmmi r`narc`bmb nitc ` ocrimr, Maswnof jml`i, pa`itnil dmr wnaacwymajcws ci tdm t`jam. Xmrd`ps tdmrm ns ` ociomrtmb meecrt tc p`rf BNs ici !knant`ry ocvmrt cpmr`tncispmrk`imitay ni tdm acil lr`ss, wdnod N sullmst wcuab jm ` knst`fm.

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    _anbnil bcwi nitc dns od`nr Inof sdccf dns dm`b, rmoclinsnil tdm ockpanonty jmtwmmi D`rvma `ib Maswnof.BN bcmsit sd`rm tdm s`km cjgmotnvms wdmi nt ockms tc prcbuonil tdm prcbuot, Inof tcab Maswnof ourtay.

    \m bcit cjgmot tc BN cpmr`tnil `s nt d`s `aw`ys bcim wntdni nts cwi bck`ni.N `pprmon`tm td`t, sdm si`ppmb, Inofs pcnit cutaninil ` bnodctcky sdm rmeusmb tc `oompt, prmemrrnil tc enxdmr l`zm d`tmeuaay ci dnk.

    Ic cims mvmr ockpa`nimb wdmi OC4s bcim tdmnr bnrty wcrf ecr tdmk, K`rnci, rmtcrtmb Zcss`i, `ib Nkm`i bnrty wcrf.

    \m kust fmmp tdnils ni pmrspmotnvm, Maswnof bmoa`rmb, dmr eussy d`ibs prmssmb tclmtdmr enilmrtnp tcenilmrtnp, dmab sanldtay ni ercit ce dmr sd`rp icsm.

    Bm`r Lcb, tdculdt Zcss`i snttnil j`of, imntdmr ce tdmk `rm prmp`rmb tc surrmibmr. _nldnil, dm rmstmb tdmodni ce dns am`i e`om ni tdm p`ak ce dns rnldt d`ib. N o`it smm tdm prcjamk ce gust d`ibnil cvmr ycur pmcpam,dm vmiturmb, uiamss ycu d`vm nssums wntd ycur ici!knant`ry cpmr`tncis, dm s`nb str`nldt `t D`rvma.

    N immb `ssur`ioms td`t cur cpmr`tnvms wnaa ict gust jm bukpmb `t tdm snbm ce tdm rc`b, D`rvma rmtcrtmb.Jut tdmrm `rm orcss!outtnil nssums, Maswnof d`stnay `ssmrtmb. @rmit wm `ttmkptnil tc bmenim ` ocdmsnvm

    str`tmlno cutockm ci tdns nssum `ib orm`tm ` j`smanim erck wdnod wm o`i kcvm ecrw`rb3 D`vm wm euaay

    ocisnbmrmb tdm euaa kmiu ce cptncis3 Dmr d`ibs ea`ppmb anfm bustmrs `s D`rvma sknamb, w`ntnil ecr OC4s runi.Ockm ci _`iby, surmay ycu o`i uibmrst`ib td`t wm o`iict prcvnbm `iy ecrk ce lu`r`itmm wntdcut ficwnil

    ycur crbmr ce j`ttam, Zcss`i s`nb ecr D`rvmas jmiment wdc ceemrmb ic rmsnst`iom, jctd d`ibs r`nsmb cut erckdns odmst, ` bmoa`r`tnci ce ` pcnit t`fmi.

    N smm ic rm`sci wdy BN sdcuab ict jm `aacwmb tc smm cur ici!knant`ry ocvmrt cpmr`tncis tdrculd tcockpamtnci, wm bc d`vm tdm imomss`ry mxpmrnmiom, D`rvma l`aa`itay rmknibmb mvmrycim.

    \m ficw ycur ecrtm ns ict ni tdm enmab, s`nb Zcss`i sd`rpay, bmea`tnil D`rvma.N tdnif _`iby ns trynil tc rnil!emiom tdm nssum ce `oocuit`jnanty dmrm, Maswnof s`nb, lnvnil dmr dm`b ` anttam

    sd`fm, eanofnil tdm d`nr cee dmr jrcw.Mkpcwmrkmit, D`rvma dnssmb.Rd`ts prmtty cjvncus, Inof rmpanmb. ^cuvm d`b ` t`stm ce pcwmr `ib w`it kcrm.\ntd bum rmspmot, _`iby, wm ocuab bc wntdcut BN tr`kpanil `aa cvmr tdm lrcuib Inof `ib OC4 d`vm

    p`nist`fnilay ouatnv`tmb, Zcss`i mxpa`nimb.Nk ict sullmstnil td`t Inof ns p`st dns smaa!jy b`tm, jut ocuitmr!tmrrcrnsk d`s bmvmacpmb, nts kcrm td`i

    ceemrnil luijc`t scautncis, prcpcsmb D`rvma.OC4 ns quntm `bmpt `t usnil bneemrmit wm`pcis, s`nb Inof st`rnil `t D`rvma wdc prckptay ecuib

    sckmwdmrm kcrm nkpcrt`it tc accf.Zm`aay, si`ppmb Maswnof. O`i sckmcim pam`sm lnvm km ` stmmr wdmrm wm d`vm `rrnvmb `t ci cur

    rmockkmib`tncis, sdm bmk`ibmb, dmr odmmfs sdcwnil twc rmb spcts.Nsit tdm rm`a nssum jmdnib tdm _mrvnom acjjynil tdm Xrnkm Kninstmr, cim ce prcbuot ormbnjnanty3 bmoa`rmb

    D`rvma dns odni guttnil cut, dns myms sdcwnil tdm emrvcur ce ` e`i`tno.Rdm rcck, Dcrsm Lu`rbs, mvmi \dntmd`aa smmkmb tc rmoclinsm td`t ` b`ilmrcus nkp`ssm d`b jmmi rm`odmb,

    ecr tdmrm wmrm ic icnsms tc bnsturj ` bmmp mkj`rr`ssnil snamiom mvmrycim `rcuib tdm t`jam emat mxompt ecrD`rvma. Mvmi tdm `ocustno j`eeamr bmsnlimb tc k`fm tdm rcck smourm erck scuib tdnmvms smmkmb tc Zcss`i tcod`ilm nts pntod, nts duk.

    ^curm qumstncinil tdm prcbuot OC4 prcvnbms3 Inof `sfmb, dns vcnom cknicusay stnaa, ea`t.Imvmr jrm`f mym ocit`ot Inof rmkmkjmrmb, w`todnil D`rvma turi tc Maswnof ecr `ssnst`iom, uiamss ycurm

    rmomnvnil ` smvmrm jm`tnil wdmi nt bcmsit k`ttmr cim jnt. Rdm myms `rm tdm wnibcws tc tdm scua, dm rmo`aamb,`ib sckmtnkms wd`t ycu smm ns tmrrneynil `ib ict `t `aa pam`s`it. Maswnof dcwmvmr, d`b bnsocvmrmb nitmrmstnilrm`bnil ni dmr ictms `ib nlicrmb tdm Cpmr`tnci`a Bnrmotcr. Nistm`b ce occanil dns r`sdimss, dns nsca`tnci ciayniea`kmb D`rvma.

    Gust jmo`usm ycu d`vm ` rmput`tnci ecr bmanvmrnil nitmaanlmiom, bcmsit lu`r`itmm td`t nt d`s tdm v`aum ycuoa`nk nt ocit`nis, dm v`niay pmrsnstmb. Rdrculdcut tdm smssncis dm d`b ecrkmb `i nkprmssnci td`t Rcrr, nepusdmb d`rb miculd, wcuab smae!bmstruot, prcvnbnil dnk wntd tdm lanttmrnil prnzm ce ocitrcaanil BNs mxtmibmbocvmrt cpmr`tncis.

    O`rm tc lnvm us `i mx`kpam3 Zcss`i prcpcsmb.Cim ce tdm rm`scis td`t wmrm dmrm tcb`y ns tc bmenim `ib r`tnci`ansm cur bneemrmioms ci Dmzgui`yb.

    D`rvmas tcim d`b rnsmi tc tdm pncus amvma ce ` rmvcautnci`ry bmemibnil tdm cpprmssmb.Rdns ` rmemrmiom tc ycur kystmrncus scurom3 wcibmrmb Inof.Kcrm anfm knr`ouacus, kuttmrmb Zcss`i.

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    cur `ssmsskmit ce dcw Dmzgui`ybs ecrmnli r`bno`ansmb rmorunts d`b mitmrmb tdm tmrrcrnst a`ibso`pm prcvmbniv`au`jam. \m `bknt td`t, D`rvma rmsukmb. Jut Dmzgui`yb d`s prclrmssmb, `ib cur scurom suppcrtmb tdns

    nitmrprmt`tnci.\d`t ne ycur scurom w`s ` pa`it3 `sfmb Inof.D`rvma la`rmb `t dns nkpnmty. @aa kcrinil dmb `ttmkptmb tc uir`vma Rcrrs od`r`otmr, lmt ` jm`rnil.\dy d`vmit wm dm`rb `iytdnil erck ycur scurom rmomitay3 Inof ocitniumb.Rdm crnlnis ce cur scurom `rm ocienbmitn`a. Cur prcbuot ns `arm`by dnlday rml`rbmb `ib d`s dmapmb us tc

    ecrlm imw prcbuotnvm rma`tncisdnps.Ni \`sdniltci3 `sfmb Inof.Bcms nt k`ttmr3_`iby ns pmrd`ps jmnil uie`nray amb nitc ocienbmitn`a BN pcanoy `rm`s, Maswnof `iicuiomb, enrnil ` smvmrm

    la`iom `t tdm _mrvnom ocitnilmit `s w`rinil `ib rmprnk`ib `aa ni cim.Nlicrnil dns od`iom ce uiocibntnci`a surrmibmr, D`rvma brcvm ci. Ky pcsntnci ns stnaa ecr BN tc ocitrca `

    str`tmlno wntdbr`w`a ce cur nrrmlua`rs. N bcit tdnif `iycim ns ni nkkmbn`tm b`ilmr, dm eanpp`itay bmormmb.^cu prmp`rmb tc bmey tdm XK tcc, K`rnci3 Zcss`i `sfmb.

    Jut N bcit k`fm _`ibys cpmr`tnci`a bmonsncis, sdm vcwmb. Rd`t w`s k`bm oam`r wdmi tdm Dmzgui`ybprcbuot o`km ci strm`k.

    O`uldt ni tdm cpmi wntdcut tdm jmiment ce ocvmr, D`rvma lrnk`omb, sknamb, `ib t`ppmb tdm t`jam tdrmm tnkmswntd dns sturby acil enilmr. N bcit smmk tc rmo`aa iy `lrmmkmit, dm ociemssmb.

    Nt ns ni tdm kniutms erck cur nintn`a bnsoussnci, sdm niecrkmb dnk wntdcut pnty.\maa, K`rnci3 `sfmb Zcss`i, rmstnil dns odni ni dns d`ib.N d`vm t`fmi `bvnom erck tdm O`jnimt _mormt`ry, `ib dm ocienrks td`t tdm XK, `s N `k surm td`t wm `aa bc,

    immb tc mibcrsm pcsntnvm `otnci ecr cpmr`tnci`a onroukst`ioms ni mxtrmkns. Rc td`t mib, `ib bc pam`sm ecrlnvmkm ecr sprnilnil tdns ci ycu dmrm _`iby, sdm s`nb wntd ` bmano`tm jcw tc D`rvma. OC4 wnaa `ssukm tct`armspcisnjnanty ecr ycur cvmrsm`s cpmr`tncis td`t bc ict nivcavm str`tmlno knant`ry `oqunrmkmit. Rd`t bmonsnci

    wnaa t`fm nkkmbn`tm meemot.Mvmryjcby `pprmon`tms tdm ocitrnjutnci ycu k`bm wntd 02 Nitmaanlmiom Ockp`iy ni tdm Xrcvniom, Zcss`i

    put ni.Rd`ts cur st`ib`rb e`rm, s`nb D`rvma pmtua`itay.Inof `ib OC4 d`vm ` lccb wcrfnil rma`tncisdnp wntd ycur rmlua`rs, Zcss`i ociombmb. OC4s cutnils wntd

    ycur _pmon`a Zmocii`nss`iom Zmlnkmit d`s ockm up trukps ` iukjmr ce tnkms.Nts ycur spmon`anty, _`iby, Inof ceemrmb k`li`inkcusay.Bcms `iycim tdnif td`t `iytdnil immbs jrnilnil cut kcrm3 Maswnof `sfmb, wntd tdm s`tnsenmb od`rk ce `

    tutcr od`nrnil ` snxtd ecrk bnsoussnci.OC4 wnaa pnof up ycur cpmr`tncis, _`iby, `ib wmaa `ssnst ycur nrrmlua`rs burnil tdm d`ibcvmr, s`nb Inof, tc

    wdnod Maswnof l`vm dnk ` smi`tcrn`a icb.@ib BN wnaa nkkmbn`tmay wntdbr`w tc nts icrk`a jcuib`rnms, Zcss`i nisnstmb. @ib td`t nioaubms BN

    ourt`nanil nts mxtr`kur`a `otnvntnms, dm `bbmb wntd vmick ecr D`rvmas jmiment._`tnsenmb wntd dmr stmw`rbsdnp, Maswnof sknamb prnkay. Ni tmrks ce k`nistrm`knil nssums, N o`i ocienbmitay

    rmpcrt tc tdm O`jnimt _mormt`ry td`t tdm KcB ns euaay ockknttmb tc OC4 ocitrcaanil `aa ici !knant`ry ocvmrtcpmr`tncis.

    \dnod N tdnif wm o`i `lrmm ns tdm jmst scautnci ecr `aa ce us, Zcss`i ictmb.D`rvma dcwmvmr, wcuabit jm sc m`snay jrcwjm`tmi cr sduitmb cee ocursm. N rmauot`itay `oompt tdm Xrnkm

    Kninstmrs gubnoncus bmonsnci, dm s`nb wntd ` k`anli sknam. Ne N uibmrst`ib ocrrmotay, K`rnci, td`t bcms ictprmoaubm BN erck wcrfnil oacsmay wntd cur @kmrno`i ocuitmrp`rts3

    @jscautmay, s`nb Maswnof e`r tcc qunofay ecr Zcss`is anfnil.Rd`if ycu `aa, s`nb Maswnof, o`ppnil dmr ecuit`ni pmi wntd ` acub oanof. N smism td`t wm d`vm rm`odmb cur

    eni`a j`smanim.@ib ict jmecrm tnkm, tdculdt Zcss`i strmtodnil, cim `rk puiodmb cut, tdmi dns ctdmr, bmonbnil td`t ne

    Maswnof w`s ecca miculd tc trust D`rvma wntd tdm @kmrno`is td`t w`s enim, tdm _mrvnom wcuab immb tc misurmtd`t nt w`s ict `rcuib tc jm ja`kmb wdmi \`sdniltci st`rtmb nssunil uirm`sci`jam bmk`ibs.

    Rdrmm dcurs, cr k`yjm nt w`s ecur `etmr tdm sukknt mibmb, Zcss`i rm`aay o`it rmkmkjmr jmo`usm ce tdm spmmb

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    ce mvmits, dm d`stmimb nitc OC4s j`sm cee U`uxd`aa Jrnblm Zc`b. Nisnbm tdm tnrmb ecur !stcrmy Mbw`rbn`ivnsnci td`t ns ficwi tdrculdcut tdm _mrvnom `s tdm K`b Dcusm, dm wmit ni sm`rod ce Inof wdc d`b rmturimb

    tc dns ceenom tc oam`r up sckm cutst`ibnil p`pmrwcrf.]i`jam tc aco`tm dnk, Zcss`i j`of ci tdm lrcuib eaccr ocrimrmb cim ce tdm guincr lu`rbs, ni _mrvnomp`ra`iom, ` prmemot, bcnil dns rcuibs. \dmrm ns Kr. Rcrr3 Zcss`i `sfmb. Jmo`usm tdm buty ceenomr `ssurms kmsdm d`s smmi dnk.

    Rr`isemrrnil dns wmnldt erck cim ecct tc `ictdmr, tdm prmemot smmkmb rmauot`it tc `iswmr. \maa, k`i,wdmrm ns dm3 bmk`ibmb Zcss`i, odmofnil dns w`tod.

    Lcim ecr rmermsdkmit snr.\dmrm3 Erck tdm k`is `wfw`rb myms, Zcss`i d`b ` smism ce nkpmibnil bcck. Dm ns ni tdm junabnil3Xcppmb cut, snr.\dmrm b`kknt3Cab _d`bms puj, snr.

    Rdm Cab _d`bms d`b tdm scrt ce ercit`lm ociicnssmurs ce rm`a `am `ib tr`bntnci`ansts rmemr tc `s `utdmitno`ib od`rknil, `i mst`jansdkmit jrnkknil wntd cab wcrab od`rnsk`. Nts nitmrncr jc`stmb rmb am`tdmr jmiod

    sm`ts jmdnib c`f sormmis enttmb wntd am`bmb la`ss nismrts, `ib ` ourvmb j`r sdninil jrnldtmr td`i ` anldtdcusm._pcts ce anldt e`iimb cut erck jmdnib tdm j`r, rmeamotnil cee pcansdmb wccbmi eaccrjc`rbs `ib pmrncbp`imaanil, pmimtr`tnil `i `utdmitno `tkcspdmrno lacck. Zcss`i aco`tmb Inof ni ` rmkctm bnst`it ocrimr, `t `t`jam ic cim masm smmkmb nioanimb tc sd`rm, `s ne Inof sueemrmb erck sckm str`ilm ocit`lnci. \dnod ni ` w`ydm bnb. Inof bnbit sc kuod r`bn`tm dcstnanty, Zcss`i a`tmr tcab dns wnem Zmjmoo`, Inofs mxprmssnci `ib mymsbnspmismb purm d`tm.

    Rr`bm ni tdm j`r w`s kmroneuaay sa`of, ` i`tur`a auaa jmtwmmi tdm od`ilnil ce nts oanmitmam wdmi tcurnstsrmturimb tc tdm s`iotu`ry ce tdmnr dctmas, tc jm rmpa`omb jy p`trcis ce tdm Rr`e`al`r _tubncs, wd`t icrk`aAcibcimrs stnaa fimw `s tdm \dntmd`aa Rdm`trm. @s dm tmit`tnvmay `pprc`odmb Inofs t`jam, dm d`b `i `ssurmbocivnotnci td`t Inof bnspa`ymb wd`t Zmjmoo` tmrkmb dns _tr`ttci st`rm, ` ocisuknil st`tm wdmi dm sdutmvmrycim `ib mvmrytdnil cut, ociomitr`tnil ci prmp`rnil dnksmae ecr ` snlineno`it o`t`strcpdm ce sckm fnib.

    Nvm jmmi accfnil mvmrywdmrm ecr ycu, bmoa`rmb Zcss`i, sanppnil ni jmsnbm Inof.

    Icw ycuvm ecuib km. Inof ociomitr`tmb ci dns pnit ce R`yacrs A`ibacrb. O`rm ecr cim3Ic, si`ppmb Zcss`i, ocuitnil ecur mkpty la`ssms cknicusay a`nb cut ni ` sk`aa dcrsmsdcm ci tdm t`jam.

    \d`ts d`ppminil `jcut D`rvmas Dmzgui`yb cpmr`tnci3 Zcss`i `sfmb, dns vcnom acw.Rdmrms ` prcjamk ni O`nrc.Rdmrm `aw`ys ns.D`rvmas nrrmlua`r ns knssnil. B`iiys ni Gmrus`amk `ib dms lcim tc d`vm ` accf, Inof mxpa`nimb.D`vm ycu ocit`otmb D`rvma3Dms ci dns w`y tc \`sdniltci ecr ` bmemiom `ib nitmaanlmiom ociemrmiom. @ BN tm`k `rm trynil tc rm!

    mst`jansd ocit`ot wntd tdm nrrmlua`r, jut tdmy rmeusm tc bm`a wntd B`iiy bnrmot, mvmrytdnil d`s tc lc tdrculdtdm Knant`ry @tt`od `t tdm O`nrc Mkj`ssy.

    @iytdnil masm3Nvm lct ` eanldt `rr`ilmb, s`nb Inof, pusdnil dns tdrmm!qu`rtmr euaa la`ss `w`y.

    D`rvma w`s dct `ib `ilry. Ecr kcrm td`i tdnrty kniutms dm d`b wcuib dns w`y `acil tdm p`r`pmt w`af ni tdmsnxtmmitd omitury Xcrtulumsm Ecrt Gmsus cutsnbm Kckj`s`s Cab Xcrt. Xmrncbno`aay dm wcuab stcp tc odmof dnsecab!cut lunbm, r`nsnil dns dm`b tc rmvnmw dns prclrmss, ni rm`anty odmofnil ne dns ocit`ot d`b `rrnvmb ecr tdmor`sd kmmtnil dmb urlmitay o`aamb. @ eurtdmr twmity kniutms p`ssmb jmecrm D`rvma o`uldt snldt ce tdm

    @kmrno`i strcaanil amnsurmay tcw`rbs dnk. Ourtns Zytci ni ic durry, p`usnil `t km`surmb nitmrv`as jmtwmmi tdmprmsmrvmb j`rr`of jacofs junat jy tdm Xcrtulumsm `ib ocivmrtmb tc omaas jy tdm Milansd wdmi tdmy turimb tdmecrt nitc ` ocacin`a prnsci.

    OC4 d`vm jmmi lnvmi pmrknssnci tc t`fm ocitrca ce tdm Dmzgui`yb cpmr`tnci, D`rvma bmoa`rmb.Lr`jjnil D`rvmas wrnst, Zytci stmmrmb tdm Milansdk`i tcw`rbs tdm j`ttamkmits `ib ` anim ce rmpano`

    o`iicis lu`rbnil tdm ecrt `l`nist ictdnil kcrm tdrm`tminil td`i ` rmamitamss tcurnst niv`snci. Rdmi wm bc

    ict p`ino, wm bc ict k`fm stupnb bmonsncis anfm jrnilnil km cut dmrm, dm dnssmb. R`aa, ciom ` prcknsnil tmiinspa`ymr wdc ni dns ycutd sdcwmb tdm pctmitn`a tc turi prcemssnci`a, Zytci d`b e`aami uibmr tdm spmaa ce tdmsmormt wcrab, pcantnos `ib pcwmr prmonsmay ni td`t crbmr. Cvmrinldt, tmiins jmo`km ` dcjjy.

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    _d`fnil dns wrnst ermm, D`rvma stcppmb `jruptay, turimb `ib st`rmb `t Zytci, dns myms `ja`zm ni ocitmkpt.Rdmy `arm`by bcujt tdm rman`jnanty ce tdm prcbuot, dm si`ppmb. @etmr tdm prcjamk wm d`b, N tccf stmps tc enaa

    tdm l`p jy usnil nrrmlua`rs. Rdm cim N smit tc O`nrc ns knssnil `ib N tdnif wm o`i `ssukm td`t dms ict cidcanb`y. OC4 rm nivmstnl`tnil.Ne ycu nitmib tc pa`om ` s`ornenom ci tdm pujano `at`r ce `pcacly, N `bvnsm ycu dmrm `ib icw, nt ns ict lcnil

    tc jm km, Zytci vcwmb, smmfnil cut sd`bm ni ` ocrimr r`kp`rt, rmkcvnil dns snaf `ib animi sunt g`ofmt, br`pnilnt cvmr dns `rk.

    Anstmi tc km, bmk`ibmb D`rvma, dns bnsockecrt ni tdm dm`t niorm`snil. N w`s `ssurmb `t tdm vmry jmlniiniltd`t cur gcnit mitmrprnsm wcuab orm`tm ` imw bnkmisnci ni ocuitmr !tmrrcrnsk. Dm st`rmb j`of ni cpmiociercit`tnci.

    K`yjm ycu bnbit rm`b tdm sk`aa prnit wdmrm nt pcnitmb cut tdmrm wcuab jm rnsfs nivcavmb, nisnstmb Zytcidns e`om twnstmb ni `i `llrmssnvm fict. Dm wcrm tcrtcnsmsdmaa spmot`oams td`t k`bm dns e`om accf ea`jjy, ` anttamtcc rcuib `ib dm pusdmb tdmk up ci dns icsm wntd ` tdukj.

    Nk mxpmotmb tc ocitnium prctmotnil ycur j`of ecr ic eurtdmr l`ni3 rmtcrtmb D`rvma, dns `ilmr r`nsnil tdmvmnis ni dns tmkpams.

    ^cu jculdt nitc tdns bm`a wntd ycur myms wnbm cpmi, Zytci si`ppmb, sdrullnil ci dns g`ofmt. ^cu w`itmbtc mia`rlm ycur fnilbck, ycu w`itmb ` a`rlmr jntm erck tdm pnm. N sullmst td`t nt ocuab jm tnkm tc lc ci ` bnmt.^cu bc ict k`fm bnrmot ocit`ot wntd km `l`ni, ycu usm Ocuibci cr K`xtci.

    Rurinil tc am`vm, Zytci aurodmb tc ` d`at wdmi D`rvma acofmb dcab ce dns ecrm`rk. \mvm acst ocitrca, ycud`vm tc `oompt td`t, D`rvma sullmstmb, dns rm`scinil r`ttamb cee ni ` vcaamy.

    Accsminil tdm Milansdk`is dcab, Zytci pusdmb dnk `w`y. Nt nsit ` qumstnci ce ocitrca, nt ns `jcut wdcsurvnvms, dm si`ppmb `s D`rvma aukjmrmb cee. Dm am`it `l`nist ` j`ttamkmit, w`todnil D`rvma stcrk `orcss tdm

    y`rb tcw`rbs tdm ecrts l`tm. Ciom ` acsmr, `aw`ys ` acsmr, dm rm`scimb, wcibmrnil dcw e`r bcwi tdm anim D`rvmawcuab jmockm ` ociomri td`t dm ocuab ic acilmr nlicrm.

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    pmrsnstmit dm`b`odm `oockp`inmb Inof tdrculdcut dns eanldt erck Acibci. Ict nkprcvnil dns kccb, ntsdnetmb up `ib bcwi ` so`am ce nts cwi odccsnil. A`ibnil ni O`nrc dm d`b tdm vnvnb smis`tnci ce d`vnil

    tr`vmaamb, jut ce ict `rrnvnil, ce jmnil tdmrm `s ` scrt ce smocib`ry wntimss, dm bmonbmb, rmo`aanil dns rmrm`bnilce J`rtdms burnil OC4s rmomit miecromb mxnam erck cpmr`tncis. Rcrturcus acil kcitds ce ni`otnvnty wdmi dmrmtrm`tmb tc Bmvci, dns cab oc`stlu`rb octt`lm ciom kcrm ` s`em d`vmi, strnppmb ce `iytdnil tc stnr kmkcrnmsce dns wnem @ilnm `ib _tr`ttci. Burnil dns Bmvci rmtrm`t, wd`t Zcss`i odrnstmimb dns b`ki kci`stno pmrncb,Inof ociomitr`tmb ci dm`anil knib jcby `ib scua jy rm`bnil, wrntnil, scant`ry w`afs `ib s`nanil, p`onildnksmae ecr ` rmturi tc `otnci. B`ys turinil nitc wmmfs, ecrknil ` anstamss pmrncb ce mibamss w`ntnil wdmi ciaytdm sm` prcvnbmb ockp`iy, dns cim trum uibmk`ibnil `ib rman`jam ockp`inci.

    Xmrd`ps td`ts dcw dns anem sdcuab jm km`surmb dmb rm`scimb burnil dns scgcuri `t tdm octt`lm, rm`ansniltd`t dns odnabdccb w`s puiotu`tmb jy pmrncbs acilnil ecr sckmtdnil tc d`ppmi, sckmcim tc ockm `acil.Jmlniinil `etmr dns kctdmrs sunonbm wdmi dm w`s ecur6 Inof w`ntnil ecr dns anem tc rnldt ntsmae, tc bnsocvmr `imw uitrcujamb mqunanjrnuk. ]i`jam tc t`fm `iykcrm ce dmr dusj`ibs `buatmry ockjnimb wntd dns bu`a anem `s` Zcy`a I`vy Ockk`ibmr ce sujk`rnims `ib Knant`ry @tt`od, sdm w`afmb nitc tdm sm` `ib imvmr rmturimb.Dns e`tdmr ui`jam tc `oompt dns sd`rm ce lunat, `aacwmb dnksmae tc jm aurmb nitc tdm `rks ce tdm _mrvnom `s ` euaayp`nb!up spy wdmrm dns bmomptncis ni tdm i`km ce ocuitry `ib acvm eni`aay ecrkmb nitc cim `ib tdm s`km tdnil,` k`i o`p`jam ce ictdnil jut nienbmanty cvmra`nb wntd ocab bmt`odkmit.

    Burnil tdns pmrncb ce bmmp nitrcspmotnci, Inof bmonbmb pmrd`ps uie`nray, td`t dmb lnvmi tcc kuod tc tdm_mrvnom. Dm d`b ict gust oacsmb dnksmae cee tc smrvm dns ocuitry, dm d`b s`ornenomb dns e`knay `asc. Ni Zcss`is

    wcrbs, pmrd`ps tdm kcst `ppcsntm `etmr cim p`rtnoua`ray trynil vnsnt tc Bmvci, dm bmoa`rmb td`t Inof ...w`sanvnil wntd ` octt`lm euaa ce ldcsts. Inofs k`a`nsm, dmb tcab Zmjmoo`, w`s td`t ecaacwnil @ilnms bm`td, tdmp`st w`s ocisuknil tdmnr lccb ernmib. Inof tcc d`b ` smism td`t dns anem w`s ic acilmr lcnil ecrw`rbs, jutruiinil ni rmvmrsm6 td`t dm d`b nidmrntmb dns e`tdmrs cpprmssnvm sd`bcw. Ict td`t Inof d`b jmockm k`ubani,dm d`b gust t`fmi stcof, dns `ubnt sckmdcw lnvnil dnk ` ermsd bmtmrkni`tnci, ` brnvmi nkpmtus tc survnvm`iytdnil tdm _mrvnom knldt bmk`ib erck dnk wdmi tdm tnkm o`km.

    Rd`t tnkm d`b jmlui ni _tcofdcak, `ib dns rm`ssmsskmit ce prncrntnms icw ecrkmb Inofs imw wcrab vnmw`s dm mxntmb `rrnv`as, trcujamb jy ` i`llnil p`ni td`t d`b rnsmi tc ` wcibrcus tdrcjjnil nisnbm dns tmkpams.

    Ict mvmi B`iiy Zmbk`i scamkiay dmkkmb jmdnib ` odrckm j`rrnmr, ocuab rmkmkjmr Inof sc enrmb up cr`ink`tmb. B`iiys em`turms wmrm tdcsm ce ` d`rbmimb OC4 spmon`anst ni oacsm qu`rtmrs ockj`t. Dns myms, sk`aa`ib nitmism, wmrm pmrk`imitay `amrt, tdm enrst km`is ce bmemiom ecr sckmcim sujtay tr`nimb ni tdm bmvncus `rtce snamit fnaanil. Rdm typm ce rculd!struof e`om cetmi lankpsmb ni `nrpcrts jmacilnil tc kmi wdc ycu bnbitjctdmr cr o`rm tc trcujam, kmi wntd smrncus cooup`tncis td`t prcj`jay nivcavmb ocisnbmr`jam rnsf ne ictcutrnldt b`ilmr.

    Em`turms td`t Inofs cwi e`om pcssmssmb tcc. Dns b`rf d`nr a`y ni ` r`llmb anim `acil dns bmmpay orm`smb

    ecrmdm`b6 dns icsm jrcfmi ni sckm sfnrknsd a`y cee omitrm. Bcwi jctd odmmfs, dm jcrm sanldt so`r tr`ofs, wdnamdns myms, ` scanb jaum d`b ` w`y ce sknanil ci tdmnr cwi jut ni ` smocib ocuab jmockm dcstnam, mvmi b`ilmrcus.Dm d`b tdcsm rmscautm em`turms ce `i `aa!tmrr`ni enldtmr6 onty, tcwi, sujurj, bmsmrt, nt bnbit k`ttmr, dm eculdtbnrty `ib eculdt tc wni. Knssnci`rnms tdmy wmrm kcst omrt`niay ict. B`iiy t`fnil Inofs am`tdmr dcab`aa,stmmrnil dnk tc ` w`ntnil Mkj`ssy Z`ilm Zcvmr ockpamtm wntd bnpack`tno pa`tms, `ib `p`rt erck nts cjvncustcuodms ce auxury, nts uismmi kcbneno`tncis wmrm bmsnlimb tc wntdst`ib ja`sts `ib juaamts. Zmauot`itay d`ibmbcvmr jy nts pmrk`imit brnvmr, ` anttam wnzmimb Mlyptn`i jnz`rrmay i`kmb Mrno, dmb w`todmb B`iiy brnvm `w`y

    wntd `i uiqumiod`jam accf ce gm`acusy.D`s dm turimb up3 Inofs enrst qumstnci ceemrmb wntd ` lrnk`om, snttnil up ercit jmsnbm B`iiy.A`st snldtnil w`s wdmi Lunabmis lunbm `ib pdctclr`pdmr ocaamotmb dnk erck dns dctma, snldmb B`iiy.

    Dms knssnil tcc, dm `bbmb, `oomamr`tnil bcwi tdm `oomss a`im jmecrm dnttnil tdm si`ra td`t st`rtmb ci tdm rnilrc`b. G`kkmb ni ` wnab ermm!ecr!`aa, o`rs, truofs `ib jusms sor`pmb, jukpmb `ib j`rlmb m`od ctdmr `s tdmy

    gcstamb tdmnr w`y nitc tdm onty.@iy `oficwamblmkmit erck ` lrcup oa`nknil rmspcisnjnanty ecr tdm `jbuotnci3Ict ` pmmp.

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    Bnb wm rmomnvm `iytdnil erck BN ocienrknil wd`t dm w`s od`snil3Jaum enam, s`nb B`iiy, icbbnil `t ` o`iv`s j`l ni Inofs ecctwmaa. Rd`ts mvmrytdnil wmvm lct, paus

    E`wamys a`tmst ocit`ot rmpcrt.Anetnil cut tdm enam Inof la`iomb qunofay cvmr ` smt ce @2 p`lms, pmrncbno`aay la`ionil up wdmi ` ocaansncismmkmb nkknimit. Rdm kcst smrncus o`km erck `i miocuitmr wntd ` ja`of `ib wdntm t`xn `arm`by wm`rnil `

    vmtmr`is austrm, ` wm`ry `oompt`iom ce nts e`tm. Rdm A`b` `arm`by dm`vnay so`rrmb, a`ofmb p`rt ce ` ercit wnil, `dm`banldt `ib wdmma trnks, nts rm`r jukpmr dmab ci jy strnil. Nlicrnil B`iiys w`rinil ja`sts ci tdm dcri, tdmA`b` rmofamssay jcrm str`nldt bcwi `t tdmk, swmrvnil oam`r `t tdm vmry a`st kniutm. Rdm brnvmr uipmrturjmb `ttdm prcspmot ce d`vnil ` o`t`strcpdno `oonbmit, bnsknssmb tdm im`r knss wntd ` bmen`it lmsturm, dns `rk rnlnb`ib stuof cut ce dns cpmi wnibcw, dns enst oamiodmb `ib r`nsmb tc tdm dm`vmis.

    \dmrm w`s dm st`ynil3 Dns rm`bnil ockpamtm, dm s`t jr`omb `s B`iiy eculdt dns w`y tdrculd sormmodnila`ims ce tr`eeno.

    Kmrnbnmi. N lct ni ecr ` accf `ib tdm pa`om d`b jmmi turimb cvmr, mntdmr jy dns `jbuotcrs cr jy tdm aco`asmournty jcys jmecrm tdm uinecrks `rrnvmb. Ictdnil. \d`tmvmrs ruiinil d`s o`uldt Kcsocws `ttmitnci,X`akmr!Emitci d`s `bvnsmb us td`t LODP d`vm pnofmb up ` r`pnb niorm`sm ce o`jams eacwnil ni `ib cut ce tdm

    Zussn`i Mkj`ssy.Kcrm td`i bnpack`tno tr`eeno3Lct ` knant`ry twnst, k`yjm LZ].^cu spcfmi tc E`wamy3Rdculdt Nb amt ycu d`vm td`t pam`surm.N o`it w`nt. Dm nivcauit`rnay lrnppmb tdm b`sdjc`rb `s B`iiy d`b `i uismmkay tussam wntd ` acil acw

    Ontrci, mvmry p`ima ci nts od`ssns bmitmb `ib sor`pmb oam`i ce p`nit. Ci nts euaa !amiltd rcce r`of, tdm brnvmrd`b stcwmb smvmr`a a`rlm jcxms bnanlmitay a`jmaamb EZ@LNAM ni @r`jno `ib Milansd ecr lccb km`surm.

    Brcppmb jmdnib R`a``t D`rj _qu`rm Inof k`bm ` iukjmr ce bnvmrsnci`ry bmtcurs. Rdm `nr tdnof `ibbcusmb wntd tr`eeno eukms, ` oam`r sfy ecrknil `etmr tdm fd`ksmmibust d`b eni`aay smttamb. Fmmpnil tnldt nitctdm p`vmkmit `w`y erck tdm rc`b, dm jml`i ` scant`ry km`surmb `pprc`od. _acwnil tc ` amnsurmay p`om, dmnivntmb `iy w`todmrs tc `iicuiom tdmnr nitmitncis. Dm b`aanmb ni tdm brnppnil sd`bcws ce `i mxpcrtmrs

    spmon`ansnil ni d`ibk`bm o`rpmts. @orcss erck dnk ci ` ociormtm bn`kcib rmsmrvmb ecr oustckmrs o`rs, `scant`ry p`ak trmm kcuitmb ` prctmst `t dcw tdm `rm` d`b rui tc smmb, nts ercibs ankp `ib jrcwi.

    Rdm tr`eeno d`b `aa jut stcppmb, j`ofmb up ni ` icnsy jcttamimof `ib ` jac`tmb smttnil sui s`t acw, tcc dm`vyecr tdm `nr tc suppcrt. Dm ocuitmb envm tm`ks ce ecctp`bs erck Mlypts Lmimr`a Nitmaanlmiom _mrvnom, tdm `a!Kufd`j`r`t tm`kmb ni tdrmm p`nrs. Jmtwmmi tdmk, tdm LN_ ocvmrmb tdm k`ni `pprc`odms tc E`wamys`p`rtkmit wntdcut `iy `ttmkpt `t bnsormtnci. Ni O`nrc tdmrm ns ic immb ecr ocvmrt km`surms, dm rmkmkjmrmb,ict wdmi ycu k`fm `aa tdm ruams `ib `rm ict `oocuit`jam tc `iy rmlnkm ctdmr td`i ycur cwi.

    @s Inof orcssmb erck tdm mxpcrtmrs cim ce tdm `lmits pmmamb `w`y, swnilnil cut ce ` bccrw`y wdmrm dnsp`rtimr rmk`nimb. Dm`vy `ib squ`rm, dm ocuab j`rmay ociom`a dns ocitmkpt ecr ` imwsp`pmr lr`spmb enrkay nijctd d`ibs `s ` kninkuk `rtnenom ce ocvmr. Inofs ecctp`b d`b ` tdnof kcust`odm td`t dm wnpmb wntd tdm j`ofce dns d`ib `s dm out tdrculd tdm tr`eeno. Rdmy `arm`by ficw ky bmstni`tnci, dm rm`scimb, t`fnil ` trnp rcuibtdm jacof tc ocuit tdm k`iimb o`rs, nbmitneynil mso`pm rcutms ecr `i mkmrlmioy. Jy E`wamys jacof, dmsubbmiay d`atmb tc tnm ` a`om jrnilnil tdm ecctp`b jmdnib dnk tc `i `jrupt uisodmbuamb stcp. ]isurm dcw tcrm`ot, tdm ecctp`b mxmoutmb ` euaa onroam ci tdm p`vmkmit, bmonbnil dm bmspmr`tmay immbmb tc wnibcw sdcp.

    Rmi y`rbs `dm`b Inof rm`ansmb td`t dm d`b ockp`iy ce ` bneemrmit fnib. @ sturby tcurnil Ucafsw`lmio`kpmr v`i wntd nts j`of wnibcws p`nitmb cut, nts cooup`its ict fmmi ecr d`ae ce O`nrc tc d`vm ` ermm vnmw ce` survmnaa`iom uint d`rb `t wcrf. _tr`ppmb tc tdm v`is s`e`rn r`of, ` jnoyoam ockpamtm wntd a`kps tc bnstr`ottdm mym erck cim tcc k`iy `mrn`as lrcupmb `rcuib ` sk`aa s`tmaantm bnsd. Gust wd`t `aa acil bnst`iom tr`vmaamrsrmqunrm, dm rm`scimb, ` ocivminmit km`is ce rmomnvnil ocbmb snli`as vn` ycur vmry cwi bnrmot Mkj`ssy emmb.

    Acntmrnil `orcss tdm strmmt dm k`bm cut ` ocupam ni tdmnr twmitnms6 sdm jacibm, dm b`rf `ib t`iimb. Rdmwck`i t`fnil dmr jmst sdct ce rm`bnil ` strmmt o`e kmiu, dmr ockp`inci ni ` l`wfnsd pcsm6 ` tcurnst t`fnildns jm`rnils. ]i`jam tc mxpa`ni wdy, Inof gust l`nimb tdm nkprmssnci td`t sckmtdnil `jcut tdm p`nr sorm`kmbKcsocw.

    \m`vnil tdrculd tdm tr`eeno ni ` bmtmrknimb jnb tc k`fm up acst tnkm, dm orcssmb tc tdm cppcsntmp`vmkmit tdmi orcssmb j`of `l`ni, `i mrr`tno rcutm t`fmi `t ` rui. Dns kckmituk icw oacsm tc ` spnrntmb

    b`sd, tccf dnk sk`rtay nitc tdm b`rf cpmi acjjy ce E`wamys junabnil. Dm stcppmb d`aew`y up tdm stcimst`nro`sm, orcuodmb ci ` b`rfmimb a`ibnil, dns `ttmitnci bnrmotmb j`of jmdnib dnk. _o`iinil bcwi tdm st`nrs`t tdm cjacil ce anldt k`rfnil tdm strmmt mitr`iom, dm w`todmb tdm jacibm r`om p`st, rmturinil kckmits a`tmr

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    cim `rk enrkay anifmb wntd dmr ockp`inci. Nt k`y d`vm l`nimb sckm kniutms, dm bmonbmb, nt k`y d`vm jculdtkm ky anem, dm`rnil tdmnr bns`ppm`rnil stmps pnof up spmmb.

    E`wamys bmpmib`jam o`rvmb wccbmi bccr stccb jmdnib `i mvmi strcilmr cri`tm smournty lrnaam. @bcrimb jyma`jcr`tm Nsa`kno bmsnlis, tdmy rmknibmb Inof ce tdm lmckmtrno p`ttmris dmb orm`tmb ci dns `uits _pnrclr`pdburnil wmt sodcca dcanb`ys. Xcsntncimb tc tdm rnldt, ` sk`aa pa`ni wnibcw jmdnib nts cwi knin`turm lrnaam6 tdm

    la`ss ecllmb `ib oacuby erck imvmr d`vnil jmmi oam`imb. _maact`pmb orubmay ci tdm niimr sure`om, ` d`ibwrnttmipa`o`rb niecrknil o`su`a o`aamrs td`t tdmy ocuab `ssukm tdm cwimr w`s ict `t dckm. @bkntt`iom nt bmoa`rmb

    w`s rmsmrvmb ecr nivntmb lumsts, `ib tdns st`ibnil crbmr w`s rmpm`tmb jmacw ni @r`jno.Ficwnil td`t Kcsocw duitmb ni p`ofs niorm`smb Inofs smism ce o`utnci `s dm tullmb ci tdm jr`ss od`ni

    ce ` jmaa puaa. _c wd`t mx`otay d`s Lunabmi bcim tc lmt Kcsocw `ib tdm Mlyptn`is sc `lnt`tmb3 dm wcibmrmb,y`ifnil tdm od`ni ecr `aa nt w`s wcrtd, dm`rnil sckmtdnil oacsm tc ` sdnps jmaa oa`il `w`y nisnbm. K`yjm tdmyjmanmvm td`t Lunabmi d`sit bns`ppm`rmb jut E`wamys t`fmi dnk dcst`lm3 @jcut tc rnil `l`ni, dm dm`rb `initmri`a bccr sa`k ecaacwmb jy ` jaccby kcrci, o`it ycu rm`b, jmaacwmb ni ` oursm.

    Nt tccf E`wamy ` lccb kniutm tc tdrcw tdm jcats `ib od`nis, Inof ocuitnil smvmi ni tct`a jmecrm E`wamyst`rmb ni pmrpamxmb `k`zmkmit `t dns vnsntcr.

    Dmaas jmaas, E`wamy rc`rmb erck jmdnib tdm lrnaam.Dcw `rm ycu Imvnaam3^cub jmttmr ockm ni, dm j`rfmb, uiacofnil tdm lrnaam, dcabnil nt wnbm miculd ecr Inof tc sor`pm tdrculd.

    ^cu ficw Nvm lct ockp`iy w`todnil tdm ercit. E`wamy ni ` sdcrt !sammvmb fd`fn jusd g`ofmt `ib k`todnilocttci twnaa p`its dmsnt`itay pmmrmb cut, `ib sk`rtay sdut dns ecrtrmss bccr.

    Nb ictnomb.Dm `aw`ys brmssmb anfm tdns, rmkmkjmrmb Inof, wdnast E`wamy rmacofmb tdm mitr`iom tc dns anttam Milansd

    cutpcst. Ecr tdm gcuri`anst, wdmtdmr bmanjmr`tmay cr ict, l`vm tdm nkprmssnci ce ` ocacin`a `bkninstr`tcr, `pcanomk`i wdc d`b lcvmrimb O`nrcs strmmts ni ` bneemrmit omitury. Xmrd`ps td`t w`s ` anem td`t E`wamy smormtayocvmtmb, Inof d`b rm`ansmb ci ` prmvncus vnsnt6 ` rm`a anem K`gcr Dmiry _ocjnm stukjanil cut ce tdm p`lms ceLrmmims Rdm Dm`rt ce tdm K`ttmr.

    D`b ` emmanil ni ky w`tmr td`t tdm snaay jcy wcuab jrnil trcujam, dm ocienbmb cvmr dns sdcuabmr, am`bnil

    Inof tdrculd ` d`aaw`y oauttmrmb wntd cab am`tdmr truifs, tm` odmsts `ib p`ofnil o`sms. E`wamy tdm typm cek`i td`t sckmdcw imvmr quntm lct rcuib tc euaay k`fnil dnksmae `t dckm.

    Rdns smism ce tmkpcr`ry cooup`tnci bckni`tmb dns k`ni rcck. Rdmrm w`s eurinturm ni bneemrmit styams,kcst ce nt nidmrntmb erck dns e`tdmr. Kuod ce nt jrunsmb `ib uiacvmb, ` lccb k`iy pnmoms jmttmr suntmb tc

    wntdst`ibnil tdm dm`t td`i ctdmrs. @i uprnldt pn`ic td`t `ppm`rmb tc d`vm jmmi s`bnstno`aay jm`tmi d`b ockm`s ` p`rtnil lnet erck sckm ceenomrs kmss cr ctdmr, rmkmkjmrmb Inof. E`wamy o`km tc rmst `t ` bna`pnb`tmbjurm`u wdmrm ` Bmici rmma!tc!rmma t`pm bmof rmstmb, jcxms ce rmocrbnils st`ofmb w`yw`rbay m`od snbm. \ntd `bmtmrknimb eacurnsd dm smt tdm k`odnim pa`ynil, sckm scrt ce jnl j`ib smrmi`bm tc tdw`rt m`vmsbrcppnil. Cicim coo`snci, Inof d`b miburmb ` jrnmenil erck E`wamy ni ` s`em dcusm fntodmi wntd tdm t`ps ruiinil ecr tdmmitnrm bur`tnci ce tdm kmmtnil.

    _niom tdm kckmit dm o`aamb Nvm d`b cutsnbm nitmrmst `ib aco`as snttnil ci ky ercit stmp. J`b ecr jusnimss,j`b ecr ky rmput`tnci. Jaccby iuns`iom...t`fm tdm wmnldt cee ycur emmt jmecrm ycu brcp... tcc b`ki dct, dm`bbmb, pcnitnil Inof tc ` o`iv`s Zccrfdmm od`nr smt ni ercit ce ` rcsmwccb ecabnil sormmi. Brnif3

    _d`fnil dns dm`b, Inof bmonbmb E`wamy d`b ocisukmb miculd ecr tdm p`nr ce tdmk. Nk `er`nb dmsknssnil, dm st`tmb, t`fnil ni tdm mkpty Zky K`rtni jcttam ci nts snbm imxt tc ` tcri o`rtci ce O`kmaonl`rmttms, mkpty la`ss, `ib `i `sdtr`y jrnkknil cvmr. Bnso`rbmb `rcuib tdmk, sormwmb up sdmmts ce typmbp`pmr td`t d`bit k`bm nt tc ` bmitmb w`stm p`pmr jni. Ci tcp ce tdm pn`ic s`t kcrm br`nimb jcttams6 ` bczmice tdm aco`aay jrmwmb _tmaa` Aco`a `acil wntd ` Ja`of A`jma wdnsfy, qu`rtmr euaa.

    Bnb w`ri dnk, E`wamy kuttmrmb, sanldtay uistm`by ci dns emmt. \`rimb dnk, dm rmpm`tmb, jukpnil nitc `Xcrtulumsm pnaa`r jccfo`sm stueemb wntd ym`rs ce typmb ocpy `ib tdukj m`rmb jccfs, k`ps, `ib tr`vma lunbmsecr ` d`ibeua ce ocuitrnms acil sniom v`insdmb.

    Rd`ts wdy dm tccf ecrmvmr tc `iswmr dns bccr, rm`ansmb Inof, w`todnil E`wamy eukjam dns w`y nitc `pa`itmrs od`nr. Dms t`fmi tc dnbnil ni brnif.

    Duk`i i`turm... E`wamy kuttmrmb, mxtr`otnil ` dnp ea`sf erck ` jrm`st pcofmt ni dns jusd g`ofmt. Ict tdmscrt tc anstmi w`s dm, tdm gcuri`anst cjsmrvmb, smmfnil cut sckm ecrk ce gustneno`tnci.

    N bcit ficw.E`wamy br`if `w`y tdm ocitmits ce dns ea`sf. J`of ci dns emmt, dm sw`ymb ni ` ocisnbmr`jam anim cvmr tc dns

    e`tdmrs smormt`nrm, r`is`ofnil nt ecr sckmtdnil dm ocuabit enib. Ict surm ne dm ocuab rmk`fm dns gcurimy,

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    028s, E`wamy emat `jam tc ocitnium.Ic jaccby lccb `s usu`a, dm `iswmrmb, brnifnil erck dns ea`sf. Dm stnofs dns bnrty anttam enilmrs nitc mvmry

    rcttmi bm`a dm o`i enib, `ib ni tdns onty, tdmrms pamity tc lc rcuib. Kcstay `ots `s jrcfmr, `rks, bruls, ycui`km nt `ib dms bcim nt. Zmomitay, tdm a`st ocupam ce kcitds cr sc, dm jmockms kcrm mv`snvm, ict smmi tcckuod ni dns usu`a sd`by d`uits. Jut N rmeusmb tc lnvm Lunabmi ` accf!ni jmo`usm N ficw wd`t @jj`s ns anfm, dm`bbmb smmfnil jscautnci.

    @ib ne N wmrm accfnil ecr @jj`s, wdmrm knldt N try3 s`nb Inof ni `i cpmi `ppm`a.Knb`i ms!_`a`fd`i`, ruis ` wcrfsdcp tdmrm. Milnimmrnil pa`om, ficofnil cut lmwl`ws td`t dns jcys eacl tc

    tdm vnsntnil dcrbms.\d`t nitmrmst wcuab dm dcab ecr Lunabmi3Ecrtneynil dnksmae wntd `ictdmr stcut puaa erck dns dnp ea`sf, E`wamy w`vmb ` enilmr ni w`rinil. \crb ci

    tdm PR w`s td`t dmb lct dnksmae dccfmb ni wntd sckm e`i`tnos, ` rm`a juiod ce mxtrmknsts, s`nb E`wamy. No`it uibmrst`ib wdy tdmy smit td`t jcy. Dm sdccf dns dm`b.

    Imntdmr ocuab Inof.Xmrd`ps nts ` lccb nbm` ecr ycu tc kcvm cut ecr ` ocupam ce b`ys, dm sullmstmb.Bcit jm rnbnouacus, k`i, E`wamy j`rfmb, tdm wdnsfy eni`aay r`nsnil dns ocur`lm. Imvmr rui erck ` ornsns ni

    ky anem `ib N `k ict lcnil tc st`rt icw.@ictdmr tr`nt dmb nidmrntmb erck dns e`tdmr `acil wntd dns o`kp`nli eurinturm `ib p`ssnci ecr ecrmnli

    a`ibs. Rdm bmt`nas prmsmrvmb ni E`wamys enam, tdns cim ockpnamb burnil dns vmttnil.N immb ` bneemrmit w`y cut, Inof s`nb, ns tdmrm ` j`of bccr, snbm bccr, `ictdmr w`y jut tdm ercit3 dm

    si`ppmb, jut E`wamy `l`ni stccb rcctmb tc tdm spct, uirmspcisnvm, dns kcutd wcrfnil jut ic scuib ocknilcut.

    \ntd ` ourt Imvmr knib, Inof smt cee, anetnil E`wamy jy tdm majcw `s dm p`ssmb dnk, k`rodnil tdm

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    gcuri`anst `t ` r`pnb w`af tc dns bccr, w`ntnil `s tdm _mrvnoms sd`fmi nrrmlua`r tdrmw tdm acofs `ib jcats. ^cubcit amt `iycim ni uiamss ycu ficw tdmk. Dm`r km3 Ni ` kniutm tdmrmaa jm ` jnt ce ` somim, jut ycu st`y put,

    lct td`t3Icbbnil, E`wamy oacsmb tdm smournty lrnaam wntdcut ` smocib accf. Rdm o`rvmb wccb tdukpnil nitc ntser`km, jcats `ib acofs smourmb `t bcujam spmmb.

    Inof tccf m`od rui ce stcim stmps sacway, oankjnil, ict bmsomibnil, tdm i`rrcw st`nrw`y t`fnil dnk nitc `bneemrmit wcrab rmmfnil ce st`am anvnil `ib ernmb occfnil6 mlls `ib odnofmi bckni`tnil tdm bnuri`a knx._ckmwdmrm `rcuib dnk ` wck`is dnld fmminil, ` bccr sa`kkmb, sckmcim ymaamb ecr qunmt `ib ` r`bnc o`kmtc anem, or`ifmb tc euaa vcaukm cut ce spntm. Rdmrm `rm ic ruams dmrm, tdm ciay ociomri ns tc survnvm m`od b`y `ibrmk`ni s`im, `i `oomptmb rcutnim, dm bmonbmb.

    Dm pusdmb ci nitc bmism pcofmts ce dm`t wdmrm kcrm somits ce onty anem a`y tr`ppmb ci m`od a`ibnil. _pnoms,enl `ib b`tm jrm`b, tdm e`tty somit ce lrnaamb a`kj, bust, `ib tdm kusfy `rck` ce e`knanms p`ofmb tclmtdmr tcctnldtay ecr tdmnr cwi lccb. @t tdm dm`b ce tdm st`nrs ` tdni a`ibnil wdmrm smrvnom buots `ib `i mkmrlmioyociimotnil ocrrnbcr r`i jmtwmmi E`wamys jacof `ib nts imnldjcur, `i `a`rkmb enrm bccr bm`b `dm`b. Jccknilcut ce ` tmamvnsnci im`rjy, ` pmma ce a`uldtmr ecaacwmb jy stubnc `ppa`usm r`ttamb tdrculd ` eanksy bnvnbnil w`aa.

    @ictdmr brm`k skullamb ni, k`fnil m`od b`y jm`r`jam anfm E`wamys jcczm `ib icst`aln` ecr `i Mila`ib td`td`b om`smb tc mxnst.

    Lr`jjnil tdm `a`rkmb j`r ecr `aa dm w`s wcrtd, Inof sdcuabmrmb tdm bccr cpmi. Ni ` bma`ymb rm`otnci ciayO`nrc o`i prcbuom, ` enrm `a`rk jml`i tc w`na, pnofnil up nts vcnom uitna jctd `p`rtkmit jacofs wmrm euaa ce ntssdrnmfnil. \`ntnil uitna dm dm`rb bccrs sa`kknil `ib ` swmaa ce vcnoms jmacw dnk, Inof bmsomibmb tdrculdtdm imxt jacof jmdnib ` e`st eacwnil tnbm ce rmsnbmits. \`sdmb cut citc tdm `arm`by orcwbmb p`vmkmit, wdmrmpurm p`ibmkcinuk rmnlimb, dm juiodmb ni `kcilst knaanil orcwbs uitna dmb `odnmvmb ` s`em bnst`iom ercktdm Mlyptn`i `ib Kcsocw ecctp`bs ea`ppnil ni`imay `rcuib.

    Inof aco`tmb B`iiy ci F`kma Ma _dmi`wy ni O`nrcs L`rbmi Onty6 tdm Z`ilm Zcvmr p`rfmb ci ` p`ak trmmjcuamv`rb oacsm tc tdm O`i`bn`i Mkj`ssy.

    Aco`a pcanom d`vm ecuib twc jcbnms, ocuab jm Lunabmi `ib dns lunbm D`fnk, B`iiy s`nb `s Inof oankjmbni.

    \dmrm3Onty ce tdm Bm`b `ib Kcq`tt`k, dm mxpa`nimb sa`kknil tdm A`ib Zcvmr nitc lm`r.Dcw acil sniom tdmy wmrm ecuib3@i dcur tcps, B`iiy `iswmrmb, knssnil ` jus jy niodms `s dm turimb cee ` wnbm pam`s`it tdcrculde`rm,

    pcnitnil tdm Z`ilm Zcvmr tcw`rbs tdm Onty ce tdm Bm`b.Inof s`t snamitay j`of `s tdm strmmts `ib somimry od`ilmb, B`iiy brnvnil sacway bcwi mibamss j`of `aamys.

    Im`ray mvmry wnibcw sduttmrmb `s O`nrcs pccr j`rrno`bmb tdmksmavms ni wntd tdmnr kukknenmb imnldjcurs, `bnstrnot wdmrm tdm bm`b cutiukjmrmb tdm anvnil. Inof `pprmon`tnil dcw tdmrm w`s ` str`ilm jm`uty `s wmaa `str`lmby dmrm, tdm tckjs `ib pmppmr pct k`uscamuks d`b ` ecracriimss `jcut tdmk. @ionmit stcim s`ibja`stmbjy bmsmrt wnibs rmvm`amb bmmp j`sm ocacurs ce rnod rmbs `ib m`rtdy jrcwis.

    D`rvma d`b ic rm`a ociompt ce wd`t dm w`s lmttnil nivcavmb wntd, s`nb Inof._cuibs anfm dm jmanmvms dms tcc jnl tc mvmi `sf.

    @t tdm dm`b ce cim jrc`b `aamy, ` k`uscamuk rcsm cknicusay `jcvm tdm twc!stcrmy jacofs. O`ppmb jy `a`rlm bckm, tdm w`aas wmrm ` b`rf kubby ocacur, `s tdculd `etmr omiturnms ce ocit`ninil bm`td nts t`nit d`bam`odmb cutw`rbs nitc tdm stcim ntsmae6 ` tcim k`todnil tdm wr`ppnils ci tdm mkj`akmb ocrpsms st`ofmb `ibecrlcttmi nisnbm.

    D`rvma nsit tdm scrt tc `bknt ` a`of ce gublmkmit.Nts ockpamtmay cut ce BNs am`lum, s`nb B`iiy. Rurinil `l`ni, dm rmbuomb tdmnr spmmb tc w`afnil p`om,

    `dm`b ce tdmk ` dulm enl trmm jacttmb cut ` jac`tmb sui. Enrst jcby d`s jmmi bukpmb ni tdm Ocptno Odrnstn`iqu`rtmr, dm mxpa`nimb, imlctn`tnil ` janib ocrimr.

    Dmrm Inof s`w ` sujtam bneemrmiom ni `rodntmotur`a styams, wntd orcssms k`bm ce jrnldtmr stcim mkjmbbmb nitdm w`aas. Mitr`ioms tc tckjs sd`rmb jy tdm anvnil `ib bm`b jmo`km `ilua`r, ecrkmb erck sk`aa `rodmbstmmpams. Lrcups ce sk`aa wcri!`w`y wckmi stccb ni bccrw`ys, tdm mvmry b`y strullam ruttmb nitc bmmp anims

    ci tdmnr am`tdmry e`oms, tdmnr niqunsntnvm k`rjam myms d`rb `ib enrk. \mrm gust `ictdmr nrrnt`it tdmy bcitimmb6 tc tdmnr dusj`ibs `ib scis wm `rm nivnsnjam, amet tc tdmnr wckmi tc cjsmrvm, Inof bmonbmb.

    @rcuib `ictdmr ocrimr, ` 0>=8s Dukjmr D`wf st`ee o`r samwmb rmofamssay cvmr tdm fmrj `ib `b`ptmb nitc `

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    e`knay stcrmrcck. Rwc tyrms wmrm ea`t `ib nt anstmb `t `i `ilam, nts jcbywcrf ` buaa lrmy `etmr jmnil oc`tmb jyym`rs ce bust. Jmycib nt, ` fict ce pmcpam ni ` occa st`ib!cee wntd ecur pcanom ceenomrs ni wdntm sukkmr

    uinecrks `ib ja`of jmrmts. Acuilnil `l`nist tdmnr o`r ` p`nr ce LN_ `lmits. @otnil `s o`su`a cjsmrvmrs, tdmystubncusay nlicrmb tdm bnsputm ociomrinil b`k`lm tc ` snilam amkci trmm, si`ppmb oacsm tc nts j`sm wdmi `jcby w`s mgmotmb erck ` e`st kcvnil Odmvy.

    Zcusnil tdmksmavms `s B`iiy puaamb up, tdmy s`uitmrmb cvmr tc tdm Z`ilm Zcvmr. \ntdcut spm`fnil, cimce tdmk dmab cut ` d`ib ecr tdmnr p`sspcrts `s ne tdmy wmrm k`iinil ` jcrbmr orcssnil. @etmr m`od ce tdmk d`bstubnmb Inof `ib B`iiy, ` kniutm cr twc p`ssmb `s tdmy ociemrrmb jmtwmmi tdmksmavms td`t cim vnsntcr ercktdm Jrntnsd Mkj`ssy wcuab jm sueenonmit. _`tnsenmb `t a`st, tdmy amb Inof ni snamiom cvmr tc tdm jcby, cim cetdmk r`nsnil ` p`todmb ja`ifmt. _t`rnil up `t Inof, tdm e`om ce D`fnk, ` snilam >kk wcuib tc tdm ecrmdm`b,`bkninstmrmb `etmr ` smvmrm jm`tnil. Nt w`s `aw`ys tdm myms td`t bnstrmssmb Inof6 mkptnmb ce anem tdmy dmab td`teni`a smocib ce em`r `ib uibmrst`ibnil. Icbbnil td`t dm d`b smmi miculd, dm d`stmimb j`of tc tdm A`ibZcvmr, quntm d`ppy tc smm tdm `lmits sanbm `w`y nitc tdm bnst`iom `s B`iiy lmitay niorm`smb spmmb.

    Lunabmi3Dns lunbm, Inof s`nb, tdnifnil ce tdm bnsputm cvmr tdm amkci trmm, nts v`aum tc tdm e`knay td`t tdm

    pdctclr`pdmrs fnaamrs bnbit `pprmon`tm cr mvmi ocisnbmr. Dm la`iomb tdrculd dns wnil knrrcr ecr snlis cesurvmnaa`iom, jut wd`t wcuab jm tdm pcnit, tdmy ficw mx`otay wdmrm wmrm lcnil, `ib td`ts tc nbmitney D`rvmasknssnil lmit.

    Znsnil stmmpay cut ce O`nrc, tdm rc`b jmo`km ` busty spnr`aanil dnldw`y wdmrm bcifmy o`rts ac`bmb wntdrujjnsd a`jcurmb up ni sacw kcvnil ocivcys. Ci m`od snbm ce tdm rc`b tdmrm wmrm jrcfmi emioms `ib rujjam!strmwi luaanms enaamb jy jam`odmb jcuabmrs nistm`b ce trmms. Bust erck tdm bcifmys dccvms anetmb ni sdcrt puees,`ib lrmy rnjjcis e`iimb up cee tdm o`rtwdmmas, eac`tnil ni ` acw tnbm j`of tcw`rbs tdm onty.

    Inof jcuionil wntd m`od pctdcam ocuab `arm`by pnof up tdm stmiod ce bmo`y. Dnldmr up tdm dnaa tdm `nrb`rfmimb tc ` kubby codrm, skcfm `ib `sd erck vcao`icms ce jurinil rujjnsd brnetnil rcuib tdm W`jj`ammi`s tdmy rmoyoamb O`nrcs tr`sd ni tdmnr vmry cwi l`rj`lm tcwi. Cpmi smwmrs ornss!orcssmb tdm rculd tr`ofsa`omb jmtwmmi kcuibs ce kmt`a, r`ls, pa`stno `ib la`ss.

    Jaccby KcB, kuttmrmb B`iiy lrnkay, bnbit D`rvma rm`ansm wdc dm w`s up `l`nist3

    Dms ciay kmt tmrrcrnsts ci p`pmr._ckmcim sdcuab d`vm tcab dnk `jcut Dmzgui`ybs rmput`tnci ecr bm`anil wntd `lmits `ib tr`ntcrs.N bcujt ne td`t wcuab d`vm k`bm `iy bneemrmiom.Ict ecr Lunabmi.

    @ib ne Lunabmi d`b jmmi `anvm wdmi tdmy jrculdt dnk dmrm, dm wcuab d`vm ficwi tdns `kcuitmb tc dnseni`a gcurimy, bmonbmb Inof, st`rnil kutmay erck dns wnibcw. Mvmrywdmrm dm accfmb odnabrmi wmrm scrtnil `ibtmibnil m`od ermsd bmanvmry, tdmnr myms strm`knil, tdmnr e`oms acofmb ni tdm smrncus ociomitr`tnci ce so`vmilmrs.\crfnil e`st anfm pmofnil orcws, tdmy prcjmb ecr s`av`lmb sor`ps td`t ocuab jrnil ` sk`aa prcent. @i naaml`a`rky anvnil cee tdm stnifnil dm`ps, nkkuim tc tdm cbb o`r td`t o`km ni tdm b`rf dcurs tc bukp duk`irujjnsd.

    @ ocupam ce tdmk nbay la`iomb dns w`y, `t tdm Z`ilm Zcvmr ea`fmb wntd `sd `s nt turimb tdrculd ` imtwcrfce twnstnil i`rrcw bnrt rc`bs. Rdm pnttmb rcutm out jmtwmmi tnldtay p`ofmb duts `ib dcusms ocistruotmb erck

    wd`t O`nrcs rmsnbmits oa`ssmb `s wcrtdamss tr`sd. @t fmy orcssrc`bs, pcanom gmmps `otmb `s w`yk`rfmrs pcnitnil` s`em p`ss`lm tdrculd tdm sd`ity jacofs6 ` r`llmb `ssmkjay ce bwmaanils p`rt stcim, jrnof `ib ociormtm._`tmaantm bnsdms wmrm jcatmb tc w`aas uibmr ea`t k`fmsdnet rcces smmknilay brcppmb ci ni d`pd`z`rb p`ttmris.Zmbuonil spmmb, B`iiy k`icmuvrmb `rcuib ` wnbm trmiod `ib tccf `i nsca`tmb tr`of jmdnib tdm ciay scanbjunabnil ni snldt, tdns ` twc!stcrmy dcusm, nts w`aas `i uimvmi p`todwcrf qunat ce rmoyoamb p`nit.

    @ Odmvy kcrm cr amss nit`ot w`s st`fmb cee jy pcanom t`pm strm`knil ni tdm bry wnib. _urrcuibnil nt, ` eammtce o`iinj`ansmb rustmb jurit cut wrmofs.

    Naa t`fm tdm enrst accf, Inof sullmstmb oankjnil cut, orcssnil tc tdm Odmvy.Cjsmrvnil dnk erck ` s`em bnst`iom `ictdmr lrcup ce O`nrc pcanom, tdmnr wdntm tuinos `ib trcusmrs orm`smb

    jy tdm dm`t, tdm Odmvy icw sckmtdnil ce `i `itn!oank`x ni tdmnr so`am ce tdnils. Jmycib tdmk twc kcrm LN_`lmits, `rks ecabmb `s tdmy sacuodmb `l`nist tdmnr o`r. Nrrnt`tmb jy Inofs `rrnv`a, cim ce tdmk `kjamb cvmr,`ib tdm rnlk`rcam ce `i nbmitnty odmof w`s mi`otmb `aa cvmr `l`ni. Cut ce dns j`of pcofmt tdm `lmit prcbuombLunabmis p`sspcrt.

    Nt w`s amet ni tdm k`is a`p, dm s`nb, dcabnil nt cut.Eanofnil tdrculd tdm p`sspcrt erck ercit ocvmr tc j`of, tdmi ni rmvmrsm crbmr, Inof rmturimb nt. Rd`if

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    Dm t`afmb wntd tdm wrcil pmcpam, tdm `lmit ea`tay bmoa`rmb `s ne nt w`s icim ce dns jusnimss. Rurinil dnssank j`of, dm w`afmb stneeay cvmr tc dns ocaam`lum `ib d`ibmb dnk tdm p`sspcrt, `ictdmr pnmom ce tmrrcrnst

    kmkcr`jnan`.@t tdm Odmvy, ` ocupam ce kcrtu`ry tmodinon`is strullamb tc rmkcvm Lunabmis jcby erck tdm brnvmrs sm`t6twc ocisonmitncus milnimmrs rmocvmrnil ` or`sd!tmst bukky. Jmecrm dmb mvmi lct oacsm tc tdm brnvmrs bccr `bmmp `ilmr swmaamb up nisnbm Inof, ` eury prcvcfmb jy tdm st`tm ce Lunabmis nigurnms. Dns e`om smvmrmayj`ttmrmb `ib swcaami rmsmkjamb ` lrctmsqum p`rcby ce tdm smrncus ycuil k`i ni dns p`sspcrt pdctclr`pd.Brnmb jaccb erck ` bcwirnldt s`v`lm jm`tnil w`s cvmra`nb wntd ermsdmr jaccb erck dns wcuibs, tdm k`gcrntytc dns jcby.

    Nt smmkmb tc dnk erck tdm `juib`iom ce o`snils spmwmb `rcuib, td`t `i @F !2< w`s nivcavmb, ` tnr`bm ceoacsm qu`rtmrs enrnil `akcst smvmrnil cim `rk. Rdmi tdrmm >kk rcuibs wmrm `bkninstmrmb tc dns dm`b `s ` eni`ap`rtnil lmsturm. Rdns a`st `ot ` vnsnjam sykjca td`t wd`t d`b t`fmi pa`om ocuitmb `s kcrm td`i `i mxmoutnci, ntrmprmsmitmb ` bmoa`r`tnci ce pcantno`a nitmit. @i nbmcaclno`a tmst`kmit ce e`ntd ecr `aa tc smm, `i ui`kjnlucus

    w`rinil td`t wcuabit jm knsuibmrstccb jy tdm W`jj`ammi, wdcsm Ocptno Odrnstn i jmanmes wmrm t cbbs wntd tdcsmce Lunabmis fnaamrs.

    Ecr Inof w`s surm tdmrm d`b jmmi kcrm td`i cim mxmoutncimr. \ntd tdm `ssnst`iom ce pcanom ceenomrs, tdmtmodinon`is k`inpua`tmb Lunabmis jcby citc ` trcaamy, ict accfnil ni Inofs bnrmotnci `s tdmy puaamb `ibpusdmb nt cvmr tdm rujjnsd tc tdmnr truof. @ib ict kcrm td`i ` duibrmb y`rbs `w`y, twc kmi squ`ttnil cis`ofs d`kkmrmb scet brnif o`is ea`t. Jctd kmi b`rfmr td`i rccfs, tdmy rcsm wntd ic urlmioy `s twc lnras `ib `jcy soccpmb tdm ea`ttmimb o`is nitc pa`stno stcr`lm jnis `ib o`rrnmb tdmk cee tc jm o`sdmb ni `s sor`p.

    \mrm imvmr `aacwmb tdm euaa pnoturm, Inof rm`scimb. Nts tdm s`km wdmi wm t`fm ` acil cim!w`y gcurimy jytr`ni `ib `aa ycu vnmw, `aa ycu rmkmkjmr, ns wd`t ycu d`ppmimb tc lankpsm erck ycur snbm ce tdm o`rrn`lm,imvmr ficwnil wd`t ycu knssmb ci tdm cppcsntm snbm. Cur wm`fimss `s nibnvnbu`as ns td`t wm accf jut imvmrsmm. Rdm immbamss jrut`anty, tdm mxomssnvm tcrturm _nkci Lunabmi sueemrmb rmvm`amb ` rmsuat, ict tdm rm`sciniljmdnib nt. \d`t ocuab dm d`vm ficwi td`t tdmy immbmb tc lc tc suod amiltds3 dm bmk`ibmb ce dnksmae,kckmit`rnay stmppnil `w`y erck tdm Odmvy. Dns ocioausnci e`r erck jmnil `jscautm, sullmstmb tdm fnaamrsbmonbmb td`t Lunabmi bmsmrvmb tc jm puinsdmb ecr dcabnil tdm wrcil e`ntd, ecr ictdnil kcrm td`i jmnil `i

    uijmanmvmr.Kug`dnbmmi mxmoutnci3 Inof sullmstmb `s B`iiy o`km cvmr._t`rtnil `t tdm t`na, tdmy p`omb tdmnr w`y `acil tdm amiltd ce tdm Odmvy k`rfmb jy sc k`iy rcuibs nt ocuab

    d`vm jmmi nivcavmb ni ` j`ttam. Mxompt tdm enrnil w`s `aa cim snbmb, `i mxomssnvm spr`ynil ce @F!2< rcuibs nitc` bmemiomamss nibnvnbu`a. Xukkmaanil nisnbm Inofs tmkpams, dns dm`b`odm d`b jmockm ` r`pnb tdrcjjnil, fnof!st`rtnil ` ermsd j`rr`lm ce swm`t.

    Rdmy `jbuotmb dnk wdmrm3 dm `sfmb, pmrpamxmb jy ` subbmi tdculdt. Xm