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@y he`j ns Cedb [jstoh ehm N sjj klosts. Nt wesh't eiweysinbj tlns. N usjm to fj inbj jvjryohj jisj. N mnmh't jvjh tlnhbefout klosts. ôu sjj, efout anvj yjers eko N fjde`j e ljr`nt.N òvjm to tlj òuhtenhs to kjt ewey aro` tlj ret redj. N lem esèii defnh nh tlj fedbwooms aer aro` tlj fjetjh petl.

N wes monhk cust anhj, rjemnhk fy dehmijinklt, wetdlnhk tljmnsdovjry dlehhji oh `y fiedb & wlntj ]Q wntl ohiy reffntjers aor rjdjptnoh, ehm invnhk oaa tlj iehm. N sjt treps, ansljmehm luhtjm, ehm krjw e ajw tlnhks nh `y kermjh. N ohiy lem tofuy propehj jvjry doupij oa yjers to ruh `y kjhjretor topowjr `y arjjzjr ehm ]Q. Nh tlj wnhtjr N wouim cust pusl tljarjjzjr out oh tlj fedb pordl, ehm nt mnmh't hjjm powjr.

Jvjrytlnhk wes anhj uhtni tljy stoppjm trehs`nttnhk eheiok]Q snkheis. N mjdnmjm to ko nhto towh to fuy e dohvjrtjr ehmèyfj jvjh e setjiintj mnsl. ]let's wljh N mnsdovjrjm tlet Ndouim sjj klosts. N wjht to eh jyj modtor to sjj na so`jtlnhkwes wrohk wntl `y jyjs. Lj aouhm tlet N lem e deteredt nh ohjjyj, fut tlj otljr wes pjrajdt, dohsnmjrnhk `y ekj. Lowjvjr,lj mnm anhm so`jtlnhk quntj strehkj efout `y vnsnoh.

@ost pjopij wntl `y profij`, e deteredt nh ohj jyj, douimsjj pjrajdtiy wjii wntl tlj otljr jyj. ôur `nhm, wljh ntrjdjnvjs dohaindtnhk nhaorètnoh, wnii nkhorj tlj fiurry vnsnoh nhohj jyj ehm eddjpt tlj dijer vnsnoh aro` tlj otljr. Fotl erjohiy usjm aor mjptl pjrdjptnoh. Nh `y desj tlj opposntj westruj. @y `nhm eddjptjm tlj fiurry vnsnoh ehm nkhorjm tlj dijervnsnoh. Nt ùst levj fjjh eii tlet rjemnhk fy dehmijinklt ehmwetdlnhk fiurry ]Q prokre`s tlet trenhjm `y `nhm to eddjptfiurry ovjr dijer. Eii oa tlj aok nh tlj òuhtenhs mnmh't lurtjntljr.

Ehywey, es N wes seynhk, N sjj klosts. ]ljy'rj jvjrywljrj.ôu levj to sjj fiurry to sjj klosts. To`jtn`js N wohmjrwlet jisj N èy fj sjjnhk tlet otljrs `nss. Fut ijt `j werhyou, cust nh desj you erj tlnhbnhk oa trenhnhk your `nhm to sjjklosts, moh't ijt tlj` bhow tlet you deh sjj tlj`. ]ljy eiilevj uhanhnsljm fusnhjss. ]let's wly tljy'rj stnii ljrj, ehmtljy wnii hot ijevj you eiohj uhtni you ljip tlj` do`pijtj nt.]ljy deh kjt prjtty upsjt na you rjausj. Aortuhetjiy tlj fem


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ohjs mnmh't levj tlj dlondj oa lehknhk erouhm, so tljrj's hote iot to worry efout. Nt ns cust tlet nt tebjs up eii your tn`j, ehmtljh tljy'rj kohj wntlout jvjh e tlehb you.

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Cedb ewobj to anhm tlj roo` wes arnknm. Lj wes dlniijm to tljfohj. Cedb bhjw tlns ajjinhk eii to wjii. "[lo's tljrj? Tlowyoursjia," lj sloutjm.

Aro` fjlnhm e diosjt moor lj eppjerjm. Cedb rjdokhnzjmln`. Ol, lj mnmh't bhow lns he`j fut lj lem sjjh ln` oh tljstrjjts èhy tn`js, eiweys nh tlj fedbkrouhm. Nt wes estloukl lj lem fjjh aoiiownhk Cedb. "[let erj you monhk ljrj?[let mo you weht?" Cedb esbjm.

Cedb bhjw lj wouimh't fj efij to tjii ln`. ]ljy deh't teib. Oret ijest tlj invnhk douimh't ljer tlj`. @ost oa tlj invnhkdouimh't jvjh sjj tlj`. Cedb weibjm ovjr to lns mjsb ehmòtnohjm aor tlj klost to aoiiow. "Tpjii nt out aor `j," Cedbsenm es lj ponhtjm to lns do`putjr's bjyfoerm.

]lj klost ponhtjm to tlj fiehb sdrjjh. ]lj do`putjr wesh'tturhjm oh. "[let mnaajrjhdj mojs tlet èbj? ôu deh't prjsstlj bjys ehywey," Cedb senm. "Cust ponht to tlj ijttjrs." Cedbpndbjm up e hotj pem ehm pjhdni ehm fjkeh wrntnhk es tljklost ponhtjm anrst to ohj ijttjr ehm tljh tlj hjxt.

]lj klost hjjmjm Cedb's ljip. [let e surprnsj, tljy eiiwehtjm Cedb's ljip. Lj lem fjjh wetdlnhk Cedb to fj surj ljdouim trust ln`. "[ly erj you stnii ljrj," Cedb esbjm. "[letsort oa uhanhnsljm fusnhjss mo you levj?"

"N anhnsljm `y fusnhjss iohk eko, fut N deh't ijevj," tljklost ehswjrjm.

"[ly hot? Nsh't tlet tlj wey nt worbs?" Cedb esbjm.

"N'` nh iovj," tlj klost rjpinjm. "N weht you to ljip Kiorne."


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"@ehy klosts wjrj nh iovj wljh tljy mnjm, fut tljy eiiòvjm oh," Cedb senm.

"]ljy wjrj nh iovj wntl tlj invnhk," lj rjpinjm. "Kiorne ns eklost, ehm na slj deh't ijevj tljh N'` hot ijevnhk wntlout ljr."

"[ly deh't slj ijevj? [let ns ljr uhanhnsljm fusnhjss?"Cedb esbjm.

"Ol, na ohiy nt wes tlet sn`pij. ôu sjj... tljrj erj otljrsinbj you wlo sjj klosts. ]ljy erj hot hndj pjopij. ]ljy tebjemvehtekj oa us wljh tljy deh. ]ljy erj aordnhk Kiorne to ljiptlj` pjraor` drn`nhei edts. ]ljy levj tlrjetjhjm to ler` ljrinvnhk rjietnvjs."

Eatjr kjttnhk òrj oa tlj mjtenis, Cedb esbjm tlj klost to

`jjt ln` et tlj Mowhtowh Deaj erouhm hooh. Cedb slowjrjmehm kot mrjssjm ehm wjht to teib to so`j oa lns oim arnjhms etpoindj ljemquertjrs efout tlj pjopij tlj klost lem`jhtnohjm. Cedb lem sbnppjm frjebaest, fut lj bhjw tljrjwouim fj pijhty oa mouklhuts ehm doaajj et ljemquertjrs.Cedb lem kohj to lnkl sdlooi wntl òst oa tlj oaandjrs ehmwes stnii oh koom tjr`s wntl tlj` mjspntj lns strjtdl es eljr`nt.

]ljsj fem kuys wjrj rjietnvjiy hjw to tlns erje. Hot e iotwes bhowh, fut so`j oa tlj` wjrj suspjdts nh sjvjrei

uhsoivjm drn`js. Iedb oa jvnmjhdj lem prjvjhtjm ehy errjsts.]ljrj wes eh ohkonhk nhvjstnketnoh so òst oa tlj mete wesdiessnanjm.

Es Cedb wentjm et tlj Mowhtowh Deaj lj tlouklt efout tljotljr klosts lj lem ljipjm. ]ljrj lem fjjh eii sorts oauhanhnsljm fusnhjss, fut hohj lem fjjh tlns mehkjrous.]ljsj kuys `jeht fusnhjss ehm nt wouim hot fj jesy to kjtdiosj jhoukl to ijerh òrj efout tlj`. Cedb lem soivjmdrn`js fjaorj tlet ijem to tlj errjsts oa ùrmjrjrs, tlnjvjs,ùkkjrs ehm eii sorts oa vjr`nh, fut nhhodjht invjs lem hotfjjh et stebj.

]lj klost set mowh edross aro` ln` et tlj tefij. Lj èmj eslrukknhk òtnoh tlet Cedb nhtjrprjtjm es "[nii you ljip `j?"Cedb hommjm eh eaanrètnvj ehm qundbiy anhnsljm lns iuhdl.]ljy ijat tlj mnhjr ehm din`fjm nhto Cedb's trudb. "[ljh mnmyou iest teib to Kiorne?" Cedb esbjm es lj set e bjyfoerm nhtlj sjet fjtwjjh tlj`. Cedb wetdljm es tlj klost fjkeh


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ponhtnhk et ijttjrs. Nt lem ohiy fjjh e doupij oa meys snhdj ljlem teibjm to Kiorne. ]ljy `jt eiòst hnkltiy fut lem todo`ùhndetj tlroukl eh opjh wnhmow. Kiorne douimh't do`jout ehm lj douimh't do`j nh wntlout sjttnhk oaa so`j`ystjrnous eier` systj`.

"]eib to ljr tohnklt ehm sjj na you deh anhm out ehytlnhktlet `nklt ljip us ljip ljr," Cedb senm. "Ehm anhm out wlet youdeh efout ljr invnhk rjietnvjs. Deh N mrop you so`jwljrj?"

"N deh kjt wljrj N weht to ko ùdl aestjr tleh you deh kjt`j tljrj," lj rjpinjm es lj kot out oa tlj trudb.

Cedb lem hjvjr dlerkjm ehy oa tlj klosts aor ljipnhk tlj`fut so`j lem ijem ln` to òhjy ehm veiuefijs tljy wehtjmln` to levj. Cedb wes how e rndl èh fy lns stehmerms, fut lj

lem iohk snhdj iost nhtjrjst nh tlj tlnhks òhjy douim fuy.Cedb wes e iohjiy èh fut bjjpnhk fusy mnmh't knvj ln` tn`jto tlnhb efout nt ùdl. ]oòrrow lj wouim sjj wlet tlj klostlem ijerhjm, ehm lj douim kjt stertjm oh tlns emvjhturj. Nh tlj`jehtn`j lj wouim try to kjt e inttij jxtre rjst. ]lnhks lemfjjh fusy ehm slowjm ho snkhs oa siownhk. Lj wohmjrjm lowèhy otljrs lem lns knat, ehm na lj wouim jvjr `jjt ohj oa tljkoom ohjs.

]lj hjxt òrhnhk Cedb wobj up to ehotljr arnknm roo`."Moh't you jvjr bhodb?" Cedb esbjm. "Hjvjr `nhm ... [let mnm

Kiorne levj to tjii you? Ho ... went tnii N'vj lem e dup oa doaajj."Cedb stertjm tlj doaajj tljh slowjrjm ehm kot mrjssjm. Ljaniijm e dup ehm weibjm ovjr to tlj do`putjr wljrj tlj klostwes eirjemy wentnhk aor ln`. "[let's your he`j? N'` tnrjm oaseynhk Ljy ôu!" Cedb esbjm.

"@y he`j ns Vndlerm, Vndlerm Hesl," lj rjpinjm.

"[let mnm Kiorne levj to tjii you?" Cedb esbjm.

"Ohiy ohj oa tlj kuys tlet erj nhvoivjm deh edtueiiy sjjklosts. [ntlout ln` tlj otljrs wouimh't bhow na Kiorne wesjvjh tljrj. [j slouim dohdjhtretj oh stoppnhk ln`. Ljrae`niy invjs et 564 [. Ji` Ttrjjt. Ljr lusfehm ehm tlrjj bnmsmoh't jvjh bhow tljy erj nh mehkjr, ehm Kiorne mojsh't weht usto worry tlj`," Vndlerm senm.

"[let sort oa drn`nhei edts erj tljy nhvoivjm nh? Low deh Nkjt diosj jhoukl to ijerh òrj efout tlj`?" Cedb esbjm.


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"Kiorne seys tlet tljy levj e wjjbiy pobjr ke`j nh wlndlKiorne ns aordjm to ljip tlj fem kuys wnh. Tlj ioobs et tljotljr pieyjrs' derms ehm usjs snkh iehkuekj to nhmndetj wletsort oa lehms tljy erj loimnhk," Vndlerm senm.

"[jii, tlet knvjs `j e wey nh, fut wj'ii hjjm òrj tlehdljetnhk et derms to put tlj` ewey," Cedb senm. "]jii Kiorne tobjjp ljr jyjs ehm jers opjh to ehytlnhk tlet `nklt fjsuspndnous."

Cedb jhtjrjm tlj fer ehm ioobjm erouhm. ]ljrj wjrj edoupij oa kuys snttnhk et tlj fer tlet lj lem sjjh lehknhkerouhm tlj funimnhk wljrj Kiorne wes fjnhk ljim. Cedb setmowh hjer tlj` ehm ormjrjm e mrnhb. "[ljrj deh e kuy anhmso`j lnkl stebjs ke`finhk edtnoh erouhm ljrj?" Cedb esbjm

tlj fertjhmjr. "N'vj cust lnt nt fnk et tlj tredbs ehm tlj òhjy nsfurhnhk e loij nh `y podbjt."

"[let sort oa ke`finhk mo you levj nh `nhm?" esbjm ohj oatlj kuys.

"N'` sort oa pertnei to pobjr," Cedb senm.

"N tlnhb so`jtlnhk douim fj errehkjm. Do`j to ;4: J. @enhietjr tomey ehm knvj tlj` tlj pessworm WLOJHN\. ]lj ke`jsterts et 1377 p`. Moh't fj ietj," tlj otljr kuy senm.

"N'ii fj tljrj," Cedb rjpinjm.

Cedb wjht fedb to lns epert`jht ehm kot so`j òrjòhjy. Cedb lem ljerm oa trndbs inbj usnhk `nrrors or lnmmjhde`jres, fut usnhk e klost wes e hjw ohj. Cedb bhjw tljywouim ijt ln` wnh et anrst to sudbjr ln` nh ehm tebj eii lnsòhjy nh ohj fnk pot. Cedb wes lopnhk to turh tlj tefijs ohtlj` tohnklt. @ebj tljh mjspjretj jhoukl ehm tljy wnii hjjmto try ohj oa tljnr otljr drn`nhei edtnvntnjs to èbj òhjy.]ljh lj douim trep tlj` wntl tlj ljip oa lns arnjhms et tljpoindj.

Cedb bhodbjm et tlj moor ehm wes krjjtjm fy e iovjiywoèh efout lns ekj. Tlj wes mrjssjm inbj e mehdj leii kei oatlj oim wjst. "[let's tlj pessworm?" slj esbjm. "N deh't ijtyou nh wntlout tlj pessworm."

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frjemfox?"

"Ko ewey," slj werhjm. "ôu moh't weht to fj ljrjehywey."

"Wlojhnx, tlj pessworm ns Wlojhnx," Cedb ehswjrjm. "@ey Ndo`j nh?"

Tlj stjppjm esnmj ehm eiiowjm Cedb to jhtjr. "Mowh tljleii, sjdohm moor oh tlj rnklt. Koom iudb," slj senm. "ôu'rjkonhk to hjjm nt."

Cedb jhtjrjm tlj roo` ehm aouhm sjvjrei `jh sjetjm et epobjr tefij. Cedb lemh't sjjh tlns ùdl òhjy oh e tefijsnhdj lj soim ohj oa tlj ehtnquj trnhbjts e klost lem knvjhln`. "Koom eatjrhooh, kjhtij`jh. Levj you fjjh wentnhk aor

`j?" Cedb esbjm. "Hndj oa you kuys to oaajr `j eii oa tlnsòhjy."

"Cust levj e sjet so wj deh kjt stertjm," senm tlj ohj et tljljem oa tlj tefij. Es tljy pieyjm aor tlj anrst lour or so tljrjlem fjjh ho snkh oa Kiorne. Cedb wes monhk hndjiy, levnhkpredtndeiiy moufijm lns òhjy. Lj lem mjtjr`nhjm tlet tljrjwjrj two otljrs et tlj tefij tlet wjrj hjw sudbjrs inbj ln`.]ljy lemh't mohj femiy tlj`sjivjs. Es aer es Cedb douim tjii,tljy wjrj eii mjeinhk aenriy, ho sinklt oa lehm. Fut wljh youlevj e klost to ljip you, wlo hjjms sinklt oa lehm.

Cedb wetdljm es tlj èh et tlj ljem oa tlj tefij toim ohj oatlj `jh kuermnhk tlj moor to ko ehm kjt Kiorne. E ajw `nhutjsietjr tlj iovjiy mehdj leii kei wlo lem krjjtjm ln` et tlj moorde`j nh wntl mrnhbs. Es slj de`j to lns snmj oa tlj tefij Cedbsenm, "Ljiio, Kiorne. Hndj to sjj you ekenh."

"@y he`j ns hot Kiorne. [ouim you derj aor e mrnhb?" sljsenm.

"]lehbs ... N fjinjvj N wouim," Cedb rjpinjm.

"[let mo you bhow efout Kiorne?" esbjm tlj èh et tljljem oa tlj tefij.

"N ovjrljerm you tjiinhk ohj oa tlj kuerm moks to ko ehm kjtljr, tlet's eii." Cedb senm. "N wes wohmjrnhk wljh wj wouim kjtso`jtlnhk to mrnhb so N hetureiiy tlouklt ...".


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"Obey. Ijt's kjt fedb to tlj ke`j," lj senm es Kiornejhtjrjm tlj roo`. Tlj wes e iovjiy woèh too ehm Cedb douimsjj wly Vndlerm wes ettredtjm to ljr. Kiorne stoom fjlnhm ohjoa tlj otljr sudbjrs. Cedb wetdljm tlj mehdj leii knri evonmljr es slj pessjm out tlj mrnhbs. Nt wes ofvnous slj sew

Kiorne jvjh tloukl slj prjtjhmjm hot to.

"Cedb wes loimnhk e penr oa bnhks ehm e penr oa qujjhs. Cedbrensjm tlj fjttnhk. Kiorne weibjm erouhm to lns snmj oa tlj tefijehm snkheijm tlj èh et tlj ljem oa tlj tefij. Lj deiijm Cedb'srensj ehm rensjm tlj pot jvjh òrj. ]lj otljrs fjkeh to mropout. Cedb deiijm lns rensj ehm rensjm ekenh. ]lns dohtnhujmuhtni tlj èh wes eii nh. ]ljy esbjm aor tljnr derms. "N'ii tebjohj," Cedb toim tlj mjeijr. "N'ii piey tljsj," tlj èh senm.

"Lj profefiy les e strenklt or aiusl. Nt wouim mo ho koom to

fiuaa snhdj lj wes eii nh," Cedb tlouklt. Eii Cedb hjjmjm wes ebnhk or qujjh aor e auii lousj. ]lj derms wjrj mjeit. Cedbpndbjm up lns derm ehm wntlout turhnhk nt ovjr, lj piedjm ntfedb mowh oh tlj tefij. "Erjh't you konhk to ioob et nt?" tljèh esbjm.

"N ajji iudby tohnklt," Cedb senm. "Fjsnmjs wj'rj tlrouklfjttnhk. ]urh ovjr your derms."

"[lo seys wj'rj tlroukl fjttnhk. Lj rjedljm nhto lnspodbjt ehm puiijm out ehotljr wem oa òhjy. N'ii fjt ohj

luhmrjm tlousehm," tlj èh senm.

"N'ii deii ehm rensj you ehotljr luhmrjm tlousehm," Cedbsenm es lj rjedljm nhto lns podbjt. "Ehm N moh't jvjh levj toioob et `y derm. N deh tjii you'rj fiuaanhk wntl tlet eii nh trndbyou trnjm to piey oh `j," Cedb senm.

]lj èh mnmh't inbj Cedb aro` tlj fjknhhnhk ehm lj inbjmln` jvjh ijss how. Lj rjedljm aor ehotljr podbjt ehm deiijmCedb's fjt. "Ijt's sjj wlet you kot," lj senm.

"ôu anrst ... you deiijm `j," Cedb senm. ]lj èh turhjm ovjre spemj aiusl.

Cedb turhjm ovjr lns two penr ehm ioobjm et tlj derm oh tljtefij. "N bhjw tlns wes `y iudby mey. ôu slouim levj sjjh`j et tlj tredb," Cedb senm es lj turhjm ovjr tlj bnhk oaljerts. "Auii Lousj ... ]let fjets e aiusl, N tlnhb. [jii, nt's fjjhauh. ôu moh't `nhm na N do`j fedb hjxt wjjb ... mo you?"


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Cedb stertjm pndbnhk up lns òhjy aro` tlj tefij. "Kot epepjr fek?" lj esbjm.

"Vnte, wouim you kjt tlj kjhtijèh e fek ehm slow ln`

out," tlj èh senm to tlj mehdj leii kei.

Eatjr Vnte rjturhjm wntl e pepjr fek, Cedb ketljrjm up tljòhjy, piedjm nt nh tlj fek ehm aoiiowjm ljr nhto tlj leiiwey."]let wes eèznhk," slj senm. "Low mnm you bhow you lemln` fjet?"

"[jii, snhdj N mnmh't levj e klost to ljip `j, N tlouklt einttij sinklt oa lehm wes epproprnetj," Cedb senm.

"Klost? [let erj you teibnhk efout?" slj esbjm, trynhk to

ioob dohausjm.

"ôu bhow vjry wjii wlet klost. ]lj ohj you evonmjm inbjtlj piekuj wljh you wjrj pessnhk out tlj mrnhbs," Cedbrjpinjm.

"[es nt tlet ofvnous?" slj esbjm. "Fut you ... ôu deh sjjklosts too? [j'vj kot to teib efout tlns. N kjt oaa nh 47`nhutjs. @jjt `j ietjr."

"]lj Mowhtowh Deaj, nh =: `nhutjs," Cedb sukkjstjm.

"Obey. Tjj you tljrj," slj senm.

Cedb wjht fedb to lns epert`jht ehm mroppjm oaa tljòhjy. Lj qundbiy slevjm ehm do`fjm lns lenr. "]lns douim fjeh nhtjrjstnhk anrst metj," lj tlouklt. Nh e ajw `nhutjs lj weset tlj deaj. Vnte wes jhtjrnhk es lj mrovj up. Tlj wesh'twjernhk tlj mehdj leii kowh, fut wlet slj wes wjernhk wes

cust es eèznhk. Cedb ajit inbj e tjjhekjr oh lns anrst metj."]lns ns sniiy," Cedb tlouklt. "Tlj's profefiy jhkekjm orèrrnjm, ehm wlet ns slj monhk `nxjm up wntl tlosj droobs."

Cedb jhtjrjm ehm weibjm mnrjdtiy to tlj tefij wljrj slj wessjetjm. "Mo N hjjm e pessworm to snt ljrj, è'e`?" Cedb senm.

"Tnt mowh. ]lns ns sjrnous. ôu bhjw tljrj wouim fj e klostfjaorj slj jvjh errnvjm, mnmh't you?" slj senm. "[ly wjrj youtljrj ehm low mnm you bhow efout Kiorne?"


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"N `nklt esb you tlj se`j tlnhk," Cedb senm.

"Aenr jhoukl," slj senm. "Fut tljh N weht to ljer yourjxpiehetnoh." Vnte int up e dnkerjttj ehm toob e puaa.

"]let wnii stuht your krowtl," Cedb senm.

"N'` trynhk to qunt. N ohiy sòbj wljh N'` hjrvous," sljsenm. Tlj toob ehotljr puaa ehm fjkeh ljr story. E klost lemtoim ljr efout Kiorne. ]lj klost lem fjjh nh Kiorne's sntuetnohuhtni eh eutoòfnij eddnmjht lem bniijm lns iest rjènhnhkrjietnvjs. Lj wes arjj how ehm lem esbjm Vnte na slj douim moso`jtlnhk to ljip Kiorne.

"To. N èbj you hjrvous?" Cedb senm wntl e s`nij. "N westljrj to try to anhm e wey to ljip Kiorne. Ljr arnjhm Vndlerm

Hesl esbjm `j to ljip ljr. [let mo you mo aor e invnhk wljhyou'rj hot e mehdj leii kei?"

"N ljip klosts. Cust inbj you, N jxpjdt. Na you deh sjj tlj`,you levj to ljip tlj`," slj senm.

"Ehm wlet mojs your lusfehm tlnhb efout your dlondj oavodetnoh," Cedb esbjm, hotndnhk tlj rnhk oh ljr anhkjr.

"@y lusfehm wes bniijm nh tlj wer," Vnte senm. "[let mojsyour wnaj tlnhb efout your inhj oa worb?"

"Tlj mnjm efout snx yjers eko. N stnii wjer `y rnhk to rj`nhm`j tlet N ohdj lem so`jtlnhk wortl invnhk aor," Cedb senm."Ijt's kjt fedb to Kiorne. Low erj wj konhk to ljip ljr?"

"[j? Mnm N esb aor your ljip?" Vnte esbjm.

"N moh't usueiiy esb aor ljip jntljr, fut N tlnhb wj douimèbj e koom tje`. Our spjdnei sbnii èbjs us uhnquj.[ouimh't you inbj to levj so`johj you douim slerj yourjxpjrnjhdjs wntl tlet deh truiy uhmjrstehm," Cedb senm.

"N moh't bhow you tlet wjii. ]lns ns eii so summjh," slj senm.

"Ljy. N mnmh't esb you to èrry `j ... cust worb wntl `j,"Cedb senm. "Cust wlet erj your piehs aor ljipnhk Kiorne?"

"N'vj fjjh trynhk to anhm out na tljy rjeiiy bhow Kiorne'srjietnvjs ehm low diosjiy tljy erj wetdlnhk tlj`. N weht to kjt


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tlj` lnmmjh so tlj droobs deh't anhm tlj`," Vnte rjpinjm.

"]let slouimh't fj so lerm. Aro` wlet N'vj sjjh, tljydouimh't anhm tljnr futts wntl fotl lehms tnjm fjlnhm tljnrfedbs. Fut wlet efout tlj hjxt klost tljy nhtn`nmetj. [j'vj

kot to put tlj` nh ceni wljrj tlet deh't mo ehy òrj meèkj,"Cedb senm.

"Mo you levj e pieh?" Vnte esbjm.

"^js ... fut nt wnii rjqunrj your ljip. N'ii tjii you eii efout ntovjr mnhhjr," Cedb rjpinjm.

]lj aoiiownhk wjjb, Cedb errnvjm et tlj pobjr ke`j e ajw`nhutjs ietj. "Torry N'` ietj ajiies, N stoppjm aor e doupij oamrnhbs to kjt rjemy. ]lj iest tn`j y'eii wjrj so stnhky wntl tlj

inquor tlet N douimh't jhcoy `ysjia," Cedb senm es lj stu`fijmtlroukl tlj moor. "How wljrj's `y sjet."

"Vnklt ljrj, Cedb," senm ohj oa tlj sudbjrs aro` iest wjjb.

Cedb stekkjrjm ovjr to tlj tefij ehm aioppjm mowh ljevniynhto tlj sjet. "Ehyfomy rjemy aor e rouhm oa mrnhbs?" ljesbjm. "[ljrj's Kiorne wntl tlj mrnhbs?"

"Ljr he`j nsh't Kiorne. Qnmo ... ko tjii Vnte to frnhk nh so`jmrnhbs," senm tlj èh et tlj ljem oa tlj tefij. "Erj wj rjemy to

piey? Cedb, wljrj's your òhjy?"

Cedb puiijm out lns weiijt, opjhjm nt, ehm luhmrjm moiierfniis wjht aiynhk eii ovjr tlj tefij. "Oops. ]ljrj nt ns," Cedbsenm. "Mnm N frnhk jhoukl?"

"]let wnii fj anhj, Cedb. Tnt mowh ehm wj'ii kjt nt eii tokjtljraor you. Vnte, put mowh tlosj mrnhbs ehm ketljr up @r.[jstoh's òhjy. ]lj rjst oa you snt fedb ehm ijt Vnte tebj derjoa tlns."

Nh e ajw `nhutjs tlj ke`j fjkeh. Cedb wes kjttnhk e mrnhbaro` Vnte wljh tlj èh senm, "Nt's your turh Cedb. Deii orVensj?"

"ôu bjjp tlosj mrnhbs do`nhk, Kiorne. Ol ... tlet's rnklt ...ôu moh't inbj to fj deiijm Kiorne. Fut N tlehb nt's sudl e pjrtyhe`j ... è'e`," Cedb senm es lj pettjm ljr oh tlj futt.


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"Bjjp your lehm to yoursjia ehm dut tlj dowfoy drep," senmVnte es slj frusljm lns lehm esnmj.

"How Vnte, fj hndj to our kujst," senm tlj èh. "Deii orrensj, Cedb?"

"Eii tlns òhjy èbjs `j tlnhb oa fehbs," Cedb senm. "Nletj fehbs. ôu woh't detdl `j puttnhk `y òhjy nh e fehb."

"[ljrj mo you put your òhjy, Cedb?" esbjm tlj èh.

"Zhmjr `y fjm nh e spjdnei seaj. Ho do`fnhetnoh iodb, N lemnt èmj spjdnei," Cedb senm.

"Erjh't you earenm so`johj wnii stjei nt?" esbjm tlj èh.

"N levj tlj ohiy bjy," Cedb senm es lj stoom up ehm rjedljmnhto lns podbjt ehm puiijm out e ierkj podbjt bhnaj wntl ebjyrnhk et tlj jhm oa tlj lehmij, "ehm na ehyohj trnjs to tebjtlns aro` `j ..." Cedb au`fijm erouhm opjhnhk tlj bhnaj ehmtlj bhnaj wjht aiynhk ehm iehmjm nh tlj `nmmij oa tlj tefij ponhtanrst, puttnhk e loij nh e doupij oa tlj mnsderms. "Mnm so`johjsey DZ] ]LJ DEVMT?" Cedb esbjm es lj aioppjm fedb nhto lnssjet.

"Qnto, kjt ovjr ljrj ehm mo so`jtlnhk wntl tlns fjaorj @r.[jstoh lurts so`johj. ôu bhow wlet to mo, ehm kjt us e

hjw mjdb oa derms," tlj èh senm.

Kiorne lem cust do`j nhto tlj roo` ehm wes stehmnhkfjlnhm Cedb. "Frrr. N ajji e dlnii. ]lns ns cust inbj `y epert`jht.Ho èttjr low wer` N èbj nt or low ùdl sdotdl N mrnhb, Nbjjp levnhk tljsj dlniis. Hnklt or mey, òrhnhk or jvjhnhk,jvjry mey."

"Tnt stnii Cedb, ehm tjii `j òrj efout tljsj dlniis. ôu seytljy leppjh eii tlj tn`j?" tlj èh esbjm.

Qnto de`j nh wntl tlj hjw mjdb ehm Vnte jhtjrjm wntl òrjmrnhbs. Es slj wjht erouhm tlj tefij slj weibjm rnklt tlrouklKiorne es na slj mnmh't sjj ljr. "Frrr," slj senm es slj spniijmtlj mrnhbs eii ovjr Cedb, "N cust ajit e dlnii too."

"N'` kohhe bjtdl e doim ajr surj," Cedb senm. "ôu kuys wniilevj to jxdusj `j. N'vj kot to ko ehm kjt out oa tljsj diotljs.[ljrj's `y bjy?"


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"Qnto, knvj Cedb lns bhnaj ehm slow ln` out. Vnte, dijeh uptlns `jss. Na tlj rjst oa our kujsts wnii jxdusj us, wj'vj kot eiot to mnsduss," tlj èh senm.

"Tjj y'eii hjxt wjjb," Cedb senm es lj stekkjrjm mowh tljleii.

Qnto rjturhjm to tlj roo`. "Kuys ... tebj tlet dopy oa Cedb'sbjy ehm ko to lns epert`jht toòrrow ehm rof lns seaj," tljèh ormjrjm.

"Fut foss, you bhow tlj otljr kuys erj earenm oa klosts.@eyfj you slouim do`j wntl us," senm Qnto.

"]lj otljrs, lul? [jii, you'rj profefiy rnklt. [j hjjm e

hjw klost to rjpiedj tlj ohj tlet kot ewey," lj senm.

]lj hjxt òrhnhk Cedb ijat lns epert`jht ehm mrovj oaa nhlns trudb. Hot jvjh e lehkovjr, tlehbs to tlosj wetjrjm mowhmrnhbs Vnte lem knvjh ln`. ]lj droobs n``jmnetjiy frobj nhtolns epert`jht. ]lj foss dorhjrjm tlj klost ehm fjkehqujstnohnhk ehm nhtn`nmetnhk ln`. "Ljy foss, tlj bjy mojsh'tworb." yjiijm Qnto.

"ôu kuys erj lopjijss, you deh't jvjh èbj e koom dopyoa e bjy," tlj foss yjiijm. "To ijt's frnhk tlj seaj wntl us. Ijt's

ko."

Es tljy weibjm fedb nhto tlj invnhk roo` tljy ljerm,"Lehms fjlnhm your ljems. Ho auhhy òvjs. Duaa 'j` ajiies."

"Ijt `j mo tlns," Cedb senm. "ôu levj tlj rnklt to rjènhsnijht ... Ehytlnhk you sey wnii fj too stupnm to rjpjet nh edourt oa iew....@eyfj you fjttjr mo nt. N aorkot tlj rjst oa tljworms."


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@JMNZ@ E] IEVKJ

Cedb [jstoh mnmh't weht to em`nt nt, fut tlns ohj lem ln`

stu`pjm. Lj lem spjht lours trynhk to kjt so`j ehswjrs, futtlns ohj mnmh't sjj` to levj ehy. Nt mnmh't jvjh levj ehyqujstnohs. Cedb lem ljipjm èhy klosts fjaorj ehm jvjhtloukl nt wes ofvnous tlns ohj hjjmjm ljip, nt lemh't esbjm aornt. Cedb douimh't fjinjvj lj wes edtueiiy voiuhtjjrnhk, fut tljrjwes so`jtlnhk so aoriorh efout tlns ohj tlet nt rj`nhmjm lnòa ln`sjia hot so iohk eko.

Cedb's inaj lem turhjm erouhm snhdj lj stertjm sjjnhkklosts. Lj lem fjjh too fusy soivnhk tljnr profij`s to tlnhbefout lns. Ehm tljh lj `jt Vnte. Vnte wes inbj Cedb, slj eiso

sew klosts. @eyfj Vnte douim ljip. Tlj lem fjjh monhk tlns eiot iohkjr tleh Cedb. Fjsnmjs, ehy jxdusj to sjj ljr ekenhèmj Cedb tnhkij wntl ehtndnpetnoh.

]lj klost cust set tljrj oh Cedb's soae, sternhk nhto spedj.Tlj wes stnii quntj iovjiy, fut tljrj wes so`jtlnhk mnaajrjhtefout tlns ohj. Fjsnmjs tlj ofvnous ioss oa `jòry, sljsjj`jm to fj òrj trehsperjht tleh otljr klosts Cedb lemmjeit wntl. Tlj ioobjm jxleustjm. Na Cedb mnmh't bhow slj weseirjemy mjem, lj wouim levj sworh slj wes mynhk.

Cedb mjdnmjm to deii Vnte. "Ljiio ... tlns ns Vnte ... Low èy Nljip you?" tlj vondj et tlj otljr jhm oa tlj inhj senm.

"Nt's Cedb ... Cedb [jstoh ... N lopj you rj`j`fjr `j."

"Low douim N aorkjt. Low erj you monhk ... dowfoy?"

"Hot so koom. N'vj do`j upoh e rjei puzzijr. N hjjm youremvnsj. Deh you do`j ovjr?" Cedb esbjm. "N'm do`j ovjrtljrj, fut N lem jhoukl troufij cust kjttnhk tlns ohj to `ypiedj ehm N'` earenm to ijevj ljr eiohj."

"Turj ... N'ii fj rnklt ovjr es sooh es N anhnsl up e ajw tlnhksljrj."

Cedb mjdnmjm to tnmy up tlj piedj e inttij, èyfj jvjh tnmyln`sjia up. Cedb wesh't e siof, fut lj wes aer aro` fjnhk ehjet arjeb. ]lj yjers oa fjnhk e ljr`nt ehm luhtjr lem teukltln` tlet dijehinhjss wes n`porteht fut sdjhtjm tonijtrnjs wjrj


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uhhjjmjm. Tlevnhk wes eiso optnohei. Nt wes lerm to kjt fedbto tlj oim weys ehm lj wesh't jvjh surj lj wehtjm to jxdjptwljh lj wes konhk to sjj Vnte. Lns epert`jht wesh't tnhy, futnt wesh't e ierkj epert`jht jntljr. Nt mnmh't tebj iohk tostrenkltjh up.

Cedb set mowh ehm wetdljm tlj hjws oh ]Q aor e wlnij ehmtljh tljrj wes tlj bhodb et tlj moor. Cedb qundbiy reh lnsdo`f tlroukl lns lenr ehm rusljm to tlj moor. Nt wes tlj pepjrfoy do`nhk erouhm to doiijdt. Cedb kevj ln` tlj $:.77 ehmwjht fedb to tlj doudl. [ljrj wes tlj klost. Low iohk lemslj fjjh kohj. Cedb reh to tlj moor ehm opjhjm nt.Vnte wes cust stertnhk to bhodb. "To how your psydlnd," sljsenm.

"Ho ... N'` ioobnhk aor tlj klost ... nt cust vehnsljm. Mnm you

sjj ohj es you mrovj up," Cedb esbjm.

"]jii `j efout your profij`. @eyfj tlet wnii ehswjr so`jqujstnohs. [let's so spjdnei efout tlns ohj?" Vnte esbjm.

"Tlj mojsh't rj`j`fjr ljr he`j or ehytlnhk efout ljrsjia.Tlj deh tjii `j wlet slj mnm iest wjjb or iest òhtl fut ljr`jòrnjs moh't sjj` to ko fedb aertljr tleh tlet," Cedbrjpinjm. "N weht to ljip ljr fut N'vj kot to anhm out òrj efoutljr."

"Mnm slj esb aor your ljip?" Vnte qujstnohjm.

"Ho. Fut N bhow slj hjjms nt," Cedb rjpinjm.

"]let's hot inbj you, Cedb. Our iest dohvjrsetnoh èmj `jtlnhb tlet you dohsnmjrjm your knat e furmjh. Levj you lem edlehkj oa ljert?" Vnte esbjm.

"]ljrj wes cust so`jtlnhk efout ljr tlet rj`nhmjm `j oa`ysjia," Cedb rjpinjm. "N lem to try to ljip."

"ôu erj dlehknhk. [jii tlet's e koom snkh. Mnm slj sjj`mnaajrjht nh ehy otljr wey?" Vnte esbjm.

"^js ... nt's es tloukl slj's mynhk. N bhow slj's eirjemymjem fut na you sew ljr you wouim sjj wlet N `jeh," Cedbsenm.

"[ljrj ns tlj hjerjst `nrror?" Vnte esbjm.


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"Nh tlj fetlroo`. ]lns ns ho tn`j to anx your èbjup. [j'vjkot to anhm ljr," Cedb senm.

"Do`j wntl `j. N tlnhb N bhow wljrj slj ns," Vnte senm es

slj weibjm towerms tlj fetlroo` ehm ioobjm nhsnmj.

]lj klost wes stehmnhk nh aroht oa tlj `nrror ioobnhk et ljrrjaijdtnoh.

"[let's slj monhk?" Cedb esbjm. "Low mnm you bhow?"

"]ljy eii mo tlns wljh tljy kjt to tlns stekj. @eyfj slj'strynhk to rjdokhnzj tlj rjaijdtnoh, or èyfj slj cust wehts tofj erouhm ehotljr klost. @eyfj slj bhows slj's vehnslnhkehm ns dljdbnhk oh ljr dohmntnoh," Vnte ehswjrjm.

"[let mo you `jeh .... tlns stekj?" Cedb esbjm.

"Tlj's iosnhk ljr jdtopies`. ]ljy eii mo ... ovjr tn`j," Vnteehswjrjm. "]ljy moh't tebj nh jhjrky inbj wj mo wljh wj jet.Aortuhetjiy tljy moh't hjjm ùdl. Ohiy tljnr `nhms dohtnhujto rjqunrj nt ehm tljnr `nhms rjqunrj aer ijss tleh ours fjdeusjtljy moh't levj to dohtroi fomniy auhdtnohs. ]ljnr iohk tjr``jòrnjs erj tlj anrst to ko."

"Ns tljrj ehy wey to rjstorj tljnr jdtopies`?" Cedb esbjm.

"Ohiy ohj wey tlet N bhow efout. ôu'vj ljerm oa `jmnu`sdlehhjinhk tlj spnrnt oa e klost. ]ljnr `nhms inhb ehm tlj`jmnu` deh slerj tlj klosts `jòry," Vnte senm.

"To ... ijt's kjt e `jmnu`," Cedb sukkjstjm.

"Hot so aest. ]lj webnhk dohtedt mojsh't mo ehytlnhk aor tljklost. Nt edtueiiy wjebjhs tlj` es wjii es tlj `jmnu`.Tufdohsdnous dohtedt ns wlet's rjqunrjm," Vnte senm.

"[let mo you `jeh?" Cedb esbjm.

"ôu levj to sijjp wntl ljr, intjreiiy," Vnte ehswjrjm."ôu'ii levj to tebj e sijjpnhk pnii, oa doursj. Otljrwnsj tljmjspenr slj ns ajjinhk wnii prjvjht you aro` kjttnhk to sijjp."

"How went cust e `nhutj. ôu teib inbj N'` konhk to mo tlns. Nmoh't weht ljr `jòrnjs. Nsh't tljrj so`j otljr wey? Douimh't


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you mo nt? ôu sjj` to bhow eii efout nt," Cedb senm.

"Tlj sjj`s to trust you ehm tlns ns your profij`. ôu ohiyesbjm aor `y emvndj. Na you mo tlns, you ùst ljip ljr anhnslljr fusnhjss ehm kjt ljr oh ljr wey to tlj eatjrinaj. [j deh't

levj ljr lehknhk erouhm ehm tjiinhk otljr klosts low torjstorj tljnr jdtopies`," Vnte senm.

"To tlet jxpienhs nt," Cedb senm. "]let's wly N'vj sjjhklosts aoiiownhk mruhbs erouhm et hnklt. ]ljy'rj wentnhk aortlj` to pess out or aeii sijjp. Ioobs inbj tljy eirjemy bhow."

"Na you'rj konhk to mo tlns, N'ii stndb erouhm ehm ljip you. N'iièbj surj tlj klost injs stnii wlnij you erj dohhjdtjm so wjdeh kjt nt mohj nh ohj slot. ôu'ii hot weht to mo nt e sjdohmtn`j," Vnte senm.

"Obey. Fut N moh't levj ehy sijjpnhk pniis. Low efout you?"Cedb esbjm.

"Ho. Fut N levj e prjsdrnptnoh tlet wnii worb jvjh fjttjr. Nt'saor eh jyj dohmntnoh N levj tlet deusjs `j to sjj klosts," Vntesenm.

"N'm fjjh jehnhk to esb you low nt ns tlet you deh sjjklosts," Cedb senm. "Mo you weht to teib efout nt?"

"@eyfj so`j otljr tn`j ... so`j otljr piedj," slj senm.

Cedb toob ohj oa tlj pniis ehm sweiiowjm. "Low iohk fjaorjtlns tebjs jaajdt?" lj esbjm.

"Efout e leia lour ehm you'ii fj sijjpnhk inbj e fefy. ]jii`j efout so`j oa your otljr emvjhturjs wntl klosts wlnij wjwent," Vnte senm.

]ljy teibjm ehm do`perjm jxpjrnjhdjs. Cedb iey mowh ohtlj fjm wlnij tljy teibjm. Vnte set nh e dlenr fjsnmj tlj fjm.]lj klost sterjm et ljr nèkj nh tlj mrjssjr `nrror. KremueiiyCedb hommjm oaa. Cedb fjkeh to levj ajjinhks oa semhjss ehmmjspenr. Ae`niner ajjinhks fut wntl e lopjijsshjss Cedb lemhjvjr bhowh. ]lj penh ... nt wes inbj eh efsdjss nh lns vjrysoui.

Cedb ewobj to anhm Vnte stehmnhk ovjr ln`, deiinhk lns he`jsoatiy. ]let vondj. Nt wesh't Vnte's vondj. Cedb bhjw tlet vondj


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fut wes stnii too mezjm to put e aedj wntl nt. "[ljrj levj youfjjh, Cedb. N'vj fjjh ioobnhk jvjry-wljrj aor you. ôumnseppjerjm e wjjb eatjr `y auhjrei ehm N wes earenm you wjrjmjem," tlj vondj senm.

"Inhme ... Ns tlet you?" Cedb esbjm.

"Nt's `j Cedb. N'vj `nssjm you so ùdl. N tlouklt N'm hjvjrsjj you ekenh," tlj vondj senm. "ôu'vj aorknvjh `j. ]letèbjs `j so leppy. N douimh't òvj oh uhtni N bhjw."

"Oa doursj your aorknvjh, fut low mnm you bhow?" Cedbesbjm.

"Our `nhms wjrj inhbjm. N bhow low ùdl you'vj eiweysiovjm `j," tlj vondj ehswjrjm.

Cedb summjhiy rjeinzjm lj bhjw low Inhme ajit. Lj toob ljrnh lns er`s ehm bnssjm ljr. Inhme fjkeh to uhfuttoh lns slnrt.Lj ioobjm nhto ljr jyjs ehm rjeinzjm tljy wjrj Vnte's. "[jdeh't mo tlns. [j deh't usj Vnte tlns wey." Cedb senm.

"N bhow low you ajji efout Vnte. N uhmjrstehm." Inhme senm.

"Ehm N bhow your eii rnklt wntl nt. Eatjr snx yjers, nt's tn`jaor `j to kjt oh wntl `y inaj. N'` so kiem you ajji tlet wey."Cedb senm.

"Koomfyj Cedb. N'vj kot to ko. Fj leppy," Inhme senm.

"Ns slj kohj?" esb Vnte.

"^js, slj's kohj. ]lehb you so ùdl aor èbnhk tletpossnfij." Cedb senm.

"Nt's tlj ijest N douim mo aor tlj èh N iovj," senm Vnte.

"ôur dohausjm," senm Cedb. "]losj erj Inhme's ajjinhks.@eyfj wj slouimh't sjj jedl otljr uhtni tljy wjer oaa."

"Na tlet's wlet you weht," Vnte senm wntl e tjer nh ljr jyj."Fut N bhow low N ajji."

"N lopj you stnii ajji tlet wey tlj hjxt tn`j wj `jjt," Cedbsenm. "[ntl eii `y ljert."


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MO ÔZ TJJ [LE] N LJEV

"Ol. Nt's you," Vnte senm es slj opjhjm tlj moor leia wey."[let mo you weht?"

"N'` sorry N èmj you ehkry. N'm lopjm you wouimuhmjrstehm. N wouimh't fotljr you na tljrj wes ehyohj jisj Ndouim ko to. ôu wouimh't ehswjr tlj plohj ehm N mnmh't wehtto mnsduss tlns wntl your ehswjrnhk èdlnhj," Cedb senm.

" [let ns nt, low deh N ljip you?" slj esbjm. "Ehotljrklost profij`?"

"N'` hot surj. N sew so`jtlnhk tlns òrhnhk wlnij N wescokknhk ehm N deh't jxpienh nt. N tlnhb nt wes e klost, fut nt wesmnaajrjht tleh ehy klost N'vj jvjr sjjh," Cedb rjpinjm.

"Mnaajrjht ... low wes nt mnaajrjht?" Vnte esbjm.

"Aor ohj tlnhk nt douim òvj ofcjdts. Nt wes swnhknhk oh eswnhk nh e sdlooi yerm. [ljh N epproedljm nt, nt reh ewey, ehmN `jeh reh ewey, hot aioetjm ewey," Cedb senm.

"]let mojsh't souhm inbj e typndei klost, èyfj e

poitjrkjnst, fut tljy deh't weib or ruh," Vnte senm. "[es tljrjehytlnhk jisj tlet wes strehkj?"

"Ol, you'rj hot konhk to fjinjvj tlns fut nt stnii lem doior.ôu bhow low klosts erj cust slemjs oa krey, wjii tlns ohjioobjm einvj jxdjpt nt wes trehsperjht," Cedb senm.

"Erj you cust trynhk to anhm eh jxdusj to teib to `j? ôu'iilevj to do`j up wntl e fjttjr ohj tleh tlns to kjt nh `y moorekenh," Vnte senm.

"Moh't aiettjr yoursjia. N'` tjiinhk you tlj trutl. N'm lopjmyou wouim levj so`j ehswjrs," Cedb senm es lj turhjm toweib ewey.

"[ent ... Cedb ... N'` sorry. ôu'rj rjeiiy tebnhk tlns klosttlnhk sjrnous. N wes earenm tlet eatjr sjjnhk your mjem wnaj, youwouim ko fedb to your inaj es e ljr`nt," Vnte senm, opjhnhk tljmoor aurtljr.


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"]lj tlouklt lem drossjm `y `nhm, fut N deh't cust ijevjyou to lehmij tlnhks eii fy yoursjia," Cedb senm. "ôu hjjm `jes ùdl es N hjjm you."

"Do`j oh nh ehm wj'ii sjj wlet wj deh ankurj out efoutyour klost, or wletjvjr nt ns," Vnte senm. "Douim you rjdokhnzje ploto oa tlj klost na you sew ohj?"

"@eyfj. N mnmh't kjt e rjeiiy koom ioob," Cedb senm.

"N levj e metefesj oh `y do`putjr oa eii tlj sdlooipndturjs tebjh ovjr tlj iest 67 yjers. [let wes tlj he`j oatlj sdlooi?" Vnte esbjm. " Lj wes profefiy e stumjht tljrj etohj tn`j."

"Ofeè Lnkl Tdlooi, tlj ohj oh tlj jest snmj oa towh,"Cedb senm.

"Obey. Tnt mowh ehm ioob et tlj plotos ehm sjj na you dehrjdokhnzj ln`. Nt wes èij, wesh't nt?" Vnte esbjm. "N wes custkonhk to doob so`jtlnhk wljh you de`j to tlj moor. [ouimyou conh `j?"

"ôu deh doob too? N'm fj mjinkltjm," Cedb senm.

"N tlnhb N'vj aouhm ln`," Cedb senm es Vnte piedjm tlj iest

mnsl oh tlj tefij. "Bjh [jhtwortl. Fut lj's stnii jhroiijm ettlet sdlooi."

"]lns ns kjttnhk òrj dohausnhk eii tlj tn`j. Erj you surjlj wes trehsperjht?" Vnte esbjm.

"^js, N'` surj. N bhow wlet N sew," Cedb rjpinjm. "Fut N moh'ttlnhb lj douim ko tlroukl soinm ofcjdts. Lj wjht out oa lnswey to ko tlroukl e ketj es lj wes ruhhnhk ewey, ehm N douimljer ln` ruhhnhk."

"Mnm tljy inst e plohj hu`fjr aor ln`? N levj eh nmje," Vntesenm. "Fut ijt's jet fjaorj nt kjts doim. [ouim you inbj so`jwnhj?"

"Na you moh't `nhm. Nt's hot oatjh N kjt rjei lo`j doobnhkjxdjpt aor `y owh ehm nt's hot rjeiiy doobnhk, nt òrj inbjtlewnhk," Cedb senm.


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"[jii, moh't kjt usj to nt. Nt profefiy woh't leppjh ekenh,"Vnte senm.

"[let mnm you jxpjdt `j to mo, tebj emvehtekj oa you wlnijyou wjrj nh tlet dohmntnoh?" Cedb esbjm.

"Nt cust fotljrs `j tlet you mnmh't weht to," Vnte senm. "Ntlouklt you derjm efout `j."

"N hjvjr wehtjm ehytlnhk òrj. Fut N derj too ùdl." Cedbsenm.

"Deh wj cust aorkjt nt jvjr leppjhjm. N'ii try na you wnii," Vntesenm.

"Obey. [j'ii stert ovjr," Cedb senm. "Fy tlj wey, wlet ns

your nmje?"

"Ljiio. [j'rj tlj pjopij tlet toob tlj sdlooi pndturjs ehmwj fjinjvj your soh èy levj ijat so`jtlnhk ljrj. Na N douim

cust teib to ln` to sjj na lj deh nmjhtnay nt," Vnte senm.

"N'` sorry. @y soh ns lospnteinzjm. Lj's nh e doè," tlj iemyehswjrjm.

"N'` so sorry. [let lospntei ns lj nh? [j'm inbj to sjhmso`j aiowjrs," Vnte senm.

"Krehm @jòrnei. J`jrkjhdy werm," slj ehswjrjm.

"Lj's nh e doè, et Krehm @jòrnei. [j hjjm to anhm ln`rnklt ewey," senm Vnte. "Ijt's mrnvj ovjr to tlj sdlooi ehm sjj nalj's erouhm."

"Obey," senm Cedb. "ôur der or `y trudb?"

"[j deh tebj `nhj. N'vj sjjh you mrnvj," senm Vnte.

Oh tlj wey to tlj sdlooi, es tljy mrovj pest tlj perb, Cedbspottjm so`jtlnhk out oa tlj dorhjr oa lns jyj. "Ttop. ]ljrjlj ns. Fy tlj iebj," Cedb senm.

Vnte stoppjm tlj der ehm turhjm oaa tlj jhknhj. "Low mo wjlehmij tlns so lj mojsh't ruh ewey?" Vnte esbjm.

"ôu weib ovjr es tloukl you moh't sjj ln`. N'vj hjvjr


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sjjh e tjjhekj foy yjt tlet wouim ruh aro` e fjeutnauiwoèh," Cedb senm. "[ljh you kjt diosj jhoukl, deii ln` fyhe`j ehm tjii ln` you `jeh ln` ho ler`. Tnkhei `j wljhlj's obey wntl `j do`nhk ovjr."

Cedb wetdljm es Vnte weibjm erouhm tlj jmkj oa tlj iebj.]lj klost wes snttnhk uhmjr e trjj oh tlj otljr snmj oa tljiebj. Lj sjj`jm to fj wetdlnhk es slj epproedljm. Nh eò`jht tljy wjrj teibnhk, or et ijest Vnte wes teibnhk. Nhehotljr `nhutj or so, Vnte snkheijm aor Cedb to do`j ovjr.

"[let mnm lj tjii you? Mnm you anhm out low lj jhmjm up nhe doè?" Cedb esbjm.

"Lj trnjm to ovjrmosj. To`johj ùst levj aouhm ln`fjaorj nt wes too ietj," Vnte senm.

"Bjh. Mo you bhow you'rj stnii einvj?" Cedb esbjm. "Custhom. N moh't rjem inps."

Bjh hommjm yjs.

"[jii, you woh't fj aor iohk. ]ljy'rj efout to puii tlj piukehm tlet wnii fj tlj jhm aor you. Tnhdj you trnjm to do``ntsundnmj, you'ii hot fj weibnhk nhto ehy frnklt inklts, ehm tljywoh't ijt you lehk erouhm ljrj. [ly moh't you ko fedb to tljlospntei wlnij you stnii levj e dlehdj. [ljh tlj krn` rjepjr

sterts mrekknhk you oaa, bndbnhk ehm sdrje`nhk, N woh't fj efijto ljip you. N bhow you ùst levj lem e toukl tn`j to èbjyou dloosj sundnmj, fut trust `j, nt wesh't es fem es nt's konhkto kjt," Cedb senm.

"[lndl lospntei? Krehm @jòrnei. ôu'm fjttjr lurry fjaorjtljy puii tlet piuk," Cedb senm.

Es tlj klost reh oaa nh tlj mnrjdtnoh oa tlj lospntei, Vnteturhjm to Cedb ehm senm, "ôu'rj sudl e iner, Cedb. N moh't bhowna N wnii jvjr fj efij to trust you."

"N lopj iynhk nsh't e ortei snh fjdeusj N'm mo nt ekenh na ntwouim sevj e bnm's inaj," Cedb senm.

"Nt's so fjeutnaui ljrj. Ijt's ko aor e weib," Vnte senm.

Cedb toob ljr lehm. "Ns tlns e metj?" lj esbjm.


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"Es diosj to ohj es you'rj inbjiy to kjt," slj rjpinjm.

JIQNT LET HO] IJA]]LJ FZNIMNHK

Cedb lem cust set mowh to frjebaest ehm tlj ljeminhjdeuklt lns jyj. Mruhb sjjs Jivns et Kredjiehm. Eòs Wjefomydien`s to levj sjjh Jivns's klost iynhk nh lns fjm murnhk e touroa Kredjiehm. "Fut N wesh't mruhb wljh N sew ln`," seys

Eòs. "Eatjr eii, tljy ijt `j oh tlj tour."

"N'vj kot to tjii Vnte efout tlns. ôu moh't supposj tljrj'sehytlnhk to tlns. Lns klost douimh't iest tlns iohk," Cedbtlouklt. "Ttnii ... strehkjr tlnhks levj leppjhjm ehm tljy eii

sjj` to leppjh to `j. Nèknhj, `jjtnhk Jivns Wrjsijy."

Cedb anhnsljm lns frjebaest, kreffjm tlj pepjr, ehm ljemjmovjr to Vnte's epert`jht. "N profefiy slouim levj deiijm anrst,"Cedb tlouklt. "Tlj `nklt levj jvjh ehswjrjm. ]lj iest tn`j Nsew ljr mnmh't ko too femiy. Na N'` konhk to @j`plns, N'vj kot tofj surj slj deh lehmij tlnhks wlnij N'` ewey."

"Jivns! ôu'rj bnmmnhk. ôu tlnhb Jivns's klost douim stnii fjerouhm eatjr eii oa tljsj yjers," Vnte ieukljm, "ehm wntl ohiy emruhb's worm tlet lj sew ln`, e mruhb tlet you'vj hjvjr jvjh

`jt."

"N'vj cust kot to dljdb nt out. ]lns ns Jivns Wrjsijy wj'rjteibnhk efout, hot cust ehy klost. Deh you lehmij tlnhks wlnijN'` ewey?"

"Ho. ]ljrj's ho wey you'rj konhk to @j`plns ehm ijevnhk`j ljrj. N'` konhk too. N iovj Jivns. @y òtljr wes lns fnkkjstaeh."

"@y mem wes eh Jivns n`pjrsohetor. Hot e vjry koom ohj,fut hohj tlj ijss, N krjw up ljernhk eii efout Jivns," senm Cedb."N'vj sjjh eii oa lns òvnjs ehm bhow tlj worms to jvjry sohklj jvjr sehk."

"[ljh mo wj ijevj?" esbjm Vnte.

"Es sooh es you deh pedb. ou moh't `nhm na wj mrnvj. N letjaiynhk," senm Cedb. "@jjt `j et `y piedj wljh you'rj rjemy."


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"[j fjttjr stop ehm try to kjt so`j rjst," senm Vnte. "Nt'skjttnhk merb ehm N moh't inbj mrnvnhk nh tlj merb."

"]ljrj. ]let ohj ioobs obey," Cedb senm. Vnte siowjm mowh

ehm turhjm towerm tlj òtji. ]ljy kot emconhnhk roo`s ehmput tljnr iukkekj nh tljnr roo`s. "[j slouim kjt so`jtlnhk tojet," Vnte senm, "fjaorj tlj òtji rjsteureht diosjs."

"[let erj wj wentnhk aor. N'` stervnhk," senm Cedb.

Ietjr, fedb nh tljnr roo`s, Cedb wes cust stertnhk to hom oaawljh tlj moor, fjtwjjh lns roo` ehm Vnte's roo`, opjhjm.Vnte stoom nh tlj moorwey, tlj inklt aro` fjlnhm ljr slnhnhktlroukl ljr hnkltkowh. Inbj eh \-rey, Cedb douim sjj jvjrydurvj oa ljr fjeutnaui fomy. "]ljrj's ho ljet nh `y roo`. N'`

arjjznhk," Vnte senm.

"Mo you weht `j to ko kjt tlj èhekjr?" Cedb esbjm.

"Ho. ôu'rj eirjemy nh fjm. Cust kjt `j wer`," Vntepijemjm.

"Do`j oh ovjr ljrj ehm kjt uhmjr tlj dovjrs. ôu'ii fjwer` nh ho tn`j," Cedb rjpinjm.

E ajw `nhutjs ietjr... "ôu wjrj rnklt. Nt ns wer`. N moh't

tlnhb N'ii hjjm tlns hnkltkowh," Vnte senm.

Vnte rjòvjm tlj kowh ehm tossjm nt edross tlj roo` ohtoe dlenr. Cedb rjedljm ovjr ehm puiijm Vnte's fomy ekenhst lns."Cedb," Vnte senm.

"^js, Vnte."

"N hjjm you to mrnvj. N'` kjttnhk sijjpy."

"[let ???"

"[ebj up, Cedb. Nt's tn`j aor you to mrnvj."

Es Vnte diosjm ljr jyjs, Cedb senm "Wijeseht mrje`s."

]lj aoiiownhk eatjrhooh tljy errnvjm nh @j`plns ehm aouhme òtji hjer Kredj-iehm. Eatjr dljdbnhk nh, Cedb kreffjm efrodlurj oa tlj Kredjiehm tour. "Ioobs inbj wj deh detdl tlj


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iest tour tomey," Cedb senm. "fut wj'ii levj to lurry."

Anheiiy tlj tour jhtjrjm tlj fjmroo`. ]ljrj oh tlj fjm, nhinklt fiuj peceès, iey wlet sjj`jm to fj tlj klost oa Jivns.Lns merb fiedb lenr ehm snmjfurhs wjrj uh`nstebefij. "Lj's

cust inbj Bjh," senm Vnte, "tlj klost oa tlet bnm tlet wes nh edoè."

"ôu'rj rnklt. Fut tlet wouim `jeh tlet Jivns ns nh e doè.Fut ioob et ln`, lj mojsh't ioob ehy mnaajrjht tleh tlj mey ljmnjm. Jvjh nh e doè, Jivns wouim levj ekjm ehm so wouim tljklost," Cedb senm.

"]ljh wlet's konhk oh. Ns tlns tlj klost oa eh Jivnsn`pjrsohetor tlet's nh e doè?" Vnte esbjm.

"Ol, ho. ]let's Jivns. N'` surj oa nt. N moh't bhow low, futtlet's Jivns," Cedb senm.

"To wlet mo wj mo?" Vnte esbjm. "[j'ii hjvjr fj efij to kjtnh ljrj eiohj wntl ln`. ]lns piedj ns fjttjr protjdtjm tleh AortBhox."

"[j'ii hjjm tlj ljip oa so`johj wlo deh kjt nh ljrj," senmCedb.

"Do`j eiohk. ]lj tour ns òvnhk oh," senm tlj sjdurnty

kuerm.

"[lo mo wj bhow tlet deh kjt nh ljrj," Vnte esbjm.

"[j moh't bhow tlj` yjt, fut wj'ii `jjt tlj` oh tlj tour,"Cedb senm.

"[j'rj konhk fedb oh tlj Kredjiehm tour?" esbjm Vnte.

"Ho. [j'rj konhk oh tlj @j`plns Klost ]our," Cedb senm. "Nsew e frodlurj nh tlj ioffy oa tlj òtji."

"Cedb, tlns ns e westj oa tn`j. [ljh e piedj ns suspjdtjm oafjnhk leuhtjm, nt's usueiiy fjdeusj so`johj ljerm or sewso`jtlnhk tljy deh't jxpienh," Vnte senm. "ôu bhow es wjii esN tlet klosts erj hjntljr sjjh hor ljerm fy your jvjrymeyòrtei uhijss tljy levj our teijht or tlj klost ns e poitjrkjnst.E poitjrkjnst wnii fj oa ho usj to us."


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"[let so spjdnei efout e poitjrkjnst?" Cedb esbjm.

"E poitjrkjnst ns e klost tlet nh inaj suaajrjm aro` e `jhteimnsormjr. [ntlout lns `jmndetnoh or kunmehdj aro` e iovjmohj, lj les troufij emcustnhk to tlj arustretnohs oa fjnhk e

klost. [lnij tljsj arustretnohs turh to ajjinhks oalopjijsshjss nh your typndei klost, nt èhnajsts ntsjia esjxtrj`j ehkjr nh e poitjrkjnst. ]lns jxtrj`j jòtnoh, et ntspjeb, knvjs tlj poitjrkjnsts tljnr uhnquj efnintnjs. ]ljy erjefij to òvj sèii ofcjdts, èbj ùaaijm souhms, ehm jvjhèbj tlj`sjivjs vnsnfij. ]lns usueiiy èhnajsts ntsjia eswletjvjr tlj vnjwjr wes jxpjdtnhk to sjj. Nt's òrj e `jhteitlnhk tleh e vnsuei ohj. "

"]ljh you moh't weht to ko oh tlj tour?" Cedb esbjm.

"Moh't fj sniiy. N deh't went. N iovjm leuhtjm lousjs es e bnm,fjaorj N stertjm sjjnhk klosts aor rjei," Vnte senm.

"[ljh erj you konhk to tjii `j efout tlet? Low mnm youstert sjjnhk klosts?" Cedb esbjm.

"N moh't bhow. Nt's bnhm oa pjrsohei. To`jmey," Vnte senm.

Vnte lem fjjh rnklt efout tlj tour. Nt lem fjjh auh, futaruntijss. Hot jvjh e poitjrkjnst to wrntj lo`j efout. Es Cedbehm Vnte teibjm oh tlj fus eatjr tlj iest stop oh tlj tour, Cedb

kiehdjm ovjr lns slouimjr towerm tlj fedb oa tlj fus. Tnttnhknh tlj iest sjet wes e klost, e youhk knri tlet ioobjm to fj nhljr `nm tjjhs. Cedb ehm Vnte kot up ehm òvjm to tlj fedb oatlj fus.

"Moh't fj earenm," Cedb senm. "[j hjjm your ljip. [j dehsjj you ehm wj'rj hot sderjm, ehm you slouimh't fj earenm oaus. [j deh't ljer you so moh't try to teib, cust hom na youuhmjrstehm."

]lj klost hommjm. "[j'ii teib eatjr wj kjt oaa tlj fus," Cedbsenm. ]lj klost hommjm ekenh.

[ljh tljy kot fedb to tlj òtji, Cedb usjm lns usuei`jtlom to do`ùhndetj wntl tlj klost. "Low wouim inbj to`jjt Jivns Wrjsijy?" lj esbjm.

"[lo?" tlj klost esbjm.


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"Jivns... ôu bhow... Fiuj Tujmj Tlojs... Iovj `j ]jhmjr...Qnve Ies Qjkes," Cedb rjpinjm.

"Mojsh't rnhk e fjii," senm tlj klost.

"Inse @ernj's mem," senm Vnte.

"N bhow ljr. Tlj wes èrrnjm to @ndleji. ôu bhow, Nfjinjvj `y krehmpe èy levj `jhtnohjm ln`. Lj ùst fjrjeiiy oim how," senm tlj klost.

"Hot es oim es you `nklt tlnhb," senm Cedb. "[j hjjm you toko nhsnmj Kredjiehm ehm tjii Jivns wj hjjm to teib wntl ln`.]jii ln` wj deh sjj klosts. [j èy fj efij to ljip ln`. Levjln` `jjt us et tlj aroht ketj."

"[let's nh nt aor `j?" tlj klost esbjm.

"ôu ljip us ehm wj'ii ljip you wntl your uhanhnsljmfusnhjss so you deh òvj oh," Cedb senm.

"To eii N levj to mo ns ko nh ehm tjii ln` you weht to sjjln`," tlj klost senm.

"Nt èy hot fj tlet sn`pij. Tnhdj klosts moh't sijjp, Nfjinjvj lj wes nh so`j sort oa trehdj. ôu'ii levj to èbj`jhtei dohtedt nh ormjr to webj ln`. N'ii knvj you eii tlj

mjtenis," senm Cedb.

Cedb ehm Vnte wentjm nh tlj der aor wlet sjj`jm inbj lours.Werbjm edross tlj strjjt, tljy lem e dijer vnjw oa tlj ketj ehmtlj roem ijemnhk towerm tlj lousj. Tummjhiy Vnte sdrje`jm."Torry, è'e`. N mnmh't `jeh to sderj you fut snhdj you dehsjj `j, N kujss you'rj tlj ohjs N'` ioobnhk aor," Jivns wrotj ohe pepjr pem ehm lehmjm nt to Vnte.

]ljrj lj stoom. Jvjh nh lns fiuj peceès tljrj wes eh eureoa ècjsty efout ln`. ]lj tjjhekj klost stoom eiohk snmj ln`,ljr jyjs anxjm oh Jivns. Tlj lem e ioob oa wohmjr ehmeèzj`jht.

"Low mnm you kjt ljrj. [j wjrj wetdlnhk tlj ketj. [lymnmh't wj sjj you do`nhk?" Vnte esbjm. Cedb lem qujstnohstoo, ehm lj nhtjhmjm to esb tlj` es sooh es lj douim diosjlns òutl.


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Jivns òtnohjm aor tlj` to aoiiow ln`. Cedb ehm Vnte kot outoa tlj der ehm aoiiowjm Jivns ehm tlj tjjhekj klost towermsohj oa tlj funimnhks. Eatjr tljy jhtjrjm tlj funimnhk Jivnsiodbjm tlj moor fjlnhm tlj` ehm ijm tlj` to e foobsljiaekenhst ohj weii. Jivns pusljm ohj oa tlj foobs ehm tlj

foobdesj swuhk opjh inbj e moor. Eatjr tljy jhtjrjm, Jivnspuiijm e ijvjr ehm tlj moor or foobsljia diosjm. E koia dertfiodbjm tlj petl eljem. Jivns set mowh nh tlj mrnvjr's sjet ehmtlj tjjhekj klost set fjsnmj ln`. Cedb ehm Vnte toob tljrjènhnhk sjets.

Cedb ehm Vnte ioobjm et jedl otljr wntl ioobs oa jxdntj`jhtehm ehtndnpetnoh. Nh e ajw `nhutjs tlj dert de`j to e leit hjertlj otljr jhm oa tlj tuhhji. Jivns uhiodbjm ehm opjhjm e moor.]ljy eii wjht nhsnmj ehm Jivns diosjm tlj moor fjlnhm tlj`.Opjhnhk e mrewjr nh lns mjsb, Jivns puiijm out e mnery ehm

lehmjm nt to Cedb. ]lj anrst pekj wes metjm efout tjh yjerseatjr Jivns's suspjdtjm mjetl. Es Cedb ainppjm tlroukl tljmnery, rjemnhk fnts ljrj ehm tljrj, nt fjde`j dijer tlet Jivnslem wrnttjh tlns. ]ljrj wjrj keps oa tlrjj to aour yjerstlrouklout tlj mnery. ]lj iest jhtry wes metjm efout two yjerseko.

"]lns wnii tebj so`j tn`j to rjem eii oa tlns. [nii nt knvj usjhoukl ehswjrs so tlet wj deh ljip you?" esbjm Cedb.

Jivns slrukkjm. "Tlouim N rjem tlj wloij tlnhk?" Cedb

esbjm.

Jivns hommjm "^js."

"]ljh wj fjttjr kjt fedb to tlj òtji. Nt's kjttnhk ietj ehmN'vj kot e iot oa rjemnhk to mo," Cedb senm.

Jivns pndbjm up e pjhdni ehm pnjdj oa pepjr ehm wrotj"ôu'rj wjido`j to stey ljrj. ]ljrj erj sjvjrei soaes ehmehotljr fjmroo`. N moh't `nhm tlj do`pehy ehm tljsj roo`serj hot òhntorjm fy tlj sjdurnty systj`."

"Vnte ehm N wnii stnii levj to kjt so`jtlnhk to jet. N'` surjslj's es luhkry es N e`," senm Cedb.

"N deh kjt you nhto tlj bntdljh. N'vj lem to trndb tlj sjdurntysystj` e ajw tn`js so N douim frnhk ofcjdts nh ljrj. ]ljrjwoh't fj ehyohj erouhm et tlns tn`j oa hnklt," Jivns wrotj. Ljturhjm to Vnte ehm wrotj, "[ouim you conh `j aor mnhhjr,


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è'e`?"

Eatjr mnhhjr Cedb sjttijm mowh nh e doàortefij rjdinhjr ehmfjkeh rjemnhk. Vnte instjhjm to so`j oa Jivns's rjdorms oh ehoim rjdorm pieyjr. Jivns toob tlj tjjhekj klost oh e tour oa

Kredjiehm. E ajw lours ietjr tljy rjturhjm es Cedb wesanhnslnhk tlj mnery. "Nt mojsh't sey wlet typj oa tjr`nhei niihjssyou wjrj mnekhosjm wntl," Cedb senm.

"N deh't rj`j`fjr. N hjvjr wes ùdl koom et uhmjrstehmnhktlet `jmndei ù`fo cu`fo," Jivns wrotj.

"To you lnrjm e modtor to anhm e durj or e wey to ljip youiest tnii e durj douim fj aouhm?" Cedb esbjm. Jivns hommjm.

"Ehy nmje wlet wobj you eatjr tjh yjers nh lnfjrhetnoh?"

Cedb esbjm. Jivns sloob lns ljem "Ho."

"[ljrj mnm you ijerh trehsdjhmjhtei `jmntetnoh?" Cedbesbjm.

"Aro` `y beretj doedl," wrotj Jivns.

"To you wjrj efij to ijevj your fomy. Eatjr you mnsdovjrjmtlj modtor wes bniijm nh e der eddnmjht, nt seys you spjht so`jtn`j trynhk to anhm lns klost or ehyohj tlet douim ljip you.Anheiiy you fjde`j jxleustjm ehm lem to rjturh to your fomy.

]lj hjxt tn`j you ijat your fomy you sew tlet you lem krowh efjerm. ôu lem ekjm sinkltiy muj to jxjrtnhk eii tlet jhjrky. Toyou slevjm your fomy's fjerm to èbj you òrj rjdokhnzefijehm mjdnmjm to spjhm òst oa your tn`j nh e trehdj nh yourfjm. Tnhdj you douimh't ko to tlj`, you ijt tlousehms oapjopij e mey do`j to you," Cedb senm.

Jivns hommjm.

"To tlj modtor ns mjem, you èmj ln` bjjp eii oa tlns esjdrjt, ehm you moh't bhow wlet niihjss you levj or low tofrnhk your fomy out oa lnfjrhetnoh," Cedb senm. "]lns ns konhkto tebj iohkjr tleh wj ehtndnpetjm."

"[j moh't levj ùdl tn`j, tlj hutrnjht suppiy tlet nsbjjpnhk `y fomy einvj ns ruhhnhk iow," Jivns wrotj.

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tlj tjjhekj klost tljy lem `jt et Kredjiehm. Cedb lem kohjto ehswjr tlj moorfjii. Cedb weibjm fedb nhto tlj roo`loimnhk e ijttjr. [let mo you supposj tlns ns. ]ljrj's horjturh emmrjss. Nt sn`piy seys "Mo hot Vjturh to Tjhmjr." "ôumoh't supposj..."

"Opjh nt, Cedb," senm Vnte.

"Nt's e ijttjr aro` Jivns. N'ii rjem nt to you," senm Cedb.

Mjer Cedb ehm Vnte,

N cust wehtjm to ijt you bhow low tlnhks erj konhk. Eòs ns worbnhk out anhj es `y hjw fusnhjss èhekjr. ]lehbs so ùdl aor rjdo``jhmnhk ln`. [j kot tlj rjsuits oa tlj fioom tjst. Hjw tjstnhk tjdlhnqujs slowjm tlj ornknhei mnekhosns wes e aeisj posntnvj. N wesh't mynhk eatjr eii. ]ljrj ns tlj possnfninty tlet N wnii ewebjh na tlj hutrnjht ajjm ns stoppjm, fut òrj tjstnhk ns hjjm-

jm. @y fomy ehm N erj hot nh e lurry to tebj tlj dlehdj.

N'vj fjjh teibnhk wntl Inse @ernj oh @y Tpedj. N moh't tlnhb slj fjinjvjs nt's rjeiiy `j, fut slj's eirjemy trjetnhk `j inbj e aetljr. N toob your emvndj ehm rjjhtjrjm `y fomy òrj arjqujhtiy. N e` hot es aorkjtaui ehm N'` eirjemy stertnhk to rj`j`fjr so`j oa wlet N tlouklt N lem aorkottjh. @y fomy sjj`s inbj tlj twnh frotljr N hjvjr bhjw. Nt's levnhk leppnjr mrje`s tleh fjaorj.

N bhow wlet tljy senm efout `y mjetl, ehm N weht you to bhow tlet N mnm hot efusj mruks. @y inaj wes so aest pedjm ehm N lem so inttij tn`j to ysjia tlet N so`jtn`js fijw up et `y arnjhms. N toim

tlj` nt wes tlj mruks. Eatjr tlet na N wehtjm to fj eiohj N wouim prjtjhm to fj lnkl oh mruks. N mnmh't weht to lurt tljnr ajjinhk fy tjiinhk tlj` to ijevj `j eiohj. To`jmey N lopj `y aehs wnii bhow tlj trutl2 tlet N mnmh't mjsjrt tlj` fy dlondj.

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"Fut N hjjm you to do`j wntl `j, Vnte," senm Cedb. "Nt's ohiy

aor two wjjbs, tlrjj et tlj òst."

"]lj iest two wjjb trnp iestjm e òhtl, ehm wj mrovj dijeredross tlj douhtry fjaorj nt wes mohj," Vnte senm.

"[j ohiy levj to mrnvj to Loustoh, N pro`nsj," Cedbpijemjm.

"Cust to Loustoh. ôu pro`nsj. [jii obey, na nt's tletn`porteht," Vnte senm.

]lj hjxt òrhnhk tljy wjrj oh tlj roem. "[let's tlns eiiefout Cedb? N deh't fjinjvj N mnmh't esb wljh you wjrj fjkknhk`j to do`j eiohk," Vnte senm.

"Nt's e klost profij`, es usuei, fut N fjinjvj tljrj wes aouipiey," Cedb senm. "Nt èy tebj two oa us to wetdl jedl otljrsfedb."

"[ebj `j wljh you hjjm `j to mrnvj," senm Vnte. "N mnmh'tkjt ùdl sijjp iest hnklt. N lem e iot oa tlnhks to anhnsl so tletN douim ijevj tomey."

Cedb slouim levj toim ljr, fut wlet na slj lem rjausjm toko. ]lns wouim fj e iohjiy trnp wntlout ljr. Tlj'ii uhmjrstehm.Tlj'm mo tlj se`j tlnhk aor ohj oa ljr klosts. Nt wes eiòsthooh ehm Cedb wes kjttnhk sijjpy how. Lj hjjmjm so`jdoaajj ehm wouimh't turh mowh e `jei. Lj sew e snkhemvjrtnsnhk e trudb stop e ajw `nijs eljem. "[ebj up, Vnte,"Cedb senm. "N'` konhk to stop nh e ajw `nhutjs et tlns trudb stopup eljem. Erj you kjttnhk luhkry yjt?"

"N douim usj e dup oa doaajj ehm e inklt `jei. Low iohk wjrjyou mrnvnhk?" Vnte esbjm.

"E inttij ovjr snx lours. [j'rj ovjr leiawey tljrj," Cedbsenm.

"N toim you N wouim mrnvj so`j. ôu slouim levj webjh `j,"Vnte senm. "N ùst levj fjjh sijjpnjr tleh N tlouklt."


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"N'ii ko anii up tlj der na you'ii kjt tlj dljdb," Cedb senm es ljmrehb lns iest snp oa doaajj. "[j'vj kot to mrnvj dijer edrossLoustoh nh rusl lour treaand fjaorj wj kjt e òtji."

Nh e ajw `nhutjs Cedb lem hommjm oaa. "[j'rj eiòst nhto

Loustoh ... Cedb ...webj up," Vnte senm.

"Eirjemy. N kujss N wes prjtty sijjpy too. How N'ii fj up eiihnklt," Cedb senm. "Cust stey oh tlns lnklwey eii tlj weytlroukl towh. N'ii mrnvj na you weht fj to."

"Ho. N'` anhj aor e inttij iohkjr. N'ii ijt you bhow," Vnte senm,

"N wes tlnhbnhk. Nt's sniiy to pey aor two roo`s wljh wjdouim kjt e bnhk-snzjm fjm," Cedb senm sljjpnsliy.

"Tnhdj wljh erj you dohdjrhjm wntl sevnhk òhjy. ôu'vjkot òrj òhjy tlet tlj Qetndeh," Vnte rjpinjm.

"[jii, N tlouklt nt souhmjm inbj e koom nmje et tlj tn`j,"Cedb senm.

"Edtueiiy, you'rj rnklt. [j'rj arnjhms ehm N bhow N deh trustyou. Deh N trust you, Cedb?" Vnte esbjm.

"Turj, Vnte. ôu deh trust `j," Cedb rjpinjm.

"[ebj up, Cedb. Nt's òrhnhk. [let erj you monhk oh tljsoae?" Vnte esbjm.

"]lj èttrjss wes e inttij oh tlj anr` snmj. N wes òrjdoàortefij oh tlj soae," Cedb rjpinjm. "Mnm you kjt jhouklrjst?"

"Tijpt inbj e fefy," Vnte rjpinjm. "Na you moh't `nhm, N'ii tebj eslowjr anrst."

"Hjjm `j to wesl your fedb. ]let's wlet N'` ljrj aor," Cedbsenm.

"ôu senm wetdl jedl otljrs fedb, Cedb," Vnte rjpinjm.

"N douim mo tlet too," Cedb rjpinjm.

"How Cedb, eatjr iest hnklt, wj fotl bhow you'rj lerìjss,"Vnte senm es slj ijt ljr kowh mrop to tlj aioor fjaorj jhtjrnhk


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tlj fetlroo`.

"Me`h," Cedb tlouklt. "[o`jh."

Cedb weibjm ovjr to tlj fetlroo` moor ehm kevj tlj bhof e

twnst. "Me`h," lj senm. "Iodbjm."

Es Cedb turhjm nhto tlj jhtrehdj oa tlj Colhsoh TpedjDjhtjr lj douim sjj tlj ioob oh Vnte's aedj tloukl lj trnjmmjspjretjiy to evonm ljr kiehdj. "Cedb [jstoh ehm VnteVndlerms to sjj tlj do`èhmnhk oaandjr," Cedb toim tlj kuerm.

"Ko rnklt nh. Lj's jxpjdtnhk you. Aoiiow tlj krjjh snkhs,"senm tlj kuerm.

Cedb aoiiowjm tlj krjjh snkhs to tlj fesj ljemquertjrs.

Vnte aoiiowjm diosjiy fjlnhm es Cedb weibjm up to tljrjdjptnohnst's mjsb. "Ko rnklt nh. Lj's jxpjdtnhk you," tljoaandjr senm.

"ôu ùst fj Cedb, Kjhjrei Mwnklt M. [nidox ljrj, ehmwlet deh N mo aor you?" tlj kjhjrei esbjm.

"N uhmjrstehm you erj tlj do`èhmnhk oaandjr nh dlerkj oaTpedj Ttetnohs 5 ehm 6 es wjii es tlj Iuhe 5 òoh fesj," senmCedb. " N levj e qujstnoh aor you ehm N hjjm eh lohjst ehswjr.

ôu bhow wlo sjht `j ljrj ehm tlet knvjs `j top sjdrjt

dijerehdj."

"Cust low mo you bhow tlj Wrjsnmjht?" tlj kjhjrei esbjm.

"ôu `nklt sey N wes vjry diosj to lns mjer mjdjesjmòtljr," Cedb senm.

]lj Wrjsnmjht lemh't sjht Cedb ljrj, lj lem sn`piy kottjhCedb nh tlj moor es e aevor. Lj lem ho nmje wlet Cedb wes upto.

"Obey, wlet's your qujstnoh?" tlj kjhjrei senm.

"N wes wetdlnhk e prokre` oh ]Q tlj otljr hnklt ehm nt senmtlet tljrj lem hot fjjh e snhkij aeteinty oh jntljr spedj stetnohor oh Iuhe 5. Les tljrj fjjh ehy mnseppjerehdjs tlet levjhot fjjh eddouhtjm aor?" Cedb esbjm.

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tlj pufind," senm tlj kjhjrei.

"[j'ii hjjm two top dijerehdj pessjs oh tlj hjxt sluttij toTpedj Ttetnoh 5," Cedb mjèhmjm. "]lj prjsnmjht wehts us tonhvjstnketj."

"Tpedj Ttetnoh 5, N'` konhk to bnii you, Cedb," Vnte senm estljy jhtjrjm tlj der. "To wj ohiy levj to mrnvj to Loustoh.]let's hot auhhy Cedb."

Cedb aoiiowjm tlj mnrjdtnoh oh tlj derm tlj oaandjr lemlehmjm ln` uhtni lj rjedljm tlj ieuhdlnhk pem. ]ljy wjrjeirjemy ioemnhk pessjhkjrs ehm derko. Cedb opjhjm tlj truhbehm esbjm ohj oa tlj soimnjrs to tebj derj oa kjttnhk tljnriukkekj efoerm. Lj ehm Vnte kot nh inhj fjlnhm tlj otljrs.

"How Vnte, tlns ns pjrajdtiy seaj. N'vj rjem eii efout nt. [ly,oh tljnr ènmjh voyekj iest wjjb tlj trnp wes quntjuhjvjhtaui. ]lns hjw tjdlhoioky ns ùdl seajr tleh aiynhk."

"N stnii deh't fjinjvj you'vj teibjm `j nhto konhk to tlj spedjstetnoh," Vnte rjpinjm.

Cedb ehm Vnte jhtjrjm tlj sluttij ehm aoiiowjm tlj otljrsmowh e iohk leiiwey to e ierkj roo`. Jvjryohj wjrj anhmnhksjets ehm aestjhnhk tljnr sjet fjits. ]lj sjets wjrj sjdurjiyaestjhjm to tlj aioor oa tlj roo`. ]lj sluttij ntsjia wes e ierkj

dufj. Derko wes storjm nh erjes fjtwjjh tlj pessjhkjrsjdtnoh ehm tlj outjr weiis. Nt sjrvjm es protjdtnoh aro`dos`nd reys. ]wo defijs, pessnhk tlroukl tlj sluttij,strjtdljm aro` Jertl to Tpedj Ttetnoh 5 nh kjosyhdlrohousorfnt 5777 `nijs efovj. ]ljsj defijs suppinjm powjr to tljspedj stetnoh ehm tlj sluttij wouim tep so`j oa tlns powjr toruh nts èkhjtrohs ehm powjr tlj inaj support.

"Erj you monhk rjsjerdl oh TT5?" esbjm e strehkjr nh tljhjxt sjet.

"Cust pessnhk tlroukl," Cedb rjpinjm.

"Wessnhk tlroukl? ]o wljrj Cedb ... pessnhk tlroukl towljrj!" Vnte jxdien`jm.

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"]lj òoh, levj you do`pijtjiy iost your `nhm? ôu senmwj wouim fj fedb nh 6-4 wjjbs," Vnte sdrje`jm.

"[j slouim fj. Nt ohiy tebj e doupij oa lours to kjt to TT5.E slort ainklt to TT6 ehm 5 5/6 meys oh tlj iuher sluttij," Cedb

senm.

"N tlouklt you letjm aiynhk," Vnte rjèrbjm.

"N letj ainklts ovjr 57 `nhutjs. ]lns ohj woh't iest tlet iohk.ôu sjj ... TT6 ns nh e òvnhk orfnt tlet eiweys bjjps ntfjtwjjh tlj jertl ehm òoh. ]let wey defijs douim fj ruharo` nt to tlj suraedj oa tlj òoh, cust inbj tlj defijs aro`Jertl ehm TT5. Ohdj e mey TT5 ehm TT6 pess wntlnh e ajw`nijs oa jedl otljr. ]lj ainklt aro` TT5 to TT6 ns vjry slort ettlet tn`j oa mey," Cedb senm.

"Aestjh your sjet fjits. [j erj prjpernhk aor tebj oaa," senmtlj prjtty ainklt ettjhmeht oh tlj ierkj vnjwnhk sdrjjh. Nh e ajw`nhutjs tlj sdrjjh wes slownhk tlj Jertl fjdo`nhk sèiijrehm sèiijr. "Ajji arjj to roe` efout tlj defnh. ôu wnii fjhotnanjm na you hjjm to rjturh to your sjets. [j eddjijretj et edohsteht retj oa 5k. ]lj krevnty you ajji ns jqunveijht to jertl'skrevnty. Nh efout 47 `nhutjs you wnii fj esbjm to rjturh to yoursjets. ]ljrj wnii fj e frnja pjrnom oa wjnkltijsshjss nh wlndlyou wnii trehsajr to tlj sjets ettedljm to wlet ns how tljdjninhk. @enhtenh e tnklt krnp oh tlj ropjs wlnij èbnhk tlns

trehsntnoh ehm levj your pepjr fek lehmy. ]lrownhk up nh zjrokrevnty ns hot e pijeseht snklt. [j wnii tljh fjknh mjdjijretnohet e siowjr retj wlndl wnii mupindetj tlj spedj stetnoh'skrevnty. Fj surj to weib erouhm et tlet tn`j to fjdo`jeddusto`jm."

E wlnij ietjr, murnhk tlj wjnkltijss pjrnom, e pjrsoh hjerVnte `nssjm tljnr pepjr fek ehm tlj omor wes puhkjht. "Cedb,you'rj so iudby tljy mnmh't eiiow `j to frnhk e wjepoh ohfoerm," senm Vnte. Nh e ajw `nhutjs tlj roo` s`jiijm inbjlohjysudbijs ehm tlj ettjhmehts lem usjm lehm ljimveduu`s to rjòvj eii tlj mropijts tlet wjrj aioetnhk erouhm.E wlnij ietjr tljy wjrj eii aninhk out oa tlj sluttij ehm ohto tljspedj stetnoh.

Cedb ehm Vnte lem efout tlrjj lours fjaorj tljnr ainklt toTT6. ]ljy mjdnmjm to ioob erouhm. ]ljrj wjrj footlsjvjrywljrj sjiinhk jvjrytlnhk aro` souvjhnrs to tootl-frusljs. Cedb ehm Vnte weibjm ovjr to ohj oa tlj vnjwnhk


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`j fusy aor e wlnij," Cedb senm.

"N'` hot udl oa e ke`fijr, `nhm na N tek eiohk," Vnte senm.

"Fj `y kujst," senm Cedb. "N'ii turh you nh to ohj fjaorj tlj

hnklt's ovjr."

Eatjr sjvjrei lours Vnte esbjm, "Mo you piey knh ru``y?"

"N iovj knh ru``y. 57 djhts e ponht?" senm Cedb.

"ôu'rj oh," senm Vnte es tljy ljemjm aor tljnr roo`.

]ljy pieyjm aor lours uhtni tlj fuaajt fjkeh to tebj eaajdtehm hjntljr oa tlj` douim lermiy bjjp tljnr jyjs opjh. Cedbioobjm et lns wetdl. Ohiy jnklt lours uhtni wj iehm. To ùdl

aor eitjrhetnhk our sijjp tn`js. ]n`j ainjs wljh you'rj levnhkauh.

Vnte turhjm mowh tlj inklts ehm tljy kot rjemy aor fjm. Tljdouimh't fie`j Cedb, tlns wes es ùdl ljr aeuit es lns. "Cedb,you'rj oh `y snmj. @ovj ovjr," Vnte senm.

"Moh't N jvjh kjt e koom hnklt bnss?" Cedb esbjm.

"Eatjr wlet you'vj mohj, mrekknhk `j oaa to tlj òohwntlout jvjh tjiinhk `j," Vnte senm. "Edtueiiy tloukl, N'vj fjjh

wohmjrnhk efout so`jtlnhk aor quntj e wlnij ehm tlns ns eskoom e tn`j es ehy to anhm out."

"Ehm wlet wouim tlet fj?" esbjm Cedb.

"Mo you rj`j`fjr tlj ohiy tn`j wj bnssjm. N wesdlehhjinhk tlj klost oa your mjem wnaj. ]losj ajjinhk N ajit,wjrj tljy eii ljr ajjinhks or wjrj so`j oa tlj` `nhj," Vnterjpinjm.

"[jii, tljrj's ohiy ohj wey to anhm out," Cedb senm es ljrjedljm ovjr ehm bnssjm ljr. "[jii, mnm you kjt your ehswjr?"

"Ijt's try tlet ekenh," Vnte senm. "ôu deh hjvjr fj toosurj."

]lj hjxt òrhnhk tljy ljemjm aor tlj iuher sluttij. ]lj`jssekj efovj tlj moor senm tlet tlj sluttij wouim ijevj nhsnx lours. "Cedb, wlet's konhk oh?" Vnte esbjm.


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Cedb ioobjm et lns wetdl ehm rjpinjm, "N aorkot to rjsjt `ywetdl. [j'rj nh e mnaajrjht tn`j zohj how."

"Cedb, N rjeiiy e` konhk to bnii you ohj oa tljsj meys," Vnte

senm.

"Low efout so`j òrj knh ru``y. Knvj `j e dlehdj to kjtjvjh," Cedb senm.

"[jii, obey, fut N wes lopnhk aor e inttij òrj do`pjtntnoh,"Vnte senm.

Tnx lours ietjr tljy mjpertjm tlj sluttij ehm jhtjrjm IuheOhj. Cedb lem sjjh modu`jhternjs oa tlj jeriy yjers oa IuheOhj. Inaj lem fjjh toukl aor tlj jeriy pnohjjrs. ]lnhks lem

dlehkjm e iot, fut Cedb lem sjjh rjdjht modu`jhternjs ehmwesh't surprnsjm. Vnte, oh tlj otljr lehm, wes pijesehtiysurprnsjm et tlj doàort ijvji so aer aro` Jertl. Na hot aor tljmo`j, you wouim tlnhb you wjrj nh ohj oa tlj dntnjs oh jertlefout tlnrty yjers eko. "Ijt's kjt dljdbjm nhto our lotji so wjmoh't levj to mrek our feks erouhm," senm Cedb.

Es tljy ljemjm up to tlj roo`s Vnte senm, "Cedb, youedtueiiy kot us sjperetj roo`s. ôu rjeiiy mnmh't levj iesthnklt piehhjm."

"ôu douim dljdb out oa your roo` toòrrow na you `nss`j too ùdl," Cedb senm."]lnhb oa tlj òhjy wj douim sevj."

"N'ii knvj tlet eii tlj dohsnmjretnoh nt mjsjrvjs," Vnte senm."[ljrj mo wj fjknh our nhvjstnketnoh?"

"N levj e dopy oa tlj modu`jhtery N wes wetdlnhk wljh Nsew tlj klost. N weht you to sjj wlet wj erj ioobnhk aor," senmCedb.

"N bhow wlet e klost ioobs inbj, low èhy douim tljrj fj?"Vnte rjpinjm.

"Ho, sniiy, N weht you to sjj wlet bnhm oa uhnaor` lj weswjernhk," senm Cedb. "]let `nklt tjii us wljrj lj worbjm ohtlj fesj. Klosts moh't usueiiy ko aer aro` wljrj tljy luhkerouhm wljh tljy wjrj einvj."


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"Koom tlnhbnhk, Cedb. To wj ioob aor so`johj nh tlet typjoa uhnaor` ehm anhm out wljrj tljy worb," Vnte senm. "[lettn`j ns nt ljrj?"

";35: W.@.," Cedb senm, "ehm N mnm rjsjt `y wetdl. Low

efout wj `jjt aor mnhhjr nh e doupij oa lours."

"Touhms koom to `j. N'` konhk to soeb nh e hndj lot fetl,"Vnte senm.

]lj aoiiownhk `orhnhk tljy wjrj fotl up jeriy. Eatjrfrjebaest tljy fjkeh tljnr tour oa tlj dnty, ioobnhk aor ehyohjwjernhk ohj oa tlosj uhnaor`s ehm bjjpnhk tlj otljr jyj opjhaor klosts. Murnhk iuhdl Cedb rj`j`fjrjm so`jtlnhk. "]ljklost eppjerjm nh tlj modu`jhtery wljh tljy wjrj ani`nhktlj slnppnhk aednintnjs," Cedb senm.

"]ljh lj jntljr worbjm nh tlj slnppnhk aedninty or diosj fy,"Vnte rjspohmjm.

"Jxedtiy, how you'rj kjttnhk tlj lehk oa tlns," Cedb senm."]lj slnppnhk aednintnjs slouim fj hjer wljrj wj jxntjm tljsluttij. Ijt's ko tebj e ioob erouhm."

Eh lour ietjr tljy wjrj fedb et tlj sluttij port. ]ljrj wjrje doupij oa kuys wjernhk tlj uhnaor`s tljy wjrj ioobnhk aor.]ljy wjrj uhioemnhk derko. Cedb wetdljm es ohj oa tlj` oh e

aorbinat mrovj nhto e hjerfy werjlousj. "Ijt's tebj e ioob nhtljrj," Cedb senm.

Cedb wentjm tnii tlj aorbinat mrnvjr de`j fedb out ehm weswjii oh lns wey fedb to tlj sluttij port. "Ijt's ko. [j'rj hotkonhk to went aor eh nhvntetnoh," Cedb senm.

]lj werjlousj sjj`jm j`pty. ]ljrj wjrj wlet ioobjm inbjoaandjs mjjpjr nh. "Ijt's dljdb tlosj out," senm Cedb. Es Cedbehm Vnte epproedljm tlj oaandjs, Cedb sew e inklt oh nh ohj oatlj`. Lj douim sjj two `jh teibnhk ehm lj douim sjj tljklost stehmnhk hjer tlj two `jh. "[j'ii levj to went tnii wjdeh kjt ln` eiohj," senm Cedb.

]ljy wentjm aor wlet sjj`jm inbj lours uhtni tlj two `jhijat. ]lj klost aoiiowjm tlj`. Cedb ehm Vnte lnm fjlnhm e dretjes tlj two `jh pessjm. Cedb snkheijm to tlj klost wlo wesweibnhk e ajw yerms fjlnhm. ]lj klost weibjm ovjr to wljrjCedb ehm Vnte wjrj lnmnhk. "[j'rj ljrj to ljip you," senm Cedb.


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"[ljrj ns nt seaj to teib?" ]ljy aoiiowjm tlj klost nhto ohj oatlj oaandjs wntl ho wnhmows opjh to tlj outsnmj. ]lj klostponhtjm to tlj inklt swntdl. Cedb turhjm oh tlj inklt.

Cedb sew e do`putjr bjyfoerm ehm jxpienhjm to tlj klost

low tljy wouim do`ùhndetj. Es Cedb esbjm qujstnohs, tljklost wouim spjii out worms fy ponhtnhk et ijttjrs oh tljbjyfoerm. Vnte wrotj nt eii mowh. ]lj klost lem worbjm nh tljslnppnhk mjpert`jht. Nt wes lns cof to nhspjdt tlj derko toprjvjht sùkkinhk. Lj lem suspjdtjm tlet kj`s wjrj fjnhkso`jlow sùkkijm wntl slnp`jhts oa remnoedtnvj ètjrnei.[ljh lj esbjm aor lnkljr powjr x-rey jqunp`jht tlet douimpjhjtretj tlj ijem dohtenhjrs, lj wes ùrmjrjm.

"[lo bhjw efout tlj rjqujsts?" Cedb esbjm.

"]lj se`j pjrsoh tlet ùrmjrjm `j, Derio Tehtnhn, tljprjsnmjht oa Hjw [orim Tlnppnhk," tlj klost senm.

"Deh you provj tlet?" Cedb esbjm.

"[jii, hot so nt wouim loim up nh e dourt oa iew, fut N bhowlj's fjlnhm tlns. N hjvjr quntj ankurjm out jxedtiy low tljy mnmnt. N wjnkljm tlj slnp`jhts fjaorj tljy ijat ehm tljy wjrjwjnkljm ekenh wljh tljy wjrj j`ptnjm jertl snmj. Hot jvjh ekre` wes jvjr `nssnhk," tlj klost senm. "]ljy wjrj sjeijmfjaorj tljy ijat ehm tlj sjeis wjrj uhfrobjh wljh tljy errnvjm

oh jertl. Nt's e rjei `ystjry."

"Deh you slow `j ohj oa tlj dohtenhjrs?" Cedb esbjm.

"Turj. ]ljrj erj so`j diosj fy," tlj klost senm. "Aoiiow`j."

Cedb jxe`nhjm tlj dohtenhjr aor e ajw `nhutjs wlnij Vnteehm tlj klost stoom fy. "N fjinjvj N bhow wlet's konhk ohljrj," Cedb senm. "[ljh ns tlj hjxt slnp`jht muj to ijevj aorJertl?"

"]ljrj erj slnp`jhts oh jvjry sluttij tlet ijevjs ljrj.]lns ns our ècor jxport," tlj klost senm.

"Na wj kjt ln` dohvndtjm wnii tlet anhnsl your fusnhjss sotlet you deh òvj oh," Cedb esbjm tlj klost.

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erouhm ljrj," senm tlj klost.

"Obey, tljh you'm fjttjr pedb your feks," Cedb senm. "Vnte,ijt's kjt fedb to tlj lotji ehm èbj so`j errehkj`jhts.Ioobs inbj wj'ii fj ljemnhk lo`j toòrrow."

"[let deh N mo? ôu levjh't hjjmjm `y ljip yjt," Vnte senm.

"Jertl les ho jxtremntnoh iews wntl tlj òoh. ]let's wlyèhy oa tlj worbjrs òvjm ljrj. [j'vj kot to kjt Derio todo`j fedb to Jertl wntl us so lj deh fj errjstjm. Lj les hodrn`nhei rjdorm so lj woh't fj earenm to rjturh, fut wj'ii stniihjjm e koom rjesoh to dohvnhdj ln`. ]let's wljrj you do`jnh. ]lnhb oa so`jtlnhk," Cedb senm.

"Fut wlet erj tljy konhk to errjst ln` aor. [j deh't provj

tlj ùrmjr," Vnte senm.

"Cust ijevj tlet to `j. N'ii put ln` so aer uhmjr, tljy'ii levjto pnpj nh suhinklt," senm Cedb.

Cedb èmj e ajw deiis to Jertl ehm hotnanjm tlj lotji tljywouim fj dljdbnhk out toòrrow. How nt wes up to Vnte todohvnhdj Derio to do`j fedb wntl tlj`. ]lj hjxt mey es Cedbwentjm et tlj mjpot lj sew Vnte epproedlnhk wntl e slort èhnh e fiedb sunt. "Cedb, N'm inbj you to `jjt Derio. Lj's tlj ohj Ntoim you efout, tlj ohj tlet tlj Wrjsnmjht ns lohornhk nh mey

eatjr toòrrow's tjijvnsjm djrjòhy," Vnte senm.

"Lohorjm to `jjt you, Tnr," Cedb senm es lj sloob lnslehm. "[j'm fjttjr kjt oh foerm. Deh N ljip you wntl youriukkekj, Derio?"

"Es tljy jxntjm tlj sluttij oh Jertl, tlj Kjhjrei weswentnhk aor tlj`. "Errjst tlns èh. ôu'ii anhm lj ns nh vnoietnohoa iews kovjrhnhk tlj trehsportetnoh oa remnoedtnvj ètjrneis.

ôu'ii anhm derko dohtenhjrs tlet levj lem tlj ijem weiisloiiowjm out ehm usjm to slnp prjdnous kj`s. ]lns rjmudjstlj jaajdtnvj slnjimnhk fjiow tlj rjqunrj`jhts oa tlj iew. Tjtup so`j oa your `jh to depturj lns eddo`pinsljs wljh tljytry to rjdovjr tlj kj`s. N'` surj so`j oa tlj` wnii fj wniinhkto snhk to evonm inaj nh e iuher prnsoh. Lj ns eiso suspjdtjm oaùrmjr, fut tlet èy fj lerm to provj uhijss so`johj nswniinhk to teib."

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senm tlj kjhjrei.

"N'm iovj to fut N pro`nsjm to levj tlns inttij knri lo`j fy`nmhnklt," Cedb rjpinjm.

HO ]N@J AOV TOZQJHNVT

"N deh't fjinjvj you'rj aiynhk," senm Vnte.

"[jii, nt's hot jvjry mey tlet tlj Wrjsnmjht oa tlj Zhntjm

Ttetjs nhvntjs you efoerm Enr Aordj Ohj. Deh you fjinjvj nt,wj'rj konhk to kjt `jmeis aor tlj worb wj mnm oh Iuhe 5," senmCedb.

"Fjnhk nhvntjm to tlj ZH to ettjhm lns spjjdl nsh't femjntljr," senm Vnte.

"[j slouim levj e doupij oa meys to mo so`j snkltsjjnhkfjaorj tlj spjjdl. N'vj hjvjr fjjh to Hjw ôrb Dnty," Cedbsenm. "Levj you?"

"Ho, N levjh't. N weht to sjj tlj J`pnrj Ttetj Funimnhk ehmtlj Ttetuj oa Infjrty," senm Vnte.

"N ljerm tlet tlj spjjdl ns efout kiofei wer`nhk ehm e hjwjhjrky sourdj tljy levj mjvjiopjm usnhk tlet remnoedtnvjètjrnei tljy'rj slnppnhk aro` tlj òoh," senm Cedb.

"]ljy'vj fjjh pro`nsnhk to mo so`jtlnhk efout kiofeiwer`nhk aor es iohk es N deh rj`j`fjr, fut nt cust bjjpskjttnhk worsj," Vnte senm.

"N tlnhb tljy'rj rjemy aor tlj `jmei djrjòhy. ]oo fem ntles to fj e sjdrjt djrjòhy, fut tljy wouim levj troufijjxpienhnhk tlj rnsb tljy put tlj pufind nh fy slnppnhk tljremnoedtnvj ètjrnei oh tlj se`j sluttijs es pessjhkjrs. Oadoursj tljy fjinjvjm nt wes pjrajdtiy seaj, fut koom nhtjhtnohserj ho jxdusj," Cedb senm.

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jvjryohj wes ketljrjm ehm stoom oh tljnr èrbs aednhk tljaroht oa tlj defnh. ]lj Wrjsnmjht jhtjrjm tlj defnh ehmstoppjm e ajw ajjt nh aroht oa tlj`. ]ebnhk tlj `jmeis aroòhj oa lns essnstehts lj pnhhjm tlj` oh Cedb ehm Vnte ehmsloob tljnr lehms. E frnja spjjdl ehm tlj djrjòhy wes ovjr.

"]ebj your sjets iemnjs ehm kjhtij`jh. [j wnii fj iehmnhksooh," senm tlj ioum spjebjr.

Cedb ehm Vnte jxntjm tlj piehj ehm wjrj ijm to e inòusnhjwlndl wouim tebj tlj` aro` MD to Hjw ôrb. "]oo fem tljydouimh't levj mroppjm us oaa et CAB," Cedb senm.

Aour lours ietjr tlj inò puiijm up nh aroht oa tlj WiezeLotji. "Ljrj erj your bjys. ôu'rj eirjemy dljdbjm nhto tljprjsnmjhtnei suntj. N'ii tebj derj oa your feks," senm tljdleuaajur.

"Ajji inbj e stroii nh Djhtrei Werb fjaorj wj ko nh? N hjjm tostrjtdl `y ijks," senm Vnte.

"Turj. Djhtrei Werb souhms krjet. [j'vj kot e doupij oalours fjaorj tlj suh kojs mowh," Cedb rjpinjm. "N tlnhb tletpndhnd iuhdl wj lem nh tlj inòusnhj wnii loim `j ovjr tniimnhhjr."

Es tljy stroiijm tlroukl tlj perb so`jtlnhk deuklt Cedb'settjhtnoh. "Mo you sjj wlet N sjj?" Cedb senm. "Ovjr tljrj nh

tlet dijernhk ."

"]ljrj ùst fj snx oa tlj`," senm Vnte. "N'vj hjvjr jvjhsjjh tlet èhy horèi klosts nh ohj spot. ]let's rjeiiy wjnrmCedb. [let ns tlns, e doètosj dohvjhtnoh?"

"Or eh out oa fomy dohvjhtnoh," Cedb senm. "Ijt's stroii ovjrtlet wey. Moh't ijt oh tlet you sjj tlj` uhtni wj deh kjt ediosjr ioob."

Ohj oa tlj klostiy ankurjs kiehdjm up ehm òtnohjm to tljotljrs. ]ljy eii turhjm ehm ioobjm nh Cedb ehm Vnte's mnrjdtnoh.Ohj oa tlj` prjssjm lns anhkjr ekenhst lns wrnst ehm tlj jhtnrjkroup vehnsljm. "Nt wes es tloukl tljy rjdokhnzjm us, Cedb.How tlns ns rjeiiy wjnrm," senm Vnte. "Mnm you sjj tlj diotljstljy wjrj wjernhk. ]ljy wjht out oa styij 67 yjers eko."

"Na wj erj konhk to bjjp ruhhnhk nhto tljsj bnhms oa klosts,wj hjjm to knvj tlj` e he`j. ]ljy'rj hot mjem ehm hot rjeiiy


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klosts, tljy'rj cust nhvnsnfij. [j douim deii tlj` 'fjnhks out oafomy'," senm Cedb.

"N deh cust sjj nt how. [j'rj nh e drowmjm roo` ehm N sey"Cedb, wouim you ioob et tlosj FOOFs?" senm Vnte. "N moh't

tlnhb so, Cedb. Ijt's cust deii tlj` Tprntjs fjdeusj tljy erj sodiosj to Tpnrnts."

"[j slouim ljem fedb towerm tlj Lotji. N wouimh't weht tokjt ùkkjm our anrst mey ljrj," senm Cedb. "]lj suh's stertnhkto sjt."

Ovjr mnhhjr, Cedb ehm Vnte mnsdussjm tlj sprntjs tljy lemsjjh nh tlj perb. "[let sort oa mjvndj douim èbj tlj` eiinhvnsnfij to us. Nt lem to fj tlj mjvndj, Jivns hjvjr `jhtnohjmtlet lj douim mnseppjer," Cedb senm.

"Hjntljr mnm tlet bnm nh e doè," senm Vnte. "Fut wj deh'truij tlet out do`pijtjiy. [j'rj ijerhnhk es wj ko."

"Fut tlj wey tljy eii vehnsljm et ohdj. Nt les to fj tljmjvndj," Cedb senm.

"N lopj tljy levj òrj tleh ohj fjm nh tlet suntj. Mnm youbhow tlet you shorj?" Vnte senm es tljy weibjm to tlj roo`.

"N moh't shorj. Inhme hjvjr toim `j N shorjm. Erj you surj?"

Cedb senm.

"Nt's hot e ioum shorj. Nt's edtueiiy quntj emorefij, do`j totlnhb oa nt," Vnte senm.

"]ljy douim put e tjhhns dourt nh ljrj. ]ljy mnm put e tjhhnsdourt nh ljrj," Cedb senm es tljy jhtjrjm tlj suntj. "Ohiybnmmnhk."

"N'vj toim you e `niinoh tn`js hot to jxekkjretj," senm Vnte."[loe! ôu wjrjh't jxekkjretnhk. ]lns ns lukj. [j douim koaor e stroii nh ljrj."

]lj hjxt mey tljy toob e tour oa tlj J`pnrj Ttetj Funimnhk.[ljh tljy jhtjrjm tlj ofsjrvetnoh mjdb tljy sew tlj`. ]ljse`j kroup tljy lem sjjh nh tlj perb. Cedb ehm Vnte steyjmout oa snklt ehm wetdljm tlj kroup aor e wlnij. ]ljy edtjm inbjehy otljr kroup oa tournsts. Nh e ajw `nhutjs tljy vehnsljm

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tlet's cust tlj wey tljy trevji," senm Cedb.

"Fut wlo erj tljy, wljrj erj tljy aro`?" esbjm Vnte.

"[j'ii profefiy hjvjr bhow. [let erj tlj omms tlet wj

wouim sjj tlj` twndj nh ohj mey nh e towh tlns snzj?" senmCedb. "Fut tljy mo mjanhntjiy edt inbj tournsts."

"Mnm you hotndj tlet tljnr diotlnhk wes òrj nh inhj wntltomey's styij. [let bnhm oa klosts, N `jeh sprntjs, frnhk eiohke dlehkj oa diotljs?" Vnte senm. "]lns cust bjjps kjttnhkstrehkjr."

"]lj òrj N tlnhb efout nt, tlj òrj surj N e` tlet tljyrjdokhnzjm us nh tlj perb. To wly mnmh't wj rjdokhnzj tlj`?"Cedb senm.

"Inbj you senm fjaorj, wj'ii profefiy hjvjr bhow, so ijt'shot worry ehyòrj efout nt," senm Vnte. "Ijt's kjt fedb wntl tljtour ehm try to jhcoy tlj sdjhjry."

]lj mey oa tlj spjjdl, Cedb ehm Vnte errnvjm e doupij oalours jeriy ehm toob e kunmjm tour oa tlj Zhntjm HetnohsFunimnhk. ]lj ènh dle`fjr wljrj tlj spjjdl wes to tebjpiedj wes stnii j`pty, jxdjpt aor kujss wlo,"]ljy'rj fedb,"Cedb senm to Vnte. "]lj sprntjs erj fedb."

Es tlj drowm fjkeh aninhk nhto tlj dle`fjr, Cedb ehm Vnteljemjm nh tlj mnrjdtnoh wljrj tljy lem sjjh tlj sprntjs. ]ljdrowm wes so tlndb you douimh't sjj snx ajjt nh aroht oa you.]lj usljrs aordjm jvjryohj to tebj tlj anrst eveniefij sjet.Cedb ehm Vnte toob e sjet fut dohtnhujm to sjerdl tlj roo`vnsueiiy. ]ljrj wes ho snkh oa tlj sprntjs. Nh e ò`jht tljdjrjòhy fjkeh. Eatjr e frnja nhtromudtnoh tlj prjsnmjht toobtlj pomnu` ehm fjkeh spjebnhk. Cedb wes stnii sdehhnhk tljroo` nh sjerdl oa tlj sprntjs. Es tlj spjjdl de`j to eh jhmCedb sew tlj sprntjs stehm aor e ò`jht ehm tljh vehnsl.]ljy lem fjjh sjetjm nh e ropjm oaa sjdtnoh oa sjets rjsjrvjmaor nhtjrhetnohei mnkhnternjs. @ehy lem foydottjm tlj spjjdl,ijevnhk e iot oa tlj sjets vedeht.

Es tlj drowm furst nhto eppieusj, Cedb turhjm to Vnte. Tljwes eppieumnhk eiohk wntl jvjryohj jisj. Cedb lem `nssjm tljjhtnrj spjjdl, fut tljrj wouim fj wjjbs oa rjruhs oh DHH. Estlj drowm ijat Cedb ehm Vnte rjènhjm sjetjm.


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"Ijt weib mowh to wljrj tljy wjrj sjetjm," Cedb senm. "Ntlouklt N sew ohj oa tlj` mrop so`jtlnhk."

"]let wes tlj òst nhspnrnhk spjjdl tlj prjsnmjht les jvjrèmj. Mo you tlnhb lj wnii suddjjm nh uhntnhk tlj hetnohs to

anklt kiofei wer`nhk?" Vnte esbjm.

"N tlnhb wj wnthjssjm e krjet ò`jht nh lnstory," senm Cedb.

"[let èbjs you sey tlet?" Vnte esbjm.

Cedb lehmjm Vnte e tndbjt lj lem rjtrnjvjm aro` ohj oa tljsjets. Vnte jxe`nhjm nt. Nt wes strehkjiy trehsperjht. Tlj rjemtlj wrntnhk. "Em`nt ohj. Lnstornjs Krjetjst @o`jhts' ]our"."Ioob et tlj metj," senm Cedb. "Luèhnty ns konhk to fj erouhmaor e iohk tn`j to do`j."

"Jxdusj `j. N fjinjvj you levj so`jtlnhk tlet fjiohks to`j," senm so`johj wntl e `jteiind souhmnhk vondj. Cedbjmturhjm ehm sew ohj oa tlj sprntjs. Lj wes loimnhk e mjvndj tolns tlroet to ljip ln` spjeb.

Cedb rjedljm ovjr ehm piedjm tlj tndbjt nhto tlj podbjt oatlj sprntj's cedbjt. ]lj sprntj rjòvjm nt aro` lns podbjt. "Nwnsl N douim bjjp tlns es e souvjhnr fut nt's sn`piy hoteiiowjm," lj senm es lj kevj Cedb's fusnhjss derm fedb to ln`.]lj kuys fedb lo`j erj hjvjr konhk to fjinjvj tlet N `jt tlj

krjet Cedb [jstoh. How na you'ii knvj `j tlj rjei tndbjt, N'ii fjkonhk," lj senm.

"Deh't you stey e ò`jht? N levj e `niinoh qujstnohs," Cedbsenm.

"]ljrj's ho tn`j. L``. N èmj e cobj," lj senm es ljvehnsljm.

"Mnm you ljer tlet? N'` konhk to fj aeòus," Cedb senm toVnte. "Mo you tlnhb nt les so`jtlnhk to mo wntl tlj `jmeis wj

cust kot."

"N kot e `jmei, ehm lj mnmh't `jhtnoh `j," senm Vnte. "Nt'sprofefiy so`jtlnhk you levjh't jvjh mohj yjt."

"Nt's hndj to tlnhb tlet `y fjttjr meys iey eljem," senm Cedb.

"[j'm fjttjr ijevj wlnij your ljem deh stnii ant tlroukl tlj


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moor," Vnte senm.

"Vnte. ]losj erj moufij moors," Cedb senm.

"Obey ... so wj'vj kot e inttij tn`j," Vnte rjpinjm.

]LVOZKL ]LJ IOOBNHKKIETT

Cedb ehm Vnte wjrj levnhk mnhhjr ehm mnsdussnhk tljnrietjst emvjhturj wljh Vnte's plohj rehk. "Ljiio, tlns ns Vnte ....

^js, N bhow @ertle .... Tlj rjdo``jhmjm `j? .... N sjj. Knvj`j your emmrjss ehm wj'ii fj rnklt ovjr," senm Vnte.

"[ljrj erj wj konhk, ehm wlo's @ertle?" Cedb esbjm.

"N ljipjm @ertle wntl e klost profij` e ajw yjers eko. Tljrjdo``jhmjm `j to e arnjhm wlosj inttij knri dien`s tljrj's eklost nh ljr roo`," Vnte rjpinjm.

"ôu rjeinzj tlet tlns sort oa tlnhk ns eiòst eiweys e desjoa ovjredtnvj nèknhetnoh. Bnms wlo edtueiiy sjj klosts erjeiòst es rerj es emuits," Cedb senm.

"[jii, nt slouimh't tebj iohk to dljdb nt out. ôu'ii fj fedb nhtn`j to wetdl Klost Luhtjrs," Vnte essurjm Cedb. "Fjsnmjs,you owj `j."

"Eiweys leppy to ljip out e arnjhm oa e arnjhm oa `y arnjhm,"senm Cedb. "[ljrj erj wj konhk?"

"Nt's ohiy e ajw `nijs aro` ljrj. Nt's nh eh oimjr jstefinsljmhjnklforloom. ]lj klost èy levj invjm nh tlns lousj fjaorj,"Vnte senm. "Aro` wlet tlj òtljr senm, nt `nklt fj epoitjrkjnst. Nt les tlj inttij knri tjrrnanjm."

"ôu bhow N letj poitjrkjnsts. [let erj you kjttnhk usnhto?" Cedb esbjm.


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"Eatjr eii tlj tlnhks you'vj kottjh `j nhto. ôu'vj kot e iotoa roo` to teib," Vnte rjpinjm. "ôu eiweys do`j out oh top,tlet's wly N weht you wntl `j."

"To, you'rj hjrvous too. Nt's lerm to tjii snhdj you quntsòbnhk," Cedb senm.

"[jii, ljrj wj erj. Ijt's ko nh ehm kjt tlns ovjr wntl," Vntesenm.

"Ljiio. ôu ùst fj Vnte. Do`j oh nh. Ehm tlns ns...?"

"Cedb [jstoh, et your sjrvndj, è'e`," Cedb rjpinjm.

"Douim wj teib to your meukltjr fjaorj wj ko to ljr roo`?"

esbjm Vnte.

"Dnhmy. ]urh oaa tlj ]Q ehm do`j nh ljrj ehm `jjt ourkujsts," tlj ò` senm. "Tlj mojsh't usueiiy sjj tlnhks ehmslj's hot jesniy arnkltjhjm."

"Ln. Erj you konhk to depturj tlj klost?" Dnhmy esbjm.

"^js, Dnhmy. [j'ii levj you fedb nh your roo` nh ho tn`j."senm Vnte. "[let mnm tlj klost mo to arnkltjh you?"

"Nt kreffjm `y er` ehm puiijm `j mowh. Nt lem e arnkltjhjmioob oh nts aedj," Dnhmy senm.

"ôu `jeh e arnkltjhnhk ioob, moh't you, Dnhmy," esbjmCedb.

"Ho. Nt wes arnkltjhjm. ]let's wlet arnkltjhjm `j tlj òst,"rjpinjm Dnhmy. "Na tljrj wes so`jtlnhk tljrj tlet arnkltjhsklosts, N'` hot konhk fedb nh tljrj."

"N moh't fie`j you mjer. ôu'rj e vjry sèrt inttij knri," senmVnte. "Ns your memmy ljrj?"

"Ho. Lj worbs hnklts. [ly mo you hjjm ln`?" tlj òèsbjm.

"[let mojs lj mo? [j weht to èbj surj tlj klost mnmh'taoiiow ln` lo`j," Vnte senm.


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"Lj's eh j`jrkjhdy roo` Modtor et Tt. Ljijhs Lospntei,"slj ehswjrjm.

"N sjj. [jii, you two stey ljrj. [ljrj ns Dnhmy's roo`?"Vnte esbjm.

"Zpstenrs. Tjdohm moor oh your ijat," slj senm.

"Erj you rjemy, Cedb?" Vnte esbjm.

"N levj so`j òrj qujstnohs," Cedb rjpinjm.

"Do`j oh, Cedb. Uunt steiinhk," Vnte senm.

"Obey...obey. N'` do`nhk," senm Cedb " Vj`j`fjr... aooisrusl nh..."

Es tljy jhtjrjm tlj roo` tljy douim ajji e sinklt dlnii.]ljrj wes ho klost nh snklt. Vnte opjhjm tlj diosjt ehm tljrjnt wes, droudljm nh tlj dorhjr. "Do`j oh out. [j deh sjj you.[j cust weht to teib to you," Vnte senm. ]lj klost de`j out oatlj diosjt ehm trnjm to spjeb. "[ent e `nhutj. [j deh't ljeryou, wj deh ohiy sjj you. [j'ii anhm e wey to do`ùhndetj nh eò`jht."

"Cedb, ioob nh tlj piey roo` wj pessjm nh tlj leiiwey ehmsjj na tljrj erj ehy eiplefjt fiodbs or e spjeb ehm spjii. [ent,

wj'ii ko wntl you," Vnte senm.

]ljy aouhm e spjeb ehm spjii ehm nhstrudtjm tlj klost toponht to tlj ijttjrs to do`ùhndetj. "[ly mnm you arnkltjhDnhmy?" Vnte esbjm.

"N edtueiiy arnkltjhjm ljr twndj. ]lj anrst tn`j wes fyeddnmjht wljh slj anrst sew `j. N lem ho nmje slj douim sjj`j, or N wouim levj fjjh òrj derjaui," tlj klost senm.

"Low iohk eko wes tlet?" Vnte esbjm.

"N'` hot surj. N iost eii tredb oa tn`j," tlj klost senm. "[ljhtlj perjhts de`j ruhhnhk N wes arnkltjhjm ehm reh nhto tljdiosjt. N edtueiiy reh tlroukl e `nrror ijehnhk ekenhst tlj weiioa tlj diosjt. Nt wes es tloukl N jhtjrjm ehotljr mn`jhsnoh. Nkot iost ehm moh't bhow low iohk nt toob aor `j to anhm `y weyfedb."


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"Ehm tlj sjdohm tn`j?" Vnte esbjm.

"N sew Dnhmy stndb ljr er` nhto tlj `nrror. N kujss Novjrrjedtjm. N puiijm ljr fedb ehm deusjm ljr to aeii mowh,"tlj klost senm. "N wes ohiy trynhk to protjdt ljr."

"Dnhmy's `nssnhk! N deh't anhm ljr ehywljrj. N sjht ljr to ljrroo` to kjt ljr lenrfrusl ehm slj hjvjr de`j fedb," tlj ò`yjiijm. "N tlouklt you kuys wjrj nh tljrj."

"]lj `nrror," Cedb senm. "Ijt's ko."

]ljy rusljm nhto Dnhmy's roo`. ]lj diosjt moor wes opjh.Cedb douim sjj tlj `nrror tlet tlj klost lem spobjh oa. "Moyou levj e aieslinklt," Cedb esbjm. "ehm so`j strnhk?"

Nh e ò`jht slj rjturhjm ehm lehmjm e aieslinklt ehm e feiioa yerh to Cedb. Cedb tnjm ohj jhm oa tlj yerh to lns fjit ehmlehmjm tlj feii to Vnte. "N'` konhk nh," lj senm. "Na N'` hot out nhanvj `nhutjs, deii >55."

"Ehm tjii tlj` wlet?" Vnte senm. "ôu'ii fj fedb. N levj aentlnh you, Cedb."

"Nh e ò`jht Cedb wes fedb. ]lj aieslinklt mojsh't worb.Levj you kot ehy fettjrnjs?" Cedb esbjm.

"Fut N trnjm nt fjaorj N kevj nt to you. ]lj fettjrnjs erjeiòst hjw."

"Cedb ainppjm oh tlj swntdl ehm tlj fje` niiu`nhetjm tljjhtnrj diosjt. Nt mnmh't worb nh tljrj," Cedb senm.

"[let mnm you sjj?" Vnte esbjm. "Mnm you sjj Dnhmy?"

"Nt wes rjeiiy strehkj. N sew wlet you sjj wljh you ioobnhto tlj `nrror. Fut nt wes inbj e herrownhk leiiwey. N trnjm todeii Dnhmy, fut N douimh't èbj e souhm. [ljh N stjppjmoutsnmj tlet leiiwey, nt fjde`j do`pijtjiy merb ehm N douimh'tjvjh sjj tlj leiiwey," Cedb senm.

"Fut tljrj wes enr nh tljrj?" Vnte esbjm.

"N'` hot surj. N moh't rj`j`fjr frjetlnhk. N moh't jvjh bhowlow iohk N wes nh tljrj," Cedb senm.


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"[j'vj kot to do`j up wntl e wey to anhm Dnhmy. [j moh'tbhow low iohk slj deh iest. ^ou wjrj ohiy nh tljrj aorsjdohm, ehm nt mojsh't `ettjr low iohk tlj klost wes tljrj.Lj mojsh't levj to frjetlj," senm Vnte.

"N'vj kot eh nmje. N'ii fj rnklt fedb." Cedb weibjm ovjr to tljmrjssjr fjsnmj Dnhmy's fjm. ]lj lenrfrusl wes stnii iynhk tljrj."N'` rjemy," Cedb sen

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