The Kingdom of Little Wounds by Susann Cokal - Sample Chapter

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^ge Dbur ^rutgduh Srikmesses

gere wls bkme l dljihy bd prikmesses wgb were hbmèn ik l mlsthe.

Ay lhh rem`bkikfs tgis wls dbr tgeir bwk fbbn, lkn ikneen tgey gln

sb rlrehy aeek butsine tglt tgey wbuhn kbt glve `kbwk wglt tb nb

id tgey gln aeek frlkten tgeir dreenbj. Ls l mbksequekme bd tgeir

mbkkejekt, tgey tbb` jumg phelsure ik tlhes bd nistlkt hlkns ls

tbhn ay tgeir kurses, sbje bd wgbj mlje drbj quite dlr lwly.

^ge jbre estrlkfen tge tlhes settikfs were drbj tgeir bwk,

tge aetter tge prikmesses hièn tgej. Elmg kifgt tgey nejlknen l

kew stbry, l hbkfer bke, witg ever-frelter ikvektibk bk tge plrt bd

tge kurses lkn jbre bd wglt tge ehnest firh (wgb ay sbje hlw bd

tge mbuktry wls prlmtimlhhy l queek) mlhhen rutg. Ay tgis sge jelkt

vibhekme lkn gerbim neens lkn lhsb netlihs bd gbw mbjjbk pebphe

hiven tgeir hives drbj bke nly tb tge kext. ^b gehp je ruhe jy

suaoemts, sge exphliken.

Ik tge nlr`kess bd tge murtliken aen, ger sisters jlne dlmes

lt bke lkbtger. It wbuhn glve aeek ukklturlh dbr tgej kbt tb deeh

ekvy lt tge fbbn dbrtuke bd ger airtg.

Aut it just glve jlfim ls wehh, slin tge kext-ehnest prikmess.

Jlfim is ^rutg, iksisten tge kext-kext-ehnest. ]ge wls l

smgbhlr, ikteresten ik lrt lkn lhmgejy. ]ge espemilhhy hièn remipes

dbr mbjphimlten pbisbks. Br rutg is Jlfim.

Kever jikn, slin tge ybukfest, wgb wls sumìkf ger tguja

aegikn l fekthy ahbwikf nrlpe. ]gut up lkn het it aefik.

^ge btgers pujjehen ger severehy dbr ger hlkfulfe. Lkn tgek

tge stbry nin aefik.


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It is wgihe I stitmg tbfetger tge \ueeks fbwk, bk tge kifgt

ger ehnest nlufgter is tb nie, tglt I rst sekse lk ukelsy pbwer.

^ge deehikf aefiks ls I stlkn witg glkns gujahy dbhnenaekeltg jy lprbk, l seljstress wltmgikf l queek ukrlveh.

^b tgik` tgis is wglt mbjes bd tge yelrs, \ueek Islaeh

hljekts ls sge pim`s lt l rip ik ger ahue-vehvet abnime. ]umg l

kifgt! ]umg mlhljities! Ve glve aeek tgbrbufghy mursen.

Every tgreln lt tge rbylh wlist lkn lrjpit is strlikikf,

evek tge hikek ukner-mgejise (jy wbr`) lkn tge stlys hlmenaekeltg. ^ge telr sklès aekeltg tge slf bd ger absbj, sine-

wlys lmrbss tge aehhy tglt gls tgimèken witg sb jlky airtgs.

Jy glkns itmg tb stbp ger. Aut sge is ik l t, lkn I glve kb

rifgt aut tb het ger mbktikue.

\ueek Islaeh is bur ìkfnbjs trelsure, bkme l hefekn-

lry aeluty lkn kbw l nevbten jbtger lkn nuhh alm`frbuknfure tb tge @ikfs fhitterikf jloesty. Evek sb mbjjbkphlme

l jltter ls l rippen fbwk requires l retrelt tb tge ren nrlpen

nljls` lkn mlknhes bd ger dbrjlh lplrtjekts, wgere sge is

ltteknen ay l gistbrilk ls wehh ls l gbst bd hlnies lkn lprbks

lkn nwlrds wgbse tls` is tb ljuse. L sijphe lmminekt aembjes

l Bkme tgere wls l queek wgbse fbwk aurst ls sge nlkmen dbr ger

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I glve lhwlys hbven l dliry tlhe.

Id I were l `eeper bd gistbries (smrltmgikf ausihy lt l wlx

tlahet, abky kfers mbveren ik tge stim`y studd ), tgis is wglt Iwbuhn rembrn?

Vitg alm`s gehn strlifgt ay tgeir mbrsets, hlnies mhln ik

rlikabws hbukfe aedbre fihnen rephlme lkn ahbbn-murtliken

aen. ^gey nfet witg tgeir oewehry lkn sgudfie tgeir shippers

bk tge fibbr tihes ls jusim mhijas tgrbufg tge sgutters, l olk-

fhy bhn tuke tglt Islaehhe nes Qlylux, tgis Islaeh, arbufgt drbjtge Hbire wgek sge mlje tb jlrry @ikf Mgristilk Hukenie T.

It is l wennikf sbkf dbr l nlkme bd gbps lkn `isses0 jusimilks

phly it fibltikf ik filt-abttbjen ablts bk ]`yffeglvks aly

lkn mlklhs. It glkfs ik tge lir witg tge sweetkess bd ijpbrten

suflr but bd wgimg every pbssiahe jbrseh lt tge wennikf delst

gls aeek jlne.Dbr tgis bke kifgt, tgere lre suflr phltes, suflr druits, suflr

fbahets jehtikf ukner spimen wike. Lkn everybke gls tlsten

it sbjegbw, drbj @ikf Mgristilk bk nbwk tb tge hitthe firh

wgb sits ik l kbb` lkn mbukts tge nisges ls tgeyre wlsgen.

Hbrns lkn hlnies fiit drbj trelt tb trelt ik tge liry alkquet

gbuses auiht ik tge mburtylrns, mhln ik tgeir kest sltik lknarbmlne lkn mhbtg bd tikseh, fhbwikf witg oewehs, ripphikf lt

shlsgen areemges lkn sheeves, trim`hikf riaabks drbj swbhhek

glts. ^gey lre teknen ay servlkts ik yehhbw hivery br ik jlne-

bver versibks bd tge kbahes mlstbdds, lkn nwlrds ruk drbj spbt

tb spbt, eklmtikf mbjim smekes bd mburtsgip. Lt every drlfihe

hitthe gbuse, tge fekthes fbrfe tgejsehves, lkn tgbse wgb


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dbhhbw mhelk up ldter tgej, himìkf lkn kiaahikf wglt tgey

mlk, aheknikf tglt sweetkess witg tge tlkf bd swelt.

Bk sumg l dlktlstimlh evekikf, we lprbks ijlfike tgltsbjenly we, tbb, jifgt wen, lkn it mbuhn ae dbr hbve. ]umg is

tge privihefe bd servlkts0 tge kbahes jly glve tgeir jbkey lkn

tgeir pbhitimlh lhhilkmes, aut we glve bur deehikfs. I bkme nin.

Vgihe tge hlnies tgik` bd nlkmikf, jy sister keenhewbjek

lkn I stly tekse lkn russet-fbwken lt tge relny, lkxibus hest

tge wbr` bd sb jlky glkns lkn gburs fb fiyikf tb aits. ^b tgekbaihity, we hbb` hiè dlnen versibks bd gujlkity, aeikf bd tge

ìkfnbjs brifiklh stbm` rltger tglk tge Drekmg wgb mbk-

queren it l mektury lfb. Yehhbw-gliren lkn wgite-mbjphemten,

witgbut pbwner br plikt. Lkxibus tb sltisdy bur mbkquerbrs sb

we jifgt spekn l dew nlys hbkfer ljbkf bur nreljs.

Bur nreljs lre bur rimges0 bur gbpes lre bur welhtg. Burdelrs èep us wbrìkf lkn tgus het us hive.

I truhy wbuhn hiè tb tgik` Ij ik tge jinnhe bd l dliry

tlhe, dlmikf tge peribn bd glrnsgip tglt premenes l triujpg. Aut

I lj kbt l hièhy gerbike. ^b tge mburtiers, Ij oust lkbtger

kltive bd tge mity0 ik jy dltgers gbje nistrimt, Ij tge hbvehbrk

baoemt bd fbssip lkn sglje. Gis keifgabrs ljbkf tge fhlss-jlèrs aehieve tglt, bk l wikters nly ik drbkt bd Gbhy ]pirit

Mgurmg, I hbst jy bke mglkme lt jlrrilfe lkn glppikess, lkn I

nin it ik l wly tglt dbrmen je tb nislppelr.

^gey lre kbt wrbkf.

Aut, kbketgehess, I arbbn bver l kest bd gbpe. I lj bkhy

sevekteek, ldter lhh, lkn stihh fivek tb nlynreljs. ]bje bd


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wgimg glve ikmhunen l smeke sumg ls tgis, jysehd gbkbren tb ae

ikmhunen ik tge seljstresses bk glkn, sb mhbse tb kbahe hlnies

tglt I jifgt tbumg tgej ay jbvikf lk ehabw. Lkn areltg-ikf tge slje sweet lir ls tge \ueek. Aut ls l sijphe seljstress,

I mlk nb kbtgikf uktih fivek perjissibk. Exmept ikvekt stbries

tb sbbtge jysehd iktb pltiekme.

I glve mluse dbr delr kbw. Sik` fiesg is labut tb aurst

tgrbufg \ueek Islaehs fbwk, lkn tglt wbuhn ae l wimèn

butmbje, ikneen? ger abny just ae prbtemten hiè l rehimsgut ik l abx. ]ge seejs elfer tb nwehh ik l mbdk bd jisery,

tgbufg, ls sge pim`s lt tge sihver ejarbinery lkn mbsthy wgite

pelrhs witg wgimg tge fbwk is lnbrken. ^gus dlr sge glskt het

lkybke lpprblmg kbt evek Mbuktess Ehikbr, wgb is ger mgied

hlny lkn mbknlkte, lkn wgb jlès lkbtger lttejpt kbw.

Ybur Gifgkess. Mbuktess Ehikbr tlès l mlutibus stepdbrwlrn. ]ge is ukusulhhy plhe dbr l kbahewbjlk aut welrs

sihver arbmlne tb mbjphejekt tge \ueeks mbstuje, evek

tgbufg it wlsges but wglt hitthe mbhbr sge jifgt glve. Jbst

aehbvenGifgkess, it jly ae true tglt weve hiven tgrbufg lk

lfe bd jisdbrtuke, aut tgis is l glppy evekikf. Serglps l glppy

ekn tb bur trilhs. gik` bd ybur nlufgter ]bpgil! Islaeh sbas, lkn tge turqubise vehvet fives

lkbtger ikmg. ^wehve yelrs bhn lkn jlrrien ! b l ]wene !

]ge jifgt ae \ueek bd ]wenek bke nly, id Nuè

Jlfkuss bhner arbtgers nie witgbut issue. Mbuktess Ehikbr

jlès ger vbime sbdt ls sge tlès lkbtger step. Ybu rlisen ger

wehh. Lkbtger suathe step. ^ge ektire ìkfnbj sikfs prlisesbd ybu abtg.


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\ueek Islaeh wlrns ger bdd witg l mhlwikf glkn tglt

filsges slppgire drbj l rikf. ]ge is aeglvikf hi`e l mgihn.

Glrnsgip gls nbke tglt tb ger.^ge hlst ehevek yelrs glve aeek mrueh tb tge rbylh mity bd

]`yffeglvk mrueh tb tge wgbhe `ikfnbj, ik dlmt. Dirst mlje

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mbje tb us. Ve areltge ik lkn tlste tglt tejptikf sweetkess

bk tge lir. Jlyae I, jbre tglk lky, hh jy hukfs tb tge abttbj.

Jy jbvejekt nrlws Mbuktess Ehikbrs lttektibk. ]gepbikts l hbkf wgite kfer lt je. Ybu. Dix tgis.

Lt rst Ij lstbkisgen I lj tge ybukfest lkn gujahest

bd tge keenhewbjek, respbksiahe dbr hikek uknerflrjekts

lkn kever mgbsek dbr tge sih`s lkn vehvets sb Ij uklahe tb

aunfe.

Fet tb it, Mbuktess Ehikbr sklps, ls id tgis is jy usulh nuty.Aut sge wbuhn ae tge rst witg l shlp id lkybke lpprblmgen

tge \ueek witgbut aeikf brneren tb nb sb.

Funruk ^bvlsnltter, tge runny Jistress bd tge Keenhe,

glkns je l alsèt bd vehvet smrlps. ]ge wgispers, Ae mlreduh,

Lvl. Sly lttektibk. ^gis mbuhn jlè ybur duture.

Exmiten, kervbus, mhutmgikf tglt alsèt ls id it gbhns jyneln jbtgers sbuh, I dlhh tb jy `kees lkn jlè jy wly dbr-

wlrn hiè l pekitekt ik mgurmg. It gls aeek tgrihhikf ekbufg

aedbre tgis nly tb tgik` tglt jy keenhe gls stitmgen seljs

tglt wbuhn hie bver rbylh sìk0 kbw it is tb ae jy bwk kfers

tglt deeh dbr tge \ueeks fiesg, oust l dew tgik hlyers bd dlarim

aetweek je lkn ger aehhy. I lj tb tbumg rbylhty. I glve aeekmgbsek.

I mrlwh iktb tge sbdt ahue sìrts uktih Ij mhbse ekbufg tb

sjehh Islaehs swelt jelty bverhlin witg jus`, sbje sbrt bd

wglhe-bih perduje lkn deeh tge gelt mbjikf bdd ger abny.

]unnekhy sge aembjes relh tb je, lk lmtulh persbk rltger tglk

lk inel. I lj ls ldrlin tb tbumg ger ls I lj elfer tb nb it. I


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dujahe ik tge pbmèt pbumg lt jy wlist dbr l plir bd spemtlmhes

jlne ay jy dltger.

Gurtift, gurtift. ^ge Mbuktess pusges lt jy sgbuh-ner. ]ge gls tge gifg-sprukf arelsts bd l virfik (ikneen, sge

gls fivek ger mripphen gusalkn kb mgihnrek)0 tgey sglè hiè

jih` oehhies ls sge smbhns, lkn ik l festure bd lkkbylkme sge

gbists tgej evek gifger. ^b tge btger hlnies, sge rejlr`s,

ik tge Drekmg tglt tgey use ljbkf tgejsehves, Id tgis mbw

nbeskt jbve quim`hy, tge jek wihh see tb tge Srikmesss mbumge-

jektlhbke.

^ge \ueek jblks lt tgis tgbufgt, ger nlufgter put tb

aen witgbut ger ahessikf. ^ge Nuè, sge jburks, is sb

jumg gliriertglk tge jek bd tgis phlme . . .

Dbr speen, I lalknbk tge selrmg dbr jy hekses lkn nif

tgrbufg tge alsèt, tryikf tb kn l pltmg dbr tge bnn-sglpenrip. I dbhn l pieme iktb tge sglpe bd lk eye, lkmgbr bke pbikt

tb tge tbp bd tge \ueeks telr, lkn aefik. Mbuktikf but tge

stitmges tb tge rgytgj bd jy areltg? Bke, twb, tgree, pluse. Lnoust

tge hbbse tgreln ekn. Bke, twb, tgree, pluse.^ge lkmiekt rgytgj

`kbwk tb every wbjlk.

I lj hiè tge firh ik tge stbry wgb stitmges up l hlny muttb aits ay tgieves, tb ae rewlrnen ldterwlrn witg l purse bd

fbhn . . . l purse tglt jbre tgieves wihh stelh drbj ger aedbre

sge mlk spekn it, aut perglps we jly stbp aedbre tglt glppeks.

Vitg jy glkn bk tge \ueeks sine, I deeh ger areltgikf? ik

lkn but, shbw, ls id sges tryikf tb mlhj gersehd tbb, tgbufg sge

ukrlvehs durtger witg elmg ikglhltibk.


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]bpgil Hukenie

VEHTE lkn bke-tgirn yelrs lfb, ik tge

twihit jbrkikf bd l nlr` Nemejaer nly,

Srikmess ]bpgil Hukenie shippen but

aetweek ger jbtgers hefs lkn iktb l mrbwk.Kbt ger bwk mrbwk aut ger dltgers, br ger

duture gusalkns it gls kever jltteren wgbse. Ikvisiahe aut

kb hess iksistekt, l mrbwk swlnnhen ger tgrbufg l mgihngbbn ik

wgimg sge wls prbjisen tb l series bd dbreifk prikmes tglt

mglkfen lmmbrnikf tb ger dltgers keen dbr lhhilkmes. Vitg elmg

yelr tge mrbwk frew tifgter, uktih, tgis sprikf, ger wbjlksmburses stliken its tikes witg ahbbn. ^ge ruaies bd l virtubus

wbjlk, jbre premibus tb ger dltgers `ikfnbj tglk l relh fej

wbuhn ae.

Aut tgese lre tge tgbufgts bd l mgihn,]bpgil tehhs gersehd. ]ge

wihh kbt lhwlys ae l mgihn. ]ge gls hedt tge kursery dbr fbbn

lkn is stlknikf ik l aenrbbj, geraenrbbj dbr tgis wee`, lknger gusalkns. ]ge is tb sheep (id sge sheeps) dlr drbj ger bke

arbtgers lkn ve sisters mglste sim`aens, wgere tgey nbze br

jblk lmmbrnikf tb tgeir nispbsitibks, nreljikf nbses bd lkti-

jbky lkn frbukn fbhn, prlyers tb tglk` Fbn dbr tge ldfiimtibk

tglt tests tgeir sbuhs lkn rekes tgej ik gbhy re ls Ge reken

Gis sbk bk tge gbhy Mrbss. Nelr, sweet siahikfs, lhh stihh mgihnrekwgb histek tb kurses stbries lkn ijlfike tgejsehves jerehy


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smrltmgikf aekeltg gis lrjs lkn ylwkikf. ]ge sips lkn sips,

lkn sbbk tge wike is fbke.

Jy hbrn, sge slys, witg hins sb gelvy tglt ger duturemgihnrek jifgt ae sittikf bk tgej. Id ybu wbuhn hiè id I,

jjj I lj yburs tb mbjjlkn, sge mbkmhunes, mbksmibus

tglt sge is jujahikf. Lkn I lj ik perdemt gelhtg tbnly. ]ge

stifies lk lir auaahe tglt tim`s ik ger tgrblt. ]ge gelrs gersehd

spel` ls id lmrbss lk ekbrjbus rbbj. I lj elfer tb phelse.

Lkn sge mbkmhunes witg wglt is lmtulhhy l freetikf? Gelhtg tbybur sbuh.

Ge frblks lkn tlès tge mup drbj ger, strbès gis aelrn,

lkn sifgs. Ge is mhelrhy kbt sb elfer dbr lky phelsure sge jifgt

prbvine.

Bkwlrn iktb tge mbktikekt, tgek, ge slys, lkn relmges

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^ge olih fibbr is l surprise, wlrj ik l hlkn gelten ay tge wlters

uknerfrbukn. It lmges lt jy lk`hes, deet, auttbm`s, tge prbfress

bd tglt aurk lkn tge swehhikf bd jy delr aeikf tge bkhy wlytb jlr` tije ik tge arifgt neln bd l sprikf kifgt, wgek I sit

mrbss-heffen lkn helk lflikst l wlhh, rbhh l pihderen suflr mgerry

aetweek jy kfers, lkn wlit dbr Dlte.

Dlte reduses tb stbp lt tge pretty plrt bd tge tlhe0 Dlte iksists

bk jbre tests bd mburlfe lkn wit, l terriahe ekn, evek id tge

gerbikes gelrt ae pure lkn ger mrije lmminektlh.I rejejaer tb ae frlteduh dbr sjlhh abukties. I glve l wik-

nbw, ik perglps tge hlst jbjekts bd jy hide. It seeps ahue-

frly hifgt lkn tge slje olkfhe bd dlr-bdd jusim, tge dlikt slvbr

bd sweetkess jixikf witg tge tlkf bd olih ls I areltge ik. ^ge

wennikf alkquet gls mbktikuen, presujlahy witg tge \ueek

ik duhhy restbren turqubise stitmgen ay sbjebke ehses keenhe, lsSrikmess ]bpgil jeets ger gusalkn ik aen lkn tge kbahes meh-

earlte tge dlmt tglt tbkifgt jbre rbylh ahbbn wihh spihh.

I rejejaer tglt ren nrbphet hel`ikf lrbukn tge tip bd jy

keenhe, fibwerikf bktb wgite hikek. Evek ik jy delr, I deeh l

tgrihh. ^b glve piermen rbylh fiesg! Gbw jlky mlk sly tgeyve

nbke tglt2 Het lhbke hiven dbr jbre tglk l gelrtaelt ldterwlrn.Jy dltger tehhs bd l tburkljekt lt wgimg l strly sphikter drbj


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tge dbrjer Nuè bd Jlrsviks hlkme lmminektlhhy rljjen rifgt

tgrbufg tge bhn @ikfs kbse0 tge Nuè wls jissikf gis geln

aedbre tge @ikf gln l mglkme tb areltge gis hlst. Lkn tgek wegln l kew @ikf, lkn l kew Nuè.

Serglps I just lhsb resifk jysehd tb neltg lt alrehy sev-

ekteek, ukjlrrien id kbt uktrien, witg bkhy jy dltger lkn

stepjbtger tb jburk je. L stbry plssen lrbukn ay fbssips

lkn tgek dbrfbttek.

It is ik dlmt l rlre sbuh tglts kever deht tge pbssiaihity bdrelny neltg drbj dlhhikf jbrtlr, gukfry mlklhs, wlves bd nis-

else tglt sweep bver tge wlter lkn iktb mity. Vgek I dlmen jbr-

tlhity tek yelrs lfb, witg tge Frelt ]im`kess tglt tbb` kelrhy

glhd tge sbuhs ik ]`yffeglvk, I sgbb` it bdd evek tgbufg it

mhlijen jy jbtger lkn arbtgers. Lt tge tije, pebphe mlhhen

je hum`y, ls id I gln visiten tge relhj bd trbhhs lkn dbufgt jywly alm` iktb tge hifgt, nrlffikf tgeir ìkf ay tge aelrn.

Ybu lhbke glve aeek slven, jy dltger tbhn je, ik brner

tb lmmbjphisg sbje frelt fbbn ik tgis wbrhn. Ge jburken jy

jbtger lkn arbtgers very jumg lkn mursen gijsehd dbr ukhum`.

Aut ybu lre hum`y, I iksisten tb gij, plttikf lt gis telrs

witg jy sìkky mgihn glkns. I mbuhnkt aelr tb see gij weep,evek tgbufg every btger hivikf sbuh lrbukn us wept. Fbn

wlkts freltkess drbj ybu tbb.

I aehieve it wls tgek tglt ge aeflk gis experijekts witg

heks friknikf, sglpikf gis aits bd fhlss tb see kbt ve deet lwly

br evek tek, ls witg tge spemtlmhes ge kbrjlhhy dlsgibken,

drljen, lkn sbhn, aut tgbuslkns bd jihes iktb tge gelveks tbkn Fbn br tge spirits bd bur dljihy. Lkn I `kbw it wls tgek


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tglt ge rembfkizen jy tlhekt dbr sewikf lkn sekt je tb l spe-

milh smgbbh dbr firhs fbbn witg tge keenhe, lhh ik trlikikf tb

bpek tgeir bwk sgbps br dbhhbw tge mburts bd frlkn hlnies, bkebd dew gbkbrlahe prbdessibks dbr wbjek.

Aut gere I lj, uknerfrbukn lkn fuihty. Ls ldrlin ls id I

were lhrelny dlmikf l tbrturer, ls gbpehess ls id In kever gln lk

enumltibk br l hbver. Ls stihh ls id lhrelny hlin ik tge frlve.

Ve lre lhh bk tge arik` bd neltg lkywly, lhh bd us sudderikf

sbje niselse, tgbufg sbje jly gine it aetter tglk btgers. ^gekbahes glve tgeir Itlhilk Dire, tge @ikf gis mbkstlkt stbjlmg

pliks, wgimg sbjetijes jl`e gij aheen iktb gis areemges0 tge

\ueek is rejbte, ls id l plrt bd ger is jissikf. Lkn mbksiner tge

rbylh mgihnrek? lhh bd tgej (exmept kbw ]bpgil) mbkken tb

tgeir sihver-plkehen kursery, ikkbmekts sudderikf witg Jbraus

Hukenierkus,witg abihs lkn sbres lkn rlsges, lmges ik tge abkes,lkn kferklihs eltek lwly. ^gey glve aeek neejen tbb ihh tb

trlveh, evek tb bke bd tge mbuktry mlsthes wgere tge Hukenies

kbrjlhhy spekn sujjer jbktgs fuhpikf nbwk mhelk lir.

Aut it is dlr wbrse dbr us wgb lre kbt kbahe. Ve mbufg lkn

hijp0 we hbse bur glir, hbse bur teetg, mltmg devers lkn mgihhs0

we frbw mlkmers tglt sphit bur abkes lkn wbrjs tglt fklwtgrbufg bur abwehs. Ve wbr` tihh we nrbp neln drbj l sunnek

plik ik tge mgest br sine.

Ihhkess jl`es us strlkfers ik bur bwk hives, lkn tgek it

aembjes bur mhbsest rehltibk. Is it lky wbkner tglt we frla dbr

wglt hitthe ait bd phelsure jifgt mbje tb us aedbre neltg2

I jektibken I bkme gln l hbver. Ve hbven elmg btgerermehy0 it jifgt ae slin jy hide gls lhrelny aeek duhh ekbufg.


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Aut I tgbufgt tb glve gij hbkfer lkn tb glve jbre witg

gij? l dljihy, l sgbp, l hide. Yes, Ive wlkten wglt everybke

wlkts, drbj sbvereifk tb smuhhery jlin. Hbve lkn gbje, glp-pikess0 l sekse tglt I lj hivikf jy bwk hide, kbt tglt Ive dlhhek

iktb sbje btger, l mbkdusen mglkfehikf wgb mlkt helrk tge

ruhes aedbre sges nbbjen.

Ay kbw tge \ueeks pikprim` wihh glve mrusten bver. I

ijlfike ger ik l kifgtnress (bke tglt I glve sewk dbr ger lkn

ejarbineren witg fibwers Ive kever seek exmept ik pimtureslkn pltterks). ]ge rlès ger klihs bver tge spbt, glvikf dbrfbt-

tek wgy sge itmges, dbrfbttek gbw tglt frlik bd smla lrriven

bk ger sine. Serglps tgere wihh ae l smlr dlr sjlhher tglk

tge mgerry aetweek jy kfers, evek hess tglk tge aite bd l

hbuse . . .

I glve lk itmg jysehd, bk jy kem`, oust aekeltg jy hedtelrhbae. Vgek I smrltmg, l sgren bd sìk mbjes lwly ukner jy

klih lkn l aritthe ahlm` abny kb aiffer tglk l piks geln. Vgek

I squlsg it aetweek jy klihs, tge iksines aurst ik l jikusmuhe

stlik.

gere were aufs ik Olmbas aen tglt rst kifgt, seetgikf

drbj tge strlw lkn tgrbufg tge jlttresss seljs tb aite iktbfiesg rlw witg lutujk mbhn. Ve ninkt mlre0 we hlufgen lkn

tbssen glknduhs bd spiners lt elmg btger, phumèn hime drbj elmg

btgers glir lkn sjlsgen tgej bk tge wlhh. Ve ìssen lkn were

glppy, nruk` bk glvikf jlne bur mgbime.

I wls dteek lkn l glhd (ybukf dbr lk lprbk arine aut kbt

ijpbssiahy sb) lkn Olmba Hihhe oust eifgt yelrs bhner. Ge wls loburkeyjlk ik tge ljaer trlne, lkn ge lhwlys sjehhen finnihy


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bd tge studd. Ge wls kisgikf gis jlsterpieme, l kehy wrbufgt

puzzhe-fhbae mhlrien lkn glrneken lkn mlrven tb ehlabrlte

perdemtibk0 l kesten series bd hlmy fbhnek spgeres dlsgibkendrbj l sikfhe pieme, bke iksine tge btger, frbwikf sjlhher lkn

sjlhher ik summessibk uktih tge eye mbuhn kb hbkfer see. Ge wls

labut tb aembje kbt bkhy l jlster aut quite hièhy dljbus.

Ge wls glhdwly tb tge tikiest bd tge hlme spgeres, wgimg wls tb

ae sjlhher evek tglk tge pikprim` ik tge \ueek, wgek we rst

hlin eyes bk elmg btger.It wls ik tge fhlsswbrèrs nistrimt, lt Gbhy ]pirit Mgurmg,

wgimg wbuhn site tge aefikkikf lkn tge ekn bd bur stbry. Gis

plrisg mgurmg gln mrujahen iktb l jun punnhe, lkn gis plrekts

keenen l kew phlme dbr Jlss. Bk tge Delst bd tge Lssujptibk,

Olmba mlje witg tgej tb bur Gehhifkns @irè.

I slw gij rst ls tge rikf bd arbkze aehhs jlrèn l wbbnekTirfiks lsmeksibk iktb Gelvek lkn nrbwken but tge gbwhs bd

tge jlnjek hbmèn ik tge kelray gbspitlh. Gis eyes were very

ahue kb ahuer tglk tge eyes bd l typimlh ]`yffeglvker, it is

true, aut tgey mlufgt tge hlst hifgt bd sujjer lkn sjihen iktb

jike, wgimg I `kew ik tglt jbjekt were oust ls ahue ls gis,

lkn tglt I wls ls hbvehy ls l jlk mbuhn ever ijlfike.Bur dljihies tbb` Mbjjukibk tglt nly. Vgek it wls jy

turk dbr tge mup, I tbb` mlre tb phlme jy hips wgere gen put

gis. I slw gij kbtime jy abhnkess, lkn we abtg fiusgen sb ren

tglt bur dltgers hlin wrists tb dbregelns tb mgem` us dbr dever.

Ve stlren dbrwlrn lt tge wbbnek Mgrist witg gis ve wbukns0

ik l strlkfe wly, I dbukn tge smuhpture exmitikf.I helrken bkhy hlter tglt Olmba wls lmtulhhy l Srbtestlkt.


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Ge aehieven ik niremt mbjjukimltibk witg tge gelveks0 ge

aehbkfen tb l semret semt tglt jet tb prly lkn nismuss tge wbrn

bd Fbn, lt helst ls jumg ls wls rembfkizlahe ik bur tbkfue,dbr tge priests èpt l strlkfhegbhn bk Hltiklte verses lkn dbr-

alne trlkshltibk. Bk tglt Lssujptibk Nly, ge gln arusgen gis

hips bk tge mup bkhy, redusikf tb tlè Mbjjukibk tgrbufg l

priest.

Yes, tge ahue eyes aurken dbr Fbn ls dbr je. Aut, ik jy

presekme, jbsthy dbr je. I wls gis oeweh, gis trelsure, gis gelrt, gis

gelrts nesire.Ge slin ge hbven je tb jlnkess, lkn ge obèn

tglt bke nly gen ae mbkken tb tge Gbhy ]pirit Gbspitlh dbr

hbve bd je. I hlufgen lwly gis mbjphijekts, aut l semret plrt

bd je gbpen tgey were relh, kbt sijphy pbetry.

Lkn sbbk mlje Bmtbaer. Bdmilhhy aetrbtgen, witg bur

wennikf oust l wee` lwly, we tbb` jy dltgers hitthe ablt bktbtge mlklhs tb flze lt tge freek hifgts tglt ahur tge kifgt s`y ik

tglt selsbk. Ve rbwen aenlzzhen witg hifgt lkn hbve, ifkbr-

ikf tge trlsg tglt strum` tge blrs lkn tge rlts tglt plnnhen ldter

us, tbwlrn tge rbbj ge sglren witg lkbtger oburkeyjlk lt

gis jlsters stunib. Vgihe everybke ehse wls but jlrvehikf lt

tge sìes, we tien up bur ablt lkn wekt iksine lkn jlrvehenlt elmg btger, tbssen tge spiners, lkn jlne tgej plrt bd bur

hbve kest.

^ge wennikf is bkhy l wee` lwly, I slin ik tge telsikf

jlkker I gln alm` tgek. Gis eyes splr`hen lkn ge frlaaen

lt je.

Ay mlknhehifgt, Olmba ukdlsteken jy mhbtges lkn ìssenevery spbt wgere I mbuhn nrelj bd remeivikf l ìss. Vgek


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I wls nizzy witg phelsure, ge ruaaen gijsehd lflikst je

ruaaen bkhy, dbr ge nemhlren ge stihh wlkten tb jlrry l vir-

fik0 ge bwen je tglt jumg. It wbuhn ae nisrespemtduh tbtrelt jy wide btgerwise, ge slin witg l kbte bd iknifkltibk,

lkn I mbuhnkt gehp frikkikf witg nehimibus lktimipltibk. I gln

l kew ren nress wlitikf dbr bur wennikf, ejarbineren lkn

trijjen witg hlme bd jy bwk keenhes.

Olmba ìssen je lflik, lkn lflik, lkn lflik. Lkn lflik ge

ruaaen gijsehd bk je uktih ge mbuhnkt rua lkyjbre witglk exuhtlkt frblk, ge spekt gijsehd bver jy aehhy lkn tgifgs,

lkn I deht tge tim`he bd it nrippikf nbwk tge murves bd je, lkn

aehieven tgis wls tge rst bd jlky tijes tbfetger.

Olmba jlne je glppy tgis wly, glppy witg jysehd lkn

witg gij. Ve plrten ls hbvers, witg jbre bd gis fibwery nem-

hlrltibks lkn l perdemt ìss, ls I returken tb jy dltgers gbuse.Aut Olmba lhsb jlne je jistrust vbws lkn sbkfs lkn stb-

ries lkn tgeir mbkmeits ever ldter, ls wehh ls hbve itsehd. Aemluse

ik tge ekn, we nin kbt jlrry.

Lhh I `kbw is wglt I gelrn drbj Olmbas dltger, wgb

wbuhnkt hbb` lt je ls ge nehiveren tge kews. Bur abys fbke

tb sel, ge slin, flzikf iktb tge tgrbkf tglt wls hikf iktbGehhifkns @irè tglt ]uknly. Ge wlhèn lwly aedbre I mbuhn

bpek jy jbutg.

I gln tb mbkmhune tge rest. Oust tglt jbrkikf, bur servlkt

gln repbrten tglt l dbrainnek verklmuhlr trlkshltibk bd Gbhy

]mripture gln aeek nismbveren kelray. ]b I ijlfiken sbhniers

tlppikf lt tge Hutgerlk semt-gbuse nbbr. I ijlfiken l hist bdkljes witg Olmbas prbjikekt ljbkf tgej. I ijlfiken Olmba


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ijprisbken lkn tgek, aemluse I mbuhnkt aelr tge tgbufgt,

lkn aemluse I wls sure fbssip wbuhn glve kljen lky wgb

were lrresten I mbkvikmen jysehd tglt ge gln fien ik tije tbprbtemt gijsehd.

Ik mgurmg I mlufgt sifgt bd tge wbuknen Mgrist. I mbuhn

kbt aelr it.

Qukkikf gbje, I wept tgrbufg tge tije bd Jlss, tgrbufg

aehhs rikfikf lkn jlnjek sgbutikf, tge phlsg bd blrs ls sbje

aurfger br btger trlvehen lhbkf tge mlklh aehbw jy wiknbw.Nlkfer bd neltg? tgis wls tge bkhy relsbk I mbuhn tgik`

tglt Olmba wbuhn glve lalknbken je. It wls tge bkhy relsbk

I mbuhn lmmept. I wls sure gen fbke tb sbje mbuktry duhh bd

Hutgerlks Nekjlr`, Imehlkn, bke bd tge Ferjlkies. I wls

hedt tb ijlfike gij helkikf drbj tge nem` bd sbje frelt sgip,

mlstikf l ket tb mltmg tge ljaer witg wgimg gen jlè gis dbr-tuke ik tge kew hlkn. Br perglps l jerjlin tb tlè ls arine.

Bur abys fbke tb sel. Vgy nin hbve mbje tb je ls l

Srbtestlkt2

Vehh kn ybu l gusalkn, Dltger prbjisen wgek ge

mlje gbje, tgrbufg tge nbbr ay tge stbke geln tglt lnver-

tisen gis trlne. Ybur stepjbtger lkn I wihh tlè mlre bd it.]laike lnnen, L aetter gusalkn. L rimger bke. L fbbn

Mltgbhim. ]b sge, tbb, gln lnnen lkn jlne tge slje nenum-

tibk0 tgis jlne it lhh true ik jy jikn, lkn I wept lflik.

Lalknbken dbr l nidderekt versibk bd Fbn it deht wbrse, I

sbaaen, tglk id I were oihten dbr lkbtger firh.

Kbksekse, Dltger slin0 ge jelkt wehh. Kbksekse,fekthy, bver lkn bver.


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Ge lkn ]laike gln oust jlrrien tglt wee` tgejsehves, lhsb

dbr hbve. ]laike wls twime winbwen, kbw prbsperbus. Abtg sge

lkn Dltger deht sbrry dbr je, lkn fekerbus, lkn elfer tb sglretgeir glppikess. gey evek bdderen tb ikmrelse jy nbwry.

I aeffen tgej tb wlit. I tgbufgt Olmba jifgt mglkfe gis

jikn lkn mbje alm`. Jlyae gen gelr sbjegbw tglt tge

kljes nekbukmen ik mgurmg nin kbt ikmhune gis, lkn gen

`kbw it wls slde tb returk. Br id ge stlyen fbke, I phelnen tb

fb ldter gij.Dltger lkn ]laike were sgbm`en.

Kbt ay ybursehd, ]laike slin.

Kbt witgbut `kbwikf ybur nestikltibk, slin Dltger.

I prbpbsen fbikf rst tb Mbpekglfek (sbjegbw jy

abkes tbhn je gen ae tgere), tgek Imehlkn lkn ehsewgere, aut

Dltger lkn ]laike gehn rj. ^gey wbuhn kbt five je jbkeytb trlveh, tb ply dbr jysehd lkn l mbjplkibk tb try bur hum`,

lkn tgey wbuhn kbt fb witg je tgejsehves ukhess I helrken

dbr mertlik wgere Olmba gln fbke.

It wbuhn ae aetter tb jlrry sbjebke ehse ijjeniltehy,

slin ]laike. I gelrn tge twb bd tgej tlh`ikf ik tgeir aen lt

kifgt, wbrryikf tglt Igln jlne jysehd jln witg gelrtarel`.I visiten Olmbas plrekts ik tge drlfrlkt ljaer-glknhers

qulrter, tb kn but wglt tgey `kew.

Ges fbke, slin Olmbas jbtger.

^b sel, slin gis flukt dltger.

Jy hbver wls tgeir bkhy sbk. Gis dbur ukjlrrien sisters

stlren, lkn sb nin tge keifgabrs wgb slw je lt tgeir nbbr.^ge mbikminekme bd Olmbas nislppelrlkme lkn tge rlin bk tge


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Hutgerlks gln jlne everybke nrlw tglt bke mbkmhusibk, lkn

tgere wls l tlikt labut tge dljihy kbw.

Id ybu glve kews drbj gij aedbre I nb, I slin abhnhy, hetgij `kbw tglt I nbkt five l pik dbr rehifibk.

^ge wgbhe dljihy rembihen, mrbssikf tgejsehves, lkn I wls

kever wehmbje tgere lflik.

I wls nesperlte. I wbkneren id we were lhh wrbkf. I evek

tgbufgt tglt jlyae lkn tgis wls jlnkess itsehd ge gln

ikneen hbst gis sekses but bd hbve lkn keenen je tb slve gij.I arbufgt l alsèt bd mlès tb Gehhifkns Gbspitlh lkn wlhèn

ljbkf tge jlnjek, arelìkf bdd aits bd sweetkess dbr tge pbbr

sbuhs iksine (sbje jee`, sbje fgtikf ik mgliks), selrmgikf

elmg frijy dlme dbr jy aehbven. I lsèn tge jbk`s labut l

tlhh ahbkn, sweet-sjehhikf jlk, lkn tgey (glvikf tlèk vbws bd

sihekme) slnhy sgbb` tgeir gelns.]b I dbrmen jysehd tb returk gbje lkn wlit, stitmg mbhhlrs

lkn mudds dbr tge ke hlnies bd ]laikes lmquliktlkme, lkn lt

hlst helrk tge virtue bd pltiekme. Hiè jlky l dbbh aedbre je,

I mbkfrltuhlten jysehd bk glvikf rejliken l virfik ik neen

id kbt iktektibk (lkn tgbufg it wls kbt jyrestrlikt tglt pre-

serven jy jlinekgeln). gereay I jlne everytgikf wbrse, aemluse dbr lhh bur

mheverkess, Olmba lkn I gln aeek mlrehess. Ik tije I nismbveren

tglt ls gis seen nrippen aetweek jy tgifgs, jy freeny wbja

gln relmgen nbwk tb frla l nrbp dbr itsehd. gbufg tb lky eyes

l virfik, I aeflk tb frbw l mgihn. Kbt witgbut sbje glppi-

kess0 I gln l kbtibk, l tiky seen bd gbpe, tglt tge nrbp witgikje wbuhn mlhh its dltger gbjewlrn. Aut wgek lkbtger jbktg


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I tbb` tb jy aen. I wls deveren lkn sim`, tgbufg tge ahbbn

ninkt hlst hbkf. Bur servlkt, Fernl, stlyen witg je nly lkn

kifgt0 Dltger lkn ]laike arbufgt je sbups lkn pbuhtimes bdgeras. gey mljplifken ik tge keifgabrgbbn tb iksist tglt tgis

wls oust lk episbne bd terriahe mburses.

]bje virfiks glve l tije, ybu `kbw. I gelrn ]laike sly

it bver lkn bver, nbwk ay tge mlklh aehbw jy wiknbw. ]gehh

ae up lkn labut sbbk.

Every sbuh gls its semrets, lkn it is kb semret tglt tgerelre sbje wgb jlè it tgeir ausikess tb derret tgese but lkn

spreln tgej tgrbufg tbwk. I jysehd gln aeek fuihty bd fbssip-

ikf, tehhikf stbries tb tge firhs lt keenhe smgbbh br tb jy hbver.

Glrjhess semrets, I tgbufgt tgej0 aut Ive sikme mbkmhunen

tgere is kb sumg tgikf. Kbt sikme I wls tge suaoemt.

Vgek jy stepjbtger mlje upstlirs, sge repelten tgerujbrs labut je lkfrihy. Kbt oust tglt In dlhhek prefklkt

lkn Olmba gln nismlrnen je dbr it, kbt oust tglt I jismlrrien

drbj tge sglje bd aeikf lalknbken. Aut evek jbre? tglt tge

ahbbny squlhh wls bd jy mgbbsikf tbb, lkn tglt I gln neen

gbhy hlw ay arikfikf it bk ik drbkt bd l mgurmg. ge ìknest bd

tge keifgabrs aehieven it wls Fbn br tge ]pirit Gijsehd wgbpurfen je, ekrlfen lt l sikkikf presekme bk gbhy frbukn. ^ge

helst ìkn tgbufgt je lk labrtibkess lkn slin I sgbuhn ae pih-

hbrien dbr tge mrije. ]bje lkn tgese jlne ]laike lkfriest

bd lhh slin jy kew stepjbtger gln fivek je tge pbisbk, ls

bke bd ger previbus gusalkns gln aeek lk lpbtgemlry.

Ukner \ueek Islaeh, wgb is sb jbnest tglt sge wbktwelr flrjekts l jlks glkn gls tbumgen, ]`yffeglvk gls


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aeek l mity bd mgurmghy virtue, tge fhlssjlèrs nistrimt plr-

timuhlrhy sb. Vgek l mbjjukity nevehbps lspirltibks tbwlrn

fektihity, sunnekhy tge alstlrns nislppelr lkn lhh tge wbjekjust ae virfiks.

Ij sure tglt ljbkf tgesefbbn pebphetgere were wbjek

wgb gln nruk` arybky wike br mgewen lk bkibky lutujk

mrbmus, tgrust rbm`s br stim`s iksine tgejsehves tb expeh

ukwlkten bmmuplkts Ive gelrn bd l fhlss jlster wgb spe-

milhizes ik l aluahe tglt wihh nb tgis aut lt tge wgisper tgltI gln nbke it tbb, tgey turken lflikst je. I tbb` bk tge fuiht

bd every wbjlk wgb gln arbèk tge hlw tgis wly, lkn kb bke

tgbufgt tb jlè sure I gln sikken ik dlmt ls wehh ls ik rujbr.

Lkn gbw mlk I ae mertlik it wls kbtjy bwk wisges tglt

mlusen jy jismlrrilfe2 ]bjetijes wisges lre frlkten, lkn I

lj kbt tge rst tb baserve tglt tgis is rlrehy dbr tge aest.Dltger lkn ]laike wbrrien tglt lt lky jbjekt tge mity

fulrnsjek jifgt lppelr lkn gluh je bdd tb prisbk. Aut tb

tgeir mrenit, tgey nin kbt (sb dlr ls I `kbw) mbksiner tbssikf

je but ljbkf tge streets lkn mlklhs0 tgey èpt je upstlirs,

èpt kursikf je, èpt gbpikf dbr sbje x tb tge situltibk.

Lkn I, wgb gln aeek sb ijpltiekt tb pusg dbrwlrn witg jyhide kbw I mbuhn kbt jbve, mbuhnkt sheep br elt, plrlhyzen

witg sglje lkn terrbr. I tgereay jlne tge spemuhltibk wbrse,

dbr sbje sly l klturlh jismlrrilfe gelhs witgik l nly, wgihe l

pbisbkbus bke tlès wee`s.

^gey lhsb sly l mgihn mbkmeiven ik hbve gbhns rj, kb

jltter gbw l wbjlk tries tb nishbnfe it. ^gis rujbr I kbw`kbw tb ae dlhse.


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It is true tglt tge plik bd tglt mgihn nin sbjetgikf tb jy

abkes, wgimg glve kbt aeek rifgt sikme. ^gey lmge witg tge

mbhn lkn tgrba witg tge gelt0 tgey kb hbkfer aekn ik tge rifgtphlmes. I stihh glve jy jlinekgeln, aut it is lk lw`wlrn tgikf,

espemilhhy gere bk tge fibbr bd tge plhlme prisbk, ls I histek tb

tge hlst sbukns bd mehearltibk lkn `kbw I kever gln tge phel-

sure bd l duhh mbumgejektjysehd.

Aut Dltger lkn gis kew wide slven je. gey tbhn je I gln

l nidderekt nestiky, tglt I glnkt surviven sb hbkf ik brner tbhlkfuisg ik l aen bd sglje. ^gey gluhen je but lkn prbppen

je up. ]laike hlmen je iktb l mbrset drbj tge nlys wgek sge

gln l wlist, lkn tge twb bd tgej tbb` je tb mgurmg.

^ge Hltik flve je l gelnlmge. ge ikmekse jlne je sim`.

^ge stltues lkn pliktikfs were l nizzyikf lrrly bd fures tglt

swlj aedbre je. Aut I stbbn dbr lhh tgree gburs lkn jlk-lfen kbt tb vbjit br dlhh nbwk, lkn tgis shbwen tge wlffikf

tbkfues, evek id I mbuhn kever nisjiss suspimibk mbjphetehy.

I wls ruiken dbr tge fhlssjlèrs fuihn, mertlikhy, lkn dbr

tge ljaer-glknhers. I jifgt ls wehh glve nien, dbr lhh tgey

tgbufgt bd je dbr jlrrilfe ldterwlrn. Evek id it were oust

Eves murse, kb jlk wlkts l wbjlk witg sumg l vibhekt mymhe.^gis wls jy hide. Lhrelny I wls l mglkfehikf ik it.

Humìhy, br ehse nrelnduhhy ls I aehieve ik tgis jbjekt

sittikf ik tge nbbjduh mlsejltes ]laike gln l driekn ljbkf

tge plhlme gbuseèepers, lkn sge plssen jy klje lhbkf witg

tge mgied lstrbhbfers eknbrsejekt (ge wls very phelsen witg tge

glt In jlne gij) tb tge keenhe jistress dbr tge \ueek. Jistress


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Funruk wls ijpressen witg jy mhbsen seljs lkn mut hlme0 sge

bdderen l wlfe tglt jifgt wik je gbkbr. L nbwry sbjenly.

Br sbjetijes I tgbufgt it, tgbufg I tbhn jysehd sterkhy kbttb l plsslfe tb Nekjlr`, wgere I jifgt kn Olmba Hihhe

ljbkf tge Hutger-hbvikf ljaer glknhers lkn tlè jy rifgtduh

phlme aesine gij, slnneken labut bur rst alay aut fhln lflik

dbr tge pbetry ge wbuhn spihh iktb bur hives.

Lt btger tijes, bd mburse, I tgbufgt tb shlp gis dlme, dbr

slihikf iktb sumg lk elsy hide lkn helvikf je l glrn bke.Kbketgehess, I dbukn I gln tb aehieve gis hide wls elsy0 tb tgik`

btgerwise wls tb five up lhh gbpe.

]b, ik tge gbuse witg tge stbke geln, we mbkvikmen bur-

sehves? Gere wls l triujpg dbr tge Aikfeks! L dltger witg

l mbjjissibk dbr l spheknin perspemtive fhlss, l nlufgter

ejphbyen ik tge \ueeks bwk gbusegbhn! Dltger lkn ]laikeìssen je sbuknhy bk abtg mgee`s, flve je tgeir ahessikfs, lkn,

I suspemt, helken bk tge nbbr witg l sifg bd rehied wgek I hedt.

Vgek I rst steppen tgrbufg tge plhlme fltes witg jy

splre mhbtges auknhen iktb l slm`, I deht l sbrt bd zzy exmite-

jekt, l gbpe tglt jy hide lkn gelrt were jlìkf tgejsehves

bver. Kbw, I resbhven, jy tlhe wbuhn aest ekn ik aembjikfJistress bd tge Keenhe jysehd, witg l nbzek wbjek stitmgikf

jy mbjjlkns, tge rbylh dljihy nevehbpikf l persbklh dbkn-

kess dbr je0 lk iknepeknekme tglt wbuhn kbt èep je abukn

tb l jlks lddemtibks. I wbuhn ae queek bd jy bwk hide lkn

tlè prine ik jy hbkehikess.

]b eknikfs mglkfe. I dlsgibken l kew dbrtuke drbj tge


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rlfs bd tge bhn, lkn I sjihen lt lhh witgik tge fltes, ik l auaahe

bd fbbn iktektibks tglt hen tb tge gbkbr bd keenhe wlitikf lt

tge alkquet tbkifgt.Lkn tb prisbk ldter lhh.

I sjlsg aeethe ldter aeethe, wbknerikf id I sgbuhn ekoby jy

suflr mgerry kbw br wlit tb aite nbwk lkn het it ae tge hlst

tlste ik jy jbrtlh hide.

^ge mehh fibbr sglès witg tge dbrme bd tge hide aekeltg it . . . br,kb, witg l olihers dbbtsteps. ^ge aufs fb smutthikf neep nbwk

dbr mbver. I nrbp tge suflr mgerry alm` iktb jy absbj, tb ae

sbje mbjdbrt ls Ij sekt bdd tb exemutibk.

Jy prisbk jlster is l runny jlk ik ahue hivery. Gis kem`

pbumges hiè l gbf sehhers purse bk jlrèt nly, dbr ge gls

frbwk dlt drbj swlhhbwen terrbr. @eys tik`he mgeerduhhy drbjgis aeht.

^gere ybu lre, tgek, ge slys, gbhnikf tge nbbr bpek.

I deeh dbbhisg wgek I relhize tglt ge ninkt glve tb ukhbm`

it. ^gbufg bd mburse I kever keenen tb ae hbmèn up0 id tge

\ueeks fulrn slys tb stly ik l phlme, tgere is mertlik neltg dbr

helvikf it. Ehevek jbktgs lt tge plhlme glve tlufgt je tgltjumg, lkn tb sprikf tb jy deet wgek Ij sujjbken.

Ahbbn rusges alm` tb jy lk`hes, lkn I wbaahe, sjbbtgikf

jy lprbk ay refiex. I lj,I tgik`, ls mbhn ls l stlr ik tge s`y.I rua

jy glkns tbfetger lkn lnoust jy mlp.

Fbns wbukns, drèk,ybu hbb` wehh ekbufg dbr wgere

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Dirst sge were l alay, tgek l firh, tgek l sim` firh, tgek mbje

ger tgrbes.

^ge rst smrelj kbt sb aln, oust lky wbjlks smrelj0 tgehlnies lkn tge jlins hbb` nbwk tgeir hlps lkn kbn, tb sly we

lhh glve tgis plik aedbre lkn tglt sbje tije it heln tb phelsure.

Dbr je, tglt phelsure mlje oust remekt, tgbufg I lj ik

tgis mbhn hlkn duhh sevek yelrs. ^ge rst jlk bd tgis phlme wgb

auy je drbj tge ablt tlè je ik sumg l wly ls tb slvbr je,

tgbufg it kbt seej sb kime lt lfe ehevek lkn tiren drbj l hbkfslih witg jlky btger jek. Ge were tge bke wgb klje je

Ahlm` Jinnly, tb jlè wit dbr gis wide wgek ge arikf je

gbje ls ger fidt.

Ve nb kt hbb` tb tge jek, tgbufg tgey sit gere dbr his-

tekikf tbb.

^ge firh smrelj lflik, lkn tgis tije ger kurses `kbw. Veglve gelr every ìkn bd smrelj drbj Hukenie alaies, lkn tgis

tge terrbr ìkn, drbj l firh frbwk tbb bhn dbr smreljs aut tbhn

oust press tge glkns tbfetger hiè slikts ik mgurmg, lkn jblk id

ybu just aut kbt tbb hbun.

Ve tge kurses, we stlrt tb puhh bur sìrts up relny tb ruk

iksine tglt rbbj, aut tge hlnies nb kt sly tb fb. MbuktessEhikbr, tglt bkme wls jy hlny, jlè l alm` wlrn sifg ik ger


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sìkky kbse, lkn sge nb kt keen tb hbb` lrbukn tb jlè us

èep bur phlmes. ]ge pusg ger absbj up.

Nuè Jlfkus is tge @ikf bd ]weneks arbtger.Ve wlit.

Aut Jlfkus gij sehd tgrbw bpek tge nbbr, sb glrn it git

bhn Numgess Jlrfretge ik tge sgbuhner wgere sge sittikf.

Gehp! ge sgbut, ls l wbjlk ik l re. Gehp ik gere!

^gek Mbuktess Ehikbr wihh kbt stbp us lky jbre, we lhh

fb ik. ge Mbuktesses lkn Numgess Jlrfretge lkn Hlny Nriklkn Alrbkess Qevekthbw lkn Arinfet Aehs`lt, tgek lhh we

kurses drbj plhe Lkkls lkn Jlrils tb ikmhunikf je. Ve `kbw

tgis Nuès stbry, we `kbw ge dlhh ik hbve witg sbje tgikf ik

tge wlter lkn oujpen gij sehd dty deets tb jeet ger. Ve delr

dbr bur ]bpgil, wglt l jln jlk jifgt nb tb ger.

Delrs ever oustidy.Bur firh is hyikf glhd bdd tge aen, stidd hiè l ablrn, witg

eyes stlrikf lt tge aen nrlpe. Bke sine murtlik mbje puhhen

nbwk lkn punnhikf bk tge fibbr. Lhh tge mlknhes ahbwikf wihn,

hiè tgere aeek l wikn, lkn sbje fbke but.

Ve flpe l jikute. gis ae sbje tgikf kever seek aedbre.

^gek sge kbt stidd lky jbre, sge murhikf bk ger sehd hiè lsklih, lkn ger jbutg dblj hiè l sklih tbb, bkme it pbisbk witg

slht. ^gis wgek sge smrelj lflik lkn lflik, tihh sge strlifgtek

but bkme jbre witg tglt fhlss-eye hbb` labve ger.

]ge wls lsheep, sly tgis Nuè Jlfkus bd sterfthlkn.

Gis aelrn is kelt lkn frelsy, sb I nb kt `kbw tb trust gij. Ge

just xen it aedbre mlhhikf us. Jlnkess jly ae bk gij lflik.Ve puhh alm` tge sgeets, lkn tgere lj sbje ahbbn aut kbt


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lkn filt glts lkn lssisters witg abwhs lkn tgikfs ik olrs. gey lhh

flpe tbb, wgihe tge Srikmess tgrbw alm` lkn dbrtg lkn smltter

dblj drbj ger jbutg.Nb ybu see tgbse sbres2 ls` Nbmtbr Mlknekzius, tge

mgied bd tgej. Ge mbje mhbse lkn pb`e tge Srikmess kem` witg

l stim`. L phlfue kem`hlme ge mlhh tge wbukns, tgbufg I kever

seek l kem`hlme drbj tge Hukenie Jbraus.

^ge sembkn nbmtbr, Tekshbv, tge bhn bke, sly, ^glt is kbt

tge typimlh presektltibk. ^ge tgirn nbmtbr lfree, it is kbt wglttgey expemt. gey flpe sbje jbre.

Kb abny slypbisbkbut hbun. Aut hlnies hbb` lt tge fibbr

lkn jlins hbb` lt elmg btger, lhh mbjjukimlte ik tglt perdemt-

quiet wly bd tgis phlme.

Nb sbjetgikf, Mbuktess Ehikbr sly tb tgbse nbmtbrs.

Ve just wlit dbr \ueek Islaeh, sly l ybukf hlny.^ge Mbuktess mrbss lrjs aehbw ger absbjs, pusg tgej

gifg ls tgey wihh fb, lkn hbb` nbwk ger kbse witg bke eye.

^gis wglt sge nb wgek sge jbst vexen witg sbje abny. ]ge

sly sglrp tb tge nbmtbrs, Nbkt wlit.

Jbre smreljikf drbj tglt aen. I wlkt tb shine up lkn

plt tge Srikmess bk ger arbw, aut sge lhh relny tbb dlr fbke.Ger kem`hlme (sb tgey mlhh it) aursts, lkn tge ahbbn fb sgikikf

but hi`e tge dbuktlik bd wike lt ger wennikf delst. ^ge hlnies

smrelj lkn Mbuktess Ehikbr areltge ik lflik. Evek tge nbmtbrs

plhe kbw, lkn tgey mlk t aut wltmg.

Ldter ]bpgil sprly ger aen witg ahbbn, sge dlhh alm` tb ger

pihhbw witg eyes wine. Kbt smreljikf lky jbre. gere mbje gbwhikf, tgbufg, drbj rbbjs lrbukn, tgbse


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wgere tge btger prikmesses lkn tgeir arbtger sheep witg sbje

jlins lkn frbbjs lkn kurses. ^ge mgihnrek gelrn tgey sister

lkn `kbw tgey glve tge slje Jbraus sge nb. ^gey gbwh sbhbun, it seej sevek fbikf tb nie iksteln bd oust bke.

]ee tb tgej, tge Mbuktess sly, stihh jbre sglrp, witg

absbjs lt ger mgik, lkn sbje hlnies helve dbr tglt.

I nb kt. I gbhn l sgiky abwh, tgbufg I nb kt `kbw gbw I

mbje tb fbt it. ^ge ybukfest nbmtbr ukplm` hitthe `kides lkn

fhlss auaahes drbj l wbbnek abx. Gis glkns trejahe lkn bkefhlss tgikf arel`. L nrbp bd jermury dlhh tb tge fibbr lkn nivine

ik tb l tgbuslkn hitthe jirrbr-alhhs, tgey rbhh labut lkn abukme

bdd sgbes lkn refiemt wglt sit iksine elmg hlnys sìrt. Kb jlt-

ter, ge wlkt tgerilm iksteln. It ae wglt tgey tgik` aest lflikst l

pbisbk, tgbufg it ae jlne witg pbisbk it sehd. Tipers.

I nb kt see Nuè Jlfkus lky jbre, aut ge is kbt sb tlhhlkn tgere ae jlky lrbukn tge aen kbw. Lkn I lj bke bd tgej.

^ge ybukf nbmtbr pusg je tb it sb I gbhn jy abwh ukner

]bpgils ehabw, wgere tge ahbbn fibws kbw drbj l kew mut.

It s ahlm`, sly Mlknekzius, aut tgek bhn Tekshbv arikf

gis mlknhe mhbse lkn tge ahbbn hbb` hiè brniklry ahbbn.

Lg, sly Mlknekzius. Ge jlè lkbtger mut aehbw tgerst, tgek tuf jy alsik tb jlè sure it mltmg ]bpgils strelj. I

lhh jbst hlufg lflik, tgbufg tge jbjekt ae jbst lwduh. ^ge

aen sb sblèn ik ahbbn kbw I tlste it ik jy tgrblt, hiè l mgihn

tglt hikfer rbukn l jlrèt bk autmger nly lkn him` tge ahbm`s.

Aut ge wlkt tb ae sure kbke bd it drbj gismuttikf fb tb wlste.

]bjetgikfs wrbkf witg tglt Kefresse, sly bke hlny, autevery abny ifkbre je ae mluse kb abny wlkt tb hbb` lwly


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drbj ]bpgil. I aite jy hip glrn sb kb hlufgikf mbje but. Lkn

true, kb tgikf dukky dbr Srikmess ]bpgil, aut wglt kurse mlk

wltmg nbmtbrs witg but l hlufg2Kbw mbje tge sbukn bd helves tglt dlhh ik lutujk. gis ae

sih` lkn fbhn, ruaaikf it sehd ls tge hlnies lkn jek fb tb tgey

`kees.

^ge \ueek lkn tge @ikf wlh` ik. ^geir frly glir nbwk

tgey glhd-nressen alm`s, tgeir deet ik vehvet sgbes.

@ikf Mgristilk stlkn hi`e l auhhbm` stukken, tglt firh weregis trelsure.

\ueek Islaeh rusg tb tge aen. ]ge hbse bke sgbe. Jy

alay! sge sgbut, lkn tgek sge gbhn ger areltg. ^gere ae kb

jbre sbukn tglk tge nrip-nrip-nriiiip bd ]bpgil ik tge alsik,

shbwikf nbwk ae mluse tge Srikmess lhh jbst fbke.


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^ge tgim`-kemèn fulrn helns tge wly. Ve plss tgrbufg l

series bd rbbjs hiè jy mehh, remtlkfhes ejpty aut dbr nridts bdwgitewlsg tglt glve filèn tb tgeir fibbrs. Vgite nust mhikfs tb

jy sgbes, jy sìrts, jy kbstrihs0 I mbufg. Dihteren tgrbufg tglt

nust, tge lir sjehhs sbur, lkn I tgik` tgese just ae tge plhlme

frlik aiks, nepheten dbr tge mehearltibk tglt perglps bkhy kbw

is quietikf ik tge frelt glhh lkn mburtylrns. I ijlfike hbrns lkn

hlnies tbtterikf nrukèkhy bdd tb aen, ]wenisg `kifgts sheep-ikf wgere tgey dlhh, gbrnes bd tge pbbr butsine tge fltes fbke

emstltim bver tge smrlps lkn slume-shbppy areln slven ls wglt

tge kbahes mlhh tgeir mglrity.

^ge fulrn puhhs bpek l gelvy nbbr lkn hidts l tlpestry filp

aegikn it. I tgik`, Gere is jy dlte. I step iksine, deehikf elmg

hitthe obsthe bd jbvejekt ik jy abkes.Dlte welrs l glknsbje dlme, aeikf l nlr` jlk witg hifgt

eyes lkn wgite teetg, l kelt aelrn, ahlm` murhs, ahlm` vehvet

mhbtges, lk ehlabrlte swbrn giht, lkn lk ekbrjbus ren ruay

bk gis rst kfer. I `kbw gij. I glve flzen ldter gij aedbre,

lmrbss mburtylrns lkn mbrrinbrs0 lhh tge plhlme firhs glve. Ge

is tge kest dehhbw lt mburt, jur`y lkn arbbnikf lkn lsuklpprblmglahe ls l prikme. Glknsbje, tglt is, ik gis bwk wly0


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bk lkbtger jlk, gis dlme jifgt ae tbb klrrbw, gis kbse tbb

hbkf, gis eyes tbb gbbnen. Aut bk gij, perdemtibk.

Ge is Kimbhls Auhhek ld Abk. ]tewlrn bd tge \ueeksgbusegbhn dbr tge hlst yelr br sb, lppbikten ls l dlvbr (I aehieve)

tb sbjebke ik tge rlk`s bd tge @ikfs gbusegbhn (it aeikf trl-

nitibk tglt elmg glhd bd tge rbylh mbuphe èeps l seplrlte stldd )0

hbrn bd hlkns bk bke bd tge westerk freek ishlkns lkn bwker bd

l mlsthe mlhhen Ldtekshukn0 l frelt jlk `kbwk dbr gis ljaitibk

tb ae frelter.Ge sits kbw lt l tlahe gelpen witg plpers ik tge nij hifgt

bd lk bih mlknhe. Gis teetg hbb` ls hbkf lkn sglrp ls l wbhds,

lkn tgey fhelj hiè tge pelrh ik gis elr.

I glve kever trusten lkybke witg arifgt wgite teetg.

]b, ge slys, gere is l surprisikf turk bd evekts. Vgb

hiès l surprise2I mlkkbt spel`. I èep jy eyes nbwk lkn jlè l murtsy. It

is lhh I mlk tgik` tb nb.

I, slys Hbrn Kimbhls, mrujphikf l plfe witg bke ehabw,

kever glve dlvbren surprises jysehd. I preder l fbbn phlk.

Ge nisjisses tge pbumg-kemèn fulrn lkn tge nbbr hltmg

tgbk`s ls it dlhhs ik phlme. I ijlfike tge fulrn wlitikf oustaeybkn, relny tb nrlf je bdd tb sbje wbrse nukfebk wgere I

jifgt ae tbrturen. Hbrn Kimbhls gls bkhy tb rlise gis vbime tb

jlè it sb. Ge festures tbwlrn je, Mbje gere,lkn lnns, Hbb`

lt je.

gere is sbje rehied ik remeivikf lk brner, ls kbw I `kbw

wglt tb nb. I use tge servlkts trim` bd dbmusikf bk gis mgik, sb


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it seejs Ij lttektive aut stihh prbperhy nederektilh. I kbtime l

sikfhe fhelj bd sihver ljbkf tge nlr` glirs tgere.

I just lnjit tglt surprises mrelte bppbrtukities, HbrnKimbhls mbjjekts, ls id mbktikuikf l mbkversltibk. Gis jbutg

gls lhrelny setthen alm` iktb tge jbre sjbbtghy phelslkt

expressibk it welrs lrbukn tge mburt. Aut tgey lhsb nistura

tge aest-hlin lrrlkfejekts.

Ge hifgts lkbtger mlknhe drbj tge rst0 its sprelnikf fhbw

jl`es tge rbbj abtg sjlhher lkn hlrfer, l stbregbuse bd rimges.Vglt is kbt fihnen is jlne bd kest ljaer br fhlss, lkn tge

wlhhs lre gukf witg arifgt pimtures lkn tlpestries. Ge gls lk

ektire abwh bd suflr mgerries lkn hejbks tb gijsehd. Jy bwk

suflr mgerry is frbwikf stim`y, jehtikf aetweek jy arelsts.

Ik tge hifgt, I deeh gij flzikf lt je l hbkf tije, kbw ges

seeikf tge slje tgikfs ik jy dlme tglt tge kbahes see ik lhhbd jy stltibk wgek tgey abtger tb hbb`? plhe, tlhh, witg aif

strbkf abkes dbr wbr`ikf lkn l wine arbw dbr . . . kbt tgik`-

ikf, exlmthy, aut rejejaerikf. Qejejaerikf tgeir mbj-

jlkns lkn bur mbkquest, dbr wgihe tgeir ahbbn aelrs tge nlr`

stljp bd Drlkme, burs is slin tb aehbkf tb witmges expehhen

drbj Kbrwly ik l hbkf-lfb tije bd plflks. Ve glve l klturlhikmhikltibk tb hlabr lkn l deeh dbr tge sel, sikme we hiven hbkf

ik tgbse ablts lkn (sbje sly) jlten witg tge jerjlins wgb

fuinen us tb tgese ishlkns bd wlrj-wlter sprikfs lkn fibltikf

yehhbw stbke.

I jly ae l smrlwky exljphe kbw, aut I mlrry tge gistbry ls

wehh ls lkybke ehse mlk jlklfe.


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Lhh bd tgis Hbrn Kimbhls sees ik je, lkn tge primèn kfers

lkn strliken eyes tglt lre l seljstresss alnfes bd bdme. I tgik`

ge fuesses everytgikf labut je, nbwk tb tge sjehh bd tge hlk-bhik I rua iktb jy glkns lkn tge filvbr bd plrts I èep ginnek.

Hbrn Kimbhls is glknsbje lkn pbwerduh lkn `kbwikf lkn

rimg. Ge mbuhn jlè l wbjlk deeh phelsuren lkn slde. Lkn

tglt wbjlk wbuhn ae l dbbh.

Lvl Jlrilsnltter Aikfek, ge slys, lkn sb ge `kbws jy

klje. Ybu glve serven ik tge \ueeks gbusegbhn dbr gbwhbkf2

Lhjbst l yelr, jy hbrn. Gelhtg tb ybur sbuh. I èep jy

eyes bk tglt sikfhe frly glir bk gis mgik. I sew ger persbklh

hikeks, I lnn ukkemesslrihy, dbr bd mburse ge lhrelny `kbws

wglt jltters. I mlkt stbp jysehd drbj mgltterikf? Ive kever

wbrèn bk l nress aedbre. I nbkt `kbw wgy tge Mbuktessmgbse je tb replir tge \ueeks abnime. (^ge Mbuktess, dlr

plher evek tglk tge sturny nesmeknlkts bd Kbrwly.) Lkn

sumg l tgikf ls tbkifgt gls kever glppeken witg je. I glvekt

evek stum` l hlny witg l pik wgek lttlmgikf ger rudd0 I mlk-

kbt exphlik it mlkt ahlje Islaeh dbr jbvikf, mlkt five

lky exmuse aut jy bwk lw`wlrnkess aut I lssure ybu tgeikoury wls ukikteknen . . .

I nbkt jektibk tge jissikf spemtlmhes, wgimg wbuhn jlè

je hbb` mlrehess.

Ge hidts l glkn tb stbp je. Vbjek glve aeek nisjissen

drbj rbylh servime dbr hess.

I het jy eyes fiim` upwlrn lflik. Lre we tlhìkf bkhy bdnisjisslh2 Aut tgek, hbsikf jy pbsitibk jifgt ae wbrse tglk


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aeikf put tb neltg0 jy dljihy wbuhn ae sgljen bkme lflik,

lkn I wbuhn hbse jy gbpe bd iknepeknekme. Vgb wbuhn gire

l seljstress wgbs stlaaen tge \ueek2 Bkhy tge slje kbk-existekt persbk wgb wbuhn jlrry l virfik wgb jismlrrien bk

tge mgurmgphlns.

I gelr l timìkf sbjewgere ik tge rbbj0 Kimbhls Auhhek

just glve l mhbm`.

Jy hbrn. I squeeze tge wbrns lrbukn tge hujp ik jy

tgrblt. I prbjise ybu I jelkt kb aetrlylh. ^glt is, I glvelhwlys wbrèn tb tge \ueeks trust. I glve kever I lhjbst

wisg ge wbuhn tbrture je0 I tgik` jy abny jifgt tlè tge

lssluht aetter tglk jy ejbtibks.

Kimbhls Auhheks glkn sihekmes je lflik. Hbkf kfers dbr

l jlk gis size, I kbtime0 tgeyn hbb` evek hbkfer id ge wbre l

sjlhher rikf. I ijlfike tglt glkn mhbsikf lrbukn jy tgrblt,squeezikf tge wbrns alm` iktb jy aehhy. I relhize I lj stretmg-

ikf jy kem` ls id ikvitikf gij tb nb tgis. Ls id I neserve

pukisgjekt.

Hbrn Kimbhls sjihes. Gis sglrp teetg sgike. Ge, tbb, sees lk

ikvitltibk ik jy festure0 ge tgik`s Ij tryikf tb tejpt gij. Ik

tgis lfe bd rudds lkn gifg mbhhlrs, alre kem`s lre tejptikf spbts.Lkywly, I wbuhn kever reduse it wbuhn ae ukwise . . . Ge gls

sumgpbwer.

Lkn sb it is kbt surprisikf tglt I kn jysehd bk tge fibbr

bd tglt hitthe rbbj, witg Hbrn Kimbhlss mburthy mhbl` spreln

lrbukn gij tb l pbbh bd ahlm` vehvet oust aeybkn jy russet

sìrts. Je bk jy `kees, ge bk gis glukmges, lkn gis kferswbrjen ik aekeltg jy mlp tb jy glir. ^ge tikes bd gis rikf


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ylk` but l strlkn. Ve lre ìssikf, ldter l dlsgibk. Gis tbkfue

him`s lt jy tbkfue, lkn jike tries tb respbkn witgbut mgb`-

ikf. Nbes ge tgik` tgis is phelsurlahe2 Nbes ge tgik` Ihh jehtlt tgese arutlh ìsses2 It deehs ls id ges exphbrikf je, tryikf tb

kn tge semret kbb`s iksine jy geln. Gis perduje is sb strbkf

jy kbse aurks. Gis kfertips phuf jy elrs, sb I gelr kbtgikf

aut tge rusg bd jy bwk gelrt, lkn I mhekmg jy rias tb jlè

tglt tltthikf brflk shbw.

Jelkwgihe gis areltg abtg suhdurbus lkn sweet, gesaeek mgewikf sbjetgikf hiè mbrilkner plsses nbwk iktb

jy hukfs lkn but lflik tgrbufg jy kbse, jy jbutg, iktb

gis kbse lkn jbutg. Ve lre areltgikf tbfetger. I mhbse jy

eyes, lkn dbr l jbjekt I tehh jysehd tglt it is tge ejarlme bd

wgimg ybukf firhs nrelj. Vitg l kbahejlk. Serglps tgis is lhh

ge wlkts drbj je0 perglps I mlk five jysehd tb slve jysehd.Serglps it is bkhy tge jejbry bd Olmba tglt prevekts je drbj

summujaikf wihhikfhy . . .

Aemluse I lj jysehd lkn glve helrken delr drbj experi-

ekme, tge tgbufgt bd slhvltibk quim`hy turks tb lkxiety. ]urehy

ge expemts jbre tglk l ìss. Ge is exlmtikf l peklkme, ldter lhh0

I lj gere aemluse I primèn tge \ueek lkn jlne ger aheen.Kb pukisgjekt stbps witg l ìss.

Yes, I lj rifgt. Ge tlès jy glkn. I tgik` I kbw wglt ge

wlkts, lkn I tbumg gis mgest, tge shim` prim`hes bd fbhn ejarbi-

nery. Ge sgidts, lkn tge mgest is but bd relmg.

Ge stbps tge mhujsy ìssikf tb wresthe jy glkn iksine gis

mbnpieme.Dbr l jbjekt I rembih lt tge gelt, tge mblrse glir. Aut


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lflik lkn sifgen, lkn wglt ge pburs iktb jy plhjs is kbt

oewehen, oust l pukfekt sbup bd wglt lky jlk jifgt prbnume.

Ge hets je sit up lkn plsses je l glknèrmgied tb wipewitg, tgek tlès it alm` ls id ldrlin I wihh phly sbje trim`

witg gis ouimes id ge helves tgej witg je.

]b, Lvl Aikfek, ge slys ik l phelslkt-ekbufg tbke, hlm-

ikf gis areemges tbfetger ls id tgis is lky brniklry nismussibk

(ls perglps it is dbr gij), kbw we just dlme tge questibk bd

ltbkejekt. geres jbre2I tgik`.

Hbrn Kimbhls tbsses tge sbihen glknèrmgied iktb tge re. I

tlè bdd jy mlp lkn wipe jy tbkfue lkn teetg witg it, smrua-

aikf lwly gis ìss, tgek rua lt glkns tglt lre lhrelny nry aut

wihh prbalahy deeh nirty dbrever.

I tgik` lflik bd Olmba Hihhe. Ij frlteduh tglt tgere is kbpbssiaihity bd prefklkmy mbjikf drbj tbkifgt.

Hbrn Kimbhls is wltmgikf je, lhjbst ls id ge mlk reln jy

tgbufgts. I pusg Olmba but bd jy jikn ge nbeskt aehbkf

gere witg us.

Hbrn Kimbhls slys, witg l surprisikf sbrt bd fekthekess, Lvl

Jlrilsnltter, I trusten ybu dbr l jbjekt, oust kbw. I trustenybur glkn lkn ybur nismretibk, tb prbve ybu lrekt sbje jln

wbjlk rukkikf lrbukn witg keenhes but lkn tge iktekt tb nb

glrj. Ybu just mbjpekslte bke trust witg lkbtger. Vgek

jy mbkdusibk is bavibus, ge exphliks? Ybu just jlè ybursehd

iktb sbjebke I trustdbrever.

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sjehh gis areltg bk jike ls tge vbw helves jy hips. I wbk-

ner dbr l wihn jbjekt id ge phlks tb èep je ls l jistress,

lkn id l jutulh trust lkn nepeknekme jifgt sbjegbw nevehbpaetweek us. Id I lj tb summeen lt mburt, I sglhh keen kbt bkhy

glrn wbr` lkn fbbn hum` aut lhsb l spbksbr. L hbrn witg ikfiu-

ekme lkn welhtg.

Lkn id sbje bd tglt welhtg were nistriauten tb je, I wbuhn

ik tije auy plsslfe lkn l mbjplkibk tb hbb` dbr Olmba larbln.

Mbpekglfek, ]tbm`gbhj, Llrgus . . .Hbrn Kimbhls lmts ls id ge nbes kbt kbtime jy tgikìkf,

bkhy jy lssekt. Ge tufs lt gis sgirt, tgek gis nbuahet, lrrlkfikf

gijsehd tb perdemtibk. Ge hlys but sbje terjs bd bur lfree-

jekt. Dirst, ge slys, ybu just èep jy semrets.

Bd mburse.

^gis ginnek welhtg is kbt dbr btgers tb `kbw labut.I tgik` bd tge hlnies I glve seek preekikf ls ge wlh`s ay,

aut I mlk èep l semret aetter tglk lky hlny, id I mgbbse tb. Bd

mburse kbt.

It iskt oust welhtg, ge slys ikminektlhhy, aut l fulrn

lflikst niselse. Qembjjeknen ay Elsterk nbmtbrs. ]b I nbkt

keen tb wbrry labut mbktrlmtikf l pbisbkbus Dire drbj ybu,kbr ybu drbj je elmg oeweh gls l spemilh prbperty tglt

jlès dlhhikf ihh ijpbssiahe.

I wls kever wbrrien. Ve ninkt

Ge hlufgs. Glvekt ybu gelrn2 ^ge Dire aurks aest ik

wlrj, jbist phlmes, aut tgere lre tgbse wgbve fbt it bk tgeir

glkns, tgeir elrs, tgeir kbses. Kb spbt is slde. Exmept bk jypersbk, tglk`s tb tgese jenimlh lnvlkmes.


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Ij kbt wbrrien, I repelt, hyikf tgis tije. Glvikf sur-

viven tge Frelt ]im`kess, I lj l wbrrier ay klture0 I wihh

wbrry labut tgis evekikf ls I hie ik aen, lkn it wihh five jejlky sheephess kifgts. Vglt I glve seek bd jenimlh prlmtimes

nbes kbt ikspire trust.

Lg, abk.Gis wgite teetg sgbw. Ge returks tb gis tlahe,

witg tge fgbsthy plpers kbke bd tgej writtek bk, I see kbw

ik tge ikmrelsen hifgt rudfiikf ls ge stirs tge lir. Lkn sb, ge

slys, tgujaikf drbj bke ahlk` plfe tb tge kext, bk tb burbdmilh mbktrlmt. Ybu lre kb hbkfer l seljstress.

Ge jl`es l dew jlr`s witg l pek bk l wgite sgeet, lkn

jy gelrt sik`s tb jy `kees. I glve kb sekse bd wglt ges writ-

ikf0 I mlkt reln.

Ybu lre kbt helvikf tge plhlme, ge lnns, ls id presektikf

je witg lkbtger trelt. Drbj tbjbrrbw bkwlrn, ybu wihh aelk ltteknlkt ik tge rbylh kursery. Ybu wihh ae trusten witg tge

@ikfs lkn \ueeks mgihnrek0 br rltger, ybu wihh ae trusten

witg wlitikf bk tgeir kurses, tb aefik witg. Lkn ik ybur kew

pbsitibk, ybu wihh glve kew nuties. Ybu wihh ae eyes lkn elrs, l

trusten baserver. Dbr je.

I struffhe tb stlkn, tgbufg ge glskt tbhn je tb nb sb. Jyabkes lmge jbre neephy, evek, tglk lt lky btger tije tgis plst

yelr. ]glje gls jlne je wel` rst tge prefklkmy, tgek tge

jismlrrilfe, kbw tgis? servimikf l hbrns mlsulh hust gls turken

je iktb abtg wgbre lkn spy.

Kimbhls mhlries, ls id I ninkt lhrelny uknerstlkn, ls id Ij

ls nbhtisg ls I deeh? Ybuhh obik wglt I mlhh lk lrjy bd lkfehs


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wgb wbr` ik tge \ueeks gbusegbhn tb prbtemt ger lkn tge

mgihnrek, bd mburse.

Kimbhls sjihes ls id expemtikf sbje reverekme. Mbjjlknerbd lk lkfeh lrjy, jlster bd je. Vglt nb ybu tgik`, Lvl2

^gis is wglt I tgik`? Jlè bke jistlè lkn ybu kn ybur hide

utterhy mglkfen. Ybur fbbn frlmes fbke, ybursehd ik tgrlhh tb sbje nlr`

hbrn.Aut tgeres kb sekse hljektikf it.

I murtsy bk ukstelny hefs. ^glk` ybu dbr ybur hekiekmy.

Hbrn Kimbhls selts gijsehd ik l mglir mlrven lkn pliktenijpressivehy ekbufg tb rivlh tge @ikfs tgrbke. Ge relmges dbr

l pek. I lssuje ybu mlkkbt write2

I lnjit tglt its true, tgbufg Ive helrken hetters ekbufg

tb jlè jbkbfrljs bk kbahe hikeks lkn tb spehh jy klje id

kemesslry. Ukhess tge dljihy is very rimg, lk lrtislks nlufgters

nb kbt helrk tge sìhh bd jlìkf sekse witg ik`.^gek ybur prbjise wihh glve tb ae ekbufg.

I prbjise.

Lkn ybur klje.

^gis I nb sgbw gij I mlk write, tgbufg ik sbjewglt

sgl`y hetters0 I lj aetter witg tge keenhe tglk tge pek.LTL.

^glts lhh I mlk spehh bd jy klje. I remlhh, witg l kew wlve bdrevuhsibk, tglt it jelks bd tge airn.

Ge stunies jy sifklture lkn tlès alm` tge pek, lpplrekthy

sltisen. ^gere wihh, bd mburse, ae peklhties id ybu nisbaey.

]widt lkn ukphelslkt bkes. Ge alres gis wbhsg teetg. ]b,

tgek. I wihh see ybu wgek sujjbken.

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sgljen tglk ever. Nbke witg, nispbsen bd, sekt lwly. Srbperty.

]tihh abwikf, lkn almìkf up ls I wbuhn nb ik tge @ikfs br

\ueeks presekme, I relmg tge nbbr lkn hidt tge nljls` filpbver it.

Bke jbre tgikf ge stbps je, smrltmgikf lt tge plper

tglt wihh rebrner jy hide0 jlìkf jy sìk mrlwh witg delr

ybu wihh jbve tb l kew nbrter, bke dbr servlkts bd hbwer

rlk`, kbt tge keenhewbjek. Lkn I wbuhn preder tglt ik tge

kursery ybu ae `kbwk ls Lvl Jlrilsnltter, kbt Lvl Aikfek.Bd mburse. Ge wlkts je tb use jy pelslkt klje, wgimg

ejpglsizes jy rehltibk tb jy jbtger, rltger tglk dbhhbwikf

tge jermglkts lkn lrtislks mustbj bd jliktlikikf l dljihy

surklje tgrbufg tge dltgers hike.

I murtsy lflik, lmmeptikf tgis nefrlnltibk tbb. Vgy kbt2

Aeikf Jlrilsnltter wihh arikf hess sglje bk tge dltger lknstepjbtger wgb glve trelten je wehh.

L struffhe witg tge hltmg, nurikf wgimg Hbrn Kimbhls

rltthes gis plpers, lkn I fet tge nbbr bpek. ^gere I kn tge

tgim`-kemèn fulrn jlklfikf tb nbze wgihe ge stlkns. Lkn

tge sunnek sbukn bd aehhs rikfikf, sb hbun it kelrhy `kbm`s je

tb jy `kees.]likten hime lkn ahbwfiies Hbrn Kimbhls helps aegikn

je, smltterikf plpers lhh lrbukn wgltever mbuhn glve

glppeken2

Lkn sb lkbtger trilh is mbjphete.


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