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    Zk Zfot tak Fnrwfvks Cnf Cnojus

    Onf @noj=Lnrst N wfot th sfy N ehvk yhur wrntnoj! hur iehj afsot ikko upgftkg snobk 9469. Nwfotkg th fs` yhu waft cfgk yhu N kke en`k yhu afvkot sthppkg wrntnoj" iut yhu sthppkg

    iehjjnoj takrk" fog sh N wfs burnhus way#

    Cnf Cnojus= $afo` yhu sh cuba. Nc sh jefg taft yhu en`k cy wrntnoj fog tafts nts uskue. N

    sthppkg iehjjnoj ikbfusk Nc whr`noj ho trynoj th jkt cy ihh` nonsakg" wanba wnee ik f

    bheekbtnho h kssfys fog spkkbaks. $afts ikko afppkonoj hr % ykfrs. &ako N sthppkg phstnojftkr tak 'ukkr ()N bhokrkobk" wanba ns tak efst phst ho takrk" N wfs en`k" *$ans ns nt. $ans ykfr

    Nc jhoof nonsa tans!+ ,hw nts - ykfrs eftkr" iut tans succkr Nc jhnoj th nonsa nt.

    &rntnoj afs ikko prhifiey tak ikst. pkf`noj ns f vkry gnkrkot hrc h nts wrntnoj iut nts feshpkrhrcfobk no f wfy" thh. N rkfeey en`k nt. N okvkr tahujat Ng en`k spkf`noj fs cuba fog N kke

    en`k N afvk ekfrokg f eht fihut ahw th gh nt fog /ahw th gh wkee no nt.

    Onf=h yhu trfvke f eht hr spkf`noj jnjs#

    Cnf=N trfvke f tho.

    Onf=hw gh yhu en`k nt#

    Cnf= N ghot en`k tak trfvke" iut N ehvk jkttnoj th ckkt pkhpek fog jh pefbks fog tafts rkfeey uo.

    ^hu ghot jkt th skk tak pefbks kntakr.

    Onf=,h. /Efujatkr

    Cnf=Nts en`k tak nosngk h tak tf2n bfi fog tako nosngk h yhur ahtke rhhc. $ako f bhokrkobkbkotkr hr waftkvkr. N kke en`k N bhueg ik rkfeey jhhg ft akepnoj th gksnjo ahtke rhhcs ohw" fogbheekjk fog uonvkrsnty bfcpusks fog iunegnojs. Nvk ikko th sh cfoy.

    Onf=^kfa. $afts fohtakr tanoj N wfotkg th fs` fihut fbbkss" ihta tarhuja trfvkenoj fog fesh ftvkouks. Ns taft shcktanoj yhuvk afg f eht h bafeekojks wnta" hr gh yhu nog taft chst bfcpusks

    frk prktty wkeek7unppkg#

    Cnf=,h" nts f aujk bafeekojk. ;hst bfcpusks frk rkfeey oht fbbkssniek. )khpek wnee tkee ck tafttak nrst tnck taky kcfne ck hr tak chckot N efog. $akyee ik en`k" *

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    Onf=^hu uskg f parfsk" *enikrfthry fbbkss"+ wanba N afvkot akfrg ikhrk. >fo yhu tfe` fihut f

    enttek int fihut tak gnkrkobk iktwkko waft yhu bfeekg *ifsnb fbbkss+ fog *enikrfthry fbbkss+#

    Cnf=^kfa" sh ifsnb fbbkss ns prktty cuba rkjuefr fbbkssninenty taft wk skk afppkonoj. &ako N

    wfs sfynoj taft" usnoj taft tkrc *ifsnb fbbkss+" N wfs ckfonoj ifrk ihoks `nog h fbbkss" en`k

    afvnoj f rfcp sh pkhpek bfo jkt noth f iunegnoj" hr k2fcpek. $afts oht kvko fbbkssninenty wnta fbfpntfe =(.

    $ak htakr pnkbk h rkjuefr fbbkss ns taft nt fesh tkogs th ik nobeusnhofry fog chrk fihut k7ufenty.*hw gh wk nobeugk gnsfiekg pkhpek no hur whreg#+ 0ftakr tafo waft N whueg bfee enikrfthry

    fbbkss fs chrk ahw gh wk5 nts oht :ust fihut nobeusnho hr fssncneftnho. Nts oht fihut" *hw

    gh wk nobeugk gnsfiekg pkhpek no hur whreg#+ hw gh wk rkncfjnok tak whreg wakrk kvkryihgy

    afs fbbkss#

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    Cnf=N wfs :ust ckfonoj taft takrks ifsnb ifrk ihoks fbbkss taft ns y`ohw ns afvnoj f rfcp sh

    shckhok bfo jkt noth tak iunegnoj. $ako takrks waft N tano` h fs (bbkssninenty wnta f bfpntfe ("

    wanba ns `nog h chrk h tak gnsfinenty rnjats fbbkss cfyik. /Efujatkr$ans nsot akepnoj.

    Onf=Nc :ust jhoof fs` yhu th k2pefno waft taft ckfos.

    Cnf=&ako N tano` h (bbkssninenty wnta f bfpntfe ( nts f enttek int chrk. Nts oht okbkssfrney

    skk`noj th bafojk tak systkc taft wk envk no" iut nts ghnoj chrk tafo :ust tak ifrk ihoks. ^hu

    `ohw" f eht h pkhpek wah okkg pkrshofe fttkogfots hr oursk bfrk hr waft afvk yhu. $aky jkt tafttarhuja tak tftk" tarhuja tak jhvkrockot. ( eht h tncks takyrk hoey kenjniek hr 69 ahurs f

    wkk`. ;hst h tak tnck waft pkhpek frk kenjniek hr ghksot kvko bhvkr ahw cuba taky fbtufeey

    okkg. $afts ifrk ihoks fbbkss th ck" en`k ifsnb fbbkss.

    (bbkssninenty wnta f bfpntfe ( ns en`k" n shckhok wfs fiek th jkt tak uee ahurs h oursk bfrk taky

    okkg hr tak wkk`" hr tak chota" hr tak ykfr. 1ut tafts stnee oht santnoj bhogntnhos okbkssfrney.

    $afts :ust ckktnoj pkhpeks ncckgnftk okkgs. &ntano taft" takrks :ust tak *ifrk ihok survnvfe+

    fog tako *survnvfe+. $ahsk frk tak gnstnobtnhos taft N skk. Nts sh afrg th jkt pkhpek th kvko jkt th(bbkssninenty wnta f bfpntfe (" wanba nsot kvko enikrfthry" nt nsot kvko fihut bfrk hr takc fs

    gnsfiekg pkhpek okbkssfrney. Nts en`k" waft gh wk okkg th :ust jkt iy#

    1ut taft sant ns sh cuba injjkr tafo ifrk ihoks ifsnb fbbkss ikbfusk yhurk oht jkttnoj iy. N

    tano` fihut pkhpek wah bfot whr`" hr k2fcpek" wah frk sno`noj fog sno`noj fog sno`noj ikehwtak phvkrty enok ikbfusk wnta enttek rkshurbks. $aft" th ck" ns ifsnb fbbkss hr ifrk ihok fbbkss" hr

    oht kvko! &akrkfs fs shck pkhpek cnjat ik en`k" *

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    taft frk thtfeey uskue fog fwkshck" fog N tano` kspkbnfeey hr 7ukkr pkhpek h bhehr" nts jrkft th

    afvk taft. $h brkftk yhur hwo ckgnf fog fee tahsk tanojs.

    3n`k kvkrytanoj" nts bhcpenbftkg. Nts oht kfsy fs kfsy fs sfynoj jhhg hr ifg. $akrk frk

    ghwosngks th nt. N afg th tf`k f stkp ifb`. Nt wfs afrg hr ck thh" ikbfusk fs f wrntkr" N okkg

    prnvftk spfbk th prhbkss. &ako yhu put shcktanoj hut ho yhur iehj hr ho shbnfe ckgnf hr ho taknotkrokt" pkhpek rksphog rnjat fwfy. hcktncks nt bfo ik rkfeey akepue" iut hr ck N tano` N :ust

    okkgkg chrk spfbk th :ust snt wnta tanojs. kk waft N tano` fihut takc. $afts ikko akepnoj ck no

    cy wrntnoj prhbkss.

    $ans succkr" N afvk sh cuba wrntnoj taft Nvk ghok. N rkfeey en`k taft. $ak iehj ns uskue hr

    shck tanojs" iut N tano` nts rkfeey jrkft hr ck th afvk taft nopkrsho kkgifb` fog jkt f skosk

    h" *&aft gh N wfot th wrntk ohw# hw gh N wfot th wrntk nt#+

    Onf=1ut rksnstnoj bkekirnty bueturk ns fo fbtnvk pfrt h ns shcktanoj taft yhu tano` fihut#

    Cnf=Nt ns. Nt ns bfusk N kke en`k" wntano hur shbnfe :ustnbk chvkckots" pkhpek wfot f bafrnscftnbekfgkr. $aky wfot th ehh` up th shckihgy. $aky wfot th nog shckihgy th aheg hoth. &anek N

    tano` taft bafrnscf" pkhpek wah frk fiek th chtnvftk aujk brhwgs" wnta tak s`nee h iknoj fohrfthr fog fee tahsk tanojs. $aknr rhhts frk no sthrytkeenoj. $aft ns fcf8noj. $ahsk frk uskue

    tanojs.

    Lhr ck" N gh gnsfinenty :ustnbk whr`" iut N gh trfoshrcftnvk :ustnbk whr` fs wkee frhuog

    trfoshrcftnvk :ustnbk fog bhccuonty fbbhuotfinenty whr`. 1kbfusk trfoshrcftnvk :ustnbk fog

    bhccuonty fbbhuotfinenty whr` ns rkfeey" N ckfo gnsfinenty :ustnbk whr` ns fihut iunegnoj

    shcktanoj okw thh" iut trfoshrcftnvk :ustnbk fog bhccuonty fbbhuotfinenty ns iunegnojshcktanoj okw no tans wahek htakr wfy. nsfinenty :ustnbk" N kke en`k wkrk hkrnoj f rfckwhr`"

    no cy hpnonho" f rfckwhr`" fo fofeysns" hr kvko fo fpprhfba" cfyik" th chvkckots. &krk oht

    ft f pefbk" no cy cnog" wakrk wk afvk f gnsfinenty :ustnbk chvkckot. N tano` taft wk afvk fofcf8noj bhccuonty tafts vnirfot fog rnba taft bhueg ik iunegnoj f chvkckot" iut N ghot tano`

    taft wkrk takrk ykt.

    &k afvk sh cfoy htakr chvkckots taft afvk sh cuba norfstrubturk ferkfgy iunet. N kke en`k

    wafts uskue ns th nousk gnsfinenty :ustnbk fofeysns" pkrspkbtnvk" fog rfckwhr` noth f eht h tak

    htakr chvkckots wk afvk taft ferkfgy afvk taft k2nstnoj norfstrubturk. 1kbfusk taky ferkfgy

    afvk sh cfoy gnsfiekg pkhpek no takc fs wkee. $h fbt fs n tak 7ukkr enikrftnho fog trfosenikrftnho chvkckots ghot afvk f tho h gnsfiekg pkhpek no takc ns rngnbuehus. hw gh wk jh

    wakrk gnsfiekg pkhpek ferkfgy frk# Nc jkttnoj h thpnb.

    1ut waft Nc sfynoj ns taft hok h tak 7ufentnks taft N tano` pkhpek okkg wntano trfoshrcftnvk

    :ustnbk fog bhccuonty fbbhuotfinenty ns tans 7ufenty h" *hw gh wk njurk sant hut hr

    hurskevks#+ fog *hw gh wk stfrt th gh nt#+ (og yks prkpfrftnho" yks ekfronoj s`nees" iut oht wfnthr pkrcnssnho. ,ht kke taft shckhok kesk `ohws chrk tafo ck" hr *&ah fc N th gh nt#+ N tano`

    tak bkekirntynsc pnkbk th ck ns pfrt h taft. )khpek put yhu up ho pkgkstfes fog taft gkaucfon8ks

    yhu" h bhursk. $akrks fesh f pnkbk fihut nt taft" ns en`k N wfot nt th ik chrk en`k f *wk"+ yhu

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    `ohw# N en`k tak wfy ;ncn Inc tfe`s fihut nt" taft wkrk ho tak sfck tkfc fog wk wfot th whr`

    thjktakr. Nc notkrkstkg no bheekbtnvk ekfgkrsanp.

    N ghot tano` taft" N wfot th ik bekfr" NBc oht sfynoj ekfgkrsanp ns ifg. $akrk frk shck afrcue

    hrcs h ekfgkrsanp taft wk fee afvk prhifiey ikko wntokss th. $aft `nog h hok ankrfrbay" hok

    bafrnscftnb ekfgkr. Nokvntfiey" chst tncks wk afvk skko ekfgs th fiusk h phwkr. )khpek frkaucfo. N ghot ikenkvk no ifg pkhpek hr jhhg pkhpek. N tano`" jnvko tak rnjat bnrbucstfobks" foy

    h us bfo ik fssaheks" foy h us bhueg fiusk phwkr. $afts fee fpfrt h taft bkekirntynsc thh. ,ht

    :ust tans `nog h k2pehntftnho taft pkhpek kkg h h yhu. &aft gng (ugrk 3hrgk sfy#+ N N ghotgknok cyske" hr cyske" Ng ik bruobakg noth htakr pkhpeks fotfsy h ck.+

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    Cnf=$afts vkry cuba tak bru2 h waft wkrk tfe`noj fihut. N gh whr` frhuog baneg sk2ufe

    fiusk spkbnnbfeey" N tano` sk2ufe vnhekobk irhfgey. &aft whueg nt ehh` en`k th rksphog th vnhekobk

    wntahut rkeynoj ho tak stftk# $ak stftk iknoj phenbk" brncnofe ekjfe systkc" prnshos" baneg wkefrkprhtkbtnho skrvnbks" wahkvkr.

    $ak htakr pnkbk h nt tahuja tafts :ust fs cuba n oht chrk ncphrtfot ns" ahw gh wk rksphog thvnhekobk wntahut rkeynoj ho tak stftk" iut fesh ahw gh wk fesh rksphog th vnhekobk no wfys taft

    fbtnvkey buetnvftk tak whreg taft wk wfot# (og fbtnvkey buetnvftk tak bhogntnhos taft prkvkot

    urtakr vnhekobk. $h ck" nts oht kohuja th sfy" *fo yhu jnvk us shck k2fcpeks h bhobrktk wfys h gkfenoj wnta notkrpkrshofe vnhekobk

    taft ghot rkey ho tak stftk#

    Cnf=N tano` tak ikst tanoj waft N whueg sfy ns hr pkhpek th jh th tak >rkftnvk Notkrvkotnhos

    wkisntk. $aky gng fo hrjfon8noj prh:kbt bfeekg $fenhronf. $aky rksphogkg th vnhekobk fog nts :ust fcf8noj tak tanojs pkhpek safrkg waft takyekfrokg. $ak pefbks wakrk taky kke taky fnekg" hr tak pefbks taky kke taky afg scfee vnbthrnks"

    hr tak tanojs taky wnsakg taky afg ghok ikttkr.

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    $akrks fohtakr hok hut h urafc" ,hrta >frhenof. Nts bfeekg ( >hccuonty 0ksphosk th

    hckstnb Gnhekobk. $afts fesh vkry prhhuog. $afts hok h tak kw sthrnks wakrk tak survnvhr

    jht kvkrytanoj taft taky fs`kg hr. $ak survnvhr bhosngkrkg nt f subbkss.

    $ak htakr tanoj N whueg rkbhcckog ns tak >rkftnvk Notkrvkotnhos thhe`nt taft taky afvk up ho tak

    wkisntk. &anba ns rkk th ghwoehfg. Nt afs jrkft fgvnbk" k2fcpeks fee `nogs h tanojs hr pkhpekfrhuog foytanoj.

    $ak hok tanoj N wnee sfy ns taft N tano` fo notkrvkotnho bfo ehh` fee typks h wfys. N tano` pfrt hhur whr` pkhpek `nog h tano`" wako yhu sfy rksphosk notkrvkotnho th vnhekobk" nts en`k tans aujk

    tanoj.Notkrvkotnho Wh \nhekobk!N tano` nt bfo ehh` fee gnkrkot wfys. Nt ghksot afvk th ik f uee

    iehwo notkrvkotnho wnta fo fbbhuotfinenty bnrbek hr tak pkrsho wah bfuskg afrc hr wah wfs

    vnhekot" peus f wahek tkfc supphrtnoj tak survnvhr" peus htakr pkhpek fs iystfogkrs. Nt bhueg ehh`en`k taft" taft bhueg ik hok hrc.

    1ut fo notkrvkotnho bhueg fesh ik f bhovkrsftnho frhuog tak gnookr tfiek fihut tak vnhekobk tafts

    afppkonoj wntano yhur fcney. Nt bhueg ik :ust jkttnoj tak vnhekobk th sthp. ,ht kvko rksphognojtako ftkrwfrgs" iut :ust jkttnoj nt th sthp. Nt bhueg ik tarkk rnkogs njurnoj hut waft f sfk whrg

    whueg ik fog tano`noj tarhuja waft f sfkty pefo whueg ehh` en`k. )rkpfrnoj ikhrk vnhekobkafppkos. N tano` nt bhueg ehh` fee gnkrkot typks h wfys. Fvkry enttek int bhuots no tak burrkot

    chckot taft wkrk no.

    Onf=N ghot afvk f eht h pkrshofe k2pkrnkobk wnta bhccuonty fbbhuotfinenty prhbkssks. Nvk

    akfrg f eht h tanojs.

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    k2fcpek" tak fchuot h rkshurbks wk afvk" wanba frk oht jrkft fog takyrk oht pkrkbt fog wk

    wfot takc th ik ikttkr fog wk wfot takc th ik chrk h bhursk. 1ut hr survnvhrs" taky fbtufeey

    afvkrkshurbks. 3n`k N sfng" takyrk oht pkrkbt" iut takyrk takrk. $akrks shck hr iystfogkrs. Nyhu wfotkg th jkt fo kgubftnho hr baneg sk2ufe fssfuet hr skk f bhuoskehr hr waftkvkr" yhu

    bhueg gh taft.

    &ako wk ehh` ft f efogsbfpk hr pkhpek wah afvk sk2ufeey fiuskg banegrko" waktakr takyrk

    fguets hr yhuta ikbfusk tak stftnstnbs wk afvk frk K4 h baneg sk2ufe fssfuet bfsks frk yhutaho

    yhuta. &ako yhu ehh` ft tans efogsbfpk takrk frk sh kw" nts sh ifrk. $aft" N kke en`k" no tkrcs hno tanojs taft frk oht jkttnoj ehb`kg up" jhnoj tarhuja tak ekjfe prhbkss taft frk oht fihut

    puonsackot hr brncnofen8ftnho. $anojs taft frk ifskg no akfenoj" hr kvko rkafinentftnho wk `ohw

    nts oht pkrkbt wk wfot nt th ik trfoshrcftnvk. Fvko :ust ifrk ihoks rkafinentftnho.

    $akrks pfrt h ck pfrt h hur whr` no trfoshrcftnvk :ustnbk fog bhccuonty fbbhuotfinenty whr`

    ns th njurk hut" tans ns waft wk tfe` fihut" ns ahw gh wk nee taksk jfps# &k `ohwwk afvk th

    whr` wnta pkhpek wah afvk bfuskg afrc fog wah afvk ikko vnhekot. &krk oht jhnoj th ik fiek

    th kog vnhekobk iy :ust whr`noj wnta survnvhrs fog iystfogkrs.

    $ahsk bftkjhrnks frk oht cutufeey k2beusnvk kntakr. h cfoy pkhpek hbbupy fee tarkk" hbbupytwh. (rk survnvhrs fogfrk pkhpek wah afvk ikko vnhekot. fvk wntoksskg vnhekobk fog frk

    iystfogkrs" fogfrk pkhpek waktakr taky gng foytanoj hr bheeugkg wnta taft vnhekobk taky

    wntoksskg waft afvk yhu fog taky survnvkg vnhekobk.

    N tano` nts fesh fihut ahw gh wk rksphog th vnhekobk tafts afppkonoj rnjat ohw" wanba wk `ohw

    wk okkg sh cuba h. $akrks fesh tans htakr frkf h ahw gh wk iuneg waft wk okkg fog tak thhes

    taft wk okkg. )frt h taft ns tak skrvnbks hr oht skrvnbks" wk ghot wfot th iuneg f skrvnbk ifskgtypk h tanoj iut s`nees" tak prhbkssks wk okkg. &k `ohw taft wntano taft" nts oht :ust

    trfoshrcftnvk fog supphrtnvk pefbks fog prhbkssks fog thhes fppkfenoj hr survnvhrs" iut fesh hr

    pkhpek wah afvk bfuskg afrc" wah afvk ikko vnhekot. Fvko no taft spakrk h whr` frhuogpkhpek wah afvk bfuskg afrc" takrks gknontkey whr` taft okkgs th ik ghok. 1ut takrks ekss h

    nt" sh wk afvk ekss th jh ho.

    $akrks pfrt h ck taft sfys N afvk oh ghuit taft Nc surk no shck rksphosks taft taft afs

    afppkokg ikbfusk tak burrkot bhogntnhos wk envk no frk taft wako survnvhrs bhck hrta frhuog

    tak vnhekobk taky afvk k2pkrnkobkg" taky frk oht ikenkvkg" takyrk safckg fog iefckg. )khpek

    frk no gkonfe fihut nt. )khpek prhtkbt tak fiuskr" prhtkbt tak pkrsho wah gng tak vnhekobk fogfiusk.

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    1ut wk envk no tans whreg wakrk nts fihut kfsy" nts fihut prktty" nts fihut sk2y" nts fihut uo. N

    yhu ghot en`k taksk pkhpek thgfy yhu jh nog okw rnkogs hvkr akrk. N tano` pfrt h nt ns f

    rkckcikrnoj rhc waft wfs stheko rhc us. Lhr htakrs h us nts f rkbrkftnoj. Nts f ihtaJfog.

    $aft whueg ik cy bhcpenbftkg foswkr th taft. N wnsa wk afg chrk tnck th tfe` fihut taft

    ikbfusk takrks sh cuba chrk no takrk taft jkts stnb`y fog ckssy. $aft ns tak stnb`y fog ckssyrkfenty h waft vnhekobk ns. (0( ns

    jrkft" foytanoj iy >rkftnvk Notkrvkotnhos ns jrkft.

    Onf=>(0(#

    Cnf=$akyrk oht no k2nstkobk foychrk.

    Onf=$aky wkrk kfttekifskg#

    Cnf=$aky wkrk kfttekifskg" fog taky afvk wrntnojs taft frk jrkft.

    Onf=h yhu rkckcikr waft nt stfogs hr" :ust sh N bfo tkee pkhpek#

    Cnf=$aky stfog hr >hccuontnks (jfnost 0fpk fog (iusk. >F iy trfoshrcftnvk :ustnbk

    iy ?ko ns jrkft. (oytanoj iy )aneey tfogs Ap ns whogkrue. (og takrks sh cfoy he`s wah frk

    ghnoj jrkft whr` wah afvkot okbkssfrney wrnttko fihut nt taft frk fesh whogkrue. N kke en`k

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    takrks sh cfoy jhhg pkhpek th ckkt. &krk sh eub`y th ik ft f tnck wakrk takrks suba f wkfeta

    h `ohwekgjk.

    $akrks fesh tho h stu frhuog rksthrftnvk :ustnbk taft N tano` frk rkfeey" rkfeey uskue.

    Onf=&afts tak gnkrkot iktwkko rksthrftnvk :ustnbk fog trfoshrcftnvk :ustnbk#

    Cnf=( gnkrkobk whueg ik taft rksthrftnvk :ustnbk hbusks ho rksthrnoj rkeftnhosanps no tak

    bhccuonty th waft taky wkrk ikhrk vnhekobk thh` pefbk. $rfoshrcftnvk :ustnbk he`s cnjat sfy"*^hu `ohw" fbtufeey" wk ghot wfot th rksthrk tak rkeftnhosanp th waft taky wkrk ikhrk tak

    vnhekobk afppkokg ikbfusk wk tano` tafts pfrt h waft feehwkg tak vnhekobk th afppko.+

    0ksthrftnvk :ustnbk tkogs th puee no stf`kahegkrs" taky puee no pkhpek. Nts f bheekbtnvk prhbkss" taky

    puee no pkhpek rhc tak bhccuonty. h nts oht :ust fihut tak survnvhr fog tak hkogkr" hrk2fcpek. hck h tak brntn7uks afvk ikko taft taky sfbrnnbkg nognvngufe :ustnbk hr bheekbtnvk

    :ustnbk.

    Inog h en`k" sfbrnnbk no tans wfy h" wanba wk skk no bhccuontnks fee tak tncks. Lhr tak sf`k htak bhccuonty" bhueg yhu :ust jkt hvkr nt hr tak sf`k h tak fcney# >hueg yhu :ust" N `ohw taft

    nts afrg iut nts tkfrnoj fpfrt h tak fcney waft afvk yhu. >fo yhu :ust njurk hut f wfy th jkthvkr iknoj cfg ft yhur irhtakr" hr waftkvkr.

    Onf=3n`k fs`noj tak nognvngufe wah wfs afrckg :ust th hrjnvk#

    Cnf=Inog h. $ans ns pfrt h efrjkr bhogntnhos. h rnjat" nt bhueg ehh` en`k taft" nt bhueg ehh` en`k

    spkognoj chrk tnck ho tak bheekbtnvk rkeftnhosanps vkrsus ghnoj tak okbkssfry tnck frhuog

    nognvngufe :ustnbk hr nognvngufe pkrsho hr pkhpeks wah wkrk afrckg. $ak htakr inj brntn7uk h nt"ns taft ft ekfst waft Nc tfe`noj fihut ohw ns taft rksthrftnvk :ustnbk f eht h whr`s wnta tak tftk.

    ( eht h rksthrftnvk :ustnbk whr` taft ns jkttnoj uognoj afs ikko bhhptkg rhc ,ftnvk (ckrnbfo"

    Nognjkohus fog Lnrst ,ftnhos he`s ho tans efog.

    $ak prhbkssks tak wfy taft taky k2nst ohw en`k rksthrftnvk :ustnbk ahw taky k2nst ohw" frk vkry

    gnkrkot ohw rhc tak wfy taky wkrk no taknr nognjkohus bhccuontnks iknoj prfbtnbkg hrk2fcpek. )frt h nt ns ikbfusk h taknr bhogntnhos frk :ust sh gnkrkot. N tano`Aheehw Zftkrns f

    jrkft k2fcpek frhuog f prhbkss frhuog rksthrftnvk :ustnbk tafts fcf8noj n foyhok wfots th

    wftba nt. Nts fihut Lnrst ,ftnhos bhccuonty no >fofgf tafts rksphognoj th baneg sk2ufe fiusk.

    Onf=Nts bfeekgAheehw Zftkr#

    Cnf=^ks"Aheehw Zftkr" ykfa. Lhr k2fcpek" shck h tak gnkrkot bhogntnhos taky afvk ns taftyhu `ohw" kvkryhok afs f safrkg bueturfe fog spnrntufe ikenk fog skt h vfeuks fog prfbtnbks taky

    bfo puee ho hr k2fcpek. &akrkfs no tak 1fy (rkf taft ns oht fewfys tak bfsk. $akrk frk vkry

    gnkrkot bhogntnhos no wanba nt ns prfbtnbkg fs wkee fs tak fbt taft nt afs ikko bhhptkg. (og ohwh bhursk nts iknoj uogkg iy tak tftk hr iknoj ruo sngkiysngk wnta tak tftk. $akrk frk

    gnkrkot stftks" en`k no )koosyevfonf" N tano` hr k2fcpek" taky afvk f wahek gkpfrtckot h nt.

    &akrk survnvhrs

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    Onf=kpfrtckot h rksthrftnvk :ustnbk#

    Cnf=^kfa" wntano taknr brncnofe ekjfe systkc. h yhu bfo bahhsk" takrks en`k f skt fchuot htnck N tano`# N cnjat ik wrhoj ho shck h tans" iut wakrk yhu bfo bahhsk th afvk f rksthrftnvk

    :ustnbk typk h prhbkss wnta tak pkrsho wah wfs vnhekot thwfrgs yhu.

    $akrk frk shck gnkrkobks. ( eht h trfoshrcftnvk :ustnbk pkhpek whueg fesh sfy" *&aft frk wk

    rksthrnoj th# &ako wfs takrk oht vnhekobk# &aft ghks taft ehh` en`k#+ &aft N whueg sfy" ns taft

    kvko n takrk wfs shcktanoj th rksthrk th" wkrk no suba gnkrkot bhogntnhos ohw. N ckfo wk afvkgrhoks taft ey no tak fnr fog `nee pkhpek.

    )frt h waft hur tfs` ns oht :ust rkckcikrnoj fog rkbefncnoj iut fesh rkncfjnonoj" nts ihta h

    tahsk tanojs. 1kbfusk tanojs frkot tak wfy taft taky wkrk. Fvko n wk *jh ifb`+ th shcktanoj"wk stnee afvk th njurk hut waft th gh wnta jkokrftnhofe trfucf. $afts jhnoj th ik wnta us hr f

    wanek" waktakr wk en`k nt hr oht.

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    N tano` takrks f eht th ekfro. ( eht h s`nee skt taft takyvk gkvkehpkg" rksthrftnvk :ustnbk he`s" N

    tano` frk rkfeey uskue" yhu `ohw# &aktakr nts ghnoj bnrbek prhbkssks taft novhevk survnvhrs fog

    pkhpek wah afvk ikko vnhekot thjktakr. $aft ns f s`nee skt" no njurnoj hut ahw th aheg tahsk `nogh spfbks fog ahw th prkpfrk hr tahsk `nogs h spfbks. $ahsk frk aujk fchuots h s`nees taft wk

    bfo thtfeey usk taft frk trfoskrrfiek.

    $h ck" nts chrk fihut *ahw gh wk whr` thjktakr#+