We Want the Airwaves - Virgie Tovar

7/22/2019 We Want the Airwaves - Virgie Tovar

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Qlrelk Tivor= Tbkrk ork tbksk fifk`ts wbkrk lt akkcs titoccy ivkrwbkcflè, titoccy

splrltuoc, titoccy tbksk ork... tbksk ork fy bo`ds wrltlè lt, ir fy bo`ds typlè lt, ir fy

wirds soylè lt, jut tbkrk ls sifktblè fuhb jleekr ot wirg bkrk. O`d tbots biw Lvk

iatk` akct. L tbl`g tbots wby tbk wirgs bovk ocwoys jkk` rkoccy aost. Tbk turìvkr bos

jkk` aost wltb tbk alrst, wltb tbk twi jiigs, o`d elvk`, tbk skhi`d i`k ls o` o`tbiciey,

jut fy port, fy hi`trljutli` ia tbk jiig, hofk iut os la lt wos ust tbk fist òturoc tblè,clgk tbot wos k!ohtcy wbot `kkdkd ti jk sold. L twkogkd tbk wirds bkrk o`d tbkrk, jut

tbk fkssoek wos tbkrk. O`d lt hofk tbriueb fk, o`d lts au``y jkhousk L erkw up l` o

"brlstlo` biuskbicd, wbkrk tbot gl`d ia ldko tbot tbkrk wiucd jk splrlts toglè ivkr yiu

o`d sblt, tbot `kvkr boppk`kd wltb #ksus, jut lt boppk`s ti fk wltb fy picltlhs o`d fy

ort.

$%uslhoc L`tkrcudk&

'lo (lè= Tbls ls 'lo (lè. )kchifk ti *)k )o`t tbk Olrwovks,+ o wkkgcy pidhost

k!pcirlè tbk clvks ia ukkr o`d tro`sek`dkr pkipck ia hicir. %y alrst l`tkrvlkw eukst ls

Qlrelk Tivor. L wos prlvlckekd ti jk ojck ti sbork o stoek wltb bkr o akw wkkgs oei ot -o

k/o "ucturoc "k`tkr air o` kvk`t hocckd >O?O> riduhtli`s prksk`ts :ost 8oydor.

>O?O> riduhtli`s ls o cltkrory hojorkt tbot bists kvk`ts, prkdiflò`tcy l` tbk hlty ia

4o` ;ro`hlshi, jut rkhk`tcy tbkyvk stortkd ocsi dilè kvk`ts l` tbk :ost 8oy. Tbls wos

tbklr alrst :ost 8oy kvk`t, o`d lt wos o` ofo1lè cl`k5up. L wos bufjckd o`d biìrkd ti

jk l`hcudkd. Qlrelk wos sirt ia tbk bkodcl`kr, la yiu wlcc. 4bk pkrairfkd cost, o`d L wos si

jciw` owoy jy bkr tbot L bod ti tocg ti bkr oatkrwords. )k bod hiaakk, wk blt lt iaa, o`d

sbk l`vltkd fk ti l`tkrvlkw bkr l` bkr bifk. L wos ust gl`d ia ivkrwbkcfkd o`d ofo1kd

jy bkr ipk``kss o`d bkr ek`krislty2 sbk kvk` eovk fk huphogks< 4bk ls i`k ia tbisk

pkipck wbisk k!hltkfk`t ojiut clak ls ust rkoccy hi`toelius. L rkoccy rkspkht o`d odflrk

bkr ojlclty ti ust jrlè bkr wbick skca ti kvkrytblè tbot sbk diks. O`d oddltliòccy, sbkso` ofo1lè, alkrhk aot ohtlvlst o`d odvihotk, si wltbiut aurtbkr odi, bkrks Qlrelk.

$%uslhoc L`tkrcudk&

Qlrelk= 4i fy òfk ls Qlrelk Tivor, o`d L ldk`tlay os, rlebt ìw, prijojcy o aot -otlò

akffk, wbi ls o wrltkr. L ldk`tlay os rodlhoc, picltlhoc, o`d cotkcy Lvk jkk` wirglè i` tbls

pbrosk. L dkhldkd i` jibkdi`lst, wblhb ls o hifjlòtli` ia tbk wird jibkflo` o`d

bkdi`lst, o`d L gl`d ia jkclkvk tbots fy okstbktlh l` o cit ia woys= biw ti hrkotk o

clakstyck tbot ls fidkst o`d sustolòjck jut ocsi bos tbksk aojucislty kckfk`ts. L tbl`g

Lvk fostkrkd tbot okstbktlh ti o hkrtol` k!tk`t, jut ykob, si, jibkdi`lst. $couebtkr&

'lo= O`d wbot di yiu di air o clvlè

Qlrelk= L di o akw tblès. Lf foglè fist ia fy l`hifk rlebt ìw arif eles tbot ork

rkcotkd ti fy jiig wblhb ust hofk iut, Bit & Bkovy= Alkrhk Aot Elrcs i` Clak, Civk o`d

Aosbli . 7les tbot ork hiflè iut ia tbot ork usuoccy ckhturks, spkoglè kèoekfk`ts.

Lvk jkk` trovkclè oriu`d o ju`hb o`d dilè hiàkrk`hks o`d rkodlès o`d tblès clgk


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tbot. 4i tbots wbkrk o cit ia tbk l`hifk ls hiflè arif. Tbk itbkr port ia fy l`hifk

hifks arif pbi`k sk!. Lvk jkk` o pbi`k sk! ipkrotir i` o`d iaa air ojiut tk` ykors,

jut l` o cit ia woys, l` tkrfs ia wbot L skk fyskca os, L skk fyskca os o pujclh l`tkcckhtuoc,

wblhb ls hifpck! jkhousk l` tbk 34 tbkrks rkoccy ìt tbk hi`tk!t air pujclh l`tkcckhtuocs.

L vkry fuhb skk itbkr òtli`s bovlè pkipck wbi L wiucd hi`sldkr o pujclh l`tkcckhtuoc,

jut l` tbk 34, tbk trodltliòc fidkc bkrk bos jkk` tbot l`tkcckhtuocs ork prlvotk. Tbky orkl` tbk ohodkfy o`d i`cy ohhkssljck ti tbisk wbi poy odflssli`, vkrsus o pujclh

l`tkcckhtuoc wbis rkoccy ek`krotlè gìwckdek air tbk pujclh eiid. O`d tbots wbot L skk

fyskca os. 4i L skk fyskca os sifkjidy wbi gl`d ia jrldeks ohodkflo. Lf sifkjidy

wbi civks ti l`vigk tbkiry o`d tbkirlsts. Lf l` hi`vkrsotli` wltb, Lf rkodlè tbklr wirg,

o`d Lf kèoelè wltb lt, jut Lf ocsi kèoelè wltb pipucor hucturk, i`cl`k hucturk o`d

*ciw tbkiry.+ O`d fy iw` clak, L di`t skk fy clak o`d tbk clvks ia tbk pkipck oriu`d fk

os iaa5clflts ir os sifkbiw jkclttclè tbk vocuk ia fy tbkiry ir fy hrltluks. 4i tbots

biw L skk fyskca, os sifkjidy wbi ls ohodkflhoccy trol`kd jut wbi ls jkbicdk` ti tbk

hucturk ot corek, o`d portlhucorcy tbk pkipck wbi ork forelòcl1kd wltbl` lt, vkrsus

jkbicdk` ti o u`lvkrslty.

'lo= ?i yiu skk yiurskca os o` ortlst

Qlrelk= L di skk fyskca os o` ortlst, jut tbots jkk` o vkry rkhk`t ohulsltli` l` tkrfs ia

o` ldk`tlty. Lt tiig fk o ciè tlfk ti ekt hifairtojck tocglè ojiut fyskca ir tbl`glè ia

fyskca os o` ortlst, jkhousk tbkrk wos o sk`sk tbot L wos`t occiwkd ti ldk`tlay tbot woy,

ir L dld`t akkc clgk L hiucd togk up tbot spohk. L dld`t akkc hifairtojck. O`d ti jk bi`kst,

uàirtuòtkcy, L akkc clgk L dld`t stort akkclè clgk L hiucd ldk`tlay os o` ortlst u`tlc L stortkd

ekttlè pold ti di fy ort, o`d L tbl`g tbot ls sifktblè tbots rkoccy hiffi` air wifk`,

pkipck ia hicir, ukkrs. L akkc clgk Lvk bkord tbot o cit arif tbk pkipck l` fy hiffu`lty

wbi ork tbksk pkipck.

'lo= )bot gl`d ia ort di yiu di

Qlrelk= L di o cit ia dlaakrk`t gl`ds ia ort. >lebt iw L akkc clgk tbk prkdiflò`t airf ls

wrltlè. 6i`kstcy, Lvk di`k o cit ia dlaakrk`t fkdlo. Lvk di`k rodli. L0vk di`k vldki. L0vk

di`k stoek priduhtli`s, occ ia lt. L tbl`g L skk fyskca l` tkrfs ia fy ort, fy hroat, L rkoccy

skk fyskca os o stirytkcckr wbi ls drow` ti dlaakrk`t vkblhcks ti tkcc dlaakrk`t stirlks, jut L

akkc vkry drow` ti òrrotlvks oriu`d wbot lt fko`s ti jk o pkrsi` ia hicir, wbot lt

fko`s ti jk aot, wbot lt fko`s ti jk o wifo`, wbot lt fko`s ti jk wirglè hcoss.

Tbisk ork tbk tblès tbot L akkc rkoccy drow` ti l` tkrfs ia fy òrrotlvk, jut o cit ia tlfkstbk woy tbot tbk stiry ls ticd gl`d ia hboèks ivkr tlfk.

'lo= ?i yiu hi`sldkr yiur wirg picltlhoc, yiur ortwirg

Qlrelk= 9kob, L hi`sldkr fy wirg, fy ort, vkry picltlhoc. Tbkrk0s k!pclhlt picltlhoc tblès

ojiut lt, l` tbk sk`sk tbot L0f k!pclhltcy wrltlè ojiut picltlhs. L0f k!pclhltcy l`viglè wirds

clgk ipprkssli`. L0f k!pclhltcy l`viglè cits ia dlaakrk`t wirds o`d hi`hkpts tbot ork


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hckorcy picltlhl1kd. %y wirg ls ocsi picltlhoc jkhousk L0f dilè lt l` tbls jidy. 8khousk L

bovk o pujclh sldk ti fy wirg, L di o cit ia tblès clgk spkoglè kèoekfk`ts o`d tblès

tbot ork pujclh, ir vldki jcieelè, wblhb ls pujclh, o`d l` tbot woy L l`vltk pkipck ti skk,

shrutl`l1k, kèoek wltb fy jidy, os o picltlhoc k`tlty. L tbl`g tbot l` tbot woy fy wirg

akkcs picltlhoc, l` occ ia lts aohkts.

'lo= O`d wbot picltlhoc lssuks spkhlalhoccy diks yiur wirg dkoc wltb

Qlrelk= >lebt ìw L akkc clgk fist ia fy wirg ls dkoclè wltb aotpbijlo, o`d sl1k5rkcotkd

picltlhs, o`d spkhlalhoccy tbriueb tbk ck`s ia ek`dkr, tbk woy tbot aotpbijlo o`d tbisk

picltlhs oaakht wifk` spkhlalhoccy, o`d wifk` ia hicir, piir pkipck, wirglè hcoss

pkipck, ocsi. 8oslhoccy L skk aotpbijlo os o systkf tbot bos o cit ia dlaakrk`t kckfk`ts

wltbl` lt. Tbls cost wkkgk`d wbk` L dld o hiàkrk`hk ot 4o` ;ro`hlshi 4totk, L uskd tbk

fktopbir ia Nsblt hiiglksN. )bk` yiu skk o hiiglk, yiu skk o` k`d priduht. 9iu di`0t

skk occ tbk sblt tbot wk`t l`ti lt, jut tbkrk0s cits ia lèrkdlk`ts. Lt flebt ciig dlaakrk`t arif

o hogk ir wbotkvkr, jut o cit ia tlfks tbksk tblès ciig dlaakrk`t, jut tbky0rk fodk arif

tbk sofk tblè. 4i L sirt ia skk aotpbijlo os sifktblè tbot ls buekcy ùo`hkd o`d

hifpck!, o`d lt ls port ia tbk sofk fotrl! ia potrlorhby, bktkripotrlorhby, rohlsf,

hcosslsf, sk!lsf. Tbky0rk occ o dkkpcy l`trlhotk port ia aot pbijlo. 4i wbk` L tocg ti

pkipck ojiut aotpbijlo o`d wby tbky sbiucd hork ojiut lt, L put lt l` tbk hi`tk!t ia kvk`

tbk skkflè jk`kalhlorlks ia aotpbijlo ork ohtuoccy vlhtlfs ia lt os wkcc. O`d tbls ls truk ia

o`y systkf ia ipprkssli`. :vk` tbk skkflè jk`kalhlorlks ia tbot systkf ork suaakrlè

u`dkr tbk wklebt ia lt, o`d si L tbl`g tbot tbot0s vkry fuhb biw L sirt ia hi`tk!tuocl1k tbot

lssuk. 4i l` o cit ia woys, L0vk jkk` dilè picltlhoc wirg air o ciè tlfk. L` o cit ia woys

fy pil`t ia k`try air picltlhs o`d jklè o picltlhoc ohtlvlst wos o`tl5rohlsf, o`d tbot bos`0t

ei`k owoy ust jkhousk L0f dilè aotpbijlo o`d tbk wird rohlsf ls`0t l` tbk wird

aotpbijlo. Lt diks`0t fko` tbot lt0s ìt tbkrk. Lt diks`0t fko` tbot lt0s ìt port ia tbkhrltluk, o`d L l`trlhotkcy o`d l` o vkry k!pclhlt woy kèoek wltb tblès clgk rohlsf o`d

sk!lsf.

%y skhi`d gl`d ia l`tkrkst wos sk!5pisltlvk picltlhs, o`d tbk` arif tbkrk tbot jkhofk

tbk k`try pil`t. )bk` L eit l`ti tbk %ostkrs rierof air 6ufo` 4k!uoclty, tbot jkhofk

tbk k`try pil`t air rkskorhblè aot elrcs, o`d tbk` tblès gl`d ia tiig iaa arif tbkrk. L akkc

clgk occ tbk picltlhs tbot L eol`kd l` tbk prihkss ia tbot bovk jkhifk l`tkerotkd l`ti fy

u`dkrsto`dlè o`d dkhi`struhtli` ia aotpbijlo.

O cit ia tbk k!pkrlk`hk L bod wltb o`ytblè rkcotkd ti pkrairfo`hk ohtuoccy hofk arifjklè l` bleb shbiic o`d jklè o hifpktltlvk spkkhb o`d dkjotk pkrsi`. 4i lt0s au``y

jkhousk L wos o aot, oh`k5rlddk` `krd. L jkhofk arlk`ds wltb itbkr `krds, o`d wk occ dld

tbk sofk tblès, jkhousk wk wkrk arlk`ds. O`d tbot0s k!ohtcy wbot arlk`ds di, tbky di

tbk sofk tblès, kspkhloccy l` sifktblè clgk bleb shbiic. O cit ia fy arlk`ds wkrk

ohtuoccy skhi`d ek`krotli` "bl`ksk lfflero`ts, o`d sifk ia tbkf wkrk ;lclplì, si

tbkrk wos dkal`ltkcy tbls lfpclhlt u`dkrsto`dlè ia tbk lfpirto`hk ia kduhotli` o`d rleir

o`d tbisk gl`ds ia tblès. %y aoflcy wos l`stlcclè fk wltb tbisk tblès, tii. L hi`sldkr


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tbot o buek port ia o cit ia hucturks, jut i`k ia tbkf jklè tbls lfflero`t gl`d ia hucturk,

ia pkipck wbi wkrk piir o`d tbksk itbkr hucturks hiflè l`ti tbk 34 o`d skklè

kduhotli` os o gky kckfk`t ti oshk`dk`hy. O cit ia fy arlk`ds, wk bovk tbk sofk gl`d ia

pblcisipby, si wk occ k`dkd up dilè tbksk hicckek prkporotiry kvk`ts, occ ia tbksk

tblès wkrk l` prkporotli` air l` iur clvks wbk` clak wiucd ohtuoccy jkel`, $couebtkr&, l`

hicckek. L tbl`g tbot o cit ia tbot hofk arif, o cit ia tbk gìwckdek o`d tbk sglccs oriu`dspkoglè, pkrairflè hofk arif dilè tbot, yiu gìw, hiflè iut ia jklè o `krd. Tbk`

o cit ia tbk itbkr tblès wkrk ust clgk, L bod o` ldko, L put lt iut tbkrk, o`d tbk` fy

arlk`ds wiucd soy, L ho` bkcp yiu di tbls, L ho` bkcp yiu di tbot. Tbkrk wkrk tbksk

dlaakrk`t pkipck wltb dlaakrk`t sglcc skts, o`d tbk` wbotkvkr tbky hiucd`0t di ir L hiucd`0t

al`d o`yjidy kcsk ti di, L wiucd ust ckor` biw ti di lt, o`d lt jkhofk i`k ia tbisk

tblès wbkrk o cit ia tlfks, wbk` yiu ork bustclè os o` ortlst, yiu `kkd o cit ia tbk

sofk sglccs, rkeordckss ia wbotkvkr fkdluf yiu ork uslè. 4i yiu0rk ocwoys eilè ti

bovk ti blt up sifkjidy ti ekt yiu tbk spohk ir ekt yiu sifk gl`d ia fi`ky air

sifktblè. 9iu dkvkcip tbk clsts. 9iu dkvkcip o rkcotli`sblp wltb pkipck wbi ho` bkcp

yiu di tbot. L rkfkfjkr wbk` L dld o stoek priduhtli` hocckd Lrrkvkrk`hk ls iur Zlebt=

Fiìcieuks jy Uifk` ia icir. Lt wos bistkd ot 3" 8krgkcky jkhousk tbot wos tbk

`ktwirg tbot L bod, o`d ot tbk tlfk lt wos hocckd tbk 7k`dkr :ulty "k`tkr. Tbky bistkd lt

o`d spi`sirkd lt, o`d tbky bkcpkd ekt flhs, tbky bkcpkd ekt tbk spohk. )k k`dkd up

iaakrlè lt air arkk, o`d wk dld`0t bovk ti poy air o`ytblè. Lt jkhofk i`k ia tbisk tblès

wbkrk wk hiccojirotkd os o eriup jy cltkroccy puttlè o` od i` "rolesclst o`d puttlè lt iut

ti fy `ktwirgs. L eit clgk klebt wifk` ti di lt. )k dld tbrkk rkbkorsocs, o`d L bod

sifkjidy wbi wos o stoek spkhloclst, sifkjidy wbi bod jkk` dilè stoek wirg wbi

wos o arlk`d, o`d sbk bkcpkd fogk tbk priduhtli` rkoccy hifk tiektbkr. Tbk` wk dld lt,

o`d tbot wos gl`d ia lt. O`d L tbl`g tbot i`k ia tbk tblès L0vk ckor`kd ls tbot yiu rorkcy

`kkd os fo`y rksiurhks os yiu flebt tbl`g yiu `kkd, o`d yiu ocsi ho` ocwoys di wltb

ckss. Tbisk ork lfpirto`t tblès.

L` tkrfs ia wrltlè, ti jk bi`kst, L of ìt trol`kd os o wrltkr. L0vk ocwoys jkk` rkoccy

rkoccy drow` ti tbk wird. L rkfkfjkr os o hblcd L wos ocwoys tbot i`k wbi civkd spkcclè

jkks. L rkfkfjkrkd biw ti spkcc tblès. L rkfkfjkrkd wirds tbot L bod i`cy bkord i`k

tlfk. L civkd ohulrlè vihojucory, si l` o cit ia woys L akkc clgk tbk wird ls sifktblè

L0vk jkk` drow` ti air o rkoccy ciè tlfk. L tbl`g tbot L rkoccy, rkoccy ldk`tlay os o stirytkcckr.

4i L0vk ocwoys jkk` rkoccy eiid ot tkcclè stirlks, o`d L civk ti di tbot. O`d L tbl`g,

foyjk, sifk ia lt bos hifk arif wbot lt fko`s ti jk eriwlè up l` tbk hucturk tbot L

dld, eriwlè up l` o` lfflero`t hucturk. %y ero`daotbkr wbi rolskd fk, wbi bod o bo`d

l` rolslè fk, wos vkry erkeorlius. 6k bod o cit ia tbk lfflero`t sglcc skt, wblhb ls clgk ti

dlaausk sltuotli`s jy jklè au``y, o`d ti try rkoccy bord, try twlhk os bord. L rkfkfjkr fy

fif0s rkoccy au``y. Ocsi L wos k`hiuroekd o cit os o hblcd, jkhousk L erkw up l` o

biuskbicd rolskd jy fy ero`dpork`ts o`d fy fitbkr. L wos tbk jojy air o ciè tlfk,

o`d tbky hk`tkrkd fk o cit. Tbky k`hiuroekd fk ti togk up os fuhb spohk os L wo`tkd

ti, wblhb L tbl`g tbot o cit ia wifk`, o`d wifk` ia hicir, foyjk ho`0t rkcotk ti. L tbl`g

tbot cljkrty eovk fk o cit ia clhk`sk ti dkvkcip o pkrsiòclty tbot wos o clttck jlt khhk`trlh

o`d o clttck jlt ivkr tbk tip o`d o clttck jlt jlthby o`d o clttck jlt akffk o`d occ tbksk gl`ds


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ia tblès. 4i o`ywoy, tbk stirytkcclè k`dkd up ckodlè ti tbk wrltlè, o`d L akkc clgk

wbot0s l`tkrkstlè air fk, kvk` wbk` L fkkt itbkr wrltkrs ir bkor itbkr wrltkrs, L0f

k!troirdlòrlcy drow` ti pkipck wbi ork fistcy stirytkcckrs o`d ork ìt `khkssorlcy

wrltkrs pkr sk. Tbky ork wrltlè tbklr stirlks, jut tbklr ort ls tbot tbky0rk tkcclè tbk stiry. L

tbl`g tbot air fk tbkrk0s o cit ia pkipck l` tbk 8oy Orko wbi ork airfoccy trol`kd, o`d L

akkc clgk o cit ia tlfks tbklr aihus ls vkry fuhb i` tbk wrltlè, tbk cltkrory òturk, tbk ort ialt, l` sirt ia tbk hcosslhoc sk`sk. L di ìt bovk tbot johgeriu`d, o`d si L bovk tbls

uìrtbidi! styck. %y prisk ls k!trkfkcy hcko`. L di`0t wrltk l` o vkry cltkrory woy. L wrltk

l` o woy tbot akkcs rlebt o`d rkoc ti fk.

Oìtbkr jle port ia tbk stirytkcclè stiry ls tbot oatkr hicckek, L eit o ij wirglè l` rodli. L

k`dkd up ekttlè fk`tirkd jy sifki`k wbi wos clgk tbls ek`lus. 6k wos clgk JH, o`d

bk wos rkoccy yiuè. 6k wos fy jiss, o`d bk wos tbk tip euy ot i`k ia "840s rodli

iaalhks. 4i bk wos tbls sovo`t ir wbotkvkr, o`d bk trol`kd fk. L ohtuoccy wk`t iut ia fy

woy o`d L wos clgk, L wo`t yiu ti tkohb fk kvkrytblè yiu gìw. 6k wiucd ust skt up

fkktlès wltb fk, o`d wk wiucd tocg air o` biur. 6k0d ossle` fk o jiig, o`d L0d rkod lt

l` o wkkg. 6k0d jk clgk, L ho`0t jkclkvk yiu rkod tbot jiig l` o wkkg, o`d L0d jk clgk,

ykob, L civk lt. 4i bk trol`kd fk l` tbk ort ia stirytkcclè, wblhb rodli rkoccy ls, o`d bk

ocwoys k`hiuroekd fk. L rkfkfjkr, o`d tbls wos wbk` L wos clgk JD, JK, wbk` L wos

wirglè l` rodli, o`d L rkfkfjkr L wos ocwoys sbylè owoy arif foglè tbk tblè ojiut

fk. L wos ocwoys clgk, ckt0s bovk o eukst, ckt0s l`tkrvlkw sifkjidy, ckt0s tocg ojiut

sifktblè kcsk. O`d bk0d jk clgk, ì, ckt0s tocg ojiut yiu. O`d oeol` tbot0s sifktblè

tbot wifk` ork ìt trol`kd ìt ti di. Tbot0s sifktblè tbot kspkhloccy ukkr wifk` ia

hicir, wifk` ia hicir, lt0s ust clgk sifktblè tbot wk0rk ìt ticd. -lgk biw fo`y pkipck

hifk up ti us o`d soy, ì, wk wo`t ti bkor ojiut yiu. Tbls ls ojiut yiu. -kt0s jrlè lt

johg ti yiu ìw. $couebtkr& 9iu gìw wbot L fko` O`d L tbl`g tbot L0vk bod tbksk

ippirtu`ltlks wbkrk L0vk hifk l`ti hi`toht wltb pkipck wbi bovk k`hiuroekd fk ti skkfyskca os sifkjidy wbisk òrrotlvk ls rkoccy lfpirto`t o`d l`tkrkstlè, o`d L tbl`g tbot L

skk fy ij l` o cit ia woys os dilè tbk sofk air itbkr pkipck wbi ork clgk fk.

'lo= "o` yiu tocg o clttck jlt ojiut yiur k!pkrlk`hk l` blebkr kduhotli` o`d biw tbot

flebt bovk hi`trljutkd ti tbk horkkr yiu bovk ìw

Qlrelk= 9kob, wkcc L tbl`g alrst ia occ, irlelòccy wbk` L eit iut ia bleb shbiic, L wos ot 3"

?ovls. Tbot wos tbk shbiic tbot L rkoccy wo`tkd ti ei ti. L bod lfoel`kd l` fy bkod tbot lt

wos eilè ti jk tbls pkrakht, wi`dkrauc pcohk. L bod jkhifk ijsksskd wltb tbot pcohk. L

di`0t rkoccy gìw wby. )bk` L eit tbkrk, lt wos ìt o alt. L fko` alrst ia occ, lt wos clgk tbot

k!pkrlk`hk ia fy alrst tlfk jklè l` o` k`vlri`fk`t ir o sujhucturk tbot wos

prkdiflòtkcy wbltk, uppkr flddck hcoss pkipck, o`d tbot akct vkry airkle`. L wos

lffkdlotkcy drow` ti ktb`lh studlks, ti vorlius gl`ds ia o`tl5rohlsf wirg. L` o cit ia

woys, tbk u`lvkrslty o`d fy k!pkrlk`hk wltbl` ohodkflo bos privldkd tbksk vkùks ti

eol` tbk gìwckdek, tbk tiics o`d tbk coèuoek ti dkhi`struht occ tbk tblès, wblhb ls

wbot L0f dilè ìw. L rkfkfjkr kvk` tbiueb L wos dilè o`tl5rohlsf wirg l` fy

u`dkreroduotk horkkr, lt wos`0t u`tlc eroduotk shbiic wbk` L fkt o ukkr wifo` ia hicir


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shbicor wbi rkoccy, l` fy k!pkrlk`hk, fk`tirkd fk o`d rkoccy touebt fk biw ti tbl`g. L

rkfkfjkr L wos l` bkr hcoss o`d sbk touebt o blstiry ia sk!uoclty wltb tbls rkoccy

ofo1lè kfpbosls i` hrltlhoc rohk tbkiry. "rltlhoc rohk tbkiry ls ohodkflhoccy

aoshlòtlè. Lt0s o cit ia tblès jut o cit ia tlfks ls forelòcl1kd o`d ìt hi`sldkrkd o

foir lfpirto`t hrltluk wbk` wk tbl`g ojiut occ gl`ds ia tblès clgk blstiry, sihliciey,

o`tbripiciey. Lt wos tbk alrst tlfk tbot o wifo` wbi wos iut ojiut jklè o ukkrwifo` ia hicir, iut ojiut jklè rohlocl1kd, rodlhocl1kd o`d ukkr, o`d wos rkoccy bicdlè

spohk air us, air tbk pkipck ia hicir l` tbk hcoss o`d ust fidkclè wbot lt fko`t ti jk o

hrltlhoc tbl`gkr, wbot lt fko`t ti jk o tbkirlst. 4i L akkc clgk L cihotk o cit ia tbk ohulsltli`

tiics, ir ohulrlè tbk tiics boppk`lè l` tbk ohodkfy. L0f ocsi vkry drow` ti ohodkflh

wrltlè o`d tbk tbkirl1lè tbot0s boppk`lè l` ohodkflo. A` tbk i`k bo`d, lt akkcs vkry

airkle` o`d oclk` o`d purpiskcy oclkòtlè, jut lt0s ocsi sifktblè tbot L gìw tbot L0f

drow` ti tbot strueeck. L gìw` tbot L0f drow` ti tbisk gl`ds ia vkùks wbkrk L0f eilè

ti bovk ti dkoc wltb ohodkflhs o`d tbk gl`d ia lviry tiwkr ottltudk tbot foyjk sifk

bovk, ìt occ.

O`ywoy, si blebkr kduhotli` wos ocwoys vocukd. L erkw up, o`d fy pork`ts wkrk ocwoys

tkcclè fk ti ekt o` kduhotli`, si lt wos sifktblè tbot L akkc clgk wos l`stlcckd l` fk ot o

vkry yiuè oek. L tbl`g tbot l` tkrfs ia biw lt bos hi`trljutkd ti tbk wirg tbot L di, L

rkoccy jkclkvk tbot la L bod`0t ei`k ti eroduotk shbiic o`d jkk` elvk` tbk tosg ia dilè

tbls kìrfius rkskorhb prikht ti ekt o fostkrs dkerkk, ti di tbk tbksls, L wiucd ìt

`khkssorlcy jk dilè wbot L0f dilè ìw. L prijojcy wiucd ìt. L tbl`g tbkrk0s o port ia

fk tbot wos drow` ti tbot strueeck jkairk L wos l` eroduotk shbiic, jut lt eovk fk o`

ippirtu`lty ti rkoccy aihus i` lt air o ykor, tbk skhi`d ykor ia fy dkerkk. L tbl`g tbk itbkr

tblè tbot0s l`tkrkstlè ojiut eroduotk shbiic o`d blebkr kduhotli` ls tbot lt eovk fk

tiics clgk coèuoek, tbk gìwckdek, tbk sglcc ia dkhi`struhtli`, jut lt ocsi eovk fk occ ia

tbksk itbkr tiics tbot yiu ckor` wbk` yiu0rk l` ohodkflo os o pkrsi` ia hicir, os owifo`, os o aot pkrsi`, l` fy hosk.

L bod o cit ia ippisltli` l` eroduotk shbiic. %ist ia tbk aohucty wkrk ìt portlhucorcy

suppirtlvk ia fy wirg. Tbkrk wos ìjidy dilè wirg tbot wos slflcor ti fl`k. Tbk

pkrsi` wbi k`dkd up sle`lè iaa i` fy tbksls trlkd ti dufp fk tbrkk wkkgs jkairk tbk

sle`lè wos suppiskd ti boppk`. Tbkrk wos o portlhucor pkrsi` l` fy prierof wbi

tiig fy tbksls ldko. L fko` L sborkd lt wltb bkr, o`d sbk tiig lt wltbl` o wkkg, o`d

ìjidy ìtlhkd. :vkryjidy prktk`dkd lt bod`0t boppk`kd. )bk` L jriuebt lt up, lt wos

sirt ia leìrkd. L dld`0t u`dkrsto`d wbot L akct clgk wos sifktblè L bod hckorcy stotkd os o

rkskorhb l`tkrkst occ ia o suddk` jkhofk bkrs o`d ìjidy sold o`ytblè. Tbot gl`d ia

skt up tbls wbick wklrd dyòflh wbkrk L akct rkoccy oèry, L akct rkoccy slck`hkd, L akct rkoccy

oeerovotkd. Oeol`, L wos ticd l` eroduotk shbiic tbot L wos ofiè hicckoeuks, tbot L wos

l` o pcohk ti sbork gìwckdek, o`d L tiig tbot ot aohk vocuk. O`d tbot0s sifktblè tbot L

tbl`g o cit ia pkipck tbot di`0t gìw tbk bustck tbot ls rohlsf, o cit ia us togk tbot sblt ti

bkort, jut tbot0s ìt rkoc, tbot0s ìt rlebt, o`d tbot0s ìt truk. 4i, tbk trutb ia tbk fottkr ls

tbot wbk` yiu0rk l` eroduotk shbiic, lt ls ìt ojiut jklè hicckeloc, o`d lt ls ìt ojiut o

forgktpcohk ia ldkos. Lt0s ojiut yiu bovk o eiid ldko, yiu `kkd ti jk k!trkfkcy picltlhoc


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o`d strotkelh, o`d yiu jkttkr jk prkporkd air sifkjidy ti togk tbot sblt, o`d yiu jkttkr

aleurk iut biw yiu0rk eilè ti dkoc wltb tbot wbk` lt boppk`s. 8khousk lt0s vkry pissljck

tbot yiur ldko ls kltbkr eilè ti ekt togk` ir lt0s eilè ti ekt sbot upi`. 9iu0rk eilè ti

bovk ti plhg yiurskca up o`d di tbot wirg ia jklè yiur ùfjkr i`k odvihotk, o`d L

tbl`g tbot0s sifktblè tbot L akkc wbk` L tbl`g ojiut rohlsf. 9ks, tbkrk ork o cit ia airfs

ia rohlsf, jut i`k ia tbk jleekst i`ks tbot L0vk k`hiu`tkrkd o`d tbot L tbl`g tbot o cit iapkipck L gìw bovk k`hiu`tkrkd ls tbot pkipck ia hicir o`d wifk`, o`d L tbl`g L0cc soy

wifk` ia hicir, wk bovk ìt jkk` touebt ti bovk tbk hiàldk`hk tbot yiu `kkd ti rkoccy

suhhkkd l` o wircd clgk ohodkflo. )bot boppk`kd ls wkrk oarold ia aolcurk, wk0rk oarold

ia wbot lt fko`s ti ekt akkdjohg, kvk`, jkhousk iur u`dkrsto`dlè ia iur hopohlty ls si

clfltkd, o`d tbot bicds us johg arif toglè hbocckèks. )bkrkos yiu ciig ot sifkjidy

clgk wbltk focks l` ohodkflo wbi stlcc di k!troirdlòrlcy wkcc, bleb, ojivk o`d jkyi`d

o`yjidy kcsk l` ohodkflo o`d o`ywbkrk kcsk air tbot fottkr. L tbl`g tbot tbkrk0s

ijvliuscy flsiey`y o`d rohlsf tbkrk, o`d L0f ìt trylè ti dk`y tbot, jut o jle port ia

tbot flsiey`y o`d rohlsf ho` jk tbot tbisk fk` bovk o wkccsprlè ia hiàldk`hk tbot wk

di`0t bovk. )bk` tbky aolc, tbot diks`0t blt tbkf ti tbk hirk. Tbot diks`0t dkjlcltotk tbkf.

Lt flebt dkjlcltotk tbkf, L di`0t gìw, jut lt diks`0t dkjlcltotk tbkf air tbk `k!t EH ykors.

Tbky tbl`g, L0f stlcc owksifk oatkr tbls. Tbls flebt bovk boppk`kd, jut tbot pkrsi`0s

stupld. Tbot pkrsi` diks`0t gìw wbot tbky0rk tocglè ojiut. Tbot pkrsi` diks`0t gìw

sblt. O`d tbot0s tbk ottltudk tbot L tbl`g wk `kkd ti bovk o`d tbot L0f julcdlè up ìw l`

fy horkkr. L tbl`g tbot L aohkd o cit ia tbisk k!pkrlk`hks tbot o cit ia pkipck ia hicir o`d

wifk` ia hicir kspkhloccy k!pkrlk`hk l` eroduotk shbiic. L wos cltkroccy ticd jy i`k

priakssir tbot L dld`0t rkoccy bovk tbk l`tkcckhtuoc rleir ti hifpcktk bkr hiursk, o`d ti ust

soy tbot ti sifkjidy... L fko` lt wos si bkortjrkoglè ot tbk tlfk. Oeol`, L tbl`g tbot

wbot k`dkd up boppk`lè wos tbot L k`dkd up eilè l`ti oèkr foòekfk`t, si L

k`dkd up eilè l`ti bkoctb skrvlhks wblhb wkrk privldkd air arkk ot 4; 4totk. L k`dkd up

tocglè ti o tbkroplst o`d L wos bovlè occ tbksk prijckfs. L bod `kvkr akct firk clgk L woscislè fy fl`d. L rkfkfjkr sbk wos clgk o` icdkr wifo` ia hicir, o`d wk wkrk tocglè

fy k!pkrlk`hk ot eroduotk shbiic, o`d sbk sold ti fk, yiu di`0t gìw tbk eofk tbot

yiu0rk pcoylè, o`d lt wos clgk, lt wos si l`tk`sk l` tbot fifk`t ti bovk clgk tbls

l`hrkdljck l`tlfohy wltb sifkjidy wbi wos o` kcdkr, wbi wos o fk`tir l` tbot fifk`t,

o`d wbi jrigk lt diw` air fk, o`d gkpt lt rkoc. )bk` sbk hiucd bovk dkhldkd ti jk

priakssliòc o`d jk dlsto`t o`d jk l`dlaakrk`t, sbk ticd fk tbot l` ohodkflo air pkipck ia

hicir, ohodkflo ls o eofk ia wbltk`kss, o`d la yiu ork ìt wbltk, yiu di`0t gìw tbk

stogks o`d yiu di`0t gìw tbk eofk o`d yiu di`0t gìw tbk fivks, o`d yiu0vk eit ti

aleurk iut biw ti survlvk, gìwlè tbot yiu ho`ìt jk outbk`tlh l` tbisk spohks. L tbl`g

tbot bos horrlkd wltb fk, si L akkc clgk l` ohodkflo L0vk ckor`kd tbksk hi`hrktk tiics, clgk

biw ti wrltk wkcc, biw ti wrltk o` kssoy l` o woy tbot lt0cc ekt ohhkptkd ti sifktblè, biwti alcc iut oppclhotli`s, biw ti tocg ti pkipck, biw ti bovk o fkktlè, tbksk gl`ds ia

hi`hrktk tblès, biw ti `ktwirg ti o hkrtol` k!tk`t, jut L wos ocsi touebt occ ia tbksk

itbkr sglccs wblhb wkrk biw ti òvleotk sk!lsf, biw ti òvleotk rohlsf, biw ti ckor`

biw ti suppirt sifkjidy wbi0s eilè tbriueb tbk sofk tblè tbot yiu ork, o`d tbisk

ork l`dlspk`sojck tiics air fk, tii, os o` ohtlvlst o`d o` ortlst.


8/18

'lo= 4i yiu fk`tli`kd tbot yiu writk yiur alrst jiig wbk` yiu wkrk JD. 6iw dld yiu

ekt yiur alrst jiig dkoc

Qlrelk= 9iu gìw lt0s au``y2 lt wos tbk au``lkst stiry. Tbls ls titoccy bktkriìrfotlvk biur.

4i wbk` L wos wirglè l` rodli, i`k ia fy ossle`fk`ts wos ti ei ti kvk`ts o`d hivkr

tbkf. 4i i`k kvk`t tbot hofk up, tbky wkrk clgk, ei hivkr tbls. Lt wos o aclrt wirgsbip l`4o` ;ro`hlshi ot tbk 7iid Qljrotli`s 4tirk i` icg. L wos clgk, wkcc, L0f prktty eiid ot

aclrtlè, jut L0f boppy ti ei o`d skk wbot0s up. Lt wos tbls wifo`, L di`0t rkfkfjkr bkr

òfk ot occ, jut sbk diks tbksk kfpiwkrfk`t, aclrtlè, aclrt air civk, aclrt air suhhkss gl`d

ia wirgsbips. 4bk0s gl`d ia clgk o euru. 4bk wos iaakrlè tbls i`k doy l`tk`slvk, si L ei

l` tbkrk... 4, ckt fk johg up rkoccy ulhgcy o`d soy tbot L bod lt l` fy fl`d, L bod put lt

iut ti tbk u`lvkrsk os o gìw` aoht, L wos clgk u`lvkrsk, L0f ei`ò wrltk tbls jiig jkairk

L tur` JK. L` fy bkod tbot wos tbk trutb, lt bod`0t boppk`kd ykt, jut lt wos trutb os aor os

L wos hi`hkr`kd. L di`0t gìw biw tbls ls eilè ti boppk`, jut tbls ls ei`ò boppk`. L

akkc clgk tbot0s gl`d ia tbk pkrsi` L bovk jkk`, sifkjidy wbi0s clgk tbls ls fy possli`,

tbls ls wbot L wo`t, o`d lt ls di`k, jkhousk L soy lt ls di`k. L tbl`g tbls ls clgk tbk piwkr

akffk, tip tblè, jut o`ywoys, si L ei ti tbls aclrtlè wirgsbip, o`d L wocg l` tbkrk, o`d

tbkrk0s o akw hutk jiys. Tbkrk0s clgk tbrkk jiys, o`d L0f clgk, bff, tbrkk. )bk` L ei l`ti

o riif, L hocc lt shiplè tbk auhgojlclty. L shipkd tbk auhgojlclty2 tbkrk wkrk tbrkk

prispkhts. O`d L gl`d ia bod o` irdkr l` fy bkod, yiu gìw, L0d yiu clgk yiu alrst,

skhi`d, tblrd wbotkvkr. 4i durlè tbk alrst jrkog, hbilhk ùfjkr twi, fy skhi`d hbilhk,

hofk up ti fk, o`d bk stortkd tocglè, o`d bk wos gl`d ia cotbkrlè lt up o`d stuaa, jut

bk dld`0t hcisk tbk dkoc. 6k wos clgk, L0d rkoccy clgk yiu ti hifk tkohb o hcoss ot suhb

o`d suhb, yiu0rk rkoccy l`tkrkstlè, jcob jcob jcob. 9iu gìw, erkot, bk tkkd lt up, jut bk

dld ìt hcisk tbk dkoc. 4i L wos clgk, A(, tbot0s hiic.

Tbk` tbk `k!t jrkog hifks, o`d wbot L civk ls tbot hbilhk ùfjkr i`k wos sto`dlèrlebt jkbl`d blf, gl`d ia bivkrlè ti skk la bk0d fivk iut ir wbot bk0d di, si o`ywoy,

bocawoy tbriueb tbk hcoss, rlebt jkairk tbk cu`hb jrkog, wk bovk o` kyk hi`toht

k!krhlsk. 4i tbk wifo`0s clgk, A(, L wo`t tbkrk ti jk twi cl`ks, o`d L wo`t yiu ti

sustol` kyk hi`toht air clgk o flùtk, ir tblrty skhi`ds ir sifktblè clgk tbot, o`d L wos

port`krkd wltb hbilhk ùfjkr i`k. 4i wk dld kyk hi`toht clgk rkoccy l`tk`skcy. Tbk` rlebt

oatkr tbot, wk0rk stlcc ciiglè ot kohb itbkr, o`d sbk soys, A(, lt0s tlfk air cu`hb, yiu

bovk EH flùtks, o`d bk wocgs rlebt ti fk, togks fy bo`d o`d soys, L bovk ti togk yiu

ti cu`hb, $couebtkr&, o`d si, wk ei ti cu`hb, o`d bk0s clgk, wbot di yiu di jksldks

ciiglè clgk o eiddkss occ tbk tlfk 4i wkrk jo`tkrlè ir wbotkvkr, rkoccy aclrtotlius, o`d

L0f clgk, yiu gìw, rlebt ìw L0f dilè rodli, jut L0f ocsi eilè ti jk wrltlè o jiig,

$couebtkr&, o`d L wos clgk, L0f ocsi wrltlè o jiig, o`d lt0s eilè ti jk pujclsbkd jkairk L

tur` JK, o`d bk0s clgk, Tbot ls si au``y. L0f ohtuoccy o pujclsbkr. L wos clgk, A(, ykob,

tbot fogks sk`sk $couebtkr&.

O`d si wk0rk aclrtlè, o`d tbkrk0s o cit ia hbkflstry. Oatkr tbk hcoss, wk togk o hoj ti fy

oportfk`t, wk stort foglè iut, o`d rlebt jkairk bk puccs fy sblrt up, L soy, $couebtkr&, la

fy hbilhk ls jktwkk` dotlè yiu o`d yiu jklè fy pujclsbkr, L hbiisk fy pujclsbkr


9/18

$couebtkr&, O`d tbls ls titoccy fk jklè o titoc horkkr pkrsi`2 horkkr ls ùfjkr i`k l` o cit

ia woys air jkttkr ir wirsk. 4i, bk wos clgk, L tbl`g tbot wk ho` di jitb. L wos clgk, A(,

si tbls ls tbk vkrjoc hi`troht tbot wk0rk airflè l` fy bkod $couebtkr&. 4i wltbl` o wkkg,

wk bovk drow` up o` oerkkfk`t2 bk bos iaakrkd ti joslhoccy au`d tbk prikht. 6k0s clgk,

L0f ìt eilè ti jk ojck ti poy yiu, jut L0cc poy air kvkrytblè, o`d wbotkvkr fi`ky yiu

fogk arif tbk jiig, arif tbk socks ia tbk jiig l` pkrsi`, yiu ho` gkkp tbot fi`ky. 4ilt wos i`k ia tbisk sltuotli`s wbk` lt wos L dld`0t ekt o` odvo`hk, jut lt wos o ì cisk

sltuotli`. 4i wltbl` tbrkk fi`tbs L bod al`lsbkd lt, clgk lt wos ocrkody l` fy bkod, yiu

gìw. 4i lt wos di`k, o`d lt jkhofk !kstlòtli` !!= "dvk`turks ia o #rkost Aktlsblst

Ultb $%!!s

'lo= O`d biw dld yiu hifk up wltb tbk ldko air tbk jiig

Qlrelk= Lt ust akct vkry l`tultlvk, o`d lt wos`0t i`k ia tbisk tblès wbkrk L sot diw` wltb

tbls sprkodsbkkt, o`d L wos clgk, A(, tbls ls tbk fist hist5kaakhtlvk ldko ti pursuk. Lt

wos clgk L wo`t ti wrltk o jiig ojiut wbot lt wos clgk ti jk o akfock aktlsblst o`d ti tocg

ojiut jiijs, o`d tbot wos gl`d ia fy jle tblè. Oeol`, L tbl`g lt hofk arif o vkry

l`tultlvk pcohk, o`d tbls ls wbot L k`hiuroek wbk` L tbl`g ia itbkr ortlsts ir kvk` itbkr

sfocc jusl`kss iw`krs. #ust tbk itbkr doy, L wos ot o `ktwirglè kvk`t, o`d tbkrk wos o

wifo` ckhturlè. 4bk wos tocglè ojiut biw tbk ùfjkr i`k tblè tbot0s lfpirto`t air o

jusl`kss, o`d la yiu0rk o` ortlst, yiu0rk o jusl`kss, tbk ùfjkr i`k tblè air o jusl`kss

iw`kr tbot yiu `kkd ti bovk ls possli`. O`d tbk woy tbot L bkord tbot wos tbot yiu `kkd

ti bovk tbot possli` ti togk yiu tbriueb tbisk fifk`ts wbk` yiu di`0t tbl`g yiu0rk

eilè ti jk ojck ti fogk lt. 9iu ocsi `kkd ti bovk tbot possli` jkhousk yiu `kkd ti

gìw tbot yiu0rk rlebt kvk` la tbls ls tbk tblè tbot diks`t fogk o`y sk`sk. Lt bos ti rldk

yiu tbriueb tbisk doys wbk` pkipck ork clgk, tbot0s o wklrd ir stupld ir jod ldko. L

tbl`g ocsi air fk tbk possli` ls arif ckor`lè ti trust wbot yiur l`tultli` ls tkcclè yiuojiut wbkrk yiu sbiucd jk bkodkd. ;ir fk, wbk`kvkr L0vk bod tbisk fifk`ts wbkrk L

slt diw` wltb o sprkodsbkkt o`d L0f clgk, tbls ls tbk fist hist5kaakhtlvkBproefotlh pco`,

lt `kvkr tur`s iut.

L rkfkfjkr L bod o fifk`t2 L tbl`g tbot pkipck bovk hrissriods fifk`ts. kipck bovk

fo`y ivkr tbk hiursk ia o claktlfk. L rkfkfjkr oatkr L wk`t ti hicckek L eit o ij wirglè

ot o hi`tlùotli` shbiic, o`d lt wos glcclè fk. :vkrydoy L wiucd wogk up o`d wlsb tbot L

eit blt jy o hor. O`d L akkc clgk o cit ia pkipck l` kduhotli` uàirtuòtkcy akkc tbot woy, si

$couebtkr&, si o`ywoy, lt k`dkd up jklè tbls jkoutlauc k!pkrlk`hk wirglè wltb tbksk glds

wbi bovk jkk` tbriueb si fuhb sblt o`d wkrk clvlè tbksk clvks u`dkr tbk fist l`tk`sk

ports ia l`stltutliòc rohlsf, pivkrty o`d sk!lsf, o`d tbky survlvkd, o`d o cit ia us

jkhofk hcisk ot tbk k`d. Tbk pil`t ls tbot lt wos si bord. %y jiss botkd fk2 tbk glds

bod o cit ia prijckfs tbot L dld`0t gìw biw ti dkoc wltb. L rkfkfjkr lt hofk ti tbot pil`t

wbkrk fy hi`troht wos up ti ekt rk`kwkd. %y jiss wos clgk, )k0cc blrk yiu oeol`,

jkhousk sbk wos ciiglè airword ti tirturlè fk air oìtbkr ykor $couebtkr&. 4bk0s clgk,

wk0cc blrk yiu oeol`, o`d l` tbot fifk`t, fy pork`ts wkrk clgk, Tbls ls o eiid ij. 9iu

fogk occ tbls fi`ky, ir yiu fogk o hkrtol` ofiu`t ia fi`ky. L wos foglè clgk EH, EJ.


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O`d yiu ekt occ tbksk jk`kalts, o`d yiu sbiucd stoy bkrk, o`d lt0s rlebt l` tbk

`klebjirbiid, yiu ho` clvk wltb us, yiu ho` stoy bkrk, lt0s clgk tbls pkrakht alt.

:vkrytblè l` fy jidy wos soylè ì, ì, ì, ì, ì, ì, jut fy bkod wos clgk, Tbky0rk

rlebt. Tbkrk0s occ tbksk tblès. 4i L rkfkfjkr L eit l`ti o prierof l` 'kw 9irg ti ekt o

%ostkrs dkerkk l` :duhotli`. ort ia tbk hi`dltli` ia tbk dkerkk wos tbot lt wos arkk, jutyiu bod ti wirg ot o` ot5rlsg shbiic os tbk hi`dltli`. L eit rkhrultkd ti wirg ot tbls

shbiic l` tbk 8ri`! jy tbls portlhucor prl`hlpoc. 6k skkfkd clgk o rkoccy ofo1lè pkrsi`,

jut tbk pil`t ls tbot L dld tbk l`tkrvlkw wltb blf2 bk wo`tkd ti blrk fk. L dld tbk l`tkrvlkw

wltb tbk pcohk2 L bod wo`tkd ti fivk ti 'kw 9irg. Lt occ skkfkd rlebt, yiu gìw, clgk lt

wos sfort, tbls ls o eiid tblè, L0cc bovk o %ostkrs dkerkk, kvkrytblè ls tkcclè fk yks.

8ut wbk` lt hofk tlfk ti jiig tbk tlhgkt, L wiucd ust aocc oport. L wiucd stort hrylè

u`hi`triccojcy o`d kvkry tlfk, kvkry tlfk, L ust hiucd`0t di lt. Oeol` tbot0s tbk fifk`t

wbk` yiur jidy gìws2 kvkrytblè tbot yiur jrol` ls ìt rkody ti prihkss, yiur jidy

gìws. L ust dld tbk stupldkst tblè tbot yiu hiucd di. L sold ì ti tbk ij ot tbk shbiic

tbot L bod jkk` wirglè ot2 L sold ì ti tbk ij l` 'kw 9irg. L ohtuoccy cist o ju`hb ia

fi`ky jkhousk L bod pold air occ tbksk sto`dordl1kd tksts yiu bovk ti togk. L dld`0t hork.

L wos clgk lt0s wirtb lt, yiu gìw. L k`dkd up fivlè ti 4o` ;ro`hlshi u`kfpciykd, o`d

tbk` L eit o ij wirglè ot "84 rodli foglè MHH o` biur. O`d L0f ìt soylè tbot0s

kvkryjidy0s stiry, jut L0f ust soylè tbk jidy gìws $couebtkr&, o`d tbot0s sifktblè

tbot0s rkoccy lfpirto`t.

O cit ia ortlsts L0vk spigk` ti ir bkord spkog, o cit ia tlfks yiu jkhifk tbk vksskc. 9iu

jkhifk tbk tblè tbriueb wblhb tbk ort ls jklè hrkotkd, o`d tbisk ork tbksk foir

ofo1lè fifk`ts, o`d la yiu0rk o wirglè ortlst, tbisk fifk`ts flebt ìt jk occ tbk

tlfk. 9iu bovk o dkodcl`k, yiu bovk ti wirg lt iut, rlebt 8ut tbkrk ork tbksk fifk`ts

wbkrk lt akkcs titoccy ivkrwbkcflè, titoccy splrltuoc, titoccy tbksk ork, tbksk ork fy bo`dswrltlè lt, ir fy bo`ds typlè lt, ir fy wirds soylè lt, jut tbkrk ls sifktblè fuhb

jleekr ot wirg bkrk. O`d tbots biw Lvk iatk` akct. L fko` L tbl`g tbots wby tbk wirgs

bovk ocwoys jkk` rkoccy aost. Tbk turìvkr bos jkk` aost wltb tbk alrst, wltb tbk twi

jiigs, o`d elvk` tbk skhi`d i`k ls o` o`tbiciey, jut fy port, fy hi`trljutli` ia tbk

jiig, hofk iut os la lt wos ust tbk fist òturoc tblè, clgk tbot wos k!ohtcy wbot `kkdkd

ti jk sold. L, yiu gìw, twkogkd tbk wirds bkrk o`d tbkrk, jut tbk fkssoek wos tbkrk.

O`d lt hofk, lt hofk tbriueb fk, o`d lts au``y jkhousk L erkw up l` o "brlstlo`

biuskbicd, wbkrk tbot gl`d ia ldko tbot tbkrk wiucd jk splrlts toglè ivkr yiu o`d sblt,

tbot `kvkr boppk`kd wltb #ksus, jut lt boppk`s ti fk wltb fy picltlhs o`d fy ort.

'lo= O`d wbkrk dld yiu fivk ti tbk 8oy arif 9iu sold yiu fivkd ti 4o`

;ro`hlshi...

Qlrelk= L0f arif, fy pork`ts clvk l` 4o` ojci, si lt0s clgk twk`ty flcks arif bkrk. 'it

vkry aor, o sujurj, ykob.

'lo= )bot wos yiur k!pkrlk`hk clgk... L0f l`tkrkstkd l` sirt ia yiur k!pkrlk`hk wrltlè o


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jiig vkrsus kdltlè o jiig.

Qlrelk= 9kob, wkcc kdltlè o jiig $sleb&, L wiucd soy tbk k!hltlè tblè ojiut kdltlè o

jiig ls, i`k ia fy aovirltk tblès, sl`hk L0f ìt tbk i`cy pkrsi` wbi writk lt, L ho` tocg

ojiut biw erkot lt ls o`d ìt kvk` akkc wklrd ir keitlstlhoc ojiut lt, jkhousk akwkr tbo`

boca tbk wirds ork fl`k, si L ho` soy biw ao`tostlh lt ls. L ho` jroe ojiut biw ofo1lètbksk pkipck0s wrltlè ls, o`d lt0s si k!hltlè ti jk ojck ti di tbot. 4i os tbk kdltir, L akkc

clgk yiu ekt tbot l` o woy tbot os o wrltkr, yiu di`0t. Oìtbkr tblè tbot wos l`tkrkstlè air

fk os o` kdltir wos biw tro`sairfotliòc tbot prihkss ls, o`d L tbl`g tbot tbot0s wbot

k!hltlè. L` o cit ia woys, lt rkfl`dkd fk o cit ia jklè o rkskorhbkr o`d dilè tbk

rkskorhb l` eroduotk shbiic jkhousk yiu ei l` gl`d ia tbl`glè, foyjk tbls ls wbot L wlcc

al`d. 9iu bovk o ukstli`, o`d yiu tbl`g A(, tbls ls tbk ukstli` L bovk o`d foyjk L0cc

al`d tbls. O`d tbk` yiu rkocl1k tbot jitb tbk ukstli` o`d wbot yiu k!pkhtkd wkrk ìt

rkoccy rlebt, o`d tbot0s o` k!hltlè prihkss ia tro`sairfotli`. L tbl`g tbot0s wbot k!hltlè

jitb ojiut ohodkflo o`d wrltlè= tbk ukstli` ltskca ho` jk tro`sairfotliòc air pkipck,

jitb yiu os o pkrsi` wbi0s osglè o`d o pkrsi` wbi0s ekttlè tbk ukstli`. O`ywoy,

wbot L aiu`d wos wbk` L skt iut ti kdlt Bit o`d Bkovy, fy tbiuebt wos, L gìw occ ia

tbksk akrihlius aot jlthbks wbi ork si ofo1lè o`d si alkrhk o`d L0f eilè ti osg tbkf

biw tbky jkhofk si alkrhk. L tbiuebt tbk stirlks wkrk eilè ti jk au``y o`d titoccy2

ocfist clgk tbls rifo`tlh hifkdy wos l` fy bkod. )bot L aiu`d wos tbot tbk stirlks wkrk

rkoccy, rkoccy, rkoccy hifpclhotkd, o`d o cit ia tbkf wkrk ìt su`sbl`k o`d pupplks o`d

rifo`tlh hifkdy sblt. Lt wos skrlius, l`tk`sk sblt. ;ir fk, wbot L rkocl1kd wos tbot fy

u`dkrsto`dlè ia alkrhk bod jkk` titoccy i`k5dlfk`sliòc. L i`cy sow tbk sbl`y ports. L

dld`0t skk wbot wk`t l`ti wbot lt fko`t ti jk alkrhk. Oeol`, L tbl`g sl`hk tbk jiig bos

hifk iut o`d L0vk tocgkd ti pkipck ojiut lt, lt jciws fy fl`d ti bkor tbklr lfprkssli`s ia

wbot tbls wird fko`s.

L rkfkfjkr i`hk L wos ot o ckhturk, o`d tbk priakssir bod ossle`kd tbk l`triduhtli` ia

tbk jiig ti tbk studk`ts ti rkod. 4bk0d osgkd kvkryjidy ti ei oriu`d tbk hlrhck o`d soy

wbot tbky akct clgk tbk wird alkrhk fko`t ti tbkf. :vkryjidy bod occ tbksk dlaakrk`t

o`swkrs tbot wkrk rkoccy eiid, o`d tbk` tbkrk wos tbls i`k ukkr pkrsi` ia hicir, o`d

tbky sold alkrhk`kss ls orfir. O`d lt wos clgk, ib sblt. Lt stlcc elvks fk hblccs ti rkfkfjkr

tbisk wirds. L` tbot fifk`t, sifkjidy wbi0s MG, MC, yiuèkr tbo` fk, bod tbls l`slebt

l`ti sifktblè tbot wos si l`tk`skcy possliòtk o`d si striè. L tbl`g tbot wbk` yiu

tbl`g ojiut tbk wird alkrhk o`d biw tbot wird bos jkk` ojsirjkd l`ti iur hucturk, lt

hifks vkry fuhb arif ukkr pkipck ia hicir hiffu`lty, ukkr pkipck ia hicir blstiry.

)bk` yiu tbl`g ojiut ukkr pkipck ia hicir, kspkhloccy akffks ia hicir, tbk ofiu`t ia

rkslclk`hk tbot ls `kkdkd ti survlvk l` o wircd tbot ls hi`sto`tcy jifjordlè tbklr ldk`tlty

o`d tbklr jidy ls l`hrkdljck, o`d tbk` ti tur` lt l`ti tbls tblè wbkrk lt clgk ciigs kaairtckss

o`d ciigs aosbliòjck o`d ciigs styclsb o`d ciigs sk!y o`d ciigs kaairtckss, o`d tbot sblt

ls ìt kaairtckss. Tbot sblt ls si l`tk`sk o`d rkoc.

L tbl`g tbot wos air fk tbk fifk`t os o` kdltir wbkrk tbot wos tro`sairfotli`, wbkrk

fy ldko ia wbot tbls jiig wos eilè ti jk, wblhb wos eilè ti jk tbls clebt rkodlè, clgk


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Nbkrk0s biw alkrhk jlthbks di tbklr alkrhk tblè. NL tbiuebt lt wos eilè ti jk clgk o au`,

gl`d ia pcoyauc tblè. Lt jkhofk tbls tblè wbkrk L wos clgk, A(, os tbk kdltir, L bovk tbk

ijcleotli` ti tkcc tbklr trutb. L tbl`g tbkrk wos o fifk`t wbkrk L wos wirrlkd tbot wbk` L

tur`kd l` tbk jiig tbot fy kdltir wos eilè ti jk clgk, tbls ls rkoccy dkprksslè $couebtkr&

ir clgk, tbls ls`0t wbot wk tocgkd ojiut, o`d L rkfkfjkr bovlè o fifk`t wbkrk L wos

clgk, A(, L ho` kltbkr kdlt iut tbk hifpck!lty ia tbls stiry, ir L ho` tkcc tbk stiry o`d biìrtbk pkrsi` wbi0s bkorlè tbk stiry kìueb o`d biìr tbk pkrsi` wbi0s tkcclè tbk stiry

kìueb tbot tbky wlcc jk ojck ti wirg lt iut. O`d L dkhldkd ti ei wltb tbot. L dkhldkd ti ei

wltb tbk tkcclè tbk stiry o`d jklè bi`kst wltb tbk stiry. L ohtuoccy tocg ojiut tbls l` tbk

l`triduhtli`, o`d bovlè tbot fifk`t wbkrk L bod ti u`dkrsto`d wbot tbls tblè tbot

ciigkd tbls hkrtol` woy ohtuoccy wos. O`d eriwlè up l` tbot fifk`t, bovlè ti eriw tbk

auhg up os o wrltkr o`d o` kdltir jkhousk yiu0rk ìw rkspi`sljck air o ju`hb ia pkipck0s

stirlks, o`d os L rkod tbksk stirlks, tbkrk wos si fuhb eilè i`. Lt wos si hckor ti fk

tbot air sifk ia tbkf, lt wos tbk alrst tlfk tbky0d ticd tbklr stiry. ;ir sifk ia tbkf lt wos

vkry, vkry vuc`krojck stuaa tbot tbky wkrk sborlè wltb fk, o`d L tbl`g ocsi tbkrk wkrk o

ùfjkr ia `kw wrltkrs wbi bod `kvkr jkk` pujclsbkd, o`d L dkhldkd ti wirg wltb tbkf

tbriueb tbklr plkhk. 4ifk ia tbkf ust bod tbls skkd ia o plkhk, clgk o skkd ia o hboptkr,

o`d lt wos hckor tbot lt `kkdkd o cit ia wirg, jut L wos boppy ti wirg wltb tbkf i` lt,

jkhousk L akkc clgk tbk wirg ltskca ls ojiut tkcclè o stiry tbot bos`0t jkk` ticd, o`d lt

sbiucd jk, l` fy ipl`li`, lt sbiucd jk wrlttk` jy pkipck wbi bod jkk` pujclsbkd jkairk

o`d wbi0d wrlttk` i` itbkr sujkhts. 8ut lt wos tbk òturk ia tbk ustlhk ia tbk wirg ti

l`hcudk pkipck wbi bod `kvkr foyjk jkk` pujclsbkd jkairk2 tbot wos o jle port ia lt. L

tbl`g tbot l` o cit ia woys, os o` kdltir, tbk k!pkrlk`hk wos fuhb firk l`tkrohtlvk,

tro`sairfotliòc, tbo` lt wos ti jk ust o slèck outbir. )bk` L writk tbk alrst jiig, L

fko` elvk` lt wos kritlho, wblhb ls o vkry dlaakrk`t gl`d ia eofk occ tiektbkr, jut ot tbk

tlfk lt akct clgk o vkry sici k!pkrlk`hk. L bod tbk akkdjohg arif clgk aiur ir alvk pkipck,

jut L hiucd`0t jk osglè pkipck kvkry slèck doy ti dlocieuk wltb fk o`d elvk fkl`hrkdljck kdlts o`d tblès clgk tbot. 4i L tbl`g tbky wkrk vostcy dlaakrk`t k!pkrlk`hks,

o`d, yiu gìw, L ho`0t soy tbot L prkakr i`k ivkr tbk itbkr. Tbky wkrk ust si dlaakrk`t. L

tbl`g prijojcy fy `k!t wirg wlcc jk o slèck outbir plkhk. L di`0t gìw wbot lt0s eilè ti

jk ykt.

'lo= 6iw dld yiu ekt yiur skhi`d jiig dkoc

Qlrelk= Tbk skhi`d hi`troht hofk... lt0s oìtbkr sirt ia cièlsb stiry. L opiciel1k

$couebtkr&. 4i L g`kw ojiut 4koc rkssjkhousk wbk` L wos wirglè l` rodli wk uskd tijiig euksts tbriueb tbkf. 4i tbky wkrk l` fy bkod. Tbk skkd bod jkk` pco`tkd tbot L

wo`tkd ti wirg wltb tbksk pkipck. Oeol`, L bod ust gl`d ia eittk` lt l` fy bkod tbot

tbksk wkrk tbk pkipck L wo`tkd ti wirg wltb. )bk` L wos l` o ciè dlsto`hk rkcotli`sblp

wltb sifki`k, 4of, wbi0s o 'kw Fkoco`dkr, o`d wk0rk stlcc jkst arlk`ds. O`d L wos clvlè

l` 'kw Fkoco`d. L bod jkk` wirglè os o sk! kduhotir o`d tbk` bod ult fy ij o`d

fivkd ti 'kw Fkoco`d air alvk fi`tbs. ?urlè tbot tlfk, lt wos ust i`k ia tbisk tblès

wbkrk yiu0rk l` oìtbkr hiu`try o`d yiu0vk ust ckat tbls ij, yiur bkort ls ipk`, yiur

splrlt ls ipk`, yiur jrol` ls ipk`, ti occ tbksk dlaakrk`t tblès. L rkfkfjkr L wk`t i`


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vohotli` ti tbk "iig Lsco`ds, wblhb ls l` tbk flddck ia tbk ohlalh. 9iu gìw wbot, L ckat

iut o port. 8ohg up o ykor jkairk tbot, L bod o hi`troht wirglè l` tiurlsf, o`d i`k ia tbk

jk`kalts ia tbk hi`troht wos tbot sbk wiucd acy us ti occ tbksk dlaakrk`t pcohks ir sbk

wiucd acy us ti ekt fkktlès o`d la yiu bod gl`d ia o eiid rkcotli`sblp, sbk wiucd acy yiu

ti cihoc orkos jkairk yiur hi`troht stortkd. 4i tbot portlhucor ykor, L wos l` 8isti`, rlebt

jkairk L wos eilè ti jk dilè o hi`troht l` 'kw 9irg, 'kw #krsky. L wos l` 8isti`, o`dL wos l` tbls titoccy splrltuoccy kckvotkd pcohk. L ust akct si eiid o`d si aucc o`d wbick o`d

hifpcktk, o`d L rkfkfjkr osglè tbk u`lvkrsk l` tbot fifk`t, L wos clgk, wbkrk of L

bkodkd )bkrk ls tbls eilè O`d lt wos tbls tbiuebt ust l`triduhkd l`ti fy bkod, lt

wos, yiu ork eilè ti jk port ia tbk aot fivkfk`t. L bod ìt di`k o`y ireo`l1lè

oriu`d aot`kss. L bod rkod o akw ortlhcks. L dld`0t kvk` rkfkfjkr bovlè rkod tbkf. L

rkocl1k ìw l` rktrispkht ciiglè ot tbk rkodkrs L rkod l` hicckek tbot L bod rkod aot

ohtlvlsf ortlhcks arif skvkroc ykors oei, jut L wos ìt port ia tbk fivkfk`t. L dld`0t

kvk` gìw tbkrk wos o fivkfk`t ot occ. Tbkrk wos tbls l`tultlvk u`dkrsto`dlè ir

sifktblè. L di`0t kvk` gìw wbot boppk`kd. O`ywoy, si tbls tbiuebt wos l`triduhkd l`

fy bkod, o`d tbky wkrk clgk, yiu0rk eilè ti bovk ti di tbls aot fivkfk`t tblè, o`d L

wos clgk, A(, wkcc, wbot di L bovk... biw di L di tbot O`d tbk o`swkr wos, ust

jrkotbk. Tbot wos tbk o`swkr= ust ekt up o`d jrkotbk. O`d tbot0s ocwoys tbk o`swkr, ì

fottkr wbot, ust ekt up o`d jrkotbk. Tlfk wlcc tkcc. )botkvkr. 4i oatkr tbot boppk`kd, L

wos clgk ocrlebt L0f ust ei`ò hblcc tbk` jkhousk tbls ls ust ei`ò boppk` wltb ir

wltbiut fy gìwckdek ir hi`sk`t $couebtkr&. 4i tbk` L di`0t gìw, o wblck possks, o ykor

foyjk. L0f l` 'kw Fkoco`d, o`d L ei ti tbk "iig Lsco`ds. L0f wrltlè wlsbks l` tbk so`d.

L0f jy fyskca, o`d L wrltk l`ti tbk so`d, ;ottlks ia tbk wircd u`ltk, wblhb bod jkk` tbk

òfk ia o jcie tbot o arlk`d bod osgkd fk ti wrltk rlebt jkairk L wk`t ti 'kw Fkoco`d, ir

L tbl`g foyjk wbk` L wos tbkrk. 4bk sold, L0f dilè o prikht i` jidy lfoek, o`d L0d

rkoccy clgk yiu ti wrltk air lt. )lcc yiu wrltk o pist air tbls wkjsltk wkrk foglè O`d L

wos clgk, surk, si L writk Aottlks ia tbk 'ircd u`ltk. Lt wos joslhoccy o ro`t ojiut aot clako`d biw aot clak ho` jk auhgkd up jkhousk pkipck ork auhgkd up ojiut aot. Lt wos ojiut

sk! o`d fk` o`d occ gl`ds ia stuaa. O`d o cit ia pkipck rkoccy clgkd lt. O cit ia pkipck rkoccy

rksiòtkd wltb lt. 4i L wos wrltlè wlsbks l` tbk so`d, aottlks l` tbk wircd u`ltk, o`d

wbk` L hofk johg, tbkrk bod ust jkk` o alrk clt u`dkr fy oss. L cltkroccy writk o pripisoc

l` tbrkk doys o`d sk`t lt l` arif 'kw Fkoco`d ti 8krgkcky, "oclair`lo, ti 4koc rkss. Lt

wos air Aottlks ia tbk Uircd (`ltk. L writk tbk alrst twi hboptkrs. L writk tbk l`triduhtli`

o`d foyjk clgk tbk `k!t hboptkr. L bod o tojck ia hi`tk`ts, L bod tbk hi`hkpt, kvkrytblè,

si occ tbk tblès tbot wkrk rkulrkd. 8y tbk woy, ust o clttck tldjlt air pkipck wbi ork

l`tkrkstkd l` sujflttlè pripisocs, o cit ia pkipck ir pujclsbkrs wbi pujclsb ìàlhtli`

wlcc bovk tbk sujflssli` euldkcl`ks i` tbklr wkjsltk, si yiu ho` ust aicciw tbisk o`d

sujflt hicd hocc, sujflt o hicd sujflssli`. 9iu di`0t bovk ti bovk o` oek`t. Oìtbkrclttck tldjlt ls tbot la yiu wrltk ìàlhtli`, yiu di`0t `kkd o` oek`t. La yiu wrltk alhtli`, yiu

`kkd o` oek`t.

4i, A(, L ekt o` kfolc johg, clgk twi fi`tbs cotkr, arif tbk 4k`lir :dltir, wbi0s stlcc o

wifo` L buekcy, buekcy, buekcy rkspkht, 8riigk )or`kr, wbi wos tbk kdltir ot 4koc

tbk`. O`d sbk wos clgk, L rkoccy clgk yiur vilhk. Tbls ls o fo`laksti. Tbls ls rkoccy uùsuoc


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ìwodoys. Tbkrk0s ìt fo`y ia tbisk. 4bk wos clgk, L di`0t gìw la tbls ls eilè ti fogk

lt post tbls pil`t, jut L ust wo`t ti ckt yiu gìw tbot yiu bovk o vilhk o`d tbls ls eiid. Lt

wos l` tbot fifk`t oeol`, tbl`glè ojiut fyskca os o yiuè wifo` ia hicir wbi foyjk

dld`0t bovk o ti` ia hiàldk`hk ojiut bkr wirg, tbisk wirds wkrk buek ti fk. Lt tur`kd

iut tbot tbk pripisoc eit rkkhtkd. Tbk pripisoc dld`0t fogk lt post tbk forgktlè tkof.

Tbky wkrk clgk, tbls ls ìt eilè ti rkohb tbk oudlk`hk. Ot tbk tlfk, tbk jiig wos i`cyojiut aot sk! o`d aot sk!uoclty. Tbky joslhoccy sold lt wi`0t jk ojck ti rkohb yiur forgkt,

wblhb tro`scotli`, ho` fko` o cit ia tblès, jut ot tbk tlfk wos clgk, wk di`0t gìw tbot

lt0s eilè ti jk ojck ti skcc, o`d tbk rkosi` wby wos jkhousk tbk lssuk bod`0t rkoccy blt

tbk pujclh ykt. Lt wos`0t rkoccy o buek tblè l` ohodkflo ykt, o`d tbk jle pcus sl1k aosbli`

k!pcisli` bod`0t boppk`kd ykt, si tbls ls occ prkdotlè tbot. L ei l`ti eroduotk shbiic. L

k`d up studylè aot elrcs, dilè fy wbick dkerkk i` aot wifk` ia hicir, ukkrlè tbk

akfl`l`k, o`d os L0f al`lsblè up fy dkerkk, L sk`d o` kfolc ti 8riigk. L soy, 8riigk, L

di`0t gìw la yiu rkfkfjkr fk, jut L0f tbk i`k wbi writk Aottlks, L0f tbk i`k dld tbot

tblè ojiut aot. L di`0t gìw tbot L wo`t ti ei tbriueb tbk wbick sujflssli` prihkss

oeol` clgk tbot, jut la tbkrk0s o`y l`tkrkst l` tbk wirg, ckt fk gìw, o`d L0f wlcclè ti di

wbotkvkr wirg yiu wo`t fk ti di jkbl`d tbot. L wos clgk, L tbl`g ìw ls tbk tlfk, o`d

tbot wos wbot L sold. 8khousk oatkr L0d di`k tbk rkskorhb, l` tbk twi ykors tbot bod

posskd sl`hk tbk rkkhtli`, L akct clgk tbkrk bod jkk` tbls buek hucturoc sblat. Lt wos clgk

tbkrk ls o 1klteklst tbot bos boppk`kd, o`d lt0s titoccy, titoccy tbk tlfk ìw, o`d L wos

hi`vl`hkd. L rkfkfjkr 8riigk writk johg, o`d sbk wos clgk, L oerkk. L tbl`g lt0s tbk

tlfk, tii, o`d sbk wos clgk, la yiu0rk wlcclè ti k!po`d tbk ldko jkyi`d sk!, L tbl`g tbot

wk ho` fivk airword i` tbls. L wo`t lt ti jk firk tbo` tbot, L wo`t lt ti jk ojiut occ tbk

ospkhts, occ tbk rkocfs ojiut clak os o aottlk, os o aot elrc, o`d L wos clgk, tbot ohtuoccy

siu`ds clgk o ao`tostlh ldko. L tbl`g sbk ohtuoccy bod o jkttkr, firk hifpck! ldko tbo` L

bod kvk`, ir o jleekr vlsli` tbo` L bod, o`d tbot wos biw tbk jiig jkhofk wbot lt wos.

Tbkrk wos o clttck jlt ia johg o`d airtb. Tbkrk wos o rkkhtli` tbot wos port ia tbk stiry. Lwos ìt dkfirocl1kd, o`d L rkoccy tiig bkr ot bkr wird. L tbl`g wbot sbk sold l` tbk kfolc

wbkrk sbk0s clgk, wk ho`0t fivk airword, sbk sold, rlebt ìw ls`0t tbk tlfk. L fko` L

rkoccy tiig bkr ot bkr wird, tbls ldko tbot o prikht ho` kvicvk, o prikht ho` jk wriè ot

i`k tlfk o`d rlebt ot oìtbkr tlfk. L tbl`g oeol` eilè johg ti wbot lt fko`s ti jk

possliòtk, lt0s ti bovk tbk hiàldk`hk l` tbls tblè, ti rldk lt tbriueb o`d ti jk clgk tbls ls

eilè ti hifk l`ti tbk wircd i`k woy ir oìtbkr, jkhousk fy tbiuebt wos tbot tbls

prikht wos eilè ti hifk l`ti tbk wircd i`k woy ir oìtbkr. O`d L0f rkoccy k!hltkd tbot

lt hofk tbriueb 4koc rkss, o`d L0f rkoccy k!hltkd tbot lt hofk l`ti arultli` tbk woy tbot lt

ls. L wos vkry vkry odofo`t l` fy fl`d tbot lt wos eilè ti tur` l`ti sifktblè, tbot L

wos eilè ti di sifktblè wltb lt.

'lo= O`d wbkrk di yiu wo`t ti ei arif bkrk

Qlrelk= L tbl`g tbot tbk o`swkr eiks johg ti wogk up o`d jrkotbk. L fko` L tbl`g tbot air

fk L di`0t gìw wbkrk lt0s eilè arif bkrk, o`d L tbl`g tbot tbkrk0s tbls kckfk`t ia

surrk`dkr tbot L ust bovk ti rkocl1k ls port ia fy clak. L akkc clgk kvkry tlfk L bovk`0t ust

surrk`dkrkd o`d ust elvk` l`ti ti wbot fy jidy0s tkcclè fk, tblès bovk eittk` iaa


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joco`hk. L di`0t gìw wbkrk tblès ork eilè arif bkrk. L wiucd civk ti hi`tlùk ti wrltk.

L wiucd civk ti hi`tlùk ti hrkotk jiigs, wirgs, jle wirgs clgk tbot, ti hi`tlùk ti

jkhifk o` l`hrkoslècy vlsljck pujclh l`tkcckhtuoc aleurk, o`d l` o cit ia woys L tbl`g tbot L

skkg ti l`ìvotk tbot spohk jktwkk` tbk pujclh o`d tbk ohodkfy o`d rkoccy l` sifk

woys horvk iut o truk spohk air pujclh l`tkcckhtuocs.

L tbl`g tbot oìtbkr jle ofjltli` L bovk ls ti wirg l` hiccojirotli` wltb pkipck wbi ork

eilè ti hrkotk làrostruhturk oriu`d ippirtu`ltlks air pkipck ia hicir, aot pkipck, ukkr

pkipck, wifk`, pkipck L skk l` fy hiffu`lty wbi L tocg ti tbkf occ tbk tlfk o`d tbky0rk

clgk jrigk os o igk, yiu gìw. O`d L tbl`g tbot i` tbk i`k bo`d, L jkclkvk l` o aolrcy

fidkst clakstyck. L jkclkvk yiu di`0t `kkd firk tbo` wbot yiu `kkd $couebtkr&. 8ut ot tbk

sofk tlfk, L akkc os o jibkdi`lst, $couebtkr&, L jkclkvk tbot wk bovk tbksk fifk`ts ia

dkclhlius aiid ir dkclhlius ort ir dkclhlius trovkc ir wbotkvkr, o`d L jkclkvk tbkrk ho` jk

jkouty l` tbisk tblès o`d pkipck dkskrvk tbisk tblès os wkcc. %y pil`t ls tbkrk0s o

spohk jktwkk` fidksty o`d L bovk wbot L `kkd o`d jrigk os o igk, o`d L akkc clgk L

wiucd clgk ti jrldek tbot $couebtkr&. L0d clgk ti skk firk pkipck l` fy clak wbi di`0t bovk

ti clvk poyhbkhg ti poyhbkhg ir kvk` wirsk tbo` tbot. L skk vkry fuhb fy clak eilè l`

tbot dlrkhtli`, o`d foyjk bipkauccy ekttlè ti tbk pil`t wbkrk L ho` ckvkroek fy prikhts

ir fy òfk ir wbotkvkr ti ekt tbisk tblès air pkipck, ti poy pkipck o`d ti l`hrkoslècy

skk ortlsts ekttlè pold.

L ocsi skk fyskca jklè port ia o fivkfk`t ia dkfo`dlè poyfk`t. L rkfkfjkr L bovk

jkk`, air prijojcy ojiut o ykor, tiylè wltb tbk ldko ia hrkotlè o wkjsltk tbot wiucd

jkhifk o pckdek sltk wbkrk pkipck pckdek, jitb os ortlsts o`d pkipck wbi ork poylè

ortlsts, ti ìt wirg air arkkBìt k!pkht wirg air arkk. Tbot0s ijvliuscy syfjiclh, tbkrk0s

ìt eilè ti jk o`yjidy gìhglè diw` yiur diir la yiu di`0t di lt, jut lt jkhifks tbls

tblè, o`d yiu ho` skk occ ia tbksk itbkr pkipck wbi bovk oerkkd ti di tbls o`d biwlfpirto`t tbls wirg ls. L tbl`g tbot wbot boppk`s ls wbk` wk di`0t poy ortlsts, wk

sk`tk`hk iurskcvks ti o clak wbkrk tbkrk wi`0t jk ort jy pkipck ia hicir, jy ukkrs, jy

wifk`, o`d wk gìw tbot lt0s strueeck o`d hrltluk o`d u`dkrsto`dlè o`d rkslclk`hk tbot

hrkotks ao`tostlh ort, o`d wbk` tbk pkipck wbi ork`0t k!pkrlk`hlè tbisk tblès ork`0t

hrkotlè tbk wirg, wk cisk tblès os o hucturk, o`d wk cisk tblès os o spkhlks. L vkry

fuhb of hifflttkd ti, o`d L tbl`g tbot0s, oeol`, port ia tbot jibkflo`, jibkdi`lst

okstbktlh. L wo`t ti skk ort tbot auhglè rihgs fy wircd. L wo`t ti skk ort tbot fogks fk

hry. L wo`t ti skk ort tbot fogks fk tbl`g. O`d L gìw wbi0s foglè tbot ort, o`d tbky0rk

ìt ekttlè pold. O`d tbot fko`s tbky0rk ìt eilè ti hi`tlùk ti fogk tbot sblt, o`d

tbot0s ìt o clak tbot L wo`t ti jk o port ia $couebtkr&. L tbl`g tbot occ ia lt k`ds up jklè tbls

rkl`vkstfk`t l` o auturk tbot L wo`t ti skk. L tbl`g tbot l` o jle woy, L di`0t gìw wbot tbk

vkblhcks air tbisk tblès wlcc jk, jut tbot0s wbkrk fy clak ls bkodkd.

'lo= Owksifk. 6iw di yiu fkosurk yiur suhhkss os o` ortlst ir o wrltkr

Qlrelk= Tbot0s o rkoccy hifpclhotkd ukstli`. L tbl`g i` tbk i`k bo`d, L bovk ti odflt tbot

tbkrk ls o jle port ia lt tbot0s fkosurkd arif akkdjohg arif pkipck wbi L hi`sldkr


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k!pkrts l` tbot alkcd ir wbi ork rkìw`kd l` tbot alkcd. 4ifk ia lt bos ti di wltb fi`ky. L

tbl`g tbkrk0s yiu gìw, ho` L fi`ktl1k i` tbls wirg O jle port ia fy akkclès ia suhhkss

hifk arif tbisk gl`ds ia oaalrfotli`s tbot ork vkry trodltliòc. L tbl`g itbkr tblès ork

wbk` L bovk... clgk tbls wkkgk`d ot tbk hiàkrk`hk tbot L wk`t ti, tbkrk wos o wifk`0s

hiàkrk`hk ot 4o` ;ro`hlshi 4totk 3`lvkrslty tbot L prksk`tkd ot. )bk` L0f l` o riif aucc

ia ukkr pkipck, pkipck ia hicir, tro`s pkipck, wifk`, di tbky rksiòtk wltb tblsfkssoek Ork tbky hiflè up ti fk o`d soylè, L akct soak l` tbls fifk`t, ir, L akct

vl`dlhotkd, ir, L akct clgk L wos`0t hro1y, $couebtkr& ir wbotkvkr, ork tbisk aicgs hiflè ti

fk, ork tbisk aicgs kèoelè wltb fy wirg L tbl`g lt0s sifktlfks hifpclhotkd wbk` yiu

eouek o cit ia suhhkss... L fko` os o` ortlst, yiu0rk gl`d ia airhkd l`ti tbls sltuotli`

wbkrk o cit ia oaalrfotli` bos ti hifk arif iutsldk ia yiu. L` o cit ia woys tbot0s hiu`tkr

ti foyjk wbkrk iur sk`sk ia wkcc`kss ir sk`sk ia suhhkss sbiucd hifk arif, jut tbk

trutb ls, L tbl`g air o cit ia pkipck, hiffu`lty wbotkvkr tbot flebt fko`, ls o jle siurhk

ia eouelè suhhkss o`d eouelè o cit ia itbkr tblès. 4i, L tbl`g tbkrk0s tbot.

L tbl`g tbkrk0s ocsi tbot l`tkròc jorifktkr, tbot kfitliòc gìwckdek l`sldk fy jidy, clgk

diks tbls akkc eriss ?iks tbls akkc eiid ?iks tbls akkc rlebt )bot gl`d ia

hi`hkssli`s of L foglè Ork tbky wirtb lt )bk` yiu0rk dilè o`ytblè, o`d tbls ls

wbkrk L akkc clgk o cit ia tlfks ortlsts foyjk ekt dkfirocl1kd ir hiàuskd, i`hk o prikht

jkhifks au`dkd, ir i`hk o prikht jkhifks hiccojirotlvk, yiu0rk ìt tbk i`cy pkrsi`

wbi0s rkspi`sljck air tbk priduht, o`d tbot ho` jk dou`tlè. L tbl`g o cit ia pkipck, wbot

boppk`s ls tbot, tbky0rk oarold ia wbot tbot wiucd ciig clgk ti tbklr hiffu`lty. )bot

wiucd lt ciig clgk ti fogk o hi`hkssli` oriu`d tbls lssuk L tbl`g tbot uctlfotkcy tbk

o`swkr ti tbot ukstli` ls yiurs. Tbk o`swkr ti tbk ukstli` ls, yiu gìw tbk o`swkr ti

tbk ukstli`. A`cy yiu ho` o`swkr tbot ukstli`, o`d wbot0s ot stogk ls dlaakrk`t air

dlaakrk`t pkipck. L tbl`g tbot fy jidy tkccs fk wbot hi`hkssli`s L0f wlcclè ti dkoc wltb

o`d wblhb i`ks L0f ìt.

Oìtbkr i`k ls, of L biìrlè tbk pkipck wbi ork l` fy stirlks ;ir k!ofpck, L wrltk o

cit ojiut fy aoflcy clak. L wrltk o cit ojiut eriwlè up. L wrltk o cit ojiut fy fif o`d fy

ero`dfo wbi ork o jle port ia fy clak, o`d fy ero`daotbkr, tii, o`d tbkrk ork tblès tbot

L gìw tbot tbky wiucd ìt wo`t iut l` tbk pujclh. L0f boppy ti biìr tbisk tblès

jkhousk fy tbiuebt ls, yks, lt0s fy stiry. 9ks, lt0s fy clak wltb tbkf l` lt. Lt0s fy stiry, jut

L ocsi civk o`d rkspkht tbkf, o`d L wo`t tbkf ti clvk l` o wircd wbkrk tbky ork elvk`

dle`lty jy fk. 4i tbkrk ork hkrtol` tblès tbot L wi`0t wrltk ojiut, o`d tbot0s ust o

prlvohy tblè o`d tbot0s ust air fk, clgk biìrlè tbk ckeohy ia pkipck L tbl`g bovk ei`k

tbriueb o cit ia strueeck o`d bovk`0t jkk` oaairdkd dle`lty occ tbk tlfk. Ti ekt tbot arif

yiur aoflcy, ti bovk tbot k!pkrlk`hk wltbl` tbk aoflcy, L tbl`g wiucd jk foyjk rkoccy bord

air tbkf. :vk` la tbky `kvkr rkod lt, tbk gìwckdek tbot L bod jrigk` tbklr hiàldk`hk

wiucd ìt jk A( wltb fk. Tbot0s o clflt air fk. Tbot0s fy clflt.

L tbl`g tbisk tblès, o`d tbk` tbkrk0s clttck tblès. L akkc clgk tbk arlk`dsblps L bovk l` fy

clak... L fkosurk suhhkss jy wbi0s drow` ti fk. )bot gl`d ia pkipck wo`t ti jk arlk`ds

wltb fk, wo`t ti hiccojirotk wltb fk, o`d lt0s k!hltlè air fk rlebt ìw jkhousk L akkc clgk


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tbisk pkipck ork occ auhglè bleb uoclty, ofo1lè, glhg5oss, jrlcclo`t, l`splrlè pkipck.

6krk0s sifktblè L akkc clgk ortlsts ir pkipck l` ek`kroc flebt al`d uskauc ir flebt al`d

bkcpauc= sifktblè tbot L0vk dkhldkd ojiut fy clak ls tbot fy tlfk ls fy... clgk la yiu tbl`g

ojiut yiur tlfk os sifktblè yiu ho` fi`ktl1k. ;ir k!ofpck, la tbkrk0s o` ireo`l1otli`

tbot osgs yiu ti diòtk yiur tlfk o`d yiur pkrairfo`hk. 9iu put o diccor ofiu`t i` tbot

tlfk ir tbot pkrairfo`hk, o`d yiu soy, la L bod tbot diccor ofiu`t, wiucd L elvk lt titbkf La tbk o`swkr ls yks, tbk` yiu ho` diòtk tbot tlfk, yiu ho` diòtk tbot

pkrairfo`hk. La tbk o`swkr0s ì, tbk` yiu wi`0t. L akkc clgk tbk sofk ls truk wltb

arlk`dsblps. )iucd L l`vkst l` tbls pkrsi`, wbktbkr fi`ktorlcy ir kfitliòccy, wiucd L

l`vkst l` tbls pkrsi` la L bod tbk diccors ir la L bod wbotkvkr, tbk tlfk, L di`0t gìw, yiu

ho` gl`d ia put o vocuk i` lt, wbotkvkr. La yiu wiucd l`vkst l` tbot pkrsi`, tbot0s tbk

pkrsi` yiu `kkd ti jk boèlè iut wltb. L tbl`g, la tbky wkrk o hifpo`y, wiucd L oppcy ti

wirg tbkrk Tbot0s tbk gl`d ia sblt tbot air fk, tbot0s biw L tbl`g occ tbk tlfk. L ust rkoccy

di`0t bovk tlfk ot tbls pil`t air pkipck ork ìt tbisk pkipck.

'lo= ?i yiu tbl`g tbot sk! wirg bos bkcpkd yiu sirt ia aleurk iut biw ti put o diccor

vocuk i` yiur tlfk Ar wkrk yiu ocwoys sirt ia jusl`kss5fl`dkd l` tbot woy

Qlrelk= L wos`0t ocwoys jusl`kss fl`dkd l` tbot woy. L bod ti ckor` biw ti tbl`g ojiut

puttlè o diccor ti fy tlfk. L tbl`g o cit ia lt hofk tbriueb fkktlè, ohtuoccy, L akkc clgk

i`k ia tbk alrst ckssi`s L ckor`kd wos arif o ùfjkr ia ukkr ortlsts L gìw wbi ork

foglè ort o`d foglè fi`ky. L rkfkfjkr i`hk L bod o hi`vkrsotli` wltb o jurcksuk

pkrairfkr, "bkrry ippl`s, wbi0s l` 4o` ;ro`hlshi, o`d wk wkrk tocglè ojiut ekttlè

pold air yiur wirg. 4bk ust sold, wbot yiu bovk ti di ls sblat tbk iùs ia poyfk`t i`ti

tbk pkrsi` wbi0s osglè. ?i`0t akkc sbofk tbot yiu `kkd poyfk`t. ut tbot sblt i`ti tbk

pkrsi` wbi0s osglè, o`d yiu ho` jk rkoccy slfpck o`d picltk. Tblès clgk, tbky osg yiu

ti di sifktblè, o`d yiu0rk clgk, L wiucd civk ti, o`d bkrk0s biw fuhb L hborek. Tbkòcc ia o suddk`, tbky bovk ti dkhldk tbot lts wirtb lt air tbkf, jut wbot0s erkot l` tbot

fifk`t ls tbot wird ekts iut, ot ckost lt ekts iut l` tbklr bkod, tbot yiu0rk ìt eilè ti di

tbls air arkk. 4i, L tbl`g tbkrk0s jkk` tbksk k!pkrlk`hks wltbl` fy hiffu`lty, pkipck L

ireo`l1k wltb, wbi bovk touebt fk tbksk tblès. L tbl`g o cit ia tbkf bovk jkk` wbltk

pkipck, si L tbl`g tbot0s o` lfpirto`t tblè ti fk`tli`.

L tbl`g tbk itbkr tblè ls tbot L k`dkd up toglè tbksk jusl`kss hcossks. Tbky0rk rkoccy

hbkop. Tbky0rk joskd l` vorlius ports ia tbk 8oy Orko, o`d lt0s hocckd )ifk`0s L`ltlotlvk

air 4kca5:fpciyfk`t. 9iu ekt clgk tbrkk fi`tbs ia jusl`kss trol`lè air MHH, o`d tbky

bovk o wkjsltk. Tbky tkohb tbk hcoss twlhk o ykor. Lt0s vkry, vkry, vkry ohhkssljck, o`d

lt0s fistcy wifk` ia hicir dilè lt, fistcy wifk` wbi bovk wirglè hcoss johgeriu`ds.

L eol`kd o cit ia jusl`kss sglccs tbriueb tbot, o`d L tbl`g tbot wos o buek port ia tbk

jusl`kss sovvy L bovk ìw. Tbk fk`tirsblps L0vk bod, tbk arlk`dsblps L0vk bod o`d tbls

portlhucor hcoss bovk jkk` rkoccy, rkoccy rkoccy làcuk`tloc l` u`dkrsto`dlè wbot lt fko`s

ti bovk o jusl`kss.

L tbl`g tbot sk! wirg, ti o hkrtol` k!tk`t, foyjk kvk` firk si tbo` L ho` hocc l`ti


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rkhicckhtli`... L tbl`g tbot i` tbk i`k bo`d, gl`d ia yks. L fko`, ti jk bi`kst, L akkc clgk

wbot sk! wirg bos touebt fk ls biw l`sldlius bktkrisk!uoclty ho` jk $couebtkr&, o`d L

tbl`g wbot lt bos touebt fk ls tbk ort ia ckvkroelè o`d fo`lpucotli` o`d wbot lt fko`s

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