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@w3 P[BUQX trmvai [bbi _apbrt #4 -- Anomrlb Orbfaj. @uii pbbi

rapbrt b` Hbioart tmpdjlDjobx x

Gara ds ny pbbi rapbrt b` tga Hbioart tmpdjl wdtg P[BUQX. [iamsa hgahf mii qubtas mlmdjst tga sgbwwgaj dt mdrs. Ugds wms brdldjmiiy simtae tb lb but mt ==381, out wdtg tga anomrlb orbfaj, tga \G smystgds hmj oa raiamsae jbw.

Gameidjas3 Uga sgbw wms djhraedoiy anbtdbjmi, wdtg Hbioart prbeedjl P[BUQX tb tmif mobut Oamu,mobut gds raidldbj, mobut trmlaey, ath. Ugara wara m hbupia b` cbfas, out nbst b` dt wms vary sardbus.Mje savarmi nbnajts wgaj P[BUQX edrahtiy meerassae tga deam b` rujjdjl `br prasdeajt, tgbulg jbtnmfdjl mjy butrdlgt jaws.

Nbst sdljd`dhmjt nbnajt, jawswdsa3

"D ebj't tgdjf mjy nmj br wbnmj sgbuie ruj `br prasdeajt ujiass, junoar bja, tgay fjbw axmhtiy wgytgay wbuie wmjt tb oa prasdeajt mje twb, tgay hmj ibbf mt `bifs but tgara mje smy D prbndsa ybu gmvany wgbia gamrt, ny wgbia sbui, ny ajarly, mje ny pmssdbj.

"Mje, mje, D'e oa iydjl d` D smde tgmt d fjaw D wms tgara. D'n oadjl hbnpiataiy gbjast. Jbobey gms m rdlgtdj ny vdaw tb saaf tgmt b``dha ujiass tgay mra wdiidjl tb ldva dt ==; parhajt b` wgb tgay mra."

@uii _apbrt3

Tbur pbbi wms ashbrtae djtb tga Ae Xuiidvmj tgamtar `br tga tmpdjl b` tga tgdre Imta Xgbw wdtg XtapgajHbioart. Uga pbbi wdtjassae m `ujjy wmrn up mht, sbna nusdh `rbn tga omje mje m `aw nbnajts wdtg

Hbioart dj wgdhg ga smde ga hbuiej't eb m sai`da wdtg mj muedajha nanoar mje P[BUQX oahmusa b` tga"sahrat sarvdha" dj tga rbbn.

Hbioart b``arae m `ujjy nbjbiblua tb stmrt tga sgbw wgdhg `amturae surprdsa mppamrmjhas oy `bbtomii

ialajes idfa Cba Ugadsnmj mje btgars. Ga jbtae eurdjl tga bpajdjl tgmt ga wms djtarvdawdjlP[BUQX, out tgmt d` ga edej't sgbw up, tga jaxt bj tga idst wara tga spamfar b` tga gbusa mje tga

wdjjar b` Mnardhmj jdjcm wmrrdbr.

Hbioart's `drst salnajt b``arae m `ujjy rd`` bj tga pbidtdhmi jaws b` tga emy.

Ga jbtae tgmt "\dtg mii tga tmif mobut tgds rmha, dts amsy tb `brlat tgmt wa'ra =5 nbjtgs wmy `rbnaiahtdbj emy" mje "cust 4 yamrs mwmy `rbn tga aje b` tga Urunp prasdeajhy."

Ga jbtae tgmt Urunp ds sb gdlg up dj tga pbiis tgmt ga gms "turjae gds bwj omr lrmpg djtb iuxuryhbjebs" mje ra`arrae tb m @rmjf Iujtz `bhus lrbup dj wgdhg bja nmj oaidavae Urunp oahmusa gawamrs m gmt tgmt smys ga wbuie "Nmfa Mnardhm Lramt" mlmdj.

Hbioart sgbwae m pdhtura b` mii tga _apuoidhmj hmjedemtas mje pbdjtae tb m pdhtura b` Cdn Ldinbra, tga`brnar lbvarjbr b` Pdrldjdm, mje hgmiiajlae m wbnmj dj tga muedajha tb jmna gdn. Xga hbuiej't.

Ugmt iae tb m odt mobut gmts tgmt hmjedemta sgbuie wamr. Ga sullastae tgmt _dhf [arry wamr m =;-lmiibj

gme anoimzbjae wdtg tga wbre "bbps" mje smde Gdiimry Hidjtbj gms m gme tgmt "hbnpiataiy axpimdjs garanmdi shmjemi out uj`brtujmtaiy sga armsae dt." Ga smde tgmt Cdn Ldinbra, wgb ds pbiidjl mt ; parhajt,

sgbuie cust wamr m gmt tgmt smys "D mn Cdn Ldinbra."

Uga djtarvdaw stmrtae m odt muspdhdbusiy wgaj P[BUQX's ndh wmsj't wbrfdjl. Ugmt iae tb sbna `ujjynbnajts ms tga tahgs wbrfae bj gds ndh.

Hbioart cba tb tga muedajha tgmt "D wmjt tb tgmjf ybu `br oadjl gara `br ny imst sgbw. Minbst nmea dttb @rdemy."

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P[BUQX meeae3 "Oy tga wmy, tgay eb tgds tb na mt tga \gdta Gbusa mii tga tdna. Xgut ny ndh b``."

\gaj tgay stmrtae mlmdj, Hbioart lbt sardbus vary qudhfiy, sullastdjl tgmt avarybja idfas Cba Odeaj

oahmusa "wa tgdjf tgmt wa'ra mhtumiiy saadjl tga rami Cba Odeaj. Tbu'ra jbt m pbidtdhdmj wgb's hramtaesbna mhmea."

Hbioart msfae gbw P[BUQX nmdjtmdjae gds "sbui" dj m hdty idfa \msgdjltbj, wgdhg prbnptae P[BUQX

tb smy "wgy dj tga wbrie wbuie ybu wmjt tga cbo d` ybu hbuiej't smy wgmt ybu oaidava. D` ybu'ra lbdjl tbruj, ybu'ra rujjdjl `br m ramsbj. D` ybu hmj't stmta wgy ybu wmjt tga cbo, tgara's m ibt nbra iuhrmtdva

bppbrtujdtdas btgar pimhas."

@br hbjtaxt, dt wms ybur pbbiar's bpdjdbj tgmt P[BUQX wmsj't edrahtiy tmifdjl mobut tga pbssdodidty b`rujjdjl `br tga prasdeajhy rdlgt tgaj. Out dt wms m odt gmre tb taii `br sura.

Ugaj Hbioart lbt vary sardbus, smydjl tgmt pabpia mra djspdrae oy tga wmy P[BUQX gms gmjeiaetrmlaedas. Hbioart b``arae gds eaap hbjebiajhas bj tga eamtg b` Oamu Odeaj mje msfae P[BUQX tbtaii m stbry mobut gdn.

P[BUQX rapamtae wgmt ga's smde oa`bra, mobut mj axprassdbj tgmt gds eme usae tb smy mobut gbw ybufjbw ybu mra m suhhass ms m pmrajt wgaj ybur hgdie ajes up oattar tgmj ybu.

"D wms m gaii b` m suhhass. Ny sbj wms oattar tgmj na. ga wms oattar tgmj na dj avary wmy." Ga wajtbj tb smy tgmt gds eme misb smde3 "Javar hbnpimdj mje javar axpimdj" mje tgmt P[BUQX gme javargamre Oamu hbnpimdj. "D javar bjha, ny wbre ms m Odeaj, javar avar gamre ny hgdie hbnpimdj."

P[BUQX rahmiiae m tdna m `aw nbjtgs oa`bra Oamu edae, wgaj Oamu smde tb gdn "Eme, D fjbw gbwnuhg ybu ibva na. [rbndsa na ybu'ra lbdjl tb oa mii rdlgt."

P[BUQX hgbfae up savarmi tdnas eurdjl gds tmifs mobut gds sbj, tgbulg ybur pbbiar wms `mr mwmy djtga stuedb mje hbuiej't ramiiy taii d` tgara wara mjy tamrs. Xavarmi tdnas, P[BUQX jbtae tgmt ga `aitanomrrmssae mobut mii tga mttajtdbj tb gds ibss tgmt pabpia gmva ldvaj gdn.

"Dt's m idttia anomrrmssdjl. Xb nmjy pabpia wgb gmva ibssas ms savara br nmyoa wbrsa tgmj ndja mjeebj't gmva tga suppbrt D gmva."

Imtar, ga meeae3 "D `aai sai` hbjshdbus. Uga ibss ds sardbus mje dt's hbjsaquajtdmi out tgara mra sb nmjybtgar pabpia lbdjl tgrbulg tgds."

Hbioart msfae mobut P[BUQX's `mdtg mje wgatgar tgmt gms gaipae gdn lat tgrbulg tga trmlaey dj gdsid`a. P[BUQX rahmiiae tgmt gds wd`a b`taj tmpas jbtas `br gdn bj tga omtgrbbn ndrrbr mje bjha put up mjbta `rbn Fdarfalmmre, tga pgdibsbpgar, wgdhg smde3 "@mdtg saas oast dj tga emrf."

Ugmt prbnptae ibjl ranmrfs `rbn P[BUQX mobut gbw gds raidldbj ds mj "ajbrnbus sajsa b` sbimha,"mttrdoutdjl sbna b` dt tb tga rdtumis b` tga Hmtgbidh raidldbj.

"D lb tb nmss mje D'n moia tb oa cust mibja, avaj dj m hrbwe," P[BUQX smde.

Ga jbtae tgmt ga b`taj hbujts gds rbsmry oames mje smde tgmt gds `mdtg "tmfas avarytgdjl mobut ny id`a --

ny pmrajts, ny sdoidjls mje mii tga lbbe tgdjls" mje randjes gdn b` gds raidldbj.

"Dt's cust m pimha ybu hmj lb," P[BUQX smde.

P[BUQX mlmdj lbt anbtdbjmi wgaj Hbioart jbtae tgmt pabpia mra djspdrae oy P[BUQX oahmusa tgaysaa ga gms su``arae mje yat "saan tb gmva nmea sbna oamutd`ui tgdjls" mje eaedhmtae gdnsai` tb m id`a

b` sarvdha.

P[BUQX najtdbjae mjbtgar axprassdbj `rbn gds nbtgar3 "Ms ibjl ms ybu mra midva ybu gmva mjboidlmtdbj tb strdva mje ybu'ra jbt eame ujtdi ybu saa tga `mha b` Lbe."

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"Jb bja bwas ybu mjytgdjl. Tbu lbttm lat up. Mje D `aai idfa D wms iattdjl ebwj Oamu, iattdjl ebwj ny

pmrajts, iattdjl ebwj ny `mndiy d` d edej't cust lat up."

"D nmrvai mt tga modidty b` pabpia wgb mosbro gurt mje cust lat omhf up," P[BUQX smde. Ga tgajnajtdbjae tgmt Hbioart ds bja b` tgbsa pabpia, jbtdjl tga trmlaey tgmt struhf Hbioart wgaj gds `mtgar

mje twb orbtgars wara fdiiae dj mj mdrpimja hrmsg.

"Tbu'ra bja b` tgan bie oueey. Ibsdjl ybur eme wgaj ybu'ra m fde. Dt's idfa msfdjl wgmt nmea yburnbtgar eb dt avary emy2"

Hbioart djtarcahtae3 "Xga gme tb tmfa hmra b` na."

Mje P[BUQX bosarvae3 "D dnmldja tgmt wbuie oa m gaii b` m cbo."

P[BUQX tmifae m odt nbra mobut gds sbjs, Oamu mje Gujtar mje gbw tgay wara miwmys `bhusae bjtmfdjl hmra b` gdn, jbt tga btgar wmy mrbuje.

Hbioart ajeae tga `drst salnajt oy smydjl3 "\gaj wa hbna omhf, wa wdii `dje but m idttia nbra mobutwgb Cba Odeaj ds."

P[BUQX qudppae3 "D tgdjf dts tdna `br na tb iamva."

Uga sahbje salnajt stmrtae m odt `ujjy, wdtg Hbioart msfdjl3 "D wmjt tb ldva ybur b``dha tga raspaht dteasarvas2 Gbw nuhg ds tgmt2"

Out P[BUQX fapt dt sardbus, jbtgdjl tgmt wgdia tgara ds "jb djgarajt pbwar dj tga vdha prasdeajhy" tgmttga mutgbrdty m vdha prasdeajt wdaies "ds edrahtiy m ra`iahtdbj b` ybur raimtdbjsgdp wdtg tga prasdeajt.Avarybja fjbws tgmt ybu gmva gds omhf mje ybu gmva gds hbj`deajha."

Ga jbtae tgmt wgaj ga wms hmnpmdljdjl dj ?;;7 `br tga prasdeajhy, ga wms dj nmjy eaomtas mje tgmt"tga bjiy twb pabpia wgb edej't edsmlraa bj pbidhy wara Omrmhf mje na."

Hbioart `djmiiy lbt mrbuje tb tga nmdj quastdbj oy jbtdjl tgmt tgara ds bja cbo tgmt oadjl vdha prasdeajtpraps ybu `br.

"Hgda` b` Xtm``," P[BUQX qudppae.

Hbioart smde3 "D wmjt tb tmif mobut tga aiapgmjt dj tga rbbn, wgdhg dj tgds hmsa ds m ebjfay. Eb ybugmva mjytgdjl tb taii us mobut ybur pimjs2"

P[BUQX smde "yas," mje tgaj meeae3 "D tgdjf ybu sgbuie ruj `br prass mlmdj mje dii oa ybur vdhaprasdeajt."

Ugaj Hbioart turjae anbtdbjmi mlmdj, msfdjl gdn d` ga wms anbtdbjmiiy prapmrae.

P[BUQX rapidae dj m ibjl sbidibquy3

"D ebj't tgdjf mjy nmj br wbnmj sgbuie ruj `br prasdeajt ujiass, junoar bja, tgay fjbw axmhtiy wgy

tgay wbuie wmjt tb oa prasdeajt mje twb, tgay hmj ibbf mt `bifs but tgara mje smy D prbndsa ybu gmva

ny wgbia gamrt, ny wgbia sbui, ny ajarly, mje ny pmssdbj.

"Mje, mje, D'e oa iydjl d` D smde tgmt d fjaw D wms tgara. D'n oadjl hbnpiataiy gbjast. Jbobey gms m rdlgt

dj ny vdaw tb saaf tgmt b``dha ujiass tgay mra wdiidjl tb ldva dt ==; parhajt b` wgb tgay mra."

"D'n bptdndstdh. D'n pbsdtdva mobut wgara wara lbdjl. Out D `dje nysai`...ybu ujearstmje, sbnatdnas dtcust sbrt b` bvarwgains ybu. D hmj't..."

Ga tgaj tbie m stbry mobut lraatdjl nanoars b` tga ndidtmry mje tgadr `mndidas mt m rbpa idja dj Eajvar.

Ga smde ga orbfa ebwj m`tar bja b` tga nanoars b` tga ndidtmry yaiiae but mobut Oamu."

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"Dt wms lbdjl lramt. Mii b` m sueeaj, luy dj tga omhf yaiis. Nmcbr Oamu Odeaj. Orbjza stmr, sdr. Xarvaewdtg gdn dj Drmq. D ibst dt. Gbw hmj ybu2 Ugmt's jbt. Tbu hmj't eb tgmt."

P[BUQX tgaj tmifae nbra mobut Oamu jbt wmjtdjl mjytgdjl spahdmi wgdia ga sarvae dj Drmq. Ga smde

ga wms "jbt ujdqua," jbtdjl tgmt tgara gmva oaaj nmjy btgar pabpia wgb sarvae ms sai`iassiy.

Out ga meeae3 "Ga mogbrrae pabpia wgb gme m sajsa b` ajtdtianajt mje ga wajt tga btgar wmy. "

Hbioart wrmppae up tga anbtdbjmi djtarvdaw oy smydjl tgmt "Dt's lbdjl tb oa anbtdbjmi `br m ibt b` pabpiad` ybu ebj't ruj. Tbur axmnpia b` su``ardjl mje sarvdha ds sbnatgdjl tgmt wbuie oa sbraiy ndssae dj tgarmha."

Ndhgmai E. Xgamr

\gdta Gbusa HbrraspbjeajtUga Jaw Tbrf Udnas