World of Two Masks

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—Jkcheh$ wgy ark wk ne \keus$ wk fae‘t lhjgt gkrk$– sahm Rhsfks$ a taddcystkrhnus wncae whtg phtfg idaf` s`he$ as sgk dnn` arnuem at tgk hegnsphtaidk

pdaekt%

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—]gky‘rk gkrk$– sahm Jkcheh whtg ghs skrhnus kxprksshne$ —jatgkr tgk znmhafs$H‘dd gndm tgkc gkrk%–

—Iut$ ynu‘dd#– wghcpkrkm Rhsfks%

—Jn$– hetkrruptkm Jkcheh$ —oust jn%%%–

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—Xnur dkamkr hse‘t gkrk>– as`km Jkcheh whtg jrkat aejst$ —jukss gk fnwkrs ikghem ghs pknes%–

—Gk mnkse‘t ekkm tn fnefkre ghcskdl whtg ynu$– sahm Fyjeus$ a tadd$ sdkemkr cadk mrksskm swae#dh`k arcnr%

—Zk fae mkstrny ynu whtg kask$– schr`km Mnramn$ a cae mrksskm he a lhsg#dh`k arcnr%

—Xnu‘dd rkjrkt tghs mkfhshne$– sfnwdkm Jkcheh$ —H‘c ent nek tn ikuemkrksthcatkm%–

Iklnrk Jkcheh fnudm cnvk$ Cusfa spkwkm a sthf`y suistaefk at Jkcheh‘s lkkt$ prkvkethej ghc lrnc cnvhej% Mnramn rusgkm at Jkcheh whtg ghs raphkr mrawe%\keus‘s vhndket wkatgkr aem afhmhf atcnspgkrk lrkkm Jkcheh lrnc Cusfa aem

Mnramn‘s attaf`s% Fyjeus spue arnuem aem lkatgkr swhrdkm arnuem ghc dh`k atnreamn% ]gk lkatgkrs sphrad arnuem aem ldkw at Jkcheh$ futthej hetn ghs inmy%Heourkm$ Jkcheh strujjdkm tn staem up% \udpkfuda starkm at Jkcheh$ wgn‘s jktthejjaejkm up iy tgk ntgkrs%

—H whdd prntkft cy lrhkems$– sahm Jkcheh as a wghtk aem idaf` aura sphradkmarnuem ghc%

Iut ghs aura snne wka`ke$ gk fnddapskm netn tgk tnxhf jrnuem%

—]ghs hs stuphm$– sahm \udpkfuda as sgk rusgkm at Jkcheh%

Iduk swhrdhej lhrkiadds surrnuemkm \udpkfuda aem Jkcheh$ prkvkethej Frux$Mnramn$ Cusfa aem Fyjeus lrnc jktthej fdnskr%

—Zgat ark ynu mnhej>– as`km Frux$ ae ndm cae gndmhej a darjk shdvkr frnss$—tghs hs trkasnenus ikgavhnr%–

—H mne‘t ènw…– shjgkm \udpkfuda$ —Iut tghs hs wrnej!–

He a iurst nl iduk lhrk$ \udpkfuda aem Jkcheh ksfapkm hetn spafk% ]gky idastkm pastKartg aem frasg daemkm ne tgk cnne% ]gk rkst nl tgk twkdvk _nmhafs surrnuemkm

\udpkfuda aem Jkcheh ne tgk rhc nl tgk fratkr tgky wkrk he%—Vtkp away lrnc Jkcheh$– sfnwdkm Dkn$ a skrhnus cae mawekm he dhne

arcnr%

—H was tryhej tn gkdp ghc$– sahm \udpkfuda wnrrhkm as sgk iaf`km up$ —gkwas jaejkm up iy snck ntgkr fnestkddathnes%–




—Vgk‘s rhjgt$ iut H‘c alrahm ht‘s tnn datk$– jrnaekm Jkcheh$ —cy dhlk whdd snnekem%–

—Rrkpark tgk traeslkr$ wk ekkm tn skem ghc tn Kartg$– sahm Dkn as tgk _nmhafssurrnuemkm Jkcheh%

Jkcheh startkm tn sghek whtg caey fndnrs% Ghs inmy ikjae tn sdnwdy lamk away%

—Enw lnr cy prhzk$– sahm ]aurus$ a ihj cae fnvkrkm he iudd#dh`k arcnr$ as gkmraw ghs axk%

]aurus swuej ghs axk at Jkcheh$ ghtthej ghc he tgk fgkst% Jkcheh turekm tn dhjgtaem spdht hetn twn% Intg nl tgk dhjgts ldkw tnwarms tgk Kartg$ quhf`dy vaehsghejlrnc shjgt% ]aurus quhf`dy ldkw lrnc tgk cnne aem tgk rkst nl tgk _nmhafs starkm attgk Kartg% \udpkfuda aem tgk _nmhafs wahtkm lnr tgk may lnr Jkcheh tn rkture% ]gky

startkm tn dnsk gnpk as mkfamks ldkw iy% Nek may$ tgky skeskm a scadd kekrjyshchdar tn Jkcheh kchtthej lrnc Kartg%

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He prksket may Oapae$ tgkrk dhks ae hsndatkm tnwe skvkrad chdks mnwe lrnc tgkfaphtad nl Oapae$ ]n`yn% Gkrk straejk tghejs ikjhe tn gappke tn kvkrynek wgnwad`s hetn tghs nmm tnwe% Gnwkvkr nek may$ a gntkd cystkrhnusdy iuret mnwemurhej tgk altkrenne$ dkavhej tgrkk ynuej wncke ent nedy gnckdkss$ iut nut nl cneky as wkdd%

—Gnw mhm tghs kvke gappke>– as`km Ghch`n$ a ehektkke ykar ndm wncae assgk sat fryhej ne a ikefg iy tgk trahe stathne$ —add nl nur stull was he nur rnncs%–Ghch`n hs ae avkrajk shzkm wncae whtg dnej strahjgt jrkke gahr0 sgk enrcaddywnrk jdassks aem Oapaeksk atthrk whtg aehck mkshjes% Vgk adsn dnvks tn watfgaehck aem rkam caeja% Vgk nltke whsgks tn gavk a inylrhkem oust dh`k wgat sgkskks ne ]\%

—]gky wne‘t kvke rkhciursk us lnr nur dnst sght tnn$– sahm @arhe$ a twkety#nek ykar ndm wncae$ aejrhdy%

@arhe hs tadd$ iusty wncae whtg sgnrt rkm gahr0 sgk adways wnrk Ackrhfae stydkmaem rkvkadhej fdntghej% Vhefk sgk ekvkr gam a dasthej rkdathnesghp$ sgk tkems tnmrhe` gkr snrrnws away wgke pnsshidk% ]gk tgrkk wncke stnnm at tgk trahe stathnefnetkcpdathej ainut wgat tgky ark jnhej tn mn%

—Z#wk fae oust jn lhem a part thck oni tn gkdp pay lnr dnmjhej aem lnnm$ lnr enw…– sahm Vue Oh$ a ehektkke ykar ndm wncae$ sgydy$ adcnst kciarrasskm iy gkr hmka%Vue Oh hs a pkthtk$ ekar ldat#fgkstkm wncae whtg dnej strahjgt idaf` gahr enrcaddythkm he a shejdk pney tahd% Vgk adways wkars Fgheksk stydkm fdntghej$ as ht hstramhthnead he gkr lachdy% Vgk hs quhtk sgy aem ikfncks sfarkm ratgkr kashdy arnuemuelachdhar pknpdk%

—Zk trhkm tgat tghs cnrehej$ en nek whdd ghrk us$– sahm @arhe aejrhdy$ —Hskrhnusdy ekkm a mrhe`…–

—N#ng rhjgt…– shjgkm Vue Oh$ mhsgkartkekm iy @arhe‘s atthtumk%Zgke @arhe saw Vue Oh‘s snrrnwlud kxprksshne$ sgk wad`km tn Vue Oh aem èkdtmnwe%

—Mne‘t wnrry wk‘dd lhem sncktghej snne$– schdkm @arhe$ gnphej tn fgkkr upVue Oh%

—Xkag$ as dnej wk‘rk tnjktgkr$ wk‘dd lhem a way!– sahm Ghch`n as sgk schdkm

as wkdd$ oucphej up kekrjkthfaddy%As tgky wkrk fnclnrthej kafg ntgkr$ gnphej tn cnvk past tghs gnrrhidk hefhmket$ aekdmkrdy cae aem wncae wad`km up tn tgkc% ]gk kdmkrdy fnupdk skkckm hetkrkstkmhe tgk chslnrtueatk wncke%

—H gkar ynu fack afrnss snck trnuidks$– sahm Rruk$ a shxty#lnur ykar ndmwncae$ hequhshthvkdy%

—Xkag… wgat‘s ht tn ya>– as`km @arhe$ rumkdy%



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—Zk wnudm dh`k tn hevhtk ynu tn stay at nur pdafk uethd ynu jkt skttdkm iaf` he$– sahm Aetgney$ a shxty#skvke ykar ndm cae%

—]gk fatfg>– as`km @arhe s`kpthfaddy%—Zkdd$ snck gkdp arnuem tgk gnusk wnudm ik ehfk$– sahm Rruk$ as sgk ruiikm

gkr sgnudmkrs%—Hs ht này> Zk wnudme‘t waet tn hcpnsk$– sahm Ghch`n furhnusdy$ tryhej tn

ik pndhtk%—Ht hs a inarmhej gnusk$ sn H jukss ynu fnudm stay he nek nl nur kxtra rnncs$–

sahm Rruk$ kethfhej tgk jhrds tn fnck nvkr$ —iut hl ynu waet tn stay nutshmk tnehjgt$tgat‘s lhek%–

—Fnck ne$ tgat‘s ckae$ dkt‘s at dkast sgnw tgkc tgk gnusk iklnrk tgkymkfhmk$– schdkm Aetgney%Vue Oh$ ueaidk tn say aeytghej$ ghm ikghem Ghch`n% Vfarkm aem ueaidk tn spka`$Vue Oh tujjkm ne Ghch`n‘s sghrt$ aem enmmkm%

—Zkdd$ H mne‘t skk wgy wk fnudme‘t$– sahm Ghch`n whtg a fnclnrthej dnn` tnVue Oh$ —iut wgn ark ynu twn>–

—Oust snck dnekdy kdmkrdy lnd`$– schdkm Aetgney whtg a wghspkr$ tgnujgRruk mhme‘t gkar tgkc%Rruk skkckm tn ik mhstraftkm whtg Vue Oh‘s ikgavhnr% @arhe$ Ghch`n aem Vue Ohrkduftaetdy jnt up tn lnddnw Rruk aem Aetgney%

—Jrkat$ dkt‘s jn gnck$– sahm Rruk as tgky add dklt tnwarms tgk nuts`hrts nl tnwe%Vnne as tgky dklt tgk fhty$ tgky saw$ staemhej lrnet nl a mar` aem nchenus lnrkst$ adarjk twn stnry inarmhej gnusk% ]gk jhrds saw tgat tgk gnusk was wkdd `kpt$ iutkkrhdy kcpty% Rruk stnppkm he lrnet nl tgk gnusk$ wgkrk ae hrne lkefk surrnuemkmtgk lrnet dawe%

—H adcnst lnrjnt$ hetrnmufthnes ark he nrmkr iklnrk wk jn he$– sahm Rruk$ —H‘cRruk Vtkhe$ tgk nwekr nl tghs gnusk%–

—Aetgney Vtkhe$ pdkask tn ckkt ynu$– sahm Aetgney as kvkrynek wad`km uptn tgk stahrs tn tgk gnusk%

—Zk gam adrkamy as`km$ iut ng wkdd$ H‘c @arhe Oafnis$– schr`km @arhe assgk pnhetkm at gkrskdl%

—Ghch`n A`ha$– sahm Ghch`n as sgk rkspkftluddy inwkm%

—…V#Vue Oh…– sahm Vue Oh sgydy$ sthdd sfarkm nl Rruk aem Aetgney%—]gke$ fnck ne he$ ynu fae ta`k ynur phf` nl rnncs$– sahm Rruk as sgk

npkekm tgk mnnr tn tgk gnusk%Heshmk tgk gnusk$ a watkr lnuetahe stnnm he chmmdk nl a darjk rnnc aem twnstahrfasks$ nek ne kafg shmk nl tgk lnuetahe$ furvkm tn tgk skfnem ldnnr% A darjksdhmhej mnnr fnudm ik skke past tgk lnuetahe$ iut ht was adways fnvkrkm he stkac%



# Z n r d m n l ] w n C a s ` s # R a j k | <Lnur gaddways spdht lrnc tgk darjk rnnc ne tgk lhrst ldnnr tn skparatk parts nl tgkgnusk%

—Mne‘t tkdd ck ynu gavk a gnt sprhejs gkrk!– kxfdahckm @arhe kxfhtkmdy$hcckmhatkdy enthfhej tgk lnjjkm jdass mnnrs ne tgk lar kem nl tgk rnnc%

—Altkr ynu phf`km ynur rnncs$ ya‘dd fae skttdk he$– sahm Rruk as sgk wad`kmnll%

—Awksnck!– sahm @arhe as sgk rusgkm upstahrs%Ghch`n aem Vue Oh gkamkm upstahrs as wkdd% Zgke tgky jnt upstahrs$ @arhe phf`km adarjk rnnc$ fdnskst tn tgk rhjgt nl tgk stahrfask$ Ghch`n aem Vue Oh mkfhmkm tn sgarka rnnc ikshmks @arhe‘s rnnc%

—Altkr a may dh`k tghs$ dkt‘s jn sna` he tgk gnt sprhejs$– schdkm @arhe as sgkstnnm he tgk mnnrway tn Ghch`n aem Vue Oh‘s rnnc%

—Vurk$ fnck ne$ Vue$– sahm Ghch`n tn Vue Oh%Vn tgky dklt tgkhr rnncs aem gkamkm tn tgk fgaejhej rnncs oust nutshmk tgk gnt

sprhejs% Vue Oh starkm as Ghch`n aem @arhe uemrksskm% Intg Ghch`n aem @arhe gamdarjk iusts$ wghdk sgk mhm ent% @arhe saw tgat Vue Oh was fncparhej gkrskdl tntgkc%

—Mne‘t wnrry$ H‘c surk ynu‘dd jrnw tn ik iusty wncae dh`k cyskdl$–schr`km @arhe$ wgn gam tgk darjkst iust nl tgk tgrkk%Ghch`n wad`km tn Vue Oh$ whtg a fnclnrthej schdk ne gkr lafk%

—Ht‘s ent tgk shzk tgat cattkrs nl fnursk$– sahm Ghch`n$ tgnujg sgk èkw tgktrutg$ —as dnej as ynu‘rk gappy whtg ynurskdl$ tgat‘s add ht rkaddy cattkrs%–

—…H ènw…– shjgkm Vue Oh$ tghe`hej sgk wnudm ekvkr gavk a ihjjkr iust%—Fnck ne$ a rkdaxhej sna` aem snck lue aem ynu‘dd lkkd ikttkr$– sahm @arhe

as sgk wad`km tn tgk gnt sprhejs whtg gkr tnwkd%Ghch`n aem Vue Oh snne lnddnwkm whtg tgkhr tnwkds% ]gk tgrkk nl tgkc tad`km ainuttgkhr ekw gnck lnr skvkrad cheutks% [eaidk tn ikar tgk gkat aeycnrk$ Vue Oh jnt uptn dkavk%

—Mnek adrkamy>– as`km @arhe$ furhnusdy$ —ent gavhej lue>–—H‘c snrry…– sahm Vue Oh quhktdy%

@arhe jnt up as wkdd aem wad`km tn Vue Oh$ wgn was oust staemhej at tgk kmjk nl tgksprhej$ tghe`hej%

—Vthdd upskt ainut ynur kvkr sn ldat fgkst>– as`km @arhe$ tkashej Vue Oh%

Vue Oh quhf`dy fnvkrkm gkr fgkst$ kciarrasskm iy @arhe‘s rkcar`% Lrnc ikghem$@arhe jraiikm Vue Oh‘s fgkst aem startkm tn pday whtg gkr% Vue Oh jrnaekm herkshstaefk$ iut as usuad$ sgk keonykm ht% @arhe gas a tkemkefy tn pday whtg Vue Ohwgke sgk jnt tgk fgaefk$ adcnst as hl tgky wkrk fdnsk shstkrs%

—Vtnp ht$ pdkask stnp ht$– frhejkm Vue Oh as sgk strujjdkm tn jkt lrkk%



# Z n r d m n l ] w n C a s ` s # R a j k | :As cufg as Vue Oh keonykm tgk lkkdhej$ ht sthdd lkdt wkhrm tn gkr as wkdd% @arheschr`km cadhfhnusdy as Ghch`n jnt up as wkdd% As jketdy as sgk fnudm$ @arhe

phf`km up Vue Oh aem irnujgt gkr iaf` hetn tgk sprhej%—Hl H rkckcikr fnrrkftdy$ ynu‘rk vkry thf`dhsg$– schdkm Ghch`n as sgk wad`km

nvkr tn Vue Oh%As snne as Ghch`n startkm tn thf`dk Vue Oh$ @arhe dkt gkr jn aem thf`dkm gkr as wkdd%Altkr a lkw cheutks$ tgky jnt thrkm aem dklt tgk gnt sprhejs% Iut$ Aetgney stnnm iytgk mnnrs$ wahthej whtg a straejk aem frkkpy kxprksshne%

—Rdkask tkdd ck ynu mhme‘t pkk`…– jrnaekm @arhe$ mhsjustkm%—]gke H wnudm ik dyhej$– schdkm Aetgney$ —prktty jhrds eumk he tgk gnt

sprhejs$ gnw fae H ent dnn`>–—Rkrvkrtkm lrka`!– sfnwdkm @arhe as sgk rnsk gkr gaem tn ght Aetgney%—Vtnp$ fnck ne$ mne‘t ik rumk!– kxfdahckm Ghch`n as sgk stnppkm @arhe%—En$ jn agkam$ gk mkskrvks ht$– sahm Rruk whtg a skrhnus kxprksshne%

—Gneky… mne‘t sfark tgkc…– wghcpkrkm Aetgney$ sfarkm nl wgat Rrukchjgt mn tn ghc%@arhe ksfapkm Ghch`n‘s jrasp aem sdacckm Aetgney ne tgk gkam% Aetgney lkddnetn tgk ldnnr he pahe$ iut rktahekm ghs fnesfhnusekss%

—Aeyways$ cy jraemsnes whdd ik gkrk tncnrrnw$– sahm Rruk as sgk phf`kmup Aetgney‘s dkjs aem mrajjkm ghc nll%Altkr jktthej mrksskm aem ketkrhej tgk dhvhej rnnc tn rkdax$ a ènf` ne tgk lrnetmnnr startdkm Vue Oh%

—Fae ynu jkt tgat pdkask>– sgnutkm Rruk lrnc aentgkr rnnc%Vn Ghch`n wket tn tgk mnnr aem npkekm ht% A prhkstkss stnnm he tgk mar` nl ehjgt$whtg a skrhnus kxprksshne%

—Gnw fae wk gkdp ynu$ prhkstkss>– as`km Ghch`n$ furhnusdy%—]ghs gnusk gas a darjk kvhd aura gaejhej arnuem$ H rkqukst thck tn kxnrfhsk

ht$– sahm Vairhea$ a twkety ykar ndm wncae$ skrhnusdy%Vairhea hs avkrajk wncae whtg a ratgkr darjk iust whtg dnej strahjgt mar` purpdk$adcnst idaf`$ gahr tgat hs thkm whtg a inw at tgk inttnc0 sgk adways wnrk gkr

prhkstkss nutlht% Vgk hs quhtk fdukdkss ainut tgk cnmkre wnrdm$ gavhej dhttdk tn enhetkrafthne nutshmk nl tgk tkcpdk%

—Zgn hs ht>– as`km Rruk lrnc tgk ntgkr rnnc%

—A prhkstkss$ sgk waets tn kxnrfhsk snck kvhd gkrk$– sgnutkm Ghch`n tnrkpdy%

—Dkt gkr he$– sahm Rruk as sgk fack tn tgk lrnet mnnr%Vairhea wad`km hetn tgk gnusk aem hcckmhatkdy was nvkrwgkdckm iy sncktghej%

—Ark ynu này$ chss>– as`km Rruk$ furhnus ainut Vairhea‘s hetkethnes%—]ghs gnusk hs gkavy he kvhd aura$– jrnaekm Vairhea$ ent lkkdhej wkdd$ tgnujg

ent ikfausk nl aey kvhd aura%




—]gke stay gkrk uethd ynu lhem tgk snurfk$– schdkm Rruk$ enthfhej Vairhea‘safghej kxprksshne$ —jn lhem a rnnc aem stay lnr tgk ehjgt aem rkst$ ynu fae skarfgtncnrrnw%–

—Xks$ ca‘ac!– kxfdahckm Vairhea as sgk rae upstahrs%Vgk lnuem a rnnc nppnshtk lrnc @arhe‘s rnnc tgat gam a dnw fnefketrathne nl kvhdaura% Vairhea fack nut nl gkr rnnc aem ènf`km netn @arhe‘s mnnr%

—Zgat hs ht>– aeswkrkm @arhe as sgk npkekm gkr mnnr%—H‘c Vairhea Cathsu`k$ pdkask tn ca`k ynur afquahetaefk$– sahm Vairhea as

sgk rkspkftluddy inwkm%Vairhea quhf`dy tnn` enthfk nl @arhe‘s rajjkm aem adcnst rkvkadhej tae`#tnp aemsgnrts% Ghch`n aem Vue Oh wad`km tn tgk mnnr$ lrnc heshmk @arhe‘s rnnc%

—Fnck ne he$– sahm @arhe as sgk$ Ghch`n aem Vue Oh wad`km iaf` hetn gkr rnnc%Zgke Vairhea wad`km he$ Vue Oh staykm as lar as sgk fnudm lrnc Vairhea% Ghch`n

lnddnwkm Vue Oh$ tn fnclnrt gkr%—Hs sgk này>– as`km Vairhea as sgk dnn`km at Vue Oh%—Vue‘s oust sgy$ H‘c Ghch`n A`ha$– sahm Ghch`n as sgk rkspkftluddy inwkm%—@arhe Oafnis$– sahm @arhe as sgk sprawdkm netn gkr ikm%

Vairhea dnn`km at Vue Oh$ wahthej lnr gkr tn hetrnmufk gkrskdl% Iut snne$ Vairheaturekm tn @arhe%

—Zgat ark ynu mnhej>– as`km Vairhea appaddkm$ dnn`hej at @arhe‘s vudjar pnshthne ne gkr ikm%

—Ykdaxhej$ wgat‘s ht dnn` dh`k tn ynu>– as`km @arhe$ furhnusdy$ —cayik adhttdk nl tghs aem a dhttdk nl tgat%–Zhtg a pdaylud schr` lrnc @arhe$ Vairhea turekm rkm%

—A damy sgnudm adways ik kdkjaet aem cnmkst$ kvke acnej lrhkems$– sahmVairhea as sgk sat mnwe$ fdkarhej gkr gkam%

—Mnks ht intgkr ynu$ cayik wk sgnudm jkt ea`km aem jkt tn ènw kafg ntgkr ikttkr$– schdkm @arhe$ on`hejdy%Vairhea was mhsjustkm iy tgk hmka$ iut fnudme‘t gkdp iut idusg iy ht tnn% Vue Oh ghmgkr lafk he a phddnw tn ghmk gkr lafhad kxprksshne%

—Oust `hmmhej juys$– daujgkm @arhe gystkrhfaddy%—H fae‘t ikdhkvk ynu oust sahm tgat!– daujgkm Ghch`n$ kciarrasskm%

Vue Oh gam startkm tn daujg as wkdd$ Vairhea snne lkdt dklt nut%—Zgat‘s sn lueey>– as`km Vairhea furhnusdy%—Entghej ynu wnudm keony$– schdkm @arhe$ rkckcikrhej gkr kardhkr ykars%—Oust rkckcikrhej gnw wk ckt kafg ntgkr$– daujgkm Ghch`n%

@arhe$ Ghch`n aem Vue Oh ckt kafg ntgkr a lkw ykars iaf`$ murhej a jkt tnjktgkr whtg tgkhr parkets at sfgnnd% ]gke tgky gkarm a frka`hej fnchej lrnc nutshmk tgkmnnr% Vtartdkm$ Vairhea oucpkm up aem sdacckm tgk mnnr fdnskm%




—Nww…– jrnaekm Aetgney lrnc tgk ntgkr shmk nl tgk mnnr%—Zgat mhm ynu waet>– as`km @arhe$ sthdd hrrhtatkm lrnc kardhkr%—Mheekr‘s mnek$– jrnaekm Aetgney%

]gk mnnr gam ght Aetgney‘s lafk$ idnnm trahdkm mnwe ghs ensk% Vairhea quhf`dynpkekm tgk mnnr aem inwkm%

—H‘c snrry!– kxfdahckm Vairhea%Kvkrynek dklt tn gavk mheekr he tgk mhehej gadd% Zgke kvkrynek jatgkrkm arnuemtgk taidk$ tgky rnsk tgkhr jdassks tn fnejratudatk tgk ekw tkeaets%

—Ht skkcs ynu adrkamy hetrnmufkm ynurskdvks$– sahm Rruk as sgk shppkm gkr tka%

—Xkag$ iut sgk‘s jnt a dnt tn dkare$– schdkm @arhe as sgk swuej gkr jdassarnuem%]gnujg @arhe mnks mrhe` quhtk a iht$ sgk fae‘t quhtk gndm gkr dhqunr wkdd% Ghch`njnt up tn stnp @arhe lrnc rkafghej tgk whek inttdk%

—Dkt gkr mrhe`$ ht‘s lhek$– sahm Rruk$ gappy tn gavk pknpdk tn mhek whtg%Altkr mheekr$ @arhe$ Ghch`n$ Vue Oh aem Vairhea wket hetn tgkhr rnncs aem lkddasdkkp$ adtgnujg @arhe gam passkm nut iklnrkgaem% Rruk aem Aetgney snnelnddnwkm as wkdd$ iut tgkhr rnnc was ne tgk lhrst ldnnr%

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]gk ekxt cnrehej$ kvkrynek wn`k up tn Vairhea‘s fgaethej% Vairhea gamwn`ke up kardy aem gam ikjue tn rkfhtk mhllkrket hefaetathnes tn kxnrfhsk tgksphrhts% Iut en cattkr gnw caey thcks sgk rkfhtkm tgk hefaetathnes$ tgk lkkdhej nl sphrhts ekvkr wket mnwe% Vnne$ kvkrynek add jatgkrkm arnuem tgk taidk lnr

irka`last%—Gnw cufg kvhd sphrhts rkshmk gkrk>– as`km Vairhea$ kxgaustkm%—Gkrk‘s a wkdd `kpt skfrkt$ chss$ tghs gnusk he htskdl hs a sphrht$– sahm Rruk$

—cy sne iuhdt tghs gnusk gkrk$ ekvkr tn dkavk%–—Ykaddy>– as`km Ghch`n$ a dhttdk sfarkm%—H jukss sn$– sahm Rruk as sgk sgrujjkm gkr sgnudmkrs$ adcnst uesurk$ —H

mne‘t kxaftdy rkckcikr wgat gappkekm tn ghc%–—]gke H gavk lahdkm tn gkdp…– shjgkm Vairhea$ ueaidk tn kxnrfhsk tgk sphrhts%

Vairhea gam a sam kxprksshne aem snne was dnst$ mkkp he tgnujg% Vncktghej skkckmtn gavk trnuidk gkr% Vgk sat he shdkefk$ lhmmdhej whtg gkr lnnm%

—Hl ynu mne‘t gavk a pdafk tn jn$ oust stay gkrk$– sahm Rruk as sgk shppkm gkr tka%

—Gnw mhm ynu ènw>– as`km Vairhea$ sgnf`km as sgk seappkm tn rkadhty%—Ent nedy mhm ynu oust tkdd ck$ iut ynu mhm tad` he ynur sdkkp dast ehjgt$

mkarhk$– sahm Rruk$ —rhjgt mkar>–Aetgney sat iy Rruk$ ikat up aem iruhskm% Gk enmmkm he fnelhrcathne aem quhktdyatk ghs irka`last as hl entghej gam gappkekm%

—Zgat gappkekm tn ghc>– wghspkrkm @arhe tn Ghch`n%—Gk was faujgt seka`hej hetn Vairhea‘s rnnc kardy tghs cnrehej$–

wghspkrkm Ghch`n%—Vkrvks ghc rhjgt$– sfnwdkm @arhe$ ent surprhskm%—Zkdd$ wgke cy jraemsnes jkt gkrk$ wk‘rk dkavhej lnr iushekss$– sahm Rruk$

stkredy$ —sn ik ehfk tn cy jraemfghdmrke%–—Nl fnursk ca‘ac$– sahm Ghch`n$ tryhej tn ik ehfk%

Ghch`n fnudme‘t gkdp iut tghe` tgky chjgt ik oust dh`k Aetgney$ sghvkrs wket upgkr sphek% @arhe oust gnpkm tgky wkrk gnt% Arnuem enne thck tgat may$ tgk pgnekraej aem Rruk hcckmhatkdy aeswkrkm ht%

—Zgke mhm tgky jkt a pgnek>– as`km @arhe as sgk turekm Ghch`n aem Vue Oh$—tghs gnusk gam en pgneks aeywgkrk dast ehjgt%–

He trutg$ tgat gnusk mhm ent gavk a pgnek aeywgkrk$ enr was tgkrk a pgnek ekariy%—]gat was Jakr$ tgky‘rk at tgk trahe stathne he ]n`yn$– sahm Rruk$ —tgky

snckgnw jnt dnst$ aem sn wk‘rk jnhej tn phf` tgkc up%–Kvkrynek dklt tgk gnusk aem jnt netn tgk ius he tnwe gkamhej tn ]n`yn% Vue Oh waslrhjgtkekm tgk kethrk way$ sgk mhsdh`ks ikhej arnuem straejk pknpdk% As tgkywad`km tn tgk trahe stathne$ tgky saw twn juys wgn dnn`km kxaftdy tgk sack% Intgnl tgkc wnrk mar` eavy iduk farjn paets$ ae npke idaf` swkatkr aem a wghtk sghrt



# Z n r d m n l ] w n C a s ` s # R a j k | 11whtg idaf` aem wghtk seka`krs% ]gk jhrds quhf`dy tnn` enthfk nl tgkhr idaf̀ aemwghtk gahr whtg a dnej rat‘s tahd thkm whtg a ruiikr iaem%

—Vn ynu twn jnt dnst>– as`km Rruk$ s`kpthfaddy as sgk dnn`km at Jartg%—Jakr gkrk mhme‘t waet tn stnp rkamhej ghs inn` tn lhem mhrkfthnes$– schdkm

Jartg as gk guej nvkr Jakr%Jartg was ae kekrjkthf aem lue dnvhej pkrsne% As cufg as gk dnvkm tn pudd prae`s$gk dnvks tn fgask tgk jhrds as wkdd% ]ghs nltke jnt intg nl tgkc hetn trnuidk%

—H faddkm$– sahm Jakr whtgnut dnn`hej away lrnc ghs nchenus$ idaf` garmdkatgkr inn`%Jakr was a rkfdushvk aem rkskrvkm pkrsne% Gk‘s usuaddy skke rkamhej ghs idaf` dkatgkr inn`% Gk enrcaddy mnkse‘t jkt thck tn rkam ikfausk nl Jartg‘s aethfs%

—Vn tgky‘rk ynur jraemsnes>– as`km @arhe as sgk starkm at tgkc$ —tgky‘rk enttnn iam%–Zghdk @arhe kxprksskm gkr sathslafthne$ Ghch`n$ Vue Oh aem Vairhea skkckm vkxkm$

adcnst fnefkrekm%—Aem wgn ark tgksk lhek wncke travkddhej whtg ya>– as`km Jartg as gk

pusgkm away Rruk aem Aetgney%—Xnur rnnccatks$ —sahm Rruk as sgk jraiikm Jartg‘s swkatkr aem puddkm ghc

tn tgk jrnuem%—Zgat was tgat lnr>– as`km Jartg aejrhdy$ —H was nedy tryhej tn jrkkt tgkc%–—Ik farklud$ gk‘s trnuidk wad`hej$– wghspkrkm Rruk tn tgk jhrds%—Zghfg nek>– as`km Ghch`n as sgk tgnujgt intg Jartg aem Jakr wkrk

trnuidhej%Vairhea saw Jakr rkamhej ghs inn` aem saw tgat inn` gam ae kkrhk cktad sùdd neht% Vgk starkm whtg aexhnus hetkethnes%

—Zkdd at aey ratk$ wk sgnudm gkam nll$– sahm Rruk as sgk wad`km away lrnctgk jhrds$ —fnck ne$ mkar%–Vn Rruk mrajjkm Aetgney netn tgk trahe aem dklt%

—H suppnsk wk sgnudm gkam gnck enw$– sahm @arhe$ uesurk nl wgat tn mn%Vue Oh jketdy tujjkm ne @arhe‘s sghrt tn jkt gkr attkethne%

—Vgnpphej–$ wghspkrkm Vue Oh$ gnphej tgk inys mhme‘t gkar gkr%—]gat‘s rhjgt– shjgkm @arhe$ wgn lnrjnt ainut ht$ —Zk ekkm tn jn sgnpphej%–—H‘dd ta`k Vue Oh aem jn$ ynu fae ta`k tgkc gnck– sahm Ghch`n as sgk schdkm

tn Vue Oh%—He tgat fask$ Jakr whdd onhe ya–$ schr`km Jartg as gk pusgkm Jakr hetn

Ghch`n$ —Gk ekkms tn jkt nut cnrk aeyways%–—Xnu oust waet tn##– sahm Jakr iklnrk Jartg fnvkrkm ghs cnutg%—Xnu fae usk a strnej cae tn gkdp ynu farry tgk iajs$ rhjgt>– as`km Jartg$

hetkrrupthej Jakr%—H jukss$ iut dkt‘s jn$ ht‘s jktthej datk– sahm Ghch`n dnn`hej at gkr watfg%



# Z n r d m n l ] w n C a s ` s # R a j k | 19Ghch`n èkw tgat Vue Oh mnkse‘t dh`k ihj frnwms nr ikhej he tgk mar`% Zhtgnutsayhej aentgkr wnrm$ @arhe$ Vairhea aem Jartg wket gnck$ aem Ghch`n$ Vue Oh aemJakr wket tn tgk car`kt% Vue Oh starkm at Jakr aem ghs inn`$ furhnus nl wgat gk‘srkamhej% Vgk fnudme‘t gkdp iut tghe` nl mrkamlud tgnujgts nl wgat gk‘s rkamhej%

—Lnr ynur helnrcathne$ Jartg tkems tn ik a rkdketdkss s`hrt#fgaskr–$ sahm Jakr as gk fnetheukm tn rkam ghs inn`$ lheaddy enthfhej Vue Oh‘s jdark$ —lnnm lnr tgnujgt%–

—Aem ynu>– as`km Ghch`n$ furhnusdy aem wnrrhkm%—A sfary aem mar` pkrsne$– sahm Jakr whtg a rkduftaet tnek he ghs vnhfk$ —H

tkem tn… gurt pknpdk…–—Yhjgt… H‘dd ikdhkvk tgat– sahm Ghch`n as sgk stumhkm Jakr%

Altkr tgky jnt hetn tgk car`kt$ Ghch`n uskm snck cneky sgk jnt lrnc Rruk tn jktshx iajs nl lnnm% Jakr kemkm up farryhej tgk lnur nl tgkc$ gk gam tn put away ghs

inn`% Gnwkvkr wgke tgky jnt nut nl tgk car`kt$ ht was mus`%—Ht‘s adrkamy mar` nut– sahm Ghch`n$ wnrrhkm ainut Vue Oh%

Jakr put mnwe tgk iajs aem puddkm nut ghs inn`% Altkr cuttkrhej sncktghej uemkr ghs irkatg$ gk phf`km up tgk iajs wghdk sthdd rkamhej ghs inn`% A mhc dhjgt dht up tgkarka%

—Lnddnw ck– sahm Jakr as gk wad`km wghdk rkamhej ghs inn`%Adtgnujg gkshtaet$ tgky lnddnwkm Jakr add tgk way gnck% Ht was straejk tgat Jakr èkw tgk way gnck$ Ghch`n fnudme‘t gkdp iut enthfk% Vgk fnelrnetkm Jakr as snneas tgky jnt hetn tgk gnusk%

—Gnw mhm ynu ènw wgkrk tgk gnusk was>– as`km Ghch`n hequhshthvkdy$—wgat‘s up whtg tgk dhjgt>– En dhjgt snurfk was skke ne Jakr wgke gk dht up tgk arka$ Ghch`n was ikynemfurhnus%

—H gavk a cap$– sahm Jakr as gk sgnwkm a cap nl tgk arka he ghs inn`%Iklnrk Jakr fnudm say aeytghej kdsk$ a dnum frasg was gkarm lrnc tgk ntgkr rnnc%

—Ent ajahe…– shjgkm Jakr as gk wket hetn tgk ntgkr rnnc tn skk @arhetgrnwhej stull at Jartg%

—Irntgkr$ stnp$– sahm Jakr stkredy aem a iht hrrhtatkm%—Nr wgat>– as`km Jartg as gk turekm tn Jakr%

Jakr‘s jdark sgnek whtg a phkrfhej rkm dhjgt$ iut nedy Jartg trudy saw ht%—Jnt ht$ `hddony… – cuttkrkm Jartg uemkr ghs irkatg as gk wad`km nll tnwarm

tgk ̀ htfgke%Jakr lnddnwkm Jartg tn put away tn lnnm% @arhe$ Ghch`n$ Vue Oh aem Vairheaquhf`dy jatgkrkm he tgk dhvhej rnnc%

—Cae$ tgksk twn ark trnuidk$– sahm @arhe aejrhdy%Altkr a ratgkr quhkt mheekr$ tgky add wket tn ikm% Gnwkvkr$ tgk ekxt cnrehej$Vairhea seuf` hetn Jakr‘s rnnc$ wgke sgk lhrst saw Jakr‘s inn`$ sgk èkw ht was





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—Xkag$ mar` aem mkstrufthvk pnwkrs$ aem H gavk a sgnrt lusk$ sn dkavk$–shjgkm Jakr$ whtg a sdhjgt sfnwd$ —hl ynu tghe` Vknsgh hs iam%–

—Xnu ènw wgn gk hs>– as`km Ghch`n$ kfstathf ainut Jakr ènwhej ainutaehck%

—Cy rndk cnmkd$– sfnwdkm Jakr whtg ae hethchmathej iut snrrnwlud lafk%Vue Oh fnwkrkm ikghem @arhe aem Vairhea$ tkrrhlhkm nl Jakr% @arhe fdkefgkm gkr lhsthe aejkr%

—Xnu‘rk sfarhej gkr!– ykddkm @arhe as sgk rahskm gkr lhst%Vgk snne put gkr lhst iaf` mnwe wgke sgk rkadhzkm Jakr fnudm `hdd gkr whtg kask%Jartg seuf` up tn @arhe aem pn`km gkr he tgk iaf`%

—Vtnp tghs fgaramk$ ynu‘dd ekvkr ca`k lrhkems dh`k tgat$– schdkm Jartg as@arhe oucpkm%

—Oust jn$ ht‘s pahelud kenujg$– shjgkm Jakr as gk dahm mnwe ne ghs ikm%Kvkrynek dklt Jakr‘s rnnc$ fneluskm ainut Jartg‘s rkcar` aem Jakr‘s atthtumk

tnwarm tgk jhrds%—Zgat mn ynu ckae$ fgaramk>– as`km Ghch`n$ furhnusdy%—Enpk$ ent jnhej tn tkdd$– schr`km Jartg$ pdayluddy%

Add nl tgk summke$ a darjk frasg sgnn` tgk gnusk$ ht snuemkm dh`k sncktghej gamkxpdnmkm he tgk lrnet dawe%

—Vtay gkrk$ H‘dd fgkf` tghs nut$– sahm Jartg whtg lrhjgtkehejdy skrhnus lafk%Jakr quhf`dy rae past kvkrynek aem hetn tgk lrnet yarm$ Jartg sgnrtdy lnddnwkm%

—Dkt‘s jn ta`k a dnn`$– sahm @arhe$ hetrhjukm%@arhe$ Ghch`n$ Vue Oh aem Vairhea wkrk furhnus as tn wgy Jartg aem Jakr rae nutnl tgk gnusk% Zgke tgk jhrds jnt tn tgk lrnet mnnr$ tgky saw a darjk phtfg#idaf` mrajne whtg shdvkr cktad arcnr fnvkrhej hts fgkst$ arcs aem tahd% Irhjgt wghtk mntssgnek ne tgk mrajne‘s idaf` s`he dh`k stars at ehjgt%

—]hck tn sgnw ck ynur pnwkr!– ikddnwkm tgk mrajne as gazy iduhsg ldacksspkwkm lrnc hts cnutg%

—Lhek… Cnrjae$ fnck$– sahm Jakr as gk gkdm nut ghs gaem tnwarms tgkgnusk%Altkr Jartg‘s ratgkr furhnus kxprksshne$ Jakr‘s jrhcnhrk ldkw lrnc tgk gnusk aemhetn ghs gaem% He a pull nl idaf` scn`k$ Cnrjae appkarkm he Jakr‘s arcs$ adcnstdh`k gk‘s kcirafhej gkr%

—En ekkm lnr ynu tn lhjgt$– sahm Jakr$ skkchejdy wnrrhkm%Ykduftaetdy$ Cnrjae cnrpgkm iaf` hetn gkr inn` lnrc% Jakr gam ekvkr dkt Cnrjaelhjgt iklnrk0 gk was tnn wnrrhkm lnr gkr salkty%

—Vahet$ ht‘s thck tn lhjgt!– schdkm Jartg as gk puddkm a yn#yn lrnc tghe ahr%Lrnc tgk jrnuem$ a tgrkk lnnt tadd tkcpdar èhjgt puppkt rnsk up$ whtg strhejsdnnskdy gaejhej lrnc hts onhets% Zhtg a jdark he hts kyks$ tgk puppkt succnekm aswnrm$ twn thcks darjkr tgae ht% As Jakr rkam ghs inn`$ ghs idaf` aem wghtk gahr



# Z n r d m n l ] w n C a s ` s # R a j k | 1;hevkrtkm fndnrs$ aem a sgamnwy aura kevkdnpkm ghc% ]gk mrajne irkatgkm idukgazy ldacks at Jkar$ wgn ekvkr dnn`km away lrnc ghs inn`% ]gk ldacks wkrkmhvkrjkm iy a sùdd sgapkm iarrhkr% Gnwkvkr$ enw tgk ldacks wkrk gkamkm lnr tgkjhrds he tgk lrnet mnnr% Zgke Jakr enthfkm tgk jhrds$ gk rusgkm nvkr tn idnf` tgkldacks% ]gkrk was en thck tn fast aey cajhf iarrhkr0 gk gam tn ta`k tgk ldacksghcskdl% ]gk jhrds watfgkm as Jakr was iuret adhvk% ]gk ldacks dklt chehcad iurecar`s$ iut sthdd mhm kenujg tn cnrtaddy wnuem ghc%

—Ark ynu này>– as`km Ghch`n as sgk$ @arhe$ Vue Oh aem Vairhea rusgkmnvkr tn Jakr%

—H‘c snrry…– shjgkm Jakr whtg ghs dast irkatg%Jartg$ enw kerajkm$ swuej ghs yn#yn at tgk mrajne% As tgk yn#yn apprnafgkm tgk

phtfg idaf` frkaturk$ ht jrkw darjkr aem idamks spue nut$ ca`hej a wghstdhej enhsk%—Vahet$ enw!– ykddkm Jartg$ sthdd he a rajk%—Xks castkr$– sahm tgk tkcpdar puppkt whtg a gnddnw vnhfk$ —Gkavke‘s

Oumjcket!–Vahet$ tgk puppkt$ oucpkm hetn tgk ahr whtg ghs casshvk swnrm% Zhtg a darjk frasg nl wghtk dhjgtehej$ Vahet mnvk mnwe tnwarms tgk mrajne%

—Kxkfuthne$ Kdkftrhf Juhddnthek$– sahm Vahet as tgk dhjgtehej sdhfkm tgkmrajne‘s gkam nll%

—Cayik ynu fae‘t gkdp us…– shjgkm tgk mrajne whtg ghs dast irkatg%]gk mrajne mhme‘t idkkm$ iut hestkam vaehsgkm hetn tgk s`y% Nefk tgk mrajne wasjnek$ Vahet mhssndvkm hetn tgk jrnuem aem Jartg rusgkm nvkr tn Jakr as wkdd%

—Fnck ne$ pdkask tkdd ck tghs hse‘t truk$– frhkm Jartg nvkr Jakr‘s inmy%—Mhme‘t gk gatk us>– as`km @arhe as sgk frhkm as wkdd$ —wgy wnudm gk prntkft

us dh`k tghs>–—Gk tgnujgt gk wnudm gurt ynu hl gk addnwkm ynu tn ik ekar ghc as lrhkems$–

sniikm Jartg$ —gk‘s a ikttkr pkrsne tgae ck%–—Gk pusgkm us away tn prkvket us lrnc ikhej gurt…– sahm Ghch`n as sgk

trhkm tn mry gkr tkars%—Kenujg nl tghs!– ykddkm Cnrjae as sgk appkarkm he a pull nl idaf` scn`k%

Cnrjae pusgkm kvkrynek away% ]gke sgk dkaekm nvkr Jakr aem gkdm gkr gkam nvkr ghs lafk%

—Add dhlk kems$ iut ynurs whdd rkpkat$– wghspkrkm Cnrjae he a snlt vnhfk$

—mkpart lrnc us enw$ aem rkture whtg a ikat%–Vue Oh starkm at Cnrjae$ wgnsk lafk was sn fdnsk tn Jakr‘s% Vairhea trhkm tn stnpCnrjae$ iut a pnwkrlud iarrhkr prkvketkm gkr%

—Aejkds nl gkavke$ mkcnes nl gkdd$– sahm Cnrjae a dhttdk dnumkr$ —rkture tnus enw$ tgk nek wgn lkdd%–Cnrjae dkaekm kvke fdnskr tn Jakr‘s lafk% Kenujg lnr gkr tn sckdd Jakr‘s lamhej

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—Lrnc tgk marèkss ynu whdd skk$ a pdafk tgat whdd ekvkr ik$– sahm Cnrjaewhtg a snlt aem allkfthneatk vnhfk$ —He tgk aiskefk nl mkatg$ ynu whdd nedy ekkm iuta shejdk irkatg%–]gke Cnrjae `hsskm Jakr$ ht startdkm kvkrynek tgkrk% As Cnrjae `hsskm Jakr$ ghswnuems ikjae tn gkad% Zgke Cnrjae stnppkm `hsshej ghc$ sgk phf`km up Jakr%

—Zgat mhm ynu mn>– as`km Jartg$ wnrrhkm aem okadnus%—H rkvhvkm ghc$ pdafkm ghs snud iaf` hetn ghs inmy$ wgatkvkr ynu waet tn fadd

ht$– sfnwdkm Cnrjae$ —gk sthdd ekkms tn rkst%–Vn kvkrynek wket iaf` hetn tgk gnusk% Cnrjae pdafkm Jakr he ghs rnnc$ aem

prkvketkm aeynek lrnc ketkrhej lnr a iht% ]gk jhrds wkrk sgnf`km$ iarkdy aidk tnfncprkgkem wgat gam gappkekm%

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# Z n r d m n l ] w n C a s ` s # R a j k | 17Ghch`n was straejkdy attraftkm tn Jakr$ tgnujg sgk èkw ent wgy% Zhtg a darjkrufùs$ Jartg quhf`dy rae past Ghch`n aem Jakr aem arnuem tgk fnrekr% Vnnekenujg$ @arhe aem Vairhea rae up tn Jakr he tnwkds%

—]gkrk ynu ark!– ykddkm @arhe aejrhdy%Jakr fnudme‘t gkdp iut dnn` at @arhe aem Vairhea‘s darjk iusts$ iarkdy fnvkrkm hewghtk tnwkds% Zhtg a fdkefgkm lhst$ @arhe jraiikm Jakr‘s sghrt%

—En ekkm tn ik sfarkm$ gug>– as`km Jakr tn Ghch`n%—Vtnp$ tgat‘s Jakr!– sahm Ghch`n as sgk trhkm tn jkt @arhe tn dkt jn$ —gk oust

wn`k up%–—H‘c snrry!– frhkm @arhe as sgk dkt jn$ —ark ynu này>–—Xkag$– shjgkm Jakr as gk strahjgtke nut ghs sghrt$ —iklnrk ynu ikat ck$ wgat

gappkekm>–—Ikat ynu>– as`km @arhe fneluskm%—[g… wk nedy gavk tnwkds ne$– sahm Vairhea$ a dhttdk kciarrasskm%

—He tgat fask$ mn ynu dh`k wgat ynu skk>– as`km @arhe dustluddy as sgk pnskm$ iut sgk was nedy `hmmhej%Zhtgnut a gaem tn gndm up tgk tnwkd$ ht lkdd nll nl @arhe$ Jakr hcckmhatkdy dnn`kmaway whtg ae kciarrasskm lafk%

—Hl ynu‘dd kxfusk ck$ H wnudm prklkr hl ynu jnt mrksskm lnr mheekr$– sahm Jakr whtgnut dnn`hej at @arhe%

—Jakr$– jrnwdkm @arhe aejrhdy%—Lhek… H jhvk$ oust puefg ck adrkamy…– shjgkm Jakr mkprksskm$ —H fae‘t

say H mhme‘t skk aeytghej%–—Vtnp$ @arhe$ ht was ae affhmket$– sahm Ghch`n as sgk stnnm he lrnet nl @arhe$

fnvkrhej gkr inmy whtg tgk tnwkd%—Zgy mhm ynu dnn` away>– as`km @arhe$ furhnusdy%

Kvkrynek stnnm tgkrk$ sgnf`km tgat @arhe was cam lnr tgat rkasne aem en ntgkr%@arhe tnn` tgk tnwkd aem fnvkrkm gkrskdl%

—H prklkr ent tn sthr up trnuidk aem `kkp ht at arc‘s dkejtg$– sahm Jakr$ —H cay ik a ehfk pkrsne$ as ynu rkfketdy lnuem nut$ iut H sthdd mne‘t whsg tn trnuidkaeynek%–Vn Jakr wad`km nll$ nedy tn pass Jartg arnuem tgk fnrekr% Jakr uesuspkfthejdysdappkm a quhf` entk ne Jartg‘s iaf`%

—Jnnm duf`$– sahm Jakr$ whtg a chehsfudk schdk$ —gk‘s rhjgt gkrk!–@arhe aem Vairhea fnetheukm tn fgask Jartg$ iut Jakr stnppkm tgkc%

—Xnu‘dd nedy sathsly ghc$ jn jkt mrksskm lhrst$– sahm Jakr as gk lkdt aeueènwe warc skesathne%

—Zgat ainut ynu mnhej>– as`km Vairhea$ aejrhdy%Jakr gam uehetkethneaddy tnufgkm Vairhea‘s iusts wgke gk stnppkm tgkc% Vairheasdappkm Jakr afrnss tgk lafk iklnrk dkavhej tn jkt fgaejkm%




—Nl fnursk…– shjgkm Jakr as gk wad`km nll%—Zgat‘s wrnej whtg ghc>– as`km @arhe$ furhnus ainut Jakr‘s mkprksskm

atthtumk%—H jukss gk oust waets tn ik dklt adnek…– sahm Ghch`n$ sammkekm%

Zgke Jakr wad`km hetn tgk `htfgke$ gk saw Vue Oh ca`hej mheekr iy gkrskdl%—H‘dd ta`k nvkr$ hl ynu waet$– sahm Jakr$ gnphej Vue Oh wnudm dkavk%

Iut Jakr‘s summke appkaraefk sfarkm Vue Oh$ faushej gkr tn affhmketaddy fut gkr lhejkr%

—Nww!– frhkm Vue Oh he pahe$ as sgk mrnppkm tgk èhlk%—Ark ynu này>– as`km Jakr$ wnrrhkm%—X#ykag$ H‘c lhek…– sahm Vue Oh sgydy$ tryhej tn fnvkr tgk pahe%

Ht was a sgaddnw fut$ iut ht sthdd gurt aem idkm$ `hema dh`k a papkr fut%—Gkrk$ H‘dd gkdp$– sahm Jakr as gk jraiikm Vue Oh‘s heourkm gaem$ —aem pdkask

mne‘t ik sfarkm%–

As Jakr was kevkdnpkm whtg a sgamnwy aura$ ghs gahr hevkrtkm fndnrs lrnc idaf` aem wghtk tn wghtk aem idaf`% A traesparket$ jgastdy sùdd#dh`k sphmkr frawdkm lrnctgk sgamnws$ aem netn Vue Oh% Vgk ldhefgkm lrnc tnufghej tgk sphmkr$ iut snnefadckm mnwe% Gkr gkart was rafhej lastkr whtg kafg passhej cncket$ Jakr skkckmkvhd up fdnsk% Iut sgk mhme‘t waet tn wnrry Jakr sn sgk rkcahekm shdket% As snne astgk sphmkr datfgkm netn gkr lhejkr$ ht lamkm away aem tgk fut gkadkm%

—]gkrk$ cufg ikttkr$– sahm Jakr as gk rkvkrtkm tn ghs nrhjhead appkaraefk aemghs aura vaehsgkm%

—]#tgae` ynu…– sahm Vue Oh$ trkcidhej lrnc skkhej Jakr‘s mar` aura%—H‘dd ta`k cy dkavk tgke$– sahm Jakr as gk turekm away%—Rdkask waht!– sahm Vue Oh dnumkr tgae usuad$ ekrvnusdy$ —hl ynu waet$ ynu

fae gkdp%–—Adrhjgt…– shjgkm Jakr$ ueaidk tn say en tn gkr%

Zghdk Jakr gkdpkm Vue Oh tn ca`k mheekr lnr kvkrynek$ gk trhkm tn `kkp ghsmhstaefk lrnc gkr%

—Ark ynu sfarkm nl ck>– as`km Vue Oh$ adcnst he a wghspkr%—H‘c ent$ H‘vk ikke adnek add tghs thck whtg nedy Jartg aem Cnrjae$– sahm

Jakr$ —H dh`k… ht dh`k tghs%–—Ng… H mne‘t chem ikhej arnuem ynu$– sahm Vue Oh sgydy whtg a schdk tgat

Jakr fnudme‘t skk%Jakr uemkrstnnm wgat Vue Oh gam sahm$ gk lkdt at kask% Iut ghs lkar nl gurthej ntgkrssnne tnn` nvkr%

—H… H fae‘t$– shjgkm Jakr$ —H wnudm nedy gurt ntgkrs%–—Iut ynu gkdpkm ck$– sahm Vue Oh$ kajkr tn fgaejk Jakr‘s chem$ —ynu‘rk a

jnnm pkrsne%–



# Z n r d m n l ] w n C a s ` s # R a j k | 92Jakr gas gurt caey ntgkrs as gk was jrnwhej up% Gnwkvkr$ ht cay ent ik as gkca`ks ht nut tn ik%

—Mne‘t tnrturk ghc$– sahm Cnrjae as sgk wad`km hetn tgk `htfgke$ —hl gk gatksynu$ tgke dkavk ghc adnek%–

—Ht‘s ent dh`k tgat aem ynu ènw ht!– kxfdahckm Jakr$ tgnujg ht wnudm gavk ikke shcpdkr hl gk ajrkkm%

—]gke wgat hs ht tgke>– as`km Cnrjae$ tgnujg sgk èkw tgk trutg$ —wgy arkynu sn sfarkm nl ca`hej lrhkems>–

—H mne‘t waet tn gurt aeynek$ ynu ènw tgat$– sahm Jakr$ hrrhtatkm%—Gavk ynu rkaddy gurt aeynek>– as`km Cnrjae$ ajahe ènwhej tgk aeswkr%—Zkdd$ en$ ent rkaddy$– sahm Jakr$ —iut#——Iut entghej$ tncnrrnw ynu whdd try tn ca`k lrhkems whtg tgk ntgkr jhrds$–

sahm Cnrjae$ —enw jn day mnwe!–—Xks ca‘ac$– shjgkm Jakr as gk dklt%

—]gat was `hema… ckae…– sahm Vue Oh sgydy%—Gk wne‘t dkare ntgkrwhsk$ H wnrry lnr tgat `hm…‘ shjgkm Cnrjae%

As snne as Cnrjae enthfkm tgk way sgk sahm tgat ainut Jakr$ sgk quhf`dy dklt tgkrnnc% ]gat ehjgt$ Jakr tgnujgt ainut ghs afthnes$ aem gnw ht allkftkm kvkrynekkdsk% Gk èkw gk gam tn fgaejk$ iut ht wase‘t jnhej tn ik kasy% ]gk lnddnwhejcnrehej$ Jartg wn`k up Jakr kardy%

—Fnck ne$ wa`k up$– sahm Jartg$ kajkr ainut sncktghej%—Zgy>– as`km Jakr jrnjjhdy%—Zk sgnudm ght tgk gnt sprhejs iklnrk tgk jhrds jkt up$– sahm Jartg$ tryhej tn

rusg Jakr%—]gk jhrds ark he tgk gnt sprhejs$ arke‘t tgky>– as`km Jakr$ ènwhej tgat was

tgk nedy rkasne%—En$ tgky‘rk sthdd sdkkphej$ wk fae lheaddy jkt hetn tgk gnt sprhejs he tgk

cnrehej$– sahm Jartg whtg a strahjgt lafk%—Lhek…– sahm Jakr as gk rkduftaetdy jnt up%

Gk quhf`dy enthfkm Cnrjae wase‘t he tgk rnnc% ]gky wket nvkr tn tgk cahe gadd$wgkrk tgk fgaejhej rnncs ark% Jartg rusgkm he tgk cke‘s rnnc% Jakr was sthddrkduftaet$ iut wket hetn tgk fgaejhej rnnc as wkdd%

—Zk gavke‘t ikke he a gnt sprhejs lnr a wghdk$– schdkm Jartg$ —ht‘s jnnm tn

uewhem aem dnnske up%–—H suppnsk sn$– sahm Jakr as gk aem Jartg jnt uemrksskm%

As snne as tgky jraiikm tgkhr tnwkds aem wket tn tgk mnnr$ Jakr gkarm vnhfks% Iutht was tnn datk$ Jartg swuej tgk mnnr npke aem pusgkm Jakr he% ]gk gnt sprhejs attgk gnusk gam twn skparatk fgaejhej rnncs$ iut nek$ uemhvhmkm$ gnt sprhejs% Jakr quhf`dy tnn` enthfk ht was uehskx aem fdnskm ghs kyks% Zgke gk èkdt mnwe ne tgkjrnuem tn ghmk ghs lafk$ Jartg rae hetn tgk sprhejs%




—Gky jhrds!– ykddkm Jartg whtg a schdk%—Jartg!– sfrkackm Ghch`n$ Vue Oh @arhe aem Vairhea%

Cnrjae was adsn tgkrk$ iut hjenrkm Jartg‘s summke hetrushne% A darjk s`kdktad gaemkckrjkm lrnc a pnrtad ne tgk jrnuem aem jraiikm Jartg% Ht tgrkw Jartg nvkr tgksurrnuemhej lkefk aem hetn tgk lnrkst ikghem tgk gnusk%

—H‘c tkrrhidy snrry$ H tgnujgt ynu wkrk sthdd sdkkphej$– sahm Jakr ekrvnusdy asgk frawdkm iaf` tn tgk fgaejhej rnncs$ whtgnut dhlthej ghs gkam%

—Xnu fae onhe us$ hl ynu waet$– sahm Ghch`n whtg a fadchej vnhfk as sgkdkaekm ne tgk kmjk nl tgk gnt sprhejs%Vairhea aem @arhe wkrk sgnf`km tn gkar Ghch`n‘s hevhtathne% Cnrjae aem Vue Oh`kpt quhkt iut wkrke‘t prntksthej tgk hmka khtgkr%

—Gk‘s a juy$– sahm Vairhea$ ajahest tgk hmka$ —cke aem wncke mn ent iatgktnjktgkr%–

—H ajrkk$ pdkask kxfusk ck$– sahm Jakr as gk fnetheuk tnwarms tgk mnnr%

Vue Oh quhf`dy turekm rkm whtg tgk tgnujgt nl Jakr onhehej tgkc% Ghch`n jnt nut nl tgk sprhejs whtg gkr tnwkd ne aem wad`km tnwarms Jakr% @arhe jnt up as wkdd%

—Xnu fae‘t!– ykddkm Vairhea aejrhdy%—Gkdp us$ Cnrjae$ gk‘s onhehej us$– schdkm @arhe%—Mne‘t tad` tn ck$– sahm Cnrjae$ tryhej tn hjenrk tgkc%

As snne as Vairhea quhf`dy stnnm tn stnp Ghch`n aem @arhe$ Jakr stnnm as wkdd aem ikjae tn rue tnwarms tgk kxht% @arhe gam stnppkm ghc iklnrk gk fnudm dkavk%

—Zgy ark ynu mnhej tghs>– as`km Jakr$ `kkphej ghs kyks sgut%—Fnck ne$ ynu fae pkk`$ wk wne‘t jkt aejry$– sahm @arhe whtg a skmufthvk

vnhfk%—Dkt ghc jn!– sahm Vue Oh altkr fdkarhej gkr gkam$ —…tghs hs iuddyhej…–—Yhjgt$ snrry$– sahm @arhe$ enw lkkdhej juhdty$ —wk‘dd ca`k up lnr tghs%–

Ghch`n$ wgn was at tgk mnnr$ gkdpkm Jakr nut% Jakr `kpt ghs kyks fdnskm uethd gkwas he tgk cke‘s fgaejhej rnnc%

—Xnu fae‘t ca`k ghc onhe us hl gk mnkse‘t waet tn$– sahm Ghch`n$ —gk‘s oustent uskm tn us ykt$ jhvk ghc thck%–

—Zgat ark ynu tad`hej ainut>– as`km Vairhea aejrhdy%—Fae‘t ynu tkdd>– as`km @arhe$ —wk add dh`k ghc$ kvke snurpuss tgkrk%–

Vue Oh idusgkm upne gkarhej tghs$ Ghch`n oust schdkm%

—Xnu mne‘t ckkt jnnm juys dh`k ghc$– sahm Ghch`n$ —gk trkats us whtgrkspkft$ he ghs nwe uehquk way%–

—]ruk$ juys dh`k ghc ark usuaddy adrkamy carrhkm$ nr jay$– sahm Cnrjae assgk stnnm up$ —jnnm tghej gk nedy ekkms ck%–Cnrjae wad`km nvkr tgk watkr aem hetn tgk wncae‘s fgaejhej rnnc% Zhtg a dnumfrasg$ Jartg fack ldyhej nut nl tgk fgaejhej rnnc aem hetn tgk lnrkst nefk cnrk%

—Ark tgky…>– as`km @arhe$ furhnusdy%




—En way$ rhjgt>– as`km Ghch`n%Kafg nl tgkc stnnm fneluskm lnr awghdk% Datkr tgat cnrehej$ @arhe wad`km nvkr tnJakr$ wgn was he ghs rnnc$ rkamhej%

—Dnn`$ H‘c snrry lnr tghs cnrehej$– sahm @arhe$ —H wket a dhttdk nvkrinarm%–—H‘c surk ynur lue hse‘t nvkr$ hs ht>– as`km Jakr$ aeenykm whtg @arhe‘s

ikgavhnr%—Zk add fark lnr ynu$ wgat ynu‘rk mnhej hs tgk nppnshtk nl wgat ynu waet!–

sahm @arhe aejrhdy%—Gnw mn ynu ènw wgat H waet$ ynu iarkdy ènw ck!– kxfdahckm Jakr

hrrhtatkm%—Vue uskm tn ik dh`k ynu$ sgk‘s tkrrhlhkm nl pknpdk$– sahm @arhe$ —sn sgk fae

fneekft tn ynu$ dh`k tgk rkst nl us%–@arhe sdnwdy wad`km kvke fdnskr tn Jakr aem sat ekxt tn ghc%

—Xnu savkm us whtg ynur dhlk$ kafg nl us oust waets tn ènw nur gkrn$– sahm

@arhe fadcdy$ —ynu fae trust us fae‘t ynu>–—H fnudm$ iut ynu ènw wgn H ac$ gnw fae ht cattkr>– as`km Jakr$ enw

mkprksskm ainut ghs mar` pnwkrs%@arhe jnt up aem wad`km tn tgk mnnr% As sgk dkaekm ne tgk mnnrlrack$ add nl gkr furvks aem lkaturks ikfack cnrk apparket%

—Ht‘s ent tgk pnwkr tgat cattkrs$ hts gnw ynu usk ht$– sahm @arhe whtg a snltvnhfk$ —aem ynu savkm us whtg ht%–Iklnrk @arhe fnudm dkavk tgk rnnc$ ae kxpdnshne idkw tgk rnnc apart% Atraesparket sùdd iarrhkr prntkftkm @arhe aem Jakr lrnc tgk mkirhs%

—Vkk$ ynu‘rk a jnnm pkrsne$– jrnaekm @arhe he pahe%Iklnrk Jakr fnudm put up tgk iarrhkr$ a wnnmke pnst gam adrkamy hcpadkm @arhe hetgk fgkst%

—En…– sniikm Jakr as gk starkm at @arhe‘s myhej inmy$ —Cnrjae!–Cnrjae rae hetn tgk rnnc$ nedy tn skk Jakr fryhej nvkr @arhe%

—Rdkask gkdp gkr$– frhkm Jakr$ —sgk mhkm ikfausk nl ck%–Cnrjae fnudm skk Jakr‘s pahe$ sgk fnudme‘t rklusk ghs tkars%

—Rut gkr mnwe$ H‘dd rkvhvk gkr$– sahm Cnrjae$ adtgnujg sgk mhme‘t waet tn mnht$ —nedy ikfausk sgk‘s adrkamy mkam%–

—]gae` ynu$– sniikm Jakr as gk put mnwe @arhe%

—Add dhlk kems iut ynurs whdd rkpkat$ Mkpart lrnc us enw rkture whtg a ikat$–fgaetkm Cnrjae$ —Aejkds nl gkavke mkcnes nl gkdd$ rkture tn us tgk nek wgn lkdd%–Jakr was furhnus ainut wgat Cnrjae was mnhej as sgk dkaekm nvkr @arhe%

—He tgk marèkss ynu skk$ a pdafk tgat fae ekvkr ik$– fgaetkm Cnrjae as sgkdkaekm kvke fdnskr tn @arhe$ —Lrnc tgk aiskefk nl mkatg$ ynu whdd iut nedy ekkm ashejdk irkatg%–



# Z n r d m n l ] w n C a s ` s # R a j k | 96Zgke Ghch`n$ Vue Oh$ Vairhea aem Jartg rusgkm hetn tgk rnnc$ Cnrjae `hsskm@arhe%

—Jartg$ dkt‘s jn$– sahm Jakr as gk turekm tn tgk darjk gndk he tgk rnnc$dkamhej nutshmk%

—Nek cncket$– schdkm Jartg as gk watfgkm Cnrjae `hss @arhe%A s`kdktad gaem summkedy sgnvkm Jartg nutshmk tgrnujg tgk gndk%

—Gaej ne @arhe$– sahm Jakr as gk dklt tgk gnusk%Nefk tgky jnt tn tgk lrnet dawe$ Jartg aem Jakr saw twn hmkethfad wncke wkarhejlhsg#tgkckm mrkssks% ]gk wncke‘s s`hes wkrk phtfg#idaf` aem spar`dhej mnts tgatsgnek dh`k stars ne tgkhr inmhks% ]gkhr gahr ldnwkm whtg a cysthfad ekiuda#dh`kappkaraefk% Intg nl tgkc dnn`km cystkrhnus aem ikauthlud%

—Zgn ark ynu>– jrnwdkm Jakr aejrhdy%—Zk‘rk Rhsfks$– schdkm tgk wncke$ —mn ynu ent rkckcikr us>–

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# Z n r d m n l ] w n C a s ` s # R a j k | 9=

Vthdd kerajkm at @arhe‘s mkatg$ Jakr startkm tn cuttkr sncktghej uemkr ghs irkatg% As gk cuttkrkm$ ghs gahr hevkrtkm fndnrs lrnc idaf` aem wghtk tn wghtk aem idaf`$ aem a sgamnw sdnwdy frkpt arnuem ghc% Ghs aejkr ikfack rkaddy kvhmket tnkvkrynek%

—Zgat‘s jnhej ne>– as`km nek nl tgk wncke$ tkrrhlhkm nl Jakr%—Xnu `hddkm cy lrhkem$– sfnwdkm Jakr$ —hl H wase‘t gkrk…–

]gke intg wncke dnn`km at kafg ntgkr aem enmmkm$ adcnst he ajrkkcket%—]gke mkdhvkr nur puehsgcket$ wk gavk garckm nur dnvk‘s lrhkem$– sahm intg

nl tgk wncke as tgky jnt ne tgkhr èkks aem inwkm%—Dnvks>– as`km Jakr furhnusdy as tgk sgamnws lamkm away%—Zk fack lrnc tgk stars tn ware ynu nl tgk war$– sahm tgk wncke%—Zar>– as`km intg Jartg aem Jakr as tgky dnn`km at ntgkr mucilnuemkm%—H‘c Rhsfh aem tghs hs Fkrsh$– sahm Rhsfh as sgk aem Fkrsh jnt up aem

hetrnmufkm tgkcskdvks$ —tnjktgkr wk lnrc tgk znmhaf$ Rhsfks%–

—]gkrk hs a war iktwkke tgk stkddar ikhejs$ tgk fnestkddathnes aem tgkznmhafs$– sahm Fkrsh$ —wk wkrk wnrrhkm$ sn wk fack tn ware ynu%–

—Zgy ark wk hevndvkm>– as`km Jakr furhnusdy$ tgnujg gk gam a lkkdhej%—Jartg aem Jakr$ tgk JJ twhes$ lnrc tgk znmhaf Jkcheh$– kxpdahekm Rhsfh

adcnst gappy iy tghs laft$ —ynu wkrk inre whtg tgk snud nl tgk stars%–—Zgat>– as`km Jakr fneluskm$ ueaidk tn uemkrstaem%—Fae wk kxpdahe heshmk>– as`km Fkrsh$ gnphej tn jkt heshmk lnr snck rkasne%—Nl fnursk$ lnddnw ck$– schdkm Jartg gapphdy$ kxfhtkm iy tgk ekw wncke%

Jakr jdarkm at Jartg whtg jrkat aejst$ iut gk hjenrkm ht aem dkm Rhsfh aem Fkrsh hetntgk gnusk% Jakr wket hetn tgk gnusk altkr dnn`hej hetn tgk s`y$ wnrrhkm ainut ghsekar luturk% @arhe$ Ghch`n$ Vue Oh$ Vairhea aem Cnrjae snne ckt up whtg tgkc hetgk dhvhej rnnc%

—He tghs uehvkrsk tgkrk ark stkddar ikhejs$ wgnc ynu ne Kartg gavkwnrsghpkm$– kxpdahekm Fkrsh$ —twn spkfhlhf jrnups ark wajhej war whtg kafgntgkr%–

—]gk fnestkddathnes aem tgk wkstkre znmhafs$– sahm Jakr$ tryhej tnuemkrstaem%

—Fnrrkft$ aem tgrnujgnut ynur ghstnry$ tgk znmhafs aem fnestkddathnes gavkjhvke tgkcskdvks tn cnrtads$– sahm Rhsfh$ —gnwkvkr tghs ca`ks tgkc cnrk

vudekraidk tn ik mkstrnykm%–—Vn tgk fnestkddathnes ark tarjkthej us$ ikfausk wk‘rk Jkcheh>– as`km Jakr%—Kxaftdy$ gnwkvkr tgkrk ark a lkw kxfkpthnes$ he parthfudar hs ]aurus$ gk gas

turekm tn tgk fnestkddathnes lnr pnwkr$– sahm Fkrsh%—Aem tgk fnestkddathne$ \udpkfuda aem Dyra gavk turekm tn us lnr gkdp$– sahm

Rhsfh%



# Z n r d m n l ] w n C a s ` s # R a j k | 9;

—\udpkfuda> Dyra> Hs ht pnsshidk tn succne a ckkthej nr pnsshidy kxht tghswar>– as`km Jakr fneluskm$ —H waet en part nl tghs%–

—Xnu‘rk stuf` he tghs$– sahm Rhsfh$ gkshtaet tn tkdd tgkc$ —iut mne‘t wnrry$wk‘dd prntkft ynu%–

—H tghe` wk‘rk lhek whtgnut ynu$– sahm Cnrjae$ ent waethej cnrk jhrds he tgkgnusk$ —wk mne‘t ekkm ynur gkdp%–

—Ng ykag$ H oust rkckcikrkm!– kxfdahckm Rhsfh$ —wgn mhm wk `hdd>–—Xnu lnrjnt>– sfnwdkm Jakr%—Ht was gkr$– jrnaekm Cnrjae as sgk pnhetkm nut @arhe he mhsjust%

Cnrjae mhm ent dh`k `hsshej @arhe at add$ iut ht was Jakr‘s nrmkrs% Vgk was adsnkciarrasskm wgke kvkrynek kdsk saw gkr `hss @arhe%

—Xnu `hddkm ck>– as`km @arhe aejrhdy as sgk stncpkm tnwarms Rhsfh aemFkrsh%

—Ht was ae affhmket!– frhkm Rhsfh aem Fkrsh$ —wgke wk fnck tn kartg$ wk ladd

as fnckts$ wk gavk en fnetrnd!–—Lhek$ affhmkets gappke$– shjgkm @arhe$ tgnujgt sgk nedy afthej aejry$ —H‘c

adhvk tgae`s tn Jakr%–—Ent ck$ tgae` Cnrjae$– sahm Jakr$ tgnujg @arhe was rhjgt%

@arhe wad`km up tn Jakr aem gujjkm ghc lrnc ikghem tgk fnufg% Gkr darjk iust prksskm up ajahest tgk iaf` nl Jakr‘s gkam%

—Ht was ynu$ amcht ht$– jhjjdkm @arhe$ allkfthneatkdy%Rhsfh aem Fkrsh jdarkm at @arhe whtg jrkat aejkr% Nek fnudm adcnst skk ae aura nl

purk kvhd gnvkrhej nvkr Rhsfh aem Fkrsh%—Zgn hs sgk tn ynu>– as`km Rhsfh aejrhdy%—A dnvkr$– schdkm @arhe%

Kvkrynek starkm at tgkc$ sgnf`km% Ghch`n aem Vue Oh èkw tgk trutg$ iut wasaejry ikfausk sgk gam sahm ht lhrst% Rhsfh snne irn`k mnwe$ fryhej%

—En$ ynu‘rk ent$– sfnwdkm Jakr$ —enw jkt nll nl ck!–—Xnu‘rk sn ckae!– schr`km @arhe$ on`hejdy%—Vn… wgn‘s dkamhej tgk war>– as`km Jakr$ enw hjenrhej @arhe wgn rklusks

tn cnvk%—Nrhne aem Aemrnckma ark dkamhej tgk fnestkddathnes$– sahm Fkrsh wghdk

fnclnrthej Rhsfh$ —en nek hs furrketdy dkamhej us%–

—Lkem lnr ynurskdl `hem nl war$– sahm Jartg whtg a sycpatgkthf enm$ —snfrukd%–

—H#hl wk fae gkdp he aey way…–sahm Vue Oh$ tgnujg uesurk wgy sgk sahmaeytghej%]gke aentgkr kxpdnshne was gkarm lrnc tgk lrnet dawe$ tghs thck Jakr was rkaddyhrrhtatkm% Kvkrynek wket nutshmk tn skk a chmmdk ajkm wncae aem a ynuej tkkeajk



# Z n r d m n l ] w n C a s ` s # R a j k | 9<jhrd% Intg nl tgkc gam a cystkrhnus$ ikynem tgk stars$ ikauty tn tgkc% ]gnujg tgkymhm ent dnn` dh`k Rhsfh aem Fkrsh%

—Hs tghs tgk Jkcheh rkshmkefk>– as`km \udpkfuda$ tgk chmmdk ajkm wncae%\udpkfuda hs a chmmdk ajkm tadd$ iusty wncae whtg dnej whdm nraejk gahr aem taes`he% Vgk wnrk ae npkekm nvkrfnat tgat fnvkrkm irnwe$ rkvkadhej$ dkatgkr fdntghej%Vgk gam idaf` trhiad tattnns nvkr gkr inmy% Gkr nraejk lnx kars pkr`km up lrnc tgktnp nl gkr gkam wghdk gkr nraejk lnx tahd dhltkm tgk inttnc nl gkr nvkrfnat%

—Ht hs$ wgn ark ynu>– as`km Jakr as gk dnn`km at ghs mkstrnykm dawe%—Zk‘rk tgk fnestkddathnes \udpkfuda aem Dyra$– sahm Dyra wgn stnnm ekxt tn

\udpkfuda%Dyra hs a ynuej jhrd whtg dnej phe` gahr thkm he a Lrkefg irahm tgat guej nvkr gkr sgnudmkr% Vgk usuaddy wnrk a cushf#tgkckm idnusk aem a starry sgnrt s`hrt%

—Zgy ark ynu gkrk>– as`km Jakr as gk stumhkm \udpkfuda aem Dyra%—H gkarm Rhsfks was fnchej gkrk$– sahm \udpkfuda%

Jartg quhf`dy rae nvkr tn \udpkfuda$ kethfkm iy gkr dustrnus appkaraefk%—Zaet tn fnck heshmk lnr a wghdk>– as`km Jartg$ —wk wkrk oust mhsfusshej

tgk fnestkddathnes%–—Fae wk>‘ as`km Dyra as sgk dnn`km \udpkfuda%

\udpkfuda dnn`km arnuem aem saw tgk caey pknpdk tgat dhvkm gkrk% Vgk quhf`dytnn` enthfk nl Vairhea%

—H‘c surk H fae gkdp kxpdahe tghejs$– sahm \udpkfuda$ —iut ht skkcs wk gavksncktghej tn mn lhrst%–\udpkfuda mhm a straejk maefk wghdk Dyra suej a vnfad tgat skkckm dh`k a fgnrus%]gk lrnet dawe fraf`km$ twhstkm aem iudjkm uethd ht rkturekm tn enrcad%

—]a ma!– schdkm \udpkfuda as sgk lhehsgkm gkr whtg a pnsk$ —gnw mnks htdnn`>–

—Enrcad$– sahm Jakr$ —savks ck tgk trnuidk…–Kvkrynek stnnm he acazkcket% Altkr fdkarhej tgkhr gkams$ kvkrynek jatgkrkm he tgkdhvhej rnnc nefk cnrk% @arhe wket iaf` tn dkae ne Jakr% Ghch`n jdarkm at @arhe$as sgk waetkm tn mn tgat as wkdd% \udpkfuda stnnm iy Vairhea ekar tgk fnufg%

—Vn$ wgkrk wkrk wk>– as`km \udpkfuda%Jakr dnn`km nvkr tn Vue Oh wgn oust sgnn` gkr gkam% Vgk was alrahm tn say aeytghejajahe%

—Zk wkrk nllkrhej gkdp$ hl pnsshidk$– sahm Jakr$ rkhtkrathej wgat Vue Oh gamsahm%Vue Oh dnn`km at Jakr whtg amchrathne$ hl nedy lnr a skfnem%

—Xnu fae survhvk$ stkddar ikhejs fae nedy lhjgt ne pdaekts$ aem Kartg hs tgk ikst pdafk tn mn tghs$– sahm Rhsfh$ —tgke wk cust rkture tn tgk stars at ehjgt%–

—Vpka`hej nl wghfg$ ht‘s jktthej mar`$– sahm Cnrjae$ tryhej tn jkt rhm nl tgkc%



# Z n r d m n l ] w n C a s ` s # R a j k | 9:Jakr dnn`km at tgk fdnf` aem ht was sthdd cnrehej% Rhsfh aem Fkrsh enthfkm Cnrjae‘shetkethnes$ tgky lkdt uewaetkm%

—Vn ht hs$ wk‘dd ik iaf` datkr$– sahm Rhsfh whtg ae uekasy schdk%\udpkfuda aem Dyra dnn`km at kafg ntgkr fneluskm$ ent waethej tn dkavk%

—Xnu ark wkdfnck gkrk$ aem tkdd aey addhks wk whdd gkdp wgke tgky ekkm prntkfthne$– sahm Jartg$ —kspkfhaddy hl tgky‘rk futk jhrds%–

—Zgke Rhsfh aem Fkrsh jnt up$ @arhe jnt nll nl Jakr aem watfgkm tgkc lamkhetn marèkss%

—Zkdd$ wk‘rk stayhej tn ehjgtladd$– sahm \udpkfuda$ rklushej tn cnvk%—Adrhjgt$ H‘c jnhej tn ca`k irka`last$– sahm Jakr as gk jnt up%—F#fae H gkdp>– as`km Vue Oh$ sgydy%—Chjgt as wkdd$– shjgkm Jakr as gk dklt whtg Vue Oh%

@arhe$ Ghch`n$ Vairhea$ Cnrjae aem Jartg dnn`km at \udpkfuda aem Dyra%—Vn$ ynur fnestkddathnes…–sahm Ghch`n$ —ynu dnn` mhllkrket tgk ntgkrs%–

—_nmhafs gavk mar`kr s`he tgat rkprkskets tgk ehjgt s`y$ wk‘rk cnrk kartgy$–sahm \udpkfuda$ —tgk dast thck H fack mnwe$ H was surrnuemkm iy taeekm pknpdkwkarhej aehcad ghmks$ H ikdhkvk ynu faddkm tgkc Eathvk Ackrhfaes%–

—]gat was ajks ajn!– sahm Ghch`n$ amchrhej \udpkfuda‘s tattnns%—Vn$ Dyra$ H assuck ynu fae pday a garp$ whtg a ikauthlud vnhfk>– as`km

Jartg hequhshthvkdy$ amchrhej Dyra‘s futk appkaraefk%@arhe aem Vairhea jdarkm nvkr at Jartg whtg mhsjust$ tgky gam tgnujgt Jartg gamhcpurk hetkethnes%

—Nl fnursk$– sahm Dyra$ kfstathf tgat gk èkw$ —mn ynu waet tn dhstke>–—Gkr cushf hs prktty jnnm$– sahm \udpkfuda$ hefghej gkr way tnwarms

Vairhea%]gke Dyra cajhfaddy puddkm nut a darjk garp aem ikjae tn pday% ]gk snuems lrnctgk garp wkrk aejkdhf aem purk tn dhstke tn% Zgke sgk startkm tn shej$ gkr vnhfkfgaejkm tn sncktghej cufg cnrk snntghej aem ekar hcpnsshidk tn mksfhik% Zghdkkvkrynek was dhstkehej tn Dyra$ \udpkfuda wad`km nvkr tn Vairhea%

—Vn$ wgn ark ynu>– as`km \udpkfuda tn Vairhea whtg a ldhrtathnus tnek%Vairhea saw gkr rkvkadhej fdntghej aem trhkm tn iaf` away$ iut sgk mhme‘t waet tnupskt \udpkfuda%

—Vairhea Cathsu`k$– sahm Vairhea tryhej tn ik pndhtk%

—Ark ynu uefnclnrtaidk>‘ as`km \udpkfuda as sgk fnetheukm tnwarmsVairhea%

—Zkdd$ ykag$ ynu‘rk wkarhej tgnsk ratgkr hccnmkst fdntgks$– sahm Vairhea$sthdd tryhej tn ik pndhtk%

—]gke cust ynu ik sn cnmkst>– as`km \udpkfuda$ —H fae sgnw ynu a jnnmthck%–



# Z n r d m n l ] w n C a s ` s # R a j k | 97]gke Jartg enthfkm \udpkfuda tryhej tn ldhrt whtg Vairhea% Gk quhf`dy sdhe`km nvkr tn Vairhea aem \udpkfuda%

—Vn ynu swhej he tgat mhrkfthne$– schr`km Jartg tn \udpkfuda% Enw Vairhea lkdt fdnskm he$ ueaidk tn ksfapk%

—Ent rkaddy$ H oust tgnujgt sgk was tgk cnst attrafthvk gkrk$– sahm \udpkfuda$—tgnujg H‘c surk ynu aem ynur irntgkr trahd sgnrtdy altkr%–

—Jnnm tn gkar$– schdkm Jartg$ —H‘c surk wk‘dd jkt adnej oust lhek%–Gnphej tgat Jartg was mhstrafthej \udpkfuda$ Vairhea attkcptkm tn seka` away%Jartg aem \udpkfuda quhf`dy enthfkm Vairhea aem stnppkm gkr%

—Zk‘rk ent mnek whtg ynu$– schdkm Jartg$ chsfghkvnusdy%Vairhea summkedy stnnm stkredy$ hjenrhej \udpkfuda%

—Jartg$ ynu ark a pkrvkrsk$ hccnmkst cae!– sahm Vairhea aejrhdy$ tgnujg sgktad`hej ainut ghc aem \udpkfuda$ —dkavk ck adnek!–Vairhea `kpt ne staemhej whtg gkr stkre kxprksshne$ gnphej lnr intg nl tgkc tn

dkavk% Hestkam$ tgk rkst nl tgkc gkarm aem Dyra stnppkm gkr cushf% @arhe rae nvkr tn Jartg aem puefgkm ghc hetn tgk ntgkr rnnc% Dyra dnn`km nvkr tn \udpkfuda$ènwhej sgk was a part nl ht tnn%

—Mace ht Jartg$ gk adways gas tn ruhe tgk lue!– sfnwdkm @arhe aejrhdy%—Ht was cy laudt$ H was ldhrthej whtg Vairhea aem H jnt farrhkm away$– sahm

\udpkfuda$ —H‘c snrry%–Kvkrynek starkm at \udpkfuda$ sgnf`km nl wgat sgk gam oust sahm% \udpkfuda fae ikae hccnmkst pkrsne at thcks$ iut sgk‘s adways gnekst whtg gkrskdl aem ntgkrs%Vairhea was sthdd uefnclnrtaidk$ iut sgk fadckm mnwe whtg @arhe tgkrk%

—[g… sgk‘s ae upthjgt pkrsne$ ikdhkvks kvkrynek ekkms tn ik cnmkst aemkvkrytghej$– sahm @arhe tn \udpkfuda$ —a rkad party pnnpkr%–

—Gky!– kxfdahckm Vairhea hrrhtatkm whtg tgat rkcar`$ —a wncae sgnudm entsay sufg tghejs%–

—Vkk$ enw fnck ne$– sahm @arhe$ —wk fae sna` he tgk gnt sprhejs thdd irka`last hs mnek%–

—Eag$ wk ekkm tn gkam nll$– sahm \udpkfuda$ —rahe fgkf` ne tgat tgnujg%–—Adrhjgt$ skk ya datkr$– sahm @arhe%

Zgke Jartg rkketkrkm tgk rnnc$ \udpkfuda aem Dyra lamkm away%—Aw cae…– jrnaekm Jartg gnphej tn gavk snck cnrk lue%

—Cnrjae$ wnudm ynu jkt rhm nl Jartg>– as`km @arhe%Cnrjae javk @arhe a easty jdark$ sgk mhm ent dh`k ikhej nrmkrkm arnuem iy aeynek%

—Zgy> Ark ynu jnhej tn uemrkss>– as`km Jartg$ rkdhsghej tgk tgnujgt%]gke a s`kdktad gaem jraiikm Jartg aem mrajjkm ghc hetn tgk marèkss% Vnne altkr$tgky gkarm Jartg ykdd as gk was lduej hetn tgk iaf`yarm lrnc nutshmk%

—Enw tgat tgky dklt wk fae lnfus ne hcpnrtaet tghejs$– sahm @arhe$ —wk ekkmJakr tn npke up tn us%–




—Zgy> Oust dkavk ghc adnek$– sahm Vairhea%—Mn ynu gatk Jakr> Hl sn$ dkavk$– sahm @arhe stkredy%—H mne‘t ekfkssarhdy gatk ghc$ iut hl gk mnkse‘t waet us arnuem ghc$ wgy

lnrfk ghc>– as`km Vairhea furhnusdy%—Gk‘s a jnnm pkrsne aem skkhej ghc dh`k tghs sammkes ck$– sahm Ghch`n

wnrrhkm ainut Jakr%—Gk nedy ekkms ck$– sahm Cnrjae whtg a strahjgt skrhnus lafk%—Fae ynu sathsly ghc aem ik tgkrk wgke gk ekkms ynu>– as`km @arhe$

—aftuaddy$ sfratfg tgat dast part%–—Zgat mn ynu ckae>– as`km Cnrjae aejrhdy$ nllkemkm iy tgk wnrm sathsly%—Cy innis ark nivhnusdy ihjjkr tgae ynurs aem H‘c ent alrahm tn sgnw H

fark$– schr`km @arhe fnelhmkethaddy%—Hl gk waetkm gujk iusts$ tgke gk wnudm phf` tgk prhkstkss tgkrk$– sahm

Cnrjae as sgk rkduftaetdy pnhetkm at Vairhea%

—Mace$ ynu‘rk rhjgt$– sfnwdkm @arhe as sgk starkm at Vairhea‘s iust$ —sgk‘sent kvke wkarhej a ira%–

—Ht‘s tramhthnead ent tn whtg tghs$– sahm Vairhea kciarrasskm as sgk fnvkrkmgkr fgkst%

—[g… wgat‘s tgk pdae lnr tncnrrnw>– as`km Ghch`n$ tryhej tn stnp @arhe%—Vkvketg Gkavke$– schdkm @arhe chsfghkvnusdy%

Zgke Jartg fack iaf` hetn tgk dhvhej rnnc$ gk saw tgk jhrds wghspkrhej tn kafgntgkr%

—]ad`hej ainut cy gnt inmy>– as`km Jartg as gk pnskm%]gk jhrds fnetheukm tn wghspkr acnejst tgkcskdvks$ hjenrhej Jartg% Hrrhtatkm$Jartg fnujgkm$ gnphej tn jkt tgk jhrds tn skk ghs pnsk% ]gk jhrds starkm at Jartgwhtg nchenus jdarks%

—Zgna$ en ekkm tn gasty$ ht was a shcpdk quksthne$– sahm Jartg as gk iaf`kmnut nl tgk dhvhej rnnc$ —aem hl tghs hevndvks Jakr$ jnnm duf`%–Jartg dklt tgk rnnc whtg a quhkt fguf`dk%

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]gk ekxt cnrehej wgke Jkar wad`km hetn tgk cahe gadd$ gkamhej tn tgkcke‘s fgaejhej rnnc$ gk saw Jartg jktthej rkamy tn dkavk iy tgk lrnet mnnr%

—Zgkrk ark ynu jnhej>– as`km Jakr$ furhnusdy$ —tgk jhrds‘ rnncs arkupstahrs%–

—Lnr snck nmm rkasne$ tgky mne‘t skkc tn keony cy dnvhej fncpaey$ sn H‘cgkamhej nut lnr tgk may$– sahm Jartg whtg a sgruj nl ghs sgnudmkrs%

—Adrhjgt$ keony ynurskdl$– sahm Jakr whtgnut jhvhej ht a skfnem tgnujgt$ —oust ik surk tn ent jn tnn lar$ tgky mne‘t dh`k ht%–

—Entkm$– sahm Jartg as gk npkekm tgk lrnet mnnr$ —skk ya tnehjgt%–Altkr Jartg dklt$ Jakr put a entk ne tgk jhrd‘s fgaejhej rnnc mnnr aem dnf`km ht%

—H gnpk tghs hs kenujg$– sahm Jakr as gk wket hetn tgk cke‘s fgaejhej rnnc%Zgke gk dnf`km tgk mnnr$ gk jnt uemrksskm aem wket hetn tgk gnt sprhejs% Vnnekenujg$ @arhe$ Ghch`n$ Vairhea aem Cnrjae add wad`km hetn tgk gnt sprhejs%

—H dnf`km ht lnr a rkasne$– sahm Jakr as gk turekm arnuem$ away lrnc tgkjhrds$ —H ta`k ht ynu‘vk fnck tn iuddy ck ajahe>–

—En$ nl fnursk ent$– sahm @arhe$ —wk oust waet tn spkem snck quadhty thckwhtg ynu%–

—Aem>– as`km Jakr$ ènwhej tgkrk‘s ae udtkrhnr cnthvk$ —ynu hetrumkm necy prhvatk thck%–

—Entghej rkaddy$– sahm Ghch`n as sgk aem jhrds jnt hetn tgk sprhej$ —H swkar%–Vn tgk jhrds sat ne tgk lar shmk nl tgk gnt sprhejs$ wkarhej entghej iut tnwkds%

—Fae wk sht ekar ynu>– as`km Ghch`n fadcdy$ —pdkask$ ht‘s `hema aw`warm%–

Vairhea sthdd mhme‘t dh`k tgk hmka nl ikhej he tgk sprhejs whtg Jakr$ iut sgk `kptquhkt aeyways%—En$– sahm Jakr$ sthdd starhej at tgk wadd$ —aem ikshmks ht‘s ynur laudt tghs

lkkds aw`warm%–Hrrhtatkm$ @arhe jnt up aem wad`km tnwarms Jakr% Gk gkarm kvkry spdasg nl watkr assgk apprnafgkm ghc%

—Mn ent fnck aey fdnskr$– sahm Jakr$ skkchejdy wnrrhkm$ —cy pnwkrs arkmaejkrnus…–@arhe stnppkm wgkrk sgk was$ iut sgk sthdd gam tn say sncktghej%

—Jukss wgat$ kafg nl us lkdd lnr ynu as ynu ark$ pnwkrs aem add$– sahm @arhe$

a iht kciarrasskm%Ghch`n$ Vairhea aem Cnrjae hcckmhatkdy starkm at @arhe$ aejry sgk sahm wgat sgkmhm%

—H ènw ynu add mn$ tgnujg Vairhea hs quksthneaidk$– sahm Jakr$ —ht waskvhmket a wghdk ajn%–

—Xnu èkw aem ynu sthdd fast us nll dh`k jariajk!– ykddkm @arhe aejrhdy%




—H‘c cufg irhjgtkr tgae ynu tghe`$– sahm Jakr as gk stnnm whtg ghs tnwkd$—iut rkckcikr tghs wkdd$ ynu fae‘t fgaejk tgk past%–Zhtg a gujk spdasg nl gnt watkr$ Jakr mhsappkarkm% Vtkac idae`ktkm tgk sprhejs$

idhemhej kvkrynek%—Gk‘s jnek!– kxfdahckm @arhe as tgk gnt watkr sna`km gkr inmy%—Gk‘s ikke ènwe tn gavk a lkw trhf`s up ghs sdkkvks$– sahm Cnrjae as sgk

rkdaxkm he tgk sprhejs%Jakr gam ksfapkm lrnc tgk gnt sprhejs aem hetn tgk cke‘s fgaejhej rnnc% Nefk gkjnt mrksskm$ gk dklt tn gkam upstahrs% Jakr wket hetn tgk iatgrnnc ne tgk ntgkr shmknl tgk gnusk$ gnphej tn ik dklt adnek% Iut snne kenujg ajahe$ gk gkarm sncknekfnck he%

—Fae‘t H jkt aey prhvafy>– as`km Jakr hrrhtatkm%—Mne‘t wnrry$ H‘c ent jnhej he$– sahm Ghch`n%

]gk iatgrnnc gam twn rnncs skparatkm iy ae nisfurk sdhmhej jdass mnnr% Jakr was

he tgk tui ne nek shmk wghdk Ghch`n sat whtg gkr iaf` ajahest tgk mnnr ne tgk ntgkr shmk%

—Fae wk tad`>– as`km Ghch`n fadcdy%—]nn datk tn as`$ ynu adrkamy lnrfkm ynurskdl he$– shjgkm Jakr%—Mn ynu gatk us tgat cufg>– as`km Ghch`n$ adcnst he tkars%—H mne‘t tn ik gnekst$– shjgkm Jakr$ —H rkaddy mn fneshmkr kvkrynek gkrk cy

lrhkems…–—]gke wgy trkat us dh`k tghs>– as`km Ghch`n$ —hl ynu ènw nur lkkdhejs$ tgke

wgy>–—Hts gnw H jrkw up$– sahm Jakr$ —whtg Jartg sfrkwhej arnuem$ H kemkm up

ikhej sfarkm nl jhrds chsta`hej ck lnr ghc%–—Ng… ynu‘rk oust uefnclnrtaidk whtg jhrds dh`hej ynu lnr tgk lhrst thck$

gug>– as`km Ghch`n$ lkkdhej ikttkr%—]rust ck$ ynu ahe‘t tgk lhrst$ iut kvketuaddy H oust muddkm cyskdl rkjarmdkss$–

sahm Jakr$ —tgat camk ht kashkr… at tgk thck%–—Ng… tgke wgat wk‘rk mnhej hse‘t gkdphej us at add$– sahm Ghch`n$ sammke%—Cnst juys he aehck wnudm jrkatdy keony ynur fncpaey$ iut H prklkr ent tn

jkt hevndvkm$– sahm Jakr%—Vn ynu watfg aehck>– as`km Ghch`n hequhshthvkdy

]gke @arhe$ Vairhea aem Cnrjae iurst hetn tgk iatgrnnc$ hetkrrupthej Ghch`n aemJakr%

—]gkrk ynu ark!– sahm @arhe$ —ynu ark jnhej tn gaej whtg us tnmay$ aemtgkrk‘s entghej ynu fae mn!–He ae kxpdnshne nl idaf` sgamnws$ Jakr ksfapkm nefk ajahe% Zgke tgk dhjgtrkturekm$ kvkrynek‘s gahr was cksskm up%




—Mace$ gk ksfapkm ajahe…– jrnaekm @arhe as sgk aem jhrds quhf`dy lhxkmtgkhr gahr%Jakr gam ksfapkm tgk iatgrnnc$ jktthej mrksskm ne tgk way nut% As gk raemnwestahrs$ Jakr gam iucpkm hetn Vue Oh%

—H‘c snrry$ ark ynu n`>– as`km Jakr as gk gkdpkm Vue Oh up%—X#yks t#tgae` ynu$– sahm Vue Oh sgydy$ as gkr gkart rafkm wgke sgk gkdm

Jakr‘s gaem%—Cay H as` sncktghej nl ynu>– as`km Jakr%—X#yks nl fnursk$– sahm Vue Oh$ gappy tn gkdp%—Lnddnw ck$– sahm Jakr as gk jraiikm Vue Oh‘s gaem aem dkm gkr tn tgk

`htfgke%Vue Oh fnudme‘t gkdp iut lkkd a straejk skesathne$ gkr gkart `kpt ikathej lastkr aemlastkr%

—Fnudm ynu tkdd ck wgy tgky ark fgashej ck>– as`km Jakr$ —H fae‘t skkc tn

uemkrstaem tgkhr cnthvks%–—Ng$ uc…– sahm Vue Oh$ ueaidk tn say aeytghej%—Mne‘t wnrry$ H ènw gnw ynu lkkd ainut ck$ ht‘s en skfrkt$– sahm Jakr$

—oust tkdd ck pdkask%–—X#ynu ènw>– as`km Vue Oh kciarrasskm%

[eaidk tn say aeycnrk$ Vue Oh fnddapskm netn Jakr% Intg nl tgkc lkdd mnwe he aeaw`warm pnshthne nutshmk nl tgk `htfgke$ he pdahe vhkw nl kvkrynek kdsk%

—Vn ynu‘rk hetn tghs `hem nl tghej$ ynu sgnudm nl tndm ck$– schdkm @arhe$allkfthneatkdy%

—As hl$ sgk oust lahetkm lnr snck rkasne$– sahm Jakr as gk jketdy jnt up aem phf`km up Vue Oh$ —hl ynu mne‘t chem H ekkm tn put gkr mnwe tn rkst%–Jakr wad`km past tgk jhrds$ farryhej Vue Oh% Gk was rkdhkvkm tgat Vue Oh gam savkmghc lrnc tgk ntgkrs% Vn Jakr put Vue Oh mnwe netn tgk fnufg he tgk dhvhej rnnc%Iut sgk wn`k up iklnrk gk fnudm dkt jn%

—Mne‘t wnrry$ ynu‘rk lhek$– sahm Jakr whtg ghs lafk fdnsk tn Vue Oh‘s%Vummkedy$ Vue Oh wrappkm gkr arcs arnuem Jakr aem puddkm ghc fdnskr% Ht wasuedh`k Vue Oh tn mn tghs aem Jakr was ueaidk tn ksfapk%

—Dnvk ck$– wghspkrkm Vue Oh whtg a snlt dustlud vnhfk%Jakr was sgnf`km tn gkar tgksk wnrms lrnc Vue Oh% Zgke gk dnn`km at Vue Oh$ sgk

gam a idusghej iut skkchejdy mazkm dnn`% Vue Oh puddkm Jakr kvke fdnskr$ faushejghc tn ladd netn gkr% @arhe$ Ghch`n$ Vairhea aem Cnrjae wkrk watfghej shdketdylrnc tgk ntgkr rnnc% @arhe aem Ghch`n wkrk sgnf`km tn skk gnw indm Vue Oh was%Gnwkvkr wgke Jakr affhmketaddy irkatgkm ne Vue Oh‘s ekf`$ sgk quhf`dy rkadhzkmwgat was jnhej ne% Gkr gndm ne Jakr was dksskekm$ addnwhej Jakr tn jkt up% ZgkeJakr saw Vue Oh‘s lafk ajahe$ sgk gam a sgnf`km aem kciarrasskm dnn`%




—H‘c snrry$ ht skkcs tgat H addnwkm tghs tn jkt tn lar$– sahm Jakr as gk jnt up$rkadhzhej wgat gas gappkekm$ —pdkask lnrjhvk ck%–

—E#en$ ht‘s n`$– sahm Vue Oh sgydy$ tgnujg sgk fnudme‘t fncpdahe ainut wgat oust gappkekm%

—Hl ynu‘dd kxfusk ck$ iut tgk jhrds watfghej us cay gavk uewaetkmquksthnes$– sahm Jakr as gk gkdpkm Vue Oh sht up%

—Frap gk enthfkm$– sahm @arhe as sgk fgkwkm gkr lhejkreahds%Jakr gam a lkkdhej tgat Vue Oh mhm wgat sgk mhm he a mazk aem gam en rkfnddkfthne nl ht% Idaf` scn`k snne idae`ktkm tgk rnnc$ addnwhej Jakr tn ksfapk @arhe‘s summkeattaf`%

—Gk‘s quhf`$– sfnwdkm @arhe as tgk scn`k lamkm away%@arhe enthfkm ae nmm trahd$ dkamhej nut nl tgk rnnc%

—Z#wgat gappkekm>– as`km Vue Oh$ alrahm tn as`%—Xnu wkrk gaejhej netn Jakr$ ratgkr hethcatkdy$– sahm Ghch`n%

—Zgat hccnmkst ikgavhnr$– sahm Vairhea whtg a strahjgt lafk%—Mne‘t wnrry$ ynu mhme‘t mn aeytghej$– sahm Ghch`n whtg a schdk%

@arhe sdhppkm away lrnc tgk ntgkrs$ lnddnwhej Jakr hetn a vafaet rnnc%—Xnu fae‘t ksfapk ck$– schdkm @arhe as sgk dnf`km tgk mnnr ikghem gkr%—Jrkat$ wgat enw>– as`km Jakr$ whtg ae hrrhtatkm shjg%

@arhe wad`km nvkr tn Jakr$ gk trhkm tn iaf` away% Jakr was a dhttdk sfarkm nl wgat@arhe chjgt mn%

—Xnu fae mrnp tgk fgaramk$ ynu cay aft aejry iut H ènw ynu waet tghs$–sahm @arhe whtg sudtry vnhfk%

—Xnu ark gadl rhjgt$– shjgkm Jakr$ uewhddhej tn dhk tn @arhe$ —iut H‘c prkttysurk H mne‘t waet tghs%–@arhe ikjae tn sdnwdy sdhp nll gkr dnnskdy gaejhej tae`#tnp% ]gnujg @arhe wasrhjgt$ Jakr wase‘t jnhej tn hemudjk aeynek he tghs caeekr% Jakr dnn`km away$ iut@arhe fnetheukm tn wad` tnwarms ghc$ rkvkadhej gkr idaf` dafkm ira%

—Xnu ènw$ ynu fae dnn`$ H wne‘t chem$– sahm @arhe adcnst he a wghspkr$—ht‘s idaf` he fask ynu wkrk wnemkrhej%–Jakr$ ajahest ghs whsgks$ startkm tn hcajhek @arhe‘s idaf` ira%

—En$ H faeent$ tghs hs ent wgn H ac$– sahm Jakr sga`hej ghs gkam$ —aem H whddent rkwarm sufg ikgavhnr%–

—Iut ynu sgnudm addnw ck tn rkwarm ynu$ altkr add ynu ark a `hem aem jnnm pkrsne$– sahm @arhe$ —H‘c surk ynu fnudm usk a wncae‘s tnufg%–

—H faeent$ ht sthdd pahes ck tn skk wncae dnwkr tgkcskdvks tn sufg jramks$–sahm Jakr$ a dhttdk nll lrnc ghs enrcad way nl spka`hej%

—H‘c ent$ H‘c nedy tryhej tn kethfk ynu tn ik chek$– schdkm @arhechsfghkvnusdy%



# Z n r d m n l ] w n C a s ` s # R a j k | 6=@arhe wrappkm gkr arcs arnuem Jakr aem prksskm gkr inmy ajahest ghs% Jakr fnudme‘t gkdp iut ik arnuskm iy tghs% @arhe fnetheukm tn gaej nvkr Jakr% Gk pdafkmghs gaems ne @arhe‘s fgkk`s$ adcnst dh`k gk‘s jnhej tn `hss gkr% @arhe‘s gkart ikatlastkr aem lastkr whtg kafg passhej cncket%

—Adrhjgt$ tgkrk ynu jn$– sahm Jakr he a wghspkr$ —H hemudjkm he ynur allkfthnes%–]gke Jakr mhsappkarkm hetn tgk ldnnr$ sdnwdy irhejhej @arhe mnwe% Vgk gam ikkesgnf`km sthll whtg Jakr‘s aft$ apparketdy ht was tnn cufg lnr gkr% @arhe snneseappkm hetn rkadhty aem kxhtkm tgk rnnc%

—Vairhea$ wgkrk hs gk>– as`km @arhe aejrhdy as sgk saw Vairhea fnchej lrnctgk dhvhej rnnc%

—Gk‘s he ghs rnnc$– sahm Vairhea$ tgnujg sgk rkaddy waetkm en part he tghs%Vairhea fnudm skesk caey dhvhej ikhejs$ iut Jartg aem Jakr skkckm cufg kashkr tnmktkft% ]gk jhrds quhf`dy rae tn Jakr‘s rnnc aem npkekm tgk mnnr% Zgat tgky saw

fauskm @arhe aem Vairhea tn ladd iaf`warms he lkar% ]gkrk was a traesparket sùdddh`k iarrhkr tgat kevkdnpkm ghs rnnc% @arhe attkcptkm tn ketkr$ iut a sgarp pahe

prkvketkm gkr%—]gat‘s uelahr!– frhkm @arhe$ tgnujgt tgk ondt wase‘t add tgat pahelud%

Jakr was dyhej mnwe ne ghs ikm$ rkamhej ghs inn`% Gk fnudm gkar tgkc ne tgkntgkr shmk nl tgk iarrhkr$ iut gk hjenrkm tgkc%

—H ènw ynu fae gkar ck$ hl ynu mne‘t rkdkask ynur iarrhkr$ H‘dd sgnw tgkcynur iaiy phfturks!– sahm Cnrjae$ kvke tgnujg sgk wne‘t aeyways%

—Xnu fae mn tgat>– as`km @arhe%—Xnu nl add pknpdk ènw H fae mn tghs$ Jakr$– sahm Cnrjae jktthej cnrk

hrrhtatkm whtg kafg wnrm$ —enw rkdkask ht%–—H mne‘t tghe` ht‘s a jnnm hmka$– sahm Jakr as gk rkam ghs inn`$ —tgky‘dd oust

intgkr ck ajahe%–—Mace…– cuttkrkm Cnrjae uemkr gkr irkatg%

Cnrjae skkckm tn ik intgkrkm iy sncktghej$ sgk adcnst appkarkm kciarrasskm%—@arhe$ wgy ark wk mnhej tghs>– as`km Ghch`n$ —gk fdkardy mnkse‘t waet

tghs%–—Adrhjgt$ H oust waet ghc tn gaej nut whtg ck$– sahm @arhe$ tgnujg sgk gam

udtkrhnr cnthvks%

—Garasshej ck hse‘t jnhej tn gkdp$‘ sahm Jakr whtgnut dnn`hej away lrnc ghs inn`$– as H tndm Ghch`n$ H jrkw up he a strksslud kevhrnecket$ aem whtg rkfketkvkets H mne‘t ekkm aeycnrk%–

—]gke dkt ck dnvk ynu tgke$– sniikm @arhe as sgk lkdd tn gkr èkks%—Xnu‘rk la`hej tgk tkars$– shjgkm Jakr whtgnut dnn`hej%—Xnu‘rk jnnm$– sfnwdkm @arhe$ aejry gkr aft mhme‘t wnr`%



# Z n r d m n l ] w n C a s ` s # R a j k | 6;

—H‘dd tkdd tghs nefk$ H apprkfhatk tgk attkethne$ ynu ark cy lrhkems$ iut…– sahmJakr whtg a sdhjgt pausk$ —H‘vk irn`ke tn caey gkarts tn start farhej enw%–

—Vn$ H‘vk ikke gurt iklnrk aem H cnvkm ne$– sahm @arhe$ —ht sthdd gurts$ iut ikhej whtg lrhkems tgat fark…–Jakr fdnskm ghs inn` aem sat up ne ghs ikm%

—]ncnrrnw H‘dd put mnwe tghs iarrhkr arnuem ck$– sahm Jakr$ —uethd H ekkm tntghe` he pkafk%–]gke add nl summke$ Cnrjae mkstrnykm tgk iarrhkr aem rae up tn Jakr whtg Vairheahe gaem% Cnrjae jraiikm intg nl Jakr‘s gaems aem pdafkm tgkc ne gkr‘s aemVairhea‘s irkasts%

—]kdd ck$ wgn hs ikttkr>– as`km Cnrjae whtg ae kciarrasskm lafk%Kvkrynek stnnm he sgnf`$ @arhe was hrrhtatkm tgat sgk mhme‘t tghe` nl mnhej tgat%

—Ykdkask cy gaems!– kxfdahckm Jakr as gk strujjdkm tn jkt away%—Ent uethd ynu jhvk ck ae aeswkr$– sahm Cnrjae as sgk cnvkm Jakr‘s gaems

arnuem%Jakr snne stnppkm rkshsthej lnr a cncket% Gk starkm at intg Cnrjae aem Vairhea%Intg nl tgkc idusgkm whtg dustlud kxprksshnes$ as hl tgky keonykm ht%

—Xnu‘rk ent wkarhej a ira>– as`km Jakr tn Vairhea furhnusdy%Veapphej nut nl tghs skesathne$ Vairhea `hf`km Jakr$ lnrfhej Cnrjae tn dkt jn%

—]gae` ynu$– jrnaekm Jakr as gk lkdd mnwe$ —enw dkavk%–]gk jhrds rkduftaetdy dklt Jakr‘s rnnc%

—Gk‘s jnnm$– sahm @arhe$ enthfhej gk gam trhf`km tgkc tn dkt ghc jn%

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