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rmc `s{ jhznigj hr ly kmc{r egc bhy' Yes khgr je hpesgb
zirm rze fee{c egieg{ ig yesp {mipr aep hff rmc `ey{ re {rhpc
hr& {mc {ghttcb& finc ir zh{ ly ahsfr rmhr lhg mhb mcftcb
mil{cfa re rmc {mez'
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rmc egc zme reen lc {mettigj aep fhky `ph{ rmc gc}r bhy'
@c tpesb& li qibh& Fifh zmi{tcpcb re lc ig rmc `ph
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I rmign h`esr ir' Ir{ hff rmc bhgkigj zc be' [mc{ `ccg
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irc kfs`{' Pijmr `caepc {kmeef {rhprcb& {mc igrpebskcb
lc re mcp keffckrieg ea efb Mkrep Fhqec pckepb{' Zcqc
fi{rcgcb re rmcl {e lskm rmhr Iqc jer rmc rsgc{ {rskn igly mchb'
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Leqc yesp accr {lhff& finc yespc eg h `pikn& {mc
{hib zmcg zc bhgkcb hkpe{{ mcp hthprlcgr' @sr rmc mit{5
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rze re {mez lc' H{'
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osgn' Cqcg `s{ bpiqcp{ {fez bezg re {cc' Lh {hy{ {mc{ h
mslhg rphak mhhpb'
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re{{c{ rmcl ig{ibc mcp thtcp fsgkm `hj'
Lhy`c yes kesfb tphkrikc zhfnigj geplhf& {mc {sj,
jc{r{ zirm h {mpsj' Yes ngez& h firrfc fc{{ zijjfy' Finc lc'
I rpy ger re kmenc' Bhpfcgc bec{ gerzhfn geplhf' [mc
fchg{ aepzhpb h{ ia {mc{ `cigj fcb `y mcp ge{c zirm hg
igqi{i`fc petc' Ib {hy {mc {ksppic{'
I rmign I zhfn os{r gc& I rcff mcp'
[sir yesp{cfa& rmcg& {mc {hy{' Hff I ngez i{ rmhr Yhxsi
Bcfjhbe i{ jeggh kps{m yes' [mc bcleg{rphrc{ `y `hffigj
st mcp fsgkm `hj hgb kh{rigj h ngezigj jfhgkc hr rmc rh`fc
hkpe{{ rmc fsgkmpeel' Rmhr{ zmcpc rmc Fhrig nib{ {ir'Rmc p{r bhy I jer mcpc& I {reeb zirm ly rphy& os{r {iigj
st rmc gcijm`epmeeb' Rmc H{ihg nib{ zcpc kfs{rcpcb gchp
rmc libbfc' Rmc `fhkn nib{ mhb h `sgkm ea rh`fc{ re rmcl,
{cfqc{' I {terrcb rmc Fhrig egc pijmr hzhy& `sr I bibgr
ngez h {igjfc egc ea rmcl apel hgy ea ly kfh{{c{' H{ I jer
kfe{cp& h acz ea rmc jsy{ jpiggcb hgb cf`ezcb chkm ermcp&`sr gegc ea rmc jipf{ feencb finc rmcy zcpc jeigj re lhnc
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peel' Ig ahkr& ir zh{ bezgpijmr kmiffy mez rmcy {rhpcb hr
lc' Bhpfcgc zh{ rmc egc zme zhqcb lc eqcp'
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rmc zep{r pchf c{rhrc ig rmc khacrcpih' [igkc zc leqcb& Iqc
mhb re {rhpr eqcp' Esp rh`fc i{ hff rmc nib{ apel esp aesprm,
tcpieb {kicgkc kfh{{& finc [hffy Gjyscg hgb Pe` Hffcg'
Rmcypc `erm ig rmc rcgrm,jphbc tmy{ik{ kfh{{ zirm Bhpfcgc
hgb lc& zmikm Il gbigj esr i{ hg igrcpghrieghf `pccbigj
jpesgb aep esrkh{r{ mcpc hr Bhgicf Oegc{ Mijm [kmeef'
Pijmr gez Pe` i{ feenigj {khpcb cqcg aep mil' Mc{
ger hg sjfy jsy& `sr mc{ {niggy hgb thfc' Rmc nger ig mi{
gckn i{ `e``igj& hgb rmc pil{ ea mi{ cyc{ feen h{ tign
h{ h mhl{rcp{' Mc{ kphy {lhpr& zmikm I finc& rmesjm mc
lijmr `c lepc tetsfhp ia mi{ `phig khlc ig h lepc hrrphk,
riqc thknhjc' Mc khg {efqc h tmy{ik{ tpe`fcl cqcg ah{rcp
rmhg I khg& `sr zmhr bec{ rmhr jcr mil hpesgb mcpc5 Ger h
{igjfc apicgb rmhr I khg {cc hgb I zesfb ngez' Mi{ fekncp
i{ gc}r re ligc'
Zme{ jeigj re kps{m yes5 Mi{ qeikc kphkn{ h firrfc h{
mc {rhpc{ hr rmc `hffcb,st thtcp `hj'Ge egc& I {hy'
Ligb yesp ezg `s{igc{{& Pe`& Bhpfcgc {ght{' [mc
rspg{ `hkn re lc hgb peff{ mcp cyc{' Cqcg ig h jpest ea
jccn{& rmcpc{ h tcknigj epbcp& hgb Bhpfcgc{ eg ret' Pe`
jfhpc{ hr mcp& `sr mc {msr{ st'
I begr cqcg ngez Yhxsi Bcfjhbe& Bhpfcgc& I rcff mcpzirm h {mpsj' Il ger zeppicb'
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Zcff& {mc ngez{ yes' Hgb {mc mhrc{ yesp jsr{' Yespc
gcz mcpc& Tibby& {e rhnc ly zepb aep ir' Yespc h{ jeeb h{
bchb' Rmc{c Fhrig jipf{ lchg `s{igc{{' Ia I zcpc yes& Ib
{rhy melc releppez'
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Bhpfcgc'
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egc' Zmirc,{niggcb' Ge hkkcgr' Jeeb ig {kmeef' Il ger
mcp ibch ea h Fhrigh hr hff' I kesfb teigr esr rmhr Khlcpeg
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Bhpfcgc{ ligb'
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h{n{'
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rmc peel' Ir{ `ckhs{c rme{c jipf{ hpc h pesjmcp `sgkm
germigj hr hff finc Liri hgb lc' [riff& I zegr jiqc
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zmcg Kehkm Lhfegc pchb esr ly fh{r ghlc ig TC hgb
rmc Jshrclhfhg jipf{ ig `hkn jhqc lc zcipb feen{& cqcgrmesjm rmcy {mesfb ngez `crrcp' Yeg [thgi{m5 rmcy
h{ncb' I ijgepcb rmcl'
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rmc Beligikhg Pcts`fik' Il os{r h{ Fhrig h{ rmcy hpc'
I gi{m eaa ly tchgsr,`srrcp {hgbzikm hgb aepkcly{cfa re lhnc {lhff rhfn zirm Pe` aep rmc pc{r ea fsgkm
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tcpieb& os{r re hggey mcp' Rmi{ i{ mhpbcp rmhg ir lijmr
{ccl' Mc{ ger lskm ea zmhr yesb khff h kegqcp{hrieghf,
i{r> I rmign mc{ esr ea tphkrikc' Mi{ rmesjmr{ lepc ep fc{{
c}tfebc apel mi{ lesrm zirmesr zhpgigj'
Il jeigj re lhnc h bhjjcp& mc `fspr{ esr'
Ir rhnc{ lc h {ckegb re pchfic mc{ rhfnigj h`esr esp
Cgjfi{m tpeockr' Zcpc {rhprigj re zepn eg espOsfis{ Khc{hp
tpc{cgrhrieg{'
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nib zme jer {s{tcgbcb aep h zhrcp ti{ref ig {i}rm jphbc' Ir
zh{ ly gcijm`ep Oecy Mhftcp& chpfy ig mi{ khpccp h{ h jeeg'
Pe` {mpsj{'
Iff {hy ir{ Pcygefb{ Zpht `caepc I zmit ir esr'
Kpcctcp' Zmhr hpc yes zmittigj esr5 Bhpfcgc {gccp{'
Pe` rspg{ pcb& hgb rmhr tpcrry lskm cgb{ esp kmhr'
Rmhgnasffy& rmc `cff pigj{ os{r rmcg& hgb zc oeig rmc {rhl,
tcbc aep rmc beep' I khgr mcft `sr feen eqcp ly {mesfbcp
hr rme{c jipf{' I begr {cc Qhgc{h& `sr lhy`c egc ea rmcl i{
Yhxsi' Lhy`c {mc{ zhrkmigj lc pijmr gez& {rhpigj hr ly
{zi{my h{{& mhrigj lc' I mefb ly `een{ rijmr hgb tpc{{ aep,zhpb ig rmc kpezb& ncctigj ly mit{ h{ {riff h{ I khg'
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Mez I jer igre rmi{ fe hr Bhgicf Oegc{ Mijm i{ `ckhs{c
rmc fe``y {rhipkh{c ig esp efb hthprlcgr `sifbigj ghffy
jhqc zhy& hgb Lh {hib& Mh{rh hxs( Ermcpzi{c& Ib `c hr
Kmhpfc{ T' Ochgrcr eg rmc crrcp {ibc ea Geprmcpg @esfcqhpb&
hgb ge`eby zesfb `c harcp lc hr hff'
@sr cqcpy zccn& {elcrmigj zesfb mhttcg ig rmc `sifb,
igj re phrrfc Lh' Ge mer zhrcp apel rmc `eifcp eg Legbhy{'
Lp' hgb Lp{' Mhftcp jmrigj {e `hb& Fifh {elcrilc{ khffcb
rmc ket{' Bej rspb apel rmc efb `e}cp ig 8B rmhr{ gigcry,
egc ig tcetfc ychp{ hgb khgr lhnc ir esr{ibc ig rilc hgy,lepc' Ir zh{ hff jcrrigj eg Lh{ gcpqc{ ger c}hkrfy mcp
{rpegj teigr hgb rmhr bhy zmcg rmc {rhip{ zcgrtaar& {mcb
zepncb eqcprilc& ree'
I zh{ ig Fifh{ fiqigj peel& zhrkmigj esp {eht etcph&
zmcg zc mchpb rmc kph{m' Ir {esgbcb finc h zmee{m aef,
fezcb `y h rpsknfehb ea kmigh `pchnigj' Rmc apegr beepcqcg {meen h firrfc' Rmcg khlc Lh{ {kpchl{'
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Bie{ le( Xs c{ c{re5 Mcft(
Fifh jph``cb rmc efb tfsgjcp mhgbfc {mc ncct{ ig kh{c
ea `spjfhp{& hgb zc mchbcb esr rmc beep' [spc cgesjm&
rmcpc zh{ Lh {rhgbigj h kfesb ea jcgic {lenc& ngcc,bcct
ig ps``fc zmcpc rmc qc fe``y {rct{ mhb kpsl`fcb pijmr
sgbcp mcp accr' Keqcpcb ig hff rmhr lhp`fc bs{r& {mc feencb
finc h Jpccn {rhrsc ea mcp{cfa& egfy aspies{& rmc zhy yesb
tikrspc Lcbs{h' Mcp mhgb{ zcpc {mhnigj> rmc qcig{ ig mcp
gckn zcpc petc{' Cqcg harcp zc bsj mcp esr hgb jer mcp
st{rhip{& I kesfb rcff {mc zhgrcb `feeb'
[ig qcpjcgh( Zc khgr fiqc finc hgilhf{( Zcpc
bckcgr& {mc {mesrcb igre rmc mchrigj titc' Ir phg bezg
rmc {rhkn ea hthprlcgr{& hff rmc zhy re rmc {stcp{ tfhkc
gchp rmc fhsgbpy peel' [mc {lhkncb h apyigj thg hjhig
hgb hjhig hjhig{r rmc lcrhf re lhnc {spc mc mchpb mcp
eqcp rmc msl ea rmc bpycp{' Mchpigj Lh zh{gr jeigj
re `c h tpe`fcl& ea kesp{c' Rmc zmefc `sifbigj zh{
tpe`h`fy fi{rcgigj ig eg mcpc{kgbhfe rmpesjm rmc titc{>
lhy`c cqcg rmc zmefc `fekn kesfb mchp' Rmhr rcff{
yes mez lhb {mc zh{& `ckhs{c ia rmcpc{ egc rmigj Lhmhrc{& ir{ feenigj fez' Rmc zep{c rmigj yes khg `c i{ h
kms{lh' [mc rmign{ zc jcr h `hb pct h{ Fhrige{& zmikm {mc{
hfzhy{ rpyigj re sgbe `y `cigj c}rph xsicr hgb tefirc hff
rmc rilc'
Khfl yesp{cfa& Kfhph' Fifh hbos{rcb rmc ffhlc sgbcp
rmc rchncrrfc hgb etcgcb st rmc kst`ehpb re feen aepmegcy' Yes zhgr h mchpr hrrhkn5
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I begr zhgr re khfl bezg( Lh{ ahkc zh{ gchpfy
tsptfc'
Zmhr ia {elcegc khff{ rmc ket{ eg s{5 I h{ncb& rpyigj
re mcft' Zmhr{ lepc kms{lh rmhg rmhr& pijmr5 Ir jer Lh{
hrrcgrieg'
[mc jhqc rmc titc{ egc lepc {lhkn `caepc re{{igj rmc
apyigj thg h{ibc' Rmcg {mc ffettcb igre h nirkmcg kmhip&
c}mhs{rcb' [mc rifrcb mcp mchb `hkn hgb kfe{cb mcp cyc{ re
{cgb h tphycp re cf [cep& rmesjm zme ngez{ ia mc {riff fi{,
rcg{ re mcp& {igkc ir{ `ccg arccg ychp{ {igkc {mc{ jegc re
kmspkm' Zmcg {mc etcgcb mcp cyc{ hjhig& ir zh{ finc rmc
ipi{c{ mhb `ccg bphigcb ea rmcip kefep hgb hff rmhr zh{ fcar
zh{ {rccfy {ifqcp' Mcp qeikc zh{ fez'
Ge& I begr zhgr h mchpr hrrhkn& Fifh' Hgb& ge& I begr
zhgr ket{' Zmhr I zhgri{ re leqc' Rmc Eprcjh{ hpc fskny
rmcy jer esr zmcg rmcy bib' Rmc Eprcjh{ hpc Liri{ thp,
cgr{' Rmcy leqcb re Fegj I{fhgb ig Lhy re jcr hzhy apel
rmc `hb cfclcgr ig esp gcijm`epmeeb'
Em& ge& I rmesjmr' Ger rmi{ hjhig' Lh i{ hfzhy{ rmpchr,
cgigj re leqc zmcg {mc{ st{cr h`esr {elcrmigj `sr ir{ gcqcp hgyzmcpc pch{egh`fc& finc Lh{tcrm ep
Pibjczeeb' Ir{ hfzhy{ Mihfchm ep Lihli& ep {mesfb I {hy&
Lc,hm,lc& hnh Ks`h zirm aeeb' [elcrilc{ {mc jec{ {e
ahp h{ re lhnc s{ {rhpr thknigj' Egkc {mc jer {e hggeycb
h`esr rmc iky zhfnzhy esr apegr rmhr {mc `pesjmr melc
`e}c{ apel zepn hgb hggesgkcb rmhr zc zcpc fchqigj
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aep Afepibh' Fsknify& zcpc rmc egfy Ks`hg{ ig rmc Sgircb
[rhrc{ zme begr mhqc pcfhriqc{ rmcpc& {e zc zesfbgr mhqc
mhb hgyzmcpc re {rhy' Fifh aesgb mcp h jeeb thip ea ps``cp,
{efcb `eer{ eg {hfc ig{rchb& hgb zc {rhycb tsr'
I mhb re rmign ah{r'
Liri {hy{ Fegj I{fhgb i{gr {e jpchr' Rmc tcetfc
hpc {ge`{' Ir{ h fic' I rhfncb re mcp fh{r zccn' [mc finc{
ir gc& cqcg zirm rmc hff,jipf Khrmefik mijm {kmeef rmhr
khlc zirm rmc bchf' Zmy begr zc os{r {sc rmc {stcp5
Cqcg rmi{ {cclcb ch{icp rmhg thknigj st rmc hthprlcgr
ig `e}c{ hgb Lh finc{ kespr {mez{' Zme ngez{5 Zc
kesfb jcr pikm ia yespc mspr' Be yes mhqc h filt5 Hpc yes
rphslhricb5
Lh jhqc lc hg c}h{tcphrcb feen hgb rspgcb `hkn
re Fifh'
Il {cpies{' Ir{ ger os{r rhfn finc rmc ermcp rilc{' Hgb
ia yes begr `cficqc lc& feen'
[mc jer st& etcgcb rmc kst`ehpb& hgb pchkmcb aep hg
efb Cf Tike keaacc khg apel rmc ret {mcfa' Zmcg {mc etcgcb
ir& I jh{tcb' Ig{ibc zh{ h bpsj,bchfcp,{ic zhb ea `iff{'Lh( I {hib' Bib yes pe` h `hgn5
Begr `c apc{m' Iqc `ccg {hqigj& {mc kegrigscb' Hgb
gez ir{ ghffy rilc' Fifh& jcr lc rmc tmegc gsl`cp aep
Lp' Zs'
Fifh {rhpcb hr rmc legcy hgb bibgr {hy h zepb' Lp'
Zs i{ mcp efb `eyapicgb h Kmigc{c jsy zme jpcz st ig
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Spsjshy sr mc{ hf{e rmc ezgcp ea Mhttigc{{ Melc
Pchfry& rmc `ijjc{r pchfrep ig rmi{ thpr ea Xsccg{'
Lh lchgr `s{igc{{'
[e& Fifh {cr rmc zmefc rmigj st& os{r finc Lh zhgrcb' Hff
{mc mhb re tpeli{c zh{ h biggcp zirm Lp' Zs& hgb mc {hib&
Kle ge& figbh5 Iff `c mhtty re {mez yesp apicgb zmhr I
jer' Finc I {hib& ge lhg khg pc{i{r Fifh'
Rmc gc}r bhy& rmc rmpcc ea s{ zcpc {rhgbigj zirm Lp'
Zs ig apegr ea h rze,ahlify mes{c hr rmc kepgcp ea Aepry,
Aiarm hgb Thp{eg{ @esfcqhpb& ger ree ahp apel esp efb
tfhkc' HAEP PCGR{ijg zh{ rhtcb ig{ibc rmc cltry zigbez
eg rmc {ckegb ffeep& Lp' Zs{ {lifigj tikrspc eqcpfeenigj
rmc `s{ {ret'
Lp' Zs zh{ jpiggigj hr Fifh {rstibfy h{ mc asl`fcb aep
rmc ncy{ re rmc hthprlcgr' Ir mhb `ccg hr fch{r {i} legrm{
{igkc Fifh mhb khffcb ir xsir{ zirm mil& `sr I kesfb rcff mc
zh{ metcasf& finc hff mcp efb `eyapicgb{ hpc aep h zmifc
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hgb {cff{ Hqeg thpr,rilc& zmcg {mc{ ger beigjkmhlt hr
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peer{& hgb zmcg {mc zhfn{ `y& ir{ hff Ochg Ghr hgb rhf,
ksl rmhr lhnc{ lcg zhgr re kfigj re mcp rijmrcp rmhg mcp{zchrcp{'
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Ree `hb {mc{ fee{c& Lh {hy{ zmcg {mc mchp{ Fifh{
tslt{ kfiknigj bezg rmc {rhip{ aep h bhrc ig rmc kiry' I
begr rmign {mc lchg{ ir ep ia {mc bec{& ir bec{gr {ret
mcp apel feqigj Fifh' I ngez `ckhs{c I khg {cc rmc zeppy
figc{ ksrrigj bcct `crzccg mcp cyc`pez{ h{ zc zhrkm Fifh
rmpesjm rmc `figb{' [elc gijmr{ I rspg eqcp hgb gb rmc
ermcp {ibc ea rmc `cb cltry hgb Lh {riff zhirigj hr rmc
zigbez aep Fifh re kelc melc'
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Lh i{ ree ripcb re pclcl`cp' Ir{ finc Fifh khg {riff mchp
rmc pmyrml ig h {hf{h eg rmc phbie hgb ger os{r keltfhig
h`esr rmc gei{c'
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kmig hr rmc pe{c`s{mc{ mhgjigj eqcp rmc kmhig,fign acgkc' Ir
mhb `ccg h zhpl [ctrcl`cp& {e rmcy zcpc {riff ts{migj st
`feel{' I gebbcb re `c tefirc& `sr ir bibgr lhnc rmc tfhkc
feen hgy `crrcp re lc' Rmc mes{c feencb ree xsicr' Ir mhb
ge {reet aep tcetfc re jhrmcp eg' Ge`eby zh{ tfhyigj esr
apegr' Hgb ir mhb rme{c zmirc {kpeffcb `hp{ eg rmc zigbezrmhr {kpchl& @pchn,ig{ mhttcg mcpc(
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ig ly chp'
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beep' Rmc {kmeef rhnc{ st mhfa h `fekn hgb i{ thigrcb rmc
thfc jpccg ea bi{igackrhgr' Rmcpc hpc jphrc{ eg rmc zigbez{
hgb `fhknret zirm h fegj kclcgr zhff keqcpcb ig bphzigj{
hgb gceg rhj{?Osfis{ 8:2' 84,h{{,irry' [figny' Hpr hgb `hppie
hff li}cb ig'
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rmpcz etcg rmc beep' Srifiric{ igkfsbcb& ree&{ceph{'
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ffeep'
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rcpies{ bhpn {rhig rmhr I teigrcb esr' Ger rmc bchb pehkmc{
rspgigj re bs{r ig{ibc rmc kh`igcr{' Ger Lp{' @einh& h
gh{ry Pelhgihg fhby bezg{rhip{ zme {rhpcb hr s{ zirmesr
cqcg {hyigj& Mefh& xs rhf5 ep hgyrmigj' Ger cqcg zmcg
I h{ncb mcp mez zc zesfb leqc mcp {kphrkmcb,st tihge
apel esp tfhkc re rmi{' Ir{ hg stpijmr [rcigzhy rmhr mh{gr
`ccg rsgcb ig hff rmc ychp{ zcqc mhb ir& `sr {sbbcgfy I zh{
tperckriqc'
Ir{ ger finc ig rmc khpreeg{& yes ngez& zmcpc leq,cp{ fezcp ir esr h zigbez& I {hib' Lh ijgepcb lc zh{
{mc tfhggigj re fchqc ir `cmigb harcp hff rmc{c ychp{5 I
zegbcpcb hgb {hib rmc gcz hthprlcgr zh{ tcpackr'
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gcijm`ep{ ep {fe``cpigj bej{ re lhnc h lc{{ ea rmigj{'
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rmhr bhy& li{cph`fc' Ig rmc {sllcp& Liri hgb I s{cb re
thigr esp ghif{ esr mcpc' Gez I tikncb thigr kmit{ eaa rmc
lcrhf hgb re{{cb rmcl bezg'
Lhy`c yesff finc ir `crrcp& {mc {hib' Yes gcqcp
ngez'
@c {cpies{' Il {zirkmigj {kmeef{ ig [ctrcl`cp ea
{etmelepc ychp' Rmc gcz tfhkc mh{ `hppcb zigbez{' I
zegr ngez hgy`eby' Mez i{ rmhr tcpackr5
[ifcgkc'
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Ychm& {eppy' Hr fch{r {kmeef os{r {rhprcb& pijmr5 Hgyzhy&
I gccb re zepn eg rmi{ {rstib fh` pctepr aep tmy{ik{'
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hgb mcp melczepn' Mcp bhb zh{ h bekrep ig Megbsph{&
cqcg rmesjm mcpc mc egfy zepn{ ig rmc fh` hr h kfigik' Mc
mh{ tfhg{ aep Liri re `c h {spjceg' [mcff tpe`h`fy finc ir&
rmesjm' [mc{ rmc egfy nib I ngcz zme bibgr lhnc ghncb
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fil`{ zirm `fsgr,cbjc {ki{{ep{& rmcip tsrry,kefepcb firrfc
accr figcb st eg rmc apegr {reet'Zmhr rilc i{ ir5 {mc {hib' Thtcp{ {msaffcb ig rmc `hkn,
jpesgb' Hy( I jerrh je re tphkrikc'
Tphkrikc aep zmhr5 I h{ncb'
Il tfhyigj `hbligreg aep {kmeef'
Rmc jhlc zirm rmc firrfc gcr rmigj5 Rmhr{ h{tepr5
Ychm& khg yes `cficqc ir5 Hgb I {skn'[e zmy hpc yes beigj ir5
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Zmy cf{c5 Lhli zhgr{ lc re lhnc apicgb{'
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ea {my& mcp lermcp{ c}hkr ette{irc' Ir jer pchffy `hb zmcg
rmc `ey{ ig esp kfh{{ zcgr ig{rh,{rstib eqcp Liri{ `ee`{
ig cfclcgrhpy {kmeef' Harcp rmhr& ir zh{ lc zme mhb re
rcff rmc `ey{ re {msr rmcip frmy lesrm{ hgb h{n aep rmc
leqic rikncr{ hgb rmc c}tfhghrieg aep rmc melczepn& ree'
Yes keligj re Xsccg{ {eeg5 I begr zhgr re {hy I
li{{ yes `ckhs{c {mc hfpchby ngez{ rmhr'
Rmc p{r zccncgb rmhr I begr mhqc h jhlc' Lhy`c zc
khg je {mettigj aep yesp `iprmbhy tpc{cgr'
I kesfbgr hg{zcp rmpesjm rmc rijmr accfigj ig ly
rmpehr'
Feen& Tibby& begr zeppy' Ir{ jeigj re `c enhy& Liri
{hib `caepc zc msgj st' Rhnc ir apel lc' Yes khgr be
hgyrmigj h`esr leqigj& hgyzhy& {e rpy re lhnc rmc `c{r
ea ir' @c{ibc{& tcetfc hfzhy{ finc yes' Yespc jeigj re nikn
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tfsknigj hr rmc {rskn ncy{'
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`pchnigj ly mchpr' Fifh rhtcb gcz{thtcp hpesgb rze
tfhrc{ hgb ni{{cb ly aepcmchb' Yesp lhli{ pijmr' Yes
khgr {rhy mcpc' [mc zitcb rmc fit{rikn eaa ly {nig zirm mcp
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mhgbncpkmica hgb rskncb ir `hkn ig{ibc mcp `ph' Rmc zmefc
tfhkc i{ rspgigj re bs{r'
Lh feencb st hgb apezgcb hr lc'
Tibby& {ret rmhr phkncr hgb mcft s{' Hgb xsir letigj'
Yes {mesfb `c rmhgnasf' [mc yhgncb rhtc eqcp h `e} ea
ter{' Rmc gcz hthprlcgr{ ger ahp& hgb bib yes {cc5
ir cqcg mh{ h yhpb'
I jhqc mcp h {regy {rhpc'
Rmhr thrkm ea bipr5
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apicgb apel {kmeef hgb {lcff rmcip tcpaslc& {mc kegrig,
scb' Rmhr{ jeeb aep h yesgj jipf'
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I {ijmcb'
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h yesgj jipf zmikm lchg{& {tckikhffy& lc' Mclligj
thgr{' Zh{migj esr sgbcpzchp `y mhgb `ckhs{c Zmhr
bckcgr zelhg tsr{ mcp tpiqhrc rmigj{ ig h ts`fik zh{mcp5
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nib yes ger {e Iff ngez mez re {rirkm ly `h`y{ igirihf{
igre ir{ `i`{ {elcbhy' Hff {epr{ ea teigrfc{{ rmigj{ rmhr hpc
{stte{cb re iltpeqc lc aep rmc asrspc'
Ree `hb I mhqc ermcp tfhg{ ig ligb'
Lh bec{gr ngez ir& `sr Il jeigj re `c h {kicgri{r' I
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zhgr re zepn zirm hgilhf{& `ij egc{ finc cfctmhgr{& lhy`c
cqcg fiqc mhfazhy hkpe{{ rmc zepfb' Ir{ zcipb& I ngez' Rmcpc
hpcgr hgy cfctmhgr{ mcpc ig Xsccg{& ger cqcg hr rmc ee'
@sr zc mhqc rmc Ghrieghf Jcejphtmik kmhggcf& {e I ngez
rmcypc {lhpr hgb rmcy khg accf hgb mchp rmigj{ tcetfc
khgr' Rmcy khg ncct h mcpb{ zmefc mi{repy hff rmc jeeb
hgb rmc `hb rmcyqc cqcp {ccg ig rmcip lclepy' Ia I refb
rmi{ re Lh& mcp {kpchl{ zesfb reskm rmc {ny' Cfcahgrc{5
[mcb ghj h`esr lhfhpih hgb rmc {lcff ea bsgj Ib gcqcp
jcr esr apel sgbcp ly ghif{' [mcb h{n lc zmhr nigb ea
bckcgr jipf i{ igrcpc{rcb ig cfctmhgr{' Hgb {e eg'
Ir{ rilc{ finc rmc{c I zi{m I zcpc Fifh{ bhsjmrcp
ig{rchb' Ger rmhr Lh bec{gr feqc lc ep rmhr Fifh finc{
cfctmhgr{' Ir{ os{r rmhr Fifh bec{gr`ermcplc' [mc{ gcqcp
mhb nib{ ea mcp ezg& rmhgn Jeb& {e {mc bec{gr mhqc rmc
{fijmrc{r ibch ea zmhr{ jeeb aep lc' [mc bec{gr h{n lc
ia Iqc begc ly melczepn ep zmcpc Iqc `ccg' Zmcg Lh
zepn{ fhrc& zc ff st eg `srrcp keenic{ aep biggcp hgb
zhrkm rmc jeeb {mez{ rmhr Lh khff{ rph{m' Ia I zcpc Fifh{
nib& fiac lijmr hkrshffy `c asg'Aepjcr {lcffigj ffezcp{& Fifh {hib' H tpcrry jipf finc
yes5 @ey{ ziff `c {cgbigj yes pe{c{ ea yesp ezg( Rmcg
{mc zijjfcb mcp cyc`pez{' Rmc jeeb gcz{ i{ yesff mhqc
yesp ezg peel' Os{r rmign& gez yesff mhqc tpiqhky' Cqcpy
{i}rccg,ychp,efb jipf gccb{ rmhr'
[mc{ ger {i}rccg ycr& Lh lsrrcpcb'
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H acz zccn{ ' ' ' Fifh {hib& zignigj'
I feencb hpesgb hr rmc thkncb `e}c{ hgb acfr ly rmpehr
je bpy' I hfpchby mhrcb rmc gcz hthprlcgr hgb Bhgicf
Oegc{ Mijm [kmeef' I mhbgr acfr rmi{ `hb {igkc Liri{ leq,
igj qhg tsffcb hzhy apel esp {rpccr'
@sr I mcfb ly regjsc' Jcrrigj ly ezg peel zh{ rmc
egfy {migigj tickc ea jeeb gcz{ ig rmi{ zmefc rmigj' Ir
lchgr I zesfbgr mhqc re {mhpc h {eah `cb zirm Lh& zme
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rmc jeeb,feenigj egc& hff kspqy finc h jsirhp' Il rhff hgb
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mc {cc{ lc esr{ibc hgb zhgr{ re {hy mcffe'
Rmhr{ pijmr& Lh {hib' Yesp ezg peel' Ge lepc
fslty {eah `cb' [mc ths{cb eqcp h `ezf zirm h lcfrcb
pil' Lhy`c gez yes zegr {feskm'
Rmpesjm rmc zigbez& I kesfb {cc rmc cltry fer gc}r
beep hgb rmc `ezf ea lifn I mhb fcar rmcpc rmhr lepgigj' Ileqcb rmc ohbc cfctmhgr eg ly kmhig `hkn hgb aeprm gcp,
qes{fy' [elcrilc{ rmc {esgb ea ly gcknfhkc lhnc{ lc
accf khfl'
Zmhr{ jeigj re mhttcg re rmc nirrcg{5 I h{ncb' Rmc
lermcp rh``y Ib `ccg accbigj gchp rmc kcffhp mhb `ccg
pehligj zirm h fez `cffy aep bhy{' [mcb jpezg re rmc {ic
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ea h phkkeeg' Rmc firrcp zesfb kelc hgy bhy' I rmesjmr
ea zmhr kesfb mhttcg zirmesr lc? bej{& rmc kefb& perrcg
nib{& cqcg rmc {stcp zirm h {meqcf' Mc{ hg ibier rmhr zhy'
Khr{ hpc zifb hr mchpr& li hlep' Rmcy jspc esr mez
re {spqiqc' Fifh khlc re rmc zigbez hgb kfe{cb mcp mhgb
hpesgb ly kefb gjcp{' Gez& jiqc lc h msj' Jeeb rmigj{
hpc zhirigj aep yes& Tibby' I tpeli{c'
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Ly ncy i{ {rskn ig rmc fekn' Hjhig' Hr rmc efb tfhkc& Fifh
mhb h {thpc ncy hgy rilc I gccbcb ir' Mcpc Il eg ly ezg'
Rmc zchrmcp rspgcb kefb rebhy& kmiffy cgesjm esr{ibc re
lhnc ly ge{c psg hgb ly gjcp{ accf {riaa' Ir rhnc{ lc qc
ligsrc{ ea oijjfigj hgb ts{migj re jcr rmc fekn re pcfch{c'
Lp{' @einh zhrkmc{ lc apel mcp tcpkm `cmigb mcp
nirkmcg zigbez h{ ia Il h `spjfhp' Ia {mc bibgr `fign cqcpy
{e earcg& Ib {zchp {mc zh{ hfpchby bchb hgb {rsaacb& finc
egc ea Fifh{ ks{relcp{ bib re mcp tcr Kmimshmsh& kel,
tfcrc zirm jfh{{ cyc`hff{ hgb cqcpyrmigj'Rmc {rct{ re esp hthprlcgr hpc pijmr `c{ibc rmc efb
`hr{ `hkn beep ig rmc mhff' Ir rhnc{ hff Iqc jer ger re jiqc
mcp beep h jeeb nikn'
Mcffe& Lp{' @einh& I khff& os{r re teigr esr mcp psbc,
gc{{' [mc bec{gr pc{tegb'
I kfil` rmc {rct{ re esp hthprlcgr hgb sgfekn espbeep' Ge`eby i{ melc& ea kesp{c' Ir{ Apibhy& hgb Lh
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ziff `c hr Hrrpegikh sgrif gigc regijmr' [mc zepn{ ig rmc
{mittigj bcthprlcgr& zmcpc fiarigj ffhr,{kpccg RQ{ i{ niff,
igj mcp' H tcp{eg{ `hkn khg egfy rhnc {e lskm& {mc {hy{'
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zmefc hthprlcgr {lcff{ ea zigrcpjpccg hgb ly mhgb{ hpc
{migy zirm eif' Ia rmi{ i{gr h thrmcrik fiac& I begr ngez zmhr
i{' I khgr cqcg rhfn re Liri re rcff mcp zmhr mhttcgcb hgb
{cc zmhr {mc rmign{' [mc{ rphttcb hr mcp kes{ig{ mes{c ig
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Mhqigj hg h{{ tpe`fcl& I rytc'
55 Yes mhqc hg h{{5 Khff lc [hr tl( Jerrh je'
Rmc hthprlcgr i{ {riff kfsrrcpcb zirm mhfa,cltricb leq,
igj `e}c{ rmhr I nikn esr ea ly zhy re jcr re rmc nirkmcg'
Lh hgb I zepn hr sgthknigj cqcpy bhy& `sr {elcmez ir{
finc gcz `e}c{ {tpigj st eqcpgijmr& hgb zc gcqcp {ccl
re gi{m' Zme ngcz zc ezgcb {e lskm osgn5 Zep{c&
germigj i{ fh`cfcb' Rmhr zh{ Fifh{ oe`> zc {mesfb mhqc
ngezg `crrcp' [mc jer bi{rphkrcb hgb aepjer' I khgr rmign
zmcg Il clerieghf& {mc c}tfhigcb' [e gez cqcpyrmigj
zc sgthkn i{ h {sptpi{c' Zmcg zc gccb {elcrmigj& zc hplesp{cfqc{ zirm h `e} ksrrcp hgb je msgrigj h{ rmesjm zcpc
hr rmc ffch lhpncr eg h [hrspbhy lepgigj' Rze gijmr{ hje&
I aesgb ly efb KB{ li}cb zirm ly zigrcp kehr{ ig rmc
`hrmpeel' Lh sgchprmcb rmc rchncrrfc ig mcp `cbpeel'
I jph` h kcpchf `hp apel rmc nirkmcg hgb mchb `hkn re
ly peel& ls{ik titigj rmpesjm ly mchbtmegc{' Ir {riff{lcff{ ea pehkm {tphy hgb apc{m thigr ig mcpc& keltfilcgr{
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ea rmc fhgbfepb' I tpet etcg rmc zigbez zirm ly zeebcg
psfcp hgb rmpez ly{cfa eg rmc `cb' Ir{ hff Iqc jer ig mcpc
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Fhpjc Rph{m Bhy'
I khgr jcr Yhxsi Bcfjhbe esr ea ly ligb' Tfcgry ea
jipf{ {mhnc rmcip osgn' Mez i{ rmhr cgesjm re lhnc {elc,
`eby mhrc yes5 Ir{ kphy'
I rspg st rmc ls{ik re kmh{c Yhxsi esr ea ly mchb& hgb
bij esr ly Cgjfi{m gerc`een' Ghrsphffy& I khgr gb h tcg
re s{c aep ly melczepn' Rmcypc {elczmcpc ig rmc `e}c{'
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ir{ `cgkm re aepl h nigb ea lesgrhig' Ger rmhr ir lhrrcp{'
Lh i{ rmc egfy egc zme khg tfhy& hgb {mc {hy{ {mc gcqcp
mh{ rilc' [riff& {mc jhqc rmc leqigj jsy{ ary `skn{ c}rph
re bphj ir st rmc{c {rhip{'
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H tihge lhnc{ h mes{c feen{ kfh{{y& {mc {ghttcb'
I jph` h `e} apel gchp rmc aeer tcbhf{ hgb gb Lh{
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pcgr `iff{ aefbcb gchrfy ig{ibc tfh{rik `hj{' Ir{ Lh{ c}rcg,
{iqc `eenncctigj& bezg re rmc fh{r tcggy' Rmcg I gb
fee{c tmerejphtm{' Aep h ligsrc& I begr pchkm ig' Feenigj
hr efb tikrspc{ {skn{ lc ig hgb ger ig h jeeb& ge{rhfjik
zhy' Le{r tcetfc accf mhtty feenigj hr efb tmere{' Lc5 Ios{r accf fe{r hgb osl`fcb' Aep hff ea Lh{ epjhgihrieg hgb
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