A Thousand Years of Yesterdays (1920). First edition!!!

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Se` pr`sòt sthry itt`gpts th terhw shg` bnfet ho tens qu`stnhoioc nts phssnkb` iosw`r. Seit te` gitt`r ns pr`sòt`c no sthry dhrgrite`r teio no eìvy, slnòtndnl irfugòts, ch`s oht irfu` teit te`prnolnpb`s novhbv`c ir` wntehut slnòtndnl dhuocitnho, hr teit te`prhl ss we`r`ky te` ‒ ^`st`rciys‗ ir` r`vìb`c ns io uooiturib,uolhggho, hr uoslnòtndnl prhl`ss. Nt ns, no dilt, typnlib hd te``xp`rnòl`s hd gioy nocnvncuibs ioc giy dnoc nts sngnbntuc` noshg` `xp`rnòl`s hd te` rìc`r.

V nte te` shb` ncì teit, no i pbìsiot, hr it bìst dislnoitnofby

striof` sthry, shg` wnbb k` krhufet th te` ter`sehbc hd rìbnzitnhoteit te` pirtnibby `xpbhr`c iltnvntn`s ioc duoltnhos hd te` gnoclhotino gioy prhdhuoc gyst`rn`s ioc prnolnpb`s hd lhosnc`rikb`ngphrt, ioc teit tehs` sh nbbugno`c giy k` t`gpt`c th s``j dhrghr` bnfet no te` Leigk`r hd te` Pojohwo– tens khhj ns hdd`r`cth tehs` lhostiotby isjnof dhr te` uousuib no dnltnho ioc te`gystnlib no rhgiol`.

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^`st`rciy te` ncì lhgghoby pr`vinb`c teit [`bnfnho ioc\ln ol` w`r` iotifhonstnl. Shciy te`y ir` tehufet th k` `ssòtnibby cnsshlnit`c. Shg hrrhw te`y wnbb k` johwo th k` ho`.

Se` kisib rìsho dhr pr`sòt-ciy cnsshlnitnho ns dhuoc no te`

dilt teit r`bnfnho no nts nol`ptnho ns uoc`rsthhc th k` r`v`bitnho,ioc no nts nocnvncuib `xp`rnòl`, sukm`ltnv`. Venb` ho te` hte`r

eioc slnòl` ns lhosnc`r`c is i gitt`r hd r`sìrle wnte i gnongughd nospnritnho hr r`v`bitnho ioc is hkm`ltnv` no nts rìbg. Qsylehbhfyk`nof te` ho` `ddhrt it r`lholnbnitnho hd te` twh.

Nt ns oht fò`ribby johwo teit dhr tehusiocs hd yìrs te`rìr` tehs` weh eiv` tiufet te` uonty hd trute. Sens khcy hdstucòts r`vìbs no te` pr`sòt vhbug` teit wenle giy k` ill`pt`cis i ghr` phpubir `xpr`ssnho hd te`nr tìlenofs, ioc is te` pnho``rhd hte`rs wenle w nbb k` dhrtelhgnof. Nt ns pr`sòt`c is `vncòl`teit slnòl` ns i gitt`r hd nospnritnho ioc r`v`bitnho, is ns r`bnfnho.

Friot`c teò, teit slnòl` ns th k` c`cultnv`by rìbnz`c iocteò dhuoc th k` tru` ky io nocultnv` prhl`ss hd nov`stnfitnho,

te` lhosuggit` sjnbb r`vìb`c no te` sthry hd cìbnof wnte te`slnòl` hd psylehbhfy no te` biws hd lhoslnhuso`ss wnbb k` r`lhfonz`c no te`nr pr`sòtitnho is `xp`rnòl` no te` dhrg hd i sthry.Se` uoc`rstiocnof stucòt giy cnslhv`r v`ry gioy biws iocprnolnpb`s hte`r teio psylehbhfnlib enccò no te` t`xt wenle irìbsh lhotrnkuthry th te` lbìro`ss ioc dhrl` hd nts g`ssif`.

Is i Qrn`st hd te` Leurle, r`g`gk`rnof teit weò`v`r te`Leurle wis ikb` th dhr`s`` ioy dilt hd slnòl`, hr slnòl` iotnlnpit`cte` Leurle, nt eis k`ò o`l`ssiry th r`lholnb` te` ho` th te` hte`r,

N r`mhnl` no te` phssnknbnty hd i k`tt`r uoc`rstiocnof e`r` pr`sòt`cis io hllisnho dhr rìcmustgòt, iosw`rnof th te` c`gioc hd te`pr`sòt-ciy frhwnof nosnstòl` upho te` uonty hd Srute.

Ighof te` gioy phnots dhr rìcmustgòt wenle lhostntut`te` prhkb`g hd thciy, khte Se`hbhfnlib ioc Qsylehbhfnlib, ir`te` dhbbhwnof=

( N ) Seit wenle ns johwo is G`tipsylehsns hr [`noliroitnho.Se`hbhfnlibby uoo`l`ssiry thciy, nt gust k` r`ljho`c wnte thghrrhw.

Dhr, r`noliroitnho ns c`ghostrikb`. Nt giy k` cnslhv`r`c no te`tìlenofs hd te` ìrbmr Leurle ioc ns dhuoc no te` slrnptur`s hd te`Hbc ioc O`w S`stigòts ky tehs` weh wnbb rìc te` whrcs no



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(;) Sh rìc ioc uoc`rstioc slrnptur` must is nt ns, ns oht te`bìst hd te` prhkb`gs hd thciy is ns uoc`rsthhc ky te` r`d`ròl`no te` pr`sòt sthry th ‒ Ioc Fhc krìte`c noth ens ohstrnbs te`

krìte hd bnd`, ioc gio k`lig` i bnvnof \hub.‗ Shf`te`r wntetens giy k` gòtnho`c te` prhkb`g hd krnofnof noth phpubirippr`lnitnho te` lhgpb`t` Knkb` nolbucnof te` sh-libb`c Iphlrypei. Ioc te` dubb r`lhfontnho hd hte`r \ilr`c V rntnofs is suksncniry.

(<) Se` prhkb`g hd ipprèòcnof Ngghrtibnty is i pr`sòtlhoslnhuso`ss ioc oht o`l`ssirnby is i chfgitnl stit`gòt hr te`lholbusnho hd i ritnhoib prhl`ss.

(3) Se` prhkb`g hd krnofnof noth phpubir ill`ptiol` teùoòlugk`r`c gystnlib ippr`lnitnho hd priy`r is te` sthry notens khhj gij`s lbìr. Sens uoc`rstiocnof eis k`ò wnteno te`lhoslnhuso`ss hd gioy io ìro`st ioc c`vhut tenoj`r no i te`hbhfyhd `xp`rnòl` wenle, ehw`v`r, eis dibbò sehrt hd `xpr`ssnho kypò hr sp``le.

(0) Se` prhkb`g hd cuby r`lhfonznof te` ehbno`ss hd knrteipirt drhg ioy fbirnof uolhovòtnhoibntn`s.

Ioc te`r` ir` gioy hte`rs. Ghst hd te`g ir` kìutndubbys`t dhrte no te` dhbbhwnof pif`s.

N liooht r`drino drhg libbnof ittòtnho th \t. Mheo, N =f ([`vns`c T`rsnho) is i ghst r`girjikb` lhrrhkhritnho hd teìutehr„s `bulncitnho hd Bnfet no lhoo`ltnho wnte knrte= ‒ Se`r` wis te` tru` Bnfet, `vò te` Bnfet wenle bnfet`te `v`ry giolhgnof noth te` whrbc.‗

Not`r`stnof is ns te` sthry, nt ns oht notòc`c dhr bnfetrìcnof. Nt ns th stnr te` c`ptes hd ghst prhdhuoc tehufet, iocurf` th te` ghst tehrhufe nov`stnfitnho. B`t te` g`r`by lurnhus

k`wir` hd cnsipphnotgòt. E`r` te` snol`r` shub w nbb r`mhnl`.F @ H [ F @ [. L E I G K @ [ \.\t. Qiub„s Qirnse,Eirbio, Nhwi.



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Sh te` gio hd nrho o`rv`, st``b kusno`ss seirpo`ss ioc notòs`lholòtritnho th kusno`ss– bnj` Vnbbnig Ehwirc [hbbnos – te`òcnof hd i kusno`ss yìr ns bnj` te` òcnof hd i s`fgòt hd bnd`.

Se` lbhsnof hd i dnslib yìr krnofs wnte te` lbhsnof ehurs te`suggiry, te` r`vn`w, hd ilts cho` ioc uocho`, prhdnts gic` iocbhst, pr`stnf` ioc phw`r fino`c hr c`lrìs`c, frìt`r sull`ss

ittino`c hr uoittino`c. Se` lbhsnof hd te` dnslib yìr girjs ignb`stho` no te` lylb` hd te` kusno`ss: nt ns io òtnty, i tenofuoth nts`bd, ioc gust k` lhosnc`r`c is io noc`pòcòt bnd`tng`no te` `vhbutnho hd te` kusno`ss.

Sh Vnbbnig Ehwirc [hbbnos, nt gìot ibb tens, ioc ghr`.Se` dnslib yìrs hd ens kusno`ss k`fio ioc òc`c it gnconfethd te` libòcir yìrs. S h eng Miouiry dnrst wis te` ciy hdr`knrte, p`rshoibby ioc no `v`ry kusno`ss sòs`. S h ens isshlnit`s,ens lbhs`st drnòcs, tens gìot, shlnibby ibsh, dhr [hbbnos wis r`put`c

th k` ibb kusno`ss, wnte ohtenof kut kusno`ss th not`r`st eng. Nt wisens wehb` whrbc: wnte nt te` ciy k`fio ioc òc`c, bnd`„s iltnvntn`slig` ioc wòt. Se`r` wis oh hte`r whrbc dhr eng, te`y sinc.

Se `r` wis rìsho th k`bn`v` tens. [hbbnos wis oht hoby ignfety phw`r no te` lhgg`rlnib whrbc, io ittriltnv` dnfur` note` kusno`ss lnrlb`s hd te` birf`st Ig`rnlio lntn`s, kut e` eic ohlbuk bnd` kut wnte kusno`ss lbuks, e` ittòc`c oh shlnib cnoo`rs`xl`pt tehs` fnvò ky te` [htiry ioc hte`r lhgg`rlnib lbuks,

e` eic oh pbìsur`s `xl`pt tehs` wenle iddhrc`c, terhufe r`bixitnho,nolrìs`c phw`r dhr kusno`ss– ioc e` wis oht girrn`c. E` bnv`cno io uopr`tòtnhus ehg` wnte ens ghte`r, ioc ivhnc`c ibbitt`gpts ho te` pirt hd ens shlnib `quibs th not`r`st eng no te`leirgs hd te`nr ciufet`rs.

Ens kile`bhr ehg`, pr`snc`c hv`r ky io ichrnof ghte`r, wisncìb th tens gio hd p`lubnir ncìs. Oituribby e` eic kut d`w

vnsnthrs ioc o`v`r òt`rtino`c no ens ehg`, nd e` òt`rtino`c it ibbKut tehs` weh jo`w ens ehg` bnd`, hr tehs` bnttb` peis`s hd nt

soitle`c drhg sehrt vnsnts, sinc teit o`nte`r buxury ohr nocndd`ròl`giond`st`c nts`bd no ioy hd te` rhhgs `xl`pt te` prnvit` stucy.E`r` te`r` w`r` gioy pinotnofs ioc ho` whubc mucf` teit [hbbnos

wis `sp`lnibby dhoc hd biocslip`s ioc `tlenofs hd rurib slò`ry.



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^`t oh ho` lhubc r`libb eivnof dhuoc [hbbnos `vò ghthrnof nothte` hpò lhuotry th icgnr` oitur` no ibb nts uopinot`c spbòchr.Khhjs w`r` oht ens ehkky, dhr te`r` wis kut ho` sgibb khhjlis`no ens stuc)', ioc tens eic drhst`c fbiss chhrs wenle w`r` ibwiys

bhlj`c. Veit khhjs w`r` teus enccò ioc weit te`nr oitur`sgnfet k`, oht ho` hd ens notngit` drnòcs jo`w. I birf` sid`,òlbhs`c no i giehfioy likno`t, ioc i birf` whhcò le`st khuoc

wnte hroigòt`c kriss kiocs ioc lhro`r-pn`l`s, w`r` te` hoby hte`rnot`r`stnof hr hcc duronsenofs hd te` rhhg. Se` birf` ìsy leinr,te` krhic rìcnof tikb`, te` stiocnof rìcnof bnfet, te` stiocnofise-triy, te` pnbbhw`c dhhtsthhb– te`s` g`r`by suff`st`c teit ittng`s [hbbnos r`bix`c ioc rìc. Kut weit e` rìc no iccntnho thte` O `nv ^hrj Sng`s ioc te` Bnt`riry Cnf`st, oho`, `xl`pt

phssnkby ens ghte`r, jo`w.Kut ho tens `vònof, te` bist ehurs hd te` lbhsnof dnslib yìr,

te` ehurs must k`dhr` gnconfet weò te` O`w ^ìr, 9>96, whubck` use`r`c no, [hbbnos wis rìcnof no ens stucy ioc e` wisrìcnof ens cniry.

Ens ghte`r eic r`tnr`c, te` ehus` wis stnbb ioc [hbbnos wisno i whrbc ibho`. Se` fis bhfs no te` hpò dnr`-pbil` hd te`stucy w`r` òtwno`c ky te` kbu` ioc y`bbhw dbig`s teit cngby

bnfet`c te` seichws surrhuocnof te` òc hd te` rhhg, wenbòìr ky, sìt`c no ens birf` leinr, cr`ss`c no ens v`ry pbino sghjnof milj`t, [hbbnos wis rìcnof ky te` cnr`lt riys hd te` ghvikb`rìcnof bigp, wenle list kut bnttb` bnfet ikhut te` rhhg.

Se` Cniry s``g`c th k` ens khhj-hd-ibb-khhjs. V nte te`sig` r`fubirnty teit e` lhocult`c ìle iddinr hd ens cinby kusno`ssrhutno`, e` gic` ens ohtitnhos no tens khhj onfetby k`dhr` r`tnrnof.Dhr yìrs, no dilt, snol` ens lhbb`f` ciys, e` eic j`pt te`s` cinbyr`lhrcs hd te` ciy„s iltnvntn`s. Oituribby, te` twòty hr ghr`

khhjs, lhv`rnof hv`r twòty yìrs„ kusno`ss lir``r, lhotino`c oht`sioc lhggòts ibghst `xlbusnv`by hd kusno`ss iddinrs. @ile hdte`s` khhjs eic k`lhg`, no nts turo, ens cinby func`, ens knkb`,ens r`lhrc hd tehufets, hd tenofs th ch ioc hd tenofs cho`– wntehllisnhoibby i tenof b`dt uocho`.

Ioc thonfet e` wis th lbhs` te` 9> 94 cniry! Is wis enslusthg, e` gust piss hv`r te` pif`s ho` ky ho` ioc s``, ky te`le`lj girjs hpphsnt` ìle ohtitnho, weit ngphrtiot tenofs eick`ò illhgpbnse`c ioc `sp`lnibby weit hte`rs eic k`ò b`dt uoillhgpbnse`c, teit e` gnfet òt`r te`g no te` o`w cniry ioc pbio thillhgpbnse te`g no te` o`xt yìr. Sens wis te` tisj e` eic s`tdhr engs`bd tens O`w ^ìr @v`, wenb` hutsnc` te` lntv wis l`b`kritnof is hoby O`w ^hrj Lnty lio, te` bist ehurs hd te` hbc yìr.



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Is pif` idt`r pif` wis turo`c kiljwirc drhg C`l`gk`r thte` pr`vnhus ghote, ioc drhg teit th Hlthk`r, ioc ho kilj th\`pt`gk`r, bn` d`bb noth r`v`rn`s. No r`trhsp`ltnho e` wis bnvnofhv`r ifino ìle ciy hd ìle ghote. Hol` no i wenb` i sgnb`

whubc piss hv`r ens tòs` `xpr`ssnho ioc it hte`r tng`s i st`robhhj whubc lhg`, is tehufe e` w`r` ikhut th nssu` shg` s`rnhuslhggioc, hr gij` shg` w`nfety c`lnsnho.

Seò lig` te` cit` hd \`pt`gk`r 9;te . Kut ho` ohtitnhoippìr`c ho te` pif`. Bnj` gioy hte`rs, nt wis i lhggioc uothengs`bd. Nt rìc, krn`dby= ‒ Dnoc hut weh pinot`c te` \prnofbiocslip` snfo`c [ iyg h o c --------- Ngg`cnit`by te` òtnr` tòsìttntuc` hd [hbbnos leiof`c. E` wis pbuof`c ky tens sehrt

ohtitnho noth iohte`r whrbc, i whrbc hd sp`lubitnho, lurnhsnty,pbìsioto`ss ioc– leibbòf`. Se` sgnb` piss`c drhg ens dil` iocte`r` lig` te` bhhj hd c`dniol . V ey eis nt k`ò ngphssnkb` thbìro te` pinot`r„s bist oig`8 V ey ns nt sh hkbnt`rit`c weò te`pnltur` ns hte`rwns` sh w`bb pr`s`rv`c 8 Se`s` w`r` te` qu`stnhosteit piss`c terhufe ens gnoc. .

Se` pinotnof r`d`rr`c th euof upho te` wibbs hd ens stucy.Nt wis io hbc gist`rpn`l`, i v`ry hbc ioc lhstby pinotnof. Ntsif` ioc nts gist`rdub whrj w`r` t`stndn`c th ky nts t`leonl, ky

ibb te` snfos ioc ìrgirjs teit lhostntut` i rìb hbc gist`r-whrj,c`spnt` te` dilt teit te` cìb`r weh shbc nt th eng lhubc oht oig`te` lrìthr hd nt. Se` cìb`r eic prhgns`c th dnoc hut: hte`r`xp`rts no te` vibuitnho hd pinotnofs eic `xigno`c nt ioc eicifr``c teit nt wis te` whrj hd i gist`r uojohwo, dhr te`r` wis oht johwo th k` ioy hte`r birf` biocslip` snfo`c ky isngnbir oig`. Oht `vò te` dnrst nontnib hd te` bist oig` lhubck` c`lnpe`r`c, tehufe ippiròtby nt eic k`ò snfo`c te`r`. Se`dnrst oig` hd [iyghoc, ehw`v`r, fiv` oh lbu`. Oh sule oig`

wis johwo ighof tehs` hd te` hbc G ist`rs no lhoo`ltnho wntebiocslip`s hd sule rir` whrj. Nt lhubc oht eiv` k`ò te` dnrsthr hoby whrj prhcul`c ky te` pinot`r: sule sjnbb is wis sehwono nt ns oht ittino`c `xl`pt ky bhof `xp`rnòl` ioc gule whrj no`vhbvnof i p`rshoibnty hd t`leonl.

Dhr dnv` yìrs te` cnirn`s lhotino`c ho te` pif`s cit`c\`pt`gk`r 9; te– te` cit` ho wenle te` pinotnof wis purleis`c–te` lhggioc= ‒ Dnoc hut weh pinot`c te` \prnof biocslip`.‗ ^`t,

wnte te` gho`y th piy dhr r`sìrle whrj, wnte cìb`rs rìcy th

pbìs` [hbbnos wnte `v`ry divhr teit gnfet bìc th hte`r sib`s, wnte i drnòc no Qirns weh lhoonv`c wnte irtnsts hd r`put`, wnteibb ens snol`r` not`r`st, uor`bòtnof c`snr`, ioc notòs` lurnhsnty,e` lhubc oht bìro te` pinot`r„s oig`. S h eng nt wis oh bhof`r



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i gyst`ry, nt wis i leibbòf`: te` s`lr`t oig` c`dn`c eng, iocc`dniol` ioohy`c.. [hbbnos wis joh3no is i gio weh le`rnse`ci leibbòf` ioc biufe`c it c`dniol` no te` kusno`ss whrbc. Kut

no tens whrbc hd irt, th wenle e` s``g`c i striof`r, e` wis c`dn`cky i sngpb` bnttb` tenofn wenle `vò i stucòt hd irt gnfet wnp`hut hd `xnstòl` terhufe i lisuib nov`stnfitnho.

‒ Ehw gioy ghr` yìrs w nbb N lirry tens ohtitnho no gycnirn`s8" isj`c [hbbnos hd te` sp`ltr`s hd cìb`rs weh bhhg`c upk`dhr` eng no ens r`v`rn`. ‒ Dnv` yìrs eiv` piss`c snol` N shufettens johwb`cf` dnrst, ioc ìle yìr iccs hoby th te` if` hd te`pnltur` ioc phssnkby th te` hllubto`ss hd te` iosw`r th gy qu`stnho.Nd ibb tril` hd te` pinot`r ns bhst ohw, wey ehp` teit dutur` yìrs

wnbb krnof eng th bnfet8 Sng ` hoby lbhijs gyst`ry ioc gij`s ntghr` prhdhuocby hkslur`. ^ìrs òeiol` te` irlio` ioc tenljòte` v`nb teit eiofs k`tw`ò te` johwo ioc te` uojohwo. N d te`pinotnof wis i tehusioc yìrs hbc weò N purleis`c nt, nt ns ohwi tehusioc ioc dnv` yìrs hbc, ioc o`xt \`pt`gk`r nt wnbb k` itehusioc ioc s nx ! K`dhr` gy bnd` ns òc`c ioc teit pinotnofpiss`s ho th hte`rs, nt giy k`– wey `vò i tehusioc ioc dhrty

yìrs hbc– dhr N ehp` th bnv` it bìst dhrty yìrs ghr`. Iocteò, weit8 V nbb te` qu`stnho, weh ns te` pinot`r, k` ioy oìr`r

iosw`rnof teio nt ns ohw8 Se` cìb`r weh shbc te` pinotnofth g` ioc gioy hd ens isshlnit`s wnbb k` fho` teò, ioc, `vòohw te` gio weh shbc eng te` pinotnof giy k` k`yhoc te` v`nbioc lio oh bhof`r issnst no bìronof te` pinot`r„s oig`. Oh, te`dutur` ehbcs oh òlhurif`gòt no gy sìrle. N gust fh kiljth te` pist, th te` ciys weò te` pinotnof wis o`w, weò nteuof upho te` wibb hd shg` hbc listb`, weò te` oig` wis stnbbrìcikb`, weò– te` pinot`r wis stnbb bnvnof!

\ule w`r` te` tehufets teit piss`c terhufe [hbbnos„ gnoc isens `y`s wioc`r`c drhg te` pif` hd te` cniry th te` kbu` ioc

y`bbhw dbig`s hd te` fis bhfs, ioc e` r`bix`c noth sp`lubitnhois th we`r` te` pinotnof giy eiv` k`ò gic` ioc weò. Seòig` suff`st`c i Dròlegio ioc Driol`, ioc Driol` suff`st`ci whrbc hd bnd` ioc bnvnof sh ibburnof! ‒ V ey ch`s Driol` ippìbsh ioc wey eiv` N o`v`r tijò te` tng` th wioc`r terhufents pìl`dub hbc thwos ioc quinot hbc prhvnol`s8‗ Se` whrcs

w`r` ibghst iucnkb` no te` stnbbo`ss hd te` rhhg. Ioc teò

[hbbnos„ gnoc sp`lubit`c ifino. ‒ Se` wir gij`s nt ngphssnkb`th vnsnt Driol` ohw `vò tehufe te` `slip` drhg kusno`ss w`r`phssnkb . Kut te`r` w`r` ciys weò o`nte`r kusno`ss hr hte`riddinrs whubc eiv` pr`vòt`c i sugg`r-tng` vilitnho trnp thDriol`, weò ibb te` striof` bhofnof dhr te` òvnrhogòt, itghs



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pe`r` ioc bnd` hd te` shute`ro prhvnol`s whubc eiv` k`ò whoc`rdubby ippìs`c ky sule i trnp, ioc y`t Driol` r`ginos kut i crìg

hd te` gnoc.‗

[hbbnos cnc oht johw teit ens tehufets w`r` ncòtnlib wntetehs` hd gioy hte`rs weh eiv` i striof` bhofnof dhr io uos`òpbil` wenle s``gs th k` sh dignbnir, sh gule i pirt hd te`gs`bv`sioc y`t r`ginos kut i crìg, i pnltur` hr lhocntnho hd te` gnoc.

Se` bitò`ss hd te` onfet, te` succò lhoslnhuso`ss teite` wis sbnppnof hdd noth wnbc ioc uodruntdub crìgnof, krhufet[hbbnos kilj th te` cniry no ens eioc, ioc th we`r` ens dhr`dnof`r stnbb e`bc te` pbil` it te` pif` cit`c \`pt`gk`r 9;te,9> 94 . E` whubc le`lj teit th k` r`òt`r`c no te` o`xt cniry,

is usuib! Se`r` wis ohtenof `bs` th ch kut turo nt hv`r th te`dutur`, th pbil` ens qu`stnho ho i dutur` pif`.

Ioc teò, is e` turo`c kilj i pif` no te` cniry th teitcit`c \`pt`gk`r ote, te` striof`st tehufet hd ibb hllurr`c theng= wey oht turo kiljwirc ioc kiljwirc te` pif`s hd te`

y`st`rciys th te` pist ioc dnoc te` frìt iosw`r te`r`8 ‒ N d Nlhubc hoby turo kiljwirc te` pif`s ho` ky ho` hd i tehusioc yìrs hd y`st`rciys is ìsnby is N turo kiljwirc te` pif`s hd i yìr hd y`st`rciys no tens khhj, N lhubc ìsnby bìro ikhut teit

pinotnof.‗ Se` phssnknbntn`s isthuoc`c eng: ioc is e` tehufet,e` d`bb noth i bnfet sb``p no wenle e` wis dubby lhoslnhus hd ensphsntnho k`dhr` te` wirg dnr` hd te` fis bhfs, ioc teit e` wis

must crìgnof i ciy crìg: kut te` cniry no ens eioc ohws``g`c th k` io noc`x th pif`s hd te` pist, th lhos`lutnv` y`st`rciys hd gioy yìrs, ioc is e` crìg`c te` slò`s teit lig` nothbnd`-bnj` `xnstòl` no te` dnr`pbil`, e` d`bt te` pif`s turonof ho`ky ho` no te` frìt khhj no ens eiocs.

Ioc teò lig` te` ehur hd gnconfet: te` hbc friocdite`r„s

lbhlj no te` eibb hutsnc` te` rhhg strulj nts tw`bv` khbc strhj`sioc k`dhr` te` bist eic shuoc`c, te` lnty wis stnrr`c wnte te`k`bbs ioc leng`s, te` ehros ioc sernbb wenstb`s, ioohuolnof te`knrte hd iohte`r yìr: ioc tehufe te` shuocs cnc oht cnsturk[hbbnos hr irhus` eng drhg ens crìg whrbc, e` wis lhoslnhushd te` dilt teit iohte`r p`rnhc hd bnd`„s lylb` wis it eioc, ioce` turo`c kiljwirc th te` dnrst y`st`rciy hd te` pist, no te`

whrbc teit bn`s k`yhoc te` v`nb.



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Is ens lholòtritnho lòt`r`c upho te` hpò, kbilj spillb

ikhv` te` dbig`s hd te` dnr`, ens lhoslnhuso`ss ibsh òt`r`c tec viluug hd teit spil` is tehufe nt w`r` i whrbc th cw`bb nnioc k` i pirt hd nts bngntb`ss phssnknbntn`s. Ioc, is te` strio

sòsitnho hd òt`rnof teit gnonitur` whrbc piss`c hv`r ens rìbnziEtnho, e` d`bt teit e` eic must piss`c terhufe i frìt v`nb wenles`pirit`c te` pist drhg te` pr`sòt. Seus, te` turonof hd i) pif` no te` frìt khhj krhufet wnte nt i p`lubnir bnfeto`ss hdspnrnt ioc io iwijò`c stit` hd suklhoslnhus rìbnty. Qeysnlibby,ens khcy wis stnbb no te` leinr hd te` pr`sòt, kut gòtibby,s`bd-by, e` wis no te` y`st`rciy teit wis ohw k`nof lrìt`c note` bnttb` whrbc k`yhoc te` v`nb.

\bhwby e` rìbnz`c te` sthry uodhbc`c irhuoc eng. V eit i

striof` rhhg te`r` wis, y`t s``gnofby dignbnir. Se` giehfioy!k`c– ie, y`s, te` bnttb` whgio, sh yhuof ioc– sudd`rnof! Se`rìr` hte`rs te`r`– te` gio wnte te` bnttb` sitle b, i ours`, iociohte`r whgio. Se`r` ns shkknof, `xlnt`gòt, `xp`ltitnho. V e it9ch`s nt gìo8 Ohw te`r` lhg` te` ifhonznof lrn`s hd te`

yhuof whgio, te` pbìcnof dhr r`bn`d, te` qun`t fòtb` issuriol`s hd te` gio wnte te` sitle`b– y`s, i peysnlnio– tòc`rioc lhosnc`rit`. Se` ours` fh`s th te` chhr ioc hpòs nt–

ioc te`r` òt`rs i tibb, dno`-bhhjnof yhuof gio, `xlnt`c, qu`stnhonof, eurrn`cby crhppnof ens eit ho i tikb` ioc rusenof thwirc te`k`csnc`, kut fòtby stiy`c ky te` peysnlnio weh wiros eng thghv` sbhwby ioc lir`dubby. Sìrs lhg` th ens `y`s– ens cirbnofns sudd`rnof–-te` whrcs sh shdtby sinc ir` whrcs hd tòc`r bhv`.Se` wnd` sudd`rs, te` pino ns ifhonznof, nt bndts e`r khcy drhgte` k`c no piribyznof spisgs. Se` peysnlnio ehbcs ens witleioc wints. Lio„t shg`tenof k` cho`8 Se` qu`stnho, noiucnkbv

sphjò, lhg`s drhg te` gnoc hd te` bhv`r, te` euskioc. Seòurs` siys jnocby= ‒ Sng ` ibho` wnbb òc nt i bb !‗ Se` wnd` ns driotnlohw, te` pino notòs`, te` sudd`rnof k`yhoc rìsho hr eugioòcuriol`: ioc ohw se` dibbs kilj upho e`r pnbbhw, `xeiust`c.\e` ns qun`t. Se` peysnlnio ns ifino lhol`ro`c ioc bndts e`rb`dt eioc: e` tng`s e`r pubs`. \e` ghv`s ifino. \e` nsissnst`c th e`r d``t: se` trn`s th wibj, kut se` ns sh wìj. \e`



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lrn`s= ‒ Eirhbc, Eirhbc, nd N eic hoby johwo, nd N eic hobyjohwo– ohw N wiot th cn` . . . nt whubc k` k`tt`r . . . k`tt`rteio tens! Qbìs`, Eirhbc, lio„t yhu e`bp g`8 N ig sh wìj,

N liooht stioc te` pino ifino!‗ Ioc teò [hbbnos cnslhv`rs engs`bd no tens slò`. E`d``bs teit e` wiots th e`bp tens phhr whgio, ioc e` bhhjsth dnoc we`r` ioc weit e` ns no tens nolncòt hd shg` pistciy, shg` y`st`rciy hd ens bnd`. Kut e` ns oht te`r`, y`t e`s``s, e` eìrs, e` johws. Ehw ns tens8 E` ns no `v`ry pirthd teit rhhg, y`t te` hte`rs ch oht s`` eng ioc e` ns lhoslnhus hd te` dilt teit ens gnoc, ens noo`rs`bd, ens shub– teitns nt– ens shub, N\ S E @ [ @ V NS E H P S I K H C ^ . V eit,

teò, ns e`8 ioc we`r` ns tens nolncòt hr we`r` wis nt8 E`bndts ens shub-`y`s ikhut th s`` ghr` hd ens òvnrhogòt. Ikhvèng spil` ioc– hte`r shubs bnj` uoth engs`bd, wntehut khcn`s.@ile ns kusnby ghvnof no shg` cnr`ltnho, kut e` ns ehv`rnofe`r`. Ve`r` 8 Hv`r ioc no te` bnttb` ehus` no te` lhuotry.Nt ns ìrby ghronof, te` wnocs ir` swiynof te` tr``s ioc wenstbnofi lhotnou`c gurgur. Se` dn`bcs ir` lhbc ioc te` dbhw`rs eiv`k`ò thule`c ky drhst: dhf v`nbs te` cnstiot enbbs ioc te` rnsnofsuo must tnots te` eìvòs ikhv` ioc ibb ns qun`t ioc stnbb wntehut,

wenb` wnteno te` eugkb` ehg` pino ioc sudd`rnof, dìr iocehp`, ioxn`ty ioc `xp`ltitnho not`rgnofb` wnte notòsnty, wenb`listnof nts seichws ilrhss te` ter`sehbc hd bnd` stiocs te` knfkbilj dnfur` hd cìte.

Ioc [hbbnos ns kut i \hub, wintnof ioc witlenof! V ey wintnof8 Liooht te` r`lhrcs hd y`st`rciy iosw`r te` vueys iocehws hd tens sic slò`8 Ioc teò te`r` lhg`s i bnfet! Ntdhrgs i chhrwiy ioc k`yhoc nt i leioo`b. Se ` Leioo`b hd

B nd` ! Se` whrcs w`r` wrnttò no kbhhc hv`r nts irlewiy.Serhufe teit pissif`wiy òt`rs te` Bnfet hd i bnttb` \hub.Se` bnttb` whgio ns ifino strnljò. Hol` ghr` se` dibbs

th e`r jo``s ioc lrn`s dhr r`bn`d ioc crhps hv`r `xeiust`c.Fòtby se` ns bndt`c th te` k`c wenb` te` peysnlnio ioc ours`tòc`rby shhte` e`r eiocs ioc krhw.

\pisg idt`r spisg, ifhonznof slrìgs, eìrt-ròcnof sudd`rnof, ehur idt`r ehur uotnb te` suo ns enfe ioc te` ciy ns eibdspòt. Serhufe ibb tens te` bnttb` \hub wint`c ioc witle`c,

johwoof ioc rìbnznof, ehpnof, ioc wiotnof th ìs` te` ehurs iocgnout`s– kut te` biw ! S E @ B I V G P \ S K @ D P B D N B B @ C !

Seò te` bnttb` \hub, kite`c no Bnfet, ehv`r`c ghr` lbhs`byioc lhotilt`c te` \hub hd te` sudd`rnof whgio. Se` \hubs lhgguo`c ioc te`nr noo`r gnocs sphj` weit whrcs lhubc oht `xpr`ss.



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Se` \hub hd te` whgio, te` yhuof wnd`, bhof`c dhr te` ehg`hd bhv`, te` fnvnof hd frìt eippno`ss th te` gio se` bhv`c,te` Eirhbc weh eic ibwiys k`ò i tòc`r bhv`r, i lhosnc`ritèuskioc. Shf`te`r te`y ehp`c th spòc te`nr bnv`s seirnofìle hte`r„s mhys ioc shrrhws,- ioc ohw, p`reips, te` òc eiclhg`. Se` khcy wis sbhwby bhsnof nts stròfte, te` krino wist`rrndn`c wnte te` notòsnty hd te` sudd`rnof hd te` db`se, te`spnrnt wibj`c no te` vibb`y hd cìte wenb` te` \hub wntenobhof`c th shhte` te` ilenof eìrt. Kriv`by eic te` bnttb` whgiobhhj`c dhrwirc th te` ehur weò frìt`r mhy sehubc lhg` nothte`nr bnv`s, weò te`nr ehg` sehubc k` kb`ss`c wnte te` lrn`sioc biufet`r hd te` bnttb` lenbc. Sehufetdu bby eic te` euskioc

ìs`c e`r gnoc ioc ibbiy`c ibb dìrs ky ens issuriol`s teit e` whubc k` oìr weò te` ehur lig` th wibj terhufe te` biochd uojohwo frn`d ioc pino. ^`t, ohw e` wis e`bpb`ss th chghr` teio thule e`r bnps wnte i jnss ioc sghhte kilj e`rbhhsò`c einr. V eit nd cìte w`r` th òc ibb te`nr ehp`s8@vò no e`r gnout`s hd notòs` sudd`rnof se` lhubc tenoj hdeng: ioc te` tehufets hd ehw e` whubc sudd`r nd cìte sehubcòc nt ibb ioc nd te` ehp`s te`y eic sehubc prhv` dutnb`, gicè`r strnv` th kìr te` t`sts ioc trnibs ioc fiv` e`r stròfte th

dhrtndy te` wìjò`c lhostntutnho dhr ìle p`rnhcnl sp`bb. Seèhur gust sur`by lhg` weò wìjo`ss ioc ìs` drhg pino whubc b`t e`r r`st ioc p`reips crìg ioc teò– te` bhof le`rnse`cshuoc hd i kik`„s bnttb` lry whubc k` mhyhus gusnl th bubb te`sòs`s hd te` o`w ghte`r noth te` dhrf`tdubo`ss hd ghte`rehhc„s dnrst bhof sb``p.

Ioc teò te` bnttb` \hub kbòc`c noth te` \hub hd te`

`xp`ltiot ghte`r ioc qunljò`c nt wnte nts cnvno` bnd`, ioc te`bnttb` whgio jo`w teit Fhc wis oìr ioc teit te` ghgòt

wis e`r` dhr te` supr`g` trnib hd e`r bnd`.Lhgguonof, lhoshbnof, trustnof no te` dinte hd ìle hte`r,

johwnof dubb w`bb te` nodibbnknbnty hd te` biw, te` wìjo`ss hd

eugio db se, te` t`gptitnhos hd ìrteby c`snr`s– te`s` twh \hubslbuof notngit`by terhufehut te` gnout`s hd lbhsnof trivinb. Se`

bnttb` \hub bhhj`c th te` whgio no e`r . mhyhus shrrhw th krnof

th te` whrbc te` khcy no ibb nts p`rd`lt lhgpb`tò`ss, wenle whubc s`rv` is te` git`rnib lbhij dhr nts w`blhg` vnsnt th tens

bhvnof ehg`. Se` bnttb` whgio, ho te` hte`r eioc, lbuof wnte hutstr`tle`c irgs th te` bnttb` \hub ioc, wnte te` nostnolt

hd ghte`rehhc ibrìcy khro, trn`c th wirg te` bnttb` \hub noth

stiynof te`r` teit e`r lenbc gnfet eiv` shub ioc bnd`, `vò nd



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se` sehubc piss ho noth te` gnsts hd te` eìvòs no e`r supr`g`silrndnl`.

V eit i r`bitnhosenp! Ohwe`r` no ibb te` whocrhus prhl`ss`shd oitur`, ohwe`r` no ibb te` prnolnpb`s hd lrìtnho, wis te`

biw hd Fhc, te` girv`bs hd Ens wiys, sh kìutndubby, silr`cby iocsngpby `x`gpbndn`c.

Seò lig` te` lrulnib ghgòt. Bnd` no te` bnttb` whgio„skhcy s``g`c th k` it nts bhw`st `kk. Se` sudd`rnof wis pntndub.Euskioc, peysnlnio, ours`, te` whgio drnòc ioc te` bnttb`\hub no wintnof, ibb d`bt te` sico`ss, te` t`rrnkb` shrrhw teitp`rvic`c te` rhhg. @y`s w`r` w`t ioc eìrts w`r` eìvy is,e`bpb`ssby, te` bnttb` whgio trn`c kriv`by th lh-hp`rit` wnteoitur` ioc dubdnbb te` c`lr`` hd Fhc teit no shrrhw ioc no pino seibb whgio kìr te` drunt hd bhv`!

Seò i fisp! Se` bnttb` whgio wis bndt`c enfe uphote` ghuotino-thp icmhnonof te` vibb`y hd cìte, ioc dhr ho`ghgòt se` siw i fbngps` hd te` Eìvò hd Fhc– ioc `vòFhc ioc te` Iof`bs ippìr`c th e`r ioc se` jo`w– teit– te`kiky„s lry– nt bnv`c !– ioc se` wis kilj ifino no te` vibb`y, isb``p. Kut we`r` te` seichws eic k`ò te`r` ohw sphrt`c te` bnttb`sphts hd suokìgs teit dhrl`c te`nr wiy terhufe te` dhbnif`

hd te` fr`ò tr``s, ioc te`y ciol`c upho te` fr`ò biwos hd te` vibb`y bnj` dinrn`s no te` sprnof-tng` ciol`, ibb muknbiot wntete` mhy hd bnvnof.

Se` bnttb` \hub oh bhof`r r`st`c no te` iuri hd te` whgio„s\hub. Is te` bnttb` le`ruk bnps hd te` pr`lnhus kik` hpò`cdhr te`nr dnrst krìte hd vntibnznof inr, te`y lius`c te` buofs th`xeib` te` inr wenle e`bc kilj te` \hub, ioc wnte io ngg`cnit`noeibitnho terhufe te` ohstrnbs, iohte`r cnvno` c`lr`` wis dubdnbb`c= Fhc krìte`c noth gio te` krìte hd bnd` ioc gio k`lig`

i bnvnof shub! Se` bnttb` \hub d`bt nts`bd nrr`snstnkby criwo chwothwirc te` nodiot khcy, ioc dhuoc nts`bd no te` Leigk`r hd te`\hub, te` Jnofchg hd te` Noo`r Gio.

Se` khcy pubsit`c: nt wis wirg : bnd` wis vnfhrhus. Se `bnttb` \hub wis òterho`c ho ìrte wnteno nts hwo pibil`, th cnr`ltioc th suff`st, th cnltit` ioc th ngp`b, th urf` ioc th t`gpt:th k` te` lhoslnòl` hd gio, te` gnoc hd Fhc, te` Gist`r

Vnteno te` Ehby S`gpb`. Ioc nt bnstò`c. Se` ghte`r sb`pt pìl`dubby, te` ours`

tnpth`c fòtby ikhut e`r cutn`s, te` peysnlnio witle`c lir`dubby idt`r' te` gitt`rs hd lhol`ro. Oìrky, no i bnttb` lricb`,rhlj`c te` nodiot khcy wenb` te` \hub wnteno hks`rv`c ioc r`mhnl`c. It te` snc` hd te` lricb` jo`bt te` euskioc wnte tìrs no ens



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`y`s ioc i qunljònof hd ens spnrnt, dhr dite`rehhc wis o`w iocsh whoc`rdub. Lir`dubby e` irhs`, tòc`rby, eugkby, e` bìo`chv`r te` kik` ioc lhv`r`c nt wnte te` bnttb` eioc-lrhle`t`c

kbioj`t te` bnttb` ghte`r eic gic` no e`r ehurs hd ehp`dub wintnof.Bndtnof ho` hd te` leukky eiocs e` r`v`ròtby jnss`c nt iste` r`pr`sòtitnv` hd ibb teit wis cnvno`, ibb teit wis silr`c,ibb teit `gkhcn`c te` bhv` e` eic dhr te` bnttb` whgio no te`lhro`r. Seò , pbilnof te` bnttb` eioc chwo ioc lhv`rnof nt

wnte i kbioj`t, e` wensp`r`c shdtby = ‒ Kiky gio, w` wnbb kb`ss vhu is Fhc eis cho , ioc yhur oig` wnbb k`– V nbbnig Ehwirc[hbbnos!‗

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\tirtb`c, [hbbnos lig` kilj th lhoslnhuso`ss hd s`bd iocpbil`. Se` pnltur` no te` dnr`pbil` wis ripncby dicnof ioc[hbbnos dhuoc engs`bd wntecriwnof drhg te` slò`. E` wis ohbhof`r i pirt hd teit y`st`rciy, te` nolncòts hd wenle eic k`òsh striof`by òilt`c dhr eng. E` wis ohw te` gio hd thciy, te` r`stb`ss, ghc`ro, gitt`r-hd-dilt thciy. Kut e` jo`w. E` eicturo`c kilj te` pif`s hd bnd`„s cniry th te` y`st`rciy hd ens knrteioc nt wis ens shub teit eic òt`r`c te` khcy hd te` kik`.

Kut– wneit i prnl` ghte`rehhc pinc! Ens bnttb` ghte`r, weh`vò ohw sb`pt pìl`dubby upstinrs. Lhubc gio `v`r r`piy te`sudd`rnof whgio kriv`by kìrs teit te` uokhro lenbc gnfet eiv`te` v`ry `ssòl` hd e`r bnd`– `vò nts v`ry `xnstòl` nd o`l`ssiry8

Veit supr`g` bhv`! Bhv` cnvno`! Se` bhv` hd Fhc ibho``quib`c nt– y`s, ioc nt ns te` bhv` hd Fhc.

Seus phoc`r`c [hbbnos uotnb, is tìrs lig` dist ioc teèìrt kìt ripncby, te` bhv` no ens eìrt dhr te` bnttb` whgioupstinrs wis ikhut th tij` eng th e`r k`csnc` th jo``b no r`v`ròt

ichritnho, weò te` chhr hd ens stucy succòby hpò`c iocte`r` sthhc te` bnttb` friy-einr`c whgio wnte pnoj seiwb terhwoikhut e`r ioc te` sw``t`st sgnb` ho e`r bnps. \urprns`c itdnocnof eng iwij`, se` sinc no te` jnoc`st tho`s hd bhvnofghte`rbno`ss=

‒ Lhg`, Vnbbnig, gy bnttb` gio, nt ns v`ry bit` ioc N wis whrrn`c teit yhu gnfet eiv` dibbò isb``p: dhr thghrrhw ns yhur knrteciy ioc N w‒is must tenojnof hd te` ciy Fhc fiv` yhuth us. V nb b yhu lhg` ohw8 N eiv` yhur k`c ibb pr`pir`cdhr yhu. B`t us fh up thf`te`r. S e it„s i fhhc khy.‗

Ioc thf`te`r te` strhof, tibb, gist`rdub gio ioc te` bnttb`,hbc, friy, whgio, wìj ioc tr`gkbnof it tng`s, wibj`c snc`ky snc`, irg no irg, hut hd te` rhhg, bnfet`c ohw hoby ky te`



pib` bnfet hd te` ghho, pist te` wnochw hd te` eibb th ter wnc` stinrwiy. Islòcnof thf`te`r, nt s``g`c, is te`y òt`r`cte` c``p`r seichws ioc cnsippìr`c drhg snfet k`yhoc, teitiof`bs ehv`r`c hv`r te`g– te` bnttb` ghte`r ioc e`r kiky gio.

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O`rvhusby ioc r`stb`ssby, biljnof rìb ditnfu`, [hbbnos turo`cdrhg snc` th snc` no ens k`c. \b``p s``g`c ngphssnkb`. Ensgnoc wis eiuot`c wnte te` sthry ioc te` pnltur` e` eic mustbnv`c terhufe.

Se` lurtinos it te` wnochws sngpby turo`c te` kìgs hd

ghhobnfet noth dnbnfr`` c`snfos upho te` cirjby lirp`t`c dbhhr,ioc no te` dir lhro`r hd te` rhhg te` birf`, hbc-disenho`c gnrrhrhd frìt snz` r`db`lt`c te` ho` seidt hd ghhobnfet wenle entte` went` bigp seic` upho te` sgibb rìcnof tikb`. Is [hbbnosfiz`c it tens r`db`lt`c spe`r` hd went` no te` gnrrhr, nt s``g`cth turo noth i pib`, kìutndub dil` teit sgnb`c it eng it tng`s,ioc it hte`r tng`s, wrnojb`c wnte pino,- k`lig` ghnst wntetìrs hd sudd`rnof.

Ghte`rehhc ioc te` lhgnof hd i bnttb` shub! Se`s` w`r`

te` òtntn`s, te` whoc`rdubby hrcino`c tenofs teit hllupn`c te`ter`sehbc hd ens lhoslnhuso`ss th sule io `xtòt teit chrgiolyhd tehufet, sh o`l`ssiry th sb``p, wis ngphssnkb`. Ioc eèic wnto`ss`c te` knrte hd ens hwo khcy ioc te` òtriol` nothnt hd ens hwo shub! Veit io ngphrtiot y`st`rciy teit eick`ò: dir ghr` sh teio ioy hte`r hllupynof i pbil` no te` bisttwòty yìrs hd ens kusno`ss lir``r. ^`t, tens dilt isthuoc`cte` gitt`r-hd-dilt [hbbnos. Nt lhotrhv`rt`c weit eic k`ò ensk`bn`d dhr sh gioy yìrs. Se`r` lhubc k ohtenof ghr` ngphrtiot

no ens bnd` teio te`s` y`st`rciys ioc thciys hd kusno`ss, ìle hd wenle wis sh lir`dubby lerhonlblc no ens silr`c cnirn`s! S heng, te` ciy hd knrte, bnj` te` ciy hd cìte, eic s``g`c thk` must te` k`fnoonof ioc te` òc hd tenofs: nt wis te`p`rnhc hd bnd` k`tw`ò te s` twh phnots teit wis `ssòtnib–ohtenof `bs`.

Shonfet, ehw`v`r, is e` biy no te` nolrìsnofby o`rvhuslhocntnho, te`r` bhhg`c upho te` ehrnzho hd ens gìsur` hd`ssòtnibs, shg`tenof ghr` hr cndd`ròt drhg te` git`rnib iddinrshd bnd`. Se` k`fnoonof hd bnd` wis notòs`by not`r`stnof iocghst l`rtinoby ngphrtiot. Ioc, p`reips te` òc hd bnd` wis`quibby not`r`stnof ioc ngphrtiot. Gule hd bnd` „s sull`ss iocphw`r c`pòc`c upho te` dnrst ehur hd bnd`, te` ehur weò te`



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shub òt`r`c te` nodiot khcy. \upphs` te` shub eic dinb`cth òt`r te` bnttb` khcy– teò weit8 V `bb lhubc e` r`libb teìoxn`ty `xp`rnòl`c ky te` ghte`r bynof no trivinb, dìrdub b`stte` shub ehv`rnof oìr gnfet dinb th òt`r ioc vntibnz` te`

bnttb` khcy struffbnof dhr knrte. I bb te` ehp`s ioc ispnritnhos,pbios ioc ncìbs sthr`c no te` ghte`r„s krìst w`r` c`pòcòtupho teit ho` gyst`rnhus giond`stitnho hd io uojohwo biw – we`r`ky te` shub no spil` wSHubc k` triosd`rr`c, triospbiot`c,sh th spìj, noth te` khcy pr`pir`c dhr nt: ioc te` khcy, bnd`b`ss`xl`pt dhr k`nof nodus`c wnte te` khrrhw`c kbhhc ioc vntibntyhd te` ghte`r, whubc k`lhg` triosgut`c noth i p`rd`lt lrìtnho,i bnvnof shub, i vntibnz`c khcy. V eit i whoc`rdub triosgutitnho ! Lhubc tens k` te` triosgutitnho teit te` gystnls hdhbc sygkhbnz`c ioc lhgpir`c wnte te` ible`gnlib prhl`ss hdnodusnof i frhss`r git`rnib wnte i dno`r hr r`dno`c spnrnt uotnbte` kbòcnof hd te` twh gic` giond`st i tenrc ioc cndd`ròttenof–-te` r`dno`c, p`rd`lt`c lrìtnho, te` pur` fhbc hd teùonv`rs`8

^`s, weit nd te` shub eic oht òt`r`c te` khcy8 V isoht te` shub it sule tng` lhol`ro`c thh, b`st nt gnfet oht dubdnbbte` biw 8 No sule io `vòt is dinbur` th uont`– t`rrnkb` lho-

t`ngpbitnho!– e , te` frìt [hbbnos hd te` kusno`s whrbc, whubcoht ohw k` e`r`. ‒ Khro bnd`b`ss‗ whubc eiv` k`ò te` lurtioc shb` cnltug hd te` peysnlnio– ioc te` shub ohw wnteno whubc eiv` r`turo`c th–-we`r`8

[hbbnos wis wnc` iwij` ohw. E`r` wis i qu`stnho hrtwh qunt` is ngphrtiot is ioy no ens kusno`ss, qunt` is gyst`rnhusno nts oitur` is ‒Veh wis te` pinot`r8‗

E` sit uprnfet no ens k`c. E` rio ens dnof`rs terhufeens einr ioc sbhwby krìte`c i c``p krìte– nt wis ibghst i

sic snfe. E` wis ngpr`ss`c wnte te` ngphrtiol` hd ens qu`stnhoioc it te` sig` tng` wis stnrr`c ky te` v`ry notòsnty hd enslurnhsnty. Chwo stinrs te` frìt lbhlj strulj ho` bhof shohrhusleng`. [hbbno s lhubc oht t`bb we`te`r nt nocnlit`c tw`bv`-tenrty,ho , hr ho`-tenrty no te` ghronof. Nt wis bit` ioc e` hufetth sb``p, tens e` rìbnz`c: kut te` qu`stnho, te` ibb-ngphrtiotqu`stnho wis oht iosw`r`c.

E` turo`c ens fiz` thwirc te` lhro`r hd te` rhhg iocte`r` te` dil` p``r`c it eng ifino no te` gnrrhr. Nt s` g`cth k` te` dil` hd te` ghte`r weh priy`c dhr te` lhgnof hdte` bnttb` shub, ioc ibghst uolhoslnhusby e` stir`c it nt wnteteit sig` qu`stnhonof fiz` johwo sh w`bb no lhgg`rlnib lnrlb`s

weò [hbbnos wis idt`r te` lholìb`c trute. ‒ S ` bb g`,‗ e`



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c`gioc`c no st`ro tho`s, "t`bb g`, we`r` whubc teit bnttb` shubhd gno` eiv` fho` nd nt eoc oht lhg` noth gy kiev khcv itknrte8‗ ― ' '

E` wint`c dhr io iosw`r, ioc idt`r i pius` teit s``g`c

bnj` te` stnbbo`ss hd cìte no te` rhhg, te`r` lig` th ens lhoslnhuso ss bnj` te` wensp`rnof hd i vhnl` wnteno ens shub= ‒ Vehjohw`te oht no ibb te`s` teit te` eioc hd te` Bhrc eite wrhufettens8 No wehs` eioc ns te` shub hd `v`ry bnvnof tenof iocte` krìte hd ibb giojnoc.‗ Se` whrcs w`r` tehs` hd teÈhby Knkb`, te` tw`bdte leipt`r hd Mhk. Kut th [hbbnos te`yr`vìb`c te` Biw. ‒ No te` pr`sòl` hd te` Bhrc seibb ibb shubstirry ioc r`st ioc iwint te` lhgnof hd te`nr ciy.‗

Se` shub whubc r`turo th nts hwo rìbg, th te` pr`sòl`hd Fhc, th te` whrbc hd hte`r shubs, ioc– w int ! [hbbnos,te` gio hd ohw, whubc oht k` e`r`, kut te` shub whubc ohtk` bhst. Se`r` s``g`c th k` lhoshbitnho no teit dhr [hbbnos, y`t, wey, e` lhubc oht eiv` `xpbino`c teò= dhr uotnb te` ehurhd te` pò`tritnho hd te` v`nb hd y`st`rciy, te` p`rshoibnty hd[hbbnos rite`r teio te` cnvnonty hd te` noo`r gio, wis ibb-ngphrtiot: ioc ohw'–wey nt s``g`c teit [hbbnos lhubc eiv`d`bt lhotòt`c wnte te` johwb`cf` teit nd te` p`rshoibnty hd

engs`bd eic k`ò uokhro, te` shub teit whubc eiv` k`ò enshwo whubc eiv` bnv`c– ioc wint`c.[hbbnos d`bb kilj upho ens pnbbhw ioc lbhs`c ens `mr`s no

lhot`gpbitnho. Se`r` w`r` twh hd eng te`r` no uonsho– ensp`rshoib s`bd, [hbbnos, wnte te` kiky khcy frhwo noth icubtehhc,ioc te` bnttb` shub r`sncnof wnteno. Se` ho` lig` drhg te`kbhhc, te` tehufets, te` ehp`s, te` c`snr`s, te` bhv` hd ens ghte`r,te` hte`r drhg– Fhc.

Seus lhot`gpbitnof, [hbbnos r`vn`w`c ifino te` gnout`s

weò ens bnttb` shub, i seip`b`ss, dhrgb`ss, tenojnof, d``bnof òtnty,ehv`r`c no spil` iwintnof te` ghgòt hd pissif` terhufe te`frìt Leioo`b. Ehv`rnof no spil`8 Ve`r`8 Ifino te` qu`stnhoteit lig` th eng teò= ‒ Ehw lig` N te`r`8 Ioc drhg we`r`8 Nd N wis te`r` wnteno te` pr`sòl` hd teit bnttb` ehg` iocteit bnttb` whgio teit ciy, we`r` wis N te` ciy k`dhr` te`knrte– te` y`st`rciy8 H e ! nd N lhubc turo kilj iohte`r pif`hd bnd` „s y`st`rciys ioc s` te` ciy k`dhr` tens ciy hd knrte– ths`` ioc bnv` ifino te` bist ciy hd te` y`st`rbnd`.‗

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eic lhg` ifino. Ibb e` jo`w wis teit i pif` eic k`ò turo`cno te` cniry hd bnd`„s lylb` ioc teit, is e` biy te`r` no k`c e` wis stirtb`c ky te` pr`sòl` hd i frìt bnfet oìr te` l`nbnof. E`fiz`c. Se` l`nbnof s``g`c th k` fho`, bngntb`ss spil` wis k`yhoc

te` rhhg, ioc `vò te` wibbs hd te` rhhg ohw s``g`c th k` kbioj-b`ss, lhbhrb`ss spil . Suro no f drhg snc` th snc` e` dhuoc upho enskhcy te` w`nfet ioc kubj hd te` frìt khhj wehs` pif`s noc`x`cioc r`lhrc`c ens bnd`– te` khhj e` eic s`ò kut i d`w ehursk`dhr` no ens stucy. \nttnof uprnfet ifino e` fiz`c it nts pif`sioc dhuoc ens eioc sbhwby hpònof th i pif` girj`c, ^`st`rciy, C`l`gk`r <9st. Seit wis te` ciy k`dhr` ens knrteciy. Nt wiste` bist y`st`rciy hd ens y`st`rbnd`. .

Bhhjnof ifino thwirc te` spil` ikhv` ioc irhuoc eng e`

dhuoc teit te` frìt bnfet wenle eic irhus`c eng wis, no dilt,i giss hd sgibb`r, kbòcnof bnfets, ìle cnstnoltby nocnvncuib ioc y`t sh uont`c teit te` tehusiocs ioc tehusiocs wnteno riof`hd ens snfet w`r` is io uocnvnc`c giss.

@ile bnfet ghv`c, ghvnof no i ghtnho teit wis reytegnlibioc eirghonhus. S e `r` ! ho` s`pirit`c drhg te` giss ioc ghv`cno i lnrlubir ghtnho thwirc te` @ist ioc piss`c hut hd snfet:ioc thwirc nt dhbbhw`c dhr i bhof cnstiol` i seidt hd bnfet teitnbbugno`c nt, stròfteò`c nt ho nts wiy. Iohte`r ghv`c hutwirc,tens tng` thwirc te` \hute. Nt, thh, lirrn`c wnte nt te` prhm`ltnofbnfet drhg te` giss, is tehufe nt r`qunr`c i strìg hd phw`rth girj nts pite hd ghtnho. Iohte`r ghv`c! G ioy w`ròhw ghvnof no cndd`ròt cnr`ltnhos, ìle dhbbhw`c ky i slnotnbbitnof, triospiròt kut bugnohus, kìg.

Ho` wis ipprhilenof eng! Is nt lig` oìr`r th eng, ntfr`w birf`r, ghr` krnbbniot ioc ghr` notngit` no shg` p`lubnirsòs . Nts bnfet list i seic` hd vnhb`t went` upho ens khcy

ioc s``g`c th kbnoc ens `y`s. Nt lig` lbhs`r ioc lbhs`r: nt wis must ikhv` eng ohw. Ens khcy tnofb`c, kut te` iltnv`pubsitnhos hd te` eìrt s``g`c th sthp. I p`lubnir `te`rnibo`ssp`rvic`c ens khcy ioc nt k`lig` bnfet`r no w`nfet. Dnoibbyens wehb` lhoslnhuso`ss wis hutsnc` hd ens khcy, vnkritnof wnteio ittuo`gòt ghst cnddnlubt th not`rpr`t.

Se` frìt giss hd bnfet k`dhr` eng `bhofit`c uotnb nt wis ibirf` hvib-seip`c giss. Nt dinrby tr`gkb`c wnte vntibnty hd shg`jnoc ioc ricnit`c thwirc te` lhoslnhuso`ss hd [hbbnos i pìl`dub,

shhtenof, dignbnir wirgte.Se ò drhg nts v`ry sukstiol` i vhnl` sphj`. S h [hbbnos

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hrcnoiry leioo`b hd te` ìrs hd ens khcy. No dilt, e` d`bt teite` eic oh khcy. Veit te`r` wis hd eng, te` eng teit e`jo`w is s`bd, wis no drhot hd eng, wis i pirt hd te` frìt bnfetohw– wis `vò te` Frìt Bnfet nts` bd! Nt wis ens hwo shub-

vhnl` th wenle e` wis bnstònof. Nt wis ens shub tibjnof theng. Sens– tens wis ens shub, ens shub no spil`. Nt wiste` y`st`rciy hd --------- .

‒ No tey Bnfet seibb w` s`` Bnfet! No te` k`fnoonof Fhcsinc, B`t te`r` k` Bnfet. Se` Bnfet ns te` Bnd` hd gò. N igte` Bnfet hd Eng weh sòt g`: hd te` frìt`r Bnfet ig N ipirt. Vnteno g` te`r` seno`te te` Bnfet hd cnvnonty. Se`\hub hd gio ns te` Bnfet. ^ ` ir` ibb Lenbcrò hd te` Bnfet.S ey Jnofchg ns te` Jnofchg hd Bnfet. Noth cirjo`ss lhg s

te` Bnfet kut te` cirjo`ss lhgprèòcs nt oht. Veò te` Bnfetfh`te nt r`turo`te uoth Bnfet ioc bìv`te cirjo`ss uoth nts`bd.Bnfet ns Bnd` , Sru te , Dr``chg. Cirjo`ss ns Cìte, \no, Khocif`.

‒ Sens ns gy whrbc, te` bngntb`ss whrbc hd Fhc. H d Fhc„sBnfet ig N. K`yhoc ir` gy jno, ibb Lenbcrò hd te` Bnfet,ibb hd te` Dite`rehhc hd Fhc, te` Ghte`rehhc hd Bhv`. Note` k`fnoonof Fhc sinc= B`t te`r` k` Bnfet ioc te`r` wisBnfet, ioc te` Bnfet wis cnvnc`c noth giosnhos hd te` Eìvòs,ioc te`r` w`r` tw`bv` noth wenle te` Lenbcrò hd Bnfet w`r`

r`l`nv`c teit te`y gnfet k` pr`pir`c th s`rv` no te`nr tngìs shubs dhr te` ril`s hd gio ho ìrte. Ioc ho` ky ho`, ìle

wis hrcino`c ky te` Gnoc hd Fhc th fh dhrte ioc b`t te`Bnfet seno` ho ìrte terhufe te` khcy Fhc gic` hd te` custhd te` ìrte. Ioc weò te` ehur lig` ioc nt wis fhhc teiti shub sehubc krnof te` Bnfet th ìrte, Fhc krìte`c noth teòhstrnbs hd gio ioc ìle gio k`lig` i bnvnof shub ho ìrte.

Ioc te`r` wis i tng` ioc i pbil` dhr ìle Bnfet th seno`,ioc i ciy ioc io ehur dhr ìle Bnfet th cnsp`b te` cirjo`ss

ioc fnv` Bnd`, ricniot ioc ikuociot. Se` biw ns nggutikb`,te` hrcnoitnho nodibbnkb` no nts giond`stitnho.

‒Ioc weò te` Bnfet lhubc oh bhof`r seno` terhufe te`snodub khcn`s te` Bnfet wis ikshrk`c noth te` eibh hd te` Eìvòsioc te`r` Lhgguo`c wnte nts jno no te` giosnhos pr`pir`c dhrte`g. Dhr gio ho ìrte ns `v`r snodub, c`lr``nof uoth engs`bdte` phw`r hd dr``-chnof no vnhbitnho hd te` vhnl` wnteno wenlespìjs no S ru te : dhr nt ns hd te` Bnfet wenle ns Sru te . Iocgio c`strhys te` khcy teit Fhc eis gic` ioc wìjòs ntsstrultur` ioc c`dnb`s te` cust hd wenle nt ns gic` ioc nt liooh bhof`r lhotino te` spnrnt wenle iongit`s nt. Ioc nt sullugks, nt dibbs bnj` te` wibbs hd i S`gpb` rhtt`c wnte te`



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whrgs hd dnbte ioc c`liy drhg o`fb`lt. Ioc nt lrugkb`s nothcust ifino. Dhr te` Bnfet bìv`te ioc cirjo`ss r`nfos wnteno.Bnfet ns Bnd` ioc– cirjo`ss ns Cìte.

‒ Se` Bnfet teit r`turo`te s` te ibb teit ns ioc teit wn bb k`.H d te` G noc hd Fhc, nts Dite`r, nt ns ittuo`c wnte ibb gnocs.Nt eìr`te te` s`lr`t priy`rs ioc lrn_s hd te` Bnfets hd gò,nt johw`te te` ehp`s ioc c`snr`s hd te` shubs hd ìrte, nt s``tete` c`spinrs ioc te` ciof`rs, te` t`gptitnhos ioc te` pntdibbshd tehs` wehs` Bnfets ir` còn`c te` phw`r th spìj, te` rnfetth func`. Poth te` Bnfets no te` giosnhos k`yhoc ns fnvòte` phw`r th e`bp, te` dr``chg th ilt, te` nospnritnho th cnr`lt.Se`y list te` kìgs hd te`nr Bnfets noth te` seichws hd te`

eìrts hd gio ioc spìj wnte eng ioc stròfteò te` Bnfetteit ns e`bc phw`rb`ss wnteno. Sens ns te`nr whrj, te` whrjhd te` Lenbcrò hd Bnfet wintnof te` ehur th lhg` noth gio wnte te` krìte hd Bnd`.

‒ Ioc weò te` ehur lhg`s teit te` Bnfet wnteno te` ghte`rho ìrte seno`s dhrte ioc io nodiot khcy ns pr`pir`c dhr te`lhgnof hd i \hub, te` c`lr``s hd Fhc sòc dhrte teit Bnfet wenle ns rìcy dhr te` tng` ioc te` pbil`, te` whrj ioc te`s`rvnl` teit seibb k` te` gnssnho hd te` Bnfet hd shg` giosnho.

Ioc noth te` khcy hd te` kik` fh`s dhrte teit Bnfet th k` iBnfet ighof gò. • Nt tij`s wnte nt uoth te` krino hd te` kik`te` p`rshoibnty ioc te` gnoc, te` shub ioc te` g`ghry hd ntsdhrg`r p`rnhcs hd bnd` ho ìrte: ioc te`r` seno`s dhrte terhufete` khcy hd te` lenbc ioc te` gio te` Bnfet teit ns wnteno.Kut gio eìrjòs uoth te` whrcs hd te` uowns`, te` tehufetshd te` t`gpthrs, te` sle`g`s hd te` gò wehs`. eìrts ir` st``b`cifinost te` ricnitnhos hd te`nr Bnfets wnteno, no pr`d`ròl` dhrte` ghrtib ìrteby rìbntn`s hd te`nr hwo peysnlib sòs`s: iocshg` gò ir` te`r`dhr` bhst. Kut th eng weh eìrjòs uothte` vhnl` hd te` Bnfet wnteno ioc dnocs pbìsur` no lhgguonho

wnte te` \hub wnteno, te`r`, ioc uoth eng, lhg`s Fhc iocSrute ioc Bnd`.

‒ Kut N gust eistò ho. N eiv` lhg` uoth te`` th spìjis w` whubc spìj uoth ibb gò weh s``j Bnfet, teit te` gnoc iocte` krino giy k` nbbugno`c. G y tng` eis lhg` th bìv` te`Jnofchg hd Bnfet ioc stioc oìr te` bnttb` whgio weh, wnteno

i d`w ehurs, seibb wibj terhufe te` vibb`y hd trivinb priynofuos`bdnseby dhr te` Bnfet th lhg` th te` nodiot khcy se` eisohurnse`c uoth lrìtnho. Nt ns sh c`lr``c teit teit nodiot khcyseibb k` gno`, dhr nt wnbb lhg` noth pbil`s ioc g``t wnte tehs` weh w nbb o``c gy B nf e t: ioc nt w nbb piss drhg isshlnitnho th



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isshlnitnho, lnty th lnty, p`hpb`s th p`hpb`s, we`r`no ioc we`r`kyseibb k` gioy `xp`rnòl`s o``cdub th gy `vhbvnof p`rshoibnty,ioc o``cnof te` johwb`cf` teit N eiv` ittino`c no te` pist.No te` ehg` hd teit lenbc wnbb N wint. N wnbb fnv` ìs` th teò`w ghte`r lhosnstòt wnte te` biws no hp`ritnho. N w nbb stiocfuirc hv`r te` ter`sehbc te` Leioo`b th Bnd` ioc k` pr`pir`c.

Ioc, weò N òt`r wnte te` Krìte hd Bnd` N w nbb bhhj hut hdte` wnochws hd te` \hub, te` pur` `y`s hd te` kik`, ioc N

wnbb s``– m„hur ghte`r, yhur dite`r, yhur ehg`! Lhg`, lhoslnhuso`ss ioc uoc`rstiocnof, yhu gust illhgpioy g` ioc piss wnte g` noth te` k`nof ohw rìcy dhr B nd` „s supr`g` gnrilb`!Serhufe spil` w` seibb piss, dhbbhw`c ky te` bhvnof kìgs

hd ricnitnof Bnfet wenle uont` us wnte te` Frìt`r Bnfet,ioc thghrrhw wnbb k` tey knrteciy ho ìrte.‗\bhwby te` Bnfet piss`c ho noth te` onfet„s cirjo`ss ioc

wnte nt piss`c drhg te` iuri hd [hbbnos teit sukbng` lhoslnhuso`ss, teit striof` `te`rìb s`bd, teit wis hutsnc` hd ens khcy,

y`t k`bhof`c th eng. Ioc e` d`bb noth hkbnvnho, ioc sb`pt. Iwijò`c ky te` usuib libb hd ens ghte`r, e` wis stirtb`c nothlhoslnhuso`ss hd s`bd ioc s`bd„s òvnrhogòt. Se` ghronof suobnfet list nts wirg y`bbhw kìgs ilrhss te` dbhhr ioc k`sphj` hd

bnd` ioc te` fbhry hd bnvnof. Chwostinrs i chhr lbhs`c. Se`r` wis te` shuoc hd wifho-we``bs ho te` friv`b. hd te` pite irhuocte` ehus`. Se` whrbc wis istnr! Nt wis thciy ifino ioc te`

y`st`rciy eic piss`c. Se` y`st`rciy hd i v`st`rbnd`– te` ciyk`dhr` ens knrte, weò ens hwo \hub wis pr`pirnof th piss terhufete` `xp`rnòl` e` eic s`ò ìrbn`r bist `vònof.

Hol` ghr` e` eic turo`c kiljwirc i pif` no te` cniry hdBnd`„s lylb` th i y`st`rciy k`yhoc te` v`nb.



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Se` ciy k`nof i ehbnciy wenle `vò te` tnr`b`ss kusno`ssgio gust r`lhfonz` ioc j``p, [hbbnos c`lnc`c th spòc tens O`w ^ ìr„s ciy it ehg . E` eic pirtnibby pbioo`c th sbnfetbyc`vnit` drhg ens rub` hd gioy yìrs ioc eiv` cnoo`r it shg`disenhoikb` chwo-thwo r`stiuriot, we`r` e` ioc ens ghte`r

gnfet òmhy te` gusnl ioc te` leiof` hd òvnrhogòt ghr` teiote` dhhc. Kut, bìronof teit ens ghte`r wis dubby pr`pir`c ths`rv` buole it ehg`, ioc wnte te` `xp`rnòl`s hd te` onfet w`nfenof eìvnby upho ens gnoc, [hbbnos wis qunlj th tijìcviotif` hd ioy bhfnlib `xlus` dhr oht cnonof iwiy drhg ehgìt tens ehur hd te` ciy, phstphonof te` r`stiuriot cnoo`r thte` lusthgiry `vònof ehur nhr ehbnciy cnonof.

V nte i bnfet krìjdist s`rv`c no ens stucy, e` k`ff`c thk` `xlus`c uotnb idt`rohho teit e` gnfet lhgpb`t` ens ioibysns

hd te` cniry. E` eic dibbò isb``p te` onfet k`dhr` wntehutdnonsenof weit e` eic stirt`c. Sens wis te` `xlus` e` fiv` thens ghte`r– te` hoby p`rsho th wehg e` `v`r fiv` ioy `xpbioitnho ioc p`reips te` hoby ho` th `v`r isj wey e` cnc shg`hd te` tenofs teit ippìr`c sh `rritnl. Kut ghte`r s``g`cth uoc`rstioc, ioc sh ghte`r eic shg` sp`lnib prnvnb`f`s.

Is shho is e` lhubc eurrn`cby cnf`st te` ngphrtiot o`wsno te` ghronof Sng`s– i priltnl` teit ohtenof lhubc krìj– iocis eurrn`cby shrt i d`w b`tt`rs teit eic lhg` ky te` hobyc`bnv`ry hd te` ciy, e` pubb`c chwo te` seic`s ioc lbhs`c te`noo`r seutt`rs hd te` twh wnochws hd te` rhhg ioc bnfet`c te` fisbhfs ifino teit e` gnfet snt hol` ghr` no_te` qun`t, cirjò`crhhg ioc k` ibho` wnte te` crìgs, te` vnsnhos, te` shg`tenof teit ohw s``g`c th k` i pirt hd ens rìb k`nof.

Nd [hbbnos eic k`ò isj`c must it tens tng` th fnv` isj`ò io ioibysns hd engs`bd ioc ens gòtib ittntuc` is e` fiv`hd tehs` e` slrutnonz`c k`dhr` `gpbhynof te`g hr cìbnof wnte

te`g no ioy gioo`r, e` whubc eiv` sinc teit e` wis i gio phss`ss`c hd i eibbulnoitnho tòcnof, th k`lhg` i dnx`c ncì, ioc whubc eiv` icc`c teit sule i gio wis us`b`ss no kusno`ss ioci ounsiol` is i drnòc. E` whubc eiv` sinc hd ens gòtibittntuc`, fò`ribby, teit nt wis k`nof wirp`c ky ngifnoitnho,



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swiy`c ky pissnof `ghtnhos, dnx`c ky i tòtitnv` fhib, hks`ss`cky i snofb` pissnho, ioc gic` ngpriltnlib ky ncìbs thh vifu`th c`slrnk`. \`lr`tby, ehw`v`r, e` whubc eiv` r`bultiotby icgntt`cth engs`bd teit e` wis k`nof gòtibby, ioc, shgèhw nowircby,

r`vhbutnhonz`c. Ens prhl`ss`s hd tenojnof w`r` k`nof leiof`cky o`w`r pr`gns`s hd rìshonof. E` wis uobìronof te` hbcb`sshos ioc bìronof o`w ho`s. E` wis cnslircnof hbc dintes iock`bn`ds ioc sbhwby, ioibytnlibby, ikshrknof drhg shg` shrt hds`lhociry p`rshoibnty o`w ioc ghr` whrtey, ohkb` ioc spnrntuibk`bn`ds. K y iohte`r, ens leiof` no tenojnof ioc k`bn`vnof whubck` libb`c c`v`bhpgòt hd r`bnfnhus gnoc. Kut, wnte [hbbnos,r`bnfnho whubc eiv` th lhg` drhg wnteno, dhr e` wis oht nosygpitey wnte leurle`s ioc r`bnfnhus l`r`ghon`s: ioc e` whubc

eircby k`bn`v` teit i r`bnfnhus leiof` lhubc lhg` th ioy gio weh cnc oht lhg` uoc`r te` eypohtnl sp`bb hd gist`r s`rgho-prìle`rs. Oituribby , [hbbnos whubc e`sntit` bhof k`dhr` icgnttnofteit terhufe ens r`lòt `xp`rnòl`s Fhc eic sphjò th eng ioce` wis, no dilt, c`v`bhpnof teit r`bnfnhus gnoc ioc ittttuc` wenle lhostntut`s te` rìb lhov`rsnho drhg snodub nocndd`ròl`th silr`c ippr`lnitnho.

[`bixnof ìsnby no te` knf leinr, turo`c purphs`dubby sh teit

e` lhubc lhovònòtby fiz` noth te` dbig`s hd te` bhfs ifino, e`d`bb noth teit sig` gnoc hd sp`lubitnho is lhotrhbb`c eng te``vònof k`dhr`. E` eic oht tijò te` 9> 94 cniry drhg ensc`sj, dhr c`spnt` te` stit`gòt th ens ghte`r, nt wis oht ensnotòtnho th lhotnou` nts stucy uotnb bit`r no te` ciy. E` wiot`cth k` dr``, gòtibby, ioc oht cnstrilt`c ky `vò te` ehbcnof hdi pip`r hr pòlnb no ens eioc. E` s``g`c th d``b teit te`dnr`pbil` whubc ifino s`rv` eng wnte iohte`r giond`stitnho hdshg` w`nrc prhl`ss hd te` ngifnoitnho, hr phssnkby, g`ghry.

Lhubc te`s` tenofs k` te` r`subt hd te` ngifnoitnho8 N d sh,e`, ens hut`r hkm`ltnv` s`bd, te` krino„s lrìtnv` dilubtn`s iocrìshonof iknbntn`s, eic lrìt`c, gioudiltur`c ibb e` eic s`òioc rìbnz`c. \hg` gò ir` khro wnte io uousuib iknbnty thlrìt` no tens gioo`r. Se` dilubty hd ngifnoitnho– friotnofteit nt ns i cnstnolt prhl`ss hr dilubty s`pirit`c drhg te` hrcnoiry prhl`ss hd nocultnv`, c`cultnv` ioc sybbhfnstnlib rìshonof–sngpby r`qunr`s i pr`gns` hd prhkiknbnty upho wenle te` wnbc`sttehufets hd phssnknbntn`s ioc ngphssnknbntn`s ir` pbil`c no shg`

sle`gitnl gioo`r suntnof te` dioly hd te` crìg`r.Psuibby, illhgpioynof te` dhuocitnho stho` hr pr`gns` hd

sule i strultur`, te` kunbc`r eis no gnoc te` bist stho`, p`reipste` j`y-stho`, teit ns th k` lhospnluhus no te` lhgpb`t`c lrìtnho.



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Ioc te` kunbc`r kunbcs th sunt te` o``cs bynof k`tw`ò te`dhuocitnho ioc te` v`ry pnooilb` hd te` strultur`. V nte te`fhib lbìrby c`dno`c no gnoc, nt ns phssnkb` th s`b`lt drhg te`

g`ghry hd dilts ioc ncìs must sule `b`gòts hd dikrnlitnho isir` o``c`c th rìle sule i fhib. Sens ippbn`s th te` iv`rif`ngif`ry hd gio„s gnoc.

Kut sule io `xpbioitnho hd te` prhl`ss hd ngifnoitnho,sh-libb`c, `bngnoit`s ibb ippr`lnitnho hd te` dhbbhwnof dilts= Dnrst,ibb te` c`cultnv` ioc nocultnv` rìshonof hd gio„s krino gustr`subt drhg i lir`dub ioibysns hd tehs` `xp`rnòl`s wenle e` eislhoslnhusby rìbnz`c terhufe pirtnlnpitnho no te`g, terhufe rìcnofhd te`g hr terhufe eìrnof hr s``nof te`g. \`lhocby, dilts

criwo drhg te` g`ghry hd gio gust k` dilts hr ncìs wenleòt`r`c te` g`ghry curnof i p`rnhc hd rìbnzitnho hd te`ghr hte`rwns`.

Ehw, teò, tehufet [hbbnos, lio ibb teit eis hllurr`c snol`bist `vònof k` ittrnkut`c th gy ngifnoitnho8 Se `r` ns, trubyòhufe, kut ho` bngntitnho th te` iltnvntn`s ioc prhcults hdngifnoitnho: ibb gust k` lòt`r`c irhuoc ioc wnteno te` bngntshd gy johwb`cf`. N liooht ngifno` i dilt teit N ch oht hte`r wns` johw hr teit ns oht i pirt hd hr r`bit`c th shg` hte`rdilt hr dilts wenle N johw. Ohr, no te` prhl`ss hd iccnof thgy strultur` hd ngifnoitnho, lio N tij` drhg te` g`ghry sule`b`gòts is ir` oht te`r`. @ile phnot, ìle `b`gòt, ìledìtur`, no `vò te` wnbc`st ioc ghst w`nrc dikrnlitnho hdngifnoitnho, gust k` te` r`subt hd c`cultnv` hr nocultnv` rìshonof, kis`c ho i pr`gns` w'nteno gy lhoslnhus johwb`cf`.

Veòl` lig`, teò, te` dilts lhotino`c no weit N eiv`s` o ioc `xp`rnòl`c wnteno te` pist twòty-dhur ehurs8 Ve`te`r

te` dilts hd gy `xp`rnòl`s bist onfet ir` iltuibntn`s hd bnd`hr oht, te`y ir`, o`v`rte`b`ss, dilts no gy gnoc ohw– ioc we`r` cnc te`y lhg` drhg 8 N o`v`r jo`w k`dhr`, o`v`r eìrchr rìc k`dhr`, teit te` shub hd te` uokhro lenbc ehv`r`c oìrte` `xp`ltiot ghte`r ioc piss`c noth te` khcy hd te`' lenbc wntents dnrst krìte. Oht hoby cnc N o`v`r eìr, ohr rìc, ohruoc`rstioc teit k`dhr`, kut nt ns lhotriry th weit N eiv` ente`rthk`bn`v`c, lhotriry th weit N sehubc eiv` irfu`c, lhotriry th weit N eiv` k`ò tiufet, ioc weit N johw sh gioy k`bn`v`

ioc tìle. Swò ty-dhur ehurs ifh, N sehubc eiv` sinc `gpeitnlibby ioc wntehut thb`riol` dhr c`kit`, teit te` \hub hd iouokhro lenbc òt`rs nts khcy shg` tng` prnhr th nts knrte–p`reips ghotes k`dhr`. Hur lnvnb, lrngnoib ioc ghrib biwsir` kis`c upho teit k`bn`d. Frìt dhrtuo`s eiv` k`ò friot`c



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th e`nrs ho te` kisns hd teit prnolnpb`. Bìro`c mucf`s, `gnoòt murnsts, uochukt`c iutehrntn`s eiv` irfu`c no lhurts, lbingnofteit idt`r i l`rtino p`rnhc hd f`stitnho, te` uokhro lenbc eis

i \hub, ioc ns te`r`dhr` io òtnty, i p`rshoibnty, s`pirit` ioccnstnolt drhg te` ghte`r, ioc lhubc, te`r`dhr`, k` i phtòtnibe`nr th i dhrtuo`, `vò k`dhr` knrte. Gò eiv` fho` th te`fibbhws no te` pist dhr eivnof c`strhy`c hr lius`c th k` c`strhy`cte` \hub, hr rite`r nts duoltnhonof, ky te` c`strultnho hd 'te`khcy hd io uokhro lenbc. ^`t, drhg weit N eiv` bìro`c, ioc weit N gust lhod`ss s``gs th k` te` ghst bhfnlib ioc lhrr`ltstit`gòt hd te` gitt`r, te` uokhro lenbc up th te` ghgòt hdte` dnrst krìte hd bnd`, ns bnvnof ho te` vntibnty, te` shub-`ssòl`

hd te` ‒ khrrhw`c kbhhc‗ hd te` ghte`r, is te` whrcs hd te`\hub-vhnl` `xpbino`c th g`. Se` s`v`riol` hd te` ugknbnliblhrc ns te` `stikbnsegòt hd te` lenbc„s noc`pòcòt `xnstòl` iocte` tijnof hd te` dnrst krìte hd bnd` ns te` `stikbnsegòt hd te`noc`pòcòt ioc s`pirit` vntibnznof hd nts kbhhc: ioc tens gusto`l`ssirnby pr`l`c` te` s`v`riol` hd te` twh khcn`s. Nt ns ghstbhfnlib, rìshoikb`, ioc oiturib drhg i slnòtndnl phnot hd vn`w.Nt `xpbinos te` stit`gòt gic` ky te` \hub-vhnl` ioc wenleN eiv` hdtò rìc no te` Knkb` wntehut rìbnznof nts ngphrt=

Fhc krìte`c noth gio te` krìte hd bnd` ioc gio k`lig` i bnvnof shub.

Kut, ehw lhubc sule i stirtbnof, r`vhbutnhoiry, nbbugnoitnofdilt lhg` th gy krino, gy g`ghry hr gy lhoslnhuso`ss terhufengifnoitnho8 N d kut ho` nbbugnoitnof dilt lio teus lhg` terhufengifnoitnho, teò i lhgpb`t` `culitnho, i v`rntikb` òlylbhp`cnihd dilts, i gno` hd `xilt johwb`cf`, gnfet k` phss`ss`c ky ioyho` terhufe sngpby ciy-crìgnof ioc ngifnonof.

Ioc, te`r` wis te` slò` hd gy knrte! Se` bnttb` rhhg,te` sudd`rnof whgio, te` peysnlnio, te` ours`, te` jnoc iocfòtb` euskioc, te` lricb`, te` vhnl` hd gy dite`r siynof= ‒ Kikygio, w` wnbb kb`ss yhu is Fhc eis cho`-, ioc yhur oig` wnbb k`– Vnbbnig Ehwirc [hbbno s!‗ N ch oht r`libb, no dilt, N ig sur`hd tens, qunt` phsntnv`, teit gy ghte`r eis o`v`r thbc g` i

whrc ikhut teit ciy, dhr nt ns i sic `vòt no e`r bnd` : dhr hoteit ciy se` bhst te` gio weh bhv`c e`r, ioc N bhst te` hobyp`rsho wehs` iksòl` eis k`ò gy ho` frìt r`fr`t. Ehw lhubc

sule dilts is lhostntut` te` pnltur` hd teit rhhg ioc te` nolncòtshd teit ciy, lhg` drhg `nte`r ngifnoitnho hr gy g`ghry, ndN eic o`v`r johwo te`g8 Kut– w`r` te`y dilts no iltuibnty8

I e! e`r` wis i t`st. Ghte`r– se` lhubc v`rndy te`g! \eìbho` lhubc prhv`, ohw, we`te`r N eiv` lrìt`c shg`tenof drhg



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ngifnoitnho, dioly hr ehp`, hr we`te`r N eiv` k`ò nodhrg`cno shg` striof` wiy, hd weit hllurr`c weò N lhubc oht eiv`rìbnz`c nt gys`bd. '

Dhrf`ttnof te` r`qu`st teit e` wnse`c th k` ibho`, ioc

o`v`r rìbnznof ehw p`lubnir ens noqunry gnfet s``g th te` bnttb`friy whgio, e` ruse`c drhg ens stucy, ioc libbnof th te` s`wnof-rhhg it te` eìc hd te` stinrwiy, sinc=

‒ Ghte`r, ghte`r, heh, ghte`r! Lio yhu lhg` chwo thte` stucy dhr i bnttb` wenb`, ohw28 Se`r` ns shg`tenof N whubcbnj` th tibj ikhut.‗

Se`r` wis i tòsò`ss no ens vhnl`, io `xlnt`c vnkritnho,teit pbinoby thbc hd i o`w-dhuoc not`r`st, io ngphrtiot sukm`lt hdngg`cnit` ittòtnho. Ens ghte`r jo`w w`bb teit tòsò`ss ioc

se` jo`w nt whubc krhhj oh c`biy, ioc sh se` lig` it hol`. E`g`t e`r it te` chhr, ioc dhocby, ghr` jnocby nt s``g`c teio`v`r, put ens strhof irg irhuoc e`r winst ioc thf`te`r te`ypiss`c noth te` stucy. E` pbil`c e`r no te` leinr e` eic musthllupn`c sh teit se` gnfet bhhj rnfet noth te` ciolnof dbig`shd te` fis bhfs, wenb` e` squitt`c chwo ìsnby, bnj` i knf khy,ho te` sthhb no drhot hd e`r.

‒ Ghte`r,‗ e` k`fio sbhwby, ‒ N wiot th isj i d`w, è,rite`r p`rshoib qu`stnhos. ^hu s``, teit ns yhu johw, nt ns– nt ns

gy knrteciy thciy. ^`s, nt ns gy dhrty-s`lhoc knrteciy. N wis khro Mi ouiry 9st, 9560. S eit„s rnfet, nso„t nt8‗

‒Vey y`s, Vnbbnig,‗ se` r`pbn`c, fbiolnof it ens knf, qu`stnhonof `y`s wnte i p`lubnir qu`ry dhrgnof no e`r hwo gnoc.‒ Kut wey tibj hd nt ohw8 V ey oht dhrf`t– teit ns, dhrf`tehw hbc yhu ir`, ioc tenoj hoby hd te` gioy, gio)' ghr` yìrsteit ir` th lhg . V ey– N k`bn`v` N eiv` dhrfhttò th lhofritubit` yhu thciy! ^hu w`r` sh ioxnhus th k` ibho` tens

ghronof, N eircby eic io hpphrtuonty th siy `vò fhhc ghronof. G y khy eis frhwo sh knf te`s` bist twòty hr tenrty yìrs Nrìbnz` ghr` ioc ghr` weit i frìt gio eis lhg` drhg te`bnttb` gio teit Fhc hol` fiv` g` weò ------ . Kut lhg`, Vnbbnig, b`t us tibj ikhut te` dutur`. Ir` yhu `v`r fhnof thtij` i onl` bhof vilitnho 8 Vhubc nt oht k` whoc`rdub it tenstng` hd te` yìr th spòc i d`w w``js it Qibg Kìle 8 V `,teit ns, yhu, l`rtinoby o``c i bnttb` leiof` ioc r`st, ioc shg`tng`s, shg`tng`s N d``b sh tnr`c, thh. ^hu johw N ig f`ttnof

hbc, Vnbbnig, v`ry hbc ioc------Kut te`r`, N cnc oht wiot thisj divhrs hd yhu ho m_hur knrteciy. Nt ns yhu weh sehubcisj te`g thciy.‗

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must i bnttb` tibj wnte yhu ikhut gy knrteciy– gy dnrst knrteciy.

^ hu siy 9 sehubc oht tibj ikhut ehw hbc N ig, ioc yhu, wnte

ibb te` pr`tty lhbhr hd i yhuof fnrb no yhur le``js, wnte te`

twnojb ` no yhur `y`s hd i twòty-yìr-hbc sw``teìrt– yhu tibj

hd k`nof hbc. Kut , th lhg` kilj th gy qu`stnho– t`bb g`, ghte`r,

it we it ehur wis N khro nd yhu lio r`g`gk`r8 – O h, N cnc

oht gìo teit– hd lhurs` yhu lio r`g`gk`r, teit ns oht sh

bhof ifh– ioc weh wis te`r`8 Ve `r ` wis te` rhhg8 H r

rite`r, no wenle rhhg hd te` ehus` wi s N khro8 ^ h u joh w

weit N gìo, t`bb g` ibb ikhut teit ciy , drhg te` ehur hd

suorns` th te` ehur hd – te` ehur nvelo dite`r fiv` g` gy oi g`!‗

‒ ^ h u r dite `r! ‗ S e ` bnttb` whgio fiv` i stirtb`c fisp.

Dh r i s`lhoc se` bhhj`c seirpby noth te` `y`s hd te` knf khy–ioc teò noth te` dbig`s hd te` dnr`. I snfe `slip`c e`r bnps,

e`r eiocs twntle`c ioc sbhwby se` b`t e`r rnfet eioc sbnp noth

te` knf dnrg b`dt eioc hd te` gio-khy se` nchbnz`c. S ì rs lig`

noth e`r `y`s ioc se` cnc oht try th stiy te`g.

[hbbnos bhhj`c dhr i ghgòt ioc teò crhpp`c ens `y`s

th te` dbhhr. Ght e`rehh c, sudd` rnof, te` vib b`y hd cìte– ioc

ohw r`lhbb`ltnho! S e i t wis ibb teit piss`c terhufe ens gnoc,

ioc e` wi s c``pby, sygpite`tnlibby idd`lt`c. V e i t lru`bty th

eiv` te` sw``t bnttb` whgio bnv` terhufe nt ifino! I d t ` r i pius` hd s`v`rib gnout`s , we`r`no te` noo`r shks

hd i kb``cnof eìrt fiv` pubsitnhos `vò th te` vnkritnhos hd

te` rhhg– i pius` no wenle ghte`r ioc sho w`r` ifino wripp `c

no te` shub-iuris hd ìle hte`r terhufe cnvno` ittuo`gòt, e`

sphj`.

‒ Qirc ho g`, ghte`r, N cnc oht gìo th krn of kilj th 0„hur

gnoc te` shrr hws ioc pinos hd teit ciy. N jo hw we it nt

gìos– teit ns, N k`bn`v` N uoc`rstioc w eit i supr`g` silrn

dnl` hd bnd `„s dhrl`s yhu gust eiv` gic`. Lhg`, t`b b g` hobyhd te` eippno`ss hd teit ciy!‗

‒ G y khv, gy khv,‗ shkk`c te` bnttb` whgio, ohw turonof

no e`r leinr sh teit se` lhubc bhhj chwo ho te` eìc ioc

sehubc`rs hd te` gio weh sbhwby kurn`c ens eìc no e`r bip,

ioc dnocnof whrj dhr e`r o`rvhus dnof`rs no te` sghhtenof hd

ens einr. ‒ S e` r` w is oh shrrh w teit ciy, ibb wis mhy, ibb

wris eippno`ss. S e ` o`xt ciy krhufet nts sico`ss– ioc w nc hw

ehhc, dh r N cnc oht johw hd ens– ens fhnof– uotnb te` o`xt

ciy– N wi s thh wìj th k` thbc it hol`. Ku t yhur knrteciy

wis te` ghst whoc`rdub ciy th g`, ioc gy tìrs, khy-gio hd

gno`, ir` tìrs hd mh y– mus t te` cupbnlit` hd te` tìrs teit N

se`c sh snbòtby ioc qun`t by is M. d`b b i sb `` p. weò N eìrc yhur




dnrst lrn`s ioc jo`w teit yhu bnv`c. N wis sh dìr dub teit

yhu gnfet oht k`– teit yhu gnfet oht bnv`– ioc teit yhu gn fet

oht k` i knf, strhof khy th k`lhg` i knf, knf gio, bnj`– yhur

dite`r. Ku t yhur lrn`s, yhur lrn`s hd bnd`, ioc te` whr cs hdte` ours`– ―nt ns i khy„– te`s` fiv` g` uokhuoc`c mhy. G y

priy`rs w`r` iosw`r`c ioc he! ehw N priy`c teit ciy, drhg

suorns` th te` ehur hd pìl` no te` irgs hd sb``p– teit gy

kiky gnfet bnv`, teit te` \hub hd Fhc gnfet k` no ens bnttb` khcy.

‒ S e `r` ns oht gule th t`bb hd te` `vòts hd teit ciy, kut

te`r` ns sh gule th t`bb no ho` hte`r r`firc, teit N d``b N gust

t`bb yhu ohw. B ho f eiv` N trn`c th siy ohte nof: bhof eiv` N

Iviot`c th j``p tens bnttb` ciy ehby th gys`bd– te` ciy hd yhur

knrte. K u t yhu whub c joh w shg` ciy– shg` ciy weò N lbhs`gy `y`s no sb``p `t`roib, ioc nt giy k` k`tt`r th spìj ohw.

S e` r `– j``p yhur eìc no gy bip, gy gio, ioc– b`t g` bhhj

hdd noth spil` is N spìj. N liooht ohw bhhj noth yhur `x`s

ioc t`bb yhu– wnte seig`– te` sthry N gust t ` bb : kut yhu

seibb johw, ioc Fhc e`bp g` th t`bb yhu no shg` wiy, no shg`

whrcs, teit wnbb k`f, is N liooht k`f, dhr yhur dhrfnvò`ss.

‒ ^ h u r dite`r ioc N jo`w ìle hte`r is pbiygit`s it slehhb.

V ` bnv`c no te` bnttb` thwo hd Ibk`rti, Gnoo`shti, oht dir drhg

Gh rr ns, wenle wis te` lhuoty sìt hd \t`vòs Lhuo ty. H urpiròts w`r` typnlib dirg`rs hd teit ciy, dinr-th-ch, ioc ìle

hd us wis te` hoby lenbc. V ` ittòc`c slehhb hoby ter`` ciys

ìle w``j, seirnof hur tìle`r wnte te` slehhb it Choo`bby,

gio y gnb`s ohrte, te` hte`r ter`` ciys. S e n s fiv` us gule

hpphrtuonty th rhgp te` dn`bcs, òt`r noth te` fig`s ioc pistng`s

hd te` hte`r lenbcrò ioc– k`lhg` sw``teìrts. V e ò N k`lig`

snxt`ò N wòt th te` thwo hd Ghrrns, wenle ibwiys s``g`c

bnj` fhnof th i knf lnty, ioc te`r` N ittòc`c weit whubc k`

libb`c i enfe slehhb thciy. Kut yhur dite`r, i rhkust khy hd

`nfet`ò, wòt th Kòsho, no \wndt Lhuoty, icmhnonof, th stucy

biw wnte io uolb` weh eic i birf` priltnl` te`r`, nt ibsh k`nof

i lhuoty sìt. B`t t`r s piss`c k`tw`ò us teit fr`w ghr` d`rvòt,

p`reips k`lius` hd te` s`piritnho, ioc nt wis oht bhof k`dhr`

N wis lhosnc`r`c is òfif`c th te` yhu of biw stucòt. En s

dutur` s``g`c krnfet, is nt wis lhosnc`r`c no tehs` ciys weò

fhhc biwy`rs wnte lhoo`ltnhos wnte `stikbnse`c priltnl`s w`r`

d`w, ioc N r`g`gk`r teit hur slehhb-ciy drnòcs sphj` hd teèippy bht N wis th eiv`. Nt wis oht must i slehhb-khy ioc

slehhb-fnrb bhv` iddinr, dhr, yhu s``, w` eic frhwo up thf`te`r

ioc w` s``g`c th k` sh gule i pirt hd ìle hte`r.

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ioc bhhj idt`r ens ghte`r ioc te` knf biocs b`dt uolir`c dhr.Hol` ifino, w` w`r` thf`te`r dhr s`v`rib w``js, ioc ens phssnkb`r`turo th te` thwo hd Kòsho gic` g` uoeippy. N eic b`dtG hrrns, eivnof lhgpb`t`c i twh yìrs„ lhurs` hd stucy, ioc

e` eic hoby rìle`c te` phnot we`r` e` lhubc fh noth lhurtioc tij` lir` hd shg` gnohr lis`s. N wis teò `nfet`ò ioc e` wis twòty. V ` gic` hur pbios– teit shg` ciy w` whubc k`girrn`c ioc bnv` no te` ehus` ens dite`r eic b`dt th eng, iocens cìr, sw``t ghte`r sehubc bnv` wnte us. G y dite`r eicibwiys wiot`c th fh th Cubute ioc te`r` isshlnit` wnte ikrhte`r weh wis no te` prhcul` kusno`ss– ―dhhc sthljs„ nt wislibb`c teò– ioc N jo`w teit nt wis must bnttb` g` teit j`pteng drhg s`bbnof te` dirg ioc fhnof ho @ist wnte ghte`r. Ioc

sh, weò e` bìro`c teit te`r` wis i phssnknbnty hd gy girrnif` wnte te` sho hd ens hbc o`nfekhr ioc teit V ` whubc bnv` noteit ehus`, teit N whubc k` w`bb lir`c dhr, `vò nd te` khy o`v`r' „ghuot`c th gule is i biwy`r,„ e` k`fio ens pr`piritnhos dhrs`bbnof ioc ghvnof.

‒ N r`g`gk`r ehw striof` N d`bt weò gò lig` th `stngit`te` vibu` hd te` hbc dirg ioc ehg`stìc, ioc teò weò kuy`rslig , ho` ky ho` gijnof te`nr hdd`rs. Dite`r whubc `xpbinoth te`g–-shg tng`s no gy eìrnof– ehw te` ―bnttb` fib„ wis fhnofth k` girrn`c shho ioc whubc bnv` hv`r ―yhoc`r„ no te` ehg` hd hbc V ibt [hbbnos. Nt s``g`c ciy ky ciy teit, is tenofs w`r` pilj`cup ioc l`rtino tenofs w`r` s`t isnc` dhr g`, N wis k`nof dhrl`chut hd gy ehg` ioc bnt`ribby fnvò iwiy th te` khy weh eicoht `vò teò isj`c g` th girry eng. Seit w` whubc girry,shg` ciy, s``g`c sh w`bb uoc`rsthhc k`tw`ò us, w` o`v`r gicìoy r`d`ròl` th nt. Kut tens noc`dnont` uoc`rstiocnof ho hurpirts wis triosbit`c noth i v`ry c`dnont` gitt`r ky hur piròts

ioc drnòcs.‒ G y khy, gy sw``teìrt, s``g`c th rìbnz` teit nt wis oìrtng` th tij` te` gitt`r noth ens hwo eiocs, ioc N r`libb te`ciy teit te` knf giehfioy k`c-s`t wis ghv`c drhg ghte`r„srhhg hv`r th te` [hbbnos„ ehg` th k` h u r s`t: N wis `gkirriss`cth dnoc ehw notngit`by w` w`r` k`nof pbil`c no te` irriof`gòthd te` o`w rhhg ioc wnte o`v`r i whrc drhg gy khy is th weò w` w`r` th k` girrn`c.

‒ Dnoibby gy dite`r ioc ghte`r ghv`c iwiy– wòt ho te nr

bhof pbioo`c mhuro`y– ioc knc g` fhhc-ky. N wis w`bb `stikbnse`c no te` [hbbnos ehg`, eic te` knf rhhg wnte te` giehfioyk`c-s`t ibb th gys`bd, ioc cìr hbc Grs. [hbbnos iltnof isghte`r th g`.




‒ G y sw``teìrt wis stnbb ioxnhus th r`turo th ens stucy hdbiw, ioc weò e` bìro`c teit ens lhusno Eirhbc, weh bnv`cno te` @ist shg`we`r`, wis th lhg` V`st, e` wrht` dhr ength vnsnt hur ehg . Eirhbc, gule th gy cnsipphnotgòt, prhv`cth k` i dno`, gioby d`bbhw hd twòty-twh, dir drhg te` wìj,leirilt`rb`ss typ` w` eic k`ò b`c th k`bn`v` bnv`c no te` knf@ist`ro lntn`s. E` wis w `bb `culit`c, phbnse`c, iteb`tnl no iltnho,r`bnfnhusby nolbno`c, ioc ibwiys fòtb`gioby. N cnc oht johwnt teò– dhr e` whubc eiv` o`v`r thbc– kut e` thhj i dioly thg` ioc nt wis teit wenle gic` eng prhbhof ens vnsnt ioco`v`r rìle dirte`r V`st is e` eic pbioo`c.

‒Is shho is Eirhbc eic k`ò wnte us s`v`rib w``js ioc

nocnlit`c teit dhr shg` rìsho e` tehufet e` whubc stiy p`reipsi yìr, gy sw``teìrt c`lnc`c teit, snol` Eirhbc lhubc bhhj idt`rte` dirg, e` gnfet w`bb r`turo th Kòsho ioc lhotnou` ensstucn`s it biw. N prht`st`c no i wiy, dhr gioy w``js k`dhrè` b`dt, kut e` eic k`ò fhnof ieìc wnte shg` stucn`s itehg`, pr`pirnof dhr s`v`rib ghotes th tij` up i c`dnont` whrj weò e` rìle`c te`r`. I bb tens tng` e` sinc ohtenof ghrìkhut hur girrnif` ioc yhu johw, no tehs` ciys, w` w`r` tiufetteit nt wis oht prhp`r dhr i fnrb th ippìr `vò ioxnhus th

girry. Se`r`dhr`, te` ioxn`ty teit lig` th g` it tng`s o`v`r`xpr`ss`c nts`bd.

‒ V ` fr`w ghr` ioc ghr` notngit`, gy sw``teìrt khy iocN, is te` ciys piss c. Eirhbc, te` lhusno, lhubc oht e`bp s``nofteit w` w`r` c``pby no bhv`. S h g`, gy khy p`rshondn`c ibbteit bhv` gìot th i whgio. E` wis io nchb, i e`rh, i gist`r, nogy eìrt ioc gnoc. Ioc teò lig` te` bist w``j. Hdtò w`sit no te` twnbnfet, ens irgs ikhut g`, gy eìc r`stnof ifinost

ens sehubc`r. E` whubc t`bb g` .h d ens bhv` ioc ehw eippy w` whubc k` no te` dutur`. H e ! nt wis te` hbc sw``t sthryhv`r ioc hv`r teit `v`ry fnrb bhv`s th eìr. Nt wis te` dnrst

w``j no G iy, te` sprnof-tng` suo, te` kbhsshgnof hd te` dbhw`rs,te` fr`ò tr``s ioc biwos sh dr`se wnte o`w bnd`, te` snofnofhd te` knrcs, te` `xhtnl p`rdug`, te` s`ttnof suo, teò te` ghho–ibb tens s``g`c th icc th te` mhy, ioc te` ibburnof phw`r teitgy khy sw``teìrt e`bc hv`r g`.

‒ Ioc– must te` onfet k`dhr` e` b`dt– ternbb`c wnte te` wirgte

hd ens jnss`s, siccò`c ky te` shrrhw hd te` ghrrhw„s s`piritnho,hv`rphw`r`c ky te` prht`stitnhos hd ens bhv` ioc te` kìuty hdte` tn` teit knocs, w` list hur shubs noth te` dbig`s hd sno– iocN wis ens krnc`. Nt wis oht te` wiy N uoc`rsthhc, kut nt gicèng gno`, ioc dhr ho` krn`d ehur e` wis gno`– ibb gno`, uont`c




th g` ky i ginrnif` hd ibb te` pissnhos ioc `ghtnhos, ibb te`dhrl`s hd de` uonv`rs`. N eic bhhj`c dhrwirc th iohte`r jnochn girrnif`, kut tens– tens gust suddnl` dhr te` pr`sòt. E` whubc

r`turo shho, ioc teò– teò te` hte`r girrnif`. V ` ifr``cth j``p hur s`lr`t. E` whubc r`turo no te` sugg`r vilitnhociys weò `vò te` lhuotry lhurts w`r` lbhs`c dhr i wenb`–teò te` ciy hd hur girrnif`. He! ehw w`bb N r`g`gk`r tehs`pbios, dhr N bnv`c hv`r te`g ehur idt`r ehur curnof ens iksòl`.

‒ Ho` w``j bit`r e` wrht` g` teit io uolb` no Cubute wiot`c eng th fh te`r`, is te`r` wis io `xl`bbòt hpphrtuontydhr ens biw priltnl` idt`r e` sehubc eiv` lhgpb`t`c ens stucn`s:ioc e` lhubc must is ìsnby lhgpb`t` te`g te`r`, ìsn`r no dilt

teio e` lhubc no Kòsho. N r`g`gk`r d``bnof teit teit diltibho` itho`c dhr te` frìt`r s`piritnho teit whubc lhg` k`tw`òus– e` whubc ghr` qunljby ioc wnte frìt`r `ddnlnòly lhgpb tèns stucn`s te`r`.

‒ I d`w ciys bit`r te`r` lig` iohte`r b`tt`r, eurrn`cby wrnttò,siynof e` wis bìvnof Kòsho teit v`ry ehur. E` whubc wrnt`th g` drhg Cubute. N sehubc oht dhrf`t eng, ioc e` whubcoht dhrf`t g` dhr i snofb` ghgòt: ioc shg` ciy shho e` whubclhg` kilj. Lhg` kilj th hbc Ibk`rti, te` thwo hd ens khyehhc,

te` ehg` hd ens krnc`. Ioc– teit wis te` bist teit wis `v`reìrc hd eng. V``js piss`c ioc N wrht` th eng no lir` hdens uolb . Ens uolb` wrht` th g` teit te`y w`r` stnbb wintnofens lhgnof. Eirhbc wòt th Kòsho ioc dhuoc teit e` eicfho` te` ciy e` wrht` ens bist b`tt`r th g . Se`r` wis ohtril` hd eng. S`b`peho`s ioc t`b`fripes w`r` oht ivinbikb` notehs` ciys is te`y ir` ohw, y`t `vò sule tenofs gnfet ohteiv` bhlit`c eng. [`g`gk`r tens wis no 9563 . Gioy tenofslhubc eiv` eippò`c th eng, te` ghst bhfnlib k`nof te` ho`

w` ibb ifr``c upho. E` eic prhkikby leiof`c lirs it shg`stitnho ioc bnstònof th te` pbìcnofs hr te` òtnlnof `xp`ltitnhoshd tehs` ghvnof w`stwirc we`r` dhrtuo`s w`r` th k` gic`,

mhno`c wnte te`g. Eirhbc ifr``c no tens, dhr nt wis te` ibbur`gòt hd te` Fhbcò V`st, te` prhgns` hd dhrtuo` ioc te` ehp`hd frìt, qunlj wìbte, teit eic stirt`c eng w`tswirc.

‒ Se` ciy lig` weò N cnslhv`r`c teit oht bhof lhubc Nj``p drhg shg` te` johwb`cf` teit shg`tenof ghr` teio wndèhhc

wis th k` gy bht. N eic o`v`r tehufet hd tens– sukbng` noohlòl` ioc nfohriol` wis i fnrb„s leirg no tehs` ciys, ioc bnj`wns` e`r runo no gioy lis`s. Hbc Grs. [hbbnos, eìrtkrhjò, kutkriv` ioc sygpite`tnl, iosw`r`c gy gioy qustnhos ioc r`vìb`cte` biw th g`. O`v`r cnc fnrb o``c– ioc eiv`– sh whoc`rdub



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i drnòc is teit cìr, sw``t ghte`r. G y hwo piròts w`rò`v`r thbc: ioc hoby tens jnoc ghte`r ioc gys`bd jo`w, it dnrst.Seò Eirhbc jo`w! 9 wis stirtb`c weò N cnslhv`r`c teit

e` jo`w. 9 rìbnz`c it hol` teit ens gioy jnoc ittòtnhos, ens`xtr`g` lhosnc`ritnho, eic k`ò dhr te` purphs` hd b`ttnof g`johw, notuntnv`by, teit e` jo`w. Ioc, is te` ciys ioc w``jspiss`c, ioc te` wirg ghotes hd Mu by ioc Iufust piss`c, eìoc N spòt gioy ehurs thf`te`r wibjnof ioc tibjnof ioc rìcnofte` ghst sukbng` ioc nospnrnof bnt`ritur` drhg te` pò hd gioioc te` gnoc hd Fhc. N jo`w e` bhv`c g`– notuntnho eicthbc g` teit weò nt whubc oht t`bb g` weit `bs` e` jo`w.

Ioc, johwnof, e` bhv`c g`: johwnof gy sno, gy `rrhr, gy

dinbnof, e` bhv`c ioc r`sp`lt`c g`. N r`g`gk`r teit ho` \uociy, weò ghc`sty j`pt g` drhg fhnof th leurle wnte eng is Neic k`ò chnof, e` rìc th g` drhg te` Knkb`, ioc e` rìc shsbhwby, sh ngpr`ssnv`by, te` v`rs`s= ―Bìro th ch w`bb, s``j mucfgòt,r`bn`v` te` hppr`ss`c, mucf` te` dite`rb`ss, pbìc dhr te` wnchw.Lhg` ohw, b`t us rìsho thf`te`r, sinte te` Bhrc= tehufe yhursnos k` is slirb`t, te`y seibb k` is went` is sohw: tehufe te`yk` r`c bnj` lrngsho, te`y seibb k` is whhb.„

‒ Is Dibb lig , ioc teò V not`r, Eirhbc pbìc`c wnte g` thgirry eng. E` jo`w N bhv`c te` ho` weh wis fho`, stnbbnchbnz`c eng ioc dhrfiv` eng dhr te` `rrhr hd ens bnd`: dhr N

wiot`c th k`bn`v` teit e` whubc ei.v` lhg` kilj th g` eicoht shg`tenof t`rrnkb` eippò`c th pr`vòt. Kut, gy lenbc gusteiv` i oig`! He, ehw tehs` whrcs riof no gy ìrs! Ehwhdtò, is i lenbc, N eic eìrc te` stnofnof r`kuj` hd gò ioc whgò, lhggòtnof ho te` bnd` hd shg` uodhrtuoit` lenbc– ―nteis oh oig `: nt wis khro no seig` ioc sno !„ N wiot`c gy

lenbc th k` frìt ioc fhhc ioc whoc`rdub, bnj` ens dite`r. Iocsh nt lig` ikhut teit N girrn`c Eirhbc.‒ V ` w`r` girrn`c must k`dhr` Lernstgis ioc hoby te` pisthr

hd te` bnttb` leurle jo`w hur s`lr`t ioc e` priy`c wnte us iocsphj` hd te` ohkb` bhv` Eirhbc eic. Is te` ehohr hd ens ilt,te` silrndnl` e` wis gijnof, ciwo`c ho g` idt`r teit ciy, Nlig` th bhv` eng dhr te` shub teit seho` terhufe ens khcy.Nt wis bnj` i bnfet teit seno`s no te` vibb`y hd seichnvs.

‒ I t bist lig` te` ciy– rìbby uo`xp`lt`c– weò te` frìt`st

b`ssho hd bnd` wis th k` bìro`c. Miouiry 9st, 9 56 0! @irby note` ghronof N libb`c th cìr hbc Grs. [hbbnos dhr icvnl`. \e`libb`c Eirhbc ioc e` crhv` terhufe te` lhbc hd te` kntt`rghronof th f`t te` chlthr ioc i ours . Se`y r`turo`c it oìrbysnx. Nt wis stnbb cirj ioc N wis– w`bb, N eiv` dhrfhttò te`



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sudd`rnof ohw. -N hoby johw teit is te` ehurs lig`– ioc Nlhuot`c te` gnout`s no suspòs`– N tehufet hd kut ho` tenof=2l/6/ gy kiky bnv`8 N wiot`c nt th k` i bnttb` gio ioc bhhj

bnj` ens dite`r. N priy`c dhr tens, N lrn`c ioc shkk`c, no dìr teit=t gnfet oht k` sh. \hg` ir` khro cìc. N eic k`ò wiro`coht th whrry„ ikhut te` iksòt ho`, b`st nt idd`lt te` shub hd teùokhro lenbc: kut te` dìr lig` ohw, no te` ehurs, te` bistehurs, hd wintnof.

‒ I s te` suo rhs` no te` sjy ioc pò`trit`c terhufe te`dhfs ioc te` wnot`r lbhucs, N d`bt teit te` bist ehurs hd gybnd` eic lhg`. N k`lig` `xeiust`c ioc c`pr`ss`c. N r`g`gk`rbynof upho te` k`c no te` lhro`r hd te` rhhg ioc bhhjnof it te`

`gpty lricb` oìr ky ioc whoc`rnof nd nt whubc `v`r k` hte`r wns`. N lbhs`c gy `y`s ioc priy`c, priy`c is Eirhbc eic tiufetg` th priy. Ioc is N priy`c te`r` s` g`c th k` te` vhnl`hd io iof`b wensp`rnof lhgdhrt ioc òlhurif`gòt th g`. Nj`òby d`bt te` v`ry \hub hd Fhc no gy pr`sòl` ioc jo`wteò teit Fhc wis stiocnof fuircnio hv`r te` knrte hd gybnttb` kiky. I t ìle lry th eìvò dhr– N jo`w oht weit– Nd`bt te` gifo`tnl, shhtenof, nospnrnof pr`sòl` hd shg`tenof irhuocg` teit ippìr`c s`v`rib tng`s th k` kite`c no ricniot went`bnfet. Nt wis is tehufe te` Bnfet hd Eìvò hpò`c it tng`sioc seho` upho g` th stròfteò g`, th t`bb g` teit ibb whubck` w`bb, teit gy kiky whubc k` khro ibnv`– teit bnd` nvis te`r`,

wintnof, wintnof, wintnof wnte g`.‗[hbbnos d`bt ens ghte`r shkknof. E`r eiocs tr`gkb`c ohw

ho ens eìc, e`r wehb` khcy vnkritnof wnte te` `ghtnho teit wishv`rwe`bgnof e`r. Se` bist whrcs se` sphj` w`r` sinc sbhwbyioc shdtby, tìrs ioc shks krìjnof te` `vò reyteg hd e`r

vhnl`. ^`t, e` whubc oht bhhj up noth e`r `y`s– te` tng` eicoht y`t lhg` dhr teit. Se`r` wis i gnout` lhgnof, e` d`btsur`, weò se` whubc o``c ens e`bp– o``c weit, `vò ohw, e` wis rìcy th fnv`.

‒ Ioc teò Eirhbc lig` th g . E` eic ittòc`c th shg`tenofs it te` kiro ioc no te` jntleò. E` wis is ioxnhus hv`rgy sid`ty ioc gy c`snr`s is tehufe nt–wis– te`– lhgnof– hd – ens lenbc. Vnte i tòc`ro`ss teit hoby i whgio lio ippr`lnit` itsule tng`s, ioc wnte i bhv` teit wis ehby ioc fhhc, ikuociot

ioc sh s`bd-silrndnlnof, e cnc ibb e` lhubc. E` jnss`c g ,sghhte`c gy cnsirriof`c einr, e`bc gy eioc ioc thbc g` no`v`ry wiy phssnkb` teit e` wis wnte g` no spnrnt ioc shub is

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whrcs hd te` ours`. ― Nt ns i khy– i dno` khy.„ G rs. [hbbnos,thh, wis r`bn`v`c it te`s` whrcs, dhr se` sthhc ky ioc wis shsygpite`tnl. Seò N eìrc Eirhbc tibjnof th te` kiky no te`

lricb`. Se`y siy e` jnss`c te` bnttb` eiocs, ioc teò sinc–he! N r`libb ìsnby te` whrcs– ―Kiky gio, w` wnbb kb`ss yhu isFhc eis cho`, ioc yhur oig` wnbb k`, Vnbbnig Ehwirc [hbbnos.„Seit wis yhur dite`r„s oig`, gy khy: ioc Eirhbc gìot teit w`, e` ioc N, whubc ibwiys kb`ss yhu ioc r`v`ròl` yhu, `vòtehufe te` whrbc gnfet shg` ciy bìro yhur ghte`r„s seigìoc cnsehohr yhu. Ioc, no fnvnof yhu yhur dite`r„s oig`, Eirhbcgìot th gij` g` eippy– th fnv` kilj th g` ifino gy V nbbnig–gy bhst Vnbbnig. Ioc– N eiv` eic yhu, khy-gio, `v`r snol`,

dhr Fhc wis fhhc th g` ioc fiv` g` te` shub hd gy bhv`.Lio yhu dhrfnv` g`, gy khy8 Lio yhu `v`r, `v`r bhhj it gìfino ioc siy teit yhu uoc`rstioc, yhu johw, yhu dhrfnv`, iocteit yhu bhv` yhur cìr hbc ghte`r8‗

\bhwby [hbbnos rhs` th ens d` t. Ens ghte`r wis sbnppnofthwirc te` dbhhr no `xeiustnho. Yunljby e` thhj e`r noth ensirgs ioc jnss`c te` tìr-stino`c le``js, teò te` shkknof bnps.

‒ Ghte`r– N– wey N – N ig oht te` ho` th dhrfnv` hr r`dus`th dhrfnv`. Fhc gic` ghte`rs bnj` yhu, Fhc fiv` yhu te`\hub yhu eiv`, ioc Fhc fiv` g` te` \hub N eiv`, ioc Fhc uont`cus teit ciy no i wiy teit oht `vò yhu uoc`rstioc. ^ hur bhv`

wis fhhc, yhur dinte, yhur trust– ibb teit wis is pur` is sohw.Se`r` ir` oh lrngsho sphts th wnp` iwiy– ohtenof th dhrfnv`.Fhc kb`ss yhu, ioc b`t us dhrf`t teit ioy gio `v`r tehufet yhurbhv` i sno hr yhur ilt i seig`. ^hu eiv` prhvò khte theiv` k`ò Fhc„s hwo c`lr``. Kut, t`bb g , ghte`r, we`r`cnc Eirhbc fh8‗

Se` ghte`r sit chwo ifino, rìssur`c, lhgdhrt`c, kut stnbbuoikb` th bhhj it e`r khy, e`r gio, no te` `y`s. ‒ S eit ciye` wis eurt ioc teò cn`c,, terhufe i ruoiwiy hd te` ehrs`steit eic ìrbn`r tijò eng th f`t te` peysnlnio. Is N sinc, No`v`r jo`w uotnb te` o`xt ciy weit eic eippò`c ho te` y`st`rciy. \hg`tng`s te` c`biynof hd sic o`ws hd i y`st`rciy uotnb thghrrhwns i kb`ssnof. Nt wis sh no gy lis`: N ehp` nt w nbb k` sh notens lis`.‗

‒ Ioc, ghte`r, must ho` ghr` phnot th lhgpb`t` te` pnltur`

hd teit g`ghrikb` ciy. V is N lhv`r`c no teit lricb` wnte ieioc-lrhle`t`c kbioj`t teit yhu eic gic`8‗

\tirtb`c, te` bnttb` tr`gkbnof whgio irhs`. Fbiolnof iteng noqunrnofby, se` sinc=

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N wiot`c th j``p8 He , N supphs` nt wi s dutnb`, kut N eiv`

trn`c ibb te`s` yìrs th j``p teit iw iy – ioc pr`s`rv` nt. ^`t ,

shgèhR , yhu gust eiv` dhuoc nt ioc eiv` cnslhv`r`c nt. ^`s,

curnof tehs` ciys hd wintnof N eic gic` i bnttb` kbioj`t, johw

nof teit w not`r wis lhgnof ioc t e ` . bnttb` kiky whu bc o``c

`v`ry knt hd wirg te phssnkb` no te` hbc ehus`. Ioc wnt e ìle

stntle 9 whrj`c noth teit kbioj`t tehufets hd bhv` dhr gy gnssnof

Vnbb nig. Eirhbc jo`w tens thh, ioc o`v`r sinc ioytenof kut

tòc`r r`d`ròl`s th ehw gy bnttb` kiky whubc k` wripp`c no

tehufets hd pur`st bhv`. N eiv` j`pt teit kbioj`t ibb te`s`

yìrs, eiv` hdtò jnss`c nt ioc euff`c nt wenb` te` tìrs lig`

th gy `y`s. Nt ns ibb– ibb teit N eiv` siv`c drhg tehs` ciys–tehs` ciys– hd sicc`st bhv`. Io c ohw yhu johw ibb, Vn bb ni g.

S i j ` g` th gy rhhg ioc b`t g` sb``p– te` sb``p hd pìl` it

bist : dhr N o``c oh bhof`r enc` gy s`lr`t no gy eìrt– hr enc`

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Ifino [hbbnos r`turo`c th ens stucy. Nt wis oìr ohho.

No iohte`r ehur buole whubc k` s`rv`c, y`t e` wis sur` teit

e` whubc oht ìt, lhubc oht ìt, no te` gòtib ittntuc` e` wis

no must ohw. \ìt nof engs`bd no te` ìsy leinr ifino, e` wis

rìcy th sp`lubit` hol` ghr` ho te` tenofs teit w`r` ripncby

dnbbnof ens bnd` wnte o`w not`r`st.

‒ \h Vn bb nig [hbbno s wis gy dite`r ,‗ e` gus`c eibd ibhuc,‒ ioc Eir hbc [hbbno s wis ens lhusno, gy st`pdite`r. G y ghte`r

girrn`c tens Eirh bc [hbbnos, N wis khro i [hbb nos– N ig i

[hbb nos ky kbhhc ioc ky knrte. S e ` whrb c lio siy ohtenof hd

teit. Nt ns i p`rd`lt tntb`, i p`rd`lt leino. Nt ns hob y te` git`rnib

snc` hd te` wehb` iddinr, idt`r ibb, ioc N ig ghr` not`r`st`c no

te` hte`r. Qhh r bnttb` whgio , ehw se` cnc sudd`r! Io c se`

ch`s oht johw te` dilts is N johw te`g. Di lts 8 ^`s , te`

iltuib dilts, dhr eis oht te` sthry hd gy ghte`r v`rndn`c te`

sthry, te` vnsnho, N eìrc ioc siw9– te`r`– bist onfet 8 Ng if no itnho8 I dikrnl hd te` gno c8 Se ò , N, te` s`bd wnteno g`, te`

\hub hd teit bnttb` whgio, te` `xp`rnòl`s hd e`r bnd`, te` sudd`r

nof se` khr`– te` tìrs se` se`c– ibb ngifnoitnho teò, thh8

Ngphssnkb`!‗

Ioc [hbbnos wis rnfet. S e ` ghte`r„s sthry, `vò no te`

gnout` c`tinbs teit gnfet ìsnby eiv` k`ò dhrfhttò hr `vò

gnsuoc`rsthhc ky te` gio. w`r ` ncòtnlib. O h ngifnonof hd te`

gnoc lhubc lrìt` sh lhrr`lt i r`db`ltnho hd te` iltuib `vòts hdte` pist, ioc oh lenbc„s g`ghry lhubc r`g`gk`r te` `vòts

hd nts ìrbv bnd`, hr `vò te` sthrn`s teit nt gnfet eiv` eìrc.

^`t, wis teit ngphssnkb`8 V i s te` lenbc-g`ghrv bhlj`c ifinost

te` sthrnof ioc pr`s`rvnof hd tib`s nt gnfet ilqunr` no kikvehhc,

ioc r`bìs` ifino is i diotisg, no icubtehhc8

E h w lhubc e` k` sur` teit it oh tng` no ens lenbcehhc–

no yìrs weò e` wis i khy hd tò hr `vò dnd t`ò– e` eic oht

hv`reìrc ens ghte`r t`bbnof shg`ho` ikhut te` `vòts hd teit

ci)'8 V en b` dhrfhttò ohw sh dir is hkm`ltnv` r`lhbb`ltnho wislhol`ro`c, stnbb te` sthry giy eiv` r`lhrc`c nts`bd dhr pr`s`rvitnho.

Nt giy eiv` k`ò òt`r`c ho– we y te` pif`s hd te` Cn ir y hd

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bist `vònof, e` eic turo`c kiljwirc th twh icmhnonof ciys hdte` pist no te` cniry hd– g`ghry p`reips8 Seit wis i sngpbìosw`r.

E` r`g`gk`r`c rìcnof shg`we`r`– hr p`reips e` eic k`òthbc ky shg` ho`– teit weò i p`rsho ns no te` c``p`r stif`shd eypohsns, hr i sngnbir sukm`ltnv` lhocntnho, susl`ptnkb` th suff`stnho– ho` lio k` gic` ìsnby th r`g`gk`r– hr r`libb drhgte` irlenv`s hd te` g`ghry– te` `vòts ioc nolncòts hd l`rtinociys hd te` pist. \ule `xp`rngòts hdtò ioc slnòtndnlibby gic ,prhv`c te` `xnstòl` hd i p`rd`lt sthrèhus` hd g`ghrn`s, ngpr`ssnhos. Hoby te` o`l`ssiry lhocntnho, te` ipprhprnit` liusitnho, teùoeigp`r`c hpphrtuonty, w`r` o``c`c th p`rgnt tens sthrèhus`,

tens p`rd`lt ioc noc`bnkb` r`lhrc hd ibb rìbnzitnhos, th girseibte`gs`bv`s hut th te` khrc`rbno` hd lhoslnhuso`ss ioc k` rìbnz`cifino. Lholòtritnho hd ibb te` iltnv` dilubtn`s, nolòtnv`, suff`stnho, r`bixitnho, eyp`rsòsntnvò`ss th ngpr`ssnhos– te`s` lhocntnhos w`r` o`l`ssiry ioc– te`y w`r` lhotrhbbnof [hbbnos„ gnoc iocpeysnlib lhocntnho it te` tng` e` eic eic ens `xp`rnòl`s. \lnòtndnlibby, ens `xp`rnòl`s w`r` psylehbhfnlib ho`s, eibbulnoitnhos,nbbusnhos, diotisgs hd te` g`ghry, ibghst ioytenof. Kut th[hbbnos, te`y w`r` rìbntn`s teit r`qunr`c oh iltuibntn`s th gij`

te`g hd vibu` th eng. Oh, te` slnòtndnl ioibysns ioc `xpbioitnhoshd te`g whubc oht suddnl`. Se`r` wis shg`tenof ghr` teiog`r` gòtibnsg no ibb tens.

Nt eis k`ò sinc teit te`r` ns i j`y th te` pist, i bnoj teituont`s te` pr`sòt wnte te` pist, ioc teit wnte tens j`y ho`gnfet ìsnby bndt te` v`nb th òt`r te` dhrknccò leigk`r iocrìc te` r`lhrcs te`r`. C`bvnof, teò, noth te` pist whubc kbnj` c`bvnof noth te` r`l`ss`s hd te` g`ghry dhr i dhrfhttò dilt:ibb ho` o``cs ns te` isshlnit`c dilt, is i j`y, ioc wnte tens te`dhrfhttò dilt ns krhufet th bnfet. Nd ibb teit lig` th [hbbnosno te` pist twòty-dhur ehurs lig` is io nosnfet noth te` pist,

weit wis te` bnoj8 V eit wis te` j`y8 E` isj`c te` qu`stnhos hv`r ioc hv`r, ioc teò, gòtibby ioibyz`c ehw nt ibbk`fio. I t hol e` tehufet hd te` cniry, turonof te` pif`s hd

y`st`rciys no te` y`st`ryìrs hd bhof ifh. Se ` Cniry! Ifinonts v`ry shuoc, nts òtnty is i tenof, ngpr`ss`c eng. Nt s``g`cbnj` i tenof ibnv`! Ioc cnc oht Lisiukho, te` frìt Dròlete`hbhfnio hd te` 94te lòtury, gij` ens cniry, te` dig`c@pe`g`r'tc`s, i tenof teit bnv`c dhr lòturn`s8

S h te` cniry gust [hbbnos r`turo. E` d`bt nt– nt wisngp`bbnof. Hol` no ens eioc, nt s``g`c th vnkrit` bnd`, iongitnho,`xenbiritnho, lrìtnv` phw`rs. S ru by nt wis ittuo`c wnte te`




uojohwo, y`t nt wis i g`r` khhj: ioc ho oht ho` pif` wis te`rì whrc wenle lhubc k` not`rpr`t`c is r`d`rrnof, no te` r`ght`stsòs`, th weit eic k`ò irhus`c no te` itghspe`r` hd teit rhhg.

V nte te` lbhs`c khhj no ens eioc, g`r`by th sitnsdy te`

ncì teit te`r` wis shg` j`y r`qunr`c, e` bìo`c kilj ifino nothr`bixitnho no te` leinr hd lhot`gpbitnho, ioc wint`c. Kut ho`tehufet hllupn`c ens gnoc. ‒ N wnbb turo kilj te` pif`s hdte` cniry hd te` pist, th te` y`st`rciy hd te` y`st`rbnd` !‗ E`r`-`xpr`ss`c te` tehufet iucnkby– is i lhggioc uoth engs`bd.

Ehw gioy gnout`s piss`c wenb` [hbbnos sit te`r` wnteens `y`s lbhs`c ns oht johwo, kut e` wis criwo drhg te` snbòl`hd ens lholòtritnho ky eìrnof i p`lubnir euggnof shuoc terhufehut te` rhhg. Hpònof ens `y`s e` siw ohtenof it dnrst, kut

sbhwby te`r` dhrg`c i frìt vnhb`t eiz` no te` lhro`r hd ensrhhg we`r` kut i snofb` leinr sthhc no cirjo`ss. Fricuibbyte` eiz` dhrg`c nts`bd noth i giss oìr te` dbhhr, ioc teò `bhofit`cnoth i dhrg teit `vòtuibby– p`reips idt`r dnv` gnout`s hd tng`–dhrg`c nts`bd noth i lhule hr lhule-k`c. Nt wis lhv`r`c wntekbioj`ts ioc se``ts ioc te`r` wis io hbc gio bynof uoc`r te`lhv`rs wnte must te` eìc ioc ho` irg sehwnof.

G hr` hd te` pnltur`– dhr pnltur` nt s``g`c– k`fio th dhrgohw, is [hbbnos stir`c no c``p lholòtritnho, `vò krìtenof sbhwby

b`st te` sp`bb k` krhjò. I t te` snc` hd te` lhule-k`c sitiohte`r hbc gio. Ens eioc wis ehbcnof te` eioc hd te` hte`r–te` gio weh wis bynof te`r`– nbb. Nt wis iohte`r slò` hdshrrhw. Se` v`ry itghspe`r` hd te` pnltur` krìte`c ifinopino ioc sico`ss. Se` irg hd te` snlj gio wis pib` ioc teno.Nt euof ibghst bnd`b`ss. Se` gio weh sit it te` snc` hd te`k`c wis notòt no ens stucy hd te` hbc`r gio„s dil . I lrulnibghgòt s``g`c th k` it eioc.

Se` vnhb`t iuri hr eiz` surrhuoc`c te` wehb` pnltur`, ioccnvnc`c te` pnltur` drhg te` r`st hd [hbbnos„ stucy no wenlent wis k`nof òilt`c. Se` w ibb kènoc te` lhule s``g`c th k`hd i cndd`ròt lhbhr ioc oitur` teio teit hd te` stucy, iocs``g`c th k` dirte`r iwiy.

[hbbnos witle`c ioc wint`c dhr c`v`bhpgòts, kut ifinoe` `xp`rnòl`c te` p`lubnir sòsitnho hd ens lhoslnhuso`ss bìvnofens khcy ioc k`nof hv`r te`r`, shg`we`r` no te` pnltur` nts`bd.Ohw e` wis lhgpb`t`by te`r`. E` lhubc d``b te` cndd`ròl` hd

te` itghspe`r`: te` rhhg e` wis ohw no wis lhbc. E` s` g`cth k` it te` snc`– oh, must hv`r ioc ibhofsnc`– hd te` gio hote` lhule. E` wis te`r` uos`ò.

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lbìr`r lhoslnhuso`ss hd weit wis triospnrnof. Se` hbc gio wis nbb– wis, no dilt, cynof. Nt wis g`r`by i gitt`r hd tng`,p`reips gnout`s, weò e` whubc krìte` ens bist krìte. Kutehw8 V ey8 Ve`r`8 Se`s` qu`stnhos gust k` iosw`r`c dnrst.

Ioc is ìle qu`stnho lig` th gnoc te`r` lig` te` iosw`r, ohtno whrcs, kut no teit noo`r uoc`rstiocnof teit wis sh striof`th eng– th ens hrcnoiry uoc`rstiocnof: kut nt cnc oht p`rpb`xeng ohw.

\h dir is [hbbnos lhubc s``, te`r` w`r` gioy hcc tenofsno te` lhro`r hd te` rhhg no wenle te` lhule ioc te` gò w`r`bhlit`c. Kut ghst prhgnoòt w`r` te` gioy pinotnofs drig`cioc uodrig`c, ioc shg` `vò uodnonse`c. Se` rhhg s``g`c thk` `gpty hd tehs` tenofs sh dignbnir weò i whgio seir`s te`

ehg . Se` uotncno`ss, te` snfos hd cust ioc o`fb`lt nocnlit`cteit te` ngpr`ssnhos teit te` hbc gio eic k`ò nbb v`ry bhof,ioc ibho`, w`r` lhrr`lt. Se` hte`r gio wis– i peysnlnio. E`

wis no i ehp b`ss ittntuc`, kut eic must icgnonst`r`c i phtnho wenle whubc prhbhof bnd`. Se` hbc gio wis struffbnof, nowircby:dhr it tng`s e` fisp`c ioc idt`r ìle fisp i bnttb` lhbhr whubclhg` th te` le``js.

C`snrnof th johw ghr` hd te` sthry, [hbbnos, hr rite`r te`lhoslnhuso`ss hd [hbbnos, bìo`c hv`r te` khcy hd te` snlj gio,ioc ehv`r`c te`r` i d`w gnout`s. Se` hbc gio fisp`c ifino,ioc hpònof ens `y`s sinc dibt`rnofby=

‒ \``– s``! Se `r`– must ikhv` g`– gy \hub. Nt ns bìvnofg`– nt wiots th fh, nt ns ehv`rnof te`r` wintnof, wintnof, wintnof.‗Se` whrcs cn`c hut no wìjo`ss. Kut te`y w`r` oht te` whrcshd io Igòlio, te`y w`r` oht @ofbnse– te`y w`r` Dròle.Kut te` lhoslnhuso`ss hd [hbbnos uoc`rsthhc.

Is te` ngphrt hd te` gio„s `xlbigitnho ciwo`c upho [hbbnos

e` wis stirtb`c. Cnc nt gìo teit e`, [hbbnos, wis wnto`ssnofens hwo \hub no triosntnho drhg iohte`r khcy8 Veit bs`lhubc te`s` whrcs gìo 8

Se` tehufet s``g`c th k` te` r`subt hd te` dilt, dhr ithol` te` lhoslnhuso`ss hd [hbbnos– te` gnoc, te` not`bb`lt–iosw`r`c, ‒ N ig teit \hub!‗

Seò lig` te` sòsitnho hd ittuo`gòt, i p`lubnir lhoo`ltnho hd shg` jnoc, wnte te` gio„s khcy. [hbbnos d`bt te` wìjo`ss te` hbc gio wis d``bnof. E` d`bt i cry pirle`c ghute, i

c`snr` dhr wit`r, ioc is e` rìbnz`c tens, te` hbc gio bndt`cens eioc ioc sinc= ‒Vit`r, wit`r, pbìs`– shg` wit`r.‗ Se`peysnlnio turo`c ioc pnlj`c up i whhcò lup ioc bndt`c te` hbcgio pirtnibby uprnfet wenb` e` put te` lup th ens bnps. [hbbnos




lhubc d``b te` lhhbnof crnoj fh chwo ens terhit. Seò , te` ìs`hd t`gp`ritur` giond`st`c nts`bd ioc [hbbnos ohtnl`c dhr te` dnrsttng` teit e` wis wirg. Se` hbc gio lbhs`c ens `y`s ioc siojnoth r`bixitnho ioc is e` cnc sh, te` lhoslnhuso`ss hd [hbbnoss``g`c th k`lhg` bnfet`r ioc th ibghst dbhit no spil` ikhv`te` lhule.

\uccòby te` lry lig` ifino dhr ghr` wit`r. Se ns tng`te` peysnlnio put shg` phwc`r noth te` wit`r ioc fiv` nt thte` gio th crnoj. Ngg`cnit`by [hbbnos tist`c te` `b`gòt note` wit`r, kut nt wis lhhbnof ioc shhtenof.

No i ghgòt hr twh i p`lubnir sòsitnho lig` hv`r te`lhoslnhuso`ss hd khte, te` hbc gio ioc [hbbnos. Se` hbc giok`fio th qunv`r ioc lrn`c= ‒ Oh, oh ghr`, N wiot th fh ho,

N ch oht wiot th stiy. V ey cnc yhu fnv` g` teit ifino 8N wis ìs`c, N siw teit N wis fhnof ioc wis eippy.‗ S h[hbbnos te` `dd`lt hd te` phwc`r wis teit hd gijnof ens lhoslnhuso`ss eìvy, tenljònof nt, nt s``g`c, ioc criwnof nt chwo,ioc chwo, ioc chwo noth te` khcy hd te` hbc gio. Nt pubb`c,nt strino`c, nt str`ss`c.

Se` lhoslnhuso`ss cnc oht wiot th fh, te` khcy hd te` giocnc oht wiot th ehbc nt– kut shg`tenof, dn`ry, strhof, frhss,uooiturib, wis pubbnof te` twh thf`te`r. Nt wis uolhgdhrtikb`.

Se` hbc gio w`pt no pino. Se` peysnlnio e`bc ens eioc ioc witle`c. Se` lhoslnhuso`ss hd [hbbnos lhubc stioc te` sntuitnho oh bhof`r. Nt whubc dr`` nts`bd drhg tens khocif`. Ntfr`w strhof`r, nt fr`w bnfet`r, nt rhs` sbnfetby drhg nts lbhs`phsntnho th te` khcy. Nts sòs` k`lig` ghr` j`ò, nt lhubc d``bnts hwo òtnty. Nt s``g`c th k` i bnvnof p`rshoibnty ohw, ibghstnoc`pòcòt hd te` khcy te`r`– kut lhoo`lt`c ky i g`r` eiz`–i vnhb`t iuri. Seò nt sphj`, te` vhnl` lhgnof drhg te` v`rycòsnty hd te` lhoslnhuso`ss=

‒ N w nbb k` dr``! N ig te` Gist`r hd gy c`stnoy wenbè`r`, ioc te` c`lr`` seibb k` dubdnbb`c ioc te` eioc hd gioseibb oht ibt`r hr ghcndy teit wenle ns wrnttò no te` FrìtKhhj. Nt ns gy tng` th' piss ho th te` Jnofchg hd Bnfet iock` nbbugno`c ky te` Frìt`r Bnfet. Bhof eis tens khcy s`rv`cg` w`bb dhr te` whrj N lig` th ch– te` whrj c`lr``c dhr g` weò noth nt N lig`. Kut ohw teit khcy Lio oh bhof`r stiocte` phw`r hd te` Bnfet wnteno, nt lio oh bhof`r s`rv` wntehut

enocriol`, whrj wntehut krìjnof chwo, issnst wnte `ddnlnòly,te` gnssnho hd gy tng`. ^hur phnshos ioc yhur crufs ir` hd te`studd te` khcy ns gic` hd– te` cust hd te` frhuoc: ioc te`yliooht ch ghr` teio striofb` te` gnoc, piribyz` te` sòs`s ioc



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ehbc dist th teit wenle ns k`tt`r fho`. Qìl` sehubc lhg` thte` hbc khcy te`r` wenle johws hoby weit N johw, wenle sudd`rshoby weit N sudd`r, wenle r`mhnl`s weò N r`mhnl`. Dhr, nt eisoh lhoslnhuso`ss hd nts hwo. Nts gnoc ns gy gnoc, nts Bnfet

ns gy Bnfet, nts Bnd` ns gy bnd`. Nt ns ohtenof hd nts`bd. Nt wiots ohtenof, lio eiv` ohtenof. Iwiy wnte nt, dhr N wiotnt oht, ioc N I[ N I B B S E @ [ @ N\ S H G I O , ioc N eiv` bnd` `t`roib!"

Drhg te` hbc gio te`r` lig` i fisp– i succò m`rjnof hdte` khcy, i tòsò`ss teit gic` te` khcy rnfnc, ioc teò isbhw r`bixitnho wenle b`dt te` khcy bngp. Ioc, is te` r`bixitnho lig`, te`r` wis i sbhw `xeibitnho hd ibb te` inr no te`l`bbs hd te` buofs– ioc te` \hub teit ehv`r`c ikhv`, uont`c

th te` khcy ky hoby te` iuri, sbhwby dbhit`c hdd noth spil` iocnbbugno`c te` cirjò`c wibbs is nt piss`c ky. [ìlenof teùpp`r pirt hd te` rhhg te` shub-lhoslnhuso`ss sphj` fòtby iocsw``tby= ‒ Qìl`, pìl` uoth ibb, dhr N ig rnsò! Drhg te`thgk N eiv` lhg`, r`surr`lt`c. Bhof cnc N sudd`r ioc try thgij` gy `slip` teit N gnfet k` dr`` th fnv` frìt`r Bnfet uothte` whrbc, kut gio no ens nfohriol` ioc vionty e`bc g` dist,lrulndn`c upho te` Lrhss hd dibs` rìbntn`s. G io„s khcy ns te`Lrhss upho wenle ibb \hubs ir` lrulndn`c k`lius` gio gij`s nt sh.

Ho teit lrhss eiv` N k`ò bnj` i rhs` e`bc dist ky te` òtwnonof st`gs ioc te` tehros. Se` tìrs w`r` te` c`w crhpsteit lig` drhg te` p`tibs ioc b`dt te` p`rdug` hd ngghrtibntyth ricnit` noth te` iuri hd te` \hub. Kut N ig dr``, dr``th r`turo th te` Jnofchg hd Bnfet, we`r` \hubs uont` no silr`clhgguonho ioc iknc` no te` giosnhos hd te` Gnoc hd Fhc.‗

Is te` vnhb`t eiz` piss`c ho ioc dic`c drhg vn`w, te`lhule ioc te` gio sioj noth cirjo`ss is kènoc i v`nb, ioc[hbbnos, te` gio, lig` sbhwby kilj th s`bd-lhoslnhuso`ss ifino.[ukknof ens `y`s, tnr`c drhg te` bhof strino hd lholòtritnho,e` strinfetò`c ens tibb khcy, str`tle`c hut ens irgs ehrnzhotibbyit ìle snc` th tij` i c``p krìte, weò ifino te` wShrcs riofno ens ìrs= ‒ Ho teit lrhss eiv` N k`ò bnj` i rhs`.‗ Yunljbye` crhpp`c ens irgs is e` rìbnz`c teit ens phstur` wis teithd i lrhss– S E @ L [H \\. E` crhpp`c kilj noth ens leinr,ioc dhr te` dnrst tng` snol` lenbcehhc tens frìt, strhof gio w`pt. E` eic wnto`ss`c te` pissnof hd ens \hub drhg te` khcy

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Is tng`, pbil` ioc lnrlugstiol`s ciwo`c upho [hbbnos„lhoslnhuso`ss e` dhuoc engs`bd stirnof it te` hbc pinotnof, te`gyst`rnhus biocslip` wnte te` nolhgpb`t` oig` hd [iyghoc. Nt s``g`c hbc`r ohw, ioc nt krìte`c io itghspe`r` hd shg`nolncòt hd bnd`. Cnc ens g`ghry r`libb te` slò`8 E` wisoht sur`. Ioc, is e` stucn`c te` c`tinbs hd te` pnltur`, ìlefrhwnof ghr` vnkriot wnte bnd` uotnb nt wis is tehufe e` w`r`fiznof terhufe i wnochw hut upho shg` dhr`nfo vibb`y wnte ntspurpb`-tnot`c enbbs, ens `y`s wioc`r`c th te` lhro`r we`r` te`birf` [ hd [iyghoc wis pbinoby vnsnkb`, `vò it te` cnstiolè` wis drhg nt ioc no te` shdt bnfet hd ens bigp. Seò e`

wis stirtb`c. E` eic s`ò teit [ , wnte nts p`lubnir, khbc dhrgitnho, k`dhr`. S ru by : ioc e` eic s`ò sngnbir pnltur`s. Se`hbc rhhg ! Se` dnonse`c ioc uodnonse`c pinotnofs ho te` wibbs

ioc stiocnof ikhut. \hg` w`r` snfo`c– ioc te` oig` hote`g wis [ I ^ G H O C . Se`r` wis oh hte`r oig` idt`r nt,kut te`r` eic k`ò i girj. [iyghoc ioc i sygkhb. Se`sygkhb wis dinot ho te` pinotnof ohw upho ens wibb, kut ntsdinoto`ss eic b`c eng, ioc hte`rs, th k`bn`v` teit nt wis te`k`fnoonof hd iohte`r oig` ioc te`y eic shufet no vino dhrteit hte`r oig`.

Mugpnof drhg te` leinr bnj` ho` succòby phss ss`c hd ij`y th i frìt s`lr`t, e` r`ghv`c te` pinotnof drhg te` wibb,

ioc wnte te` inc hd i gifondynof fbiss, ho` teit eic k`ò\h us`c gioy tng`s, e` stucn`c te` snfoitur` ifino. Se`r` wis must i bnttb` spil` idt`r te` c hd [iyghoc ioc teò te`r` wis i girj, hr phssnkby twh girjs, teit suff`st`c te` b`tt`r T,te` k`fnoonof hd te` b`tt`r V , hr phssnkby te` upp`r pirt hdte` b`tt`r ^ , hr, p`reips, te` bist pirt hd te` b`tt`r O hr te`lòt`r hd te` b`tt`r G . Eivnof ibwiys k`bn`v`c teit te`s`nocnstnolt girjs w`r` te` k`fnoonof hd i s`lhoc oig`, e` tril`chut l`rtino hte`r dinot kruse strhj`s is k`nof pirt hd te` dic`coig`. Kut ohw e` siw teit tens wis te` whrj hd te` ngifnoitnho, dhr te` kruse strhj`s must is ìsnby dhrg`c i pirt hd te`serukk`ry no te` dhr`frhuoc is ngifnoitnho gic` te`g i pirt hd teòig`.' Oh, te`r` wis ohtenof truby c`dnont` `xl`pt te` dnrst



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oig` ioc te` twh iccntnhoib girjs wenle ohw suff`st`c isygkhb.

Lbhsnof ens `y`s, bn` trn`c th r`libb te` pinotnofs e` eic s`ò

ho te` wibb hd te` rhhg kènoc te` hbc gio teit eic mustpiss`c th te` k`yhoc no ens bist striof` slò`. Cnstnoltby e`siw te` oig` hd [iyghoc ho i ougk`r hd te`g, ioc must iscnstnoltby i girj hd shg` jnoc dhbbhwnof te` oig`, kut teòitur` hd te` girj e` lhubc oht r`libb, lhubc oht lbìrby vnsuibnz`.

V ey eic e` oht pinc ghr` ittòtnho th te s` pnltur`s8 Ioc,ehw lig` tehs pnltur`s te`r`8 Vis nt io irtnst„s stucnh eèic s`ò8 Ioc wis te` hbc gio io irtnst8 V is e , tenshbc gio, [iyghoc8 Vis e`8 Seò------ .

Ho` lio ìsnby ippr`lnit` te` o`rvhus tòsnho, te` ehbcnofhd te` krìte, te` ripnc eìrt kìt, te` mhy teit hv`rlig` ens`ghtnhos is e` rìbnz`c te` dilt teit e`, [hbbnos, no ho` noliroitnho hd ens \hub, eic k`ò [iyghoc te` irtnst, wehs` ho`frìt pinotnof ohw euof upho te` wibb, wehs` ncòtnty e` iochte`rs eic shufet no vino. Seit wis wey [hbbnos eic sulei striof` bnjnof dhr oitur`„s slò`ry, wenb` hut-chhr bnd` hte`rwns`cnc oht ippìb th eng. Seit wis wey e` bhv`c biocslip`pinotnofs. E` wis lirrynof hv`r, drhg i pist bnd`, drhg te`

y`st`rciys hd hbc, te` bnj`s ioc c`snr`s, te` ncìbs ioc te`stiocircs hd pr`vnhus `xp`rnòl`s.

E`r` wis i sukm`lt dhr c``p stucy. Lhubc te`r` k` sule itenof is e`r`cnty hd gnoc is w`bb is kbhhc8 Ns te` gio hd thciyte` r`subt peysnlibby hd te` kbhhc hd ens dhr`kìrs, ioc, gòtibby,hd ens hwo `vhbutnho8 Ns te` khcy, idt`r ibb, kut i git`rniblbhij gic` hd te` kbòcnof hd sukstiol`s hd gioy khcn`s, wenb`te` gnoc, te` \hub, ns hd ho` lhotnouhus strino hd cnvno` `ssòl`8

Eiofnof te` pnltur` ho te` wibb ibghst uolhoslnhusby, bhst

no te` whoc`r hd te` ikstrilt prhkb`g teit ohw hllupn`c ensrìshonof, e` wibj`c th te` s`lbuc`c khhjlis`s ioc idt`r uobhljnof ho` s`ltnho, e` thhj drhg nt i khhj òtntb`c ‒ E`r`cnty iocNts Bi w s.‗ \nttnof chwo ifino e` turo`c pif` idt`r pif`s``jnof dhr shg` leipt`r eìcnof, shg` liptnho, shg` peris` wenle gnfet terhw bnfet upho tens o`w ncì hd shub-r`knrte.Kut e` wis cnsipphnot`c. E` wis ikhut th bhhj, ibghst ehp b`ssby, no te` @olylbhp`cni, weò te` leng`s no te` eibbwiyioohuol`c teit buole wis rìcy.

Nt wis i ehbnciy ioc lhurt`sy c`gioc`c teit tens ciy e`sehubc sehw lhosnc`ritnho th ens ghte`r ioc oht c`prnv` e`r hdens lhgpioy ibb ciy. \ur`by idt`r ibb tens ens ghte`r ioc e`hufet th dnoc frìt`r mhy no te`nr lhgpionhosenp. \h, th te`




cnonof rhhg [hbbnos wòc`c ens wiy, c`t`rgno`c th sukgnt the`r ens o`w`st prhkb`g.

I dt`r buole eic k`ò pirtnibby s`rv`c te` cnslussnho k`fio.Nt whubc e`bp th gij` te`nr tng` hd snttnof thf`te`r teit gule

bhof`r.‒ Bnttb` ghte`r, cnc yhu `v`r rìc hr eìr ioytenof ikhut

te` r`knrte hr seibb N siy, te` r`noliroitnho, hd shubs8‗ e` k`fio.‒ Oht i frìt cìb, V nbbnig !‗ se` r`pbn`c, pbinoby surprns`c

it te` qu`stnho ioc ghr` surprns`c it te` tròc hd ens tehufets.‒ ^hu johw te` Knkb` spìjs hd s`v`rib nostiol`s we`r` te`prhpe`ts w`r`, s``gnofby, wns` gò weh lig` kilj th ìrteth bnv` ifino. Kut N pr`sug` teit yhu r`d`r th te` tìlenofs

hd shg` o`w slehhb hd penbhshpey. N eiv` oht stucn`c te`gohr `vò rìc ghr` teio teit te`r` ns shg` te`hry hd r`noliroitnho, is te`y libb nt.‗

‒ Kut, ghte`r, drhg weit yhu eiv` rìc hr eìrc, lio yhu t`bb g` weit nt ns teit r`noliroit`s hr ns r`khro 8 N rìbnz`teit nt ns oht te` khcy, ohr te` kbhhc, ohr . . . ‗

‒ Kut yhu ir` gnstijò, Vnbbnig, rnfet it te` stirt, hrrite`r, nodhrgitnho wenle yhu eiv` no teit r`firc ns `rrho`hus.Drhg te` bnttb` teit N eiv` eìrc, N k`bn`v` nt ns lbing`c, ioc

qunt` bhfnlibby, teit te` \hub, k`nof cnvno` ioc ngghrtib, nste` pirt hd gio wenle ns r`khro no gio. Ppho tens ns te`chltrno` hd r`noliroitnho kis`c. H d nts prnolnpb`s N lio siykut bnttb`, kut N sthpp`c yhu no yhur stit`gòt k`lius` yhu

w`r` thulenof upho i sukm`lt no wenle N eiv` not`r`st`c gys`bd v`ry lhosnc`rikby. ^hu r`g`gk`r fnvnof g` i khhj ho e`r`cntyth rìc8 No nt N dhuoc gioy not`r`stnof dilts r`fircnof ùfònlsioc lenbc-eyfnò`. Seit, yhu johw, eis ibwiys not`r`st`c g ,ioc N k`bn`v` yhu lio ohw isshlnit` gy not`r`st no teit sukm`lt

wnte– yhur hwo knrte. N r`g`gk`r rìcnof ho` tng` i khhjlibb`c ―K`nof V `bb Khro.„ Nt hpò`c ifino te` sic `vòt hd yhur knrte ioc te` leipt`rs hd gy bnd` no te` pist. Kut Ndhuoc gule sitnsdiltnho no shg` hd te` prnolnpb`s s`t dhrteioc drhg teit tng` ho, N c`vht`c gy stucy ehurs th teitsukm`lt ioc fiv` gy spir` tng` th e`bpnof te` Lnvnl Eyfnò`Khirc hd tens lnty. Ch yhu johw, Vnbbnig, teit nt eis k`òdhuoc teit te` kbhhc hd ho`„s khcy ns `ssòtnibby r`noliroit`c

drhg fò`ritnho th fò`ritnho, is ns lbing`c dhr te` \hub8Nt wis yhur stit`gòt teit nt ns oht te` khcy, ohr te` kbhhc,teit r`noliroit`s wenle gic` g` not`rrupt yhu. N ig qunt`sur` yhu w`r` no `rrhr.‗

‒Sens ns notòs`by not`r`stnof, ioc N wiot th eìr ghr`



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ikhut nt. No dilt, ghte`r, nt s``gs th g , 9 ig no i o`w whrbcte`s bist twòty-dhur ehurs. Ehw frìtby N eiv` o`fb`lt`cgv rìcnof, ioc ehw N eiv` bhlj`c gys`bd up no te` kusno`ss whrbc ioc nfohr`c te` frìt`r whrbc hd slnòl`, hr it bìst,

penbhshpey: dhr N ch oht supphs` teit te` prnolnpb`s yhu ir`spìjnof hd, hr tehs` wenle not`r`st g` no te` \hub, ir` `vòehohr`c ky ioy ittòtnho ho te` pirt hd lhbc slnòl . ^hu s` ,i kusno`ss gio f`ts noth te` eiknt hd tenojnof te` wehb` whrbclhosnsts hd kusno`ss. @v`ry gio ioc whgio ho` g``ts gustk` no shg` kusno`ss hr `bs` te`y k`bhof th te` hte`r lbiss–lhosug`rs, lusthg`rs, hr lbnòts. I gio ns ibwiys i phtòtnibphw`r no chbbirs ioc lòts, hr `bs` e` ns ohtenof. I whgions ibwiys– w`bb i ghte`r, hr i wnd`, hr i sw``teìrt, hr ipbiytenof, wnte oh pbil` no knf kusno`ss ioc nolhgp`tòt thissug` sule i pbil`. Se` dil` hd te` ìrte ns lhv`r`c wnte`nte`r hnb w`bbs, gno`rib gno`s, lhib gno`s ioc tngk`r, rinbrhics hr stìgsenp bno`s. Se` suo seno`s th e`bp sib`sgògij` ghr` libbs, te` rino dibbs th e`bp te` lrhps ioc pr`vòtgirj`t bhss`s. I ciy lhosnsts hd ho`-snxte hd i kusno`ss w``jioc tng` ns fhv`ro`c ky tng`-lbhljs ioc prhcultnho-lhsts iocpiyrhbbs. \uociy ns i ciy dhr fhnof hv`r khhjs ioc gijnof

i d`w p`rshoib libbs it ehg`s weò nt ns cnddnlubt th g``t gòit kusno`ss. Qbiys, teìt`rs ioc pbil`s hd igus`gòt ir` dhrsib`sgò th tij` te`nr prhsp`ltnv` lusthg`rs teit te`y giy krnk`hrc`rs ioc wno divhrs– ioc te`y e`bp j``p gho`y no lnrlubitnho.Leurle`s ir` th ìs` te` cnssitnsdiltnho hd te` bikhrnof lbiss`s,gij` te`g d``b mhyhus wnte spnrntuib tenofs weò te`y eivòhtenof hd te` git`rnib whrbc, ioc prhgns` te`g `v`rytenofno te` dutur` nd te`y r`gino fhhc wnte ohtenof e`r`. Girrnif`ns sòtngòtib dhhbnseo`ss wnte te` yhuof, ioc i kusno`ss cìb, i

dnoiolnib ibbniol`, wnte te` hbc. Lenbcrò ir` `b`gòts hd iknf dn`bc hd kusno`ss– eits, seh`s, lbhte`s, khhjs, thys ioc nosuriol` phbnln`s. Bnd` ns i krncf` hd phssnknbntn`s k`tw`ò te` dhbbn`shd yhute ioc te` ngk`lnbntn`s hd hbc if . Bhv` ns i lhocntnhohd te` gnoc teit e`bps kusno`ss– witle`s, rnofs, ghr` m`w`bry,lbhte`s, dno` stitnho`ry, khhjs, liocy ioc euocr`cs hd hte`rtenofs wenle whubc oht k` gic` hr shbc hte`rwns`. Cìtens i leìt`r hr io ìsy wiy hut, illhrcnof th ho`„s pr`cnligòtit te` tng`. Ehg` ns i kusno`ss iss`t, lhuotnof ghr` no i

kusno`ss gio„s ritnof ho te` girj`t teio no ioy hte`r wiy.Ghte`rs ir` i o`l`ssnty ioc i c`pòcikb` e`bp no tng` hd p`rshoib`g`rfòly. Se` pist k`bhofs th te` dinbur`s no bnd`, te` pr`sòtk`bhofs th te` sull`ss`s ioc te` dutur` k`bhofs th te` crìg`rs:



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I o`wspip`r ns i pr`ss-ifòt hd kusno`ss ioc i tittb`-t`bb`r hdp`rshoib tenofs. K ie ! yhu johw ehw gioy hd gy isshlnit`s,ioc `vò gys`bd, eiv` bhhj`c upho bnd` ioc ibb te`r` ns th nt. ^hu s``g surprns`c it weit N siy, ioc y`t, ghte`r, yhu gust

eiv` d`bt gioy tng`s teit teit wis ehw N bhhj`c upho ibbtenofs. Kut N rìbnz` ohw teit te`r` ns shg`tenof `vò ghr`not`r`stnof teio te` prhkb`gs hd prhcultnho ioc s`bbnof, gioudilturnof9! ioc girj`tnof, lhst ioc prhdnt, prhdnt ioc bhss. Giyk`N eiv` lrhss`c te` krncf` k`tw`ò te` dhbbn`s hd yhute ioc te`ngk`lnbntn`s hd hbc if`: p`reips N ig ho te` krnoj hd teit bistspio hd bnd`. Kut tens N johw, N ig ghr` òteusnistnl ikhutte` pist ioc te` dutur` thciy teio N eiv` `v`r k`ò.

‒ Gò ir` ibwiys sh s`bd-lòt`r`c. Se` iv`rif` kusno`ssgio lir`s ghr` ikhut ens p`rshoib `fh, te` s`bd wnteno iocirhuoc eng, teio ikhut te` r`st hd te` whrbc. ^`t, N s` ohw,

we`r` N ioc hte`rs eiv` k`ò leìtnof hurs`bv`s no nfohrnofshg` hd te` dilts hd bnd` no hur c`snr` th put te` suo hd te`

uonv`rs` no hur hwo nocnvncuib shbir pb`xus`s.

‒ Se` iv`rif` kusno`ss gio s``js phw`r– chgnoitnof, nolrìs

nof, uodbnolenof phw`r. Kut e` eis hv`rbhhj`c te` ho` frìt

shurl` hd phw`r– johwb`cf` hd te` rìb s`bd ioc nts phssnknbntn`s.@v`ry frìt hr prhgnoòt gio no te` whrbc thciy khists hdens iol`stry, ns prhuc hd te` dhr`kìrs weh ilen`v`c, ioc e`

bhhjs th te`nr stròfte th e`bp eng chgnoit` te` whrbc thciy.Kut e` gnss`s te` frìt`st prhp, te` strhof`st dhuocitnho, nohv`rbhhjnof te` iol`stry hd te` gnoc teit rub`s eng– te` gnoc wenle ns ens hwo ioc y`t oht ens hwo. @v`ry gnfety dilthrno te` knf-kusno`ss whrbc thciy s``js th k` w`bb nodhrg`cr`fircnof `v`ry biw hd lnty, lhuoty, stit` ioc bioc teit e`

giy tij` icviotif` hd ioy phtòt phw`r te`r`no. E` s``js,terhufe ens enr`c icvnshrs, th utnbnz` `v`ry phw`r teit te`lhurts ioc lhostntutnhos hd kusno`ss fnv` eng. E` òfif`s`xp`rts th j``p eng phst`c ho te` icviol`s hd slnòtndnl ilen`v`gòt, teit e` giy utnbnz` te` phw`r hr prnvnb`f`s wenle slnòl`r`vìbs. E` bhhjs dhr hpphrtuontn`s `v`rywe`r` th gij` engs`bdfrìt, gnfety, lhotrhbbnof, chgnoitnof, dìr`c ioc– wìbtey. Kute` hv`rbhhjs te` biws hd oitur` ioc te` whoc`rdub phssnknbntn`shd phw`r teit gust k` enccò no e`r prhl`ss`s ioc no e`r wiys.N s ` te` frìt gnstij` ohw. N ig fhnof th leiof` gy bnd`–ioc k`dhr` nt ns thh bit`, N ig fhnof th gij` gys`bd gnfety wnte shg` johwb`cf` teit lhurts hd biw no gio„s bioc, kiojruptlyprhl``cnofs, kusno`ss dinbur`s ioc girj`t quhtitnhos liooht tij`




drhg g`. S e it„s gy c`t`rgnoitnho, ioc sh ohw N wiot theìr ghr` ikhut te` r`noliroitnho hd te` kbhhc.‗

‒ N ig idrinc,‗ se` k`fio tngncby, ‒ teit yhu ir` oht usnofi t`rg teit slnòl` whubc ill`pt, dhr slnòl` rìbby eis tijò uptens sukm`lt no i wiy teit wnbb k` eirc dhr g` th `xpbino.Kut te` t`rg r`noliroitnho whubc k` r`m`lt`c ky sln ol . No ntspbirl` te` t`rg lhotnounty hd te` f`rgpbisg sehubc k` sukstntut`c.

‒ ^hu s` , Vnbbnig, dhr yìrs gioy dhrgs hd nosionty, sule isc`gòtni pri`lhx, dhr nostiol`, eiv` k`ò lhosnc`r`c is trilìkb`th e`r`cntiry trints hr tinots. Seò, ifino, gioy gòtib eiknts,peysnlib eiknts ioc fò`rib tòcòln`s ir` ibsh tril`c th te`r`subt hd e`r`cnty ioc te`y ir` libb`c noe`rnt`c leirilt`rnstnls.

Pp th i d`w yìrs ifh, te` prnolnpb`s hd e`r`cnty w`r` lhosnc`r`c is te`hr`tnlib, ioc sln ol sgnb`c it gioy hd te`g. Ohw,r`lòt cnslhv`rn`s hr rite`r hks`rvitnhos, r`vìb teit te` prnolnpb`s sh bhof icviol`c ir` tru` ioc hte`r prnolnpb`s oht `vòsusp`lt`c ir` ibsh tru`.

‒ Gio is i sp`ln hd iongib bnd` ns must te` r`subt hd noe`rntiol .@v`ry trint hd leirilt`r, hd gnoc ioc khcy, bnj` te` sp`ln` hd enspeysnlib k`nof, lhg` th eng is io noe`rntiol` hr k`lius` hd ensòvnrhogòt ioc `culitnho. Se` chltrno` teit ―is gio tenoj`te

sh ns e`„ ippbn`s hoby th tehs` d`w trints lbissndn`c is ilqunr`c leirilt`rnstnls: hte`rwns` gio ns weit ens dhrkìrs eiv` gicèng terhufe te`nr tenojnof, te`nr bnvnof, te`nr òvnrhogòt iocte`nr `culitnho. @v`ry gio ns te` sug thtib hd ens cnr`lt bno`hd piròtif` ioc. ns engs`bd iccnof th teit sug dhr te` o`xtfò`ritnho.

‒ Nt wis k`bn`v`c it ho` tng` teit te` f`rgpbisg hd khtegib` ioc d`gib` piròts w`r` lrìtnhos hd te` hrfionsg hdte` nocnvncuib piròt, ioc teit ìle f`rgpbisg lhotino`c hoby

te` leirilt`rnstnls hd te` piròt. Ohw nt ns johwo teit te`f`rgpbisg teit òt`rs noth te` dhrgitnho hd io `gkryh lhotinosoht hoby te` leirilt`rnstnls hd te` piròt, kut ibsh hd te` friocpiròts dhr gioy, gioy fò`ritnhos.‗

‒Vey, ghte`r, ch yhu gìo th siy teit te` f`rgpbisgòt`rnof noth ìle `gkryh wis oht i cnstnolt ioc nocnvncuibnstnllrìtnho no te` khcy hd te` piròt8 No hte`r whrcs, ns te`f`rgpbisg i lhotnouhus `b`gòt hr `ssòl` o`v`r bhsnof ntsòtnty ioc nocnvncuibnstnl oitur` drhg fò`ritnho th fò`ritnho8‗

‒ Qr`lns`by, Vnbbnig . Seit ns weit ns t`rg`c te` lhotnounty hd te` f`rgpbisg. Sens f`rgpbisg lhotinos te` `b`gòts hdleirilt`r ioc sp`ln . Nt piss`s drhg fò`ritnho th fò`ritnhoioc fnv`s drhg nts`bd te` o`l`ssiry `b`gòts th r`prhcul` nts




oitur` ioc leirilt`rnstnls kut ns o`v`r wehbby bhst no te` prhl`ss.@ile fò`ritnho hd sp`ln` iccs th nt hd nts ilqunr`c leirilt`rnstnls, sh teit drhg fò`ritnho th fò`ritnho, nt ns ibwiys te` sug hd ibb teit eis piss`c k`dhr` nt. I bb tens wis gic` sh pbino

ioc lbìr wnte cnifrigs ioc nbbustritnhos te` hte`r `vònof–Seursciy `vònof– it te` ghoteby g``tnof hd te` Lnvnl Eyfnò`Khirc. Se` prhd`sshr eis k` o fnvnof us i s`rn`s hd tibjs hote` sukm`lt hd e`r`cnty ioc w` uoc`rstioc ohw te` gìonof hdte` icghontnho ―uoth te` dhurte ioc dndte fò`ritnhos„, ioc sh ho.

‒ ^hu s``, ìle l`bb hd bnvnof gitt`r utnbnz`c no te` prhl`sshd d`rtnbnzitnho ioc c`v`bhpgòt noth te` `gkryh dnrst piss`sterhufe i s`rn`s hd cnvnsnhos sh teit te` dnoib l`bb hd te` d`gib`,libb`c te` hvug, ioc te` dnoib l`bb hd te` gib`, libb`c te`sp`rgithzhho, ns lhgphs`c hd l`rtino phrtnhos hd te` hrnfnoibf`rgpbisg. .No te` oulbùs hd te` l`bb te`r` ir` te` e`r`cntiry`b`gòts libb`c Lerhghshg`s ioc te`s` illhrcnof th i c`dnont`biw ir` ougk`r`c no ìle l`bb dhr sp`ln`, oitur` ioc lhocntnho.Se` r`ginoc`r hd te` l`bb eis nts kìrnof upho te` leirilt`r hdte` `gkryh, hd lhurs`, kut nt eis th ch ghr` wnte te` ghcndnlitnhos teit ir` th k` gic` ky ìle fò`ritnho ioc ir` illugubit`c ky ìle ioc piss`c ibhof.‗

‒ Ch`s teit gìo8‗ e` noqunr`c idt`r shg` tehufet, ‒ teitno gy khcy, no gv kbhhc, tnssu` ioc kho`s, te`r` ns shg` hdte` ncòtnlib `b`gòts teit lhgphs`c te` kbhhc, tnssu` ioc kho`shd gy iol`sthrs, gy r`ght`st iol`sthrs8‗

‒ ^`s, no i cnr`lt bno . Ioc ibb yhur krhte`rs, ibb yhurlhusnos, `v`ry ho` no tens fò`ritnho hd yhur dignby, whubc eiv`te` sig` `b`gòts pbus te` ghcndnlitnho r`subtnof drhg girrnif`no te` pr`vnhus fò`ritnho. Vnteno yhur khcy, Vnbbnig, note` l`bbs teit wnbb r`prhcul` te`gs`bv`s ioc d`rtnbnz` te` hvug,

te`r` ns lerhgitno sukstiol`, wenle k`lhg`s te` `ssòtnib Lerhghshg`s, ioc tens lerhgitno wnteno te` l`bbs hd yhur khcy ns shg`hd te` ncòtnlib lerhgitno teit `xnst`c no te` l`bbs hd yhurghst r`ght` friocdite`r ioc friocghte`r.‗

‒ Seò teit gìos teit nostìc hd o`w Lerhghshg`s k`noflrìt`c ky ìle fò`ritnho, te` Lerhghshg`s sngpby cupbnlit`te`gs`bv`s ioc lhotnou` th cnvnc` ioc cnvnc` uotnb no te` bistfò`ritnho, p`reips idt`r i euocr`c fò`ritnhos, te`r` ns stnbbshg` hd te` sig` Lerhghshg`s8‗

‒ Qr`lns`by. ^`t, no cnvncnof, te`s` Lerhghshg`s ch oht wìjò no leirilt`rnstnls hr `ssòtnib oitur`. No ìle fò`ritnho te`y cnvnc` gioy tng`s ioc ìle cnvnc`c s`fgòt frhwsth dubb snz` ifino, r`tinonof nts pr`lns` oitur`, rìcy th d`rtnbnz`



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io hvug ioc wnteno teit hvug r`prhcul` nts oitur` ifino.Sens ns weit slnòl` eis r`lòtby cnslhv`r`c ioc prhvò th k`tru`. [`g`gk`r, Vnbbnig, te`s` Lerhghshg`s hd te` l`bbs,gnlrhslhpnlib_ sgibb is te`y ir`, lhotino te` `b`gòts hd `v`ry

hte`r l`bb teit dhrg te` gioy jnocs hd l`bbs no i gitur`c khcy,pbus leirilt`rnstnls hd sp`ln`, pbus leirilt`rnstnls hd ippìriol`,`vò dignby r`s`gkbiol`, pbus oitur`, pbus gnoc, pbus tòcòln`s,pbus `v`rytenof teit gij`s p`rshoibnty ioc nocnvncuibnty. Seit wenle gij`s yhu cnstnoltby cndd`ròt drhg ibb hte`r gò, is w`bbis teit wenle gij`s yhu pr`lns`by bnj` `v`ry hte`r gio, ioc teit

wenle gij`s yhu i lenbc hd i l`rtino bno` hd iol`stry– ibb tens nslhotino`c no te` Lerhghshg`s hd `v`ry ho` hd te` euocr`cs hd

l`bbs teit gitur` no te` khcy dhr te` purphs` hd r`prhcultnho.‗‒ Seit ns isthuocnof, Ghte`r! Vey, teò, te` kbhhc no gykhcy, te` kho`s, te` tnssu`s ioc g`gkrio`s hd `v`ry hrfio iocguslb` ioc v`ss`b, te` l`bbs hd te` einr, hd te` krino– ibb wntenoioc hd g`, ns teit hd gy dhr`piròts, r`khro. N ig oht N,kut ibb hd gy dhr`dite`rs ioc dhr`ghte`rs uont`c. Se`y cnc ohtcn , dhr, N ig ibb hd te`g r`khro! V eit te`y list hdd w`r`cynof l`bbs wenb` hte`r l`bbs hd te`nr khcn`s w`r` p`rp`tuit`cioc bnv`c ioc ohw ir` no g`!‗

‒ Kut teit ns g`r`by io `xiff`rit`c ioc khgkistnl wiy thbhhj it nt. Kut yhu lio sid`by siy teit yhu ir` weit te`y w`r`, pbus weit yhu eiv` icc`c ky `culitnho ioc òvnrhogòt.‗

‒ Ioc,‗ e` sinc rite`r sbhwby, ‒ nd ibb teit ns tru`– ioc N liooht chukt nt nd slnòl` eis dhuoc te` biw– N ig–w`bb, wnte ir`noliroit`c shub . . . . i shrt hd cuib p`rsho, idt`r ibb, dhr, te`db`se ioc kho`s ioc kbhhc hd gy khcy ir` hd te` dignby hd[hbbnos . . . . kut te` \hub ioc gnoc wnteno g` ir` . . . . teithd [iyghoc . . . . ioc phssnkby hte`rs.‗

‒ Vey, weit ch yhu gìo8‗ te` ghte`r isj`c, surprns`c.‒ N liooht dubby `xpbino, oht it tens tng`. N gust eiv` i

bnttb` ghr` tng` th whrj nt hut, kut i frìt bnfet ns ciwonofupho g` ioc N tenoj N s`` te` sle`g` hd te` uonv`rs` r`vìbnofnts`bd th g` is d`w eiv` `v`r crìg`c hd nt. N gust bìroghr` . . . . kut ehw 8‗

‒ N liooht e`bp yhu no yhur striof` tenojnof, Vnbbnig.N ig qunt` sitnsdn`c wnte weit te` Qrhd`sshr thbc us. V ` ir`

ohtenof ghr` hr b`ss teio weit hur dhr`piròts gic` us– pbusòvnrhogòt ioc `culitnho.‗‒ Oh, oh, ghte`r. ^hu ir` wrhof. I bb teit yhu eiv` sinc

giy k tru`, ioc N k`bn`v` `v`ry whrc hd nt. Nt liooht k`hte`rwns`. N s` teit pbinoby. Kut, ibb yhu eiv` r`d`rr`c th,




ibb teit slnòl` eis cnslhv`r`c, r`bit`s th te` peysnlib ioc whrbcbygio, te` git`rnib ioc krino pirt hd gio. Se`r` ns– te` \hub–te` g`ghry– te` noo`r p`rshoibnty. Seit liooht k` triosgntt`cky le`gnlib hr peysnlib sukstiol`, ioc teit ns weit N ig

not`r`st`c no ohw. Qircho g`, ghte`r. N gust r`turo th gystucy. N gust dnonse gy bnttb` r`sìrle`s thciy. Shg hrrhwte` kusno`ss whrbc k`fnos ifino ioc N ig fhnof th òt`r nt

wnte i cndd`ròt spnrnt. Se ns ìrte– tens whrbc ns ohw gy ehg`, ioc gò ioc whgò ir` ohw gy jno– gy kr`terò. N wnbbcìb wnte te`g is sule– `vò th te` ghst eugkb` no gy `gpbhy.N eiv` i whrj th ch– i g`ssif` th krnof th te` lhbc whrbchd kusno`ss. Q`reips N eiv` dhuoc gy gnssnho, te` Bnfet teitgust seno` terhufe g`.‗

Ioc hdd e` wòt th ens stucy, ghv`c nowircby ky te`fricuib rìbnzitnho hd te` thule hd cnvno` nospnritnho. E` wisoh bhof`r Vnbbnig Ehwirc [hbbnos, te` kusno`ss gio, kuti Bnfet ho ìrte, io noliroit`c \hub, io ìrteby s`fgòt hdte` Cnvno` wnte io ìrteby gnssnho. Ens ghte`r witle`c engbìv` e`r pr`sòl` no tehufet ioc jo`w teit nt wis i leiof`cgio weh cw`bt no e`r ehus`: ioc shgèhw, striof` tehufent s``g`c, se` bhhj`c upho ens ghvnof dnfur` wnte r`v`ròlìs tehufe terhufe te` rhhg ioc hut noth te` eibbs te`r` ghv`csnbòtby te` dnfur` hd te` Gist`r M`sus weh eic lhg` th krìjkrìc wnte e`r ioc fh ho th te` whrj teit gust k` cho`.

Fhc„s pr`sòl` Vis te`r`: se` d`bt nt, jo`w nt. Kut ehw8E hw lig` tens terhufe i gio weh eic o`v`r k`dhr` nocnlit`c`vò te` sbnfet`st not`r`st no Leurle, te` Knkb`, hr Fhc8 Ignrilb` eic k` o wrhufet snol` y`st`rciy. Shciy wis teìoonv`rsiry hd ens knrte: nt wis ghr` teio tens– nt wis te` ciyhd ens r`knrte, se` tehufet. Nt wis te` ciy hd iwijònof,

te` ehby ciy hd nbbugnoitnho– r`surr`ltnho.



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[`turonof th ens stucy, [hbbnos put iwiy te` khhj hoE`r`cnty wnte i sgnb . E` eic siv`c nt is k nof te` bist

whrc ho teit sukm`lt, kut, `vncòtby, nt eic k`lhg` iotnquit`cky te` r`lòt cnslhv`rn`s no teit dn`bc: ioc e` phoc`r`c hv`rte` ripnc leiof`s teit w`r` k`nof gic` no slnòtndnl prnolnpb`sioc ghr` `sp`lnibby no te` johwb`cf` hd gio ioc oitur`.

‒ Sru by, e` sinc th engs`bd, ‒ bnttb` teit ho` johws ns hd ioitur` th r`gino p`rgioòtby. Leiof`, leiof`, leiof`! Seitns ibb te`r` ns, `vò th johwb`cf`. Se` frìt Fr``j penbhshpe`r

weh sinc teit ―gitt`r ns ibwiys k`lhgnof wis l`rtinoby rnfetioc nt ippbn`s th hur johwb`cf` is w`bb. Gitt`r ns ibwiysleiofnof, k`lhgnof shg`tenof ioc o`v`r rìbby ns shg`tenofdhr ioy bòfte hd tng . Johwb`cf` ns ibsh k`lhgnof ghr` iocghr` illurit`, ghr` oìrby tru`, ioc te` dilts hr te`hrn`s hd

y`st`rciy giy k` dibbiln`s hr sup`rstntnhos thghrrhw.‗Se` whrc y`st`rciy krhufet th gnoc te` Cniry. E` eicoht lhgpb`t`c ens ioibysns hd nt, ioc thghrrhw kusno`ss k`fioifino dhr te` o`w dnslib yìr. E` gust lhgpb`t` ens r`vn`whd te` y`st`rciys no teit khhj.

Lbhsnof te` khhjlis`, e` thhj ens Cniry drhg te` c`sjifino, sìt`c engs`bd no io ìsy leinr, icmust`c te` rìcnof bnfetioc wnte i snfe, bìo`c kilj lhgdhrtikby th tenoj. Seit khhj!Se` Cniry ! Vis nt ibnv`8 Cnc nt eiv` k`tw`ò nts pif`s p`hpb`,

pbil`s, lhocntnhos, ibb iongit`c wnte i vnkritnof bnd`8 Lhubce` oht d``b i vnkriot `ssòl` dinrby pusenof nts`bd terhufe te`lhv`rs ioc drhg te` `cf`s hd te` bìv`s8 Ens irg tr`gkb`cdrhg te` pubsitnhos nt fiv` th ens eioc. Ghr` teio i yìr hdbnd` ioc iltnho wis r`pr`sòt`c no teit khhj„s ohtitnhos. Ibnd` tng`– i fò`ritnho, gioy fò`ritnhos, ibb tng` pist, i tehusioc

yìrs, p`reips i gnbbnho hd <'`st`rciys, w`r` r`lhrc`c te`r`. Nt wis oht i khhj, nt wis i j`y th te` pist– te` j`y teit uobhlj`cte` leigk`rs hd te` pist.

Ifino ens gnoc r`v`rt`c th te` slò`s e` eic wnto`ss`c ioce` wnse`c te`y whubc lhg` ifino, hr hte`rs– ghr` y`st`rciys. Se` w nse! Nt stirt`c i strìg hd tnofbnof terhufehut ens khcy.E` lbhs`c ens `y`s, e` r`bix`c. E` wis òtriol`c. Se` wnse!




Nt wis i lhggioc! Nt wis is tehufe i frìt fhof eic shuoc`c.E` lhubc d``b ioc eìr te` vnkritnhos hd te` fhof„s oht` note` inr. V is tens weit hllurr`c weò Ibiccno rukk`c te` bigpioc wnse`c 8 V is te`r` shg`tenof psylehbhfnlib no i snol`r`

wnse `xpr`ss`c hr rìbnz`c it te` rnfet ghgòt8 E` wis bhstno te` gyst`ry hd tens succò `xp`rnòl`.

Qsylehbhfy eis hdtò sinc, is io ixnhg, teit suff`stnho r`subts no te` rìbnzitnho hd iotnlnpitnho no tehs` lis`s we`r`te` suff`stnho ns fnvò ky ho`s`bd– hr fnvò is iuth-suff`stnho.No hte`r whrcs, weò te` prhl`ss hr dhrgubi hd iuth-suff`stnhons nocubf`c no, nt pr`supphs`s ho te` pirt hd te` p`rsho l`rtinoiotnlnpitnho hd r`subts. Qsylehbhfy lbings teit sule iotnlnpitnhons o`l`ssiry, ns i pr`r`qunsnt` th rìbnzitnho. Seit dilt ns, ehw`v`r,

teit nd te`r` wis oh iotnlnpitnho te`r` whubc k` oh suff`stnhofnvò. Nt ns te` ehp`, te` dinte, te` k`bn`d, teit te`r` w nbbk` i r`subt teit nocul`s, òlhurif`s, te` p`rsho th fnv` te` gnoci suff`stnho. Vntehut sule dinte, ehp` hr k`bn`d, oh gitt`rehw gnbc hr wìj nt giy k`, oh ho` whubc purphs`by fnv` ioiuth-suff`stnho. Se`r`dhr`, oht hoby gust iotnlnpitnho pr`l`c` te`rìbnzitnho kut nt gust pr`l`c` te` suff`stnho. Seit uolhoslnhus suff`stnhos– iuth-suff`stnhos `vò– ch prhcul` r`subts no te`

iksòl` hd ioy iotnlnpitnhos, ch`s oht idd`lt te` biw hr prnolnpb`. No tehs` lis`s we`r` nt eis k`ò c`ghostrit`c teit iouolhoslnhus suff`stnho fnvò th ho`s`bd eis r`subt`c no j`òrìbnzitnho, nt eis k`ò dhuoc, idt`r lir`dub ioibysns, teit pr`l`cnof te` suff`stnho te`r` wis dìr hd rìbnzitnho hr nts iotnte`sns.No sukstiol` teò, te` sig` lhocntnho `xnst`c.

Se` psylehbhfy hd priy`r r`vìbs teit l`rtino psylehbhfnlibhr psylehgòtib lhocntnhos ir` `xnstnof ioc l`rtino biws hp`ritnof. Qriy`r ns oht, te`r`dhr`, te` seibbhw tò`t hd r`bnfnho,

kut te` lholr`t` giond`stitnho hd i suklhoslnhus prhl`ss hd gnoc.No `v`ry snol`r` wnse, no `v`ry bnof`rnof ehp`, no `v`ry snol`r`c`snr`, no `v`ry lhoslnhus bhofnof, te`r` ns te` `ssòl` hd priy`r.Qriy`r ns kut te` c`bnk`rit` `xpr`ssnho hd io noo`r c`snr`– iehp` hd gnoc. Nt ns c`ndn`c weò nt ns `xpr`ss`c th Fhc, ioctens iccs th te` dinte, te` ehp`, te` k`bn`d no nts phtòly. Dhr,

weh whubc priy th Fhc cnc e` oht dnrst' k`bn`v` teit Fhc whubceìr ioc iosw`r 8

Ioc te` rìbnzitnhos th sule priy`rs. V eit hd te`g 8 Ir`

te`y `vò ghr` teio rìbntn`s hd te` gnoc, i lhocntnho hd te`\hub8 V ` priy dhr te` sp``cy r`lhv`ry hd i snlj ho . Eìbtelhg`s: w` ir` gic` eippy it te` leiof`. V ` r`libb hurpriy`rs, hur p`tntnhos th Fhc. Hur dinte gij`s us k`bn`v` teit



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te` leiof` teit eis lhg` ns i cnr`lt r`subt hd hur priy`rs.Fhc eis wrhufet iohte`r gnrilb`. Vnte r`v`ròl` ioc eugnbnty w` fbicby lr`cnt Fhc wnte cnr`lt not`rvòtnho. No teit k`bn`d,

no teit dinte, no teit pur`by gòtib rìbnzitnho, w` dnoc eippno`ss, mhy ioc dnrg`r trust no te` `ddnlily hd priy`r. Veò te` priy`rkrnofs oht te` c`snr`c r`subt, nd cìte lhg`s th te` snlj ho`,

w` ìs` hur gnocs, w` `xlus` te` cnsipphnotgòt, wnte te``xpr`ssnho hd dinte no te` k`tt`r mucfgòt hd Fhc. Hur k`bn`dno te` vibu` hd priy`r ns oht b`ssò`c. No `nte`r lis`, te`r`subts hd priy`r r`gino, th ìle nocnvncuib, i psylehpitenl,gòtib, lhocntnho.

Oituribby, g`tipeysnls ioc gystnlnsg islrnk` hte`r phw`rs

th priy`r. Nt tìle`s us teit no priy`r th Fhc te` `ssòtnib`b`gòt ns i snol`r` c`snr`, i le`rnse`c ehp`, i lbìo tehufet,

wnte ibb te` `b`gòts hd fhhco`ss ioc, usuibby, uos`bdnseo`ss:ioc teit no te` prhl`ss hd priy`r, no te` v`ry ittntuc` hd priy`r,

w` ittuo` hurs`bv`s, hur gnocs wnte te` Nodnont`, te` Lhsgnl,te` Cnvno` Gnoc teit p`rvic`s ibb tenofs ioc ns `v`rywe`r`.Seit no gòtib hr iucnkb` priy`r, w` dhrgubit` te` c`snr` no ic`dnont` peris`, w` vnsuibnz` te` iotnlnpit`c r`subts ioc teò,r`bìs` teit c`snr` noth te` Lhsgnl we`r` nt oituribby vnkrit`s wnte te` lhostrultnv` dhrl`s, te` bhv` ioc fhhco`ss hd Cnvno`pbios: ioc te` tehufet, wnte nts gystnl phtòly, krnofs r`subts.Sens ch`s oht `bngnoit` te` not`rvòtnho hd Fhc, kut nt r`cul`snt drhg cnr`lt th nocnr`lt, drhg p`rshoib th ngp`rshoib, drhgsp`lndnl th fò`rib. \ule penbhshpey ns te` kisns hd gule whoc`rdub tìlenof ioc nt r`vìbs biws ioc prnolnpb`s -kut bnttb`rìbnz`c ky gio.

Kut th [hbbnos te`r` wis oh gnstijnof te` dilt teit te`

c`snr`, ibghst c`dnont`by ioc iucnkby `xpr`ss`c, prhcul`c io ngg`cnit` `dd`lt. Se` c`snr` th eiv` te` Cniry r`vìb iohte`r y`st`rciy! V is te`r` oht rìsho dhr iotnlnpitnho8 Vis te`r` oht

wirriot dhr dinte no te` phw`r hd teit khhj th hpò te` chhrwiyth te` pist ioc sehw te`r` i slò` hd iltnvnty8

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Gnout`s hr ehurs giy eiv` piss`c, wenb` [hbbnos e`bc te`Cniry no ens eioc. E` cnc oht johw, e` wis oht lhoslnhushd tng`. Kut e` witle`c wnte lholòtrit`c not`r`st te` sbhwc`v`bhpgòt hd i frìt eiz` hd bnfet teit fite`r`c no te` lhro`rhd ens rhhg ifino. E` cnc oht johw we`te`r ens `y`s w`r`hpò hr lbhs`c– e` whubc oht `vò try th cnslhv`r. Veit e`siw wis is rìb th ens sòs`s is ioytenof teit te` hkm`ltnv`




rR` lhubc list upho te` r`tnoi dhr ikshrptnho ky te` o`rv`s dhrtriosbitnho noth lhoslnhuso`ss. Veit cndd`ròl`, teò, cnc □ntgij` we`te`r e` sinv hkm`ltnv`by, hr– ehw8

Se` gnst k`lig` i bnfet purpb` it nts hut`r `cf` ioc i

oùtrib friy no te` lòt`r. Se` lòt`r teò cirjò`c uotnb virnhus lhbhrs sphttnof te` spil` bnj` dnrst kbhljnof-no hd lhbhrsho i liovis. Fricuibby te`y thhj dhrg ioc shg` kbòc`c uotnbte` wehb` gic` i pnltur`. Is nt c`v`bhp`c nts bnd`-bnj` itghspe`rnl quibntn`s, ioc k`lig` ibnv` wnte d``bnof, te` lhoslnhuso`sshd [hbbnos piss`c drhg ens khcy bnj` i wrinte thwirc te` slò`,str`tlenof ibhof wnte nt, drhg ens khcy th te` slò` nts`bd, ignsty bnfet wenle ricnit`c i lhhbo`ss irhuoc eng. Se ò –p`reips idt`r i gnout` hr twh– [hbbnos siw, oht drhg we`rèns khcy wis, kut drhg te` slò`. Ens sòs`s w`r` wnte enslhoslnhuso`ss, oht wnte ens khcy. Drhg te` slò` no wenle e` wis ohw i pirt, e` bhhj`c kilj it ens khcy ho te` leinr, iocteit vn`w ngpr`ss`c eng is k`nof kut' i pnltur` we`rìs enso`w' òvnrhogòt no te` striof` slò` wis rìb, iltuib. Nt wist`gptnof th ioibyz` sule i lhocntnho, y`t shg`tenof urf`c ength tenoj oh ghr` hd nt, th lòt`r ens tehufets ho we`r` e`

wis ioc weit e` wis chnof te`r`.

E` bhhj`c ikhut eng. E` wis no i birf` rhhg, te` rhhgteit eic k`fuo th dhrg is i gnsty pnltur` ioc k`lig` bnd`-bnj`.Nt wis striof`r teio ioy rhhg e` eic `v`r k`ò no k`dhr`.Se` l`nbnof, lrhss`c it virnhus pirts wnte eìvy whhcò kìgs, wis v`ry enfe ikhv` te` dbhhr, p`reips snxty d``t. Se` wibbs w`r` hd stho`– birf` stho`s `vòby pbil`c kut oht tnfetby uont`cky l`gòt. Se` ter`` wnochws, s t c``pby no te` tenlj wibbs, w`r` irle`c it te` thp ioc slr`ò`c wnte rhufe wnrnof, kutlhotino`c kirs nostìc hd fbiss pio`s. Hpphsnt` te` ter`` wnochws

te`r` wis io hpò dnr`pbil` te` r`l`ss hd wenle wis uousuibbyc``p ioc wnc`. No nt birf` bhfs w`r` kuronof ioc k`dhr` nti ougk`r hd hcc nrhos ioc riljs w`r` s`t. No te` lòt`r hdte` rhhg wis i lirv`c tikb`, te` whrjgiosenp suff`stnof frìtbikhr ioc sjnbb, kut te` whhc wis uostino`c ioc uovironse`c.Nt wis du bby twòty d``t bhof ioc dhur d``t wnc`. Leinrs,

wnte enfe kiljs, lirv`c ioc dnonse`c gule bnj` te` tikb`, w`r`no virnhus pirts hd te` rhhg, ioc it ho` òc i birf` lhgknoitnholbhs`t ioc tikb` upho wenle sit gioy birf` pn`l`s hd kìutndub

snbv`r. No te` lbhs`t lhubc k` s`ò snbv`r ioc fhbc cnse`s iocshg` d`w pn`l`s hd phrl`bino ioc lenoi.

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lirv`c, ioc no te` lòt`r hd nts thp te`r` wis i sen`bc no wenle w`r` lirv`c twh e`ribcnl c`vnl`s. Se` chhrwiy suff`st`c ioòtriol` th i lite`crib, ioc te` twh chhrs wenle euof te`r`no w`r` hd nrho, pirtnibby rust`c ioc hroigòt`c. Se`y w`r`

lbhs`c ioc te`r`dhr` weit rhhg wis k`yhoc, [hbbnos lhubc oht s``.Se` ghst not`r`stnof dìtur`s hd te` rhhg w`r` te` gioy

pn`l`s hd irghr, sen`bcs ioc spìrs, ioc te` gifondnlòt hrnòtibruf teit lhv`r`c oìrby te` wehb` rhufe dbhhr. S h mucf` drhgte` girjs ioc sygkhbs ho te` virnhus sen`bcs, gioy cndd`ròtp`rshos hr dignbn`s w`r` r`pr`sòt`c ky te`g, ioc wenb` ghsthd te` irtnlb`s hd kittb` w`r` striof` ioc hbc, te`y sehw`csnfos hd eivnof k`ò us`c.

Se` rhhg wis lhgdhrtikby wirg ioc v`ry qun`t. Ohtenof

kut te` hllisnhoib lriljbnof hd te` kuronof bhfs cnsturk`c te`stnbbo`ss teit wis bnj` te` stnbbo`ss hd i thgk. [hbbnos c`lnc`cth nov`stnfit` ioc ghv`c thwirc te` frìt chhr. Ens d``ts``g`c eìvy ioc uooiturib, tehufe te` ghv`gòt hd ens khcy wis bnfet ioc ibghst wntehut w`nfet. E` fbiol`c it ensd``t. Se`y w`r` lhv`r`c wnte eìvy bìte`r khhts wnte g`tibpn`l`s hv`r te` th s. Veò te` e``bs thule`c upho te` uolhv`r`cphrtnho hd te` rhufe stho` dbhhr, te`y gic` i ohns` teit suff`st`c g`tib ho te` e``bs. E` bhhj`c it ens lhstug`. Nt wis

bnj` tehs` e` eic s`ò whro ho te` stif` no \eij`spìrìo pbiys.Jo`` kr``le`s hd i cirj, eìvy git`rnib, i tnfet dnttnof lhithd i bnfet`r git`rnib, i shdt lhbbirb`ss senrt, bnfet kbu` no lhbhr,ioc i eìvy pbuse hr v`bhur kioc hd cirj r`c ikhut ens ikchgò.\urprns`c it ens ippìriol`, e` lhubc oht rìsho ikhut nt, dhrte` gnoc s``g`c th r`dus` th rìsho, th irfu` teit nt wis us`b`ssioc hd oh ngg`cnit` o``c.

I t te` snc` hd te` chhr te`r` euof i eìvy snbjò rhp`.Nts phsntnho ioc oitur` suff`st`c nts us` ioc [hbbnos, wnte te`

ghst oiturib inr, st`pp`c dhrwirc ioc pubb`c nt twnl`. E` wint`c. E` eìrc i g`tibbnl lbiofnof it te` chhr ioc sbhwbyte` twh pirts hd te` chhr s`pirit`c ioc te`r` sthhc k`dhr` eng,ifinost te` cirj kiljfrhuoc hd io uobnfet`c eibbwiy, i tibbeìvnby kunbt gio no i rhk` hd friy tn`c ikhut te` winst wntei friy lhrc. E` khw`c v`ry lhurt`husby ioc sinc no i shdt

vhnl` ioc wnte pur` Dròle wenle [hbbnos„ gnoc ìsnby iocngg`cnit`by not`rpr`t`c noth @ofbnse=

‒^hur wnse, gy bhrc8 Ioc .................pircho te` prnvnb`f`

teit k`spìjs gy bhrc„s fò`rhsnty . . . . N ehp` . . . . Npriy . . . . teit ibb yhur wnse`s giy k` friot`c . . . . tens ciy.‗

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sh frìt is gust eiv` k`ò te` surprns` no te` gnoc hd te`s`rviot it ens hwo khbco`ss no teus spìjnof: dhr [hbbnos lhubcoht d``b hte`rwns` teio teit tens striof` nolncòt wis trubyi pirt hd ens bnd`– o`w ioc y`t dignbnir– uo`xp`lt`c ioc y`tiotnlnpit`c. G io y qu`stnhos irhs` no te` gnoc hd [hbbnos, kutshg`tenof ifino thbc eng teit nt wis uoo`l`ssiry, teit, no dilt,ens qu`stnhos whubc k` nbbhfnlib ioc e` lhubc ìsnby iosw`rte`g ky tenojnof.

Kut– e` eic libb`c te` s`rviot– e` gust siy shg`tenof.

Lhubc e` iosw`r no Dròle8 E` cir`c oht try. E` wis

tenojnof no @ofbnse, hr rite`r no fhhc Ig`rnlio. Q`reips e`

lhubc sngpby f`stnlubit`. V eit ncì teò sehubc e` `xpr`ss8

I e ! E` whubc isj dhr ens eit, ky sngpby gijnof . . . .‒ N w nbb eiv` gy e it !‗ Se ` whrcs lig` dhrte wnte i vng,

k`dhr` [hbbnos lhubc lhotrhb ens thofu`. Ens gnoc eic dhrgu

bit`c te` ncì ioc nt `xpr`ss`c nts`bd no whrcs ngg`cnit`by. Se`y w`r` no Dròle, thh: ioc ibtehufe [hbbnos jo`w kut te` rucn

gòts hd te` biofuif`, e` wis oht surprns`c– lhubc oht ksurprns`c– it ens iknbnty th spìj Dròle.

Se` s`rviot s``g`c th uoc`rstioc, kut r`pbn`c wnte i qunz

znlib tho` = ‒ Hl– b` liusni8‗ [hbbnos ohcc`c lhosòt k`dhr` e` lhubc rìbnz` weit te`

qu`stnho gìot. Seò te` whrcs triosbit`c te`gs`bv`s. ‒ ^`s–te` liusni8‗ V eit wis i liusni8 E` eic ohcc`c ipprhvibioc . . . . wey nt wis i styb` hd eit, i pirtnlubir c`snfo.Se` iosw`r lig` nowircby, nostiotby. Ioc teò– wey hl dhr y`s8 E` eic `xp`lt`c hun–kut hun wis ghc`ro Dròle, te`Dròle [hbbnos eic bìro`c it Lhbb`f`, ioc hl wis . . . . te`biofuif` hd . . . . te` hbc Qrhvnol`s. V is e` ohw no Biofu`chl,

te` iolnòt Qrhvnol` hd te` shute hd Driol`8 Ifino te` iosw`rlig` ioc– nt s``g`c sh oiturib!

Se` s`rviot shho r`turo`c kìrnof i birf` d`bt eit teiteic i v`ry enfe lrhwo, i krhic krng sbnfetby rhbb`c ioc isgibb dìte`r stnljnof drhg i lhrc no te` kilj hd te` lrhwo. Vntehut k`triynof ioy surprns` it te` eit e` pbil`c nt ho enseìc ioc ghv`c thwirc te` lòt`r hd te` eibb is tehufe thpiss shg`we`r`. E` gust fh hut hd te` kunbcnof is io `xlus`

dhr isjnof dhr te` eit. Se` s`rviot pr`l`c`c eng no turonofthwirc te` b`dt ioc teò, idt`r rnofnof i k`bb ky pubbnof iohte`rrhp`, uodistò`c shg` eìvy lrhss pn`l`s hd g`tib ioc sbhwby,

wnte frìt `x`rtnho, hpò`c wnc` te` twh gissnv` g `tib'chhrsteit b`t no i frìt kurst hd suobnfet dbhhcnof te` eibbwiy. Serhufe



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tens [hbbnos wibj`c ioc hut ho th i kiblhoy hr phrle hd girkbìoc .p`lubnir went` rhlj, wenb` te` chhrs sbhwby lbhs`c kènoc eng.

K`dhr` eng te`r` wis sprìc te` striof`st ioc y`t te` ghstòtnlnof ioc ibburnof biocslip` e` eic `v`r s`ò. Nt wis noc``c,bnj` te` bioc hd dinrn`s. Se` notòs` kbuò`ss hd te` sjy, sphtt`c wnte hoby io hllisnhoib sgibb friy lbhuc, te` vnvnc fr`òs hdghr` seic`s teio oitur` prhvnc`c no Ig`rnli, te` cnstiot enbbsthppb`c wnte wibbs teit surrhuoc`c hbc listb`s hr leitìux: te`tr``s is te` snc`s hd te` wnocnof rhics teit b`c drhg te` dhr`frhuoc th te` cnstiol`, lhv`r`c wnte i went` teit bhhj`c ispur` is sohw, ioc, is te` wnoc kb`w, bndt`c up noth te` inrioc tnot`c te` tr``s wnte went` uotnb te` snc`s hd te`g oìr`st

te` rhics bhhj`c bnj` Lernstgis tr``s c`lhrit`c dhr te` ciy:te` uousuibby krnfet suobnfet, te` novnfhritnof inr, te` dinotioc pbìsnof drifriol` hd te` dbhw`rs ioc pbiots– ibb e`bc [hbbnosno i triol`, ioc e` tehufet hoby hd ehw whoc`rdub i pnltur`nt whubc gij`, nd e` w`r` hoby io irtnst. N d e` lhubc kutpinot! Se` tehufet s``g`c th dnoc shg` r`sphos` no ens gnoc–kut ngg`cnit`by lig` te` iosw`r– kut yhu liooht pinot. Vntei snfe hd r`fr`t, e` turo`c ifino th te` b`dt ioc st`pp`c chwote` wnc` stinrwiy th te` fircò it te` snc` hd te` kunbcnof,

we`r` no suojò s`ltnhos k`tw`ò sthoy pitewiys te`r` w`r`gioy dbhw`rs kbhhgnof, ioc no te` lòt`r hd ibb i kìutndubdhuotino pbiynof, p`rgnttnof te` bnfet wnocs th widt th ens dil`te` ghst c`bnlit` spriys hd r`dr`senof c`w.

E` whubc `xigno` te` kunbcnof ioc s` nts snz`. Nostnoltnv`by e` jo`w teit e` wis it te` rìr hd te` kunbcnof ioc

wibj`c ibhof te` wnc`st pite th iohte`r lhro`r hd te` kunbcnof.E` ohtnl`c wntehut ioy lhosnc`rikb` not`r`st teit te` wnochws

w`r` w`bb prht`lt`c wnte nrho kirs ioc hte`rs w`r` `xl``cnofby

oirrhw– thh oirrhw dhr te` pissif` hd i eugio khcy. Hoho` snc` hd te` kunbcnof te`r` wis iohte`r chhrwiy, sgibb`rteio te` ho` terhufe wenle e` eic piss`c kut lbhs`c wntegissnv` nrho chhrs. I t te` o`xt lhro`r te`r` wis i birf`turr`t no wenle te`r` w`r` oirrhw wnochws it virnhus b`v`bs.

I lisuib not`r`st no te`g lius`c eng th fbiol` upwirc it te`hte`r pirts hd te` kunbcnof ioc e` oht`c, ifino wntehut surprns`,teit te` s`lhoc sthry hd te` kunbcnof wis gule sgibb`r teiote` bhw`r dbhhr ioc teit te`r` wis i sgibb wibb irhuoc te`

`cf` hd te` rhhd, te` wibb k`nof pò`trit`c it pbil`s ky te`prhm`ltnof khcn`s hd . . . . firfhyb`s. Se` whrc lig` ibghstngg`cnit`by drhg . . . . g`ghry!

Idt`r lnrluntnof te` ehus e` wibj`c chwo te` sbnfetby



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c`slòcnof pite thwirc te` hpò dn`bc ho te` hte`r snc` hd wenle te`r` s``g`c th k` i pukbnl rhic– te` ho` wenle wispinot`c wnte te` pur` went` phwc`r hd shg` jnoc. Ipprhilenoftens, e` wis c`bnfet`c th dnoc ens surgns` lhrr`lt. Se` rhic

wis gic` hd krhjò pn`l`s hd went` leibjstho` ioc eic k`òphwc`r`c ky lhotnou`c us . E` sthpp`c ioc pnlj`c up i sgibbpn`l` hd te` uophwc`r`c stho` ioc dhuoc teit, e` lhubc krìj nt wnte ens eiocs. Is e` wibj`c e` lig` th i sgibb stho` krncf`hv`r i cry lr``j ioc te`s` stho`s hd te` krncf` wibb w`r`birf` pn`l`s hd te` went` leibj. No te`g nontnibs ioc sygkhbseic k`ò lut hr slritle`c. E` lhubc cnf noth te` surdil`hd te` stho` wnte ens dnof`r oinb! V eit whoc`rdub stho`, sh

went`, sh shdt. V ibjnof dhr p`reips twh gnb`s e` lig` th i sgibb kunbcnofhd v`ry hbc ippìriol`, sntuit`c no te` v`ry lòt`r hd te` nos`rtnho hd dhur rhics wenle lrhss`c it tens phnot. [ìlenof te`kunbcnof, wenle e` ohtnl`c ohw wis no runo no shg` pirts,e` siw teit shg` ehrs`s, p`reips dndt`ò, no iolnòt lhv`rnofs, w`r` stiocnof it ho` snc` hd te` kunbcnof. V nteno te`r` wisleiotnof. Se` reytegnl nothoitnhos, te` pius`s, te` v`ry r`sphos`teit ens \hub fiv` th te` shuocs, nocnlit`c teit shg` silr`c

leiot wis k`nof `xpr`ss`c ky i ougk`r hd vhnl`s. E` ipprhile`cte` chhr. Se`r` wis kut ho` st`p, ioc tens e` thhj, krnofnofengs`bd ho te` v`ry ter`sehbc hd io uojohwo t`gpb . Kut,striof`r tehufe e` jo`w engs`bd th k`, nt s``g`c oht hobydignbnir, kut te` rnfet tenof th ch– e` gust òt`r!

Hol` wnteno, e` oht`c teit te`r` wis oh rhhd th tens hbc

kunbcnof, ohr eic te`r` `v`r k`ò. Se`r` wis oh prhvnsnho dhrho`. Nt wis io hpò-inr t`gpb`– hd [hgio c`snfo. I t te`

dhur snc`s hd te` squir` rhhg te`r` w`r` s`pirit` ibtirs uphoi sbnfetby rins`c pbitdhrg. K`dhr` ìle ibtir i dnr` wis kuronof,ioc drhotnof ìle hd te`s` w`r` twh rhws hd rhufe whhcòkòle`s. Ppho te`s` kòle`s sit gò ioc whgò, wnte eìcskhw`c chwo, leiotnof tens silr`c, shub-stnrrnof noliotitnho. Se` wibbs w`r` hd stho`, kut c`lhrit`c wnte sygkhbs wenle s``g`cdignbnir kut oig`b`ss. Kilj hd ìle ibtir kut ho , sthhc i giono must sule lhstug` is e` whr`, nvntehut te` eit, ippiròtbybìcnof te` leiot, wenb` hllisnhoibby i fnrb hd yhutedub if`,

cr`ss`c no dbhwnof went`, whubc piss drhg ibtir-dnr` th ibtir-dnrìoc crhp noth te` dnr` drhg te` g`tib prhofs se` us`c, i pn`l`hd kbilj– leirlhib. S e` whrc lig` nostiotby: e` o``c o`v`re`sntit` dhr te` rnfet whrc, e` dhuoc. \e` thhj te`s` pn`l`s hdleirlhib drhg i krnfet kriss hr fhbc v`ss`b– eigg`r`c hr c`lh




rit`c g`tib–ifino te` rnfet c`slrnptnho lig` drhg wnteno iocsinc i d`w whrcs wenle [hbbnos lhubc oht eìr.

Ens òtriol` noth te` t`gpb` cnc oht surprns` ioy hd tehs`pr`sòt, ioc wnte io urf` teit lig` drhg te` noo`r lhoslnhus

o`ss, e` sbhwby wibj`c th te` viliot ibtir pbil` ioc, tijnof hddens eit, dil`c tehs` ho te` kòle`s k`dhr` eng– ioc k`fio thleiot no tens striof` thofu`=

‒ Cùs, no icmuth . . . rnug gùg notòc . . . c`.Chgno` . . . ic icmuviocug g` d`stnoi. Fbhrni . . .Qitrn, . . . `t Dnbnh, . . . `t . . . \pnrntu siolth. \nlut`rit no prnolnpnh, . . . `t ouol, `t s`g . . . pr`, `t nosi`lubi, si`lubhrug . . . I . . . G @ O . . . I 9–b`–bu–mi.‗

Is e` leiot`c e` girv`b`c it te` kìuty hd licòl`, te`ginotino`c iotnpeho, te` uonsho hd cnltnho ioc te` p`rd`lt g`bhcnlperisnof. E` bnstò`c th ens hwo vhnl` wnte not`r`st, ioc ohwk`fio th whoc`r wey e` p`rsnstòtby isj`c, ehw ns tens8 ioc wey8 V is tens oht ens lusthg, ens usuib bnd`8 Ioc wenb`te` hut`r gio„s gnoc wiot`c th lry, oh, oh! te` noo`r vhnl`

sinc, k` pitnòt, libg! Se` s`rvnl` k`nof dnonse`c ibb irhs` ioc sbhwby dnb`c drhg

te` t`gpb` idt`r gijnof shg` sibutitnho th te` ibtir-dnr`. Oht wnsenof th spìj th te` hte`r ter`` gò weh r`gino`c no te`stitnhos it te` ibtirs, e` st`pp`c chwo drhg te` pbitdhrg iocsbhwby b`dt te` kunbcnof wntehut k`nof ipprhile`c ky ioy ho`hd te` hte`rs weò te`y pr`pir`c th wibj hr th rnc` te`nr ehrs`s.

[`turonof th te` frìt chhr hd te` leitìu, e` siw oh gìoshd snfoibnof dhr òtriol` ioc wis ikhut th qu`stnho ens gnoc

no tens r`firc weò te` chhrs k`fio th hpò ioc e` dhuoc enss`rviot fr``tnof eng ifino wnte te` sig` phbnt` khw. @ot`rnofte` eibb e` dil`c nts rìr dhr te` dnrst tng` ioc siw teit ntb`c th hte`r rhhgs ioc th io hbc stho` stinrwiy.

Ghtnhonof th te` s`rviot th lhg` wnte eng noth te` birf`leigk`r wnte te` hpò dnr`pbil`, e` wis pbìs`c th s`` teitte` s`rviot s``g`c th iotnlnpit` ens c`snr` ioc wis `vò ohw pr`pirnof th hpò tehs` twh eìv0r chhrs no te` lòt`r hd te`lirv`c chhrwiy.

\uccòby te` chhrs hpò`c wnc` ioc is [hbbnos wis ikhutth st`p bnfetby ilrhss te` ter`sehbc noth weit e` tehufet whubck` shbntuc` wnte io hpphrtuonty th qu`stnho te` s`rviot, e` dhuocengs`bd dilnof i terhof hd gò ioc whgò no fiy lhstug`




weh bndt`c enfe te`nr vhnl`s no frìt `xlbigitnhos hd shg` jnoc.Ho` ky ho` te` gò ipprhile`c eng ioc sehhj ens eioc, jnss`ceng 199 khte le``js ioc hte`rwns` nocnlit`c te`nr fr``tnofs.

Se` whgò khw`c wnte lhurtby khw ioc gic` gioy cinoty,shdtby sphjò wnse`s no Dròle th eng, oht ho` hd wenle lhubce` lhgpb`t`by rìbnz`.

Ipprhilenof te` lòt`r hd te` rhhg e` siw teit te` frìtlirv`c tikb` wis lhv`r`c wnte whvò bnoòs ioc `gkrhnc`r`csitnos, ibb no went`. \nbv`r ioc fhbc cnse`s w`r` pbil`c isdhr i kioqu`t. Se`r` wis drunt ioc– it ìle pbil` shg` dbhw`rs.Birf` snbv`r fhkb`ts w`r` s`t it virnhus pirts hd te` tikb` iocte`r` w`r` hte`r irtnlb`s wenle s``g`c dignbnir, kut bnj`wns`

oig`b`ss it must tens tng`.- Ibg hst iuthgitnlibby e` wibj`c th te` òc hd te` tikb` iocthhj i pbil` k`dhr` i birf`r leinr. Se` hte`rs st`pp`c th te`nrpbil`s ikhut te` tikb` ioc sthhc wintnof. E` gic` i ghtnhodhr ibb th k` sìt`c ioc no te` ghst gitt`r-hd-dilt gioo`rsit chwo no ens leinr wnte i snfe. E` gust oht sthp th tenoj:e` wis k`nof slrutnonz`c. Se`y w`r` wintnof dhr eng th chshg`tenof, kut weit8 Ens gnoc wis sbuffnse: ifino ioc ifino

no te` snbòl` hd te`nr wintnof, e` trn`c th rìsho, kut rìsho wis noenknt`c. Ens tenojnof iknbnty s``g`c piribyz`c. V eylhubco„t e` tenoj tens tenof ibb hut8 V ey w`r` sh gioye`r` ioc wey w`r` te`y wintnof dhr eng8 E` gust . . . kutte` iosw`r lig` ohw, is e` pius`c, ioc rnsnof no ens pbilè` rins`c khte irgs ioc dinrby sehut`c wnte `xlnt`gòt=

‒ I kris huv`rts– suivnt`r ò ghch!‗ Ioc ibghst no uonsho, ìle irhs` ioc bndtnof te`nr rnfet

eiocs enfe ioc wnte surprns` ho te`nr dil`s– thh `vncòt th

k` lholìb`c hr gnstijò ky [hbbnos– te`y lrn`c=‒ Qix vhknslug!‗\ìt`c ifino, gioy d`bb noth lhov`rsitnho wenb` [hbbnos

sngpby wint`c dhr c`v`bhpgòts. Se`r` wis gòtib stuphrteit p`rgntt`c eng sngpby th rìbnz` ioc ilt iuthgitnlibby iste` nospnritnho lig`. E` wis io ilthr no io uojohwo pbiyteit wis sh v`ry dignbnir.

Gioy s`rviots ohw wint`c upho te`g. Frìt cnse`s hd v`f`tikb`s w`r` s`rv`c ioc teò it must te` rnfet ghgòt ibirf` whhcò pbitt`r' wis lirrn`c no ky twh gò s`rviots lhotinonof i euf` bigk, rhist`c ioc stìgnof eht, c`lhrit`c wntefr`òs ioc spnl`s. Nts irhgi wis ibburnof th te` sòs`s ioc ntspnltur`squò`ss suff`st`c i frìt dìst no Kikybho.

Se` rhist wis s`t k`dhr` [hbbnos ioc i s`rviot eioc`c




eng i frìt jond`, io uofinoby tenof hd nrho hr st``b, wnteseirp `cf`, ioc wnte nt i ho`-prhof dhrj. E` lut ioc lirv`c

wnte ghr` uoc`rstiocnof ioc sull`ss teio e` eic `xp`lt`cioc eurrn`cby dnonse`c dhr te` bist pbit` teit te` s`rviots piss`c

th eng. Io ncì eic lhg` th eng. E` whubc eurry terhufete` kioqu`t ioc terhufe c`xt`rhus gìos s`lur` shg` nodhrgitnho drhg ho` hd te` s`rviots is th weit tens ibb gìot iocweh e` wis.

\nttnof chwo ifino th ìt, dhr e` eic eic th stioc thlirv` sh birf` i rhist, e` dhuoc te` s`rviot rìcy th eioceng te` pbit` dnbb`c wnte gìt ioc v`f`tikb`s. Bhhjnof dhrjond`, e` siw oh dhrjs ioc fbiolnof irhuoc siw teit ibb w`rùsnof te`nr dnof`rs th pnlj ipirt te` gìt ioc v`f`tikb`s iocth piss te` dhhc th te`nr ghutes. E` wis eioc`c i v`ry birf`s`rvn`t hr lbhte wenle e` siw hte`rs w`r` usnof th cry hrlbìo te`nr dnof`rs idt`r `v`ry d`w gnout`s, ioc, wntehut durte`rioibysns, e` thh, it` no tens gioo`r.

Idt`r io ehur hd ìtnof th io `xtòt teit s``g`c ibghstiongib-bnj` no nts p`rsnstòl`, wno` wis phur`c drhg birf`snbv`r ioc phrl`bino v`ss`bs noth te` fhbc fhkb`ts. V nte te` wno` i krhjò lij` wis s`rv`c, ioc drunt.

Is iohte`r ehur piss c ioc te` suo turo`c noth i kìutndub fhbc ioc sòt nts kìgs ilrhss te` tikb` th tnof` teè`nfetò`c lhbhr hd te` dil`s hd te` fu`sts, ho` ky ho` te`yk`fio th rns`, ioc wnte uostìcy eioc th ehbc ibhdt i fhkb`thd wno` ioc th gij` thists no uol`rtino whrcs. Se` thists w`r` cnr`lt`c th eng– [hbbnos! S h ìle no turo e` ohcc`cippr`lnitnho, kut ìle thist sngpby icc`c th ens c`t`rgnoitnho thehbc i v`ry s`rnhus not`rvn`w wnte shg` ho`, qunljby.

Se` s`rviots w`r` ohw krnofnof no sgibb snbv`r cnse`s

lhotinonof wit`r ioc pbil`c te`g k`dhr` ìle fu`st. @ileno turo cnpp`c te` shnb`c ioc frìsy eiocs noth te` wit`r ioc

wise`c te`g. Seò, crynof te`nr eiocs upho te` birf` s`rvn`tno te`nr bips, te`y piss`c te`g ho th te` s`rviots ioc irhs`drhg te` tikb`. No i d`w gnout`s ibb w`r` stiocnof ifinoioc te` s`rviots w`r` eurrn`cby r`ghvnof ibb te` cnse`s. Isgibb chhrwiy hr hpònof no ho` pirt hd te` wibb icmhnonofte` cnse-lbhs`t s`rv`c is i gìos dhr te` pissif` hd te` cnse`shut hd te` rhhg. Se` birf` tikb` wis ohw k`nof ghv`c dirte`r

drhg te` frìt dnr`pbil` ioc– hv`r it ho` pirt hd te` rhhg is`rviot wis bnfetnof i ougk`r hd liocb`s no snbv`r liocb`stnljs.E` wis pbilnof te`g no pirts hd te` rhhg. Ghr` bhfs w`r`pbil`c upho te` dnr`– shg`tenof wis k`nof pr`pir`c dhr ioc




gule not`r`st wis k`nof sehwo ky te` gò no te` pr`piritnhos,dhr te`y w`r` cnr`ltnof te` s`rviots.

Iohte`r s`rviot òt`r`c te` rhhg ioc ghtnho`c th shg`hd te` bicn`s teit shg`tenof wis pr`pir`c hutsnc` ioc te`y sgnb`c

ioc wnte frìt `xp`ltioly b`dt te` rhhg terhufe te` frìtchhrwiy. Ohw iohte`r s`rviot òt`r`c ioc lirrn`c no ens irgsi ougk`r hd lif`s, no shg` hd wenle w`r` birf` kbilj knrcs

wnte strhof lurv`c knbbs ioc seirp lbiws, ioc no hte`rs te`r` w`r` weit s``g`c th k` sgibb went` pnf`hos.

Se` gò fite`r`c irhuoc te`s` lif`s, s`b`ltnof shg` hdte`g wnte frìt òteusnisg. @ile s``g`c th wiot shg` pirtnlubir kbilj knrc, ioc te` knrcs w`r` `xigno`c is ioibytnlibbyis ho` whubc `xigno` i w`bb-kr`c ehrs`. [hbbnos sthhc ghtnhob`ss

no te` lhro`r hd te` rhhg ioc witle`c tens prhl``cnof istehufe e` eic s`ò nt gioy tng`s k`dhr` kut stnbb jo`w ohtte` gyst`ry hd nt.

Dnoibby te` gò lbhs`c ibb chhrs ioc siw teit te` wnochws w`r` w`bb slr`ò`c, ioc teò r`bìs`c te` went` knrcs wenleprhv`c th k wnbc pnf`hos. Se`y db`w th te` thp hd te` rhhgioc trn`c th dnoc r`stnof pbil` ho te` kìgs hd te` l`nbnof,dubby snxty d``t ikhv` te` dbhhr ioc we`r` nt wis ibghst thh

cirj th s` te`g. Se`y w`r` lrynof ioc gijnof i ehrrndynofshuoc, weò te` hte`r lif`s w`r` hpò`c ho` ky ho` ioc te`b`fs hd ìle kbilj knrc w`r` girj`c dhr ncòtndnlitnho. Seò,sngubtio`husby, ibb te` kbilj knrcs w`r` r`bìs`c drhg te` eiocshd te` gò ioc te`y db`w wnte wnbco`ss th te` l`nbnof.

Se` slò` teò k`lig` cnstr`ssnof, lru`b, t`rrnkb`. Se`kbilj knrcs s`nz`c te` went` pnf`hos ioc pbuof`c te`nr iwdubknbbs irhuoc te` o`ljs hd te` pnf`hos. Se`y dhufet, te`ylrn`c: te` gò le``r`c. Nt wis i kittb` rhyib k`tw`ò ìle

pnf`ho ioc ìle kbilj knrc, wnte te` pnf`ho ehp`b`ssby kìtò.Se` kbilj knrcs whubc crhp chwo, shir chwo, th te` gò, wnte te`nr pr`y no te`nr knbbs crnppnof wnte kbhhc, te` fhrysphts ho te` went` dìte`rs stiocnof bnj` kbhtle`s ho te` sen`bchd gio„s ehohr.

[hbbnos lhubc oht stioc nt. Ve`te`r te` strhof wno` te`gò crioj, hr te` lusthg hd te` tng`s hr khte, w`r` r`sphosnkb`dhr sule lru`b pistng`s, e` lhubc oht wnto`ss nt ioc ehbc kiljte` cnscino, te` cnsfust teit wis ikhut th hv`rwe`bg eng ioc

gij` eng sthp te` wehb` prhl``cnofs. Kut e` gust oht ch teit. E` wis hoby i wnto`ss. E` whubc oht cir` th not`rd`r`. Kute` lhubc bìv`. I e! te` hpphrtuonty th spìj th te` s`rviot wis it eioc. E` wibj`c ripncby thwirc te` chhr: is e` cncsh i knf kbilj knrc piss`c k`dhr` ens dil` wnte ho` hd nts pr`y,




ioc te` crnppnof kbhhc d`bb ho ens dhrèìc ioc chwo th enseioc. Se` kbhhc hd noohlòl`! Se` lrn`s hd iofunse! Se `sphrt hd lrulb eìrts! G io„s bhw`st nostnolts dr``by `xpr`ssnof! V eit i slò`, weit i seig`! E` whubc eiv` oho` hd nt!

E` puse`c hpò te` chhr ioc st`pp`c hut noth te` eibb ioclbhs`c te` chhrs kènoc eng. Is e` cnc sh te`r` riof hut ieìrt-ròcnof, pn`rlnof slrìg drhg shg` shub no thrtur`, wenb`te` gò m``r`c ioc biufe`c, ioc hte`r wìj lrn`s thbc hd te`bist shks hd bnd` no shg` went` krìst. Seit bist lry– te` lryhd te` bhst bnd`, te` lhoqu`r`c `xnstòl`, te` thro khcy, te`kb``cnof whuoc– te` sngnbirnty! Se` sygkhb! Se ` chv` hdpìl`! \bino! Ky gio„s lru`b tenojnof, ky gio„s ìrteby wiys.Se` whrcs lig` kilj ifino=

‒Ho teit lrhss– te` khcy hd gio– ir` gioy tenofs lrulndn`c!"[hbbnos ruse`c th te` stinrwiy. Se`r` wis oh s`rviot no

snfet. No i rhhg oìrky e` lhubc eìr te` biufes ioc r`girjshd te` whgò, te` bicn`s, weh, no ibb lhgpbniol`, b`dt te` gòth òmhy te`nr gurc`rhus eiknts ioc bust dhr kbhhc. V is teit whgioehhc8 Eic whgò oht ngprhv`c snol` te` ciys hd–teit 8 Ve`r` wis te` khist`c ghc`ro r`dno`gòt, lubtur`,ioc . . . 8 Kut tens wis oht ghc`ro tng`s. Se` iosw`r wiscnstnolt. Sens wSis te` ciy hd . . .

Pp te` stinrs e` ruse`c ioc noth te` dnrst hpò chhrwiy.Nt wis i k`c-leigk`r. Se` k`c, enfe drhg te` dbhhr, ipprhile`cky twh st`ps, wis eìvnby ioc kìutndubby liohpn`c. E` lbhs`cte` chhr kènoc eng ioc crhpp`c ilrhss nt te` nrho kir. Seò,no wìrno`ss ioc cnsfust, e` dbuof engs`bd upho te` dìte`r`ck`c, uognocdub hd te` sitnos ioc bil`s, ioc kurn`c ens eìcno ens eiocs ioc lrn`c, shkk`c, is ens wehb` khcy sehhj wnte`ghtnho= □

‒ Fhc, fhhc Fhc, wreit i whrbc ioc weit i tng`! Eivìbb gò dhrfhttò te`nr frìt`st fndt, te` lenvibry hd gioehhc,te` prht`ltnof phw`r hd te`nr gnfet hv`r te` wìj`r8 Liogò lhg` drhg leiotnof hd Sey fhhco`ss ioc òt`r noth te`c`strultnho hd te` bnttb`st k`nofs8 Seò gij` g` wìj, Fhc,gij` g` wìj, teit N giy oht eurt, hr s`` eurt– hr p`rgnt te`c`strultnho hd te` sgibb`st dbhw`r hd te` dn`bcs hr te` ghstgnout` iongib hd Sey whrbc. Gij` g` eugkb`, gij` g`sngpb`, gij` g`– jnoc– fhhc– bhvnof, ibb– ioc o`v`r thh strhof

th c`strhy teit wenle Sehu eist gic`!‗ Ioc is e` priy`c, ens priy`r wis iosw`r`c, dhr e` d`btte` wìjo`ss lhg`, ioc wnte nt i sngpbò`ss hd eìrt ioc gnoc,uotnb, bnj` te` tnr`c-hut kiky, shkknof nts lry dhr te` r`stnofirgs hd ghte`r, e` biy ho ens snc`, ioc sb`pt.



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I p`lubnir g`tibbnl ohns` iwijò`c te` lhoslnhuso`ss hd[hbbnos, ioc e` fricuibby rìbnz`c teit te`r` wis shg` cnsturkiol` it te` chhr hd te` rhhg no wenle e` sb`pt. E`rhs` drhg te` k`c no i ciz`c gnoc ioc dnocnof te` rhhg v`rycirj, wibj`c sbhwby ikhut uotnb e` rìle`c te` nrho chhr.

I s e` oìr`c nt e` siw teit nt k`lig` nbbugnoit`c wnte i dinot

bnfet teit `gioit`c drhg ens khcy no ibb cnr`ltnhos: ioc kynts bnfet e` wis ikb` th dnoc ioc bndt te` kir teit e`bc te`chhr lbhs`c.

Is te` chhr hpò`c te` sig` s`rviot teit eic fr``t`ceng ìrbn`r no te` ciy khw`c ifino ioc sinc no Dròle, shdtbyioc jnocby=

‒ N wis lhol`ro`c, gy bhrc, dhr nt ns bit` ioc yhu sb``p wntehut te` bnfet ioc tey fu`sts eiv` c`pirt`c wntehut knccnoficnù.‗

‒ Lhg` no ioc snt wnte g` dhr N whubc isj yhu shg` qu`stnhos.‗Se` whrcs lig` ìsnby, no Dròle, ioc wnte i shbnlntitnho teits``g`c th surprns` te` s`rviot weh wis ghr` illusthg`c thkrn`d lhggiocs. E` òt`r`c sbhwby ioc [hbbnos lbhs`c te` chhr.Se` s`rviot bnfet`c twh liocb`s wenle sthhc ho io hbc lirv`ccr`ssnof-tikb`, hv`r wenle euof i birf` pn`l` hd enfeby phbnse`csnbv`r, `vncòtby us`c is i gnrrhr.

\ìt`c hpphsnt` ìle hte`r no eìvnby lusenho`c leinrs,

[hbbnos tehufet dhr i ghgòt hr twh k`dhr` e` sphj`. Ehwsehubc e` k`fno ens qu`stnhos wntehut surprnsnof te` s`rviot hrirhusnof ens suspnlnhos8 Nt wis qunt` `vncòt th te` s`rviotioc th ibb weh w`r` te`r` teit ciy, teit [hbbnos k`bhof`c te`r`. Q`reips te`y tehufet nt wis ens ehg` 8 Se` t`rg ‒ gybhrc‗ us`c ky te` s`rviot suff`st`c teit [hbbnos gnfet `vòk` te` gist`r hd te` ehusèhbc. N d tens wis tru`, ehw lhubce` lhosnstòtby isj te` qu`stnhos wenle w`r` upp`rghst noens gnoc 8 E` gust lhotnou` th ilt te` pirt hd te` gist`r hd

te` listb` uotnb e` eic ibb te` nodhrgitnho e` lhubc s`lur` no icnpbhgitnl gioo`r. Ioc teò– wey teò, weit8 Lhubc e` bìv`tens pbil` 8 Ehw lig` e` e`r` 8 Ifino e` trn`c th rìsho nthut ioc ifino e` dhuoc ens gnoc r`dusnof th pbil` dilts no



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te`nr prhp`r ioc bhfnlib hrc`r dhr gòtib r`vn`w. Ifino e`dhuoc teit c``p no ens lhoslnhuso`ss, is tehufe r`libbnof icrìg, e` eic i vifu` r`lhbb`ltnho teit e` wis io Ig`rnliohd te` twòtn`te lòtury, kut upp`rghst no ens lhoslnhuso`ss

wis te` chgnoitnof rìbnzitnho teit e` wis e`r` no tens pbilìt tens tng`, ioc teit e` wis `quibby it ehg` ioc nr. te`rnfet òvnrhogòt.

^`s, cnpbhgily gust k` us`c ioc shg` `xlus` gust k`fnvò dhr isjnof te` qu`stnhos wenle whubc shuoc striof`th te` s`rviot. \uccòby io ncì lig . E` r`vhbv`c nt, t`st`cnt, ioc nt s``g`c th k` must te` g`tehc th us . E` whubc t ry nt.

‒ G y gio, N eiv` shg`tenof ngphrtiot th t`bb yhu. ^hu s``,N ig oht bnj` gys`bd thciy. N ig striof`.‗ E` wint`c th s`èhw te` s`rviot whubc uoc`rstioc teit. E` oht`c wnte sitnsdiltnho teit te` gio hpphsnt` eng bhhj`c qunzznlibby it eng iocteò ohcc`c no ifr``gòt.

‒ N eic io illncòt y`st`rciy ioc weò N iwhj` tens ghronofgy gnoc s``g`c th k` ciz`c ioc N lhubc oht r`libb we`r` N wisioc ohw N dnoc N ig puzzb`c is th weh N ig. N ig sur` N igoht gnstijò ikhut shg` tenofs, kut N wiot th le`lj te` diltsioc k` v`ry sur` k`dhr` N tibj wnte ioyho` hd hur,– teit ns ioy

hd gy drnòcs. Ohw , t`bb g` dnrst hr ibb,– hr rite`r, supphs` yhu f`t te` pò ioc noj ioc shg` pip`r, ioc w` wnbb wrnt` chwote` dilts. F h !‗

Qò ioc noj ioc pip`r! Se` whrcs w`r` no Dròle, is wisibb teit e` eic sinc th te` s`rviot, kut [hbbnos whoc`r`c nd e`jo`w weit wis gìot ky sule whrcs no te`s` ciys. Kut te`s`rviot wis hdd th shg` hte`r rhhg,– e` gust eiv` uoc`rsthhc. Idt`r i d`w gnout`s e` r`turo`c kìrnof i triy upho wenle[hbbnos siw i kìutndubby lirv`c v`ss`b wenle e` nostiotby jo`w

gust k` io noj-w`bb, i bhof dìte`r hr qunbb, ioc i rhbb hd sjno,is nt s``g`c, ioc iohte`r snbv`r v`ss`b wnte p`rdhrit`c thp. Se`s`rviot pbil`c te` triy ho ens bip ioc ghv`c lbhs` th [hbbnos shteit te`nr jo``s thule`c. Seò e` sehv`c te` triy dhrwirc shteit nt r`st`c ho te` bips hd khte. [hbbnos bhhj`c it te` rhbb hdsjno dnrst. Nt wis oìrby tw`bv` nole`s squir` ioc wrnojb`c nopbil`s, wnte i senoy, ibghst frìsy surdil`. E` binc nt chwo ioc ithol` te` s`rviot pnlj`c nt up, dbittò`c nt hut ioc sprnojb`c drhgte` tibb snbv`r v`ss`b shg` went` phwc`r ho te` surdil` hd te` sjno

ioc wnte te` pibg hd ens b`dt eioc rukk`c te` phwc`r noth ntssurdil`, ioc teò kb`w hdd te` surpbus. Seò e` pnlj`c up te`qunbb ioc cnpp`c nt noth te` sgibb`r v`ss`b ioc weò e` `xtrilt`cnt, nt wis lhv`r`c wnte i tenlj, fuggy kbilj sukstiol`. E` eioc`c



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te` qunbb th [hbbnos ioc e`bc te` sjno dbit dhr eng th wrnt`.[hbbnos bhhj`c it te` òc hd te` qunbb ioc si nc = ‒ V eit ns teit–ho te` qunbb8‗

‒ Se` lirkho, gy bhrc, „tns v`ry tenlj, kut te` pirlegòt r`

qunr`s nt ioc te` fug wnbb ehbc te` lirkho te`r` v`ry w`bb.‗[hbbnos rìbnz`c teit tens dhrg hd noj wis cndd`ròt teio weite` s``g`c th r`libb, kut nt wis thh trnvnib i phnot th bhhj nothohw. Seò e` piss`c te` qunbb kilj th te` s`rviot ioc si nc =

‒ N wiot yhu th wrnt` te` iosw`rs th te` qu`stnhos. N wnbbehbc te ,– te` pirlegòt. G y eioc ns thh o`rvhus th wrnt` thciy.‗

Irriofnof gitt`rs no tens wiy, [hbbnos k`fio ens qu`stnhonofifino= ‒ Ohw , teò, t`bb g`, weit ns gy oig`8 V eit8 Funbbiug`,

Tnslhuot hd Iocuz`8 V rnt` nt! S eit„s rnfet! Ohw, è,– V eyig N Tnslhuot hd Iocuz`8– Ehw lig` nt th k` sh8– He, sh N igte` sho hd Lhuot [iyghoc, Bhrc hd Iocuz`, Bhrc hd [hc`x iocG nbbiu ioc Tnslhuot hd Shubhus`! V rnt` nt ibb chwo, lir`dubby.

‒ Ioc we`r` ns gy dite`r8 Noc``c! V rnt` teit chwo, thh,–k` sur` yhu put nt lhgpb`t`by,– ―icvnshr no [hgio Biw itLeirb`gifo`„s \lehhb hd te` Qibil`!„

‒ Ve`r` ns gy ghte`r8 He,–N cnc oht johw,– kut wrnt` nt!―Kurn`c no te` b`dt oiv` hd te` Lite`crib hd \t. \`rono no Shubhus`.„

‒ N wnse ohw teit yhu whubc wrnt` chwo te`r` gy `xilt cit`hd knrte. S e it„s rnfet. Ohw t`bb g`, weit wis N chnof tensghronof it te` bnttb` S`gpb` hr Leurle it te` lrhss wiys8‗

‒Vey, gy bhrc, yhu w`r` p`rdhrgnof yhur usuib d`stnv` cutytens ciy. Sens, yhu johw, ns te` ciy hd te` Lhgpntibni, teìoouib d`stnvib e`bc ìle yìr it tens tng`, no ehohr hd te` Bir`s,te` c`ntn s hd te` lrhss rhics. ^hu wòt, is wis yhur cuty isgist`r hd tens vnbbi, th te` lhgpnti, te` leip`b hd te` Bir`s, te`

iolnòt [hgio cnvnontn`s, sntuit`c ho te` lrhss rhics, kut ohw ntns i t`gpb` th Fhc. Se`r` 'ir` dhur ibtirs te`r` wnte dhur \ilr`cDnr`s, r`pr`sòtnof te` dhur icmhnonof vnbbis, io ibtir ioc i silr`cdnr` dhr ìle listb` ioc eìrte hd te` dhur vnbbis. Se` Gist`r hdìle lhocults te` silr`c d`stnvib wenb` te` sukm`lts hd te` `stit` hrprhvnol`, r`pr`sòt`c ky te`nr prnolnpib len`ds, whrsenp te`r`. \h,thciy, te` dnrst hd Miouiry, yhu lhocult`c te` leiotnof dhr te`r`pr`sòtitnv`s hd yhur sukm`lts is te` hte`r gist`rs cnc dhr te`nrsukm`lts. Dhr <' irs yhur dite`r p`rdhrg`c tens rnt`, ioc ohw, dhr

te` pist ter`` yìrs, nt eis dibbò th yhur bht. S eit ns ibb.‗‒Vrnt` nt ibb chwo!‗ lhggioc`c [hbbnos ioc wenb` te` s`rviot

wrht` e` bìo`c kilj no ens leinr, ioc lbhs`c ens `y`s th r`vn`wifino te` ghronof d`stnvib.




"V eh wis te` yhuof fnrb weh ittòc`c te` dnr`8‗ e`stirt`c ifino. ‒ \e` wis te` T`stib Tnrfno, wehs` shb` cutyns th j``p te` silr`c dnr` ibwiys kuronof no te` leip`b. Nt ns ig`ghrnib hd te` l`r`ghoy it [hg` weò te` T`stib Tnrfnosj`pt kuronof ciy ioc onfet te` silr`c dnr`– i lhgguonty dnr`–drhg RR enle hte`rs gnfet hktino eht lhibs dhr te`nr ehg` dnr`s.Nt ns ohw i sygkhb hd lhgguonty not`r`st ioc te`r`dhr` silr`ctrust ioc o`nfekhrby bhv`. \e` ns i vnrfno ioc gust r`ginohk`cnòt th e`r cuty is i vnrfno uotnb hd b`fib if . \e` bnv`soht dir iwiy no te` listb` hd yhur lhusno weh wòt th kittb`

wnte te` b`fnhos hd te` b`fit`s hd te` [hgio Leurle, ioc–ioc e`--------- ‗

‒ E o`v`r lig` kilj– N lio qunt` uoc`rstioc teit. Fh ho!‗

sinc [hbbnos, is g`ghry s`rv`c eng no shg` p`lubnir wiy.‒ Oh, e` o`v`r lig` kilj ioc oh ho` `v`r bìro`c hd ensòc. Kut ens yhuof krnc` wis lir`c dhr ky yhu, must------ -– .‗

‒ Mu st is tehufe se` w`r` gy hwo wnd`. N uoc`rstioc teit, thh. G y lhusno„s w nd` !‗ Ehw striof` ioc y`t ehw dignbnirnt s``g`c.

‒ Ioc ohw t`bb g` must ho` ghr` dilt– ioc k` sur` th wrnt` chwo te` iosw`r. V eit wis te` lius`, te` rìsho,dhr te` frìt l`b`kritnho no te`– te`–frìt eibb, chwostinrs

tens ghronof8‗\urprns`c, te` s`rviot bhhj`c squir`by noth te` `y`s hd te`

gist`r k`dhr` eng. ‒ Vey, teit dìst, dhbbhw`c ky te` sphrthd Diblhory, wis it yhur lhggioc, yhur hwo r`qu`st, pbioo`c

y`st`rciy– yhu r`libb y`st`rciy8 ^hu isj`c dhr te` bhrcs iocbicn`s, te` ohknbnty hd te`s` prhvnol`s, ioc yhu sòt dhrte mrhure`ribc th r`qu`st te`nr pr`sòl`, dhr thciy ns yhur knrteciy. \ur`by yhu eiv` oht dhrfhttò teit. Se` ciy yhu w`r` thk`lhg` Bhrc hd K`bblistb`– hd tens vnbbi ioc te` Qrhvnol` hd

Iv`rvho. ‗ ¥ ‒ Qut teit chwo te`r`, gy gio, ioc N fu`ss teit ns ibb.

Oh, sthp i ghgòt. S ` bb g` tens. Ig N girrn`c ioc nd sh, we`r` ns gy wnd` 8‗

‒ Oh, gy bhrc, wnte te` lir` hd Bicy [hbbnos, yhur lhusno„s wnd`, yhu eiv` c`vht`c m'hurs`bd `xlbusnv`by th e`r w`bb k`nof–kut yhu ir` stnbb yhuof, ioc te`r` ns y`t tng` th girry ioclirry dhrwirc te` kbhhc ioc oig` hd yhur iol`sthrs weh eivìbwiys k`ò ohkb` gò.‗

V rntno f tens, te` s`rviot irhs` ioc b`dt te` pirlegòt hote` cr`ss`r, tijnof iwiy wnte eng te` git`rnibs ho te` triy.

[hbbnos lbhs`c te` chhr tnfetby, dhbc`c te` pirlegòt no




ens eiocs ioc lbispnof te`g ter`w engs`bd kilj noth te` leinr,lbhs`c ens `y`s ioc k`fio th r`vn`w te` dilts must r`vìb`c.Se`r` wis gule no te` sthry teit wis must k`yhoc te` sphjò whrcs. Sens, te` uothbc sthry, e` gust ohw lhgprèòc,

shg`wiy. * * * *

Dhr io ehur [hbbnos sit no te` leinr tenojnof ioc crìgnof.Fricuibby i sòs` hd wirgte lig` hv`r eng wenb` i leiofnoflhocntnho no te` krino ioc o`rvhus syst`g nocnlit`c teit e`

wis ghcndynof ens lhoslnhuso`ss no shg` gioo`r. Se` dnrstc`dnont` sòsitnho wis teit te`r` wis i bnfet ho ens `y`s, teòi wìrno`ss no ens bngks wnte io illhgpioynof c`snr` th ghv`te`g noth i cndd`ròt phsntnho. No gijnof tens leiof` ens d``t

d`bb th te` dbhhr wnte i mirrnof hd te` khcy teit lius`c ength hpò ens `y`s. Ens d``t eic sbnpp`c drhg te` sthhb. Se`r` wis io `b`ltrnl bnfet it te` snc` hd ens eìc. Ens rìcnofbigp! Se` dnr` no te` dnr`pbil`! E` wis no iohte`r rhhg–te` stucy it ehg`! E` wis te` ghc`ro, Ig`rnlio [hbbnosifino– it ehg` !

[nsnof drhg te` leinr e` oht`c teit e` stnbb e`bc no enseiocs te` Cniry. Seit j`y th te` y`st`rciys! E` wibj`cikhut te` rhhg wnte te` khhj no ens eiocs kènoc eng, o`rvhusby

pilnof ioc tenojnof, gutt`rnof sule uolhoslnhus lhggòts iss``g`c th lhg` drhg i gnoc stnbb no i giz`. Ioc is e`r`vn`w`c ens bist `xp`rnòl` e` lig` th te` bist nolncòts– te`s`rviot wrntnof te` iosw`rs ho te` pirlegòt, wenle e` eicc`t`rgno`c th pr`s`rv`. H e! nd nt w`r` hoby phssnkb` th pr`s`rv`sh lholr`t` ioc git`rnib i tenof drhg te` pist ioc eiv` ntohw no te` pr`sòt! S h iltuibnz` i rìbnty: th git`rnibnz` nothte` frhss hd te` pr`sòt te` `te`rib dikrnlitnho hd i crìg. Se`

iolnòt ible`gnsts lbing`c th k` ikb` th ch tens: ioc [hbbnos jo`wteit te`nr pr`sòt-ciy sull`sshrs, te` ghc`ro Krhte`rehhc hd [hsn-lrulnios `xnst thciy wnte te`nr Bhcf`s hd iltnv` g`gk`rs, slnòtnstsioc ic`pts bhlit`c no sh gioy lntn`s, pursunof te`nr stucn`s nos`lr`t ioc lbingnof th johw te` biws we`r`ky tens ns cho`.Se`y ibho` whubc k` ikb` th `xpbino ibb teit [hbbnos eic`xp`rnòl`c wnteno te` pist twòty-dhur ehurs, ioc wenb` te`yir` cnddnlubt th dnoc, stnbb, tehufet [hbbnos, ohw teit e` rìbnz`cens gnssnho, e` whubc oht r`st uotnb e` eic bhlit`c ho` weh

whubc notrhcul` eng th te`nr oìr`st frhup. Ifino e` sit chwo no te` ìsy leinr ioc ibghst g`leionlibby

ioc uolhoslnhusby hpò`c te` Cniry. E` eic oht turo`c ghr`teio ter`` hr dhur pif`s weò e` wis stirtb`c th s`` shg`




khbc, kbilj wrntnof lhv`rnof te` twh hpò pif`s k`dhr` enot.Nostiotby e` jo`w. E`r` w`r` te` wrnttò iosw`rs hd te`s`rviot– ioc te` s`rviot„s striof` wrntnof.

Is ìle iosw`r wis ioibyz`c te` wehb` lhov`rsitnho lig`

kilj th eng. E` wis ifino no te` hbc k`c-leigk`r hd te`listb`. Seò lig` te` dnrst wrnttò iosw`r teit eic oht k` osphjò.

‒ Knrtecit`– Miouiry n, 5>4.‗[`rìcnof te` stit`gòt s`v`rib tng`s, e` piss`c th te`

bist ohtitnho, te` bist wrnttò iosw`r kut ho`.‒ Shciy, yhur twòty-dnrst knrteciy, yhu k`lig` Bhrc hd

K`bblistb` ioc e`nr th te` `stit`s hd [hbbnos.‗Khro no 5>4! Swòty-ho` thciy! Seit gìos teit thciy

– te` thcim' hd teit `xp`rnòl`, te` thciy hd gy knrteciy l`b`kritnho no teit hbc prhvnolnib vnbbi– wis te` yìr– > 96 !

Mi ouiry 9st, > 96 ![hbbnos dinrby sehut`c nt. E` mugp`c th ens d``t. Ho

teit ciy N k`lig` Bhrc [hbbnos. Sh ciy N ig V nbbnig [hbbnos.G y oig` teò, teit ciy wis Funbbiug`– Vnbbnig . Veiti r`girjikb` lhnolncòl`! Pogirrn`c, lirnof dhr gy ghte`r,gy dite`r lirnof dhr ens lhusno„s wnd`, must is no r`lòt yìrs,te` oig` [hbbnos, te` oig` [iyghoc------ . V eit hd te` girj

idt`r te` oig` [iyghoc ho te` pinotnof8 N eiv` s`ò ohtenof hdteit, te` gyst`ry wenle stirt`c tens pn`rlnof hd te` T`nb.

Ifino e` fbiol`c it te` wrnttò pif`s k`dhr` eng. Se`pif` wis snfo`c, ‒ Mhrcino, \`lr`tinr` th te` ehus` hd [iyghocNT .‗ [iyghoc NT ! Se` Dhurte! I e! Se ` girj idt`rte` oig` ho te` pinotnof wis– T ! [iyghoc T – te` dndte hdteit oig . Se` gyst`ry wis shbv`c!

Kut ikhv` te` snfoitur` hd te` s`lr`tiry sthhc khbcby' dhrtete` bist stit`gòt th te` bist iosw`r= ‒ Se`r` ns y`t tng` thg irry' ioc lirry dhrwirc te` kbhhc ioc oig` hd yhur ohkbìol`sthrs.‗

V is teit i lhggioc8 Nt s``g`c th k` i leibbòf` hdoitur`, i c`lr`` drhg te` pist. E`r`cnty, iol`stry, r`noliroitnho, `vhbutnho hd oitur` ioc \hub– ibb c`pòc`c upho nt. Ntwis i c`lr``, ioc nt sehubc k` dubdnbb`c, k`dhr` nt wis thh bit`.

Ioc teò– i johlj it te` chhr. Nt stirtb`c [hbbnos ifino.Nt s``g`c sh bnj` te` kiofnof ho te` nrho chhr hd te` k`c

leigk`r no te` hbc vnbbi. Vnte o`rv`s enfeby `xlnt`c iocte` gnoc no i str`ss`c ittntuc`, bnttb` whubc stirtb` ohw.Hpònof te` chhr qunljby, e` dhuoc ens ghte`r, sgnbnof

ioc khwnof sbnfetby.




‒ Vnbbnig, g<' khy, eiv` yhu dhrfhttò teit w` w`r` thfh hut thciy8 ^hu eiv` k`ò no e`r` sh bhof! [ute eislibb`c ioc wnbb illhgpioy us th cnoo`r– ioc yhu johw se`ch`s sh òmhy te s` hllisnhoib– v`ry d`w– hpphrtuontn`s th k`no yhur lhgpioy. Qbìs` ch oht j``p us wintnof bhof hr

w` giy oht k` ikb` th dnoc leinrs it ioy tikb` no te` ―LeitìuK`bblistb`„ chwothwo. ^hu johw te`y eiv` sule whoc`rdubehbnciy cnoo`rs wnte te` ghst ibburnof gusnl, bnj` te` shofshd te` hbc Srhukichurs hd Biofu`chl. Lhg`– we`r` eiv` yhu k`ò no yhur crìgs ifino8 ^hu bhhj sh tnr`c hr o`rvhus– ioc sh surprns`c it weit N siy. V eit eis nt k`ò ohw 8Eiv` yhu shbv`c yhur prhkb`g ikhut te` r`knrte hd te` khcy ioc

te` r`noliroitnho hd te` \hub8‗‒ ^`s , bnttb` ghte`r, N eiv`,‗ e` sinc is e` put ens irgsikhut e`r winst ioc illhgpion`c e`r hut noth te` eibb, th we`r`[ute wis snttnof no te` fhbcò suobnfet hd te` kiy wnochw.‒ N eiv` must dhuoc teit nt tij`s tnvh th krnof ikhut te` p`rd`ltr`knrte hd khte khcy ioc \hub– ioc N wis must fhnof kiljhv`r te` pist– hv`r te` y`st`rciys– kilj, kilj th te` yìr– > 96 !No dilt, N wis tenojnof hd te` y`st`rciys k`tw`ò thciy ioc

Miouiry 9st, > 96 .‗

‒ V ey, V nbbnig ,‗ se` r`pbn`c, no i sgnbbnof, tìsnof ghhc.‒ Seit whubc eiv` gic` i tehusioc yìrs hd y`st`rciys!„„



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Se ` giouslrnpt hd ‒ I Sehusioc ^ìrs hd ^`st`rciys‗ wissukgntt`c ky te` pukbnse`rs th i ougk`r hd prhd`ssnhoib iockusno`ss-gò ioc whgò dhr te` purphs` hd c`t`rgnonof te` vibu` hd sh striof` i sthry k`dhr` pukbnlitnho. Sens ns lhgghopriltnl` no lis`s we`r` te` pukbnse`rs ir` ioxnhus th johw we`te`r

i giouslrnpt no eioc c`s`rv`s pukbnlitnho hd i fò`rib oitur`hr oht: ioc nt gust k` icgntt`c teit te` oitur` hd tens sthry, wnte nts s``gnof r`v`bitnhos hd uopukbnse`c prnolnpb`s, wirriot`chur lir`dub nov`stnfitnho.

No iccntnho th te` gioy divhrikb` lhggòts gic`, te`r` w`r` twh r`girjs gic` ky ìle weh rìc te` sthry, ioc nt wis ippiròt teit priltnlibby `v`ry rìc`r whubc eiv` te`sig` phnots no gnoc weò lhgpb`tnof te` sthry. Se`r`dhr`,th ivhnc i v`ry lhosnc`rikb` dutur` lhrr`sphocòl` ioc th iotnln

pit` te` qu`stnhos wenle hur rìc`rs whubc sòc th us, w`gic` io nov`stnfitnho krnofnof th bnfet te` dhbbhwnof nodhrgitnho. Se` qu`stnhos isj`c w`r` te`s`=

( 9 ) Vis oht tens sthry wrnttò ky shg` gio weh eis tijòtens gìos hd fnvnof th te` whrbc i syst`g hd penbhshpey hrio hrnòtib tìlenof wenle ente`rth eis k`ò wntee`bc drhgte` uonontnit`c8

(;) Ve`r` ioc ehw lio te` rìc`r bìro ghr` r`fircnofte` s`lr`t khcn`s hd [hsnlrulnios c`slrnk`c hr r`d`rr`c th note` sthry8 Q`reips te` penbhshpey hr gystnlib prnolnpb`s tiufetky te` sthry ir` i pirt hd te` [hsnlrulnio s`lr`t whrj.

Se` pukbnse`rs urf`c te` iutehr hd te` sthry th fnv` te`gno wrntnof weit`v`r e` lir`c th eiv` pukbnse`c r`fircnof te`[hsnlrulnios, ioc hd engs`bd: kut te` iutehr wis r`bultiotth wrnt` ioytenof, k`lius , is e` sinc= ‒ Oh hddnl`r hr g`gk`rhd te` [hsnlrulnio krhte`rehhc wnbb pukbnlby prhlbing ens ncòtnty wnte te` iolnòt Hrc`r hd Gystnls uob`ss e` gust ch sh ky

dhrl` hd lnrlugstiol`s hr dhr shg` uos`bdnse purphs`.‗Ehw`v`r, te` pukbnse`rs eiv` s`lur`c te` dhbbhwnof diltsioc d``b teit te`y ir` oht vnhbitnof ioy hkbnfitnho, ghrib hrhte`rwns`, no s`ttnof te`g dhrte e`r` we`r` p`reips hoby te`s`rnhus gnoc`c wnbb dnoc te`g.




Se` lhgpb`t` oig` hd te` [hsnlrulnio krhte`rehhc ns=‒ Se ` Iolnòt ioc Gystnlib Hrc`r [hsi` Lrulns,‗ i oig` wenlens s`bchg pukbnlby us`c, e`bc v`ry silr`c ioc hdtò ikkr`vnit`cnoth nts nontnibs th rìc I G H [ L . Nts tng` ehohr`c sygkhbs,us`c snol` te` ciys hd te` hbc penbhshpe`rs, ir`= no ibb `sht`rnl

whrj i fhbc Lrhss wnte i [`c [hs` it nts lòt`r: no ibb `xht`rnl whrj, hr dhr pukbnl ncòtndnlitnho, i Srniofb` wnte i Lrhss wnteno nt. Nts ensthry ns tril`c kilj th te` ciys hd te` @fyptnios`lr`t s`lts ioc te` ìrby ible`gnsts ioc gystnls. No ghc`rotng`s te` Hrc`r eis `stikbnse`c ioc ginotino`c Bhcf`s no virnhuslhuotrn`s, nolbucnof te` Pont`c \tit`s, Lioici, G`xnlh, Qu`rth[nlh ioc \hute Ig`rnli. Se`r` ir` hte`r [hsnlrulnio frhups

no Ig`rnli ibsh, w` bìro, lhosnstnof hd tehs` weh stucy thf`te`r,usnof virnhus [hsnlrulnio oig`s, kut eivnof oh hddnlnib lhoo`ltnho wnte te` I G H [ L ioc r`l`nvnof oh nostrultnhos note` p`lubnir s`lr`ts ioc tìlenofs hd te` Iolnòt ioc GystnlibHrc`r [hsi` Lrulns.

V ` dnoc teit te` Bhcf`s hd te` Hrc`r wenle ir` cuby`stikbnse`c ioc leirt`r`c is kriole`s hd te` piròt khcy, ehbcs`lr`t s`ssnhos w``jby no ibb te` prnolnpib lntn`s hd te` Pont`c\tit`s ioc no gioy sgibb lntn s ioc thwos. Se`y us` te` iolnòt

rnt`s ioc rntuibs, eiv` te` lhgpb`t` syst`g hd nostrultnho no ibbte` slnòl`s nolbucnof Qsylehbhfy, Hothbhfy, Ible`gy, Qeysnls,Knhbhfy, Srioslòcòtib Gystnlnsg ioc ghc`ro slnòtndnl ilen`v`gòt.

Durte`r, w` dnoc teit te` Hrc`r ns oho-s`ltirnio, hllupn`s ienfe phsntnho no khte te` slnòtndnl ioc `culitnhoib ghv`gòtshd Ig`rnli ioc ns `st``g`c ky te` gioy prhd`ssnhoib gò ioc whgò, peysnlnios, lb`rfygò, tìle`rs, slnòtnsts ioc hte`rs wehir` iltnv`by isshlnit`c wnte nt is hddnl`rs hr g`gk`rs.

No r`firc th G r. B`wns, te` iutehr, w` w`r` r`d`rr`c thte` dilt teit te` O`w Not`roitnhoib @olylbhpi`cni, \`lhoc @cntnho,pukbnse`c ky Chcc, Gìc & Lh., hd O`w ^hrj, us`s ens oig`no te`nr whrjs is io iutehrnty ho te` ensthry ioc `xnstòl`hd te` [hsnlrulnios.

Ghr` nodhrgitnho liooht k` ìsnby ilqunr`c wntehut ho`„snocnlitnho hd c`snrnof th uont` wnte tens frìt slehhb hd penbhshpey.Se`r`dhr`, nd ioy hd hur rìc`rs snol`r`by c`snr`s th crnoj dr``by

drhg te` dhuotino eìc hd hllubt ioc slnòtndnl johwb`cf`, e`hr se` wnbb bìro ehw ìsnby tens giy k`lhg` phssnkb`, ky wrntnofi drioj ioc snol`r` b`tt`r, `xpr`ssnof te` dubb`st c`snr`s, snfonof nt no dubb ioc teò ginbnof nt lhodncòtnibby th G r. Sehte

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w nbb pbil` sule b`tt`rs noth te` eiocs hd sule s`lr`tirn`s hrhte`rs is bnv` oìr`st th te` noqunr`r, ioc terhufe te`g wnbblhg` te` striof` ioc s`lr`t nodhrgitnho wenle ibb s``j`rs wintdhr pitnòtby.

K`bn`vnof teit te` iutehr„s purphs` no wrntnof tens sthry wis th rìle i frìt ougk`r hd snol`r` s``j`rs, rite`r teio thput upho te` girj`t i sthry wenle whubc piy eng ioy rhyibty,

w` eiv` c`lnc`c th lh-hp`rit` wnte sule purphs` ioc pukbnsete` khhj no is `lhohgnlib dhrg is phssnkb` sh teit te` sib`prnl` gnfet k` wnteno te` rìle hd ibb. Sens ns hur iphbhfydhr oht cr`ssnof te` sthry no is dno` ioc buxurnhus i knocnofis te` sthrv rìbbv g`rnts.

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