Comfort Me by Sheila Parker

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Pfm Outfar fos spmit kast ae fmr dgem gi tfm fatmd

jusgimss. \fm fos, tfmrmearm, kmt koiy pmapdm, dmorit

ae tfmgr prajdmks oi` rmoltgais ta tfmk. Pfgs

sykpotfmtgl oppraolf sfaws gi fmr prmvgausdypujdgsfm` egltgai. \fm dgvms gi tfm jmoutgeud Lfoiimd

Gsdoi`s oi`, odtfauhf rmtgrm`, stgdd minays kmmtgih tfm

dalods, rmhudor vgsgtars oi`, ae laursm, fmr wrgtgih.


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L A K E A Z P K M


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Ol!iawdm`hkmits

5gtf hrotmeud tfoi!s ta ky rmdotgvms, ergmi`s oi` atfmrs wfafovm fmdpm` km gi ky rmsmorlf ear tfgs jaa!.


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Lfoptmr ?

7>au rmodgsm gt wai3t jm daih iaw, ài3t yau43 *yiim3s

vaglm wos ia karm tfoi o wfgspmr oi` gt wos ajvgaus tfasm

emw war`s fo` jmmi oi meeart.

7>au3rm jmgih vmry jrovm,3 kurkurm` 6giiy rmloddgih

fmr ergmi`3s oihmr ai dmorigih tfot sfm iaw fo` loilmr aetfm duih. Gt wos twa ymors sgilm *yiim fo` jmmi apmrotm` ai

ear loilmr ae tfm jawmd, oi` sfm fo` jmmi `gslforhm` jy fmr

àltar os lakpdmtmdy ldmor sg; kaitfs oha.

*yiim fo` jmmi o`kgttm` ta tfm iursgih fakm tfm

prmvgaus wmm!, oi` 6giiy wfa fo` ajsmrvm` fmr eurtfmr

`mtmrgarotgai, iaw hmitdy fmd` tfm s!mdmtod foi` tfot doy ai

tap tfm jm`ldatfms jmtwmmi fmr awi.79mkgi` km ae sakmtfgih euiiy tfot foppmim` wfmi

wm wmrm jatf war!gih ot slfaad. 5m fo` sakm haa` douhfs

tfmi.3

7>ms, wm `g`.3 6giiy wos hdo` tfot *yiim fo` ko`m tfgs

rm=umst. )y àgih sa sfm waud` iat fovm ta portglgpotm gi o

laivmrsotgai, wfglf wos iaw odkast gkpassgjdm ear fmr.

6giiy oi` *yiim fo` !iawi molf atfmr o daih tgkm,

jatf stortgih war! ot tfm prgvotm slfaad ai tfm m`hm ae tawi

ot tfm sokm tgkm, wfmi tfmy gkkm`gotmdy jmlokm ergmi`s.

6giiy fo` jmmi o 1gstary oi` 8ihdgsf tmolfmr, oi` *yiim

wos smlrmtory ta tfm fmo`kostmr. )atf !mmi tmiigs pdoymrs

tfmy nagim` tfm dalod lduj, oi` gt wos tfmrm tfmy kmt


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allosgais, dg!m` tfm fausms oi` ormo, oi` o `mlgsgai wos

=ugl!dy ko`m.

im ae tfm o`voitohms wos tfot tfm hor`mis jol!m` ai ta

molf atfmr, oi` fapgih tfot Budgmt, ae wfak tfmy wmrm jatfvmry eai`, waud` jm o erm=umit vgsgtar,


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foì3t stortm` douhfgih fm koy fovm mi`m` up wgtf aidy

fode o slore.3

7Ot dmost tfm atfmr tmolfmrs wfa sow wfot wos

foppmigih `gì3t hgvm tfm hokm owoy. Pfm uirovmddm` mi`wos jormdy rmstgih ai fgs sfaud`mr wfmi fm turim` raui` ta

egi` fgs pupgd tmddgih us ta sfusf, ldutlfgih o dorhm jodd ae

waad, wfgdm wm laudì3t stap douhfgih.3

6giiy pousm` ta ollmpt o lup ae tmo erak oi oilgddory

wfmi ta fmr surprgsm *yiim lfgkm` gi. 7G3vm imvmr earhattmi

tfm m;prmssgai ai roi!3s eolm. 1m imvmr rmoddy louhft ai ta

faw gt fo` foppmim`.3

7'a, fm `gì3t.3 6giiy rmsukm`. 7Gt wos tfm woy fm nust

staa` tfmrm, fgs slore òihdgih raui` fgs iml!. 1m hdoilm`

àwi ot gt, oi` tfmi up ot tfm tfrmm ae us. G loi stgdd

rmkmkjmr tfm m;olt war`s fm usm`, 7\troihm, ky slore

smmks ta fovm sfrui!.3 Gt wos tfmi fgs pupgd, wfa fo`

rmkogim` stroghftJeolm` jut surrmptgtgausdy smvmrm` fmr

laiimltgai wgtf fgk, odsa jurst aut douhfgih. aar lfop, fm

wos `mtmrkgim` wm wmrm sforgih o fgdorgaus na!m, oi` =ugtmput aut tfot iaim ae us wmrm gi oiy stotm ta sform gt wgtf

fgk.3

7Budgmt jrauhft km tfasm erak fmr hor`mi wfmi sfm

lokm gi ymstmròy mvmigih.3 *yiim gi`glotm` o vosm ae `mmp

pgi! oi` lrmok rasms. 7G tad` fmr iat ta jrgih edawmrs mvmry

tgkm jut, dg!m yau, sfm àmsi3t to!m oiy iatglm.3 *yiim

ldasm` fmr myms, tod!gih fo` m;foustm` fmr.6giiy swoddawm`, oi` daa!m` ot fmr ergmi` wgtf

lakpossgai, tfmi daa!m` up os Baoiio


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su``midy jmlakm grrmhudor, jut jmearm sfm laud` rgih tfm

jmdd Baoiio oppmorm` gi tfm `aarwoy. Gi oi gistoit sfm wos

jmi`gih avmr *yiim, lfml!gih fmr pudsm.

7G3dd smm yau takarraw,3 sog` 6giiy saetdy.*yiim3s myms apmim`, oi` sfm hrgppm` 6giiy3s foi`.

7>au wai3t earhmt wfot G os!m` yau. dmosm@3

$gsturjm` jy tfm urhmily gi *yiim3s vaglm, oi` kmmtgih

Baoiio3s pu((dm` ho(m, 6giiy !gssm` fmr ergmi` hmitdy ai

tfm earmfmo`. 7e laursm G wai3t.3

Os sfm ko`m fmr woy ta tfm kogi mitroilm 6giiy3s

tfauhfts turim` ta *yiim3s rm=umst, oi` fmr prakgsm, ta to!m

lorm ae


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Lfoptmr :

7G !iaw yau3rm war!gih, G nust woitm` ta soy G3dd lakm gi ear

laeemm dotmr ai.3

6giiy ho(m` ot *yiim, iatgih tfot sfm daa!m` rotfmr

edusfm`, oi` saui`m` jrmotfdmss. \fm fo` stappm` emm`gih

1mdmi3s iatms gita tfm war` pralmssar os saai os fmr ergmi`lokm gita tfm raak, oi` iaw mi=ugrm`, 7Orm yau emmdgih odd

rghft4 5fmrm orm yau hagih43

7G3k hagih ta smm tfm àltar ohogi. Pfasm oitgjgatgls fm

hovm km fovmi3t àim oiy haa`.3

6giiy wotlfm` *yiim lrass tfmgr dowi, apmi oi` ldasm

tfm hotm tfot dm` gita tfmgr hor`mi, oi` sfaa! fmr fmo`,

pu((dm`. 5os gt fmr gkohgiotgai, ar wos *yiim dasgihwmghft4

Pa fmr awi, oi` mvmryaim mdsm3s rmdgme, *yiim fo` jmmi

`gslforhm` os ldmor oetmr fmr tfgr` lfml!Jup. Pfot wos

oppra;gkotmdy sg; kaitfs oha. O eartighft oha, o wmm!

jmearm tfmy jra!m up ear tfm sukkmr fadgòys, sfm fo`

louhft o iosty lad` oi` lauhf oi`, ot


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9glfor`, fmr fusjoi`, dmet gi fmr aeeglm mvmry ighft gi

rmo`gimss. 75aud` yau dg!m soi`wglfms, ar prmemr jolai oi`

mhhs43

7\oi`wglfms waud` jm egim.31mdmi wos saai motgih fok oi` pgl!dm soi`wglfms wgtf

ajvgaus minaykmit. 6giiy wos pdolgih tfgl! wm`hms ae

lfmmsm ai tfm sdglms ae juttmrm` jrmo` wfmi tfmy fmor` tfm

ldgl! ae tfm hor`mi hotm. *yiim3s traujdm` m;prmssgai os sfm

dmtforhgloddy lrassm` tfm dowi lousm` 1mdmi oi` 6giiy ta

storm ot molf atfmr wgtf laistmriotgai, oi` tfmy jatf sog`

sgkudtoimausdy, 7G fapm gt3s iat tfot ohogi.3

*yiim sdukpm` `awi gi tfm lfogr im;t ta 1mdmi. 7Pfm

`altar gs lailmrim` tfot G3k stgdd lauhfgih,3 oi` turigih ta

6giiy, 7fm woits km ta fovm o lfmst HJroy.3

7G3k surm tfmrm3s ia imm` ear yau ta warry.3 Pfgs lokm

erak 1mdmi wfa rmolfm` ear o sdglm ae jrmo`, tfus

lakpdmtgih o lfmmsm soi`wglf, lut gt gi fode, oi` taa! o jgtm.

7G `rmo` fovgih ta tmdd


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7\fm fosi3t sog` oiytfgih ojaut mgtfmr.3 6giiy pousm`,

rmkmkjmrgih *yiim3s edusfm` eolm oi` jrmotfdmssimss tfm

prmvgaus karigih.

7>au3vm tfauhft ae sakmtfgih43


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Pfmy wmrm odrmo`y lakgih up tfm potf,


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\urprgsm` oi` rmdgmvm` ot *yiim3s rmo`gimss ta fmdp,

6giiy oddawm` fmr o emw kgiutms ta mitfusm eurtfmr avmr fmr

imw `rmss. )y duilf tgkm tfm lurrmit lfoptmr fo` jmmi

!mym` gita tfm war` pralmssar, jut 6giiy fo` iatm` tfotoetmr rmo`gih twa pohms odau` *yiim fo` o pradaihm` egt ae

lauhfgih, wfglf ko`m fmr =ugtm jrmotfdmss ear smvmrod

kgiutms oetmrwor`s. 1mr g`mo tfot tfmy molf rmo` o emw

pohms odau` wos ajvgausdy iat sulf o haa` aim.

Pfmy wmrm wmdd gita tfm im;t lfoptmr M *yiim fo` iat

lakkmitm` ai tfm eolt tfot 6giiy fo` stortm`, oi`

laitgium` rmo`gih M wfmi 1mdmi orrgvm`. Oetmr hrmmtgih

tfmk sfm pdolm` o tfgl! egdm ai tfm `ms! oi` ia``m`

oppravgihdy. 7'aw tfot3s wfot G lodd o haa` g`mo. G !iaw

ky wrgtgih hmts warsm os molf lfoptmr prahrmssms, oi` aetmi

wai`mr faw 6giiy loi rmo` tfm slrgpt, oi` !my gt gi ot tfm

sokm tgkm.3

*yiim daa!m` up, oi` ta 6giiy3s rmdgme, spa!m wgtfaut

oiy `geegludty. 7Gt3s eoslgiotgih. G `ai3t !iaw wfmi G3vm

minaym` kysmde sa kulf.37G3k pdmosm` ta fmor gt.3 1mdmi mosm` fmrsmde gita o

lakeartojdm mosy lfogr, oi` hdoilm` ot 6giiy. 7G imm` sakm

karm rmsmorlf `aim ear tfm im;t lfoptmr.3 pmigih fmr

lopolgaus foi`joh 1mdmi taa! aut smvmrod sfmmts ae popmr.

7\fodd G ko!m sakm tmo wfgdm 1mdmi m;pdogis wfot sfm

woits43 aeemrm` *yiim.

7Pfot3s o haa` g`mo. G3k =ugtm tfgrsty, oi` G3k surm1mdmi wgdd minay o lup.3

1mdmi3s ho(m eaddawm` *yiim os sfm dmet tfm raak, oi`

sfm sog` =ugmtdy, 7Pod!gih gs rotfmr oi meeart, gsi3t gt43

7>ms.


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