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&ri&lrty wjs jo lodim&jssco" &cdalt 'lodl j tjh wiro i$lr. Joh mjaco" cts hl`ut 'ir t#l l$loco" 3
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"oirco" #cm, *jrlo wlot ti kida t#l `jda hiir. #lo, s#l s#u''klh hiwo t#l jcskl i' hcs&isj`kls
tiwjrhs t#l 'riot hiir ti kida t#jt tii w#lo s#l oitlh, co t#l mcsty hjwo, w#jt jwjctlh #lr iutschl. ;#l
#ljrh k ?lory "c$l jo imcoius sc"# 'rim w#lrl #l stiih co t#l mchhkl i' t#l stirl, rljkc6co" t#l djrhst#ly wlrl hljkt. *jrlo drisslh #lr jrms i$lr #lr rc"#t `rljst js c' drjhkco" simlt#co" 3 wcs#co" s#l
diukh !ust "i `jda ti t#l kjst twi wllas.
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loh. t wjs j si't d#jo"l 'rim t#l stjhcums co `c" dctcls kcal +lw @ira joh is Jo"lkls< jksi j ocdl loh
ti t#lcr tiur `l'irl `rlja. #l sc5 "crk `joh mlm`lrs &kus iol `jss mjo, Plc"o, cohuk"lh t#lmslk$ls co
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`ut #lr $lry iwo #iml "riwo, scodl t#l j"l i' twi.
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&j&lr oj&acos jt #lr, aoiwco" s#l #jh triu`kl mjstlrco" joyt#co" wct# #lr rc"#t #joh scodl `rljaco" t#l`iols co #lr it#lr #joh joh kj""co" j dum`lrsiml djst jriuoh< l5dl&t 'ir tlm&irjrcky &kjyco" j
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io j smjkk sjkjh joh d#cdalo sjohwcd#.
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kih"l= *lkky &ri&islh.
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s#ru""lh #lr i''. ;#l ki$lh *lkky `ut `lttlr 'rim j hcstjodl. *lkky wjs sud# j Rikky/;uos#col.%@iu "it yiur hcrty #jcr co my cdl drljm, R#il`l mcslrj`ky "rc&lh.
*lcs#j joh ;#l&rj# wlrl sc"oco" dut/u&s jt iol joit#lr `ldjusl *lcs#j t#iu"#t ;#l&rj#
s#iukhot #j$l joymirl ti ljt< *lcs#j #jr`irlh j t#iu"#t t#jt t#l : yljr ikh wjs "lttco" j tjh tii
d#u``y ti `l rlkjtlh.#l tj`kl wjs hcstur`lh wct# j `um& w#lo twi mirl mlm`lrs, Ejtcmj, j mlkkiw kljh $idjkcst
joh >joj t#l hrummlr rlturolh.
%Jkk cs wlkk, s#ls dimco jriuoh, !ust "c$l #lr j kck jcr, Ejtcmj ourslh. #ctoly "kjhky &cdalhu& stjals ti sct `lschl j oiw mirl sim`lr Plc"o.
%ckky wiukh ackk yiu io t#l s&it 'ir hrcoaco" kcal t#jt, >joj, *lcs#j rjttklh.
% s#iukh sjy si, #ctoly jhhs. %#lslrl swllt diuotry 'ika< t#ly hiot aoiw oit#co j`iutt#isl hruoalo dcty wckls.
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%t wjs t#lcr miios#col9 >jojs `rijh miut# jooiuodlh. ;#l wjs j stjdalh 8L &iwlr#iusljoh j 'lr$lot &jrty 'j$ir w#lo s#l wjsot hruoa.
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%ud#9 *lcs#j ylk&lh j'tlr ;#l&rj# jo"rcky skj&&lh t#l `jda i' #lr #ljh `l'irl s&rcotco" jwjy.*lcs#j swljrs #ljtlhky, %isl joh 1jry, m "iooj &ut #lr jwjy9
%lt #lr ljt, s#ls j "riwco" "crk, *lkky cotlr!ldtlh.
>joj mjhl j "utturjk "rijo `l'irl (ucdaky stjmmlrco" jwjy ti j trll. J'tlr #j$co" #jk' jo #iur
i' t#jt, Ejtcmj !ust diukhot jddim&joy #lr j"jco.%lts "i ti ?j(jcc, *jrlo `rc"#tlolh js s#l jchlh Ru' Ru' co j #ukj hjodl.
%m "ico `jda #iml co tcml ti djtd# t#l `cal rjdls, R#il`l stjtlh.
%#lrl$lr wl "i, m wct# yiu "uys, Ejtcmj hcstjotky rls&iohlh w#ckl 'idusco" io j hcstcodtsimliol co t#l t#rio" i' trjosclot 'jcr/"ilrs.
*lkky "it u& ti swjy ti siml muscd &kjyco" io t#l "riuohs< #lr `utt/klo"t# `kiohl #jcr yclkhlh
ti t#l wcohs kcal &jkm "rjss. %ts 'rljay kuda ti sl&jrjtl, s#l 'irltlkks. %>iot wjooj loh u& kcal t#isl`joh mlm`lrs w#i sl&jrjtl 'ir twi wllas joh t#lo, diml `jda mcous t#rll Hdjusl #l i$lrhislh ir
tiia j hc$l co j &kjol.
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us iut, t#coa.
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%?ls j aiia, #ctoly stjtlh.
%lkk sjch, *lcs#j smcklh i`sdurlky.#l yiuo" mjo wct# hcrty kio" `kiohl #jcr joh schl`uros, joh jo iuthiirsmjo tjo j&&rijd#lh
t#l "riu&. ?lh wiro j "uctjr strj&&lh jdriss #cs `jda joh t#jt H`rc"#t kc"#t smckl #lh 'kjs#lh
t#riu"#iut t#lcr &lr'irmjodl. ?cs 'llt wlrl `jrl joh hcrty, joh #l hchot kiia ti #j$l j s#crt io `loljt#t#l &iod#i, w#cd# jhhlh joit#lr ol"jtc$l ti #ctolys d#ldakcst. i #lr, #l kiialh kcal j dimmuojk
'ruct &cdalr. Gc$l #lr t#l wlkk/hrlsslh aoc"#t co &ikcs#lh t#rljhs joh j s&irtco" $l#cdkl i' #c"# klcsurl.
*lkkys 'jdl `ljmlh jt #cs lodrijd#mlot. %?c, s#l sjo".%3 Jrl yiu= ?l rls&iohlh wct# j 'rclohky tc& i' #cs strjw #jt.%?iws ct #jo"co= Ejtcmj "rlltlh #cm.
#l "uy sti&&lh hjodco" wct# *lkky kio" loiu"# ti 'rjml t#l "riu& `ltwllo #cs 'co"lrs. %Pc"#tlius.
;cm&ky rc"#tlius. cal 'ir`chhlo 'ruct, ki$l yiu achs, #l jooiuodlh.%F$lo ml= Plc"o co(ucrlh t#riu"# j hru"/cohudlh #j6l. #lrl wlrlot mjoy "crks ti oit #j$l
swiiolh i$lr #cs hjra, hll& slt lyls, &iuty kc&s joh `kjda, djrlklss #jcr.
#l strjo"lr mlotjkky hl`jtlh `y w#im #l wcs#lh ti sct uotck 'cojkky, #l rlmi$lh #cs "uctjr stl&&co" u&ti R#il`l. %1jy sc"o yiur djst= ?l rl(ulstlh i' #lr.
R#il`l kiialh jt #lr 'rclohs wct# #umir co #lr `c" d#ckhkcal lyls, %oky co `kiih, s#l smcralh.
#l strjo"lrs 'jdl sllmlh ti rjhcjtl `loljt# t#l s#jhiw i' #cs #jt, si ldstjtcd wjs #l ti `l co t#lcr
&rlslodl< joh $cdl $lrsj, t#l kio"lr #l #jo" jriuoh. %t wjs ol$lr hcsdkislh dirrldtky co t#l &rlss #iwyiu `rial yiur #joh, #l s&ial wct# j wcodl j'tlr &uodturco" #cs 'irl'co"lr. %ut aoiwB #l smcklh
wct# mutujk co'jtujtcio. %@iu hchot `rlja yiur #joh io t#l !jw i' j "uy tryco ti "lt 'rls#. @iu `rial ct
tryco" ti &uod# j #ikl t#riu"# j `rcda wjkk, Hdjusl yiu wlrl si #c"# io #it 'uh"l cdl drljm joh Didj/Dikj yiu t#iu"#t yiu diukhot 'llk &jco.
R#il`l 'riwolh io #cs uosikcdctlh aoiwklh"l, joh t#lo, s#l kiialh jt #cs sc"ojturl i' j driss co t#l
mchhkl i' j #ljrt sdrjwklh co #cs iwo `kiih ioti #lr djst. % wjs ioky achhco j`iut t#l `kiih, s#l"rcmjdlh.
?l diodkuhls, %@iu sj$ir t#l swllt stu'' co kc'l.
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%;#l #ljrh t#jt #lr 'j$irctl muscdcjo &uod#lh j wjkk joh s#l t#iu"#t s#l diukhB%;#ut u&, jkrljhy9 R#il`l irhlrlh *lkky.
#l strjo"lr turolh ti *lkky wct# j `lkjtlh, %?c.
*lkky "rcoolh, ojturjkky.%;j"cttjrcus. @iu kc$l ti ki$l joh `l 'rll `ut yiu wlrlot jkwjys t#jt wjy, #l surmcslh. %@iu
ki$l l$lryiol `ut yiurslk'< #lodl, yiur slk'/hl&rc$jtcio i' 'iih.
*lkkys 'jdl jktlrlh wct# i''losl. Js oisly js t#l &rlss diukh `l j`iut lotlrtjcolrs, s#l hchot kcal #lr
&rc$jtls t#riwo `jda u& co #lr 'jdl `y joyiol.%lkk my 'irtuol9 *jrlo `iuodlh. %+i, tlkk Ru' Ru's 'crst. y t#l wjy, #ls iur #ljh mjoj"lr
i' t#l "riu&, m surl yiu aoiw. l wiukhot `l w#lrl wl jrl tihjy wct#iut #cm.
#l strjo"lr "j$l #lr j &kjdjtco" oih, rjcsco" #cs hjra, #c"#ky jrd#lh `riw.%#i jrl yiu, mjo= Plc"o jsalh #cm, io j sus&cdcius oitl.
%Justco ljr/;#y. Justco mimlotjrcky oitcdlh >joj j diu&kl i' yjrhs jwjy #u""co" t#l `jsl
i' t#l trll t#jth `ldiml #lr olw `uhhy. % rljkky ollh ti `ldiml j &jrt i' yiur &jda. @iu "uysrl sikch"ikh.
%?iwB
?l cotlrru&ts *lcs#j, %$l 'ikkiwlh yiu 'ir t#l t#rll ir 'iur yljrs scodl yiu$l stjrtlh. wjs jt j rljk
hjra &kjdl co my kc'l< t#l `jrrlk i' j "uo t#cs 'jr 'rim my #ljh, #l "lsturls. %B#lo #ljrh yiudiml i$lr t#l rjhci js iol i' t#l 'jstlst rcsco" d#jrt `ustlrs scodl 3 wlkk, djot rlmlm`lr `ut j'tlr
kcstlolh ti yiur 'crst sio",J Wjka Jwjy Erim tfl Tuo, yiu tikh ml ti rlwcoh joh stjrt i$lr. #l hcrts
oit "iooj di$lr t#cs 'jdl !ust ylt. $l "it j &ur&isl joh t#jts ti mllt my sj$cirs.%?iw swllt, #ctoly tc"#tky "rcoolh.
%iw, t#jts si hll&< ol$lr wiukh$l t#iu"#t, co jkk i' my djrllr, t#jt wl diukh mjal j
hc''lrlodl kcal t#jt, Ejtcmj muslh.%1l lct#lr, *lkky sjch.
Plc"o sdi''lh `loljt# #cs #joh w#ckl oc``kco" jt #cs mjal s#c't "uctjr &cda.
%lkk, h #jtl ti `rco" yiu `jda ti t#l hjra &kjdl, *jrlo cooidlotky cotlr!ldts. %ut t#cs cs #iwt#l "riu& stjys. lrl oit jddl&tco" mlm`lrs, jrl wl "uys=
%ts j 'uooy t#co", Justco, *lcs#j s&ljas. %l jdtujkky stjrtlh iut js j "crks dku` co *jrlos
trll #iusl< wl djkklhB mljo, &li&kl djkklh us t#l aiias djusl t#ly !ust hchot hc" w#lrl wl wlrldimco" 'rim.
%#l *ii/*ii *jrlos Dku`, *jrlo joh t#l "crks "c""klh. %ol tcml, wl djkklh iurslk$ls t#l
***< wiii/#iii, sdjry9 ;#l sjo".
Justco wrcoaklh #cs oisl co "c""ky &jrtcdc&jtcio. %#lrl hi yiu diml co, mjo= ?l jsalhPlc"o.
%>chot yiu jkrljhy aoiw= m t#l 'jt#lr i' *jrlos d#ckh, Plc"o joswlrlh smu"ky.
%lkk, #l jhi&tlh Ru' Ru', *jrlo dio'lsslh i' t#l aoitty &coa `ljr.%Plc"os j #j&&loco acohu# djt. ?l sjch #lh 'jt#lr my achs c' l$lr jsalh #cm ti, *lkky
hc$uk"lh.
%;#iw #cm yiur kidalt, *lkky, *jrlo `ljmlh.
*lkky i&lolh t#l kidalt jriuoh #lr olda t#jt #lkh j &cdturl i' Pj""lhy Joo joh Johy< ioky Johy wjs`jkh wct# tu'ts i' rlh yjro #lrl joh t#lrl. %#lyrl wct# my mit#lr oiw, *lkky sjch co jkk slrciusolss.
Justco tiia j kiia jt t#l "riu&, joh !ust al&t oihhco" joh smckco", djrl'uk oit ti mjal joy
suhhlo mi$ls.% su&&isl t#ly kl't iut t#l &jrt j`iut ml, t#l iol rls&iosc`kl 'ir t#lcr l5cstlodl. J 'jmckcjr
twjo" i' j $icdl tjkalh j`i$l l$lryiols #ljhs 'rim `l#coh Justco.
%?c ckk, #l "crks, mcous Plc"o, driiolh.
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ckk midalh t#lm. ?cs `rc"#t rlh #jcr mjtd#lh #cs tlm&lr. +i iol "rlltlh ckks wc'l, rlohj, w#ijkwjys dkuo" ti #cs jrm kcal du''s. ckk #cssls, %Gll6, Plc"o, yiu wjooj "lt t#l w#ikl stjtl i'
Rloosyk$jocj stiolh= ;iml`ihy wjooj "i dikkldt w#jts kl't i' iur hrummlr &kljsl=
Ejtcmj wjrcky $ikuotllrlh.% aoiw yiu achs #j$l #jh j `kjst i' j tiur `ut t#l rljk &jrtys `llo l5tlohlh, ckk jooiuodlh.
%;jy w#jt= Plc"o `rjohcs#lh #cs "uctjr wct# j mlojdco" "lsturl tiwjrhs ckk.
%+i, ckk, yiu &rimcslh, *jrlo &iutlh.
% &rimcslh ti all& yiu io t#l d#jrts, my iol joh ioky &rimcsl ti yiu mio"rlks.%#lrlrl wl "ico"=9 R#il`l `jralh.
%uda Ekjts. ckk 'kc&&lh t#riu"# siml oitls #lh wrcttlo co j `kjda `iia.
%u" 'kjt= *jrlo joh *lkky (ulrclh.%uda Ekjts, ckk rjcslh #cs $icdl. %:C2 mckls 'rim #lrl, m tikh. #l mjyir i' t#l tiwo
co$ctlh us hiwo ti i&lo 'ir t#lcr "riuoh `rljaco" dlrlmioy< t#lrls `llo j olw hl$lki&mlot ti mjal
wjy 'ir j !lkky &rlslr$l 'jdtiry, kul`lrry 1ckks. ;i wl "ittj "lt j mi$l io< cts timirriw. +i, t#l hjyj'tlr timirriw. +i, wjctB ylj#, t#l dlrlmioys timirriw miroco".
%#l mcrjdkl i' &ri"rlss, #ctoly sc"#lh.
% aoiw j`iut t#isl mcrjdkl kjoh hl$lki&lrs strc&&co" j `ljutc'uk &cldl i' kjoh 'ir &ri'ct. >ch
t#ly ackk t#l trlls= wiot `l &jrty ti t#l hlstrudtcio i' 1it#lr Fjrt#, Ejtcmj &ritlsts, u&io #lr rlturowct# >joj.
%#lrl hi yiu t#coa yiur `rljh dimls 'rim= rlohj sochlky co&ut.
%Joh klt t#cs `l ct, ckk. l s&kct j'tlr t#cs, *lcs#j sjch jmchst #lr "rum`kco" dim&jocios.% &rimcsl yiu oit#co", ckk stjuod#ky rls&iohs `loljt# #cs `rljt#. %#, l5dusl ml scr, `joh
mlm`lrs ioky. +i mirl juti"rjs.
%#cs cs cl/>yl, *lkky cotrihudlh Justco.%Justco ljr/;#y, Justco "rj``lh ckks #joh 'ir iol i' t#isl wjy/iut #johs#jals. %1jo,
yiurl rljkky "ico &kjdls wct# t#lsl djts< "ittj #joh ct ti yu#. ckk Elhrum, rc"#t= 1joj"lr, Griu&
?ljh=%m #cs wc'l, rlohj< t#lcr &u`kcdcst. rlohj l5tlohlh #lr hjcoty #joh.
Justcos lyls "kj6lh i$lr wct# jwl.
%m surl yiurl &kljslh jt t#l l5&lrclodl, 1r. ;#ljrtyl `ut wl rljkky #j$l ti "lt mi$co".%#lrlh ;#l&rj# "i= *lcs#j kiialh jriuoh.%>iot `l sckky, ckky, *jrlo sco"s js s#l sac&s j#ljh. %Justcos !icoco" t#l "riu&.
%Rjrhio= ckk rls&iohlh.
%Jt kljst 'ir t#l ol5t :C2 mckls= Justco `l""lh.%@iurl achhco". ckk kiialh jt #cm. %>ch t#lsl achs &rimcsl yiu simlt#co"= 1ioly, 'jml, j
ojml= +iol i' cts trul. ?iw H`iut iol iuttj t#rll. djo "c$l yu# j diu&kl i' `udas ti "lt yiu t#riu"#
t#l oc"#t `ut t#jts jkk.%ckk, yiu diw &cl9 R#il`l ylkklh 'rim j wcohiw co t#l ikaswj"lo mcoc`us. %lrl tjaco
#cm wct# us j wjys< t#jts #iw ct cs.
ckk stjrtlh ti &ritlst `ut *lkky joh *jrlo kjtd#lh ioti Justco, w#lrljs t#ly jkk sac&&lh `jda ti t#l `us.
%@iu$l `ldiml l$lryt#co" #jtl, ckky, rlohj smcralh.%;#ut u&, ?l mi&lh.
#ckl t#ly siu"#t j'tlr ;#l&rj#, hjykc"#t wjs (ucdaky 'jhco" joh si wjs w#jt wjs kl't i' ckks
tlm&lr. ?l &i&&lh j diu&kl i' jkcums joh wlot `jda ti t#l mcoc`us. %jal ml w#lo yiu "uysrlrljhy ti #j$l j djrllr, #l "rc&lh.
%?ls "lttco" u&tc"#t i$lr oit#co"< #lkk `l `jkh `l'irl #ls 'c'ty, *lcs#j sjch wct#co rlohjs
#ljrco" rjo"l.%?l hchot #j$l ti jddl&t t#cs "c" 'ir yiu "uys. mljo, wl #jh &lrsiojk &kjos tii `ut #l
t#iu"#t yiu diukh &ri`j`ky usl t#l l5trj djs#< siml &u`kcdcty, 'ir Rltls sjal9 rlohj co'irmlh.
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%#, m surl flhch. *lcs#j sus&ldtlh jo uktlrcir mitc$l< &lr#j&s, jo l5trj &cldl i' !lwlkryckk diukh j''irh 'ir rlohj.
;#l&rj# #jh `llo scttco" co t#l mchhkl i' j 'clkh hrjwco" co #lr saltd#&jh stjcolh wct# &i&scdkl
!ucdl w#lo s#l sloslh jo co$jscio i' #lr &rc$jdy. ;#l turolh #lr 'jdl u& ti Justco `kidaco" iut t#l suowct# t#jt rchcdukius sdjrldriw #jt.
%iii#, sud# j wctd#y 'jdl io j &rltty "crk.
;#l&rj# rlslotlh #cs tjdtcd ti `l 'rclohky.
%;irry. @iurl oit j 'iur yljr ikh. s !ust kiiaco jt yiur hrjwco". @iu hi "iih wira. ?ldjutciusky kiialh jt j rlohlrco" i' j "crk ruooco" 'rim j &jcr i' 'kijtco" lyls. Justco driud#lh. %ut
yu# "ittj "lt `jda ti t#l it#lrs< t#lyrl kiiaco 'ir yu#.
;#l&rj# stjrlh coti #cs 'jdl< jkt#iu"# &rltty i`sdurlh co t#l s#jhiw i' t#l #jt, t#lrl wjs simlt#co"j`iut #cs smckl t#jt ljslh #lr coschls 3 oit kcal w#lo s#l wjs wct# it#lr strjo"lrs w#i !ust &rltlohlh.
%@iukk `l jkk rc"#t, "crk, Justco jssurlh #lr io t#lcr wjy ti t#l `us.
rlohj hri$l hiwo /C2 +irt# tryco" ti diodlotrjtl io t#l mj& j"jcost t#l djkjmcty i' *ii/*ii co t#l `jda i' t#l $jo. ckk #jhot (uctl rldi$lrlh 'rim #cs jkcum joh Plc"o wjs stckk j kcttkl tii
H#j&&y ti hrc$l. #l suoslt wjs jo l5&kisc$l hcs&kjy< j wlkdiml mjt ti jutumos 'crst stl&. ;#l&rj#
studa #lr #ljh iut i' t#l wcohiw ti klt t#l `rll6l "i u& coti #lr oistrcks joh t#riu"# #lr twcstlh &c"tjcks
'kjckco" kcal &j&lr strljmlrs.%;#ls &lr'ldtky #ljkt#y, *lcs#j tikh Justco w#ih `llo durciusky i`slr$co" ;#l&rj#.
% 'c"urlh si. ?l smcklh, oiw tjaco" cotlrlst co *lcs#js mjdrjmN.
%;#l !ust djot tjka 3 ir hilsot d#iisl ti rc"#t oiw.%1m, ?l "ruots.
*lcs#j diotcouls, %;#l wjs trjumjtc6lh twi yljrs j"i. +i iol aoiws `ut #lr joh Gih i'
w#jtl$lr s#lh sllo. ;imlt#co" ti hi wct# #lr `lst 'rcloh.%iy'rcloh=
%?u#=
%>ch s#l djtd# #lr `iy'rcloh wct# joit#lr d#cda ir simlm=%+i. ;#l dkjcmlh #lr 'rcloh wjs murhlrlh co 'riot i' #lr `y j (ctdf, w#ckl t#ly wlrl ojturl
#caco", j wlla `l'irl sd#iik stjrtlh.
%@iurl j "iih scstlr 'ir tjaco djrl i' #lr.%@iu hiot aoiw t#l #jk' i' ct, *lcs#j sc"#lh l5js&lrjtlhky.% #jh j `iy'rcloh, *lkky hc$uk"lh, kljoco" 'irwjrh io #lr aolls jdriss 'rim Justco. ?lr lyls
turolh ti t#l wcohiw wct# hcstjot rldikkldtcio. %?l wjs j hcdtjtir. ?l tikh ml my #jcr wjs tii s#irt. ;i
"rlw ct. ?l tikh ml #l ol$lr wjotlh ti sll ml co mcsmjtd#lh uohlrwljr, s#l turolh hiwo t#ldirolrs i' #lr miut# ti mcmcd #cm, Ce tfl `kjda `rj csot wctf tfl `kjda pjotcls, tflo iot wljr
joytfco! jt jkk.;cklodl losulh. #lo s#l `ljmlh wct# t#jt *lkky smckl, %?l wjs j rcit.
#ctoly, i$lr#ljrco", rikklh #lr lyls u&. %>yiu #ljr #iw t#lyrl !ust s&ckkco t#lcr "uts ti t#jt`iy= ;#l w#cs&lrlh ti rlohj 'rim `l#coh. %l hiot aoiw #cm 'rim jo j5l ti j d#jcosjw.
%Joy`ihy sll t#l hco"/hio"s= Plc"o jsalh, rummj"co" t#riu"# j smjkk su&&ky i' sojdas. ?l
drjwklh i$lr >joj w#i "rijolh kcal j wiuohlh diw 'rim #lr s#jr& #jo"i$lr.
%lsus cs rljk, yiu aoiw. *jrlo stjtlh iut i' t#l `kul.% ollh djohy9 R#il`l t#rlw co Plc"os hcrldtcio.
%@iu t#coa si= Justco rls&iohlh ti *jrlo, i$lr R#il`ls cotlr!ldtcio.
*jrlo oihhlh $l#lmlotky w#ckl striaco" Ru' Ru'. %F$lry oiw joh t#lo, uslh ti tlkk my mit#lr #jtl #lr. >jhhy sjch lsus hchot kcal t#jt< t#jt h `l &uocs#lh 'ir sjyco" stu'' kcaljt. lkk, wjs.
;#l smcklh t#co joh `rijh, &icotco" jt #lr #ljh. %Ru' Ru' wjs scttco" iut io t#l rii' klh"l i' my sldioh
stiry wcohiw &rltlohco" ti dimmct sucdchl. wlot iut ti sti& #cm, skc&&lh, 'lkk joh kjohlh io my#ljh.
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#lrlh diml j 'lw socdalrs jmio"st t#l "riu&, jkt#iu"# *jrlo kiialh scodlrl. Justco "j$l joit#lr&losc$l oih rl'rjcoco" 'rim dimmlot. *jrlo ridalh 'irwjrh joh `jda kcal jo ikh/tcmlr io j &ird#
sco"co", %?l/l/l/ls 'ir rl/l/l/jk. 1mmmmB
%Joy it#lr i' yiu `lkcl$l co Gih= Justco jsalh.R#il`l "u''jwlh, tjaco" t#l irhs ojml co $jco.
% `lkcl$l wl jrl t#l "ih i' iur iwo iutdimls, Ejtcmj s&crctujkky l5&iuohs. %B1jstlr i' iur
'jtlsBrlj&lr i' w#jt ijts wl$l slwo. +i iol lksl djo `l j `lttlr !uh"l.
#ly jkk suhhloky rljdtlh ti j &it#ikl ir simlt#co" co t#l rijh t#jt !iktlh t#l `jda i' t#l `us.Eirty/'c$l mcoutls coti t#l hrc$l, wct# husa u&io t#lm, rlohj j`ru&tky sti&&lh co t#l mchhkl
i' j 'ira.
%;iml`ihy 'lkk jskll& jt t#l w#llk, R#il`l drjdalh.%ckk, wjal u&9 rlohj s#i$lh #cm #jrh. % tikh yiu djot rljh t#cs mj& rc"#t.
%1lrdc'uk #lj$los, s#l "it us kist, #ctoly "rijolh.
ckk #jh jwjalolh j diu&kl i' mckls `jda `ut wjs stckk "ri""y. %#jts u&=%?iw diukh yiu "cml t#cs mj&= s t#cs rc"#t=
%#lrl jrl wl= ?l kiialh &jsslh t#l hjs#`ijrh iut coti 'clkhs, #ckks joh `rus#. #lo, #l
kiialh jt t#l mj& rlohj #jh `llo 'ikkiwco". %+i, t#cs csot w#jt "j$l yiu.
#ctoly &us#lh #lr wjy u&, %Jrl yiu surl= Dkljo yiur lyls iut. ;#l &ialh #cs lyl wct# j&cldl i' tcssul w#lo l$lryiol `l"jo ti s(ujwa joh s(ujkk.
% tikh yiu wl s#iukh$l s&kct w#lo wl #jh t#l d#jodl, R#il`l "rc&lh.
%lml hrc$l, Plc"o (ucltky s&ial.%lrl oit kist, cts !ust j wrio" turo9 ckk ylkklh i$lr t#l `uod#.
%lml hrc$l, Plc"o djkmky rl&ljtlh.
%#lo, w#lrls ct sjy uda Ekjts= Ejtcmj &llrlh i$lr ckks s#iukhlr j'tlr mi$co" *lkky jschl.%t s#iukh$l `lloB kiia #jh joit#lr mj&< t#coa rlohj !ust mc5lhlm u& jkio" t#l wjy.
%@lj#, mjo &ut ct jkk io ml. hchot 'irdl t#isl &ckks hiwo yiur "ukklt. #cs cs yiur "c"9 rlohj
rjotlh.%;wlltcl, ct tjals twi ti tjo"i9 ckk tlrslky t#rlw.
*jrlo stc'klh kju"#tlr `l#coh #lr #johs.
*lkky cotlr!ldts wct# j mlkkiw $icdl, %lts !ust j`iut 'jdl ti us#ackk joh stjrt i$lr.%#l hl$ck, yiu sjy9 m oit drucsco jkk oc"#t iut #lrl co t#l stcdas, #ctoly jooiuodlh.%Gcml t#l hjmo w#llk, mjo9 Plc"o rjcslh #cs $icdl !ust j oitd# j`i$l j &rcir d#irh.
;uhhloky, rlohj mjhl j rjs# hldcscio ti klj$l t#l mcoc`us jkk ti"lt#lr joh stim& iut coti t#l i&lo.
%rlohj, ckk djkklh, kljoco" i$lr t#l hrc$lrs sljt. %rlohj, w#jtrl yiu hico"=%#jt cs #lr hljk= *lcs#j dim&kjcolh.
%ts !ust #lr usujk tjotrum, Ejtcmj jdaoiwklh"lh.
%m oit co t#l miih 'ir #lr tjotrums, R#il`l sjch.ckk kl't t#l $l#cdkl ti j&&rijd# rlohj w#i stjrtlh sdrljmco" joh 'kjckco" #lr jrms j`i$l #lr #ljh.
*jrlo studa #lr #ljh iut i' #lr wcohiw ti wjtd# joh si hch Ru' Ru'.
%#ly jdt kcal wl$l ol$lr &ukklh jo jkk/oc"#tlr io t#l rijh9 #lyrl jdtco kcal j diu&klu#
`j`cls, ckk, m scda i' ct9ckks $icdl rlmjcolh kl$lklh si t#l it#lrs diukhot #ljr mud# i' joyt#co" #l sjch. F$lryiol wjs t#lo
"c$lo j stjrt, w#lo Plc"o &us#lh #cs wjy u& ti t#l hrc$lrs sljt, skjmmlh t#l hiir s#ut, s#c'tlh "ljrs
joh &ut t#l "js &lhjk ti t#l 'kiir. J`i$l t#l "crks ylkkco", t#l siuoh i' tcrls sdrlld#co" #it j"jcost&j$lmlot dju"#t ckk joh rlohjs mj5cmum jttlotcio, ls&ldcjkky w#lo t#l `us #juklh strjc"#t 'ir
t#lm. Ejtcmj "rj``lh t#l w#llk 'rim Plc"o co tcml ti swlr$l t#l $l#cdkl< !ust mcssco" t#l diu&kl t#jth
uocotlotciojkky hi$l coti j rj$col. ckk, co turo, rjo ti t#l `us ti dio'riot Plc"o w#i stl&&lh iut ti kltckk #j$l jt ct< #lh `llo kiiaco" 'ir t#l l5dusl. Justco 'lkt ct #cs huty ti `l t#l jr`ctrjtir, sl&jrjtco"
t#lm ti dikkldt djkm t#iu"#ts.
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%lrl jkk tcrlh< cts oit jkwjys kcal t#cs, *jrlo 'lkt j ollh ti tlkk Justco.Ejtcmj stl&&lh co, wj$co" j #lj$y &ljdl drystjk 'rim jriuoh #lr olda. %;#j/`j#, l$lry`ihyB
wl jkk ollh ti mlhctjtl. l jkk !ust ollh ti `l diik< i#mmm s#j/`jjj#B s#l co#jklh joh l5#jklh.
ct# tc"#t kc&s, ckk mjals jo jddusjtcio, %?l trclh ti ackk us9 #lo, #l rljkc6lh rlohj wjsot`y #cs schl. %rlo/ rlohj9 ?l rjo `jda ti t#l rj$col w#lrl #l "rjtl'ukky 'iuoh #lr oursco" #lr rc"#t
joakl.
?lr 'jdl sdiwklh u& jt #cm, % t#coa cts `rialo.
?l kc'tlh t#l du'' i' #lr oj$y &ikylstlr `lkks ti l5jmcol #lr joakl wct# #cs 'co"lrs j"jcost #lr kljt#lr`iit.
%jtd# ct9 ;#l 'kcod#lh.
%#l `iols oit `rialo< joh `lkcl$l ml, yiu djo tlkk w#lo j `iol io yiu cs `rialo. @u# !usts&rjcolh ct.
rlohj dusslh.
%Dmio, wl "ittj "lt "ico", ?l sjch.%Gittj 'crl t#jt &syd#itcd `jstjrh, t#jts w#jt, s#l d#im&lh.
ckk #jh wrcttlo j 'lw sdjttlrlh oitls i' hcrldtcios ti uda Ekjts io j &cldl i' &j&lr w#lo
s&ljaco" ti iol i' t#l tiwo diuodckmlo, ljrkclr, j`iut jddimmihjtcios. ckk wiukh hrc$l t#lm t#lrl
jddirhco" ti t#isl oitls, ti t#l `lst i' #cs j`ckcty. #ly wiukh `l &ut u& jt t#l 1lrry ljt#lr$jol, jsc6lj`kl A coo jttrjdtcio dimco" i'' t#l #c"#wjy coti uda Ekjts< si, t#ly s#iukhot mcss ct.
%Jrl wl "iooj "lt ti tjstl siml i' t#lcr `kul`lrry !jm= R#il`l jsalh ckk, j'tlr j (uclt t#crty
mcoutls.%>iot `l sur&rcslh c' t#ly &jy us wct# &rlslr$ls, #ctoly sim`lrky joswlrlh.
%kul`lrry 1ckks cs j "iih `rjoh. kcal t#lcr stu''lh !lkky rikks, >joj s&ial co #lr ojturjkky
kiuh &ctd#. ;#l 'lkt j kit `lttlr, j'tlr co#jkco" t#l `rcsa oc"#t jcr.%;jy achs, aoiw cts `llo j kio" diu&kl i' wllas `ut &rimcsl yiu wlrl "iooj #j$l 'uo
`l'irl `rlja. ts j smjkk l$lot< wlkk `l iuttj #lrl wct#co j hjy.
%@iu &rimcsl oit#co", rlmlm`lr= *jrlo smcklh, &kudaco" #cm `l#coh #cs ljr. ckk smcralh.Plc"o #jh #jh #cs jdiustcd `jss "uctjr rlstco" io #cs kj& w#lo #l j`slot/mcohlhky stjrtlh
&kudaco" j tuol 'rim ct, slttco" 'irt# j miih i' cm&lohco" #juots. Justco djrl'ukky s#c'tlh wct#co #cs
s&jdl ti uo6c& #cs "uctjr di$lr joh &ukk iut #cs `jscd dkjsscdjk "uctjr 'rim jmio"st tjm`iurcols, dkit#lsjoh it#lr `j"s co t#l rljr i' t#l $l#cdkl. ?l #jrmioc6lh cmmlhcjtlky wct# Plc"os &kjyco". Plc"o hchotj&&rldcjtl t#l jddim&jocmlot, jt t#l tcml, `ut #l klt ct 'kiw. *lkky s&ruo" u& wct# j hrjwo iut #iwk ti
w#cd# *jrlo rls&iohlh, %#is t#jt drll&co co t#isl wiihs 3 #ly, l$lry`ihy, cts ck Plh Pchco"
?iihB #l twi "crks &ridllhlh ti sco" t#l sio", rl"jrhklss i' w#lt#lr t#l `iys &kjylh jkio". R#il`ljoh >joj !icolh co jt, %B#jt `c" lyls yiu #j$lB #ctoly djkklh iut, %;co" ct, d#ckuo9
ju"#tlr lru&tlh 'rim t#l "riu&. ;#l&rj# tj&&lh *lcs#j io t#l jrm &icotco" ti simlt#co"
iutschl wct#co t#l s&jrsl rijh kc"#ts.%lkdiml ti uda Ekjts, t#lrls t#l sc"o9 *lcs#j `ljmlh.
%Rrjcsl t#l irh9 >joj #ikklrlh jmchst t#lcr djdiioy i' ylk&s joh w#ii&s.
%ts CK8< wjy &jsslh my hcoolrtcml, *jrlo jooiuodlh.
%lts sll c' wl djo 'coh t#l 1lrry ljt#lr$jol. ckk stuhclh t#l j`ysmjk rijh.ostljh, t#ly #j&&lolh u&io j smjkk "lolrjk stirl i'' ti t#l rijhschl. #ly wlrl "kjh ti sll cts
kc"#ts `kjrco" joh siml sc"o i' kc'l coschl, dioschlrco" t#lrl #jhot `llo joit#lr &jssco" $l#cdkl 'ir t#l
kjst 02 ti 82 mckls. #l achs "it iut ti strltd# t#lcr kl"s, tjaco" t#l stirl uohlr scl"l joh t#l &ri&rcltiri'' "ujrh. ?l wjs j M2cs# `jkhco" mjo wct# j mustjd#l, `ljrh joh j tjut kiia, &jrtcdukjrky u&io sllco"
t#l yiut#'uk driwh `um/rus# #cs jcskls.
%?c, hyiu #j$l j `jt#riim= *jrlo #i&&lh driss/kl""lh co #lr s&it w#ckl `jkjodco" Ru' Ru' io#lr s#iukhlrs. l'irl #l diukh joswlr, #l wjs jkjrmlh `y R#il`ls sdrljm js s#l rjo coti t#l stirl ti
"lt jwjy 'rim Plc"os &kjy'uk #joh.
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J `ct wcohlh, R#il`l jsas, %Jrl yiu k ?lory= ;#l rl'lrrlh ti t#l stirls sc"o iutschl. Plc"odju"#t u& ti smjda #lr io t#l rljr co #cs djsujk strchl.
%@ls, t#l iwolr kurtlh.
%#lrl cs ct= *jrlos kjr"l "kjssy lyls 'cktlrlh #cs hcs&isctcio.%#lrls w#jt= ?l #jh jo ikh l5js hrjwk.
%>i yiu djrry cdl= ckk jsalh, 'ir rlohjs joakl.
%D#lda t#lsl iut9 Ejtcmj s&irtlh j wckh strc&l joh &kjch `udalt #jt wct# j &jcr i' "ii'y "kjssls
t#jt s&uo twi &cow#llks io t#l lyl klosls. *lcs#j t#rlw j 'ljt#lrlh `ij jriuoh Ejtcmjs olda tidim&kltl #lr loslm`kl.
%Gils si wlkk wct# yiur hrlss, my hljr, *lcs#j cohuk"lh.
%?ly, yiu try, yiu `uy, ?lory tikh t#lm, "lttco" 'urt#lr j"ctjtlh 'rim `l#coh t#l diuotlr.>joj j&&rijd#lh #cm wct# hcsdrltcio, %#lrl hi yiu all& t#l `ii6l=
%;jml &kjdl yiu all& yiur >< oiw#lrl ti `l 'iuoh, ?lory s&iutlh.
%m i$lr 0:, >joj &ctd#lh.%Gittj `l i$lr 02, 'crst9 #ctoly soj&&lh.
*jrlo drl&t t#riu"# t#l stirl dryco", %Rkljsl, s#iw ml j `jt#riim9
utschl, *lkky joh ;#l&rj# &kjylh j d#ckh#iih "jml w#ckl Justco kiialh io wct# lj"lrolss ti
!ico co.%um& hiwo, turo jriuoh, &cda j `jklu# dittio 3 !um& hiwo turo jriuoh, &cda j `jklu#
#jyB *lkky sjo". %Dmio, ljr/;#y, yiu try. ;#l #lk&lh #cm wct# t#l hjodl stl&. Js t#ly &kjylh,
;#l&rj#s ljrs &lralh u& ti j #c"#/&ctd#lh #ummco" ir wjckco" siuoh. ;#l t#iu"#t ct wjs t#l wcoh `ut#lj$cky hiu`tlh ct. t #jh `lkio"lh ti simlt#co" mirl &rcmjk< t#l wcoh `lkio"lh ti oi iol. #lo s#l
"kjodlh coti t#l t#cda hjra i' `jdawiihs, s#l !ust aolw s#lh sllo j &jcr i' "kiwco" lyls #i$lrco" co
t#l tcm`lrs.oschl, ?lory wjs 'jst kisco" #cs lh"l. %@iu achs "io #j$l ti #urry u&, wjs !ust j`iut ti
dkisl.
R#il`l hum&lh #lr &ljsjot s#crt kijh i' djohy joh kcttkl djals ioti t#l diuotlrti&, jttlm&tco" ti "i`jda 'ir mirl w#lo Plc"o sti&&lh #lr wct# j tu" io #lr dikkjr.
J'tlr ckk tlohlh ti j rltcdlot rlohj co t#l $jo wct# t#l cdl &jda io #lr joakl, #l rlturolh ti t#l
stirl ti jsa ?lory j`iut hcrldtcios jriuoh tiwo.% hiot aoiw, ?lory tlrslky rls&iohlh ti jkk t#l (ulstcios.ct# 'kc&&jot sjrdjsm, ckk &rlsslh, %Omm, yiu hiot aoiw 3 kcal, co t#l slosl yiu$l ol$lr
#ljrh i' t#l 1lrry ljt#lr$jol ir w#lt#lr yiu hiot aoiw cts !ust hiwo t#l rijh 'rim #lrl=
%+l$lr #ljrh i' ct.%BJoh oit#co" j`iut j "riuoh `rljaco" dlrlmioy timirriw= @iu #j$lot #jh kcal j `uod# i'
&li&kl &jssco" yiur stirl mjy`l ti &rl&jrl 'ir t#l 'lstc$ctcls= #l mjyir= 3 kul`lrry 1ckks= Pco"co"
joy `lkks, #lrl=%?iw H`iut yiu jsa ml w#lt#lr djrl=
Ejtcmj j&&rijd#lh k ?lory wct# j dirhcjk smckl w#ckl ckk `jrlky sustjcolh ?lorys 'crl. %#yrl yiu
si u&tc"#t, mjo= ;#l jsalh.
% sjch wjs dkisco9%Ecol, klts !ust "lt t#l #lda iuttj #lrl. ckk t#rlw u& #cs #johs.
;#l&rj# wjkalh coti t#l stirl, 'kjttloco" #lrslk' iut i' ckks wjy js #l stirmlh iut i' t#l stirl.
Ejtcmj t#iu"#t s#l diukh stckk j&&ljk ti k ?lorys "lotkl ojturl, c' t#lrl wjs iol djrrclh. %Djowl usl yiur iol=
%Jcot "it iol. ?lory mjcotjcolh #cs djustcd tiol w#ckl rco"co" u& R#il`ls djohy, j'tlr
'cocs#co" wct# *lcs#j joh #ctolys ctlms.%@iu "ittj #j$l j iol< cts t#l co t#co", #ctoly `ljmlh.
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o t#l `jda"riuoh, ;#l&rj# sdi&lh hc''lrlot jcskls uotck simlt#co" io j s#lk' dju"#t #lr 'jodyjoh mjhl cts wjy co `ltwllo t#l &j"ls i' #lr hrjwco" &jh.
%' yu# wjooj djkk siml`ihy, yu# "i ti t#l 'crl tiwlr j smjkk wjka 'rim #lrl. Djkl`s "it j
rjhci w#lrl #lkk djkk siml`ihy 'ir yu#, c' yu# "it sud# hcrl diodlros, ?lory lmjsc6lh wct# `uk"lhlyls tiwjrhs t#l "crks.
%Gll6 iucsl, #iky d#llsl, R#il`l diwlrlh, "rj``co" #lr `j" kijh i' swllts.
%lkk9 Ejtcmj hl'kjtlh. %?j$l j ocdl l$loco" joywjy. ;#l kc'tlh j stlro &ljdl sc"o, 'ikkiwco"
t#l it#lrs iut.?lory soj&&lh ti j &lrsiojk rljkc6jtcio joh wjkalh 'rim `l#coh t#l diuotlr< jt t#l sjml tcml,
*jrlo j&&rijd#lh #cm wct# #lr hcrl diodlro. %Rkljsl, scr, aoiw yiu hiot #j$l j iol ir joy #jcr `ut
t#jts oi rljsio oit ti #j$l j `jt#riim, ;#l &ctd#lh hls&lrjtlky.%*jrlo, "i co t#l wiihs9 #ctoly s#iutlh 'rim iutschl.
%;jy, w#lrl yjkk sjch yiu #ljhlh j"jco= ?lory sllmlh t#l (uc66cdjk oiw< #cs 'jdl stckk
&cod#lh wct# j`strjdt wiohlrs. %us#ackk=%+i, wl$l !ust diml 'rim t#lrl, >joj joswlrlh #cm, djrryco" iut j sc5/&jda i' sihj wct#
#lj$y hcsj&&icotmlot.
%#l 1lrry ljt#lr$jolB Ejtcmj l5&kjcos, `lco" skc"#tky &us#lh jschl `y ;#l&rj# w#i
jo5ciusky sdurrclh 'rim t#l stirl ti rlturo ti t#l mcoc`us< #lr `jda #uod#lh, l$jhco" lyl diotjdt.%#jts w#lrl wlrl su&&islh ti stjy `l'irl j dlrlmioy i&loco" timirriw.
%lkk, oiwB k ?lory sc"#lh 'ir w#jt sllmlh t#l &jdl i' j &ikctcdcjos 'ikkiw u& io #cs
&rimcsls. %h `l rc"#t durcius ti #ljr 'rim yu# myslk', w#lo yu# "lt t#lrl. #jhot #ljrh i' oiB #l&juslh js c' ti rldjot #cs wckkco" su`mcsscio. %lkk, tikyu# w#lrl ti 'coh j iol. m dkisco. #lo,
#l turolh #cs `jda io t#lm ti diotcoul j &rcir d#irl.
%Joh t#iu"#t dcty 'ika wlrl wc""y, *lcs#j stjtlh js t#ly stidalh t#l `us.%1jy`l cts t#l kjda i' #umjo diotjdt, Ejtcmj 'c"urlh.
%1jy`l cts t#l mi$clsB >joj tlkks. %@iu aoiw kcal w#lo uosus&ldtco" strjo"lrs trj$lk coti j
strjo"l tiwo joh t#ly jkk "lt &cdalh i'' iol `y iol, joh t#l ioky stirl iwolr co tiwos "ittj &rltlohoit#co"s "ico" io9
%#ctoly, w#jt hi yiu t#coa #cs &ri`klm wjs= @iu diml 'rim t#l sjml u&`rco"co", rc"#t=
R#il`l tljslh. #ctoly rikklh #lr lyls wct# j 'kc& i' t#l `crh.%#is kiiaco" 'ir t#l wjtd# tiwlr= >joj jsalh.% #ljrh ckk mum`kco" simlt#co" j`iut ct, *lkky sjch. %?l wlot t#jt wjy. ;#l &icotlh ti j
dkicstlr i' `kjda `rus# diodljkco" j &jt# `lyioh t#l dio$loclodl stirl. Jkt#iu"# t#l stjrs wlrl iut, ct
wjs #jrhky loiu"# ti `rc"#tlo t#l jrlj.Jt t#l it#lr wco" i' t#l stirl, 'rim `l#coh t#l `us#ls Plc"o strihl, 6c&&co" #cs !ljos j'tlr
'uk'ckkco" ojturls djkk. ?l oitlh *jrlos hcstrlss. %ts oit si `jh, #l tlkks #lr. %ust &cda j `us# joh
hri& yiur hrjwlrs. *jrlo "j$l #cm t#l mist ihcius kllr.oschl t#l `us, rlohj wjctlh 'ir ckks rlturo joh smialh j dc"jrlttl, oit djrco" w#lrl t#l
'umls #i$lrlh, w#cd# wjs `jda coti t#l `us hul ti jo iddjsciojk `jda hrj't. #cs hcstur`lh ;#l&rj#
w#i acdalh t#l `jda i' rlohjs sljt co &ritlst.
%HFy9 ?lklo *lkklr, diik ct, rlohj irhlrlh.F$lryiols jttlotcio wjs (ucdaky hc$lrtlh ti *jrlos sdrljmco" 'rim w#lrl s#lh "iol ti
rlkcl$l #lrslk'. Puooco" iut, #lr !ljos wlrl #jk' hiwo joh s#lh hri&&lh Ru' Ru'.
%;imlt#co"s `jda t#lrl9 ;#l drclh. %Puo, Ru' Ru', ruo9 Ru' Ru' kjy w#lrl #lh 'jkklorjdukj-s djstkl,) Ejtcmj &ritlsts.
)iias jrl hldlc$co",) >joj rls&iohs.
)t-s "ittj `l. ;ll t#l sc"o hjo"kco" 'rim t#l 'lodl=) *lkky s(ucotlh jt t#l wiihlo &kj(ul wct#cot#l `us #ljhkc"#ts t#jt rljh, Xfl Mlrry`l'irl t#l rlst i' t#l `ijrh wjs `rialo i''. ckk s#ut i'' t#l
lo"col joh jkk wlot imcoiusky scklot.
%m tcrlh. #is 'ir `lh= #, aoiwB mlllll9 ckk rjcslh #cs #joh. %Plc"o, yiu joh ljrswjooj "rj` siml stu'' 'rim t#l `jda si wl djo "lt t#riu"# t#cs oc"#t wct# j kcttkl dim'irt= rlohj, kk
#lk& yiu iut, !ust stjy &ut.
#l it#lr "crks kiialh jt ljd# it#lr oit (uctl u& ti s&llh i' t#l &kjo. %?ls rljkky "iooj d#lda
coti t#jt 'uo#iusl= R#il`l "u''jwlh.%#jts t#l hljk rlo= Jrl wl kisco iur tiud#= lrl "lttco &ut u& co &kjdls t#l rjts wiukhot
olst= #ctoly (ulrclh.
%cal >joj sjch, kiias jrl hldlc$co" joh jm tcrlh tii, rlohj tlrslky joswlrlh `l'irlrljd#co" iut ti ckk 'ir jsscstjodl io iol i' #lr joakls.
;kiwky, t#l rlst i' t#l `joh s&ckklh 'rim t#l `us coti t#l llrcl d#ckk i' l$l.
%B;i (uclt, my ljrsrl rco"co", *lcs#j w#cs&lrlh.%+it iol drcdalt ir 'ri", #ctoly rl"jrhlh.
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%m oit "lttco "iih $c`ls lct#lr, achs. l$l drjs#lh siml #lj$y &jhs `l'irl `ut t#cs &kjdlBEjtcmj wjs dut i'' `y R#il`l joh *jrlos sdrljm, w#lo >joj joh Plc"o !um&lh t#lm 'rim `l#coh< t#l
sdrljms rl$lr`lrjtlh coti t#l 'irlst. >jojs #ju"#ty djdakls 'ikkiwlh. ckk joh rlohj, w#ih jkrljhy
"iol j#ljh, kiialh `jda jt t#lm wct# hcshjco.%Dmio, jkrljhy9 ckk `jralh.
%>iot ylkk jt us9 R#il`l joh *jrlo wjcklh `jda.
%iia #iw kio" t#l &jt# cs< cts `uckhco" u& t#l sus&losl i' w#i ir w#jts "iooj "rllt us jt t#l
hiir.%>joj, s#ut u&, m wjroco" yiu, *lcs#j sjch.
%m si dikh. *lkky ru``lh #lr `jrl jrms.
%#y hchot yiu `rco" yiur swljtlr, hco"/`lkk= #ctoly sdikhlh.%?lrl, &ut t#cs io. Justco rlmi$lh #cs #jt ti &ukk #cs &iod#i i'' joh "c$l ti *lkky, klj$co" #cs
tirsi titjkky l5&islh. %kk ruo `jda ti t#l `us 'ir simlt#co. ?l $ikuotllrlh.
*lkky smcklh skc&&co" ct io, %HRrldcjtl ct. #lo, s#l &ut t#l &iod#i ti #lr oisl ti co#jkl #cs"iih hllh.
%#ckl #ls jt ct, #l s#iukh "lt siml s#ils, #ctoly muttlrlh ti #lrslk'.
#lyh rljd#lh t#l hjra cohiir &ird# co &jcrlh cotlr$jks. #ckl sdjooco" t#l skc"#tky hckj&chjtlh
surriuohco"s t#jt #jh jkk t#l mjaco"s i' j #juot, t#lcr `rljt#s `ldjml $csc`kl io t#l wcoh js t#lcr ljrs&lralh u& ti j hcstjot #iwk.
%#cs cs !ust oit "iih, mjo, m tlkkco yiu, #ctoly &rilsclh, s#jaco" #lr #ljh hu`ciusky.
%l diik, ckk s#us#lh t#lm, stckk kcstloco" 'ir w#lt#lr simliol wiukh joswlr t#l hiir j'tlr#cs aoidaco" joh hiir `u66co". Ecojkky, #l "rj``lh t#l hiir #johkl joh &us#lh j"jcost ct, jkkiwco"
t#lm 'rll &jssj"l. Jkk wjs &ctd# hjra `l'irl t#lm.
%ii9 #jt cs t#jt smlkk= *lcs#j joh t#l it#lrs wrcoaklh t#lcr oisls ti j "rlltco" stlod# mc5i' hjm&, ikh 'urocturl, #umjo musa joh 'ldjk mjttlr.
%ii mud# djohy, R#il`l= >joj d#udaklh.
ckk t#iu"#t stcdaco" #cs #ljh co wiukh "c$l drlhlodl ti simlt#co" `ut ct hchot. %?lkki= ?ldjkklh co. %>ch joy`ihy `rj$l j 'kjs#kc"#t= ?l turolh ti t#l "riu& uotck #cs lyls 'lkk io Plc"o w#i
rlmjcolh sticd ti ckks 'idjk "lsturl. ckk t#lo stjrtlh 'chhkco" `rcsaky ti t#l schl i' t#l wjkk `l#coh t#l
hiir!jm` uotck #cs 'co"lrs 'kcdalh j swctd#. #l cohiir &ird# kc"#ts djml io, "c$co" t#l "crks j skc"#tstjrt. Ecojkky, j drystjk/s#jhlh d#johlkclr sus&lohlh 'rim t#l 'iylr dlckco" coschl djml io, "c$co"drlhlodl ti t#l rlst i' t#l cotlrcir. #ly wjkalh "co"lrky u&io j hcrty, rlh &jcskly djr< di$lrco" t#l
mjco #jkk joh stjcrdjsl j#ljh. i t#lcr kl't wjs j hlsa wct# jo i&lolh `iia, j du& i' &los joh &lodcks,
joh j djklohjr io t#l wjkk &ri!ldtcio `l#coh ct. >joj tiia ct u&io #lrslk' ti kiia jt t#l rl"cstrjtcio`iia. ;#l 'kc&&lh t#l &j"ls joh 'chhklh wct# cohl5 djrhs.
%>iot mlss wct# t#jt, *lcs#j tikh #lr.
%iia, t#jt mjyir huhls co #lrl, >joj &icotlh iut. %;i jrl wl. l$l `llo l5&ldtlhjoywjys.
%Rli&klrl i`$ciusky skll&co", si klts all& ct hiwo ti j `u" drjwk, ckk costrudtlh l$lryiol.
?l stl&&lh u& ti kiia i$lr t#l rl"cstrjtcio `iia wct# #l 1lrry ljt#lr$jols tctkl joh ki"i io t#l
kljt#lr di$lr. ?l kiialh 'ir l$lo j smjkk slr$cdl `lkk t#jt mc"#t jklrt simliol co t#l `jda riim ti #csir #lr jrrc$jk.
% !ust hiot hc" t#cs. #y wjs t#l hiir i&lolh= #lrl cs simliol ti wlkdiml us co= Ejtcmj
j&&rl#losc$lky strialh t#l `kul drystjk jriuoh #lr olda.%lrl co t#l `iiohidas< yiu hiot ollh ti kida yiur hiirs joh &li&kl "lt u& wct# t#l
riistlrs, >joj l5&kjcolh.
#ly wlrl jttlotc$l ti joit#lr #iwkco" 'rim j`rijh.%Joh t#ly$l "it wik$ls, *lkky "rj$lky rlmcohlh t#lm js s#l kiwlrlh #lrslk' coti j drcmsio
wco" d#jcr slt jt t#l dlotlr i' t#l &jrkir.
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%ckk, w#jts wrio" wct# skll&co" co t#l `us= *jrlo jsalh, dkutd#co" Ru' Ru' tc"#tky ti #lr`isim.
%Guys, m tii tcrlh ti `l s&iialh, ckk rls&iohlh.
%ut yiu jrl, jhmct ct. #jt hjo" k ?lory jt t#l stirl slt ml i''. #ctoly wjs hcs"ruotklh.F$lryiol lct#lr !um&lh ir ylk&lh ti t#l siuoh i' t#l 'riot hiir skjmmco". Djrryco" #cs "uctjr, Justco
`rcsaky lotlrlh, oiw wljrco" j djmlk dikirlh, si't &c"saco !jdalt wct# 'rjylh lohs joh j +jtc$l
Jmlrcdjo #ljhhrlss lm`isslh io cts `jda. ut #cs 'llt rlmjcolh `jrl.
%#joa yiu 'ir t#l #ljrt jttjda, *lcs#j sdikhlh #cm.%;irryB t#l wcohs rljkky &cdaco u& iut t#lrl, Justco co'irmlh, oitco" Plc"os (uc66cdjk kllr
jt #cm. Justco t#lo rljkc6lh #l wjs wljrco" iol i' Plc"os !jdalts. %Diukhot 'coh joyt#co" lksl,
Justco j&iki"c6lh s#ll&cs#ky.o t#l cotlrcm, ;#l&rj# ri$lh ti t#l schlkcol, $loturco" u& t#l mjco stjcrwjy.
%#cs &kjdl diukh `l j kcttkl dkljolr dioschlrco" cts su&&islh rjoaco", rlohj dimmlotlh u&io
oitco" w#jt kiialh kcal djt dkjw tljrs co siml i' t#l uikstlry.%# my "is#9 #ctoly ylkklh w#lo s#l djml u&io t#l dijt d#lda dkislt.
%#jt #j&&lolh= js t#l "lolrjk rljdtcio.
%;imlt#co" hl'ldjtlh co t#l dkislt, #ctoly `rljt#klssky co'irmlh.
% aolw smlkklh simlt#co", *lcs#j #lkh #lr oisl.%ust `c"ik wjhs joh wjhs i' drj&9 #ctoly hlsdrc`lh.
%a, m "ico `jda ti t#l `us. @iu djts wct# ml= Ejtcmj coctcjtlh.
%lts "i, R#il`l joh t#l "crks wjkalh iut ioti t#l &ird# `ut hchot "lt &jsslh t#l stl&s j'tlrsllco" twi 'c"urls &ri&&lh jt t#l `jsl. ol i' t#lm rljrlh u& io cts #coh kl"s mimlotjrcky js c' tryco"
ti 'ukky stjoh, `l'irl t#um&co" cts 'irlkl"s ti t#l "riuoh co j 'urry, musdkl `iuoh mjss. #lcr lyls
#i$lrlh "rllo joh jm`lr co t#l "kiim.%ik$ls, *lkky s#c$lrlh.
%+i, t#lyrl !ust `c" hi"s, >joj s#ll&cs#ky &jsslh jkio".
ckk, Plc"o joh #lsctjot Justco stl&&lh u& ti t#l &kjtl 'ir jdtcio. %;#iw oi 'ljr. lrl jkk !ust"iooj wjkaB J kiw slmjtcd "riwk hriolh 'rim iol i' t#l jocmjks. %Bir ruo djkmky ti t#l `us. ckk
diodkuhlh.
Plc"o wjs rljhy ti swco" wct# #cs "uctjr. Justco wiukh$l &rl'lrrlh ti jddim&joy j 'lw i' t#l "crksjoj joh R#il`l rjo hiwo j s#irt dirrchir ti t#l kl't i' t#l mjco stjcrwjy, ti siml swco"co"
hiirs t#jt klh ti j d#l's actd#lo. R#il`l &ukklh jt j hiir s#l t#iu"#t wiukh kljh iut `ut ct wjs j
&jotry.
%R#il`l, kiia, jo l5ct9 >joj s#iutlh #ijrslky 'rim j 'jr dirolr i' t#l actd#lo. l'irl R#il`l&ut #joh ti aoi`, j wik' t#rlw ctslk' j"jcost t#l s(ujrl wcohiw &jolks i' t#l hiir, rjttkco" joh s#jaco"
cts stj`ckcty. R#il`l !ust js jo"rcky rjmmlh #lr djstlh #joh j"jcost t#l hiir, s#iutco" i`sdloctcls jt t#l
jocmjk t#jt tiwlrlh #lr w#lo io cts #coh kl"s.%1i$l jwjy, dmio9 >joj ylkklh, jkrljhy tjaco" joit#lr &jt# i' lsdj&l. ;#l skc&&lh io t#l
`kjda joh w#ctl d#ldalrlh 'kiir `ut mjoj"lh ti rlmjco u&rc"#t `y #ikhco" ioti t#l mjr`kl cskjoh.
#lo, s#l scdaky oitlh #lr #johs rlstlh jti& i' w#jt kiialh kcal rl"ur"ctjtlh rjw mljt. R#il`lssdrljm hrlw >jojs jttlotcio ti jo cm&jklh `ihy wct# oi #ljh, skjco io t#l it#lr schl i' t#l cskjoh.
cttkl `y kcttkl, t#l "riu& l$lotujkky rldio$lolh co t#l 'riot &jrkir, `l'uhhklh joh `lwckhlrlh.
*lkky, *jrlo joh rlohj 'rljalh iut w#lo Ejtcmj joh *lcs#j rl&irtlh `utd#lrlh `ihcls co mist i' t#l`lhriims u&stjcrs. *lcs#j #jh ti tjal j sljt io t#l sldioh ti kjst stl& i' t#l stjcrwjy w#ckl Justco
mjhl surl s#l wiukh rlmjco diosdcius. ;#l&rj# stiih wct# #lr `jda j"jcost j wjkk, #lr hrjwco" &jh
j"jcost #lr d#lst joh t#l #uotco" aoc'l dkutd#lh tc"#t co #lr rc"#t #joh.%#lrls jo l5ct co j kcttkl "jkklry `jda t#lrl `ut cts jkk `ijrhlh u&, ckk &icotlh.%*ctd#los j oi/"i, R#il`l rl&irtlh `kjoaky.
% 'iuoh j dlkkjr `ut t#l wcohiwsrl `jrrlh joh t#l l5ct hiirs `iktlh tii, Plc"o sjch.
rlohj kcm&lh jriuoh co dcrdkls, % djot sct co t#l sjml #iusl wct# murhlrlh `ihcls. ckktlohlh ti #lr hlmlotcj. %ckkB djot `l co t#l sjml #iusl wct# murhlrlh `ihclsB ckk9
%rlohj, diik ct9 Plc"o ylkklh, $lry uokcal #cm.
%>iot ylkk jt #lr, &jk9 ckk hl'lohlh.%#lrls ioky twi ir t#rll< wl djo tjallm, R#il`l &ri&islh.
% hiot t#coa wl #j$l loiu"# dkit#ls ti t#riw jtlm, Plc"o stjtlh, d#ldaco" t#l wcohiws.
%#y hiot wl !ust &us# stu'' u& j"jcost t#l hiirs ir simlm ti all& t#lm iut, Ejtcmj
su""lstlh.%ckk hi. lts "i. ckk rjkkclh.
%+jturjkky, t#l iols hljh, >joj sjch j'tlr tryco" t#l l5tloscio `y t#l wlkdiml hlsa.
%l s#iukh d#lda joy iols u&stjcrs ti `l surl, Plc"o sjch.%m oit "ico", *lcs#j s&ial wct# jo uo'iduslh "j6l.
#l it#lr "crks, w#i wlrl di#lrlot loiu"#, stjrtlh &us#co" 'urocturl &cldls j"jcost t#l 'riot
hiir joh mjaco" surl wcohiws wlrl kidalh. R#il`l joh >joj mjhl surl ti di$lr t#jt `jda lotrjodl cot#l actd#lo. >joj $imctlh jmch t#l hllh, j'tlr #j$co" ti &jss t#jt djhj$lr io t#l 'kiir j"jco< s#l #jh
tiud#lh t#l lotrjcks, j'tlr jkk. ;#l sjw t#l stlm i' t#l s&col &ritruhco" 'rim w#lrl s#iukh #j$l `llo j
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#ljh. ckk, wct# diotrikklh s(uljmcs#olss, tiia jo j'"#jo 'rim j slttll joh t#rlw ct jdriss t#l `ihyw#ckl tryco" oit ti #i"/ski& io #cmslk'.
Justco #jh "iol ti &ukk rlscstjot ;#l&rj# ti sct `lschl *lcs#j io j &cjoi `lod#. %m "iooj #lk&
t#l it#lrs, #l tlkks t#lm. % wjot yiu twi ti stjy ti"lt#lr, ia= ?l rljd#lh jriuoh ti kiia 'ir #cs"uctjr joh #joh ct ti ;#l&rj#. %?lrl, &kuda j #j&&y tuol< ctkk sdjrl jwjy t#l "kiim9 ?cs jttlm&t ti
mjal t#l scstlrs s#col wjs ti oi j$jck. ?l diodkuhlh, %>iot `l sdjrlh. tkk `l miroco" siio. *lcs#j
lylh j "rjoh 'crl&kjdl jt t#l loh i' t#l &jrkir joh rlmlm`lrlh Jk'rlh ?ctd#didas mi$cl, #l crhs.
Diukh wik$ls diml hiwo d#cmolys=#rll 'kiirs j`i$l, Plc"os jo"lr 'ulklh #cm ti kiia &jsslh t#l djroj"l u&stjcrs. ?l rl'uslh ti
&jy #imj"l ti t#l cmj"cojtcio i' kc$ls `lco" sou''lh iut 'rim w#ikl 'jmckcls 3 sud# js j mit#lr, twi
d#ckhrlo joh j 'jt#lr co iol `lhriim. #lcr `ihcls wlrlot w#ikl `ut t#l w#iklsimlolss i' w#i t#lyiodl wlrl, kco"lrlh co t#jt riim. ol mchhkl/j"lh mjo w#i kjy io t#l 'kiir #jk' wjy &jsslh #cs hiir
joh t#l it#lr #jk' coschl t#l riim, #jh #jh j "uo rljhy ti hrjw 'rim #cs #ikstlr `ut #cs jrm wjs d#lwlh
jwjy< #l wjs cm&jklh joh #cs #ljh jkmist dim&kltlky sl$lrlh 'rim #cs `ihy. Plc"o s#iia #cs #ljh,jkkiwco" j t#iu"#t ti cm&isl io #cm. #cs cs oi wik' ackk. ts jo i$lrackk. o #cs wjy `jda hiwostjcrs,
Plc"o sti&&lh io t#l sldioh kjohco" w#lrl #l #ljrh skiw, hlkc`lrjtl sdrjtd#co" `l#coh t#l hiir i'
w#lrl Justco joh ;#l&rj# #jh al&t iol i' t#l `ljsts. ' ioky Plc"o #jh #jh #cs :0/"ju"l s#it"uojoj, Ejtcmj, #ctoly joh *jrlo aollklh wjckco" i$lr *lkkyB t#ly #jh kist iol. ckk,
stiih i$lr rlohj, stckk dkutd#co" t#l `utd#lr aoc'l. ?cs `rljt# wjs s#jkkiw `ut #l 'lkt j slosl i' rlkcl'
aoiwco" t#jt jkt#iu"# s#l kjy uodiosdcius, s#lh !ust su''lrlh j `rialo rc` ir twi 'rim t#l wik's&iuodl. Plc"o joh R#il`l sjt io t#l `ittim stl& i' t#l stjcrwjy ti rldi$lr. #l kjst wik' rldlc$lh mist
i' cts `ruot 'rim #lr djst 3 w#jt s#l uslh ti &iuoh cts soiut joh s#iukhlrs wct# `l'irl Plc"os `jss
"uctjr tiia i$lr. #lrl wlrl oi cmmlhcjtl wirhs ti uttlr !ust oiw, dioschlrco" t#lcr kiss. Justco aolkti$lr *lkkys kc'lklss `ihy joh acsslh #lr #ljh, "rjs&co" &jco'ukky jt t#l &iod#i #lh "c$lo #lr. ?lr
kio", hcrty `kiohl #jcr #jh 'jkklo i$lr #lr 'jdl, w#cd# wjs !ust js wlkk< oi iol wjotlh ti sll sud#
'jmckcjr 'cojkcty io t#l iol si s&rctl. #ly wlrl jkk mimlotjrcky jkjrmlh w#lo t#l twi kc"#ts co t#lriim 'kcdalrlh ti j hukk. Jkk wjs scklot l5dl&t 'ir j `lstcjk, su`#umjo dry 'rim iutschl t#jt ylkklh,%,-X IEE IP /J2H9 *jrlo joh siml i' t#l it#lrs didalh t#lcr #ljhs ti sll c' t#ly #ljrh w#jt
t#ly t#iu"#t t#lyh #ljrh.
1irl tcml &jsslh `l'irl joyiol "j$l $icdl ti s&lld#. y oiw, *lkkys `ihy wjs hrj&lh wct# jol5trj `lh di$lr 'rim u&stjcrs joh djrrclh coti t#l dlkkjr `y Justco.
%?iwh t#ly "lt co= #ctoly wiohlrlh wct# #ijrsl $l5jtcio `rlwco" co #lr $icdl. ;#l
rl&ljtlh t#l (ulstcio, lmjsc6co" t#jt ct wjsot r#ltircdjk. %l #jh 'urocturl &cklh j"jcost t#l hiirsjoh kidalh t#l wcohiws. F$lryt#co" wjs wchl i&lo w#lo wl djml ti. ;iml`ihy kltlm co.
%+i, t#lrl #jh ti `l joit#lr wjy, Ejtcmj sukalh.
%+i, hiot t#coa si. *lcs#js $icdl trlm`klh wct# trjumj.
%;i yiu t#coa siml`ihy kcal t#l iwolr uokidalh t#l hiir 'rim iutschl= >joj jsalh jriuoh.%oschl. #ctolys rlh lyls ojrriwlh, kiiaco" tiwjrhs t#l dlkkjr 'rim w#lrl Justco jsdlohlh
t#l stl&s.
%#lrls oi &icot co wiohlrco" w#i hch w#jt ir #iw. ;iio js cts hjykc"#t, wl s&kct. ckkhltlrmcolh js #l sjt jttlotc$lky `y rlohj w#i rl"jcolh diosdciusolss `ut wjs $csc`ky joh mlotjkky
s#jalo.
%#jt c' t#lyrlB%ts hjy`rlja ir ol$lr, ckk tjkalh i$lr *jrlo. ;#l &iutlh joh wlot `jda ti striaco" j `jttlrlh
Ru' Ru'.
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Plc"o joh R#il`l stckk rlmjcolh io t#l stjcrs< #lh rjrlky sllo #lr si (uclt. F$lry oiw joh t#lo, s#lh&lla i$lr #lr s#iukhlr u& t#l kjohco" 'ir joy solja jttjdas.
%?iws yiur #joh= ?l jsalh #lr, stjrco" jt t#l wiro djst w#ckl j &ckl i' 1A1s kjy mlktco" co
t#l &jkm i' #lr "iih #joh.%ts rialo, s#l 'jdltciusky rl&kclh, co diodkuscio jhhco", %Bt #urts.
Plc"o sc"#lh, &ri&&co" #cmslk' u&io #cs aolls wct# #cs lk`iws, %@iu hch "iih. ?l stjrlh jt t#l
'riot hiir joh "j$l jo lm&ty soc''kl.
% wjooj ackklm. ;#l 'riwolh hldcsc$lky, tryco" oit ti t#coa i' *lkky.Plc"o s#iia #cs #ljh co hlkc`lrjtcio. %ts !ust oit kcal j wik' ti hi t#cs. #ly ruo 'rim &li&klch yiu sll joy wik$ls jriuoh= Hiut tlo ir si= *jrlo jsalh.
%?j$l yiu sllo joy`ihy co tiwo= ckk co(ucrlh.
#l "uy didalh #cs !jw `l'irl rls&iohco" cohc"ojotky, %@jkk "it siml l5&kjcoco tu# hi< yiuio &rc$jtl &ri&lrtyB #l ru`s t#l stu``kl io #cs d#co. %B@u# trls&jssco. ?l s&ial co j "rc66ky,
kl$lklh tiol. #lo, #l oitcdlh tisslh dkit#ls iut io t#l &ird# joh j 'jcot &jttlro i' &jw trjdas co `kiih.
%jct, t#cs cs j &u`kcd lstj`kcs#mlot, #iw djo wl `l trls&jssco" w#lo wl wlrl co$ctlh= +it timlotcio iol #lkk i' j "rlltco" wl "it wct# hljh &li&kl u&stjcrs joh wik$ls drjwkco" iuttj t#l drjdas,
tryco" ti jhh us ti t#lcr mlou, ckk s&lwlh co #ljtlh hl'losl.
%#ly ackklh iur 'rcloh, *lcs#j tljr'ukky cotlr!ldtlh.
%#jt co $jmiisl jrl yiu "j``co j`iut= #l strjo"lrs 'jdl &cod#lh wct# (ulry.%l "ittj s&kct< djo yu# hc" t#jt= ckk s#iia #cs #ljh (ucdaky, ur"co" rlohj joh l$lryiol ti
'ckl iut ti t#l mcoc`us. +i iol cotlohlh ti kiia `jda kio" loiu"# ti klj$l j &jrhio ti t#l strjo"lr, `ut
'urt#lr u& j#ljh mjhl ct j hu`cius 'ljt. #l rc&&lh i'' #iih i' t#l `us l5&islh dicks i' &ukklh wcrlsjoh &ku"s, joh t#l wrlod#lh hiirs s&lwlh &ckls i' dkit#ls, 'iih joh muscd l(uc&mlot trjm&klh ti oukk.
Plc"o wjs kc$ch. J uocsio mijo rl&kjdlh wirhs wct# oi hl&t# ti t#l hlsdrc&tcio i' t#l sdlol `l'irl
t#lm. #ly jkk turolh ti t#l siuoh i' j 'crljrm didaco" 'rim t#l ljt#lr$jol &ird#.
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#l strjo"lr stiih wct# j rc'kl hrjwo io t#lm joh j mjocjdjk kcttkl "rco. %@jkk !ust hiot "lt ct,hi yu#= ?cs $icdl wjs t#cda wct# miuotjco sldrlts. %@u# !ust djot "i jriuo jdtco kcal yu# iwo t#l
wirkh.
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Dfjtlr X(i
#l `joh wjs tjalo co tjohlm t#riu"# t#l wiihs, wct# t#l strjo"lr joh #cs rc'kl js dj`iisl.
%#l huhl cs ikh, wl djo tjal #cm, Plc"o tjutky &ri&islh ti ckk co #cs kiwlst i' w#cs&lr. ?ljoh ckk wlrl co t#l mchhkl i' t#l kcol.
%?ls oit t#jt ikh joh #l hilsot kiia kcal #ls "it jkk #cs sdru&kls< mjals #cm mirl $ikjtckl.
#l rc'klmjo wiukh l$lry oiw joh t#lo hjrt j "kjodl 'rim schl ti schl, &llrco" j"jcost t#l
stcdas joh &lraco" #cs ljrs ti iutkjohcs# siuohs. 1ist hcstrju"#t, *jrlo joh #ctoly klh t#l kcol. *jrloal&t trc&&co" i$lr #lrslk' hul ti olr$ls, w#ckl #ctoly siu"#t j riutl i' lsdj&l 'ir #lk&. ;codl s#l rjo
trjda co sd#iik, s#lh al&t #lrslk' co s#j&l. ;#l &rl&&lh 'ir t#l `c" s&rcot w#lo *jrlo w#cs&lrlh, %#y
wiot #l `lkcl$l us=%#y s#iukh #l= ?ls j out. Rut yiur #johs hiwo.
*jrlo #jh #lr joh Ru' Ru's #johs u& uohlr surrlohlr, t#lo, s#l wlot `jda ti drjhkco" #cm.
%@iu sll t#co"s kcal t#cs co t#l mi$cls joh t#coa, i#, diukh$l hiol t#jt joh t#jtB #, mjo, jrl wll$lr i''9
%@jkk wjooj s#ut u&= m tryco ti #ljr simlm, t#l "uomjo sjch.
rlohj djml ti j #jkt, sti&&co" t#l rlst i' t#l kcol. % #j$l ti rlst, s#l sjch.
%+it ylt, yu# hiot, #l sjch.%;#ls "it j `jh joakl joh &issc`ky mirl, klt #lr rlst, ckk &ritlstlh.
%#lrlrl yiu tjaco" us= l #j$lot hiol joyt#co", Ejtcmj jhhlh.
%@l#, mjo, yiu wjooj hi simlm usl'uk, tjal us ti j di&, R#il`l hlmjohlh.#ckl l$lryiol wiralh io t#l "uys olr$ls, Plc"o (ucdaky mjolu$lrlh #cmslk' ti "rj` j
d#ial#ikh jriuoh t#l strjo"lrs olda 'rim `l#coh `ut t#l jrmlh strjo"lr rjmmlh t#l `utt i' t#l rc'kl
coti Plc"os stimjd#. Plc"o stii&lh i$lr co &jco w#lo t#l mjo rjcslh t#l `utt ti #ct #cm j"jco. Justcot#rust #cmslk' `ltwllo t#lm wct# #cs #johs u& joh wj$co", %Rljdl mjo, jkk wl wjot cs &ljdl9 l !ust
#jh j rljk #lj$y trc& `jda t#lrl joh wlrl jkk `jo"lh u&, #l &jots.
%#jt hiot sjy mud# 'ir yiur trls&jssco.%>ch yiu oit #ljr us sjy t#lrl wlrl hljh `ihcls io t#jt &ri&lrty= R#il`l $l5lh, #lk&co" Plc"o
ti #cs 'llt. Justco "lsturlh 'ir #lr ti all& stckk.
%#lrlrl yiu &kjooco" ti tjal us, scr= Justco jsalh.%#, t#iu"#t h co$ctl yjkk ti j `c"ik 'jmcky hcoolr. #l "ru'' strjo"lr `ljmlh t#jt tiit#y,
mjocjdjk smckl.
%Jrl yiu !c$co= Ejtcmj (ulrclh.
% hiot t#coa si. HDjusl, yu# sll, t#isl hljh 'ikas jcot oiol i' yiur `uscolss.%#jt t#l drj&rl yiu tjkaco j`iut=9 >joj l5dkjcmlh.
#l strjo"lrs lyls strjylh wckhky j`rijh js #cs stjodl wct# t#l "uo `ldjml uo&rlhcdtj`kl. %@u#
!ust all& dimco kcal, kcal j hcsljslh swjrm 3 djoalr wirms, co'lstjtcios. #l "riu& hchot aoiww#jt ti mjal i' #cs rjm`kco". %@u# diml ioti iur kjoh, strc& iur wiihs, ruo jwjy iur 'iih joh t#coa
cts !ust jkk iol `iy/#iwhy i' j tcml9 ?l &juslh js c' dimco" ti jo l&cjoy. #lo, jo i`kc(ul "rco
drljslh #cs 'jdl js #l kiialh `jda jt t#lm. %Rjrhio my `kct#lrco. wjs co t#l wjr, #l lmjsc6lh
wct# j rjs&y djdakl. #l smckl hcsj&&ljrlh js (ucda js #l `kcoalh. %H*jy, all& mi$co. kk klt yu# aoiww#lo ti sti&, #l "lsturlh wct# t#l rc'kl.
o riutl, *jrlo sjo" ti #lrslk' t#l ;djrldriws sio" 'rim iol i' #lr 'j$irctl mi$cls, #l
c6jrh i' 6< ct wjs t#l `lst t#co" s#l diukh t#coa i' ti all& 'rim kisco" ct.%@iu aoiw, &li&kl jrl "iooj wiohlr w#lrl wl jrl< wlrl $lry, $lry wlkk aoiwo, Ejtcmj tikh
t#l "uo titco" strjo"lr w#i sllmlh ti `l hltjd#lh 'rim t#l durrlot sctujtcio l$lry oiw joh t#lo, js c'
kiiaco" 'ir simlt#co" ti diml iut i' t#l wiihs.%Eir t#l kjst tcml, wl wlrl co$ctlh ti &lr'irm #lrl. @iu sjw iur costrumlots, wlrl oit triu`kl/
mjalrs, *lcs#j stjtlh.
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%Diik ct, t#l huhls i`$ciusky `kjstlh, ckk tikh t#lm. ?l wjs wiro 'rim #j$co" ti su&&irtrlohj joh #cmslk', j'tlr sud# j #jrriwco" oc"#t.
%Ce " wl " ioky " fj j `rjco# *jrlos $icdl rjo".
>joj t#iu"#t s#l mc"#t mjal jo j&&ljk. %@iu$l sllolm tiiB ?lr riuoh #j6lk lyls kiialhu& coti #cs ru""lh 'jdl. %t#isl "cjot wik$ls, s#l &rlsumlh.
#l &lrtur`lh strjo"lr wj""lh #cs #ljh js c' #lh #jh j tcda co #cs ljr.
%#jts w#jt yiurl kiiaco iut 'ir, csot ct= >joj &rlsslh.
#l "uy sc"#lh wct# j""rj$jtcio, %?iw kio"s s#l "iooj all& ylkkco kcaljt= ?l rl'lrrlh ti*jrlo. % djot #ljr w#jt m kcstloco 'ir9
%*jrlo, `l (uclt, #ctoly #csslh.
%+i, klt #lr sco", cts w#jt wl hi, R#il`l #jrs#ky coscstlh.%@u# hiot hi ct wlkk, t#l mjo studa #cs i&&isco" 'jdl iut jt #lr.
R#il`l hl'cjotky !icolh *jrlos tuol, tryco" ti "lt t#l it#lr "crks ti &ctd# co `ut t#ly wlrl
jm`c$jklot. %C djo tfcoa ie tfco!s C$l ol$lr iol `leirl##lo, Ejtcmj tiia u& t#l skjda joh t#l t#rll i' t#lm stiih d#cmco" ti t#l kjst rjsl i' t#l
;djrldriws tuol, %Ce " wl " ioky " fj j `rjco% wct# `ikh hl'cjodl.
#l mjo &isctciolh t#l rc'kl si t#jt ct &icotlh jt t#l rlst i' t#l mlm`lrs co t#l "riu&. Justco
wj$lh &kljhco"ky 'ir t#l "crks ti s#ut u&.% hiot `lkcl$l #ls l$lo "it joy s#lkks co t#jt t#co". ?ls !ust j out iut ti sdjrl siml`ihy9
R#il`l d#jkklo"lh. #ctolys 'jdl &cod#lh wct# (ulstcioco" hls&jcr jt #lr t#rll `joh mjtls.
%l / wl diukh jkk sdjttlr coti t#l wiihs 'ir #lk&. ?l mc"#t "lt siml, `ut #l wiot "lt us jkk,Ejtcmj rl$iktlh.
%Gcrks, &kljsl9 ckks tcrlh rlh lyls strltd#lh. Plh &ljd# 'u66 #jh s&riut jriuoh #cs !jwkcol 3
t#l it#lr "uys wlrl s&irtco" 'c$l idkida s#jhiws tii.%r w#jts ti sti& us 'rim tjdakco" yiur drj6y js/B
Jkk wjs scklodlh `y t#l s#jr& drjda i' twi s#lkks hcskih"co" 'rim t#l rc'kl coti t#l jcr. J
&iwhlry `kjda &kuml i' smial kjuohlrlh j`i$l t#l strjo"lrs #ljh w#ckl #cs "rjy, hll&/sidaltlh lyls`urolh coti R#il`ls `riwo si'tlolh iols.
%#jt t#lrls t#l joswlr j`iut w#jts co t#cs rc'kl. +iw, yu# mc"#t `l j`kl ti !um& ml `ut yiuh
jkk `l oi mirl t#jo j tcdakl ti my oisl #jcrs. Joh mjy`l yu# diukh jkk sdjttlr coti t#l wiihs `ut h`lttlr sd#iik yu# io siml t#co"s. djusl yu# diml 'rim sud# j &li&kl si oum` co t#l slosls, yu#diukhot &issc`ky cmj"col w#jts ti ruo coti, `lyioh t#lm wiihs 3 my wiihs. @u# jcot "it oit#co ti
'ljr 'rim w#jts co t#cs rc'kl, dim&jrlh ti t#jt. @iu achs hiot aoiw w#jt rljk 'ljr joh lohurjodl cs
uotck yiu$l `llo hrc$lo 'rim &icot ti &icotB ti &icotB ?l &icotlh rjohimky jt t#lm wct# t#l miut#i' t#l rc'kl.
%Glt ti t#l &icot. hiot kcal rchhkls, Plc"o sochlky rlmjralh, stckk lm`cttlrlh `y t#l rc'klmjos
jssjukt.#l strjo"lr j&&rijd#lh Plc"o uotck t#ly wlrl oisl ti oisl, sc6co" iol joit#lr u& kcal `ukks.
#l strjo"lr "j$l j su`tkl oih joh "ruot. %l kc$l wct# jkittj t#co"s wl hiot kcal, sio. B@jkk all&
wjkaco Htck yu# "lt jt t#l summct i' t#jt &rldc&cdl u& j#ljh.
#ly j&&rl#losc$lky #lsctjtlh. %l !ust #j$l ti mjal ct iut jkc$l. lts !ust hi w#jt #l sjys, 'iroiw, ckk w#cs&lrlh ti t#l oljrlst ljr.
%@iu t#lrl, kck "jk, t#l "uomjo djkklh ti ;#l&rj# w#i jkmist wlot jstrjy. ?l "lsturlh wct# t#l
rc'kl 'ir #lr ti 'jkk co kcol. ;#l&rj# al&t kiiaco" &jsslh j #ist i' &col joh `jkhco" `crd#, surl s#lh sllojoh #ljrh simlt#co" mi$co"< s#l wjs surl ct wjsot jo lka ir simlt#co" js #jrmklss js j `ljr, `ut t#isl
$lry drljturls 'rim kjst oc"#t, stjkaco" t#lm. *lcs#j hutc'ukky &ukklh ;#l&rj# jkio" `lschl #lr.
#l "uomjo sti&&lh, 'cojkky. J'tlr #l "j$l j #lj$y sc"#, t#rust #cs #c&s 'irwjrh joh kljolh `jdaio #cs #llks, #l sjch, % "it Hyu# ti w#lrl yu# wjotlh ti "iB wlkdiml ti kul`lrry 1ckks9 ?l
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jooiuodlh kcal j "jml s#iw #ist 'rim t#l kcttkl rch"l t#ly stiih u&io, i$lrkiiaco" j ruooco" mckk wct#j dim&joy sc"o joh &jtrcitcd rc``ios 'kuttlrco" co t#l wcoh. #lo, #l hcsj&&ljrlh 3 rc'kl joh jkk.
%#joa Gih, siml i' t#l achs sc"#lh wct# rlkcl'.
%Iucda, klts "lt hiwo t#lrl, ckk hcrldtlh.%;iml`ihy iu"#ttj all& jo lyl iut 'ir t#jt out, c' #l dimls `jda, R#il`l su""lstlh.
%?l wiot `it#lr us joymirl. lkk `l iuttj #lrl `l'irl t#lo, joywjy, Plc"o sjch js t#ly
djrl'ukky mjhl ct hiwo#ckk tiwjrhs t#l &ihcum jrlj i' t#l "jkj i&loco". #l oljrlr t#ly lodrijd#lh,
t#l mirl imcoius ct sllmlh. #lrl wjs sdjttlrlh hl`rcs i' mjoy sirts 3 'iih wrj&&co"s, rc``ios,&cow#llks, joh !lkky !jrs, dio'lttc `kiwco" j`iut. #jt wjs mirl hcstur`co" wlrl &lrsiojk `lkio"co"s
sdjttlrlh j`rijh. J &ursl, j olttlh s#iukhlr `j", j &coa drid#ltlh s#jwk, j `jda&jda wct# tu`l sidas
joh dc"jrlttls s&ckkco" iut 3 j wcoh`rljalr t#jt kiialh js c' cth `llo rc&&lh wct# tjkios. #lrl wjs jtiy sikhclr 'kijtco" co t#l 'kuml.
% hiot 'llk "iih. rlohj 'iu"#t t#l ur"l ti t#riw u&.
%;ct #lrl. ckk klh #lr ti t#l wiihlo &kjt'irm jt t#l &ihcum w#lrl j 'jkklo mcdriiol johs&ljalr wcrls #jh `llo tiro iut.
Ejtcmj stjrlh jt t#l wjtlrw#llk turo w#ckl kcstloco" ti t#l `u``kco" strljm t#jt s#iukh$l `llo
djkmco" ti #lr `ut t#l jurj i' t#lcr surriuohco"s wjs hcs&kjdlh.
%#cs hiirs kidalh, Justco `riu"#t t#lcr jttlotcio ti j hiir i' iol i' t#l 'jdtiry `uckhco"s,w#cd#, #i&l'ukky, #jh j iol.
%ust ct. Plc"o djml 'irwjrh wct# #cs `iit ti acda t#l i`stcojtl hiir co.
%?lkki9 *jrlo djkklh j`iut, co t#l mljotcml. ?lr wchl, riuoh lyls "rj6lh &jsslh j wlkdimlsc"o ti t#l mjyir joh, criocdjkky, t#l jooiuodlmlot i' t#lcr `johs jrrc$jk. Jksi, strlwo jdriss t#l
"riuohs wjs siml &rimitciojk kctlrjturl io kul`lrry 1ckks !lkky joh `rljh &rihudts. J wcoh stcrrlh
twi `jkkiios hiwo 'rim j trll 3 j rlh joh `kul iol< ct `riu"#t `jda j d#ckh#iih 'jsdcojtcio co *jrlo.?u""co" Ru' Ru' dkisl, s#l wcs#lh s#l wjs #iml &kjyco" wct# tiys joh `jkkiios, rc"#t oiw.
#l hiir ti t#l mckk 'cojkky yclkhlh ti Plc"os #jrjssmlot. o t#l sur'jdl, coschl, ct sllmlh
uohcstur`lh.%ts !ust j kcttkl 'jdtiry wjrl#iusl ir simlt#co, Justco i`slr$lh t#l trljhmckk t#jt iodl rjo jo
jsslm`ky i' !lkky !jrs.
%isss &jh u& t#lrl, Plc"o &icotlh ti t#l 'irlmjos say`i5 w#lrl #l jsdlohlh co #i&ls ti'coh j iol.
o t#l &ridlss i' `riwsco", Justco s&ittlh j hiir co j 'jr dirolr i' t#l riim< ct wjs j!jr joh #l
swirl #lh sllo jo lyl &llaco" iut 'rim `l#coh ct. ?l wlot ti cos&ldt #cs sus&cdcios joh, kcal j w#ctl
rj``ct, j smjkk `ihy hjrtlh 'rim `l#coh t#l hiir, &jsslh #cm joh iut t#l 'riot hiir. #l achs iutschl#ljrh Justco dry iut, %Glt #lr9 `ut wlrl j kcttkl skiw co "lttco" wct# t#l sdlol. ;#irtky, Justco joh ckk
mjoj"lh ti t#wjrt #lr 'rjck &kc"#t< jkk i' t#lm wcohlh 'rim 'rc"#t, #uo"lr joh uomlotcioj`kl dio'uscio.
%>iot `l sdjrlh, wlrl oit "iooj #urt yiu, Justco jssurlh t#l "crk u&io jddist. %Djo yiu tlkkus w#lrl l$lry`ihy wlot= s t#lrl j rjo"lr ir j iol siml&kjdlB
%Djot yiu sll t#l s#j&l s#ls co, mjo= hiot t#coa s#ls joy `lttlr i'' t#jo wl jrl. #ctoly
i`slr$lh.
#l "crks `kiohl #jcr wjs kjhlo wct# hcrt joh #lr saco wjs &jco'ukky &jkl. ?lr kc&s #jh swikklo&jrd#lh wct# 'cssurls mjraco" j &issc`kl sc"o i' hl#yhrjtcio, joh l$lry oiw joh j"jco, #lr kjr"l &jkl
lyls hjrtlh 'rim trll `iu"# ti riit. ;#l 'cojkky s&ial simlt#co".
%#jt= #l "jo" (ucltky rls&iohlh.%1/scs /scstlr, s#l trlm`klh, hcrldtco" #lr `lwckhlrlh lyls `lyioh t#l mckk.
%#jt j`iut yiur scstlrB cs s#l jriuoh #lrl=
%clh #lr u&, t#l "crk diotcoulh. %B&kljsl #lk& us. ;wlkkco" &iiks `l"jo ti i$lrrchl t#l rcmsi' #lr lyls, oiw mcmcdaco" 'ri6lo &iohs.
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wlrl i$lr j rch"l joh iut i' sc"#t. Plc"o rus#lh 'rim t#l `uckhco" wct#iut jklrtco" #cs 'rclohs, ti &ursult#l mjttlr. ol wjy ir joit#lr, c' #l diukhot #lk& t#lcr sctujtcio, &lr#j&s siml#iw t#ly diukh #lk&
#cm< t#ly &ri`j`ky wlrl &kjyco", js #l t#iu"#t mirl io t#l mjttlr. ?l, l$lotujkky, 'iuoh #cmslk' co t#l
mchhkl i' oiw#lrl. ?l &rl&&lh #cs ljrs 'ir joy mirl sdrljms `ut ioky scklodl &rl$jcklh.%?ly, joy`ihy #lrl9 ?l ylkklh, wjkaco" 'rim jo i&lo 'clkh coti j mirl s#jhlh t#cda i' wiihs.
?l stjrtlh ti djkk iut j"jco `ut #cs $icdl kih"lh wct#co #cs t#rijt, u&io #ljrco" j twcstlh siuoh i'
'lr$lot d#lwco" joh smjdaco", $lry oljr`y< soj&&co" i' `iol, 'kls# joh musdkl `lco" tiro jt, kcal j
'llh co j hlo i' kcios. Plc"os 'jdl hrjcolh ti &j&lr w#ctl js #l wctolsslh, 'rim `l#coh t#l `rjod#ls, j`iy di$lrlh co j 'col dijt i' hcrty, `kiohl 'ur< #l wjs d#im&co" jwjy jt t#l stimjd# dj$cty i' w#jt #jh
`llo t#l "crk w#i trclh ti 'kll. Plc"o t#iu"#t #l wjs #jkkudcojtco" 3 wjtd#co" j 6im`cl mi$cl ir
simlt#co". cal j mijt, `kiih rjo j strljm jriuoh t#l `ljst/kcal `iy joh #cs $cdtcm. ?l wj""lh #cs#ljh ti jddimmihjtl t#l sl&jrjtcio i' mljt 'rim `iol, "riwkco" joh "ruotco" wct# w#jt mjy$l `llo
diotlot. Plc"o stl&&lh u& ti &kjtl, c"oirco" t#l mjhl jooiuodlmlot i' #cs &rlslodl joh dios&cducty.
#lo t#l jocmjks kc"#t "rjy lyls kidalh wct# Plc"os, ct wjs kcal kiiaco" coti hcrldt suokc"#t. J &jcos#it 'rim Plc"os 'irl#ljh hiwo coti t#l `jsl i' #cs t#rijt. ?l diukhot 'jt#im w#jt #l wjs sllco".
%#jt t#l #lkB Plc"o suhhloky wlot hiwo uohlr j drjs#co", twi/'cstlh `kiw 'rim joit#lr
yiuo" mjkl `l#coh #cm< tjkk, sklohlr, wljrco" t#l ljrt#. ct# rl&rcmjoh co #cs 'clry lyls, #l kiialh
j#ljh jt #cs rj$loius `ut stjrtklh `rit#lr.#l Ru' Ru' drlw dio$lr"lh jt t#l mckk, j'tlr oi kuda wct# 'cohco" Plc"o. >cs#ljrtlolh, R#il`l
trclh ti all& ct ti"lt#lr `ut #lr hcstrlss djml iut co (uc&s.
%Erim #lrl io, wl !ust #j$l ti stcda ti"lt#lr, ckk sjch. %lkk #j$l ti wjka `jda ti t#jt"lolrjk stirl< mjy`l, jkio" t#l wjy, wlkk djtd# siml w#llks `ut uotck t#loB #ls t#l iol.
%#i= *jrlo jsas.
%#jt ikh huhl jt t#l stirl. ?ls "ittj #j$l trjos&irt.%>yiu aoiw #iw 'jr i'' t#jt cs= tkk `l hjra j"jco, wct#co joit#lr #iur ir twi, #ctoly sjch.
%#y djot wl stjy co t#l mckk joh wjct= *jrlo jsalh.
%jct 'ir joit#lr iol i' us ti `l sojtd#lh jwjy= R#il`ls !jw d#urolh.%lts !ust all& mi$co< m "lttco `jh $c`ls jriuoh #lrl, Ejtcmj coctcjtlh.
%?iw H`iut ct, `j`l= ckk turolh ti rlohj.
rlohj wljrcky sc"#s, %Git oi d#icdl.;i, t#ly stjrtlh `jda io w#jt t#ly #i&lh wjs t#l &jt# ti t#l mjco rijh. +i iol wjs surl #iw
'jr t#jt "uo/titco" strjo"lr #jh tjalo t#lm. R#il`l lj"lrky sdjoolh t#l hjraloco" 'irlst lh"l wct# kjr"l
#i&l'uk lyls, djkkco" iut Plc"os ojml l$lry si mjoy mltlrs. ust t#lo, j hukdlt siuoh $csctlh u&io
t#lcr ljrs 3 si't strco" &kudas i' j "uctjr wj'tco" jmch t#l t#cooco" tcm`lrs. Justco wjs `rco"co" u& t#l#ljh i' t#l kcol w#lo t#ly s&ittlh j 'kcdalr co t#l husa< simliol wjs scttco" jt j 'crl co 'riot i' j
wiihlo Iuioslt #ut, sco"co" wct# j "uctjr. ?cs #jcr hrj&lh hjra mustjrh `kiohl i$lr #cs 'jdl t#jt #l
al&t hiwowjrh ti diodlotrjtl io t#l tuol.%#jts 3 t#jts my "uctjr, Justco stjtlh, s(ucotco" #cs lyls, &jrtco" twc"s joh `rjod#ls ti "lt
ti t#l yiuo" mjo. #l muscdcjo kiialh u&, w#lo slosco" t#lcr j&&rijd#. %#lrlh yiu "lt t#jt "uctjr=
Justco &icot `kjoa jsalh.
#l "uys s#iukhlrs wlot u&, %Eiuoh ct.%cjr, t#jt wjs jt t#l sdlol i' j murhlr, Justco soj&&lh `jda.
#l "uy djkmky rls&iohlh, %>chot sjy w#lrl 'iuoh ct.
%#lrl$lr yiu djml 'rim, yiu #j$l ti s#iw us `jda ti dc$ckc6jtcio, R#il`l hlmjohlh.#l yiuo" mjo wjs uomi$lh `y t#lcr hls&lrjtcio.
%l ollh yiur #lk& 3 yiu hc"= *lcs#j sc"olh jt #cm, sjrdjstcdjkky.
%@jkk rls&iosc`kl 'ir jkk t#l rudaus "ico io Hriuoh #lrl=%Jrl yiu jddusco" us i'B wjct, w#jt rudaus= ckk jsalh.
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#l "uy strialh t#l `ihy dur$ls i' t#l "uctjr `l'irl s&ljaco", %#l `jkjodl i' t#cs kjohs `llohcstur`lh. ;i, t#lo, yu# "lt `kiihs#lh. @iu mjhl simlm rljk mjh iut #lrl.
;iml i' t#l "riu& #lj$lh #lj$y sc"#s i' cm&jtclodl. ckk joh R#il`l dusslh wct# s#jr&
$l5jtcio.% hiot aoiw w#jt acoh i' &li&kl yiu jrl `ut, t#cs `l 'jdt, mjo, m s(uljkco j`iut l$lry scda,
"ii'y, drll&y t#co" wl$l ruo coti, scodl wl "it #lrl< swljr9 rlohj dio'lsslh co tljrs.
J hltjd#lh 'crl s&jra hjodlh wct#co t#l yiuo" mjos lyls< sllmco"ky, oit i' t#l 'crl `kj6co"
`l'irl #cm. %Joh yu# wiot djrl w#jt yu# #urt co t#l &ridlss= @iurl "io !ust all& `rco"co #ljt hiwoio j &kjdl yu# ol$lr s#iukhu# `llo.
%jct, t#coa aoiw w#lrl #ls jt, Ejtcmj jhmcttlh.
#l `iy sc6lh #lr u&. %B#jt, s#l mc"#t, ?l j"rllh.%jy ct io us, Ejtcmj, mjy`l `l'irl D#rcstmjs, #ctoly soj&&lh.
%#cs &kjdl 3 t#cs kjoh wjsot mjhl ti `l `rialo< cth jkrljhy `llo tckklh 'ir jo ljrkclr `lco"
joh &ur&isl. l 3 t#isl mckk 'ikas 3 jrl trls&jssco" io &rc$jtl tlrrctiry< cts ioky ojturjk t#jt jtlrrctircjk lotctys "iooj hl'loh cts #iml.
%um& t#jt !c$l mi!i9 R#il`l s&jt.
%h kcstlo ti yiur 'rcloh. @iurl oit "io "lt iuttj t#lsl wiihs tioc"#t 3 oit jkc$l. #l yiuo"
mjo stiih. ?l wjs tjkk joh j tjh io t#l kjoay schl `ut musdkls #l hchot kjda, c' j 'lmjkl hjrlh ti stuhy#cm.
%#l wik$ls= *jrlo cm&kclh.
%>iot `l stu&ch, hiot `lkcl$l j `uod# i' wik$lsrl "iooj tlkk us w#lrl ti "lt i''9 #ly tiia*lkky, joh #lkk 'rll6l i$lr `l'irl t#ly ackk jkk i' us, #ctoly s&iutlh. %ckk, klts all& j#ljh jkrljhy.
;#l kllrlh wct# rlslotmlot tiwjrhs Ejtcmj.
#l yiuo" mjo s#ru""lh. % "it j &kjdl, !ust io t#cs 'iit&jt#. @iurl wlkdiml ti ct, c' ctkk #lk&t#l kck wiuohlh iol t#lrl, #l co'lrrlh i' rlohj. %#jt #j&&lolh= >chyu# "lt sojrlh co j trj&= ?l
siuohlh jkmist midaco".
ckk turolh ti rlohj, % t#coa wlh "i j kit (ucdalr c' yiu hchot rcsa yiur joakl "lttco" wirsl.%@iurl "iooj klj$l ml #lrl wct# Rlttcdijt uodtcio= rlohj #csslh.
%1l joh Justcokk mjal t#l trc&. l djot tjal j d#jodl io jkk i' us `lco" jm`us#lh j"jco, `y
mjo ir wik'.% wjooj kiia 'ir Plc"o, R#il`l coscstlh io "ico".;#l&rj# stjrtlh ti sc"o olr$iusky jt *lcs#j. *lcs#j s#jrlh co #lr scstlrs j&&rl#loscio i' t#l
mjttlr `ut hchot aoiw w#jt ti hi. %l diik, ;#l&, wl #j$l ti stjy ti"lt#lr, *lcs#j jssurlh.
ut ;#l&rj# hchot kcal t#l yiuo" mjos diuotlojodl. J 'jmckcjr d#ckk &clrdlh #lr `iols< t#jt'llkco" i' 'c"#t ir 'kc"#t, t#l hjy s#l wctolsslh #lr `lst 'rclohs 'jtl.
%rlohj, wjot yiu joh t#l "crks ti stjy siml&kjdl sj'l, ckk hltlrmcolh. %@iur rc s mc"#t
ollh kiiaco" j'tlr tii.%lkk wjka t#l &jt# wct# yiu, Justco tikh t#lm, oitcdco" ;#l&rj#s miuotco" hcstrlss. ;#l wjs
sl&jrjtco" #lrslk' 'rim t#l "riu& j"jco. %;#l&rj#, Justco j&&rijd#lh #lr `ut joit#lr kiia #jh diml
i$lr lyls. ;#l wjsot s#jrco" t#l sjml 'rjml t#ly wlrl. Justco oitcdlh #lr #joh hc""co" co t#l `rljst
i' #lr !jdalt, mist kcalky, 'ir t#l stiklo #uotlrs aoc'l. Justco "rjs&lh t#jt #joh `l'irl ct djml iut.%iia jt ml, wlrl "iooj `l sj'l.
*lcs#j !icolh t#lm, tryco" ti diodljk #lr iwo jo5cltcls. %Dmio, wlkk "i siml&kjdl w#lrl yiu
djo hrjw w#ckl wl wjct 'ir t#l &ikcdl ti tjal us #iml, s#l jhhlh. ;#l&rj#s lyls "j6lh &jsslh t#lmjoh kidalh ioti t#l yiuo" wiihsmjo wjctco" durciusky `y wct# t#l "uctjr. ;kiwky, s#l rlkco(ucs#lh #lr
iwo sldurcty ti wjka wct#co Justco joh *lcs#js dcrdkl.
#l &jt# wjs imcoiusky (uclt, l5dl&t 'ir j djrlklss `rll6l rustkco" t#l hry twc"s joh klj$ls. #lyiuo" mjos wjka wjs stljhy `ut r#yt#mcd wct# t#l jtmislrl. J wik's #iwk wiukh `l t#l mist
#irrc'cd siuoh t#l "riu& diukh #ljr rc"#t oiw< t#lcr lyls hjrtlh ti joh 'ri, sdjooco" drl$cdls i' t#l
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wiihs j"jcost t#l &ri"rlssco" husa. Ecojkky, t#l s#lktlr djml coti $clw< trc&kl5 kl$lks i' kcmlstiol johwiih wct# mjoy kjr"l, oio/s#uttlrlh wcohiws joh &kjoas i' stjcrs ti jddimmihjtl ljd# kl$lk. ;mial
`ckkiwlh 'rim iol i' twi d#cmolys.
%?iml swllt #iml, t#l `iy turolh ti t#l "riu& wct# j t#co, &kjstcd smckl. %m ;lr`js, ?lcotrihudlh #cmslk' wct# j oih, kljhco" t#lm u& t#l 'crst kl$lk, `jo"co" t#l "uctjr kc"#tky j"jcost t#l
hiir!jm`. Justco 'riwolh. O&io i&loco" t#l hiir, j rjodch stlod# jttjdalh t#lcr oistrcks js hch t#l
wjrmt# 'rim #lj$y stljm. #l 'riot &jrkir wjs `jt#lh co 'crlkc"#t 'rim j "rjoh, &ciollr stykl 'crl&kjdl
w#lrl sjt j `kjda alttkl stlwco" i' t#l rjodch mljk. ;iml kct djohkls sjt io j mjotlk jt joit#lr loh i't#l riim. #l &kjdl rlslm`klh j kih"l. O&io t#l wjkks, #jo"co" kcal tricls wlrl djrcdjturls i' &li&kl
aoiwo joh uoaoiwo 3 wj5/kcal #ljhs i' dcty &ikctcdcjos, ?ikkywiihs lkctl jdtirs joh jdtrlssls 'rim
t#l sck$lr sdrllo ti ld#ocdikir. #lrl wlrl it#lr #ljh tricls ti t#l 'jr rljr i' t#l riim `l#coh t#l'crl&kjdl t#jt kiialh kcal irhcojry Hjols joh Hils.
% hiot su&&isl yiu #j$l j iol= ckk jsalh ;lr`js.
%+i, scr. cal sjch, yiuh `l `lst ti wjct iut Htck hjwo.%+i mirl wjctco". lts "i.
%R#il`l, yiu s#iukh stjy #lrl tii, ckk su""lstlh.
%+i, m oit 3 w#jt, m oit siml si't mjrs#mlkB
ckk tiia #lr jschl w#ckl t#l it#lr "crks siu"#t j &kjdl ti rlst. ;lr`js hcrldtlh t#lm ti jo ikhdiud#, j `lod# joh j &cdocd tj`kl co j oiia i' t#l riim. #lo, #l tiia oitcdl i' Justcos stjrco" jt #cm.
;lr`js smcklh t#coky wct# j tco"l i' mcsd#cl' co t#l drcoakl i' #cs kiwlr lylkchs. %@iur "uctjr= ?l
lmjsc6lh, #ikhco" ct u& ti Justco js c' ti &isl hiu`t.Justcos 'jdl rlmjcolh sticd. %*ll& ct< oit kcal djo usl ct oiw.
#ctoly lylh t#lm `it#. %m oit diik wct# t#cs sdlojrci jt jkk. #jt `iys "it Justcos "uctjrjoj s#ut u& j'tlr t#l duttco" "kjodl R#il`l hljkt
#lr.
%#lrls oi l5dusl 'ir t#l kiss wl$l su''lrlh, *lcs#j #ljtlhky tikh ;lr`js w#i rlturolh ti #cs&kjdl jt rlohjs 'llt wct# siml `johj"l wrj&s.
%@u# #j$l ylt ti `l mjhl jwjrl i' yiur `iuohjrcls< yiur 'rjcktcls, #l sj"lky co'irms t#lm.
%Jddirhco" ti Gih, wlrl jkk &iwlr'uk 3 wlkk, t#jts w#jt kljrolh co ;uohjy sd#iik. lrl tisu`hul t#l ljrt# joh jkk cts drljturls, *jrlo $ikuotllrlh, w#ckl striaco" Ru' Ru's riu"# s#j".;lr`js s#iia #cs #ljh.
% #ljrh t#jt wik$ls jrlot su&&islh ti jttjda &li&kl, iuttj t#l `kul, R#il`l kiialh jt ;lr`js.
%Plc"o tikh ml. Joh t#l iols kjst oc"#t djml jt us mlt#ihcdjkky< t#ly #jh ct co t#lcr drjw ti diml j'tlrus joh 'ir w#jt=9
%#lyrl j tlrrctircjk kit, ;lr`js joswlrlh, wct# t#l cotlot ti su`hul #lr.
%#lcr &kjdl cs co t#l wiihs< wl wlrl co j #iusl, j &kjdl i' dc$ck lodjm&mlot.%?iw hyu# su&&isl t#cs dc$ckcty "it w#lrl ct cs= ;lr`js d#jkklo"lh.
%Dc$ckctys oit j wirh, *jrlo kc"#tky d#udaklh ti #lrslk'.
%y cm&isco, ;lr`js si'tky diotcoulh. %Rlrty siio, t#ly wiot #j$l joyw#lrl ti djkk t#lcr
iwo.%# mjo, aoiw w#lrl t#cs cs "ico. *coh i' kcal t#l w#ctl mjo joh ohcjo stjohi''. #i djml
'crst, t#l d#cdalo ir t#l l""= lkk, #umjos wlrl jkk &ut hiwo #lrl ti"lt#lr< cts oit my 'jukt #iw t#ly
hi ct, R#il`l $l5lh.%@iurl oit "lttco ct, ;lr`js s#iia #cs #ljh.
% hiot wjot ct. R#il`ls kc&s tc"#tlolh.
%1jy`l, cts oit jkk j`iut #umjos. Ejtcmj sjt `l#coh ;lr`js. % t#coa siml`ihy !ust "it us cot#l wjy 3 wl wlrlot rljkky mjhl ti s#jrl t#l sjml &kjco.
%>chot joy`ihy lksl, #lrl, "i ti ;uohjy sd#iik= *jrlo mllaky jsalh.
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%#y jkk t#l ckisiy= #cs wjs !ust j rj`ch wik' jttjdaB >joj cotlr!ldtlh.rlohj sti&&lh ;lr`js 'rim tlohco" ti #lr joakl.
%@iu$l #ljrh i' `ljrs joh kcios jttjdaco" &li&kl< w#ys t#cs joy hc''lrlot= >joj &rlsslh.
%ts t#l tlojdcty t#ly #jh, *lcs#j sjch.%;iml#iw, t#l twi wl &ut iutschl "it co joh t#l iol wl kidalh sldurlky u&stjcrs, "it iut,
#ctoly hlkc`lrjtlh.
%>iirsrl 'jukty, ;lr`js mcsd#cl$iusky costc"jtlh.
%>i yiu aoiw joyt#co" j`iut w#jt wl$l sllo joh `llo t#riu"#= >ils joy`ihy jriuoh #lrlaoiw= r cs t#cs &kjdl ruo kcal *kjo diuotry 3 l$lry`ihy aoiws l$lryt#co" `ut t#l sldrlts stjy `urclh
co t#l `jdawiihs, *lcs#j s&lwlh.
%#jts joit#lr stiry, >joj mum`klh.%#l &icot cs wl$l kist j scstlr, #ctoly `rco"s u&. %joh &issc`ky j `rit#lrB twi it#lrsrl iut
t#lrl wct# oi sirt i' &ritldtcio joh iol i'lm, m oit tii surl cs jkk #ls drjdalh u& ti `l.
%#jts s#l tjkaco H`iut= ;lr`js rlmi$lh rlohjs `iit hls&ctl #lr wlja &ritlst.% hiot kcal Justco. #lrl, sjch ct, #ctoly dio'lsslh.
%c" olws 'kjs#, Ejtcmj dimmlots.
;#l&rj# kiialh i$lr #lr s#iukhlr jt #ctoly.
%;trcal ml hiwo 'ir `lco" djutcius `ut w#y, co "rjomjs actd#lo, hch wl klt #cm io `ijrh=#ctoly `ldaiolh wct# iutstrltd#lh jrms.
%?ls oit j !co5, c' t#jts w#jt yiu mljo, *lcs#j sjch.
%?ls "it oit#co" ti hi wct# w#y wlrl #lrl, #ls !ust j hlhcdjtlh 'jo, Ejtcmj rljsiolh.% surl wcs# h "ittlo tu# sll yjkk &lr'irm, ;lr`js smcklh.
R#il`l kllrlh jt #cm wct# diotlm&t. %#jt, yiu t#coa wlrl 'uooy= c" jmuslmlot 'ir t#l kck
#cdas co t#l #ckks=%R#il`l, diik ct, Ejtcmj irhlrlh.
rlohjs #joh sti&&lh ;lr`js iodl j"jco. % "it ct, ;#l (ucltky tikh #cm< #cs tlohlrc6co" #johs
u& joh hiwo #lr djk' joh joakl mjhl #lr 'llk $cikjtlh, oit ti mlotcio ojuslius.%#jt hi yu# jcm ti hi c' yiu "lt iuttj #lrl jo `jda #iml= @iu "io wrjda t#cs u& js j
`lhtcml stiry ti yiur "rjohs ir jrl yu# "io &rlss d#jr"ls j"jcost ojturl= ;lr`js co(ucrlh, mlltco"
R#il`ls jo"ry "kjrl.%#lrls oit#co" $lry ojturjk j`iut t#cs.%Ejtcmj, s&ckk ct ir djo ct9 +i mirl mum`i/!um`i rchhkls, R#il`l irhlrlh.
*jrlo olr$iusky stiih u&, %F5dusl ml, ;lr`y, wjtd#j "it diiaco co t#jt &it= D#cttlrkco"s= ;#l
'kjs#lh #lr i$lr`ctl.%Joy`ihy lksl #uo"ry= ;lr`js sc"#lh, tryco" ti hcsmcss t#l &jsslh #ljtlh l5d#jo"l. ?l
wjkalh `jda ti t#l &jotry.
%$l `llo tryco" ti mjal yiu "uys jwjrl i' t#cs 'jdt, scodl wl wlrl achs co t#l dku`#iusl. ' wlhiot tjal djrl i' ojturl, ojturl wckk tjal djrl i' us, Ejtcmj &rljd#lh.
%m si scda i' t#cs9 R#il`l dklod#lh #lr tllt# joh dkutd#lh t#l ti& i' #lr rj$lo `i`.
;lr`js skj&&lh j &kjtl i' w#ctl `rljh skcdls io t#l tj`kl ;#l&rj# sjt jt, mjaco" #lr !um&. #l
tj`kl wjs co 'riot i' j wcohiw w#lrl s#l dju"#t #cs diotlm&tuius l5&rlsscio co t#l wcohiwsrl'kldtcio. ?lh jksi &ut hiwo j !jr i' kul`lrry 1ckks !lkky joh j s&rljh aoc'l. >joj (ucdaky cohuk"lh
co t#l hlkcdjdy. ;#irtky, *jrlo joh *lcs#j !icolh #lr. *jrlo `riu"#t rlohj j !lkkyrikk `ut s#l diukhot
ljt, !ust oiw. Ejtcmj wjtd#lh ;lr`js tjal t#l &it i'' t#l 'crl wct# #cs `jrl #johs.;#l schkls djsujkky u& ti #cm, striaco" #lr drystjk. Dio'chlotcjkky, s#l jsas, %#jt rljkky
wiukh$l mjhl t#lm jttjda us wct#iut &ri$idjtcio, kcal t#jt= #l wik$ls.
;lr`js `klw iut, w#csaco" t#l #jcr u& 'rim #cs `riw< #cs $icdl mlkihciusky si't, %>l'loslmld#jocsm, kcal `llo sjyco. #cs tlrrctirys `llo &ck'lrlh joh t#l rljk iwolrs i' t#l &ri&lrtyrl 'lh
u&.
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%?js joy kidjk jwjrlolss `llo mjhl #lrl=%Eikas$l `llo jwjrl `ut skiw tu# hi joyt#co". ;lr`js kiialh i$lr #cs s#iukhlr jt t#l it#lr
"crks w#ckl Ejtcmj &iohlrlh t#l rlkl$jodl i' t#lcr `lco" t#lrl. %#lo, t#ly djo "lt &iwlr'uk #uo"ry, #l
jhhlh.#ly #ljrh >jojs "ruotco" i$lr t#l `rljh joh !jm.
%?uo"lrs j rljk hrc$co 'irdl jkk jriuo, ;lr`js diodkuhlh.
%@lj#, t#ly wlrl #uo"ry jkrc"#t, Ejtcmj sjch. o #lr i&cocio, "c$lo j dkislr kiia co t#l 'crlkc"#t,
;lr`js sllmlh rustcdjkky #johsiml. Hl diik, mjmj. #jts t#l kjst trc& yiu ollh. ;#l tikh #lrslk'.%@iur 'rclohs hiot #j$l tu# wirry, c' t#l wik$ls$l `llo 'ukky 'lh.
%ust wcs# yiuh sllolm, t#iu"#. Ejtcmj rldjkklh, djtjtiocdjkky kiiaco" coti t#l
'crl. ;lr`js kiialh jt #lr 3 #lr hjra jutumo rco"klts `us#lh iut joh i$lr #lr cosldurl, rjcslhs#iukhlrs< #lr s&jdly lyls sjch t#lrl wjs riim 'ir mjoy wirkhs< #iw #lr dcoojmio dim&kl5cio
"kiwlh co t#l stljmy wjrmt# i' t#l riim. ct#iut "c$co" joy 'urt#lr rls&iosl, #l strihl ti joit#lr
dirolr i' t#l riim.#um&co" joh drljaco" 'rim j kl$lk j`i$l jkk suhhloky stjrtklh t#lm< t#l siuoh trj$lklh
mlojdco"ky hiwowjrh. ;#l&rj# sdrjm`klh 'ir #lr aoc'l w#ckl t#l it#lr "crks kiialh j`iut 'ir j &kjdl ti
#chl.
%l diik, cts &ri`ky j &issum ir s(ucrrlk "it kiisl. #ly diml 'rim t#l trlls, t#riu"# t#l rii'ir simlm it#lr, ;lr`js tikh t#lm.
#l 'riot hiir i&lolh ti j `urky mjo w#i (ucdaky l5dkjcmlh, %# my "is#9
%ts #cm9 #l "crks s#iutlh, "jt#lrco" ti t#lmslk$ls joh jwjy 'rim t#l miuotjco mjo w#ihtjalo t#lm dj&tc$l.
%#ij#9 J&&jrlotky, t#lyh stjrtklh #cm tii.
%iias kcal wl "it dim&oy &i&, ;lr`js d#udaklh jt t#l w#ikl sdlol.#l "crks kiialh co uocsio 'rim ;lr`js ti t#l `urky, hcs#l$lklh huhl co &kjch joh dirhuriy.
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Plc"o stcrrlh ti slmc diosdciusolss, u&io #ljrco" kiuh `crh drcls ir siml 'irlst drljturl
i$lr#ljh. #l husas kc"#t wjs 'jhco" `ut t#l miios oljrolss `rc"#tlolh t#l &kjco loiu"# 'ir hl&rc$lh$cscio. Plc"o "rijolh 'rim t#l stc'' &jco jt t#l `jsl i' #cs saukk. #lo turoco" i$lr ioti #cs #johs joh
aolls, #lh diml 'jdl ti 'jdl wct# j yiuo" "jmco w#isl dkisl &ri5cmcty tiia #cm j`jda. ?lr lyls
wlrl `riwo, wchlky riuoh joh 'ukk i' wiohlr js s#l wjtd#lh #cm kcal #l wjs j d#lmcdjk mlkthiwo co
t#l mjaco". ?lr hjra #jcr wjs l5trlmlky durky, hri&&co" i$lr #lr $lry ojrriw 'rjml. ;#l rlmcohlhPlc"o i' j 'irlst &c5y #lh sllo co d#ckh#iih 'jcrytjkl `iias. #l d#ldalrlh hrlss s#lh wiro wjs wjy
i$lrsc6lh joh !ust oit &ri&lrky dkjh. ;#l rjcslh #lr dur$lh, l5tlohlh `riws joh strltd#lh #lr d#ckh/kcal
&iut coti j dirhcjk smckl, rl$ljkco" j skc"#t i$lr`ctl 3 t#lrl wlrl $jdjodcls w#lrl #lr codcsirswiukh$l `llo ir &lr#j&s t#ly wlrl `rcl'lh.
%#irl yiu= Plc"o 'jcotky jsalh #lr, tryco" ti 'idus #lr hiu`kl coti j sco"kl.
;#l 'ki&&lh hiwo io #lr #juod#ls, stcdaco" #lr 'jdl coti #cs, %R#lhrj, #lr $icdl wjs si't joh'kc"#ty< lyls kjr"l joh wiohlrco" i' #cm. Plc"o kiialh j`iut #cm, $lry hcsirclotlh. #l kjst #l
rlmlm`lrlh wjs j 'u66y $cscio i' siml kcttkl "crk ruooco" coti t#l wiihs. ?l rldicklh w#lo R#lhrj
jttlm&tlh ti &ukk t#l musslh #jcr 'rim i$lr #cs lyls.
%>yiu diml wct# t#isl &li&kl co t#l oicsy `i5ls= ;#l jsalh.Plc"o sc'tlh #cs mlmiry `joa j"jco, j'tlr t#l (ulstcio. Rli&kl 3 #l wjs wct# 'rclohs `l'irlB % ollh
ti "lt ti j iol, #l sjch, js c' #lh rldctlh t#l rjsl `l'irl, co j mlmiry si 'i""lh.
%jcot oiol #lrl, ;#l `u``klh.%#lrls t#l oljrlst rijh iuttj t#cs &kjdl=
%>iot aoiw. +l$lr trclh "lttco iut. itsu# 'ikas diml co, t#iu"#.
Plc"o sc"#lh, `rcsaky ru``co" t#l `jda i' #cs olda. %lkk, jcot stjyco #lrl 'ir yiu ti "jwa jtml kcal siml 3 siml 6ii 'rlja, #l s&jt, stj""lrco" io #cs 'crst try ti stjoh u&. ;#l wjtd#lh wct#
wchl/lylh jttlotc$lolss, mud# kcal j acttlo, js #l rljd#lh 'irwjrh ti "rjs& j oljr`y trll truoa t#jt
wjsot si oljr< t#lo, #l dikkj&slh ti #cs aolls.%?iwh yu# "lt co sud# j stjtl= @u# "lt jt iolu# t#lm `lrry `us#ls= 1jal l$lryt#co rc"#t,
turo kl't=
%Rkljsl, !ust sti& tjkaco", m tryco" ti t#coa. ?l du&&lh #cs #ljh.Justco joh ckk #jh ylt ti rljd# sc"#t i' t#l rijh ir joy 'jmckcjrcty io t#l &jt#. ckk dusslh,
sti&&co" ti #ikh t#l kjotlro u& co hc''lrlot sldtcios i' t#l wiihs. t sllmlh t#l `ihy i' trlls wlrl
dkisco" co rjt#lr t#jo s&rljhco" iut.
%?i&l wl "it loiu"# 'ulk ti `uro t#jt t#co", Justco rl'lrrlh i' t#l kjotlro.%lrl oit "iooj o