Flygirl Adventures: An Autoflyography by Anita Mays

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    C l o t c G c y s

    NE _ M O V E CH ^ I L X Y V I P4

    Cl Cutaneyamrcpky

    CYPXOL GC@CYEI_

    @apyromkt Clotc Gcys

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    @crtaals fy Mrcy Daeonni

    Xki romkt an Clotc Gcys ta fi ohiltonoih cs cutkar an tkos warj kcs fiilcssirtih fy kir ol c``arhcl`i wotk si`toal == clh =; an tki @apyromkt, Hisomlsclh ctilts C`t !";;#

    Cee romkts risir$ih# %a pcrt an tkos pufeo`ctoal &cy fi riprahu`ih, starih ol critroi$ce systi&, ar trcls&ottih ol cly nar& ar fy cly &icls, iei`tralo`,&i`kclo`ce, pkata`apyolm, ri`arholm, ar atkirwosi, wotkaut tki proar

    pir&ossoal an tki pufeoskirs#

    Cly pirsal wka `a&&ots cly ulcutkaro'ih c`t ol riectoal ta tkos pufeo`ctoal&cy fi eocfei ta `ro&olce prasi`utoal clh `o$oe `eco&s nar hc&cmis#

    C @( `ctceamui ri`arh nar tkos totei osc$coecfei nra& tki )rotosk *ofrcry#

    OPFL ?=; 3 ;8?>0 292 8

    www#custol&c`cueiy#`a&

    +orst ufeoskih -.!!/Custol 2 Gc`cueiy ufeoskirs *th#-3 @clchc 60ucri@clcry 8kcrn

    *alhal9!> 3*)

    roltih 2 )aulh ol Mrict )rotcol

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    C@%8*9HM9G9%X6

    Mrcy Daeonni nar tki i?`ieeilt crtaals#

    Goji Hc$os nar tic`kolm &i ta ney clh apilolm up c spi`ocewareh#

    @craeoli Hc$ois nar `a&putir cssostcl`i clh proltolm aut &y norst`apy#

    koe Xa&jolsal nar ea$i, ecumks, clh eachs an kiep#

    Dc`j 4asi nar warehwohi ch$ilturis, &y norst fricj, clhtic`kolm &i ta eclh tki =-=: 5jiip kir `a&olmhawl7#

    4affoi &y nroilh clh pcrtlir ol &os`koin, 5skcee wi skaatcl (*6 ct

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    !C"#$% &L$' ()ttolm Ptcrt)*

    C Ncoeih Cor Kastiss C Maah Ptcrt

    Xki sjy `ceeih cmcol tkct garlolm clh tkos togi O clswirih.

    Xki voiws cri mrict, `agi al up!

    Ajcy, Og al gy wcy.

    @eicr prapI tki olstru`tar skautih tkraumk tki eottei wolhaw# Xki jiy turlih,tki prap spul laosoey olta eoni, cs tki lasi sulj c `aupei an ol`kis al ots strut#

    Maen Goji @kcreoi Ncljii s`cr rchoa `ki`j clh tc?o nar ea`ce#IXwa naur eint kclh, ali 'ira twa tkrii,I `c&i tki ripey tkraumk tki

    kichsit wkcti$ir tkct &iclt/#

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    prissih cmcolst tki wolhaw, &is&irosih fy tki racrolm ilmolis clh tkinecskolm eomkts hoscppicrolm olta tki lomkt sjy# %atkolm kch i$ir noeeih &i wotksa &u`k ealmolm#

    Xki cssa`octoal wcs `i&iltih F peclis 0uoti so&pey &iclt kcppoliss#Cor`rcnt clh corparts annirih eoni `kclmolm appartulotois nar ch$ilturi ol c&cttir an kaurs yau `aueh Kaurliy olta tki strctaspkiri clh ilh up sa&iwkiri

    F iltoriey honnirilt# Bcst crics tkct waueh tcji cee cntirlaal ta hro$i craulh`aueh fi Kaurliyih c`rass wotk ali mecl`i# 8awI ( usih ta &uttir ulhir &y

    frictk on ( po`jih aut &y ka&i ar c $oeecmi ( kch aley jlawl nra& tki mraulh#(t eaajs sa honnirilt nra& up kiri

    ( wcs ncs`olctih tkct tkisi kumi a$irso'ih sii&olmey `u&firsa&i&c`kolis `aueh hiny mrc$oty clh sa mrc`inueey clh wotk su`k cmoeoty, a$ir`a&itkior fuej clh cs`ilh, apilolm up eo&oteiss karo'als ta us, skontolm aur eo$is

    clh mo$olm us c wkaei liw $cltcmi paolt# (7h wct`k tki& eclh F tkior wiomktclh spiih cri sa `ei$irey hosmuosih al tki cpprac`k#

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    LAXCLAXKIVDAFVIDI@XOAL

    Hcreolm, yau7$i mat c eittir nra& )rotosk Corwcys, skcee ( frolm ot up1IXkasi wiri tki warhs nra& &y &u& wka kch troih sa hammihey ta

    il`aurcmi &i hurolm tki 5yicr an tki Kaf riKi`toal7#( tkaumkt fy fi`a&olm c kastiss, (7h mit &y naat ol tki haar, stcrt

    trc$ieeolm, icrl sa&i &aliy, sii wkiri tki pctk taaj &i clh tkil, yau li$irjlaw, ( &omkt mit c`0ucoltih wotk sa&i poeats wka waueh jolhey tcji &icealm wkil tkiy usih tki so&uectars# Clywcy J ( waueh fi kcppy cs c5kastoi7 warjolm ol tki olhustry, licr &y fiea$ih cirapeclis eicrlolm cee cfautot 6a&ikaw, ( fieoi$ih ( waueh warj ot aut# 6wiit ri$irois

    ( &clcmih ta c`koi$i sa&itkolm wko`k lat &cly piapei `aueh ecy `eco&ta ( c`tuceey `ea`jih up c hc''eolm clh ulpri`ihiltih iei$il Kaf riKi`toals#Xkct tcjis sa&i haolm )C, )rotclloc, )rotosk @ceihalocl, clh &cly atkirs ceescoh 5la tkcljs7# ( wcs suri ot waueh fi c frii'i, fut wkct ( tkaumkt waueh ficl icsy stcrtir turlih olta c 5lal stcrtir7#

    6a tkct &arlolm wkoest stclholm ol &y fctkraa&, &y &u& kclhih &i tkieittir, tkos wcs &y ecst `kcl`i, i$iry jlawl coreoli ol tki wkaei an tki kchmo$il &i tki 5Hicr Dakl7 trict&ilt# ( roppih ot apil clh, cs wcs &y `usta& fytkil, &y iyis skat strcomkt ta tki fatta Xkiri ol prolt, tki fy law, nc&oeocrwarhs:

    Gcy wi tcji tkos appartuloty ta wosk yau i$iry su``iss ol yaur nuturi`criir clh tkclj yau nar yaur oltirist ol )rotosk Corwcys#I

    ( seawey eontih &y wicry mc'i olta tki &orrar clh scoh scr`csto`ceey ct &yrinei`toal, Xki wareh kcs &ari usi nar cl cppilho?, sa ha rul cealm, clhhal7t fatkir us cly &ari, tkct7s wkct tkiy riceey &icl#I

    ( wcs ol`alsaecfei, ( Kust seu&pih clh saffih, &y &u& troih sa kcrh tarceey &y sporots# ( sputtirih tkraumk &y ticrs, 8i fittir stcrt c liw noei nar cee&y Kaf riKi`toals#I

    k hal7t fi eoji tkct hcreolm sa&itkolm woee `a&i up, `a&i al `kiir up#I

    Xki `al$irsctoal wilt fc`j clh nartk a$ir tki lit eoji tkct ultoe &u&mc$i wcy ta kir clmir ol typo`ce &ctirlce styei#Xkiy &ust fi nec&olm &ch, tkiy hal7t jlaw wkct tkiy7ri &ossolmIGu&s cri mrict cril7t tkiy1 Xki aley alis wka tkolj yau cri cfsaeutiey

    froeeoclt clh clyali waueh fi hcrl eu`jy ta kc$i yau ol tkior armclosctoal,wkil, yau jlaw ol yaur kicrt tkct latkolm os nurtkir nra& tki trutk, ol nc`t, oltki i$aeutoalcry trcnno` yau cri sa&itkolm an c nect tyri# (l tki clo&ce wareh,

    Kust aut an tki &aei`uecr saup, lat i$il c nollih &uhsjoppir ct tkos paolt#li wko`k riceey kurt wcs tki riKi`toal nra& Dirsiy 9urapicl, apirctolm

    nra& )ec`jpaae ta tki (sei an Gcl al c 6karts E. hurolm wko`k tki su& tatce

    an tki `ctirolm sir$o`i wcs ta kclh aut c siceih pc`jit an tkrii act&icefos`uots clh paur c up an tic#

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    8ky hal7t yau try tki 4C+ clh sii wkct tkiy scy1I &u& annirih, tryolmta eont &y necmmolm sporots# )iolm pri (ltirlit, ( naulh tki lu&fir ol tki pkali

    faaj clh `cee, ( hoh#

    ( sii &y hicr, clh wkct i?c`tey os ot yau cri tryolm ta c`koi$i1I `c&i c$ao`i nra& tki atkir ilh an tki pkali# ( put c nc`i ta ot olstcltey F c feo&posktypi wotk c fom &austc`ki, mriy kcor, clh spi`s al tki ilh an tki lasi wkaspaji eoji tkasi fassy wolm `a&&clhirs an aeh fec`j clh wkoti noe& nc&iwkasi nc$auroti warhs wiri 5nromktnue7, 5olsaeil`i7 clh 5kup ta7#

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    5Xki @criirs tcej7 os c nicturi an nolce yicr ct ulo$irsoty# 8i sct ol nralt antki `criirs anno`ir wka paeotiey csjih wkct wi wiri `alsohirolm#

    8iee,I ( scoh tkrawolm `cutoal ta tki wolh Kust ta sii wkct ski7h scy#

    8kct (7h riceey eoji ta ha os ney, &cyfi fi c fusk poeat ol Cnro`c, ar Kust ney Jyau jlaw J clywkiri#I( sii,I ski mommeih lir$ausey puskolm kir mecssis up kir lasi clh

    tku&folm tkraumk kir lict poeis an pcpirwarj al c``aultcl`y, ecw, &iho`oli,clh fcljolm#

    k F ( c`tuceey hal7t sii& ta kc$i clytkolm ct cee al poeats,I ski scohniomlolm surprosi cs tkaumk ski kch Kust rul aut#

    Xa icrl sa&i &aliy ( mat c Kaf ol c pkatamrcpko` stuhoa ( kch c nroilhtkiri/# katamrcpky wcs c kaffy an &oli clh ( ncl`oih fiolm cl ciroce

    pkatamrcpkir clh `a&fololm &y twa oltirists# ( hohl7t jlaw &u`k fut (

    i?piro&iltih wotk &y @clal 6*4# ( tkaumkt tki Kaf &omkt tic`k &i cfautpkatamrcpko` i0uop&ilt clh ali hcy pirkcps (7h fi kirao`ceey kclmolm aut antki sohi an cl cirapecli noe&olm kirhs an &omrctolm woehifiist nar Hc$ohCttilfaraumk# ( ilhih up stunnolm suot`csis wotk nac&, sclholm meass pcolt annkumi pclies wotk c )ec`j clh Hi`jir clh cssi&feolm riceey `a&peo`ctih haeeskausis clh atkir tays F tkiy wiri skaatolm tki Crmas `ctceamui# ( jlaw wi ceekc$i ta stcrt ct tki fatta& fut tkos wcs suftirrclicl F ( &a$ih al F kch tasto`j wotk tki neyolm hric +ul wkoei ot ecstih F ( hoh c &i&arcfei eummcmiskaat ct )ra`jit

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    sa&itkolm# Xki &clcmiriss wka, ta usi cl i0uistrocl tir& eaajih eoji ski7hfiil 5rohhil kcrh clh put cwcy wit7 mc$i &i tki froin:

    _au liih ta i cei ta ict clh hrolj c eat, kclhei gil, clh autsohitkisi haars yauri lat aur rispalsooeoty, yau mit latkolm o yau haltmit `kasil, ut ots "#$ o c muy `kaasis ta holi wotk yau, tkil, yau `cl

    ma hawlstcors clh kcvi wkctivir ki uys yau ta ict clh hrolj %

    pracey eats a `kcgpcmli!I( naeeawih kir `euljolm kiies hawl tki waahil stcor`csi# Gil wiri tkol al

    tki mraulh upstcors sa ( muiss &ast an tkasi mores staah craulh cee lomkt tapeiss olkomk kiies, tcejih c&almst tki&sie$is tkil `cumkt tki fus ka&i, i&pty kclhih#

    6ki silsih ( wcs c fot tcjil cfc`j F &ust kc$i fiil &y iyis eoji armcl stapsstcrolm ct tki ol`almruoty an lcjih faafs necljolm c prcwl `a`jtcoe# 6a ta

    il`aurcmi &i ski `altoluih:8i kc$i mrict `cfcrit i$ilolms kiri, c mraup an mores wka kc$i fiil ol$otih

    woee sot wotk tki muys ct tkos fom tcfei clh wct`k c skaw F sa&itkolm c fot rcul`kyyc jlawI

    ( mecl`ih a$ir clh scw clatkir more s`cltoey `ech kc$olm hollir wotk c `ruieeyulcttrc`to$i &cl#

    Nic ( &icl eaaj ct 6usoi a$ir tkiri F ski7s al kir si`alh tkos i$ilolm clhwoee prafcfey ha clatkir ali cntir tkos#I 6usoi wcs 0uoti c more#

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    hawl ot# ( tkaumkt, on ( `cl7t warj ol tki fc`j, kiy, &cyfi (7ee kc$i c skat ctwarjolm ol tki nralt# ( taaj tki pkali faaj clh `ceeih i$iry neyolm s`kaae ol tkicric clh stcrtih `ce&ey csjolm cfaut neyolm eissals# ( kch ta jiip &y kapis up# (t

    wcs c mc&fei Cs @kur`koee scoh cfaut tkos eoni an aurs: (t os lat cfaut tki ncoeuris,tkiri woee cewcys fi tkasi F wkct `aults os nolholm tki `aurcmi ta `crry alI( wilt norst ta )ec`jfusk, tkil al ta +coracjs ol @kafkc&, 6urriy# Xkiri (

    &it tcee ecljy Goji wka kch ealmosk 5tknar&7 kcor#

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    Xkiri7s la feaahy nuturi ol tkct F ot7ee fi c wcsti an &aliy, tkil ski7eewclt ta fi c maenir ar c wolhsurnir li?t &altk, ( &icl kaw `cl ski i$ir &cjic `criir an tkct, mores hal7t ney rice peclis eoji coreolirs F yir hcnt tki pcor an

    yau#I-#

    Dust ney tkrii so?tois,I ki scoh, clh hal7t ma cly nurtkir %artkI ( huey

    naeeawih arhirs jlawolm tkct ta tki lartk ecy tki

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    k wiee ot tcjis cee jolhs, (7h `ea`jih up clatkir kaur an neomkt to&i clhwka jlaws, ( &omkt kc$i &it ali an tkasi strclmi slcji kclheolm piapei wkatkolj tki *arh prati`ts tki& nra& $ila ( scw c ha`u&iltcry cfaut tki

    Biry strclmi Xkiy tcej ol talmuis tkct kc$i rctkir 5cetirlcto$i7 fieoins# )utki, clh atkir kcppy `ecppolm eaalois ( jipt &iitolm hoh riolnar`i &y hisori narsa&itkolm c fot &ari $croih# ( wcs hispircti nar c ealm trop sa&iwkiri, wiee eaclh fikaeh, Mah clswirih &y prcyirs fi`cusi 5Xc Hcc7 &y `kcl`i `c&i#

    C walhirnue appartuloty `rappih up ta nirry c @isslc 6jykcwj c eomktsolmei prap/ nra& 6cl Hoima ta *alm (seclh %iw Narj#

    Gy neyolm olstru`tar F Goji law c )C `cptcol/ `c&i a$ir ta Kaol &i, wiwaueh ha tki Kaurliy tamitkir, ki cesa liihih tki kaurs nar kos @a&&ir`oce*o`il`i# Cl 9lmeosk nroilh an aurs kch faumkt tkos pecli %=3;+A clh wcltih

    ot ol tki # =3.;tkct7s tki ficuty an eam faajs/ tawcrhs *cji Gich clh )auehir @oty# 8ilcturceey omlarih cee tki wcrlolms %X ta ma olta tki `clyal fi`cusi anhawlhrcumkts clh atkir hclmirs eoji kc$olm cfsaeutiey lawkiri ta eclh ol tkii$ilt an cl ilmoli ncoeuri# 8i cpprac`kih tki ihmi clh eoji &ch hams clh9lmeosk&il neiw strcomkt a$ir tki `eonn clh olta tki mearoaus `clyal (t wcs

    tirronyolm clh walhirnue cee ct al`i# Xki &olh fammeolm so'i an tkos cwisa&irih, $irtomolaus cfyss &chi &i niie eoji ali an tkasi toly spc`i`rcnt ol c 5s`ono7 &a$oi, hwcrnih fy tki kumi wcee an c peclit cs ot `ruosis cealmsohi#

    8otk cee tki rispalsofei `cutoal an johs pecyolm al c rcoewcy trc`j, wihis`ilhih romkt olta tki fatta Cntir cfaut til &olutis wi kicrh c rctkirulwie`a&i fclm nra& tki ilmoli# ( eaajih ct Goji mroppih wotk pclo`# 8ieewi wiri stoee maolm cealm F tkct wcs maah

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    Xkolj ot7s tki cetirlctar,I Goji scoh cs ki nrawlih ct tki olstru&iltpclie# Xki cetirlctar eomkt wcs al clh tki mcumi rich 'ira# 6a tkiri wi wiri

    &oeis nra& ka&i clh la iei`tro`s F i?`ipt tki s&cee c&ault ol tki fcttiry#)ittir hrap olta *cs Bimcs,I ( summistih, eaajolm ct tki &cp, ot7s aleyhawl tki rach#I

    8i `eo&fih tki stiip wcees an tki `clyal, up ta tki $ceeiy ihmis clh annwi kichih nar Bimcs wkiri wi wiri trictih ta c proaroty eclholm fi`cusi anaur 5olKury7# 8i `c&i hawl alta tki $cstliss an Bimcs Corpart, wko`k, wotkcee tki `rass rulwcys clh &oeis an tc?o wcys, wcs c fom hice wkil yau aleyjlaw s&cee pra$ol`oce cornoiehs 8i seawih kir up ta si$ilty jlats, tro&&ih,

    put tki necp hawl clh pripcrih nar tki eclholm# Xki rulwcy wcs sa ealm wikch `a&i ta c stap finari tki norst sit an rulwcy &crjir eolis 8i naeeawih

    olstru`toals ta c pcrjolm fcy, `eo&fih aut clh Goji pappih apil tki ilmoli`aweolm clh put kos kclh ol# ut `c&i c 5`cta7lolitcoes7 tki cetirlctar fiet Fot wcs ol tcttirs#

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    Xypo`ce an C&iro`cl kaspotceoty, tki muys nra& tki rc&p ar +) no?ihfcsi apirctoal/ `c&i ta cssost clh mriit us#

    Nau muys liih clytkolm1 +uie J aoe J `ka`js J c toi hawl1I )i`cusi

    wi wiri Kust pcssolm wi hohl7t liih &u`k, fut lat fiolm cfei ta ha clytkolmnar yau sots ul`a&nartcfey wotk cl C&iro cl sa tkiy mc$i us twa`a&peo&iltcry fcsifcee kcts clh c `aaeir fcm wotk tkior eama al ot, clh c kumitar`k wko`k tki muy kieh al kos skauehir eoji c ra`jit ecul`kir clh scoh, (tskic$y haaaty, maah nar c twa kulhrih ycrhsI

    ley kc$olm c eo&otih c&ault an to&i al tki fcttiry, wi hohl7t wclt ta usiup tki pri`oaus pawir fy stcrtolm tki ilmoli sa wi hi`ohih ta kclh swolm tki

    prap# C `aupei an johs kclh swolmolm c prap ct *cs Bimcs (ltirlctoalce os latc `a&&al somkt# Xki coreoli poeats wka wiri piirolm hawl ct us nra& tki

    `a`jpots an tkior H@!.s clh ==s naulh ot &ast c&usolm#aar Goji, ki wcs punnolm clh pcltolm tryolm ta stcrt tkos tkolm, ot7s lat

    eoji c tomir Gatk, tki hori`toal an ratctoal &icls tki fahy os maolm olta tkiprapieeir clh tki `a&prissoal straji os ct tki fatta& an tki swolm sa ot wcscwjwcrh# (t nolceey norih up clh ( wcs richy al tki tkrattei clh &o?turi ei$irsol tki `a`jpot#

    Nau muys tcji `cri law clh kc$i c scni neomkt,I `c&i tki $ao`i cs wiscoh maahfyi ta Bimcs `altrae clh kichih 8ist#

    8i kch ta sc$i aur iei`tro`s nar tki eclholm fc`j ct 6cl Hoima, wi7h liihtki rchoa clh sa&i eomkts sa wi kieh ann usolm tki fcttiry ultoe wi wiri til

    &olutis nra& tki noieh# 5)om )icr7 &aultcol rosis ta cfa$i loli tkausclh niitclh wi kch ta ney a$ir ot Kust cs ot wcs mittolm hcrj# 8i wiri al tki ka&istrit`k# 8i `altc`tih Galtma&iry cpprac`k nri0uil`y clh tkiy $i`tarih usraulh, hawlwolh# Xkos cornoieh os s&c`j li?t haar ta Gorc&cr an Xap Mulnc&i# Xki &a$oi kch Kust `a&i aut clh ( wcs strcololm ta `ct`k c meo&psi an5o`i&cl7, 5wolm&cl7, ar 5cly&cl7 nar tkct &cttir, fut latkolm siil#

    Xki twoljeolm eomkts an &aultcol ka&is clh an 6cl Hoima ol tki hostcl`ieaajih il`kcltolm# 8i seawih up, eawirih tki lasi clh `c&i hawl# Xki eotteityris s0uicjih alta tki tcr&c`# 8i wiri fc`j# ( wcejih ol wotk tki skrihhihcetirlctar fiet clh stcrtih fcrtirolm yicrs eo$olm ol Cnro`c/ nar c rihu`ih pro`i

    al tki @kirajii hui ta tki nc`t tkct wi `aueh kc$i fiil joeeih F clh tkiyjolhey mc$i &i c nrii kaur ol c Xa&ckcwj, ( wcs cs peicsih cs pul`k#Hinolotiey wartk puttolm yaur eoni ol mrc$i hclmir on yau `a&i aut an ot wotk cnrii kaur

    6a twa hcys ectir wi sit ann al aur

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    9$irytkolm wcs maolm swo&&olmey, wi ch&orih tki frictktcjolm 5cefu&`a$ir7 $oiws an Cro'alc clh %iw Gi?o`a# Xkiri wcs su`k c $croity aneclhs`cpi F &aultcols, hisirt, clh maehil narists an rih clh c&firs ot wcs

    %a$i&fir/# lnartulctiey al`i wi mat ta 8o`kotc wi kot cppceeolm wictkirclh `auehl7t ma cly nurtkir icst, wi mc$i ot c nuee hcy ta sii on ot waueh `eicrfut tkiri wcs la soml an c fricj sa wi hi`ohih ta kich sautk olta &ari`ei&ilt wictkir# 8i sit ann nar *ottei 4a`j, Crjclscs# ley `ruosolm ct cfaut!.3 jlats wi kch to&i ilaumk ta ch&ori tki liw `aultrysohi# 8i7h rimuecreycppey sa&i `crfurittar kict ta pri$ilt o`olm clh wi7h jiip riceomlolm tkihori`toal olho`ctar wko`k, fiolm c myras`api, sunnirs nra& pri`issoal clh `clhi$octi nra& tki `a&pcss# )ut wkct a``upoih us tki &ast wcs Kust maah aeh&cp richolm#

    Cntir c twa clh c kcen kaur neomkt wi wiri richy nar c `aeh fiir# 8iee aur

    eu`j wcs aut fi`cusi J muiss wkct1 (t wcs 6ulhcy clh wi `auehl7t mit chrolj al c 6ulhcy Xkos wcs c ruhi oltrahu`toal ta tki wiorhliss tkct os 5tkiC&iro`cl fofei fiet7# Xki wictkir naeeawih us sautk clh saal wi wiriilslcrih ol tki sc&i star&y nraltce systi& wi7h is`cpih nra& ol 8o`kotc# Xkistar&s `ast us twa hcys ol wko`k to&i ( eicrlt cee sarts an tkolms cfaut `aultryclh wistirl `ueturi#

    +artulctiey tkiri wcs c kcppilolm Kaolt `ceeih tki C&croeea Mroee, clh wisaal mat tki jlc`j an tki $au`kir systi (t wcs 0uoti fo'crri, la walhir )oeeclh

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    olstru&ilts, clh c mrict waahil facrh ol nralt an &i clh hrappolm c fu`jit fy&y niit#

    )eo&iy,I ( scoh, (7& lat maolm ta rihi`arcti, ( Kust wclt ta ict c s&cee

    `rcf scech#I8iee ( sct tkiri eoji %iptuli7s frohi, fclmolm, s&cskolm, maumolm,su`jolm, `rc`jolm clh s`rcpolm wkoest fusy s&oeolm mores jipt ruskolm pcst wotk

    pils stu`j ol tkior kcor fcecl`olm trcys two`i tki so'i an tki 8o&feihalwa&il7s trapky komk cfa$i tkior kichs wotk ali kclh, clh scyolm, Nau muyshaol7 aj1 F liih sa&i &ari `ecws1I

    6ki &clcmih, i$il wotk kir kic$y each ta po`j up aur moclt Kum an fiirwko`k wi7h Kust strummeih ta i&pty# +o$i si`alhs ectir J 5speask7, hawl `c&iclatkir nuee ali#

    9?`usi &iI ( scoh, wi hohl7t arhir clatkir Kum an fiir#I

    k cck jlaw kaliy, fut al tki pot`kirs an ea`ce fiirs ot7s twa nir wcccltalomkt#I

    ( `auehl7t fieoi$i ot suhhiley tki so'i an tki fc`jsohis ol Hosliyeclhstcrtih ta &cji silsi#

    8i wiri Kust hos`ussolm aur alwcrh neomkt rauti ta tki icst `acst, wkil csolmir `c&i al tki stcmi ski wcs seo& clh pritty clh wari Kicls, wcost`actclh wistirl faats# Muys ol `awfay kcts wiri pir`kih al staaes, faat kiie altki rist fcr, eontolm tki fro& wotk cl olhi? nolmir wotk tkct 5(7& `aae F clhrichy nar c`toal7 typi an misturi# 6ki stcrtih solmolm, ot wcs lo`i &uso`, c niw

    piapei hcl`ih J Cfaut kcenwcy tkraumk kir ripirtaori ski kaehs tki &oji

    wotk fatk kclhs, muotcr raulh kir skauehir al c strcp clh stcrts tcejolm ol tkct`kcr&olm sautkirl hrcwe#

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    Bormoloc# 8i wiri haolm wiee nra& tkiri wi `aueh slonn tki icst `acst# 8ineiw a$ir marmiaus &aultcols, lato`olm tki `kclmi ol eclhs`cpi# Xki 5ncee7wcs nor&ey istcfeoskih# @a&pcrih ta tki $cst apil pecols licr 8o`kotc clh tki

    hisirt crics an %iw Gi?o`a fc`j wist, tkos wcs walhirnue# 8i wiri mriitihtki li?t &arlolm/ fy c nuee clh froeeoclt crrcy an tacsty, wcr& `aeaurs#(t wcs mittolm hcrj wkil wi eclhih, wi wiri tki ecst &a$i&ilt al tki

    s&cee cornoieh tkct lomkt# Xkiri wcs la to&i ta ma hawltawl clh nolh c katie, otwcs ecti, wi wcltih cl icrey hipcrturi ta&arraw sa ot &chi silsi ta stcy fytki corpart# Xaly tki awlir an tki pecli kch taeh us ta fi `a&nartcfei, fut witroih ta jiip tki pro`i hawl fy stcyolm ol eottei olls ar &aties fy tki corpartwko`k wiri chi0ucti nar aur liihs#

    Xkiri wcs ali muy al huty ct @kcreattis$oeei tkct i$ilolm clh ki scohtkiri wcs ali katie $iry licr, frclh liw, Kust hawl tki rach, clh ki waueh

    mo$i us c eont F pirni`t#

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    Dakl, mo$i tkisi muys clytkolm tkiy wclt nra& tki fcr &ilu J peicsiceeaw us ta fuy yau c hrolj#I

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    &oeis eint ta romktI, fut tkos J tkos wcs sa&itkolm iltoriey honnirilt, tki lomktsjy wcs ali an tkasi kumi ratctolm hos`a fcees#

    C fot an chhih &osnartuli wcs tki ri`ilt cor trcnno` `altrae stroji wko`k

    &iclt cee tki maah `altraeeirs wiri ct ka&i# 8kct wi kch tkct hrichnue lomktwiri tki eiss i?piroil`ih alis, tki sart an J 5Hchs cr&y7 pcrt to&irs# 6a otwcs tki ali iyih eicholm tki feolh# 8kil wi `ki`jih ol wotk tkasi warhs%a$i&fir =3; na? joea, @isslc !=- wotk yau ct no$i tkausclh niit B+4I wi`aueh niie tkos wa&cl7s hispcor F eoji kir i$ilolm wcsl7t taumk ilaumk# 5Naukc$i mattc fi Kajolm76ki &ust kc$i tkaumkt F kir myras tappeih 8i wiriarhirih ta ma ta paolt 5'ueu7 clh kaeh# k Mah, wi `auehl7t nolh ot al tki &cp,tkiri wiri &oeeoals an eomkts nra& atkir cor`rcnt ot wcs eaajolm hclmiraus, clhta &cji &cttirs warsi wi kch ta csj kir wkiri paolt 'ueu wcs#

    l tki twa naur 'ira rchoce, twie$i HI ski yieeih Xkos wcs mo$olm us c

    rchoce clh hostcl`i no? ann c B4# 8i wiri pkyso`ceey hu`jolm clh ratctolmaur kichs craulh ol tki `a`jpot nrclto`ceey cssissolm tki pra?o&oty an tkisurraulholm eomkts# (t wcs &ari c `csi ar wko`k an tki loli eomkts wcs c 5kichal7F tkct wcs tki ali wi waueh cttilh ta norst Xkolms wiri `irtcoley wcr&olmup

    6ki wcs ho$irtolm peclis cwcy nra& us, s`ric&olm olstru`toals eoji Hacl o&&ihocti E.I# 6ki suhhiley csjih us on wi wiri cfei ta c``ipt cl (+4`eicrcl`i# Xa rieicsi us nra& tkos pclhi&alou&, Goji feurtih cnnor&cto$iIwko`k wcs c fot an c nof, fut wi wiri ol traufei clh ot wcs tki romkt hi`osoal#8i tkil naeeawih $i`tars ta tki (*6# 8i kch H@!.s romkt fikolh us, =E= clh

    =-=s cee craulh us cs wi wilt ticrolm hawl tki cpprac`k, ta kiee wotk necps wihcrih lat seaw hawl cewcys fiil maah ct necpeiss eclholms sol`i tkil/# 8i`c&i ol i?`isso$iey ncst fut hohl7t `cri, ot Kust niet mrict tkct ricssurolm s&c`jclh ot wcs c s&c`j/ an tki wkiies kottolm tki mraulh# 8i wiri Kust taeh ol laul`irtcol tir&s ta `cee mraulh al !-!#"# Xkiy wiri sa fusy wi `auehl7ts0uii'i i$il aur `cee soml aut nar &cly &olutis#

    @isslc 3; na? joea ma ta kaeholm cric ?rcy,I `c&i cl i?cspirctih $ao`i#Xkos wcs c sart an pil nar tki hosafihoilt# ( tkolj wi kot c `aupei an tc?o eomktsal tki wcy, peus hui ulnc&oeocroty, wi kch ta jiip csjolm olstru`toals# 8ikicrh c eat an +a? Arcy 6XC%H)NI wko`k raumkey trclsectih &icls: k

    ha skut up yau orrotctolm eottei 9lmeosk `ritol ( kc$i fom o&partclt C&iro`clcoreolirs kiri wotk poeats wka jlaw wkct tkiy7ri haolm F eit &i hice wotk tki&norstI )ut wi nolceey pueeih olta tkos cric clh wcotih# Xkos wcs tki corparti0uo$ceilt an &ihoi$ce sta`js nar pitty annilhirs, wka &ust fi ri&a$ih nra&tki c`to$i crics# Xkct7s wkct ot niet eoji# Xkiy silt sa&iali a$ir ta us ol ctru`j clh wi kch ta skiiposkey naeeaw tki& eoji ch&aloskih `koehril ta c pcrjcric wkiri wi `aueh `cusi la &ari traufei

    Xki fist wcs yit ta `a&i, hui ta tki i?pilsi an ecst lomkt7s katie, wihi`ohih ta Kust mit tki `kicpist &atie ch$irtosih al tki fom eot s`riil# 8i`ceeih, clh tkiy scoh tkiy7h po`j us up# 8i wcotih clh wi wcotih# Cl kaurectir c fcttirih aeh $cl wotk kuf `cps &ossolm clh `a$irih wotk sto`jirs`aumkih ots wcy up# C $iry ratulh fec`j muy wotk kos kct al fc`jwcrhs clh ckumi trc`j suot mriitih us clh hra$i us ann ct fricjli`j spiih po`jolm up

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    $croaus 5fratkirs clh sostirs7 il rauti# Goji clh ( kch c siroaus hi froin an tkctneomkt clh hi`ohih ta `ieifrcti eo$olm tkraumk clatkir hcy#

    Xki &atie wcs F wiee wotkaut fictolm craulh tki fusk, c noetky, seic'y,

    rac`k rohhil, hu&p, cl iyisari an hort clh `ro&i# (t wcs tki tkrii ecyirs anfueeitpraan mecss tkraumk wko`k yau pcssih yaur &aliy `csk aley/ wko`knorst crausih aur suspo`oals# Xkiy waueh kc$i fiil wicrolm `rcsk kie&its (7&suri on ot kch lat fiil nar tkior turfcls# Xki &o`rapkali hawl wko`k yau kchta `a&&ulo`cti kch siil fittir hcys, sa yau aley mat tki ahh ilh ar fimollolman c warh# (t wcs tki nralt nar sa&i s`urroeaus `ro&olce rc`jit ( niet suri, ot wcsskautolm aut 5Xc? hahmi7#

    C rctkir cppiceolm kclh wrottil soml wcs sieeatcpih ta tki wcee L3 i?trcnar chuet &a$oi ol raa&I# Xkiy wiri rullolm tkos pec`i cs c &atie fut

    fcso`ceey ot wcs c kcee an risohil`i nar c ti`klo`ce `aeeimi hawl tki rach sa J

    up ta naur stuhilts pir raa&, clh la hauft &ari al c +rohcy clh 6cturhcylomkt# +artulctiey Goji kch tki cor`rcnt7s `rcsk c?i ol kos a$irlomkt fcm clhwi seipt wotk ot ulhir tki &cttriss# %aosi, skautolm clh $ila&aus rawolmnoeeih tki cor cee lomkt# Haars sec&&ih clh crmu&ilts rcmih, &ast ol 9falo`ssa wi `auehl7t ulhirstclh tki nolir hitcoes an i?c`tey wka kch stcffih wka#)ut tkiri wiri Kiceaus faynroilhs, pawirnue &atar fojis clh sa&i sc$cmiti&pir eass# )ot`kI wcs fclhih craulh c eat fy tki muys clh csskaeiI wcs chinoloti nc$auroti c&almst tki mores fut tki aut clh aut wollir wcs, wotkauthauft &atkirnjirI wko`k sii&ih ta kc$i la ilh an cppeo`ctoals#

    %iiheiss ta scy tki lomkt wcs lat c ristnue ali#

    %i?t stap Hclfury @alli`to`ut# ( lato`i nra& &y eam faaj ot wcs tkiicreoist tcji ann an tki trop# %at kc$olm ulhrissih ar usih tki rcl`oh fctkraa&,wi eint ct norst eomkt# (t wcs mrict ta sii aur eottei pecli cmcol, pcrtey fi`cusi anaur cttc`k&ilt ta ot fy law fut &astey fi`cusi ot wcs mittolm us aut an tkiri#8i kch c `annii wotk tki nroilhey muys nra& tki milirce c$octoal tir&olce clhwi cee ecumkih cfaut tki &atie#

    Mahhccc& yau wilt tkiri1 kiee tkct7s `rc'y raulh tkiriI scoh tki muyfikolh tki hisj clh skcjolm kos kich#

    8i nuieeih up, norih up, rcl aur `ki`jeost tkil sct wotk aur eottei rih

    fic`al necskolm nar &cly &olutis, nolmir al tki trcls&ot futtal wcotolm narali nrii si`alh ta mit aur `cee ol ta tki mraulh nri0uil`y# Xki li?t fot taaj us0uoti fy surprosi clh ot wcs prafcfey tki komkeomkt an tki trop#

    +a?trat Arcy, ha yau jlaw wkiri tki stctui an *ofirty os ct1I9r yis, wi `cl nolh tkct#Ijcy yau7ri `eicrih strcomkt ckich ta tki stctui an eofirty#I6a, ali an tki &ari ulusuce hipcrturi `eicrcl`is, fut tkct wcs tki

    ulihotih trutk an ot# 8i taaj ann olta c fromkt `koeey &arlolm clh neiw cwcynra& %iwcrj tawcrhs tki stctui an eofirty# (l tkasi hcys tkiri wcs c B+4`arrohar wko`k taaj yau romkt fisohi tki wareh trchi tawirs# 8i `eo&fih ta-... niit clh Goji csjih nar alwcrh olstru`toals#

    @alnor& ( `cl ney B+4 up tki

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    8i `eo&fih sulwcrh al`i cmcol, ilKayolm tki &ast frictktcjolm $oiws an%iw Narj, ot wcs c rice tkroee fiolm fieaw tki ei$ie an tki sjy s`rcpirs Kustcfsarfolm cee tkct J 5)om Cppei7

    %iw 9lmeclh wcs c tcpistry an ro`k `aeaur# 8i `ruosih a$ir &cmlono`iltstrit`kis an cufurl clh russit waahs# (7h li$ir siil sa &cly skchis an rih clhyieeaw, ot wcs sa&ikaw $iry ieimclt clh mraa&ih# 8i &chi c feossnueeyuli$iltnue eclholm ol Hclfury, wkiri wi wiri ri`io$ih wotk wcr&tk# Xki

    pecl wcs ta `rcti tki cor`rcnt up kiri clh skop ot ta 9lmeclh# (t waueh saal`kclmi ots lc&i ta MH(BC clh fi pcrjih al tki mrcss ct +coracjs# ( jliwGoji waueh kc$i ea$ih tki `kcl`i ta nirry ot c`rass tki Cteclto` ol spoti an ceetki hclmirs an fch wictkir clh o`olm#

    @7&al Goji wcot 5toe yau `cl `rass tki Cteclto` ol sa&itkolm hi`ilt tkctmais c fot ncstir clh komkir, I wcs &y annirolm cs ki lursih kos `annii

    hric&olm an c @kcreis *olhfurm typi an wie`a&i al tki 6`attosk skaris#Xaly tki awlir, `altc`tih us F ki7h naulh c fittir hice al tki skoppolm

    clh csjih us ta ha ali &ari eim ta *alm (seclh# 6a cntir twa sufeo&i hcys oltki 5`kur`k stiipei7,7 cppei poi7 kc$il an %iw 9lmeclh7s sufurfoc, wi neiw tkinolce eim ta Gc` Crtkur cornoieh al *alm (seclh# Xkiri naeeawih clatkir s`cryneomkt olta corspc`i swcr&olm wotk cirapeclis# Xki %iw Narj tir&olce&claiu$rolm cric os tro`jy nar c fimollir/

    6a tki Kaurliy a$ir, wi spaji ta tki skoppolm muys tkiri wka waueh `rctiot up, clh wi fusoih aursie$is wotk korolm c `cr ta mit ta tki oltirlctoalcecorpart# ( wcs kichih fc`j ta 6cl Hoima nra& %iwcrj clh Goji wcs )C ta

    *alhal nra& illihy# %iw Narj ol rusk kaur wcs tki &ast tirronyolm eim ancee# Xki trcnno`, tki frohmis, tki nriiwcys, tki `alnusoal 8i wiri eoji clts ol c`al`riti ecfyroltk# ( wcs c `a&peiti lir$aus wri`j fy tki to&i wi naulh

    %iwcrj# 8i kummih eoji fuhhois wka kch fiil ta wcr tamitkir#Goji, pra&osi &i yau wal7t ney tkct feaahy tkolm a$ir tki Cteclto`, (

    jlaw wkct yau7ri eoji, hal7t slicj fc`j tkiri clh not nirry tcljs, ( hal7t wcltta rich cfaut yau ol tki pcpir fiolm hos`a$irih fy cl 9sjo&a sice trcppir,1I

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    &i `ceeih tki kastiss a$ir, arhirih c &olo fattei an `kc&pcmli clh summistihtkct ( fi ceeawih ta $osot tki `a`jpot wotk &y eam faaj#

    Xki `cptcol `almrctuectih &i clh ulpollih kos wolms clh mc$i tki& ta

    &i cs c &i&ilta# ( wcs fiyalh `kunnih, wkil tkiy scoh: 8i7ee fi siiolm yauup kiri tkil pritty saal#I ( riturlih ta &y sict, wcltolm ta Kam hawl tki coseiwotk &y kclhs ol tki cor eoji 4a`jy#

    Ceo`i @aapir `ecspih tki mecssis clh rcosih kos trcy sa ( `aueh tcji &ywolhaw sict#