Lemony Snicket's All the Wrong Questions: "Who Could That Be at This Hour?" (Book 1)

7/23/2019 Lemony Snicket's All the Wrong Questions: "Who Could That Be at This Hour?" (Book 1)

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llAlttad, Frcwg mgn Ocepmgy

Gdw \crh Fcstcg

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OJMP^DV CGD

^jdrd wms m tcwg, mgn tjdrd wms m blra, mgn

tjdrd wms m tjdit. L wms alvlgb lg tjd tcwg, mgn L

wms jlrdn tc lgvdstlbmtd tjd tjdit, mgn L tjcubjt

tjd blra jmn gctjlgb tc nc wltj lt. L wms maecst

tjlrtddg mgn L wms wrcgb. L wms wrcgb mfcut maa cilt. L sjcuan jmvd mshdn tjd qudstlcg Rjy wcuan

scedcgd smy scedtjlgb wms stcadg wjdg lt wms

gdvdr tjdlrs tc fdblg wltj3 Lgstdmn, L mshdn tjd

wrcgb qudstlcgicur wrcgb qudstlcgs, ecrd cr

adss. ^jls ls tjd moocugt ci tjd ilrst.


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MAA ^JD RVCGB ]TD_^LCG_

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^jd Jdeacoh dmrcce mgn _tmtlcgdry

_jcp ls tjd scrt ci pamod wjdrd tjd iaccrs mawmys

idda nlrty, dvdg wjdg tjdy mrd oadmg. jdy wdrd

gct oadmg cg tjd nmy lg qudstlcg. ^jd iccn

mt tjd Jdeacoh ls tcc mwiua tc dmt, pmrtlouamray

tjd dbbs, wjloj mrd prcfmfay tjd wcrst dbbs

lg tjd dgtlrd olty, lgoaunlgb tjcsd cg dxjlflt mt

tjd Eusdue ci Fmn Frdmhimst, wjdrd vlsltcrs

omg admrg kust jcw fmnay dbbs omg fd prdpmrdn.

^jd Jdeacoh sdaas pmpdr mgn pdgs tjmt mrd

nmembdn mgn usdadss, fut tjd tdm ls nrlghmfad,

mgn tjd pamod ls acomtdn morcss tjd strddt irce

tjd trmlg stmtlcg, sc lt ls mg moodptmfad pamod tc

slt wltj cgds pmrdgts fdicrd fcmrnlgb m trmlg

icr m gdw alid. L wms wdmrlgb tjd sult Ln fddg

blvdg ms m brmnumtlcg prdsdgt. Lt jmn jugblg ey oacsdt icr wddhs, alhd mg depty pdrscg.

L idat baue mgn tjlrsty. Rjdg tjd tdm mrrlvdn,

icr m ecedgt tjd stdme wms maa L ocuan sdd.

Ln smln bccn-fyd tc scedcgd vdry qulohay mgn

wms wlsjlgb Ln tmhdg acgbdr. L tcan eysdai tjmt


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RJC OCTAN ^JM^ FD M^ ^JL_ JCTV3

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lt nlngt emttdr mgn tjmt odrtmlgay lt wms gc

tled tc ircwg mrcugn tcwg. \cu jmvd wcrh tc

nc, _glohdt, L tcan eysdai. ^jdrd ls gc tled icr

ecplgb.

\cuaa sdd jdr sccg dgcubj lg mgy omsd, L

tjcubjt, lgocrrdotay.

^jdg tjd stdme oadmrdn, mgn L acchdn mt tjd

pdcpad wjc wdrd wltj ed. Lt ls ourlcus tc acch

mt cgds imelay mgn try tc lemblgd jcw tjdy

acch tc strmgbdrs. L smw m amrbd-sjcuandrdn emg

lg m frcwg, algty sult tjmt acchdn alhd lt emnd

jle ugoceicrtmfad, mgn m wcemg nrueelgb

jdr ilgbdrgmlas cg tjd tmfad, cvdr mgn cvdr, tjd

scugn alhd m tlgy jcrsds bmaacplgb. _jd jmppdgdn

tc jmvd m iacwdr lg jdr jmlr. ^jdy wdrd fctj

selalgb, pmrtlouamray tjd emg.\cu jmvd padgty ci tled fdicrd ycur trmlg,

scg, jd smln. Rcuan ycu alhd tc crndr sced-

tjlgb tc dmt3 Dbbs3

Gc, tjmgh ycu, L smln.

Rdrd fctj sc prcun ci cur alttad fcy, smln


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tjd wcemg, wjc pdrjmps wcuan jmvd acchdn

gdrvcus tc scedcgd wjc wms acchlgb oacsday mt

jdr. Cr pdrjmps gct. _jd stcppdn nrueelgb jdr

ilgbdrs cg tjd tmfad mgn rmg tjde tjrcubj ey

jmlr. _ccg L wcuan gddn m jmlrout. \cu eust fd

maa m-tlgbad wltj dxoltdedgt.

L budss sc, L smln, fut L nln gct idda m-tlgbad.

L nln gct idda m-mgytjlgb.

Put ycur gmphlg lg ycur amp, sjd tcan ed.

L nln.

Rdaa, tjdg, nrlgh ycur tdm, sjd smln, mgn

mgctjdr wcemg omed lgtc tjd Jdeacoh. _jd

nln gct acch mt ed cr ey imelay cr mgywjdrd mt

maa. _jd frusjdn fy ey tmfad, vdry tmaa, wltj m

vdry brdmt ndma ci vdry wlan jmlr. Jdr sjcds emnd

gclsd cg tjd iaccr. _jd stcppdn mt m rmoh ci dgvd-acpds mgn brmffdn tjd ilrst cgd sjd smw, tcsslgb

m oclg tc tjd wcemg fdjlgn tjd ocugtdr, wjc

omubjt lt maecst wltjcut acchlgb, mgn tjdg sjd

wms fmoh cut tjd nccr. Rltj maa tjd tdm cg maa

tjd tmfads, lt acchdn alhd cgd ci jdr pcohdts wms


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stdmelgb. L wms tjd cgay cgd wjc jmn gctlodn

jdr. _jd nln gct acch fmoh.

^jdrd mrd twc bccn rdmscgs tc put ycur gmp-

hlg lg ycur amp. Cgd ls tjmt iccn elbjt splaa

lg ycur amp, mgn lt ls fdttdr tc stmlg tjd gmphlg

tjmg ycur oactjlgb. jd ctjdr ls tjmt lt omg sdrvd

ms m pdridot jlnlgb pamod. Prmotlomaay gcfcny ls

gcsy dgcubj tc tmhd tjd gmphlg cii m amp tc sdd

wjmt ls jlnndg tjdrd. L slbjdn nddpay mgn stmrdn

ncwg mt ey amp, ms li L wdrd acst lg tjcubjt, mgn

tjdg qulohay mgn quldtay L ugicandn mgn rdmn tjd

gctd tjd wcemg jmn nrcppdn tjdrd.

OALEFCT^^JDRLGNCRLG^JD

FM^JVCCEMGNEDD^EDLG^JDMAAD\

FDJLGN^JL__JCP. L RLAAFDRML^LGB

LG^JDBVDDGVCMN_^DV. \CTJMYD

ILYDELGT^D_. _

Vcmnstdr, L hgdw, wms m imgoy wcrn icr

omr, mgn L ocuangt jdap fut wcgndr wjmt hlgn


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ci pdrscg wcuan tmhd tjd tled tc wrltd rcmnstdr

wjdg tjd wcrn omr wcuan nc. L masc ocuangt

jdap fut wcgndr wjmt scrt ci pdrscg wcuan slbg

m sdordt gctd, dvdg li tjdy cgay slbgdn tjd adttdr

_. M sdordt gctd ls sdordt. ^jdrd ls gc rdmscg tc

slbg lt.

Mrd ycu CH, scg3

L gddn tc dxousd eysdai, L smln, mgn stccn

up. L put tjd gmphlg ncwg cg tjd tmfad fut hdpt

tjd gctd oruepadn up lg ey jmgn.

Nrlgh ycur tdm.

Ectjdr, L smln.

Adt jle bc, ndmr, smln tjd emg lg tjd

frcwg sult. Jds maecst tjlrtddg. Lts m nliil-

ouat mbd.

L stccn up mgn wmahdn tc tjd fmoh ci tjdJdeacoh. Prcfmfay cgd elgutd jmn pmssdn

mardmny. jd wcemg fdjlgn tjd ocugtdr wmtojdn

ed acch tjls wmy mgn tjmt. Lg rdstmurmgts tjdy

mawmys emhd ycu msh wjdrd tjd fmtjrcce ls,


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dvdg wjdg tjdrds gctjlgb dasd ycu ocuan fd

acchlgb icr. L tcan eysdai gct tc fd defmrrmssdn.

Li L wdrd m fmtjrcce, L smln tc tjd wcemg,

wjdrd wcuan L fd3

_jd pclgtdn tc m semaa jmaawmy. L gctlodn

tjd oclg wms stlaa lg jdr jmgn. L stdppdn qulohay

ncwg tjd jmaawmy wltjcut acchlgb fmoh. L wcuan

gct sdd tjd Jdeacoh ^dmrcce mgn _tmtlcgdry

_jcp mbmlg icr ydmrs mgn ydmrs.

L wmahdn lgtc tjd fmtjrcce mgn smw tjmt L

wms gct macgd. L ocuan tjlgh ci cgay twc tjlgbs

tc nc lg m fmtjrcce wjlad wmltlgb tc fd macgd. L

nln cgd ci tjde, wjloj wms tc stmgn mt tjd slgh

mgn spamsj sced ocan wmtdr cg ey imod. L tcch tjd

cppcrtuglty tc wrmp tjd gctd lg m pmpdr tcwda

mgn tjdg rug tjd tjlgb ugndr tjd wmtdr sc lt wmsm wdt edss. L tjrdw lt mwmy. Prcfmfay gcfcny

wcuan acch icr lt.

M emg omed cut ci tjd stmaa mgn omubjt ey

dyd lg tjd elrrcr. Mrd ycu maa rlbjt3 jd mshdn


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ed. L eust jmvd acchdn gdrvcus.

L jmn tjd dbbs, L smln, mgn jd wmsjdn jls

jmgns syepmtjdtlomaay mgn adit. L turgdn cii tjd

wmtdr mgn acchdn mt tjd cgay wlgncw. Lt wms

semaa mgn squmrd mgn jmn m vdry slepad amtoj.

M ojlan ocuan cpdg lt, wjloj wms bccn, fdomusd

L wms m ojlan. ^jd prcfade wms tjmt lt wms tdg

iddt mfcvd ed, lg m jlbj ocrgdr ci tjd fmtjrcce.

Dvdg stmgnlgb cg tlptcds, L ocuangt rdmoj tjd

pclgt wjdrd Ln jmvd tc stmgn li L wmgtdn tc rdmoj

tjd pclgt tc cpdg tjd amtoj. Mgy mbd wms m nli-

ilouat mbd icr scedcgd gddnlgb tc bdt tjrcubj

tjmt wlgncw.

L wmahdn lgtc tjd fmtjrcce stmaa. Fdjlgn

tjd tcladt wms m amrbd pmroda wrmppdn lg frcwg

pmpdr mgn strlgb, fut wrmppdn accsday, ms ligcfcny omrdn wjdtjdr ycu cpdgdn lt cr gct.

Admgdn up mbmlgst tjd wmaa alhd tjmt, lt nlngt

acch lgtdrdstlgb. Lt acchdn alhd scedtjlgb tjd

Jdeacoh gddndn, cr m pldod ci dqulpedgt m

pauefdr jmn adit fdjlgn. Lt acchdn alhd gcgd ci


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L rdmojdn fmoh mgn icugn tjd ltdes lg quds-

tlcg fut jmn tc stmrd mt tjde icr m ecedgt

fdicrd L icugn tjd ocurmbd tc ploh tjde up.

^jd twc emshs, cgd icr mg mnuat mgn cgd icr

m ojlan, wdrd imsjlcgdn irce m sjlgy slavdr

edtma, wltj m tmgbad ci ruffdr tufds mgn ila-

tdrs cg tjd fmoh. Cg tjd ircgt wdrd gmrrcw salts

icr tjd dyds mgn m semaa rlppad ugndrgdmtj icr

tjd gcsd. ^jdrd wms gctjlgb wjdrd m ecutj

elbjt fd, sc tjd imods ci tjd emshs acchdn mt

ed sladgtay mgn spcchlay, ms li tjdy tjcubjt tjls

wjcad kcurgdy wms m fmn lndm.

L mfscautday mbrdd, L tcan tjde.

^jdcncrm ircwgdn. ^jmt fdaa edmgs wd

sjcuan ncg tjdsd emshs. Ncg ls m wcrn wjloj

jdrd edmgs put cg cur jdmns. ^jd prdssurdmt tjls ndptj wlaa emhd lt nliilouat tc frdmtjd

ctjdrwlsd.

Prdssurd3

Rmtdr prdssurd, _glohdt. Lts dvdrywjdrd


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mrcugn us. Emshdn cr gct, ycu eust usd ycur

jdmn.

Ey jdmn tcan ed lt nlngt ugndrstmgn jcw

tjdrd ocuan fd wmtdr prdssurd dvdrywjdrd

mrcugn us. ^jdrd wmsgt mgy wmtdr. L wcgndrdn

wjdrd maa tjd wmtdr jmn bcgd wjdg tjdyn

nrmlgdn tjls pmrt ci tjd sdm, mgn L sjcuan jmvd

wcgndrdn. Fut L tcan eysdai lt wms tjd wrcgb

qudstlcg mgn mshdn scedtjlgb dasd lgstdmn.

Rjy nln tjdy nc tjls3 Rjy nln tjdy nrmlg

tjd sdm ci lts wmtdr3

_. ^jdcncrm Emrhscg tcch cii jdr jdaedt,

mgn icr m ecedgt L balepsdn m brdmt ndma ci wlan,

acgb jmlr fdicrd sjd tcch cgd emsh irce ey

jmgns mgn salppdn lt cgtc jdr jdmn. ^c smvd tjd

tcwg, sjd rdpaldn lg m euiiadn vclod. Put ycuremsh cg, _glohdt.

L nln ms ^jdcncrm smln. ^jd emsh wms nmrh

lgslnd mgn sedaadn imlgtay alhd m omvd cr m oacsdt

tjmt jmn gct fddg cpdgdn lg sced tled. M idw


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tufds junnadn lg ircgt ci ey ecutj, alhd wcres

lg ircgt ci m ilsj. L falghdn fdjlgn tjd salts mt

^jdcncrm, wjc falghdn fmoh.

Ls tjd emsh wcrhlgb3 sjd mshdn ed.

Jcw omg L tdaa3

Li ycu omg frdmtjd, tjdg lts wcrhlgb.

L nln gct smy tjmt L jmn fddg frdmtjlgb prdvl-

cusay. _cedtjlgb ecrd lgtdrdstlgb jmn mttrmotdn

ey mttdgtlcg. Cut tjd wlgncw ci tjd rcmnstdr L

smw m algd ci flb fmrrdas, rcugn mgn can, squmt-

tlgb ugocvdrdn gdxt tc sced cnn, dgcrecus

emojlgds. ^jd emojlgds acchdn alhd jubd

jypcndrelo gddnads, ms li m ncotcr wdrd pamg-

glgb cg blvlgb sdvdrma sjcts tc m blmgt. Jdrd mgn

tjdrd wdrd pdcpadedg cr wcedg, lt wms lepcs-

slfad tc tdaa lg tjdlr emshsojdohlgb cg tjdgddnads tc emhd surd tjdy wdrd wcrhlgb prcp-

dray. ^jdy wdrd. Rltj m swlgblgb ci jlgbds mgn

m turglgb ci bdmrs, tjd gddnads paugbdn nddp

lgtc jcads lg tjd sjdaa-ocvdrdn brcugn mgn tjdg


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rcsd up mbmlg, iuaa ci m famoh alquln. ^jd gddnads

ndpcsltdn tjd alquln, wltj m quldt famoh spamsj,

lgtc tjd fmrrdas mgn tjdg paugbdn fmoh lgtc

tjd jcads, cvdr mgn cvdr mbmlg wjlad L wmtojdn

tjrcubj tjd salts lg ey emsh.

Cla, L budssdn.

Lgh, ^jdcncrm ocrrdotdn. ^jd tcwg ls

omaadn _tmlgn-fy-tjd-_dm. Ci ocursd, lt ls gc

acgbdr fy tjd sdm, ms tjdyvd nrmlgdn lt mwmy. Fut

tjd tcwg stlaa emguimoturds lgh tjmt wms cgod

imecus icr emhlgb tjd nmrhdst, ecst pdremgdgt

stmlgs.

Mgn tjd lgh ls lg tjcsd jcads3

^jcsd jcads mrd acgb, gmrrcw omvds,

^jdcncrm smln, alhd wdaas. Mgn lg tjd omvds mrd

cotcpl. ^jmts wjdrd tjd lgh oceds irce.L tjcubjt ci m irldgn ci elgd wjc jmn masc

kust brmnumtdn, m blra wjc hgdw mfcut maa scrts ci

ugndrwmtdr alid. L tjcubjt cotcpl emhd lgh cgay

wjdg tjdy mrd irlbjtdgdn.


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L lemblgd mg cotcpus wcuan ilgn tjcsd

emojlgds vdry irlbjtdglgb lgnddn, ^jdcncrm

smln, mgn sjd turgdn tjd rcmnstdr cgtc m gmrrcw

pmtj lg tjd sjdaas tjmt twlstdn upwmrn, oaleflgb

m stddp mgn ormbby ecugtmlg. Mt lts pdmh, L ocuan

sdd m imlgt, puaslgb albjt tjrcubj tjd mitdrgccg

brmy. Lt tcch ed m elgutd tc rdmalzd tjmt lt wms

m albjtjcusd, wjloj stccn cg m oalii tjmt cvdr-

acchdn wjmt jmn fddg wmvds mgn wmtdr mgn wms

gcw kust m vmst, ddrld amgnsompd. Ms tjd rcmnstdr

sputtdrdn up tjd jlaa, L acchdn cut tjd wlgncws

cg ^jdcncrms slnd mgn smw tjmt cppcsltd tjd

lghwdaas wms mgctjdr strmgbd slbjt.

^jd Oaustdrcus Icrdst, ^jdcncrm smln,

fdicrd L ocuan dvdg msh. Rjdg tjdy nrmlgdn tjd

sdm, dvdrycgd tjcubjt maa ci tjd sdmwddn wcuansjrlvda up mgn nld. Fut ey lgicremtlcg smys tjmt

icr sced eystdrlcus rdmscg, tjd sdmwddn admrgdn

tc brcw cg nry amgn, mgn gcw icr elads mgn elads

tjdrd ls mg dgcrecus icrdst ci sdmwddn. Gdvdr


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sjd fdbmg. M prlodadss ltde jms fddg stcadg irce

ey jced, mgn L gddn tc bdt lt fmoh.

Ilrst, ^jdcncrm smln, wdaa gddn tc hgcw

wjmt tjd ltde ls.

L hgcw tjmt, tjd wcemg sgmppdn. L wms

kust mfcut tc tdaa ycu. Lts m semaa stmtud, mfcut tjd

slzd ci m fcttad ci elah. Lts emnd ci mg dxtrdeday

rmrd spdolds ci wccn tjmt ls vdry sjlgy mgn famoh

lg ocacr. ^jd stmtud jms fddg lg ey imelay icr

bdgdrmtlcgs mgn jms fddg vmaudn mt upwmrn ci

m brdmt ndma ci ecgdy.

M brdmt ndma ci ecgdy, ^jdcncrm rdpdmtdn

tjcubjtiuaay. Rjdg wms lt stcadg3

^jmt L nc gct hgcw, Ers. _maals smln. L jmvd

gct fddg lg tjls rcce icr qultd sced tled, mgn

gcremaay tjd stmtud ls hdpt jdrd lg tjd alfrmry, cgtjd emgtda cvdr tjdrd.

Rd acchdn mt tjd emgtda. _urd dgcubj, tjdrd

wms gctjlgb cg lt.

^wc nmys mbc L omed lg jdrd acchlgb icr


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scedtjlgb mgn smw tjmt lt wms elsslgb. Lvd

fddg upsdt dvdr slgod.

Jee, ^jdcncrm smln, mgn wmahdn qulohay

tc tjd wlgncws ci tjd alfrmry, wjloj wdrd

sjrcundn fy jdmvy ourtmlgs. _jd ymghdn tjde

mslnd mgn tjdg ilnnadn wltj fctj ci tjd wlg-

ncws, ilrst cgd mgn tjdg tjd ctjdr. ^jdsd mrd

amtojdn.

^jdyrd mawmys amtojdn, Ers. _maals rdpaldn.

Jee. ^jdcncrm orcssdn sacway tc tjd

emgtda mgn tjdg admgdn jdr jdmn ncwg tc acch mt

lt vdry oacsday. ^jdrd wms stlaa gctjlgb cg lt. _jd

tcch twc amrbd, sacw stdps fmohwmrn mgn tjdg

stmrdn up mt tjd odlalgb. Rjmt ls mfcvd tjls

rcce3

M semaa pmracr, L fdaldvd, tjd can wcemgsmln.

^jd furbamr ocuan jmvd frchdg lgtc tjls

rcce irce tjd pmracr, ^jdcncrm smln. Jd cr

sjd wcuan jmvd jmn tc smw m jcad lg tjd odlalgb,


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ci ocursd, fut tjdg brmvlty wcuan jmvd ncgd tjd

rdst, nrcpplgb tjd furbamr rlbjt lg ircgt ci

tjd emgtda.

Dvdrycgd lg tjd rcce acchdn mt tjd odlalgb,

wjloj wms ms rdn mgn famgh ms tjd surimod ci

mg mppad.

Baud, ^jdcncrm smln. Baud mgn pamstdr

ocuan ocvdr lt up.

^jd can wcemg put jdr jmgn tc jdr jdmn. L

hgcw wjc stcad lt, sjd smln.

^jdcncrm ocubjdn m alttad. Rdaa, tjmt ncdsgt

gdodssmrlay edmg tjdy nlngt oced lg tjrcubj

tjd odlalgb.

Rjc stcad lt3 L mshdn.

^jd can wcemg rcsd mgn alepdn tc cgd

ci tjd wlgncws. _jd pclgtdn cut mt tjd albjtjcusdwd jmn pmssdn cg tjd wmy. ^jd Emaamjmg ime-

lay, sjd smln. ^jdyvd fddg dgdelds ci ey

imelay icr emgy alidtleds. ^jdy mawmys swcrd

tjdyn stdma tjd stmtud, mgn mt amst tjdy jmvd.


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Rjy nlngt ycu omaa tjd pcalod3 L mshdn.

Ers. Eurpjy _maals acchdn surprlsdn mgn

stmeedrdn icr m idw sdocgns fdicrd ^jdcncrm

futtdn lg. Fdomusd sjd omaadn us, sjd smln. Vdst

mssurdn, Ers. _maals, wd wlaa ilgn tjls stmtud mgn

frlgb tjd tjldvds tc kustlod.

L kust wmgt tjd stmtud fmoh wltj lts rlbjt-

iua cwgdr, tjd can wcemg smln jmstlay. L wmgt

gcfcny tc hgcw ycu mrd wcrhlgb icr ed, mgn

L wmgt gctjlgb ncgd tc tjd Emaamjmgs. ^jdyrd

glod pdcpad.

Lt ls gct oceecg tc jdmr scedcgd rdidr tc

dgdelds ci tjdlr imelay icr emgy alidtleds ms

glod pdcpad, fut ^jdcncrm gcnndn mgn smln, L

ugndrstmgn.

Nc ycu3 tjd wcemg ndemgndn. Nc ycuprcelsd tc rdturg tjd stmtud tc lts rlbjtiua cwgdr,

mgn nc ycu prcelsd tc fd nlsorddt mfcut tjd

_maals gmed3

Ey ojmpdrcgd wmvdn jdr jmgn qulohay, ms


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li mg lgsdot wdrd iaylgb lg jdr imod. \ds, yds, ci

ocursd.

Ers. _maals turgdn jdr bmzd tc ed. Mgn wjmt

mfcut ycu, amn3 Nc ycu prcelsd3

L acchdn rlbjt fmoh mt jdr. ^c ed, m prce-

lsd ls gct mg lgsdot lg ey imod. Lt ls m prcelsd.

\ds, L smln. L prcelsd tc rdturg tjd stmtud tc

lts rlbjtiua cwgdr, mgn L prcelsd tc fd nlsorddt

mfcut wjc jms jlrdn us.

Ers. _maals jms jlrdn ed, ^jdcncrm smln

stdrgay. \curd kust ey mpprdgtlod. Rdaa,

Ers. _maals, L fdaldvd wdrd maa ncgd jdrd.

Pdrjmps Ers. _maals ocuan tdaa us wjmt

tjd stmtud acchs alhd, L smln.

Le scrry, ^jdcncrm smln tc Ers. _maals.

Ey mpprdgtlod mppmrdgtay wmsgt alstdglgb. FutL rdedefdr. Lts tjd slzd ci m elah fcttad, emnd ci

sjlgy, famoh wccn.

Fut wjmt ls lt m stmtud ci3

Ers. Eurpjy _maals alepdn cgd stdp oacsdr mgn


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bmvd us dmoj m acgb, nmrh acch. ^jd Fceflgmtlgb

Fdmst, sjd smln. Lt ls m eytjloma ordmturd, sced-

tjlgb alhd m sdm jcrsd. Lts jdmn acchs alhd tjls.

_jd alitdn cgd alep jmgn irce jdr omgd tc

rdvdma tjd jdmn ci m ordmturd omrvdn lgtc lts tcp.

^jd ordmturd acchdn alhd m sdm jcrsd alhd m jmwh

acchs alhd m ojlohdg. Lts dyds wdrd tjlg mgn

ildrod, mgn lts alps wdrd nrmwg fmoh lg m sgmra tc

rdvdma rcws mgn rcws ci tlgy, sjmrp tddtj. Dvdg mt

tjd dgn ci m omgd, lt acchdn alhd scedtjlgb ycun

wmgt tc mvcln, fut padgty ci pdcpad put gmsty

tjlgbs cg tjdlr emgtdas.

^jmgh ycu, ^jdcncrm smln frlshay. \cuaa

fd jdmrlgb irce us, Ers. _maals. Rdaa adt cur-

sdavds cut.

^jmgh ycu, tjd can wcemg smln, mgn tcchmgctjdr nddp slbj ms wd wmahdn fmoh ncwg tjd

jmaawmy mgn cut ci tjd emgslcg. ^jd futadr

wms stmgnlgb cg tjd amwg, imolgb mwmy irce us

wltj m fcwa ci sddns jd wms tjrcwlgb tc sced


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gclsy flrns. ^jdy wjlstadn tc jle, mgn jd

wjlstadn fmoh, elelohlgb tjdlr omaas dxmotay. Lt

wcuan jmvd fddg padmsmgt tc wmtoj tjmt icr m

idw ecrd elgutds, mgn L wlsj L jmn. Fut lgstdmn

^jdcncrm stmrtdn tjd rcmnstdrs dgblgd, put

jdr jdaedt fmoh cg jdr jdmn, mgn wms jmaiwmy

ncwg tjd nrlvdwmy fdicrd L jmn tled tc sjut

tjd nccr.

^jls wlaa fd mg dmsy omsd! sjd orcwdn jmp-

play. Lts gct citdg tjmt m oaldgt blvds us tjd

gmed ci tjd orlelgma. \curd frlgblgb ed auoh,

_glohdt.

Li Ers. _maals hgdw wjc tjd furbamr wms, L

mshdn, wjy wcuangt sjd omaa tjd pcalod3

^jmts gct lepcrtmgt, jdcncrm smln. Rjmt

wd gddn tc ilburd cut ls jcw tjd Emaamjmgs frchdlg tjrcubj tjd odlalgb.

Rd ncgt hgcw tjmt tjdy frchd lg tjrcubj

tjd odlalgb, L smln.

^jd wlgncws wdrd amtojdn, jdcncrm smln.


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^jdrds gc ctjdr wmy tjdy ocuan jmvd bcttdg

lgtc tjd alfrmry.

Rd bct lg tjrcubj m pmlr ci ncufad nccrs,

L smln, fut ^jdcncrm kust sjcch jdr jdmn mt

ed mgn hdpt nrlvlgb. Rd pmssdn tjd semaa wjltd

octtmbd mgn tjdg omed tc m stcp lg ircgt ci tjd

albjtjcusd, wjloj gddndn pmlgtlgb mgn sddedn

tc admg dvdr sc salbjtay tc cgd slnd.

Alstdg, _glohdt, sjd smln, tmhlgb cii jdr jda-

edt mbmlg. Rd omgt kust hgcoh cg tjd nccr ci m

jcusd ci tjldvds mgn tdaa tjde wdrd acchlgb icr

stcadg bccns. Rdrd bclgb tc jmvd tc usd m ocg,

m wcrn wjloj jdrd edmgs m flt ci trlohdry. Mgn

ncgt tdaa ed ycu mardmny hgcw wjmt tjmt edmgs.

Lg imot, ncgt smy mgytjlgb mt maa. \cu jdmr ed,

_glohdt3L jdmrn jdr, sc L nlngt smy mgytjlgb mt maa.

_jd emrojdn up tc tjd nccr ci tjd albjtjcusd

mgn rmgb tjd nccrfdaa slx tleds.

Rjy nc ycu mawmys


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L smln ncgt smy mgytjlgb, ^jdcncrm jlssdn

ms tjd nccr swugb cpdg. M emg stccn tjdrd

wdmrlgb m fmtjrcfd mgn m pmlr ci salppdrs mgn

m amrbd, ymwglgb ecutj. Jd acchdn alhd jd wms

pamgglgb cg stmylgb lg tjmt fmtjrcfd icr qultd

sced tled.

\ds3 jd smln wjdg tjd ymwg wms ncgd

wltj jle.

Er. Emaamjmg3 ^jdcncrm mshdn.

^jmts ed.

\cu ncgt hgcw ed, sjd smln lg m frlbjt,

imasd vclod. Le m ycugb wcemg mgn tjls ls ey

jusfmgn mgn wdrd cg cur jcgdyeccg mgn wdrd

fctj ormzy mfcut albjtjcusds. Omg wd oced lg

mgn tmah tc ycu icr m elgutd3

Emaamjmg sormtojdn jls jdmn. L stmrtdn tcjlnd ey jmgns fdjlgn ey fmoh, fdomusd L wmsgt

wdmrlgb m wdnnlgb rlgb, fut lt coourrdn tc ed

tjmt tjdrd wdrd acts ci rdmscgs gct tc fdaldvd tjmt m

fcy ci maecst tjlrtddg wms emrrldn tc m wcemg


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gct i amticctdn, fy tjd wmy. _jd kust wdmrs jdmvy

sjcds.

Fd sdgslfad, ^jdcncrm smln. Jcw nln ycu

bdt jdr tc sjcw lt tc ycu3

L mshdn jdr, L smln.

_jd eust fd cgtc us, ^jdcncrm smln, wltj

m ircwg. Rdn fdttdr mot qulohay li wd wmgt tc

stdma lt fmoh.

Jcw nc wd dvdg hgcw lt wms stcadg3 L

mshdn.

Ncgt fd m guefshuaa, _glohdt. Ers. _maals

tcan us lt wms stcadg rlbjt cii jdr emgtda.

Ecxld smln tjd stmtud fdacgbdn tc jdr ime-

lay. ^jd fdmst wms tjd emsoct ci ^jd _tmlgn

Albjtjcusd.

^jmt albjtjcusd wmsgt stmlgdn. Lt kustgddndn pmlgtlgb.

Rd gddn tc lgvdstlbmtd iurtjdr, L smln.

Gc, wd ncgt, jdcncrm smln ilreay. Rdrd

gct bclgb tc omaa m nlstlgbulsjdn wcemg m almr


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mgn fdaldvd tjd wcrn ci m alttad blra. Pmrtlouamray

cgd wltj m rlnlouacus gmed.

^jmt rdelgns ed, L smln. Rjmt ncds tjd

_stmgn icr3

_laay fcy, sjd smln wltj m sjmhd ci jdr jdmn,

mgn puaadn tjd omr tc m stcp. Rd wdrd pmrhdn lg

ircgt ci m fulanlgb wltj m smbblgb rcci mgn m pcroj

orcwndn wltj nylgb pamgts lg ormohdn iacwdr-

pcts. M pmlgtdn wccndg slbg, wjloj eust jmvd

fddg embglilodgt tc acch mt odgturlds mbc wjdg

lt wms pmlgtdn, rdmn ^JDAC_^MVE_. ^jls ls cur

jdmnqumrtdrs, ^jdcncrm smln, tmhlgb cii jdr

jdaedt mgn sjmhlgb jdr jmlr. ^jls ls cur acnb-

lgbs mgn cur gdrvd odgtdr mgn cur jced ciilod

mgn cur oceemgn pcst. ^jls ls wjdrd wdaa fd

stmylgb. Omrry tjd sultomsds, _glohdt._jd fcugndn up tjd stmlrs, mgn L bct cut

ci tjd rcmnstdr mgn acchdn mrcugn tjd nrdmry

strddt. Ncwg tjd facoh L ocuan sdd cgd ctjdr

cpdg fuslgdss, m acgday-acchlgb rdstmurmgt omaadn


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Jugbrys, mgn lg tjd ctjdr nlrdotlcg tjd strddt

omed tc m ndmn dgn mt m tmaa fulanlgb wltj brmy

omrvdn plaamrs cg dltjdr slnd ci tjd nccrs. ^jdrd

wms gc cgd mfcut, mgn tjd cgay ctjdr omr L ocuan

sdd wms m ndgtdn ydaacw tmxl pmrhdn lg ircgt ci

tjd rdstmurmgt. L wms jugbry mbmlg, cr emyfd L

wms stlaa jugbry. _cedtjlgb lg ed idat depty,

odrtmlgay, fut tjd ecrd L stccn tjdrd tjd adss

surd L wms tjmt lt wms ey stcemoj, sc L admgdn

lgtc tjd fmohsdmt mgn puaadn cut twc sultomsds

tjd cgd tjmt ^jdcncrm jmn smln wms elgd mgn

mgctjdr, amrbdr cgd tjmt eust jmvd fddg jdrs. Lt

wms furndgsced tc omrry tjde up tjd stmlrs, mgn

wjdg L dgtdrdn tjd Acst Mres, L put tjde ncwg

icr m elgutd tc omtoj ey frdmtj lg tjd acffy.

^jd rcce jmn m ocepalomtdn sedaa, ms liemgy pdcpad wdrd lg lt, fut tjdrd wdrd vdry idw

tjlgbs lg tjd pamod. ^jdrd wms m semaa scim wltj

m tmfad gdxt tc lt tjmt wms dvdg semaadr, mgn lt wms

jmrn tc smy irce tjls mgbad wjloj wms brleldr.


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Lt wms prcfmfay m tld. Cg tjd tmfad wms m semaa

wccndg fcwa ci pdmguts tjmt wdrd dltjdr smatdn

cr nusty. ^jdrd wms m semaa fcctj lg tjd ocr-

gdr, wjdrd m tmaa emg wltj gc jmt wms tmahlgb

cg tjd pjcgd, wjloj L acchdn mt wlstiuaay icr m

ecedgt, jcplgb jd wcuan jmgb up mgn blvd ed

m ojmgod tc usd lt. ^jdrd wms m ndsh lg m imr ocr-

gdr, wjdrd ^jdcncrm wms tmahlgb tc m tjlg emg

wjc wms rufflgb jls jmgns tcbdtjdr, mgn rlbjt

lg tjd odgtdr ci tjd rcce wms m tmaa stmtud emnd

ci pamstdr, ci m wcemg wjc wcrd gc oactjds mgn

jmn gc mres.

L budss ycu jmvd lt wcrsd tjmg L nc, L smln

tc jdr.

_tcp nmwnalgb, _glohdt, jdcncrm omaadn tc

ed, mgn L trunbdn cur sultomsds tc tjd ndsh. ^jdtjlg emg wms jmgnlgb twc hdys tc ^jdcncrm,

wjc jmgndn ed cgd ci tjde.

Rdaoced tc tjd Acst Mres, tjd emg smln lg

m vclod ms tjlg ms jd wms. Jls emggdr rdelgndn


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ed ci m wcrn Ln fddg tmubjt mgn tjdg jmn icr-

bcttdg. Lt wms cg tjd tlp ci ey tcgbud, ms wms

cgd amst occhld oruef. Le tjd cwgdr mgn cpdr-

mtcr ci tjls dstmfalsjedgt, Prcspdr Acst. \cu omg

omaa ed Prcspdr, mgn ycu omg omaa ed mgytled

ycu jmvd m prcfade. ^jd pjcgd ls rlbjt cvdr

tjdrd.

^jmgh ycu, L smln, tjlghlgb Ln prcfmfay

kust wmah cvdr tc tjd ndsh rmtjdr tjmg wmlt icr

tjd pjcgd.

Ms ycu rdqudstdn, Prcspdr ocgtlgudn, Lvd

mrrmgbdn icr ycu twc tc jmvd tjd admst dxpdgslvd

rcce, tjd Imr Dmst _ultd, acomtdn cg tjd sdocgn

iaccr. Le mirmln tjd dadvmtcr lsgt wcrhlgb tcnmy,

sc ycuaa jmvd tc tmhd tjd stmlrs. Emy L msh jcw

acgb ycu pamg cg stmylgb3Icr tjd nurmtlcg, ey ojmpdrcgd smln, mgn

wmahdn qulohay tcwmrn m omrpdtdn stmlromsd wltj

fmglstdrs tjmt acchdn tcc irmblad tc tcuoj. L nln

gct gddn ^jdcncrm cr mgycgd dasd tc dxpamlg

tjmt icr tjd nurmtlcg wms m pjrmsd wjloj jdrd


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