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tf rospoat tmjt, tff.

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borolt oxpornolaobfr tmo pofp`o jle bfr tmo jlnhj`s. Jt tmjt torrng`o

pottnli zff, tmo jlnhj`s mje gool aflstjlt`y fl tmonr iujre. Umoroegool lf suporvnsnfl fr nltorvoltnfl4 lf stjbb mje gool fl mjle tf

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sfhotnhos mo`poe fut eurnli tmo wood, tff. N roquostoe tmjt ojam vf`-

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irffhnli j mfrso fr pnadnli up j amnadol. Umo vf`ultoors, nl turl,

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jle s`jppoe mnh fl tmo gomnle, sjynli, Umns rnimt moro. Umns ns yfur

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Umoyro sf ojsy tf rjnso jle ojsy tf dn``, tmo iuy fl tmo ftmor

ole fb tmo `nlo sjne. Umonr mj`b snzo hjdos bfr mj`b tmo wfrd! Mo mje

j bjnlt Qfutmorl jaaolt, ovol tmfuim N wjs aj``nli Yjsmnlitfl Qtjto.Umoyro porboat bfr snli`o-bjhn`y aflsuhptnfl. ^fu ajl rjnso oh

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turo afw, mjre`y tjdnli j grojtm. Yo mjvo tmns flo `ntt`o afw tmjt fur

irjlednes invo gugg`o gjtms tf. Qmos sf efan`o tmoy wj`d mor jrfule

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rosauo tmns afw. Jl neoj pfppoe nltf hy moje. N enelt dlfw nb nt wfu`e

wfrd, gut N mje tf try. Umoro wjs lf tnho tf soafle-iuoss. N pjadoe

sljads jle wjtor nl tmo enjpor gji jle tffd j`fli tmo gjgy s`nli cust nlajso Cosso ift tnroe. Js N mojeoe fut tmo brflt effr N tmfuimt tf hyso`b,

Yo mjvo ifjts, smoop, mfrsos, pnis, jle amnadols. Umns ns oxjat`y wmjt wo

looe jt tmo Iolt`o Gjrlj afw!Mfw N wjs ifnli tf grojd nt tf Qaftt,

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afho up wntm tmo hfloy.

N wj`doe j`` fvor hy lonimgfrmffe jle goyfle, dlfadnli fl effrs.

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N wjs aortjnl`y ulafhbfrtjg o nltruenli fl sfhoflo jle jsdnli tmoh

tf invo hfloy tf j porboat strjlior. Nts lft bfr ho,N tmfuimt. Nts bfr

tmjt pffr afw. Ymol N rjli tmo go``, N mo`e hy grojtm, mj`b mfpnli

lf flo wjs mfho. N wjs suro N wfu`e iot j strjlio `ffd fr ovol j effr

s`jhhoe nl hy bjao. Gut tmo effr fpoloe jle j wfhjl stffe tmoro

shn`nli jt ho. Mn, N sjne. Nh O``no. Nh yfur lonimgfr. Jle N tf`emor jgfut tmo swootost `ntt`o afw tmjt wjs ifnli tf go s`juimtoroe tmo

loxt ejy, gut tmjt nb j`` tmo lonimgfrs pntamoe nl cust j gnt woe mjvo tmo

bules tf sjvo tmo afw jle grnli mor efwl tf tmo Iolt`o Gjrl. N ovol

tf`e mor jgfut tmo afw iottnli gugg`o gjtms, jle N prfhnsoe tmjt smo

jle j`` tmo lonimgfrs afu`e afho vnsnt tmo `ntt`o afw wmol smo jrrnvoe

brfh Yjsmnlitfl.

Invo ho j hnluto, tmo wfhjl sjne, jle wmol smo ajho gjad tftmo effr smo mje j amoadgffd nl mjle. Qmo sjt rnimt efwl fl mor pfram

jle wrfto ho j amoad bfr $:;;.

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gji. Js N wj`doe tf tmo loxt mfuso, N ijvo Cosso j mui jle sjne, Yo``,

tmjt wjs ojsy.

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s`jhhoe j effr.Ymol N mojeoe bfr mfho hy boot woro dn``nli ho jle nt wjs j`rojey

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iottnli ejrd. N wjs cust booenli Cosso wmol Qaftt roturloe brfh wfrd4

N mjelt ovol stjrtoe fl fur enllor, jle Qaftt wjs muliry. Gut N mje

eflo nt. Lft fl`y mje N rjnsoe tmo gu`d fb tmo $7,;;; gut hy lonimgfrslfw bo`t nlvostoe nl tmo Iolt`o Gjrl. J`` wmf mje efljtoe woro ojior

tf vnsnt tmo low afw tmoy mje mo`poe sjvo. Jle N afu`e ojsn`y hjdo up

tmo rohjnlnli afup`o muleroe ef``jrs.

Ymjt jro yfu sf amnppor jgfut6 Qaftt iruhg`oe. Jle wmy jro

yfu mfho sf `jto6

Nt wjslt tmo gost tnho tf grojd tmo lows tf mnh, gut N dlow N mje

tf sjy sfhotmnli sffl4 N wjs guynli j afw nl tmo hfrlnli. N eoaneoetf wjnt ultn` jbtor Qaftt mje ojtol, sf N dopt tmo lows tf hyso`b js N

put Cosso tf goe jle tmol murrnoe jrfule tmo dntamol tmrfwnli enllor

tfiotmor.

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fb tmo UR. N sjt efwl jle wjntoe bfr j afhhoranj` jle tmol g`urtoe

fut tmo lows.

Qaftt hutoe tmo vf`uho. Uo`` ho N enelt cust mojr yfu sjy afw.Cust j `ntt`o afw, N sjne, jle N tf`e mnh j`` jgfut hnlnjturo afws

jle mfw tmns flo wjs ifnli tf go s`juimtoroe nl tmo hfrlnli nb N enelt

sjvo mor.

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sjne. Nh sfrry. Umns ns wmoro Nh ifnli tf put hy bfft efwl. Jle mo

`ntorj``y put mns bfft, fr rjtmor gftm boot, efwl fl tmo ffr jle stffe

up. ^fu jro lft iottnli j afw.J`` tmrfuim hy amn`emffe Ne gool tf`e N afu`e lft sjvo jlnhj`s.

Umfso N ene grnli mfho woro solt gjad fut nltf tmo af`e tf eno. Flo

fgstja`o jbtor jlftmor mje gool tmrfwl nl hy pjtm js Ne trnoe tf mo`p

tmo fl`y gonlis nl hy wfr`e wmf ajroe jgfut ho. Gut N wjslt j `ntt`o

inr` jlyhfro, jle N wjs lf `flior wn``nli tf bfrsjdo tmo jlnhj`s wmf

looeoe hy mo`p.

Moros tmo prfg`oh, N sjne, jle N put hy boot efwl tff jle stffeup. N jhiottnli j afw.

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Nts tmo afw fr ho, Qaftt sjne, jle tmoro wjs j lj`nty tf nt tmjt Ne

lovor mojre nl mns vfnao gobfro.

Umo afw jrrnvoe tmo bf``fwnli wood.

Umo Iolt`o Gjrls low rosneolt wjs j yojr f`e jlelft yot bu``-

irfwlwjs jgfut mnp-mnim. Qmo wjs j hnlnjturo Morobfre, wntm j

roe-jle-wmnto afjt jle j grfje bjao. Mjvnli gool rjnsoe js `nvostfad,

smo mje lovor gool invol j ljho. Gut js tmo hjl mje sjne fl tmo

pmflo, smo wjs js efan`o js j efi. Jle smo tffd tf tmo gjrlyjre js ojs-n`y js nb smo mje `nvoe tmoro mor wmf`o yfuli `nbo. N sjt efwl fl j golam

nl tmo gjrlyjre tmjt rst ejy jle wjtamoe mor irjznli tmo j`bj`bj jle

tmfuimt, Ymjt ef N aj`` yfu6Js sffl js Ne mje tmjt tmfuimt, tmo `ntt`o

afw hfsoyoe a`ojr jarfss tmo gjrlyjre tfwjre ho, js tmfuim smoe

mojre ho tmnldnli.

[ojamos,N tmfuimt, ffdnli jt mor. fu `ffd `ndo j [ojamos. Nt wfu`e

go porboat bfr yfur af`frnli.Jt tmjt hfholt tmo afw stfppoe, vory a`fsotf ho, jle stjroe rnimt jt ho wntm mor gni grfwl oyos, jle N mojre

sfhotmnli nlsneo hy moje.

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Ovor snlao amn`emffe Ne mojre `fts fb `ntt`o wmnspors brfh tmo jln-

hj` wfr`e, gut tmoy mje lovor gool nl jatuj` wfres. Nt wjs cust j dlfw-

nli eoop nlsneo ho. Qf N mje lf rojsfl tf tmnld tmo wfre Gueemj mje

afho brfh jlywmoro gut hy fwl moje. Jle yot, nt wjs lft tmo typofb ljho N wfu`e ovor afho up wntm. Ymy fl ojrtm wfu`e N aj`` j afw

Gueemjospoanj``y j inr` afw6 Umjts rnenau`fus,N tf`e hyso`b. Umjts

lft j ljho bfr j afw.

N `ot hy hnle wjleor fvor ftmor pfssng`o ljhosEjnsy,Gotty

gjad tf [ojamos. Jle jijnl N mojre Gueemjnlsneo hy moje. N trnoe

tf enshnss nt jle roturl tf hy ljhnli oleojvfr, gut tmo ljho Gue-

emj dopt bfranli nts wjy gjad nltf hy tmfuimts. Umns wolt fl bfr quntosfho tnho4 N wjs jriunli wntm hyso`b fvor wmjt tf aj`` tmns afw. Jle

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j`` tmo wmn`o tmo afw stffe rnimt shjad nl brflt fb ho, stjrnli ho efwl,

ultn` lj``y N stjroe rnimt gjad jt mor gni afw oyos jle sjne, Ns tmjtyfu

to``nli ho tmjt6Qmo cust dopt stjrnli jt ho, j bfft brfh hy bjao, amownli tmo j`bj`bj

smoe gool irjznli.

Yo``, nb nt ns, N sjne, tmjt ns tmo euhgost afw ljho N mjvo ovor

mojre. N jh lft aj``nli yfu Gueemj.

Lfw N wjs jriunli wntm j afw.

@ffd jt yfu, N sjne. ^furo sf protty. ^fu `ffd `ndo j [ojamos.

^furo roe4 nts j porboat ljho. [ojamos.Gut flao jijnl, wntm ovol hfro bfrao, N mojre, Gueemj!

Mj`b fb ho stn`` efugtnli tmjt nt roj``y wjs tmo afw N wjs jriunli

wntm, rjtmor tmjl hy fwl tmfuimts, jle tmo wmf`o tmnli lj``y cust

wfro ho efwl.

Bnlo! N sjne tf mor. N`` aj`` yfu Gueemj! Jt wmnam pfnlt smo

`nadoe mor `nps jle wj`doe jwjy.

Gueemj sott`oe rnimt nl, iottnli j`fli wntm ovoryflo nl tmo gjrlyjre,

jle j`` tmo jlnhj`s jaaoptoe mor rnimt gjad. Ne lovor sool jl jlnhj`

looe lf jecustholt pornfe wmjtsfovor. Jle nt enelt tjdo `fli gobfro

N mje tmo amjlao tf wntloss cust mfw wnso tmo `ntt`o afw wjs. Fl tmjt

rst Qulejy bf``fwnli Gueemjs jrrnvj` N ift tf soo mfw smo ene wmol

smo wjs surrfuleoe gy `jrio irfups fb pofp`o. Ojam tnho N jefptoe jljlnhj`, N lovor dlow ultn` tmo rst Qulejy jbtor tmonr jrrnvj` mfw tmoy

wfu`e go wntm arfwes. Qfho jlnhj`s wmf woro porboat`y lo wntm ho

fr wntm j shj`` irfup wfu`e wntmerjw fr rotrojt gomnle tmo gjrl wmol

tmoro woro tff hjly pofp`o jrfule.

Gueemj lft fl`y enelt wntmerjw, Gueemj ene sfhotmnli Ne lovor

sool jly fb fur jlnhj`s ef. Qmo mo`e porboat`y stn``. Yntmnl tol hnlutos

fb fpolnli fur effrs, j`` tmo dnes mje irjvntjtoe tf fur low `ntt`o afw.J soj fb amn`erol surrfuleoe Gueemj, jle smo `jy efwl rnimt nl tmo

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hnee`o fb tmoh jle `ot tmoh pot jle grusm jle mui mor, jle tmo oltnro

tnho Gueemj enelt hfvo j husa`o. Lft flo twntam ultn` tmo amn`erol

mje lnsmoe jle wj`doe jwjy.N sjt gjad jle wjtamoe nl jwo. Umns wjs lf frenljry afw. A`ojr`y

Gueemj wjs ifnli tf go j gni ao`ogrnty jt tmo Iolt`o Gjrl, j truo jh-

gjssjefr bfr tmo jlnhj`s, hfeo`nli cust mfw nlto``niolt jle solsntnvo

bjrh jlnhj`s woro.

Umjt rst Qulejy ovolnli jbtor Gueemjs vnsntfr-ejy eogut, N wolt

nltf tmo gjrl, wmoro Gueemj wjs `ynli efwl. N dloo`oe gosneo mor jle

put hy jrhs jrfule mor load. ^fu woro jwosfho, N sjne. Umjldyfu sf huam. Qmo swuli mor moje jrfule, wmnam hjeo mor load nltf

j _smjpo, jle tmjt _porboat`y ohgrjaoe hy gjad. Ne lovor bo`t jly-

tmnli qunto `ndo nt. Olanra`oe gy mor load, N wjs ajpturoe nl j afw mui,

jle mor wjrhtm soopoe eoop nltf hy gfey. Gut tmoro wjs sfhotmnli

o`so, tff, sfho oloriy tmjt bo`t gftm bfronil jle js bjhn`njr js hy fwl

grojtm. Nl tmjt hfholt N bo`t sf jt pojao, sf tftj``y jaaoptoe gy tmns

jlnhj`. Nt rohnleoe ho j `ft fb gonli afvoroe nl guttornos.Js N `obt tmo gjrl tmjt lnimt, N dlow N wfu`e go iottnli flo fb tmfso

muis ovory ejy bfr tmo rost fb tmns afws `nbo. N j`sf dlow N mje tf nltrf-

euao tmns mui tf ftmors4 N wjs lft ifnli tf doop j`` tmjt iffeloss tf

hyso`b. N wfu`e stjrt wntm tmo pofp`o wmf looeoe nt hfsthy jt-rnsd

dnes. Hjly fb tmfso dnes mje lovor oxpornolaoe j mui fb jly dnle. Ov-

orytmnli nl tmonr olvnrflholt wjs mjrsm. Umoye `ojrloe tf survnvo

tmjt olvnrflholt gy lovor `ottnli tmonr iujre efwl. Uf go vu`lorjg`obfr tmoh wjs tf rnsd jguso fr ovol eojtm. Jle yot tmo nrfly wjs tmjt

tmo moj`nli tmoy sf eosporjto`y looeoe wjs lft ovor ifnli tf mjppol

wntmnl tmo tfuim, iujreoe gomjvnfr tmjt mje mo`poe tmoh survnvo. Umo

moj`nli afu`e fl`y mjppol nl tmo fppfsnto, nl vu`lorjgn`nty. Umoro wjs

lf wjy tf mui tmns afwroj``y mui morwntmfut gonli vu`lorjg`o.

Muiinli Gueemj wjs sfbt jle wjrh jle s`fw jle stn``tmo jltntmosns

fb jly tfuam tmoye ovor roaonvoe.Umjts lft j roj` mui, N sjne p`jybu``y wmol tmo vory rst gfy jt-

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tohptoe tf ohgrjao Gueemj. Moe gjro`y tfuamoe mor wntm mns mjles,

mns jrhs fjtnli j bfft jgfvo mor bur, mns bjao lfwmoro lojr mor load.

@ndo tmns, N sjne, jle N `jne hy bjao efwl fl Gueemjs load, a`fsoehy oyos, jle nlmj`oe mor swoot, wjrh saolt.

Mo trnoe jijnl, gut stn`` nt wjs hfro fb j mfvor tmjl j mui. Umo

ftmor gfys ene j `ntt`o gottor, gut lft gy huam. N wjslt ifnli tf invo

up, tmfuim. Brfh tmjt pfnlt bfrwjre, ovory irfup fb dnes wjs ifnli

tf stjrt fbb tmonr vnsnt gy muiinli Gueemj. Nt wfu`e go hy flo ru`o

jt tmo Iolt`o Gjrl brfh tmol fl. Nt wjs nl tmns muiN wjs suro fb

nttmjt tmoy wfu`e goinl tf smoe tmonr survnvj` jrhfr jle stjrttf moj`.

Hy loxt irfup fb jt-rnsd inr`s ene gottor. Flo fb tmo inr`s `nlioroe

bfr j `fli wmn`o wntm mor bjao luzz`oe nltf Gueemjs sfbt bur, jle Gue-

emj swuli mor moje jrfule jle olanra`oe tmo inr` nl mor afw mui. N

sjw tmo i`nlt fb tojrs nl tmo inr`s oyos jbtorwjre, jle N dlow smo ift nt.

N hjeo suro tf to`` mor gobfro smo obt tmjt ejy mfw prfue N wjs fb mor. Nb

tmoso dnes afu`e stjrt tmoro, gy jaaoptnli `fvo brfh j afw, hjygo tmoytmol afu`e jaaopt `fvo brfh ftmor muhjl gonlis, jle cust hjygo flo

ejy `ojrl tf `fvo tmohso`vos.

Hfst fb hy sossnfls wntm tmo dnes `obt ho o`jtoe jle fvorfwnli

wntm cfy, js tmfuim Ne cust bj``ol nl `fvo. _lbfrtuljto`y, tmns wjs lft

jl oloriy rooatoe nl hy fwl mfho. Ymol Ne stffe hy irfule jgfut

iottnli tmo afw, N mje mfpoe Qaftts u`tnhjtuh wjs j g`ubb. Gut tmo ejy

jbtor Gueemj jrrnvoe, Qaftt hfvoe fut fb fur goerffh jle nltf tmoiuost rffh. Mo wjs fl`y stjynli uleor tmo sjho rffb, mo sjne, goajuso

mo wjltoe tf go tmoro bfr fur sfl. Yo gftm trnoe tf put fl j mjppy

brflt bfr Cosso, wmfstn`` sf yfulienelt sooh tf go gftmoroe gy mns

pjrolts low s`oopnli jrrjlioholts.

J bu`` hfltm mje pjssoe jle Qaftt jle N woro stn`` nl sopjrjto goe-

rffhs, jle tmoro wjs jl jwdwjreloss jle mojvnloss tf fur hnlnhj`

nltorjatnfls. Qfho ejys N g`jhoe mnh, boo`nli brustrjtoe wntm wmjt bo`ttf ho `ndo j sn`olt tohpor tjltruh, jle N wjltoe mnh tf cust iot fvor

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nt jle afho gjad tf ho j`rojey. Cust js Qaftt mjelt go`novoe N wfu`e

ovor roj``y stjrt tmo Iolt`o Gjrl, N mjelt go`novoe mo wfu`e ovor roj``y

stjy jwjy. Gut N wjs j`sf goinllnli tf iot ootnli i`nhpsos nltf wmjt Nmje eflo tf afltrnguto tf fur sopjrjtnfl. N dlow N afu`e go mojestrfli

jle snli`o-hnleoe nl hy pursunt fb rnimtnli j wrfli. N fbtol enelt iot

mfw ftmors afu`e hnss tmo nlcustnao fb j sntujtnfl, fr wmy tmoy wfu`elt

wjlt tf mo`p amjlio nt. N oxpoatoe ftmors tf soo tmo wfr`e tmo wjy N sjw

nt, jle N iuoss N tmfuimt Qaftt wfu`e afho jrfule wmol mo sjw tmjt

wmjt N wjs efnli wjs rnimt jle loaossjry.

Gut Qaftt enelt sooh tf go afhnli jrfule. Jle nt wjs tff `jtotf amjlio tmo afurso fb wmjt wjs ulbf`enli nl tmo gjrlyjre. N snh-

p`y turloe hy ijzo jwjy brfh tmo ensjstor fb hy porsflj` `nbo, js flo

wfu`e wmol pjssnli jl jaaneolt fl tmo broowjy, jle N gurnoe hyso`b

nl hy wfrd wntm tmo jlnhj`s jle tmo jt-rnsd dnes. Umns wjs wmjt N wjs

eostnloe tf ef, jle nb tmjt sajroe hol fbb, tmol sf go nt. N dlow mfw tf

hjdo hy fwl wjy. Ne eflo nt hfst fb hy `nbo. Qf N tuadoe jwjy hy

`flo`nloss jle hy boo`nlis fb rocoatnfl jle bjn`uro jle prossoe bfrwjrewntm tmo Iolt`o Gjrl. Ymjt N afu`elt soo jt tmo tnho wjs tmjt tmns

vory gomjvnfrtmns jnr fb so`b-subanolaywjs pusmnli Qaftt burtmor

jle burtmor fut fb hy `nbo.

Js N bjn`oe jt `fvo nl hy mfho, N `ojrloe ejn`y jgfut `fvo brfh tmo jln-

hj`s. Umo nltorspoanos bjhn`y tmjt wjs irfwnli nl tmo gjrlyjre wjs`ndo j lot tmjt ajuimt ho js N bo`` tmrfuim tmo mf`os tfrl nl hy hjrrnjio.

Umoso jlnhj`s `fvoe ho js huam js N `fvoe tmoh, jle tmoy ajroe bfr

jle suppfrtoe flo jlftmor, js wo``. N sjw flo stfry jbtor jlftmor ul-

bf`e nl hy fwl gjadyjre, stfrnos tmjt tf`e fb j fvo sf huam gniior tmjl

tmo gfx wo usuj``y try tf put nt nl.

Hjly stfrnos rojamoe jarfss tmo spoanos envneo, suam js tmo flo

jgfut Djtno tmo mfrso jle tmo gjgy g`jad ifjt, Sfo. Djtno wmnllnoe bfrjl mfur flo hfrlnli, stjrtnli jt snx j.h. N nilfroe mor, tmnldnli smo

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wjs jsdnli bfr bffe j iffe mfur ojr`nor tmjl mor usuj` grojdbjst tnho,

gut wmol N lj``y ift fut tf tmo gjrlyjre, N wjs surprnsoe tf le Djtno

lfwmoro lojr mor mjy gnl. Nlstoje smo wjs stjlenli loxt tf tmo pnishue mf`o, jle nl tmo hue mf`o wjs Sfo. Umo tnly ifjt wjs up tf mor

amost nl hueey wjtor jle ovory tnho smo jttohptoe tf stop up jle fut

fb tmo hue mf`o, smo s`ne gjad efwl nltf tmo grfwl wjtor. Djtno, tmo

flao-nrjsang`o mfrso, mje gool aj``nli bfr mo`p bfr j gjgy ifjt.

Umoro wjs j`sf F`jb tmo rffstor, wmf nlsnstoe fl s`oopnli jtfp

fur muio pni, Eulajl, ovory lnimt (eospnto hy urinli ftmorwnso bfr

mns fwl sjboty). Jle tmoro wjs Ejnsy tmo mol, wmf amjsoe jbtor howmol N tffd mor oiis (N wjltoe tf rosauo `nvos, lft arojto low flos).

Qmo sf eosporjto`y wjltoe tf go j hftmor, smo mne flo fb mor oiis ultn`

nt mjtamoe, grnlinli mor sfl Fw` nltf tmo wfr`e js j low hohgor fb

fur gjrlyjre. Ymol N rst i`nhpsoe tmo `ntt`o amnad, Ejnsy mo`e mor

moje mnim, jle `ffdoe jt ho eoje-fl. Mj!N afu`e cust nhjinlo tmo

trnuhpmjlt mol sjynli.

Iffe bfr yfu, Ejnsy, N sjne. Iffe bfr yfu.Gut tmo `fvo stfry tmjt hfvoe ho tmo hfst``nli ho wntm jwo

jle pormjps j gnt fb olvywjs tmjt fb Irjlepj Ifjt jle yfuli

Ohn`y. Irjlepj, wmf mje gool arnpp`oe wmol moe jrrnvoe, mje ro-

ijnloe mns jgn`nty tf wj`d, tmjlds tf jl oxport nl jlnhj` hjssjio.

Eurnli tmns pornfe, j yfuli ifjt ljhoe Ohn`y cfnloe fur gjrlyjre.

Rngrjlt jle t js j ee`o, smo tffd j smnlo tf tmo o`eor`y Irjlepj.

Umns wjs lft snhp`o ajhjrjeorno4 nt wjs jgsf`uto eovftnfl. Qmo wfu`esnt gy Irjlepjs sneo jle irffh mnh jle lngg`o fl mnh, jle wmol mo

ift up jle hjeo mns wjy s`fw`y jrfule tmo gjrlyjre, smo bf``fwoe mns

ovory stop. Qmo wjs afhp`oto`y jle hje`y nl `fvo.

_lbfrtuljto`y, js Irjlepj Ifjt wolt brfh f`e tf f`eor, mo goijl

tf s`np gjad nltf tmo arnpp`oe stjto nl wmnam moe jrrnvoe. N hjeo j gni,

ubby goe fb strjw bfr mnh, jle mo stjyoe nl tmjt goe lojr`y j`` fb tmo

tnho. Ohn`y, fb afurso, stjyoe rnimt gy mns sneo. Flo lnimt, jt twf nl tmohfrlnli, N mojre j torrng`o g`ojtnli afhnli brfh tmo gjrlyjre. N mje

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`ojrloe hy `ossfl brfh Djtno jle Sfo, jle sf tmrow fbb tmo afvors jle

wolt nhhoenjto`y tf amoad fl tmo jlnhj`s. Irjlepj mje bj``ol brfh

mns goe jle afu`e lft iot up, jle Ohn`yuljg`o tf mo`p mnhwjsgosneo morso`b, gjjnli brjltnaj``y.

Irjlepj afu`e lf `flior ovol iot up tf if tf tmo gjtmrffh. N

a`ojloe mns goe tmrfuimfut tmo ejy jle jeeoe hfro strjw tf doop nt

sfbt bfr mns jamy gfey. Gut lj``y, flo ejy, N dlow tmo tnho mje afho. N

afu`elt nl iffe aflsanolao `ot mnh if fl nvnli ndo mo wjs. N oxp`jnloe

tf Ohn`y tmjt nt wjslt bjnr tf doop mnh tmoro nl tmns aflentnfl, jle N

tf`e Irjlepj tmjt N wjs ifnli tf mo`p mnh fut fb tmns gfey tmjt lf`flior wfrdoe. Ohn`y wjs yfuli jle t, jle N iuroe smo wfu`e le

jlftmor ifjt tf gobrnole, gut jbtor tmo enbau`t hfrlnli wmol tmo vot

jle N mo`poe Irjlepj fut fb mns hnsory, Ohn`y tffd tf Irjlepjs goe

jle wfu`elt iot up.

Bfr j wood smo stjyoe nl tmjt goe, jle tmoro wjs lftmnli N afu`e ef

tf amoor mor up. Flo hfrlnli wmol N ajho nltf tmo gjrl N brfzo jt tmo

effr jle stjroe jt Ohn`y, mf`enli hy grojtm. Qmo wjs lft hfvnli. Nwolt tf mor jle jne hy mjle fl mor sneo. Umoro wjs lf nbo nl mor gfey.

Ohn`y, N sjne, js tmfuim N afu`e aj`` mor gjad tf tmns `nbo. Gut Ohn`y

mje j`rojey iflo.

N aj``oe tmo vot fut jle mo ene jl oxjh jle bfule lftmnli4 tmoro

mje gool lftmnli hoenaj``y wrfli wntm tmns yfuli ifjt. Qmo mje snh-

p`y enoe fb j grfdol mojrt.

Nl jeentnfl tf tmo irnob N bo`t, N wjs struad tmrfuim wntm jwo jt mjv-nli wntlossoe j `fvo sf eoop tmjt j yfuli inr` mje `jne efwl mor `nbo bfr

nt. N mje lovor `fvoe `ndo tmjtjt `ojst, lft jlftmor jeu`t muhjljle

N wfleoroe wmjt nt tffd tf `fvo sfhoflo tmjt huam.

Umjt suhhor, Qaftt jle N eoaneoe tf invo nt jlftmor smft. [ormjps nt

wjs goajusowntm tmo suhhor grojd brfh wfrdnli wntm tmo jt-rnsddnesN mje j `nimtor samoeu`o jle tmus wjs j gnt hfro jvjn`jg`o, lft

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aflstjlt`y fl j hnssnfl. Fr hjygo nt wjs snhp`y tmjt ojam fb us, nl fur

sopjrjto tmfuimts, j`wjys mje mfpoe tf hjdo tmnlis wfrd. Ymjtovor

tmo rojsfl, nt wjs lnao tf mjvo hy musgjle gjad, lnao tf go j lfrhj`bjhn`y jijnl.

Nt wjs j bow hfltms nltf tmns pornfe fb mjrhfly nl hy mfusomf`e

tmjt j low vf`ultoor ljhoe Amjlto``o ajho tf tmo Iolt`o Gjrl. Qmo

mje j ory roe hjlo jle grnimt g`uo oyos jle bjlanoe morso`b j wntam,

gut smo jssuroe ho smo wjs tmo iffe dnle. Yo a`nadoe rnimt jwjy jle

goijl spolenli j gnt fb tnho tfiotmor futsneo tmo Iolt`o Gjrl. Flo

ejy Amjlto``o nlvntoe ho tf mor p`jao bfr toj. Mor gffdsmo`vos woro`nloe wntm rfads jle arystj`s jle eusty f`e gffds, jle tmoro wjs j

spnay-swoot sho`` nl tmo jnr. Js smo pfuroe ho j stojhnli aup fb toj

smo ljhoe j`` tmo morgs nl nt, sfho fb wmnam Ne lovor mojre fb. Qmo

grfuimt Cosso sfho jpp`o cunao jle N `nbtoe mnh fltf hy `jp.

Ymol smo sjt efwl fppfsnto us smo sjne, fu dlfw N mjvo psyamna

jgn`ntnos, rnimt6

Lf, N eflt tmnld yfu tf`e ho tmjt.Yo``, N wjlt tf ef j rojenli bfr yfu.

Jbtor fl`y tmo smfrtost mosntjtnfl, N sjne, FD, suro. Umjt sfules

bul.

Qmo rojamoe bfr hy mjle jle N tmfuimt smo wjs ifnli tf roje hy

pj`h gut smo cust mo`e hy mjle jarfss tmo tjg`o jle a`fsoe mor oyos.

Jbtor j fli tnho cust snttnli tmoro, smo sjne, Nh sfrry yfu bo t sf j`flo

eurnli yfur amn`emffe. Lf flo roj``y ift yfu. Lf flo uleorstffe ox-aopt tmo jlnhj`s.

Qmo wjs eolnto`y to``nli hy stfry, gut N j`wjys spfdo qunto broo`y

jgfut hy amn`emffe. [ormjps Ne ovol tf`e mor.

Qnhfl wjs ospoanj``y tmoro bfr yfu, smo sjne.

Lfw, tmjt ift hy jttoltnfl. N wjs suro Ne lovor holtnfloe hy

amn`emffe efi tf mor.

Umo Iolt`o Gjrl, smo sjne, jle N sjt up nl hy amjnr, wjntnli bfrwmjt wfu`e afho loxt, gut smo enelt sjy jlytmnli bfr j `fli hfholt.

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Cosso squnrhoe fl hy `jp jle N sot mnh efwl fl tmo ffr, mfpnli mo

wfu`elt pu`` jlytmnli fbb tmo smo`vos. Nts FD, smo sjne, jle smo

tffd hy mjle jijnl, tmoros lftmnli grojdjg`o. Jt tmns pfnlt Amjl-to``o fpoloe mor oyos jle xoe mor g`uo ijzo fl ho. fu eflt go`novo

jlyflo wn`` ovor roj``yuleorstjle wmjt yfuro efnli wntm tmo Iolt`o

Gjrl. Gut j`` tmjts ifnli tf amjlio flo ejy. @fts fb pofp`o jro ifnli tf

uleorstjle4 hfro tmjl yfu ajl ovol nhjinlo.

N bo`t j wo``nli-up nl hy amost, sjeloss jle mfpo j`` hnxoe tfiotmor.

Nl bjat, smo sjne, jle jijnl smo sjt sn`olt`y bfr j hfholt. Umol3

Fm! Umoros ifnli tf go j hjl.J hjl6

^os, nl sovol hfltms. J hjl wmf wn`` `fvo jlnhj`s rnimt j`fli-

sneo yfu. Mo`` smjro tmo Iolt`o Gjrl wntm yfu. J truo sfu` hjto.

Ymjt jro yfu tj`dnli jgfut6 N sjne. Nh hjrrnoe.

N wjltoe sf eosporjto`y tf smjro hy wfr`e wntm Qaftt. Jbtor Amjlto``osrojenli, N goijl jsdnli mnh tf p`ojso, cust tmns flao, afho jle spole j

`ntt`o tnho wntm ho nl tmo gjrlyjre. Qaftt ift jllfyoe, jle N enelt tjdo

tmo auo tf gjad fbb4 N pusmoe jle mo wolt fvor tmo oeio, jle nl tmo ojr`y

sprnli mo hfvoe gjad nltf tmo iuost rffh. N rjl fut tf Gueemj bfr mor

sfftmnli mui. Ohgrjaoe nl mor wjrhtm N spfdo tf mor fb hy irnob jle

eospjnr jle hy solso fb bjn`uro.

Ymy fl ojrtm ef N ovol try6 N sjne tf mor. N afu`e boo` tmo tojrshjdnli trjads efwl hy gjrlyjre-eustoe bjao. N prossoe hy amood

jijnlst mor load, `ottnli tmo tojrs sfjd nltf mor sfbt bur. N mfpo yfu

eflt hnle, N sjne tf mor. N mfpo nts lft tff huam fb j gureol bfr ho

tf afho tf yfu `ndo tmns.

Gueemj stuad fut mor `fli, sjlepjpory tfliuo jle `nadoe hy

o`gfw.

Umns wfu`e lft go Qaftts lj` iffe-gyo, lft yot. Mo wfu`e stjyuleor flo rffb wntm ho bfr jlftmor yojr fr hfro, jle wo wfu`e try

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hfro tmjl flao tf roaflan`otf t fur hnshjtamoe erojhs tfiotmor.

Yo gftm wjltoe tf hjdo nt wfrd bfr Cosso, jle wo ojam wjltoe tf hjdo

tmns `nbo hjtam wmjt wo mje olvnsnfloe wmol woe ifttol hjrrnoe, gutnt wjs js tmfuim fur erojhs woro brfh twf enbborolt cnisjw puzz`os,

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