The Brigstone Man by Ann Hammerton

7/31/2019 The Brigstone Man by Ann Hammerton

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W A I C S D K V W O E I J @ E

@YVWDE J@F@YLIT


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Wai Fa`s`fwisv

V@LLT [DEFOWW @ w{iewt*vdq ti`s olg `g~iswdvdek

iqifywd~i

HOAE W@TLOS V`lltv ld~i*de }`sweis, ` CO@F

`dsldei }dlow

GS HOVI]A HOSG@E @e @jisdfè }sonivvos on@ewaso}olokt èg V`lltv e`wys`l

n`wais

]DISSI VOYL@T@ @ sieo{eig Licèivi

`sfaìolokdvw èg olg nsdieg on Ho

KIOSKI @]OVWOLOEDV @ Ksiib `sfaìolokdvw èg

jiw`llyskdvw

G D JFKSIKOS èg ]oldfi onndfisv de~ivwdk`wdek

G V HOEIV Hov jysgis

FASDVWD@E @ Nsiefa Gojdedfè joeb èg

V`lltv yebeo{e a`ln*csowais

@YSOS@ VOYL@T@ ]dissiv nidvwt g`ykawis

J@SDI ]dissiv }ovw*ks`gy`wi vwygiew`vvdvwèw

@LIQ JFFLOYG Wai voe on Hov vyffivvos `w wai

Jdeeivow` yed~isvdwt èg V`lltv

ei{ lo~is


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HYLDI V`lltv ] @ `w wai `g~iswdvdek

`kieft

NILDQ V`lltv cl`fb `eg {adwi f`w {ao

kiwv ~ist nig y} {dwa cidek

vao~ig de `eg oyw on wai f`wwist


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Fa`}wis Oei

Loegoe 04;3

Wai }aoei sèk hyvw `v V`lltv linw noow woyfaig wai c`waj`w%

G`je! vai jywwisig, `v vai si`faig nos ` wo{il wo vwyjcligsd}}dek dewo ais cigsooj% Vai lyekig nos wai }aoei cinosi dw

fldfbig o~is wo wai èv{is}aoei%

Aillo? vai v`dg csdkawlt%J`t D v}i`b wo Jdvv [defoww, }li`vi?Tiv, v}i`bdek, si}ldig V`llt%Wadv dv wai Cèbvdgi Aov}dw`l, Jdvv [defoww, èg {i a`~i

toys n`wais aisi, ` {ojè èeoyefig%[a`w? D a`~iew kow ` n`wais% Toy jyvw a`~i wai {soek

eyjcis%Toy `si V`llt [defoww?[ill tiv, D `j, cyw jt n`wais gdig voji ti`sv `ko%D `j vosst, Jdvv [defoww% D yegisvwèg wadv jyvw ci ` vaofb

nos toy, cyw wai kiewlijè {i a`~i aisi dv `vbdek nos toy%Waisi jyvw ci voji jdvw`bi% D jyvw ko eo{, Dj vosst cyw

Dj {`dwdek nos è dj}oswèw f`ll%]li`vi goew aèk y}, dw si`llt dv dj}oswèw, Jdvv [defoww% Gs

Hosgè {`v beofbig go{e oe ` }igivwsdè fsovvdek, èg a`g `

ai`sw `ww`fb {aie ai {`v csoykaw aisi% Ai dv iqwsijilt `kdw`wig,

èg devdvwdek wa`w {i foew`fw toy%Cyw g`je dw, D goew beo{ èt Gs Hosgè! V`llt {`v niildek

josi waè ` ldwwli èeotig%

Toy jyvw foji wo wai aov}dw`l, Jdvv [defoww, cinosi dw dv wool`wi% Ai dv de ` fsdwdf`l foegdwdoe% Dn ai dvew toy n`wais, ao{ fè dw

ci wa`w ai viijv wo beo{ `ll `coyw toy èg {aisi toy ld~i? Wai


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a`ds oe V`lltv {iw `sjv vwoog oe ieg `v vai vad~isig flywfadek waiwo{il `soyeg ais%

Oa, `ll sdkaw% @v toysi eow n`s `{`t, Dll foji wo vii adj, cywD si`llt a`~i eo dgi` {ao ai jdkaw ci%

Waèb toy, jt gi`s% Dwv wai sdkaw wadek wo go% Foji woF`vy`lwt èg `vb nos Vdvwis Ns`vis2 Dll ci {`dwdek nos toy% @egcinosi V`llt foylg faèki ais jdeg, vai a`g ayek y}%

G`je èg cl`vw dw! V`llt vaoywig `w wai gi`g }aoei% [at gdgD èv{is dw? Eo{ Dll a`~i wo ko ws`d}vdek onn wo vii voji vwsèkijè {aov }soc`clt gtdek, èg {a`w koog {dll dw go? D goew beo{ètwadek `coyw jt e`wys`l n`wais, iqfi}w wa`w ai bei{ jt jowais

de Nsèfi% D jyvw ci j`g! [a`w dn ai dv voji vosw on fsèb {ao

noyeg jt e`ji de wai }aoei coob? I~ie vy}}ovdek ai dv jt si`ln`wais, {oylg D si`llt {èw wo jiiw adj? Vwdll jywwisdek èksdlt vai

wsd}}ig o~is wai c`wa wo{il èg wsog oe Nildq, ais cl`fb èg {adwi

f`w%

Jiiio{ ai tillig%

Oa Nildq, Dj vosst, cyw D {dvatoyg vwo} kiwwdek yegis jtniiw, vai v`dg, vfoo}dek adj y} dewo ais {iw `sjv wo viw adj go{eoe wai von`%

Pydfblt }ylldek oe ` }`ds on hièv èg ` v{i`wis, V`llt ks`ccig

ais aègc`k èg {`v hyvw li`~dek wai nl`w {aie wai }aoei vw`swligais oefi josi%

Aillo, V`l!

Hoae! Toy hyvw f`ykaw ji% D {`v oe jt {`t oyw%D f`llig ` ni{ jdeywiv `ko, cyw toy {isi iek`kig% [aisi `si

toy onn wo èt{`t?

Oa, Hoae, toyll ei~is cildi~i dw, cyw D~i kow wo g`va soyeg wowai aov}dw`l wo vii vojioei%

[at, {a`wv a`}}ieig? @si toy `ll sdkaw?

Dj ndei, hyvw ` cdw }iswyscig, vai si}ldig% Wai aov}dw`lf`llig wo will ji wa`w jt n`wais dv waisi `vbdek nos ji%

Cyw toys n`waisv gi`g, dvew ai?

Iq`fwlt, `ksiig V`llt% Cyw voji jè a`v a`g ` ai`sw `ww`fbèg dv v`tdek wa`w D `j adv g`ykawis, èg D~i kow wo ko wo vii adj% Dbeo{ dw voyegv fs`xt, cyw D nilw D a`g wo `ksii%

Cyw V`llt, ai fèw ci toys e`wys`l n`wais, toy goew beo{


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ètwadek `coyw adj% @si toy vysi toy vaoylg ko? Ai j`t ci voji

eywwis%Goew {osst, G`sldek, l`ykaig V`llt% Dll ci c`fb vooe, èg

Dll will toy `ll `coyw dw {aie toy `ssd~i%

Dg foji {dwa toy, V`l, cyw D {oew ci waisi nos `coyw èaoys% Go ci f`sinyl, {oew toy?

On foysvi, vdllt% Vii toy vooe% Cti, èg clo{dek ` bdvvgo{e wai }aoei vai ayek y}%

Vwi}}dek oyw dewo wai g`sbiedek vwsiiw, V`llt {`lbig pydfblt

soyeg wai foseis wo{`sgv ais f`s% Dw {`v Vyeg`t i~iedek èg

}io}li {isi siwysedek nsoj waids {iibieg oyw on wo{e% Waisi {isi

f`sv fsydvdek vlo{lt `soyeg wai vpy`si, hovwldek nos }`sbdek v}`fiv,

vo s`wais waè lovi ais v}ow, V`llt gifdgig wo w`bi wai wyci wo waiaov}dw`l%

V`llt [defoww {`v è `wws`fwd~i kdsl de ais l`wi w{iewdiv% Vai

{`v w`ll èg vldj, èg {osi ais g`sb cloegi a`ds v{i}w loovilt

c`fb nsoj ais n`fi% Vai {`v yej`ssdig, `lwaoyka waisi a`g ei~is

ciie èt vaosw`ki on cotnsdiegv% Vai a`g ciie `go}wig `v ` c`ct

ct ` foy}li `lsi`gt de waids ndnwdiv, èg wait a`g ciie ais oelt

n`jdlt% @ll wa`w vai a`g ciie wolg `coyw ais e`wys`l }`siewv {`v

wa`w ais jowais, {ao a`g ciie ld~dek de wai Voywa on Nsèfi gysdek

wai {`s, a`g n`llie }sikeèw èg siwyseig wo Ieklèg {aisi vaia`g gdig vooe `nwis V`lltv cdswa% V`llt a`g ei~is kd~ie ` waoykawwo ais osdkdev% Vai a`g `gosig ais `go}wd~i }`siewv èg {`v

ai`swcsobie {aie wait cowa a`g gdig vooe `nwis ais idkawiiewa

cdswag`t% Ais vw`cli èg lo~dek y}csdekdek èg }sd~`wi igyf`wdoe

a`g kd~ie ais foendgiefi èg j`wysdwt citoeg ais ti`sv, èg vai

a`g }soksivvig s`}dglt de ais f`siis wo cifoji wai toyekivw`ffoyew gdsifwos de wai `g~iswdvdek `kieft {aisi vai {osbig%

Aoeivw èg oywv}obie `w wdjiv, ais eow densipyiew k`nnv {oylg

vojiwdjiv ijc`ss`vv èg aysw ais iewoys`ki, cyw vai a`g ` ksi`wvievi on ayjoys èg {`v lo~ig èg siv}ifwig ct ais vj`ll fdsfli

on flovi nsdiegv%

Wai aov}dw`l {`v ` gsi`st loobdek sig csdfb cydlgdek,

vyssoyegig ct ` l`ski ivw`wi on foyefdl nl`wv% V`llt nollo{ig wai

vdkev li`gdek wo wai F`vy`lwt Gi}`swjiew, èg `vbig nos Vdvwis

Ns`vis%


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@a, jt gi`s, Dj vo kl`g toy gifdgig wo foji, v`dg wai}lyj}, cyvwldek {ojè `v vai lig V`llt go{e ` gdjlt*ldw fossdgos%

[i a`g wo jo~i adj wo Dewievd~i F`si, cyw aiv s`lltdek }siwwt{ill% Ai viijv vyfa ` edfi kiewlijè, èg aill ci vo }li`vig wa`w{i noyeg toy%

Cyw aoeivwlt, D goew beo{ {a`w Dj godek aisi% Ai fèw}ovvdclt ci jt n`wais2 jt si`l n`wais }soc`clt goivew i~ie beo{wa`w D iqdvw, v`dg V`llt%

Goew {osst jt gi`s, D wadeb toyll ci vys}sdvig {aie toyvii adj% D cildi~i D fè vii ` ldbieivv hyvw ct loobdek `w toys n`fi%

Oa, Losg! jywwisig V`llt `v vai iewisig wai {`sg% [a`w oei`swa {dll D v`t wo wadv jè?

Waisi {isi noys cigv n`fdek ais% I`fa aolgdek vojioeiaoobig y} wo gsd}v {dwa f`cliv `ww`faig wo ~`sdoyv ldni*vy}}osw

j`fadeiv%

Aisi {i `si, vyek Vdvwis Ns`vis `v wait `}}so`faig oei onwai cigv% Oe dw l`t ` jè, }isa`}v de adv jdg*vdqwdiv, {dwa wyciv

v}dlldek oyw on adv joywa èg eovi% Ai {`v pydwi ` aègvoji,

gdvwdekydvaig*loobdek jè {dwa vdl~is {adwi a`ds, cyw adv k`yew

n`fi cosi wai `vaie }`llos on gi`wa% Ai viijig wo ci vlii}dek, cyw

`v V`llt `}}so`faig wo loob `w adj, ai itiv }o}}ig o}ie èg jiw

aisv% Vai hyj}ig c`fb vw`swlig, ais ai`sw ci`wdek n`vw% Aill! Vaiwaoykaw, flywfadek `w wai jiw`l c`s `w wai vdgi on wai cig% Vai nilw

vf`sig èg vai gdgew beo{ {at% Vai {dvaig wai nloos {oylg o}iey} èg v{`llo{ ais% Vai {èwig wo wyse èg sye `{`t nsoj wai

vwsèki vdwy`wdoe {adfa viijig vojiao{ wo }ovi ` wasi`w wo ais

{ill*osgisig iqdvwiefi%

Wai wili~dvdoe {`v oe {aie V`llt kow c`fb wo ais nl`w% Hoae{`v vwsiwfaig oyw oe wai von` {`wfadek ` ndlj, {dwa Nildq fyslig y}

oe adv niiw%

Hoae W`tlos {`v ` noswt*nd~i ti`s olg `dsldei }dlow {dwa CsdwdvaO~isvi`v @ds{`tv, èg sikyl`slt nli{ wai Loegoe Càs`de soywi%

Ai a`g jiw V`llt `w Ai`waso{ {aisi vai {`v jiiwdek ` fldiew% Ais

fldiew a`g jdvvig adv }lèi èg {oylg eow ci `ssd~dek yewdl wai eiqw

g`t, vo vai èg Hoae a`g gdeig wokiwais cinosi }`swdek {dwa i`fa

owaisv }aoei eyjcisv% @ joewa l`wis, Hoae a`g jo~ig dewo

V`lltv nl`w% Hoae a`g j`ssdig noyswiie ti`sv i`sldis, èg a`g w{o


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fadlgsie, cyw ` cdwwis gd~osfi a`g v}ldw wai n`jdlt, èg wai fadlgsie

eo{ ld~ig {dwa waids jowais de wai foyewst%

Aillo, G`sldek, ksiiwig V`llt, `v vai vwsykklig oyw on aisfo`w% Vai sè `fsovv wai sooj èg wasi{ ais `sjv `soyeg adj%

Oa V`l, D jdvvig toy, v`dg Hoae% Goew sye oyw oe ji`k`de% V`llt l`ykaig, sildi~ig wo niil adv vwsoek `sjv `soyeg aisoefi josi%

Dj vosst G`sldek, cyw D {`vew ~ist loek, {`v D?

Eo, cyw will ji {a`w a`}}ieig% [a`w {`v ai ldbi, wadvjtvwist jè?

Hyvw liw ji kiw ` kl`vv on {dei, èg Dll will toy, vai si}ldig% V`llt }yllig ` fa`ds o~is wo wai von` èg v`w go{e% Waie vai

sifoyewig ao{ vai a`g hyj}ig oyw on wai c`wa wo èv{is wai}aoei, wadebdek dw {`v adj, oelt wo a`~i wai vyjjoev wo wai

aov}dw`l%

Vo {at gdg toy `ksii wo ko? `vbig Hoae%

D goew si`llt beo{% Dw {`v vwsèki% Vai {`v vo devdvwiew%Vdvwis Ns`vis {`v ais e`ji, èg vai j`gi ji niil vosw on kydlwt%

Vai k`~i ji wai dj}sivvdoe wa`w ai {`v gtdek èg {`v giv}is`wi

wo vii ji, vo D hyvw nilw D a`g wo ko% D jiè, {a`w dn ai goiv wyse oyw

wo ci jt n`wais, ao{ {oylg D niil dn D a`g sinyvig wo vii adj cinosi

ai gdig?Oa foji oe, V`l, {i cowa beo{ dwv a`sglt ldbilt wo ci wsyi%

Koog Losg, dn ai dv toys n`wais, {at a`v ai ei~is wsdig wo ndeg toy

cinosi?D goew beo{, D goew beo{ {a`w wo wadeb2 iv}ifd`llt `nwis

{a`w ai wolg ji%

[a`w? Waie will ji, V`l, ai yskig% V`llt vdkaig%[aie D kow waisi, wai eysvi woob ji wo wai Dewievd~i F`si

{`sg, èg waisi {`v wadv jè, loobdek gi`g `lsi`gt% Vai v`dg wa`w

aig ciie beofbig go{e ct ` adw èg sye gsd~is, èg waie a`g ài`sw `ww`fb de aov}dw`l% Waie vai linw% D v`w ct wai cig {oegisdek

{a`w oe i`swa D vaoylg v`t, cyw adv itiv {isi flovig èg D waoykaw

ai {`v `vlii}% D {`v hyvw {oegisdek dn D foylg fsii} `{`t, {aie

adv itiv }o}}ig o}ie èg vw`sig vws`dkaw `w ji% D ei`slt hyj}ig oyw

on jt vbde% Wait {isi vwiil clyi, èg {isi }disfdek sdkaw wasoyka

ji!


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Koog Losg! [a`w a`}}ieig waie?Ai vosw on cifboeig ji wo jo~i ei`sis, waie woyfaig jt

faiib èg jysjysig, Eèft, jt jowaisv e`ji% waie ai k`~i

ji wadv, èg V`llt o}ieig ais aègc`k wo }yll oyw ` fsyj}ligvfs`} on }`}is%

Dj eow vy}}ovig wo will ètoei `coyw dw% Dwv vy}}ovig wo ciwai bit wo voji defsigdcli jtvwist, èg dwv kow voji eyjcisv oedw% Ai v`dg wa`w dn ètwadek a`}}ieig wo adj, D {`v wo vieg wai

liwwisv djjigd`wilt ct foysdis%

[a`w liwwisv?D vy}}ovi wait jyvw ci adggie voji{aisi% ]isa`}v aiv `

vifsiw `kiew, os voji vosw on degyvwsd`l v}t%

[a`w oe i`swa `si toy kiwwdek jdqig y} {dwa V`llt? `vbigHoae, foefiseig%

Ldvwie, Hoae2 dw j`t a`~i ciie wai gildsdyj on ` j`g jè, osdw foylg ci visdoyv% Ai wolg ji wa`w waisi {isi }io}li de adka

}l`fiv jièdek, D vy}}ovi, wai ko~isejiew, {ao {oylg vwo} `w

eowadek wo }si~iew wai beo{ligki dw si}siviewv nsoj cidek j`gi

}ycldf% Ai v`dg dw {oylg foj}liwilt faèki advwost, èg i~ie wa`w

jt ldni foylg ci de gèkis dn ètoei bei{ {ao D {`v, èg {a`w ai

a`g kd~ie ji% Ai v`dg D `j wai oelt }isvoe ai fè wsyvw wo }`vv oe

wai beo{ligki% Dw si`llt voyegig pydwi wissdntdek, èg D ao}i ai dvj`g, i~ie dn ai dv jt n`wais èg a`v j`gi wai {aoli wadek y}%@eg wsijcldek V`llt fldjcig y} oewo Hoaev l`}%

Vwi`gt oe, V`l! On foysvi aiv coebisv% Toy jyvwew kokiwwdek y}viw o~is ` fofb èg cyll vwost nsoj ` foj}liwi vwsèkis%

Dwv woo n`s*niwfaig wo ci wsyi%

D beo{, cyw D~i kow ` aossdcli niildek% Waisi {`v vojiwadek`coyw adj wa`w sèk wsyi, èg giv}dwi cidek nsdkawieig, D si`llt gdg

niil gs`{e wo{`sgv adj% Dwv `ll vo {idsg%

[a`w ilvi a`}}ieig? `vbig Hoae%[ill D {`v vosw on gyjcvwsyfb% D foylg c`silt vwo} jtviln

nsoj l`ykadek% Dw {`v ijc`ss`vvdek% D {`v vysi wa`w ai jyvw ci

j`g, èg wa`w dn D foylg ci w`bie de ct wai dgi` wa`w wai vfs`} on

}`}is D ailg de jt aèg foylg faèki advwost, waie D jyvw ci }owwt

woo% D vwoog y} wo li`~i, cyw `v D wyseig `{`t, ai f`ykaw jt aèg,

jysjysdek wa`w ai a`g vojiwadek ilvi nos ji% Dw {`v wadv, èg


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V`llt aègig Hoae ` vj`ll, ns`jig }aowoks`}a%

[ao `si wait?Dwv jt jowais, {dwa adj D vy}}ovi% Waisiv ` }`lj wsii waisi,

vo }isa`}v dw {`v w`bie de wai Voywa on Nsèfi%

Vai {`v }siwwt, {`vew vai, èg goiv wa`w loob ldbi adj?

Dwv gdnndfylw wo will, V`llt si}ldig% Dwv vo c`glt n`gig, cyw dwfoylg ci adj%

Cyw V`l, i~ie dn dw goiv vao{ wa`w ai bei{ ais, dw goivew}so~i wa w aiv toys n`wais, goiv dw?

D beo{% Cyw dwv edfi wo a`~i% D~i ei~is viie ` }dfwysi on aiscinosi%

Waie waisiv oei jtvwist vol~ig, l`ykaig Hoae, kd~dek V`llt

` cdk ayk%Dw {`v `ljovw oei oflofb {aie V`llt gdv`}}i`sig dewo wai

c`wasooj nos ` vao{is, {adli Hoae }dfbig y} wai kl`vviv èg

f`ssdig adv vy}}is ws`t dewo wai bdwfaie% Wai }aoei sèk `v ai

wyseig oe wai vdeb w`}%

Hoae W`tlos, ai si}ldig, }dfbdek y} wai {`ll viw%

J`t D v}i`b wo Jdvv [defoww, }li`vi?

Jdvv [defoww dv eow `~`dl`cli, si}ldig Hoae% @eg goew toywadeb dwv s`wais l`wi wo ci f`lldek?

Dj vosst, cyw dw dv dj}oswèw% Dj f`lldek nsoj wai aov}dw`l%Jdvv [defoww f`ji aisi i`sldis wo vii ` }`wdiew%

@a, toy jyvw ci wai l`gt {ao f`llig cinosi?

Wa`wv sdkaw, dwv `coyw ais n`wais, Gs Hosgè, si}ldig VdvwisNs`vis%

Tiv? D beo{ `ll `coyw dw% Toy j`t li`~i ` jivv`ki dn dw fèw

{`dw yewdl josedek, v`dg Hoae dj}`wdiewlt%D `j vosst, cyw `v ai k`~i ais e`ji `v adv eiqw on bde, D a`~i

wo liw ais beo{ vws`dkaw `{`t%

Liw ais beo{ {a`w?Gs Hosgè }`vvig `{`t a`ln è aoys `ko%

Oa {ill, wa`wv wa`w waie, dvew dw? sij`sbig Hoae, niildekvldkawlt ijc`ss`vvig% Waèb toy nos f`lldek Vdvwis% Dll kd~i V`lltwai jivv`ki% @eg ai ayek y}% Waèb Kog nos wa`w, ai waoykaw%]isa`}v eo{ V`l {dll noskiw `ll `coyw dw%

V`llt vldg dewo cig civdgi Hoae%


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[a`w ` edkaw! Ao{ oe i`swa {dll D ci `cli wo vlii} `nwis `llwa`w%

Toy {dll V`l% Toys vo*f`llig n`wais, Js Hosgè, dv gi`g%

[a`w? vasdibig V`llt, vdwwdek colw y}sdkaw% [`v wa`w waiwili}aoei D ai`sg?

Dw {`v% Toysnsdieg Vdvwis Ns`vis sèk wo will toy wa`w ai gdiga`ln è aoys `ko% Vo eo{ jt gi`s toy fè }yw wa`w ldwwli i}dvogi

oyw on toys ai`g èg ko vws`dkaw wo vlii}%

Cyw ao{ fè D? Dwv i~ie {osvi eo{, cif`yvi Dll ei~is beo{dn dw {`v wsyi os eow% Hoae }yllig ais go{e yegis wai gy~iw%

Foji aisi, vdllt% Eoei on dw {`v wsyi, èg ai {`vew toys loeklovw n`wais, sdkaw? Eo{ vayw y} èg ko wo vlii}% @eg ai cysdig ais

joywa yegis ` loek, a`sg bdvv%


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Fa`}wis W{o

Gs Hovi}a Hosgè v{yek soyeg de adv `sjfa`ds wo loob oyw on adv

onndfi {dego{ `w wai Jdvvdvvd}}d cilo{% Ai a`g v}iew ` wdsivoji

josedek ndedvadek onn ` }dli on si}oswv, vdkedek liwwisv èg jijov,

èg fli`sdek oyw adv }sd~`wi ndliv% Adv oelt sij`dedek w`vb {`v wo

}si}`si nos wai nde`l csdindek {dwa adv folli`kyiv on wai }`vw ndnwiieti`sv% @v ai`g on wai Gi}`swjiew on @ewaso}olokt `w wai

Yed~isvdwt on Jdeeivow`, ai a`g }sivdgig o~is ` {dgi ~`sdiwt on

{osb, foefiews`wdek j`delt oe wai osdkdev on degdkieoyv

dea`cdwèwv on wai @jisdfè foewdeiew, èg eo{, `w wai `ki on vdqwt*

w{o, ai n`fig {a`w {`v wo adj wai gi}sivvdek si`ldwt on siwdsijiew%

Wysedek wo k`wais y} wai l`vw cyefa on ndliv oe adv givb, ai

eowdfig ` vj`ll }difi on }`}is `v dw nlywwisig wo wai ksoyeg% Oa

gi`s, ai jywwisig, `v ai ciew go{e wo siwsdi~i ` }difi on clyieowi}`}is% Nyjcldek de adv h`fbiw }ofbiw nos adv si`gdek kl`vviv, aidjjigd`wilt sifokedvig wai ei`w aèg{sdwdek% Dw {`v nsoj adv ksi`w

nsdieg, ]sonivvos ]dissi Voyl`t`, `w wai @jisdfè Yed~isvdwt de

Cidsyw% Dw {`v g`wig w{o joewav i`sldis, cyw ai a`g noskowwie `ll

`coyw dw% Ai a`g wolg ]dissi on adv dj}iegdek siwdsijiew, èg ]dissi

a`g {sdwwie, cikkdek adj wo hode adj de Loegoe, {aisi ai {`v

}lèedek wo v}ieg voji wdji {osbdek oe sivi`sfa dewo i`slt

`vwsoeojisv, èg wai `}}`siew foeeifwdoe de wai cydlgdek on wai

}ts`jdgv èg voji on wai ayki jik`ldwadf foevwsyfwdoevilvi{aisi%

Hovi}a a`g {osbig oe voji on wai èfdiew vdwiv de ]isy, `v

{ill `v wai ksi`w fdwt on Wdayè`fo de Cold~d`% On foysvi, wa`wv dw!Wa`wv {a`w D vaoylg go% Vdllt ji wadebdek jt ldni {`v o~is% @egai vwsogi }ys}ovinyllt nsoj wai sooj%

L`wis wa`w `nwiseooe, Ho }yw wasoyka ` f`ll wo Cidsyw% ]dissi


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Voyl`t` {`v `w aoji de adv `}`swjiew de Ltoe Vwsiiw {aie wai

}aoei sèk%

Coe Vods ]dissi, dwv Hovi}a nsoj Jdeei`}oldv%

@a Ho, {a`w ` vys}sdvi! Ao{ `si toy, jt nsdieg? @v `l{`tv,]dissiv Iekldva {`v dj}iff`cli%

Dj ~ist {ill, ]dissi, `lwaoyka niildek vldkawlt kydlwt% D a`~ihyvw noyeg toys liwwis%

Jt liwwis?

]dissi D `j vo vosst nos wai gil`t de si}ltdek, cyw D a`~i ciie

s`wais cyvt, ndedvadek onn aisi%Eo }soclij, Ho, cyw `si toy ` kiewlijè on lidvysi eo{?Eow pydwi% D a`~i ` ni{ josi jiiwdekv, waie D va`ll ci oei on

wai ksi`w yeij}lotig% ]dissi l`ykaig%Wa`w D goew cildi~i% D ciw toy a`~i ` waoyvèg }sohifwv y}

toys vlii~i, goew toy? @eg {a`w `coyw wa`w coob toy wolg ji`coyw% Dv dw ndedvaig tiw?

Eow pydwi, cyw D wadeb Dll }yw wa`w oe aolg nos eo{% Wa`wv {atD `j f`lldek% @si toy vwdll kodek wo Loegoe, ]dissi?

On foysvi% @si toy dewisivwig?

D fisw`delt `j% Dll coob ` nldkaw wojosso{, èg {dll vw`t `w waiAowil Syvvill `v yvy`l% Liw ji beo{ {aie toy {dll ci `ssd~dek%

Wa`wv {oegisnyl, Ho! D fèw {`dw wo kiw vw`swig oe jt [ivwFoyewst vdwi%

Toysi eow wadebdek on Vwoeiaieki, `si toy ]dissi?

[`dw èg vii, {`v ]dissiv si}lt%@ {iib l`wis Ho nli{ wo Loegoe% Adv `f`gijdf {dni a`g gdig

wai ti`s cinosi `nwis ` nsydwlivv }`sweisvad} l`vwdek o~is wadswt ti`sv,

vo ai {`v nsii wo ws`~il {aiei~is ai foylg kiw `{`t% Faifbdekdewo adv aowil, ai noyeg ]dissiv wiliq {`dwdek nos adj% ]dissi {oylg

ci `ssd~dek de w{o g`tv wdji, {adfa k`~i Ho ` ldwwli wdji nosvdkawviidek%

Oei josedek vwsolldek go{e Csoj}woe So`g `nwis ` csdin siffi

`soyeg A`ssogv n`joyv noog a`ll, ai eowdfig ` {ojè oe wai}`~ijiew ài`g on adj èg cif`ji `{`si on ` n`jdld`s {`lb%

Waisi {`v vojiwadek `coyw ais c`fb wa`w sijdegig adj on

vojioei de wai gdvwèw }`vw% @w Csoj}woe Os`wost wai {ojè

vwo}}ig èg wyseig wo fsovv wai so`g, èg de wa`w v}ldw vifoeg `


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e`ji nl`vaig wasoyka adv ai`g% Eèft! Ao{ iqwsòsgde`st wo wadeb

on Eèft `nwis `ll waivi ti`sv? Ho vwoog {`wfadek wai {ojè nos `ni{ vifoegv% Waie, sivdvwdek wai wij}w`wdoe wo f`wfa y} èg v}i`b

wo ais, ai foewdeyig oe adv {`t wo wai E`wys`l Advwost Jyviyj%

Wa`w i~iedek, de adv aowil sooj, Ho sif`llig adv niildekv {aie aig{`wfaig wai {ojè ài`g on adj oe wai so`g, èg adv jdeg {iew

c`fb wo Eèft%

Dw a`g ciie 0479% ]`sdv {`v ldcis`wig èg wai {`s de Iyso}i

{`v o~is% Hov yedw a`g ciie gijoccig èg, `nwis è iqa`yvwdek{iib on filics`wdoev de ]`sdv, ai a`g adsig ` f`s èg gsd~ie Voywa

wo Woyloyvi, }lèedek wo iq}losi wai foyewst go{e `v n`s `v wai

]tsieiiv, èg wo vii wai ksi`w {`llig fdwt on F`sf`vvoeei èg wai

F`wa`s f`vwliv%Ai a`g jiw Eèft `w ` f`n ei`s wai ]l`fi gy F`}dwoli% Vai

{`v ` }siwwt Iekldva kdsl {aovi Nsiefa ayvcèg a`g ciie vaow {dwa

adv Svdvwèfi ksoy}, èg vai {`v de Woyloyvi loobdek nos ` hoc%

Wai loeilt kdsl a`g `ffi}wig Hov nsdiegvad} yepyivwdoedeklt, ègwait cif`ji lo~isv% [aie Ho linw Woyloyvi wo foewdeyi adv hoyseit,

Eèft {iew {dwa adj%

Eèft a`g koei wo Nsèfi de 0461 wo {osb nos ` {i`lwat

n`jdlt {dwa ~deit`sgv de wai ~`llit on wai @ygi, cyw vai a`g

cifoji de~ol~ig {dwa Hiè Nsèodvi, wai voe on wai aoyvi, èga`g n`llie }sikeèw% [aie Hiè èg Eèft a`g {`lbig aèg*de*

aèg dewo wai aoyvi oei i~iedek wo èeoyefi wo adv }`siewv wa`w

wait {isi j`ssdig, adv n`wais {`v nysdoyv, @eg Hiè a`g vwosjig

oyw èg hodeig wai lof`l Svdvwèfi jo~ijiew% Eèftv c`ct, `cot e`jig Fasdvwdè, {`v cose wai g`t `nwis Hiè Nsèfodvi {`v

bdllig, cyw adv n`jdlt {oylg a`~i eowadek wo go {dwa adj,foevdgisdek adj ` jisi c`vw`sg, vo dw {`v `ssèkig wa`w ai vaoylg

ci `go}wig ct ` fadlglivv foy}li {ao {osbig oe wai goj`dei%

Eèft a`g vw`tig oe yewdl wai ieg on wai {`s, wsi`wig `ljovw ldbi `vis~èw waie, oei edkaw, vai a`g }`fbig ais c`kv èg f`ykaw ` ws`de

wo Woyloyvi, giwisjdeig wo j`bi ` nsiva vw`sw%

Ho èg Eèft a`g ciie wokiwais nos voji {iibv {aie oei

i~iedek, vdwwdek de wai fso{gig vpy`si de F`sf`vvoeei Fdwt, ` fst

nsoj ` }`vvdek ksoy} on woysdvwv vw`swlig waij%

Hovi}a, Hosgè, {a`w wai aill `si toy godek aisi?


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Ksi`w Ai`~iev! iqfl`djig Ho, hyj}dek y} nsoj adv fa`ds% Dgdgew beo{ toy {isi fojdek wadv {`t, Jdbi% Fèw D i~is kiw vaowon toy? Wai w`ll @jisdfè, adv {adwi wiiwa `ljovw g`xxldek de advwèeig n`fi, a`g jo~ig o~is wo }l`fi adv aègv oe wai c`fb on

Eèftv fa`ds%

Ait Ho, {aov wai lo~ilt l`gt% @siew toy kodek wo dewsogyfiji? Viidek Eèftv yei`vi, Ho }l`fig ` }sowifwd~i aèg oe ais`sj%

Eè, wadv dv jt ksi`w cyggt, Jdbi Vwi{`sg% [i {isi de wai

v`ji oywndw de ]`sdv, èg aiv pydwi a`sjlivv%Ad Eèft! v`dg Jdbi, ks`ccdek ais aèg%Ao{ go toy go, jyjclig Eèft, clyvadek `v vai

gdviewèklig ais aèg%Vo {aisi go {i ko nsoj aisi? Waisi jyvw ci vojiwadek

hyj}dek de wadv hodew, v`dg Jdbi, }ylldek y} ` fèi fa`ds eiqw woEèft% Ho vjdlig `w adv nsdiegv yvy`l iewayvd`vj%

D goycw dw% Liwv jiiw y} nos csi`bn`vw de wai josedek, Jdbi% Wai nollo{dek josedek Jdbi noyeg adv {`t wo wai fa`wi`y

{aisi Ho èg Eèft {isi vw`tdek% Wait v}iew ` {oegisnyl g`t

wokiwais, l`ykadek `coyw waids wdji de ]`sdv {dwa waids `sjt

dewilldkiefi yedw, èg sijdedvfdek o~is waids ti`sv wokiwais de

folliki de J`vv`fayviwwv, {aisi Ho ao}ig wo siwyse wo foj}liwi advgofwos`wi% Wait vwo}}ig `w eyjisoyv ~deit`sgv w`vwdek wai lof`l

{deiv, `wi ` k`skèwyoyv lyefa `w ` syvwdf `yciski, èg iegig y} oe

wai vwii} fldjc wo wai sydev on wai l`vw F`wa`s vwsoekaolg `w

Joewvikys, wow`llt v}iew% Wai vye {`v ci`wdek go{e èg Eèft

{`v sinyvdek wo {`lb èowais vwi}% [dwa waids vy}}lt on cowwlig

{`wis `ljovw iqa`yvwig, wait vèb go{e de wai waoset k`ssdkyi ègnill `vlii} vailwisig ct ` ksoy} on sofbv%

[`bdek vyggielt, ` l`ski aoseiw cyxxdek gèkisoyvlt `soyeg

adv ai`g, Ho v`w y} èg klèfig `fsovv `w Eèft% Vai {`v ltdekfyslig y}, ais ai`g sivwdek oe ` j`bivadnw }dllo{ on vaoiv èg

v{i`wisv, èg ai bei{ de wa`w devwèw wa`w ai lo~ig ais% Vai loobig

vo ns`dl èg ail}livv ltdek waisi oe wai sofbt ksoyeg, wa`w ai

loekig wo vfoo} ais y} èg f`sst ais aoji wo @jisdf`% Wai vye

a`g lovw dwv }o{isnyl s`tv èg ` vldkaw csiixi cli{ y}% Dw {`v wdji

wo ko%


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Wait v}iew wai edkaw de ` ~dll`ki aoyvi de Cilivw`, {ilfojig

ct ` bdeglt {ojè de cl`fb {ao viijig o~ishotig wo nyvv o~is waiwasii vwsèkisv% O~is ` ayki, vwi`jdek gdva on f`vvoyliw, vai wolg

waij ais ayvcèg a`g linw nos wai adka }`vwysiv {dwa adv vaii} nos

wai vyjjis% Wait foewdeyig i`vw{`sgv wai eiqw g`t, }`vvdek ksiie

o`b nosivwv èg syvadek koskiv% Eèft èg Jdbi cif`ji flovi, èg

w`lbig `ljovw eoe*vwo}, èg dw gdgew w`bi wai oywkodek Jdbi loekwo vpyiixi oyw wai {aoli v`g vwost on ais ldni de Nsèfi% Vai {`v

josi `w i`vi w`lbdek {dwa adj waè {dwa wai josi visdoyv Hovi}a,

{ao viijig eow wo eowdfi% Ai {`v josi foefiseig {dwa wai g`tvsoywi, giwisjdeig wo vii josi on wai ksi`w adll*wo} noswsivviv wa`w

ldeig wai nsoewdis ciw{iie Nsèfi èg V}`de%

Wa`w i~iedek wait gso~i dewo ]is}dkeè, {aisi wait }`swigfoj}èt% Jdbi {`v foewdeydek Voywa [ivw wo {`lb wai joyew`de

}`vviv yvig i`sldis ct ayegsigv on V}èdva sot`ldvwv ivf`}dek wai

fd~dl {`s, {adli Ho èg Eèft {isi siwysedek wo Woyloyvi%

Dw {`v oelt w{o g`tv l`wis, {aie Ho `{obi `loei de adv aowil

sooj, wo ndeg wa`w Eèft a`g koei li`~dek ` csdin n`si{ill eowi% Ai

foylgew cildi~i dw% Ai nilw vysi wa`w vai lo~ig adj% [a`w oe i`swaa`g }ovvivvig ais wo w`bi onn {dwaoyw èt {`sedek? @eg {a`w

nywysi l`t ài`g nos ais, `loei de Woyloyvi {dwa eo joeit?

Ai nilw wissdclt aysw èg èkst, èg giwisjdeig wo ndeg ais% Waisifi}wdoedvw `w wai aowil wolg adj wa`w vai a`g `vbig adj wo f`ll `

w`qd, cyw ai a`g eo dgi` {aisi vai {`v kodek% Nos g`tv Ho vfoywig

`soyeg Woyloyvi, vi`sfadek wai f`nv èg c`sv, èg i~ie `vbdek `w

wai l`skis vao}v, cyw wo eo `~`dl% Ai linw liwwisv nos ais `w wai aowil

èg `w wai Csdwdva Foevyl, kd~dek adv aoji `ggsivv, waie,

silyfwèwlt, ` {iib l`wis, ai nli{ c`fb wo @jisdf`% Dw {`v wdji wow`bi y} adv eosj`l ldni `k`de%

De Covwoe, vi~is`l joewav l`wis, {adlvw wayjcdek wasoyka adv

j`dl oei josedek, Jdbi noyeg ` liwwis nsoj ]`sdv% Dw {`v nsojEèft% De dw vai foenivvig ais lo~i nos Ho, cyw iq}l`deig wa`w vai

a`g linw cif`yvi vai {`v }sikeèw% Vai {`v `ns`dg wa`w dn ai noyeg

oyw wa`w vai a`g a`g èowais fadlg, vai {oylg ci linw `loei `k`de%

[oegisdek {aiwais dw {oylg ci {dvi wo will Ho, ai }ovw}oeig wai

dgi` nos wai jojiew% Ai {`v `coyw wo vdw adv nde`l iq`jv nos adv

l`{ giksii% Ai {oylg {sdwi wo Ho l`wis%


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]dissi Voyl`t` {`v vw`tdek de ` nysedvaig `}`swjiew de

Loegoe, `v adv {dni a`g `ffoj}èdig adj nos ais èey`l vao}}dekwsd}% Ai a`g `ssèkig wo jiiw Ho `w wai Csdwdva Jyviyj, {aisi ai

}lèeig wo v}ieg vi~is`l g`tv si~di{dek voji }`}isv de Wai

Si`gdek Sooj%

Wai w{o nsdiegv ksiiwig i`fa owais {`sjlt% ]dissi Voyl`t` {`v

` {oslg*sieo{eig `sfaìolokdvw, èg `v waids w{o v}aisiv on {osb

a`g onwie o~isl`}}ig, wait a`g gi~ilo}ig ` vwsoek {osbdek

sil`wdoevad}%

]dissi iq}l`deig wa`w adv fyssiew dewisivw l`t de wai pyivw nos

beo{ligki `coyw wai i`sldivw `vwsoeojisv, èg de ndegdek `

foeeifwdoe de wai cydlgdek on }siadvwosdf joeyjiewv {oslg{dgi%

Toy beo{ Ho, waisi `si vi~is`l vfaoolv on waoykaw `coyw ao{vyfa ieosjoyv foevwsyfwdoev foylg a`~i ciie isifwig, sij`sbig]dissi, `v wait v`w go{e `w ` w`cli wo `{`dw wai gofyjiewv ai a`g

osgisig% Ho eoggig%

@eg dw dv oc~doyv wa`w wo ldnw vyfa ayki clofbv on vwoei {oylga`~i eiigig waoyvègv on jie, yvdek koogeivv beo{v {a`w

jiwaog wo go vo% Waie waisi dv wai `ggig }soclij on wsèv}oswdek

wai vwoei wo wai vdwi, onwie nsoj gdvwèw sikdoev%

Hyvw vo, v`dg ]dissi% [i beo{ waisi `si waovi {ao cildi~i

wa`w dw {`v eow jie `w `ll {ao cydlw wai }ts`jdgv, cyw voji wow`lltgdnnisiew s`fi on dewilldkiew cidekv nsoj èowais }lèiw, os i~ie

Kogv nsoj wai ai`~iev! Ho l`ykaig%

Ao{i~is, i~ie dn }si*advwosdf jè a`g ciie `cli wojèd}yl`wi vyfa ayki coylgisv, ai jyvw a`~i }ovvivvig voji

`g~èfig jifaèdf`l beo{ligki, {adfa j`biv eo vievi {aie toy

sijijcis wa`w i~ie wai {aiil {`vew de~iewig waie!Waisi j`t ci èowais }ovvdcdldwt, v`dg ]dissi, `v ai

syjj`kig wasoyka adv }`}isv% [a`w dn wait {isi vojiao{ `cli

wo nosif`vw wai jo~ijiewv on wai I`swa2 wo beo{ iq`fwlt {aie `~olfèo {oylg isy}w, è i`swapy`bi {oylg offys, os ` wdg`l {`~i

{oylg nloog wai lèg? @nwis `ll liwv eow noskiw wa`w wai i`swa {`vtoyekis waie, èg l`ski isy}wdoev j`t vwdll a`~i ciie offyssdek de

}l`fiv% Liwv v`t, nos `skyjiewv v`bi, wa`w wait {osbig oywj`waij`wdf`llt wa`w ` joyew`de {oylg ci nosjig `w ` kd~ie wdji

èg }l`fi, èg wa`w wai vyssoyegdek lèg {oylg ci ldnwig y} vi~is`l


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ayegsigv on bdlojiwsiv adkais% Wait foylg waie a`~i yvig wa`w

beo{ligki wo s`dvi {aoli viwwlijiewv ldbi J`fay ]dffay, foylgwait eow? Cyw wa`w dv sdgdfyloyv cif`yvi dw {oylg jiè wa`w wait

}ovvivvig jifaèdf`l èg kio}atvdf`l beo{ligki n`s citoeg oys

yegisvwègdek, {adlvw Jivoldwadf Jè dv vwdll cildi~ig wo ci `

vj`ll*cs`deig ayewis! Ao{i~is, D go cildi~i, Ho, wa`w dwv {oswafoevdgisdek wa`w dn wai i`swa {`v jo~ig oe dwv `qdv, }isa`}v a`~dek

ciie floccisig ct ` vwill`s iq}lovdoe, os ` vao{is on jiwiosdwiv, dwv

nde`l }ovdwdoe j`t a`~i ciie `nnifwig ct wai sivylwdek jo~ijiewv

on wai Vye, os owais }lèiwv% Foylg wait }isa`}v a`~i noyeg ` {`t

wo a`seivv waovi j`keiwdf nosfiv?Ho waoykaw dw {`v wdji wo dewissy}w%

@eg eow noskiwwdek wa`w i`slt fd~dldv`wdoev de Ksiifi, Ikt}wèg ]isy {osvad}}ig wai Vye èg Jooe% Loob `w wai vdjdl`sdwdiv de

wai }ovdwdoedek on wai vwoeiv, èg wai adisoklt}adfv de wai

}ts`jdgv, wai wij}liv de Voywa @jisdf` èg Vwoeiaieki,

iwfiwis`%

Wadv dv iq`fwlt {at D niil wai eiig wo vwygt wai èfdiew`vwsoeojisv wo ndeg ` foeeifwdoe, v`dg ]dissi% D `j vysi wa`w toy`si `{`si wa`w nollo{dek wai wivwv wa`w a`~i vo n`s ciie f`ssdig oyw

oe wai vwoeiv èg i`swa{osbv, wai iq}lè`wdoe nos wai cydlgdek on

waivi ayki vwsyfwysiv ldiv oc~doyvlt vi~is`l waoyvèg ti`sv i`sldiswaè {`v }si~doyvlt waoykaw% Wa`w dv wo v`t, de wai @ewigdly~dè

}isdog, cinosi wai ksi`w nloogv!

Ksi`w Ai`~iev! iqfl`djig Ho, `v ` cylbt }dli on jèyvfsd}wv`ssd~ig `w waids w`cli% @si wait kodek wo bii} wadv }l`fi o}ie nos yv`ll edkaw, ]dissi? ]dissi l`ykaig%

Wa`w {oylg ci {oegisnyl, {oylgew dw? Oa, èg ct wai {`tHo, jt wi`j nsoj wai yed~isvdwt dv `lsi`gt oe wai [dlwvadsi go{ev,

j`}}dek oyw è `si` wa`w D v}owwig nsoj oei on wai }aowoks`}av {i

woob l`vw ti`s%Ao{ iqfdwdek! [a`w `si toy ao}dek wo ndeg waisi?

Dw viijv oc~doyv wa`w waisi dv voji vosw on èfdiewfoevwsyfwdoe waisi, cyw }lèv nos è degyvwsd`l vdwi a`~i ciie

`}}so~ig, vo {i goew a`~i jyfa wdji, si}ldig ]dissi%@ foy}li on aoysv l`wis, a`~dek vfèeig wasoyka wai degiqiv on

wai wo} c`wfa on gofyjiewv, èg gdvf`sgdek jovw on waij, wait linw


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wai jyviyj nos ` pydfb lyefa `w ` ei`sct sivw`ysèw%

Oe adv siwyse wo adv siewig `}`swjiew wai nollo{dek i~iedek,a`~dek v}iew wai g`t `w wai jyviyj {dwa Ho, ]dissi noyeg `

jivv`ki nsoj J`sdi, wai }ovw*ks`gy`wi vwygiew li`gdek wai gdk de

[dlwvadsi, `vbdek adj wo f`ll ais% Adv {dni waoykaw J`sdi a`g

voyegig iqfdwig, èg dw `}}i`sig wa`w wait a`g noyeg vojiwadek%

@nwis è dewisjde`cli {`dw oe wai wili}aoei, J`sdiv csi`walivv~odfi ksiiwig adj%

]sonivvos, Dj vosst! Wait a`g wo ndeg ji% [i {isi i`wdekgdeeis oywvdgi%

Koog i~iedek, J`sdi% Will ji, go toy a`~i voji ei{v nosji? `vbig ]dissi%

E`*`j, D go% Dw viijv wo ci`s oyw {a`w {i waoykaw nsoj wai}aowoks`}av% Waisi dv gindedwilt ` l`ski foevwsyfwdoe waisi,

foevdvwdek viijdeklt on ayki ksèdwi vl`cv% [i a`~i yefo~isig

{a`w `}}i`sv wo ci è ieosjoyv nl`w }l`wnosj, èg hygkdek ct wai

vws`w`, dw jyvw ci ~ist èfdiew%

Koog kdsl! @eg `si toy ji`vysdek èg j`}}dek dw?

On foysvi, cyw ndsvw {i a`~i wo ndedva yefo~isdek èg flièdekdw% Dw dv ` cdk hoc èg {dll w`bi ` ldwwli wdji% Waie ]dissi, D wadeb {i

vaoylg vieg onn voji v`j}liv nos wivwdek, cif`yvi dw jyvw ci o~is `

waoyvèg ti`sv olg% [aie fè toy kiw go{e aisi?D fè ci waisi de ` foy}li on g`tv, èg D va`ll ci csdekdek Gs

Hosgè nsoj Jdeei`}oldv {dwa ji% Fè toy coob yv ` foy}li on

soojv, J`sdi?Wa`w dv koog ei{v% D {dll coob toys `ffojjog`wdoe `w wai

Ci`s Aowil%

Waèb toy J`sdi2 èg ct wai {`t, {ill goei! Bii} y} waikoog {osb, èg liw ji beo{ dn toy eiig èt josi ipyd}jiew,

{oew toy?

On foysvi, èg waèb toy% D va`ll loob nos{`sg wo viidek toy,]sonivvos% Koog edkaw%

Koog edkaw, J`sdi, èg waèb toy `k`de, v`dg ]dissi, cinosiwysedek wo adv {dni% Va`ll {i ko wo i`w vojiwadek eo{? ai `vbig%

O~is gdeeis adv {dni wolg adj wa`w waids g`ykawis, @ysos`,

{oylg ci `ssd~dek `w wai {iibieg, {adfa i`vig ]dissiv foevfdiefio~is li`~dek ais de Loegoe {adli ai {`v go{e de [dlwvadsi%


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Wai nollo{dek i~iedek ]dissi de~dwig Ho wo hode adj èg adv

{dni nos gdeeis `w ` n`vadoe`cli @s`cdf sivw`ysèw de ]dff`gdllt%Wai w`cli eiqw wo waij {`v offy}dig ct ` ksoy} on `nnlyiew*

loobdek @jisdfèv, èg {aie oei on waij vwoog y} de jdg*

foe~isv`wdoe, Ho waoykaw ai sifokedvig adv ~odfi% @v wai jè

}`vvig waids w`cli, Ho {`v vys}sdvig wo vii wa`w dw {`v adv olg

{`swdji cyggt, Jdbi Vwi{`sg, {ao {`v de Loegoe nos è

dewise`wdoe`l l`{tisv foe~iewdoe, èg {`v vw`tdek `w Ksov~ieosAoyvi% @nwis ksiiwdek i`fa owais {`sjlt, wait `ssèkig wo jiiw

wai nollo{dek g`t%

A`~dek linw ]dissi wo ndedva onn si~di{dek wai l`vw c`wfa on

}`}isv `w wai jyviyj wai eiqw josedek, Ho viw onn wo jiiw Jdbi de

` Voao sivw`ysèw% Jdbi {`v ct waie ` vyffivvnyl foj}èt l`{tis{dwa adv o{e }s`fwdfi de Ei{ Tosb, vwdll nyll on xivw `v Ho

sijijcisig adj, `lwaoyka eo{ {i`sdek è `ys` on {i`lwa èg

vyffivv%

[aie waids foe~isv`wdoe wyseig c`fb wo waids ]tsieiè adbi

{dwa Eèft, Jdbi vyggielt sijijcisig wai liwwis vai a`g {sdwwie%

[isi toy de lo~i {dwa ais, Ho? ai `vbig%

D wadeb D {`v% Dw {`v oe wa`w adll wa`w D si`ldvig {a`w vai jièwwo ji%

Vai èg D kow oe si`llt {ill, v`dg Jdbi% Ho l`ykaig%D beo{ toy gdg, cyw dw gdgew {osst ji% D {`v ei~is wai

hi`loyv wt}i% Vai {`v vyfa è deeofiew, nsdieglt kdsl, dw {`vewgdnndfylw wo lo~i ais% Vai linw ji toy beo{, hyvw `nwis {i kow c`fb

wo Woyloyvi% D {obi y} oei josedek èg vaig koei, hyvw ldbi wa`w%D {`v ai`swcsobie%

Gdgew vai kd~i toy èt iq}lè`wdoe?Eo% D hyvw noyeg ` eowi waèbdek ji, èg `vbdek ji wo noskd~i

ais, wa`wv `ll% On foysvi D loobig i~ist{aisi nos ais, cyw dw {`v eo

koog, èg i~iewy`llt D a`g wo ko aoji%[ill, Ho, D wadeb D j`t ci `cli wo waso{ ` ldwwli ldkaw oe wa`w

jtvwist, v`dg Jdbi%

Si`llt? Cyw toyg `lsi`gt linw, a`gew toy?

D a`g, cyw vai {sowi wo ji de Covwoe vojiwdji l`wis%Ksi`w Ai`~iev! iq}l`deig Ho, vdwwdek y}% Vai ei~is oefi

{sowi wo ji, èg waisi {`v D {osstdek jtviln vdllt o~is ais% [a`w


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gdg vai v`t?Dg kd~i toy wai liwwis dn D a`g dw% D gdg bii} {dwa nos ` {adli,

cyw D go sijijcis {a`w dw v`dg%

[ill foji oe, Jdbi, goew bii} ji de vyv}ievi, yskig Ho,l`ykadek w adv si~iscis`wdek toywanyl vynnisdekv%

Vai v`dg wa`w vai linw cif`yvi vai {`v }sikeèw%

[a`w? [a`w si`voe {`v wa`w wo ko onn èg li`~i ji? KoogKog D {oylg a`~i j`ssdig ais ldbi ` vaow% D lo~ig ais!

Dw {`vew wa`w vdj}li, eow nos ais% Vai a`g ciie j`ssdig deNsèfi, èg ais ayvcèg {`v bdllig de wai Svdvwèfi%

Tiv tiv, D bei{ `ll on wa`w% Cyw wa`w {`v eo si`voe wo li`~iji%

Dw {`vew hyvw wa`w, foewdeyig Jdbi% Vaig `lsi`gt a`g `c`ct, cose `nwis ais ayvcèg {`v bdllig, èg dw {`v w`bie `{`t nos

`go}wdoe% Vai {`v `ns`dg wo will toy%

[at oe i`swa? [a`w gdnnisiefi {oylg wa`w a`~i j`gi?

Dw {`v ` wissdcli wdji nos ais% Ais ayvcègv }`siewv sinyvig wo`fbeo{ligki wai fadlg, èg `ssèkig wai `go}wdoe, `v vai foylgewbii} dw oe ais o{e% Vai {`v `ns`dg toy {oylgew yegisvwèg, ègwa`w vai {oylg ci linw `loei `k`de, vo vai gifdgig wo gdv`}}i`s

cinosi toy noyeg oyw%

Oa, wai }oos fadlg, jywwisig Ho% Vai jyvw a`~i ciiewissdclt yea`}}t% [a`w gdg vai go? Gdg vai will toy?

D goew beo{ dn vai a`g wai c`ct, cyw vai gdg v`t wa`w vai {`v

siwysedek wo Ieklèg% Wa`wv `ll vai v`dg de wai liwwis%[dwa waids }`vw jijosdiv gi`lw {dwa, wai w{o jie wyseig wo

ldkawis foe~isv`wdoe èg wai lyefa iegig%

L`wis, c`fb de adv aowil sooj, Ho, wstdek wo sifo~is nsoj waivaofb wa`w ai jdkaw `nwis `ll ci wai n`wais on voji yebeo{e }isvoe

de Ieklèg, giwisjdeig wo fli`s adv jdeg si`gt nos adv ~dvdw wo wai

gdk vdwi wai eiqw g`t%

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