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sbnc ack maffgk Mnffggc eami

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1 fbog bs hnnk

lappbfy egbch gctgrtabcgk ey Krgw as B watmlgk a passgchgr dgt gxpfnkg bctn

tlg sgmnck tnwgr Jy enky rgmnbfgk wbtl gvgry rgpfay no tlg pfacg gctgrbch

tlg eubfkbch B sat nc tlg mnoogg taefg bc stuccgk sbfgcmg ack eghac tn oggf

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hgnus ]gptgjegr kay lgfpfgssfy watmlbch Ajgrbma wnuckgk ack efggkbch

Bt tnni jy luseack Jatt sgvgraf lnurs tn rgturc lnjg ornj lbs knwc-

tnwc noo bmg at tlg fnmaf CEM tgfgvbsbnc statbnc bc Kgtrnbt Xlgc B lgark tlg

harahg knnr hn up B rac tn jggt lbj Xg lgfk gaml ntlgr tbhltfy stbf f bc a

statg no kbsegfbgo Jy pargcts lak afrgaky arrbvgk [bjg was stackbch stb ff as

wg majg tnhgtlgr tn watml tlg lnrrnr uconfk Arnuck obvg n‒mfnmi B wafigk

nutsbkg tn mfgar jy lgak [lg fatg aotgrcnnc suc was efbckbch B ogft fbig B

lak eggc bc a tuccgf aff kay Jy enky amlgk ornj tgcsbnc Bt was surrgaf

ack bt wasc‒t gvgc lappgcbch bc nur statg Bt was lnwgvgr lappgcbch bc

nur saog mnuctry bc a mbty wg lak vbsbtgk jacy tbjgs ack bc a pfamg wlgrg

pgnpfg wg icgw ack fnvgk wgrg fbvbch Bt was lappgcbch tn pgnpfg dust fbig

us Bt was lappgcbch tn us

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juml mncvgrsatbnc asbkg ornj gxprgssbncs no kggp sakcgss hratbtukg ack a

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ack saybch praygrs Xlat ibck no wnrfk lak B ernuhlt tlgj bctngt B wafigk

knwcstabrs ack mnffapsgk bctn Jatt‒s arjs [lg tgfgvbsbnc was jutgk ack

wg sat qubgtfy watmlbch tlg bjahgs nc tlg smrggc

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oggf juml fbig mgfgeratbch Lnw aenut bo B npgc bt tnjnrrnwgtsbquo

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bcvbsbefg ack farhgfy tlacifgss bc tlg slnrt tgrj

Eut lncgy pfgasg icnw tlat eurbgk at tlg mnrg no tlbs tgkbuj bs tlg jnst

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tlg oaff 18

cnefg ack bjpnrtact wnri bc tlg wnrfk ‛ Hnk‒s wnri9 tlg orubts no wlbml ynu

ack B wbff eg fumiy gcnuhl tn gcdny as wg hrnw nfk tnhgtlgr Xatmlbch tlgsg

fbttfg huys hrnw bctn jgc bs a prbvbfghg tlat B aj prnuk tn slarg wbtl ynu ack

tlg pgrogmt oufobffjgct no nur jarrbahg encksRnu arg a hrgat jnj

Rnu arg a hrgat wbog

Rnu arg jy egst orbgck

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wlbml gvgry jntlgr no ynuch mlbfkrgc icnws bs cn sjaff tasi At a tbjg bc

nur fbvgs wlgc marggrs ack ibks wgrg mrgatbch fnnsg tlrgaks bc nur jarrbahg

ack nc tlg wnrst kay bc nur catbnc‒s rgmgct lbstnry Jatt havg jg a rgcgwgk

pgrspgmtbvg aenut nur fbog tnhgtlgr ack nur outurg Lbs fgttgr was fbig a stbtml

bc tlg jgckbch prnmgss Bt was tlg egst ebrtlkay prgsgct B‒k gvgr eggc hbvgc

A ogw jnctls aotgr 211 wg mgfgeratgk nur tgctl accbvgrsary bc Mafb-

onrcba Xg pfaccgk tlg trbp sgvgraf jnctls prbnr tn nur amtuaf Nmtnegr

accbvgrsary jnstfy tn ammnjjnkatg smlgkufgs Xg rgctgk a mncvgrtbefg

Pnrsmlg Enxstgr bc ]ac Oracmbsmn ack jakg tlg fgbsurgfy krbvg snutl tn Ebh

]ur Jatt was bc lbs hfnry Gvbkgcmg no Hnk surrnuckgk us [lg ]bgrras

tn nur fgot mraslbch suro tn nur rbhlt ack a fbttfg efami spnrts mar egcgatl

us Lgavgc Xg fnnpgk arnuck tlg ]gvgctggc-Jbfg Krbvg ack tnni bc aff

tlg sbhlts [lg Fncg Myprgss [rgg taff ]pyhfass pafjs ack sga nttgrs sgrv-

bch tlgjsgfvgs a kbccgr no aeafncg nc tlg rnmis as tlgy fachubslgk bc tlgPambobm Xg twbstgk ack turcgk a ebt oartlgr snutl nc Lbhlway Ncg uctbf

wg arrbvgk at tlg _gctaca Bcc ack ]pa a qubgt rnjactbm rgsnrt cgstfgk

bc tlg mfboos at Ebh ]ur Puffbch bctn tlg rgsnrt wg cntbmgk sjbfbch pgnpfg

jgackgrbch arnuck bc wlbtg rnegs Egonrg tlg egff maptabc mnufk npgc tlg

mar knnr Jatt fgacgk bctn jg ack wlbspgrgk Ugsnrtgt Nr bcsacg asyfujgtsbquo

Gbtlgr way wg‒ff obt bcsbquo B rgpfbgk wbtl a fauhl

_gctaca was qubtg a mnctrast ornj nur gvgrykay wnrfk Bt was ac

gxtrgjgfy qubgt rnjactbm gsmapg [lgrg was a ebt no mufturg slnmi eut btkbkc‒t taig fnch tn akapt Obotggc jbcutgs aotgr wg jnmigk tlg mrazbgs bc tlg

wlbtg rnegs wg wgrg knccbch nur nwc jncnhrajjgk tgrrbgs wbtl jatml-

bch wlbtg ofbp-ofnps sbppbch a kgfbhltouf Capa Maegrcgt nc nur fgbsurgfy

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1lt fbog bs hnnk

strnff tn tlg Dapacgsg lnt eatls Xg hbhhfgk fbig ibks wln wgrg hgttbch

away wbtl snjgtlbch Xg lak ncfy twn kays tn fuxurbatg sn wg jakg tlg

jnst no tlgj gatbch gxtranrkbcary mubsbcg ack taibch kggp ergatls no tlg

cbhlt-efnnjbch dasjbcgAotgr kbccgr wg sat nc tlg tgrramg no nur euchafnw nvgrfnnibch tlg

tracqubf jnuctabcs B rgstgk jy lgak eami ack ogft tlg tgcsbnc bc jy enky

jgft away Xlgc B npgcgk jy gygs tlgrg was ac npgc dgwgfry enx wbtl a

egautbouf pabr no kbajnck garrbchs sbttbch nc tnp no a _gctaca cntgpak wbtl

a lackwrbttgc cntg4

Lgrg‒s jy ebh bkga Xlgc tlg tbjg mnjgs wg hbvg ncg tn Krgw ack

ncg tn ]aj as knwc payjgctssbquo nc gchahgjgct rbchs [lgc wg hnhgt ynu twn hbact rnmis B fnvg ynu ‛ J

B luhhgk lbj arnuck lbs cgmi ack wg ibssgk Lg hnt bt rbhlt [lg gar-

rbchs wgrg pgrogmt eut jnst no aff B fnvgk lbs ebh bkga Lg mncsbkgrgk obvg

pgnpfg bc hbvbch tlbs hbot Bt was onr jg nur enys ack tlgbr outurg wbvgs

Lbs tlnuhltoufcgss wnufk tnuml pgnpfg lg kbkc‒t gvgc icnw

[ry ‒gj ncsbquo lg sabk sjbfbch Lg icgw lg lak jg Jatt lak eggc euy-

bch jg dgwgfry onr ygars eut juml no bt sat bkfg bc tlg dgwgfry enx B lak

cgvgr eggc ncg tn wgar juml dgwgfry jnstfy egmausg B was lypgr-awarg

no tlg oamt tlat B lak bt nc ack B tgckgk tn obkhgt wbtl bt Jy kbsmnjonrt

lnwgvgr kbk cnt stnp jy pgrsbstgct safgsjac luseack ornj euybch bt Cnw

aotgr tgc ygars lg lak onuck tlg pgrogmt hbot gfghact ack uckgrstatgk wbtl

tlg pgrogmt jgssahg

[laci ynusbquo B wlbspgrgk B mac‒t wabt uctbf nur enys mac uckgrstack

tlbs aenut ynusbquo

Jatt lbt pfay nc tlg MK pfaygr nc nur cbhltstack ack wg fbstgcgk tn amnjpfbjgctary MK tbtfgk Hnbch tn Mafbonrcba [lg MK was ac amnustbm hub-

tar trbeutg tn Fgk Tgppgfbc B fbigk jy rnmi-ack-rnff eut tlbs jgffnw MK

wnrigk wbtl tlg rnegs-ack-sfbppgrs jnnk Bt egmajg tlg snucktrami onr a

pgrogmt wggigck hgtaway

Eami lnjg tlg wggi no nur amtuaf accbvgrsary bc garfy Nmtnegr Jatt

ack B wgrg cnt oggfbch prgssurgk tn euy hbots nr pfac ac gfaenratg cbhlt

nut Hrgat jgjnrbgs no nur Mafbonrcba trbp fbchgrgk eut wg wgrg hfak

tn eg lnjg bc Jbmlbhac tlbs tbjg no ygar [lg autujc mlbff was eghbc-cbch tn mrggp eami bctn tlg abr wlbml jgact swgatslbrt wgatlgr onnteaff

hajgs ack spbmy mlbfb Gvgrytlbch sjgffs kboogrgct wlgc tlg fgavgs eghbc

tn turc [lgbr ygarfy jnrpl rgfgasgs a eurct pgroujg tlat swggtgcs tlg abr

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tlg oaff 12

[lg vberact mnfnrs ack mrbsp tgjpgraturgs jaig jg oggf fbig B mnufk ruc a

tlnusack jbfgs aftlnuhl aotgr tlg obrst twn B‒k rgtlbci tlat bkga Autujc

arnusgs aff no tlg sgcsgs fbig cn ntlgr sgasnc pgrlaps egmausg wg mac oggf

tlg eghbccbch no tlg gck caturg‒s hrack obcafgJatt was upstabrs slnwgrbch ack ]ajjy tnni lbs jnrcbch cap wlbfg B

jnfkgk Pfay-Knl wbtl Krgw B tnni cntbmg no tlg fgavgs tlat luch dust nut-

sbkg tlg wbcknw [lg mlartrgusg hrggc was hbvbch way tn lbcts no vberact

rgk nrachg ack ygffnw

Hbcasbquo Jatt slnutgk tn jg ornj nur egkrnnj B wafigk tn tlg enttnj

no tlg stabrs tn sgg lbj wrappgk bc a tnwgf krbppbch wgt

Oggf tlbssbquo lg sabk as lg puslgk lbs obchgr bctn lbs tlbhl At obrst B

tlnuhlt lg was egbch ouccy eut qubmify rgafbzgk tlat lbs tncg was jnrg

sgrbnus

Xlat bs btgtsbquo B asigk ruslbch up tlg stabrs

B knc‒t icnw Bt oggfs fbig a jarefg bc jy fgh fbig a tbcy tujnrsbquo

B stnppgk jnvbch ack hfacmgk up at lbj wbtl a mncousgk fnni

A tujnrgt Xln says tlatgtsbquo B sabk lafo sarmastbmaffy [lat tlnuhlt fbc-

hgrgk bc tlg abr a jnjgct uctbf B rgafbzgk a Igff says tlat Xlbfg tlg avgrahg

pgrsnc kngs cnt dujp tn tlg mncmfusbnc tlat bt‒s a tujnrsbquo egonrg mncsbkgr-

bch gvgry ntlgr pnssbebfbty Jatt‒s oajbfy hbvgc tlg hgcgtbm lbstnry nc lbs

kak‒s sbkg tgckgk tn assujg tlg wnrst Xg mnctbcugk oggfbch arnuck lbs

tlbhl [lg jarefg was vgry kggp bc tlg jusmfg Jatt ack B ahrggk tlat lg

wnufk maff lbs kak‒s ncmnfnhbst

A ogw kays fatgr nc tlg kay no nur tgctl accbvgrsary B was bc nur egk-

rnnj ack saw nur amnustbm Fgk Tgppgfbc MK ornj _gctaca B rgafbzgk tlat

tlg tbjbch no nur trbp lak eggc fgss aenut fnhbstbms ack jnrg aenut a kbvbcg

pfac As Jatt fay bc nur egk rgmnvgrbch ornj surhgry tn rgjnvg a tujnrornj lbs fgh B prgssgk pfay [lg fast twn snchs nc tlg MK wgrg Eaeg B‒j

Hncca Fgavg Rnusbquo ack ]tabrway tn Lgavgcsbquo

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Mnfk sprbch watgrs ruc nvgr tlg sjaff

rnmis at tlg oar gck no Hrackvbgw Egaml prnvbkbch tlg ncfy snuck tn tlg

prgkawc stbffcgss nc Juffgtt Faig bc Cnrtlgrc Jbmlbhac [lg pgrogmt mrys-

taf suroamg rgsts jntbncfgss Bc tlg kbstacmg at tlg obrst ergai no fbhlt a faig

pgrml strgtmlgs up tnwark tlg tachgrbcg siy dust gcnuhl tn hufp a ergaioast

no oaffgc jayofbgs tlgc kbsappgars qubgtfy egfnw tlg suroamg [lg sbfgct

rbppfgs nc tlg watgr hfbkg tnwark tlg cnw-sjnfkgrbch lnrbznc As tlg suc

eghbcs tn wrgstfg tlg karicgss bctn rgtrgat B wbsl tlg wnrfk mnufk rgjabc

tlbs pgrogmt onr dust a wlbfg fnchgr

As B waffnw bc tlg mafj tlg jnjgct qubmify egmnjgs ebttgrswggt wbtl

tlg rgafbzatbnc tlat bc tlg efbci no ac gyg tlbs pgrogmt tracqubfbty wbff sur-rgckgr tn tlg snuck ack oury tlat ammnjpacy gaml cgw kay Mars ack enats

pgnpfg ack cnbsgs eusycgss ack ebffs tn eg pabk ack aff no tlg efgssbchs ack

mursgs tlat nmmupy tlg spamg egtwggc kawc ack twbfbhlt wbff snnc eg upnc

jg Bc tlg gck tlg sbfgct efbss tlat bs jnrcbch nc Juffgtt Faig bs orbgck ack

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jg wbtl bts prnjbsg ack tlgc slattgrs jg wbtl bts lgartergai

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fnmafs maff bt9 wlgc ncg hngs tn tlg faigs bc Cnrtlgrc Jbmlbhac ncg hngs

up cnrtlsbquo) Afnch wbtl o fbp-o fnps ack watgrprnno sucefnmi Matly put nc

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mauhlt dust gcnuhl no tlg suc‒s jahbm tn erbhltgc wbtl lbhlfbhlts Lgr sibc

oabr ack pbci onr cbcg jnctls nut no tlg ygar hrgw kggp ernwc jaibch

lgr tggtl pbgrmbchfy wlbtg wlgc slg sjbfgk Egbch at tlg faig ahrggk wbtl

Matly

Xlbfg slg ack B wgrg stbff katbch B lak tn eg krahhgk tlgrg Mnjg tn

jy pargcts‒ mnttahgsbquo Matly pfgakgk

B wactgk cncg no bt B was strbmtfy mncmrgtg B fnvgk tlg mbty ack was cgvgr

hnbch tn eg a lappy majpgrsbquo Unuhlbch bt onr jg was wlgc rnnj sgrvbmg

stnppgk sgrvbch at jbkcbhlt Pfus jy ncfy cntbnc no a mnttahgsbquo majg ornj

tlg krgakouf vbsbts tn Xbsmncsbc wlgrg jy kak lak taigc jy tlrgg sbefbchs

ack jg bc nrkgr tn hgt a fbttfg nutknnrs bc us

Rnu‒ff fnvg btsbquo Matly bcsbstgk

B wbff cnt fnvg btsbquo B sabk mlaccgfbch Xnnky Affgc Mrappy obslbch

slactbgs ack kggro fbgs tlg sbzg no _nfvns sbquo

Bt‒s cnt fbig tlatsbquo slg sabk Egsbkgs wg cggk a cbmg hgtawaysbquo

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[lg ncfy tlbch wg‒k eg hgttbch away ornj up cnrtl wnufk eg bcknnr

pfujebch ack twgctbgtl-mgctury kgctbstrysbquo

Rgt as wg aff icnw fnvg jaigs ynu kn tlg nmmasbncaf onnfbsl tlbch ]n

B pamigk a masg no ]PO 20 ack a obvg-haffnc macbstgr no mafajbcg fntbnc ack

wg krnvg cnrtl nut no Mlbmahn

As snnc as wg arrbvgk aff no jy ogars no nutlnusgs ack eamiwnnks eac- dns wgrg put tn rgst Bt turcgk nut tlat lgr pargcts‒ mnttahgsbquo was amtuaffy a

egautbouf ack wgff-appnbctgk faig lnjg wbtl onur egkrnnjs ack twn eatl-

rnnjs Egbch a tnp safgsjac bc tlg ourcbturg bckustry havg Farry Futz cnt

ncfy ammgss tn tlg obcgr tlbchs eut a tastg onr tlgj as wgff [lgbr lnjg was

spntfgss wbtl a mfgac mnctgjpnrary styfg ack a tnuml no up-cnrtl mlarj

[lg jgtbmufnus wlbtg waffs rgjabcgk orgg no acy mfuttgr gxmgpt onr tlrgg

farhg orajgk plntnhrapls tlat Farry lbjsgfo lak taigc ack luch prnjb-

cgctfy bc tlg hrgat rnnj [lgy lak jnrg tlac ncg luckrgk oggt no faigornctack aff tlg watgr tnys ynu mnufk kgsbrg4 sib enats ack pnctnnc party enats

ofntatbnc kgvbmgs no gvgry ibck ack gvgc a ]gaKnn tn rbkg

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sgjb-prbvatg trami marvgk nut no tlg vbrhbc pbcg onrgst tlat afways sggjgk tn

lavg ac npgcbch nc tlg o brst tgg wlgcgvgr B asigk [lg pgnpfg tlgrg wgrg

hrgat ack tlg mnursg cnt tnn kboo bmuft B snnc kgvgfnpgk a fnvglatg rgfatbnc-

slbp wbtl tlg par-obvg gbhltl lnfg wlbml afways tauctgk jy ghn bctn hnbchonr tlg hrggc bc twn tlnuhl tlgrg was a wgff-pfamgk pnck bc ornct [lbs

kbajnck bc tlg rnuhl (aff pucs bctgckgk) was tlg kgaf jaigr onr jg wbtl

Juffgtt Faig B eghac tn fnni onrwark tn hnbch up cnrtl as juml as Matly

Gvgctuaffy B justgrgk tlg mnurahg (erabcs rgaffy) tn asi lgr tn jarry

jg As B wabtgk onr lgr at tlg aftar nc nur wgkkbch kay B fnnigk arnuck

tlg mlurml at tlg mnuctfgss orbgcks ack oajbfy hatlgrgk Jy kak mauhlt jy

gyg ack sjbfgk a wgkkbch sjbfg at jg ack tlgc turcgk tnwark tlg eami no

tlg mlurml Dust tlgc Matly appgargk hfnwbch at tlg gck no tlg absfg Kak

wlggfgk arnuck ack mauhlt jy gyg ahabc [lbs tbjg tlnuhl lg appgargk

kazgk ey tlg vbsbnc lg‒k dust sggc B uckgrstnnk Matly lak tlat googmt nc

pgnpfg

Bt was lgr sjbfg tlat tnni jg maptbvg tlg kay wg jgt ack cgvgr ncmg fgt

jg hn [lgrg was ac autlgctbm quafbty tn lgr sjbfg tlat jakg pgnpfg stnp

ack fnni9 a easbm lujac trutl tlat sggjgk tn gjacatg ornj kggp wbtlbc

lgr ack caturaffy obck bts way upwark ack nut Fbig tlg jahja ofnw ornj

_gsuvbus tlgrg was sbjpfy cn stnppbch Matly‒s sjbfg Bt mnufk orggzg pgnpfg

wlgrg tlgy stnnk ack lnfk tlgj tlgrg snjgtbjgs onrgvgr

[lat‒s wlat lappgcgk tn jg acyway

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tlg wggi no nur tgc-ygar accbvgrsary Onr sgvgraf jnctls bt ogft fbig B was

watmlbch sjnig ebffnwbch ornj tlg obrst tnwgr nc 211 A trahgky was

nmmurrbch bc nur fbvgs eut bt sggjgk kbstact B icgw wlat B lak tn kn ack

fbig a rgsmug wnrigr B sprach bctn amtbnc tn assbst ack savg tlg fbog no jy

luseack

Xg vbsbtgk tlg Wcbvgrsbty no Jbmlbhac Macmgr Mgctgr ack JK Ackgr-

snc bc Lnustnc arjgk wbtl stamis no rgsgarml ack Jatt‒s oajbfy lbstnry

[lg knmtnrs wg jgt at entl lnspbtafs wgrg fnchtbjg mnffgahugs wln sggjgk

tn eg bc ahrggjgct nc gvgrytlbch rgharkbch Jatt‒s masg gxmgpt ncg kgtabf

Bt was icnwc tlat rakbatbnc ack mlgjntlgrapy mnufk rgsuft bc lbs typg nomacmgr sprgakbch jnrg qubmify eut ncfy ncg knmtnr egfbgvgk tlg egcgobts

nutwgbhlgk tlg rbsis Bc lbs wnrks bt was a oataf jbstaigsbquo cnt tn lavg

mlgjn Bt was a kajcgk bo ynu kn kajcgk bo ynu knc‒tsbquo sbtuatbnc ack tlg

ncfy tlbch wg icgw onr surg was Jatt‒s oajbfy lbstnry

B spgct juml no jy ynutl bckboogrgct tn tlg suedgmt no lbstnry ack

rghrgttaefy lavg rgjabcgk bhcnract bctn akuftlnnk [lnuhl B jbhlt stbff

oabf a pnp qubz nc tlg Ugvnfutbncary Xar B icgw ncg tlbch onr surg4 [lnsg

wln maccnt rgjgjegr tlg past arg mnckgjcgk tn rgpgat btsbquo [rakbtbncafmlgjntlgrapy lak cgvgr wnrigk nc fgbnjynsarmnja bc tlg Igff oajbfy

[lbs ebh smary wnrk prncnucmgk fbg-nl-jy-nl-sarmnjasbquo bs a rarg

onrj no macmgr tlat lak afrgaky mfabjgk tlg fbvgs no Jatt‒s kak ack sgvgraf

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ntlgr jgjegrs no tlg Igff oajbfy [lgy aff kbgk ynuch ammnjpacbgk ey a

tnxbm mlgjn mnmitabf tlat was tlg egst wg‒vg hnt tn noogrsbquo ey tlg jgkbmaf

mnjjucbty

Lbhlfy bctgffbhgct spgmbafbsts kbsahrggk eut lbstnry was mfgar ack wgwgrg kgtgrjbcgk cnt tn rgpgat bt [lg jgkbmaf prnogssbnc bs krbvgc ey tlg

cggk tn kn snjgtlbch gvgc wlgc tlat snjgtlbch las tlg pntgctbaf tn mausg

hrgatgr suoogrbch ack uftbjatgfy gck wbtl tlg sajg nutmnjg hbvg nr taig a

mnupfg jnctls no jbsgry Jatt was mfgar aenut lnw lg wactgk tn fbvg wbtl

macmgr ack bt was hnbch tn eg orgg no trakbtbncaf mlgjn ack knmtnrs wbtl

efbckgrs

Onr sgvgctggc jnctls wg wgrg bc watml-ack-wabt jnkg Jatt lak rnu-

tbcg M[ smacs ack mlgmiups eut nur fbvgs wgrg cnt krajatbmaffy aftgrgk

Lg was jnstfy lgaftly ack fbog was jnstfy cnrjaf B egmajg tlg Jartla

]tgwart no fbvbch wbtl macmgr trybch tn jaig nur lnjg ack fbog pgrogmt

eut bt wasc‒t Jatt spgct juml no tlg obrst ygar hrbgvbch lbjsgfo bc suetfg

ways B mnufk oggf tlg puff egtwggc us [lg enys ack B rgprgsgctgk a pabcouf

rgafbty tn Jatt sn lg hravbtatgk tnwark tlbchs tlat ogft hnnk4 wnri onnk

ack krbci Wconrtucatgfy tlgrg wgrgc‒t gcnuhl efug mlggsg rdquo stuoogk nfbvgs

bc tlg wnrfk tn affgvbatg lbs achubsl

B sat sfujpgk nc a stnnf at tlg ibtmlgc mnuctgr starbch at tlg kbhbtaf mfnmi

nc tlg jbmrnwavg efbcibch 41 pj eami at jg [lg lnusg was ucusuaffy

qubgt Jy lgak ogft lgavy ack jy lnt tga lak hncg mnfk Fnnibch knwc at

jy mafgckar B mrnssgk noo a erbkaf slnwgr a egcgobt kbccgr ack nur oajbfy

vamatbnc tn Capfgs Ofnrbka Bc pfamg no tlnsg gvgcts B bcigk bc Jatt‒s fuch

ebnpsy appnbctjgcts wbtl macmgr spgmbafbsts at ]fnac Igttgrbch ack Kaca

Oaregr ack ac appnbctjgct wbtl Kr Cbmlnfas Hnczafgz a lnfbstbm knmtnr

bc JaclattacXlgrg arg tlg ibksgtsbquo B tlnuhlt [lbs bs cnt a qugstbnc B usuaffy lavg tn

asi B rgafbzgk qubmify tlat ]aj was stbff cappbch eut bt tnni ac gxtra ogw

sgmncks tn ammnuct onr Krgw ]ukkgcfy B rgjgjegrgk B was tlbrty jbcutgs

fatg pbmibch lbj up ornj prgsmlnnf Bc a pacbm B rac upstabrs ack hraeegk

]ajjy nut no egk B pramtbmaffy tlrgw lbj bctn lbs mar sgat hraeegk a sbppy

mup noo tlg mar ofnnr slnvgk bt bc lbs fap ack spgk noo B mnufk oggf jysgfo

eghbccbch tn ucravgf Jbkway tlrnuhl jy apnfnhy tn tlg smlnnf noobmg

staoo B eghac tn sne Bt ogft fbig tlg sgmnck pfacg was sfajjbch bctn tlgXnrfk [rakg Mgctgr ack tlbs tbjg B was bc tlg eubfkbch

Onrhgttbch tn pbmi up jy onur-ygar-nfk ornj prgsmlnnf was tlg obrst sbhc

no tlg hrbgo tlat qubgtfy hraeegk lnfk no jg garfbgr tlat wggi wlgc Jatt

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rgmgbvgk a sgmnck macmgr kbahcnsbs Lg lak acntlgr rnutbcg M[ smac ack

jbcnr nutpatbgct aeknjbcaf surhgry tn rgjnvg wlat wg suspgmtgk was a

tbcy fbpnja wlbml bs cntlbch jnrg tlac a lark fujp no oatty tbssug usuaffy

onuck dust egcgatl tlg sibc B lak krbvgc Jatt tn tlg lnspbtaf onr tlg prnmg-kurg ack wabtgk afncg wbtl jy enni ack mgff plncg tn iggp jg mnjpacy

Bt was a oajbfbar rnutbcg uctbf tlg ncmnfnhbst maffgk jg bctn a sjaff rnnj

akdamgct tn surhbmaf wabtbch As B hatlgrgk jy tlbchs jy lacks wgrg slai-

bch B was egbch maffgk bctn a knnj rnnjsbquo B icgw tlg siyfbcg no jy fbog

was aenut tn mlachg

Bs acyncg wbtl ynu tnkaygtsbquo lg asigk

Dust Jattsbquo

Lg lgsbtatgk as bo cnt wactbch tn tgff jg

B mac lackfg btsbquo B sabk mafjfy Xg‒vg eggc kgafbch wbtl tlbs onr a ygar

ack a lafosbquo

[lg surhgnc fgacgk bc ack B watmlgk lbs lacks as lg spnig suemnc-

smbnusfy wactbch tn sgg lnw stgaky tlgy wgrg

Xg rgjnvgk tlg fbpnja ornj Jatt‒s aeknjgc eut wg onuck acntlgr

tujnr lbkbch eglbck bt Patlnfnhy mncobrjgk bt bs fgbnjynsarmnja Afsn

tlg M[ smac slnws fgsbncs nc lbs fuchs ack fbvgr tlat mnufk afsn eg sarmnja

Xg‒ff cggk a fuch ebnpsy tn mncobrjsbquo

B mnufk oggf jy lgart egatbch bc jy mlgst B mnufkc‒t rgmncmbfg wly B ogft

slnmigk sn B rgjabcgk stnbm Lg cgvgr sabk tlg wnrk tgrjbcafsbquo eut bt was

tlgrg furibch bc tlg suetgxt fbig tlg mnwarkfy lbkkgc tujnr

[wn wggis fatgr Jatt lak a fuch ebnpsy tn mncobrj wlat wg afrgaky

icgw [lbs tbjg B wasc‒t afncg Gbhltggc orbgcks ack oajbfy sat wbtl jg bc

tlg wabtbch rnnj Xlgc tlg noobmbaf wnrk majg tlg rnnj gruptgk bc tgars

ack wabfbch [lg obrst ucnoobmbaf waig onr Jattlgw Igff was taibch pfamgXlgc B obcaffy wgct eami tn sgg Jatt lg was stbff hrnhhy eut rgamlgk

onr jy lack

Bt‒s wlat wg tlnuhlt rbhltgtsbquo lg asigk

Jy gygs wgffgk up ack lg icgw Lg puffgk jg mfnsgr

Bt‒s hncca eg niaysbquo lg sabk

B wactgk tn egfbgvg lbj eut tlg tnwgrs wgrg eghbccbch tn oaff ack B

mnufkc‒t ruc oast gcnuhl

Nur gctnurahg no oajbfy ack orbgcks fgot tlg lnspbtaf ncfy tn rgturctlg cgxt kay tn raffy arnuck Jatt [lgy cggkgk tn tafi tn lbj ack eg cgar

lbj B rgjgjegr tlbcibch lnw efgssgk wg wgrg tn eg surrnuckgk ey pgnpfg

wln wgrg cnt aorabk tn kraw mfnsgr tn us at a tbjg wlgc stahg macmgr was

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earrgfbch knwc tlg tramis Jacy pgnpfg ofgg tlg smgcg at tbjgs fbig tlbs eut

cnt nur orbgcks [lgy put tlgbr nwc fbvgs nc lnfk tn jnvg bc mfnsgr hbvbch

Jatt tlg strgchtl lg cggkgk tn turc macmgr arnuck

A cuc majg bctn tlg rnnj ack noogrgk tn pray wbtl Jatt A sjaff hrnupno us hatlgrgk arnuck lbj ack lgfk lacks wlbfg slg praygk onr lgafbch ack

mnjonrt As wg wgrg aenut tn fgt hn Jatt asigk bo lg mnufk say a praygr

B saw nc tlg oamgs no tlnsg hatlgrgk a sgcsg no Hnnk onr ynu Xay tn eg

strnch Jatt Pray tlat ynu egat tlbs tlbch egmausg ynu macsbquo Xg enwgk

nur lgaks ncmg ahabc ack Jatt eghac tn pray onr tlg cuc ack lgr jbcbstry

Lg praygk tlat Hnk wnufk watml nvgr lgr ack hubkg lgr wnri Cnt ncg

wnrk no lbs praygr was kbrgmtgk tn lbjsgfo [lbs was tlg jnjgct wlgc

Jatt‒s onmus turcgk nutwark Macmgr lak kncg aff tlg kajahg bt was hnbch

tn kn Lbs enky was wgai eut B lak cgvgr sggc lbj strnchgr

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[lg jnkgst euchafnws ack kgmaybch

ernwcstncgs no Mlbmahn‒s Xgst ]bkg prnvbkg a stari mnctrast tn tlg hfgaj-

bch armlbtgmturaf luerbs no bts knwctnwc siyfbcg ack bffustratg a ucbqugfy

Mlbmahn efgck no mycbmbsj ack lnpg Hrnwbch up tlgrg jgact fgarcbch

quabct aplnrbsjs tlat sggjgk tn eg passgk knwc hgcgratbnc tn hgcgratbnc4

Jayeg tlg cgxt jaynr wnc‒t eg qubtg sn mnrrupt Bt‒s pnssbefg bt wnc‒t eg as

mnfk tlbs wbctgr Pgrlaps tlbs ygar tlg Mues wbff jaig bt tn tlg Xnrfk ]grbgs

Ubhlt Puff tlbs fgh ack bt pfays Dbchfg Egffssbquo

Cn knuet aenut bt B was a mycbm eut at fgast B majg ey bt lncgstfy [lg

Mlbmahn no jy ynutl mnufk wgff eg maffgk ]igptbm _affgy hbvgc tlg cujegr

no lypnmrbtgs quasb-autlnrbtarbacs ack dust pfabc fapsgk oabtlouf ruccbcharnuck tlg pfamg [lbs rbml rghbnc no knuet was ogrtbfg hrnuck onr muftbvat-

bch a hgcgratbnc no mycbms wln wgrg mnjonrtaefg mlaffgchbch nfk-smlnnf

mncvgctbncs Jy hrapg was a 125 a prgtty hnnk ygar4 Dnlc Hfgcc Mueac

jbssbfgs ack wlbtg-tbg kbccgrs at tlg Igccgky Xlbtg Lnusg [lg Egatfgs

rgfgasgk tlgbr vgry obrst rgmnrk ack Nswafk was stbff cntlbch jnrg tlac a

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wg sat qubgtfy watmlbch tlg bjahgs nc tlg smrggc

B lavg a prgsgct onr ynusbquo Jatt sabk

Onr wlatgtsbquo B asigk ack tlgc rgjgjegrgk bt was jy ebrtlkay B knc‒t

oggf juml fbig mgfgeratbch Lnw aenut bo B npgc bt tnjnrrnwgtsbquo

Niay eut ynu lavg tn rgak tlbs tncbhltsbquo Lg lackgk jg a fgttgr

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Gspgmbaffy tnkay wbtl tlg gcnrjbty no murrgct gvgcts B wact tn mncvgy

tn ynu ahabc lnw juml ynu jgac tn jg ack lnw prnuk B aj tn eg ynurluseack [lg lark wnri tlat ynu arg gchahgk bc rbhlt cnw bs gxlaustbch

bcvbsbefg ack farhgfy tlacifgss bc tlg slnrt tgrj

Eut lncgy pfgasg icnw tlat eurbgk at tlg mnrg no tlbs tgkbuj bs tlg jnst

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cnefg ack bjpnrtact wnri bc tlg wnrfk ‛ Hnk‒s wnri9 tlg orubts no wlbml ynu

ack B wbff eg fumiy gcnuhl tn gcdny as wg hrnw nfk tnhgtlgr Xatmlbch tlgsg

fbttfg huys hrnw bctn jgc bs a prbvbfghg tlat B aj prnuk tn slarg wbtl ynu ack

tlg pgrogmt oufobffjgct no nur jarrbahg encksRnu arg a hrgat jnj

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Rnu arg jy egst orbgck

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wlbml gvgry jntlgr no ynuch mlbfkrgc icnws bs cn sjaff tasi At a tbjg bc

nur fbvgs wlgc marggrs ack ibks wgrg mrgatbch fnnsg tlrgaks bc nur jarrbahg

ack nc tlg wnrst kay bc nur catbnc‒s rgmgct lbstnry Jatt havg jg a rgcgwgk

pgrspgmtbvg aenut nur fbog tnhgtlgr ack nur outurg Lbs fgttgr was fbig a stbtml

bc tlg jgckbch prnmgss Bt was tlg egst ebrtlkay prgsgct B‒k gvgr eggc hbvgc

A ogw jnctls aotgr 211 wg mgfgeratgk nur tgctl accbvgrsary bc Mafb-

onrcba Xg pfaccgk tlg trbp sgvgraf jnctls prbnr tn nur amtuaf Nmtnegr

accbvgrsary jnstfy tn ammnjjnkatg smlgkufgs Xg rgctgk a mncvgrtbefg

Pnrsmlg Enxstgr bc ]ac Oracmbsmn ack jakg tlg fgbsurgfy krbvg snutl tn Ebh

]ur Jatt was bc lbs hfnry Gvbkgcmg no Hnk surrnuckgk us [lg ]bgrras

tn nur fgot mraslbch suro tn nur rbhlt ack a fbttfg efami spnrts mar egcgatl

us Lgavgc Xg fnnpgk arnuck tlg ]gvgctggc-Jbfg Krbvg ack tnni bc aff

tlg sbhlts [lg Fncg Myprgss [rgg taff ]pyhfass pafjs ack sga nttgrs sgrv-

bch tlgjsgfvgs a kbccgr no aeafncg nc tlg rnmis as tlgy fachubslgk bc tlgPambobm Xg twbstgk ack turcgk a ebt oartlgr snutl nc Lbhlway Ncg uctbf

wg arrbvgk at tlg _gctaca Bcc ack ]pa a qubgt rnjactbm rgsnrt cgstfgk

bc tlg mfboos at Ebh ]ur Puffbch bctn tlg rgsnrt wg cntbmgk sjbfbch pgnpfg

jgackgrbch arnuck bc wlbtg rnegs Egonrg tlg egff maptabc mnufk npgc tlg

mar knnr Jatt fgacgk bctn jg ack wlbspgrgk Ugsnrtgt Nr bcsacg asyfujgtsbquo

Gbtlgr way wg‒ff obt bcsbquo B rgpfbgk wbtl a fauhl

_gctaca was qubtg a mnctrast ornj nur gvgrykay wnrfk Bt was ac

gxtrgjgfy qubgt rnjactbm gsmapg [lgrg was a ebt no mufturg slnmi eut btkbkc‒t taig fnch tn akapt Obotggc jbcutgs aotgr wg jnmigk tlg mrazbgs bc tlg

wlbtg rnegs wg wgrg knccbch nur nwc jncnhrajjgk tgrrbgs wbtl jatml-

bch wlbtg ofbp-ofnps sbppbch a kgfbhltouf Capa Maegrcgt nc nur fgbsurgfy

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1lt fbog bs hnnk

strnff tn tlg Dapacgsg lnt eatls Xg hbhhfgk fbig ibks wln wgrg hgttbch

away wbtl snjgtlbch Xg lak ncfy twn kays tn fuxurbatg sn wg jakg tlg

jnst no tlgj gatbch gxtranrkbcary mubsbcg ack taibch kggp ergatls no tlg

cbhlt-efnnjbch dasjbcgAotgr kbccgr wg sat nc tlg tgrramg no nur euchafnw nvgrfnnibch tlg

tracqubf jnuctabcs B rgstgk jy lgak eami ack ogft tlg tgcsbnc bc jy enky

jgft away Xlgc B npgcgk jy gygs tlgrg was ac npgc dgwgfry enx wbtl a

egautbouf pabr no kbajnck garrbchs sbttbch nc tnp no a _gctaca cntgpak wbtl

a lackwrbttgc cntg4

Lgrg‒s jy ebh bkga Xlgc tlg tbjg mnjgs wg hbvg ncg tn Krgw ack

ncg tn ]aj as knwc payjgctssbquo nc gchahgjgct rbchs [lgc wg hnhgt ynu twn hbact rnmis B fnvg ynu ‛ J

B luhhgk lbj arnuck lbs cgmi ack wg ibssgk Lg hnt bt rbhlt [lg gar-

rbchs wgrg pgrogmt eut jnst no aff B fnvgk lbs ebh bkga Lg mncsbkgrgk obvg

pgnpfg bc hbvbch tlbs hbot Bt was onr jg nur enys ack tlgbr outurg wbvgs

Lbs tlnuhltoufcgss wnufk tnuml pgnpfg lg kbkc‒t gvgc icnw

[ry ‒gj ncsbquo lg sabk sjbfbch Lg icgw lg lak jg Jatt lak eggc euy-

bch jg dgwgfry onr ygars eut juml no bt sat bkfg bc tlg dgwgfry enx B lak

cgvgr eggc ncg tn wgar juml dgwgfry jnstfy egmausg B was lypgr-awarg

no tlg oamt tlat B lak bt nc ack B tgckgk tn obkhgt wbtl bt Jy kbsmnjonrt

lnwgvgr kbk cnt stnp jy pgrsbstgct safgsjac luseack ornj euybch bt Cnw

aotgr tgc ygars lg lak onuck tlg pgrogmt hbot gfghact ack uckgrstatgk wbtl

tlg pgrogmt jgssahg

[laci ynusbquo B wlbspgrgk B mac‒t wabt uctbf nur enys mac uckgrstack

tlbs aenut ynusbquo

Jatt lbt pfay nc tlg MK pfaygr nc nur cbhltstack ack wg fbstgcgk tn amnjpfbjgctary MK tbtfgk Hnbch tn Mafbonrcba [lg MK was ac amnustbm hub-

tar trbeutg tn Fgk Tgppgfbc B fbigk jy rnmi-ack-rnff eut tlbs jgffnw MK

wnrigk wbtl tlg rnegs-ack-sfbppgrs jnnk Bt egmajg tlg snucktrami onr a

pgrogmt wggigck hgtaway

Eami lnjg tlg wggi no nur amtuaf accbvgrsary bc garfy Nmtnegr Jatt

ack B wgrg cnt oggfbch prgssurgk tn euy hbots nr pfac ac gfaenratg cbhlt

nut Hrgat jgjnrbgs no nur Mafbonrcba trbp fbchgrgk eut wg wgrg hfak

tn eg lnjg bc Jbmlbhac tlbs tbjg no ygar [lg autujc mlbff was eghbc-cbch tn mrggp eami bctn tlg abr wlbml jgact swgatslbrt wgatlgr onnteaff

hajgs ack spbmy mlbfb Gvgrytlbch sjgffs kboogrgct wlgc tlg fgavgs eghbc

tn turc [lgbr ygarfy jnrpl rgfgasgs a eurct pgroujg tlat swggtgcs tlg abr

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[lg vberact mnfnrs ack mrbsp tgjpgraturgs jaig jg oggf fbig B mnufk ruc a

tlnusack jbfgs aftlnuhl aotgr tlg obrst twn B‒k rgtlbci tlat bkga Autujc

arnusgs aff no tlg sgcsgs fbig cn ntlgr sgasnc pgrlaps egmausg wg mac oggf

tlg eghbccbch no tlg gck caturg‒s hrack obcafgJatt was upstabrs slnwgrbch ack ]ajjy tnni lbs jnrcbch cap wlbfg B

jnfkgk Pfay-Knl wbtl Krgw B tnni cntbmg no tlg fgavgs tlat luch dust nut-

sbkg tlg wbcknw [lg mlartrgusg hrggc was hbvbch way tn lbcts no vberact

rgk nrachg ack ygffnw

Hbcasbquo Jatt slnutgk tn jg ornj nur egkrnnj B wafigk tn tlg enttnj

no tlg stabrs tn sgg lbj wrappgk bc a tnwgf krbppbch wgt

Oggf tlbssbquo lg sabk as lg puslgk lbs obchgr bctn lbs tlbhl At obrst B

tlnuhlt lg was egbch ouccy eut qubmify rgafbzgk tlat lbs tncg was jnrg

sgrbnus

Xlat bs btgtsbquo B asigk ruslbch up tlg stabrs

B knc‒t icnw Bt oggfs fbig a jarefg bc jy fgh fbig a tbcy tujnrsbquo

B stnppgk jnvbch ack hfacmgk up at lbj wbtl a mncousgk fnni

A tujnrgt Xln says tlatgtsbquo B sabk lafo sarmastbmaffy [lat tlnuhlt fbc-

hgrgk bc tlg abr a jnjgct uctbf B rgafbzgk a Igff says tlat Xlbfg tlg avgrahg

pgrsnc kngs cnt dujp tn tlg mncmfusbnc tlat bt‒s a tujnrsbquo egonrg mncsbkgr-

bch gvgry ntlgr pnssbebfbty Jatt‒s oajbfy hbvgc tlg hgcgtbm lbstnry nc lbs

kak‒s sbkg tgckgk tn assujg tlg wnrst Xg mnctbcugk oggfbch arnuck lbs

tlbhl [lg jarefg was vgry kggp bc tlg jusmfg Jatt ack B ahrggk tlat lg

wnufk maff lbs kak‒s ncmnfnhbst

A ogw kays fatgr nc tlg kay no nur tgctl accbvgrsary B was bc nur egk-

rnnj ack saw nur amnustbm Fgk Tgppgfbc MK ornj _gctaca B rgafbzgk tlat

tlg tbjbch no nur trbp lak eggc fgss aenut fnhbstbms ack jnrg aenut a kbvbcg

pfac As Jatt fay bc nur egk rgmnvgrbch ornj surhgry tn rgjnvg a tujnrornj lbs fgh B prgssgk pfay [lg fast twn snchs nc tlg MK wgrg Eaeg B‒j

Hncca Fgavg Rnusbquo ack ]tabrway tn Lgavgcsbquo

Autujc lak arrbvgk

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jbmlagf

Mnfk sprbch watgrs ruc nvgr tlg sjaff

rnmis at tlg oar gck no Hrackvbgw Egaml prnvbkbch tlg ncfy snuck tn tlg

prgkawc stbffcgss nc Juffgtt Faig bc Cnrtlgrc Jbmlbhac [lg pgrogmt mrys-

taf suroamg rgsts jntbncfgss Bc tlg kbstacmg at tlg obrst ergai no fbhlt a faig

pgrml strgtmlgs up tnwark tlg tachgrbcg siy dust gcnuhl tn hufp a ergaioast

no oaffgc jayofbgs tlgc kbsappgars qubgtfy egfnw tlg suroamg [lg sbfgct

rbppfgs nc tlg watgr hfbkg tnwark tlg cnw-sjnfkgrbch lnrbznc As tlg suc

eghbcs tn wrgstfg tlg karicgss bctn rgtrgat B wbsl tlg wnrfk mnufk rgjabc

tlbs pgrogmt onr dust a wlbfg fnchgr

As B waffnw bc tlg mafj tlg jnjgct qubmify egmnjgs ebttgrswggt wbtl

tlg rgafbzatbnc tlat bc tlg efbci no ac gyg tlbs pgrogmt tracqubfbty wbff sur-rgckgr tn tlg snuck ack oury tlat ammnjpacy gaml cgw kay Mars ack enats

pgnpfg ack cnbsgs eusycgss ack ebffs tn eg pabk ack aff no tlg efgssbchs ack

mursgs tlat nmmupy tlg spamg egtwggc kawc ack twbfbhlt wbff snnc eg upnc

jg Bc tlg gck tlg sbfgct efbss tlat bs jnrcbch nc Juffgtt Faig bs orbgck ack

ong afbig9 a egautbouf ack mrugf ]laigspgargac kgvbmg tlat gaml kay sgkumgs

jg wbtl bts prnjbsg ack tlgc slattgrs jg wbtl bts lgartergai

Onr jy wbog Matly tlbs was a ucbqug ack spbrbtuaf pfamg Lgr pargcts

Farry ack Dbff Futz nwcgk a mnttahg nc Hrackvbgw Egaml a prgtty strgtmlno sacky slnrgfbcg at tlg oar gck no tlg faig ack Matl spgct jacy suj-

jgrs tlgrg Ncg no tlg farhgst ack kggpgst bcfack faigs bc tlg W] Juffgtt

Faig sggjgk tn maff nut tn lgr gaml tbjg slg staygk away a ebt tnn fnch

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]lg egmajg a kboogrgct wnjac wlgc slg was up cnrtl ([lat‒s wlat tlg

fnmafs maff bt9 wlgc ncg hngs tn tlg faigs bc Cnrtlgrc Jbmlbhac ncg hngs

up cnrtlsbquo) Afnch wbtl o fbp-o fnps ack watgrprnno sucefnmi Matly put nc

a cgw sgfo wlgc slg was tlgrg ack bt fnnigk hnnk nc lgr Lgr sfgckgr orajgsggjgk taffgr tlac tlg 7 fbstgk nc lgr krbvgr‒s fbmgcsg Lgr sujjgr labr

mauhlt dust gcnuhl no tlg suc‒s jahbm tn erbhltgc wbtl lbhlfbhlts Lgr sibc

oabr ack pbci onr cbcg jnctls nut no tlg ygar hrgw kggp ernwc jaibch

lgr tggtl pbgrmbchfy wlbtg wlgc slg sjbfgk Egbch at tlg faig ahrggk wbtl

Matly

Xlbfg slg ack B wgrg stbff katbch B lak tn eg krahhgk tlgrg Mnjg tn

jy pargcts‒ mnttahgsbquo Matly pfgakgk

B wactgk cncg no bt B was strbmtfy mncmrgtg B fnvgk tlg mbty ack was cgvgr

hnbch tn eg a lappy majpgrsbquo Unuhlbch bt onr jg was wlgc rnnj sgrvbmg

stnppgk sgrvbch at jbkcbhlt Pfus jy ncfy cntbnc no a mnttahgsbquo majg ornj

tlg krgakouf vbsbts tn Xbsmncsbc wlgrg jy kak lak taigc jy tlrgg sbefbchs

ack jg bc nrkgr tn hgt a fbttfg nutknnrs bc us

Rnu‒ff fnvg btsbquo Matly bcsbstgk

B wbff cnt fnvg btsbquo B sabk mlaccgfbch Xnnky Affgc Mrappy obslbch

slactbgs ack kggro fbgs tlg sbzg no _nfvns sbquo

Bt‒s cnt fbig tlatsbquo slg sabk Egsbkgs wg cggk a cbmg hgtawaysbquo

Hgtaway las wnrks f big Lyatt bc bt ]pas ack tgg tbjgs [lat‒s a hgtaway

[lg ncfy tlbch wg‒k eg hgttbch away ornj up cnrtl wnufk eg bcknnr

pfujebch ack twgctbgtl-mgctury kgctbstrysbquo

Rgt as wg aff icnw fnvg jaigs ynu kn tlg nmmasbncaf onnfbsl tlbch ]n

B pamigk a masg no ]PO 20 ack a obvg-haffnc macbstgr no mafajbcg fntbnc ack

wg krnvg cnrtl nut no Mlbmahn

As snnc as wg arrbvgk aff no jy ogars no nutlnusgs ack eamiwnnks eac- dns wgrg put tn rgst Bt turcgk nut tlat lgr pargcts‒ mnttahgsbquo was amtuaffy a

egautbouf ack wgff-appnbctgk faig lnjg wbtl onur egkrnnjs ack twn eatl-

rnnjs Egbch a tnp safgsjac bc tlg ourcbturg bckustry havg Farry Futz cnt

ncfy ammgss tn tlg obcgr tlbchs eut a tastg onr tlgj as wgff [lgbr lnjg was

spntfgss wbtl a mfgac mnctgjpnrary styfg ack a tnuml no up-cnrtl mlarj

[lg jgtbmufnus wlbtg waffs rgjabcgk orgg no acy mfuttgr gxmgpt onr tlrgg

farhg orajgk plntnhrapls tlat Farry lbjsgfo lak taigc ack luch prnjb-

cgctfy bc tlg hrgat rnnj [lgy lak jnrg tlac ncg luckrgk oggt no faigornctack aff tlg watgr tnys ynu mnufk kgsbrg4 sib enats ack pnctnnc party enats

ofntatbnc kgvbmgs no gvgry ibck ack gvgc a ]gaKnn tn rbkg

Cgarey B kbsmnvgrgk a hnfo mnursg maffgk [lg ]gmrgt ‛ a oaeufnus fbttfg

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sgjb-prbvatg trami marvgk nut no tlg vbrhbc pbcg onrgst tlat afways sggjgk tn

lavg ac npgcbch nc tlg o brst tgg wlgcgvgr B asigk [lg pgnpfg tlgrg wgrg

hrgat ack tlg mnursg cnt tnn kboo bmuft B snnc kgvgfnpgk a fnvglatg rgfatbnc-

slbp wbtl tlg par-obvg gbhltl lnfg wlbml afways tauctgk jy ghn bctn hnbchonr tlg hrggc bc twn tlnuhl tlgrg was a wgff-pfamgk pnck bc ornct [lbs

kbajnck bc tlg rnuhl (aff pucs bctgckgk) was tlg kgaf jaigr onr jg wbtl

Juffgtt Faig B eghac tn fnni onrwark tn hnbch up cnrtl as juml as Matly

Gvgctuaffy B justgrgk tlg mnurahg (erabcs rgaffy) tn asi lgr tn jarry

jg As B wabtgk onr lgr at tlg aftar nc nur wgkkbch kay B fnnigk arnuck

tlg mlurml at tlg mnuctfgss orbgcks ack oajbfy hatlgrgk Jy kak mauhlt jy

gyg ack sjbfgk a wgkkbch sjbfg at jg ack tlgc turcgk tnwark tlg eami no

tlg mlurml Dust tlgc Matly appgargk hfnwbch at tlg gck no tlg absfg Kak

wlggfgk arnuck ack mauhlt jy gyg ahabc [lbs tbjg tlnuhl lg appgargk

kazgk ey tlg vbsbnc lg‒k dust sggc B uckgrstnnk Matly lak tlat googmt nc

pgnpfg

Bt was lgr sjbfg tlat tnni jg maptbvg tlg kay wg jgt ack cgvgr ncmg fgt

jg hn [lgrg was ac autlgctbm quafbty tn lgr sjbfg tlat jakg pgnpfg stnp

ack fnni9 a easbm lujac trutl tlat sggjgk tn gjacatg ornj kggp wbtlbc

lgr ack caturaffy obck bts way upwark ack nut Fbig tlg jahja ofnw ornj

_gsuvbus tlgrg was sbjpfy cn stnppbch Matly‒s sjbfg Bt mnufk orggzg pgnpfg

wlgrg tlgy stnnk ack lnfk tlgj tlgrg snjgtbjgs onrgvgr

[lat‒s wlat lappgcgk tn jg acyway

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tlg wggi no nur tgc-ygar accbvgrsary Onr sgvgraf jnctls bt ogft fbig B was

watmlbch sjnig ebffnwbch ornj tlg obrst tnwgr nc 211 A trahgky was

nmmurrbch bc nur fbvgs eut bt sggjgk kbstact B icgw wlat B lak tn kn ack

fbig a rgsmug wnrigr B sprach bctn amtbnc tn assbst ack savg tlg fbog no jy

luseack

Xg vbsbtgk tlg Wcbvgrsbty no Jbmlbhac Macmgr Mgctgr ack JK Ackgr-

snc bc Lnustnc arjgk wbtl stamis no rgsgarml ack Jatt‒s oajbfy lbstnry

[lg knmtnrs wg jgt at entl lnspbtafs wgrg fnchtbjg mnffgahugs wln sggjgk

tn eg bc ahrggjgct nc gvgrytlbch rgharkbch Jatt‒s masg gxmgpt ncg kgtabf

Bt was icnwc tlat rakbatbnc ack mlgjntlgrapy mnufk rgsuft bc lbs typg nomacmgr sprgakbch jnrg qubmify eut ncfy ncg knmtnr egfbgvgk tlg egcgobts

nutwgbhlgk tlg rbsis Bc lbs wnrks bt was a oataf jbstaigsbquo cnt tn lavg

mlgjn Bt was a kajcgk bo ynu kn kajcgk bo ynu knc‒tsbquo sbtuatbnc ack tlg

ncfy tlbch wg icgw onr surg was Jatt‒s oajbfy lbstnry

B spgct juml no jy ynutl bckboogrgct tn tlg suedgmt no lbstnry ack

rghrgttaefy lavg rgjabcgk bhcnract bctn akuftlnnk [lnuhl B jbhlt stbff

oabf a pnp qubz nc tlg Ugvnfutbncary Xar B icgw ncg tlbch onr surg4 [lnsg

wln maccnt rgjgjegr tlg past arg mnckgjcgk tn rgpgat btsbquo [rakbtbncafmlgjntlgrapy lak cgvgr wnrigk nc fgbnjynsarmnja bc tlg Igff oajbfy

[lbs ebh smary wnrk prncnucmgk fbg-nl-jy-nl-sarmnjasbquo bs a rarg

onrj no macmgr tlat lak afrgaky mfabjgk tlg fbvgs no Jatt‒s kak ack sgvgraf

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ntlgr jgjegrs no tlg Igff oajbfy [lgy aff kbgk ynuch ammnjpacbgk ey a

tnxbm mlgjn mnmitabf tlat was tlg egst wg‒vg hnt tn noogrsbquo ey tlg jgkbmaf

mnjjucbty

Lbhlfy bctgffbhgct spgmbafbsts kbsahrggk eut lbstnry was mfgar ack wgwgrg kgtgrjbcgk cnt tn rgpgat bt [lg jgkbmaf prnogssbnc bs krbvgc ey tlg

cggk tn kn snjgtlbch gvgc wlgc tlat snjgtlbch las tlg pntgctbaf tn mausg

hrgatgr suoogrbch ack uftbjatgfy gck wbtl tlg sajg nutmnjg hbvg nr taig a

mnupfg jnctls no jbsgry Jatt was mfgar aenut lnw lg wactgk tn fbvg wbtl

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jy mafgckar B mrnssgk noo a erbkaf slnwgr a egcgobt kbccgr ack nur oajbfy

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fatg pbmibch lbj up ornj prgsmlnnf Bc a pacbm B rac upstabrs ack hraeegk

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onr jy lack

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cnt nur orbgcks [lgy put tlgbr nwc fbvgs nc lnfk tn jnvg bc mfnsgr hbvbch

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egmausg lg was nur oatlgr ack wg wactgk tn bjprgss lbj fbig acy ibk kngs

eut afsn egmausg wg icgw tlat lg lak suml lbhl stackarks Bo wg garcgk lbs

prabsg wg just eg knbch snjgtlbch rbhlt Lbs rnfg was tgamlgr prntgmtnr

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rgharkgk lbj tlg way tlgy usgk tn [lbs ahhravatgk lbj tn cn gck B tlbci

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cggkgk a oatlgr obhurg Jy erntlgrs ack sbstgr ack B dust wbslgk bt kbkc‒t

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A sgcsg no kuty was vgry bjpnrtact tn jy kak Ugspncsbebfbty majg

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bcvbsbefg ack farhgfy tlacifgss bc tlg slnrt tgrj

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tracqubf jnuctabcs B rgstgk jy lgak eami ack ogft tlg tgcsbnc bc jy enky

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rbchs wgrg pgrogmt eut jnst no aff B fnvgk lbs ebh bkga Lg mncsbkgrgk obvg

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cgvgr eggc ncg tn wgar juml dgwgfry jnstfy egmausg B was lypgr-awarg

no tlg oamt tlat B lak bt nc ack B tgckgk tn obkhgt wbtl bt Jy kbsmnjonrt

lnwgvgr kbk cnt stnp jy pgrsbstgct safgsjac luseack ornj euybch bt Cnw

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tar trbeutg tn Fgk Tgppgfbc B fbigk jy rnmi-ack-rnff eut tlbs jgffnw MK

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tn eg lnjg bc Jbmlbhac tlbs tbjg no ygar [lg autujc mlbff was eghbc-cbch tn mrggp eami bctn tlg abr wlbml jgact swgatslbrt wgatlgr onnteaff

hajgs ack spbmy mlbfb Gvgrytlbch sjgffs kboogrgct wlgc tlg fgavgs eghbc

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tlnusack jbfgs aftlnuhl aotgr tlg obrst twn B‒k rgtlbci tlat bkga Autujc

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tlg eghbccbch no tlg gck caturg‒s hrack obcafgJatt was upstabrs slnwgrbch ack ]ajjy tnni lbs jnrcbch cap wlbfg B

jnfkgk Pfay-Knl wbtl Krgw B tnni cntbmg no tlg fgavgs tlat luch dust nut-

sbkg tlg wbcknw [lg mlartrgusg hrggc was hbvbch way tn lbcts no vberact

rgk nrachg ack ygffnw

Hbcasbquo Jatt slnutgk tn jg ornj nur egkrnnj B wafigk tn tlg enttnj

no tlg stabrs tn sgg lbj wrappgk bc a tnwgf krbppbch wgt

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tlnuhlt lg was egbch ouccy eut qubmify rgafbzgk tlat lbs tncg was jnrg

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bch gvgry ntlgr pnssbebfbty Jatt‒s oajbfy hbvgc tlg hgcgtbm lbstnry nc lbs

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tlbhl [lg jarefg was vgry kggp bc tlg jusmfg Jatt ack B ahrggk tlat lg

wnufk maff lbs kak‒s ncmnfnhbst

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rnnj ack saw nur amnustbm Fgk Tgppgfbc MK ornj _gctaca B rgafbzgk tlat

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pfac As Jatt fay bc nur egk rgmnvgrbch ornj surhgry tn rgjnvg a tujnrornj lbs fgh B prgssgk pfay [lg fast twn snchs nc tlg MK wgrg Eaeg B‒j

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prgkawc stbffcgss nc Juffgtt Faig bc Cnrtlgrc Jbmlbhac [lg pgrogmt mrys-

taf suroamg rgsts jntbncfgss Bc tlg kbstacmg at tlg obrst ergai no fbhlt a faig

pgrml strgtmlgs up tnwark tlg tachgrbcg siy dust gcnuhl tn hufp a ergaioast

no oaffgc jayofbgs tlgc kbsappgars qubgtfy egfnw tlg suroamg [lg sbfgct

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tlbs pgrogmt onr dust a wlbfg fnchgr

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pgnpfg ack cnbsgs eusycgss ack ebffs tn eg pabk ack aff no tlg efgssbchs ack

mursgs tlat nmmupy tlg spamg egtwggc kawc ack twbfbhlt wbff snnc eg upnc

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fnmafs maff bt9 wlgc ncg hngs tn tlg faigs bc Cnrtlgrc Jbmlbhac ncg hngs

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mauhlt dust gcnuhl no tlg suc‒s jahbm tn erbhltgc wbtl lbhlfbhlts Lgr sibc

oabr ack pbci onr cbcg jnctls nut no tlg ygar hrgw kggp ernwc jaibch

lgr tggtl pbgrmbchfy wlbtg wlgc slg sjbfgk Egbch at tlg faig ahrggk wbtl

Matly

Xlbfg slg ack B wgrg stbff katbch B lak tn eg krahhgk tlgrg Mnjg tn

jy pargcts‒ mnttahgsbquo Matly pfgakgk

B wactgk cncg no bt B was strbmtfy mncmrgtg B fnvgk tlg mbty ack was cgvgr

hnbch tn eg a lappy majpgrsbquo Unuhlbch bt onr jg was wlgc rnnj sgrvbmg

stnppgk sgrvbch at jbkcbhlt Pfus jy ncfy cntbnc no a mnttahgsbquo majg ornj

tlg krgakouf vbsbts tn Xbsmncsbc wlgrg jy kak lak taigc jy tlrgg sbefbchs

ack jg bc nrkgr tn hgt a fbttfg nutknnrs bc us

Rnu‒ff fnvg btsbquo Matly bcsbstgk

B wbff cnt fnvg btsbquo B sabk mlaccgfbch Xnnky Affgc Mrappy obslbch

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[lg ncfy tlbch wg‒k eg hgttbch away ornj up cnrtl wnufk eg bcknnr

pfujebch ack twgctbgtl-mgctury kgctbstrysbquo

Rgt as wg aff icnw fnvg jaigs ynu kn tlg nmmasbncaf onnfbsl tlbch ]n

B pamigk a masg no ]PO 20 ack a obvg-haffnc macbstgr no mafajbcg fntbnc ack

wg krnvg cnrtl nut no Mlbmahn

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egautbouf ack wgff-appnbctgk faig lnjg wbtl onur egkrnnjs ack twn eatl-

rnnjs Egbch a tnp safgsjac bc tlg ourcbturg bckustry havg Farry Futz cnt

ncfy ammgss tn tlg obcgr tlbchs eut a tastg onr tlgj as wgff [lgbr lnjg was

spntfgss wbtl a mfgac mnctgjpnrary styfg ack a tnuml no up-cnrtl mlarj

[lg jgtbmufnus wlbtg waffs rgjabcgk orgg no acy mfuttgr gxmgpt onr tlrgg

farhg orajgk plntnhrapls tlat Farry lbjsgfo lak taigc ack luch prnjb-

cgctfy bc tlg hrgat rnnj [lgy lak jnrg tlac ncg luckrgk oggt no faigornctack aff tlg watgr tnys ynu mnufk kgsbrg4 sib enats ack pnctnnc party enats

ofntatbnc kgvbmgs no gvgry ibck ack gvgc a ]gaKnn tn rbkg

Cgarey B kbsmnvgrgk a hnfo mnursg maffgk [lg ]gmrgt ‛ a oaeufnus fbttfg

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sgjb-prbvatg trami marvgk nut no tlg vbrhbc pbcg onrgst tlat afways sggjgk tn

lavg ac npgcbch nc tlg o brst tgg wlgcgvgr B asigk [lg pgnpfg tlgrg wgrg

hrgat ack tlg mnursg cnt tnn kboo bmuft B snnc kgvgfnpgk a fnvglatg rgfatbnc-

slbp wbtl tlg par-obvg gbhltl lnfg wlbml afways tauctgk jy ghn bctn hnbchonr tlg hrggc bc twn tlnuhl tlgrg was a wgff-pfamgk pnck bc ornct [lbs

kbajnck bc tlg rnuhl (aff pucs bctgckgk) was tlg kgaf jaigr onr jg wbtl

Juffgtt Faig B eghac tn fnni onrwark tn hnbch up cnrtl as juml as Matly

Gvgctuaffy B justgrgk tlg mnurahg (erabcs rgaffy) tn asi lgr tn jarry

jg As B wabtgk onr lgr at tlg aftar nc nur wgkkbch kay B fnnigk arnuck

tlg mlurml at tlg mnuctfgss orbgcks ack oajbfy hatlgrgk Jy kak mauhlt jy

gyg ack sjbfgk a wgkkbch sjbfg at jg ack tlgc turcgk tnwark tlg eami no

tlg mlurml Dust tlgc Matly appgargk hfnwbch at tlg gck no tlg absfg Kak

wlggfgk arnuck ack mauhlt jy gyg ahabc [lbs tbjg tlnuhl lg appgargk

kazgk ey tlg vbsbnc lg‒k dust sggc B uckgrstnnk Matly lak tlat googmt nc

pgnpfg

Bt was lgr sjbfg tlat tnni jg maptbvg tlg kay wg jgt ack cgvgr ncmg fgt

jg hn [lgrg was ac autlgctbm quafbty tn lgr sjbfg tlat jakg pgnpfg stnp

ack fnni9 a easbm lujac trutl tlat sggjgk tn gjacatg ornj kggp wbtlbc

lgr ack caturaffy obck bts way upwark ack nut Fbig tlg jahja ofnw ornj

_gsuvbus tlgrg was sbjpfy cn stnppbch Matly‒s sjbfg Bt mnufk orggzg pgnpfg

wlgrg tlgy stnnk ack lnfk tlgj tlgrg snjgtbjgs onrgvgr

[lat‒s wlat lappgcgk tn jg acyway

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watmlbch sjnig ebffnwbch ornj tlg obrst tnwgr nc 211 A trahgky was

nmmurrbch bc nur fbvgs eut bt sggjgk kbstact B icgw wlat B lak tn kn ack

fbig a rgsmug wnrigr B sprach bctn amtbnc tn assbst ack savg tlg fbog no jy

luseack

Xg vbsbtgk tlg Wcbvgrsbty no Jbmlbhac Macmgr Mgctgr ack JK Ackgr-

snc bc Lnustnc arjgk wbtl stamis no rgsgarml ack Jatt‒s oajbfy lbstnry

[lg knmtnrs wg jgt at entl lnspbtafs wgrg fnchtbjg mnffgahugs wln sggjgk

tn eg bc ahrggjgct nc gvgrytlbch rgharkbch Jatt‒s masg gxmgpt ncg kgtabf

Bt was icnwc tlat rakbatbnc ack mlgjntlgrapy mnufk rgsuft bc lbs typg nomacmgr sprgakbch jnrg qubmify eut ncfy ncg knmtnr egfbgvgk tlg egcgobts

nutwgbhlgk tlg rbsis Bc lbs wnrks bt was a oataf jbstaigsbquo cnt tn lavg

mlgjn Bt was a kajcgk bo ynu kn kajcgk bo ynu knc‒tsbquo sbtuatbnc ack tlg

ncfy tlbch wg icgw onr surg was Jatt‒s oajbfy lbstnry

B spgct juml no jy ynutl bckboogrgct tn tlg suedgmt no lbstnry ack

rghrgttaefy lavg rgjabcgk bhcnract bctn akuftlnnk [lnuhl B jbhlt stbff

oabf a pnp qubz nc tlg Ugvnfutbncary Xar B icgw ncg tlbch onr surg4 [lnsg

wln maccnt rgjgjegr tlg past arg mnckgjcgk tn rgpgat btsbquo [rakbtbncafmlgjntlgrapy lak cgvgr wnrigk nc fgbnjynsarmnja bc tlg Igff oajbfy

[lbs ebh smary wnrk prncnucmgk fbg-nl-jy-nl-sarmnjasbquo bs a rarg

onrj no macmgr tlat lak afrgaky mfabjgk tlg fbvgs no Jatt‒s kak ack sgvgraf

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ntlgr jgjegrs no tlg Igff oajbfy [lgy aff kbgk ynuch ammnjpacbgk ey a

tnxbm mlgjn mnmitabf tlat was tlg egst wg‒vg hnt tn noogrsbquo ey tlg jgkbmaf

mnjjucbty

Lbhlfy bctgffbhgct spgmbafbsts kbsahrggk eut lbstnry was mfgar ack wgwgrg kgtgrjbcgk cnt tn rgpgat bt [lg jgkbmaf prnogssbnc bs krbvgc ey tlg

cggk tn kn snjgtlbch gvgc wlgc tlat snjgtlbch las tlg pntgctbaf tn mausg

hrgatgr suoogrbch ack uftbjatgfy gck wbtl tlg sajg nutmnjg hbvg nr taig a

mnupfg jnctls no jbsgry Jatt was mfgar aenut lnw lg wactgk tn fbvg wbtl

macmgr ack bt was hnbch tn eg orgg no trakbtbncaf mlgjn ack knmtnrs wbtl

efbckgrs

Onr sgvgctggc jnctls wg wgrg bc watml-ack-wabt jnkg Jatt lak rnu-

tbcg M[ smacs ack mlgmiups eut nur fbvgs wgrg cnt krajatbmaffy aftgrgk

Lg was jnstfy lgaftly ack fbog was jnstfy cnrjaf B egmajg tlg Jartla

]tgwart no fbvbch wbtl macmgr trybch tn jaig nur lnjg ack fbog pgrogmt

eut bt wasc‒t Jatt spgct juml no tlg obrst ygar hrbgvbch lbjsgfo bc suetfg

ways B mnufk oggf tlg puff egtwggc us [lg enys ack B rgprgsgctgk a pabcouf

rgafbty tn Jatt sn lg hravbtatgk tnwark tlbchs tlat ogft hnnk4 wnri onnk

ack krbci Wconrtucatgfy tlgrg wgrgc‒t gcnuhl efug mlggsg rdquo stuoogk nfbvgs

bc tlg wnrfk tn affgvbatg lbs achubsl

B sat sfujpgk nc a stnnf at tlg ibtmlgc mnuctgr starbch at tlg kbhbtaf mfnmi

nc tlg jbmrnwavg efbcibch 41 pj eami at jg [lg lnusg was ucusuaffy

qubgt Jy lgak ogft lgavy ack jy lnt tga lak hncg mnfk Fnnibch knwc at

jy mafgckar B mrnssgk noo a erbkaf slnwgr a egcgobt kbccgr ack nur oajbfy

vamatbnc tn Capfgs Ofnrbka Bc pfamg no tlnsg gvgcts B bcigk bc Jatt‒s fuch

ebnpsy appnbctjgcts wbtl macmgr spgmbafbsts at ]fnac Igttgrbch ack Kaca

Oaregr ack ac appnbctjgct wbtl Kr Cbmlnfas Hnczafgz a lnfbstbm knmtnr

bc JaclattacXlgrg arg tlg ibksgtsbquo B tlnuhlt [lbs bs cnt a qugstbnc B usuaffy lavg tn

asi B rgafbzgk qubmify tlat ]aj was stbff cappbch eut bt tnni ac gxtra ogw

sgmncks tn ammnuct onr Krgw ]ukkgcfy B rgjgjegrgk B was tlbrty jbcutgs

fatg pbmibch lbj up ornj prgsmlnnf Bc a pacbm B rac upstabrs ack hraeegk

]ajjy nut no egk B pramtbmaffy tlrgw lbj bctn lbs mar sgat hraeegk a sbppy

mup noo tlg mar ofnnr slnvgk bt bc lbs fap ack spgk noo B mnufk oggf jysgfo

eghbccbch tn ucravgf Jbkway tlrnuhl jy apnfnhy tn tlg smlnnf noobmg

staoo B eghac tn sne Bt ogft fbig tlg sgmnck pfacg was sfajjbch bctn tlgXnrfk [rakg Mgctgr ack tlbs tbjg B was bc tlg eubfkbch

Onrhgttbch tn pbmi up jy onur-ygar-nfk ornj prgsmlnnf was tlg obrst sbhc

no tlg hrbgo tlat qubgtfy hraeegk lnfk no jg garfbgr tlat wggi wlgc Jatt

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rgmgbvgk a sgmnck macmgr kbahcnsbs Lg lak acntlgr rnutbcg M[ smac ack

jbcnr nutpatbgct aeknjbcaf surhgry tn rgjnvg wlat wg suspgmtgk was a

tbcy fbpnja wlbml bs cntlbch jnrg tlac a lark fujp no oatty tbssug usuaffy

onuck dust egcgatl tlg sibc B lak krbvgc Jatt tn tlg lnspbtaf onr tlg prnmg-kurg ack wabtgk afncg wbtl jy enni ack mgff plncg tn iggp jg mnjpacy

Bt was a oajbfbar rnutbcg uctbf tlg ncmnfnhbst maffgk jg bctn a sjaff rnnj

akdamgct tn surhbmaf wabtbch As B hatlgrgk jy tlbchs jy lacks wgrg slai-

bch B was egbch maffgk bctn a knnj rnnjsbquo B icgw tlg siyfbcg no jy fbog

was aenut tn mlachg

Bs acyncg wbtl ynu tnkaygtsbquo lg asigk

Dust Jattsbquo

Lg lgsbtatgk as bo cnt wactbch tn tgff jg

B mac lackfg btsbquo B sabk mafjfy Xg‒vg eggc kgafbch wbtl tlbs onr a ygar

ack a lafosbquo

[lg surhgnc fgacgk bc ack B watmlgk lbs lacks as lg spnig suemnc-

smbnusfy wactbch tn sgg lnw stgaky tlgy wgrg

Xg rgjnvgk tlg fbpnja ornj Jatt‒s aeknjgc eut wg onuck acntlgr

tujnr lbkbch eglbck bt Patlnfnhy mncobrjgk bt bs fgbnjynsarmnja Afsn

tlg M[ smac slnws fgsbncs nc lbs fuchs ack fbvgr tlat mnufk afsn eg sarmnja

Xg‒ff cggk a fuch ebnpsy tn mncobrjsbquo

B mnufk oggf jy lgart egatbch bc jy mlgst B mnufkc‒t rgmncmbfg wly B ogft

slnmigk sn B rgjabcgk stnbm Lg cgvgr sabk tlg wnrk tgrjbcafsbquo eut bt was

tlgrg furibch bc tlg suetgxt fbig tlg mnwarkfy lbkkgc tujnr

[wn wggis fatgr Jatt lak a fuch ebnpsy tn mncobrj wlat wg afrgaky

icgw [lbs tbjg B wasc‒t afncg Gbhltggc orbgcks ack oajbfy sat wbtl jg bc

tlg wabtbch rnnj Xlgc tlg noobmbaf wnrk majg tlg rnnj gruptgk bc tgars

ack wabfbch [lg obrst ucnoobmbaf waig onr Jattlgw Igff was taibch pfamgXlgc B obcaffy wgct eami tn sgg Jatt lg was stbff hrnhhy eut rgamlgk

onr jy lack

Bt‒s wlat wg tlnuhlt rbhltgtsbquo lg asigk

Jy gygs wgffgk up ack lg icgw Lg puffgk jg mfnsgr

Bt‒s hncca eg niaysbquo lg sabk

B wactgk tn egfbgvg lbj eut tlg tnwgrs wgrg eghbccbch tn oaff ack B

mnufkc‒t ruc oast gcnuhl

Nur gctnurahg no oajbfy ack orbgcks fgot tlg lnspbtaf ncfy tn rgturctlg cgxt kay tn raffy arnuck Jatt [lgy cggkgk tn tafi tn lbj ack eg cgar

lbj B rgjgjegr tlbcibch lnw efgssgk wg wgrg tn eg surrnuckgk ey pgnpfg

wln wgrg cnt aorabk tn kraw mfnsgr tn us at a tbjg wlgc stahg macmgr was

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earrgfbch knwc tlg tramis Jacy pgnpfg ofgg tlg smgcg at tbjgs fbig tlbs eut

cnt nur orbgcks [lgy put tlgbr nwc fbvgs nc lnfk tn jnvg bc mfnsgr hbvbch

Jatt tlg strgchtl lg cggkgk tn turc macmgr arnuck

A cuc majg bctn tlg rnnj ack noogrgk tn pray wbtl Jatt A sjaff hrnupno us hatlgrgk arnuck lbj ack lgfk lacks wlbfg slg praygk onr lgafbch ack

mnjonrt As wg wgrg aenut tn fgt hn Jatt asigk bo lg mnufk say a praygr

B saw nc tlg oamgs no tlnsg hatlgrgk a sgcsg no Hnnk onr ynu Xay tn eg

strnch Jatt Pray tlat ynu egat tlbs tlbch egmausg ynu macsbquo Xg enwgk

nur lgaks ncmg ahabc ack Jatt eghac tn pray onr tlg cuc ack lgr jbcbstry

Lg praygk tlat Hnk wnufk watml nvgr lgr ack hubkg lgr wnri Cnt ncg

wnrk no lbs praygr was kbrgmtgk tn lbjsgfo [lbs was tlg jnjgct wlgc

Jatt‒s onmus turcgk nutwark Macmgr lak kncg aff tlg kajahg bt was hnbch

tn kn Lbs enky was wgai eut B lak cgvgr sggc lbj strnchgr

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bch armlbtgmturaf luerbs no bts knwctnwc siyfbcg ack bffustratg a ucbqugfy

Mlbmahn efgck no mycbmbsj ack lnpg Hrnwbch up tlgrg jgact fgarcbch

quabct aplnrbsjs tlat sggjgk tn eg passgk knwc hgcgratbnc tn hgcgratbnc4

Jayeg tlg cgxt jaynr wnc‒t eg qubtg sn mnrrupt Bt‒s pnssbefg bt wnc‒t eg as

mnfk tlbs wbctgr Pgrlaps tlbs ygar tlg Mues wbff jaig bt tn tlg Xnrfk ]grbgs

Ubhlt Puff tlbs fgh ack bt pfays Dbchfg Egffssbquo

Cn knuet aenut bt B was a mycbm eut at fgast B majg ey bt lncgstfy [lg

Mlbmahn no jy ynutl mnufk wgff eg maffgk ]igptbm _affgy hbvgc tlg cujegr

no lypnmrbtgs quasb-autlnrbtarbacs ack dust pfabc fapsgk oabtlouf ruccbcharnuck tlg pfamg [lbs rbml rghbnc no knuet was ogrtbfg hrnuck onr muftbvat-

bch a hgcgratbnc no mycbms wln wgrg mnjonrtaefg mlaffgchbch nfk-smlnnf

mncvgctbncs Jy hrapg was a 125 a prgtty hnnk ygar4 Dnlc Hfgcc Mueac

jbssbfgs ack wlbtg-tbg kbccgrs at tlg Igccgky Xlbtg Lnusg [lg Egatfgs

rgfgasgk tlgbr vgry obrst rgmnrk ack Nswafk was stbff cntlbch jnrg tlac a

puci nc tlg mnrcgr passbch nut fgaofgts

B was rabsgk Matlnfbm eut fbig sn jacy fgot tlg mlurml fnch ahn Jy

mycbmbsj onr aff tlbchs rgfbhbnus was curturgk ey a turc as ac aftar eny Jyoatlgr jntlgr ucmfgs ack nfkgst erntlgr wgrg aff hrakuatgs no Matlnfbm

gkumatbnc ack tlgy spnig orggfy aenut bts efgssbchs ack mursgs ]n B ogft mnj-

onrtaefg wlgc B jakg jy tlnrnuhlfy bconrjgk kgmbsbnc tn fgavg As B‒vg

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As a ibk tlg ncfy trug autlnrbty onr wlnj B lak ucwavgrbch rgspgmt was

jy oatlgr Ubmlark ]pglc aia [lg Ensssbquo a sgfo-bjpnsgk eut kgsgrvgktbtfg Kak was tlg enss at wnri ack lg was tlg enss bc lbs lnjg Lg sggjgk

tn eg tlg enss nr at fgast vgry juml bc mnctrnf no tlbchs dust aenut gvgry-

wlgrg lg wgct Pgnpfg caturaffy hravbtatgk tn lbj ack onffnwgk lbs fgak

Jy twn erntlgrs jy sbstgr ack B mgrtabcfy onffnwgk lbs nrkgrs [Esbquo lg

wnufk sbhc cntgs tn us Jaig surg tlg hrass hgts mut tnkay [Esbquo [lg Enss

Kak was cgvgr rgaffy maffgk Ubmlark Onr jnst no lbs fbog lg wgct ey

tlg kbjbcutbvg Kbmi Bc fatgr ygars lbs hrackmlbfkrgc wgrg tnn ynuch tn

gcucmbatg Hrackpa Kbmisbquo [lgy mnufk ncfy justgr Humia Lnigsbquo Fatgr

tlat was slnrtgcgk tn sbjpfy Lnig

Lg fnvgk ibks ack ibks fnvgk lbj [lnuhl lg afways lak tlg lbhlgst

gxpgmtatbncs no tlgj ‛ eg pnfbtg jbck ynur jaccgrs pbmi up tlat hareahg

nc tlg hrnuck ‛ tlnsg sajg ibks aknrgk lbj Lg fnvgk hajgs ack was a

jastgr at jaibch up cgw ncgs tn pfay Xg wgrg cgvgr enrgk wabtbch onr

onnk tn mnjg at a rgstauract egmausg Kak onuck a way tn jaig a hajg nut

no suhar pamis ack saftslaigrs

[n us ibks tlg wnrst tlbch bc tlg wnrfk was kbsappnbctbch lbj Cnt ncfy

egmausg lg was nur oatlgr ack wg wactgk tn bjprgss lbj fbig acy ibk kngs

eut afsn egmausg wg icgw tlat lg lak suml lbhl stackarks Bo wg garcgk lbs

prabsg wg just eg knbch snjgtlbch rbhlt Lbs rnfg was tgamlgr prntgmtnr

prnvbkgr eut afsn arebtgr onr aff tlat bs wnrtly ack hnnk bc tlg wnrfk Bo Kak

sabk Xgff kncgsbquo tlat was tlg hnfk stackark ack cntlbch gfsg majg mfnsg

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bc tlg mfboos at Ebh ]ur Puffbch bctn tlg rgsnrt wg cntbmgk sjbfbch pgnpfg

jgackgrbch arnuck bc wlbtg rnegs Egonrg tlg egff maptabc mnufk npgc tlg

mar knnr Jatt fgacgk bctn jg ack wlbspgrgk Ugsnrtgt Nr bcsacg asyfujgtsbquo

Gbtlgr way wg‒ff obt bcsbquo B rgpfbgk wbtl a fauhl

_gctaca was qubtg a mnctrast ornj nur gvgrykay wnrfk Bt was ac

gxtrgjgfy qubgt rnjactbm gsmapg [lgrg was a ebt no mufturg slnmi eut btkbkc‒t taig fnch tn akapt Obotggc jbcutgs aotgr wg jnmigk tlg mrazbgs bc tlg

wlbtg rnegs wg wgrg knccbch nur nwc jncnhrajjgk tgrrbgs wbtl jatml-

bch wlbtg ofbp-ofnps sbppbch a kgfbhltouf Capa Maegrcgt nc nur fgbsurgfy

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strnff tn tlg Dapacgsg lnt eatls Xg hbhhfgk fbig ibks wln wgrg hgttbch

away wbtl snjgtlbch Xg lak ncfy twn kays tn fuxurbatg sn wg jakg tlg

jnst no tlgj gatbch gxtranrkbcary mubsbcg ack taibch kggp ergatls no tlg

cbhlt-efnnjbch dasjbcgAotgr kbccgr wg sat nc tlg tgrramg no nur euchafnw nvgrfnnibch tlg

tracqubf jnuctabcs B rgstgk jy lgak eami ack ogft tlg tgcsbnc bc jy enky

jgft away Xlgc B npgcgk jy gygs tlgrg was ac npgc dgwgfry enx wbtl a

egautbouf pabr no kbajnck garrbchs sbttbch nc tnp no a _gctaca cntgpak wbtl

a lackwrbttgc cntg4

Lgrg‒s jy ebh bkga Xlgc tlg tbjg mnjgs wg hbvg ncg tn Krgw ack

ncg tn ]aj as knwc payjgctssbquo nc gchahgjgct rbchs [lgc wg hnhgt ynu twn hbact rnmis B fnvg ynu ‛ J

B luhhgk lbj arnuck lbs cgmi ack wg ibssgk Lg hnt bt rbhlt [lg gar-

rbchs wgrg pgrogmt eut jnst no aff B fnvgk lbs ebh bkga Lg mncsbkgrgk obvg

pgnpfg bc hbvbch tlbs hbot Bt was onr jg nur enys ack tlgbr outurg wbvgs

Lbs tlnuhltoufcgss wnufk tnuml pgnpfg lg kbkc‒t gvgc icnw

[ry ‒gj ncsbquo lg sabk sjbfbch Lg icgw lg lak jg Jatt lak eggc euy-

bch jg dgwgfry onr ygars eut juml no bt sat bkfg bc tlg dgwgfry enx B lak

cgvgr eggc ncg tn wgar juml dgwgfry jnstfy egmausg B was lypgr-awarg

no tlg oamt tlat B lak bt nc ack B tgckgk tn obkhgt wbtl bt Jy kbsmnjonrt

lnwgvgr kbk cnt stnp jy pgrsbstgct safgsjac luseack ornj euybch bt Cnw

aotgr tgc ygars lg lak onuck tlg pgrogmt hbot gfghact ack uckgrstatgk wbtl

tlg pgrogmt jgssahg

[laci ynusbquo B wlbspgrgk B mac‒t wabt uctbf nur enys mac uckgrstack

tlbs aenut ynusbquo

Jatt lbt pfay nc tlg MK pfaygr nc nur cbhltstack ack wg fbstgcgk tn amnjpfbjgctary MK tbtfgk Hnbch tn Mafbonrcba [lg MK was ac amnustbm hub-

tar trbeutg tn Fgk Tgppgfbc B fbigk jy rnmi-ack-rnff eut tlbs jgffnw MK

wnrigk wbtl tlg rnegs-ack-sfbppgrs jnnk Bt egmajg tlg snucktrami onr a

pgrogmt wggigck hgtaway

Eami lnjg tlg wggi no nur amtuaf accbvgrsary bc garfy Nmtnegr Jatt

ack B wgrg cnt oggfbch prgssurgk tn euy hbots nr pfac ac gfaenratg cbhlt

nut Hrgat jgjnrbgs no nur Mafbonrcba trbp fbchgrgk eut wg wgrg hfak

tn eg lnjg bc Jbmlbhac tlbs tbjg no ygar [lg autujc mlbff was eghbc-cbch tn mrggp eami bctn tlg abr wlbml jgact swgatslbrt wgatlgr onnteaff

hajgs ack spbmy mlbfb Gvgrytlbch sjgffs kboogrgct wlgc tlg fgavgs eghbc

tn turc [lgbr ygarfy jnrpl rgfgasgs a eurct pgroujg tlat swggtgcs tlg abr

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[lg vberact mnfnrs ack mrbsp tgjpgraturgs jaig jg oggf fbig B mnufk ruc a

tlnusack jbfgs aftlnuhl aotgr tlg obrst twn B‒k rgtlbci tlat bkga Autujc

arnusgs aff no tlg sgcsgs fbig cn ntlgr sgasnc pgrlaps egmausg wg mac oggf

tlg eghbccbch no tlg gck caturg‒s hrack obcafgJatt was upstabrs slnwgrbch ack ]ajjy tnni lbs jnrcbch cap wlbfg B

jnfkgk Pfay-Knl wbtl Krgw B tnni cntbmg no tlg fgavgs tlat luch dust nut-

sbkg tlg wbcknw [lg mlartrgusg hrggc was hbvbch way tn lbcts no vberact

rgk nrachg ack ygffnw

Hbcasbquo Jatt slnutgk tn jg ornj nur egkrnnj B wafigk tn tlg enttnj

no tlg stabrs tn sgg lbj wrappgk bc a tnwgf krbppbch wgt

Oggf tlbssbquo lg sabk as lg puslgk lbs obchgr bctn lbs tlbhl At obrst B

tlnuhlt lg was egbch ouccy eut qubmify rgafbzgk tlat lbs tncg was jnrg

sgrbnus

Xlat bs btgtsbquo B asigk ruslbch up tlg stabrs

B knc‒t icnw Bt oggfs fbig a jarefg bc jy fgh fbig a tbcy tujnrsbquo

B stnppgk jnvbch ack hfacmgk up at lbj wbtl a mncousgk fnni

A tujnrgt Xln says tlatgtsbquo B sabk lafo sarmastbmaffy [lat tlnuhlt fbc-

hgrgk bc tlg abr a jnjgct uctbf B rgafbzgk a Igff says tlat Xlbfg tlg avgrahg

pgrsnc kngs cnt dujp tn tlg mncmfusbnc tlat bt‒s a tujnrsbquo egonrg mncsbkgr-

bch gvgry ntlgr pnssbebfbty Jatt‒s oajbfy hbvgc tlg hgcgtbm lbstnry nc lbs

kak‒s sbkg tgckgk tn assujg tlg wnrst Xg mnctbcugk oggfbch arnuck lbs

tlbhl [lg jarefg was vgry kggp bc tlg jusmfg Jatt ack B ahrggk tlat lg

wnufk maff lbs kak‒s ncmnfnhbst

A ogw kays fatgr nc tlg kay no nur tgctl accbvgrsary B was bc nur egk-

rnnj ack saw nur amnustbm Fgk Tgppgfbc MK ornj _gctaca B rgafbzgk tlat

tlg tbjbch no nur trbp lak eggc fgss aenut fnhbstbms ack jnrg aenut a kbvbcg

pfac As Jatt fay bc nur egk rgmnvgrbch ornj surhgry tn rgjnvg a tujnrornj lbs fgh B prgssgk pfay [lg fast twn snchs nc tlg MK wgrg Eaeg B‒j

Hncca Fgavg Rnusbquo ack ]tabrway tn Lgavgcsbquo

Autujc lak arrbvgk

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jbmlagf

Mnfk sprbch watgrs ruc nvgr tlg sjaff

rnmis at tlg oar gck no Hrackvbgw Egaml prnvbkbch tlg ncfy snuck tn tlg

prgkawc stbffcgss nc Juffgtt Faig bc Cnrtlgrc Jbmlbhac [lg pgrogmt mrys-

taf suroamg rgsts jntbncfgss Bc tlg kbstacmg at tlg obrst ergai no fbhlt a faig

pgrml strgtmlgs up tnwark tlg tachgrbcg siy dust gcnuhl tn hufp a ergaioast

no oaffgc jayofbgs tlgc kbsappgars qubgtfy egfnw tlg suroamg [lg sbfgct

rbppfgs nc tlg watgr hfbkg tnwark tlg cnw-sjnfkgrbch lnrbznc As tlg suc

eghbcs tn wrgstfg tlg karicgss bctn rgtrgat B wbsl tlg wnrfk mnufk rgjabc

tlbs pgrogmt onr dust a wlbfg fnchgr

As B waffnw bc tlg mafj tlg jnjgct qubmify egmnjgs ebttgrswggt wbtl

tlg rgafbzatbnc tlat bc tlg efbci no ac gyg tlbs pgrogmt tracqubfbty wbff sur-rgckgr tn tlg snuck ack oury tlat ammnjpacy gaml cgw kay Mars ack enats

pgnpfg ack cnbsgs eusycgss ack ebffs tn eg pabk ack aff no tlg efgssbchs ack

mursgs tlat nmmupy tlg spamg egtwggc kawc ack twbfbhlt wbff snnc eg upnc

jg Bc tlg gck tlg sbfgct efbss tlat bs jnrcbch nc Juffgtt Faig bs orbgck ack

ong afbig9 a egautbouf ack mrugf ]laigspgargac kgvbmg tlat gaml kay sgkumgs

jg wbtl bts prnjbsg ack tlgc slattgrs jg wbtl bts lgartergai

Onr jy wbog Matly tlbs was a ucbqug ack spbrbtuaf pfamg Lgr pargcts

Farry ack Dbff Futz nwcgk a mnttahg nc Hrackvbgw Egaml a prgtty strgtmlno sacky slnrgfbcg at tlg oar gck no tlg faig ack Matl spgct jacy suj-

jgrs tlgrg Ncg no tlg farhgst ack kggpgst bcfack faigs bc tlg W] Juffgtt

Faig sggjgk tn maff nut tn lgr gaml tbjg slg staygk away a ebt tnn fnch

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]lg egmajg a kboogrgct wnjac wlgc slg was up cnrtl ([lat‒s wlat tlg

fnmafs maff bt9 wlgc ncg hngs tn tlg faigs bc Cnrtlgrc Jbmlbhac ncg hngs

up cnrtlsbquo) Afnch wbtl o fbp-o fnps ack watgrprnno sucefnmi Matly put nc

a cgw sgfo wlgc slg was tlgrg ack bt fnnigk hnnk nc lgr Lgr sfgckgr orajgsggjgk taffgr tlac tlg 7 fbstgk nc lgr krbvgr‒s fbmgcsg Lgr sujjgr labr

mauhlt dust gcnuhl no tlg suc‒s jahbm tn erbhltgc wbtl lbhlfbhlts Lgr sibc

oabr ack pbci onr cbcg jnctls nut no tlg ygar hrgw kggp ernwc jaibch

lgr tggtl pbgrmbchfy wlbtg wlgc slg sjbfgk Egbch at tlg faig ahrggk wbtl

Matly

Xlbfg slg ack B wgrg stbff katbch B lak tn eg krahhgk tlgrg Mnjg tn

jy pargcts‒ mnttahgsbquo Matly pfgakgk

B wactgk cncg no bt B was strbmtfy mncmrgtg B fnvgk tlg mbty ack was cgvgr

hnbch tn eg a lappy majpgrsbquo Unuhlbch bt onr jg was wlgc rnnj sgrvbmg

stnppgk sgrvbch at jbkcbhlt Pfus jy ncfy cntbnc no a mnttahgsbquo majg ornj

tlg krgakouf vbsbts tn Xbsmncsbc wlgrg jy kak lak taigc jy tlrgg sbefbchs

ack jg bc nrkgr tn hgt a fbttfg nutknnrs bc us

Rnu‒ff fnvg btsbquo Matly bcsbstgk

B wbff cnt fnvg btsbquo B sabk mlaccgfbch Xnnky Affgc Mrappy obslbch

slactbgs ack kggro fbgs tlg sbzg no _nfvns sbquo

Bt‒s cnt fbig tlatsbquo slg sabk Egsbkgs wg cggk a cbmg hgtawaysbquo

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[lg ncfy tlbch wg‒k eg hgttbch away ornj up cnrtl wnufk eg bcknnr

pfujebch ack twgctbgtl-mgctury kgctbstrysbquo

Rgt as wg aff icnw fnvg jaigs ynu kn tlg nmmasbncaf onnfbsl tlbch ]n

B pamigk a masg no ]PO 20 ack a obvg-haffnc macbstgr no mafajbcg fntbnc ack

wg krnvg cnrtl nut no Mlbmahn

As snnc as wg arrbvgk aff no jy ogars no nutlnusgs ack eamiwnnks eac- dns wgrg put tn rgst Bt turcgk nut tlat lgr pargcts‒ mnttahgsbquo was amtuaffy a

egautbouf ack wgff-appnbctgk faig lnjg wbtl onur egkrnnjs ack twn eatl-

rnnjs Egbch a tnp safgsjac bc tlg ourcbturg bckustry havg Farry Futz cnt

ncfy ammgss tn tlg obcgr tlbchs eut a tastg onr tlgj as wgff [lgbr lnjg was

spntfgss wbtl a mfgac mnctgjpnrary styfg ack a tnuml no up-cnrtl mlarj

[lg jgtbmufnus wlbtg waffs rgjabcgk orgg no acy mfuttgr gxmgpt onr tlrgg

farhg orajgk plntnhrapls tlat Farry lbjsgfo lak taigc ack luch prnjb-

cgctfy bc tlg hrgat rnnj [lgy lak jnrg tlac ncg luckrgk oggt no faigornctack aff tlg watgr tnys ynu mnufk kgsbrg4 sib enats ack pnctnnc party enats

ofntatbnc kgvbmgs no gvgry ibck ack gvgc a ]gaKnn tn rbkg

Cgarey B kbsmnvgrgk a hnfo mnursg maffgk [lg ]gmrgt ‛ a oaeufnus fbttfg

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sgjb-prbvatg trami marvgk nut no tlg vbrhbc pbcg onrgst tlat afways sggjgk tn

lavg ac npgcbch nc tlg o brst tgg wlgcgvgr B asigk [lg pgnpfg tlgrg wgrg

hrgat ack tlg mnursg cnt tnn kboo bmuft B snnc kgvgfnpgk a fnvglatg rgfatbnc-

slbp wbtl tlg par-obvg gbhltl lnfg wlbml afways tauctgk jy ghn bctn hnbchonr tlg hrggc bc twn tlnuhl tlgrg was a wgff-pfamgk pnck bc ornct [lbs

kbajnck bc tlg rnuhl (aff pucs bctgckgk) was tlg kgaf jaigr onr jg wbtl

Juffgtt Faig B eghac tn fnni onrwark tn hnbch up cnrtl as juml as Matly

Gvgctuaffy B justgrgk tlg mnurahg (erabcs rgaffy) tn asi lgr tn jarry

jg As B wabtgk onr lgr at tlg aftar nc nur wgkkbch kay B fnnigk arnuck

tlg mlurml at tlg mnuctfgss orbgcks ack oajbfy hatlgrgk Jy kak mauhlt jy

gyg ack sjbfgk a wgkkbch sjbfg at jg ack tlgc turcgk tnwark tlg eami no

tlg mlurml Dust tlgc Matly appgargk hfnwbch at tlg gck no tlg absfg Kak

wlggfgk arnuck ack mauhlt jy gyg ahabc [lbs tbjg tlnuhl lg appgargk

kazgk ey tlg vbsbnc lg‒k dust sggc B uckgrstnnk Matly lak tlat googmt nc

pgnpfg

Bt was lgr sjbfg tlat tnni jg maptbvg tlg kay wg jgt ack cgvgr ncmg fgt

jg hn [lgrg was ac autlgctbm quafbty tn lgr sjbfg tlat jakg pgnpfg stnp

ack fnni9 a easbm lujac trutl tlat sggjgk tn gjacatg ornj kggp wbtlbc

lgr ack caturaffy obck bts way upwark ack nut Fbig tlg jahja ofnw ornj

_gsuvbus tlgrg was sbjpfy cn stnppbch Matly‒s sjbfg Bt mnufk orggzg pgnpfg

wlgrg tlgy stnnk ack lnfk tlgj tlgrg snjgtbjgs onrgvgr

[lat‒s wlat lappgcgk tn jg acyway

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tlg wggi no nur tgc-ygar accbvgrsary Onr sgvgraf jnctls bt ogft fbig B was

watmlbch sjnig ebffnwbch ornj tlg obrst tnwgr nc 211 A trahgky was

nmmurrbch bc nur fbvgs eut bt sggjgk kbstact B icgw wlat B lak tn kn ack

fbig a rgsmug wnrigr B sprach bctn amtbnc tn assbst ack savg tlg fbog no jy

luseack

Xg vbsbtgk tlg Wcbvgrsbty no Jbmlbhac Macmgr Mgctgr ack JK Ackgr-

snc bc Lnustnc arjgk wbtl stamis no rgsgarml ack Jatt‒s oajbfy lbstnry

[lg knmtnrs wg jgt at entl lnspbtafs wgrg fnchtbjg mnffgahugs wln sggjgk

tn eg bc ahrggjgct nc gvgrytlbch rgharkbch Jatt‒s masg gxmgpt ncg kgtabf

Bt was icnwc tlat rakbatbnc ack mlgjntlgrapy mnufk rgsuft bc lbs typg nomacmgr sprgakbch jnrg qubmify eut ncfy ncg knmtnr egfbgvgk tlg egcgobts

nutwgbhlgk tlg rbsis Bc lbs wnrks bt was a oataf jbstaigsbquo cnt tn lavg

mlgjn Bt was a kajcgk bo ynu kn kajcgk bo ynu knc‒tsbquo sbtuatbnc ack tlg

ncfy tlbch wg icgw onr surg was Jatt‒s oajbfy lbstnry

B spgct juml no jy ynutl bckboogrgct tn tlg suedgmt no lbstnry ack

rghrgttaefy lavg rgjabcgk bhcnract bctn akuftlnnk [lnuhl B jbhlt stbff

oabf a pnp qubz nc tlg Ugvnfutbncary Xar B icgw ncg tlbch onr surg4 [lnsg

wln maccnt rgjgjegr tlg past arg mnckgjcgk tn rgpgat btsbquo [rakbtbncafmlgjntlgrapy lak cgvgr wnrigk nc fgbnjynsarmnja bc tlg Igff oajbfy

[lbs ebh smary wnrk prncnucmgk fbg-nl-jy-nl-sarmnjasbquo bs a rarg

onrj no macmgr tlat lak afrgaky mfabjgk tlg fbvgs no Jatt‒s kak ack sgvgraf

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ntlgr jgjegrs no tlg Igff oajbfy [lgy aff kbgk ynuch ammnjpacbgk ey a

tnxbm mlgjn mnmitabf tlat was tlg egst wg‒vg hnt tn noogrsbquo ey tlg jgkbmaf

mnjjucbty

Lbhlfy bctgffbhgct spgmbafbsts kbsahrggk eut lbstnry was mfgar ack wgwgrg kgtgrjbcgk cnt tn rgpgat bt [lg jgkbmaf prnogssbnc bs krbvgc ey tlg

cggk tn kn snjgtlbch gvgc wlgc tlat snjgtlbch las tlg pntgctbaf tn mausg

hrgatgr suoogrbch ack uftbjatgfy gck wbtl tlg sajg nutmnjg hbvg nr taig a

mnupfg jnctls no jbsgry Jatt was mfgar aenut lnw lg wactgk tn fbvg wbtl

macmgr ack bt was hnbch tn eg orgg no trakbtbncaf mlgjn ack knmtnrs wbtl

efbckgrs

Onr sgvgctggc jnctls wg wgrg bc watml-ack-wabt jnkg Jatt lak rnu-

tbcg M[ smacs ack mlgmiups eut nur fbvgs wgrg cnt krajatbmaffy aftgrgk

Lg was jnstfy lgaftly ack fbog was jnstfy cnrjaf B egmajg tlg Jartla

]tgwart no fbvbch wbtl macmgr trybch tn jaig nur lnjg ack fbog pgrogmt

eut bt wasc‒t Jatt spgct juml no tlg obrst ygar hrbgvbch lbjsgfo bc suetfg

ways B mnufk oggf tlg puff egtwggc us [lg enys ack B rgprgsgctgk a pabcouf

rgafbty tn Jatt sn lg hravbtatgk tnwark tlbchs tlat ogft hnnk4 wnri onnk

ack krbci Wconrtucatgfy tlgrg wgrgc‒t gcnuhl efug mlggsg rdquo stuoogk nfbvgs

bc tlg wnrfk tn affgvbatg lbs achubsl

B sat sfujpgk nc a stnnf at tlg ibtmlgc mnuctgr starbch at tlg kbhbtaf mfnmi

nc tlg jbmrnwavg efbcibch 41 pj eami at jg [lg lnusg was ucusuaffy

qubgt Jy lgak ogft lgavy ack jy lnt tga lak hncg mnfk Fnnibch knwc at

jy mafgckar B mrnssgk noo a erbkaf slnwgr a egcgobt kbccgr ack nur oajbfy

vamatbnc tn Capfgs Ofnrbka Bc pfamg no tlnsg gvgcts B bcigk bc Jatt‒s fuch

ebnpsy appnbctjgcts wbtl macmgr spgmbafbsts at ]fnac Igttgrbch ack Kaca

Oaregr ack ac appnbctjgct wbtl Kr Cbmlnfas Hnczafgz a lnfbstbm knmtnr

bc JaclattacXlgrg arg tlg ibksgtsbquo B tlnuhlt [lbs bs cnt a qugstbnc B usuaffy lavg tn

asi B rgafbzgk qubmify tlat ]aj was stbff cappbch eut bt tnni ac gxtra ogw

sgmncks tn ammnuct onr Krgw ]ukkgcfy B rgjgjegrgk B was tlbrty jbcutgs

fatg pbmibch lbj up ornj prgsmlnnf Bc a pacbm B rac upstabrs ack hraeegk

]ajjy nut no egk B pramtbmaffy tlrgw lbj bctn lbs mar sgat hraeegk a sbppy

mup noo tlg mar ofnnr slnvgk bt bc lbs fap ack spgk noo B mnufk oggf jysgfo

eghbccbch tn ucravgf Jbkway tlrnuhl jy apnfnhy tn tlg smlnnf noobmg

staoo B eghac tn sne Bt ogft fbig tlg sgmnck pfacg was sfajjbch bctn tlgXnrfk [rakg Mgctgr ack tlbs tbjg B was bc tlg eubfkbch

Onrhgttbch tn pbmi up jy onur-ygar-nfk ornj prgsmlnnf was tlg obrst sbhc

no tlg hrbgo tlat qubgtfy hraeegk lnfk no jg garfbgr tlat wggi wlgc Jatt

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lappbfy egbch gctgrtabcgk ey Krgw as B watmlgk a passgchgr dgt gxpfnkg bctn

tlg sgmnck tnwgr Jy enky rgmnbfgk wbtl gvgry rgpfay no tlg pfacg gctgrbch

tlg eubfkbch B sat nc tlg mnoogg taefg bc stuccgk sbfgcmg ack eghac tn oggf

causgatgk Jy snuf amlgk at tlg sbhlt no bcmnjprglgcsbefg suoogrbch Xbtltlg rgst no tlg wnrfk B was rbvgtgk tn jy tgfgvbsbnc nc tlbs ntlgrwbsg hnr-

hgnus ]gptgjegr kay lgfpfgssfy watmlbch Ajgrbma wnuckgk ack efggkbch

Bt tnni jy luseack Jatt sgvgraf lnurs tn rgturc lnjg ornj lbs knwc-

tnwc noo bmg at tlg fnmaf CEM tgfgvbsbnc statbnc bc Kgtrnbt Xlgc B lgark tlg

harahg knnr hn up B rac tn jggt lbj Xg lgfk gaml ntlgr tbhltfy stbf f bc a

statg no kbsegfbgo Jy pargcts lak afrgaky arrbvgk [bjg was stackbch stb ff as

wg majg tnhgtlgr tn watml tlg lnrrnr uconfk Arnuck obvg n‒mfnmi B wafigk

nutsbkg tn mfgar jy lgak [lg fatg aotgrcnnc suc was efbckbch B ogft fbig B

lak eggc bc a tuccgf aff kay Jy enky amlgk ornj tgcsbnc Bt was surrgaf

ack bt wasc‒t gvgc lappgcbch bc nur statg Bt was lnwgvgr lappgcbch bc

nur saog mnuctry bc a mbty wg lak vbsbtgk jacy tbjgs ack bc a pfamg wlgrg

pgnpfg wg icgw ack fnvgk wgrg fbvbch Bt was lappgcbch tn pgnpfg dust fbig

us Bt was lappgcbch tn us

Kbccgr was qubgtgr tlac usuaf aftlnuhl tlg ibks lgfpgk iggp tlbchs

fbhlt [lg wnrfk jay lavg pausgk eut Krgw stbff lak spahlgttb saumg nc lbsoamg ack ]aj was stbff tlrnwbch tlbchs ornj lbs lbhl mlabr [lgrg wasc‒t

juml mncvgrsatbnc asbkg ornj gxprgssbncs no kggp sakcgss hratbtukg ack a

strnch sgcsg no ucbty wbtl nur ogffnw Ajgrbmacs

B tnni ac lnur tumibch tlg ibks bctn egk tlat cbhlt scuhhfbch rgakbch

ack saybch praygrs Xlat ibck no wnrfk lak B ernuhlt tlgj bctngt B wafigk

knwcstabrs ack mnffapsgk bctn Jatt‒s arjs [lg tgfgvbsbnc was jutgk ack

wg sat qubgtfy watmlbch tlg bjahgs nc tlg smrggc

B lavg a prgsgct onr ynusbquo Jatt sabk

Onr wlatgtsbquo B asigk ack tlgc rgjgjegrgk bt was jy ebrtlkay B knc‒t

oggf juml fbig mgfgeratbch Lnw aenut bo B npgc bt tnjnrrnwgtsbquo

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bcvbsbefg ack farhgfy tlacifgss bc tlg slnrt tgrj

Eut lncgy pfgasg icnw tlat eurbgk at tlg mnrg no tlbs tgkbuj bs tlg jnst

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cnefg ack bjpnrtact wnri bc tlg wnrfk ‛ Hnk‒s wnri9 tlg orubts no wlbml ynu

ack B wbff eg fumiy gcnuhl tn gcdny as wg hrnw nfk tnhgtlgr Xatmlbch tlgsg

fbttfg huys hrnw bctn jgc bs a prbvbfghg tlat B aj prnuk tn slarg wbtl ynu ack

tlg pgrogmt oufobffjgct no nur jarrbahg encksRnu arg a hrgat jnj

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wlbml gvgry jntlgr no ynuch mlbfkrgc icnws bs cn sjaff tasi At a tbjg bc

nur fbvgs wlgc marggrs ack ibks wgrg mrgatbch fnnsg tlrgaks bc nur jarrbahg

ack nc tlg wnrst kay bc nur catbnc‒s rgmgct lbstnry Jatt havg jg a rgcgwgk

pgrspgmtbvg aenut nur fbog tnhgtlgr ack nur outurg Lbs fgttgr was fbig a stbtml

bc tlg jgckbch prnmgss Bt was tlg egst ebrtlkay prgsgct B‒k gvgr eggc hbvgc

A ogw jnctls aotgr 211 wg mgfgeratgk nur tgctl accbvgrsary bc Mafb-

onrcba Xg pfaccgk tlg trbp sgvgraf jnctls prbnr tn nur amtuaf Nmtnegr

accbvgrsary jnstfy tn ammnjjnkatg smlgkufgs Xg rgctgk a mncvgrtbefg

Pnrsmlg Enxstgr bc ]ac Oracmbsmn ack jakg tlg fgbsurgfy krbvg snutl tn Ebh

]ur Jatt was bc lbs hfnry Gvbkgcmg no Hnk surrnuckgk us [lg ]bgrras

tn nur fgot mraslbch suro tn nur rbhlt ack a fbttfg efami spnrts mar egcgatl

us Lgavgc Xg fnnpgk arnuck tlg ]gvgctggc-Jbfg Krbvg ack tnni bc aff

tlg sbhlts [lg Fncg Myprgss [rgg taff ]pyhfass pafjs ack sga nttgrs sgrv-

bch tlgjsgfvgs a kbccgr no aeafncg nc tlg rnmis as tlgy fachubslgk bc tlgPambobm Xg twbstgk ack turcgk a ebt oartlgr snutl nc Lbhlway Ncg uctbf

wg arrbvgk at tlg _gctaca Bcc ack ]pa a qubgt rnjactbm rgsnrt cgstfgk

bc tlg mfboos at Ebh ]ur Puffbch bctn tlg rgsnrt wg cntbmgk sjbfbch pgnpfg

jgackgrbch arnuck bc wlbtg rnegs Egonrg tlg egff maptabc mnufk npgc tlg

mar knnr Jatt fgacgk bctn jg ack wlbspgrgk Ugsnrtgt Nr bcsacg asyfujgtsbquo

Gbtlgr way wg‒ff obt bcsbquo B rgpfbgk wbtl a fauhl

_gctaca was qubtg a mnctrast ornj nur gvgrykay wnrfk Bt was ac

gxtrgjgfy qubgt rnjactbm gsmapg [lgrg was a ebt no mufturg slnmi eut btkbkc‒t taig fnch tn akapt Obotggc jbcutgs aotgr wg jnmigk tlg mrazbgs bc tlg

wlbtg rnegs wg wgrg knccbch nur nwc jncnhrajjgk tgrrbgs wbtl jatml-

bch wlbtg ofbp-ofnps sbppbch a kgfbhltouf Capa Maegrcgt nc nur fgbsurgfy

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strnff tn tlg Dapacgsg lnt eatls Xg hbhhfgk fbig ibks wln wgrg hgttbch

away wbtl snjgtlbch Xg lak ncfy twn kays tn fuxurbatg sn wg jakg tlg

jnst no tlgj gatbch gxtranrkbcary mubsbcg ack taibch kggp ergatls no tlg

cbhlt-efnnjbch dasjbcgAotgr kbccgr wg sat nc tlg tgrramg no nur euchafnw nvgrfnnibch tlg

tracqubf jnuctabcs B rgstgk jy lgak eami ack ogft tlg tgcsbnc bc jy enky

jgft away Xlgc B npgcgk jy gygs tlgrg was ac npgc dgwgfry enx wbtl a

egautbouf pabr no kbajnck garrbchs sbttbch nc tnp no a _gctaca cntgpak wbtl

a lackwrbttgc cntg4

Lgrg‒s jy ebh bkga Xlgc tlg tbjg mnjgs wg hbvg ncg tn Krgw ack

ncg tn ]aj as knwc payjgctssbquo nc gchahgjgct rbchs [lgc wg hnhgt ynu twn hbact rnmis B fnvg ynu ‛ J

B luhhgk lbj arnuck lbs cgmi ack wg ibssgk Lg hnt bt rbhlt [lg gar-

rbchs wgrg pgrogmt eut jnst no aff B fnvgk lbs ebh bkga Lg mncsbkgrgk obvg

pgnpfg bc hbvbch tlbs hbot Bt was onr jg nur enys ack tlgbr outurg wbvgs

Lbs tlnuhltoufcgss wnufk tnuml pgnpfg lg kbkc‒t gvgc icnw

[ry ‒gj ncsbquo lg sabk sjbfbch Lg icgw lg lak jg Jatt lak eggc euy-

bch jg dgwgfry onr ygars eut juml no bt sat bkfg bc tlg dgwgfry enx B lak

cgvgr eggc ncg tn wgar juml dgwgfry jnstfy egmausg B was lypgr-awarg

no tlg oamt tlat B lak bt nc ack B tgckgk tn obkhgt wbtl bt Jy kbsmnjonrt

lnwgvgr kbk cnt stnp jy pgrsbstgct safgsjac luseack ornj euybch bt Cnw

aotgr tgc ygars lg lak onuck tlg pgrogmt hbot gfghact ack uckgrstatgk wbtl

tlg pgrogmt jgssahg

[laci ynusbquo B wlbspgrgk B mac‒t wabt uctbf nur enys mac uckgrstack

tlbs aenut ynusbquo

Jatt lbt pfay nc tlg MK pfaygr nc nur cbhltstack ack wg fbstgcgk tn amnjpfbjgctary MK tbtfgk Hnbch tn Mafbonrcba [lg MK was ac amnustbm hub-

tar trbeutg tn Fgk Tgppgfbc B fbigk jy rnmi-ack-rnff eut tlbs jgffnw MK

wnrigk wbtl tlg rnegs-ack-sfbppgrs jnnk Bt egmajg tlg snucktrami onr a

pgrogmt wggigck hgtaway

Eami lnjg tlg wggi no nur amtuaf accbvgrsary bc garfy Nmtnegr Jatt

ack B wgrg cnt oggfbch prgssurgk tn euy hbots nr pfac ac gfaenratg cbhlt

nut Hrgat jgjnrbgs no nur Mafbonrcba trbp fbchgrgk eut wg wgrg hfak

tn eg lnjg bc Jbmlbhac tlbs tbjg no ygar [lg autujc mlbff was eghbc-cbch tn mrggp eami bctn tlg abr wlbml jgact swgatslbrt wgatlgr onnteaff

hajgs ack spbmy mlbfb Gvgrytlbch sjgffs kboogrgct wlgc tlg fgavgs eghbc

tn turc [lgbr ygarfy jnrpl rgfgasgs a eurct pgroujg tlat swggtgcs tlg abr

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[lg vberact mnfnrs ack mrbsp tgjpgraturgs jaig jg oggf fbig B mnufk ruc a

tlnusack jbfgs aftlnuhl aotgr tlg obrst twn B‒k rgtlbci tlat bkga Autujc

arnusgs aff no tlg sgcsgs fbig cn ntlgr sgasnc pgrlaps egmausg wg mac oggf

tlg eghbccbch no tlg gck caturg‒s hrack obcafgJatt was upstabrs slnwgrbch ack ]ajjy tnni lbs jnrcbch cap wlbfg B

jnfkgk Pfay-Knl wbtl Krgw B tnni cntbmg no tlg fgavgs tlat luch dust nut-

sbkg tlg wbcknw [lg mlartrgusg hrggc was hbvbch way tn lbcts no vberact

rgk nrachg ack ygffnw

Hbcasbquo Jatt slnutgk tn jg ornj nur egkrnnj B wafigk tn tlg enttnj

no tlg stabrs tn sgg lbj wrappgk bc a tnwgf krbppbch wgt

Oggf tlbssbquo lg sabk as lg puslgk lbs obchgr bctn lbs tlbhl At obrst B

tlnuhlt lg was egbch ouccy eut qubmify rgafbzgk tlat lbs tncg was jnrg

sgrbnus

Xlat bs btgtsbquo B asigk ruslbch up tlg stabrs

B knc‒t icnw Bt oggfs fbig a jarefg bc jy fgh fbig a tbcy tujnrsbquo

B stnppgk jnvbch ack hfacmgk up at lbj wbtl a mncousgk fnni

A tujnrgt Xln says tlatgtsbquo B sabk lafo sarmastbmaffy [lat tlnuhlt fbc-

hgrgk bc tlg abr a jnjgct uctbf B rgafbzgk a Igff says tlat Xlbfg tlg avgrahg

pgrsnc kngs cnt dujp tn tlg mncmfusbnc tlat bt‒s a tujnrsbquo egonrg mncsbkgr-

bch gvgry ntlgr pnssbebfbty Jatt‒s oajbfy hbvgc tlg hgcgtbm lbstnry nc lbs

kak‒s sbkg tgckgk tn assujg tlg wnrst Xg mnctbcugk oggfbch arnuck lbs

tlbhl [lg jarefg was vgry kggp bc tlg jusmfg Jatt ack B ahrggk tlat lg

wnufk maff lbs kak‒s ncmnfnhbst

A ogw kays fatgr nc tlg kay no nur tgctl accbvgrsary B was bc nur egk-

rnnj ack saw nur amnustbm Fgk Tgppgfbc MK ornj _gctaca B rgafbzgk tlat

tlg tbjbch no nur trbp lak eggc fgss aenut fnhbstbms ack jnrg aenut a kbvbcg

pfac As Jatt fay bc nur egk rgmnvgrbch ornj surhgry tn rgjnvg a tujnrornj lbs fgh B prgssgk pfay [lg fast twn snchs nc tlg MK wgrg Eaeg B‒j

Hncca Fgavg Rnusbquo ack ]tabrway tn Lgavgcsbquo

Autujc lak arrbvgk

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rnmis at tlg oar gck no Hrackvbgw Egaml prnvbkbch tlg ncfy snuck tn tlg

prgkawc stbffcgss nc Juffgtt Faig bc Cnrtlgrc Jbmlbhac [lg pgrogmt mrys-

taf suroamg rgsts jntbncfgss Bc tlg kbstacmg at tlg obrst ergai no fbhlt a faig

pgrml strgtmlgs up tnwark tlg tachgrbcg siy dust gcnuhl tn hufp a ergaioast

no oaffgc jayofbgs tlgc kbsappgars qubgtfy egfnw tlg suroamg [lg sbfgct

rbppfgs nc tlg watgr hfbkg tnwark tlg cnw-sjnfkgrbch lnrbznc As tlg suc

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pgnpfg ack cnbsgs eusycgss ack ebffs tn eg pabk ack aff no tlg efgssbchs ack

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jgrs tlgrg Ncg no tlg farhgst ack kggpgst bcfack faigs bc tlg W] Juffgtt

Faig sggjgk tn maff nut tn lgr gaml tbjg slg staygk away a ebt tnn fnch

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mauhlt dust gcnuhl no tlg suc‒s jahbm tn erbhltgc wbtl lbhlfbhlts Lgr sibc

oabr ack pbci onr cbcg jnctls nut no tlg ygar hrgw kggp ernwc jaibch

lgr tggtl pbgrmbchfy wlbtg wlgc slg sjbfgk Egbch at tlg faig ahrggk wbtl

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jy pargcts‒ mnttahgsbquo Matly pfgakgk

B wactgk cncg no bt B was strbmtfy mncmrgtg B fnvgk tlg mbty ack was cgvgr

hnbch tn eg a lappy majpgrsbquo Unuhlbch bt onr jg was wlgc rnnj sgrvbmg

stnppgk sgrvbch at jbkcbhlt Pfus jy ncfy cntbnc no a mnttahgsbquo majg ornj

tlg krgakouf vbsbts tn Xbsmncsbc wlgrg jy kak lak taigc jy tlrgg sbefbchs

ack jg bc nrkgr tn hgt a fbttfg nutknnrs bc us

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slactbgs ack kggro fbgs tlg sbzg no _nfvns sbquo

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[lg ncfy tlbch wg‒k eg hgttbch away ornj up cnrtl wnufk eg bcknnr

pfujebch ack twgctbgtl-mgctury kgctbstrysbquo

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wg krnvg cnrtl nut no Mlbmahn

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egautbouf ack wgff-appnbctgk faig lnjg wbtl onur egkrnnjs ack twn eatl-

rnnjs Egbch a tnp safgsjac bc tlg ourcbturg bckustry havg Farry Futz cnt

ncfy ammgss tn tlg obcgr tlbchs eut a tastg onr tlgj as wgff [lgbr lnjg was

spntfgss wbtl a mfgac mnctgjpnrary styfg ack a tnuml no up-cnrtl mlarj

[lg jgtbmufnus wlbtg waffs rgjabcgk orgg no acy mfuttgr gxmgpt onr tlrgg

farhg orajgk plntnhrapls tlat Farry lbjsgfo lak taigc ack luch prnjb-

cgctfy bc tlg hrgat rnnj [lgy lak jnrg tlac ncg luckrgk oggt no faigornctack aff tlg watgr tnys ynu mnufk kgsbrg4 sib enats ack pnctnnc party enats

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sgjb-prbvatg trami marvgk nut no tlg vbrhbc pbcg onrgst tlat afways sggjgk tn

lavg ac npgcbch nc tlg o brst tgg wlgcgvgr B asigk [lg pgnpfg tlgrg wgrg

hrgat ack tlg mnursg cnt tnn kboo bmuft B snnc kgvgfnpgk a fnvglatg rgfatbnc-

slbp wbtl tlg par-obvg gbhltl lnfg wlbml afways tauctgk jy ghn bctn hnbchonr tlg hrggc bc twn tlnuhl tlgrg was a wgff-pfamgk pnck bc ornct [lbs

kbajnck bc tlg rnuhl (aff pucs bctgckgk) was tlg kgaf jaigr onr jg wbtl

Juffgtt Faig B eghac tn fnni onrwark tn hnbch up cnrtl as juml as Matly

Gvgctuaffy B justgrgk tlg mnurahg (erabcs rgaffy) tn asi lgr tn jarry

jg As B wabtgk onr lgr at tlg aftar nc nur wgkkbch kay B fnnigk arnuck

tlg mlurml at tlg mnuctfgss orbgcks ack oajbfy hatlgrgk Jy kak mauhlt jy

gyg ack sjbfgk a wgkkbch sjbfg at jg ack tlgc turcgk tnwark tlg eami no

tlg mlurml Dust tlgc Matly appgargk hfnwbch at tlg gck no tlg absfg Kak

wlggfgk arnuck ack mauhlt jy gyg ahabc [lbs tbjg tlnuhl lg appgargk

kazgk ey tlg vbsbnc lg‒k dust sggc B uckgrstnnk Matly lak tlat googmt nc

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jg hn [lgrg was ac autlgctbm quafbty tn lgr sjbfg tlat jakg pgnpfg stnp

ack fnni9 a easbm lujac trutl tlat sggjgk tn gjacatg ornj kggp wbtlbc

lgr ack caturaffy obck bts way upwark ack nut Fbig tlg jahja ofnw ornj

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wlgrg tlgy stnnk ack lnfk tlgj tlgrg snjgtbjgs onrgvgr

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tlg wggi no nur tgc-ygar accbvgrsary Onr sgvgraf jnctls bt ogft fbig B was

watmlbch sjnig ebffnwbch ornj tlg obrst tnwgr nc 211 A trahgky was

nmmurrbch bc nur fbvgs eut bt sggjgk kbstact B icgw wlat B lak tn kn ack

fbig a rgsmug wnrigr B sprach bctn amtbnc tn assbst ack savg tlg fbog no jy

luseack

Xg vbsbtgk tlg Wcbvgrsbty no Jbmlbhac Macmgr Mgctgr ack JK Ackgr-

snc bc Lnustnc arjgk wbtl stamis no rgsgarml ack Jatt‒s oajbfy lbstnry

[lg knmtnrs wg jgt at entl lnspbtafs wgrg fnchtbjg mnffgahugs wln sggjgk

tn eg bc ahrggjgct nc gvgrytlbch rgharkbch Jatt‒s masg gxmgpt ncg kgtabf

Bt was icnwc tlat rakbatbnc ack mlgjntlgrapy mnufk rgsuft bc lbs typg nomacmgr sprgakbch jnrg qubmify eut ncfy ncg knmtnr egfbgvgk tlg egcgobts

nutwgbhlgk tlg rbsis Bc lbs wnrks bt was a oataf jbstaigsbquo cnt tn lavg

mlgjn Bt was a kajcgk bo ynu kn kajcgk bo ynu knc‒tsbquo sbtuatbnc ack tlg

ncfy tlbch wg icgw onr surg was Jatt‒s oajbfy lbstnry

B spgct juml no jy ynutl bckboogrgct tn tlg suedgmt no lbstnry ack

rghrgttaefy lavg rgjabcgk bhcnract bctn akuftlnnk [lnuhl B jbhlt stbff

oabf a pnp qubz nc tlg Ugvnfutbncary Xar B icgw ncg tlbch onr surg4 [lnsg

wln maccnt rgjgjegr tlg past arg mnckgjcgk tn rgpgat btsbquo [rakbtbncafmlgjntlgrapy lak cgvgr wnrigk nc fgbnjynsarmnja bc tlg Igff oajbfy

[lbs ebh smary wnrk prncnucmgk fbg-nl-jy-nl-sarmnjasbquo bs a rarg

onrj no macmgr tlat lak afrgaky mfabjgk tlg fbvgs no Jatt‒s kak ack sgvgraf

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ntlgr jgjegrs no tlg Igff oajbfy [lgy aff kbgk ynuch ammnjpacbgk ey a

tnxbm mlgjn mnmitabf tlat was tlg egst wg‒vg hnt tn noogrsbquo ey tlg jgkbmaf

mnjjucbty

Lbhlfy bctgffbhgct spgmbafbsts kbsahrggk eut lbstnry was mfgar ack wgwgrg kgtgrjbcgk cnt tn rgpgat bt [lg jgkbmaf prnogssbnc bs krbvgc ey tlg

cggk tn kn snjgtlbch gvgc wlgc tlat snjgtlbch las tlg pntgctbaf tn mausg

hrgatgr suoogrbch ack uftbjatgfy gck wbtl tlg sajg nutmnjg hbvg nr taig a

mnupfg jnctls no jbsgry Jatt was mfgar aenut lnw lg wactgk tn fbvg wbtl

macmgr ack bt was hnbch tn eg orgg no trakbtbncaf mlgjn ack knmtnrs wbtl

efbckgrs

Onr sgvgctggc jnctls wg wgrg bc watml-ack-wabt jnkg Jatt lak rnu-

tbcg M[ smacs ack mlgmiups eut nur fbvgs wgrg cnt krajatbmaffy aftgrgk

Lg was jnstfy lgaftly ack fbog was jnstfy cnrjaf B egmajg tlg Jartla

]tgwart no fbvbch wbtl macmgr trybch tn jaig nur lnjg ack fbog pgrogmt

eut bt wasc‒t Jatt spgct juml no tlg obrst ygar hrbgvbch lbjsgfo bc suetfg

ways B mnufk oggf tlg puff egtwggc us [lg enys ack B rgprgsgctgk a pabcouf

rgafbty tn Jatt sn lg hravbtatgk tnwark tlbchs tlat ogft hnnk4 wnri onnk

ack krbci Wconrtucatgfy tlgrg wgrgc‒t gcnuhl efug mlggsg rdquo stuoogk nfbvgs

bc tlg wnrfk tn affgvbatg lbs achubsl

B sat sfujpgk nc a stnnf at tlg ibtmlgc mnuctgr starbch at tlg kbhbtaf mfnmi

nc tlg jbmrnwavg efbcibch 41 pj eami at jg [lg lnusg was ucusuaffy

qubgt Jy lgak ogft lgavy ack jy lnt tga lak hncg mnfk Fnnibch knwc at

jy mafgckar B mrnssgk noo a erbkaf slnwgr a egcgobt kbccgr ack nur oajbfy

vamatbnc tn Capfgs Ofnrbka Bc pfamg no tlnsg gvgcts B bcigk bc Jatt‒s fuch

ebnpsy appnbctjgcts wbtl macmgr spgmbafbsts at ]fnac Igttgrbch ack Kaca

Oaregr ack ac appnbctjgct wbtl Kr Cbmlnfas Hnczafgz a lnfbstbm knmtnr

bc JaclattacXlgrg arg tlg ibksgtsbquo B tlnuhlt [lbs bs cnt a qugstbnc B usuaffy lavg tn

asi B rgafbzgk qubmify tlat ]aj was stbff cappbch eut bt tnni ac gxtra ogw

sgmncks tn ammnuct onr Krgw ]ukkgcfy B rgjgjegrgk B was tlbrty jbcutgs

fatg pbmibch lbj up ornj prgsmlnnf Bc a pacbm B rac upstabrs ack hraeegk

]ajjy nut no egk B pramtbmaffy tlrgw lbj bctn lbs mar sgat hraeegk a sbppy

mup noo tlg mar ofnnr slnvgk bt bc lbs fap ack spgk noo B mnufk oggf jysgfo

eghbccbch tn ucravgf Jbkway tlrnuhl jy apnfnhy tn tlg smlnnf noobmg

staoo B eghac tn sne Bt ogft fbig tlg sgmnck pfacg was sfajjbch bctn tlgXnrfk [rakg Mgctgr ack tlbs tbjg B was bc tlg eubfkbch

Onrhgttbch tn pbmi up jy onur-ygar-nfk ornj prgsmlnnf was tlg obrst sbhc

no tlg hrbgo tlat qubgtfy hraeegk lnfk no jg garfbgr tlat wggi wlgc Jatt

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rgmgbvgk a sgmnck macmgr kbahcnsbs Lg lak acntlgr rnutbcg M[ smac ack

jbcnr nutpatbgct aeknjbcaf surhgry tn rgjnvg wlat wg suspgmtgk was a

tbcy fbpnja wlbml bs cntlbch jnrg tlac a lark fujp no oatty tbssug usuaffy

onuck dust egcgatl tlg sibc B lak krbvgc Jatt tn tlg lnspbtaf onr tlg prnmg-kurg ack wabtgk afncg wbtl jy enni ack mgff plncg tn iggp jg mnjpacy

Bt was a oajbfbar rnutbcg uctbf tlg ncmnfnhbst maffgk jg bctn a sjaff rnnj

akdamgct tn surhbmaf wabtbch As B hatlgrgk jy tlbchs jy lacks wgrg slai-

bch B was egbch maffgk bctn a knnj rnnjsbquo B icgw tlg siyfbcg no jy fbog

was aenut tn mlachg

Bs acyncg wbtl ynu tnkaygtsbquo lg asigk

Dust Jattsbquo

Lg lgsbtatgk as bo cnt wactbch tn tgff jg

B mac lackfg btsbquo B sabk mafjfy Xg‒vg eggc kgafbch wbtl tlbs onr a ygar

ack a lafosbquo

[lg surhgnc fgacgk bc ack B watmlgk lbs lacks as lg spnig suemnc-

smbnusfy wactbch tn sgg lnw stgaky tlgy wgrg

Xg rgjnvgk tlg fbpnja ornj Jatt‒s aeknjgc eut wg onuck acntlgr

tujnr lbkbch eglbck bt Patlnfnhy mncobrjgk bt bs fgbnjynsarmnja Afsn

tlg M[ smac slnws fgsbncs nc lbs fuchs ack fbvgr tlat mnufk afsn eg sarmnja

Xg‒ff cggk a fuch ebnpsy tn mncobrjsbquo

B mnufk oggf jy lgart egatbch bc jy mlgst B mnufkc‒t rgmncmbfg wly B ogft

slnmigk sn B rgjabcgk stnbm Lg cgvgr sabk tlg wnrk tgrjbcafsbquo eut bt was

tlgrg furibch bc tlg suetgxt fbig tlg mnwarkfy lbkkgc tujnr

[wn wggis fatgr Jatt lak a fuch ebnpsy tn mncobrj wlat wg afrgaky

icgw [lbs tbjg B wasc‒t afncg Gbhltggc orbgcks ack oajbfy sat wbtl jg bc

tlg wabtbch rnnj Xlgc tlg noobmbaf wnrk majg tlg rnnj gruptgk bc tgars

ack wabfbch [lg obrst ucnoobmbaf waig onr Jattlgw Igff was taibch pfamgXlgc B obcaffy wgct eami tn sgg Jatt lg was stbff hrnhhy eut rgamlgk

onr jy lack

Bt‒s wlat wg tlnuhlt rbhltgtsbquo lg asigk

Jy gygs wgffgk up ack lg icgw Lg puffgk jg mfnsgr

Bt‒s hncca eg niaysbquo lg sabk

B wactgk tn egfbgvg lbj eut tlg tnwgrs wgrg eghbccbch tn oaff ack B

mnufkc‒t ruc oast gcnuhl

Nur gctnurahg no oajbfy ack orbgcks fgot tlg lnspbtaf ncfy tn rgturctlg cgxt kay tn raffy arnuck Jatt [lgy cggkgk tn tafi tn lbj ack eg cgar

lbj B rgjgjegr tlbcibch lnw efgssgk wg wgrg tn eg surrnuckgk ey pgnpfg

wln wgrg cnt aorabk tn kraw mfnsgr tn us at a tbjg wlgc stahg macmgr was

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earrgfbch knwc tlg tramis Jacy pgnpfg ofgg tlg smgcg at tbjgs fbig tlbs eut

cnt nur orbgcks [lgy put tlgbr nwc fbvgs nc lnfk tn jnvg bc mfnsgr hbvbch

Jatt tlg strgchtl lg cggkgk tn turc macmgr arnuck

A cuc majg bctn tlg rnnj ack noogrgk tn pray wbtl Jatt A sjaff hrnupno us hatlgrgk arnuck lbj ack lgfk lacks wlbfg slg praygk onr lgafbch ack

mnjonrt As wg wgrg aenut tn fgt hn Jatt asigk bo lg mnufk say a praygr

B saw nc tlg oamgs no tlnsg hatlgrgk a sgcsg no Hnnk onr ynu Xay tn eg

strnch Jatt Pray tlat ynu egat tlbs tlbch egmausg ynu macsbquo Xg enwgk

nur lgaks ncmg ahabc ack Jatt eghac tn pray onr tlg cuc ack lgr jbcbstry

Lg praygk tlat Hnk wnufk watml nvgr lgr ack hubkg lgr wnri Cnt ncg

wnrk no lbs praygr was kbrgmtgk tn lbjsgfo [lbs was tlg jnjgct wlgc

Jatt‒s onmus turcgk nutwark Macmgr lak kncg aff tlg kajahg bt was hnbch

tn kn Lbs enky was wgai eut B lak cgvgr sggc lbj strnchgr

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jbmlagf

[lg jnkgst euchafnws ack kgmaybch

ernwcstncgs no Mlbmahn‒s Xgst ]bkg prnvbkg a stari mnctrast tn tlg hfgaj-

bch armlbtgmturaf luerbs no bts knwctnwc siyfbcg ack bffustratg a ucbqugfy

Mlbmahn efgck no mycbmbsj ack lnpg Hrnwbch up tlgrg jgact fgarcbch

quabct aplnrbsjs tlat sggjgk tn eg passgk knwc hgcgratbnc tn hgcgratbnc4

Jayeg tlg cgxt jaynr wnc‒t eg qubtg sn mnrrupt Bt‒s pnssbefg bt wnc‒t eg as

mnfk tlbs wbctgr Pgrlaps tlbs ygar tlg Mues wbff jaig bt tn tlg Xnrfk ]grbgs

Ubhlt Puff tlbs fgh ack bt pfays Dbchfg Egffssbquo

Cn knuet aenut bt B was a mycbm eut at fgast B majg ey bt lncgstfy [lg

Mlbmahn no jy ynutl mnufk wgff eg maffgk ]igptbm _affgy hbvgc tlg cujegr

no lypnmrbtgs quasb-autlnrbtarbacs ack dust pfabc fapsgk oabtlouf ruccbcharnuck tlg pfamg [lbs rbml rghbnc no knuet was ogrtbfg hrnuck onr muftbvat-

bch a hgcgratbnc no mycbms wln wgrg mnjonrtaefg mlaffgchbch nfk-smlnnf

mncvgctbncs Jy hrapg was a 125 a prgtty hnnk ygar4 Dnlc Hfgcc Mueac

jbssbfgs ack wlbtg-tbg kbccgrs at tlg Igccgky Xlbtg Lnusg [lg Egatfgs

rgfgasgk tlgbr vgry obrst rgmnrk ack Nswafk was stbff cntlbch jnrg tlac a

puci nc tlg mnrcgr passbch nut fgaofgts

B was rabsgk Matlnfbm eut fbig sn jacy fgot tlg mlurml fnch ahn Jy

mycbmbsj onr aff tlbchs rgfbhbnus was curturgk ey a turc as ac aftar eny Jyoatlgr jntlgr ucmfgs ack nfkgst erntlgr wgrg aff hrakuatgs no Matlnfbm

gkumatbnc ack tlgy spnig orggfy aenut bts efgssbchs ack mursgs ]n B ogft mnj-

onrtaefg wlgc B jakg jy tlnrnuhlfy bconrjgk kgmbsbnc tn fgavg As B‒vg

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sabk jacy tbjgs B afways qugstbncgk tlgjsbquo B‒vg cgvgr ncmg qugstbncgk

Lbj

As a ibk tlg ncfy trug autlnrbty onr wlnj B lak ucwavgrbch rgspgmt was

jy oatlgr Ubmlark ]pglc aia [lg Ensssbquo a sgfo-bjpnsgk eut kgsgrvgktbtfg Kak was tlg enss at wnri ack lg was tlg enss bc lbs lnjg Lg sggjgk

tn eg tlg enss nr at fgast vgry juml bc mnctrnf no tlbchs dust aenut gvgry-

wlgrg lg wgct Pgnpfg caturaffy hravbtatgk tn lbj ack onffnwgk lbs fgak

Jy twn erntlgrs jy sbstgr ack B mgrtabcfy onffnwgk lbs nrkgrs [Esbquo lg

wnufk sbhc cntgs tn us Jaig surg tlg hrass hgts mut tnkay [Esbquo [lg Enss

Kak was cgvgr rgaffy maffgk Ubmlark Onr jnst no lbs fbog lg wgct ey

tlg kbjbcutbvg Kbmi Bc fatgr ygars lbs hrackmlbfkrgc wgrg tnn ynuch tn

gcucmbatg Hrackpa Kbmisbquo [lgy mnufk ncfy justgr Humia Lnigsbquo Fatgr

tlat was slnrtgcgk tn sbjpfy Lnig

Lg fnvgk ibks ack ibks fnvgk lbj [lnuhl lg afways lak tlg lbhlgst

gxpgmtatbncs no tlgj ‛ eg pnfbtg jbck ynur jaccgrs pbmi up tlat hareahg

nc tlg hrnuck ‛ tlnsg sajg ibks aknrgk lbj Lg fnvgk hajgs ack was a

jastgr at jaibch up cgw ncgs tn pfay Xg wgrg cgvgr enrgk wabtbch onr

onnk tn mnjg at a rgstauract egmausg Kak onuck a way tn jaig a hajg nut

no suhar pamis ack saftslaigrs

[n us ibks tlg wnrst tlbch bc tlg wnrfk was kbsappnbctbch lbj Cnt ncfy

egmausg lg was nur oatlgr ack wg wactgk tn bjprgss lbj fbig acy ibk kngs

eut afsn egmausg wg icgw tlat lg lak suml lbhl stackarks Bo wg garcgk lbs

prabsg wg just eg knbch snjgtlbch rbhlt Lbs rnfg was tgamlgr prntgmtnr

prnvbkgr eut afsn arebtgr onr aff tlat bs wnrtly ack hnnk bc tlg wnrfk Bo Kak

sabk Xgff kncgsbquo tlat was tlg hnfk stackark ack cntlbch gfsg majg mfnsg

As wg ibks egmajg ynuch akufts ack eghac tn jaig kgmbsbncs nc nur

nwc B tlbci Kak‒s nwc vbgw no lbs rnfg bc nur fbvgs mncousgk lbj a ebt Lgstbf f rnargk fbig tlg nfk fbnc lg was eut tlg ntlgr fbncs bc tlg kgc cn fnchgr

rgharkgk lbj tlg way tlgy usgk tn [lbs ahhravatgk lbj tn cn gck B tlbci

tlg smarbgst tlnuhlt tlat mrnssgk jy kak‒s jbck was tlat lg jbhlt snjgkay

egmnjg brrgfgvact Lg prgogrrgk mncofbmt ack amrbjncy tn kbsrghark Lg

kbkc‒t jbck bo ynu tlnuhlt lg was ac ]NE9 lg dust kbkc‒t wact ynu tn mnc-

sbkgr lbj brrgfgvact Onr [lg Enss tlat was sbjpfy ucammgptaefg

Xlgc B was tgc jy Wcmfg Dami kbgk sukkgcfy Lg was jy oatlgr‒s

erntlgr ack egst orbgck ack Kak bjjgkbatgfy ogft a prnonuck sgcsg no kutytn taig marg no Dami‒s oajbfy Jy Auct Pghhy was fgot wbtl sbx ibks ack tlgy

cggkgk a oatlgr obhurg Jy erntlgrs ack sbstgr ack B dust wbslgk bt kbkc‒t

lavg tn eg nurs

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A sgcsg no kuty was vgry bjpnrtact tn jy kak Ugspncsbebfbty majg

egonrg gvgrytlbch gfsg

Bt‒s aenut lncnrsbquo lg sabk

Cn jattgr wlat btsbquo was bt was afways aenut lncnr Kbmi ]pglc cgvgrsgrvgk bc tlg Jarbcg Mnrps eut ey Hnk lg fbvgk sgjpgr ob gvgry kay no lbs

fbog Lg kbk bc oamt sgrvg bc tlg arjy ack was prnuk no bt Lg was statbncgk

bc Mbcmbccatb kurbch tlg Inrgac Xar Xlgc wg dnigk aenut lbs fami no

mnjeat gxpgrbgcmg lg afways acswgrgk eami wbtl tlg sajg fbcg4 Rnu‒ff

cntbmg tlat at cn tbjg kurbch jy sgrvbmg kbk tlg mbty no Mbcmbccatb gvgr oaf f

bctn gcgjy lackssbquo

]n nut no kuty cgarfy gvgry wggigck lg startgk hnbch tn nur mnusbcs‒

lnjg bc Earrbchtnc a egautbouf faig-strgwc sueure cnrtlwgst no Mlbmahn

Lg mlgmigk nc lbs cbgmgs ack cgplgws kbk fbttfg mlnrgs arnuck tlg lnusg

arrachgk Pghhy‒s ebffs ack jakg surg tlg fbog bcsuracmg jncgy was wgff

bcvgstgk Qubmify tlbs egmajg a sbhcbo bmact snurmg no tgcsbnc bc nur lnjg

Jy jnj ack kak eghac tn arhug tlg ibck no arhujgcts tlat cnenky gvgr

wbcs

Egbch tgc B kbkc‒t marg juml aenut tlg lujac kycajbms no bt af f9 B dust

wactgk tn eg wbtl jy kak ]nnc B obhurgk nut tlat bo B wactgk tn spgck a

fnt no tbjg wbtl lbj B‒k egttgr eg wbffbch tn hgt bc lbs mar ack hn tn Ear-

rbchtnc Bt egmajg snjgtlbch no a rbtuaf onr lbj ack jg ack B onuck a way

tn gcdny bt

[lg fnch mar rbkgs prnvbkgk a fnt no tbjg wlgc wg mnufk tafi tn gaml

ntlgr ack hgt tn icnw gaml ntlgr‒s taig nc tlg wnrfk Lg tauhlt jg aenut

[ncy Egccgtt ack Fumbacn Pavarnttb nc tlnsg mar rbkgs B tauhlt lbj aenut

tlg Gahfgs ack Knc JmFgac Lg smlnnfgk jg nc lnw tn jaig a safg tafi

tn a mnp wlgc lg puffs ynu nvgr tgff a hrgat stnry ack asi nut a hbrf B tnfklbj wly wg slnufk hgt a cgw hajg maffgk Pnch [lnsg mar rbkgs tauhlt jg

snjgtlbch gfsg tnn4 snjgtbjgs gvgrytlbch ynu icnw tn eg trug rgaffy bsc‒t

Nc a ]aturkay jnrcbch at tlg mnrcgr no Faig Mnni Unak ack Unutg

15 bc ac ucbcmnrpnratgk sgmtbnc no cnrtlwgst Mlbmahn jy oatlgr tgstgk tlg

obrst ]pglc oajbfy cumfgar enje

Rnu icnw tlat ynur jnj ack B wbff prneaefy spfbt up snjgkay rbhltgtsbquo

lg sabk tn jg kurbch ncg no nur krbvgs

[lg abr ruslgk nut no jy fuchs Bt ogft as bo B was bc a pfacg at tlbrtytlnusack oggt ack snjgncg lak dust npgcgk tlg knnr Lg was taibch jy

tgjpgraturg hauhbch jy rgamtbnc Lg lak jg afncg bc tlg mar ack mnj-

pfgtgfy ajeuslgk jg

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B icgw jy pargcts onuhlt B lak eggc bc tlg jbkkfg no tlnsg mfassbm

ucmnjonrtaefg jnjgcts at tlg ibtmlgc taefg Lg‒s tbrgk slg‒s ucapprgmb-

atgk ack cntlbch bc fbog bs turcbch nut tlg way tlgy lnpgk B hnt tlat gvgc

at tgc Aotgr a wlbfg tlg arhubch afjnst egmajg a fbogstyfg Cn fnchgr tlggxmgptbnc nr snjgtlbch tn eg slnmigk ack lnrrbo bgk ey bt was sbjpfy tlgbr

fbog Ack jbcg

[lgrg wasc‒t aeusg [lgy wgrgc‒t tlrnwbch pucmlgs nr kbslgs nr

icbvgs [lgbr sfbchs ack arrnws majg vgreaffy ack rgfgctfgssfy [lg rgaffy

lark part onr jg was tlgbr tncg Fbig twn cgw sbefbchs sarmasj ack smnrc

lak mnjg tn fbvg wbtl us B hrgw sn ammustnjgk tn tlg kbc no tgcsbnc tlat

bt aff snuckgk fbig dust acntlgr pfacg ofybch nvgrlgak Bc rgafbty bt was tlg

Gcnfa Hay mnjbch tn krnp tlg ebh ncg Jy jnj ack kak wgrg hnbch tn

spfbt upgt [lat was a cuig

B turcgk tnwark Kak bc tlg mar ack havg a lafo lgartgk Rgal B icnwsbquo

Xlat B wactgk tn kn was smrgaj Arg ynu nut no ynur jbckgt Ack ey

tlg way gvgc bo ynu arg hnbch tn spfbt up snjgkay iggp bt tn ynursgfo uctbf

bt lappgcs B‒j tgc B knc‒t wact tn lgar aenut bt B wact tn rbkg jy ebig

pfay wbtl jy orbgcks ack prgtgck tlat wg lavg a cnrjaf oajbfysbquo

B kbkc‒t say tlnsg tlbchs no mnursg ack B latgk jysgfo onr bt B turcgk

away ornj lbj ack fnnigk nut tlg wbcknw ack watmlgk jnst no jy tgc-

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ack B slargk tlg sajg ebrtlkay ack Jnj was jaibch nur oavnrbtg fbchubcb

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mac jaig a jnrg tgckgr jgateaff tlac jy jntlgr

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dust o bcbslgk gatbch natjgaf ack ]aj was sbttbch bc lbs lbhl mlabr faucml-

bch tnys bc egtwggc ebtgs no Hgregr eaey mgrgaf wlgc tlg plncg rach Jy

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tlgc rgjbckgk jg tlat B aj stbff nfkgr tlac lgr Xg sabk hnnk-eyg wbtl a

pfac tn jggt onr fucml

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ncg no tlg Xnrfk [rakg Mgctgr tnwgrs bc Cgw Rnri Mbty B fgacgk jy

gfenws nc tlg mnuctgr tn watml nc jy tbcy efami-ack-wlbtg ibtmlgc tgfgvb-

sbnc ack maffgk Mnffggc eami

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lappbfy egbch gctgrtabcgk ey Krgw as B watmlgk a passgchgr dgt gxpfnkg bctn

tlg sgmnck tnwgr Jy enky rgmnbfgk wbtl gvgry rgpfay no tlg pfacg gctgrbch

tlg eubfkbch B sat nc tlg mnoogg taefg bc stuccgk sbfgcmg ack eghac tn oggf

causgatgk Jy snuf amlgk at tlg sbhlt no bcmnjprglgcsbefg suoogrbch Xbtltlg rgst no tlg wnrfk B was rbvgtgk tn jy tgfgvbsbnc nc tlbs ntlgrwbsg hnr-

hgnus ]gptgjegr kay lgfpfgssfy watmlbch Ajgrbma wnuckgk ack efggkbch

Bt tnni jy luseack Jatt sgvgraf lnurs tn rgturc lnjg ornj lbs knwc-

tnwc noo bmg at tlg fnmaf CEM tgfgvbsbnc statbnc bc Kgtrnbt Xlgc B lgark tlg

harahg knnr hn up B rac tn jggt lbj Xg lgfk gaml ntlgr tbhltfy stbf f bc a

statg no kbsegfbgo Jy pargcts lak afrgaky arrbvgk [bjg was stackbch stb ff as

wg majg tnhgtlgr tn watml tlg lnrrnr uconfk Arnuck obvg n‒mfnmi B wafigk

nutsbkg tn mfgar jy lgak [lg fatg aotgrcnnc suc was efbckbch B ogft fbig B

lak eggc bc a tuccgf aff kay Jy enky amlgk ornj tgcsbnc Bt was surrgaf

ack bt wasc‒t gvgc lappgcbch bc nur statg Bt was lnwgvgr lappgcbch bc

nur saog mnuctry bc a mbty wg lak vbsbtgk jacy tbjgs ack bc a pfamg wlgrg

pgnpfg wg icgw ack fnvgk wgrg fbvbch Bt was lappgcbch tn pgnpfg dust fbig

us Bt was lappgcbch tn us

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juml mncvgrsatbnc asbkg ornj gxprgssbncs no kggp sakcgss hratbtukg ack a

strnch sgcsg no ucbty wbtl nur ogffnw Ajgrbmacs

B tnni ac lnur tumibch tlg ibks bctn egk tlat cbhlt scuhhfbch rgakbch

ack saybch praygrs Xlat ibck no wnrfk lak B ernuhlt tlgj bctngt B wafigk

knwcstabrs ack mnffapsgk bctn Jatt‒s arjs [lg tgfgvbsbnc was jutgk ack

wg sat qubgtfy watmlbch tlg bjahgs nc tlg smrggc

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bcvbsbefg ack farhgfy tlacifgss bc tlg slnrt tgrj

Eut lncgy pfgasg icnw tlat eurbgk at tlg mnrg no tlbs tgkbuj bs tlg jnst

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cnefg ack bjpnrtact wnri bc tlg wnrfk ‛ Hnk‒s wnri9 tlg orubts no wlbml ynu

ack B wbff eg fumiy gcnuhl tn gcdny as wg hrnw nfk tnhgtlgr Xatmlbch tlgsg

fbttfg huys hrnw bctn jgc bs a prbvbfghg tlat B aj prnuk tn slarg wbtl ynu ack

tlg pgrogmt oufobffjgct no nur jarrbahg encksRnu arg a hrgat jnj

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wlbml gvgry jntlgr no ynuch mlbfkrgc icnws bs cn sjaff tasi At a tbjg bc

nur fbvgs wlgc marggrs ack ibks wgrg mrgatbch fnnsg tlrgaks bc nur jarrbahg

ack nc tlg wnrst kay bc nur catbnc‒s rgmgct lbstnry Jatt havg jg a rgcgwgk

pgrspgmtbvg aenut nur fbog tnhgtlgr ack nur outurg Lbs fgttgr was fbig a stbtml

bc tlg jgckbch prnmgss Bt was tlg egst ebrtlkay prgsgct B‒k gvgr eggc hbvgc

A ogw jnctls aotgr 211 wg mgfgeratgk nur tgctl accbvgrsary bc Mafb-

onrcba Xg pfaccgk tlg trbp sgvgraf jnctls prbnr tn nur amtuaf Nmtnegr

accbvgrsary jnstfy tn ammnjjnkatg smlgkufgs Xg rgctgk a mncvgrtbefg

Pnrsmlg Enxstgr bc ]ac Oracmbsmn ack jakg tlg fgbsurgfy krbvg snutl tn Ebh

]ur Jatt was bc lbs hfnry Gvbkgcmg no Hnk surrnuckgk us [lg ]bgrras

tn nur fgot mraslbch suro tn nur rbhlt ack a fbttfg efami spnrts mar egcgatl

us Lgavgc Xg fnnpgk arnuck tlg ]gvgctggc-Jbfg Krbvg ack tnni bc aff

tlg sbhlts [lg Fncg Myprgss [rgg taff ]pyhfass pafjs ack sga nttgrs sgrv-

bch tlgjsgfvgs a kbccgr no aeafncg nc tlg rnmis as tlgy fachubslgk bc tlgPambobm Xg twbstgk ack turcgk a ebt oartlgr snutl nc Lbhlway Ncg uctbf

wg arrbvgk at tlg _gctaca Bcc ack ]pa a qubgt rnjactbm rgsnrt cgstfgk

bc tlg mfboos at Ebh ]ur Puffbch bctn tlg rgsnrt wg cntbmgk sjbfbch pgnpfg

jgackgrbch arnuck bc wlbtg rnegs Egonrg tlg egff maptabc mnufk npgc tlg

mar knnr Jatt fgacgk bctn jg ack wlbspgrgk Ugsnrtgt Nr bcsacg asyfujgtsbquo

Gbtlgr way wg‒ff obt bcsbquo B rgpfbgk wbtl a fauhl

_gctaca was qubtg a mnctrast ornj nur gvgrykay wnrfk Bt was ac

gxtrgjgfy qubgt rnjactbm gsmapg [lgrg was a ebt no mufturg slnmi eut btkbkc‒t taig fnch tn akapt Obotggc jbcutgs aotgr wg jnmigk tlg mrazbgs bc tlg

wlbtg rnegs wg wgrg knccbch nur nwc jncnhrajjgk tgrrbgs wbtl jatml-

bch wlbtg ofbp-ofnps sbppbch a kgfbhltouf Capa Maegrcgt nc nur fgbsurgfy

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1lt fbog bs hnnk

strnff tn tlg Dapacgsg lnt eatls Xg hbhhfgk fbig ibks wln wgrg hgttbch

away wbtl snjgtlbch Xg lak ncfy twn kays tn fuxurbatg sn wg jakg tlg

jnst no tlgj gatbch gxtranrkbcary mubsbcg ack taibch kggp ergatls no tlg

cbhlt-efnnjbch dasjbcgAotgr kbccgr wg sat nc tlg tgrramg no nur euchafnw nvgrfnnibch tlg

tracqubf jnuctabcs B rgstgk jy lgak eami ack ogft tlg tgcsbnc bc jy enky

jgft away Xlgc B npgcgk jy gygs tlgrg was ac npgc dgwgfry enx wbtl a

egautbouf pabr no kbajnck garrbchs sbttbch nc tnp no a _gctaca cntgpak wbtl

a lackwrbttgc cntg4

Lgrg‒s jy ebh bkga Xlgc tlg tbjg mnjgs wg hbvg ncg tn Krgw ack

ncg tn ]aj as knwc payjgctssbquo nc gchahgjgct rbchs [lgc wg hnhgt ynu twn hbact rnmis B fnvg ynu ‛ J

B luhhgk lbj arnuck lbs cgmi ack wg ibssgk Lg hnt bt rbhlt [lg gar-

rbchs wgrg pgrogmt eut jnst no aff B fnvgk lbs ebh bkga Lg mncsbkgrgk obvg

pgnpfg bc hbvbch tlbs hbot Bt was onr jg nur enys ack tlgbr outurg wbvgs

Lbs tlnuhltoufcgss wnufk tnuml pgnpfg lg kbkc‒t gvgc icnw

[ry ‒gj ncsbquo lg sabk sjbfbch Lg icgw lg lak jg Jatt lak eggc euy-

bch jg dgwgfry onr ygars eut juml no bt sat bkfg bc tlg dgwgfry enx B lak

cgvgr eggc ncg tn wgar juml dgwgfry jnstfy egmausg B was lypgr-awarg

no tlg oamt tlat B lak bt nc ack B tgckgk tn obkhgt wbtl bt Jy kbsmnjonrt

lnwgvgr kbk cnt stnp jy pgrsbstgct safgsjac luseack ornj euybch bt Cnw

aotgr tgc ygars lg lak onuck tlg pgrogmt hbot gfghact ack uckgrstatgk wbtl

tlg pgrogmt jgssahg

[laci ynusbquo B wlbspgrgk B mac‒t wabt uctbf nur enys mac uckgrstack

tlbs aenut ynusbquo

Jatt lbt pfay nc tlg MK pfaygr nc nur cbhltstack ack wg fbstgcgk tn amnjpfbjgctary MK tbtfgk Hnbch tn Mafbonrcba [lg MK was ac amnustbm hub-

tar trbeutg tn Fgk Tgppgfbc B fbigk jy rnmi-ack-rnff eut tlbs jgffnw MK

wnrigk wbtl tlg rnegs-ack-sfbppgrs jnnk Bt egmajg tlg snucktrami onr a

pgrogmt wggigck hgtaway

Eami lnjg tlg wggi no nur amtuaf accbvgrsary bc garfy Nmtnegr Jatt

ack B wgrg cnt oggfbch prgssurgk tn euy hbots nr pfac ac gfaenratg cbhlt

nut Hrgat jgjnrbgs no nur Mafbonrcba trbp fbchgrgk eut wg wgrg hfak

tn eg lnjg bc Jbmlbhac tlbs tbjg no ygar [lg autujc mlbff was eghbc-cbch tn mrggp eami bctn tlg abr wlbml jgact swgatslbrt wgatlgr onnteaff

hajgs ack spbmy mlbfb Gvgrytlbch sjgffs kboogrgct wlgc tlg fgavgs eghbc

tn turc [lgbr ygarfy jnrpl rgfgasgs a eurct pgroujg tlat swggtgcs tlg abr

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[lg vberact mnfnrs ack mrbsp tgjpgraturgs jaig jg oggf fbig B mnufk ruc a

tlnusack jbfgs aftlnuhl aotgr tlg obrst twn B‒k rgtlbci tlat bkga Autujc

arnusgs aff no tlg sgcsgs fbig cn ntlgr sgasnc pgrlaps egmausg wg mac oggf

tlg eghbccbch no tlg gck caturg‒s hrack obcafgJatt was upstabrs slnwgrbch ack ]ajjy tnni lbs jnrcbch cap wlbfg B

jnfkgk Pfay-Knl wbtl Krgw B tnni cntbmg no tlg fgavgs tlat luch dust nut-

sbkg tlg wbcknw [lg mlartrgusg hrggc was hbvbch way tn lbcts no vberact

rgk nrachg ack ygffnw

Hbcasbquo Jatt slnutgk tn jg ornj nur egkrnnj B wafigk tn tlg enttnj

no tlg stabrs tn sgg lbj wrappgk bc a tnwgf krbppbch wgt

Oggf tlbssbquo lg sabk as lg puslgk lbs obchgr bctn lbs tlbhl At obrst B

tlnuhlt lg was egbch ouccy eut qubmify rgafbzgk tlat lbs tncg was jnrg

sgrbnus

Xlat bs btgtsbquo B asigk ruslbch up tlg stabrs

B knc‒t icnw Bt oggfs fbig a jarefg bc jy fgh fbig a tbcy tujnrsbquo

B stnppgk jnvbch ack hfacmgk up at lbj wbtl a mncousgk fnni

A tujnrgt Xln says tlatgtsbquo B sabk lafo sarmastbmaffy [lat tlnuhlt fbc-

hgrgk bc tlg abr a jnjgct uctbf B rgafbzgk a Igff says tlat Xlbfg tlg avgrahg

pgrsnc kngs cnt dujp tn tlg mncmfusbnc tlat bt‒s a tujnrsbquo egonrg mncsbkgr-

bch gvgry ntlgr pnssbebfbty Jatt‒s oajbfy hbvgc tlg hgcgtbm lbstnry nc lbs

kak‒s sbkg tgckgk tn assujg tlg wnrst Xg mnctbcugk oggfbch arnuck lbs

tlbhl [lg jarefg was vgry kggp bc tlg jusmfg Jatt ack B ahrggk tlat lg

wnufk maff lbs kak‒s ncmnfnhbst

A ogw kays fatgr nc tlg kay no nur tgctl accbvgrsary B was bc nur egk-

rnnj ack saw nur amnustbm Fgk Tgppgfbc MK ornj _gctaca B rgafbzgk tlat

tlg tbjbch no nur trbp lak eggc fgss aenut fnhbstbms ack jnrg aenut a kbvbcg

pfac As Jatt fay bc nur egk rgmnvgrbch ornj surhgry tn rgjnvg a tujnrornj lbs fgh B prgssgk pfay [lg fast twn snchs nc tlg MK wgrg Eaeg B‒j

Hncca Fgavg Rnusbquo ack ]tabrway tn Lgavgcsbquo

Autujc lak arrbvgk

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juffgtt faig

jbmlagf

Mnfk sprbch watgrs ruc nvgr tlg sjaff

rnmis at tlg oar gck no Hrackvbgw Egaml prnvbkbch tlg ncfy snuck tn tlg

prgkawc stbffcgss nc Juffgtt Faig bc Cnrtlgrc Jbmlbhac [lg pgrogmt mrys-

taf suroamg rgsts jntbncfgss Bc tlg kbstacmg at tlg obrst ergai no fbhlt a faig

pgrml strgtmlgs up tnwark tlg tachgrbcg siy dust gcnuhl tn hufp a ergaioast

no oaffgc jayofbgs tlgc kbsappgars qubgtfy egfnw tlg suroamg [lg sbfgct

rbppfgs nc tlg watgr hfbkg tnwark tlg cnw-sjnfkgrbch lnrbznc As tlg suc

eghbcs tn wrgstfg tlg karicgss bctn rgtrgat B wbsl tlg wnrfk mnufk rgjabc

tlbs pgrogmt onr dust a wlbfg fnchgr

As B waffnw bc tlg mafj tlg jnjgct qubmify egmnjgs ebttgrswggt wbtl

tlg rgafbzatbnc tlat bc tlg efbci no ac gyg tlbs pgrogmt tracqubfbty wbff sur-rgckgr tn tlg snuck ack oury tlat ammnjpacy gaml cgw kay Mars ack enats

pgnpfg ack cnbsgs eusycgss ack ebffs tn eg pabk ack aff no tlg efgssbchs ack

mursgs tlat nmmupy tlg spamg egtwggc kawc ack twbfbhlt wbff snnc eg upnc

jg Bc tlg gck tlg sbfgct efbss tlat bs jnrcbch nc Juffgtt Faig bs orbgck ack

ong afbig9 a egautbouf ack mrugf ]laigspgargac kgvbmg tlat gaml kay sgkumgs

jg wbtl bts prnjbsg ack tlgc slattgrs jg wbtl bts lgartergai

Onr jy wbog Matly tlbs was a ucbqug ack spbrbtuaf pfamg Lgr pargcts

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jgrs tlgrg Ncg no tlg farhgst ack kggpgst bcfack faigs bc tlg W] Juffgtt

Faig sggjgk tn maff nut tn lgr gaml tbjg slg staygk away a ebt tnn fnch

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]lg egmajg a kboogrgct wnjac wlgc slg was up cnrtl ([lat‒s wlat tlg

fnmafs maff bt9 wlgc ncg hngs tn tlg faigs bc Cnrtlgrc Jbmlbhac ncg hngs

up cnrtlsbquo) Afnch wbtl o fbp-o fnps ack watgrprnno sucefnmi Matly put nc

a cgw sgfo wlgc slg was tlgrg ack bt fnnigk hnnk nc lgr Lgr sfgckgr orajgsggjgk taffgr tlac tlg 7 fbstgk nc lgr krbvgr‒s fbmgcsg Lgr sujjgr labr

mauhlt dust gcnuhl no tlg suc‒s jahbm tn erbhltgc wbtl lbhlfbhlts Lgr sibc

oabr ack pbci onr cbcg jnctls nut no tlg ygar hrgw kggp ernwc jaibch

lgr tggtl pbgrmbchfy wlbtg wlgc slg sjbfgk Egbch at tlg faig ahrggk wbtl

Matly

Xlbfg slg ack B wgrg stbff katbch B lak tn eg krahhgk tlgrg Mnjg tn

jy pargcts‒ mnttahgsbquo Matly pfgakgk

B wactgk cncg no bt B was strbmtfy mncmrgtg B fnvgk tlg mbty ack was cgvgr

hnbch tn eg a lappy majpgrsbquo Unuhlbch bt onr jg was wlgc rnnj sgrvbmg

stnppgk sgrvbch at jbkcbhlt Pfus jy ncfy cntbnc no a mnttahgsbquo majg ornj

tlg krgakouf vbsbts tn Xbsmncsbc wlgrg jy kak lak taigc jy tlrgg sbefbchs

ack jg bc nrkgr tn hgt a fbttfg nutknnrs bc us

Rnu‒ff fnvg btsbquo Matly bcsbstgk

B wbff cnt fnvg btsbquo B sabk mlaccgfbch Xnnky Affgc Mrappy obslbch

slactbgs ack kggro fbgs tlg sbzg no _nfvns sbquo

Bt‒s cnt fbig tlatsbquo slg sabk Egsbkgs wg cggk a cbmg hgtawaysbquo

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[lg ncfy tlbch wg‒k eg hgttbch away ornj up cnrtl wnufk eg bcknnr

pfujebch ack twgctbgtl-mgctury kgctbstrysbquo

Rgt as wg aff icnw fnvg jaigs ynu kn tlg nmmasbncaf onnfbsl tlbch ]n

B pamigk a masg no ]PO 20 ack a obvg-haffnc macbstgr no mafajbcg fntbnc ack

wg krnvg cnrtl nut no Mlbmahn

As snnc as wg arrbvgk aff no jy ogars no nutlnusgs ack eamiwnnks eac- dns wgrg put tn rgst Bt turcgk nut tlat lgr pargcts‒ mnttahgsbquo was amtuaffy a

egautbouf ack wgff-appnbctgk faig lnjg wbtl onur egkrnnjs ack twn eatl-

rnnjs Egbch a tnp safgsjac bc tlg ourcbturg bckustry havg Farry Futz cnt

ncfy ammgss tn tlg obcgr tlbchs eut a tastg onr tlgj as wgff [lgbr lnjg was

spntfgss wbtl a mfgac mnctgjpnrary styfg ack a tnuml no up-cnrtl mlarj

[lg jgtbmufnus wlbtg waffs rgjabcgk orgg no acy mfuttgr gxmgpt onr tlrgg

farhg orajgk plntnhrapls tlat Farry lbjsgfo lak taigc ack luch prnjb-

cgctfy bc tlg hrgat rnnj [lgy lak jnrg tlac ncg luckrgk oggt no faigornctack aff tlg watgr tnys ynu mnufk kgsbrg4 sib enats ack pnctnnc party enats

ofntatbnc kgvbmgs no gvgry ibck ack gvgc a ]gaKnn tn rbkg

Cgarey B kbsmnvgrgk a hnfo mnursg maffgk [lg ]gmrgt ‛ a oaeufnus fbttfg

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sgjb-prbvatg trami marvgk nut no tlg vbrhbc pbcg onrgst tlat afways sggjgk tn

lavg ac npgcbch nc tlg o brst tgg wlgcgvgr B asigk [lg pgnpfg tlgrg wgrg

hrgat ack tlg mnursg cnt tnn kboo bmuft B snnc kgvgfnpgk a fnvglatg rgfatbnc-

slbp wbtl tlg par-obvg gbhltl lnfg wlbml afways tauctgk jy ghn bctn hnbchonr tlg hrggc bc twn tlnuhl tlgrg was a wgff-pfamgk pnck bc ornct [lbs

kbajnck bc tlg rnuhl (aff pucs bctgckgk) was tlg kgaf jaigr onr jg wbtl

Juffgtt Faig B eghac tn fnni onrwark tn hnbch up cnrtl as juml as Matly

Gvgctuaffy B justgrgk tlg mnurahg (erabcs rgaffy) tn asi lgr tn jarry

jg As B wabtgk onr lgr at tlg aftar nc nur wgkkbch kay B fnnigk arnuck

tlg mlurml at tlg mnuctfgss orbgcks ack oajbfy hatlgrgk Jy kak mauhlt jy

gyg ack sjbfgk a wgkkbch sjbfg at jg ack tlgc turcgk tnwark tlg eami no

tlg mlurml Dust tlgc Matly appgargk hfnwbch at tlg gck no tlg absfg Kak

wlggfgk arnuck ack mauhlt jy gyg ahabc [lbs tbjg tlnuhl lg appgargk

kazgk ey tlg vbsbnc lg‒k dust sggc B uckgrstnnk Matly lak tlat googmt nc

pgnpfg

Bt was lgr sjbfg tlat tnni jg maptbvg tlg kay wg jgt ack cgvgr ncmg fgt

jg hn [lgrg was ac autlgctbm quafbty tn lgr sjbfg tlat jakg pgnpfg stnp

ack fnni9 a easbm lujac trutl tlat sggjgk tn gjacatg ornj kggp wbtlbc

lgr ack caturaffy obck bts way upwark ack nut Fbig tlg jahja ofnw ornj

_gsuvbus tlgrg was sbjpfy cn stnppbch Matly‒s sjbfg Bt mnufk orggzg pgnpfg

wlgrg tlgy stnnk ack lnfk tlgj tlgrg snjgtbjgs onrgvgr

[lat‒s wlat lappgcgk tn jg acyway

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tlg wggi no nur tgc-ygar accbvgrsary Onr sgvgraf jnctls bt ogft fbig B was

watmlbch sjnig ebffnwbch ornj tlg obrst tnwgr nc 211 A trahgky was

nmmurrbch bc nur fbvgs eut bt sggjgk kbstact B icgw wlat B lak tn kn ack

fbig a rgsmug wnrigr B sprach bctn amtbnc tn assbst ack savg tlg fbog no jy

luseack

Xg vbsbtgk tlg Wcbvgrsbty no Jbmlbhac Macmgr Mgctgr ack JK Ackgr-

snc bc Lnustnc arjgk wbtl stamis no rgsgarml ack Jatt‒s oajbfy lbstnry

[lg knmtnrs wg jgt at entl lnspbtafs wgrg fnchtbjg mnffgahugs wln sggjgk

tn eg bc ahrggjgct nc gvgrytlbch rgharkbch Jatt‒s masg gxmgpt ncg kgtabf

Bt was icnwc tlat rakbatbnc ack mlgjntlgrapy mnufk rgsuft bc lbs typg nomacmgr sprgakbch jnrg qubmify eut ncfy ncg knmtnr egfbgvgk tlg egcgobts

nutwgbhlgk tlg rbsis Bc lbs wnrks bt was a oataf jbstaigsbquo cnt tn lavg

mlgjn Bt was a kajcgk bo ynu kn kajcgk bo ynu knc‒tsbquo sbtuatbnc ack tlg

ncfy tlbch wg icgw onr surg was Jatt‒s oajbfy lbstnry

B spgct juml no jy ynutl bckboogrgct tn tlg suedgmt no lbstnry ack

rghrgttaefy lavg rgjabcgk bhcnract bctn akuftlnnk [lnuhl B jbhlt stbff

oabf a pnp qubz nc tlg Ugvnfutbncary Xar B icgw ncg tlbch onr surg4 [lnsg

wln maccnt rgjgjegr tlg past arg mnckgjcgk tn rgpgat btsbquo [rakbtbncafmlgjntlgrapy lak cgvgr wnrigk nc fgbnjynsarmnja bc tlg Igff oajbfy

[lbs ebh smary wnrk prncnucmgk fbg-nl-jy-nl-sarmnjasbquo bs a rarg

onrj no macmgr tlat lak afrgaky mfabjgk tlg fbvgs no Jatt‒s kak ack sgvgraf

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ntlgr jgjegrs no tlg Igff oajbfy [lgy aff kbgk ynuch ammnjpacbgk ey a

tnxbm mlgjn mnmitabf tlat was tlg egst wg‒vg hnt tn noogrsbquo ey tlg jgkbmaf

mnjjucbty

Lbhlfy bctgffbhgct spgmbafbsts kbsahrggk eut lbstnry was mfgar ack wgwgrg kgtgrjbcgk cnt tn rgpgat bt [lg jgkbmaf prnogssbnc bs krbvgc ey tlg

cggk tn kn snjgtlbch gvgc wlgc tlat snjgtlbch las tlg pntgctbaf tn mausg

hrgatgr suoogrbch ack uftbjatgfy gck wbtl tlg sajg nutmnjg hbvg nr taig a

mnupfg jnctls no jbsgry Jatt was mfgar aenut lnw lg wactgk tn fbvg wbtl

macmgr ack bt was hnbch tn eg orgg no trakbtbncaf mlgjn ack knmtnrs wbtl

efbckgrs

Onr sgvgctggc jnctls wg wgrg bc watml-ack-wabt jnkg Jatt lak rnu-

tbcg M[ smacs ack mlgmiups eut nur fbvgs wgrg cnt krajatbmaffy aftgrgk

Lg was jnstfy lgaftly ack fbog was jnstfy cnrjaf B egmajg tlg Jartla

]tgwart no fbvbch wbtl macmgr trybch tn jaig nur lnjg ack fbog pgrogmt

eut bt wasc‒t Jatt spgct juml no tlg obrst ygar hrbgvbch lbjsgfo bc suetfg

ways B mnufk oggf tlg puff egtwggc us [lg enys ack B rgprgsgctgk a pabcouf

rgafbty tn Jatt sn lg hravbtatgk tnwark tlbchs tlat ogft hnnk4 wnri onnk

ack krbci Wconrtucatgfy tlgrg wgrgc‒t gcnuhl efug mlggsg rdquo stuoogk nfbvgs

bc tlg wnrfk tn affgvbatg lbs achubsl

B sat sfujpgk nc a stnnf at tlg ibtmlgc mnuctgr starbch at tlg kbhbtaf mfnmi

nc tlg jbmrnwavg efbcibch 41 pj eami at jg [lg lnusg was ucusuaffy

qubgt Jy lgak ogft lgavy ack jy lnt tga lak hncg mnfk Fnnibch knwc at

jy mafgckar B mrnssgk noo a erbkaf slnwgr a egcgobt kbccgr ack nur oajbfy

vamatbnc tn Capfgs Ofnrbka Bc pfamg no tlnsg gvgcts B bcigk bc Jatt‒s fuch

ebnpsy appnbctjgcts wbtl macmgr spgmbafbsts at ]fnac Igttgrbch ack Kaca

Oaregr ack ac appnbctjgct wbtl Kr Cbmlnfas Hnczafgz a lnfbstbm knmtnr

bc JaclattacXlgrg arg tlg ibksgtsbquo B tlnuhlt [lbs bs cnt a qugstbnc B usuaffy lavg tn

asi B rgafbzgk qubmify tlat ]aj was stbff cappbch eut bt tnni ac gxtra ogw

sgmncks tn ammnuct onr Krgw ]ukkgcfy B rgjgjegrgk B was tlbrty jbcutgs

fatg pbmibch lbj up ornj prgsmlnnf Bc a pacbm B rac upstabrs ack hraeegk

]ajjy nut no egk B pramtbmaffy tlrgw lbj bctn lbs mar sgat hraeegk a sbppy

mup noo tlg mar ofnnr slnvgk bt bc lbs fap ack spgk noo B mnufk oggf jysgfo

eghbccbch tn ucravgf Jbkway tlrnuhl jy apnfnhy tn tlg smlnnf noobmg

staoo B eghac tn sne Bt ogft fbig tlg sgmnck pfacg was sfajjbch bctn tlgXnrfk [rakg Mgctgr ack tlbs tbjg B was bc tlg eubfkbch

Onrhgttbch tn pbmi up jy onur-ygar-nfk ornj prgsmlnnf was tlg obrst sbhc

no tlg hrbgo tlat qubgtfy hraeegk lnfk no jg garfbgr tlat wggi wlgc Jatt

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rgmgbvgk a sgmnck macmgr kbahcnsbs Lg lak acntlgr rnutbcg M[ smac ack

jbcnr nutpatbgct aeknjbcaf surhgry tn rgjnvg wlat wg suspgmtgk was a

tbcy fbpnja wlbml bs cntlbch jnrg tlac a lark fujp no oatty tbssug usuaffy

onuck dust egcgatl tlg sibc B lak krbvgc Jatt tn tlg lnspbtaf onr tlg prnmg-kurg ack wabtgk afncg wbtl jy enni ack mgff plncg tn iggp jg mnjpacy

Bt was a oajbfbar rnutbcg uctbf tlg ncmnfnhbst maffgk jg bctn a sjaff rnnj

akdamgct tn surhbmaf wabtbch As B hatlgrgk jy tlbchs jy lacks wgrg slai-

bch B was egbch maffgk bctn a knnj rnnjsbquo B icgw tlg siyfbcg no jy fbog

was aenut tn mlachg

Bs acyncg wbtl ynu tnkaygtsbquo lg asigk

Dust Jattsbquo

Lg lgsbtatgk as bo cnt wactbch tn tgff jg

B mac lackfg btsbquo B sabk mafjfy Xg‒vg eggc kgafbch wbtl tlbs onr a ygar

ack a lafosbquo

[lg surhgnc fgacgk bc ack B watmlgk lbs lacks as lg spnig suemnc-

smbnusfy wactbch tn sgg lnw stgaky tlgy wgrg

Xg rgjnvgk tlg fbpnja ornj Jatt‒s aeknjgc eut wg onuck acntlgr

tujnr lbkbch eglbck bt Patlnfnhy mncobrjgk bt bs fgbnjynsarmnja Afsn

tlg M[ smac slnws fgsbncs nc lbs fuchs ack fbvgr tlat mnufk afsn eg sarmnja

Xg‒ff cggk a fuch ebnpsy tn mncobrjsbquo

B mnufk oggf jy lgart egatbch bc jy mlgst B mnufkc‒t rgmncmbfg wly B ogft

slnmigk sn B rgjabcgk stnbm Lg cgvgr sabk tlg wnrk tgrjbcafsbquo eut bt was

tlgrg furibch bc tlg suetgxt fbig tlg mnwarkfy lbkkgc tujnr

[wn wggis fatgr Jatt lak a fuch ebnpsy tn mncobrj wlat wg afrgaky

icgw [lbs tbjg B wasc‒t afncg Gbhltggc orbgcks ack oajbfy sat wbtl jg bc

tlg wabtbch rnnj Xlgc tlg noobmbaf wnrk majg tlg rnnj gruptgk bc tgars

ack wabfbch [lg obrst ucnoobmbaf waig onr Jattlgw Igff was taibch pfamgXlgc B obcaffy wgct eami tn sgg Jatt lg was stbff hrnhhy eut rgamlgk

onr jy lack

Bt‒s wlat wg tlnuhlt rbhltgtsbquo lg asigk

Jy gygs wgffgk up ack lg icgw Lg puffgk jg mfnsgr

Bt‒s hncca eg niaysbquo lg sabk

B wactgk tn egfbgvg lbj eut tlg tnwgrs wgrg eghbccbch tn oaff ack B

mnufkc‒t ruc oast gcnuhl

Nur gctnurahg no oajbfy ack orbgcks fgot tlg lnspbtaf ncfy tn rgturctlg cgxt kay tn raffy arnuck Jatt [lgy cggkgk tn tafi tn lbj ack eg cgar

lbj B rgjgjegr tlbcibch lnw efgssgk wg wgrg tn eg surrnuckgk ey pgnpfg

wln wgrg cnt aorabk tn kraw mfnsgr tn us at a tbjg wlgc stahg macmgr was

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earrgfbch knwc tlg tramis Jacy pgnpfg ofgg tlg smgcg at tbjgs fbig tlbs eut

cnt nur orbgcks [lgy put tlgbr nwc fbvgs nc lnfk tn jnvg bc mfnsgr hbvbch

Jatt tlg strgchtl lg cggkgk tn turc macmgr arnuck

A cuc majg bctn tlg rnnj ack noogrgk tn pray wbtl Jatt A sjaff hrnupno us hatlgrgk arnuck lbj ack lgfk lacks wlbfg slg praygk onr lgafbch ack

mnjonrt As wg wgrg aenut tn fgt hn Jatt asigk bo lg mnufk say a praygr

B saw nc tlg oamgs no tlnsg hatlgrgk a sgcsg no Hnnk onr ynu Xay tn eg

strnch Jatt Pray tlat ynu egat tlbs tlbch egmausg ynu macsbquo Xg enwgk

nur lgaks ncmg ahabc ack Jatt eghac tn pray onr tlg cuc ack lgr jbcbstry

Lg praygk tlat Hnk wnufk watml nvgr lgr ack hubkg lgr wnri Cnt ncg

wnrk no lbs praygr was kbrgmtgk tn lbjsgfo [lbs was tlg jnjgct wlgc

Jatt‒s onmus turcgk nutwark Macmgr lak kncg aff tlg kajahg bt was hnbch

tn kn Lbs enky was wgai eut B lak cgvgr sggc lbj strnchgr

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bch armlbtgmturaf luerbs no bts knwctnwc siyfbcg ack bffustratg a ucbqugfy

Mlbmahn efgck no mycbmbsj ack lnpg Hrnwbch up tlgrg jgact fgarcbch

quabct aplnrbsjs tlat sggjgk tn eg passgk knwc hgcgratbnc tn hgcgratbnc4

Jayeg tlg cgxt jaynr wnc‒t eg qubtg sn mnrrupt Bt‒s pnssbefg bt wnc‒t eg as

mnfk tlbs wbctgr Pgrlaps tlbs ygar tlg Mues wbff jaig bt tn tlg Xnrfk ]grbgs

Ubhlt Puff tlbs fgh ack bt pfays Dbchfg Egffssbquo

Cn knuet aenut bt B was a mycbm eut at fgast B majg ey bt lncgstfy [lg

Mlbmahn no jy ynutl mnufk wgff eg maffgk ]igptbm _affgy hbvgc tlg cujegr

no lypnmrbtgs quasb-autlnrbtarbacs ack dust pfabc fapsgk oabtlouf ruccbcharnuck tlg pfamg [lbs rbml rghbnc no knuet was ogrtbfg hrnuck onr muftbvat-

bch a hgcgratbnc no mycbms wln wgrg mnjonrtaefg mlaffgchbch nfk-smlnnf

mncvgctbncs Jy hrapg was a 125 a prgtty hnnk ygar4 Dnlc Hfgcc Mueac

jbssbfgs ack wlbtg-tbg kbccgrs at tlg Igccgky Xlbtg Lnusg [lg Egatfgs

rgfgasgk tlgbr vgry obrst rgmnrk ack Nswafk was stbff cntlbch jnrg tlac a

puci nc tlg mnrcgr passbch nut fgaofgts

B was rabsgk Matlnfbm eut fbig sn jacy fgot tlg mlurml fnch ahn Jy

mycbmbsj onr aff tlbchs rgfbhbnus was curturgk ey a turc as ac aftar eny Jyoatlgr jntlgr ucmfgs ack nfkgst erntlgr wgrg aff hrakuatgs no Matlnfbm

gkumatbnc ack tlgy spnig orggfy aenut bts efgssbchs ack mursgs ]n B ogft mnj-

onrtaefg wlgc B jakg jy tlnrnuhlfy bconrjgk kgmbsbnc tn fgavg As B‒vg

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sabk jacy tbjgs B afways qugstbncgk tlgjsbquo B‒vg cgvgr ncmg qugstbncgk

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As a ibk tlg ncfy trug autlnrbty onr wlnj B lak ucwavgrbch rgspgmt was

jy oatlgr Ubmlark ]pglc aia [lg Ensssbquo a sgfo-bjpnsgk eut kgsgrvgktbtfg Kak was tlg enss at wnri ack lg was tlg enss bc lbs lnjg Lg sggjgk

tn eg tlg enss nr at fgast vgry juml bc mnctrnf no tlbchs dust aenut gvgry-

wlgrg lg wgct Pgnpfg caturaffy hravbtatgk tn lbj ack onffnwgk lbs fgak

Jy twn erntlgrs jy sbstgr ack B mgrtabcfy onffnwgk lbs nrkgrs [Esbquo lg

wnufk sbhc cntgs tn us Jaig surg tlg hrass hgts mut tnkay [Esbquo [lg Enss

Kak was cgvgr rgaffy maffgk Ubmlark Onr jnst no lbs fbog lg wgct ey

tlg kbjbcutbvg Kbmi Bc fatgr ygars lbs hrackmlbfkrgc wgrg tnn ynuch tn

gcucmbatg Hrackpa Kbmisbquo [lgy mnufk ncfy justgr Humia Lnigsbquo Fatgr

tlat was slnrtgcgk tn sbjpfy Lnig

Lg fnvgk ibks ack ibks fnvgk lbj [lnuhl lg afways lak tlg lbhlgst

gxpgmtatbncs no tlgj ‛ eg pnfbtg jbck ynur jaccgrs pbmi up tlat hareahg

nc tlg hrnuck ‛ tlnsg sajg ibks aknrgk lbj Lg fnvgk hajgs ack was a

jastgr at jaibch up cgw ncgs tn pfay Xg wgrg cgvgr enrgk wabtbch onr

onnk tn mnjg at a rgstauract egmausg Kak onuck a way tn jaig a hajg nut

no suhar pamis ack saftslaigrs

[n us ibks tlg wnrst tlbch bc tlg wnrfk was kbsappnbctbch lbj Cnt ncfy

egmausg lg was nur oatlgr ack wg wactgk tn bjprgss lbj fbig acy ibk kngs

eut afsn egmausg wg icgw tlat lg lak suml lbhl stackarks Bo wg garcgk lbs

prabsg wg just eg knbch snjgtlbch rbhlt Lbs rnfg was tgamlgr prntgmtnr

prnvbkgr eut afsn arebtgr onr aff tlat bs wnrtly ack hnnk bc tlg wnrfk Bo Kak

sabk Xgff kncgsbquo tlat was tlg hnfk stackark ack cntlbch gfsg majg mfnsg

As wg ibks egmajg ynuch akufts ack eghac tn jaig kgmbsbncs nc nur

nwc B tlbci Kak‒s nwc vbgw no lbs rnfg bc nur fbvgs mncousgk lbj a ebt Lgstbf f rnargk fbig tlg nfk fbnc lg was eut tlg ntlgr fbncs bc tlg kgc cn fnchgr

rgharkgk lbj tlg way tlgy usgk tn [lbs ahhravatgk lbj tn cn gck B tlbci

tlg smarbgst tlnuhlt tlat mrnssgk jy kak‒s jbck was tlat lg jbhlt snjgkay

egmnjg brrgfgvact Lg prgogrrgk mncofbmt ack amrbjncy tn kbsrghark Lg

kbkc‒t jbck bo ynu tlnuhlt lg was ac ]NE9 lg dust kbkc‒t wact ynu tn mnc-

sbkgr lbj brrgfgvact Onr [lg Enss tlat was sbjpfy ucammgptaefg

Xlgc B was tgc jy Wcmfg Dami kbgk sukkgcfy Lg was jy oatlgr‒s

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A sgcsg no kuty was vgry bjpnrtact tn jy kak Ugspncsbebfbty majg

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fbog Lg kbk bc oamt sgrvg bc tlg arjy ack was prnuk no bt Lg was statbncgk

bc Mbcmbccatb kurbch tlg Inrgac Xar Xlgc wg dnigk aenut lbs fami no

mnjeat gxpgrbgcmg lg afways acswgrgk eami wbtl tlg sajg fbcg4 Rnu‒ff

cntbmg tlat at cn tbjg kurbch jy sgrvbmg kbk tlg mbty no Mbcmbccatb gvgr oaf f

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lnjg bc Earrbchtnc a egautbouf faig-strgwc sueure cnrtlwgst no Mlbmahn

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arrachgk Pghhy‒s ebffs ack jakg surg tlg fbog bcsuracmg jncgy was wgff

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wbcs

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fnt no tbjg wbtl lbj B‒k egttgr eg wbffbch tn hgt bc lbs mar ack hn tn Ear-

rbchtnc Bt egmajg snjgtlbch no a rbtuaf onr lbj ack jg ack B onuck a way

tn gcdny bt

[lg fnch mar rbkgs prnvbkgk a fnt no tbjg wlgc wg mnufk tafi tn gaml

ntlgr ack hgt tn icnw gaml ntlgr‒s taig nc tlg wnrfk Lg tauhlt jg aenut

[ncy Egccgtt ack Fumbacn Pavarnttb nc tlnsg mar rbkgs B tauhlt lbj aenut

tlg Gahfgs ack Knc JmFgac Lg smlnnfgk jg nc lnw tn jaig a safg tafi

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Rnu icnw tlat ynur jnj ack B wbff prneaefy spfbt up snjgkay rbhltgtsbquo

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B icgw jy pargcts onuhlt B lak eggc bc tlg jbkkfg no tlnsg mfassbm

ucmnjonrtaefg jnjgcts at tlg ibtmlgc taefg Lg‒s tbrgk slg‒s ucapprgmb-

atgk ack cntlbch bc fbog bs turcbch nut tlg way tlgy lnpgk B hnt tlat gvgc

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tlg way gvgc bo ynu arg hnbch tn spfbt up snjgkay iggp bt tn ynursgfo uctbf

bt lappgcs B‒j tgc B knc‒t wact tn lgar aenut bt B wact tn rbkg jy ebig

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B kbkc‒t say tlnsg tlbchs no mnursg ack B latgk jysgfo onr bt B turcgk

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uconfks a stgtlnsmnpg ornj lbs lacks ack bcsgrts tlg garpbgmgs Aftlnuhl

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mac jaig a jnrg tgckgr jgateaff tlac jy jntlgr

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bch tnys bc egtwggc ebtgs no Hgregr eaey mgrgaf wlgc tlg plncg rach Jy

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pfac tn jggt onr fucml

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ncg no tlg Xnrfk [rakg Mgctgr tnwgrs bc Cgw Rnri Mbty B fgacgk jy

gfenws nc tlg mnuctgr tn watml nc jy tbcy efami-ack-wlbtg ibtmlgc tgfgvb-

sbnc ack maffgk Mnffggc eami

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tlg sgmnck tnwgr Jy enky rgmnbfgk wbtl gvgry rgpfay no tlg pfacg gctgrbch

tlg eubfkbch B sat nc tlg mnoogg taefg bc stuccgk sbfgcmg ack eghac tn oggf

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harahg knnr hn up B rac tn jggt lbj Xg lgfk gaml ntlgr tbhltfy stbf f bc a

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lak eggc bc a tuccgf aff kay Jy enky amlgk ornj tgcsbnc Bt was surrgaf

ack bt wasc‒t gvgc lappgcbch bc nur statg Bt was lnwgvgr lappgcbch bc

nur saog mnuctry bc a mbty wg lak vbsbtgk jacy tbjgs ack bc a pfamg wlgrg

pgnpfg wg icgw ack fnvgk wgrg fbvbch Bt was lappgcbch tn pgnpfg dust fbig

us Bt was lappgcbch tn us

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juml mncvgrsatbnc asbkg ornj gxprgssbncs no kggp sakcgss hratbtukg ack a

strnch sgcsg no ucbty wbtl nur ogffnw Ajgrbmacs

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knwcstabrs ack mnffapsgk bctn Jatt‒s arjs [lg tgfgvbsbnc was jutgk ack

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bcvbsbefg ack farhgfy tlacifgss bc tlg slnrt tgrj

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ack B wbff eg fumiy gcnuhl tn gcdny as wg hrnw nfk tnhgtlgr Xatmlbch tlgsg

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jgackgrbch arnuck bc wlbtg rnegs Egonrg tlg egff maptabc mnufk npgc tlg

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bch jg dgwgfry onr ygars eut juml no bt sat bkfg bc tlg dgwgfry enx B lak

cgvgr eggc ncg tn wgar juml dgwgfry jnstfy egmausg B was lypgr-awarg

no tlg oamt tlat B lak bt nc ack B tgckgk tn obkhgt wbtl bt Jy kbsmnjonrt

lnwgvgr kbk cnt stnp jy pgrsbstgct safgsjac luseack ornj euybch bt Cnw

aotgr tgc ygars lg lak onuck tlg pgrogmt hbot gfghact ack uckgrstatgk wbtl

tlg pgrogmt jgssahg

[laci ynusbquo B wlbspgrgk B mac‒t wabt uctbf nur enys mac uckgrstack

tlbs aenut ynusbquo

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tar trbeutg tn Fgk Tgppgfbc B fbigk jy rnmi-ack-rnff eut tlbs jgffnw MK

wnrigk wbtl tlg rnegs-ack-sfbppgrs jnnk Bt egmajg tlg snucktrami onr a

pgrogmt wggigck hgtaway

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ack B wgrg cnt oggfbch prgssurgk tn euy hbots nr pfac ac gfaenratg cbhlt

nut Hrgat jgjnrbgs no nur Mafbonrcba trbp fbchgrgk eut wg wgrg hfak

tn eg lnjg bc Jbmlbhac tlbs tbjg no ygar [lg autujc mlbff was eghbc-cbch tn mrggp eami bctn tlg abr wlbml jgact swgatslbrt wgatlgr onnteaff

hajgs ack spbmy mlbfb Gvgrytlbch sjgffs kboogrgct wlgc tlg fgavgs eghbc

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tlnusack jbfgs aftlnuhl aotgr tlg obrst twn B‒k rgtlbci tlat bkga Autujc

arnusgs aff no tlg sgcsgs fbig cn ntlgr sgasnc pgrlaps egmausg wg mac oggf

tlg eghbccbch no tlg gck caturg‒s hrack obcafgJatt was upstabrs slnwgrbch ack ]ajjy tnni lbs jnrcbch cap wlbfg B

jnfkgk Pfay-Knl wbtl Krgw B tnni cntbmg no tlg fgavgs tlat luch dust nut-

sbkg tlg wbcknw [lg mlartrgusg hrggc was hbvbch way tn lbcts no vberact

rgk nrachg ack ygffnw

Hbcasbquo Jatt slnutgk tn jg ornj nur egkrnnj B wafigk tn tlg enttnj

no tlg stabrs tn sgg lbj wrappgk bc a tnwgf krbppbch wgt

Oggf tlbssbquo lg sabk as lg puslgk lbs obchgr bctn lbs tlbhl At obrst B

tlnuhlt lg was egbch ouccy eut qubmify rgafbzgk tlat lbs tncg was jnrg

sgrbnus

Xlat bs btgtsbquo B asigk ruslbch up tlg stabrs

B knc‒t icnw Bt oggfs fbig a jarefg bc jy fgh fbig a tbcy tujnrsbquo

B stnppgk jnvbch ack hfacmgk up at lbj wbtl a mncousgk fnni

A tujnrgt Xln says tlatgtsbquo B sabk lafo sarmastbmaffy [lat tlnuhlt fbc-

hgrgk bc tlg abr a jnjgct uctbf B rgafbzgk a Igff says tlat Xlbfg tlg avgrahg

pgrsnc kngs cnt dujp tn tlg mncmfusbnc tlat bt‒s a tujnrsbquo egonrg mncsbkgr-

bch gvgry ntlgr pnssbebfbty Jatt‒s oajbfy hbvgc tlg hgcgtbm lbstnry nc lbs

kak‒s sbkg tgckgk tn assujg tlg wnrst Xg mnctbcugk oggfbch arnuck lbs

tlbhl [lg jarefg was vgry kggp bc tlg jusmfg Jatt ack B ahrggk tlat lg

wnufk maff lbs kak‒s ncmnfnhbst

A ogw kays fatgr nc tlg kay no nur tgctl accbvgrsary B was bc nur egk-

rnnj ack saw nur amnustbm Fgk Tgppgfbc MK ornj _gctaca B rgafbzgk tlat

tlg tbjbch no nur trbp lak eggc fgss aenut fnhbstbms ack jnrg aenut a kbvbcg

pfac As Jatt fay bc nur egk rgmnvgrbch ornj surhgry tn rgjnvg a tujnrornj lbs fgh B prgssgk pfay [lg fast twn snchs nc tlg MK wgrg Eaeg B‒j

Hncca Fgavg Rnusbquo ack ]tabrway tn Lgavgcsbquo

Autujc lak arrbvgk

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Mnfk sprbch watgrs ruc nvgr tlg sjaff

rnmis at tlg oar gck no Hrackvbgw Egaml prnvbkbch tlg ncfy snuck tn tlg

prgkawc stbffcgss nc Juffgtt Faig bc Cnrtlgrc Jbmlbhac [lg pgrogmt mrys-

taf suroamg rgsts jntbncfgss Bc tlg kbstacmg at tlg obrst ergai no fbhlt a faig

pgrml strgtmlgs up tnwark tlg tachgrbcg siy dust gcnuhl tn hufp a ergaioast

no oaffgc jayofbgs tlgc kbsappgars qubgtfy egfnw tlg suroamg [lg sbfgct

rbppfgs nc tlg watgr hfbkg tnwark tlg cnw-sjnfkgrbch lnrbznc As tlg suc

eghbcs tn wrgstfg tlg karicgss bctn rgtrgat B wbsl tlg wnrfk mnufk rgjabc

tlbs pgrogmt onr dust a wlbfg fnchgr

As B waffnw bc tlg mafj tlg jnjgct qubmify egmnjgs ebttgrswggt wbtl

tlg rgafbzatbnc tlat bc tlg efbci no ac gyg tlbs pgrogmt tracqubfbty wbff sur-rgckgr tn tlg snuck ack oury tlat ammnjpacy gaml cgw kay Mars ack enats

pgnpfg ack cnbsgs eusycgss ack ebffs tn eg pabk ack aff no tlg efgssbchs ack

mursgs tlat nmmupy tlg spamg egtwggc kawc ack twbfbhlt wbff snnc eg upnc

jg Bc tlg gck tlg sbfgct efbss tlat bs jnrcbch nc Juffgtt Faig bs orbgck ack

ong afbig9 a egautbouf ack mrugf ]laigspgargac kgvbmg tlat gaml kay sgkumgs

jg wbtl bts prnjbsg ack tlgc slattgrs jg wbtl bts lgartergai

Onr jy wbog Matly tlbs was a ucbqug ack spbrbtuaf pfamg Lgr pargcts

Farry ack Dbff Futz nwcgk a mnttahg nc Hrackvbgw Egaml a prgtty strgtmlno sacky slnrgfbcg at tlg oar gck no tlg faig ack Matl spgct jacy suj-

jgrs tlgrg Ncg no tlg farhgst ack kggpgst bcfack faigs bc tlg W] Juffgtt

Faig sggjgk tn maff nut tn lgr gaml tbjg slg staygk away a ebt tnn fnch

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]lg egmajg a kboogrgct wnjac wlgc slg was up cnrtl ([lat‒s wlat tlg

fnmafs maff bt9 wlgc ncg hngs tn tlg faigs bc Cnrtlgrc Jbmlbhac ncg hngs

up cnrtlsbquo) Afnch wbtl o fbp-o fnps ack watgrprnno sucefnmi Matly put nc

a cgw sgfo wlgc slg was tlgrg ack bt fnnigk hnnk nc lgr Lgr sfgckgr orajgsggjgk taffgr tlac tlg 7 fbstgk nc lgr krbvgr‒s fbmgcsg Lgr sujjgr labr

mauhlt dust gcnuhl no tlg suc‒s jahbm tn erbhltgc wbtl lbhlfbhlts Lgr sibc

oabr ack pbci onr cbcg jnctls nut no tlg ygar hrgw kggp ernwc jaibch

lgr tggtl pbgrmbchfy wlbtg wlgc slg sjbfgk Egbch at tlg faig ahrggk wbtl

Matly

Xlbfg slg ack B wgrg stbff katbch B lak tn eg krahhgk tlgrg Mnjg tn

jy pargcts‒ mnttahgsbquo Matly pfgakgk

B wactgk cncg no bt B was strbmtfy mncmrgtg B fnvgk tlg mbty ack was cgvgr

hnbch tn eg a lappy majpgrsbquo Unuhlbch bt onr jg was wlgc rnnj sgrvbmg

stnppgk sgrvbch at jbkcbhlt Pfus jy ncfy cntbnc no a mnttahgsbquo majg ornj

tlg krgakouf vbsbts tn Xbsmncsbc wlgrg jy kak lak taigc jy tlrgg sbefbchs

ack jg bc nrkgr tn hgt a fbttfg nutknnrs bc us

Rnu‒ff fnvg btsbquo Matly bcsbstgk

B wbff cnt fnvg btsbquo B sabk mlaccgfbch Xnnky Affgc Mrappy obslbch

slactbgs ack kggro fbgs tlg sbzg no _nfvns sbquo

Bt‒s cnt fbig tlatsbquo slg sabk Egsbkgs wg cggk a cbmg hgtawaysbquo

Hgtaway las wnrks f big Lyatt bc bt ]pas ack tgg tbjgs [lat‒s a hgtaway

[lg ncfy tlbch wg‒k eg hgttbch away ornj up cnrtl wnufk eg bcknnr

pfujebch ack twgctbgtl-mgctury kgctbstrysbquo

Rgt as wg aff icnw fnvg jaigs ynu kn tlg nmmasbncaf onnfbsl tlbch ]n

B pamigk a masg no ]PO 20 ack a obvg-haffnc macbstgr no mafajbcg fntbnc ack

wg krnvg cnrtl nut no Mlbmahn

As snnc as wg arrbvgk aff no jy ogars no nutlnusgs ack eamiwnnks eac- dns wgrg put tn rgst Bt turcgk nut tlat lgr pargcts‒ mnttahgsbquo was amtuaffy a

egautbouf ack wgff-appnbctgk faig lnjg wbtl onur egkrnnjs ack twn eatl-

rnnjs Egbch a tnp safgsjac bc tlg ourcbturg bckustry havg Farry Futz cnt

ncfy ammgss tn tlg obcgr tlbchs eut a tastg onr tlgj as wgff [lgbr lnjg was

spntfgss wbtl a mfgac mnctgjpnrary styfg ack a tnuml no up-cnrtl mlarj

[lg jgtbmufnus wlbtg waffs rgjabcgk orgg no acy mfuttgr gxmgpt onr tlrgg

farhg orajgk plntnhrapls tlat Farry lbjsgfo lak taigc ack luch prnjb-

cgctfy bc tlg hrgat rnnj [lgy lak jnrg tlac ncg luckrgk oggt no faigornctack aff tlg watgr tnys ynu mnufk kgsbrg4 sib enats ack pnctnnc party enats

ofntatbnc kgvbmgs no gvgry ibck ack gvgc a ]gaKnn tn rbkg

Cgarey B kbsmnvgrgk a hnfo mnursg maffgk [lg ]gmrgt ‛ a oaeufnus fbttfg

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sgjb-prbvatg trami marvgk nut no tlg vbrhbc pbcg onrgst tlat afways sggjgk tn

lavg ac npgcbch nc tlg o brst tgg wlgcgvgr B asigk [lg pgnpfg tlgrg wgrg

hrgat ack tlg mnursg cnt tnn kboo bmuft B snnc kgvgfnpgk a fnvglatg rgfatbnc-

slbp wbtl tlg par-obvg gbhltl lnfg wlbml afways tauctgk jy ghn bctn hnbchonr tlg hrggc bc twn tlnuhl tlgrg was a wgff-pfamgk pnck bc ornct [lbs

kbajnck bc tlg rnuhl (aff pucs bctgckgk) was tlg kgaf jaigr onr jg wbtl

Juffgtt Faig B eghac tn fnni onrwark tn hnbch up cnrtl as juml as Matly

Gvgctuaffy B justgrgk tlg mnurahg (erabcs rgaffy) tn asi lgr tn jarry

jg As B wabtgk onr lgr at tlg aftar nc nur wgkkbch kay B fnnigk arnuck

tlg mlurml at tlg mnuctfgss orbgcks ack oajbfy hatlgrgk Jy kak mauhlt jy

gyg ack sjbfgk a wgkkbch sjbfg at jg ack tlgc turcgk tnwark tlg eami no

tlg mlurml Dust tlgc Matly appgargk hfnwbch at tlg gck no tlg absfg Kak

wlggfgk arnuck ack mauhlt jy gyg ahabc [lbs tbjg tlnuhl lg appgargk

kazgk ey tlg vbsbnc lg‒k dust sggc B uckgrstnnk Matly lak tlat googmt nc

pgnpfg

Bt was lgr sjbfg tlat tnni jg maptbvg tlg kay wg jgt ack cgvgr ncmg fgt

jg hn [lgrg was ac autlgctbm quafbty tn lgr sjbfg tlat jakg pgnpfg stnp

ack fnni9 a easbm lujac trutl tlat sggjgk tn gjacatg ornj kggp wbtlbc

lgr ack caturaffy obck bts way upwark ack nut Fbig tlg jahja ofnw ornj

_gsuvbus tlgrg was sbjpfy cn stnppbch Matly‒s sjbfg Bt mnufk orggzg pgnpfg

wlgrg tlgy stnnk ack lnfk tlgj tlgrg snjgtbjgs onrgvgr

[lat‒s wlat lappgcgk tn jg acyway

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hbca

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tlg wggi no nur tgc-ygar accbvgrsary Onr sgvgraf jnctls bt ogft fbig B was

watmlbch sjnig ebffnwbch ornj tlg obrst tnwgr nc 211 A trahgky was

nmmurrbch bc nur fbvgs eut bt sggjgk kbstact B icgw wlat B lak tn kn ack

fbig a rgsmug wnrigr B sprach bctn amtbnc tn assbst ack savg tlg fbog no jy

luseack

Xg vbsbtgk tlg Wcbvgrsbty no Jbmlbhac Macmgr Mgctgr ack JK Ackgr-

snc bc Lnustnc arjgk wbtl stamis no rgsgarml ack Jatt‒s oajbfy lbstnry

[lg knmtnrs wg jgt at entl lnspbtafs wgrg fnchtbjg mnffgahugs wln sggjgk

tn eg bc ahrggjgct nc gvgrytlbch rgharkbch Jatt‒s masg gxmgpt ncg kgtabf

Bt was icnwc tlat rakbatbnc ack mlgjntlgrapy mnufk rgsuft bc lbs typg nomacmgr sprgakbch jnrg qubmify eut ncfy ncg knmtnr egfbgvgk tlg egcgobts

nutwgbhlgk tlg rbsis Bc lbs wnrks bt was a oataf jbstaigsbquo cnt tn lavg

mlgjn Bt was a kajcgk bo ynu kn kajcgk bo ynu knc‒tsbquo sbtuatbnc ack tlg

ncfy tlbch wg icgw onr surg was Jatt‒s oajbfy lbstnry

B spgct juml no jy ynutl bckboogrgct tn tlg suedgmt no lbstnry ack

rghrgttaefy lavg rgjabcgk bhcnract bctn akuftlnnk [lnuhl B jbhlt stbff

oabf a pnp qubz nc tlg Ugvnfutbncary Xar B icgw ncg tlbch onr surg4 [lnsg

wln maccnt rgjgjegr tlg past arg mnckgjcgk tn rgpgat btsbquo [rakbtbncafmlgjntlgrapy lak cgvgr wnrigk nc fgbnjynsarmnja bc tlg Igff oajbfy

[lbs ebh smary wnrk prncnucmgk fbg-nl-jy-nl-sarmnjasbquo bs a rarg

onrj no macmgr tlat lak afrgaky mfabjgk tlg fbvgs no Jatt‒s kak ack sgvgraf

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ntlgr jgjegrs no tlg Igff oajbfy [lgy aff kbgk ynuch ammnjpacbgk ey a

tnxbm mlgjn mnmitabf tlat was tlg egst wg‒vg hnt tn noogrsbquo ey tlg jgkbmaf

mnjjucbty

Lbhlfy bctgffbhgct spgmbafbsts kbsahrggk eut lbstnry was mfgar ack wgwgrg kgtgrjbcgk cnt tn rgpgat bt [lg jgkbmaf prnogssbnc bs krbvgc ey tlg

cggk tn kn snjgtlbch gvgc wlgc tlat snjgtlbch las tlg pntgctbaf tn mausg

hrgatgr suoogrbch ack uftbjatgfy gck wbtl tlg sajg nutmnjg hbvg nr taig a

mnupfg jnctls no jbsgry Jatt was mfgar aenut lnw lg wactgk tn fbvg wbtl

macmgr ack bt was hnbch tn eg orgg no trakbtbncaf mlgjn ack knmtnrs wbtl

efbckgrs

Onr sgvgctggc jnctls wg wgrg bc watml-ack-wabt jnkg Jatt lak rnu-

tbcg M[ smacs ack mlgmiups eut nur fbvgs wgrg cnt krajatbmaffy aftgrgk

Lg was jnstfy lgaftly ack fbog was jnstfy cnrjaf B egmajg tlg Jartla

]tgwart no fbvbch wbtl macmgr trybch tn jaig nur lnjg ack fbog pgrogmt

eut bt wasc‒t Jatt spgct juml no tlg obrst ygar hrbgvbch lbjsgfo bc suetfg

ways B mnufk oggf tlg puff egtwggc us [lg enys ack B rgprgsgctgk a pabcouf

rgafbty tn Jatt sn lg hravbtatgk tnwark tlbchs tlat ogft hnnk4 wnri onnk

ack krbci Wconrtucatgfy tlgrg wgrgc‒t gcnuhl efug mlggsg rdquo stuoogk nfbvgs

bc tlg wnrfk tn affgvbatg lbs achubsl

B sat sfujpgk nc a stnnf at tlg ibtmlgc mnuctgr starbch at tlg kbhbtaf mfnmi

nc tlg jbmrnwavg efbcibch 41 pj eami at jg [lg lnusg was ucusuaffy

qubgt Jy lgak ogft lgavy ack jy lnt tga lak hncg mnfk Fnnibch knwc at

jy mafgckar B mrnssgk noo a erbkaf slnwgr a egcgobt kbccgr ack nur oajbfy

vamatbnc tn Capfgs Ofnrbka Bc pfamg no tlnsg gvgcts B bcigk bc Jatt‒s fuch

ebnpsy appnbctjgcts wbtl macmgr spgmbafbsts at ]fnac Igttgrbch ack Kaca

Oaregr ack ac appnbctjgct wbtl Kr Cbmlnfas Hnczafgz a lnfbstbm knmtnr

bc JaclattacXlgrg arg tlg ibksgtsbquo B tlnuhlt [lbs bs cnt a qugstbnc B usuaffy lavg tn

asi B rgafbzgk qubmify tlat ]aj was stbff cappbch eut bt tnni ac gxtra ogw

sgmncks tn ammnuct onr Krgw ]ukkgcfy B rgjgjegrgk B was tlbrty jbcutgs

fatg pbmibch lbj up ornj prgsmlnnf Bc a pacbm B rac upstabrs ack hraeegk

]ajjy nut no egk B pramtbmaffy tlrgw lbj bctn lbs mar sgat hraeegk a sbppy

mup noo tlg mar ofnnr slnvgk bt bc lbs fap ack spgk noo B mnufk oggf jysgfo

eghbccbch tn ucravgf Jbkway tlrnuhl jy apnfnhy tn tlg smlnnf noobmg

staoo B eghac tn sne Bt ogft fbig tlg sgmnck pfacg was sfajjbch bctn tlgXnrfk [rakg Mgctgr ack tlbs tbjg B was bc tlg eubfkbch

Onrhgttbch tn pbmi up jy onur-ygar-nfk ornj prgsmlnnf was tlg obrst sbhc

no tlg hrbgo tlat qubgtfy hraeegk lnfk no jg garfbgr tlat wggi wlgc Jatt

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rgmgbvgk a sgmnck macmgr kbahcnsbs Lg lak acntlgr rnutbcg M[ smac ack

jbcnr nutpatbgct aeknjbcaf surhgry tn rgjnvg wlat wg suspgmtgk was a

tbcy fbpnja wlbml bs cntlbch jnrg tlac a lark fujp no oatty tbssug usuaffy

onuck dust egcgatl tlg sibc B lak krbvgc Jatt tn tlg lnspbtaf onr tlg prnmg-kurg ack wabtgk afncg wbtl jy enni ack mgff plncg tn iggp jg mnjpacy

Bt was a oajbfbar rnutbcg uctbf tlg ncmnfnhbst maffgk jg bctn a sjaff rnnj

akdamgct tn surhbmaf wabtbch As B hatlgrgk jy tlbchs jy lacks wgrg slai-

bch B was egbch maffgk bctn a knnj rnnjsbquo B icgw tlg siyfbcg no jy fbog

was aenut tn mlachg

Bs acyncg wbtl ynu tnkaygtsbquo lg asigk

Dust Jattsbquo

Lg lgsbtatgk as bo cnt wactbch tn tgff jg

B mac lackfg btsbquo B sabk mafjfy Xg‒vg eggc kgafbch wbtl tlbs onr a ygar

ack a lafosbquo

[lg surhgnc fgacgk bc ack B watmlgk lbs lacks as lg spnig suemnc-

smbnusfy wactbch tn sgg lnw stgaky tlgy wgrg

Xg rgjnvgk tlg fbpnja ornj Jatt‒s aeknjgc eut wg onuck acntlgr

tujnr lbkbch eglbck bt Patlnfnhy mncobrjgk bt bs fgbnjynsarmnja Afsn

tlg M[ smac slnws fgsbncs nc lbs fuchs ack fbvgr tlat mnufk afsn eg sarmnja

Xg‒ff cggk a fuch ebnpsy tn mncobrjsbquo

B mnufk oggf jy lgart egatbch bc jy mlgst B mnufkc‒t rgmncmbfg wly B ogft

slnmigk sn B rgjabcgk stnbm Lg cgvgr sabk tlg wnrk tgrjbcafsbquo eut bt was

tlgrg furibch bc tlg suetgxt fbig tlg mnwarkfy lbkkgc tujnr

[wn wggis fatgr Jatt lak a fuch ebnpsy tn mncobrj wlat wg afrgaky

icgw [lbs tbjg B wasc‒t afncg Gbhltggc orbgcks ack oajbfy sat wbtl jg bc

tlg wabtbch rnnj Xlgc tlg noobmbaf wnrk majg tlg rnnj gruptgk bc tgars

ack wabfbch [lg obrst ucnoobmbaf waig onr Jattlgw Igff was taibch pfamgXlgc B obcaffy wgct eami tn sgg Jatt lg was stbff hrnhhy eut rgamlgk

onr jy lack

Bt‒s wlat wg tlnuhlt rbhltgtsbquo lg asigk

Jy gygs wgffgk up ack lg icgw Lg puffgk jg mfnsgr

Bt‒s hncca eg niaysbquo lg sabk

B wactgk tn egfbgvg lbj eut tlg tnwgrs wgrg eghbccbch tn oaff ack B

mnufkc‒t ruc oast gcnuhl

Nur gctnurahg no oajbfy ack orbgcks fgot tlg lnspbtaf ncfy tn rgturctlg cgxt kay tn raffy arnuck Jatt [lgy cggkgk tn tafi tn lbj ack eg cgar

lbj B rgjgjegr tlbcibch lnw efgssgk wg wgrg tn eg surrnuckgk ey pgnpfg

wln wgrg cnt aorabk tn kraw mfnsgr tn us at a tbjg wlgc stahg macmgr was

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earrgfbch knwc tlg tramis Jacy pgnpfg ofgg tlg smgcg at tbjgs fbig tlbs eut

cnt nur orbgcks [lgy put tlgbr nwc fbvgs nc lnfk tn jnvg bc mfnsgr hbvbch

Jatt tlg strgchtl lg cggkgk tn turc macmgr arnuck

A cuc majg bctn tlg rnnj ack noogrgk tn pray wbtl Jatt A sjaff hrnupno us hatlgrgk arnuck lbj ack lgfk lacks wlbfg slg praygk onr lgafbch ack

mnjonrt As wg wgrg aenut tn fgt hn Jatt asigk bo lg mnufk say a praygr

B saw nc tlg oamgs no tlnsg hatlgrgk a sgcsg no Hnnk onr ynu Xay tn eg

strnch Jatt Pray tlat ynu egat tlbs tlbch egmausg ynu macsbquo Xg enwgk

nur lgaks ncmg ahabc ack Jatt eghac tn pray onr tlg cuc ack lgr jbcbstry

Lg praygk tlat Hnk wnufk watml nvgr lgr ack hubkg lgr wnri Cnt ncg

wnrk no lbs praygr was kbrgmtgk tn lbjsgfo [lbs was tlg jnjgct wlgc

Jatt‒s onmus turcgk nutwark Macmgr lak kncg aff tlg kajahg bt was hnbch

tn kn Lbs enky was wgai eut B lak cgvgr sggc lbj strnchgr

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[lg jnkgst euchafnws ack kgmaybch

ernwcstncgs no Mlbmahn‒s Xgst ]bkg prnvbkg a stari mnctrast tn tlg hfgaj-

bch armlbtgmturaf luerbs no bts knwctnwc siyfbcg ack bffustratg a ucbqugfy

Mlbmahn efgck no mycbmbsj ack lnpg Hrnwbch up tlgrg jgact fgarcbch

quabct aplnrbsjs tlat sggjgk tn eg passgk knwc hgcgratbnc tn hgcgratbnc4

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tn eg tlg enss nr at fgast vgry juml bc mnctrnf no tlbchs dust aenut gvgry-

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tlg kbjbcutbvg Kbmi Bc fatgr ygars lbs hrackmlbfkrgc wgrg tnn ynuch tn

gcucmbatg Hrackpa Kbmisbquo [lgy mnufk ncfy justgr Humia Lnigsbquo Fatgr

tlat was slnrtgcgk tn sbjpfy Lnig

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nc tlg hrnuck ‛ tlnsg sajg ibks aknrgk lbj Lg fnvgk hajgs ack was a

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no suhar pamis ack saftslaigrs

[n us ibks tlg wnrst tlbch bc tlg wnrfk was kbsappnbctbch lbj Cnt ncfy

egmausg lg was nur oatlgr ack wg wactgk tn bjprgss lbj fbig acy ibk kngs

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nwc B tlbci Kak‒s nwc vbgw no lbs rnfg bc nur fbvgs mncousgk lbj a ebt Lgstbf f rnargk fbig tlg nfk fbnc lg was eut tlg ntlgr fbncs bc tlg kgc cn fnchgr

rgharkgk lbj tlg way tlgy usgk tn [lbs ahhravatgk lbj tn cn gck B tlbci

tlg smarbgst tlnuhlt tlat mrnssgk jy kak‒s jbck was tlat lg jbhlt snjgkay

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sbkgr lbj brrgfgvact Onr [lg Enss tlat was sbjpfy ucammgptaefg

Xlgc B was tgc jy Wcmfg Dami kbgk sukkgcfy Lg was jy oatlgr‒s

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cggkgk a oatlgr obhurg Jy erntlgrs ack sbstgr ack B dust wbslgk bt kbkc‒t

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A sgcsg no kuty was vgry bjpnrtact tn jy kak Ugspncsbebfbty majg

egonrg gvgrytlbch gfsg

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fbog Lg kbk bc oamt sgrvg bc tlg arjy ack was prnuk no bt Lg was statbncgk

bc Mbcmbccatb kurbch tlg Inrgac Xar Xlgc wg dnigk aenut lbs fami no

mnjeat gxpgrbgcmg lg afways acswgrgk eami wbtl tlg sajg fbcg4 Rnu‒ff

cntbmg tlat at cn tbjg kurbch jy sgrvbmg kbk tlg mbty no Mbcmbccatb gvgr oaf f

bctn gcgjy lackssbquo

]n nut no kuty cgarfy gvgry wggigck lg startgk hnbch tn nur mnusbcs‒

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Lg mlgmigk nc lbs cbgmgs ack cgplgws kbk fbttfg mlnrgs arnuck tlg lnusg

arrachgk Pghhy‒s ebffs ack jakg surg tlg fbog bcsuracmg jncgy was wgff

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wbcs

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fnt no tbjg wbtl lbj B‒k egttgr eg wbffbch tn hgt bc lbs mar ack hn tn Ear-

rbchtnc Bt egmajg snjgtlbch no a rbtuaf onr lbj ack jg ack B onuck a way

tn gcdny bt

[lg fnch mar rbkgs prnvbkgk a fnt no tbjg wlgc wg mnufk tafi tn gaml

ntlgr ack hgt tn icnw gaml ntlgr‒s taig nc tlg wnrfk Lg tauhlt jg aenut

[ncy Egccgtt ack Fumbacn Pavarnttb nc tlnsg mar rbkgs B tauhlt lbj aenut

tlg Gahfgs ack Knc JmFgac Lg smlnnfgk jg nc lnw tn jaig a safg tafi

tn a mnp wlgc lg puffs ynu nvgr tgff a hrgat stnry ack asi nut a hbrf B tnfklbj wly wg slnufk hgt a cgw hajg maffgk Pnch [lnsg mar rbkgs tauhlt jg

snjgtlbch gfsg tnn4 snjgtbjgs gvgrytlbch ynu icnw tn eg trug rgaffy bsc‒t

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15 bc ac ucbcmnrpnratgk sgmtbnc no cnrtlwgst Mlbmahn jy oatlgr tgstgk tlg

obrst ]pglc oajbfy cumfgar enje

Rnu icnw tlat ynur jnj ack B wbff prneaefy spfbt up snjgkay rbhltgtsbquo

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B icgw jy pargcts onuhlt B lak eggc bc tlg jbkkfg no tlnsg mfassbm

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atgk ack cntlbch bc fbog bs turcbch nut tlg way tlgy lnpgk B hnt tlat gvgc

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lark part onr jg was tlgbr tncg Fbig twn cgw sbefbchs sarmasj ack smnrc

lak mnjg tn fbvg wbtl us B hrgw sn ammustnjgk tn tlg kbc no tgcsbnc tlat

bt aff snuckgk fbig dust acntlgr pfacg ofybch nvgrlgak Bc rgafbty bt was tlg

Gcnfa Hay mnjbch tn krnp tlg ebh ncg Jy jnj ack kak wgrg hnbch tn

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tlg way gvgc bo ynu arg hnbch tn spfbt up snjgkay iggp bt tn ynursgfo uctbf

bt lappgcs B‒j tgc B knc‒t wact tn lgar aenut bt B wact tn rbkg jy ebig

pfay wbtl jy orbgcks ack prgtgck tlat wg lavg a cnrjaf oajbfysbquo

B kbkc‒t say tlnsg tlbchs no mnursg ack B latgk jysgfo onr bt B turcgk

away ornj lbj ack fnnigk nut tlg wbcknw ack watmlgk jnst no jy tgc-

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uconfks a stgtlnsmnpg ornj lbs lacks ack bcsgrts tlg garpbgmgs Aftlnuhl

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tlg eubfkbch B sat nc tlg mnoogg taefg bc stuccgk sbfgcmg ack eghac tn oggf

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tnwc noo bmg at tlg fnmaf CEM tgfgvbsbnc statbnc bc Kgtrnbt Xlgc B lgark tlg

harahg knnr hn up B rac tn jggt lbj Xg lgfk gaml ntlgr tbhltfy stbf f bc a

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nutsbkg tn mfgar jy lgak [lg fatg aotgrcnnc suc was efbckbch B ogft fbig B

lak eggc bc a tuccgf aff kay Jy enky amlgk ornj tgcsbnc Bt was surrgaf

ack bt wasc‒t gvgc lappgcbch bc nur statg Bt was lnwgvgr lappgcbch bc

nur saog mnuctry bc a mbty wg lak vbsbtgk jacy tbjgs ack bc a pfamg wlgrg

pgnpfg wg icgw ack fnvgk wgrg fbvbch Bt was lappgcbch tn pgnpfg dust fbig

us Bt was lappgcbch tn us

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juml mncvgrsatbnc asbkg ornj gxprgssbncs no kggp sakcgss hratbtukg ack a

strnch sgcsg no ucbty wbtl nur ogffnw Ajgrbmacs

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jgackgrbch arnuck bc wlbtg rnegs Egonrg tlg egff maptabc mnufk npgc tlg

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strnff tn tlg Dapacgsg lnt eatls Xg hbhhfgk fbig ibks wln wgrg hgttbch

away wbtl snjgtlbch Xg lak ncfy twn kays tn fuxurbatg sn wg jakg tlg

jnst no tlgj gatbch gxtranrkbcary mubsbcg ack taibch kggp ergatls no tlg

cbhlt-efnnjbch dasjbcgAotgr kbccgr wg sat nc tlg tgrramg no nur euchafnw nvgrfnnibch tlg

tracqubf jnuctabcs B rgstgk jy lgak eami ack ogft tlg tgcsbnc bc jy enky

jgft away Xlgc B npgcgk jy gygs tlgrg was ac npgc dgwgfry enx wbtl a

egautbouf pabr no kbajnck garrbchs sbttbch nc tnp no a _gctaca cntgpak wbtl

a lackwrbttgc cntg4

Lgrg‒s jy ebh bkga Xlgc tlg tbjg mnjgs wg hbvg ncg tn Krgw ack

ncg tn ]aj as knwc payjgctssbquo nc gchahgjgct rbchs [lgc wg hnhgt ynu twn hbact rnmis B fnvg ynu ‛ J

B luhhgk lbj arnuck lbs cgmi ack wg ibssgk Lg hnt bt rbhlt [lg gar-

rbchs wgrg pgrogmt eut jnst no aff B fnvgk lbs ebh bkga Lg mncsbkgrgk obvg

pgnpfg bc hbvbch tlbs hbot Bt was onr jg nur enys ack tlgbr outurg wbvgs

Lbs tlnuhltoufcgss wnufk tnuml pgnpfg lg kbkc‒t gvgc icnw

[ry ‒gj ncsbquo lg sabk sjbfbch Lg icgw lg lak jg Jatt lak eggc euy-

bch jg dgwgfry onr ygars eut juml no bt sat bkfg bc tlg dgwgfry enx B lak

cgvgr eggc ncg tn wgar juml dgwgfry jnstfy egmausg B was lypgr-awarg

no tlg oamt tlat B lak bt nc ack B tgckgk tn obkhgt wbtl bt Jy kbsmnjonrt

lnwgvgr kbk cnt stnp jy pgrsbstgct safgsjac luseack ornj euybch bt Cnw

aotgr tgc ygars lg lak onuck tlg pgrogmt hbot gfghact ack uckgrstatgk wbtl

tlg pgrogmt jgssahg

[laci ynusbquo B wlbspgrgk B mac‒t wabt uctbf nur enys mac uckgrstack

tlbs aenut ynusbquo

Jatt lbt pfay nc tlg MK pfaygr nc nur cbhltstack ack wg fbstgcgk tn amnjpfbjgctary MK tbtfgk Hnbch tn Mafbonrcba [lg MK was ac amnustbm hub-

tar trbeutg tn Fgk Tgppgfbc B fbigk jy rnmi-ack-rnff eut tlbs jgffnw MK

wnrigk wbtl tlg rnegs-ack-sfbppgrs jnnk Bt egmajg tlg snucktrami onr a

pgrogmt wggigck hgtaway

Eami lnjg tlg wggi no nur amtuaf accbvgrsary bc garfy Nmtnegr Jatt

ack B wgrg cnt oggfbch prgssurgk tn euy hbots nr pfac ac gfaenratg cbhlt

nut Hrgat jgjnrbgs no nur Mafbonrcba trbp fbchgrgk eut wg wgrg hfak

tn eg lnjg bc Jbmlbhac tlbs tbjg no ygar [lg autujc mlbff was eghbc-cbch tn mrggp eami bctn tlg abr wlbml jgact swgatslbrt wgatlgr onnteaff

hajgs ack spbmy mlbfb Gvgrytlbch sjgffs kboogrgct wlgc tlg fgavgs eghbc

tn turc [lgbr ygarfy jnrpl rgfgasgs a eurct pgroujg tlat swggtgcs tlg abr

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[lg vberact mnfnrs ack mrbsp tgjpgraturgs jaig jg oggf fbig B mnufk ruc a

tlnusack jbfgs aftlnuhl aotgr tlg obrst twn B‒k rgtlbci tlat bkga Autujc

arnusgs aff no tlg sgcsgs fbig cn ntlgr sgasnc pgrlaps egmausg wg mac oggf

tlg eghbccbch no tlg gck caturg‒s hrack obcafgJatt was upstabrs slnwgrbch ack ]ajjy tnni lbs jnrcbch cap wlbfg B

jnfkgk Pfay-Knl wbtl Krgw B tnni cntbmg no tlg fgavgs tlat luch dust nut-

sbkg tlg wbcknw [lg mlartrgusg hrggc was hbvbch way tn lbcts no vberact

rgk nrachg ack ygffnw

Hbcasbquo Jatt slnutgk tn jg ornj nur egkrnnj B wafigk tn tlg enttnj

no tlg stabrs tn sgg lbj wrappgk bc a tnwgf krbppbch wgt

Oggf tlbssbquo lg sabk as lg puslgk lbs obchgr bctn lbs tlbhl At obrst B

tlnuhlt lg was egbch ouccy eut qubmify rgafbzgk tlat lbs tncg was jnrg

sgrbnus

Xlat bs btgtsbquo B asigk ruslbch up tlg stabrs

B knc‒t icnw Bt oggfs fbig a jarefg bc jy fgh fbig a tbcy tujnrsbquo

B stnppgk jnvbch ack hfacmgk up at lbj wbtl a mncousgk fnni

A tujnrgt Xln says tlatgtsbquo B sabk lafo sarmastbmaffy [lat tlnuhlt fbc-

hgrgk bc tlg abr a jnjgct uctbf B rgafbzgk a Igff says tlat Xlbfg tlg avgrahg

pgrsnc kngs cnt dujp tn tlg mncmfusbnc tlat bt‒s a tujnrsbquo egonrg mncsbkgr-

bch gvgry ntlgr pnssbebfbty Jatt‒s oajbfy hbvgc tlg hgcgtbm lbstnry nc lbs

kak‒s sbkg tgckgk tn assujg tlg wnrst Xg mnctbcugk oggfbch arnuck lbs

tlbhl [lg jarefg was vgry kggp bc tlg jusmfg Jatt ack B ahrggk tlat lg

wnufk maff lbs kak‒s ncmnfnhbst

A ogw kays fatgr nc tlg kay no nur tgctl accbvgrsary B was bc nur egk-

rnnj ack saw nur amnustbm Fgk Tgppgfbc MK ornj _gctaca B rgafbzgk tlat

tlg tbjbch no nur trbp lak eggc fgss aenut fnhbstbms ack jnrg aenut a kbvbcg

pfac As Jatt fay bc nur egk rgmnvgrbch ornj surhgry tn rgjnvg a tujnrornj lbs fgh B prgssgk pfay [lg fast twn snchs nc tlg MK wgrg Eaeg B‒j

Hncca Fgavg Rnusbquo ack ]tabrway tn Lgavgcsbquo

Autujc lak arrbvgk

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jbmlagf

Mnfk sprbch watgrs ruc nvgr tlg sjaff

rnmis at tlg oar gck no Hrackvbgw Egaml prnvbkbch tlg ncfy snuck tn tlg

prgkawc stbffcgss nc Juffgtt Faig bc Cnrtlgrc Jbmlbhac [lg pgrogmt mrys-

taf suroamg rgsts jntbncfgss Bc tlg kbstacmg at tlg obrst ergai no fbhlt a faig

pgrml strgtmlgs up tnwark tlg tachgrbcg siy dust gcnuhl tn hufp a ergaioast

no oaffgc jayofbgs tlgc kbsappgars qubgtfy egfnw tlg suroamg [lg sbfgct

rbppfgs nc tlg watgr hfbkg tnwark tlg cnw-sjnfkgrbch lnrbznc As tlg suc

eghbcs tn wrgstfg tlg karicgss bctn rgtrgat B wbsl tlg wnrfk mnufk rgjabc

tlbs pgrogmt onr dust a wlbfg fnchgr

As B waffnw bc tlg mafj tlg jnjgct qubmify egmnjgs ebttgrswggt wbtl

tlg rgafbzatbnc tlat bc tlg efbci no ac gyg tlbs pgrogmt tracqubfbty wbff sur-rgckgr tn tlg snuck ack oury tlat ammnjpacy gaml cgw kay Mars ack enats

pgnpfg ack cnbsgs eusycgss ack ebffs tn eg pabk ack aff no tlg efgssbchs ack

mursgs tlat nmmupy tlg spamg egtwggc kawc ack twbfbhlt wbff snnc eg upnc

jg Bc tlg gck tlg sbfgct efbss tlat bs jnrcbch nc Juffgtt Faig bs orbgck ack

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jg wbtl bts prnjbsg ack tlgc slattgrs jg wbtl bts lgartergai

Onr jy wbog Matly tlbs was a ucbqug ack spbrbtuaf pfamg Lgr pargcts

Farry ack Dbff Futz nwcgk a mnttahg nc Hrackvbgw Egaml a prgtty strgtmlno sacky slnrgfbcg at tlg oar gck no tlg faig ack Matl spgct jacy suj-

jgrs tlgrg Ncg no tlg farhgst ack kggpgst bcfack faigs bc tlg W] Juffgtt

Faig sggjgk tn maff nut tn lgr gaml tbjg slg staygk away a ebt tnn fnch

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]lg egmajg a kboogrgct wnjac wlgc slg was up cnrtl ([lat‒s wlat tlg

fnmafs maff bt9 wlgc ncg hngs tn tlg faigs bc Cnrtlgrc Jbmlbhac ncg hngs

up cnrtlsbquo) Afnch wbtl o fbp-o fnps ack watgrprnno sucefnmi Matly put nc

a cgw sgfo wlgc slg was tlgrg ack bt fnnigk hnnk nc lgr Lgr sfgckgr orajgsggjgk taffgr tlac tlg 7 fbstgk nc lgr krbvgr‒s fbmgcsg Lgr sujjgr labr

mauhlt dust gcnuhl no tlg suc‒s jahbm tn erbhltgc wbtl lbhlfbhlts Lgr sibc

oabr ack pbci onr cbcg jnctls nut no tlg ygar hrgw kggp ernwc jaibch

lgr tggtl pbgrmbchfy wlbtg wlgc slg sjbfgk Egbch at tlg faig ahrggk wbtl

Matly

Xlbfg slg ack B wgrg stbff katbch B lak tn eg krahhgk tlgrg Mnjg tn

jy pargcts‒ mnttahgsbquo Matly pfgakgk

B wactgk cncg no bt B was strbmtfy mncmrgtg B fnvgk tlg mbty ack was cgvgr

hnbch tn eg a lappy majpgrsbquo Unuhlbch bt onr jg was wlgc rnnj sgrvbmg

stnppgk sgrvbch at jbkcbhlt Pfus jy ncfy cntbnc no a mnttahgsbquo majg ornj

tlg krgakouf vbsbts tn Xbsmncsbc wlgrg jy kak lak taigc jy tlrgg sbefbchs

ack jg bc nrkgr tn hgt a fbttfg nutknnrs bc us

Rnu‒ff fnvg btsbquo Matly bcsbstgk

B wbff cnt fnvg btsbquo B sabk mlaccgfbch Xnnky Affgc Mrappy obslbch

slactbgs ack kggro fbgs tlg sbzg no _nfvns sbquo

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[lg ncfy tlbch wg‒k eg hgttbch away ornj up cnrtl wnufk eg bcknnr

pfujebch ack twgctbgtl-mgctury kgctbstrysbquo

Rgt as wg aff icnw fnvg jaigs ynu kn tlg nmmasbncaf onnfbsl tlbch ]n

B pamigk a masg no ]PO 20 ack a obvg-haffnc macbstgr no mafajbcg fntbnc ack

wg krnvg cnrtl nut no Mlbmahn

As snnc as wg arrbvgk aff no jy ogars no nutlnusgs ack eamiwnnks eac- dns wgrg put tn rgst Bt turcgk nut tlat lgr pargcts‒ mnttahgsbquo was amtuaffy a

egautbouf ack wgff-appnbctgk faig lnjg wbtl onur egkrnnjs ack twn eatl-

rnnjs Egbch a tnp safgsjac bc tlg ourcbturg bckustry havg Farry Futz cnt

ncfy ammgss tn tlg obcgr tlbchs eut a tastg onr tlgj as wgff [lgbr lnjg was

spntfgss wbtl a mfgac mnctgjpnrary styfg ack a tnuml no up-cnrtl mlarj

[lg jgtbmufnus wlbtg waffs rgjabcgk orgg no acy mfuttgr gxmgpt onr tlrgg

farhg orajgk plntnhrapls tlat Farry lbjsgfo lak taigc ack luch prnjb-

cgctfy bc tlg hrgat rnnj [lgy lak jnrg tlac ncg luckrgk oggt no faigornctack aff tlg watgr tnys ynu mnufk kgsbrg4 sib enats ack pnctnnc party enats

ofntatbnc kgvbmgs no gvgry ibck ack gvgc a ]gaKnn tn rbkg

Cgarey B kbsmnvgrgk a hnfo mnursg maffgk [lg ]gmrgt ‛ a oaeufnus fbttfg

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sgjb-prbvatg trami marvgk nut no tlg vbrhbc pbcg onrgst tlat afways sggjgk tn

lavg ac npgcbch nc tlg o brst tgg wlgcgvgr B asigk [lg pgnpfg tlgrg wgrg

hrgat ack tlg mnursg cnt tnn kboo bmuft B snnc kgvgfnpgk a fnvglatg rgfatbnc-

slbp wbtl tlg par-obvg gbhltl lnfg wlbml afways tauctgk jy ghn bctn hnbchonr tlg hrggc bc twn tlnuhl tlgrg was a wgff-pfamgk pnck bc ornct [lbs

kbajnck bc tlg rnuhl (aff pucs bctgckgk) was tlg kgaf jaigr onr jg wbtl

Juffgtt Faig B eghac tn fnni onrwark tn hnbch up cnrtl as juml as Matly

Gvgctuaffy B justgrgk tlg mnurahg (erabcs rgaffy) tn asi lgr tn jarry

jg As B wabtgk onr lgr at tlg aftar nc nur wgkkbch kay B fnnigk arnuck

tlg mlurml at tlg mnuctfgss orbgcks ack oajbfy hatlgrgk Jy kak mauhlt jy

gyg ack sjbfgk a wgkkbch sjbfg at jg ack tlgc turcgk tnwark tlg eami no

tlg mlurml Dust tlgc Matly appgargk hfnwbch at tlg gck no tlg absfg Kak

wlggfgk arnuck ack mauhlt jy gyg ahabc [lbs tbjg tlnuhl lg appgargk

kazgk ey tlg vbsbnc lg‒k dust sggc B uckgrstnnk Matly lak tlat googmt nc

pgnpfg

Bt was lgr sjbfg tlat tnni jg maptbvg tlg kay wg jgt ack cgvgr ncmg fgt

jg hn [lgrg was ac autlgctbm quafbty tn lgr sjbfg tlat jakg pgnpfg stnp

ack fnni9 a easbm lujac trutl tlat sggjgk tn gjacatg ornj kggp wbtlbc

lgr ack caturaffy obck bts way upwark ack nut Fbig tlg jahja ofnw ornj

_gsuvbus tlgrg was sbjpfy cn stnppbch Matly‒s sjbfg Bt mnufk orggzg pgnpfg

wlgrg tlgy stnnk ack lnfk tlgj tlgrg snjgtbjgs onrgvgr

[lat‒s wlat lappgcgk tn jg acyway

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watmlbch sjnig ebffnwbch ornj tlg obrst tnwgr nc 211 A trahgky was

nmmurrbch bc nur fbvgs eut bt sggjgk kbstact B icgw wlat B lak tn kn ack

fbig a rgsmug wnrigr B sprach bctn amtbnc tn assbst ack savg tlg fbog no jy

luseack

Xg vbsbtgk tlg Wcbvgrsbty no Jbmlbhac Macmgr Mgctgr ack JK Ackgr-

snc bc Lnustnc arjgk wbtl stamis no rgsgarml ack Jatt‒s oajbfy lbstnry

[lg knmtnrs wg jgt at entl lnspbtafs wgrg fnchtbjg mnffgahugs wln sggjgk

tn eg bc ahrggjgct nc gvgrytlbch rgharkbch Jatt‒s masg gxmgpt ncg kgtabf

Bt was icnwc tlat rakbatbnc ack mlgjntlgrapy mnufk rgsuft bc lbs typg nomacmgr sprgakbch jnrg qubmify eut ncfy ncg knmtnr egfbgvgk tlg egcgobts

nutwgbhlgk tlg rbsis Bc lbs wnrks bt was a oataf jbstaigsbquo cnt tn lavg

mlgjn Bt was a kajcgk bo ynu kn kajcgk bo ynu knc‒tsbquo sbtuatbnc ack tlg

ncfy tlbch wg icgw onr surg was Jatt‒s oajbfy lbstnry

B spgct juml no jy ynutl bckboogrgct tn tlg suedgmt no lbstnry ack

rghrgttaefy lavg rgjabcgk bhcnract bctn akuftlnnk [lnuhl B jbhlt stbff

oabf a pnp qubz nc tlg Ugvnfutbncary Xar B icgw ncg tlbch onr surg4 [lnsg

wln maccnt rgjgjegr tlg past arg mnckgjcgk tn rgpgat btsbquo [rakbtbncafmlgjntlgrapy lak cgvgr wnrigk nc fgbnjynsarmnja bc tlg Igff oajbfy

[lbs ebh smary wnrk prncnucmgk fbg-nl-jy-nl-sarmnjasbquo bs a rarg

onrj no macmgr tlat lak afrgaky mfabjgk tlg fbvgs no Jatt‒s kak ack sgvgraf

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ntlgr jgjegrs no tlg Igff oajbfy [lgy aff kbgk ynuch ammnjpacbgk ey a

tnxbm mlgjn mnmitabf tlat was tlg egst wg‒vg hnt tn noogrsbquo ey tlg jgkbmaf

mnjjucbty

Lbhlfy bctgffbhgct spgmbafbsts kbsahrggk eut lbstnry was mfgar ack wgwgrg kgtgrjbcgk cnt tn rgpgat bt [lg jgkbmaf prnogssbnc bs krbvgc ey tlg

cggk tn kn snjgtlbch gvgc wlgc tlat snjgtlbch las tlg pntgctbaf tn mausg

hrgatgr suoogrbch ack uftbjatgfy gck wbtl tlg sajg nutmnjg hbvg nr taig a

mnupfg jnctls no jbsgry Jatt was mfgar aenut lnw lg wactgk tn fbvg wbtl

macmgr ack bt was hnbch tn eg orgg no trakbtbncaf mlgjn ack knmtnrs wbtl

efbckgrs

Onr sgvgctggc jnctls wg wgrg bc watml-ack-wabt jnkg Jatt lak rnu-

tbcg M[ smacs ack mlgmiups eut nur fbvgs wgrg cnt krajatbmaffy aftgrgk

Lg was jnstfy lgaftly ack fbog was jnstfy cnrjaf B egmajg tlg Jartla

]tgwart no fbvbch wbtl macmgr trybch tn jaig nur lnjg ack fbog pgrogmt

eut bt wasc‒t Jatt spgct juml no tlg obrst ygar hrbgvbch lbjsgfo bc suetfg

ways B mnufk oggf tlg puff egtwggc us [lg enys ack B rgprgsgctgk a pabcouf

rgafbty tn Jatt sn lg hravbtatgk tnwark tlbchs tlat ogft hnnk4 wnri onnk

ack krbci Wconrtucatgfy tlgrg wgrgc‒t gcnuhl efug mlggsg rdquo stuoogk nfbvgs

bc tlg wnrfk tn affgvbatg lbs achubsl

B sat sfujpgk nc a stnnf at tlg ibtmlgc mnuctgr starbch at tlg kbhbtaf mfnmi

nc tlg jbmrnwavg efbcibch 41 pj eami at jg [lg lnusg was ucusuaffy

qubgt Jy lgak ogft lgavy ack jy lnt tga lak hncg mnfk Fnnibch knwc at

jy mafgckar B mrnssgk noo a erbkaf slnwgr a egcgobt kbccgr ack nur oajbfy

vamatbnc tn Capfgs Ofnrbka Bc pfamg no tlnsg gvgcts B bcigk bc Jatt‒s fuch

ebnpsy appnbctjgcts wbtl macmgr spgmbafbsts at ]fnac Igttgrbch ack Kaca

Oaregr ack ac appnbctjgct wbtl Kr Cbmlnfas Hnczafgz a lnfbstbm knmtnr

bc JaclattacXlgrg arg tlg ibksgtsbquo B tlnuhlt [lbs bs cnt a qugstbnc B usuaffy lavg tn

asi B rgafbzgk qubmify tlat ]aj was stbff cappbch eut bt tnni ac gxtra ogw

sgmncks tn ammnuct onr Krgw ]ukkgcfy B rgjgjegrgk B was tlbrty jbcutgs

fatg pbmibch lbj up ornj prgsmlnnf Bc a pacbm B rac upstabrs ack hraeegk

]ajjy nut no egk B pramtbmaffy tlrgw lbj bctn lbs mar sgat hraeegk a sbppy

mup noo tlg mar ofnnr slnvgk bt bc lbs fap ack spgk noo B mnufk oggf jysgfo

eghbccbch tn ucravgf Jbkway tlrnuhl jy apnfnhy tn tlg smlnnf noobmg

staoo B eghac tn sne Bt ogft fbig tlg sgmnck pfacg was sfajjbch bctn tlgXnrfk [rakg Mgctgr ack tlbs tbjg B was bc tlg eubfkbch

Onrhgttbch tn pbmi up jy onur-ygar-nfk ornj prgsmlnnf was tlg obrst sbhc

no tlg hrbgo tlat qubgtfy hraeegk lnfk no jg garfbgr tlat wggi wlgc Jatt

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jbcnr nutpatbgct aeknjbcaf surhgry tn rgjnvg wlat wg suspgmtgk was a

tbcy fbpnja wlbml bs cntlbch jnrg tlac a lark fujp no oatty tbssug usuaffy

onuck dust egcgatl tlg sibc B lak krbvgc Jatt tn tlg lnspbtaf onr tlg prnmg-kurg ack wabtgk afncg wbtl jy enni ack mgff plncg tn iggp jg mnjpacy

Bt was a oajbfbar rnutbcg uctbf tlg ncmnfnhbst maffgk jg bctn a sjaff rnnj

akdamgct tn surhbmaf wabtbch As B hatlgrgk jy tlbchs jy lacks wgrg slai-

bch B was egbch maffgk bctn a knnj rnnjsbquo B icgw tlg siyfbcg no jy fbog

was aenut tn mlachg

Bs acyncg wbtl ynu tnkaygtsbquo lg asigk

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Lg lgsbtatgk as bo cnt wactbch tn tgff jg

B mac lackfg btsbquo B sabk mafjfy Xg‒vg eggc kgafbch wbtl tlbs onr a ygar

ack a lafosbquo

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smbnusfy wactbch tn sgg lnw stgaky tlgy wgrg

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tujnr lbkbch eglbck bt Patlnfnhy mncobrjgk bt bs fgbnjynsarmnja Afsn

tlg M[ smac slnws fgsbncs nc lbs fuchs ack fbvgr tlat mnufk afsn eg sarmnja

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B mnufk oggf jy lgart egatbch bc jy mlgst B mnufkc‒t rgmncmbfg wly B ogft

slnmigk sn B rgjabcgk stnbm Lg cgvgr sabk tlg wnrk tgrjbcafsbquo eut bt was

tlgrg furibch bc tlg suetgxt fbig tlg mnwarkfy lbkkgc tujnr

[wn wggis fatgr Jatt lak a fuch ebnpsy tn mncobrj wlat wg afrgaky

icgw [lbs tbjg B wasc‒t afncg Gbhltggc orbgcks ack oajbfy sat wbtl jg bc

tlg wabtbch rnnj Xlgc tlg noobmbaf wnrk majg tlg rnnj gruptgk bc tgars

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onr jy lack

Bt‒s wlat wg tlnuhlt rbhltgtsbquo lg asigk

Jy gygs wgffgk up ack lg icgw Lg puffgk jg mfnsgr

Bt‒s hncca eg niaysbquo lg sabk

B wactgk tn egfbgvg lbj eut tlg tnwgrs wgrg eghbccbch tn oaff ack B

mnufkc‒t ruc oast gcnuhl

Nur gctnurahg no oajbfy ack orbgcks fgot tlg lnspbtaf ncfy tn rgturctlg cgxt kay tn raffy arnuck Jatt [lgy cggkgk tn tafi tn lbj ack eg cgar

lbj B rgjgjegr tlbcibch lnw efgssgk wg wgrg tn eg surrnuckgk ey pgnpfg

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earrgfbch knwc tlg tramis Jacy pgnpfg ofgg tlg smgcg at tbjgs fbig tlbs eut

cnt nur orbgcks [lgy put tlgbr nwc fbvgs nc lnfk tn jnvg bc mfnsgr hbvbch

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mnjonrt As wg wgrg aenut tn fgt hn Jatt asigk bo lg mnufk say a praygr

B saw nc tlg oamgs no tlnsg hatlgrgk a sgcsg no Hnnk onr ynu Xay tn eg

strnch Jatt Pray tlat ynu egat tlbs tlbch egmausg ynu macsbquo Xg enwgk

nur lgaks ncmg ahabc ack Jatt eghac tn pray onr tlg cuc ack lgr jbcbstry

Lg praygk tlat Hnk wnufk watml nvgr lgr ack hubkg lgr wnri Cnt ncg

wnrk no lbs praygr was kbrgmtgk tn lbjsgfo [lbs was tlg jnjgct wlgc

Jatt‒s onmus turcgk nutwark Macmgr lak kncg aff tlg kajahg bt was hnbch

tn kn Lbs enky was wgai eut B lak cgvgr sggc lbj strnchgr

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bch armlbtgmturaf luerbs no bts knwctnwc siyfbcg ack bffustratg a ucbqugfy

Mlbmahn efgck no mycbmbsj ack lnpg Hrnwbch up tlgrg jgact fgarcbch

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Ubhlt Puff tlbs fgh ack bt pfays Dbchfg Egffssbquo

Cn knuet aenut bt B was a mycbm eut at fgast B majg ey bt lncgstfy [lg

Mlbmahn no jy ynutl mnufk wgff eg maffgk ]igptbm _affgy hbvgc tlg cujegr

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tn eg tlg enss nr at fgast vgry juml bc mnctrnf no tlbchs dust aenut gvgry-

wlgrg lg wgct Pgnpfg caturaffy hravbtatgk tn lbj ack onffnwgk lbs fgak

Jy twn erntlgrs jy sbstgr ack B mgrtabcfy onffnwgk lbs nrkgrs [Esbquo lg

wnufk sbhc cntgs tn us Jaig surg tlg hrass hgts mut tnkay [Esbquo [lg Enss

Kak was cgvgr rgaffy maffgk Ubmlark Onr jnst no lbs fbog lg wgct ey

tlg kbjbcutbvg Kbmi Bc fatgr ygars lbs hrackmlbfkrgc wgrg tnn ynuch tn

gcucmbatg Hrackpa Kbmisbquo [lgy mnufk ncfy justgr Humia Lnigsbquo Fatgr

tlat was slnrtgcgk tn sbjpfy Lnig

Lg fnvgk ibks ack ibks fnvgk lbj [lnuhl lg afways lak tlg lbhlgst

gxpgmtatbncs no tlgj ‛ eg pnfbtg jbck ynur jaccgrs pbmi up tlat hareahg

nc tlg hrnuck ‛ tlnsg sajg ibks aknrgk lbj Lg fnvgk hajgs ack was a

jastgr at jaibch up cgw ncgs tn pfay Xg wgrg cgvgr enrgk wabtbch onr

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no suhar pamis ack saftslaigrs

[n us ibks tlg wnrst tlbch bc tlg wnrfk was kbsappnbctbch lbj Cnt ncfy

egmausg lg was nur oatlgr ack wg wactgk tn bjprgss lbj fbig acy ibk kngs

eut afsn egmausg wg icgw tlat lg lak suml lbhl stackarks Bo wg garcgk lbs

prabsg wg just eg knbch snjgtlbch rbhlt Lbs rnfg was tgamlgr prntgmtnr

prnvbkgr eut afsn arebtgr onr aff tlat bs wnrtly ack hnnk bc tlg wnrfk Bo Kak

sabk Xgff kncgsbquo tlat was tlg hnfk stackark ack cntlbch gfsg majg mfnsg

As wg ibks egmajg ynuch akufts ack eghac tn jaig kgmbsbncs nc nur

nwc B tlbci Kak‒s nwc vbgw no lbs rnfg bc nur fbvgs mncousgk lbj a ebt Lgstbf f rnargk fbig tlg nfk fbnc lg was eut tlg ntlgr fbncs bc tlg kgc cn fnchgr

rgharkgk lbj tlg way tlgy usgk tn [lbs ahhravatgk lbj tn cn gck B tlbci

tlg smarbgst tlnuhlt tlat mrnssgk jy kak‒s jbck was tlat lg jbhlt snjgkay

egmnjg brrgfgvact Lg prgogrrgk mncofbmt ack amrbjncy tn kbsrghark Lg

kbkc‒t jbck bo ynu tlnuhlt lg was ac ]NE9 lg dust kbkc‒t wact ynu tn mnc-

sbkgr lbj brrgfgvact Onr [lg Enss tlat was sbjpfy ucammgptaefg

Xlgc B was tgc jy Wcmfg Dami kbgk sukkgcfy Lg was jy oatlgr‒s

erntlgr ack egst orbgck ack Kak bjjgkbatgfy ogft a prnonuck sgcsg no kutytn taig marg no Dami‒s oajbfy Jy Auct Pghhy was fgot wbtl sbx ibks ack tlgy

cggkgk a oatlgr obhurg Jy erntlgrs ack sbstgr ack B dust wbslgk bt kbkc‒t

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A sgcsg no kuty was vgry bjpnrtact tn jy kak Ugspncsbebfbty majg

egonrg gvgrytlbch gfsg

Bt‒s aenut lncnrsbquo lg sabk

Cn jattgr wlat btsbquo was bt was afways aenut lncnr Kbmi ]pglc cgvgrsgrvgk bc tlg Jarbcg Mnrps eut ey Hnk lg fbvgk sgjpgr ob gvgry kay no lbs

fbog Lg kbk bc oamt sgrvg bc tlg arjy ack was prnuk no bt Lg was statbncgk

bc Mbcmbccatb kurbch tlg Inrgac Xar Xlgc wg dnigk aenut lbs fami no

mnjeat gxpgrbgcmg lg afways acswgrgk eami wbtl tlg sajg fbcg4 Rnu‒ff

cntbmg tlat at cn tbjg kurbch jy sgrvbmg kbk tlg mbty no Mbcmbccatb gvgr oaf f

bctn gcgjy lackssbquo

]n nut no kuty cgarfy gvgry wggigck lg startgk hnbch tn nur mnusbcs‒

lnjg bc Earrbchtnc a egautbouf faig-strgwc sueure cnrtlwgst no Mlbmahn

Lg mlgmigk nc lbs cbgmgs ack cgplgws kbk fbttfg mlnrgs arnuck tlg lnusg

arrachgk Pghhy‒s ebffs ack jakg surg tlg fbog bcsuracmg jncgy was wgff

bcvgstgk Qubmify tlbs egmajg a sbhcbo bmact snurmg no tgcsbnc bc nur lnjg

Jy jnj ack kak eghac tn arhug tlg ibck no arhujgcts tlat cnenky gvgr

wbcs

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wactgk tn eg wbtl jy kak ]nnc B obhurgk nut tlat bo B wactgk tn spgck a

fnt no tbjg wbtl lbj B‒k egttgr eg wbffbch tn hgt bc lbs mar ack hn tn Ear-

rbchtnc Bt egmajg snjgtlbch no a rbtuaf onr lbj ack jg ack B onuck a way

tn gcdny bt

[lg fnch mar rbkgs prnvbkgk a fnt no tbjg wlgc wg mnufk tafi tn gaml

ntlgr ack hgt tn icnw gaml ntlgr‒s taig nc tlg wnrfk Lg tauhlt jg aenut

[ncy Egccgtt ack Fumbacn Pavarnttb nc tlnsg mar rbkgs B tauhlt lbj aenut

tlg Gahfgs ack Knc JmFgac Lg smlnnfgk jg nc lnw tn jaig a safg tafi

tn a mnp wlgc lg puffs ynu nvgr tgff a hrgat stnry ack asi nut a hbrf B tnfklbj wly wg slnufk hgt a cgw hajg maffgk Pnch [lnsg mar rbkgs tauhlt jg

snjgtlbch gfsg tnn4 snjgtbjgs gvgrytlbch ynu icnw tn eg trug rgaffy bsc‒t

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15 bc ac ucbcmnrpnratgk sgmtbnc no cnrtlwgst Mlbmahn jy oatlgr tgstgk tlg

obrst ]pglc oajbfy cumfgar enje

Rnu icnw tlat ynur jnj ack B wbff prneaefy spfbt up snjgkay rbhltgtsbquo

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bt lappgcs B‒j tgc B knc‒t wact tn lgar aenut bt B wact tn rbkg jy ebig

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B kbkc‒t say tlnsg tlbchs no mnursg ack B latgk jysgfo onr bt B turcgk

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tlg rnnj cnw eut cn ncg jaigs a snuck ack tlg jac mlnnsgs cnt tn jaig

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uconfks a stgtlnsmnpg ornj lbs lacks ack bcsgrts tlg garpbgmgs Aftlnuhl

tlbs bs a rnutbcg tasi tlat lg las pgronrjgk a tlnusack tbjgs egonrg lg bs

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cgvgr fnnis rbhlt nr fgot cnr amicnwfgkhgs acyncg sgatgk arnuck tlg rnnj

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[lg cursg stackbch at tlg sbkg no tlg egk fnnis away qubgtfy[lgc tlg taff jac bc tlg wlbtg mnat onfks lbs stgtlnsmnpg hfacmgs cgr-

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ack B slargk tlg sajg ebrtlkay ack Jnj was jaibch nur oavnrbtg fbchubcb

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mac jaig a jnrg tgckgr jgateaff tlac jy jntlgr

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ncg no tlg Xnrfk [rakg Mgctgr tnwgrs bc Cgw Rnri Mbty B fgacgk jy

gfenws nc tlg mnuctgr tn watml nc jy tbcy efami-ack-wlbtg ibtmlgc tgfgvb-

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tlg sgmnck tnwgr Jy enky rgmnbfgk wbtl gvgry rgpfay no tlg pfacg gctgrbch

tlg eubfkbch B sat nc tlg mnoogg taefg bc stuccgk sbfgcmg ack eghac tn oggf

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hgnus ]gptgjegr kay lgfpfgssfy watmlbch Ajgrbma wnuckgk ack efggkbch

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tnwc noo bmg at tlg fnmaf CEM tgfgvbsbnc statbnc bc Kgtrnbt Xlgc B lgark tlg

harahg knnr hn up B rac tn jggt lbj Xg lgfk gaml ntlgr tbhltfy stbf f bc a

statg no kbsegfbgo Jy pargcts lak afrgaky arrbvgk [bjg was stackbch stb ff as

wg majg tnhgtlgr tn watml tlg lnrrnr uconfk Arnuck obvg n‒mfnmi B wafigk

nutsbkg tn mfgar jy lgak [lg fatg aotgrcnnc suc was efbckbch B ogft fbig B

lak eggc bc a tuccgf aff kay Jy enky amlgk ornj tgcsbnc Bt was surrgaf

ack bt wasc‒t gvgc lappgcbch bc nur statg Bt was lnwgvgr lappgcbch bc

nur saog mnuctry bc a mbty wg lak vbsbtgk jacy tbjgs ack bc a pfamg wlgrg

pgnpfg wg icgw ack fnvgk wgrg fbvbch Bt was lappgcbch tn pgnpfg dust fbig

us Bt was lappgcbch tn us

Kbccgr was qubgtgr tlac usuaf aftlnuhl tlg ibks lgfpgk iggp tlbchs

fbhlt [lg wnrfk jay lavg pausgk eut Krgw stbff lak spahlgttb saumg nc lbsoamg ack ]aj was stbff tlrnwbch tlbchs ornj lbs lbhl mlabr [lgrg wasc‒t

juml mncvgrsatbnc asbkg ornj gxprgssbncs no kggp sakcgss hratbtukg ack a

strnch sgcsg no ucbty wbtl nur ogffnw Ajgrbmacs

B tnni ac lnur tumibch tlg ibks bctn egk tlat cbhlt scuhhfbch rgakbch

ack saybch praygrs Xlat ibck no wnrfk lak B ernuhlt tlgj bctngt B wafigk

knwcstabrs ack mnffapsgk bctn Jatt‒s arjs [lg tgfgvbsbnc was jutgk ack

wg sat qubgtfy watmlbch tlg bjahgs nc tlg smrggc

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Onr wlatgtsbquo B asigk ack tlgc rgjgjegrgk bt was jy ebrtlkay B knc‒t

oggf juml fbig mgfgeratbch Lnw aenut bo B npgc bt tnjnrrnwgtsbquo

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tn ynu ahabc lnw juml ynu jgac tn jg ack lnw prnuk B aj tn eg ynurluseack [lg lark wnri tlat ynu arg gchahgk bc rbhlt cnw bs gxlaustbch

bcvbsbefg ack farhgfy tlacifgss bc tlg slnrt tgrj

Eut lncgy pfgasg icnw tlat eurbgk at tlg mnrg no tlbs tgkbuj bs tlg jnst

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cnefg ack bjpnrtact wnri bc tlg wnrfk ‛ Hnk‒s wnri9 tlg orubts no wlbml ynu

ack B wbff eg fumiy gcnuhl tn gcdny as wg hrnw nfk tnhgtlgr Xatmlbch tlgsg

fbttfg huys hrnw bctn jgc bs a prbvbfghg tlat B aj prnuk tn slarg wbtl ynu ack

tlg pgrogmt oufobffjgct no nur jarrbahg encksRnu arg a hrgat jnj

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wlbml gvgry jntlgr no ynuch mlbfkrgc icnws bs cn sjaff tasi At a tbjg bc

nur fbvgs wlgc marggrs ack ibks wgrg mrgatbch fnnsg tlrgaks bc nur jarrbahg

ack nc tlg wnrst kay bc nur catbnc‒s rgmgct lbstnry Jatt havg jg a rgcgwgk

pgrspgmtbvg aenut nur fbog tnhgtlgr ack nur outurg Lbs fgttgr was fbig a stbtml

bc tlg jgckbch prnmgss Bt was tlg egst ebrtlkay prgsgct B‒k gvgr eggc hbvgc

A ogw jnctls aotgr 211 wg mgfgeratgk nur tgctl accbvgrsary bc Mafb-

onrcba Xg pfaccgk tlg trbp sgvgraf jnctls prbnr tn nur amtuaf Nmtnegr

accbvgrsary jnstfy tn ammnjjnkatg smlgkufgs Xg rgctgk a mncvgrtbefg

Pnrsmlg Enxstgr bc ]ac Oracmbsmn ack jakg tlg fgbsurgfy krbvg snutl tn Ebh

]ur Jatt was bc lbs hfnry Gvbkgcmg no Hnk surrnuckgk us [lg ]bgrras

tn nur fgot mraslbch suro tn nur rbhlt ack a fbttfg efami spnrts mar egcgatl

us Lgavgc Xg fnnpgk arnuck tlg ]gvgctggc-Jbfg Krbvg ack tnni bc aff

tlg sbhlts [lg Fncg Myprgss [rgg taff ]pyhfass pafjs ack sga nttgrs sgrv-

bch tlgjsgfvgs a kbccgr no aeafncg nc tlg rnmis as tlgy fachubslgk bc tlgPambobm Xg twbstgk ack turcgk a ebt oartlgr snutl nc Lbhlway Ncg uctbf

wg arrbvgk at tlg _gctaca Bcc ack ]pa a qubgt rnjactbm rgsnrt cgstfgk

bc tlg mfboos at Ebh ]ur Puffbch bctn tlg rgsnrt wg cntbmgk sjbfbch pgnpfg

jgackgrbch arnuck bc wlbtg rnegs Egonrg tlg egff maptabc mnufk npgc tlg

mar knnr Jatt fgacgk bctn jg ack wlbspgrgk Ugsnrtgt Nr bcsacg asyfujgtsbquo

Gbtlgr way wg‒ff obt bcsbquo B rgpfbgk wbtl a fauhl

_gctaca was qubtg a mnctrast ornj nur gvgrykay wnrfk Bt was ac

gxtrgjgfy qubgt rnjactbm gsmapg [lgrg was a ebt no mufturg slnmi eut btkbkc‒t taig fnch tn akapt Obotggc jbcutgs aotgr wg jnmigk tlg mrazbgs bc tlg

wlbtg rnegs wg wgrg knccbch nur nwc jncnhrajjgk tgrrbgs wbtl jatml-

bch wlbtg ofbp-ofnps sbppbch a kgfbhltouf Capa Maegrcgt nc nur fgbsurgfy

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1lt fbog bs hnnk

strnff tn tlg Dapacgsg lnt eatls Xg hbhhfgk fbig ibks wln wgrg hgttbch

away wbtl snjgtlbch Xg lak ncfy twn kays tn fuxurbatg sn wg jakg tlg

jnst no tlgj gatbch gxtranrkbcary mubsbcg ack taibch kggp ergatls no tlg

cbhlt-efnnjbch dasjbcgAotgr kbccgr wg sat nc tlg tgrramg no nur euchafnw nvgrfnnibch tlg

tracqubf jnuctabcs B rgstgk jy lgak eami ack ogft tlg tgcsbnc bc jy enky

jgft away Xlgc B npgcgk jy gygs tlgrg was ac npgc dgwgfry enx wbtl a

egautbouf pabr no kbajnck garrbchs sbttbch nc tnp no a _gctaca cntgpak wbtl

a lackwrbttgc cntg4

Lgrg‒s jy ebh bkga Xlgc tlg tbjg mnjgs wg hbvg ncg tn Krgw ack

ncg tn ]aj as knwc payjgctssbquo nc gchahgjgct rbchs [lgc wg hnhgt ynu twn hbact rnmis B fnvg ynu ‛ J

B luhhgk lbj arnuck lbs cgmi ack wg ibssgk Lg hnt bt rbhlt [lg gar-

rbchs wgrg pgrogmt eut jnst no aff B fnvgk lbs ebh bkga Lg mncsbkgrgk obvg

pgnpfg bc hbvbch tlbs hbot Bt was onr jg nur enys ack tlgbr outurg wbvgs

Lbs tlnuhltoufcgss wnufk tnuml pgnpfg lg kbkc‒t gvgc icnw

[ry ‒gj ncsbquo lg sabk sjbfbch Lg icgw lg lak jg Jatt lak eggc euy-

bch jg dgwgfry onr ygars eut juml no bt sat bkfg bc tlg dgwgfry enx B lak

cgvgr eggc ncg tn wgar juml dgwgfry jnstfy egmausg B was lypgr-awarg

no tlg oamt tlat B lak bt nc ack B tgckgk tn obkhgt wbtl bt Jy kbsmnjonrt

lnwgvgr kbk cnt stnp jy pgrsbstgct safgsjac luseack ornj euybch bt Cnw

aotgr tgc ygars lg lak onuck tlg pgrogmt hbot gfghact ack uckgrstatgk wbtl

tlg pgrogmt jgssahg

[laci ynusbquo B wlbspgrgk B mac‒t wabt uctbf nur enys mac uckgrstack

tlbs aenut ynusbquo

Jatt lbt pfay nc tlg MK pfaygr nc nur cbhltstack ack wg fbstgcgk tn amnjpfbjgctary MK tbtfgk Hnbch tn Mafbonrcba [lg MK was ac amnustbm hub-

tar trbeutg tn Fgk Tgppgfbc B fbigk jy rnmi-ack-rnff eut tlbs jgffnw MK

wnrigk wbtl tlg rnegs-ack-sfbppgrs jnnk Bt egmajg tlg snucktrami onr a

pgrogmt wggigck hgtaway

Eami lnjg tlg wggi no nur amtuaf accbvgrsary bc garfy Nmtnegr Jatt

ack B wgrg cnt oggfbch prgssurgk tn euy hbots nr pfac ac gfaenratg cbhlt

nut Hrgat jgjnrbgs no nur Mafbonrcba trbp fbchgrgk eut wg wgrg hfak

tn eg lnjg bc Jbmlbhac tlbs tbjg no ygar [lg autujc mlbff was eghbc-cbch tn mrggp eami bctn tlg abr wlbml jgact swgatslbrt wgatlgr onnteaff

hajgs ack spbmy mlbfb Gvgrytlbch sjgffs kboogrgct wlgc tlg fgavgs eghbc

tn turc [lgbr ygarfy jnrpl rgfgasgs a eurct pgroujg tlat swggtgcs tlg abr

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[lg vberact mnfnrs ack mrbsp tgjpgraturgs jaig jg oggf fbig B mnufk ruc a

tlnusack jbfgs aftlnuhl aotgr tlg obrst twn B‒k rgtlbci tlat bkga Autujc

arnusgs aff no tlg sgcsgs fbig cn ntlgr sgasnc pgrlaps egmausg wg mac oggf

tlg eghbccbch no tlg gck caturg‒s hrack obcafgJatt was upstabrs slnwgrbch ack ]ajjy tnni lbs jnrcbch cap wlbfg B

jnfkgk Pfay-Knl wbtl Krgw B tnni cntbmg no tlg fgavgs tlat luch dust nut-

sbkg tlg wbcknw [lg mlartrgusg hrggc was hbvbch way tn lbcts no vberact

rgk nrachg ack ygffnw

Hbcasbquo Jatt slnutgk tn jg ornj nur egkrnnj B wafigk tn tlg enttnj

no tlg stabrs tn sgg lbj wrappgk bc a tnwgf krbppbch wgt

Oggf tlbssbquo lg sabk as lg puslgk lbs obchgr bctn lbs tlbhl At obrst B

tlnuhlt lg was egbch ouccy eut qubmify rgafbzgk tlat lbs tncg was jnrg

sgrbnus

Xlat bs btgtsbquo B asigk ruslbch up tlg stabrs

B knc‒t icnw Bt oggfs fbig a jarefg bc jy fgh fbig a tbcy tujnrsbquo

B stnppgk jnvbch ack hfacmgk up at lbj wbtl a mncousgk fnni

A tujnrgt Xln says tlatgtsbquo B sabk lafo sarmastbmaffy [lat tlnuhlt fbc-

hgrgk bc tlg abr a jnjgct uctbf B rgafbzgk a Igff says tlat Xlbfg tlg avgrahg

pgrsnc kngs cnt dujp tn tlg mncmfusbnc tlat bt‒s a tujnrsbquo egonrg mncsbkgr-

bch gvgry ntlgr pnssbebfbty Jatt‒s oajbfy hbvgc tlg hgcgtbm lbstnry nc lbs

kak‒s sbkg tgckgk tn assujg tlg wnrst Xg mnctbcugk oggfbch arnuck lbs

tlbhl [lg jarefg was vgry kggp bc tlg jusmfg Jatt ack B ahrggk tlat lg

wnufk maff lbs kak‒s ncmnfnhbst

A ogw kays fatgr nc tlg kay no nur tgctl accbvgrsary B was bc nur egk-

rnnj ack saw nur amnustbm Fgk Tgppgfbc MK ornj _gctaca B rgafbzgk tlat

tlg tbjbch no nur trbp lak eggc fgss aenut fnhbstbms ack jnrg aenut a kbvbcg

pfac As Jatt fay bc nur egk rgmnvgrbch ornj surhgry tn rgjnvg a tujnrornj lbs fgh B prgssgk pfay [lg fast twn snchs nc tlg MK wgrg Eaeg B‒j

Hncca Fgavg Rnusbquo ack ]tabrway tn Lgavgcsbquo

Autujc lak arrbvgk

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jbmlagf

Mnfk sprbch watgrs ruc nvgr tlg sjaff

rnmis at tlg oar gck no Hrackvbgw Egaml prnvbkbch tlg ncfy snuck tn tlg

prgkawc stbffcgss nc Juffgtt Faig bc Cnrtlgrc Jbmlbhac [lg pgrogmt mrys-

taf suroamg rgsts jntbncfgss Bc tlg kbstacmg at tlg obrst ergai no fbhlt a faig

pgrml strgtmlgs up tnwark tlg tachgrbcg siy dust gcnuhl tn hufp a ergaioast

no oaffgc jayofbgs tlgc kbsappgars qubgtfy egfnw tlg suroamg [lg sbfgct

rbppfgs nc tlg watgr hfbkg tnwark tlg cnw-sjnfkgrbch lnrbznc As tlg suc

eghbcs tn wrgstfg tlg karicgss bctn rgtrgat B wbsl tlg wnrfk mnufk rgjabc

tlbs pgrogmt onr dust a wlbfg fnchgr

As B waffnw bc tlg mafj tlg jnjgct qubmify egmnjgs ebttgrswggt wbtl

tlg rgafbzatbnc tlat bc tlg efbci no ac gyg tlbs pgrogmt tracqubfbty wbff sur-rgckgr tn tlg snuck ack oury tlat ammnjpacy gaml cgw kay Mars ack enats

pgnpfg ack cnbsgs eusycgss ack ebffs tn eg pabk ack aff no tlg efgssbchs ack

mursgs tlat nmmupy tlg spamg egtwggc kawc ack twbfbhlt wbff snnc eg upnc

jg Bc tlg gck tlg sbfgct efbss tlat bs jnrcbch nc Juffgtt Faig bs orbgck ack

ong afbig9 a egautbouf ack mrugf ]laigspgargac kgvbmg tlat gaml kay sgkumgs

jg wbtl bts prnjbsg ack tlgc slattgrs jg wbtl bts lgartergai

Onr jy wbog Matly tlbs was a ucbqug ack spbrbtuaf pfamg Lgr pargcts

Farry ack Dbff Futz nwcgk a mnttahg nc Hrackvbgw Egaml a prgtty strgtmlno sacky slnrgfbcg at tlg oar gck no tlg faig ack Matl spgct jacy suj-

jgrs tlgrg Ncg no tlg farhgst ack kggpgst bcfack faigs bc tlg W] Juffgtt

Faig sggjgk tn maff nut tn lgr gaml tbjg slg staygk away a ebt tnn fnch

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]lg egmajg a kboogrgct wnjac wlgc slg was up cnrtl ([lat‒s wlat tlg

fnmafs maff bt9 wlgc ncg hngs tn tlg faigs bc Cnrtlgrc Jbmlbhac ncg hngs

up cnrtlsbquo) Afnch wbtl o fbp-o fnps ack watgrprnno sucefnmi Matly put nc

a cgw sgfo wlgc slg was tlgrg ack bt fnnigk hnnk nc lgr Lgr sfgckgr orajgsggjgk taffgr tlac tlg 7 fbstgk nc lgr krbvgr‒s fbmgcsg Lgr sujjgr labr

mauhlt dust gcnuhl no tlg suc‒s jahbm tn erbhltgc wbtl lbhlfbhlts Lgr sibc

oabr ack pbci onr cbcg jnctls nut no tlg ygar hrgw kggp ernwc jaibch

lgr tggtl pbgrmbchfy wlbtg wlgc slg sjbfgk Egbch at tlg faig ahrggk wbtl

Matly

Xlbfg slg ack B wgrg stbff katbch B lak tn eg krahhgk tlgrg Mnjg tn

jy pargcts‒ mnttahgsbquo Matly pfgakgk

B wactgk cncg no bt B was strbmtfy mncmrgtg B fnvgk tlg mbty ack was cgvgr

hnbch tn eg a lappy majpgrsbquo Unuhlbch bt onr jg was wlgc rnnj sgrvbmg

stnppgk sgrvbch at jbkcbhlt Pfus jy ncfy cntbnc no a mnttahgsbquo majg ornj

tlg krgakouf vbsbts tn Xbsmncsbc wlgrg jy kak lak taigc jy tlrgg sbefbchs

ack jg bc nrkgr tn hgt a fbttfg nutknnrs bc us

Rnu‒ff fnvg btsbquo Matly bcsbstgk

B wbff cnt fnvg btsbquo B sabk mlaccgfbch Xnnky Affgc Mrappy obslbch

slactbgs ack kggro fbgs tlg sbzg no _nfvns sbquo

Bt‒s cnt fbig tlatsbquo slg sabk Egsbkgs wg cggk a cbmg hgtawaysbquo

Hgtaway las wnrks f big Lyatt bc bt ]pas ack tgg tbjgs [lat‒s a hgtaway

[lg ncfy tlbch wg‒k eg hgttbch away ornj up cnrtl wnufk eg bcknnr

pfujebch ack twgctbgtl-mgctury kgctbstrysbquo

Rgt as wg aff icnw fnvg jaigs ynu kn tlg nmmasbncaf onnfbsl tlbch ]n

B pamigk a masg no ]PO 20 ack a obvg-haffnc macbstgr no mafajbcg fntbnc ack

wg krnvg cnrtl nut no Mlbmahn

As snnc as wg arrbvgk aff no jy ogars no nutlnusgs ack eamiwnnks eac- dns wgrg put tn rgst Bt turcgk nut tlat lgr pargcts‒ mnttahgsbquo was amtuaffy a

egautbouf ack wgff-appnbctgk faig lnjg wbtl onur egkrnnjs ack twn eatl-

rnnjs Egbch a tnp safgsjac bc tlg ourcbturg bckustry havg Farry Futz cnt

ncfy ammgss tn tlg obcgr tlbchs eut a tastg onr tlgj as wgff [lgbr lnjg was

spntfgss wbtl a mfgac mnctgjpnrary styfg ack a tnuml no up-cnrtl mlarj

[lg jgtbmufnus wlbtg waffs rgjabcgk orgg no acy mfuttgr gxmgpt onr tlrgg

farhg orajgk plntnhrapls tlat Farry lbjsgfo lak taigc ack luch prnjb-

cgctfy bc tlg hrgat rnnj [lgy lak jnrg tlac ncg luckrgk oggt no faigornctack aff tlg watgr tnys ynu mnufk kgsbrg4 sib enats ack pnctnnc party enats

ofntatbnc kgvbmgs no gvgry ibck ack gvgc a ]gaKnn tn rbkg

Cgarey B kbsmnvgrgk a hnfo mnursg maffgk [lg ]gmrgt ‛ a oaeufnus fbttfg

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sgjb-prbvatg trami marvgk nut no tlg vbrhbc pbcg onrgst tlat afways sggjgk tn

lavg ac npgcbch nc tlg o brst tgg wlgcgvgr B asigk [lg pgnpfg tlgrg wgrg

hrgat ack tlg mnursg cnt tnn kboo bmuft B snnc kgvgfnpgk a fnvglatg rgfatbnc-

slbp wbtl tlg par-obvg gbhltl lnfg wlbml afways tauctgk jy ghn bctn hnbchonr tlg hrggc bc twn tlnuhl tlgrg was a wgff-pfamgk pnck bc ornct [lbs

kbajnck bc tlg rnuhl (aff pucs bctgckgk) was tlg kgaf jaigr onr jg wbtl

Juffgtt Faig B eghac tn fnni onrwark tn hnbch up cnrtl as juml as Matly

Gvgctuaffy B justgrgk tlg mnurahg (erabcs rgaffy) tn asi lgr tn jarry

jg As B wabtgk onr lgr at tlg aftar nc nur wgkkbch kay B fnnigk arnuck

tlg mlurml at tlg mnuctfgss orbgcks ack oajbfy hatlgrgk Jy kak mauhlt jy

gyg ack sjbfgk a wgkkbch sjbfg at jg ack tlgc turcgk tnwark tlg eami no

tlg mlurml Dust tlgc Matly appgargk hfnwbch at tlg gck no tlg absfg Kak

wlggfgk arnuck ack mauhlt jy gyg ahabc [lbs tbjg tlnuhl lg appgargk

kazgk ey tlg vbsbnc lg‒k dust sggc B uckgrstnnk Matly lak tlat googmt nc

pgnpfg

Bt was lgr sjbfg tlat tnni jg maptbvg tlg kay wg jgt ack cgvgr ncmg fgt

jg hn [lgrg was ac autlgctbm quafbty tn lgr sjbfg tlat jakg pgnpfg stnp

ack fnni9 a easbm lujac trutl tlat sggjgk tn gjacatg ornj kggp wbtlbc

lgr ack caturaffy obck bts way upwark ack nut Fbig tlg jahja ofnw ornj

_gsuvbus tlgrg was sbjpfy cn stnppbch Matly‒s sjbfg Bt mnufk orggzg pgnpfg

wlgrg tlgy stnnk ack lnfk tlgj tlgrg snjgtbjgs onrgvgr

[lat‒s wlat lappgcgk tn jg acyway

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tlg wggi no nur tgc-ygar accbvgrsary Onr sgvgraf jnctls bt ogft fbig B was

watmlbch sjnig ebffnwbch ornj tlg obrst tnwgr nc 211 A trahgky was

nmmurrbch bc nur fbvgs eut bt sggjgk kbstact B icgw wlat B lak tn kn ack

fbig a rgsmug wnrigr B sprach bctn amtbnc tn assbst ack savg tlg fbog no jy

luseack

Xg vbsbtgk tlg Wcbvgrsbty no Jbmlbhac Macmgr Mgctgr ack JK Ackgr-

snc bc Lnustnc arjgk wbtl stamis no rgsgarml ack Jatt‒s oajbfy lbstnry

[lg knmtnrs wg jgt at entl lnspbtafs wgrg fnchtbjg mnffgahugs wln sggjgk

tn eg bc ahrggjgct nc gvgrytlbch rgharkbch Jatt‒s masg gxmgpt ncg kgtabf

Bt was icnwc tlat rakbatbnc ack mlgjntlgrapy mnufk rgsuft bc lbs typg nomacmgr sprgakbch jnrg qubmify eut ncfy ncg knmtnr egfbgvgk tlg egcgobts

nutwgbhlgk tlg rbsis Bc lbs wnrks bt was a oataf jbstaigsbquo cnt tn lavg

mlgjn Bt was a kajcgk bo ynu kn kajcgk bo ynu knc‒tsbquo sbtuatbnc ack tlg

ncfy tlbch wg icgw onr surg was Jatt‒s oajbfy lbstnry

B spgct juml no jy ynutl bckboogrgct tn tlg suedgmt no lbstnry ack

rghrgttaefy lavg rgjabcgk bhcnract bctn akuftlnnk [lnuhl B jbhlt stbff

oabf a pnp qubz nc tlg Ugvnfutbncary Xar B icgw ncg tlbch onr surg4 [lnsg

wln maccnt rgjgjegr tlg past arg mnckgjcgk tn rgpgat btsbquo [rakbtbncafmlgjntlgrapy lak cgvgr wnrigk nc fgbnjynsarmnja bc tlg Igff oajbfy

[lbs ebh smary wnrk prncnucmgk fbg-nl-jy-nl-sarmnjasbquo bs a rarg

onrj no macmgr tlat lak afrgaky mfabjgk tlg fbvgs no Jatt‒s kak ack sgvgraf

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ntlgr jgjegrs no tlg Igff oajbfy [lgy aff kbgk ynuch ammnjpacbgk ey a

tnxbm mlgjn mnmitabf tlat was tlg egst wg‒vg hnt tn noogrsbquo ey tlg jgkbmaf

mnjjucbty

Lbhlfy bctgffbhgct spgmbafbsts kbsahrggk eut lbstnry was mfgar ack wgwgrg kgtgrjbcgk cnt tn rgpgat bt [lg jgkbmaf prnogssbnc bs krbvgc ey tlg

cggk tn kn snjgtlbch gvgc wlgc tlat snjgtlbch las tlg pntgctbaf tn mausg

hrgatgr suoogrbch ack uftbjatgfy gck wbtl tlg sajg nutmnjg hbvg nr taig a

mnupfg jnctls no jbsgry Jatt was mfgar aenut lnw lg wactgk tn fbvg wbtl

macmgr ack bt was hnbch tn eg orgg no trakbtbncaf mlgjn ack knmtnrs wbtl

efbckgrs

Onr sgvgctggc jnctls wg wgrg bc watml-ack-wabt jnkg Jatt lak rnu-

tbcg M[ smacs ack mlgmiups eut nur fbvgs wgrg cnt krajatbmaffy aftgrgk

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nc tlg jbmrnwavg efbcibch 41 pj eami at jg [lg lnusg was ucusuaffy

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jy mafgckar B mrnssgk noo a erbkaf slnwgr a egcgobt kbccgr ack nur oajbfy

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sgmncks tn ammnuct onr Krgw ]ukkgcfy B rgjgjegrgk B was tlbrty jbcutgs

fatg pbmibch lbj up ornj prgsmlnnf Bc a pacbm B rac upstabrs ack hraeegk

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onuck dust egcgatl tlg sibc B lak krbvgc Jatt tn tlg lnspbtaf onr tlg prnmg-kurg ack wabtgk afncg wbtl jy enni ack mgff plncg tn iggp jg mnjpacy

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tlg M[ smac slnws fgsbncs nc lbs fuchs ack fbvgr tlat mnufk afsn eg sarmnja

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tlgrg furibch bc tlg suetgxt fbig tlg mnwarkfy lbkkgc tujnr

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icgw [lbs tbjg B wasc‒t afncg Gbhltggc orbgcks ack oajbfy sat wbtl jg bc

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lbj B rgjgjegr tlbcibch lnw efgssgk wg wgrg tn eg surrnuckgk ey pgnpfg

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cnt nur orbgcks [lgy put tlgbr nwc fbvgs nc lnfk tn jnvg bc mfnsgr hbvbch

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B saw nc tlg oamgs no tlnsg hatlgrgk a sgcsg no Hnnk onr ynu Xay tn eg

strnch Jatt Pray tlat ynu egat tlbs tlbch egmausg ynu macsbquo Xg enwgk

nur lgaks ncmg ahabc ack Jatt eghac tn pray onr tlg cuc ack lgr jbcbstry

Lg praygk tlat Hnk wnufk watml nvgr lgr ack hubkg lgr wnri Cnt ncg

wnrk no lbs praygr was kbrgmtgk tn lbjsgfo [lbs was tlg jnjgct wlgc

Jatt‒s onmus turcgk nutwark Macmgr lak kncg aff tlg kajahg bt was hnbch

tn kn Lbs enky was wgai eut B lak cgvgr sggc lbj strnchgr

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mnfk tlbs wbctgr Pgrlaps tlbs ygar tlg Mues wbff jaig bt tn tlg Xnrfk ]grbgs

Ubhlt Puff tlbs fgh ack bt pfays Dbchfg Egffssbquo

Cn knuet aenut bt B was a mycbm eut at fgast B majg ey bt lncgstfy [lg

Mlbmahn no jy ynutl mnufk wgff eg maffgk ]igptbm _affgy hbvgc tlg cujegr

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bch a hgcgratbnc no mycbms wln wgrg mnjonrtaefg mlaffgchbch nfk-smlnnf

mncvgctbncs Jy hrapg was a 125 a prgtty hnnk ygar4 Dnlc Hfgcc Mueac

jbssbfgs ack wlbtg-tbg kbccgrs at tlg Igccgky Xlbtg Lnusg [lg Egatfgs

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gkumatbnc ack tlgy spnig orggfy aenut bts efgssbchs ack mursgs ]n B ogft mnj-

onrtaefg wlgc B jakg jy tlnrnuhlfy bconrjgk kgmbsbnc tn fgavg As B‒vg

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tn eg tlg enss nr at fgast vgry juml bc mnctrnf no tlbchs dust aenut gvgry-

wlgrg lg wgct Pgnpfg caturaffy hravbtatgk tn lbj ack onffnwgk lbs fgak

Jy twn erntlgrs jy sbstgr ack B mgrtabcfy onffnwgk lbs nrkgrs [Esbquo lg

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Kak was cgvgr rgaffy maffgk Ubmlark Onr jnst no lbs fbog lg wgct ey

tlg kbjbcutbvg Kbmi Bc fatgr ygars lbs hrackmlbfkrgc wgrg tnn ynuch tn

gcucmbatg Hrackpa Kbmisbquo [lgy mnufk ncfy justgr Humia Lnigsbquo Fatgr

tlat was slnrtgcgk tn sbjpfy Lnig

Lg fnvgk ibks ack ibks fnvgk lbj [lnuhl lg afways lak tlg lbhlgst

gxpgmtatbncs no tlgj ‛ eg pnfbtg jbck ynur jaccgrs pbmi up tlat hareahg

nc tlg hrnuck ‛ tlnsg sajg ibks aknrgk lbj Lg fnvgk hajgs ack was a

jastgr at jaibch up cgw ncgs tn pfay Xg wgrg cgvgr enrgk wabtbch onr

onnk tn mnjg at a rgstauract egmausg Kak onuck a way tn jaig a hajg nut

no suhar pamis ack saftslaigrs

[n us ibks tlg wnrst tlbch bc tlg wnrfk was kbsappnbctbch lbj Cnt ncfy

egmausg lg was nur oatlgr ack wg wactgk tn bjprgss lbj fbig acy ibk kngs

eut afsn egmausg wg icgw tlat lg lak suml lbhl stackarks Bo wg garcgk lbs

prabsg wg just eg knbch snjgtlbch rbhlt Lbs rnfg was tgamlgr prntgmtnr

prnvbkgr eut afsn arebtgr onr aff tlat bs wnrtly ack hnnk bc tlg wnrfk Bo Kak

sabk Xgff kncgsbquo tlat was tlg hnfk stackark ack cntlbch gfsg majg mfnsg

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nwc B tlbci Kak‒s nwc vbgw no lbs rnfg bc nur fbvgs mncousgk lbj a ebt Lgstbf f rnargk fbig tlg nfk fbnc lg was eut tlg ntlgr fbncs bc tlg kgc cn fnchgr

rgharkgk lbj tlg way tlgy usgk tn [lbs ahhravatgk lbj tn cn gck B tlbci

tlg smarbgst tlnuhlt tlat mrnssgk jy kak‒s jbck was tlat lg jbhlt snjgkay

egmnjg brrgfgvact Lg prgogrrgk mncofbmt ack amrbjncy tn kbsrghark Lg

kbkc‒t jbck bo ynu tlnuhlt lg was ac ]NE9 lg dust kbkc‒t wact ynu tn mnc-

sbkgr lbj brrgfgvact Onr [lg Enss tlat was sbjpfy ucammgptaefg

Xlgc B was tgc jy Wcmfg Dami kbgk sukkgcfy Lg was jy oatlgr‒s

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cggkgk a oatlgr obhurg Jy erntlgrs ack sbstgr ack B dust wbslgk bt kbkc‒t

lavg tn eg nurs

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A sgcsg no kuty was vgry bjpnrtact tn jy kak Ugspncsbebfbty majg

egonrg gvgrytlbch gfsg

Bt‒s aenut lncnrsbquo lg sabk

Cn jattgr wlat btsbquo was bt was afways aenut lncnr Kbmi ]pglc cgvgrsgrvgk bc tlg Jarbcg Mnrps eut ey Hnk lg fbvgk sgjpgr ob gvgry kay no lbs

fbog Lg kbk bc oamt sgrvg bc tlg arjy ack was prnuk no bt Lg was statbncgk

bc Mbcmbccatb kurbch tlg Inrgac Xar Xlgc wg dnigk aenut lbs fami no

mnjeat gxpgrbgcmg lg afways acswgrgk eami wbtl tlg sajg fbcg4 Rnu‒ff

cntbmg tlat at cn tbjg kurbch jy sgrvbmg kbk tlg mbty no Mbcmbccatb gvgr oaf f

bctn gcgjy lackssbquo

]n nut no kuty cgarfy gvgry wggigck lg startgk hnbch tn nur mnusbcs‒

lnjg bc Earrbchtnc a egautbouf faig-strgwc sueure cnrtlwgst no Mlbmahn

Lg mlgmigk nc lbs cbgmgs ack cgplgws kbk fbttfg mlnrgs arnuck tlg lnusg

arrachgk Pghhy‒s ebffs ack jakg surg tlg fbog bcsuracmg jncgy was wgff

bcvgstgk Qubmify tlbs egmajg a sbhcbo bmact snurmg no tgcsbnc bc nur lnjg

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tn gcdny bt

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[ncy Egccgtt ack Fumbacn Pavarnttb nc tlnsg mar rbkgs B tauhlt lbj aenut

tlg Gahfgs ack Knc JmFgac Lg smlnnfgk jg nc lnw tn jaig a safg tafi

tn a mnp wlgc lg puffs ynu nvgr tgff a hrgat stnry ack asi nut a hbrf B tnfklbj wly wg slnufk hgt a cgw hajg maffgk Pnch [lnsg mar rbkgs tauhlt jg

snjgtlbch gfsg tnn4 snjgtbjgs gvgrytlbch ynu icnw tn eg trug rgaffy bsc‒t

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obrst ]pglc oajbfy cumfgar enje

Rnu icnw tlat ynur jnj ack B wbff prneaefy spfbt up snjgkay rbhltgtsbquo

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atgk ack cntlbch bc fbog bs turcbch nut tlg way tlgy lnpgk B hnt tlat gvgc

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lark part onr jg was tlgbr tncg Fbig twn cgw sbefbchs sarmasj ack smnrc

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bt aff snuckgk fbig dust acntlgr pfacg ofybch nvgrlgak Bc rgafbty bt was tlg

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tlg way gvgc bo ynu arg hnbch tn spfbt up snjgkay iggp bt tn ynursgfo uctbf

bt lappgcs B‒j tgc B knc‒t wact tn lgar aenut bt B wact tn rbkg jy ebig

pfay wbtl jy orbgcks ack prgtgck tlat wg lavg a cnrjaf oajbfysbquo

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ack B slargk tlg sajg ebrtlkay ack Jnj was jaibch nur oavnrbtg fbchubcb

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mac jaig a jnrg tgckgr jgateaff tlac jy jntlgr

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bch tnys bc egtwggc ebtgs no Hgregr eaey mgrgaf wlgc tlg plncg rach Jy

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pfac tn jggt onr fucml

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ncg no tlg Xnrfk [rakg Mgctgr tnwgrs bc Cgw Rnri Mbty B fgacgk jy

gfenws nc tlg mnuctgr tn watml nc jy tbcy efami-ack-wlbtg ibtmlgc tgfgvb-

sbnc ack maffgk Mnffggc eami

Arg ynu watmlbch tlbsgtsbquoRgal B icnw Wcegfbgvaefgsbquo

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turcgk nc tlg tgfgvbsbnc bc tlg oajbfy rnnj ]aj was stbff bc lbs lbhl mlabr

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tlg eubfkbch B sat nc tlg mnoogg taefg bc stuccgk sbfgcmg ack eghac tn oggf

causgatgk Jy snuf amlgk at tlg sbhlt no bcmnjprglgcsbefg suoogrbch Xbtltlg rgst no tlg wnrfk B was rbvgtgk tn jy tgfgvbsbnc nc tlbs ntlgrwbsg hnr-

hgnus ]gptgjegr kay lgfpfgssfy watmlbch Ajgrbma wnuckgk ack efggkbch

Bt tnni jy luseack Jatt sgvgraf lnurs tn rgturc lnjg ornj lbs knwc-

tnwc noo bmg at tlg fnmaf CEM tgfgvbsbnc statbnc bc Kgtrnbt Xlgc B lgark tlg

harahg knnr hn up B rac tn jggt lbj Xg lgfk gaml ntlgr tbhltfy stbf f bc a

statg no kbsegfbgo Jy pargcts lak afrgaky arrbvgk [bjg was stackbch stb ff as

wg majg tnhgtlgr tn watml tlg lnrrnr uconfk Arnuck obvg n‒mfnmi B wafigk

nutsbkg tn mfgar jy lgak [lg fatg aotgrcnnc suc was efbckbch B ogft fbig B

lak eggc bc a tuccgf aff kay Jy enky amlgk ornj tgcsbnc Bt was surrgaf

ack bt wasc‒t gvgc lappgcbch bc nur statg Bt was lnwgvgr lappgcbch bc

nur saog mnuctry bc a mbty wg lak vbsbtgk jacy tbjgs ack bc a pfamg wlgrg

pgnpfg wg icgw ack fnvgk wgrg fbvbch Bt was lappgcbch tn pgnpfg dust fbig

us Bt was lappgcbch tn us

Kbccgr was qubgtgr tlac usuaf aftlnuhl tlg ibks lgfpgk iggp tlbchs

fbhlt [lg wnrfk jay lavg pausgk eut Krgw stbff lak spahlgttb saumg nc lbsoamg ack ]aj was stbff tlrnwbch tlbchs ornj lbs lbhl mlabr [lgrg wasc‒t

juml mncvgrsatbnc asbkg ornj gxprgssbncs no kggp sakcgss hratbtukg ack a

strnch sgcsg no ucbty wbtl nur ogffnw Ajgrbmacs

B tnni ac lnur tumibch tlg ibks bctn egk tlat cbhlt scuhhfbch rgakbch

ack saybch praygrs Xlat ibck no wnrfk lak B ernuhlt tlgj bctngt B wafigk

knwcstabrs ack mnffapsgk bctn Jatt‒s arjs [lg tgfgvbsbnc was jutgk ack

wg sat qubgtfy watmlbch tlg bjahgs nc tlg smrggc

B lavg a prgsgct onr ynusbquo Jatt sabk

Onr wlatgtsbquo B asigk ack tlgc rgjgjegrgk bt was jy ebrtlkay B knc‒t

oggf juml fbig mgfgeratbch Lnw aenut bo B npgc bt tnjnrrnwgtsbquo

Niay eut ynu lavg tn rgak tlbs tncbhltsbquo Lg lackgk jg a fgttgr

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Gspgmbaffy tnkay wbtl tlg gcnrjbty no murrgct gvgcts B wact tn mncvgy

tn ynu ahabc lnw juml ynu jgac tn jg ack lnw prnuk B aj tn eg ynurluseack [lg lark wnri tlat ynu arg gchahgk bc rbhlt cnw bs gxlaustbch

bcvbsbefg ack farhgfy tlacifgss bc tlg slnrt tgrj

Eut lncgy pfgasg icnw tlat eurbgk at tlg mnrg no tlbs tgkbuj bs tlg jnst

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cnefg ack bjpnrtact wnri bc tlg wnrfk ‛ Hnk‒s wnri9 tlg orubts no wlbml ynu

ack B wbff eg fumiy gcnuhl tn gcdny as wg hrnw nfk tnhgtlgr Xatmlbch tlgsg

fbttfg huys hrnw bctn jgc bs a prbvbfghg tlat B aj prnuk tn slarg wbtl ynu ack

tlg pgrogmt oufobffjgct no nur jarrbahg encksRnu arg a hrgat jnj

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Rnu arg jy egst orbgck

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wlbml gvgry jntlgr no ynuch mlbfkrgc icnws bs cn sjaff tasi At a tbjg bc

nur fbvgs wlgc marggrs ack ibks wgrg mrgatbch fnnsg tlrgaks bc nur jarrbahg

ack nc tlg wnrst kay bc nur catbnc‒s rgmgct lbstnry Jatt havg jg a rgcgwgk

pgrspgmtbvg aenut nur fbog tnhgtlgr ack nur outurg Lbs fgttgr was fbig a stbtml

bc tlg jgckbch prnmgss Bt was tlg egst ebrtlkay prgsgct B‒k gvgr eggc hbvgc

A ogw jnctls aotgr 211 wg mgfgeratgk nur tgctl accbvgrsary bc Mafb-

onrcba Xg pfaccgk tlg trbp sgvgraf jnctls prbnr tn nur amtuaf Nmtnegr

accbvgrsary jnstfy tn ammnjjnkatg smlgkufgs Xg rgctgk a mncvgrtbefg

Pnrsmlg Enxstgr bc ]ac Oracmbsmn ack jakg tlg fgbsurgfy krbvg snutl tn Ebh

]ur Jatt was bc lbs hfnry Gvbkgcmg no Hnk surrnuckgk us [lg ]bgrras

tn nur fgot mraslbch suro tn nur rbhlt ack a fbttfg efami spnrts mar egcgatl

us Lgavgc Xg fnnpgk arnuck tlg ]gvgctggc-Jbfg Krbvg ack tnni bc aff

tlg sbhlts [lg Fncg Myprgss [rgg taff ]pyhfass pafjs ack sga nttgrs sgrv-

bch tlgjsgfvgs a kbccgr no aeafncg nc tlg rnmis as tlgy fachubslgk bc tlgPambobm Xg twbstgk ack turcgk a ebt oartlgr snutl nc Lbhlway Ncg uctbf

wg arrbvgk at tlg _gctaca Bcc ack ]pa a qubgt rnjactbm rgsnrt cgstfgk

bc tlg mfboos at Ebh ]ur Puffbch bctn tlg rgsnrt wg cntbmgk sjbfbch pgnpfg

jgackgrbch arnuck bc wlbtg rnegs Egonrg tlg egff maptabc mnufk npgc tlg

mar knnr Jatt fgacgk bctn jg ack wlbspgrgk Ugsnrtgt Nr bcsacg asyfujgtsbquo

Gbtlgr way wg‒ff obt bcsbquo B rgpfbgk wbtl a fauhl

_gctaca was qubtg a mnctrast ornj nur gvgrykay wnrfk Bt was ac

gxtrgjgfy qubgt rnjactbm gsmapg [lgrg was a ebt no mufturg slnmi eut btkbkc‒t taig fnch tn akapt Obotggc jbcutgs aotgr wg jnmigk tlg mrazbgs bc tlg

wlbtg rnegs wg wgrg knccbch nur nwc jncnhrajjgk tgrrbgs wbtl jatml-

bch wlbtg ofbp-ofnps sbppbch a kgfbhltouf Capa Maegrcgt nc nur fgbsurgfy

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1lt fbog bs hnnk

strnff tn tlg Dapacgsg lnt eatls Xg hbhhfgk fbig ibks wln wgrg hgttbch

away wbtl snjgtlbch Xg lak ncfy twn kays tn fuxurbatg sn wg jakg tlg

jnst no tlgj gatbch gxtranrkbcary mubsbcg ack taibch kggp ergatls no tlg

cbhlt-efnnjbch dasjbcgAotgr kbccgr wg sat nc tlg tgrramg no nur euchafnw nvgrfnnibch tlg

tracqubf jnuctabcs B rgstgk jy lgak eami ack ogft tlg tgcsbnc bc jy enky

jgft away Xlgc B npgcgk jy gygs tlgrg was ac npgc dgwgfry enx wbtl a

egautbouf pabr no kbajnck garrbchs sbttbch nc tnp no a _gctaca cntgpak wbtl

a lackwrbttgc cntg4

Lgrg‒s jy ebh bkga Xlgc tlg tbjg mnjgs wg hbvg ncg tn Krgw ack

ncg tn ]aj as knwc payjgctssbquo nc gchahgjgct rbchs [lgc wg hnhgt ynu twn hbact rnmis B fnvg ynu ‛ J

B luhhgk lbj arnuck lbs cgmi ack wg ibssgk Lg hnt bt rbhlt [lg gar-

rbchs wgrg pgrogmt eut jnst no aff B fnvgk lbs ebh bkga Lg mncsbkgrgk obvg

pgnpfg bc hbvbch tlbs hbot Bt was onr jg nur enys ack tlgbr outurg wbvgs

Lbs tlnuhltoufcgss wnufk tnuml pgnpfg lg kbkc‒t gvgc icnw

[ry ‒gj ncsbquo lg sabk sjbfbch Lg icgw lg lak jg Jatt lak eggc euy-

bch jg dgwgfry onr ygars eut juml no bt sat bkfg bc tlg dgwgfry enx B lak

cgvgr eggc ncg tn wgar juml dgwgfry jnstfy egmausg B was lypgr-awarg

no tlg oamt tlat B lak bt nc ack B tgckgk tn obkhgt wbtl bt Jy kbsmnjonrt

lnwgvgr kbk cnt stnp jy pgrsbstgct safgsjac luseack ornj euybch bt Cnw

aotgr tgc ygars lg lak onuck tlg pgrogmt hbot gfghact ack uckgrstatgk wbtl

tlg pgrogmt jgssahg

[laci ynusbquo B wlbspgrgk B mac‒t wabt uctbf nur enys mac uckgrstack

tlbs aenut ynusbquo

Jatt lbt pfay nc tlg MK pfaygr nc nur cbhltstack ack wg fbstgcgk tn amnjpfbjgctary MK tbtfgk Hnbch tn Mafbonrcba [lg MK was ac amnustbm hub-

tar trbeutg tn Fgk Tgppgfbc B fbigk jy rnmi-ack-rnff eut tlbs jgffnw MK

wnrigk wbtl tlg rnegs-ack-sfbppgrs jnnk Bt egmajg tlg snucktrami onr a

pgrogmt wggigck hgtaway

Eami lnjg tlg wggi no nur amtuaf accbvgrsary bc garfy Nmtnegr Jatt

ack B wgrg cnt oggfbch prgssurgk tn euy hbots nr pfac ac gfaenratg cbhlt

nut Hrgat jgjnrbgs no nur Mafbonrcba trbp fbchgrgk eut wg wgrg hfak

tn eg lnjg bc Jbmlbhac tlbs tbjg no ygar [lg autujc mlbff was eghbc-cbch tn mrggp eami bctn tlg abr wlbml jgact swgatslbrt wgatlgr onnteaff

hajgs ack spbmy mlbfb Gvgrytlbch sjgffs kboogrgct wlgc tlg fgavgs eghbc

tn turc [lgbr ygarfy jnrpl rgfgasgs a eurct pgroujg tlat swggtgcs tlg abr

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[lg vberact mnfnrs ack mrbsp tgjpgraturgs jaig jg oggf fbig B mnufk ruc a

tlnusack jbfgs aftlnuhl aotgr tlg obrst twn B‒k rgtlbci tlat bkga Autujc

arnusgs aff no tlg sgcsgs fbig cn ntlgr sgasnc pgrlaps egmausg wg mac oggf

tlg eghbccbch no tlg gck caturg‒s hrack obcafgJatt was upstabrs slnwgrbch ack ]ajjy tnni lbs jnrcbch cap wlbfg B

jnfkgk Pfay-Knl wbtl Krgw B tnni cntbmg no tlg fgavgs tlat luch dust nut-

sbkg tlg wbcknw [lg mlartrgusg hrggc was hbvbch way tn lbcts no vberact

rgk nrachg ack ygffnw

Hbcasbquo Jatt slnutgk tn jg ornj nur egkrnnj B wafigk tn tlg enttnj

no tlg stabrs tn sgg lbj wrappgk bc a tnwgf krbppbch wgt

Oggf tlbssbquo lg sabk as lg puslgk lbs obchgr bctn lbs tlbhl At obrst B

tlnuhlt lg was egbch ouccy eut qubmify rgafbzgk tlat lbs tncg was jnrg

sgrbnus

Xlat bs btgtsbquo B asigk ruslbch up tlg stabrs

B knc‒t icnw Bt oggfs fbig a jarefg bc jy fgh fbig a tbcy tujnrsbquo

B stnppgk jnvbch ack hfacmgk up at lbj wbtl a mncousgk fnni

A tujnrgt Xln says tlatgtsbquo B sabk lafo sarmastbmaffy [lat tlnuhlt fbc-

hgrgk bc tlg abr a jnjgct uctbf B rgafbzgk a Igff says tlat Xlbfg tlg avgrahg

pgrsnc kngs cnt dujp tn tlg mncmfusbnc tlat bt‒s a tujnrsbquo egonrg mncsbkgr-

bch gvgry ntlgr pnssbebfbty Jatt‒s oajbfy hbvgc tlg hgcgtbm lbstnry nc lbs

kak‒s sbkg tgckgk tn assujg tlg wnrst Xg mnctbcugk oggfbch arnuck lbs

tlbhl [lg jarefg was vgry kggp bc tlg jusmfg Jatt ack B ahrggk tlat lg

wnufk maff lbs kak‒s ncmnfnhbst

A ogw kays fatgr nc tlg kay no nur tgctl accbvgrsary B was bc nur egk-

rnnj ack saw nur amnustbm Fgk Tgppgfbc MK ornj _gctaca B rgafbzgk tlat

tlg tbjbch no nur trbp lak eggc fgss aenut fnhbstbms ack jnrg aenut a kbvbcg

pfac As Jatt fay bc nur egk rgmnvgrbch ornj surhgry tn rgjnvg a tujnrornj lbs fgh B prgssgk pfay [lg fast twn snchs nc tlg MK wgrg Eaeg B‒j

Hncca Fgavg Rnusbquo ack ]tabrway tn Lgavgcsbquo

Autujc lak arrbvgk

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jbmlagf

Mnfk sprbch watgrs ruc nvgr tlg sjaff

rnmis at tlg oar gck no Hrackvbgw Egaml prnvbkbch tlg ncfy snuck tn tlg

prgkawc stbffcgss nc Juffgtt Faig bc Cnrtlgrc Jbmlbhac [lg pgrogmt mrys-

taf suroamg rgsts jntbncfgss Bc tlg kbstacmg at tlg obrst ergai no fbhlt a faig

pgrml strgtmlgs up tnwark tlg tachgrbcg siy dust gcnuhl tn hufp a ergaioast

no oaffgc jayofbgs tlgc kbsappgars qubgtfy egfnw tlg suroamg [lg sbfgct

rbppfgs nc tlg watgr hfbkg tnwark tlg cnw-sjnfkgrbch lnrbznc As tlg suc

eghbcs tn wrgstfg tlg karicgss bctn rgtrgat B wbsl tlg wnrfk mnufk rgjabc

tlbs pgrogmt onr dust a wlbfg fnchgr

As B waffnw bc tlg mafj tlg jnjgct qubmify egmnjgs ebttgrswggt wbtl

tlg rgafbzatbnc tlat bc tlg efbci no ac gyg tlbs pgrogmt tracqubfbty wbff sur-rgckgr tn tlg snuck ack oury tlat ammnjpacy gaml cgw kay Mars ack enats

pgnpfg ack cnbsgs eusycgss ack ebffs tn eg pabk ack aff no tlg efgssbchs ack

mursgs tlat nmmupy tlg spamg egtwggc kawc ack twbfbhlt wbff snnc eg upnc

jg Bc tlg gck tlg sbfgct efbss tlat bs jnrcbch nc Juffgtt Faig bs orbgck ack

ong afbig9 a egautbouf ack mrugf ]laigspgargac kgvbmg tlat gaml kay sgkumgs

jg wbtl bts prnjbsg ack tlgc slattgrs jg wbtl bts lgartergai

Onr jy wbog Matly tlbs was a ucbqug ack spbrbtuaf pfamg Lgr pargcts

Farry ack Dbff Futz nwcgk a mnttahg nc Hrackvbgw Egaml a prgtty strgtmlno sacky slnrgfbcg at tlg oar gck no tlg faig ack Matl spgct jacy suj-

jgrs tlgrg Ncg no tlg farhgst ack kggpgst bcfack faigs bc tlg W] Juffgtt

Faig sggjgk tn maff nut tn lgr gaml tbjg slg staygk away a ebt tnn fnch

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]lg egmajg a kboogrgct wnjac wlgc slg was up cnrtl ([lat‒s wlat tlg

fnmafs maff bt9 wlgc ncg hngs tn tlg faigs bc Cnrtlgrc Jbmlbhac ncg hngs

up cnrtlsbquo) Afnch wbtl o fbp-o fnps ack watgrprnno sucefnmi Matly put nc

a cgw sgfo wlgc slg was tlgrg ack bt fnnigk hnnk nc lgr Lgr sfgckgr orajgsggjgk taffgr tlac tlg 7 fbstgk nc lgr krbvgr‒s fbmgcsg Lgr sujjgr labr

mauhlt dust gcnuhl no tlg suc‒s jahbm tn erbhltgc wbtl lbhlfbhlts Lgr sibc

oabr ack pbci onr cbcg jnctls nut no tlg ygar hrgw kggp ernwc jaibch

lgr tggtl pbgrmbchfy wlbtg wlgc slg sjbfgk Egbch at tlg faig ahrggk wbtl

Matly

Xlbfg slg ack B wgrg stbff katbch B lak tn eg krahhgk tlgrg Mnjg tn

jy pargcts‒ mnttahgsbquo Matly pfgakgk

B wactgk cncg no bt B was strbmtfy mncmrgtg B fnvgk tlg mbty ack was cgvgr

hnbch tn eg a lappy majpgrsbquo Unuhlbch bt onr jg was wlgc rnnj sgrvbmg

stnppgk sgrvbch at jbkcbhlt Pfus jy ncfy cntbnc no a mnttahgsbquo majg ornj

tlg krgakouf vbsbts tn Xbsmncsbc wlgrg jy kak lak taigc jy tlrgg sbefbchs

ack jg bc nrkgr tn hgt a fbttfg nutknnrs bc us

Rnu‒ff fnvg btsbquo Matly bcsbstgk

B wbff cnt fnvg btsbquo B sabk mlaccgfbch Xnnky Affgc Mrappy obslbch

slactbgs ack kggro fbgs tlg sbzg no _nfvns sbquo

Bt‒s cnt fbig tlatsbquo slg sabk Egsbkgs wg cggk a cbmg hgtawaysbquo

Hgtaway las wnrks f big Lyatt bc bt ]pas ack tgg tbjgs [lat‒s a hgtaway

[lg ncfy tlbch wg‒k eg hgttbch away ornj up cnrtl wnufk eg bcknnr

pfujebch ack twgctbgtl-mgctury kgctbstrysbquo

Rgt as wg aff icnw fnvg jaigs ynu kn tlg nmmasbncaf onnfbsl tlbch ]n

B pamigk a masg no ]PO 20 ack a obvg-haffnc macbstgr no mafajbcg fntbnc ack

wg krnvg cnrtl nut no Mlbmahn

As snnc as wg arrbvgk aff no jy ogars no nutlnusgs ack eamiwnnks eac- dns wgrg put tn rgst Bt turcgk nut tlat lgr pargcts‒ mnttahgsbquo was amtuaffy a

egautbouf ack wgff-appnbctgk faig lnjg wbtl onur egkrnnjs ack twn eatl-

rnnjs Egbch a tnp safgsjac bc tlg ourcbturg bckustry havg Farry Futz cnt

ncfy ammgss tn tlg obcgr tlbchs eut a tastg onr tlgj as wgff [lgbr lnjg was

spntfgss wbtl a mfgac mnctgjpnrary styfg ack a tnuml no up-cnrtl mlarj

[lg jgtbmufnus wlbtg waffs rgjabcgk orgg no acy mfuttgr gxmgpt onr tlrgg

farhg orajgk plntnhrapls tlat Farry lbjsgfo lak taigc ack luch prnjb-

cgctfy bc tlg hrgat rnnj [lgy lak jnrg tlac ncg luckrgk oggt no faigornctack aff tlg watgr tnys ynu mnufk kgsbrg4 sib enats ack pnctnnc party enats

ofntatbnc kgvbmgs no gvgry ibck ack gvgc a ]gaKnn tn rbkg

Cgarey B kbsmnvgrgk a hnfo mnursg maffgk [lg ]gmrgt ‛ a oaeufnus fbttfg

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sgjb-prbvatg trami marvgk nut no tlg vbrhbc pbcg onrgst tlat afways sggjgk tn

lavg ac npgcbch nc tlg o brst tgg wlgcgvgr B asigk [lg pgnpfg tlgrg wgrg

hrgat ack tlg mnursg cnt tnn kboo bmuft B snnc kgvgfnpgk a fnvglatg rgfatbnc-

slbp wbtl tlg par-obvg gbhltl lnfg wlbml afways tauctgk jy ghn bctn hnbchonr tlg hrggc bc twn tlnuhl tlgrg was a wgff-pfamgk pnck bc ornct [lbs

kbajnck bc tlg rnuhl (aff pucs bctgckgk) was tlg kgaf jaigr onr jg wbtl

Juffgtt Faig B eghac tn fnni onrwark tn hnbch up cnrtl as juml as Matly

Gvgctuaffy B justgrgk tlg mnurahg (erabcs rgaffy) tn asi lgr tn jarry

jg As B wabtgk onr lgr at tlg aftar nc nur wgkkbch kay B fnnigk arnuck

tlg mlurml at tlg mnuctfgss orbgcks ack oajbfy hatlgrgk Jy kak mauhlt jy

gyg ack sjbfgk a wgkkbch sjbfg at jg ack tlgc turcgk tnwark tlg eami no

tlg mlurml Dust tlgc Matly appgargk hfnwbch at tlg gck no tlg absfg Kak

wlggfgk arnuck ack mauhlt jy gyg ahabc [lbs tbjg tlnuhl lg appgargk

kazgk ey tlg vbsbnc lg‒k dust sggc B uckgrstnnk Matly lak tlat googmt nc

pgnpfg

Bt was lgr sjbfg tlat tnni jg maptbvg tlg kay wg jgt ack cgvgr ncmg fgt

jg hn [lgrg was ac autlgctbm quafbty tn lgr sjbfg tlat jakg pgnpfg stnp

ack fnni9 a easbm lujac trutl tlat sggjgk tn gjacatg ornj kggp wbtlbc

lgr ack caturaffy obck bts way upwark ack nut Fbig tlg jahja ofnw ornj

_gsuvbus tlgrg was sbjpfy cn stnppbch Matly‒s sjbfg Bt mnufk orggzg pgnpfg

wlgrg tlgy stnnk ack lnfk tlgj tlgrg snjgtbjgs onrgvgr

[lat‒s wlat lappgcgk tn jg acyway

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tlg wggi no nur tgc-ygar accbvgrsary Onr sgvgraf jnctls bt ogft fbig B was

watmlbch sjnig ebffnwbch ornj tlg obrst tnwgr nc 211 A trahgky was

nmmurrbch bc nur fbvgs eut bt sggjgk kbstact B icgw wlat B lak tn kn ack

fbig a rgsmug wnrigr B sprach bctn amtbnc tn assbst ack savg tlg fbog no jy

luseack

Xg vbsbtgk tlg Wcbvgrsbty no Jbmlbhac Macmgr Mgctgr ack JK Ackgr-

snc bc Lnustnc arjgk wbtl stamis no rgsgarml ack Jatt‒s oajbfy lbstnry

[lg knmtnrs wg jgt at entl lnspbtafs wgrg fnchtbjg mnffgahugs wln sggjgk

tn eg bc ahrggjgct nc gvgrytlbch rgharkbch Jatt‒s masg gxmgpt ncg kgtabf

Bt was icnwc tlat rakbatbnc ack mlgjntlgrapy mnufk rgsuft bc lbs typg nomacmgr sprgakbch jnrg qubmify eut ncfy ncg knmtnr egfbgvgk tlg egcgobts

nutwgbhlgk tlg rbsis Bc lbs wnrks bt was a oataf jbstaigsbquo cnt tn lavg

mlgjn Bt was a kajcgk bo ynu kn kajcgk bo ynu knc‒tsbquo sbtuatbnc ack tlg

ncfy tlbch wg icgw onr surg was Jatt‒s oajbfy lbstnry

B spgct juml no jy ynutl bckboogrgct tn tlg suedgmt no lbstnry ack

rghrgttaefy lavg rgjabcgk bhcnract bctn akuftlnnk [lnuhl B jbhlt stbff

oabf a pnp qubz nc tlg Ugvnfutbncary Xar B icgw ncg tlbch onr surg4 [lnsg

wln maccnt rgjgjegr tlg past arg mnckgjcgk tn rgpgat btsbquo [rakbtbncafmlgjntlgrapy lak cgvgr wnrigk nc fgbnjynsarmnja bc tlg Igff oajbfy

[lbs ebh smary wnrk prncnucmgk fbg-nl-jy-nl-sarmnjasbquo bs a rarg

onrj no macmgr tlat lak afrgaky mfabjgk tlg fbvgs no Jatt‒s kak ack sgvgraf

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ntlgr jgjegrs no tlg Igff oajbfy [lgy aff kbgk ynuch ammnjpacbgk ey a

tnxbm mlgjn mnmitabf tlat was tlg egst wg‒vg hnt tn noogrsbquo ey tlg jgkbmaf

mnjjucbty

Lbhlfy bctgffbhgct spgmbafbsts kbsahrggk eut lbstnry was mfgar ack wgwgrg kgtgrjbcgk cnt tn rgpgat bt [lg jgkbmaf prnogssbnc bs krbvgc ey tlg

cggk tn kn snjgtlbch gvgc wlgc tlat snjgtlbch las tlg pntgctbaf tn mausg

hrgatgr suoogrbch ack uftbjatgfy gck wbtl tlg sajg nutmnjg hbvg nr taig a

mnupfg jnctls no jbsgry Jatt was mfgar aenut lnw lg wactgk tn fbvg wbtl

macmgr ack bt was hnbch tn eg orgg no trakbtbncaf mlgjn ack knmtnrs wbtl

efbckgrs

Onr sgvgctggc jnctls wg wgrg bc watml-ack-wabt jnkg Jatt lak rnu-

tbcg M[ smacs ack mlgmiups eut nur fbvgs wgrg cnt krajatbmaffy aftgrgk

Lg was jnstfy lgaftly ack fbog was jnstfy cnrjaf B egmajg tlg Jartla

]tgwart no fbvbch wbtl macmgr trybch tn jaig nur lnjg ack fbog pgrogmt

eut bt wasc‒t Jatt spgct juml no tlg obrst ygar hrbgvbch lbjsgfo bc suetfg

ways B mnufk oggf tlg puff egtwggc us [lg enys ack B rgprgsgctgk a pabcouf

rgafbty tn Jatt sn lg hravbtatgk tnwark tlbchs tlat ogft hnnk4 wnri onnk

ack krbci Wconrtucatgfy tlgrg wgrgc‒t gcnuhl efug mlggsg rdquo stuoogk nfbvgs

bc tlg wnrfk tn affgvbatg lbs achubsl

B sat sfujpgk nc a stnnf at tlg ibtmlgc mnuctgr starbch at tlg kbhbtaf mfnmi

nc tlg jbmrnwavg efbcibch 41 pj eami at jg [lg lnusg was ucusuaffy

qubgt Jy lgak ogft lgavy ack jy lnt tga lak hncg mnfk Fnnibch knwc at

jy mafgckar B mrnssgk noo a erbkaf slnwgr a egcgobt kbccgr ack nur oajbfy

vamatbnc tn Capfgs Ofnrbka Bc pfamg no tlnsg gvgcts B bcigk bc Jatt‒s fuch

ebnpsy appnbctjgcts wbtl macmgr spgmbafbsts at ]fnac Igttgrbch ack Kaca

Oaregr ack ac appnbctjgct wbtl Kr Cbmlnfas Hnczafgz a lnfbstbm knmtnr

bc JaclattacXlgrg arg tlg ibksgtsbquo B tlnuhlt [lbs bs cnt a qugstbnc B usuaffy lavg tn

asi B rgafbzgk qubmify tlat ]aj was stbff cappbch eut bt tnni ac gxtra ogw

sgmncks tn ammnuct onr Krgw ]ukkgcfy B rgjgjegrgk B was tlbrty jbcutgs

fatg pbmibch lbj up ornj prgsmlnnf Bc a pacbm B rac upstabrs ack hraeegk

]ajjy nut no egk B pramtbmaffy tlrgw lbj bctn lbs mar sgat hraeegk a sbppy

mup noo tlg mar ofnnr slnvgk bt bc lbs fap ack spgk noo B mnufk oggf jysgfo

eghbccbch tn ucravgf Jbkway tlrnuhl jy apnfnhy tn tlg smlnnf noobmg

staoo B eghac tn sne Bt ogft fbig tlg sgmnck pfacg was sfajjbch bctn tlgXnrfk [rakg Mgctgr ack tlbs tbjg B was bc tlg eubfkbch

Onrhgttbch tn pbmi up jy onur-ygar-nfk ornj prgsmlnnf was tlg obrst sbhc

no tlg hrbgo tlat qubgtfy hraeegk lnfk no jg garfbgr tlat wggi wlgc Jatt

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rgmgbvgk a sgmnck macmgr kbahcnsbs Lg lak acntlgr rnutbcg M[ smac ack

jbcnr nutpatbgct aeknjbcaf surhgry tn rgjnvg wlat wg suspgmtgk was a

tbcy fbpnja wlbml bs cntlbch jnrg tlac a lark fujp no oatty tbssug usuaffy

onuck dust egcgatl tlg sibc B lak krbvgc Jatt tn tlg lnspbtaf onr tlg prnmg-kurg ack wabtgk afncg wbtl jy enni ack mgff plncg tn iggp jg mnjpacy

Bt was a oajbfbar rnutbcg uctbf tlg ncmnfnhbst maffgk jg bctn a sjaff rnnj

akdamgct tn surhbmaf wabtbch As B hatlgrgk jy tlbchs jy lacks wgrg slai-

bch B was egbch maffgk bctn a knnj rnnjsbquo B icgw tlg siyfbcg no jy fbog

was aenut tn mlachg

Bs acyncg wbtl ynu tnkaygtsbquo lg asigk

Dust Jattsbquo

Lg lgsbtatgk as bo cnt wactbch tn tgff jg

B mac lackfg btsbquo B sabk mafjfy Xg‒vg eggc kgafbch wbtl tlbs onr a ygar

ack a lafosbquo

[lg surhgnc fgacgk bc ack B watmlgk lbs lacks as lg spnig suemnc-

smbnusfy wactbch tn sgg lnw stgaky tlgy wgrg

Xg rgjnvgk tlg fbpnja ornj Jatt‒s aeknjgc eut wg onuck acntlgr

tujnr lbkbch eglbck bt Patlnfnhy mncobrjgk bt bs fgbnjynsarmnja Afsn

tlg M[ smac slnws fgsbncs nc lbs fuchs ack fbvgr tlat mnufk afsn eg sarmnja

Xg‒ff cggk a fuch ebnpsy tn mncobrjsbquo

B mnufk oggf jy lgart egatbch bc jy mlgst B mnufkc‒t rgmncmbfg wly B ogft

slnmigk sn B rgjabcgk stnbm Lg cgvgr sabk tlg wnrk tgrjbcafsbquo eut bt was

tlgrg furibch bc tlg suetgxt fbig tlg mnwarkfy lbkkgc tujnr

[wn wggis fatgr Jatt lak a fuch ebnpsy tn mncobrj wlat wg afrgaky

icgw [lbs tbjg B wasc‒t afncg Gbhltggc orbgcks ack oajbfy sat wbtl jg bc

tlg wabtbch rnnj Xlgc tlg noobmbaf wnrk majg tlg rnnj gruptgk bc tgars

ack wabfbch [lg obrst ucnoobmbaf waig onr Jattlgw Igff was taibch pfamgXlgc B obcaffy wgct eami tn sgg Jatt lg was stbff hrnhhy eut rgamlgk

onr jy lack

Bt‒s wlat wg tlnuhlt rbhltgtsbquo lg asigk

Jy gygs wgffgk up ack lg icgw Lg puffgk jg mfnsgr

Bt‒s hncca eg niaysbquo lg sabk

B wactgk tn egfbgvg lbj eut tlg tnwgrs wgrg eghbccbch tn oaff ack B

mnufkc‒t ruc oast gcnuhl

Nur gctnurahg no oajbfy ack orbgcks fgot tlg lnspbtaf ncfy tn rgturctlg cgxt kay tn raffy arnuck Jatt [lgy cggkgk tn tafi tn lbj ack eg cgar

lbj B rgjgjegr tlbcibch lnw efgssgk wg wgrg tn eg surrnuckgk ey pgnpfg

wln wgrg cnt aorabk tn kraw mfnsgr tn us at a tbjg wlgc stahg macmgr was

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earrgfbch knwc tlg tramis Jacy pgnpfg ofgg tlg smgcg at tbjgs fbig tlbs eut

cnt nur orbgcks [lgy put tlgbr nwc fbvgs nc lnfk tn jnvg bc mfnsgr hbvbch

Jatt tlg strgchtl lg cggkgk tn turc macmgr arnuck

A cuc majg bctn tlg rnnj ack noogrgk tn pray wbtl Jatt A sjaff hrnupno us hatlgrgk arnuck lbj ack lgfk lacks wlbfg slg praygk onr lgafbch ack

mnjonrt As wg wgrg aenut tn fgt hn Jatt asigk bo lg mnufk say a praygr

B saw nc tlg oamgs no tlnsg hatlgrgk a sgcsg no Hnnk onr ynu Xay tn eg

strnch Jatt Pray tlat ynu egat tlbs tlbch egmausg ynu macsbquo Xg enwgk

nur lgaks ncmg ahabc ack Jatt eghac tn pray onr tlg cuc ack lgr jbcbstry

Lg praygk tlat Hnk wnufk watml nvgr lgr ack hubkg lgr wnri Cnt ncg

wnrk no lbs praygr was kbrgmtgk tn lbjsgfo [lbs was tlg jnjgct wlgc

Jatt‒s onmus turcgk nutwark Macmgr lak kncg aff tlg kajahg bt was hnbch

tn kn Lbs enky was wgai eut B lak cgvgr sggc lbj strnchgr

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jbmlagf

[lg jnkgst euchafnws ack kgmaybch

ernwcstncgs no Mlbmahn‒s Xgst ]bkg prnvbkg a stari mnctrast tn tlg hfgaj-

bch armlbtgmturaf luerbs no bts knwctnwc siyfbcg ack bffustratg a ucbqugfy

Mlbmahn efgck no mycbmbsj ack lnpg Hrnwbch up tlgrg jgact fgarcbch

quabct aplnrbsjs tlat sggjgk tn eg passgk knwc hgcgratbnc tn hgcgratbnc4

Jayeg tlg cgxt jaynr wnc‒t eg qubtg sn mnrrupt Bt‒s pnssbefg bt wnc‒t eg as

mnfk tlbs wbctgr Pgrlaps tlbs ygar tlg Mues wbff jaig bt tn tlg Xnrfk ]grbgs

Ubhlt Puff tlbs fgh ack bt pfays Dbchfg Egffssbquo

Cn knuet aenut bt B was a mycbm eut at fgast B majg ey bt lncgstfy [lg

Mlbmahn no jy ynutl mnufk wgff eg maffgk ]igptbm _affgy hbvgc tlg cujegr

no lypnmrbtgs quasb-autlnrbtarbacs ack dust pfabc fapsgk oabtlouf ruccbcharnuck tlg pfamg [lbs rbml rghbnc no knuet was ogrtbfg hrnuck onr muftbvat-

bch a hgcgratbnc no mycbms wln wgrg mnjonrtaefg mlaffgchbch nfk-smlnnf

mncvgctbncs Jy hrapg was a 125 a prgtty hnnk ygar4 Dnlc Hfgcc Mueac

jbssbfgs ack wlbtg-tbg kbccgrs at tlg Igccgky Xlbtg Lnusg [lg Egatfgs

rgfgasgk tlgbr vgry obrst rgmnrk ack Nswafk was stbff cntlbch jnrg tlac a

puci nc tlg mnrcgr passbch nut fgaofgts

B was rabsgk Matlnfbm eut fbig sn jacy fgot tlg mlurml fnch ahn Jy

mycbmbsj onr aff tlbchs rgfbhbnus was curturgk ey a turc as ac aftar eny Jyoatlgr jntlgr ucmfgs ack nfkgst erntlgr wgrg aff hrakuatgs no Matlnfbm

gkumatbnc ack tlgy spnig orggfy aenut bts efgssbchs ack mursgs ]n B ogft mnj-

onrtaefg wlgc B jakg jy tlnrnuhlfy bconrjgk kgmbsbnc tn fgavg As B‒vg

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5lt fbog bs hnnk

sabk jacy tbjgs B afways qugstbncgk tlgjsbquo B‒vg cgvgr ncmg qugstbncgk

Lbj

As a ibk tlg ncfy trug autlnrbty onr wlnj B lak ucwavgrbch rgspgmt was

jy oatlgr Ubmlark ]pglc aia [lg Ensssbquo a sgfo-bjpnsgk eut kgsgrvgktbtfg Kak was tlg enss at wnri ack lg was tlg enss bc lbs lnjg Lg sggjgk

tn eg tlg enss nr at fgast vgry juml bc mnctrnf no tlbchs dust aenut gvgry-

wlgrg lg wgct Pgnpfg caturaffy hravbtatgk tn lbj ack onffnwgk lbs fgak

Jy twn erntlgrs jy sbstgr ack B mgrtabcfy onffnwgk lbs nrkgrs [Esbquo lg

wnufk sbhc cntgs tn us Jaig surg tlg hrass hgts mut tnkay [Esbquo [lg Enss

Kak was cgvgr rgaffy maffgk Ubmlark Onr jnst no lbs fbog lg wgct ey

tlg kbjbcutbvg Kbmi Bc fatgr ygars lbs hrackmlbfkrgc wgrg tnn ynuch tn

gcucmbatg Hrackpa Kbmisbquo [lgy mnufk ncfy justgr Humia Lnigsbquo Fatgr

tlat was slnrtgcgk tn sbjpfy Lnig

Lg fnvgk ibks ack ibks fnvgk lbj [lnuhl lg afways lak tlg lbhlgst

gxpgmtatbncs no tlgj ‛ eg pnfbtg jbck ynur jaccgrs pbmi up tlat hareahg

nc tlg hrnuck ‛ tlnsg sajg ibks aknrgk lbj Lg fnvgk hajgs ack was a

jastgr at jaibch up cgw ncgs tn pfay Xg wgrg cgvgr enrgk wabtbch onr

onnk tn mnjg at a rgstauract egmausg Kak onuck a way tn jaig a hajg nut

no suhar pamis ack saftslaigrs

[n us ibks tlg wnrst tlbch bc tlg wnrfk was kbsappnbctbch lbj Cnt ncfy

egmausg lg was nur oatlgr ack wg wactgk tn bjprgss lbj fbig acy ibk kngs

eut afsn egmausg wg icgw tlat lg lak suml lbhl stackarks Bo wg garcgk lbs

prabsg wg just eg knbch snjgtlbch rbhlt Lbs rnfg was tgamlgr prntgmtnr

prnvbkgr eut afsn arebtgr onr aff tlat bs wnrtly ack hnnk bc tlg wnrfk Bo Kak

sabk Xgff kncgsbquo tlat was tlg hnfk stackark ack cntlbch gfsg majg mfnsg

As wg ibks egmajg ynuch akufts ack eghac tn jaig kgmbsbncs nc nur

nwc B tlbci Kak‒s nwc vbgw no lbs rnfg bc nur fbvgs mncousgk lbj a ebt Lgstbf f rnargk fbig tlg nfk fbnc lg was eut tlg ntlgr fbncs bc tlg kgc cn fnchgr

rgharkgk lbj tlg way tlgy usgk tn [lbs ahhravatgk lbj tn cn gck B tlbci

tlg smarbgst tlnuhlt tlat mrnssgk jy kak‒s jbck was tlat lg jbhlt snjgkay

egmnjg brrgfgvact Lg prgogrrgk mncofbmt ack amrbjncy tn kbsrghark Lg

kbkc‒t jbck bo ynu tlnuhlt lg was ac ]NE9 lg dust kbkc‒t wact ynu tn mnc-

sbkgr lbj brrgfgvact Onr [lg Enss tlat was sbjpfy ucammgptaefg

Xlgc B was tgc jy Wcmfg Dami kbgk sukkgcfy Lg was jy oatlgr‒s

erntlgr ack egst orbgck ack Kak bjjgkbatgfy ogft a prnonuck sgcsg no kutytn taig marg no Dami‒s oajbfy Jy Auct Pghhy was fgot wbtl sbx ibks ack tlgy

cggkgk a oatlgr obhurg Jy erntlgrs ack sbstgr ack B dust wbslgk bt kbkc‒t

lavg tn eg nurs

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A sgcsg no kuty was vgry bjpnrtact tn jy kak Ugspncsbebfbty majg

egonrg gvgrytlbch gfsg

Bt‒s aenut lncnrsbquo lg sabk

Cn jattgr wlat btsbquo was bt was afways aenut lncnr Kbmi ]pglc cgvgrsgrvgk bc tlg Jarbcg Mnrps eut ey Hnk lg fbvgk sgjpgr ob gvgry kay no lbs

fbog Lg kbk bc oamt sgrvg bc tlg arjy ack was prnuk no bt Lg was statbncgk

bc Mbcmbccatb kurbch tlg Inrgac Xar Xlgc wg dnigk aenut lbs fami no

mnjeat gxpgrbgcmg lg afways acswgrgk eami wbtl tlg sajg fbcg4 Rnu‒ff

cntbmg tlat at cn tbjg kurbch jy sgrvbmg kbk tlg mbty no Mbcmbccatb gvgr oaf f

bctn gcgjy lackssbquo

]n nut no kuty cgarfy gvgry wggigck lg startgk hnbch tn nur mnusbcs‒

lnjg bc Earrbchtnc a egautbouf faig-strgwc sueure cnrtlwgst no Mlbmahn

Lg mlgmigk nc lbs cbgmgs ack cgplgws kbk fbttfg mlnrgs arnuck tlg lnusg

arrachgk Pghhy‒s ebffs ack jakg surg tlg fbog bcsuracmg jncgy was wgff

bcvgstgk Qubmify tlbs egmajg a sbhcbo bmact snurmg no tgcsbnc bc nur lnjg

Jy jnj ack kak eghac tn arhug tlg ibck no arhujgcts tlat cnenky gvgr

wbcs

Egbch tgc B kbkc‒t marg juml aenut tlg lujac kycajbms no bt af f9 B dust

wactgk tn eg wbtl jy kak ]nnc B obhurgk nut tlat bo B wactgk tn spgck a

fnt no tbjg wbtl lbj B‒k egttgr eg wbffbch tn hgt bc lbs mar ack hn tn Ear-

rbchtnc Bt egmajg snjgtlbch no a rbtuaf onr lbj ack jg ack B onuck a way

tn gcdny bt

[lg fnch mar rbkgs prnvbkgk a fnt no tbjg wlgc wg mnufk tafi tn gaml

ntlgr ack hgt tn icnw gaml ntlgr‒s taig nc tlg wnrfk Lg tauhlt jg aenut

[ncy Egccgtt ack Fumbacn Pavarnttb nc tlnsg mar rbkgs B tauhlt lbj aenut

tlg Gahfgs ack Knc JmFgac Lg smlnnfgk jg nc lnw tn jaig a safg tafi

tn a mnp wlgc lg puffs ynu nvgr tgff a hrgat stnry ack asi nut a hbrf B tnfklbj wly wg slnufk hgt a cgw hajg maffgk Pnch [lnsg mar rbkgs tauhlt jg

snjgtlbch gfsg tnn4 snjgtbjgs gvgrytlbch ynu icnw tn eg trug rgaffy bsc‒t

Nc a ]aturkay jnrcbch at tlg mnrcgr no Faig Mnni Unak ack Unutg

15 bc ac ucbcmnrpnratgk sgmtbnc no cnrtlwgst Mlbmahn jy oatlgr tgstgk tlg

obrst ]pglc oajbfy cumfgar enje

Rnu icnw tlat ynur jnj ack B wbff prneaefy spfbt up snjgkay rbhltgtsbquo

lg sabk tn jg kurbch ncg no nur krbvgs

[lg abr ruslgk nut no jy fuchs Bt ogft as bo B was bc a pfacg at tlbrtytlnusack oggt ack snjgncg lak dust npgcgk tlg knnr Lg was taibch jy

tgjpgraturg hauhbch jy rgamtbnc Lg lak jg afncg bc tlg mar ack mnj-

pfgtgfy ajeuslgk jg

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B icgw jy pargcts onuhlt B lak eggc bc tlg jbkkfg no tlnsg mfassbm

ucmnjonrtaefg jnjgcts at tlg ibtmlgc taefg Lg‒s tbrgk slg‒s ucapprgmb-

atgk ack cntlbch bc fbog bs turcbch nut tlg way tlgy lnpgk B hnt tlat gvgc

at tgc Aotgr a wlbfg tlg arhubch afjnst egmajg a fbogstyfg Cn fnchgr tlggxmgptbnc nr snjgtlbch tn eg slnmigk ack lnrrbo bgk ey bt was sbjpfy tlgbr

fbog Ack jbcg

[lgrg wasc‒t aeusg [lgy wgrgc‒t tlrnwbch pucmlgs nr kbslgs nr

icbvgs [lgbr sfbchs ack arrnws majg vgreaffy ack rgfgctfgssfy [lg rgaffy

lark part onr jg was tlgbr tncg Fbig twn cgw sbefbchs sarmasj ack smnrc

lak mnjg tn fbvg wbtl us B hrgw sn ammustnjgk tn tlg kbc no tgcsbnc tlat

bt aff snuckgk fbig dust acntlgr pfacg ofybch nvgrlgak Bc rgafbty bt was tlg

Gcnfa Hay mnjbch tn krnp tlg ebh ncg Jy jnj ack kak wgrg hnbch tn

spfbt upgt [lat was a cuig

B turcgk tnwark Kak bc tlg mar ack havg a lafo lgartgk Rgal B icnwsbquo

Xlat B wactgk tn kn was smrgaj Arg ynu nut no ynur jbckgt Ack ey

tlg way gvgc bo ynu arg hnbch tn spfbt up snjgkay iggp bt tn ynursgfo uctbf

bt lappgcs B‒j tgc B knc‒t wact tn lgar aenut bt B wact tn rbkg jy ebig

pfay wbtl jy orbgcks ack prgtgck tlat wg lavg a cnrjaf oajbfysbquo

B kbkc‒t say tlnsg tlbchs no mnursg ack B latgk jysgfo onr bt B turcgk

away ornj lbj ack fnnigk nut tlg wbcknw ack watmlgk jnst no jy tgc-

ygar-nfk wnrfk kbsappgar bc a juslrnnj mfnuk

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tlg oaff

hbca

[lg jnrcbch no jy tlbrty-sgmnck

ebrtlkay B was afrgaky fnnibch onrwark tn kbccgr wbtl jy pargcts Kak

ack B slargk tlg sajg ebrtlkay ack Jnj was jaibch nur oavnrbtg fbchubcb

wbtl trakbtbncaf jgat saumg ack jgateaffs tn mgfgeratg Xbtl a cajg fbig

Actnbcgttg _afgctb ynu icnw lgr saumg bs rbkbmufnusfy hnnk B‒vg ygt tn

jggt a pgrsnc rgharkfgss no lnw jacy vnwgfs tlgy lavg bc tlgbr cajg wln

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pfac tn jggt onr fucml

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ncg no tlg Xnrfk [rakg Mgctgr tnwgrs bc Cgw Rnri Mbty B fgacgk jy

gfenws nc tlg mnuctgr tn watml nc jy tbcy efami-ack-wlbtg ibtmlgc tgfgvb-

sbnc ack maffgk Mnffggc eami

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turcgk nc tlg tgfgvbsbnc bc tlg oajbfy rnnj ]aj was stbff bc lbs lbhl mlabr

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1 fbog bs hnnk

lappbfy egbch gctgrtabcgk ey Krgw as B watmlgk a passgchgr dgt gxpfnkg bctn

tlg sgmnck tnwgr Jy enky rgmnbfgk wbtl gvgry rgpfay no tlg pfacg gctgrbch

tlg eubfkbch B sat nc tlg mnoogg taefg bc stuccgk sbfgcmg ack eghac tn oggf

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hgnus ]gptgjegr kay lgfpfgssfy watmlbch Ajgrbma wnuckgk ack efggkbch

Bt tnni jy luseack Jatt sgvgraf lnurs tn rgturc lnjg ornj lbs knwc-

tnwc noo bmg at tlg fnmaf CEM tgfgvbsbnc statbnc bc Kgtrnbt Xlgc B lgark tlg

harahg knnr hn up B rac tn jggt lbj Xg lgfk gaml ntlgr tbhltfy stbf f bc a

statg no kbsegfbgo Jy pargcts lak afrgaky arrbvgk [bjg was stackbch stb ff as

wg majg tnhgtlgr tn watml tlg lnrrnr uconfk Arnuck obvg n‒mfnmi B wafigk

nutsbkg tn mfgar jy lgak [lg fatg aotgrcnnc suc was efbckbch B ogft fbig B

lak eggc bc a tuccgf aff kay Jy enky amlgk ornj tgcsbnc Bt was surrgaf

ack bt wasc‒t gvgc lappgcbch bc nur statg Bt was lnwgvgr lappgcbch bc

nur saog mnuctry bc a mbty wg lak vbsbtgk jacy tbjgs ack bc a pfamg wlgrg

pgnpfg wg icgw ack fnvgk wgrg fbvbch Bt was lappgcbch tn pgnpfg dust fbig

us Bt was lappgcbch tn us

Kbccgr was qubgtgr tlac usuaf aftlnuhl tlg ibks lgfpgk iggp tlbchs

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juml mncvgrsatbnc asbkg ornj gxprgssbncs no kggp sakcgss hratbtukg ack a

strnch sgcsg no ucbty wbtl nur ogffnw Ajgrbmacs

B tnni ac lnur tumibch tlg ibks bctn egk tlat cbhlt scuhhfbch rgakbch

ack saybch praygrs Xlat ibck no wnrfk lak B ernuhlt tlgj bctngt B wafigk

knwcstabrs ack mnffapsgk bctn Jatt‒s arjs [lg tgfgvbsbnc was jutgk ack

wg sat qubgtfy watmlbch tlg bjahgs nc tlg smrggc

B lavg a prgsgct onr ynusbquo Jatt sabk

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oggf juml fbig mgfgeratbch Lnw aenut bo B npgc bt tnjnrrnwgtsbquo

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bcvbsbefg ack farhgfy tlacifgss bc tlg slnrt tgrj

Eut lncgy pfgasg icnw tlat eurbgk at tlg mnrg no tlbs tgkbuj bs tlg jnst

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cnefg ack bjpnrtact wnri bc tlg wnrfk ‛ Hnk‒s wnri9 tlg orubts no wlbml ynu

ack B wbff eg fumiy gcnuhl tn gcdny as wg hrnw nfk tnhgtlgr Xatmlbch tlgsg

fbttfg huys hrnw bctn jgc bs a prbvbfghg tlat B aj prnuk tn slarg wbtl ynu ack

tlg pgrogmt oufobffjgct no nur jarrbahg encksRnu arg a hrgat jnj

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wlbml gvgry jntlgr no ynuch mlbfkrgc icnws bs cn sjaff tasi At a tbjg bc

nur fbvgs wlgc marggrs ack ibks wgrg mrgatbch fnnsg tlrgaks bc nur jarrbahg

ack nc tlg wnrst kay bc nur catbnc‒s rgmgct lbstnry Jatt havg jg a rgcgwgk

pgrspgmtbvg aenut nur fbog tnhgtlgr ack nur outurg Lbs fgttgr was fbig a stbtml

bc tlg jgckbch prnmgss Bt was tlg egst ebrtlkay prgsgct B‒k gvgr eggc hbvgc

A ogw jnctls aotgr 211 wg mgfgeratgk nur tgctl accbvgrsary bc Mafb-

onrcba Xg pfaccgk tlg trbp sgvgraf jnctls prbnr tn nur amtuaf Nmtnegr

accbvgrsary jnstfy tn ammnjjnkatg smlgkufgs Xg rgctgk a mncvgrtbefg

Pnrsmlg Enxstgr bc ]ac Oracmbsmn ack jakg tlg fgbsurgfy krbvg snutl tn Ebh

]ur Jatt was bc lbs hfnry Gvbkgcmg no Hnk surrnuckgk us [lg ]bgrras

tn nur fgot mraslbch suro tn nur rbhlt ack a fbttfg efami spnrts mar egcgatl

us Lgavgc Xg fnnpgk arnuck tlg ]gvgctggc-Jbfg Krbvg ack tnni bc aff

tlg sbhlts [lg Fncg Myprgss [rgg taff ]pyhfass pafjs ack sga nttgrs sgrv-

bch tlgjsgfvgs a kbccgr no aeafncg nc tlg rnmis as tlgy fachubslgk bc tlgPambobm Xg twbstgk ack turcgk a ebt oartlgr snutl nc Lbhlway Ncg uctbf

wg arrbvgk at tlg _gctaca Bcc ack ]pa a qubgt rnjactbm rgsnrt cgstfgk

bc tlg mfboos at Ebh ]ur Puffbch bctn tlg rgsnrt wg cntbmgk sjbfbch pgnpfg

jgackgrbch arnuck bc wlbtg rnegs Egonrg tlg egff maptabc mnufk npgc tlg

mar knnr Jatt fgacgk bctn jg ack wlbspgrgk Ugsnrtgt Nr bcsacg asyfujgtsbquo

Gbtlgr way wg‒ff obt bcsbquo B rgpfbgk wbtl a fauhl

_gctaca was qubtg a mnctrast ornj nur gvgrykay wnrfk Bt was ac

gxtrgjgfy qubgt rnjactbm gsmapg [lgrg was a ebt no mufturg slnmi eut btkbkc‒t taig fnch tn akapt Obotggc jbcutgs aotgr wg jnmigk tlg mrazbgs bc tlg

wlbtg rnegs wg wgrg knccbch nur nwc jncnhrajjgk tgrrbgs wbtl jatml-

bch wlbtg ofbp-ofnps sbppbch a kgfbhltouf Capa Maegrcgt nc nur fgbsurgfy

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1lt fbog bs hnnk

strnff tn tlg Dapacgsg lnt eatls Xg hbhhfgk fbig ibks wln wgrg hgttbch

away wbtl snjgtlbch Xg lak ncfy twn kays tn fuxurbatg sn wg jakg tlg

jnst no tlgj gatbch gxtranrkbcary mubsbcg ack taibch kggp ergatls no tlg

cbhlt-efnnjbch dasjbcgAotgr kbccgr wg sat nc tlg tgrramg no nur euchafnw nvgrfnnibch tlg

tracqubf jnuctabcs B rgstgk jy lgak eami ack ogft tlg tgcsbnc bc jy enky

jgft away Xlgc B npgcgk jy gygs tlgrg was ac npgc dgwgfry enx wbtl a

egautbouf pabr no kbajnck garrbchs sbttbch nc tnp no a _gctaca cntgpak wbtl

a lackwrbttgc cntg4

Lgrg‒s jy ebh bkga Xlgc tlg tbjg mnjgs wg hbvg ncg tn Krgw ack

ncg tn ]aj as knwc payjgctssbquo nc gchahgjgct rbchs [lgc wg hnhgt ynu twn hbact rnmis B fnvg ynu ‛ J

B luhhgk lbj arnuck lbs cgmi ack wg ibssgk Lg hnt bt rbhlt [lg gar-

rbchs wgrg pgrogmt eut jnst no aff B fnvgk lbs ebh bkga Lg mncsbkgrgk obvg

pgnpfg bc hbvbch tlbs hbot Bt was onr jg nur enys ack tlgbr outurg wbvgs

Lbs tlnuhltoufcgss wnufk tnuml pgnpfg lg kbkc‒t gvgc icnw

[ry ‒gj ncsbquo lg sabk sjbfbch Lg icgw lg lak jg Jatt lak eggc euy-

bch jg dgwgfry onr ygars eut juml no bt sat bkfg bc tlg dgwgfry enx B lak

cgvgr eggc ncg tn wgar juml dgwgfry jnstfy egmausg B was lypgr-awarg

no tlg oamt tlat B lak bt nc ack B tgckgk tn obkhgt wbtl bt Jy kbsmnjonrt

lnwgvgr kbk cnt stnp jy pgrsbstgct safgsjac luseack ornj euybch bt Cnw

aotgr tgc ygars lg lak onuck tlg pgrogmt hbot gfghact ack uckgrstatgk wbtl

tlg pgrogmt jgssahg

[laci ynusbquo B wlbspgrgk B mac‒t wabt uctbf nur enys mac uckgrstack

tlbs aenut ynusbquo

Jatt lbt pfay nc tlg MK pfaygr nc nur cbhltstack ack wg fbstgcgk tn amnjpfbjgctary MK tbtfgk Hnbch tn Mafbonrcba [lg MK was ac amnustbm hub-

tar trbeutg tn Fgk Tgppgfbc B fbigk jy rnmi-ack-rnff eut tlbs jgffnw MK

wnrigk wbtl tlg rnegs-ack-sfbppgrs jnnk Bt egmajg tlg snucktrami onr a

pgrogmt wggigck hgtaway

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ack B wgrg cnt oggfbch prgssurgk tn euy hbots nr pfac ac gfaenratg cbhlt

nut Hrgat jgjnrbgs no nur Mafbonrcba trbp fbchgrgk eut wg wgrg hfak

tn eg lnjg bc Jbmlbhac tlbs tbjg no ygar [lg autujc mlbff was eghbc-cbch tn mrggp eami bctn tlg abr wlbml jgact swgatslbrt wgatlgr onnteaff

hajgs ack spbmy mlbfb Gvgrytlbch sjgffs kboogrgct wlgc tlg fgavgs eghbc

tn turc [lgbr ygarfy jnrpl rgfgasgs a eurct pgroujg tlat swggtgcs tlg abr

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[lg vberact mnfnrs ack mrbsp tgjpgraturgs jaig jg oggf fbig B mnufk ruc a

tlnusack jbfgs aftlnuhl aotgr tlg obrst twn B‒k rgtlbci tlat bkga Autujc

arnusgs aff no tlg sgcsgs fbig cn ntlgr sgasnc pgrlaps egmausg wg mac oggf

tlg eghbccbch no tlg gck caturg‒s hrack obcafgJatt was upstabrs slnwgrbch ack ]ajjy tnni lbs jnrcbch cap wlbfg B

jnfkgk Pfay-Knl wbtl Krgw B tnni cntbmg no tlg fgavgs tlat luch dust nut-

sbkg tlg wbcknw [lg mlartrgusg hrggc was hbvbch way tn lbcts no vberact

rgk nrachg ack ygffnw

Hbcasbquo Jatt slnutgk tn jg ornj nur egkrnnj B wafigk tn tlg enttnj

no tlg stabrs tn sgg lbj wrappgk bc a tnwgf krbppbch wgt

Oggf tlbssbquo lg sabk as lg puslgk lbs obchgr bctn lbs tlbhl At obrst B

tlnuhlt lg was egbch ouccy eut qubmify rgafbzgk tlat lbs tncg was jnrg

sgrbnus

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B knc‒t icnw Bt oggfs fbig a jarefg bc jy fgh fbig a tbcy tujnrsbquo

B stnppgk jnvbch ack hfacmgk up at lbj wbtl a mncousgk fnni

A tujnrgt Xln says tlatgtsbquo B sabk lafo sarmastbmaffy [lat tlnuhlt fbc-

hgrgk bc tlg abr a jnjgct uctbf B rgafbzgk a Igff says tlat Xlbfg tlg avgrahg

pgrsnc kngs cnt dujp tn tlg mncmfusbnc tlat bt‒s a tujnrsbquo egonrg mncsbkgr-

bch gvgry ntlgr pnssbebfbty Jatt‒s oajbfy hbvgc tlg hgcgtbm lbstnry nc lbs

kak‒s sbkg tgckgk tn assujg tlg wnrst Xg mnctbcugk oggfbch arnuck lbs

tlbhl [lg jarefg was vgry kggp bc tlg jusmfg Jatt ack B ahrggk tlat lg

wnufk maff lbs kak‒s ncmnfnhbst

A ogw kays fatgr nc tlg kay no nur tgctl accbvgrsary B was bc nur egk-

rnnj ack saw nur amnustbm Fgk Tgppgfbc MK ornj _gctaca B rgafbzgk tlat

tlg tbjbch no nur trbp lak eggc fgss aenut fnhbstbms ack jnrg aenut a kbvbcg

pfac As Jatt fay bc nur egk rgmnvgrbch ornj surhgry tn rgjnvg a tujnrornj lbs fgh B prgssgk pfay [lg fast twn snchs nc tlg MK wgrg Eaeg B‒j

Hncca Fgavg Rnusbquo ack ]tabrway tn Lgavgcsbquo

Autujc lak arrbvgk

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prgkawc stbffcgss nc Juffgtt Faig bc Cnrtlgrc Jbmlbhac [lg pgrogmt mrys-

taf suroamg rgsts jntbncfgss Bc tlg kbstacmg at tlg obrst ergai no fbhlt a faig

pgrml strgtmlgs up tnwark tlg tachgrbcg siy dust gcnuhl tn hufp a ergaioast

no oaffgc jayofbgs tlgc kbsappgars qubgtfy egfnw tlg suroamg [lg sbfgct

rbppfgs nc tlg watgr hfbkg tnwark tlg cnw-sjnfkgrbch lnrbznc As tlg suc

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jgrs tlgrg Ncg no tlg farhgst ack kggpgst bcfack faigs bc tlg W] Juffgtt

Faig sggjgk tn maff nut tn lgr gaml tbjg slg staygk away a ebt tnn fnch

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]lg egmajg a kboogrgct wnjac wlgc slg was up cnrtl ([lat‒s wlat tlg

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mauhlt dust gcnuhl no tlg suc‒s jahbm tn erbhltgc wbtl lbhlfbhlts Lgr sibc

oabr ack pbci onr cbcg jnctls nut no tlg ygar hrgw kggp ernwc jaibch

lgr tggtl pbgrmbchfy wlbtg wlgc slg sjbfgk Egbch at tlg faig ahrggk wbtl

Matly

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jy pargcts‒ mnttahgsbquo Matly pfgakgk

B wactgk cncg no bt B was strbmtfy mncmrgtg B fnvgk tlg mbty ack was cgvgr

hnbch tn eg a lappy majpgrsbquo Unuhlbch bt onr jg was wlgc rnnj sgrvbmg

stnppgk sgrvbch at jbkcbhlt Pfus jy ncfy cntbnc no a mnttahgsbquo majg ornj

tlg krgakouf vbsbts tn Xbsmncsbc wlgrg jy kak lak taigc jy tlrgg sbefbchs

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slactbgs ack kggro fbgs tlg sbzg no _nfvns sbquo

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[lg ncfy tlbch wg‒k eg hgttbch away ornj up cnrtl wnufk eg bcknnr

pfujebch ack twgctbgtl-mgctury kgctbstrysbquo

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wg krnvg cnrtl nut no Mlbmahn

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egautbouf ack wgff-appnbctgk faig lnjg wbtl onur egkrnnjs ack twn eatl-

rnnjs Egbch a tnp safgsjac bc tlg ourcbturg bckustry havg Farry Futz cnt

ncfy ammgss tn tlg obcgr tlbchs eut a tastg onr tlgj as wgff [lgbr lnjg was

spntfgss wbtl a mfgac mnctgjpnrary styfg ack a tnuml no up-cnrtl mlarj

[lg jgtbmufnus wlbtg waffs rgjabcgk orgg no acy mfuttgr gxmgpt onr tlrgg

farhg orajgk plntnhrapls tlat Farry lbjsgfo lak taigc ack luch prnjb-

cgctfy bc tlg hrgat rnnj [lgy lak jnrg tlac ncg luckrgk oggt no faigornctack aff tlg watgr tnys ynu mnufk kgsbrg4 sib enats ack pnctnnc party enats

ofntatbnc kgvbmgs no gvgry ibck ack gvgc a ]gaKnn tn rbkg

Cgarey B kbsmnvgrgk a hnfo mnursg maffgk [lg ]gmrgt ‛ a oaeufnus fbttfg

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sgjb-prbvatg trami marvgk nut no tlg vbrhbc pbcg onrgst tlat afways sggjgk tn

lavg ac npgcbch nc tlg o brst tgg wlgcgvgr B asigk [lg pgnpfg tlgrg wgrg

hrgat ack tlg mnursg cnt tnn kboo bmuft B snnc kgvgfnpgk a fnvglatg rgfatbnc-

slbp wbtl tlg par-obvg gbhltl lnfg wlbml afways tauctgk jy ghn bctn hnbchonr tlg hrggc bc twn tlnuhl tlgrg was a wgff-pfamgk pnck bc ornct [lbs

kbajnck bc tlg rnuhl (aff pucs bctgckgk) was tlg kgaf jaigr onr jg wbtl

Juffgtt Faig B eghac tn fnni onrwark tn hnbch up cnrtl as juml as Matly

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jg As B wabtgk onr lgr at tlg aftar nc nur wgkkbch kay B fnnigk arnuck

tlg mlurml at tlg mnuctfgss orbgcks ack oajbfy hatlgrgk Jy kak mauhlt jy

gyg ack sjbfgk a wgkkbch sjbfg at jg ack tlgc turcgk tnwark tlg eami no

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nmmurrbch bc nur fbvgs eut bt sggjgk kbstact B icgw wlat B lak tn kn ack

fbig a rgsmug wnrigr B sprach bctn amtbnc tn assbst ack savg tlg fbog no jy

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snc bc Lnustnc arjgk wbtl stamis no rgsgarml ack Jatt‒s oajbfy lbstnry

[lg knmtnrs wg jgt at entl lnspbtafs wgrg fnchtbjg mnffgahugs wln sggjgk

tn eg bc ahrggjgct nc gvgrytlbch rgharkbch Jatt‒s masg gxmgpt ncg kgtabf

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nutwgbhlgk tlg rbsis Bc lbs wnrks bt was a oataf jbstaigsbquo cnt tn lavg

mlgjn Bt was a kajcgk bo ynu kn kajcgk bo ynu knc‒tsbquo sbtuatbnc ack tlg

ncfy tlbch wg icgw onr surg was Jatt‒s oajbfy lbstnry

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[lbs ebh smary wnrk prncnucmgk fbg-nl-jy-nl-sarmnjasbquo bs a rarg

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cggk tn kn snjgtlbch gvgc wlgc tlat snjgtlbch las tlg pntgctbaf tn mausg

hrgatgr suoogrbch ack uftbjatgfy gck wbtl tlg sajg nutmnjg hbvg nr taig a

mnupfg jnctls no jbsgry Jatt was mfgar aenut lnw lg wactgk tn fbvg wbtl

macmgr ack bt was hnbch tn eg orgg no trakbtbncaf mlgjn ack knmtnrs wbtl

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]tgwart no fbvbch wbtl macmgr trybch tn jaig nur lnjg ack fbog pgrogmt

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bc tlg wnrfk tn affgvbatg lbs achubsl

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nc tlg jbmrnwavg efbcibch 41 pj eami at jg [lg lnusg was ucusuaffy

qubgt Jy lgak ogft lgavy ack jy lnt tga lak hncg mnfk Fnnibch knwc at

jy mafgckar B mrnssgk noo a erbkaf slnwgr a egcgobt kbccgr ack nur oajbfy

vamatbnc tn Capfgs Ofnrbka Bc pfamg no tlnsg gvgcts B bcigk bc Jatt‒s fuch

ebnpsy appnbctjgcts wbtl macmgr spgmbafbsts at ]fnac Igttgrbch ack Kaca

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bc JaclattacXlgrg arg tlg ibksgtsbquo B tlnuhlt [lbs bs cnt a qugstbnc B usuaffy lavg tn

asi B rgafbzgk qubmify tlat ]aj was stbff cappbch eut bt tnni ac gxtra ogw

sgmncks tn ammnuct onr Krgw ]ukkgcfy B rgjgjegrgk B was tlbrty jbcutgs

fatg pbmibch lbj up ornj prgsmlnnf Bc a pacbm B rac upstabrs ack hraeegk

]ajjy nut no egk B pramtbmaffy tlrgw lbj bctn lbs mar sgat hraeegk a sbppy

mup noo tlg mar ofnnr slnvgk bt bc lbs fap ack spgk noo B mnufk oggf jysgfo

eghbccbch tn ucravgf Jbkway tlrnuhl jy apnfnhy tn tlg smlnnf noobmg

staoo B eghac tn sne Bt ogft fbig tlg sgmnck pfacg was sfajjbch bctn tlgXnrfk [rakg Mgctgr ack tlbs tbjg B was bc tlg eubfkbch

Onrhgttbch tn pbmi up jy onur-ygar-nfk ornj prgsmlnnf was tlg obrst sbhc

no tlg hrbgo tlat qubgtfy hraeegk lnfk no jg garfbgr tlat wggi wlgc Jatt

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jbcnr nutpatbgct aeknjbcaf surhgry tn rgjnvg wlat wg suspgmtgk was a

tbcy fbpnja wlbml bs cntlbch jnrg tlac a lark fujp no oatty tbssug usuaffy

onuck dust egcgatl tlg sibc B lak krbvgc Jatt tn tlg lnspbtaf onr tlg prnmg-kurg ack wabtgk afncg wbtl jy enni ack mgff plncg tn iggp jg mnjpacy

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bch B was egbch maffgk bctn a knnj rnnjsbquo B icgw tlg siyfbcg no jy fbog

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Lg lgsbtatgk as bo cnt wactbch tn tgff jg

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[lg surhgnc fgacgk bc ack B watmlgk lbs lacks as lg spnig suemnc-

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tujnr lbkbch eglbck bt Patlnfnhy mncobrjgk bt bs fgbnjynsarmnja Afsn

tlg M[ smac slnws fgsbncs nc lbs fuchs ack fbvgr tlat mnufk afsn eg sarmnja

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B mnufk oggf jy lgart egatbch bc jy mlgst B mnufkc‒t rgmncmbfg wly B ogft

slnmigk sn B rgjabcgk stnbm Lg cgvgr sabk tlg wnrk tgrjbcafsbquo eut bt was

tlgrg furibch bc tlg suetgxt fbig tlg mnwarkfy lbkkgc tujnr

[wn wggis fatgr Jatt lak a fuch ebnpsy tn mncobrj wlat wg afrgaky

icgw [lbs tbjg B wasc‒t afncg Gbhltggc orbgcks ack oajbfy sat wbtl jg bc

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onr jy lack

Bt‒s wlat wg tlnuhlt rbhltgtsbquo lg asigk

Jy gygs wgffgk up ack lg icgw Lg puffgk jg mfnsgr

Bt‒s hncca eg niaysbquo lg sabk

B wactgk tn egfbgvg lbj eut tlg tnwgrs wgrg eghbccbch tn oaff ack B

mnufkc‒t ruc oast gcnuhl

Nur gctnurahg no oajbfy ack orbgcks fgot tlg lnspbtaf ncfy tn rgturctlg cgxt kay tn raffy arnuck Jatt [lgy cggkgk tn tafi tn lbj ack eg cgar

lbj B rgjgjegr tlbcibch lnw efgssgk wg wgrg tn eg surrnuckgk ey pgnpfg

wln wgrg cnt aorabk tn kraw mfnsgr tn us at a tbjg wlgc stahg macmgr was

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earrgfbch knwc tlg tramis Jacy pgnpfg ofgg tlg smgcg at tbjgs fbig tlbs eut

cnt nur orbgcks [lgy put tlgbr nwc fbvgs nc lnfk tn jnvg bc mfnsgr hbvbch

Jatt tlg strgchtl lg cggkgk tn turc macmgr arnuck

A cuc majg bctn tlg rnnj ack noogrgk tn pray wbtl Jatt A sjaff hrnupno us hatlgrgk arnuck lbj ack lgfk lacks wlbfg slg praygk onr lgafbch ack

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B saw nc tlg oamgs no tlnsg hatlgrgk a sgcsg no Hnnk onr ynu Xay tn eg

strnch Jatt Pray tlat ynu egat tlbs tlbch egmausg ynu macsbquo Xg enwgk

nur lgaks ncmg ahabc ack Jatt eghac tn pray onr tlg cuc ack lgr jbcbstry

Lg praygk tlat Hnk wnufk watml nvgr lgr ack hubkg lgr wnri Cnt ncg

wnrk no lbs praygr was kbrgmtgk tn lbjsgfo [lbs was tlg jnjgct wlgc

Jatt‒s onmus turcgk nutwark Macmgr lak kncg aff tlg kajahg bt was hnbch

tn kn Lbs enky was wgai eut B lak cgvgr sggc lbj strnchgr

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bch a hgcgratbnc no mycbms wln wgrg mnjonrtaefg mlaffgchbch nfk-smlnnf

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jbssbfgs ack wlbtg-tbg kbccgrs at tlg Igccgky Xlbtg Lnusg [lg Egatfgs

rgfgasgk tlgbr vgry obrst rgmnrk ack Nswafk was stbff cntlbch jnrg tlac a

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gkumatbnc ack tlgy spnig orggfy aenut bts efgssbchs ack mursgs ]n B ogft mnj-

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tn eg tlg enss nr at fgast vgry juml bc mnctrnf no tlbchs dust aenut gvgry-

wlgrg lg wgct Pgnpfg caturaffy hravbtatgk tn lbj ack onffnwgk lbs fgak

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tlg kbjbcutbvg Kbmi Bc fatgr ygars lbs hrackmlbfkrgc wgrg tnn ynuch tn

gcucmbatg Hrackpa Kbmisbquo [lgy mnufk ncfy justgr Humia Lnigsbquo Fatgr

tlat was slnrtgcgk tn sbjpfy Lnig

Lg fnvgk ibks ack ibks fnvgk lbj [lnuhl lg afways lak tlg lbhlgst

gxpgmtatbncs no tlgj ‛ eg pnfbtg jbck ynur jaccgrs pbmi up tlat hareahg

nc tlg hrnuck ‛ tlnsg sajg ibks aknrgk lbj Lg fnvgk hajgs ack was a

jastgr at jaibch up cgw ncgs tn pfay Xg wgrg cgvgr enrgk wabtbch onr

onnk tn mnjg at a rgstauract egmausg Kak onuck a way tn jaig a hajg nut

no suhar pamis ack saftslaigrs

[n us ibks tlg wnrst tlbch bc tlg wnrfk was kbsappnbctbch lbj Cnt ncfy

egmausg lg was nur oatlgr ack wg wactgk tn bjprgss lbj fbig acy ibk kngs

eut afsn egmausg wg icgw tlat lg lak suml lbhl stackarks Bo wg garcgk lbs

prabsg wg just eg knbch snjgtlbch rbhlt Lbs rnfg was tgamlgr prntgmtnr

prnvbkgr eut afsn arebtgr onr aff tlat bs wnrtly ack hnnk bc tlg wnrfk Bo Kak

sabk Xgff kncgsbquo tlat was tlg hnfk stackark ack cntlbch gfsg majg mfnsg

As wg ibks egmajg ynuch akufts ack eghac tn jaig kgmbsbncs nc nur

nwc B tlbci Kak‒s nwc vbgw no lbs rnfg bc nur fbvgs mncousgk lbj a ebt Lgstbf f rnargk fbig tlg nfk fbnc lg was eut tlg ntlgr fbncs bc tlg kgc cn fnchgr

rgharkgk lbj tlg way tlgy usgk tn [lbs ahhravatgk lbj tn cn gck B tlbci

tlg smarbgst tlnuhlt tlat mrnssgk jy kak‒s jbck was tlat lg jbhlt snjgkay

egmnjg brrgfgvact Lg prgogrrgk mncofbmt ack amrbjncy tn kbsrghark Lg

kbkc‒t jbck bo ynu tlnuhlt lg was ac ]NE9 lg dust kbkc‒t wact ynu tn mnc-

sbkgr lbj brrgfgvact Onr [lg Enss tlat was sbjpfy ucammgptaefg

Xlgc B was tgc jy Wcmfg Dami kbgk sukkgcfy Lg was jy oatlgr‒s

erntlgr ack egst orbgck ack Kak bjjgkbatgfy ogft a prnonuck sgcsg no kutytn taig marg no Dami‒s oajbfy Jy Auct Pghhy was fgot wbtl sbx ibks ack tlgy

cggkgk a oatlgr obhurg Jy erntlgrs ack sbstgr ack B dust wbslgk bt kbkc‒t

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egonrg gvgrytlbch gfsg

Bt‒s aenut lncnrsbquo lg sabk

Cn jattgr wlat btsbquo was bt was afways aenut lncnr Kbmi ]pglc cgvgrsgrvgk bc tlg Jarbcg Mnrps eut ey Hnk lg fbvgk sgjpgr ob gvgry kay no lbs

fbog Lg kbk bc oamt sgrvg bc tlg arjy ack was prnuk no bt Lg was statbncgk

bc Mbcmbccatb kurbch tlg Inrgac Xar Xlgc wg dnigk aenut lbs fami no

mnjeat gxpgrbgcmg lg afways acswgrgk eami wbtl tlg sajg fbcg4 Rnu‒ff

cntbmg tlat at cn tbjg kurbch jy sgrvbmg kbk tlg mbty no Mbcmbccatb gvgr oaf f

bctn gcgjy lackssbquo

]n nut no kuty cgarfy gvgry wggigck lg startgk hnbch tn nur mnusbcs‒

lnjg bc Earrbchtnc a egautbouf faig-strgwc sueure cnrtlwgst no Mlbmahn

Lg mlgmigk nc lbs cbgmgs ack cgplgws kbk fbttfg mlnrgs arnuck tlg lnusg

arrachgk Pghhy‒s ebffs ack jakg surg tlg fbog bcsuracmg jncgy was wgff

bcvgstgk Qubmify tlbs egmajg a sbhcbo bmact snurmg no tgcsbnc bc nur lnjg

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wbcs

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wactgk tn eg wbtl jy kak ]nnc B obhurgk nut tlat bo B wactgk tn spgck a

fnt no tbjg wbtl lbj B‒k egttgr eg wbffbch tn hgt bc lbs mar ack hn tn Ear-

rbchtnc Bt egmajg snjgtlbch no a rbtuaf onr lbj ack jg ack B onuck a way

tn gcdny bt

[lg fnch mar rbkgs prnvbkgk a fnt no tbjg wlgc wg mnufk tafi tn gaml

ntlgr ack hgt tn icnw gaml ntlgr‒s taig nc tlg wnrfk Lg tauhlt jg aenut

[ncy Egccgtt ack Fumbacn Pavarnttb nc tlnsg mar rbkgs B tauhlt lbj aenut

tlg Gahfgs ack Knc JmFgac Lg smlnnfgk jg nc lnw tn jaig a safg tafi

tn a mnp wlgc lg puffs ynu nvgr tgff a hrgat stnry ack asi nut a hbrf B tnfklbj wly wg slnufk hgt a cgw hajg maffgk Pnch [lnsg mar rbkgs tauhlt jg

snjgtlbch gfsg tnn4 snjgtbjgs gvgrytlbch ynu icnw tn eg trug rgaffy bsc‒t

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15 bc ac ucbcmnrpnratgk sgmtbnc no cnrtlwgst Mlbmahn jy oatlgr tgstgk tlg

obrst ]pglc oajbfy cumfgar enje

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icbvgs [lgbr sfbchs ack arrnws majg vgreaffy ack rgfgctfgssfy [lg rgaffy

lark part onr jg was tlgbr tncg Fbig twn cgw sbefbchs sarmasj ack smnrc

lak mnjg tn fbvg wbtl us B hrgw sn ammustnjgk tn tlg kbc no tgcsbnc tlat

bt aff snuckgk fbig dust acntlgr pfacg ofybch nvgrlgak Bc rgafbty bt was tlg

Gcnfa Hay mnjbch tn krnp tlg ebh ncg Jy jnj ack kak wgrg hnbch tn

spfbt upgt [lat was a cuig

B turcgk tnwark Kak bc tlg mar ack havg a lafo lgartgk Rgal B icnwsbquo

Xlat B wactgk tn kn was smrgaj Arg ynu nut no ynur jbckgt Ack ey

tlg way gvgc bo ynu arg hnbch tn spfbt up snjgkay iggp bt tn ynursgfo uctbf

bt lappgcs B‒j tgc B knc‒t wact tn lgar aenut bt B wact tn rbkg jy ebig

pfay wbtl jy orbgcks ack prgtgck tlat wg lavg a cnrjaf oajbfysbquo

B kbkc‒t say tlnsg tlbchs no mnursg ack B latgk jysgfo onr bt B turcgk

away ornj lbj ack fnnigk nut tlg wbcknw ack watmlgk jnst no jy tgc-

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1 fbog bs hnnk

lappbfy egbch gctgrtabcgk ey Krgw as B watmlgk a passgchgr dgt gxpfnkg bctn

tlg sgmnck tnwgr Jy enky rgmnbfgk wbtl gvgry rgpfay no tlg pfacg gctgrbch

tlg eubfkbch B sat nc tlg mnoogg taefg bc stuccgk sbfgcmg ack eghac tn oggf

causgatgk Jy snuf amlgk at tlg sbhlt no bcmnjprglgcsbefg suoogrbch Xbtltlg rgst no tlg wnrfk B was rbvgtgk tn jy tgfgvbsbnc nc tlbs ntlgrwbsg hnr-

hgnus ]gptgjegr kay lgfpfgssfy watmlbch Ajgrbma wnuckgk ack efggkbch

Bt tnni jy luseack Jatt sgvgraf lnurs tn rgturc lnjg ornj lbs knwc-

tnwc noo bmg at tlg fnmaf CEM tgfgvbsbnc statbnc bc Kgtrnbt Xlgc B lgark tlg

harahg knnr hn up B rac tn jggt lbj Xg lgfk gaml ntlgr tbhltfy stbf f bc a

statg no kbsegfbgo Jy pargcts lak afrgaky arrbvgk [bjg was stackbch stb ff as

wg majg tnhgtlgr tn watml tlg lnrrnr uconfk Arnuck obvg n‒mfnmi B wafigk

nutsbkg tn mfgar jy lgak [lg fatg aotgrcnnc suc was efbckbch B ogft fbig B

lak eggc bc a tuccgf aff kay Jy enky amlgk ornj tgcsbnc Bt was surrgaf

ack bt wasc‒t gvgc lappgcbch bc nur statg Bt was lnwgvgr lappgcbch bc

nur saog mnuctry bc a mbty wg lak vbsbtgk jacy tbjgs ack bc a pfamg wlgrg

pgnpfg wg icgw ack fnvgk wgrg fbvbch Bt was lappgcbch tn pgnpfg dust fbig

us Bt was lappgcbch tn us

Kbccgr was qubgtgr tlac usuaf aftlnuhl tlg ibks lgfpgk iggp tlbchs

fbhlt [lg wnrfk jay lavg pausgk eut Krgw stbff lak spahlgttb saumg nc lbsoamg ack ]aj was stbff tlrnwbch tlbchs ornj lbs lbhl mlabr [lgrg wasc‒t

juml mncvgrsatbnc asbkg ornj gxprgssbncs no kggp sakcgss hratbtukg ack a

strnch sgcsg no ucbty wbtl nur ogffnw Ajgrbmacs

B tnni ac lnur tumibch tlg ibks bctn egk tlat cbhlt scuhhfbch rgakbch

ack saybch praygrs Xlat ibck no wnrfk lak B ernuhlt tlgj bctngt B wafigk

knwcstabrs ack mnffapsgk bctn Jatt‒s arjs [lg tgfgvbsbnc was jutgk ack

wg sat qubgtfy watmlbch tlg bjahgs nc tlg smrggc

B lavg a prgsgct onr ynusbquo Jatt sabk

Onr wlatgtsbquo B asigk ack tlgc rgjgjegrgk bt was jy ebrtlkay B knc‒t

oggf juml fbig mgfgeratbch Lnw aenut bo B npgc bt tnjnrrnwgtsbquo

Niay eut ynu lavg tn rgak tlbs tncbhltsbquo Lg lackgk jg a fgttgr

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Gspgmbaffy tnkay wbtl tlg gcnrjbty no murrgct gvgcts B wact tn mncvgy

tn ynu ahabc lnw juml ynu jgac tn jg ack lnw prnuk B aj tn eg ynurluseack [lg lark wnri tlat ynu arg gchahgk bc rbhlt cnw bs gxlaustbch

bcvbsbefg ack farhgfy tlacifgss bc tlg slnrt tgrj

Eut lncgy pfgasg icnw tlat eurbgk at tlg mnrg no tlbs tgkbuj bs tlg jnst

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cnefg ack bjpnrtact wnri bc tlg wnrfk ‛ Hnk‒s wnri9 tlg orubts no wlbml ynu

ack B wbff eg fumiy gcnuhl tn gcdny as wg hrnw nfk tnhgtlgr Xatmlbch tlgsg

fbttfg huys hrnw bctn jgc bs a prbvbfghg tlat B aj prnuk tn slarg wbtl ynu ack

tlg pgrogmt oufobffjgct no nur jarrbahg encksRnu arg a hrgat jnj

Rnu arg a hrgat wbog

Rnu arg jy egst orbgck

Rnu arg vgry prgtty

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Jatt‒s hgcgrnsbty rgstnrgk jy lnpg Lg jakg jg oggf saog ack fnvgkack purpnsgouf Bc lbs nwc aknraefg way lg gvgc jakg jg oggf egautbouf

wlbml gvgry jntlgr no ynuch mlbfkrgc icnws bs cn sjaff tasi At a tbjg bc

nur fbvgs wlgc marggrs ack ibks wgrg mrgatbch fnnsg tlrgaks bc nur jarrbahg

ack nc tlg wnrst kay bc nur catbnc‒s rgmgct lbstnry Jatt havg jg a rgcgwgk

pgrspgmtbvg aenut nur fbog tnhgtlgr ack nur outurg Lbs fgttgr was fbig a stbtml

bc tlg jgckbch prnmgss Bt was tlg egst ebrtlkay prgsgct B‒k gvgr eggc hbvgc

A ogw jnctls aotgr 211 wg mgfgeratgk nur tgctl accbvgrsary bc Mafb-

onrcba Xg pfaccgk tlg trbp sgvgraf jnctls prbnr tn nur amtuaf Nmtnegr

accbvgrsary jnstfy tn ammnjjnkatg smlgkufgs Xg rgctgk a mncvgrtbefg

Pnrsmlg Enxstgr bc ]ac Oracmbsmn ack jakg tlg fgbsurgfy krbvg snutl tn Ebh

]ur Jatt was bc lbs hfnry Gvbkgcmg no Hnk surrnuckgk us [lg ]bgrras

tn nur fgot mraslbch suro tn nur rbhlt ack a fbttfg efami spnrts mar egcgatl

us Lgavgc Xg fnnpgk arnuck tlg ]gvgctggc-Jbfg Krbvg ack tnni bc aff

tlg sbhlts [lg Fncg Myprgss [rgg taff ]pyhfass pafjs ack sga nttgrs sgrv-

bch tlgjsgfvgs a kbccgr no aeafncg nc tlg rnmis as tlgy fachubslgk bc tlgPambobm Xg twbstgk ack turcgk a ebt oartlgr snutl nc Lbhlway Ncg uctbf

wg arrbvgk at tlg _gctaca Bcc ack ]pa a qubgt rnjactbm rgsnrt cgstfgk

bc tlg mfboos at Ebh ]ur Puffbch bctn tlg rgsnrt wg cntbmgk sjbfbch pgnpfg

jgackgrbch arnuck bc wlbtg rnegs Egonrg tlg egff maptabc mnufk npgc tlg

mar knnr Jatt fgacgk bctn jg ack wlbspgrgk Ugsnrtgt Nr bcsacg asyfujgtsbquo

Gbtlgr way wg‒ff obt bcsbquo B rgpfbgk wbtl a fauhl

_gctaca was qubtg a mnctrast ornj nur gvgrykay wnrfk Bt was ac

gxtrgjgfy qubgt rnjactbm gsmapg [lgrg was a ebt no mufturg slnmi eut btkbkc‒t taig fnch tn akapt Obotggc jbcutgs aotgr wg jnmigk tlg mrazbgs bc tlg

wlbtg rnegs wg wgrg knccbch nur nwc jncnhrajjgk tgrrbgs wbtl jatml-

bch wlbtg ofbp-ofnps sbppbch a kgfbhltouf Capa Maegrcgt nc nur fgbsurgfy

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1lt fbog bs hnnk

strnff tn tlg Dapacgsg lnt eatls Xg hbhhfgk fbig ibks wln wgrg hgttbch

away wbtl snjgtlbch Xg lak ncfy twn kays tn fuxurbatg sn wg jakg tlg

jnst no tlgj gatbch gxtranrkbcary mubsbcg ack taibch kggp ergatls no tlg

cbhlt-efnnjbch dasjbcgAotgr kbccgr wg sat nc tlg tgrramg no nur euchafnw nvgrfnnibch tlg

tracqubf jnuctabcs B rgstgk jy lgak eami ack ogft tlg tgcsbnc bc jy enky

jgft away Xlgc B npgcgk jy gygs tlgrg was ac npgc dgwgfry enx wbtl a

egautbouf pabr no kbajnck garrbchs sbttbch nc tnp no a _gctaca cntgpak wbtl

a lackwrbttgc cntg4

Lgrg‒s jy ebh bkga Xlgc tlg tbjg mnjgs wg hbvg ncg tn Krgw ack

ncg tn ]aj as knwc payjgctssbquo nc gchahgjgct rbchs [lgc wg hnhgt ynu twn hbact rnmis B fnvg ynu ‛ J

B luhhgk lbj arnuck lbs cgmi ack wg ibssgk Lg hnt bt rbhlt [lg gar-

rbchs wgrg pgrogmt eut jnst no aff B fnvgk lbs ebh bkga Lg mncsbkgrgk obvg

pgnpfg bc hbvbch tlbs hbot Bt was onr jg nur enys ack tlgbr outurg wbvgs

Lbs tlnuhltoufcgss wnufk tnuml pgnpfg lg kbkc‒t gvgc icnw

[ry ‒gj ncsbquo lg sabk sjbfbch Lg icgw lg lak jg Jatt lak eggc euy-

bch jg dgwgfry onr ygars eut juml no bt sat bkfg bc tlg dgwgfry enx B lak

cgvgr eggc ncg tn wgar juml dgwgfry jnstfy egmausg B was lypgr-awarg

no tlg oamt tlat B lak bt nc ack B tgckgk tn obkhgt wbtl bt Jy kbsmnjonrt

lnwgvgr kbk cnt stnp jy pgrsbstgct safgsjac luseack ornj euybch bt Cnw

aotgr tgc ygars lg lak onuck tlg pgrogmt hbot gfghact ack uckgrstatgk wbtl

tlg pgrogmt jgssahg

[laci ynusbquo B wlbspgrgk B mac‒t wabt uctbf nur enys mac uckgrstack

tlbs aenut ynusbquo

Jatt lbt pfay nc tlg MK pfaygr nc nur cbhltstack ack wg fbstgcgk tn amnjpfbjgctary MK tbtfgk Hnbch tn Mafbonrcba [lg MK was ac amnustbm hub-

tar trbeutg tn Fgk Tgppgfbc B fbigk jy rnmi-ack-rnff eut tlbs jgffnw MK

wnrigk wbtl tlg rnegs-ack-sfbppgrs jnnk Bt egmajg tlg snucktrami onr a

pgrogmt wggigck hgtaway

Eami lnjg tlg wggi no nur amtuaf accbvgrsary bc garfy Nmtnegr Jatt

ack B wgrg cnt oggfbch prgssurgk tn euy hbots nr pfac ac gfaenratg cbhlt

nut Hrgat jgjnrbgs no nur Mafbonrcba trbp fbchgrgk eut wg wgrg hfak

tn eg lnjg bc Jbmlbhac tlbs tbjg no ygar [lg autujc mlbff was eghbc-cbch tn mrggp eami bctn tlg abr wlbml jgact swgatslbrt wgatlgr onnteaff

hajgs ack spbmy mlbfb Gvgrytlbch sjgffs kboogrgct wlgc tlg fgavgs eghbc

tn turc [lgbr ygarfy jnrpl rgfgasgs a eurct pgroujg tlat swggtgcs tlg abr

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[lg vberact mnfnrs ack mrbsp tgjpgraturgs jaig jg oggf fbig B mnufk ruc a

tlnusack jbfgs aftlnuhl aotgr tlg obrst twn B‒k rgtlbci tlat bkga Autujc

arnusgs aff no tlg sgcsgs fbig cn ntlgr sgasnc pgrlaps egmausg wg mac oggf

tlg eghbccbch no tlg gck caturg‒s hrack obcafgJatt was upstabrs slnwgrbch ack ]ajjy tnni lbs jnrcbch cap wlbfg B

jnfkgk Pfay-Knl wbtl Krgw B tnni cntbmg no tlg fgavgs tlat luch dust nut-

sbkg tlg wbcknw [lg mlartrgusg hrggc was hbvbch way tn lbcts no vberact

rgk nrachg ack ygffnw

Hbcasbquo Jatt slnutgk tn jg ornj nur egkrnnj B wafigk tn tlg enttnj

no tlg stabrs tn sgg lbj wrappgk bc a tnwgf krbppbch wgt

Oggf tlbssbquo lg sabk as lg puslgk lbs obchgr bctn lbs tlbhl At obrst B

tlnuhlt lg was egbch ouccy eut qubmify rgafbzgk tlat lbs tncg was jnrg

sgrbnus

Xlat bs btgtsbquo B asigk ruslbch up tlg stabrs

B knc‒t icnw Bt oggfs fbig a jarefg bc jy fgh fbig a tbcy tujnrsbquo

B stnppgk jnvbch ack hfacmgk up at lbj wbtl a mncousgk fnni

A tujnrgt Xln says tlatgtsbquo B sabk lafo sarmastbmaffy [lat tlnuhlt fbc-

hgrgk bc tlg abr a jnjgct uctbf B rgafbzgk a Igff says tlat Xlbfg tlg avgrahg

pgrsnc kngs cnt dujp tn tlg mncmfusbnc tlat bt‒s a tujnrsbquo egonrg mncsbkgr-

bch gvgry ntlgr pnssbebfbty Jatt‒s oajbfy hbvgc tlg hgcgtbm lbstnry nc lbs

kak‒s sbkg tgckgk tn assujg tlg wnrst Xg mnctbcugk oggfbch arnuck lbs

tlbhl [lg jarefg was vgry kggp bc tlg jusmfg Jatt ack B ahrggk tlat lg

wnufk maff lbs kak‒s ncmnfnhbst

A ogw kays fatgr nc tlg kay no nur tgctl accbvgrsary B was bc nur egk-

rnnj ack saw nur amnustbm Fgk Tgppgfbc MK ornj _gctaca B rgafbzgk tlat

tlg tbjbch no nur trbp lak eggc fgss aenut fnhbstbms ack jnrg aenut a kbvbcg

pfac As Jatt fay bc nur egk rgmnvgrbch ornj surhgry tn rgjnvg a tujnrornj lbs fgh B prgssgk pfay [lg fast twn snchs nc tlg MK wgrg Eaeg B‒j

Hncca Fgavg Rnusbquo ack ]tabrway tn Lgavgcsbquo

Autujc lak arrbvgk

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rnmis at tlg oar gck no Hrackvbgw Egaml prnvbkbch tlg ncfy snuck tn tlg

prgkawc stbffcgss nc Juffgtt Faig bc Cnrtlgrc Jbmlbhac [lg pgrogmt mrys-

taf suroamg rgsts jntbncfgss Bc tlg kbstacmg at tlg obrst ergai no fbhlt a faig

pgrml strgtmlgs up tnwark tlg tachgrbcg siy dust gcnuhl tn hufp a ergaioast

no oaffgc jayofbgs tlgc kbsappgars qubgtfy egfnw tlg suroamg [lg sbfgct

rbppfgs nc tlg watgr hfbkg tnwark tlg cnw-sjnfkgrbch lnrbznc As tlg suc

eghbcs tn wrgstfg tlg karicgss bctn rgtrgat B wbsl tlg wnrfk mnufk rgjabc

tlbs pgrogmt onr dust a wlbfg fnchgr

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tlg rgafbzatbnc tlat bc tlg efbci no ac gyg tlbs pgrogmt tracqubfbty wbff sur-rgckgr tn tlg snuck ack oury tlat ammnjpacy gaml cgw kay Mars ack enats

pgnpfg ack cnbsgs eusycgss ack ebffs tn eg pabk ack aff no tlg efgssbchs ack

mursgs tlat nmmupy tlg spamg egtwggc kawc ack twbfbhlt wbff snnc eg upnc

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jg wbtl bts prnjbsg ack tlgc slattgrs jg wbtl bts lgartergai

Onr jy wbog Matly tlbs was a ucbqug ack spbrbtuaf pfamg Lgr pargcts

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jgrs tlgrg Ncg no tlg farhgst ack kggpgst bcfack faigs bc tlg W] Juffgtt

Faig sggjgk tn maff nut tn lgr gaml tbjg slg staygk away a ebt tnn fnch

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]lg egmajg a kboogrgct wnjac wlgc slg was up cnrtl ([lat‒s wlat tlg

fnmafs maff bt9 wlgc ncg hngs tn tlg faigs bc Cnrtlgrc Jbmlbhac ncg hngs

up cnrtlsbquo) Afnch wbtl o fbp-o fnps ack watgrprnno sucefnmi Matly put nc

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mauhlt dust gcnuhl no tlg suc‒s jahbm tn erbhltgc wbtl lbhlfbhlts Lgr sibc

oabr ack pbci onr cbcg jnctls nut no tlg ygar hrgw kggp ernwc jaibch

lgr tggtl pbgrmbchfy wlbtg wlgc slg sjbfgk Egbch at tlg faig ahrggk wbtl

Matly

Xlbfg slg ack B wgrg stbff katbch B lak tn eg krahhgk tlgrg Mnjg tn

jy pargcts‒ mnttahgsbquo Matly pfgakgk

B wactgk cncg no bt B was strbmtfy mncmrgtg B fnvgk tlg mbty ack was cgvgr

hnbch tn eg a lappy majpgrsbquo Unuhlbch bt onr jg was wlgc rnnj sgrvbmg

stnppgk sgrvbch at jbkcbhlt Pfus jy ncfy cntbnc no a mnttahgsbquo majg ornj

tlg krgakouf vbsbts tn Xbsmncsbc wlgrg jy kak lak taigc jy tlrgg sbefbchs

ack jg bc nrkgr tn hgt a fbttfg nutknnrs bc us

Rnu‒ff fnvg btsbquo Matly bcsbstgk

B wbff cnt fnvg btsbquo B sabk mlaccgfbch Xnnky Affgc Mrappy obslbch

slactbgs ack kggro fbgs tlg sbzg no _nfvns sbquo

Bt‒s cnt fbig tlatsbquo slg sabk Egsbkgs wg cggk a cbmg hgtawaysbquo

Hgtaway las wnrks f big Lyatt bc bt ]pas ack tgg tbjgs [lat‒s a hgtaway

[lg ncfy tlbch wg‒k eg hgttbch away ornj up cnrtl wnufk eg bcknnr

pfujebch ack twgctbgtl-mgctury kgctbstrysbquo

Rgt as wg aff icnw fnvg jaigs ynu kn tlg nmmasbncaf onnfbsl tlbch ]n

B pamigk a masg no ]PO 20 ack a obvg-haffnc macbstgr no mafajbcg fntbnc ack

wg krnvg cnrtl nut no Mlbmahn

As snnc as wg arrbvgk aff no jy ogars no nutlnusgs ack eamiwnnks eac- dns wgrg put tn rgst Bt turcgk nut tlat lgr pargcts‒ mnttahgsbquo was amtuaffy a

egautbouf ack wgff-appnbctgk faig lnjg wbtl onur egkrnnjs ack twn eatl-

rnnjs Egbch a tnp safgsjac bc tlg ourcbturg bckustry havg Farry Futz cnt

ncfy ammgss tn tlg obcgr tlbchs eut a tastg onr tlgj as wgff [lgbr lnjg was

spntfgss wbtl a mfgac mnctgjpnrary styfg ack a tnuml no up-cnrtl mlarj

[lg jgtbmufnus wlbtg waffs rgjabcgk orgg no acy mfuttgr gxmgpt onr tlrgg

farhg orajgk plntnhrapls tlat Farry lbjsgfo lak taigc ack luch prnjb-

cgctfy bc tlg hrgat rnnj [lgy lak jnrg tlac ncg luckrgk oggt no faigornctack aff tlg watgr tnys ynu mnufk kgsbrg4 sib enats ack pnctnnc party enats

ofntatbnc kgvbmgs no gvgry ibck ack gvgc a ]gaKnn tn rbkg

Cgarey B kbsmnvgrgk a hnfo mnursg maffgk [lg ]gmrgt ‛ a oaeufnus fbttfg

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sgjb-prbvatg trami marvgk nut no tlg vbrhbc pbcg onrgst tlat afways sggjgk tn

lavg ac npgcbch nc tlg o brst tgg wlgcgvgr B asigk [lg pgnpfg tlgrg wgrg

hrgat ack tlg mnursg cnt tnn kboo bmuft B snnc kgvgfnpgk a fnvglatg rgfatbnc-

slbp wbtl tlg par-obvg gbhltl lnfg wlbml afways tauctgk jy ghn bctn hnbchonr tlg hrggc bc twn tlnuhl tlgrg was a wgff-pfamgk pnck bc ornct [lbs

kbajnck bc tlg rnuhl (aff pucs bctgckgk) was tlg kgaf jaigr onr jg wbtl

Juffgtt Faig B eghac tn fnni onrwark tn hnbch up cnrtl as juml as Matly

Gvgctuaffy B justgrgk tlg mnurahg (erabcs rgaffy) tn asi lgr tn jarry

jg As B wabtgk onr lgr at tlg aftar nc nur wgkkbch kay B fnnigk arnuck

tlg mlurml at tlg mnuctfgss orbgcks ack oajbfy hatlgrgk Jy kak mauhlt jy

gyg ack sjbfgk a wgkkbch sjbfg at jg ack tlgc turcgk tnwark tlg eami no

tlg mlurml Dust tlgc Matly appgargk hfnwbch at tlg gck no tlg absfg Kak

wlggfgk arnuck ack mauhlt jy gyg ahabc [lbs tbjg tlnuhl lg appgargk

kazgk ey tlg vbsbnc lg‒k dust sggc B uckgrstnnk Matly lak tlat googmt nc

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watmlbch sjnig ebffnwbch ornj tlg obrst tnwgr nc 211 A trahgky was

nmmurrbch bc nur fbvgs eut bt sggjgk kbstact B icgw wlat B lak tn kn ack

fbig a rgsmug wnrigr B sprach bctn amtbnc tn assbst ack savg tlg fbog no jy

luseack

Xg vbsbtgk tlg Wcbvgrsbty no Jbmlbhac Macmgr Mgctgr ack JK Ackgr-

snc bc Lnustnc arjgk wbtl stamis no rgsgarml ack Jatt‒s oajbfy lbstnry

[lg knmtnrs wg jgt at entl lnspbtafs wgrg fnchtbjg mnffgahugs wln sggjgk

tn eg bc ahrggjgct nc gvgrytlbch rgharkbch Jatt‒s masg gxmgpt ncg kgtabf

Bt was icnwc tlat rakbatbnc ack mlgjntlgrapy mnufk rgsuft bc lbs typg nomacmgr sprgakbch jnrg qubmify eut ncfy ncg knmtnr egfbgvgk tlg egcgobts

nutwgbhlgk tlg rbsis Bc lbs wnrks bt was a oataf jbstaigsbquo cnt tn lavg

mlgjn Bt was a kajcgk bo ynu kn kajcgk bo ynu knc‒tsbquo sbtuatbnc ack tlg

ncfy tlbch wg icgw onr surg was Jatt‒s oajbfy lbstnry

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rghrgttaefy lavg rgjabcgk bhcnract bctn akuftlnnk [lnuhl B jbhlt stbff

oabf a pnp qubz nc tlg Ugvnfutbncary Xar B icgw ncg tlbch onr surg4 [lnsg

wln maccnt rgjgjegr tlg past arg mnckgjcgk tn rgpgat btsbquo [rakbtbncafmlgjntlgrapy lak cgvgr wnrigk nc fgbnjynsarmnja bc tlg Igff oajbfy

[lbs ebh smary wnrk prncnucmgk fbg-nl-jy-nl-sarmnjasbquo bs a rarg

onrj no macmgr tlat lak afrgaky mfabjgk tlg fbvgs no Jatt‒s kak ack sgvgraf

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ntlgr jgjegrs no tlg Igff oajbfy [lgy aff kbgk ynuch ammnjpacbgk ey a

tnxbm mlgjn mnmitabf tlat was tlg egst wg‒vg hnt tn noogrsbquo ey tlg jgkbmaf

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Lbhlfy bctgffbhgct spgmbafbsts kbsahrggk eut lbstnry was mfgar ack wgwgrg kgtgrjbcgk cnt tn rgpgat bt [lg jgkbmaf prnogssbnc bs krbvgc ey tlg

cggk tn kn snjgtlbch gvgc wlgc tlat snjgtlbch las tlg pntgctbaf tn mausg

hrgatgr suoogrbch ack uftbjatgfy gck wbtl tlg sajg nutmnjg hbvg nr taig a

mnupfg jnctls no jbsgry Jatt was mfgar aenut lnw lg wactgk tn fbvg wbtl

macmgr ack bt was hnbch tn eg orgg no trakbtbncaf mlgjn ack knmtnrs wbtl

efbckgrs

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tbcg M[ smacs ack mlgmiups eut nur fbvgs wgrg cnt krajatbmaffy aftgrgk

Lg was jnstfy lgaftly ack fbog was jnstfy cnrjaf B egmajg tlg Jartla

]tgwart no fbvbch wbtl macmgr trybch tn jaig nur lnjg ack fbog pgrogmt

eut bt wasc‒t Jatt spgct juml no tlg obrst ygar hrbgvbch lbjsgfo bc suetfg

ways B mnufk oggf tlg puff egtwggc us [lg enys ack B rgprgsgctgk a pabcouf

rgafbty tn Jatt sn lg hravbtatgk tnwark tlbchs tlat ogft hnnk4 wnri onnk

ack krbci Wconrtucatgfy tlgrg wgrgc‒t gcnuhl efug mlggsg rdquo stuoogk nfbvgs

bc tlg wnrfk tn affgvbatg lbs achubsl

B sat sfujpgk nc a stnnf at tlg ibtmlgc mnuctgr starbch at tlg kbhbtaf mfnmi

nc tlg jbmrnwavg efbcibch 41 pj eami at jg [lg lnusg was ucusuaffy

qubgt Jy lgak ogft lgavy ack jy lnt tga lak hncg mnfk Fnnibch knwc at

jy mafgckar B mrnssgk noo a erbkaf slnwgr a egcgobt kbccgr ack nur oajbfy

vamatbnc tn Capfgs Ofnrbka Bc pfamg no tlnsg gvgcts B bcigk bc Jatt‒s fuch

ebnpsy appnbctjgcts wbtl macmgr spgmbafbsts at ]fnac Igttgrbch ack Kaca

Oaregr ack ac appnbctjgct wbtl Kr Cbmlnfas Hnczafgz a lnfbstbm knmtnr

bc JaclattacXlgrg arg tlg ibksgtsbquo B tlnuhlt [lbs bs cnt a qugstbnc B usuaffy lavg tn

asi B rgafbzgk qubmify tlat ]aj was stbff cappbch eut bt tnni ac gxtra ogw

sgmncks tn ammnuct onr Krgw ]ukkgcfy B rgjgjegrgk B was tlbrty jbcutgs

fatg pbmibch lbj up ornj prgsmlnnf Bc a pacbm B rac upstabrs ack hraeegk

]ajjy nut no egk B pramtbmaffy tlrgw lbj bctn lbs mar sgat hraeegk a sbppy

mup noo tlg mar ofnnr slnvgk bt bc lbs fap ack spgk noo B mnufk oggf jysgfo

eghbccbch tn ucravgf Jbkway tlrnuhl jy apnfnhy tn tlg smlnnf noobmg

staoo B eghac tn sne Bt ogft fbig tlg sgmnck pfacg was sfajjbch bctn tlgXnrfk [rakg Mgctgr ack tlbs tbjg B was bc tlg eubfkbch

Onrhgttbch tn pbmi up jy onur-ygar-nfk ornj prgsmlnnf was tlg obrst sbhc

no tlg hrbgo tlat qubgtfy hraeegk lnfk no jg garfbgr tlat wggi wlgc Jatt

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jbcnr nutpatbgct aeknjbcaf surhgry tn rgjnvg wlat wg suspgmtgk was a

tbcy fbpnja wlbml bs cntlbch jnrg tlac a lark fujp no oatty tbssug usuaffy

onuck dust egcgatl tlg sibc B lak krbvgc Jatt tn tlg lnspbtaf onr tlg prnmg-kurg ack wabtgk afncg wbtl jy enni ack mgff plncg tn iggp jg mnjpacy

Bt was a oajbfbar rnutbcg uctbf tlg ncmnfnhbst maffgk jg bctn a sjaff rnnj

akdamgct tn surhbmaf wabtbch As B hatlgrgk jy tlbchs jy lacks wgrg slai-

bch B was egbch maffgk bctn a knnj rnnjsbquo B icgw tlg siyfbcg no jy fbog

was aenut tn mlachg

Bs acyncg wbtl ynu tnkaygtsbquo lg asigk

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Lg lgsbtatgk as bo cnt wactbch tn tgff jg

B mac lackfg btsbquo B sabk mafjfy Xg‒vg eggc kgafbch wbtl tlbs onr a ygar

ack a lafosbquo

[lg surhgnc fgacgk bc ack B watmlgk lbs lacks as lg spnig suemnc-

smbnusfy wactbch tn sgg lnw stgaky tlgy wgrg

Xg rgjnvgk tlg fbpnja ornj Jatt‒s aeknjgc eut wg onuck acntlgr

tujnr lbkbch eglbck bt Patlnfnhy mncobrjgk bt bs fgbnjynsarmnja Afsn

tlg M[ smac slnws fgsbncs nc lbs fuchs ack fbvgr tlat mnufk afsn eg sarmnja

Xg‒ff cggk a fuch ebnpsy tn mncobrjsbquo

B mnufk oggf jy lgart egatbch bc jy mlgst B mnufkc‒t rgmncmbfg wly B ogft

slnmigk sn B rgjabcgk stnbm Lg cgvgr sabk tlg wnrk tgrjbcafsbquo eut bt was

tlgrg furibch bc tlg suetgxt fbig tlg mnwarkfy lbkkgc tujnr

[wn wggis fatgr Jatt lak a fuch ebnpsy tn mncobrj wlat wg afrgaky

icgw [lbs tbjg B wasc‒t afncg Gbhltggc orbgcks ack oajbfy sat wbtl jg bc

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onr jy lack

Bt‒s wlat wg tlnuhlt rbhltgtsbquo lg asigk

Jy gygs wgffgk up ack lg icgw Lg puffgk jg mfnsgr

Bt‒s hncca eg niaysbquo lg sabk

B wactgk tn egfbgvg lbj eut tlg tnwgrs wgrg eghbccbch tn oaff ack B

mnufkc‒t ruc oast gcnuhl

Nur gctnurahg no oajbfy ack orbgcks fgot tlg lnspbtaf ncfy tn rgturctlg cgxt kay tn raffy arnuck Jatt [lgy cggkgk tn tafi tn lbj ack eg cgar

lbj B rgjgjegr tlbcibch lnw efgssgk wg wgrg tn eg surrnuckgk ey pgnpfg

wln wgrg cnt aorabk tn kraw mfnsgr tn us at a tbjg wlgc stahg macmgr was

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earrgfbch knwc tlg tramis Jacy pgnpfg ofgg tlg smgcg at tbjgs fbig tlbs eut

cnt nur orbgcks [lgy put tlgbr nwc fbvgs nc lnfk tn jnvg bc mfnsgr hbvbch

Jatt tlg strgchtl lg cggkgk tn turc macmgr arnuck

A cuc majg bctn tlg rnnj ack noogrgk tn pray wbtl Jatt A sjaff hrnupno us hatlgrgk arnuck lbj ack lgfk lacks wlbfg slg praygk onr lgafbch ack

mnjonrt As wg wgrg aenut tn fgt hn Jatt asigk bo lg mnufk say a praygr

B saw nc tlg oamgs no tlnsg hatlgrgk a sgcsg no Hnnk onr ynu Xay tn eg

strnch Jatt Pray tlat ynu egat tlbs tlbch egmausg ynu macsbquo Xg enwgk

nur lgaks ncmg ahabc ack Jatt eghac tn pray onr tlg cuc ack lgr jbcbstry

Lg praygk tlat Hnk wnufk watml nvgr lgr ack hubkg lgr wnri Cnt ncg

wnrk no lbs praygr was kbrgmtgk tn lbjsgfo [lbs was tlg jnjgct wlgc

Jatt‒s onmus turcgk nutwark Macmgr lak kncg aff tlg kajahg bt was hnbch

tn kn Lbs enky was wgai eut B lak cgvgr sggc lbj strnchgr

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bch armlbtgmturaf luerbs no bts knwctnwc siyfbcg ack bffustratg a ucbqugfy

Mlbmahn efgck no mycbmbsj ack lnpg Hrnwbch up tlgrg jgact fgarcbch

quabct aplnrbsjs tlat sggjgk tn eg passgk knwc hgcgratbnc tn hgcgratbnc4

Jayeg tlg cgxt jaynr wnc‒t eg qubtg sn mnrrupt Bt‒s pnssbefg bt wnc‒t eg as

mnfk tlbs wbctgr Pgrlaps tlbs ygar tlg Mues wbff jaig bt tn tlg Xnrfk ]grbgs

Ubhlt Puff tlbs fgh ack bt pfays Dbchfg Egffssbquo

Cn knuet aenut bt B was a mycbm eut at fgast B majg ey bt lncgstfy [lg

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no lypnmrbtgs quasb-autlnrbtarbacs ack dust pfabc fapsgk oabtlouf ruccbcharnuck tlg pfamg [lbs rbml rghbnc no knuet was ogrtbfg hrnuck onr muftbvat-

bch a hgcgratbnc no mycbms wln wgrg mnjonrtaefg mlaffgchbch nfk-smlnnf

mncvgctbncs Jy hrapg was a 125 a prgtty hnnk ygar4 Dnlc Hfgcc Mueac

jbssbfgs ack wlbtg-tbg kbccgrs at tlg Igccgky Xlbtg Lnusg [lg Egatfgs

rgfgasgk tlgbr vgry obrst rgmnrk ack Nswafk was stbff cntlbch jnrg tlac a

puci nc tlg mnrcgr passbch nut fgaofgts

B was rabsgk Matlnfbm eut fbig sn jacy fgot tlg mlurml fnch ahn Jy

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gkumatbnc ack tlgy spnig orggfy aenut bts efgssbchs ack mursgs ]n B ogft mnj-

onrtaefg wlgc B jakg jy tlnrnuhlfy bconrjgk kgmbsbnc tn fgavg As B‒vg

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tn eg tlg enss nr at fgast vgry juml bc mnctrnf no tlbchs dust aenut gvgry-

wlgrg lg wgct Pgnpfg caturaffy hravbtatgk tn lbj ack onffnwgk lbs fgak

Jy twn erntlgrs jy sbstgr ack B mgrtabcfy onffnwgk lbs nrkgrs [Esbquo lg

wnufk sbhc cntgs tn us Jaig surg tlg hrass hgts mut tnkay [Esbquo [lg Enss

Kak was cgvgr rgaffy maffgk Ubmlark Onr jnst no lbs fbog lg wgct ey

tlg kbjbcutbvg Kbmi Bc fatgr ygars lbs hrackmlbfkrgc wgrg tnn ynuch tn

gcucmbatg Hrackpa Kbmisbquo [lgy mnufk ncfy justgr Humia Lnigsbquo Fatgr

tlat was slnrtgcgk tn sbjpfy Lnig

Lg fnvgk ibks ack ibks fnvgk lbj [lnuhl lg afways lak tlg lbhlgst

gxpgmtatbncs no tlgj ‛ eg pnfbtg jbck ynur jaccgrs pbmi up tlat hareahg

nc tlg hrnuck ‛ tlnsg sajg ibks aknrgk lbj Lg fnvgk hajgs ack was a

jastgr at jaibch up cgw ncgs tn pfay Xg wgrg cgvgr enrgk wabtbch onr

onnk tn mnjg at a rgstauract egmausg Kak onuck a way tn jaig a hajg nut

no suhar pamis ack saftslaigrs

[n us ibks tlg wnrst tlbch bc tlg wnrfk was kbsappnbctbch lbj Cnt ncfy

egmausg lg was nur oatlgr ack wg wactgk tn bjprgss lbj fbig acy ibk kngs

eut afsn egmausg wg icgw tlat lg lak suml lbhl stackarks Bo wg garcgk lbs

prabsg wg just eg knbch snjgtlbch rbhlt Lbs rnfg was tgamlgr prntgmtnr

prnvbkgr eut afsn arebtgr onr aff tlat bs wnrtly ack hnnk bc tlg wnrfk Bo Kak

sabk Xgff kncgsbquo tlat was tlg hnfk stackark ack cntlbch gfsg majg mfnsg

As wg ibks egmajg ynuch akufts ack eghac tn jaig kgmbsbncs nc nur

nwc B tlbci Kak‒s nwc vbgw no lbs rnfg bc nur fbvgs mncousgk lbj a ebt Lgstbf f rnargk fbig tlg nfk fbnc lg was eut tlg ntlgr fbncs bc tlg kgc cn fnchgr

rgharkgk lbj tlg way tlgy usgk tn [lbs ahhravatgk lbj tn cn gck B tlbci

tlg smarbgst tlnuhlt tlat mrnssgk jy kak‒s jbck was tlat lg jbhlt snjgkay

egmnjg brrgfgvact Lg prgogrrgk mncofbmt ack amrbjncy tn kbsrghark Lg

kbkc‒t jbck bo ynu tlnuhlt lg was ac ]NE9 lg dust kbkc‒t wact ynu tn mnc-

sbkgr lbj brrgfgvact Onr [lg Enss tlat was sbjpfy ucammgptaefg

Xlgc B was tgc jy Wcmfg Dami kbgk sukkgcfy Lg was jy oatlgr‒s

erntlgr ack egst orbgck ack Kak bjjgkbatgfy ogft a prnonuck sgcsg no kutytn taig marg no Dami‒s oajbfy Jy Auct Pghhy was fgot wbtl sbx ibks ack tlgy

cggkgk a oatlgr obhurg Jy erntlgrs ack sbstgr ack B dust wbslgk bt kbkc‒t

lavg tn eg nurs

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A sgcsg no kuty was vgry bjpnrtact tn jy kak Ugspncsbebfbty majg

egonrg gvgrytlbch gfsg

Bt‒s aenut lncnrsbquo lg sabk

Cn jattgr wlat btsbquo was bt was afways aenut lncnr Kbmi ]pglc cgvgrsgrvgk bc tlg Jarbcg Mnrps eut ey Hnk lg fbvgk sgjpgr ob gvgry kay no lbs

fbog Lg kbk bc oamt sgrvg bc tlg arjy ack was prnuk no bt Lg was statbncgk

bc Mbcmbccatb kurbch tlg Inrgac Xar Xlgc wg dnigk aenut lbs fami no

mnjeat gxpgrbgcmg lg afways acswgrgk eami wbtl tlg sajg fbcg4 Rnu‒ff

cntbmg tlat at cn tbjg kurbch jy sgrvbmg kbk tlg mbty no Mbcmbccatb gvgr oaf f

bctn gcgjy lackssbquo

]n nut no kuty cgarfy gvgry wggigck lg startgk hnbch tn nur mnusbcs‒

lnjg bc Earrbchtnc a egautbouf faig-strgwc sueure cnrtlwgst no Mlbmahn

Lg mlgmigk nc lbs cbgmgs ack cgplgws kbk fbttfg mlnrgs arnuck tlg lnusg

arrachgk Pghhy‒s ebffs ack jakg surg tlg fbog bcsuracmg jncgy was wgff

bcvgstgk Qubmify tlbs egmajg a sbhcbo bmact snurmg no tgcsbnc bc nur lnjg

Jy jnj ack kak eghac tn arhug tlg ibck no arhujgcts tlat cnenky gvgr

wbcs

Egbch tgc B kbkc‒t marg juml aenut tlg lujac kycajbms no bt af f9 B dust

wactgk tn eg wbtl jy kak ]nnc B obhurgk nut tlat bo B wactgk tn spgck a

fnt no tbjg wbtl lbj B‒k egttgr eg wbffbch tn hgt bc lbs mar ack hn tn Ear-

rbchtnc Bt egmajg snjgtlbch no a rbtuaf onr lbj ack jg ack B onuck a way

tn gcdny bt

[lg fnch mar rbkgs prnvbkgk a fnt no tbjg wlgc wg mnufk tafi tn gaml

ntlgr ack hgt tn icnw gaml ntlgr‒s taig nc tlg wnrfk Lg tauhlt jg aenut

[ncy Egccgtt ack Fumbacn Pavarnttb nc tlnsg mar rbkgs B tauhlt lbj aenut

tlg Gahfgs ack Knc JmFgac Lg smlnnfgk jg nc lnw tn jaig a safg tafi

tn a mnp wlgc lg puffs ynu nvgr tgff a hrgat stnry ack asi nut a hbrf B tnfklbj wly wg slnufk hgt a cgw hajg maffgk Pnch [lnsg mar rbkgs tauhlt jg

snjgtlbch gfsg tnn4 snjgtbjgs gvgrytlbch ynu icnw tn eg trug rgaffy bsc‒t

Nc a ]aturkay jnrcbch at tlg mnrcgr no Faig Mnni Unak ack Unutg

15 bc ac ucbcmnrpnratgk sgmtbnc no cnrtlwgst Mlbmahn jy oatlgr tgstgk tlg

obrst ]pglc oajbfy cumfgar enje

Rnu icnw tlat ynur jnj ack B wbff prneaefy spfbt up snjgkay rbhltgtsbquo

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tgjpgraturg hauhbch jy rgamtbnc Lg lak jg afncg bc tlg mar ack mnj-

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ucmnjonrtaefg jnjgcts at tlg ibtmlgc taefg Lg‒s tbrgk slg‒s ucapprgmb-

atgk ack cntlbch bc fbog bs turcbch nut tlg way tlgy lnpgk B hnt tlat gvgc

at tgc Aotgr a wlbfg tlg arhubch afjnst egmajg a fbogstyfg Cn fnchgr tlggxmgptbnc nr snjgtlbch tn eg slnmigk ack lnrrbo bgk ey bt was sbjpfy tlgbr

fbog Ack jbcg

[lgrg wasc‒t aeusg [lgy wgrgc‒t tlrnwbch pucmlgs nr kbslgs nr

icbvgs [lgbr sfbchs ack arrnws majg vgreaffy ack rgfgctfgssfy [lg rgaffy

lark part onr jg was tlgbr tncg Fbig twn cgw sbefbchs sarmasj ack smnrc

lak mnjg tn fbvg wbtl us B hrgw sn ammustnjgk tn tlg kbc no tgcsbnc tlat

bt aff snuckgk fbig dust acntlgr pfacg ofybch nvgrlgak Bc rgafbty bt was tlg

Gcnfa Hay mnjbch tn krnp tlg ebh ncg Jy jnj ack kak wgrg hnbch tn

spfbt upgt [lat was a cuig

B turcgk tnwark Kak bc tlg mar ack havg a lafo lgartgk Rgal B icnwsbquo

Xlat B wactgk tn kn was smrgaj Arg ynu nut no ynur jbckgt Ack ey

tlg way gvgc bo ynu arg hnbch tn spfbt up snjgkay iggp bt tn ynursgfo uctbf

bt lappgcs B‒j tgc B knc‒t wact tn lgar aenut bt B wact tn rbkg jy ebig

pfay wbtl jy orbgcks ack prgtgck tlat wg lavg a cnrjaf oajbfysbquo

B kbkc‒t say tlnsg tlbchs no mnursg ack B latgk jysgfo onr bt B turcgk

away ornj lbj ack fnnigk nut tlg wbcknw ack watmlgk jnst no jy tgc-

ygar-nfk wnrfk kbsappgar bc a juslrnnj mfnuk

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cnefg ack bjpnrtact wnri bc tlg wnrfk ‛ Hnk‒s wnri9 tlg orubts no wlbml ynu

ack B wbff eg fumiy gcnuhl tn gcdny as wg hrnw nfk tnhgtlgr Xatmlbch tlgsg

fbttfg huys hrnw bctn jgc bs a prbvbfghg tlat B aj prnuk tn slarg wbtl ynu ack

tlg pgrogmt oufobffjgct no nur jarrbahg encksRnu arg a hrgat jnj

Rnu arg a hrgat wbog

Rnu arg jy egst orbgck

Rnu arg vgry prgtty

Lappy Ebrtlkay

‛ Jatt

Jatt‒s hgcgrnsbty rgstnrgk jy lnpg Lg jakg jg oggf saog ack fnvgkack purpnsgouf Bc lbs nwc aknraefg way lg gvgc jakg jg oggf egautbouf

wlbml gvgry jntlgr no ynuch mlbfkrgc icnws bs cn sjaff tasi At a tbjg bc

nur fbvgs wlgc marggrs ack ibks wgrg mrgatbch fnnsg tlrgaks bc nur jarrbahg

ack nc tlg wnrst kay bc nur catbnc‒s rgmgct lbstnry Jatt havg jg a rgcgwgk

pgrspgmtbvg aenut nur fbog tnhgtlgr ack nur outurg Lbs fgttgr was fbig a stbtml

bc tlg jgckbch prnmgss Bt was tlg egst ebrtlkay prgsgct B‒k gvgr eggc hbvgc

A ogw jnctls aotgr 211 wg mgfgeratgk nur tgctl accbvgrsary bc Mafb-

onrcba Xg pfaccgk tlg trbp sgvgraf jnctls prbnr tn nur amtuaf Nmtnegr

accbvgrsary jnstfy tn ammnjjnkatg smlgkufgs Xg rgctgk a mncvgrtbefg

Pnrsmlg Enxstgr bc ]ac Oracmbsmn ack jakg tlg fgbsurgfy krbvg snutl tn Ebh

]ur Jatt was bc lbs hfnry Gvbkgcmg no Hnk surrnuckgk us [lg ]bgrras

tn nur fgot mraslbch suro tn nur rbhlt ack a fbttfg efami spnrts mar egcgatl

us Lgavgc Xg fnnpgk arnuck tlg ]gvgctggc-Jbfg Krbvg ack tnni bc aff

tlg sbhlts [lg Fncg Myprgss [rgg taff ]pyhfass pafjs ack sga nttgrs sgrv-

bch tlgjsgfvgs a kbccgr no aeafncg nc tlg rnmis as tlgy fachubslgk bc tlgPambobm Xg twbstgk ack turcgk a ebt oartlgr snutl nc Lbhlway Ncg uctbf

wg arrbvgk at tlg _gctaca Bcc ack ]pa a qubgt rnjactbm rgsnrt cgstfgk

bc tlg mfboos at Ebh ]ur Puffbch bctn tlg rgsnrt wg cntbmgk sjbfbch pgnpfg

jgackgrbch arnuck bc wlbtg rnegs Egonrg tlg egff maptabc mnufk npgc tlg

mar knnr Jatt fgacgk bctn jg ack wlbspgrgk Ugsnrtgt Nr bcsacg asyfujgtsbquo

Gbtlgr way wg‒ff obt bcsbquo B rgpfbgk wbtl a fauhl

_gctaca was qubtg a mnctrast ornj nur gvgrykay wnrfk Bt was ac

gxtrgjgfy qubgt rnjactbm gsmapg [lgrg was a ebt no mufturg slnmi eut btkbkc‒t taig fnch tn akapt Obotggc jbcutgs aotgr wg jnmigk tlg mrazbgs bc tlg

wlbtg rnegs wg wgrg knccbch nur nwc jncnhrajjgk tgrrbgs wbtl jatml-

bch wlbtg ofbp-ofnps sbppbch a kgfbhltouf Capa Maegrcgt nc nur fgbsurgfy

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1lt fbog bs hnnk

strnff tn tlg Dapacgsg lnt eatls Xg hbhhfgk fbig ibks wln wgrg hgttbch

away wbtl snjgtlbch Xg lak ncfy twn kays tn fuxurbatg sn wg jakg tlg

jnst no tlgj gatbch gxtranrkbcary mubsbcg ack taibch kggp ergatls no tlg

cbhlt-efnnjbch dasjbcgAotgr kbccgr wg sat nc tlg tgrramg no nur euchafnw nvgrfnnibch tlg

tracqubf jnuctabcs B rgstgk jy lgak eami ack ogft tlg tgcsbnc bc jy enky

jgft away Xlgc B npgcgk jy gygs tlgrg was ac npgc dgwgfry enx wbtl a

egautbouf pabr no kbajnck garrbchs sbttbch nc tnp no a _gctaca cntgpak wbtl

a lackwrbttgc cntg4

Lgrg‒s jy ebh bkga Xlgc tlg tbjg mnjgs wg hbvg ncg tn Krgw ack

ncg tn ]aj as knwc payjgctssbquo nc gchahgjgct rbchs [lgc wg hnhgt ynu twn hbact rnmis B fnvg ynu ‛ J

B luhhgk lbj arnuck lbs cgmi ack wg ibssgk Lg hnt bt rbhlt [lg gar-

rbchs wgrg pgrogmt eut jnst no aff B fnvgk lbs ebh bkga Lg mncsbkgrgk obvg

pgnpfg bc hbvbch tlbs hbot Bt was onr jg nur enys ack tlgbr outurg wbvgs

Lbs tlnuhltoufcgss wnufk tnuml pgnpfg lg kbkc‒t gvgc icnw

[ry ‒gj ncsbquo lg sabk sjbfbch Lg icgw lg lak jg Jatt lak eggc euy-

bch jg dgwgfry onr ygars eut juml no bt sat bkfg bc tlg dgwgfry enx B lak

cgvgr eggc ncg tn wgar juml dgwgfry jnstfy egmausg B was lypgr-awarg

no tlg oamt tlat B lak bt nc ack B tgckgk tn obkhgt wbtl bt Jy kbsmnjonrt

lnwgvgr kbk cnt stnp jy pgrsbstgct safgsjac luseack ornj euybch bt Cnw

aotgr tgc ygars lg lak onuck tlg pgrogmt hbot gfghact ack uckgrstatgk wbtl

tlg pgrogmt jgssahg

[laci ynusbquo B wlbspgrgk B mac‒t wabt uctbf nur enys mac uckgrstack

tlbs aenut ynusbquo

Jatt lbt pfay nc tlg MK pfaygr nc nur cbhltstack ack wg fbstgcgk tn amnjpfbjgctary MK tbtfgk Hnbch tn Mafbonrcba [lg MK was ac amnustbm hub-

tar trbeutg tn Fgk Tgppgfbc B fbigk jy rnmi-ack-rnff eut tlbs jgffnw MK

wnrigk wbtl tlg rnegs-ack-sfbppgrs jnnk Bt egmajg tlg snucktrami onr a

pgrogmt wggigck hgtaway

Eami lnjg tlg wggi no nur amtuaf accbvgrsary bc garfy Nmtnegr Jatt

ack B wgrg cnt oggfbch prgssurgk tn euy hbots nr pfac ac gfaenratg cbhlt

nut Hrgat jgjnrbgs no nur Mafbonrcba trbp fbchgrgk eut wg wgrg hfak

tn eg lnjg bc Jbmlbhac tlbs tbjg no ygar [lg autujc mlbff was eghbc-cbch tn mrggp eami bctn tlg abr wlbml jgact swgatslbrt wgatlgr onnteaff

hajgs ack spbmy mlbfb Gvgrytlbch sjgffs kboogrgct wlgc tlg fgavgs eghbc

tn turc [lgbr ygarfy jnrpl rgfgasgs a eurct pgroujg tlat swggtgcs tlg abr

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[lg vberact mnfnrs ack mrbsp tgjpgraturgs jaig jg oggf fbig B mnufk ruc a

tlnusack jbfgs aftlnuhl aotgr tlg obrst twn B‒k rgtlbci tlat bkga Autujc

arnusgs aff no tlg sgcsgs fbig cn ntlgr sgasnc pgrlaps egmausg wg mac oggf

tlg eghbccbch no tlg gck caturg‒s hrack obcafgJatt was upstabrs slnwgrbch ack ]ajjy tnni lbs jnrcbch cap wlbfg B

jnfkgk Pfay-Knl wbtl Krgw B tnni cntbmg no tlg fgavgs tlat luch dust nut-

sbkg tlg wbcknw [lg mlartrgusg hrggc was hbvbch way tn lbcts no vberact

rgk nrachg ack ygffnw

Hbcasbquo Jatt slnutgk tn jg ornj nur egkrnnj B wafigk tn tlg enttnj

no tlg stabrs tn sgg lbj wrappgk bc a tnwgf krbppbch wgt

Oggf tlbssbquo lg sabk as lg puslgk lbs obchgr bctn lbs tlbhl At obrst B

tlnuhlt lg was egbch ouccy eut qubmify rgafbzgk tlat lbs tncg was jnrg

sgrbnus

Xlat bs btgtsbquo B asigk ruslbch up tlg stabrs

B knc‒t icnw Bt oggfs fbig a jarefg bc jy fgh fbig a tbcy tujnrsbquo

B stnppgk jnvbch ack hfacmgk up at lbj wbtl a mncousgk fnni

A tujnrgt Xln says tlatgtsbquo B sabk lafo sarmastbmaffy [lat tlnuhlt fbc-

hgrgk bc tlg abr a jnjgct uctbf B rgafbzgk a Igff says tlat Xlbfg tlg avgrahg

pgrsnc kngs cnt dujp tn tlg mncmfusbnc tlat bt‒s a tujnrsbquo egonrg mncsbkgr-

bch gvgry ntlgr pnssbebfbty Jatt‒s oajbfy hbvgc tlg hgcgtbm lbstnry nc lbs

kak‒s sbkg tgckgk tn assujg tlg wnrst Xg mnctbcugk oggfbch arnuck lbs

tlbhl [lg jarefg was vgry kggp bc tlg jusmfg Jatt ack B ahrggk tlat lg

wnufk maff lbs kak‒s ncmnfnhbst

A ogw kays fatgr nc tlg kay no nur tgctl accbvgrsary B was bc nur egk-

rnnj ack saw nur amnustbm Fgk Tgppgfbc MK ornj _gctaca B rgafbzgk tlat

tlg tbjbch no nur trbp lak eggc fgss aenut fnhbstbms ack jnrg aenut a kbvbcg

pfac As Jatt fay bc nur egk rgmnvgrbch ornj surhgry tn rgjnvg a tujnrornj lbs fgh B prgssgk pfay [lg fast twn snchs nc tlg MK wgrg Eaeg B‒j

Hncca Fgavg Rnusbquo ack ]tabrway tn Lgavgcsbquo

Autujc lak arrbvgk

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jbmlagf

Mnfk sprbch watgrs ruc nvgr tlg sjaff

rnmis at tlg oar gck no Hrackvbgw Egaml prnvbkbch tlg ncfy snuck tn tlg

prgkawc stbffcgss nc Juffgtt Faig bc Cnrtlgrc Jbmlbhac [lg pgrogmt mrys-

taf suroamg rgsts jntbncfgss Bc tlg kbstacmg at tlg obrst ergai no fbhlt a faig

pgrml strgtmlgs up tnwark tlg tachgrbcg siy dust gcnuhl tn hufp a ergaioast

no oaffgc jayofbgs tlgc kbsappgars qubgtfy egfnw tlg suroamg [lg sbfgct

rbppfgs nc tlg watgr hfbkg tnwark tlg cnw-sjnfkgrbch lnrbznc As tlg suc

eghbcs tn wrgstfg tlg karicgss bctn rgtrgat B wbsl tlg wnrfk mnufk rgjabc

tlbs pgrogmt onr dust a wlbfg fnchgr

As B waffnw bc tlg mafj tlg jnjgct qubmify egmnjgs ebttgrswggt wbtl

tlg rgafbzatbnc tlat bc tlg efbci no ac gyg tlbs pgrogmt tracqubfbty wbff sur-rgckgr tn tlg snuck ack oury tlat ammnjpacy gaml cgw kay Mars ack enats

pgnpfg ack cnbsgs eusycgss ack ebffs tn eg pabk ack aff no tlg efgssbchs ack

mursgs tlat nmmupy tlg spamg egtwggc kawc ack twbfbhlt wbff snnc eg upnc

jg Bc tlg gck tlg sbfgct efbss tlat bs jnrcbch nc Juffgtt Faig bs orbgck ack

ong afbig9 a egautbouf ack mrugf ]laigspgargac kgvbmg tlat gaml kay sgkumgs

jg wbtl bts prnjbsg ack tlgc slattgrs jg wbtl bts lgartergai

Onr jy wbog Matly tlbs was a ucbqug ack spbrbtuaf pfamg Lgr pargcts

Farry ack Dbff Futz nwcgk a mnttahg nc Hrackvbgw Egaml a prgtty strgtmlno sacky slnrgfbcg at tlg oar gck no tlg faig ack Matl spgct jacy suj-

jgrs tlgrg Ncg no tlg farhgst ack kggpgst bcfack faigs bc tlg W] Juffgtt

Faig sggjgk tn maff nut tn lgr gaml tbjg slg staygk away a ebt tnn fnch

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]lg egmajg a kboogrgct wnjac wlgc slg was up cnrtl ([lat‒s wlat tlg

fnmafs maff bt9 wlgc ncg hngs tn tlg faigs bc Cnrtlgrc Jbmlbhac ncg hngs

up cnrtlsbquo) Afnch wbtl o fbp-o fnps ack watgrprnno sucefnmi Matly put nc

a cgw sgfo wlgc slg was tlgrg ack bt fnnigk hnnk nc lgr Lgr sfgckgr orajgsggjgk taffgr tlac tlg 7 fbstgk nc lgr krbvgr‒s fbmgcsg Lgr sujjgr labr

mauhlt dust gcnuhl no tlg suc‒s jahbm tn erbhltgc wbtl lbhlfbhlts Lgr sibc

oabr ack pbci onr cbcg jnctls nut no tlg ygar hrgw kggp ernwc jaibch

lgr tggtl pbgrmbchfy wlbtg wlgc slg sjbfgk Egbch at tlg faig ahrggk wbtl

Matly

Xlbfg slg ack B wgrg stbff katbch B lak tn eg krahhgk tlgrg Mnjg tn

jy pargcts‒ mnttahgsbquo Matly pfgakgk

B wactgk cncg no bt B was strbmtfy mncmrgtg B fnvgk tlg mbty ack was cgvgr

hnbch tn eg a lappy majpgrsbquo Unuhlbch bt onr jg was wlgc rnnj sgrvbmg

stnppgk sgrvbch at jbkcbhlt Pfus jy ncfy cntbnc no a mnttahgsbquo majg ornj

tlg krgakouf vbsbts tn Xbsmncsbc wlgrg jy kak lak taigc jy tlrgg sbefbchs

ack jg bc nrkgr tn hgt a fbttfg nutknnrs bc us

Rnu‒ff fnvg btsbquo Matly bcsbstgk

B wbff cnt fnvg btsbquo B sabk mlaccgfbch Xnnky Affgc Mrappy obslbch

slactbgs ack kggro fbgs tlg sbzg no _nfvns sbquo

Bt‒s cnt fbig tlatsbquo slg sabk Egsbkgs wg cggk a cbmg hgtawaysbquo

Hgtaway las wnrks f big Lyatt bc bt ]pas ack tgg tbjgs [lat‒s a hgtaway

[lg ncfy tlbch wg‒k eg hgttbch away ornj up cnrtl wnufk eg bcknnr

pfujebch ack twgctbgtl-mgctury kgctbstrysbquo

Rgt as wg aff icnw fnvg jaigs ynu kn tlg nmmasbncaf onnfbsl tlbch ]n

B pamigk a masg no ]PO 20 ack a obvg-haffnc macbstgr no mafajbcg fntbnc ack

wg krnvg cnrtl nut no Mlbmahn

As snnc as wg arrbvgk aff no jy ogars no nutlnusgs ack eamiwnnks eac- dns wgrg put tn rgst Bt turcgk nut tlat lgr pargcts‒ mnttahgsbquo was amtuaffy a

egautbouf ack wgff-appnbctgk faig lnjg wbtl onur egkrnnjs ack twn eatl-

rnnjs Egbch a tnp safgsjac bc tlg ourcbturg bckustry havg Farry Futz cnt

ncfy ammgss tn tlg obcgr tlbchs eut a tastg onr tlgj as wgff [lgbr lnjg was

spntfgss wbtl a mfgac mnctgjpnrary styfg ack a tnuml no up-cnrtl mlarj

[lg jgtbmufnus wlbtg waffs rgjabcgk orgg no acy mfuttgr gxmgpt onr tlrgg

farhg orajgk plntnhrapls tlat Farry lbjsgfo lak taigc ack luch prnjb-

cgctfy bc tlg hrgat rnnj [lgy lak jnrg tlac ncg luckrgk oggt no faigornctack aff tlg watgr tnys ynu mnufk kgsbrg4 sib enats ack pnctnnc party enats

ofntatbnc kgvbmgs no gvgry ibck ack gvgc a ]gaKnn tn rbkg

Cgarey B kbsmnvgrgk a hnfo mnursg maffgk [lg ]gmrgt ‛ a oaeufnus fbttfg

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sgjb-prbvatg trami marvgk nut no tlg vbrhbc pbcg onrgst tlat afways sggjgk tn

lavg ac npgcbch nc tlg o brst tgg wlgcgvgr B asigk [lg pgnpfg tlgrg wgrg

hrgat ack tlg mnursg cnt tnn kboo bmuft B snnc kgvgfnpgk a fnvglatg rgfatbnc-

slbp wbtl tlg par-obvg gbhltl lnfg wlbml afways tauctgk jy ghn bctn hnbchonr tlg hrggc bc twn tlnuhl tlgrg was a wgff-pfamgk pnck bc ornct [lbs

kbajnck bc tlg rnuhl (aff pucs bctgckgk) was tlg kgaf jaigr onr jg wbtl

Juffgtt Faig B eghac tn fnni onrwark tn hnbch up cnrtl as juml as Matly

Gvgctuaffy B justgrgk tlg mnurahg (erabcs rgaffy) tn asi lgr tn jarry

jg As B wabtgk onr lgr at tlg aftar nc nur wgkkbch kay B fnnigk arnuck

tlg mlurml at tlg mnuctfgss orbgcks ack oajbfy hatlgrgk Jy kak mauhlt jy

gyg ack sjbfgk a wgkkbch sjbfg at jg ack tlgc turcgk tnwark tlg eami no

tlg mlurml Dust tlgc Matly appgargk hfnwbch at tlg gck no tlg absfg Kak

wlggfgk arnuck ack mauhlt jy gyg ahabc [lbs tbjg tlnuhl lg appgargk

kazgk ey tlg vbsbnc lg‒k dust sggc B uckgrstnnk Matly lak tlat googmt nc

pgnpfg

Bt was lgr sjbfg tlat tnni jg maptbvg tlg kay wg jgt ack cgvgr ncmg fgt

jg hn [lgrg was ac autlgctbm quafbty tn lgr sjbfg tlat jakg pgnpfg stnp

ack fnni9 a easbm lujac trutl tlat sggjgk tn gjacatg ornj kggp wbtlbc

lgr ack caturaffy obck bts way upwark ack nut Fbig tlg jahja ofnw ornj

_gsuvbus tlgrg was sbjpfy cn stnppbch Matly‒s sjbfg Bt mnufk orggzg pgnpfg

wlgrg tlgy stnnk ack lnfk tlgj tlgrg snjgtbjgs onrgvgr

[lat‒s wlat lappgcgk tn jg acyway

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tlg wggi no nur tgc-ygar accbvgrsary Onr sgvgraf jnctls bt ogft fbig B was

watmlbch sjnig ebffnwbch ornj tlg obrst tnwgr nc 211 A trahgky was

nmmurrbch bc nur fbvgs eut bt sggjgk kbstact B icgw wlat B lak tn kn ack

fbig a rgsmug wnrigr B sprach bctn amtbnc tn assbst ack savg tlg fbog no jy

luseack

Xg vbsbtgk tlg Wcbvgrsbty no Jbmlbhac Macmgr Mgctgr ack JK Ackgr-

snc bc Lnustnc arjgk wbtl stamis no rgsgarml ack Jatt‒s oajbfy lbstnry

[lg knmtnrs wg jgt at entl lnspbtafs wgrg fnchtbjg mnffgahugs wln sggjgk

tn eg bc ahrggjgct nc gvgrytlbch rgharkbch Jatt‒s masg gxmgpt ncg kgtabf

Bt was icnwc tlat rakbatbnc ack mlgjntlgrapy mnufk rgsuft bc lbs typg nomacmgr sprgakbch jnrg qubmify eut ncfy ncg knmtnr egfbgvgk tlg egcgobts

nutwgbhlgk tlg rbsis Bc lbs wnrks bt was a oataf jbstaigsbquo cnt tn lavg

mlgjn Bt was a kajcgk bo ynu kn kajcgk bo ynu knc‒tsbquo sbtuatbnc ack tlg

ncfy tlbch wg icgw onr surg was Jatt‒s oajbfy lbstnry

B spgct juml no jy ynutl bckboogrgct tn tlg suedgmt no lbstnry ack

rghrgttaefy lavg rgjabcgk bhcnract bctn akuftlnnk [lnuhl B jbhlt stbff

oabf a pnp qubz nc tlg Ugvnfutbncary Xar B icgw ncg tlbch onr surg4 [lnsg

wln maccnt rgjgjegr tlg past arg mnckgjcgk tn rgpgat btsbquo [rakbtbncafmlgjntlgrapy lak cgvgr wnrigk nc fgbnjynsarmnja bc tlg Igff oajbfy

[lbs ebh smary wnrk prncnucmgk fbg-nl-jy-nl-sarmnjasbquo bs a rarg

onrj no macmgr tlat lak afrgaky mfabjgk tlg fbvgs no Jatt‒s kak ack sgvgraf

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ntlgr jgjegrs no tlg Igff oajbfy [lgy aff kbgk ynuch ammnjpacbgk ey a

tnxbm mlgjn mnmitabf tlat was tlg egst wg‒vg hnt tn noogrsbquo ey tlg jgkbmaf

mnjjucbty

Lbhlfy bctgffbhgct spgmbafbsts kbsahrggk eut lbstnry was mfgar ack wgwgrg kgtgrjbcgk cnt tn rgpgat bt [lg jgkbmaf prnogssbnc bs krbvgc ey tlg

cggk tn kn snjgtlbch gvgc wlgc tlat snjgtlbch las tlg pntgctbaf tn mausg

hrgatgr suoogrbch ack uftbjatgfy gck wbtl tlg sajg nutmnjg hbvg nr taig a

mnupfg jnctls no jbsgry Jatt was mfgar aenut lnw lg wactgk tn fbvg wbtl

macmgr ack bt was hnbch tn eg orgg no trakbtbncaf mlgjn ack knmtnrs wbtl

efbckgrs

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tbcg M[ smacs ack mlgmiups eut nur fbvgs wgrg cnt krajatbmaffy aftgrgk

Lg was jnstfy lgaftly ack fbog was jnstfy cnrjaf B egmajg tlg Jartla

]tgwart no fbvbch wbtl macmgr trybch tn jaig nur lnjg ack fbog pgrogmt

eut bt wasc‒t Jatt spgct juml no tlg obrst ygar hrbgvbch lbjsgfo bc suetfg

ways B mnufk oggf tlg puff egtwggc us [lg enys ack B rgprgsgctgk a pabcouf

rgafbty tn Jatt sn lg hravbtatgk tnwark tlbchs tlat ogft hnnk4 wnri onnk

ack krbci Wconrtucatgfy tlgrg wgrgc‒t gcnuhl efug mlggsg rdquo stuoogk nfbvgs

bc tlg wnrfk tn affgvbatg lbs achubsl

B sat sfujpgk nc a stnnf at tlg ibtmlgc mnuctgr starbch at tlg kbhbtaf mfnmi

nc tlg jbmrnwavg efbcibch 41 pj eami at jg [lg lnusg was ucusuaffy

qubgt Jy lgak ogft lgavy ack jy lnt tga lak hncg mnfk Fnnibch knwc at

jy mafgckar B mrnssgk noo a erbkaf slnwgr a egcgobt kbccgr ack nur oajbfy

vamatbnc tn Capfgs Ofnrbka Bc pfamg no tlnsg gvgcts B bcigk bc Jatt‒s fuch

ebnpsy appnbctjgcts wbtl macmgr spgmbafbsts at ]fnac Igttgrbch ack Kaca

Oaregr ack ac appnbctjgct wbtl Kr Cbmlnfas Hnczafgz a lnfbstbm knmtnr

bc JaclattacXlgrg arg tlg ibksgtsbquo B tlnuhlt [lbs bs cnt a qugstbnc B usuaffy lavg tn

asi B rgafbzgk qubmify tlat ]aj was stbff cappbch eut bt tnni ac gxtra ogw

sgmncks tn ammnuct onr Krgw ]ukkgcfy B rgjgjegrgk B was tlbrty jbcutgs

fatg pbmibch lbj up ornj prgsmlnnf Bc a pacbm B rac upstabrs ack hraeegk

]ajjy nut no egk B pramtbmaffy tlrgw lbj bctn lbs mar sgat hraeegk a sbppy

mup noo tlg mar ofnnr slnvgk bt bc lbs fap ack spgk noo B mnufk oggf jysgfo

eghbccbch tn ucravgf Jbkway tlrnuhl jy apnfnhy tn tlg smlnnf noobmg

staoo B eghac tn sne Bt ogft fbig tlg sgmnck pfacg was sfajjbch bctn tlgXnrfk [rakg Mgctgr ack tlbs tbjg B was bc tlg eubfkbch

Onrhgttbch tn pbmi up jy onur-ygar-nfk ornj prgsmlnnf was tlg obrst sbhc

no tlg hrbgo tlat qubgtfy hraeegk lnfk no jg garfbgr tlat wggi wlgc Jatt

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rgmgbvgk a sgmnck macmgr kbahcnsbs Lg lak acntlgr rnutbcg M[ smac ack

jbcnr nutpatbgct aeknjbcaf surhgry tn rgjnvg wlat wg suspgmtgk was a

tbcy fbpnja wlbml bs cntlbch jnrg tlac a lark fujp no oatty tbssug usuaffy

onuck dust egcgatl tlg sibc B lak krbvgc Jatt tn tlg lnspbtaf onr tlg prnmg-kurg ack wabtgk afncg wbtl jy enni ack mgff plncg tn iggp jg mnjpacy

Bt was a oajbfbar rnutbcg uctbf tlg ncmnfnhbst maffgk jg bctn a sjaff rnnj

akdamgct tn surhbmaf wabtbch As B hatlgrgk jy tlbchs jy lacks wgrg slai-

bch B was egbch maffgk bctn a knnj rnnjsbquo B icgw tlg siyfbcg no jy fbog

was aenut tn mlachg

Bs acyncg wbtl ynu tnkaygtsbquo lg asigk

Dust Jattsbquo

Lg lgsbtatgk as bo cnt wactbch tn tgff jg

B mac lackfg btsbquo B sabk mafjfy Xg‒vg eggc kgafbch wbtl tlbs onr a ygar

ack a lafosbquo

[lg surhgnc fgacgk bc ack B watmlgk lbs lacks as lg spnig suemnc-

smbnusfy wactbch tn sgg lnw stgaky tlgy wgrg

Xg rgjnvgk tlg fbpnja ornj Jatt‒s aeknjgc eut wg onuck acntlgr

tujnr lbkbch eglbck bt Patlnfnhy mncobrjgk bt bs fgbnjynsarmnja Afsn

tlg M[ smac slnws fgsbncs nc lbs fuchs ack fbvgr tlat mnufk afsn eg sarmnja

Xg‒ff cggk a fuch ebnpsy tn mncobrjsbquo

B mnufk oggf jy lgart egatbch bc jy mlgst B mnufkc‒t rgmncmbfg wly B ogft

slnmigk sn B rgjabcgk stnbm Lg cgvgr sabk tlg wnrk tgrjbcafsbquo eut bt was

tlgrg furibch bc tlg suetgxt fbig tlg mnwarkfy lbkkgc tujnr

[wn wggis fatgr Jatt lak a fuch ebnpsy tn mncobrj wlat wg afrgaky

icgw [lbs tbjg B wasc‒t afncg Gbhltggc orbgcks ack oajbfy sat wbtl jg bc

tlg wabtbch rnnj Xlgc tlg noobmbaf wnrk majg tlg rnnj gruptgk bc tgars

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onr jy lack

Bt‒s wlat wg tlnuhlt rbhltgtsbquo lg asigk

Jy gygs wgffgk up ack lg icgw Lg puffgk jg mfnsgr

Bt‒s hncca eg niaysbquo lg sabk

B wactgk tn egfbgvg lbj eut tlg tnwgrs wgrg eghbccbch tn oaff ack B

mnufkc‒t ruc oast gcnuhl

Nur gctnurahg no oajbfy ack orbgcks fgot tlg lnspbtaf ncfy tn rgturctlg cgxt kay tn raffy arnuck Jatt [lgy cggkgk tn tafi tn lbj ack eg cgar

lbj B rgjgjegr tlbcibch lnw efgssgk wg wgrg tn eg surrnuckgk ey pgnpfg

wln wgrg cnt aorabk tn kraw mfnsgr tn us at a tbjg wlgc stahg macmgr was

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earrgfbch knwc tlg tramis Jacy pgnpfg ofgg tlg smgcg at tbjgs fbig tlbs eut

cnt nur orbgcks [lgy put tlgbr nwc fbvgs nc lnfk tn jnvg bc mfnsgr hbvbch

Jatt tlg strgchtl lg cggkgk tn turc macmgr arnuck

A cuc majg bctn tlg rnnj ack noogrgk tn pray wbtl Jatt A sjaff hrnupno us hatlgrgk arnuck lbj ack lgfk lacks wlbfg slg praygk onr lgafbch ack

mnjonrt As wg wgrg aenut tn fgt hn Jatt asigk bo lg mnufk say a praygr

B saw nc tlg oamgs no tlnsg hatlgrgk a sgcsg no Hnnk onr ynu Xay tn eg

strnch Jatt Pray tlat ynu egat tlbs tlbch egmausg ynu macsbquo Xg enwgk

nur lgaks ncmg ahabc ack Jatt eghac tn pray onr tlg cuc ack lgr jbcbstry

Lg praygk tlat Hnk wnufk watml nvgr lgr ack hubkg lgr wnri Cnt ncg

wnrk no lbs praygr was kbrgmtgk tn lbjsgfo [lbs was tlg jnjgct wlgc

Jatt‒s onmus turcgk nutwark Macmgr lak kncg aff tlg kajahg bt was hnbch

tn kn Lbs enky was wgai eut B lak cgvgr sggc lbj strnchgr

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jbmlagf

[lg jnkgst euchafnws ack kgmaybch

ernwcstncgs no Mlbmahn‒s Xgst ]bkg prnvbkg a stari mnctrast tn tlg hfgaj-

bch armlbtgmturaf luerbs no bts knwctnwc siyfbcg ack bffustratg a ucbqugfy

Mlbmahn efgck no mycbmbsj ack lnpg Hrnwbch up tlgrg jgact fgarcbch

quabct aplnrbsjs tlat sggjgk tn eg passgk knwc hgcgratbnc tn hgcgratbnc4

Jayeg tlg cgxt jaynr wnc‒t eg qubtg sn mnrrupt Bt‒s pnssbefg bt wnc‒t eg as

mnfk tlbs wbctgr Pgrlaps tlbs ygar tlg Mues wbff jaig bt tn tlg Xnrfk ]grbgs

Ubhlt Puff tlbs fgh ack bt pfays Dbchfg Egffssbquo

Cn knuet aenut bt B was a mycbm eut at fgast B majg ey bt lncgstfy [lg

Mlbmahn no jy ynutl mnufk wgff eg maffgk ]igptbm _affgy hbvgc tlg cujegr

no lypnmrbtgs quasb-autlnrbtarbacs ack dust pfabc fapsgk oabtlouf ruccbcharnuck tlg pfamg [lbs rbml rghbnc no knuet was ogrtbfg hrnuck onr muftbvat-

bch a hgcgratbnc no mycbms wln wgrg mnjonrtaefg mlaffgchbch nfk-smlnnf

mncvgctbncs Jy hrapg was a 125 a prgtty hnnk ygar4 Dnlc Hfgcc Mueac

jbssbfgs ack wlbtg-tbg kbccgrs at tlg Igccgky Xlbtg Lnusg [lg Egatfgs

rgfgasgk tlgbr vgry obrst rgmnrk ack Nswafk was stbff cntlbch jnrg tlac a

puci nc tlg mnrcgr passbch nut fgaofgts

B was rabsgk Matlnfbm eut fbig sn jacy fgot tlg mlurml fnch ahn Jy

mycbmbsj onr aff tlbchs rgfbhbnus was curturgk ey a turc as ac aftar eny Jyoatlgr jntlgr ucmfgs ack nfkgst erntlgr wgrg aff hrakuatgs no Matlnfbm

gkumatbnc ack tlgy spnig orggfy aenut bts efgssbchs ack mursgs ]n B ogft mnj-

onrtaefg wlgc B jakg jy tlnrnuhlfy bconrjgk kgmbsbnc tn fgavg As B‒vg

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sabk jacy tbjgs B afways qugstbncgk tlgjsbquo B‒vg cgvgr ncmg qugstbncgk

Lbj

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jy oatlgr Ubmlark ]pglc aia [lg Ensssbquo a sgfo-bjpnsgk eut kgsgrvgktbtfg Kak was tlg enss at wnri ack lg was tlg enss bc lbs lnjg Lg sggjgk

tn eg tlg enss nr at fgast vgry juml bc mnctrnf no tlbchs dust aenut gvgry-

wlgrg lg wgct Pgnpfg caturaffy hravbtatgk tn lbj ack onffnwgk lbs fgak

Jy twn erntlgrs jy sbstgr ack B mgrtabcfy onffnwgk lbs nrkgrs [Esbquo lg

wnufk sbhc cntgs tn us Jaig surg tlg hrass hgts mut tnkay [Esbquo [lg Enss

Kak was cgvgr rgaffy maffgk Ubmlark Onr jnst no lbs fbog lg wgct ey

tlg kbjbcutbvg Kbmi Bc fatgr ygars lbs hrackmlbfkrgc wgrg tnn ynuch tn

gcucmbatg Hrackpa Kbmisbquo [lgy mnufk ncfy justgr Humia Lnigsbquo Fatgr

tlat was slnrtgcgk tn sbjpfy Lnig

Lg fnvgk ibks ack ibks fnvgk lbj [lnuhl lg afways lak tlg lbhlgst

gxpgmtatbncs no tlgj ‛ eg pnfbtg jbck ynur jaccgrs pbmi up tlat hareahg

nc tlg hrnuck ‛ tlnsg sajg ibks aknrgk lbj Lg fnvgk hajgs ack was a

jastgr at jaibch up cgw ncgs tn pfay Xg wgrg cgvgr enrgk wabtbch onr

onnk tn mnjg at a rgstauract egmausg Kak onuck a way tn jaig a hajg nut

no suhar pamis ack saftslaigrs

[n us ibks tlg wnrst tlbch bc tlg wnrfk was kbsappnbctbch lbj Cnt ncfy

egmausg lg was nur oatlgr ack wg wactgk tn bjprgss lbj fbig acy ibk kngs

eut afsn egmausg wg icgw tlat lg lak suml lbhl stackarks Bo wg garcgk lbs

prabsg wg just eg knbch snjgtlbch rbhlt Lbs rnfg was tgamlgr prntgmtnr

prnvbkgr eut afsn arebtgr onr aff tlat bs wnrtly ack hnnk bc tlg wnrfk Bo Kak

sabk Xgff kncgsbquo tlat was tlg hnfk stackark ack cntlbch gfsg majg mfnsg

As wg ibks egmajg ynuch akufts ack eghac tn jaig kgmbsbncs nc nur

nwc B tlbci Kak‒s nwc vbgw no lbs rnfg bc nur fbvgs mncousgk lbj a ebt Lgstbf f rnargk fbig tlg nfk fbnc lg was eut tlg ntlgr fbncs bc tlg kgc cn fnchgr

rgharkgk lbj tlg way tlgy usgk tn [lbs ahhravatgk lbj tn cn gck B tlbci

tlg smarbgst tlnuhlt tlat mrnssgk jy kak‒s jbck was tlat lg jbhlt snjgkay

egmnjg brrgfgvact Lg prgogrrgk mncofbmt ack amrbjncy tn kbsrghark Lg

kbkc‒t jbck bo ynu tlnuhlt lg was ac ]NE9 lg dust kbkc‒t wact ynu tn mnc-

sbkgr lbj brrgfgvact Onr [lg Enss tlat was sbjpfy ucammgptaefg

Xlgc B was tgc jy Wcmfg Dami kbgk sukkgcfy Lg was jy oatlgr‒s

erntlgr ack egst orbgck ack Kak bjjgkbatgfy ogft a prnonuck sgcsg no kutytn taig marg no Dami‒s oajbfy Jy Auct Pghhy was fgot wbtl sbx ibks ack tlgy

cggkgk a oatlgr obhurg Jy erntlgrs ack sbstgr ack B dust wbslgk bt kbkc‒t

lavg tn eg nurs

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A sgcsg no kuty was vgry bjpnrtact tn jy kak Ugspncsbebfbty majg

egonrg gvgrytlbch gfsg

Bt‒s aenut lncnrsbquo lg sabk

Cn jattgr wlat btsbquo was bt was afways aenut lncnr Kbmi ]pglc cgvgrsgrvgk bc tlg Jarbcg Mnrps eut ey Hnk lg fbvgk sgjpgr ob gvgry kay no lbs

fbog Lg kbk bc oamt sgrvg bc tlg arjy ack was prnuk no bt Lg was statbncgk

bc Mbcmbccatb kurbch tlg Inrgac Xar Xlgc wg dnigk aenut lbs fami no

mnjeat gxpgrbgcmg lg afways acswgrgk eami wbtl tlg sajg fbcg4 Rnu‒ff

cntbmg tlat at cn tbjg kurbch jy sgrvbmg kbk tlg mbty no Mbcmbccatb gvgr oaf f

bctn gcgjy lackssbquo

]n nut no kuty cgarfy gvgry wggigck lg startgk hnbch tn nur mnusbcs‒

lnjg bc Earrbchtnc a egautbouf faig-strgwc sueure cnrtlwgst no Mlbmahn

Lg mlgmigk nc lbs cbgmgs ack cgplgws kbk fbttfg mlnrgs arnuck tlg lnusg

arrachgk Pghhy‒s ebffs ack jakg surg tlg fbog bcsuracmg jncgy was wgff

bcvgstgk Qubmify tlbs egmajg a sbhcbo bmact snurmg no tgcsbnc bc nur lnjg

Jy jnj ack kak eghac tn arhug tlg ibck no arhujgcts tlat cnenky gvgr

wbcs

Egbch tgc B kbkc‒t marg juml aenut tlg lujac kycajbms no bt af f9 B dust

wactgk tn eg wbtl jy kak ]nnc B obhurgk nut tlat bo B wactgk tn spgck a

fnt no tbjg wbtl lbj B‒k egttgr eg wbffbch tn hgt bc lbs mar ack hn tn Ear-

rbchtnc Bt egmajg snjgtlbch no a rbtuaf onr lbj ack jg ack B onuck a way

tn gcdny bt

[lg fnch mar rbkgs prnvbkgk a fnt no tbjg wlgc wg mnufk tafi tn gaml

ntlgr ack hgt tn icnw gaml ntlgr‒s taig nc tlg wnrfk Lg tauhlt jg aenut

[ncy Egccgtt ack Fumbacn Pavarnttb nc tlnsg mar rbkgs B tauhlt lbj aenut

tlg Gahfgs ack Knc JmFgac Lg smlnnfgk jg nc lnw tn jaig a safg tafi

tn a mnp wlgc lg puffs ynu nvgr tgff a hrgat stnry ack asi nut a hbrf B tnfklbj wly wg slnufk hgt a cgw hajg maffgk Pnch [lnsg mar rbkgs tauhlt jg

snjgtlbch gfsg tnn4 snjgtbjgs gvgrytlbch ynu icnw tn eg trug rgaffy bsc‒t

Nc a ]aturkay jnrcbch at tlg mnrcgr no Faig Mnni Unak ack Unutg

15 bc ac ucbcmnrpnratgk sgmtbnc no cnrtlwgst Mlbmahn jy oatlgr tgstgk tlg

obrst ]pglc oajbfy cumfgar enje

Rnu icnw tlat ynur jnj ack B wbff prneaefy spfbt up snjgkay rbhltgtsbquo

lg sabk tn jg kurbch ncg no nur krbvgs

[lg abr ruslgk nut no jy fuchs Bt ogft as bo B was bc a pfacg at tlbrtytlnusack oggt ack snjgncg lak dust npgcgk tlg knnr Lg was taibch jy

tgjpgraturg hauhbch jy rgamtbnc Lg lak jg afncg bc tlg mar ack mnj-

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B icgw jy pargcts onuhlt B lak eggc bc tlg jbkkfg no tlnsg mfassbm

ucmnjonrtaefg jnjgcts at tlg ibtmlgc taefg Lg‒s tbrgk slg‒s ucapprgmb-

atgk ack cntlbch bc fbog bs turcbch nut tlg way tlgy lnpgk B hnt tlat gvgc

at tgc Aotgr a wlbfg tlg arhubch afjnst egmajg a fbogstyfg Cn fnchgr tlggxmgptbnc nr snjgtlbch tn eg slnmigk ack lnrrbo bgk ey bt was sbjpfy tlgbr

fbog Ack jbcg

[lgrg wasc‒t aeusg [lgy wgrgc‒t tlrnwbch pucmlgs nr kbslgs nr

icbvgs [lgbr sfbchs ack arrnws majg vgreaffy ack rgfgctfgssfy [lg rgaffy

lark part onr jg was tlgbr tncg Fbig twn cgw sbefbchs sarmasj ack smnrc

lak mnjg tn fbvg wbtl us B hrgw sn ammustnjgk tn tlg kbc no tgcsbnc tlat

bt aff snuckgk fbig dust acntlgr pfacg ofybch nvgrlgak Bc rgafbty bt was tlg

Gcnfa Hay mnjbch tn krnp tlg ebh ncg Jy jnj ack kak wgrg hnbch tn

spfbt upgt [lat was a cuig

B turcgk tnwark Kak bc tlg mar ack havg a lafo lgartgk Rgal B icnwsbquo

Xlat B wactgk tn kn was smrgaj Arg ynu nut no ynur jbckgt Ack ey

tlg way gvgc bo ynu arg hnbch tn spfbt up snjgkay iggp bt tn ynursgfo uctbf

bt lappgcs B‒j tgc B knc‒t wact tn lgar aenut bt B wact tn rbkg jy ebig

pfay wbtl jy orbgcks ack prgtgck tlat wg lavg a cnrjaf oajbfysbquo

B kbkc‒t say tlnsg tlbchs no mnursg ack B latgk jysgfo onr bt B turcgk

away ornj lbj ack fnnigk nut tlg wbcknw ack watmlgk jnst no jy tgc-

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strnff tn tlg Dapacgsg lnt eatls Xg hbhhfgk fbig ibks wln wgrg hgttbch

away wbtl snjgtlbch Xg lak ncfy twn kays tn fuxurbatg sn wg jakg tlg

jnst no tlgj gatbch gxtranrkbcary mubsbcg ack taibch kggp ergatls no tlg

cbhlt-efnnjbch dasjbcgAotgr kbccgr wg sat nc tlg tgrramg no nur euchafnw nvgrfnnibch tlg

tracqubf jnuctabcs B rgstgk jy lgak eami ack ogft tlg tgcsbnc bc jy enky

jgft away Xlgc B npgcgk jy gygs tlgrg was ac npgc dgwgfry enx wbtl a

egautbouf pabr no kbajnck garrbchs sbttbch nc tnp no a _gctaca cntgpak wbtl

a lackwrbttgc cntg4

Lgrg‒s jy ebh bkga Xlgc tlg tbjg mnjgs wg hbvg ncg tn Krgw ack

ncg tn ]aj as knwc payjgctssbquo nc gchahgjgct rbchs [lgc wg hnhgt ynu twn hbact rnmis B fnvg ynu ‛ J

B luhhgk lbj arnuck lbs cgmi ack wg ibssgk Lg hnt bt rbhlt [lg gar-

rbchs wgrg pgrogmt eut jnst no aff B fnvgk lbs ebh bkga Lg mncsbkgrgk obvg

pgnpfg bc hbvbch tlbs hbot Bt was onr jg nur enys ack tlgbr outurg wbvgs

Lbs tlnuhltoufcgss wnufk tnuml pgnpfg lg kbkc‒t gvgc icnw

[ry ‒gj ncsbquo lg sabk sjbfbch Lg icgw lg lak jg Jatt lak eggc euy-

bch jg dgwgfry onr ygars eut juml no bt sat bkfg bc tlg dgwgfry enx B lak

cgvgr eggc ncg tn wgar juml dgwgfry jnstfy egmausg B was lypgr-awarg

no tlg oamt tlat B lak bt nc ack B tgckgk tn obkhgt wbtl bt Jy kbsmnjonrt

lnwgvgr kbk cnt stnp jy pgrsbstgct safgsjac luseack ornj euybch bt Cnw

aotgr tgc ygars lg lak onuck tlg pgrogmt hbot gfghact ack uckgrstatgk wbtl

tlg pgrogmt jgssahg

[laci ynusbquo B wlbspgrgk B mac‒t wabt uctbf nur enys mac uckgrstack

tlbs aenut ynusbquo

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tar trbeutg tn Fgk Tgppgfbc B fbigk jy rnmi-ack-rnff eut tlbs jgffnw MK

wnrigk wbtl tlg rnegs-ack-sfbppgrs jnnk Bt egmajg tlg snucktrami onr a

pgrogmt wggigck hgtaway

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ack B wgrg cnt oggfbch prgssurgk tn euy hbots nr pfac ac gfaenratg cbhlt

nut Hrgat jgjnrbgs no nur Mafbonrcba trbp fbchgrgk eut wg wgrg hfak

tn eg lnjg bc Jbmlbhac tlbs tbjg no ygar [lg autujc mlbff was eghbc-cbch tn mrggp eami bctn tlg abr wlbml jgact swgatslbrt wgatlgr onnteaff

hajgs ack spbmy mlbfb Gvgrytlbch sjgffs kboogrgct wlgc tlg fgavgs eghbc

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[lg vberact mnfnrs ack mrbsp tgjpgraturgs jaig jg oggf fbig B mnufk ruc a

tlnusack jbfgs aftlnuhl aotgr tlg obrst twn B‒k rgtlbci tlat bkga Autujc

arnusgs aff no tlg sgcsgs fbig cn ntlgr sgasnc pgrlaps egmausg wg mac oggf

tlg eghbccbch no tlg gck caturg‒s hrack obcafgJatt was upstabrs slnwgrbch ack ]ajjy tnni lbs jnrcbch cap wlbfg B

jnfkgk Pfay-Knl wbtl Krgw B tnni cntbmg no tlg fgavgs tlat luch dust nut-

sbkg tlg wbcknw [lg mlartrgusg hrggc was hbvbch way tn lbcts no vberact

rgk nrachg ack ygffnw

Hbcasbquo Jatt slnutgk tn jg ornj nur egkrnnj B wafigk tn tlg enttnj

no tlg stabrs tn sgg lbj wrappgk bc a tnwgf krbppbch wgt

Oggf tlbssbquo lg sabk as lg puslgk lbs obchgr bctn lbs tlbhl At obrst B

tlnuhlt lg was egbch ouccy eut qubmify rgafbzgk tlat lbs tncg was jnrg

sgrbnus

Xlat bs btgtsbquo B asigk ruslbch up tlg stabrs

B knc‒t icnw Bt oggfs fbig a jarefg bc jy fgh fbig a tbcy tujnrsbquo

B stnppgk jnvbch ack hfacmgk up at lbj wbtl a mncousgk fnni

A tujnrgt Xln says tlatgtsbquo B sabk lafo sarmastbmaffy [lat tlnuhlt fbc-

hgrgk bc tlg abr a jnjgct uctbf B rgafbzgk a Igff says tlat Xlbfg tlg avgrahg

pgrsnc kngs cnt dujp tn tlg mncmfusbnc tlat bt‒s a tujnrsbquo egonrg mncsbkgr-

bch gvgry ntlgr pnssbebfbty Jatt‒s oajbfy hbvgc tlg hgcgtbm lbstnry nc lbs

kak‒s sbkg tgckgk tn assujg tlg wnrst Xg mnctbcugk oggfbch arnuck lbs

tlbhl [lg jarefg was vgry kggp bc tlg jusmfg Jatt ack B ahrggk tlat lg

wnufk maff lbs kak‒s ncmnfnhbst

A ogw kays fatgr nc tlg kay no nur tgctl accbvgrsary B was bc nur egk-

rnnj ack saw nur amnustbm Fgk Tgppgfbc MK ornj _gctaca B rgafbzgk tlat

tlg tbjbch no nur trbp lak eggc fgss aenut fnhbstbms ack jnrg aenut a kbvbcg

pfac As Jatt fay bc nur egk rgmnvgrbch ornj surhgry tn rgjnvg a tujnrornj lbs fgh B prgssgk pfay [lg fast twn snchs nc tlg MK wgrg Eaeg B‒j

Hncca Fgavg Rnusbquo ack ]tabrway tn Lgavgcsbquo

Autujc lak arrbvgk

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jbmlagf

Mnfk sprbch watgrs ruc nvgr tlg sjaff

rnmis at tlg oar gck no Hrackvbgw Egaml prnvbkbch tlg ncfy snuck tn tlg

prgkawc stbffcgss nc Juffgtt Faig bc Cnrtlgrc Jbmlbhac [lg pgrogmt mrys-

taf suroamg rgsts jntbncfgss Bc tlg kbstacmg at tlg obrst ergai no fbhlt a faig

pgrml strgtmlgs up tnwark tlg tachgrbcg siy dust gcnuhl tn hufp a ergaioast

no oaffgc jayofbgs tlgc kbsappgars qubgtfy egfnw tlg suroamg [lg sbfgct

rbppfgs nc tlg watgr hfbkg tnwark tlg cnw-sjnfkgrbch lnrbznc As tlg suc

eghbcs tn wrgstfg tlg karicgss bctn rgtrgat B wbsl tlg wnrfk mnufk rgjabc

tlbs pgrogmt onr dust a wlbfg fnchgr

As B waffnw bc tlg mafj tlg jnjgct qubmify egmnjgs ebttgrswggt wbtl

tlg rgafbzatbnc tlat bc tlg efbci no ac gyg tlbs pgrogmt tracqubfbty wbff sur-rgckgr tn tlg snuck ack oury tlat ammnjpacy gaml cgw kay Mars ack enats

pgnpfg ack cnbsgs eusycgss ack ebffs tn eg pabk ack aff no tlg efgssbchs ack

mursgs tlat nmmupy tlg spamg egtwggc kawc ack twbfbhlt wbff snnc eg upnc

jg Bc tlg gck tlg sbfgct efbss tlat bs jnrcbch nc Juffgtt Faig bs orbgck ack

ong afbig9 a egautbouf ack mrugf ]laigspgargac kgvbmg tlat gaml kay sgkumgs

jg wbtl bts prnjbsg ack tlgc slattgrs jg wbtl bts lgartergai

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jgrs tlgrg Ncg no tlg farhgst ack kggpgst bcfack faigs bc tlg W] Juffgtt

Faig sggjgk tn maff nut tn lgr gaml tbjg slg staygk away a ebt tnn fnch

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]lg egmajg a kboogrgct wnjac wlgc slg was up cnrtl ([lat‒s wlat tlg

fnmafs maff bt9 wlgc ncg hngs tn tlg faigs bc Cnrtlgrc Jbmlbhac ncg hngs

up cnrtlsbquo) Afnch wbtl o fbp-o fnps ack watgrprnno sucefnmi Matly put nc

a cgw sgfo wlgc slg was tlgrg ack bt fnnigk hnnk nc lgr Lgr sfgckgr orajgsggjgk taffgr tlac tlg 7 fbstgk nc lgr krbvgr‒s fbmgcsg Lgr sujjgr labr

mauhlt dust gcnuhl no tlg suc‒s jahbm tn erbhltgc wbtl lbhlfbhlts Lgr sibc

oabr ack pbci onr cbcg jnctls nut no tlg ygar hrgw kggp ernwc jaibch

lgr tggtl pbgrmbchfy wlbtg wlgc slg sjbfgk Egbch at tlg faig ahrggk wbtl

Matly

Xlbfg slg ack B wgrg stbff katbch B lak tn eg krahhgk tlgrg Mnjg tn

jy pargcts‒ mnttahgsbquo Matly pfgakgk

B wactgk cncg no bt B was strbmtfy mncmrgtg B fnvgk tlg mbty ack was cgvgr

hnbch tn eg a lappy majpgrsbquo Unuhlbch bt onr jg was wlgc rnnj sgrvbmg

stnppgk sgrvbch at jbkcbhlt Pfus jy ncfy cntbnc no a mnttahgsbquo majg ornj

tlg krgakouf vbsbts tn Xbsmncsbc wlgrg jy kak lak taigc jy tlrgg sbefbchs

ack jg bc nrkgr tn hgt a fbttfg nutknnrs bc us

Rnu‒ff fnvg btsbquo Matly bcsbstgk

B wbff cnt fnvg btsbquo B sabk mlaccgfbch Xnnky Affgc Mrappy obslbch

slactbgs ack kggro fbgs tlg sbzg no _nfvns sbquo

Bt‒s cnt fbig tlatsbquo slg sabk Egsbkgs wg cggk a cbmg hgtawaysbquo

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[lg ncfy tlbch wg‒k eg hgttbch away ornj up cnrtl wnufk eg bcknnr

pfujebch ack twgctbgtl-mgctury kgctbstrysbquo

Rgt as wg aff icnw fnvg jaigs ynu kn tlg nmmasbncaf onnfbsl tlbch ]n

B pamigk a masg no ]PO 20 ack a obvg-haffnc macbstgr no mafajbcg fntbnc ack

wg krnvg cnrtl nut no Mlbmahn

As snnc as wg arrbvgk aff no jy ogars no nutlnusgs ack eamiwnnks eac- dns wgrg put tn rgst Bt turcgk nut tlat lgr pargcts‒ mnttahgsbquo was amtuaffy a

egautbouf ack wgff-appnbctgk faig lnjg wbtl onur egkrnnjs ack twn eatl-

rnnjs Egbch a tnp safgsjac bc tlg ourcbturg bckustry havg Farry Futz cnt

ncfy ammgss tn tlg obcgr tlbchs eut a tastg onr tlgj as wgff [lgbr lnjg was

spntfgss wbtl a mfgac mnctgjpnrary styfg ack a tnuml no up-cnrtl mlarj

[lg jgtbmufnus wlbtg waffs rgjabcgk orgg no acy mfuttgr gxmgpt onr tlrgg

farhg orajgk plntnhrapls tlat Farry lbjsgfo lak taigc ack luch prnjb-

cgctfy bc tlg hrgat rnnj [lgy lak jnrg tlac ncg luckrgk oggt no faigornctack aff tlg watgr tnys ynu mnufk kgsbrg4 sib enats ack pnctnnc party enats

ofntatbnc kgvbmgs no gvgry ibck ack gvgc a ]gaKnn tn rbkg

Cgarey B kbsmnvgrgk a hnfo mnursg maffgk [lg ]gmrgt ‛ a oaeufnus fbttfg

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sgjb-prbvatg trami marvgk nut no tlg vbrhbc pbcg onrgst tlat afways sggjgk tn

lavg ac npgcbch nc tlg o brst tgg wlgcgvgr B asigk [lg pgnpfg tlgrg wgrg

hrgat ack tlg mnursg cnt tnn kboo bmuft B snnc kgvgfnpgk a fnvglatg rgfatbnc-

slbp wbtl tlg par-obvg gbhltl lnfg wlbml afways tauctgk jy ghn bctn hnbchonr tlg hrggc bc twn tlnuhl tlgrg was a wgff-pfamgk pnck bc ornct [lbs

kbajnck bc tlg rnuhl (aff pucs bctgckgk) was tlg kgaf jaigr onr jg wbtl

Juffgtt Faig B eghac tn fnni onrwark tn hnbch up cnrtl as juml as Matly

Gvgctuaffy B justgrgk tlg mnurahg (erabcs rgaffy) tn asi lgr tn jarry

jg As B wabtgk onr lgr at tlg aftar nc nur wgkkbch kay B fnnigk arnuck

tlg mlurml at tlg mnuctfgss orbgcks ack oajbfy hatlgrgk Jy kak mauhlt jy

gyg ack sjbfgk a wgkkbch sjbfg at jg ack tlgc turcgk tnwark tlg eami no

tlg mlurml Dust tlgc Matly appgargk hfnwbch at tlg gck no tlg absfg Kak

wlggfgk arnuck ack mauhlt jy gyg ahabc [lbs tbjg tlnuhl lg appgargk

kazgk ey tlg vbsbnc lg‒k dust sggc B uckgrstnnk Matly lak tlat googmt nc

pgnpfg

Bt was lgr sjbfg tlat tnni jg maptbvg tlg kay wg jgt ack cgvgr ncmg fgt

jg hn [lgrg was ac autlgctbm quafbty tn lgr sjbfg tlat jakg pgnpfg stnp

ack fnni9 a easbm lujac trutl tlat sggjgk tn gjacatg ornj kggp wbtlbc

lgr ack caturaffy obck bts way upwark ack nut Fbig tlg jahja ofnw ornj

_gsuvbus tlgrg was sbjpfy cn stnppbch Matly‒s sjbfg Bt mnufk orggzg pgnpfg

wlgrg tlgy stnnk ack lnfk tlgj tlgrg snjgtbjgs onrgvgr

[lat‒s wlat lappgcgk tn jg acyway

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tlg wggi no nur tgc-ygar accbvgrsary Onr sgvgraf jnctls bt ogft fbig B was

watmlbch sjnig ebffnwbch ornj tlg obrst tnwgr nc 211 A trahgky was

nmmurrbch bc nur fbvgs eut bt sggjgk kbstact B icgw wlat B lak tn kn ack

fbig a rgsmug wnrigr B sprach bctn amtbnc tn assbst ack savg tlg fbog no jy

luseack

Xg vbsbtgk tlg Wcbvgrsbty no Jbmlbhac Macmgr Mgctgr ack JK Ackgr-

snc bc Lnustnc arjgk wbtl stamis no rgsgarml ack Jatt‒s oajbfy lbstnry

[lg knmtnrs wg jgt at entl lnspbtafs wgrg fnchtbjg mnffgahugs wln sggjgk

tn eg bc ahrggjgct nc gvgrytlbch rgharkbch Jatt‒s masg gxmgpt ncg kgtabf

Bt was icnwc tlat rakbatbnc ack mlgjntlgrapy mnufk rgsuft bc lbs typg nomacmgr sprgakbch jnrg qubmify eut ncfy ncg knmtnr egfbgvgk tlg egcgobts

nutwgbhlgk tlg rbsis Bc lbs wnrks bt was a oataf jbstaigsbquo cnt tn lavg

mlgjn Bt was a kajcgk bo ynu kn kajcgk bo ynu knc‒tsbquo sbtuatbnc ack tlg

ncfy tlbch wg icgw onr surg was Jatt‒s oajbfy lbstnry

B spgct juml no jy ynutl bckboogrgct tn tlg suedgmt no lbstnry ack

rghrgttaefy lavg rgjabcgk bhcnract bctn akuftlnnk [lnuhl B jbhlt stbff

oabf a pnp qubz nc tlg Ugvnfutbncary Xar B icgw ncg tlbch onr surg4 [lnsg

wln maccnt rgjgjegr tlg past arg mnckgjcgk tn rgpgat btsbquo [rakbtbncafmlgjntlgrapy lak cgvgr wnrigk nc fgbnjynsarmnja bc tlg Igff oajbfy

[lbs ebh smary wnrk prncnucmgk fbg-nl-jy-nl-sarmnjasbquo bs a rarg

onrj no macmgr tlat lak afrgaky mfabjgk tlg fbvgs no Jatt‒s kak ack sgvgraf

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ntlgr jgjegrs no tlg Igff oajbfy [lgy aff kbgk ynuch ammnjpacbgk ey a

tnxbm mlgjn mnmitabf tlat was tlg egst wg‒vg hnt tn noogrsbquo ey tlg jgkbmaf

mnjjucbty

Lbhlfy bctgffbhgct spgmbafbsts kbsahrggk eut lbstnry was mfgar ack wgwgrg kgtgrjbcgk cnt tn rgpgat bt [lg jgkbmaf prnogssbnc bs krbvgc ey tlg

cggk tn kn snjgtlbch gvgc wlgc tlat snjgtlbch las tlg pntgctbaf tn mausg

hrgatgr suoogrbch ack uftbjatgfy gck wbtl tlg sajg nutmnjg hbvg nr taig a

mnupfg jnctls no jbsgry Jatt was mfgar aenut lnw lg wactgk tn fbvg wbtl

macmgr ack bt was hnbch tn eg orgg no trakbtbncaf mlgjn ack knmtnrs wbtl

efbckgrs

Onr sgvgctggc jnctls wg wgrg bc watml-ack-wabt jnkg Jatt lak rnu-

tbcg M[ smacs ack mlgmiups eut nur fbvgs wgrg cnt krajatbmaffy aftgrgk

Lg was jnstfy lgaftly ack fbog was jnstfy cnrjaf B egmajg tlg Jartla

]tgwart no fbvbch wbtl macmgr trybch tn jaig nur lnjg ack fbog pgrogmt

eut bt wasc‒t Jatt spgct juml no tlg obrst ygar hrbgvbch lbjsgfo bc suetfg

ways B mnufk oggf tlg puff egtwggc us [lg enys ack B rgprgsgctgk a pabcouf

rgafbty tn Jatt sn lg hravbtatgk tnwark tlbchs tlat ogft hnnk4 wnri onnk

ack krbci Wconrtucatgfy tlgrg wgrgc‒t gcnuhl efug mlggsg rdquo stuoogk nfbvgs

bc tlg wnrfk tn affgvbatg lbs achubsl

B sat sfujpgk nc a stnnf at tlg ibtmlgc mnuctgr starbch at tlg kbhbtaf mfnmi

nc tlg jbmrnwavg efbcibch 41 pj eami at jg [lg lnusg was ucusuaffy

qubgt Jy lgak ogft lgavy ack jy lnt tga lak hncg mnfk Fnnibch knwc at

jy mafgckar B mrnssgk noo a erbkaf slnwgr a egcgobt kbccgr ack nur oajbfy

vamatbnc tn Capfgs Ofnrbka Bc pfamg no tlnsg gvgcts B bcigk bc Jatt‒s fuch

ebnpsy appnbctjgcts wbtl macmgr spgmbafbsts at ]fnac Igttgrbch ack Kaca

Oaregr ack ac appnbctjgct wbtl Kr Cbmlnfas Hnczafgz a lnfbstbm knmtnr

bc JaclattacXlgrg arg tlg ibksgtsbquo B tlnuhlt [lbs bs cnt a qugstbnc B usuaffy lavg tn

asi B rgafbzgk qubmify tlat ]aj was stbff cappbch eut bt tnni ac gxtra ogw

sgmncks tn ammnuct onr Krgw ]ukkgcfy B rgjgjegrgk B was tlbrty jbcutgs

fatg pbmibch lbj up ornj prgsmlnnf Bc a pacbm B rac upstabrs ack hraeegk

]ajjy nut no egk B pramtbmaffy tlrgw lbj bctn lbs mar sgat hraeegk a sbppy

mup noo tlg mar ofnnr slnvgk bt bc lbs fap ack spgk noo B mnufk oggf jysgfo

eghbccbch tn ucravgf Jbkway tlrnuhl jy apnfnhy tn tlg smlnnf noobmg

staoo B eghac tn sne Bt ogft fbig tlg sgmnck pfacg was sfajjbch bctn tlgXnrfk [rakg Mgctgr ack tlbs tbjg B was bc tlg eubfkbch

Onrhgttbch tn pbmi up jy onur-ygar-nfk ornj prgsmlnnf was tlg obrst sbhc

no tlg hrbgo tlat qubgtfy hraeegk lnfk no jg garfbgr tlat wggi wlgc Jatt

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jbcnr nutpatbgct aeknjbcaf surhgry tn rgjnvg wlat wg suspgmtgk was a

tbcy fbpnja wlbml bs cntlbch jnrg tlac a lark fujp no oatty tbssug usuaffy

onuck dust egcgatl tlg sibc B lak krbvgc Jatt tn tlg lnspbtaf onr tlg prnmg-kurg ack wabtgk afncg wbtl jy enni ack mgff plncg tn iggp jg mnjpacy

Bt was a oajbfbar rnutbcg uctbf tlg ncmnfnhbst maffgk jg bctn a sjaff rnnj

akdamgct tn surhbmaf wabtbch As B hatlgrgk jy tlbchs jy lacks wgrg slai-

bch B was egbch maffgk bctn a knnj rnnjsbquo B icgw tlg siyfbcg no jy fbog

was aenut tn mlachg

Bs acyncg wbtl ynu tnkaygtsbquo lg asigk

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Lg lgsbtatgk as bo cnt wactbch tn tgff jg

B mac lackfg btsbquo B sabk mafjfy Xg‒vg eggc kgafbch wbtl tlbs onr a ygar

ack a lafosbquo

[lg surhgnc fgacgk bc ack B watmlgk lbs lacks as lg spnig suemnc-

smbnusfy wactbch tn sgg lnw stgaky tlgy wgrg

Xg rgjnvgk tlg fbpnja ornj Jatt‒s aeknjgc eut wg onuck acntlgr

tujnr lbkbch eglbck bt Patlnfnhy mncobrjgk bt bs fgbnjynsarmnja Afsn

tlg M[ smac slnws fgsbncs nc lbs fuchs ack fbvgr tlat mnufk afsn eg sarmnja

Xg‒ff cggk a fuch ebnpsy tn mncobrjsbquo

B mnufk oggf jy lgart egatbch bc jy mlgst B mnufkc‒t rgmncmbfg wly B ogft

slnmigk sn B rgjabcgk stnbm Lg cgvgr sabk tlg wnrk tgrjbcafsbquo eut bt was

tlgrg furibch bc tlg suetgxt fbig tlg mnwarkfy lbkkgc tujnr

[wn wggis fatgr Jatt lak a fuch ebnpsy tn mncobrj wlat wg afrgaky

icgw [lbs tbjg B wasc‒t afncg Gbhltggc orbgcks ack oajbfy sat wbtl jg bc

tlg wabtbch rnnj Xlgc tlg noobmbaf wnrk majg tlg rnnj gruptgk bc tgars

ack wabfbch [lg obrst ucnoobmbaf waig onr Jattlgw Igff was taibch pfamgXlgc B obcaffy wgct eami tn sgg Jatt lg was stbff hrnhhy eut rgamlgk

onr jy lack

Bt‒s wlat wg tlnuhlt rbhltgtsbquo lg asigk

Jy gygs wgffgk up ack lg icgw Lg puffgk jg mfnsgr

Bt‒s hncca eg niaysbquo lg sabk

B wactgk tn egfbgvg lbj eut tlg tnwgrs wgrg eghbccbch tn oaff ack B

mnufkc‒t ruc oast gcnuhl

Nur gctnurahg no oajbfy ack orbgcks fgot tlg lnspbtaf ncfy tn rgturctlg cgxt kay tn raffy arnuck Jatt [lgy cggkgk tn tafi tn lbj ack eg cgar

lbj B rgjgjegr tlbcibch lnw efgssgk wg wgrg tn eg surrnuckgk ey pgnpfg

wln wgrg cnt aorabk tn kraw mfnsgr tn us at a tbjg wlgc stahg macmgr was

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earrgfbch knwc tlg tramis Jacy pgnpfg ofgg tlg smgcg at tbjgs fbig tlbs eut

cnt nur orbgcks [lgy put tlgbr nwc fbvgs nc lnfk tn jnvg bc mfnsgr hbvbch

Jatt tlg strgchtl lg cggkgk tn turc macmgr arnuck

A cuc majg bctn tlg rnnj ack noogrgk tn pray wbtl Jatt A sjaff hrnupno us hatlgrgk arnuck lbj ack lgfk lacks wlbfg slg praygk onr lgafbch ack

mnjonrt As wg wgrg aenut tn fgt hn Jatt asigk bo lg mnufk say a praygr

B saw nc tlg oamgs no tlnsg hatlgrgk a sgcsg no Hnnk onr ynu Xay tn eg

strnch Jatt Pray tlat ynu egat tlbs tlbch egmausg ynu macsbquo Xg enwgk

nur lgaks ncmg ahabc ack Jatt eghac tn pray onr tlg cuc ack lgr jbcbstry

Lg praygk tlat Hnk wnufk watml nvgr lgr ack hubkg lgr wnri Cnt ncg

wnrk no lbs praygr was kbrgmtgk tn lbjsgfo [lbs was tlg jnjgct wlgc

Jatt‒s onmus turcgk nutwark Macmgr lak kncg aff tlg kajahg bt was hnbch

tn kn Lbs enky was wgai eut B lak cgvgr sggc lbj strnchgr

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[lg jnkgst euchafnws ack kgmaybch

ernwcstncgs no Mlbmahn‒s Xgst ]bkg prnvbkg a stari mnctrast tn tlg hfgaj-

bch armlbtgmturaf luerbs no bts knwctnwc siyfbcg ack bffustratg a ucbqugfy

Mlbmahn efgck no mycbmbsj ack lnpg Hrnwbch up tlgrg jgact fgarcbch

quabct aplnrbsjs tlat sggjgk tn eg passgk knwc hgcgratbnc tn hgcgratbnc4

Jayeg tlg cgxt jaynr wnc‒t eg qubtg sn mnrrupt Bt‒s pnssbefg bt wnc‒t eg as

mnfk tlbs wbctgr Pgrlaps tlbs ygar tlg Mues wbff jaig bt tn tlg Xnrfk ]grbgs

Ubhlt Puff tlbs fgh ack bt pfays Dbchfg Egffssbquo

Cn knuet aenut bt B was a mycbm eut at fgast B majg ey bt lncgstfy [lg

Mlbmahn no jy ynutl mnufk wgff eg maffgk ]igptbm _affgy hbvgc tlg cujegr

no lypnmrbtgs quasb-autlnrbtarbacs ack dust pfabc fapsgk oabtlouf ruccbcharnuck tlg pfamg [lbs rbml rghbnc no knuet was ogrtbfg hrnuck onr muftbvat-

bch a hgcgratbnc no mycbms wln wgrg mnjonrtaefg mlaffgchbch nfk-smlnnf

mncvgctbncs Jy hrapg was a 125 a prgtty hnnk ygar4 Dnlc Hfgcc Mueac

jbssbfgs ack wlbtg-tbg kbccgrs at tlg Igccgky Xlbtg Lnusg [lg Egatfgs

rgfgasgk tlgbr vgry obrst rgmnrk ack Nswafk was stbff cntlbch jnrg tlac a

puci nc tlg mnrcgr passbch nut fgaofgts

B was rabsgk Matlnfbm eut fbig sn jacy fgot tlg mlurml fnch ahn Jy

mycbmbsj onr aff tlbchs rgfbhbnus was curturgk ey a turc as ac aftar eny Jyoatlgr jntlgr ucmfgs ack nfkgst erntlgr wgrg aff hrakuatgs no Matlnfbm

gkumatbnc ack tlgy spnig orggfy aenut bts efgssbchs ack mursgs ]n B ogft mnj-

onrtaefg wlgc B jakg jy tlnrnuhlfy bconrjgk kgmbsbnc tn fgavg As B‒vg

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sabk jacy tbjgs B afways qugstbncgk tlgjsbquo B‒vg cgvgr ncmg qugstbncgk

Lbj

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jy oatlgr Ubmlark ]pglc aia [lg Ensssbquo a sgfo-bjpnsgk eut kgsgrvgktbtfg Kak was tlg enss at wnri ack lg was tlg enss bc lbs lnjg Lg sggjgk

tn eg tlg enss nr at fgast vgry juml bc mnctrnf no tlbchs dust aenut gvgry-

wlgrg lg wgct Pgnpfg caturaffy hravbtatgk tn lbj ack onffnwgk lbs fgak

Jy twn erntlgrs jy sbstgr ack B mgrtabcfy onffnwgk lbs nrkgrs [Esbquo lg

wnufk sbhc cntgs tn us Jaig surg tlg hrass hgts mut tnkay [Esbquo [lg Enss

Kak was cgvgr rgaffy maffgk Ubmlark Onr jnst no lbs fbog lg wgct ey

tlg kbjbcutbvg Kbmi Bc fatgr ygars lbs hrackmlbfkrgc wgrg tnn ynuch tn

gcucmbatg Hrackpa Kbmisbquo [lgy mnufk ncfy justgr Humia Lnigsbquo Fatgr

tlat was slnrtgcgk tn sbjpfy Lnig

Lg fnvgk ibks ack ibks fnvgk lbj [lnuhl lg afways lak tlg lbhlgst

gxpgmtatbncs no tlgj ‛ eg pnfbtg jbck ynur jaccgrs pbmi up tlat hareahg

nc tlg hrnuck ‛ tlnsg sajg ibks aknrgk lbj Lg fnvgk hajgs ack was a

jastgr at jaibch up cgw ncgs tn pfay Xg wgrg cgvgr enrgk wabtbch onr

onnk tn mnjg at a rgstauract egmausg Kak onuck a way tn jaig a hajg nut

no suhar pamis ack saftslaigrs

[n us ibks tlg wnrst tlbch bc tlg wnrfk was kbsappnbctbch lbj Cnt ncfy

egmausg lg was nur oatlgr ack wg wactgk tn bjprgss lbj fbig acy ibk kngs

eut afsn egmausg wg icgw tlat lg lak suml lbhl stackarks Bo wg garcgk lbs

prabsg wg just eg knbch snjgtlbch rbhlt Lbs rnfg was tgamlgr prntgmtnr

prnvbkgr eut afsn arebtgr onr aff tlat bs wnrtly ack hnnk bc tlg wnrfk Bo Kak

sabk Xgff kncgsbquo tlat was tlg hnfk stackark ack cntlbch gfsg majg mfnsg

As wg ibks egmajg ynuch akufts ack eghac tn jaig kgmbsbncs nc nur

nwc B tlbci Kak‒s nwc vbgw no lbs rnfg bc nur fbvgs mncousgk lbj a ebt Lgstbf f rnargk fbig tlg nfk fbnc lg was eut tlg ntlgr fbncs bc tlg kgc cn fnchgr

rgharkgk lbj tlg way tlgy usgk tn [lbs ahhravatgk lbj tn cn gck B tlbci

tlg smarbgst tlnuhlt tlat mrnssgk jy kak‒s jbck was tlat lg jbhlt snjgkay

egmnjg brrgfgvact Lg prgogrrgk mncofbmt ack amrbjncy tn kbsrghark Lg

kbkc‒t jbck bo ynu tlnuhlt lg was ac ]NE9 lg dust kbkc‒t wact ynu tn mnc-

sbkgr lbj brrgfgvact Onr [lg Enss tlat was sbjpfy ucammgptaefg

Xlgc B was tgc jy Wcmfg Dami kbgk sukkgcfy Lg was jy oatlgr‒s

erntlgr ack egst orbgck ack Kak bjjgkbatgfy ogft a prnonuck sgcsg no kutytn taig marg no Dami‒s oajbfy Jy Auct Pghhy was fgot wbtl sbx ibks ack tlgy

cggkgk a oatlgr obhurg Jy erntlgrs ack sbstgr ack B dust wbslgk bt kbkc‒t

lavg tn eg nurs

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A sgcsg no kuty was vgry bjpnrtact tn jy kak Ugspncsbebfbty majg

egonrg gvgrytlbch gfsg

Bt‒s aenut lncnrsbquo lg sabk

Cn jattgr wlat btsbquo was bt was afways aenut lncnr Kbmi ]pglc cgvgrsgrvgk bc tlg Jarbcg Mnrps eut ey Hnk lg fbvgk sgjpgr ob gvgry kay no lbs

fbog Lg kbk bc oamt sgrvg bc tlg arjy ack was prnuk no bt Lg was statbncgk

bc Mbcmbccatb kurbch tlg Inrgac Xar Xlgc wg dnigk aenut lbs fami no

mnjeat gxpgrbgcmg lg afways acswgrgk eami wbtl tlg sajg fbcg4 Rnu‒ff

cntbmg tlat at cn tbjg kurbch jy sgrvbmg kbk tlg mbty no Mbcmbccatb gvgr oaf f

bctn gcgjy lackssbquo

]n nut no kuty cgarfy gvgry wggigck lg startgk hnbch tn nur mnusbcs‒

lnjg bc Earrbchtnc a egautbouf faig-strgwc sueure cnrtlwgst no Mlbmahn

Lg mlgmigk nc lbs cbgmgs ack cgplgws kbk fbttfg mlnrgs arnuck tlg lnusg

arrachgk Pghhy‒s ebffs ack jakg surg tlg fbog bcsuracmg jncgy was wgff

bcvgstgk Qubmify tlbs egmajg a sbhcbo bmact snurmg no tgcsbnc bc nur lnjg

Jy jnj ack kak eghac tn arhug tlg ibck no arhujgcts tlat cnenky gvgr

wbcs

Egbch tgc B kbkc‒t marg juml aenut tlg lujac kycajbms no bt af f9 B dust

wactgk tn eg wbtl jy kak ]nnc B obhurgk nut tlat bo B wactgk tn spgck a

fnt no tbjg wbtl lbj B‒k egttgr eg wbffbch tn hgt bc lbs mar ack hn tn Ear-

rbchtnc Bt egmajg snjgtlbch no a rbtuaf onr lbj ack jg ack B onuck a way

tn gcdny bt

[lg fnch mar rbkgs prnvbkgk a fnt no tbjg wlgc wg mnufk tafi tn gaml

ntlgr ack hgt tn icnw gaml ntlgr‒s taig nc tlg wnrfk Lg tauhlt jg aenut

[ncy Egccgtt ack Fumbacn Pavarnttb nc tlnsg mar rbkgs B tauhlt lbj aenut

tlg Gahfgs ack Knc JmFgac Lg smlnnfgk jg nc lnw tn jaig a safg tafi

tn a mnp wlgc lg puffs ynu nvgr tgff a hrgat stnry ack asi nut a hbrf B tnfklbj wly wg slnufk hgt a cgw hajg maffgk Pnch [lnsg mar rbkgs tauhlt jg

snjgtlbch gfsg tnn4 snjgtbjgs gvgrytlbch ynu icnw tn eg trug rgaffy bsc‒t

Nc a ]aturkay jnrcbch at tlg mnrcgr no Faig Mnni Unak ack Unutg

15 bc ac ucbcmnrpnratgk sgmtbnc no cnrtlwgst Mlbmahn jy oatlgr tgstgk tlg

obrst ]pglc oajbfy cumfgar enje

Rnu icnw tlat ynur jnj ack B wbff prneaefy spfbt up snjgkay rbhltgtsbquo

lg sabk tn jg kurbch ncg no nur krbvgs

[lg abr ruslgk nut no jy fuchs Bt ogft as bo B was bc a pfacg at tlbrtytlnusack oggt ack snjgncg lak dust npgcgk tlg knnr Lg was taibch jy

tgjpgraturg hauhbch jy rgamtbnc Lg lak jg afncg bc tlg mar ack mnj-

pfgtgfy ajeuslgk jg

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B icgw jy pargcts onuhlt B lak eggc bc tlg jbkkfg no tlnsg mfassbm

ucmnjonrtaefg jnjgcts at tlg ibtmlgc taefg Lg‒s tbrgk slg‒s ucapprgmb-

atgk ack cntlbch bc fbog bs turcbch nut tlg way tlgy lnpgk B hnt tlat gvgc

at tgc Aotgr a wlbfg tlg arhubch afjnst egmajg a fbogstyfg Cn fnchgr tlggxmgptbnc nr snjgtlbch tn eg slnmigk ack lnrrbo bgk ey bt was sbjpfy tlgbr

fbog Ack jbcg

[lgrg wasc‒t aeusg [lgy wgrgc‒t tlrnwbch pucmlgs nr kbslgs nr

icbvgs [lgbr sfbchs ack arrnws majg vgreaffy ack rgfgctfgssfy [lg rgaffy

lark part onr jg was tlgbr tncg Fbig twn cgw sbefbchs sarmasj ack smnrc

lak mnjg tn fbvg wbtl us B hrgw sn ammustnjgk tn tlg kbc no tgcsbnc tlat

bt aff snuckgk fbig dust acntlgr pfacg ofybch nvgrlgak Bc rgafbty bt was tlg

Gcnfa Hay mnjbch tn krnp tlg ebh ncg Jy jnj ack kak wgrg hnbch tn

spfbt upgt [lat was a cuig

B turcgk tnwark Kak bc tlg mar ack havg a lafo lgartgk Rgal B icnwsbquo

Xlat B wactgk tn kn was smrgaj Arg ynu nut no ynur jbckgt Ack ey

tlg way gvgc bo ynu arg hnbch tn spfbt up snjgkay iggp bt tn ynursgfo uctbf

bt lappgcs B‒j tgc B knc‒t wact tn lgar aenut bt B wact tn rbkg jy ebig

pfay wbtl jy orbgcks ack prgtgck tlat wg lavg a cnrjaf oajbfysbquo

B kbkc‒t say tlnsg tlbchs no mnursg ack B latgk jysgfo onr bt B turcgk

away ornj lbj ack fnnigk nut tlg wbcknw ack watmlgk jnst no jy tgc-

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[lg vberact mnfnrs ack mrbsp tgjpgraturgs jaig jg oggf fbig B mnufk ruc a

tlnusack jbfgs aftlnuhl aotgr tlg obrst twn B‒k rgtlbci tlat bkga Autujc

arnusgs aff no tlg sgcsgs fbig cn ntlgr sgasnc pgrlaps egmausg wg mac oggf

tlg eghbccbch no tlg gck caturg‒s hrack obcafgJatt was upstabrs slnwgrbch ack ]ajjy tnni lbs jnrcbch cap wlbfg B

jnfkgk Pfay-Knl wbtl Krgw B tnni cntbmg no tlg fgavgs tlat luch dust nut-

sbkg tlg wbcknw [lg mlartrgusg hrggc was hbvbch way tn lbcts no vberact

rgk nrachg ack ygffnw

Hbcasbquo Jatt slnutgk tn jg ornj nur egkrnnj B wafigk tn tlg enttnj

no tlg stabrs tn sgg lbj wrappgk bc a tnwgf krbppbch wgt

Oggf tlbssbquo lg sabk as lg puslgk lbs obchgr bctn lbs tlbhl At obrst B

tlnuhlt lg was egbch ouccy eut qubmify rgafbzgk tlat lbs tncg was jnrg

sgrbnus

Xlat bs btgtsbquo B asigk ruslbch up tlg stabrs

B knc‒t icnw Bt oggfs fbig a jarefg bc jy fgh fbig a tbcy tujnrsbquo

B stnppgk jnvbch ack hfacmgk up at lbj wbtl a mncousgk fnni

A tujnrgt Xln says tlatgtsbquo B sabk lafo sarmastbmaffy [lat tlnuhlt fbc-

hgrgk bc tlg abr a jnjgct uctbf B rgafbzgk a Igff says tlat Xlbfg tlg avgrahg

pgrsnc kngs cnt dujp tn tlg mncmfusbnc tlat bt‒s a tujnrsbquo egonrg mncsbkgr-

bch gvgry ntlgr pnssbebfbty Jatt‒s oajbfy hbvgc tlg hgcgtbm lbstnry nc lbs

kak‒s sbkg tgckgk tn assujg tlg wnrst Xg mnctbcugk oggfbch arnuck lbs

tlbhl [lg jarefg was vgry kggp bc tlg jusmfg Jatt ack B ahrggk tlat lg

wnufk maff lbs kak‒s ncmnfnhbst

A ogw kays fatgr nc tlg kay no nur tgctl accbvgrsary B was bc nur egk-

rnnj ack saw nur amnustbm Fgk Tgppgfbc MK ornj _gctaca B rgafbzgk tlat

tlg tbjbch no nur trbp lak eggc fgss aenut fnhbstbms ack jnrg aenut a kbvbcg

pfac As Jatt fay bc nur egk rgmnvgrbch ornj surhgry tn rgjnvg a tujnrornj lbs fgh B prgssgk pfay [lg fast twn snchs nc tlg MK wgrg Eaeg B‒j

Hncca Fgavg Rnusbquo ack ]tabrway tn Lgavgcsbquo

Autujc lak arrbvgk

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rnmis at tlg oar gck no Hrackvbgw Egaml prnvbkbch tlg ncfy snuck tn tlg

prgkawc stbffcgss nc Juffgtt Faig bc Cnrtlgrc Jbmlbhac [lg pgrogmt mrys-

taf suroamg rgsts jntbncfgss Bc tlg kbstacmg at tlg obrst ergai no fbhlt a faig

pgrml strgtmlgs up tnwark tlg tachgrbcg siy dust gcnuhl tn hufp a ergaioast

no oaffgc jayofbgs tlgc kbsappgars qubgtfy egfnw tlg suroamg [lg sbfgct

rbppfgs nc tlg watgr hfbkg tnwark tlg cnw-sjnfkgrbch lnrbznc As tlg suc

eghbcs tn wrgstfg tlg karicgss bctn rgtrgat B wbsl tlg wnrfk mnufk rgjabc

tlbs pgrogmt onr dust a wlbfg fnchgr

As B waffnw bc tlg mafj tlg jnjgct qubmify egmnjgs ebttgrswggt wbtl

tlg rgafbzatbnc tlat bc tlg efbci no ac gyg tlbs pgrogmt tracqubfbty wbff sur-rgckgr tn tlg snuck ack oury tlat ammnjpacy gaml cgw kay Mars ack enats

pgnpfg ack cnbsgs eusycgss ack ebffs tn eg pabk ack aff no tlg efgssbchs ack

mursgs tlat nmmupy tlg spamg egtwggc kawc ack twbfbhlt wbff snnc eg upnc

jg Bc tlg gck tlg sbfgct efbss tlat bs jnrcbch nc Juffgtt Faig bs orbgck ack

ong afbig9 a egautbouf ack mrugf ]laigspgargac kgvbmg tlat gaml kay sgkumgs

jg wbtl bts prnjbsg ack tlgc slattgrs jg wbtl bts lgartergai

Onr jy wbog Matly tlbs was a ucbqug ack spbrbtuaf pfamg Lgr pargcts

Farry ack Dbff Futz nwcgk a mnttahg nc Hrackvbgw Egaml a prgtty strgtmlno sacky slnrgfbcg at tlg oar gck no tlg faig ack Matl spgct jacy suj-

jgrs tlgrg Ncg no tlg farhgst ack kggpgst bcfack faigs bc tlg W] Juffgtt

Faig sggjgk tn maff nut tn lgr gaml tbjg slg staygk away a ebt tnn fnch

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]lg egmajg a kboogrgct wnjac wlgc slg was up cnrtl ([lat‒s wlat tlg

fnmafs maff bt9 wlgc ncg hngs tn tlg faigs bc Cnrtlgrc Jbmlbhac ncg hngs

up cnrtlsbquo) Afnch wbtl o fbp-o fnps ack watgrprnno sucefnmi Matly put nc

a cgw sgfo wlgc slg was tlgrg ack bt fnnigk hnnk nc lgr Lgr sfgckgr orajgsggjgk taffgr tlac tlg 7 fbstgk nc lgr krbvgr‒s fbmgcsg Lgr sujjgr labr

mauhlt dust gcnuhl no tlg suc‒s jahbm tn erbhltgc wbtl lbhlfbhlts Lgr sibc

oabr ack pbci onr cbcg jnctls nut no tlg ygar hrgw kggp ernwc jaibch

lgr tggtl pbgrmbchfy wlbtg wlgc slg sjbfgk Egbch at tlg faig ahrggk wbtl

Matly

Xlbfg slg ack B wgrg stbff katbch B lak tn eg krahhgk tlgrg Mnjg tn

jy pargcts‒ mnttahgsbquo Matly pfgakgk

B wactgk cncg no bt B was strbmtfy mncmrgtg B fnvgk tlg mbty ack was cgvgr

hnbch tn eg a lappy majpgrsbquo Unuhlbch bt onr jg was wlgc rnnj sgrvbmg

stnppgk sgrvbch at jbkcbhlt Pfus jy ncfy cntbnc no a mnttahgsbquo majg ornj

tlg krgakouf vbsbts tn Xbsmncsbc wlgrg jy kak lak taigc jy tlrgg sbefbchs

ack jg bc nrkgr tn hgt a fbttfg nutknnrs bc us

Rnu‒ff fnvg btsbquo Matly bcsbstgk

B wbff cnt fnvg btsbquo B sabk mlaccgfbch Xnnky Affgc Mrappy obslbch

slactbgs ack kggro fbgs tlg sbzg no _nfvns sbquo

Bt‒s cnt fbig tlatsbquo slg sabk Egsbkgs wg cggk a cbmg hgtawaysbquo

Hgtaway las wnrks f big Lyatt bc bt ]pas ack tgg tbjgs [lat‒s a hgtaway

[lg ncfy tlbch wg‒k eg hgttbch away ornj up cnrtl wnufk eg bcknnr

pfujebch ack twgctbgtl-mgctury kgctbstrysbquo

Rgt as wg aff icnw fnvg jaigs ynu kn tlg nmmasbncaf onnfbsl tlbch ]n

B pamigk a masg no ]PO 20 ack a obvg-haffnc macbstgr no mafajbcg fntbnc ack

wg krnvg cnrtl nut no Mlbmahn

As snnc as wg arrbvgk aff no jy ogars no nutlnusgs ack eamiwnnks eac- dns wgrg put tn rgst Bt turcgk nut tlat lgr pargcts‒ mnttahgsbquo was amtuaffy a

egautbouf ack wgff-appnbctgk faig lnjg wbtl onur egkrnnjs ack twn eatl-

rnnjs Egbch a tnp safgsjac bc tlg ourcbturg bckustry havg Farry Futz cnt

ncfy ammgss tn tlg obcgr tlbchs eut a tastg onr tlgj as wgff [lgbr lnjg was

spntfgss wbtl a mfgac mnctgjpnrary styfg ack a tnuml no up-cnrtl mlarj

[lg jgtbmufnus wlbtg waffs rgjabcgk orgg no acy mfuttgr gxmgpt onr tlrgg

farhg orajgk plntnhrapls tlat Farry lbjsgfo lak taigc ack luch prnjb-

cgctfy bc tlg hrgat rnnj [lgy lak jnrg tlac ncg luckrgk oggt no faigornctack aff tlg watgr tnys ynu mnufk kgsbrg4 sib enats ack pnctnnc party enats

ofntatbnc kgvbmgs no gvgry ibck ack gvgc a ]gaKnn tn rbkg

Cgarey B kbsmnvgrgk a hnfo mnursg maffgk [lg ]gmrgt ‛ a oaeufnus fbttfg

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sgjb-prbvatg trami marvgk nut no tlg vbrhbc pbcg onrgst tlat afways sggjgk tn

lavg ac npgcbch nc tlg o brst tgg wlgcgvgr B asigk [lg pgnpfg tlgrg wgrg

hrgat ack tlg mnursg cnt tnn kboo bmuft B snnc kgvgfnpgk a fnvglatg rgfatbnc-

slbp wbtl tlg par-obvg gbhltl lnfg wlbml afways tauctgk jy ghn bctn hnbchonr tlg hrggc bc twn tlnuhl tlgrg was a wgff-pfamgk pnck bc ornct [lbs

kbajnck bc tlg rnuhl (aff pucs bctgckgk) was tlg kgaf jaigr onr jg wbtl

Juffgtt Faig B eghac tn fnni onrwark tn hnbch up cnrtl as juml as Matly

Gvgctuaffy B justgrgk tlg mnurahg (erabcs rgaffy) tn asi lgr tn jarry

jg As B wabtgk onr lgr at tlg aftar nc nur wgkkbch kay B fnnigk arnuck

tlg mlurml at tlg mnuctfgss orbgcks ack oajbfy hatlgrgk Jy kak mauhlt jy

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tlg mlurml Dust tlgc Matly appgargk hfnwbch at tlg gck no tlg absfg Kak

wlggfgk arnuck ack mauhlt jy gyg ahabc [lbs tbjg tlnuhl lg appgargk

kazgk ey tlg vbsbnc lg‒k dust sggc B uckgrstnnk Matly lak tlat googmt nc

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Bt was lgr sjbfg tlat tnni jg maptbvg tlg kay wg jgt ack cgvgr ncmg fgt

jg hn [lgrg was ac autlgctbm quafbty tn lgr sjbfg tlat jakg pgnpfg stnp

ack fnni9 a easbm lujac trutl tlat sggjgk tn gjacatg ornj kggp wbtlbc

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watmlbch sjnig ebffnwbch ornj tlg obrst tnwgr nc 211 A trahgky was

nmmurrbch bc nur fbvgs eut bt sggjgk kbstact B icgw wlat B lak tn kn ack

fbig a rgsmug wnrigr B sprach bctn amtbnc tn assbst ack savg tlg fbog no jy

luseack

Xg vbsbtgk tlg Wcbvgrsbty no Jbmlbhac Macmgr Mgctgr ack JK Ackgr-

snc bc Lnustnc arjgk wbtl stamis no rgsgarml ack Jatt‒s oajbfy lbstnry

[lg knmtnrs wg jgt at entl lnspbtafs wgrg fnchtbjg mnffgahugs wln sggjgk

tn eg bc ahrggjgct nc gvgrytlbch rgharkbch Jatt‒s masg gxmgpt ncg kgtabf

Bt was icnwc tlat rakbatbnc ack mlgjntlgrapy mnufk rgsuft bc lbs typg nomacmgr sprgakbch jnrg qubmify eut ncfy ncg knmtnr egfbgvgk tlg egcgobts

nutwgbhlgk tlg rbsis Bc lbs wnrks bt was a oataf jbstaigsbquo cnt tn lavg

mlgjn Bt was a kajcgk bo ynu kn kajcgk bo ynu knc‒tsbquo sbtuatbnc ack tlg

ncfy tlbch wg icgw onr surg was Jatt‒s oajbfy lbstnry

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rghrgttaefy lavg rgjabcgk bhcnract bctn akuftlnnk [lnuhl B jbhlt stbff

oabf a pnp qubz nc tlg Ugvnfutbncary Xar B icgw ncg tlbch onr surg4 [lnsg

wln maccnt rgjgjegr tlg past arg mnckgjcgk tn rgpgat btsbquo [rakbtbncafmlgjntlgrapy lak cgvgr wnrigk nc fgbnjynsarmnja bc tlg Igff oajbfy

[lbs ebh smary wnrk prncnucmgk fbg-nl-jy-nl-sarmnjasbquo bs a rarg

onrj no macmgr tlat lak afrgaky mfabjgk tlg fbvgs no Jatt‒s kak ack sgvgraf

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tnxbm mlgjn mnmitabf tlat was tlg egst wg‒vg hnt tn noogrsbquo ey tlg jgkbmaf

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Lbhlfy bctgffbhgct spgmbafbsts kbsahrggk eut lbstnry was mfgar ack wgwgrg kgtgrjbcgk cnt tn rgpgat bt [lg jgkbmaf prnogssbnc bs krbvgc ey tlg

cggk tn kn snjgtlbch gvgc wlgc tlat snjgtlbch las tlg pntgctbaf tn mausg

hrgatgr suoogrbch ack uftbjatgfy gck wbtl tlg sajg nutmnjg hbvg nr taig a

mnupfg jnctls no jbsgry Jatt was mfgar aenut lnw lg wactgk tn fbvg wbtl

macmgr ack bt was hnbch tn eg orgg no trakbtbncaf mlgjn ack knmtnrs wbtl

efbckgrs

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tbcg M[ smacs ack mlgmiups eut nur fbvgs wgrg cnt krajatbmaffy aftgrgk

Lg was jnstfy lgaftly ack fbog was jnstfy cnrjaf B egmajg tlg Jartla

]tgwart no fbvbch wbtl macmgr trybch tn jaig nur lnjg ack fbog pgrogmt

eut bt wasc‒t Jatt spgct juml no tlg obrst ygar hrbgvbch lbjsgfo bc suetfg

ways B mnufk oggf tlg puff egtwggc us [lg enys ack B rgprgsgctgk a pabcouf

rgafbty tn Jatt sn lg hravbtatgk tnwark tlbchs tlat ogft hnnk4 wnri onnk

ack krbci Wconrtucatgfy tlgrg wgrgc‒t gcnuhl efug mlggsg rdquo stuoogk nfbvgs

bc tlg wnrfk tn affgvbatg lbs achubsl

B sat sfujpgk nc a stnnf at tlg ibtmlgc mnuctgr starbch at tlg kbhbtaf mfnmi

nc tlg jbmrnwavg efbcibch 41 pj eami at jg [lg lnusg was ucusuaffy

qubgt Jy lgak ogft lgavy ack jy lnt tga lak hncg mnfk Fnnibch knwc at

jy mafgckar B mrnssgk noo a erbkaf slnwgr a egcgobt kbccgr ack nur oajbfy

vamatbnc tn Capfgs Ofnrbka Bc pfamg no tlnsg gvgcts B bcigk bc Jatt‒s fuch

ebnpsy appnbctjgcts wbtl macmgr spgmbafbsts at ]fnac Igttgrbch ack Kaca

Oaregr ack ac appnbctjgct wbtl Kr Cbmlnfas Hnczafgz a lnfbstbm knmtnr

bc JaclattacXlgrg arg tlg ibksgtsbquo B tlnuhlt [lbs bs cnt a qugstbnc B usuaffy lavg tn

asi B rgafbzgk qubmify tlat ]aj was stbff cappbch eut bt tnni ac gxtra ogw

sgmncks tn ammnuct onr Krgw ]ukkgcfy B rgjgjegrgk B was tlbrty jbcutgs

fatg pbmibch lbj up ornj prgsmlnnf Bc a pacbm B rac upstabrs ack hraeegk

]ajjy nut no egk B pramtbmaffy tlrgw lbj bctn lbs mar sgat hraeegk a sbppy

mup noo tlg mar ofnnr slnvgk bt bc lbs fap ack spgk noo B mnufk oggf jysgfo

eghbccbch tn ucravgf Jbkway tlrnuhl jy apnfnhy tn tlg smlnnf noobmg

staoo B eghac tn sne Bt ogft fbig tlg sgmnck pfacg was sfajjbch bctn tlgXnrfk [rakg Mgctgr ack tlbs tbjg B was bc tlg eubfkbch

Onrhgttbch tn pbmi up jy onur-ygar-nfk ornj prgsmlnnf was tlg obrst sbhc

no tlg hrbgo tlat qubgtfy hraeegk lnfk no jg garfbgr tlat wggi wlgc Jatt

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jbcnr nutpatbgct aeknjbcaf surhgry tn rgjnvg wlat wg suspgmtgk was a

tbcy fbpnja wlbml bs cntlbch jnrg tlac a lark fujp no oatty tbssug usuaffy

onuck dust egcgatl tlg sibc B lak krbvgc Jatt tn tlg lnspbtaf onr tlg prnmg-kurg ack wabtgk afncg wbtl jy enni ack mgff plncg tn iggp jg mnjpacy

Bt was a oajbfbar rnutbcg uctbf tlg ncmnfnhbst maffgk jg bctn a sjaff rnnj

akdamgct tn surhbmaf wabtbch As B hatlgrgk jy tlbchs jy lacks wgrg slai-

bch B was egbch maffgk bctn a knnj rnnjsbquo B icgw tlg siyfbcg no jy fbog

was aenut tn mlachg

Bs acyncg wbtl ynu tnkaygtsbquo lg asigk

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Lg lgsbtatgk as bo cnt wactbch tn tgff jg

B mac lackfg btsbquo B sabk mafjfy Xg‒vg eggc kgafbch wbtl tlbs onr a ygar

ack a lafosbquo

[lg surhgnc fgacgk bc ack B watmlgk lbs lacks as lg spnig suemnc-

smbnusfy wactbch tn sgg lnw stgaky tlgy wgrg

Xg rgjnvgk tlg fbpnja ornj Jatt‒s aeknjgc eut wg onuck acntlgr

tujnr lbkbch eglbck bt Patlnfnhy mncobrjgk bt bs fgbnjynsarmnja Afsn

tlg M[ smac slnws fgsbncs nc lbs fuchs ack fbvgr tlat mnufk afsn eg sarmnja

Xg‒ff cggk a fuch ebnpsy tn mncobrjsbquo

B mnufk oggf jy lgart egatbch bc jy mlgst B mnufkc‒t rgmncmbfg wly B ogft

slnmigk sn B rgjabcgk stnbm Lg cgvgr sabk tlg wnrk tgrjbcafsbquo eut bt was

tlgrg furibch bc tlg suetgxt fbig tlg mnwarkfy lbkkgc tujnr

[wn wggis fatgr Jatt lak a fuch ebnpsy tn mncobrj wlat wg afrgaky

icgw [lbs tbjg B wasc‒t afncg Gbhltggc orbgcks ack oajbfy sat wbtl jg bc

tlg wabtbch rnnj Xlgc tlg noobmbaf wnrk majg tlg rnnj gruptgk bc tgars

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onr jy lack

Bt‒s wlat wg tlnuhlt rbhltgtsbquo lg asigk

Jy gygs wgffgk up ack lg icgw Lg puffgk jg mfnsgr

Bt‒s hncca eg niaysbquo lg sabk

B wactgk tn egfbgvg lbj eut tlg tnwgrs wgrg eghbccbch tn oaff ack B

mnufkc‒t ruc oast gcnuhl

Nur gctnurahg no oajbfy ack orbgcks fgot tlg lnspbtaf ncfy tn rgturctlg cgxt kay tn raffy arnuck Jatt [lgy cggkgk tn tafi tn lbj ack eg cgar

lbj B rgjgjegr tlbcibch lnw efgssgk wg wgrg tn eg surrnuckgk ey pgnpfg

wln wgrg cnt aorabk tn kraw mfnsgr tn us at a tbjg wlgc stahg macmgr was

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earrgfbch knwc tlg tramis Jacy pgnpfg ofgg tlg smgcg at tbjgs fbig tlbs eut

cnt nur orbgcks [lgy put tlgbr nwc fbvgs nc lnfk tn jnvg bc mfnsgr hbvbch

Jatt tlg strgchtl lg cggkgk tn turc macmgr arnuck

A cuc majg bctn tlg rnnj ack noogrgk tn pray wbtl Jatt A sjaff hrnupno us hatlgrgk arnuck lbj ack lgfk lacks wlbfg slg praygk onr lgafbch ack

mnjonrt As wg wgrg aenut tn fgt hn Jatt asigk bo lg mnufk say a praygr

B saw nc tlg oamgs no tlnsg hatlgrgk a sgcsg no Hnnk onr ynu Xay tn eg

strnch Jatt Pray tlat ynu egat tlbs tlbch egmausg ynu macsbquo Xg enwgk

nur lgaks ncmg ahabc ack Jatt eghac tn pray onr tlg cuc ack lgr jbcbstry

Lg praygk tlat Hnk wnufk watml nvgr lgr ack hubkg lgr wnri Cnt ncg

wnrk no lbs praygr was kbrgmtgk tn lbjsgfo [lbs was tlg jnjgct wlgc

Jatt‒s onmus turcgk nutwark Macmgr lak kncg aff tlg kajahg bt was hnbch

tn kn Lbs enky was wgai eut B lak cgvgr sggc lbj strnchgr

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bch armlbtgmturaf luerbs no bts knwctnwc siyfbcg ack bffustratg a ucbqugfy

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quabct aplnrbsjs tlat sggjgk tn eg passgk knwc hgcgratbnc tn hgcgratbnc4

Jayeg tlg cgxt jaynr wnc‒t eg qubtg sn mnrrupt Bt‒s pnssbefg bt wnc‒t eg as

mnfk tlbs wbctgr Pgrlaps tlbs ygar tlg Mues wbff jaig bt tn tlg Xnrfk ]grbgs

Ubhlt Puff tlbs fgh ack bt pfays Dbchfg Egffssbquo

Cn knuet aenut bt B was a mycbm eut at fgast B majg ey bt lncgstfy [lg

Mlbmahn no jy ynutl mnufk wgff eg maffgk ]igptbm _affgy hbvgc tlg cujegr

no lypnmrbtgs quasb-autlnrbtarbacs ack dust pfabc fapsgk oabtlouf ruccbcharnuck tlg pfamg [lbs rbml rghbnc no knuet was ogrtbfg hrnuck onr muftbvat-

bch a hgcgratbnc no mycbms wln wgrg mnjonrtaefg mlaffgchbch nfk-smlnnf

mncvgctbncs Jy hrapg was a 125 a prgtty hnnk ygar4 Dnlc Hfgcc Mueac

jbssbfgs ack wlbtg-tbg kbccgrs at tlg Igccgky Xlbtg Lnusg [lg Egatfgs

rgfgasgk tlgbr vgry obrst rgmnrk ack Nswafk was stbff cntlbch jnrg tlac a

puci nc tlg mnrcgr passbch nut fgaofgts

B was rabsgk Matlnfbm eut fbig sn jacy fgot tlg mlurml fnch ahn Jy

mycbmbsj onr aff tlbchs rgfbhbnus was curturgk ey a turc as ac aftar eny Jyoatlgr jntlgr ucmfgs ack nfkgst erntlgr wgrg aff hrakuatgs no Matlnfbm

gkumatbnc ack tlgy spnig orggfy aenut bts efgssbchs ack mursgs ]n B ogft mnj-

onrtaefg wlgc B jakg jy tlnrnuhlfy bconrjgk kgmbsbnc tn fgavg As B‒vg

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jy oatlgr Ubmlark ]pglc aia [lg Ensssbquo a sgfo-bjpnsgk eut kgsgrvgktbtfg Kak was tlg enss at wnri ack lg was tlg enss bc lbs lnjg Lg sggjgk

tn eg tlg enss nr at fgast vgry juml bc mnctrnf no tlbchs dust aenut gvgry-

wlgrg lg wgct Pgnpfg caturaffy hravbtatgk tn lbj ack onffnwgk lbs fgak

Jy twn erntlgrs jy sbstgr ack B mgrtabcfy onffnwgk lbs nrkgrs [Esbquo lg

wnufk sbhc cntgs tn us Jaig surg tlg hrass hgts mut tnkay [Esbquo [lg Enss

Kak was cgvgr rgaffy maffgk Ubmlark Onr jnst no lbs fbog lg wgct ey

tlg kbjbcutbvg Kbmi Bc fatgr ygars lbs hrackmlbfkrgc wgrg tnn ynuch tn

gcucmbatg Hrackpa Kbmisbquo [lgy mnufk ncfy justgr Humia Lnigsbquo Fatgr

tlat was slnrtgcgk tn sbjpfy Lnig

Lg fnvgk ibks ack ibks fnvgk lbj [lnuhl lg afways lak tlg lbhlgst

gxpgmtatbncs no tlgj ‛ eg pnfbtg jbck ynur jaccgrs pbmi up tlat hareahg

nc tlg hrnuck ‛ tlnsg sajg ibks aknrgk lbj Lg fnvgk hajgs ack was a

jastgr at jaibch up cgw ncgs tn pfay Xg wgrg cgvgr enrgk wabtbch onr

onnk tn mnjg at a rgstauract egmausg Kak onuck a way tn jaig a hajg nut

no suhar pamis ack saftslaigrs

[n us ibks tlg wnrst tlbch bc tlg wnrfk was kbsappnbctbch lbj Cnt ncfy

egmausg lg was nur oatlgr ack wg wactgk tn bjprgss lbj fbig acy ibk kngs

eut afsn egmausg wg icgw tlat lg lak suml lbhl stackarks Bo wg garcgk lbs

prabsg wg just eg knbch snjgtlbch rbhlt Lbs rnfg was tgamlgr prntgmtnr

prnvbkgr eut afsn arebtgr onr aff tlat bs wnrtly ack hnnk bc tlg wnrfk Bo Kak

sabk Xgff kncgsbquo tlat was tlg hnfk stackark ack cntlbch gfsg majg mfnsg

As wg ibks egmajg ynuch akufts ack eghac tn jaig kgmbsbncs nc nur

nwc B tlbci Kak‒s nwc vbgw no lbs rnfg bc nur fbvgs mncousgk lbj a ebt Lgstbf f rnargk fbig tlg nfk fbnc lg was eut tlg ntlgr fbncs bc tlg kgc cn fnchgr

rgharkgk lbj tlg way tlgy usgk tn [lbs ahhravatgk lbj tn cn gck B tlbci

tlg smarbgst tlnuhlt tlat mrnssgk jy kak‒s jbck was tlat lg jbhlt snjgkay

egmnjg brrgfgvact Lg prgogrrgk mncofbmt ack amrbjncy tn kbsrghark Lg

kbkc‒t jbck bo ynu tlnuhlt lg was ac ]NE9 lg dust kbkc‒t wact ynu tn mnc-

sbkgr lbj brrgfgvact Onr [lg Enss tlat was sbjpfy ucammgptaefg

Xlgc B was tgc jy Wcmfg Dami kbgk sukkgcfy Lg was jy oatlgr‒s

erntlgr ack egst orbgck ack Kak bjjgkbatgfy ogft a prnonuck sgcsg no kutytn taig marg no Dami‒s oajbfy Jy Auct Pghhy was fgot wbtl sbx ibks ack tlgy

cggkgk a oatlgr obhurg Jy erntlgrs ack sbstgr ack B dust wbslgk bt kbkc‒t

lavg tn eg nurs

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A sgcsg no kuty was vgry bjpnrtact tn jy kak Ugspncsbebfbty majg

egonrg gvgrytlbch gfsg

Bt‒s aenut lncnrsbquo lg sabk

Cn jattgr wlat btsbquo was bt was afways aenut lncnr Kbmi ]pglc cgvgrsgrvgk bc tlg Jarbcg Mnrps eut ey Hnk lg fbvgk sgjpgr ob gvgry kay no lbs

fbog Lg kbk bc oamt sgrvg bc tlg arjy ack was prnuk no bt Lg was statbncgk

bc Mbcmbccatb kurbch tlg Inrgac Xar Xlgc wg dnigk aenut lbs fami no

mnjeat gxpgrbgcmg lg afways acswgrgk eami wbtl tlg sajg fbcg4 Rnu‒ff

cntbmg tlat at cn tbjg kurbch jy sgrvbmg kbk tlg mbty no Mbcmbccatb gvgr oaf f

bctn gcgjy lackssbquo

]n nut no kuty cgarfy gvgry wggigck lg startgk hnbch tn nur mnusbcs‒

lnjg bc Earrbchtnc a egautbouf faig-strgwc sueure cnrtlwgst no Mlbmahn

Lg mlgmigk nc lbs cbgmgs ack cgplgws kbk fbttfg mlnrgs arnuck tlg lnusg

arrachgk Pghhy‒s ebffs ack jakg surg tlg fbog bcsuracmg jncgy was wgff

bcvgstgk Qubmify tlbs egmajg a sbhcbo bmact snurmg no tgcsbnc bc nur lnjg

Jy jnj ack kak eghac tn arhug tlg ibck no arhujgcts tlat cnenky gvgr

wbcs

Egbch tgc B kbkc‒t marg juml aenut tlg lujac kycajbms no bt af f9 B dust

wactgk tn eg wbtl jy kak ]nnc B obhurgk nut tlat bo B wactgk tn spgck a

fnt no tbjg wbtl lbj B‒k egttgr eg wbffbch tn hgt bc lbs mar ack hn tn Ear-

rbchtnc Bt egmajg snjgtlbch no a rbtuaf onr lbj ack jg ack B onuck a way

tn gcdny bt

[lg fnch mar rbkgs prnvbkgk a fnt no tbjg wlgc wg mnufk tafi tn gaml

ntlgr ack hgt tn icnw gaml ntlgr‒s taig nc tlg wnrfk Lg tauhlt jg aenut

[ncy Egccgtt ack Fumbacn Pavarnttb nc tlnsg mar rbkgs B tauhlt lbj aenut

tlg Gahfgs ack Knc JmFgac Lg smlnnfgk jg nc lnw tn jaig a safg tafi

tn a mnp wlgc lg puffs ynu nvgr tgff a hrgat stnry ack asi nut a hbrf B tnfklbj wly wg slnufk hgt a cgw hajg maffgk Pnch [lnsg mar rbkgs tauhlt jg

snjgtlbch gfsg tnn4 snjgtbjgs gvgrytlbch ynu icnw tn eg trug rgaffy bsc‒t

Nc a ]aturkay jnrcbch at tlg mnrcgr no Faig Mnni Unak ack Unutg

15 bc ac ucbcmnrpnratgk sgmtbnc no cnrtlwgst Mlbmahn jy oatlgr tgstgk tlg

obrst ]pglc oajbfy cumfgar enje

Rnu icnw tlat ynur jnj ack B wbff prneaefy spfbt up snjgkay rbhltgtsbquo

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tgjpgraturg hauhbch jy rgamtbnc Lg lak jg afncg bc tlg mar ack mnj-

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B icgw jy pargcts onuhlt B lak eggc bc tlg jbkkfg no tlnsg mfassbm

ucmnjonrtaefg jnjgcts at tlg ibtmlgc taefg Lg‒s tbrgk slg‒s ucapprgmb-

atgk ack cntlbch bc fbog bs turcbch nut tlg way tlgy lnpgk B hnt tlat gvgc

at tgc Aotgr a wlbfg tlg arhubch afjnst egmajg a fbogstyfg Cn fnchgr tlggxmgptbnc nr snjgtlbch tn eg slnmigk ack lnrrbo bgk ey bt was sbjpfy tlgbr

fbog Ack jbcg

[lgrg wasc‒t aeusg [lgy wgrgc‒t tlrnwbch pucmlgs nr kbslgs nr

icbvgs [lgbr sfbchs ack arrnws majg vgreaffy ack rgfgctfgssfy [lg rgaffy

lark part onr jg was tlgbr tncg Fbig twn cgw sbefbchs sarmasj ack smnrc

lak mnjg tn fbvg wbtl us B hrgw sn ammustnjgk tn tlg kbc no tgcsbnc tlat

bt aff snuckgk fbig dust acntlgr pfacg ofybch nvgrlgak Bc rgafbty bt was tlg

Gcnfa Hay mnjbch tn krnp tlg ebh ncg Jy jnj ack kak wgrg hnbch tn

spfbt upgt [lat was a cuig

B turcgk tnwark Kak bc tlg mar ack havg a lafo lgartgk Rgal B icnwsbquo

Xlat B wactgk tn kn was smrgaj Arg ynu nut no ynur jbckgt Ack ey

tlg way gvgc bo ynu arg hnbch tn spfbt up snjgkay iggp bt tn ynursgfo uctbf

bt lappgcs B‒j tgc B knc‒t wact tn lgar aenut bt B wact tn rbkg jy ebig

pfay wbtl jy orbgcks ack prgtgck tlat wg lavg a cnrjaf oajbfysbquo

B kbkc‒t say tlnsg tlbchs no mnursg ack B latgk jysgfo onr bt B turcgk

away ornj lbj ack fnnigk nut tlg wbcknw ack watmlgk jnst no jy tgc-

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Mnfk sprbch watgrs ruc nvgr tlg sjaff

rnmis at tlg oar gck no Hrackvbgw Egaml prnvbkbch tlg ncfy snuck tn tlg

prgkawc stbffcgss nc Juffgtt Faig bc Cnrtlgrc Jbmlbhac [lg pgrogmt mrys-

taf suroamg rgsts jntbncfgss Bc tlg kbstacmg at tlg obrst ergai no fbhlt a faig

pgrml strgtmlgs up tnwark tlg tachgrbcg siy dust gcnuhl tn hufp a ergaioast

no oaffgc jayofbgs tlgc kbsappgars qubgtfy egfnw tlg suroamg [lg sbfgct

rbppfgs nc tlg watgr hfbkg tnwark tlg cnw-sjnfkgrbch lnrbznc As tlg suc

eghbcs tn wrgstfg tlg karicgss bctn rgtrgat B wbsl tlg wnrfk mnufk rgjabc

tlbs pgrogmt onr dust a wlbfg fnchgr

As B waffnw bc tlg mafj tlg jnjgct qubmify egmnjgs ebttgrswggt wbtl

tlg rgafbzatbnc tlat bc tlg efbci no ac gyg tlbs pgrogmt tracqubfbty wbff sur-rgckgr tn tlg snuck ack oury tlat ammnjpacy gaml cgw kay Mars ack enats

pgnpfg ack cnbsgs eusycgss ack ebffs tn eg pabk ack aff no tlg efgssbchs ack

mursgs tlat nmmupy tlg spamg egtwggc kawc ack twbfbhlt wbff snnc eg upnc

jg Bc tlg gck tlg sbfgct efbss tlat bs jnrcbch nc Juffgtt Faig bs orbgck ack

ong afbig9 a egautbouf ack mrugf ]laigspgargac kgvbmg tlat gaml kay sgkumgs

jg wbtl bts prnjbsg ack tlgc slattgrs jg wbtl bts lgartergai

Onr jy wbog Matly tlbs was a ucbqug ack spbrbtuaf pfamg Lgr pargcts

Farry ack Dbff Futz nwcgk a mnttahg nc Hrackvbgw Egaml a prgtty strgtmlno sacky slnrgfbcg at tlg oar gck no tlg faig ack Matl spgct jacy suj-

jgrs tlgrg Ncg no tlg farhgst ack kggpgst bcfack faigs bc tlg W] Juffgtt

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]lg egmajg a kboogrgct wnjac wlgc slg was up cnrtl ([lat‒s wlat tlg

fnmafs maff bt9 wlgc ncg hngs tn tlg faigs bc Cnrtlgrc Jbmlbhac ncg hngs

up cnrtlsbquo) Afnch wbtl o fbp-o fnps ack watgrprnno sucefnmi Matly put nc

a cgw sgfo wlgc slg was tlgrg ack bt fnnigk hnnk nc lgr Lgr sfgckgr orajgsggjgk taffgr tlac tlg 7 fbstgk nc lgr krbvgr‒s fbmgcsg Lgr sujjgr labr

mauhlt dust gcnuhl no tlg suc‒s jahbm tn erbhltgc wbtl lbhlfbhlts Lgr sibc

oabr ack pbci onr cbcg jnctls nut no tlg ygar hrgw kggp ernwc jaibch

lgr tggtl pbgrmbchfy wlbtg wlgc slg sjbfgk Egbch at tlg faig ahrggk wbtl

Matly

Xlbfg slg ack B wgrg stbff katbch B lak tn eg krahhgk tlgrg Mnjg tn

jy pargcts‒ mnttahgsbquo Matly pfgakgk

B wactgk cncg no bt B was strbmtfy mncmrgtg B fnvgk tlg mbty ack was cgvgr

hnbch tn eg a lappy majpgrsbquo Unuhlbch bt onr jg was wlgc rnnj sgrvbmg

stnppgk sgrvbch at jbkcbhlt Pfus jy ncfy cntbnc no a mnttahgsbquo majg ornj

tlg krgakouf vbsbts tn Xbsmncsbc wlgrg jy kak lak taigc jy tlrgg sbefbchs

ack jg bc nrkgr tn hgt a fbttfg nutknnrs bc us

Rnu‒ff fnvg btsbquo Matly bcsbstgk

B wbff cnt fnvg btsbquo B sabk mlaccgfbch Xnnky Affgc Mrappy obslbch

slactbgs ack kggro fbgs tlg sbzg no _nfvns sbquo

Bt‒s cnt fbig tlatsbquo slg sabk Egsbkgs wg cggk a cbmg hgtawaysbquo

Hgtaway las wnrks f big Lyatt bc bt ]pas ack tgg tbjgs [lat‒s a hgtaway

[lg ncfy tlbch wg‒k eg hgttbch away ornj up cnrtl wnufk eg bcknnr

pfujebch ack twgctbgtl-mgctury kgctbstrysbquo

Rgt as wg aff icnw fnvg jaigs ynu kn tlg nmmasbncaf onnfbsl tlbch ]n

B pamigk a masg no ]PO 20 ack a obvg-haffnc macbstgr no mafajbcg fntbnc ack

wg krnvg cnrtl nut no Mlbmahn

As snnc as wg arrbvgk aff no jy ogars no nutlnusgs ack eamiwnnks eac- dns wgrg put tn rgst Bt turcgk nut tlat lgr pargcts‒ mnttahgsbquo was amtuaffy a

egautbouf ack wgff-appnbctgk faig lnjg wbtl onur egkrnnjs ack twn eatl-

rnnjs Egbch a tnp safgsjac bc tlg ourcbturg bckustry havg Farry Futz cnt

ncfy ammgss tn tlg obcgr tlbchs eut a tastg onr tlgj as wgff [lgbr lnjg was

spntfgss wbtl a mfgac mnctgjpnrary styfg ack a tnuml no up-cnrtl mlarj

[lg jgtbmufnus wlbtg waffs rgjabcgk orgg no acy mfuttgr gxmgpt onr tlrgg

farhg orajgk plntnhrapls tlat Farry lbjsgfo lak taigc ack luch prnjb-

cgctfy bc tlg hrgat rnnj [lgy lak jnrg tlac ncg luckrgk oggt no faigornctack aff tlg watgr tnys ynu mnufk kgsbrg4 sib enats ack pnctnnc party enats

ofntatbnc kgvbmgs no gvgry ibck ack gvgc a ]gaKnn tn rbkg

Cgarey B kbsmnvgrgk a hnfo mnursg maffgk [lg ]gmrgt ‛ a oaeufnus fbttfg

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sgjb-prbvatg trami marvgk nut no tlg vbrhbc pbcg onrgst tlat afways sggjgk tn

lavg ac npgcbch nc tlg o brst tgg wlgcgvgr B asigk [lg pgnpfg tlgrg wgrg

hrgat ack tlg mnursg cnt tnn kboo bmuft B snnc kgvgfnpgk a fnvglatg rgfatbnc-

slbp wbtl tlg par-obvg gbhltl lnfg wlbml afways tauctgk jy ghn bctn hnbchonr tlg hrggc bc twn tlnuhl tlgrg was a wgff-pfamgk pnck bc ornct [lbs

kbajnck bc tlg rnuhl (aff pucs bctgckgk) was tlg kgaf jaigr onr jg wbtl

Juffgtt Faig B eghac tn fnni onrwark tn hnbch up cnrtl as juml as Matly

Gvgctuaffy B justgrgk tlg mnurahg (erabcs rgaffy) tn asi lgr tn jarry

jg As B wabtgk onr lgr at tlg aftar nc nur wgkkbch kay B fnnigk arnuck

tlg mlurml at tlg mnuctfgss orbgcks ack oajbfy hatlgrgk Jy kak mauhlt jy

gyg ack sjbfgk a wgkkbch sjbfg at jg ack tlgc turcgk tnwark tlg eami no

tlg mlurml Dust tlgc Matly appgargk hfnwbch at tlg gck no tlg absfg Kak

wlggfgk arnuck ack mauhlt jy gyg ahabc [lbs tbjg tlnuhl lg appgargk

kazgk ey tlg vbsbnc lg‒k dust sggc B uckgrstnnk Matly lak tlat googmt nc

pgnpfg

Bt was lgr sjbfg tlat tnni jg maptbvg tlg kay wg jgt ack cgvgr ncmg fgt

jg hn [lgrg was ac autlgctbm quafbty tn lgr sjbfg tlat jakg pgnpfg stnp

ack fnni9 a easbm lujac trutl tlat sggjgk tn gjacatg ornj kggp wbtlbc

lgr ack caturaffy obck bts way upwark ack nut Fbig tlg jahja ofnw ornj

_gsuvbus tlgrg was sbjpfy cn stnppbch Matly‒s sjbfg Bt mnufk orggzg pgnpfg

wlgrg tlgy stnnk ack lnfk tlgj tlgrg snjgtbjgs onrgvgr

[lat‒s wlat lappgcgk tn jg acyway

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hbca

Jatt was obrst kbahcnsgk wbtl macmgr

tlg wggi no nur tgc-ygar accbvgrsary Onr sgvgraf jnctls bt ogft fbig B was

watmlbch sjnig ebffnwbch ornj tlg obrst tnwgr nc 211 A trahgky was

nmmurrbch bc nur fbvgs eut bt sggjgk kbstact B icgw wlat B lak tn kn ack

fbig a rgsmug wnrigr B sprach bctn amtbnc tn assbst ack savg tlg fbog no jy

luseack

Xg vbsbtgk tlg Wcbvgrsbty no Jbmlbhac Macmgr Mgctgr ack JK Ackgr-

snc bc Lnustnc arjgk wbtl stamis no rgsgarml ack Jatt‒s oajbfy lbstnry

[lg knmtnrs wg jgt at entl lnspbtafs wgrg fnchtbjg mnffgahugs wln sggjgk

tn eg bc ahrggjgct nc gvgrytlbch rgharkbch Jatt‒s masg gxmgpt ncg kgtabf

Bt was icnwc tlat rakbatbnc ack mlgjntlgrapy mnufk rgsuft bc lbs typg nomacmgr sprgakbch jnrg qubmify eut ncfy ncg knmtnr egfbgvgk tlg egcgobts

nutwgbhlgk tlg rbsis Bc lbs wnrks bt was a oataf jbstaigsbquo cnt tn lavg

mlgjn Bt was a kajcgk bo ynu kn kajcgk bo ynu knc‒tsbquo sbtuatbnc ack tlg

ncfy tlbch wg icgw onr surg was Jatt‒s oajbfy lbstnry

B spgct juml no jy ynutl bckboogrgct tn tlg suedgmt no lbstnry ack

rghrgttaefy lavg rgjabcgk bhcnract bctn akuftlnnk [lnuhl B jbhlt stbff

oabf a pnp qubz nc tlg Ugvnfutbncary Xar B icgw ncg tlbch onr surg4 [lnsg

wln maccnt rgjgjegr tlg past arg mnckgjcgk tn rgpgat btsbquo [rakbtbncafmlgjntlgrapy lak cgvgr wnrigk nc fgbnjynsarmnja bc tlg Igff oajbfy

[lbs ebh smary wnrk prncnucmgk fbg-nl-jy-nl-sarmnjasbquo bs a rarg

onrj no macmgr tlat lak afrgaky mfabjgk tlg fbvgs no Jatt‒s kak ack sgvgraf

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ntlgr jgjegrs no tlg Igff oajbfy [lgy aff kbgk ynuch ammnjpacbgk ey a

tnxbm mlgjn mnmitabf tlat was tlg egst wg‒vg hnt tn noogrsbquo ey tlg jgkbmaf

mnjjucbty

Lbhlfy bctgffbhgct spgmbafbsts kbsahrggk eut lbstnry was mfgar ack wgwgrg kgtgrjbcgk cnt tn rgpgat bt [lg jgkbmaf prnogssbnc bs krbvgc ey tlg

cggk tn kn snjgtlbch gvgc wlgc tlat snjgtlbch las tlg pntgctbaf tn mausg

hrgatgr suoogrbch ack uftbjatgfy gck wbtl tlg sajg nutmnjg hbvg nr taig a

mnupfg jnctls no jbsgry Jatt was mfgar aenut lnw lg wactgk tn fbvg wbtl

macmgr ack bt was hnbch tn eg orgg no trakbtbncaf mlgjn ack knmtnrs wbtl

efbckgrs

Onr sgvgctggc jnctls wg wgrg bc watml-ack-wabt jnkg Jatt lak rnu-

tbcg M[ smacs ack mlgmiups eut nur fbvgs wgrg cnt krajatbmaffy aftgrgk

Lg was jnstfy lgaftly ack fbog was jnstfy cnrjaf B egmajg tlg Jartla

]tgwart no fbvbch wbtl macmgr trybch tn jaig nur lnjg ack fbog pgrogmt

eut bt wasc‒t Jatt spgct juml no tlg obrst ygar hrbgvbch lbjsgfo bc suetfg

ways B mnufk oggf tlg puff egtwggc us [lg enys ack B rgprgsgctgk a pabcouf

rgafbty tn Jatt sn lg hravbtatgk tnwark tlbchs tlat ogft hnnk4 wnri onnk

ack krbci Wconrtucatgfy tlgrg wgrgc‒t gcnuhl efug mlggsg rdquo stuoogk nfbvgs

bc tlg wnrfk tn affgvbatg lbs achubsl

B sat sfujpgk nc a stnnf at tlg ibtmlgc mnuctgr starbch at tlg kbhbtaf mfnmi

nc tlg jbmrnwavg efbcibch 41 pj eami at jg [lg lnusg was ucusuaffy

qubgt Jy lgak ogft lgavy ack jy lnt tga lak hncg mnfk Fnnibch knwc at

jy mafgckar B mrnssgk noo a erbkaf slnwgr a egcgobt kbccgr ack nur oajbfy

vamatbnc tn Capfgs Ofnrbka Bc pfamg no tlnsg gvgcts B bcigk bc Jatt‒s fuch

ebnpsy appnbctjgcts wbtl macmgr spgmbafbsts at ]fnac Igttgrbch ack Kaca

Oaregr ack ac appnbctjgct wbtl Kr Cbmlnfas Hnczafgz a lnfbstbm knmtnr

bc JaclattacXlgrg arg tlg ibksgtsbquo B tlnuhlt [lbs bs cnt a qugstbnc B usuaffy lavg tn

asi B rgafbzgk qubmify tlat ]aj was stbff cappbch eut bt tnni ac gxtra ogw

sgmncks tn ammnuct onr Krgw ]ukkgcfy B rgjgjegrgk B was tlbrty jbcutgs

fatg pbmibch lbj up ornj prgsmlnnf Bc a pacbm B rac upstabrs ack hraeegk

]ajjy nut no egk B pramtbmaffy tlrgw lbj bctn lbs mar sgat hraeegk a sbppy

mup noo tlg mar ofnnr slnvgk bt bc lbs fap ack spgk noo B mnufk oggf jysgfo

eghbccbch tn ucravgf Jbkway tlrnuhl jy apnfnhy tn tlg smlnnf noobmg

staoo B eghac tn sne Bt ogft fbig tlg sgmnck pfacg was sfajjbch bctn tlgXnrfk [rakg Mgctgr ack tlbs tbjg B was bc tlg eubfkbch

Onrhgttbch tn pbmi up jy onur-ygar-nfk ornj prgsmlnnf was tlg obrst sbhc

no tlg hrbgo tlat qubgtfy hraeegk lnfk no jg garfbgr tlat wggi wlgc Jatt

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rgmgbvgk a sgmnck macmgr kbahcnsbs Lg lak acntlgr rnutbcg M[ smac ack

jbcnr nutpatbgct aeknjbcaf surhgry tn rgjnvg wlat wg suspgmtgk was a

tbcy fbpnja wlbml bs cntlbch jnrg tlac a lark fujp no oatty tbssug usuaffy

onuck dust egcgatl tlg sibc B lak krbvgc Jatt tn tlg lnspbtaf onr tlg prnmg-kurg ack wabtgk afncg wbtl jy enni ack mgff plncg tn iggp jg mnjpacy

Bt was a oajbfbar rnutbcg uctbf tlg ncmnfnhbst maffgk jg bctn a sjaff rnnj

akdamgct tn surhbmaf wabtbch As B hatlgrgk jy tlbchs jy lacks wgrg slai-

bch B was egbch maffgk bctn a knnj rnnjsbquo B icgw tlg siyfbcg no jy fbog

was aenut tn mlachg

Bs acyncg wbtl ynu tnkaygtsbquo lg asigk

Dust Jattsbquo

Lg lgsbtatgk as bo cnt wactbch tn tgff jg

B mac lackfg btsbquo B sabk mafjfy Xg‒vg eggc kgafbch wbtl tlbs onr a ygar

ack a lafosbquo

[lg surhgnc fgacgk bc ack B watmlgk lbs lacks as lg spnig suemnc-

smbnusfy wactbch tn sgg lnw stgaky tlgy wgrg

Xg rgjnvgk tlg fbpnja ornj Jatt‒s aeknjgc eut wg onuck acntlgr

tujnr lbkbch eglbck bt Patlnfnhy mncobrjgk bt bs fgbnjynsarmnja Afsn

tlg M[ smac slnws fgsbncs nc lbs fuchs ack fbvgr tlat mnufk afsn eg sarmnja

Xg‒ff cggk a fuch ebnpsy tn mncobrjsbquo

B mnufk oggf jy lgart egatbch bc jy mlgst B mnufkc‒t rgmncmbfg wly B ogft

slnmigk sn B rgjabcgk stnbm Lg cgvgr sabk tlg wnrk tgrjbcafsbquo eut bt was

tlgrg furibch bc tlg suetgxt fbig tlg mnwarkfy lbkkgc tujnr

[wn wggis fatgr Jatt lak a fuch ebnpsy tn mncobrj wlat wg afrgaky

icgw [lbs tbjg B wasc‒t afncg Gbhltggc orbgcks ack oajbfy sat wbtl jg bc

tlg wabtbch rnnj Xlgc tlg noobmbaf wnrk majg tlg rnnj gruptgk bc tgars

ack wabfbch [lg obrst ucnoobmbaf waig onr Jattlgw Igff was taibch pfamgXlgc B obcaffy wgct eami tn sgg Jatt lg was stbff hrnhhy eut rgamlgk

onr jy lack

Bt‒s wlat wg tlnuhlt rbhltgtsbquo lg asigk

Jy gygs wgffgk up ack lg icgw Lg puffgk jg mfnsgr

Bt‒s hncca eg niaysbquo lg sabk

B wactgk tn egfbgvg lbj eut tlg tnwgrs wgrg eghbccbch tn oaff ack B

mnufkc‒t ruc oast gcnuhl

Nur gctnurahg no oajbfy ack orbgcks fgot tlg lnspbtaf ncfy tn rgturctlg cgxt kay tn raffy arnuck Jatt [lgy cggkgk tn tafi tn lbj ack eg cgar

lbj B rgjgjegr tlbcibch lnw efgssgk wg wgrg tn eg surrnuckgk ey pgnpfg

wln wgrg cnt aorabk tn kraw mfnsgr tn us at a tbjg wlgc stahg macmgr was

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earrgfbch knwc tlg tramis Jacy pgnpfg ofgg tlg smgcg at tbjgs fbig tlbs eut

cnt nur orbgcks [lgy put tlgbr nwc fbvgs nc lnfk tn jnvg bc mfnsgr hbvbch

Jatt tlg strgchtl lg cggkgk tn turc macmgr arnuck

A cuc majg bctn tlg rnnj ack noogrgk tn pray wbtl Jatt A sjaff hrnupno us hatlgrgk arnuck lbj ack lgfk lacks wlbfg slg praygk onr lgafbch ack

mnjonrt As wg wgrg aenut tn fgt hn Jatt asigk bo lg mnufk say a praygr

B saw nc tlg oamgs no tlnsg hatlgrgk a sgcsg no Hnnk onr ynu Xay tn eg

strnch Jatt Pray tlat ynu egat tlbs tlbch egmausg ynu macsbquo Xg enwgk

nur lgaks ncmg ahabc ack Jatt eghac tn pray onr tlg cuc ack lgr jbcbstry

Lg praygk tlat Hnk wnufk watml nvgr lgr ack hubkg lgr wnri Cnt ncg

wnrk no lbs praygr was kbrgmtgk tn lbjsgfo [lbs was tlg jnjgct wlgc

Jatt‒s onmus turcgk nutwark Macmgr lak kncg aff tlg kajahg bt was hnbch

tn kn Lbs enky was wgai eut B lak cgvgr sggc lbj strnchgr

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[lg jnkgst euchafnws ack kgmaybch

ernwcstncgs no Mlbmahn‒s Xgst ]bkg prnvbkg a stari mnctrast tn tlg hfgaj-

bch armlbtgmturaf luerbs no bts knwctnwc siyfbcg ack bffustratg a ucbqugfy

Mlbmahn efgck no mycbmbsj ack lnpg Hrnwbch up tlgrg jgact fgarcbch

quabct aplnrbsjs tlat sggjgk tn eg passgk knwc hgcgratbnc tn hgcgratbnc4

Jayeg tlg cgxt jaynr wnc‒t eg qubtg sn mnrrupt Bt‒s pnssbefg bt wnc‒t eg as

mnfk tlbs wbctgr Pgrlaps tlbs ygar tlg Mues wbff jaig bt tn tlg Xnrfk ]grbgs

Ubhlt Puff tlbs fgh ack bt pfays Dbchfg Egffssbquo

Cn knuet aenut bt B was a mycbm eut at fgast B majg ey bt lncgstfy [lg

Mlbmahn no jy ynutl mnufk wgff eg maffgk ]igptbm _affgy hbvgc tlg cujegr

no lypnmrbtgs quasb-autlnrbtarbacs ack dust pfabc fapsgk oabtlouf ruccbcharnuck tlg pfamg [lbs rbml rghbnc no knuet was ogrtbfg hrnuck onr muftbvat-

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mncvgctbncs Jy hrapg was a 125 a prgtty hnnk ygar4 Dnlc Hfgcc Mueac

jbssbfgs ack wlbtg-tbg kbccgrs at tlg Igccgky Xlbtg Lnusg [lg Egatfgs

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gkumatbnc ack tlgy spnig orggfy aenut bts efgssbchs ack mursgs ]n B ogft mnj-

onrtaefg wlgc B jakg jy tlnrnuhlfy bconrjgk kgmbsbnc tn fgavg As B‒vg

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sabk jacy tbjgs B afways qugstbncgk tlgjsbquo B‒vg cgvgr ncmg qugstbncgk

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tn eg tlg enss nr at fgast vgry juml bc mnctrnf no tlbchs dust aenut gvgry-

wlgrg lg wgct Pgnpfg caturaffy hravbtatgk tn lbj ack onffnwgk lbs fgak

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wnufk sbhc cntgs tn us Jaig surg tlg hrass hgts mut tnkay [Esbquo [lg Enss

Kak was cgvgr rgaffy maffgk Ubmlark Onr jnst no lbs fbog lg wgct ey

tlg kbjbcutbvg Kbmi Bc fatgr ygars lbs hrackmlbfkrgc wgrg tnn ynuch tn

gcucmbatg Hrackpa Kbmisbquo [lgy mnufk ncfy justgr Humia Lnigsbquo Fatgr

tlat was slnrtgcgk tn sbjpfy Lnig

Lg fnvgk ibks ack ibks fnvgk lbj [lnuhl lg afways lak tlg lbhlgst

gxpgmtatbncs no tlgj ‛ eg pnfbtg jbck ynur jaccgrs pbmi up tlat hareahg

nc tlg hrnuck ‛ tlnsg sajg ibks aknrgk lbj Lg fnvgk hajgs ack was a

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onnk tn mnjg at a rgstauract egmausg Kak onuck a way tn jaig a hajg nut

no suhar pamis ack saftslaigrs

[n us ibks tlg wnrst tlbch bc tlg wnrfk was kbsappnbctbch lbj Cnt ncfy

egmausg lg was nur oatlgr ack wg wactgk tn bjprgss lbj fbig acy ibk kngs

eut afsn egmausg wg icgw tlat lg lak suml lbhl stackarks Bo wg garcgk lbs

prabsg wg just eg knbch snjgtlbch rbhlt Lbs rnfg was tgamlgr prntgmtnr

prnvbkgr eut afsn arebtgr onr aff tlat bs wnrtly ack hnnk bc tlg wnrfk Bo Kak

sabk Xgff kncgsbquo tlat was tlg hnfk stackark ack cntlbch gfsg majg mfnsg

As wg ibks egmajg ynuch akufts ack eghac tn jaig kgmbsbncs nc nur

nwc B tlbci Kak‒s nwc vbgw no lbs rnfg bc nur fbvgs mncousgk lbj a ebt Lgstbf f rnargk fbig tlg nfk fbnc lg was eut tlg ntlgr fbncs bc tlg kgc cn fnchgr

rgharkgk lbj tlg way tlgy usgk tn [lbs ahhravatgk lbj tn cn gck B tlbci

tlg smarbgst tlnuhlt tlat mrnssgk jy kak‒s jbck was tlat lg jbhlt snjgkay

egmnjg brrgfgvact Lg prgogrrgk mncofbmt ack amrbjncy tn kbsrghark Lg

kbkc‒t jbck bo ynu tlnuhlt lg was ac ]NE9 lg dust kbkc‒t wact ynu tn mnc-

sbkgr lbj brrgfgvact Onr [lg Enss tlat was sbjpfy ucammgptaefg

Xlgc B was tgc jy Wcmfg Dami kbgk sukkgcfy Lg was jy oatlgr‒s

erntlgr ack egst orbgck ack Kak bjjgkbatgfy ogft a prnonuck sgcsg no kutytn taig marg no Dami‒s oajbfy Jy Auct Pghhy was fgot wbtl sbx ibks ack tlgy

cggkgk a oatlgr obhurg Jy erntlgrs ack sbstgr ack B dust wbslgk bt kbkc‒t

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A sgcsg no kuty was vgry bjpnrtact tn jy kak Ugspncsbebfbty majg

egonrg gvgrytlbch gfsg

Bt‒s aenut lncnrsbquo lg sabk

Cn jattgr wlat btsbquo was bt was afways aenut lncnr Kbmi ]pglc cgvgrsgrvgk bc tlg Jarbcg Mnrps eut ey Hnk lg fbvgk sgjpgr ob gvgry kay no lbs

fbog Lg kbk bc oamt sgrvg bc tlg arjy ack was prnuk no bt Lg was statbncgk

bc Mbcmbccatb kurbch tlg Inrgac Xar Xlgc wg dnigk aenut lbs fami no

mnjeat gxpgrbgcmg lg afways acswgrgk eami wbtl tlg sajg fbcg4 Rnu‒ff

cntbmg tlat at cn tbjg kurbch jy sgrvbmg kbk tlg mbty no Mbcmbccatb gvgr oaf f

bctn gcgjy lackssbquo

]n nut no kuty cgarfy gvgry wggigck lg startgk hnbch tn nur mnusbcs‒

lnjg bc Earrbchtnc a egautbouf faig-strgwc sueure cnrtlwgst no Mlbmahn

Lg mlgmigk nc lbs cbgmgs ack cgplgws kbk fbttfg mlnrgs arnuck tlg lnusg

arrachgk Pghhy‒s ebffs ack jakg surg tlg fbog bcsuracmg jncgy was wgff

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wbcs

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fnt no tbjg wbtl lbj B‒k egttgr eg wbffbch tn hgt bc lbs mar ack hn tn Ear-

rbchtnc Bt egmajg snjgtlbch no a rbtuaf onr lbj ack jg ack B onuck a way

tn gcdny bt

[lg fnch mar rbkgs prnvbkgk a fnt no tbjg wlgc wg mnufk tafi tn gaml

ntlgr ack hgt tn icnw gaml ntlgr‒s taig nc tlg wnrfk Lg tauhlt jg aenut

[ncy Egccgtt ack Fumbacn Pavarnttb nc tlnsg mar rbkgs B tauhlt lbj aenut

tlg Gahfgs ack Knc JmFgac Lg smlnnfgk jg nc lnw tn jaig a safg tafi

tn a mnp wlgc lg puffs ynu nvgr tgff a hrgat stnry ack asi nut a hbrf B tnfklbj wly wg slnufk hgt a cgw hajg maffgk Pnch [lnsg mar rbkgs tauhlt jg

snjgtlbch gfsg tnn4 snjgtbjgs gvgrytlbch ynu icnw tn eg trug rgaffy bsc‒t

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15 bc ac ucbcmnrpnratgk sgmtbnc no cnrtlwgst Mlbmahn jy oatlgr tgstgk tlg

obrst ]pglc oajbfy cumfgar enje

Rnu icnw tlat ynur jnj ack B wbff prneaefy spfbt up snjgkay rbhltgtsbquo

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B icgw jy pargcts onuhlt B lak eggc bc tlg jbkkfg no tlnsg mfassbm

ucmnjonrtaefg jnjgcts at tlg ibtmlgc taefg Lg‒s tbrgk slg‒s ucapprgmb-

atgk ack cntlbch bc fbog bs turcbch nut tlg way tlgy lnpgk B hnt tlat gvgc

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lark part onr jg was tlgbr tncg Fbig twn cgw sbefbchs sarmasj ack smnrc

lak mnjg tn fbvg wbtl us B hrgw sn ammustnjgk tn tlg kbc no tgcsbnc tlat

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tlg way gvgc bo ynu arg hnbch tn spfbt up snjgkay iggp bt tn ynursgfo uctbf

bt lappgcs B‒j tgc B knc‒t wact tn lgar aenut bt B wact tn rbkg jy ebig

pfay wbtl jy orbgcks ack prgtgck tlat wg lavg a cnrjaf oajbfysbquo

B kbkc‒t say tlnsg tlbchs no mnursg ack B latgk jysgfo onr bt B turcgk

away ornj lbj ack fnnigk nut tlg wbcknw ack watmlgk jnst no jy tgc-

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]lg egmajg a kboogrgct wnjac wlgc slg was up cnrtl ([lat‒s wlat tlg

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mauhlt dust gcnuhl no tlg suc‒s jahbm tn erbhltgc wbtl lbhlfbhlts Lgr sibc

oabr ack pbci onr cbcg jnctls nut no tlg ygar hrgw kggp ernwc jaibch

lgr tggtl pbgrmbchfy wlbtg wlgc slg sjbfgk Egbch at tlg faig ahrggk wbtl

Matly

Xlbfg slg ack B wgrg stbff katbch B lak tn eg krahhgk tlgrg Mnjg tn

jy pargcts‒ mnttahgsbquo Matly pfgakgk

B wactgk cncg no bt B was strbmtfy mncmrgtg B fnvgk tlg mbty ack was cgvgr

hnbch tn eg a lappy majpgrsbquo Unuhlbch bt onr jg was wlgc rnnj sgrvbmg

stnppgk sgrvbch at jbkcbhlt Pfus jy ncfy cntbnc no a mnttahgsbquo majg ornj

tlg krgakouf vbsbts tn Xbsmncsbc wlgrg jy kak lak taigc jy tlrgg sbefbchs

ack jg bc nrkgr tn hgt a fbttfg nutknnrs bc us

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slactbgs ack kggro fbgs tlg sbzg no _nfvns sbquo

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rnnjs Egbch a tnp safgsjac bc tlg ourcbturg bckustry havg Farry Futz cnt

ncfy ammgss tn tlg obcgr tlbchs eut a tastg onr tlgj as wgff [lgbr lnjg was

spntfgss wbtl a mfgac mnctgjpnrary styfg ack a tnuml no up-cnrtl mlarj

[lg jgtbmufnus wlbtg waffs rgjabcgk orgg no acy mfuttgr gxmgpt onr tlrgg

farhg orajgk plntnhrapls tlat Farry lbjsgfo lak taigc ack luch prnjb-

cgctfy bc tlg hrgat rnnj [lgy lak jnrg tlac ncg luckrgk oggt no faigornctack aff tlg watgr tnys ynu mnufk kgsbrg4 sib enats ack pnctnnc party enats

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lavg ac npgcbch nc tlg o brst tgg wlgcgvgr B asigk [lg pgnpfg tlgrg wgrg

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slbp wbtl tlg par-obvg gbhltl lnfg wlbml afways tauctgk jy ghn bctn hnbchonr tlg hrggc bc twn tlnuhl tlgrg was a wgff-pfamgk pnck bc ornct [lbs

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Juffgtt Faig B eghac tn fnni onrwark tn hnbch up cnrtl as juml as Matly

Gvgctuaffy B justgrgk tlg mnurahg (erabcs rgaffy) tn asi lgr tn jarry

jg As B wabtgk onr lgr at tlg aftar nc nur wgkkbch kay B fnnigk arnuck

tlg mlurml at tlg mnuctfgss orbgcks ack oajbfy hatlgrgk Jy kak mauhlt jy

gyg ack sjbfgk a wgkkbch sjbfg at jg ack tlgc turcgk tnwark tlg eami no

tlg mlurml Dust tlgc Matly appgargk hfnwbch at tlg gck no tlg absfg Kak

wlggfgk arnuck ack mauhlt jy gyg ahabc [lbs tbjg tlnuhl lg appgargk

kazgk ey tlg vbsbnc lg‒k dust sggc B uckgrstnnk Matly lak tlat googmt nc

pgnpfg

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jg hn [lgrg was ac autlgctbm quafbty tn lgr sjbfg tlat jakg pgnpfg stnp

ack fnni9 a easbm lujac trutl tlat sggjgk tn gjacatg ornj kggp wbtlbc

lgr ack caturaffy obck bts way upwark ack nut Fbig tlg jahja ofnw ornj

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wlgrg tlgy stnnk ack lnfk tlgj tlgrg snjgtbjgs onrgvgr

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nmmurrbch bc nur fbvgs eut bt sggjgk kbstact B icgw wlat B lak tn kn ack

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cggk tn kn snjgtlbch gvgc wlgc tlat snjgtlbch las tlg pntgctbaf tn mausg

hrgatgr suoogrbch ack uftbjatgfy gck wbtl tlg sajg nutmnjg hbvg nr taig a

mnupfg jnctls no jbsgry Jatt was mfgar aenut lnw lg wactgk tn fbvg wbtl

macmgr ack bt was hnbch tn eg orgg no trakbtbncaf mlgjn ack knmtnrs wbtl

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ways B mnufk oggf tlg puff egtwggc us [lg enys ack B rgprgsgctgk a pabcouf

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bc tlg wnrfk tn affgvbatg lbs achubsl

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nc tlg jbmrnwavg efbcibch 41 pj eami at jg [lg lnusg was ucusuaffy

qubgt Jy lgak ogft lgavy ack jy lnt tga lak hncg mnfk Fnnibch knwc at

jy mafgckar B mrnssgk noo a erbkaf slnwgr a egcgobt kbccgr ack nur oajbfy

vamatbnc tn Capfgs Ofnrbka Bc pfamg no tlnsg gvgcts B bcigk bc Jatt‒s fuch

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sgmncks tn ammnuct onr Krgw ]ukkgcfy B rgjgjegrgk B was tlbrty jbcutgs

fatg pbmibch lbj up ornj prgsmlnnf Bc a pacbm B rac upstabrs ack hraeegk

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mup noo tlg mar ofnnr slnvgk bt bc lbs fap ack spgk noo B mnufk oggf jysgfo

eghbccbch tn ucravgf Jbkway tlrnuhl jy apnfnhy tn tlg smlnnf noobmg

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Onrhgttbch tn pbmi up jy onur-ygar-nfk ornj prgsmlnnf was tlg obrst sbhc

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onuck dust egcgatl tlg sibc B lak krbvgc Jatt tn tlg lnspbtaf onr tlg prnmg-kurg ack wabtgk afncg wbtl jy enni ack mgff plncg tn iggp jg mnjpacy

Bt was a oajbfbar rnutbcg uctbf tlg ncmnfnhbst maffgk jg bctn a sjaff rnnj

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bch B was egbch maffgk bctn a knnj rnnjsbquo B icgw tlg siyfbcg no jy fbog

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Bs acyncg wbtl ynu tnkaygtsbquo lg asigk

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[lg surhgnc fgacgk bc ack B watmlgk lbs lacks as lg spnig suemnc-

smbnusfy wactbch tn sgg lnw stgaky tlgy wgrg

Xg rgjnvgk tlg fbpnja ornj Jatt‒s aeknjgc eut wg onuck acntlgr

tujnr lbkbch eglbck bt Patlnfnhy mncobrjgk bt bs fgbnjynsarmnja Afsn

tlg M[ smac slnws fgsbncs nc lbs fuchs ack fbvgr tlat mnufk afsn eg sarmnja

Xg‒ff cggk a fuch ebnpsy tn mncobrjsbquo

B mnufk oggf jy lgart egatbch bc jy mlgst B mnufkc‒t rgmncmbfg wly B ogft

slnmigk sn B rgjabcgk stnbm Lg cgvgr sabk tlg wnrk tgrjbcafsbquo eut bt was

tlgrg furibch bc tlg suetgxt fbig tlg mnwarkfy lbkkgc tujnr

[wn wggis fatgr Jatt lak a fuch ebnpsy tn mncobrj wlat wg afrgaky

icgw [lbs tbjg B wasc‒t afncg Gbhltggc orbgcks ack oajbfy sat wbtl jg bc

tlg wabtbch rnnj Xlgc tlg noobmbaf wnrk majg tlg rnnj gruptgk bc tgars

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onr jy lack

Bt‒s wlat wg tlnuhlt rbhltgtsbquo lg asigk

Jy gygs wgffgk up ack lg icgw Lg puffgk jg mfnsgr

Bt‒s hncca eg niaysbquo lg sabk

B wactgk tn egfbgvg lbj eut tlg tnwgrs wgrg eghbccbch tn oaff ack B

mnufkc‒t ruc oast gcnuhl

Nur gctnurahg no oajbfy ack orbgcks fgot tlg lnspbtaf ncfy tn rgturctlg cgxt kay tn raffy arnuck Jatt [lgy cggkgk tn tafi tn lbj ack eg cgar

lbj B rgjgjegr tlbcibch lnw efgssgk wg wgrg tn eg surrnuckgk ey pgnpfg

wln wgrg cnt aorabk tn kraw mfnsgr tn us at a tbjg wlgc stahg macmgr was

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earrgfbch knwc tlg tramis Jacy pgnpfg ofgg tlg smgcg at tbjgs fbig tlbs eut

cnt nur orbgcks [lgy put tlgbr nwc fbvgs nc lnfk tn jnvg bc mfnsgr hbvbch

Jatt tlg strgchtl lg cggkgk tn turc macmgr arnuck

A cuc majg bctn tlg rnnj ack noogrgk tn pray wbtl Jatt A sjaff hrnupno us hatlgrgk arnuck lbj ack lgfk lacks wlbfg slg praygk onr lgafbch ack

mnjonrt As wg wgrg aenut tn fgt hn Jatt asigk bo lg mnufk say a praygr

B saw nc tlg oamgs no tlnsg hatlgrgk a sgcsg no Hnnk onr ynu Xay tn eg

strnch Jatt Pray tlat ynu egat tlbs tlbch egmausg ynu macsbquo Xg enwgk

nur lgaks ncmg ahabc ack Jatt eghac tn pray onr tlg cuc ack lgr jbcbstry

Lg praygk tlat Hnk wnufk watml nvgr lgr ack hubkg lgr wnri Cnt ncg

wnrk no lbs praygr was kbrgmtgk tn lbjsgfo [lbs was tlg jnjgct wlgc

Jatt‒s onmus turcgk nutwark Macmgr lak kncg aff tlg kajahg bt was hnbch

tn kn Lbs enky was wgai eut B lak cgvgr sggc lbj strnchgr

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[lg jnkgst euchafnws ack kgmaybch

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quabct aplnrbsjs tlat sggjgk tn eg passgk knwc hgcgratbnc tn hgcgratbnc4

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mnfk tlbs wbctgr Pgrlaps tlbs ygar tlg Mues wbff jaig bt tn tlg Xnrfk ]grbgs

Ubhlt Puff tlbs fgh ack bt pfays Dbchfg Egffssbquo

Cn knuet aenut bt B was a mycbm eut at fgast B majg ey bt lncgstfy [lg

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mncvgctbncs Jy hrapg was a 125 a prgtty hnnk ygar4 Dnlc Hfgcc Mueac

jbssbfgs ack wlbtg-tbg kbccgrs at tlg Igccgky Xlbtg Lnusg [lg Egatfgs

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gkumatbnc ack tlgy spnig orggfy aenut bts efgssbchs ack mursgs ]n B ogft mnj-

onrtaefg wlgc B jakg jy tlnrnuhlfy bconrjgk kgmbsbnc tn fgavg As B‒vg

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tn eg tlg enss nr at fgast vgry juml bc mnctrnf no tlbchs dust aenut gvgry-

wlgrg lg wgct Pgnpfg caturaffy hravbtatgk tn lbj ack onffnwgk lbs fgak

Jy twn erntlgrs jy sbstgr ack B mgrtabcfy onffnwgk lbs nrkgrs [Esbquo lg

wnufk sbhc cntgs tn us Jaig surg tlg hrass hgts mut tnkay [Esbquo [lg Enss

Kak was cgvgr rgaffy maffgk Ubmlark Onr jnst no lbs fbog lg wgct ey

tlg kbjbcutbvg Kbmi Bc fatgr ygars lbs hrackmlbfkrgc wgrg tnn ynuch tn

gcucmbatg Hrackpa Kbmisbquo [lgy mnufk ncfy justgr Humia Lnigsbquo Fatgr

tlat was slnrtgcgk tn sbjpfy Lnig

Lg fnvgk ibks ack ibks fnvgk lbj [lnuhl lg afways lak tlg lbhlgst

gxpgmtatbncs no tlgj ‛ eg pnfbtg jbck ynur jaccgrs pbmi up tlat hareahg

nc tlg hrnuck ‛ tlnsg sajg ibks aknrgk lbj Lg fnvgk hajgs ack was a

jastgr at jaibch up cgw ncgs tn pfay Xg wgrg cgvgr enrgk wabtbch onr

onnk tn mnjg at a rgstauract egmausg Kak onuck a way tn jaig a hajg nut

no suhar pamis ack saftslaigrs

[n us ibks tlg wnrst tlbch bc tlg wnrfk was kbsappnbctbch lbj Cnt ncfy

egmausg lg was nur oatlgr ack wg wactgk tn bjprgss lbj fbig acy ibk kngs

eut afsn egmausg wg icgw tlat lg lak suml lbhl stackarks Bo wg garcgk lbs

prabsg wg just eg knbch snjgtlbch rbhlt Lbs rnfg was tgamlgr prntgmtnr

prnvbkgr eut afsn arebtgr onr aff tlat bs wnrtly ack hnnk bc tlg wnrfk Bo Kak

sabk Xgff kncgsbquo tlat was tlg hnfk stackark ack cntlbch gfsg majg mfnsg

As wg ibks egmajg ynuch akufts ack eghac tn jaig kgmbsbncs nc nur

nwc B tlbci Kak‒s nwc vbgw no lbs rnfg bc nur fbvgs mncousgk lbj a ebt Lgstbf f rnargk fbig tlg nfk fbnc lg was eut tlg ntlgr fbncs bc tlg kgc cn fnchgr

rgharkgk lbj tlg way tlgy usgk tn [lbs ahhravatgk lbj tn cn gck B tlbci

tlg smarbgst tlnuhlt tlat mrnssgk jy kak‒s jbck was tlat lg jbhlt snjgkay

egmnjg brrgfgvact Lg prgogrrgk mncofbmt ack amrbjncy tn kbsrghark Lg

kbkc‒t jbck bo ynu tlnuhlt lg was ac ]NE9 lg dust kbkc‒t wact ynu tn mnc-

sbkgr lbj brrgfgvact Onr [lg Enss tlat was sbjpfy ucammgptaefg

Xlgc B was tgc jy Wcmfg Dami kbgk sukkgcfy Lg was jy oatlgr‒s

erntlgr ack egst orbgck ack Kak bjjgkbatgfy ogft a prnonuck sgcsg no kutytn taig marg no Dami‒s oajbfy Jy Auct Pghhy was fgot wbtl sbx ibks ack tlgy

cggkgk a oatlgr obhurg Jy erntlgrs ack sbstgr ack B dust wbslgk bt kbkc‒t

lavg tn eg nurs

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A sgcsg no kuty was vgry bjpnrtact tn jy kak Ugspncsbebfbty majg

egonrg gvgrytlbch gfsg

Bt‒s aenut lncnrsbquo lg sabk

Cn jattgr wlat btsbquo was bt was afways aenut lncnr Kbmi ]pglc cgvgrsgrvgk bc tlg Jarbcg Mnrps eut ey Hnk lg fbvgk sgjpgr ob gvgry kay no lbs

fbog Lg kbk bc oamt sgrvg bc tlg arjy ack was prnuk no bt Lg was statbncgk

bc Mbcmbccatb kurbch tlg Inrgac Xar Xlgc wg dnigk aenut lbs fami no

mnjeat gxpgrbgcmg lg afways acswgrgk eami wbtl tlg sajg fbcg4 Rnu‒ff

cntbmg tlat at cn tbjg kurbch jy sgrvbmg kbk tlg mbty no Mbcmbccatb gvgr oaf f

bctn gcgjy lackssbquo

]n nut no kuty cgarfy gvgry wggigck lg startgk hnbch tn nur mnusbcs‒

lnjg bc Earrbchtnc a egautbouf faig-strgwc sueure cnrtlwgst no Mlbmahn

Lg mlgmigk nc lbs cbgmgs ack cgplgws kbk fbttfg mlnrgs arnuck tlg lnusg

arrachgk Pghhy‒s ebffs ack jakg surg tlg fbog bcsuracmg jncgy was wgff

bcvgstgk Qubmify tlbs egmajg a sbhcbo bmact snurmg no tgcsbnc bc nur lnjg

Jy jnj ack kak eghac tn arhug tlg ibck no arhujgcts tlat cnenky gvgr

wbcs

Egbch tgc B kbkc‒t marg juml aenut tlg lujac kycajbms no bt af f9 B dust

wactgk tn eg wbtl jy kak ]nnc B obhurgk nut tlat bo B wactgk tn spgck a

fnt no tbjg wbtl lbj B‒k egttgr eg wbffbch tn hgt bc lbs mar ack hn tn Ear-

rbchtnc Bt egmajg snjgtlbch no a rbtuaf onr lbj ack jg ack B onuck a way

tn gcdny bt

[lg fnch mar rbkgs prnvbkgk a fnt no tbjg wlgc wg mnufk tafi tn gaml

ntlgr ack hgt tn icnw gaml ntlgr‒s taig nc tlg wnrfk Lg tauhlt jg aenut

[ncy Egccgtt ack Fumbacn Pavarnttb nc tlnsg mar rbkgs B tauhlt lbj aenut

tlg Gahfgs ack Knc JmFgac Lg smlnnfgk jg nc lnw tn jaig a safg tafi

tn a mnp wlgc lg puffs ynu nvgr tgff a hrgat stnry ack asi nut a hbrf B tnfklbj wly wg slnufk hgt a cgw hajg maffgk Pnch [lnsg mar rbkgs tauhlt jg

snjgtlbch gfsg tnn4 snjgtbjgs gvgrytlbch ynu icnw tn eg trug rgaffy bsc‒t

Nc a ]aturkay jnrcbch at tlg mnrcgr no Faig Mnni Unak ack Unutg

15 bc ac ucbcmnrpnratgk sgmtbnc no cnrtlwgst Mlbmahn jy oatlgr tgstgk tlg

obrst ]pglc oajbfy cumfgar enje

Rnu icnw tlat ynur jnj ack B wbff prneaefy spfbt up snjgkay rbhltgtsbquo

lg sabk tn jg kurbch ncg no nur krbvgs

[lg abr ruslgk nut no jy fuchs Bt ogft as bo B was bc a pfacg at tlbrtytlnusack oggt ack snjgncg lak dust npgcgk tlg knnr Lg was taibch jy

tgjpgraturg hauhbch jy rgamtbnc Lg lak jg afncg bc tlg mar ack mnj-

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B icgw jy pargcts onuhlt B lak eggc bc tlg jbkkfg no tlnsg mfassbm

ucmnjonrtaefg jnjgcts at tlg ibtmlgc taefg Lg‒s tbrgk slg‒s ucapprgmb-

atgk ack cntlbch bc fbog bs turcbch nut tlg way tlgy lnpgk B hnt tlat gvgc

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fbog Ack jbcg

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icbvgs [lgbr sfbchs ack arrnws majg vgreaffy ack rgfgctfgssfy [lg rgaffy

lark part onr jg was tlgbr tncg Fbig twn cgw sbefbchs sarmasj ack smnrc

lak mnjg tn fbvg wbtl us B hrgw sn ammustnjgk tn tlg kbc no tgcsbnc tlat

bt aff snuckgk fbig dust acntlgr pfacg ofybch nvgrlgak Bc rgafbty bt was tlg

Gcnfa Hay mnjbch tn krnp tlg ebh ncg Jy jnj ack kak wgrg hnbch tn

spfbt upgt [lat was a cuig

B turcgk tnwark Kak bc tlg mar ack havg a lafo lgartgk Rgal B icnwsbquo

Xlat B wactgk tn kn was smrgaj Arg ynu nut no ynur jbckgt Ack ey

tlg way gvgc bo ynu arg hnbch tn spfbt up snjgkay iggp bt tn ynursgfo uctbf

bt lappgcs B‒j tgc B knc‒t wact tn lgar aenut bt B wact tn rbkg jy ebig

pfay wbtl jy orbgcks ack prgtgck tlat wg lavg a cnrjaf oajbfysbquo

B kbkc‒t say tlnsg tlbchs no mnursg ack B latgk jysgfo onr bt B turcgk

away ornj lbj ack fnnigk nut tlg wbcknw ack watmlgk jnst no jy tgc-

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lavg ac npgcbch nc tlg o brst tgg wlgcgvgr B asigk [lg pgnpfg tlgrg wgrg

hrgat ack tlg mnursg cnt tnn kboo bmuft B snnc kgvgfnpgk a fnvglatg rgfatbnc-

slbp wbtl tlg par-obvg gbhltl lnfg wlbml afways tauctgk jy ghn bctn hnbchonr tlg hrggc bc twn tlnuhl tlgrg was a wgff-pfamgk pnck bc ornct [lbs

kbajnck bc tlg rnuhl (aff pucs bctgckgk) was tlg kgaf jaigr onr jg wbtl

Juffgtt Faig B eghac tn fnni onrwark tn hnbch up cnrtl as juml as Matly

Gvgctuaffy B justgrgk tlg mnurahg (erabcs rgaffy) tn asi lgr tn jarry

jg As B wabtgk onr lgr at tlg aftar nc nur wgkkbch kay B fnnigk arnuck

tlg mlurml at tlg mnuctfgss orbgcks ack oajbfy hatlgrgk Jy kak mauhlt jy

gyg ack sjbfgk a wgkkbch sjbfg at jg ack tlgc turcgk tnwark tlg eami no

tlg mlurml Dust tlgc Matly appgargk hfnwbch at tlg gck no tlg absfg Kak

wlggfgk arnuck ack mauhlt jy gyg ahabc [lbs tbjg tlnuhl lg appgargk

kazgk ey tlg vbsbnc lg‒k dust sggc B uckgrstnnk Matly lak tlat googmt nc

pgnpfg

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jg hn [lgrg was ac autlgctbm quafbty tn lgr sjbfg tlat jakg pgnpfg stnp

ack fnni9 a easbm lujac trutl tlat sggjgk tn gjacatg ornj kggp wbtlbc

lgr ack caturaffy obck bts way upwark ack nut Fbig tlg jahja ofnw ornj

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wlgrg tlgy stnnk ack lnfk tlgj tlgrg snjgtbjgs onrgvgr

[lat‒s wlat lappgcgk tn jg acyway

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watmlbch sjnig ebffnwbch ornj tlg obrst tnwgr nc 211 A trahgky was

nmmurrbch bc nur fbvgs eut bt sggjgk kbstact B icgw wlat B lak tn kn ack

fbig a rgsmug wnrigr B sprach bctn amtbnc tn assbst ack savg tlg fbog no jy

luseack

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snc bc Lnustnc arjgk wbtl stamis no rgsgarml ack Jatt‒s oajbfy lbstnry

[lg knmtnrs wg jgt at entl lnspbtafs wgrg fnchtbjg mnffgahugs wln sggjgk

tn eg bc ahrggjgct nc gvgrytlbch rgharkbch Jatt‒s masg gxmgpt ncg kgtabf

Bt was icnwc tlat rakbatbnc ack mlgjntlgrapy mnufk rgsuft bc lbs typg nomacmgr sprgakbch jnrg qubmify eut ncfy ncg knmtnr egfbgvgk tlg egcgobts

nutwgbhlgk tlg rbsis Bc lbs wnrks bt was a oataf jbstaigsbquo cnt tn lavg

mlgjn Bt was a kajcgk bo ynu kn kajcgk bo ynu knc‒tsbquo sbtuatbnc ack tlg

ncfy tlbch wg icgw onr surg was Jatt‒s oajbfy lbstnry

B spgct juml no jy ynutl bckboogrgct tn tlg suedgmt no lbstnry ack

rghrgttaefy lavg rgjabcgk bhcnract bctn akuftlnnk [lnuhl B jbhlt stbff

oabf a pnp qubz nc tlg Ugvnfutbncary Xar B icgw ncg tlbch onr surg4 [lnsg

wln maccnt rgjgjegr tlg past arg mnckgjcgk tn rgpgat btsbquo [rakbtbncafmlgjntlgrapy lak cgvgr wnrigk nc fgbnjynsarmnja bc tlg Igff oajbfy

[lbs ebh smary wnrk prncnucmgk fbg-nl-jy-nl-sarmnjasbquo bs a rarg

onrj no macmgr tlat lak afrgaky mfabjgk tlg fbvgs no Jatt‒s kak ack sgvgraf

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ntlgr jgjegrs no tlg Igff oajbfy [lgy aff kbgk ynuch ammnjpacbgk ey a

tnxbm mlgjn mnmitabf tlat was tlg egst wg‒vg hnt tn noogrsbquo ey tlg jgkbmaf

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cggk tn kn snjgtlbch gvgc wlgc tlat snjgtlbch las tlg pntgctbaf tn mausg

hrgatgr suoogrbch ack uftbjatgfy gck wbtl tlg sajg nutmnjg hbvg nr taig a

mnupfg jnctls no jbsgry Jatt was mfgar aenut lnw lg wactgk tn fbvg wbtl

macmgr ack bt was hnbch tn eg orgg no trakbtbncaf mlgjn ack knmtnrs wbtl

efbckgrs

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tbcg M[ smacs ack mlgmiups eut nur fbvgs wgrg cnt krajatbmaffy aftgrgk

Lg was jnstfy lgaftly ack fbog was jnstfy cnrjaf B egmajg tlg Jartla

]tgwart no fbvbch wbtl macmgr trybch tn jaig nur lnjg ack fbog pgrogmt

eut bt wasc‒t Jatt spgct juml no tlg obrst ygar hrbgvbch lbjsgfo bc suetfg

ways B mnufk oggf tlg puff egtwggc us [lg enys ack B rgprgsgctgk a pabcouf

rgafbty tn Jatt sn lg hravbtatgk tnwark tlbchs tlat ogft hnnk4 wnri onnk

ack krbci Wconrtucatgfy tlgrg wgrgc‒t gcnuhl efug mlggsg rdquo stuoogk nfbvgs

bc tlg wnrfk tn affgvbatg lbs achubsl

B sat sfujpgk nc a stnnf at tlg ibtmlgc mnuctgr starbch at tlg kbhbtaf mfnmi

nc tlg jbmrnwavg efbcibch 41 pj eami at jg [lg lnusg was ucusuaffy

qubgt Jy lgak ogft lgavy ack jy lnt tga lak hncg mnfk Fnnibch knwc at

jy mafgckar B mrnssgk noo a erbkaf slnwgr a egcgobt kbccgr ack nur oajbfy

vamatbnc tn Capfgs Ofnrbka Bc pfamg no tlnsg gvgcts B bcigk bc Jatt‒s fuch

ebnpsy appnbctjgcts wbtl macmgr spgmbafbsts at ]fnac Igttgrbch ack Kaca

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bc JaclattacXlgrg arg tlg ibksgtsbquo B tlnuhlt [lbs bs cnt a qugstbnc B usuaffy lavg tn

asi B rgafbzgk qubmify tlat ]aj was stbff cappbch eut bt tnni ac gxtra ogw

sgmncks tn ammnuct onr Krgw ]ukkgcfy B rgjgjegrgk B was tlbrty jbcutgs

fatg pbmibch lbj up ornj prgsmlnnf Bc a pacbm B rac upstabrs ack hraeegk

]ajjy nut no egk B pramtbmaffy tlrgw lbj bctn lbs mar sgat hraeegk a sbppy

mup noo tlg mar ofnnr slnvgk bt bc lbs fap ack spgk noo B mnufk oggf jysgfo

eghbccbch tn ucravgf Jbkway tlrnuhl jy apnfnhy tn tlg smlnnf noobmg

staoo B eghac tn sne Bt ogft fbig tlg sgmnck pfacg was sfajjbch bctn tlgXnrfk [rakg Mgctgr ack tlbs tbjg B was bc tlg eubfkbch

Onrhgttbch tn pbmi up jy onur-ygar-nfk ornj prgsmlnnf was tlg obrst sbhc

no tlg hrbgo tlat qubgtfy hraeegk lnfk no jg garfbgr tlat wggi wlgc Jatt

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tbcy fbpnja wlbml bs cntlbch jnrg tlac a lark fujp no oatty tbssug usuaffy

onuck dust egcgatl tlg sibc B lak krbvgc Jatt tn tlg lnspbtaf onr tlg prnmg-kurg ack wabtgk afncg wbtl jy enni ack mgff plncg tn iggp jg mnjpacy

Bt was a oajbfbar rnutbcg uctbf tlg ncmnfnhbst maffgk jg bctn a sjaff rnnj

akdamgct tn surhbmaf wabtbch As B hatlgrgk jy tlbchs jy lacks wgrg slai-

bch B was egbch maffgk bctn a knnj rnnjsbquo B icgw tlg siyfbcg no jy fbog

was aenut tn mlachg

Bs acyncg wbtl ynu tnkaygtsbquo lg asigk

Dust Jattsbquo

Lg lgsbtatgk as bo cnt wactbch tn tgff jg

B mac lackfg btsbquo B sabk mafjfy Xg‒vg eggc kgafbch wbtl tlbs onr a ygar

ack a lafosbquo

[lg surhgnc fgacgk bc ack B watmlgk lbs lacks as lg spnig suemnc-

smbnusfy wactbch tn sgg lnw stgaky tlgy wgrg

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tujnr lbkbch eglbck bt Patlnfnhy mncobrjgk bt bs fgbnjynsarmnja Afsn

tlg M[ smac slnws fgsbncs nc lbs fuchs ack fbvgr tlat mnufk afsn eg sarmnja

Xg‒ff cggk a fuch ebnpsy tn mncobrjsbquo

B mnufk oggf jy lgart egatbch bc jy mlgst B mnufkc‒t rgmncmbfg wly B ogft

slnmigk sn B rgjabcgk stnbm Lg cgvgr sabk tlg wnrk tgrjbcafsbquo eut bt was

tlgrg furibch bc tlg suetgxt fbig tlg mnwarkfy lbkkgc tujnr

[wn wggis fatgr Jatt lak a fuch ebnpsy tn mncobrj wlat wg afrgaky

icgw [lbs tbjg B wasc‒t afncg Gbhltggc orbgcks ack oajbfy sat wbtl jg bc

tlg wabtbch rnnj Xlgc tlg noobmbaf wnrk majg tlg rnnj gruptgk bc tgars

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onr jy lack

Bt‒s wlat wg tlnuhlt rbhltgtsbquo lg asigk

Jy gygs wgffgk up ack lg icgw Lg puffgk jg mfnsgr

Bt‒s hncca eg niaysbquo lg sabk

B wactgk tn egfbgvg lbj eut tlg tnwgrs wgrg eghbccbch tn oaff ack B

mnufkc‒t ruc oast gcnuhl

Nur gctnurahg no oajbfy ack orbgcks fgot tlg lnspbtaf ncfy tn rgturctlg cgxt kay tn raffy arnuck Jatt [lgy cggkgk tn tafi tn lbj ack eg cgar

lbj B rgjgjegr tlbcibch lnw efgssgk wg wgrg tn eg surrnuckgk ey pgnpfg

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earrgfbch knwc tlg tramis Jacy pgnpfg ofgg tlg smgcg at tbjgs fbig tlbs eut

cnt nur orbgcks [lgy put tlgbr nwc fbvgs nc lnfk tn jnvg bc mfnsgr hbvbch

Jatt tlg strgchtl lg cggkgk tn turc macmgr arnuck

A cuc majg bctn tlg rnnj ack noogrgk tn pray wbtl Jatt A sjaff hrnupno us hatlgrgk arnuck lbj ack lgfk lacks wlbfg slg praygk onr lgafbch ack

mnjonrt As wg wgrg aenut tn fgt hn Jatt asigk bo lg mnufk say a praygr

B saw nc tlg oamgs no tlnsg hatlgrgk a sgcsg no Hnnk onr ynu Xay tn eg

strnch Jatt Pray tlat ynu egat tlbs tlbch egmausg ynu macsbquo Xg enwgk

nur lgaks ncmg ahabc ack Jatt eghac tn pray onr tlg cuc ack lgr jbcbstry

Lg praygk tlat Hnk wnufk watml nvgr lgr ack hubkg lgr wnri Cnt ncg

wnrk no lbs praygr was kbrgmtgk tn lbjsgfo [lbs was tlg jnjgct wlgc

Jatt‒s onmus turcgk nutwark Macmgr lak kncg aff tlg kajahg bt was hnbch

tn kn Lbs enky was wgai eut B lak cgvgr sggc lbj strnchgr

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quabct aplnrbsjs tlat sggjgk tn eg passgk knwc hgcgratbnc tn hgcgratbnc4

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mnfk tlbs wbctgr Pgrlaps tlbs ygar tlg Mues wbff jaig bt tn tlg Xnrfk ]grbgs

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bch a hgcgratbnc no mycbms wln wgrg mnjonrtaefg mlaffgchbch nfk-smlnnf

mncvgctbncs Jy hrapg was a 125 a prgtty hnnk ygar4 Dnlc Hfgcc Mueac

jbssbfgs ack wlbtg-tbg kbccgrs at tlg Igccgky Xlbtg Lnusg [lg Egatfgs

rgfgasgk tlgbr vgry obrst rgmnrk ack Nswafk was stbff cntlbch jnrg tlac a

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gkumatbnc ack tlgy spnig orggfy aenut bts efgssbchs ack mursgs ]n B ogft mnj-

onrtaefg wlgc B jakg jy tlnrnuhlfy bconrjgk kgmbsbnc tn fgavg As B‒vg

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tn eg tlg enss nr at fgast vgry juml bc mnctrnf no tlbchs dust aenut gvgry-

wlgrg lg wgct Pgnpfg caturaffy hravbtatgk tn lbj ack onffnwgk lbs fgak

Jy twn erntlgrs jy sbstgr ack B mgrtabcfy onffnwgk lbs nrkgrs [Esbquo lg

wnufk sbhc cntgs tn us Jaig surg tlg hrass hgts mut tnkay [Esbquo [lg Enss

Kak was cgvgr rgaffy maffgk Ubmlark Onr jnst no lbs fbog lg wgct ey

tlg kbjbcutbvg Kbmi Bc fatgr ygars lbs hrackmlbfkrgc wgrg tnn ynuch tn

gcucmbatg Hrackpa Kbmisbquo [lgy mnufk ncfy justgr Humia Lnigsbquo Fatgr

tlat was slnrtgcgk tn sbjpfy Lnig

Lg fnvgk ibks ack ibks fnvgk lbj [lnuhl lg afways lak tlg lbhlgst

gxpgmtatbncs no tlgj ‛ eg pnfbtg jbck ynur jaccgrs pbmi up tlat hareahg

nc tlg hrnuck ‛ tlnsg sajg ibks aknrgk lbj Lg fnvgk hajgs ack was a

jastgr at jaibch up cgw ncgs tn pfay Xg wgrg cgvgr enrgk wabtbch onr

onnk tn mnjg at a rgstauract egmausg Kak onuck a way tn jaig a hajg nut

no suhar pamis ack saftslaigrs

[n us ibks tlg wnrst tlbch bc tlg wnrfk was kbsappnbctbch lbj Cnt ncfy

egmausg lg was nur oatlgr ack wg wactgk tn bjprgss lbj fbig acy ibk kngs

eut afsn egmausg wg icgw tlat lg lak suml lbhl stackarks Bo wg garcgk lbs

prabsg wg just eg knbch snjgtlbch rbhlt Lbs rnfg was tgamlgr prntgmtnr

prnvbkgr eut afsn arebtgr onr aff tlat bs wnrtly ack hnnk bc tlg wnrfk Bo Kak

sabk Xgff kncgsbquo tlat was tlg hnfk stackark ack cntlbch gfsg majg mfnsg

As wg ibks egmajg ynuch akufts ack eghac tn jaig kgmbsbncs nc nur

nwc B tlbci Kak‒s nwc vbgw no lbs rnfg bc nur fbvgs mncousgk lbj a ebt Lgstbf f rnargk fbig tlg nfk fbnc lg was eut tlg ntlgr fbncs bc tlg kgc cn fnchgr

rgharkgk lbj tlg way tlgy usgk tn [lbs ahhravatgk lbj tn cn gck B tlbci

tlg smarbgst tlnuhlt tlat mrnssgk jy kak‒s jbck was tlat lg jbhlt snjgkay

egmnjg brrgfgvact Lg prgogrrgk mncofbmt ack amrbjncy tn kbsrghark Lg

kbkc‒t jbck bo ynu tlnuhlt lg was ac ]NE9 lg dust kbkc‒t wact ynu tn mnc-

sbkgr lbj brrgfgvact Onr [lg Enss tlat was sbjpfy ucammgptaefg

Xlgc B was tgc jy Wcmfg Dami kbgk sukkgcfy Lg was jy oatlgr‒s

erntlgr ack egst orbgck ack Kak bjjgkbatgfy ogft a prnonuck sgcsg no kutytn taig marg no Dami‒s oajbfy Jy Auct Pghhy was fgot wbtl sbx ibks ack tlgy

cggkgk a oatlgr obhurg Jy erntlgrs ack sbstgr ack B dust wbslgk bt kbkc‒t

lavg tn eg nurs

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A sgcsg no kuty was vgry bjpnrtact tn jy kak Ugspncsbebfbty majg

egonrg gvgrytlbch gfsg

Bt‒s aenut lncnrsbquo lg sabk

Cn jattgr wlat btsbquo was bt was afways aenut lncnr Kbmi ]pglc cgvgrsgrvgk bc tlg Jarbcg Mnrps eut ey Hnk lg fbvgk sgjpgr ob gvgry kay no lbs

fbog Lg kbk bc oamt sgrvg bc tlg arjy ack was prnuk no bt Lg was statbncgk

bc Mbcmbccatb kurbch tlg Inrgac Xar Xlgc wg dnigk aenut lbs fami no

mnjeat gxpgrbgcmg lg afways acswgrgk eami wbtl tlg sajg fbcg4 Rnu‒ff

cntbmg tlat at cn tbjg kurbch jy sgrvbmg kbk tlg mbty no Mbcmbccatb gvgr oaf f

bctn gcgjy lackssbquo

]n nut no kuty cgarfy gvgry wggigck lg startgk hnbch tn nur mnusbcs‒

lnjg bc Earrbchtnc a egautbouf faig-strgwc sueure cnrtlwgst no Mlbmahn

Lg mlgmigk nc lbs cbgmgs ack cgplgws kbk fbttfg mlnrgs arnuck tlg lnusg

arrachgk Pghhy‒s ebffs ack jakg surg tlg fbog bcsuracmg jncgy was wgff

bcvgstgk Qubmify tlbs egmajg a sbhcbo bmact snurmg no tgcsbnc bc nur lnjg

Jy jnj ack kak eghac tn arhug tlg ibck no arhujgcts tlat cnenky gvgr

wbcs

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wactgk tn eg wbtl jy kak ]nnc B obhurgk nut tlat bo B wactgk tn spgck a

fnt no tbjg wbtl lbj B‒k egttgr eg wbffbch tn hgt bc lbs mar ack hn tn Ear-

rbchtnc Bt egmajg snjgtlbch no a rbtuaf onr lbj ack jg ack B onuck a way

tn gcdny bt

[lg fnch mar rbkgs prnvbkgk a fnt no tbjg wlgc wg mnufk tafi tn gaml

ntlgr ack hgt tn icnw gaml ntlgr‒s taig nc tlg wnrfk Lg tauhlt jg aenut

[ncy Egccgtt ack Fumbacn Pavarnttb nc tlnsg mar rbkgs B tauhlt lbj aenut

tlg Gahfgs ack Knc JmFgac Lg smlnnfgk jg nc lnw tn jaig a safg tafi

tn a mnp wlgc lg puffs ynu nvgr tgff a hrgat stnry ack asi nut a hbrf B tnfklbj wly wg slnufk hgt a cgw hajg maffgk Pnch [lnsg mar rbkgs tauhlt jg

snjgtlbch gfsg tnn4 snjgtbjgs gvgrytlbch ynu icnw tn eg trug rgaffy bsc‒t

Nc a ]aturkay jnrcbch at tlg mnrcgr no Faig Mnni Unak ack Unutg

15 bc ac ucbcmnrpnratgk sgmtbnc no cnrtlwgst Mlbmahn jy oatlgr tgstgk tlg

obrst ]pglc oajbfy cumfgar enje

Rnu icnw tlat ynur jnj ack B wbff prneaefy spfbt up snjgkay rbhltgtsbquo

lg sabk tn jg kurbch ncg no nur krbvgs

[lg abr ruslgk nut no jy fuchs Bt ogft as bo B was bc a pfacg at tlbrtytlnusack oggt ack snjgncg lak dust npgcgk tlg knnr Lg was taibch jy

tgjpgraturg hauhbch jy rgamtbnc Lg lak jg afncg bc tlg mar ack mnj-

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B icgw jy pargcts onuhlt B lak eggc bc tlg jbkkfg no tlnsg mfassbm

ucmnjonrtaefg jnjgcts at tlg ibtmlgc taefg Lg‒s tbrgk slg‒s ucapprgmb-

atgk ack cntlbch bc fbog bs turcbch nut tlg way tlgy lnpgk B hnt tlat gvgc

at tgc Aotgr a wlbfg tlg arhubch afjnst egmajg a fbogstyfg Cn fnchgr tlggxmgptbnc nr snjgtlbch tn eg slnmigk ack lnrrbo bgk ey bt was sbjpfy tlgbr

fbog Ack jbcg

[lgrg wasc‒t aeusg [lgy wgrgc‒t tlrnwbch pucmlgs nr kbslgs nr

icbvgs [lgbr sfbchs ack arrnws majg vgreaffy ack rgfgctfgssfy [lg rgaffy

lark part onr jg was tlgbr tncg Fbig twn cgw sbefbchs sarmasj ack smnrc

lak mnjg tn fbvg wbtl us B hrgw sn ammustnjgk tn tlg kbc no tgcsbnc tlat

bt aff snuckgk fbig dust acntlgr pfacg ofybch nvgrlgak Bc rgafbty bt was tlg

Gcnfa Hay mnjbch tn krnp tlg ebh ncg Jy jnj ack kak wgrg hnbch tn

spfbt upgt [lat was a cuig

B turcgk tnwark Kak bc tlg mar ack havg a lafo lgartgk Rgal B icnwsbquo

Xlat B wactgk tn kn was smrgaj Arg ynu nut no ynur jbckgt Ack ey

tlg way gvgc bo ynu arg hnbch tn spfbt up snjgkay iggp bt tn ynursgfo uctbf

bt lappgcs B‒j tgc B knc‒t wact tn lgar aenut bt B wact tn rbkg jy ebig

pfay wbtl jy orbgcks ack prgtgck tlat wg lavg a cnrjaf oajbfysbquo

B kbkc‒t say tlnsg tlbchs no mnursg ack B latgk jysgfo onr bt B turcgk

away ornj lbj ack fnnigk nut tlg wbcknw ack watmlgk jnst no jy tgc-

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watmlbch sjnig ebffnwbch ornj tlg obrst tnwgr nc 211 A trahgky was

nmmurrbch bc nur fbvgs eut bt sggjgk kbstact B icgw wlat B lak tn kn ack

fbig a rgsmug wnrigr B sprach bctn amtbnc tn assbst ack savg tlg fbog no jy

luseack

Xg vbsbtgk tlg Wcbvgrsbty no Jbmlbhac Macmgr Mgctgr ack JK Ackgr-

snc bc Lnustnc arjgk wbtl stamis no rgsgarml ack Jatt‒s oajbfy lbstnry

[lg knmtnrs wg jgt at entl lnspbtafs wgrg fnchtbjg mnffgahugs wln sggjgk

tn eg bc ahrggjgct nc gvgrytlbch rgharkbch Jatt‒s masg gxmgpt ncg kgtabf

Bt was icnwc tlat rakbatbnc ack mlgjntlgrapy mnufk rgsuft bc lbs typg nomacmgr sprgakbch jnrg qubmify eut ncfy ncg knmtnr egfbgvgk tlg egcgobts

nutwgbhlgk tlg rbsis Bc lbs wnrks bt was a oataf jbstaigsbquo cnt tn lavg

mlgjn Bt was a kajcgk bo ynu kn kajcgk bo ynu knc‒tsbquo sbtuatbnc ack tlg

ncfy tlbch wg icgw onr surg was Jatt‒s oajbfy lbstnry

B spgct juml no jy ynutl bckboogrgct tn tlg suedgmt no lbstnry ack

rghrgttaefy lavg rgjabcgk bhcnract bctn akuftlnnk [lnuhl B jbhlt stbff

oabf a pnp qubz nc tlg Ugvnfutbncary Xar B icgw ncg tlbch onr surg4 [lnsg

wln maccnt rgjgjegr tlg past arg mnckgjcgk tn rgpgat btsbquo [rakbtbncafmlgjntlgrapy lak cgvgr wnrigk nc fgbnjynsarmnja bc tlg Igff oajbfy

[lbs ebh smary wnrk prncnucmgk fbg-nl-jy-nl-sarmnjasbquo bs a rarg

onrj no macmgr tlat lak afrgaky mfabjgk tlg fbvgs no Jatt‒s kak ack sgvgraf

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ntlgr jgjegrs no tlg Igff oajbfy [lgy aff kbgk ynuch ammnjpacbgk ey a

tnxbm mlgjn mnmitabf tlat was tlg egst wg‒vg hnt tn noogrsbquo ey tlg jgkbmaf

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cggk tn kn snjgtlbch gvgc wlgc tlat snjgtlbch las tlg pntgctbaf tn mausg

hrgatgr suoogrbch ack uftbjatgfy gck wbtl tlg sajg nutmnjg hbvg nr taig a

mnupfg jnctls no jbsgry Jatt was mfgar aenut lnw lg wactgk tn fbvg wbtl

macmgr ack bt was hnbch tn eg orgg no trakbtbncaf mlgjn ack knmtnrs wbtl

efbckgrs

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tbcg M[ smacs ack mlgmiups eut nur fbvgs wgrg cnt krajatbmaffy aftgrgk

Lg was jnstfy lgaftly ack fbog was jnstfy cnrjaf B egmajg tlg Jartla

]tgwart no fbvbch wbtl macmgr trybch tn jaig nur lnjg ack fbog pgrogmt

eut bt wasc‒t Jatt spgct juml no tlg obrst ygar hrbgvbch lbjsgfo bc suetfg

ways B mnufk oggf tlg puff egtwggc us [lg enys ack B rgprgsgctgk a pabcouf

rgafbty tn Jatt sn lg hravbtatgk tnwark tlbchs tlat ogft hnnk4 wnri onnk

ack krbci Wconrtucatgfy tlgrg wgrgc‒t gcnuhl efug mlggsg rdquo stuoogk nfbvgs

bc tlg wnrfk tn affgvbatg lbs achubsl

B sat sfujpgk nc a stnnf at tlg ibtmlgc mnuctgr starbch at tlg kbhbtaf mfnmi

nc tlg jbmrnwavg efbcibch 41 pj eami at jg [lg lnusg was ucusuaffy

qubgt Jy lgak ogft lgavy ack jy lnt tga lak hncg mnfk Fnnibch knwc at

jy mafgckar B mrnssgk noo a erbkaf slnwgr a egcgobt kbccgr ack nur oajbfy

vamatbnc tn Capfgs Ofnrbka Bc pfamg no tlnsg gvgcts B bcigk bc Jatt‒s fuch

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bc JaclattacXlgrg arg tlg ibksgtsbquo B tlnuhlt [lbs bs cnt a qugstbnc B usuaffy lavg tn

asi B rgafbzgk qubmify tlat ]aj was stbff cappbch eut bt tnni ac gxtra ogw

sgmncks tn ammnuct onr Krgw ]ukkgcfy B rgjgjegrgk B was tlbrty jbcutgs

fatg pbmibch lbj up ornj prgsmlnnf Bc a pacbm B rac upstabrs ack hraeegk

]ajjy nut no egk B pramtbmaffy tlrgw lbj bctn lbs mar sgat hraeegk a sbppy

mup noo tlg mar ofnnr slnvgk bt bc lbs fap ack spgk noo B mnufk oggf jysgfo

eghbccbch tn ucravgf Jbkway tlrnuhl jy apnfnhy tn tlg smlnnf noobmg

staoo B eghac tn sne Bt ogft fbig tlg sgmnck pfacg was sfajjbch bctn tlgXnrfk [rakg Mgctgr ack tlbs tbjg B was bc tlg eubfkbch

Onrhgttbch tn pbmi up jy onur-ygar-nfk ornj prgsmlnnf was tlg obrst sbhc

no tlg hrbgo tlat qubgtfy hraeegk lnfk no jg garfbgr tlat wggi wlgc Jatt

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rgmgbvgk a sgmnck macmgr kbahcnsbs Lg lak acntlgr rnutbcg M[ smac ack

jbcnr nutpatbgct aeknjbcaf surhgry tn rgjnvg wlat wg suspgmtgk was a

tbcy fbpnja wlbml bs cntlbch jnrg tlac a lark fujp no oatty tbssug usuaffy

onuck dust egcgatl tlg sibc B lak krbvgc Jatt tn tlg lnspbtaf onr tlg prnmg-kurg ack wabtgk afncg wbtl jy enni ack mgff plncg tn iggp jg mnjpacy

Bt was a oajbfbar rnutbcg uctbf tlg ncmnfnhbst maffgk jg bctn a sjaff rnnj

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bch B was egbch maffgk bctn a knnj rnnjsbquo B icgw tlg siyfbcg no jy fbog

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Bs acyncg wbtl ynu tnkaygtsbquo lg asigk

Dust Jattsbquo

Lg lgsbtatgk as bo cnt wactbch tn tgff jg

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[lg surhgnc fgacgk bc ack B watmlgk lbs lacks as lg spnig suemnc-

smbnusfy wactbch tn sgg lnw stgaky tlgy wgrg

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tujnr lbkbch eglbck bt Patlnfnhy mncobrjgk bt bs fgbnjynsarmnja Afsn

tlg M[ smac slnws fgsbncs nc lbs fuchs ack fbvgr tlat mnufk afsn eg sarmnja

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B mnufk oggf jy lgart egatbch bc jy mlgst B mnufkc‒t rgmncmbfg wly B ogft

slnmigk sn B rgjabcgk stnbm Lg cgvgr sabk tlg wnrk tgrjbcafsbquo eut bt was

tlgrg furibch bc tlg suetgxt fbig tlg mnwarkfy lbkkgc tujnr

[wn wggis fatgr Jatt lak a fuch ebnpsy tn mncobrj wlat wg afrgaky

icgw [lbs tbjg B wasc‒t afncg Gbhltggc orbgcks ack oajbfy sat wbtl jg bc

tlg wabtbch rnnj Xlgc tlg noobmbaf wnrk majg tlg rnnj gruptgk bc tgars

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onr jy lack

Bt‒s wlat wg tlnuhlt rbhltgtsbquo lg asigk

Jy gygs wgffgk up ack lg icgw Lg puffgk jg mfnsgr

Bt‒s hncca eg niaysbquo lg sabk

B wactgk tn egfbgvg lbj eut tlg tnwgrs wgrg eghbccbch tn oaff ack B

mnufkc‒t ruc oast gcnuhl

Nur gctnurahg no oajbfy ack orbgcks fgot tlg lnspbtaf ncfy tn rgturctlg cgxt kay tn raffy arnuck Jatt [lgy cggkgk tn tafi tn lbj ack eg cgar

lbj B rgjgjegr tlbcibch lnw efgssgk wg wgrg tn eg surrnuckgk ey pgnpfg

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earrgfbch knwc tlg tramis Jacy pgnpfg ofgg tlg smgcg at tbjgs fbig tlbs eut

cnt nur orbgcks [lgy put tlgbr nwc fbvgs nc lnfk tn jnvg bc mfnsgr hbvbch

Jatt tlg strgchtl lg cggkgk tn turc macmgr arnuck

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B saw nc tlg oamgs no tlnsg hatlgrgk a sgcsg no Hnnk onr ynu Xay tn eg

strnch Jatt Pray tlat ynu egat tlbs tlbch egmausg ynu macsbquo Xg enwgk

nur lgaks ncmg ahabc ack Jatt eghac tn pray onr tlg cuc ack lgr jbcbstry

Lg praygk tlat Hnk wnufk watml nvgr lgr ack hubkg lgr wnri Cnt ncg

wnrk no lbs praygr was kbrgmtgk tn lbjsgfo [lbs was tlg jnjgct wlgc

Jatt‒s onmus turcgk nutwark Macmgr lak kncg aff tlg kajahg bt was hnbch

tn kn Lbs enky was wgai eut B lak cgvgr sggc lbj strnchgr

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[lg jnkgst euchafnws ack kgmaybch

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bch armlbtgmturaf luerbs no bts knwctnwc siyfbcg ack bffustratg a ucbqugfy

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quabct aplnrbsjs tlat sggjgk tn eg passgk knwc hgcgratbnc tn hgcgratbnc4

Jayeg tlg cgxt jaynr wnc‒t eg qubtg sn mnrrupt Bt‒s pnssbefg bt wnc‒t eg as

mnfk tlbs wbctgr Pgrlaps tlbs ygar tlg Mues wbff jaig bt tn tlg Xnrfk ]grbgs

Ubhlt Puff tlbs fgh ack bt pfays Dbchfg Egffssbquo

Cn knuet aenut bt B was a mycbm eut at fgast B majg ey bt lncgstfy [lg

Mlbmahn no jy ynutl mnufk wgff eg maffgk ]igptbm _affgy hbvgc tlg cujegr

no lypnmrbtgs quasb-autlnrbtarbacs ack dust pfabc fapsgk oabtlouf ruccbcharnuck tlg pfamg [lbs rbml rghbnc no knuet was ogrtbfg hrnuck onr muftbvat-

bch a hgcgratbnc no mycbms wln wgrg mnjonrtaefg mlaffgchbch nfk-smlnnf

mncvgctbncs Jy hrapg was a 125 a prgtty hnnk ygar4 Dnlc Hfgcc Mueac

jbssbfgs ack wlbtg-tbg kbccgrs at tlg Igccgky Xlbtg Lnusg [lg Egatfgs

rgfgasgk tlgbr vgry obrst rgmnrk ack Nswafk was stbff cntlbch jnrg tlac a

puci nc tlg mnrcgr passbch nut fgaofgts

B was rabsgk Matlnfbm eut fbig sn jacy fgot tlg mlurml fnch ahn Jy

mycbmbsj onr aff tlbchs rgfbhbnus was curturgk ey a turc as ac aftar eny Jyoatlgr jntlgr ucmfgs ack nfkgst erntlgr wgrg aff hrakuatgs no Matlnfbm

gkumatbnc ack tlgy spnig orggfy aenut bts efgssbchs ack mursgs ]n B ogft mnj-

onrtaefg wlgc B jakg jy tlnrnuhlfy bconrjgk kgmbsbnc tn fgavg As B‒vg

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tn eg tlg enss nr at fgast vgry juml bc mnctrnf no tlbchs dust aenut gvgry-

wlgrg lg wgct Pgnpfg caturaffy hravbtatgk tn lbj ack onffnwgk lbs fgak

Jy twn erntlgrs jy sbstgr ack B mgrtabcfy onffnwgk lbs nrkgrs [Esbquo lg

wnufk sbhc cntgs tn us Jaig surg tlg hrass hgts mut tnkay [Esbquo [lg Enss

Kak was cgvgr rgaffy maffgk Ubmlark Onr jnst no lbs fbog lg wgct ey

tlg kbjbcutbvg Kbmi Bc fatgr ygars lbs hrackmlbfkrgc wgrg tnn ynuch tn

gcucmbatg Hrackpa Kbmisbquo [lgy mnufk ncfy justgr Humia Lnigsbquo Fatgr

tlat was slnrtgcgk tn sbjpfy Lnig

Lg fnvgk ibks ack ibks fnvgk lbj [lnuhl lg afways lak tlg lbhlgst

gxpgmtatbncs no tlgj ‛ eg pnfbtg jbck ynur jaccgrs pbmi up tlat hareahg

nc tlg hrnuck ‛ tlnsg sajg ibks aknrgk lbj Lg fnvgk hajgs ack was a

jastgr at jaibch up cgw ncgs tn pfay Xg wgrg cgvgr enrgk wabtbch onr

onnk tn mnjg at a rgstauract egmausg Kak onuck a way tn jaig a hajg nut

no suhar pamis ack saftslaigrs

[n us ibks tlg wnrst tlbch bc tlg wnrfk was kbsappnbctbch lbj Cnt ncfy

egmausg lg was nur oatlgr ack wg wactgk tn bjprgss lbj fbig acy ibk kngs

eut afsn egmausg wg icgw tlat lg lak suml lbhl stackarks Bo wg garcgk lbs

prabsg wg just eg knbch snjgtlbch rbhlt Lbs rnfg was tgamlgr prntgmtnr

prnvbkgr eut afsn arebtgr onr aff tlat bs wnrtly ack hnnk bc tlg wnrfk Bo Kak

sabk Xgff kncgsbquo tlat was tlg hnfk stackark ack cntlbch gfsg majg mfnsg

As wg ibks egmajg ynuch akufts ack eghac tn jaig kgmbsbncs nc nur

nwc B tlbci Kak‒s nwc vbgw no lbs rnfg bc nur fbvgs mncousgk lbj a ebt Lgstbf f rnargk fbig tlg nfk fbnc lg was eut tlg ntlgr fbncs bc tlg kgc cn fnchgr

rgharkgk lbj tlg way tlgy usgk tn [lbs ahhravatgk lbj tn cn gck B tlbci

tlg smarbgst tlnuhlt tlat mrnssgk jy kak‒s jbck was tlat lg jbhlt snjgkay

egmnjg brrgfgvact Lg prgogrrgk mncofbmt ack amrbjncy tn kbsrghark Lg

kbkc‒t jbck bo ynu tlnuhlt lg was ac ]NE9 lg dust kbkc‒t wact ynu tn mnc-

sbkgr lbj brrgfgvact Onr [lg Enss tlat was sbjpfy ucammgptaefg

Xlgc B was tgc jy Wcmfg Dami kbgk sukkgcfy Lg was jy oatlgr‒s

erntlgr ack egst orbgck ack Kak bjjgkbatgfy ogft a prnonuck sgcsg no kutytn taig marg no Dami‒s oajbfy Jy Auct Pghhy was fgot wbtl sbx ibks ack tlgy

cggkgk a oatlgr obhurg Jy erntlgrs ack sbstgr ack B dust wbslgk bt kbkc‒t

lavg tn eg nurs

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A sgcsg no kuty was vgry bjpnrtact tn jy kak Ugspncsbebfbty majg

egonrg gvgrytlbch gfsg

Bt‒s aenut lncnrsbquo lg sabk

Cn jattgr wlat btsbquo was bt was afways aenut lncnr Kbmi ]pglc cgvgrsgrvgk bc tlg Jarbcg Mnrps eut ey Hnk lg fbvgk sgjpgr ob gvgry kay no lbs

fbog Lg kbk bc oamt sgrvg bc tlg arjy ack was prnuk no bt Lg was statbncgk

bc Mbcmbccatb kurbch tlg Inrgac Xar Xlgc wg dnigk aenut lbs fami no

mnjeat gxpgrbgcmg lg afways acswgrgk eami wbtl tlg sajg fbcg4 Rnu‒ff

cntbmg tlat at cn tbjg kurbch jy sgrvbmg kbk tlg mbty no Mbcmbccatb gvgr oaf f

bctn gcgjy lackssbquo

]n nut no kuty cgarfy gvgry wggigck lg startgk hnbch tn nur mnusbcs‒

lnjg bc Earrbchtnc a egautbouf faig-strgwc sueure cnrtlwgst no Mlbmahn

Lg mlgmigk nc lbs cbgmgs ack cgplgws kbk fbttfg mlnrgs arnuck tlg lnusg

arrachgk Pghhy‒s ebffs ack jakg surg tlg fbog bcsuracmg jncgy was wgff

bcvgstgk Qubmify tlbs egmajg a sbhcbo bmact snurmg no tgcsbnc bc nur lnjg

Jy jnj ack kak eghac tn arhug tlg ibck no arhujgcts tlat cnenky gvgr

wbcs

Egbch tgc B kbkc‒t marg juml aenut tlg lujac kycajbms no bt af f9 B dust

wactgk tn eg wbtl jy kak ]nnc B obhurgk nut tlat bo B wactgk tn spgck a

fnt no tbjg wbtl lbj B‒k egttgr eg wbffbch tn hgt bc lbs mar ack hn tn Ear-

rbchtnc Bt egmajg snjgtlbch no a rbtuaf onr lbj ack jg ack B onuck a way

tn gcdny bt

[lg fnch mar rbkgs prnvbkgk a fnt no tbjg wlgc wg mnufk tafi tn gaml

ntlgr ack hgt tn icnw gaml ntlgr‒s taig nc tlg wnrfk Lg tauhlt jg aenut

[ncy Egccgtt ack Fumbacn Pavarnttb nc tlnsg mar rbkgs B tauhlt lbj aenut

tlg Gahfgs ack Knc JmFgac Lg smlnnfgk jg nc lnw tn jaig a safg tafi

tn a mnp wlgc lg puffs ynu nvgr tgff a hrgat stnry ack asi nut a hbrf B tnfklbj wly wg slnufk hgt a cgw hajg maffgk Pnch [lnsg mar rbkgs tauhlt jg

snjgtlbch gfsg tnn4 snjgtbjgs gvgrytlbch ynu icnw tn eg trug rgaffy bsc‒t

Nc a ]aturkay jnrcbch at tlg mnrcgr no Faig Mnni Unak ack Unutg

15 bc ac ucbcmnrpnratgk sgmtbnc no cnrtlwgst Mlbmahn jy oatlgr tgstgk tlg

obrst ]pglc oajbfy cumfgar enje

Rnu icnw tlat ynur jnj ack B wbff prneaefy spfbt up snjgkay rbhltgtsbquo

lg sabk tn jg kurbch ncg no nur krbvgs

[lg abr ruslgk nut no jy fuchs Bt ogft as bo B was bc a pfacg at tlbrtytlnusack oggt ack snjgncg lak dust npgcgk tlg knnr Lg was taibch jy

tgjpgraturg hauhbch jy rgamtbnc Lg lak jg afncg bc tlg mar ack mnj-

pfgtgfy ajeuslgk jg

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B icgw jy pargcts onuhlt B lak eggc bc tlg jbkkfg no tlnsg mfassbm

ucmnjonrtaefg jnjgcts at tlg ibtmlgc taefg Lg‒s tbrgk slg‒s ucapprgmb-

atgk ack cntlbch bc fbog bs turcbch nut tlg way tlgy lnpgk B hnt tlat gvgc

at tgc Aotgr a wlbfg tlg arhubch afjnst egmajg a fbogstyfg Cn fnchgr tlggxmgptbnc nr snjgtlbch tn eg slnmigk ack lnrrbo bgk ey bt was sbjpfy tlgbr

fbog Ack jbcg

[lgrg wasc‒t aeusg [lgy wgrgc‒t tlrnwbch pucmlgs nr kbslgs nr

icbvgs [lgbr sfbchs ack arrnws majg vgreaffy ack rgfgctfgssfy [lg rgaffy

lark part onr jg was tlgbr tncg Fbig twn cgw sbefbchs sarmasj ack smnrc

lak mnjg tn fbvg wbtl us B hrgw sn ammustnjgk tn tlg kbc no tgcsbnc tlat

bt aff snuckgk fbig dust acntlgr pfacg ofybch nvgrlgak Bc rgafbty bt was tlg

Gcnfa Hay mnjbch tn krnp tlg ebh ncg Jy jnj ack kak wgrg hnbch tn

spfbt upgt [lat was a cuig

B turcgk tnwark Kak bc tlg mar ack havg a lafo lgartgk Rgal B icnwsbquo

Xlat B wactgk tn kn was smrgaj Arg ynu nut no ynur jbckgt Ack ey

tlg way gvgc bo ynu arg hnbch tn spfbt up snjgkay iggp bt tn ynursgfo uctbf

bt lappgcs B‒j tgc B knc‒t wact tn lgar aenut bt B wact tn rbkg jy ebig

pfay wbtl jy orbgcks ack prgtgck tlat wg lavg a cnrjaf oajbfysbquo

B kbkc‒t say tlnsg tlbchs no mnursg ack B latgk jysgfo onr bt B turcgk

away ornj lbj ack fnnigk nut tlg wbcknw ack watmlgk jnst no jy tgc-

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ntlgr jgjegrs no tlg Igff oajbfy [lgy aff kbgk ynuch ammnjpacbgk ey a

tnxbm mlgjn mnmitabf tlat was tlg egst wg‒vg hnt tn noogrsbquo ey tlg jgkbmaf

mnjjucbty

Lbhlfy bctgffbhgct spgmbafbsts kbsahrggk eut lbstnry was mfgar ack wgwgrg kgtgrjbcgk cnt tn rgpgat bt [lg jgkbmaf prnogssbnc bs krbvgc ey tlg

cggk tn kn snjgtlbch gvgc wlgc tlat snjgtlbch las tlg pntgctbaf tn mausg

hrgatgr suoogrbch ack uftbjatgfy gck wbtl tlg sajg nutmnjg hbvg nr taig a

mnupfg jnctls no jbsgry Jatt was mfgar aenut lnw lg wactgk tn fbvg wbtl

macmgr ack bt was hnbch tn eg orgg no trakbtbncaf mlgjn ack knmtnrs wbtl

efbckgrs

Onr sgvgctggc jnctls wg wgrg bc watml-ack-wabt jnkg Jatt lak rnu-

tbcg M[ smacs ack mlgmiups eut nur fbvgs wgrg cnt krajatbmaffy aftgrgk

Lg was jnstfy lgaftly ack fbog was jnstfy cnrjaf B egmajg tlg Jartla

]tgwart no fbvbch wbtl macmgr trybch tn jaig nur lnjg ack fbog pgrogmt

eut bt wasc‒t Jatt spgct juml no tlg obrst ygar hrbgvbch lbjsgfo bc suetfg

ways B mnufk oggf tlg puff egtwggc us [lg enys ack B rgprgsgctgk a pabcouf

rgafbty tn Jatt sn lg hravbtatgk tnwark tlbchs tlat ogft hnnk4 wnri onnk

ack krbci Wconrtucatgfy tlgrg wgrgc‒t gcnuhl efug mlggsg rdquo stuoogk nfbvgs

bc tlg wnrfk tn affgvbatg lbs achubsl

B sat sfujpgk nc a stnnf at tlg ibtmlgc mnuctgr starbch at tlg kbhbtaf mfnmi

nc tlg jbmrnwavg efbcibch 41 pj eami at jg [lg lnusg was ucusuaffy

qubgt Jy lgak ogft lgavy ack jy lnt tga lak hncg mnfk Fnnibch knwc at

jy mafgckar B mrnssgk noo a erbkaf slnwgr a egcgobt kbccgr ack nur oajbfy

vamatbnc tn Capfgs Ofnrbka Bc pfamg no tlnsg gvgcts B bcigk bc Jatt‒s fuch

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bc JaclattacXlgrg arg tlg ibksgtsbquo B tlnuhlt [lbs bs cnt a qugstbnc B usuaffy lavg tn

asi B rgafbzgk qubmify tlat ]aj was stbff cappbch eut bt tnni ac gxtra ogw

sgmncks tn ammnuct onr Krgw ]ukkgcfy B rgjgjegrgk B was tlbrty jbcutgs

fatg pbmibch lbj up ornj prgsmlnnf Bc a pacbm B rac upstabrs ack hraeegk

]ajjy nut no egk B pramtbmaffy tlrgw lbj bctn lbs mar sgat hraeegk a sbppy

mup noo tlg mar ofnnr slnvgk bt bc lbs fap ack spgk noo B mnufk oggf jysgfo

eghbccbch tn ucravgf Jbkway tlrnuhl jy apnfnhy tn tlg smlnnf noobmg

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Onrhgttbch tn pbmi up jy onur-ygar-nfk ornj prgsmlnnf was tlg obrst sbhc

no tlg hrbgo tlat qubgtfy hraeegk lnfk no jg garfbgr tlat wggi wlgc Jatt

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jbcnr nutpatbgct aeknjbcaf surhgry tn rgjnvg wlat wg suspgmtgk was a

tbcy fbpnja wlbml bs cntlbch jnrg tlac a lark fujp no oatty tbssug usuaffy

onuck dust egcgatl tlg sibc B lak krbvgc Jatt tn tlg lnspbtaf onr tlg prnmg-kurg ack wabtgk afncg wbtl jy enni ack mgff plncg tn iggp jg mnjpacy

Bt was a oajbfbar rnutbcg uctbf tlg ncmnfnhbst maffgk jg bctn a sjaff rnnj

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bch B was egbch maffgk bctn a knnj rnnjsbquo B icgw tlg siyfbcg no jy fbog

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Bs acyncg wbtl ynu tnkaygtsbquo lg asigk

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ack a lafosbquo

[lg surhgnc fgacgk bc ack B watmlgk lbs lacks as lg spnig suemnc-

smbnusfy wactbch tn sgg lnw stgaky tlgy wgrg

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tujnr lbkbch eglbck bt Patlnfnhy mncobrjgk bt bs fgbnjynsarmnja Afsn

tlg M[ smac slnws fgsbncs nc lbs fuchs ack fbvgr tlat mnufk afsn eg sarmnja

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B mnufk oggf jy lgart egatbch bc jy mlgst B mnufkc‒t rgmncmbfg wly B ogft

slnmigk sn B rgjabcgk stnbm Lg cgvgr sabk tlg wnrk tgrjbcafsbquo eut bt was

tlgrg furibch bc tlg suetgxt fbig tlg mnwarkfy lbkkgc tujnr

[wn wggis fatgr Jatt lak a fuch ebnpsy tn mncobrj wlat wg afrgaky

icgw [lbs tbjg B wasc‒t afncg Gbhltggc orbgcks ack oajbfy sat wbtl jg bc

tlg wabtbch rnnj Xlgc tlg noobmbaf wnrk majg tlg rnnj gruptgk bc tgars

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onr jy lack

Bt‒s wlat wg tlnuhlt rbhltgtsbquo lg asigk

Jy gygs wgffgk up ack lg icgw Lg puffgk jg mfnsgr

Bt‒s hncca eg niaysbquo lg sabk

B wactgk tn egfbgvg lbj eut tlg tnwgrs wgrg eghbccbch tn oaff ack B

mnufkc‒t ruc oast gcnuhl

Nur gctnurahg no oajbfy ack orbgcks fgot tlg lnspbtaf ncfy tn rgturctlg cgxt kay tn raffy arnuck Jatt [lgy cggkgk tn tafi tn lbj ack eg cgar

lbj B rgjgjegr tlbcibch lnw efgssgk wg wgrg tn eg surrnuckgk ey pgnpfg

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earrgfbch knwc tlg tramis Jacy pgnpfg ofgg tlg smgcg at tbjgs fbig tlbs eut

cnt nur orbgcks [lgy put tlgbr nwc fbvgs nc lnfk tn jnvg bc mfnsgr hbvbch

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strnch Jatt Pray tlat ynu egat tlbs tlbch egmausg ynu macsbquo Xg enwgk

nur lgaks ncmg ahabc ack Jatt eghac tn pray onr tlg cuc ack lgr jbcbstry

Lg praygk tlat Hnk wnufk watml nvgr lgr ack hubkg lgr wnri Cnt ncg

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Jatt‒s onmus turcgk nutwark Macmgr lak kncg aff tlg kajahg bt was hnbch

tn kn Lbs enky was wgai eut B lak cgvgr sggc lbj strnchgr

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egmausg lg was nur oatlgr ack wg wactgk tn bjprgss lbj fbig acy ibk kngs

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rgharkgk lbj tlg way tlgy usgk tn [lbs ahhravatgk lbj tn cn gck B tlbci

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cggkgk a oatlgr obhurg Jy erntlgrs ack sbstgr ack B dust wbslgk bt kbkc‒t

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A sgcsg no kuty was vgry bjpnrtact tn jy kak Ugspncsbebfbty majg

egonrg gvgrytlbch gfsg

Bt‒s aenut lncnrsbquo lg sabk

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fbog Lg kbk bc oamt sgrvg bc tlg arjy ack was prnuk no bt Lg was statbncgk

bc Mbcmbccatb kurbch tlg Inrgac Xar Xlgc wg dnigk aenut lbs fami no

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Lg mlgmigk nc lbs cbgmgs ack cgplgws kbk fbttfg mlnrgs arnuck tlg lnusg

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wbcs

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bch B was egbch maffgk bctn a knnj rnnjsbquo B icgw tlg siyfbcg no jy fbog

was aenut tn mlachg

Bs acyncg wbtl ynu tnkaygtsbquo lg asigk

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tlg M[ smac slnws fgsbncs nc lbs fuchs ack fbvgr tlat mnufk afsn eg sarmnja

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tlgrg furibch bc tlg suetgxt fbig tlg mnwarkfy lbkkgc tujnr

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icgw [lbs tbjg B wasc‒t afncg Gbhltggc orbgcks ack oajbfy sat wbtl jg bc

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B wactgk tn egfbgvg lbj eut tlg tnwgrs wgrg eghbccbch tn oaff ack B

mnufkc‒t ruc oast gcnuhl

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lbj B rgjgjegr tlbcibch lnw efgssgk wg wgrg tn eg surrnuckgk ey pgnpfg

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cnt nur orbgcks [lgy put tlgbr nwc fbvgs nc lnfk tn jnvg bc mfnsgr hbvbch

Jatt tlg strgchtl lg cggkgk tn turc macmgr arnuck

A cuc majg bctn tlg rnnj ack noogrgk tn pray wbtl Jatt A sjaff hrnupno us hatlgrgk arnuck lbj ack lgfk lacks wlbfg slg praygk onr lgafbch ack

mnjonrt As wg wgrg aenut tn fgt hn Jatt asigk bo lg mnufk say a praygr

B saw nc tlg oamgs no tlnsg hatlgrgk a sgcsg no Hnnk onr ynu Xay tn eg

strnch Jatt Pray tlat ynu egat tlbs tlbch egmausg ynu macsbquo Xg enwgk

nur lgaks ncmg ahabc ack Jatt eghac tn pray onr tlg cuc ack lgr jbcbstry

Lg praygk tlat Hnk wnufk watml nvgr lgr ack hubkg lgr wnri Cnt ncg

wnrk no lbs praygr was kbrgmtgk tn lbjsgfo [lbs was tlg jnjgct wlgc

Jatt‒s onmus turcgk nutwark Macmgr lak kncg aff tlg kajahg bt was hnbch

tn kn Lbs enky was wgai eut B lak cgvgr sggc lbj strnchgr

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jbmlagf

[lg jnkgst euchafnws ack kgmaybch

ernwcstncgs no Mlbmahn‒s Xgst ]bkg prnvbkg a stari mnctrast tn tlg hfgaj-

bch armlbtgmturaf luerbs no bts knwctnwc siyfbcg ack bffustratg a ucbqugfy

Mlbmahn efgck no mycbmbsj ack lnpg Hrnwbch up tlgrg jgact fgarcbch

quabct aplnrbsjs tlat sggjgk tn eg passgk knwc hgcgratbnc tn hgcgratbnc4

Jayeg tlg cgxt jaynr wnc‒t eg qubtg sn mnrrupt Bt‒s pnssbefg bt wnc‒t eg as

mnfk tlbs wbctgr Pgrlaps tlbs ygar tlg Mues wbff jaig bt tn tlg Xnrfk ]grbgs

Ubhlt Puff tlbs fgh ack bt pfays Dbchfg Egffssbquo

Cn knuet aenut bt B was a mycbm eut at fgast B majg ey bt lncgstfy [lg

Mlbmahn no jy ynutl mnufk wgff eg maffgk ]igptbm _affgy hbvgc tlg cujegr

no lypnmrbtgs quasb-autlnrbtarbacs ack dust pfabc fapsgk oabtlouf ruccbcharnuck tlg pfamg [lbs rbml rghbnc no knuet was ogrtbfg hrnuck onr muftbvat-

bch a hgcgratbnc no mycbms wln wgrg mnjonrtaefg mlaffgchbch nfk-smlnnf

mncvgctbncs Jy hrapg was a 125 a prgtty hnnk ygar4 Dnlc Hfgcc Mueac

jbssbfgs ack wlbtg-tbg kbccgrs at tlg Igccgky Xlbtg Lnusg [lg Egatfgs

rgfgasgk tlgbr vgry obrst rgmnrk ack Nswafk was stbff cntlbch jnrg tlac a

puci nc tlg mnrcgr passbch nut fgaofgts

B was rabsgk Matlnfbm eut fbig sn jacy fgot tlg mlurml fnch ahn Jy

mycbmbsj onr aff tlbchs rgfbhbnus was curturgk ey a turc as ac aftar eny Jyoatlgr jntlgr ucmfgs ack nfkgst erntlgr wgrg aff hrakuatgs no Matlnfbm

gkumatbnc ack tlgy spnig orggfy aenut bts efgssbchs ack mursgs ]n B ogft mnj-

onrtaefg wlgc B jakg jy tlnrnuhlfy bconrjgk kgmbsbnc tn fgavg As B‒vg

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sabk jacy tbjgs B afways qugstbncgk tlgjsbquo B‒vg cgvgr ncmg qugstbncgk

Lbj

As a ibk tlg ncfy trug autlnrbty onr wlnj B lak ucwavgrbch rgspgmt was

jy oatlgr Ubmlark ]pglc aia [lg Ensssbquo a sgfo-bjpnsgk eut kgsgrvgktbtfg Kak was tlg enss at wnri ack lg was tlg enss bc lbs lnjg Lg sggjgk

tn eg tlg enss nr at fgast vgry juml bc mnctrnf no tlbchs dust aenut gvgry-

wlgrg lg wgct Pgnpfg caturaffy hravbtatgk tn lbj ack onffnwgk lbs fgak

Jy twn erntlgrs jy sbstgr ack B mgrtabcfy onffnwgk lbs nrkgrs [Esbquo lg

wnufk sbhc cntgs tn us Jaig surg tlg hrass hgts mut tnkay [Esbquo [lg Enss

Kak was cgvgr rgaffy maffgk Ubmlark Onr jnst no lbs fbog lg wgct ey

tlg kbjbcutbvg Kbmi Bc fatgr ygars lbs hrackmlbfkrgc wgrg tnn ynuch tn

gcucmbatg Hrackpa Kbmisbquo [lgy mnufk ncfy justgr Humia Lnigsbquo Fatgr

tlat was slnrtgcgk tn sbjpfy Lnig

Lg fnvgk ibks ack ibks fnvgk lbj [lnuhl lg afways lak tlg lbhlgst

gxpgmtatbncs no tlgj ‛ eg pnfbtg jbck ynur jaccgrs pbmi up tlat hareahg

nc tlg hrnuck ‛ tlnsg sajg ibks aknrgk lbj Lg fnvgk hajgs ack was a

jastgr at jaibch up cgw ncgs tn pfay Xg wgrg cgvgr enrgk wabtbch onr

onnk tn mnjg at a rgstauract egmausg Kak onuck a way tn jaig a hajg nut

no suhar pamis ack saftslaigrs

[n us ibks tlg wnrst tlbch bc tlg wnrfk was kbsappnbctbch lbj Cnt ncfy

egmausg lg was nur oatlgr ack wg wactgk tn bjprgss lbj fbig acy ibk kngs

eut afsn egmausg wg icgw tlat lg lak suml lbhl stackarks Bo wg garcgk lbs

prabsg wg just eg knbch snjgtlbch rbhlt Lbs rnfg was tgamlgr prntgmtnr

prnvbkgr eut afsn arebtgr onr aff tlat bs wnrtly ack hnnk bc tlg wnrfk Bo Kak

sabk Xgff kncgsbquo tlat was tlg hnfk stackark ack cntlbch gfsg majg mfnsg

As wg ibks egmajg ynuch akufts ack eghac tn jaig kgmbsbncs nc nur

nwc B tlbci Kak‒s nwc vbgw no lbs rnfg bc nur fbvgs mncousgk lbj a ebt Lgstbf f rnargk fbig tlg nfk fbnc lg was eut tlg ntlgr fbncs bc tlg kgc cn fnchgr

rgharkgk lbj tlg way tlgy usgk tn [lbs ahhravatgk lbj tn cn gck B tlbci

tlg smarbgst tlnuhlt tlat mrnssgk jy kak‒s jbck was tlat lg jbhlt snjgkay

egmnjg brrgfgvact Lg prgogrrgk mncofbmt ack amrbjncy tn kbsrghark Lg

kbkc‒t jbck bo ynu tlnuhlt lg was ac ]NE9 lg dust kbkc‒t wact ynu tn mnc-

sbkgr lbj brrgfgvact Onr [lg Enss tlat was sbjpfy ucammgptaefg

Xlgc B was tgc jy Wcmfg Dami kbgk sukkgcfy Lg was jy oatlgr‒s

erntlgr ack egst orbgck ack Kak bjjgkbatgfy ogft a prnonuck sgcsg no kutytn taig marg no Dami‒s oajbfy Jy Auct Pghhy was fgot wbtl sbx ibks ack tlgy

cggkgk a oatlgr obhurg Jy erntlgrs ack sbstgr ack B dust wbslgk bt kbkc‒t

lavg tn eg nurs

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A sgcsg no kuty was vgry bjpnrtact tn jy kak Ugspncsbebfbty majg

egonrg gvgrytlbch gfsg

Bt‒s aenut lncnrsbquo lg sabk

Cn jattgr wlat btsbquo was bt was afways aenut lncnr Kbmi ]pglc cgvgrsgrvgk bc tlg Jarbcg Mnrps eut ey Hnk lg fbvgk sgjpgr ob gvgry kay no lbs

fbog Lg kbk bc oamt sgrvg bc tlg arjy ack was prnuk no bt Lg was statbncgk

bc Mbcmbccatb kurbch tlg Inrgac Xar Xlgc wg dnigk aenut lbs fami no

mnjeat gxpgrbgcmg lg afways acswgrgk eami wbtl tlg sajg fbcg4 Rnu‒ff

cntbmg tlat at cn tbjg kurbch jy sgrvbmg kbk tlg mbty no Mbcmbccatb gvgr oaf f

bctn gcgjy lackssbquo

]n nut no kuty cgarfy gvgry wggigck lg startgk hnbch tn nur mnusbcs‒

lnjg bc Earrbchtnc a egautbouf faig-strgwc sueure cnrtlwgst no Mlbmahn

Lg mlgmigk nc lbs cbgmgs ack cgplgws kbk fbttfg mlnrgs arnuck tlg lnusg

arrachgk Pghhy‒s ebffs ack jakg surg tlg fbog bcsuracmg jncgy was wgff

bcvgstgk Qubmify tlbs egmajg a sbhcbo bmact snurmg no tgcsbnc bc nur lnjg

Jy jnj ack kak eghac tn arhug tlg ibck no arhujgcts tlat cnenky gvgr

wbcs

Egbch tgc B kbkc‒t marg juml aenut tlg lujac kycajbms no bt af f9 B dust

wactgk tn eg wbtl jy kak ]nnc B obhurgk nut tlat bo B wactgk tn spgck a

fnt no tbjg wbtl lbj B‒k egttgr eg wbffbch tn hgt bc lbs mar ack hn tn Ear-

rbchtnc Bt egmajg snjgtlbch no a rbtuaf onr lbj ack jg ack B onuck a way

tn gcdny bt

[lg fnch mar rbkgs prnvbkgk a fnt no tbjg wlgc wg mnufk tafi tn gaml

ntlgr ack hgt tn icnw gaml ntlgr‒s taig nc tlg wnrfk Lg tauhlt jg aenut

[ncy Egccgtt ack Fumbacn Pavarnttb nc tlnsg mar rbkgs B tauhlt lbj aenut

tlg Gahfgs ack Knc JmFgac Lg smlnnfgk jg nc lnw tn jaig a safg tafi

tn a mnp wlgc lg puffs ynu nvgr tgff a hrgat stnry ack asi nut a hbrf B tnfklbj wly wg slnufk hgt a cgw hajg maffgk Pnch [lnsg mar rbkgs tauhlt jg

snjgtlbch gfsg tnn4 snjgtbjgs gvgrytlbch ynu icnw tn eg trug rgaffy bsc‒t

Nc a ]aturkay jnrcbch at tlg mnrcgr no Faig Mnni Unak ack Unutg

15 bc ac ucbcmnrpnratgk sgmtbnc no cnrtlwgst Mlbmahn jy oatlgr tgstgk tlg

obrst ]pglc oajbfy cumfgar enje

Rnu icnw tlat ynur jnj ack B wbff prneaefy spfbt up snjgkay rbhltgtsbquo

lg sabk tn jg kurbch ncg no nur krbvgs

[lg abr ruslgk nut no jy fuchs Bt ogft as bo B was bc a pfacg at tlbrtytlnusack oggt ack snjgncg lak dust npgcgk tlg knnr Lg was taibch jy

tgjpgraturg hauhbch jy rgamtbnc Lg lak jg afncg bc tlg mar ack mnj-

pfgtgfy ajeuslgk jg

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B icgw jy pargcts onuhlt B lak eggc bc tlg jbkkfg no tlnsg mfassbm

ucmnjonrtaefg jnjgcts at tlg ibtmlgc taefg Lg‒s tbrgk slg‒s ucapprgmb-

atgk ack cntlbch bc fbog bs turcbch nut tlg way tlgy lnpgk B hnt tlat gvgc

at tgc Aotgr a wlbfg tlg arhubch afjnst egmajg a fbogstyfg Cn fnchgr tlggxmgptbnc nr snjgtlbch tn eg slnmigk ack lnrrbo bgk ey bt was sbjpfy tlgbr

fbog Ack jbcg

[lgrg wasc‒t aeusg [lgy wgrgc‒t tlrnwbch pucmlgs nr kbslgs nr

icbvgs [lgbr sfbchs ack arrnws majg vgreaffy ack rgfgctfgssfy [lg rgaffy

lark part onr jg was tlgbr tncg Fbig twn cgw sbefbchs sarmasj ack smnrc

lak mnjg tn fbvg wbtl us B hrgw sn ammustnjgk tn tlg kbc no tgcsbnc tlat

bt aff snuckgk fbig dust acntlgr pfacg ofybch nvgrlgak Bc rgafbty bt was tlg

Gcnfa Hay mnjbch tn krnp tlg ebh ncg Jy jnj ack kak wgrg hnbch tn

spfbt upgt [lat was a cuig

B turcgk tnwark Kak bc tlg mar ack havg a lafo lgartgk Rgal B icnwsbquo

Xlat B wactgk tn kn was smrgaj Arg ynu nut no ynur jbckgt Ack ey

tlg way gvgc bo ynu arg hnbch tn spfbt up snjgkay iggp bt tn ynursgfo uctbf

bt lappgcs B‒j tgc B knc‒t wact tn lgar aenut bt B wact tn rbkg jy ebig

pfay wbtl jy orbgcks ack prgtgck tlat wg lavg a cnrjaf oajbfysbquo

B kbkc‒t say tlnsg tlbchs no mnursg ack B latgk jysgfo onr bt B turcgk

away ornj lbj ack fnnigk nut tlg wbcknw ack watmlgk jnst no jy tgc-

ygar-nfk wnrfk kbsappgar bc a juslrnnj mfnuk

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earrgfbch knwc tlg tramis Jacy pgnpfg ofgg tlg smgcg at tbjgs fbig tlbs eut

cnt nur orbgcks [lgy put tlgbr nwc fbvgs nc lnfk tn jnvg bc mfnsgr hbvbch

Jatt tlg strgchtl lg cggkgk tn turc macmgr arnuck

A cuc majg bctn tlg rnnj ack noogrgk tn pray wbtl Jatt A sjaff hrnupno us hatlgrgk arnuck lbj ack lgfk lacks wlbfg slg praygk onr lgafbch ack

mnjonrt As wg wgrg aenut tn fgt hn Jatt asigk bo lg mnufk say a praygr

B saw nc tlg oamgs no tlnsg hatlgrgk a sgcsg no Hnnk onr ynu Xay tn eg

strnch Jatt Pray tlat ynu egat tlbs tlbch egmausg ynu macsbquo Xg enwgk

nur lgaks ncmg ahabc ack Jatt eghac tn pray onr tlg cuc ack lgr jbcbstry

Lg praygk tlat Hnk wnufk watml nvgr lgr ack hubkg lgr wnri Cnt ncg

wnrk no lbs praygr was kbrgmtgk tn lbjsgfo [lbs was tlg jnjgct wlgc

Jatt‒s onmus turcgk nutwark Macmgr lak kncg aff tlg kajahg bt was hnbch

tn kn Lbs enky was wgai eut B lak cgvgr sggc lbj strnchgr

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ernwcstncgs no Mlbmahn‒s Xgst ]bkg prnvbkg a stari mnctrast tn tlg hfgaj-

bch armlbtgmturaf luerbs no bts knwctnwc siyfbcg ack bffustratg a ucbqugfy

Mlbmahn efgck no mycbmbsj ack lnpg Hrnwbch up tlgrg jgact fgarcbch

quabct aplnrbsjs tlat sggjgk tn eg passgk knwc hgcgratbnc tn hgcgratbnc4

Jayeg tlg cgxt jaynr wnc‒t eg qubtg sn mnrrupt Bt‒s pnssbefg bt wnc‒t eg as

mnfk tlbs wbctgr Pgrlaps tlbs ygar tlg Mues wbff jaig bt tn tlg Xnrfk ]grbgs

Ubhlt Puff tlbs fgh ack bt pfays Dbchfg Egffssbquo

Cn knuet aenut bt B was a mycbm eut at fgast B majg ey bt lncgstfy [lg

Mlbmahn no jy ynutl mnufk wgff eg maffgk ]igptbm _affgy hbvgc tlg cujegr

no lypnmrbtgs quasb-autlnrbtarbacs ack dust pfabc fapsgk oabtlouf ruccbcharnuck tlg pfamg [lbs rbml rghbnc no knuet was ogrtbfg hrnuck onr muftbvat-

bch a hgcgratbnc no mycbms wln wgrg mnjonrtaefg mlaffgchbch nfk-smlnnf

mncvgctbncs Jy hrapg was a 125 a prgtty hnnk ygar4 Dnlc Hfgcc Mueac

jbssbfgs ack wlbtg-tbg kbccgrs at tlg Igccgky Xlbtg Lnusg [lg Egatfgs

rgfgasgk tlgbr vgry obrst rgmnrk ack Nswafk was stbff cntlbch jnrg tlac a

puci nc tlg mnrcgr passbch nut fgaofgts

B was rabsgk Matlnfbm eut fbig sn jacy fgot tlg mlurml fnch ahn Jy

mycbmbsj onr aff tlbchs rgfbhbnus was curturgk ey a turc as ac aftar eny Jyoatlgr jntlgr ucmfgs ack nfkgst erntlgr wgrg aff hrakuatgs no Matlnfbm

gkumatbnc ack tlgy spnig orggfy aenut bts efgssbchs ack mursgs ]n B ogft mnj-

onrtaefg wlgc B jakg jy tlnrnuhlfy bconrjgk kgmbsbnc tn fgavg As B‒vg

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sabk jacy tbjgs B afways qugstbncgk tlgjsbquo B‒vg cgvgr ncmg qugstbncgk

Lbj

As a ibk tlg ncfy trug autlnrbty onr wlnj B lak ucwavgrbch rgspgmt was

jy oatlgr Ubmlark ]pglc aia [lg Ensssbquo a sgfo-bjpnsgk eut kgsgrvgktbtfg Kak was tlg enss at wnri ack lg was tlg enss bc lbs lnjg Lg sggjgk

tn eg tlg enss nr at fgast vgry juml bc mnctrnf no tlbchs dust aenut gvgry-

wlgrg lg wgct Pgnpfg caturaffy hravbtatgk tn lbj ack onffnwgk lbs fgak

Jy twn erntlgrs jy sbstgr ack B mgrtabcfy onffnwgk lbs nrkgrs [Esbquo lg

wnufk sbhc cntgs tn us Jaig surg tlg hrass hgts mut tnkay [Esbquo [lg Enss

Kak was cgvgr rgaffy maffgk Ubmlark Onr jnst no lbs fbog lg wgct ey

tlg kbjbcutbvg Kbmi Bc fatgr ygars lbs hrackmlbfkrgc wgrg tnn ynuch tn

gcucmbatg Hrackpa Kbmisbquo [lgy mnufk ncfy justgr Humia Lnigsbquo Fatgr

tlat was slnrtgcgk tn sbjpfy Lnig

Lg fnvgk ibks ack ibks fnvgk lbj [lnuhl lg afways lak tlg lbhlgst

gxpgmtatbncs no tlgj ‛ eg pnfbtg jbck ynur jaccgrs pbmi up tlat hareahg

nc tlg hrnuck ‛ tlnsg sajg ibks aknrgk lbj Lg fnvgk hajgs ack was a

jastgr at jaibch up cgw ncgs tn pfay Xg wgrg cgvgr enrgk wabtbch onr

onnk tn mnjg at a rgstauract egmausg Kak onuck a way tn jaig a hajg nut

no suhar pamis ack saftslaigrs

[n us ibks tlg wnrst tlbch bc tlg wnrfk was kbsappnbctbch lbj Cnt ncfy

egmausg lg was nur oatlgr ack wg wactgk tn bjprgss lbj fbig acy ibk kngs

eut afsn egmausg wg icgw tlat lg lak suml lbhl stackarks Bo wg garcgk lbs

prabsg wg just eg knbch snjgtlbch rbhlt Lbs rnfg was tgamlgr prntgmtnr

prnvbkgr eut afsn arebtgr onr aff tlat bs wnrtly ack hnnk bc tlg wnrfk Bo Kak

sabk Xgff kncgsbquo tlat was tlg hnfk stackark ack cntlbch gfsg majg mfnsg

As wg ibks egmajg ynuch akufts ack eghac tn jaig kgmbsbncs nc nur

nwc B tlbci Kak‒s nwc vbgw no lbs rnfg bc nur fbvgs mncousgk lbj a ebt Lgstbf f rnargk fbig tlg nfk fbnc lg was eut tlg ntlgr fbncs bc tlg kgc cn fnchgr

rgharkgk lbj tlg way tlgy usgk tn [lbs ahhravatgk lbj tn cn gck B tlbci

tlg smarbgst tlnuhlt tlat mrnssgk jy kak‒s jbck was tlat lg jbhlt snjgkay

egmnjg brrgfgvact Lg prgogrrgk mncofbmt ack amrbjncy tn kbsrghark Lg

kbkc‒t jbck bo ynu tlnuhlt lg was ac ]NE9 lg dust kbkc‒t wact ynu tn mnc-

sbkgr lbj brrgfgvact Onr [lg Enss tlat was sbjpfy ucammgptaefg

Xlgc B was tgc jy Wcmfg Dami kbgk sukkgcfy Lg was jy oatlgr‒s

erntlgr ack egst orbgck ack Kak bjjgkbatgfy ogft a prnonuck sgcsg no kutytn taig marg no Dami‒s oajbfy Jy Auct Pghhy was fgot wbtl sbx ibks ack tlgy

cggkgk a oatlgr obhurg Jy erntlgrs ack sbstgr ack B dust wbslgk bt kbkc‒t

lavg tn eg nurs

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A sgcsg no kuty was vgry bjpnrtact tn jy kak Ugspncsbebfbty majg

egonrg gvgrytlbch gfsg

Bt‒s aenut lncnrsbquo lg sabk

Cn jattgr wlat btsbquo was bt was afways aenut lncnr Kbmi ]pglc cgvgrsgrvgk bc tlg Jarbcg Mnrps eut ey Hnk lg fbvgk sgjpgr ob gvgry kay no lbs

fbog Lg kbk bc oamt sgrvg bc tlg arjy ack was prnuk no bt Lg was statbncgk

bc Mbcmbccatb kurbch tlg Inrgac Xar Xlgc wg dnigk aenut lbs fami no

mnjeat gxpgrbgcmg lg afways acswgrgk eami wbtl tlg sajg fbcg4 Rnu‒ff

cntbmg tlat at cn tbjg kurbch jy sgrvbmg kbk tlg mbty no Mbcmbccatb gvgr oaf f

bctn gcgjy lackssbquo

]n nut no kuty cgarfy gvgry wggigck lg startgk hnbch tn nur mnusbcs‒

lnjg bc Earrbchtnc a egautbouf faig-strgwc sueure cnrtlwgst no Mlbmahn

Lg mlgmigk nc lbs cbgmgs ack cgplgws kbk fbttfg mlnrgs arnuck tlg lnusg

arrachgk Pghhy‒s ebffs ack jakg surg tlg fbog bcsuracmg jncgy was wgff

bcvgstgk Qubmify tlbs egmajg a sbhcbo bmact snurmg no tgcsbnc bc nur lnjg

Jy jnj ack kak eghac tn arhug tlg ibck no arhujgcts tlat cnenky gvgr

wbcs

Egbch tgc B kbkc‒t marg juml aenut tlg lujac kycajbms no bt af f9 B dust

wactgk tn eg wbtl jy kak ]nnc B obhurgk nut tlat bo B wactgk tn spgck a

fnt no tbjg wbtl lbj B‒k egttgr eg wbffbch tn hgt bc lbs mar ack hn tn Ear-

rbchtnc Bt egmajg snjgtlbch no a rbtuaf onr lbj ack jg ack B onuck a way

tn gcdny bt

[lg fnch mar rbkgs prnvbkgk a fnt no tbjg wlgc wg mnufk tafi tn gaml

ntlgr ack hgt tn icnw gaml ntlgr‒s taig nc tlg wnrfk Lg tauhlt jg aenut

[ncy Egccgtt ack Fumbacn Pavarnttb nc tlnsg mar rbkgs B tauhlt lbj aenut

tlg Gahfgs ack Knc JmFgac Lg smlnnfgk jg nc lnw tn jaig a safg tafi

tn a mnp wlgc lg puffs ynu nvgr tgff a hrgat stnry ack asi nut a hbrf B tnfklbj wly wg slnufk hgt a cgw hajg maffgk Pnch [lnsg mar rbkgs tauhlt jg

snjgtlbch gfsg tnn4 snjgtbjgs gvgrytlbch ynu icnw tn eg trug rgaffy bsc‒t

Nc a ]aturkay jnrcbch at tlg mnrcgr no Faig Mnni Unak ack Unutg

15 bc ac ucbcmnrpnratgk sgmtbnc no cnrtlwgst Mlbmahn jy oatlgr tgstgk tlg

obrst ]pglc oajbfy cumfgar enje

Rnu icnw tlat ynur jnj ack B wbff prneaefy spfbt up snjgkay rbhltgtsbquo

lg sabk tn jg kurbch ncg no nur krbvgs

[lg abr ruslgk nut no jy fuchs Bt ogft as bo B was bc a pfacg at tlbrtytlnusack oggt ack snjgncg lak dust npgcgk tlg knnr Lg was taibch jy

tgjpgraturg hauhbch jy rgamtbnc Lg lak jg afncg bc tlg mar ack mnj-

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B icgw jy pargcts onuhlt B lak eggc bc tlg jbkkfg no tlnsg mfassbm

ucmnjonrtaefg jnjgcts at tlg ibtmlgc taefg Lg‒s tbrgk slg‒s ucapprgmb-

atgk ack cntlbch bc fbog bs turcbch nut tlg way tlgy lnpgk B hnt tlat gvgc

at tgc Aotgr a wlbfg tlg arhubch afjnst egmajg a fbogstyfg Cn fnchgr tlggxmgptbnc nr snjgtlbch tn eg slnmigk ack lnrrbo bgk ey bt was sbjpfy tlgbr

fbog Ack jbcg

[lgrg wasc‒t aeusg [lgy wgrgc‒t tlrnwbch pucmlgs nr kbslgs nr

icbvgs [lgbr sfbchs ack arrnws majg vgreaffy ack rgfgctfgssfy [lg rgaffy

lark part onr jg was tlgbr tncg Fbig twn cgw sbefbchs sarmasj ack smnrc

lak mnjg tn fbvg wbtl us B hrgw sn ammustnjgk tn tlg kbc no tgcsbnc tlat

bt aff snuckgk fbig dust acntlgr pfacg ofybch nvgrlgak Bc rgafbty bt was tlg

Gcnfa Hay mnjbch tn krnp tlg ebh ncg Jy jnj ack kak wgrg hnbch tn

spfbt upgt [lat was a cuig

B turcgk tnwark Kak bc tlg mar ack havg a lafo lgartgk Rgal B icnwsbquo

Xlat B wactgk tn kn was smrgaj Arg ynu nut no ynur jbckgt Ack ey

tlg way gvgc bo ynu arg hnbch tn spfbt up snjgkay iggp bt tn ynursgfo uctbf

bt lappgcs B‒j tgc B knc‒t wact tn lgar aenut bt B wact tn rbkg jy ebig

pfay wbtl jy orbgcks ack prgtgck tlat wg lavg a cnrjaf oajbfysbquo

B kbkc‒t say tlnsg tlbchs no mnursg ack B latgk jysgfo onr bt B turcgk

away ornj lbj ack fnnigk nut tlg wbcknw ack watmlgk jnst no jy tgc-

ygar-nfk wnrfk kbsappgar bc a juslrnnj mfnuk

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juslrnnj mfnuk

jbmlagf

[lg jnkgst euchafnws ack kgmaybch

ernwcstncgs no Mlbmahn‒s Xgst ]bkg prnvbkg a stari mnctrast tn tlg hfgaj-

bch armlbtgmturaf luerbs no bts knwctnwc siyfbcg ack bffustratg a ucbqugfy

Mlbmahn efgck no mycbmbsj ack lnpg Hrnwbch up tlgrg jgact fgarcbch

quabct aplnrbsjs tlat sggjgk tn eg passgk knwc hgcgratbnc tn hgcgratbnc4

Jayeg tlg cgxt jaynr wnc‒t eg qubtg sn mnrrupt Bt‒s pnssbefg bt wnc‒t eg as

mnfk tlbs wbctgr Pgrlaps tlbs ygar tlg Mues wbff jaig bt tn tlg Xnrfk ]grbgs

Ubhlt Puff tlbs fgh ack bt pfays Dbchfg Egffssbquo

Cn knuet aenut bt B was a mycbm eut at fgast B majg ey bt lncgstfy [lg

Mlbmahn no jy ynutl mnufk wgff eg maffgk ]igptbm _affgy hbvgc tlg cujegr

no lypnmrbtgs quasb-autlnrbtarbacs ack dust pfabc fapsgk oabtlouf ruccbcharnuck tlg pfamg [lbs rbml rghbnc no knuet was ogrtbfg hrnuck onr muftbvat-

bch a hgcgratbnc no mycbms wln wgrg mnjonrtaefg mlaffgchbch nfk-smlnnf

mncvgctbncs Jy hrapg was a 125 a prgtty hnnk ygar4 Dnlc Hfgcc Mueac

jbssbfgs ack wlbtg-tbg kbccgrs at tlg Igccgky Xlbtg Lnusg [lg Egatfgs

rgfgasgk tlgbr vgry obrst rgmnrk ack Nswafk was stbff cntlbch jnrg tlac a

puci nc tlg mnrcgr passbch nut fgaofgts

B was rabsgk Matlnfbm eut fbig sn jacy fgot tlg mlurml fnch ahn Jy

mycbmbsj onr aff tlbchs rgfbhbnus was curturgk ey a turc as ac aftar eny Jyoatlgr jntlgr ucmfgs ack nfkgst erntlgr wgrg aff hrakuatgs no Matlnfbm

gkumatbnc ack tlgy spnig orggfy aenut bts efgssbchs ack mursgs ]n B ogft mnj-

onrtaefg wlgc B jakg jy tlnrnuhlfy bconrjgk kgmbsbnc tn fgavg As B‒vg

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5lt fbog bs hnnk

sabk jacy tbjgs B afways qugstbncgk tlgjsbquo B‒vg cgvgr ncmg qugstbncgk

Lbj

As a ibk tlg ncfy trug autlnrbty onr wlnj B lak ucwavgrbch rgspgmt was

jy oatlgr Ubmlark ]pglc aia [lg Ensssbquo a sgfo-bjpnsgk eut kgsgrvgktbtfg Kak was tlg enss at wnri ack lg was tlg enss bc lbs lnjg Lg sggjgk

tn eg tlg enss nr at fgast vgry juml bc mnctrnf no tlbchs dust aenut gvgry-

wlgrg lg wgct Pgnpfg caturaffy hravbtatgk tn lbj ack onffnwgk lbs fgak

Jy twn erntlgrs jy sbstgr ack B mgrtabcfy onffnwgk lbs nrkgrs [Esbquo lg

wnufk sbhc cntgs tn us Jaig surg tlg hrass hgts mut tnkay [Esbquo [lg Enss

Kak was cgvgr rgaffy maffgk Ubmlark Onr jnst no lbs fbog lg wgct ey

tlg kbjbcutbvg Kbmi Bc fatgr ygars lbs hrackmlbfkrgc wgrg tnn ynuch tn

gcucmbatg Hrackpa Kbmisbquo [lgy mnufk ncfy justgr Humia Lnigsbquo Fatgr

tlat was slnrtgcgk tn sbjpfy Lnig

Lg fnvgk ibks ack ibks fnvgk lbj [lnuhl lg afways lak tlg lbhlgst

gxpgmtatbncs no tlgj ‛ eg pnfbtg jbck ynur jaccgrs pbmi up tlat hareahg

nc tlg hrnuck ‛ tlnsg sajg ibks aknrgk lbj Lg fnvgk hajgs ack was a

jastgr at jaibch up cgw ncgs tn pfay Xg wgrg cgvgr enrgk wabtbch onr

onnk tn mnjg at a rgstauract egmausg Kak onuck a way tn jaig a hajg nut

no suhar pamis ack saftslaigrs

[n us ibks tlg wnrst tlbch bc tlg wnrfk was kbsappnbctbch lbj Cnt ncfy

egmausg lg was nur oatlgr ack wg wactgk tn bjprgss lbj fbig acy ibk kngs

eut afsn egmausg wg icgw tlat lg lak suml lbhl stackarks Bo wg garcgk lbs

prabsg wg just eg knbch snjgtlbch rbhlt Lbs rnfg was tgamlgr prntgmtnr

prnvbkgr eut afsn arebtgr onr aff tlat bs wnrtly ack hnnk bc tlg wnrfk Bo Kak

sabk Xgff kncgsbquo tlat was tlg hnfk stackark ack cntlbch gfsg majg mfnsg

As wg ibks egmajg ynuch akufts ack eghac tn jaig kgmbsbncs nc nur

nwc B tlbci Kak‒s nwc vbgw no lbs rnfg bc nur fbvgs mncousgk lbj a ebt Lgstbf f rnargk fbig tlg nfk fbnc lg was eut tlg ntlgr fbncs bc tlg kgc cn fnchgr

rgharkgk lbj tlg way tlgy usgk tn [lbs ahhravatgk lbj tn cn gck B tlbci

tlg smarbgst tlnuhlt tlat mrnssgk jy kak‒s jbck was tlat lg jbhlt snjgkay

egmnjg brrgfgvact Lg prgogrrgk mncofbmt ack amrbjncy tn kbsrghark Lg

kbkc‒t jbck bo ynu tlnuhlt lg was ac ]NE9 lg dust kbkc‒t wact ynu tn mnc-

sbkgr lbj brrgfgvact Onr [lg Enss tlat was sbjpfy ucammgptaefg

Xlgc B was tgc jy Wcmfg Dami kbgk sukkgcfy Lg was jy oatlgr‒s

erntlgr ack egst orbgck ack Kak bjjgkbatgfy ogft a prnonuck sgcsg no kutytn taig marg no Dami‒s oajbfy Jy Auct Pghhy was fgot wbtl sbx ibks ack tlgy

cggkgk a oatlgr obhurg Jy erntlgrs ack sbstgr ack B dust wbslgk bt kbkc‒t

lavg tn eg nurs

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A sgcsg no kuty was vgry bjpnrtact tn jy kak Ugspncsbebfbty majg

egonrg gvgrytlbch gfsg

Bt‒s aenut lncnrsbquo lg sabk

Cn jattgr wlat btsbquo was bt was afways aenut lncnr Kbmi ]pglc cgvgrsgrvgk bc tlg Jarbcg Mnrps eut ey Hnk lg fbvgk sgjpgr ob gvgry kay no lbs

fbog Lg kbk bc oamt sgrvg bc tlg arjy ack was prnuk no bt Lg was statbncgk

bc Mbcmbccatb kurbch tlg Inrgac Xar Xlgc wg dnigk aenut lbs fami no

mnjeat gxpgrbgcmg lg afways acswgrgk eami wbtl tlg sajg fbcg4 Rnu‒ff

cntbmg tlat at cn tbjg kurbch jy sgrvbmg kbk tlg mbty no Mbcmbccatb gvgr oaf f

bctn gcgjy lackssbquo

]n nut no kuty cgarfy gvgry wggigck lg startgk hnbch tn nur mnusbcs‒

lnjg bc Earrbchtnc a egautbouf faig-strgwc sueure cnrtlwgst no Mlbmahn

Lg mlgmigk nc lbs cbgmgs ack cgplgws kbk fbttfg mlnrgs arnuck tlg lnusg

arrachgk Pghhy‒s ebffs ack jakg surg tlg fbog bcsuracmg jncgy was wgff

bcvgstgk Qubmify tlbs egmajg a sbhcbo bmact snurmg no tgcsbnc bc nur lnjg

Jy jnj ack kak eghac tn arhug tlg ibck no arhujgcts tlat cnenky gvgr

wbcs

Egbch tgc B kbkc‒t marg juml aenut tlg lujac kycajbms no bt af f9 B dust

wactgk tn eg wbtl jy kak ]nnc B obhurgk nut tlat bo B wactgk tn spgck a

fnt no tbjg wbtl lbj B‒k egttgr eg wbffbch tn hgt bc lbs mar ack hn tn Ear-

rbchtnc Bt egmajg snjgtlbch no a rbtuaf onr lbj ack jg ack B onuck a way

tn gcdny bt

[lg fnch mar rbkgs prnvbkgk a fnt no tbjg wlgc wg mnufk tafi tn gaml

ntlgr ack hgt tn icnw gaml ntlgr‒s taig nc tlg wnrfk Lg tauhlt jg aenut

[ncy Egccgtt ack Fumbacn Pavarnttb nc tlnsg mar rbkgs B tauhlt lbj aenut

tlg Gahfgs ack Knc JmFgac Lg smlnnfgk jg nc lnw tn jaig a safg tafi

tn a mnp wlgc lg puffs ynu nvgr tgff a hrgat stnry ack asi nut a hbrf B tnfklbj wly wg slnufk hgt a cgw hajg maffgk Pnch [lnsg mar rbkgs tauhlt jg

snjgtlbch gfsg tnn4 snjgtbjgs gvgrytlbch ynu icnw tn eg trug rgaffy bsc‒t

Nc a ]aturkay jnrcbch at tlg mnrcgr no Faig Mnni Unak ack Unutg

15 bc ac ucbcmnrpnratgk sgmtbnc no cnrtlwgst Mlbmahn jy oatlgr tgstgk tlg

obrst ]pglc oajbfy cumfgar enje

Rnu icnw tlat ynur jnj ack B wbff prneaefy spfbt up snjgkay rbhltgtsbquo

lg sabk tn jg kurbch ncg no nur krbvgs

[lg abr ruslgk nut no jy fuchs Bt ogft as bo B was bc a pfacg at tlbrtytlnusack oggt ack snjgncg lak dust npgcgk tlg knnr Lg was taibch jy

tgjpgraturg hauhbch jy rgamtbnc Lg lak jg afncg bc tlg mar ack mnj-

pfgtgfy ajeuslgk jg

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B icgw jy pargcts onuhlt B lak eggc bc tlg jbkkfg no tlnsg mfassbm

ucmnjonrtaefg jnjgcts at tlg ibtmlgc taefg Lg‒s tbrgk slg‒s ucapprgmb-

atgk ack cntlbch bc fbog bs turcbch nut tlg way tlgy lnpgk B hnt tlat gvgc

at tgc Aotgr a wlbfg tlg arhubch afjnst egmajg a fbogstyfg Cn fnchgr tlggxmgptbnc nr snjgtlbch tn eg slnmigk ack lnrrbo bgk ey bt was sbjpfy tlgbr

fbog Ack jbcg

[lgrg wasc‒t aeusg [lgy wgrgc‒t tlrnwbch pucmlgs nr kbslgs nr

icbvgs [lgbr sfbchs ack arrnws majg vgreaffy ack rgfgctfgssfy [lg rgaffy

lark part onr jg was tlgbr tncg Fbig twn cgw sbefbchs sarmasj ack smnrc

lak mnjg tn fbvg wbtl us B hrgw sn ammustnjgk tn tlg kbc no tgcsbnc tlat

bt aff snuckgk fbig dust acntlgr pfacg ofybch nvgrlgak Bc rgafbty bt was tlg

Gcnfa Hay mnjbch tn krnp tlg ebh ncg Jy jnj ack kak wgrg hnbch tn

spfbt upgt [lat was a cuig

B turcgk tnwark Kak bc tlg mar ack havg a lafo lgartgk Rgal B icnwsbquo

Xlat B wactgk tn kn was smrgaj Arg ynu nut no ynur jbckgt Ack ey

tlg way gvgc bo ynu arg hnbch tn spfbt up snjgkay iggp bt tn ynursgfo uctbf

bt lappgcs B‒j tgc B knc‒t wact tn lgar aenut bt B wact tn rbkg jy ebig

pfay wbtl jy orbgcks ack prgtgck tlat wg lavg a cnrjaf oajbfysbquo

B kbkc‒t say tlnsg tlbchs no mnursg ack B latgk jysgfo onr bt B turcgk

away ornj lbj ack fnnigk nut tlg wbcknw ack watmlgk jnst no jy tgc-

ygar-nfk wnrfk kbsappgar bc a juslrnnj mfnuk

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5lt fbog bs hnnk

sabk jacy tbjgs B afways qugstbncgk tlgjsbquo B‒vg cgvgr ncmg qugstbncgk

Lbj

As a ibk tlg ncfy trug autlnrbty onr wlnj B lak ucwavgrbch rgspgmt was

jy oatlgr Ubmlark ]pglc aia [lg Ensssbquo a sgfo-bjpnsgk eut kgsgrvgktbtfg Kak was tlg enss at wnri ack lg was tlg enss bc lbs lnjg Lg sggjgk

tn eg tlg enss nr at fgast vgry juml bc mnctrnf no tlbchs dust aenut gvgry-

wlgrg lg wgct Pgnpfg caturaffy hravbtatgk tn lbj ack onffnwgk lbs fgak

Jy twn erntlgrs jy sbstgr ack B mgrtabcfy onffnwgk lbs nrkgrs [Esbquo lg

wnufk sbhc cntgs tn us Jaig surg tlg hrass hgts mut tnkay [Esbquo [lg Enss

Kak was cgvgr rgaffy maffgk Ubmlark Onr jnst no lbs fbog lg wgct ey

tlg kbjbcutbvg Kbmi Bc fatgr ygars lbs hrackmlbfkrgc wgrg tnn ynuch tn

gcucmbatg Hrackpa Kbmisbquo [lgy mnufk ncfy justgr Humia Lnigsbquo Fatgr

tlat was slnrtgcgk tn sbjpfy Lnig

Lg fnvgk ibks ack ibks fnvgk lbj [lnuhl lg afways lak tlg lbhlgst

gxpgmtatbncs no tlgj ‛ eg pnfbtg jbck ynur jaccgrs pbmi up tlat hareahg

nc tlg hrnuck ‛ tlnsg sajg ibks aknrgk lbj Lg fnvgk hajgs ack was a

jastgr at jaibch up cgw ncgs tn pfay Xg wgrg cgvgr enrgk wabtbch onr

onnk tn mnjg at a rgstauract egmausg Kak onuck a way tn jaig a hajg nut

no suhar pamis ack saftslaigrs

[n us ibks tlg wnrst tlbch bc tlg wnrfk was kbsappnbctbch lbj Cnt ncfy

egmausg lg was nur oatlgr ack wg wactgk tn bjprgss lbj fbig acy ibk kngs

eut afsn egmausg wg icgw tlat lg lak suml lbhl stackarks Bo wg garcgk lbs

prabsg wg just eg knbch snjgtlbch rbhlt Lbs rnfg was tgamlgr prntgmtnr

prnvbkgr eut afsn arebtgr onr aff tlat bs wnrtly ack hnnk bc tlg wnrfk Bo Kak

sabk Xgff kncgsbquo tlat was tlg hnfk stackark ack cntlbch gfsg majg mfnsg

As wg ibks egmajg ynuch akufts ack eghac tn jaig kgmbsbncs nc nur

nwc B tlbci Kak‒s nwc vbgw no lbs rnfg bc nur fbvgs mncousgk lbj a ebt Lgstbf f rnargk fbig tlg nfk fbnc lg was eut tlg ntlgr fbncs bc tlg kgc cn fnchgr

rgharkgk lbj tlg way tlgy usgk tn [lbs ahhravatgk lbj tn cn gck B tlbci

tlg smarbgst tlnuhlt tlat mrnssgk jy kak‒s jbck was tlat lg jbhlt snjgkay

egmnjg brrgfgvact Lg prgogrrgk mncofbmt ack amrbjncy tn kbsrghark Lg

kbkc‒t jbck bo ynu tlnuhlt lg was ac ]NE9 lg dust kbkc‒t wact ynu tn mnc-

sbkgr lbj brrgfgvact Onr [lg Enss tlat was sbjpfy ucammgptaefg

Xlgc B was tgc jy Wcmfg Dami kbgk sukkgcfy Lg was jy oatlgr‒s

erntlgr ack egst orbgck ack Kak bjjgkbatgfy ogft a prnonuck sgcsg no kutytn taig marg no Dami‒s oajbfy Jy Auct Pghhy was fgot wbtl sbx ibks ack tlgy

cggkgk a oatlgr obhurg Jy erntlgrs ack sbstgr ack B dust wbslgk bt kbkc‒t

lavg tn eg nurs

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A sgcsg no kuty was vgry bjpnrtact tn jy kak Ugspncsbebfbty majg

egonrg gvgrytlbch gfsg

Bt‒s aenut lncnrsbquo lg sabk

Cn jattgr wlat btsbquo was bt was afways aenut lncnr Kbmi ]pglc cgvgrsgrvgk bc tlg Jarbcg Mnrps eut ey Hnk lg fbvgk sgjpgr ob gvgry kay no lbs

fbog Lg kbk bc oamt sgrvg bc tlg arjy ack was prnuk no bt Lg was statbncgk

bc Mbcmbccatb kurbch tlg Inrgac Xar Xlgc wg dnigk aenut lbs fami no

mnjeat gxpgrbgcmg lg afways acswgrgk eami wbtl tlg sajg fbcg4 Rnu‒ff

cntbmg tlat at cn tbjg kurbch jy sgrvbmg kbk tlg mbty no Mbcmbccatb gvgr oaf f

bctn gcgjy lackssbquo

]n nut no kuty cgarfy gvgry wggigck lg startgk hnbch tn nur mnusbcs‒

lnjg bc Earrbchtnc a egautbouf faig-strgwc sueure cnrtlwgst no Mlbmahn

Lg mlgmigk nc lbs cbgmgs ack cgplgws kbk fbttfg mlnrgs arnuck tlg lnusg

arrachgk Pghhy‒s ebffs ack jakg surg tlg fbog bcsuracmg jncgy was wgff

bcvgstgk Qubmify tlbs egmajg a sbhcbo bmact snurmg no tgcsbnc bc nur lnjg

Jy jnj ack kak eghac tn arhug tlg ibck no arhujgcts tlat cnenky gvgr

wbcs

Egbch tgc B kbkc‒t marg juml aenut tlg lujac kycajbms no bt af f9 B dust

wactgk tn eg wbtl jy kak ]nnc B obhurgk nut tlat bo B wactgk tn spgck a

fnt no tbjg wbtl lbj B‒k egttgr eg wbffbch tn hgt bc lbs mar ack hn tn Ear-

rbchtnc Bt egmajg snjgtlbch no a rbtuaf onr lbj ack jg ack B onuck a way

tn gcdny bt

[lg fnch mar rbkgs prnvbkgk a fnt no tbjg wlgc wg mnufk tafi tn gaml

ntlgr ack hgt tn icnw gaml ntlgr‒s taig nc tlg wnrfk Lg tauhlt jg aenut

[ncy Egccgtt ack Fumbacn Pavarnttb nc tlnsg mar rbkgs B tauhlt lbj aenut

tlg Gahfgs ack Knc JmFgac Lg smlnnfgk jg nc lnw tn jaig a safg tafi

tn a mnp wlgc lg puffs ynu nvgr tgff a hrgat stnry ack asi nut a hbrf B tnfklbj wly wg slnufk hgt a cgw hajg maffgk Pnch [lnsg mar rbkgs tauhlt jg

snjgtlbch gfsg tnn4 snjgtbjgs gvgrytlbch ynu icnw tn eg trug rgaffy bsc‒t

Nc a ]aturkay jnrcbch at tlg mnrcgr no Faig Mnni Unak ack Unutg

15 bc ac ucbcmnrpnratgk sgmtbnc no cnrtlwgst Mlbmahn jy oatlgr tgstgk tlg

obrst ]pglc oajbfy cumfgar enje

Rnu icnw tlat ynur jnj ack B wbff prneaefy spfbt up snjgkay rbhltgtsbquo

lg sabk tn jg kurbch ncg no nur krbvgs

[lg abr ruslgk nut no jy fuchs Bt ogft as bo B was bc a pfacg at tlbrtytlnusack oggt ack snjgncg lak dust npgcgk tlg knnr Lg was taibch jy

tgjpgraturg hauhbch jy rgamtbnc Lg lak jg afncg bc tlg mar ack mnj-

pfgtgfy ajeuslgk jg

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B icgw jy pargcts onuhlt B lak eggc bc tlg jbkkfg no tlnsg mfassbm

ucmnjonrtaefg jnjgcts at tlg ibtmlgc taefg Lg‒s tbrgk slg‒s ucapprgmb-

atgk ack cntlbch bc fbog bs turcbch nut tlg way tlgy lnpgk B hnt tlat gvgc

at tgc Aotgr a wlbfg tlg arhubch afjnst egmajg a fbogstyfg Cn fnchgr tlggxmgptbnc nr snjgtlbch tn eg slnmigk ack lnrrbo bgk ey bt was sbjpfy tlgbr

fbog Ack jbcg

[lgrg wasc‒t aeusg [lgy wgrgc‒t tlrnwbch pucmlgs nr kbslgs nr

icbvgs [lgbr sfbchs ack arrnws majg vgreaffy ack rgfgctfgssfy [lg rgaffy

lark part onr jg was tlgbr tncg Fbig twn cgw sbefbchs sarmasj ack smnrc

lak mnjg tn fbvg wbtl us B hrgw sn ammustnjgk tn tlg kbc no tgcsbnc tlat

bt aff snuckgk fbig dust acntlgr pfacg ofybch nvgrlgak Bc rgafbty bt was tlg

Gcnfa Hay mnjbch tn krnp tlg ebh ncg Jy jnj ack kak wgrg hnbch tn

spfbt upgt [lat was a cuig

B turcgk tnwark Kak bc tlg mar ack havg a lafo lgartgk Rgal B icnwsbquo

Xlat B wactgk tn kn was smrgaj Arg ynu nut no ynur jbckgt Ack ey

tlg way gvgc bo ynu arg hnbch tn spfbt up snjgkay iggp bt tn ynursgfo uctbf

bt lappgcs B‒j tgc B knc‒t wact tn lgar aenut bt B wact tn rbkg jy ebig

pfay wbtl jy orbgcks ack prgtgck tlat wg lavg a cnrjaf oajbfysbquo

B kbkc‒t say tlnsg tlbchs no mnursg ack B latgk jysgfo onr bt B turcgk

away ornj lbj ack fnnigk nut tlg wbcknw ack watmlgk jnst no jy tgc-

ygar-nfk wnrfk kbsappgar bc a juslrnnj mfnuk

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A sgcsg no kuty was vgry bjpnrtact tn jy kak Ugspncsbebfbty majg

egonrg gvgrytlbch gfsg

Bt‒s aenut lncnrsbquo lg sabk

Cn jattgr wlat btsbquo was bt was afways aenut lncnr Kbmi ]pglc cgvgrsgrvgk bc tlg Jarbcg Mnrps eut ey Hnk lg fbvgk sgjpgr ob gvgry kay no lbs

fbog Lg kbk bc oamt sgrvg bc tlg arjy ack was prnuk no bt Lg was statbncgk

bc Mbcmbccatb kurbch tlg Inrgac Xar Xlgc wg dnigk aenut lbs fami no

mnjeat gxpgrbgcmg lg afways acswgrgk eami wbtl tlg sajg fbcg4 Rnu‒ff

cntbmg tlat at cn tbjg kurbch jy sgrvbmg kbk tlg mbty no Mbcmbccatb gvgr oaf f

bctn gcgjy lackssbquo

]n nut no kuty cgarfy gvgry wggigck lg startgk hnbch tn nur mnusbcs‒

lnjg bc Earrbchtnc a egautbouf faig-strgwc sueure cnrtlwgst no Mlbmahn

Lg mlgmigk nc lbs cbgmgs ack cgplgws kbk fbttfg mlnrgs arnuck tlg lnusg

arrachgk Pghhy‒s ebffs ack jakg surg tlg fbog bcsuracmg jncgy was wgff

bcvgstgk Qubmify tlbs egmajg a sbhcbo bmact snurmg no tgcsbnc bc nur lnjg

Jy jnj ack kak eghac tn arhug tlg ibck no arhujgcts tlat cnenky gvgr

wbcs

Egbch tgc B kbkc‒t marg juml aenut tlg lujac kycajbms no bt af f9 B dust

wactgk tn eg wbtl jy kak ]nnc B obhurgk nut tlat bo B wactgk tn spgck a

fnt no tbjg wbtl lbj B‒k egttgr eg wbffbch tn hgt bc lbs mar ack hn tn Ear-

rbchtnc Bt egmajg snjgtlbch no a rbtuaf onr lbj ack jg ack B onuck a way

tn gcdny bt

[lg fnch mar rbkgs prnvbkgk a fnt no tbjg wlgc wg mnufk tafi tn gaml

ntlgr ack hgt tn icnw gaml ntlgr‒s taig nc tlg wnrfk Lg tauhlt jg aenut

[ncy Egccgtt ack Fumbacn Pavarnttb nc tlnsg mar rbkgs B tauhlt lbj aenut

tlg Gahfgs ack Knc JmFgac Lg smlnnfgk jg nc lnw tn jaig a safg tafi

tn a mnp wlgc lg puffs ynu nvgr tgff a hrgat stnry ack asi nut a hbrf B tnfklbj wly wg slnufk hgt a cgw hajg maffgk Pnch [lnsg mar rbkgs tauhlt jg

snjgtlbch gfsg tnn4 snjgtbjgs gvgrytlbch ynu icnw tn eg trug rgaffy bsc‒t

Nc a ]aturkay jnrcbch at tlg mnrcgr no Faig Mnni Unak ack Unutg

15 bc ac ucbcmnrpnratgk sgmtbnc no cnrtlwgst Mlbmahn jy oatlgr tgstgk tlg

obrst ]pglc oajbfy cumfgar enje

Rnu icnw tlat ynur jnj ack B wbff prneaefy spfbt up snjgkay rbhltgtsbquo

lg sabk tn jg kurbch ncg no nur krbvgs

[lg abr ruslgk nut no jy fuchs Bt ogft as bo B was bc a pfacg at tlbrtytlnusack oggt ack snjgncg lak dust npgcgk tlg knnr Lg was taibch jy

tgjpgraturg hauhbch jy rgamtbnc Lg lak jg afncg bc tlg mar ack mnj-

pfgtgfy ajeuslgk jg

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B icgw jy pargcts onuhlt B lak eggc bc tlg jbkkfg no tlnsg mfassbm

ucmnjonrtaefg jnjgcts at tlg ibtmlgc taefg Lg‒s tbrgk slg‒s ucapprgmb-

atgk ack cntlbch bc fbog bs turcbch nut tlg way tlgy lnpgk B hnt tlat gvgc

at tgc Aotgr a wlbfg tlg arhubch afjnst egmajg a fbogstyfg Cn fnchgr tlggxmgptbnc nr snjgtlbch tn eg slnmigk ack lnrrbo bgk ey bt was sbjpfy tlgbr

fbog Ack jbcg

[lgrg wasc‒t aeusg [lgy wgrgc‒t tlrnwbch pucmlgs nr kbslgs nr

icbvgs [lgbr sfbchs ack arrnws majg vgreaffy ack rgfgctfgssfy [lg rgaffy

lark part onr jg was tlgbr tncg Fbig twn cgw sbefbchs sarmasj ack smnrc

lak mnjg tn fbvg wbtl us B hrgw sn ammustnjgk tn tlg kbc no tgcsbnc tlat

bt aff snuckgk fbig dust acntlgr pfacg ofybch nvgrlgak Bc rgafbty bt was tlg

Gcnfa Hay mnjbch tn krnp tlg ebh ncg Jy jnj ack kak wgrg hnbch tn

spfbt upgt [lat was a cuig

B turcgk tnwark Kak bc tlg mar ack havg a lafo lgartgk Rgal B icnwsbquo

Xlat B wactgk tn kn was smrgaj Arg ynu nut no ynur jbckgt Ack ey

tlg way gvgc bo ynu arg hnbch tn spfbt up snjgkay iggp bt tn ynursgfo uctbf

bt lappgcs B‒j tgc B knc‒t wact tn lgar aenut bt B wact tn rbkg jy ebig

pfay wbtl jy orbgcks ack prgtgck tlat wg lavg a cnrjaf oajbfysbquo

B kbkc‒t say tlnsg tlbchs no mnursg ack B latgk jysgfo onr bt B turcgk

away ornj lbj ack fnnigk nut tlg wbcknw ack watmlgk jnst no jy tgc-

ygar-nfk wnrfk kbsappgar bc a juslrnnj mfnuk

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B icgw jy pargcts onuhlt B lak eggc bc tlg jbkkfg no tlnsg mfassbm

ucmnjonrtaefg jnjgcts at tlg ibtmlgc taefg Lg‒s tbrgk slg‒s ucapprgmb-

atgk ack cntlbch bc fbog bs turcbch nut tlg way tlgy lnpgk B hnt tlat gvgc

at tgc Aotgr a wlbfg tlg arhubch afjnst egmajg a fbogstyfg Cn fnchgr tlggxmgptbnc nr snjgtlbch tn eg slnmigk ack lnrrbo bgk ey bt was sbjpfy tlgbr

fbog Ack jbcg

[lgrg wasc‒t aeusg [lgy wgrgc‒t tlrnwbch pucmlgs nr kbslgs nr

icbvgs [lgbr sfbchs ack arrnws majg vgreaffy ack rgfgctfgssfy [lg rgaffy

lark part onr jg was tlgbr tncg Fbig twn cgw sbefbchs sarmasj ack smnrc

lak mnjg tn fbvg wbtl us B hrgw sn ammustnjgk tn tlg kbc no tgcsbnc tlat

bt aff snuckgk fbig dust acntlgr pfacg ofybch nvgrlgak Bc rgafbty bt was tlg

Gcnfa Hay mnjbch tn krnp tlg ebh ncg Jy jnj ack kak wgrg hnbch tn

spfbt upgt [lat was a cuig

B turcgk tnwark Kak bc tlg mar ack havg a lafo lgartgk Rgal B icnwsbquo

Xlat B wactgk tn kn was smrgaj Arg ynu nut no ynur jbckgt Ack ey

tlg way gvgc bo ynu arg hnbch tn spfbt up snjgkay iggp bt tn ynursgfo uctbf

bt lappgcs B‒j tgc B knc‒t wact tn lgar aenut bt B wact tn rbkg jy ebig

pfay wbtl jy orbgcks ack prgtgck tlat wg lavg a cnrjaf oajbfysbquo

B kbkc‒t say tlnsg tlbchs no mnursg ack B latgk jysgfo onr bt B turcgk

away ornj lbj ack fnnigk nut tlg wbcknw ack watmlgk jnst no jy tgc-

ygar-nfk wnrfk kbsappgar bc a juslrnnj mfnuk