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P A U [ [ X N
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50 obvg eaffnncs 1=0
51 ogeruary 58 1==
55 tlg krgaj 175
5= tgffbch tlg ibks 17
5 cnt ahabc 10
57 slg wasc‒t tlgrg 17
5 tlg ncfy ncg b icnw 180
58 obvg pgws 187
P A U [ [ L U G G
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mac jaig a jnrg tgckgr jgateaff tlac jy jntlgr
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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
Xg juffgk bt nvgr onr a ogw jbcutgs ack luch up ahabc Ey cnw B lak
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
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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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
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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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
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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siyfbcg
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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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
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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
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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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
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
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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M L A P [ G U 983099
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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Mnpyrbhlt copy 5011 ey Jbmlagf ]pglc ack Hbca ]pglc
[lbs tbtfg bs afsn avabfaefg as a Tnckgrvac genni
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]pglc Jbmlagf
[lg mnfnr no rabc 4 lnw twn oajbfbgs onuck oabtl lnpg ack fnvg bc tlg jbkst no trahgky
Jbmlagf amp Hbca ]pglc
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B]EC 28lt-0-=10-==128-1 (larkmnvgr)
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BB [btfgEU1857]818A= 5011
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tbncaf _grsbncreg CB_ reg Mnpyrbhlt copy 128= 128lt 12lt 5011 ey Ebefbma Bcm Wsgk ey pgrjbssbnc Aff
rbhlts rgsgrvgk wnrfkwbkg
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rgsnurmg [lgy arg cnt bctgckgk bc acy way tn eg nr bjpfy ac gcknrsgjgct ey Tnckgrvac cnr kngs
Tnckgrvac vnuml onr tlg mnctgct no tlgsg sbtgs ack cujegrs onr tlg fbog no tlbs enni
Aff rbhlts rgsgrvgk Cn part no tlbs puefbmatbnc jay eg rgprnkumgk stnrgk bc a rgtrbgvaf systgj
nr tracsjbttgk bc acy onrj nr ey acy jgacs ‛ gfgmtrncbm jgmlacbmaf plntnmnpy rgmnrkbch nr acy
ntlgr ‛ gxmgpt onr erbgo quntatbncs bc prbctgk rgvbgws wbtlnut tlg prbnr pgrjbssbnc no tlg puefbslgr
Puefbslgk bc assnmbatbnc wbtl Ratgs amp Ratgs wwwyatgs5mnj
Mnvgr kgsbhc4 Uufg52 Mrgatbvg Bcm
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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
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jggt a pgrsnc rgharkfgss no lnw jacy vnwgfs tlgy lavg bc tlgbr cajg wln
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
As B luch up tlg tgfgvbsbnc mauhlt jy gyg ]jnig was ebffnwbch ornj
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
Xg juffgk bt nvgr onr a ogw jbcutgs ack luch up ahabc Ey cnw B lak
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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
Niay eut ynu lavg tn rgak tlbs tncbhltsbquo Lg lackgk jg a fgttgr
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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
Rnu arg a hrgat wbog
Rnu arg jy egst orbgck
Rnu arg vgry prgtty
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‛ Jatt
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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-
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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
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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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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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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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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
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A sgcsg no kuty was vgry bjpnrtact tn jy kak Ugspncsbebfbty majg
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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
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bc Mbcmbccatb kurbch tlg Inrgac Xar Xlgc wg dnigk aenut lbs fami no
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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
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obrst ]pglc oajbfy cumfgar enje
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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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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
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spfbt upgt [lat was a cuig
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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
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P A U [ [ X N
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51 ogeruary 58 1==
55 tlg krgaj 175
5= tgffbch tlg ibks 17
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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
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
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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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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
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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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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
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
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
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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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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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Bt‒s wlat wg tlnuhlt rbhltgtsbquo lg asigk
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Bt‒s hncca eg niaysbquo lg sabk
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mnufkc‒t ruc oast gcnuhl
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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
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jbmlagf
[lg jnkgst euchafnws ack kgmaybch
ernwcstncgs no Mlbmahn‒s Xgst ]bkg prnvbkg a stari mnctrast tn tlg hfgaj-
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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
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
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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
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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
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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
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
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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
lg sabk tn jg kurbch ncg no nur krbvgs
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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-
ygar-nfk wnrfk kbsappgar bc a juslrnnj mfnuk
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1 tlg oaff 17
5 juffgtt faig 50
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juslrnnj mfnuk 58
7 wbc-wbc =1
dust hgt bt kncg =8
8 fnst vaffgy 5
lt b‒j lnjg lt
2 orgbhlt trabcs 7=
10 fbog bs hnnk 7
11 mnccgmtbncs 0
15 ebefgs ack easigteaffs 7
P A U [ [ X N
‒tbs tlg sgasnc
1= ‒tbs tlg sgasnc 8=
1 mnaml lt5
17 sn tlbs bs mlrbstjas lt7
1 appfausg no lgavgc 105
18 cnt a pbcmlgk cgrvg 107
1lt hratbtukg 110
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50 obvg eaffnncs 1=0
51 ogeruary 58 1==
55 tlg krgaj 175
5= tgffbch tlg ibks 17
5 cnt ahabc 10
57 slg wasc‒t tlgrg 17
5 tlg ncfy ncg b icnw 180
58 obvg pgws 187
P A U [ [ L U G G
tlg cgw kay
5lt maffbch hbca igff 1lt1
52 kbccgr wbtl strachgrs 1lt8
=0 ynu mac‒t kn tlbs afncg 12=
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0 rgpfamgjgct parts 570
1 lnfy watgr 57=
5 lgrg mnjgs tlg suc 57
= tlg cgw kay 585
gpbfnhug 588
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tlg rnnj wbtlnut spgaibch Lg las kari sibc kari wavy labr ack as bt
wnufk turc nut a sfbhlt Jbkkfg Gastgrc ammgct ]gvgc akufts arg hatlgrgk bc
tlg rnnj cnw eut cn ncg jaigs a snuck ack tlg jac mlnnsgs cnt tn jaig
gyg mnctamt wbtl acyncg Lg jnvgs qubmify ack qubgtfy tn tlg egksbkg Lg
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
iggcfy awarg tlat aff gygs bc tlg rnnj arg onmusgk nc lbs gvgry jnvg Lg
cgvgr fnnis rbhlt nr fgot cnr amicnwfgkhgs acyncg sgatgk arnuck tlg rnnj
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[lg jac pfamgs tlg fbstgcbch pbgmg nc tlg patbgct‒s mlgst Lg jnvgs tlg
stgtlnsmnpg vgry sfnwfy ncmg tlgc pausgs Lg jnvgs bt ahabc hgctfy ack
fbstgcs Obcaffy a tlbrk tbjg Cn ncg spgais Cnt ncg snuck mac eg lgark
[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-
vnusfy up at jg ack spgais tlg ncfy twn wnrks tlat B wnufk gvgr lgar lbj
say
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hbca
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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
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jggt a pgrsnc rgharkfgss no lnw jacy vnwgfs tlgy lavg bc tlgbr cajg wln
mac jaig a jnrg tgckgr jgateaff tlac jy jntlgr
Erbhlt sucfbhlt eatlgk tlg ibtmlgc bc warjtl [wn-ygar-nfk Krgw lak
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
egst orbgck Mnffggc ]mlnjaigr was maffbch wbtl a snfn pgronrjacmg noLappy Ebrtlkaysbquo ]lg sach at lypgrspggk sn as cnt tn amtuaffy sbch ack
tlgc rgjbckgk jg tlat B aj stbff nfkgr tlac lgr Xg sabk hnnk-eyg wbtl a
pfac tn jggt onr fucml
As B luch up tlg tgfgvbsbnc mauhlt jy gyg ]jnig was ebffnwbch ornj
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
Xg juffgk bt nvgr onr a ogw jbcutgs ack luch up ahabc Ey cnw B lak
turcgk nc tlg tgfgvbsbnc bc tlg oajbfy rnnj ]aj was stbff bc lbs lbhl mlabr
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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
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
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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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
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
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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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-
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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
mac jaig a jnrg tgckgr jgateaff tlac jy jntlgr
Erbhlt sucfbhlt eatlgk tlg ibtmlgc bc warjtl [wn-ygar-nfk Krgw lak
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
egst orbgck Mnffggc ]mlnjaigr was maffbch wbtl a snfn pgronrjacmg noLappy Ebrtlkaysbquo ]lg sach at lypgrspggk sn as cnt tn amtuaffy sbch ack
tlgc rgjbckgk jg tlat B aj stbff nfkgr tlac lgr Xg sabk hnnk-eyg wbtl a
pfac tn jggt onr fucml
As B luch up tlg tgfgvbsbnc mauhlt jy gyg ]jnig was ebffnwbch ornj
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
Xg juffgk bt nvgr onr a ogw jbcutgs ack luch up ahabc Ey cnw B lak
turcgk nc tlg tgfgvbsbnc bc tlg oajbfy rnnj ]aj was stbff bc lbs lbhl mlabr
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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
Niay eut ynu lavg tn rgak tlbs tncbhltsbquo Lg lackgk jg a fgttgr
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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
Rnu arg a hrgat wbog
Rnu arg jy egst orbgck
Rnu arg vgry prgtty
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‛ Jatt
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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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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
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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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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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
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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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51 ogeruary 58 1==
55 tlg krgaj 175
5= tgffbch tlg ibks 17
5 cnt ahabc 10
57 slg wasc‒t tlgrg 17
5 tlg ncfy ncg b icnw 180
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52 kbccgr wbtl strachgrs 1lt8
=0 ynu mac‒t kn tlbs afncg 12=
=1 wnribch jnj 500
=5 turqunbsg faig 50
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= taig tlg wafi 51lt
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= lappy patbn 558
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=lt tlg knuefg rabcenw 5=7
=2 nc entl icggs 5=
0 rgpfamgjgct parts 570
1 lnfy watgr 57=
5 lgrg mnjgs tlg suc 57
= tlg cgw kay 585
gpbfnhug 588
amicnwfgkhjgcts 582
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tlg rnnj wbtlnut spgaibch Lg las kari sibc kari wavy labr ack as bt
wnufk turc nut a sfbhlt Jbkkfg Gastgrc ammgct ]gvgc akufts arg hatlgrgk bc
tlg rnnj cnw eut cn ncg jaigs a snuck ack tlg jac mlnnsgs cnt tn jaig
gyg mnctamt wbtl acyncg Lg jnvgs qubmify ack qubgtfy tn tlg egksbkg Lg
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
iggcfy awarg tlat aff gygs bc tlg rnnj arg onmusgk nc lbs gvgry jnvg Lg
cgvgr fnnis rbhlt nr fgot cnr amicnwfgkhgs acyncg sgatgk arnuck tlg rnnj
Lg sbjpfy hngs strabhlt tn wnri
[lg jac pfamgs tlg fbstgcbch pbgmg nc tlg patbgct‒s mlgst Lg jnvgs tlg
stgtlnsmnpg vgry sfnwfy ncmg tlgc pausgs Lg jnvgs bt ahabc hgctfy ack
fbstgcs Obcaffy a tlbrk tbjg Cn ncg spgais Cnt ncg snuck mac eg lgark
[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-
vnusfy up at jg ack spgais tlg ncfy twn wnrks tlat B wnufk gvgr lgar lbj
say
Jy mncknfgcmgssbquo lg says ack lg fgavgs tlg rnnj
Bt bs 154=7 aj nc Ogeruary 5lt
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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
mac jaig a jnrg tgckgr jgateaff tlac jy jntlgr
Erbhlt sucfbhlt eatlgk tlg ibtmlgc bc warjtl [wn-ygar-nfk Krgw lak
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
egst orbgck Mnffggc ]mlnjaigr was maffbch wbtl a snfn pgronrjacmg noLappy Ebrtlkaysbquo ]lg sach at lypgrspggk sn as cnt tn amtuaffy sbch ack
tlgc rgjbckgk jg tlat B aj stbff nfkgr tlac lgr Xg sabk hnnk-eyg wbtl a
pfac tn jggt onr fucml
As B luch up tlg tgfgvbsbnc mauhlt jy gyg ]jnig was ebffnwbch ornj
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
Xg juffgk bt nvgr onr a ogw jbcutgs ack luch up ahabc Ey cnw B lak
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
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
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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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
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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siyfbcg
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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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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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 taff jac bc a wlbtg mnat wafis bctn
tlg rnnj wbtlnut spgaibch Lg las kari sibc kari wavy labr ack as bt
wnufk turc nut a sfbhlt Jbkkfg Gastgrc ammgct ]gvgc akufts arg hatlgrgk bc
tlg rnnj cnw eut cn ncg jaigs a snuck ack tlg jac mlnnsgs cnt tn jaig
gyg mnctamt wbtl acyncg Lg jnvgs qubmify ack qubgtfy tn tlg egksbkg Lg
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
iggcfy awarg tlat aff gygs bc tlg rnnj arg onmusgk nc lbs gvgry jnvg Lg
cgvgr fnnis rbhlt nr fgot cnr amicnwfgkhgs acyncg sgatgk arnuck tlg rnnj
Lg sbjpfy hngs strabhlt tn wnri
[lg jac pfamgs tlg fbstgcbch pbgmg nc tlg patbgct‒s mlgst Lg jnvgs tlg
stgtlnsmnpg vgry sfnwfy ncmg tlgc pausgs Lg jnvgs bt ahabc hgctfy ack
fbstgcs Obcaffy a tlbrk tbjg Cn ncg spgais Cnt ncg snuck mac eg lgark
[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-
vnusfy up at jg ack spgais tlg ncfy twn wnrks tlat B wnufk gvgr lgar lbj
say
Jy mncknfgcmgssbquo lg says ack lg fgavgs tlg rnnj
Bt bs 154=7 aj nc Ogeruary 5lt
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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
mac jaig a jnrg tgckgr jgateaff tlac jy jntlgr
Erbhlt sucfbhlt eatlgk tlg ibtmlgc bc warjtl [wn-ygar-nfk Krgw lak
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
egst orbgck Mnffggc ]mlnjaigr was maffbch wbtl a snfn pgronrjacmg noLappy Ebrtlkaysbquo ]lg sach at lypgrspggk sn as cnt tn amtuaffy sbch ack
tlgc rgjbckgk jg tlat B aj stbff nfkgr tlac lgr Xg sabk hnnk-eyg wbtl a
pfac tn jggt onr fucml
As B luch up tlg tgfgvbsbnc mauhlt jy gyg ]jnig was ebffnwbch ornj
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
Xg juffgk bt nvgr onr a ogw jbcutgs ack luch up ahabc Ey cnw B lak
turcgk nc tlg tgfgvbsbnc bc tlg oajbfy rnnj ]aj was stbff bc lbs lbhl mlabr
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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
Niay eut ynu lavg tn rgak tlbs tncbhltsbquo Lg lackgk jg a fgttgr
21101
Hbca4
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
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-
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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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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
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
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
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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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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-
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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 rnnj wbtlnut spgaibch Lg las kari sibc kari wavy labr ack as bt
wnufk turc nut a sfbhlt Jbkkfg Gastgrc ammgct ]gvgc akufts arg hatlgrgk bc
tlg rnnj cnw eut cn ncg jaigs a snuck ack tlg jac mlnnsgs cnt tn jaig
gyg mnctamt wbtl acyncg Lg jnvgs qubmify ack qubgtfy tn tlg egksbkg Lg
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
iggcfy awarg tlat aff gygs bc tlg rnnj arg onmusgk nc lbs gvgry jnvg Lg
cgvgr fnnis rbhlt nr fgot cnr amicnwfgkhgs acyncg sgatgk arnuck tlg rnnj
Lg sbjpfy hngs strabhlt tn wnri
[lg jac pfamgs tlg fbstgcbch pbgmg nc tlg patbgct‒s mlgst Lg jnvgs tlg
stgtlnsmnpg vgry sfnwfy ncmg tlgc pausgs Lg jnvgs bt ahabc hgctfy ack
fbstgcs Obcaffy a tlbrk tbjg Cn ncg spgais Cnt ncg snuck mac eg lgark
[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-
vnusfy up at jg ack spgais tlg ncfy twn wnrks tlat B wnufk gvgr lgar lbj
say
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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
mac jaig a jnrg tgckgr jgateaff tlac jy jntlgr
Erbhlt sucfbhlt eatlgk tlg ibtmlgc bc warjtl [wn-ygar-nfk Krgw lak
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
egst orbgck Mnffggc ]mlnjaigr was maffbch wbtl a snfn pgronrjacmg noLappy Ebrtlkaysbquo ]lg sach at lypgrspggk sn as cnt tn amtuaffy sbch ack
tlgc rgjbckgk jg tlat B aj stbff nfkgr tlac lgr Xg sabk hnnk-eyg wbtl a
pfac tn jggt onr fucml
As B luch up tlg tgfgvbsbnc mauhlt jy gyg ]jnig was ebffnwbch ornj
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
Xg juffgk bt nvgr onr a ogw jbcutgs ack luch up ahabc Ey cnw B lak
turcgk nc tlg tgfgvbsbnc bc tlg oajbfy rnnj ]aj was stbff bc lbs lbhl mlabr
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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
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
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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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
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
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
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]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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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
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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
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
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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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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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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-
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
mac jaig a jnrg tgckgr jgateaff tlac jy jntlgr
Erbhlt sucfbhlt eatlgk tlg ibtmlgc bc warjtl [wn-ygar-nfk Krgw lak
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
egst orbgck Mnffggc ]mlnjaigr was maffbch wbtl a snfn pgronrjacmg noLappy Ebrtlkaysbquo ]lg sach at lypgrspggk sn as cnt tn amtuaffy sbch ack
tlgc rgjbckgk jg tlat B aj stbff nfkgr tlac lgr Xg sabk hnnk-eyg wbtl a
pfac tn jggt onr fucml
As B luch up tlg tgfgvbsbnc mauhlt jy gyg ]jnig was ebffnwbch ornj
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
Xg juffgk bt nvgr onr a ogw jbcutgs ack luch up ahabc Ey cnw B lak
turcgk nc tlg tgfgvbsbnc bc tlg oajbfy rnnj ]aj was stbff bc lbs lbhl mlabr
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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
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
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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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
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
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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5 fbog bs hnnk
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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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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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
mac jaig a jnrg tgckgr jgateaff tlac jy jntlgr
Erbhlt sucfbhlt eatlgk tlg ibtmlgc bc warjtl [wn-ygar-nfk Krgw lak
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
As B luch up tlg tgfgvbsbnc mauhlt jy gyg ]jnig was ebffnwbch ornj
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
Xg juffgk bt nvgr onr a ogw jbcutgs ack luch up ahabc Ey cnw B lak
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
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
Rnu arg a hrgat wbog
Rnu arg jy egst orbgck
Rnu arg vgry prgtty
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‛ Jatt
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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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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
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
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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-
ygar-nfk wnrfk kbsappgar bc a juslrnnj mfnuk
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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
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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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
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
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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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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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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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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
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
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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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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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
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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siyfbcg
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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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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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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[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
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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
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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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
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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siyfbcg
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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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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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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]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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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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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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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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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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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
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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
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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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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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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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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ernwcstncgs no Mlbmahn‒s Xgst ]bkg prnvbkg a stari mnctrast tn tlg hfgaj-
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
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mnfk tlbs wbctgr Pgrlaps tlbs ygar tlg Mues wbff jaig bt tn tlg Xnrfk ]grbgs
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jbssbfgs ack wlbtg-tbg kbccgrs at tlg Igccgky Xlbtg Lnusg [lg Egatfgs
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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
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tgjpgraturg hauhbch jy rgamtbnc Lg lak jg afncg bc tlg mar ack mnj-
pfgtgfy ajeuslgk jg
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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
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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
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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
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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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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5 fbog bs hnnk
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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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-
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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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=0 fbog bs hnnk
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