The Snow Melts, And Until the Snow Falls

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Pbk Sjoy Mklps, Dj` [jphl Pbk Sjoy Adlls

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D{pbo~7 A{mhdeh Md~{poP~djsldphoj7 Nded-Ps{eh

Pdnlk oa Cojpkjps

4* V~oloi{k - .Pyo Xkd~s Dio. / >* Cbdvpk~ 4 - .Sv~hji. /3* Cbdvpk~ > - .S{mmk~. /0* Cbdvpk~ 3 - .Adll. /;* Kvhloi{k - .Joqkmnk~. /


Pbk Sjoy Mklps, Dj` [jphl Pbk Sjoy Adlls*********************************************************************************************4V~oloi{k7 .Pyo Xkd~s Dio.******************************************************************************************************************>

Cbdvpk~ 47 .Sv~hji.*******************************************************************************************************************************1

Cbdvpk~ >7 .S{mmk~.**************************************************************************************************************************36

Cbdvpk~ 37 .Adll.**********************************************************************************************************************************;6Kvhloi{k7 .Joqkmnk~.************************************************************************************************************************2>


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V~oloi{k7 .Pyo Xkd~s Dio.

Po{md Edw{sd bdpk` pbk sex*

Hj pbk sv~hji, sbk sehvvk` pbk Scbool oa Bo{go{ [jhqk~shpx kjp~djck ck~kmojx yhpb s{cb `d~ejkss

clo{`hji bk~ mhj` pbdp sbk sv{~jk` hp yhpb `hshjpk~ksp* Sbk ldh` oj pbk i~o{j`s ybk~k sbk)` nkcomm{phji dj` idwk` {voj pbk clkd~ nl{k sehks*

Skqk~dl `dxs dio, Edw{sd)s mopbk~ bd` hjao~mk` bk~ pbkx)` nk vd~phji ydxs* Xo{eo yds pbk ojlx nloo`~kldphqk oa bk~s, dj` ds sbk)` ekkv ~dmnlhji oj dj` oj, sbk bd` lkd~jk` Xo{eo yds alxhji oaa po K{~ovk

po vk~ao~m*

Kqk~ shjck sbk yds d cbhl`, Xo{eo bd` ojlx iojk po comvkphphojs* Jkqk~ ojck bd` sbk md`k Edw{sd

djx so~p oa l{jcb* Ck~pdhjlx pbk bo{sk yds kmvpx ybkj sbk ykjp oaa oj cojck~p po{~s* Edw{sd ejky bdla

oa pbdp yds dcp{dllx vk~ao~mhji, dj` pbk opbk~ bdla yds ~{jjhji dydx oj bojkxmoojs*

Kqkj so, sbk bd`j)p bkl` djx ehj` oa `hssdphsadcphoj hj pbhs v~o`hix oa d mopbk~*

Pbhs yds nkcd{sk ao~ bdla oa pbk xkd~, Xo{eo yo{l` nk vdpphji bk~ bkd`, pdlehji dno{p bk~ oyj akdps hjcojck~ps ds pbkx dpk dp pbk `hjhji pdnlk* Pbhs yds nkcd{sk sbk)` nklhkqk` bk~ mopbk~ bd` jkk`k` bk~*

Pbdp sbk)` loqk` bk~ a~om pbk noppom oa bk~ bkd~p*

[jphl***

.Pbk~k)s jo ~kdl mkdjhji hj n~hjihji xo{ yhpb mk*.

Pbk momkjp pbksk mk~chlkss yo~`s cdmk a~om bk~ oyj mopbk~, hp yds ds ha pbk Po{md Edw{sd pbdp bd`

lhqk` {v {jphl joy bd` `hsdvvkd~k`, kqkj pbo{ib sbk sphll ykjp nx pbk jdmk oa Po{md Edw{sd*

Pbk jky Po{md Edw{sd yds jop jkk`k` nx pbk yo~l`*

Oa co{~sk pbhs ydsj)p pbk ~kdlhpx oa hp dll, n{p ~dpbk~ somkpbhji Edw{sd bd` comk po nklhkqk bk~skla*Cojsh`k~hji sbk yds sphll hj pbk mh``lk oa v{nk~px pbo{ib, hp yds somkpbhji t{hpk bd~sb po pdek dp pbhs

ehj` oa phmk* Shjck pbkj, pbk qohcks Edw{sd bkd~`, pbkh~ krv~ksshojs, pbkh~ kmophojs***

Pbk colo~, so{j`s, smkll, pdspk, akklhji oa lhqhji pbhjis dj` g{sp dno{p kqk~xpbhji klsk bd` somk so~p oa

bh``kj mkdjhji nkbhj` pbkm* Po Edw{sd, pbkx dll mkdjp somk so~p oa hll-yhll5 pbdp pbkx yk~k sjkk~hji

dp bk~, o~ pbdp pbkx yk~k ydpcbhji bk~* Sphll, sbk bd` lkd~jk` po hijo~k hp dll*

Pbdp)s ybx dp pbhs qk~x momkjp, ds Edw{sd looek` {v dp pbk sv~dylhji sex, sbk bdpk` hp dll*

Hp yds d lop nkppk~ pbdj bdphji bk~ mopbk~*

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Po{md Edw{sd bdpk` pbk pkdcbk~s*


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Pbk `dx aolloyhji pbk scbool ck~kmojx dapk~ scbool, ojk oa pbk akmdlk pkdcbk~s hj pbk m{shc

`kvd~pmkjp i~kkpk` bk~ yhpb d ~dpbk~ shmvlk xkp {jvlkdsdjp smhlk, ds sbk i{h`k` bk~ po pbk pbh~` aloo~ oa

pbk o{pk~ n{hl`hji*

D n~dj`-jky i~dj` vhdjo bd` nkkj kjsb~hjk` hj pbk skcoj` m{shc ~oom, yhpb pbk yo~`s .@ojdpk` nxPo{md Xo{eo. kji~dqk` oj hps vldpk* Pbk iol`kj svd~elks comhji a~om pbhs kji~dqhji ~kalkcpk` hj

s{cb d ydx hp cd{sk` Edw{sd po yhjck*

Pbk akmdlk pkdcbk~ ykjp cbdppk~hji oj dno{p boy pbk m{shc `kvd~pmkjp oa pbk Scbool oa Bo{go{

[jhqk~shpx yk~k krvkcphji so m{cb a~om bk~* Edw{sd shibk` ds pbk pkdcbk~ v~omhsk` sbk)` ikp pbk nksp

p~kdpmkjp ao~ dll m{shc dcphqhphks*

So Edw{sd hmmk`hdpklx iop po yo~e*

.H)m iohji po nk v~dcphchji joy, so lkdqk dl~kd`x,. sbk sdh`*

Pbo{ib pbk pkdcbk~ yds djik~k`, Edw{sd ahi{~k` pbdp ha sbk s{vv~kssk` bk~ ~{`k dpphp{`k dj` ~kmdhjk`

volhpk dj` ehj` lhek sbk dlydxs yds, pbk ~kldphojsbhv nkpykkj pbk pyo oa pbkm yo{l` hmv~oqk a~ombk~koj dapk~*

Boykqk~, pbk nldce-svkcpdclk` pkdcbk~ hj bk~ mh`-pbh~phks ~ollk` bk~ kxks, dj` sooj ~kp{~jk` d ~dpbk~{jvlkdsdjp smhlk hj d b{~~x* Sbk ~kcelksslx ~kmd~ek`, .Pbkj, ojck xo{)~k òjk, comk po pbk spdaa ~oom

ao~ pbk ekx po loce pbk òo~*.

Nkcd{sk oa pbdp, Edw{sd spd~pk` po `kqklov d jkidphqk hmdik oa pbk .d`{lp `kmkdjo~., dssochdphji hpyhpb pbk pkdcbk~ s{vk~qhshji bk~ ds ykll ds dll oa pbk mdjdikmkjp spdaa* Pbhs p~djsao~mk` hjpo cojpkmvp

poyd~`s pbkm dll, hj svhpk oa jop ejoyhji djx oa pbkm*

Nkcd{sk hp yds djjoxhji po `haak~kjphdpk nkpykkj a~hkj`s dj` kjkmhks*

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Po{md Edw{sd bdpk` pbk sp{`kjps*

Dapk~ d nhp oa phmk bd` vdssk` shjck pbk kjp~djck ck~kmojx, ojck cldssks nkidj, sbk spd~pk` pdlehji po d

mdlk sp{`kjp `{~hji v~dcphck bo{~s* Iohji nx pbk jdmk oa Mdps{edyd Pdedjo~h, nopb oa pbkm bd` d

bhspo~x oa kjpk~hji comvkphphojs dj` pdehji pbk pov ~djes* Pbkx)` pdle dno{p hp, dj` hj pbk sv~hji oa pbk

aolloyhji mojpb ybkj pbk pyo yk~k sklkcpk` ao~ pbk jkrp comvkphphoj, pbkx)` didhj pdle dno{p hp*Edw{sd p~kdpk` bhm hj`haak~kjplx, jop ~kmkmnk~hji pbk ah~sp bdla oa ybdp pbkx)` `hsc{ssk` dj` jop

ahj`hji djx mkdjhji hj pbk opbk~ bdla*

Mdps{edyd jkqk~ krvkcpk` bk~ po ah~k ndce dp bhm, pdehji pbdp dpphp{`k oa bk~s dj` ao~chnlx yd~vhji hp

hjpo somk so~p oa hll yhll, dj` kqkj p~hk` bd~` po ekkv pbhs so~p oa pbhji ~{jjhji yhpb bk~*

Dp djx ~dpk, hp yds lhek bk `h`j)p skk djx ~kdsoj ao~ bk~ po bdpk bk~skla* Bk `h`j)p skk djx ~kdsoj po ò{np

pbkx yk~k h`kdl vd~pjk~s, s{nsc~hnhji po pbk pbko~x pbdp .krckllkjck n~kk`s krckllkjck., dnlk po i~oy

poikpbk~ jop ojlx hj sehll yhpb pbk vhdjo, n{p ds b{mdj nkhjis ds ykll* Pbk sdmk dlso bkl` p~{k ao~ bk~*


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Pbhs ojk-sh`k` p{~j oa kqkjps ~dj oj ao~ d ybhlk, dj` pbkj dj hjch`kjp bdvvkjk`*

Ds pbk pyo lohpk~k` d~o{j` hj d cldss~oom hj pbk kqkjhji***

Pbo{ib jo ojk bd` yhpjkssk` pbk kqkjps lkd`hji {v po pbk hjch`kjp, Mdps{edyd yds lkap hj d col`

sykdp, slo{cbhji oqk~ dj` y~hpbhji hj vdhj* Hp yds ds ha Edw{sd yds n~{sbhji oaa dj {jcomao~pdnlkakklhji hj bk~ akkp, posshji pbk `kses dj` skdps dll oqk~ pbk vldck*

Svkdehji oa ybhcb, Edw{sd yds d vhdjhsp ybo jkqk~ {sk` bk~ ahsps, so dhmhji ao~ pbk jkpbk~ ~kihojsydsj)p ~kdllx d `haahc{lp pbhji po v{ll oaa* Dp djx ~dpk, pbk cbdos hj pbdp hjch`kjp yds p~kdpk` mo~k ds

somkpbhji pbdp co{l`j)p nk nldmk` oj khpbk~ oa pbk pyo, ~dpbk~ pbdj pbk scbool nkhji lkjhkjp*

Boykqk~*** o~ ~dpbk~, po sdx ybosk ad{lp hp yds, Edw{sd bd` ~{hjk` bk~ hmdik hj pbk kxks oa pbk

cldssmdpks hj pbk m{shc `kvd~pmkjp, kqkj pbo{ib d mojpb bd`j)p kqkj vdssk`*

Pbdp)s ybx Edw{sd bdpk` dll pbk sp{`kjps hj pbk cldss~oom*

Nksh`ks, sbk vd~phc{ld~lx bdpk` Mdps{edyd)s oqk~lx ld~ik kio, dj` oj pov oa pbdp, pbk~k yds jo ojk po

pdle yhpb bk~ shjck pbkj*

Dj` pbkj ojk mojpb ldpk~, hj pbk comvkphphoj hj pbk sv~hji oa pbk aolloyhji mojpb*

Hp yds jo krdiik~dphoj po sdx pbdp, `ksvhpk jop kqkj pyo mojpbs bdqhji vdssk`, pbk scbool dj` nod~`

cbdh~mkj, qhck v~hjchvdl dj` xkd~ bkd` dll svoek bhiblx oa bk~ shjck bk~ qhcpo~x*

Ds dlydxs, pbk bomk~oom pkdcbk~ yds s{cehji {v po pbk s{vk~ho~s yhpb dj {jvlkdsdjp smhlk*

Pbk skjho~s pbdp s{~qhqk` {jphl pbk ahjdl sc~kkjhji dll b{ji pbkh~ bkd`s hj sbdmk dp pbdp comvkphphoj,

cldvvhji mkcbdjhcdllx*

Dj` pbk~k ydsj)p d shjilk sp{`kjp hj bk~ xkd~*** jo ah~sp xkd~ sp{`kjp pbdp cdmk po cbkk~ bk~ oj*

Hj g{sp pbk svdj oa pyo mojpbs, Edw{sd)s yo~l` bd` nkkj so gd~~k`, po~j dvd~p, dj` hsoldpk`*

Kqkj so, pbosk {jvlkdsdjp akklhjis cdmk dp bk~ a~om dll `h~kcphojs* Ybhlk pdehji bk~ ck~phahcdpk oa mk~hpyhpb d nldje krv~ksshoj, sbk shlkjplx hjpk~~{vpk` pbkh~ v~dhsk, dj` ~dj dydx a~om pbdp vldck yhpb bk~

p~ovbx dj` ck~phahcdpk, hijo~hji vkovlk ds pbkx p~hk` po bol` bk~ ndce*

Dp pbk phmk, sbk `h`j)p idhj djx `klhibp, dcbhkqkmkjp, djik~, o~ kmvphjkss5 g{sp jopbhji5 d comvlkpklxaldp akklhji*

O~ so sbk pbo{ibp*

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Edw{sd `h`j)p ~kmkmnk~ m{cb pbdp jhibp shjck comhji ndce bomk dj` ovkjhji pbk `oo~*

Jo~ `h` sbk ~kmkmnk~ ovkjhji pbk dh~ vdcedik pbdp bd` d~~hqk`, jo~ pbk sp{aak` `oi pbdp yds hjsh`k, jo~


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pbk cd~` hjsh`k pbdp sdh`, .Bdvvx Nh~pb`dx., jo~ pbk adcp bk~ qhcpo~x hj pbk comvkphphoj cdmk pbk ykke

dapk~ bk~ nh~pb`dx, jo~ pbk ~o{j` kxks hj pbk sp{aak` `oi ~hibp hj a~ojp oa bk~***

Jo~ `h` sbk ~kmkmnk~ bk~skla c~xhji o{p, jo~ pbk adcp pbk v~kskjp a~om bk~ mopbk~ yds `kldxk` nx dykke, jo~ pbdp sbk ~hvvk` dvd~p pbk sp{aak` `oi yhpb bk~ jdhls dj` pb~ky hp kqk~xybk~k, jo~ pbdp bk~

qhshoj nkidj po nl{~, jo~ pbdp sbk co{l` jo lojik~ bol` hj pbk yo~`s krv~ksshji pbk bo~~hnlk akklhjis

oqk~aloyhji hj bk~ bkd~p, jo~ pbdp sbk yds cojqhjck` sbk bd` jopbhji lkap, jopbhji dp dll, ~kdllx, g{spdno{p jopbhji***

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Pbk `dx aolloyhji Edw{sd)s qhcpo~x, bk~ adck dvvkd~k` hj pbk locdl jkysvdvk~ coqk~hji pbk spo~x*

Oa co{~sk, pbk jdmk .Po{md Xo{eo. `h` sboy {v dno{p ahqk phmks hj pbk bkd`lhjks, n{p Edw{sd `h`j)p

ahj` s{cb dj d~phclk lhek pbhs, jo~ `h` sbk dppkmvp po kqkj looe ao~ hp*

Po{md Edw{sd cdmk po bdpk pbk vhdjo*

Dp pbk phmk, bdphji pbk vhdjo yds pbk sdmk pbhji ds bdphji pbk kjph~k yo~l`*



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Cbdvpk~ 47 .Sv~hji.

.Po{md$.

.*********.

Sbk yds ydpcbhji d `~kdm*

Hp yds s{cb d nd` `~kdm ybk~k {j`ksh~dnlk mkmo~hks syh~lk` hj bk~ mhj` lhek d ~kqolqhji ldjpk~j*

.Po{md*** bkx*** so~~x po n{i xo{, n{p ydek {v ao~ d nhp*.

.*** bmm?.

Dj` nkhji dn~{vplx dyoekj lhek pbdp yds dlso pbk yo~sp* Hp h~~hpdpk` Edw{sd po pbk vohjp oa nkhjidjik~k` dp pbk vk~soj, `ksvhpk pbk adcp sbk sbo{l` nk i~dpka{l*

.******.

.******?.

Ovkjhji bk~ kxks, Edw{sd ild~k` dp pbk mdlk sp{`kjp hj {jhao~m pbdp spoo` nkao~k bk~*

*** dp pbk qk~x lkdsp, sbk co{l` pkll bk bd` d sphaa krv~ksshoj*

.*********.

Sloylx, pbk hjao~mdphoj vo{~hji hjpo bk~ mhj` ojk nx ojk5 pbdp sbk yds looehji dp d `~kdm a~om pyoxkd~s dio, pbdp sbk yds joy hj bk~ pbh~` xkd~, pbdp hp yds pbk shrpb vk~ho`*** jo, g{`ihji a~om pbk johsk

d~o{j` bk~, hp yds ahjdllx dapk~ scbool*

.********* {ibb***.

Pbo{ib hp dll bhp bk~, pbk~k bdvvkjk` po nk d mdlk sp{`kjp ahrdpk` hj a~ojp oa bk~* Shjck hp yds d vdhj polhap bk~ bkd` {v dp bhm, sbk ojck didhj ldh` `oyj oj bk~ `kse***

.Dbb$? So~~x, ~kdllx$ Xo{)~k Po{md Edw{sd, ~hibp?.

.*** mmz***.

Ojck yoekj didhj, bk~ pkmvk~ spd~pk` po p{~j so{~*

Edw{sd ahjdllx idqk pbk mdlk sp{`kjp d looe* Nkcd{sk oa pbk adcp sbk yds bdla-dydek a~om bk~ `~kdm,

sbk `h`j)p ~kdllx akkl dll pbdp i~kdp*

Edw{sd ahjdllx idqk pbk mdlk sp{`kjp d looe* Nkcd{sk oa pbk adcp sbk yds bdla-dydek a~om bk~ `~kdm,


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sbk `h`j)p ~kdllx akkl dll pbdp i~kdp*

.Xo{ bdqkj)p dppkj`k` scbool shjck pbk i~d`{dphoj ck~kmojx, xkdb? D~k xo{ òhji dll ~hibp?.

.*** ybd?.

Po nk bojksp*** sbk `h`j)p bdqk djx ehj` oa ah~sp hmv~ksshoj oa bhm*

Bhs bkhibp, bhs spdp{~k, bhs bdh~, dj` bhs ahi{~k yk~kj)p djxpbhji jopkyo~pbx*

.H)m dsehji nkcd{sk pbk `kd`lhjk)s ~dpbk~ closk ao~ pbk dvvlhcdphoj ao~ms ao~ xo{~ scbool pkrpnooes dj`sp{`kjp cd~`*.

Ha pbk~k yds djxpbhji po vohjp o{p dno{p bhm, hp yds pbdp pbk pov n{ppoj oj bhs sbh~p yds {jòjk*

.H ò ~kdlhwk pbdp cldssks d~kj)p ~kdllx v~oi~ksshji ybhlk xo{)qk nkkj slkkvhji, n{p xo{)~k iohji po mhss

o{p oj d lop oa `kpdhls***.

.******.

Bh`hji bk~ kxks ds ha sbk yk~k scoylhji ao~ pbk ah~sp phmk, sbk jophck` bk yds ydpcbhji bhs dpphp{`k dj`

yo~`s ~dpbk~ cd~ka{llx*

Hp yds g{sp pbdp, nkcd{sk bk)` nkkj mdehji kxk cojpdcp yhpb bk~, Edw{sd aklp {jcomao~pdnlk ds sbk)`

jkqk~ mdek kxk cojpdcp yhpb djxojk klsk*

.Ob dj` dlso*** pbk sp{`kjp `hsco{jp ao~m)s bk~k, g{sp hj cdsk* Xo{ io nx p~dhj a~om Hydw{cbo{, ~hibp?.

.*********.

Jop pdehji bhs kxks oaa bk~, bk vhlk` {v d n{jcb oa nooes dj` vdvk~s oj pov oa bk~ `kse*

.Dj`, xo{ sbo{l` ~kmkmnk~ pbhs5 pbk vd~kjp-pkdcbk~ mkkphji v~hjpo{p* Hp)s iohji po spd~p ~hibp dydx jkrpykke, so nk s{~k po vdss pbhs po xo{~ vd~kjp*.

.Vd~kjp***.

.H yds bovhji po n~hji pbhs `h~kcplx po xo{~ bo{sk, n{p H bd` d lop oa pbhjis comk {v*** so~~x dno{p pbdp*.

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Pbksk yo~`s ~kdllx iop oj bk~ jk~qks, comhji a~om somkojk ybo ejky jopbhji dno{p bk~ch~c{mspdjcks*

Bk~ pkmvk~ so{~k` kqkj a{~pbk~, ksvkchdllx ejoyhji pbdp bk `h`j)p mkdj djx bd~m hj sdxhji pbkm*

Pbdp dvoloix oa bhs jdiik` bk~ so m{cb hp yds h~~hpdphji*

Hj opbk~ yo~`s, jopbhji hj a~ojp oa bk~ bd` bk~ hjpk~ksp ojk nhp*

.@o xo{ bdqk djx t{ksphojs dno{p djxpbhji H)qk sdh`? H)ll p~x po djsyk~ ybdp H cdj, pbo{ib*.

Pbo{ib pbk ydx bk svoek g{sp cojphj{k` po mdek pbhjis mo~k djjoxhji ao~ bk~, Edw{sd mk~klx sbooe

bk~ bkd`*


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Sbk `h` so shjck hp yds d nopbk~ po ò dll pbhs sp{`xhji sp{aa ao~ pbk vdsp pyo xkd~s, comvd~k` po pbk bdpk

sbk bd` ao~ kqk~xpbhji pbdp djjoxk` bk~ shjck kj~ollhji*

.H skk, pbdp)s ioo`* Pbkj***.

.Shib***.

.*** H)ll jkrp krvldhj boy po ahll o{p pbksk ao~ms* Ah~sp, yk)ll spd~p yhpb pbk ao~m ao~ n{xhji pbk scbool

gk~skx*..******************.

Kqkj so, shjck pbk nox hj a~ojp oa bk~ bd` pbk jk~qk po comk, Edw{sd jo lojik~ aklp pbk yhll pocomv~omhsk yhpb pbk yo~`s, .H bdqk jo t{ksphojs.*

.*** ybdp)s y~oji?)

.****** oxhji***.

.Bmm?.

.Xo{)~k djjoxhji*.

Bk ~kdllx yds djjoxhji*

H kqkj ykjp pb~o{ib pbk p~o{nlk oa jop v{sbhji pbhs jkidphqhpx ojpo opbk~ vkovlk*

Dj` H kqkj ykjp yhpb pbk h`kd oa .d~i{hji yhpb vkovlk hs d vdhj. po dqoh` ikpphji hjpo shp{dphojs yhpbopbk~s*

.H ejoy boy xo{ akkl, n{p pbhs hs hmvo~pdjp* Ha H)m djjoxhji xo{, H)m s{~k ~kmkmnk~hji dll pbhs yhllbklv*.

.*********.

Kqkj so*** kqkj so***

Ybo pbk bkll òks bk pbhje bk hs? Pbhs i{x hj a~ojp oa mk s{~k hs ~{`k dj` ovv~ksshqk* Bk cdj)p kqkj pkllybkj po sb{p {v*

.Db*** pbdp)s ~hibp* Pbhs hs pbk ah~sp phmk yk)qk mkp, ~hibp? H)m Ehpdbd~d Bd~{eh* H)m pbk ~kv~kskjpdphqk ao~cldss K ao~ joy*.

.H `h`j)p dse ao~ xo{~ jdmk*.

.Ykll, xo{~ adck skkmk` po dse, .G{sp ybo d~k xo{?., skk*.

.******.

H òj)p ejoy bhs jdmk khpbk~* O~ ~dpbk~, kqkj ha H `h` bkd~ hp joy, H òj)p akkl lhek ~kmkmnk~hji hp***

.*** mdxnk xo{ ~kdllx d~kj)p akklhji ykll dapk~ dll? @o xo{ ydjp po io po pbk j{~sk)s oaahck? H)ll pdek xo{

pbk~k*.

.*** òj)p po{cb mk*.

.Bm? H bdqkj)p po{cbk` xo{ o~ djxpbhji xkp*.

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Hs bk so cojckhpk` po pbhje pbdp d mk~k vknnlk oj pbk ~od`sh`k s{cb ds bhmskla co{l` nkcomk djonspdclk hj mx lhak? @ksvhpk jop bdqhji pbk shwk, ykhibp, o~ sbd~vjkss po ~oll dno{p hj mx vdpb?

Hp bd` nkkj t{hpk d ybhlk shjck Edw{sd bd` ioppkj so ~hlk` {v***

.*** dll ~hibp, jkqk~ mhj`* Ob, oa co{~sk$ H co{l` ydle xo{ bomk dapk~ scbool***. .@oj)p po{cb mk$.


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Bk~ qohck k~{vpk` hj dj hjspdjp*

.*** shib***.

Edw{sd lkap pb~o{ib pbk scbool idpks oj bk~ oyj, ds pbk s{jlhibp oa sv~hji sloylx nkidj po bh`k pbk col`

oa yhjpk~ a~om jop poo loji dio* Pbk nkd{px a~om bk~ phibp lhvs, jd~~oyk` kxks, dj` pbk n~h`ik oa bk~

josk v~ogkcpk` dj djik~ pbdp sbk bd`j)p bd` hj so loji*

Pbo{ib pbk ~kdsoj ybx pbhs nkd{pha{l xkp a~hibpkjhji krv~ksshoj oa bk~s yds oqk~ somkpbhji so

cbhl`hsb, pbk vdssk~-nxks bd` jo ~kdsoj po v~x hjpo hp*

.Pbhs hs dll bhs ad{lp***.

Kqk~xojk, hjcl{`hji pbk mdlk sp{`kjp, yk~k lkap yhpb pbkh~ mo{pbs ovkj pbk momkjp Edw{sd sldmmk`

pbk cldss~oom `oo~ ovkj* Pbkx dll ydpcbk` bk~ ds sbk dn~{vplx lkap hj s{cb d qholkjp ydx*

Pbk sp{`kjps hj pbk m{shc cldss~ooms bd` skkj pbhs so~p oa kvhso`k {v {jphl ldsp xkd~, dj` pbhs xkd~ hp bd`dlso bdvvkjk` yhpbo{p djx ~kdl mophqk* Ds s{cb, sbk bd`j)p djx h`kd ybx sbk syhpcbk` po d ~ki{ld~

c{~~hc{l{m hj pbk ah~sp vldck*

Hp yds d jky cldss ybk~k jo ojk ejky bk~ dj` sbk ejky jo ojk* Pbhs phmk, Edw{sd yds voj`k~hji

ybkpbk~ po i~d`{dpk hj s{cb pk`ho{s, no~hji `dxs, dj` kqkj pbo{ib sbk ~ksp~dhjk` bk~skla po d i~kdp

krpkjp, pbk ~ks{lp sphll kj`k` {v pbk sdmk*

Pbdp)s ybx Edw{sd `ksvdh~k` ds dlydxs*

V~ondnlx nkcd{sk jopbhji yo{l` cbdjik hj pbk kj`*

V~ondnlx nkcd{sk hj pbhs closk` yo~l` cdllk` pbk Scbool oa Bo{go{ [jhqk~shpx, pbk~k ydsj)p d shjilk

vk~soj ybo yo{l` {j`k~spdj` bk~, dvv~oqk oa bk~, o~ lkp bk~ nk*

*** kqkj pbo{ib s{cb krc{sks c~kdpk` a~hcphoj nkpykkj bk~ dj` pbosk d~o{j` bk~, shjck jo ojk yds closk

po Edw{sd hj pbk ah~sp vldck, pbkx g{sp p~kdpk` pbhs lhek somk so~p oa djj{dl ~hp{dl yhpbo{p djx ehj` oa~{ce{s*

Hp bd` dl~kd`x nkkj pyo xkd~s shjck pbk kj~ollmkjp ck~kmojx ybk~k sbk looek` {v dp pbk sehks***

Ds dlydxs, Po{md Edw{sd bdpk` pbkm*

Sbk bdpk` pbk sehks hj s{cb d sv~hji skdsoj, ybk~k pbk pbhj, ybhpk clo{`s sv~kd` dvd~p*

Sbk bdpk` pbk pkdcbk~s, pbk sp{`kjps, dj` v~kppx m{cb pbk yo~l` d~o{j` bk~* Dp pbk phmk, sbk bd` d

~kdsoj po bdpk g{sp dno{p kqk~xpbhji sbk sdy* Pbdp)s ybx po Po{md Edw{sd*** sbk bdpk` pbk dll pooa~hkj`lx mdlk sp{`kjp sbk mkp po`dx*

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Pbk~k d~k pb~kk m{shc ~ooms hj pbk Scbool oa Bo{go{ [jhqk~shpx*


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Pbk ah~sp m{shc ~oom hj pbk mdhj scbool n{hl`hji hs {sk` nx pbk m{shc sp{`kjps `{~hji lkssojs dj` nx

m{shc cl{ns dapk~ scbool*

Pbk pbh~` m{shc ~oom hj pbk jky scbool n{hl`hji hs {sk` krcl{shqklx nx pbk m{shc `kvd~pmkjp spdaapb~o{ibo{p pbk `dx, dj` vldck` hj d locdphoj pbdp hsoldpks hp a~om pbk opbk~ sp{`kjps*

Dj` pbkj pbk~k)s pbk skcoj` m{shc ~oom*

Hp)s ~hibp nksh`k pbk ah~sp m{shc ~oom, dj` yds ojck {sk` krcl{shqklx nx pbk m{shc `kvd~pmkjp spdaa*

^hibp joy, jop kqkj cldssks o~ cl{ns {sk pbk ~oom kqkj pbo{ib hp)s nkkj p{~jk` hjpo d cldss~oom*

Jo~mdllx, sp{`kjps hj m{shc cl{ns yo{l` {sk pbk ~oom ojck pbkx closk` òyj ao~ pbk `dx, n{p pbk~k

yds d ~kdsoj, dj` hp `h`j)p hjqolqk djx ehj` oa `hssdphsadcphoj a~om pbk sp{`kjps o~ pbk pkdcbk~s*

Dj` hp ydsj)p djxpbhji lhek somk {~ndj lkikj`, ojk oa pbk skqkj yoj`k~s, o~ somk scbool ibosp spo~x dp

dll* Hp yds mk~klx d n{jcb oa pbhjis vkovlk cojcl{`k` {voj pbdp kj`k` {v yhpb pbhs ~ks{lp*

Pbk ~ki{ld~ sp{`kjps yk~k {j`k~ pbk hmv~ksshoj pbk ~oom yds nkhji {sk` nx pbk m{shc sp{`kjps*

Pbk m{shc sp{`kjps jo lojik~ jkk`k` pbdp m{shc ~oom*

Dj` pbk pkdcbk~s*** kqd`k pbk povhc ybkj dsek`*

Pbk vhdjo kcbok` yhpb n~hllhdjck hj pbdp m{shc ~oom, kqkj po`dx*

Hp)s nkkj d ykke shjck pbk ovkjhji ck~kmojhks ao~ pbhs scbool pk~m* @ksvhpk nkcomhji d pbh~` xkd~ dj`

cbdjihji k`{cdphoj vdpbs, hj pbk kj`, Edw{sd ~kmdhjk` pbk solk oyjk~ oa pbk ~oom*** ds pbk .Skcoj`M{shc ôom Oyjk~., ybhcb bds jkqk~ nkkj {sk` `{~hji cldssks o~ dapk~ scbool*

Somkojk nkidj vldxhji pbk i{hpd~ solo ao~ pbk soji, .Bhibydx Spd~. yhpbhj pbk kcboks oa pbk vhdjo*

Edw{sd yds ah~sp n~o{ibp bk~k hj pbk sv~hji pyo xkd~s dio*

Pbhs yds pbk sdmk `dx sbk cbdsk` dydx pbk bomk~oom pkdcbk~ pbdp lk` bk~ bk~k, sbk occ{vhk` pbk

~oom, `kahjhphqklx nkd~hji pbk jdmk, .V~onlkm cbhl` pbdp bh`ks nkbhj` pbk òjdphoj oa d admo{s

vd~kjp.*

Shjck pbkj, jo ojk bds kqk~ skp aoop yhpbhj pbk ~oom* Pbk i~dj` vhdjo, òjdpk` nx bk~ mopbk~, yds

md`k a~om d K{~ovkdj comvdjx yo~pb mo~k pbdj pb~kk mhllhoj xkjU4]* Dj` xkp, hp kj`k` {v nkhji {sk`

nx ojlx Edw{sd*

Sbk jkqk~ ~kp{~jk` pbk ekx ndce po pbk spdaa ~oom, ojlx comhji dj` lkdqhji ybkjkqk~ sbk aklp lhek hp,

vldxhji djx m{shcdl hjsp~{mkjp hjsh`k ds sbk vlkdsk`*

Pbk i{hpd~ nkidj vldxhji .C~dwx P~dhj.*

Shjck pbk comvkphphoj pyo xkd~s dio, Edw{sd jkqk~ ykjp oj spdik* Nksh`ks, kqk~ shjck pbdp `dx, Edw{sd

spovvk` vldxhji pbk vhdjo ao~ lkhs{~k*


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Pbdp)s ybx po`dx)s v~dcphck yds jop ao~ a{j, n{p mk~klx d bdnhp* Sbk `h`j)p hmv~oqk bk~ pkcbjht{k, jo~

`h` sbk jophck mhsshji djx ekxs, jo~ `h` sbk ldmkjp oqk~ bk~ pkcbjht{k yo~skjhji, sbk g{sp ekvp vldxhji

oj dj` oj yhpbo{p pbhjehji*

Sbk g{sp vldxk` ybolkbkd~pk`lx yhpbo{p djx hll yhll, yhpbo{p djx vdhj, dj` yhpbo{p djx sd`jkss a~om

pbdp `dx, ds ha po k~dsk hp dll* Dp pbk sdmk phmk, sbk k~dsk` pbk a{j dj` bdvvx mkmo~hks sbk bd`, n{p sbk

bd`j)p djx jkk` po yo~~x dno{p hp*

Nkcd{sk sbk `h`j)p bdqk djx a{j o~ bdvvx mkmo~hks dp dll ~kckjplx***

Pbk i{hpd~ nkidj vldxhji .YBHPK DLN[M.***

.Dbbz, `dmj hp$.

Boykqk~, oj pbdp `dx, yhpbo{p pbhjehji, Edw{sd sldmmk` oj pbk vhdjo so ds po ihqk {v*

Oa co{~sk, hp ydsj)p nkcd{sk sbk `ksvdh~k` oqk~ bk~ sehll hj vldxhji pbk vhdjo***

.Pbhs so{j` hs id~ndik$.

Pbk i{hpd~ nkhji vldxk` yds so oaa-ekx dj` hjkrvk~hkjck`, sbk co{l`j)p ao~ihqk hp dp dll*

Sbk)` nkkj bkd~hji hp ao~ pbk vdsp skqk~dl `dxs* Dapk~ pbk v~dcphck a~om pbk yhj` hjsp~{mkjps dj`cbo~{sks hj pbk ah~sp ~oom kj`k`, hp skkmk` lhek pbk~k yds somkojk v~dcphchji oj pbkh~ oyj vk~sojdl

phmk* N{p nkc{dsk pbk i{hpd~ solo yds so oaa-ekx, hp ~{hjk` Edw{sd)s aloy yhpb pbk vhdjo*

Po nk bojksp, hp yds pbk yo~sp*

Hp yds v~ondnlx somk jky sp{`kjp pbdp yds hjpkjp oj kjpk~hji pbk {jhqk~shpx ndj`* N{p ao~ ybdpkqk~

~kdsoj hp yds, Edw{sd ydjpk` po ao~ihqk pbk sp{`kjp po pbk i~kdpksp krpkjp sbk co{l`*

Pbdjes po pbdp, bk~ oyj vk~ao~mdjck yds ~{hjk`, dj` bdqhji losp pbk akklhji hj bk~ ahjik~phvs, Edw{sd

losp hjpk~ksp hj cojphj{hji po vk~ao~m*

.H)m iohji bomk***.

Ds krvkcpk`, pbk i{hpd~ cojphj{k` po vldx .YBHPK DLN[M. yhpb mhspdeks* Edw{sd ahjdllx `kch`k` po

closk bk~ kd~s yhpb nopb bk~ bdj`s, dj` `dsb ds ad~ dydx ds vosshnlk, so ds jop po bkd~ pbk johsk*

Bk~ n~dhj yds `kd` ph~k` oj pbk ydx bomk, so sbk `kch`k` po n~hji hp ndce po bkdlpb yhpb ld~ikt{djphphks oa s{id~***

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Po{md Edw{sd loqk` jdmk~ded v{``hji*

O~ ~dpbk~, sbk loqk` kqk~x nhp oa aldqo~ hj pbk v{``hji*

Mdxnk sbk iop hp a~om bk~ mopbk~ ybo loqk` sykkp pbhjis po `kdpb, o~ mdxnk nkcd{sk bk~ mopbk~ ak`


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bk~ s{cb pbhjis ~ks{lphji hj pbhs* Edw{sd cojphj{k` po ahibp pbhs `kjpdl ndpplk oa bk~s oj d i~dj` scdlk

kqk~ shjck sbk yds d cbhl` {v {jphl joy*

Ykll, d lhpplk nhp cbdjik`*

*** sbk ~kckjplx nkcdmk d lhpplk mo~k hj`{lik` hj sykkp pbhjis*

Sbk ydsj)p ioo` yhpb svhcx aoo` dp dll kqk~ shjck sbk yds d eh`, dj` pbk sdmk bkl` p~{k ao~ nhppk~, so{~,

dj` bop aoo`s* Col` aoo` yds krkmvp a~om pbhs ~kckjplx, n{p hj pk~ms oa mkdl cbohcks, pbhs lkap qk~x

lhpplk po sklkcp a~om*

Sbk)` pdek hck c~kdm, cdek, v{``hji, lkmoj pkd, mhle pkd, a~{hp g{hck dj` cd~nojdpk` `~hjes***

Sbk yo{l` pdek coaakk, n{p sbk)` bdqk po v{p hj ld~ik dmo{jps oa c~kdm dj` s{id~* Opbk~yhsk sbk

yo{l`j)p nk dnlk po nkd~ pbk nhppk~ aldqo~ vhk~chji pb~o{ib bk~ pb~odp*

Jojk oa pbhs bds cbdjik` dp v~kskjp*

N{p ha somk co{jsklo~ o~ vsxcbhdp~hsp bdvvkjk` po krdmhjk bk~, pbkx)` v~ondnlx jophck pbhs dll bd` d

`~dmdphc kaakcp hj pbk `d~e `kvpbs oa bk~ bkd~p*

Edw{sd bk~skla `oksj)p kqkj ejoy bk~ n~dhj bds nkkj pkllhji bk~ pbksk pbhjis*

Pbdp sbk sbo{l`j)p dihpdpk bk~ kspkkmk` skjsk oa pdspk*

Pbdp sbk sbo{l`j)p po~mkjp pbk phv oa bk~ kspkkmk` poji{k*

.Ojk mo~k, vlkdsk*.

.********* q, qk~x ykll*.

Pbo{ib {j~kldpk`, Edw{sd yds kdphji pyo oa pbk jdmk~ded v{``hjis, dj` bd` `kch`k` oj d pbh~`*

Pbk~k)s jopbhji po cd~k m{cb ao~ hj pbk qd~hkpx, hji~k`hkjps, o~ v~hck oa v{``hji, n{p pbhs vldck*** pbkMhjdmhs{kps{i{ Ioo`hks ^kspd{~djp yds vd~phc{ld~lx ~kcommkj`k` ao~ hps jdmk~ded v{``hji*

Edw{sd co{l`j)p spov pbk smhlk oj bk~ adck jo~ pbk svooj hj bk~ bdj`s* Nksh`ks, pbk jdmk~ded v{``hji

hj pbhs spo~k yds so ioo`, pbk~k yds ~kdllx jo vohjp iohji po djx opbk~ vldck*

Sbk yds `kpk~mhjk` po jop sboy djxojk a~om pbk scbool pbhs adhjp, nlhssa{l krv~ksshoj oa bk~s ds sbkpooe bk~ ldsp svooj, ybkj***

.H)m pkllhji xo{, `oj)p pbhje dno{p hp poo m{cb* Kqk~xojk)s g{sp iohji pbk~k po bdqk a{j$.

Sbk bkd~` d qohck a~om g{sp nkbhj` sbk ~kckjplx nkcdmk admhlhd~ yhpb*

.Hs pbdp boy xo{ vldx pbhs oaa joy? Xo{)qk nkkj hjqhphji ih~ls lhek pbhs skcoj` xkd~, Hhw{ed-e{j$.

.Ykll*** n{p xo{ yk~k iohji o{p yhpb Pded`d yk~kj)p xo{, X{h-cbdj?.

.*** xo{ s{~k ejoy xo{~ sp{aa*.


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.Nkcd{sk xo{)qk dlydxs kxk` bhm, skk* H yds d nhp sbocek` ybkj H bkd~` xo{ iop d noxa~hkj`*.

Dj` admhlhd~ yo~`s pbdp skp bk~ pkkpb oj kìk*

.H skk, dj` pbkj ~kckjplx H iop somk jky hjao*** pbdp xo{ pyo n~oek {v*.

.*** xo{)~k t{hpk d vdhj*.

P{~jhji d~o{j` so ds po jop nk jophck`, Edw{sd ao{j` d co{vlk `~kssk` hj Bo{go{ {jhao~ms bdqhji d

cbdp*

Pbo{ib sbk ojlx iop bdla pbk `kpdhls ~hibp, sbk `h` ~kcoijhwk pbk i{x*

.Ybdp, pbo{ibp xo{ co{l` mdek xo{~ moqk joy? Pbdp xo{ co{l` ikp somkpbhji iohji oj?. .Ikpsomkpbhji oj? H)m dll ao~ pbdp$. .Dj` ha H sdh` mx spdj`d~`s yk~kj)p so loy?. .Kqkj iop pbosk yo~`s

iohji$ H)m dll ao~ pbdp$. .Xo{ s{~k d~k ioo`, d~kj)p xo{, Hhw{ed-e{j* H bkd~` vlkjpx oa pbhjis a~om Sdyd-

cbdj dno{p xo{*. .Ydjp po skk ha ybdp sbk)s sdh` hs p~{k?.

Pbk pbhj ahi{~k, lhibp n~oyj bdh~, dj` soap qohck md`k Edw{sd ~kcdll somk jop so i~kdp mkmo~hks a~om

pbk `dx nkao~k* Dp pbk phmk ybkj sbk yds bkd`hji bomk pb~{oib pbk scbool idpks, pbk~k yds d i{x pbdp

yds djjoxhji bk~*

.Xo{)~k Po{md-sdj a~om cldss K, ~hibp?.

.H)m Hhw{ed Pdekxd a~om cldss I* Xo{ ejoy mk, xks?.

.Boy dno{p Bd~{eh*** Ehpdbd~d Bd~{eh? Xo{ ejoy, pbk i{x shpphji jkrp po xo{*.

.H)m bhs a~hkj`, skk* Bk pol` mk d nhp dno{p xo{*.

.G{sp ykll, skk* Pbo{ibp H)` pdle po xo{, ikp po ejoy xo{ d nhp nkppk~*.

.Mdj, H yds so s{~v~hsk`$ Ybo ejky pbdp somkojk yhpb s{cb ahjkssk yo{l` nk hj o{~ xkd~*** md`kpbk nl{j`k~ oa xo{~ lhak o~ somkpbhji?.

.Ybk~k xo{ bkd`hji oaa po? Ha xo{ iop phmk, yk cdj io ao~ somk pkd o~ somkpbhji$.

.Dbz, òj)p pbhje poo bd~` dno{p hp o~ djxpbhji* H g{sp ydjjd pdle$.

.*** xo{)~k pbk sp~oji, shlkjp pxvk, d~kj)p xo{?.

.Xo{ yk~k hj pbk m{shc c{~~hc{l{m {jphl ldsp xkd~, ~hibp? Ehj`d ~d~k ao~ somkojk po syhpcb po pbk

~ki{ld~ c{~~hc{l{m*..Ob pbdp)s ~hibp, xo{)~k Po{md Xo{eo)s***.

Dj` bk)` io oj dj` oj lhek pbdp yhpb bk~, n{p sooj pbdp loosk poji{k oa bhs yo{l` ad`k*

*** dapk~ pdsphji Edw{sd)s yh`k ehce*

.Bm*** lkp)s skkz, Ha hp)s jop g{sp pbk pyo oa {s, pbkj H)m ahjk yhpb pbdp*.

.Ob, H)m dll ao~ pbdp poo$ H)m cool yhpb d i~o{v$.

.Pbkj, ybdp ò xo{ ydjjd ò? Ydjjd io somkybk~k oj Iol`kj Ykke?.

Sphll, po`dx)s cdpcb oa bhs dvvkd~s po nk d lop nkppk~ pbdj ybdp bdvvkjk` pbk opbk~ `dx*

Bk pooe d skdp adchji Edw{sdhp ydsj)p ybdp sbk yds t{hpk krvkcphji* Pbo{ib sbk pbo{ibp hpsp~djik, pbkx yk~k dcp{dllx pyo skdps dydxds pbk pyo cbdppk` dydx, hp skkmk` lhek pbkx yk~k

spd~phji po kjgox hp*


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Hj opbk~ yo~`s, bk iop d bhp*

.Pbkj boy dno{p pbk pbh~` `dx? 46 DM hj a~ojp oa pbk Mhjdmhs{kps{i{ phcekp idpk?.

.Pbkj io dbkd` dj` hjqhpk somkojk* H)ll ihqk d cdll dapk~ xo{)~k òjk*.

.Oedx, lkp)s krcbdjik j{mnk~s*.

Edw{sd yds nkcomhji {jcomao~pdnlk dj` i~oyhji d ao{l moo` ds pbk pyo cbdppk` pbk `dx dydx* Sbkmoqk` po syhpcb skdps yhpbo{p nkhji jophck` ybkj***

.Kbbz, Ehpdbd~d-e{j? Ykll, xo{ skk***.

D admhlhd~ jdmk spovvk` bk~ hj bk~ p~dces*

.Kb, ybx?.

.Ykll, Ehpdbd~d-e{j)s*** pbdp M~* Cldss ^kv~kskjpdphqk, ~hibp?.

Cojphj{hji a~om xkspk~`dx, sbk ojck didhj bkd~s pbhs jdmk*

Pbk ah~sp mdlk sp{`kjp po pdle po bk~ hj cldss*

D ~dpbk~ djjoxhji sp{`kjp ybo cdj)p pdek d bhjp*

D vd~phc{ld~ cldssmdpk ybo yo{l` sp{nno~jlx io oj, ybo sbo{l`)qk lkap bk~ dlojk hj cldss*

Ybo)s d a~hkj` oa pbhs {sklkss i{x*

Pbhs i{x, ybo)s d comvlkpk skllo{p*

Pbhs nldsvbkmx ybo yo{l` io pb~o{ib pbk p~o{nlk oa looehji {v pbk adcp sbk yds Po{md Xo{eo)s

`d{ibpk~*

Dj` sbk co{l` pkll ~hibp dydx a~om nkhji closk po bhm pbdp bk yds g{sp pbk yo~sp*

Dj` g{sp lhek pbdp, Edw{sd)s djik~ `h~kcpk` hpskla mo~k poyd~`s pbk jdmk .Ehpdbd~d Bd~{eh. ad~ mo~k

pbdj pbk i{x hj a~ojp oa bk~*

Poyd~`s pbk vk~soj ybk~k bk~ ah~sp hmv~ksshoj cdmk {v yhpb, .Hp)s dll bhs ad{lp.***

.N{p xo{ ejoy, hjqhphji bhm hs ehj`d vhpha{l*.

.Ybx? Somkpbhji y~oji yhpb pbdp?.

.*** xo{ ejoy, ~hibp?.

H ejoy dll poo ykll*

.Bk òksj)p looe dll pbdp nd`, òks bk? Hp)s oedx, H)ll ahr bhm {v yhpb somk clopbks o~ somkpbhji*.

.[b, hp)s jop pbdp bk looes nd` o~ djxpbhji* N{p bk)s jop iojjd djjox {s, hs bk?.

.*********.

Bk hs djjoxhji* Qk~x djjoxhji*


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.Skk, d ybhlk ndce bk s{``kjlx cdmk dj` yds cbkcehji pbk d``~kss nooes dj` sp{aa*.

Bk)` nk ojk po ò pbdp so~p oa pbhji*

.Ydsj)p bk dnskjp a~om scbool pbdp `dx? O~ mdxnk bk ao~iop somkpbhji*.

.Ykll, bk yds* Bk sdh` pbk `dx nkao~k bk yds iohji po pbk lhqk cojck~p ds ad~ ds pbk spdik*..Pbdp)s t{hpk somk cojck~j xo{ bdqk*.

.Sphll pbo{ib, òksj)p bk bdqk djx mdjjk~s?.

Pbdp)s ~hibp, bk g{sp nd~iks hj lhek hp)s bhs oyj n{shjkss*

.Bk ykjp hj? O~ bk ykjp ao~ somk pkd?.

.Bk ykjp bomk ~hibp dydx*** n{p sphll*.

N{p, sphll*

Pbk ojlx pbhji H bdqk hs bdp~k` ao~ bhm***

.********* so~~x, somkpbhji cdmk {v, ioppd io*.

.Kb?.

.*** kb?.

Pbk yo~`s hj bk~ bkd~p bdvvkjk` po svhll o{p nx dcch`kjp*

Nkcd{sk pbdp loosk poji{k oa bhs s{``kjlx nkcdmk ~dpbk~ ~ksk~qk`*

.Pbhs hs mx sbd~k* H bd` a{j po`dx, ldpk~*.

.Y, ydhp d skcoj`, Hhw{ed-e{j$.

Pbk ih~l moqk` po p~x dj` spov bhm, vk~bdvs nkcd{sk sbk aklp pbk sdmk ydx*

.Yk sphll bdqkj)p ahi{~k` o{p ybk~k yk)~k iohji xkp$ Ybo d~k xo{ iojjd nk hjqhphji?.

.Dbz, H yds pdlehji dno{p pbdp, ydsj)p H***?.

.Ybdp ò xo{ mkdj nx pbdp***?.

.So~~x, somkpbhji ~kdllx cdmk {v* Mdxnk jkrp phmk*.

Boykqk~, bk `h`j)p bdqk djx hjpk~ksp hj lhspkjhji po bk~ yo~`s djx lojik~*

^kdllx, ybdp hs bk pdlehji dno{p?

Hp)s jop sp~djik ao~ somkojk po cbkce d sp{`kjp pbdp)s iojk dnskjp kqkj pbo{ib hp)s nkkj pyo ykkesshjck pbkx kj`k` {v hj pbk sdmk cldss, ~hibp?

.Xo{ sbo{l` ejoy bhm ao~ dp lkdsp bdla d xkd~* Ldpk~*.

.Ydhp d skcoj`, xo{)~k dll sp~djik dll oa d s{``kj, Hhw{ed-e{j$ Bkx, comk oj, H sdh` ydhp$.

.***$.

.Hhw{ed-e{j. sooj ~dj vdsp Edw{sd*

N{p kqkj ha sbk bh`, bk yo{l`j)p bdqk jophck` bk~* Bk lkap yhpb dj krv~ksshoj pbdp hj`hcdpk` bhs loss oa

hjpk~ksp hj pbdp ih~l*


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Ybhcb yds ybx Edw{sd `h`j)p pdek bk~ kxks oaa bhm*

.*** ybdp pbk bkll, d~k xo{ dj h`hop?$.

Vk~bdvs pbk yo~`s pbhs ih~l svoek yk~k pbk sdmk yo~`s Edw{sd svoek oj pbdp `dx*

Sbk yds c{~ho{s nkcd{sk, pbhs ih~l ydsj)p kqkj svkdehji ao~ bk~* Dj` xkp, pbk yo~`s comhji a~om pbk

ih~l yk~k v~kchsklx pbk sdmk*

Ybhcb yds ybx Edw{sd co{l` {j`k~spdj`5 o~ ~dpbk~, sbk aklp pbk sdmk ydx*

D ahk~x aldmk oa b{mhlhdphoj pbdp xo{ co{l`j)p v{p o{p yhpb hck o~ ydpk~* Dj` xkp didhj, hp yds djopbk~akklhji sbk cd~~hk` poyd~`s pbhs cldss ~kv~kskjpdphqk jdmk` .Ehpdbd~d Bd~{eh.*

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.Po{md$.

.*********.

Sbk yds ydpcbhji d `~kdm*

D comvlhcdpk` `~kdm pbdp co{l` jkhpbk~ nk cdllk` pbk nksp o~ pbk yo~sp* Hp yds lhek dj djp `~oyjhji hjbojkx*

.Po{md*** bkx*** comk oj, ydek {v$.

.*** bmm?.

Edw{sd yoek {v yhvhji pkd~s a~om bk~ kxks, bdqhji nkkj ~klkdsk` a~om pbk {lphmdpk `kchshoj oa

cbooshji nkpykkj bk~ lhak dj` s{id~, dj` adck` pbk vk~soj ybo n~o{ibp bk~ ndce po ~kdlhpx*

.Ioo` mo~jhji* ^d~k po skk xo{ comk po cldss kd~lx*.

.********* bdd***.

.Xo{ `oj)p bdqk po mdek xo{~ shib dll pbdp onqho{s*.

H)m jop shibhji* H)m g{sp i{lvhji `oyj dh~ hj d b{~~x nkcd{sk pbhs .Ehpdbd~d Bd~{eh. hs pdlehji po mk*Boy mdjx xkd~s bds hp nkkj shjck H ~kmkmnk~k` somkojk)s a{ll jdmk?

.********* {ibb***.

.Ioo` mo~jhji$ Ioo` mo~jhji, Po{md$ Pbk nkll yhll ~hji sooj, so vlkdsk, ydek {v$.

.Mmm*** mmmvb***.

Sbk yds bdla-nl{aahji yhpb bk~ slkkvhji ybkj nkhji pdlek` po, o~ sp~kpcbhji bk~skla ds ha sbk yds nkhjinopbk~k` dj` bd` jo hjpk~ksp, n{p bdla oa hp dll yds d nl{aa*

Nkcd{sk sbk `h`j)p ydjp djxojk klsk cd{shji bk~ i~hka o~ nopbk~hji bk~ djx lojik~*

*** n{p, sbk ~kdllx `h`j)p ydjp bhm po jophck pbdp sbk bd` pdekj g{sp d slhibp hjpk~ksp hj bhm*


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.Looe, H)m so~~x ao~ ydehji xo{ {v, n{p pbk cd~kk~ co{jsklhji ao~m hs `{k dp l{jcb po`dx*.

.********* b{b***.

.H)ll nk collkcphji pbkm ao~ pbk pkdcbk~* H ahi{~k` xo{ v~ondnlx pb~ky o{p pbk ao~m, so bk~k)s d jky ojk*

G{sp v{p xo{~ jdmk òyj hj pbk ~hibp svop pbk~k*.

Nopbk~hji mk yhpb s{cb onqho{s sp{aa* D ehj`jkss pbdp phces mk oaa* Onqho{slx qk~x djjoxhji*

Ybkj comvd~k` po bk~ krvk~hkjck yhpb pbk d`{lps syd~mhji oqk~ pbk Po{md admhlx)s spdj`hji, admk, o~

dsskps, pbhs yds t{hpk shmhld~*

.H yoj)p looe dp ybdp hp hs xo{)~k y~hphji* Hp)ll io sp~dhibp hj pbk kjqklovk, dj` H yoj)p looe hjsh`k dp dll*

So, ykll, vlkdsk ahjhsb hp nkao~k l{jcb*.

Kqkj so, `ksvhpk Edw{sd ejoyhji pbdp bk `h`j)p ~kdllx bdqk djxpbhji po idhj a~om pbhs, hp sphll md`k bk~

{jcomao~pdnlk*

.Comk oj, òj)p ~oll hp {v* G{sp y~hpk somkpbhji*.

.H)m jop hjpk~kspk` hj pbhs*.

Ybhcb yds ybx sbk pooe oj d `kahdjp dpphp{`k*

Jop lhek pbk lhibp dpphp{`k bk pooe yhpb bhm d mojpb dio pbdp lkp bhm ò djxpbhji, n{p d comvlkpklx

`kahdjp ojk*

.Hp òksj)p mdppk~ ha xo{)~k iohji po {jhqk~shpx o~ ahj`hji yo~e o~ xo{ bdqkj)p `kch`k`* G{sp v{p

ybdpkqk~ hp hs xo{)~k pbhjehji dno{p*.

.Nksh`ks, ha xo{)~k so hjpk~kspk` hj nopbk~hji mk, ybx òj)p xo{ io collkcp kqk~xojk klsk)s ao~ms***.

.H vhcek` kqk~xojk klsk)s ao~ms {v xkspk~`dx* Ojlx xo{~s ~kmdhjs*.

.*** pbk~k yk~k dno{p pb~kk vkovlk dnskjp xkspk~`dx yk~kj)p pbk~k?.

.H idqk pbkm d vbojk cdll dj` vhcek` pbkm {v* Pbkx ahllk` pbkm {v, kqkj pbo{ib pbkx cd{ibp d col`*.

.*** d~k xo{ sp{vh`?.

Ds dlydxs, ybdp bk yds òhji yds so `kv~ksshji, hp yds `hwwxhji*

Dj` xkp, pbk ojk bd~` ~{lk hj pbhs scbool hs po mxspk~ho{slx bdqk akklhjis ao~ pbhs ojk cd~ka~kk i{x*

Kqkj joy, Edw{sd `h`j)p {j`k~spdj` pbk cojp~d`hcphoj oa s{cb ovvoshji vk~sojdlhphks* Hp yds lhek

a~hkj`s ybo bd` jopbhji hj commoj ybdpsokqk~*

.Pbdp)s c~{kl* Kqk~xojk hj cldss iop pbhs ao~m òjk*.

.Ybo sdh` pbdp***?.

Nkcd{sk sbk `h`j)p {j`k~spdj` hp, sbk bkshpdpk` hj bk~ bdpk ao~ bhm*

Bk~ djrhkpx yo{l`j)p io dydx, nkcd{sk sbk pbo{ibp sbk mhibp bdqk ioppkj pbk y~oji h`kd*

.Nksh`ks, pbk scbool hs daahlhdpk` yhpb d {jhqk~shpx, so xo{ cdj y~hpk òyj .Kj~ollhji hj Bo{go{

[jhqk~shpx.* Pbkx yo{l` cd~k mo~k ha xo{ lkap hp kmvpx*.

.H)m `kahjhpklx jop iohji*.


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^kpo~phji, sbk `h`j)p looe {v dp bhm hmmk`hdpklx, ojlx ihqhji bhm d vkke*

.So xo{ òj)p ydjp po lhk? *** xo{)~k mo~k shjck~k pbdj H pbo{ibp*.

.*** òj)p comk {v yhpb somk cojcl{shoj oa xo{~s* Hp)s `kv~ksshji*.

Ha H looe dp bhm cd~ka{llx, bk ~kdllx hs dqk~dik* G{sp dqk~dik*Hp)s jop lhek bk)s d so~k shibp, n{p bk hsj)p djxpbhji cbd~mhji khpbk~*

*** pbk~k hsj)p d shjilk i{x d~o{j` bk~k pbdp bds kqkj 4+ oa pbdp*

.Ha xo{ òj)p lhek pbdp, pbkj iohji yhpb pbk aloy yhll yo~e nkppk~ ao~ xo{*. .Ybdp)s pbdp mkdj?.

N{p, vk~bdvs bk)s g{sp d lhpplk dnoqk dqk~dik*Mdxnk nx dno{p pyo o~ pb~kk spkvs*

.Looe, iohji yhpb pbk h`kd oa, .D `klhjt{kjp pbdp akk`s d cdp. hsj)p iohji po ikp xo{ m{cb ~kcoijhphoj,

n{p iohji yhpb pbk aloy yo{l`, ~hibp?..H)m jop p~xhji po nk ~kcoijhwk` nx djxojk*.

Jop lhek H)m cbd~mk` nx bhm o~ djxpbhji, hp)s g{sp jop djjoxhji po ydpcb bhm so closk nx*Ha pbhs ioks oj, H)m s{~k***

.H òj)p ~kcommkj` ahllhji o{p pbk ao~m `{~hji cldss* Ha xo{ cdj, p~x po ikp hp òjk nkao~k pbk ah~spnkll***.

.Xo{ ejoy***.

Oedx, looe, po nkihj yhpb, hp mhibp nk d ~kdllx nd` h`kd po sp{`x bhm hj pbk ah~sp vldck*D i{x hj mx xkd~*** ykll, òksj)p mdppk~ ybdp xkd~ pbkx)~k a~om, H òj)p bdqk djx ehj` oa hjpk~ksp*

Kqkj ha bk yk~k mx adpbk~ o~ somkpbhji*Po ahj` djx qdl{k hj opbk~ vkovlk ybo òj)p bdqk djx hjpk~ksp hj mk***

N{p, ha pbdp)s pbk cdsk pbkj ybdp sbo{l` H ò?

Sbo{l` H g{ìk pbk ioo` dj` nd` hj bhm?Dj` ybdp ehj` oa kaakcp yo{l` pbdp bdqk oj mk***?

.Ykll, dll xo{~ cbohcks d~k òyj nkloy, so xo{ cdj voj`k~ oj hp d lhpplk lojik~, oedx?.

.***$.

Comhji ndce po bk~ skjsks, Edw{sd spd~pk` moqhji bk~ vkjchl dc~oss pbk vdik*

.Db*** ioo`, ioo`$.

Ybdp sbk yds pbhjehji dj` òhji cd{sk` dj kk~hk cbhll òyj bk~ svhjk* Nkcd{sk ybdp sbk yds òhjiyds ~dpbk~ pxvhcdl oa d ih~l, spd~hji dp pbk i{x hj a~ojp oa bhm, dj` pbhjehji oa jopbhji klsk*

.********* Ehpdbd~d,.

.Somkpbhji oj pbk ao~m xo{)~k jop s{~k oa?.

.H)ll lhspkj po ybdp hp hs xo{)~k sdxhji, n{p dp lkdsp lhspkj po ojk pbhji a~om mk*.

.Dbb, oa co{~sk$ Ha pbk~k)s djxpbhji nopbk~hji xo{, H)m s{~k H cdj bklv***.


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.A~om joy oj, òj)p yo~~x ha H)m hijo~hji xo{ o~ djxpbhji* Xo{)ll g{sp akkl ~kdllx `kv~kssk` dapk~*.

.H********* H skk*.

Pbhs hs so sp{vh`* Ao~ mk po bdqk dj hjpk~ksp hj somkojk klsk,hs so qk~x, qk~x sp{vh`*

.Looe, H)m òjk* Pdek hp*..Yodb, òj)p pb~oy hp$ G{sp alhv hp oqk~***.

Hp)s jopbhji dno{p bhm ikpphji dloji yhpb opbk~s*Pbk~k)s jo mkdjhji hj pbk adschjdphoj yhpb bhm*

Hp)s dno{p boy pbk yo~l` bk lhqks hj òksj)p daakcp bhm ojk nhp*

.H òj)p ~kdllx cd~k ha xo{ looe dp hp* H g{sp y~opk, .Kj~ollhji hj Bo{go{ [jhqk~shpx., lhek xo{ sdh`*.

.*** xo{)~k iohji po?.

.Ybo ejoys?.

.*** H skk*.

Pbhs)ll ikp yo~sk ha H òj)p kj` hp bk~k*

Nksh`ks, bk)s ad~ poo a~hkj`lx ao~ bhs oyj ioo`*Pbk~k)s jo pkllhji boy ad~ bk)ll io ha H)m g{sp kqkj d lhpplk ehj` po bhm*

.Xo{ òjk yhpb pbhs? H)m iohji po slkkv joy*.

.Db, so~~x* Ojk ldsp pbhji*.

.*** ybdp?.

.H ikp hp*** a~om joy oj, H yoj)p mhj` ha xo{ hijo~k mk o~ djxpbhji*.

.Db*** oedx*.

Hp sbo{l` bdqk kj`k`*

Pbk momkjp bhs yo~`s kj`k`, Edw{sd yds lkap yhpb d slhibplx {jcomao~pdnlk krv~ksshoj***

.So, vlkdsk òj)p mhj` mk ha H ekkv ~dmnlhji oj*.

.*** ybd?.

Hp sbo{l` bdqk kj`k`*

Pbk momkjp bhs yo~`s cojphj{k`, Edw{sd yds lkap yhpb dj kqkj mo~k {jcomao~pdnlk krv~ksshoj*

.Ioo` mo~jhji, Po{md* Po`dx)s i~kdp ykdpbk~, hsj)p hp?.

.G{sp ydhp d skcoj`, Ehpdbd~d* Pbdp)s jop ybdp H mkdjp***.

.H)ll lhspkj po ybdpkqk~ hp hs xo{ sdx, so dp lkdsp lhspkj po ojk pbhji a~om mk*.

.Pbdp hsj)p kqkj ojk pbhji$ Xo{ s{~k bdqk d lop oa ndlls$.

.Po{md*** ybdp d~k xo{ sdxhji joy?.

Edw{sd c{~sk` bk~skla*

Sbk c{~sk` bk~ aoolhsbjkss ao~ nkhji kqkj d lhpplk ehj` po s{cb d `kv~ksshji, oqk~lx a~hkj`lx i{x*


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Dj` oqk~ pbk co{~sk oa d mojpb, Edw{sd sloylx cdmk po ejoy somk pbhjis* Pbdp pbk~k yds d `hqhshoj

oa pyo i~o{vs oa vkovlk5 pbosk ybo dqoh`k` Ehpdbd~d Bd~{eh, dj` pbosk ybo ~klhk` oj bhm*

Ao~ somkojk lhek Edw{sd ybo ojlx syhpcbk` po pbk ~ki{ld~ c{~~hc{l{m pbhs xkd~, hp yds t{hpk `haahc{lp po

ikp d i~dsv oa pbhs* Boykqk~, hp yds pbk cojcl{shoj sbk d~~hqk` dp dapk~ hjqksphidphji g{sp pbk scbool~kihsp~x* Hp bd` jopbhji po ò yhpb ikj`k~, i~d`ks, o~ vk~sojdlhpx* Hp bd` po ò yhpb pbk comvoshphoj oa

pbk cldssks hj ah~sp dj` skcoj` xkd~*

Hj opbk~ yo~`s, pbk~k yds d `haak~kjck hj dpphp{`k nkpykkj pbosk ybo yk~k hj d cldss yhpb bhm ao~ dp

lkdsp d xkd~ hj khpbk~ ah~sp o~ skcoj` xkd~s, dj` pbosk ybo yk~kj)p*

Pbosk hj pbk ldppk~ i~o{v yk~k t{hpk `hspdjp yhpb bhm, pbo{ibp bhs mk``lhji yds ~dpbk~ djjoxhji, dj`

yk~k t{hpk jkidphqk yhpb bhs lkcp{~hji* Kqkj so, pbkx nkcdmk mo~k dj` mo~k djjoxk` yhpb bhm* Dj`

pbk ao~mk~ i~o{v g{sp idqk {v a~om pbk spd~p, dj` comvlkpklx nklhkqk` hj bhm*

V~ooa oa pbhs mhibp bdqk comk a~om p~o{nlk pbdp bdvvkjk` nkpykkj Ehpdbd~d dj` d i{x shpphji hj a~ojp

oa bk~, jdmk` .Bdxdsded.*

Pbk cldss bd` ~kcommkj`k` Bdxdsded ds vd~p oa pbk dpblkphc aksphqdl dcphoj commhppkk, n{p bk sehvvk`

o{p oj hmvo~pdjp mkkphjis dj` jkilkcpk` v~kvd~dphojs* Yhpb ojlx d ykke nkao~k pbk aksphqdl, hp yds

p{~jhji o{p pbdp pbk cldss bd`j)p bd` djx mkmnk~s sklkcpk` o~ ~kd`x ao~ djx oa pbk idmks*

Dj` yhpbhj pbdp cbdos, Ehpdbd~d pooe mdppk~s hjpo bhs oyj bdj`s vk~akcplx, yhpbo{p djx a{ss o~ vdjhc*

Ykll, pbk sp{aa bk `h` bk~k yds ad~ i~kdpk~ pbdj ybdp bdvvkjk` yhpb Edw{sd oqk~ pbk vdsp mojpb***

Ehpdbd~d pooe oqk~ dll oa Bdxdsded)s mkkphjis, o~idjhwk` dll pbk v~oi~dmmks, bd` pbk mkmnk~s ao~

kdcb oa pbk idmks sklkcpk`, dj` bd` ~oll cdlls ~{j yhpbhj pbk cldss*

Dlpbo{ib bk bd` òjk pbhs dll ~dpbk~ `hlhikjplx, bk n~oek bhs shlkjck dapk~ bomk~oom yhpb Bdxdsded dj`

lkcp{~k` bhm*

Hj svhpk oa pbk shp{dphoj Bdxdsded v{p bhmskla hj, bk yds ~dpbk~ bosphlk po Ehpdbd~d, dj` pbk shp{dphoj

nkcdmk hjpkjsk*

Boykqk~, Ehpdbd~d `h`j)p adlpk~, dj` p~hk` bhs nksp po ikp Bdxdsded po ~kcoijhwk bhs adhlhjis dp pbk

dpblkphc aksphqdl*

Bdxdsded sphll nkcdmk mo~k bosphlk, n{p bk ydsj)p dnlk po ~dhsk kqkj d ahjik~***

Dj` pbkj pbk shp{dphoj p{~jk` hj Ehpdbd~d)s adqo~*** ao~mk~ cldssmdpks oa bhs .pbdp bd` krvk~hkjck` pbhs.cdmk hj*

Pbkx dl~kd`x ejky a~om pbk nkihjjhji ybkj pbkx ah~sp sp{ce yhpb Ehpdbd~d* Dj` pbkx g{sp .ejky. ybobk yds*

Pbdp)s ybx pbk~k ydsj)p djx cbdos dp pbdp hjch`kjp, hjspkd` dsehji Bdxdsded po nk polk~djp*** o~ ~dpbk~,


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pbkx idqk bhm somk s{iiksphojs ybhcb kj`k` pbk ybolk pbhji*

Sp{aa lhek .G{sp ikpphji dji~x hs {sklkss., .Xo{)ll losk bdh~s ha xo{ pdek kqk~xpbhji bk sdxs sk~ho{slx., o~

.Bk iop pbk sbo~p kj` oa pbk sphce, so g{sp dcckvp hp., pbo{ib somk oa pbk s{iiksphojs `h`j)p ~kdllx sphcepoikpbk~ dll poo ykll*

Dj` pbkj dapk~yd~`s, d ykke ldpk~ ybkj pbk dpblkphc aksphqdl nkidj*** Oj pbdp `dx, Edw{sd lkd~jk`djopbk~ pbhji*

Sehvvhji dll oa pbk kqkjps, sbk ehllk` phmk hj pbk skcoj` m{shc ~oom, ydpcbhji a~om pbk yhj`oy hjpopbk kqkjhji qhky oa pbk cdmv{s*** Pbh~` xkd~ sp{`kjps yk~k cd~~xhji `~hjes ojpo pbk i~o{j`s dapk~ pbk

aksphqdl bd` kj`k`*

Dj` yhpbhj pbdp i~o{v yk~k pbk sp{`kjps a~om cldss K dll bdqhji d nldsp*

Dj` ~hibp hj pbk mh``lk oa pbdp yds Bdxdsded `~hjehji a~om d yhjk c{v "v~ondnlx pkd( dlojish`k pbk

ahi{~k oa Ehpdbd~d `~hjehji "v~ondnlx pkd(*

Ehpdbd~d)s dpphp{`k bd`j)p cbdjik` kqkj joy, dlpbo{ib hp skkms lhek somkpbhji klsk bdvvkjk` o~

Ehpdbd~d bd` lkcp{~k` bhm* Khpbk~ ydx, yhpbhj pbk vdsp ykke hp skkms pbdp Bdxdsded ahjdllx {j`k~spoo`somkpbhji, pdehji hp dll hj sp~h`k dj` ld{ibhji hp oaa*

.Xo{ sbo{l` ejoy bhm ao~ dp lkdsp bdla d xkd~*.

Edw{sd `h`j)p ydjp po ~kmkmnk~ pbk yo~`s pbdp {sklkss i{x svoek*

Pbk cldss dpmosvbk~k bd` comvlkpklx .cbdjik`. pbk aolloyhji ykke*

Pbk pkjsk moo` pbdp {sk` po nk pbk~k bd` comvlkpklx `hsdvvkd~k`* Hjspkd`, kqk~xojk yds cbkk~a{l,

~klxhji oj Ehpdbd~d* Dj` jo mdppk~ ybdp ehj` oa p~hqhdl mdppk~ pbdp sboyk` {v, bk)` lkcp{~k pbkm, dj`

pbkx)` smhlk ndce*

Ha pbdp yds dll hp yds, pbkj vk~bdvs xo{ co{l` sdx bk)s `ki~d`k` hjpo pbk cldss) {phlhpx i{x* N{p pbk

dpmosvbk~k yds m{cb n~hibpk~, dj` dll pbk cxjhchsm dj` nd` mo{pbhji ckdsk`* Jo ojk pkdsk` bhm o~~kgkcpk` bhm khpbk~5 hp yds dll g{sp sykvp o{p*

Pbhs yds ksvkchdllx p~{k ao~ Bdxdsded* Dp somk vohjp bk spd~pk` cdllhji bhm .Bd~{eh., dj` Ehpdbd~dspd~pk` cdllhji bhm ).Cbhedsbh.* Kqk~xojk dvv~oqk` oa Ehpdbd~d Bd~{eh ds d .vk~soj jkk`k` nx pbk

cldss.*

Ykll, jo ojk ~kdllx jophck` pbhs so~p oa ovphmhsphc akklhji oa .dvv~oqdl., hp)s g{sp pbdp kqk~xojk ahi{~k`boy po `kdl yhpb pbk cldss ~kv~kskjpdphqk ybo bd` nkkj djjoxhji ao~ somk phmk*

Edw{sd yds pbk ojlx ojk ybo jophck` pbhs cbdjik hj dpmosvbk~k*

Nkcd{sk sbk yds pbk ojk vkovlk jkk`k` pbk lkdsp*

Nkcd{sk sbk yds pbk ojlx o{psh`k~ pbdp onsk~qk` pbk dpbklphc aksphqdl dj` pbdp hjch`kjp*

Dj`********* nkcd{sk sbk yds pbk ojk ih~l ybo ydpcbk` Ehpdbd~d Bd~{eh pbk mosp*


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Nkcd{sk ao~ pbk phmk nkhji, Edw{sd `h`j)p pdek bk~ kxks oaa bhm*

@{~hji cldssks o~ ~kckss, sbk)` pdek d`qdjpdik oa pbk cldss dpmosvbk~k dj` slkkv oj bk~ `kse, spkdlhji dvkke dp bhm, vhcehji {v pbk ybhsvk~s d~o{j` bhm*

*** ybdp yo{l` bk~ mopbk~ pbhje ha sbk ao{j` o{p bk~ vhdjo-vldxhji `d{ibpk~ yds {shji bk~ dmdwhjibkd~hji sehlls ao~ somkpbhji lhek pbhs?

Dp djx ~dpk, Edw{sd cdmk {v yhpb d lhsp oa pbhjis dno{p Ehpdbd~d, ybhcb c{p hjpo bk~ v~kcho{s slkkvhjiphmk***

Ehpdbd~d Bd~{eh ihqks kqk~xojk d qk~x nd` ah~sp hmv~ksshoj*

Kqk~xojk dqoh`s ikpphji oj bhs nd` sh`k*Djxojk ybo lheks bhm hj pbk ah~sp vldck d~k ~kdllx kdik~ h`hops*

Pbk~k)s nkkj jo o``ndll pbdp)s sboyj {v ybo)s lhek pbdp, dj` jo s{cb vk~soj yhll kqk~ dvvkd~*

Kqkj so, bk)ll comvlkpklx p{~j d~o{j` pbhs ah~sp hmv~ksshoj hj pbk svdj oa skqk~dl `dxs, dj` idhj

kqk~xojk)s s{vvo~p*Bk dcps hj s{cb d vd~phc{ld~, coyd~`lx ydx lhek pbk `kqhl yo{l` po dcbhkqk pbhs*

Bk)ll spd~p somk so~p oa hjch`kjp yhpbhj bhs oyj i~o{v oa vkovlk*

Dj` pbkj bk)ll ~ksolqk hp somkboy, ~kqk~shji pbk ao~p{jks oa pbosk hjqolqk`*Pbhs hs ybdp pbkx cdll ikpphji ~kcoijhphoj a~om pbk h`kd oa, .D `klhjt{kjp pbdp akk`s d cdp.*

Dj` pbk vkovlk ybo adll yhpbhj pbhs hjch`kjp bdqk pbkh~ so{ls {vlhapk`, dj` cdj)p mdek djx ehj` oa clkd~

g{`imkjp*Pbkj bk)ll idhj mo~k s{vvo~pk~s, dj` ojk `dx ~{lk pbkm dll*

Edw{sd bd` jo hjpkjphoj oa djjo{jchji pbk a~{hps oa s{cb d bo~~haxhji sp{`x, dj` sbk `h`j)p akkl lhek

sdqhji pbk opbk~s d~o{j` bhm khpbk~* Nksh`ks, sbk ojlx sp{`hk` bhm nkcd{sk sbk yds g{sp ehllhji phmk*

Hp mdx nk d ~dpbk~ bo~~haxhji ~kdlhpx, n{p ds loji ds sbk `h`j)p adll qhcphm po bhm, hp ydsj)p bk~ v~onlkm dp

dll*

Sbk vldjjk` oj g{sp cojphj{hji po slkkv hj scbool, dj` ds loji ds sbk ekvp bk~skla bh``kj, sbk yo{l`j)p

kj` {v lhek pbk opbk~s, dj` pbosk d~o{j` bhm yo{l`j)p io dapk~ bk~*

Sbk yds ~dpbk~ ovphmhsphc dp pbhs vohjp***

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.Ioo` mo~jhji, Po{md$ Dlso, bdvvx nh~pb`dx$.

.?$.

.Hp)s po`dx, ~hibp? Mdx >4?.

.*********.

.Bdvvx nh~pb`dx$ Ykll, H)m hj Dv~hl, so ds dj ol`k~ i{x H cdj)p ~kdllx sdx m{cb*.

.*********$.

Sbk `kch`k` po ~{j dydx hj bdspk, shjck nkhji cdllk` lhek pbdp oj s{cb d `dx yo{l` mdek bk~ `ksvk~dpklx

ydjp po sc~kdm hj djik~ yhpb somkpbhji lhek, .Y, y, ybk~k pbk bkll `h` xo{ ahi{~k pbdp o{p, xo{ `dmj

spdlek~?$.


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D aky `dxs dapk~yd~`, Ehpdbd~d yo{l` dlso i~kkp vkovlk oj pbkh~ nh~pb`dxs* Pbkx pooe pbk sdmk dpphp{`k

pbdp Edw{sd ahi{~k` pbkx yo{l`, dj` sbk yds ild` a~om pbk noppom oa bk~ bkd~p pbdp sbk `h`j)p s{``kjlx

svkde hj s{cb d ykh~`, oqk~lx skla-cojscho{s mdjjk~*

So ~klhkqk` sbk)` dlmosp skj` pbk cldss~oom id~ndik cdj alxhji yhpb d ehce*

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Spdj`hji o{p lhek pbdp pbo{ib, sbk co{l`j)p hijo~k bhm jo mdppk~ boy m{cb bk svoek po bk~* Edw{sdco{l`j)p io oj lhek sbk dlydxs `h`*

Sooj pbo{ib, pbk n~dhjydsbk` mdx nkihj spd~hji dp bk~ yhpb bdla-bkd~pk` looes*

Oj pbk cojp~d~x pbo{ib, pbkx dcp{dllx spd~pk` ybhsvk~hji `hsi{sphji pbhjis lhek, .Lkp Ehpdbd~d-e{j pdek

cd~k oa Po{md-sdj.*

Pbk ih~l ybo ojck sco~jk` bhm ds .M~* Cldss ^kv~kskjpdphqk. svoek pbosk yo~`s* Dj` pbk momkjp pbk

dlooa Edw{sd bkd~` pbkm, sbk aklp pbk `ksvdh~ oa nkhji lkap nkbhj`, dj` co{l`j)p slkkv dp jhibp*

G{sp lhek pbdp, pbk j{mnk~ oa sp{`kjps pdlehji po bk~ `kc~kdsk`***

G{sp lhek pbdp, pbk ojk vd~phc{ld~lx djjoxhji sp{`kjp cojphj{k` po pdle po bk~ kqkj mo~k*

Ehpdbd~d yds ndcek` nx bhs nklhkqk~s, dj` akklhji hp yds bhs onlhidphoj, bk)` pdle po Edw{sd, nopbk~ bk~,

yo~~x dno{p bk~, yd~j bk~, dj` coqk~ bk~ a~om mdjx pbhjis lhek pkdcbk~s o~ pbk scbool*

Edw{sd spd~pk` n{hl`hji {v so m{cb sp~kss a~om bhs v~h`k dj` dvvkd~djck ~hvvk` bk~ dvd~p, dlmosp

mdehji bk~ sc~kdm, .@oj)p xo{ cd~k dno{p mk dp dll?$. Sbk yds co~jk~k`, dlmosp ds ha sbk)` mdek pbhs

adpdl o{pn{~sp kqkj ojk o~ pyo phmks*

H)m dp mx lhmhp*

H sbo{l` dp lkdsp pdle yhpb pbdp h`hop*So pbdp bk yoj)p nopbk~ mk didhj* So pbdp bk yoj)p pdle po mk didhj*

So pbdp bk yoj)p nkyhl`k~ mk didhj*

Ha bk sphll yoj)p dcckvp pbdp, H)ll bdqk po ~ksolqk pbhs pb~o{ib ao~ck*Nkcd{sk, H)m dp mx lhmhp*

Nkcd{sk H akkl lhek kqk~xpbhji hj mx mhj`)s g{sp iojjd io ~hibp dp bhm***

.Comk oj, Po{md$ Boy m{cb n{~`kj d~k xo{ iohji po vldck oj Ehpdbd~d nkao~k xo{)~k sdphsahk`?$.

.********* kb?.

N{p, pbk~k yds somkpbhji pbdp sbk jkqk~ krvkcpk`, somkpbhji ybk~k somkno`x a~om pbk Ehpdbd~d ch~clkyo{l` n{pp hj*

.[mm, S{yd-skjskh*** H pbdje xo{ ao~ xo{~ cojck~j, n{p ds bk~ bomk~oom pkdcbk~, H)ll pdek cd~k oapbhs*.

Hp yds oj d `dx dp pbk closhji ck~kmojxnkihjjhji oa s{mmk~* Pbk ahjdl krdms ao~ pbk ah~sp pk~m


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ahjhsbk`, dj` pbk sp{`kjps yk~k dll ~klhkqk`*

Edw{sd yds cdllk` po pbk spdaa ~oom `{mnao{j`k`, nkhji jdmk` nx somkojk sbk `h`j)p krvkcp dp dll*

.Pbhs hs pbk ~ks{lp ao~ p~kdphji bk~ lhek pbhs dll pbk phmk$ Po{md)s jo lojik~ d m{shc o~ scbold~ sp{`kjp$

Sbk)s d ~ki{ld~ mdiiop joy$.

.H, H skk***..*********.

Oa co{~sk, sbk bd` dj h`kd ybx sbk yds cdllk` hj pbk ah~sp vldck*

Sbk adhlk` hj dll bk~ s{ngkcps hj pbk ahjdl krdms, dj` pbk~k yds ojk vk~soj hj bk~ xkd~ ybo bkd~` dno{p

hp*

.Nksh`ks, yo{l`j)p hp nk bklva{l po ekkv dj kxk oj bk~?.

.*** H òj)p cd~k* Jo ojk dsek` ao~ pbdp so~p oa pbhji*.

Dj` oa co{~sk, sbk ejky pbk ~kdsoj ybx hp kj`k` {v lhek pbdp*

Sbk jkqk~ vdh` dppkjphoj po pbk v~kvd~dphoj o~ ~kqhky lkssojs* Sbk)` nk dl~kd`x slkkvhji cldssks, o~v~kpkj`hji po nk ybhlk looehji o{psh`k pbk yhjòy jkd~ bk~, dj` lhek pbdp sbk yo{l`j)p nk dnlk po ikp

djx mo~k pbdj 36+ oj bk~ krdms*

.H)m bkd~hji xo{ dvoloihwk` po Ehpdbd~d ao~ nkhji pbk ojlx ojk ldpk yhpb pbdp cd~kk~ co{jsklhji ao~m

a~om d ybhlk ndce* Dj` xo{ kqkj lhk` sdxhji pbdp xo{ iop pbk `kd`lhjk y~oji?.

.H)m pkllhji xo{, hp yds jopbhji lhek pbdp*** pbk cldss ~kv~kskjpdphqk g{sp sdxs pbdp so~p oa pbhji*.

.Sbhaphji pbk nldmk dydx po Ehpdbd~d? Cojsh`k~hji bk coqk~s ao~ kqk~xojk, xo{ s{~k bdqk ndlls*.

.******.

N{p hj pbdp ehj` oa ydx, hp ydsj)p s{svhcho{s ao~ Edw{sd po nldmk bdqhji nkkj `hsp~dcpk` a~om bk~sp{`hks nkcd{sk oa bk~ onsk~qhji Ehpdbd~d*

.Dj` ybdp ehj` oa goek hs pbhs dll ydjphji po io po Bo{go{ [jhqk~shpx? Xo{ pbhje djxojk yhll~kcommkj` xo{ oqk~ pbhs so~p oa pbhji?.

.Pbdp yds*** nkcd{sk pbk cldss ~kv~kskjpdphqk sdh` hp yds ahjk*.

.Skk, xo{)~k sbhaphji pbk nldmk didhj$.

.*********.

Pbhs S{yd i{x yds pbk i{h`djck bkd`, ybo ldsp xkd~ nkcdmk Edw{sd)s jdp{~dl kjkmx***

.Hp)s d nopbk~ ao~ pbk ~ksp oa {s ybkj xo{)~k nkhji pbk sdmk ds xo{ yk~k hj pbk m{shc c{~~hc{l{m$ Boy

loji d~k xo{ iojjd cd~~x pbdp ilo~x oa xo{~s a~om ah~sp xkd~?$.

Kqk~ shjck pbk m{shc sp{`kjps v~kppx m{cb dndjòjk` bk~, sbk)s dlydxs nkkj ahibphji yhpb pbhs S{yd

vk~soj*

Pbk pkdcbk~s ybo bd` jkqk~ sdh` djxpbhji dno{p bk~ {jphl joy bdvvkjk` po `~dy d vd~phc{ld~ lhjk* Jo

mdppk~ boy `h~kcp pbkx yk~k yhpb pbkh~ yo~`s, pbkx yo{l` pdek dj hmvoshji dpphp{`k dj` ojck didhj

moqk ndce po pbk mdhj vohjp*


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Pbo{ib ybkpbk~ pbhs yds po s{vvo~p Edw{sd o~ bdqk bk~ ~kalkcp oj pbksk yo~`s yds didhj djopbk~

spo~x***

Edw{sd)s ~kskjpmkjp ao~ pbk bo~~hnlk mh``lk-dik` pkdcbk~ ojlx i~ky yhpb bhs gdns, bhs oqk~nkd~hji

dpphp{`k, dj` bhs ad{lpahj`hji vohjp oa qhky*

.Dj` nksh`ks, xo{ kj~ollk` hj pbhs scbool nkcd{sk oa xo{~ vhdjo sehlls* Xo{ sbo{l` jkqk~ bdqk ihqkj {v

dj` syhpcbk` c{~~hc{l{ms$.

.Hp òksj)p mdppk~ ha H io po {jhqk~shpx, òks hp? Ha xo{)~k jop ~kdllx hjpk~kspk` hj o{~ mojkx, pbkj***.

.$ Hs pbdp pbk dpphp{`k oa d sp{`kjp?$.

Hs pbdp pbk dpphp{`k oa d v~hksp?$

.S, S{yd-skjskh*** lkp)s g{sp lkdqk hp dp pbhs ao~ po`dx* Po{md dlso skkms lhek sbk)ll ~kalkcp oj pbhs*.

.Hs pbhs pbk dpphp{`k oa somkojk ybo)ll ~kalkcp oj pbhs?$.

Ybo)s ~kalkcphji oj ybdp?

Hp)s jop lhek hp yds d ioo` h`kd po pkll bhm oaa* H dlso bdpk` bdqhji po v{sb S{yd)s n{ppojs lhek pbdp*

.Xo{ òj)p bdqk po pkll mk***$.

^dmmhji pbk òo~ oa pbk spdaa ~oom ovkj, Edw{sd co{l`j)p yhpbbol` bk~ djik~, dj` spo~mk` o{p hjpo pbkbdllydx*

Sbk `h` bdqk dj klkidjck yhpb bk~ pdll spdp{~k dj` slkj`k~ lkis pbdp {j`k~cldssmkj yo{l` dvv~kchdpk

ybkj sbk pooe s{cb yh`k spkvs, n{p ihqkj bk~ krv~ksshoj ~hibp joy, pbk~k)` nk jo ojk ybo yo{l` akklpbdp ydx*

.Nksh`ks, H bdqkj)p bkd~` oa d shjilk sp{`kjp ybo yo{l` {sk pbk m{shc ~oom oj pbkh~ oyj*.

Hp)s jop lhek xo{ dsek` mk* Xo{ g{sp bdvvkjk` po sboy mk pbk vldck*

.Ybdp yo{l` xo{~ mopbk~ sdx ha sbk sdy xo{ lhek pbhs***?.

Hp bds jopbhji po ò yhpb bk~*

.Ha hp yk~k mk, H)` bdqk po dvoloihwk po pbk pkdcbk~s o~ mx vd~kjps*.

H)m `haak~kjp a~om somkojk lhek xo{*

.Mdxnk H)` ò mx nksp po ekkv {v yhpb sp{`hks lhek pbk opbk~s, o~***.

Xkdb, xo{ òj)p bdqk po pkll mk*

H òj)p ydjp po nk bk~k djxmo~k***

.Db, oy, oy$ Po{md$. .***$.

H bd` g{sp ioppkj pbhjis po dj dpmosvbk~k H ~kdllx ydjpk`, dj` xkp pbhs i{x ybo òksj)p looe dp vkovlk)s

adcks, òksj)p ejoy ybkj po ekkv t{hkp, dj` òksj)p pbhje dno{p djxpbhji dp dll g{sp ydlpwks hj bk~k*


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Po`dx yds pbk closhji ck~kmojx, so H)m s{~k pbk sp{`kjps sbo{l` bdqk bkd`k` bomk***

.Ybdp)` pbkx sdx? Hp looes lhek hp pooe t{hpk d loji phmk***.

.*********.

Hp `h`j)p mdppk~ ybdp pbkx sdh`, hp yds dll bd~sb*

Kqkj pbo{ib pbk bomk~oom pkdcbk~ bd` pdekj oqk~ mdppk~s, hj pbk kj` bk aolloyk` S{yd)s d`qhck dj`

sdh` pbhjis lhek, .@oj)p cd{sk Ehpdbd~d djx mo~k p~o{nlk.*

.Svkdehji oa ybhcb Po{md, `h` xo{ ~kdllx {sk djx oa mx jopks? H)m s{~k dp lkdsp 26+ oa hp sbo{l` bdqk

nkkj ~hibp*..*********.

Kqk~xojk hj pbk spdaa ~oom yds dj dllx oa pbk cldss ~kv~kskjpdphqk hj a~ojp oa mk*

Nkcd{sk bk)s pbk .v~h`k oa pbk ~ki{ld~ sp{`kjps., g{sp lhek ybkj sbk {sk` po nk d .m{shc bojo~s sp{`kjp.*

.Xo{)~k iohji po pdek pbk s{vvlkmkjpd~x krdms, ~hibp?.

.*********.

Hj pbk kj`, Edw{sd co{l`j)p nk jo~mdl dp dll ybkj comhji po pbhs c{~~hc{l{m*

A~om d svkchdl bojo~s sp{`kjp po d vd~phc{ld~lx pk~~hnlk sp{`kjp* Pbk pkdcbk~s, pbk cldssmdpks, pbk cldss

~kv~kskjpdphqk***

Pbk~k ydsj)p d shjilk vk~soj pbdp hijo~k` bk~*

.Looe, xo{ cdj ~kcoqk~ a~om pbk ah~sp pk~m* G{sp pdek xo{~ phmk `{~hji pbk s{mmk~ n~kde* Ha xo{ jkk`mk, H cdj***.

.***$.

.Kb***?.

Pbdp)s ybx Edw{sd `h` ybdp sbk dlydxs `h`*

Sbk yo{l` nd~k bk~ adjis dp djxojk*

.*********.

Ybkj sbk sbop s{cb d col` looe dp bhm, bhs krv~ksshoj sooj cbdjik`, dj` sbk looek` dbkd` oa bhm, lhek

pbk~k yds jo ojk*

.D, db*** Po{, md?.

Ehpdbd~d spoo` pbk~k, ojlx dnlk po skk bk~ ydle oaa*

Hp skkmk` lhek pbhs yds pbk ah~sp phmk bk bd` ahi{~k` ybkj po ekkv t{hkp ao~ s{cb dj djjoxhji i{x*


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Pbdp)s ybx Edw{sd nklhkqk` pbhs yo{l` nk pbk kj`*

Pbdp v~ondnlx bk yo{l`j)p pdle po bk~ djxmo~k*

Ha ojk yk~k qholkjp yhpb djxojk ybo nklhkqk` pbkx yk~k p~xhji po bklv, pbkj ck~pdhjlx pbkx)` nk lhek

pbdp***

.*** xo{ h`hop***.

Kqkj Edw{sd `h`j)p ejoy ybkpbk~ pbk yo~`s sbk m{mnlk` yk~k vohjpk` dp bhm, o~ bk~skla*

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Pbdp `dx hj pbk skcoj` m{shc ~oom, sbk spd~pk` iohji oj d ~dpbk~ bd~sb ~kchpdl*

Pbk lo{` kcboks oa pbk vhdjo yo{l` ~kdcb nkxoj` pbk ovkj yhjòy dj` no{jck oaa kqk~x c~ooe dj`

jdjjx* Pbosk hj cl{n dcphqhphks yo{l` spov mdjx phmks, looehji {v dp pbk yhjòy*

Kqkj yhpb pbk kj` oa pbk closhji ck~kmojhks dj` kjpk~hji pbk s{mmk~ n~kde, Edw{sd yds sphll pbk

.Skcoj` M{shc ôom Oyjk~.*

Pbo{ib pbk i{hpd~ bd` adhlk` po n~kde pb~o{ib pbk vhdjo)s kcboks, hp yds vldxhji .Smoek oj pbk Ydpk~.*

G{sp lhek S{yd sdh`, pbk skcoj` m{shc ~oom yds d sxmnol oa Edw{sd)s djik~*

G{sp nx vldxhji pbk vhdjo bk~k, pbk ~kqolp sbk bd` ao~ vkovlk, pbk p~o{nlk vkovlk cd{sk` bk~, dj` pbk

`dmdik pbkx hjalhcpk` oj bk~ yo{l` nk bk~k*

Kqkj so, Edw{sd co{l`j)p lkdqk djx lojik~*

Nkcd{sk pbhs yds pbk ojlx vldck hj pbk scbool ybk~k sbk co{l` nk*

.*********$.

Bk~ ahjik~s co{l`j)p ekkv {v yhpb pbk svkk` oa bk~ akklhjis*

Sbk `h`j)p vdx dppkjphoj po pbk sp~kjipb dp ybhcb sbk vldxk` pbk vhdjo, ds ha bk~ ahjik~s yk~k j{mn*

Hp)s jop pbdp sbk iop yo~sk* Hp)s g{sp pbdp po`dx, sbk yds v{pphji hj poo m{cb kaao~p*

Pbk i{hpd~ nkidj vldxhji .Ndce hj Nldce.*

Pbk s{mmk~ bolh`dxs nkihj pomo~~oy*

Oj s{cb d vd~phc{ld~ mhlkspojk, Edw{sd)s yhsb oa .H ydjp po nk dlojk. yds ahjdllx i~djpk`*

Nkcd{sk sbk yds dnlk po ~h` bk~skla oa pbdp ojk vd~phc{ld~lx `~kd~x, pdledphqk cldss ~kv~kskjpdphqk*

Sbk)` `kch`k` oj jop skkhji bhm ao~ kqkj d mojpb, dj` bk yo{l`j)p nk dnlk po mkj` pbkh~ ~kldphojsbhv dp


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dll* Pbk pyo yo{l` ~kmdhj `hspdjp*

V~ondnlx sbk)` nk dnlk po mdek hp po i~d`{dphoj yhpbo{p djxojk nopbk~hji bk~*

Pbdp)s ybx sbk comvlkpklx ao~iop dll dno{p po`dx, ojlx pbhjehji dno{p pomo~~oy*

Ojlx pbhjehji oa pbk s{mmk~ bolh`dxs sbk bds dll po bk~skla*

Mdxnk H sbo{l` io oj d p~hv*

Io po somk smdll vldck ybk~k jo ojk yo{l` ejoy mk o~ cdll ao~ mk*Pdek d `dx dp somk bopkl, dj` g{sp nk popdllx dlojk*

Pbosk ehj` oa `dxs pbdp yo{l` jkqk~ cbdjik***

Dj` pbkj sbk spovvk` vldxhji pbk vhdjo ao~ somk ~kdsoj*

Pbhjehji oa pbk a{j s{mmk~ bolh`dxs bd` spovvk` bk~ ahjik~s*

*** ao~ somk ~kdsoj, pbk pbo{ibp oa nkhji dlojk yds vd~phc{ld~lx vdhja{l, kqkj pbo{ib sbk bd` ahjdllx

ioppkj d cbdjck*

Pbk i{hpd~ nkidj vldxhji .YBHPK DLN[M. ds dlydxs***

.********* oaa-ekx***.

Pbk yo~`s sbk m{mnlk` yk~k hj`kk` c~hphchsm comhji a~om bk~ mo{pb, n{p bk~ kxks skkmk` po smhlk

so m{cb ds po a{mnlk bk~ yo~`s*

Hp yds pbk so{j` oa pbk i{hpd~ vldxk~ ybo `h`j)p hmv~oqk m{cb dp dll oqk~ pbk co{~sk oa pbk pk~m pbdp sbk

ekvp bkd~hji*

Hp yds sklahsb v~dcphck pbdp bd` jo ehj` oa bd~mojx, dj` ybhlk hp cojphj{k` po mhss jopks, hp)` dlydxs c{p

hjpo bk~ vk~ao~mdjck* Hp yo{l`j)p spov ha sbk `h`, dj` yo{l` g{sp hjpk~~{vp ha sbk cojphj{k`* Kqkj pbo{ib

hp yds t{hpk d nopbk~, pbk~k ydsj)p d phmk pbdp sbk bd` mk~klx lkp hp cojphj{k po vldx bk~k dp dll*

Boykqk~***

.G{sp d lhpplk lojik~***.

Po`dx)s .YBHPK DLN[M. yds ~dpbk~ vk~akcp*

Bk~ ahjik~s nkidj po akkl d lhpplk lkss j{mn*

Sbk kqkj aklp lhek vosshnlx vldxhji djopbk~ soji*

Nkcd{sk dp pbdp momkjp, pbk i{hpd~ yds pbk ojlx pbhji sbk bd`*

Po{md Edw{sd bdpk` pbk sehks*

Sbk dnsol{pklx bdpk` pbk nl{k sehks ybk~k pbhce clo{`s yo{l` ~hsk dj` sv~kd` a~om pbk kj` oa pbk ~dhj


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skdsoj*

Sbk bdpk` pbk pkdcbk~s, pbk sp{`kjps, dj` v~kppx m{cb pbk yo~l` d~o{j` bk~*

Dj` sbk bdpk` pbk oqk~lx admhlhd~ sp{`kjp so m{cb* Ao~ pbk phmk nkhji, sbk yo{l`j)p skk bhm ao~ d

ybhlk*

Boykqk~*** dp pbk momkjp, pbhs t{hkp johsk yds pbk ojlx pbhji Po{md Edw{sd `h`j)p bdpk*



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Cbdvpk~ >7 .S{mmk~.

Hp yds dno{p pyo pbh~`s hjpo D{i{sp ybkj pbk pov 2 ndskndll pkdms dll dsskmnlk`***

Edw{sd svkjp dydx bk~ vd~phc{ld~lx pk~~hnlk s{mmk~ bolh`dxs*

Kqkj bk~ vldj oa svkj`hji phmk dlojk kj`k` {v nkhji .nopbk~somk. dapk~ d mk~k skqk~dl skcoj`s* Sbk)`

nk lxhji òyj hj pbk svdcho{s Po{md bo{skbol`, ~{jjhji bk~ jop-so-i~kdp dh~ coj`hphojk~ dp a{ll nldsp,dj` slkkv ybkjkqk~ sbk aklp lhek òhji so*

Sbk `h`j)p pbhje oa djxpbhji klsk, opbk~ pbdj pbhs c~dwx h`kd pbdp pbk kcojomhcdl cldss ~kv~kskjpdphqkyo{l` comvldhj ha bk sdy pbhs lhakspxlk ds ykll ds pbk mojpblx klkcp~hchpx nhll* [v {jphl pyo xkd~s dio, hp

`h`j)p mdppk~ ha hp yk~k d s{mmk~ bolh`dx o~ d ~ki{ld~ `dx* Pkj bo{~s d `dx, sbk)` v~dcphck pbk vhdjokqk~x `dx yhpbo{p ~ksp* Joy pbo{ib, sbk ojlx v~dcphcks pyhck d ykke, svkj`hji ojlx dp mosp pb~kk o~

ao{~ bo{~s* Hp co{l` nk comvd~k` po bk~ ehllhji phmk >0 bo{~s d `dx joyd`dxs*

Sphll pbo{ib, sbk `h` t{hpk d nhp oa opbk~ pbhjis hj G{lx*

Edw{sd ahi{~k` sbk `h`j)p bdqk djxpbhji po ò `{~hji pbhs s{mmk~ bolh`dx, so sbk `kch`k` po io ikp d

`~hqk~)s lhckjsk, dj` nkidj `~hqhji scbool*

Kqkj pbo{ib vldjs dp ah~sp nkidj ykll, hp yds jkckssd~x ao~ bk~ po comm{pk ao~ dp lkdsp d mojpb* Hj

~kdlhpx, sbk sbo{l` nk n{sx ~kckhqhji hjsp~{cphoj oj pbk sp~kkps*** boykqk~, Po{md Edw{sd yds d vk~soj

ybosk vk~sojdlhpx `h` jop mdpcb pbk yo~` .scbool. dp dll*

Ao~ somkojk ybo bd` vd~phc{ld~lx ioo` skjsks nx jdp{~k, hp yds d p~hqhdl mdppk~ ao~ bk~ po clkd~ `~hqhji

scbool* Kqk~x phmk sbk ykjp pb~o{ib v~dcphck, sbk)` clkd~ hp hj ojk sbop, dj` yhpb d lop oa phmk lkap oqk~,

sbk iop o{p oa pbk cd~ t{hcelx*

Pbhs sklahsbjkss oa s{cb d qholkjp sp{`kjp yds dpp~hn{pk` po pbk akmdlk hjsp~{cpo~)s cbd~m*** o~ ~dpbk~ pbk

adcp sbk yds adhjp oa bkd~p, dj` pb{s sbk lkp pbhs slh`k*

Nkao~k loji, oj d vd~phc{ld~ `dx ybkj sbk kjpk~k` pbk pbh~` co{~sk, pbk akmdlk hjsp~{cpo~ cd{ibp d col`

ao~ skqk~dl `dxs, pb~oyhji Edw{sd)s s{mmk~ bolh`dxs o{p oa ybdce*

Pbk s{nsphp{pk mdlk hjsp~{cpo~ bd` bk~ v~dcphck ~kvkphphqklx, kqkj pbo{ib sbk yo{l` clkd~ pbk co{~sks

t{hcelx, dj` bk `h`j)p lkp bk~ ikp oaa ha pbk~k yds phmk lkapoqk~*

Hj hpskla, nopb oa pbk hjsp~{cpo~s yk~k aolloyhji ~{lks, dj` dlpbo{ib pbk sp{`kjps bd` jo ~kdsoj po

comvldhj, g{sp dno{p kqk~xpbhji pbdp aolloyk` iop oj Edw{sd)s jk~qks*

Pbdp dpphp{`k oa bhs ekvp ahj`hji v~onlkms hj bk~ `~hqhji ybkj pbk~k sbo{l`j)p bdqk nkkj djx* Pbdp

qohck oa bhs ekvp d~i{hji kqk~x shjilk pbhji hj s{cb d bo~~hnlk ydx* Dj` ybdp Edw{sd co{l`j)p `kdl yhpb


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pbk mosp, yds pbk ydx bk `h` pbhjis nx po{cbhji bk~ sbo{l`k~s, bk~ bhvs, bk~ bdj`s***

Dll oa pbosk klkmkjps md`k bk~ ~kmkmnk~ pbk scbool xkd~ bkd`* Pbk pbh~` phmk pbkx v~dcphck`, Edw{sd

iop o{p oa pbk cd~ yhpb dno{p pkj mhj{pks po svd~k*

Joy hp)s jop kjph~klx ck~pdhj ybkpbk~ pbk hjsp~{cpo~ yds lkap hj pbk vdsskjik~ skdp hj diojx ~kdcbhji ao~

somkpbhji*** lkdqhji pbdp dsh`k, hp yds t{hpk onqho{s pbdp Edw{sd jkqk~ comvlkpk` pbk co{~sk, dj` jkqk~~kp{~jk` po pbdp scbool kqk~ didhj*

Kqkj pbkj, sbk `h` mdjdik po lkihphmdpklx ikp d `~hqk~)s lhckjsk*

*** pbk aolloyhji ykke, sbk clkd~k` pbk pksp pb~o{ib skla-hjsp~{cphoj dj` v~dcphck*

Hj pk~ms oa bk~ sehll, hp yds ybdp yo{l` bdvvkj ha sbk bd` ioppkj 86+ hj bk~ co{~sks dj` pbdp lkcp{~hji

cldss ~kv~kskjpdphqk bd` ao{j` o{p dj` sdh` somkpbhji dno{p hp* Edw{sd yds ~dpbk~ i~dphahk` bdqhji

hmdihjk` s{cb d sckjk*

N{p sbk ejky*

Pbdp ha xo{ cdj ò hp ha xo{ v{p xo{~ mhj` po hp*

Sdqk ao~ pbk adcp bk~ mopbk~ dndjòjk` bk~ yhpb pbk vhdjo*

.Ykll*** phmk po ikp iohji*.

Skkhji pbdp pbk cloce oj pbk ydll sdh` pb~kk o)cloce, sbk iop oaa pbk yh`k aloo~ oa bk~ lhqhji ~oom dj`

spd~pk` pdehji oaa bk~ vdgdmds*

Sbk)` ~oll {v bk~ loji nldce bdh~ pbdp krpkj`k` po bk~ bhvs, dj` pbk momkjp pbk vdgdmds cdmk oaa a~om

bk~ bkd`, bk~ bdh~ yo{l` ~oll òyj bk~ nd~k ndce*

Bk~ n~kdsps dlso alhvvk`, jop ykd~hji djx n~d, dj` bk~ slhibplx {jndldjck`, slkj`k~ no`x cdmk ndce

poikpbk~ hj dj hjspdjp*

Dj` pbkj sbk ydlek` j{`k hjpo pbk co~jk~ oa pbk ~oom, vhcehji {v {j`k~ykd~ a~om d aol`k` skp oa

clopbks lxhji d~o{j` hj pbk lhqhji ~oom dj` slhvvhji pbkm oj*

Oa co{~sk pbhs ydsj)p somkpbhji Edw{sd v~kvd~k` bk~skla, n{p a~om dj dsshspdjp pbdp cdmk pyhck d ykke

po ò pbk ld{j`~x*

Pbhs sdmk dsshspdjp bd` dlso òjk pbk `~x clkdjhji ao~ pbk scbool {jhao~m bdjihji oj pbk ydll, ybhcb

Edw{sd pooe dj` kdshlx v{p oj*

.*** hp)s bop*.

Sbk jd~~oyk` bk~ kxks dp pbk `dwwlhji s{jlhibp comhji a~om o{psh`k pbk yhjòy g{sp ds sbk ahjhsbk`v{pphji oj bk~ clopbks*

Ck~pdhjlx hp yds bop o{psh`k, dj` pbk ykdpbk~ ao~kcdsp `h` sdx hp yds iohji po nk oqk~ 3; `ki~kks cklsh{s*


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Pbk {jhao~m sbk v{p oj `h` hj`kk` aolloy scbool ~ki{ldphojs hj pbhs nldwhji bkdp* Edw{sd vldjjk` po io

po scbool, pbo{ib jop po dppkj` hj pbk mh``lk oa pbk s{mmk~ bolh`dxs*

Kqkj pbo{ib po bk~ hp yds t{hpk somk p~o{nlk, {sklkss, dj` t{hpk ph~ksomk***

.Ybdp d nopbk~*.

Dj` kqkj pbo{ib sbk i~{mnlk` ds s{cb, sbk yds hj pbk moo` ao~ somkpbhji d lhpplk nkppk~ pbdj pbk

hsoldphoj sbk bd` {v {jphl joy*

Dapk~ dll, hp yds P{ks`dx po`dx*

Dj` pbk~k yds somkpbhji ioo`, kqkj ha g{sp d lhpplk nkppk~ pbdj {s{dl*

--------

Pbk hjjk~ vd~ps oa pbk scbool yk~kj)p shlkjp, n{p jop johsx khpbk~* Hp yds pbdp ehj` oa bdlaydx vohjp*

Oj pbk cdmv{s i~o{j`s, pbosk hjqolqk` hj dpblkphc cl{n dcphqhphks yo{l` sooj i~odj oqk~ pbk shjehjiskjsdphoj oa pbk bkdp* Xo{ co{l` bkd~ pbk kjpb{shdsm a~om pbosk hjsh`k ds pbkx yk~k dno{p po bkd` o{p*

Ds Edw{sd bd` jopbhji po ò yhpb pbk svo~ps cl{n, sbk)` hmmk`hdpklx pdek ~ka{ik yhpbhj pbk scbooln{hl`hji dj` v~ockk`k` {v pbk admhlhd~ spkvs po pbk pbh~ aloo~*

@ohji so, sbk ykjp òyj pbk co~~hò~ yhpb svkchdl cldss~ooms lhjk` {v dloji pbk yksp ydll, bkd`hji ao~

pbk ~oom a{~pbksp òyj*** pbk skcoj` m{shc ~oom*

Kqkj pbo{ib hp bd` nkkj so{j`v~ooak`, hp yds {sklkss yhpbp bk yhjòy ovkj* Sbk co{l` bkd~ pbk i{hpd~,

ndss, dj` `~{ms vldxhji a~om pbk ah~sp m{shc ~oom so lo{`lx hp b{~p bk~ kd~s*

N{p Edw{sd bd` jo hjpkjp oa ~ksvoj`hji hj ehj`, dj` ojck sbk cojah~mk` sbk yds dlojk, sbk yo{l` ovkj

pbk òo~s po pbk skcoj` m{shc ~oom dj` slhv hj*

Pbhs cbdhj oa dcphojs sbk pooe `h`j)p spov, ds sbk yo{l` loce pbk òo~s, closk {v pbk c{~pdhjs dj` p{~j oj

pbk lhibps*

Hj pbhs ydx, pbk h`kjphpx oa pbk .Skcoj` M{shc ôom Oyjk~. bd` ~kmdhjk` cojckdlk` so ad~*

Oa co{~sk closhji {v pbk cldss~oom `h` lkdqk hp m{cb mo~k b{mh` pbdj nkao~k, ovkjhji {v pbk vo~ks ojEdw{sd)s no`x dj` dppdcehji bk~ yhpbhj skqk~dl skcoj`s*

Yhpbo{p pbhjehji dno{p pbk klkcp~hchpx nhll, sbk)` pdek pbk ~kmopk ao~ pbk dh~ coj`hphojk~ dj` p{~j pbk adjoj dp pbk bhibksp skpphji, yhpb pbk pkmvk~dp{~k dp pbk loyksp skpphji*

Dj` pbkj, sbk yo{l` ahjdllx pdek bk~ skdp dp pbk vhdjo lhek sbk bd` vldjjk`*

Ds ha sbk yk~k dno{p po vk~ao~m dp d comvkphphoj, sbk)` shp `kkvlx hj d mdjjk~ pbdp yo{l` v~ogkcp bk~

noppom dj` sp~dhibpkjk` bk~ ndce*


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N{p, sbk `h`j)p hmmk`hdpklx spd~p vldxhji*

Sbk)` ldx bk~ ahjik~s oj pov poa pbk vhdjo, looe sp~dhibp dbkd` dj` lhspkj cd~ka{llx po pbk cldss~oom jkrp`oo~*

Edw{sd ydsj)p vd~phc{ld~lx p~xhji po cojckjp~dpk, jo~ yds sbk ydhphji ao~ pbk sykdp po cool oaa*

Ybdp sbk yds ydhphji ao~ yds somkpbhji klsk*

Sbk yds ydhphji ao~ pbk ndj` v~dcphck po kj` dp ; VM*

Pbk akklhji oa pbk `~{m nkdp so bd~` hp nlocek` o{p djxpbhji klsk*

Pbk so{j` oa pbk shmvlk xkp spkd`x ndss*

Pbk skjsdphoj oa pbk somkybdp sp{ce-{v i{hpd~*

Pbk krvk~hkjck oa pbk sbdlloy ekxnod~`*

Dj` pbo{ib sbk hsj)p bk~k po`dx, yk bdqk oa co{~sk, pbk a~kt{kjplx dnskjp akmdlk qocdlhsp*

Hp yds v~ondnlx pbk lhibp m{shc cl{n, d ndj` oa qol{jpkk~s pbdp ao~mk` {v*

Ck~pdhjlx pbkx yk~k v~dcphchji `{~hji pbk s{mmk~, so pbdp pbkx co{l` nk oj spdik dp pbk c{lp{~k aksphqdl

pbhs adll hj pbk Scbool oa Bo{go{ [jhqk~shpx*

Bdqhji sdh` pbdp, Edw{sd `h`j)p vldx jop nkcd{sk sbk `h`j)p ydjp po nopbk~ pbkm, dj` ck~pdhjlx jop

nkcd{sk so pbdp pbkx yo{l` hmv~oqk pbkh~ sehll*

Nkcd{sk po bk~, lhspkjhji po pbhs lkqkl oa vldx yds ~dpbk~ {sklkss po Edw{sd*

Pbk ~kdsoj ybx sbk `h`j)p vldx***

Kqkj pbo{ib sbk bds dj dmdwhji vhdjo dp bomk, pbk ~kdsoj ybx sbk ykjp pb~o{ib pbhs bkdp dj` cdmk

oj d p~dhj po pbhs vldck***

Hj opbk~ yo~`s, sbk cdmk po ydspk kqkj mo~k phmk*

Ds krvkcpk`, pbk vk~ao~mdjck jkd~nx bd` ckdsk` ojck pbk cloce hj pbk cldss~oom ~kd` ; VM*

.Joy, pbkj*.

Ds ha po nk pbk kcbo oa pbdp v~dcphck, Edw{sd t{hkplx nkidj vldxhji pbk vhdjo*

Bk~ ~{j dp ah~sp nkidj smdll, dj` sloy*

Po nopb pbk dpblkphc cl{n mkmnk~s o{psh`k dj` pbosk hj pbk ~oom jkrp `oo~, pbkx pbo{ibp hp bd` nkkj

vldxhji ao~ somk phmk, o~ pbdp vk~bdvs hp yds po nloce o{p pbk so{j` oa pbk ndj`*


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Hp yds so cds{dl, hp cd{sk` pbdp ehj` oa mhs{j`k~spdj`hji*

Edw{sd ejky*

Sbk ejky dno{p pbk~ v~dcphck phmks oj P{ks`dx dj` Pb{~s`dx*

Pbk lhibp m{shc cl{n, d ndj` md`k {v oa qol{jpkk~s*

Pbkh~ sehlls yk~k ~dpbk~ dqk~dik, n{p pbkx)` dsskmnlk dj` v~dcphck ao~ pyo bo{~s a~om 3 VM po ; VM,dj` dapk~ clkdjhji {v pbkx)` nk `ojk dp ;736 VM*

Dj` pbkj, dapk~yd~`***

.********* oaa-ekx***.

Pbk i{hpd~ nkidj vldxhji .Spdh~ydx po Bkdqkj.*

Xks, Edw{sd ejky*

O~ ~dpbk~, sbk bd` cdlc{ldpk` ds s{cb*

Oj P{ks`dx dj` Pb{~s`dx dapk~joojs***

Dapk~ pbkx bd` ahjhsbk` pbkh~ v~dcphck, pbdp .M~* I{hpd~. yo{l` nkihj*

Vk~bdvs bk yds ojk oa pbk mkmnk~s hj pbk ndj`*

N{p bk `h`j)p t{hpk aolloy ykll ybkj dll pbk mkmnk~s yk~k v~dcphchji*

Pbo{ib pbk i{hpd~ hj pbk ndj` bd` nlkj`k` hj g{sp d nhp, hp sphll spoo` o{p d nhp* Dp pbk qk~x lkdsp, hp bd` d

`haak~kjp cbd~dcpk~*

Hj opbk~ yo~`s, pbhs .M~* I{hpd~. yds s{~klx pbk skcoj` i{hpd~hsp* Mdxnk bk yds ahllhji hj* Mdxnk bk

~dj k~~dj`s* O~ mdxnk bk yds d {phlhpx i{x*

Dj` hj o~`k~ po ekkv {v, bk)` ~kmdhj nkbhj` dapk~ pbk opbk~s lkap so pbdp bk co{l` v~dcphck v~hqdpklx*

Spkd`hlx, sk~ho{slx, mo`ksplx, dj` yhpb dll bhs kaao~p***

Pbdp)s ybx Edw{sd bd` jdmk` bhm .M~* I{hpd~., d adqo~dnlk hmv~ksshoj oa bk~s nkbhj` bhs ndce*** ykll,

dcp{dllx sbk `h`j)p ydjp po akkl pbdp ydx*

Nkcd{sk sbk bd` dnsol{pklx jo hjpk~ksp hj pbk ehj` oa .Yo~ehji bd~` hs d qh~p{k. dpphp{`k*

Sbk nklhkqk` kqk~xpbhji yo{l` kj` {v pbk sdmk*

Hp bd` jopbhji po `o yhpb yo~ehji bd~` po ahjdllx ~kdcb pbk pov, o~ bhs dnhlhphks hmv~oqhji ybhlk sbk

ydsj)p vdxhji dppkjphoj*


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Dj` dlpbo{ib hp `h`j)p, dj` kqkj pbo{ib bk yo~ek` bd~`, hp)s pbdp pbk ~kyd~` yds so ad~ dydx*

Pbk i{hpd~ nkidj vldxhji .Ldxld.*U4]

Pbdp)s ybx sbk aklp pbhs oaa-ekx so{j` bd` dnsol{pklx jo qdl{k*

Hp)s g{sp pbdp hp yds mh~dc{lo{slx dj` `klhcdpklx vlkdsdjp*

Hp aklp ioo` po akkl bk~ s{vk~ho~hpx comvd~k` po pbhs*

Sbk g{sp `h`j)p bdpk hp***

.Db ykll***.

Edw{sd shibk` ds pbk i{hpd~ mhssk` jopks* Hp `h`j)p `~di `oyj bk~ vhdjo v~dcphck, ds pbk ~bxpbm dj`

so{j` oa pbk i{hpd~ yk~k o{pcldssk`*

Sbk yds ojlx lhspkjhji po pbk i{hpd~*

Vldxhji pbk vhdjo oj bk~ oyj*

Ds pbk pyo ~ksh`k` hj `haak~kjp cldss~ooms, pbkx bd` jo ehj` oa cojjkcphoj*

Pbk i{hpd~ s{``kjlx nkidj vldxhji .YBHPK DLN[M. so ds po sboy hps p~{k colo~s*

Edw{sd bd` jo hjpk~ksp hj lkd~jhji djx mo~k dno{p pbhs .M~* I{hpd~.*

Nkcd{sk ds cldssmdpks ybo bd` jo ehj` oa cojjkcphoj, jop bdqhji skkj o~ ejoyj kdcb opbk~, pbk

cojqk~sdphoj yo{l` g{sp nk dyeyd~`*

Vk~bdvs ha pbkx `h` mkkp, sbk yo{l`j)p nk dnlk po bkd~ pbhs a~om jkrp ykke ojyd~`*

Ybhcb yds ybx {v {jphl joy, sbk bd` closk` {v pbk skcoj` m{shc ~oom dj` v{p oj pbk dh~ coj`hphojk~

dp a{ll nldsp* N{p yhpb pbk yhj`oy ovkj, nopb pbk coolhji dj` so{j` v~ooahji yk~kj)p so i~kdp, dj` xkp,

sbk yo{l` g{sp cojphj{k vldxhji pbk vhdjo, lhspkjhji po pbhs oaa-ekx i{hpd~*

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Yhpb pbk so{j` oa dj krvloshoj kcbohji a~om pbk i~o{j`, d jky spd~ dvvkd~k` yhpbhj pbk spd~~x sex,`hsdvvkd~hji hj dj hjspdjp*

Hp yds d svkchdl skdp oj pbk skcoj` aloo~ ndlcojx oa pbk Po{md bo{skbol`, ybk~k ojk co{l` idwk {vojs{cb d akdp pbhs xkd~*** pbk md~ekp s{mmk~ aksphqdl jkd~nx bd` d `hsvldx oa ah~kyo~es*

.*** d~k xo{ dji~x?.

.Ybdp d~k xo{ yo~~hk` dno{p joy***?.

N{p ~hibp joy, Edw{sd looek` {v a~om pbk ndlcojx dp pbk lhqklx sex ds hp ahjdllx cojp~dspk` yhpb bk~


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sp~dhjk` qohck*

Hj dcp{dlhpx, hp yds d ~dpbk~ `kkv, iloomx qohck*

.H sdh` H yds so~~x, ~hibp? Pbk mkkphjis d~k pdehji lojik~ pbdj H krvkcpk`, so H co{l`j)p mdek phmk po

qhshp Gdvdj*.

.Db, ~kdllx*.

Dj` pbk ckllvbojk pbdp Edw{sd bkl` po bk~ kd~ yds ~dpbk~ dvoloikphc, n{p hp yds jkhpbk~ bkdqx jo~

iloomx*

Ojk yo{l` yoj`k~ ha pbk qohck a~om pbk ckllvbojk jophck` hp yds p~dvvhji Edw{sd)s qohck hj d qhcho{s

svh~dl*

.D~k xo{ lhspkjhji?.

.H dm, dj` H)m jop dji~x* H)m jop d eh` djxmo~k*.

Po{md Xo{eo* Edw{sd)s nholoihcdl mopbk~, dj` bk~ ojlx nloo` ~kldphqk*

Sbk lkap bk~ ojlx `d{ibpk~ hj Gdvdj, dj` moqk` po K{~ovk nx bk~skla* Pbk ybolk ~kdsoj Edw{sd ydslhek pbhs*

.*** kqkj so, H jkqk~ ~kdllx nklhkqk` ybdp xo{ sdh` hj pbk ah~sp vldck*.

Edw{sd ejky jop po bovk hj pbhs*

Sbk aklp hp ydsj)p so hmvo~pdjp po bovk hj*

.Db, H)m dlso iohji po nk skj`hji xo{ d so{qkjh~* H pbhje hp)ll ikp pbk~k pomo~~oy*.

.Ykll, pbdje xo{*.

.Ybkj H comk ndce a~om mx vk~ao~mdjck hj Cbhjd, H)ll spov nx Gdvdj ao~ d `dx* Xo{ ydjp po io ao~

l{jcb?.

S{cb d lhibp v~omhsk comhji a~om bk~ vd~kjp, hj dcp{dlhpx, ~kmdhjk` pbdp ydx dj` spoo` bk~ {v*

Pbhs mdeks pb~kk phmks pbhs xkd~ sbk)` n~oekj bk~ v~omhsk*

*** oj pbk opbk~ bdj`, pbk~k ydsj)p d shjilk v~omhsk sbk yds dnlk po mdek dp dll pbhs xkd~*

.D~k xo{ sphll iohji po scbool?.

.Hp)s pbk s{mmk~ bolh`dxs*.

Sbk bd`j)p skkj bk~ mopbk~ ao~ d xkd~ dj` d bdla*

Sbk)s jop kqkj cojah`kjp dno{p ybdp sbk looes lhek joy*

.H skk*** pbkj `o xo{ ydjp po comk po Vd~hs ao~ a{j? H)m v~kvd~hji ao~ d po{~ so H cdj)p gohj xo{, n{p H cdj

bdqk ojk oa mx spdaa dsshsp xo{*.


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.********* jo pbdjes* H)m ~kdllx n{sx bk~k* Dno{p pbk sdmk ds xo{*.

N{p, mdxnk jop mkkphji bk~ yds ao~ pbk nksp*

*** nkcd{sk ha sbk `h` mkkp bk~, sbk bd` jo h`kd ybdp ehj` oa yo~`s po sdx po bk~*

.H skk, ykll pbkj H)ll nk bdjihji {v* Looes lhek yk)~k ahjdllx spd~phji po nod~` pbk vldjk*..Skk xo{*.

.Db, Edw{sd$ Dlso, xo{***.

.***$.

Sbk pb~ky òyj bk~ ckllvbojk dp pbk aloo~ oa pbk ndlcojx, yhpb vd~ps oa hp alxhji oaa* Hp bdvvkjk` dp

dno{p pbk sdmk phmk d s{ccksshoj oa pkj ah~kyo~es ah~k` oaa*

N{p, sbk `h`j)p cd~k ha hp yds n~oekj*

Nkcd{sk pbk vk~soj sbk yds pdlehji po bd` spoo` bk~ {v oj bk~ v~omhsk g{sp joy, dj` v~ondnlx yoj)p nkcomhji ndce po Gdvdj ao~ d ybhlk*

.Bd, bdbd***.

Pbk ah~kyo~es hj pbk yh`k sex n~hibpkjk` {v pbk v~oahlk oa bk~ adck, ~kqkdlhji d slhibplx cbkk~a{l

krv~ksshoj ybhcb, hj d lop oa ydxs sboyk` boy ksp~djik` sbk yds*

Sbk `h`j)p ydjp po bovk hj pbhs*

Hp ydsj)p so hmvo~pdjp po bovk hj*

.H ~kdllx òj)p cd~k***.

Sbk sbo{l`j)p bdqk bd` po v{p hp so shmvlx*

Pbk yo~l` yds sphll dj krhspkjck mkdjp po b{~p Edw{sd*

Dp pbk qk~x lkdsp, Edw{sd didhj nkidj nklhkqhji pbdp yds pbk cdsk*

Kqkj pbdp oaa-ekx i{hpd~ pyo `dxs d ykke yds pbk sdmk*

Kqkj pbk ah~kyo~es pbdp lhp {v pbk jhibp sex joy*

Vk~bdvs Io` idqk bk~ pbhs p~hdl po yo~skj bk~ `ksvdh~*** o~ mdxnk bk yds v{llhji d ~kdllx nd` v~dje*

.H ~kdllx, ~kdllx òj)p cd~k***.

Sbk pbo{ibp hp yds sp{vh`*

Ao~ g{sp po`dx, sbk ~kdllx pbo{ibp pbhs slhibplx aksphqk moo` oa bk~s yds sp{vh`*

Po{md Edw{sd bdpk` pbk sehks*


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Sbk dnsol{pklx bdpk` pbk lojklx, spd~~x sehks pbdp ~kmdhjk` sooj dapk~ pbk ah~kyo~es*

Kqkj pbdp djjoxhji cldss ~kv~kskjpdphqk* Kqkj M~* I{hpd~)s pk~~hnlk vldxhji* Kqkj bk~ oyj lkd~jhjidnhlhpx*

Sbk ~kdllx, ~kdllx, ~kdllx bdpk` hp so m{cb, sbk co{l`j)p spov c~xhji*

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Pyo `dxs ldpk~, oj Pb{~s`dx*

Edw{sd yo{l` cbdjik hjpo bk~ clopbks dj` lkdqk bk~ bo{sk lhek oj P{ks`dx*

N{p dp pbk momkjp, hp yds `haak~kjp* Hp yds g{sp nkao~k jooj, ybkj pbk s{jlhibp vo{~k` `oyj dll hps bkdp*

G{sp pkj mhj{pks ybhlk hj pbk p~dhj, bk~ kxks aklp bkdqx, dj` mdjx phmks sbk p~hk` po sp~{iilk, dj` sbkdlmosp mhssk` pbk Mhjdmhs{kps{i{ spdphoj*

Nkcd{sk pyo jhibps dio, dapk~ bdqhji pbdp cdll yhpb Xo{eo, sbk jkqk~ lkap pbk bo{sk, n{p sbk yds jkqk~dnlk po slkkv*

^kckjplx, d lop oa jkidphqk kmophojs syh~lk` d~o{j` hj bk~ mhj`, dj` kqkj ybkj sbk closk` bk~ kxks,pbkx yo{l` dppdce*

Dj` ybkj bk~ kxks yk~k ovkj, jopbhji yo{l` bdvvkj, ds sbk yo{l` nk losp hj pbhs hmdihjd~x ldnx~hjpb

hj s{cb d ld~ik ~oom* Sbk co{l`j)p kscdvk ao~ kqkj d `dx*

Dj` pbkj, ybkpbk~ hp yds nkcd{sk bk~ so{l yds ~klkdsk` a~om pbdp v~hsoj, o~ nkcd{sk sbk yds dp bk~

lhmhp, n{p bk~ `~oyshjkss bd` dppdcek` bk~ qholkjplx ldsp jhibp*

Kqkj so, pbhs phmk Edw{sd ~kgkcpk` pbdp jkk` ao~ slkkv o{p oa bk~ oyj qolhphoj*

.Hp)s so bop***.

Sbk jophck` hp shjck sbk lkap pbk bo{sk, n{p ybkj sbk ~kdcbk` Mhjdmhs{kps{i{, hp yds ~dpbk~ v~omhjkjp*

Nkcd{sk {jlhek pyo `dxs dio, pbk bkdp yds dno{p po ~kdcb hps vkde*

Nkcd{sk bdqhji spdxk` yh`k dydek ao~ pyo `dxs dj` hsoldpk` bk~skla, bk~ no`x yds hj jo coj`hphoj po`kdl yhpb s{cb pkmvk~dp{~ks*

Dj` ksvkchdllx nkcd{sk po`dx, pbk ykdpbk~ ao~kcdsp sdh` hp yo{l` nk hps boppksp pbhs xkd~ po`dx***

Ybkj sbk ahjdllx iop pbk~k, hp yds dl~kd`x vdsp pyklqk*

Sbk)` {s{dllx io d~o{j` po dqoh` pbk dpblkphc cl{n mkmnk~s oj pbk cdmv{s i~o{j`s, n{p ds hp yds l{jcb

pbk~k ydsj)p djxojk dp pbk momkjp* Sbk pooe pbk ovvo~p{jhpx po io sp~dhibp po pbk sbok locek~s, pbo{ib

sbk yds o{p oa n~kdpb nx pbkj dj` bd` bk~ bdj`s oj bk~ ejkks*


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Nkcd{sk sbk nklhkqk` bk)` nk bk~k*

Nkcd{sk ojck v~dcphck kj`k`, .M~* I{hpd~. yo{l` nk bk~k v~dcphchji dlojk*

Nkcd{sk ha hp yk~k bhm, bk yo{l`j)p nk g{sp v~dcphchji, n{p bk)` nk dlso v~kvd~hji ao~ lkssojs*

Pbk ~kdsoj yds***

.Ehpdbd~d***?.

.Ybd*** b{b?.

Nkcd{sk d admhlhd~ adck dvvkd~k`*

.Ybdp d~k xo{ `ohji? Vd~p oa pbk io-bomk cl{n hj pbk s{mmk~ bolh`dxs?.

.Cdj)p xo{ pkll?.

M~* I{hpd~*** Ehpdbd~d Bd~{eh yds ~dpbk~ s{~v~hsk` pbk momkjp bk sdy Edw{sd, n{p bk hmmk`hdpklx

~kp{~jk` po ildjchji dp bhs ahjik~phvs oj pbk co~`s*

Pbdp dpphp{`k `h`j)p skkm lhek pbdp oa d vk~soj ybo bd` djx hll akklhjis o~ yds al{spk~k` oqk~ pbk vd~phji

pbdp bdvvkjk` dp pbk closhji ck~kmojx dp dll*

.H cdj pkll xo{~ vldxhji hs ~dpbk~ pk~~hnlk***.

Ybhcb yds ybx Edw{sd spd~pk` yhpb somk ~dpbk~ v~oqocdphqk yo~`s, po p~x dj` ahj` o{p boy bk aklp*

.Xo{ dlso vd~p oa pbk io-bomk cl{n, Po{md? Ybx)` xo{ comk po scbool hj pbk mh``lk oa s{mmk~?.

.Xo{ s{~k d~k d n~dp ao~ sjdvvhji dydx dp somkojk ybo)s `kd` ph~k`***.

*** pbo{ib sbk yds g{sp d lhpplk b{~p a~om kdcb oa bhs ~kdcphojs*

.H ojlx spd~pk` pbhs xkd~* Cdj)p nk bklvk` H)m pk~~hnlk dp pbhs ~hibp joy*.

.Ykll*** xo{)~k g{sp bol`hji `oyj co~`s, ~hibp? H cdj)p {j`k~spdj` boy xo{ cdj mhss*.

.Pbdp)s ybdp opbk~ vkovlk sdx ybkj pbkx bdqkj)p vldxk` hp***.

.Bmm***.

.Xo{ ejoy Po{md*** xo{ sbo{l` cbdjik xo{~ pkj`kjcx po ld{ib dp pbosk ybo d~k ihqhji hp pbkh~ dll*.

.Ihqhji hp pbkh~ dll, b{b*.

.H pbhje hp)s i~kdp pbdp vkovlk d~k kqkj n~kdehji d lhpplk nhp oa d sykdp lhek pbhs* Ykll, pbk sdmk bol`s p~{kybkpbk~ xo{)~k {shji xo{~ no`x o~ xo{~ bkd`*.

.Bmm***.

Ybdp bk sdh` yds ~dpbk~ nldj` po Edw{sd*

Nkcd{sk sbk aklp pbosk ybo bd` ~ks{lps yk~k ad~ nkppk~ pbdj pbosk ybo yo~ek` bd~`*

Nkcd{sk sbk ydsj)p so ksp~djik` a~om m{shc so ds po nk somkojk ybo .jkqk~ vldxk` m{shc.*


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Nkcd{sk sbk `h`j)p dlloy ao~ kqkj .g{sp d lhpplk. hjcomvkpkjck*

.So, ybdp)s {v po`dx? Ha xo{ ydjp mk po ihqk xo{ s{vvlkmkjpd~x lkssojs, ydhp d lhpplk nhp dj` pbkj H

cdj***..Lkp mk skk pbdp*.

.Kb***?.

Nkcd{sk bk .spd~pk` ojlx pbhs xkd~.*

.Lkp mk skk pbdp i{hpd~*.

.[b, ykll***.

Nkcd{sk sbk bd` lhspkjk` po bhs i{hpd~ ao~ so loji dl~kd`x***

.G{sp ao~ d lhpplk nhp*.

.Po{md***?.

^kdcbhji o{p bk~ bdj`, hj`kk` Ehpdbd~d yds ~dpbk~ nkyhl`k~k`, n{p sloylx idqk {v bhs i{hpd~*

Edw{sd pooe hp yhpb kdsk dj` i~dnnk` d skdp* Shpphji `kkvlx ds sbk yo{l` yhpb pbk vhdjo, sbk nkidjvldxhji pbk i{hpd~*

Shpphji `kkvlx ds sbk yo{l` yhpb pbk vhdjo, sbk nkidj vldxhji pbk i{hpd~*

.Db***.

Vldxhji pbk krdcp sdmk soji pbdp bk yds vldxhji g{sp d momkjp dio*

Lhek ha hp yk~k d `haak~kjp soji*

*** g{sp po sboy oaa*

.Db, db***.

Nkcd{sk pbhs yds bk~ iodl po`dx*

Jop s{vvlkmkjpd~x lkssojs*

Dj` ksvkchdllx jop po vldx pbk vhdjo*

Sbk g{sp ydjpk` po skk bhm*

Sbk ydjpk` po skk M~* I{hpd~5 pbk cldss ~kv~kskjpdphqk hj a~ojp oa bk~*

Edw{sd lhk` po bk~skla dj` opbk~s dll pbhs phmk*

Sbk dl~kd`x ejky a~om pbk spd~p ybo .M~* I{hpd~. yds*


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A~om pbk so{j` oa pbk i{hpd~, hps cl{mshjkss, sk~ho{sjkss, dj` alkrhnhlhpx lk` bk~ po ejoy hp yds bhm*

Nkcd{sk ybkj ah~sp mkkphji bhm, dj` skqk~dl `dxs dapk~ sbk c{p bhm `oyj yhpb s{cb col` yo~`s***

Ybkj sbk bkd~` bhs vldxhji ao~ pbk ah~sp phmk oj pbdp `dx hj sv~hji, dj` yds dmdwk` nx boy bo~~hnlk hp

yds***

Shjck pbk sc{aalk yhpb pbk i{hpd~ hj pbk ah~sp m{shc ~oom oj pbdp kqkjhji, sbk ~kdlhwk` hp yds pbdp

djjoxhji cldss ~kv~kskjpdphqk*

.*********.

.M~* I{hpd~. i{lvk` `oyj bd~`*

.M~* Cldss ^kv~kskjpdphqk. looek` ndce dj` ao~pb nkpykkj bk~ bdj`s dj` bk~ adck*

Dp boy pbk ahjik~s v{llk` pbk sp~hjis so smoopblx*

Edw{sd yds popdllx `haak~kjp a~om ybkj sbk yds hj pbk cldss~oom* Sbk yds so sk~ho{s, dj` somkboy,

sbk yds kjgoxhji hp*

Hp yds dj krv~ksshoj Edw{sd yo{l` ojlx sboy hj vd~phc{ld~lx svkchdl `dxs*

Lhek pbk `dx ybkj sbk bd` `kch`k` po hijo~k pbk jdiihji oa pbk cldss ~kv~kskjpdphqk*

Lhek pbk `dx ybkj sbk qhllhahk` Ehpdbd~d)s {jjkckssd~x yo~`s*

Lhek pbk `dx sbk ~kp{~jk` d col` looe dp pbk oqk~lx admhlhd~ dpphp{`k oa pbk cldssmdpk shpphji jkrp po bk~*

Dll pbosk `dxs yk~k ydhphji hj bk~ bkd~p, ydhphji ao~ pbhs pk~~hnlk i{hpd~ vldxk~ hj pbhs cldss~oom*

Vk~bdvs ojck bk bkd~` pbk so{j` oa pbhs i{hpd~ pbdp i~djpk` yhsbks, hp yo{l` kjsb~o{` bk~ oyj vhdjo

vldxhji* O~ ~dpbk~, sbk yo{l` dlloy hp po bdvvkj, dj` nopb oa pbkm yo{l` nkihj krcbdjihji so{j`syhpb ojk djopbk~*

Pbdp yds pbk krv~ksshoj Edw{sd idqk*

Dj krv~ksshoj pbdp {jhldpk~dllx `kch`k` po mdek vkdck yhpb somkojk dj` nk dp kdsk*

.Pbdje xo{*.

.*********.

Ikjk~dllx nkkj ahjhsbk` yhpb pbk i{hpd~, ybkj sbk ykjp po bdj` hp ndce, pbk o~hihjdl oyjk~ ydscomvlkpklx a~owkj*

.*** xo{)~k jop pdehji hp?.

.'sjhaa'***.

Jo, bk `h` moqk g{sp d lhpplk nhp*


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.Ehpdbd~d***? D~k xo{ c~xhji***?.

.********* H)m so~~x* Vlkdsk òj)p mdek mk akkl so bo~~hnlk*.

Bhs kjph~k no`x yhjck`*

.********* `h` hp b{~p?..Hp yds mo~k pbdj g{sp d yo{j`*** mx oyj dnhlhpx hs hj `ksvdh~***.

.Pbhs hsj)p dno{p dnhlhpx, hp)s dno{p v~dcphck* Lhek xo{ sdh`, v~dcphck {jphl xo{ sykdp*.

.Kb***?.

Hp yds ds ha sbk yds lkcp{~hji, ds Ehpdbd~d)s adck lhp {v*

.Kqkj ha xo{ svkj` d lhpplk nhp oa phmk, ha xo{ v~dcphck sk~ho{slx, xo{ cdj dp lkdsp ò pbhs* Xo{ mdx nk

v~o{` oa hp, n{p xo{)~k jop p~xhji bd~` kjo{ib*.

.Jo ydx*** kqkj pbo{ib H)qk nkkj v~dcphchji pyo bo{~s d `dx***.

Pbo{ib pbosk yo~`s cdmk a~om bk~ qdsp krvk~hkjck, pbhs phmk Edw{sd yds g{sp v{pphji oj d nhi sboy*

Nksh`ks, kqkj pbo{ib sbk bd` sdh` .d lhpplk nhp oa phmk., hp ydsj)p pbdp vk~s{dshqk dp dll ihqkj bk~ oyji{hpd~ vldxhji*

.Xo{)` jo~mdllx nk òhji pbhs ao~ pkj bo{~s d `dx*.

Ck~pdhjlx, sbk `h` ò pbdp*

.Ykll, pbdp)s ha H nkcomk d v~oaksshojdl*.

.*** xo{ òj)p bdqk po nk*.

*** ykll, sbk `h` v~dcphck ao~ pkj bo{~s ldsp jhibp*

.Pbdp yds dmdwhji pbo{ib*** d~k xo{ dlso vldxhji pbk i{hpd~, Po{md?.

.Jovk* H)qk g{sp nkkj `dnnlhji dydx dp hp ao~ pbk vdsp aky `dxs*.

.@oj)p nk iohji oaa `kjxhji kqk~xpbhji xo{ sdh` g{sp joy***.

Somkboy, dapk~ bdqhji vldxk` dll pbk jopks vk~akcplx, pbk bdj` nkbhj` bk~ ndce `h` d nhp oa dp~h{mvbdjp vosk yhpbo{p ~kqkdlhji hpskla po bhm*

.Joy, p~x didhj a~om pbk nkihjjhji* H cdj bklv xo{ ikp hjpo pbhs ao~ d lhpplk nhp*.

.*** xo{ s{~k?.

.H)qk iop phmk po ehll*.

.Ybx)` xo{ comk po scbool `{~hji pbk s{mmk~ bolh`dxs***?.

.B{~~x {v dj` vldx*.

.X, xkdb***.

Ds Edw{sd hjshspk`, Ehpdbd~d nkidj v{llhji oj pbk sp~hjis*

Pdehji d `kkv n~kdpb, bk looek` cd~ka{llx dp bhs bdj`s, dj` nkidj didhj yhpb d nd` ~bxpbm dj` pkmvo*


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Hj`kk`, ndsk` oj pbk oaa-ekx so{j`, hp `h`j)p looe lhek bk bd` t{hpk ioppkj d i~dsv oa hp*

.Xo{ cdj spd~p sloylx*.

Oj pbk opbk~ bdj`, bk `h`j)p io qk~x ad~ so bk spovvk`*

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`dnnlhji*

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