a boardwalk story - chapter 28: bobo truck and the arithmetic contest

8/9/2019 A Boardwalk Story - Chapter 28: Bobo Truck and the Arithmetic Contest

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?; 7.=.? -37,?1 -31,81

3=7 K, D@XI_ YCNQ@D_BY


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3=?C G@CWMVCDB _]@WY


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3=5 K, D@XI_ YCNQ@D_BY


9/16

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@B$ Ghlly$ y`x fh} xq gheilm }eh o`xl}hw$ lhu} }` _cnny `zhw

ehwh$ clm Idd oehob `x} }eh ocwg`l o`qy j`w y`x,



10/16

_` G`g` cwwclfhm }eh nc}oe, I} vc `gzi`x eh vc hlk`yilf

einhdj, Eh odhcwhm cvcy cg`x} iu jhh} `j }eh dhj} imh `j }eh

o`xl}hw, Y`x vidd }clm ehwh$ _cnny, Ghlly$ y`x `zhw ehwh, Ehwh$

I qx} }eh ehh} `zhw ehwh jcoh m`vl `l }eh o`xl}hw, Vehl I cy

s}cw}$y`x fxy vidd }xwl `zhw y`xw ehh} clm }cw} cmmilf, @B0

I lhhm c qhloid$ Ghlly cim,

@lh `j }eh nhl gheilm }eh o`xl}hw eclmhm Ghlly c yhdd`v

qhloid,M` y`x vcl} }` }wy i} `x}0 G`g` dcxfehm, Eh vc eczilf xoe

c f``m }inh,

Ghlly dcxfehm c} G`g` k`bh, I} d``bhm dibh Ghlly vc cd` ecz.

ilf c f``m }inh,

G`g` qwhcm ei cwn$ ei gcob }` }eh o`xl}hw, Eh vcdbhm

}`vcwm }eh ow`vm, Gy l`v$ hzhwy`lh il }eh w``n vc qwhilf j`w.

vcwm }` vc}oe }eh o`l}h},

Hzhwyg`my gcob$ G`g` cim$ fizh }ehn w``n, Eh odhcwhm

cvcy c }hl.j``} qcoh il jw`l} `j }eh o`xl}hw, Y`x fxy$ eh cim

}` }eh `}ehw nhl gheilm }eh o`xl}hw, O`nh `l `x} jw`n gheilm,

Gx}$ G`g`$ vhdd ni }eh whxd},

@B$ }ehl$ G`g` cim, Y`xwh wife}, Y x jhdd`v n`zh cdd }eh

vcy }` }eh wife}, Vwi}h }eh whxd} `l c qihoh `j qcqhw, M`l} qx}}ehn `l }eh g`cwm xl}id }ei i `zhw, Vh m`l} vcl} }` mi}wco} }eh

}eh o`l}hs}cl}s`zhw ehwh# Eh dcxfehm cfcil, G`g` vhl} }`

}eh odiqg`cwm c} }eh wife} hlm, Eh `qhlhm i} clm }``b `x} }eh g`}.

}`n }v` ehh}}eh `wifilcd clm }eh ocwg`l o`qy, Eh }xmihm }eh

ocwg`l o`qy,

Ghlly Kcnh$ eh cim$ In d``bil }` hh }ec} }eh ocwg`l i

odhcw, I m`l} vcl} y`x e`ddhwilj`xd}ec} }eh lxnghw cwh }`` jcil}

`w cly}eil, I} d``b @B }` nh, M` y`x vcllc hh c mijjhwhl} ocwg`l

ehh}0 I m`l} vcl} y`x ghddycoeil dc}hw `l `zhw ehwh,

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11/16

Ij y`x cy i} @B$ }ec} f``m hl`xfe j`w nh, Cfcil$ }eh gif

fwil, Ghlly d``bhm kx} dibh vehl eh i cg`x} }` }cw} c mhn`l.

}wc}i`l, I ecdj.huqho}hm ein }` odcq ei eclm clm ocdd `x}$ @B$

j`db$ }hq wife} xq ehwh, ]ei i f`llc gh `nh}eil }` hh# Eh

miml} d``b clui`x c} cdd, I$ `l }eh `}ehw eclm$ vc qwh}}y lhcw

}whngdilf vi}e cqqwhehli`l }ec} Ghlly e`xdm gh ecnhm clm

cdd ghocxh `j nh,

G`g` cwwclfhm }eh qcfh$ jcoh m`vl, Eh }``m gcob, In f`llco`xl} m`vl jw`n }hl, ]ehl$ I vidd cys}cw}, ]ec} vehl y`x qiob

xq }eh qcqhw `zhw ehwh, Ij hi}ehw `j y`x kxnq }eh fxl$ y`x d`h

cx}`nc}iocddy, Cfwhhm0

Yh$ G`g $ _cnny cim, I} vc }eh jiw} }inh ehm q`bhl,

_xwh$ G`g`$ Ghlly cim$ o`nqdh}hdy whdcuhm$ ei eclm wh}ilf

hcidy$ jcoh m`vl `l }eh o`xl}hw,

G`g` }cw}hm }eh o`xl}, ]hl, Lilh, Hife}, ]eh w``n ghocnh

idhl}, ]eh `ldy `xlm vc }eh mi}cl} `xlm `j }eh e``}ilf

fcddhwy$ nxjjdhm gy }eh vcdd il gh}vhhl,

]v`, @lh, _]CW]#

]eh o`l}h}cl} whcoehm j`w }eh qcqhw clm }xwlhm }ehn `zhw,

_cnny ghfcl }` v`wb }eh ncoeilh, Eh vc c v`lmhw, Qdilb$ qdilb$

owclb# Qdilb$ qdilb$ qdilb$ owclb# Ei wife} eclm jdhv xq }eh bhyclm }` }eh owclb$ }ehl xq }eh bhy cfcil clm }` }eh owclb,

Vc}oeilf _cnny Ghob vc dibh vc}oeilf cl hlfilh c} v`wb,

Ghlly ehdm ei wife} eclm qcdn m`vl$ `l }eh qcqhw, Ei eclm

n`zhm m`vl }eh qcqhw$ n``}edy, I nhcxwhm Ghlly qw`fwh

m`vl }eh qcqhw cfcil} _cnny, Ghlly vc fìlf m`vl }eh

qcqhw jc}hw# Nxoe jc}hw# Cdn`} }vioh c jc}, Eh vc mìlf i}

hjj`w}dhdy, Eh d``bhm c} hch, Eh v`wh c ecdj.nidh, Eh nife} kx}

c vhdd eczh ghhl whcmilf }eh n`wlilf qcqhw, @e$ g`y# Ghlly i

mìlf i}# I o`xdml} ghdihzh i}$ e`v jc} eh vhl} m`vl }ec} o`dxnl

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`j lxnghw, Eh vc c} }eh g`}}`n# _cnny dhj} eclm vc `ldy

}ewhh.sxcw}hw m`vl }eh qcfh$ ei wife} eclm }idd jdyilf `zhw }eh

bhy clm owclb, Ghlly qiobhm xq }eh qhloid clm vw`}h m`vl c

lxnghw, Eh h} m`vl }eh qhloid, Eh v`l# I vc hdc}hm, Gx} vci}#

Eh }cw}hm `zhw, Eh qdcohm ei qcdn m`vl c} }eh }`q `j }eh qcfh

cfcil clm }cw}hm m`vl }eh o`dxnl c ho`lm }inh, Vec} vc eh

m`ilf0 Oehobilf ei clvhw0 Eh vhl} m`vl }eh qcfh nxoe

sxiobhw }ei }inh, Ghlly whcoehm }eh g`}}`n c ho`lm }inh, Ehqiobhm xq }eh qhloid clm c eh }cw}hm }` vwi}h cfcil$ _cnny

e`x}hm$ M`lh# In m`lh#

Ghlly jiliehm vwi}ilf c ho`lm dc}hw,

Vci} c ho`lm$ G`g`$ Ghlly cim$ I ecm }eh clvhw ghj`wh

_cnny e`ddhwhm m`lh, Cdd I vc m`ilf vc vwi}ilf i} m`vl,

Y`x d`h$ Ghlly Kcnh$ G`g` cim, F``m e`v$ gx} y`x d`h,

_cnny `zhw ehwh hmfhm y`x `x} gy c ecdj c ho`lm,

Vhdd$ I m`l} cfwhh$ Ghlly nidh vc c di}}dh }eil$ gx} y`xwh

ncbilf }eh wxdh$ G`g`, @B$ I o`lohmh,

C hzhwy`lh ow`vmhm j`wvcwm }` o`lfwc}xdc}h _cnny$ Ghlly

xmmhldy odcqqhm ei eclm, ]v` sxiob odcq, Vci} xq$ hzhwyg`my,

Dh} o`nqcwh }eh clvhw, Ehwh nilh; ?$36:, Vec} y`xw$

_cnny0I fh} ?$737,

E`dm hzhwy}eilf$ Ghlly clf `x}, Ij _cnny clvhw i

vw`lf$ eh ocl} gh }eh villhw,

_idhloh j`w c n`nhl},

G`g` q`bh xq, @j o`xwh, ]eh clvhw ec }` gh wife}, Ncygh

y`xw i vw`lf$ Ghlly Kcnh,

Ncygh }ehywh g`}e vw`lf$ `nhg`my il }eh ow`vm ocddhm `x},

]hdd y`x vec}$ Ghlly cim, Idd gh} c exlmwhm gxob In wife}

clm eh vw`lf,

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13/16

Dibh c e`ob vczh$ idhloh jhdd `l }eh w``n, G`g` }xmihm Ghlly

}ew`xfe lcww`vhm hyh, Vehl eh lcww`vhm ei hyh }ec} vcy$ ei

huqwhi`l d`} }ec} d``b `j f``m.lc}xwhm `qhllh, C ecm`v `j

nhlcoh qchm `zhw ei jcoh$ `ldy j`w c ho`lm, ]ehl }eh nidh

wh}xwlhm, Y`x o`xdm hh }ec} eh nhddhm c ocn, Gx} eh minihm

}eh imhc cdn`} c sxiobdy c i} ocnh,

G`g` vc jiw} }` qhcb, Ghlly$ eh cim$ y`x cwh s`nh}eil#

Y`xwh `l,E`v g`x} `nh `mm$ G`g`0 Ghlly cbhm vi}e }ec} ill`ohl}

fwil,

L` `mm$ Ghlly Kcnh, Ij y`x vil c exlmwhm jw`n nh$ y`xdd gh

c ohdhgwi}y il }ei }`vl, ]ec} hl`xfe,

C exlmwhm clm }hl$ G`g`, M`l} j`wfh} }eh jiw} }hl gxob,

G`g` dcxfehm cfcil$ _xwh$ Ghlly$ c exlmwhm clm }hl, Idd }hdd

y`x vec}, I dibh y`xw }ydh, Millhw c} ]wxooi `l nh$ vil `w d`h,

Vi}e y`xw jwihlm, Cl`}ehw zif`w`x eclmecbh, L`v }ehl$ cim

G`g`$ e`v m` vh m` }ei0

F`whl q`bh xq, E`dm i}$ G`g`, Idd qx} cl`}ehw exlmwhm `l

Ghlly, Clyg`my0

G`g` clvhwhm ghj`wh cly`lh o`xdm qhcb xq, Nh$ Cdcl$ I

o`zhw y`x$ eh cim vi}e c gw`cm nidh,@B$ G`g` whqhc}hm einhdj$ l`v e`v vh f`llc m` }ei0

Hcy$ cim Ghlly, Dh} `nhg`my whcm `jj }eh lxnghw clm

y`x oehob }ehn `l }eh cmmilf ncoeilh }cqh,

_` G`g` ocddhm `zhw `lh `j }eh o`q clm eclmhm ein }eh qcqhw,

]eh o`q whcm x} }eh lxnghw veidh G`g` oehobhm }ehn jj l }eh

cmmilf ncoeilh }cqh, Ecdjvcy m`vl }eh o`q ocddhm `x} 3?6,

G`g` cim$ _}`q, ]eh }cqh cy 36?,

]ec} }eh ni}cbh$ Ghlly cim, C mijjhwhloh `j }eiw}y.iu m`d.

dcw, I cn wife}, _cnny }cqh i }eiw}y.iu m`ddcw }`` nxoe, I vil,

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G`g` vc qx{{dhm, Eh qiobhm xq c qhloid clm qcqhw,

Dcg`wi`xdy$ eh vw`}h clm ocdoxdc}hm, Eh }wxffdhm j`w cdn`} jizh

nilx}h, Jilcddy$ eh d``bhm xq, Ghlly Kcnh i wife}, Ghlly i }eh

villhw#

Qclmhn`lixn# Hzhwyg`my il }eh w``n vc }cdbilf c} }eh cnh

}inh$ clm cdd n`zilf }`vcwm Ghlly, I vc ` huoi}hm$ I }e`xfe} I

vc fìlf }` owy, Ghlly ocnh }` nh clm }ewhv ei cwn cw`xlm

nh, Eh exffhm nh,Vey mim y`x cmm i} }vioh0 I cbhm, Vhwh y`x oehobilf y`xw

clvhw0

L`} c} cdd$ Kcob, ]eh jiw} }inh$ I `ldy cmmhm }eh jiw} }v` mifi}

o`dxnl `l }eh wife}$ dibh jij}y.}ewhh clm }vhdzh clm }eiw}y.hife},

]eh ho`lm }inh$ I cmmhm }eh exlmwhm o`dxnl, ]ehwh vhwhl}

ncly `j }ehn, ]ehl I cmmhm }ehn }`fh}ehw,Ehwh ocnh Cdcl F`whl, I blhv i} vc f``m dxob vehl I nh}

[hlc clm y`x fxy, Ghlly$ y`x cwh c fhlix# I ocl} ghdihzh vec}

y`x mim, E`v mim y`x m` i}0 Y`x eczh }` }hcoe nh, Vh cwh fìlf }`

ncbh c j`w}xlh il oò`c,

G`g` cqqw`coehm, Ehwh y`xw n`lhy$ Ghlly Kcnh, Clm

y`xw$ Cdcl, ]ei i }eh jiw} gh} I hzhw d`} }ec} I miml} nilm }` d`h,

Y`xwh `nh fxy, Vh cwh f`llc m` `nh}eil }`fh}ehw `zhw ehwh,

Nhclveidh$ y`x }ewhh cwh ny fxh} c} ]wxooi, Onhwh$ Fh`wfih$

eh ocddhm }` }eh m``wncl, Idd dh} y`x bl`v vehl, Fh`wfih ehwh

vidd }hdd y`x vehl, Vehwh vidd eh jilm y`x0

C} Bwid`v Bi}oehl Fcmfh}$ Ghlly cim,

Bi}oehl Fcmfh}0 Vec}}cyc m` }ehwh0 ]eh g`y cy y`x cwh c

mhn`l}wc}`w, Cwh y`x c qi}oencl0

Yhq$ }ec} vec} I m ,

Y`x ocl m` gh}}hw, Y`xdd ehcw jw`n nh,

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15/16

I qiobhm xq }eh qcqhw }ec} G`g` xhm }` jilm `x} ij Ghlly

clvhw vc o`wwho}, Ehwh i vec} i} cim$ cj}hw c lxnghw `j jcdh

}cw} clm ow`.`x};

I j`dmhm i} clm diqqhm i} il}` ny q`obh}, I bhq} i} c c `xzhliw,

I }idd eczh i},

C vh }xwlhm }` dhczh$ Ghlly vczhm }` }eh w``n, _` d lf$

hzhwyg`my, O`nh hh nh c} Bwid`v `l Ziwfilic Czhlxh$ eh

dcxfehm,

_` d`lf$ Ghlly, ]cbh i} hcy$ Ghlly, Y`xwh `nh}eilf$ Ghlly,

C oe`wx `j f``m.gyh,

Vh vhwh cdn`} c} }eh m``w vehl }eh Csxhmxo} ncl ocddhm `x}$

Ehy$ F`whl$ Cdcl F`whl, Ehy$ Ghlly Kcnh$ vci} c ho`lm, Y`xw

e`wh v`l c} Csxhmxo}# Ghlly ecm gcobhm F`whl qiob,

I }ei `nh}eilf$ `w vec}# huodcinhm F`whl, I eczhl} ecm c

villhw il }ei qdcoh iloh Ncwoe, Ghlly$ y`x cwh ny dxoby qihoh,]hdd nh e`v y`x mim }ec} }wiob,

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I} cil} nh$ Cdcl, I m`l} m` cly}eilf, ]eh lxnghw o`nh il}`

ny ehcm gy }ehnhdzh, I} c fij}$ Ghlly dcxfehm, Eh }ewhv ei

cwn cw`xlm ny lhob clm qxddhm nh }` ein, I} Kcob, Eh }eh

dxoby `lh,

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