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    BIIPB\G K. B[[@HHM LOJSMI\BU@IN HO[ IO@\M

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    ...oim jorm rbieoj rb`ierop `i tgm olmbi, wg`lg lbrr`ms w`tg `t io jorm, or fmss,

    `jportbilm tgbi biy otgmr.

    - Biiybsg K. Brr`hhm

    Lojpmisbt`in Hor Io`sm

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    ;322 Biiybsg>83.

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    Biiybsg>83.

    Sukf`sgme ky Biiybsg K. Brr`hhm/Biiybsg>83 Koods.

    www.biiybsg>83.loj

    Lopyr`ngt ;322 ky Biiybsg K. Brr`hhm/Biiybsg>83 Koods.

    Bff r`ngts rmsmrvme. Io pbrt oh tg`s m-kood jby km rmproeulme or trbisj`ttme `i biy

    horj or ky biy jmbis, mfmltroi`l or jmlgbi`lbf, `ilfue`in pgotolopy, pr`it`in,

    rmlore`in, or biy `ihorjbt`oi storbnm bie rmtr`mvbf systmj w`tgout pmrj`ss`oi `i

    wr`t`in hroj tgm butgor bie tgm pukf`sgmr.

    \ujjbry1 B smfmlt`oi oh mssbys oi top`ls rmfbtme to tmlgiofony bie lrmbt`v`ty.

    TLojpmisbt`in Hor Io`sm1 B Aouribf Loitmjpfbt`in Smrsoibf [mbf`ty bie Lrmbt`v`ty `i b

    ^orfe \bturbtme ky Umlgiofony Z

    Biiybsg K. Brr`hhmLojpmisbt`in Hor Io`sm1 B Aouribf Loitmjpfbt`in Smrsoibf [mbf`ty bie Lrmbt`v`ty `i b

    ^orfe \bturbtme ky Umlgiofony

    Lovmr Brt bie Ems`ni1 Lykmrfbt`oi ky Biiybsg K. Brr`hhm/Biiybsg>83

    BIIPB\G K. B[[@HHM LOJSMI\BU@IN HO[ IO@\M

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    LOIUMIU\

    !

    @itroeult`oi.................................................................................... `x

    .......................................................................................Ugm Imw \ouf oh Jbi 23

    ....................................................................................Lojpmisbt`in Hor Io`sm 22

    ......................................................................^gy Eo ^m J`ss Opportui`t`ms? 2;

    .................................................................................Jmbiemr`ins oh Ugm J`ie 25

    ......................................................................................@t J`ngt \mmj Okv`ous 2=

    ............................................................................................................Loufe Km 28

    ....................................................................................;51 Ugm ]ismmi J`iutms 2>

    .......................................Imbr Huturm Umlgiofony Ugbt \goufe Km Gmrm Uoeby 27

    ..........................................................................Mieur`in B Lylf`lbf Mx`stmilm ;3

    ..............................................................................Lgbffmin`in Ugm ]ifli`sgme ;2

    ........................................................................Fmbri`in Gow Uo bsd Rumst`ois ;;

    .........................................................................................................Ugbid Pou! ;

    .........................................................................................Jbx`juj Gmberooj =0

    .................................= ^bys Uo Nmt tgm Kmst Out oh Pour Jmitbf Eowi-U`jm 83

    ...............................................................................................Somtry ]ifmbsgme 82

    ...................................................Bie Oi ^`tg Ugm \trunnfm Uo ^r`tm Jy Kmst 8;

    ...........................................................................................Ugm Brjlgb`r Lr`t`l 8

    ...............................................\ojmt`jms @ts Gbre Uo Dmmp Susg`in Horwbre >3

    .......................................................................Ugm Imjms`s oh Pour Imjms`s @s >2

    ....................................................................................Lojpbiy Fovms J`smry! >;

    ................................................................................N`vm Mj ^gbt Ugmy ^bit >5

    .........................................................^gbt Eoms @t Sroflt B Jbi, Or B ojbi >=

    ...................................................................Nrmbt @embs Brm \upposme Uo ^ord >8

    ..............................................Brnujmit @i Hbvor oh Ugm Kbttfm ^`tg Ugm Mno >>

    BIIPB\G K. B[[@HHM LOJSMI\BU@IN HO[ IO@\M

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    LOIUMIU\

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    .................................................................................................Oi Km`in \ol`bf >7

    BIIPB\G K. B[[@HHM LOJSMI\BU@IN HO[ IO@\M

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    UGM IM^ \O]F OH JBI

    ^meimseby Aufy ;=, ;33>

    Umlgiofony `s tgm imw souf oh jbi, or so `t smmjs.

    @i tgm jori`in wm bwbdm hroj ermbjs, wg`lg wm so mbs`fy e`sj`ss bs iot km`in rmbf,

    bie bs sulg, iot gbv`in biy kmbr`in oi wgo or wgbt wm brm.

    ^m turi oi tgm tmfmv`s`oi, tgm rbe`o, tgm lojputmr4 lgmld tgm `itmrimt hor imws, rmbe

    our mjb`fs, wg`fm tgm lohhmm jbdmr proeulms b er`idbkfm krmw to gmfp us nmt tgroung

    tgm eby.

    ^m eowifobe sojm jus`l to b portbkfm pfbymr, tmxt jmssbnm b hr`mie oi tgm wby to

    our aok, slgoof, tgm uimjpfoyjmit ohfllm Er`v`in b lbr tgbt tmffs us wg`lg wby to

    turi. [`e`in b kus, oi wg`lg wm just gbvm tgm lorrmlt lgbinm or todmis to erop `ito

    tgm sfot. Ubd`in b sukwby trb`i, oito wg`lg wm sguhm `i rbid bie flfm, wg`fm try`in

    iot to tg`id bkout tgm otgmr koe`ms prmss`in bnb`ist us.

    \ojmt`jms wm j`ngt woiemr aust wgo wm rmbffy brm, hor b mmt`in jojmit wm smmj

    uisurm, tgmi wm e`sj`ss tgbt tgoungt bs tr`v`bf ioismism bie loit`ium oi our aourimy

    bfoin tgm robe.

    Umlgiofony hmmes us, koey, j`ie bie souf, lbrr`ms bie protmlts us, meulbtms us,

    lbtmnor`zms us bie tmffs us our wortg. Our jmitbf`ty empmies oi `t, w`tgout `t wmrm

    fost. F`dm surv`vors oi b emsmrtme `sfbie, wm woufe wbiemr, jujkf`in `ilogmrmitfy,

    woiemr`in wgbt gbppmime to tgm sukf`j`ibf lbusbf mhhmltubf st`jufbits tgbt

    loitroffme our km`in.

    Kut brm wm j`ss`in sojmtg`in jorm `jportbit? Io-oim diows, or lbrms, `t smmjs,

    tgbt wmvm kmmi fuffme `ito b e`n`tbf sfujkmr. Bg, wgbtmvmr!

    @j out oh gmrm Oim to kmbj up!

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    LOJSMI\BU@IN HO[ IO@\M

    Joieby, Iovmjkmr 23, ;337

    Our worfe gbs kmlojm trmjmieousfy io`sy oi mvmry fmvmf `jbn`ibkfm. @i urkbi f`hm

    wm gbvm kmmi trb`ime to tuim `t out to tgm emnrmm tgbt wm pby f`ttfm or io bttmit`oi to

    tgm souie oh tgm trbhfll, kbrd`in eons, loistrult`oi er`ff`in, loistbit lgbttmr `i tgm

    ohfllm bie `i tgm strmmt bie yms, jy hbvor`tm, gmf`loptmrs ovmrgmbe, mbrfy `i tgm

    jori`in, suld`in up bff tgm rmjb`i`in kbiew`etg...

    @ ohtmi try to lojpmisbtm hor sojm oh tgm io`sm, ky jbd`in jorm io`smtbfd`in

    fouemr oi jy lmff, or st`ld`in jy mbrkues `i to f`stmi to rbieoj soins pfby`in oi jy

    `Soe, biytg`in, kut `t eomsit rmbffy gmfp. @j aust jbd`in jorm io`sm, io`sm @

    lois`emr hr`miefy, aust to pgbsm out tgm uihr`miefy lfbjor.

    @t smmjs rmbffy e`hflluft to flie b spblm, biy d`ie oh qu`mt jojmit kmhorm ; b.j.

    Ugoung tgmy eo ollur. @ flie jysmfh f`stmi`in hor tgmj sojmt`jms. @vm fmbrime tormloni`zm tgosm poldmts oh qu`mtuem bs tgmy lojm bie no `i lylf`lbf hbsg`oi

    tgroungout tgm eby.

    F`dm mvmrytg`in mfsm `i f`hm, io`sm gbs `ts pmr`oes oh blt`v`ty bie jojmits oh rmst,

    wg`lg j`ngt mxpfb`i wgy `t eomsit s`jpfy er`vm us bff `isbim

    !!!

    BIIPB\G K. B[[@HHM LOJSMI\BU@IN HO[ IO@\M

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    ^GP EO ^M J@\\ OSSO[U]I@U@M\

    Hr`eby, Aufy ;=, ;337

    Opportui`t`ms lojm bie no. Jorm ohtmi tgbi iot, jost oh us oify rmloni`zm tgm

    nooe oims bs tgmy qu`ldfy rmlmem hroj us. \ojmt`jms fmbv`in us w`tg rmnrmts.

    Kut, wgy eo wm j`ss nooe opportui`t`ms, biywby?

    Mno... @t nmts `i tgm wby, wgmi wm fmbst mxpmlt `t. @t lfosms us ohh hroj tgbt f`ttfm

    vo`lm tgbt `s slrmbj`in tgbt wm sgoufe no hor `t. F`dm, km`in `i b pos`t`oi to ohhmr bi

    opportui`ty to b tbfmitme pmrsoi lbi lrmbtm nrmbt rmsufts hor kotg pbrt`ms, mspml`bffy `h

    gm or sgm provms lbpbkfm oh hurtgmr`in kus`imss opportui`t`ms hor bff loilmrime. Kut

    wgmi mno, propmffme ky mivy, lrmbtms b kfoldbnm, wm imvmr nmt tgm lgbilm to flie out.

    Mno lbi bfso nmt `i tgm wby oh us tbd`in tgm opportui`ty to jbdm bjmies bhtmr b kbe

    e`sbnrmmjmit. Ugbts b ibsty oim!

    Hmbr...Ugm j`ie d`ffmr! Bftgoung lbut`oi `s nooe, @ woufe sunnmst tgbt km`in ovmrfy

    lbut`ous mqubfs hmbr bie hmbr lbi pfby b k`n pbrt `i lbus`in us to emfby hor too foin.

    ^m `ivmit bff d`ies oh mxlusms hor iot blt`in bie j`ss out. Hmbr oh sullmss, souies

    f`dm b s`ffy loilmpt, kut `t smmjs tgbt `t `s emfli`tmfy b hblt oh f`hm.

    Km`in `i Fovm...Hor `istbilm, b hr`mie oh j`im, b kmbut`huf @tbf`bi n`rf, wbs ohhmrme

    tgm opportui`ty to kmlojm b pgotonrbpg`l joemf wgmi sgm wbs bkout 28. Kut, sgm

    wbs too `i fovm w`tg gmr koyhr`mie bt tgm t`jm to mvmi lois`emr `t. Iow, wgmi sgm

    foods kbld, sgm lbi kbrmfy mvmi rmjmjkmr g`s ibjm.

    loit`iume...

    BIIPB\G K. B[[@HHM LOJSMI\BU@IN HO[ IO@\M

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    Poutg...(\mm bkovm.) ^g`fm wm brm `i our tmmis bie mbrfy twmit`ms eum to b fbld oh

    mxpmr`milm, wm j`ngt loiv`ilme oursmfvms tgbt wm gbvm bff tgm t`jm `i tgm worfe bie

    (sojmt`jms j`stbdmify) bssujm tgbt tgm sbjm opportui`t`ms w`ff prmsmit tgmjsmfvms

    bnb`i bie bnb`i. @h wmrm fuldy tgmy j`ngt, kut gow f`dmfy `s tgbt? Ugmi fbtmr tgmrm

    brm tgm rmnrmts bie tgm bttmjpts to nmt kbld wgbt wm hmmf wm gbvm fost

    @s tgmrm b jojmit wgmi wm s`jpfy gbvm to nrow up bie hblm hblts? Smrgbps wm brm

    supposme to wm`ng up bi opportui`ty wgmi `t bppmbrs.

    @h wmrm sjbrt, wm w`ff pfby brouie w`tg tgm `emb bie tgmi oify bllmpt or rmamlt `t

    bhtmr propmr emf`kmrbt`oi. Otgmrw`sm, wm brm kouie to rmpmbt tgm sbjm mrror ovmr bie

    ovmr bnb`i, hor tgm rmst oh our f`vms.

    @t j`ngt aust km wortg lois`emr`in tgm trutg kmg`ie tgm pgrbsm1 Oim opportui`ty fmbesto biotgmr.

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    JMBIEM[@IN\ OH UGM J@IE

    ^meimseby, Aufy ;, ;337

    Ugm jmbiemr`ins oh tgm j`ie tbdmoim to sojm vmry strbinm pfblms.

    Lfmbrfy tg`s `si't imlmssbr`fy tgm jost

    loistrult`vm wby to spmie b eby, mvmi

    b gof`eby.

    Gowmvmr, dmmp`in `i j`ie tgm vmry

    tgoungt tgbt 07% oh wgbt @ eo `s

    kbsme oi sojm horj oh lrmbt`vm

    miembvor, @ supposm @ lbi km horn`vmi

    tgm ollbs`oibf jojmit oh suspmis`oi,

    eur`in wg`lg b sjbff port`oi oh jy

    loisl`ousimss j`ngt er`ht bkout

    `is`em tgm turkufmit lfoues oh gujbi

    bwbrmimss, aust foin mioung to rmblg

    out bie pfuld bi `emb hroj tgm nrmbt

    trmm oh loilmptubf`zbt`oi.

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    @U J@NGU \MMJ OKX@O]\...

    Uumseby, Emlmjkmr 0, ;337

    ^gmimvmr you tbdm nrmbt pb`is

    to jbdm sojmtg`in (mvmi wgmi

    putt`in `i b fot oh fovm, t`jm bie

    bttmit`oi), ky ovmrfood`in aust

    oim mfmjmit, bff tgbt word lbi

    no hor ibungt. U`jm, mhhort,

    wbstme `i tgm kf`id oh bi mym.

    @ rmjmjkmr tgm t`jm tgbt jy

    hr`mie, Bjbieb, jbem b lfby

    g`ppo `i bi brt lfbss wm wmrm

    tbd`in, b hmw ymbrs kbld. \gm put b fot oh mhhort `ito nmtt`in tgm bibtoj`lbf emtb`fs

    bksofutmfy r`ngt. @t wbs b hbitbst`l stuey, b kmbut`huf p`mlm oh word, wg`lg tgmi

    mxpfoeme `i tgm d`fi. @t kfmw up kmlbusm oh bi b`r kukkfm sojmwgmrm `i tgm torso.

    Bftgoung jy abldme-up food`in mfmpgbit mslbpme rmfbt`vmfy uislbtgme, @ tg`id @ hmft

    aust bs e`sbppo`itme bs Bjbieb e`e, bs wm wbtlgme our tutor rmtr`mvm tgm sgbttmrme

    rmjb`is oh bff jy hr`mie's gbre word hroj e`hhmrmit brmbs oh tgm d`fi.

    Ugm tutor jbem `t lfmbr to tgm lfbss, bhtmr tgm hblt, tgbt wm sgoufe km lbrmhuf oh

    trbpp`in b`r poldmts wg`fm jofe`in our p`mlms bie tgmi wm wgmrm tbungt gow to

    bvo`e tgmj.

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    LO]FE KM

    ^meimseby, Emlmjkmr 23, ;337

    Loufe km, @'j proue oh wgbt wm gbvm blg`mvme `i tg`s worfe, kut tgmrm brm qumst`ois

    rmjb`i`in bkout wgbt wm eo w`tg `t tgosm blg`mvmjmits...

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    @jbnm1 Drbin Ugm Loiqumror - BKB

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    ;51 UGM ]I\MMI J@I]UM\

    Hr`eby, Emlmjkmr 20, ;337

    Abld Kbumr bie Lurt`s Jbii`in - ;51 Ugm ]ismmi J`iutms

    ...bs IMXM[ smmi oi ;5 - \mbsoi Hour. B tr`kutm to jy hbvor`tm lgbrbltmrs hroj

    tgm sgow.

    Ugm hoffow`in tbdms pfblm kmtwmmi 81;; bj bie 81;8 bj... bpprox`jbtmfy.

    Abld Kbumr bie Lurt`s Jbii`in brm `i tgm`r vmg`lfm bie oi tgm wby kbld toLU], bhtmr tgwbrt`in bi bttmjptme iulfmbr j`ss`fm bttbld oi tgm l`ty...

    Abld1 Jy f`hm's b hrmbd`in Nrmmd trbnmey!

    Lurt`s1 ^gbt?

    Abld1 Ome`pus [mx, or sojm lrbp f`dm tgbt.

    Lurt`s1 Pou eo rmbf`zm tgbt Ome`pus jbrr`me g`s jotgmr, r`ngt?

    Abld1 ^gbt?

    Lurt`s1 Gm totbffy d`ffme g`s hbtgmr bie jbrr`me g`s jotgmr.

    Abld1 Gm e`e tgbt oi purposm?

    Lurt`s1 ^mff, iot mxbltfy...Abld1 ???

    Lurt`s1 @t wbs bff eowi to sojm wm`re l`rlujstbilms, pfus hbtm bie bff tgbt.

    Abld1 \o, gm gbe io loitrof ovmr `t, kbe stuhh aust dmpt gbppmi`in to g`j?

    Lurt`s1 ]j... d`ie oh.

    Abld1 Pmbg, f`dm @ sb`e, aust f`dm jy f`hm... b hrmbd`in Nrmmd trbnmey.

    Lurt`s1 Pou diow, bt fmbst your mx-n`rfhr`mie `si't b trmblgmrous, joimy nrukk`in,

    psylgo.

    Abld1 E`e you mvmi wbtlg smbsois oim tgroung tgrmm?

    Lurt`s1 \`ng!

    !!

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    IMB[ H]U][M UMLGIOFONP

    UGBU \GO]FE KM GM[M UOEBP

    \uieby, Abiubry 27, ;330Jy w`sg f`st jbsgup hor hmw tmlgiofon`lbf `jprovmjmits tgbt loufe jbdm sojm

    lurrmitfy mx`st`in proeults kmttmr hor bff oh us1

    - \`fmit j`lrowbvm ovmis tgbt bfso n`vm you b lgo`lm oh souies, f`dm b vo`lm wg`lg

    woufe pof`tmfy `ihorj you tgbt, Pour poplori `s iow rmbey bt tgm mie oh tgm lylfm,

    `istmbe oh tgbt foue, imrvm sgbttmr`in, KMMMMS!

    - \mfh lfmbi`in lohhmm jblg`ims tgbt rmqu`rm io jorm tgbi tgm toulg oh b kuttoi bie

    hmbturm milfosme rmpos`tor`ms hor tgm wg`tm v`imnbr bie wbtmr, to kmn`i tgm lfmbi`in

    prolmss. Aust rmflff bie fmbvm hor tgm imxt t`jm. Ug`s jby bfrmbey mx`st, kut @ gbvmit

    houie oim. @h you gbppmi to diow wgmrm to nmt oim, pfmbsm fmt jm diow.

    - Sowmr sbws, powmr nmimrbtors, b`r loie`t`oimrs, powmr er`ffs, siow kfowmrs, fbwi

    jowmrs, vbluuj lfmbimrs bie sbiemrs, (`tmjs loitb`i`in jotors `i nmimrbf) tgbt

    qu`mtfy g`ss `istmbe oh jbd`in sulg b noebwhuf rbldmt. @t woufe km so julg i`lmr `h

    you loufe st`ff gmbr yoursmfh tbfd`in oi tgm lmff wgmi you wbfd pbst b loistrult`oi

    s`tm, or b k`n truld w`tg `ts min`im `ef`in.

    - B supmr emfuxm, smfh-loitb`ime, lustoj`zbkfm lojputmr nmmd lgb`r, lois`st`in oh bimrnoioj`l ohfllm lgb`r w`tg nooe kbld support, brj, gmbe bie hoot rmsts. Ugm lgb`r

    sgoufeit lost bi bksofutm hortuim (bftgoung `t prokbkfy woufe) bie sgoufe lojm

    w`tg b rotbt`in fbptop tbkfm bie beaustbkfm soht-dmys dmykobre w`tg kfumtootg bie

    ]\K loiimlt`ois bie bt fmbst oim (or tgrmm) rmjovbkfm stbies hor bt slrmmi

    joi`tors, bff-`i-oim pr`itmr/slbiimr bie nooe qubf`ty spmbdmrs (or bt fmbst D[Ds

    stbiebre). @t immes to gbvm b gbre-er`vm sgmfh bie opt`oibf LS] sgmfh w`tg sbhmty

    gbrimssms bie e`sd storbnm rmpos`tory bie jbl j`i` storbnm/stbld`in brmb. B poe

    eold bie lmffpgoim/SEB lgbrnmr, `s jbiebtory. Og, bie eoit hornmt b lup gofemr

    bie opt`oibf `lmkox hor tgm gbrelorm nmmds bie nbjmrs.

    - B wmff ems`nime, sfmmd, juft`-toulg surhblm ohfllm emsd tgbt loiimlts w`rmfmssfy to

    your fbptop bie your gojm bie/or ohfllm imtword, bie bee`t`oibf joi`tor(s) `h

    imlmssbry. @t sgoufe iot km kufdy bie sgoufe hmbturm b lojk`ibt`oi oh tgm jost

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    popufbr opmrbt`in systmjs `ilfue`in Jbl, ^`ieows bie F`iux, mtl., w`tg bi mbsy

    sw`tlg`in systmj bs stbiebre. @t sgoufe bfso `ilfuem b soht styfus hor brtword,

    gbiewr`t`in rmloni`t`oi, vo`lm rmloni`t`oi joem `s b just.

    Oh loursm tgm emsd woufe gbvm to km lojpr`sme oh bi FME g`ng rmsofut`oi kbldf`t

    slrmmi, g`ng qubf`ty nrbpg`ls lbre, bff tgm ports you sgoufe mvmr imme, `ilfue`in]\K, ]\K ;.3, flrmw`rm, pmr`pgmrbfs bie bsg jmjory sfot, ; LE/EXE/Kfu-rby

    supmrer`vms bie b truld fobe oh jmjory bie storbnm spblm. @i bee`t`oi to tgm huff

    s`zm R^M[UP dmykobre e`spfby you sgoufe km bkfm to kr`in up b 82-dmy dmykobre

    loitroffmr e`spfby hor your jus`l pronrbjs bie tgm huilt`oi dmys sgoufe `ilfuem b

    s`infm toulg XO@S dmy tgbt lbi km mbs`fy pronrbjjme to loiimlt to \dypm bie so oi

    `t woufe kr`in up b erop-eowi f`st `h you usm jorm tgbi oim XO@S systmj. @h

    imlmssbry, you lbi pronrbj b s`j`fbr oim-dmy loitrof huilt`oi hor your hbvor`tm

    imtwords, mjb`f bpps mtl.

    @ not b k`t lbrr`me bwby w`tg tgbt oim kut tgmrm sgoufe bfso km bi bftmribt`vmvmrs`oi oh tgm emsd surhblm, tgbt lojms w`tg tgm bk`f`ty to t`ft, f`dm bi brlg`tmlt emsd/

    erbht`in tbkfm. @t woufe n`vm you b prohmss`oibf word surhblm tgbt bfso foods loof bie

    hutur`st`l wg`fm rmeul`in lfuttmr.

    Mvmrytg`in sgoufe lois`st oh rmlylfme/rmlylfbkfm pbrts, gbvm tgm sjbffmst lbrkoi

    hootpr`it poss`kfm bie b port`oi oh tgm proflts hroj tgm sbfms sgoufe no to lbusms tgbt

    b`e tgm miv`roijmit bie meulbt`oi, mspml`bffy, lojputmr fmbri`in pronrbjs `i fow

    `ilojm brmbs.

    Ugmsm brm aust sojm oh tgm tg`ins oi jy imbr-huturm tmlg w`sg f`st. ^gbts oi yours?

    Cbiiybsgbrr`hhm #lojpmisbt`in5io`sm

    !!!

    \ojm oh tgm tmlg f`stme bkovm w`ff kmlojm joe`flme or outebtme ovmr t`jm. @ gbvm fmht tgm mitry bs `t

    wbs wgmi flrst postme bt tgm kmn`ii`in oh ;330 bs bi `ie`lbtor oh tgm spmme bt wg`lg tmlgiofony lbi

    pronrmss ovmr tgm pmr`oe oh b hmw ymbrs. - BKB

    BIIPB\G K. B[[@HHM LOJSMI\BU@IN HO[ IO@\M

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    MIE][@IN B LPLF@LBF MW@\UMILM

    Ugurseby, Abiubry 2=, ;330

    Bie tgm worfe noms oi, roff`in `ito b imw ymbr w`tg tgm sbjm ofe hmbrs bie kbttfms

    bie stbfm fovm bhhb`rs... Eo wm fmbri biytg`in, lgbinm biytg`in, bsd hor horn`vmimss,

    ohhmr horn`vmimss, bftmr our btt`tuems hor tgm kmttmr? Smrgbps, pmrgbps iot... Biotgmr

    ymbr to loitmjpfbtm poss`k`f`t`ms, or to j`ss opportui`t`ms, to rm`iv`norbtm our

    mnojbi`blbf kmgbv`ors, or to nrbk bt b tgrmbe oh rmemjpt`oi... ^gbtmvmr wm lgoosm,

    wm sgoufe lois`emr tgm loismqumilms...

    m mieurm tg`s lylf`lbf mx`stmilm, kut lbi tgm lylfm km krodmi?

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    Cbiiybsgbrr`hhm #lojpmisbt`in5io`sm

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    LGBFFMIN@IN UGM ]IH@I@\GME

    Joieby Jbrlg 0, ;330@ gbvm b nrow`in loffmlt`oi oh uifli`sgme proamlts tgbt @'j lurrmitfy word`in oi4

    stor`ms, pomjs, erbw`ins, bi`jbt`ois... you ibjm `t. Oim `emb w`ff fmbe `ito tgm

    imxt... oim `emb kmn`is bie e`ss`pbtms kmhorm @ rmblg b sbt`shbltory loilfus`oi oi tgm

    flrst, f`dm bi uifli`sgme tgoungt eur`in b loivmrsbt`oi, spodmi bie stoppme j`e-

    smitmilm...

    U`jm `s tgm `ssum, iot tgm fbld oh `embs or tgm `ibk`f`ty to lojpfmtm b proamlt...

    Ugm loilmpt oh tgm "uifli`sgme" `s `itmrmst`in `i `tsmfh tgoung, jorm so `h `t gbs

    brt`st`l jmr`t or wgbtmvmr... Pou loufe eml`em to ku`fe b kr`enm to iowgmrm,

    `itmit`oibffy, bie wg`fm `t loufe km hbsl`ibt`in bs bi bkstrblt `emb, bie b woiemrhuf

    hmbt oh l`v`f min`immr`in, `i rmbf`ty, `t woufe bltubffy km lois`emrme ky jost to km b

    lofossbf wbstm oh joimy bie t`jm...

    "Aust ku`fe `t..."

    "Kut `t eomsi't no biywgmrm..."

    "\o wgbt...?"

    "Ugm pmopfm woi't f`dm `t..."

    Kut `h tgbt sbjm kr`enm wbs lrmbtme bs b pb`it`in, or slufpturm, tgmi pmrgbps...Gjj...

    Nmimrbffy, wgmi `t lojms to tgm brts hor mxbjpfm, wm f`dm our jov`ms, iovmfs bie

    soins, mvmi `istrujmitbf p`mlms to gbvm sojmtg`in rmsmjkf`in b kmn`ii`in, b j`eefm,

    bie bi mie... opmrb, kbffmt... `ts wgbt wm'vm kmmi trb`ime to mxpmlt. \wbi Fbdm woufe

    iot km tgm sbjm story w`tgout tgm Ey`in \wbi slmim, bie yms, @ diow tgmrm `s sulg b

    tg`in bs tgm ]ifli`sgme \yjpgoiy (@ lbi noonfm bs wmff bs biykoey), kut \lgukmrt

    wbs b jbstmr lojposmr bie tgm p`mlm `s so wmff strulturme, bie so foin, tgbt bs b

    lbsubf f`stmimr, you prokbkfy woufei't iot`lm tgm "uifli`sgme" bspmlt, biywby.

    @t's tgm sukf`j`ibf fmssois loivmyme ky our hbj`fy, tmblgmrs bie hr`mies, or bue`milm,

    tgbt jot`vbtms us to lojpfmtm b story, to fli`sg wgbt wm stbrtme, to bvo`e tgm1 "...\otgmi wgbt gbppmime...?" Gow huiiy woufe b aodm km, w`tgout tgm puilg f`im? Kut

    tgmi, wgy `s `t tgbt jov`m prmv`mws brm so julg hui to wbtlg...?

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    FMB[I@IN GO^ UO B\D R]M\U@OI\

    Ugurseby Jbrlg 2;, ;330

    @ gbvm iot`lme tgbt @ gbvm gbe to bee b imw sd`ff to jy mvmryeby blt`v`t`ms

    @ gbvm gbe to fmbri gow to bsd qumst`ois Odby, so wm bsd qumst`ois bff tgm t`jm,f`dm, Gmy! Eo you diow wgmrm Dronmrs `s? or Mxlusm jm. Gow eo @ nmt to Jb`i

    \trmmt hroj gmrm? or oufe you f`dm hr`ms w`tg tgbt? kut @j iot surm tgbt wm

    rmbffy tg`id bkout gow wm bsd qumst`ois or wgbt d`ie oh `jprmss`oi, nooe, or kbe,

    wm n`vm oh oursmfvms w`tg our bpproblg.

    ^`tg our prof`fll usm oh tgm `itmrimt tgmsm ebys, @ woiemr `h wm mvmr stop to lois`emr

    our gow our btt`tuem jby bppmbr to tgm pmrsoi wmrm beermss`in. Km`in lfmbr `s

    `jportbit, km`in pof`tm `s `jportbit, kut @vm iot`lme gow mbsy `t `s to lojm blross bs

    jueefme or ruem, mvmi brronbit bie tgrmbtmi`in.

    m emfli`tmfy imme to tg`id flrst kmhormwm g`t tgm smie kuttoi.

    Gmrms b nrmbt t`p @ p`ldme up, `h yourm smie`in bi mjb`f, bsd`in hor lustojmr

    support oh sojm sort hor mxbjpfm, lois`emr smie`in tgm jmssbnm to yoursmfh flrst4

    rmbe `t, bs `h `t lbjm hroj b strbinmr, bie smm gow `t hmmfs. @h `t eomsit souie r`ngt

    wgmi you rmbe `t kbld, tgmi, jbykm you imme to tbdm b e`hhmrmit bpproblg...? @t j`ngt

    gmfp you to nmt b kmttmr rmspoism. Aust b tgoungt

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    UGBID PO]! (s)

    \btureby Jbrlg 25, ;330\by`in tgbid you `s sulg b s`jpfm wby to sgow your bpprml`bt`oi hor b i`lm nmsturm,

    io jbttmr gow `is`ni`fllbit tgbt nmsturm jby bppmbr to you

    @i tgmsm kusy t`jms, wm ohtmi hornmt to rmjbrd oi tgm f`ttfm tg`ins tgbt lbi jbdm our

    ebys jorm pfmbsbit. @jbn`im ohhmr`in b lgmmry Ugbid you!, wgmi sojmoim gofes b

    eoor opmi hor you ^oufeit `t km jorm rmwbre`in hor kotg you bie tgm pmrsoi wgo

    tood tgm t`jm to ohhmr you b jbiimrfy nmsturm...? Or, oi fmbv`in tgm rmstburbit bt tgm

    mie oh your jmbf, gow bkout sby`in sojmtg`in pfmbsbit to tgm pmrsoi tgbt smrvme

    you4 tgbt pbrt e`eit lost you biytg`in bie `t gmfps tgm`r eby, bie yours to ow jormsjootgfy

    @vm houie `t nooe prblt`lm to wbvm b gbie (`i bpprml`bt`oi tgbt `s), wgmi b er`vmr `s

    loisl`ous mioung to stop bie fmt jm lross tgm strmmt sbhmfy bt bi `itmrsmlt`oi, or oi b

    er`vmwby, gmy, gm or sgm loufe km tmxt`in `istmbe bie iot km pby`in biy bttmit`oi to

    pmemstr`bis bt bff bie oi bie oi

    @i lbsm yourm iot loiv`ilme, aust lois`emr tg`s slmibr`o1 Ugbt jbi wgo pof`tmfy gmfe

    tgm eoor hor you oi your wby out oh tgm kbid ymstmreby, bie wgoj you lojpfmtmfy`niorme, kmlbusm you tbdm `t hor nrbitme tgbt pmopfm w`ff opmi eoors hor you, bie

    biywby you wmrm hbr too kusy tbfd`in to your khh oi your lmff ^mff, tgbt jbi

    loufe km tgm sbjm euem tgbt `s no`in to `itmrv`mw you hor your imxt aok Bie gm

    aust gbppmis to rmjmjkmr your hblm kmlbusm gms smmi you bie gmfe tgm eoor hor you

    kmhorm ]g-og! Odby, so jbykm tgbt smmjs uif`dmfy, or uirmbf`st`l, or wgbtmvmr,

    kut lbi you km so surm bkout tgbt? Hbtm gbs b s`ld smism oh gujor bie gbs b wby oh

    d`ld`in us `i tgm kutt sojmt`jms, aust to smm `h wmrm pby`in bttmit`oi. Brm wm...?

    F`dm @ sb`e, @ diow yourm kusy, kut `ts bfwbys tgm f`ttfm tg`ins, f`dm rmjmjkmr`in tosby tgbid you bt bppropr`btm jojmits, tgbt kmn`i to jbdm b e`hhmrmilm `i our f`vms.

    Og, bie tgbid you, hor tbd`in tgm t`jm to rmbe tg`s m-kood!

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    F@\UMI... ^BULG... [M\SMLU...

    Ugurseby Jbrlg 20, ;330

    @i tgm e`stbit pbst, Tbs @ smm `tZ tgm pmopfm wmrm lfosmr to tgm Mbrtg.

    \ojm ThmwZ st`ff brm

    Ugmy wbtlgme `t, f`stmime to `t, rmspmltme `t.

    Ibturm Tpmrgbps bs b n`htZ `isp`rme tgm s`ngts bie souies tgbt wgmrm trbisjutme `ito

    brt bie jus`l Hfow`in wbtmr, k`re soin, tgm w`ie `i tgm trmms, lr`ldmts, l`lbebs, tgm

    tbpp`in oh tgm wooe pmldmr, hbff`in rolds, robr`in bie squmbd`in....

    Ugm wg`spmr`in oh tgm jusms loufe km gmbre `i tgbt qu`mtmr worfe,

    wgmrm tgm sg`ht`in smbsois kroungt rgytgjs bie bvors tgbt mxpbieme tgm j`ie,

    jb`itb`ime koey bie sp`r`t `i kbfbilm

    @ woiemr wgy wm eoit f`stmi to, wbtlg or rmspmlt TourZ Mbrtg biyjorm

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    K[MBUGM EMMSFP,

    UBDM B SB]\M KMHO[M PO][ IMWU JOXM

    Hr`eby Jbrlg ;3, ;330

    mrm bfwbys `i b rusg to nmt hroj gmrm to tgmrm, kfow`in our goris bie slrmbj`in bt

    mblg otgmr to nmt out oh tgm wby, try`in to kmbt tgm trbhfll f`ngts4 Lbi @ jbdm `t

    kmhorm `t turis rme? Kut wgmrm brm wm rusg`in to?

    Oh loursm, b nmiu`im mjmrnmily `s biotgmr story

    Lfmbrfy, wm `niorm tgm jojmits tgbt loufe jbdm our f`vms fmss tmism, tgosm jojmits

    tgbt n`vm us tgm opportui`ty to jbdm b e`hhmrmit eml`s`oi Ugmy j`ngt smmj rbrm,

    kut tgmy eo mx`st, wb`t`in oi tgm pmr`pgmry oh our tgoungts, govmr`in f`dm b t`iy vo`lm

    `i tgm w`ie Kut wmvm not tg`ins to eo gbvmit wm? Sfblms to no, pmopfm to smm,

    lbffs to jbdm Io t`jm to sfow eowi bie f`stmi to sojm s`ffy t`iy vo`lm, @ jmbi,

    wgbts tgm po`it? ^go loufe kfbjm you hor woiemr`in, Gow woufe @ kmimflt hroj`t?

    mff, @ numss wmff imvmr diow uit`f wm tbdm tgbt pbusm bie f`stmi, w`ff wm...?

    Cbiiybsgbrr`hhm #lojpmisbt`in5io`sm

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    PMBG, \O PO][M BIN[P,

    ^GBU[M PO] NOIIB EO BKO]U @U?

    ^meimseby Jbrlg ;=, ;330

    Brm you pmrpmtubffy tmme ohh...? Io, tg`s `sit tgm `itroeult`oi to sojm wm`re

    jbrdmt`in sp`mf. Kut, `h tgm qumst`oi `s rmfmvbit to gow yourm hmmf`in r`ngt iow,

    yourm wmflojm to dmmp rmbe`in, `h iot, pfmbsm hmmf hrmm to jovm oi.

    \o @ bsd bnb`i1 Brm you pmrpmtubffy tmme ohh, f`dm binry eowi `is`em, imbrfy bff tgmt`jm tgmsm ebys?

    Pmbg? Jm too. mff, jbykm oim oh us immes to smm bi bibfyst, bg, jbykm iot. Kut,

    `i n`v`in `t sojm tgoungt, `ts poss`kfm tgbt wm diow wgbt `t `s tgbts lbus`in tgm

    hrustrbt`oi.

    ^b`t tgoung, @ eoit gbvm tgm biswmrs, you prokbkfy gbvm tgosm yoursmfh, @j jmrmfy

    pos`in tgm qumst`oi. Imvmrtgmfmss, oi tg`id`in bkout `t, jbykm wmrm binry kmlbusm

    wgmi tgm tg`in tgbt `s kotgmr`in us not stbrtme, wm wmrm huffy bwbrm tgbt `t wbs b

    prokfmj, bie e`e iotg`in bkout `t bt tgm t`jm, or wm jby gbvm hmft too gmfpfmss to

    tbdm blt`oi.Oh loursm, `t loit`iums to nmt worsm, uit`f wm flie oursmfvms tbd`in our

    binmr out oi sojmoim tgbt gbs f`ttfm or iotg`in to eo w`tg tgm or`n`ibf `ssumpmrgbps

    mvmi sojmoim tgbt `s strunnf`in bfoin w`tg us, try`in to gmfp jbdm tg`ins kmttmr (b

    k`t f`dm Ugbie`m Imwtois Lgr`st`im Ugbymr, or \bierb Kuffolds binry bie hrustrbtme

    lgbrbltmr, Ambi Lbkot, `i hblt, prblt`lbffy biy oh tgm lgbrbltmrs `i tgm jov`m, Lrbsg).

    @istmbe oh blt`in `i b pos`t`vm wby, (`h wm gbvm tgm powmr to stmj tgm prokfmj), wmff

    stmw, bie nrujkfm, bie tgmi vmit our hmmf`ins oh hrustrbt`oi oi tgm wroin pbrty.\ouie hbj`f`br?

    loit`iume...

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    F`hm bie embtg s`tubt`ois bs`em, wgos hbuft `s `t rmbffy, `h wm e`eit tbdm tgm kuff ky

    tgm goris bie n`vm `t b nooe sgbd`in wgmi wm gbe tgm lgbilm? ^gbtmvmr otgmrs jby

    eo to us wgmi tgmy milroblg oi our pmrsoibf spblm jby upsmt or gbrj us, or jby

    aust km eowir`ngt `rr`tbt`in, kut tgmy gbvm to tbdm rmspois`k`f`ty hor tgbt tgmjsmfvms.

    Mblg gujbi km`in `s rmspois`kfm hor g`s/gmr owi blt`ois... bie `iblt`oi.Imvmrtgmfmss, jy loilmri gmrm `s jb`ify w`tg tgm sjbff tg`ins, j`ior `rr`tbt`ois tgbt

    swmff ovmr t`jm `ito ovmrkfowi, imnbt`v`ty.

    ^m gbvm bllmss to hr`mies bt tgm t`ps oh our flinmrs, oif`im, or oi tgm lmffpgoim.

    Umlgiofony sgoufe km jbd`in `t mbs`mr to tbdm bevbitbnm oh tgm `jjme`bly oh

    lojjui`lbt`oi. ^m sgoufe km bkfm to sp`ff our nuts oi our kfon posts bie t`jmf`ims.

    \gbr`in gow wm hmmf bkout eb`fy biioybilms jby nmimrbtm jmssbnms oh support bie

    mjpbtgy. Gowmvmr, emmp `is`em, wm brm binry bie hrustrbtme, aust tgm sbjm.

    \ojmtg`in `s hb`f`in us. Smrgbps wm brm hb`f`in oursmfvms bie kmloj`in `ilrmbs`infy`sofbtme bs b rmsuft. Ugm io`sm bff brouie us fmbvms us f`ttfm t`jm to lois`emr our

    opt`ois. Dimm-amrd rmblt`ois gbvm kmlojm oim oh our worst gbk`ts.

    @h wm spmie fmss bie fmss t`jm rmbe`in or food`in emmpmr `ito tgm rmbsois our

    mx`stmilm bie smbrlg`in our miv`roijmit hor w`seoj, bie `istmbe spmie jorm bie

    jorm t`jm upfobe`in p`lturms oh our kmbut`huf smfvms nr`ii`in `ito tgm lbjmrb bt tgm

    fbtmst sol`bf mvmit wm bttmieme w`tg our hr`mies bie hbj`fy, or lutm `jbnms oh d`ttmis,

    or tgm eon sfmmp`in oi tgm sohb, tgmi wm brm s`jpfy pfbl`in b prmtty sgmmi ovmr our

    rmbf`ty, b sgmmi tgbt w`ff kmn`i to lrbld sooimr or fbtmr. m brm no`in to gbvm to

    flnurm out b wby to flie tgm t`jm hor kotg.

    @i n`v`in oursmfvms b f`ttfm t`jm mvmryeby to loitmjpfbtm, or stuey b hbvorme top`l or

    brt-horj tgbt wm brm pbrt`lufbrfy `itmrmstme `i, wm fmbri to bee to oursmfvms ky

    emlrmbs`in our hrustrbt`ois. Ky kmloj`in bksorkme `i sojmtg`in wm lbrm bkout, wm

    j`ngt ku`fe our loiflemilm bie nrbeubffy rmjovm oursmfvms hroj tgm vufimrbk`f`ty

    tgbt otgmrs jby gbvm smmi `i us, bie prmv`ousfy mxpfo`tme.

    Cbiiybsgbrr`hhm #lojpmisbt`in5io`sm

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    \UO[PUMFF@IN

    \btureby Jbrlg ;7, ;330

    Ugm trbe`t`oi oh tgm storytmffmr noms kbld jbiy tgousbies oh ymbrs. @t `s bi `itmnrbf

    pbrt oh our bil`mit lufturbf g`story. B jmjkmr oh b lfbi or tr`km (ohtmi bi mfemr

    jmjkmr) woufe tmff r`lg tbfms oh trutg, jytg bie fmnmie, oh guit`in bevmiturms,

    jbn`lbf bi`jbfs, sp`r`ts `i tgm trmms bie `i tgm r`vmrs, jbiy oh wg`lg brm pbssme

    eowi tgroung tgm bnms hroj oim nmimrbt`oi to tgm imxt, w`tg imw bie rmjbrdbkfm

    bevmiturms `ilfueme ovmr t`jm.

    ^m smm tg`s rmprmsmitme `i jov`ms smt `i bil`mit t`jms bie `i eolujmitbr`ms bkout

    lufturms tgbt gbvm jb`itb`ime jost oh tgm ofe wbys4 tgm nroup s`tt`in brouie b flrm bt

    i`ngt, tgm r`s`in bie hbff`in `itoibt`oi oh tgm storytmffmr bs gm sgbrms b story tgbt gm

    jby gbvm tofe flhty t`jms kmhorm bie ymt gm st`ff gofes tgm uie`v`eme bttmit`oi oh tgm

    nroup, r`ngt up to tgm vmry mie oh g`s tbfm.

    Ugm storytmffmr `s b nrmbt bssmt to tgm tr`km, iot oify hor tgm mitmrtb`ijmit vbfum oh g`s/

    gmr stor`ms kut hor tgm fmssois fmbrime.

    @ts oim wby to rmj`ie tgm bue`milm oh wgotgmy brm bie wgmrm tgmy lbjm hroj, tgm ebinmrs oh mv`f, tgm powmr oh nooe, wgo tgm`r

    nrmbtmst fmbemrs wmrm bie (rmf`n`oi bs`em) gow jorbf`ty, nrblm bie w`seoj sgoufe km

    mjkrblme tgroungout tgm`r mvmryeby f`vms.

    @h tgbt `s tgm lbsm, pmrgbps km`in b storytmffmr lbrr`ms w`tg `t sojm rmspois`k`f`ty, bie

    bs sulg, to mjkbrd oi b aourimy oh tg`s ibturm woufe rmqu`rm sojm tgoungt bkout

    wgbt d`ie oh storytmffmr oim sgoufe lgoosm to km.

    Cbiiybsgbrr`hhm #lojpmisbt`in5io`sm

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    BIIPB\G K. B[[@HHM LOJSMI\BU@IN HO[ IO@\M

    ;7

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    B EM\M[U OI OIM \@EM

    HM[U@FM FBIE OI UGM OUGM[

    ^meimseby Jbrlg ;=, ;330

    Mvmry oilm `i b wg`fm you jby lojm to b po`it oi tgm robe wgmrm `t smmjs tgbt you

    lbi smm yoursmfh bs otgmrs pmrlm`vm you. @ts f`dm food`in bt b emsmrt oi oim s`em oh

    tgm robe bie hmrt`fm fbie oi tgm otgmr, bie you sueemify kmlojm bwbrm oh wgy `t `s

    tgbt jost pmopfm rmblt to you `i b lmrtb`i wby.

    Pou j`ngt totbffy lrmmp sojm pmopfm out, or jbdm sojm pmopfm fbung (dmmp`in `ij`ie tgm suktfm e`hhmrmilms kmtwmmi, fbung`in bt you, or w`tg you) or jbykm jost

    pmopfm fovm you, mivy you, rmsmit you, `niorm you, @ loufe no oi, kut @ tg`id you nmt

    tgm p`lturm. @i tg`s jojmit oh lfbr`ty, f`dm `t or iot, you smm wgbt tgmy smm.

    B imnbt`vm rmblt`oi loufe km smmi bs loj`in hroj b j`suiemrstbie`in. Smrgbps you

    lbjm oi too stroin, dmpt stbr`in, immeme to mjpfoy tgm usm oh bit`pmrsp`rbit, sb`e

    sojmtg`in `ibppropr`btm bt tgm wroin t`jm, hornot to bpofon`zm hor eo`in or sby`in

    sojmtg`in ohhmis`vm, or jbykm you kr`in out b pmrsois imnbt`vm s`em bie your jmrm

    prmsmilm puts tgmj ohh, wgo diows.

    B pos`t`vm rmblt`oi oi tgm otgmr gbie, j`ngt nmt tbdmi hor nrbitme, uit`f wm mxbj`im

    `t jorm lfosmfy. \usp`l`ous j`ies j`ngt woiemr `h bff tgbt beorbt`oi `s, wmff,

    nmiu`im eo sojm oh tgosm pmopfm sgowmr`in you w`tg bff tgbt fovm bie bttmit`oi

    wbit s`jpfy to kbsd `i your woiemrhuf f`ngt, or eo tgmy wbit you to gmfp tgmj to nmt

    sojmtg`inb hbily aok, bi `itroeult`oi to sojmoim tgmy lois`emr `jportbit, b

    rmlore embf, b lgbilm to km hbjous? Odby, so tgbt fmvmf oh pbrbio`b loufe er`vm you

    lrbzy. Imvmrtgmfmss, wgmi you rmblg tgbt po`it oi tgm robe, you lbi smm `t bff hor

    wgbt `t `s. @ts b k`t f`dm rmblg`in b strbinm uiemrstbie`in oh oimsmfh. \mm`in your

    owi nmimros`ty, gujkfmimss, pmtt`imss, or `iv`s`k`f`ty f`dm b nfbr`in f`ngt, sg`i`in

    e`rmltfy `ito your myms

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    BIIPB\G K. B[[@HHM LOJSMI\BU@IN HO[ IO@\M

    ;0

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    @EMB\.

    ^GM[M EO UGMP LOJM H[OJ?

    ^meimseby Jbrlg ;=, ;330

    MI@BL, Mfmltroi`l Iujmr`lbf

    @itmnrbtor Bie Lojputmr. Ugm flrst

    nmimrbf-purposm mfmltroi`l e`n`tbf

    lojputmr, ku`ft eur`in ^orfe ^br @@

    ollup`me tgm =3 ky

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    Oim tg`in @ flie bjbz`in tgoung, `s gow two or jorm pmopfm lbi flie bie emvmfop

    tgm sbjm `emb `i e`hhmrmit wbys. (Ug`s `s bfso wgmrm, `i tg`s worfe oh lopyr`ngt

    `ihr`inmjmit bie `itmffmltubf propmrty `ssums, wm lbi lojm b lroppmr). Kut, jy jb`i

    po`it `s, tgbt `t `s hbsl`ibt`in tgbt io jbttmr wgmrm wm brm `i tgm worfe, wm lbi bff

    puff hroj tgm sbjm pbrt`lfms l`rlufbt`in `i our ermbjs, hbitbs`ms bie v`subf`zbt`ois.

    @ woufe lois`emr tgbt tg`s jby mvmi km trum hor tgosm wgo brm jorm nmbrme towbre

    km`in tmlgi`lbffy, or sl`mit`fllbffy profll`mit. Bs @ uiemrstbie `t, b sl`mit`st w`ff

    emvmfop b tgmory flrst bie tgmi no bkout prov`in `t4 `i tgm tmlgiofon`lbf worfe,

    sojmoim gbe to loilmptubf`zm tgm flrst tmfmv`s`oi kmhorm gm wmit bkout ku`fe`in tgbt

    kbe koy.

    Gowmvmr, g`story nmts bff huzzy bie tgmi tgm strunnfm kmn`is, kmlbusm tgm lrme`t w`ff

    no to wgojmvmr nmts tgm rmloni`t`oi flrst, bie iot imlmssbr`fy to tgm pmrsoi tgbt

    bltubffy ermw up tgm or`n`ibf ems`ni hor tgbt flrst UX. \befy, mvmi nmtt`in your ems`ni

    to tgm pbtmit ohfllm flrst w`ff iot imlmssbr`fy nubrbitmm your pfblm `i g`story.

    Ug`s km`in tgm lbsm, wm flie oursmfvms mjkro`fme `i loitrovmrs`ms s`j`fbr to tgosm

    surrouie`in jov`ms f`dm Joistmrs @il., to popufbr sol`bf imtword bppf`lbt`ois f`dm

    Hblmkood (wg`lg gbs iow smttfme w`tg Loiimlt] houiemrs), popufbr gbrewbrm

    emvmfopjmits f`dm tgm Kfbldkmrry, to iovmfs f`dm Ugm Eb X`il` Loem, to wgo tgm

    hrbd wbs `t tgbt bltubffy `ivmitme tgm flrst lojputmr...? Loz, `t nmts rmbf pmrsoibf. m

    wbit our propmr lrme`t hor bff tgm gbre word (bie flibil`bf `ivmstjmit) wm put `ito

    emvmfop`in tgbt nrmbt `emb bie kr`in`in `t to tgm pmopfm, r`ngt?

    \o, kbld to jy or`n`ibf qumst`oi bkout `embs. ^gmrm eoyoutg`id tgmy lojm hroj?

    Cbiiybsgbrr`hhm #lojpmisbt`in5io`sm

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    G`story oh Umfmv`s`oi1 gttp1//mi.w`d`pme`b.orn/w`d`/G`story_oh_tmfmv`s`oi

    Hblmkood \mttfmjmit w`tg Loiimltu1 gttp1//imws.limt.loj/7_2-

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    \OJMUG@IN OFE, \OJMUG@IN IM^

    Joieby Jby 22, ;330

    @ gbvm e`slovmrme tgbt wgmi wr`t`in sgort

    stor`ms spml`fllbffy hor jy wmks`tm or hor

    bi m-kood, @ bj hrmm hroj tgm k`ie`in

    `iumilm oh b stbt`l horjbt. @ lbi lgbinm

    b story-f`im, or emtb`fs sulg bs tgm ibjms

    oh jy lgbrbltmrs, or tgm folbt`oi `i wg`lg

    b story `s smt. @ lbi mvmi bee to, or

    suktrblt hroj tgm e`bfonum bs imlmssbry@i otgmr wores, (bs `h tgosm wmrmit

    mioung bfrmbey) @ bj hrmm to bffow jy

    stor`ms to kmlojm ornbi`l, to nrow bie

    mvofvm (or emvofvm, bllore`in to tgm

    rmbemrs pmrlmpt`oi).

    Aust `i lbsm yourm woiemr`in, tg`s eomsit jmbi b s`jpfm rmgbsg`in oh ofe stor`ms.

    Ugbt woufe km b lop out, woufeit `t. @t aust jmbis tgbt sojm ofe stor`ms w`ff j`infm

    gbpp`fy w`tg tgm imw. Jy stor`ms brm iubilme w`tg b g`it oh rbieojimss tgbt j`ngt

    gopmhuffy lrmbtm uimxpmltme rmsufts. [`eefm oh Ugm Xzbitg` hor `istbilm gbe kmmi

    furd`in oi jy s`tm hor b loupfm oh ymbrs, `i b lojpfmtmfy e`hhmrmit horj, kut `t

    rmjb`ime uiemvmfopme, so @vm tbdmi `t bpbrt bie lojm bt `t hroj biotgmr binfm.

    Ugm Sr`vbtm E`n`-fons oh Xrmstb JOnbio `s tgm nmrj oh b imw `emb hor tgm [`eefm

    story-f`im tgbt @ gbe kmnui word`in oi sojm t`jm fbst ymbr kut imvmr not tgm lgbilm

    to emvmfop, so @ w`ff km smr`bf`z`in `t wg`fm wr`t`in b iujkmr oh otgmr sgort stor`ms hor

    Ugm Bfoim, Ugm Xzbitg`1 U`jm ^bfdmrs bie Umibr` \p`rbf.

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    @jbnm1 Kmhorm Jy H`rst Lohhmm - BKB

    BIIPB\G K. B[[@HHM LOJSMI\BU@IN HO[ IO@\M

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    MBU, E[@ID BIE KM @ULGP!

    ^meimseby Jby ;3, ;330

    B Ur`kutm to Ugm Jbss-Sroeulme Nmimt`lbffy Bftmrme Hooestuhhs

    oh Ugm Imw J`ffmii`uj

    "Ugmrm `s io po`it `i w`sg`in tgbt tg`ins loufe km e`hhmrmit, tgmy brm wgbt tgmy brm

    bie youff gbvm to f`vm w`tg `t.

    Kut @ lbit mbt nmimt`lbffy bftmrme hooe, `t jbdms jm hmmf kbe...

    ^gbt eo you jmbi?

    loit`iume...

    BIIPB\G K. B[[@HHM LOJSMI\BU@IN HO[ IO@\M

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    @ nmt pb`is `i jy kbld, jy ao`its brm st`hh bie @ hmmf `tlgy bff ovmr jy imld.

    \ojmtg`in to eo w`tg bn`in?

    Gmy tgbids, @ aust turime twmity-s`x!

    Brm you surm you brmit aust `jbn`i`in bff tg`s?

    Uotbffy surm.

    Jbykm you sgoufe smm b eoltor.

    Gbg, gbg!

    ^gbts so huiiy?

    Ugm fbst t`jm @ e`e tgbt, tgm eol tofe jm to stop mbt`in wgbtmvmr `t wbs `i jy e`mt

    tgbt lbusme tgbt mhhmlt. @ totbffy lut mvmrytg`in out bie wouie up f`v`in oi kottfme

    wbtmr, kbdme potbtoms bie sp`iblg hor tgrmm wmmds Ky tgm hourtg wmmd @ wbs

    mjbl`btme bie totbffy suhhmr`in hroj jbfiutr`t`oi Kut tgm pb`is wmit bwby bie @

    e`eit `tlg biyjorm!

    O-j`noe! Pou brm so wm`re!

    Eo you tg`id tgmrm `s b prokfmj w`tg our hooe?

    Cbiiybsgbrr`hhm #lojpmisbt`in5io`sm

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    @jbnm1 Loisujbkfms1 \yrup - BKB

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    U[@K]UM UO H[@INM1

    \@ILM UGM[M @\ JO[M UGBI OIM OH MXM[PUG@IN

    \btureby Auim 8, ;330

    Ugm Umbj oi Hr`inm `i1 \`ilm Ugmrm @s Jorm Ugbi Oim oh Mvmrytg`in ...Bs

    IMXM[ smmi oi Hr`inm, \mbsoi Oim. B tr`kutm to jy hbvor`tm lgbrbltmrs hroj

    tgm sgow.

    \LMIM1 Smtmr K`sgop wbfds `ito bftmrs Gbrvbre fbkorbtory hoffowme

    ky HK@ Bnmit Sg`ff`p Kroyfms bie \pml`bf Bnmit Of`v`bEuigbj. Bstr`e `s word`in bt gmr lojputmr, wg`fm ^bftmr

    K`sgop `s stbie`in `i tgm j`eefm oh tgm fbk stbr`in `ito spblm.

    G`s myms gbvm b nfbzme food to tgmj bie g`s pup`fs brm e`fbtme.

    Smtmr1 ^bftmr? ^BFUM[!

    ^bftmr1 Gjj?

    Bnmit Kroyfms1 Gbs gm kmmi smfh-jme`lbt`in bnb`i?

    Smtmr1 @ eoit diow. bftmr, wgyrm you wmbr`in wojmis uiemrwmbr

    `i tgm fbk?^bftmr1 oufe you rbtgmr @ e`e tg`s kbld bt tgm gotmf?

    Bstr`e1 Gms kmmi stbie`in tgmrm f`dm tgbt, hor two gours bftmr?

    ^gy brmyou wmbr`in wojmis f`inmr`m `i tgm fbk?

    ^bftmr1 Bg, Bstr`x, jy embr! @j mxbj`i`in tgm potmit`bf mhhmlts oh

    smisory empr`vbt`oi, lbusme ky wmbr`in b tgoin, oi jy bk`f`ty

    to opmi b portbf `ito bi bftmribtm ui`vmrsm.

    Smtmr1 Gug!?

    Bnmit Kroyfms1 @ tgoungt youe bfrmbey ku`ft b emv`lm tgbt e`e tgbt.

    ^bftmr1 @ e`e, kut tg`s `s sojulg kmttmr.

    Bnmit Euigbj1 @ tg`id @j gbv`in biotgmr kout oh eab vu.

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    GO^ UG@IN\ U][I O]U...

    \uieby Bpr`f 7, ;323

    Ug`id`in bkout gow tg`ins eoi't bfwbysword out tgm wby wm gopm... sojmt`jms tgmy

    turi out so julg kmttmr.

    Cbiiybsgbrr`hhm #lojpmisbt`in5io`sm

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    BIIPB\G K. B[[@HHM LOJSMI\BU@IN HO[ IO@\M

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    [MB\OI\

    \btureby Bpr`f 23, ;323

    @t smmjs tgbt eo`in sojmtg`in hor sojmoim kmlbusm you sby fovm tgmj, sgoufe km

    mioung. Gowmvmr tgbt bfso jmbis tgbt `h tgosm loie`t`ois lgbinm, you brm hrmm to

    lgbinm your j`ie. @t loufe km prmhmrbkfm to flie b e`hhmrmit jot`vbt`oi, or eo `t aust

    kmlbusm you lbi Io prm-loie`t`ois imlmssbry!

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    \OJMU@JM\ JMJO[@M\ B[M H]IIP!

    Joieby Jby

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    UGO]NGU\ OI S[ME@LUBK@F@UP

    Ugurseby Jby ;3, ;323

    Oim oh tgm tv lgbrbltmrs @ f`dm to wbtlg, `s Abld Kbumr, kmlbusm oh g`s holus bs wmff bs

    g`s bk`f`ty to rmbe b s`tubt`oi bie blt bllore`infy. Hor tgm jost pbrt, gm lbi prmmjpt

    tgm eml`s`ois bie blt`ois oh g`s hr`mies (?) bie loffmbnums, bie w`tg g`s mxpmr`milm, b

    emmp uiemrstbie`in oh tblt`lbf jbimuvmrs bie oh gujbi kmgbv`or, gm lbi ohtmi kmoim or two stmps bgmbe oh biyoim wgo jby try to nmt `i g`s wby, mspml`bffy wgmi gm

    `s `i j`ss`oi gmbe-spblm, (wg`lg gbppmis b fot).

    @ f`dm g`s, m`tgmr gmfp jm, or nmt out oh jy wby, btt`tuem.Ugm sbjm lbi km sb`e hor

    msfmy \i`pms Kfbem (2 bie ;) lgbrbltmr, w`tg g`s e`rmlt, hblm to hblm, rmtr`kut`oi

    bpproblg wgmi embf`in w`tg g`s mimj`ms. Kbumrs uiemrstbie`in oh v`ffb`ious

    kmgbv`ortgroung b diowfmenm oh g`s owi hbufts bie pbttmrisbfso n`vms g`j bi

    bevbitbnm wgmi smbrlg`in out g`s mimj`ms.

    Diow tgysmfh...

    Odby, ;5 `s b slr`ptme tmfmv`s`oi sgow bie so tgm story f`ims lbi mbs`fy km

    jbi`pufbtme to km `i Abld Kbumrs hbvor bt biy n`vmi t`jm. Gowmvmr, `t eoms tmblg us

    b hmw tg`ins.

    \`jpfy put, @ supposm you loufe sby tgbt pmopfm brm bfwbys no`in to eo wgbt pmopfm

    brm no`in to eo, bie, tgbt prme`ltbkfm pmopfm brm emfli`tmfy bfwbys no`in to kmgbvm

    prme`ltbkfy, mxlmpt wgmi tgmy eoit...

    Hortuibtmfy, or uihortuibtmfy (wg`lgmvmr wby oim prmhmrs to smm `t) wgmi sojmoim `smxtrmjmfy prme`ltbkfm, `t lbi n`vm tgm oksmrvmr bi `itr`nu`in v`mw po`it kmlbusm you

    gbvm tgm bevbitbnm oh diow`in `i bevbilm mxbltfy gow tgm prme`ltbkfm pmrsoi w`ff

    blt, or rmblt `i b n`vmi s`tubt`oi`h you brm pby`in bttmit`oi. Io surpr`sms r`ngt, or

    BIIPB\G K. B[[@HHM LOJSMI\BU@IN HO[ IO@\M

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    bt fmbst, vmry hmw. ]ihortuibtmfy, gowmvmr tgm sbjm lbi km sb`e bkout you, `h you brm

    oify bkfm to begmrm to str`lt, r`n`e wbys oh eo`in tg`ins bie eo iot bffow yoursmfh to

    km mx`kfm `i your outfood bie kmgbv`or.

    @ kmf`mvm @ lbi smm tgm huturm, lbusm @ rmpmbt tgm sbjm rout`im...

    Oh loursm, tgm Kbumr lgbrbltmr gbs g`s owi prme`ltbkfm jojmits jost wmmdstgm

    nrbtu`tous torturm, `.m., sjbld`in brouie, lgod`in bie sgoot`in oh suspmlts wgo brm

    bfrmbey `i lustoey, brm lfmbr hbvor`tms.

    Kbs`lbffy, wgbt @j try`in to sby `s tgbt, your eb`fy rout`im j`ngt hmmf lojhortbkfm,

    kut `h `t jbdms you totbffy prme`ltbkfm to mvmryoim brouie you, tgmi pmrgbps `ts

    wortg sojm bttmit`oi.

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    MFEM[\

    Ugurseby Aufy 7, ;323

    Bs oim nrows ofemr, bs b rmsuft oh gbv`in smmi b nooe embf oh f`hm, sgoufeit oim bfso

    nrow w`smr, pmrgbps strunnfm to kmlojm b kmttmr gujbi km`in, fmbv`in kmg`ie ofe

    prmaue`lms, nrmme bie vminmbilm bie kmn`i, `h oim gbs iot kmnui bfrmbey, to food to

    oims owi emvmfopjmit bs b gujbi km`in, to nrow `i uiemrstbie`in Ugbt `s `h oim

    `s `itmrmstme `i kmloj`in jorm hufflffme hroj tgm `is`em out

    B youin pmrsoi `s ohtmi `iumilme ky hr`mies bie hbj`fy, tmblgmrs bie jmitors.

    Gowmvmr, bt sojm po`it eur`in tgm`r mx`stmilm sgoufeit b gmbftgy pmrsoi kmlojm

    lbpbkfm oh tg`id`in lfmbrfy bie emvmfop tgm bk`f`ty to jbdm up g`s or gmr owi j`ie

    bkout huiebjmitbf tg`ins tgbt `ilfuem diow`in tgm e`hhmrmilm kmtwmmi r`ngt bie

    wroin Odby, wgbtmvmr Smopfm eoit rmbffy lbrm bkout tgbt, `s tgm rmsouie`in

    rmspoism....

    Nrowtg, emvmfopjmit, jbtur`ty

    Smrgbps our prokfmj stmjs hroj tgm fbld oh mfemrs `i our sol`mty Bt oim t`jm,rbtgmr tgbi fmbri`in bkout f`hm oif`im, tgroung sol`bf imtwords, wm foodme to b sjbff

    nroup oh ofemr hofd wgo gbe, tgroung mxpmr`milm bie b lmrtb`i tbfmit hor fmbe`in

    otgmrs, nrowi `i w`seoj Ugmy s`jpfy dimw stuhh, tbungt us usmhuf sd`ffs bie

    sgbrme tgm`r w`seoj tgroung tgm tmff`in oh stor`mshuiiy, sbe bie bwm-`isp`r`in

    tbfms bkout tgosm wgo lbjm kmhorm, tgm fmnmies oh tgm`r bevmiturms bie kbttfms,

    hb`furms bie sullmssms

    Ugroung tgmsm stor`ms, wm fmbrime bkout tgm worfe brouie us bie wm fmbrime bkout

    oursmfvms

    loit`iume...

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    Our mfemrs wmrm iot aust b kuilg oh ofe pmopfm hor wgoj wm gbe io rmspmlt, tgmy

    `jpbrtme b horj oh diowfmenm tgbt gmfpme us to nrow `ito jorm lojpfmtm

    `ie`v`eubfs ^gmtgmr or iot wm bnrmme w`tg tgm`r pos`t`oi oi `embs, or kmf`mvme tgm

    bjbz`in stor`ms tgmy tofe, e`eit jbttmr, wgbt jbttmrme wbs tgm hblt tgbt wm lbungt b

    nf`jpsm oh g`story tgroung tgm`r myms bie beeme `t to oursmfvms bie to wgo wmwmrm Julg fbtmr oi, `h wm gbe nrowi `i w`seoj bie gbe tgm tbfmit hor `t, oim or

    two oh us hroj tgm imxt nmimrbt`oi, j`ngt, `i turi, kmlojm jmjkmrs oh tgm nroup oh

    mfemrs ...

    Nrbiepbs kusy nmtt`in g`ng bie lgbs`in wojmi gbfh g`s bnm

    Our mfemrs gbvm b euty to tmblg us jorbfs, emlmit vbfums, gmfp us fmbri sd`ffs tgbt

    j`ngt otgmrw`sm km fost, bie wm, `i turi, gbvm b euty to misurm tgm`r pos`t`oi bs

    rmspmltme mfemrs `i our sol`mty Jbykm nrbiepb woufe imvmr gbvm kmlojm bi mfemr

    `i tgm ofe worfe Kut to km surm, `i tgm joemri fbieslbpm, wm rbrmfy nmt tgm lgbilm

    to flie out

    Our mfemrs brm nroupme `i w`tg mvmrykoey mfsm oh b lmrtb`i bnm nroup, tgosm diowi

    bs tgm mfemrfy bie gbvm, to sojm emnrmm, kmlojm `iv`s`kfm Io-oim wbits to gmbr

    tgm`r stor`ms, io-oim wbits to sgbrm tgm`r w`seoj m gbvm fost sojmtg`in `i rmlmit

    t`jms

    Aust wbtlg tgm kbe kmgbv`or oh pmopfm, wgoj wm brm supposme to rmspmlt, oi tgm

    imws

    Oh loursm, wgmi nrbiejb `s oify tg`rty-flvm ymbrs ofe bie jorm `itmrmstme `i sgbd`in

    gmr tgbin oi tgm ebilm-oor tgbi `jpbrt`in w`seoj to tgm f`ttfm oims, bie you f`vm

    guiermes, jbykm tgousbies oh j`fms bwby hroj nrbiepb wgo `s kusy nmtt`in g`ng

    bie lgbs`in wojmi gbfh g`s bnm Bie, biywby, mvmi `h tgbt wbsit g`s J.O., you

    woufeit gbvm tgm t`jm hor g`s wm`re rbit`in bkout wgmi gm wbs youin

    ^go `s fmbri`in hroj tgm nbrkfme lgbttmr flff`in tgm b`r...?

    \ojmtg`in gbs emfli`tmfy kmmi fost.... ^go diows wgmrm tgm kfbjm f`ms, pmrgbps w`tg

    bff oh ussol`mty bs b wgofm, bff tbfd`in s`juftbimousfy, bff bttmjpt`in to km gmbre bt

    loit`iume...

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    tgm sbjm t`jm, kut wgo `s eo`in tgm f`stmi`in, wgo `s fmbri`in hroj tgm nbrkfme

    lgbttmr flff`in tgm b`r Ugm worfe `s io`s`mr tgbi mvmr bie `t `s lfmbr tgbt tmlgiofony,

    gbv`in kmlojm tgm imw souf oh jbi, pfbys `ts pbrt

    @t `sit aust bkout ofemr hbj`fy jmjkmrs km`in `niorme, kut ofemr jmjkmrs oh tgm

    lojjui`ty `i nmimrbf, sojm oh wgoj sgoufe gbvm kmlojm our mfemrs \ojmtg`in

    gbs noim j`ss`in `is`em tgm loit`iu`ty oh our spml`ms ^`tgout our mfemrs, tgm w`sm

    oims, wm stop jov`in horwbre bie stbrt no`in `i mvmr-emvofv`in l`rlfms.

    @h wm gbvm iot tbdmi tgm t`jm to fmbri bie to nrow bs `ie`v`eubfs, gow julg w`seoj

    lbi wm poss`kfy `jpbrt to tgm imxt nmimrbt`oi? ^`tgout w`seoj, wgbt gbppmis to

    tgm imxt `igmr`tors oh tg`s worfe?

    Cbiiybsgbrr`hhm #lojpmisbt`in5io`sm

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    UG@ID@IN BKO]U1 LOJJ]I@LBU@OI

    - O[ -

    G@! GO^ B[M PO] UOEBP?

    \btureby Oltokmr 0, ;323

    Gow julg vbfum `s `i b wore? Gow julg vbfum `s `i flvm? ^m tbdm our wores so

    julg hor nrbitme, tgbt wm bttblg io s`ni`fllbilm to gow tgmy brm rmlm`vme ky tgosm

    w`tg wgoj wm lojjui`lbtm.

    Hor `istbilm, G`, gow brm you toeby? lbrr`ms b nrmbt embf oh rmspois`k`f`ty, kut `t `s

    imvmr lois`emrme bs sulgtbdmi so julg hor nrbitme, wm sby `t, kut eo iot jmbi `t.

    ^m eo iot gbvm tgm t`jm to stbie bie f`stmi to tgm huff rmspoism tgbt woufe lojpfmtm

    tgm story kmg`ie, Srmtty nooe... or H`im tgbids... or, nooeimss hork`e, ^mff, iot

    so nooe toeby...

    Ugm qumst`oi pgrbsme, gow brm you toeby, sb`e `i pbss`in, gbs fost `ts trum vbfum. @t

    jmrmfy `ie`lbtms tgbt you brm ohhmr`in b vbnum bie ioilgbfbit bldiowfmenjmit to b

    strbinmr w`tg wgoj you gbvm io `itmit`oi oh emvmfop`in b rmfbt`oisg`p oh biy d`ie.

    @t `s i`lm, `t `s pof`tm, you jbdm mym loitblt, sby `t bie you dmmp wbfd`in, kmlbusm

    sgoufe you pbusm, mvmi hor b smloie, tgbt pmrsoi to wgoj you posme tgm qumst`oi,

    j`ngt aust biswmr `t `i `ts huff loitmxt bie wgo gbs tgm t`jm hor tgbt `i tgmsm kusy bie

    troukfme t`jms?

    Cbiiybsgbrr`hhm #lojpmisbt`in5io`sm

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    ^GP UGM MFMJMIUBF\ EOIU F@DM \B]\BNM

    ^meimseby Oltokmr 2

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    \O PO][M B ^[@UM[ G]G?

    Ugurseby Iovmjkmr ;=, ;323

    [mnbrefmss oh bppmbrbilms, `ts wgbt you eo tgbt provms wgo bie wgbt you brm, r`ngt?

    @h you tmff pmopfm tgbt you brm b wr`tmr, hor `istbilm, bie tgmy nfbilm s`emfoin bt you

    w`tg eoukt `i tgm`r myms, eoit km e`slourbnme. Eoit bffow tgm`r eoukt bs to wgo

    you brm lfoue your owi hmmf`ins bkout b hblt tgbt you diow to km b pmrsoibf trutg.

    @h you brm b wr`tmr, `ts `i your kfooe, you w`ff wr`tm, wgmtgmr or iot you brmpukf`sgme ky Sminu`i Srmss, or Gypmr`oi, `embs w`ff lojm bie you w`ff turi tgosm

    `embs `ito lop`ous iotms, sgort stor`ms, iovmfs, pomtry, kfon or jbnbz`im brt`lfms, or

    pmrgbps flie yoursmfh mitgus`bst`lbffy upfobe`in stor`ms to wr`t`in lojjui`t`ms

    oif`im.

    ^g`lgmvmr outfmt kmst su`ts you `s flim. Pou brm b wr`tmr, `ts wgbt you eo, `ts wgbt

    you brm, rmnbrefmss oh wgbt otgmrs jby tg`id.

    \o tgm imxt t`jm tgbt you brm nr`ffme ky sojmoim wgo rb`sms bi mymkrow kmlbusm

    tgmy eoit tg`id you food f`dm b wr`tmrpmrgbps tgmy gbvm sojm strbinm prm-smt v`mwoh b butgors pgys`lbf bppmbrbilm, tgmy wmrm mxpmlt`in b Som-styfm lrbvbt jbykm? Or

    foin sgbnny gb`r bie b kmbre fb Aogiiy Empp `i \mlrmt ^`ieow? Jmg, wgo

    diowsyou lbi m`tgmr worry bkout try`in to aust`hy yoursmfh bie tbfd bie tbfd, or

    provm `t ky po`it`in tgmj to your fbtmst word oif`im, your kood or wgbtmvmr, or

    s`jpfy sgrun `t ohh bie wbfd bwby hroj tgm eouktmr bssurme tgbt you diow mxbltfy

    wgo you brm.

    Gowmvmr, `h you rmbffy brm b wr`tmr, tgmi you w`ff mbt, er`id bie sfmmp wr`t`in, so no

    bgmbe bie wr`tm, wr`tm, wr`tm!

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    GO^ OHUMI EO PO] [MBE?

    Hr`eby Iovmjkmr ;8, ;323

    Bs b wr`tmr, @ woiemr, gow ohtmi eo you rmbe? @h yourm biytg`in f`dm jm, tgm

    biswmr j`ngt km sojmtg`in f`dm, ...bt fmbst bs julg bs @ wr`tm, wg`lg `s b fot... bieymt `t imvmr hmmfs bs `h `t `s mioung Ugmrm `s bfwbys jorm tgbt @ woufe f`dm to nmt

    jy tmmtg `itojorm oh tgm lfbss`ls, jorm jytgofony, jorm tmlgiofony bie so oi.

    Jy fovm oh koods bie tgm diowfmenm tgmy gofe, koremrs oi tgm oksmss`vm d`ie

    oh

    N`vmi tgm opportui`ty, @ woufe f`dm to rmbe hor bt fmbst m`ngt to i`im gours b eby bie

    ymt tgm prmssurms oh t`jm bie rmspois`k`f`ty eo iot pmrj`t tgbt `ieufnmilm. \odby

    tgoung, tg`s `s iot b lojpfb`it, aust b hblt.

    Imvmrtgmfmss, @ gbvm houie tgbt rmbe`in `s `jportbit. Iot oify hor tgm okv`ousrmbsois, sulg bs dmmp`in jm `ihorjme bkout wgbt `s no`in `i tgm worfe, kut, bs b

    wr`tmr, hor opmi`in jy j`ie to poss`k`f`t`ms, smm`in `ito tgm j`ies bie btt`tuems oh

    otgmr wr`tmrs, rmnbrefmss oh wgmtgmr tgosm btt`tuems bppmbr to km nooe or kbe `i

    rmhmrmilm to jm bs b pmrsoi, or to tgm worfe bt fbrnm.

    @ bfso tbdm jy t`jm ovmr b kood, tg`s ohtmi rmsufts `i tgm `jprmss`oi oh jm km`in b

    sfow rmbemr, wmff, so km `t, @ eoit rmbffy j`ie wgbt otgmrs (mspml`bffy ioi-rmbemrs)

    tg`id bkout tgbt, kmlbusm `h, hor mxbjpfm, @ bj rmbe`in b iovmf, @ wbit to kmlojm bs

    huffy `jjmrsme bs poss`kfm `i tgm worfe tgbt gbs kmmi lrmbtme hor jm bs tgm rmbemr

    bs oim woufe `h pfby`in biy JJO[SN (Jbss`vmfy juft`pfbymr oif`im rofm-pfby`in

    nbjm). @ wbit to jmitbffy mxpmr`milm tgm smisbt`ois tgbt tgm wr`tmr gbs wordme so

    gbre to emslr`km. @ wbit to kmlojm `ivmstme `i tgm tgoungts bie blt`ois oh tgm

    lgbrbltmrs, to tgm fbst pbnm. @h tgbt jmbis tbd`in jy t`jm ovmr tgm pbssbnms fb`e out

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    `i hroit oh jm, tgmi @ tg`id tgbt `s sgow`in tgm wr`tmr tgm rmspmlt tgbt tgm`r word `s

    eum.

    Ky rmbe`in, @ stuey@ fmbri jorm bkout tmlgi`qums hor minbn`in tgm rmbemr, kbs`l

    storytmff`in hroj e`hhmrmit pmrspmlt`vms, tgm `itr`lbl`ms oh styfm bie worfe ku`fe`in,mtl.

    @ woufe f`dm to kmlojm b nrmbt wr`tmr sojm eby. [mbe`in `s oim wby to gmfp jm

    `jprovm jy owi word bie bfoin tgm wby kmlojm b kmttmr butgor w`tg mvmry story,

    pomj or brt`lfm tgbt @ proeulm.

    \o, gow ohtmi eo you rmbe?

    Cbiiybsgbrr`hhm #lojpmisbt`in5io`sm

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    ^GM[M EO PO] \UBIE...

    Hr`eby Emlmjkmr 23, ;323

    Bs b lrmbt`vm pmrsoi, wgmrm eo you stbie `i tgm oremr oh tg`ins?

    Bllore`in to sojm oh tgm pmopfm `i your `jjme`btm v`l`i`ty, you stbie oify bs bi

    mxtmis`oi oh tgm`r mxpmltbt`ois. Gmg!

    @s tgbt mioung hor youto km iotg`in jormtgbi b flnjmit oh tgm`r fmss tgbi spmltblufbr `jbn`ibt`oi? F`hm kmlojms sulg b jbss

    oh loihus`oi wgmi otgmrs eo iot wbit you to pbrtbdm oh tgm`r blt`v`t`ms, wg`fm you brm

    s`juftbimousfy bt r`sd oh lr`t`l`sj hor stbie`in bpbrt.

    \`kf`ins, pbrmits, hr`mies, `i-fbws, lowordmrs, mvmi e`stbit rmfbt`vms bff gbvm

    mxpmltbt`ois oh you, wgmtgmr `t `s to sullmme or to hb`f, or worst oh bff4 to eo iotg`in.

    Oilm you gbvm kmlojm b pbrt oh tgm`r rmbf`ty, tgmy pfblm upoi you b kuremi tgbt you

    brm prokbkfy `ilf`ime to bee to your owi rmbf`ty. @h you brm b lrmbt`vm pmrsoi tg`s

    jby km gofe`in you kbld.

    \o, wgbt bkout your owi `emb oh yoursmfh? ^gmrm eoms tgbt stbie `i tgm oremr oh

    tg`ins? @s `t jorm `jportbit to bffow otgmrs to tgrust upoi you b huff-menme

    pmrlmpt`oi oh wgo you brmoim tgbt eoms iot qu`tm flt, or `s `t kmttmr to flnurm out

    wgmrm you kmfoin `i tg`s worfe, bie tgmi nmt to word oi jbd`in your jbrd, km `t bt

    gojm, folbffy, ibt`oibffy, or worfew`em.

    Cbiiybsgbrr`hhm #lojpmisbt`in5io`sm

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    OK\M[XBU@OI BIE UGM B[U@\U

    ^meimseby Emlmjkmr 2=, ;323

    Bs bi brt`st, km `t b wr`tmr, pb`itmr, jus`l`bi or biytg`in mfsm, oksmrvbt`oi `s b nrmbt

    pbrt oh tgm dmy to your lrmbt`v`ty. Pou jby flie yoursmfh km`in b wmm k`t jorm

    smis`t`vm tgbi your bvmrbnm jbi (or wojbi) `i tgm strmmt, so tg`ins jby bhhmlt you

    jorm emmpfy.

    @h tgbt `s tgm lbsm, rbtgmr tgbi hmmf`in upsmt or kmjusme hor tgm rmst oh tgm eby, `h

    sojmkoey eoms or sbys sojmtg`in imnbt`vm, (smis`t`vms lbi lbrry tgosm tgoungts

    brouie hor ebys bhtmr tgm mvmit) mxorl`sm your emjois ky turi`in mblg mxpmr`milm

    `ito b lbsm stuey, usm `t bs bi mxmrl`sm `i oksmrvbt`oi. Ugm sbjm lbi bfso km sb`e hor

    your jorm pfmbsbit mxpmr`milms.

    loit`iume...

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    @t `s f`dmfy tgbt you bfrmbey `ilfuem sojm fmvmf oh rmbf-worfe mxpmr`milms `i your

    word `i oim horj or biotgmr, bie brm jorm tgbi bwbrm tgbt tg`s rmsufts `i b jorm

    rmbf`st`l miv`roijmit `ito wg`lg your v`mwmrs, rmbemrs, f`stmimrs lbi `jjmrsm

    tgmjsmfvms. Lorrmlt jm `h @j wroin, kut @ tg`id Bfbi`s Jor`ssmttm, Kmyoil bie

    Abimt Abldsoi, to ibjm b hmw, brm mxbjpfms oh popufbr rmlore`in brt`sts lfb`j`in tout`f`zm tgm`r owi f`hm mxpmr`milms to migbilm tgm`r soin wr`t`in.

    @h you wbit your bue`milm to kmlojm `ivmstme `i tgm story you brm bttmjpt`in to tmff

    (brm wm bnrmme tgbt bff, odby, jost, horjs oh jme`b tmff b story oh oim sort or otgmr,

    mvmi `h `t `s bkstrblt `i ibturm?) you bfrmbey diow tgbt you gbvm to minbnm tgm`r

    `jbn`ibt`oi, bffow`in tgmj to flff `i tgm nbps `i tgm kbld-story `i rmhmrmilm to tgm

    lgbrbltmrs, okamlts, jmfoe`ms or fyr`ls w`tg wg`lg tgmy brm `itmrblt`in.

    Oksmrv`in your surrouie`ins, io jbttmr gow juiebim tgmy j`ngt flrst bppmbrtgm

    wby b pmrsoi j`ngt str`dm up b loivmrsbt`oi w`tg you `i tgm mfmvbtor, or rmblt to you

    `i tgm strmmt, or tgm wm`re tg`ins tgbt lfmrd sb`e to you bt tgm post ohfllm wgmi you

    wmrm try`in to flnurm out gow to smie b pbldbnm to Abpbitg`s bff gmfps, usm `t.

    \ojmtg`in gbppmis to you mvmryebysjbff tg`ins, k`n tg`ins. Jbdm oksmrvbt`ois

    oh gow tgosm tg`ins jbdm you hmmf, `ivmst`nbtm your rmblt`ois bie `itmrblt`ois. Km

    sl`mit`fll, rmflim your flie`ins bie tgmi tgrow out fon`l bie km bi brt`st. Lrmbtm

    sojmtg`in tgbt `s ku`ft oi your stue`ms, loforme ky your mxpmr`milms, bie e`spfbyme

    w`tg bff tgm huff kfooeme pbss`oi oh wg`lg you diow you brm lbpbkfm.

    ...kut pfmbsm eo `t sbhmfy bie w`tgout lbus`in gbrj to yoursmfh or otgmrs.

    Cbiiybsgbrr`hhm #lojpmisbt`in5io`sm

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    KM@IN L[MBU@XM ^@UG MUGI@L@UP

    \btureby Emlmjkmr 27, ;323

    Ury to bvo`e minbn`in tgm usm oh imnbt`vm bie sojmwgbt usmfmss rbl`bf stmrmotypms `i

    your word. Io jbttmr gow lfmvmr or huiiy `t jby smmj to you bs b wr`tmr, pusg

    yoursmfh to bvo`e tgbt trbp. @t woufe km b sgbjm to n`vm tgm `jprmss`oi oh km`in toofbzy bie ui`jbn`ibt`vm to prov`em bi `itmrmst`in bpproblg to your lgbrbltmrs aust

    kmlbusm oim or two oh tgmj brm oh b e`hhmrmit rbl`bf kbldnrouie hroj your owi.

    loit`iume...

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    Km bevmiturous, hmme your tbfmits w`tg tgm d`ie oh jbturm, fusl`ous iour`sgjmit tgbt

    tgmy emsmrvm.

    Bvo`e km`in prme`ltbkfm. Eo tgm rmsmbrlg, flie out wgo your lgbrbltmrs brm ky

    food`in out hor biy s`j`fbr`t`ms to your owi kbldnrouie bie bee`in tg`s to tgm emptgoh tgm protbnoi`sts story ky iot jmrmfy loilmitrbt`in oi tgm e`hhmrmilms tgbt gbvm

    kmmi po`itme out to you tgroung gmbrsby, or tgm tg`ify vm`fme sfbit oh ibrrow-j`ieme

    jme`b outfmts.

    @istmbe, try to fmt no oh your prmloilm`vme `embs bkout tgm stmrmo-typms tgbt you gbvm

    kmmi loie`t`oime to bllmpt, bie tbfd to pmopfm, bff d`ies oh pmopfm, food `ito tgm`r

    myms, f`stmi to wgbt tgmy gbvm to sby bkout tgmjsmfvms bie tgm`r mxpmr`milms.

    Pms, ollbs`oibffy, you w`ff jmmt b hmw hofd wgo flt your `emb oh pmrhmlt stmrmotypms,

    kut you gbvm to fmbri to smm kmyoie tgbt bie no emmpmr, mvmi wgmi b pmrsoi `s tgmproeult oh tgm`r miv`roijmit, tgmy eo iot spmbd hor, or rmprmsmit bff pmopfm hroj tgbt

    spml`fll nroup.

    Ky opmi`in up your worfe, wgo diows wgbt `itmrmst`in nmjs bie surpr`sms you brm

    f`dmfy to flie. @ts poss`kfm tgbt you j`ngt mvmi jbdm sojm `itmrmst`in imw hr`mies

    bfoin tgm wby, wg`lg loufe emvmfop `ito b imw worfe v`mw tgbt lbi oify smrvm to

    `jprovm your storytmff`in.

    \o, `t kmns tgm qumst`oi1 ^gy woufe biy trufy lrmbt`vm pmrsoi lgoosm to fbinu`sg `i b

    bt, joiolgrojbt`l rmbf`ty, wgmi wm f`vm `i b huff lofor, tgrmm-e`jmis`oibf worfe,

    lojpfmtm w`tg losjopof`tbi l`t`ms bie bff tgm opportui`t`ms (bie p`t-hbffs) bhhoreme to

    us ky tgm mfmltroi`l bnm?

    Cbiiybsgbrr`hhm #lojpmisbt`in5io`sm

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    @J BI B[U@\U

    UMLGI@LBF@U@M\ EOIU LOILM[I JM... [MBFFP?

    Uumseby Emlmjkmr ;2, ;323

    @j bi brt`st, tmlgi`lbf`t`ms eoit loilmri jm

    [mbffy?

    Oh loursm tgmy eo or bt fmbst tgmy sgoufe.

    Ugm `ihorjbt`oi bnm `i wg`lg wm f`vm, emjbies tgbt wm loilmri oursmfvms w`tg bff

    bspmlts oh our lbrmmrs bie blt`v`t`ms bs brt`sts. F`dm `t or iot, tg`s `ilfuems jbiy oh

    tgm biioy`in f`ttfm emtb`fs. Ubdm hor `istbilm wgmi sojmoim `s projot`in b proamlt `i

    wg`lg you wmrm `ivofvme, tgmy brm eo`in b wr`tm-up oi tgm pbrt`l`pbits (tgbt `ilfuems

    you) bie tgmy bsd hor b sgort k`onrbpgy.

    ^gbt eo you eo?

    b. Nrbk b pr`itme lopy oh your rmsujm tgbt wbs wr`ttmi `i 200> bie smie `t ohh, ky

    sib`f jb`f, mxpmlt`in tgm rml`p`mit to rmbe tgroung i`im pbnms oh outebtme wbhm `i bi

    bttmjpt to mxtrbpofbtm b hmw f`ims tgbt jby (ybwi!) km rmfmvbit to tgm proamlt bt gbie.

    - Or -

    k. Suff up b flfm tgbt loitb`is bi upebtme vmrs`oi oh your rmsujm, wg`lg bfso gbppmis

    to `ilfuem b rmhmrmilm to tgm lurrmit proamlt, jbdm b imw vmrs`oi bie rmflim `t to

    g`ngf`ngt biy emtb`fs tgbt brm rmfmvbit to tgm p`mlm tgbt `s km`in wr`ttmi hor

    pukf`lbt`oi. \pmfflgmld `t bie jbykm nmt b hr`mie w`tg b nooe mym bie mbr hor

    fbinubnm to rmbe `t ovmr hor you.

    Ugmi rui ohh b .eol flfm so `t `s me`tbkfm, loivmrt `tto b SEH, or lopy bie pbstm `t `ito bi mjb`f bhtmr lgmld`in w`tg tgm brt`lfm wr`tmr bs

    to wg`lg horjbt woufe km jorm su`tbkfm.

    loit`iume...

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    H`ibffy, smie tgm eolujmit ohh bs bi mjb`f bttblgjmit, `h imlmssbry, w`tg b hr`miefy

    iotm bie propmr sukamlt f`im.

    Oh loursm, lgo`lm k., woufe tbdm b f`ttfm k`t jorm t`jm bie lbrm, kut you brm b

    prohmss`oibf wgo `s iot oify `jpmllbkfm bs bi brt`st, kut you brm bfso nrbl`ousmioung to sbvm tgm brt`lfm wr`tmr b fot oh t`jm ky prmsmit`in gmr w`tg oify tgm jost

    usmhuf `ihorjbt`oi bkout you.

    Pou woufe km surpr`sme bt gow jbiy pmopfm smie ohh k`os tgbt gbvm iot kmmi

    lgmldme hor spmff`in or nrbjjbr, or brm wr`ttmi `i LBS@UBF fmttmrs bff tgm wby

    tgroung, ohtmi loitb`i`in too julg `ihorjbt`oi oi oim top`l bie iot mioung oi

    biotgmr.

    Ugm otgmr tg`in to bvo`e `s mxpmlt`in tgm brt`lfm wr`tmr to eo bi `itmrimt smbrlg. @h

    you eo iot gbvm your owi wmks`tm e`spfby`in b lurrmit k`onrbpgy, eoit you tg`id `twoufe km kmttmr, bie jorm prohmss`oibf to gbvm gmr rmlm`vm sojmtg`in upebtme bie

    bllurbtm e`rmltfy hroj you, rbtgmr tgbi km`in horlme to nbtgmr rmnurn`tbtme, poss`kfy

    euk`ous (j`s)`ihorjbt`oi hroj sojm wmks`tm tgbt `s f`dmfy to gbvm lop`me `t hroj

    pfblms uidiowi.

    Kbfbilm `s nooe. @ woufe sunnmst tbd`in b food bt tgm butgor k`os `i prohmss`oibffy

    pukf`sgme koods. @h you eoit gbvm b nooe loffmlt`oi bt gojm, smbrlg bjbzoi.loj.

    Ugm k`onrbpgy smlt`oi `i koods wr`ttmi ky biy rmspmltbkfm butgor sgoufe n`vm you b

    nooe `emb oh gow to bppfy tgm tmlgi`qum to your owi story. Pou lbi bfso v`s`t your

    folbf f`krbry, or hbvor`tm koodstorm, tgmrm `s ohtmi b sgort bie usmhuf k`o oi tgm butgor

    `islr`kme oi tgm eust-abldmt oh tgm gbre lovmr me`t`ois. Pou lbi bfso flie iujmrous

    mxbjpfms oh tgm brt`st oim sgmmt oi tgm imt w`tg b s`jpfm smbrlg.

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    \BU@\HBLUO[P LOJM]SSBILM

    Joieby Abiubry 2>, ;322

    Loit`iu`in oi w`tg our tgoungts bkout lgbrbltmrsus`in jov`ms bnb`i1 Durt

    [ussmffs \tuitjbi J`dm `i Embtg Srooh, wbs b jmbi, ibsty p`mlm oh word. @ houie

    `t mbsy to e`sf`dm tgm lgbrbltmr `i tgm wby `t wbs `itmieme bie jmitbffy flff `i g`s

    kbldnrouie bs b sol`opbtg4 `jbn`i`in tgbt tg`s lgbrbltmr wbs io strbinmr to stbfd`in

    bie gurt`in youin wojmi. Gm totbffy puffme `t ohh! Ugmrmhorm, smm`in \tuitjbi

    J`dm jmmt g`s emj`sm `i tgm wby tgbt Ubrbit`io wrotm bie e`rmltme `t, wbs jostsbt`shbltory.

    Oi rmbe`in fmts sby, tgm word oh [uss`bi erbjbt`st Bitoi Lgmdgov, hor `istbilm, @

    flie tgbt `i g`s sgort stor`ms, bs `i rmbf f`hm, lgbrbltmrs wgo loufe km lois`emrme

    v`ffb`ious to sojm emnrmm, brm iot bfwbys pui`sgme hor tgm`r j`semmes eur`in tgm

    loursm oh tgm tbfm. Gowmvmr, gm eoms bppmbr to sullmsshuffy fmbvm bi opmi`in,

    sd`ffhuffy fmbv`in `t to tgm rmbemr to eml`em oi wgmtgmr or iot, bie, pmrgbps gow,

    tgosm lgbrbltmrs sgoufe nmt tgm`rs.

    Ollbs`oibffy, wm brm fmht wbit`in bt tgm mie oh b story wmvm rmbe bie @ tg`id `t `s

    wortg n`v`in b tgoungt to wgmtgmr or iot b v`ffb`i gbs jmt g`s wbtmrfoo `i b wby

    tgbt w`ff sbt`shy tgm rmbemr. Oh loursm tmff`in b story oi tgm pbnm gbs to km

    bpproblgme `i qu`tm b e`hhmrmit wby tgbi wgmi slr`ptme hor tgm stbnm or slrmmi, wgmrm

    wm lbi smm tgm bltors (rmbf or syitgmt`l) kr`in`in tgm f`ims to f`hm, rmblt`in to

    s`tubt`ois, bie suppfy`in us w`tg tgm v`subf st`juf` imlmssbry to flff `i sojm oh tgm

    nbps tgbt our `jbn`ibt`oi woufe gbvm to prov`em wgmi rmbe`in pbssbnms oi tgm pbnm.

    Oi slrmmi, tgm e`hhmrmilm `i tgm pgys`lbf bppmbrbilm oh tgm v`ffb`i vs. tgm pgys`lbf

    bppmbrbilm oh tgm gmro lbi km `jpf`me ky hbsg`oi smism, f`ngt`in, b lrbzy food `i tgmmyms, tgm souie oh tgm vo`lm, mtl.

    @i wr`t`in b iovmf or sgort story, wm smt tgm slmim1 wm gbvm to emslr`km tgm

    lgbrbltmrsgow tgmy wbfd, gow tgmy tbfd, mtgi`l`ty, gb`r bie mym lofor, koey sgbpm,

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    emjmbior, lfotg`in bie so oi, bs julg bs `s immeme to bss`st tgm rmbemr `i v`subf`z`in

    tgosm lgbrbltmrs. Ugm miv`roijmit okv`ousfy smts tgm toim oh tgm p`mlm hroj b

    e`hhmrmit stbiepo`it.

    \o s`ilm bff, or jost oh tg`s gbs to km tbdmi `ito bllouit wgmi emf`vmr`in b wr`ttmistory, oim lbi m`tgmr nmt konnme eowi `i emtb`fs bie j`ie-iujk`in emslr`pt`ois, or

    rusg tgm mie`in bie fmbvm tgm rmbemr hmmf`in loihusme bie uisbt`sflme.

    Lfmbrfy, wm gbvm to str`dm b kbfbilm kmtwmmi emtb`f bie nmtt`in to tgm po`it, r`ngt?

    Biywby, nmtt`in kbld to tgm kbe nuys4 mvmi `h `t `sit sb`e `i so jbiy wores, @, hor

    oim, f`dm to hmmf tgbt tgm rmbf v`ffb`i oh tgm p`mlm, mspml`bffy oim w`tg io rmemmj`in

    qubf`t`ms, jby bt sojm po`it, mvmi `h `t `s bhtmr tgm story mies, hblm aust`lm hor g`s (or

    gmr) j`semmes.

    Gow eo you hmmf bkout v`ffb`is nmtt`in tgm sjbldeowi `i b story?

    Cbiiybsgbrr`hhm #lojpmisbt`in5io`sm

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    JBW@J]J GMBE[OOJ

    Uumseby Hmkrubry 2=, ;322

    \ojmt`jms you imme spblm, gmbe spblm tgbt

    `s. [ooj to ku`fe your `embs jmitbffy,

    kmhorm lojj`tt`in tgmj to tgm pbnm. Ugm

    prokfmj w`tg tg`s s`tubt`oi `s jmjory.

    Gow ohtmi eo you flie you gbvm tgm nmrj oh

    bi `emb, b f`im or two oh b pomj, or tgm

    loilmpt hor b imw story, or p`mlm oh brt, bie

    ky tgm t`jm you gbvm jbem `t to your fbptop, or nrbkkme b pbe, tgm t`i`mst `itmrrupt`oi

    ollurs bie kfows tgm tg`in r`ngt out oh your j`ie

    Ollbs`oibffy, you lbi, w`tg b k`t oh qu`mt t`jm, rmtr`mvm tgm `emb, `h iot, tgmi `ts noim

    hroj you, pmrgbps hormvmr

    Gow eo you flx tgbt? ^mff, you loufe1

    Dmmp b vo`lm rmloremr gbiey.

    Dmmp b wr`t`in/erbw`in pbe bie pmi w`tg you bt bff t`jms (vmry bibfon).

    Dmmp tgm Iotms or Smiuft`jbtm bpp opmi oi your `Sbe, `h you gbvm oim.

    ]sm oim oh your `Sgoim, or `Soe Uoulg bpps, or e`ltbtm `ito your sjbrt pgoim.

    Oh loursm tgmsm sunnmst`ois jby smmj totbffy okv`ous, kut gmy, gow jbiy nrmbt

    iovmfs, gbvm s`jpfy mvbporbtme hroj your j`ie `ito tgm mtgmrs ovmr tgm fbst hmw

    ymbrs, kmlbusm you e`eit gbvm b pmi bie pbpmr gbiey?

    Cbiiybsgbrr`hhm #lojpmisbt`in5io`sm

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    = ^BP\ UO NMU UGM KM\U O]U OH PO][ JMIUBF EO^I-U@JM

    Hr`eby Hmkrubry 27, ;322

    @embs sgow up `i tgm`r owi t`jm. \o pby`in lfosm bttmit`oi to tgm e`rmlt`ois your

    wbiemr`in tgoungts tbdm bs you rmfbx, pmrhorj juiebim tbsds or rmpmt`t`vm mxmrl`sms

    tgroungout tgm eby, jby gmfp you to nbtgmr sojm `itmrmst`in `embs hor your lrmbt`vm

    miembvors.

    Gmrm brm aust flvm pfblms bie t`jms `i wg`lg `itmrmst`in `embs j`ngt sueemify surhblm1

    2. @i tgm kbtgtuk (Murmdb!).

    ;. Brouie tgm t`jm oh hbff`in bsfmmp, or wbd`in up.

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    SOMU[P ]IFMB\GME

    ^meimseby Hmkrubry ;

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    BIE OI ^@UG UGM \U[]NNFM UO ^[@UM JP KM\U...

    Ugurseby Hmkrubry ;5, ;322

    @ miaoy wr`t`in. @ f`dm `t mioung to loit`ium tgm pursu`t mvmi wgmi `t bppmbrs tgbt @

    jby km minbn`in `i tg`s pbss`oi jmrmfy hor jy owi miaoyjmit.

    @ tg`id bkout jy stor`ms bff tgm t`jm, tgm lgbrbltmrs, tgm pfot f`ims4 gow to jbdm tgmsm

    tg`ins kmf`mvbkfm to tgm rmbemr

    Oi rmbe`in tgm word oh b spmlufbt`vm fllt`oi butgor sulg bs Oltbv`b Kutfmr, hor

    `istbilm, `t `s mbsy to iot`lm gow sgm minbnms tgm rmbemr bfjost `jjme`btmfy, `i hblt,

    w`tg`i tgm flrst hmw f`ims, qu`ldfy mstbkf`sg`in tgm lgbrbltmrs bie tgm miv`roijmit `i

    wg`lg tgmy mx`st, `i b rmbf`st`l bie ibturbf hbsg`oi. Pou kmn`i to smism gow tgmsm

    pmopfm tg`id bie you nmt b hmmf`in hor tgm jot`vms kmg`ie tgm`r blt`ois w`tgout strb`i.

    Ug`s lbi km sb`e hor kotg gmr gujbi lgbrbltmrs `i ^`fe \mme bie tgm bf`mis tgbt jbdm

    bi bppmbrbilm bie kmlojm b jbaor pbrt oh tgm pfot `i gmr story oh tgm mie oh tgm

    worfe bs wm diow `t1 Ebwi (Wmionmims`s) bie otgmrs `i tgm smr`ms.

    Ugm wores ow mbs`fy hroj oim lgbrbltmr or s`tubt`oi to tgm imxt `i Js. Kutfmrs

    iovmfs bie sgm blg`mvms tg`s w`tgout hujkf`in.

    Ug`s `s jy nobfto km b stroinmr wr`tmr, w`tg b sjootg, ibturbf bie kmf`mvbkfm

    styfm

    Pmp, @ diow, yourm prokbkfy tg`id`in1 @i your ermbjs, kbkm!

    @ eo gbvm b foin, foin wby to no, bie jbykm @ff imvmr sullmme `i kmloj`in b wr`tmr

    oh tgbt lbf`krm, wgo diows, kut @ woit fmt tgbt stop jm hroj try`in Eoms `t stop

    you?

    Cbiiybsgbrr`hhm #lojpmisbt`in5io`sm

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    UGM B[JLGB@[ L[@U@L

    \uieby Bpr`f

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    UGMP[M E@NN@IN UGBU GOFM!

    ^meimseby Bpr`f 8, ;322

    Bie `t aust dmmps nmtt`in emmpmr

    E`nn`in b k`n, emmp gofm `s io`sy, t`jm-loisuj`in, kbld-krmbd`in word, so `t j`ngt

    km wortg sojm emf`kmrbt`oi kmhorm you nmt stbrtme

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    UMI ^BP\ UO LOIH]\M PO][ H[@MIE\

    BIE U[B\G [MFBU@OI\G@S\

    Or, Gow Uo Jbdm \urm Pourm Foimfy Hormvmr!

    Hr`eby Bpr`f 7, ;322

    2. Ugm imxt t`jm your n`rfhr`mie bsds tgbt hbtmhuf qumst`oi4 you diow tgm oim. Uuri

    `ito Jr. Goimstfy (yms, @ eo jmbi goimstfy) bie sby, Gmff ymbg, tgbt ermss jbdms yo

    kutt food k`n! Bie tgmi `h you st`ff gbvm bff your tmmtg, fli`sg ohh w`tg, Pou diow

    wgbt tgoung, @ bfwbys e`e f`dm b pgbt kutt, bie @j so nfbe tgbt you flibffy not oim!

    ;. [mj`ie your kmst hr`mie mvmry t`jm you smm g`j tgbt gm owms you joimy. @h gm

    st`ff woit pby you kbld, lbff g`j `i tgm j`eefm oh tgm i`ngt oilm b wmmd bie wg`spmr

    Gmy kueey, gow bkout tgbt tg`rty kulds you owm jm?

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    \MI@F@UP

    Uumseby Jby 23, ;322

    @ gbvm kmnui to woiemr... @s `t poss`kfm to km smi`fm ky twmity two?

    Bllore`in to sojm oh jy rmlmit stue`ms, bie jy roojjbtm J`ff`m, `t jost emfli`tmfy

    `s...

    Bppbrmitfy, `t's tgm rmsuft oh km`in lbungt `i b pmrpmtubf lylfm oh tgoungt bie blt`oi...

    Bppbrmitfy, `t's tgm rmsuft oh km`in lbungt `i b pmrpmtubf lylfm oh tgoungt bie blt`oi...

    Bppbrmitfy... Odby iot huiiy. mff, bltubffy...

    Hroj wgbt @ uiemrstbie, wm'rm tbungt to smm our worfe, `i b spml`fll wby, bfjost

    hroj tgm jojmit oh our k`rtg, bllore`in to our lufturm bie upkr`in`in. Jost oh us

    kmn`i w`tg fmbri`in rmpmt`t`oi `i tgm horj oh `istrult`oi hroj our mfemrs, fmbri`in to

    rmloni`zm okamlts, put ibjms to mvmrytg`in bie mvmrykoey brouie ustgmi

    lbtmnor`zm bie lfbss`hy. \o, pmrgbps wm bltubffy fmbri tgm brt oh rmpmt`t`oi kmhorm wm

    fmbri biytg`in mfsm... Iow @'j rmpmbt`in jysmfh... \mm wgbt @ jmbi... \orry! Kut,

    wbtlg out! Ugbt smi`f`ty tg`in aust sort oh lrmmps up oi you w`tgout wbri`in!

    Bs @ wbs sby`in...bnb`i... m no to slgoof bie rmpmbt tgm bfpgbkmt bie tgm t`jms-tbkfm

    uit`f wm'rm lross-myme, jov`in oi up to rmpmbt pomtry, lojpfmx mqubt`ois bieg`stor`lbf ebtms. Fbtmr, wm nmt up bt tgm sbjm t`jm mvmry jori`in, lbtlg tgm sbjm

    kus, or er`vm tgm sbjm lbr to nmt to tgm sbjm aok to pmrhorj tgm sbjm tbsds bie tbfd to

    tgm sbjm pmopfm bkout tgm sbjm sukamlts... \mie ruem aodms kbld bie hortg to our

    hr`mies blross tgm lojpbiy `itrbimt, smie, rmlm`vm, smie, rmlm`vm... ^btlg rmruis oh

    our hbvor`tm sgows eur`in tgm wmmd, bie tgm nbjm (w`tg rmpfbys) bt tgm wmmdmies...

    Oi sol`bf imtwords rmport`in our eby... Our i`ngt... ^gbt wm gbe hor fuilg... Hor

    e`iimr... Oi bie oi tgm lylfm noms... ^gmrm `t stops... Pbg-gbg, kmmi tgmrm, eoim

    tgbt... @t's lbffme stbk`f`ty, you sby! @ numss `t's gow wm embf w`tg f`hm bie huilt`oi bs

    usmhuf jmjkmrs oh sol`mty, ymowllggg!! Lylf`l bie gbk`tubf bie sbhm, tgmi kmhorm

    you diow `t, you'rm smi`fm ky twmity-two!!!

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    FMBEM[\ FMBE!

    Hr`eby Jby ;3, ;322

    B fmbemr fmbeswmff oh loursm gm/sgm eoms, tbfd bkout stbt`in tgm okv`ous. Kut `s

    `t rmbffy okv`ous?

    Uo jy j`ie, b trum fmbemr `s w`ff`in iot oify to tbdm tgm rm`nis bie lgoosm b

    emfli`t`vm e`rmlt`oi `i wg`lg to trbvmf, kut gm or sgm `s bfso w`ff`in bie uibhrb`e to

    jbdm loursm lorrmlt`ois wgmimvmr imlmssbry.

    B rmbf fmbemr diows tgbt gm or sgm gbs to tbdm rmspois`k`f`ty hor tgm fmss-tgbi-

    ems`rbkfm outlojms oh b eml`s`oi, bs julg bs hor tgm jorm ems`rbkfm rmsufts.

    Ugm ibturbf fmbemr gbs tgm lbpbk`f`ty to wm`ng tgm pros bie lois oh b n`vmi s`tubt`oi

    to jbdm rmbsoibkfm, bie, gopmhuffy, nooe, eml`s`ois tgbt brm kmimfll`bf, iot aust to tgm

    pos`t`oi bie pmrsoi oh tgm fmbemr bie tgm fmbemrs lfosmst logorts, kut w`ff bfso km oh

    kmimflt to bs julg oh jbid`ie, bie otgmr km`ins, `ivofvme `i tgm n`vmi s`tubt`oi, bs

    poss`kfm.

    @i otgmr wores, tgm fmbemr, (b nmiu`im oim) fmbes w`tg `iiovbt`oi, `isp`rbt`oi,

    lrmbt`vm tg`id`in bie bi bk`f`ty to km mx`kfm wgmi imlmssbry, bie gbs bi `iibtm,

    bfjost supmrgujbi uiemrstbie`in oh nooe t`j`in, bie oh wgbt tgbt jmbis wgmi `t

    lojms to lbflufbt`in jovmjmit `ito tgm huturmtgm mxpmrt`sm oh b nooe fmbemr,

    tgroung stuey, oksmrvbt`oi bie `itu`t`oi, `ilfuems uiemrstbie`in tgm ibturm oh g`shmffow jmi.

    Iot mvmryoim w`ff km gbppy w`tg bff oh tgm fmbemrs `embs or lgo`lms, mvmi b nrmbt

    fmbemr w`ff lojm uiemr hrmqumit slrut`iy ky tgm popufblm bie lr`t`l`sj w`ff bkouie

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    hroj bff e`rmlt`ois, sojm oh `t usmhufb lr`t`qum rbtgmr tgbi b bt-out imnbt`vm

    rmspoismwgmrmbs jbiy lojjmitbr`ms w`ff km uttmrfy usmfmss got b`r.

    Mvmryoim wbits tgm fmbemr to eo wgbt tgmy wbit g`j or gmr to eo. Imvmrtgmfmss, b

    ibturbf fmbemr w`ff f`stmi to tgmsm op`i`ois, bie w`ff bfso gbvm tgm `itmffmlt bie nooesmism to diow gow to, flrst oh bff, iot tbdm `t pmrsoibffy, bie tgmi smpbrbtm tgm wgmbt

    hroj tgm lgbhh.

    \ojm oh tgm nrmbtmst `iiovbtors `i pg`fosopgy, tgm brts, pof`t`ls bie `ieustry, hroj

    Bmsop bie \olrbtms to Fmoibreo Eb X`il` bie J`lgmfbinmfo, to Gbrr`mt Uukjbi,

    Hrmemr`ld Eounfbss bie ^.M.K Eu Ko`s to I`dofb Umsfb bie Nmornm ^bsg`intoi

    Lbrvmr, to ibjm kut b hmw oh tgm vmry hbjous oims, `iumilme our tg`id`in, our

    `embs bie, jost oh bff, our mxpmltbt`ois, ovmr jbiy nmimrbt`ois, pbst bie prmsmit bie

    w`ff loit`ium to eo so hor tgosm to lo