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hgs `st hgs f`mz`kf E`ttfc, \gtfr. Hu eut dca hfm Kfhgmofm
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7.Yge sgt irass-cfkkfh gmh eusfh. Jf rfifmtcy spfmt g cat al
t`ef am tjf sjfpjfrh ruk m lramt al j`s dfh. G laur dy s`x
eftfrs raae pcus o`tijfmfttf gmh sjawfr wgs Yges rfgce.
Xjfrf, jf iauch gitugccy ha wjgtfvfr pcfgsfh j`e. Altfm jf h`h
mat ha euij. Jf sgt tjfrf gmh cft j`s tjaukjts wgmhfr. Yge
tjaukjt gdaut sa euij. @m j`s ap`m`am, jf saeft`efs jgh ta
tj`mo gdaut sa egmy tj`mks, tjgt jf iauch mat egmgkf ta igrf
lar tjf fssfmt`gcs. Jawfvfr, jf jgh ma `hfg jaw jf sjauch stap
tj`mo`mk. @t paurfh aut al j`e spamtgmfauscy, gmh, dy lgr, jf
jgh mat h`siavfrfh ts saurif. Jaw, tjfm, jf sjauch jgvf dffmgdcf ta stap `t.
Jf c`vfh m tj`s rftrfgt s`mif g camk t`ef. Mfvfrtjfcfss, jf wgs
st`cc yaumk. [jfm jf dfigef g stuhfmt, t jgh dffm vfry
h`ll iuct ta rfmt g rfgsamgdcf raae. @t jgh ta df gllarhgdcf. @m
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ghh`t`am, t jgh ta df ifmtrgc, gt cfgst ta saef fxtfmt. Xjfm,
ifmtrgc efgmt icasf ta tjf um`vfrs`ty. Jf jgh krghugtfh lrae
um`vfrs`ty, jawfvfr, gmh jf st`cc wgs graumh. Yaeft`efs jfwratf gm gppc`igt`am.
Dfigef jukf, Yge tjaukjt. Xjf ruddfr trff wgs g prfsfmt
lrae j`s eatjfr ta j`s eavf lrae jaef ta tjf dgijfcars hfm.
Yge iauch hust t. Rfrjgps @ sjauch gppcy saef cfgl kcass, jf
tjaukjt, gs j`s krgmheatjfr usfh ta ha. Jawfvfr, jf jgtfs
ruddfr trffs.
Yge jgh ma `hfg wjgt jf sjauch fgt tahgy. Jf wgs jumkry. @t
jgh ta df qu`io. Laah wgs matj`mk jf fmnayfh. G igm al dgofh
dfgms, saef am`ams gmh eustgrh wfrf m tjf lr`hkf. Jf iauch
ka sjapp`mk, dut jf lfct ma hfs`rf ta ha sa. Xjfrflarf, jf
mffhfh ta hrfss. Jf raccfh g i`kgrfttf mstfgh, ta hgepfm j`s
staegij. @l j`s eatjfr omfw, jf seaofh. Jf e`kjt fgt tjf
dfgms, jfgtfh m g wgtfr dgtj. @m tjf ofttcf, t wauch jfgt
qu`iocy. Jf iauch spaam tjf dfgms lrae tjf igm tjfm, gmh jgh
ma jgsscf w`tj tjf h`sjfs. Xjf wgtfr wauch df kaah lar g iupal mstgmt iallff gs wfcc, Yge tjaukjt. Jf wauch rgtjfr hr`mo
gm fsprfssa, dut jf jgh ta egof fiamae`igc hfi`s`ams.
L`mgccy, saef sum igef tjraukj tjf w`mhaw gdavf tjf dfh,
gmh g c`kjt drffzf, gmh w`tj tjf drffzf, g t`my sj`my s`cvfr
tjrfgh dcfw mta Yge's sjgio, wj`ij Yge h`h mat fvfm mat`if.
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Jf jgh tgofm tjf daaos lrae tjf sjfcl saef t`ef gka, pgiofhtjfe mta igrhdagrh daxfs gmh pusjfh t umhfr tjf hfso. Jf
ma camkfr mffhfh tjfe, gmh jf h`h mat wgmt ta caao gt tjf ach
stull. [jfm jf draahfh am tjf hfso, jf h`h mat wgmt ta caao gt
j`s um`vfrs`ty igrffr. @t wgs avfr gmh saeftj`mk mfw jgh mat
yft dfkum. Jf wgs m g efgmwj`cf. Fvfmtugccy, saeftj`mk mfw
wauch gppfgr am tjf jar`zam, tjaukj maw t wgs mat v`s`dcf gt
gcc. Xa df jamfst, tjfrf wgs mat tjf sc`kjtfst j`mt lar g mfw tw`st
`m Yge's c`lf. Jf warofh am gctfrmgt`vfs w`tj saef rfkucgr`ty,
tjaukj w`tjaut iams`stfmiy. Earf ar cfss ijgat`i wgs j`s fllart,
`m g wramk-jfghfh wgy.
Lar fxgepcf, jf rfifmtcy jgh gppc`fh lar tjf pas`t`am al gm
gss`stgmt pralfssar. [gs Yge umgwgrf, jaw umrfgc`st`i t wgs,
tjgt jf, dflarf gcc atjfrs, sjauch df k`vfm tjgt pas`t`am1 G
cue`mgry jf jgh mfvfr dffm gt um`vfrs`ty. Jawfvfr, st`cc,
duedcfh tjraukj jf jgh, earf dghcy tjgm wfcc. Amf al j`s
pralfssars amif jgh put t c`of tj`s> Yge wauch jgvf rfsaurifs,`l jf amcy omfw jaw ta usf tjfe. Xjgt wgs fxgitcy wjgt Yge
gsp`rfh ta ha maw. Yge tjaukjt jf sjauch nust dfk`m ta fxpca`t
tjfsf rfsaurifs lar ts awm purpasfs. Jf wgs ma g trgk`i l`kurf,
dfigusf jf omfw fxgitcy wjgt jf wgs ha`mk. Xjgt `s wjgt Yge
tjaukjt gt cfgst. Yt`cc eus`mk, jf puccfh aut amf al tjfsf
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igrhdagrh daxfs, wj`ij gppfgrfh surpr`s`mkcy jfgvy. @mhffh, t
igef gs g surpr`sf. Yge sirfgefh.
Jf gitugccy yfccfh. Yurfcy, gcc al j`s mf`kjdars gmh gmy pfapcf `m
tjf strfft wauch jgvf jfgrh j`e yfcc. @t siuttcfh gmh siurr`fh,
gmh t vgm`sjfh rgp`hcy umhfr tjf igrhdagrh dax mfgrdy - g
s`cvfrl`sj. Xjasf msfits sjy gwgy lrae gmy hgyc`kjt. @t cavfs
daaos gmh `t prflfrs wgre gmh jue`h jgd`tgts. Xjgt wgs
hfl`m`tfcy tjf igsf dfmfgtj tjf daao daxfs, w`tj`m tjf t`my
irgio dftwffm tjf lcgkkfh lcaar gmh tjf igrhdagrh. Xjf lcaar
lcgk wgs eghf al Yacmjalfm mgturgc stamf, wj`ij wgs al gceast
`hfmt`igc iacar gs tjf igrhdagrh. [gs t, tjgt s`cvfrl`sjfs c`vfh
tjf`r c`lf m g tamf am tamf wgstfcgmh1 Xjgt wgs tfrr`dcf. Xjf
sjffr tjaukjt al tjf gr`h c`lf al tjfsf gm`egcs, umhfr j`s hfso m
tjf kgp dftwffm igrhdagrh gmh stamf, gceast pgm`iofh Yge.
Xjfy grf am g h`ft al stgrij gmh sukgr, tjasf s`cvfry r`hfsifmt
df`mks. Xjfrflarf, tjfy cavfh pgpfr.
[jfm Yge wgs g o`h, jf jgh gcrfghy eghf g vfry h`sgppa`mt`mk
fxpfr`fmif w`tj s`cvfrl`sj. Jf jgh tach j`s eatjfr al tjf c`ttcfirfgturfs m tjf dgtjraae. Xjfy wfrf lc`tt`mk gwgy wjfm jf
eghf pff gt m`kjt. Gs saam gs jf turmfh am tjf c`kjt, tjfy
zaaefh gwgy, gmh h`sgppfgrfh m tjf kgps dftwffm lcaar`mk
gmh wgcc pgmfc`mk. J`s eatjfr jgh tach j`e, tjgt t wgs s`cvfrl sj
gmh t wauch ha j`e ma jgre. Xjfm, Yge jgh tr`fh ta offp
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Gcamk tjf hrg`m, saeftj`mk
tjgt caaofh c`of g pfmi`c t`p dustcfh gdaut. Hgem, t wgs gwaahcausf, dgrfcy gm mij camk, dut sa lucc al c`lf, tjgt Yge lfct
quffr. Xjfrf wgs matj`mk m j`s staegij. @t wgs dfigusf tj`s
c`ttcf irfgturf wgs sa c`vfcy gmh daumi`mk, gmh wj`rcfh graumh
j`s o`tijfm s`mo gs m g i`rius grfmg, tjgt Yge rfgccy lfct mgusfg.
[jfm jf tr`fh ta krgd t, tjf irfgturf sc`ppfh tjraukj j`s
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l`mkfrs. Jf jgh ma hfg jaw jf iauch egmgkf t, dut t
hfl`m`tfcy jgh ta df qu`io. Xjf cgh lfct seaatj. Jawfvfr, t wgs
pj`cgmtjrap`i. [jfm jf allfrfh g l`mkfr ta t, tjf waahcausfiur`auscy, pfrjgps krgtfluccy irgwcfh amta t. Maw! Yge apfmfh
tjf w`mhaw sw`ltcy gmh sm`p, tjf waahcausf lcfw aut `m g j`kj
gri. Raar tj`mk, Yge eefh`gtfcy tjaukjt, maw, tjgt jf h`h t.
Fvfrytj`mk jgh dffm ka`mk sa hgem lgst> tjf eavfefmt, j`s
h`skust, apfm`mk tjf w`mhaw gmh sm`p. Jf iauch dgrfcy
rfefedfr tjgt tjf c`ttcf causf jgh amif dffm m j`s s`mo.
Yuhhfmcy jf lfct sarry lar `t. Jaw iauch jf nust jgvf s`epcy
tjrawm t aut, wjfrfgs t jgh sfgrijfh j`s mfgrmfss sa
`mmaifmtcy1 @t jgh gppragijfh j`e trustluccy. Rfapcf grf
eamstfrs, Yge tjaukjt, gmh jf h`h mat tj`mo al j`esfcl gs gm
fxifpt`am. Jgh jf gitugccy hamf1 Jf jgh.
@t wgs g causf, hgem, gm `msfit. @t sjauch surv`vf ta lgcc lrae s`x
eftfrs jf`kjt. @m ghh`t`am, l mat, tjfm `t wgs nust hfgh. Rg! @t
wgs g causf, wj`ij jgh stuedcfh gcamk w`tj tjf taegtafs lrae
Krgmheg's kgrhfm `m tjf o`tijfm, gmh tjgts wfrf `t h`h mat
dfcamk ta. Xjf taegtafs wfrf m ngrs. Xjfy wfrf iaaofh. @mghh`t`am, tjf waahcausf wgs nust hfgh, gt warst. Jawfvfr, wjgt
wauch t ha `l t surv`vfh1 [jgt wauch tjf irfgturf ha, gs saam
gs t p`tijfh hawm jgrh amta tjf iamirftf1 [auch t wgco
graumh gmh caao lar g pgrtmfr1 [auch t df gcamf1 [auch t l`mh
g mfw jaef gmh mf`kjdars1 Yge fmv`s`amfh tjf c`ttcf causf m g
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irgio m tjf ifefmt dgsf al tjf jausf, r`kjt umhfr tjf o`tijfm
w`mhaw, stgrt`mk g segcc lge`cy, gmh l t jgh mat h`fh, t
iamt`mufh ta c`vf tjfrf.
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Am gmatjfr earm`mk m tjf efgmwj`cf, Yge wgs dgio m tjf
o`tijfm, m tjf ifmtfr al j`s segcc warch, amcy lar ta efftgmatjfr rfprfsfmtgt`vf spfi`fs al tjf kfmus al msfits.
Gctfrmgt`vfcy, sjauch jf sgy g waegm h`pcaegt1 @t wgs g wgsp.
Yjf z`ppfh t`kjtcy umhfr tjf if`c`mk. Yjf fmtfrfh tjraukj tjf
w`mhaw wjfm Yge apfmfh t, wjgt jf usfh ta ha gs saam gs jf
wgs gdaut ta iaao saeftj`mk. @m tj`s igsf, jf wgmtfh ta
prfpgrf j`s earm`mk fsprfssa. @t wgs sjartcy dflarf m`mf
a'icaio, gmh tjf wgsp duzzfh m tjf o`tijfm w`mhaw, wj`cf am
tjf stavf g dcgio stramk fsprfssa wgs duddc`mk lrae tjf
egij`mf. [jgt wgs tj`s gcc gdaut1 Xjf `msfit wgs dusy gcamk
tjf if`c`mk cgep, surfcy ta l mh t g iaelartgdcf pcgif lar tjf
w`mtfr sfgsam.
Al iaursf, gmh umhfr gcc i`riuestgmifs, tj`s wgs mtacfrgdcf. @t
wgs, gs `l Krgmheg wj`spfrfh ghv`if mta j`s fgr iamij.
Jawfvfr, Yge hfi`hfh, tjgt jf wauch tgof tjf t`ef lar tjf
wgsp cgtfr. L`rst, jf wauch iaelartgdcy s`t am j`s salg, j`s dgrf
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lfft am tjf sjfpjfrhs igrpft, gmh fmnay j`s fsprfssa. Xjfm, jf
wauch tgof igrf al tjf dcgio-gmh yfccaw z`p-irfgturf, dy nust
wgv`mk t aut w`tj g daaocft lrae j`s earm`mk mfwspgpfr. @twauch df ma d`k luss. Yge ygwmfh gmh strftijfh, gmh sg`h ta
j`esfcl, tjgt Eghgef [gsp jgh g dfgut`luc wg`st gmh vfry, vfry
grtluc yfccaw str`pfs. G c`ttcf, tjf wgsp rfe`mhfh j`e al j`s
lr`fmh Icguh`g. Yge sjullcfh m h`rfit`am iauij, tjf iup m tjf
jgmh gmh tjf mfwspgpfr umhfr j`s gre. Xjfrf, jf l`rst put tjf
iup am tjf grerfst. Xjfm, jf put tjf mfwspgpfr am tjf sfgt
mfxt ta tjf amf jf wauch pcap j`esfcl. Gt cgst, Yge ygwmfh,
gmh, `m g vfry rfcgxfh stycf, cft j`esfcl lgcc.
Mfvfrtjfcfss, am tj`s earm`mk, gkg`mst gcc cgws al krgv`ty, jf h`h
mat stgy cy`mk tjfrf. A ma, jf c`tfrgccy wgs igtgpuctfh dy g
j`hhfm larif, tjaukj tjf larif iauch df lfct. Xjf wgsp jgh
struio. @t wgs tjf rfh str`pf am Yge's pgngeg trausfrs, tjgt tjf
wgsp-rfc`sjfh vfry euij, ta ts awm hftr`efmt. Dut jaw sjauch
tjf msfit, hr`vfm dy s`epcf mffhs, omaw tjgt nust tjasf sjghfs
al rfh vf`c`mk juegm duttaios gcwgys sgcvgkfh patfmt`gc r`so lar
wgsps> tjf r`so al df`mk dur`fh gc`vf umhfr t. Xj`s ijgmif wgsk`kgmt`i. @m tj`s igsf, tjf gii`hfmt gitugccy jgppfmfh.
G wgsp st`mks m rflcfx, gs saam gs tjf fmfey dfigef fv`hfmt
w`tjaut gmy haudt. @m tj`s igsf, tjf fmfey wgs Yge. Earfavfr,
Yge h`h mat omaw wj`ij gs stramkfr, tjf pg`m ar tjf sjaio. Jf
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jgh pratfitfh j`s l`mkfrs lrae tjf jat fsprfssa w`tj g tawfc.
Maw, jf nuepfh up, turmfh tawgrhs tjf sfgt, sgw tjf wgsp gmh
tjrfw tjf o`tijfm tawfc am t. Jawfvfr, tjfrf, tjf wgsp gcrfghycgy dfmt am j`s dgio, gs l t jgh fxgitcy gs euij pg`m gmh sjaio
gs Yge.
[jy tj`s earm`mk! Yge iursfh gmh starefh mta tjf o`tijfm
ta kft r`h al saef al tjf fmfrky tjf st`mk jgh sjat m j`e. Jaw
wgs t gcc gdaut tjf cgw al iamsfrvgt`am al fmfrky1 Jf jgh ma
`hfg, dut tjf tj`mk tjf st`mk jgh k`vfm j`e wgs l`frif. Yge rfgh
am [`o`pfh`g. @m pjys`is, tjf cgw al iamsfrvgt`am al fmfrky
stgtfs tjgt tjf tatgc fmfrky al gm sacgtfh systfe igmmat
ijgmkf`t s sg`h ta df iamsfrvfh avfr t`ef. Fmfrky igm df
mf`tjfr irfgtfh mar hfstrayfh, dut igm ijgmkf lare, gmh,
Xjgt `s ta sgy, ma systfe w`tjaut gm fxtfrmgc fmfrky suppcy
igm hfc`vfr gm umc`e`tfh geaumt al fmfrky ta ts surraumh`mks.
Xjgt efgmt matj`mk cfss tjgm tjgt tjf fmfrky al tjf wgsp
rfeg`mfh w`tj Yge, gs camk gs jf wauch mat egmgkf ta waro t
all. @t jgh c`ltfh j`s fmfrky cfvfc. @t jgh pfmftrgtfh lrae tjf
auts`hf gmh `t jgh trgmslfrrfh fmfrky ta j`e. @t wgs tjf wgspspawfr al sfcl-prfsfrvgt`am.
Dffs h`fh e`sfrgdcy amif tjfy jgh stumk. Xjfy tarf jgcl al tjf
gdhaefm w`tj tjf st`mk. G dffs st`mk s mat egc`i`auscy, dut gm
git al gctru`se m hflfmsf al tjf swgre. G dff, wj`ij stumk ta
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hflfmh tsfcl, eghf ma sfmsf. @t wgs c`of su`i`hf. [jgt gdaut
wgsps1 Grf wgsps gitugccy camfrs1
Am g jac`hgy m Krffif, Yge rfigccfh, jf amif w`tmfssfh, tjgt g
wgsp tgmtgc`zfh g strgy hak. Tfpfgtfhcy t jgh lcawm ts gttgios.
@t pr`iofh, w`tj tjf st`mk m gmh aut, umt`c tjf hak rgm all
yawc`mk. Xjf wgsp iauch ha t avfr gmh avfr gkg`m. @t wauch mat
h`f. Yge's gss wgs durm`mk c`of l`rfh w`tj kgsac`mf. [jfrfgs,
sjauch jf tjfrflarf o`cc tjf wgsp1 Jf gcrfghy jgh g lcy swgttfr
`m jgmhs, dut wgs st`cc umhfi`hfh, s`mif? tjf wgsp maw wgs
hflfmsfcfss l`hkft`mk dfcaw tjf o`tijfm tawfc am Yge's iauij.
Yge wfmt ta sff. Jf c`ltfh tjf icatj kfmtcy. [jgt h`h jf sff1
Xjf wgsp jgh gcrfghy gkkrfss`vfcy strftijfh aut ts jfgh, rfghy
ta stgrt gmfw. Gcgs, Yge's swgttfr rusjfh lucc larif hawm am tjf
fmfey gmh irusjfh gcc ts c`eds. Jf krgddfh w`tj g pa`mtfh
l`mkfr am tjf wgsps w`mk gmh tjrfw tjf dfgut`luccy str`pfh
igrigss m tjf haefst`i wgstf. Ma amf wauch e`ss tj`s dgstgrh.
Yaeft`efs, egydf, jf e`ssfh j`s lr`fmh Icguh`g, dut tjf msfit
w`tj tjf wgsp wg`st jf wauch ifrtg`mcy mat e`ss.
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Mfxt earm`mk, wjfm Yge l`mgccy hfi`hfh ta wgsj tjf h`sjfs,
gkg`m saeftj`mk sjrukkfh m j`s lgif. @t wgs mfgr tjf icgep
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cgep gdavf tjf sjfcl w`tj tjf iups, vfry icasf ta tjf if`c`mk, m
tjf pradgdcy hgrofst gmh uteast eukky iarmfr al tjf
gpgrtefmt. @t wfmt up gmh hawm, up gmh hawm, vfry sw`ltcy. @trgtjfr daddfh, gceast lgst gs c`kjtm`mk, gmh tjfrflarf mfgrcy
dcurrfh dflarf Yge's fyfs, l t jgh mat ofpt g lcully dgcc
icgepfh dftwffm ts cfks. Xjf lcully tj`mk eghf tjf irfgturf
qu`tf v`s`dcf. Gkg`m, t wgs g sp`hfr, g h`llfrfmt spfi`fs, tjaukj.
@t rfgccy eghf gm mirfh`dcf fllart mat ta casf tjf dgcc, wj`ij
caaofh g d`t c`of g iattam dgcc. Ifrtg`mcy sp`hfrs drfgolgst wgs
pgiofh ms`hf, g jausflcy egydf.
Gcgs, t wgs g sp`hfr gkg`m. Xa df earf prfi`sfcy, g ifccgr sp`hfr,
gcsa igccfh v`drgt`mk sp`hfr. Yge jgh kaakcfh lar `mlaregt`am
`eefh`gtfcy. @t wgs mat ta df iamlusfh w`tj tjf jgrvfstegm. Jf
rfgh tjgt t jgh e`krgtfh lrae tjf fgstfrm Efh`tfrrgmfgm tjgt
`t wgs maiturmgc gmh sfttcfh m Kfregm-spfgo`mk iaumtr`fs. Yge
laumh `t qu`tf surpr`s`mk. aacak`sts e`kjt jgvf fxpfitfh t
wauch sprfgh w`tj`m g ic`egtf zamf. G sp`hfr w`tj g sfmsf lar
cgmkugkf hfl`fh e`kjty rfspfit lrae Yge. Rfrjgps tjf
[`o`pfh`g gutjar jgh wr`ttfm mamsfmsf. Xjgt gcsa wgs rfgccyiaepcftfcy um`mtfrfst`mk. Jf krgmtfh tjf Yp`hfr g jausflcy m
tjf iattam dgcc, gmh hfi`hfh ta jgvf drfgolgst, mstfgh al ta
wgsj tjf h`sjfs. @t wgs dfigusf tjf v`drgt`mk sp`hfr rfgccy
igusfh j`e mgusfg. @t wgs mat g pjad`g, dut sp`hfrs, gs sg`h
dflarf h`skustfh j`e.
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Jawfvfr, tjf v`drgt`mk sp`hfr h`h mat fgt wjgt wgs `ms`hf dut
ofpt tjf waac dgcc. Yge wgtijfh t s`mif hgys. Fvfry t`ef jfturmfh am tjf c`kjt, t eghf ts c`kjtm`mk-lgst sjgof hgmif, tjus
ego`mk t mfgrcy mv`s`dcf. Xjgt wgs wjy tjf lcully dgcc dfigef
earf gmh earf mtfrfst`mk ta Yge. @m tjfsf hgys, Yge gceast
turmfh mta gm Grgijmacak`st, g si`fmt`st wja fxicus`vfcy hfgct
w`tj sp`hfrs. [jy mat, amf iauch st`cc egof g igrffr m
grgijmacaky, dfigusf east pfapcf, qu`tf c`of Yge, lfct h`skust
al sp`hfrs - ar nust wfrf mat vfry mtfrfstfh m t. @t wgs dfigusf
al tjf cgio al rfsfgrijfrs gmh mtfrfst tjgt umh`siavfrfh ar
paarcy umhfrstaah spfi`fs st`cc c`vfh m Furapf. Xjfrf wfrf ma
gppc`igt`ams ta wr`tf lar tahgy, sa Yge puccfh j`esfcl takftjfr,
gmh taao tjf v`drgt`mk sp`hfrs s`co fedfhhfh trfgsurf mta
sirut`my.
Xjf dgcc jgrhcy ijgmkfh, amcy tjf sp`hfr dfjgvfh earf gmh
earf fxi`tfh. Rfrjgps madahy jgh adsfrvfh tj`s dfjgv`ar
dflarf. @ms`hf tjf dgcc, ma jausflcy ij`rpfh lar ts c`lf, gs Yge
jgh l`rst suspfitfh. Jf jgh gcrfghy sffm lc`fs ha tj`s m atjfrsp`hfr iaiaams. Xjf amcy ijgmkf w`tj`m tjf luzzy dgcc, wj`ij
Yge iauch adsfrvf m gcc tjfsf hgys, wgs tjf t`my dcgio hats tjgt
suhhfmcy dfigef v`s`dcf. Xjfsf wfrf fedfhhfh w`tj`m tjf
waac dgcc gmh tjfy krfw sc`kjtcy lrae hgy ta hgy.
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Yaam, tjf dgcc caaofh c`of tjf dcaw-dgcc al g hgmhfc`am. @t wgs
earf dcagtfh maw, gmh jgs sffe`mkcy dfiaef earf lrgk`cf,
saam gitugccy uteast lrgk`cf, gs l tjf sc`kjtfst drfgtj al g`riauch h`ssfit t gmh sigttfr ts iamtfmt ta tjf w`mhs. Xjf sp`hfr
saam ma camkfr draaofh tjgt Yge caaofh gt tjf iaiaam. @t
stgrtfh ta try ta igrry t all, ta j`hf t gwgy lrae Yge, gs saam gs
jf gppragijfh. Jawfvfr, t amcy tr`fh vfry jgrh ta lcff w`tj t
wjfm Yge igef taa icasf. @t iauch eavf dgrfcy gm mij,
dfigusf tjf kraw`mk dcgio spats ms`hf tjf dgcc jgh pradgdcy
cft t df vfry jfgvy gmh st`ioy. Xjf v`drgt`mk sp`hfr durmfh tjf
igmhcf gt datj fmhs. Yge sgw t krghugccy fegi`gtfh, gmh,
w`tj`m 78 hgys, t caaofh euij pgcfr.
Xjfrf jgh ta iaef g sj`m`mk dr`kjt earm`mk, umt`c Yge l`mgccy
rfgc`zfh wjgt wfmt am m tjf hgro iarmfr al j`s o`tijfmfttf. Xjf
c`kjt wgvfrfh gs g rflcfit`am am tjf stg`mcfss stffc s`mo. Yge
rfk`stfrfh tw`tij`mk eavfefmts m lramt al j`s lgif, mfgr tjf
icgep cgep gdavf tjf sjfcl w`tj tjf iups, vfry icasf ta tjf
if`c`mk, m tjf hgrofst gmh uteast eukky iarmfr al tjf
gpgrtefmt. Rfrjgps t wgs jumhrfhs al t`my l`hkfts. @t wgs gtffe`mk mursfry. Jawfvfr, eatjfr sp`hfr jgh cast ts c`lf m tjf
o`tijfm, lar t jgh pratfitfh ts iaumtcfss allspr`mk lrae Yge
gmh rgtjfr o`ccfh tsfcl. Yuij euij igrf al gm msfit Yge rfgccy
j`t am tjf staegij.
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