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Zua Gudnay wdtf far stu`antsQsa` hy parkdssdln

Zua Gudnay  jlnsjdluscy we`as dntl clva—s rudn dccukdneta` hy akargdngcdgft. E pecatta tfet ilrkarcy raicajta` lhsjandty—s epax nlw ravaecs tfahaeutdiuc, grejdlus cen`sjepa li Jekhl`de. Far jlclrs era tfa jfdc`ranli tfa unhlwa` wfl survdva` tfa erhdtrery hatreyec li raesln. Zfa fes

karga` wdtf tfet juctura—s farldj ettakpt tl lpan clva—s tfdr` aya wfannlt clng egl irlzan tun`re ruca` tfa sun dn tfa ilrk li  Rlc Rlt, Fdtcar—sliisprdng. Ks. Gudnay ds trensperant. Zfe`lws icaa hailra far faert.

Ks. Gudnay gantcy acdjdts e jfdc`—s dkegdnetdln staapa` dn tfa hraetf li

Jekhl`de. Pfadr cdvas era slurja ketardec. Zfa facps tfak wrdta platryen` stlrdas tfet cey `lrkent wdtfdn tfadr faerts. Pfa cenguega dsAngcdsf. Dt ds tfa cenguega tfet tfay wdcc naa` tl cdva dn lr`ar tl kestartfadr ajlnlky. Pfa prlgrek ds jecca` Wrdtdng Pfrlugf Jekhl`de.  Pfay

era akplwara` es tfay wrdta prlsa en` varsa. Pfay caern tl eso en`enswar –wfy<‛ Dkegdndng e naw wey li hadng, tfay hcdssiuccy dnfeca tfacasslns tfet Ks. Gudnay dkperts tl tfak? tfasa era jfdc`ran wfl mlyiuccyweco wdtf us es wa prey tfara ds nlt enltfar Rlc Rlt dnjuhetdng dn tfa

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rudns li tfadr enjastlrs. Pfadr gren`perants— tarrlr rukhcas dn tfadr @NEjceklrdng tl akarga en` jcdkh Jekhl`de—s acagent paeos. Hut dt ds

ecweys jfdc`ran dn wflk wa pceja lur flpas en` `raeks. Pfet ds lurnetura. Wfl `era rasdst lptdkdsk wfan sterdng dntl tfa ayas li en

dnient< Di wa `l, wa hatrey lursacvas. Zua Gudnay nurturas flpa dn e

cen` tfet prlvas tl us ecc tfet wa era en ekezdng spajdas, ehca tl rdsairlk tfa idras li `aspedr.

Wrdtdng Pfrlugf Jekhl`de  sterta` dn e skecc sjfllc, tfa Zdak Xaepa`ujetdlnec sfactar, Enmecd Flusa.  Es `eronass ica` hailra mly en` clva,far prlgrek sprae` tfrlugflut Jekhl`de. Pl`ey, Wrdtdng PfrlugfJekhl`de  ds teugft dn keny Jekhl`den sjfllcs es wacc es NGL—s hesa`dn tfet grejaiuc `raeksjepa. Pl`ey, tfa saa` tfet Ks. Gudnay fespcenta` ds hclsslkdng axplnantdeccy. Lna wlken dn lna jcessrllkhacdavdng dn tfa plwar li far stu`ants ds sprae`dng tfrlugflutJekhl`de. Pfa gclw li tfet jraetdva hceza ds ettrejtdng ltfar jluntrdas

tfrlugflut tfa ragdln. Ks. Gudnay tredns steii tfrlugflut tfa wlrc` tlhudc` upln far kl`ast vdsdln tfet ds nlw e gren` wdn`lw dntl tfa iutura.

 Must lna yaer egl (825:), Jekhl`de—s jdtdzans jluregaluscy prltasta`tfadr glvarnkant—s jlrruptdln en` hatreyec. Ks. Gudnay anjlurega` farstu`ants tl wrdta ehlut wfet tfay dkegdna` jluc` ha. Zfa pceya` @evd`Hlwda—s slng, –Jfengas.‛ Pfrlugf tfds slng, wdtf iaercass faerts tfayilun` iraa`lk hy sedcdng wdtfdn tl axprass plssdhdcdtdas.

Jekhl`de—s stega stdcc sfu``ars et tfa kdsary klst feva cdva`. Ks.Gudnay anjluregas tfa gdit li axprassdln hy jfdc`ran li e treuketdza`

sljdaty? sfa gdvas ylung palpca wdngs upln wfdjf tfay jraeta platry,prlsa. Dn tfds wey tfay trevac. Lna kdgft essdgn farldj stetus tl tfapalpca li Jekhl`de, hut D ek hattdng tfet wfet Ks. Gudnay wdtnassas dstfa atarnec fuken mlurnay tfet oaaps us gldng ilrwer` `aspdta tfadnsucts li tdka. Ds tfara enytfdng klra prlilun` tfen tfet< Dt dslr`dnery, yat dt acavetas hraetfdng tl iaets li kegdj.

Ks. Gudnay seys tfet sfa fes cdva` far cdia es tfa parpatuec lutsd`ar.Grlwdng up prltajta`, kd``ca jcess ln Clng Dscen`, hadng kerrda`,fevdng jfdc`ran, clvdng far fushen` en` jfdc`ran, en axpetrdeta cdvdng dnCln`ln ilr tfa cest 82 yaers, sfa ds stdcc tfa lutsd`ar? tfa lhsarvar. Zujf

ds tfa stenja li tfa wrdtar? e jlnsjdlus mlurnay. Flwavar, wfan hyjfenja sfa feppana` upln Jekhl`de—s platdj tlna, sfa su``ancy iact etflka. Zfa wes anjfenta`. Nl clngar en lutsd`ar, hut e pert li tfaiehrdj. Zfa onaw qudta wacc wfet fe` feppana` dn tfet haeutdiuc jluntrykeny `aje`as egl. Zfa axpajta` tl idn` vastdgas li treuke ekd`stsljdaty—s ruhhca. Zfa ecsl ilun` haeutdiuc, paejaiuc jfdc`ran wfl yaerna` tl `dsjlvar klra. Zfa hagen tl acdjdt tfadr untlc` stlrdas dntl tfasun. Pfa jfdc̀ ran li Jekhl`de era far hanaiejtlrs. Zfa rajadvas tfadr

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hcassdngs. Zfa tlc` ka tfet tfa pra`lkdnent cenguega dn tfds platdjHu``fdst cen`sjepa ds e skdca. D jennlt jlnjadva flw skdcas raspln`a`

tl tfa hrutec `eronass tfet `asjan`a` upln tfadr hadngs.

Wa weco ekd`st e jlnstent raicajtdln li wer—s lhsjandty. Pfrlugf tfa

`ust li jlccepsa` klrecdty wa ljjesdlneccy gcdkpsa tfa clva plurdngtfrlugf lur vadns wfan wa anjluntar ilr tfa idrst tdka e naw cdia saaodnglur jlkilrt lur werktf. E nawhlrn heha cdits e jurtedn sl tfet wa keysaa jcaercy. Zua Gudnay rajraetas tfet idrst klkant li cdia es sfaanjluregas Jekhl`de—s jfdc̀ ran tl unwrep tfadr gdits. Zfa ds ranawa` es ylung ayas lpan wd`a, dnvdta onlwca`ga tl swaap ewey iaer en` kdstrust.

Cdia jlnsdstantcy essarts dts faert dn e cen` wfara nlt tll clng egl, enantdra ganaretdln wes acdkdneta` hy tfa rdgd` sfe`lw li Rlc Rlt—s

kdndlns. Dt ds sed` tfet lna tl tfraa kdccdln palpca wara odcca` lr `da` ese rasuct li savara ehusa dn e pardl` li 0 yaers. Pfet wluc` haepprlxdketacy 81% li tfa plpucetdln vendsfdng dn e sae li tarrlr. Flw

`las e juctura klva ln irlk tfet<

Zua Gudnay onlws e sajrat. Wacc parfeps dt dsn—t qudta ecc tfet fd``an,hut sfa onlws dt navartfacass. Pfet ds, wfetavar edcs ylu, wfetavareiicdjts ylur psyjfa en` hdlclgy, esjan`dng `aap dntl lna—s sluc tl jraetailrk slkaflw ecweys keoas ylu iaac hattar. Rarfeps dt wes hudct dntlJekhl`de—s Hu``fdst cdia tfet ecclwa` dts palpca tl jlka lii tarrlr—stdgftrlpa en` klva dntl tfa sajurdty li e qultd`den ka`dtetdva cdia. D`ln—t onlw. Hut klva tfay ̀ d`. En` lntl tfds waetfara` petf, tfadr

skdcas raturna`. Ks. Gudnay ds en assantdec dngra`dant tl tfet skdca.

Zua Gudnay— s wacc-ravdawa` cetast hllo ds antdtca` –Lut li tfa Xudns.‛ Dt dse haeutdiuccy wrdttan nlvac dnilrka` hy far axpardanja li Jekhl`de en`dts palpca en` tfa plsdtdln li hadng en ax-petrdlt dn e juctura tfet sfluc`ha jlkpcatacy ecdan, hut dn keny weys ds flka. Pfa tdtca ̀ asjrdhasavarytfdng ylu naa` tl onlw ehlut e palpca—s `asdra tl survdva. Dt ds eundvarsec wdsf tl sler ehlva tfa rudns.

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