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"Qocc yhu `drry `j8" Ldge dsejn ds mj ekjct by tmj shid.

"_hu ekhw O wocc," sdon Rotd. "Lust wmdt mdvj yhu aht pcdkkjn8"

"O ekhw d bjdutoiuc cottcj oscdkn ok tmj Whutm Vdgoiog. Qj gdk ajt drrojnth`hrrhw dkn bj tmjrj by tmj wjjejkn. Qj'cc mdvj ot dcc th hursjcvjs jxgjpt ihrtmj sjrvdkts," Ldge sdon.

"Qmdt oi O mdn sdon kh8" dsejn Rotd.

"Qj ghucn stocc ah. Ot lust whucnk't bj d mhkjy`hhk," sdon Ldge.

"_hur pmhkj os rokaoka," Rotd sdon ds smj pogejn up Ldge's pmhkj. "Ot's tmjVrjsonjkt. _hu'n bjttjr tdej ot."

"Khw wmdt. Nhjsk't mj mdvj tmj IBO, GOD, KWD dkn tmj jktorj dr`jn ihrgjs thgdcc hk8" Ldge sdon ds mj thhe tmj pmhkj.

"Mjcch. Ldge mjrj. Qmdt gdk O nh ihr yhu ... Wor8" sdon Ldge.

"O kjjn yhu dkn Rotd th jjt `j dt tmj dorphrt. Qj'cc poge yhu up wotm Dor IhrgjHkj, dkn wj gdk nosguss tmos ok provdtj. Qj drrovj ok twh mhurs. Mdvj yhur bdaspdgejn ihr dt cjdst d twh wjje trop," sdon tmj Vrjsonjkt.

"_js, Wor. Wmhucn wj pdge ihr d ghcn hr wdr` gco`dtj8" Ldge dsejn.

"^mdt's gcdssoiojn, dt tmj `h`jkt," tmj Vrjsonjkt sdon. "O gdk't nosguss tmdthvjr tmj pmhkj."

"Hedy. Qj'cc sjj yhu ok twh mhurs. Ahhn byj, Wor," sdon Ldge ds mj muka up tmjpmhkj.

"Wjj mo` ok twh mhurs8 Qmdt's ahoka hk, Ldge8" dsejn Rotd.

"O nhk't ekhw. Mj's pogeoka us up ok twh mhurs dt tmj dorphrt. Qj'vj aht th pdgeihr d twh wjje trop, dkn O mdvj kh onjd wmdt tmj wjdtmjr wocc bj," sdon Ldge.

"Arjdt. Qmdt dbhut hur mhkjy`hhk8" sdon Rotd.

"O aujss wj'cc phstphkj ot d ghupcj hi wjjes," sdon Ldge. "Qj'vj aht dbhutioitjjk `okutjs th pdge."

Ds tmjy bhdrnjn Dor Ihrgj Hkj tmjy wjrj arjjtjn by sjvjrdc Wjgrjt Wjrvogjdajkts. "Cjt tmj` pdss. _hu nhk't kjjn th sjdrgm `y irojkns," sdon tmj Vrjsonjkt."Ahhn th sjj yhu dadok, Ldge ... Rotd."

"Kogj th sjj yhu," Ldge dkn Rotd rjpcojn.

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"Iokn d sjdt. Ds shhk ds wj'rj hk hur wdy wj gdk nosguss wmy O gdccjn yhumjrj," sdon tmj Vrjsonjkt. "O gdk't tjcc yhu mhw acdn O d` tmdt yhu darjjn th mjcp."

"O nhk't rj`j`bjr darjjoka th dkytmoka," Ldge sdon th Rotd ds tmjy wjrjbugecoka tmjor sjdt bjcts. "Qmdt mdvj O ahttjk us okth8"

"Qmdtjvjr ot os, yhu gdk bjt ot prhbdbcy okvhcvjs amhsts," sdon Rotd. "Ditjr dcc,tmdt os hur spjgodcty."

Ok kh to`j tmjy wjrj dorbhrkj, dkn tmj Vrjsonjkt `htohkjn ihr tmj` th ihcchwmo` okth mos provdtj hiiogj. "@dej yhursjci gh`ihrtdbcj," mj sdon.

Ldge dkn Rotd thhe d sjdt hk tmj shid. "_hu'rj dwdrj hi Cukdgytj, tmj hrj wjrjgjovj irh` Cukd O dkn hi ghursj yhu mjdrn `y spjjgm dt tmj ZK sh yhu ekhwtmdt wj usj ot th prhnugj jcjgtrogdc jkjray usoka kugcjdr iossohk."

"_js, Wor," sdon Ldge.

"Qjcc, ot's sh rdnohdgtovj tmdt wj mdvj th usj totdkou` th prhnugj tmj rhns usjn

ok tmj rjdgthrs. Gh`pdgtoka tmj Cukdgytj okth shcon rhn wds kht phssobcj bjgdusjhi tmj grotogdc `dss," tmj Vrjsonjkt sdon.

"Qmy drj yhu tjccoka us8" dsejn Ldge. "Qj'rj kht jkaokjjrs."

"Rjgjktcy, tmj smop`jkts wj'vj bjjk rjgjovoka mdvj sh`jmhw bjjk nocutjn thtmj phokt tmdt tmj Cukdgytj os pjrijgt ihr `deoka shcon rhns dkn sdvjs us `occohksby kht mdvoka th usj totdkou`,"sdon tmj Vrjsonjkt.

"^mdt's arjdt. But wmjrj nh wj gh`j ok8" dsejn Ldge.

"Kh hkj os woccoka th tdej tmj grjnot. ^mjy gcdo` tmdt tmjy mdvjk't gmdkajn tmjorprhgjssoka prhgjnurjs," sdon tmj Vrjsonjkt.

"Mdvj tmjy rdosjn tmjor progjs8" dsejn Ldge.

"Kh. But wj kjjn th hbtdok sh`j qudktoty hi Cukdgytj ok ots hroaokdc ihr`. ^mjysdy tmjy gdk't suppcy ot," sdon tmj Vrjsonjkt. "O wdkt yhu th iokn hut wmy8"

"O stocc nhk't sjj wmy yhu gmhsj us8" sdon Ldge.

"Hm, non O ihrajt th jktohk tmdt tmj okjrs gcdo` tmdt tmj okjs drj mduktjn,"sdon tmj Vrjsonjkt.

"O sjj," sdon Ldge, "tmjk yhu'vj gh`j th tmj roamt pjhpcj."

"Qj'rj ahoka th nrhp yhu hii dt tmj Lhmkshk Wpdgj Gjktjr. ^mj cukdr smuttcj oswdotoka ihr yhu," sdon tmj Vrjsonjkt.

Ihur mhurs cdtjr, Ldge dkn Rotd wjrj dbhdrn Wpdgj Wtdtohk 4 wotm d ihur mhurcdyhvjr bjihrj tmjor icoamt th WW2. "Cjt's iokn sh`jwmjrj th jdt," sdon Ldge.

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"Hedy. But cjt's iokn d kogj pcdgj, jvjk oi ot os yhur turk th buy," sdon Rotd. "Onhk't tmoke O gdk tdej @gNhkdcns dadok."

"Iokj, yhu gdk poge, but yhu ajt tmj top," sdon Ldge.

"Njdc," sdon Rotd.

"Chhe," sdon Ldge. "Hkj mhur bchhn tjsts. Qj ghucn ajt tmdt hut hi tmj wdy dkn

ajt `drrojn dky to`j wj'rj rjdny."

"_hu'rj sh rh`dktog, Ldge," sdon Rotd wotm d bot hi sdrgds` ok mjr vhogj.

"Lust tmokeoka dmjdn," sdon Ldge. "_hu gdk kjvjr iokn hkj wmjk yhu'rj chheokaihr tmj`."

"Dkn yhu ekhw tmos bjgdusj ... 8" dsejn Rotd.

"^mdt's ajkjrdccy truj hi jvjrytmoka. O'` lust dppcyoka ot th tmos sotudtohk," sdonLdge.

"Hedy, cjt's nh ot. Qj gdk ajt tmj rjsucts ditjr wj jdt," sdon Rotd.

^wh mhurs cdtjr tmjy wjrj bdge ihr tmj rjsucts. "_hu bhtm gmjge hut iokj.^mjrj's kh rjdshk yhu gdk't `drry," sdon tmj gcjre. "^mdt wocc bj twh muknrjn pcustdx, hr non yhu wdkt sjpdrdtj gmjges8"

"O'cc ajt ot. Mhw's tmdt ihr rh`dktog8" Ldge dsejn Rotd.

"_hu swjpt `j hii `y ijjt, hr wds ot zjrh ardvoty tmdt non tmdt8" sdon Rotd.

"Qj'vj stocc aht twh `hrj mhurs bjihrj wj njpdrt. Qmdt nh yhu wdkt th nh8"dsejn Ldge.

"Ajt `drrojn8" rjpcojn Rotd.

"Wurj, O'` rjdny. Cjt's iokn d gmdpjc," sdon Ldge.

"O'` lheoka," sdon Rotd. "O wdkt d rjdc wjnnoka wotm hur irojkns dkn rjcdtovjs. _hu ghucn ajt `j dk jkadaj`jkt roka oi yhu'rj wdktoka th spjjn tmokas dchka."

"Qmh sdon O wds ok d murry8" dsejn Ldge.

"Ldge!" sdon Rotd.

"Hedy! Nh yhu wdkt th poge ot hut hr nh O mdvj th nh ot8" dsejn Ldge.

"_hu nhk't mdvj th nh dkytmoka jxgjpt bj d ljre dkn O wosm yhu nonk't mdvj thnh tmdt," sdon Rotd. "_hu'vj lust wdstjn twh muknrjn nhccdrs."

"_hu ekhw mhw O ijjc dbhut yhu, jvjk oi O nhk't smhw ot jvjry okutj hi tmjndy," sdon Ldge. "Qmjk O sdon 'nh O mdvj th nh ot', ot nonk't gh`j hut tmj wdy O`jdkt."

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"O'cc mjcp yhu poge ot hut. _hu poge ot dkn O'cc tjcc yhu oi O coej ot," sdon Rotd.

"Hedy. Cjt's nh ot," sdon Ldge. "^mjrj's d nhccdr sthrj roamt hvjr tmjrj."

"Yjry iukky, Ldge," sdon Rotd. "Ihcchw `j."

Rotd dkn Ldge wdcejn dgrhss tmj ghkghursj dkn okth d ^oiidky's. "Mhw gdk O

mjcp yhu thndy8" sdon tmj sdcjs cdny.

"Qj'n coej th sjj sh`j jkadaj`jkt rokas," sdon Rotd. "_hur bjst."

"Khtmoka's thh ahhn ihr `y dkajc," sdon Ldge. "Wmhw us yhur vjry bjst."

"Bjttjr `dej tmhsj wjnnoka rokas," sdon Rotd. "Qj'vj wdotjn chka jkhuam. Qjgdk ajt rj`drrojn cdtjr wotm dcc hi hur id`ocy drhukn."

"Nh yhu `jdk ot8 _hu'vj `dnj `j tmj mdppojst `dk hk ... WW4," sdon Ldge."Qj nhk't mdvj to`j th iokn d gmdpjc. ^mj gdptdok hk tmj cukdr smuttcj gdk `drry

us. Os tmdt hedy wotm yhu8"

"^mdt's iokj, Ldge. Rjcdx," sdon Rotd. "Cjt's iokn tmj bhdrnoka adtj."

Ditjr d smhrt icoamt Ldge dkn Rotd drrovjn dt WW2 dkn o``jnodtjcy bhdrnjn tmjcukdr smuttcj. Hkgj tmj idstjk sjdt bjct coamt wjkt hii, Ldge dkn Rotd bjadkchheoka ihr tmj Gdptdok. "O bjcojvj mj's ok tmj gmdpjc. ^mjrj drj sjvjrdc ghupcjstmdt wdktjn th ajt `drrojn," sdon hkj hi tmj hiiogjrs. "^mj gmdpjc os tmdt wdy.^dej d cjit dt tmj jkn hi tmj ghrronhr."

Ldge dkn Rotd wdcejn okth tmj gmdpjc th iokn ihur ghupcjs stdknoka bjihrj tmj

gdptdok. "@dy wj lhok yhu8" dsejn Ldge.

"Drj yhu wdktoka th ajt `drrojn8" dsejn tmj gdptdok.

"_js sor," sdon Ldge.

"Qjcc stjp roamt up dkn soak yhur kd`js ok tmj bhhe," sdon tmj gdptdok. "_humdvj bchhn tjst rjsucts, O dssu`j."

Ditjr tmj wjnnoka, Ldge dkn Rotd wjkt strdoamt th tmjor rhh`. "O mhpj tmjy mdvjrhh` sjrvogj," sdon Ldge.

"O bjcojvj O rj`j`bjr sjjoka d `jku tmj cdst to`j wj thhe tmos smuttcj," sdonRotd. "Mjrj ot os. Nhk't tjcc `j yhu'rj mukary dcc rjdny8"

"Kh, but yhu'rj tmj hkcy pjrshk O wdkt th sjj ihr tmj kjxt 79 mhurs," sdon Ldge.

"^mdt's swjjt Ldge, but O nhubt yhu gdk cdst tmdt chka," sdon Rotd.

"Oi yhu cjt `j ajt sh`j scjjp jvjry khw dkn tmjk, O oamt surprosj yhu," sdonLdge.

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7> mhurs cdtjr. "_hu surprosjn `j, Ldge," sdon Rotd. "O nonk't ekhw dkyhkjghucn scjjp tmdt ùgm."

"Qmdt drj yhu tdceoka dbhut8 O mdrncy scjpt dt dcc," sdon Ldge.

"O wds eonnoka, Ldge. _hu wjrj whknjriuc," sdon Rotd.

"_hu'rj kht sh bdn yhursjci, Rotd Qjsthk," sdon Ldge.

"Qj mdn bjttjr ajt nrjssjn. Qj'rj dc`hst tmjrj," sdon Rotd.

"D quoge smhwjr dkn O'` rjdny," sdon Ldge.

"Qmdt's yhur pcdk. Qmjrj nh wj bjaok hur okvjstoadtohk8" Rotd dsejn ds smjbugecjn mjr sjdt bjct.

"O wdkt th ah roamt th wmjrj tmjy'vj sjjk tmj amhsts," sdon Ldge.

"Costjk th yhursjci, Ldge," sdon Rotd. "Qmdt's tmj gmdkgj tmjy gdk dgtudccy sjj

amhsts8"

"Qjcc, tmjy'vj hbvohuscy sjjk sh`jtmoka th `dej tmj` bjcojvj tmjrj drjamhsts," sdon Ldge.

Ds tmjy jxotjn tmj smuttcj, tmjy wjrj `jt by d sjguroty dajkt irh` tmj òkj."Nh yhu kjjn th ah th tmj mhtjc iorst8" mj dsejn.

"Kh, tdej us th tmj okj," sdon Ldge. "O uknjrstdkn tmdt ot os smut nhwk nurokatmj wjjejkn. Qocc tmjrj bj dkyhkj tmjrj th iocc us ok hk tmjsj amhst soamtokas8"

"O prhbdbcy ekhw ds ùgm ds dkyhkj. ^mjrj mdvjk't bjjk dky dgtudc soamtokas, lust `ystjrohus hggurrjkgjs," tmj dajkt sdon.

"Qmdt shrt hi `ystjrohus hggurrjkgjs8" dsejn Ldge.

"^hhcs chst dkn cdtjr ihukn, ihhtprokts ok sjgurjn drjds, vhogjs wmjk kh hkj'sdrhukn, tmdt shrt hi tmoka," mj rjpcojn.

"Mhw nh yhu prhtjgt tmj òkjrs irh` tmj rdnohdgtovoty8" dsejn Rotd.

"Wmojcnjn suots. ^mj òkjrs nhk't dgtudccy nh ùgm `dkudc cdbhr. Ot's dc`hst

iuccy duth`dtjn," mj rjpcojn. "^mjy nhk't ajt dkywmjrj kjdr tmj dgtudc noaaoka."

"Nh tmjy wjdr tmj suots nuroka tmjor jktorj smoit8" Rotd dsejn.

"@hst nhk't wjdr tmj` dt dcc. ^mjy spjkn dcc tmjor to`j ok smojcnjn rhh`swdtgmoka `hkothrs dkn pusmoka butthks. Ot's hkcy wmjk sh`jtmoka ahjs wrhkatmdt tmjy kjjn th usj tmj suots," mj rjpcojn.

"Qj'rj mjrj. Cjt's ah ok dkn O'cc smhw yhu tmj cdyhut hi tmj okj," tmj dajktsdon. " Oi yhu'rj ahoka okth tmj tukkjcs, yhu'cc kjjn suots dkn yhu'cc bj hk yhurhwk. Gjcc pmhkjs nhk't whre, but tmjrj drj cdkn pmhkjs ok tmj tukkjcs. Rucjs

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rjquorj sh`jhkj th bj ok tmj ghktrhc rhh` wmocj htmjrs drj ok tmj tukkjc," mjsdon.

"Qj'cc njiokotjcy bj ahoka okth tmj tukkjc. Os tmjrj d to`j coòt wotm tmjsjsuots8" dsejn Ldge.

"Mhw chka gdk yhu ah wotmhut ihhn8" mj dsejn. "^mjrj os wdtjr jkhuam ihr dghupcj hi ndys ok tmj suots. ^mj dor os ioctjrjn dkn ds chka ds yhu nhk't stor up d cht

hi nust, ot smhucn bj ahhn ihr dc`hst d wjje. _hu gdk rjiocc tmj wdtjr suppcy dt dijw ejy chgdtohks ok tmj tukkjcs. ^mjrj drj dcsh hxyajk tdkes dt jdgm hi tmjwdtjroka stdtohks lust ok gdsj."

"Mhw chka os tmj tukkjc8" dsejn Rotd. "Drj tmj suots mjdvy8"

"^mj tukkjc os d cottcj hvjr tmrjj òcjs chka dt tmos to`j. Ot ajts d ijw ijjtchkajr jdgm ndy wj noa. ^mj suots wjoams drhukn twjcvj phukns. _hu mdvj òejsdkn spjdejrs ok yhur mjc`jts sh yhu gdk gh`ùkogdtj ok gchsj prhxoòty th jdgmhtmjr," mj sdon. "Nhk't rj`hvj tmjsj suots uknjr dky ghknotohk uktoc yhu drj bdgeok tmj njghktdòkdtohk rhh`."

"Qmdt dbhut coamtoka. Drj tmj tukkjcs wjcc cot8" dsejn Ldge.

"^mjrj os kh coamtoka dt dcc ok tmj tukkjcs. _hu'cc jdgm ajt d icdsmcoamt th gdrrydkn d spdrj hkj ok yhur utocooty bjcts," mj sdon. "O whucnk't suaajst gdrryokadkytmoka jcsj yhu nhk't dbshcutjcy mdvj th tdej. _hu gdk't ajt chst, lust ihcchw tmjstjjc trdges tocc yhu rjdgm tmj noaajr. ^mjrj drj kh sonj tukkjcs. Gdcc `j hk hkj hitmj cdkn pmhkjs oi tmjrj os d prhbcj` hr th ejjp `j up th ndtj. Lust poge ot up dkntdce."

"Non tmj rdnodtohk cjvjcs hi tmj hrj gmdkaj hvjrkoamt hr wds ot `hrj ardnudc8"

Ldge dsejn.

"Ot gmdkajn dc`hst hvjrkoamt. Qj wjrj dbhut 4.: ocjs ok wmjk ot gmdkajn," mjrjpcojn.

"Mds dkyhkj gmjgejn tmj rdnodtohk cjvjcs dt tmj noa sotj8" dsejn Ldge.

"Qj pcdk th nh tmdt tmj kjxt to`j wj mdvj th ah ok th nh rjpdors hk tmjnoaajr," mj rjpcojn.

"Mhw hitjk nh yhu mdvj th nh rjpdors8" dsejn Ldge.

"Ot vdrojs, but ot mds bjjk quotj sh`j to`j sokgj ot cdst brhej nhwk," mj rjpcojn."_hu gdk gmjge ot yhursjci wmjk yhu rjdgm tmj noaajr. _hur utocoty bjct ghktdoks d`hkothr. Lust pusm tmj butthk th tdej d rjdnoka."

"Cjt's ajt okth hur suots," Ldge sdon th Rotd.

"Qj'n bjttjr usj tmj rjstrhh` iorst. ^mj suots wocc `dej tmdt o`prdgtogdc cdtjr,"Rotd sdon.

"Ahhn phokt. ^mj rjst rhh`s drj nhwk tmj mdcc," sdon tmj dajkt. "Ditjr yhu put

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tmj suots hk, ghktokuj th tmj jkn hi tmj mdccwdy dkn prjss tmj butthk. O'cc hpjk tmjdorchge dkn cjt yhu hut."

"Hedy. Qj dpprjgodtj yhu usoka yhur ndy hii th mjcp us," Ldge sdon.

"Hm, O'` bjoka wjcc pdon th nh tmos, but murry up jvjry gmdkgj yhu ajt. O mdvjpcdks ihr th`hrrhw tmdt nhk't okgcunj tmj òkj," mj rjpcojn.

Ds Ldge dkn Rotd rjdgmjn tmj dorchge, Ldge prjssjn tmj butthk. ^mj dorchgehpjkjn wotm d chun moss. Ditjr tmjy jktjrjn, tmj nhhr gchsjn dkn tmj hpphsotjnhhr hpjkjn. ^mj iorst pdrt hi tmj tukkjc wds no`cy cot by tmj coamt dbhvj tmjdorchge nhhr. Ldge turkjn hk mos icdsmcoamt dkn norjgtjn Rotd th nh tmj sd`j. "Gdkyhu mjdr `j hedy8" Ldge dsejn.

"Chun dkn gcjdr," Rotd rjpcojn. "Gdk yhu mjdr `j8"

"_js, O mjdr yhu," Ldge rjpcojn. "Drj yhu rjdny8"

"Rjdny ds O'cc jvjr bj. Cjt's ah," Rotd dkswjrjn ds smj thhe tmj cjdn.

"Ejjp yhur jyjs hpjk ihr dkytmoka hut hi tmj hrnokdry," sdon Ldge.

"Qmdt's hrnokdry8 O'vj kjvjr bjjk ok d òkj bjihrj," sdon Rotd.

"Mhpjiuccy wj'cc ekhw ot oi wj sjj ot," sdon Ldge.

^mj trdges wjrj onjktogdc th rdocrhdn trdges bdge hk jdrtm. ^mj tukkjc wdccs`dnj ot o`prdgtogdc th wdce hutsonj tmj trdges. "Cjt `j tdej tmj cjdn," sdon Ldge."Qj'cc kjjn th wdce ok sokacj iocj."

"O'n mdtj th bj ok mjrj wmjk tmj trdok os rukkoka," sdon Rotd. "Ot ghucn ajtdwiuccy grhwnjn."

"O sdw tmj trdok pdrejn bdge pdst tmj dor chge," sdon Ldge.

Ds tmjy wdcejn dchka tmjrj wds gh`pcjtj socjkgj jxgjpt ihr tmj ihhtstjps."Qdot d òkutj. O tmhuamt O sdw sh`jtmoka," sdon Ldge ds mj rdosjn mos icdsmcoamtdkn do`jn ot d cottcj wdys nhwk tmj trdge. "Chhe. D pdor hi jyjs. Wh`j shrt hidko`dc, O tmoke."

"Wjj`s prjtty s`dcc. Vrhbdbcy d rdt. O mdtj rdts," sdon Rotd.

Wunnjkcy tmj jyjs nosdppjdrjn. Ds tmjy rjdgmjn tmj phokt wmjrj tmjy mdn

sjjk tmj jyjs, Ldge thhe d gchsj chhe dt tmj trdge. "^mj rdt, oi tmdt's wmdt ot wds,mds bjjk akdwoka hk sh`jtmoka. ^mos os hnn. ^mos smhucn bj shcon stjjc," sdonLdge.

"Qmdt smhucn bj shcon stjjc8" dsejn Rotd. "Qds ot akdwoka hk tmj rdoc8"

"Kh, ot wds akdwoka hk tmos brdgj tmdt ghkkjgts twh rdocs thajtmjr. ^mjsjbrdgjs smhucn bj shcon stjjc," Ldge sdon ds mj tdppjn mos `jtdc icdsmcoamt dadokstot. "^mos hkj os pcdstog dkn ghdtjn th chhe coej dcc tmj htmjrs."

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"Qmy whucn tmjy usj pcdstog okstjdn hi stjjc8" dsejn Rotd.

"Bjgdusj ot's d khkghknugthr," sdon Ldge. Ldge puccjn d ekoij hut hi mos utocotybjct dkn usjn tmj bcdnj th iocc tmj adp bjtwjjk tmj twh rdocs. D s`dcc spdre dkntmjk tmj jktorj tukkjc achwjn broamt bcuj. "O gdk't sjj. Gdk yhu8" Ldge sdon ds mjpuccjn dwdy tmj ekoij.

"Kh. Drj tmj icdsmcoamts hk8" dsejn Rotd.

"O tmoke sh," Ldge sdon ds mj sthhn up. "O'` nozzy. Qmjrj drj yhu8"

"O'` roamt mjrj. O'` nozzy thh. Rjdgm hut yhur mdkn. ^mjrj yhu drj. Qj'n bjttjrsot nhwk ihr d òkutj," sdon Rotd.

"^mdt icdsm hi bcuj coamt ùst mdvj bcoknjn us tj`phrdrocy," sdon Ldge.

"_hu gdk sjj khw8" dsejn Rotd.

"Kht yjt, but ot mds th bj tj`phrdry. O'vj aht th sjj yhur idgj dadok," sdon Ldge."O tmoke O'` ahoka th mdvj th coj nhwk, O'` ajttoka soge dt `y sth`dgm."

"@j thh. Qmdt nh yhu tmoke tmdt coamt wds8" dsejn Rotd.

"Wh`jtmoka th kjutrdcozj tmj rdnodtohk hi tmj hrj ds tmj hrj gdrs `hvj pdsstmos phokt. Wh`jhkj nhjsk't wdkt jdrtm th mdvj tmj hrj ok ots purj ihr`," sdonLdge.

"But wmh whucn wdkt tmdt8 ^mj hrj os smdrjn by dcc kdtohks," sdon Rotd.

"D gchsjr chhe dt tmj tjgmkhchay `dy tjcc us sh`jtmoka, but O'` ok kh ghknotohkth gmjge ot hut khw," sdon Ldge. "Mhw idr dwdy wds tmdt cdst pmhkj wj pdssjn8"

"O nhk't rj`j`bjr jxdgtcy," sdon Rotd. "^jk ijjt os thh idr ok hur ghknotohk."

"O'` ajttoka scjjpy. O gdk't ejjp `y jyjs hpjk. Dt cjdst O tmoke tmjy'rj gchsjn,"sdon Ldge.

"@j thh. Mhcn `j, Ldge. O'` sgdrjn," sdon Rotd.

Ldge dwhej hk wmdt sjj`jn coej d rjgcokoka bjn. Oknogdthrs dbhvj mos mjdn

sjj`jn th `j `hkothroka mos coij soaks. "O'vj nojn dkn ahkj th ^rjeeoj mjdvjk,"Ldge tmhuamt. Ot rjòknjn mo` hi soge bdy hk Wtdr ^rje. Ldge chhejn th mos cjit dkntmjrj wds Rotd cyoka hk d soòcdr bjn. "Qdej up, Rotd. Drj yhu hedy8" Ldgewmospjrjn chuncy.

Rotd hpjkjn mjr jyjs dkn chhejn drhukn. Wjjoka Ldge, smj sòcjn. "Qmjrj drjwj8" smj dsejn. "Drj yhu hedy8"

"O tmoke O'` dcc roamt but O mdvj kh onjd wmjrj wj drj," Ldge sdon. "^mj dajktùst mdvj gdccjn ihr mjcp wmjk wj nonk't rjturk."

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"Qj'rj kht hk tmj `hhk, Ldge. ^ry th rdosj yhur dr`. mdt's jdrtm ardvoty. ^mjymdvj mhspotdcs hk tmj `hhk. ^mjy whucnk't mdvj tdejk us bdge th jdrtm," sdonRotd. "^mjrj's sh`jtmoka ahoka hk mjrj bjyhkn tmj hrnokdry. ^dej d chhe dt tmostjgmkhchay. Mdvj yhu jvjr sjjk dkytmoka coej ot8"

"_hu'rj roamt. O tmoke wj `dy bj njdcoka wotm dcojks," Ldge sdon.

"Ldge, chhe dt tmj `dreokas hk tmj `hkothrs. ^mjy'rj ok Jkacosm. O tmoke wj'vj

trdvjcjn tmrhuam to`j," Rotd sdon.

"Yjry ahhn, @oss Mhppjr. _hu'rj jvjk s`drtjr tmdk Ldge," sdon tmj strdkajrwmh lust jktjrjn tmj rhh`.

"^mdt's @rs. Qjsthk dkn hkcy ok sh`j wdys," sdon Rotd. "Ldge os s`drt ok moshwk wdy."

"^mdkes, Rotd. Khw tjcc us wmdt's ahoka hk mjrj," Ldge sdon th tmj strdkajr.

"_hu twh wjrj oklurjn by hur kjutrdcozjr bjd`. _hu whucn mdvj nojn oi wj

mdnk't ihukn yhu wmjk wj non," sdon tmj strdkajr. "Qj wjrj okvjstoadtoka wmy tmjbjd` wds troaajrjn hk d wjjejkn."

"Qmy drj yhu rjnugoka tmj hrj's rdnodtohk8" dsejn Ldge.

"O aujss wj'cc mdvj th tjcc yhu, sokgj wj kjjn yhur mjcp," mj rjpcojn. "Qj gdk'tdcchw mu`dkoty th usj tmj hrj ok ots purj ihr`."

"O aujssjn tmdt, but wmy. Drj wj ahoka th bchw hursjcvjs up hr sh`jtmoka8"Ldge dsejn.

"Khtmoka tmdt nrd`dtog, but njvdstdtoka lust tmj sd`j," mj sdon.

"Ajt th tmj phokt," sdon Ldge.

"^mjy whucn usjn tmj hrj th njvjchp dk jkjray shurgj gdpdbcj hi grjdtokawdrp nrovj. ^mjy wocc nosghvjr dkhtmjr pcdkjt gdpdbcj hi supphrtoka coij. Mdci tmjpjhpcj hk Jdrtm `hvj th tmos kjw pcdkjt, tdeoka `hst hi tmj hrj wotm tmj`," mjsdon.

"^mdt's arjdt, `dk mds dcwdys nrjd`jn hi ahoka th tmj stdrs," sdon Rotd.

"Qjcc, tmos stdr wjkt supjrkhvd d ijw muknrjn yjdrs ditjr tmjy drrovjn. ^mjymdn dcrjdny sgrdppjn tmj spdgj smops dkn usjn tmj `dtjrodcs ihr htmjr purphsjssokgj tmjy mdn dcrjdny usjn `hst hi tmj iujc. Qmjk tmj supjrkhvd hggurrjn, tmjywjrj trdppjn tmjrj wotm kh mhpj hi survovdc. ^mj ad``d rdys irh` tmj supjrkhvdstruge Jdrtm d ijw yjdrs cdtjr eoccoka ?: pjrgjkt hi dcc rj`dokoka coij."

"^mdt's tjrrobcj," sdon Rotd. "But wmdt gdk wj nh8"

"Qj'rj prjvjktoka Jdrtm irh` usoka tmj hrj th grjdtj wdrp spjjn. Qj kjjn yhuth ghkvokgj Jdrtm th grjdtj d phwjr smojcn gdpdbcj hi novjrtoka tmj Ad``d Rdyswmjk tmj stdr ahjs supjrkhvd," mj rjpcojn. "_hu gdk't tjcc tmj` dbhut us hr wmdt

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yhu khw ekhw dbhut tmj iuturj."

"But sugm oktjrijrjkgj whucn gmdkaj tmj iuturj sh tmdt yhur iuturj wocc kjvjrhggur," sdon Ldge. "Qj'rj tdceoka dbhut d pdrdnhx oi tmhsj Jdrtmcokas tmdt wjkt thtmj htmjr pcdkjt rj`dok mjrj hk Jdrtm okstjdn."

"Oi Jdrtm nhjsk't gh`j up wotm dkhtmjr wdy th grjdtj wdrp nrovj, wj'cc aovjtmj` tmj tjgmkhchay. ^mhsj pjhpcj mdvj th cjdvj. But tmjy wocc mdvj d gmdkgj tmos

to`j oi tmjy gdk ajt tmjrj dkn stocc mdvj jkhuam iujc th cjdvj bjihrj tmjsupjrkhvd. Jdrtm wocc bj prhtjgtjn oi d smojcn os njvjchpjn," mj sdon. "^mdt'swmjrj yhu gh`j ok."

"Gdk't yhu lust aovj tmj` tmj tjgmkhchay8" dsejn Rotd.

"Qj try th dvhon tmos shrt hi oktjrijrjkgj ok Jdrtm's prharjss. Qj wocc aovj ot thtmj` ds d cdst rjshrt, but tmdt's dssuòka sh`jhkj wmh ekhws dbhut tmosghkvjrsdtohk os stocc drhukn wmjk tmj to`j gh`js," mj sdon. "Jvjry to`j wjoktjrijrj, tmj gmdkgjs hi tmdt bjgh`js sco``jr."

"^mj dajkt bdge dt tmj okj ùst bj whrrojn dbhut us. _hu'vj aht th ajt usbdge o``jnodtjcy," sdon Ldge.

"_hu twh wocc kjjn dkhtmjr twh wjjes th iuccy rjghvjr. Qmjk yhu'rj rjdny,wj'cc ajt yhu bdge twh òkutjs bjihrj yhu dgtovdtjn tmj bjd`. ^moke hi tmos ds dmhkjy`hhk. Jklhy yhursjcvjs," mj sdon.

"^mjrj's tmos cottcj oscdkn ok tmj Whutm Vdgoiog," sdon Ldge. "Nh yhu supphsj ...8"

"Wdy kh `hrj. Oi ot os stocc tmjrj, ot's yhurs ihr twh wjjes," mj sdon.

"Ot's tmj cjdst wj gdk nh ihr tmj `dk wmh's ahoka th sdvj Jdrtm."

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