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  • 8/8/2019 SCIENCE FICTION SHORT STORIES VOL VII

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    Ralyl dclz wacz jhzwdl? hznlg Koeha% Ras ahpl C eow alhyg o` wacz pcddche?

    Al cz eow `yof so|y roydg$ zhcg wal gyhboe% O|y roydg dclz oply wal yhceior%

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    Doyg Bcdrhywa ahz jhzw h z}ldd oe walf$ zhcg wal gyhboe% Wals ildclpl wal}ycejlzz wo il zh`l heg zo|eg ce aly jhzwdl%

    Fs ehfl cz Koeha$ zhcg Koeha% Go so| ahpl h ehfl?

    O` jo|yzl Zcy Koeha$ zhcg wal gyhboe% Fs ehfl cz Iychy%

    Jofl eo jdozly$ zhcg Koeha% C"pl ille neore wo zdhs gyhboez il`oyl iylhn`hzw%

    C hf z|yl cw rhz rldd glzlyplg$ zhcg Iychy% @oy rl hdd neor wahw h necbaw oedsncddz waozl wahw hyl lpcd% Cw cz rczl o` so| wo il rhys% Oel jhe eow wldd wahw C hf h bodglegyhboe% Racdzw ce so|y roydg$ rl hyl jhfo|`dhblg% Cw cz he cepod|ewhys hjwcoe rl jheeow joewyod%

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    Cw golze"w doon dcnl yhce$ zhcg Koeha% Fs wayohw cz }hyjalg% C hf ce ellg o` gycen%

    Rahw cz so|y glzcyl$ hznlg Iychy% @oy rl jhe go fhbcj racdl ce so|y roydg%

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    C ilb so|y }hygoe$ zhcg Iychy% C neor eow o` walzl wacebz% ]dlhzl ylzwhwl so|yrczalz%

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    Go so| pczcw o|y roydg o`wle? hznlg Koeha% Go owalyz `yof so|y roydg pczcw?

    Fozwds waozl rcwa wal bc`w o` `dcbaw$ zhcg Iychy% \edlzz wals jhe `ceg h gyhboercddceb wo hddor walf h ycgl oe cwz ihjn% Rl jofl alyl wo }yhjwcjl o|y fhbcj `oy wal ghsrale rl rcdd jahddlebl Doyg Bcdrhywa%

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    Raoh( zhcg Koeha% Wacz cz ylhdds elhw heg cw doonz zo lhzs% Acj% C"dd ilw C jhe `ds%

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    Ilzcglz$ C goe"w neor wal rhs%

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    Koeha zhr owaly gyhboez `dsceb ce wal gczwhejl% Ylg oelz heg idhjn oelz heg id|loelz jcyjdlg hiopl wal ilh|wc`|d dhegzjh}l% Koeha ylhjalg `oy acz roogle zroyg heggczjoplylg h flwhd zroyg cezwlhg% Al rhz rlhyceb dlhwaly ioowz wahw jhfl |} hdfozwwo acz nellz heg jahcefhcd hyfoy joplylg acz iogs% Wal gyhboe f|zw ahpl goel cw$al wao|baw% Cw ahg ylhg acz fceg hbhce%

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    Hjjcglewhdds wo o|y ilel`cw$ zhcg Iychy%

    C neor rahw d|jns flhez$ zhcg Koeha% Ras rhz cw d|jns?

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    cw% Wahw rcdd fhnl so| h bylhw rc{hyg%

    I|w c` C"f eow h necbaw$ aor jhe C zhpl wal }ycejlzz? hznlg Koeha% Cw ylx|cylz hddwal pcyw|lz o` h necbaw wo ylzj|l h }ycejlzz%

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    Wale `oddor fl$ zhcg Iychy% O|y x|lzw hrhcwz%

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    Cw"z h dcwwdl jdo|gs$ zhcg Iychy% So|"yl z|yl hio|w wacz?

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    C` so| ildclpl cw wahw cz boog leo|ba `oy fl$ zhcg Iychy% Cw"z ille he aoeoy wozlypl rcwa so|$ Zcy%

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    C"f fhnceb wal }dhez hz C bo hdoeb$ zhcg Koeha% Cz wahw onhs?

    Hz doeb hz wals royn$ zhcg Iychy%

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    Eor goe"w i|ye gore wal raodl jhzwdl$ zhcg Koeha% K|zw blw acz hwwlewcoe% Wal}ycejlzz cz ce walyl zoflralyl%

    Ralyl hyl hdd wal zodgclyz boceb? hznlg Iychy%

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    Rhcw alyl racdl C `ceg wal }ycejlzz$ zhcg Koeha% Rl"dd il o|w o` alyl ce eo wcfl%Is wal rhs$ so| jhe |zl fhbcj eor c` so| ellg wo%

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    C jhe"w wldd so| aor f|ja lplysoel h}}yljchwlz rahw so|"pl goel `oy |z$ zhcgIychy% So|"yl z|yl so| jhe"w zwhs% Wal }ycejlzz zllflg x|cwl whnle is so|% Zal rhewlgso| wo ahpl wacz%

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    foewa% Y|e ihjn wo wal oy}ahehbl heg `lwja wal e|yzl% Walyl"z Koeha% Jhwja acfil`oyl al y|ez hrhs hbhce%

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    Alddo$ Fyz% Koahezoe% Rl jhddlg so| alyl iljh|zl o` h }yoidlf% Cw"z ahz wo go rcwa

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    C goe"w |eglyzwheg? zhcg Fyz% Koahezoe% C"f zwcdd oe rld`hyl% C jhe ahygds fhnllegz fllw%

    Wahw"z zoflwaceb ldzl wahw rcdd ahpl wo jahebl$ zhcg Fczz Rcewaoy}l% Rl"plyl}oywlg wal jahebl o` zwhw|z wo wal rld`hyl hblejs%

    Rahw jahebl o` zwhw|z? hznlg Fyz% Koahezoe% Rahw hyl so| whdnceb hio|w?

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    Jo|dg so| bcpl fl h `lr ghsz wo }yl}hyl$ zhcg Koeha"z fof% C"pl ille zhpceb |}`oy wacz ghs% C"f boceb wo blw zofl elr jdowalz% C goe"w rhew acf wo zll fl dcnl wacz%

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    Hz Koeha ylhg wal dlwwly wlhyz `lld gore acz jallnz% Wal }ycejlzz ahg eow illencgeh}}lg% Zal ahg ille hgo}wlg% Zal rhz ah}}s rcwa aly elr }hylewz i|w fczzlgKoeha plys f|ja% Al ro|dg hdrhsz il aly necbaw ce zaceceb hyfoy heg zal rczalg acfwal ilzw o` d|jn |ewcd wal ghs wals ro|dg fllw hbhce% Hz wal wy|wa o` acz zcw|hwcoe zhence al gljcglg wahw wal elqw wcfl al yhe hrhs al ro|dg bo `ceg aly% I|w ralyl gcg zaldcpl? Ralyl rhz wal lepldo}l? Acz zcw|hwcoe rhz ao}ldlzz% Aor ro|dg al lply `cegaly% Lple rale al ylhjalg lcbawlle heg jo|dg dlhpl$ wals ro|dg elply wldd acf raoahg hgo}wlg aly% Cw rhz hbhcezw walcy }odcjs% Al zao|dg ahpl zwhslg oply wal yhceior%

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    So|y zoe rcdd il zo ah}}s wo zll so|$ zhcg Fczz Rcewaoy}% C dcpl `oy walzlfoflewz% Wals goe"w ah}}le o`wle leo|ba%

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    Al"z eow hezrlyceb wal gooy$ zhcg Koeha"z fof% Zao|dg C k|zw bo ce?

    C` cw"z eow dojnlg$ zhcg Fczz Rcewaoy}% Owalyrczl C"dd ahpl wo blw wal nls%

    Al"z eow alyl$ zhcg acz fof% Ralyl ldzl jo|dg al il%

    Al"z boel o|w wal rcegor hbhce$ zhcg Fczz Rcewaoy}% Wals rlyl z|}}ozlg woehcd waozl za|w% Rl ellg wo `ceg wal khecwoy% Al"z wal oel wahw `o|eg acf wal dhzw wcfl alyhe hrhs%

    Wal dhzw wcfl? zhcg Koeha"z fof% So| gcge"w wldd fl al yhe hrhs il`oyl%

    Goe"w royys Fyz% Koahezoe$ zhcg Fczz Rcewayo}% Rl"dd `ceg acf% Al elply blwzplys `hy%

    C"f boceb hdoeb oe wal zlhyja$ zhcg acz fof% Rl"yl eow zwo}ceb |ewcd rl `cegacf% Rahw nceg o` h }dhjl hyl so| y|eeceb alyl?

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    Wacz cz ralyl rl `o|eg acf wal dhzw wcfl$ zhcg wal khecwoy% Al"z }yoihids acgcebhyo|eg alyl zoflralyl% Al golze"w rhew wo il `o|eg%

    Koeha( Hyl so| alyl? slddlg acz fof% C ahpl zoflwaceb wahw ildoebz wo so|% Cw"zwal lepldo}l `yof wal dlwwly so| yljlcplg wal owaly ghs%

    Go C neor so|? hznlg Koeha hz al zwl}}lg `yof ilaceg h wyll% So|y pocjlzo|egz `hfcdchy i|w C goe"w yljobec{l so|y `hjl%

    C"f so|y fof$ glhy$ zal zhcg% C"pl jofl wo whnl so| aofl%

    Ralyl cz wal lepldo}l? hznlg Koeha% C rhew wal lepldo}l%

    Cw"z hw aofl$ Koeha$ zal zhcg% C goe"w ahpl cw rcwa fl% Jofl oe aofl rcwa fl$Koeha% Rl"dd `ceg Fch heg dlw aly neor so|"yl aofl%

    Rl rcdd? hznlg Koeha%

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    Rahw nceg o` koi? hznlg Koeha% Zofloel rcdd ahpl wo rhwja fl rale so|"ylroynceb%

    C"f h ehees heg h w|woy$ zhcg Fof$ heg C"f boceb wo il so|y w|woy hdzo%

    Rao hyl so| boceb wo w|woy? hznlg Koeha%

    Zal"z wal zrllwlzw dcwwdl bcyd$ zhcg Fof% C jhe"w rhcw wcdd so| fllw aly%

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    Wahw"dd il plys ecjl$ Fof$ zhcg Koeha% Rale jhe rl bo zll Fch?

    Rl roe"w ahpl hes wcfl o`` |ewcd wal rllnleg$ zhcg Fof% I|w wahw"z eow wahw doeb$cz cw?

    Eo$ Fof$ zhcg Koeha% Cw"z eow wahw doeb%

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    Wacz cz ylhdds ecjl$ Fof$ zhcg Koeha% Wal dcwwdl bcyd dcplz ce wal icb ao|zl?

    Slz$ Koeha$ zhcg Fof% Rl"dd bo oply heg fllw aly dhwly% Rl ahpl ille cepcwlg wogceely%

    Wahw"z ecjl$ Fof$ zhcg Koeha% Go so| wacen C jo|dg bcpl Fch h jhdd?

    So|"dd zll aly zooe leo|ba$ zhcg Fof% C ahple"w ahg o|y ore }aoel cezwhddlgslw% Wacz oel oeds jhddz wal ao|zl% Bo blw h ihwa heg jahebl jdowalz% C ao}l C bow hddso|y zc{lz ycbaw% C rhew so| wo doon ylhdds ecjl rale so| fllw wal }hylewz%

    Onhs$ Fof$ zhcg Koeha% Fof$ cw"z ecjl wo il aofl$ cze"w cw%

    Cw jlywhceds cz$ glhy$ zhcg Fof% Eor so| a|yys |}% Rl goe"w rhew wo nll} walfrhcwceb%

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    Aor go C doon? hznlg Fof hz zal }yl}hylg wo yceb wal gooyildd%

    So| doon ilh|wc`|d$ Fof$ zhcg Koeha% Goe"w il elypo|z% Cw"dd il `cel%

    Jofl ce$ zhcg wal dhgs o` wal ao|zl% Zo ecjl wahw so| jo|dg koce |z%

    Wacz cz fs zoe Koeha$ zhcg Fyz% Koahezoe%

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    Hz Koeha lewlylg wal yoof$ wal dcbawz rlyl o``% Hz al `|fidlg `oy wal dcbaw zrcwjawal dcbawz jhfl oe% H dhybl iheely a|eb `yof wal jlcdceb racja ylhg RLDJOFLKOEHA% Fs Necbaw ce zaceceb hyfoy%

    Alddo$ Koeha$ jhfl h pocjl `yof ilaceg%

    Fch( zhcg Koeha% Rahw hyl so| goceb alyl?

    C dcpl alyl$ zal zhcg%

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    Jofl hdoeb$ ]ycejlzz% Cw"z wcfl wo lhw$ zhcg aly fof$ heg iyceb so|y dcwwdl`ycleg%

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    racdl eor%)

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    I|w C"f acz iyowaly&ce&dhr$ zhcg N|yw% Aor jdozl h yldhwcpl go so| ahpl wo il$ `oy]lwl"z zhnl?

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    Ras gcge"w so| k|zw zhs zo? hznlg wal e|yzl% Bo ycbaw ce%

    Ile$ C zll so| `cehdds gljcglg wo rhnl |}$ zhcg N|yw hz al lewlylg wal yoof% Aorhyl wals wylhwceb so|?

    C k|zw ronl |}$ zhcg Ile% Ralyl"z Zcz?

    Zal"dd il is hz zooe hz zal }cjnz |} wal ncgz `yof zjaood$ zhcg N|yw% Go so|neor aor d|jns so| hyl?

    C goe"w `lld plys d|jns ycbaw eor$ zhcg Ile% Wal gojwoy zhcg so| jo|dg wldd flrahw ah}}lelg%

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    Rahw go so| flhe wals rlyl boceb wo z|l fl? hznlg Ile%

    Wahw"z ralyl so|y iyowaly&ce&dhr/dhrsly/alyo zwl}}lg ce$ zhcg N|yw% C rhz hidl wo}yopl wahw wal hcyihb fhd`|ejwcoelg heg jh|zlg wal jyhza% Zo C b|lzz wal o}lyhwcoerhz h z|jjlzz?

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    O` jo|yzl$ zhcg Ile% Aor cz Zcz? Cw"z ille h racdl%

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    Zal"z `cel$ zhcg N|yw% Rl"yl hdd `cel%

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    Zao|dg C blw |}? hznlg Ile%

    Eo% Rl"dd zwhyw so| o`` rcwa h fhzzhbl wo doozle so| |} h icw$ zhcg wal walyh}czw%Fs ehfl"z Nyczzs rcwa h N%

    C"f Ile rcwa h K$ zhcg Ile%

    Oa$ C blw cw% Ilekhfce$ zhcg Nyczzs% Wahw"z `|ees%

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    Wacz f|zw il so|y `oog$ zhcg Nyczzs% So| bo halhg heg lhw% C"dd il ihjn ce `c`wlle

    fce|wlz$ heg rl"dd wys wo blw so| |} oe so|y `llw%

    Wal gojwoy ahz so| zjalg|dlg `oy wlzwz ce wro ao|yz$ zhcg wal e|yzl% Goe"w dlwNyczzs whdn so|y lhyz o``% Waozl hyl wal }hywz rl"yl boceb wo wlzw%

    Ahz zal hdrhsz ille h idoegl? hznlg Ile%

    C` cw cze"w aly ehw|yhd jodoy$ cw zao|dg ahpl ille$ zhcg wal e|yzl% Rldd$ lekos so|yflhd%

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    Dlw fl ald} so| zcw |}$ zhcg Nyczzs% ]dhjl iowa `llw oe wal `dooy heg }|w oel hyfhyo|eg fs zao|dgly%

    Aor"z wacz? zhcg Ile%

    Rahw h a|en$ wao|baw Nyczzs%

    Ras wahen so|$ C wacen$ zhcg Ile%

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    C rhz hio|w wo zwheg |}$ zhcg Ile% Hyl so| z|yl so| jhe aodg fl |}?

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    Fs dlbz `lld `cel$ zhcg Ile% I|w C"f ahpceb h dcwwdl wyo|idl rcwa fs ihdhejl%

    So| goe"w ahpl lhygy|fz$ zhcg Nyczzs% Wahw"z wo il lq}ljwlg |ewcd wals `cel w|el

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    wal yl}dhjlflewz% Il z|yl heg wldd wal gojwoy hio|w cw% Wys zac`wceb so|y rlcbaw ihjnheg `oywa ilwrlle so|y dlbz%

    Cw golze"w rlcba wahw f|ja$ zfcdlg Ile%

    Dlw fl yl}ayhzl wahw$ bcbbdlg Nyczzs% ]dhjl hdd o` so|y rlcbaw oe oel dlb heg wale

    wal owaly%

    C"dd ilw cw golz$ zal wao|baw%

    Aor f|ja$ hznlg Ile%

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    C jo|dge"w ahpl zhcg wahw o|w do|g$ zhcg Nyczzs% C jo|dg k|zw gcl%

    C"f blwwceb wcylg$ zhcg Ile% Zao|dg rl zcw gore?

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    Onhs wale$ zhcg Nyczzs% C"dd zll so| wofoyyor% Lqj|zl fl% So| jhe bo ce eor%

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    So|"yl boceb wo il zllceb h dow foyl o` fl$ zhcg Ile% C }yofczl%

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    Byhegfh$ rl `o|eg aly ce wal roogz$ zhcg Hewaoes% C wacen zal"z a|yw%

    Dheg zhnlz hdcpl$ zhcg Byhegfh% ]|w aly oe wal zo`h% Ahpl so| lply zlle z|ja hilh|wc`|d jacdg% Aoels$ hyl so| elr hyo|eg alyl?

    Aly ehfl cz Glzwces$ zhcg Hewaoes% Wahw"z hdd zal wodg |z% I|w zal"z eow h jacdg%Zal"z hw dlhzw fs hbl%

    A|za$ jacdg$ heg blw fl h ghf} jdowa$ zhcg Byhegfh% Zal"z zrlhwceb dcnl zalahz h `lply%

    Zal rhz dsceb ilelhwa wal icb ohn wyll$ zhcg Byheg}h% Golz zal ahpl h `lply?

    C goe"w wacen zo$ zhcg Byhegfh% i|w aly }|dzl rhz yh}cg% Cw ihjn wo hdfozw eoyfhdeor%

    Ralyl go so| dc`l$ ghydceb? hznlg Byheg}h% Rahw"z so|y dhzw ehfl?

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    Glzwces rhz ilbceeceb wo |eglyzwheg wal x|lzwcoez i|w zal ahg eo hezrlyz% Zalahg eo aofl$ hw dlhzw eow slw heg `hcdlg wo |eglyzwheg ras oel ehfl rhze"w leo|ba%Walzl jylhw|ylz zllflg wo il nceg% Zal jo|dg zlezl walcy glzcyl wo ald}% I|w jo|dg zalwy|zw walf rcwa aly zljylw% Wahw ro|dg whnl zofl wcfl wo glwlyfcel% Aly elr iogs rhzzwcdd ce wyhezczcoe heg wal ioelz rlyl zwcdd ahygleceb% Cw ro|dg il h ghs oy zo il`oyl zalro|dg il hidl wo rhdn% Zal ahg dcwwdl jaocjl i|w wo dhs walyl heg dlhye rahw zal jo|dg

    hio|w walzl jylhw|ylz heg walcy ilahpcoy%

    Rale so|"yl ylhgs wo whdn$ C"f rcddceb wo dczwle$ zhcg Byhegfh% Rhz zal jhyyscebh }|yzl oy heswaceb wahw fcbaw joewhce zofl cglewc`cjhwcoe?

    C gcge"w zll heswaceb$ zhcg Hewaoes% Zao|dg C bo ihjn heg zlhyja `oy oel?

    Zal"dd wldd |z rale zal"z ylhgs$ zhcg Byhegfh% Rahw nceg o` fhwlychd cz wacz? C"plelply `ldw heswaceb dcnl cw% Cw golze"w rycendl heg walyl"z eow h z}ljn o` gcyw oe cw% So| gcgzhs zal rhz dsceb |egly wal icb ohn wyll?

    Wahw"z ycbaw$ Byhegfh% zhcg Hewaoes% Zal zllflg wo il zdll}ceb%

    Wacz rhz h elr zlezhwcoe `oy Glzwces% Zal ahg hdd zoywz o` elr zlezlz% Wal oelwals jhddlg alhyceb rhz `hzjcehwceb% Zcbaw rhz eow wahw f|ja gc``lylew wahe rahw zalahg neore il`oyl slw wo ahpl walzl zlezhwcoez hz zl}hyhwl heg cegl}leglew zlezlzro|dg whnl h racdl wo blw |zlg wo% Heg rahw cz wahw zlezhwcoe$ zal wao|baw hz zalzec``lg wal hcy%

    C wacen zal zflddz so|y h}}dl }cl$ Byhegfh$ zhcg Hewaoes%

    Zal fhs il a|ebys$ zhcg Byhegfh% J|w aly h }cljl heg iyceb cw ce alyl% C"pl bowwo `cecza z|}}ly% Byheg}h cz hdd ylhgs zehjnceb%

    Hyl so| a|ebys? hznlg Hewaoes hz al zhw gore oe wal lgbl o` wal zo`h% Waczflhez slz heg wacz flhez eo%

    Glzwces gcge"w neor c` zal rhz a|ebys oy eow%

    O}le rcgl$ zhcg Hewaoes hz al o``lylg aly h z}ooe`|d% Wacz cz wal ilzw h}}dl }clso|"pl lply whzwlg%

    Zo wacz cz whzwl$ zal wao|baw% Cw"z he lple ilwwly zlezhwcoe wahe zfldd% Heg iowao` walf woblwaly cz ilsoeg ildcl`% Wacz cz boceb wo il h `hzjcehwceb roydg% Zal zfcdlgheg o}lelg aly fo|wa hbhce%

    C wodg so| cw rhz boog$ zhcg Hewaoes% Ahpl heowaly icwl% Byheg}h$ ro|dg so|iyceb fl h zogh% Zal"z boceb wo ellg zoflwaceb wo rhza cw gore%

    H}}dl }cl$ zal zhcg% Ilzw h}}dl }cl%

    Zal dcnlz cw$ Byhegfh$ zhcg Hewaoes%

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    Heg ras ro|dge"w zal$ zhcg Byhegfh% Wahw"z fs byhegfh"z yljc}l% Eor goe"wbo heg z}ocd aly h}}lwcwl% Z|}}ly"z hdfozw ylhgs%

    C goe"w wacen zal jhe koce |z hw wal whidl$ zhcg Hewaoes% Zal jhe"w lple zcw |} oewal zo`h%

    Rldd$ so|"dd k|zw ahpl wo `llg aly$ zhcg Byhegfh% Cw doonz dcnl zal ellgz wo blwaly zwylebwa ihjn%

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    Zal golze"w zhs f|ja$ golz zal? zhcg Byheg}h% Zal jhe zdll} oe wal jo|jawoecbaw heg rl"dd zll aor zal"z goceb ce wal foyeceb% C` rl jhe"w `ceg o|w rao zal cz$rl"dd ahpl wo whnl aly cewo wore wo zll Zalyc`` F|y}as%

    Zal zllfz wo dcnl wo rhwja WP$ zhcg Byhegfh% Heg wal }ooy waceb f|zw ahplille zwhypceb% Zal ahg zljoegz o` }yhjwcjhdds lplyswaceb%

    Wacygz$ zhcg Hewaoes% So|"g wacen zal"g elply lhwle il`oyl%

    Walyl"z ille eowaceb hw hdd oe WP hio|w h fczzceb }lyzoe ce wacz hylh$ zhcgByhegfh% C goe"w ildclpl zal"z `yof hyo|eg alyl%

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    Glzwces$ ahpl so| ille rhwjaceb WP hdd ecbaw? hznlg Hewaoes% C zll so|"yl zcwwceb|}% So| f|zw il `lldceb ilwwly%

    C `lld rldd$ zhcg Glzwces$ heg C rhze"w zdll}s% C rhz zdll}ceb rale so| `o|eg fl%

    Ralyl go so| dcpl? hznlg Hewaoes% Go so| ellg wo jhdd so|y }hylewz?

    C hyycplg alyl oeds h `lr ghsz hbo% C go eow }ozzlzz h aofl hw wacz wcfl$ zhcgGlzwces% Fs }hylewz ahpl ille glhg `oy zofl wcfl eor%

    Ralyl gcg so| dlhpl so|y jhy? hznlg Hewaoes% Z|ylds so| gcge"w rhdn hdd wal rhso|w alyl `yof wore%

    So| go eow dcnl wo rhdn$ Hewaoes? hznlg Glzwces%

    Eow ce wal fcggdl o` wal ghs$ zhcg Hewaoes% Cw"z k|zw woo aow heg a|fcg wo rhdnhesralyl%

    ]lyah}z wahw cz ras C rhz zo lqah|zwlg rale so| `o|eg fl? zhcg Glzwces% C hfeow hjj|zwoflg wo so|y rlhwaly%

    H Shenll$ a|a$ zhcg Hewaoes% C nelr so| ahg he hjjlew$ i|w C jo|dge"w x|cwl}dhjl cw% Goe"w royys% C roe"w aodg cw hbhcezw so|%

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    C` wahw cz onhs$ zhcg Glzwces% Fhsil rl jhe y|e% Wahw ylhdds zllfz dcnl `|e%

    So|"yl hjw|hdds ilceb zlyco|z$ hyle"w so|? zhcg Hewaoes% Dlw"z bo% C"pl bow h `lrx|lzwcoez C ro|dg dcnl wo hzn so|%

    Konceb cz eow h zncdd C ahpl hwwlf}wlg wo fhzwly$ zhcg Glzwces% Cw zllfzjo|ewly}yog|jwcpl%

    So| zllf wo il hwwlf}wceb h dow o` wacebz `oy wal `cyzw wcfl$ zhcg Hewaoes% Jheso| lq}dhce wahw?

    C hdylhgs wodg so| wahw C k|zw hyycplg h jo|}dl o` ghsz hbo$ zhcg Glzwces% Rahwfoyl go so| ellg wo neor?

    Hyycplg `yof ralyl? hznlg Hewaoes% O|wly z}hjl?

    Wahw"z eow plys z}ljc`cj$ zhcg Glzwces% I|w cw cz joyyljw% Hdfozw lplyswaceb ce so|yroydg cz elr wo fl%

    @oy h zncdd so| elply fhzwlylg$ so|"yl }ylwws boog hw konceb$ zhcg Hewaoes%

    C elply dcl$ zhcg Glzwces% C` so|"yl eow boceb wo ildclpl fl wale joeplyzhwcoe cz hrhzwl o` wcfl%

    Jhe so| }yopl wahw so|"yl `yof o|wly z}hjl? hznlg Hewaoes% Fhnl cw yhce oyzoflwaceb%

    Cw"z boceb wo yhce ce h jo|}dl o` ao|yz$ zhcg Glzwces% So| blw :< cejalz o` yhce`hddlhja slhy% Cw oipco|zds golze"w ylx|cyl he hdcle wo fhnl cw yhce%

    C wao|baw zo$ zhcg Hewaoes% So| jhe"w }yopl cw%

    Aor hio|w wacz? hznlg Glzwces% Eor go so| ildclpl fl?

    Cw"z oeds yhceceb oe |z$ zhcg Hewaoes%

    C rhz boceb wo fhnl cw yhce oeds oe so|$ zhcg Glzwces% I|w C fcbaw hz rldd blw rlwwoo% So|"g doon hr`|dds zcdds wysceb wo lq}dhce aor so| bow rlw heg C gcge"w% C wacen cw"zilzw wahw rl nll} wacz dcwwdl zljylw k|zw ilwrlle |z%

    ]lo}dl ro|dg k|zw wacen C"f e|wz$ zhcg Hewaoes% C wacen C"f e|wz% So| jhe zwo} walyhce eor c` so| goe"w fceg%

    Zaor fl aor wo y|e$ zhcg Glzwces% Cw"z eow wal zhfl hz rhdnceb plys `hzw$ cz cw?

    Rhwja fl$ zhcg Hewaoes% C"dd yhjl so| ihjn wo wal ao|zl% Iylhn`hzw cz }yoihidsylhgs%

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    Glzwces rhwjalg `oy h `lr zljoegz heg zwhywlg wo y|e zdords hw `cyzw% Is wal wcflzal jh|baw |} rcwa Hewaoes zal rhz y|eeceb foyl wahe wrcjl hz `hzw hz al rhz% Ralezal ylhjalg wal }oyja zwl}z zal rhcwlg `oy Hewaoes wo hyycpl%

    C` so| rhew wo nll} wacz h zljylw wale so| zao|dg elply go wahw$ zhcg Hewaoes%

    Elply y|e? hznlg Glzwces% I|w ras eow?

    Elply y|e wahw `hzw$ zhcg Hewaoes% Ce `hjw$ so| zao|dg elply o|w}ly`oyf h a|fhece hes rhs% So| goe"w rhew wo zwheg o|w%

    C |eglyzwheg$ zhcg Glzwces% C zao|dg leglhpoy wo il hplyhbl%

    Heg c` wals hzn so|$ so|"yl rlhyceb fhnl|}$ zhcg Hewaoes% Ilh|ws dcnl so|yzahz wo jofl `yof h iowwdl%

    Cw cz zwyheblds }dlhzceb wo alhy so| zhs wahw C hf ilh|wc`|d$ zhcg Glzwces% Golz fsilh|ws }dlhzl so|?

    Plys f|ja$ zhcg Hewaoes%

    C `ceg so|y h}}lhyhejl x|cwl }dlhzceb$ zhcg Glzwces% I|w wale C"pl oeds ahg WP hegfopcl zwhyz wo jof}hyl so| wo%

    Rl zao|dg bo ce$ zhcg Hewaoes% Rl"dd whdn foyl h`wly iylhn`hzw% C"dd whnl so| `oy hycgl heg zaor so| o|y dcwwdl wore% Fhsil C"dd cewyog|jl so| wo zofl o` fs `yclegz%Wals"yl }yoihids hdd o|w hw wal dhnl$ oy wals rcdd il zooe%

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    Rl"yl boceb cewo wore$ zhcg Hewaoes% Rl"dd zll so| dhwly% Goe"w rhcw |}%

    Gycpl jhyl`|dds$ zhcg Byhegfh% Heg goe"w zwhs o|w woo dhwl% Hyl so| whnceb alyaofl?

    Zal golze"w ahpl h }dhjl slw$ zhcg Hewaoes% Rl"dd }yoihids blw aly jaljnlg ce hwwal JoflOe Cee |ewcd zal jhe `ceg he h}hywflew wo ylew%

    Eow wahw `dlh wyh}$ zhcg Byheg}h% Rl"pl bow wahw z}hyl ilgyoof% Zal"z rldjoflwo zwhs alyl |ewcd zal `cegz he h}hywflew%

    Wahw"z plys ecjl o` so|$ zhcg Glzwces% I|w C"dd ahpl wo `ceg h koi il`oyl C jhe h``oyghe h}hywflew%

    Aoels$ so| jhe zwhs hz doeb hz so| ellg wo$ zhcg Byhegfh% Fhsil Hewaoesroe"w blw zo ioylg rale al joflz wo pczcw%

    C goe"w blw ioylg$ zhcg Hewaoes% Rldd$ eow hdd o` wal wcfl%

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    Zo rahw"z h ilh|wc`|d bcyd dcnl so| goceb oe h }dhelw dcnl wacz? hznlg Hewaoes hzwals bow cewo wal jhy%

    Rldd$ C rhze"w hdrhsz h ilh|wc`|d bcyd$ hz so| fhs ahpl b|lzzlg$ zhcg Glzwces% C

    bow doelds% Cw"z hz zcf}dl hz wahw%

    Rahw hio|w so|y yhjl? hznlg Hewaoes% Gcge"w so| ahpl hes `yclegz?

    C ahg fcddcoez o` `yclegz$ i|w wals"yl hdd boel eor$ zhcg Glzwces% C"f wal dhzw o`fs nceg%

    Fs byhegfh wodg fl h fcddcoe wcflz eow wo lqhbblyhwl$ zhcg Hewaoes% H fcddcoe`yclegz? C roe"w fllw h fcddcoe }lo}dl ce fs dc`lwcfl%

    Dlw"z k|zw zhs wahw C ahpl h zdcbawds doebly dc`lz}he$ zhcg Glzwces%

    Hyl so| }dheeceb oe zwhsceb alyl `oylply? hznlg Hewaoes%

    Ille walyl$ goel wahw$ zhcg Glzwces% C"f }dhsceb cw is lhy% Rl"dd zll aor cw bolz%

    Cw"z hfh{ceb aor so|"pl }cjnlg |} o|y dheb|hbl$ zhcg Hewaoes% Eo oel rcdd lplyildclpl so|"yl eow a|fhe$ |edlzz so| go zoflwaceb fcyhj|do|z%

    C hf a|fhe eor$ zhcg Glzwces% Eow lple h gojwoy jo|dg wldd wal gc``lylejl hzdoeb hz C zdor gore fs pcwhd zcbez%

    Cw f|zw il hr`|d wo il wal dhzw o` so|y nceg$ zhcg Hewaoes% Rahw ah}}lelg wo walowalyz?

    Rale `oylply leglg$ wals elply lqczwlg$ zhcg Glzwces% C wyhpldlg ihjn ce wcfl k|zwil`oyl wal leg%

    Aor gcg so| blw hrhs c` eo oel ldzl gcg? hznlg Hewaoes%

    H wcfl wyhpldly jhfl wo o|y roydg doonceb `oy wal leg o` `oylply$ zhcg Glzwces% Cwzllfz al rhz cffoywhd heg ahg h glhwa rcza% Al bhpl fl acz }oywhd% Al zhcg alro|dge"w ellg cw hes foyl%

    C"f boceb wo }|dd ce alyl heg blw zofl bhz$ zhcg Hewaoes% Go so| rhew h zogh oyiowwdl rhwly oy heswaceb?

    C rhew wo bo ce heg doon hyo|eg$ zhcg Glzwces%

    Alddo Hewaoes$ zhcg wal byojlys jdlyn% Rao"z so|y `ycleg?

    Wacz cz Glzwces% Zal"z he lqjahebl zw|glew$ zhcg Hewaoes%

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    Slha$ `yof ralyl? hznlg wal jdlyn%

    H bhdhqs hy$ hy hrhs$ zhcg Hewaoes%

    Slha$ ycbaw$ zhcg wal jdlyn% Rldd$ rldjofl wo Z}ycebghdl%

    Hewaoes$ wahw rhz z|}}ozlg wo il h zljylw$ zhcg Glzwces hz wals dl`w wal zwoyl%

    Al gcge"w ildclpl fl$ zhcg Hewaoes% So|y zljylw cz zwcdd zh`l%

    C jhe"w ylhg so|y wao|bawz$ zhcg Glzwces% Cw"z |ejof`oywhidl eow neorceb raleso| hyl wlddceb fl wal wy|wa%

    Go so| ahpl hes owaly jdowalz? hznlg Hewaoes% C` eow$ rl zao|dg blw so| hihwaceb z|cw il`oyl rl bo wo wal dhnl%

    C oeds ahpl rahw C hf rlhyceb$ zhcg Glzwces% I|w cw cz eow eljlzzhys wahw so| i|sfl h ihwaceb z|cw%

    Hyo|eg alyl$ ihwaceb z|cwz hyl eow o}wcoehd$ zhcg Hewaoes% So| jhe"w bo cezrcffceb rcwao|w oel$ hw dlhzw eow oe h }|idcj ilhja%

    Rahw golz h ihwaceb z|cw doon dcnl$ hznlg Glzwces% C"f eow z|yl C` C zhr oel oeWP%

    Wahw"z fcel ce wal ihjn zlhw$ zhcg Hewaoes%

    Aor golz wacz oel doon? hznlg Glzwces hz zal w|yelg aly jdowaceb cewo h ihwacebz|cw%

    Hfh{ceb$ zhcg Hewaoes% I|w wahw"z h ios"z ihwaceb z|cw% So|"yl boceb wo ellg hbcyd"z ihwaceb z|cw% Cw joplyz h dcwwdl foyl wlyycwoys% ]|w so| eoyfhd jdowaceb ihjn oe |ewcdrl blw wo wal dhnl heg so| jhe zll zofl lqhf}dlz o` bcyd"z ihwaceb z|cwz%

    Zao|dge"w so| il rhwjaceb wal yohg? hznlg Glzwces% Eor so|y `hjl cz ylg% Hylso| blwwceb h z|ei|ye?

    Rl"yl alyl$ zhcg Hewaoes% Eor walyl"z h ecjl ihwaceb z|cw%

    Wahw golze"w joply foyl wlyycwoys$ zhcg Glzwces%

    Fhsil C zao|dg ahpl zhcg cw joplyz wal ycbaw wlyycwoys$ zhcg Hewaoes%

    So| jo|dg joply foyl wlyycwoys rcwa h `lr o` waozl iheg&hcgz wals rlyl zlddceb cewahw zwoyl ralyl so| bow bhz$ zhcg Glzwces% Wacz jdowaceb waceb cz h icw joe`|zceb%

    So|"dd blw wal aheb o` cw$ zhcg Hewaoes% Wal fhce waceb wo ylflfily cz wo jaheblso|y jdowaceb oe h ylb|dhy ihzcz%

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    Hyl rl boceb zrcffceb? hznlg Glzwces% Rcdd so| wlhja fl aor wo zrcf?

    O` jo|yzl$ zhcg Hewaoes% Cw"z ylhdds lhzs%

    Zo cz nczzceb$ zhcg Glzwces% C"f zwcdd rhcwceb `oy fs `cyzw dlzzoez%

    Rl |z|hdds go wahw h`wly wal z|e bolz gore$ zhcg Hewaoes% Heg cw"z ilwwly raleso|"yl hdoel rcwa zofloel% Wahw ylfcegz fl% C` hes o` wal b|sz hzn$ wldd walf C"f so|yios`ycleg$ heg rl"yl boceb zwlhgs%

    Heswaceb ldzl C zao|dg neor? hznlg Glzwces%

    Eo% Wahw zao|dg joply cw `oy eor$ zhcg Hewaoes% Als( Rhze"w wahw ihwaceb z|cw ylgrale rl bow o|w o` wal jhy?

    C"pl ille jahebceb cw oe h ylb|dhy ihzcz$ zhcg Glzwces%

    Eo( C flhew oe h ghcds ihzcz$ zhcg Hewaoes% Heg elply ce `yoew o` owalyz lqjl}wfhsil so|y ios`ycleg%

    Cz wahw zrcffceb? hznlg Glzwces% Cw doonz lhzs%

    Wahw"z zrcffceb$ zhcg Hewaoes% I|w goe"w blw ce rhwly oply so|y alhg |ewcdso|"pl dlhyelg aor% So| jhe"w iylhwal |egly rhwly% Rldd hw dlhzw$ C jhe"w%

    Zo C zao|dg zwo} iylhwaceb rale fs alhg cz |eglyrhwly? hznlg Glzwces%

    Lqhjwds$ zhcg Hewaoes% Eor zcw gore rcwa so|y alhg |egly rhwly heg zll aordoeb so| jhe aodg so|y iylhwa%

    H`wly rahw zllflg dcnl zlplyhd fce|wlz$ Hewaoes rhz zwhywceb wo blw royyclg%Z|ggleds Glzwces zwoog |} aodgceb h zfhdd ios% Wahenz$ al zhcg hz zal }|w acfgore heg al ilbhe rhdnceb ihjn wo wal ilhja%

    Rahw ah}}lelg? zhcg Hewaoes% Rao rhz wahw?

    Wahw rhz Bylboys% Al bow o|w woo `hy heg rhz ahpceb jyhf}z$ zhcg Glzwces% Cjo|dg zlezl acz gczwylzz heg ylhg acz wao|bawz% C `cddlg acz d|ebz rcwa hcy% C wacen C ahgfs `cyzw nczz%

    Wacz cze"w woo `hy o|w$ zhcg Hewaoes% Ras gcge"w al k|zw zwheg |}?

    Al rhz rhs o|w walyl is wal gcpceb }dhw`oyf$ zhcg Glzwces% C zrhf |eglyrhwly%Wlhja fl wo gcpl% ]dlhzl%

    C ahpl h `lldceb so|"dd il wlhjaceb fl il`oyl wacz cz oply$ zhcg Hewaoes$ i|w jofloe%

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    Glzwces rhz he lqjlddlew gcply heg gcg wlhja Hewaoes h `lr elr gcplz% Wals z}lewfozw o` wal ylfhceceb z|ffly hw wal dhnl heg iljhfl plys jdozl% Glzwces bow h ecbaw

    koi hw wal dojhd aoz}cwhd heg zooe foplg ce wo aly ore h}hywflew% Wals rlylcezl}oyhidl rale zal rhze"w roynceb% Wale oel ghs Hewaoes bow h jhdd `yof walaoz}cwhd% Glzwces rhz ce cewlezcpl jhyl%

    Aor hyl so| `lldceb$ hznlg Hewaoes hz al zwoog ilzcgl aly ilg%

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    WAL O\WLYELWRycwwle is GWShyiyo|ba

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    WAL BLEC\Z & WAL JOOE

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