the knowing by karen campbell

8/12/2019 The Knowing by Karen Campbell

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Klrcm @ldphcff js l P`gttjsb wrjtcr argd Lyr, fjvjmi jm

tbc Djnflmns. Bcr mgvcf, ^bc Kmgwjmijs tbc ajrst jm l

trjfgiy aclturjmi bcr psy`bj`, Ocm Kcjtb. Pbc js

`urrcmtfy wrjtjmi tbc sc`gmn jmstlfdcmt, ls wcff ls

lmgtbcr mgvcf `lffcn ^bc Njlry Ga L Alt @gw, lhgut lm

gvcrwcjibt cs`g cdpfgycc.

Klrcm js jm l scttfcn rcfltjgmsbjp lmn bls ! ngis. Pbc

fgvcs lm "rjsb hlmn `lffcnHuttcrafy Cxpfgsjgmlmn slys

wjtbgut tbcjr dusj`, tbcrc wgufn hc mg jmspjrltjgm.


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" wgufn fj#c tg ncnj`ltc tbjs hgg# tg twg pcgpfc.

$"PL % agr hcjmi tbc hcst ijrfarjcmn jm tbc wgrfn, agr

lff bcr suppgrt lmn, dgstfy, agr bcr fgvc.

L"P$"&' % agr hcjmi tbc hcst arjcmn " blvc lfwlys

mccncn, agr lff tbc pgsjtjvc cm`gurlicdcmt lmn agr bcr

nrclds.


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^ B C K M G Y J M I


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@gpyrjibt Klrcm @ldphcff

bc rjibt ga Klrcm @ldphcff tg hc jncmtjajcn ls lutbgr ga tbjs

wgr# bls hccm lsscrtcn hy bcr jm l``grnlm`c wjtb sc`tjgm (( lmn

() ga tbc @gpyrjibt, *csjims lmn +ltcmts L`t -)).

Lff rjibts rcscrvcn. &g plrt ga tbjs puhfj ltjgm dly hc

rcprgnu`cn, stgrcn jm l rctrjcvlf systcd, gr trlmsdjttcn jm lmy

agrd gr hy lmy dclms, cfc`trgmj , dc`blmj`lf, pbgtg`gpyjmi,

rc`grnjmi, gr gtbcrwjsc, wjtbgut tbc prjgr pcrdjssjgm ga tbc

puhfjsbcrs.

Lmy pcrsgm wbg `gddjts lmy umlutbgrjcn l`t jm rcfltjgm tg tbjspuhfj`ltjgm dly hc fjlhfc tg `rjdjmlf prgsc`utjgm lmn `jvjf `fljds

agr nldlics.

L @"+ `ltlfgiuc rc`grn agr tbjs tjtfc js lvljflhfc argd tbc /rjtjsb

$jhrlry.

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@blptcr Gmc

" lwg#c argd tbc sldc mjibtdlrc " bln hccm blvjmi agr wcc#s,

rcl`bcn gvcr tg turm gm tbc fldp lmn fjt l `jilrcttc. Pjibjmi, "

fjatcn dy pcm lmn mgtcpln lmn hcilm tg wrjtc. " bln sccm jt lff

tgmjibt, argd tbc dcctjmi tg tbc durncr, wbj`b dclmt tblt tbc

ijrf wls mgw ncln. " bln sccm tbc #jffcr pfl`c tbc sjmifc rcn

rgsc gm tbc ijrf;s hgny lmn #mcw, wbgcvcr bc wls, tblt bc bln6ust #jffcn liljm.

" sjibcn liljm. " wgufn blvc tg ig tg tbc pgfj`c jm tbc

dgrmjmi.

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bc mc=t dgrmjmi, " slt `gfn lmn lfgmc jm tbc wljtjmi lrcl gaPtrltb`fync +gfj`c Bcln2ulrtcrs jm +jtt Ptrcct, 'flsigw. bc

mcws fltcfy bln hccm auff ga fjttfc cfsc hut tbc dlm hcbjmn tbc

durncr ga tbrcc ygumi wgdcm jm tbc 'flsigw lrcl. bc

prcssurc wls rclffy gm tbc pgfj`c tg ajmn bjd, lmn " wls surc

dy lssjstlm`c wgufn hc irltcauffy dct, ls jt bln hccm jm tbc

plst. :blt tbcy njn mgt #mgw, bgwcvcr, wls tblt bc bln

l`tulffy #jffcn ajvc. bcrc wls l ijrf fjstcn ls 7Djssjmi;, hut "

#mcw sbc wls ncln. /y bjs blmns. Lmn tbcm, tbcrc wls tbcpggr ijrf " slw hcjmi strlmifcn jm dy nrcld flst mjibt. 0jvc, lff

igmc.

L sgurEal`cn wgdlm jm l ircy sujt, mj`c fcis, lpprgl`bcn

dc lmn s`gwfcn. Hgu;rc bcrc lhgut @blrftgm BcstgmN

Hcs.N

@gdc tbjs wly, pfclsc,N sbc sljn, iruaafy lmn " agffgwcn

bcr.

:c wcmt jmtg l sdlff jmtcrvjcw rggd wjtb l tlhfc lmn agur`bljrs, lmn " slt ngwm l`rgss argd bcr. ?lrfy tbjrtjcs, "

iucsscn, iggn s#jm, `fclr hfuc cycs, tjny hrgwm hgh.

Lttrl`tjvc, hut stjff s`gwfjmi.


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:blt `lm " ng agr ygu, tbcm, DrsCN sbc trljfcn gaa.

Djss Kcjtb. Ocm. :bcrc;s *" D`$clm " mgrdlffy spcl#

tg bjd,N " tgfn bcr.

*g tbjs l fgt tbcm, ng ygu Bcfp tbc pgfj`c wjtb tbcjr

cm2ujrjcsN

" stlrtcn tg rcnncm, accfjmi fj#c l aggf, lmn tbc njsfj#c sct

jm. 'ggn fcis gr mgt. $gg#, PcriclmtCN

"t;s *", ja ygu ngm;t djmn. *" @gutts. D`$clm;s hccm

trlmsacrrcn. Pg, mgw ygu blvc dc. :cffC :blt `lm " ng agr

yguN Pbc hcilm tg nrud bcr ajmicrs gm tbc ncs#, jdpltjcmt.

" `gumtcn tg tcm jm dy bcln. " bln l 6gh tg ng bcrc. Ptly

pltjcmt, " tgfn dyscfa. *" @gutts, ";d l psy`bgfgijst hutCN "struiifcn agr tbc prgpcr wgrns, " lfsg 7scc; tbjmis.N

Hgu 7scc; tbjmisN sbc rcpcltcn, bcr s`gwf turmjmi tg

ncrjsjgm.

Hcs, ";d psy`bj`,N " hfurtcn gut.

" `gufn scc bcr cycs rgff, 7gb mg lmgtbcr muttcr;.

$gg#, Djss Kcjtb, tblm# ygu agr wlmtjmi tg bcfp, hut "

tbjm# wc wjff dlmlic.N

/ut tblt;s 6ust jt % ygu;rc mgt dlmlijmi. Hgu blvcm;tcvcm agumn tbc agurtb hgny, lmn bc njn jt liljm flst mjibt.N "

`gufn hc pltjcmt mg fgmicr.

" bln bcr lttcmtjgm mgw. :blt agurtb hgnyN

Ldlmnl @ljrms. Pbc;s hccm djssjmi agr l dgmtb.N

Lmn bgw ng ygu #mgw sbc;s ncln lmn mgt 6ust rum gaa

sgdcwbcrcN sbc ls#cn, `lfd lmn prc`jsc.

/c`lusc ";vc sccm jtA "a ygu `lm fct dc bgfn sgdctbjmi gabcrs, " djibt hc lhfc tg tcff ygu wbcrc tg ajmn bcr,N " pfclncn.

Bgfn gm, ygu `lm;t c=pc`t dc tg hcfjcvc tbjs.N

$gg#, ";vc bcfpcn D`$clm hcagrc. @bc`# ygur ajfcs.

Icdcdhcr Kyfjc :rjibt wg yclr gfn, wcmt djssjmi jm

'gvlm Bgw ng ygu tbjm# ygu fgt agumn bcr /c`lusc " tgfn

D`$clm wbcrc tg fgg#. ";ff hc gm rc`grn ls lm lssjstjmi

psy`bgfgijst.N

:ljt bcrc.NPbc igt up lmn fcat. " wls icttjmi dln mgw. " #mcw bgw

stupjn " fgg#cn, wlf#jmi jmtg l pgfj`c stltjgm, nc`flrjmi " bln

vjsjgms. " prghlhfy wgufn mgt blvc hcfjcvcn dyscfa cjtbcr, hut


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D`$clm bln, cvcmtulffy, lmn " wls pjsscn tblt bc wlsm;t bcrc,

tblt " bln tg ig tbrguib lff tbjs `gmvjm`jmi gm`c dgrc.

Bc bln tl#cm dc agr l nrjm# gm`c, lmn wc bln igt gm wcff.

Bc `lffcn dc l 7wlstc ga l iggn wgdlm; hc`lusc " 7#j`#cn

wjtb tbc gtbcr aggt;, ls bc bln put jt, jm bjs #jmn, dl`bjsdg

wly. " bln mgtj`cn jt bln mgt stgppcn bjd `bc`#jmi gut dy

`fclvlic.

Dy tbguibts wcrc jmtcrruptcn hy tbc rclppclrlm`c ga *"

@gutts. " mgtj`cn tbc fjibtcst ga hfusbcr, cdpblsjsjmi bcr

`bcc#hgmcs. Lmn ls du`b " njsfj#cn bcr, " `gufn mgt stgp dy

cycs dgvjmi tg bcr fjps, 6ust agr l sc`gmn, lmn tbjm#jmi bgw

sgat tbcy fgg#cn.#ly, ";vc `bc`#cn wblt ygu sljn, Djss Kcjtb,N sbc sljn,

sjttjmi hl`# ngwm.

@lff dc Ocm,N " gaacrcn.

Ocm. Pccds ygu njn bcfp wjtb tbc :rjibt durncr, prgajfc

iltbcrjmi.N

:cff, wc wgufnm;t wlmt tbc prcss tg bclr lhgut psy`bj`

jmput, wgufn wcN " 6g#cn, stjff mcrvgus lmn gm cnic.

Pbc fluibcn. " agumn bcr hclutjauf tbcm, lmn tblt njsturhcndc.

Pg, wblt js jt ygu wlmt tg tcff dcN sbc ls#cn, jm l

arjcmnfjcr vgj`c.

bc dlm ygu lrc fgg#jmi agr js fltc agrtjcs tg clrfy ajatjcs.

Bc;s igjmi hlfn, sfjibtfy gvcrwcjibt, fjvcs wjtb lm cfncrfy

plrcmt % prghlhfy bjs dgtbcr % lmn bc bgfns ngwm l 6gh,N "

tgfn bcr." `lm ict tblt argd lmy `rjdjmlf prgajfcr.N bc ncrjsjgm

bln rcturmcn.

Bc;s l ilrncmcr.N

Pbc hc`ldc scrjgus, lmn wlt`bcn dc jmtcmtfy. :blt

dl#cs ygu sly tbltN

blt;s wbcrc bc icts tbc rgscs.N

Igscs.N

Hgu #mgw, tbc gmcs bc pfl`cs gm bjs vj`tjd;s hrclsts.:jtb tbc sjimcn `lrn,N " lnncn.

Bgw ng ygu #mgw tblt blt jmagrdltjgm bls mgt hccm

rcfclscn.N


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" sjibcn. ";vc sccm jtAN

Pg, tcff dc, wby ngcs bc usc tbc mldc @blrftgm BcstgmN

:ls sbc tcstjmi dc

Bc sccs bjdscfa ls l rclf dlm, dl`bg, pgwcrauf, fj#c 7/cm

Bur;. Hgu `lm;t ict *&L hc`lusc bc wclrs l ruhhcr sujt, wjtb

l bgfc ùt agr bjs pcmjs. Lmn bc wclrs l `gmngd, ga `gursc.N "

`fgscn dy cycs. Bc fgg#s grnjmlry. Bc wlf#s wjtb hliiy

trguscrs lmn l fgmi rljm`glt. Bc bls l blddcr jm tbc pg`#ct.

Bc;s fur#jmi jm tbc wggns. " scc l `cdctcry `fgsc, lmn tbc ijrf

lppclrs. Pbc js lhgut twcmty, l hji ijrf, alt. " tbjm# sbc js

wlf#jmi bgdc, nrum# argd l mjibt gut. Bc `gdcs argd hcbjmn

lmn bjts bcr gm tbc bcln wjtb tbc blddcr, sbc alffs lmn bcpuffs bcr jmtg tbc wggns, nccp gut ga sjibt. b ycs, bc bls tbc

ifgvcs tg dlt`b. " `lm scc tbcd ls bc js nrliijmi bcr. Bc tl#cs

l `lrrjcr hli argd bjs pg`#ct lmn rcdgvcs bjs `glt lmn

trguscrs, mcltfy agfnjmi tbcd jmtg tbc hli. bc ijrf irglms lmn

bc bjts bcr liljm gm tbc sjnc ga bcr bcln. " tbjm# " `lm bclr bcr

s#uff `rl`#. Bc rlpcs bcr lmn sgngdjscs bcr, lmn tbcm puts bjs

`fgtbcs hl`# gm. Bc tl#cs bjs rgsc lmn `lrn, puffjmi up bcr tgp.

Pbc;s mgt wclrjmi l hrl, lmn bc sflps bcr al`c. Bc `bc`#s tbcrgsc, fj#c bc js prgun ga jt, hcagrc bc pfl`cs jt gm bcr.N Dy cycs

smlp gpcm.

bcm " wl#c up,N " lnn, jm lpgfgiy.

Pbc js stlrjmi lt dc. blt;s jt,N " sly.

Pbc sprjmis tg fjac, puffjmi l sdlff mgtcpln argd bcr

pg`#ct. " `lt`b tbc ùrvc ga bcr hrclst jm bcr wcffEùt sujt.

@lm " blvc ygur nctljfs, pfclscN sbc ls#s." ijvc bcr tbcd, rclfjsjmi " blvc hccm wlstjmi dy tjdc.

Pbc stjff tbjm#s " ld l `rl`#pgt lmn, ls sbc usbcrs dc gut,

lssurjmi dc sbc wjff hc jm tgu`b, " accf tbc uric tg `ry.

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$ltcr tblt cvcmjmi, " gpcmcn l hgttfc ga wjmc lmn tbc slnmcss

`rcpt jm. " `lm mcvcr slvc tbcd. " lfwlys scc jt tgg fltc. " sjpdy wjmc lmn turm gm tbc tcfcvjsjgm. bc mcws. Ptrltb`fync

+gfj`c tgnly agumn tbc hgny ga l mjmctccm yclr gfnC " swjt`b


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jt gaa. " `lm;t hclr tg fjstcm. " blvc sccm jt lff lmn ngmc tbc hcst "

`lm ng. Dy bclrt igcs gut tg tbc plrcmts ga tblt ncln ijrf.

Dy nggr #mg`#s lmn " 6udp. " ngm;t ict vjsjtgrs. &gt mgw,

mgt sjm`c Oufjc fcat. " pfgn tg tbc nggr, lmn gpcm jm. :jtb

surprjsc cvjncmt jm dy vgj`c, " sly *" @guttsA Lb, `gdc jm.N "

ld cdhlrrlsscn tg hc `luibt wclrjmi dy gfn hfuc py6ldls.

Pbc stcps jm lmn " sdcff bcr pcraudc. "t js &cw :cst agr

:gdcm, lmn " #mgw jt bls hccm lppfjcn rc`cmtfy.

:blt `lm " ng agr yguN " ls#, tbc tlhfcs turmcn. 0gr wblt

rclsgm bls sbc `gdc tg dc

@lff dc Kltc,N sbc sdjfcs lmn " accf mcrvgus. r js jt

c=`jtcnKltc, wgufn ygu fj#c l nrjm#N " gaacr.

Hcs, tblm#s. ";ff blvc l `gaacc.N

" afcc tg tbc rcfltjvc `gdagrt ga dy #jt`bcm lmn swjt`b tbc

#cttfc gm. " ngm;t nrjm# `gaacc, hut " #ccp l 6lr agr vjsjtgrs. Lmn,

ls " rlrcfy ict vjsjtgrs, " bgpc jt bls mgt `gmiclfcn. Icturmjmi

wjtb bcr ùp, " ajmn bcr fgg#jmi lt tbc pbgtgirlpbs " bln gut jm

arldcs. Dc wjtb Oufjc. Dc wjtb dy ncircc. Dc wjtb Oufjc. "

wjsb " bln igt lrgumn tg dgvjmi tbcd lwly argd pryjmi cycs." blmn bcr tbc ùp lmn tcff bcr tg pfclsc sjt ngwm.

Blvc ygu sccm tbc mcwsN sbc ls#s.

" `gufnm;t wlt`b jt,N " sly, ùrfjmi hl`# jmtg dy sclt.

:c agumn bcr.N

" #mgw,N " sly, slnfy.

Pbc;s stjff lfjvc, " wlmtcn tg fct ygu #mgw.N

Ptjff lfjvc /ut " bln hccm sg surc sbc wls ncln. Lmn sgbln @blrftgm BcstgmA blt;s wby bc bln fcat bcr. LfjvcN

Pbc wls stjff jm suricry tbc flst " bclrn, hut wc agumn bcr,

tblm#s tg ygu. "a sbc bln fly tbcrc du`b fgmicr, " ngm;t tbjm#

sbc wgufn stjff hc wjtb us.N

" stlrt tg `ry. Pbc wlsm;t ncln. " `gvcr dy al`c wjtb dy

blmns lmn sgh. bc pggr ijrf.

Kltc `gdcs tg dc, lmn bgfns dc lmn slys, bcrc, tbcrc.N "

`ry jmtg bcr iggn ircy sujt, dl#jmi l wct plt`b, lmn " tbjm#lhgut bgw iggn sbc sdcffs, wclrjmi tbc sldc pcraudc tblt dy

Oufjc bln wgrm, lmn " `ry l hjt blrncr.


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wg yclrs sjm`c " bln hccm bcfn hy l wgdlm, twg fgmi,

blrn yclrs ga bclrthrcl# lmn fgmcfjmcss. &gw " `gufn accf tbc

stjrrjmis liljm, ga dy wlmt, ga dy mccn, tg hc bcfn.

0ccf hcttcr mgwN sbc ls#s, sgatfy.

" try tg fluib. Hcs, " suppgsc,N wjpjmi dy sfccvc l`rgss

dy mgsc.

Bgw fgmi blvc ygu 7sccm; tbjmisN sbc ls#s.

" smjaa. Ls fgmi ls " `lm rcdcdhcr, rclffy. " `rjcn agr l

wcc# wbcm " wls ajvc hc`lusc " #mcw gur ngi wls igjmi tg ict

rum gvcr.N

" njnm;t hcfjcvc ygu, ygu #mgw, wbcm ygu ajrst `ldc jm

tbjs dgrmjmi,N sbc slys, fj#c " bln mgt lfrclny iucsscn tblt." #mgw ygu njnm;t. :blt `blmicn ygur djmnN " ls#,

fgg#jmi strljibt jmtg tbgsc `fclr hfuc cycs.

bc rcn rgsc. Lmn " slw tbc tgrturc gm ygur al`c wbcm

ygu wcrc tcffjmi dc. @lff jt l bum`b,N sbc sdjfcs.

" fluib. Bum`bcs scplrltc tbc iggn `gps argd tbc hln.N

Pbc fluibs wjtb dc liljm, lmn " ld stru`# hy bcr hcluty.

Dlyhc " `gufn stlrt tg fj#c bcr l fjttfc.

:bg;s tblt jm lff tbc pbgtgs wjtb yguN Pbc mgns lt tbcd.b,N " sly, accfjmi tbc gfn slnmcss wbcm " tbjm# ga Oufjc.

blt;s dy c=.N

'jrfarjcmnN

Hcs.N &gw sbc wgufn plmj` lmn dl#c lm c=`usc tg fclvc.

Bgw fgmi wcrc ygu tgictbcrN sbc ls#s, mgt plmj`#jmi

lmn mgt fclvjmi.

?jibt yclrs.N:by njn ygu spfjt upN

Pbc wls blvjmi lm laaljr,N " sly, afltfy.

@gufnm;t ygu scc jtN

" `lmmgt nc`jnc ja sbc wls dg`#jmi dc, gr wls 6ust pfljm

mgsy. L`tulffy, " `gufnm;t. " mcvcr slw tbc yclr ga fjcs, lmn "

`gufnm;t sdcff lmgtbcr wgdlm;s pcraudc jm dy hcn. +crac`t,

cb " `lm scc strlmicrs icttjmi rlpcn lmn durncrcn, hut mgt tbc

al`t tblt tbc wgdlm " fgvcn wls nc`cjtauf rjibt umncr dymgsc.N

Bgw njn ygu dcct bcrN


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tbguib sbc bln slt tbcrc agr yclrs. Pbc rums bcr blmns tbrguib

bcr bljr, l sdlff umrclnlhfc sdjfc gm bcr fjps, lmn " sbjvcr.

"t js tbc dgst crgtj` tbjmi " bln sccm jm yclrs.

" sjt lt tbc gppgsjtc cmn ga dy `gu`b argd bcr, lmn tl#c l

sjp ga dy wjmc. " ng mgt #mgw wblt tg sly. " blvc huttcrafjcs jm

dy stgdl`b, sgdctbjmi " blvc mgt c=pcrjcm`cn sjm`c dy

ygutb, lmn jt dl#cs dc l`bc.

Bgw njn ygu ajmn bcr tbcmN " ls#, tryjmi tg ajff l 2ujct

spl`c tg rcfjcvc dy tcmsjgm.

Pbc wjm#s lt dc. 'gt l dlp. @bc`#cn gut wggns mc=t tg

`cdctcrjcs. L rcpgrtcn djssjmi tbjs dgrmjmi. *jnm;t tl#c tgg

fgmi. /ut jt wgufn blvc, ja ygu bln mgt `gdc agrwlrn, sg tblm#ygu.N " `lm scc sbc dclmt tblt.

:cf`gdc. " 6ust wjsb " `gufn blvc prcvcmtcn jt prcvcmtcn

tbcd lff.N

:bg;s tg sly ygu blvcm;t prcvcmtcn dgrc :bcm bc ajmns

gut tbjs ijrf js stjff lfjvc, dlyhc bc wjff plmj , dl#c l

djstl#c.N

*gm;t ygu umncrstlmnN " sbgut, stlmnjmi up. Bc;s

fluibjmi lt ygu, fluibjmi lt us lff. Bc tbjm#s bc js `fcvcrcrtblm tbc pgfj`c, tblt bc wjff mcvcr hc `luibt.N " stgp sunncmfy.

:blt;s jm ygur hliN

Pbc fjats bcr hli lmn hcijms tg gpcm jt. "t;s l pj`turc ga

Ldlmnl @ljrms, tbc ijrf wbg;s hccm djssjmi l dgmtb.N

" accf tbc suric. 'jvc dc jt, ijvc dc jtAN

" bgfn tbc pj`turc lmn, ls tbc vjsjgm `gdcs tg dc, " spcl#.

Ldlmnl @ljrms. Pbc #mg`#s l nggr lmn bc lmswcrs. " `lm sccbjd. 'flsscs, pcm`jf tbjm dgustl`bc. Pbc;s tryjmi tg scff

sgdctbjmi, lmn bc fcts bcr jm. L vgj`c sbguts argd l rggd

lwly, 7:bg js jt;, lmn bc slys pfclslmtfy, 7L slfcsdlm,

dgtbcr, ngm;t wgrry, nclr.; Bc tl#cs Ldlmnl jmtg bjs argmt

rggd. Bjs wjmngwC Pbc hcijms tg tlf# tg bjd, lmn bc;s

sdjfjmi. " ngm;t wlmt tg fgg#, " ngm;t wlmt tg sccAN

cff dc,N " bclr Kltc wbjspcr.

" #mgw tclrs blvc sprumi jmtg dy cycs. Bc fclvcs tbcrggd tg ict sgdctbjmi, " ngm;t #mgw wblt lmn sbc wlf#s tg tbc

wjmngw. Pbc;s fgg#jmi gut ltC bcm tbc blddcr bjts bcr,


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dlmy, dlmy tjdcs. Pbc mcvcr bln l `blm`c tg s`rcld. Pbc

igcs ngwm lmn bc bjts bcr umtjf sbc js ncln.

bcm bc bls bcr.

Bc stjff bls bcr, tblt;s wby sbc;s mgt hccm agumn. Bc;s

#cpt bcrA Bc bls bcr jm lm cjibt hy cjibt hg= jm bjs gtbcr argmt

rggd. Pbc js umncr njrt gr `gdpgst % gb ign, bc wltcrs bcrAN

:blt njn sbc scc argd tbc wjmngw, OcmN Kltc js icmtfy

`gl=jmi.

" tbjm# blrn. :blt njn sbc scc Pbc slw l sjim.

mncrirgumn.N

:bj`b gmc, OcmN

@cssmg`#.N";vc igt tg ig.N " ld lwl#c. blm# ygu,N sbc slys, lmn

irlhs dy al`c, #jssjmi dc gm tbc `bcc#. Pbc tl#cs tbc

pbgtgirlpb. Pbc rums gut, lmn tbjs tjdc jt js dc wlt`bjmi argd

l wjmngw ls sbc 6udps jmtg bcr `lr lmn puffs lwly, wbccfs

s#jnnjmi.

bjs mjibt, agr tbc ajrst tjdc jm wcc#s, " ig tg sfccp wjtb l

al`c jm tbc agrcargmt ga dy djmn tblt njn mgt hcfgmi tg l

durncrcr. "t hcfgmicn tg *ctc`tjvc "mspc`tgr Kltc @gutts.

4444

&gt tbc mc=t nly, hut tbc mc=t, " hguibt tbc plpcr gm dy wly

tg wgr#.

7@blrftgm Bcstgm `luibtA;

7@cssmg`# rlpjst smlrcnA;Pg sbc bln ngmc jt. Pbc bln hcfjcvcn dc lmn tbcy bln igt

bjd. &gw 'flsigw lmn Ldlmnl @ljrms `gufn sfccp clsjfy

gm`c liljm. " #mcw bc bln #cpt Ldlmnl hc`lusc sbc bln

turmcn up umc=pc`tcnfy gm bjs nggrstcp, ncfjibtcn wjtb tbc

gppgrtumjty. L 2ujct fgmcr tblt wgufn mgt burt l afy, bjs

mcjibhgurs sljn. " tbrcw tbc plpcr jm tbc mclrcst hjm lmn wcmt

tg dy `lr. " wls prctty surc " wgufn scc jt lff liljm gmc nly,

lmn " sbgufn hc blppy tblt " wgufn ict sgdc pcl`cauf sfccp agrtbc tjdc hcjmi.

bcm wby wls dy djmn auff ga Kltc @gutts


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4444

"t wls pcrblps l dgmtb gr sj= wcc#s fltcr, lmn " wls liljm

sjttjmi jm dy gfn hfuc py6ldls, sjppjmi wjmc lmn wlt`bjmi 7"t;s

l :gmncrauf $jac; wbcm tbc nggr #mg`#cn. " hrjcafy tgycn wjtb

tbc jncl ga jimgrjmi jt, hut " ajmlffy bclvcn dyscfa gaa tbc

`gu`b tg lmswcr.

*" @gutts.

Bcffg, ygu,N " sljn, hc`lusc " njn mgt #mgw wblt cfsc tg

sly. @gdc gm jm.N

" hrguibt ygu sgdctbjmi,N sbc sdjfcn, bcr pcraudc

jmtg=j`ltjmi dc.&gt l rcn rgscN " irjdl`cn.

&g,N sbc rcpfjcn, fclmjmi jm agr l #jss. Dc.N


17/26

@blptcr ^wg

" wls wlf#jmi ngwm Plu`bjcblff Ptrcct jm tbc `bu`#jmi rljm,

tryjmi tg rcdcdhcr wblt Kltc bln tgfn dc tg huy jm agr bcr

wcc#cmn plrty. Pbc bln sgdc arjcmns `gdjmi rgumn tg tbc aflt

" fjvcn jm, tblt wcfjvcn jm mgw, lmn " wls ncspcrltc tg jdprcss.

/ut agr tbc fjac ga dc, " `gufn mgt rcdcdhcr.

" stjff bln tgdgrrgw. ";n wrlp dy lrds lrgumn bcr fltcr,

wbcm sbc ajmlffy nrliicn bcrscfa jm argd bcr 6gh, lmn " wgufnsggtbc bcr lmn tbcm " wgufn `gmacss fj#c tbc `rjdjmlfs sbc

jmtcrvjcwcn cvcry nly, lmn sbc wgufn fluib.

" wls fgst jm nrclds ga *ctc`tjvc "mspc`tgr Kltc @gutts, ls

" bln hccm sjm`c tbc nly " dct bcr. " bln bcfpcn bcr sgfvc l

durncr `lsc lmn ajmn l djssjmi ijrf, lmn mgw wc wcrc fgvcrs,

fjvjmi tgictbcr jm dy fjttfc aflt. " stjff bln dy gfn hfuc py6ldls

lmn " stjff nrlm# dgrc wjmc tblm " sbgufn blvc, hut " wls blppymgw. bc pbgtgs ga dc lmn dy c=, Oufjc, bln hccm rcpfl`cn hy

pj`turcs ga dc lmn Kltc, lmn sgdc ga gur #jttcm, Ogmlb, tblt

sbc bln igt dc agr dy hjrtbnly.

" fgvcn blvjmi sgdctbjmi tg fgvc. " fgvcn blvjmi sgdcgmc

tg fgvc. Lmn tbcy fgvcn dc hl`#. $jac `gufn mgt ict lmy hcttcr.

Pg, jt wls wjtb l sdjfc gm dy al`c tblt " wlf#cn ngwm l

nrjfy 'flsigw strcct lmn hudpcn jmtg l wgdlm wbg wgufn

`blmic dy fjac.ur sbgufncrs sdl`#cn gaa cl`b gtbcr lmn " nrgppcn dy

hli ga sbgppjmi. " dudhfcn PgrryN ls " stggpcn tg pj`# jt up,

lmn lutgdltj`lffy turmcn dy cycs tg scc wbg " bln bjt. bc ijrf

% sbc wls lrgumn bcr djnEtwcmtjcs % sdjfcn lt dc lmn sljn

";d rclffy sgrryN, hut dy cycs bln lfrclny igmc plst bcr tg

tbc ygumi hgy tblt stggn mc=t tg bcr.

" put bjd lhgut ajvc, lmn " #mcw bc wls l spjrjt. Bc

fluibcn lt dc. Bc #mcw " `gufn scc bjd lmn bc dg`#cn dc./y mgw, tbc wgdlmFijrf bln wlf#cn gm, lmn bc dgutbcn

@lm;t `lt`b dcN, lmn tbcm rlm lfgmi tg `lt`b up wjtb bcr. "

stggn up lmn agffgwcn tbcd ngwm tbc rgln wjtb dy cycs.


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Pbc, wlf#jmi ghfjvjgus bjd, agffgwjmi bcr cvcry dgvc.

" wcmt bgdc wjtb l bclnl`bc.

4444

Kltc `ldc bgdc lt sj=, clrfy agr bcr. " bln lfrclny gpcmcn l

hgttfc ga wjmc lmn " slw bcr argwm l hjt. " wlmtcn tg s`rcld lt

bcr, lt lmygmc, "t;s lfrjibt agr ygu, ygu ngm;t blvc tg scc wblt

" blvc tg sccN, hut " njnm;t.

Kltc. Pgdctbjmi;s igjmi gm. " slw sgdctbjmi tgnly lmn "

ngm;t scc tbjmis agr mg rclsgm.N

" tbguibt ygu blnm;t bln lmytbjmi sjm`c wc dctN sbc2ucstjgmcn, cvcr tbc `gppcr.

" blvcm;t, umtjf tgnly. " hudpcn jmtg l wgdlm % wcff, l

ijrf, rclffy % lmn sbc bln l spjrjt agffgwjmi bcr.N

" fgg#cn lt Kltc lmn " #mcw bgw blrn tbjs wls agr bcr tg

umncrstlmn. Lftbguib " bln bcfpcn bcr, tbcrc wls lfwlys tblt

cfcdcmt ga s`cptj`jsd, lmn " rcscmtcn jt. :by `gufn sbc mgt

trust dc

*jn jt sly lmytbjmiNLyc. Bc sljn 7@lm;t `lt`b dc;. " #mgw wblt jt dclms.N

:blt, hlhcN sbc sgumncn njstrl`tcn ls sbc rcl`bcn jmtg

tbc gvcm agr tbc dclf sbc #mcw " wgufn blvc `gg#cn agr bcr.

"t dclms sgdcgmc js igjmi tg njc.N

Pbc tgg# l hjtc jmtg tbc `urry " bln dlnc lmn lmswcrcn,

:by ng ygu tbjm# tbltN

/c`lusc bc bls hccm iljmjmi strcmitb. Bc js tl#jmistrcmitb gaa tblt wgdlm, lmn bc js mclrfy rclny.N

Pbc `gmtjmucn tg spggm `urry jmtg bcr dgutb. Pg, lrc ygu

tcffjmi dc tblt hc`lusc ygu hudpcn jmtg sgdchgny tgnly, ygu

mgw tbjm# tbcrc js igjmi tg hc l durncrN

" ngm;t tbjmk, " kmgwAN

Pjm`c wc bln igt tgictbcr, mgtbjmi bln blppcmcn tg dc.

&g dgrc Ldlmnl @ljrms. :c njn mgt tlf# lhgut jt. /ut mgw jt

wls hl`# " #mcw tbc mjibtdlrcs wgufn stlrt, lmn " stlrtcn tgplmj` Kltc wgufn ig tbc sldc wly ls Oufjc njn, lmn " njn mgt

wlmt tg fgsc bcr. " fgvcn bcr, hut " `gufn mgt jimgrc tbc

dcsslics " wls ijvcm.


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Bgw du`b blvc ygu nrum#N

b, agr 'gn;s sl#c, Kltc, " ld mgt slyjmi tbjs hc`lusc "

ld nrum#. " ld nrum# hc`luscga tbjsAN

Pbc smjiicrcn tbcm lmn sljn Pg, wblt;s ygur c=ùsc agr

tbc flst sj= dgmtbsN

blt jm`cmscn dc lmn " irlhhcn bcr wrjst. " fct dyscfa accf

bcr hfggn pudpjmi umtjf jt wls pudpjmi wjtb djmc, sbut dy

cycs lmn fct tbc wgr# hcijm.

";d jm dy hcn, bjnjmi umncr tbc `gvcrs.g, Nl!!y"" ld

sg s`lrcn. " #mgw bc js igjmi tg burt dc. $j#c bc burts dc

cvcry Plturnly mjibt wbcm bc bls hccm gut wjtb tbc hgys. bc

nggr `rcl#s, lmn nlnny `gdcs jm, wjtb bjs trljf ga hccrpcrdcltjmi tbc rggd. " puff tbc 2ujft rjibt gvcr dy bcln, ls ja jt

wjff prgtc`t dc. Bc puffs jt ngwm lmn hrcltbcs bjs hccr audcs.

7Bj bgmcy;.N

" rc`gjf, hc`lusc Kltc bls sflppcn dc jm tbc al`c lmn " scc

bcr `ryjmiC

blt;s cmguibAN

Pbc fcat tbcm, lmn wbcm sbc `ldc hl`# fltcr tblt mjibt, "

wls lfrclny sfccpjmi, fg`#cn jmtg l mjibtdlrc, rcùrrjmi,rcùrrjmi, ga hudpjmi jmtg l ijrf jm Plu`bjcblff Ptrcct, lmn tbc

hgy hc`gdjmi l dgmstcr hut wbcm " wg#c " wls lfgmc, lfwlys

lfgmc.

4444

" igt up tbc mc=t dgrmjmi tg ig tg 'flsigw mjvcrsjty agr dy+sy`bgfgiy fc`turc, lmn " slw Kltc sfccpjmi gm tbc `gu`b. "

stggn agr l dgdcmt, wlt`bjmi bcr fgvcfy al`c wjtb bcr cycs

`fgscn lmn dgutb sfjibtfy gpcm, lmn " rcircttcn bgw " bln burt

bcr tbc mjibt hcagrc. /ut " bln bln tg, tg dl#c bcr scc, tg dl#c

bcr hcfjcvc gm`c liljm tblt " wls mgt l `rlm#.

" igt nrcsscn lmn fcat bcr l mgtc, ls#jmi tg fclvc dc tbc fjst

agr bcr plrty tblt mjibt. " `gufn mgt hrjmi dyscfa tg wl#c bcr,

ls jt wls clrfy lmn " fj#cn tg ig gm tbc tuhc tg Bjffbcln lmn ictl ùp ga tcl hcagrc " al`cn tbc bgrncs ga jm2ujsjtjvc stuncmts.

Pbc bln mcvcr tgfn dc bcr altbcr lhuscn bcr.


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4444

" bln l husy nly, lmn wbcm " igt bgdc lt tbrcc, " agumn Kltc;s

rcpfy tg dy mgtc, lmn swjatfy tgg# gaa tg tbc fg`lf supcrdlr#ct

tg ict wblt sbc wlmtcn. bcm " `ldc bgdc lmn hcilm tg

prcplrc agr tbc plrty, `fclmcn lmn `gg#cn, lmn tbcm " wcmt agr

l sbgwcr.

bc `urtljm gpcmcn lmn " slw bcr stlmnjmi, irjmmjmi.

:cff, lrcm;t ygu l sjibt tg hcbgfnN

Pbc strjppcn lmn 6gjmcn dc lmn, ls bcr blmns wlmncrcn

gvcr dy ml#cn, wct hgny, " #mcw tbc mjibt hcagrc bln hccm

agrijvcm. 0gr tbc dgdcmt.Latcr, sbc bcfpcn dc jm tbc #jt`bcm lmn wc fluibcn lmn

buiicn, lmn mg gmc `gufn blvc #mgwm tblt tbc mjibt hcagrc "

bln njs`gvcrcn bcr altbcr au`#cn bcr.

Ls tbc iucsts lrrjvcn, wc wcf`gdcn tbcd, jmtrgnu`tjgms

wcrc dlnc lmn " mgtj`cn Kltc sljn " wls l psy`bgfgiy fc`turcr

lmn mgt l psy`bj`, gr dcnjud. &gt cvcm " wgufn blvc #mgwm

wblt tcrd ncs`rjhcn dc.

Ls jt turmcn gut, jt wgufn mgt dlttcr, hc`lusc latcr tbcdclf, " wls tl#jmi tbc pfltcs hl`# jmtg dy #jt`bcm, lmn wbcm "

wcmt jm wjtb tbc flst fgt, tbc fjttfc hgy wls stlmnjmi jm dy

#jt`bcm.

" nrgppcn tbc pfltcs.

Bcy, flny,N bc sljn. Lmn tjdc stgppcn agr dc.

:blt lrc ygu ngjmi bcrcN " stggn argcm.

";vc `gdc tg ijvc ygu l `fuc, 7`lusc ygu;ff mcvcr `lt`bdc.N

:by wgufn " wlmt tg `lt`b ygu;

b, ygu #mgw ygu ng jt js wrjttcm lff gvcr ygur al`c.N

Hgu blvc tg ig. " `lm bcfp ygu ajmn pcl`c.N

" ngm;t wlmt pcl`c. " wlmt rcvcmic.N

&g,N " durdurcn. Hgu mccn pcl`c, lmn " `lm bcfp ygu

ajmn jt.N

b,N bc smccrcn. Hgu `lm tcff dc wby sbc lhgrtcn dclmn #cpt tblt hrltN

Hcs.N

Hgu lrc auff ga sbjt. " ld igjmi tg ict ygur Kltc.N


21/26

&gA Hgu ngm;t tgu`b dy KltcAN

Bc fluibcn lmn wlf#cn lwly, tbrguib dy #jt`bcm nggr

lmn gut tbrguib tbc blff, lmn tbcm bc wls igmc.

OcmmyN

" bclrn tbc vgj`c `lffjmi dy mldc, sg njstlmt. OcmmyAN

" agùscn lmn slw Kltc, bcr al`c njslpprgvjmi, bcr arjcmns

`rgwncn rgumn tbc #jt`bcm nggr. bcy bln bclrn dc tlf#jmi tg

dyscfa.

Kltc, tbc hgy wls bcrc.N

b Ocmmy, agr 'gn;s sl#c. :by mgwN

"t wls l fgmi mjibt. Bcr arjcmns fcat 2uj`#fy lmn " acft

lw#wlrn. Bcr arjcmns tbguibt " wls dln, tlf#jmi tg dyscfa jmtbc #jt`bcm, lmn sbc wls cdhlrrlsscn lmn njn mgt #mgw bgw tg

l`t. " acft fj#c " wls dln, lmn mgt agr tbc ajrst tjdc.

Kltc, ygu blvc tg hcfjcvc dc % sgdctbjmi js igjmi tg

blppcm. Hgu lrc l pgfj`cwgdlm, ygu `lm stgp jt.N

Ptgp wblt Pgdc jdlijmlry `rjdc jm ygur bcln " blvc

mg prgga ga lmytbjmi, sg bgw `lm ygu c=pc`t dc tg hcfjcvc

yguN

blt ùt fj#c l #mjac tbrguib dy bclrt. *g ygu wlmt dctg bgfn ygur wrjst liljmN

" slw bcr afjm`b lmn wjsbcn " bln mgt sljn tblt, hut jt wls

tbc gmfy wly tg dl#c bcr scc tblt " wgufn burt bcr ja jt wgufn

stgp sgdcgmc nyjmi.

Ptgp tbjs, Ocmmy. "t;s gvcr mgw. " ngm;t #mgw wblt

blppcmcn wbcm ygu bcfpcn dc ajmn tblt ijrf, lmn tg hc bgmcst,

" ngm;t wlmt tg #mgw. "t 6ust js. Hgu `lmmgt ig gm prctcmnjmiygu `lmC :cffC Pcc ncln tbjmisC "t;s fj#c l au`#jmi

dgvjc.N

Lmn lff lt gm`c, " #mcw sbc wls s`lrcn lmn tblt slvcn dc.

0rgd burtjmi bcr dgrc, hc`lusc " wgufn mcvcr burt bcr umfcss "

bln tg.

Hgu;rc jm nlmicr, Kltc.N

b au`# ygu, Ocmmy. " ld l pgfj`cwgdlm. " ld jm nlmicr

cvcry nly ga dy fjac. *gm;t tbjm# ygu `lm c=ùsc ygurhcblvjgur tgmjibt hy sgdc acchfc c=ùsc. Dy arjcmns tbjm# "

ld wjtb l muttcr wbg bls `gmvcrsltjgms wjtb bcrscfa.N

Lmn wblt ng ygu tbjm#N


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23/26

" pbgmcn bcr gaaj`c, `lfdfy, lmn tbcy tgfn dc sbc wls

lfrclny gut gm `lffs. bc plmj` stlrtcn tg rjsc. bcy wgufn mgt

tcff dc wbcrc sbc bln igmc.

" nrcsscn 2uj`#fy lmn igt l tl=j tg tbc pgfj`c stltjgm jm

Kcfvjmhrjnic tblt sbc mgw wgr#cn lt. " agumn l mldc jm dy

bcln, lmgtbcr wgdlm wbg bln bclrn dc tlf# tg dyscfa jm tbc

#jt`bcm, lmn ls#cn agr bcr. " wls `fut`bjmi lt strlws. /ut sbc

rcdcdhcrcn dc, lmn sbc `ldc gut tg tlf# tg dc. Pbc tgg# gmc

fgg# lt dy al`c lmn usbcrcn dc jmtg l prjvltc rggd.

" mccn tg ajmn Kltc,N " sljn.

Pbc ngcsm;t wlmt tg tlf# tg ygu,N sbc lmswcrcn. @gfnfy, "

tbguibt.$gg#, jt ngcsm;t dlttcr ja sbc wlmts tg tlf# tg dc gr mgt, "

mcc!tg tlf# tg bcr. bjs js fjac gr ncltb.N

Pbc gpcmfy fluibcn jm dy al`c, tbc iuaalw ga lm cmtjrc

umhcfjcvcr.

" irlhhcn bcr wrjst. Oust ict tbc `g#c tg tbc aflt lt 3- Pt.

'cgric;s @rgss agr tcm g;`fg`#. ";ff dl#c surc tbc pjis lrc mgt

lrgumn. "a mgt, tbcm ygu lrc igjmi tg blvc tg ply l wcc vjsjt tg

tbc 'gnaltbcr, lmn bc wgm;t tl#c #jmnfy tg bjs suppfjcs hcjmidcsscn up. *g ygu ict dc, /cmmyN

" fgg#cn jmtg bcr cycs lmn slw bcr al`c bln igmc wbjtc.

&gw, ygu tcff dc wbcrc Kltc bls igmc.N

Bgw tbc au`#CN

" bln mg tjdc tg nlffy. Oust ajmn wbcrc sbc bls igmcAN "

s`rcldcn lt bcr, lmn sbc 2uj`#fy wcmt tg ajmn gut.

Pbc `ldc hl`# cvcm wbjtcr. Pbc;s mgt lmswcrjmi bcrdghjfc pbgmcC /ut wc tbjm# sbc bls igmc tg l aflt jmCN

" `fgscn dy cycs lmn acft tbc uttcr plmj` rjsc up jm dc fj#c

l tjnlf wlvc. Dy Kltc. :bcrc wls sbc

"hrg=CN

L aflt jm "hrg= " rlm lmn " rlm lmn " rlm, umtjf l tl=j tgg#

dc tbcrc.

" stggn lt tbc irclt stlnjud tblt wls "hrg= lmn hrcltbcn jm

agr bcr sdcff, agr bcr pcraudc, agr l s`cmt ga bcr trljf. Bjspgwcr bln irgwm. " acft jt lmn bc wls nrlwjmi dc jm. "t wlsm;t

Kltc bc wlmtcn % jt wls dcA


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L djst bln hcium tg scttfc lrgumn tbc aflts, `gmargmtjmi dc

lmn " wlf#cn jm l blc. " wls nrgwmjmi jm l nlr#mcss, lmn

cvcry strcct sccdcn tbc sldc, wlf#jmi rgumn jm `jr`fcs, `ryjmi

jm dy bcln agr dy Kltc.

mtjf " stgppcn jm argmt ga l aflt tblt sccdcn vliucfy

aldjfjlr.

7" ld fgg#jmi gut tbc wjmngw, fgg#jmi lt lm umncrirgumn

stltjgm. " ngm;t #mgw wbj`b gmcC "t;s nlr# lmnC;

4444

" lwg#c fltcr jm l nlr#cmcn rggd lmn liljm, tbc plmj` gvcrtgg#dc. :bcrc wls dy Kltc Bln " dlmlicn tg slvc bcr bcm

tbc plmj` agr dyscfa bjt lmn " trjcn tg ict dy cycs l``ustgdcn

tg tbc nlr# lrgumn dc. :bcrc wls " " acft l fudp gm dy bcln

lmn lssudcn " bln hccm bjt, pcrblps plsscn gut lmn hccm tl#cm

tg sgdc `fgscn rggd.

" igt tg dy acct lmn hcilm tg dgvc, wjtb dy blmns gm tbc

wlffs accfjmi agr l nggr, gr l fjibt swjt`b gr l budlm hgny.

&gtbjmi. " wls lfgmc jm l agrtrcss.r lt fclst tblt;s bgw jt sccdcn, umtjf " `ldc tg tbc fudp

gm tbc afggr. Dy Kltc. Dy Kltc, lfjvc.

/rcltbc Kltc, hrcltbc KltcA Pbc `guibcn sgdc pbfcid

jmtg dy al`c lmn " sdjfcn. L al`c auff ga smgt wls hcttcr tblm l

rggd auff ga ncltb.

Dy fgvcAN

OcmN sbc `guibcn.$jstcm tg dc,N " sljn. :c lrc jm l rggd. @lm ygu dgvc

"s lmytbjmi hrg#cmN

&g.N

:c blvc tg ajmn l wly gut. Lrc ygu wjtb dcN

Hcs. Bgw njn wc ict bcrcN

" ngm;t #mgw. Blvc ygu igt l pbgmc gr lmytbjmiN

&g, sbc tgg# jt gaa dc.N

PbcN " tbguibt jt wls l hgy " wls fgg#jmi agr.Hcs. Pbc wls igjmi tg tcff dc lhgutCN

Lhgut wbltN


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b, jt ngcsm;t dlttcr mgw,N lmn sbc fluibcn lmn fluibcn.

L hjt tgg fgmi.

0gr au`#;s sl#c, KltcA @;dgm, wc blvc tg ict gut ga

bcrcAN

" tbjm# " s`lrcn bcr tbcm, hc`lusc sbc igt tg bcr acct lmn wc

hcilm tg accf agr nggrs, lmn tbcm, ga `gursc wc agumn gmc.

/c`lusc tg hc lhfc tg ict jm, ygu blvc tg hc lhfc tg ict gut.

Lmn " tbjm# l plrt ga dc #mcw wblt wls `gdjmi.

Kltc wls l trljmcn pgfj`cwgdlm, sg wbcm sbc sljn sbc

`gufn #j`# l nggr jm, " stggn hl`# lmn fct bcr. ruc tg bcr wgrn,

sbc hggtcn jt ngwm. Lmn tbcrc wc wcrc, bcr lrd lrgumn dc,

prgtc`tjmi dc.Pbc bln mcvcr prgtc`tcn dc hcagrc.

" slw l wgdlm wjtb l hgy hcbjmn bcr. Kltc slw l wgdlm.

Lmn tbjs js wbcrc sbc wjff tbjm# " ld dln hc`lusc " njnm;t

wlmt tg tlf# tg tbc wgdlm. " mccncn tg tlf# tg tbc hgy.

Ogmlb, jt;s g#ly mgw.N

Kltc fgg#cn lt dc. OcmC bc #jttcm;s mgt bcrc.N

" acft bcr irjp gm dc fcsscm sfjibtfy.

" bln tg jimgrc bcr, gr bc djibt blvc #jffcn bcr, lmn " #mcwbc wls `lplhfc ga #jffjmi bcr. Bc bln irgwm lmn bc `gufn

`gdc jmtg l budlm lmn " wgufn hc umlhfc tg stgp tblt.

Ogmlb, sbc fgvcs yguN

Pbc ngcsm;tAN bc splt.

Pbc ngcs, ";ff sbgw yguAN Lmn lt tblt, hcagrc " #mcw wblt

" wls ngjmi, " wls jmsjnc tbc bcln ga tbc ijrf lmn " wls

sbgwjmi bjd bcr puttjmi afgwcrs gm tbc dl#csbjat irlvc sbcbln dlnc agr bcr lhgrtcn `bjfn. " sbgwcn bjd bcr tclrs ga

rcirct lmn tbc lmiujsb bcr auturc fjac bls cmtljfcn, lmn bc

wlt`bcn dc lmn stlrtcn tg ncicmcrltc. Bjs tclrs wcrc wlsbjmi

bjd gut. Bcr lrds wcrc `gdjmi lrgumn bjd lmn bc wls fcttjmi

bcr `unnfc bjd, lmn 6ust agr l sc`gmn % 6ust agr l sc`gmn % tbcy

wcrc sgfjn, lmn tbcy cdhrl`cn.

"t wls gmfy tbcm tblt " slw tbc #mjac prcsscn liljmst Kltc;s

tbrglt alff ngwm lmn l fgun rglr ga +ut ygur blmns jm tbc ljrANrcsgmltc.

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*" D`$clm sjts jm dy fjvjmi rggd lmn wc rc`gumt tbc cvcmts

ga tbc wcc# hcagrc. " ngm;t #mgw bgw bc igt tbcrc. Pg, bc tcffs

dc.

" `gdc jm, rjibt.N bc dl`bjsdg huff js gm gvcrnrjvc.

Lmn Kltc js tbcrc wjtb l #mjac bcfn tg bcr tbrglt, lmn dcnjud

bcrc,N % bc pgjmts tg dc, lmn fluibs % js blvjmi l

`gmvcrsltjgm wjtb bcrscfa.N

Hclb,N Kltc slys, hc`lusc sbc js hrlvc mgw tbc tbrclt bls

hccm rcdgvcn. :blt wls tblt lff lhgutN

" sdjfc hc`lusc jt js lff " `lm ng.

Pg, " sbgut 7+ut ygur blmns upA; lmn tbc hjt`b nrgppcn tbc#mjac lmn stlrtcn tg `ry, lmn tbcm jt wls lff gvcr.N

"t wls lff gvcr.

Kltc `ldc gvcr tg dc, lmn sdjfcn, put bcr lrd lrgumn dc

% tg prgtc`t dc % lmn " fct bcr lmn " sdjfcn hl`#.

/ut " slvcn bcr, lmn *" D`$clm slvcn dc.

L dlm slvcn dc.

/ut jt;s mgt tbc cmn. "t js mcvcr tbc cmn.

gnly *" D`$clm `ldc tg dy aflt lmn jmsjstcn tblt wc igsbgppjmi, sg wc njn ls " ld clsjfy fcn.

" bln hguibt tbc mcw Kjffcrs @*, lmn tbcm " slw l aldjfjlr

ajiurc.

"t sljn, Hgu `lm;t `lt`b dc.N

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