the wide, wide sea: a chaos walking short story
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okj nhr a jhjcdt$ Oujad whjcd fkfdt oavc kt) hn mhursc)
shjctokdb toat oaf mauscf dh cdf hn fknnkmuity) bkvcd ohw
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th mhddcmt$
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jhjcdt th rcaikzc soc jcadt toc `hhe$
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ihwkdb fay th nkdkso toc sthry$ Adf toc fay antcr toat th start
a dcw hdc$ Adf shjcohw) kt was as skjpic adf kjphssk`ic
as toat$
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jhrc adf jhrc tcxts nrhj toc thwds rcscrvcs$ ]oc pkmecf up
wrkttcd iadbuabc wkto `rcatotaekdb spccf) adf oc cvcdtuaiiy ict
ocr `hrrhw oks rcafkdb paf sh hntcd oc dh ihdbcr rcaiiy mhd-
skfcrcf kt oks hwd$ Rocd tockr rcspcmtkvc fays whre oaf `ccd
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ammhjpiksocf tocy wcrc `hto nksocrs) wokmo was bruciikdb
cdhubo th jaec tocj wadt th taie a`hut adytokdbcisc tocy
whuif jcct at toc rkvcr`ade adf rcaf thbctocr) ocr watmokdb
toc sthry udnhif kd oks Dhksc) hr toc cvcd jhrc ajazkdb rcvcrsc)wocrc ocr Dhksc whuif rcmast toc sthry torhubo a ]pameics
pcrspcmtkvc$ Kt was `cttcr toad ady vkf ocf cvcr sccd$
Nastcr toad oc mhuif oavc cvcr cxpcmtcf) soc brcw th
jcad shjctokdb th okj) shjctokdb jhrc toad gust nrkcdf-
sokp) fcspktc aii tockr fknncrcdmcs) fcspktc toc skjpic poyskmai
kdmhjpatk`kiktkcs) toc vastiy fknncrcdt iknc cxpcrkcdmcs) toc
udfcdka`iy cdhrjhus namt toat tocy wcrcdt toc sajc spcmkcs$
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mhuif cxpiakd kt$ Oc mhuif scc ocr ocart jhvc wocd soc saw
okj) thh) adf kn tocy mhuifdt `c poyskmai kd toc way toat toc
wohic stupkf thwd sccjcf th spcdf nar thh jumo tkjc try-
kdb th kjabkdc) tocd tocrc wcrc htocr ways tocy mhuif kdvcdt$
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a way mhjpictciy fknncrcdt toad adytokdb ocf cvcr edhwd$
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strkec hut hd hur hwd8
[cs) soc sakf) `ut toc tokdb a`hut taiekdb th a ]pameic was
toat tocrc was jhrc toad gust whrfs kd toc whrfs tocy sakf$
]oc sakf [cs `ut kt mhdtakdcf aii toc safdcss at icavkdb ocrhwd najkiy `cokdf) toc whrry toat tokdbs whuifdt `c ady
caskcr kn tocy wcdt th Oavcd hr oks prcncrrcf hptkhd tocy
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nhudf a rcjhtc spht) jay`c hd tockr hwd) wocrc tocy mhuif
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jumo hn a piad) `ut kt was woat tocy oaf$
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hn mhursc) `ut Fcmiad oaf dcvcr `ccd a `hy toc thwd thhe
jumo dhtkmc hn$ A ncw wcces oaf jadabcf th pass `cnhrc
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partkmuiariy `af) gust toat ocf taecd ocr oadf nhr toc nkrst tkjc
toc fay `cnhrc) nccikdb toc shjcohw surprkskdb warjto hn ocr
sekd abakdst oks hwd$
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namcs arhudf okj nhiihwkdb sukt$
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kjpurkty$ Voc Jkstrcss) wokic micariy fksapprhvkdb ocrscin)
oaf stkii sokcifcf tocj shjc wocd tokdbs torcatcdcf th bct
hut hn oadf) `ut oks jhtocr oaf gust mrkcf) tocd sohutcf) tocd
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nrkcdfs) toats kt) toats aii) dhtokdbs oappcdcf$
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tockr pcts$Adf tocrc oaf `ccd toc whrf nhr toc nkrst tkjc$ Ihvc$Fh yhu dht whdfcr shjctkjcs) soc sohwcf dhw) safiy)
kn kd shjc ways tocy arc mhrrcmt8Voat wc arc asekdb thhjumo hn toc whrif8
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Dh) oc sakf$ Vocyrc toc hdcs woh arc asekdb nhr thh
ikttic$
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dh fksbukskdb ocr adxkcty `cdcato kt$Adf tocrc was shjctokdb dcw th kt) thh$
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majc hut hd toc watcr hdc fay hd Cik \kdmokds sekp$ Vwh hn
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bkri maiicf Fc`hrao hd toc cdbkdcs adf ruffcr$ Fcmiad was
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whuif oavc ikecf$
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taicdticss) `hy8 Cik sakf$
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hut `y toc rkvcr8
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arc ad a`hjkdatkhd$
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sekp$ Cik thwcrcf hvcr okj) toc rcst hn toc mrcw watmokdb$
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Kj dht surc ohw K ncci a`hut oavkdb a pcrvcrt hd jy
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up toc piamc nhr toc rcst hn us$
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sihsokdb abakdst toc ihw sekp adf toc Dhksc hn toc jhdstcr toat
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kdtcdtkhd nhrjkdb$
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niudb okj hut hn toc `hat
@ut fkfdt ict bh$
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yhur stakd
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yhu tokde yhu oavc toc rkbot th soame up wkto hdc hn tocj8
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dhw$ ]ocs dht ikec toat
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sakf$ \ut okj kd toc watcr hr puii okj `ame kd toc `hat$
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th ihhe) thh$ Kdfccf) torcc fare soapcs wcrc mkrmikdb kd toc fccp$
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toc watcr) kdth toc jhutos hn toc jhdstcrs toat awaktcf
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frhppkdb okj rhuboiy th toc whhfcd `cdmo$ @ame th
sohrc! Cik maiicf) kd a thdc toat `rhhecf dh fksabrccjcdt$
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thwarfs Ohrkzhds fhmes$
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fcsmcdt hd toc htocr$
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gust thif okj$
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at ocr) nccikdb toc whrfs strakd abakdst oks torhat) tocd jay`c
wc sohuifbkvc camo htocr up) jay`c
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Jy carikcr whrfs rcjakd truc) soc sohwcf$ Rc wkiinkdf a way$
@ut) Vk
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fh$ ]oc whuif `c mast hut$ Voats woat socf thif okj$ ]oc
whuif `cmhjc ad cdcjy th ]pameic$ Ocr pchpic oaf `ccd
waktkdb wocd soc fhmecf ocr nksokdb mrant toks antcrdhhd$
Vocy dh ihdbcr `cikcvcf Fcmiad was adytokdb ikec a pct$
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hn mhursc) `ut oaf tohubot kt a passkdb nadmy$ Vocy thicratcf
kt `cmausc toc vkiiabc adf tocrcnhrc Fcmiad was jcadt th
`c icavkdb$ Rocd tocy oaf rcaf kd ocr Dhksc toat toc twh hn
tocj kdtcdfcf th stay thbctocr) tocy oaf kdnhrjcf ocr hn toc
mhdscqucdmcs kd dh udmcrtakd tcrjs$
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@ut kn toats truc) wocrc mhuif wc bh8 Rocrc mhuif wc
cvcr bct away nrhj kt8
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[huf tokde sh) oc sakf$ @ut kt dcvcr sccjs th turd hut
toat way$ Oc ihhecf arhudf toc sjaii `ame barfcd) wkto
kts tuj`ic-fhwd ncdmc) toc wccfs toat dh hdc oaf tkjc th
rcjhvc prhpcriy) aii at toc `ame hn a whhf-nrajcf ohusc toat
icadcf jhrc toad kt sohuif) dhw cjptkcf antcr a iknc kd a
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vkiiabc tocyf aii jhvcf th) nkiicf wkto ohpc$ Hn wokmo tocrc
was dhdc th `c nhudf$
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scdsc ocr Dhksc jhvkdb th rc`uec okj$Kii bkvc yhu up) oc sakf abakd) dht jcctkdb ocr cycs) kn K
oavc th$ Kn kt eccps yhu sanc$
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jafc a spamc nhr okj kdskfc kt$ Oc trkcf th fh toc sajc nhr
ocr) `ut oc mhuifdt bct oks ohpc th whre strhdbiy cdhubo$ Oc
mhuif hdiy icad kdth ocr arjs adf ihhe nhr ad csmapc nhr tocj
`hto kd a nuturc toat sccjcf th hnncr dhdc$
A edhme hd oks nrhdt fhhr ghitcf tocj hto uprkbot$ Voc sud was
scttkdb `cokdf toc okiis) fuse naiikdb wkto ad cvcd strhdbcr mokii$
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Voc edhme majc abakd$
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pcrshd mhuif scc toc Dhksc hn yhu$
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]oc oas `ccd syjpatoctkm) Vk sohwcf `ame$Sp th a phkdt$ Fcmiad bht th oks ncct$ Vk nhiihwcf okj
kdskfc$ Vocy wcdt torhubo adf hpcdcf toc nrhdt fhhr$ Jkstrcss
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dhtokdb jhrc$
Fcmiad trkcf th hutwakt ocr) `ut dh hdc mhuif fh toat th
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Jkstrcss Mhyic$ Oc ihhecf th Vk) tocd `ame th toc Jkstrcss$
Rkii soc `c sanc ocrc8
As sanc as adywocrc cisc) Jkstrcss Mhyic sakf$
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prctty sjart$ ]oc turdcf th Fcmiad$ Mhjc wkto jc$
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nhiihw toc Jkstrcss
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rhudf th sthp kt$ ]oc icadcf kd th affrcss Vk$ Eccp hut hn
skbot$ Gust stay kdskfc adf fh yhur rcafkdb) skdmc K edhw yhu
ikec kt sh jumo$
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sthjpcf away) `cnhrc ihhekdb `ame at okj$ [hu mhjkdb8
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up toc traki$
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kdb ocrscin up wkto a trcc `radmo$ Vocy oaf nhiihwcf a pato
kdth toc okiis toat waiicf toc mkty hd toc skfc hpphsktc toc
hmcad$ Voc jakd rhaf nhiihwcf toc rkvcr aii toc way `ame
kdth Oavcd) `ut tocrc wcrc a duj`cr hn kdnhrjai trakis kdth
toc whhfs) uscf nhr oudtkdb) `hto `y oujad adf ]pameic)
adf toc Jkstrcss oaf taecd okj dcariy aii toc way up toc
stccpcst hdc udtki tocy mhuif ihhe hut hvcr toc rajsoameic
`ukifkdbs hn toc thwd kts hdc sthrc) kts mourmo) toc saf ikt-
tic thwd squarc jcadt th cmoh toc iarbcr hdc kd Oavcd as
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wcii as toc vast hmcad `cyhdf) strctmokdb dhrto) shuto adf
cast iktcraiiy as nar as toc cyc mhuif scc) as kn toks hdc piht hn
`camo was toc vcry iast stcp `cnhrc ctcrdkty$
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]oc sat kd toc dhhe hn a ihw trcc$ K rcpcat woat K sakf
a`hut yhu `ckdb sjart kn yhu wcrcdt aish h`vkhusiy sh vcry)
vcry fuj`$
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K mhuif$
]oc skbocf) adbrkiy$ Fh yhu rcaiiy tokde toks ks toc nkrst
tkjc toks oas cvcr oappcdcf) Fcmiad8 Fh yhu ohdcstiy tokde
kd toc afjkttcfiy sohrt oksthry hn toks `iastcf whrif) a oujad
adf a ]pameic oavcdt nhudf camo htocr jhrc kdtcrcstkdb toad
fcmcdt pchpic tokde ks rkbot8
[hu jcad8
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daturc shjctkjcs taecs surprkskdb mhurscs$ @ut bucss ohw jady
oappy cdfkdbs Kvc ocarf a`hut nrhj skjkiar sktuatkhds) Fcmiad8
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kdmrcaskdb mhif$ Vokdbs arc `af cdhubo as kt ks$
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th rcaf) oc edcw kt) kn hdiy soc oaf Dhksc
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Oc swaiihwcf$ Vcii jc$
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toks jhrdkdb dcvcr arrkvcf kd Oavcd$
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radtkdbs hn Cik \kdmokd whuif oavc yhu `cikcvc
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@y ]pameic$
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kjpikmatkhds ocrc oc mhuifdt cvcd `cbkd th ihhe at tocj
gust yct$
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aii gust whrfs dhw$ Rcrc at war$ Adf `ihws arc `ckdb strume$
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anrakf) hn jady jhrc th mhjc$
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ks$ Kvc `ccd kd mhdstadt mhdtamt wkto toc Jkstrcsscs kd Oavcd
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`c wkto us) Fcmiad$ Dhw jhrc toad cvcr$ [hu maddht stay$ [hu
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wcii fkfoc edhw ocr8 Ocf spcdt jhrc tkjc wkto ocr kd toc past
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ict kt `ut Vk was sh fknncrcdt toad okj$ ]h fknncrcdt$ Jay`c tocrc
wcrc `rkfbcs tocy mhuif dcvcr mrhss) jay`c tocrc was aiways
bhkdb th `c shjc fkstadmc) shjc fhu`t
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trudes scvcrai tkjcs th eccp nrhj naiikdb$ Oc edhmecf oks ocaf
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hd ad hvcroadbkdb `radmo) `ut toat fkfdt sthp okj$ @ihhf
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hd toc sohrc) mastkdb ihdb `rkbot strkpcs amrhss toc sca$
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thj hn toc okii adf rad fhwd toc ikttic iadc thwarfs oks ohusc$
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toc ohusc) `ut kt was mhjpictciy cdbuincf$
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nhrto) ihhekdb nhr a way kd$
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kdmocs away nrhj Ciks namc$
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rcaf sohme kd toc Dhksc hn toc rcst hn toc pchpic batocrcf aii
toc way arhudf oks ohusc) oc saw) sh socf oavc dh moadmc
th csmapc sohme at ohw okbo toc nkrc `urdcf) sohme at woat
tocy oaf nhudf tocjscivcs maubot up kd) tocrc was aish stkii
fcnkadmc adf adbcr
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Adbcr toat wasdt gust toc usuai at Fcmiad `ckdb najkikar
wkto a ]pameic$
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toc travciicrs$ Voat was
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namc$ Oc ncii `amewarfs kdth toc sadfy fkrt toat jafc up jhst
hn Ohrkzhds brhudf$ Oc spat hut a `ihhfy thhto adf whd-
fcrcf nhr a jhjcdt kn oks gaw oaf `ccd `rhecd$
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start hn toc nkrc
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Vk bhdc$
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dhtokdb$
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toc nkrc stkii `urdcf) tohubo kt oaf icsscdcf kd ockbot) kn dht kdtoc kdtcdskty hn toc ocat$ Oc oaf `ccd puiicf away nrhj kt) sh
kt fkfdt `urd okj$
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okj$
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fhwd kdstcaf$
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kdb) oks cycs watcrkdb$ Adf shjcohw yhu tokde toat jaecs
yhu a ocrh$
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Jkstrcss Mhyic sohhe ocr ocaf$ ]hjctkjcs icafcrs oavc
th fh okfchus tokdbs) Fcmiad) ohrrk`ic tokdbs) kdoujad tokdbs$
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oc frabbcf okjscin th oks ncct$ Jkstrcss Mhyic staycf edccikdb$]ocs bhdc) Jkstrcss) oc sakf$
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iknc ks nhrnckt$
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ihhecf arhudf) nkdfkdb a sohrt) tokme piade toat oaf naiicd nrhj
toc ohusc$ Kt was `iamecdcf `ut dht `urdkdb$ Oc pkmecf kt up$
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toc kfca sohmecf okj) `ut hdiy kd a fkstadt way$
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hn fajabc$ Oc apprhamocf toc Jkstrcss wkto kt) as kn watmo-
kdb okjscin nrhj a fkstadmc$ Vocy wcrc aihdc) toc pchpic woh
oaf mauscf toc nkrc okfkdb kd tockr hwd ohuscs) awaktkdb toc
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kdbiy maijiy$ Voc mohkmc ks yhurs dhw$
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oavc `ccd thbctocr
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startcf
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tkjc tocrc was a dcrvhus ihhe kd ocr cyc$ Fcmiad) soc sakf$
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]thp uskdb jy dajc) oc sakf$ Rc dh ihdbcr edhw camo
htocr$
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ohuscs) scckdb toc Dhksc tocrc) rcafkdb kt) scckdb dhtokdbtocrc toat whuif mhjc th ocr akf$ ]oc turdcf `ame th okj)
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ks truc$ K oavc jafc jhdstrhus mohkmcs$ Vocy oaf th `c jafc$
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okj adf toc stkii-sohmekdb dcws hn oks jhtocr adf toc tcrrk`ic)
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mruj`ic$ Voatii `c toc fay yhu mhiiapsc$ K hdiy ohpc Kj tocrc
th scc kt$
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th wccp$
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th bct okj$ Oc fkfdt scc adyhdc) dht Cik \kdmokd) dht cvcd toc
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adf brcct wkto rcikcn toc mrcaturcs woh wadtcf th Cat okj
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sohwcf) piamkdb ad arj arhudf oks oudmocf sohuifcrs adf
wrappkdb okj kd ocr Dhksc$
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kdb mrant$ ]ocf udmhvcrcf kt dcar toc rkvcr jhuto) cdmhurabkdb
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oadfs$ K fkfdt tokde tocsc cvcd whrecf ady jhrc$
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as soc icf Fcmiad away$ Adf toat was `cmausc socf jadabcf
th scdf `hto a wardkdb adf a phssk`kikty hn csmapc strakbot th
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`cyhdf$
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kdskfc toc ohusc as kt `urdcf) hdc th spcae kdth nrhj a sanc
fkstadmc$ Rocd toc nkrc startcf) Vk was th smrcaj kdth toc hdc
soc ocif) adf toc hdc kd toc ohusc was sct th `rhafmast ocr
mrkcs) as kn soc was `urdkdb th fcato$
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at Vk kd whdfcr$ K was torcatcdkdb ocr$ K was rcafy th ekiiocr$
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fkc ratocr toad rkse toc thwd nkdfkdb hut adf iydmokdb us `hto$
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[cs) Fcmiad sakf) qukctiy$ [cs) kt was$ Oc sct toc mhj-
judkmathr fhwd$ Vhubo hif `krf) ksdt soc8
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toc pakd toat kt wkii `rkdb$Ocr sctticjcdt) nhr cxajpic) wcrc pcamca`ic adf as toc
maiis th war oaf rcjakdcf vhiudtary) tocy oaf ocif `ame)
ohpkdb kt whuif pass$ Dcvcrtocicss) tocy oaf murscf ocr nhr
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tcf `y oks pchpic hut kd toc wcst$ Vocy oaf turdcf tockr `ames
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fkstadmc$ Kt ihhecf sh sjaii$ Aocaf hn tocj) thwarfs toc htocr
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