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ga Z`uejir bikmhi [ges ga Ngj

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smhi

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[ges ga Z`uejir(gr gw t`i [ge Hmdis Mll Z`fens Eiw)

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wms Mpgstli ga Lgvi Lfdily Omhiss lfai tggd m sfhflmr ture Z`i [ges

ga Z`uejir bikmhi [ges ga Ngj

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3 bull VGYR KYRK F[ ZGG [MAI

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m `fjjie plmki mej t`ie kmllij t`ih tg `fhsila ldquot`mt t`iy hfn`t bi

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w`fk` himes ‐sges ga t`uejir) Mejriw S`flfp Bmrt`glghiw Hmt-

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gr s`grt jitmflij gr vmnui

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mej Og`e wiri Oisus ldquoamvgrftislsquo `fs feeir kfrkli

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agr wgrs`fp mej gaairs tg hi t`i nfat ga Ngj sbquo mej `i jgis ft degwfen

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[ges ga Z`uejir(gr gw t`i [ge Hmdis Mll Z`fens Eiw)

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ga Z`uejir bikmhi [ges ga Ngj

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3 bull VGYR KYRK F[ ZGG [MAI

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[GE[ GA ZYEJIR bull =

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2 bull VGYR KYRK F[ ZGG [MAI

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mej fe t`ifr plmki jrimhs ga smkrfafki mej sirvmet`ggj nrgw Z`i sila-

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ga ivfl sbquo Fh `mppy tg bi fe hfefstry mt suk` m tfhi ms t`fs

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bull VGYR KYRK F[ ZGG [MAI

But t`iri mri mlsg trgublfen sfnes mll mbgut [ghitfhis wiri sg

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degw t`mt mllgwij m prmktfkfen wftk` ge t`i wgrs`fp timh bikmusi t`iy

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[ges ga Z`uejir(gr gw t`i [ge Hmdis Mll Z`fens Eiw)

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ga Z`uejir bikmhi [ges ga Ngj

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3 bull VGYR KYRK F[ ZGG [MAI

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wms lmti matir t`fs iviet ldquoMs t`i tfhi mpprgmk`ij agr `fh tg bi tmdie

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[ges ga Z`uejir(gr gw t`i [ge Hmdis Mll Z`fens Eiw)

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wms Mpgstli ga Lgvi Lfdily Omhiss lfai tggd m sfhflmr ture Z`i [ges

ga Z`uejir bikmhi [ges ga Ngj

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3 bull VGYR KYRK F[ ZGG [MAI

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gr s`grt jitmflij gr vmnui

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wms lmti matir t`fs iviet ldquoMs t`i tfhi mpprgmk`ij agr `fh tg bi tmdie

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[GE[ GA ZYEJIR bull =

up tg imvie Oisus risglutily sit gut agr Oirusmlih Mej i siet hissie-

nirs ge m`imj w`g wiet fetg m [mhmrftme vfllmni tg nit t`fens rimjy agr

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tills `fs jfskfplis t`i rimsge t`iyri ngfen tg Oirusmlih Fts egt w`mt

t`iyri t`fedfen Z`iyri t`fedfen kgequist Z`iyri t`fedfen Rghmes

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ms irisy sbquo Sitirs fejfnemet rispgesi trimts ft ms suk`gt sbquo ft kmhi mkrgss

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tg `fh ‐Zimk`ir t`iy smfj ‐wi wmet ygu tg jg agr us w`mtivir wi msd

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liat fe ygur nlgry

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ldquo ‐Vgu jget degw w`mt ygu mri msdfen Oisus smfjlsquo0

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strfji i tures t`i tmblis Z`i rist Fh t`fedfen t`iy k`mld up tg

sghi dfej ga mpgkmlyptfk `ypirbgli sbquo t`i afrst aiw jmys ga bmttli jget

ng will fs mll `is smyfen rfn`t7 ^ill eivir hfej mll t`mt t`i t`frj jmy

ft mll kghis tgnit`ir

Z`iy jget hfss t`i fhplfkmtfges t`iris nlgry tg bi mj iri Z`iri

fs fe nggj Rghme trmjftfge egw tureij ge fts imj m bfn vfktgry pmrmji

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ldquoVgu jget degw w`mt ygu mri msdfenlsquo

Fts hmybi matir gei gr bgt` ga t`isi fekfjiets t`mt Oisus emhij

t`ih [ges ga Z`uejir

But t`fs kmet bi t`i afrst tfhi t`iyvi bi`mvij t`fs wmy Z`fs kmet

bi ivie fe me ievfrgehiet krmkdlfen wft` aimr mej mstgefs`hiet t`i

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t`ifr bgeis Fts fe sg amr mej sg jiip sg ausij wft` t`ifr nuts t`mt t`iy

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tuefks sbquo will jget ivie try

Mej t`ie t`iy k`meni Mej k`meni jrmhmtfkmlly Z`iy ture fesfji

gut Mt afrst t`iy mri eiw krimtfges hirily by vfrtui ga Oisus smyfen sg

wft` eg riml ivfjieki tg bmkd ft (w`fk` fs typfkml agr hgst ga us) But

t`iy mktumlly bikghi t`isi eiw krimtfges fe t`i alis` fe riml tfhi

agr mll tg sii Vgu kgulj tmdi biagri-mej-matir pgrtrmfts ga t`isi nuys

mej bi mstgefs`ij Fs t`i hfsirly hfsirmbli greiry lfttli skrmppir fe

t`mt pfkturi t`i wfsi nietli nieirgus lgvi-jfspiesir fe t`fs gei7 ^gw

^`givir jfj `fs hmdigvir fs nggj

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t`ih sbquo i brimt`is fetg t`ih sbquo lgen mej jiip iegun` t`mt m lgen mejjiip mltirfen `mppies wft`fe bgei mej nut mej huskli i wggs t`ih

tg brimd t`ih tg hmdi t`ih eiw Z`i menir t`mt brfstlis up fe t`ih

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riplmkij by supiremturml pmtfieki Z`i sila-mnnrmejfzfen sk`ihis t`mt

prigkkupy t`ifr wmdfen `gurs mej lfenir fe t`ifr sliip wft`ir mej jfi

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[GE[ GA ZYEJIR bull

mej fe t`ifr plmki jrimhs ga smkrfafki mej sirvmet`ggj nrgw Z`i sila-

pfty t`mt twfsts mej sgurs t`ifr billfis wms`is mwmy mej m t`medauleiss

mej mlhgst nfjjy dfjlfdi ogy alggjs fe

Z`iy bikghi ms `i fs

Mej t`ie t`iy jg ms `i jgis

Bifen ms `i fs mej jgfen ms `i jgis jfstflls tg gei hmfe t`fen lgvfen

ms `i lgvis Og`e mej Omhis suk` uelfdily kmejfjmtis agr t`fs limre tg

lgvi wft` m lgvi t`mt privmfls K`rfst lgvis t`i wgrlj fe grjir tg gvir-

kghi t`i wgrlj i lgvis t`i wgrlj mej us wft`fe ft fe mll gur aglly mej

ribillfge mej brgdieeiss i lgvis ft mej us uetfl wi surriejir mej

bikghi w`gli Mej t`ie `i lgvis us stfllZ`fs fs t`i s`mpi ga jfskfplis`fp Ft hmy egt bi menir mej kgvitfen

t`mt hmrd us gut w`ie Oisus afrst afejs us Ft hmy bi kgwmrjfki gr lmzf-

eiss gr mlggaeiss gr liwjeiss gr mey euhbir ga suejry wmys gur k`mr-

mktir hfsriprisiets t`i dfenjgh But ms wi wmld wft` Oisus limrefen

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smhi

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[ges ga Z`uejir(gr gw t`i [ge Hmdis Mll Z`fens Eiw)

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wms Mpgstli ga Lgvi Lfdily Omhiss lfai tggd m sfhflmr ture Z`i [ges

ga Z`uejir bikmhi [ges ga Ngj

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3 bull VGYR KYRK F[ ZGG [MAI

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wms lmti matir t`fs iviet ldquoMs t`i tfhi mpprgmk`ij agr `fh tg bi tmdie

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up tg imvie Oisus risglutily sit gut agr Oirusmlih Mej i siet hissie-

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trfkdlis gut Krfppli Kriid Fts hmybi hgri jmhmnfen tg degw t`i lgviga Ngj mej egt s`mri ft t`me eivir tg degw ft fe t`i afrst plmki4 fset t`mt

w`mt Oisus aguej sg jmhembli fe sg hmey ga Fsrmils rilfnfgus limjirs

hie upge w`gh Ngj `mj lmvfs`ij `fs fe`irftmeki but w`g bikmhi

gljir brgt`irs egt squmejirfen ft but `gmrjfen ft kghplmfefen mbgut

fts skmrkfty7

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[FENFEN IMQIE[ LGQI [GEN bull 2

But fts mlsg fhpgrtmet bikmusi wft`gut ixtrmvmnmet lgvi t`i k`urk`

wfll eivir ture t`i wgrlj ge fts `imj Ft wget ivie ture t`i wgrljs

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aguej ft ill bi eg bittir t`me m prfist gr m Livfti wmldfen pmst m hme

fe m jftk` limvfen `fh tg jfi Mnmfe F jget hime t`mt Ngj kmeegt

mej jgis egt gvirruli gur sghitfhis lmkdlustir piragrhmeki i mlwmys

`ms m Nggj [mhmrftme gr twg fe t`i wfens s`gulj t`i k`urk` amfl Mej

sghitfhis `i oust ngis jfrikt fs lgvi gatie fetirsikts `uhme `imrts

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ldquo^`mt t`i wgrlj eiijs egw fs lgvi swiit lgvi Fts t`i gely t`fen

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argh hy pmriets irm

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hmdi up w`mts lmkdfen i put t`i k`urk` iri tg sfen mej sfen lustfly

t`i sgen Ngjs suen sfeki biagri t`i krimtfge ga t`i wgrlj Z`i sgenNgjs suen agr t`i smdi ga t`i wgrlj

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menry jiprissij mej stukd

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iej ft M lmjy w`g wgrdij mt m bgutfqui w`iri Hmejy s`gppij fevftij `ir

tg m lmjfis ritrimt gur k`urk` wms gstfen Hmejy wms wmry but uenry

ir `ghi lfai k`mgtfk mej skmttirs`gt ms ft wms jfj hmemni tg istmblfs`

fe Hmejy m jiip prioujfki mnmfest rilfnfge mej ispikfmlly K`rfstfmefty

ir jmj wms m billfniriet mt`ifst ir hgh wft` w`gh s`i hgstly

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2 bull VGYR KYRK F[ ZGG [MAI

lfvij nrgwfen up ihbrmkij me ixgtfk mhmlnmh ga Eiw Mnfsh Imstire

hystfkfsh mej nggj glj sixuml prghfskufty Hmejy mbsgrbij argh mll

t`mt bgt` m rfngrgus sdiptfkfsh mej m sgat`imjij nullfbflfty [`i jfjet

degw w`mt tg hmdi ga m k`urk`y iviet lfdi m lmjfis ritrimt

But fe t`i iej Hmejys fetrfnui truhpij `ir suspfkfge mej s`i

kmhi Z`i spimdir tmldij mbgut t`i lgvi ga Ngj sbquo t`fs vmst gkime

jiip mej wfji purfayfen mej fetgxfkmtfen ueamt`ghmbli yit rfn`t `iri

fevftfen ygu tg jfvi fe Hmejy `mj eivir `imrj t`fs [`i kgulj skmrkily

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Mej t`ie s`i jgvi

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stgry mej jfjet pull bmkd Z`iy jfjet oujni Z`iy jfjet wft``glj

t`ifr lgvi argh `ir

Z`iy oust s`gwij `ir nrimtir lgvi Z`iy lmun`ij wft` `ir krfij

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m strunnli s`i wms `mvfen wft` Burt `ir lfvi-fe Gei wghme gaairijtg kghi wft` `ir ge [uejmy efn`t matir t`i ritrimt mej `ilp Hmejy

ixplmfe tg Burt w`mt `mj `mppieij mt t`i ritrimt

Z`mt wms sivirml yimrs mng Hmejy fs egw hmrrfij sbquo tg Nliee

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hmey wghie feklujfen m aiw ga ir sfblfens tg degw t`i lgvi ga K`rfst

t`mts bguej mej lggsij `ir

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m will Z`mt stgry fs tglj fe Og`e Oisus mej `fs jfskfplis mri trmvilfen

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tg t`i rgga ga `fs hgut`

F t`frst

M s`mjgw amlls mkrgss `fh i lggds up M wghme fs t`iri mlgei

[`i trfis tg fnegri `fh M sfjiwmys nlmeki m pgsi ga mlggaeiss [`i mkts

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[FENFEN IMQIE[ LGQI [GEN bull 29

lfdi `is egt t`iri hgvis mrguej `fh lfdi `is sghi feemti p`ysfkml

gbstmkli fhhgvmbli

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ldquoVgu mri m Oiw mej F mh m [mhmrftme wghme gw kme ygu msd hi

agr m jrfed7lsquo

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jfvirsfges mej ivmsfges Oisus gaairs `ir lfvfen wmtir ldquot`i nfat ga Ngjlsquo

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m dfej ga pirsge `uhbli `uenry wfji mwmdi w`g kghis fe spfrft mej

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kgulj imsfly hfss t`i rivglutfge mt `mej s`i ngis bmkd tg `ir tgwe mej

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Mej t`iy `iij `ir

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21 bull VGYR KYRK F[ ZGG [MAI

[`i ldquosmfj tg t`i pigplilsquo Z`mts t`i rivglutfgemry jitmfl Z`mts t`i

s`gkd wmvi ga t`i stgry ^i `mvi lfttli bmkdnrguej tg t`fs iekguetir

^i degw argh t`i tixt mt `mej ms will ms argh gt`ir plmkis bfblf-

kml mej `fstgrfkml mbgut t`i hutuml `gstflfty mej suspfkfge bitwiie

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jget tmld wft` [mhmrftmes mej mt t`i stgrys klgsi `i tills us mnmfe liss

jfriktly t`mt `ir niejir fs m kulturml prgblih ms will

But wi kme mlsg wft` m bft ga sliut`fen s`mji fe m aiw hgri jitmfls

mbgut t`fs pmrtfkulmr stgry ^i degw t`mt fe nieirml wghie fe t`i

mekfiet Eimr Imst eivir wiet tg t`i will mt ldquot`i sfxt` `gurlsquo sbquo `fn`

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ixkiptfges tg t`isi kustghs But t`i amkt t`mt t`fs wghme `ms lgst mt

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gr jmhmnij by t`mt t`mt s`is nfvie up ge hmtrfhgey mltgnit`ir sbquo t`i

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wghie ispikfmlly Qfllmnis `mvi emhis agr wghie lfdi t`fs Zrmhp fs

gei ga t`i efkir geis mej ft oust nits wgrsi argh t`iri sbquo ghi wrikdir

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[`i ldquosmfj tg t`i pigplilsquo

ldquoZ`iy kmhi gut ga t`i tgwelsquo

Z`i iekguetir wft` K`rfst `ms `imlij t`i rfat ^`mtivirs dipt `ir

mpmrt argh t`i rist ga t`i tgwe K`rfst `ms hiejij ^`mtivir mut`grfty

s`is lmkdij K`rfst ms ristgrij `mtivir s`mhis dipt fe t`i s`mjgws

K`rfst `ms rihgvij

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agr suri t`mt Oisus tglj `ir fs t`mt s`is `mj afvi `usbmejs mej s`is

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plitily t`iy jiafei `irBut ft mlsg smys m lgt mbgut Oisus Ft tills us t`i tgei wft` w`fk` `i

spgdi Z`iri kguljet `mvi biie m sfenli egti ga kgejihemtfge fe ft

Z`iri kguljet `mvi biie ivie m s`mjgw ga skgljfen gr s`mhfen [`i

`imrj t`i vgfki ga lgvi [`i `imrj t`i vgfki ga mkkiptmeki [`i jgis t`i

hmt` t`i Hissfm` rivimls fhsila tg hi timk`is hi mbgut Ngjs imrt

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[FENFEN IMQIE[ LGQI [GEN bull 2gt

agr wgrs`fp mej gaairs tg hi t`i nfat ga Ngj sbquo mej `i jgis ft degwfen

aull will iviryt`fen Fvi ivir jgei Hy pmst jgiset jfsqumlfay hi Hy

pmst `ms egt agraiftij hy auturi i jgiset `glj hy pmst mnmfest hi

F wms spimdfen fe m tgwe eimr Zgrgetg m aiw yimrs mng mej gei ga t`i

sfenirs ge t`i wgrs`fp timh tglj m stgry mbgut t`i Hme w`g degws

iviryt`fen wi jg mej stfll fevftis us tg degw `fh stfll fhpmrts tg us

t`i nfat ga Ngj Z`i sfenir wms pmrt ga m k`urk`-plmet ge t`i imst sfji

ga tgwe sbquo lgts ga jrun mjjfkts jrun jimlirs nmen limjirs prgstftutist`i usuml suspikts sbquo mej sg gatie t`i sirvfkis wiri afllij wft` m wflj

mssgrthiet ga Ngj ivmjirs mej Ngj k`msirs Iviry [uejmy t`i k`urk`

sirvij kghhuefge sbquo hgstly bikmusi iviry [uejmy pigpli eiijij t`i

Brimj ga Lfai mej Lfvfen ^mtir Z`iy eiijij tg degw t`mt Oisus jfj agr

t`ih w`mt t`iy kgulj eivir jg agr t`ihsilvis

Gei [uejmy m striitwmldir w`gj eivir biie tg t`i k`urk` biagri

kmhi fe [`i wms fe rgun` s`mpi brufsij s`mdfen bijrmnnlij ^`ie

t`i pmstgr stggj up tg sirvi kghhuefge `i ixplmfeij w`mt ft fs tmd-

fen K`rfst `fhsila `fs agrnfvfen rijiihfen `imlfen lfai fetg t`i viry

blggj mej bgeis ga gursilvis Ft fs aimstfen ge K`rfsts agrnfvieiss mej

lgvi mej prghfsi ga eiweiss

Z`ie t`iy pmssij t`i plmti ga brimj mrguej Z`i striitwmldir tggd m

`mejaul ga brimj mej pflij ft ge t`i lmp ga ir s`grt sdfrt `ie fevftij

s`i mti ft mll lfkdfen kruhbs gaa `ir afenirs Z`ie t`i kup kmhi mrguej

mej t`i striitwmldir jfj lfdiwfsi tggd sfx gr sivie lfttli t`fhbliaulsmej jgweij t`ih mll tfppfen imk` kup bmkd tg jrmfe t`i jrins Mll t`i

tfhi s`i wipt

[`i wmset p`ysfkmlly `uenry [`i wmset p`ysfkmlly t`frsty

[`i wms stmrvij agr lgvi [`i wms pmrk`ij agr nrmki [`i kgulj egt

nit iegun` ga K`rfst

ldquoKghi sii m hmelsquo Kghi mej sii t`i hme w`g degws iviryt`fen

Fvi ivir jgei mej stfll gaairs hi iviryt`fen `is ivir jgei Kghi hiitt`i hme w`g degws hi t`rgun` mej t`rgun` mej lgvis hi mll t`i

smhi

Kghi hiit t`i hme

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KMSZIR Z^G

[ges ga Z`uejir(gr gw t`i [ge Hmdis Mll Z`fens Eiw)

Oisus kmllij t`ih [ges ga Z`uejir mej t`mt emhijt`ih will Z`gsi bgys Omhis mej Og`e wiri `gt`imjs Z`iy wiri `iil

nrmbbirs Z`iy wiri t`fe sdfeeij Z`iy wiri `mfr trfnnirij Z`iy wiri

lfn`t afenirij ]ufkd tg tmdi gaaiesi eursi m nrujni ixplgft m wimdeiss

stiml m bfrt`rfn`t pflair m blissfen Z`iy wiri hghhms bgys mej k`fps

gaa t`i glj blgkd Z`iy wiri fe ft agr t`ihsilvis Z`iy wiri rimjy mt t`i

limst prgvgkmtfge riml gr fhmnfeij tg bust k`gps Z`iy wiri pripmrij

mt t`i slfn`tist gppgrtuefty riml gr fhmnfeij tg sifzi mjvmetmni Z`iyj

`mppfly tg jiaiej t`ifr gwe `gegr lggsi wimpges ga hmss jistruktfgege tfey Hfjjli Imstire vfllmnis Z`iyj `mppfly tg mjvmeki t`ifr gwe

`gegr hmdi m lmej nrmb agr t`i bist riml istmti fe imvie Z`iy t`gun`t

bifen fe Oisus kmhp nmvi t`ih m hgegpgly ge pgwir mej klgut

F pfkturi t`ih Og`e `ms m rms` ga mkei brfn`t ms wmr pmfet mlgen

`fs omwlfei Omhis `ms emrrgw iyis mej m sullie jgweture tg `fs hgut`

Bgt` mri k`rgefkmlly tiesij up Z`iy brfstli wft` pirsgeml nrfivmeki

Oust spgflfen agr m afn`t Z`iy festfektfvily jfvfji lfai fetg twg kmting-rfis t`rimts tg bi kguetirij mej mjvmetmnis tg bi tmdie

Mej t`ie t`iy k`menij Egt mll fe m rus`4 ft `mppieij by fek`is

fe m slgw rguejmbgut wmy But Og`es ipft`it wmset [ge ga Z`uejir Ft

wms Mpgstli ga Lgvi Lfdily Omhiss lfai tggd m sfhflmr ture Z`i [ges

ga Z`uejir bikmhi [ges ga Ngj

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3 bull VGYR KYRK F[ ZGG [MAI

Fts m stgry wgrt` tillfen mej rialiktfen ge egt t`i limst bikmusi ft

smys sghit`fen tg t`i k`urk` Ms t`ie sg egw menir eivir nits us viry

amr Megt`ir Omhis t`i brgt`ir ga Oisus smys ms huk` ldquoHy jimr brgt`-

irs mej sfstirs tmdi egti ga t`fs Ivirygei s`gulj bi qufkd tg lfstie slgw

tg spimd mej slgw tg bikghi menry bikmusi gur menir jgis egt prgjuki

t`i rfn`tiguseiss t`mt Ngj jisfrislsquo=

ldquoGur menir jgis egt prgjuki t`i rfn`tiguseiss t`mt Ngj jisfrislsquo

Menir mktumlly hmdis us tgg smai Fts m pgsturi wi strfdi tg mvgfj t`i

hgri kgstly rfsdy hissy wmy ga jimlfen wft` strmenirs mej ieihfis

w`fk` fs tg lgvi t`ih Z`i [ges ga Z`uejir limreij t`fs4 t`iy limreij

t`mt ft tmdis hgri kgurmni tg lgvi ygur ieihy t`me tg mttmkd `fh

Fhmnfei Oisus k`ggsfen `fs jfskfplis i spiet mll efn`t fe prmyir fe

m `fjjie plmki mej t`ie kmllij t`ih tg `fhsila ldquot`mt t`iy hfn`t bi

wft` `fh mej t`mt `i hfn`t siej t`ih gutlsquo2 ldquoZ`isi mri t`i twilvi

`i mppgfetij [fhge (tg w`gh `i nmvi t`i emhi Sitir) Omhis sge ga_ibijii mej `fs brgt`ir Og`e (tg t`ih `i nmvi t`i emhi Bgmeirnis

w`fk` himes ‐sges ga t`uejir) Mejriw S`flfp Bmrt`glghiw Hmt-

t`iw Z`ghms Omhis sge ga Mlp`mius Z`mjjmius [fhge t`i _imlgt

mej Oujms Fskmrfgt w`g bitrmyij `fhlsquo

Z`mts t`i stgry fe brgmj gutlfei Agr sghi ga t`isi hie wiri nfvie

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But fts mlsg fhpgrtmet bikmusi wft`gut ixtrmvmnmet lgvi t`i k`urk`

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2 bull VGYR KYRK F[ ZGG [MAI

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agr wgrs`fp mej gaairs tg hi t`i nfat ga Ngj sbquo mej `i jgis ft degwfen

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smhi

Kghi hiit t`i hme

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[ges ga Z`uejir(gr gw t`i [ge Hmdis Mll Z`fens Eiw)

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[tip`ie `fs mkkusirs

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[fen Jmun`tir _fge4

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Jmun`tir Oirusmlih

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22 bull VGYR KYRK F[ ZGG [MAI

Z`i L983143983154983146 ygur Ngj fs wft` ygu

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hie upge w`gh Ngj `mj lmvfs`ij `fs fe`irftmeki but w`g bikmhi

gljir brgt`irs egt squmejirfen ft but `gmrjfen ft kghplmfefen mbgut

fts skmrkfty7

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But fts mlsg fhpgrtmet bikmusi wft`gut ixtrmvmnmet lgvi t`i k`urk`

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argh hy pmriets irm

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hmdi up w`mts lmkdfen i put t`i k`urk` iri tg sfen mej sfen lustfly

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fe Hmejy m jiip prioujfki mnmfest rilfnfge mej ispikfmlly K`rfstfmefty

ir jmj wms m billfniriet mt`ifst ir hgh wft` w`gh s`i hgstly

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2 bull VGYR KYRK F[ ZGG [MAI

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degw w`mt tg hmdi ga m k`urk`y iviet lfdi m lmjfis ritrimt

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kmhi Z`i spimdir tmldij mbgut t`i lgvi ga Ngj sbquo t`fs vmst gkime

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t`mts bguej mej lggsij `ir

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m will Z`mt stgry fs tglj fe Og`e Oisus mej `fs jfskfplis mri trmvilfen

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F t`frst

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[`i trfis tg fnegri `fh M sfjiwmys nlmeki m pgsi ga mlggaeiss [`i mkts

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[FENFEN IMQIE[ LGQI [GEN bull 29

lfdi `is egt t`iri hgvis mrguej `fh lfdi `is sghi feemti p`ysfkml

gbstmkli fhhgvmbli

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bittir t`me t`mt styli7 Fs glj bittir t`me eiw7 Fs trmjftfge bittir t`me

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m dfej ga pirsge `uhbli `uenry wfji mwmdi w`g kghis fe spfrft mej

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kgulj imsfly hfss t`i rivglutfge mt `mej s`i ngis bmkd tg `ir tgwe mej

smys tg t`i pigpli ldquoKghi sii m hme w`g tglj hi iviryt`fen F ivir jfj

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Mej t`iy `iij `ir

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21 bull VGYR KYRK F[ ZGG [MAI

[`i ldquosmfj tg t`i pigplilsquo Z`mts t`i rivglutfgemry jitmfl Z`mts t`i

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^i degw argh t`i tixt mt `mej ms will ms argh gt`ir plmkis bfblf-

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jget tmld wft` [mhmrftmes mej mt t`i stgrys klgsi `i tills us mnmfe liss

jfriktly t`mt `ir niejir fs m kulturml prgblih ms will

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mbgut t`fs pmrtfkulmr stgry ^i degw t`mt fe nieirml wghie fe t`i

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gei ga t`i efkir geis mej ft oust nits wgrsi argh t`iri sbquo ghi wrikdir

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ldquoZ`iy kmhi gut ga t`i tgwelsquo

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mpmrt argh t`i rist ga t`i tgwe K`rfst `ms hiejij ^`mtivir mut`grfty

s`is lmkdij K`rfst ms ristgrij `mtivir s`mhis dipt fe t`i s`mjgws

K`rfst `ms rihgvij

ldquoKghi sii m hme w`g tglj hi iviryt`fen F ivir jfjlsquo Mll wi degw

agr suri t`mt Oisus tglj `ir fs t`mt s`is `mj afvi `usbmejs mej s`is

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plitily t`iy jiafei `irBut ft mlsg smys m lgt mbgut Oisus Ft tills us t`i tgei wft` w`fk` `i

spgdi Z`iri kguljet `mvi biie m sfenli egti ga kgejihemtfge fe ft

Z`iri kguljet `mvi biie ivie m s`mjgw ga skgljfen gr s`mhfen [`i

`imrj t`i vgfki ga lgvi [`i `imrj t`i vgfki ga mkkiptmeki [`i jgis t`i

hmt` t`i Hissfm` rivimls fhsila tg hi timk`is hi mbgut Ngjs imrt

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[FENFEN IMQIE[ LGQI [GEN bull 2gt

agr wgrs`fp mej gaairs tg hi t`i nfat ga Ngj sbquo mej `i jgis ft degwfen

aull will iviryt`fen Fvi ivir jgei Hy pmst jgiset jfsqumlfay hi Hy

pmst `ms egt agraiftij hy auturi i jgiset `glj hy pmst mnmfest hi

F wms spimdfen fe m tgwe eimr Zgrgetg m aiw yimrs mng mej gei ga t`i

sfenirs ge t`i wgrs`fp timh tglj m stgry mbgut t`i Hme w`g degws

iviryt`fen wi jg mej stfll fevftis us tg degw `fh stfll fhpmrts tg us

t`i nfat ga Ngj Z`i sfenir wms pmrt ga m k`urk`-plmet ge t`i imst sfji

ga tgwe sbquo lgts ga jrun mjjfkts jrun jimlirs nmen limjirs prgstftutist`i usuml suspikts sbquo mej sg gatie t`i sirvfkis wiri afllij wft` m wflj

mssgrthiet ga Ngj ivmjirs mej Ngj k`msirs Iviry [uejmy t`i k`urk`

sirvij kghhuefge sbquo hgstly bikmusi iviry [uejmy pigpli eiijij t`i

Brimj ga Lfai mej Lfvfen ^mtir Z`iy eiijij tg degw t`mt Oisus jfj agr

t`ih w`mt t`iy kgulj eivir jg agr t`ihsilvis

Gei [uejmy m striitwmldir w`gj eivir biie tg t`i k`urk` biagri

kmhi fe [`i wms fe rgun` s`mpi brufsij s`mdfen bijrmnnlij ^`ie

t`i pmstgr stggj up tg sirvi kghhuefge `i ixplmfeij w`mt ft fs tmd-

fen K`rfst `fhsila `fs agrnfvfen rijiihfen `imlfen lfai fetg t`i viry

blggj mej bgeis ga gursilvis Ft fs aimstfen ge K`rfsts agrnfvieiss mej

lgvi mej prghfsi ga eiweiss

Z`ie t`iy pmssij t`i plmti ga brimj mrguej Z`i striitwmldir tggd m

`mejaul ga brimj mej pflij ft ge t`i lmp ga ir s`grt sdfrt `ie fevftij

s`i mti ft mll lfkdfen kruhbs gaa `ir afenirs Z`ie t`i kup kmhi mrguej

mej t`i striitwmldir jfj lfdiwfsi tggd sfx gr sivie lfttli t`fhbliaulsmej jgweij t`ih mll tfppfen imk` kup bmkd tg jrmfe t`i jrins Mll t`i

tfhi s`i wipt

[`i wmset p`ysfkmlly `uenry [`i wmset p`ysfkmlly t`frsty

[`i wms stmrvij agr lgvi [`i wms pmrk`ij agr nrmki [`i kgulj egt

nit iegun` ga K`rfst

ldquoKghi sii m hmelsquo Kghi mej sii t`i hme w`g degws iviryt`fen

Fvi ivir jgei mej stfll gaairs hi iviryt`fen `is ivir jgei Kghi hiitt`i hme w`g degws hi t`rgun` mej t`rgun` mej lgvis hi mll t`i

smhi

Kghi hiit t`i hme

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wfll eivir ture t`i wgrlj ge fts `imj Ft wget ivie ture t`i wgrljs

`imj ^ft`gut lgvi t`i k`urk` wfll limvi t`i wgrlj ixmktly `gw wi

aguej ft ill bi eg bittir t`me m prfist gr m Livfti wmldfen pmst m hme

fe m jftk` limvfen `fh tg jfi Mnmfe F jget hime t`mt Ngj kmeegt

mej jgis egt gvirruli gur sghitfhis lmkdlustir piragrhmeki i mlwmys

`ms m Nggj [mhmrftme gr twg fe t`i wfens s`gulj t`i k`urk` amfl Mej

sghitfhis `i oust ngis jfrikt fs lgvi gatie fetirsikts `uhme `imrts

mpmrt argh mey `uhme mnieky4 ft fs m lgvi ldquos`ij mbrgmj fe gur `imrts by

t`i gly N`gstlsquo6 ms Smul puts ft mej i wgulj degw Fts oust t`mt Ngj

`ms jisfneij `fs k`urk` tg bi bgt` lgkus mej k`meeil agr jfvfei lgviIvirygei lgsis w`ie wi amfl mt t`fs wi hmybi hgst ga mll

ldquo^`mt t`i wgrlj eiijs egw fs lgvi swiit lgvi Fts t`i gely t`fen

t`mt t`iris oust tgg lfttli galsquo Z`gsi mri m kgupli ga lfeis gut ga m sgen

argh hy pmriets irm

Fts trui Mej Ngj put t`i k`urk` ge t`i imrt` tg hiit t`mt eiij tg

hmdi up w`mts lmkdfen i put t`i k`urk` iri tg sfen mej sfen lustfly

t`i sgen Ngjs suen sfeki biagri t`i krimtfge ga t`i wgrlj Z`i sgenNgjs suen agr t`i smdi ga t`i wgrlj

Fvi siie gur k`urk` sfen t`mt sgen gvir hmey pigpli Lfdi Hmejy

Hmejys amhfly fs m hms`-up ir pmriets `mvi biie t`rgun` sg

hmey hmrrfmnis mej jfvgrkis sg hmey alfens mej gei-efn`t stmejs

t`mt Hmejy kmet diip trmkd ga mll `ir `mla sfstirs mej `mla brgt`irsstiphgt`irs mej stipamt`irs [`is biie rmpij by hmey ga t`i hie `ir

hgt`ir jmtij [`i jivilgpij m `mbft ga prghfskufty fe nrmji sk`ggl

Mej mrguej t`mt tfhi binme tg risgrt tg me ixgtfk kgkdtmfl ga jrfed mej

jruns linml mej striit tg euhb t`i pmfe ^`ie s`i s`gwij up s`i wms

menry jiprissij mej stukd

Mej sfkd ga lfai Hgst jmys s`i t`gun`t sirfgusly mbgut wmys tg

iej ft M lmjy w`g wgrdij mt m bgutfqui w`iri Hmejy s`gppij fevftij `ir

tg m lmjfis ritrimt gur k`urk` wms gstfen Hmejy wms wmry but uenry

ir `ghi lfai k`mgtfk mej skmttirs`gt ms ft wms jfj hmemni tg istmblfs`

fe Hmejy m jiip prioujfki mnmfest rilfnfge mej ispikfmlly K`rfstfmefty

ir jmj wms m billfniriet mt`ifst ir hgh wft` w`gh s`i hgstly

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2 bull VGYR KYRK F[ ZGG [MAI

lfvij nrgwfen up ihbrmkij me ixgtfk mhmlnmh ga Eiw Mnfsh Imstire

hystfkfsh mej nggj glj sixuml prghfskufty Hmejy mbsgrbij argh mll

t`mt bgt` m rfngrgus sdiptfkfsh mej m sgat`imjij nullfbflfty [`i jfjet

degw w`mt tg hmdi ga m k`urk`y iviet lfdi m lmjfis ritrimt

But fe t`i iej Hmejys fetrfnui truhpij `ir suspfkfge mej s`i

kmhi Z`i spimdir tmldij mbgut t`i lgvi ga Ngj sbquo t`fs vmst gkime

jiip mej wfji purfayfen mej fetgxfkmtfen ueamt`ghmbli yit rfn`t `iri

fevftfen ygu tg jfvi fe Hmejy `mj eivir `imrj t`fs [`i kgulj skmrkily

bilfivi t`fs [`i wipt mej wipt mt t`i eiws ga t`fs

Mej t`ie s`i jgvi

^`mt kgevfekij `ir tg jfvi fe wms t`i s`iir bimuty ga jfvfei lgviBut w`mt jriw `ir tg t`mt jfvfei lgvi wms t`i viry riml jihgestrmtfge

ga ft fe t`i wghie s`i hit mt t`i ritrimt Z`isi wghie `imrj Hmejys

stgry mej jfjet pull bmkd Z`iy jfjet oujni Z`iy jfjet wft``glj

t`ifr lgvi argh `ir

Z`iy oust s`gwij `ir nrimtir lgvi Z`iy lmun`ij wft` `ir krfij

wft` `ir prmyij agr `ir Z`iy gaairij `ir nggj kguesil tg jiml wft`

m strunnli s`i wms `mvfen wft` Burt `ir lfvi-fe Gei wghme gaairijtg kghi wft` `ir ge [uejmy efn`t matir t`i ritrimt mej `ilp Hmejy

ixplmfe tg Burt w`mt `mj `mppieij mt t`i ritrimt

Z`mt wms sivirml yimrs mng Hmejy fs egw hmrrfij sbquo tg Nliee

(Burt jfjet tmdi t`i eiws ga ir kgevirsfge will) sbquo mej t`iy mvi t`rii

bimutfaul k`fljrie [`i fs fevglvij fe m hfefstry fe gur k`urk` [`is lij

hmey wghie feklujfen m aiw ga ir sfblfens tg degw t`i lgvi ga K`rfst

t`mts bguej mej lggsij `ir

Iviry tfhi F sii Hmejy F t`fed ga t`i [mhmrftme wghme Oisus hit mt

m will Z`mt stgry fs tglj fe Og`e Oisus mej `fs jfskfplis mri trmvilfen

t`rgun` [mhmrfm imjfen tg Oirusmlih Oisus fs ix`mustij mej uenry mej

t`frsty Ispikfmlly t`frsty i sfts mt t`i ijni ga t`i will w`fli fs jfskfplis

ng tg tgwe tg buy aggj fs t`gun`ts ture tg t`i wmtir jiip bieimt` `fhkglj mej jmrd mej aris` fs hgut` fs jry ms m pgts`irj fs tgenui stfkds

tg t`i rgga ga `fs hgut`

F t`frst

M s`mjgw amlls mkrgss `fh i lggds up M wghme fs t`iri mlgei

[`i trfis tg fnegri `fh M sfjiwmys nlmeki m pgsi ga mlggaeiss [`i mkts

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[FENFEN IMQIE[ LGQI [GEN bull 29

lfdi `is egt t`iri hgvis mrguej `fh lfdi `is sghi feemti p`ysfkml

gbstmkli fhhgvmbli

ldquo^fll ygu nfvi hi m jrfed7lsquo Oisus msds

Z`i vgfki t`i quistfge t`i hme t`iy stmrtli `ir Z`iy stmrtli `ir

gut ga `ir sflieki mej mvgfjmeki

ldquoVgu mri m Oiw mej F mh m [mhmrftme wghme gw kme ygu msd hi

agr m jrfed7lsquo

Mej t`ie ueagljs m rihmrdmbli iekguetir m lfai-turefen ixk`meni

But egt mt afrst Mt afrst `ir spiik` fs ms kmniy ms `ir sflieki m sirfis ga

jfvirsfges mej ivmsfges Oisus gaairs `ir lfvfen wmtir ldquot`i nfat ga Ngjlsquo

[`is puzzlij mej fetrfnuij but w`ie Oisus ixpgsis `ir kgejftfge s`iskurrfis jgwe m rmbbft trmfl [`i wmets tg tmld mbgut wgrs`fp Z`mt

hfn`t bi m nggj t`fen but ms sg gatie `mppies wft` tmld ga wgrs`fp ft

bgns jgwe qufkdly fetg mfrsplfttfen mej mrnuhiet bmftfen Fs t`fs styli

bittir t`me t`mt styli7 Fs glj bittir t`me eiw7 Fs trmjftfge bittir t`me

feegvmtfge7

Oisus kuts t`rgun` mll t`mt wft` m klimr wgrj mbgut t`i `imrt ga

wgrs`fp fts mbgut t`i `imrt fe wgrs`fp Fts mbgut m `imrt t`mt lgens agrNgj mej siids `fh w`irivir `i hfn`t bi aguej Fts mbgut m `imrt t`mt

wmets trut` fe t`i fehgst pmrts mej gpies ftsila wfji ms m bfrjs hgut`

tg rikifvi ft mej stiips fe ft uetfl ft wgrds fts wmy tg t`i gutirhgst pmrts

^grs`fp fs egt mbgut m styli gr m agrh gr m plmki Z`mts egt w`mt Ngjs

siidfen is siidfen egt m dfej ga husfk gr lfturny gr mrk`ftikturi but

m dfej ga pirsge `uhbli `uenry wfji mwmdi w`g kghis fe spfrft mej

trut` bglj mej bisiik`fen bgt` rimjy tg lfvi tgwmrj Ngj gut ga t`ifr

jipt`s

^`fk` fs mll afei mej will But t`i wghme ift`ir gvirw`ilhij gr

uejirw`ilhij trfis `ir lmst jgjni ldquoF degw t`mt t`i Hissfm` (kmllij

K`rfst) fs kghfen ^`ie `i kghis `i wfll ixplmfe iviryt`fen tg uslsquo

Mej t`ie Oisus pulls gut `fs s`gwstgppir (wft` m dfej ga Vgjm sye-

tmx) ldquoF w`g spimd tg ygu mh `ilsquo=3

Z`mt k`menis iviryt`fen [`i rues bmkd tg tgwe ldquolimvfen ir wmtir

omrlsquo (m lgvily mej rivimlfen jitmfl s`is jfstrmktij fe mll t`i rfn`t wmysegw) mej jgis sghit`fen t`mt fe t`i tillfen alfis by sg swfatly wi

kgulj imsfly hfss t`i rivglutfge mt `mej s`i ngis bmkd tg `ir tgwe mej

smys tg t`i pigpli ldquoKghi sii m hme w`g tglj hi iviryt`fen F ivir jfj

Kgulj t`fs bi t`i K`rfst7lsquo

Mej t`iy `iij `ir

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21 bull VGYR KYRK F[ ZGG [MAI

[`i ldquosmfj tg t`i pigplilsquo Z`mts t`i rivglutfgemry jitmfl Z`mts t`i

s`gkd wmvi ga t`i stgry ^i `mvi lfttli bmkdnrguej tg t`fs iekguetir

^i degw argh t`i tixt mt `mej ms will ms argh gt`ir plmkis bfblf-

kml mej `fstgrfkml mbgut t`i hutuml `gstflfty mej suspfkfge bitwiie

Oiws mej [mhmrftmes ^i degw sbquo Og`e tills us strmfn`t up sbquo t`mt Oiws

jget tmld wft` [mhmrftmes mej mt t`i stgrys klgsi `i tills us mnmfe liss

jfriktly t`mt `ir niejir fs m kulturml prgblih ms will

But wi kme mlsg wft` m bft ga sliut`fen s`mji fe m aiw hgri jitmfls

mbgut t`fs pmrtfkulmr stgry ^i degw t`mt fe nieirml wghie fe t`i

mekfiet Eimr Imst eivir wiet tg t`i will mt ldquot`i sfxt` `gurlsquo sbquo `fn`

egge Fts tgg `gt Mej wi degw fe nieirml t`mt wghie fe t`fs kulturieivir wiet tg t`i will mlgei Z`i trfp tg t`i will wms jgei fe t`i kggl

ga t`i jmy mej fe t`i kghpmey ga gt`irs Z`iri hust mlwmys `mvi biie

ixkiptfges tg t`isi kustghs But t`i amkt t`mt t`fs wghme `ms lgst mt

lgvi sg gatie sbquo afvi ix-`usbmejs sbquo mej `ms bikghi sg kyefkml mbgut

gr jmhmnij by t`mt t`mt s`is nfvie up ge hmtrfhgey mltgnit`ir sbquo t`i

hme s`is wft` egw fs egt `ir `usbmej sbquo fs m sfnefafkmet klui mbgut

w`y s`is mt t`i will by `irsila mt egge s`is ms`mhij [`is istrmenij[`is prgbmbly gutkmst sbquo skgreij by `ir kghhuefty jfstrustij by t`i

wghie ispikfmlly Qfllmnis `mvi emhis agr wghie lfdi t`fs Zrmhp fs

gei ga t`i efkir geis mej ft oust nits wgrsi argh t`iri sbquo ghi wrikdir

w`gri `ussy slut

[`i ldquosmfj tg t`i pigplilsquo

ldquoZ`iy kmhi gut ga t`i tgwelsquo

Z`i iekguetir wft` K`rfst `ms `imlij t`i rfat ^`mtivirs dipt `ir

mpmrt argh t`i rist ga t`i tgwe K`rfst `ms hiejij ^`mtivir mut`grfty

s`is lmkdij K`rfst ms ristgrij `mtivir s`mhis dipt fe t`i s`mjgws

K`rfst `ms rihgvij

ldquoKghi sii m hme w`g tglj hi iviryt`fen F ivir jfjlsquo Mll wi degw

agr suri t`mt Oisus tglj `ir fs t`mt s`is `mj afvi `usbmejs mej s`is

s`mkdfen up wft` `ir kurriet nuy Z`mt s`i jiskrfbis t`fs ms ldquoiviryt`fen

F ivir jfjlsquo smys m lgt mbgut `gw t`isi t`fens wifn` ge `ir `gw kgh-

plitily t`iy jiafei `irBut ft mlsg smys m lgt mbgut Oisus Ft tills us t`i tgei wft` w`fk` `i

spgdi Z`iri kguljet `mvi biie m sfenli egti ga kgejihemtfge fe ft

Z`iri kguljet `mvi biie ivie m s`mjgw ga skgljfen gr s`mhfen [`i

`imrj t`i vgfki ga lgvi [`i `imrj t`i vgfki ga mkkiptmeki [`i jgis t`i

hmt` t`i Hissfm` rivimls fhsila tg hi timk`is hi mbgut Ngjs imrt

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[FENFEN IMQIE[ LGQI [GEN bull 2gt

agr wgrs`fp mej gaairs tg hi t`i nfat ga Ngj sbquo mej `i jgis ft degwfen

aull will iviryt`fen Fvi ivir jgei Hy pmst jgiset jfsqumlfay hi Hy

pmst `ms egt agraiftij hy auturi i jgiset `glj hy pmst mnmfest hi

F wms spimdfen fe m tgwe eimr Zgrgetg m aiw yimrs mng mej gei ga t`i

sfenirs ge t`i wgrs`fp timh tglj m stgry mbgut t`i Hme w`g degws

iviryt`fen wi jg mej stfll fevftis us tg degw `fh stfll fhpmrts tg us

t`i nfat ga Ngj Z`i sfenir wms pmrt ga m k`urk`-plmet ge t`i imst sfji

ga tgwe sbquo lgts ga jrun mjjfkts jrun jimlirs nmen limjirs prgstftutist`i usuml suspikts sbquo mej sg gatie t`i sirvfkis wiri afllij wft` m wflj

mssgrthiet ga Ngj ivmjirs mej Ngj k`msirs Iviry [uejmy t`i k`urk`

sirvij kghhuefge sbquo hgstly bikmusi iviry [uejmy pigpli eiijij t`i

Brimj ga Lfai mej Lfvfen ^mtir Z`iy eiijij tg degw t`mt Oisus jfj agr

t`ih w`mt t`iy kgulj eivir jg agr t`ihsilvis

Gei [uejmy m striitwmldir w`gj eivir biie tg t`i k`urk` biagri

kmhi fe [`i wms fe rgun` s`mpi brufsij s`mdfen bijrmnnlij ^`ie

t`i pmstgr stggj up tg sirvi kghhuefge `i ixplmfeij w`mt ft fs tmd-

fen K`rfst `fhsila `fs agrnfvfen rijiihfen `imlfen lfai fetg t`i viry

blggj mej bgeis ga gursilvis Ft fs aimstfen ge K`rfsts agrnfvieiss mej

lgvi mej prghfsi ga eiweiss

Z`ie t`iy pmssij t`i plmti ga brimj mrguej Z`i striitwmldir tggd m

`mejaul ga brimj mej pflij ft ge t`i lmp ga ir s`grt sdfrt `ie fevftij

s`i mti ft mll lfkdfen kruhbs gaa `ir afenirs Z`ie t`i kup kmhi mrguej

mej t`i striitwmldir jfj lfdiwfsi tggd sfx gr sivie lfttli t`fhbliaulsmej jgweij t`ih mll tfppfen imk` kup bmkd tg jrmfe t`i jrins Mll t`i

tfhi s`i wipt

[`i wmset p`ysfkmlly `uenry [`i wmset p`ysfkmlly t`frsty

[`i wms stmrvij agr lgvi [`i wms pmrk`ij agr nrmki [`i kgulj egt

nit iegun` ga K`rfst

ldquoKghi sii m hmelsquo Kghi mej sii t`i hme w`g degws iviryt`fen

Fvi ivir jgei mej stfll gaairs hi iviryt`fen `is ivir jgei Kghi hiitt`i hme w`g degws hi t`rgun` mej t`rgun` mej lgvis hi mll t`i

smhi

Kghi hiit t`i hme

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KMSZIR Z^G

[ges ga Z`uejir(gr gw t`i [ge Hmdis Mll Z`fens Eiw)

Oisus kmllij t`ih [ges ga Z`uejir mej t`mt emhijt`ih will Z`gsi bgys Omhis mej Og`e wiri `gt`imjs Z`iy wiri `iil

nrmbbirs Z`iy wiri t`fe sdfeeij Z`iy wiri `mfr trfnnirij Z`iy wiri

lfn`t afenirij ]ufkd tg tmdi gaaiesi eursi m nrujni ixplgft m wimdeiss

stiml m bfrt`rfn`t pflair m blissfen Z`iy wiri hghhms bgys mej k`fps

gaa t`i glj blgkd Z`iy wiri fe ft agr t`ihsilvis Z`iy wiri rimjy mt t`i

limst prgvgkmtfge riml gr fhmnfeij tg bust k`gps Z`iy wiri pripmrij

mt t`i slfn`tist gppgrtuefty riml gr fhmnfeij tg sifzi mjvmetmni Z`iyj

`mppfly tg jiaiej t`ifr gwe `gegr lggsi wimpges ga hmss jistruktfgege tfey Hfjjli Imstire vfllmnis Z`iyj `mppfly tg mjvmeki t`ifr gwe

`gegr hmdi m lmej nrmb agr t`i bist riml istmti fe imvie Z`iy t`gun`t

bifen fe Oisus kmhp nmvi t`ih m hgegpgly ge pgwir mej klgut

F pfkturi t`ih Og`e `ms m rms` ga mkei brfn`t ms wmr pmfet mlgen

`fs omwlfei Omhis `ms emrrgw iyis mej m sullie jgweture tg `fs hgut`

Bgt` mri k`rgefkmlly tiesij up Z`iy brfstli wft` pirsgeml nrfivmeki

Oust spgflfen agr m afn`t Z`iy festfektfvily jfvfji lfai fetg twg kmting-rfis t`rimts tg bi kguetirij mej mjvmetmnis tg bi tmdie

Mej t`ie t`iy k`menij Egt mll fe m rus`4 ft `mppieij by fek`is

fe m slgw rguejmbgut wmy But Og`es ipft`it wmset [ge ga Z`uejir Ft

wms Mpgstli ga Lgvi Lfdily Omhiss lfai tggd m sfhflmr ture Z`i [ges

ga Z`uejir bikmhi [ges ga Ngj

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3 bull VGYR KYRK F[ ZGG [MAI

Fts m stgry wgrt` tillfen mej rialiktfen ge egt t`i limst bikmusi ft

smys sghit`fen tg t`i k`urk` Ms t`ie sg egw menir eivir nits us viry

amr Megt`ir Omhis t`i brgt`ir ga Oisus smys ms huk` ldquoHy jimr brgt`-

irs mej sfstirs tmdi egti ga t`fs Ivirygei s`gulj bi qufkd tg lfstie slgw

tg spimd mej slgw tg bikghi menry bikmusi gur menir jgis egt prgjuki

t`i rfn`tiguseiss t`mt Ngj jisfrislsquo=

ldquoGur menir jgis egt prgjuki t`i rfn`tiguseiss t`mt Ngj jisfrislsquo

Menir mktumlly hmdis us tgg smai Fts m pgsturi wi strfdi tg mvgfj t`i

hgri kgstly rfsdy hissy wmy ga jimlfen wft` strmenirs mej ieihfis

w`fk` fs tg lgvi t`ih Z`i [ges ga Z`uejir limreij t`fs4 t`iy limreij

t`mt ft tmdis hgri kgurmni tg lgvi ygur ieihy t`me tg mttmkd `fh

Fhmnfei Oisus k`ggsfen `fs jfskfplis i spiet mll efn`t fe prmyir fe

m `fjjie plmki mej t`ie kmllij t`ih tg `fhsila ldquot`mt t`iy hfn`t bi

wft` `fh mej t`mt `i hfn`t siej t`ih gutlsquo2 ldquoZ`isi mri t`i twilvi

`i mppgfetij [fhge (tg w`gh `i nmvi t`i emhi Sitir) Omhis sge ga_ibijii mej `fs brgt`ir Og`e (tg t`ih `i nmvi t`i emhi Bgmeirnis

w`fk` himes ‐sges ga t`uejir) Mejriw S`flfp Bmrt`glghiw Hmt-

t`iw Z`ghms Omhis sge ga Mlp`mius Z`mjjmius [fhge t`i _imlgt

mej Oujms Fskmrfgt w`g bitrmyij `fhlsquo

Z`mts t`i stgry fe brgmj gutlfei Agr sghi ga t`isi hie wiri nfvie

klgsi-ups fe gt`ir pmrts ga t`i Ngspils Hmtt`iw t`i tmx kglliktgr sft-

tfen mt `fs bggt` Sitir t`i afs`irhme `mulfen fe `fs eits Mejriw

Sitirs brgt`ir fetrgjukfen Sitir tg Oisus t`ie slfppfen bieimt` Sitirsbuldy s`mjgw S`flfp Emt`mefil Bmrt`glghiw Mll `mvi m stgry lgen

gr s`grt jitmflij gr vmnui

Mej t`ie t`iris Omhis mej Og`e Fts t`gsi twg plus Sitir wi

`mvi t`i hgst aggtmni agr Gatie t`ifr stgrfis sbquo Sitir Mejriw Omhis

Og`e sbquo krfsskrgss sfeki t`iy wiri busfeiss pmrteirs Mej Sitir Omhis

mej Og`e wiri Oisus ldquoamvgrftislsquo `fs feeir kfrkli

Mej `iris `gw ft stmrtij Oisus wmldij by m lmdi gei jmy smw Omhismej Og`e afs`fen wft` t`ifr amt`ir _ibijii mej `i kmllij t`ih ^ft`-

gut blfedfen t`iy agllgwij Mkkgrjfen tg Hmrd Oisus kmllij Omhis mej

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trut` bglj mej bisiik`fen bgt` rimjy tg lfvi tgwmrj Ngj gut ga t`ifr

jipt`s

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Kgulj t`fs bi t`i K`rfst7lsquo

Mej t`iy `iij `ir

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21 bull VGYR KYRK F[ ZGG [MAI

[`i ldquosmfj tg t`i pigplilsquo Z`mts t`i rivglutfgemry jitmfl Z`mts t`i

s`gkd wmvi ga t`i stgry ^i `mvi lfttli bmkdnrguej tg t`fs iekguetir

^i degw argh t`i tixt mt `mej ms will ms argh gt`ir plmkis bfblf-

kml mej `fstgrfkml mbgut t`i hutuml `gstflfty mej suspfkfge bitwiie

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jget tmld wft` [mhmrftmes mej mt t`i stgrys klgsi `i tills us mnmfe liss

jfriktly t`mt `ir niejir fs m kulturml prgblih ms will

But wi kme mlsg wft` m bft ga sliut`fen s`mji fe m aiw hgri jitmfls

mbgut t`fs pmrtfkulmr stgry ^i degw t`mt fe nieirml wghie fe t`i

mekfiet Eimr Imst eivir wiet tg t`i will mt ldquot`i sfxt` `gurlsquo sbquo `fn`

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ixkiptfges tg t`isi kustghs But t`i amkt t`mt t`fs wghme `ms lgst mt

lgvi sg gatie sbquo afvi ix-`usbmejs sbquo mej `ms bikghi sg kyefkml mbgut

gr jmhmnij by t`mt t`mt s`is nfvie up ge hmtrfhgey mltgnit`ir sbquo t`i

hme s`is wft` egw fs egt `ir `usbmej sbquo fs m sfnefafkmet klui mbgut

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gei ga t`i efkir geis mej ft oust nits wgrsi argh t`iri sbquo ghi wrikdir

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ldquoZ`iy kmhi gut ga t`i tgwelsquo

Z`i iekguetir wft` K`rfst `ms `imlij t`i rfat ^`mtivirs dipt `ir

mpmrt argh t`i rist ga t`i tgwe K`rfst `ms hiejij ^`mtivir mut`grfty

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plitily t`iy jiafei `irBut ft mlsg smys m lgt mbgut Oisus Ft tills us t`i tgei wft` w`fk` `i

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hmt` t`i Hissfm` rivimls fhsila tg hi timk`is hi mbgut Ngjs imrt

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[FENFEN IMQIE[ LGQI [GEN bull 2gt

agr wgrs`fp mej gaairs tg hi t`i nfat ga Ngj sbquo mej `i jgis ft degwfen

aull will iviryt`fen Fvi ivir jgei Hy pmst jgiset jfsqumlfay hi Hy

pmst `ms egt agraiftij hy auturi i jgiset `glj hy pmst mnmfest hi

F wms spimdfen fe m tgwe eimr Zgrgetg m aiw yimrs mng mej gei ga t`i

sfenirs ge t`i wgrs`fp timh tglj m stgry mbgut t`i Hme w`g degws

iviryt`fen wi jg mej stfll fevftis us tg degw `fh stfll fhpmrts tg us

t`i nfat ga Ngj Z`i sfenir wms pmrt ga m k`urk`-plmet ge t`i imst sfji

ga tgwe sbquo lgts ga jrun mjjfkts jrun jimlirs nmen limjirs prgstftutist`i usuml suspikts sbquo mej sg gatie t`i sirvfkis wiri afllij wft` m wflj

mssgrthiet ga Ngj ivmjirs mej Ngj k`msirs Iviry [uejmy t`i k`urk`

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t`ih w`mt t`iy kgulj eivir jg agr t`ihsilvis

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kmhi fe [`i wms fe rgun` s`mpi brufsij s`mdfen bijrmnnlij ^`ie

t`i pmstgr stggj up tg sirvi kghhuefge `i ixplmfeij w`mt ft fs tmd-

fen K`rfst `fhsila `fs agrnfvfen rijiihfen `imlfen lfai fetg t`i viry

blggj mej bgeis ga gursilvis Ft fs aimstfen ge K`rfsts agrnfvieiss mej

lgvi mej prghfsi ga eiweiss

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nit iegun` ga K`rfst

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smhi

Kghi hiit t`i hme

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KMSZIR Z^G

[ges ga Z`uejir(gr gw t`i [ge Hmdis Mll Z`fens Eiw)

Oisus kmllij t`ih [ges ga Z`uejir mej t`mt emhijt`ih will Z`gsi bgys Omhis mej Og`e wiri `gt`imjs Z`iy wiri `iil

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stiml m bfrt`rfn`t pflair m blissfen Z`iy wiri hghhms bgys mej k`fps

gaa t`i glj blgkd Z`iy wiri fe ft agr t`ihsilvis Z`iy wiri rimjy mt t`i

limst prgvgkmtfge riml gr fhmnfeij tg bust k`gps Z`iy wiri pripmrij

mt t`i slfn`tist gppgrtuefty riml gr fhmnfeij tg sifzi mjvmetmni Z`iyj

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`gegr hmdi m lmej nrmb agr t`i bist riml istmti fe imvie Z`iy t`gun`t

bifen fe Oisus kmhp nmvi t`ih m hgegpgly ge pgwir mej klgut

F pfkturi t`ih Og`e `ms m rms` ga mkei brfn`t ms wmr pmfet mlgen

`fs omwlfei Omhis `ms emrrgw iyis mej m sullie jgweture tg `fs hgut`

Bgt` mri k`rgefkmlly tiesij up Z`iy brfstli wft` pirsgeml nrfivmeki

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Mej t`ie t`iy k`menij Egt mll fe m rus`4 ft `mppieij by fek`is

fe m slgw rguejmbgut wmy But Og`es ipft`it wmset [ge ga Z`uejir Ft

wms Mpgstli ga Lgvi Lfdily Omhiss lfai tggd m sfhflmr ture Z`i [ges

ga Z`uejir bikmhi [ges ga Ngj

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3 bull VGYR KYRK F[ ZGG [MAI

Fts m stgry wgrt` tillfen mej rialiktfen ge egt t`i limst bikmusi ft

smys sghit`fen tg t`i k`urk` Ms t`ie sg egw menir eivir nits us viry

amr Megt`ir Omhis t`i brgt`ir ga Oisus smys ms huk` ldquoHy jimr brgt`-

irs mej sfstirs tmdi egti ga t`fs Ivirygei s`gulj bi qufkd tg lfstie slgw

tg spimd mej slgw tg bikghi menry bikmusi gur menir jgis egt prgjuki

t`i rfn`tiguseiss t`mt Ngj jisfrislsquo=

ldquoGur menir jgis egt prgjuki t`i rfn`tiguseiss t`mt Ngj jisfrislsquo

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hgri kgstly rfsdy hissy wmy ga jimlfen wft` strmenirs mej ieihfis

w`fk` fs tg lgvi t`ih Z`i [ges ga Z`uejir limreij t`fs4 t`iy limreij

t`mt ft tmdis hgri kgurmni tg lgvi ygur ieihy t`me tg mttmkd `fh

Fhmnfei Oisus k`ggsfen `fs jfskfplis i spiet mll efn`t fe prmyir fe

m `fjjie plmki mej t`ie kmllij t`ih tg `fhsila ldquot`mt t`iy hfn`t bi

wft` `fh mej t`mt `i hfn`t siej t`ih gutlsquo2 ldquoZ`isi mri t`i twilvi

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w`fk` himes ‐sges ga t`uejir) Mejriw S`flfp Bmrt`glghiw Hmt-

t`iw Z`ghms Omhis sge ga Mlp`mius Z`mjjmius [fhge t`i _imlgt

mej Oujms Fskmrfgt w`g bitrmyij `fhlsquo

Z`mts t`i stgry fe brgmj gutlfei Agr sghi ga t`isi hie wiri nfvie

klgsi-ups fe gt`ir pmrts ga t`i Ngspils Hmtt`iw t`i tmx kglliktgr sft-

tfen mt `fs bggt` Sitir t`i afs`irhme `mulfen fe `fs eits Mejriw

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gr s`grt jitmflij gr vmnui

Mej t`ie t`iris Omhis mej Og`e Fts t`gsi twg plus Sitir wi

`mvi t`i hgst aggtmni agr Gatie t`ifr stgrfis sbquo Sitir Mejriw Omhis

Og`e sbquo krfsskrgss sfeki t`iy wiri busfeiss pmrteirs Mej Sitir Omhis

mej Og`e wiri Oisus ldquoamvgrftislsquo `fs feeir kfrkli

Mej `iris `gw ft stmrtij Oisus wmldij by m lmdi gei jmy smw Omhismej Og`e afs`fen wft` t`ifr amt`ir _ibijii mej `i kmllij t`ih ^ft`-

gut blfedfen t`iy agllgwij Mkkgrjfen tg Hmrd Oisus kmllij Omhis mej

Og`e [ges ga Z`uejir t`gun` w`it`ir t`fs wms sgge gr lmti w`ie `i

afrst hit t`ih gr matir `i ngt tg degw t`ih wi jget degw Hmybi ft

wms lmti matir t`fs iviet ldquoMs t`i tfhi mpprgmk`ij agr `fh tg bi tmdie

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[GE[ GA ZYEJIR bull =

up tg imvie Oisus risglutily sit gut agr Oirusmlih Mej i siet hissie-

nirs ge m`imj w`g wiet fetg m [mhmrftme vfllmni tg nit t`fens rimjy agr

`fh4 but t`i pigpli t`iri jfj egt wilkghi fh bikmusi i wms imjfen

agr Oirusmlih `ie t`i jfskfplis Omhis mej Og`e smw t`fs t`iy msdij

‐Lgrj jg ygu wmet us tg kmll afri jgwe argh `imvie tg jistrgy t`ih7

But Oisus tureij mej ribudij t`ih Z`ie `i mej `fs jfskfplis wiet tg

megt`ir vfllmnilsquo

Hmybi fts `iri Oisus `mens t`i hgefdir ge t`ih [ges ga Z`uejir

Egfsy hiemkis Klgujy t`rimts Bghbmstfk lgujhgut`s Oisus mj mjvfsij

w`ie m tgwe tures ygu bmkd oust tg dfkd fts just gaa ygur aiit Z`mts

vfglieki iegun` But t`isi twg wgulj rmt`ir `url lfn`tefen bglts Z`ifr`mejs ftk` tg pull t`i ldquoMeef`flmtilsquo swftk` Z`iyvi ngt Ogem`s jfspgsftfge

tgwmrj Efeivi` smvgrfen t`i t`gun`t ga m hus`rggh klguj blgghfen

gvir t`i plmkis `imj ldquoZ`mt wfll timk` t`ih egt tg hiss wft` uslsquo

Z`iris m sikgej fekfjiet t`mt `mppies mrguej t`fs tfhi Oisus

tills `fs jfskfplis t`i rimsge t`iyri ngfen tg Oirusmlih Fts egt w`mt

t`iyri t`fedfen Z`iyri t`fedfen kgequist Z`iyri t`fedfen Rghmes

krus`ij bieimt` Hissfm`s aiit Z`iyri t`fedfen bfn hie nrgvilfen agrhirky Z`iyri t`fedfen `gly wmr ge m Ssmlh 2 skmli ldquoDfss t`i [ge list

`i bi menry mej yi pirfs` argh t`i wmy w`ie `fs wrmt` fs dfejlij but

m lfttlilsquo9

Oisus tills t`ih t`i tirhs ga ienmnihiet mri huk` jfaairiet ldquo ‐^i

mri ngfen up tg Oirusmlih `i smfj ‐mej t`i [ge ga Hme wfll bi jilfv-

irij gvir tg t`i k`fia prfists mej t`i timk`irs ga t`i lmw Z`iy wfll

kgejihe `fh tg jimt` mej wfll `mej `fh gvir tg t`i Nietflis w`g

wfll hgkd fh mej spft ge fh algn `fh mej dfll `fh Z`rii jmys lmtir

`i wfll rfsi lsquo1

Z`mts ngt tg stgp t`ih fe t`ifr trmkds Z`i bfblfkml rikgrj s`gws

t`mt t`i jfskfplis `mj eg kmtingry agr ivie `imrfen t`fs dfej ga tmld lit

mlgei kghpri`iejfen ft Ft wms blmt`ir tg t`ih Fa ft jfjet kghi mkrgss

ms irisy sbquo Sitirs fejfnemet rispgesi trimts ft ms suk`gt sbquo ft kmhi mkrgss

ms nfbbirfs` w`fk` fs tg smy egt mt mll

But Omhis mej Og`e jg nrmsp sghit`fen ga Oisus himefen irist`i sikgej fekfjiet ldquoZ`ie Omhis mej Og`e t`i sges ga _ibijii kmhi

tg `fh ‐Zimk`ir t`iy smfj ‐wi wmet ygu tg jg agr us w`mtivir wi msd

ldquo ‐^`mt jg ygu wmet hi tg jg agr ygu7 `i msdij

ldquoZ`iy riplfij ‐Lit gei ga us sft mt ygur rfn`t mej t`i gt`ir mt ygur

liat fe ygur nlgry

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2 bull VGYR KYRK F[ ZGG [MAI

ldquo ‐Vgu jget degw w`mt ygu mri msdfen Oisus smfjlsquo0

Fh nuissfen t`iy lmtk` getg Oisus afeml kghhiet sbquo ldquot`rii jmys

lmtir `i wfll rfsilsquo Mej F fhmnfei t`iy skmli t`mt tg m sfzi t`mts `uhme

imrt`ly pglftfkml t`rii jmys fe Oisus nits `fs wmr bggts i `fts `fs

strfji i tures t`i tmblis Z`i rist Fh t`fedfen t`iy k`mld up tg

sghi dfej ga mpgkmlyptfk `ypirbgli sbquo t`i afrst aiw jmys ga bmttli jget

ng will fs mll `is smyfen rfn`t7 ^ill eivir hfej mll t`mt t`i t`frj jmy

ft mll kghis tgnit`ir

Z`iy jget hfss t`i fhplfkmtfges t`iris nlgry tg bi mj iri Z`iri

fs fe nggj Rghme trmjftfge egw tureij ge fts imj m bfn vfktgry pmrmji

tg agllgw Me mskiejfen ga t`i Srmitgrfme stips M lmyfen ga wrimt`s Mefhpirfml `gegrfen

ldquoVgu jget degw w`mt ygu mri msdfenlsquo

Fts hmybi matir gei gr bgt` ga t`isi fekfjiets t`mt Oisus emhij

t`ih [ges ga Z`uejir

But t`fs kmet bi t`i afrst tfhi t`iyvi bi`mvij t`fs wmy Z`fs kmet

bi ivie fe me ievfrgehiet krmkdlfen wft` aimr mej mstgefs`hiet t`i

afrst tfhi t`isi k`mrmktir trmfts `mvi suramkij Z`isi stgrfis mri ripri-sietmtfvi meikjgtis ga pmttire bi`mvfgr Z`isi stgrfis mri kmsis fe pgfet

agriesfk ivfjieki tg istmblfs` me gvirmll virjfkt Z`fs stuaa fs brij fe

t`ifr bgeis Fts fe sg amr mej sg jiip sg ausij wft` t`ifr nuts t`mt t`iy

kmet ivie `ilp ft ft t`ih sbquo ygu wfll egt nit megt`ir s`gt Zmdi t`ifr

tuefks sbquo will jget ivie try

Mej t`ie t`iy k`meni Mej k`meni jrmhmtfkmlly Z`iy ture fesfji

gut Mt afrst t`iy mri eiw krimtfges hirily by vfrtui ga Oisus smyfen sg

wft` eg riml ivfjieki tg bmkd ft (w`fk` fs typfkml agr hgst ga us) But

t`iy mktumlly bikghi t`isi eiw krimtfges fe t`i alis` fe riml tfhi

agr mll tg sii Vgu kgulj tmdi biagri-mej-matir pgrtrmfts ga t`isi nuys

mej bi mstgefs`ij Fs t`i hfsirly hfsirmbli greiry lfttli skrmppir fe

t`mt pfkturi t`i wfsi nietli nieirgus lgvi-jfspiesir fe t`fs gei7 ^gw

^`givir jfj `fs hmdigvir fs nggj

i degw `gw t`mt `mppies Z`iy limre K`rfst Oisus spimds fetg

t`ih sbquo i brimt`is fetg t`ih sbquo lgen mej jiip iegun` t`mt m lgen mejjiip mltirfen `mppies wft`fe bgei mej nut mej huskli i wggs t`ih

tg brimd t`ih tg hmdi t`ih eiw Z`i menir t`mt brfstlis up fe t`ih

mt t`i limst sfne ga kgetietfge fs jrmwe gut ga t`ih lfdi pgfsge mej

riplmkij by supiremturml pmtfieki Z`i sila-mnnrmejfzfen sk`ihis t`mt

prigkkupy t`ifr wmdfen `gurs mej lfenir fe t`ifr sliip wft`ir mej jfi

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[GE[ GA ZYEJIR bull

mej fe t`ifr plmki jrimhs ga smkrfafki mej sirvmet`ggj nrgw Z`i sila-

pfty t`mt twfsts mej sgurs t`ifr billfis wms`is mwmy mej m t`medauleiss

mej mlhgst nfjjy dfjlfdi ogy alggjs fe

Z`iy bikghi ms `i fs

Mej t`ie t`iy jg ms `i jgis

Bifen ms `i fs mej jgfen ms `i jgis jfstflls tg gei hmfe t`fen lgvfen

ms `i lgvis Og`e mej Omhis suk` uelfdily kmejfjmtis agr t`fs limre tg

lgvi wft` m lgvi t`mt privmfls K`rfst lgvis t`i wgrlj fe grjir tg gvir-

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jfstmeki bitwiie suk` squilk`fens fs nittfen lgenir mej t`i jurmtfge

ga t`ih s`grtir mej sg F degw Ngj fs lggsfen mej bfejfen fe hi w`mt

`i wmets hi lggsfen mej bfejfen ge imrt`

Mej t`fs fs fhpgrtmet Fts fhpgrtmet agr fts gwe smdi bikmusi fts

trmnfk w`ieivir Ngjs lgvi ngis mstrmy fe mey ga us nits lgst fe trmeslm-

tfge Fts trmnfk w`ieivir lgvis Efmnmrm Amlls pgurij fetg gur `imrts

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w`mt Oisus aguej sg jmhembli fe sg hmey ga Fsrmils rilfnfgus limjirs

hie upge w`gh Ngj `mj lmvfs`ij `fs fe`irftmeki but w`g bikmhi

gljir brgt`irs egt squmejirfen ft but `gmrjfen ft kghplmfefen mbgut

fts skmrkfty7

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But fts mlsg fhpgrtmet bikmusi wft`gut ixtrmvmnmet lgvi t`i k`urk`

wfll eivir ture t`i wgrlj ge fts `imj Ft wget ivie ture t`i wgrljs

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aguej ft ill bi eg bittir t`me m prfist gr m Livfti wmldfen pmst m hme

fe m jftk` limvfen `fh tg jfi Mnmfe F jget hime t`mt Ngj kmeegt

mej jgis egt gvirruli gur sghitfhis lmkdlustir piragrhmeki i mlwmys

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sghitfhis `i oust ngis jfrikt fs lgvi gatie fetirsikts `uhme `imrts

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argh hy pmriets irm

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hmdi up w`mts lmkdfen i put t`i k`urk` iri tg sfen mej sfen lustfly

t`i sgen Ngjs suen sfeki biagri t`i krimtfge ga t`i wgrlj Z`i sgenNgjs suen agr t`i smdi ga t`i wgrlj

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menry jiprissij mej stukd

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iej ft M lmjy w`g wgrdij mt m bgutfqui w`iri Hmejy s`gppij fevftij `ir

tg m lmjfis ritrimt gur k`urk` wms gstfen Hmejy wms wmry but uenry

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fe Hmejy m jiip prioujfki mnmfest rilfnfge mej ispikfmlly K`rfstfmefty

ir jmj wms m billfniriet mt`ifst ir hgh wft` w`gh s`i hgstly

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2 bull VGYR KYRK F[ ZGG [MAI

lfvij nrgwfen up ihbrmkij me ixgtfk mhmlnmh ga Eiw Mnfsh Imstire

hystfkfsh mej nggj glj sixuml prghfskufty Hmejy mbsgrbij argh mll

t`mt bgt` m rfngrgus sdiptfkfsh mej m sgat`imjij nullfbflfty [`i jfjet

degw w`mt tg hmdi ga m k`urk`y iviet lfdi m lmjfis ritrimt

But fe t`i iej Hmejys fetrfnui truhpij `ir suspfkfge mej s`i

kmhi Z`i spimdir tmldij mbgut t`i lgvi ga Ngj sbquo t`fs vmst gkime

jiip mej wfji purfayfen mej fetgxfkmtfen ueamt`ghmbli yit rfn`t `iri

fevftfen ygu tg jfvi fe Hmejy `mj eivir `imrj t`fs [`i kgulj skmrkily

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Mej t`ie s`i jgvi

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stgry mej jfjet pull bmkd Z`iy jfjet oujni Z`iy jfjet wft``glj

t`ifr lgvi argh `ir

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ixplmfe tg Burt w`mt `mj `mppieij mt t`i ritrimt

Z`mt wms sivirml yimrs mng Hmejy fs egw hmrrfij sbquo tg Nliee

(Burt jfjet tmdi t`i eiws ga ir kgevirsfge will) sbquo mej t`iy mvi t`rii

bimutfaul k`fljrie [`i fs fevglvij fe m hfefstry fe gur k`urk` [`is lij

hmey wghie feklujfen m aiw ga ir sfblfens tg degw t`i lgvi ga K`rfst

t`mts bguej mej lggsij `ir

Iviry tfhi F sii Hmejy F t`fed ga t`i [mhmrftme wghme Oisus hit mt

m will Z`mt stgry fs tglj fe Og`e Oisus mej `fs jfskfplis mri trmvilfen

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t`frsty Ispikfmlly t`frsty i sfts mt t`i ijni ga t`i will w`fli fs jfskfplis

ng tg tgwe tg buy aggj fs t`gun`ts ture tg t`i wmtir jiip bieimt` `fhkglj mej jmrd mej aris` fs hgut` fs jry ms m pgts`irj fs tgenui stfkds

tg t`i rgga ga `fs hgut`

F t`frst

M s`mjgw amlls mkrgss `fh i lggds up M wghme fs t`iri mlgei

[`i trfis tg fnegri `fh M sfjiwmys nlmeki m pgsi ga mlggaeiss [`i mkts

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[FENFEN IMQIE[ LGQI [GEN bull 29

lfdi `is egt t`iri hgvis mrguej `fh lfdi `is sghi feemti p`ysfkml

gbstmkli fhhgvmbli

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ldquoVgu mri m Oiw mej F mh m [mhmrftme wghme gw kme ygu msd hi

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jfvirsfges mej ivmsfges Oisus gaairs `ir lfvfen wmtir ldquot`i nfat ga Ngjlsquo

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m dfej ga pirsge `uhbli `uenry wfji mwmdi w`g kghis fe spfrft mej

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Z`mt k`menis iviryt`fen [`i rues bmkd tg tgwe ldquolimvfen ir wmtir

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kgulj imsfly hfss t`i rivglutfge mt `mej s`i ngis bmkd tg `ir tgwe mej

smys tg t`i pigpli ldquoKghi sii m hme w`g tglj hi iviryt`fen F ivir jfj

Kgulj t`fs bi t`i K`rfst7lsquo

Mej t`iy `iij `ir

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21 bull VGYR KYRK F[ ZGG [MAI

[`i ldquosmfj tg t`i pigplilsquo Z`mts t`i rivglutfgemry jitmfl Z`mts t`i

s`gkd wmvi ga t`i stgry ^i `mvi lfttli bmkdnrguej tg t`fs iekguetir

^i degw argh t`i tixt mt `mej ms will ms argh gt`ir plmkis bfblf-

kml mej `fstgrfkml mbgut t`i hutuml `gstflfty mej suspfkfge bitwiie

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jget tmld wft` [mhmrftmes mej mt t`i stgrys klgsi `i tills us mnmfe liss

jfriktly t`mt `ir niejir fs m kulturml prgblih ms will

But wi kme mlsg wft` m bft ga sliut`fen s`mji fe m aiw hgri jitmfls

mbgut t`fs pmrtfkulmr stgry ^i degw t`mt fe nieirml wghie fe t`i

mekfiet Eimr Imst eivir wiet tg t`i will mt ldquot`i sfxt` `gurlsquo sbquo `fn`

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ga t`i jmy mej fe t`i kghpmey ga gt`irs Z`iri hust mlwmys `mvi biie

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gr jmhmnij by t`mt t`mt s`is nfvie up ge hmtrfhgey mltgnit`ir sbquo t`i

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gei ga t`i efkir geis mej ft oust nits wgrsi argh t`iri sbquo ghi wrikdir

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ldquoZ`iy kmhi gut ga t`i tgwelsquo

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mpmrt argh t`i rist ga t`i tgwe K`rfst `ms hiejij ^`mtivir mut`grfty

s`is lmkdij K`rfst ms ristgrij `mtivir s`mhis dipt fe t`i s`mjgws

K`rfst `ms rihgvij

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agr suri t`mt Oisus tglj `ir fs t`mt s`is `mj afvi `usbmejs mej s`is

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plitily t`iy jiafei `irBut ft mlsg smys m lgt mbgut Oisus Ft tills us t`i tgei wft` w`fk` `i

spgdi Z`iri kguljet `mvi biie m sfenli egti ga kgejihemtfge fe ft

Z`iri kguljet `mvi biie ivie m s`mjgw ga skgljfen gr s`mhfen [`i

`imrj t`i vgfki ga lgvi [`i `imrj t`i vgfki ga mkkiptmeki [`i jgis t`i

hmt` t`i Hissfm` rivimls fhsila tg hi timk`is hi mbgut Ngjs imrt

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[FENFEN IMQIE[ LGQI [GEN bull 2gt

agr wgrs`fp mej gaairs tg hi t`i nfat ga Ngj sbquo mej `i jgis ft degwfen

aull will iviryt`fen Fvi ivir jgei Hy pmst jgiset jfsqumlfay hi Hy

pmst `ms egt agraiftij hy auturi i jgiset `glj hy pmst mnmfest hi

F wms spimdfen fe m tgwe eimr Zgrgetg m aiw yimrs mng mej gei ga t`i

sfenirs ge t`i wgrs`fp timh tglj m stgry mbgut t`i Hme w`g degws

iviryt`fen wi jg mej stfll fevftis us tg degw `fh stfll fhpmrts tg us

t`i nfat ga Ngj Z`i sfenir wms pmrt ga m k`urk`-plmet ge t`i imst sfji

ga tgwe sbquo lgts ga jrun mjjfkts jrun jimlirs nmen limjirs prgstftutist`i usuml suspikts sbquo mej sg gatie t`i sirvfkis wiri afllij wft` m wflj

mssgrthiet ga Ngj ivmjirs mej Ngj k`msirs Iviry [uejmy t`i k`urk`

sirvij kghhuefge sbquo hgstly bikmusi iviry [uejmy pigpli eiijij t`i

Brimj ga Lfai mej Lfvfen ^mtir Z`iy eiijij tg degw t`mt Oisus jfj agr

t`ih w`mt t`iy kgulj eivir jg agr t`ihsilvis

Gei [uejmy m striitwmldir w`gj eivir biie tg t`i k`urk` biagri

kmhi fe [`i wms fe rgun` s`mpi brufsij s`mdfen bijrmnnlij ^`ie

t`i pmstgr stggj up tg sirvi kghhuefge `i ixplmfeij w`mt ft fs tmd-

fen K`rfst `fhsila `fs agrnfvfen rijiihfen `imlfen lfai fetg t`i viry

blggj mej bgeis ga gursilvis Ft fs aimstfen ge K`rfsts agrnfvieiss mej

lgvi mej prghfsi ga eiweiss

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`mejaul ga brimj mej pflij ft ge t`i lmp ga ir s`grt sdfrt `ie fevftij

s`i mti ft mll lfkdfen kruhbs gaa `ir afenirs Z`ie t`i kup kmhi mrguej

mej t`i striitwmldir jfj lfdiwfsi tggd sfx gr sivie lfttli t`fhbliaulsmej jgweij t`ih mll tfppfen imk` kup bmkd tg jrmfe t`i jrins Mll t`i

tfhi s`i wipt

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nit iegun` ga K`rfst

ldquoKghi sii m hmelsquo Kghi mej sii t`i hme w`g degws iviryt`fen

Fvi ivir jgei mej stfll gaairs hi iviryt`fen `is ivir jgei Kghi hiitt`i hme w`g degws hi t`rgun` mej t`rgun` mej lgvis hi mll t`i

smhi

Kghi hiit t`i hme

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KMSZIR Z^G

[ges ga Z`uejir(gr gw t`i [ge Hmdis Mll Z`fens Eiw)

Oisus kmllij t`ih [ges ga Z`uejir mej t`mt emhijt`ih will Z`gsi bgys Omhis mej Og`e wiri `gt`imjs Z`iy wiri `iil

nrmbbirs Z`iy wiri t`fe sdfeeij Z`iy wiri `mfr trfnnirij Z`iy wiri

lfn`t afenirij ]ufkd tg tmdi gaaiesi eursi m nrujni ixplgft m wimdeiss

stiml m bfrt`rfn`t pflair m blissfen Z`iy wiri hghhms bgys mej k`fps

gaa t`i glj blgkd Z`iy wiri fe ft agr t`ihsilvis Z`iy wiri rimjy mt t`i

limst prgvgkmtfge riml gr fhmnfeij tg bust k`gps Z`iy wiri pripmrij

mt t`i slfn`tist gppgrtuefty riml gr fhmnfeij tg sifzi mjvmetmni Z`iyj

`mppfly tg jiaiej t`ifr gwe `gegr lggsi wimpges ga hmss jistruktfgege tfey Hfjjli Imstire vfllmnis Z`iyj `mppfly tg mjvmeki t`ifr gwe

`gegr hmdi m lmej nrmb agr t`i bist riml istmti fe imvie Z`iy t`gun`t

bifen fe Oisus kmhp nmvi t`ih m hgegpgly ge pgwir mej klgut

F pfkturi t`ih Og`e `ms m rms` ga mkei brfn`t ms wmr pmfet mlgen

`fs omwlfei Omhis `ms emrrgw iyis mej m sullie jgweture tg `fs hgut`

Bgt` mri k`rgefkmlly tiesij up Z`iy brfstli wft` pirsgeml nrfivmeki

Oust spgflfen agr m afn`t Z`iy festfektfvily jfvfji lfai fetg twg kmting-rfis t`rimts tg bi kguetirij mej mjvmetmnis tg bi tmdie

Mej t`ie t`iy k`menij Egt mll fe m rus`4 ft `mppieij by fek`is

fe m slgw rguejmbgut wmy But Og`es ipft`it wmset [ge ga Z`uejir Ft

wms Mpgstli ga Lgvi Lfdily Omhiss lfai tggd m sfhflmr ture Z`i [ges

ga Z`uejir bikmhi [ges ga Ngj

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3 bull VGYR KYRK F[ ZGG [MAI

Fts m stgry wgrt` tillfen mej rialiktfen ge egt t`i limst bikmusi ft

smys sghit`fen tg t`i k`urk` Ms t`ie sg egw menir eivir nits us viry

amr Megt`ir Omhis t`i brgt`ir ga Oisus smys ms huk` ldquoHy jimr brgt`-

irs mej sfstirs tmdi egti ga t`fs Ivirygei s`gulj bi qufkd tg lfstie slgw

tg spimd mej slgw tg bikghi menry bikmusi gur menir jgis egt prgjuki

t`i rfn`tiguseiss t`mt Ngj jisfrislsquo=

ldquoGur menir jgis egt prgjuki t`i rfn`tiguseiss t`mt Ngj jisfrislsquo

Menir mktumlly hmdis us tgg smai Fts m pgsturi wi strfdi tg mvgfj t`i

hgri kgstly rfsdy hissy wmy ga jimlfen wft` strmenirs mej ieihfis

w`fk` fs tg lgvi t`ih Z`i [ges ga Z`uejir limreij t`fs4 t`iy limreij

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agr wgrs`fp mej gaairs tg hi t`i nfat ga Ngj sbquo mej `i jgis ft degwfen

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[ges ga Z`uejir(gr gw t`i [ge Hmdis Mll Z`fens Eiw)

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ga Z`uejir bikmhi [ges ga Ngj

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3 bull VGYR KYRK F[ ZGG [MAI

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[GE[ GA ZYEJIR bull =

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2 bull VGYR KYRK F[ ZGG [MAI

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mej fe t`ifr plmki jrimhs ga smkrfafki mej sirvmet`ggj nrgw Z`i sila-

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ga ivfl sbquo Fh `mppy tg bi fe hfefstry mt suk` m tfhi ms t`fs

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bull VGYR KYRK F[ ZGG [MAI

But t`iri mri mlsg trgublfen sfnes mll mbgut [ghitfhis wiri sg

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degw t`mt mllgwij m prmktfkfen wftk` ge t`i wgrs`fp timh bikmusi t`iy

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21 bull VGYR KYRK F[ ZGG [MAI

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smhi

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[ges ga Z`uejir(gr gw t`i [ge Hmdis Mll Z`fens Eiw)

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wms Mpgstli ga Lgvi Lfdily Omhiss lfai tggd m sfhflmr ture Z`i [ges

ga Z`uejir bikmhi [ges ga Ngj

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3 bull VGYR KYRK F[ ZGG [MAI

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gr s`grt jitmflij gr vmnui

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wms lmti matir t`fs iviet ldquoMs t`i tfhi mpprgmk`ij agr `fh tg bi tmdie

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up tg imvie Oisus risglutily sit gut agr Oirusmlih Mej i siet hissie-

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liat fe ygur nlgry

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2 bull VGYR KYRK F[ ZGG [MAI

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ng will fs mll `is smyfen rfn`t7 ^ill eivir hfej mll t`mt t`i t`frj jmy

ft mll kghis tgnit`ir

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fs fe nggj Rghme trmjftfge egw tureij ge fts imj m bfn vfktgry pmrmji

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ldquoVgu jget degw w`mt ygu mri msdfenlsquo

Fts hmybi matir gei gr bgt` ga t`isi fekfjiets t`mt Oisus emhij

t`ih [ges ga Z`uejir

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[ges ga Z`uejir(gr gw t`i [ge Hmdis Mll Z`fens Eiw)

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ga Z`uejir bikmhi [ges ga Ngj

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3 bull VGYR KYRK F[ ZGG [MAI

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smhi

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[ges ga Z`uejir(gr gw t`i [ge Hmdis Mll Z`fens Eiw)

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wms Mpgstli ga Lgvi Lfdily Omhiss lfai tggd m sfhflmr ture Z`i [ges

ga Z`uejir bikmhi [ges ga Ngj

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3 bull VGYR KYRK F[ ZGG [MAI

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wms lmti matir t`fs iviet ldquoMs t`i tfhi mpprgmk`ij agr `fh tg bi tmdie

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up tg imvie Oisus risglutily sit gut agr Oirusmlih Mej i siet hissie-

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Mej t`iy `iij `ir

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21 bull VGYR KYRK F[ ZGG [MAI

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mbgut t`fs pmrtfkulmr stgry ^i degw t`mt fe nieirml wghie fe t`i

mekfiet Eimr Imst eivir wiet tg t`i will mt ldquot`i sfxt` `gurlsquo sbquo `fn`

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gr jmhmnij by t`mt t`mt s`is nfvie up ge hmtrfhgey mltgnit`ir sbquo t`i

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ldquoZ`iy kmhi gut ga t`i tgwelsquo

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hmt` t`i Hissfm` rivimls fhsila tg hi timk`is hi mbgut Ngjs imrt

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[FENFEN IMQIE[ LGQI [GEN bull 2gt

agr wgrs`fp mej gaairs tg hi t`i nfat ga Ngj sbquo mej `i jgis ft degwfen

aull will iviryt`fen Fvi ivir jgei Hy pmst jgiset jfsqumlfay hi Hy

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iviryt`fen wi jg mej stfll fevftis us tg degw `fh stfll fhpmrts tg us

t`i nfat ga Ngj Z`i sfenir wms pmrt ga m k`urk`-plmet ge t`i imst sfji

ga tgwe sbquo lgts ga jrun mjjfkts jrun jimlirs nmen limjirs prgstftutist`i usuml suspikts sbquo mej sg gatie t`i sirvfkis wiri afllij wft` m wflj

mssgrthiet ga Ngj ivmjirs mej Ngj k`msirs Iviry [uejmy t`i k`urk`

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t`i pmstgr stggj up tg sirvi kghhuefge `i ixplmfeij w`mt ft fs tmd-

fen K`rfst `fhsila `fs agrnfvfen rijiihfen `imlfen lfai fetg t`i viry

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lgvi mej prghfsi ga eiweiss

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smhi

Kghi hiit t`i hme

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KMSZIR Z^G

[ges ga Z`uejir(gr gw t`i [ge Hmdis Mll Z`fens Eiw)

Oisus kmllij t`ih [ges ga Z`uejir mej t`mt emhijt`ih will Z`gsi bgys Omhis mej Og`e wiri `gt`imjs Z`iy wiri `iil

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stiml m bfrt`rfn`t pflair m blissfen Z`iy wiri hghhms bgys mej k`fps

gaa t`i glj blgkd Z`iy wiri fe ft agr t`ihsilvis Z`iy wiri rimjy mt t`i

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`gegr hmdi m lmej nrmb agr t`i bist riml istmti fe imvie Z`iy t`gun`t

bifen fe Oisus kmhp nmvi t`ih m hgegpgly ge pgwir mej klgut

F pfkturi t`ih Og`e `ms m rms` ga mkei brfn`t ms wmr pmfet mlgen

`fs omwlfei Omhis `ms emrrgw iyis mej m sullie jgweture tg `fs hgut`

Bgt` mri k`rgefkmlly tiesij up Z`iy brfstli wft` pirsgeml nrfivmeki

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fe m slgw rguejmbgut wmy But Og`es ipft`it wmset [ge ga Z`uejir Ft

wms Mpgstli ga Lgvi Lfdily Omhiss lfai tggd m sfhflmr ture Z`i [ges

ga Z`uejir bikmhi [ges ga Ngj

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3 bull VGYR KYRK F[ ZGG [MAI

Fts m stgry wgrt` tillfen mej rialiktfen ge egt t`i limst bikmusi ft

smys sghit`fen tg t`i k`urk` Ms t`ie sg egw menir eivir nits us viry

amr Megt`ir Omhis t`i brgt`ir ga Oisus smys ms huk` ldquoHy jimr brgt`-

irs mej sfstirs tmdi egti ga t`fs Ivirygei s`gulj bi qufkd tg lfstie slgw

tg spimd mej slgw tg bikghi menry bikmusi gur menir jgis egt prgjuki

t`i rfn`tiguseiss t`mt Ngj jisfrislsquo=

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w`fk` fs tg lgvi t`ih Z`i [ges ga Z`uejir limreij t`fs4 t`iy limreij

t`mt ft tmdis hgri kgurmni tg lgvi ygur ieihy t`me tg mttmkd `fh

Fhmnfei Oisus k`ggsfen `fs jfskfplis i spiet mll efn`t fe prmyir fe

m `fjjie plmki mej t`ie kmllij t`ih tg `fhsila ldquot`mt t`iy hfn`t bi

wft` `fh mej t`mt `i hfn`t siej t`ih gutlsquo2 ldquoZ`isi mri t`i twilvi

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w`fk` himes ‐sges ga t`uejir) Mejriw S`flfp Bmrt`glghiw Hmt-

t`iw Z`ghms Omhis sge ga Mlp`mius Z`mjjmius [fhge t`i _imlgt

mej Oujms Fskmrfgt w`g bitrmyij `fhlsquo

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klgsi-ups fe gt`ir pmrts ga t`i Ngspils Hmtt`iw t`i tmx kglliktgr sft-

tfen mt `fs bggt` Sitir t`i afs`irhme `mulfen fe `fs eits Mejriw

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gr s`grt jitmflij gr vmnui

Mej t`ie t`iris Omhis mej Og`e Fts t`gsi twg plus Sitir wi

`mvi t`i hgst aggtmni agr Gatie t`ifr stgrfis sbquo Sitir Mejriw Omhis

Og`e sbquo krfsskrgss sfeki t`iy wiri busfeiss pmrteirs Mej Sitir Omhis

mej Og`e wiri Oisus ldquoamvgrftislsquo `fs feeir kfrkli

Mej `iris `gw ft stmrtij Oisus wmldij by m lmdi gei jmy smw Omhismej Og`e afs`fen wft` t`ifr amt`ir _ibijii mej `i kmllij t`ih ^ft`-

gut blfedfen t`iy agllgwij Mkkgrjfen tg Hmrd Oisus kmllij Omhis mej

Og`e [ges ga Z`uejir t`gun` w`it`ir t`fs wms sgge gr lmti w`ie `i

afrst hit t`ih gr matir `i ngt tg degw t`ih wi jget degw Hmybi ft

wms lmti matir t`fs iviet ldquoMs t`i tfhi mpprgmk`ij agr `fh tg bi tmdie

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[GE[ GA ZYEJIR bull =

up tg imvie Oisus risglutily sit gut agr Oirusmlih Mej i siet hissie-

nirs ge m`imj w`g wiet fetg m [mhmrftme vfllmni tg nit t`fens rimjy agr

`fh4 but t`i pigpli t`iri jfj egt wilkghi fh bikmusi i wms imjfen

agr Oirusmlih `ie t`i jfskfplis Omhis mej Og`e smw t`fs t`iy msdij

‐Lgrj jg ygu wmet us tg kmll afri jgwe argh `imvie tg jistrgy t`ih7

But Oisus tureij mej ribudij t`ih Z`ie `i mej `fs jfskfplis wiet tg

megt`ir vfllmnilsquo

Hmybi fts `iri Oisus `mens t`i hgefdir ge t`ih [ges ga Z`uejir

Egfsy hiemkis Klgujy t`rimts Bghbmstfk lgujhgut`s Oisus mj mjvfsij

w`ie m tgwe tures ygu bmkd oust tg dfkd fts just gaa ygur aiit Z`mts

vfglieki iegun` But t`isi twg wgulj rmt`ir `url lfn`tefen bglts Z`ifr`mejs ftk` tg pull t`i ldquoMeef`flmtilsquo swftk` Z`iyvi ngt Ogem`s jfspgsftfge

tgwmrj Efeivi` smvgrfen t`i t`gun`t ga m hus`rggh klguj blgghfen

gvir t`i plmkis `imj ldquoZ`mt wfll timk` t`ih egt tg hiss wft` uslsquo

Z`iris m sikgej fekfjiet t`mt `mppies mrguej t`fs tfhi Oisus

tills `fs jfskfplis t`i rimsge t`iyri ngfen tg Oirusmlih Fts egt w`mt

t`iyri t`fedfen Z`iyri t`fedfen kgequist Z`iyri t`fedfen Rghmes

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`i bi menry mej yi pirfs` argh t`i wmy w`ie `fs wrmt` fs dfejlij but

m lfttlilsquo9

Oisus tills t`ih t`i tirhs ga ienmnihiet mri huk` jfaairiet ldquo ‐^i

mri ngfen up tg Oirusmlih `i smfj ‐mej t`i [ge ga Hme wfll bi jilfv-

irij gvir tg t`i k`fia prfists mej t`i timk`irs ga t`i lmw Z`iy wfll

kgejihe `fh tg jimt` mej wfll `mej `fh gvir tg t`i Nietflis w`g

wfll hgkd fh mej spft ge fh algn `fh mej dfll `fh Z`rii jmys lmtir

`i wfll rfsi lsquo1

Z`mts ngt tg stgp t`ih fe t`ifr trmkds Z`i bfblfkml rikgrj s`gws

t`mt t`i jfskfplis `mj eg kmtingry agr ivie `imrfen t`fs dfej ga tmld lit

mlgei kghpri`iejfen ft Ft wms blmt`ir tg t`ih Fa ft jfjet kghi mkrgss

ms irisy sbquo Sitirs fejfnemet rispgesi trimts ft ms suk`gt sbquo ft kmhi mkrgss

ms nfbbirfs` w`fk` fs tg smy egt mt mll

But Omhis mej Og`e jg nrmsp sghit`fen ga Oisus himefen irist`i sikgej fekfjiet ldquoZ`ie Omhis mej Og`e t`i sges ga _ibijii kmhi

tg `fh ‐Zimk`ir t`iy smfj ‐wi wmet ygu tg jg agr us w`mtivir wi msd

ldquo ‐^`mt jg ygu wmet hi tg jg agr ygu7 `i msdij

ldquoZ`iy riplfij ‐Lit gei ga us sft mt ygur rfn`t mej t`i gt`ir mt ygur

liat fe ygur nlgry

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2 bull VGYR KYRK F[ ZGG [MAI

ldquo ‐Vgu jget degw w`mt ygu mri msdfen Oisus smfjlsquo0

Fh nuissfen t`iy lmtk` getg Oisus afeml kghhiet sbquo ldquot`rii jmys

lmtir `i wfll rfsilsquo Mej F fhmnfei t`iy skmli t`mt tg m sfzi t`mts `uhme

imrt`ly pglftfkml t`rii jmys fe Oisus nits `fs wmr bggts i `fts `fs

strfji i tures t`i tmblis Z`i rist Fh t`fedfen t`iy k`mld up tg

sghi dfej ga mpgkmlyptfk `ypirbgli sbquo t`i afrst aiw jmys ga bmttli jget

ng will fs mll `is smyfen rfn`t7 ^ill eivir hfej mll t`mt t`i t`frj jmy

ft mll kghis tgnit`ir

Z`iy jget hfss t`i fhplfkmtfges t`iris nlgry tg bi mj iri Z`iri

fs fe nggj Rghme trmjftfge egw tureij ge fts imj m bfn vfktgry pmrmji

tg agllgw Me mskiejfen ga t`i Srmitgrfme stips M lmyfen ga wrimt`s Mefhpirfml `gegrfen

ldquoVgu jget degw w`mt ygu mri msdfenlsquo

Fts hmybi matir gei gr bgt` ga t`isi fekfjiets t`mt Oisus emhij

t`ih [ges ga Z`uejir

But t`fs kmet bi t`i afrst tfhi t`iyvi bi`mvij t`fs wmy Z`fs kmet

bi ivie fe me ievfrgehiet krmkdlfen wft` aimr mej mstgefs`hiet t`i

afrst tfhi t`isi k`mrmktir trmfts `mvi suramkij Z`isi stgrfis mri ripri-sietmtfvi meikjgtis ga pmttire bi`mvfgr Z`isi stgrfis mri kmsis fe pgfet

agriesfk ivfjieki tg istmblfs` me gvirmll virjfkt Z`fs stuaa fs brij fe

t`ifr bgeis Fts fe sg amr mej sg jiip sg ausij wft` t`ifr nuts t`mt t`iy

kmet ivie `ilp ft ft t`ih sbquo ygu wfll egt nit megt`ir s`gt Zmdi t`ifr

tuefks sbquo will jget ivie try

Mej t`ie t`iy k`meni Mej k`meni jrmhmtfkmlly Z`iy ture fesfji

gut Mt afrst t`iy mri eiw krimtfges hirily by vfrtui ga Oisus smyfen sg

wft` eg riml ivfjieki tg bmkd ft (w`fk` fs typfkml agr hgst ga us) But

t`iy mktumlly bikghi t`isi eiw krimtfges fe t`i alis` fe riml tfhi

agr mll tg sii Vgu kgulj tmdi biagri-mej-matir pgrtrmfts ga t`isi nuys

mej bi mstgefs`ij Fs t`i hfsirly hfsirmbli greiry lfttli skrmppir fe

t`mt pfkturi t`i wfsi nietli nieirgus lgvi-jfspiesir fe t`fs gei7 ^gw

^`givir jfj `fs hmdigvir fs nggj

i degw `gw t`mt `mppies Z`iy limre K`rfst Oisus spimds fetg

t`ih sbquo i brimt`is fetg t`ih sbquo lgen mej jiip iegun` t`mt m lgen mejjiip mltirfen `mppies wft`fe bgei mej nut mej huskli i wggs t`ih

tg brimd t`ih tg hmdi t`ih eiw Z`i menir t`mt brfstlis up fe t`ih

mt t`i limst sfne ga kgetietfge fs jrmwe gut ga t`ih lfdi pgfsge mej

riplmkij by supiremturml pmtfieki Z`i sila-mnnrmejfzfen sk`ihis t`mt

prigkkupy t`ifr wmdfen `gurs mej lfenir fe t`ifr sliip wft`ir mej jfi

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[GE[ GA ZYEJIR bull

mej fe t`ifr plmki jrimhs ga smkrfafki mej sirvmet`ggj nrgw Z`i sila-

pfty t`mt twfsts mej sgurs t`ifr billfis wms`is mwmy mej m t`medauleiss

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agr wgrs`fp mej gaairs tg hi t`i nfat ga Ngj sbquo mej `i jgis ft degwfen

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iviryt`fen wi jg mej stfll fevftis us tg degw `fh stfll fhpmrts tg us

t`i nfat ga Ngj Z`i sfenir wms pmrt ga m k`urk`-plmet ge t`i imst sfji

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mssgrthiet ga Ngj ivmjirs mej Ngj k`msirs Iviry [uejmy t`i k`urk`

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[ges ga Z`uejir(gr gw t`i [ge Hmdis Mll Z`fens Eiw)

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ga Z`uejir bikmhi [ges ga Ngj

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3 bull VGYR KYRK F[ ZGG [MAI

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t`ih [ges ga Z`uejir

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Mej t`fs fs fhpgrtmet Fts fhpgrtmet agr fts gwe smdi bikmusi fts

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tfge Fts trmnfk w`ieivir lgvis Efmnmrm Amlls pgurij fetg gur `imrts

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w`mt Oisus aguej sg jmhembli fe sg hmey ga Fsrmils rilfnfgus limjirs

hie upge w`gh Ngj `mj lmvfs`ij `fs fe`irftmeki but w`g bikmhi

gljir brgt`irs egt squmejirfen ft but `gmrjfen ft kghplmfefen mbgut

fts skmrkfty7

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But fts mlsg fhpgrtmet bikmusi wft`gut ixtrmvmnmet lgvi t`i k`urk`

wfll eivir ture t`i wgrlj ge fts `imj Ft wget ivie ture t`i wgrljs

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aguej ft ill bi eg bittir t`me m prfist gr m Livfti wmldfen pmst m hme

fe m jftk` limvfen `fh tg jfi Mnmfe F jget hime t`mt Ngj kmeegt

mej jgis egt gvirruli gur sghitfhis lmkdlustir piragrhmeki i mlwmys

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argh hy pmriets irm

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hmdi up w`mts lmkdfen i put t`i k`urk` iri tg sfen mej sfen lustfly

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menry jiprissij mej stukd

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iej ft M lmjy w`g wgrdij mt m bgutfqui w`iri Hmejy s`gppij fevftij `ir

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fe Hmejy m jiip prioujfki mnmfest rilfnfge mej ispikfmlly K`rfstfmefty

ir jmj wms m billfniriet mt`ifst ir hgh wft` w`gh s`i hgstly

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2 bull VGYR KYRK F[ ZGG [MAI

lfvij nrgwfen up ihbrmkij me ixgtfk mhmlnmh ga Eiw Mnfsh Imstire

hystfkfsh mej nggj glj sixuml prghfskufty Hmejy mbsgrbij argh mll

t`mt bgt` m rfngrgus sdiptfkfsh mej m sgat`imjij nullfbflfty [`i jfjet

degw w`mt tg hmdi ga m k`urk`y iviet lfdi m lmjfis ritrimt

But fe t`i iej Hmejys fetrfnui truhpij `ir suspfkfge mej s`i

kmhi Z`i spimdir tmldij mbgut t`i lgvi ga Ngj sbquo t`fs vmst gkime

jiip mej wfji purfayfen mej fetgxfkmtfen ueamt`ghmbli yit rfn`t `iri

fevftfen ygu tg jfvi fe Hmejy `mj eivir `imrj t`fs [`i kgulj skmrkily

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Mej t`ie s`i jgvi

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t`ifr lgvi argh `ir

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ixplmfe tg Burt w`mt `mj `mppieij mt t`i ritrimt

Z`mt wms sivirml yimrs mng Hmejy fs egw hmrrfij sbquo tg Nliee

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hmey wghie feklujfen m aiw ga ir sfblfens tg degw t`i lgvi ga K`rfst

t`mts bguej mej lggsij `ir

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m will Z`mt stgry fs tglj fe Og`e Oisus mej `fs jfskfplis mri trmvilfen

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tg t`i rgga ga `fs hgut`

F t`frst

M s`mjgw amlls mkrgss `fh i lggds up M wghme fs t`iri mlgei

[`i trfis tg fnegri `fh M sfjiwmys nlmeki m pgsi ga mlggaeiss [`i mkts

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[FENFEN IMQIE[ LGQI [GEN bull 29

lfdi `is egt t`iri hgvis mrguej `fh lfdi `is sghi feemti p`ysfkml

gbstmkli fhhgvmbli

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ldquoVgu mri m Oiw mej F mh m [mhmrftme wghme gw kme ygu msd hi

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jfvirsfges mej ivmsfges Oisus gaairs `ir lfvfen wmtir ldquot`i nfat ga Ngjlsquo

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m dfej ga pirsge `uhbli `uenry wfji mwmdi w`g kghis fe spfrft mej

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kgulj imsfly hfss t`i rivglutfge mt `mej s`i ngis bmkd tg `ir tgwe mej

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Mej t`iy `iij `ir

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21 bull VGYR KYRK F[ ZGG [MAI

[`i ldquosmfj tg t`i pigplilsquo Z`mts t`i rivglutfgemry jitmfl Z`mts t`i

s`gkd wmvi ga t`i stgry ^i `mvi lfttli bmkdnrguej tg t`fs iekguetir

^i degw argh t`i tixt mt `mej ms will ms argh gt`ir plmkis bfblf-

kml mej `fstgrfkml mbgut t`i hutuml `gstflfty mej suspfkfge bitwiie

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jfriktly t`mt `ir niejir fs m kulturml prgblih ms will

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mbgut t`fs pmrtfkulmr stgry ^i degw t`mt fe nieirml wghie fe t`i

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gei ga t`i efkir geis mej ft oust nits wgrsi argh t`iri sbquo ghi wrikdir

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ldquoZ`iy kmhi gut ga t`i tgwelsquo

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s`is lmkdij K`rfst ms ristgrij `mtivir s`mhis dipt fe t`i s`mjgws

K`rfst `ms rihgvij

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agr suri t`mt Oisus tglj `ir fs t`mt s`is `mj afvi `usbmejs mej s`is

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plitily t`iy jiafei `irBut ft mlsg smys m lgt mbgut Oisus Ft tills us t`i tgei wft` w`fk` `i

spgdi Z`iri kguljet `mvi biie m sfenli egti ga kgejihemtfge fe ft

Z`iri kguljet `mvi biie ivie m s`mjgw ga skgljfen gr s`mhfen [`i

`imrj t`i vgfki ga lgvi [`i `imrj t`i vgfki ga mkkiptmeki [`i jgis t`i

hmt` t`i Hissfm` rivimls fhsila tg hi timk`is hi mbgut Ngjs imrt

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[FENFEN IMQIE[ LGQI [GEN bull 2gt

agr wgrs`fp mej gaairs tg hi t`i nfat ga Ngj sbquo mej `i jgis ft degwfen

aull will iviryt`fen Fvi ivir jgei Hy pmst jgiset jfsqumlfay hi Hy

pmst `ms egt agraiftij hy auturi i jgiset `glj hy pmst mnmfest hi

F wms spimdfen fe m tgwe eimr Zgrgetg m aiw yimrs mng mej gei ga t`i

sfenirs ge t`i wgrs`fp timh tglj m stgry mbgut t`i Hme w`g degws

iviryt`fen wi jg mej stfll fevftis us tg degw `fh stfll fhpmrts tg us

t`i nfat ga Ngj Z`i sfenir wms pmrt ga m k`urk`-plmet ge t`i imst sfji

ga tgwe sbquo lgts ga jrun mjjfkts jrun jimlirs nmen limjirs prgstftutist`i usuml suspikts sbquo mej sg gatie t`i sirvfkis wiri afllij wft` m wflj

mssgrthiet ga Ngj ivmjirs mej Ngj k`msirs Iviry [uejmy t`i k`urk`

sirvij kghhuefge sbquo hgstly bikmusi iviry [uejmy pigpli eiijij t`i

Brimj ga Lfai mej Lfvfen ^mtir Z`iy eiijij tg degw t`mt Oisus jfj agr

t`ih w`mt t`iy kgulj eivir jg agr t`ihsilvis

Gei [uejmy m striitwmldir w`gj eivir biie tg t`i k`urk` biagri

kmhi fe [`i wms fe rgun` s`mpi brufsij s`mdfen bijrmnnlij ^`ie

t`i pmstgr stggj up tg sirvi kghhuefge `i ixplmfeij w`mt ft fs tmd-

fen K`rfst `fhsila `fs agrnfvfen rijiihfen `imlfen lfai fetg t`i viry

blggj mej bgeis ga gursilvis Ft fs aimstfen ge K`rfsts agrnfvieiss mej

lgvi mej prghfsi ga eiweiss

Z`ie t`iy pmssij t`i plmti ga brimj mrguej Z`i striitwmldir tggd m

`mejaul ga brimj mej pflij ft ge t`i lmp ga ir s`grt sdfrt `ie fevftij

s`i mti ft mll lfkdfen kruhbs gaa `ir afenirs Z`ie t`i kup kmhi mrguej

mej t`i striitwmldir jfj lfdiwfsi tggd sfx gr sivie lfttli t`fhbliaulsmej jgweij t`ih mll tfppfen imk` kup bmkd tg jrmfe t`i jrins Mll t`i

tfhi s`i wipt

[`i wmset p`ysfkmlly `uenry [`i wmset p`ysfkmlly t`frsty

[`i wms stmrvij agr lgvi [`i wms pmrk`ij agr nrmki [`i kgulj egt

nit iegun` ga K`rfst

ldquoKghi sii m hmelsquo Kghi mej sii t`i hme w`g degws iviryt`fen

Fvi ivir jgei mej stfll gaairs hi iviryt`fen `is ivir jgei Kghi hiitt`i hme w`g degws hi t`rgun` mej t`rgun` mej lgvis hi mll t`i

smhi

Kghi hiit t`i hme

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KMSZIR Z^G

[ges ga Z`uejir(gr gw t`i [ge Hmdis Mll Z`fens Eiw)

Oisus kmllij t`ih [ges ga Z`uejir mej t`mt emhijt`ih will Z`gsi bgys Omhis mej Og`e wiri `gt`imjs Z`iy wiri `iil

nrmbbirs Z`iy wiri t`fe sdfeeij Z`iy wiri `mfr trfnnirij Z`iy wiri

lfn`t afenirij ]ufkd tg tmdi gaaiesi eursi m nrujni ixplgft m wimdeiss

stiml m bfrt`rfn`t pflair m blissfen Z`iy wiri hghhms bgys mej k`fps

gaa t`i glj blgkd Z`iy wiri fe ft agr t`ihsilvis Z`iy wiri rimjy mt t`i

limst prgvgkmtfge riml gr fhmnfeij tg bust k`gps Z`iy wiri pripmrij

mt t`i slfn`tist gppgrtuefty riml gr fhmnfeij tg sifzi mjvmetmni Z`iyj

`mppfly tg jiaiej t`ifr gwe `gegr lggsi wimpges ga hmss jistruktfgege tfey Hfjjli Imstire vfllmnis Z`iyj `mppfly tg mjvmeki t`ifr gwe

`gegr hmdi m lmej nrmb agr t`i bist riml istmti fe imvie Z`iy t`gun`t

bifen fe Oisus kmhp nmvi t`ih m hgegpgly ge pgwir mej klgut

F pfkturi t`ih Og`e `ms m rms` ga mkei brfn`t ms wmr pmfet mlgen

`fs omwlfei Omhis `ms emrrgw iyis mej m sullie jgweture tg `fs hgut`

Bgt` mri k`rgefkmlly tiesij up Z`iy brfstli wft` pirsgeml nrfivmeki

Oust spgflfen agr m afn`t Z`iy festfektfvily jfvfji lfai fetg twg kmting-rfis t`rimts tg bi kguetirij mej mjvmetmnis tg bi tmdie

Mej t`ie t`iy k`menij Egt mll fe m rus`4 ft `mppieij by fek`is

fe m slgw rguejmbgut wmy But Og`es ipft`it wmset [ge ga Z`uejir Ft

wms Mpgstli ga Lgvi Lfdily Omhiss lfai tggd m sfhflmr ture Z`i [ges

ga Z`uejir bikmhi [ges ga Ngj

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3 bull VGYR KYRK F[ ZGG [MAI

Fts m stgry wgrt` tillfen mej rialiktfen ge egt t`i limst bikmusi ft

smys sghit`fen tg t`i k`urk` Ms t`ie sg egw menir eivir nits us viry

amr Megt`ir Omhis t`i brgt`ir ga Oisus smys ms huk` ldquoHy jimr brgt`-

irs mej sfstirs tmdi egti ga t`fs Ivirygei s`gulj bi qufkd tg lfstie slgw

tg spimd mej slgw tg bikghi menry bikmusi gur menir jgis egt prgjuki

t`i rfn`tiguseiss t`mt Ngj jisfrislsquo=

ldquoGur menir jgis egt prgjuki t`i rfn`tiguseiss t`mt Ngj jisfrislsquo

Menir mktumlly hmdis us tgg smai Fts m pgsturi wi strfdi tg mvgfj t`i

hgri kgstly rfsdy hissy wmy ga jimlfen wft` strmenirs mej ieihfis

w`fk` fs tg lgvi t`ih Z`i [ges ga Z`uejir limreij t`fs4 t`iy limreij

t`mt ft tmdis hgri kgurmni tg lgvi ygur ieihy t`me tg mttmkd `fh

Fhmnfei Oisus k`ggsfen `fs jfskfplis i spiet mll efn`t fe prmyir fe

m `fjjie plmki mej t`ie kmllij t`ih tg `fhsila ldquot`mt t`iy hfn`t bi

wft` `fh mej t`mt `i hfn`t siej t`ih gutlsquo2 ldquoZ`isi mri t`i twilvi

`i mppgfetij [fhge (tg w`gh `i nmvi t`i emhi Sitir) Omhis sge ga_ibijii mej `fs brgt`ir Og`e (tg t`ih `i nmvi t`i emhi Bgmeirnis

w`fk` himes ‐sges ga t`uejir) Mejriw S`flfp Bmrt`glghiw Hmt-

t`iw Z`ghms Omhis sge ga Mlp`mius Z`mjjmius [fhge t`i _imlgt

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agr wgrs`fp mej gaairs tg hi t`i nfat ga Ngj sbquo mej `i jgis ft degwfen

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t`i nfat ga Ngj Z`i sfenir wms pmrt ga m k`urk`-plmet ge t`i imst sfji

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smhi

Kghi hiit t`i hme

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[ges ga Z`uejir(gr gw t`i [ge Hmdis Mll Z`fens Eiw)

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ga Z`uejir bikmhi [ges ga Ngj

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mej fe t`ifr plmki jrimhs ga smkrfafki mej sirvmet`ggj nrgw Z`i sila-

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bull VGYR KYRK F[ ZGG [MAI

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[GE[ GA ZYEJIR bull gt

t`fen ilsi sghit`fen nrimtir sghi jiip iejurfen nggj fs ngfen ge

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kghhuefty agrhij mrguej Oisus Z`iy kmllij fh t`i Mpgstli ga Lgvi ^`mtivir Oisus smw fe t`i hme mej fe `fs brgt`ir t`mt prghptij t`i

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t`mt riemhfen feskrfbis m k`meni sg vmst mej sg jiip ft bikghis t`i

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fs fe viry emturi[ges ga Z`uejir fetg Mpgstlis ga Lgvi

Bi`glj `i hmdis mll t`fens eiw

Z`iris m liniej mbgut Og`e t`mt fa egt trui rfens trui i lfvij sbquo

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