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Aoh Hdokgs as o fdrlgr prdng`tadhast wmd bavgs ah tmg
Zgst Lacbohcs watm mas wafg ohc tmgar favg `mabcrgh. Fdr
tmg post sax ygors, Aoh mos eggh wratahj s`rgghpboys ohc
troahahj td eg`dlg o egmovadrob tmgropast. !g fahobby
tddk tmg pbhjg ohc wrdtg o hdvgb sd tmg wdrbc `dbc
rgoc tmg wdrcs tmot movg eggh `dhsastghtby`dlpbalghtgc ey prdc`grs ohc s`rapt `dhsbtohts dvgr
tmg ygors. "gh ygors dh frdl s`raeebahj stdry acgos dh
tmg botg#smaft ot tmg `ahglo, Mdurjboss Mgajmts wos
edrh.
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"mas eddk as cgca`otgc td ly bdvahj wafg. %mg hgvgr bdst
foatm ah lg crahj ly wratahj ndrhgy, ohc hgvgr
obbdwgc lg td javg at p fdr o rgjbor poy `mg&g.
A bdvg yd, Ha`.
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A o h C o v a c d o k g s
M D W U J B O P P M G A J M S P
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'dpyrajmt ! Aoh (ovac Hdokgs
"mg rajmt df Aoh (ovac Hdokgs td eg acghtafagc os otmdr df tmas
wdrk mos eggh ossgrtgc ey mal ah o``drcoh`g watm sg`tadh )) ohc
)* df tmg 'dpyrajmt, (gsajhs ohc +otghts `t -**.
bb rajmts rgsgrvgc. Hd port df tmas peba`otadh loy eg rgprdc`gc,
stdrgc ah o rgtragvob systgl, dr trohslattgc ah ohy fdrl dr ey ohy
lgohs, gbg`trdha`, lg`moha`ob, pmdtd`dpyahj, rg`drcahj, dr
dtmgrwasg, watmdt tmg pradr pgrlassadh df tmg pebasmgrs.
hy pgrsdh wmd `dllats ohy hotmdra/gc o`t ah rgbotadh td tmas
peba`otadh loy eg baoebg td `ralahob prdsg`tadh ohc `avab `boalsfdr colojgs.
'A+ `otobdjg rg`drc fdr tmas tatbg as ovoaboebg frdl tmg 9ratasm
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sbggpahj lgoht facjgtahj ah egc, tmahkahj. At wos hgvgr o jddc
acgo td obbdw ly lahc td wdhcgr oedt tmg post.
At cach8t edtmgr lg sd l`m wmgh A wos ot tmg prg`ah`t. (oy
dr hajmt, tmg prg`ah`t prdvacgc lg watm tmg soh`tory df ly dwh
eeebg O o sg`raty eeebg `rgotgc td prdtg`t tmg pgdpbg ordhc
lg os l`m os td prdtg`t lysgbf.
At wos egttgr td rlahotg dvgr wmot tmg prahtgr moc nst eggh
spattahj dt eg`osg wdrk sgrvgc twd prpdsgs$ at kgpt lg esy
cdahj sdlgtmahj lgohahjfb, wma`m lgoht bgss wdrry talg, ohc
at prdvacgc oh dppdrthaty td erh edtm ghcs df tmg wdrbc#
rghdwhgc `ohcbg.
A wos fahobby oebg td tgor tmg rgsbts frdl o cotgc ahkngt tmotmoc dhby nst `dlpbgtgc ats tosk. A wos srg at wos dhby o lottgr
df talg egfdrg at wdbc eg rgpbo`gc watm o swohky hgw bosgr#ngt
tmot wdbc spat dt o mhcrgc pojgs o lahtg, et tmg cg`ocg#dbc
tmrl df tmas prahtgr ahvajdrotgc lg. At rglahcgc lg df fabbahj
dt fokg pdba`g rgpdrts os o `mabc wmgh ly coc moc td erahj lg
ah td wdrk watm mal.
9o`k tmgh, A obwoys `ojmt tmg eoc jy watm ly lgta`bds
oclahastrotavg wdrk ohc ly olo/ahj pdwgrs df cgc`tadh. Lyfahjgrtaps wdbc eg `dvgrgc ah ebo`k ahk ohc ly `ralg rgpdrts
wdbc eg pgppgrgc watm slcjgs. Est bakg ly coc8s.
Af tmg cgportlght smrahk moc eggh oebg td rgoc ly lahc, A8l
srg A wdbch8t movg eggh cgglgc fat fdr cty. pdba`g
cgtg`tavg `dbch8t eg erdkgh. Ly fotmgr dh`g tdbc lg tmot tmg
rdbg df o cgtg`tavg wos salpbg$ stdp tmg eoc jys. !g moc eggh o
wgbb#rgspg`tgc cgtg`tavg dh tmg pdba`g fdr`g O htab A bagc ohcghcgc mas rgajh, tmot as. At wosh8t gosy eo`k tmgh fdr o Eopohgsg
cgtg`tavg td gorh rgspg`t dh tmg fdr`g, ohc A dwgc at td mal td
pmdbc tmg "ohoko holg ohc `orry dh `ot`mahj tmg eoc jys.
"mg prahtdt cgbavgrgc tmg hgws A moc mdpgc fdr, et at wos
tdd botg td o`t dh at tdhajmt. A wdbc spgok td tmg `optoah ah tmg
ldrhahj ohc loyeg mg wdbc fahobby cggl lg fat ghdjm td
bgovg tmg dffa`g ohc o`tobby fdbbdw p dh sdlgtmahj lysgbf. A
khgw A wos o jddc `dp O o jrgot `dp gvgh. Af ebo`kloab ohcottglptgc lrcgr `dbch8t jgt lg dt df egc ohc kggp ly bafg
prdjrgssahj fdrworc, tmgh A wos ah trdebg.
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!>A;!"%, o &oaht, fdr#stdry oportlght eabcahj tmot bddkgc
bakg at moc eggh pb`kgc frdl tmg `dhtrysacg ohc tmgh crdppgc
slo`k eohj dh tmg hdrtmgrh gcjg df tmg `aty balats.
Af ohy eabcahj cgsgrvgc td movg tmg mgbb eottgrgc dt df at,
tmgh !drjboss !gajmts wos tmot eabcahj. Ih tmg dtsacg, tmg
era`kwdrk moc `rlebgc ohc tmg poahtwdrk moc pggbgc eo`kordhc tmg wahcdw ohc cddr frolgs. `bdsgr ahspg`tadh wdbc
rgvgob tmot tmg wddcwdrk moc dh`g eggh erjhcy, ohc tmot tmg
era`kwdrk moc dh`g moc tmg wgotmgrgc#`dhtrysacg bddk tmot o
typa`ob rrob egc#ohc#ergokfost wdbc movg edostgc ah ats pralg
ygors.
"mg ahsacg tdbc o caffgrght stdry obtdjgtmgr, dhg tmot egjoh
eo`k ah tmg botg gajmtags wmgh oh oleatads `dpbg moc locg tmgtrap frdl Eopoh td dpgh ohc rh tmgar dwh oportlght eabcahj.
?akg ohy `dpbg ppahj rddts ohc trovgbbahj td o hgw `dhtry,
!ard Hodka ohc mas wafg Cra, moch8t fdhc at gosy. "mdjm !ard
moc crgolgc fdr ldst df mas fdrty ygors df ldvahj td o hgw
`dhtry ohc rhhahj mas dwh esahgss, fdr Cra tmg `mohjg moc
eggh bakg ldvahj td ohdtmgr pbohgt ohc smg strjjbgc td ocopt td
s`m o caffgrght woy df bafg.
"wghty#favg ygors botgr, dhby smottgrgc crgols ohc oydhjgr wafg rgloahgc fdr !ard. !g wos hdw nst o smocdw df
tmg ydhjgr loh wmd dh`g mgbc eaj oleatadhs fdr o s``gssfb
esahgss ohc moppy folaby, sdlgtmahj mg8c eggh cgtgrlahgc td
o`magvg oftgr o ebgok `mabcmddc. !ard moc lohojgc td kggp
!drjboss !gajmts obavg, et mas lorraojg td Cra moc cagc lohy
lddhs ojd.
!ard boy watm mas mgoc wroppgc ah mas pabbdw ohc mas orl
crddpgc dvgr tmg tdp td kggp at farlby ah pbo`g. kgla, mas prgttyhgw wafg, boy egsacg mal. %mg storgc ot tmg `gabahj, et smg
wosh8t ahtgrgstgc ah crdwhahj dt tmg rolpoht sdhcs df o egc
`rosmahj ahtd tmg wobb tmot wgrg `dlahj frdl tmg oportlght hgxt
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cddr. !ard shdrgc tmrdjm tmg `o`dpmdhy df pralob jrhtahj ohc
eohsmgg#bakg s`rgolahj.
G!ardJ kgla wmaspgrgc ah ldrg ebahc mdpg tmoh
gxpg`toh`g. !ard llebgc ah mas sbggp ohc t`kgc mas khggs
tajmtgr ahtd mas `mgst td fdrl o pgrfg`t fdgtob pdsatadh. kgla
rffbgc mgr spaky ebo`k moar, rgtrhgc o lffbgc wmalpgr ohc
sblpgc eo`k dhtd mgr sacg df tmg egc. %mg wosh8t ah tmg lddc
td sbggp.
%mg storgc ot tmg wobb tmot tmrgotghgc td tdppbg dvgr ohc ghc
tmgar bavgs egfdrg ldrhahj, tmgh trhgc mgr jo/g td !ard wmd
wos stabb shdrahj. %bdwby, kgla `bolegrgc dhtd mgr khggs ohc
jrappgc tmg mgocedorc td stgocy mgr wgajmt. ftgr dhg bostjboh`g ot !ard, kgla prgssgc mgr gor ojoahst tmg wobb ohc
smaftgc td o ldrg `dlfdrtoebg pdsatadh watm mgr gbedws pgr`mgc
otdp tmg mgocedorc. kgla slabgc mgr `mggkagst slabg.
"mg rgbghtbgss jrhtahj ohc jrdohahj ahtghsafagc, ohc tmg
tmlpahj frdl tmg egc hgxt cddr jrgw sd frads tmot at egjoh
ndbtahj kgla8s mgoc, et smg moc hd ahtghtadh df ldvahj owoy
frdl tmg wobb. Ahstgoc, smg pdsatadhgc obb mgr wgajmt dh dhg orl
ohc sbatmgrgc mgr frgg mohc cdwh mgr edcy tmrdjm tmg wrahkbgsdf mgr sabky jdwh ohc dhby stdppgc wmgh smg rgo`mgc worl
fbgsm.
kgla `bdsgc mgr gygs os smg crojjgc tmg gcjg df mgr jdwh
p td mgr hovgb ohc sg`rgc at egtwggh mgr raes ohc tmg
mgocedorc. jghtbg ldoh gs`opgc mgr baps os mgr fahjgrtaps
ersmgc obdhj tmg `rgosg ot tmg tdp df mgr bgj. hdtmgr ldoh
tra`kbgc tmrdjm mgr baps, tmas talg watm ldrg ahtghsaty os mgrfahjgrs tro`gc mgr `batdras. kgla jboh`gc cdwh ot !ard os
ohdtmgr bdc jrdoh pghgtrotgc tmg wobb. %mg wos cgspgrotg td
`dhtahg, et `rovgc !ard8s td`m gvgh ldrg.
GA khdw yd owokg, !ard2J kgla woatgc, et !ard cach8t
ldvg oh ah`m. !as shdrgs `dhtahgc ah o``dlpohalght td tmg
eohjahj df tmg egc dh tmg dtmgr sacg df tmg wobb. %mg rgstgc mgr
mohc dh mas smdbcgr ohc bgohgc ah tdworc mas gor. GLr. Hodka,
hd fokah8 lg2J smg pdtgc watm o frstrotgc wmaspgr, et !ardlgrgby facjgtgc ahtd o caffgrght pdsatadh ohc stortgc td shdrg
ojoah. G!ard, A woht stffahj bakg hgajmedr cd. +bgosg2J
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Zmgh !ard stabb cach8t ldvg, kgla srrghcgrgc td cgfgot
fdr favg smdrt sg`dhcs. 9t tmgh o eaj slabg psmgc p mgr
egotafbby cgfahgc fgotrgs.
GA javg yd mohc,J smg jajjbgc. ?akg o shokg sggkahj dt ats
prgy, kgla8s mohc sbatmgrgc o`rdss tmg &abt, ahtgrtwahahj
egtwggh tmg fdbcs, vobbgys ohc mabbtdps fdrlgc ey tmg c`k
fgotmgrs ahsacg tmg &abt ohc sgor`mahj fdr tmg gcjg sd at `dbc jd
ah fdr tmg kabb. kgla twat`mgc o `mggky jrah ohc jghtby
tajmtghgc tmg pobl df mgr mohc ordhc !ard8s pghas. btmdjm
kgla moc pgtatg mohcs, tmgrg wosh8t ghdjm rajacaty ah !ard8s
wrahkbgc lohmddc td javg mgr sdlgtmahj td wdrk watm.
ftgr o fbb lahtg df s&gg/ahj, tjjahj ohc strdkahj, ateg`olg devads td kgla tmot sgx wosh8t dh tmg lgh tdhajmt.
%mg shot`mgc mgr mohc frdl eghgotm tmg &abt ohc `rdssgc mgr
orls bakg o pgtboht `mabc wmd moc eggh cghagc o bdbbypdp.
GHd foar, lgoh loh2J kgla woatgc, mdpahj mgr storgs
`dbc loja`obby trh !ard ahtd tmg eobb df sgxob ghgrjy smg
`rovgc.
Zmgh !ard wosh8t wdrkahj, mg `dbc sobby eg fdhc
wot`mahj mas fovdratg wabcbafg prdjrols. Ihg ohalob tmotfos`ahotgc mal wos tmg pdssl, o `rgotrg mg8c bgorhgc wos
folds fdr pboyahj cgoc wmgh hcgr otto`k, tmdjm ah trtm,
tmgy jd ahtd smd`k wmgh strgssgc. !ard `ro`kgc o slabg wmgh mg
wdhcgrgc af tmot wos nst wmot mg wos cdahj hdw.
kgla tjjgc tmg &abt dvgr mgr smdbcgr ohc trhgc owoy
frdl mal. tahy sajm craftgc frdl mgr ldtm, et at locg
!ard8s slabg focg owoy. At wosh8t o sajm df ohjgr. !ard khgwkgla bdvgc mal, et mg obsd hcgrstddc smg wos o ydhj
wdloh.
!ard dpghgc mas gygs. !g wohtgc td smdw kgla sdlg
offg`tadh et cach8t woht td bgoc mgr dh. !g wosh8t o ydhj loh
ohyldrg, ohc mg wos gxmostgc. Ah oh alprgssavg lohgvgr, mg
bgt dt o jrdoh tmot `dbc dhby gs`opg tmg baps df oh h`dhs`ads
loh. !g wroppgc mas orl dvgr mgr ohc &a`kby rgslgc
shdrahj. Fdr jddc lgosrg, eghgotm mas shdrahj, mg lttgrgc tmgwdrcs G?dvg yd, kgla.J
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kgla smddk mgr mgoc, et `dbch8t mdbc eo`k o tahy slabg.
%mg pbo`gc mgr mohc dh mas fdrgorl, kassgc mas mohc ohc jghtby
gosgc at egtwggh mgr smdbcgr ohc now td rgst dh.
IH "!> I"!>4 %A(> IF "!> 9>">H Z?? wos tmg
%dllgr rgsacgh`g. ?drroahg ohc (ovac moc eggh lorragc fdr
fdrtggh ygors ohc rgfsgc td obbdw tmg trohsatadh df talg td
ca`totg mdw frg&ghtby tmgy locg bdvg dr mdw possadhotg ohc
vajdrds tmgar sgx smdbc eg. Zmgh tmg lddc tddk tmgl,
?drroahg ohc (ovac bakgc at morc ohc fost O ohc tmg lddc moc
tokgh tmgl tdhajmt.
folaby pmdtdjropm strjjbgc td stoy prajmt dh o egcsacgtoebg tmot wos egahj oesgc os ojjrgssavgby os tmg wobb. "mg
pmdtdjropm fgotrgc tmg `dpbg mjjahj tmgar twgbvg#ygor#dbc
twah jarbs dh o shhy ego`m. "mgy cach8t jd owoy vgry dftgh sd
tmgy trgosrgc tmdsg rorg coys wmgh tmgy wgrg oebg, ohc tmas
pmdtdjropm wos o `dhstoht rglahcgr df tmg alpdrtoh`g df
gs`opahj tmg `aty watm ydr folaby. "mgy bdvgc tmgar `mabcrgh td
castro`tadh et sow hd rgosdh td sg tmgl os oh gx`sg td pbo`g
edhcorags dh tmgar sgxob fohtosags dr td o`t ah o woy tmg wdrbcegbagvgc oh gxpgragh`gc lorragc `dpbg smdbc.
?drroahg cach8t movg tmg edcy df o spgr#ldcgb et mgr
`rvgs wgrg ah obb tmg rajmt pbo`gs. %mg wos o cgca`otgc wafg ohc
ldtmgr, ohc at wos mgr cg`asadh td stoy ot mdlg ohc roasg mgr
`mabcrgh os smg sow fat. 9g`osg tmg `dpbg smorgc tmg solg
vobgs ohc jdobs, at wos rorg tmot tmgy wdbc fajmt dvgr tmg
`mabcrgh."mdjm at cach8t sggl pdssaebg, tmg po`g df tmg rd`kahj egc
ahtghsafagc. "mg egc ndahts moc stortgc s&gokahj ohc wgrg hdw
dh tmg vgrjg df spbahtgrahj ohc fobbahj oport hcgr tmg prgssrg.
"mgsg sdhcs dhby occgc td tmg ldlght fdr tmgl os tmgar bdvg#
lokahj opprdo`mgc o `rgs`ghcd.
GA bdvg tmg f`kah8 smat dt df yd, bdvg#pdt,J (ovac jrhtgc,
egfdrg eatahj ?drroahg8s bdwgr bap ohc ersmahj tmg eo`ks df mas
fahjgrs o`rdss mgr `mggk.(ovac wdrkgc os o sobgsloh ot o bd`ob `or cgobgrsmap.
9sahgss moc eggh prgtty sbdw tmg post `dpbg df ygors, sd (ovac
wos hgvgr jdahj td lokg at ra`m sgbbahj `ors. 9t mg wos dkoy
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watm tmot eg`osg sd bdhj os mg `dbc poy tmg rght ohc pt fddc
dh tmg toebg. !as folaby wos obb mg hggcgc td kggp slabahj.
Zatm jrahcahj maps ohc o stroahgc fo`g, ?drroahg mdwbgc
bdcby ohc roh mgr fahjgrs tmrdjm (ovacMs moar egfdrg jrappahj
at tajmtby ohc pbbahj mas fo`g `bdsgr td mgr dwh.
(ovac8s edcy smccgrgc os af o edbt df bajmthahj moc str`k
mal cggp ahsacg mas egbby ohc tmgh rd`kgtgc td mas mgoc.
!as gygs `bdsgc.
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egjjahj lg td got egfdrg tmg twastahj ohc wrgh`mahj `dllattgc
at td tmg mhjgr ht#mdsg. A sylpotma/gc oftgr fggcahj at hdtmahj
et smatty `dffgg ohc stobg `aty oar fdr tmg post faftggh mdrs.
A pbbgc ahtd o porkahj bdt tmot wos srrdhcgc ey o mohcfb
df fost#fddc dtbgts. Hd folds erohc#holgs bakg L`(dhobcs dr
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GEst o esy hajmt, 'orbds. +a//o wos nst os jddc os tmg bost
dhg.J
'orbds fbosmgc mas smahagr#tmoh#wmatg tggtm ojoah ohc sbac tmg
pa//o edx o`rdss tmg `dhtgr watm o stgolahj fdol `p pgr`mgc
dh tdp df at. !g pottgc ly mohc ohc tdssgc ah dhg df mas `mggsy,
ahhd`ght wahks fdr jddc lgosrg.
'orbds wos edrh ohc roasgc ah Hgw Cdrk, ohc af A moch8t
eggh bddkahj mas woy wmgh mg spdkg A wdbc movg swdrh mg wos
4oy ?adtto frdl Jddcfgbbos. Af A wgrg td pt sgx dh o pbotg fdr
mal, mg wdbc eg tglptgc td tokg o eatg O et hbakg 4oy8s
`moro`tgr, mg khgw tmg bahgs tmot smdbch8t eg `rdssgc. !g wos o
lorragc loh ohc obtmdjm tmg acgo df s`rgwahj o `dp lajmtmovg oppgobgc td mal, A tmahk 'orbds wdbc movg eattgh mas
kh`kbgs ohc rgsastgc tmg alpbsg. 9t cd yd gvgr rgobby khdw
wmot8s jdahj tmrdjm tmg lahc df o loh
G"mohks, 'orbds.
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sdlgtmahj `bdsgr td tmg srfo`g df ly `dhs`adshgss wos tgbbahj
lg tmot at wos wrdhj.
A dpghgc tmg cddr ohc stgppgc mgoc farst ahtd tmg wgt hajmt. A
wos dhby o fgw stracgs frdl ly `or egfdrg ly wmatg `dttdh
ebdsg wos sdokgc ohc sgg#tmrdjm, sojjahj o`rdss ly ergosts
ohc bgovahj vgry battbg td tmg alojahotadh. A `orragc dh
rgjorcbgss, tmg ropac roahcrdps hdw jboh`ahj dff ly sotrotgc
`bdtmahj. A stdppgc wmgh mgocbajmts fbosmgc nst ah frdht df lg.
!g wos storahj ot lg tmrdjm mas wahcsmagbc.
"mas talg, tmgrg wos hd lojo/ahg td des`rg mas bdhjahj
bddk ot lg. A khgw mdw wrdhj at wos td cd tmas. ftgr obb, A wos
o cgca`otgc cgtg`tavg. 9o`k ah tmg coys wmgh A wos o egot `dp,A8c orrgstgc pgdpbg fdr cdahj wmot A wos prpdsgby stlebahj
ahtd.
!g kabbgc mas bajmts, bgft tmg ldtdr rhhahj ohc woatgc ah tmg
`or. !g khgw A moc tokgh o eaj rask obrgocy ohc tmot A wos vgry
bakgby td sgg at tmrdjm, rgjorcbgss df wmot mg cac hgxt. !g wos
rajmt.
A prgssgc fdrworc tdworc mas `or, o stotadh wojdh tmot
`dlpbgtgc tmg folaby pa`trg. Zmgh A rgo`mgc at, mg cach8t dpghtmg cddr. !g cach8t gvgh wahc cdwh tmg wahcdw. !g nst sot ohc
woatgc fdr lg td lokg tmg hgxt ldvg. s A toppgc tmg wahcdw, o
sby jrah `rgosgc mas fo`g os mg bgohgc o`rdss tmg possghjgr sgot
ohc ah`mgc tmg cddr dpgh.
A jrappgc tmg gcjg df tmg cddr ohc, fdr tmg farst talg, o
ldlght df h`grtoahty ta`kbgc ly cg`asadh lokahj. "mg cddr
ral wos a`g#`dbc frdl tmg eattgr hajmt ohc ly mohc stortgc tdsmokg. A wos o strdhj#lahcgc cgtg`tavg, sd wmy wos A sd ahtght
dh jdahj tmrdjm watm tmas hc, ldrg alpdrtohtby, wmy wos A
sd s`orgc
"mg tmahkahj ohc mgsatotadh wos kabbahj lg. A swhj tmg
cddr wacg dpgh, rgfsahj td obbdw lysgbf ohdtmgr sg`dhc td
rgfbg`t dh wmot A wos cdahj. 4gfbg`tadh `dbc woat htab A moc mdt
wotgr rhhahj cdwh ly botmgrgc edcy ah tmg `dlfdrt ohc
sg`raty df ly smdwgr O ohc loyeg hdt gvgh tmgh, eg`osg Awos cdahj tmas fdr o rgosdh. pragst wdbc `obb at pghoh`g. A
`obbgc at phasmlght. A egbagvgc tmot A cgsgrvgc gvgrytmahj tmas
loh wdbc cd td lg. ftgr obb, A cach8t javg at o sg`dhc tmdjmt
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faftggh ygors ojd wmgh ly fotmgr wos egahj ebcjgdhgc td cgotm
ah oh obbgy.
'baleahj ahtd tmg `or sddh prdvgc td eg tmg dhby `dhtrdb A
moc dvgr tmg hgxt tgh lahtgs. !g pah`mgc ly `mah morc watm mas
slddtm, popgr#psmahj mohc ohc mgbc at for ghdjm owoy sd tmot
mg `dbc bddk ahtd ly gygs. !g storgc ot lg fdr o wmabg,
gxolahahj lg. !g sgglgc hsrg, ygt cgtgrlahgc.
sg`dhc wahc sccghby gxpbdcgc tmrdjm mas edcy ohc
ahtd mas mohcs. !g jospgc ohc flebgc watm mas fby, strjjbahj td
rgbgosg mas tmrdeeahj grg`tadh. Zatm jrdwahj frstrotadh, mg
psmgc mas pgbvas dt df tmg sgot sd mg `dbc pbb cdwh mas
trdsgrs ohc hbgosm mas frstrotadhs ohc rgjrgts dh lg.A mat ly mgoc ah tmg loymgl, et mg cach8t osk af A wos
dkoy. Ahstgoc, mg wroppgc ly bdhj ebo`k moar ordhc mas fahjgrs
ohc sbdwby et srgby smhtgc ly mgoc tdworc mas bop.
GIpgh, dpgh, dpgh,J mg shoppgc ah morsm, boedrgc ergotms.
!g cach8t soy wmot, et A khgw tmot mg wohtgc lg td dpgh ly
ldtm. A cach8t movg talg td tokg o ergotm egfdrg mg fdr`gc ly
mgoc cdwh morc. A `dbch8t ahmobg, et mg cach8t `org. !g pbbgc
ly mgoc p ey ly moar, et mas grg`tadh stabb d``pagc ly ldtmohc A wos hoebg td tokg o ergotm egfdrg mg psmgc lg eo`k
cdwh.
A jospgc ohc A jrappgc mas khgg morc, et A cach8t fajmt eo`kN
A `dbch8t ohc wdbch8t. !as fdrgskah crgw eo`k ohc jotmgrgc
ordhc ly baps os tmg sabky tap df mas pghas sbac ordhc tmg wobbs
df ly ldtm. s mg psmgc ly mgoc cdwh frtmgr, mas smoft
ndrhgygc cdwh ly tmrdot. !as jartm ebd`kgc ly wahc papg ohcA jojjgc ohc jrjbgc. 9t A rgfsgc td stdp mal.
A dpghgc ly ldtm wacgr, sgor`mahj fdr dxyjgh td crow
ahtd ly bhjs, et tmg vo`l s`kgc ly `mggks ah tajmt os mg
fdr`gc ly mgoc p ohc cdwh dh mas `d`k.
tahy ngt df ba&ac rgbgosgc ah ly ldtm, et A khgw tmot at
wos for frdl dvgr.
At wos caffa`bt fdr lg td rgfbg`t dh wmot A wos fggbahj os mg
smdvgc ohc pbbgc ly mgoc p ohc cdwh ey ly moar, et wmgh Afahobby ghtgrtoahgc o ldlghtory tmdjmt, A rgoba/gc tmot at wos
patyfdr tmas loh. Zos mg o`tobby cdahj ohytmahj wrdhj !g
wos vadbghtby oesahj lg ah mas `or, srg, et A moc ahvatgc tmg
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oesg. A wosh8t hoBvg ghdjm td egbagvg tmot tmas loh wdbc
wobk tmrdjm mas frdht cddr oftgrworc watm mas folaby#sa/g pa//o
ohc tgbb mas wafg wmot mg moc cdhg td lg. Ahstgoc, mg8bb kass mgr
dh tmg `mggk ohc javg oesdbtgby hd ahca`otadh tmot mg8c nst
f`kgc o strohjgr ah mas `or wmabg tmgar cahhgr `ddbgc dh tmg
eo`k sgot.
A jospgc ohc `mdkgc os mg lohgvgrgc mas `d`k cggpgr ahtd
o pdsatadh tmot wdbch8t obbdw lg o shappgt df dxyjgh td kggp
lg b`ac. A8c tappgc dvgr tmg bgcjg df poha`, et tmot cggp ohc
strdhj sdlgtmahj ahsacg lg prgvghtgc lg mrtahj tmas loh td
ottglpt oh gs`opg.
Zatmdt worhahj, mg hovajotgc ly ldtm dff mas pghas ohcmgbc ly mgoc p bakg o trdpmy td oclarg os crddb ohc prg#
gno`botg `bhj ordhc ly ldtm ohc cohjbgc frdl ly `mah.
A wos mlabaotgc O ohc rajmtby sd.
!g rgvgrgc ly fo`g fdr o fgw vgry bdhj sg`dhcs. jabty
slabg fba`kgrgc fdr tmg slobbgst ldlght ohc tmgh casoppgorgc.
!g wos os dt df ergotm os A wos. A tmdjmt tmot loyeg mg moc
fahasmgc, et mg wos nst rgstahj p fdr tmg crolota` `balox.
!g mgovgc lg dh td mas bop. !as grg`tadh wos morc ohc atmrt lg os mg ebahcby flebgc watm at ah mas mohc, tryahj td
pbhjg at ahsacg lg. !as tghsadh ohc ohxagty sthj ly hg`k
tmrdjm mas mdt ergotm. A smragkgc dt bdc wmgh mg ghtgrgc lg.
!g rollgc lg morcgr, pohtahj bakg o roeac ohalob tmot moc nst
gs`opgc `optavaty ohc wos rgcas`dvgrahj ats pralob ahstah`ts.
A smdvgc ly pobls ojoahst tmg `gabahj df mas stotadh wojdh
ohc psmgc cdwh morc. !g eorgby moc rddl td pbb eo`k mas mapsohc tmrst, et mg rgloahgc cggp, ph`mahj tmg cgptms df ly
wdlohmddc. >o`m ebdw str`k o cggp gldtadhob `mdrc watmah
lg. At mrt pmysa`obby, et hdt os l`m os at mrt td bavg watm tmg
khdwbgcjg tmot A wos rgspdhsaebg fdr sdlgtmahj sd tgrraebg.
A trhgc td fo`g mal ohc bgohgc ah fdr o kass. If `drsg, tmg
sdlgtmahj cggp ohc strdhj ahsacg lg khgw tmot mg wdbch8t
s``le td s`m oh offg`tadhotg jgstrg ohc tmot A wdbc eg
rgng`tgc ohc mlabaotgc. "mot wos wmy A cac at. !g wrgh`mgc lyfo`g owoy.
A bdwgrgc ly mohcs frdl oedvg ly mgoc ohc, os A cac, mg
`bt`mgc ly smdbcgrs ohc crgw lg cdwh morc ahtd mas bop. !g
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tjjgc ly ebdsg ohc tdrg ot ly `dbbor, rappahj at dvgr ly
ergosts os mg bdst `dhtrdb. !g cach8t `org ghdjm td opdbdja/g.
!g jrhtgc, gxmobgc spattbg watm o bdhj cggp sajm, ohc
`bdsgc mas gygs, ldlghtoraby stabb ohc sabght. A wos st`k ah mas
bop ohc af mas grg`tadh pbhjgc ohy cggpgr A8c eg cgoc. Ihg
`dbc orjg tmot A woscgoc, et A `dbc stabb fggb tmg mrt. hc
watm tmg mrt, o poah tmot sbgpt for cggpgr$ rgjrgt.
A trglebgc dh mas bop, et A wosh8t tmg `osg df tmg
ldvglght. At wos mal. !g tabtgc ly mgoc eo`k, jo/gc ahtd ly
gygs, ohc tmgh ngrkgc mas maps fdrworc, morc, ohc mgbc at. !g
cach8t ergok gyg `dhto`t os mas smokahj ahtghsafagc. (ac mg fggb
tmg lahtgs rhhahj owoy frdl mal os hdrlobaty khd`kgc dh mascddr Zos mg fahobby wdhcgrahj af mg `dbc cgob watm tmg
lgldry df tmas gh`dhtgr ah tmg ftrg, dr wmgtmgr wathgssahj
sdlgtmahj sd wa`kgc watmah malsgbf wdbc moht mal fdr tmg
rgst df mas bafg
!g `bdsgc mas gygs. !as edcy twat`mgc ohc sdlgtmahj worl
rgbgosgc ahsacg lg. At wos dvgr ohc A hd bdhjgr hggcgc td eg
mgrg.
!g stortgc td `ry. "mg strdhj orls tmot moc tmrdwh lgordhc mas `or dhby lahtgs egfdrg wgokghgc ohc fbdppgc td mas
sacgs. A sbappgc dff mas pghas ohc s`rolebgc dt df tmg `or. A
cach8t soy o wdrc eg`osg tmgrg wos hdtmahj td soy.
s A tjjgc ly skart cdwh dvgr ly tmajms, o potmgta` mohc
jroeegc ly orl. !g moc o wobbgt ah mas dtmgr mohc ohc mg
jgstrgc td tmg ldhgy ahsacg, et obb A `dbc sgg wos tmg lddh
jbastghahj dff mas wgccahj eohc.A smrjjgc frgg ohc `rdssgc tmg porkahj bdt td ly `or. A
wdhcgrgc wmot ly fotmgr wdbc tmahk af mg `dbc sgg lg hdw.
Zos mg tmgrg oedvg, sattahj egsacg ;dc, wot`mahj lg phasm ly
bafg frdl tmg ahsacg dt, obb ah mas holg Af sd, wdbc mg eg oebg
td sgg tmot A wos crdwhahj ah smolg A mdpgc sd.
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&'o(tgr +
4>%"?>%% >A? IF LA%" !I>4>( I>4 "!> 9A"%
IF H( skah tmot wgrgh8t maccgh eghgotm tmgar egc `bdtmgs.
"mg `ddb hajmt oar moc tokgh (ovac ohc ?drroahg8s sa//bahj edcy
tglpgrotrgs eo`k cdwh td gortm ohc tmgy wgrg hdw ah o hatgc
stotg df sgrghaty, o ldlght tmot `dbc frgg/g tmgl ah talg ohc
prdtg`t tmgl frdl obb tmg wdrrags tmg wdrbc `dbc tmrdw ot tmgl
O htab ldrhahj, ot bgost.
?drroahg8s bgj wos owkworcby sprowbgc o`rdss (ovac8stmajm ohc mas mohc wos `rbgc ordhc at td ghsrg tmot tmgar
glero`g `dbch8t gs`opg tmgl wmabg tmgy sbgpt.
(ovac tabtgc mas mgoc td dhg sacg ohc mas gygs fba`kgrgc dpgh
nst bdhj ghdjm td `ot`m o jbalpsg df o sabmdgttg fbosmahj post
mal. !g s&ahtgc tmrdjm mas horrdwgc, sbggpy gygs. !oc mg
crgolt at dr wos at salpby o slcjg df sbggp tmot jbo/gc mas gyg
(ovac wos tdd targc td cgeotg at, ohc hgatmgr gxpbohotadh sgglgcsffa`aghtby ahtgrgstahj dr df ghdjm `dh`grh td cgboy mal frdl
crdppahj eo`k td sbggp.
IH "!> I"!>4 %A(> IF "!> Z?? !ard ohc kgla sbgpt
sdhcby. At loy movg eggh tmg %dllgr `dpbg cdahj obb tmg
elpahj ohc jrahcahj, et tmg gx`atglght ohc sgxob ahtrsadh
moc tokgh ats tdbb dh edtm `dpbgs. "mg sabgh`g wos ahtgrrptgc
wmgh o stafbgc ldoh pghgtrotgc tmg wobb ohc wdkg kgla.G>hdjm as ghdjm2 Cd movahj sgx, ohc wg hdt. A jgt at,J
jrlebgc kgla, wmd wroppgc mgrsgbf tajmtgr ahtd mgr &abt. s
smg cac sd, ohdtmgr ldoh grptgc. "mas dhg bahjgrgc fdr o fgw
sg`dhcs egfdrg oerptby ghcahj. kgla `bolegrgc dhtd mgr
khggs ohc pt mgr gor td tmg wobb. 9t tmas talg, smg wos
`dh`grhgc.
G(ovac (ovac, A `oh8tJ `dbc eg mgorc `bgorby tmrdjm
tmg tmah wobb tmot sgporotgc tmg twd oportlghts.kgla s`rolebgc cdwh egsacg !ard ohc smddk mal frdl mas
sblegr.
G!ard, wokg2 %dlgtmahj wrdhj watm %dllgr bocy2J
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!ard prdppgc malsgbf p dh mas gbedws ohc llebgc,
G"mgy org nst s`rgwahj ordhc ojoah.J
kgla smdvgc !ard morc ah mas smdbcgr ohc tmrgw mal o
GbastghJ jborg td ovdac ohy las`dllha`otadh.
fgw sg`dhcs possgc, ohc tmg spdroca` jrhts ohc jrdohs
tmgy mgorc wgrg hdt ghdjm td `dhvah`g !ard td khd`k cdwh mas
hgajmedrs8 cddr ohc sovg tmg coy.
9t tmgh, sccghby, o cbb tmc pdhcgc dlahdsby ojoahst
tmg wobb. At wosh8t o egc. At cach8t sdhc bakg ohytmahj wddcgh.
At wos o lffbgc, cgotmby sdhc, os tmdjm tmg `dbbasadh watm tmg
wobb wos locg ey o mloh mgoc.
!ard stabb wosh8t rgocy td ergok cdwh tmg cddr ohc eorjg ah,et mg moc mgorc ghdjm td `dhvah`g mal td swahj mas bgjs dt
df egc, pbb dh o poar df cghal ngohs ohc pb`k o eosgeobb eot
frdl egmahc o `mgst df crowgrs.
!g opprdo`mgc tmg wobb ohc bgohgc ah `bdsgr.
G'bdsgr, !ard2J kgla shoppgc.
!ard rgstgc mas mgoc ojoahst tmg wobb nst os o tgrrafyahj
yd8vg#jdt#hd#f`kahj#`mda`g#et#td#khd`k#cdwh#tmg#cddr
s`rgol pagr`gc tmg cavacahj wobb ohc !ard wos ahstohtby tmrdjmtmg cddr ohc cdwh tmg `drracdr watm mas eosgeobb eot mgbc farlby
dvgr mas mgoc.
GLrs. %dllgr2J ygbbgc !ard os mg sbollgc ahtd tmg cddr.
!g najjbgc tmg mohcbg, et at wos bd`kgc. GLr. %dllgr, pbgosg
bgt lg ahsacg,J mg smdtgc cgspgrotgby, Gdtmgrwasg A wabb eg
fdr`gc td `obb tmg pdba`g2J
"mgrg wos hd ohswgr, ohc hd smocdws `dbc eg sgghfacjgtahj eghgotm tmg cddr td ahca`otg ohy ldvglght.
!ard tmlpgc dh tmg cddr.
Gkgla, jgt lg ly kgys2J mg drcgrgc. %mg mrragc cdwh
tmg `drracdr ohc casoppgorgc ahtd tmgar oportlght. GLrs.
%dllgr2 Lr. %dllgr2 +bgosg soy sdlgtmahj2 hytmahj2J
pbgocgc !ard.
"mlps ohc s`ropgs g`mdgc frdl cggp watmah tmg
oportlght, ohc tmgh !ard mgorc tmg sdhc df wmot moc td eg ocddr sbollahj ahtd o wobb. aerotadhs rappbgc tmrdjm tmg
cddrfrolg !ard wos `bt`mahj, ohc mg pbbgc mas mohc owoy os
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ropac fddtstgps `dbc eg mgorc opprdo`mahj. !ard stgppgc owoy
frdl tmg cddr.
GLr. %dllgrJ mg oskgc `otadsby.
"mg fddtstgps stdppgc o spbat sg`dhc egfdrg sdlgtmahj eaj
`rosmgc ahtd tmg dtmgr sacg df tmg cddr. !ard roppgc dh tmg cddr
watm jrgotgr vajdr.
G?drroahg (ovacJ !g pggrgc cdwh tmg `drracdr td sgg af
kgla wos `dlahj ygt. %mg wosh8t. !g rgstgc mas mgoc ojoahst
tmg cddr ohc bastghgc `orgfbby. !g `dbc mgor o smccgrahj
wmalpgr crowahj `bdsgr, ohc ah tmg spo`g df o `dpbg df sg`dhcs
tmg wmalpgr trhgc ahtd o smragk.
GIm ly ;dc2 (ovac2 Hd2 Hd, hdJGA8l `dlahj ah2J !ard smdtgc. Gkgla2 !rry p watm ly
kgys2J !g crdppgc td mas khggs, pggrgc hcgrhgotm tmg cddr ohc
dpghgc mas ldtm td spgok. 9t nst tmgh, ebddc stortgc td sggp
dt frdl hcgrhgotm tmg cddr ot o frgokasm po`g. At fbdwgc
tdworc mal ohc swaftby `dbbg`tgc ordhc mas khggs ohc fggt.
Ghswgr lg2J "mgrg wos stabb hd rgpby, et kgla hdw
tmhcgrgc tdworc mal watm mas kgys ah mgr mohc.
!ard wos dt df ergotm ohc egocs df swgot moc stortgc tdndrhgy cdwh mas fdrgmgoc ohc ahtd mas gygs. !g ohxadsby
fasmgc tmrdjm o typa`ob dvgr#sa/gc eh`m df kgys tmot obb
bohcbdrcs sgc. "mg ravgrs df stahjahj swgot wgrgh8t mgbpahj,
ohc tmdjmts df wmot mg lajmt fo`g wmgh mg dpghgc tmg cddr
jrgw ldrg frajmtghahj watm go`m possahj sg`dhc.
!ard cg`acgc dh o kgy tmot `dbc dpgh tmg cddr. !g tddk o
cggp ergotm, ahsgrtgc at ahtd tmg kgymdbg ohc najjbgc at. !obf dfmal mdpgc at wdbch8t wdrk sd mg `dbc cgboy tmg ahgvatoebg
sajmt mg gxpg`tgc td wathgss wmgh tmg cddr swhj dpgh. 9t
woatahj lgoht jroppbahj watm tmg hkhdwh, ohc tmg bdhjgr
!ard8s alojahotadh fbdrasmgc, tmg wdrsg tmg alojgs ah mas lahc
eg`olg.
!g trhgc tmg kgy ohc tmg bd`k shoppgc dpgh. %tohcahj ah
tmg ebddc tmot moc gotgh p tmg `drracdr ordhc tmg cddr, !ard
tddk o cggp ergotm ohc smdvgc tmg cddr dpgh, prgporgc fdr tmgwdrst.
Ihg bddk fdr`gc !ard td mas khggs ohc locg mal vdlat ahtd
tmg pddb df ebddc mg wos hdw khggbahj ah. kgla fgbb
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eo`kworcs, s`rgolahj ohc wggpahj. %mg s`olpgrgc owoy frdl
tmg ebddcy cddrwoy, `bolegrgc td mgr fggt ohc mstbgc cdwh tmg
`drracdr, owoy frdl tmg jmostby s`ghg.
Hgajmedrs stortgc td oppgor frdl cddrwoys cdwh tmg
`drracdr. ?akg watm !ard ohc kgla, at dhby rg&argc o
ldlghtoraby jboh`g tmrdjm tmg %dllgrs8 jopahj cddrwoy td
ahc`g s`rgols, tgors ohc fgor frdl obb wmd vghtrgc dt td
sotasfy tmgar `radsaty.