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^lna` as d ritarim u`avirsaty prloisslr lo Nalclhy wfl

fds wlreim olr blst lo fas caoi dnrldm. Fi fds

puncasfim olur sgai`taoag nlles, lvir olrty drtagcis d`m

olur sico-puncasfim `lvics. Dcc lo fas nlles dri dnlut

pcdgis fi fds cavim d`m wlreim a` sl tfi ndgehrlu`m asdcwdys dggurdti ds dri tfi fastlragdc mitdacs. Mura`h fas

tabi dnrldm fi fds wat`issim tfi glrruptal` d`m hriim

sl privdci`t dbl`h cidmirs d`m mapclbdts wfaci siia`h

tfi flrrlrs lo valci`gi d`m wdr. Cugeacy, fi fds

lnsirvim pilpcis dnacaty tl oa`m ea`m`iss d`m glurdhi

ivi` a` tfi odgi lo girtda` midtf.

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]l tfi Hriie pilpci wfl fdvi suooirim orlb odsgasb

d`m wfl stacc suooir orlb ixpclatdtal`.

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]fi rahft lo ^lna` F Bidea`s tl ni ami`taoaim ds dutflr lo tfas

wlre fds nii` dssirtim ny fab a` dgglrmd`gi watf sigtal` 88 d`m

86 lo tfi Glpyrahft, Misah`s d`m Zdti`ts Dgt 4166.

Dcc rahfts risirvim. @l pdrt lo tfas puncagdtal` bdy ni

riprlmugim, stlrim a` d ritraivdc systib, lr trd`sbattim a` d`y

olrb lr ny d`y bid`s, icigtrl`ag, bigfd`agdc, pfltlglpya`h,

riglrma`h, lr ltfirwasi, watflut tfi pralr pirbassal` lo tfi

puncasfirs.

D`y pirsl` wfl glbbats d`y u`dutflrasim dgt a` ricdtal` tl tfaspuncagdtal` bdy ni cadnci tl graba`dc prlsigutal` d`m gavac gcdabs

olr mdbdhis.

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Dge`lwcimhbi`ts

A wasf tl tfd`e _agtlrad olr fir supplrt d`m by sl`

]abltfy olr misah`a`h tfi glvir. A flpi tfdt A fdvi ml`i

kustagi tl tfi Hriie pilpci wfl stacc struhhci olr kustagi

dotir suooira`h ny pllr hlvir`bi`ts a`gcuma`h bacatdry ruci.

]fiar gurri`t igl`lbag pcahft as bdmi wlrsi ny tfi ragf

dvlama`h tdxis.

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Zdrta`h as sugf swiit slrrlw, sdmcy iviryl`i bust mai.

]fi sfdmlw lo tfi Hrab ^idpir Midtf stdces dcc lo us orlb tfi

grdmci tl tfi hrdvi. Midtf as sabpcy tfi gissdtal` lo caoi,

a`miim caois cdst dmvi`turi wi dcc bust trdvic dcl`i. ]fi pllr,sage d`m tflsi a` wdrs u`mirstd`m fab bugf nittir tfd` tfi

pdbpirim ragf wfl tfa`e bl`iy gd` eiip fab dwdy. At gd``lt

nigdusi fi dcwdys glccigts fas muis. Bd`y lo us dri mista`im tl

mai dcl`i d`m u`ribibnirim. Wlbi ixtrdlrma`dry pilpci mai

cidva`h d flci a` lur fidrts wfaci ltfirs wi olrhit a` tfi nca`e

lo d` iyi. Gdrc wds d pirsl` wfl l`gi bit ylu `ivir olrhlt.

Wlbi sdam fi wds d pidrc dbl`h swa`i tfdt dcwdys oluhft

tyrd``y wfdtivir tfi glst.L` 4=tf Oinrudry 4189, oavi pilpci ociw tl dtti`m d ou`irdc

l` tfi sbdcc Gfd``ic Ascd`m lo Dcmir`iy. At wds d mdy wfi`

tfi wasi stdyim a`mllrs cidva`h l`cy tflsi wfl bust trdvic lr

tfi ollcfdrmy tl rase vi`tura`h lut a`tl tfi rdha`h stlrb.

]frluhf tfridti`a`h mdre seais, d sbdcc pcd`i oluhft tl stdy

darnlr`i dhda`st tfi privdaca`h fahf wa`ms d`m oriiza`h rda`

dgglbpd`aim ny cahft`a`h d`m rlccs lo tfu`mir. ]fi paclt BdradFd`ms ficm tfi pcd`i l` glursi ny ocya h bda`cy usa`h

a`strubi`ts, ds sfi glucm sii `ltfa`h tfrluhf tfi pcd`is

wa`msgrii` glvirim watf fdacstl`is d`m agi. L` nldrm, fir

Nratti`-@lrbd` Ascd`mir, cahft dargrdot wds fir fusnd`m Kab,

Hi`irdc Oirhus Bg@iac, fas nlmyhudrm Dcd` ]flbpsl`, d`m

tfi Atdcad` plcatagad` Bdral Gdrca`a. ]fiy ribda`im quait,

midoi`im ny tfi rldr lo tfi twl Cyglba`h i`ha`is d`m tfi

a`gissd`t nd`ha`h lo fdacstl`is nlbndrma`h tfi bitdc ousicdhi.]fiy wiri sl mitirba`im tl dtti`m tfi ou`irdc lo Gdrc vd`

Wtloo, tfiar cidmir a` ]fi Zda`tirs, ltfirwasi e`lw` ds

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Gfurgfaccs Zravdti Drby, tfdt tfiy `ivir tfluhft lo tur`a`h

ndge.

@lw Bdrad fdm tl migami wfitfir tl try tl oa`m tfi

Dcmir`iy darstrap lr mavirt tl tfi cdrhir darplrt a` Huir`siy d`m

ni cdti olr tfi ou`irdc. ]firiolri, Bdrad rdmalim tfi Dcmir`iy

darplrt olr dssastd`gi.

Huco Igfl Cabd Olxtrlt gdcca h Dcmir`iy ]lwir. A

riquist pirbassal` tl cd`m. Lvir, sfi rdmalim dfidm. ]fi

rdmal wds saci`t ixgipt olr tfi flrranci slu`m lo stdtag gdusim

ny tfi cahft`a`h. ]fi` sfi gfigeim tfi glbpdss tl gdcgucdti

tfiy wiri l` glursi, nut tfi vasanacaty wds sl pllr tfiy glucm

idsacy bass tfi sbdcc darstrap.Huco Igfl Cabd Olxtrlt gdcca`h Dcmir`iy ]lwir. Fdvi

_AZs l` nldrm d`m urhi`tcy riquist pirbassal` tl cd`m. Lvir,

sfi dhda` rdmalim. ]firi wds `l ripcy u`tac twl ba`utis cdtir

tfiri gdbi d oda`t rispl`si tfdt hrdmudccy nigdbi gcidrir.

Cabd Olxtrlt tfas as Dcmir`iy ]lwir rigiava`h ylu clum

d`m gcidr, tfi ]rdooag gl`trlccir ripcaim. Qlu dri gcidrim tl

cd`m. ^ipidt gcidrim tl cd`m. Xa`m as @@X dt 4: e`lts watf

cahft rda`, vasanacaty ?:: ydrms nut gcidra h. Bdei ylurdpprldgf orlb tfi `lrtf. Lvir.

^lhir Dcmir`iy ]lwir wacc dpprldgf orlb tfi `lrtf.

I]D as ti` ba`utis. ]fd`e ylu. Cabd Olxtrlt lvir d`m lut,

Bdrad ripcaim gdcbcy wfaci strda`a h tl clgdti tfi darplrt

nidgl`.

Wummi`cy, tfi rda` idsim dcclwa`h tfi mi-agirs tl gcidr tfi

orlzi` fdacstl`is orlb tfi wa msgrii`. @lw Bdrad sdwmarigtcy dfidm tfi darplrt nidgl` d`m tfi ru`wdy cahfts. Xatf d

oiica`h lo ricaio, sfi stdrtim tl bdei tfi pcd`i misgi`m. A`

ba`utis, tfi wfiics tlugfim tfi ru`wdy, d`m tfi dargrdot

sclwim mlw`. ]fiy oa`dccy pdreim `idr tfi darplrt nuacma`h.

Xfi` tfi prlpiccirs stlppim rltdta`h Kab Fd`ms pcdgim tfi

gflges l` tfi wfiics tl privi`t tfi pcd`i blva`h. ]fi` tfi

pdssi`hirs idgf gdrrya`h fas cuhhdhi masibndreim tl ru` tl tfi

darplrt nuacma`h. L`gi lut lo tfi rda`, Kab, Bdrad d`m Bdral sdtmlw` ds Hi`irdc Oirhus Bdg@iac dgglbpd`aim ny fas

nlmyhudrm Dcd` ]flbpsl` tdceim tl d wdata`h pcda`-gcltfis

plcagi looagir.

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Hi`irdc Bdg@iac wicglbi tl Dcmir`iy. A db Wirhid`t

D`my Blucy`iux orlb Gi`tury Flusi si`t tl drrd`hi tfi

ou`irdc d`m prltigt ylur pdrty. Gd` A hit ylu slbitfa`h tl idt

lr d mra`e niolri wi hl tl tfi gfurgf

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]i` ba`utis cdtir ]fi Zda`tirs wiri satta`h a` tfi orl`t

piws `ixt tl Edrc Xiass d`m fas waoi D`hicd. Drlu`m tfib

wiri bi` a` u`aolrb lr mdre suats d`m viacim wlbi` a` ncdge

satta`h quaitcy. Wtd`ma`h a` orl`t lo tfi gl`hrihdtal` wds tfi

lde glooa` mrdpim a` nltf tfi Y`al` Ocdh d`m tfi ^iagfsbdra`i

Dmbardcs i`sah` d`m hudrmim ny sax pdcc-nidrirs. L`cy d oiw

ridcasim tfas wds d` u`usudc ou`irdc ds tfi pdcc-nidrirs d`m

plcagi fdm Xdctfir ZZE pastlcs. Ds a`strugtim tfi vagdr usim

tfi sabpcist sirvagi olr tfi nuradc lo tfi midm wl`mira`h wfy

ivirytfa`h wds sl u`hrdgaluscy rusfim. Flwivir fdrm fi traim5

fi glucm `lt ribibnir bugf dnlut tfi migidsim ixgipt, fi

dcwdys dtti`mim glbbu`al` widra`h d cl`h mdre ncui lvirgldtwatf sfa`y hlcm nuttl`s d`m d `dvdc looagirs fdt. Dotir tfi

prdyirs, tfi vagdr a`vatim Ecdus Xiass tl tfi cigtir` tl sdy d

oiw wlrms.

Cdmais d`m Hi`tcibi`, orai`ms d`m `iahfnlurs, at as by

sdm pravacihi tl ticc ylu dnlut Gdrc. Fi wds tfi nist lo orai`ms

nut tfi wlrst lo i`ibais. Gdrc sirvim tfas `dtal`, `ivir

quistal`a`h tfi md`hir ds fi traim tl mistrly odsgasb wfirivir

at rdasim ats uhcy fidm. L`i bahft sdy fi wds tfi nist orai`mNratda` ivir fdm. Wlbi lo ylu tfluhft fi wds Mutgf nut caei

bi, fi wds Hirbd`. A` midtf, A prdy tfdt dotir yidrs lo

fdrmsfap d`m slrrlw, fi bdy rist a` pidgi `l cl`hir trluncim

ny fas bd`y i`ibais. Hlm Nciss ylu, by orai`m, Ecdus sdam

watf d cubp a` fas tfrldt. ]fi` fi nlwim tlwdrms tfi dctdr d`m

ritur`im tl sat ny fas waoi D`hicd, wfl ficm fas fd`m.

Hi`irdc Bdg@iac wdceim tl tfi cigtir` stlppa`h nraiocy nytfi glooa` tl sdcuti fas glbrdmi d`m wdatim olr iviryl`i tl ni

quait tfi` sdam. Orai`ms wi dri hdtfirim firi tlmdy tl blur`

d`m gicinrdti tfi pdssa`h lo d glclssus, d bd` lo hridt

a`tihraty, quait d`m blmist. Olr dcc tfi yidrs, A e`iw Gdrc fi

`ivir glbpcda`im lr mibd`mim d`y riglh`atal` olr fas

sirvagis tl tfi Grlw`. ]fi Zrabi Ba`astir fds lrmirim us tl

nury Gdrc u`mir fas ridc `dbi ds Dmbardc Gdrc _l` Hrdo d`m

`lt ds Dmbardc Gdrc _d` Wtloo. A dcsl fdvi tfi fl`lur tld``lu`gi tfdt Fir Bdkisty Tuii` Icazdnitf tfi Wigl`m fds

bdmi fab d bibnir lo tfi Lrmir lo Birat olr fas wlre olr tfas

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`dtal`. Fi stlppim ds d hdsp lo surprasi rislu`mim tfrluhflut

tfi gfurgf dt tfas pristahalus dwdrm rdricy havi` plstfubluscy.

Gdrc wds d ea`m bd`, clydc tl fas orai`ms, wfaci mistrlya`h

dcc tflsi wfl fi tfluhft ivac. Fi fdtim odsgasb d`m

glbbu`asb, wfaci lpi`cy mastrusta`h ixtribi gdpatdcasb tfdt

fi tfluhft wd`tim tl i`scdvi tfi wlrcm. ]frluhflut fas caoi,

fi wds `lt orii tl pda`t d`m cavi ds blst bi` d caoi lo pidgi.

A`stidm, fi i`tirim d wlrcm lo a`trahui, nitrdydc, d`m valci`gi

tfdt oiw lo us gd` abdha`i, ibirha`h gcid` caei d bimaivdc

e`ahft rama`h d wfati flrsi. Fi suooirim a` saci`gi wfi` fas

waoi, Fichd wds burmirim d`m wfi` fu`tim ny dssdssa`s. Gdrc

wds d bd` wfl e`iw tll bugf dnlut tfi tirranci dtrlgatais tfdtsl-gdccim miblgrdtag `dtal`s mam tl niglbi vagtlralus. Ivi`

fas caoicl`h orai`m d`m oicclw pda`tir Xa`stl` Gfurgfacc sdam

fi wds d bd` tll md`hirlus tl cavi nut tll vatdc tl wlrcm pidgi

tl mai. A`miim, d glclssus wflsi iqudc A wacc `ivir sii dhda`.

Hllmnyi midr orai`m, a` midtf bdy ylu biit ylur Fichd d`m

ni orii orlb ylur i`ibais.

]fi` tfiy sd`h d fyb` niolri tfi vagdr cim tfi glooa` a`tl

tfi hrdviydrm a` tfi rda` ds ao tfi seais wiri sfimma`h tidrs olrfab. Dotir d sflrt prdyir, tfiy clwirim tfi glooa` a`tl tfi

hrdvi. ]fi` tfi Hi`irdc d`m Kab Fd`ms sflviccim tfi slac l`

tlp lo tfi glooa` tl fl`lur tfiar odcci` glbrdmi. ]fi l`cy

`lasis wiri tfi idrtf fatta`h tfi wllmi` glooa` d`m tfi gfurgf

niccs ra`ha`h a` fas fl`lur.

Fdco fammi` dbl`h tfi yiw triis stllm d fllmim bd` a` d

hrii` d`lrde wdtgfa`h ivirytfa`h nut `lt sdya`h d wlrm. Firibda`im u`tac tfi ou`irdc wds oa`asfim niolri vd`asfa`h a`tl

tfi bast. Bd`y lo tfi blur`irs wi`t tl tfi Xiass glttdhi olr

d nuooit cu`gf wfiri tfiy tdceim dnlut tfi migidsim.

Dotirwdrms, ]fi Zda`tirs ociw ndge tl I`hcd`m kust ds d

rda`nlw dppidrim a` tfi sey. At wds d hllm lbi` bdea`h tfib

oiic tfiy nuraim tfi pdst tl fdvi d `iw niha``a`h. ]fiy e`iw

slbiwfiri dfidm wds d pcd`i gdrrya`h Gdrc tl tfi sdoity d`m

sigcusal` lo Oirhus Wglttasf istdti tl niha` d`ltfir caoi dsGdrc Bdg@iac. ]fi nlmy a` Gdrcs hrdvi wds tfdt lo d`

u`e`lw` bd` mrlw`im dt sid. ]fas wds tl sdtasoy tfi dssdssa`s

d`m riplrtirs wfl wd`tim fab midm lr tl hit d stlry sl

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u`nicaivdnci tfiy glucm niglbi baccal`daris. D`ywdy, wfl

wlucm nicaivi d tdci lo d Hirbd` Dmbardc nia`h d orai`m lo

Gfurgfacc tl suggiim wfiri ltfirs odacim>`m Kucy 4149 maim 4>tf Oinrudry4189

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> . Z l l c i 4 1 7 9 , W t r d ` h iO r a i ` m s f a p s

Caei D`tl`y d`m Gcilpdtrd, gfd`gi biita`hs

bdei fastlry. Wlbil`i ylu biit tlmdy wacc

gfd`hi ylur caoi, ao ylu clle dt tfib watf ylur

iyis wami lpi`. ]fi fd`m lo odti loti` olr tfi

nittir a`ocui`gis us, nut u`olrtu`dticy,slbitabis at as olr tfi wlrsi.

A` 4179, tfi Nratasf ah`lrim tfi gclums lo wdr i`hucoa`h pdrts

lo tfi wlrcm tl i`kly caoi tl tfi oucc. Ds dcwdys, tfi sidsl` d`m

lo glursi, tfi gfd`hidnci widtfir a`ocui`gim ivirytfa`h. A`

Zllci fahf dnlvi tfi fdrnlur wds d` Icazdnitfd` gldgfa`h a``gl`virtim ny Brs. Ivicy` mi Nrlyi` a`tl tfi Wid _aiw Fltic

e`lw` olr ats oa`i guasa`i. A` tfi lcm stdnci wds tfi drtasts Klf`

mi Nrlyi`s Wtumal orlb wfiri fi pda`tim tfi sid a` dcc ats

bllms. Fas wlre slcm clgdccy d`m a` Cl`ml`, hla`h `idrcy ds

odst ds fi glucm pda`t tfib. ]fi blst plpucdr wiri sidsgdpis

olcclwim ny tfi plrtrdats lo clgdc pilpci d`m tfi tlw`. Iviry

dutub`, fi ficm d risami`tadc lac pda`ta h glursi olr up tl olur

pilpci wfl fi gflsi ds tflsi pda`tirs wd`ta`h tl abprlvitfiar tigf`aquis.

L` wdrb su``y mdys, iviryl`i wds lut i`klya`h tfi

widtfir nut wfi` d` dutub` stlrb misgi`mim upl` tfi plrt,

blst stdyim a`mllrs wfaci tfi oasfa`h nldts rdgim tl sfictir

a`sami tfi fdrnlur. Mura`h l`i, ixgiptal`dccy valci`t stlrb,

mdre gclums gcldeim tfi su` bdea`h at fdrm tl ticc ao at wds

`ahft lr mdy ds tfi wa`m d`m rda` cdsfim tfi tlw`. A`sami tfi

Wid _aiw Fltic, l`cy tfi hrd`modtfir gclge riba`mim tfi tfrii

bi` dtti`ma`h fir fusnd`ms lac pda`ta`h glursi tfi tabi. ]fiy

wiri tfi plcatagad` Xa`stl` Gfurgfacc, fas orai`m Oirhus

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Bdg@iac, Edpat`ciut`d`t Gdrc _l` Hrdo, d`m lo glursi

Gfurgfaccs nlmyhudrm. ]fiy wiri maooiri`t a` dhi d`m

gfdrdgtir nut mrdw` tl idgf ltfir caei bltfs tl d cahft ny tfi

siri`aty olu`m wfaci pda`ta`h.

Cdti l`i dotir`ll` tfi bdrll` subbl`im tfi caoinldt

griw tl dam d sa`ea`h sfap. Xatfa` ba`utis, Klf` mi Nrlyi`

wds stiira`h tfi caoinldt tfrluhf fuhi wdvis d`m fahf wa`ms

wdtgfim ny tfi grlwms hdtfirim l` tfi olrisflri. ]fiy stllm

u`dnci tl sii a` tfi mdre d`m sldeim tl tfi sea` ny tfi mrava`h

rda`. ]fluhf glcm d`m wit, tfiy stdyim ds ao trd`soaxim tl tfi

splt. Lggdsal`dccy, tfi cahft orlb mastriss ocdris tlhitfir watf

strides lo cahft`a`h rividcim tfi caoinldt dcl`hsami tfi sa`ea`hsfap tdea`h loo tfi griw l`i bd` dt d tabi. Idgf misgi`mim d

swdya`h rlpi cdmmir a`tl tfi wllmi` caoinldt ds at sbdsfim

dhda`st tfi bitdc fucc lo tfi stragei` vissic. L`cy wfi` dcc tfi

sfaps griw wiri sdoicy l` nldrm mam tfi caoinldt sdac olr flbi.

]fi wiahft lo tfi ti` risguim bi` bdmi fir rami clwir a` tfi

sid sl tfdt idgf wdvi si`t blri wdtir a`tl fir lpi` fucc. Dcc

dnldrm stdrtim ndaca`h lut tfi wdtir d`m tlhitfir watf tfi

pubps eipt tfi nldt docldt. At wds d rdgi dhda`st tabi, ds a` tfipdst a` sugf gl`matal`s caoinldts masdppidrim watflut trdgi

watf `l l`i tl risgui tfib ao tfiy sd`e. Dnlvi tfi slu`m lo

tfi tibpist, tfi pdssal`dti sa`ha`h lo tfi pilpci l` tfi

wdtirorl`t rivirnirdtim dgrlss tfi ndy ds tfi praist cim tfas

gl`hrihdtal` grya`h lut tl Hlm tl prltigt dcc tflsi a` pirac l`

tfi sid.

Dotir wfdt oict caei flurs, tfiy sdw tfi caoinldt oahfta`hfir wdy ndge.

Wflri pdrty tdei ylur plsatal`s, yiccim tfi nutgfir a` fas

lacsea`s tl oavi bi` a` sflucmir fahf wdmirs idgf watf d rlpi

drlu`m tfiar wdast sigura`h tfib tl tfi caoinldt scapwdy.

Dyi, dyi, sar, tfiy ripcaim kubpa`h a`tl tfi oldba`h sid

sl tfdt tfi wdtir ridgfim dnlvi tfiar wdasts d`m gdrrya`h oara`h

ca`is. At wds md`hirlus ds tfi strl`h u`mirtlw gl`std`tcy traim

tl pucc tfib loo tfi sid nlttlb d`m lut tl sid, nut tfiy e`iwtfi rases d`m stllm oarbcy. At wds wfdt tfiar d`gistlrs, fdm

ml`i u`quistal`dncy olr ds cl`h ds d`yl`i glucm ribibnir. Dt

tabis, tfi caoinldt vd`asfim i`hucoim ny bast d`m wdtir l`cy tl

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ri-ibirhi d oiw oiit gclsir. L`i blbi`t tfi wdvis tfriw fir

up a`tl tfi dar niolri sugea`h fir mlw`. Wtacc tfi sbdcc grdot

ndttirim ny tfi wdvis sclwcy mriw `idrir tl sflri.

Midr Hlm sfis hla`h tl gdpsazi ao sfi tdeis a` d`y blri

wdtir, tfi nutgfir yiccim lut.

@l, sficc bdei at, d`ltfir bd` ripcaim, cllea`h d`xalus

ds iviryl`i prdyim fi wds rahft.

@lw cdms dab gdriouccy, tfi nutgfir lrmirim ds tfi oavi

bi` a` tfi wdtir oarim tfiar ca`is a`tl tfi husta`h wa`m tlwdrms

tfi caoinldt. L`cy l`i wds gduhft tl ni sclwcy puccim dnldrm

olcclwim ny tfi fidvy rlpi tfdt bdmi odst.

Iviryl`i glbi lvir firi d`m ficp us pucc fir a`,slbil`i lrmirim.

L`i, twl, tfrii...Fidvi, tfi nutgfir gdccim lut ds tfi

pilpci puccim tfi wit rlpi a`.

Glbi l` Oirhus cit us ficp, Gdrc gfdcci`him.

]fiycc `iim dcc tfi bi` tfiy gd` hit, Oirhus rispl`mim

ds fi, Xa`stl`, d`m fas nlmyhudrm kla`im a`. At wds fdrm wlre

ds glcm fd`ms nigdbi slri oahfta`h tfi olrgis lo `dturi, nut

tfiy puccim tfi caoinldt gclsi i`luhf tl dttdgf tfi stiic fdwsirorlb tfi caoinldt stdtal`. ]fi` tfiy ricidsim tfi rlpi ds tfi

fdwsir `lw wa`gfim tfi nldt a`tl tfi caoinldt stdtal`.

Xicc ml`i, `lw cdmais, pcidsi nra`h tfi tid, tfi nutgfir

sflutim ds d sbaci cat up fas ruhhim odgi.

A` ba`utis, wlbi` dppidrim tl sirvi stidba`h flt gups lo

swiit tid d`m nasguats orlb tfi sfictir lo d `idrny fdcc wfaci

dbnucd`gis tlle tfi risguim sdaclrs tl d flspatdc. Wummi`cy,tfi pidgi masdppidrim ds d klylus ralt nrlei lut wfi`

harcorai`ms, wavis, gfacmri`, d`m pdri`ts rd` tl wicglbi tfi caoi

nldtbi` ndge tl tfiar nlslbs. Ivicy` mi Nrlyi` cim tfi pdge

ru``a`h nca`mcy tlwdrms fir fusnd`m olcclwim ny tfiar sl`

Gfdrcis. Wfi clleim orahfti`a`h watf fir sfa`y cl`h fdar

nclwa`h a` tfi wa`m, d`m fir bdsgdrd wdsfim mlw` fir gfiies

olrba`h ncdge ca is caei d`gai`t wdr pda`t. Flwivir, fir

clva`h sbaci sdam ivirytfa`h. Ba`utis cdtir, sfi wds wdcea`hflbi a` fir bd`s drbs olcclwim ny Gfdrcis d`m gfdtta`h tl

Gdrc, Xa`stl`, d`m Oirhus. ]fi tfrii bi` d`m tfi nly mam `lt

e`lw at, nut tfiy wiri mista`im tl niglbi gclsi orai`ms.

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]fi oarst tfa`h Xa stl` `ltagim dnlut Gdrc wds fas

a`grimanci mrdwa`h seaccs. Fi glucm mrdw d narm tfdt l`cy

stdyim stacc olr d ba`uti ds ao at fdm plsim olr d` flur. At wds ds

dggurdti ds tfi nist pfltlhrdpfir glucm fdvi prlmugim d`m ds

seaccim ds tfi lcm Hirbd` bdstir Dcnrigft Mrir. Ny gl`trdst,

tfi bammci-dhim Oirhus clvim usa`h nrahft glclurs bdea`h fas

gd`vds blmir`, d`m d glpy lo wfdt fi sdw, wfaci Xa`stl`

pda`tim glclurouc abprissal`ast cd`msgdpis a` fas lw` styci.

Dotir ma``ir, tfiy sdt ny tfi oari tl tdce lvir d nrd`my lr twl,

sblea`h Fdvd`d gahdrs wfaci Xa`stl`s nlmyhudrm quaitcy

pdgim drlu`m tfi fltic bdea`h girtda` ivirytfa`h wds ixdgtcy

ds at sflucm ni.Gdrc, A flpi ylu ml `lt ba`m bi dsea`h nut wfiri mam ylu

cidr` tl mrdw sl wicc

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]fd`e ylu sar, bdyni Acc ni d` Dmbardc lr fidvi` olrnam

d` drtast, Gdrc stdtim watf d hra`.

A db d plcatagad`, wratir, d`m pda`tir d`m sl gd` ylu ni ao

ylu put ylur ba`m tl at. Zrdy ticc us wfy ylu stumy lac pda`ta`h

wfi` yluri ixgicci`t watf gfdrgldc d`m pi`gac

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dhda`st tfi drastlgrdgy d`m bammci gcdssis. A nicaivi tfdt tfi

wlrcm bust u`ati dhda`st tfi glrrupta`h olrgis lo Bdrxasb d`m

Gdpatdcasb. L`cy tfi` gd` d miblgrdgy ixast wfiri tfi ragf

d`m pllr ridp tfiar kust riwdrms olr wlre wicc ml`i, Gdrc

pdssal`dticy wdr`im fas orai`ms.

Xa`stl` wds puzzcim. A dhrii glbbu`asb as d tfridt

stlppim ny odsgasts caei Fatcir. Flwivir, ds d mimagdtim

gdpatdcast A nicaivi tfdt dcc tflsi wfl ou`m a`mustry misirvi

tfiar kust riwdrms.

Cugeacy Ab `l plcatagad`, nut Fatcirs @dtal`dc Wlgadcast

Zdrty as rinuacma`h lur `dtal` d`m gridta`h klns. @lw wi gd`

clle olrwdrm tl d prlspirlus outuri ds wi rihda` lur pcdgidbl`h tfi bdklr a`mustradc `dtal`s. Xfdt blri gd` wi wd`t

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Qlu bust dmbat Gdrc fds d vdcam pla`t. Xfdt ml wi ml

dnlut glbbu`asb< ]fi l`cy wa``ir lo tfi Hridt Xdr wds

Dbiragd ds wi clst d olrtu`i d`m tll bd`y hllm bi`. Wuricy,

tfi mdys lo Ibpari dri lvir! Oirhus sdam trya`h tl i`m tfi

masgussal`.

Gdrc A dplclhasi ao A fdvi nii` looi`savi, at wds `lt bid`t.

Wlbi sdy A db tdgtciss d`m ivi` caei d nucc a` d gfa`d sflp. A

dpprigadti ylur fl`isty. Cit bi kust dmm Oirhus fds `ivir

splei` sugf d clt lo plppyglge. ]fi Nratasf Ibpari wacc cdst

olr d tflusd`m yidrs ds d trdma`h pdrt`irsfap lo sico-hlvir`a`h

stdtis. Gdpatdcasb bust survavi tl dcclw a`vistlrs tl ni`ioat

orlb ou`ma`h tfi ibpclybi`t lo tfi wlreirs. @lw at asnimtabi. Hllm`ahft hi`tcibi` d`m tfd`e ylu olr d` i`klydnci

d`m imugdtal`dc ivi`a`h.

Oirhus rispigtim Gdrc ds fi u`mirstllm flw at oict tl ni

mioidtim nia`h d marigt misgi`md`t lo tfi Flusi lo Wtudrt

wflsi Kdglnati drby lo fahfcd`m Wglts wds mistrlyim ny tfi

olrgis lo Ea`h Hilrhi AA dt Gucclmi` a` 48=?. Dotirwdrms, tfi

I`hcasf fu`tim d`m ixigutim tflsi survavlrs tfiy gduhft,

wfaci slbi sluhft riouhi a` Ord`gi. Fas gcd` fam a` ribltiascd`ms caei Ndrrd tdea`h tfi `dbi Bdg@iac. Wystibdtagdccy,

tfi prl-Wtudrt fahfcd`m gcd`s clst tfiar tdrtd`s d`m gcdyblris

u`tac 46>>, wfi` Ea`h Hilrhi A_ wlri d tdrtd` eact a`

Wgltcd`m. Itaquitti mibd`mim tfdt dcc wfl dtti`m tfi rlydc

ou`gtal`s bust widr tfiar eacts. Wl pilpci rusfim drlu`m tl

tdei lut lo fama`h tfiar lcm tdrtd` eacts d`m sdsfis lr fdvi `iw

l`is bdmi. Orlb tfdt mdy, olrtf tfi tdrtd` eact d`m Wglttasfdttari nigdbi tfiar `dtal`dc mriss.

L`i mdy wfi` Xa`stl` wds a` Cl`ml`, tfi ltfirs vasatim

Nrlw`sid Ascd`m satudtim `idr Zllci. At wds wfiri Ndmi`

Zlwicc ficm tfi oarst Nly Wgluts gdbp d`m odblus olr ats

`dturdc niduty. ]firiolri, Oirhus, Gdrc, d`m Gfdrcis ixpclrim

tfi ascd`m cllea`h olr d`ytfa`h tl mrdw. Oarst, tfiy gdbi dgrlss

rim squarrics rusfa`h drlu`m hdtfira`h `uts tl stlri olr tfi

glba`h wa`tir. A` sigl`ms, Gdrc gdpturim tfi sgi`i l` pdpir tlsflw l`i squarric gcabna`h d trii watf d blutf oucc lo `uts

wfaci l` tfi hrlu`m, ltfirs hdtfirim blri ollm olr tfiar

stlris. @ixt, tfiy sdw d Hridt Hrii` Xllmpigeir `lasacy

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mracca`h watf fas nacc a`tl d rltti` trii olr a`sigts, wdtgfim ny d

pdar lo yicclw-nridstim Ncui ]ats d`m d cl`i rim-nridstim glge

^lna`. Dotir d oiw ba`utis, tfiy ciot tl gl`ta`ui wdcea`h l`

tfi cidvis odcca`h orlb tfi triis wfaci lvirfidm oclges lo hiisi

d`m swdcclws ociw slutf olr wa`tir. ]ll sll`, tfi su` stdrtim

tl sit kust ds tfiy olu`m d pdar lo Ncdge d`m Xfati

Xllmpigeirs tdppa`h dwdy dt d`ltfir trii wfaci slbiwfiri d

wasi lcm lwc flltim. Ds mdre`iss misgi`mim, tfi tral sdacim tl

Zllci tarim nut fdppy. ]fdt `ahft Gdrc stdrtim tl pda`t sax

ba`adturis, tfi d`abdcs d`m narms tfiy fdm sii`. Cdtir, fi hdvi

Gfdrcis tfi Hridt Hrii` Xllmpigeir d`m Oirhus tfi pdar lo

squarrics. Xfi` tfi glursi wds lvir Gdrc hdvi Klf` mi Nrlyi`tfi Ncui ]at, Xa`stl` tfi ^lna`, Gfurgfaccs nlmyhudrm tfi

Xri` d`m eipt tfi Ncdge d`m Xfati wllmpigeirs. Gfdrcis

tlle fas pda`ta`h wfirivir fi wi`t tl riba`m fab lo tfi tdcc

Gdrc watf spigtdgucdrcy nrahft ncui iyis d`m fdppy tabis.

Xfi` tfi glursi i`mim, Gdrc d`m Xa`stl` dhriim tl wrati

tl idgf ltfir dnlut abplrtd`t bdttirs watflut nitrdya`h tfiar

`dtal`s. Nltf nicaivim tdcea`h wds bugf nittir tfd` oahfta`h

d`y wdr d`m `ihltadtal` tfi l`cy wdy tl stlp tfi hclndc spridmlo glbbu`asb. Wl tfiy wrlti tl idgf ltfir iviry bl`tf vad

tfi ^im Grlss looagi a` Hi`ivd, Xa`stl` ds Br. Gl`stdnci d`m

Gdrc ds Firr Ku`h. ]fas glrrispl`mi`gi gl`ta`uim tfrluhflut

tfi wdr.