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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.

Fdr ldrg ahfdrlotadh pbgosg vasat$

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M D W U J B O P P M G A J M S P

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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

?aerory.

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Farst +ebasmgc :=6-51

stah Lo`obgy +ebasmgrs ?tc.

=7 'ohoco %&org

'ohory Zmorf

?dhcdh>-5 7?9

+rahtgc ohc edhc ah ;rgot 9ratoah

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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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&'o(tgr )

"!> 4AH 9"">4>( "!> !>?? I@" IF !I@4;?%%

!>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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&'o(tgr *

LC %"IL'! ;4IH>( " L> IH "!> ZC !IL>,

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.