Laura by Ann Firth

8/12/2019 Laura by Ann Firth

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Kdd Jlrte glvbs ld teb shute hj Bdfgkdc wlte ebr

eusmkdc Iln. Seby ekvb k shd akggbc Ckrrbd weh ls

ekpplgy nkrrlbc th Glsmbte. Seb kutehr eks whrobc jhr

nkdy ybkrs ld teb whrgc hj eklr mbkuty kdc jkselhd

mbahnldf k suaabssjug musldbsswhnkd. !eb ghvbspbhpgb kdc gljb kdc kgwkys eks tlnb th glstbd. Kgwkys

ghdfldf th wrltb mut thh musy th ch sh udtlg dhw.


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G K R ] K


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Sh ny eusmkdc jhr ghvldf nb kdc mbldf ny mbst

jrlbdc.

Sh Ckrrbd hur shd kdc Glsmbte els wljb jhr teblrsupphrt.

Sh Kgkd "rwld kd ldarbclmgb #$%ybkr%hgc wrltbr

elnsbgj jhr els bdahurkfbnbdt.


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G K R ] K

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KDD JL]SE


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&hpyrlfet Kdd Jlrte

Seb rlfet hj Kdd Jlrte th mb lcbdtljlbc ks kutehr hj tels whro eks

mbbd kssbrtbc my ebr ld kaahrckdab wlte sbatlhd $$ kdc $' hj teb

&hpyrlfet Cbslfds kdc (ktbdts Kat )#''.

Kgg rlfets rbsbrvbc. *h pkrt hj tels pumglaktlhd nky mb

rbprhcuabc sthrbc ld k rbtrlbvkg systbn hr trkdsnlttbc ld kdy

jhrn hr my kdy nbkds bgbatrhdla nbaekdlakg pehthahpyldf

rbahrcldf hr htebrwlsb wltehut teb prlhr pbrnlsslhd hj teb

pumglsebrs.

Kdy pbrshd weh ahnnlts kdy udkutehrl+bc kat ld rbgktlhd th telspumglaktlhd nky mb glkmgb th arlnldkg prhsbautlhd kdc alvlg agklns

jhr cknkfbs.

K &,( aktkghfub rbahrc jhr tels tltgb ls kvklgkmgb jrhn teb -rltlse

Glmrkry.

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www.kustldnkakugby.ahn

Jlrst (umglsebc =13)2

Kustld :kakugby (umglsebrs Gtc.

1; &kdkck !6ukrb

&kdkry 5ekrj

Ghdchd

B) ;G-

(rldtbc kdc mhudc ld


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Prbjkab

Gkurk wks teb ckufetbr hj k chtldf jktebr mut k ahgc kdc clstkdt

nhtebr. 5ebd seb wks 9ust telrtbbd ebr jktebr clbc kdc teb

rbgktlhdselp wlte ebr nhtebr mbaknb bvbd nhrb cljjlaugt udtlg

suae tlnb ks seb wks teldoldf kmhut fhldf th "dlvbrslty. Sebd

ebr nhtebr mbaknb ldtbrbstbc kdc ebgpjug ld jldcldf ebr k pgkabth glvb bvbd flvldf ebr k nhdtegy kgghwkdab udtlg suae tlnb ks

seb 6ukgljlbc. Gkurk bd9hybc tels tlnb mut ld ebr lfdhrkdab

clcd?t rbkglsb ebr nhtebr pgkddbc th nhvb th !hute Kjrlak kdc

rbnkrry auttldf kgg tlbs wlte Bdfgkdc kdc ebr ckufetbr.

Kjtbr 6ukgljyldf ks k gkwybr mut udkmgb th fbt teb kttbdtlhd

hj teb nkd seb wks sh ld ghvb wlte k jrlbdc ld &kdkck

pbrsukcbc ebr th fh hvbr th vlslt ebr th ebgp th fbt eln hut hj

ebr ebkc. 7bguatkdtgy seb cbalcbc th fh globc lt sh nuae kdcjhudc whro ekc dh sehrtkfb hj nbd jrlbdcs rbsugtldf ld twh

6ultb sbrlhus rbgktlhdselps hdgy th rbturd th Bdfgkdc shnb twh

ybkrs gktbr. *hw nkrrlbc seb kdc ebr eusmkdc nhvbc th teb

shute hj Bdfgkdc. !eb fht k pkrt%tlnb 9hm kt k ghakg shglalthrs

hjjlab whroldf jhr terbb bgcbrgy mrhtebrs.

*bvbr ahugc seb ekvb mbglbvbc ehw tels wks th aekdfb ebr

kdc ebr eusmkdc?s glvbs jhrbvbr.


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Pkrt ;

Shn kdc Gkurk


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Aekptbr Hdb

Gkurk whob kdc ghhobc kt ebr mbcslcb aghao. ,t wks blfet k.n.

kdc !udcky. *hteldf nuae hd thcky seb tehufet kdc sglc mkao

udcbr teb sebbts ehpldf th aktae up hd teb sgbbp seb ekc

nlssbc.

!eb ekc fht ldth mbc kmhut twh telrty k.n. kdc 9ust ahugc

dht sgbbp sh kt sl> k.n. seb cbalcbc th nkob ebrsbgj k nuf hj

eht aehahgktb ehpldf th agbkr ebr nldc kdc nkob ebrsbgj sbbsbdsb hj teb thtkggy rlclaughus sltuktlhd seb ekc jhudc ebrsbgj

ld. 4bt ks seb ebgc teb wkrn nuf kfkldst ebrsbgj jhr ahnjhrt

seb jbgt teb tbkrs rhggldf chwd ebr jkab.

Seb wehgb rbkshd jhr ebr nlsbrkmgb jbbgldfs wks seb wks

ehpbgbssgy nkcgy kdc mbshttbcgy ld ghvb wlte Shn 8 th wehn

seb wks 9ust kdhtebr hdb hj teb flrgs. ,d jkat hd Jrlcky webd

:r Clgg ebr mhss ekc ahnb hut hj els hjjlab th kso weh els

db>t aglbdt wks seb ekc sklc Shn.

@Shn. Shn wehM eb ksobc.

@Ae sh shrryM Gkurk rbpglbc. @, wksd?t teldoldf. ,t?s :rs

7kynhdc.M

:r Clgg fkvb ebr k wry snlgb clskppbkrldf mkao ldth els

hjjlab.

Gkurk ekc mbbd teldoldf teldoldf hj Shn. Shn weh dbvbr

gbjt ebr nldc Shn weh seb whugc sbb kt Ikob?s pkrtythnhrrhw dlfet. Shn. Shn weh nkcb ebr jbbg slao udkmgb th

bkt webd seb ekcd?t sbbd eln. Shn weh obpt ebr kwkob kt

dlfet.

Shn wks hdb hj ebr frhup hj jrlbdcs kgwkys jugg hj jud.

Kgg teb flrgs ghvbc eln kdc kgg teb aekps globc eln kjtbr whro

teby whugc shnbtlnbs nbbt jhr k crldo hr ahjjbb kdc lj

kdymhcy ekc k mkrmb6ub hr jrlbdcs jhr clddbr hr pbrekps k

9hldt tkobkwky Shn wks kgwkys tebrb. !h ks k frhup Gkurkwhugc sbb k ght hj eln eb kgwkys aekttbc th ebr tbksbc ebr kdc

gkufebc wlte ebr mut seb odbw th eln seb wks 9ust hdb hj teb

arhwc.


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b ekc ckdabc wlte ebr gkst dlfet. !eb ekc ckdabc wlte

eln gkst dlfet kt !krke?s pkrty. Seb vbry rbkshd jhr ebr stktb hj

nldc dhw seb wkdtbc th ektb eln wlte els fhhc ghhos els

supbr jlt mhcy teb jglrt teb pbrjbat aekrnbr.

5ebd eb wks ckdaldf wlte ebr kdc ehgcldf ebr aghsb seb

tehufet seb whugc clb kdc eb sklc th ebr @Gkurk yhu chd?t

ekvb th mb sh 9unpy. ,?n dht tryldf th fbt ldth yhur odlaobrs

kgtehufe , whugcd?t nldc ld teb dlabst phsslmgb wky hj

ahursb.M b ebgc ebr kwky jrhn eln kdc sklc @4hu?rb 9ust glob

k mbkutljug jrhf kdc tekt?s wekt , wlgg akgg yhu.M b s6ubb+bc

ebr tlfet.

!eb puggbc ebrsbgj mkao jrhn els ehgc kdc sklc @Kdc yhu ,wlgg akgg k plf?.M

!eb jbgt bnmkrrkssbc kt wekt seb ekc sklc kdc dhw seb wks

mguseldf. b rhkrbc wlte gkufetbr kdc puggbc ebr aghsbr

welspbrldf ld ebr bkr. @Seb !tuc? whugc mb mbttbr.M

!eb wkdtbc th sarbkn sgkp els jkab glttgb clc eb odhw teb

bjjbat eb ekc hd ebr els bvbry thuae wks glob kd bgbatrla sehao

fhldf terhufe ebr wehgb mhcy kdc nkymb eb wksd?t tryldf th

fbt ldth ebr odlaobrs mut seb surb wkdtbc th fbt ldth els pkdts.

Gkurk?s jktebr ekc whrselpbc ebr kdc seb eln. Seby

kgwkys ekc suae jud thfbtebr eb ghvbc sphrt kdc eb hjtbd thho

ebr th rufmy nktaebs kt Swlaobdekn curldf teb sbkshd kdc

teby whugc fh th wktae k ghakg arlaobt nktae ld sunnbr. b

kgwkys trlbc th bdahurkfb Gkurk?s nhtebr th fh th mut seb wks

dht ldtbrbstbc. Gkurk wks kgwkys sbarbtgy pgbksbc dht tekt sebclcd?t wkdt ebr nhtebr th fh wlte tebn mut lt wks kgwkys

nhrb jud wlte 9ust (kpk. Seby whugc ekvb k mlf jktty mkahd

rhgg kdc k ahob aebbr glob nkc kdc 9unp up kdc chwd webd

teblr tbkn sahrbc kgg teldfs ebr nhtebr whugc ekvb

clskpprhvbc hj.

!hnbtlnbs eb whugc tkob ebr th els hjjlab ld teb alty hd k

!kturcky nhrdldf webd eb 9ust ekc shnbteldf snkgg th sbb th

welae seb ghvbc kdc kjtbrwkrcs teby whugc fh th teb sehpskdc eb whugc ldcugfb ebr ld k glttgb fljt mut kgwkys ldslst teby

jhudc k glttgb fljt jhr :unny. Sebd pbrekps teby whugc fh th

teb lab arbkn pkrghur hr ekvb k pl++k mbjhrb fhldf ehnb.


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Sebd hdb tbrrlmgb dlfet (kpk wks tkobd lgg. Gkurk

rbnbnmbrbc ebr nhtebr wkoldf ebr up th sky teb knmugkdab

wks ahnldf th tkob (kpk th ehspltkg kdc tekt seb wks th mb

fhhc kdc stky wlte teb 4ktgbys kt teb ehusb db>t chhr. Gkurk

clcd?t nldc. :rs 4ktgby wks suae k dlab gkcy teby ekc dh

aelgcrbd mut teby clc ekvb k whdcbrjug chf akggbc Ikoby weh

Gkurk hjtbd wbdt rhudc th pgky wlte kdc shnbtlnb seb thho

eln jhr k wkgo.

@*hw eurryM sklc ebr nhtebr @put yhur crbssldf fhwd hd

kdc fh rhudc teby krb b>pbatldf yhu.M !eb clc ks seb wks thgc

mut mbjhrb gbkvldf seb wbdt th olss (kpk fhhcmyb. !eb whugc

dbvbr jhrfbt ehw frby eb ghhobc els krn ekdfldf glnp hvbrteb slcb hj teb mbc. 5ebd seb thho ehgc hj lt lt wks sh ahgc

kdc gljbgbss seb wkdtbc th ary. !eb wkdtbc th stky my els slcb

udtlg eb wks mbttbr dbvbr th gbkvb eln.

@Sekt wlgg chM sklc ebr nhtebr @dhw rud kghdf.M

:rs 4ktgby wks sthhc wlte teb jrhdt chhr hpbd. !eb fkvb

ebr k euf kdc sklc @&hnb dhw ny glttgb ghvb gbt?s php yhu

ldth mbc. , wlgg stky wlte yhu kdc , teldo yhur jurry jrlbdcwhugc glob th ahnb kdc obbp yhu ahnpkdy.M

@Ae ybs pgbksbM sklc Gkurk tryldf th rklsb k snlgb.

!eb bvbdtukggy jbgg ksgbbp kdc webd seb whob teb sud wks

seldldf terhufe teb wldchw. !eb turdbc ebr ebkc kdc rbkglsbc

webrb seb wks :rs 4ktgby wks stlgg slttldf mbslcb ebr kdc

Ikoby wks stlgg jkst ksgbbp hd teb bdc hj teb mbc. Sebd seb

rbnbnmbrbc wey seb wks tebrb kdc skt up vbry 6ulaogy.@hw?s ny pkpk &kd , fh ehnb kdc sbb eln ls eb

mbttbrM

:rs 4ktgby fbdtgy thho ebr ekdcs. @*h ny ckrgldf (kpk

eks fhdb th teb kdfbgs.M

Gkurk put ebr ekdcs hvbr ebr bkrs. @*hF *hF b akd?t. ,

dbbc eln eb?s ny mbst jrlbdc.M

:rs 4ktgby ebgc ebr aghsb jhr k vbry ghdf tlnb udtlg ebr

shmmldf sthppbc. Ikoby aknb kdc glaobc ebr jkab ks lj ebwkdtbc th ahnjhrt ebr thh.

Gkurk stkybc wlte teb 4ktgbys jhr teb db>t terbb wbbos.

Seby wbrb sh oldc kdc dlab th ebr kdc teby trlbc th b>pgkld th


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ebr tekt ebr nhtebr ekc k ght th sbb th kdc sh lt wks mbst seb

wks wlte tebn. !eb arlbc k ght bspbalkggy kt dlfet webd seb

whugc mury ebr ebkc ld Ikoby?s jur jhr ahnjhrt. Ks seb frbw up

seb rbjgbatbc tekt ebr nhtebr clcd?t ahnb th sbb ebr ld kgg tekt

tlnb. Sebrb nust ekvb mbbd teb judbrkg mut seb clcd?t fbt th

fh.

5ebd seb wbdt ehnb seb jhudc lt sh ekrcE dh jud dh

gkufetbr wlte (kpk. !eb trugy wks sh udekppy tebd hdb cky ebr

nhtebr sklc th ebr @Gkurk jhr fhhcdbss skob pugg yhursbgj

thfbtebr kdc fbt hd wlte yhur gljb. !thp nhpldf krhudc yhur

jktebr ls cbkc kdc jrkdogy ,?n slao hj yhur crknk.M

!eb wks 9ust telrtbbd ybkrs hgc. *bbcgbss th sky seb kdc ebrnhtebr webrb dht aghsb.

!hnb terbb nhdtes gktbr tebrb wks k rldf kt teb jrhdt

chhrmbgg Gkurk wks up ld ebr mbcrhhn webrb seb spbdt k ght hj

ebr tlnb. br nhtebr clcd?t sbbn th hm9bat sh pbrekps lt wks

mbst jhr mhte hj tebn kgtehufe Gkurk?s ebkrt wks kgwkys skc.

!eb ebkrc ebr nhtebr fh th teb chhr kdc stbppbc hut hdth teb

gkdcldf.

@bggh BnlgyM seb ebkrc k nkd?s vhlab sky. @hw krb yhunky , ahnb ldM

!eb rbahfdlsbc weh lt wks lnnbclktbgy. Ckccy?s mbst

jrlbdc weh seb odbw ks "dagb Ibrry. Seby ekc mbbd jrlbdcs

sldab teblr bkrgy saehhgckys kdc seb odbw ebr nhtebr clsglobc

eln lnnbdsbgy. 5ebdbvbr eb ekc ahnb th sbb ebr jktebr ebr

nhtebr wks kgwkys sh rucb th eln gbkvldf teb rhhn ks shhd ks

eb krrlvbc. Gkurk ekc dbvbr udcbrsthhc wey eb sbbnbc suae kfhhc pbrshd. ,d jkat Gkurk tehufet sh vbry glob ebr jktebr tekt

hdb cky seb ksobc eln wey.

@Ae :unny kgwkys eks sh nuae th ch yhu odhw

ghholdf kjtbr us ls k mlf 9hm ny ckrgldfM eb ekc sklc.

@5ekt ch yhu wkdtM seb ebkrc ebr nhtebr kso ld k ehstlgb

thdb welae nkcb Gkurk stkdc mkao sh ks dht th mb sbbd.

@5bgg dhw teb wlgg ls kgg sbttgbc kdc hj ahursb yhu krb mhte

wbgg tkobd akrb hj , tehufet lt hdgy rlfet , sehugc ahnb kdcsbb yhu mhte pkrtlaugkrgy ks , kn th ghho kjtbr Gkurk?s trust ks

ebr shglalthr udtlg seb ls blfetbbd. , udcbrstkdc ahnpgbtbgy

Bnlgy tekt , whugc ekvb mbbd skaobc my yhu teb nldutb phhr


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Sbc crbw els gkst mrbkte sh udgbss yhu ekvb b>pgkldbc

bvbryteldf th Gkurk welae , vbry nuae chumt kdc , kn

sktlsjlbc seb udcbrstkdcs ebr jktebr?s wlsebs , whugc glob th

spbko th yhu mhte.M

@*h jhr yhur ldjhrnktlhd Ibrbny , ekvb dht sklc kdyteldf

th Gkurk jhr


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kdc yhu thh Bnlgy tebrb ls nhrb th rbkc yhu nky dht wkdt th

stkyM eb sklc ghholdf kt ebr.

@Kdc wey dht nky , kso Gkurk ls ny ckufetbr thh yhu

nky ekvb jhrfhttbd.M

@Lbry wbgg , wlgg ahdtldub.M

Ghholdf strklfet kt Gkurk eb sklc @Sels ls k gbttbr tekt yhur

pkpk nkcb nb prhnlsb th rbkc th yhu ld teb bvbdt hj els cbkte

mbjhrb nldb hr mbjhrb yhur blfetbbdte mlrtecky.

Ny cbkrbst Bnnl kdc Gkurk,

L kn shrry th ekvb gbjt yhu sh shhd, mut L odhw L ekvb gbjtyhu wbgg akrbc jhr kdc tekt ld ny kmsbdab, cbkr Gkurk, Rdagb

Ibrry wlgg tkob akrb hj yhu. L kchrbc yhu jrhn teb nhnbdt yhu

wbrb mhrd kdc yhu ld rbturd fkvb nb sh nuae jud hd hur trls

hut kdc hur slnlgkr ldtbrbsts. L odhw rlfet dhw yhu wlgg mb skc,

mut L wkdt yhu jrhn dhw hd hdgy th rbnbnmbr hur fhhc tlnbs

kdc gbksb hdb cky jldc k eusmkdc weh wlgg akrb jhr yhu kdc

ghvb yhu ks L clc, mut kgwkys rbnbnmbr yhu nust kgwkys flvb

nhrb tekd yhu tkob kdc eb nust mb dht hdgy yhur ghvbr mutyhur mbst jrlbdc.

!dc dhw Bnnl, L"n surb yhu krb arhss wlte nb stlgg rlfet

dhw #ust ks yhu wbrb webd yhu jhudc yhu wbrb rbfdkdt, mut L

tekdo yhu jhr hur mbkutljug ckufetbr. L kn surb yhu wlgg hdb

cky breks rbnkrry kdc L wlse yhu bvbry ekldbss kdc jhr

tels rbkshd bvbryteldf L ekvb gbjt yhu ls yhurs kghdb. $!krt

jrhn teb tk% nkd&. L odhw lt ls teb dhrn ld tebsb alraunstkdabslj teb wljb rbnkrrlbs teb ehusb nust mb shgc kdc teb rhabbcs

sekrbc wlte teb aelgcrbd mut L jbbg L ekvb rhvlcbc jhr Gkurk

kdc wlte Ibrry"s kcvlab L teldo seb wlgg mb h.o. L ehb yhu wlgg

ghsb shnb hj yhur mlttbrdbss dhw mut L clc ghvb yhu kdc L ehb

yhu wlgg jldc jhrflvbdbss hj nb ld tlnb.'

Ibrry aghsbc teb jhgcbr kdc pgkabc k ekdc hvbr Gkurk?s.

Bnlgy fht up wkgobc hut wltehut k whrc.Gkurk ghhobc kt Ibrry. !eb clcd?t bvbd wkdt th ary tekt

gbttbr b>pgkldbc sh nuae. Sekt cky seb frbw up kdc katukggy

jbgt shrry jhr ebr nhtebr.


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@5hugc yhu glob nb th stky wlte yhu GkurkM Ibrry ksobc.

@*h tekdo yhu "dagb Ibrry ,?n jldb. , udcbrstkdc sh nuae

dhw kdc , rbkglsb ehw :unny kdc , ekvb fht th ahnb th

tbrns wlte teb sltuktlhd.M

Ibrry wks 6ultb knk+bc my tebsb whrcs jrhn suae k yhudf

flrg. Kt tekt phldt eb odbw eb dbbc dht whrry eb whugc try th

tkob teb pgkab hj ebr jktebr wlte fulckdab kdc eb wks surb seb

whugc fh jkr.

@, teldo , sehugc fh th yhur nhtebr mbjhrb , gbkvbM eb

sklc. @brb?s ny hjjlab dunmbr kdc ny nhmlgb kdy tlnb cky hr

dlfet akgg lj yhu dbbc nb.M b olssbc ebr hd teb thp hj ebr

ebkc kdc euffbc ebr.b jhudc Bnnl ld teb ekgg sthhc wlte teb jrhdt chhr hpbd.

@t jbw ybkrs pkssbc udtlg Gkurk wks jljtbbd. ,t wks

trub teby glvbc ld k mbkutljug ehnb wlte bvbryteldf teby ahugc

wlse jhr mut wltehut wkrnte kdc ghvb.

Gkurk spbdt k ght hj tlnb wlte saehhg jrlbdcs (kugldb kdc

&krhgldb kdc kgsh wlte teb 4ktgbys kdc Ikoby weh mbaknb ebrshug nktb.

Seb terbb hj tebn wbdt hd th sl>te jhrn kdc seb cbalcbc

seb whugc glob th ch gkw. ,j seb ahugc fbt teb frkcbs seb

wkdtbc th fh hd th udlvbrslty.

-y tels tlnb seb ekc mbahnb k prbtty ckro rbc%eklrbc flrg

jugg hj jud kdc knmltlhd. !eb wks vbry phpugkr wlte mhys kdc

flrgs kglob.Adb cky ebr tuthr suffbstbc seb sehugc try th fbt k ehglcky

kdc !kturcky 9hm ld k ghakg shglalthr?s hjjlab th ekvb k tkstb hj

wekt seb whugc glob th ch kt udl kdc lt whugc ebgp wlte ebr

stuclbs.

Seb db>t nhrdldf Gkurk pehdbc "dagb Ibrry th sbb wekt

eb tehufet hj ebr tuthr?s kcvlab. !eb kgwkys globc th kso eln

kdy 6ubstlhds seb ekc kmhut kdyteldf dbw hr tekt seb wksudsurb hj.

@l -ud wekt?s upM


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-ud wks els dlaodknb jhr ebr bvbr sldab tekt cky slttldf ld

teb ghudfb rbkcldf ebr jktebr?s gbttbr th ebr kdc ebr nhtebr.

@*hteldf "dagb Ibrry mut ny tuthr teldos , sehugc fbt k

ehglcky 9hm ld k shglalthr?s hjjlab. 5ekt ch yhu teldoM

@4bke fhhc lcbk mut dht ebrb ld ny hjjlab. Swh rbkshds

hdb teb stkjj ebrb whugc trbkt yhu wlte olc fghvbs odhwldf

weh yhu krb kdc twh lt?s thh jkr th ahnb hd yhur mlob.M

Gkurk gkufebc. @, odhw kgg tektF 4hu krb slggy "dagb Ibrry.M

@-ut katukggy -ud tebrb ls kd hjjlab ld teb thwd my yhu

Clgg Clgg. , teldo try tebn teby ch ehnlalcb gkw lj tekt?s

wekt yhu krb stlgg teldoldfE k mlt ekrc fhldf ld ny mhho mut ,

whugcd?t try th put yhu hjj.M@Sekdos k ght spbko th yhu shhd. Skob akrb.M

,t kgwkys knk+bc Ibrry ehw wkrn Gkurk wks seb abrtkldgy

clcd?t fbt lt jrhn ebr nhtebr. b ehpbc seb whugc kgwkys stky

teb sknb kdc lj seb mbaknb k gkwybr tekt lt whugcd?t nkob

ebr ekrc.

Seb db>t cky wks !kturcky kdc Gkurk pgkddbc th fh ldth

Clgg Clgg. !eb whob bkrgy 9unpbc hut hj mbc kdc wkssurprlsbc th sbb lt ekc sdhwbc. *bvbr nldc lt wksd?t tekt

nuae seb whugc thf ebrsbgj up kdc kjtbr mrbkojkst seb whugc

fbt fhldf. 5elgb bktldf ebr thkst seb thgc ebr nhtebr ebr pgkd.

@Ks yhu wlggM Bnlgy rbpglbc. @,?n hut nhst hj teb cky

tebrb?s pgbdty hj jhhc ld teb jrlcfb mut dh chumt yhu wlgg mb

wlte jrlbdcs hr wlte tekt kwjug arbkturb db>t chhr.M

@4bs :unnyM Gkurk rbpglbc.,j hdgy hdab seb sehwbc nhrb pksslhd. 5ekt k tbrrlmgb gljb

phhr (kpk nust ekvb ekc.

,t wks ahgc ks seb wkgobc mut ebr b>altbnbdt obpt ebr

wkrn. !eb ekc k rhufe lcbk webrb teb hjjlab wks kdc shhd

jhudc lt. !eb pusebc hpbd teb vbry ebkvy fgkss chhr kdc

stbppbc ldslcb. !eb skw lt sklc (babtlhdkdc kpprhkaebc teb

cbso webrb k jrlbdcgy ghholdf gkcy wks slttldf.

@&kd , ebgp yhuM seb sklc wlte k snlgb.@4bsM sklc Gkurk. @,?n ghholdf jhr k ehglcky kdc !kturcky

9hm. ,?n ehpldf th ch gkw kdc ny tuthr teldos lt whugc ebgp nb

th ekvb kd ldslfet th hjjlab gljb bt abtbrk.M


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!eb stkrtbc ebr 9hm hdb wbbo gktbr 8 jlgldf tlcyldf kdc

nkoldf ghts hj tbk. !eb ghvbc lt kdc bvbrymhcy wks sh dlab th

ebr shnbteldf seb ekc dht b>pbatbc.

!hnb terbb nhdtes gktbr webd seb wks whroldf terhufe

teb Bkstbr ehglckys :r Clgg teb hwdbr hj teb prkatlab akggbc

ebr ldth els hjjlab.

!eb hpbdbc teb chhr vbry dbrvhusgy kdc wkgobc ld

teldoldf tels ls teb bdc.

@bggh GkurkM eb sklc @, ebkr yhu wkdt th ch gkw ls tekt

ahrrbatM

@4bsM seb rbpglbc @mut hdgy lj , akd fbt teb rlfet frkcbs

kdc fh hd th udl.M@Jrhn wekt ,?vb sbbd hj yhu kdc teb jbbcmkao jrhn ny

stkjj , whugc teldo wlte ekrc whro tekt wlgg dht mb k prhmgbn.M

@Sekdo yhuM seb sklc wlte ebkrt phudcldf.

@, wks teldoldf. 5hugc yhu glob th ahnb th ahurt shnbtlnb

wlte nbM

@Ae ybs pgbksbM seb sklc ekrcgy kmgb th mbglbvb ebr bkrs.

@7lfet tebd tekt?s sbttgbc yhu dbbc k snkrt sult dbkt

sehbs tlfet glps kdc mlf bkrs. !ekgg wb sky db>t :hdcky ,?nstkrtldf hd k dbw aksb kt teb &rhwd ahurt. -b ebrb blfet telrty

k.n. prhnpt lt wlgg tkob kmhut jhrty%jlvb nldutbs th fbt tebrb

fh kdc sbb (lpk ny (K kdc seb wlgg mrlbj yhu tekt?s kgg hjj

yhu fh.M

!h tekt wks teb mbflddldf hj Gkurk?s 9hurdby ldth gkw seb

fht ebr fhhc frkcbs kdc wbdt hdth "dl.

Adb cky ld teb Bkstbr ehglckys webd Gkurk rbturdbc ehnb

jrhn teb hjjlab ebr nhtebr nuae th ebr surprlsb wks ld teb

jrhdt ekgg. ,t wks dhrnkg jhr ebr th fh strklfet th ebr rhhn

welae rbsbnmgbc nhrb hj k mlf mbcslt dhw seb nhrb hjtbd tekd

dht jl>bc ebr hwd jhhc ld teb oltaebd kdc thho lt upstklrs th

bkt. :hstgy ebr nhtebr wks hut ld teb bvbdldf. Seby clc ekvb k

C,4 mrbkojkst kt rhufegy teb sknb tlnb ld teb oltaebd mut ltwks kgnhst ks lj teby wbrb ghcfbrs ld teb sknb ehusb. Bnlgy

dbvbr ksobc ebr wekt seb wks chldf hr ehw ebr 9hm hr ahggbfb

wks fhldf.


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Gkurk kgwkys nkcb k phldt hj skyldf ebggh kdc :htebr

whugc 9ust dhc hr shnbtlnbs rbpgy mut tekt wks teb b>tbdt hj

teb ahdvbrsktlhd.

!h Gkurk wks sehaobc webd ebr nhtebr sklc @Gkurk ,?vb

9ust tkobd k stbw hut hj teb hvbd. !ekgg wb bkt thfbtebr tels

bvbdldfM

K ghho hj sehao aknb hvbr ebr jkab seb pkusbc jhr k jbw

nhnbdts. @Kgg rlfet. ,?gg 9ust tkob ny teldfs upstklrs kdc

jrbsebd up sky tbd nldutbs.M Adab ld ebr rhhn seb rbkglsbc ebr

ebkrt wks phudcldf seb jbgt kgnhst dbrvhus wekt clc ebr

nhtebr wkdt 5ekt clc seb ekvb th sky

!eb wbdt chwdstklrs rktebr akutlhusgy. !eb ahugc sbb tebtkmgb wks gklc ld teb snkggbr hj teblr twh cldldf rhhns k mhwg

hj prbtty jghwbrs ld teb nlccgb hj teb tkmgb wldb fgkssbs

dkpolds teb ght.

bkcldf jhr teb oltaebd ebr nhtebr wks ahnldf hut wlte

teb stbw seb pgkabc lt hd teb tkmgb kdc sklc @&hnb Gkurk cbkr

tels wlgg mb dlab. &hnb slt chwd.M

5elae Gkurk hmbclbdtgy clc.

@,?gg 9ust fbt teb wldb kdc teb phtkthbs.M :htebr hpbdbc tebwldb kdc phurbc tebn mhte k fgkss seb skt chwd kdc sklc

@,?vb mbbd teldoldf tekt webd yhu fh th udlvbrslty lt wlgg mb

nuae nhrb ahdvbdlbdt jhr yhu th ekvb shnbwebrb aghsb my th

glvb ld. , kssunb yhu wlgg aehhsb A>jhrcM

@-ut :unny , chd?t bvbd odhw lj , wlgg fbt teb frkcbs

ybt.M

@Aj ahursb yhu wlggM rbpglbc ebr nhtebr. @!h , teldo ltwhugc mb k fhhc lcbk jhr us th stkrt ghholdf jhr shnbteldf dhw

sh ks yhu akd mb wbgg sbttgbc my teb tlnb tbrn stkrts. ,t?s jkr thh

jkr jhr yhu th trkvbg bvbry cky pkrtlaugkrgy hd ahgc wldtbr

nhrdldfs kdc ckro bvbdldfs kdc wb wlgg fbt shrtbc hd yhu

gbkrdldf th crlvb. 4hu ekvb yhur Srust sbt up my yhur jktebr sh

, suffbst yhu sehugc muy kd kpkrtnbdt hr mbttbr k snkgg ehusb.

Sebrb krb shnb vbry dlab nbws ahttkfbs ld tekt krbk kdc teby

wlgg ldarbksb ld prlab lj ld tlnb yhu wkdt shnbteldf gkrfbr. ,wlgg pky jhr teb jurdlseldfs sh wekt ch yhu teldoM

Gkurk 9unpbc kt teb lcbk. Bvbd lj seb clcd?t fbt ldth udl lt

whugc mb mbttbr jhr mhte hj tebn. !eb odbw ebr nhtebr whugc


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mb pgbksbc th ekvb ebr jrbbchn flvldf ebr teb jbbgldf tebrb

nky mb k dbw nkd ld ebr nhtebr?s gljb.


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Aekptbr Swh

Kjtbr nkdy trlps th A>jhrc ghholdf jhr k sultkmgb pgkab th muy

Gkurk kdc ebr nhtebr cbalcbc hd k prbtty glttgb nbws ehusb. ,t

ekc k fkrkfb welae jlttbc teb mlgg ks Gkurk ekc sbt ebr nldc hd

ekvldf k mrlfet rbc :ldl hdab seb ahugc pkss ebr tbst.

Sels wks k tlnb webd seb kdc ebr nhtebr fht hd mbttbr

tekd bvbr mbjhrb. Seb wbbos sarbknbc my Gkurk nkcb ghts hj

pehdb akggs th ebr "dagb Ibrry kdc thho eln th sbb teb pgkabkgtehufe seb dbvbr fht ld th ahdvbrsktlhd kmhut tels wlte ebr

nhtebr seb clcd?t wkdt th hpbd up hgc whudcs.

Seb ahdtrkats wbrb bvbdtukggy slfdbc kdc trub th ebr whrc

Bnlgy pklc jhr teb akrpbts kdc aurtklds kdc kgg teb jurdlturb.

Seby katukggy ktb thfbtebr 6ultb hjtbd dhw webd teby fht ehnb

jrhn k ekrc cky?s sehppldf cbalcldf wekt whugc jlt wekt

whugc ghho fhhc kdc wekt wks prkatlakg jhr tels dbw

kcvbdturb. !hnbtlnbs Gkurk whugc ahho kdc shnbtlnbs ebr

nhtebr. ,t wks suae k aekdfb.

5ebd teb mlf cky krrlvbc th nhvb ld Gkurk ahugc ekrcgy

ahdtkld ebrsbgj. br nhtebr wbdt wlte ebr kdc kjtbr k sehrt stky

sklc. @,?gg gbkvb yhu th sbttgb ld dhw. ,?vb cbalcbc th nkob yhu

kd kgghwkdab hj k eudcrbc phudcs k wbbo tekt wlgg ebgp th pky

teb hvbrebkcs ebrb kdc ebgp th rud teb akr kdc pky jhr dbw

aghtebs kdc mhhos yhu wlgg dbbc.M@Ae :unny tekt ls sh fhhc hj yhu. Krb yhu surb yhu akd

kjjhrc lt 4hu ekvb kgrbkcy spbdt k jhrtudb hd nb.M

@4bs hj ahursb , akd hdgy udtlg yhu frkcuktb kdc fbt k jugg

tlnb 9hm kdc lt wlgg nbkd yhu krb dht jhrbvbr ksoldf tekt

crbkcjug Ibrry teldf jhr kcvlab kdc ebgp wlte nhdby jrhn yhur

trust. *hw fbt hd kdc glvb yhur gljb. 4hu krb hj ahursb kgwkys

jrbb th ahnb mkao th teb ehusb mut ,?n surb yhu wlgg dht wkdt

th.M!knb hgc nhtebr Gkurk tehufet teby rbkggy ekc bd9hybc

teb gkst jbw nhdtes thfbtebr kdc dhw seb sbbn ks hjjekdc kdc

clstkdt ks bvbr.


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Gkurk stbppbc jhrwkrc th euf ebr nhtebr kdc jbgt ebr

stljjbd up ahgc kdc ekrc. ,t nkcb ebr teldo hj phhr (kpk wekt k

gljb eb nust ekvb bdcurbc. !eb ehpbc ld tekt mrlbj nhnbdt tekt

eb ekc jhudc shnb ahnjhrt curldf els nkrrlkfb th ebr nhtebr

ld shnb htebr whnkd?s krns.

@, wlgg pehdb yhu kdc php ld shnbtlnbM Gkurk rbpglbc.

@-yb.M

Ad rbjgbatlhd shnb ybkrs gktbr Gkurk aknb th udcbrstkdc

tekt wks ebr nhtebr?s jldkg clsaekrfb hj ebr rbsphdslmlgltlbs th

ebr prbvlhus gljb.

,t wks k supbr bkrgy !bptbnmbr nhrdldf jhr Gkurk ebr jlrst

cky kt udlvbrslty. !eb ekc krrlvbc wlte muttbrjglbs ld ebr tunny

mut mrlnnldf wlte bdteuslksn jhr teb ybkrs kebkc.

!eb shhd nkcb nkdy jrlbdcs kdc sbttgbc ld bkslgy. !eb wks

hdb hj teb jbw tekt ekc teblr hwd pkc sh teby hjtbd

ahdfrbfktbc tebrb jhr ahjjbb kdc k aekt. !eb wks dbvbr sehrt hj

cktbs kgg teb mhys wbrb bkfbr jhr ebr kttbdtlhdE seb jhudc teb

stucyldf bksy kdc ghvbc teb shalkg gljb.Slnb wbdt sh 6ulaogy tekt jlrst ybkr seb usbc th fh kdc sbb

teb 4ktgbys 6ultb hjtbd tkoldf Ikoby jhr k wkgo kdc tebd

stkyldf jhr shnbteldf th bkt. !bvbrkg tlnbs seb ekc sthppbc th

sbb lj ebr nhtebr wks kt ehnb mut seb dbvbr nkdkfbc th aktae

ebr. !eb ekc trlbc th rldf ebr jrhn tlnb th tlnb mut wltehut

suaabss kgtehufe seb clc sbdc ebr k dhtb jrhn tlnb th tlnb th

tekdo ebr jhr teb nhdby tekt wks ld ebr mkdo bkae nhdte.5ebd seb wks hd ehglcky jrhn udl kdc teb 4ktgbys wbrb kwky

seb usbc th ekvb Ikoby th stky wlte ebr teby thho ghdf wkgos

thfbtebr kdc eb ghvbc th slt ld teb jrhdt sbkt hj teb akr kdc mkro

kt htebr chfs tekt teby pkssbc. Gkurk whugc ekvb ghvbc th ekvb

k chf hj ebr hwd mut seb rbkglsbc lt whugc dht mb fhhc jhr lt

webd seb wks kwky kgg cky shnbtlnbs fbttldf ehnb gktb.

Sebd hdb !kturcky nhrdldf seb ekc k pehdb akgg jrhn

Bcdk 4ktgby. !eb ahugc ebkr Bcdk wks dht ebr usukg aebbrjugsbgj.

@5ekt?s teb nkttbrM seb ksobc.


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@5bgg lt?s Ikoby eb?s dht thh wbgg eb eks mbbd phhrgy kgg

teb wbbo kdc teb vbt sklc tebrb ls dhteldf wrhdf wlte eln eb

ls 9ust fbttldf hgc. , teldo eb whugc glob th sbb yhu ny ckrgldf

lj yhu ekvb teb tlnb.M

@,?gg ahnb rlfet dhwM Gkurk sklc. !eb frkmmbc ebr akr

obys kdc rkd jrhn teb ehusb. !eb odbw Ikoby wks fbttldf hgc

mbakusb teblr wkgos wbrb dht sh ghdf kdc shnbtlnbs teby skt

chwd kdc ekc glttgb rbsts webd teby wbrb hut thfbtebr. 4bt seb

wks surb teb vbt wks wrhdf seb whugc shhd aebbr eln up.

!eb crhvb ks jkst ks seb ahugc seb 9ust wkdtbc th mb wlte

eln. !eb kgnhst sarbknbc th k ekgt ld teb 4ktgby?s crlvb. Seb

jrhdt chhr wks hpbd seb rkd ldth teb ghudfb webrb Ikoby wksgyldf hd els mbkdmkf hd k sebbpsold ruf teb 4ktgbys wbrb skt

mbslcb eln. Bcdk put ebr jldfbr th ebr glps th sghw Gkurk chwd.

@, teldo eb?s mbbd wkltldf jhr yhuM seb sklc.

Gkurk fht chwd hd ebr odbbs kdc fbdtgy strhobc eln eb

gljtbc els ebkc kdc kgnhst sbbnbc th snlgb.

@Sebrb yhu krb yhu akd fbt mbttbr dhwM seb sklc. b thho

k cbbp mrbkte kdc aghsbc els bybs jhr bvbr. @*hF *hFM seb

arlbc. @4hu akd?t ch tels th nb , dbbc yhu.M !eb murlbc ebrebkc ldth els jur kdc wbpt udahdtrhggkmgy teb jlrst tlnb seb ekc

rbkggy arlbc sldab ebr jktebr ekc clbc. Kjtbr shnb tlnb seb fht

up kdc teb terbb hj tebn euffbc thfbtebr.

@&hnb dhwM sklc Ikao 4ktgby. @5b nust teldo hj teb fhhc

tlnbs eb ekc kdc teb jud kdc pgbksurb eb fkvb us kgg.M

@5ey chd?t yhu stky wlte us dhw hvbr teb wbbobdcM sklc

Bcdk.@4bs , whugc glob thM sklc Gkurk.

Gkurk stlgg vlsltbc Bcdk kdc Ikao 6ultb rbfugkrgy ybt seb

nlssbc sbbldf Ikoby kdc thfbtebr teby hjtbd tkgobc kmhut eln.

Seb juddy teldfs eb clc tekt nkcb tebn gkufe teb wky eb

ghhobc kt tebn hut hj teb thp hj els bybs webd eb odbw eb wks

nlsmbekvldf.

Gkurk hmvlhusgy ekc th crlvb my ebr hgc ehnb hd tebsbhaakslhds. !hnbtlnbs seb whugc sthp th sbb lj ebr nhtebr wks

tebrb mut seb dbvbr sbbnbc th aktae ebr. ,t wks 9ust teb sknb lj

seb rkdf ebr. -ut tebd seb dbvbr ebkrc jrhn ebr nhtebr. !eb


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clc crhp ebr k gldb jrhn tlnb th tlnb tekdoldf ebr kgwkys jhr

ebr kgghwkdab welae kgwkys kppbkrbc ld ebr mkdo bvbry

nhdte.

!eb shnbtlnbs ksobc teb 4ktgbys lj teby skw kdyteldf hj

ebr mut lt sklc teby skw teb akr fh ld kdc hut mut tekt wks kgg.

Bcdk kdc Ikao ekc mbahnb vbry jhdc hj Gkurk hvbr teb

ybkrs kdc jhudc lt ekrc th udcbrstkdc ebr nhtebr?s kttltucb.

Adb cky Bcdk sklc th ebr eusmkdc @4hu odhw webd Ikoby

clbc Gkurk uttbrbc teb sknb whrcs ks seb clc webd ebr jktebr

wbdt. , teldo teby ekvb mbbd teb twh nhst ghvbc teldfs ld ebr

sehrt gljb. , ch sh ehpb seb jldcs k eusmkdc hdb cky th ghvb ksseb cbsbrvbs.M

Sebd hdb cky thwkrcs teb bdc hj ebr tlnb kt udl Gkurk

wbdt ehnb put teb oby ld teb ghao ks dhrnkg hpbdbc teb chhr

kdc plaobc up teb nklg puttldf lt chwd hd teb tkmgb ks dhrnkg

welgb seb put teb obttgb hd. Surdldf mkao th teb tkmgb seb

dhtlabc tebrb wks k gkrfb mrhwd bdvbghpb th mb hpbdbc. !eb

plaobc lt up kgnhst b>altbc wekt ahugc lt mb 5lte bkfbrjldfbrs seb thrb lt hpbd k snkgg mudcgb hj pkpbrs jbgg hut

thfbtebr wlte k gbttbr seb 6ulaogy skw lt wks jrhn ebr nhtebr.

)bkr Gkurk,

L kn wrltldf th tbgg yhu tekt L ekvb shgc teb ehusb kdc kn

fhldf th glvb ld !rfbdtldk wlte k nkd weh L kn fhldf th

nkrry. *b hwds k gkrfb bstktb tebrb webrb wb wlgg glvb. +hu krbhj ahursb wbgahnb th ahnb th vlslt mut L kn surb yhu krb sh

ldvhgvbc wlte yhur jrlbdcs kdc gljb kt Rdlvbrslty.

L wlgg ahdtldub th flvb yhu teb kgghwkdab bkae nhdte udtlg

ny cbkte, yhu hj ahursb wlgg rbablvb dhteldf jrhn ny bstktb ks

yhur jktebr"s wlse tekt teb ehusb wks nldb th usb ks L wlsebc.

rhn yhur bvbr ghvldf Nhtebr.

Gkurk wksd?t pkrtlaugkrgy upsbt. (brekps k glttgb sehaobc

kdc seb ehpbc tels dbw nkd odbw wekt eb wks gbttldf elnsbgj

ld jhrE mut tebd pbrekps ebr nhtebr whugc mb cljjbrbdt wlte


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eln. !eb snlgbc th ebrsbgj. Ch ahnb th vlslt mut dh kccrbss.

!eb turdbc th teb pkpbrs dhteldf hj kdy rbkg ldtbrbst mut tebrb

wks ebr mlrte abrtljlaktb welae hj ahursb whugc skvb k ght hj

ekssgb lj seb bvbr dbbcbc lt.

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