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Knm genws I co ent tnn dippy. Pardcps falcusa I co
tnn ould crnuem tda dip cem I jacr jcms jnr, higa ceyfnmy
ahsa, I higa snoatdiek tdct taems tn hcst. ]dae, tnn, tda dippy
jnuemctine nr miviek fncrm nr rastiek phcla nr wdctavar ynuwcet tn lchh it mnas sulg ie its jcir sdcra nj jcgas, prnont-
ars cem kaearchhy vilinus panpha tryiek tn nvarlnopaescta
jnr snoa daienus psyldnhnkilch majalt. Fut ynu dcva tdasa
avarywdara”dippy cem ene-dippy. Fut, higa I scy, tda jaw
panpha tdct I genw cra aitdar c fit ne tda sima nj tda crtistil,
tda prn-dip nr tda uemarstcemiek-dip, sn I dcva faae kaear-
chhy kattiek onra nj tdis shila nj lcga cem it dcs saaoam c fit \[AA].
Fut, hn, tda ntdar mcy I knt tda N]DAV fit cem I tdieg I’m
rctdar act swaat tdce sdit. Faiek hnlgam ietn c hcrka fuihmiek
wdara =,000 panpha wnrg ct muhh cem oaeich tcsgs dcs its
lnopaesctines fut it dcs miscmvcetckas tnn”jnr iestcela,
ynu lce eavar fa sura wdn is kniek tn cssikeam tn wnrg eaxt
tn ynu. C fcm snuh ocgas jnr c wnrsa eikdt. Aenukd fcmsnuhs lce gihh ynu.
Da wcs fchmiek, squcra-bcwam, oceeisd>>>, witd tdis
hnng nj dcta-jrustrctine upne dis jcla. Jnr onetds I dcm
saesam tdct da dcm wcetam tn tchg tn oa. Enw I wcs
dnngam”da wcs cssikeam tn tda phcla tn oy hajt. Da lno-
phcieam cfnut tda cir-lnemitineiek cem c jaw ntdar tdieks,
tdae wnrgam ie c quastine cfnut oy cka. I tnhm dio tdct Iwnuhm fa =; ie Cukust. Da scim da wcs =9.
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‘Cka is nehy rahctiva,‟ da scim. ‘It mnase’t octtar ij ynu
cra =; nr =9, it mnase’t ocga cey mijjaraela.‟
‘Qoo,‟ I scim.
]dae tda spacgar slracoam nut snoa ceenuelaoaet2CHH ]DN\A SQCHIJIAM NE ]DA H.\.O. OCLDIEA\ VA-
PNV] ]N . . .
‘I tdnukdt tday wara kniek tn scy H\M,‟ da scim.
‘Qoo,‟ I scim.
‘Ynu genw,‟ da scim, ‘tdct H\M dcs put c hnt nj panpha
ie ocmdnusas”frcie mcocka.‟
‘Avarytdiek puts panpha ie ocmdnusas.‟‘[dctldc oace>‟
‘I oace tda H\M frcie mcocka slcra is prnfcfhy ce ax-
ckkarctine parlaetcka-wisa.‟
‘Nd en, hacmiek mnltnrs cem hcfnrctnrias cem dnspitchs
scy sn.‟
‘N.G.‟
[a wnrgam cwcy witdnut lnevarsctine jnr cwdiha cemI tdnukdt I dcm aslcpam dio. Da dcm nea nj tdnsa acsy oah-
hnw vnilas tdct mrnweam cem wcrfham ie its nwe lneviltine.
Fut da fakce ckcie2
‘Cra ynu jnr H\M>‟
‘I mne’t usa it.‟
‘Mne’t ynu tdieg it’s c pcssiek jcm>‟
‘Entdiek tdct is ckciest tda hcw avar lacsas tn axist.‟‘[dctldc oace>‟
‘Jnrkat it.‟
‘[dctldc tdieg nj tda dippias>‟
‘]day mne’t dcro oa.‟
‘]dair dcir stiegs,‟ da scim. ‘]day mne’t tcga fctds.
]day mne’t wnrg.‟
‘I mne’t higa tn wnrg aitdar.‟‘Ceytdiek tdct is ueprnmultiva is ent knnm jnr snliaty.‟
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‘Qoo.‟
‘\noa lnhhaka prnjs scy tdct tdasa gims cra nur eaw
hacmars, tdct wa sdnuhm histae tn tdao. DN[ ]DA DAHH
LCE ]DAY GEN[ CEY]DIEK> ]DAY MNE’] DCZACEY ATPAVIAELA.‟
‘Axpariaela lce muhh. [itd onst oae axpariaela is c
sarias nj oistcgas7 tda onra axpariaela ynu dcva tda hass
ynu genw.‟
‘Ynu oace tn scy ynu cra kniek tn histae tn wdct snoa
3<-yacr-nhm gim tahhs ynu>‟
‘I histae tn avarytdiek.‟‘Fut tday crae’t octura, tday crae’t OC]QVA, mne’t
ynu saa> ]dct’s wdy tday’ra dippias.‟
‘\uppnsa tday knt bnfs> \uppnsa tday waet ietn ie-
mustry, waet tn wnrg tureiek fnhts jnr Kaearch Ontnrs>
[nuhme’t tday stihh fa iooctura>‟
‘En, falcusa tday’m fa wnrgiek,‟ da scim.
‘Qoo.‟‘Jurtdaronra, I tdieg c hnt nj tdasa gims cra kniek tn
fa \NVVY tdct tday mime’t kn tn tda wcr. It’s kniek tn fa ce
axpariaela tday’hh wisd tday dcme’t oissam. ]day’ra kniek tn
rakrat it hctar ne.‟
‘Qoo.‟
]dara jahh ckcie tda paclajuh sihaela. ]dae da scim,
‘ynu’ra ent c dippy, cra ynu>‟‘I’o wnrgiek, mcoe it. Cem I tnhm ynu I wcs =;.‟
‘]da facrm mnase’t oace ceytdiek tdae, mnas it>‟
‘\ura it mnas. It oaces, ct tda onoaet, I jaah fattar
wacriek c facrm tdce I mn tda ntdar wcy. Ocyfa eaxt waag
it wihh fa mijjaraet.‟
\ihaela, sihaela. ]dae da switldam dis stnnh, tuream
dis fclg tn oa cs ould cs pnssifha cem lnetieuam wnrg-iek. I knt up cem wchgam tn tda oae’s lrcppar cem stulg
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oy dacm nut tda wiemnw jnr jrasd cir. ]da kuy wcs oy jc-
tdar chh nvar ckcie2 VA\PNE\IFIHI]Y, \NLIA]Y, LNQE-
]VY, MQ]Y, OC]QVI]Y, chh tda muhh-snuemiek dcrm wnrms.
Fut wdy wara tday ie suld ckney> [dy mim tday dcta snould> It saaoam siophy tdct tday wara vary ould cjrcim
tdct snoafnmy ahsa wcs dcviek c mcoe knnm tioa nr wcs
ent uedcppy onst nj tda tioa. It saaoam tdct tday wcetam
avaryfnmy tn lcrry tda scoa mcoe dacvy rnlg tday wara
lcrryiek. It wcse’t AENQKD tdct I wcs wnrgiek fasima dio
higa ce imint7 it wcse’t aenukd jnr dio tdct I wcs wcstiek
tda jaw knnm dnurs hajt ie oy hija”en, da chsn wcetam oatn sdcra dis nwe oiem-snuh, tn seijj dis mirty stnlgieks, tn
ldaw ne dis cekars cem dctas witd dio. I wcs ent PCIM jnr
tdct, tda julgar. Cem tdct’s wdct gihham ynu ne tda bnf”ent
tda cltuch pdysilch wnrg fut faiek lhnsam ie witd tda macm.
I knt ne fclg tn oy stnnh. Da dcm dis fclg tuream tn oa.
Pnnr, pnnr jahhnw. I dcm hat dio mnwe. Da’m dcva tn hnng
ahsawdara. Cem I wcs wdita cem da wcs wdita cem onst njtdao wara fhclg. [dara yc kneec em c malaet wdita oce
ie c phcla higa tdis> I lnuhm saesa dio tdiegiek.
I suppnsa da wnuhm dcva knttae crnuem tn tda Eakrn
quastine ij I dcm saet nut tda prnpar rcys. I dcm faae spcram
tdct.
Dis fclg wcs tn oa. Dis fclg wcs frncm, Coarilce
cem dcrm. Fut I lnuhme’t saa dis jcla cem da mime’t spacgcey onra. [dct dcm durt dio wnrst wcs tdct I dcm eaitdar
ckraam witd nr crkuam witd dio. Dis fclg wcs tn oa. ]da
raociemar nj tda eikdt wcs paclajuh cem chonst giem.
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]ulsne, Criznec, :-69-:;
\ittiek ie c lnuetry stnra tdct waet frnga, sittiek ct
hcst cjtar kattiek nut Daery Oihhar’s Nrmar cem Ldcns LdazDces Vaildah , nea yacr’s wnrg, puttiek tda tdiek tnkatdar
piala fy piala, ockil fy ockil, dahm up fy hclg nj juems
cem c prcyiek, quivariek, sdcgiek 4x36 Ldcemhar & Prila,
10 nr :0 yacrs nhm, tdct jahh cpcrt ne tda hcst pcka7 sittiek
tdara c onoaet, onuhmiek tdair eaxt onva, dnpiek tdara is
aenukd oneay jnr c eaxt onva cra Bne cem Hnuisa (Kypsy
Hnu) [aff, wdn wrnukdt tda oirclha nj tdis tdirm fnng nutnj HNQBNE PVA\\”wdild chracmy dcs wne cwcrms ie ]y-
pnkrcpdy, ]ypa Miraltine & Masike ie ]ML’s 3<td ceeuch
cwcrms sdnw ie Eaw Ynrg Lity.
\ittiek dara enw fadiem ce cfcemneam stnra jrnet nj
lruofhiek cmnfa”tday lchh it tdair ‘masart wnrgsdnp priet-
ary‟”tday cra chonst frnga.
It is ]ulsne cem I co mnwe dara ietarviawiek Bne [affie 301 dact, cem ynu genw tdct Crt lce lnoa jrno cey-
wdara2 tda laetar nj dnt dahh cem tda kdnsts nj nhm face lces.
I fakie tda ietarviaw2
‘Fntd nj ynu cra kract amitnrs cem fnngocgars. Hnu-
bne Prass is up tdara witd tda knms witd ynur fnngs cem tda
Nutsimar Ockcziea. Ynur Oihhar fnng is pardcps tda onst
ravnhutinecry piala nj fnngocgiek ie tda pcst savarch due-mram yacrs. Oy quastine is, mn ynu tdieg tdct ynu wihh fa
cfha tn surviva nr wihh tda wchhs jchh ie cem ahioiecta ynu>‟
Bne2 [a’hh surviva, fut tda wchhs summaehy wihh jchh ie,
tday chwcys mn, scoa cs tday mim ne Chce \wchhnw”tdn
wa mne’t put nursahvas up ie dis crac nj kracteass, wa’ra jcr
jrno it.‟
Fug2 ‘N.G., sn, wahh wdara mim tda imac avar fakie tn falnoa amitnrs nj tdis snrt>‟
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Bne2 ‘I kcva up writiek cjtar twn nr tdraa oihhine puf-
hisdam wnrms falcusa I jaht tdct I’m eavar ocga it lractivahy,
tdct I’m eavar kat pufhisdam witdnut ocgiek lnoprnoisas
nj snoa snrt. Nj lnursa, tdct lnuhm dcva faae ce axlusa jnrhczieass nr iecmaqucly”fut I’o lnevielam I ocma c knnm
onva, jrno writiek ietn pufhisdiek. I tdieg I’o c fattar ami-
tnr tdce I wcs c writar. Ij I gaap kniek, tdn, I’hh nehy kat ietn
c onrcss nj rctinechizctines.‟
Fug2 ‘Jcir aenukd. Hat’s hacp ietn snoatdiek ahsa2 tda
iectine spirch ne pcpar, ieg, typa, avarytdiek jrno dco-
furkars tn pcparlhips dcs, ie c saesa, falnoa rimiluhnus.Mne’t ynu jaah tdct cjtar eisdiek nea prnbalt tdct tda eaxt
nea dcs falnoa chonst prilam nut nj racld>‟
Bne2 ‘I wcs pratty ikenrcet ct tdis fusieass wdae I
stcrtam fut I hacream tn falnoa ce dneast lne-oce, oace-
iek I’va kivae ie tn mavahnpiek lnrmich rahctinesdips witd
fusieassoae”tda neas wdn sahh oa tdasa tdieks ct suld
dikd prilas. I siophy lne tdao ietn tdiegiek oy sochh nr-mar is nehy c scophar, tda rst pcrt nj c duka nrmar, cem ie
sn mniek hcy tda krnuemwnrg jnr c mach, wdild ie fusieass
pcrhcela oaces kattiek c lut ie prila. Ie ntdar wnrms, I tchg
ie lcrhncms uetih tday qunta oa lcrhncm prilas. It’s c mirty
cpprncld, fut tda jclt I dcva tn wacr c stcrldam lnhhcr cem
lnesarvctiva ealgtia tn put tda cpprncld nvar snrt nj lcelahs
ie oy oiem tda mirtieass nut nj it.‟Fug2 ‘I ckraa. Enw, chh nj ynur wnrg is mnea fy tda twn
nj ynu. Fracgiek mnwe ynur tntch prnt cem mivimiek tda
dnurs wnrgam, wdct mn ynu bumka ynur dnurhy wcka, par
parsne, tn fa>‟
Bne2 ‘Ij it tures nut tdara is c prnt”wa lchh ceytdiek
cfnva lnst prnt”nur eat ielnoa jnr dnurs wnrgam sn jcr
dcs eavar axlaamam 4 laets ce dnur.‟
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Fug2 ‘Is it wnrtd it> [nuhme’t ynu rctdar fa pilgiek
faats nr sahhiek Juhhar frusdas mnnr tn mnnr> Cem dnw cfnut
tdnsa amitiek cem masike njjars jrno Eaw Ynrg pufhisdars>
Mne’t ynu avar kat tiram nj tda dcrm rncm>‟ Bne2 ‘En, wa wnrg nut nj c lnopuhsine, scoa cs I ch-
wcys mim wdae writiek. It’s c hnva tdct’s trcesjarram, tdct’s
chh. Bust higa wdae c hnvam nea mias, tda imac nj writiek miam
tnn. I siophy trcesjarram tda hnva jnr writiek tn tda hnva jnr
pufhisdiek. I lnuhm kn ne fut I wnuhm nehy kat ielracsiekhy
ip. Falcusa tda racsne cey nj us cra ie c wnrg tdct is aln-
enoil suilima lce’t hnkilchhy fa crtiluhctam upne witdnutkattiek ietn c frckkiek”higa lchhiek neasahj ce crtist. I tdieg
wa’ra crtists, fut it lnuhm fa avarytdiek wa’ra mniek tdct’s
knnm is bust cllimaetch. [a’va stihh c hnek wcy tn kn.‟
Fug2 ‘Chh rikdt, jcir aenukd. Fut enw hat’s tchg cfnut
—cekahs’. [dara cra tda cekahs> I genw tdct tday MN axist.
Jnr iestcela, tdara is c pnat ie Aurnpa, ce Coarilce axiha,
ent nvarhy axlaptinech wdn is suppnrtam fy snoa rild jnhgwdn rcrahy csg quastines nr shuk dio witd maocems cem
da is siophy ent tdct knnm. Jrceghy, I tdieg ynu masarva ce
cekah nr 6 nr <. Mn ynu tdieg tdct ynurs wihh avar cppacr>
Bne2 ‘Avaryfnmy wdn fuys nur fnngs cra cekahs. Fut
kattiek fclg ietn tda oact nj it, ynu dcva tn kn cjtar cekahs
cem wa dcvae’t dcm tda tioa. [a wihh avaetuchhy put ne c
fik prnontine jnr ce cekah. C knnm cekah. [a’va dcm hntsnj njjars jrno fcm cekahs, tda neas witd strieks cttcldam.
Higa tda rild wimnw ie Hnuisicec wdn nwes =,000 clras nj
fnttno hcem tdct’s znnoiek ie vchua falcusa tda Enrtdare
oceujclturars cra lnoiek ie. \da njjaram us =0 clras phus c
phcetctine dnusa ij wa pufhisdam dar ]rua \tnry Ockcziea
styha fnng uemar nur Hnubne Prass iopriet. Fnng wcs cfnut
dar mislnvary cjtar dar dusfcem’s mactd tdct da nela dcm
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c oistrass. ]dis fnng sda wrnta wcs ce ueaemiek hcofcst-
iek nj dio, dnpiek tn ture dio nvar ie dis krcva. Frnga nur
dacrts, fut wa dcm tn ture dar mnwe.‟
Fug2 ‘Is tda Oihhar fnng onviek>‟ Bne2 ‘Dnw lnuhm c Oihhar fnng ent onva>‟
Fug2 ‘I oace jcst. Dnw lce wa hat panpha genw tdct
ij tday saa tdasa fnngs witd tdair ayas tday wihh fuy tdao>
Dnw lce wa hat panpha genw tdct tdasa fnngs ynu mn wihh
fa lnhhaltnr’s itaos sahhiek jnr 1 nr 30 tioas tdair pufhilctine
prila ie = nr 1 yacrs, nr hass>‟
Bne2 ‘[a’ra ent ould ietarastam ie sahhiek tn tdnsa pan-pha, tda neas wa dcva tn hat genw tdasa fnngs wa mn cra
avaetuch lnhhaltnrs’ pialas. Fut c hnt nj tdnsa panpha fuy nur
fnngs, cem witdnut genwiek it cra cekahs nj c snrt. \n wa
hnva tdao, tday dahp us gaap kniek.‟
Fug2 ‘Zary trua. Fut tdasa jnrocts ynu usa tdct slraco
lnhhaltnrs’ itao ct nea hnng, wdct’s fadiem tdao>
Bne2 ‘Fadiem tdao is tda jclt tdct chh ruhas nj fnngpufhisdiek dcva lnoa tn c macmaem, aspalichhy ie masike.
Chh wa’ra mniek witd nur oixam-up jnrocts is juofhiek
jnr c wcy nut nj tdct macmaem, nr pcst it. Ij wa mne’t kat
pcst it wa’hh kat nut nj tdis wnrg, scoa cs I knt nut nj writ-
iek”cem ietn snoatdiek ahsa. Higa ocyfa uemarkrnuem
hoocgiek.
‘Fut kattiek fclg tn masike, I fahiava witd OlHudcetdct tda oamiuo is tda oasscka. Cem it dcs faae nur knnm
hulg, sn jcr, tn pufhisd writars wdn wihh hat us mrass tdao up
ie nur pcrtiluhcr typas nj jnroct, nur pclgckiek. \n jcr, ie
tda fnngs wa’va mnea it dcse’t durt aitdar nj us.‟
Fug2 ‘Dcva fcsil typa styhas ldcekam> Dnw mn ynu sa-
halt ynur typas>‟
Bne2 ‘Fy aya. ]da onra ynu pnra nvar fnngs nj typa-jclas, typa scophas, sn jnrtd, tda onra typa ynu oikdt taem
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tn higa, cem cjtar waags nj stumyiek ynu aem up pilgiek c
lartcie typajcla, lcfha snoa jcr-cwcy lnuetry cem ynu kat
c raphy tdct tdct pcrtiluhcr typajcla dcs ent faae lcst jnr
60 nr <0 yacrs, sn ynu fakie chh nvar ckcie. ]dis dcppaesonsthy falcusa, ie nur npieine, typa masike dcs chsn lnoa
tn c macmaem. \n ynu stcrt kniek fclg ietn tioa tn em snoa-
tdiek knnm. Ynu lce’t mn tdct witd fnng masike, falcusa ynu
lce’t lracta eaw fnng masike fy lnpyiek tda nhm ocstars ct
it. Fut typa is ngcy tn lnpy. It’s oarahy nea nj tda tnnhs ynu
wnrg witd tn lracta.‟
Fug2 ‘Dnw mn ynu malima ne pufhisdiek c fnng>‟ Bne2 ‘It’s rnukd, fut onsthy it’s c lcsa nj hnva, nj tda
wnrg tn fa pufhisdam, cem tda writar tnn. Falcusa crnuem
tdct wnrg, chsn tda writar, ynu dcva tn wnrg onetds lra-
ctiek c jnroct wdild ts tdct writar. Ent nea tdct ts us,
tdct’s sihhy. ]da wdnha jnroct dcs tn fa ce axtaesine nj fntd
tda writar’s parsnechity cem tda wnrg nj dis wa’ra pufhisd-
iek. Cem ynu’m kat enwdara tdara witdnut c hnva ievnhvamjnr tda writar aofnmiam ie dis tchaet. Panpha scy wa oust
hnva nur wnrg. [a mne’t. [nrg chwcys is pratty mrcf, ij it
ise’t bust phcie dahh. Fut wa hnva wdct lnoas nut nj tda wnrg.
Cem wdae it’s mnea, tdara’s centdar dahh ie wdild wa dcva
tn trcesjar tda hnva jnr c fnng bust mnea tn tda eaxt nea ie
hiea. ]n tda eaxt writar ie hiea. Suaar, ad>‟
Fug2 ‘Dahh, en. Fut kn ne, wdct is tda uhtiocta ynuwnuhm higa tn mn ie fnng masike>‟
Bne2 ‘[ahh, ij I’o lnestcethy ouhhiek nvar ce ahusiva
imac, Kypsy is tnn. It’s tn put nut c fnng nj kract facuty cem
nrikiech masike witd wdild tda fuyar iooamictahy jchhs ie
hnva cem wdild is lartcie tn falnoa c tnp vchua lnhhaltnr’s
itao, fut wdild ne npaeiek cem racmiek tn tda hcst pcka
summaehy jchhs cpcrt ie tda racmar’s dcems, virtuchhy misieta-krctas, cem lce ie en wcy fa put fclg tnkatdar ckcie.‟
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Fug2 ‘I kat ynu. ]da fuyar wihh fuy centdar fnng ct
nela tn saa ij tda scoa tdiek dcppaes witd tda salnem lnpy.‟
Bne2 ‘]dct ise’t tda racsne jnr it, en. Fut ynu’va kivae
oa ce imac”tdcegs.‟Fug2 ‘[dctavar tda racsne, saaos higa c mirty trilg ne
tda writar. Chh dis wnrg cem ynurs tnn sdnt tn dahh jnravar.‟
Bne2 ‘Nd, I’m rst em c writar wdn mime’t oiem, fa sura
nj tdct. Higa ynu ocyfa.‟
Fug2 ‘Lnoa tn tdieg nj it, I prnfcfhy wnuhme’t oiem.
Oikdt fa jue writiek jnr c pnstarity tdct misietakrctam ie
tda racmar’s dcems iestacm nj dis frcie. Fut spcla is rueeieknut. Cey ech knnm wnrm tn tda racmar nj tdis lnhuoe nr cey
racmars ceywdara>‟
Bne2 ‘[ahh, avae tda frncmsima ceenuelaoaet ne tda
Oihhar fnng, prietam ne Pcrldoaet pcpar, 39 fy 61 ieldas, is
enw c lnhhaltnr’s itao. Fut wa’hh ocih nea tn ceyfnmy wdn
saems us c pnstlcrm, cem wa’hh kn tda pnstcka. Nur cmmrass
is 3009 Acst Aho, ]ulsne, Criznec 41;39. HNQBNE PVA\\.‟Fug2 ‘Dnw lnoa it’s sn mcoeam dnt mnwe dara ie Buea
cem Buhy>‟
Bne2 ‘I mne’t genw, fut it’s tda eaxt fast tdiek tn dahh.
]dct’s prnfcfhy wdy wa’ra dara.‟
Fug2 ‘I tdieg tdis ietarviaw is nvar.‟
Bne2 ‘Oa, tnn.‟
Fug2 ‘Ynu knt ceyonra faar>‟ Bne2 ‘[a geaw ynu wara lnoiek fy.‟
Fugnwsgi knas nut ietn tda gitldae nj tda Masart [nrg-
sdnp Prietary cem kats nea. ]da ietarviaw is nvar. ]da kract
pnat Fugnwsgi cem tda kract amitnr [aff sit clrnss jrno
acld ntdar, hnngiek ie cem nut cem nvar witd khczam cem par-
dcps> ioonrtch spirits. Hija knas ne ceydnw.
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I wcs kniek nvar oy nhm Vcliek Jnros , dcviek c faar cem
c songa, rachhy dueknvar, sdcgy, maprassam7 kaethy tdiegiek
suilima fut stihh dnpiek jnr c hulgy cekah wdae tdara wcs
c genlg ne tda mnnr, c vary hikdt genlg, I fcrahy dacrm it.
I histaeam cem tdara it wcs ckcie. I dim oy fck nj Ldastar-
ahms uemar tda raphcla cem npaeam tda mnnr bust c shit.‘Fugnwsgi>‟ scim tda vnila. ‘Ldcrhas Fugnwsgi>‟ cem tdara
wcs tdis wnoce stcemiek nut ie c hikdt rcie, ie tda 9 p.o.
rcie fatwaae 6 myiek phcets ne tda jrnet pnrld nj tda jrnet
lnurt ie wdild I hivam, fcmhy, conek faar, cem onusa-sdcm-
nws, cem nhm lnpias nj Qptne \ielhcir cem ]dnocs [nhja
cem \ielhcir Hawis, cem I hnngam nut hnngam nut hnngam nut
cem I] [C\ C [NOCE cem [DC] c wnoce ie tdct 9p.o. rcie”hnek ram dcir chh mnwe tda fclg, basus2 tnes nj
ram oirclha. Cem tda jcla, npae witd pcssine, higa c nwar
rippam npae witd tda ekars jrno tda fum, c giem nj ra-
ldactiek, cem tda fnmy, tda fnmy wcs entdiek fut \AT, sax
stcemiek stihh buopiek siekiek hnngiek nwiek duooiek
ie tda 9 p.o. rcie scyiek, ‘Fugnwsgi, Ldcrhas Fugnwsgi>‟
cem I scim, ‘Lnoa ne ie,‟ cem sda mim, sda lcoa ie cem sctne tda ldcir ie jrnet nj tda raphcla cem tda wchhs nj tda
rnno fakce tn wacva ie cem nut higa ne c trip, cem tda ruk
scim, wdct tda dahh nd oy knm nnnd nnnnnnnnnnnd, cem sda
LVN\\AM DAV HAK\ cem tda sgirt wcs dikd cem I hnngam
up tda tdikds, fnhmhy, basus, I wcs nut nj oy sguhh, tdikds
geaas dikd daahs hnek tikdt stnlgieks nw cem asd nd hnrm
cem sda gilgam dar jnnt, tuream ne cegha, nw nw nw, oarly!Cem tda ram dcir tda ram dcir nlgam chh chnek tda fclg nj
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tda ldcir, tda ram dcir ne ra ie tda hcophikdt, I lnuhm fcrahy
dnhm ne I lnuhm fcrahy uemarstcem, I mim ent masarva tn avae
HNNG, cem I geaw it.
‘Lcra jnr c faar>‟ I csgam.‘Chh rikdt,‟ sda scim.
I knt up cem I lnuhm dcrmhy wchg. I dcm aenukd dnsa tn
put nut c jnrast ra nj ecpcho.
I lcoa fclg witd tda faar, mime’t kiva dar c khcss,
wctldam dar mrieg it jrno tda fnttha, tdct stujj kniek ietn
dar, ietn dar ram dcir ietn dar fnmy ietn dar avarywdara cem
I paaram up dar haks ent kattiek aenukd cem I mrceg nut njtda fnttha.
\da put mnwe dar fnttha. ‘Ynu cra c kract writar,‟ sda
scim.
‘]dct’s en racsne jnr lnoiek tn saa oa.‟
‘Yas it is, yas it is. Ynu saa ynu jcsliecta oa, ynu writa
tdis wcy cem ynu hnng higa, ynu hnng higa”‘
‘]da trcsdoce>‟‘Yas, nr c misacsam knrihhc, ce uemarkrnwe ckam knrihhc
myiek nj lcelar. Cem tdnsa knmmcoe ayas, shits nj ayas fut
wdae ynu echhy NPAE tdao jnr bust tdct salnem”sdit, I
eavar scw ayas HIGA ]DC], tdct LNHNV, tdct ZILINQ\
JIVA”‟
‘Cem ynu lcoa dara tn saa wdct I wcs, saa wdct I co,
nd>‟‘I kuass sn. I mne’t genw. I mne’t genw wdy I’o dara.
I mne’t. I nehy genw tdct I’o dara. I lce’t dahp it. Ynu’ra c
knrihhc. Ynu’ra snoa giem nj secga. Ynu’ra ceytdiek htdy.
Ynu stieg. I mne’t genw ynu. I genw tdct ynu’ra ent tda kuy
ct Fryce’s stcjj oaatieks, tdractaeiek lripphas, stckkariek
cfnut tda rnno, lursiek avaryfnmy cem hnngiek jnr onra tn
mrieg onra tn mrieg onra tn mrieg. \uld c swiea ynu cra!‟‘C wnoce chwcys wcets tn em tda lnra, tcoa it, onhm
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stappam ne c kracsa spnt, jahh cem frnga dis cegha cem wa
shim cpcrt higa wnros kniek ie mijjaraet miraltines, cem sda
stnnm tdara cem scim, ‘nnnnd nnnnd nnnnd I higam it, I higam
it I higam it, ynu htdy kracsy pik,‟ cem tdae sda tuream cemwchgam ietn tda fctdrnno cem lhnsam tda mnnr. I waet ietn
tda gitldae, tnng c misdtnwah, wipam njj. Knt nut 6 onra
faars. Hit c songa.
\da lcoa ne nut, hnngiek fattar tdce avar, sda khnwam
chh nvar fureiek, sda wcs rachhy facutijuh, I lnuhm scy it acsy,
sda wcs rachhy facutijuh. I mrceg oy faar cem hnngam ct dar,
eaitdar nj us scyiek ceytdiek. I hit dar c likcratta. ]dae Idcm tn piss. I waet tn tda fctdrnno, lhnsam tda mnnr, pissam,
usdam, wcsdam oy dcems, lcoa nut, cem sda wcs . . . knea.
Jcst higa tdct. En knnmfya. Entdiek. I hnngam ct tda ldcir
sda dcm sct ie. Ct tda faarfnttha ne tda nnr. En, it dcm dcp-
paeam. Yas, I jnuem nea nj dar acrrieks. C kraae acrriek. Bust
nea. It’s chwcys NEA acrriek. [dct tda dahh> Fut eavar ce
acrriek higa tdis.I mrceg oy faar strcikdt mnwe, wchgam nutsima. It wcs
lnhm. Chh up cem mnwe MaHnekpra it wcs tda scoa. Panpha
hnlgam ie tikdt. Fadiem mnnrs, fadiem wiemnws. Avary-
fnmy witd tdair pnssassines, tdair panpha, tdair ocmeass,
tdair fceg cllnuets, tdair lcr gays, tdair wcheut jclas, tdair
lnestipctine.
I hnngam enrtd wdara I kuram sda hivam witd snoa eaietahhaltuch ldcp wdn spnga tda fik wnrms cem tda fik oace-
iek7 snoa kuys knt tdasa mnhhs cutnoctilchhy, I wcs hulgy tn
saa c pdntn ie c eawspcpar. I tnng tda acrriek tda kraae acr-
riek cem tdraw it enrtd, dcrm, dikd ie tda mcrg sgy, it aw
nut nj sikdt ie tda eane ocsd nj hikdt jrno \uesat Fnuhavcrm
c fhnlg enrtd cem I scim, ‘Dara, fcfy, ynur acrriek fclg cem
ynur hija cem chh tda rast, fcfy fcfy. Fut tdcegs jnr tda sphae-mim krcma-CCC julg.‟
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]dae I waet fclg iesima, jnuem dar stihh uetnuldam faar,
pilgam it up, mrceg mrceg mrceg. Jnuem tda Vcliek Jnro , sct
mnwe ie DAV ldcir cem fakce ldalgiek nut oy phcys jnr tda
\cetc Ceitc oaat, cem tdae I jnuem nea hnek ram dcir, neavary hnek ram dcir chnek tda cro nj oy ldcir cem I pilgam it
up cem tnuldam tda aem nj it tn oy likcratta7 it sizzham cem
sdrivaham cem songam avar sn shikdthy. I onvam tda likcratta
rikdt up chnek tda dcir uetih it wcs chh fuream axlapt tn tda
sochhast fit ie oy ekars cem tdae I put tdct ie tda csdtrcy
cem fuream tdct.
Ldcrhas Fugnwsgi. Ioonrtch writar. Ioonrtch hnvar.Ynu lce’t kn dnoa ckcie. It’s chh tnn hcta.
I wnrgam ct tda faar.
I’o ent jaahiek knnm. Basus, oce, tdrnw tdnsa faarlces
ie tda trcsdfck. Julg, I knt en nhm hcmy tn pilg up tda sdit,
cem tdceg knm jnr tdct. Ocyfa tdct’s wdy I’o c paapjracg
cem c bclgnjj crtist. I lce’t stcem pussy crnuem chh tda tioa.
I oace sittiek crnuem tarrnriziek oa witd dar up cem mnwe
aontines cem lrczy dacm. Centdar faar> Vikdt ct ynur jnnt
tdara, dchj c six-pclg. Onra ie tda fnx. Dara ie Coarilc coce cie’t c oce uehass da’s knt tdraa nr jnur wdnras cem c
hcta onmah lcr. Chh rikdt, I’o c hittha mrueg. Ocyfa tdct’s wdy
I onlg oysahj. Fut put c eaw lcr cem < wnoae ne oy fclg
cem I’o julgam. I mne’t dcva c t.v. I mne’t avae dcva c rcmin.
C fik Frczihice luet wdn wcets tn put tdct tdiek ne oa, lchhs
oa tda hcst nj tda onestars. C onestar-cekah, wdctavar tdct
oaces. Fut I’o rueeiek jrno dar tnn, tdn sda’m fa c facuti-juh julg, c traoaemnus julg. ]dara’s snoatdiek iesima nj oa
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krnwe c hittha wisar. Cjtar tdct wchg fclg jrno tda fctdrnno
ynu stcrt sdcriek c hittha twn parsne dahh. Yas, I’va knt c stn-
ry, fut wcit, hat oa kat centdar faar. \ura, I’o c makaearcta
paapjracg. I’m rctdar hnng ct it. I mne’t wcet tn kat ne tnp njit. Qemarstcem> \n, I knt tdis jueey stnry. Jnr paapjracgs.
Chh rikdt, Jrceg, I genw ynu cie’t c paapjracg. Fut prataem
ynu’ra nea. En, I cie’t c dnon, knmmcoe, wdy mnas tdct ch-
wcys lnoa up>I scim I wcse’t jaahiek knnm, sn mne’t kiva oa cey sdit.
\noatioas I jaah sn fcm I tdieg I’o kniek euts. Ynu avar
jaht tdct wcy, Jrceg> En> [ahh, ynu’ra bust c eila Coari-lce faarmrueg witd stcemcrm Coarilce jaahieks. Ynu higa
tn jaah higa c OCE. Mnase’t tdct ocga ynu jaah knnm tn jaah
higa c OCE, Jrcegy fny> En, I mne’t wcet tn kdt. \up-
pnsa I wne tda kdt> Ynur wdnha hija wnuhm fa ruieam. [dy
mn ynu ietarrupt oa> I’o tryiek tn kat nvar cem tahh tdis
jueey paapjracg stnry, cem I’hh fat ynu’va mnea snoa paap-
iek tnn”ne fusas nr witd tda hcmias lhiofiek nut nj lcrs nr faemiek nvar kcrfcka lces. En, I mne’t dcva c mirty oiem7
I bust aebny oysahj tda wcy I co. Julg njj. I tnhm ynu I’o
ent jaahiek knnm. ]drnw oa centdar faar. \dit. I lce’t avae
kn kat oy hcuemry. I’o kniek euts. I avae jnrknt wdara I
]NNG oy hcuemry! Cem wdae I em tdct , tdara’hh fa ce-
ntdar ldilgaesdit tdiek I’hh dcva tn mn tdct is mriviek oa
lrczy. [dct’s tdct> I dcva tn kat c DCIVLQ]! Hnng, mae-tists cra entdiek, fut fcrfars ]AVVNVIRA oa! ]day cra
suld C\\DNHA\, tdct’s wdy, Jrceg. ]dct’s wdy! Ynu genw
tda onst ]AVVIFHA tdiek>> Ad> Jrceg, wdae tday eisd,
tday’va bust knt tn \PIE oa ie tdct ldcir, rikdt FHCO ie
jrnet nj tdct OIVVNV cem I’va knt tn hnng ct oy JCLA, pra-
taem tn hnng ct oy DCIV, cs ij I kcva c mcoe wdatdar tdara
wcs c piala nj dcir stilgiek up dara nr tdara! [dn lcras>\dit, oce, I bust wcet tn kat NQ] nj tdara! Cem tdara’s tdct
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cssdnha fcrfar stcemiek fadiem oa, I saa dio ie tda oirrnr,
da’s ycweiek cem I’o ne ra, cem tdae I’o suppnsam tn scy
‘ea‟ nr ‘n.g.‟ I mne’t genw wdara dahh is, fut it’s knttc fa
ie c fcrfarsdnp. It’s suld soulgy vcie egy sdit, basus, wdn fuiht oae tdis wcy> Kiva oa c maetist puttiek dis ahfnw ne
oy ldast, swactiek, witd hiqunr ne dis fractd. Da kats tda
tdiek”‘ecrrrrr, tdct mime’t durt, mim it>‟ cem tdae ynu spit
nut tda fhnnm cem dchj nj ynur bcw2 ‘ecrrrrrf, ecrrrrrf, n.g.,
fhnnnnnnnp . . .‟ Ynu’ra ent iemaftam”spirituchhy”cem da
fakies wdisthiek. Maetists chwcys dcva tdis wnemarjuh hclg
nj jcitd ie tdair cfihity tdct fcrfars mne’t dcva, en octtardnw hnusy fcrfars cra. Cem onst nj tdao cra, ent tdct it
octtars. \n tdae tda sne nj c fitld nj c fcrfar uejrnlgs ynu
cem ynu cra suppnsam tn kat up rach lcho, higa tda wdnha
tdiek wcs sn hnvahy cem swaat cem ynu cra enw c eaw oce,
cem tdae ynu dcva tn pcy cem ]IP tda sne nj c fitld! ‘Knnm-
fya, enw,‟ da scys, ‘saa ynu hctar.‟ ‘Knnmfya,‟ ynu scy.
Knnmfya, knnmfya, knnmfya.I’o tryiek tn tahh tdis paapjracg stnry. [dct> Yacd. I
genw, I GEN[! I genw tdct ocey oae higa fcrfars. Ocey
oae sit ie fcrfarsdnps jnr dnurs cem tday mne’t avae eaam
dcirluts. ]day mne’t eaam ceytdiek. ]day bust phcy lriffcka
cem tchg cfnut spnrts. ]day lce hnng upne tdct mirty hien-
hauo nnr witd macm scm dcir upne it cem tday mne’t jaah
ceytdiek. ]day cra tda scea oae nj tda ueivarsa. ]day dcvaentdiek tn mn witd tdair tioa axlapt wctld it mia. ]day cra
knhmsd. I’o ent scea. ]day cra chwcys julgiek witd oa. Fy
tday, I oace tda oust-mn panpha. \dit, bust tdiegiek cfnut
kattiek c eaw mrivar’s hilaesa chonst ocma oa lut oy tdrnct.
Chh tdnsa panpha ie tdara tcgiek tdair sditty hittha tasts. Suas-
tines sn siopha tdct tday cra tarrijyiek. Panpha ruffiek tdair
dacms”‘psst, day fummy, wdct’m ma cescw tn tda quastineeuofar <> Day, I mne’t ueearstce tdct nea c tchh . . .‟ Hieas,
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hieas, hieas, hieas, hieas”hneahy hcmias ie tdair hcta jnrtias tchg-
iek tn tda lhargs, csgiek tdao quastine cjtar sihhy quastine
bust tn dcva snoafnmy tn ]CHG tn . . . dnhmiek up tda hiea
jnr 31 oieutas cem tda lharg, chsn hneahy cem hczy cem witdc dcrm milg, soihiek, ceswariek quastine cjtar sihhy quas-
tine. Milg dcrm, dnt ie tdara, avaryfnmy swactiek cem ne tda
lrnss. JNV LDVI\]’\ \CGA, AZAVY]DIEK’\ \N DCVM
CEM \]QPIM! Milgs, fcrfars, lnps, hcemhnrms, ielnoa tcx7
jriam akks jnr fracgjcst . . . it’s hnneay. Kiva oa centdar faar,
sdit, choikdty, oce. I’hh eavar tahh tdis jueey paapjracg stnry.
I lce’t pcy oy kcs cem hikdt fihhs, oy pdnea fihh. It’s higatryiek tn hijt =,000 pnuems. It bust mnase’t ocga saesa. It’s
bust tdis ldilgaesdit KEC[IEK, chh tdasa hittha sentty fihhs,
ckcie cem ckcie cem ckcie, en saesa. Ynu tcga c fractdar,
scy julg it, hnng ct tda lhnums jnr c lnupha nj waags. Ynu
lnoa tn ynur raetam dnha nea eikdt”tda kcs is njj, tda hikdts
cra nut, tda pdnea ycegam nut”wdct jnr> Ynu nwa tdao chh
c tntch, lnofieam, nj $<97 tday lnuhme’t wcit. \dit, ynu’vaknt $40 ie ynur wchhat. Ynu bust lnuhme’t kn tn tda pnst-njla
cem csg jnr < stupim oneay nrmars”tda hieas cra hnek, tda
kirhs cra sujjariek nr stupim, cem tdara’s chwcys snoa imint
stappiek ne tda fclgs nj ynur sdnas nr tryiek tn squaaza
crnuem ie jrnet nj ynu. Ocmoae, mnhts! C PI\\ QEIZAV\A, I
tahh ynu! ]DAVA CVA \N OCEY \]QPIM ]DIEK\ ]N MN
]DC] ]DAVA I\E’] CEY ]IOA HAJ] ]N MN CEY]DIEK]DC] I\E’] \]QPIM. Cem tdae ynu’ra mriviek chnek cem
c lnp kivas ynu c tilgat falcusa ynu dcvae’t dcm ]IOA tn
kat tda ontdarjulgiek tcihhikdt xam tdct snoafnmy fcsdam
wdiha ynu wara pcrgam. Cem wdiha da stnps ynu da ems
aikdt nr tae tdieks wrnek”tdara’s eavar aenukd frcga, tda
dacmhikdts cra nut nj hiea, tda frcga hikdt mnase’t wnrg, tda
wiemsdiahm wipars cra wnre cem ynu nehy dcva nea wiem-sdiahm wipar, ne cem ne. Oce, ynu’ra tryiek tn gihh ynursahj,
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dara, knnm tdiek I lcoa chnek. Dara, tcga tdis tilgat. \ike.
]dceg ynu, sir. Nd, tdceg ynu, njlar. I mne’t dcva frcies
aenukd tn genw wdatdar I lce mriva tdis lcr scjahy nr ent”I
rachhy wcet tn gihh oysahj, ynu genw.]drnw oa centdar faar, Jrceg. Avarytdiek mrcks oa
mnwe. ]dct’s wdy I lce’t dcva cey luet crnuem dara ldnp-
piek oa mnwe witd dar ycg cem maocems. ]da wdnha tdiek
is c wcr, Jrceg, lce’t ynu saa> Cem I’o wacgaeiek. I’va knt
c waag’s wnrtd nj eawspcpars ne tda nnr. I lce’t pilg tdao
up. I lce’t avae put c rnhh nj tnihat pcpar ne c rnhhar. ]dct’s
wnrg. \prieks cem twistiek. Onra wnrg. I bust sit tda rnhhne tda nnr. Oy kuts cra sdnt, oy snuh is sdnt. Ynu oust
fahiava oa, jriaem”bust tn sat oy snuh dchjwcy strcikdt is c
onestrnus cem iopnssifha tcsg.
Ynu scy I eaam HNZA> Dnrsasdit! Chh rikdt, I’o c hnear
cem c hnear usuchhy dceks diosahj7 c hnvar eaams dahp cem
usuchhy kats it7 it chh aems up ie dcekiek. \ura I’o silg. Mizzy
spahhs, cem tdasa wdita fhistars ne tda dcems7 fnihs ne tdacss7 iecoam tdrnct, dacrt uttar, khcss ie tda jaat, eauritis
cem fursitis, tnntdclda, dacmclda, uhlars, iekrnwe dcir cem
tnaecihs, frngae ekars, iesnoeic, cexiaty”wdct tda julg.
Ecoa it, I’hh trnt it nut. Cem c paapjracg. Dahh, yacd. [dild
frieks us tn tdct. Knmmcoe it, I faae tryiek tn kat tn tdis
paapjracg tdiek!
\n I’o ie tda mnltnr’s njla. [dct wcs it jnr> I dcta tntahh ynu, fut tdara’s tdis tdie hiea chnek oy css, vary tdie,
iemaetam, higa I faae sittiek ie c shcf ldcir cem it wne’t kn
cwcy, tdis tdie iemaetam hiea. It’s stupim, sura. I nela scw
c pikane hyiek ne tda simawchg. It wcs silg nr snoatdiek.
Its wieks wnuhme’t wnrg. I lnuhm saa it fractdiek. Cem ne
its stihh chiva fnmy tda cets wara chracmy lrcwhiek. ]da tnp
aya wcs npae cem hnngiek ct oa. ]dara wara cets lrcwhiekclrnss tdct aya. I mime’t genw wdct tn mn. I stappam nvar tda
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firm cem wchgam ne mnwe tda straat. 6 dnurs hctar I dcm jnr-
knttae cfnut it. Enw I dcm tdis hiea ne oy css.
]dara wara < nj us wcitiek. Kuy witd lrutld eaxt tn oa.
Kirh witd iopnssifhy sdnrt sgirt cem ea eyhneam haks chhstihtam up witd vary dikd daahs. Dnhy, uooo, uooo. \n I
kat c dcrm-ne. I lce’t dahp hnngiek. I wcet tn hnng. [nw, it’s
chh jraa. It’s higa wchgiek ietn c lhnsat juhh nj knhm. \uld lrczy
tdieks dcppae. Cem tdnsa frncms cra sn njj-dcem cfnut it.
Vach lieldy lnnh, wdild nehy ocgas it wnrsa, cem dnttar. Nd
oy knm. I co c paapar siela tda cka nj :, 4, 30, 36, =4. [dae
I wcs c gim wa usam tn kn uemar tda shcttam krcemstcems,lrcwh uemar tdara cem paag up tda wnoae’s haks, oa cem
oy fummy Dcrry. [a usam tn kn tn tda cir rclas cem mn it.
]dara wcs c hnt nj wiem tdara cem it wcs suooartioa. [a
scw snoa tdieks. ‘]dieg nj it,‟ Dcrry scim, ‘]DNQ\CEM\
NJ PQ\\IA\!‟ ‘Basus,‟ I scim, ‘ynu’ra ocgiek oa c hittha
silg.‟ Dcrry is enw c oueilipch lnurt bumka.
[ahh, ceydnw, tdara I co ie tda mnl’s njla witd tda hieane oy css cem tdara crae’t tdnuscems nj pussias nr oihhines,
wdild is tarrijyiek, fut bust nea, cem I lce’t quita saa it cem
it’s fast tdct wcy. Nj lnursa, ynu iockiea tdara oikdt fa
snoatdiek ahsa tdara, snoa lrczy giem nj oirclha.
Higa c milg> ]dara ynu kn , Jrceg. I’o tryiek tn tahh tdis
jueey paapjracg stnry cem ynu’va knt tn lnoa ne higa snoa
muof Coarilce hneahy darn ne tda fcrstnnh nj tda knnm nhmeaikdfnrdnnm fcr. Julg ynu. ]dis is tda jueey stnry. Histae.
I tnhm ynu I wcs c paapjracg. N.G. Histae, wihh ynu>
Vikdt ie tda OIMMHA nj oy facutijuh dcrm-ne, I dcva tn
tdieg, ynu GEN[ wdct I DCZA tn tdieg> Cjtar chh, sda I\ ie
c mnltnr’s njla. Ldrist, sda oikdt dcva tda kne nr tda sijj,
rikdt> CEM ]DA ]DIEK MVNP\ VIKD] NE MN[E CEM
I CHON\] FAKIE DC]IEK DAV.Ynu tdieg I’o euts> ]da kuy witd tda lrutld oust fa
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tdiegiek tda scoa tdiek jnr da dcs faae stcriek strcikdt
cdacm jnr tae oieutas ct nea nj tda pcietieks nj c lcstha ne
tda Vdiea tdct tda knnm Karoce mnltnr dcs duek chh cfnut
tda wcitiek rnno. Da oust dcva 1 nr : pcietieks nj lcsthasne tda Vdiea ie tdct wcitiek rnno.
Oa, I racld nut cem kat c ockcziea, c muhh nea. Eaws-
waag nr suld.
I dcm tn racm chh cfnut tda Vussice tcegs ie Prckua sn
hnek cjtar it dcppaeam. Onra ocm sdit higa kattiek c mrivar’s
hilaesa. Dcrmhy avar nllurram witd racsne. Bust onra wcsta
cem wcitiek cem fuhhsdit. \n I racm it chh ckcie tn gaap jrnohnngiek ct tdnsa sijj haks. ]da ockcziea cllnuet saaoam en
mijjaraet tdce tda eawspcpar varsine. Knm mrcf ycwe iesce-
ity. Onra fcrfarsdnp. ]dct’s wdct’s sn tarrifha cfnut mnl-
tnrs’ wcitiek rnnos. Chh tda wcroam-nvar lne. Ynu dcm tn
racm it cem wcit wcit wcit, nr ahsa it wcs sit cem hnng ct acld
ntdar’s JCLA\ cem tdct lnuhme’t fa mnea, nfvinushy. \n, av-
aryfnmy tureiek pckas, avaryfnmy racmiek tdasa muhh ockc-zieas cem sittiek tdara ]DIEGIEK2 I wnemar wdy I jaah sn
fcm>”‘\noa nj tda Duekcrices rimiek tcegs wara csgam fy
tda Lzalds wdy tday dcm dahpam mn tdis tdiek wdae Due-
kcry wcs tda scoa viltio nj tda scoa Vussice tcegs ent sn
hnek ckn. ]da Duekcrices tuream cwcy.‟”I wnemar wdy
I jaah sn fcm tda panpha ie tda wcitiek rnno tdieg, racmiek
ockczieas. Mn I dcva tda lhcp, lcelar, climnsis, dapctitis,lctchapsy, pyaoic, safnrrdac nr slcrhat javar> Jhip, ip, tda
pckas kn, tdiegiek, tdiegiek.
\n, ynu em centdar ockcziea, cem wcit.
\n, tdara I wcs, cem tdae ce nhm wnoce wchgam nut,
ldirpiek ldirpiek tn tda KIVH ie tda sdnrt sdnrt sgirt2
‘Nnnnd, da put c stitld ie oy aya! Nnnnd, I jaah sn ould fat-
tar enw! Nnnnd, dneay, I jaah sn ould fattar enw! ]da stitldwihh dcva tn lnoa nut hctar fut I jaah sn ould fattar enw!‟
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‘[ahh, sit mnwe c onoaet, ococ, cem tdae wa’hh kn
dnoa,‟ scys tda kirh ie tda sdnrt sdnrt sdnrt sgirt witd tda
eyhneam haks nj ockil ne tda dikd dikd fhclg tikdt daahs.
Knm.Oy oiem knt ct oa knnm2 Imint imint paapjracg hnst hnst.
Jnnh, ynu [C\]AM chh tdis tioa! \da’s tda MCQKD]AV! En
LHCP! En entdiek! Bust tda oirclha nj chh tdnsa haks hnngiek
ct ynu JVAA, nd knm dcva oarly, tdnsa lhace oirclha haks.
[QEMAVFCV!!!!
I fakce tn haar nvar tda tnp nj c =-waag-nhm lnpy nj
HNNG.I bust knt snoatdiek KNIEK wdae ococ cem mcukdtar
risa cem HACZA. ]da mcukdtar dcs ne tdis sdnrt fhclg ship,
ram mrass, kraae pcetias, cem cjtar ococ hacvas nut tda mnnr-
wcy, sda rctdar puhhs tda ram mrass mnwe, stratldas, friekiek
up tda fracsts, nut tda css, tdae sda is knea cjtar ococ cem
I co hajt witd c sdcjt nj pcha suehikdt ie tda mnnrwcy.
]dae wdct dcppaeam> [dct lnuhm dcppae> ]da mnllchham ie tda kuy witd tda lrutld cem I tnng mnwe nea nj tda
pcietieks nj c lcstha ne tda Vdiea, tnng it mnwe tda ahavc-
tnr. Dit nnr nea, lcrriam tda lcstha ne tda Vdiea tn oy lcr,
tdraw it ie tda fclg sact cem mrnva njj.
[dct mim I mn tdct jnr> I mne’t genw. Ocyfa it wcs chh
I dcm hajt nj tda eyhne haks, tda kraae pcetias, I mne’t genw.
Vctdar higa tcgiek nea cet nut nj tda aya nj c hiviek pikane.Ent ould. ]drnw oa c faar. I tnhm ynu it wcs c jueey paap-
jracg stnry. [dy crae’t ynu hcukdiek>
[dct> ]da hiea ie oy css. It waet cwcy. I’m higa tn pdnea
tda mnl cem em nut wdae tda nhm hcmy is kniek tn dcva tda
stitld nut nj dar aya. Fut ij I lce’t dcek up c siopha rnhh nj
tnihat pcpar tdae ynu genw tdct I lce’t mn tdct aitdar. Histae,
Jrceg, I scim ]DVN[ OA C FAAV. I’o ent jaahiek wahh, Itnhm ynu sn . . .