Poisoned by Kristi Holl, Excerpt

8/4/2019 Poisoned by Kristi Holl, Excerpt

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Atbnr `aajs gl tbn drawgld Ikgtbdgrcz! Cg`rkry

@akrmgld Xhbaac Eystnrgns

Yklgsbnm (@aaj Aln)@ntrkynm (@aaj ]wa)

@urlnm (@aaj ]brnn)

]bn Xapbgn Xnrgns

Xapbgns Tarcm (@aaj Aln)

Xapbgns Xnhrnt (@aaj ]wa)

Xapbgn ^lmnr Vrnssurn (@aaj ]brnn)

Xapbgn Xtnps ^p (@aaj Iaur)

Xapbgns Igrst Mklhn (@aaj Igvn)

Xapbgns Xtarey Xueenr (@aaj Xgx)

Xapbgns Irgnlmsbgp Igksha (@aaj Xnvnl)

Xapbgn klm tbn Lnw Dgrc (@aaj Ngdbt)

Xapbgn Ickjns Aut (@aaj Lgln)Xapbgn Cavns Ogeey (@aaj ]nl)

Xapbgns Mrkek (@aaj Ncnvnl)

Xapbgn Dnts Pnkc (@aaj ]wncvn)

]bn Cuhy Xnrgns

Cuhy Manslt Tnkr Vglj (@aaj Aln)

Cuhy Aut ai @aulms (@aaj ]wa)Cuhys Vnrinht Xueenr (@aaj ]brnn)

Cuhy Iglms Bnr Tky (@aaj Iaur)

Atbnr `aajs `y Jrgstg Bacc

Tbkts K Dgrc ta Ma1

Xbgln al, Dgrc!? Mnvatgals ta Jnnp Wau Xpkrjcgld

Dgrcz Pahj? Mnvatgals iar Wau

Hbghj Hbkt? Earn Mnvatgals iar Dgrcs

La @ays Kccawnm? Mnvatgals iar Dgrcs

Hbnhj aut www.ikgtbdgrcz.hae


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Vagsalnm

Hapyrgdbt 0662, 06;; y Jrgstg Bacc

Iarenrcy tgtcnm Vghj Waur Vagsal

]bgs tgtcn gs kcsa kvkgck`cn ks k _almnrvkl nàaj.

Ygsgt www.zalmnrvkl.hae/nàajs.

Pnqunsts iar gliarektgal sbaucm `n kmmrnssnm ta?

_almnrjgmz, Drklm Pkpgms, Eghbgdkl =7>86

Cg`rkry ai Haldrnss Hktkcadgld-gl-Vu`cghktgal Mktk

Bacc, Jrgstg.

ZVghj yaur pagsalU

Vagsalnm / `y Jrgstg Bacc.

p. he. (Ikgtbdgrcz) (@akrmgld shbaac eystnrgns : `j. =)

Argdglkccy pu`cgsbnm gl 0662 ulmnr tbn tgtcn, Vghj yaur pagsal.

GX@L 742-6-8;6-4067>-7 (saithavnr)

Z;. @akrmgld shbaacsIghtgal. 0. XhbaacsIghtgal. 8. VagsalsIghtgal.

=. Hbrgstgkl cginIghtgal. >. Eystnry klm mntnhtgvn stargns.U G. ]gtcn.

V_4.B4647Vag 06;;2

{Igh} mh00 06;6684709

Kcc Xhrgpturn quatktgals, ulcnss atbnrwgsn glmghktnm, krn tkjnl irae tbn Bacy @g`cn,

Lnw Gltnrlktgalkc Ynrsgal, LGY. Hapyrgdbt ;748, ;742, ;72= `y @g`cghk, Glh. ^snm

`y pnregssgal ai _almnrvkl. Kcc rgdbts rnsnrvnm warcmwgmn.

Kly Gltnrlnt kmmrnssns (wn`sgtns, `cads, nth.) klm tncnpbaln lue`nrs prgltnm gl tbgs

àaj krn aiinrnm ks k rnsaurhn. ]bny krn lat gltnlmnm gl kly wky ta `n ar gepcy kl

nlmarsnenlt `y _almnrvkl, lar mans _almnrvkl vauhb iar tbn haltnlt ai tbnsn sgtns

klm lue`nrs iar tbn cgin ai tbgs àaj.

Kcc rgdbts rnsnrvnm. La pkrt ai tbgs pu`cghktgal eky n rnpramuhnm, starnm gl k rntrgnvkc

systne, ar trklsegttnm gl kly iare ar `y kly enkls ncnhtralgh, enhbklghkc, pbata-

hapy, rnharmgld, ar kly atbnr nxhnpt iar rgni quatktgals gl prgltnm rnvgnws, wgtbaut

tbn prgar pnregssgal ai tbn pu`cgsbnr.

_almnrjgmz gs k trkmnekrj ai _almnrvkl.

Krt mgrnhtgal klm havnr mnsgdl? Xkrkb Eacndrkki

Gltnrgar mnsgdl? Hkrcas Ncutnrga Nstrkmk

Vrgltnm gl tbn ^lgtnm Xtktns ai Kenrghk

;6 ;; ;0 ;8 ;= ;> /MHG/ 00 0; 06 ;7 ;2 ;4 ;9 ;> ;= ;8 ;0 ;; ;6 7 2 4 9 > = 8 0 ;

Tn wklt ta bnkr irae yau. Vcnksn snlm yaur haeenlts kàut tbgs

àaj ta us gl hkrn ai zrnvgnwFzalmnrvkl.hae. ]bklj yau.


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Xa wn igx aur nyns lat al wbkt gs snnl, `ut wbkt gs ulsnnl.

Iar wbkt gs snnl gs tneparkry, `ut wbkt gs ulsnnl gs ntnrlkc.

0 Hargltbgkls =?;2

tk`cn ai haltnlts

; Xlnkj Kttkhj 4

0 Vagsalgld 0;

8 Xtare Tkrlgld 07

= Mkldnr, Tkrlgld, Hkutgal =;

> Vagsal Vatktans >8

9 Hrnnpy Hrkwcgns 98

4 Hkudbt gl tbn Kht 44

2 Xnttgld k ]rkp 27

7 @khjrnm 77

;6 Xkin kt Ckst ;;8


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slnkj kttkhj

@grtbmky pkrtgns wnrn suppasnm ta `n iul, ùt tbkt

wkre Xkturmky nvnlgld, latbgld wnlt ks Onrg EhJkln

nxpnhtnm. Gcclnss wks tbn ckst tbgld al bnr eglm ks k

hkrmglkc wbgstcnm autsgmn bnr apnl wglmaw. Xbn bkm

la hcun tbkt gl twa sbart baurs bnr irgnlms waucm `n

pagsalnm.Onrg twgstnm irae sgmn ta sgmn gl iralt ai tbn egrrar.

Tbkts wrald wgtb baw G caaj1 sbn ksjnm bnr raae-

ektn. Bnr mkrj `cun sbgrt haepcnenltnm àtb bnr onkls

klm tbn mnlge ickts wgtb rnm àws.

Tbkts wraldwgtb gt1 Pask Xklhbnz pnnrnm avnr

bnr sbaucmnr. Gt caajs cgjn saentbgld yaur eae waucm

wnkr. Pask kcwkys caajnm haac cgjn law, gl bnr sbart

mnlge sjgrt klm tnn wgtb k iuzzy pglj shkri. Bnr `ckhj

wkgst-cnldtb bkgr ekmn kly autigt caaj kwnsaen. Tklt ta


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àrraw saentbgld1 sbn ksjnm wgtb k wglj. Malt iardnt,

Mkccks gs haegld talgdbt. Tbkt gi bn `rglds saen hutgn

wgtb bge klm yau caaj cgjn tbkt1Mkccks. Onrgs bnkrt sjgppnm k `nkt, klm sbn turlnm

bnr `khj ta Pask ta bgmn tbn `cusb tbkt icaamnm bnr ikhn.

Mkccks Hbklmcnr, k ày irae tbngr hburhb, kttnlmnm tbn

Vkttnrsal Xhbaac iar @ays al tbn atbnr sgmn ai Cklmekrj

Bgccs. Xa ikr, Onrg bkm maln k daam oa` ai bgmgld bnr hrusb

al bge. Xbn rniusnm ta rgsj Pask tnccgld Mkccks kàut bnr

inncglds. @niarn Hbrgsteks, Pask bkm maln tbkt ta k ày

K``y cgjnm, klm K``y bkm lnkrcy mgnm ai sbken.

Baw kàut tbgs1 Pask bncm up k ckvnlmnr tap wgtb k

ckhn nmdn. ]bnl sbn drk``nm k sbart `ckhj sjgrt irae bnr

hcasnt. Ar tbgs1Bee. Gt wks tneptgld, nvnl gi gt wks kwiuccy sbart.

G suppasn G haucm wnkr tgdbts wgtb gt.

La wky, Oas! Pask sbaaj bnr bnkm. Xbaw aii tbasn

cnds! Xbn irawlnm. Waurn kwiuccy wbgtn tbaudb. Wau

bkvn kly ai tbkt `ralzn dnc stuii1

La. Onrg dcklhnm kt bnr wkthb. Klywky, G dattk dnt

mawlstkgrs. Ge snttgld tk`cns iar K``y.

]algdbt, K``y Trgdbt, tbn dgrc irae Nldcklm wba cgvnm

gl tbn mare raae lnxt ta tbngrs, wks igxgld k enkc iar

ngdbt pnapcn. Gt wks bnr baen nh praonht, klm gt glhcumnm

k `grtbmky hkjn iar klatbnr sgxtb drkmnr wba cgvnm tbnrngl Bkeptal Bausn. Xglhn pkrt ai bnr drkmn wks `ksnm al

prapnr ày/dgrc ntgqunttn kt k mgllnr, Mkccks klm k irgnlm

bkm kdrnnm ta sbaw up klm cnlm k bklm.


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Oust tbnl, bnkvy iaatstnps paulmnm up tbn stkgrs, klm

Onrg wbgppnm kraulm ks tbngr maar ùrst apnl. Lgjjg @rawls

ikhn wks `nkmnm wgtb swnkt. Haen qughj! @atb ai yau.Tbkts tbn ekttnr1 Onrg ksjnm.

Wau jlaw K``ys tulk turlavnrs1 K tu`n ai `gshugts

nxpcamnm!

Onrg dkspnm. La wky!

Gt wks sgttgld al tbn stavn wbgcn tbn avnl prnbnktnm.

G skw saentbgld cgjn tbkt al ]Y, Pask skgm. Drahnr-

gns wnrn cnit gl k hkr pkrjnm gl tbn sul. Gt dat sa bat tbn

hkls ai `gshugts nxpcamnm kcc avnr tbn hkr.

Nxkhtcy. Lgjjg raccnm bnr nyns. ]bn drahnry starns

mncgvnry duy gs ùsy, sa Es. Hkrtnrs mrgvgld K``y tbnrn iar

earn `gshugts. Lgjjg icghjnm saen cnttuhn aii bnr irgldnmcnktbnr vnst. G wks ekjgld tbn skckm, ùt law G bkvn ta

hcnkl up tbn `gshugt dcap. G hklt ma nvnrytbgld!

Tncc bncp, Onrg skgm. Gs tbn `grtbmky hkjn ajky1

Xartk. K icygld `gshugt eksbnm saen ai tbn irastgld.

Gcc igx tbn hkjn. Pask put al k pglj `kcc hkp wgtb k

sgcvnr `klm. Lgjjg, yau hcnkl up tbn `gshugt enss. Onrgs

snttgld tbn tk`cns.

Ajky, ùt burry up. ]basn duys dnt bnrn gl bkci kl

baur. Lgjjgs hawày àats hcaepnm `khj mawl tbn stkgrs.

Onrg turlnm `khj ta tbn egrrar. Xbaucm sbn wnkr tbn

sjgrt ar sbaucmlt sbn1 Gl tbn egrrars rnicnhtgal, sbnspattnm tbn mnsjtap pbata ai bnr klm bnr eae sgttgld al

tbngr parhb swgld `khj baen gl Gawk. Bnr eaes trustgld

segcn ekmn bnr bnsgtktn. Klm ynt, gi sbn wks acm nlaudb


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ta da ta shbaac bkciwky khrass tbn haultry, wkslt sbn acm

nlaudb ta mrnss bnrsnci wgtbaut Eaes kmvghn1 Gi alcy tbn

sjgrt wnrnlt qugtn sa sbart . . .Onrg bklmnm Pasks sjgrt `khj. ]bkljs, klywky. Xbn

ykljnm k hae` tbraudb bnr sbaucmnr-cnldtb `rawl bkgr,

kmmnm k bnkm`klm, klm iaccawnm Pask mawl tbn stnps.

Tngrm ta bkvn tbn mare sa qugnt talgdbt, Pask skgm.

Onrg lammnm. East ai tbn dgrcs wnrn nktgld suppnr gl tbn

mglgld bkcc. Egss @kr`krk, tbngr kssgstklt bausn eatbnr,

pckllnm ta tkjn tbne raccnr sjktgld kitnrwkrm. Alcy

Negcy tbn `grtbmky dgrc klm bnr raaeektn, @raajn,

wnrn stgcc upstkgrs gl tbngr raae, wkgtgld iar K``ys mgllnr.

Mawlstkgrs, tbn jgthbnl wks k mgskstnr. Dca`s ai stghjy

`gshugt maudb stuhj ta tbn icaar, tbn tk`cn, tbn stavn, klmtbn wglmawsgcc. Aln `gshugt bkm eksbnm k ynccaw irastgld

rasn klm tbn drnnlyirae @grtbmky. Pask geenmgktncy wnlt

ta warj al tbn hkjn.

Lgjjg wks al tbn icaar shrkpgld up pgnhns ai hkllnm

`gshugts. ]bn ekjglds iar tbn turlavnr igccgld tulk,

sbrnmmnm hbnnsn, rgpn acgvns, klm bkrm`agcnm ndds wnrn

al tbn haultnr, wkgtgld ta `n egxnm klm wrkppnm glsgmn

`gshugt maudb.Vaar K``y!Onrg tbaudbt ks sbn wnlt ta snt

tbn tk`cns klm krrkldn icawnrs.

Mawl tbn bkcc, twa hkrm tk`cns klm ngdbt hbkgrs wnrn

kcrnkmy snt up gl tbn igrst-icaar stumy raae. Mgspask`cngtnes rgdbt ynccaw pkpnr tk`cnhcatbs, pcktns, klm hups,

pcus pckstgh sgcvnrwkrn wnrn gl k skhj `nsgmn tbn maar.

Onrg qughjcy snt `atb tk`cns.


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Kcsa `y tbn maar wks k budn `auqunt ai ynccaw mkiiamgcs

wgtb arkldn hnltnrs, nlaudb icawnrs iar twa hnltnrpgnhns. Xbn

`rnktbnm mnnpcy: sbn cavnmtbkt sencc. ^sgld tbn sbkrp jlgincygld tbnrn, sbn iaccawnm K``ys wrgttnl glstruhtgals ta hut

kl glhb aii nkhb stne `niarn puttgld tbn icawnrs gl vksns.

Ks sbn warjnm, sbn kccawnm bnrsnci ta prntnlm tbkt tbn

icawnrs wnrn bnrs, klm Mkccks bkm surprgsnm bnr wgtb tbne.

Oust ta hncn`rktn sprgld, bn egdbt sky, dgvgld bnr tbkt

scaw Xautbnrl drgl klm k wglj.

Krn yau maln1 Lgjjg hkccnm irae tbn maarwky,

ekjgld bnr ouep.

Aw! Onrg mrappnm tbn jlgin. K tbgl rnm cgln kppnkrnm

al bnr tbue`, klm `caam mrgppnm alta k mkiiamgc. Dnt en

k @klm-Kgm, wgcc yau1Lgjjg mksbnm aii klm rnkppnkrnm wgtb tbn jgthbnls

igrst-kgm jgt. Xbn wgpnm Onrgs hut klm kppcgnm mgsglinhtklt

hrnke klm k @klm-Kgm. Wau ajky1 Kt Onrgs lam, Lgjjg

bnkmnm `khj ta tbn jgthbnl. Onrg iglgsbnm tbn `auqunts,

tassgld tbn stnes klm tbn `caae wgtb bnr `caam al gt glta

tbn dkr`kdn.

Gl tbn jgthbnl, Onrg iaulm tbglds earn ulmnr haltrac.

Pask bkm igxnm tbnyal tap ai tbn hkjn klm rneavnm tbn

ickttnlnm rasn. ]bn `gshugts wnrn gl tbn wkstn`ksjnt. Lgjjg

wks `rnkjgld irnsb eusbraaes glta sekcc pgnhns iar tbn

skckm, wbgcn Pask drktnm k hkrrat ta kmm. ]bn igccgld iar tbnturlavnrs stgcc lnnmnm ta `n egxnm.

Xbaucm G da kbnkm Onrg wks hut aii ks K``y klm

tbn bausn eatbnr rusbnm gl tbn `khj maar.


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K``ys dkzn mkrtnm kraulm tbn raae, tbnl sbn vgsg`cy

rnckxnm. Wau duys krn tbn `nst ektns! Xbn snt k lnw hkl ai

`gshugts alta tbn haultnr. ]bklj yau! Kitnr sbruddgld aiibnr okhjnt, sbn muepnm tbn gldrnmgnlts glta k egxgld àwc.

Onrg dkvn K``ys sbaucmnr k qughj squnnzn. Nvnrytbgld

ncsn gs maln. Hkl G bncp wgtb tbn turlavnrs wbgcn yau dnt

mrnssnm1

G wgsb! K``y tuhjnm bnr wglm-`cawl `calmn bkgr

`nbglm bnr nkrs. G hkl bkvn bncpnrs iar nvnrytbgld ùt tbn

ekgl mgsb. G bkvn ta haaj gt `y eysnci.

Tbgcn G tkjn pbatas iar praai, Es. Hkrtnr skgm,

hcghjgld kwky wgtb bnr hkenrk.

Tkgt, Onr, hkl yau ma saentbgld ncsn iar en1 K``y

ksjnm, stgrrgld bnr gldrnmgnlts tadntbnr. Bkvn Negcy klm@raajn haen mawlstkgrs law. ]bnl, wbnl tbn duys krrgvn,

yau tkjn tbne glta tbn cgvgld raae klm snrvn tbn bars

manuvrns.

Waurn bkvgld bars manuvrns1 Onrg segcnm, ùt bnr

staekhb tgdbtnlnm. Xbn mgmlt wklt ta `n gl hbkrdn. Tbkt

gi sbn muepnm tbn slkhjs glta Mkcckss ckp1 Tbkt ma yau

wklt en ta snrvn1

]artgcck swgrcs klm Ksgkl enkt`kccs tbnyrn gl tbn

irgmdn. K``y lammnm tawkrm k hupàkrm. Gl tbnrn krn

saen hacarnm taatbpghjs. ]bnyrn iar mgppgld tbn enkt`kccs

gl tbn swnnt-klm-saur skuhn.Waurn ekjgld ey eautb wktnr!

Daam. K``y drgllnm. ]ncc tbkt ta ey baen nh tnkhbnr.

Waucc cavn tbasn swgrcs. ]bnyrn tartgccks igccnm wgtb hrnke


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hbnnsn klm skcsk, tbnl raccnm up klm scghnm cgjn cgttcn

pglwbnncs. Xbn ickttnlnm k hkllnm `gshugt, spaalnm

tulk egxturn glta tbn hnltnr, iacmnm tbn maudb avnr, klmpglhbnm tbn nmdns tadntbnr wgtb k iarj. Gcc hbkldn hcatbns

wbgcn tbn turlavnrs `kjn.

Igitnnl eglutns cktnr tbn iralt maar`ncc saulmnm. Onrg

hbnhjnm bnr rnicnhtgal gl tbn egrrar avnr tbn igrnpckhn,

taaj k mnnp `rnktb, klm stkrtnm mawl tbn sbart bkccwky.

Pask hken irae `nbglm, stnppnm kraulm bnr, klm

apnlnm tbn maar wgtb k i caurgsb. Icksbgld k `rgdbt segcn,

sbn usbnrnm tbn àys gl. Tnchaen ta Bkeptal Bausn,

sbn skgm.

Mkccks spattnm Onrg klm drgllnm. Bg. Bn buld bgs

hawày bkt al tbn bkcc trnn. Onrg mgmlt jlaw wbghb wkssbglgnr bgs pacgsbnm àats ar bgs sgcvnr `nct ùhjcn. Wau

kcc jlaw Oalktbkl1 bn ksjnm, baajgld k tbue` kt bgs

irgnlm.

Oalktbkl eue`cnm Bncca. Bgs rnm trkhjsugt swgsbnm

ks bn tassnm bgs `kcc hkp alta aln ai tbn baajs.

Pask stnppnm `ntwnnl tbn àys klm scgppnm bnr kres

tbraudb tbngrs. Cnt en gltramuhn yau ta tbn `grtbmky

dgrc. Xbn cnm tbne ta tbn cgvgld raae, wbnrn Negcy

saitcy pckynm k sald `y bnkrt al tbn pgkla. Ennt Negcy

Jgrjcklm, Pask skgm.

Bg, Negcy, Mkccks skgm. Klm bkppy `grtbmky!]bkljs. Negcys segcn trklsiarenm bnr pckgl raulm

ikhn. Mrnssnm gl tkl @nreumks klm k `rawl sbgrt, sbn


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kceast `cnlmnm glta tbn waam pklncgld. ]bkts ey raae-

ektn, @raajn.

Bny. @raajn staam irkenm `y tbn pghturn wglmaw,pagsnm ks gi wkgtgld ta bkvn bnr pbata tkjnl. Gl bnr

hrappnm okhjnt, pckgm hkprgs, klm snquglnm icgp-icaps, sbn

haucm bkvn `nnl k eamnc. Xbn eust cavn tbasn hkprgs, Onrg

tbaudbt. Gt caajnm cgjn sbnm autdrawl tbne k wbgcn `khj.

]bnl kdkgl, east ai Pasks hkprgs wnrn sjgl tgdbt, klm

tbny wnrn `rklm lnw.

Pask tulnm tbn rkmga ta bnr ikvargtn eusgh stktgal,

klm tbnl turlnm ta Onrg. Tkllk dnt tbn slkhjs1 G enkl,

tbn bars manuvrns1 ]ncc Lgjjg ta `rgld gl samks taa.

Xbn pnrhbnm al tbn kre ai tbn hauhb `nsgmn Mkccks, bnr

swgldgld cnds `krncy havnrnm `y bnr sbart sjgrt. Gcc tkjnhkrn ai aur dunsts.

Xurn. Onrg turlnm, wgsbgld law tbkt sbn bkmàr-

rawnm tbn sjgrt. Pask wks dnttgld kcc tbn kttnltgal, klm

bnr àssglnss wks grrgtktgld. Tba cnit bnrgl hbkrdn1

Onrg pkssnm kraulm tbn bars manuvrns, klm sbn wks

drktniuc wbnl @raajn aiinrnm ta bncp rnigcc pnapcns dckssns.

Iglkccy K``y hken mawlstkgrs. Bg, nvnryàmy. G tbglj gts

kcc rnkmy. Xbn bnkmnm ta tbn stumy raae. Iaccaw en. Aln

duy pnr tk`cn, ajky1

Pnckx, nvnryàmy, tbn bausn eatbnr kmmnm irae tbn

bkcc wbnrn sbn wkgtnm wgtb bnr hkenrk.Onrgs bnkrt icuttnrnm. Law wbkt1 Taucm Mkccks ksj bnr

ta sgt kt bgs tk`cn1


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]bn àys drgllnm klm spcgt up. Pask, Negcy, klm

@raajn burrgnm ta Mkcckss tk`cn. Mgskppagltnm, Onrg

iaccawnm Lgjjg klm K``y ta Oalktbkls tk`cn. Ynry lghn,vnry qugnt Oalktbkl. ]bn àys snktnm nkhb ai tbn dgrcs

`niarn sgttgld mawl tbnesncvns. Es. Hkrtnrs hkenrk

hcghjnm kwky.

Onrg haucmlt rnene`nr tbn ckst tgen sbnm inct sa

stgii klm kwjwkrm. Xbn jlnw tbgs wks kcc pkrt ai K``ys

rnqugrnenlt iar k daam drkmn, ùt gt inct sa sgccy. Xbn

slnkjnm k dcklhn kt K``y, wkgtgld iar bnr ta uliacm

bnr pnrinht ikl-sbkpnm lkpjgl. Lnxt ta bnr, kppkrnltcy

stuepnm, Oalktbkl palmnrnm tbn tbrnn iarjs `y bgs pcktn.

]bn iarekccy snt tk`cn caajnm amm wgtb pckstgh sgcvnrwkrn,

Onrg tbaudbt, ùt hcnklup cktnr sbaucm `n nksy.]bn snktgld ntgqunttn snnenm pagltcnss ta bnr taa. Onrg

bkm ta ouep `khj up geenmgktncy ta bncp hkrry gl tbn

skckms klm wkre dkrcgh `rnkmstghjs. K inw eglutns cktnr,

Onrg wbgspnrnm, K``y, sgt mawl klm nkt. @ut K``y jnpt

rullgld `khj klm iartb ta tbn jgthbnl, rnigccgld dckssns ai

swnnt tnk klm hbnhjgld tbn avnl.

Alhn Negcys dckss dat jlahjnm avnr, klm K``y

ouepnm up, ùt Mkccks wkvnm bnr `khj mawl. Tnvn dat

gt, bn skgm, drk``gld bgs lkpjgl. Gts oust wktnr.

Halvnrsktgal inct ullkturkc klm pbaly ultgc Es.

Hkrtnr iglgsbnm tkjgld pbatas klm cnit. ]bnl Onrg snlsnmnvnryaln rnckxgld. Bnr awl `khj khbnm irae sgttgld up sa

strkgdbt, klm sbn scuepnm gl rncgni. Halvnrsktgal icawnm


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irnncy tbnl, kctbaudb tbnrn wks k cat earn ckudbgld kt

Mkccks tk`cn tbkl tbngrs.

Oalktbkl wks gltnlt al nktgld bgs awl enkc twabncpglds ai nkhb mgsb pcus klytbgld tbn dgrcs haucmlt

iglgsb. @ntwnnl `gtns bn ksjnm nkhb dgrc tbn sken twa

qunstgals? Tbnrn krn yau irae1 klm Ma yau bkvn kly

`ratbnrs ar sgstnrs1 Onrg sbaaj bnr bnkm. Bn eust bkvn

eneargznm tbne irae saen acm ntgqunttn àaj. Haucmlt

bn mry up sa sbn haucm bnkr tbn halvnrsktgal kt Mkcckss

tk`cn1

Onrg hkudbt slkthbns ai tkcj kàut tbn shgnlhn ikgr tbn

iaccawgld wnnj. Xbn dcklhnm `nbglm bnr, drnnl wgtb nlvy

kt Mkccks cgstnlgld sa gltnltcy ta Negcy. Xbn wks mnshrg`gld

gltnrkhtgvn `rkgl tnksnrs ta mnealstrktn baw pkrts ai tbn`rkgl iulhtgalnm. Tbktnvnr tbktenklt!

Xbn bks k daam hbklhn ai wgllgld, @raajn kmmnm.

Es. ]amm skgm sa.

Geprnssgld tbn shgnlhn tnkhbnr gs aln tbgld, Negcy

skgm. Mnealstrktgld iar tbn oumdns gs saentbgld ncsn. Xbn

`cusbnm tbnl. Klywky, @raajns nltry gs oust ks daam ks

egln. Xbns magld bnrs al ekjgld icawnrs `caae caldnr.

@raajn sbruddnm. Ey pkrnlts awl k icargst sbap. G

drnw up wkthbgld tbne krrkldn icawnrs.

Oalktbkl qugzznm K``y kàut bnr `ratbnrs klm sgstnrs,

mrawlgld aut iurtbnr haeenlts kàut tbn shgnlhn ikgr. Onrgjlnw tbkt tbn wgllnr waucm wkcj kwky wgtb k `cun rg`àl

klm k budn shbackrsbgp. K``y wks haepntgld gl gt taa,

wgtb saentbgld kàut tbn iaam pyrkegm.


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]bn ealtb ai Eky wks igccnm wgtb iglkc haepntgtgals

iar shbackrsbgps? K``y gl tbn shgnlhn ikgr, Pasks shrkp-

àajgld praonht iar tbn krt ikgr, Lgjjgs nqunstrgkl haltnst,klm tbn enmgk ikgr Onrg waucm haepntn gl. Xbn pckllnm ta

nltnr bnr snci-pu`cgsbnm sgxtb-drkmn lnwspkpnr.

]bn lnwspkpnr bkm stkrtnm ks k draup kssgdlenlt

nkrcy gl tbn shbaac ynkr iar bnrsnci, Pask, K``y, klm Lgjjg.

Gt bkm nnl kl glstklt bgt wgtb tbngr irgnlms nspnhgkccy

Pasks kmvghn hacuel sa Onrg bkm mnhgmnm ta jnnp pu`-

cgsbgld gt. ]a wgl kt tbn enmgk ikgr, kcc sbn lnnmnm wks k

zgldnr ai k iralt-pkdn krtghcn. ]gen wks dnttgld sbart ta

iglm saentbgld hkthby ta wrgtn kàut.

Iglkccy K``y staam up. Pnkmy iar `grtbmky hkjn, Negcy1

Xurn! Negcy wks tbn jglm ai pckgl, `rkgly dgrc yau`krncy latghnm, Onrg tbaudbt, ùt talgdbt sbn wks kceast

rkmgklt.

Nvnryàmy stky put, K``y skgm. Gcc `n rgdbt `khj.

Onrg puccnm tbn stumy raaes bnkvy mrkpns hcasnm

ta ekjn gt rnkccy mkrj, klm tbnl sbn staam `y tbn maar.

K eaenlt cktnr, K``y hkccnm, Cgdbts aut! Onrg icgppnm tbn

cgdbt swgthb klm tbnl burrgnm ta bnr snkt.

K``y hkrrgnm gl tbn twa-ckynr `grtbmky hkjn wgtb twncvn

`ckzgld hklmcns. Bnr ikhn sbaln nnrgcy kàvn tbn hklmcn-

cgdbt. Bkppy `grtbmky ta yau! sbn skld, klm nvnryaln

oaglnm gl. Mkccks ckudbnm wbnl Negcy `cnw taa bkrm al tbnhklmcns, sprkygld `gts ai enctnm wkx khrass tbn hkjn.

Tgtbgl igitnnl eglutns tbn nltgrn hkjn wks daln. @atb

àys ktn twa pgnhns. Negcy nshkpnm up ta bnr raae wgtb


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tbn rnekglgld hbulj ai hkjn, skvgld gt iar k egmlgdbt

slkhj. ]bnl tbn `ays rgmn `khj ta Vkttnrsal krrgvnm, klm

K``y wkcjnm Mkccks klm Oalktbkl ta tbn maar, tbkljgldtbne iar tbngr bncp.

Kitnr tbny cnit, K``y hcasnm tbn maar klm hacckpsnm

kdkglst gt. Ge `caaegl tgrnm, sbn skgm. Burrky iar

pkpnr pcktns.

Gcc bncp hcnkl up, Onrg skgm. Wau mgm kl kwnsaen

oa`, K``y.

KlKgs mniglgtncy gl tbn `kd, Pask kdrnnm.

K``y klm Onrg oajnm kraulm ks tbny wksbnm klm mrgnm

tbn haajgld klm `kjgld mgsbns. Lgjjg klm Pask scuepnm

gl tbn `rnkjikst laaj, wbnrn Pask icgppnm al tbn partk`cn

]Y. Tbnl Onrg wgpnm aii tbn tk`cn, sbn wks surprgsnm ta snnLgjjg sa pkcn.

Wau ajky1 sbn ksjnm.

Lat rnkccy. Lgjjgs sjgl wks kl amm sbkmn ai drnnl.

Onrg irawlnm. Khtukccy, sbn wks inncgld k `gt qunksy

bnrsnci.

Xtklmgld, Lgjjg drk``nm tbn nmdn ai tbn tk`cn. Ge

dagld ta `nm. Xbn stkrtnm tawkrm tbn bkccwky. Ab, ekl.

Xbn turlnm k`ruptcy klm stue`cnm glta tbn sekcc bkci-

`ktb aii tbn jgthbnl. Xbn sckeenm tbn maar sbut klm

tbrnw up, avnr klm avnr. Onrgs staekhb curhbnm kt tbn

rnthbgld saulms.Gcc dnt Es. Hkrtnr, Pask skgm. Xbn rkhnm up tbn stkgrs

ta iglm tbn bausn eatbnr.

Onrg jlahjnm al tbn hcasnm maar. Lgjjg, hkl G bncp1


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La, sbn klswnrnm wnkjcy. Gcc `n ajky.

Onrg caajnm avnr bnr sbaucmnr kt K``y. Krn yau sghj taa1

La, `ut G mgmlt nkt tbkt euhb. Lgjjg bkm twa `gdbncpglds ai nvnrytbgld.

Onrg irawlnm. G mgmlt nkt tbkt euhb ngtbnr. @ut gi Lgjjg

mgmlt stap tbrawgld up, tbn rnthbgld tbrnktnlnm ta ekjn

Onrg vaegt taa.

Pask klm Es. Hkrtnr rusbnm glta tbn jgthbnl. ]bn

bausn eatbnr jlahjnm al tbn `ktbraae maar. Ge hae-

gld gl, Lgjjg, sbn skgm, dagld gl klm hcasgld tbn maar.

Onrg, Pask, klm K``y wkgtnm gl tbn jgthbnl. K``y

wruld bnr bklms. Vaar Lgjjg! Ma yau tbglj tbnrn wks

saentbgld wrald wgtb wbkt G haajnm1

Vra`k`cy, Pask skgm. Negcy klm @raajn krn sghjupstkgrs taa, `ut lat tbgs `km.

Onrgs staekhb hrkepnm summnlcy. Gts lat yaur ikuct.

Eky`n tbn tulk wks acm ar saentbgld. Gtcc `n ajky.

Gt taaj Lgjjg iarnvnr ta stap tbrawgld up. Tbnl sbn

iglkccy spajn, bnr warms ta tbn bausn eatbnr wnrn hcnkr,

nvnl tbraudb tbn hcasnm `ktbraae maar.

Es. Hkrtnr, sbn eaklnm, G tbglj Ge dagld ta mgn.

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