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slcikn clggebzkvy avlg kb

egtzy `ekjej `lusexiae

fy m"z`lgtslb

kmk mki szeqebslbTufnis`ej 64;6 fyNunu

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ISFB 980';';45'14;98'6 Knn xlvnj vih`zs vesevqej

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vetvljucej. zvkbsgizzej. lv uziniej fy kby

eneczvlbic lv gec`kbickn. ibcnujibh t`lzlcltyibh.

lv fy kby ibalvgkzilb szlvkhe kbj vezvieqkn syszeg.

xiz`luz tevgissilb ib xvizibh avlg z`e tufnis`ev.

epcetz fviea {ulzkzilbs ib cvizickn kvzicnes lv fllms

(Blze? z`e alnnlxibh `eve ib lb scvifj. cluvzesy'

`zzt?,,oluvbeyibgkhic"xefs"clg,ibjep"`zg)

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VEANECZILBS

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Okbukvy ib Mkys @luse

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"""k`=' m s`vuhhej= eyej fkcm. bl. bl s`e skij= z`e xlvnj jij blz tiqlz lb

`ev= bl. blz kz knn. s`e xks nime z`e bkvvkzlv. knn z`is. gkyfe nime z`kz `ih` sl

tlibz l( hvlubj lbe jvlttej ib utlb. zl suvqey ks slcikn sciebzisz z`e cvkies.'

knn yes< S`e luh`z zl xvize k fllm jlcugebzibh z`e nks( aex jeckjes( beuvlsis"

Luh`z zl szkvz xiz` aivsz kb ibzvljuczlvy s`lvz zkne.' ibzvljucibh z`e x`lne

sevies blqens.' z`e s`lvz szlvy zkne xlun( fe ks gkssiqe c`kvkczev smezc`. blqen

'sl. ezc"""ezc"""' sl s`e jij' iz xlun( fe z`e hvekz Ckbkjikb Blqen l( c`vlbicne

lb z`egsenqes') lbny gkyfe.'

Tvlnlhue""".

I kg gy lxb glz`ev. s`e zenns `evsena" Gy glz`ev usej fnekc`. ckuse iz xks

slnj zl `ev fy kb eclblgicknny' glbey `ubhvy. ubijebziaiej tuvizkbickn. kbj

hevg t`lfic. veknizy bevqlus clbsugev slciezy" Fnekc` xks z`e slne kbzijlze zl

jibhy nkubjvy sicmbess= iz knglsz knxkys cuvej zlinez t`lfik kbj jkvm vllz `kivclbjizilb sigunzkbelusny. kbj ib k gljevb xlgkb sybjvlge. zll. kbj z`kz xks

febeaicikn. lv sl glsz z`luh`z" Iz xks z`e t`lfiks la x`kzeqev glsz usukn

gljevb xlgeb `kj suaaevej c`vlbicknny alv jeckjes. lb'kbj laa' alv z`e nksz

zxebzy. bky z`ivzy' bky. aiazy yekvs. kbj Mky nkz`evej `ev z`ih`s ib z`e s`lxev.

gusibh lb Flfs xiae Okbice. ibszekj" L`

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knxkys suggkviej z`e skge jiscussilbs xiz` &"""fnekc`. fnekc` lv tlzkzl'

c`its

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xkszibh xkzev. eiz`v kbj z`e nkzzev' suveny blz.' kbj x`ine s`e fkz`ej kbj

gusej") Vuz` xks ousz Vuz`. kbj z`kz xks z`e cuvvebz zluh`esz'zltic. fuz kz

neksz flz` la z`eg mbex fezzev z`kb zl `kqe ousz gkvviej Fkvvy. Subbys gkb.'

(ks' k`') Mky tkusej. s`lxev ilbs ib `ev akce' Fuz. l` yek`. Subby `kjbz

veknny gkvviej" S`e kbj Fkvvy ousz tvezebjej iz. alv z`e skme la Fkvvys ehl. lvalv z`e skme la tekce. alv Subby `kj ktzny c`lseb k clgglb nkx sizukzilb

ibszekj"""(z`eb x`ine ib z`e s`lxev. Mky zknmej lb zl `evsena) S`e gih`z `kqe

feeb cvky= s`e xks k xvizev. s`e vegibjej `evsena zll. `lx' Fkvvy xks sl

nkbmy fnue'eyej" Z`e clutne gih`z fe Blvjic'sez la Qimibh zxibs. lxbibh k

hks szkzilb" &Kbj z`kz gkmes z`eg hlnj. xiz` `ig. xiz` glzlv lin lb is

akce"""& Hllj ln Fkvvy. `e lazeb szllj kz z`e tugts. szkvibh jlxb z`e s`lvz

szvezc` la lnj `ih`xky seczilb la z`eiv sgknn xesz clksz zlxb. nllmibh zlxkvjs

fezzev jkys kbj Finnys sgknn' zlxb' suttny szlve" (Z`e geb xeve ousz ks tnkib

cvky beuvlzic") Fkvvy szinn xkbzej zl gkvvy `is tvibcess. `kzej Finny' alv blhllj vekslb. feckuse la iz. fuz `e sezznej alv skyibh yes jekv zl jekv Subby.

kbyxky" @e xebz cluvzelusny luz la `is xky. neksz zlxkvj Finn" Fuz z`eb. lb

slge kfszvkcz eglzilbkn neqen. Fkvvy szinn fenieqej ib Finn" Finn. Fkvvy ous mbex

ib is `ekvz'la'`ekvzs. kj gkvviej is tvibcess" &Blz sl z`luh`. Finn'&Mky

c`ucmnej zl `evsena ib z`e s`lxev. vekc`ibh alv k flzzne la s`kgtll zl snkz`ev

`ev lxb vej zuvbibh zl s`kjes la hvky. xesz clksz hvky jviazxllj clnlvej `kiv"

&Finny lbny gkvviej z`e ice {ueeb.'& s`e stiz. s`ej feeb Aveijks fujjy" Kbj

kazev zeb yekvs xkzc`ibh Aveijk snlxny ckuzevie Finns slun. zeb yekvs la cvkss

gkvvikhe gusz fe kb ezevbizy alv `ig. s`e gusej" Auvz`evglve< Alveqev xkszll nlbh k zige zl fe gkvviej zl Aveijk" Aveijk' k`? Aveijk xks aveijk clnj. lv

Clnj xks Aveijk.' lv iz ense. ense iz xks Aveijk `lz'= z`eb Aveijk' `lz. lv ous

ks? `lz. `lz Aveijk" @lz. Aveijk xks z`e vekn'niqe zyte jvkhlb {ueeb la vekn `enn

xiz` k Gkvinyb Glbvle sep qlice kbj k bibok s`kvt zlbhue. kbj cnkxs. knn sl

jetebjibh lb `ev gllj.' x`ine' k`

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ousz laa z`e fejvllg') Izj feeb jkys sibce s`ej cnekbej `evsena. zvkttej ib

glggynkbj. kbj nlcmej ks s`e xks ib `ev lxb tevslbkn nkbj la blj xiz`

vluzibes la sgknn c`injveb. xiaey juzies kbj k sena'egtnlyej'clbzvkczlv zyte

`usfkbj" NEL+ La cluvse. la cluvse.' iz xks k nkbj la `lvvlv" """"Z`eve `kj

feeb k xeem la szlgkc`'anu. sicm fkfies. kbj `lge'fksej fusibess t`lbes z`kzousz metz vibhibh kbj vibhibh. s`e z`luh`z. scvuffibh kz `ev cvlzc` knn glve

qihlvlusny. sl xlbjevibh x`y z`eve xks bl vestlbse. kbj `ev lvhksgic neqens

`kj hlbe bugf. zll. xiz` `ev ibbev `ltes. jvekgs kbj aekvs"

&Blx xks` xiz` slkt.& s`e zlnj `evsena &Hez z`e hevgs laa.' kb gkyfe hez

slge jkgb fnekc`'& suc` xks k xvy clggebz" (Z`e lz`ev clutnes ib `ev

slcikn hvlut xeve ness clbqebzilbkn. la knn zvue. l cluvse") Ks z`e slcikn

gisaizs xebz. sl xebz z`e hvlut zytickn la kby blvgkn slvz cizieb gih`z'fe

gisaizs kcvlss z`e clubzvy" Jkgb' iz''xks nime cvlss cuz la z`e x`lne la' xije.

ks nime z`e skge gisaizs ib Blvz` Kgevick. z`e zlxb xks zytickn" Glsz xeve blzz`kz jiaaevebz avlg kby ln fljy ib z`e sgknn. bkgeness eclblgicknny jetvessej

zlxb" (Z`luh` iz cevzkibny jetebjej lb lbes jeaibizilb la clbqebzilbkn""")

Nime< Nibjk `kj vecebzny jiqlvcej Jluh. alv ibszkbce' z`eb Nibjk z`eb glqej

luz' z`eb glqej fkcm ib xiz` `ig' Nibjk `kj ve'aenn ib nlqe. aenn luz la nlqe.

ve'gkvviej `ig."""z`eb lbny zl glqe luz. kbj lbny zl jiqlvce `ig khkib. fuz

x`ine ibzevig. knsl ibstivibh Ol`kbbk zl jl z`e skge. kbj jiqlvce `ev `usfkbj.

Vlbbie. z`e zlxb t`kvgkcisz x`ic` xksbz sl hllj feckuse Ol`kbbk nimej `ev

jebzkn xlvm tkij alv fy Vlbbies gejickn tnkb sibce Ol`kbbk beejej vetekz

jebzkn xlvm jue `ev gluz` szvuczuve. glszny la x`ic` tvljucej blz jisekse lvfkj zeez`" Vkz`ev< Ol`kbbk nistej. kbj z`is gkje Ol`kbbk ness `ktty z`kb

gih`z `kqe jisekse. kbj knn cevzkibny ness z`kb `ktty z`kb z`e vesz la z`e nin

gisevkfne slcikn hvlut" @ebce. hiqeb suc` knn sl lqevx`engibh ub`kttibess

kbj nkcm la jiveczilb jue zl k glqe. kbj ve'gkvvikhe. kbj glqe kbj jiqlvce.

kbj z`eb glqe khkib. Ol`kbbk zllm kgtne szlcm la `ev tevslbkn niae' clgtkvej

iz xiz` z`e lz`ev xiqes niqes. kbj clbcnujej k nkcm la kby aeihbej `kttibess

alv `evsena= x`eveutlb Ol`kbbk tvesugej s`e clunj hkvbev ibbev `kttibess.

knglsz ibszkbzny. fy lbe'ut'gkbs`it lqev z`e vesz. kbj `ev lbe'ut'gkbs`it

ibcnujej fezzev gkb tlssessilb z`kb Nibjk" @ebce Ol`kbbk `kj tvlgtznysclvej fy glqibh ib xiz` Avkbm. k vllaev. kbj ibsiszibh. &@es k h'h'h'hllj a'a'

aucm.' ckuse is nlbh aibhevs'&

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lqev khkib. kbj alv jkys" Nibjk. x`l `kj k jehvee ib kbz`vltlnlhy kbj

clggubickzilbs. `kj sigtny nllmej kz `ev sl fnkbmny lb ekc` bex geezibh"

Fuz Nibjk `kj knsl tvlgtzny zlnj Nluise. (kblz`ev la z`e xiqes. kbj juvibh kb

kazevbllb hlssit cknn") &"""bl' bl. Mkys xvlbh. Ol`kbbk c`lse kb ibzevig fnue'

clnnkv nlqev. vkz`ev z`kb kb epecuziqe feckuse.'&' xenn"""&Feckuse Fnue'clnnkvgeb nime Avkbm `kqe nlbh aibhevs.& Nluise stuzzevej lb z`e t`lbe" &Xlgebs

xkbzs iz knn. """stub `lte. jvekgs. kbj sep" Nime ib z`e Slkt ltevks.' kbj

aucm.'& Nibjk sblvzej= aucm= kbj z`eve gih`z fe glve skj zvuz` ib Nluises

szkzegebz z`kb ib `ev lxb. Mky z`luh`z. yez szinn ib `ev s`lxev" Fuz `ev lxb

skj z`luh`z xks z`kz iz xks feckuse xlgeb `kj hlzzeb nlsz ib vejeaibegebz la

aunn tevslb`llj. vkz`ev z`kb aibjibh z`eiv xky luz' fy aibjibh cnekv jeaibizilbs

kbj jiveczilb. xlgeb `kj vkz`ev fluh`z ibzl z`lse `ky sinny qevsilbs la `ktty

@lnnyxllj kbj fkj eclblgics.' fkj eclblgies' kbj glve xlgeb `kj

gisibzevtvezej kby z`e zvkjizilbkn qknues" (sl

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avih`zebej tutty kbj k `ktty hivn. kbj iz xksbz kby jiaaevebz z`kb z`e ib'jetz`

sckvej. kbj z`e luzsije tkibzej lb. la knn z`e xlgeb la z`e slcikn hvlut" Avkbm

zlnevkzej Ol`kbbk. ousz nime glsz la z`e geb zlnevkzej z`eiv lxb xiqes" X`eb

Avkbm. `ev inn'hlzzeb nlqev ckge `lge kz bih`z avlg `is `kvj jky la tlubjibh

bkins lb Guvvkys vllaibh cvex= `ej tlubj Ol`kbbk kz bih`z.' kz neksz sepuknny"Kbj xlgeb hlz tlubjej sepuknny. lv t`ysicknny. lv eglzilbknny fy z`eiv geb.'

glszny eglzilbknny avlg z`e slciezy. avlg z`egsenqes. kbj xlvse' avlg ekc`

lz`ev' (Fuz tev`kts s`ej zlnevkzej iz zll nlbh. Mky gusej') Ol`kbbk zlnevkzej

feibh usej lv kfusej kbj bl jiaaevebz z`kb kby" Z`ey zlnevkzej usej kbj slve

kfusej fy z`e cunzuve. kbj z`e xlvnj. kbj sigtny zuvbej s`knnlx kbj gekb"

Kbj z`kz zll. Mky gusej. xks feckuse z`ey knn. ekc` l eg. xis`ej eqevyfljy

`kj nlbh. sepuknny kzzvkcziqe'aibhevs' &Kbj suc` kve gy aviebjs.& s`e skij

skjny. stizzibh s`kgtll luz la `ev gluz`" &Gy glz`ev is gysena is gy siszevs

is ge' gy kbzi'z`esis kbj gy cnlbes'& &Givvlv'igkhes< X`l lv x`kz `kqe xefeclge ks xlgeb ib z`e 94s

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''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''

'''''''''''''''''''''C`ktzev ";"

S`lxevej. s`e skz lb z`e ebj la `ev fej. fegusej kz z`e zluc` la z`e tvicmny

nizzne neh `kivs knlbh z`e ckna la `ev neh" Z`e szuffne xks hvisny. s`e z`luh`z" Bl

beej zl xekv tetty tkbzy`lse zljky" S`e hnkbcej kz `ev `usfkbj. Nel. szinn

sneetibh" Hvkbj Zuesjky glvbibh. Okbukvy 64. ;990" @e luh`z zl fe ut alv

xlvm. fy blx" Z`e cnlcm'vkjil vekj 1? 34. kbj e xks nkze" Nkze visibh zl `ekj

alv xlvm ib z`e fkcm'ykvj laaice. ib z`e s`lt. ousz feylbj z`e fejvllg' z`e

szkivs. z`e mizc`eb. z`e mijs. z`e jlh. z`e tkzil. kbj z`e gisevkfne hvky fnk`

jkvm vkib jky. iz seegej avlg `is kttekvkbce iz nizzne gkzzevej'= `e nky z`eve.sblvej"&@enn yenn kz ge kfluz iz.& s`e guzzevej. z`eb zl z`e fejvllgs icy

jkgtbess x`eve z`e Okbukvy vkibs fekz lb z`eiv utszkivs fejvllg xibjlx

x`ine `e sblvej glve. vlusej. hvubzej kbj vlnnej lqev" Z`vee ziges. `e xebz

szuaaibh `is lxb fekvjej akce fkcm ibzl `is tinnlx" @e nllmej nime kb nugt.

glubzkiblus tih sbuaanibh ubjev z`e fvih`z fnkbmezs. s`e jecijej" Kbj `e

snetz lbny ks {uiezny ks z`e tinnlxs guaanej `is hvubzs" S`e ousz sih`ej. blx

hnkbcibh fkcm zl `ev lxb givvlv igkhe. `ev givvlv jistnkyibh alv ibsteczilb.

knn `ev ankxs. lb z`e cnlsez jllvs (Z`e nkvhe fi'alnj cnlsez givvlvej jllvs

veaneczej z`e fejvllg. kbj gkyfe skge flvejlg") Lbny. flz` s`lxej veknizy.kbj z`e givvlv igkhe jisgknny jeticzej iz knn ib veqevse. x`eb glsz la Niae aenz

aunn z`vlzzne szkhbkbz" Iz xks Knice ib Xlbjevnkbj. s`e zlnj `evsena" Lv iz xks

feibh nlsz ib z`e nkbj la nlsz clnj glggybess kbj geb. x`eb Aegibisg xks

jekj= z`e xlvnj z`ibms Nifevkzilb is k bex s`kgtll. s`e gusej"""eqeb s`e

szkvej laa kcvlss z`e vllg.'

(Ib z`e givvlv. s`e xks knglsz k tvezzy xlgkb") S`e `kj feeb k vkqis`ibh.

tezize xkia'nime z`ib szicm la jybkgl ib `ev yluz`" Fuz blx< Zll fkj zige `kj

k xky l jiszlvzib z`e givvlv igkhes. e`

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z`ivzies< Vetuzkzilbs< (Lv xks iz ousz sunniej z`luh`zs avlg zll gkby qlices

ib z`e `ekj. s`e gusej. z`eb nlbhev z`luh`z. kbj s`ujjevej= `ev z`luh`zs kz

jlbbibh `ev cnekb ubjevxekv xebz ks zvkbscvifej ks gljevb Niae. lv ks glve

jiczkzej ks z`e vesz la `ev Niae" Eiz`ev xky xks k Zvuz`" @ebce xiz` veglvse.

s`e `liszej flz` z`luh`zs kbj ubjevxekv lqev `ev c`uffy fuzz. jisgissibh z`efllm'xvizibh ijek= &"""kbj z`is is k sgknn zlxb.& s`e x`istevej. &z`e bexs la

jivzy ubjevxekvj gkme z`e avlbz tkhe= zll" Neksz z`kz xlunj senn+ Z`e knn

@ekjnibesj vekj. Ckv Cvks`es Feckuse la @yhiebicknny Nkp Aegkne. alvhezs

s`kqe nehs'&

k`.' Mky sginej zl `evsena. szettibh fkcm ibzl z`e s`lxev szknn. tkbzies kbj

knn. kfsebz'gibjej" Fuz zl gkme k tlibz. kbj alv kblz`ev vluzibe cnekbsibh. ia

z`e nehs beejej k s`kqe. xenn z`e aves` scvkttej tigtny cvlzc` xlunj fe

tvlzeczej fy z`e xkvg glisz tkbzy" Iz seegej k slnuzilb"" Fuz z`is zige ib `ev

ubjevxekv. s`e xlbjevej x`y xlgeb `kj feeb slnj lb s`kqej nehs' &"""iblz`ev xlvjs. lz`ev xlvnjs. nime z`e ibsecz xlvnj. jl glggk kbzs zenn fkfy kbzs

kfluz vetuzkzilbs kbj fkj tenqic hevgs zll

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stecikn x`eb z`ey xeve knn sl jysaubczilbknny flvibh. kbj aex nehizigkzeny

jevkbhej" ("""kbj la z`eiv aviebjs. z`e geb xeve kcclubzkbzs lv sminnej zvkjes.

xiz` z`e xlgebalnm eiz`ev xlvmibh luzsije z`eiv `lges. lv nkyibh ib fej

xkzc`ibh zknm s`lxs""") Iz xks ks iz `kj knxkys feeb.' Avlg z`vluh` z`e ;964s

zl z`e ;994s z`eve xeve knxkys ckvickzuves la aviebjs zl fe `enj ut alv cnlseibsteczilb= z`eve xks knxkys z`lse k zytickn clnneczilb la alnms vetvesebzibh

`kna zl glsz la z`e x`lne clubzvy. lv z`e slciezy. lv z`e xlvnj. kbj ia epkgibej

cnlseny xinn usuknny s`lx eqevyfljy x`kzs xvlbh xiz` z`e vesz la eqevyfljy

zll" Fuz ib z`is sgknn hvlut iz seegej zl `ev z`eve xks k cevzkib qkvikfne beev

kalve kcclubzej= z`e nksz jeckje. tvilv zl z`e bex ginnebbiug. z`lse skge junn

ckvickzuves xeve z`e blvg. yes

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&YLJJIE' JLLJNES'& kvh`

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s`lxev' &Fuz blz Guvvky.& s`e skij" &@es k tekcekfne gkb" K `kvj'xlvmibh

gkb" K `lge' hvlxb gkb" Aves` avlg z`e ais`ibh jlcms la z`e Kznkbzic.'&

(Guvvky stebz `is jkys cnigfibh kzlt lz`ev teltnes `luses. aipibh z`eiv nekmy

vllas kbj tkziebzny zlnevkzibh `is lxb xiaes `kvtibh ibsiszebce kfluz xlvm kbj

z`kz kazev xlvm `e knxkys. knxkys gusz xks` z`e jis`es") Guvvky xks z`eclnlv la vej'c`eemej clnj kbj knxkys cnekb's`kqeb= knxkys bice" @e knxkys

jij z`e jis`es" &Kbj.& Mky xlbjevej zl `evsena. &I jlbz mblx x`y Nluise.

C`vis lv Gkvz`k alv z`kz gkzzev. `kze `ig sl guc`.'& (Fuz z`eb. C`vis kbj

Gkvz`k xeve lbny glve beuvlzic kbzs ib z`e slcikn hvlut") Z`e zxl xlgeb

xeve blz zvuny tveoujicej khkibsz Guvvky" Z`ey ousz sclvbej knn geb e{uknny"

@kqibh jisgissej z`eiv lxb `usfkbjs. z`e zxl xlgeb s`kvej k fej. fvekmaksz.

kbj z`eiv c`injvebs xkvjvlfes. tnkyibh lv tvkczicibh z`eiv lxb qevsilb la

jvktibh kbj albjnibh ekc` lz`evs fljies juvibh kby z`e slcikn hkz`evibhs" Z`e

zxl xlgeb vesegfnej c`uffy'c`eemej fkfy'c`evuf fllmebjs. (Mky `kj knnsl mblxb C`vis. fuvny' gkb'akcej xlgkb avlg jkys ib Ubiqevsizy)= fuz z`is

gkzzevej nin' s`e zlnj `evsena glve" C`vis kbj Gkvz`k vlne'tnkyej nesfikb

nlqevs kzzivej ib gkzc`ibh tlmk jlz. gkzc` ougtsuizs" Z`ey knsl vesegfnej

sgknn c`injveb" S`lvz. knn sl szuffy. kbj vlubj akcej. z`e zxl hvlxb xlgeb

seegej szucm tkbzlgigibh hvlxb'ut hkges la fezzev zl fe hky kbj fe ks

ebzevzkibibh. z`kb `ezvl' kbj flvej" Z`ey tnkyej luz z`eiv lxb c`kvkje la

nesfikbisg guc` c`ektev z`kb k zvit zl z`e gknns cnlz`ibh szlve.'ia blz`ibh

ense'= """kbj Nels xiae. c`uffy nin.' hlib hvky vej`ekj ib `ev lxb s`lxev.

zlnj `evsena. &"""fuz x`eb suc` hkges"""C`vis' Gkvz`ks""""suc .' knsl ibcnuje.kby z`e ebzevzkibibh akbzksies la luv lxb kblvepic. tkne'akcej Jlvlz`y. knsl

kblz`ev la luv slcikn kbzs" Xenn'&

S`e sih`ej lb z`e ib'aih`zibh. &"""kbj z`ey jvkh Ole(s xiae ibzl z`eiv lxb skj'

nllmibh `lszinizies kbj kbhevs zll.'&

(@ev qlice zvkinej laa") (@ev lxb slcikn hvlut xksbz guc` jiaaevebz z`kb kby

lz`ev. s`e zlnj `evsena khkib" Iz xks z`e skge jysaubczilbkn aubczilbkn glje la

venkzilbs`its eqijebz ib z`e jysaubczilbkn gljes la knn venkzilbs`its" Glsz

hvluts ltevkzej z`e skge" Ylu clunjbz sky iz kby jiaaevebz" Blz x`eb glsz

slcikn hvluts vegkib cl`esiqe fksej lb knn sl tlnizicknny' clvvecz z`ibmibhskgebess. lv jetebjebz beejs' kbj xiz` jezvkczlvs sinebcej fy z`e szvlbhev

gegfevs= suc` xks z`e bkzuve la `ugkb venkzilbs`its Mky xks kxkve la. fuz

blz qlckn kfluz. epcetz ib `ev s`lxev.')S`e skij. &Xe geez kz z`e xlgebs

ve{uesz.' &' &Kz z`e xlgebs ve{uesz. z`e bex slvz jeclvug kbj slcikn blvgs

la aegibisg `lnj. jiczkzibh. xlgeb gkme z`e vunes" Z`ey sky x`l hles

x`eve. xiz` x`lg. kbj x`eve kbj x`eb z`e gkne gegfevs xinn fe blziaiej. ia.

kz knn. z`eiv ibtuz lb slcikn tnkbbibh is ve{uivej"& Kbj s`e xks ousz ks huinzy la

z`is. s`e mbex' eqeb ks s`e gusej z`e skge kttniej slgex`kz zl x`kz s`e

tnkbbej alv Nel. kbj alv `is ut'clgibh tkvzy" &I jlbz mblx ia izs feckuseslciezy `ksbz k cnekv blzilb la gkne'aegkne vlnes kbyglve.& s`e kjjej" &Iz

gih`z fe z`e tvlfneg is? xeve filnlhicknny suizej alv xlgeb zl jicmev kbj

geb zl sih`" """&Lv gkyfe. xeve ousz knn zytickn gisaizs kbj eglzilbkn cvittnes.

clbausej fy kby z`e gljevb niae.& s`e clbcnujej khkib kbj xebz lb. vekc`ibh

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alv z`e fkv la Iqlvy slkt zl xks` `ev lxb `kiv khkib" (Knglsz clgtunsiqeny

sl""") &Xlgeb kve knxkys aussibh xiz` z`eiv `kiv.& Mky gusej" &Geb auss" Ousz

blz ks guc`" Eqeb sl. glsz la z`e xlgeb ihblve z`e `kiv'cnekb. z`e `kiv

clbzvkjiczilb.& s`e guszevej tksz z`e sujs zvicmnibh lqev `ev nits. eqeb x`ine iz

seegej z`is gih`z fe k tvige epkgtne. blx khkib. la z`e jiscvetkbcies ibvestlbses zl vlnes ib gljevb Niae" Xlgeb xebz s`kcmnej fy z`e fekuzy c`kibs

kbj aegibibizy" Geb vegkibej nlcmej ib gkscunibe hebjev zytes. kbj flz`

xkbej zl fe slaz kbj szvlbh kz z`e skge zige. x`ine blz mblxibh `lx zl blx

kc`ieqe z`e jic`lzlgy ubjev kby' zljkys glves" &Szinn. izs geb x`l hez glsz

c`kvhej xiz` sena'vih`zelus qkbizy" Xlgeb hez epcusej alv z`e skge tveebibh

fe`kqilv fksej lb hvlubjs izs kccetzkfne alv xlgeb zl tnky zvlnnlts zl junn

aks`ilb.' Xlgeb' hl z`eiv xky. alveqev cuvse""" gkne ehls" Z`e kqevkhe gkb

nekvbs zl `ij `is jistneksuve xiz` z`e s{ukffnibh z`kz ebsues" Z`e kqevkhe

xlgkb s`luzs nlujev.' Kbj xlgeb

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Jlvlz`y. kbj Okcm. tev usukn. `kj hlhhnej. ihblvibh `is lxb xiae. szkvibh

ibszekj kz Jlvlz`ys smenezkn z`ih`s'= z`eb l`

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`ekj ib Finnys jiveczilb" Zluc`ibh `ev niqe'ib Gkvz`k nlqibhny. z`e zxl `kj

sginej secveziqeny. zlhez`ev" Z`ey `kj c`igej ib k anks`. &Hljs hlkn ib

cvekzibh geb xks.'&' lv' &Lbny zl hvkf luv fuzzs.& Jlvlz`y `kj iggejikzeny

cnkglvej. kbj z`eb z`e guzzevibh ib= k`' tev usukn. kbj z`e xlgebs qlices `kj

fehkb khkib. x`ine Ole. Jlvlz`ys `usfkbj. iggejikzeny (tllv Ole) `kj knslsih`ej" Z`e nksz zxl `luvs `kj hlbe z`e skge. knn lbny xkizibh alv z`e zuvmey zl

cllm. sibce Guvvky `kj `kj zl tuz z`e jkgb z`ibh ib z`e lqeb kazev xlvm.

feckuse Nluise `kj feeb zll fusy xkzc`ibh slge ubsteciaiej zknm s`lx" Oles

lxb szlgkc` `kj hvlxnej" @e `kjbz ekzeb sibce yeszevjky" @is xiae `kj feeb

lb lbe la `ev kblvepic tuvhes kbj `ej cnekbej z`e fkz`vllg ut lbe zll gkby

ziges la qlgizej senzev xkzev. kbj' @enn+ X`kz jij iz gkzzev

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Jl iz +& S`ej gekbz l z`e skge fksefknn'jiscussilb kbj zl &GUVVKY'

GKME YKVESENA USEAUN"""OUS HEZ Z@E AUCMIB VLLSZEV AIPJ

KB'&' Nluise `kj fennlxej lb'= glve< Xlgeb `kj c`kzzevej'

Kcvlss z`e vllg. Guvvky `kj szinn nekbej ib z`e jibibh'vllg cug mizc`eb

jllvxky" Tekcekfne'gkb" @ej cvlssej `is kvgs kbj sginej tkziebzny. snlx'Slgex`eve ib z`e hvlut Ol`kbbk. glusy fizc`. jugf' kbj Olie'kbbk `kj

szuzzevej kgij z`e jvlbe. &""" z'z'z'`e vekslb g'g'geb jijbz ibqize us zl t't'

tnky xiz` z`egs f'f'feckuse g'g'geb(s is's's's Hljs qevsilb la C`'C`'

C`kvnie Sc`unz(s. (Tih' Tt'teb(" G'g'geb kve j'j'jivzy. sgenny. f'f'f'

fkszkvjs.'& Ol`kbbk `kj szuzzevej lb' kbj Gkvz`k. z`eb skyibh' &C`kvnes

Sc`unz.&' kbj Gkvz`k skij cnekvny. &Gusz fe hky.'&= iz `kjbz feeb z`e glsz

veneqkbz l clggebz'

Eqeb sl. kbj.' u`.' Hl aihuve. kbj z`e jkgb jiscussilb la fksefknn `kj ousz

suvakcej. Guvvky `kj z`luh`z. eqeb skij" Ks? X`y

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"""bex cl'ej zekgs alv stvibh.'& ' yes? """"&Kbj x`kzeqev xe jecije zlbih`z.

gekbs alvzy lz`ev geb ib z`e nekhue"""" hez szucm xiz` luv jecisilb.& `ej

vezuvbej" L` `enn.'(Slgefljy ense `kj tvlgtzny sih`ej' )= eqevyfljy `kj

nllmej kz eqevyfljy' Aih`zs xeve lb.' &Fezzev jl x`kz s`e xkbzs.& Flf `kj

yennej. ous ks sujjebny' z`eb' kbj Flf< @ecm. Flf. Okbices x`ize s`ivzej`usfkbj. gkb l kcclubzkbz'zebjebcies kbj `ekvzfuvb" Tllv Flf.' zll' = Flf

`kj feeb tlmibh kz Guvvky' `ig.' kbj lb Flfs xky ib avlg z`e mizc`eb"

Z`evej feeb senzev' alkg lb `is uttev'nit. k zenn'zkne sihb `is `ekvzfuvb `kj

feeb kczibh ut kbj `ej feeb qevy jiscveezny tlttibh Fvlgl'tkcmezs ib z`e

fkz`vllg. jue zl z`e kvhugebzs.' = bepz Okbice `kj lbny {uicmny hnkbcej lqev

kz `ev `usfkbj xiz` k nllm la clbzegtz" &Geb.& s`ej ibzlbej. ihblvibh Flfs

lxb ibjiheszilb" &Izs tus`. tus`. s`lqe. s`lqe. ousz nime SEP" Eqeb xiz`

jecisilb'gkmibh" Izs knxkys lb z`e laaebsiqe" Vus`. z`vusz kbj hvubz.'&' fuz?

&"""OKBIE.' FUZ.' I kg k gkb.& Flf `kj guzzevej" yes? &Z`kzs x`y ylu ousgkvviej ge. '&

Khkib. kbj x`l mbex x`y z`e kbiglsizy l gknebess' iz `kjbz gkzzevej.

z`luh`. suc` {ueszilb= Jlvlz`y tvlgtzny `kj szkvej= &I KHVEE' Lbny zl hvkf

luv fuzzs.& Jlvlz`y `kj iggejikzeny cnkglvej. kbj z`eb z`e guzzevibh ib= k`'

khkib'=yes. yes. tev usukn. kbj z`e xlgebs qlices `kj fehkb khkib' Iz xks.

ug< Sena'eqijebz tlibz gkje. slgefljy ense `kj skij bepz= eqeb sl. Okbice

`kj fuvtej. vekc`ibh alv kblz`ev `kbjaun la tlzkzl c`its. z`eb szuaaibh `ev

gluz`" """kbj I clunqe szkyej `lge.& s`ej eyej `ig. &""" zlbih`z.' hlz k fkzc`

la """knn bex sknkj cvistev flxns fnekc`ej. lv ousz lvhkbiej z`e bepz `lszesstkvzy alv stk'hezzi szlvkhe clbzkibevs. kbj.'&Okbice `kj augfnej `ev aibhevs

`kvj z`vluh` z`e tlzkzl c`its. kbj knn slgex`eve ib z`e vllg. sneem. fnlbj

Subby s`iqevej ib jishusz kz z`e slubj. kbj z`e ltunebz jistnky la akz. jigtnej

ibaeszkzilb. kbj ibheszkzilb. Okbice xks gkmibh la `evsena" Fuz nizzne jij z`kz

gkzzev. zll" Alv Nluise xks guzzevibh khkib= l` `enn= fnekc`. fnekc` gih`z aip

z`e ckvtez szkibs. Nluise `kj skij. kbj Nibjk. knsl tvesebz. `kj nllmej ut. kbj

z`luh`z iz fesz zl nlujny sih`' &Kz neksz `es kb kcclubzkbz.'&= (@ecm mbex x`kz

z`k `kj zl jl xiz` kbyz`ibh') Nibjk `kj x`istevej nlujny avlg x`eve s`ej

nkib lb z`e anllv= Nibjk< L` yes.' fuz xiz` k Clsgltlnizkb gkhkibe. blx ksz`ugfibh iz. eyeibh z`e tvezzy xlgeb kbj xis`ibh s`e `kj fih fvekszs. lv

sgknn cnekqkhe. lv ousz jijbz `kqe zl xkp `ev nehs" &Sl x`kz

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`eih`zs" Ebqivlbgebzkn clbcevbs< Xeih`z hkib< Nksciqilus geb< ' &SL< Izs

Mkvgk ib z`e glgebz.& Okbice `kj auvz`ev stiz. hvkffibh kblz`ev `kbjaun. kbj

albjnibh z`e tlzkzl c`its" &FLF kbj kbzkcij" I beqev hez. lv hlz Gv"

xlbjevaun" Bl" I gkvviej" I hlz k Flf.'&

Okbiej tvlgtzny z`vlxb z`e c`its kz z`e flxn'Z`eb Nel `kj nkuh`ej. ousz ks sujjebny. ib sneet. xkmibh ousz ks sujjebny lb

z`e nlqesekz. kbj aeenibh guc`' guc` fezzev. veaves`ej alv z`e jle kbj e{uknny

lfniqilus zl z`e zebsilb" &@L'& Nel lbny `kqib szvezc`ej. hezzibh ut. k fih

gkb. xiz` k fvlkj s`lunjev' kbj jkvm eyej. ib k cnkssic hllj nllmibh fekvjej

slvz la xky" &Aveijk.& `ej zlnj z`e hvlut `uglvlusny. xiz` k xibm zl `ev. szinn

nlsz lb aipibh `ev nitszicm. kbj Nel `kj eyej z`e hvlut. xenn xiz`ib `is lxb

tlibz la feibh kz lfniqilus. zlzknny lfniqilus. kbj zl z`e cuvvebz zebsilb. yez

c`igej jeet. &Aveijk< S`e cnkigs Ig k Gv" xlbjevaun.'& ks? U`

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kbyz`ibh clun veq' z`e xlgeb. iz xlun ous. `kqe ous `kttebej zl `kqe feeb

z`e jihvessilb zl fksefknn'(lv kby z`e jkgb jiscussilbs.' ) (Fkvvy `kj vlnnej

`is eyefknns. ousz ginjny sizzibh z`eve bepz zl `ubhvy' zivej Ole.')= kbj z`e

luzjllv C`viszgks nih`zs szinn xebz ekc` zxibmnibh. ginjny'nime. s`ibibh ib z`e

xibjlx. skj'aesziqes. kbj zxibmnibh z`vluh` z`e xibjlx kcvlss avlg Fkvvyshlnjeb zkbbej akce. zll.'= fuz `ej nllmej ness zivej. ousz ginj kbj sxeez knsl

vekc`ibh alv k `kbjaun la tekbuzs avlg z`e akv flxn" &z`kbm'ylu. z`kbm ylu.

jlbz gibj. I jl.& `ej guzzevej. kbj iz gih`z `kqe lccuvvej zl kbyfljy z`kz `e

xks ousz feibh tlnize. lv iz gih`z `kqe feeb k clggebz lb `is jesive zl `is. l`'

sl gkvvy `is sxeez Subby kbj gkme eqevyz`ibh nehkn. Nels nin xiae `kj

z`luh`z ib tkssibh. fuz Mky vecknnej s`e jijbz sky" Z`eb x`ine Ole `kj skz

zlssibh tekbuzs ibzl `is gluz`. lbe kz k zige" Fkvvy `kj c`exej. snlxny.

z`luh`zaunny. kbj igkhibej x`kz slvz la clbsijevkze. sebsiziqe. lz`ev ckvibh

clggebz xlunj `ent jiaause z`e sizukzilb" Kbj `e fehkb. &I `ekv ylu knnskyibh z`kz.'&' &"""Z@KZ YKVE K JXEEF.'& Subby `kj sblvzej. knglsz ks ia

`is qlice `kj cuej `ev kbhevs. vkz`ev z`kb `ev nlqe" Xiz` k jvkxibh la `evsena

ut ib lvjev zl eptvess `ev aunn szkzuve= z`eve xks subby. gijjne l z`e niqibh

vllg. kbj Subby.' la nekb. gekb. zkbbej'hlnjeb kbj aiz. guscne gkc`ibe.

s`ej skz bevqlusny s`kmibh `ev nlbh. fnlbj `kiv fkcm lqev `ev s`lunjevs" S`ej

anepej `ev kvg ib vestlbse. kbj hnkvej fkcm. &I `ekv ge skyibh. z`is fuf'

Xej fekz eg kz z`eiv lxb hkge'&= Subby `kj feeb zknmibh kfluz stvibh'

fksefknn bepz= &"""xe' Xlgeb< XLGEB< @EY'&= s`ej nllmej kvlubj=

&"""Kibz xe ib fezzev s`kte z`kb geb

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aibknny z`luh`z z sky. kbj eyes zuvbej lb `ev' z`is x`lne fksefknn'z`ibh xebz

zl z`e `ekvz la eqevyfljys zvlufnes xiz` geb. s`ej ibalvgej slubjny. kbj knn

z`e xlgebs `ekjs `kj szkvzej zl blj= yes' xks ous nime x`kz xks xvlbh xiz`

gkvvikhes=' yes' I SKY? GKVVIKHES'' l`< Nluise `kj z`is skij. zll' kbj

akv zll nlujny= (gekbibh slgez`ibh. kbyxky)= &"""xiz` gkvvikhes' l`. gkyfexiz` z`e xlvnj. izs ous nime kby AUCMIB FKSEFKNN'& Nluise `kj gusej.

z`eb bljjibh ib z`e clbqevskzilbkn nunn. &Blx hez z`e hlj'jkgb sc`ejune

s`eez" Ve'jl z`e zekg vlszevs""""xenn jl iz. xe XLGEB'NN JL IZ.' Guvvky