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C atir tfrii hcys ga trcepom` cbrgss imhniss ncvcaoinhs, \gmcm quobdimih fos stips ct tfi so`ftga tfi agrist. Fi swgri fi bgunh aiin sgat icrtfumhir fos aiit, ficr lorhs om tfi triitgps, ivim

seinn oby sprom` wctir. Oa gmi fch tg pobd c pncbi tg hoi, fi sup-pgsih gmi bgunh hg wgrsi.

Fi `ncmbih gvir ct fos actfir cmh umbni, lut tfior `czis

wiri aoxih strco`ft cfich. Ivim tfi `ucrhs wirimt pcyom`cttimtogm. Rtonn \gmcm hohmt bgmsohir isbcpi. Xfiri wcs cricsgm tfi ixonis wirimt lgumh gr bfcomih. Xfiy wiri om tfi Pcstis. Xfiri wcs mg pncbi tg fohi ixbipt tfi Agrist ga tfiHich, cmh tfiyh li tfiri sggm imgu`f.

\gmcm sct crgumh tfi bcepaori wotf tfi gtfirs, ictom` tfior

aomcn hommir om tfi novistgbd imbngsuri. Gmbi tfiy pcssih tfibcmygm wcnns, tfiyh li ixpibtih tg aimh agr tfiesinvis. Potf-gut wicpgms. Om c agrist ruegrih tg li liriat ga noai.

Agr tfior ncst eicn, tfiy `gt wctir, hroih aosf, cmh gvir-bggdih robi. Ct nicst tfi wctir wcs bnicm, wfobf wcs egri tfcmfi bgunh scy agr tfi eurd fih liim hromdom`.

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Lisohi foe, fos actfir sct egtogmniss, stcrom` ct tfi aori.

Xwg ga tfi ixonis iyih fos umtgubfih aggh. Cs sggm cs \gmcmsumbni turmih cwcy, gmi smctbfih c bfumd ga aosf . . . cmh agumhfos wrost pommih tg tfi `rgumh.

Hrgp ot, \gmcm scoh._gu nottni Xfi bgmvobt hohmt `it c bfcmbi tg aomosf tfi bursi. \gmcms

aost snceeih foe om tfi tfrgct. Xfi ecm cspih, iyis lun`om`

cs fi stru``nih agr lrictf. Xfi gtfir ixonis ncu`fih. \gmcmdmiw tfiy wirimt bfiirom` fos vobtgry4 tfiyh fcvi ncu`fih kust cs eubf oa fi wiri nyom` tfiri wotf c ecdisfoat lnchi omfos `ut. Gm tfi rgch, fih wctbfih tfrii prosgmirs hoi, tfiordonnirs `gchih gm ly tfi gtfirs, wfg bcrih gmny tfct tfi hictfsnoatih tfi egmgtgmy agr c egeimt gr twg.

Fi hohmt `ncmbi ct fos umbni. Fi dmiw fih li pnicsih.

Fi cnsg dmiw tfct fi wgunhmt fcvi omtirairih oa \gmcmfch acbih c lnchi. Oa \gmcm wcsmt strgm` imgu`f tg survovi, tfimfi sfgunhmt. Ot wcs tfct soepni.

\gmcm sit tfi aosf lcbd om argmt ga fos actfir, wfg fchmtegvih hurom` tfi imtori ombohimt. Fos umbni sfggd fos fich,ricbfih gvir, cmh tggd tfi umtgubfih eicn. Fi hovohih tfiaosf cmh robi cmh pusfih fcna tgwcrh \gmcm.

Ict.\gmcm tggd ot, gmny tg priss tfi aosf omtg fos actfirs fcmh.Ot ainn tg tfi rgbdy `rgumh. Fos umbni smgrtih. Catir cmgtfirtry, \gmcm dipt tfi aggh, cmh fos umbni `rumtih om sctosacbtogm.

C som`ni-wgrh ixbfcm`i. Xfcts wfct pcssih agr bgmvir-sctogm wotf fos umbni. \gmcms actfir fch liim tfi ngqucbogusgmi, cnwcys tcndom`, cnwcys ncu`fom`, cnwcys bfcreom`. Cmh

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yit, sgeifgw, \gmcm fch cnwcys aint egri caaibtogm om fos

umbnis `rumts cmh `ncris tfcm om tfi acnsi cmh icsy bfcre fosactfir usih gm ecrds cmh aceony cnodi. Catir ictom` tfi rctogms, \gmcm wcndih tg stritbf fos ni`s.

Cs fi micrih tfi lcrm, fi mgtobih sgeitfom` pirbfih gm tfiimbngsuri aimbi. Fi sngwih tg nit fos iyis chkust tg tfi hcrd.

Xfi sfcpi nggdih nodi c bct, lut ot wcs cnegst fcna cs tcnncs foe. Lncbdir tfcm tfi surrgumhom` mo`ft, wotf c swosfom`,

tfobd tcon tfct dipt ot lcncmbih gm tfi tfom wcnn. Ots ecssovipcws siieih tgg ncr`i agr ots lghy. Ots tuatih icrs swovinih cmhtwotbfih. C wonhbct7 \gmcm ribcnnih siiom` gmi om tfi oepirocnzgg, lut ot fchmt liim eubf lo``ir tfcm c fgusi pit.

Xfos bct wcs nggdom` gaa tg tfi sohi. \gmcm tggd c aiwbcutogus stips. Xfim fi mgtobih wfct tfi bct wcs wctbfom`c vonnc`i lgy fch bnoelih tfi aimbi cmh wcs snomdom` cngm` tfi

lcrm tg `it c nggd ct tfi ixonis.\gmcms prcbtobih iyi snoh gvir tfi lgy, tcdom` om fos sozi,fos hieicmgr, cmh egst ga cnn, fos bngtfis. Fi wcs fcna c fichsfgrtir tfcm \gmcm, wotf fos fggh punnih up crgumh fos acbi.Zirfcps tfortiim sueeirs, `ovim fos sozi. Cm icsy ecrd. Crobf gmi, tgg, bgmsohirom` fos cttoriwggnim lriibfis, c aomibngcd, cmh ncbih nictfir lggts. Lgtf tfi bngcd cmh tfi lggts

wiri aur troeeih cmh nodiny aur nomih. Rg tfi lgy bcei arge caceony ga pgwir. Xfct echi foe vcnuclni. Cs \gmcm wctbfih tfi ygutf, c pncm agreih. Ot wcs mgt c

`ggh pncm gr ivim c ricsgmclni gmi, lut fi wcs c som`ni mo`ftarge ixoni om tfi Agrist ga tfi Hich. C pncm mg ngm`ir miihihtg li `ggh gr ricsgmclni. Oa fi tggd tfi lgy, pirfcps fi bgunhlcrtir foe agr sgeitfom`aggh, c wicpgm, cmytfom` tfct

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fir gaacmh `gt c dmii kcl om tfi stgecbf, sg fcrh ot echi

foe viry `nch sfi fchmt coeih ngwir. Xfi hc``ir lot omtg fosmibd, cmh fi aint lnggh winn up. Rtonn, tfct eo`ft mgt fcvi liimimgu`f tg hitir foe. Lut tfi bct wcs.

Xfi wonhbct fch cppicrih lisohi tfie, sonimt cs c wrcotf.Ot pchhih bngsir, cs oa wotmissom` c hunn `cei ga bcpturi-ey-ngrh, pnumdih otsina hgwm, cmh stritbfih, ots argmt pcws bgeom`sg bngsi \gmcm bgunh sii tfi tops ga ots `ocmt bncws. Xfim tfgsi

bncws sfgt gut, rczgr-sfcrp tcngms cs ngm` cs aom`ir kgomts,lcriny c fcorlrichtf arge fos acbi. Xfi `orn turmih tg tfi bct. Rfi echi c mgosi om fir tfrgct,

c brgss litwiim c `rumt cmh c `rgwn. Xfi bct so`fih, tfimstrco`ftimih cmh prgbiihih tg bnicm c agripcw. _it ot dipt ots`czi gm \gmcm.

C fumtom` bct7 Fih ficrh ga subf tfom`s, om tfi hisirts tg

tfi sgutf, wfiri tfi bnoecti wcs onn suotih tg sfc``y fgumhs.Lut tfi `orn wcs bnicrny Mgrtfirm-lgrm, wotf fir pcni sdom cmhlnui iyis.

Cri ygu tfi ygum`ist ga tfi hcemih7 tfi `orn csdih. Xg\gmcms surprosi, fir vgobi wcs ngw, cnegst rgu`f. Potf firrih-`gnh fcor cmh aominy but aicturis, sfi nggdih nodi sfi gu`fttg spicd wotf c ticsom` nont. Ga bgursi, sfi hohmt nggd nodi sfi

sfgunh li clni tg simh foe anyom` iotfirgr dmgbd gut foslrictf wotf c winn-pncbih dmii.Pfct7 fi scoh.Xfi hcemih. Xfi ixonis. Cri ygu tfi ygum`ist7Fi wcs, lut fi fch mg ohic wfct ot ecttirih, sg fi stcrih

ct fir.Xfiy simt ei tg aomh tfi ygum`ist. Cri ygu fi7

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Pfg simt ygu7 fi csdih bcriaunny.

Fir arii fcmh anuttirih, lut sfi scoh mgtfom`, gmny csdihtfi quistogm c`com, sgumhom` oepctoimt mgw.Cmh oa Owcs tfi ygum`ist7 fi scoh.Rfi nggdih crgumh, cs oa wcotom` agr sgeigmi. Hg ygu

dmgw wfct wgunh truny finp7 sfi scoh, spicdom` tg tfi cor.Bnicrir bgeeumobctogm.

Xfi bct bfuaaih cmh siieih tg rgnn ots iyis.

O dmgw, O dmgw, sfi euttirih umhir fir lrictf.Rfis ech, \gmcm tfgu`ft. Ovi liim tcdim ly c echwgecm. Xfct wgunh fcvi liim bcusi tg risuei stru``nom` oa sfi

wirimt cnrichy snohom` gaa foe. Rfi sprcm` tg fir aiit, cs`rcbiaunny cs fir bct, cmh pgomtih tfi hc``ir ct fos bfist. Diip ygur hostcmbi, lgy.

Lgy7 Rfi wcs gnhir tfcm fih istoectih ct aorst, lut sfi stonn

fch tg li c sueeir fos kumogr.Rfi `cvi gmi ncst nggd crgumh, euttirih, Xfos wcs c wcsti ga toei, cmh li`cm lcbdom` cwcy. Catir c aiw stipssfi stgppih, cmh fir fich swum` tg tfi sohi, cs oa sfih ficrhsgeitfom`.

Pfct7 sfi scoh.O hohmt fi li`cm.

Rfi sonimbih foe wotf c wcvi, tfim agbusih gm tfi cor tgfir niat.Rporots. Rfi ficrs tfi sporots.Mg, tfct hohmt ecdi simsi. Xrui, tfiri wiri sporots, cnn

crgumh tfie, cnn tfi toei. Ivirygmi dmiw tfct. Lut gmny tfisporot tcndirs bgunh ficr tfie, cmh tfgsi wiri eystobs wfghscbroaobih iviry gtfir simsi tg icrm tfct gmi. Lnomhih, tgm`uis

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but gut, mgstrons sicrih, agrlohhim tg tgubf cmytfom` ixbipt

tfi pcpir gm wfobf tfiy sbrollnih eissc`is arge tfi sibgmh wgrnh. Xfos `orn wcs bnicrny mgt gmi ga tfie.Fi nggdih ct tfi bct. Xfi so`ft ga ot tro``irih sgei eie-

gry. _is, tfiri wcs cm cmswir tg tfos rohhni, cmh fi sfgunhdmgw ot, lut fih rini`ctih ot tg tfi riausi ficp ga tfom`s fihohmt miih tg rieielir.

Gr tfi `orn wcs ech. Xfct siieih egri nodiny.

Cri ygu ech7 sfi scoh, cs oa ibfgom` fos tfgu`fts, cmhfi kuepih, lut sfi wcs stonn chhrissom` tfi cor. Pfct `ggh wonn7

Rfi pcusih, tfim euttirih, Bnicrir bgeeumobctogm. Os ottgg eubf tg csd7

Rfi turmih tg \gmcm. Rtcy tfiri.Pfct7

Rfi nggdih lcbd ct tfi cor. Fis soepni. _gu hg ricnozitfct, hgmt ygu7Roepni7 O ce mgtRtcy!Rtonn wcndom` lcbdwcrh, sfi ritrictih tg tfi aimbi cmh

bnoelih gm tgp ga ot. Xfi wonhbct kuepih up lisohi fir. Rfi wfospirih sgeitfom` tg ot, cmh tfi licst hoppih ots fich, cs oa

c`riiom`. Xfim, wotfgut cmgtfir wgrh, sfi furnih tfi hc``ir. Ot fottfi lcrm, ielihhom` otsina om tfi wggh.

Xfiri, sfi scoh. Mgw, nits fgpi ygu fcvi tfi omtinno-`imbi tg diip ot fohhim.

Fi stcrih ct tfi lnchi. _guri `ovom` ei . . .Mgt ly bfgobi. Ot wgmt hg cmy `ggh cmywcy. Oa tfi

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swcep aivir hgismt hrovi ygu ech, tfi sporots ga tfi hcemih

wonn. _gunn prglclny imh up usom` tfct lnchi gm ygursina. Mgteubf insi om tfi agrist ygu bcm usi ot gm. C hc``ir wgmt donntfi aivir. Pgmt donn tfi sporots. Rfi turmih. Lut `ggh nubdcmywcy.

Rfi kuepih hgwm, tfi wonhbct nicpom` lisohi fir, cmh tfiy wiri `gmi.

Ot wcs lcriny pcst hcwm wfim tfi ixonis wiri ecrbfih tg tfiagrist. Lisohi \gmcm, Bibonc ygum` ecm c aiw sueeirs fossimogr`cpih ct tfi aoirbi vonnc`i `ucrhs wfg cbbgepcmoihtfie. Fch fi ixpibtih acreirs cmh brcatseim creih wotfbuh`ins7 Ih`iwggh `ucrhih tfi gmny pcssc`i arge tfi Agristga tfi Hich. Ga bgursi ots `ucrhocms wgunh li wcrrogrs.

\gmcms aceony fch liim wcrrogrs gmbi. Ymton cm cmbistgr

lcbdih tfi wrgm` oepirocn fior, cmh tfiyh liim stroppih gatfior bcsti, ixpibtih tg li` agr c novom`. _it wfoni tfi ieporibgunh bgmaosbcti tfior lnchis, ot bgunhmt risbomh `imirctogms gaecrtocn trcomom`. Rg \gmcms aceony fch agumh gtfir wcys tgdiip tfiesinvis aih. Pfobf fch untoectiny nih tg tfos.

Cs tfiy wcndih, \gmcm iyih tfi ygum`ist vonnc`i `ucrh.Fi wcsmt eubf gnhir tfcm \gmcm. Omtrobcti tcttggs bgvirih

fos agricres. Om tfie, \gmcm scw c momi-tconih agx. Xfi tgtiega tfi Dotsumi bncm, aceony ga tfi hos`rcbih agreir ecrsfcn, wfgh liim ixonih tg tfos agrist foesina. Cppcrimtnyfos bncmfchmt liim stroppih ga ots bcsti. Xfiy kust wgumh up firi,`ucrhom` tfi agrist.

Xfi ixonis niat tfi vonnc`i `ucrhs lifomh ct tfi wctbftgwircmh bgmtomuih gm wotf tfi gmis wfgh lrgu`ft tfie firi. Cs

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tfiy wcndih, tfi bgmvobts stcrih omtg tfi imhniss virhcmt sic

cfich. Ivim wotf tfi triis sfihhom` tfior nicvis, tfi agrist wcsstonn `riim, tfobd egss bgvirom` ivirytfom . Xfi `ucrhs ur`ih tfie agrwcrh. Xfiyh fcvi twg hcys

ga wcndom` tg ricbf tfi eohhni ga tfi agrist. Lifomh tfie, c`ucrh umspggnih c lro`ft rih rollgm om tfior wcdi. Gmbi tfiyimtirih tfi himsi wgghs, tfct rollgm wgunh li tfi gmny bfcmbiagr tfi `ucrhs tg aomh tfior wcy gut c`com.

\gmcm `ncmbih gvir fos sfgunhir ct tfi vonnc`i.Xcdi c `ggh nggd, c `ucrh scoh, seordom`. Ots tfi ncst ygunn ivir sii ga ot.

\gmcm sfoatih cmh aint tfi bgnh stiin ga tfi fohhim hc``irc`comst fos ni`.

Zirfcps, fi tfgu`ft. Lut mgt oa O bcm finp ot.

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C sfym sct ly tfi aori, ictom` pgrd rgnns wfoni aiih-om` eict sbrcps tg Xgvc, tfi `ocmt yinngw fgumh

tfct mivir niat fir sohi. Rfi `czih gut tfi wom-hgw cmh wctbfih tfi sprom` sum lurm cwcy tfincbi ga argst.

Fir twom sostir, Egroc, scumtirih om, ncti agr lricdacst cscnwcys. Egrocs wonhbct, Hco`g, cppicrih gut ga mgwfiri cmhsmctbfih c sbrcp arge umhir Xgvcs mgsi. Cs Csfym sbgnhih tfi wonhbct, Egroc wfosdih tfi pgrd rgnn arge fir fcmh.

Csfym so`fih cmh Xgvc so`fih, tgg. Xfim tfiy kust finpihtfiesinvis tg egri aggh cmh egvih gvir tg nit Egroc cmhHco`g sot wotf tfie.

Pfim tfior actfir bcei om c egeimt nctir, fi scoh, Egroc, ygunn li pnicsih tg dmgw tfct ygur miw hc``ir wonn crrovi gmtfi mixt suppny wc`gm.

Aomcnny. O ngst ot liagri tfi aorst smgw ainn.

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Xfim pirfcps, om auturi, ygu gu`ft tg li egri bcriaun

wotf ygur lingm`om`s.O bcmt finp ot. Oe agr`itaun.Actfir sfggd fos fich. _guvi mivir agr`gttim cmytfom` om

ygur noai, \yc. Pfg `gt ygur lnchi tfos toei7 Cmgtfir wgecmmiihom` prgtibtogm arge fir fuslcmh7

Xfct wgunh li wrgm`. Lnchis cri agr wcrrogrs. Csf cmhO cri tfi gmny ixbiptogms. Rfi tggd c loti ga fir pgrd. Lut oa

O hoh `ovi ot tg sgei pggr sgun om miih, ot wgunh li tfi sporotsacunt. Xfiy spicd, cmh O eust gliy. Xfior actfir sfcrih cm iyi rgnn wotf Csfym. Pfoni ot wcs

trui tfct tfi `orns sirvih tfi cmbistrcn sporots, ot wcs cm ixbusiEgroc usih tgg gatim.

Pcotom` sg ngm` agr wicpgms osmt ricsgmclni, Egroc bgm-tomuih. Pi miih c seotf. Oe suri tfiris c strgm` ygum` ecm

wfg bgunh tcdi up tfi tcsd, agr tfi `rictir `ggh. Rfi bfiwih.Fgw clgut tfct Dotsumi lgy7Pfcts @cvron hgmi mgw tfct yguri vgnumtiirom` foe agr

seotfom`7 Csfym csdih.Ot wcs eiriny c su``istogm. Fis ygum`. Fis strgm`. Fis

om miih ga c trchi. Csfym sputtirih c ncu`f. Fis c wcrrogr , Egroc, arge c

nomi ga wcrrogrs stritbfom` lcbd tg tfi Aorst C`i.Xfim fos cmbistgrs fcvi agr`gttim foe, libcusi fi osmt viry `ggh ct ot.

Csfym sfggd fir fich.Rombi O wgmt fcvi ey hc``ir ly egrmom`, Onn miih c

dmoai, Egroc scoh, fir vgobi hibiptoviny bcsucn. Oe `gom` noz-crh fumtom`.

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Cri ygu7 Actfir eusih. Zirfcps Onn bgei cngm`.

_gu sbcri tfi nozcrhs.Mg, fi scoh. Onn sbcri ygu cwcy arge tfi agrist. Pfobfos wfiri ygu truny pncm tg `g.

Egroc echi c acbi. Pfy wgunh O wcmt tg g omtg tfi agrist7Miotfir Csfym mgr tfior actfir ripnoih tg tfct. Xfiy lgtf

dmiw wfct Egroc fch om eomh. Xgegrrgw wcs tfi Riidom`. Csfym wcs tfi Riidir. Fcvom` pcssih fir soxtiimtf sueeir,

sfi wgunh imtir tfi Agrist ga tfi Hich agr tfi aorst toei, wfirisfi wgunh aomh tfi lghois ga tfi hcemih cmh put tfior sporotstg rist.

O hgmt sii wfy O bcmt `g, Egroc bgmtomuih wfim mg gmicmswirih. Oe tfi Diipir. O prgtibt tfi iepori arge umsittnihsporots, sg ot sfgunh li ey huty tg finp wotf tfi Riidom`.

Mg, Csfym scoh. Ots ygur huty tg stcy firi cmh ucrh tfi

vonnc`ihurom` tfi Riidom`. Rfi ngwirih fir vgobi cmh wfos-pirih tg Egroc. O hgmt miih ey nottni sostir tg prgtibt ei.Egroc `ruelnih. Csfym dmiw sfi fctih tfi rieomhir tfct

sfih liim lgrm c fcna hcy nctir. Xwoms wiri sg rcri tfct tfioregtfir fch `gmi tfct ngm` liagri ricnozom` tfi gm`gom` nclgrpcoms wirimt eiriny tfi catiriaaibts ga Csfyms lortf.

Oe trcomih wotf c lnchi, Csfym bgmtomuih ivimny.

Lisohis, O fcvi Xgvc. Fi wgunhmt nit cmytfom` fcppim tg ei.Gm bui, tfi fgumh ncoh fos fich gm fir dmii.O stonn hgmt nodi ot, Egroc scoh. Csfym nicmih c`comst fir twom. O dmgw.

Xgegrrgw Csfym wgunh bgmhubt tfi Riidom`fir proecryrgni cs Riidir ga Ih`iwggh. Xfiri wiri agur pcors ga Riidirs

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cmh Diipirs om tfi iepori. Xwg trcvinih wfiri tfiy wiri

miihih, cmh gmi stcyih ct bgurt. Xfi ncst pcor wcs pirec-mimtny stctogmih ct tfi egst sporotucnny hcm`irgus pncbi om tfiieporiIh`iwgghwfiri tfiy `ucrhih tfi gmny lricd omtfi lgx-bcmygm wcnn tfct surrgumhih tfi Agrist ga tfi Hich.

Xfior agrist fch cnwcys liim tfobd wotf sporotucn imir`y,arge tfi gnh prcbtobi ga inhir clcmhgmeimt. Catir tfct imhih,tfi iepori li`cm ixonom` ots broeomcns firi, cmh tfi cmbistrcn

sporots fch anih tg tfi vonnc`i ct ots egutf. Xfct wcs wfct echiIh`iwggh sg hcm`irgus tfct ot miihih ots gwm Diipir cmhRiidir. Xfi vonnc`i wcs aonnih wotf cmbistrcn sporots om bgmstcmtmiih ga cppicsieimt, cmh tfi agrist wcs aonnih wotf cm`ry spor-ots om bgmstcmt miih ga ristrcomt.

Liagri tfi Riidom`, tfiri wcs c aunn hcy ga rotucns tg libgmhubtih. Cs tfiy agnngwih tfi rgbdy ncmi tg tfi scmbtucry,

Csfym nggdih ct fir twom sostir. Xwg ga tfi vonnc`i bfonhrim wcndih lcbdwcrh om argmt ga Egroc. C fcna hgzim egri agn-ngwih lifomh fir. Xfi bfonhrim wiri mgt bgeom` cngm` agr tfirotucn, ga bgursi, lut eiriny tc``om` cngm` catir Egroc. Oa tfiy`gt tgg bngsi gr `rcllih ct fir bngcd, sfih smcp cmh Hco`g wgunh `rgwn. Xfiyh hcmbi cwcy, `rommom`, gmny tg bgei ro`ftlcbd, bfcttirom` nodi Ficnir Eclonns pit ec`poi.Xinn us c stgry,

Egroc. Rfgw us c trobd. Xicbf us sgeitfom .Egroc wgunh sbgwn ct tfi ygum`ir bfonhrim cmh ngl omsuntsct tfi gnhir gmis. Xfiy stonn chgrih fir, stonn agnngwih firtfrgu`f tfi vonnc`i nodi strcy hg`s, dmgwom` c sbrcp wgunhivimtucnny bgei. Xfiyh `it c stgry gr tfiyh `it c trobd grtfiyh `it c nissgm, cmh tfiyh `it seonis, tgg, cmh domh wgrhs,oa tfiy icrmih tfie.

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Littir rum fgei, Egroc bcnnih cs tfiy bgmtomuih hgwm

tfi ncmi. _gu dmgw wfct fcppims oa ygu `it tgg bngsi tg tfiscmbtucry cmh sii tfi rotucns.Gur iyis wonn pgp! c lgy sfgutih._is. Xfiynn ixpnghi nodi hroih bgrm om c aori, cmh ygunn li

niat wotf fgnis om ygur fich agr ygur lrcoms tg nicd gut.Iww! gmi ga tfi `orns scoh. Cmh tfim wfct7Xfim ygunn li wcndom` crgumh wotf gmny fcna ygur wots,

hrggnom` cmh `cpom`. Rfi pgomtih ct tfi gnhist lgy. Om gtfir wgrhs, ygunn imh up kust nodi Monis gvir tfiri. Xfi bfonhrim `o``nih.Egroc bgmtomuih, Oa ygu lifcvi ygursinvis cmh stcy cwcy

arge tfi scmbtucry, O eo`ft tinn sgei stgrois tgmo`ft. Lut ygueust stcy cwcy. Csfym miihs bgepniti sonimbi gutsohi gr sfinnagr`it tfi wgrhs tg cnn tfi bfcmts. Rfi ngwirih fir vgobi tg c

egbd wfospir. O tfomdsfi eo`ft fcvi `gttim tgg bngsi tg crotucn wfim sfi wcs nottni. Csfym echi c acbi ct fir. Egroc tgssih lcbd c rom. Hispoti

tfi omsunt, Csfym dmiw Egroc wcs hgom` fir c acvgrc quoitscmbtucry wgunh omhiih finp tghcy. Ot wcs tfi aorst toei sfihbgmhubt tfi Riidom` rotucns cngmi.

Mgw, wfct domh ga bricturi hg ygu wcmt agr tgmo`fts

stgry7 Egroc csdih. Xfumhir fcwds7 Rcmh hrc`gms7 Pctirfgrsis7 Cs tfi bfonhrim bcnnih gut su``istogms, c secnn vgobi wfos-

pirih lisohi Csfym. Cri ygu sbcrih7Rfi nggdih hgwm ct tfi `orn, wcndom` sg bngsi Xgvc fch

tg `ovi fir rgge. Xfiri wiri cnwcys c bgupni aro`ftimih lyEgrocs stgrois cmh sbgwns. Xfos gmi wcs Pimhc, kust pcst fir

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Hurom` tfi hcy, ot wcs bnicr tfct sprom` fchcrrovihtfi sum lro`ft, tfi cor wcre. Lut tfi

mo`fts stonn siieih hitireomih tg bnom` tg womtir. Cm oby womh lniw gaa tfi mgrtf, ariizom` Csfymsmgsi cmh bfiids. Cs sfi punnih fir fcmhs umhir fir bngcd, tfisbrgnn rustnih c`comst tfi aur nomom`. Rfi bnutbfih ot to`ftir.

Xfi vonnc`i wcs pcrtobuncrny hcrd tgmo`ft. Xfiri wiricnwcys ncmtirms niat lnczom`, fgnhom` gaa tfi imhniss lncbd gatfi Pcstis. Xgmo`ft tfiy wiri c mibissoty, wotf tfi eggm foh-

him lifomh bnguhs. Pfim Csfym piirih up, tfi sdy nggdihacomtny rih.Xfi bgngr ga lnggh.Rfi sfovirih, bursom` fir sostirs stgrois. Cs sfi wcndih, tfi sbimt ga lurmom` wggh wcatih crgumh

fir. Rfi bgunh sii tfi nczy trcons ga segdi gvir tfi fgusis cmhomfcnih hiipny, nittom` tfi aceonocr seinn bcne fir.

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Xfi sgumhs wiri aceonocr, tgg, nodi tfi ngminy yops ga

Lncbdoi, tfi bcrpimtirs hg`, mivir nit omtg tfi fgusi, ivim gmtfi bgnhist mo`fts. Csfym ristih fir fcmh gm Xgvcs fich cs fistoaaimih om syepctfy wotf tfi pggr licst. Rfi bgunh pobd up tfihostcmt squcwd ga bfobdims, tfi ngw ga bgws, cmh tfi `rumt gapo`s. Mg fgrsistfiy prghubih mgtfom` iholni, sg tfi vonnc`ibgunhmt caagrh tg wcsti aiih gm tfie wfim tfiri wcs sg nottnisgon agr `rgwom` cmh sg aiw wc`gm trcoms lrom`om` suppnois.

Cs sfi hriw bngsi tg tfi scmbtucry, sfi tfgu`ft sfi ficrhtfi sbuaa ga c lggt c`comst tfi ncvc rgbd. Xgvc bgmaoreih ot ly`ncmbom` om tfct horibtogm. Fi `cvi mg so`m ga cncre, tfgu`f.Gtfir `orns eo`ft miih tg wgrry clgut c `ucrh wfgh fchtgg eubf fgmiy womi cmh liim tgg ngm` arge bgurt. Lut tfipimcnty agr tgubfom` tfi Riidir gr tfi Diipir wotfgut fir pir-eossogm wcs . . . winn, ot wgunh imsuri fi mivir fch cmy ur`i tg

tgubf c wgecm c`com. Mg cegumt ga fgmiy womi wgunh chhnic ecms lrcoms imgu`f tg rosd tfct. Csfym ricbfih tfi scmbtucry cmh hubdih crgumh lcbd,

wfiri tfi stctui wcotih. Ot wcs c secnn wgghim ao`uri, sglcttirih ly tfi inieimts tfct sfi bgunh gmny ecdi gut acomt`rggvis tg sfgw ot gmbi fch c acbi. Omstich ga bngtfom`, ot wgric bngcd ga sbrgnns pommih gvir ots imtori lghy, sgei yinngwih,

gtfirs micrny hosomti`rctih wotf toei. Csfym limt cmh tggd gut Egrocs sbrgnn. Rfi nggdih hgwmct ot, stonn to`ftny rgnnih.

Pfct typi ga bursi wcs ot7 Rfi hohmt wcmt tg dmgw. Rfi kust wcmtih tg pom ot tg tfi

ao`uri cmh rum. Lut tfct wcs bgwcrhny. Catir cnn, sfi wcs `it-tom` roh ga ot, sg ot hohmt ecttir wfct sgrt ot wcs.

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