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`k tmn suasnqunkt purlmdsnr.

Dbb rjimts rnsnrvnc jklbucjki tmn rjimt `h rnpr`cultj`k jk wm`bn `r jk pdrt jk dkyh`ro. Smjs ncjtj`k js puabjsmnc jk drrdkinonkt wjtm Mdrbnqujk A``fs \.D..

Smjs js d w`rf `h ltj`k. Kdons, lmdrdltnrs, pbdlns, dkc jkljcnkts drn njtmnr tmnpr`cult `h tmn dutm`rs jodijkdtj`k `r drn usnc ltjtj`usby, dkc dky rnsnoabdklnt` dltudb pnrs`ks, bjvjki `r cndc, ausjknss nstdabjsmonkts, nvnkts, `r b`ldbns jsnktjrnby l`jkljcnktdb.

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L`bc djr ldrnssnc oy adlf. J r`bbnc vnr, outtnrjki dt Fnrrjlf

h`r m`iijki tmn abdkfnt, aut st`ppnc. \`ontmjki hnbt`cc,

wr`ki, ojssjki. @pnkjki oy nyns, J l`khjronc tmn noptj-

knss knxt t` on. Fnrrjlf wds i`kn.

H`r d o`onkt, J stdrnc dt tmn cnkt jk tmn pjbb`w. Mdc yns-tnrcdy annk d crndo0 Mdc J jodijknc Yykks antrdydb, S`m`k

trdppnc jk d odijldb stdsjs, Fnrrjlfs ojrdlub`us drrjvdb, dkc

tmn rnst `h tmn jksdkjty0

K`. Smn nvnkts rnpbdync jk oy mndc wjtm vjvjc cntdjbs.

Smn ab``c, tmn `vnrp`wnrjki rnnf `h cndc uhds, dkc Yykks

p`js`knc fkjhn strjfjki Fnrrjlfs dro. U`js`knc wjtm CndtmBjby t`xjk. Jc tm`uimt Jc sulfnc dbb tmn cndcby p`js`k hr`o

Fnrrjlfs w`ukcaut wmdt jh J mdckt0

Jly hjkinrs `h hndr wrdppnc dr`ukc oy mndrt. J sm`t t` oy

hnnt dkc crnssnc jk rnl`rc tjon. Fnrrjlfs smjrt, a``ts, dkc

sw`rc bdy jk d mndp ay tmn cyjki h jrn. K`t i``c.

@ut jk tmn bdrin odjk ldvnrk, tmn rnst h tmn jkh jrodry stdhhstjrrnc. J sldkknc tmn pdtjnkts l`ts `k tmn `hh lmdkln Fnrrjlf

mdc l`bbdpsnc jkt` `kn. Mn mdckt.

B`rnk dccnc w``c t` tmn l``fjki mndrtm, p`fjki jt jkt`

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Odrjd X. \kycnr45

K`pn, dkc wn hjiurnc wn w`ubckt snn njtmnr `h y`u

uktjb Mjs sojrf hdcnc. Odyan mn wnkt `utsjcn h`r s`on

hrnsm djr. Smjs jk d m`pnhub t`kn.

Yjtm`ut mjs smjrt0Ynbb, wmnk kdturn ldbbs

@r mjs sw`rc0

B`rnk guopnc up. Bnts k`t pdkjl, Dvry.

S`` bdtn.

Mdvn y`u sndrlmnc tmn `tmnr ldvnrks0 mn dsfnc.

K`t ynt.

@fdy, tmnk y`u b``f h`r mjo jksjcn, dkc Jbb i` `utsjcn. Jh

mns k`t kndray, Jbb dsf tmn iudrcs jh tmny sdw mjo bdst kjimt.

Dbb rjimt0

J k`ccnc, aut crndc lbdwnc up oy tmr`dt. Fnrrjlf w`ubckt

an jk dk`tmnr ldvnrk ukbnss mnc annk t`` sjlf t` hjkc mjs wdy

adlf t` on. Iubpjki c`wk tmn tjimt fk`t, J irdaanc d bdktnrk

dkc lmnlfnc dbb tmn `tmnr sbnnpjki drnds.

D hnw pn`pbn iruoabnc dhtnr J swnpt tmn bjimt `vnr tmno,

aut J cjckt ldrn.

@cc squjktnc jk tmn arjimtknss, aut sdt up ds jh mnc annk

dwdfn. Ymdts wr`ki0J nxpbdjknc.

Mn lursnc. K`t `kby cjc Yykk stda us jk tmn adlf, smns

twjstnc tmn abdcn, t``.

Ymjbn Jc b`vn t` pb`t rnvnkin wjtm y`u

Zndm, i`. Jbb an rjimt `ut.

Smn `tmnr ldvnrks yjnbcnc tmn sdon rnsubts. Nvnk tmn `knrnsnrvnc h`r tmn prjvy. D cntdlmnc pdrt `h oy ojkc k`tnc

tmn aulfnts knncnc t` an cuopnc. M`wnvnr oy mndrt fnpt

jts hrdktjl rmytmo. Smdt wds tmn bdst pbdln jksjcn. Unrmdps

Q j a f m j J c B c @cc

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s`ontjon dhtnr ojckjimt, tmn odk sdjc. C`kt rnldbb

jh mn ldon adlf `r k`t.

B`rnk r`ukcnc `k mjo. C`kt rnldbb! Z`urn supp`snct`

an iudrcjki us. Ymdt jh tmn nknoy irdaanc mjo0 Jh s`on`kni`ns jkt` tmn w``cs dkc c`nskt l`on adlf, tmdts d aji rnc

hbdi, y`u jcj`t!

@cc t`ulmnc B`rnks sm`ubcnr dkc tjbtnc mjs mndc t`wdrc

on. K`t mnbpjki rjimt k`w.

Mn wds `utsjcn0 J dsfnc.

Smn iudrc mdc snnk mjo bndvn. J cdsmnc `ut jkt` tmn l`bc

o`rkjki djr. Smn hrnsm slnkt `h o`jst ndrtm rnojkcnc on `h

Fnrrjlf. Yjtm`ut mnsjtdtjki, J noardlnc tmn lb`snst ajt `h h`-

bjdin, snnfjki tmn vjardtj`ks `h Fnrrjlfs h`rnst odijl.

K`tmjki. J crnw d smdfy arndtm. C`kt guop t` l`klbusj`ks.

Mn l`ubc an ukl`kslj`us. @cc dkc B`rnk mdc h`bb`wnc on

`ut. \jx jklmns sm`rtnr tmdk @cc, B`rnk rdk d mdkc `vnr mjs

auzznc abdlf mdjr. O`rn sjbvnr sprjkfbnc mjs mdjr cnspjtn kby

anjki tmjrty-hjvn. @cc `k tmn `tmnr mdkc mdc bnt mjs mdjr ir`w

sjkln S`m`ks surprjsn dttdlf. Dbtm`uim sdyjki jt mdc ir`wk

wds anjki inknr`us. Mjs cdrf ar`wk b`lfs rnodjknc lb`sn t`

mjs sldbp jk d hjkn huzz.Yn knnc t` sndrlm tmn drnd. Ydfn tmn `tmnrs, J `rcnrnc.

Smny mdstnknc jksjcn dkc s``k Hbnd, Tudjk, dkc o`st `h

tmn s`bcjnrs mdc dssnoabnc ay tmn ldvns nktrdkln. ^sjki `kn `h

Qykns ojbjtdry odps, B`rnk cjvjcnc tmn surr`ukcjki drnd jkt`

qudcrdkts. Smn jkhjrodry ldvn wds b`ldtnc jk U`oyt Qndbo,

k`rtmndst `h Wdajk dkc ndst `h tmn rujks `h tmn Mndbnrs Iujbc.Tudjk ir`wbnc dt nvnry`kn, aut mn dppndrnc mndbtmy cn-

spjtn anjki hr`znk jk \npps odijldb stdsjs `kby ynstnrcdy. Aut

Hbnds hdln rnodjknc pdbn dkc mn snnonc ukstndcy `k mjs hnnt.

Sm cj h mj ajbj a f \ j m c f

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Odrjd X. \kycnr41

J o`vnc lb`snr t` mjo. Hbnd, stdy mnrn, y`urn jk k`

l`kcjtj`k

K . Jo i`jki. Cnspjtn anjki sjxtnnk, mn s`ukcnc oulm

`bcnr. Dkc mjs hjro idzn ondkt Jc mdvn dk ndsjnr tjon l`k-vjkljki hjrn k`t t` aurk.

Anh`rn dssjikjki qudcrdkts t` tmn tndos, B`rnk pubbnc on

dsjcn. Mdtn t` arjki tmjs up, aut jh mns Jh wn hjkc

D cndc a`cy0 K`t bjfn J mdckt tm`uimt `h jt d ojbbj`k

tjons sjkln Jc w`fnk up.

Zndm.

Snbb tmno t` hjkc on ds hdst ds p`ssjabn. J mdvn tmn Bjby

odpwnbb mndc t` tmn lb`snst Undln Bjby dkc m`pn h`r tmn

anst. J ibdklnc dt Hbnd. D Undln Bjby mdc sdvnc mjs bjhn dkc

ojkn6 jt ojimt sdvn Fnrrjlfs.

Smn strdjk `k B`rnks hdln ndsnc gust d ajt. Qjimt. Mn

sm`utnc `rcnrs dkc tmn tndos `h h`ur mndcnc jkt` tmn w``cs,

hdkkjki `ut t` tmnjr dssjiknc drnds.

K` surprjsn tmdt B`rnk, Tudjk, dkc Hbnd g`jknc on. J trdjbnc

oy hjkinrs db`ki tmn irnnknry, m`pjki t` cntnlt Fnrrjlfs

odijl. Dt tmjs p`jkt, Jc prdy t` Nstrjcs lrndt`r jh J tm`uimt

jt w`ubc mnbp.Ds d ir`up, wn o`vnc jk sjbnkt o`cn. Cnspjtn S`m`ks lur-

rnkt l`kcjtj`khr`znk jk stdsjs, anldusn jh mn wnrnkt, mnc

cjn hr`o tmn cnnp stda w`ukc jk mjs lmnst, d bjttbn ijht hr`o

onmjs droy stjbb dcvdklnc hr`o tmn s`utm. Lnbbjkd mdc tdfnk

`vnr l`oodkc. Gust ds rutmbnss ds mn wds, dt bndst smn l`ubckt

lrndtn o`rn cndc s`bcjnrs. Dkc wnc cjsl`vnrnc m`w t` st`ptmn `kns jk nxjstnkln. \` jt wds `kby d odttnr `h tjon uktjb wn

knutrdbjznc tmno dbb.

Ymdt jh wn cjckt hjkc Fnrrjlf jk tjon0 Smn Undln Bjbys

j f H m bj b Jc b c m j

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Odrjd X. \kycnr43

tnkjki. M`pn surinc, aut cjnc gust ds qujlf. Smn k`jsn `h tmn

`tmnr sndrlmnrs pdssdin mdc ldrrjnc. Smny wnrnkt ds sfjbbnc jk

o`vjki tmr`uim tmn h`rnst. Jkstndc `h tmnjr o`vnonkts abnkc-

jki jk wjtm tmn h`rnsts s`ki, jt st``c `ut bjfn dk `ut-`h-tuknvj`bjk jk d strjki qudrtnt.

Oy no`tj`ks mdc annk `k dk nkcbnss snnsdw `vnr tmn pdst

o`ktm. Hjrst S`m`ks vdst droy mdc surr`ukcnc Nstrjcs dkc

mnc cnodkcnc ukl`kcjtj`kdb surrnkcnr. Lnbbjkd mdc dltnc ds

mjs bjdjs`k dkc Fnrrjlfs sw`rc mdc muki hr`o mnr anbt. \mnc

lbdjonc Fnrrjlf mdc annk t`rk dpdrt ay mnr pdlf h cndc uhds.Mn mdckt. Aut tmnk Qykn mdc snkt Fnrrjlf k`rtm t` h jimt tmn

jkvdcjki trjans dkc d onssnkinr mdc rnp`rtnc mnc cjnc jk tmn

dttnopt. Mn mdckt.

\` tmjs wds gust dk`tmnr hdbsn dbdro. Qjimt0 Fnrrjlf wds

bjfn d ldt wjtm kjkn bjvns. Smrnn c`wk, h jvn bnht. J lbuki t`

tmdt tmjk tmrndc `h m`pn anldusn Ynbb, jh J cjckt, Jc smdttnr.Yn sndrlmnc dbb cdy.

Ymnk tmn suk m`vnrnc `vnr tmn m`rjz`k, B`rnk ldbbnc jt

`hh. Yn ldk rnsuon jk tmn o`rkjki.

Z`u ldk i` adlf, J sdjc, aut Jo stdyjki.

Yn knnc t` rnir`up dkc snn jh dky`kn mds snnk dkytmjki.

J dirnn, aut y`u c`kt knnc on h`r tmdt.B`rnk nxlmdkinc d ibdkln wjtm Tudjk. Lb`sn t` oy din `h

twnkty-`kn, Tudjk mdc tndonc up wjtm B`rnk anh`rn g`jk-

jki Fnrrjlf. Smnjr dktjls mdc ndrknc tmno tmn kjlfkdon tmn

o`kfnys. Jc `kln qujppnc Tudjk wds tmn adbc o`kfny sjkln

k` mdjr irnw `k mjs mndc.

Dvry, y`u mdvnkt ndtnk dbb cdy, Tudjk sdjc.Qndbby, Tudjk0 Js tmdt dbb y`u i`t0 C` y`u tmjkf J mdvn

dk dppntjtnrjimt k`w0 J rnirnttnc oy mdrsm sdrldso joon-

cjdtnby. Jt wdskt Tudjks hdubt.

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J fk`w, Jo s`rry.

Tudjk pdusnc dt tmdt, abjkfjki dt on ds jh k` `kn mdc nvnr

dp`b`ijznc t` mjo anh`rn. C` y`u tmjkf y`ubb an dabn t` mnbp

Fnrrjlf jh y`urn pdssnc `ut hr`o nxmdustj`k0J fk`w oy bjojts, Tudjk.

Dkc m`w nhhnltjvn ldk `kn pnrs`k an stuoabjki dr`ukc

jk tmn cdrf0

J crnw arndtm t` abdst mjo didjk, aut Hbnd sdjc, Jbb stdy

wjtm Dvry.

Hbnds hdln mdc pdbnc t` a`kn wmjtn. Smn `kby l`b`r wds

tmn cdrf soucins ukcnrkndtm mjs nyns. Mn swdync `k mjs hnnt.

Sdbf da`ut pdssjki `ut Jh J stdync, Hbnd w`ubc jksjst `k stdy-

jki, ds wnbb.

\jimjki, J sdjc, Z`urn rjimt. Jc an usnbnss.

Tudjk sm`wnc dk dodzjki do`ukt `h rnstrdjkt jk k`t ib`dt-

jki `vnr oy l`oonkt. B`rnk rdjsnc mjs nynar`ws, aut fnpt

qujnt.

Ds wn mndcnc adlf, J wdbfnc knxt t` Hbnd dkc t``f mjs mdkc.

Mn squnnznc oy hjkinrs jk sjbnkt supp`rt. M`wnvnr, J mdc dk-

`tmnr purp`sn h`r bjkfjki mdkcs. J snkt mjo d suatbn hb`w `h

odijldb nknriy. \jkln Jc dw`fnk mjo, wn mdc d a`kc. Mnsnksnc wmnk J wds jk tr`uabn, dkc wn l`ubc smdrn strnkitm.

@kln wn h`ukc Fnrrjlf, wnc mdvn t` hjiurn `ut tmn nx-

tnkt `h Hbnds knw odijl. Yds mn k`w d cndtm odijljdk `r d

myarjc odijljdk wm` cjckt hjt jk `kn `h tmn nbnvnk ldtni`rjns

`h odijl0 Smn hdlt tmdt mn l`ubc arndf \npps stdsjs odcn h`r

dk`tmnr wndp`k jk `ur ir`wjki drsnkdb didjkst Lnbbjkds droy.Hukky t` tmjkf `h tmn tm`usdkcs `h s`bcjnrs ds Lnbbjkds k`w.

J sb`wnc ds Hbnd irnw str`kinr.

Mny! \t`p tmdt. Mn bnt i`, smdfjki on `hh.

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Zns, y`u cjc. Z`u gust cjckt fk`w jt. Dkc anh`rn Hbnd

l`ubc pr`tnst, J dccnc, Mndbnr. Qnonoanr0 Jts wmdt J c`.

Aut wmdt jh wn hjkc Fnrrjlf0

Ymdt jh0Sm`sn tw` w`rcs mdc mduktnc on dbb cdy. Dkcgust bjfn wjtm Hbnd, Fnrrjlf dkc J smdrnc d a`kc. J rndlmnc h`r

tmn ausmns, t`ulmjki tmn bndvns. \tjbb k` rjppbn `h odijl. Znt

d tjimtknss cnnp c`wk jksjcn on w`ubckt bnt on cnspdjr. Jt

lbuki t` tmn k`tj`k Jc annk wr`ki da`ut mjs cndtm anh`rn. Jk

hdlt, jt rnds`knc tmdt uktjb J mdc pr``h t` tmn l`ktrdry, J sm`ubc

dssuon mn wds dbjvn.Ymnk wn hjkc Fnrrjlf, Jbb mdvn pbnkty `h nknriy, J sdjc.

Adlf dt tmn ldvn nktrdkln, tmn `tmnr tndos ojbbnc da`ut,

tdbfjki jk b`w v jlns. Hr`o tmnjr ukjvnrsdb snrj`us nxprnssj`ks,

J iunssnc tmnyc annk uksullnsshub.

Jo s`rry, Dvry, aut tmnrns annk k` sjik `h mjo, @cc

sdjc, g`jkjki us. D hnw h tmn tndos l`vnrnc tmnjr nktjrn drnds.Drn y`u surn mns sjlf0 J mdtn t` an ir`ssaut wn cjckt h jkc

dky v`ojt. Dkc jts mdrc t` jodijkn mjo trdvnbjki hdrtmnr jh

mn wdskt hnnbjki i``c.

Fnrrjlf ldk an stuaa`rk, J sdjc, m`pjki tmdt dkk`yjki

trdjt mdc sdvnc mjo.

Mn mdc t` an sjlf. Ymy nbsn w`ubc mn an `ut wjtm`ut mjs

smjrt `r sw`rc0 B`rnk dsfnc.

Dbb rjimt. \` mn i`ns utsjcn tmjkfjki mns i`jki t` tmr`w

uptmnk wmdt0 @cc dsfnc.

Ync dbb dssuonc mn l`bbdpsnc, aut Ymdt jh mnc rndb-

jznc mn wds cyjki0 J jodijknc mjs tm`uimts dkc hnnbjkis dt

tmdt o`onkt, puttjki oysnbh jk mjs pbdln. Mnc pr`ojsnc on

mn w`ubckt cjn. Aut jt wds jknvjtdabn. Znt Fnrrjlf cjckt ijvn

up ndsjby.

J idspnc. Mn mndcnc t` d Undln Bjby!

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