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hbfjs lt stlaf ti hy sfl`. Tmls ls b sibp ipjrb. Lt ab`t oj rjbc.

L wbcf obaf up tmj mbccwby tiwbrd tmj fltamj` b`d prjss tmj

wiu`ds ti sjj miw djjp tmjy brj. L ejjc pb`lafjd. L `jjd ti fl`d b

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mjcpjd bppcy il`thj`t b`d wmltj ob`dbkl`k l` b ariss. Qmj ciifjd

clfj b clttcj Arusbdjr.

L ojaihj abch. Tmls ls wmbt mbppj`jd ti hj, tii.

L di`t f`iw wmi put tmj s`bfj l` hy ojd. L gust f`iw L `jjd

ti cjbvj mihj rlkmt `iw ojabusj sihji`j mjrj hjb`s hj mbrh.

Lt hlkmt oj Qjhj`b [jrf Tmjy sby tmjyrj b muhb`ltbrlb` irkb-

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ojd, tmbts jw. B`d bcrjbdy Himl`ls vilaj ls l` hy mjbd, saicdl`k

hj eir ocbhl`k Jtmliplb`s ojabusj ie hy ebhlcy mlstiry, ojeirj

L f`iw b`ytml`k, rjbccy. Mjr vilaj ls si stri`k. L mbvj ti rjhl`d

hysjce jvjry ejw sjai`ds tmbt wjrj `it tikjtmjr b`yhirj. [jd

ojj` pcb``l`k b mjris giur`jy bs civjrs, Qltb b`d _bhb, Ojrj`

b`d Ctmlj`, Bcjxb`djr b`d Mjpmbjstli`. L`stjbd Lcc ki bci`j.

Lh bcrjbdy bt tmj fltamj` aiu`tjr b`d plaf up hy sbtamjc,

wmlam ai`tbl`s hy saricc, hlttjr, b`d absm. L wbcf iut tmj diir b`d

briu`d tmj piifbcbh wjvj ojj` kriwl`k oy bddl`k b `jw rl`k ieocissihs eir jbam ejstlvbc dby. Tmj stjps cjbd ti tmj lri` kbtj, tmj

kbtj u`cbtamjs, b`d tmj` Lh oy tmj ribd, wmlam ls stjbhl`k erih

tmj hi`sii`.

L mjbr ku`flrj l` tmj dlstb`aj.

Himl`l sbys7 Abch yiursjce. Lts gust tmj flrjarbafjrs ie amlc-

drj` ajcjorbtl`k I`bh jbrcy.

\iurj rlkmt, L sby. Lh `it l` hy rlkmt hl`d. L f`iw tmls. Hy

mjbrt ls puhpl`k bdrj`bcl`j l`stjbd ie ociid. L stbrt wbcfl`k b`d

pmyslabc rjbcltljs abch hj7 hlst rlsl`k erih tmj bspmbct. Tmj` tmj

rbl` stbrts bkbl` b`d L wltmdrbw obaf l`ti hy mjbd. L mbvj ti kjt

usjd ti ojl`k sici bkbl` le Lh kil`k i` tmls giur`jy bci`j. L clfj

aihpb`y, out i`cy tmj fl`d tmbt dijs`t bsf hj ti jxpcbl` hysjce.

Lh slhpcj. Di kiid, oj kiid, ejjc kiid.L pbss tmj abtmjdrbc b`d tmj sti`j wbcc ie tmj icd tiw` rlsjs up

i` jltmjr sldj ie tmj ribd. L plaf up ti b gik. Hy sbtamjc oiu`ajs

iee hy bss. Lh sibfjd. L ab`t kjt b`y wjttjr tmb` L bh. Kicd b`d

pl`f oiukbl`vlccjb kjt l` hy ebaj b`d L rblsj hy brh ti pritjat

hysjce. Mjrjs b`itmjr kiid rjbsi` eir cjbvl`k mihj7 tmjrjs si

huam smlt ociafl`k hj diw` mjrj. Clfj vl`js. B`d jvj` wmj` lts

`it rbl`l`k, tmj blr ls si tmlaf l` tmj Qiutm. Lts clfj orjbtml`k ai-

ai`ut gulaj

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klvj` tmj ai`aj`trbtli` ie Jtmliplb` hlkrb`ts tmjrj, di sihj rj-

sjbram. L mbvj sihj aiccjkj erlj`ds l` tmj altyHimb` erih tmj

Abhpus Bcclb`aj eir [ihj`, Bsmif erih L`dlb` aihp clt, Djjptl

erih rukoy. L tml`f smj clvjs l` i`j ie tmj eb`ay mlkm-rlsjs `jbr

tmj Tbg tmbt aiccjats rbl`wbtjr eir smiwjrs. Lh tml`fl`k ie Djjptl,

husacjd b`d drlppl`k l` mjr smiwjr, wmj` L rjbclzj Lh bcrjbdy bp-

pribaml`k Ubddufb`btmb bt tmj aj tjr ie tiw`. L di t rjhjhojr

tmj cbst tj` hl`utjs. L dlkrjss, jspjalbccy l` arlsls.

L rjbam _iu`d Jbst, tmj ribd tmbt surriu`ds tmj tjhpcj aih-pcjx bt tmj aj`tjr ie tmj alty, b`d sciw ti b wbcf. Lh rl`kl`k tmj

mjbrt ie tmj wircd. Tmjrj brj orlkmt ob``jrs braml`k ivjrmjbd ti

ajcjorbtj I`bh, tmj j`d ie tmj hi`sii`. Lts Ztmrbdbh Dby. [jrj

suppisjd ti ouy vjkjtbocjs tidby. L sjj b vj`dir L tbcfjd ti gust b`

miur bki b`d tur` bwby ojeirj smj sjjs hj. L smiucd`t spjbf ti

itmjr pjipcj rlkmt `iw. L f`iw Lh l` b hb`la stbtj out lt bcsi ejjcs

clfj b sb`atlfljd stbtj.

L tur` i`ti _iu`d Qiutm b`d tmjrjs b pbrbdj ie amlcdrj` aihl`k

tiwbrd hj, djeyl`k tmj rbl`, clfj hj. Tmjyrj drjssjd l` wmltj b`d

kicd. Tmjyrj `it wjcc irkb`lzjd. Qihj oiys l` tmj eri`t brj abr-

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rb`f b`d rusml`k eirwbrd, tiuaml`k tmj kriu`d b`d dbrtl`k obafl` b kbhj ie l`sarutbocj rucjs. L mbvj ti amb`kj hy aiursj ti bvild

tmjh. I`j ie tmj klrcs mblcs hj b`d L di t b`swjr, si iut ie spltj,

smj abccs hj Ocbaflj. Civjcy. B`itmjr rjbsi` ti cjbvj.

L pbss Hjcidy Air`jr, wmjrj Himl`l klvjs vilaj b`d db`aj

cjssi`s, b`d tbfj b cjet i ti Furuppbh _ibd. Dlstb`aj kriws oj-

twjj` hj b`d tmj mjbrt ie tmj wircd. @iw tmjrjs tmj hbram ie dj-

vitli`bc lai`s bcc tmj wby diw` ti Qtbtli` _ibd. Qmlvb b`d Gjsus

wjbr kicd ti sjj hj iee

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T m j K l r c l ` t m j _ i b d :

Tmjrjs `i i`j ti tbfj abrj ie `iw, b`d `i i`j ti tbfj abrj

ie hj.

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wmjtmjr lts wirtm ai`tl`ul`k ti clvj.

B mir` siu`ds l` tmj dlstb`aj. L ciif siutm. Tmj trbl` ls aih-

l`k, sbeeri` yjcciw, wltm lts slcvjr jhocjh, tmj Cli` ie Qbr`btm, b`d

lts trlbd ie clkmts, tmj tip i`j sml`l`k clfj b tmlrd jyj.

L mbvj tmlrty sjai`ds ti j`d tmls stiry.

Jvjryi`j ls ariwdl`k tmj pcbteirh. Jvjryi`j lk`irjs tmjsbejty cl`j. Jvjryi`j ls si acisj ti djbtm. L hivj tmriukm tmjh,

tiwbrd tmj trbaf. Qihj brj acisjr ti djbtm tmb` itmjrs. L hivj hy

rlkmt eiit eirwbrd b`d tmj` hy cjet. L rjpjbt tmj hitli`. @iw Lh

acisjr tmb` b`yi`j. L rjpjbt. L rjpjbt bkbl`. @iw Lh l` tmj trbaf.

L rjpjbt. L rjpjbt bkbl`.

Tmj trbl` trlpcjs l` slzj.

Hy cjks ki wjbf.

L mjbr b smiut erih tmj ariwd. Tmj smiut huctlpcljs l`ti hb`y

smiuts b`d b tmlafjt ie mb`ds puccs hj eirwbrd.

L acisj hy jyjs b`d ejjc b krjbt wl`d bt hy obaf, si acisj lt

hbfjs hy husacjs ltam.

Qi tmj drjbh ai`tl`ujs.

[mj` L ipj` hy jyjs tmjrjs b ariwd ie pjipcj rjpribaml`k hjwltm olk b`kry jyjs b`d L f`iw L mbvj ti ieejr sihj jxpcb`btli`

b`d si L jhlt cljs tmbt L mipj wlcc hiccley tmjh. Tmb`f yiu. L

wb`tjd ti ariss tmj trbaf out L aut lt tii acisj. Tmb`f yiu. L mbvj

b ocl`d spit l` hy rlkmt jyj. Tmb`f yiu.

Lh b hl`ir ajcjorlty i` tmj pcbteirh `iw, wmlam ls tmj cbst

tml`k L wb`tjd. Qtupld, amutlyb, stupld. L ab`t drbw bttj`tli` ti

hysjce.

L oibrd tmj trbl` b`d tbfj hy sjbt Obaf ti tmj drjbh obaf ti

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[jrf, b oiho ir b` bssbssl`, ir eir b suddj` ourst ie piclaj sbyl`k,

[blt, Qtip Tmls Trbl`6 wj `jjd ti qujstli` i`j _. K. Hjj`bfsml,

bcsi f`iw` bs Hjj`b, Hjjrbhb, Hlhl, @l`l, Fbsml, ir H.

L di`t sjj b`y piclaj. Out L di sjj b klrc i` tmj pcbteirh, stbr-

l`k bt hj.

Qmjs `it L`dlb`, tii dbrf jvj` eir b Hbcbybcjj, priobocy b`

Berlab` hlkrb`t, b rbk plafjr ir rbt abtamjr. Mjr drjss ls ruhpcjd,

i`aj pl`f, `iw hittcjd hustbrd. Mjr mjbd ls aivjrjd clfj b Hus-

clh, out mjr drjss i`cy aihjs ti hld-abce b`d smjs obrjeiit. Tmjywi t cjt mjr i` tmj trbl` obrjeiit. Qmj flts i prjpiurjd rjclkliauc-

turbc priflcj. Qmj hlkmt oj b jw rjclkli`, b` lhhlkrb`t rjclkli`. Lt

wiucd t oj tmj flrst tlhj lts mbppj`jd l` L`dlb.

L di t f`iw wmy smjs stbrl`k bt hj. L mbtj hbfl`k jyj ai`tbat

b`ywby si L drip hy jyjs out L ab` ejjc mjr stlcc stbrl`k. [mbt tmj

euaf ls wri`k wltm mjr. Tmiukm L aiucd bcsi bsf wmbt tmj euaf ls

wri`k wltm hj, klvj` tmbt L gust wbcfjd l` eri t ie b trbl`.

Lh dlstrbatjd oy b hitmjr b`d dbukmtjr wmi slt diw` bariss

erih hj. Tmjyrj oitm lhhbaucbtjcy dry b`d drjssjd l` hbtam-

l`k purpcj sbrls. Tmj dbukmtjr cjts mjr jyjs ki siet b`d u`eiausjd

briu`d hy mjbd ojabusj smj wb`ts ti rjbd hy bbdmbbr, hy u`lquj

LD b`d aciud priflcj, ti sjj wmbt sirt ie pjrsi` L bh b`d trjbt hj

baairdl`kcy. Out L fjjp hy bbdmbbr ciafjd. Lh icd-ebsmli`jd clfjtmbt. [mbt yiu sjj ls wmbt yiu kjt. Tmls klrc ls tmj ippisltj. L sjj

mjr clej mbcijd briu`d mjr mjbd clfj b ambrh orbajcjt7 lhpjaabocj

samiicl`k, tiurs boribd, b Orbmhl` sur`bhj. B`d smjs djfl`ltjcy

`it lhprjssjd wltm hj, ir wltm hy amilaj `it ti dlspcby hy iw`

bbdmbbr, ir tmj ebat tmbt Lh drj`amjd, ir hy outam acitmjs, ir hy

Berlab` air`riws tmbt Himl`l orbldjd b`d tjbsjd hj tmbt L wbs

bsfl`k eir lt. Eir b sjai`d L wb`t ti tur` i` hy bbdmbbr gust ti

euaf wltm mjr b`d cjt sclp tmbt Lh Orbmhl` tii Out L stip hysjce

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Huhobl Clvj

Dusf l` Huhobl. Tmjrjs i`j stbr l` tmj sfy eir tmlrty hlccli`

siucs.

Lh stjppl`k iee tmj trbl` wltm sjvj` mu`drjd ejcciw muhb`s

b`d L di t mbvj b pcbaj ti scjjp ti`lkmt. @it tmbt Lcc oj l` Huhobl

ci`k. Gust ci`k j`iukm ti pcb` eir tmj wmjrjs b`d tmj miws ie tmj

giur`jy. L tml`f bkbl` ie Himb , Bsmif, b`d Djjptl, out tmjydbsf hj wmy L wbs l` Huhobl b`d si Ld mbvj ti tjcc tmjh boiut

tmj s`bfj, wmlam wiucd cjbd ti itmjr qujstli`s L di t f`iw miw

ti b`swjr yjt.

_lkmt `iw Lh mu`kry b`d hy wiu`ds stlcc stl`k, si L mbvj ti

tbfj abrj ie hy oidy. L stlcc mbvj hy wmltj oix ie eiid. L slt diw`

i` tmj pcbteirh bwby erih tmj ariwds wltm hy obaf ti tmj wbcc.

L usj i`j mb`d ti orjbf tmj ldcjj b`d tmj itmjr mb`d ti sclp l`sldj

hy gbafjt ti pbcpbtj tmj oltjs l` hy sfl`. Tmjy murt. Lts b orlkmt,

prlshbtla pbl` tmbt hjb`s l`ejatli`. Qi betjr L jbt, L mbvj ti ciabtj

flrst bld.

Gust wmj` L fl`lsm jbtl`k, L sjj tmj obrjeiit klrc kjt iee tmj

trbl`.

Bt cjbst, tmbts hy flrst tmiukmt. Lt ciifs clfj tmj sbhj klrc, stlccmjbd aivjrjd, stlcc obrjeiit, stlcc u`pcbajbocj. Miw dld smj kjt

i` tmj trbl`9 [j cjet mjr ojml`d. Tmjrjs `i wby smj aiucd mbvj

oibrdjd lt u`cjss smj mltamjd b`d tmj` wbs cjt i` oy b ai`duatir

wmi dld t hbfj mjr pby. I`cy wjbctmy pjipcj aiucd beeird tmbt

trbl`. Dld smj eicciw hj9 L wbtam mjr. L krl`d hy pbch l`ti tmj

ajhj`t u`tlc L ejjc pbl`. Tmj` Himl`l sbys ti hj, siitml`kcy7 L`

b hb`la stbtj, i`j sjjs ai``jatli`s wmjrj tmjrj brj `i`j. \iurj

`it usubccy clfj tmls \iurj ie b succj` `bturj ajrtbl`cy out `it

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