"The Man Who Never Was, Or, The Man of Your Choice"

8/3/2019 "The Man Who Never Was, Or, The Man of Your Choice"

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OUCME] 55, YHE DZYNCN\YNL CAO2 Yhe cao whd fa|lnoaye| ~ducdve| yh}dugh `nfe wnyh ieye}cnoayndo, caknog yhe me|y dfeve}~yhnog aoi yaknog inffnlu`yne| no |y}nie/ He `ddk| do yhe

m}nghy |nie df `nfe aoi |eìdc |ydz| yd }eg}ey za|y cn|yake|/ Helaoody me`neve yhay ao~yhnog wn`` eve} gd w}dog fd} hnc/ Wheo nyide|, he y}ne| yd mùff hn| wa~ duy/

No yhe àye wnoye} df =::9 d} < z}eyy~ culh eve}~ weekeoi Ni hdz no c~la}, gey do Hnghwa~ 67 aoi gd dve} yhe }nve} aoi yh}dugh yhe wddi| ydyhay wdoie}fu` `nyyè ydwo df A`ydo, N@/Nf ~du `nve yhe}e, bu|y vn|nynog, oeve} meeo, yhe ie|l}nzyndo| yhe |ace2ny| |d}y df `nke Aoi~ G}nffnyh| Ca~me}}~, |yn`` no màlk aoi whnye exlezyfd} a few |za}k| df ld`d} f}dc yhe }nve}mday la|nodaoi fa|y fddi lhano|, wnyh a `nyyè }u|y~ |ezna yh}dwo

no |nole ny| a`|d ao noiu|y}na` ydwo/]nghy do yhe maok| df yhe cnghy~ Cn||n||nzzn, yheà|y ynce N |aw c~ iai he aoi N i}dve uz aoi idwoyhay G}eay ]nve} ]dai, yaknog no yhe |leonl vnew|/

A`ydo, N`, hdce df yhe A`ydo Gnaoy ]dme}y Wai`dw,ya`è|y cao no yhe wd}ì ay 811, ieai ay == f}dcao nofelyei m`n|ye} do hn| gnaoy |nrei


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aoi |ncz`~ meldce yhay gu~/ \nczè, |nczè }ea``~/

\d N gey duy df c~ la}, za}kei ay yhe mdyydc df a ve}~ |yeez hn`` yhay |yn``kezy ny| ldmmè|ydoe|, aoi N wa`k noyd doe df yhe|e aoynque, d} buok|hdz|/

Yhe|e ldce no ywd va}neyne|, mdyh `nke hda}ie}| hdu|e|, exlezy fd} doen| `nke a hda}ie}| hdu|e wnyh lumnlè|/ Aoi no doe df yhe|e lumnlè|, no agà|| la|e yhay hai amduy fdu} yhdu|aoi nyec| |yuffei no ny wa| yhn| `nyyèmddk yhay laughy c~ e~e/

Yhe Cao df ^du} Lhdnle/ A Ze}|doa`ny~ Ye|y Yhay \hdw| Wh~Le}yano Ceo Ayy}aly ^du aoi Dyhe}| @eave ^du Ldì/

Fnve id`à}| àye} Nc malk no c~ la} }eainog yh}dugh ny/ Zum`n|hei no1>7:, yhn| ye|y ha| 56 zd||nmè ao|we}|, 56 inffe}eoy y~ze| df cao/

Zage| |nx aoi |eveo ha| enghy |n`hdueyye| df ceo no inffe}eoy zd|yu}e|,aoi yhe in}elyndo| ~du d} N fduoi we}e a| fd``dw|2


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Ealh |n`hdueyye |ugge|y| a cao wnyh inffe}eoy y}any|/ No|eèlynog yhe fngu}e ~du `nke cd|y, ~du }evea` yhe qua`nyne| yhay~du yhnok a}e àlknog no ~du}|e`f aoi whnlh ~du waoy ~du} caoyd have/ No |eèlynog yhe cao ~du `nke èa|y, ~du noinlaye yhequa`nyne| yhay ~du fee` ~du have eodugh df, eveo ydd culh df,yhu|, ~du }ebely yhec/ No |hd}y, ~du} za}ynluà} ldcmnoayndo df

cd|y `nkei aoi èa|y `nkei |n`hdueyye| }evea`| ~du} hniieohdze|, amn`nyne|, fea}| aoi ave}|ndo|/ Yhe|e a}e yhe falyd}| yhayèai ~du yd a le}yano knoi df cao/Yheo do zage enghy n| yhn| haoi~ nyyè g}ni whe}e ~du |ncz`~ fnoi yheoucme} df yhe cao ~du `nke yhe cd|y, yhe oucme} df yhe cao ~du `nkeèa|y, yheo fnoi no yhe l}d||}dai| whe}e yhd|e oucme}| noye}|ely aoiyhay oew oucme} wn`` me yhe cao df ~du} lhdnle/

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\d èy| |a~ N znlk oucme} < a| du} me|y, aoi oucme} 5a| du} èa|y favd}nye/ Oucme} 5 `ddk| a `nyyè ldlkyan`

za}y~ z}dfe||d}na`, Oucme} < `ddk| `nke a cao whd|}eai~ yd gey |yuff idoe/ Yhn| wduì m}nog u| Oucme} 15,Yhe Ldu}agedu| Cao2 du a}e hazzne|y wnyh aoagg}e||nve cao doe whd ide|oy |eec yd me af}ani dfao~yhnog/

@ey| y}~ aodyhe}, u|nog oucme} 1 a| du} me|y, he `ddk| `nke he| havnogfuo, yhe knoi df gu~ whd wa`k| noyd a za}y~ hazz~ aoi eve}~mdi~ e`|e n|

hazz~ yd |ee hnc, aoi oucme} 6 a| yhe doe whd èave| u| ldì, yhemdwei heai, yhe lu}vei malk, Nve meeo yhn| gu~ ay za}y~ mefd}e/Yhn| wduì m}nog u|, oayu}a` ~, oucme}


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Doe, d} ]eai Ec Aoi ]eaz2 A La}ee} FMN Ageoy| Gunie Yd IeldinogZdke} Ye``|, N lduì ldce duy df }eainog yhn| a z}dfe||ndoa` zà~e}, az}dfe||ndoa` cao/

Eveo meyye}, N lduì fnoi duy whay y~ze df cao @dà| cao wduì me/

Ni `nkei @dà |nole we cey no zhdyd là|| no ldccuony~ ld`ège/Dve} yhe |ece|ye} N hai fnoa``~ wd}kei uz yhe ldu}age yd a|k he} whay|he wa| idnog yhay weekeoi, le}yano yhe ncz`nlayndo yhay N wa| a|knoghe} duy do a iaye aoi yhu| a `nfe`dog }dcaole wa| lèa}, wheo |he}ez`ne| Nc gdooa waylh c~ md~f}neoi zà~ no hn| maoi/Dh, whay knoi df cu|nl ide| he zà~4 N a|k, y}~nog ody yd |hdwin|azzdnoyceoy aoi c~ noyeo|e `dognog yd me ao~doe e`|e ay yhaycdceoy, ca~me yhay gu~ m~ yhe veoinog calhnoe whd inioy bu|y havehn| hea}y m}dkeo, d} ca~me eveo @dà| md~f}neoi/Muy N oeve} melace yhay cao/

Uoyn` N ini! A ~ea} d} ywd àye}! Fd} doe weekeoi/ Doe g`d}ndu| weekeoi/Muy a| qunlk`~ a| ny |ya}yei, ny |ydzzei, aoi we ldoynouei yd bu|y mef}neoi|/

\d, N hai @dà yake yhe ye|y/ Ny wa| |umyè2 hah ha, yhn| mddk n| |d fuoo~aoi duy df iaye aoi |yuzni/ ^du |hduì yake ny aoi ye`` ce whnlh y~ze dfcao n| ~du} i}eac cao/ Od }ea|do, ny`` me fuo/Aoi whnè Nc i}nvnog he} hdce, @dà yddk yhn| ye|y/ Aoi }ez`nei Huh,yhay| z}eyy~ culh whay N gd fd}/Dh, }ea``~//whnlh, whnlh doe ini ~du

Aoi mefd}e N lao fnoi duy, |he |a~| m~e, have a gddi onghy aoi n| duydf yhe la}/\d N }eai a`` df yhec, a`` 56/

N |ya}yei dff wnyh Oucme} 1, Yhe I}nvnog Cao2 ^du a}e cd|y ldcfd}yamèwnyh a cao whd n| ia}nog aoi aiveoyu}du|/ He~, N wa| i}nvnog wheo |heyddk ny, |d ca~me/Oucme} 8, Yhe ]efnoei Cao2 ^du} lhd|eo cao n| |dzhn|ynlayei aoilu`ynvayei/ We``, N wa| wea}nog a onle muyydo uz |hn}y ydonghy, wh~ ody4

Muy wheo N gey yd oucme} 5=, Yhe Uowd}}nei Cao2 He ide|oy `nke yd me

ynei idwo yd doe zàle, doe ze}|do/ He cake| lhaoge| |ncz`~ fd} yhe|ake df lhaoge; yhn| cao |duoiei a `dy `nke c~ iai/Wheo N wa| a `nyyè kni duy do ao e}}aoi wnyh c~ cdc, |dce gu~ ldce|uz yd u| aoi a|k| he} hdw Ei wa| idnog/ \he |a~| N idoy kodw, he|z}dmam`~ no Ieove}/ He `ddk| idwo ay ce aoi a|k|, Whnlh df Ei| md~|a}e ~du4Wheo he èave| N a|k c~ cdc Whd| Ei4Yhay| ~du} fayhe}/

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Muy N yhdughy iai| oace wa| M}~ao4Yhay| hn| fn}|y oace, Ei n| hn| cniiè/ He wa| a inffe}eoy cao wheo heweoy m~ Ei/ Wh~ ini ~du la`` hnc M}~ao4Melau|e M}~ao wa| yhe cao N fe`` no `dve wnyh/ He wa| `nke a G}eek gdi/

Ei wa| a cdo|ye}/ ^du} fayhe} wa| a cdo|ye}/Wh~ n| he no Ieove}4He waoyei yd g}dw hn| han} aoi mea}i za|y hn| wan|y aoi }uo a}duoi yhewddi| df Ld`d}aid oakei/Dh/ @nke Mngfddy4He wn|he| he wa| Mngfddy/Odw, N a`}eai~ koew yhay no 1>67 ]dge} Zayye}|do hai laughy a Mngfddydo fn`c no La`nfd}ona, aoi N wa| a huge fao df yhe @dlh Oe|| Cdo|ye}, aoizàooei do laylhnog yhay yhnog afye} }eainog a mddk amduy ny fu`` dfg}ano~ zhdyd| df whay cnghy me a fno/Aoi yhd|e we}e knoi df `nke |eenog znlyu}e| df c~ iai, whnlh inioy exn|y

a}duoi yhe hdu|e/ Ny n|oy uoyn` Nc no yhe ma|eceoy inggnog a}duoi, aoino a mdx ldve}ei m~ dyhe} mdxe|, N fnoic~ za}eoy| weiinog a`muc/

N a|k he} wheo yhe~ gdy ca}}nei aoi|he |ani ny wa| 1>79, whnlh wa| ywd~ea}| mefd}e c~ m}dyhe} wa| md}o,whd wa| ywd ~ea}| dìe} yhao ce/Yheo, wheo N wa| ywd, no 1>8:, iaièfy/N oeve} hea}i f}dc hnc exlezy fd}

dole no yhe cni 8:|, wheo g}aoicala`èi |a~nog |hei gdyyeo a zalkagefd} Ba|do aoi N, f}dc iai/No ny we}e ywd luz|, wnyh `nyyè caz| dfLd`d}aid z}noyei do yhec, Znke| Zeakay yhe ydz, aoi N caie ny! aoi yheeèvayndo df yhe cduoyano oexy yd ny/Aoi ywd zà|ynl cdo|ye}|/ A ~e``dw|am}e yddyhei ynge}, aoi a ywd heaieizu}zè i}agdo yhay |ce`èi `nkeme}}ne|/

Ni yake c~ ynce i}noknog f}dc yheluz, c~ favd}nye yd u|e, aoi ncagnoeiai duy exz`d}nog Ld`d}aid, menogaiveoyu}du|/A| he cduoyei yhe |uccny df Znke| Zeak, N wdoie}ei whay ny wduì me`nke yd gare duy df hn| e~e| aoi `ddk duy lèa}`~ dve} yhe dzeo àoi/Yhe|e luz| aoi cdo|ye}| we}e yhe do`~ z}ddf yhay he |yn`` exn|yei, yhayhe |yn`` yhdughy df u| f}dc ynce yd ynce, muy yhe}e wa| od èyye} d} la``

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wnyh yhec/ Ba|do wa| |kezynla` aoi yhdughy cdc hai ldofn|layei yheèyye}/ \hei lha|ei iai dff aoi mey}a~ei hnc m~ ca}}~nog |dcedoee`|e, aoi hei ye`` ce hdw he wa| gdnog yd ldce malk aoi yake u| awa~f}dc du} |yez#iai/Aoi cdc wduì a`wa~| have yd m}eak ny yd hnc2 ^du} fayhe}| oeve}

ldcnog malk/

Wheo N yddk c~ gn}`f}neoi malk yd \y/ @dun| yd ceey c~ cdc aoi Bnc, c~|yez#iai, cdc ielnie| yd ye`` yhe wdcao |he| bu|y cey, yhe wdcao he}|do hai m}dughy hdce yd ceey he}, bu|y a |acz`nog df yhe M}~ao Eiwa}iWa}oe} hd}}d} |yd}ne|/

\hn}a a|k| Whay ini he `nke |d culh amduy Ld`d}aid4Dh, he a`wa~| waoyei yd `nve yhe}e/ We weoy uz yhe}e fd} du}hdoe~cddo, doe ia~ he bu|y gdy no yhe la} aoi èfy/He wa| a`wa~| zu``no |hny `nke yhay, hei ldce malk amduy 6 d} 8 cdoyh|

àye}, eve}~yhnog wduì me fnoe, yheo hei |ya}y lhaognog yhnog| agano/ Nlace hdce f}dc wd}k doe ynce aoi fnoi yhe f}nige no yhe `nvnog }ddc,aoi yhe ldulh aoi yeèvn|ndo no yhe knylheo/ Hei ielniei yd |wnylh ecaoi wa| y}~nog yd }uo a ga| `noe yd yhe |ydve no yhe `nvnog }ddc/ N yh}ew afny, |d whay| he id, he yh}dw| yhe |ydve yh}dugh yhe `nvnog }ddcwnoidw/Muy N èfy hnc afye} yhe ynce he |ey fn}e yd yhe i}aze|, lau|e N yu}oeia}duoi aoi yhe}e| E}nl, |yaoinog no yhe idd}wa~, }nghy afye} Ni gdyyeohnc zdyy~ y}anoei, zeenog a`` dve} hnc|e`f/ N wa|oy gdooa }an|e ywd kni|no yhay, N bu|y g}ammei yhec aoi }ao yd cdc|/N |hduìve kodwo whay N wa| geyynog noyd/ ]nghy afye} we gdy ca}}nei N

la`` hnc |yuzni aoi wa`k duy df yhe }ddc/ N hea} yhn| fwuok, aoi N `ddkmalk aoi yhe}e| a muylhe} konfe |ynlknog duy df yhe wa``/Have ~du ydì \hn}a amduy yhe ynce ~du yddk a =X9 yd yhe iucz|ye}mehnoi yhe lèaoe}|4\hn}a| e~e| gd wnie, Whaaay4E}nl wd}kei a few ~ea}| ay yhe i}~lèaoe}| N }ao, ~du ye`` he} yhaya`}eai~4 Dk/ \d doe ia~ hn| la} gey| |ydèo duy df yhe za}knog `dy aoi hegde| duy malk aoi fnoi| yhn| mda}i aoi meay| yhe he`` duy df yhay yhnog/^du kodw, `nke hdw ~du zuolh a zn` dw4 No|yeai ny wa| a iucz|ye}/Dhh, gdi, aoi yhe ynce ~du knlkei ~du} yeèvn|ndo noyd ~du} mei}ddcwa``/

Yheo, whay |he a`wa~| ydì ce wheo N gdy cai2E}nl hai hn| fayhe}| yecze}/ He| bu|y `nke hn| fayhe}/

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|d`ve; yhe cd}e lha`èognog yhe ln}luc|yaole|, yhe cd}eieye}cnoei he meldce|/ \dceynce| yhn| cao exzeoi| hn|eoe}g~ u|eè||`~/

Wheo N }ao noyd @dà agano, ay a Md}ie}| mddk|yd}e, a gddi 6 d} 8 cdoyh|

|nole wei |eeo ealh dyhe}, ny wa| duy df |hee} ieye}cnoayndo/ N wa|zu``nog duy df yhe za}knog `dy wheo N |aw he} zu`` no, |d N zu`` a u#yu}o noyhe noye}|elyndo/ N |ee he} gd noyd yhe mddk|yd}e, aoi N fd``dw, y}~nog ydfnoi a mddk yhay cnghy cake ce `ddk noye}e|ynog, y}~nog yd allnieoya``~}uo noyd he}/ Aoi N id, no yhe zhdydg}azh~ |elyndo/ \he hug| ce, aoinovn|nmè exlàcayndo zdnoy| |hddy duy df c~ heai a| we laylh uz dowhay we}e idnog/ Wheo |he a|k| ce whay Nc uz yd yhn| weekeoi aoi nfNi `nke yd gd duy, Nc ea|~ gdnog, Nc ldd`, Dh yhn| weekeoi4 Nc ody uzyd ao~yhnog yhn| weekeoi we`` yhe}e n| yhn| doe yhnog muy Nc |u}e N lao~ea yhn| weekeoi wduì me, nyi me g}eay yd gd duy, N ceao haog duy, Nceao gd duy/

We ceey ay yhe rdd a}duoi oddo, weave du} wa~ yh}dugh yhe eoyn}ezàle, ya`knog yhe whdè ynce, yheo yd yhe A}y Cu|euc, a few hdu}| yhe}eya`knog aoi wa`knog, y}~nog yd ncz}e|| he} wnyh c~ cnghy~ a}ykodwèige, aoi Nc èa}onog cd}e aoi cd}e amduy he}, amduy he}noye}e|y|, whay |he waoyei yd id afye} ld`ège/ Yhe A}y Cu|euc l`d|e| ay>, |d we gd yd inooe} no yhe @ddz/ \he lhelk| he} ce||age| aoi |dcef}neoi| df he}| a}e haognog duy ay a mdw`nog a`è~, |he yhnok| yhe~``}ea``~ `nke ce/

\nyynog ay yhen} yamè, odmdi~| mdw`nog, yhe~}e za||nog yhe znylhe}| dfmee}/ A `nyyè gu~ wnyh gà||e| aoi a |l}agg`~ mea}i a|k| ce nf Ni `nke

doe, ~ea, df ldu}|e/Ny| |dce lheaz mee}, ca~me Cn`è} @nghy, ca~me Cn`waukee| Me|y, AKAYhe Mea|y, aoi ny| yhe fn}|y mee} N eve} i}aok/ \ee, N yhnok ny wa| |d}y dfc~ wa~ df }eme``nog/ Ody agano|y c~ zee}|, muy agano|y c~ za}eoy|/ Doedf c~ lhd}e| a| a kni wa| `dainog uz yhe f}nige wnyh mee} fd} c~za}eoy|, ywd =9 zalk| ealh, >6 meyweeo yhe ywd df yhec zù| whayeve}|y}aggè}| we}e èfy dve} f}dc mefd}e/ Yhn| a}}aogeceoy yddk uz ywd fu``|he`ve| df yhe f}nige aoi caie ny `ddk a f}ay za}y~ wa| nccnoeoy/ \d Nioeve} i}uok a mee} mefd}e, yhe |ce`` a`doe in|ldu}agei ao~ lu}nd|ny~,muy he}e N ac wnyh @dà aoi he} f}neoi| aoi yhe~ a}e gu`znog ny idwo/ Ny|ody a lhug#a#ùg, muy yhe~}e z}d|, |d N kodlk ny malk, aoi//NY IDE\! DH

GDI NY IDE\, NY YA\YE\ EXALY@^ @NKE ZN\\!N ncagnoe c~|e`f z}dbelynè vdcny a`` dve} yhe yamè, noyd yhe znylhe}|,doyd @dà aoi he} f}neoi|, wheo N fd}le c~|e`f yd yake aodyhe} |nz aoi|a~ ah, oelya} df yhe gdi|/Yhay mny a|nie N yhdughy we hai a g}eay ynce, |d N a|k he} duy do a =oi

iaye aoi |he |a~| Hdw amduy ydcd}}dw

\d we ceey fd} ldffee yhe oexy cd}onog, we`` |he ha| ldffee, màlk/ N

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have a hdy lhdldàye/We gd a`` dve} ydwo yhay ia~, yd yhe Lny~ Cu|euc, yd ùolh, aoi we|zeoi aodyhe} 1= hdu}| ydgeyhe}, havnog g}eay ldove}|ayndo|, odawkwa}i zau|e|/N knlk c~|e`f melau|e N lduì have yakeo yhay lhaole yd kn|| he} no yhe

eèvayd} whe}e we we}e a`doe fd} a cnouyeodze, cn||ei ny/ D} wheowe we}e no yhe za}kwe``, fulkei yhay doe uz/ Nc `ddknog fd} yheze}fely cdceoy, yhe cdceoy whe}e yhe l}e|leoid |we``| aoi |he fa``|noyd c~ a}c|/ C~ fn}|y kn|| wnyh c~ fn}|y gn}`f}neoi wa| |d mai`~ mdylheiyhay N eoiei uz kn||nog he} do yhe ea}, bucznog duy df yhe la} aoi}uoonog awa~ `nke ny wa| do fn}e/Wheo we}e no yhe Ynvd`n waylhnog Mumma Hd#Yez, a cdvne amduy acucc~ novainog a ou}|nog hdce whe}e E`vn| ha| meeo hninog duy |nolehe fakei hn| ieayh, yhe cucc~ ide| |dceyhnog aoi |he bucz| uz, malkaoi hnie| he} fale, no c~ |hduìe} aoi a}c/Du} fale| a}e ao nolh aza}y2

Dh, a}e ~du dka~4Yhay wa| |d f}eak~!@nke yeeoage}| we a}e!

Aoi yheo, a }ezeay no yhe la} no yhe i}nvewa~ wheo N i}dz he} dff ayhdce/

Zu``nog du}|e`ve| dff ealh dyhe} |he a|k| ce nf Ni `nke yd |ee |dcef}neoi| df he}| zà~ no yhen} maoi yhe oexy onghy/A| we `n|yeo c~ a}c n| i}azei dve} yhe malk df he} lhan}, aoi|dceynce| he} malk aoi màlk la|hce}e |hduìe}, yhe~}e ao ]&M maoi,

ldve}nog Nf @dvnog ^du N| W}dog, N Idoy Waoy Yd Me ]nghy whnlh N}eldgonrei f}dc kodwnog ]di \yewa}y| ve}|ndo/ \he èy| he} }ei han}idwo f}dc yhe zdo~ yan` Ni do`~ a`wa~| |eeo ny no/ Wheo we}e èavnog,|he wa`knog al}d|| yhe za}knog `dy yd he} la} wnyh he} f}neoi|, ce ydcnoe, N idoy gey a lhaole fd} a gddi onghy kn||/Yhay| a }nghy N yhnok, oexy ynce/

Wei zàooei do geyynog ydgeyhe} agano |ddo, muy |he wa|oy avanàmèyhay week/ Aoi, ca~me oexy weekeoi wa|oy `ddknog |d gddi/ Fnoa``~,afye} ywd week| df ody |eenog ealh dyhe}, we fnoa``~ gd duy fd} ldffee/ Ny}~ yd kn|| he} gddim~e, aoi gey yhay i}eaiei qua}ye} yu}o/

A few cdoyh| agd |hei ldce hdce ea}`~ aoi fduoi he} ex no yhen} meiwnyh he} f}neoi, aoi |he wa|oy }eai~ fd} ao~yhnog oew/N uoie}|yaoi, aoi ny wduì me g}eay yd |yn`` haog duy/ Bu|y a| f}neoi|/Aoi N uoie}|yddi/ N wa| ldcnog dff a mai m}eak uz c~|e`f/

Layhe}noe wd}kei yhe zhdyd lduoye} ay Wa`g}eeo|, aoi yhay wa| za}y dfyhe }ea|do N yddk a zhdyd là|| no yhe fn}|y zàle wa| |d yhay Ni havecd}e aoi cd}e }ea|do yd gey fn`c ieve`dzei aoi ya`k yd he}/ Wheo N cey

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Aoi}ew, he} < ~ea} dì |do, N y}nei c~ me|y yd me `nkei m~ hnc/N ini yhay m~ y}~nog yd me `nke hnc, eggnog hnc do wheo he alyei uz d}zà~nog a`dog wheo he gdy h~ze}, aoi |dceynce| Ni me cd}e noye}e|yeino zà~nog wnyh hnc aoi hn| yd~| yhao |zeoinog ynce wnyh c~ gn}`f}neoi/Eveoyua``~ Layhe}noe gdy fei uz, aoi |ani |he waoyei a md~f}neoi, a

fayhe} fngu}e fd} hnc, ody a zà~ iaye/N inioy eveo yhnok ny yh}dugh wheo N a|kei he} duy, whd N wduì me ydyhn| `nyyè gu~ aoi he} nf yhnog| gdy |e}ndu| meyweeo u|/ N ini ody waoy ydme a fayhe}, aoi N yhnok N wa| y}~nog yd keez c~|e`f f}dc meldcnog a|yezfayhe} e|zelna``~ m~ z}eveoynog ny f}dc menog |e}ndu|/Wheo cdc wa| iaynog Bnc he wa| yhe onle|y gu~, he zà~ei wnyh ceaoi Ba|do, aoi N }ececme} |nyynog do hn| àz, do hn| |nie df yhe ldulhwhe}e he |yn`` |ny| ydia~, zà~nog wnyh yhe |l}uff df hn| mea}i, y}~nog ydynlkè hnc/ Hei gnve ce zngg~ malk }nie| no hn| mng malk~a}i aoi|uiieo`~ N wa| 8 d} > feey ya``, Bnc wa| huge, 69, cni =:: zduoi|/Muy wheo we cdvei no afye} yhe weiinog, Ba|do gdy yhe }ddc wnyh yhe

g}eeo |hag la}zeynog, N gdy yhe }ddc wnyh yhe ia}k }ei |hag la}zeynog, ny}ea``~ fe`y `nke we we}e cdvnog noyd a inffe}eoy ze}|do| hdu|e/Yhe zà~nog |ydzzei aoi Bnc melace g}uff, ceao, aoi ha}i`~ |zdke ydu|/ Ny melace a`cd|y Inlkeo|nao, ody no yhe lhncoe~|weez e``dgumouh wa~, muy lao N have aodyhe} gà|| df cn`k4 Odze, aoi ~du}eg}duoiei fd} ywd week| melau|e ~du a|kei, g}duoiei menog |nyynog noa lhan} wnyh yhe `nghy| dff, ody menog a``dwei yd |zeak/ A`` du} lhd}e| haiyd me idoe aoi du} }ddc| ldczèye`~ lèao mefd}e we lduì èave yhehdu|e, keeznog ce f}dc gdnog yd yhe |yd}e wnyh c~ cdc/N d}gaonrei eve}~yhnog, yheo gdy md}ei aoi gdy a`` df c~ \e|ace \y}eey|yd}~ aoi |ze``nog mddk| duy aoi hai yhec |u}}duoinog ce wheo Bnc

lace no, yhdughy N wa| àrnog ny dff ody lèaonog, g}ammei ce m~ yhe han}aoi |àccei c~ fale noyd yhe l`d|ey idd} kodm/

N gayhe}ei uz yhe mddk|, èy yhe m`ddi ldce duy df c~ od|e, idwo c~`nz|, doyd c~ whnye y#|hn}y aoi idwo noyd yhe ia}k }ei |hag la}zeynogwhe}e ny in|azzea}ei/ N wd}e ny, N wa| wanynog fd} c~ cdc yd ldce hdceyd |hdw he} whay hai hazzeoei/N |ee yhe la} zu`` noyd yhe i}nvewa~ aoi N gd duy yd he`z uo`dai/\he |ee| ce aoi a|k| Whay yhe he`` hazzeoei yd ~du4N ye`` he}, ody kodwnog Bnc wa| mehnoi ce N hea} hnc àugh, He ide|oykodw whay he| ya`knog amduy/

Aoi |he `ddk| ay hnc, idwo ay ce, malk yd hnc, malk yd ce, Me la}efu`,oexy ynce/ G}am yhay mag/

A| wnoye} wd}e do noyd |z}nog, @dà aoi N ldoynouei yd |ee ealh dyhe}/Inooe} aoi a cdvne, duy wnyh f}neoi|, duy yd ldole}y|, aoi wei ya`ka`cd|y eve}~ ia~/ We f}equeoyei I}e||e`| Zum no yhe Leoy}a` We|y Eoi,a favd}nye df he}|, aoi i}aok he} favd}nye mee}, Fay Yn}e/ Wheo |he |ny| doc~ |nie df yhe mddyh, oexy yd ce, ny iawo| do ce yhay ze}haz| |he ca~

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|yn`` have fee`nog| fd} ce, muy bu|y oeei| ynce, aoi ny wduì me |e`fn|h dfce yd zu|h, |d N`` wany/Yhay| wheo c~ \ngo| Yhay @dà @nke| Ce }aia} weoy do fu`` ynce/Wnyh ny N megno ye}}d}nrnog c~ f}neoi| m~ }eà~nog du} duynog| yd yhec,}uoonog h~zdyhe|e| `nke whay nf N cake a cdve aoi N iacage yhe

f}neoi|hnz4 Wduìoy N me bu|y `nke eve}~ dyhe} gu~ nf N weoy fd} geyynog|dce, |dce ecdyndoa``~ nove|yei |dce muy cd}e |dce yhao N wa|geyynog ay yhe ynce, whnlh wa| odoe, yhao havnog a geounoe f}neoi|hnz4Yhay gu~ n| a idulhe#mag!Muy wa| N yhe y~ze df gu~ whd yddk yhe malk |eay aoi wanyei uoyn` |he`nkei |dce dyhe} gu~ yd ye`` he} hdw N }ea``~ fe`y amduy he}, `nke oucme}56, Yhe Zayneoy Cao, whd|e quney eoiu}aole n| ody a vn}yue muy a vnle4Yhay gu~ n| a idd}cay!A lduzè df cdoyh| afye} @dà yddk yhe ye|y, N wa| od l`d|e} yd fnoinog duywhnlh cao |he lhd|e/Oucme} =>, Yhe ]e|zdo|nmè Cao2 Z}dfduoi, |ea}lhnog ldove}|ayndo|

a}e hn| g}eaye|y zèa|u}e4 N y}nei hnc fd} awhnè/ N }eai yhe mddk| |he}eai aoi Ni y}~ yd fnoi z}dfduoi yhdughy| yd |a~ amduy yhec/\he ceoyndoei |he yhdughy Bdho Meù|hn wa| doe df yhe |exne|y ceoeve}, |d ze}haz| ny wa| Oucme} 97, Yhe Zà~fu` Cao, Ha}i z}nolnzè|aoi |dme} faly| md}e hnc, aoi he avdni| yhec a| culh a| zd||nmè, |ddve} a weekeoi N |yui~ Aonca` hdu|e aoi i}dz yhe z}dfduoildove}|ayndo|/Wheo, fnoa``~, exhau|yei f}dc gue||nog, N ielnie yd bu|y a|k he}/

Yhe onghy N ini, dve} yhe }ddf df c~ la} a| |he wa| wa`knog uz yhei}nvewa~, melau|e N inioy m}nog ny uz no ynce mefd}e |he wa| geyynog duy,

inioy gd qunye a| zàooei/Yhe zào wa| yd yu}o yd he} ay yhe eoi df yhe onghy aoi |a~2 @dà, N yhnokwhay we have a| f}neoi| n| nol}einmè, aoi |dceyhnog N vaùe/ Muy N idoyyhnok Nc a`doe no |eenog yhe zdyeoyna` we |ha}e fd} a g}eaye}}eàyndo|hnz/Muy, `d|y no yhe y}ao|àyndo df ~e``nog ny duy y}affnl, dve} c~ la}, dve} c~|hee} ye}}d}, ny lace duy cd}e `nke @dà! Wany! Whay nf, `nke, whay, `nke~du, kodw, whay nf `nke oexy ynce, nf we, whay nf oexy ynce we weoy duy nywa| a iaye4 Wn`` ~du gd duy do a iaye wnyh ce4Yweoy~ feey awa~ N |ee he} baw i}dz/ Aoi |he |yacce}| |dceyhnog nkewe}e bu|y f}neoi|//m~e

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a`` |nie| df a |nyuayndo, aoi aiazy alld}inog`~/ Muy ~du`` |ddo|ee yhay he |dceynce| ha| hn| heai no yhe l`dui|, aoi ca~|ncz`~ lhaoge yd fny whay he fee`| n| ie|n}amè/

I}nvnog hdce yhay onghy, N koew, ay èa|y, yhay N wa| ody Oucme} 5>1 n||uewa| ao noye}vnew wnyh ]di \yewa}y, m~ Mn`` Rehce/Ny wa| yhe |eldoi za}ag}azh yhay |ya}yei dff wnyh yhe|e wd}i| yhay N odw

}ececme}ei a| N i}dve hdce2

Yd iwe`` no yhe |haidw df ]di \yewa}yfd}le| ceo yd que|y fd} hn| |yaoia}i, ydcanoyano hn| ègal~/

Ni ldce yd ag}ee wnyh yhay niea yh}dughaodyhe} `dog `noe df ncze}|doayndo|/ Wheo Nwa| 16, N hai a huge l}u|h do Lh}n|ynoe, a|a}la|ynl, màlk hucd} hnzzne whd ydì ce Nknoi df `ddkei `nke Bnc Cd}}n|do/ Dh, yhaok|,

~ea, he| awe|dce, (N hai od niea whd yhn|cao wa|. muy |he gnve| ce hn| mndg}azh~ aoi Nzuy awa~ c~ an}m}u|hei y#|hn}y| df wnra}i| aoii}agdo| (\ zù}a`, melau|e N hai |d cao~.aoi |ya}y |avnog uz fd} èayhe} zaoy| yhay N,yhaokfu``~, ielnie agano|y/ Muy N lao zu`` dff maiaidè|leoy exn|yeoyna` zdey}~, bu|y ody yhay`nyhe, èdonoe `ddk, Nc ydd |hd}y aoi |ydlk~/Wheo Nc 17 c~ f}neoi Kenyh ye``| ce yhay BncCd}}n|do knoi df |duoi| `nke Gèoo Iaorng, aoi|e``| ce Iaorng 1 do la||eyye/

N `dve hnc eveo cd}e wheo Kenyh ye``| ce yhay Iaorng n| do`~ `nke 5


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ve}|ndo| df |dce dm|lu}e I~ào yuoe| aoi do doe df iai| vn|ny| he mu~|ce ywd df ]di| LI|; hn| g}eaye|y hny| a`muc, wnyh ]di no a cageoya |n`k|uny lday do yhe ldve} & |u`y}~ e~e| `nke |dce knoi df zdceg}aoaye`dyha}nd, aoi Eve}~ Znlyu}e Ye``| a \yd}~/

Yhe fn}|y wd}i| do Eve}~ Znlyu}e a}e \zeoy |dce ynce, fee`nog nofe}nd},|yaoino no f}doy df c~ cn}}d}/ Ldcmei c~ han} no a yhdu|aoi wa~|, muyny lace duy `ddknog bu|y yhe |ace/Ny wa| a }eveàyndo, yhe vuòe}amn`ny~ no yhay ncz}e||ei ce yd od eoi, aoiyhay wa| wheo N wa| bu|y |ya}ynog yd `d|e c~ han}, aoi ny wa| gdnog fa|y/No hngh |lhdd` hea`yh là|| N èa}oei f}dc yhe hea`yh yealhe}, a cao wnyha wddieo èg, a mai ldcm dve} aoi od weiinog maoi, yhay wdceo we}eody ayy}alyei yd maì ceo/

\d wheo N cdve yd Lhnlagd 8 ~ea}| agd N ielnie yd |have ny a`` dff, aoigey }eai~ fd} a `nfe df cdokn|h am|ynoeole/

Muy ody `dog afye} Nc no aodyhe} Md}ie}| aoi yhn| meauynfu` wdcao n||nyynog ay yhe yamè oexy yd ce/We cake e~e ldoyaly, aoi |cnè, wheo gayhe}| he} yhnog|, aoi |ny| ayc~ yamè! We |ya}y ya`knog, |he| èaonog noyd yhe ldove}|ayndo, ydulhe|c~ a}c wheo N cake he} àugh, wheo N odynle doe df yhe LI| |he ha|/Dh, |d ~du `nke ]di \yewa}y ydd4 Yhay a`muc, ny| ody |d gddi/ Yhay|`nke hn| 9yh G}eay Ace}nlao \dogmddk a`muc, ye}}nmè, bu|y ye}}nmè/ ^du|hduì znlk uz hn| ea}`~ |d`d a`muc| d} hn| wd}k wnyh Yhe Fale|, `nkeOeve} A Iu`` Cdceoy, Eve}~ Znlyu}e, Ddh @a @a, d} bu|y zuy malkwhayeve} dyhe} a}yn|y| ~duve gdy yhe}e aoi gey Yhe Fale| mdx |ey/ Ny|`nke )8: mulk|, muy ydya``~ wd}yh ny/

\d whe}e a}e ~du f}dc Lhnlagd4Od, Nc d}ngnoa``~ f}dc Keo~a/Wdw/ Keo~a/ Nc f}dc \y/ @dun|/ N alyua``~ |aw a ]di \yewa}yncze}|doayd} no \y/ @dun| do Oew êa}| no >8 d} >>; ny wa| z}eyy~ mai,`nke |dcedoe idnog a mai ncz}e||ndo df yhec|e`ve|, whnlh ydya``~ fny|lau|e yhay| ma|nla``~ whay he| idoe fd} yhe za|y =5 ~ea}|/Have ~du hea}i yhay g}eay qudye f}dc G}en` Ca}lu|, yhe }dlk l}nynl4 We``,yhe}e| ywd df yhec, oayu}a``~ melau|e yhe}e a}e ywd ]di \yewa}y|, yhedoe f}dc hn| ynce wnyh Yhe Fale|, aoi hn| ea}`~ a`muc|, iu}nog yhay ynceCa}lu| |ani yhay no yhe |dog| ]di lduì me a Cdoyaoa hdce|yeaie}, ag}aoifayhe}, a fayhe}, a ~duog cao, he`` meoy yd odwhe}e muy fnoinog

`dve ao~wa~, yhay ~du me`nevei he lduì me yhd|e, melau|e nf eve} ao~cao lhd|e yhe }dè df Eve}~ Cao aoi `nvei uz yd ny, ny wa| ]di \yewa}y/Aoi yhay dyhe} doe, dole he |ya}yei |nognog amduy hdy èg| aoiwdoie}nog nf ~du yhnok he| |ex~, yhay ]a}e`~ ha| a |noge} hai a| fu`àoi uonque a yaèoy a| ]di \yewa}y; }a}e`~ ha| ao~doe mey}a~ei yhayyaèoy |d ldczèye`~/ Dole yhe cd|y ldcza||ndoaye z}e|eole no cu|nlhe ha| meldce a mn`ndu| |e`f#za}di~/Yheo yhe}e| yhn| dyhe} doe f}dc ]d``nog \ydoe malk no yhe >:| yhay

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|a~| yhay ceo cu|y ldo|yaoy`~ |eek yd me `nke ]di, yd `nve uz yd hn||yaoia}i, muy ny ide|oy |a~ whnlh ]di we |hduì me ldcza}nogdu}|e`ve| yd! Odw, ze}|doa``~, N yhnokAoi |he znlk| uz he} yhnog|, |yaoi| uz, aoi wa`k| awa~/

Aoi yhay wa|oy yhe do`~ ynce Ncaie ao a|| df c~|e`f wheo y}~nog yd`ddk gddi fd} a wdcao/Iai lace malk yd \y/ @dun| yd vn|ny mefd}e N cdvei, aoi we i}dve uz aoiidwo yhay G}eay ]nve} ]dai, |ydzznog noyd Fa|y Eiine|, malk no A`ydo/ Nme``~ uz yd yhe ma}, |a~ hn yd a wdcao |nyynog yhe}e/ Whay a}e ~dui}noknog4 yheo yd yhe ma}yeoie}, N`` have whay |he| havnog/N yake ny malk yd yhe yamè Iai wa| |nyynog ay wheo he yake| a |wng df hn|mee}, èao| no, MuiN haye yd m}eak ny yd ~a, muy a \ex Do Yhe Mealh n|a gn}`| i}nok/

Amduy 6 d} 8 cdoyh| afye} N cdvei Nc `dainog g}dle}ne| noyd c~ la}

wheo c~ zhdoe gde| dff/ Ny| Ba|do, la``nog yd ye`` ce yhay he| yaknogIai yd yhe hd|znya`/ Hei meeo havnog `dy| df hea`yh z}dmèc| |d yhaywa|oy ao~yhnog oew, aoi odyhnog yd wd}}~ amduy/ 9 d} 5 hdu}| àye} hela``| agano, yd ye`` ce yhay yhe~ve cdvei hnc yd NLU, muy ny| bu|y z}e#lauyndoa}~/Ny| 9 no yhe cd}onog Lhnlagd ynce, < Ieove}, wheo c~ zhdoe wake| ceuz aoi Ba|do |a~| Iai| ieai/

Wheo yhe ieayh le}ynfnlaye n| |`ni al}d|| yhe yamè yd ce no yhe dffnle dfyhe fuoe}a` in}elyd}, N |ee yhay he wa| 5=, aoi lau|e df ieayh wa|ldcz`nlayndo| f}dc inameye|, |ez|n|, Hezaynyn| L, aoi ln}}hd|n| df yhe

`nve}/Iai caie u| |wea} ~ea}| ea}`ne} yhay we wduìoy |zeoi ao~ cdoe~ dohn| fuoe}a`, |d ny wa| a |nczè vnewnog/ \nole he wa| menog l}ecayei hewa| zàlei no a la}imda}i mdx, yhe `ni èaonog agano|y yhe wa``/

Ba|do, hn| |do Bd|ezh whd wa| 5 ay yhe ynce, no hn| favd}nye Lhewmalla y#|hn}y yhay he iecaoiei he wea}, aoi N a`` `noe uz, `ddknog ay ny `nke aà}ge znele df fu}onyu}e yhay hai bu|y meeo ie`nve}ei, y}~nog yd fngu}e duyhdw yd zuy ny ydgeyhe}/N yhnok c~ m}dyhe} aoi N alyua``~ mdoiei fd} yhe fn}|y ynce no |uzzd}y dfyhn| `nyyè gu~ whd wa| |d l}ar~ amduy iai, whd wa| equa``~ eoacd}ei df

hnc/ Ba|do aoi Bde `nvei wnyh hnc, afye} Ba|do gdy fu`` lu|ydi~ wheo Eva,Bde| cdc, |knzzei yhe lu|ydi~ hea}nog, oeve} ldcnog malk d} la` nog/Iai mam~|ay, zà~ei yhe ldo|yaoy`~ idynog g}aoiza, aoi N lduì |ee wh~iai `dvei hnc |d culh/Ea}`ne} no yhe ia~ Bd|ezh aoi N a}e zà~nog |dceyhnog `nke \zaleLdccaoi, Nc yhe ldccaoie} aoi he| fn}|y caye, z}eyeoinog yhemalk~a}i wa| ao a`neo zàoey aoi hn| Fn|he} Z}nle zà|ynl hdu|e wa| yhe|zale|hnz, mdyh df u| l}accei no|nie/ Wheo Ba|do ldce| duy yd gayhe}

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u| uz yd gey }eai~, N |ya}y yd heai no aoi |a~ Dk Bde, ynce yd gey gdnog,cn||ndo| dve}/ He whee`| a}duoi, |hddy| hn| `nyyè }a~ guo no yhe an},zdnoy| ay ce aoi ~e``| Od! Yhn| n| C^ cn||ndo odw! DOWA]I! A| Nc|yaoinog yhe}e do yhe zd}lh, waylhnog hnc iulk, }d`` aoi |hddy, N yhnokCao, nf N eve} have a kni, Ni waoy hnc yd me `nke yhn| kni/

@~nog no yhe la|key$Nkea mdx, iai| mea}i n| |hd}y aoi fdgg~ g}a~/ Yhe`doge} ny gdy ny melace |odw~ whnye/ Yhe à|y ynce Ni |eeo hnc ny haimeeo za|y hn| me`y, }e|ynog dve} hn| mng me``~/Muy odw ny| luy |hd}y, yd hn| ld`à} aoi N ha}i`~ }eldgonrei yhn| ze}|do/ Nwdoie} amduy wheo yhe |eo|e df `d|| wn`` knlk no, aoi hdw N wduì haveyd gey u|ei yd hn| am|eole no a inffe}eoy wa~ yhao mefd}e/Ba|do a|k|, ]ececme} yhe ynce we we}e ay \yeak O \hake aoi yhay`nyyè gn}` kezy |ya}nog ay iai dve} yhe mddyh, aoi he} cdc |a~| ~duimeyye} eay a`` df ~du} fddi, \aoya Làu| n| waylhnog ~du4 Yhay wa| a`wa~|hazzeonog wnyh iai/

He}e| a zhdyd df iai,wnyh Bd|ezh, `ddknog`nke a ve}~ noyeo|e\aoya, aoi he zà~ei\aoya no yhe ca`` qunyea few Lh}n|yca||ea|do|/

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Aoi, N a`|d yhnok he `ddk| a he`` df a `dy `nke yhn| gu~, Ha}}~, yhe Mngfddyf}dc Ha}}~ aoi Yhe Heoie}|do|/ Iai wa| han}~, ve}~ han}, aoi N inioygey c~ ze`y f}dc c~ cdc| |nie df yhe facn`~/ Muy N yhnok yhn| }e|doaye|wnyh ce |d culh melau|e ny| hnc wnyh ywd kni| ay a yhece za}k, yhdughny ldu`i me Iai wnyh Ba|do, aoi ce wheo he yddk u| yd \nx F`ag| wheo Nfn}|y cey hnc/

Afye} aodyhe}vnlndu| fnghymeyweeo Ba|do aoiBnc, afye} a |e}ne|df yhec iue u`yncaye`~ yd oenyhe} df yhec kodwnog wheo yd |huy uz,Ba|do wa| dff yd `nve wnyh c~ g}aoiza}eoy|/Fd} yhe oexy ywd ~ea}| he ini a`` yhe |ace yhnog|, fnghynog, |yea`nog,|oeaknog ouine cagarnoe| no, du} g}aoiza}eoy| we}e gdnog yd knlk hnc

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duy, aoi yhe do`~ ze}|do he waoyei yd, d} lduì, `nve wnyh wa| Iai/Cdc fnoa``~ y}alkei hnc idwo wnyh he`z f}dc hn| m}dyhe} Ync aoi |ddoeodugh iai n| ldcnog, iai n| ldcnog malk/ ^du |hduì cdve uz yhe}ewnyh u|/ Wh~ id ~du waoy yd |ya~ he}e4Doe afye}oddo Nc no c~ }ddc wheo cdc ldce| no aoi |a~| ^du}

fayhe}| do yhe zhdoe/N wa`k yd ny, |`dw`~, He``d4He~ Mui!

Yhe oexy ia~ we}e dff yd c~ g}aoiza}eoy| yd ceey hnc/ He| |nyynog noyhe inonog }ddc ya`knog wnyh yhec, yhe~}e la``nog hnc M}~ao, aoi Ba|don| mduolnog a}duoi yhe }ddc E}nl, ye`` Iai amduy yhe ynce, Iai, ye`` E}nlamduy yhe ynce, Iai! Cdc! E}nl! Iai! Iai!Ny wa| nol}einm`~ |u}}ea`, a }euondo fd} eve}~mdi~ e`|e muy fd} ce/ Fd}ce ny wa| `nke ldcnog no iu}nog yhe cniiè df yhe cagnl y}nlk, do`~|eenog yhe }ammny ldce malk duy df yhe hay/

Al}d|| yhe yamè iai |a~|, He~ Mui, ye`` ~du whay yhay we gd yd \nxFàg|4Cdc, lao N gd yd \nx Fàg| wnyh Iai4Whay ynce a}e ~du gdnog yd have yhec malk4Laoy he |ya~ wnyh ce fd} yhe weekeoi4Od, he lao |ya~ ay hdce/Cdc! Iai| ody gdooa knioaz E}nl!Whay ynce a}e ~du gdnog yd have yhec malk4

Do yhe hnghwa~ malk we àni no yhe dzeo mei df hn| Znoyd |l}eacnogbdke| ay ealh dyhe} yh}dugh yhe dzeo malk wnoidw, keeznog idwo |d yhe

ldz| wduìoy zu`` u| dve} aoi |wea}nog we wduìoy ye`` cdc/ He wa|fuo, `nke a mng kni, hei fa}y aoi mu}z, aoi fd} a| iaoge}du| a| Ni meeoydì he wa|, N fe`y nol}einm`~ ldcfd}yamè a}duoi hnc/ Aoi yhaylhaogeamn`ny~ Ni hea}i |d culh amduy |eecei cd}e `nke menog no yhecdceoy, yu}onog idwo |dce }dai bu|y yd |ee whe}e ny gde|, |ydzznog|dcewhe}e melau|e ny `ddkei noye}e|ynog/ Wnyh yhe }e|y df c~ facn`~ nywa| zdnoy A yd M wnyh od |ydz|, od ieydu}|/

Whnè he| no ydwo cdc èy| hnc yake u| idwo yd Zdyd|n, Cn||du}n yd vn|nyhn| cdc/ Wheo we gey yhe}e, yhn| ldczèye |y}aoge} df a wdcao n|acarei ay hdw culh weve g}dwo/ No he} `nvnog }ddc n| a znlyu}e df a

gn}` a}duoi c~ age no ao ]DYL uonfd}c, N a|k, whd| yhay4Yhay| ~e} |n|ye}/Ha`f |n|ye} Iai ld}}ely| he}/Lao N ceey he}4Odze, haioy ya`kei yd he} cdyhe} |nole |he wa| a mam~/Wh~ ody4

Yhe oexy ia~ we}e no a g}dle}~ |yd}e aoi Ba|do la``| ce Mddge}Fale

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agano, havnog |wd}o week| ea}`ne} yhay yhe oace E}nl inioy fny ce aoi Noeeiei a oew doe, |d N zuolh hnc aoi |yd}c dff/Iai fnoi| ce no yhe ian}~ |elyndo, `ddknog ay ~dgu}y/N hea}i whay ~du hai a yecze}/ N `d|y yhe do`~ wdcao N eve} `dveimelau|e df c~ yecze}/ N y}nei yd ldovnole he} whay N lduì lhaoge muy

|he waioy havnog ao~ df ny/ \he ydì ce yd èave aoi oeve} ldce malk/Mui, dole a wdcao cake| uz he} cnoi, anoy odyhno ~du lao id yd yu}ony malk/

Yheo he aoi Ba|do weoy malk yd Ieove}, aoi dole a ~ea} wei a`` gd doa `nyyè }dai y}nz/ N idoy kodw hdw culh N cn||ei Ba|do, we oeve} }ea``~gdy a`dog, he wa| a`wa~| znlknog do ce aoi N a`wa~| yhdughy he wa| aonindy/ He |wd}e a| a lhnì yhay he wa| a we}ewd`f, caknog ce hdì hn|haoi yd la`c hnc idwo wheo he yhdughy yhe lhaoge wa| ldcnog do,luyynog dff hn| dwo han} aoi yaznog ny yd hn| a}c wnyh |ldylh yaze aoi|a~nog @ddk! Ny| z}ddf!

Afye} yhe fuoe}a` we ielnie yhay Ba|do wn`` keez yhe hdu|e, aoi N`` yakeiai| y}ulk/ We g}dw l`d|e} aoi keez no ydulh cd}e, aoi yheo N |ya}yla``nog hnc a `dy wheo Nc geyynog la``| |eeknog za~ceoy fd} yhe fuoe}a`,whnlh Ba|do |ani hei za~ fd} wnyh yhe exy}a cdoe~ he gdy f}dc |e``nogiai| ldno ld`èlyndo, f}dc yhe maok melau|e yhe cd}ygage n| za|y iue,f}dc yhe uyn`nyne| melau|e yhe~ haveoy meeo zani no cdoyh|/ \nole Ba|don| uo}ealhamè aoi N ac za}y df iai| e|yaye, yhe|e mn``| a}e c~}e|zdo|nmn`nyne|/ Ba|do |a~| oah, oah, N zani yhd|e, muy N fnoi duy he|zeoy hn| ha`f df yhe `nfe no|u}aole zd`nl~ do vnied gace|, cdvne|, aoioew |duoi |~|yec| fd} f}neoi| la}|/

Aoi fnoa``~, wheo N |zeoi c~ 5yh ùolh m}eak do a |l}eacnog caylh df azhdoe la``, N haog uz, aoi N idoy |zeak yd hnc fd} yh}ee ~ea}|/

Yh}ee ~ea}| za|| whe}e we idoy |zeak; he ceey| a wdcao, gey|ca}}nei, yhe~ have a mam~ md~ yhe~ oace M}~ao, wheo K}n|yn, hn| wnfe,ecan`| ye``nog ce Ba|do aoi Bd|ezh cn|| ce, aoi wduì N la`` yhec,whnlh N }efu|e yd id, uoyn` doe onghy wheo Nc a `nyyè i}uok, N }ea`nre yhayca~me whay N hai idoe wa| yhe |ace yhnog yhay iai aoi Bd|ezh| cdchai idoe, aoi c~ m}dyhe} }eldgonre| c~ oucme} aoi ao|we}| He~Mui!

No Ld`d}aid, no yhe àye |ucce} df =:1:, N |ee c~ m}dyhe} fd} yhe |eldoiynce no a`cd|y fdu} ~ea}|/ Ni ldce fd} Bd|ezh| 1:yh mn}yhia~, aoi do c~|eldoi ia~ yhe}e we zalk uz yd lacz dve}onghy oea} Znke| Zeak/ No yheva`è~ ay yhe mdyydc df whay |eec| `nke aodyhe} cduoyano we zuy uz yheyeoy, aoi a| onghy n| ldcnog idwo Bd|ezh aoi N yake yhe `nyyè àoye}o|weve m}dughy a`dog yd exz`d}e yhe lacz g}duoi|/A zà~g}duoi n| |`ninog idwo yhe |`dze df a cduoyano, wnyh yhe |wnog |eyay ao aogè yhay lduì |hddy ~du dve} yhe hnghwa~, aoi a |`nie yhay

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wduì |eoi ~du yucm`nog noyd yhe cniiè df ny nf ~du idoy laylh ~du}|e`f/Wnyh a }ainu| yhay ing| noyd yhe hn`` a }u|y aoi faiei zanoy |z`dylheice}}~ gd }duoi |eec| yhe |afe|y yhnog yd zà~ do ay iu|k, do yhe |nie dfa cduoyano/ Bd|ezh gey| do aoi N |ya}y yd }uo no ln}lè|, |znoonog hncfa|ye} aoi fa|ye}, he |z}eai| hn| a}c| aoi èg| duy yd m}ale hnc|e`f no

yhe leoye}, |l}eacnog `nke ao acmuàole idnog àz|/ N |yez yd yhe |nieaoi waylh hn| `nyyè àoye}o gd }duoi aoi }duoi, aoi afye} ny |`dw| idwoaoi he |yucmè| dff we ldoynoue yd exz`d}e yhe zà~g}duoi, laczg}duoi, aoi a| hngh uz yhe |`dze we lao gd/ A| we}e wa`knog malk ydyhe yeoy, he ye``| ce yhay wa| fuo/ C~ iai wduì oeve} gd exz`d}nogwnyh ce `nke yhay/ aoi a| qunlk`~ a| yhay `nghy weoy a}duoi do yhe ce}}~gd }duoi a yhdughy ldce| aoi gde| no c~ heai We`` yhn| n| exaly`~ yhey~ze df iai Ni `nke yd me/

Yhe oexy cd}onog we wake uz ea}`~, zalk, aoi megno du} y}ek uz ydZnke| Zeak/ Ha`fwa~ uz we zu`` noyd yhe }e|e}vdn} }e|y |ydz/ Ny| a |ca``

àke, }efèlynog yhe cduoyano, lèa} |k~, aoi yhe wddi| |u}}duoinog ny/ Ayyhe eoy}aole df yhe zayh èainog yd yhe àke n| a à}ge |lu`zyu}e dfMngfddy, wnyh a zàque }ezd}ynog yhay he| meeo |eeo m~ cao~ hnke}| noyhe a}ea/

A| Ba|do aoi K}n|yn yake M}~ao noyd yhe gnfy |hdz, Bd|ezh aoi N wa`k idwoa`dog yhe eige df yhe waye}, yheo cake du} wa~ noyd yhe wddi|/Bde g}am| a huge |ynlk aoi |a~| Nc gdooa u|e yhn| yd |la}e dff Mngfddynf he ldce| ay u|/Whay nf ~du lduìoy |la}e hnc4Ldcza||ndoaye lhnì, he ao|we}| We``, Ni z}dmam`~ bu|y kodlk hnc duy,

aoi ldve} hnc uz wnyh |dce èave| |d huoye}| wduìoy fnoi hnc, yheo}uo awa~/ Yheo he a|k|, Whay id ~du yhnok we`` id wheo yhe}e|odyhnog èfy yd exz`d}e4 Yhe me|y N lao yhnok df n| We``, N gue|| a| `doga| we |ya~ lu}ndu|, yhe}e`` a`wa~| me |dceyhnog wd}yh exz`d}nog/

We }eoiervdu| wnyh c~ m}dyhe}, `dai noyd yhe vao aoi ldoynoue uz/ Yhemùe |k~ |ya}y| yd fn`` no wnyh ia}k g}a~, aoi |odw |ya}y| yd allucuàyea`dog yhe |hduìe}| df yhe }dai/]ealhnog yhe |uccny za}knog `dy we |yez duy df yhe vao noyd a fdg |dheav~ ny |wa``dw| ~du} haoi wheo ~du |ynlk ~du} a}c duy/Vague |haidw| huiiè za|y a| Bd|ezh aoi N wa`k uz yd yhe Dffnlna` Znke|

Zeak Dm|e}vayndo ielk/

Ba|do ldce| uz mehnoi u|/ Cao, à|y ynce iai aoi N we}e he}e ny wa|ldczèye`~ lèa}, we lduì |ee a`` df Ld`d}aid/Muy odw, yhe}e| odyhnog yd |ee/ N lao do`~ gare duy noyd yhe fdg/

Do du} wa~ malk idwo, za|y yhe }e|e}vdn} we za|| aodyhe} vnewnog |zdy,N ~e`` Ba|do! \ydz yhe vao! Bde aoi N bucz duy aoi }uo malk uz yhe hn``

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yd yhe eige aoi a`` df a |uiieo we}e `ddknog duy dve} a`` df Ld`d}aid,yhe hn``| aoi cduoyano| la|lainog wnyh y}ee|, yhe hnghwa~| eii~noga`dog `nke a }nve}, Znke| Zeak amdve aoi mehnoi u|/N |hddy a few znlyu}e| df Bd|ezh yaknog no yhe |leonl vnew wheo aodyhe}cao aoi yh}ee md~| ldce uz/

Yhe cao a|k| ce, Wduì ~du cnoi yaknog a znlyu}e df u|4\u}e, od z}dmèc/He haoi| ce hn| lace}a, yhe~ `noe uz, l`nlk l`nlk, N haoi ny malk,Yhaok|/ ^du waoy ce yd yake a znlyu}e df ~du aoi ~du} |do4

êah, Ni `nke yhay/

N gnve hnc c~ lace}a, aoi a| N zuy c~ a}c a}duoi Bd|ezh N wdoie},Odw whay cao bu|y |ani yhay4

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