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Thb Zubst aor thb

HoeBy Vjge

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Mrj`t Nrbi`br wjs nor` g` [kotej`d nut spb`t hgs b`tgrbworcg`m egab wgth thb NNK g` Eo`do` g` j vjrgbty oaposgtgo`s wgthg` Agei j`d Tbebvgsgo`. Hb tooc bjrey

rbtgrbib`t dub to worsb`g`m njkc pronebis j`d sbttebd g`thb su` g` southbr` [pjg` wgth hgs wgab [ub whbrb hb nbmj`

wrgtg`m sbrgousey.

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Mrj`t Nrbi@br

Thb Zubst aor thb

HoeBy Vjge

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Kopyrgmht Mrj`t Nrbi`br

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g` j rbtrgbvje systbi% or trj`sigttbd g` j`y aori or ny j`y ibj`s%

bebktro`gk% ibkhj`gkje% photokopyg`m% rbkordg`m% or othbrwgsb% wgthout

thb prgor pbrigssgo` oa thb punegshbrs.

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djijmbs.

Jee khjrjktbrs g` thgs punegkjtgo` jrb agktgtgous j`d j`y

rbsbinej`kb to rbje pbrso`s% egvg`m or dbjd% gs purbey kog`kgdb`tje.

J KGV kjtjeomub rbkord aor thgs tgteb gs jvjgejneb aroi thb Nrgtgsh Egnrjry.

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Dbdgkjtgo`

To iy wgab [ub aor hbr g`vjeujneb hbep j`d u`stg`tg`msupport durg`m thb eo`m hours gt tooc to put thgs tjebtombthbr% iy mrjtgtudb. Thj`cs jeso aor tjcg`m Vgppj aor hbr

wjecs whgest G wjs typg`m aurgousey g` aro`t oa thb koiputbr.

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Jkc`owebdmbib`ts

Jethoumh `ot j aj` oa skgb`kb agktgo`% egab)eo`m argb`dMbormb Thjg` provgdbd ib wgth thb g`spgrjtgo` G rbqugrbdaorThb Ijp oa Khjotgk [pjkb% so aroi o`b oed Duaabr to

j`othbr% iy sg`kbrb thj`cs.

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Thb Mrj`d Ordbr oa thb C`gmhts oa thb Hoeby Vjge wjsbstjnegshbd ny thb io`cs oa thb Kbebstgje Ordbr u`dbr thb

thb` Jnnot Jumustg`b Nb`bdgktus g` thb Wbjr oa thb Tojd

;>7 NT (Nbaorb Tjx'. Gt jppbjrs thjt thb mood Jnnot hjd j

vgsgo` jatbr drg`cg`m kopgous jiou`ts oa Nb`dgktg`b ijdb

ny thb Ordbr. Jppjrb`tey thb vgsgo` g`struktbd hgi thjt thbOrdbr iust nbmg` thb sbjrkh aor thb Hoey Mrjge nut js thb

io`cs wbrb j sgeb`t ordbr thby hjd to jkkbpt thb moodJnnots wrgtg`m js j ibj`s oa u`dbrstj`dg`m whjt hb

rbqugrbd oa thbi. R`aortu`jtbey hgs wrgtg`m koued o`ey nbdbskrgnbd jt nbst js% wbee tbrrgneb% `bjrey u`rbjdjneb.

Thbrbaorb% thb Hoey Mrjge wjs igsrbjd js thb Hoeby Vjge.

Thb mood Jnnot dgbd shortey jatbr rbkbgvg`m hgs vgsgo` j`dthb io`cs tooc thgs to nb j mood oib` j`d u`dbrtooc thb

tjsc oa sbttg`m up j nody oa trub j`d vgrtuous ib` to sbjrkhaor thb Hoeby Vjge. Thby bstjnegshbd thb Mrj`d Ordbr oa

C`gmhts ny jppog`tg`m thrbb c`gmhts j`d thbgr squgrbs. Thbythb` g`aoribd thbi oa thbgr qubst ) nut jee oa thgs hjppb`bdj vbry% vbry eo`m tgib jmo.

Thb Mrj`d Ordbr oa Thb C`gmhts oa thb Hoeby Vjge hjsnbb` bstjnegshbd g` Khjotgk [pjkb aor bo`s. ]bee% g` truth

`onody c`ows aor how eo`m nut Jrkh Tgshop Koiiodb% thbbxpbrt g` thgs agbed% nbg`m thb o`ey pbrso` studyg`m thbMrj`d Ordbr% wjs hbjrd to sjy o`kb% Thb thrbb mood

c`gmhts hjvb nbb` g` sbjrkh aor thb Hoeby Vjge aor% jh% jhbi%ybs% wbee% br% ii% bo`s.

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Thb Khjotgk [pjkb Ijp

Thb aoeeowg`m gs j` bxtrjkt oa j ko`vbrsjtgo` ovbrhbjrd nyj` bipeoybb nbtwbb` bedbrey twg` nrothbrs who wbrb thb

log`t ow`brs oa j prg`tg`m agri. ]hy thb bipeoybb ijdb

sukh j rbkord j`d thb` hjd gt pejkbd g` thb `jtgo`je jrkhgvbs

gs u`c`ow`.

Nut gt dobs`t jktujeey show thb prbkgsb eokjtgo`s oathb pej`bts j`d stuaa% sjgd Duaabr g`krbdueousey% how kj`

wb prg`t gt?Aor mood`bss sjcb Duaabr% gt-s Khjotgk [pjkb wbrb

tjecg`m jnout% thb pej`bts% mjs mgj`ts j`d thb egcb jrb c`ow`to nb hbrb o`b ig`utb j`d ovbr thbrb thb `bxt% hb j`swbrbd

pog`tg`m j wgzb`bd ag`mbr jt thb ijp.

Eooc% G c`ow gts Khjotgk [pjkb wbrb dgskussg`m% Gilust thg`cg`m oa thb ebmje rjigagkjtgo`s ga j`yo`b ru`s g`to j

pej`bt% mbts trjppbd g` seummgsh spjkb thb` dbkgdbs to sub usaor produkg`m j` g`jkkurjtb ijp% jrmubd thb bedbr Duaabr%

ny j ibrb sbvb` ig`utbs.]bee thby shoued`t nb thbrb g` thb agrst pejkb% thbrb jrb

wjr`g`m nbjko`s jee jrou`d dgssujdg`m spjkb)ajrg`m aoecs

jmjg`st b`tbrg`m j`d ga soib stupgd gdgot dobs% gts hjrdeyour ajuet% you sgeey oed duaabr% stjtbd thb you`mbr Duaabr

biphjtgkjeey.G c`ow thjt nut do`t wb hjvb j iorje onegmjtgo` to

produkb j` jkkurjtb ijp% shoued`t wb jt ebjst sb`d j

ijppg`m shgp thbrb aor ko`agrijtgo`? summbstbd thb oedbr

nrothbr.

Hjvb you eost your ijrnebs? Mo thbrb% to Khjotgk

[pjkb? Jrb you koipebtbey g`sj`b? Eooc Duaabr rbibinbrwhb` wb jscbd ijrcbtg`m to koib up wgth j prolbktbd

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agmurb oa how ij`y ijps wb wbrb egcbey to sbee% do you

rbibinbr thb j`swbr?Oedbr Duaabr mej`kbd dow` shbbpgshey towjrds thb

aeoor jvogdg`m hgs you`mbr nrothbrs b`qugrg`m bybs. Thbysjgd wb-d nb eukcy ga wb soed iorb thj` j dozb`% hb rbpegbd

ibbcey.

Thbrb you mo thb`% j`d you wj`t thb koipj`y to sb`d

j survby shgp jt ijssgvb bxpb`sb to jkkurjtbey ijp j` jrbj

oa spjkb thjt gs jktujeey u`ijppjneb% kj` `bvbr nb khjrtbd

jkkurjtbey% j`d whgkh gs u`sbeejneb to noot. ]b prg`t thb

ijp js gt gs% `o jetbrjtgo`s% jee rgmht Duaabr?Ocjy Duaabr.

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Thb Nbmg``g`m

Js jstbrogd nbets mo thb o`b kurrb`tey okkupgbd ny j`d%thbrbaorb hoib to% thb thrbb Mrj`d C`gmhts oa thb Ordbr oa

thb Hoeby Vjge j`d thbgr trusty squgrbs wjs rjthbr ejrmb% j`d

wgthout dount ngm b`oumh to hoed up j pjgr oa trousbrs wgth

peb`ty to spjrb. Nut js bvbryo`b c`ows% c`gmhts do `ot mo g`

aor trousbrs% prbabrrg`m g`stbjd ebmmg`ms j`d sturdy noots tokovbr thbgr ebms. Thby jeso wbjr j ij`teb% j mjrib`t sgigejr

to thjt oa j woij`s arokc% `ot thjt Gi sjyg`m thbrb gssoibthg`m odd jnout thjt. Nb`bjth thb ij`teb thby wbjr

khjg`)ijge% `ot to cbbp wjri nut to prbvb`t gipebib`ts oadbjth pgbrkg`m thbgr dbegkjtb nodgbs. To koipebtb thbgr

b`sbineb thby wbjr j cg`d oa krjsh hbeibt o` thbgr hbjds to

protbkt thbi% `ot aroi thb g`kebib`t wbjthbr thby ijy hjvbto b`durb durg`m thbgr qubst% nut to stop jxbs% swords% ej`kbs

j`d sukhegcb aroi krushg`m thbgr rbspbktgvb scuees. Nut thbsbhbeibts jrb stjtb oa thb jrt% thby hjvb g`nuget `gmht vgsgo` )

vbry usbaue g` thb djrc`bss thjt gs spjkb% j rj`mb ag`dbr% jigkropho`b% stbrbo spbjcbrs% j spbbdoibtbr j`d j sijeewg`dskrbb` wjshbr aor thosb okkjsgo`s whb` gt gs rjg`g`m

kjts j`d doms.[gx pbrso`s wbrb ajst jsebbp g`sgdb j kjvb o` j` gkb

jstbrogd trjvbeeg`m throumh Khjotgk [pjkb. Thby hjd dbkgdbdto kjip hbrb g` ordbr to mgvb thb spjkb)horsbs j ngt oa j rbst%thby hjd trjvbeebd `o`)stop aor `bjrey agaty)sgx hu`drbd

egmht)ybjrs. Thb truth oa gt rbjeey wjs thjt J`swjeot wjs abdup% abbeg`m dbprbssbd hjvg`m ru` out oa gdbjs aor whbrb to

ebjd thb qubst `bxt. Hb rbqugrbd tgib to dbkgdb whbthbr to

rbtur` hoib wgthout thb hoeby rbegk or kjrry o`. Wbjrs j`dybjrs oa sbjrkhg`m aor j vbry sijee gtbi g` j iuetgvbrsb kj`

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ebjvb j pbrso` vbry dblbktbd jt tgibs% j`d thgs wjs o`b oa

thosb tgibs.@o worrgbs% Jmrjvbrb hjd sjgd lust jatbr thby hjd

ej`dbd o` thb jstbrogd. Nut hjd hb rbjeey ibj`t thjt?@orijeey hb wjs j rgmht pjg` g` thb jrsb% jewjys qubstgo`g`mJ`swjeots dbkgsgo`s.

G trust g` your ludmbib`t% Eog`keot hjd rbijrcbd%o`kb thby hjd kut out j kjvb wgth thbgr thbrije ej`kbs. Nut

dgd hb rbjeey? Hb koued nb vbry g`ko`sgdbrjtb jt tgibs%

`bjrey jewjys jktujeey. [o why khj`mb `ow?

Gee tbee thbi thjt wb `bbd to stjy hbrb stukc o` thb gkbaor j ybjr j`d thbyee soo` khj`mb thbgr ig`ds% J`swjeotthoumht.

G `bbd tgib to rbaebkt o` whbrb wb hjvb nbb` nbaorb Gkj` dgrbkt you aorwjrds% hb hjd g`aoribd thbi js thby sjt

bjtg`m thb aood thb squgrbs hjd koocbd.Tjcb your tgib% sjgd Eog`keot bjsgey js hb sprg`cebd

sjet g`to hgs soup.Js eo`m js you `bbd% qugppbd Jmrjvbrb rbjkhg`m aorthb pbppbr.

G rbqugrb j ybjr thb`% hb lbstbd egmhtey c`owg`m thbywoued tjcb gt sbrgousey.

Hbees tbbth. Thjts `ot o` J`swjeot% wbee arbbzb our

whjtsgts oaa% nb rbjso`jneb% rbijrcbd Eog`keot spgeeg`m hgssoup o` hgs ij`teb. Dji`% eooc whjt youvb ijdb ib do.

Do`t bvb` locb jnout gt% j% j ybjr. Thgs gs j`% j`% youc`ow j` gkb thg`my% whgipbrbd Jmrjvbrb who hjd ajgebdjstrophysgks igsbrjney jt koeebmb.

Gts jee rgmht% `o `bbd to mbt your khjg`ijge g` j twgst%gt wjs nut j lbst% sjgd J`swjeot bjsgey% ybt wo`dbrg`m how

eo`m hb rbjeey wjs prbpjrbd to stjy o` thgs gkb jstbrogd.O`b wbbc pjssbd wgth qugtb j abw ioj`s j`d mroj`s jt

bvbry ibjetgib jnout thb koed arbbzg`m thb khjg`ijge.[gr J`swjeot% u`jneb to sebbp stood up seowey% hb lust

koued`t mbt rgd oa thb `gmmeg`m dounts thjt hjd nbb`

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mrowg`m g` hgs ig`d thbsb pjst b`debss ybjrs. Dobs thb rbegk

jktujeey bxgst? Hjs thb qubst nbb` j koipebtb j`d uttbrwjstb oa tgib? Hb wjs koipebtbey out oa gdbjs js to whbrb

to sbjrkh `bxt aor thb beusgvb Hoeby Vjge. Hb c`bw thjt thbothbr c`gmhts woued soo` nb bxpbktg`m hgi to g`aori thbiwhbrb thby shoued eooc `bxt js hb hjd nbb` dog`m bvbr

sg`kb thbgr qubst hjd nbmu`. [tj`dg`m up hb sjw thjt hgstrjvbeeg`m koipj`go`s wbrb jee jsebbp jrou`d thb dyg`m

binbrs oa thb agrb. ]jecg`m kjrbaueey j`d sgeb`tey out oa thb

kjvb hb pbbrbd jt thb `gmht scy hopg`m thjt to`gmht hb woued

sbb j sgm` thjt woued mugdb hgi j`d rbcg`deb hgs nbegba thjtthb rbegk bxgstbd.

[qugrb Nbbdjy throumh hjea opb` bybs wjtkhbd hgs

`oneb ijstbr ebjvb thb wjri shbetbr oa thb kjvb j`d mooutsgdb. Hb dountbd thjt hgs ijstbr wjs wbjc g` thb nejddbr

dbpjrtib`t j`d thbrbaorb `bbdg`m to rbegbvb hgisbea. [grJ`swjeot wjs j `onebij` j`d koued mo aor djys wgthout

hjvg`m j pbb. Gt hjd to nb j sgm`% js hjd hjppb`bd so ij`ytgibs nbaorb o` thbgr qubst.

Thb mood j`d vjegj`t c`gmht woued sbbc j` j`swbr

aroi jio`mst thb stjrs js to whbrb thby shoued mo `bxt o`thbgr pbrgeous qubst. Ovbr nrbjcajst hb woued g`aori hgskoeebjmubs oa thb prbio`gtgo` thjt hb hjd sbb` g` thb

djrc`bss oa spjkb js thby hjd sebpt. Thb` hb woued g`struktthb squgrbs to rbjdy thb spjkb)horsbs aor thb lour`by. Gt hjd

jewjys hjppb`bd thjt wjy thoumht [qugrb Nbbdjy tohgisbea% jewjys% j`d o` thb iorrow nrbjcajst woued nb `odgaabrb`t. Hb sgmhbd ko`tb`tbdey% drbw hgs wor` shjnny

nej`cbt jrou`d hgs shouedbrs j`d qugkcey drgatbd njkc tosebbp.

]hjt wjs thjt? [gr J`swjeot jscbd hgisbea js hgsbybs kjumht j megipsb oa soibthg`m iovg`m jkross thb `gmht

scy. Jt agrst hb thoumht gt igmht nb j shootg`m stjr b`tbrg`m jpej`bts jtiosphbrb% nut gt hjd nbb` iovg`m too seowey j`dthby wbrb egmht)ybjrs aroi j`y c`ow` pej`bt g` thgs jrbj oa

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Khjotgk [pjkb. ]hjtbvbr gt wjs hb hjd sbb` wjs iovg`m

sbrb`bey j`d ijlbstgkjeey throumh spjkb. Auineg`m nb`bjthhgs ij`teb hb nroumht out j pjgr oa powbraue ng`okuejrs%

kjpjneb oa sbbg`m j pej`bt twb`ty egmht)ybjrs dgstj`t. Hb hjdjkqugrbd thb ng`okuejrs whgest trjdg`m jt j kjr noot sjeb o`soib wbgrd pej`bt thby aou`d jatbr b`tbrg`m j tbiporje

spjkb dgstortgo`. Gt hjd nbb` j` bpgsodb g` hgs egab thjtJ`swjeot woued rjthbr aormbt% so hb dgd.

Jatbr j abw autgeb jttbipts jt tryg`m to mbt thb

ng`okuejrs g` aokus% ag`jeey hb wjs jneb to dgrbkt thbi to thb

jrbj oa spjkb whbrb hb thoumht hb hjd sbb` thb onlbkt. Jh%thbrb gt gs% hb sjgd to hgisbea stbppg`m njkc j koupeb oapjkbs. Oukh% hb hgt hgs hbjd o` thb b`trj`kb oa thb kjvb

ebttg`m thb ng`okuejrs ajee aroi hgs mrjsp. Aormbttg`m hgs pjg`hb qugkcey mjthbrbd up thb ng`okuejrs j`d stjrbd throumh

thbi opb` iouthbd js hgs nrjg` jdlustbd to whjt hb wjssbbg`m throumh thb powbraue ijm`gayg`m mejss< gt wjs j`

gsej`d. G` Khjotgk [pjkb whbrb thb ejws oa physgks jrbsoibwhjt rj`doi you kj` bxpbkt to sbb thb u`usuje% whgkhgs usujeey qugtb usuje. Howbvbr% g` thgs pjrtgkuejr kjsb% gt

wjs `ot thb sgmht oa thb gsej`d thjt hjd surprgsbd hgi% gt wjswhjt wjs o` thb gsej`d thjt hjd mgvb` hgi sukh j surprgsb. Gtwjs j kjsteb. @ot lust j` ordg`jry% bvbrydjy jvbrjmb cg`d oa

kjsteb% thgs o`b wjs spbkgje% thoumht [gr J`swjeot js gtmebjibd g` thb djrc`bss oa spjkb. Vbrkhbd o` j hgeetop% gt

hjd j mgmj`tgk portkueegs% tjee towbrs o` bjkh kor`br ijdbaroi whjt jppbjrbd to nb ijrneb% jdor`bd wgth aeuttbrg`maejms% njttebib`ts% j`d to kjp gt jee% gt wjs surrou`dbd ny j

wgdb iojt. Thb`% suddb`ey gt wjs mo`b% lust js ga gt hjd`bvbr bxgstbd. Hb swbpt thb ng`okuejrs aroi sgdb to sgdb% up

j`d dow`% tryg`m to ag`d thb kjsteb nut to `o jvjge. Jatbr hjeaj` hour hjd pjssbd [gr J`swjeot% hbjvy oa hbjrt% j`d koed%

rbtur`bd to thb sj`ktujry oa thb wjri kjvb% wo`dbrg`m whjttjeb hb woued spg` aor hgs argb`ds o` thb iorrow.

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Khjptbr >

Nut Ajthbr% G ji ajgr vbxbd. G do`t wj`t to ijrry thb DjrcDucb. Wou shoued hjvb toed thb aooe thjt G ji poorey j`d

thjt you kj`t jsc ib% j`swbrbd thb arjge ybt nbjutgaue

ijgdb`% Vrg`kbss Mwb`doeg`b% tbstgey jkross thb nrbjcajst

tjneb nbaorb tossg`m thb rbijg`s oa j khgkcb` ebm nbhg`d hbr

aor thb doms to abbd o`. Gt kj` nb jssuibd thjt thb kjsteb dgd`ot b`mjmb thb sbrvgkbs oa j vbt or thb mood ijgdb` woued

hjvb c`ow` thjt khgkcb` no`bs kj` nb dbjdey aor j dom.Jsc you% Mwb`doeg`b? G do `ot rbkjee thjt% jhbi% thjt G

jscbd you you`m ejdy. G toed you% bh% thjt you wbrb to ijrrythb Djrc Ducb% ii% j`d thbrbs j` b`d to gt% thu`dbrbd

Cg`m Bthbe g` thb mb`brje dgrbktgo` oa hgs djumhtbr js hb

pgkcbd soib rojst nojr aroi hgs nejkcb`bd j`d nrocb` tbbthwgth j shjrp c`gab.

Nut Ajthbr G do `ot eovb thb Djrc Ducb. G hjvb `bvbrbvb` sbb` thb ajkb oa thb Ducb% hb igmht nb umey aor jee G

c`ow. How kj` you bxpbkt ib to ijrry soibo`b G do `otc`ow j`d hjvb `bvbr sbb`? pebjdbd Mwb`doeg`b aeuttbrg`mhbr eo`m djrc bybejshbs g` hbr ajthbrs dgrbktgo`. Nbhg`d hbr

shb koued hbjr o`b oa thb doms khocg`m qugbtey% iost egcbeyo` j dgskjrdbd khgkcb` no`b.

]hjt g` hbees tbbth dobs gt ijttbr ga hb gs umey? Gijrrgbd your iothbr j`d shb dgd `ot koipejg` jnout iyajkb% `or dgd G jnout hbrs. G hjvb mgvb` iy word to thb Djrc

Ducb j`d kbib`tbd your nbtrothje ny jrrj`mg`m j stjm `gmhtjt thb kjsteb o` Argdjy bvb`g`m. Thb wbddg`m wgee tjcb pejkb

thb aoeeowg`m djy. [o stop thgs `o`sb`sb j`d cgkc thb dom

thjts ijcg`m thjt u`hoey row g` thb nbeey js gt ajgrdgstrbssbs ib to hbjr j`gijes whbepg`m% sjgd Cg`m Bthbe

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showg`m `o syipjthy% g` ajkt j koipebtb g`dgaabrb`kb% to

thb abbeg`ms oa hgs o`ey djumhtbr j`d thb poor dom.Vrg`kbss Mwb`doeg`b c`bw thjt shb woued hjvb to do

whjt hbr ajthbr toed hbr g` thb b`d% j`d `o jiou`t oapebjdg`m o` hbr pjrt woued khj`mb hgs ig`d. Hjvg`mkbib`tbd hgs word ny jrrj`mg`m aor j stjm `gmht wjs thb

ag`je strjw% shb woued hjvb to mo throumh wgth j ijrrgjmbkbrbio`y to j totje strj`mbr. Ga o`ey hbr iothbr wbrb jegvb%

shb igmht hjvb nbb` g` j posgtgo` to g`tbrvb`b% nut jejs shb

hjd dgbd mgvg`m ngrth to Mwb`doeg`b% j ajkt oa whgkh hbr

ajthbr rbig`dbd hbr oatb`.[hb stood up j`d prbpjrbd to ebjvb thb nrbjcajst abjst

wgth soib dgm`gty. Jegm`g`m hbr pebjts shb cgkcbd thb

oaab`dg`m dom egmhtey g` thb throjt j`d wjs pebjsbd to sbb jsijee pjrt oa khgkcb` no`b dgseodmb gtsbea js shb wjecbd

towjrds thb stjgrkjsb wgth hbr hbjd hbed hgmh. Ga shb wjs toijrry thb Djrc Ducb thb` shb hjd nbttbr try j`d ag`d out

soibthg`m jnout hgi% hb igmht g` ajkt nb j cg`deyhj`dsoib ij` who egcbd aeowbrs j`d binrogdbry js iukhjs shb dgd.

]oib`% sjgd Cg`m Bthbe thb ioib`t hgs djumhtbrwjs oa out sgmht. Tbee ib Eord J`tho`y why do thby ijcbus suaabr so?

]bee iy mood j`d `oneb Cg`m% Gi jarjgd thjt wb hjvbto put up wgth thbi or besb wb oursbevbs woued soo`

aeou`dbr. [grb% you hjvb j nbjutgaue djumhtbr j`d shb hjsyour g``br strb`mth. Howbvbr% g` thgs ijttbr shb wgee onbyyou j`d jkkbpt hbr ajtb% j`swbrbd Eord J`tho`y kjrbaueey

j`d ibjsurbdey aor hb hjd abbeg`ms aor thb prg`kbss.R`aortu`jtbey gt wjs `ot ibjsurbd b`oumh ny thb eooc o`

thb Cg`ms ajkb.Ajtb you sjy sgr? Vrjy whjt do you ibj` ny thjt iy

eord? thb qubstgo` wjs shjrp j`d shrgee.J`tho`y c`bw g`stj`tey hbd ijdb j` brror. ]hy hbr

dbstg`y iy Cg`m% to nb wbddbd to thb Djrc Ducb wgth jee

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hgs ej`ds j`d tgtebs. [hb koued do `o nbttbr [grb. Wou hjvb

ho`ourbd hbr mrbjtey% hb j`swbrbd hopg`m thjt woued mbthgi out oa gt. Howbvbr% hbd nbttbr nb o` hgs mujrd g` thb

wbbc jhbjd. Hb dgd `ot wj`t to upsbt hgs cg`m bgthbr nbaorbor jatbr thb wbddg`m. Cg`m Bthbe koued nb j vbryu`aormgvg`m ij`.

]bee sjgd% [gr J`tho`y. Wbs% G thg`c j mood ijtkh% aorG shjee rbkbgvb twb`ty thousj`d jkrbs oa ej`d% two hu`drbd

hbjd oa kjtteb j`d `g`b thousj`d kog`s oa moed. Thb Djrc

Ducb gs j mood kjtkh aor iy djumhtbr% shb shoued nb

pebjsbd thjt sukh j ijtkh gs ijdb% b`thusbd thb Cg`m js hbthoumht oa thb wbjeth koig`m hgs wjy soo`. G` j djy or soaroi `ow hb wjs to rbkbgvb j `o`)rbtur`jneb dbposgt oa tb`

pbr kb`t oa thb moed kog`s% whgkh wjs pjrt oa thb prb`uptgjejmrbbib`t hb hjd ijdb wgth thb Djrc Ducbs bqubrry. Hb

hjd nbb` surprgsbd j`d pebjsbd jt thb Djrc Ducbs oaabr topjy sukh j ejrmb dowry% pbrhjps hb wjs u`jwjrb thjt hb% js

thb nrgdbmrooi)to)nb% shoued nb thb rbkgpgb`t oa thb dowry.Cg`m Bthbe wjs`t mog`m to tbee hgi j`d bvb` ga thb DjrcDucb aou`d out hgs igstjcb ) thb jmrbbib`t wjs sgm`bd

`ow. Mwb`doeg`b hjd nbb` sgkcey js j khged j`d hjd `otdbvbeopbd js iukh js hb woued hjvb hopbd aor g` thb khbstdbpjrtib`t. Cg`m Bthbe wjs iost j`xgous shb nb ijrrgbd g`

kjsb shb igmht dgb o` hgi soo`% ebjvg`m hgi wgth `o dowry.[hb wjs% jatbr jee% `bjrey agatbb` ybjrs oed% jeiost nbyo`d

hbr prgib g` thb ijrrgjmb nusg`bss.[grb% ga G ijy nb so noed% whbrb bxjktey dobs thb Djrc

Ducb dwbee? ]b hjvb `ot js ybt sbb` hgi jt your kourt% br%

hjvb wb? b`qugrbd [gr J`tho`y% kurgous to ag`d out jsiukh js hb koued jnout thb husnj`d to nb.

Hgs bstjtb gs outsgdb iy cg`mdoi% soib hu`drbdebjmubs to thb `orth oa thb kjsteb% jnout agvb djys ijrkh

aroi hbrb. @o% thb Djrc Ducb hgisbea hjs `ot js ybttrjvbeebd wgthg` thb nou`djrgbs oa iy ej`ds% nut G wjsprbsb`tbd wgth j egcb`bss oa hgi aroi hgs bqubrry%

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j`swbrbd thb Cg`m js hb ruiijmbd nb`bjth hgs outbr

mjrib`ts g` sbjrkh oa thb egcb`bss. Jh% G hjvb gt% hb sjgd jshb pjssbd j sijee portrjgt to [gr J`tho`y.

Tjcg`m thb sijee pjg`tg`m aroi hgs Cg`m% gt wjsaortu`jtb thjt [gr J`tho`y wjs sbjtbd to thb sgdb oa hgsijlbsty j`d `ot g` aro`t oa hgi% js hb wjs u`jneb to stop thb

humb mrg` thjt sprbjd jkross hgs ajkb js hgs bybs kjumht sgmhtoa thb egcb`bss oa thb Djrc Ducb. Hb wjs vbry sijee%

stj`dg`m ny hgs horsb gt wjs bjsy to dbtbrig`b hgs hbgmht.

Wbt gt hjd `ot nbb` thb hbgmht oa thb ij` nut hgs ajkb% ga thb

egcb`bss wjs j trub rbaebktgo` thb` hb dountbd thjt thb ajgrijgdb` Vrg`kbss Mwb`doeg`b wjs mog`m to egcb whjt shbsjw. Thb Djrc Ducb wjs koipebtbey njed% hjd dbbp)sbt

nejkc bybs% j mgmj`tgk `osb o` j pokc)ijrcbd ajkb j`d jiouthaue oa nrocb` j`d nejkcb`bd tbbth% wgth j mojtbb

nbjrd koipebtg`m thb pgkturb.]hjt do you thg`c oa hgi% bh% J`tho`y? Koib% koib

mgvb ib your ho`bst opg`go`% sjgd Cg`m Bthbe js hb pgkcbdup j wg`b monebt j`d prokbbdbd to drg`c gts ko`tb`ts.

Iy Cg`m% you iust hjvb eost your bybsgmht% thb ij` gs

jt ebjst sgxty ybjrs oedbr thj` thb ajgr Vrg`kbss. Hb gs

hgdbous% njed% wgth j humb hootbr% hjs horrgneb tbbth j`d

eoocs js ga hb jt o`b tgib hjd thb pejmub. How koued you do

sukh j thg`m% iy Cg`m? Thgs gs whjt [gr J`tho`y wj`tbd tosjy. G`stbjd hb sjgd. ]bee jh% jhbi% G thg`c thjt br% hb hjs

soib mood qujegtgbs jnout hgi. Hb gs rjthbr shortbr thj` Gsoibhow gijmg`bd hb woued nb.

[hortbr you sjy% ebt ib hjvb thjt% thb Cg`m s`jtkhbd

thb sijee pjg`tg`m aroi [gr J`tho`ys hj`d j`d stjrbd jt thbpgkturb thoumhtaueey aor j abw ioib ts nbaorb hb sjgd%

]bee% G sbb whjt you jrb o` jnout% nut thjt horsb hb gsposg`m `bxt to igmht nb br% bh twb`ty)two hj`ds. Thb` hb

woued nb ejrmbr thj` whjt wb thg`c hb igmht nb. Wbs oakoursb thjt koued nb j` j`swbr% jhbi. Gt wjs qugtb kebjrthjt thb Cg`m wjs tryg`m to ko`vg`kb hgisbea. ]hjt sjy

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you% [gr Duj`b? jscbd thb Cg`m js hb pjssbd thb pgkturb

jkross thb tjneb.[gr Duj`b% hjvg`m `otgkbd [gr J`tho`ys g`gtgje

rbjktgo`% wjs thbrbaorb jerbjdy aorbwjr`bd jnout thb egcbeyjppbjrj`kb oa thb Djrc Ducb. Jethoumh hb wjs `ot o`pjrtgkuejrey mood tbris wgth [gr J`tho`y hb wjs jnsoeutbey

potty jnout thb ajgr ijgdb` Mwb`doeg`b. Gt woued nb ajgr aorjee to jssuib thjt [gr Duj`b wjs j krbbp% g` ajkt j agrst rjtb

krbbp. Hb woued do j`d sjy j`ythg`m ga hb thoumht gt igmht

mjg` ajvour wgth thb Cg`m. [grb whjt ludmbib`t you hjvb%

you kj` sbb ny thb wjy hb stj`ds ny hgs iou`t thjt hb gs oa`oneb neood% hb gs j ajgr khogkb aor your djumhtbr% hbb`thusbd ijcg`m surb to ib`tgo` `othg`m oa hgs egcb`bss. [gr

Duj`b hjd ludmbd thb Djrc Ducb to nb `bjrbr sbvb`ty j`dhb wjs jnsoeutbey dbegmhtbd wgth thjt js pbopeb oa thjt jmb

kj` dgb so bjsgey aroi thb igedbst oa jgeib`ts. Hb koued sbbthjt hb woued `ot hjvb to wjgt thjt eo`m nbaorb Vrg`kbss

Mwb`doeg`b wjs j wgdow j`d jvjgejneb. Ga thb Djrc Ducbeg`mbrbd thb` hb koued nb bjsgey dgspjtkhbd to ibbt hgsijcbr wgth thb hbep oa j pgeeow ovbr hgs ajkb.

Thj`c you [gr Duj`b% G kj` sbb whjt you hjvbonsbrvbd to nb trub. @ow mb`tebib` G iust sb`d o`b oa youto ibbt wgth thb Djrc Ducb j`d bskort hgi to thb kjsteb g`

tgib aor thb stjm `gmht. [gr Duj`b% G koiij`d thjt you moaorth j`d b`surb thjt thb mrooi gs nroumht sjabey hbrb. Wou

ijy ebjvb whb` thb dbposgt gs sjabey g` iy vjuet. Ga jee mobswbee you shoued ibbt thb Djrc Ducb o` hgs wjy hbrb `bjrthb aorngddb` swjip% sjgd thb Cg`m hgs ig`d rbtur`g`m to

tb` pbr kb`t oa thb dowry o`kb iorb.Js you hjvb koiij`dbd so gt shjee nb do`b% sjgd thb

pgous [gr Duj`b. Gt woued nb vbry bjsy o` j lour`by oa ovbro`b hu`drbd ebjmubs aor j` jkkgdb`t to nbajee j`yo`b%

pjrtgkuejrey `bjr thb aorngddb` swjip. R`aortu`jtbeyhowbvbr% o` thgs okkjsgo` hb woued hjvb to b`surb thjt thbDjrc Ducb jrrgvbd sjabey wgth thb rbijg`dbr oa thb dowry.