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S`arfey \`affaps, RIH. Map ah H (Fkhmkh) Cert.Em. (JE) RCH],

RH], (Retarem) ]anes tk Yeep, ]anes tk Fdui` as d nenkar kj `er

faje ds d hrse. !er trdahah" #e"dh ah $%&'. S`e eehtdffy #edne

d hrse ttkr ah $%*$ dhm retarem jrkn t`e H!S ah $%%+.

]`eredjter, s`e khtahem tk trdah hrses ah t`e pradte setkr dhmftandtefy retarem jrkn t`ere ah ''.

Skne eehts -at`ah t`ese nenkars dre refdtem tk `er pdst ds t`e

jkrt` kj jae `afmreh #krh ahtk t`e `drm faje kj d nahers jdnafy

ah d Skt` /dfes dffey. Fdr"e jdnafaes faem ah sndff, #d<4tk4

 #d< `kses dhm straem tk prkame t`e essehtadfs jkr e2astehe. 3t

t`e d"e kj seehteeh s`e dppfaem tk ehter hrse trdahah" #t -ds

re=etem ds #eah" hjat jkr t`e `edy tds<s ahkfem. S`e `ds d

spahdf rdtre. ]`e khteht kj `er -ratah" -aff reedf t`dt s`ekerdne t`as dhm -ds deptem ahtk hrse trdahah" seehteeh

yedrs fdter.

S`arfey \`affaps net dhm trdeffem -amefy -at` `er `s#dhm -`k

-ds t`eh dh drny kjjaer. S`e -kr<em ds d kfhtdry hrse ah d

hn#er kj kerseds khtraes dhm -ds ahkfem ah skne kj t`e

akfeht resfts kj ahsr"ehy. S`e drraem kt kfhtdry hrsah" ah

I`dhd, 3meh, 5ehyd dhm s`e kdsakhdffy fetrem ah t`e R:\3S

!kspatdf ah 9rhea. /at` `er `s#dhm, jkr jae nkht`s ah $%*0,s`e `efpem `an -`eh `e -ds -at` 1HESC7 kh d prk=et ah \dras

dhm Ha"erad tk dam masd#fem `afmreh.

S`e -ds ah t`e drah" prkjessakh jkr t`arty yedrs dhm, dt tanes -ds

meepfy ahkfem ah eehts t`dt renahmem `er kj skne kj t`e

`krrkrs kj `er pdst? affaat d#krtakh, se2df d#se, rdpe, nrmer,

jdnafy khjfats, rdasn, dhm t`e atana6dtakh kj nahers. /`afst d

hrse s`e -ds renahmem kj t`kse ha"`tndras` eehts kj `er pdst.

 S`e `ds enp`dsasem majjerehes #et-eeh t`e dre kj t`e sa< dhmah=rem ah `er `afm`kkm dhm ykt` dhm `k- at as hk-. !k-eer,

s`e pkahts kt, tk `er t`e `dh"e ah maretakh kj "eherdf hrse

trdahah" -ds hkt heessdrafy jkr t`e #etter.

]`e Hursahi ]anes (>dy '') `ds knnehtem? 8\rk=et '''

-ds hkt t`e sess t`e Ikerhneht `dm `kpem jkr.;

Jkr t`e pdst teh yedrs S`arfey \`affaps `ds hktaem hrsah" dre

spardfah" mk-h-drms. S`e `kpes at `dsht red`em d pkaht kj hk

retrh jkr t`e sd<e kj kr jtre dhm kj t`kse knpdssakhdte,

memadtem hrses -`k staff e2ast. S`e as pfedsem tk sdy t`ere dre

nkre kj t`kse t`dh t`e kt`ers.

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S ` a r f e y \ ` a f f a p s

] A N E S ] K Y E E \ ,

] A N E S ] K F D U I @

Nenkars kj d Hurse ]utkr

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Ckpyra"`t © S`arfey \`affaps

]`e ra"`t kj S`arfey \`affaps tk #e amehtajaem ds dt`kr kj t`as -kr<

`ds #eeh dssertem #y `er ah dkrmdhe -at` setakh && dhm &* kj

t`e Ckpyra"`t, Mesa"hs dhm \dtehts 3t $%**.

3ff ra"`ts reserem. Hk pdrt kj t`as p#fadtakh ndy #e

reprkmem, stkrem ah d retraedf systen, kr trdhsnattem ah dhy

jkrn kr #y dhy nedhs, efetrkha, ne`dhadf, p`ktkkpyah",

rekrmah", kr kt`er-ase, -at`kt t`e prakr pernassakh kj t`e

 p#fas`ers.

3hy perskh -`k knnats dhy hdt`kra6em dt ah refdtakh tk t`as p#fadtakh ndy #e fad#fe tk ranahdf prksetakh dhm aaf fdans

jkr mdnd"es.

3 C:\ dtdfk"e rekrm jkr t`as tatfe as ddafd#fe jrkn t`e 9ratas`

Fa#rdry.

]k prktet t`e khjamehtadfaty kj nkst kj t`e `drdters ah t`as

-kr< t`ear hdnes `de #eeh `dh"em. !k-eer, t`e hdnes kjskne kt`ers `de hktL t`ey dre kj t`kse -`k -aff #e pfedsem tk

<hk- t`dt t`ey `de #eeh renen#erem dhm dmnarem jkr t`e

anpkrtdht rkfe t`ey `de pfdyem ah `er perskhdf dhm prkjessakhdf

faje.

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Jarst \#fas`em ('$0)

3stah >ddfey \#fas`ers Ftm.

B Cdhdmd Sdre

Cdhdry /`drj 

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\rahtem dhm #khm ah Iredt 9ratdah

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R e g e c t e m

Eeh hk-, -`eh ny saster Rksae `ds #eeh medm ker jajty yedrs,

eehts rkp p -`a` renahm ne kj t`e serets -e s`drem ah kr

sndff #em. 7h snner ha"`ts t`e rkkn -ds stajfah". :h t`e -ahter

at -ds jree6ah", -at` ds n` ae kh t`e -ahmk- ahsame ds kt.

Rksae dhm : kjteh tdf<em d#kt kr jtres #t khfy : `dm khe.

S`e <he- : -dhtem tk #e d hrse #t : mamht t`ah< : -ds feerehk"`.

7j krse yk dre, Rksae tkfm ne. : -as` s`e -ere dfae tk

<hk- kj ny d`aeenehts. Heer mam : t`ah< : -kfm #ekne d

hrse ttkr.

]`rk"`kt ny hrsah" faje : `de #eeh renahmem kj

ahamehts kj ny pdst. : -ds khe kj jae `afmreh #krh dhm redrem ah

d /efs` nahah" dffey. >y jdt`er -ds d naher dhm faje -ds `drm.

/e -ere kjteh `h"ry, kfm dhm jra"`tehem. ]`ere -ere ndhytanes jkr -eepah" #t : dfsk renen#er t`e fd"`ter dhm fke.

>y hrsah" faje #e"dh -`eh : -ds t arty4jkrL d ndtre

ehtrdht. : `dm dttenptem deptdhe -`eh : -ds seehteeh #t `dm

 #eeh re=etem #edse : `de d spahdf rdtre dhm -ds tkfm t`dt :

-kfmht -at`stdhm t`e `edy tds<s -`a` dre ahkfem. : -as`

Rksae `dm #eeh dfae -`eh : -ds eehtdffy deptem ahtk hrse

trdahah" ah spate kj t`e spahdf rdtre.

:t -ds #y `dhe t`dt dh kppkrthaty drkse tk rehe- nydn#atakh. \df, ny skh, -ds d-dy dt s`kkf dhm ny `s#dhm,

Mere<, -ds dh drny kjjaer, stdtakhem ah /afts`are. : mamht =kah

`an, ds : `dm kh `as pdst pkstah"s #edse : -dhtem tk #e hedr

\df htaf : -ds sre `e -ds `dppy ds d #kdrmer. /e `dm #k"`t d

`kse hkt tkk jdr jrkn t`e s`kkf.

Faah" dt `kne kh ny k-h "de ne t`e kppkrthaty tk "et d

 =k#. /at` hkt`ah" tk kjjer #t khe ICE dhm dh 3 feef ah

Eh"fas`, : #e"dh sdhhah" t`e ddhy kfnhs jkr sknet`ah"satd#fe dhm dppfaem jkr d je-. : -ds srprasem tk #e kjjerem dh

dmnahastrdtae pksatakh ah t`e Hdtakhdf !edft` Serae, sahe at

ahkfem t`e eappah" kj t`e sekhm p`dse kj d he- `kspatdf kh

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t`e em"e kj t`e hedr#y tk-hL He- Heaff !dff !kspatdf. :t -ds

 #aft ah t`e "rkhms kj 7fm Heaff !dff !kspatdf, `ehe ats hdne. :

t`ah< : -ds kjjerem t`e =k# #edse : `dm -kr<em ah seerdf

`kspatdfs ds d kfhtdry hrsah" dam ah draks pfdes kersedsL

-`ereer Mere< -ds pkstem.: #edne Ird`dn Fdhes seretdry. !e `dm #eeh d atan kj

Mr 9ee`ah", t`e ndah ahsta"dtkr kj nderdtah" 9ratas` Rdaf-dys

ah t`e nam4haheteeh sa2taes. 9eah" -eff ahtk `as jkrtaes, Ird`dn

khsamerem `ansefj f<y tk "et t`e pksatakh kj ndhd"er kj t`e

Cdpatdf Jahdhe Mepdrtneht jkr p`dse t-k kj t`e #afmah" -`a`

-ds ah t`e prkess kj #eah" khstrtem. !e t`k"`t `em #e kh

t`e 8srdp4`edp; kj henpfkyem.

:t -ds t`eh he $%&'. Ird`dn dhm : -kr<ah" tk"et`er khs` d prk=et -ds d dse kj t`e #fahm fedmah" t`e #fahm. 9kt` kj s

<he- he2t tk hkt`ah" d#kt krmerah" `kspatdf eapneht. /e

fedrhem ds -e -eht dfkh", refaeem #y t`e jdt t`dt t`e rekrms jkr

t`e eappah" kj p`dse khe kj t`e he- `kspatdf -ere dt kr

maspksdf.

: `dm #eeh -kr<ah" t`ere jkr sa2 nkht`s -`eh sknet`ah"

`dppehem tk `dh"e ny faje.

:t -ds kh d >khmdy nkrhah", -`eh : -ds meap`erah" ny-dy t`rk"` d fast kj `hmrems kj atens kj `kspatdf eapneht.

3 `hmrem sp`y"sp`anny. /`dt t`e `e< dre t`ese,

Ird`dn : dht eeh prkhkhe at. :s at dh ahstrneht kj tkrtre

kr sknet`ah"

Sp`y"nkndhkneter. :t rkffem kjj `as tkh"e ds edsy ds pae.

!e t`k"`t `e <he- nkre t`dh : mam dhm eh=kyem fettah" ne <hk-

at.

>y "kkmhess, and"ahe `dah" tk "et ykr tkh"e drkhm t`dt-`eh ah d `rry. Speff at kt jkr ne, -aff yk ]`e praht `ds jdmemL

ats hkt fedr.

: tdppem at kt kh t`e tarem kfm, fah"4fdh"ah" 7faetta

type-rater t`dt `dm edmem t`e mnp. :t rdttfem dhm ny mes<

rk<em. /e `dm dff t`e -krh4kt kjjae eapneht jrkn t`e kfm

`kspatdfL -`a` -ds d rehkdtem ndhsakh `kse. : kfm see at

jrkn t`e jrkht -ahmk- kj kr kjjae.

7r kjjae -ds d sndff rkkn ah khe kj 7fm Heaff !dffs

fkm"es -`a` `dm "drmem t`e ndhsakh -`eh at -ds d "rdhm, ra`

jdnafy `kne dhm #ejkre at `dm #ekne kr fkdf `kspatdf. :t staff

jhtakhem ds d `afmrehs -drm, d-datah" t`e knpfetakh kj

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\rk=et kj t`e `kspatdfs #afmah"s, -`a` -kfm ahfme d

skp`astadtem he- pdemadtra hat.

]`e jarst p`dse kj He- Heaff !dff -ds knpfetem ah $%D%

dhm kjjaadffy kpehem kh $'t`  3praf, $%&' #y ]`e Ra"`t

!khkrd#fe, Iekr"e ]`knds. :t -ds s`krtfy djter t`dt Ird`dn dhm: #e"dh -kr<ah" tk"et`er.

Mkht yk <hk- -`dt d sp`y"nkndhkneter as `e ds<em.

:ts jkr td<ah" #fkkm pressre. @k nst `de seeh khe mk6ehs kj

tanes.

>dhy tanes, #t hkt ah t`e 15. 3hm <hk-ah" d#kt t`en

-dsht khe kj t`e stapfdtakhs jkr t`as =k#. : <hk- at ds d sp`a"

jkr td<ah" #fkkm pressre. 3s df-dys d fk-fy kfhteer :e `dm

t`e =k# kj sr##ah" ahstrnehts #ejkre t`ey -ere sterafasem #t :mamht <hk- t`ear ses. : #edne jdnafadr -at` seeah" stet`kskpes

dhm sp`y"nkt`ah"s #t : mamht ds< t`ear hdnes. :e mkhe ate d

 #at kj `kspatdf -kr< ah ny taneL t`e se kj t`ese atens -ere

fastah" -ds td<eh dre kj #y ny #etters dhm : `dppafy drraem kh

-at` t`e nehadf tds<s.

]`eyre heemem jkr t`e -drms dhm mepdrtnehts, Ird`dn

-eht kh, #t t`ere dre skne mktkrs -`k `de t`ear k-h perskhdf

stet`kskpes. ]`e hrses se t`en ds -eff #t -e dht e2pett`en tk #y t`ear k-h, #fess t`en. ]`e ykh" mktkrs <eep t`en

drkhm t`ear he<sL d #dm"e kj kjjae yk na"`t sdy. : -khmer aj

t`ey -edr t`en tk #em.

: fd"`em dt t`e yhaasn. Hk, t`e hrses mkht edrh n`,

mk t`ey 9t t`ey mkht -kr< jkr nkhey. ]`ey `de knpdssakh.

]`ey `de tk `de at `ere. : pdttem t`e #ttkhs kj ny #fkse,

d#ke -`ere : t`k"`t ny `edrt -ds. : -dhtem tk #e d hrse, yk

<hk-, Ird`dn, #t : -ds trhem mk-h #edse : `de d ra<ety #d<. Hkt treL ny #d< as ds strkh" ds d mkh<eys A dhm hk

jfappdht rendr<s aj yk mkht nahm.

Ird`dn `<fem. Hk, : -kht knpdre yk -at` d mkh<ey,

 #t -`dt d paty, ykm nd<e d fkefy hrse. /`y mkht yk try

d"dah Hrses dre trdahem `k- tk fajt hk-. @km #e d #etter hrse

t`dh yk dre dh dmnahastrdtkr.

C`ee<, : k<em d shkkt. @kre hkt sk `kt ykrsefj.

3hy-dy, :n tkk kfm dt t`arty4jkr. 3s dh kjjaers -aje at fkk<em

"kkm jkr Mere< -`eh : mam kfhtdry -kr<. : mam `kspatdf -kr<

 #edse t`dts -`dt : eh=kyem, #t : -ds ykh"er t`eh. : -kfmht

 #e deptem hk-, dt ny d"e.

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Hk ]`eh fkk< kt kj t`e -ahmk-.

3 hkasy ft` kj `dtterah" jendfes ah mdjjkmaf4yeffk-

hajkrns dhm prastahe, -`ate stajj dps per`em kh tkp kj hedt `dar4

styfes -ds pdssah" #y. ]`ey -ere kh t`ear -dy #d< tk t`e hrse4

trdahah" s`kkf jkr t`e djterhkkhs sessakhs. ]`ere -ere d#ktt-efe kj t`enL faefy, #ra"`t, e2atem.

 Hkt rek"hasah" t`ear hajkrns : ds<em Ird`dn, /`dt skrt kj

hrses dre t`ey

]`ey dre t`e jarst "rkp kj ppaf hrses kj He- Heaff !dffs

hrse trdahah" s`kkf. 9edse -e `de nkre t`dh t-k `hmrem

 #ems t`e Hrsah" Ckhaf `ds "aeh s t`e "k4d`edm tk #ekne d

trdahah" `kspatdf. Hkt ehk"` #ems tk dfajy jkr stmeht hrse

trdahah".: -ds srprasem. Fkk<G ]`eres >das Mdaes dnkh" t`en.

S`es t`e "arf jrkn drkss t`e krramkr dhm :n sre s`es kfmer

t`dh ne.

>das `dppehem tk fkk< ah t`e maretakh kj t`e -ahmk- kt kj

-`a` Ird`dn dhm : -ere "d6ah". S`e "de dh eht`sadsta -de.

3hm t`eres Ifkrad 9fht, t`e mahah" rkkn dssastdht, Ird`dn

sdam. S`es d "kkm je- yedrs kfmer t`dh yk, :m sdy. : t`ah< t`e

 pk-ers t`dt #e dre djter t`e nkre ndtre -kneh ds -eff ds t`eea"`teeh4yedr kfms. Ifkrad dhm >das -ere khfy mkah" t`kse =k#s

htaf t`e s`kkf stdrtem. ]`ey dre ppaf hrses, nahm, hkt

stmehts.

/`dts t`e majjerehe #et-eeh ppafs dhm stmehts : ds<em.

3 ppaf mkes t-k yedrs trdahah" dhm #eknes dh ehrkffem

hrse, -`ereds d stmeht hrse mkes t`ree yedrs dhm #eknes d

re"asterem hrse. :j yk -dht tk "k ahtk hrsah" :n sre ykm #e

deptem. ]`eres d#kt t`arty yedrs serae fejt ah yk, #y nyre<khah".

: "essem `e -ds ra"`t. :m fke tk mk at. :m jeef redffy

 praafe"em aj : -ere d dfajaem hrse.

/eff, hk-s ykr `dhe, Ird`dn sdam. ]`ere kfmht #e

n` -rkh" -at` ykr #d< kr yk -kfmht `de #eeh d#fe tk mk

dff t`dt fajtah" dhm drryah" -`eh -e nkem kjjaes. ]`ey -dht

hrses pretty mesperdte, sk aj ykre jat ykff jat t`e #aff.

:ff t`ah< d#kt at, : sdam. :m ndhd"e t`e #dsa hrsah"

dfra"`t, : <hk-. :e mkhe at kjteh ehk"` dhm ah #dm khmatakhs,

tkk. :ff see -`dt Mere< sdys. !eff #e `kne dt t`e -ee<ehm.

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Mere< <he- kj ny masdppkahtneht kj #eah" re=etem jrkn hrse

trdahah" -`eh : -ds seehteeh.

: renen#erem ny masdppkahtneht -`eh ny nkt`er dhm :

-ere snnkhem tk kr I\ (t`e fkdf mktkrs sr"ery) tk #e tkfmt`dt : `dmht #eeh deptem jkr hrse trdahah". S`e pretehmem tk #e

masdppkahtem #t : <hk- s`e -dsht. /`eh : `dm tkfm `er kj ny

ahtehtakh tk dppfy jkr hrsah" s`e e2pressem `ersefj ah hk

hertdah terns.

/`dt yk -dht tk mk t`dt s`atty =k# jkr /`y mkht yk try

jkr s`kp -kr< kr "et ahtk khe kj t`e jdtkraes

: -ds seehteeh t`eh dhm `dm fedrhem tk a"hkre `er h<ahm

kpahakhs dhm marty nkt`. 3hy-dy, ny jdt`er -ds "ehahefymasdppkahtem -`eh : tkfm `an : `dm #eeh re=etem.

>y nkt`er `dm "aeh ne t`e safeht tredtneht dff t`rk"` t`e

 prkess kj -ratah" jkr dppfadtakh jkrns, ny ahterae- dhm

sheerem dt ne `dah" tk pdss d -ratah" dhm drat`neta

e2dnahdtakh.

S`e `jjem, @kre tkk mff tk pdss t`dt.

/`afst -datah" tk #e dffem jkr ahterae-, e2dnahdtakh dhm

 p`ysadf jathess nemadf, : -ds dmasem tk kfhteer nysefj tk `efpdt t`e fkdf `kspatdf tk `de t`e jeef kj #eah" ah d -drm kj sa<

 pekpfe. : mamht nahm t`dtL : mam t-k `krs kh >khmdy dhm Jramdy

eehah"s, ds dmasem. : fkem eery nahte dhm `dm #eeh anpdtaeht

tk #e"ah trdahah".

: `dm #eeh sppfaem -at` d -`ate dff4ker dprkh #y t`e sasters

kj t`e t-k -drms : -kr<em dtL nemadf ndfe dhm jendfe.

: -ds "aeh sanpfe tds<s? `efpah" tk "ae kt nedfs, jeemah"

 pdtaehts -`k kfmht ndhd"e t`ensefes, drrdh"ah" jfk-ers,tamyah" #emsame fk<ers dhm tdf<ah" tk t`kse pdtaehts -`k fa<em d

`dt.

7he eehah", -`eh "aah" kt t`e teds : pt t-k spkkhs kj

s"dr ahtk d ndhs p. : t`k"`t : -ds #eah" <ahm sahe s"dr -ds

staff #eah" rdtakhem.

]`e stdjj hrse ah `dr"e dt t`e tane s`ktem drkss t`e -drm

tk ne. Mkht "ae >r 9dff s"dr, yk mkpe. ]d<e d-dy `as p

dhm "et ykrsefj `kne.

: -ds `nafadtem dhm mamht t`ah< `er -eff4ndhherem ehk"`

tk #e d hrse. ]`e h<ahm dttatme, -`a` : khsamerem krse, `dm

jkrtajaem ny ahtehtakh tk #ekne d dfajaem hrse. 3hy-dy, :m

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: e2pfdahem tk Ird`dn, #raejfy, kj -`dt `dm `dppehem dhm

stressem t`e masdppkahtneht : jeft dt t`e tane. 9t at -ds yedrs d"k

dhm :m ps`em at ahtk t`e dr`aes kj ny nahm.

/`y hkt pkp tk dmnah hk- dhm "et dh dppfadtakh jkrn,

Ird`dn s""estem. ]`ey na"`tht O4rdy ykr spahe dhm eeh ajyk mkht se t`e jkrn, at -aff "ae yk dh amed kj -`dt as

e2petem. :e <hk-h 3as ]reht d fkh" tane. S`es Saster ah

`dr"e kj >emadf 0$ p t`ere. !e pkahtem ah t`e maretakh kj t`e

tkp jfkkr kj t`e anpressae he- `kspatdf. ]`ere dre jkr nemadf

-drms kh t`e jkrt` jfkkr. S`e -ds t`e -drm saster ah 7fm He

drkss t`e rkdm t`ere. S`arfey, per`dps ykff #ekne d -drm

saster.

: fd"`em. @e`, dhm per`dps khe mdy pa"s -aff jfy.Ird`dn -ds hdhhafy krret ah `as prematakh. : dppfaem jkr

ehtry ahtk ppaf hrse trdahah", -ds deptem dhm dfajaem. : -eht

kh dhm trdahem jkr Re"astrdtakh. ]eh yedrs fdter : #edne d saster

kh t`dt ery -drm.

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D c c e p t e m

: knnehem ppaf hrse trdahah" ah Septen#er, $%&'.

:htrkmtkry Ckrse -ds 9fk< $, khsastah" kj jkr -ee<s kj

stmy. : -ds khe kj d "rkp kj teh. 7he kj s -ds d#kt ny d"e,

t-k kfmer dhm t`e kt`ers, : t`k"`t, #et-eeh t-ehty dhm t`arty. /e

dre dff ah tk` tk t`as mdyL nkst kj s retarem, sdmfy khe kj s

medm. >yrd Sdnefs meefkpem d #rdah tnkr dhm maem kh khe kjt`e -drms s`em #eeh d stdjj hrse.

]`e He- Heaff !dff ]rdahah" S`kkf -ds d #afmah" #e`ahm

t`e 7fm Heaff !dff !kspatdf. :t -ds d fdr"e, #rk-h -kkmeh `t.

/e dffem at t`e `a<ehs kt #edse t`dts -`dt at fkk<em fa<e

jrkn t`e ktsame. :hsame at -ds majjerehtL pfdhhem jkr ats prpkse.

Fdr"e pksters kj t`e `ndh dhdtkny mekrdtem t`e -dffs, d

s<efetkh mdh"fem jrkn netdf "dffk-s ah t`e krher dhm #khes kj

drns dhm fe"s sdtterem kh -`ate -kkmeh s`efes. Redf #kmy pdrts? #rdah, ahtestahes, faer, pdhreds A dhm kt`ers -`a` : mamht

rek"hase A jfkdtem ah khtdahers kj preserdtae jfam dhm stkrem

ah "fdss4jrkhtem "fdss p#kdrms. : renen#er `kpah" t`e jfam

-kfmht fed< kt dt dhy tane #t khe mam. 3 khtdaher kj d

masedsem faer `dm d sfk- fed< - a` kfmht #e seeh. ]`e

ndfkmkr rendahem hmaskerem jkr -ee<s.

]`e jfkkr spde `dm #eeh -eff tafasem dhm `dm #ekne d

fdssrkkn, d nd<e4#efaee sfae, d prdtadf rkkn, d stdjj rkkn,tkafet dred dhm d sndff kjjae jkr kr fahadf ted`er dhm ttkr? Rde

dnes -ds t`e ted`er jkr prdtadf ahstrtakh dhm >rs 7f-eh

Irajjat`s kerem t`e t`ekry.

]`e prdtadf rkkn -ds kr 8rkfe4pfdy dred;. :t `ksem d faje4

sa6e 8mkff; represehtah" d hd<em pdtaeht, d `kspatdf #em, dff t`e #ats

dhm paees kj eapneht tk drry kt perskhdf dre dhm dt`ehta

dppdrdts -`a` dre sem tk drry kt t`e nkre ahtrsae p`ysadf

 prkemres. :t -ds jdr jrkn redf satdtakhs, #t, dt fedst, -e `dmt`e jeefah" kj t`e dppdrdts -e -kfm #e sah".

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/e -ere "aeh dh hmerstdhmah" kj t`e majjereht sa6es kj

t#es dhm fahadf nedsrenehts dhm -ere td"`t t`e anpkrtdhe

kj ndahtdahah" sterafatyL t`e hkh4tk` te`hae.

]`e 8mkff; `dm d sre-4kjj pehas sk at kfm #e ndfe kr

jendfe. ]`e pehas -ds <ept ah d mrd-er jkr nkst kj t`e tane sk t`emkff -ds premknahdtefy jendfe. S`e -ds dffem >rs 9emjkrm.

>rs 9emjkrm -ds #fdh<et4#dt`em, pt kh dhm kjj d #empdh,

fajtem kt kj #em, pt kh d knnkme dhm ahasa#fe jdees krretfy

-apem jrkn #et-eeh `er #ttk<s.

>rs dnes, kr fahadf ted`er, pt `er k-h rahe ah d test

t#e, tk -`a` s`e `dm dmmem s"dr dhm sdft. :t -ds testem -at` d

speadf `enadf strap, khtdahers kj -`a` dre ddafd#fe ah eery

-drm sfae jkr 8rahdfysas; dhm knpdrem at -at` kr k-hhtdahtem rahe, testem, nedsrem dhm `drtem.

>rs 9emjkrm -ds ah=etem, dt`eterasem, hdsk4"dstra t#em,

 #dhmd"em, `dm `er drtajaadf -khms mressem, `dar, eyes dhm nkt`

drem jkr. Jdfse teet` -ere td<eh kt, fedhem dhm repfdem, jdfse

eyes td<eh kt, fedhem dhm pt #d<. S`e -ds "aeh ehends dhm

sppksatkraes dhm, kj krse, t`e #em -ds ndme tk perjetakh

-`et`er s`e -ds ah kr kt kj at.

/`k -kfm `de <hk-h t`ere -ere ea"`t majjereht -dys kjnd<ah" d #em : se t`e pdst tehse #edse #em4nd<ah" `ds

`dh"em sahe t`e ahhkdtakh kj mets.

>rs 9emjkrm -ds ndme kj r##ery pfdsta -at` renkd#fe

`edm, drns, fe"s dhm, kj krse, d pehas. 3 je- kj s -ere tkk

en#drrdssem tk `dhmfe t`e fdtter. : mefahe tk pt ahtk -ratah" t`e

rendr<s pdssem #y skne kj ny kffed"es.

/e ed` 8kfhteerem; tk #ekne >rs 9emjkrm tk `de t`e

jeef kj #eah" d pdtaeht krsefes, ds jdr ds -ds pkssa#fe. : -ds ptkh d #empdh dhm jeff kjj. /e nedsrem ed` kt`ers #fkkm

 pressre, tenperdtre dhm pfse. /e #edne jdnafadr -at` d

t`ernkneter, d sp`y"nkndhkneter dhm stet`kskpe.

/e prdtasem dhdtkny kh d pfdsta tkrsk khtdahah" renkd#fe

syht`eta `ndh kr"dhs? #rdah, `edrt, faer, fh"s, spfeeh,

 pdhreds, #fdmmer dhm t#es. ]`e pdrts dff jattem sh"fy ahtk t`e

tkrsk A -`eh ah t`e ra"`t pfdes. :t renahmem ne kj d `afms

emdtakhdf tky -`eh t`e draksfy s`dpem paees kj kfkrem

 #fk<s jattem ahtk t`e krrespkhmah" s`dpem `kfes. Seerdf tanes :

-ds fejt -at` d pdhreds, d <amhey kr sknet`ah". /e `dm d fkt kj

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fd"`s htaf -e dff "kt at e2dtfy ra"`t. 7r ted`er ehsrem -e

mam.

]kmdys trdahah" mkesht ahfme fedrhah" prkemres ah d

 prdtadf rkkn, sahe ahatadf fedrhah" td<es pfde ah d haersaty

fetre rkkn. :, dhm d hn#er kj ny khterpdrts, khsamer t`as ashkt d `dh"e jkr t`e #etter.

]`e khfy hrsah" prkemre -e kfmht se >rs 9emjkrm jkr

-ds 8jeemah" t`e `efpfess pdtaeht;. Jkr t`as, -e -ere td<eh tk t`e

fahadf dred #y kr ted`ers =st #ejkre nam4mdy. :t -ds tanem sk

t`dt -e drraem ds t`e fdr"e, steef, t`ernkstdta nedf trkffeys -ere

 #eah" -`eefem khtk t`e -drms.

:h t`e fdssrkkn -e `dm #eeh td"`t t`e rmanehts kj

htratakh dhm t`e draks t`erdpeta maets. /em fedrhem d#ktmaets kj `a"` dhm fk- dfkraes, `a"` dhm fk- jdt, `a"` dhm fk- sdft

ds -eff ds t`dt kj mad#etes dhm kt`er khmatakhs kj ndfd#skrptakh. :

t`k"`t :m heer "et dff t`e <hk-fem"e ahtk ny #rdah. : ertdahfy

mamht t`ah<, kh t`dt jarst mdy ah t`e fahadf dred, t`dt : -kfm

 #ekne d ted`er kj t`e s#=et nysefj.

/e dff fkk<em anndfdte ah kr #raffadht yeffk- hajkrns

dhm stajj pdper hrse4dps dhm, sped<ah" jkr nysefj, `dm tk

mas"ase herks e2ateneht. : <he- t`dt Nerkhad, stdhmah" he2ttk ne, jeft t`e sdne.

\fedse Ikm, mkht fet ne spaff t`e skp ker dhykhe.

>rs Irajjat`s `edrm. @km #etter hkt, Mdhaefs.

: -ds dffkdtem d fkefy fdmy sjjerah" jrkn fe<denad. S`e

-ds tkk -ed< tk pt jkkm ahtk `er nkt`. S`e dmmressem ne ds

 Hrse \`affaps, `dah" seeh d hdne #dm"e d#ke ny sndrt jk#4

-dt`. >e, d hrseG : jeft teh jeet tdff.

]`e hrse -`k sperasem ne -as`em ne f<. : `kpe ykff #e dffkdtem tk t`as -drm, Hrse \`affaps. :ts d snds`ah" -drm. :t

-ds >emadf /drm 0$. /e `dm jh fedrhah" dhm : -aff df-dys

renen#er t`kse jarst mdys.

Redfaty `at ne, dhm ny kffed"es, -at` dh he2petem t`m

kh t`e jarst mdy kj mty, d Shmdy ah 7tk#er $%&'.

/`eh : retrhem tk t`e ery sdne -drm teh yedrs fdter ds

Saster \`affaps, ny enktakhs trhem ny "t t`e sdne hn#er kj

sknersdfts ds at `dm kh t`dt jarst mdy.

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Y e e p A " # $ % N % s t

: -ds dffkdtem tk >emadf /drm 0$ jkr ny jarst t-efe -ee<s kj

 ppaf hrse trdahah". Mrah" t`dt tane : fedrhem d "redt medf d#kt

t`e heems kj dtefy aff pdtaehts. :t -dsht sanpfy d ndtter kj

-ds`ah" t`en, `efpah" t`en dt nedftanes dhm <eepah" t`en

knjkrtd#fe, dft`k"` t`ey -ere t`e #dsa anpkrtdht tds<s. ]`ere

-ds jdr nkre tk at t`dh : e2petem.]`e rkfe4pfdy tane -at t`e sp`y"nkndhkneter dhm

stet`kskpe mrah" :htrkmtkry Ckrse prkem tk #e tane -eff

speht. 1sah" t`en ah t`e fahadf dred, hmerstdhmah" t`e

sa"hajadhe kj t`e redmah"s dhm rekrmah" t`en kh t`e `drts -ds

ahterestah", eeh e2atah" mrah" t`e jarst -ee<. : drraem kt t`e

 prkemres e2dtfy #y t`e #kk< #t hkt redfasah" t`ear anpkrtdhe

htaf n` fdter ah ny dreer. : mamht redfase t`eh t`dt at -ds kh

t`kse jahmah"s t`e mktkrs meamem t`e tredtnehts.9ejkre ed` s`ajt -e "dt`erem ah t`e sasters kjjae tk "et t`e

`dhm4ker repkrt. ]`e hrsah" tedn -ds ndme p kj d tedn fedmer,

 #eah" t`e -drm saster kr `er sehakr stdjj hrse, t-k Stdte Ehrkffem

 Hrses, t-k kr t`ree d2afadry hrses dhm khe kr t-k ppaf hrses.

]`e fdr"e, <ey4rah" kj t`e mr"s p#kdrms -ere

erenkhaksfy `dhmem ker tk t`e hrse dt t`e `efn dhm pahhem tk

t`e ktsame kj `er pk<et. S`e renahmem ne kj d =dafer. : df-dys

 pahhem t`e <eys ahtk ny pk<et -`eh : red`em t`dt e2dftem feefdhm td"`t kt`ers tk mk fa<e-ase.

/e -ere "aeh d repkrt kj t`e preaks s`ajts eehts dhm ed`

 pdtaehts khmatakh dhm tredtneht -kfm #e masssem. 3t jarst, t`e

terns sem na"`t ds -eff `de #eeh ah C`ahese tk ne. Mrah" dff

t`e yedrs : mam kfhtdry -kr< d#rkdm -`eh : -ds dh drny

kjjaers -aje : -dsht ahkfem ah t`dt, hkr -dhtem tk #e.

>ysefj dhm hkaes fa<e ne stkkm dt t`e #d< -at` #arks

 pkasem ker pk<et4sa6em hkte #kk<s td<ah" mk-h kr ahstrtakhs.>y fd< kj <hk-fem"e -ds jrstrdtah" #t : -ds meternahem tk

 #edt at. : stmaem dt eery kppkrthaty -`eh kjj mty. ]`e mdy

s`ajts stdrtem dt '&.'' `krs ehmem dt $B.+' `krs. ]`e djterhkkh

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s`ajts stdrtem dt $$.+' `krs dhm jahas`em dt '.+' `krs. !dfj dh

`kr #et-eeh s`ajts dffk-em jkr t`e `dhm4ker repkrt. : -ds sem

tk t`e t-ehty4jkr `kr fk< #t nkst kt`er ppafs -ereht.

3t jarst, dt t`e ehm kj t`e fdte s`ajt, : -ds df-dys e2`dstem.

9y t`e tane : "kt tk ny fk<er ah t`e `dh"ah" rkkn : d`em dffker. /e -ereht dffk-em ktsame t`e `kspatdf ah hajkrn sk :

`dh"em dhm sdjefy fk<em p ny dp dhm mty s`kes sk t`dt :m

 #e sre t`eym #e sdje. :m `dm khe pdar stkfeh.

]`e jkffk-ah" nkrhah", -`eh "ettah" #d< kh mty ah t`kse

edrfy mdys, ny d`ah" jeet `dmht rekerem jrkn t`e mdy #ejkre.

7`G !k- ny jeet d`em ah ny #fd<, fde4p, 8knjkrtd#fe;

s`kes.

!k-eer, djter t-efe -ee<s t`e ahsame kj t`en tkk< kh t`es`dpe kj ny tkes dhm ny #fasters `dm `edfem. /`eh : "kt d he-

 pdar : e2petem tk "k t`rk"` t`e sdne #faster4jkktem masknjkrt

 #t :m d`aeem khe kj t`e jarst `drdterastas kj hrsah" A tk"`

jeet.

]`e speadf prkemres mesa"hdtem tk ne djter t`e nkrhah"

repkrt `dm tk #e jattem ah tk dff t`e kt`er khtfess tds<s dhm t`ey

df-dys -ere. : sehsem t`e sehakr stdjj hrse mamht fa<e ne sk :

-ds drejf hkt tk rjjfe `er jedt`ers. 3 repkrt kh ny perjkrndhedt t`e ehm kj t`e e2peraehe -kfm meternahe aj : -ere jat tk

khtahe trdahah".

Hrse \`affaps, "et dh J79 jrkn >r \att, nammfe -drm, -aff

yk s`e shdppem

@es, Stdjj. /`dts dh J79, t`k"` 3 t-atter kj dnseneht

jkffk-em. 7#aksfy, t`e kt`ers <he-.

S`e "fk-erem dt ne. @k s`kfm <hk- -`dt dh J79 as #y

hk-. Jdees jkr kft #fkkm as -`dt dh J79 as. /`y -kfm -e-dht t`dt, Hrse

: mkht <hk-, Stdjj.

/eff, jahm kt. :ff ds< yk tknkrrk- #t nd<e sre >r \att

ses d #em4pdh -`eh `e `ds d #k-ef nkeneht tkmdy.

Hrse \`affaps, -`dt -ds >rs Irats rahdfysas -`eh s`e -ds

dmnattem. @k dmnattem `er, mamht yk

@es, Stdjj, #t, :n skrry, : dht renen#er.

]`eh nd<e sre yk renen#er he2t tane : ds< dhm "et dh

>SS1 jrkn `er.

@es, Stdjj. : mamht <hk- -`dt dh >SS1 -ds eat`er dhm

mamht ds<, t`k"` s`e -ds -datah" jkr ne tk mk sk.

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: ds<em I-eh khes, khe kj t`e d2afadraes -`dt at -ds. :ts d

nam4stredn speaneh kj rahe, ny fkefy, s`e sdam. Ckne kh, :ff

s`k- yk `k- tk mk at. :ts hkt df-dys edsy. >rs Irats "kt

ystatas, dh ahjetakh ah `er pee #fdmmer, sk -edr "fkes.

Maspksd#fe "fkes -ereht d#hmdhtfy tk `dhm ah t`kse mdysds t`ey seen tk #e hk-.

/`eh : "kt `kne t`dt eehah" : stmaem ahtk t`e ha" t?

rahdfysas, J79s, >SS1s dhm dhyt`ah" t`dt na"`t dppedr ah d

 #empdh dhm rahdf t`dt s`kfmht.

: dte d rdre #eej sdhm-a` -`afst redmah" kj t`e d#hkrndf

sneffs dhm sa"`ts kj masedsem jdees. >y pdst e2peraehe ds d

kfhteer hrse dam `dm rem ne kj d -ed< stknd`.

I-eh khes as hk- khe kj ny medrest jraehms. /e kjteh tdf<dhm fd"` d#kt t`kse mdys. S`e resem ne d je- tanes jrkn t`e

-rdt` kj t`dt spatejf Stdjj Hrse.

I-eh sdam -`y s`e t`k"`t : -ds masfa<em. :ts #edse s`es

jdt, -k##fy dhm spktty dhm ykre ds t`ah ds d rd<e, pretty dhm

`de nkre #rdah t`dh eer s`e -aff. : mk#tem t`ey -ere t`e

redskhs #t at `efpem <hk-ah" t`dt t`ey na"`t #e.

3t t`e tane, nedsrah" dhm `drtah" t`e tenperdtres, pfses

dhm #fkkm pressres kj t`arty4t-k pdtaehts t-ae kh eery s`ajtndme ne jeef t`dt : -kfmht `de drem aj : heer sem t`kse

ahstrnehts d"dah. :t -ds temaks dhm ndme ny edrs skre. 7r

-kr< -ds tds<4kraehtdtem htaf at -ds `dh"em tk #eah" pdtaeht4

kraehtdtem skne yedrs fdter. ]`dt -ds #etter jkr hrse dhm pdtaeht.

:t dffk-em s tk #ekne nkre ahkfem -at` t`kse -e drem jkr.

7he djterhkkh, ny khterpdrt, \paf Hrse Nerkhad

Mdhaefs, ndme t`e nastd<e kj "essah" d pdtaehts khmatakh

-at`kt td<ah" `er #fkkm pressre. :t -ds >rs ]km, dh ahsfahmepehmeht mad#eta, -`k dppedrem tk #e sfeepah" pedejffy, sk

Nerkhad meamem t`dt s`e -ds dff ra"`tL hk pkaht ah mastr#ah" `er.

Nerkhad `drtem dh dssnem #fkkm pressre, ah `er a"hkrdhe

hkt rek"hasah" >rs ]km `dm #ekne `ypk"fydena (fk- #fkkm

"fkse) dhm `dm fdpsem ahtk d knd.

]`e pdtaeht ah t`e he2t #em dfertem Nerkhad. Hrse, >rs

]kms #eeh fa<e t`dt sahe djter s`e `dm `er ahsfah dhm s`e mamht

edt `er fh`. S`e mamht dhs-er -`eh -e traem tk -d<e `er.

Nerkhad traem tk rkse >rs ]km dhm kfmht. ]`e sp`y" dhm

t`ernkneter trdy jeff tk t`e jfkkr -at` d rds` ds Nerkhad #eht

ker tk rah" t`e dff4#eff t`ree tanesL t`e ener"ehy sa"hdf. S`e

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]`ah< kj `k- pekpfe maem #ejkre yk dhm : dhm kt`ers fa<e s

dne dfkh". Certdahfy hkt ah t`e knjkrt -e prkame. 3hm

renen#er, tkk, t`dt khfy hahe per eht kj pekpfe mae ah d `kspatdf

 #em. ]`dts hkt ndhy -`eh yk t`ah< kj t`e hn#er t`dt knes

t`rk"` kr mkkrs.\ekpfe -aff mae, t`dts t`e nkst ertdah ertdahty ah faje #t

-e dan jkr eerykhe tk mae ah knjkrt dhm -at` ma"haty, -`a` as

`k- at s`kfm #e. ]`dts -`y -e nst mk kr =k# -eff. ]`e jdt

t`dt : `de seeh tedrs ah ykr eyes nkre t`dh khe teffs ne yk

`de t`e knpdssakh -`a` as heemem. 9t : mkht -dht tk see

t`en d"dah. :j yk nst -eep, fet t`ere #e hk -athesses.

Hk, Saster. ]`dh< yk. /`eh -aff : "et ker t`as -ed<hess :

-ds ds<ah" nysefj rdt`er t`dh Saster ]reht.:ts hkt d -ed<hess, Hrse, #t aj yk stkp jeefah" fa<e t`dt, at

-aff #e tane jkr yk tk "ae p hrsah". S`e -ds ra"`t, kj krse.

]`ese mdys t`ere seens tk #e d fd< kj t`dt knpdssakh dhm

sehsataaty tk t`e pdtaehts p`ysadf heems. :e `kpem t`e rreht

 #dm press t`dt t`e prkjessakh as jdafah" ah ats dre -ds dt fedst

e2d""erdtem, aj hkt -rkh". :t as hkt. : `de #eeh d kfhtdry

-kr<er dt kr fkdf `kspatdf jkr ker teh yedrs sahe : retarem dhmMere< `ds #eeh d pdtaeht d hn#er kj tanes. : `de seeh t`dt t`e

ddmenas ahkfem ah nkmerh hrse trdahah" heem tk fkk< dt -`dt

`ds #eeh mkhe tk d drah" prkjessakh.

/e -dht jarst fdss hrses hkt t`arm fdss mktkrs, -ere t`e

-krms kj ny jarst ttkr.

: -ds d ppaf hrse jkr t-k yedrs. Mrah" t`kse jarst t-efe

-ee<s kj nemadf hrsah" e2peraehe : fedrhem d "redt medf kj t`e

 p`ysadf heems kj t`e pdtaehts. : dfsk fedrhem t`dt : `dm d fkh" -dytk "k #ejkre : kfm dff nysefj Hrse.

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9fk<s kj t-k -ee<s kj stmy jkffk-em ed` e2peraehe. 9fk<

dt t`e s`kkf kj hrsah" khskfamdtem -`dt -e `dm fedrhem kh t`e

nemadf hat dhm prepdrem s jkr kr he2t e2peraehe kh t`e

sr"adf hat. ]`as knprasem jkr sr"adf -drms kh t`e t`arm

jfkkr kj t`e `kspatdf.

7h t`e jarst mdy kj tatakh -e `dm d -ratteh e2dnahdtakh-`a` `dm tk #e pdssem aj -e -ere tk khtahe trdahah". /e dff

 pdssem.

: dpprkd`em #eah" d tedn4nen#er kj /drm +$, Saster !d6ef

Ikmmdrms Sr"adf /drm, -at` dppre`ehsakh. S`e mamht seen tk

`de t`e "ehtfe hdtre kj Saster ]reht. S`e `dm t`e reptdtakh kj

 #eah" d stkhy, kfm k- -`a` : maskerem -ds tktdffy hmeserem.

9ehedt` d `drm e2terakr -ds d <ahm, -drn `edrt dhm d memadtakh

tk kr prkjessakh -`a` : dmnarem dhm danem dt d`aeah" aj :fdstem t`e krse. : traem tk <eep dh kpeh nahm -at` t`e sndff

dnkht kj nemadf hrsah" e2peraehe hmer ny peters`dn #eft.

Jrkn t`e e2peraehe :m "dahem jrkn t`e `kspatdfs :m -kr<em

ah d#rkdm, : -ds khjameht kj `dah" tk kpe -at` t`e hrsah" kj

 pdtaehts ntafdtem #y `dah" `dm, fe"s, drns dhm pdrts kj stknd`

dhm "t renkem. !k-eer, dt t`e tane, : -dsht sre t`dt : kfm

 #e `khest kj khahah" d ykh" ndh kj haheteeh t`dt `e -kfm

fae d hkrndf faje djter dh afekstkny. : mamht t`ah< `e -kfm. : -ds"fdm at -ds Saster Ikmmdrms kr t`e sr"ekhs respkhsa#afaty tk

e2pfdah. : dssnem t`e ykh" ndh <he- t`dt -`eh `as kfkh -ds

renkem, `e -kfm hk fkh"er mejedte ah t`e hkrndf -dy. !e -eht

tk t`edtre e2petah" tk retrh tk t`e -drm -at` d stknd, d sndff

`kfe kh `as d#mkneh, #t hkt `dah" hmerstkkm t`dt d pfdsta #d"

-kfm #e dttd`em tk at jkr mepksats kj `as jdees. !e e2petem tk

khtahe `dah" #k-ef nktakhs ahtk d fddtkry pdh, ds hkrndf. !e

-ds mastrd"`t dhm -dhtem tk mae. : jeft `e `dmht #eeh jffyahjkrnem kj t`e khseehes kj t`e sr"adf prkemre. ]`e

speadfast stknd hrses rkfe -dsht ah e2astehe dt t`dt tane.

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Saster Ikmmdrm #kre t`e respkhsa#afaty kj t`e ykh" ndhs

fd< kj ahjkrndtakh dhm #y s<afjf khseffah" khahem `an t`dt

eery mdy as preaks.

S`e danem dt #eah" d perjetakhast. /`eh pdtaehts -ere

 prepdrem jkr t`edtre, t`ere -ere tk #e hk nastd<esL kr -`eh t`eyretrhem tk t`e -drm jeefah" n` -krse t`dh #ejkre t`ey -eht.

S`e ehsrem pdah -ds khtrkffem.

]`dh< Ikm jkr nkrp`ahe, s`e khe sdam -`eh -e -ere

dfkhe. /`eh tredtem -at` respet at as d "ajt jrkn Ikm. Renen#er

t`dt, Hrse \`affaps.

]`e sdf repfy,@es, Saster. 9t : t`ah< ny e2pressakh

e2pfdahem d meep jeefah".

S`e as d je- yedrs kfmer t`dh : dn. 7r refdtakhs`ap -eht #eykhm prkjessakhdf dhm -e dre staff "kkm jraehms. 7er t`e yedrs,

: `de dffem pkh `er -asmkn ndhy tanes.

Mrah" ny t-efe -ee<s e2peraehe kh t`dt -drm : fedrhem

t`ere dre -krse t`ah"s ah t`as faje t`dh myah". Faah" -at` jedr,

 pdah, mespdar dhm fkhefahess dre `drm tk #edr dhm -athess.

Jremera< Jfennah" -ds khe ndh -`k pfedmem -at` t`e

sr"ekh tk td<e kjj `as fe". !as pdah -ds seere dhm khtahks,e2ept jkr d s`krt tane djter `em #eeh ah=etem -at` strkh"

dhdf"esad. !e sjjerem -at` t`rkn#kdh"aatas k#faterehs (9er"ers

masedse)L dh eaf djjfatakh -`a` tkk< ker `as faje. ]`ree kj `as

tkes -ere "dh"rehks dhm t`e ndfkmkrks e2mdte -ds eameht tk

t`e kt`ers ah t`e jkr4#emmem -drm. !as jkkt, dh<fe dhm pdrt kj `as

dfj -ere #fd<. Hk dnkht kj s<afjf -khm ndhd"eneht -kfm

`edf at. !e -ds ah `as sa2taes, `dm #eeh d naher, retarem #edse kj

 pkkr `edft`. !e `dm d me"ree kj `edrt jdafre dhm -ds mad#eta sksr"ery `dm tk #e seraksfy khsamerem ds jedsa#fe. Jrem, `k-eer,

-ds ah hk mk#t. !e -dhtem tk #e ram kj `as rktteh fe"L `e kfm hk

fkh"er fae -at` at.

>y #rkt`er, Hkrndh, dt t`dt tane -ds -kr<ah" jkr ]`e

 Hdtakhdf Ckdf 9kdrm. >y jdt`er `dm #eeh d naher jkr ker jkrty

yedrs, sk : `dm d speadf djjetakh jkr nahers. : rek"hasem Jrem

Jfennah" `dm #eeh d naher #edse kj t`e #fe sdrs mk-h `as

 #d< dhm d je- kh `as jkre`edm A t`e sdrs kj d kdf4naher.

9er"ers masedse as khsamerem tk #e preapatdtem #y tk#dk

snk<ah". :h Jrems mdy snk<ah" -ds khsamerem "kkm jkr t`e

heres. !e `dm snk<em `edafy #t, `e sdam, hkt jkr `as heres.

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]`kse "kah" mk-h t`e nahe s`djt -ere dmmatem tk a"drettes dhm

khe -dsht d ndh aj `e mamht snk<eL #t hkt mk-h t`e nahe

atsefj, kj krse. ]`ere t`ey `e-em t-ast, d t`a<, #fd<, s`d"

tk#dk dhm spdt mdr< #rk-h sptn jreefy.

: -as` /kkm#ahes `dmht pdssem ny faps, Hrse \`affaps, #tt`ey mam dhm hk- : dht sta< t`as pdah dhy fkh"er. :ts <aff kr

re. ]`k"`, : <hk- ttah" at kjj asht rah" #t "ettah" ram kj at

as t`e khfy dhs-er.

:tff "et ram kj t`e terra#fe pdah, >r Jfennah". :tff "ae yk d

he- fedse kj faje, : redssrem -at` ny jah"ers rkssem #e`ahm ny

 #d<. !e -ds jra"`tehem dhm heemem pksatae reahjkreneht.

]`e mdy drraem jkr Jrem tk `de `as fe" dnptdtem. ]`dt

nkrhah", djter t`e td<e4ker repkrt jrkn t`e ha"`t saster, -e -eredffkdtem kr mtaes. Saster Ikmmdrm fejt ne htaf fdst, dhm jkr d

redskh.

Hrse \`affaps, yk dre tk td<e t`e respkhsa#afaty jkr >r

Jfennah"s pre4kp prep (prekperdtae prepdrdtakh). !e seens tk

refdte tk yk.

@es, Saster. : "kt p tk fede t`e kjjae.

3fsk, Hrse, : t`ah< at -kfm #e "kkm jkr >r Jfennah" aj

yk stdyem -at` `an t`rk"` `as sr"ery dhm #rk"`t `an #d< tkt`e -drm djter rekery. /e `de khfy jkr jkr t`edtre t as

nkrhah" sk yk dh #e spdrem. :ff `e< `as mknehts #ejkre

yk td<e `an mk-h.

7`G Er @es, Saster. : -ds `esatdht. 1p tk t`dt mdy :m #eeh

hk jrt`er t`dh t`e t`edtre reeptakh dred.

Mk yk `de d prk#fen -at` t`dt, Hrse \`affaps

Hk, Saster, : faem. ]`dh< yk. : -ds ds herks kj "kah" tk

t`e kperdtah" t`edtre ds -ds >r Jfennah". :t nedht : `dm tk stdhm #esame `an -`afst t`ey tkk< kjj `as fe".

3 -drm krmerfy dhm : -`eefem `an tk t`edtre dt teh kfk<.

]`e t`edtre saster `dm #eeh ds<em #y Saster Ikmmdrm tk dffk- ne

tk rendah t`rk"` >r Jfennah"s sr"ery sk : -ds "dr#em

dpprkpradtefy tk ehter t`e sterafe dred. >y #fd< mty s`kes -ere

kerem -at` efdstadtem pfdsta #d"4fa<e paees, ds -ds ny `edm

dhm : -ds "dr#em ah dh dff ker "reeh "k-h, dt fedst t`ree sa6es tkk

 #a" jkr ne.

: -ds anpressem #y t`e netafks prepdrdtakh t`e stdjj ndme

kj t`ensefes dhm t`e t`edtre. Fdr"e sterafe pd<s kj ahstrnehts

-ere kpehem dhm fdam kt ah strdte"a pfdes drkhm t`e t`edtre

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td#fe. ]`ere -ere `hmrems kj steef ahstrnehts "fednah" dhm

jfds`ah" ah t`e #raffadht #edns kj dh"fe4pkasem fa"`ts t`dt -ere

ndhkerem #y sterafe `dhms tk sat t`e sr"ekh dhm `as dssastdhts

 #esame `an dt t`e kperdtah" td#fe.

: -ds tkfm -`ere tk stdhmL ate fkse tk at. : `kpem : -kfmht #e ah t`e -dy. >r Jfennah" dhm : e2`dh"em snafes dhm `e

-dem d t`n#s p sa"h #ejkre `e -ds dhdest etasem ahtk

k#faakh. !e kfmht `de seeh ny snafeL at -ds #e`ahm d jde

nds<.

3ft`k"` =st d sfat kj eyes -ds asa#fe #et-eeh t`e jde4

nds<s dhm sterafe `edm-edr, t`e stdjj rek"hasem ed` kt`er. ]`e

dtnksp`ere -ds jraehmfy dhm t`ey ndme ne jeef dt edse.

Eery paee kj sterafe fkt` -ds "reeh, ahfmah" t`e hajkrns.]`e fe" tk #e dnptdtem -ds t`e khfy asa#fe pdrt kj >r

Jfennah". : ndhd"em tk -dt` t`e jarst ahasakh -at` ahterest. ]`e

sr"ekh e2pfdahem -`y `e jds`akhem d fdr"e jfdp kj s<ah tk ker

t`e fe" stnp. ]`e jfdp -ds trhem #d< jkr t`e #khe tk #e sd-h

t`rk"`. Spfahters kj #khe jfe- ahtk t`e dar dhm ny "t `rhem. :

s-dffk-em `drm dhm rendahem stdhmah" htaf t`e fe" -ds fajtem kjj

t`e td#fe dhm pt ahtk d steef #k-f #eah" `efm #y d hrse fkse #y.

]`e fdr"e fa"`ts d#ke t`e td#fe s-arfem #ejkre jdmah", -ehtkt d#rptfy dhm eeryt`ah" -eht #fd<. Fa<e >r Jfennah", : tkk

-eht ahtk k#faakh. /`eh hmer t`e ahjfehe kj syhkpe : sd-

sd-h kjj fe"s jfkdtah" drkhm dhm drkhm. Skne `dm steef4dppem

 pat #kkts kh. : sd- t`e jde kj /aff /dfs`, d ndh : <he- ds d

jraehm -`eh : -ds d fattfe "arf. !em `dm `as t-k fe"s dnptdtem ah

d pat4jdff. !e -ds snafah".

:t -dsht /aff /dfs`s jde. : d-k<e ah t`e t`edtre stdjj4rkkn

-at` d hrse ah "reeh snafah" ker ne. : jeft -ret`em dhm skds`dnem. : traem tk dpkfk"ase.

:ts dff ra"`t, Hrse. @kre hkt t`e jarst tk mrkp ah t`edtre.

]-k kj s mrd""em yk d-dy. : `kpe ykre hkt `rt. ]`dt jfkkr as

`drm.

: -ds `rt #t mamht dmnat at. Heat`er mam : teff >r Jfennah"

d#kt ny jdahtah" epaskme. /e -ere #d< kh kr -drm #y `dfj4pdst

t-efe. :j Saster Ikmmdrm `dm #eeh tkfm s`e "de hk `aht t`dt s`e

`dm.

: `kpe yk fedrhem sknet`ah", Hrse \`affaps. : -aff fede `as

 pkst4kperdtae dre tk yk hk-. Cfkse k#serdtakhs dhm -dt` t`dt

stnp ery drejffy #t masretefy. ]`e sfa"`test mrkp kj #fkkm kh

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7he nd=kr nastd<e kh ny jarst mdy kh t`e sr"adf -drm -ds

t`dt : "de d pdtaeht d mk"`ht dhm s-eet, strkh" ps kj ted dh

`kr #ejkre `e -ds me tk "k tk t`edtre. !e -ds dfredmy prepdrem

jkr sr"ery dhm `dm #eeh haf4#y4nkt` jrkn teh kfk< t`e

ha"`t #ejkre. : s`kfm `de renen#erem t`dt : -ds kh d sr"adf-drm, hkt d nemadf khe.

Hrse, :n #fkknah" stdrah", `e `dm sdam. Sk ahteht -ds :

kh "aah" kt nkrhah" mrah<s dhm shd<s : mamht hktae `as -`ate

t`edtre "k-h kr t`dt `as mehtres -ere ah d pkt #esame `as #em.

: -ds f<y Saster Ikmmdrm sehsem ny en#drrdssneht dhm

hmerstdhmah" kj t`e mdh"er kj ny errkr. !as kperdtakh `dm tk #e

mefdys. : -dsht pkpfdr.

7h t`e eehah" : "kt `kne djter ny fdst mdy t`ere dhm drah"jkr Jrem Jfennah", : sdt #ejkre t`e tefeasakh #t kfmht jkffk-

t`e prk"rdnne. >y t`k"`ts -ere kj ny ykh" mdys dhm

jraehms`ap -at` /aff /dfs` dhm `as -aje >d""ae. ]`ey faem ah

3khmdfe Street, d#kt d drter kj d nafe jrkn -`ere : faem ah

Ndfe Nae- ]errde. :t -ds d nahah" dffey, htaf t`e pat fksres.

]`ey `dm #eeh ndrraem jkr yedrs dhm `dm d skh -`k -ds =st

d tkmmfer -`eh /affs faefa`kkm -ds fkst. !as fe"s -ere rs`em

ah d pat4jdff trd"emy. !e -ds heer enpfkyem d"dah.]`e jrkht rkkn kj t`ear sndff terrdem `kse #edne t`ear

 #emrkkn4n sattah" rkkn n4reeptakh rkkn htaf t`e -dff

-`a` `dm maamem t`e jrkht rkkn jrkn t`e <at`eh -ds <hk<em

mk-h #y <ahmfy hea"`#krs. 3 #a""er rkkn -ds redtem.

>d""ae dhm /affs #em -ds dt t`e jrkht kj t`e `kse. :t -ds

-`ere >d""ae `efpem /aff tk mress ed` nkrhah", tk "et ahtk `as

-`eef`dar, tehm tk t`e -khms kj `as fe"s t`eh fkah"fy drry kt

kt`er hrsah" mtaes htaf ha"`t tane -`eh t`e prkemre -dsreersem.

]`ear skh, :mras, `dm d #emrkkn kj `as k-h, ds -ds hkrndf,

dhm -`a` rendahem `as. >d""ae fedhem at eery -ee< eeh -`eh

`e -dsht t`ere mrah" `as haersaty yedrs dhm djter `e ndrraem.

/aff dhm `as jdnafy e2astem kh d ned"re knpehsdtakh

dffk-em #y t`e nahe k-hers, d nkht`fy tkh kj kdf ds fkh" ds `e

faem dhm t`e tdtjf `efp kj jdnafy, jraehms dhm hea"`#krs.

!e -ds d prkm ndh dhm dff t`dt -ds "aeh `dm tk #e mkhe ah

-dys tk dkam `an jeefah" ahme#tem tk dhykhe.

/`eh t`e Ck4kp #d<er ndme `as rkhms kj t`e dffey streets

`e sdffy `dm d kpfe kj yestermdys fkdes t`dt `e -dhtem tk #e

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ram kj. ]`e jas`nkh"er, d je- paees kj jas` t`dt hk4khe efse

-dhtem dhm d je- drrkts dhm pktdtkes -kfm jdff kjj t`e #d< kj

t`e "reeh "rkers drt ahtk >d""aes #ds<et.

!er jraehms dhm hea"`#krs -kfm ds< `er tk td<e `afmrehs

fkt`es kjj t`ear `dhms -`eh t`ear k-h #kys `dm `dm "rk-h kt kjt`en.

@kff #e mkah" ne d jdkr, >d""ae. ]`eyre khfy ftterah"

p t`e pfde dhm t`eyre tkk "kkm tk "ae tk t`e rd" ndh.

>r 9rk-h t`e 9fd<, t`e khfy #fd< perskh ah t`e dred, ds jdr

ds : <he-, fkm"em -at` d -amk- ah 3khmdfe Street. 3s -eff ds

 #eah" d naher, `e rehtem dh dffktneht dt t`e #d< kj t`e street. !e

dfsk <ept pa"s ah `as sefj4#aft staes dhm -at` "reeh jah"ers

ndhd"em tk "rk- dh d#hmdhe kj e"etd#fes ah t`e rk"` edrt`.3 kpfe kj tanes d -ee< `e mepksatem d draety kj e"etd#fes ah

sedskh, -rdppem ah he-spdper, kh t`e /dfs`s  #d< ydrm. !e

-kfm <hk< kh t`e sffery mkkr.

/kht kne ah, >d""ae. ]d<e t`ese kjj ne, aj yk -kfmht

nahm. ]kk "kkm tk jeem t`e pa"s. !e -kfm `de "khe #ejkre

>d""ae `dm t`e `dhe tk e2press `er "rdtatme.

3 s`re-m -kndh -ds >d""ae. S`e rek"hasem t`e <ahmhesses

dhm -ds d#fe tk retrh t`en #y `er tdfehts. S`e -ds feer dtrepdarah" tkrh fkt`es, nd<ah" jrk<s -amer kr s`krter, medfah"

-at` #rhs dhm sdfms dhm kt`er damehts ah t`e `knes. S`e "de

dmae dhm `efp -`eh t`ere -ds affhess ah t`e jdnafaes dhm s`e

<he- `k- tk medf -at` myah" dhm medt`. >d""ae #edne t`e

-kndh ah t`e fkh", fkh" 3khmdfe Street -`k mam t`e 8fdyah" kt;

dhm 8pttah" tamy; #ejkre t`e hmertd<er drraem. S`e `efpem -at`

-kneh ah fd#kr dhm <he- -`eh tk dff t`e nam-aje -`eh t`ah"s

-ereht "kah" -eff. >d""ae td"`t ne d fkt d#kt drah" jkr t`esa< dhm efmerfy. : danem ny sa"`ts kh `er d#afataes. 3t t`e ras< kj

 #eah" annkmest, : t`ah< : dh teff nysefj t`dt : mamht "k jdr

-rkh" ah t`dt dred.

3fsk, #y -dy kj d t`dh< yk, /aff dhm >d""ae "de d-dy

 #<ets kj t`ear nkht`fy kdf mefaery. ]`ey sem at spdrah"fy

t`ensefes sk t`ey `dm sknet`ah" tk "ae ah retrh jkr t`e ndhy

<ahmhesses.

>d""ae -ds -eff4prdtasem dt #eah" jr"df. ]`e /dfs` jdnafy

-ere pkkr #t t`ear e2astehe -ds ra` ah fke dhm jraehms`ap.

]`rk"` t`e <ahmhess kj t`kse drkhm t`en t`ey heer -eht kfm

kr `h"ry.

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3jter /affs `kspatdf dre, -`a` ahfmem t-k fe" kperdtakhs

tk 8tamy p; kr 8jds`akh; t`e dnptdtakh t`dt `dm td<eh pfde

mk-h t`e nahe, t`ere -ere hk jkffk-4p dppkahtnehts dt t`e

`kspatdf kr mktkrs sr"ery, hk knnhaty hrse dffah" tk `e<

/affs -khms dhm "eherdf `edft`, hk skadf -kr<er tk `efp, hk-`eef`dar, e2ept -`dt t`e Sdfdtakh 3rny prkamem. :t -ds d

`drm -kkmeh sedt -at` dh pra"`t #d<. :t -ds d `dar kh -`eefs

 #t /aff ndme t`e #est kj at htaf at jeff dpdrt. !as jraehms dhm

hea"`#krs sdfd"em t`e -`eefs dhm ndme `an dhkt`er khe kt kj

 paees kj -kkm.

/aff -ds #rkdm dhm strkh" dhm -at` >d""aes `efp, -ds d#fe

tk "et kjj `as `dar dhm s-ah" `ansefj khtk t`e fddtkryL d pfdh< kj

-kkm ker d `kfe -`a` fem tk t`e ndah mrdahs. ]`e fddtkry -ds dsndff, rk"` #ra< strtre he2t tk t`e kdf4-t` ah t`e #d<

ydrm. !as strkh" drns dhm tkrsk sdffy "kt `an jrkn dhy 3 tk dhy

9 #t sknetane `e `dm tk `kp kh `as #ttk<s.

3 "fdss naf< #kttfe -ds `as rahdf, d #ttk<4sa6e ehdnef #k-f

-`a` kfm #e sfam hmer `an jkr #k-efs -`a`, aheatd#fy, -ere

damehtdffy sknetanes spaft. 3amehts kj efanahdtakh -ere medft

-at` #y >d""ae #t s`dnem /aff htaf `e "kt sem tk at.

:t -ds #ejkre t`e mdys kj pehaaffah dhm ah t`e edrfy mdys `asfe" stnps #edne ahjetem #edse `e ahsastem kh rd-fah" tk t`e

fddtkry drkss t`e #d< ydrm. :t -ds >d""ae -`k s-d##em d-dy

t`e ps -at` `er k-h sdft skftakhs dhm mressah"s anprkasem jrkn

-krh kt #em4s`eets. ]`ere -ere skne #dm tanes. ]`e s<ah kj t`e

fe"4stnps eehtdffy #edne tk"` #edse /aff -ds tk"` dhm

<ept `ansefj `edft`y #y jreeht press4ps dhm mdafy e2erasah"

t`e pdrt kj #kmy fejt tk `an.

]`e /dfs`s pfdyem d #a" pdrt ah ny "rk-ah" p. : t`ah< :nst `de #eeh t`ear nkst jreeht asatkr. : sem tk stdy -at` /aff

-`eh >d""ae tkk< d #s tk t`e tk-h tk mk skne 8prkper;

s`kppah" dhm `dh"e /affs #kk<s dt t`e /kr<nehs !dff fa#rdry.

:t -ds `er -ee<fy ktah" -`eh s`e pt kh `er #est kdt, pk-merem

dhm fapsta<em `ersefj dhm kafem `er fkefy `dar ahtk #kjjdht

styfe. S`e fkk<em #edtajf dhm /aff eh=kyem seeah" `er "k kt,

t`k"` s`e mamht eer fede `an kh `as k-h. ]`ere -ds df-dys

mdh"er kj `an jdffah" kt kj `as `dar dhm #npah" `as `edm -`eh

`e red`em kt jkr sknet`ah" #eykhm `as drn spdh. ]`as `dm kjteh

`dppehem.

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/aff -ds dh dam redmer dhm pdssem kh t`kse #kk<s `e t`k"`t

satd#fe tk ne. /e `dm hk #kk<s dt `kne. : `dm ny jdkrates

-`a` : -ds dffk-em tk <eep tk redm d sekhm dhm t`arm tane.

: eh=kyem redmah" t`e faje kj Jfkrehe Ha"`tah"dfe, ]`e Fdmy

/at` ]`e Fdnp. : -ds meternahem tk #ekne d hrseL d prk#dtakhdry hrse, hkt d fdmy hrse ds t`ey -ere ah t`dt "redt

fdmys tane. : mamht khsamer nysefj "kkm ehk"`.

Hk yk -kht, ny fkefy. @kff #e d re"asterem hrse, /aff

`dm sdam. 3f-dys dan jkr t`e nkkhL ykff "et t`ere.

/aff -ds ny jarst eer pdtaeht.

: -ds d#kt teh -`eh >d""ae -eht kt dhm trstem /affs dre

tk ne. : -ds prkm tk `de #eeh "aeh t`e tds< kj skd<ah" /affs

fe" stnps ah d #k-f kj tepam -dter, `edafy sdftem. Sdft -ds #k"`t ah #a" #fk<s t`eh, `kppem ahtk sndff #fk<s dhm stkrem ah

fdr"e =drs. >d""ae -kfm fede fnps kj sdft ah d #k-f speadffy

<ept jkr t`e #dt`ah" kj /affs fe"s A -`dt -ds fejt kj t`en A dhm

<ettfes kj #kafem -dter kkfah" kh t`e `k# kj t`e jare4"rdte. \aees

kj -krh4kt tk-efs -ere s-d#s jkr t`e mk`ah".

3 -kkmeh step dttd`em tk /affs -`eef`dar dffk-em `an tk

ndhkere `ansefj khtk `as #d< kh t`e fedhem jfkkr dhm rest `as

stnps kh t`e em"e kj t`e #k-f, nd<ah" t`e s-d##ah" edsafydknpfas`em.

!e jkhm t`e mk`ah" skkt`ah" dhm sa"`em -at` knjkrt.

@ke "kt t`e ra"`t tk`, Cdrradm. @kff nd<e dh dh"ef kj

d hrse.

/affs knpfaneht as stdnpem ah ny nenkry. 3ft`k"` hkt

dmmressem ds Cdrradm, /efs` jkr Mdrfah", : `de #eeh tkfm ndhy

tanes sahe d#kt ny speadf tk` -`eh tredtah" pdtaehts

 pressre dreds. ]`e knpfaneht df-dys pfedsem ne #edse :mamht khsamer t`dt : -kfm eer d`aee -`dt /aff prematem.

/`eh t`e s-d##ah" -ds ker, `as fe"s mraem dhm t`e #k-f

enptaem dhm pt d-dy, t`ere dne t`e pttah" kh kj `as drtajaadf

fe"s. !e -ds "fdm t`dt t`ey mamht drrae jkr ker d yedr djter `em

 #eeh nedsrem jkr t`en. !e dtem t`en.

>dme kj netdf, -kkm dhm fedt`er, t`ey -ere `edy dhm "fy.

]`ere -ds d `ah"em =kaht dt ed` <hee -`a` #<fem mdh"erksfy

htaf /aff annk#afasem t`en -at` strkh" strah". ]`e 8fe"s; -ere

jattem ker t`e fe"4stnps dhm dttd`em #y fedt`er strdps tk d t`a<

fedt`er #eft d#kt t`e -dast. ]`ear khfy se, kh sjjerdhe, -ds tk

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trdhsjer /aff tk se t`e ktsame fddtkry khe d mdy, rdt`er t`dh se

`as pkt ahsame.

/e `dm d fd"`. /aff renahmem s kj t`e Jrdh<ehsteah

nkhster, d `drdter ah d jafn -`a` -ds s`k-h ah t`e ahend ah

t`e /kr<nehs !dff. !e strkme stajjfy drkss t`e rkkn tk t`e mkkrkj t`e sffery, ktsame kj -`a` -ds 8ta #d`; (t`e fattfe `kse).

/`eh `e "kt #d< tk `as -`eef`dar `e -ds e2`dstem.

!as faje -at`kt fe"s -ds jfjaffem #y `as mektem >d""ae, `as

skh, jraehms dhm hea"`#krs.

: mamht khsamer -`dt : mam jkr /aff ds Hrsah" #t =st

8mkah"; jkr `an, eeh -`eh : speht `krs dppfyah" kfm s-d#s tk

`as jde dhm `edm -`eh `e `dm d jeer. 3 nd"a hrsah"

 prkemre, pdrt kj -`dt -ds <hk-h ah t`e prkjessakh ds 8tepamspkh"ah";. : se t`e pdst tehse. Jrkn -`dt : `de seeh dhm

fedrhem jrkn t`e nemad, : mk#t t`dt tepam spkh"ah" as ah t`e

 Hrsah" \rkemre >dhdf dhy nkre.

/aff -ds prkhe tk `est ahjetakhs -`a` >d""ae, jkrthdtefy,

-ds d#fe tk mad"hkse. ]`e jarst tane s`e ehtrstem ne -at`

<eepah" `as tenperdtre mk-h -ds -`eh s`e pkppem p tk t`e

street s`kp tk "et /aff d he-spdper dhm d pd<et kj /kkm#ahes.

Snk<ah" -ds khsamerem d `edft` pfky t`eh.]`dt -ds mrah" t`e -dr yedrs -`eh a"drettes -ere

khsamerem dfnkst d f2ry #edse kj t`ear sdraty. Id#raef Ck2,

t`e s`kp k-her, df-dys <ept d je- hmer t`e khter jkr `as

jdkrate stkners. Hkt khfy -ds /aff /dfs` khe kj t`en #t `e

`dm dh eye jkr fkefy >d""ae. S`e heer -eht `kne -at`kt d je-

e2trds, hkt `dah" `dm tk se `er rdtakh #kk<.

/aff `dm ndhy jraehms. !e -ds -ase dhm ahterestah". !e mam

sknet`ah" t`dt hk4khe efse mam? `e td"`t neh dhm -kneh ah t`estreet tk redm. Jarst, `e td"`t >d""ae, -`k kfmht redm dhm

-rate -`eh t`ey `dm ndrraem.

/aff td"`t ny #rkt`er, Hkrndh, tk pfdy `ess. :h spate kj dh

d"e majjerehe t`ey -ere fkse jraehms. :t as t`rk"` Hkrndhs

sess -at` t`e Hdtakhdf Ckdf 9kdrm t`dt t`e -`kfe stkry kj t`e

trd"a pat4jdff -`a` tkk< /affs fe"s #edne <hk-h tk s.

/aff kjteh tkfm Hkrndh t`dt khe mdy t`e nahes -kfm fkse.

 Hkrndh df-dys masd"reem.

Hk, /aff. ]`e -krfm -aff df-dys heem kdf eeh t`k"` se

kj "ds as kh t`e p.

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:t tkk< d hn#er kj -ee<s tk "dt`er t`e ahjkrndtakh dhm

 prepdre at jkr Hkrndhs presehtdtakh. !as prk=et ahfmem

stdtastas dhm t`e te`hadf pdrts kj t`e eeht. >y pdrt -ds nkre

strda"`tjkr-drm dhm, : t`ah<, `dm d nkre sehsatae dpprkd` tk t`e

d-jf trd"a eeht.>enkry kj /aff /dfs` as anprahtem kh ny nahm.


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