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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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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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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.