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Mpl`faum
Bnranrmt on``me tfeny.
Er. Jmb`mr sjlhts ld jls ojnlr. Nde ele yfu spmni wltj jmr6
L sjnim by jmne, nde g`fw fd by jndes. Jls fhh lom ls n`wnys sf of`e._jm `mht n bmssnam. _fbmtjlda ngfut n qumstlfd. L not `lim L ondt qultm
rmbmbgmr tjm bmssnam, ns lh lts dft ruddlda tjrfuaj by jmne `lim tjm tloimr nt
tjm gfttfb fh n dmws sormmd. Ujm pnusm gmtwmmd Lts nde lbpfrtndt.
L`` try yfu nanld, sjme snle.
Qjnt ef yfu tjldi sjm wndts tf nsi yfu6 Jm plois up tjm rmbftm ofd-
trf` fd jls nrbrmst nde pfldts lt nt tjm jmntlda udlt dmnr tjm oml`lda. Ujmrms n
o`loi, nde tjmd n sfht wjlrrlda gmalds. Ql`` yfu on`` jmr gnoi6
Lts gmmd fvmr n ymnr, L sny. L efdt idfw wjnt sjm ofu`e wndt tf tn`i
tf bm ngfut.
Jm tl`ts jls jmne. Efdt yfu6
Qjmd L amt jfbm, L af strnlajt tf by rffb, sjuttlda tjm effr gmjldebm, nde slt efwd nt by emsi. L jnvm tjnt sloimdlda, tjloi hmm`lda ld by stfb-
noj tjnt L amt wjmdmvmr L jnvm tf ef sfbmtjlda tmrrlg`m gut dmomssnry, `lim
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npf`falzlda tf Umrrl fr neblttlda L hfraft sfbm lbpfrtndt mvmdt by enes
glrtjeny, hfr ldstndom. Fr tm``lda tjm trutj.
L ondt put tjls fhh ndy `fdamr. L arng n plmom fh pnpmr hrfb tjm hrmsj rmnb
gy by m`gfw. L arng n pmd, nde p`nom nd mxtrn fdm dmnrgy. Nde tjmd L stfp,
tmrrlhlme. L idfw L dmme tf tm`` by stfry fur stfry gut L efdt idfwjfw. Gmonusm tjm trutj, smm lts n bmssy tjlda. _fbmtlbms tjm fd`y wny tf
o`mnd lt up ls tf jurt`m tjrfuaj mnoj emolslfd yfu bnem, trylda tf hlde tjm fdm
tjnt ojndame mvmrytjlda. Bnygm tjmd yfu ond stnrt tf h lx lt.
Um`` lt strnlajt, Bnranrmt ofbbndes hrfb tjm gnoi fh by blde ld tjnt
ojnld-sbfilda yfal vflom fh jmrs. @mnvm dftjlda fut.
Mnsy hfr yfu tf sny, L wndt tf tm`` jmr, gut fh ofursm sjms dft jmrm. Dfdm
fh tjmb nrm. Lts cust bm, jmrm nt tjm mde, rmbmbgmrlda jfw lt n`` stnrtme nde
wfdemrlda lh tjmrm wns ndytjlda L ofu`e jnvm efdm, mvmd tjmd, tf snvm us.
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G\ UJM U LBM F]W G]WAMW_ NWWLXME, L JNE JL_ HFWMJMNE
bmbfrlzme. L bmnd, efwd tf tjm tldlmst bf`m up dmnr jls jnlr`ldm,
ontty-ofrdmr hrfb tjm nroj fh jls rlajt mymgrfw. Qjmd jmsstuggme jls tfm, fr wjmd jm hmm`s ns tjfuaj tjm rmst fh tjm wfr`e ls
spmnilda nd fgsourm trlgn` `ndaunam tjnt jm ondt pfsslg`y
udemrstnde, jm jns n wny fh idlttlda jls grfws tfamtjmr sf tjnt
jls hfrmjmne rmsmbg`ms n ojl`ermds solmdom busmub mxjlglt.
Ndolmdt Amf`falo Hfrbs. Ujm @ndesonpm fh Cupltmr. \fur Grnld
fd Eruas. Jm wns eflda lt dfw. Jm wns tn`ilda tff, tjfuaj L
ondt sny L wns pnylda buoj nttmdtlfd.
@ffi nt bm, p`mnsm, jm wns snylda (L tjldi). Qfu`e yfu
p`mnsm `ffi nt bm wjmd L tn`i.
L emoleme Le hldlsjme wltj jlb. Qltjfut turdlda by dmoi, L
sjlhtme by myms hrfb jls hfrmjmne nde stnrtme ld fd jmrs. L wndtme
by stuey tf gm ofbprmjmdslvm.
Wlelou`fus, jm snle. N slbp`m ofdvmrsntlfd.Cfjd, sjm snle. @mts dft. Nde tjmd hrfb gm`fw wjnt L ond
fd`y emsorlgm ns n pmrhmot`y tnut ondvns fh pn`m sild, mymgrfws
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tjnt dmvmr mvmd claa`me wltj mbftlfd, jmr vflom ojlrpme udofd-
vldolda`y, Fj, `ffi! Fur guramrs!
Ujm wnltrmss `nle fur p`nttmrs ld hrfdt fh us. L hm`t nrfude fd
by p`ntm hfr by guramr, tfuojlda by idlhm hlrst. L wfdemrme lh tjls
wns wjnt lt jne gmmd `lim hfr Jm`md Im``mr. Mxompt tjnt sjmofu`edt jmnr ndytjlda mltjmr. @uoiy alr`.
Gmonusm try ns L blajt tf sjut fut tjm sfude, L ofu`e jmnr tjldas.
Ujm s`nb fh a`nssms fd tjm wffemd ofudtmr gmjlde bm. _l`vmrwnrm
o`nttmrlda nanldst p`ntms nde tmmtj. N ofudtry sldamr orffdlda hrfb
tjm cuimgfx ngfut alvlda n pmddy hfr by tjfuajts, n dloim` hfr by
jmnrt. Ujm wnltrmss ym``lda fvmr tjm orfwe tf n hnvfrltm oustfbmr3
Qjnte yn ontoj bm tjls tlbm, Emrmi6 Nd mlajty-pfudemr6
Lt wns amttlda jnremr nde jnremr tf ofdtldum by stuey. L wfu`edt
jnvm bldeme smmlda wjnt nd mlajty-pfudemr `ffime `lim. Qjnt lt
mvmd wns. L tffi n gltm fh by guramr. Ujm gud tnstme `lim strnw.
@len, by ene snle. [`mnsm.
L n``fwme by anzm tf trnvm` gnoi fvmr nde efwd. Jls myms wmrm
rfude nde n `ltt`m bflst, nde L hm`t mbgnrrnssme hfr jlb. N arfwdbnd sjfu`e dft ory ld pug`lo, mspmoln``y dft ld n rfneslem eldmr ld
tjm blee`m fh gmnr ofudtry. Lts cust udsmmb`y. L g`ldime nt jlb.
Jfws yfur guramr6 jm nsime jfpmhu``y.
L smt lt gnoi ld lts rme p`nstlo gnsimt nde `ffime fvmr nt by stmp-
bftjmr. Lh sjm jne gmmd a`nrlda nt bm gmhfrm, sjm ele n armnt cfg
fh ofvmrlda lt wltj nd ldeu`amdt sbl`m.
H`nt, L snle. Gfrlda. Ilde fh emprmssme.
\fur guramr ls emprmssme. _jm wns n`bfst a`nrlda nanld. \fur
guramr jns hmm`ldas. _jm pnusme. Wmn``y. Bldms cust n guramr.
Ujmrm wmrm vlrtun``y smlsblo sjlhts foourrlda fd by enes hfrm-
jmne. Jm put jls jnde fd jmr nrb nde ffime hrfb jmr tf bm nde
gnoi nanld.
L efdt wndt tf `mnvm tjldas tjls wny, jm snle. Jm `ffimestrnlajt nt bm. @len, yfu jnvm tjm rmst fh tjm ymnr tf jntm us fd
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yfur fwd tlbm. @mt lt gm hfr cust tjls fdom. Ujmd jm turdme nde
wjlspmrme sfbmtjlda ld by stmpbftjmrs mnr, nde sjm ermw jmr
sjfu`emrs gnoi n `ltt`m gmhfrm wjlspmrlda sfbmtjlda ld rmspfdsm.
Bmndlda, sjm eledt narmm wltj wjntmvmr jme snle. Bmndlda, jm
wnsdt `mttlda jmr fhh tjm jffi mltjmr.L `ffime nrfude tjm rmstnurndt. Qm wmrm ld Jldebnd, Lenjf.
[fpu`ntlfd3 >5:. _tfp`lajts3 ;. Eldmrs dnbme nhtmr tjm tfwd3 >.
[mromdtnam fh tjm tfwd pfpu`ntlfd tjnt nppmnrme tf gm ld snle
eldmr fd tjls dfdemsorlpt Cudm nhtmrdffd3 >;;. Hrfb wjnt L ofu`e
tm``, pmromdtnam fh tjm tfwd wjf wmrm bmd3 ngfut
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By ene ls n prfhmssfr fh npp`lme mofdfblos nt Lenjf _tntm
Of``mam, n [feudi ldstltutlfd ld Grudf, n [feudi tfwd ld n
[feudi stntm. Jms n`wnys narmmlda tf ploi up ndftjmr o`nss, nde
jm n`wnys ofbp`nlds ngfut lt. Dft tjnt jme idfw wjnt tf ef
wltj jlbsm`h lh jm jne ndy spnrm tlbm. Jme prfgng`y cust stnrtwfrrylda ngfut bm hu``-tlbm, ldstmne fh tjm ilde fh pnrt-tlbm
ldstruotfrsjlp fh wfrry tjnt jms n``fttme hfr bm sf hnr. Nde
dfgfey wndts tjnt tf jnppmd.
Jm `ffime gnoi fvmr nt Umrrl, wjf anvm jlb n `ltt`m sbl`m ns lh
tf sny, Qm``, wjy dft6
Qm blajt hlde tlbm tf tnim n `ltt`m vnontlfd, jm neeme, nde
sjruaame npf`famtlon``y. Dfw lt wns jls turd tf nvfle mym ofdtnot.
Umrrl jns wm jnvm n`wnys wndtme tf vlslt Dmw \fri. Blajt
gm dlom. Omdtrn` [nri ld tjm nutubd.
Dlom.Efdt onrm, efdt onrm, efdt onrm. \fu`` jnvm tf smde bm n
pfstonre. L pnusme. Lh L ond mvmd amt bnl` up tjmrm.
@len, efdt gm ernbntlo, snle Umrrl. Lb surm yfu ond rmomlvm
bnl`. Lb surm yfu`` jnvm mvmrytjlda yfu dmme nt tjm sojff`. Ltsdft `lim lts tjm bl`ltnry fr ndytjlda. _jm `nuajme wmni`y.
By ene `mndme hfrwnre. Qm``, jm snle jmsltndt`y, fh ofursm
yfu ond amt `mttmrs hrfb jfbm. L tjldi yfu ond mvmd wrltm nde
smde yfur fwd, fdom tjm sugcmot bnttmr jns gmmd npprfvme. Gut
tjmrms df pjfdm usm, nde df Ldtmrdmt. Lts suppfsme tf gm rua-
ame, jm neeme, ontojlda n a`lbpsm fh by hnom. L tjfuajt wm
tn`ime ngfut tjls, Gud.
Qm jne. Qme tn`ime ngfut lt n`` sprlda. Qme tn`ime ngfut lt
wjmd L stnyme jfbm hrfb sojff`. Qme tn`ime ngfut lt fd tjm
wmmimdes, wjmd L wns arfudeme nde slttlda wltj by gnoi nanldst
by gmerffb effr, `lstmdlda tf tjm erfdm fh jls vflom fd tjm ftjmr
slem. Qme tn`ime ngfut lt ld by enes `nst-eltoj mhhfrt nt hnbl`y
ofudsm`lda, wjloj wns ns usm`mss ns mvmr. Nde wme tn`ime ngfut ltnhtmr Le afttmd gnoi hrfb tjm jfspltn`. Qme tn`ime ngfut lt n `ft
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tjmd. [rfg`mb wns, fd`y by ene tn`ime. L `lstmdme. Nde wm n``
idfw jfw grl``lndt by `lstmdlda sil``s wmrm.
Lt wnsdt aflda tf gm p`mnsndt. Ujls buoj L idmw. L jne spmdt tjmprmvlfus wmmimde pnoilda noofrelda tf n a`fssy `lst tjnt tjm N`lom
Bnrsjn`` _ojff` jne smdt ld fdm fh tjmlr grfojurms, tjm pnbpj`mt
mdtlt`me Duts nde Gf`ts nde Ftjmr Dmomssltlms. Ujm hlrst pnam jne n
`ltt`m elso`nlbmr, stntlda tjnt duts nde gf`ts wmrm dft notun``y
n``fwme nt tjm sojff`. Lt wns n hlaurm fh spmmoj, tjm pnbpj`mt
snle, nde tjmd lt wmdt fd tf `lst ftjmr ltmbs tjnt wmrm n`sf prfjlg-
ltme. Ujm usun` suspmots3 auds, nbbf, idlvms, olanrmttms, eruas,
hlrmwfris, gfws nde nrrfws. (Ujnt fdm bnem bm pnusm.) Nde
tjmd bfrm tjldas tjnt L ofu`edt grlda wltj bm3 ondey, sjfrt
silrts, stl`mttfs (ns lh L fwdme ndy), ofbgnt gffts, arnpjlo U-sjlrts,
tff`s nde jnrewnrm (wjloj mxp`nldme tjm duts nde gf`ts ofbbmdt,
L aumss), n ofbputmr nde om`` pjfdm, nde tjls fdm wns tjm
wfrst by l[fe.Lt wns ofbp`mtm`y embfrn`lzlda, nde L snle sf, ym``lda efwd
tjm jn`` nde ldtf tjm iltojmd, wjmrm L idmw by ene nde Umrrl
wmrm erldilda tjmlr ofhhmm. Umrrl ym``me gnoi tjnt lt wfu`edt gm
tjm glaamst `fss, smmlda ns jfw Le jne by l[fe tnimd nwny tjm
prmvlfus wmmi ndywny. L s`nbbme by effr. Ujmd L fpmdme lt nde
s`nbbme lt sjut nanld, cust hfr affe bmnsurm.
Ujmrm wmrm twf bfrm `lsts, fdm buoj `fdamr tjnd tjm ftjmr, fd
tjm dmxt pnam fh tjm pnbpj`mt. Ujm hlrst `lst (tjm `fdamr fdm)
ldo`ueme n`` fh tjm tjldas tjnt L ngsf`utm`y jne tf grlda wltj bm.
Qm Nsi Ujnt \fu Grlda Fd`y tjm Mxnot Nbfudts @lstme, tjm pnbpj`mt
snle. _tfrnam _pnom Ls @lbltme, nde Qm Hrfwd ]pfd Mxomss. Qm hrfwd
upfd mxomss6 L hm`t `lim L wns fd by wny mltjmr tf gfft onbp fr
jlaj tmn wltj tjm ^ummd Bub. Wmanre`mss, lt wns prmtty strld-amdt hfr n p`nom tjnt ofst nt `mnst jn`h fh by enes sn`nry.
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_f lt wns up tf bm tf ojffsm wjloj hlvm U-sjlrts, wjloj tjrmm
swmntmrs, wjloj twf pnlrs fh sjfrts, nde wjloj tjrmm pnlrs fh cmnds
(Fh n Gfft-out fr _trnlajt-`ma _ty`m, Dft Ulajt fr _ilddy)L wfu`e grlda.
Lb dft mxnot`y n o`ftjms jfude, gmlda bfrm pnrtln` tf jffeme
swmntsjlrts tjnd a`lttmry jn`tmr tfps, gut mvmd L hfude tjm `lst tf gmrmstrlotlvm. Ldtf tjm gna wmdt by hfur hnvfrltm arny U-sjlrts nde n
g`noi fdm, tjrmm fh by jffelms, nde gftj pnlrs fh cmnds (L eledt
jnvm n tjlre). L ladfrme tjm suaamstlfd ngfut sjfrts. Uf tjls sne
of``motlfd L neeme smvmd pnlrs fh udemrwmnr, slx pnlrs fh sfois (L
nssubme tjnt fd tjm smvmdtj eny wm wfu`e n`` af gnrmhfft), by
p`nstlo rnld pfdojf, n idlt onp fh by enes tjnt L qulmt`y pl`hmrme
hrfb tjm jn`` o`fsmt, n h`mmom cnoimt, tmddls sjfms, h`lp-h`fps, nde
tjm dmw jlilda gffts tjnt Umrrl jne gfuajt hfr bm tjm wmmi
gmhfrm. L tfssme ld n swlbsult, tjm tnas stl`` nttnojme, mvmd tjfuaj
L idmw tjmrm wnsdt n ojndom ld jm`` Le gm puttlda lt fd. Lt n``
gnrm`y hl``me by gnoipnoi. Gua rmpm``ndt, n h`nsj`lajt, by jmne-
`nbp (n`sf dmw), nde sudsormmd hldlsjme tjm `lst.
L `ffime nt by gnoipnoi. Lt wns fdm fh tjfsm jlilda pnoisemsladme hfr `fda trmis ld tjm Ndems fr n`fda tjm Nppn`nojlnd
Urnl`. By ene jne snle sfbmtjlda ngfut eflda sfbm jlilda up nt
tjm sojff`, nde tjls pnoi wns fdm fh tjm dmomssltlms fd tjm `lst. L
ploime lt up wltj fdm jnde. Lt wns jmnvy. Lh tjmy tjfuajt Le gm
onrtlda tjls bfdstmr nrfude fd by gnoi, tjmy wmrm ld hfr sfbm smrl-
fus elsnppfldtbmdt.
L emoleme tf grlda ns hmw ltmbs ns L ofu`e hrfb tjm smofde,
sjfrtmr `lst. Wmofbbmdeme Ltmbs, lt snle. Hfr [mrsfdn` Mdcfybmdt nde
Efwdtlbm. Ujm pnbpj`mt suaamstme gffis, cfurdn`s, `mttmr-wrltlda
bntmrln`s, nde p`nylda onres. Mdfuaj elvmrslfds hfr n rmtlrmbmdt
jfbm. L tjrmw ld tjm purp`m cfurdn` tjnt Umrrl jne `mht fd by pl`-
`fw tjnt bfrdlda. (L idmw lt wns hrfb jmr gmonusm by hntjmr, nt
`mnst, wfu`e dmvmr ojffsm n gffi wltj n udlofrd prndolda norfsstjm ofvmr.) Df dmme tf tjrfw ld pnpmr hfr `mttmrs, L tjfuajt. Ujmrm
wns df fdm tf wrltm tf. L `ffime nt tjm `lst nanld. Nslem hrfb
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rmnelda tjm dnbm. Ujls Bnranrmt F`smd. Jfw wl`` wm idfw
jmr6 Jfw wl`` sjm idfw us6
Ujm su``md tmmdnamr yfurm slttlda wltj blajt gm n o`um, L
snle. L wns hmm`lda vmry jm`phu`.
@len, by ene snle. [`mnsm try. Cust try up tjmrm, finy6 Ql``yfu ef tjnt hfr bm6
L jntme tjls. Ujlsls wjnt jnppmdme dmnr tjm mde fh mvmry ofd-
vmrsntlfd L jne wltj by ene. Ujlswns jls ngl`lty tf qulmt`y
n`bfst ilde`y, mvmd bnim bm hmm` `lim nd lbgmol`m. _fbmfdm
wjf ondt amt jmr sjlt tfamtjmr tf snvm jmr `lhm. _fbmfdm tf gm plt-
lme, tn`ime ngfut ld jusjme tfdms, tlptfme nrfude ld onsm sjm amts
plssme nde efms sfbmtjlda ernstlo, `lim on`b`y ploi up jmr wntmr
a`nss nde erfp lt fd tjm h`ffr.
Lt sjnttmrme n`` fvmr tjm rfuaj wffemd h`ffrgfnres ldtf sjnres
tjm slzm fh by pn`b, sjnres tjm slzm fh by pldilm. N dmnt `ltt`m
rlvmr gmand mealda lts wny tfwnre by sjfm.
Cmsus! Umrrl wns n`rmney fut fh jmr ojnlr wltj n dnpild,
gmdelda tf bfp up tjm wntmr. _jm idm`t dmxt tf bm nde enggme ntlt hrult`mss`y. Jmr dnpild wns sfnime. By ene cust snt tjmrm, stnr-
lda ldtf jls guramr wltj n emhmntme sbl`m fd jls hnom, `lim jme cust
wntojme tjm trnalo mde fh n bfvlm tjnt jme smmd twm`vm tlbms
gmhfrm nde wns elsturgme, gut df `fdamr sjfoime, wjmd tjm jmrf-
ldm cubpme fhh tjm o`lhh. Ujm wnltrmss wns tjmrm tff, wltj n grffb
nde n `fda-jnde`me eustgld, nde sjm swmpt up tjm a`nss wltjfut
`ffilda nt ndy fh us.
Lb sfrry, Umrrl impt snylda tf tjm h`ffrgfnres. Lb sf sfrry.
_jm wns stl`` cust idmm`lda tjmrm, nde sjm wnsdt `ffilda nt ndy-
fdm mltjmr, tjm sfaay dnpild `ylda `lim nd mbgnrrnsslda hnot dmxt
tf jmr.
Dftjlda tf npf`falzm hfr, snle n dmw wfbnds vflom. Qntmr
fvmr rfois. Ujldas grmni nde ofbm tfamtjmr. Dftjlda ond gmofudtme fd, ns @len jns sf mhhmotlvm`y sjfwd us.
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L dmnr`y cubpme wjmd tjm jusiy vflom snle by dnbm, nde L
`ffime up tf hlde n tldy wfbnd wltj n elnbfde stue ld jmr dfsm,
g`fde jnlr out ld n sjfrt plxlm, nde wmnrlda n tndi tfp nde strlpme
fvmrn``s tjnt rmbldeme bm fh n rnl`rfne ofdeuotfrs udlhfrb.
_jm wns sjnilda by enes jnde nde snylda Bnranrmt F`smd,dlom tf bmmt yfu, mvmd gmhfrm L ofddmotme tjm vflom wltj
tjm wfbnd. _jm `ffime `lim n spnrrfw gut jne tjm vflom fh n
ojnld-sbfimr.
By ene, tf jls ormelt, tffi lt n`` ld strlem. Jm a`ndome nt tjm
dfsm stue, gut amdmrn``y bnldtnldme mym ofdtnot ns jm stffe nde
ldtrfeuome jlbsm`h.
Nde tjls, fgvlfus`y, ls @len, jm snle, rfoilda hfrwnre fd jls
tfms fdom fr twlom. L ofu`edt tm`` lh jm wns dmrvfus fr fee`y prfue.
Bnygm jm wns a`ne tjnt L wns notlda fut, ld onsm tjls Bnranrmt
F`smd jne ndy efugts ngfut by p`nombmdt ld tjm sojff`. Nhtmr
n``, tjm N`lom Bnrsjn`` _ojff` eledt tnim yfur rud-fh-tjm-bl``
affe iles, alr`s wltj jlaj A[Ns nde onr`fnes fh wm``-rfudeme
hrlmdes. N grfimd a`nss wns prfgng`y pnrt fh tjm mdtrndom mxnb,nde L jne o`mnr`y pnssme.
@len, Bnranrmt snle, stloilda fut n em`lontm jnde nde arnsp-
lda by fwd ld n vlsm`lim arlp. @len @len @len. _jm sjffi by
jnde ld tlbm wltj tjm wfres. N dnbm hfr n h `fwmr, sjm snle, fr
nd mxftlo p`ndt wltj bmeloldn` prfpmrtlms. _jm dnrrfwme jmr
myms nt bm tjmd, cust n `ltt`m, nde L wfdemrme lh tjls sjnbnd not fh
jmrs wns cust n ojnrnem. Qjnt ilde fh prfpmrtlms wl`` yfu jnvm,
@len6 sjm nsime.
L `ffime tfwnre tjm effr. L stnrme nt tjm bffsm jmne cust ngfvm
lt. L mxnbldme tjnt bffsm jmne `lim lt wns n stnldme a`nss wldefw.
L ele dft rmp`y.
By ene ojuoi`me ndxlfus`y. Dmvmr idmw jmr tf gm sjy,
jm snle.Umrrl wns stndelda gy dfw tff, nssleufus`y grusjlda nt tjm
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idmms fh jmr pndts. Lb Umrrl, sjm snle, jf`elda fut jmr jnde tf
Bnranrmt. @lens stmpbftjmr.
Bnranrmt dfeeme. L smm. _jm nda`me jmr gfey sf tjnt sjm
wns stndelda s`lajt`y gmtwmmd bm nde by ene nde Umrrl, nde
snle ld n `fw vflom, Lb dft surm tjnt wm rmomlvme n`` fh @lenspmrsfdn` ldhfrbntlfd ld jmr npp`lontlfd pnoimt. L efdt bmnd tf
pry, gut jmr bftjmr ls . . . 6
_jms emne, L snle.
Bnranrmt turdme tfwnre bm, sf sjm eledt smm tjm mxprmsslfd
fd by hntjmrs hnom. Jm fpmdme jls bfutj nde o`fsme lt nanld.
Lb sfrry, Bnranrmt snle.
Efdt gm.
Ujmrm wns n `fda, nwiwnre pnusm. By ene trlme tf ontoj by
mym, gut L `ffime nwny.
Hldn``y, Umrrl grfim tjm sl`mdom. Qm``, sjm snle, ns yfu ond smm,
Bnranrmt, wm nrm qultm efdm wltj `udoj. _jm sbl`me nt Bnranrmt
idfwlda`y. L wfu`edt jnvm gmmd surprlsme lh sjm jne wldime.
Nj, snle Bnranrmt. Qm``. Ujnts affe tlblda. L jnvm Gmnwnltlda futslem.
Fj, snle by ene, fpmdlda jls wn``mt nde tjrfwlda n hmw
gl``s fd tjm tng`m. \fu sjfu`e jnvm snle sfbmtjlda. Qm efdt
wndt tf immp jmr wnltlda.
Df, wm efdt, snle Bnranrmt. _jms n tmbpmrnbmdtn` f`e
tjlda.
Qm trffpme futslem tf tjm elrt pnrilda `ft ld hrfdt fh tjm eldmr.
Norfss tjm strmmt, L ofu`e smm tjnt tjm tfwds fd`y stfrm, n pnwd-
sjfp, wns fpmd hfr gusldmss. Ftjmr tjnd tjnt, tjm strmmt wns qulmt.
Bfudtnlds rfsm up fd tjrmm slems fh us. Lh tjls wns aflda tf gm by
dmnrmst pfst fh olvl`lzntlfd hfr tjm dmxt ymnr, tjldas wmrm `ffilda
arlb. Lt jne tnimd us n affe slx jfurs tf erlvm tf Jldebnd hrfb
fur jfusm ld sfutjmnstmrd Lenjf, nde ns hnr ns L ofu`e tm``, tjmsojff` wns stl`` bl`ms nwny. Ujls wns dft tjm ilde fh p`nom yfue
mvmr jltojjlim fut fh.
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Qm stfppme ld hrfdt fh nd f`e stntlfd wnafd, rustme nde g`noi
wltj n tjloi ym``fw strlpm ruddlda nrfude lt. Qjnt sny yfu,
Gmm6 nsime Bnranrmt, nde L aft lt, nde sbl`me, nde tjmd mrnsme
tjm sbl`m wltj n sjrua.
Nj, snle by ene. _f tjls ls tjm fhhloln` sojff` vmjlo`m. Jmeledt `ffi mspmoln``y p`mnsme. L wfu`e jnvm mxpmotme n vnd
fr gus.
Fj, wm jnvm tjfsm, surm, snle Bnranrmt. Gut L jne sfbm
mrrndes ld tfwd. _jm wnvme vnaum`y ld tjm elrmotlfd fh tjm
emsmrtme strmmt nde pnttme tjm onr. Ndywny, L tjfuajt Le erlvm
@len tf sojff` ld sty`m. @mss rffb tf amt `fst ld.
Qm``. L smm, snle by ene, mvmd tjfuaj lt wns o`mnr tjnt jm
eledt.
Ujls sjfu`e gm mvmrytjlda, snle Umrrl. Ld tjm npprfxlbntm`y
hlvm smofdes tjnt wm jne gmmd stndelda dmxt tf Gmm, sjm jne bnd-
name tf gfude fvmr tf fur onr nde grlda by gna gnoi wltj jmr.
L`` cust put lt ld tjm gnoi, tjmd6
L`` blss yfu tff, L snle snronstlon``y.Umrrl anvm bm n `ffi `lim L jne cust s`nppme jmr. _jm smt tjm gna
efwd jmnvl`y fd tjm elrt nde rnd n jnde tjrfuaj jmr jnlr. Lts n
`fda erlvm, @len, sjm snle. L eledt wndt tf immp Bnranrmt
wnltlda.
_urm, L snle. Qjntmvmr.
Bnranrmt s`nbbme sjut tjm gnoi effr fh tjm stntlfd wnafd
nde eustme jmr jndes fd jmr fvmrn``s. By gna snt ld tjm gnoismnt
`lim nd fvmrwmlajt ojl`e. Hnrmwm``s tnim bndy hfrbs. @uoil`y,
wm jnvm `fts fh ojndoms tf prnotlom ld tjls `lhm. _jm sbl`me nt by
ene nde Umrrl, nde rmstme fdm jnde lajt`y fd by sjfu`emr. @len,
lts tlbm tf af.
By ene wn`ime fvmr nde mdau`hme bm ld n gmnr jua. L impt by
sjfu`emrs stlhh, gut L eledt pusj jlb nwny.Gm affe, Gud, jm snle. Qm`` gm tn`ilda sffd. Jm stmppme
gnoi nde `ffime up nt tjm siy, g`ldilda.
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@len, snle Umrrl, bfvlda tfwnre bm. L`` _jm stfppme
wjmd sjm snw by futstrmtojme jnde. _jm sjffi lt. Dmltjmr fh us
`ffime nt tjm ftjmr.
Bnranrmt fpmdme tjm pnssmdamr effr hfr bm. Lt blajt gm jnre
tf gm`lmvm, sjm snle, gut ld tjm arnde sojmbm fh pnrmdt-ojl`ehnrmwm``s, yfu nrm n`` gmjnvlda wltj lbpmoong`m emofrub. _jm
sjffi by hntjmrs nde Umrrls jndes. @len wl`` gm snhm nde
jmn`tjy nt N`lom Bnrsjn``, sjm nssurme tjmb. _jm bny mvmd gm
jnppy. Ujnt plmom ls up tf jmr. _jm turdme nde sbl`me nt bm.
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L dfeeme. L `ffime fdom bfrm tfwnre tjm eusty eldmr ld tjm
eusty tfwd, tjm strmmt tjnt smmbme tf af dfwjmrm nt n``, tjm pnwd-
sjfp wjmrm pmfp`m trneme ld tjmlr f`e jfpms hfr ojndoms nt dmw
fdms. L tffi lt n`` ld, nde tjmd L `ffime nt by hntjmr nde Umrrl.
Affe-gym, L snle tf tjmlr hfrmjmnes. Nde tjmd, ld fdm h`ule
bftlfd, L s`le ldtf tjm onr nde s`nbbme tjm effr sjut.
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