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Cok hcujmot gsa fcr g nkttkr dubmk tercude tek hclpktbod jcygjtbks cf
fgbte, fglbjy, gom wcra gt tek ebdekst jkvkjs cf g lgicr hcrpcrgtbco. Mbgok
Pgmmbsco egs rklgragnjk ogrrgtbvk sabjjs. Bt bs kgsy tc skk wey sek bs g
hcrpcrgtk supkrstgr. ]ebs bs tek vujokrgnjk bosbmk stcry cf hcrpcrgtk jbfkhclpktbod wbte fgbte gom fglbjy. B ebdejy rkhcllkom tebs ncca.
Ncn Nufcrm
fcrlkr Hegbrlgo, Nufcrm ]kjkvbsbco, Boh.
gutecr, Egjftblkgom Fbobsebod Tkjj
Fcuomkr gom Hegbrlgo, Jkgmkrsebp Oktwcra
Mbgok Pgmmbscos ncca prcvbmks rgrk fbrstegom bosbdet botc tek icys gomtkosbcos cf ngjgohbod fglbjy, fgbte, gom hgrkkr wbte trgospgrkohy gom mkkp
rkfjkhtbco. Bo tebs ncca, jkgmkrs cf hclpgobks, heurheks, gom ctekr crdg-
obzgtbcos wbjj fbom okw bosbdets co ecw tc lgak tekbr hclluobty lcrk
hcomuhbvk tc prcfkssbcogj wclko.
Akvbo I. Ikoabos
Prksbmkot gom HKC, Tcrjm Vbsbco
Prcfkssbcogj Herbstbgo wclgo, ecw jcod wbjj ycu iuddjk ycur fgbte, ecusk-
ecjm, eusngom, abms, gom hgrkkr wbtecut g rcgm lgp3 Mbgok Pgmmbscos
nkgutbfuj, kotkrtgbobod, gom fgshbogtbod ncca cffkrs kvkrytebod ycu okkm
tc fbom ngjgohk, fujfbjjlkot, gom yks, pkghk.
Lbjks LhPekrsco
Xkobcr Pgstcr, ]ek ^cha Heurhe, Xgo Mbkdc
B fkrvkotjy wbse Tcra, Jcvk, Prgyegm nkko gvgbjgnjk weko B wgs twkoty-
kbdet gom struddjbod nktwkko tek wcrjms cf hcrpcrgtk, heurhe, spcrts, gom
rkjgtbcosebps. Tcra, Jcvk, Prgyhgo ekjp kvkry ycuod prcfkssbcogj wclgo
hclk tc aocw teksk trutes mkhgmks kgrjbkr tego B mbm tegt Dcm wbrks us
tc nk wec wk grk gom puts us rbdet wekrk wk grk suppcskm tc nk bo crmkr
tc mkvkjcp, hcotrbnutk, gom drcw hjcskr tc ebl.
Jbomg Jbomqubst Nbsecp
Prksbmkot, Hcurgdkcus ]eboabod Boh.
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Tcra, Jcvk, Prgybs g okw gom mkkpjy sbdobfbhgot dubmk fcr Herbstbgo wclko
co tekbr icuroky tc jkgmkrsebp. Fgbte, fglbjy, gom hgrkkr grk wcomkrfujjy
ngjgohkm bo tebs rklgragnjk rkscurhk.
Frgohks EksskjnkboPrksbmkot gom HKC, Jkgmkr tc Jkgmkr Bostbtutk
]ebs ncca hgpturks tek skhrkt cf tek fuomglkotgj strkodte tegt gjj wclko,
hcoshbcusjy cr uohcoshbcusjy, grk skkabod. Bt gppkgrs tc lk tegt tek suh-
hkssfuj, kotkrprbsbod wclko, mkpbhtkm ekrk, rkgjbzkm kgrjy co tegt teky
okkmkm ekjp gom tek prkskohk cf tek Jcrm gt gjj tblks. Tcra, Jcvk, Prgybs
g dkl cf prghtbhgj gmvbhk.Ocrlg G. Hcjmwkjj
fcrlkr Mkgo cf Tclko Xtumkots, XL[
fcrlkr Ekgm cf ^bsa, 6; Jgtbo Glkrbhgo hcuotrbks, ^bdds Ngoa
Bo Mbgok Pgmmbscos Tcra, Jcvk, Prgy, sek jgys cut drkgt gmvbhk co ecw
ycuod wclko hgo fbom ngjgohk bo tekbr jbvks gom lgogdk tek lgoy hcofjbhts
tegt fghk us gjj gs wk hcosbmkr cur prbcrbtbks gom ecw tc akkp tekl bo hekha.
B egvk skko up hjcsk ecw Mbgok egs lgogdkm ekr fgbte, ekr fglbjy, gom ekr
hgrkkr gjj wbte trklkomcus pgssbco gom kokrdy. Ekr bosbdets grk prghtbhgj
gom co tgrdkt gom tebs ncca bs g rcgm lgp tc go gnuomgot, prcmuhtbvk,
gom lkgobodfuj jbfk.
Lbak Jgfbttk
Prksbmkot, Glkrbhgs, HN ^bhegrm Kjjbs
Mbgok Pgmmbsco prcvbmks drkgt bosbdet gom gmvbhk co ecw tc rkghe fcr suh-
hkss wbtecut sghrbfbhbod wegts lcst blpcrtgot tc ycu. Bo Tcra, Jcvk, Prgy,
Pgmmbsco mcks g rklgragnjk icn cf grtbhujgtbod tek hegjjkodks tegt ycuod,
gspbrbod wclko fghk gs teky ogvbdgtk tek wgtkrs cf ngjgohbod g fglbjy gom
g hgrkkr webjk stgybod truk tc tekbr lcrgj hclpgss.
Hegrjcttk Gomkrsco
Hegbr cf tek Ogtbcogj Gmvbscry Ncgrm, Xgjvgtbco Grly
Kxkhutbvk Vbhk Prksbmkot, Nrgom Lgogdklkot/
Prksbmkot cf Hegrbtbks, Mgjjgs Hcwncys Hjun
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w c r aj c v k
p r g y
P^GH]BHGJ TBXMCL FC^ RC[OD
P^CFKXXBCOGJ HE^BX]BGO TCLKO
m b g o k p g m m b s c o
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YCOMK^VGO
Tcra, Jcvk, PrgyHcpyrbdet >077 ny Mbgok Mktkrbod-Pgmmbsco
]ebs tbtjk bs gjsc gvgbjgnjk gs g Ycomkrvgo kncca. Vbsbt www.zcomkrvgo.hcl/knccas.
]ebs tbtjk bs gjsc gvgbjgnjk bo g Ycomkrvgo gumbc kmbtbco. Vbsbt www.zcomkrvgo.fl.
^kquksts fcr bofcrlgtbco secujm nk gmmrksskm tc9
Ycomkrvgo, Drgom ^gpbms, Lbhebdgo =2;80
Jbnrgry cf Hcodrkss Hgtgjcdbod-bo-Punjbhgtbco Mgtg
Pgmmbsco, Mbgok, 72;2-Tcra, jcvk, prgy 9 prghtbhgj wbsmcl fcr ycuod prcfkssbcogj Herbstbgo wclko / Mbgok
Pgmmbsco.p. hl.
Bohjumks nbnjbcdrgpebhgj rkfkrkohks.BXNO 245-0-870-88784-4 (scfthcvkr)7. Nusboksswclko kjbdbcus jbfk. >. Tclko klpjcykks kjbdbcus jbfk. 8.
Tcra kjbdbcus gspkhts Herbstbgobty. =. Nusboksswclko Hcomuht cf jbfk. ; .Herbstbgo wclko kjbdbcus jbfk. B. ]btjk.NV=;26.N5P88 >077>=5.5'=8 mh>> >07707>54>
Gjj Xhrbpturk quctgtbcos, uojkss ctekrwbsk bombhgtkm, grk tgako frcl tek Ecjy Nbnjk, OkwBotkrogtbcogj Vkrsbco, OBV. Hcpyrbdet 7248, 7245, 725= ny Nbnjbhg, Boh. [skm ny pkrlbs-sbco cf Ycomkrvgo. Gjj rbdets rkskrvkm wcrjmwbmk.
Xhrbpturk quctgtbcos lgrakm OGXN grk tgako frcl tek Okw Glkrbhgo Xtgomgrm Nbnjk. Hcpy-rbdet 7260, 726>, 7268, 7265, 7247, 724>, 7248, 724;, 7244, 722; ny ]ek Jchalgo Fcuomgtbco.[skm ny pkrlbssbco.
Goy Botkrokt gmmrkssks (wknsbtks, njcds, kth.) gom tkjkpecok oulnkrs bo tebs ncca grkcffkrkm gs g rkscurhk. ]eky grk oct botkomkm bo goy wgy tc nk cr blpjy go komcrsklkot nyYcomkrvgo, ocr mcks Ycomkrvgo vcuhe fcr tek hcotkot cf teksk sbtks gom oulnkrs fcr tekjbfk cf tebs ncca.
Gjj rbdets rkskrvkm. Oc pgrt cf tebs punjbhgtbco lgy nk rkprcmuhkm, stcrkm bo g rktrbkvgjsystkl, cr trgoslbttkm bo goy fcrl cr ny goy lkgos kjkhtrcobh, lkhegobhgj, pectchcpy,rkhcrmbod, cr goy ctekr kxhkpt fcr nrbkf quctgtbcos bo prbotkm rkvbkws, wbtecut tek prbcrpkrlbssbco cf tek punjbsekr.
Xclk oglks egvk nkko hegodkm tc prctkht prbvghy.
Hcvkr mksbdo9 Fghkcut XtumbcHcvkr pectcdrgpey9 Fghkcut Xtumbc | Pguj ObkjscoBotkrbcr mksbdo9 Lgttekw Vgo Yclkrko
Prbotkm bo tek [obtkm Xtgtks cf Glkrbhg
77 7> 78 7= 7; 76 74 75 /MHB/ >> >7 >0 72 75 74 76 7; 7= 78 7> 77 70 2 5 4 6 ; = 8 > 7
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]c ly eusngom, Herbs1
ly hebjmrko, Cpbk gom Goobk1
ly stkphebjmrko, ^csk gom Dus1ly pgrkots, ^cdkr gom Xegrco Mktkrbod.
Tbtecut Dcm, ocok cf tebs wcujm egvk nkko pcssbnjk.
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hcotkots
Fcrkwcrm ny Hegrbty O. Tgjjghk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Botrcmuhtbco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
7.Mrkgl Icn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
>.Fgrl Dbrj. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .>4
8.Frcl Egrrbsnurd tc Egrvgrm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .=7
=. ^kgjbty Xkts Bo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .;;
;. Teko Rcur Tcrjm Hcjjgpsks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6;
6. Xbodjk, Lgrrbkm . . . Tegtkvkr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
4. ]ek ]rute Tbjj Cpko XclkMccrs . . . gom Hjcsk Ctekrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5;
5. Fbombod Hclpgtbnjk Tcra Kovbrcolkots. . . . . . . . .24
2.]rgmk co Rcur Xtrkodtes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .702
70.]ek Fghts gncut Fgbte. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7>7
77.Tegt gncut Heurhe3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78;
7>.Drcw Rcur Fgbte JbakRcu Drcw Rcur Hgrkkr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7=4
78. Teko Rcurk Ncte Tkgrbod tek Pgots . . . . . . . . . . 7;2
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7=. G Jbttjk Ekjp frcl Rcur Frbkoms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74;
7;.Oc Coks Pkrfkht . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .728
76.Hegodk wbte tek Xkgscos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .>0;
74.Xkt (gom Cnskrvk) Rcur Ncuomgrbks. . . . . . . . . . . . . >74
75.Bsot ]ebs Fuo3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .>>4
Ghaocwjkmdlkots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .>8;Gppkombx. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .>84Octks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .>=8
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fcrkwcrm
T M P tc wrbtk tek fcrkwcrm fcr ekr ncca,
Tcra, Jcvk, Prgy, B wgs mkjbdetkm gom ecocrkm. ^khkotjy g dccm frbkom
botrcmuhkm us, gom wbtebo tek fbrst fkw lboutks cf cur lkktbod, Mbgok
gom B qubhajy rkgjbzkm tegt wk segrk sblbjgr gvchgtbcos. Tk egvk ghebkvkm
suhhkssfuj hgrkkrs, grk bovcjvkm bo wclkos bssuks, egvk g mksbrk tc lgak
go blpght bo pkcpjks jbvks, gom lcst blpcrtgotjy, wk ncte egvk g strcod
fgbte bo Dcm. Xc, weko Mbgok mkshrbnkm tek prklbsk cf Tcra, Jcvk, Prgy,
B wgs kgdkr tc rkgm bt gom wecjkekgrtkmjy ghaocwjkmdkm tek okkm fcr g
ncca tegt rklboms wclko tegt Dcm egs strgtkdbhgjjy pjghkm us bo tek
wcrafcrhk. Ek wgots us tc utbjbzk tek dbfts gom gnbjbtbks Ek egs drgotkm
us tc ghhclpjbse Ebs purpcsk bo cur jbvks.
Mbgok gom B tgjakm gncut tek wgy Dcm egs wcrakm bo cur jbvks.
Ek gssurkmjy egs kqubppkm us wbte uobquk tgjkots gom pkrskvkrgohk tc
ghebkvk suhhkss. Nut bt bs gjsc strbabodjy gppgrkot tegt Dcm egs cpkokm
mccrs cf cppcrtuobty fcr us. ]ecude bo mbffkrkot nusbokssks Mbgok gs
g hebkf cpkrgtbod cffbhkr cf lujtbpjk Fcrtuok ;00 rkgj kstgtk hclpgobks,
gom lk skrvbod gt ]ek Tebtk Ecusk fcr ncte Prksbmkot gom Lrs. Nuse,
teko gs tek mkputy hebkf cf prctchcj cf tek [obtkm Xtgtks, gom ocw bo
Mgjjgs gt ]ek Nuse Bostbtutk tek Jcrm hjkgrjy egs g purpcsk fcr curjbvks . . . gom Ek egs g purpcsk fcr ycurs gs wkjj.
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f c r k w c r m
]ek fcjjcwbod twc vkrsks grk drkgt rklbomkrs tegt Dcm egs g pjgo fcr
kghe cf us9 Prcvkrns 7692 sgys, Tk hgo lgak cur pjgos, nut tek Jcrm
mktkrlboks cur stkps, gom Ikrklbge >2977 sgys, Fcr B aocw tek pjgosB egvk fcr ycu, mkhjgrks tek Jcrm, pjgos tc prcspkr ycu gom oct tc egrl
ycu, pjgos tc dbvk ycu g ecpk gom g futurk. Dcm egs g spkhbfbh pjgo fcr
ycur jbfk gom lbok. Teko wk trust bo Ebl gom wgja hjcskjy wbte Ebl,
Ek wbjj cpko mccrs cf cppcrtuobty fcr us tegt wk hcujm okvkr cpko cur-
skjvks. Ek dbvks us fgvcr. Teko teboabod gncut ly cwo jbfk, B gl cvkr-
wekjlkm ny Dcms dccmokss, fgbtefujokss, gom fgvcr. Bo >000, B stgrtkm
wcrabod gs g vcjuotkkr fcr teko-Dcvkrocr Nuses hglpgbdo fcr prksbmkot
bo ly eclk stgtk cf Hgjbfcrobg. B mbm oct egvk goy hcookhtbcos tc tek
Nuseks, tek ^kpunjbhgo Pgrty, ocr goycok wec wcrakm fcr tekl. Nut B
wcrakm mbjbdkotjy gom mbm goy tgsa okkmkm, frcl tgabod tek dgrngdk cut
tc mrbvbod Prksbmkot Nuses okpekw tc kvkots. B qubhajy wgs dbvko lcrk
blpcrtgot rkspcosbnbjbtbks nkhgusk cf ly strcod wcra ktebh gom gvgbj-
gnbjbty tc wcra jcod mgys. Nut jccabod ngha, bt bs kvbmkot tegt tek Jcrm
jbftkm lk up gom dgvk lk fgvcr. Cok mgy, Dcvkrocr Nuse wgs hclbod
tc Jcs Godkjks fcr kvkots. ]ek vcjuotkkr wec wgs suppcskm tc ekjp wbte
tek kvkot dct tek stclghe fju, sc B wgs gsakm tc ekjp tek gmvgohk tkgl
hccrmbogtk tek dcvkrocrs vbsbt. Cok cf tek gmvgohk rkprkskotgtbvks okkmkm
ekjp gssklnjbod prkss pghakts gom pectchcpybod prkss abts. Bo crmkr tc
hclpjktk tek tgsa, bt lkgot tegt B egm tc lbss Dcvkrocr Nuses spkkhe,
webhe wgs mbsgppcbotbod, nut tek icn egm tc dkt mcok. Gs wk rgo tek
prkss abts cut tc tek prkss nus, B ghtugjjy dct tc lkkt Dcvkrocr Nuse (g
jbttjk njkssbod frcl Dcm). Gom nkhgusk cf ly mkmbhgtbco, B wgs gsakm tc
ekjp wbte tek fcjjcwbod mgys kvkots. Xcco gftkr, Dcvkrocr Nuse wco tek
prblgry bo Hgjbfcrobg gom B f jkw tc Gustbo bo ecpks cf jgombod g icn co
tek hglpgbdo. Teko B wkot tc tek hglpgbdo cffbhk, B sgw tek wclgo
B egm ekjpkm bo Hgjbfcrobg g fkw lcotes kgrjbkr. Xek wgs bo Gustbo fcr
cojy cok mgy gom bt egppkokm tc nk tek mgy B wgs vbsbtbod. Xek dgvk ly
rksulk tc tek mbrkhtcr cf gmvgohk tegt mgy, gom g fkw mgys jgtkr, B rkhkbvkm
g hgjj tc icbo tek hglpgbdo fujj-tblk gs go gmvgohk rkprkskotgtbvk. Jcca-
bod ngha, B gl stbjj glgzkm gt ecw tek Jcrm cpkokm mccrs B hcujm oct
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f c r k w c r m
egvk cpkokm fcr lyskjf. Bo tecsk kgrjy ykgrs, B okvkr blgdbokm tek Nuseks
wcujm kvko aocw ly oglk. Nut tcmgy, B egvk trgvkjkm tc cvkr sbxty hcuo-
trbks wbte tekl, rkdujgrjy egvk mbookr bo tekbr eclk, gom wcra hjcskjywbte tekl gt tek Nuse Bostbtutk. B tkjj tebs stcry tc bjjustrgtk cok cf tek
prbohbpjks tegt Mbgok jgys cut bo tek ncca tegt weko cur fgbte bs tek
hkotkr cf cur jbvks, tek Jcrm wbjj cpko mccrs tc us, dbvk us supkrogturgj
fgvcr, gom usk us tc bofjukohk ctekrs.
Gs Mbgok pcbots cut bo tek ncca, wclko egvk lcrk cppcrtuobtbks tego
kvkr nkfcrk lcrk wclko grk drgmugtbod frcl hcjjkdk tego lko, g rkhcrm
oulnkr cf wclko grk bo tek wcrafcrhk, gom wclko grk dkttbod lgrrbkm
gom egvbod hebjmrko jgtkr tego kvkr nkfcrk bo ebstcry. Tebjk wclko egvk
go gnuomgohk cf cppcrtuobtbks, wk grk gjsc fghkm wbte tek hegjjkodk cf
ngjgohbod cur jbvks wcra, fglbjy, pkrscogj jbvks, ekgjte, fgbte . . . gom tek
jbst dcks co. Dcm uobqukjy lgmk wclko tc lujtbtgsa, nut lgoy cf us fkkj
bohrkmbnjk prkssurk. Kxpkhtgtbcos fcr wclko gt tebs tblk bo ebstcry hgo
hgusk hcofusbco gncut cur rcjk gom goxbkty gncut ecw tc ngjgohk bt gjj.
Tcra, Jcvk, Prgybs g fgotgstbh ncca fcr wclko wec mksbrk tc terbvk
bo KVK^R grkg cf tekbr jbvks. Mbgok prcvbmks prghtbhgj tccjs fcr wclko,
kspkhbgjjy tecsk bo tek wcrafcrhk, wec wgot tc jkgro ecw nkst tc ngjgohk
fgbte, wcra, gom fglbjy. Xek bohjumks pkrscogj stcrbks frcl ekr cwo jbfk
tegt prcvbmk bosbdets frcl webhe tek rkgmkr hgo djkgo blpcrtgot prbo-
hbpjks fcr tekbr jbvks.
B gl hcofbmkot ycu wbjj fbom Tcra, Jcvk, Prgybospbrbod gom kohcur-
gdbod. [sk tek stcrbks gom tccjs prcvbmkm bo tek ncca tc ekjp ycu co ycur
icuroky. Lcst blpcrtgotjy, rklklnkr Dcm egs g pjgo gom purpcsk fcr
ycu. Teko ycu rkfjkht ngha, B nkjbkvk ycu wbjj skk Dcms egom bo ycur
jbfk kvkry stkp cf tek wgy. Teko wk stgy hjcsk tc Dcm, wk okvkr aocw tek
kxhbtbod pjghks Ek wbjj tgak us. ]ebs ncca wbjj prkpgrk ycu tc dc.
Njkssbods,
Hegrbty O. Tgjjghk
Mbrkhtcr, Tclkos Bobtbgtbvk gt tek Dkcrdk T. NuseBostbtutk, gom skobcr gmvbscr tc Lrs. Jgurg Nuse
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botrcmuhtbco
T B , B mbm wegt kvkry hcjjkdk drgmugtk
mcks9 B jccakm fcr g icn. B lkgo g rkgj icn. Bm mcok gjj scrts cf icns co
tek fglbjy frubt fgrl okgr Egrrbsnurd, Crkdco, frcl lgogdbod tek pkghe-
pbhabod hrkws tc pbhabod up rcttko frubt bo tek crhegrm tc cpkrgtbod tek hgse
rkdbstkr gt cur rcgmsbmk frubt stgom. Ocw B wgs rkgmy tc dc tc wcra bo g nusb-
okss subt gom hgrry g nrbkfhgsk. B hgot sgy B rkgjjy tecudet bo tkrls cf hgrkkr.
]egt skklkm jbak sclktebod cjmkr pkcpjk mbm. B iust wgotkm g icn tegt wcujm
dbvk lk g sgjgry gom g hegohk tc usk wegt B egm jkgrokm bo hcjjkdk.
Fcrtuogtkjy, B fcuom iust suhe g icn. Gjtecude B drkw up bo g rkjgtbvkjy
hcoskrvgtbvk eclk, B wgs dbvko trklkomcus kohcurgdklkot tc ecp cut
cf tek hclfcrtgnjk okst ly pgrkots egm nubjt fcr lk gom fjy cff botc tek
wcrjm cf cppcrtuobty tegt strkthekm gekgm cf lk. [ojbak prkvbcus dkokrg-
tbcos cf Herbstbgo wclko wec wkot tc hcjjkdk tc dkt tekbr Lrs. mkdrkk,
bt wgs iust gssulkm bo cur ecuskecjm tegt B wcujm dc tc hcjjkdk, dkt g
mkdrkk, gom fbom g dccm icn. Gom tegts kxghtjy wegt B mbm.
Tegt B wgsot prkpgrkm fcr, ecwkvkr, wgs ecw tc lgogdk ly icn wbte
twc ctekr tebods tegt wkrk vkry blpcrtgot tc lk9 ly fgbte bo Dcm gom,
kvkotugjjy, g eusngom gom hebjmrko. Murbod tek fbrst hcupjk ykgrs cut cf
hcjjkdk, bt wgs iust ly icn, ly jbttjk gpgrtlkot, gom lk. Bf B egm tc wcra
jgtk, B mbmot egvk tc hgjj goycok gom jkt tekl aocw wekrk B wgs. ]ecsk
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wkrk drkgt ykgrs wekrk B jkgrokm sc luhe gncut tek hcrpcrgtk wcrjm gom
ly cwo strkodtes gom gnbjbtbks. Nut bt wgsot jcod nkfcrk ly icn nkhglk g
hgrkkr. Bf bt egsot egppkokm tc ycu ykt, bt wbjj. Rcu stgrt cut tgabod wegt-kvkr icn hclks gjcod tegts kvko jccskjy rkjgtkm tc ycur hcjjkdk lgicr.
Nkhgusk ycu grk g rkgscognjy botkjjbdkot pkrsco wbte g strcod wcra ktebh,
ycu fbom ycur strbmk qubhajy gom kgro tegt fbrst prclctbco. Rcu dkt g
nbt cf tegt gmrkogjbok ruse tegt hclks frcl mcbod g icn wkjj gom nkbod
rkhcdobzkm ny ycur pkkrs gom supkrvbscr, webhe lctbvgtks ycu tc strkthe
g jbttjk furtekr, gom nkfcrk ycu aocw bt, ycuvk nkko dbvko drkgtkr rkspco-
sbnbjbtbks. Tegt stgrtkm cut gs g hccj wgy tc pgy cff ycur hcjjkdk jcgos crsgvk fcr drgmugtk sheccj bs ocw g fujj-fjkmdkm hgrkkr. Rcu koicy wegt ycu
mc, ycurk prktty dccm gt bt, gom jbfk skkls prktty obhk.
]egts kxghtjy ecw B fkjt weko B fcuom lyskjf pgrtwgy up tek jgmmkr
gt ]rgllkjj Hrcw, cok cf tek wcrjms jgrdkst rkgj-kstgtk hclpgobks. Bm
nkko cut cf hcjjkdk fcr obok ykgrs, bohjumbod twc ykgrs cf drgmugtk sheccj.
Ny tebs tblk B egm lkt ly eusngom, gom hcovkotbcogj wbsmcl bo sclk
hbrhjks wcujm suddkst B oc jcodkr okkmkm tc wcra. Ocw B okkm tc nk vkryhjkgr gncut sclktebod. B teboa bts wcomkrfuj tegt lgoy wclko grk gnjk tc
koicy fujfbjjbod jbvks gs stgy-gt-eclk lcls gom eclklgakrs. B aocw gom
gmlbrk g oulnkr cf wclko wec grk wkjj kmuhgtkm gom hgpgnjk cf lgabod
tekbr lgras bo tek wcrapjghk nut egvk hecsko tc stgy eclk fcr g vgrbkty cf
dccm rkgscos. Gt tek sglk tblk, B rkgjbzk tegt oct kvkry wclgo egs tegt
hecbhk. Fcr lgoy fglbjbks tcmgy, twc bohclks grk okhkssgry tc gffcrm g
rkgscognjk stgomgrm cf jbvbod gom stbjj nk gnjk tc skt gsbmk sclk lcoky fcrfuturk hcjjkdk kxpkosks. Nut bo hgsks jbak ly cwo, sclk wclko grk tek
prblgry nrkgmwbookrs. B fkjt tegt Dcm egm prkpgrkm lk tc kotkr tek nusb-
okss wcrjm, wekrk B hcujm ecocr ebl gs g prcfkssbcogj Herbstbgo wclgo.
Xc fcr lcrk tego twkoty ykgrs, Bvk nkko mcbod ly nkst tc drcw bo
ly hgrkkr, akkp tek fbrk nurobod bo ly lgrrbgdk, ekjp ly abms wbte tekbr
eclkwcra gom gttkom tekbr sheccj gom spcrtbod kvkots, gom rklgbo hjcsk
tc tek Dcm B jcvk. Bm jbak tc sgy tegt Bvk lgogdkm tc ngjgohk gjj cf tegt
drghkfujjy gjj cf tek tblk, nut B egvkot. ]ekrk egvk nkko tblks weko B fkjt
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tegt ngjgohbod tek Nbd ]erkk fglbjy, fgbte, gom hgrkkr wgs blpcssbnjk.
]ebods wcujm nk dcbod drkgt gt wcra, nut ly eclk jbfk wgs fgjjbod gpgrt.
Gom weko bt hglk tc fgbte, B scco jkgrokm tegt lcst heurheks mcot qubtkaocw wegt tc mc wbte g wclgo wec hcujmot gttkom tek 70900 g.l. wcl-
kos Nbnjk stumy nkhgusk sek wgs dbvbod g prkskotgtbco bo g hcofkrkohk rccl
twc tecusgom lbjks gwgy. B mcot hcosbmkr lyskjf g fklbobst, nut Bjj egvk tc
gmlbt bt nuddkm lk weko B wgs gsakm tc nrbod g mbse tc g heurhe fuohtbco
webjk tek lko wkrk gsakm tc skrvk co tek fbogohk hcllbttkk. B hgo webp up
g hgsskrcjk gs wkjj gs goycok, nut Bvk gjsc okdctbgtkm g fkw lujtb-lbjjbco-
mcjjgr mkgjs gom lgogdkm g $600 lbjjbco nusbokss, sc wey stbha lk wbtetek tuog gom occmjks3 Bl gjlcst gseglkm tc gmlbt tegt tekrk wkrk tblks
weko B mbmot fkkj gs bf B wgs pgrt cf g heurhe nkhgusk tek mbshcookht wgs
sc drkgt, gom bt wgs kxpkrbkohks jbak tegt webhe jkm lk tc wrbtk tebs ncca.
Fcr ly dkokrgtbco cf Herbstbgo wclko (B jbak tc hcosbmkr lyskjf
bo tek vkrykgrjy ykgrs cf lbmjbfk), B wgs sclkwegt cf g pbcokkr. Lgoy
wclko wcrakm uotbj teky stgrtkm g fglbjy gom teko tcca tek okxt twkoty
ykgrs cff tc stgy eclk gs prcfkssbcogj lcls. Nut fcr ycu gom ctekr ycuodHerbstbgo wclko, tegt lgy oct nk g pcpujgr cptbco, jgrdkjy nkhgusk cf
tek fbogohbgj rkgjbtbks cf lcst fglbjbks, drkgtkr ghhkss tc rkjbgnjk hebjmhgrk,
gom bohrkgsbod cppcrtuobtbks fcr wclko bo tek wcrapjghk.
Bf ycurk sbodjk, ycuvk prcngnjy gjrkgmy mbshcvkrkm tegt ycur heurhes
gom ycur fglbjys prblgry lbssbco bs tc ekjp ycu fbom g spcusk. ]ekrks
hkrtgbojy octebod wrcod wbte fbombod tek rbdet lgo bf ycu mksbrk tc dkt
lgrrbkm, nut tek ycuod, sbodjk Herbstbgo wclko B tgja tc wgot heurhetc nk lcrk. ]eky wgot tc drcw bo tekbr fgbte gom rkgp tek nkokfbts cf
wcrsebppbod Dcm wbte ctekr nkjbkvkrs, nut tcc cftko teky iust qubt nkbod
pgrt cf g heurhe fglbjy nkhgusk teky fkkj sc cut cf pjghk tekrk.
Bf ycurk lgrrbkm, ycu lgy egvk gjrkgmy nkduo tc run up gdgbost sclk
cf tek tkosbcos tegt hclk wbte twc bohclks, twc hgrkkrs. Tec egomjks
tek fglbjy fbogohks3 Tegt mc ycu mc bf ycur icn rkqubrks g fgbr glcuot
cf trgvkj gom ycur eusngom bs uohclfcrtgnjk wbte bt3 Tegt egppkos bf
cok cf ycu koicys suhhkss gom prclctbcos webjk tek ctekr cok struddjks3
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Kotkr hebjmrko, gom tebods hgo dkt hclpjbhgtkm rkgj fgst. Tebhe cf
ycu gmiusts ycur shekmujk tc lgak bt tc ^csks rkhbtgj3 Tebhe cok cf ycu
okdctbgtks g fjkx-tblk gdrkklkot wbte ycur klpjcykr tc gjjcw fcr g jgtkrstgrtbod tblk cr go kgrjbkr mkpgrturk tblk gt tek cffbhk3 Gom gftkr ncte
cf ycu ruse grcuom tc ycur abms sheccj kvkots gom teko dc ngha tc tek
cffbhk tc fbobse g prcikht, weko mc ycu fbom tblk iust fcr kghe ctekr3 Ecw
mc ycu egvk g qubkt tblk cf pkrscogj mkvctbcos gom prgykr weko kvkry
wgabod lboutk cf ycur mgy bs spcako fcr3 Gom kvko tecude Bvk gjwgys
dcok tc heurhe co Xuomgys, lgoy ycuod wclko egvk nkduo tc wcomkr
wey teky secujm spcbj tek cok mgy cf tek wkka weko teky hgo sjkkp bo.B mcot egvk gjj tek goswkrs tc teksk gom ctekr qukstbcos ycurk ncuom
tc fghk gs g ycuod prcfkssbcogj Herbstbgo wclgo, nut Bvk wgjakm bo ycur
secks gom aocw wegt bts jbak tc try tc egvk g hgrkkr wbtecut sghrbfbhbod
ycur fglbjy cr ycur fgbte. Bvk jkgrokm sclk tebods tek egrm wgy gom
lbdet nk gnjk tc ekjp ycu gvcbm sclk cf tek pbtfgjjs tegt grk gekgm cf ycu.
Nut lcrk tego goytebod, B wgot tc nk g vcbhk cf kohcurgdklkot webspkr-
bod bo ycur kgr, Rcu hgo mc bt!B nkjbkvk bo wegt ycurk mcbod. B aocw tek blpght ycu hgo egvk co
tek wcrjm gs ycu jbvk cut ycur fgbte gom vgjuks gjcodsbmk ycur hcjjkgduks.
Tektekr ycurk g mchtcr cr g sheccj tkghekr, g jgwykr cr g nusbokss jkgmkr,
B nkjbkvk Dcm put ycu wekrk ycu grk fcr g purpcsk. Ek dgvk ycu sabjjs,
tgjkot, gom aocwjkmdk tegt kognjk ycu tc hcotrbnutk tc schbkty tercude
g hgrkkr tegt ek gjsc prcvbmkm fcr ycu. B aocw ycu wgot tc ecocr ebl bo
gjj ycu mc gt wcra, bo ycur eclk, gom bo ycur hclluobty, gom B rkgjbzktegt sclktblks bt gjj skkls sc mguotbod. B aocw nkhgusk kvko gs B sgt gt
ly mksa gs tek hebkf cpkrgtbod cffbhkr cf twc djcngj hcrpcrgtbcos, B wcujm
wcomkr bf tebs wgs wekrk Dcm wgotkm lk tc nk. Bf bt wgs iust tcc luhe tc
try tc nk g dccm lcl gom wbfk gom egvk g hgrkkr. Gs gjwgys, ebs goswkr
wgs hjkgr9 tebs bs kxghtjy wekrk B wgot ycu tc nk.
Xc pcur ycurskjf g hup cf hcffkk gom skttjk botc g obhk nbd hclfcrtgnjk
hegbr webjk B stgrt cur icuroky tcdktekr wbte g stcry.
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] .
Mbgok, wcujm ycu jbak tc hclk wcra fcr us3
Bt wgs g duy B aokw frcl ly tblk gt Egrvgrm Nusbokss Xheccj, gom
tecude wk wkrkot rkgj hjcsk, wk egm stgykm bo tcuhe cvkr tek ykgrsnkhgusk wk wkrk bo tek sglk bomustry. ]erkk ykgrs kgrjbkr, ek egm nkko
oglkm tek HKC cf g lgicr rkgj-kstgtk hclpgoy wbte g djcngj prkskohk.
Ek wgs hgjjbod nkhgusk ek okkmkm tc rkpjghk g aky lklnkr cf ebs jkgmkr-
sebp tkgl.
Tey, Iceo, tegts gwfujjy obhk cf ycu tc teboa cf lk, nut Bl vkry
egppy wekrk B gl rbdet ocw, B rkpjbkm.
B wgsot nkbod hcy cr trybod tc pjgy egrm tc dkt. Bt wgs truk. B egm iusthclpjktkm g twkoty-twc-ykgr ruo wbte cok cf tek ogtbcos nbddkst hcl-
lkrhbgj rkgj-kstgtk hclpgobks gom rkgjjy egm oc rkgsco tc jkgvk. B egm
stgrtkm cut gs g nrcakr gom kvkotugjjy fcuom lyskjf gs tek hebkf cpkrgtbod
cffbhkr gom prksbmkot cf djcngj skrvbhks fcr ly hclpgoy.
B hgot sgy tegt B skt cut tc hjbln sc ebde, nut teko gdgbo B wgs gjwgys
tek abm bo sheccj wec trbkm tc nk tek nkst gt kvkrytebod, sc B dukss ycu
hcujm sgy B iust hgrrbkm tegt hclpktbtbvk spbrbt wbte lk weko B stgrtkm
wcrabod. Nut B gjsc egm tek dccm fcrtuok cf wcrabod fcr g hclpgoy tegt
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klnrghkm mbvkrsbty gom dgvk wclko tek sglk cppcrtuobty tc suhhkkm
tegt teky dgvk lko. Gt tek tblk cf Iceos hgjj, B prksbmkm cvkr g $600
lbjjbco mbvbsbco cf tek hclpgoy, wbte =,;00 klpjcykks wec prcvbmkmrkgj-kstgtk cutscurhbod skrvbhks tc kbdety-fbvk cf tek Fcrtuok 700 hclpg-
obks. B egm nkko g pgrt cf tek tko-lklnkr kxkhutbvk tkgl tegt scjm cur
hclpgoy tc goctekr hclpgoy, qugmrupjbod cur sbzk gom prcvbmbod kvko
drkgtkr cppcrtuobtbks fcr lk tc drcw. B gnscjutkjy jcvkm wegt B wgs mcbod
gt tek tblk.
Ctekr HcosbmkrgtbcosNut tekrk wgs goctekr rkgsco B rkgjjy wgsot jccabod tc jkgvk ly hcl-pgoy. ]ercudecut ly tkourk B wgs gjwgys dbvko tek fjkxbnbjbty tc drcw
gs go klpjcykk wbtecut sghrbfbhbod ly fglbjy cr ly fgbte. Frcl tek vkry
nkdboobod B aokw tek rbsas cf dcbod tc wcra gs g prcfkssbcogj. Tektekr
bts tek wcrjm cf nusbokss, jgw, kmuhgtbco, lkmbhbok bt mcksot lgttkr.
]ek wcra wcrjm egs g wgy cf mklgombod sc luhe cf ycu tegt tekrks
jbttjk jkft cvkr fcr ctekr tebods tegt lgy nk blpcrtgot tc ycu. B egm skkoecw jcod ecurs gom tcc luhe trgvkj, hclnbokm wbte tek strkss cf trybod
tc suhhkkm, akpt lgoy lko frcl tekbr fglbjbks, gom B mbmot wgot tegt tc
egppko tc lk. Xc weko B wkot tc wcra fcr tebs hclpgoy, B segrkm cpkojy
wbte tekl ly hcllbtlkot tc ly fglbjy gom ly fgbte gom wgs terbjjkm
tc jkgro tegt frcl tek HKC co mcwo, teksk vgjuks wkrk segrkm. Bf B egm
g lgicr prkskotgtbco tc lgak gom B dct g hgjj frcl sheccj tkjjbod lk tegt
cok cf ly abms wgs sbha, bt wgs okvkr go bssuk9 Dc tgak hgrk cf ycur fgl-bjy, Mbgok. Bjj fbjj bo fcr ycu, cr wk hgo rkshekmujk tek lkktbod.
Tey wcujm B wgot tc jkgvk g drkgt icn jbak tegt3
Iceo lust egvk aocwo sclktebod cf ly hclpktbtbvk ogturk, nkhgusk
ek nkdgo pusebod gjj tek rbdet nuttcos.
Tkjj, Mbgok, hurrkotjy ycurk tek prksbmkot cf tek djcngj-skrvbhks
nusbokss cf g $= nbjjbco lgrakt hgp hclpgoy. Ecw wcujm ycu jbak tc nk
tek hebkf cpkrgtbod cffbhkr cf g $76 nbjjbco lgrakt hgp hclpgoy3
Elll. ]egt dct ly gttkotbco.
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Oct cojy tegt, nut wk egvk cpkrgtbcos bo twkjvk hcuotrbks, wbte pjgos
tc kxpgom botc ctekrs. Tkrk drcwbod jbak hrgzy, gom ycum egvk go botk-
drgj rcjk bo cur futurk drcwte.B wgs nkdboobod tc blgdbok lyskjf bo tegt okw rcjk, kovbsbcobod wegt
B hcujm mc wbte tekbr rkscurhks, gom sclk cf tek tebods B wcujm mc tc
blprcvk tekbr kffbhbkohy. Pjus, B egvk tc gmlbt, gs luhe gs B jbakm ly hur-
rkot icn, tekrks sclktebod kxhbtbod gncut okw hegjjkodks. B egm iust fbo-
bsekm g lgicr prcikht rkjgtkm tc tek lkrdkr cf cur hclpgoy, gom B egm ly
suhhksscr rkgmy, sc bf tekrk wgs g dccm tblk fcr g trgosbtbco, tebs wgs bt.
Xtbjj, B wgsot qubtk surk tebs wgs tek rbdet tebod fcr lk gt tek tblk, nut gswk tgjakm co tek pecok, B gdrkkm tc lkkt wbte Iceo tc mbshuss bt furtekr.
Xc g fkw mgys jgtkr, ek fjkw tc Mgjjgs gom wk egm mbookr. Gt cok pcbot ek
pujjkm cut g lgobjg fcjmkr frcl ebs nrbkfhgsk, cpkokm bt, skt bt mcwo nksbmk
lk, gom gsakm, Tcujm tebs kotbhk ycu tc hclk wcra fcr us3
B trbkm oct tc jcca surprbskm, nut Bl surk ly igw mrcppkm. Bt wgs tek
hclpkosgtbco pghagdk ek wgs cffkrbod lk, gom jkts iust sgy bt wgs g jct
lcrk lcoky tego B wgs hurrkotjy lgabod, wbte g stcha cptbco pghagdktegt lgmk bt kvko lcrk gttrghtbvk. Teko gjj wgs sgbm gom mcok, bt wgs
gjlcst trbpjk wegt B wgs hurrkotjy lgabod. B egvk okvkr lgmk lcoky tek
scjk fghtcr bo mkhbmbod wecl tc wcra fcr, nut tebs wgs gwfujjy tklptbod.
B nkdgo teboabod gncut ecw B hcujm mc g nkttkr icn cf prcvbmbod fcr
ly fglbjy, weko bt summkojy ebt lk. Gs luhe gs ly fglbjy wcujm nkokfbt
frcl tek nbddkr sgjgry, wegt tekyvk gjwgys rkgjjy okkmkm gom wegt Bvk
gjwgys wgotkm tc nk gnjk tc dbvk tekl wgs lk! B egm nkko sc fcrtuogtkbo ly hurrkot hclpgoy tc nk gnjk tc drcw gom suhhkkm webjk stbjj nkbod
gnjk tc gttkom tekbr sheccj kvkots gom nk eclk ny 6900 p.l. Bf B hcujmot
nk gssurkm cf tek sglk typk cf fjkxbnjk wcra grrgodklkot, oc glcuot cf
lcoky hcujm jurk lk gwgy. Xc B tcca g nbd dujp gom spcak up oct fcr
lcrk lcoky cr g nbddkr ncous, nut fcr ly fglbjy.
Iceo, B okkm tc nk up frcot wbte ycu. ]ekrk grk sclk tebods tegt grk
lcrk blpcrtgot tc lk tego goytebod kvko lcrk blpcrtgot tc lk tego
tek hclpgoy B wcra fcr cr tek lcoky B lgak.
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B teko segrkm wbte ebl ly hcllbtlkot tc ly fglbjy, tc ly lgrrbgdk,
gom tc ly fgbte. B tcjm ebl tegt sbohk ly hebjmrko wkrk wkjj kstgnjbsekm
wbte frbkoms gom dccm sheccjs bo Mgjjgs, B hcujmot lcvk tc tek hclpgoysekgmqugrtkrs bo Mkovkr. B kxpjgbokm tc ebl ecw blpcrtgot bt wgs fcr lk
tc nk g pgrt cf g heurhe fglbjy. B segrkm wbte ebl ecw B wcujm okvkr jkt
tek rkspcosbnbjbtbks cf g icn botkrfkrk wbte ly lgrrbgdk. Luhe tc ly sur-
prbsk, ek mbmot ngha gwgy frcl ebs bobtbgj cffkr gom bo fght gffbrlkm teksk
pkrscogj hcllbtlkots. B aokw Iceo tc nk g lgo cf ebs wcrm, nut B bosbstkm
tegt ly hcotrght bohjumk spkhbfbh gssurgohks tegt B hcujm grrgodk ly wcra
shekmujk grcuom ly fglbjys shekmujks, tegt cvkrobdet trgvkj wcujm nk jbl-btkm tc cok obdet g wkka co gvkrgdk, gom tegt ly botkrogtbcogj trgvkj wcujm
nk jblbtkm tc fbvk wkkajcod trbps pkr ykgr. Bo gmmbtbco, B hcujm hcotbouk tc
jbvk bo Mgjjgs uotbj ly mgudetkr drgmugtkm frcl ebde sheccj.
Teko Iceo gdrkkm tegt gjj cf ly rkquksts wcujm nk bohjumkm bo ly
hcotrght, B rkgjjy hcujmot fbom goy rkgsco oct tc ghhkpt ebs cffkr. Bt wgsot
g mrkgl icn fcr lk, nut bt wgs hjcsk. Bo cur mbshussbcos gncut ly rcjk,
bt nkhglk hjkgr tegt teky okkmkm tek sabjj skt tegt B wcujm nrbod tc tekicn, gom tekrks octebod qubtk gs kokrdbzbod gs aocwbod tegt wegt ycu
grk mcbod bs ekjpbod ycur hclpgoy drcw. Furtekrlcrk, tebs wgs g hcl-
pgoy wbte wecl ly hurrkot hclpgoy egm mcok nusbokss, sc B gjrkgmy
aokw skvkrgj pkcpjk co tek jkgmkrsebp tkgl. Bo fght, tek hebkf fbogohbgj
cffbhkr uskm tc rkpcrt qugrtkrjy tc lk gs tek prksbmkot cf g hclpgoy tegt
wgs g lgicr prcvbmkr tc ]rgllkjj Hrcw Hclpgoy/HN ^bhegrm Kjjbs. B
tecudet ek wgs g fbok lgo wbte wecl B egm tgjakm gncut cur fglbjbks,gom B aokw gncut ebs fgbte. Bt wcujm nk drkgt tc wcra gjcodsbmk ebl
gdgbo, aocwbod tekrk wgs gt jkgst cok ctekr pkrsco co tek jkgmkrsebp tkgl
wec segrkm ly prbcrbtbks. ]ek hclpgoy wgs kotkrbod g pkrbcm cf rgpbm
drcwte, kxpgombod botc okw hcuotrbks, gom B terbvkm co tek crdgobzg-
tbcogj gom struhturgj hegjjkodks tegt tebs wcujm prkskot. Pjus, B wcujmot
egvk tc rkjchgtk, B wcujm nk eclk fcr mbookr gt obdet, gom gs go gmmkm
ncous, B wcujm nk gnjk tc vbsbt ly cjmkst sco, wec gttkomkm hcjjkdk bo
Ncujmkr, weko B egm tc nk gt tek hclpgoys ekgmqugrtkrs bo Mkovkr.
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Gs B sgbm, oct ly mrkgl icn, nut hjcsk. Hjcsk kocude tegt B ghhkptkm
Iceos cffkr. Bjj okvkr fcrdkt ly fbrst f jbdet tc Mkovkr tc lkkt ly tkgl.
Gs tek pjgok jbftkm cff tek ruowgy gom B wgthekm tek Mgjjgs sayjbok mbs-gppkgr bo tek mbstgohk, bt wgs sc hclfcrtbod tc aocw B wcujm nk eclk
tek okxt mgy gom tegt B egm fcuom goctekr hclpgoy tegt suppcrtkm ly
vgjuks cf fgbte gom fglbjy. Ly fcrlkr hclpgoy egm nkko drkgt gncut ly
mkhbsbco tc jkgvk, kvko dcbod tek kxtrg lbjk bo gjjcwbod lk tc wcra fcr
goctekr rkgj-kstgtk hclpgoy mkspbtk g ocohclpktk hjgusk bo ly hcotrght.
Gs B rkghekm botc ly nrbkfhgsk fcr sclk pgpkrs tc dc cvkr, B sgbm g jbttjk
prgykr cf tegoas fcr tek wgy Dcms egom wgs prkskot bo kvkry mktgbj cf tebstrgosbtbco, gom gncut go ecur jgtkr, B wgjakm botc tek ekgmqugrtkrs cf ly
okw hclpgoy. B spkot tek okxt twc lcotes hcllutbod tc Mkovkr frcl
Mgjjgs gom lgabod tek chhgsbcogj trbp tc cok cf cur ctekr cffbhks grcuom
tek djcnk. Ly okw hcjjkgduks wkrk drkgt tc wcra wbte, gom oct cohk mbm
Iceo prkssurk lk tc nrkga goy cf tek fglbjy hjgusks cf ly hcotrght.
Fgjjbod Fgst]egt wgs bo Iuok >005. Ny gncut Xkptklnkr cf tegt sglk ykgr, tek khc-
oclbh mcwoturo gt eclk gom gnrcgm stgrtkm tc lgak bts prkskohk aocwo
bo ly okw hclpgoy. Egvbod sjcddkm tercude tek rkhkssbco cf >007, B
wgsot pgrtbhujgrjy gjgrlkm. B fbdurkm wk wcujm tgak cur ebts co tek nct-
tcl jbok iust jbak kvkrycok kjsk, nut tegt kvkotugjjy wk wcujm pujj cut
cf bt gom nk go kvko strcodkr hclpgoy. B nkdgo lgabod tek okhkssgry
gmiustlkots bo ly grkg gom prkpgrkm fcr tek dkokrgj nkjt-tbdetkobod tegthclks wbte g sjuddbse khcocly. [ofcrtuogtkjy, tebods dct wcrsk. Rcuvk
ekgrm tek kxprkssbco ]ek nbddkr teky grk, tek egrmkr teky fgjj. Tk wkrk
g prktty nbd hclpgoy, gom wk wkrk fgjjbod fgst. Teko B rkpcrtkm fcr
muty bo Iuok, cur stcha prbhk wgs grcuom sbxty mcjjgrs pkr segrk. Gs wk
gpprcghekm cur Ocvklnkr ncgrm-cf-mbrkhtcrs lkktbod tegt sglk ykgr,
tek stcha prbhk egm fgjjko tc uomkr twkoty mcjjgrs. Gs g lklnkr cf tek
jkgmkrsebp tkgl, B fkjt tegt wk egm prkpgrkm go kxhkjjkot pjgo tc prkskot
tc tek ncgrm cf mbrkhtcrs tegt lgppkm cut cur strgtkdy fcr rkhcvkry, nut
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Bm nkko bo tek nusbokss wcrjm jcod kocude tc aocw wegt wgs gncut tc
egppko. Xurk kocude, gftkr cur prkskotgtbco tc tek ncgrm, ly dccm frbkom
Iceo wec egm ebrkm lk tek HKC cf cur hclpgoy jkft. ]egts iusttek wgy bt egppkos bo nusbokss.
Bo cok cf jbfks jbttjk brcobks, tek okw HKC uskm tc nk tek HCC, wecl
B rkpjghkm! Rcu lbdet teboa tegt wcujm egvk put ly icn gt rbsa cr gt
jkgst hrkgtk sclk gwawgrmokss nktwkko us nut ek wgs g wcomkrfuj
Herbstbgo dkotjklgo, gom wk dct cff tc g drkgt stgrt. Gt tek sglk tblk, ek
egm g eudk icn gekgm cf ebl gom oct luhe tblk tc mc bt. Ek aokw tegt bf
ek mbmot turo tebods grcuom qubhajy, wk lbdet oct jgst. Gs g lkgsurk cfebs hegrghtkr, dukss wec ek wcrakm wbte tc egomjk go kxtrklkjy hrbtbhgj
sgjk cf cok cf cur cvkrskgs cpkrgtbcos9 Iceo, tek fcrlkr HKC. Gom tek
rksujtbod mkgj pcurkm g jct cf hgse ngha botc cur hclpgoy.
Nut cf hcursk wk okkmkm g jct lcrk hgse tc rbdet tek sebp. Ny tegt
tblk, g tkgl uomkr ly jkgmkrsebp bmkotbfbkm $.84 pkr segrk bo hcst hut-
tbod. Bvk okvkr nkko cok tc sey gwgy frcl g hegjjkodk, nut bohrkgsbodjy
tek strkss cf trybod tc lkkt tek mklgoms cf ly icn nkdgo tc njkkm cvkrbotc ly fglbjy jbfk, sclktebod B egm wcrakm gjj ly jbfk tc gvcbm. ]ekrk
wkrk lgoy tblks weko B aokw B hcujm dkt g jct lcrk mcok gom nk g rkgj
lklnkr cf tek kxkhutbvk tkgl bf B stgykm jcodkr gt ly cffbhk bo Mkovkr,
nut B wgsot rkgmy tc pgy tegt prbhk. B hgot tkjj ycu ecw lgoy tblks B wgs
co tek pecok bo ly abtheko trybod tc scjvk prcnjkls wbte ly stgff gs B
secvkm mbookr bo tek cvko cr uskm tegt uobquk lcls sbdo jgodugdk tc
jkt cok cf ly abms aocw Bm nk cff tek pecok bo tko lboutks.Bo spbtk cf tek gjlcst frgotbh pghk cf wcra, B lgogdkm tc akkp tebods
ngjgohkm prktty wkjj, gom weko B egm tc stgy bo Mkovkr jcodkr tego B
jbakm, ly eusngom, Herbs, wgs gnjk tc gmiust ebs cwo wcra shekmujk tc
stgy eclk wbte tek abms. Tkvk gjwgys tgako tegt gpprcghe wekokvkr cok
cf us bs dcbod tercude g strkssfuj skgsco gt wcra, gom B aokw bt wcujm
nk iust g lgttkr cf tblk nkfcrk tebods dct ngha tc ocrlgj. Tk suppcrtkm
kghe ctekr bo lgoy mbffkrkot egrmsebps, gom Herbs gjwgys pujjkm tercude
weko B hcujmot. Bl oct sgybod bt wgs kgsy, nut tebs bs pgrt cf tek trgmk-cff
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bf ycurk g prcfkssbcogj. B wgs iust ecpbod tegt ocrlgj wcujm rkturo scco,
nut uotbj bt mbm, B wcujm put up wbte tek hrgzbokss.
Tk Okkm tc ]gjaGs B sgbm, ly okw ncss, tek HKC, wgs g drkgt duy wec segrkm ly fgbte
gom uomkrstccm ly hcllbtlkot tc ly fglbjy. B wgs hcofbmkot ek wcujm
egvk us ngha co tcp cf cur dglk scco, webhe kohcurgdkm lk tc hcotbouk
fbombod wgys tc rkmuhk kxpkosks gom furtekr mkvkjcp cur djcngj fchus co
tek cpkrgtbcos sbmk cf cur nusbokss. Bo ctekr wcrms, B hcujm skk tek jbdet gt
tek kom cf tek tuookj gom gotbhbpgtkm tek nkttkr mgys B aokw wkrk gekgm.Frcl kgrjbkr kxpkrbkohks, B aokw ecw rkwgrmbod bt wgs tc dc tercude g
mbffbhujt pkrbcm gom hclk cut co tek ctekr sbmk bo g strcodkr pcsbtbco.
Tegt B mbmot aocw gt tek tblk, ecwkvkr, wgs ecw luhe bt wcujm hcst
lk pkrscogjjy.
B egm skot tek okw HKC ly pjgo fcr >002 gom wgotkm tc dkt ebs
gdrkklkot co ly dcgjs gom prbcrbtbks. ]egt prclptkm g rkspcosk9 Mbgok,
wk okkm tc tgja.B prktty luhe aokw wegt wgs hclbod. B wgs tek HCC cf tek hcl-
pgoy. B jbvkm bo Mgjjgs, webjk tek rkst cf ly tkgl wcrakm cut cf cur
Mkovkr cffbhk gom bo g hujturk tegt wgsot vbrtugj. Tebjk tek rkst cf tek
jkgmkrsebp tkgl wgs nkbod mbspgthekm gjj cvkr tek djcnk tc put cut fbrks
gom lgogdk cur rkhcvkry pjgo, B lgogdkm tc nk eclk fcr mbookr gom nk
wbte ly heurhe fglbjy co tek wkkakoms. B mbmot rkgjjy fkkj dubjty gncut
nkbod gnjk tc wcra tek wgy B wgs, nkhgusk bt wgs pgrt cf ly hcotrght wbtetek hclpgoy. B okvkr wcujm egvk dcok tc wcra fcr tekl bf teky egmot
gjjcwkm lk tek fjkxbnbjbty tc egvk g fgbrjy ocrlgj fglbjy jbfk. Gom kvko
tecude B wgsot trgvkjbod gs luhe gs ly hcjjkgduks, B wgs mcbod g dccm
icn gom gmmbod vgjuk tc tek hclpgoy.
Ecwkvkr, weko B sbdokm tegt hcotrght, tek hclpgoy wgs bo drkgt
segpk. Ocw bt wgs bo trcunjk. ]ek pkrsco wbte wecl B egm okdctbgtkm
tegt hcotrght oc jcodkr rgo tek hclpgoy. Ly ncss wgstkm jbttjk tblk.
Mbgok, B aocw wk egvk g hcotrght, nut B okkm lcrk cf ycu. Bts oct
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tegt ycurk oct mcbod ycur icn, nut B okkm ycu ekrk bo Mkovkr. Bts iust oct
wcrabod wbte ycu nkbod bo Mgjjgs.
Fcr twkoty-terkk ykgrs Bm nkko gnjk tc lgogdk ly fglbjy, ly fgbte,gom ly hgrkkr. Gom ocw fcr tek fbrst tblk B wgs nkbod gsakm tc put ly
hgrkkr gekgm cf kvkrytebod kjsk. Bts cok tebod tc sgy tegt ycur fglbjy gom
ycur fgbte grk lcrk blpcrtgot tc ycu tego ycur hgrkkr. Vgjuks grk kgsy tc
ecjm weko tekyrk okvkr hegjjkodkm. Nut weko puse hclks tc secvk, ycu
jkgro wektekr teky rkgjjy grk tek dubmbod prbcrbtbks cf ycur jbfk. B jcvkm tek
wcra B wgs mcbod fcr tebs hclpgoy, egvbod tgako tek pcsbtbco cf djcngj
hebkf cpkrgtbod cffbhkr. ]eky rkwgrmkm lk wkjj fcr ly wcra, wbte g lcrktego gmkqugtk sgjgry gom dccm goougj ncousks, pjus obhk stcha cptbcos.
Nut teky wkrkot fglbjy. ]eky wkrkot g tkkogdk mgudetkr wec stbjj
okkmkm g lcl grcuom gt obdet. ]eky wkrkot g tkkogdk sco struddjbod tc
lgak dccm hecbhks bo ebs jbfk. Gs luhe gs B hcujm rgtbcogjbzk ghhkptbod
ly ncsss mkhbsbco gom lcvbod tc Mkovkr, B ujtblgtkjy turokm tc ebl gom
gdrkkm tegt bt wgs nkst fcr lk tc jkgvk tek hclpgoy. Gom B egvkot cohk
rkdrkttkm nkbod truk tc ly pkrscogj hcovbhtbcos, kvko tecude bt lkgotjcsbod g icn B koicykm.
B hecsk tc cpko tek ncca wbte tebs stcry nkhgusk bt secws qubtk mrg-
lgtbhgjjy kvkrytebod tegts dcbod tc hclk gt ycu gt cok tblk cr goctekr
bo ycur prcfkssbcogj hgrkkr9 cppcrtuobty, trgdkmy, hcofjbhtbod vgjuks. Gs
g ycuod prcfkssbcogj wclgo, ycu lgy egvk gjrkgmy kohcuotkrkm sclk
lbom-nkombod hegjjkodks gt eclk cr gt wcra tegt lgak ycu qukstbco
ycur gnbjbty, ycur sgobty, cr ncte! Bo tek rkst cf tek ncca, wkjj jcca gtwekrk wkvk hclk frcl, wekrk wkrk ekgmkm, gom ecw tc akkp cur jbvks
prcfkssbcogj, pkrscogj, gom spbrbtugj co trgha.
Fcr ^kfjkhtbco cr Mbshussbco 7. Mkshrbnk ycur mrkgl icn kbtekr cok tegt ycu gjrkgmy egvk cr cok
tegt ycu wbse ycu hcujm egvk.
>. Tegt wcujm ycu nk wbjjbod tc dbvk up bo crmkr tc egvk ycur mrkgl
icn3 Tcujm ycu nk wbjjbod tc rkjchgtk3 Tcujm ycu tgak g hut bo pgy3
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8. Lgoy lko bo tekbr fcrtbks gom fbftbks egvk ebde-pgybod icns tegt
teky egtk, nut teky stgy nkhgusk cf tek lcoky gom skhurbty. Bts
hgjjkm dcjmko egomhuffs. Hcujm ycu kvkr skk tebs egppkobod tcycu3 Tey cr wey oct3
=. Tegt grk ycur mkgj nrkgakrs tecsk tebods tegt wcujm akkp ycu
frcl tgabod g icn cr tegt wcujm hgusk ycu tc qubt g icn3
;. Teko ycu egvk g lgicr mkhbsbco tc lgak, ecw mc ycu dc gncut
lgabod bt3
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Tey Pkcpjk Wubt ]ekbr Icns
Kvko murbod go khcoclbh rkhkssbco, pkcpjk jkgvk tekbr icns
vcjuotgrbjy. Ghhcrmbod tc tek [.X. Nurkgu cf Jgncr Xtgtbstbhs,
lcrk pkcpjk qubt tekbr icns bo Lgrhe >070 tego wkrk jgbm cff.
Ngrngrg Xgfgob, kxkhutbvk hcghe gom cwokr cf Hgrkkr Xcjvkrs
(www.hgrkkrscjvkrs.hcl), jbsts tek tcp tko rkgscos pkcpjk qubt
tekbr icns.
7. ]eky wkrk uomkrklpjcykm. >. ]eky wkrk strkthekm tc tekbr jblbt.
8. ]eky wkrk rkhrubtkm wbte g nkttkr cppcrtuobty.
=. ]eky hcujmot stgom tekbr ncss.
;. ]ek icn strkss wgs abjjbod tekl.
6. ]eky wkrk ncrkm tc tkgrs.
4. ]ek hclpgoy wgs struddjbod.
5. ]eky wkrk cffkrkm g vcjuotgry pghagdk. 2. ]ekbr jbfk hegodkm.
70. ]eky stgrtkm tekbr cwo nusbokss.
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fgrl dbrj
B B .
Bl oct abmmbod.
Ly drgomfgtekrs fgrl strkthekm cvkr fcur euomrkm ghrks cf fkrtbjk
Crkdco hcuotrysbmk tegt drkw tek swkktkst, iubhbkst frubt co tek pjgokt.^eungrn. Hekrrbks. Pkgheks. Pkgrs. Gppjks. Gom tek vkdktgnjks. ^cw
upco rcw cf nrbdet rkm tclgtcks, sullkr squgse, drkko pkppkrs, huhul-
nkrs, gom lcrk. Ly drgomfgtekr gom fgtekr prktty luhe rgo tek fgrl
tcdktekr, gom weko B turokm fbvk, teky lust egvk tecudet bt wgs tblk B
icbokm tek ctekr ebrkm egoms. ]eky stgrtkm lk cut gt tek frubt stgom mcwo
ny tek rcgm wekrk wk scjm cur prcmuhk.
Bjj okvkr fcrdkt dkttbod up kgrjy bo tek lcrobod ly fbrst mgy co tekicn gom wgjabod wbte ly fgtekr tc ly drgomfgtekrs sekm, webhe wgs
scrt cf tek ekgmqugrtkrs fcr tek wecjk cpkrgtbco. ]ekrk kvkrycok dct
tekbr gssbdolkots gom teko ekgmkm cff botc tek fbkjms cr, bo ly hgsk, tc
tek frubt stgom. Gom kvko tecude B wgs iust g abm, tebs wgsot lkrkjy g
hutk jbttjk mbvkrsbco tc akkp lk kotkrtgbokm fcr tek sullkr. Ly mgm gom
drgomfgtekr wkrkot botc hutk.
Cok cf ly icns gt tek frubt stgom wgs tc lgak ncxks. Bo tek ngha cf
tek stgom wk egm teksk nbd stghas cf fjgttkokm hgrmncgrm ncxks tegt egm
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tc nk cpkokm gom fcjmkm gom teko stgpjkm tc turo tekl botc ncxks fcr tek
vgrbcus frubts gom vkdktgnjks. Oct sc kgsy fcr g fbvk-ykgr-cjm, nut B akpt gt
bt uotbj B dct prktty dccm. Cf hcursk, tek pgy lgmk bt gjj wcrtewebjk9 lydrgomfgtekr dgvk lk g obhakj fcr kghe ncx B lgmk.
Xgmjy, ly drgomfgtekr pgsskm gwgy murbod ly skhcom sullkr cf
wcrabod fcr ebl. Tk wkrk gjj rbdet tekrk weko bt egppkokm. Ek wgs hgr-
rybod g ncx cf frubt, teko skt bt mcwo gom egm g ekgrt gttgha. Ek okvkr
rkhcvkrkm. Cf hcursk wk wkrk gjj sgm, nut gjj cf ly guots, uohjks, gom
hcusbos bo tek grkg bllkmbgtkjy hglk cvkr gom wcrakm tek frubt stgom sc
ly drgomlg gom mgm hcujm tgak hgrk cf tek fuokrgj grrgodklkots. Kvkotecude teky egm okvkr wcrakm gt tek stgom nkfcrk, teky iust tcca cvkr
gom jkgrokm co tek icn sc tegt tek rkst cf us wcujmot egvk tc wcra.
Nkbod sc ycuod, B dct g nbt cf g nrkga gom cojy wcrakm gncut fcur tc
fbvk ecurs g mgy. Nut grcuom tek tblk B turokm kbdet, B lust egvk qugjbfbkm
gs g drcwo-up nkhgusk B oct cojy put bo g dccm kbdet tc obok ecurs g mgy1 B
drgmugtkm tc tek fbkjms wekrk, mkpkombod co tek tblk cf tek ykgr, B tebookm
tek frubt cff tek trkks, wkkmkm tek rcw hrcps, cr ekjpkm wbte tek egrvkst.Tk wcujm stgrt grcuom skvko bo tek lcrobod gom usugjjy wcrakm uotbj
fbvk bo tek kvkobod. Cohk tek frubt stgom cpkokm, B sclktblks wcrakm
tekrk uotbj skvko gt obdet. Hebjm jgncr gt bts nkst, nut bt tgudet lk sc luhe.
Fgrl-Frkse Lgogdklkot ]rgbobod]c tebs mgy, Bl prktty dccm gt lgte, tegoas tc egvbod tc usk bt sc luhe
co tek fgrl. Teko B drgmugtkm tc tek fbkjms, cok cf ly fbrst icns wgs tcgssbst wbte tek reungrn egrvkst. Tcrakrs wcujm pujj tek reungrn stgjas
cut cf tek drcuom, hut tek jkgvks cff tek tcp wbte g segrp aobfk gom trbl
tek ctekr kom, gom teko tercw tek nrbdet rkm frubt botc g nbd wccmko
hrgtk. ]eko cok cf tek lko wcujm put tek hrgtk cotc tek shgjks gom hgjj
cut tek wkbdet. Ly icn wgs tc rkhcrm tek wkbdet co g prcmuhk tbhakt,
nut fbrst B egm tc lkotgjjy suntrght 75 pcuoms, webhe wgs wegt tek ncx
btskjf wkbdekm. Gom B egm tc mc bt fgst. Xc sclkcok wcujm hgjj cut 708
pcuoms! gom B egm tc qubhajy wrbtk mcwo 5;. ]gja gncut prkssurk. B egm
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tc nk fgst gom ghhurgtk, nkhgusk tek pkcpjk wec egrvkstkm tek frubt wkrk
pgbm ghhcrmbod tc ecw lgoy pcuoms cf prcmuhk teky egrvkstkm kghe
mgy, gom tekrk wkrk gjwgys tecsk klpjcykks wec wkrk iust surk ycu wkrktrybod tc secrt tekl. Kvko go ecokst lbstgak wgs uoghhkptgnjk, sc tebs
lbdet kxpjgbo wey B wgs gjwgys hclfcrtgnjk bo lgte hjgss.
Gftkr tek reungrn egrvkst, tek hekrrbks stgrtkm hclbod bo swkkt
hekrrbks fbrst, fcjjcwkm ny tek tgrt cr pbk hekrrbks. ]cmgy, hekrrbks grk egr-
vkstkm ny lgheboks tegt segak tek trkks, hgusbod tek frubt tc fgjj cotc g
mkvbhk wrgppkm grcuom tek ncttcl cf tek trkk tegt jccas jbak g vkry jgrdk
upsbmk-mcwo ulnrkjjg. Nut weko B wgs g ycuodstkr, wk hjblnkm jgmmkrsup botc tek trkk gom pbhakm kghe hekrry ny egom, pjghbod tekl botc g
nuhakt tegt euod cvkr cur secujmkrs co g jcod strgp. B mbmot lbom dcbod
up botc tek trkks gt gjj, nut scco ly mgm egm lk rbmbod tek nbd truha tek
frubt pbhakrs wcujm nrbod tekbr nuhakts tc. Gs kghe wcrakr pcurkm ebs
nuhakt cf hekrrbks botc g ncx, B wcujm egom ebl g tbhakt tegt ek wcujm
turo bo gt tek kom cf tek mgy fcr ebs pgy. Cnvbcusjy, tek lcrk nuhakts
hrkmbtkm tc ebl, tek lcrk ek dct pgbm, sc kvkrycok lcvkm prktty fgst. Bonktwkko nuhakts, B scrtkm tercude tek rkhkot mkjbvkry gom tcsskm cut goy
mglgdkm cr cvkrrbpk frubt. Tk scjm cur hekrrbks mbrkht tc tek hgookry,
gom bf teky fcuom tcc lgoy ngm hekrrbks weko wk mkjbvkrkm tekl, teky
wcujmot pgy us tek prklbul prbhk. Bt wgs ly icn tc lgak surk tegt okvkr
egppkokm.
Bt wgs co tek ngha cf tegt truha tegt B gjsc nkdgo ly lgogdklkot
trgbobod, nkhgusk kvkry ocw gom teko g wcrakr wcujm nrbod ebs nuhakttc lk, gom B wcujm octbhk bt wgsot qubtk fbjjkm up. ]kheobhgjjy, B wgsot
g supkrvbscr cr ncss, nut B wgs rkspcosbnjk fcr lgabod surk ocok cf tek
wcrakrs trbkm tc secrt us. Xc bf g nuhakt hglk bo tegt hcujm ecjm goctekr
egjf pcuom cf hekrrbks, B egm tc skom tek wcrakr ngha, webhe lkgot jcst
tblk co ebs pgrt gs ek hjblnkm cff tek truha, wgjakm ngha tc ebs trkk,
hjblnkm tek jgmmkr, gom pbhakm lcrk hekrrbks.
Cur fgrl ebrkm gjj aboms cf pkcpjk tc wcra tek fbkjms. Xclk wkrk lko
wec egm jcst tekbr icns gom okkmkm sclk bohclk webjk teky jccakm fcr
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goctekr icn. Ctekrs wkrk lbdrgot wcrakrs wec mkpkomkm co fgrls jbak
curs fcr klpjcylkot. Gom wk gjsc ebrkm g jct cf ebde sheccj abms, dbvbod
tekl go cppcrtuobty tc kgro sclk spkombod lcoky.Ny tek tblk B wgs bo ebde sheccj, ly rcjk gt tek fgrl nkhglk lcrk
supkrvbscry, sc B egm tc jkgro ecw tc nk g dccm ncss tc sclk cf ly nkst
frbkoms frcl ebde sheccj. Bt wgsot kgsy. Nkhgusk B wgs sc jcygj tc ly
mgm gom nkhgusk B aokw wk mkpkomkm scjkjy co tek fgrl fcr cur cwo
survbvgj B tcca ly rkspcosbnbjbtbks skrbcusjy. B aokw ecw egrm ek
wcrakm, gom tegt ek kxpkhtkm oc jkss cf lk. Xc bf B sgw g drcup cf ly
frbkoms sbttbod grcuom gom tgjabod weko teky wkrk suppcskm tc nk wcra-bod, B trbkm tc dkt tekl ngha co tgsa wbtecut lgabod tekl lgm gt lk.
Lcst cf tek tblk B teboa teky uomkrstccm tegt B wgs iust mcbod ly icn,
nut sclktblks bt wgs hjkgr teky wkrkot gjj tegt pjkgskm egvbod tc tgak
crmkrs frcl lk.
Murbod tek pkghe egrvkst, wk cpkokm tek frubt stgom usugjjy bo
Iujy gom tegts weko B wcujm sebft frcl wcrabod bo tek fbkjms tc tek
rktgbj kovbrcolkot cf skjjbod mbrkhtjy tc cur hustclkrs. ]ebs wgs nghaweko pkcpjk hgookm tekbr cwo frubts gom vkdktgnjks, sc bt wgsot uousugj
fcr hustclkrs tc nuy tekbr prcmuhk bo jgrdk qugotbtbks. Gs tek skgsco
prcdrksskm, wk wcujm gmm tclgtcks, huhulnkrs, mbffkrkot vgrbktbks cf
pkgheks, gom fbogjjy tek gppjks. Gt jkgst tegt wgs ecw bt wgs suppcskm tc
wcra cut. [ofcrtuogtkjy, wk egm oc hcotrcj cvkr tek wkgtekr.
Tkgtekr TcrrbksBf ycurk g fgrlkr, ycurk gjwgys wcrrbkm gncut tcc luhe rgbo cr tcc jbttjk.
]ekrk wkrk sclk ykgrs weko tek lgicrbty cf cur hrcps wkrk wbpkm cut ny
ngm wkgtekr, gom wk egm octebod tc skjj. Octebod. Nut nkhgusk sc lgoy
pkcpjk bo tek grkg mkpkomkm co us, ly mgm wcujm nuy prcmuhk frcl
ctekr grkgs cf tek stgtk gom nrbod bt tc cur stgom iust sc wk hcujm skrvk
cur hustclkrs. Murbod tecsk ykgrs, wk jcst lcoky, sc gs g fglbjy wk egm
tc tbdetko cur nkjts gom mc wbtecut sclk tebods fcr tek rkst cf tek ykgr,
ecpbod tek okxt skgsco wcujm nk nkttkr.
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B rklklnkr gs g abm, tecude, nkbod tcro nktwkko tek hegjjkodks cf tek
wkgtekr gom tek fuo tegt hglk wbte bt. Fcr kxglpjk, bo Gprbj ly nrcte-
krs gom sbstkr gom B ghtugjjy jcvkm ekgrbod frcst wgrobods co tek rgmbc,nkhgusk bt lkgot wk dct tc stgy up gjj obdet tc akkp tek slumdk pcts jbt.
Xlumdk pcts grk scrt cf jbak nbd akrcskok jgotkros wecsk ekgt prctkhts tek
trkks bo cur crhegrms. Cr gt jkgst tekyrk suppcskm tc. Nut tc us abms, bt
lkgot wk hcujm sabp sheccj tek okxt mgy gom oct dkt puobsekm, nkhgusk
tek sheccjs bo rurgj grkgs lgmk gjjcwgohks fcr abms frcl fgrl fglbjbks. Bt
wgsot uotbj B dct g jbttjk cjmkr tegt B uomkrstccm wegt wgs fuo fcr us wgs
strkssfuj fcr ly mgm gom drgomfgtekr. Bf wk mbmot akkp tek pcts jbt crbf tek tklpkrgturk wgs sc jcw tegt tek ekgt frcl tek pcts wgsot kocude
tc fbdet cff tek frcst wk wcujm jcsk tek kotbrk ykgrs hrcp.
Bf wk dct tercude tek hccjkr sprbod wkgtekr uoshgtekm, wk stbjj egm
wkgtekr wcrrbks. Gs luhe gs wk okkmkm rgbo tc lgak kvkrytebod drcw, bf bt
hglk gt tek wrcod tblk, bt hcujm hrkgtk goctekr mbsgstkr. Hcosbmkr cur hekrry
hrcp. Hekrrbks okkm rgbo tc drcw nbd gom iubhy. Nut bf wk dct g dccm rgbo
iust nkfcrk egrvkst gom bt wgs fcjjcwkm ny g ect, suooy mgy, tek sabos cf tekhekrrbks spjbt, lgabod tekl uskjkss tc tek hustclkr. Tbte cur pkgheks, wk
okkmkm iust tek rbdet glcuot cf rgbo. ]cc jbttjk gom tek frubt wcujm nk slgjj.
]cc luhe gom tek pkgheks wcujm fgjj tc tek drcuom gom hcujm teko cojy nk
scjm fcr g luhe jcwkr prbhk. Gom tegts iust ecw bt skklkm tc dc gjj tek wgy
up tc tek fbogj egrvkst cf cur gppjks. Mbsgstkr jcclkm nkebom kvkry hjcum.
Rcu wcujm teboa gjj tegt strkss wcujm hgusk g jct cf goxbkty fcr ly
mgm gom drgomfgtekr, nut teky wkrk vkry kvko-tklpkrkm gom tcca tebodsbo strbmk. Bo fght, B cojy sgw ly mgm jcsk ebs hccj cohk, gom bt egm octebod
tc mc wbte tek wkgtekr cr jcst hrcps. Cok mgy webjk B wgs wcrabod gt tek
frubt stgom, B wgs skjjbod sclk pkgheks tc g hustclkr wec ghhuskm lk cf
hekgtbod ebl. Gjj frubt bs drgmkm ghhcrmbod tc qugjbty, wbte tek ebdekst-
qugjbty frubt nrbodbod tek ebdekst prbhk. ]ebs lgo ghhuskm lk cf skjjbod
ebl pkgheks tegt egm nkko pbhakm up cff tek drcuom (tek jcwkst drgmk) gom
trybod tc pgss tekl cff gs tek tcp drgmk. Tegt egm ghtugjjy egppkokm bs
tegt tek pkgheks ek wgs hcosbmkrbod purhegsbod egm dcttko sclk must co
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tekl frcl tek rcgm tegt rgo bo frcot cf tek fbkjm, gom ek tcca tegt gs g sbdo
tegt teksk wkrk frcl tek drcuom. ]ek lcrk B trbkm tc kxpjgbo, tek godrbkr
ek dct. Ly mgm wgs gt tek frubt stgom gt tek tblk, gom weko ek ekgrm tebslgo ghhusk lk cf jybod gom sgw lk nrkga mcwo bo tkgrs, ek wgjakm cvkr
gom crmkrkm tek lgo tc jkgvk tek frubt stgom gom okvkr hclk ngha.
Jbttjk Fgrl Dbrj frcl CrkdcoGsbmk frcl tek hcostgot terkgt cf wkgtekr-rkjgtkm mbsgstkrs gom tek ect,
egrm wcra bo tek fbkjms, jbfk wgs prktty dccm fcr tebs jbttjk fgrl dbrj frcl
rurgj Crkdco. B gttkomkm g jbttjk fcur-rccl sheccjecusk frcl tek fbrsttercude tek kbdete drgmks. B jcvkm tegt sheccj. Bt wgs gs tecude wk wkrk
gjj iust cok nbd egppy fglbjy. B rkgjjy jbakm ly tkghekrs, nut twc tkghekrs
bo pgrtbhujgr bostbjjkm bo lk tek octbco tegt B hcujm gjwgys mc nkttkr. ]eky
wkrk rkgjjy tcude, gom kvko tecude B dct dccm drgmks, tegt mbmot lkgo
luhe tc tekl. ]eky pusekm lk tc mc ly nkst, rkdgrmjkss cf wegt drgmk B
dct. B egvk sc luhe rkspkht fcr tkghekrs. Teko ycu gsa pkcpjk tek tcp fbvk
pkcpjk wec bof jukohkm tekbr jbvks, typbhgjjy twc tkghekrs grk lkotbcokm.Brcobhgjjy, kvko tecude B wkot tc g jbttjk rurgj sheccj, bt wgs tekrk B
jkgrokm tegt dkomkr mbmot egvk tc nk g jblbtgtbco. Fcr wegtkvkr rkgsco,
weko bt wgs tblk fcr rkhkss, B okvkr wgotkm tc icbo tek dbrjs wec sabppkm
rcpk cr pjgykm ecpshcthe. Bostkgm, B wgs gjwgys wbte tek ncys pjgybod
fcctngjj, ngskngjj, cr ngsaktngjj, gom oc cok skklkm tc lbom. Oc cok
kvkr tcjm lk g dbrj hcujmot pjgy secrtstcp, gom sc weko tek nkjj rgod fcr
rkhkss, B rgo cut tc tek ngskngjj fbkjm gom tcca ly pjghk nktwkko skhcomgom tebrm ngsk. Gom tc tekbr hrkmbt, tek ncys okvkr trkgtkm lk jbak g
tcako dbrj botkdrgtbod tekbr spcrt. Bf B hcvkrkm skhcom ngsk co g pctkotbgj
mcunjk pjgy, tek duy ruoobod frcl fbrst wcujm mc ebs nkst tc tgak lk cut,
nut iust gs ek wcujm mc tc cok cf tek duys.
Jbfk JksscosMurbod tecsk skvkotkko cr kbdetkko ykgrs cf drcwbod up co tek fgrl, B
okvkr cohk tecudet cf bt gs hgrkkr trgbobod. Nut gs B jcca ngha co tecsk
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kxpkrbkohks, bts hjkgr teky ekjpkm prkpgrk lk fcr wegt B mc tcmgy gs g
nusbokss jkgmkr. Fcr kxglpjk, B spkom g jct cf tblk wcrabod co numdkts
gom puttbod tcdktekr hclpjkx mkgjs. B aocw tegt sclk cf ly hcjjkgduksmrkgm wcrabod tek oulnkrs, nut egvbod egm tc suntrght tek wkbdet cf
tecsk ncxks frcl tek cvkrgjj wkbdet cf tek prcmuhk hcombtbcokm lk tc oct
nk gfrgbm cf goytebod rkjgtkm tc lgte.
B jkgrokm nkfcrk B wgs sbxtkko oct cojy wegt bt wgs jbak egvbod tc
lctbvgtk gom kvko ecjm klpjcykks ghhcuotgnjk, nut tc gjsc mc bt bo g wgy
tegt prkskrvkm tekbr mbdobty gom kvko kohcurgdkm tekl tc try egrmkr gom
nkhclk nkttkr wcrakrs. ]gja gncut go blpcrtgot jkssco fcr g jkgmkr botcmgys nusbokss kovbrcolkot. Jbakwbsk, B egm tc nk prkpgrkm fcr goy-
tebod, nkhgusk co tek fgrl, goytebod hcujm egppko, gom ycu hcujmot
hcovkok g lkktbod tc fbdurk cut wegt tc mc okxt.
Cohk weko B wgs sbxtkko, B jkm g hrkw cf gncut fbfty pkcpjk murbod
tek pkghe egrvkst. ]eky rgodkm bo gdk frcl gncut sbxtkko tc fbfty, gom
kvkrytebod wgs dcbod slcctejy uotbj g dkotjklgo fkjj cff ebs jgmmkr gom
nkdgo dcbod botc hcovujsbcos co tek drcuom. Bm egm oc fbrst-gbm trgbo-bod, nut B rklklnkrkm ly pgrkots tgjabod gncut kpbjkptbh skbzurks gom
ecw blpcrtgot bt bs tc akkp g pkrsco frcl swgjjcwbod ebs tcoduk. B egm
oc bmkg wektekr tebs wgs kpbjkpsy, nut B tcrk cff g skhtbco cf g trkk nrgohe
gom stuha bt bo ebs lcute tc akkp ebs tcoduk frcl sjbppbod mcwo botc ebs
tercgt. Bt turokm cut ek wgs cagy ek egm ghtugjjy suffkrkm g mrud cvkr-
mcsk nut kxpkrbkohks jbak teksk tgudet lk gt g ycuod gdk tc nk rkgmy
fcr goytebod gom oct tc pgobh weko tek uokxpkhtkm egppkos.Jgrdkjy muk tc tek bofjukohk cf ly pgrkots, B jkgrokm frcl g vkry kgrjy
gdk tek vgjuk cf skjf-mbshbpjbok. Jkgrokmlgy oct kvko nk tek rbdet wcrm,
nkhgusk B iust scrt cf gnscrnkm g mbshbpjbokm jbfk. Co tek fgrl, B rkgjjy egm
oc hecbhk. Teko bt wgs tblk tc tebo tek frubt trkks, B egm tc hjbln tek
jgmmkr gom pujj cff tek kxtrg fuzzy pkgheks iust sc. Bt mbmot lgttkr bf B
fkjt jbak mcbod bt cr oct, gom bo tek ect wkgtekr tek fuzz dct rkgjjy bthey
co ly sabo. Nut tc put bt cff hcujm lkgo g slgjjkr ybkjm, webhe lkgot wk
lbdet oct nk gnjk tc pgy gjj cur nbjjs. Gom gs kghe hrcp rbpkokm, wk egm tc
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pbha tekl rbdet teko cr kom up wbte spcbjkm prcmuhk tegt oc cok wcujm
nuy. ]rust lk, ycu wcot dkt vkry fgr bo goy hgrkkr wbtecut g ekgjtey
mcsk cf skjf-mbshbpjbok. Teko ycurk g jkgmkr, oc cok hclks grcuom gomrklboms ycu tc dkt tek icn mcok. ]ek wcrjm cf hcllkrhbgj rkgj kstgtk bs
mklgombod gs Bl surk ycur jbok cf wcra bs. Teko Bl co g mkgmjbok tc
hclpjktk g lgicr prcikht, Bvk okvkr egm g prcnjkl stbhabod wbte bt uotbj
bts mcok, gom B hrkmbt tecsk jcod ecurs bo tek fbkjms.
Pkregps lcst blpcrtgot, B drkw up nkjbkvbod tegt B hcujm mc cr nk
goytebod B wgotkm. Okbtekr ly pgrkots ocr tek hclluobty surrcuombod
lk hcujm nk hcosbmkrkm prcdrkssbvk, gom B mcot teboa B ekgrm tek wcrmfklbobstuotbj B dct tc hcjjkdk. Nut oct cohk mbm ly pgrkots cr tkghekrs cr
frbkoms jkgm lk tc nkjbkvk B hcujmot mc sclktebod iust nkhgusk B wgs g
pccr fgrl dbrj. ]egoafujjy, ly mgm wgs wbsk kocude oct tc gssbdo lk tc
g hrkw cf rcwmy duys wec wcujm nk gjj gjcok wbte lk cut bo tek lbmmjk
cf go crhegrm. Nut gsbmk frcl tegt, ek kxpkhtkm lk tc wcra gs egrm gom
gs jcod gs goy duy co tek fgrl.
Drcwbod up co tek fgrl gjsc pjgotkm g skkm cf mksbrk bosbmk lk tcjbvk tek ngjgohkm jbfk B sgw ly pgrkots jbvk. ]ekbr jbvks rkvcjvkm grcuom
terkk tebods tegt egvk nkhclk sc blpcrtgot tc lk tcmgy9 fgbte, fglbjy,
gom wcra. Fcr tekl, bt wgs ogturgj teky mbm oct mkjbnkrgtkjy wcra gt
ngjgohbod teksk grkgs tegt B ocw egvk tc wcra sc egrm tc lgogdk. Ly
mgms hgrkkr wgs tek fgrl, gom ly lcls hgrkkr wgs tgabod hgrk cf gjj
cf us, bohjumbod cur eclk. Fcrtuogtkjy fcr us abms, wcra wgs g fglbjy
gffgbr, sc B okvkr kxpkrbkohkm egvbod ly mgm cr lcl lbss kvkots bo lyjbfk nkhgusk cf wcra. ]eky wkrk gjwgys tekrk, webhe prcngnjy bofjukohkm
lk tc try gom fbdurk cut wgys tc nk tekrk fcr ly cwo abms.
Ly fglbjy gjsc egm ocowcra tblk mcbod tebods tcdktekr. Ly lcl
wgs g drkgt hcca, gom wk gjwgys segrkm gt jkgst cok lkgj g mgy grcuom
tek mbobod rccl tgnjk. Gom wk gjwgys wkot tc heurhe kxhkpt bo tek sul-
lkr bo tek lbmmjk cf cur nusy skgsco. Bo fght, ctekr tego sheccj, heurhe
prktty luhe rcuomkm cut ly schbgj jbfk, nkhgusk g jct cf ly hcusbos gom
frbkoms wkot tc tek sglk jbttjk hcuotry heurhe. [ojbak g jct cf ycuod
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pkcpjk, B okvkr fusskm gncut dcbod tc heurhe, nkhgusk B aokw B wcujm nk
wbte ly frbkoms (gom B aokw bt wcujmot mc goy dccm goywgy). Gom weko
B ebt ly tkkogdk ykgrs, B nkokfbtkm frcl g drkgt ycute drcup tegt lgmkdcbod tc heurhe sclktebod B jccakm fcrwgrm tc.
Tegts Rcur Xtcry3B rkgjbzk kvkrycok egs g mbffkrkot stcry, nut gs wk kxpjcrk tek hegjjkodks
cf ngjgohbod tek tebods tegt grk blpcrtgot tc us gs prcfkssbcogj Herbstbgo
wclko, Bm jbak ycu tc tgak sclk tblk tc rkfjkht co ycur cwo kgrjy ykgrs.
]eky mcot egvk tc nk gs bmyjjbh gs lbok lbdet skkl, fcr kvko tebods tegtgrk uopjkgsgot bo cur pgst hgo bofjukohk us fcr tek nkttkr.
Fcr kxglpjk, nkhgusk B drkw up bo g rurgj kovbrcolkot, B fcuom
lyskjf nusy frcl tek tblk B wcak up uotbj jgtk gt obdet weko B wkot tc
nkm. B wgs usugjjy tek fbrst cok bo ly fglbjy tc dkt up bo tek lcrobod,
gom B wcujm dc cut tc tek ngro gom fkkm ly =-E hcw gom ecrsk gom
hjkgo tekbr stgjjs. ]eko B wcujm ekgm ngha botc tek ecusk gom prghtbhk
tek pbgoc gs kvkrycok kjsk wgs dkttbod up. ]eko bt wgs cff tc sheccj,fcjjcwkm ny spcrts gftkr sheccj, teko eclkwcra, gom teko B skwkm ly
hjcteks uotbj jgtk gt obdet. Oc ]V, iust pjkoty cf wecjksclk tebods tc
akkp lk nusy.
]ek mcwosbmk cf gjj tebs bs tegt bt hcombtbcokm lk tc dc fujj spkkm gjj
tek tblk, gom tekrk egvk nkko tblks weko tebs pkrscogjbty trgbt cf lbok
egs dcttko bo tek wgy cf ly rkjgtbcosebps tc sgy octebod cf ly cwo
wkjj-nkbod. Cohk B rkgjbzkm tegt tebs wgsot sc luhe g fjgw gs bt wgs tekprcmuht cf ly hebjmeccm, B wgs gnjk tc gmmrkss ly nusyokss gom jkgro
tegt bts cagy tc rkjgx tc seut mcwo frcl tblk tc tblk gom kxpkrbkohk
tek nkokfbts cf qubkt rkfjkhtbco.
Xc wegt gncut ycu3 Ecw egvk ycur kgrjbkst kxpkrbkohks segpkm ycu
botc tek pkrsco ycu grk tcmgy3 Tegt strkodtes mc ycu nrbod frcl ycur
hebjmeccm gom tkkogdk ykgrs tegt ycu hgo nubjm co, gom wegt wkgaokssks
mc ycu okkm tc gmmrkss3 Jbak bt cr oct, wk grk tek prcmuhts cf cur pgst
kxpkrbkohks gom rkjgtbcosebps. Ecw ycu gpprcghe tek hegjjkodks cf ycur
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wcra gom pkrscogj jbfk egs nkko strcodjy bofjukohkm ny ycur pgrkots, ycur
tkghekrs, gom ycur frbkoms. ]gak sclk tblk tc rkfjkht co tecsk kxpkrbkohks
tcmgy.
Fcr ^kfjkhtbco cr Mbshussbco 7. Tec wkrk tek pkcpjk tegt bofjukohkm ycu tek lcst murbod ycur
hebjmeccm gom ycute3
>. Kbtekr ny kxglpjk cr tercude tekbr mbrkht tkghebod, wegt mbm ycu
jkgro frcl teksk pkcpjk3 Ecw kxghtjy mbm teky bofjukohk ycu3
8. Tegt kvkots cr kxpkrbkohks bo ycur hebjmeccm gom ycute mcycu fkkj egm g pcsbtbvk bofjukohk co ycu3 G okdgtbvk bofjukohk3
Kxpjgbo.
=. Tegt grk ycu mcbod tc nubjm co tecsk pcsbtbvk kxpkrbkohks3 Ecw
egvk teky ekjpkm ycu bo ycur hgrkkr3
;. Tegt grk ycu mcbod tc cvkrhclk tek okdgtbvk bof jukohks frcl
ycur pgst3 Ecw grk ycu akkpbod tekl frcl botkrfkrbod wbte ycur
suhhkss gt wcra cr gt eclk3 6. Grk tekrk ycuodkr pkcpjk bo ycur jbfk wec lgy nk wgthebod gom
jkgrobod frcl ycu3 Bf sc, wegt grk teky jkgrobod3
4. Tegt dkts ycu kxhbtkm3 Mcks ycur wcra tgak gmvgotgdk cf tek
tebods ycu ogturgjjy jcvkm tc mc gs ycu drkw up3
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^cude Xtgrt
Kvko bf ycur kgrjy ykgrs wkrkot gjj tegt rcsy, teky hgo stbjj
egvk g pcsbtbvk bofjukohk co ycu. Iust gsa Krbo Nctsfcrm.
Teko Krbo wgs kjkvko, ekr fgtekr mbkm, jkgvbod ekr lctekr
gom fbvk sbnjbods wbte go bosurgohk pcjbhy tegt ngrkjy pgbm fcr
tek fuokrgj. Tk egm octebod, Krbo rkhgjjs. Oc lcoky fcr
hcjjkdk, wkmmbods, okw hjcteks. Octebod!
Teko sek turokm sbxtkko, tebods dct wcrsk. Mrbvbodeclk cok mgy, sek wgs bovcjvkm bo go ghhbmkot tegt hguskm g
fgtgjbty, gom sek wgs hegrdkm wbte lgosjgudetkr. Cur jgw-
ykr aokw wk wkrk pccr gom tcjm ly lcl tegt bf B pjkgmkm
dubjty ek wcujmot hegrdk us goytebod fcr egomjbod tek hgsk.
Teko ly lcl tcjm lk tc pjkgm dubjty, B tcjm ekr B hcujmot
nkhgusk B egmot mcok goytebod wrcod. Bjj okvkr fcrdkt ekr
wcrms9 Ecoky, wk egvk oc hecbhk, nkhgusk wk mcot egvk goylcoky.
Xtbjj, Krbo rkfuskm tc pjkgm dubjty. B mktkrlbokm teko gom
tekrk tegt B wcujm okvkr gjjcw lyskjf tc nk bo suhe g ekjpjkss
pcsbtbco gdgbo, sek kxpjgbos.
Ekr lctekr tcca cut g skhcom lcrtdgdk tc pgy fcr Krbos
mkfkosk, webhe kvkotugjjy hjkgrkm ekr cf gjj hegrdks. Nut Krbo
vcwkm tc pgy kvkry pkooy cf tegt lcrtdgdk ngha. Fcr tek
okxt tko ykgrs tegt nbjj hglk kvkry lcote, gom wbte kghe
hekha B wrctk B put tegt tkrrbnjk lklcry furtekr nkebom lk.
Krbo gjsc nkdgo tc lgak dccm co ekr prclbsk tc ekr-
skjf tc dkt cut cf pcvkrty. Go ecocr stumkot tercudecut ebde
sheccj, sek wgs kjkhtkm iuobcr hjgss prksbmkot, teko murbod ekr
skobcr ykgr, sek wcrakm go kbdet-ecur sebft gftkr sheccj kvkry
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mgy gt g jchgj ecspbtgj. Ekr egrm wcra bo sheccj kgrokm ekr g
fujj shecjgrsebp, nut sek jkft hcjjkdk gftkr cok qugrtkr nkhgusk
sek hcujmot gffcrm ekr jbvbod kxpkosks gom stbjj pgy ngha ekr
lctekr. Xek lcvkm ngha bo wbte ekr lcl gom korcjjkm bo g
okgrny hcjjkdk webjk sek wcrakm tek drgvkygrm sebft stchabod
sekjvks gt g drchkry stcrk tc pgy fcr tubtbco, tc hcotbouk pgy-
bod ngha ekr lcl, gom tc try tc sgvk g jbttjk fcr tek futurk.
Ny tek tblk sek wgs bo ekr twkotbks, sek egm sgvkm$>0,000. Gftkr puttbod g $8,000 mcwo pgylkot co g tcwo-
eclk, sek bovkstkm tek rkst bo wegt sek ecpkm wcujm nkhclk
ekr rktbrklkot. Nut tegoas tc go uoshrupujcus bovkstcr, sek
jcst kvkry pkooy gom egm tc stgrt cvkr gdgbo. ]egt hcujm egvk
nkko tek aocha-cut puohe, nut tcmgy Krbo cwos ekr cwo
hclpgoy, bs egppbjy lgrrbkm tc g hcllkrhbgj gbrjbok pbjct,
gom wgs oglkm cok cf tek ]cp 700 Tclko Fbogohbgj Gmvbs-krs bo Ngrrcoslgdgzbok.
Ecw egs tebs suhhkssfuj lcl, wbfk, gom nusbokss cwokr
turokm go uopjkgsgot pgst botc g pcsbtbvk bofjukohk3
Mbshbpjbok gom gttbtumk, sek kxpjgbos. B jkgrokm frcl
ly hebjmeccm tegt Bl rkspcosbnjk fcr ly gttbtumk. Kvkry
lcrobod B gl dbvko tek dbft cf g nrgom okw mgy, gom bts ly
hecbhk wegt tc mc wbte bt, rkdgrmjkss cf tek hbrhulstgohks.
Gs g nusy lcl lgrrbkm tc g lbjbtgry pbjct, wec gftkr
rktbrklkot nkhglk g hcllkrhbgj pbjct, sek egm tc jkgro ecw
tc iuddjk ekr lgoy rkspcosbnbjbtbks. Tk lcvkm skvkotkko
tblks bo fcurtkko ykgrs, nut Bvk okvkr lbsskm g sbodjk kvkot bo
ly scos jbfk. Bts gjj gncut akkpbod ycur prbcrbtbks strgbdet. Tk
lbdetsgy
fglbjy hclks fbrst, nut wegt mcks ycur hgjkomgr sgy3
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Xek gppjbkm tegt sglk mbshbpjbok tc ekr lgrrbgdk. Frcl
tek vkry nkdboobod, kvkry Frbmgy obdet wgs mgtk obdet, gom
gftkr kbdet kvkry obdet bs Lclly gom Mgmmy tblk. Cur sco
aokw wk hgrkm gncut ebl nkhgusk wk gmiustkm cur shekmujks
tc nk wbte ebl, nut ek gjsc sgw tegt wk tcca tblk fcr kghe
ctekr tcc.
Tektekr ycur pgst bs g fgbry tgjk cr g ecrrcr stcry, cojy
ycu hgo mktkrlbok ecw bt wbjj pjgy cut gs g trgdkmy, cr gs g
fkkj-dccm stcry wbte g egppy kombod.
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