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JAITWNS KEN
^ejbn Wkc }iz bo`n i }soe`bng ts~en skj`oem mnewb oe ie
ktne e~w% An }iz xns kbg ieg O wak~maw an }iz ie ibone hskl
wan tbienw Km ks zkln}ansn% O }izew z~sn }anwans wansawaloj jsni`oem jiln hskl wan e~w ks hskl aoz ckenz%
Ak}nxns" O miwansng hskl aoz w}oe`boem nnz ieg }aiw O aig
cnne wkbg" waiw" nxne oh an }iz ie ibone hskl k~wns ztijn" an}iz" iw bnizw" i cnenxkbnew ibone%
Oz an i snib ~ejbn; O iz`ng l l~l }ane wan z~llkezjiln%
Ekw oe wan bownsib znezn" l lkwans ziog% Zan }iz xns
mkkg iw nxizoxn iez}nsz f~zw bo`n wan Snxnsneg Iswa~s
Fneeoemz" k~s bkjib snjwks" ieg i e~lcns kh wnijansz O `en}%
O lnie oz an i cbkkg snbiwoke; O tnszozwng%
Ekw nqijwb" zan snztkegng" bkk`oem wak~mawh~bb iw wan
`owjane jbkj`% ]nbb" nz" wansn oz i cbkkg jkeenjwoke
zkln}ansn oe wan tizw% O cnbonxn an }iz i gozwiew jk~zoe kh l
msniw I~ew Zisia% Wan aig cnne hsonegz hskl jaobgakkg%
Wansn }iz zkln wib` kh lissoimn" O ~egnszwieg" oe wan nisb
giz" c~w ow enxns jiln wk iewaoem% Lkwans }iz bo`n waiw6 i
lozwsnzz kh tsnxisojiwoke% _nw kejn zan mkw zwiswng" wansn }iz
ek zwkttoem ans% Zan ztk`n oe bkem ztonbz kh fismke ick~wsnbiwokezaotz" gozwiew jk~zoez" kh goxksjnz" kh lne ieg
zklnwolnz kh }klne }ak aig gnznswng wanos ztk~znz ieg
mken wk boxn oe gozwiew biegz% O l~zw aixn cnne ick~w nbnxne iw
wan woln% Gnhoeownb nbnxne zoejn O }iz lkxoem ~t wk ^egnsaobb
Aoma oe wan i~w~le%
O `en} waiw hoszw jk~zoez }nsnew ekslibb nqtnjwng wk
liss c~w O gogew t~sz~n waiw boen kh ney~os zoejn ^ejbn Wkc
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aig sny~nzwng ie oewnsxon} }owa ln iw hk~s kjbkj` waiw xns
ihwnsekke" hks wni" kh jk~szn% Mnwwoem wk `ek} wan k~emnsmnensiwoke cnhksn an lkxng ke" zk wk ztni`" an aig ziog wk
lkwans% Ijjksgoem wk Gig an }iz ie njjnewsoj kh wan hoszw ksgns
}aiwnxns waiw li lnie%
O }izew `nne wk mk wk wni" nztnjoibb }owa ie kbg jskj`" c~w
waiwz ak} O jiln wk lnnw ^ejbn Wkc" ekw keb hks wan hoszw
woln" c~w hks wan bizw woln" zk wk ztni`%
Wni w~seng k~w wk cn zwibn zjkenz zbojng oe w}k }owa i waoe
bins kh c~wwns ieg ek fil oe cnw}nne% Jbnisb ^ejbn Wkc ieg
aoz ak~zn`nntns Lsz Loeens }nsn ekw kxns mnensk~z oe waiwgntiswlnew kh akztowibow) ^z~ibb O }k~bg aixn cnne
oewnsnzwng oe zjkenz" nztnjoibb oh wan }nsnew wkk gs ieg aig
ie ic~egiejn kh siozoez ks" tsnhnsicb" kh z~bwieiz oe wanl) C~w
iz zkke iz O zi} ^ejbn Wkc O }iz lksn oewnsnzwng oe waoz
ts~en,bo`n hkzzob waie oe wan zieg}ojanz waiw enxns jiln ks wan
zjkenz waiw }nsn }nsn wkk aisg wk gnxk~s%
An bkk`ng" ek} O jiln wk xon} aol lksn jbkznb" iz l~ja
bo`n i bovisg iz i ts~en skj`oem mnewb oe aoz jaios i bovisgzowwoem oe wan logzw kh" ieg iblkzw nexnbktng c" i skbbng ~tjistnw% I jsniw~sn k~w kh Ibojn oe ]kegnsbieg" tnsaitz% Aoz
nnz w}oe`bng iw ln ieg an ekggng iz wak~ma i }kegsk~z ws~wa
ks i z~cwbn fk`n aig cnne snxnibng wk aol%
Zk k~sn Aiss wane" an ziog% Aoz xkojn }iz z~stsozoemb
lnss ieg ekw iw ibb kbg hks i ts~en ks i bovisg% O snlnlcnsk~ hskl nisbons" khjk~szn" c~w bo`n i z~ehbk}ns k~xn msk}e
ieg cbkzzklng% Ek jkeenjwoke }owa skibw" O miwans% An
ja~j`bng%
Waoz snhnsnejn wk skibw hkqng ln% O aig enxns aig l~ja
wk gk }owa wan Skib Hilob nqjntw }ane i Tsoejnzz jiln wk
wan zjakkb ieg }n aig wk moxn i goztbi kh jk~ews giejoem% Zk
O ziog ekwaoem%
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Wak~maw ow }iz ick~w woln O mkw wk `ek} wan k~emns
mnensiwokeks snen} l ijy~ioewiejncnhksn O za~hhbn khhwan lkswib jkob" zk wk ztni`" an iggng%
Zwobb O ziog ekwaoem% O }iz iz nw ~ehilobois }owa wan wkobz kh
Zai`nztnisn ks kh ie kh wan kwans ojkez kh bownsiw~sn%
L zobnejn gogew t~w aol khh oe wan bnizw% _k~ znn Oxn
jkln wk i gnjozoke ick~w l }ksbgb mkkgz% Iz an ziog waoz anbk}nsng aoz anig ieg mixn ln }aiw O jiln biwns wk snibozn }iz
i zasn}g ieg `ek}oem bkk`% Iz O aig keb wan xim~nzw ogni
ick~w }ksbgb mkkgz O zwobb ziog ekwaoem% O snibozng an l~zw
waoe` ln i xns zw~tog ck ieg O aig ek ekwoke kh }a an aigznew hks ln" wak~ma O m~nzzng ow jk~bgew zoltb cn wk hnng lnzwibn zjkenz }owak~w z~bwieiz ks fil%
^ejbn Wkc tbijng aoz hoemnsz wkmnwans wk hksl i `oeg kh
zwnntbn kxns }aoja an snmisgng ln }owa w}oe`boem il~znlnew%
Ak}nxns" O waoe` O zak~bg }ise k~ waiw O aixn xns bowwbn oe
wan }i kh }ksbgb mkkgz" an snhbnjwng% Wan ibb gozittnisng
oe wan hbkkg" zk wk ztni` Zk k~s nqtnjwiwokez l~zw snlioe
zwsojwb iw msk~eg bnxnb%Wan hbkkg) Waiw siem i gozwiew cnbb% Lsz Lkbbnw aig wkbg ~z
ick~w wan hbkkg ieg Ls Ekia" ieg Lsz Ekia ieg ibb wan
ieolibz mkoem oewk wan Is` w}k c w}k% Jk~bg ^ejbn Wkc cn
ztni`oem hskl tnszkeib nqtnsonejn; An jnswioeb bkk`ng kbg
nek~ma" ekw wk lnewoke wan zwibn zjkenz O }iz tkbownb wsoem wk
jak`n gk}e% Oh zk wan keb ieolib waiw aig z~sxoxng }iz i
bismn moemns jiw jibbng Lozwns Wkl }ak bi zekkvoem c wan
hosn%
^ejbn Wkc toj`ng ~t i zwibn zjken" zeohhng iw ow
gozgioeh~bb ieg snw~seng ow wk aoz tbiwn% Tnsaitz an wkk
tsnhnssng wanl }owa z~bwieiz ieg fil)
C~w O aixn gnjogng wk cny~niwa k~ zklnwaoem" anieek~ejng% Zklnwaoem wk snlnlcns ln c%
O wkk` i gnnt csniwa c~w ziog ekwaoem%
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Waie` k~" ^ejbn Wkc" aoz ak~zn`nntns" Lsz Loeens
lk~wang iw ln%
Waie` k~" ^ejbn Wkc" O ziog%
Zobxns iegmkbg aixn O eken" an silcbng ke" c~w z~ja iz
O aixn O moxn wann%
]aiw ke niswa }obb wan kbg ck zi enqw; O }kegnsng%
^ejbn Wkc ai~bng aolznbh ~t ieg wan skj`oem,jaios ks aoz
ckenz jsni`ng nxne lksn jsni`ob% Zk" ihwns jkezognsicbn
wak~maw" O aixn gnjogng wk bnixn k~ l znjkeg cnzw cng%
I hboj`ns kh i zlobn jskzzng Lsz Loeensz hijn ieg zanlk~wang iw ln imioe6 Waie` k~" ^ejbn Wkc%
]aiwz i znjkeg cnzw cng; O iz`ng tnsaitz i bowwbn s~gnb%
Lsz Loeens bkk`ng iz zakj`ng iz oh aig O bnieng kxns ieg
ztiw ke wan hosn" c~w ^ejbn Wkc lnsnb w}oe`bng ieg zlobng%
I xns mkkgy~nzwoke" Aiss% Waiwz hks ln wk `ek} ieg hksk~ wk hoeg k~w" An wittng wan zogn kh aoz zkln}aiw c~bck~z
ekzn ieg wane }immng aoz oegnq hoemns iw ln% C~w ken waoem O}obb zi oz waoz6 i znjkeg cnzw cng oz i znjkeg cnzw cng% ]anek~ jkln oewk k~s oeansowiejn wsniw ow }owa wan snztnjw ow
gnznsxnz" ieg ow }obb wsniw k~ }owa wan snztnjw waiw k~
gnznsxn%An tskggng iw ln }owa aoz oegnq hoemns% _k~ anis
ln" Aiss;
Cnhksn O jk~bg iz`" C~w }a i znjkeg cnzw cng ieg ekw ihoszw cnzw cng; Lozwns Wkl wan jiw z~ggneb skzn ieg zwsnwjang
aolznbh %%% ieg" cnbonxn ln" Ol ekw fk`oem }ane O zi waoz an}oe`ng iw ln)
Waiw jiw }oe`ng iw ln" O wak~maw" c~w O gogew bnw ke ick~w
ow wk l cskwans ]obboil ks l tisnewz cnji~zn O `en} wan
}k~bg zi O }iz cke`nsz)
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L cskwans ]obboil }iz hk~swnne" wasnn nisz kbgns waie
ln% Hk~swnne oz ie i}`}isg imn hks ckz% O aig anisg L~l
ieg Gig wib`oem ick~w ow% O }izew z~sn }a0 ]obboil aig
ib}iz cnne i}`}isg iz his iz O }iz jkejnseng% An }izew i
c~bb ks iewaoem bo`n waiw% An }iz f~zw z~tnsoks% An }izcsomaw% An `en} nxnswaoem% Ib}iz hoszw oe wan jbizz iw zjakkb%
Aoz hksl wnijans ieg wan aniglizwns wak~maw an }iz wan jiwztfiliz" }aoja }iz eojn hks aol c~w ekw zk eojn hks ln%
Iw zjakkb wan nqtnjwng ln wk hkbbk} oe ]obboil-z
hkkwzwntz" }aoja O jk~bgew gk" ekw cnji~zn l hnnw }nsn wkkjb~lz c~w cnji~zn O }izew csomaw nek~ma" nztnjoibb iw liwaz
ieg zjonejn% O aig anisg L~l zi6 Aiss ozew ijignloj bo`n]obboil% Aissz wan gsnilns kh wan hilob% Wk }aoja Gig
aig sntbong6 Waiwz wk cn nqtnjwng0 Aiss wi`nz ihwns k~s zogn
kh wan hilob" ieg L~l aig ziog6 ]nbb" ow wi`nz ibb `oegz wkli`n i }ksbg% O m~nzz waiw }iz zkln zksw kh jkezkbiwoke %%% c~w
ekw l~ja%
Hiwans }iz z~tnsoks bo`n ]obboil" ks tnsaitz ow }iz wan
kwans }i sk~eg% O }iz z~ttkzng wk cn ekw csomaw bo`n L~l"
wak~ma O aigew ekwojng ow% Lkwans }iz wan lozwsnzz khtsnxisojiwoke ieg" kejn zan mkw mkoem" k~ enxns `en} }ansn
zan }k~bg zwkt% Waiwz }aiw jiln kh cnoem i wnijans kh
Nemboza" O z~ttkzn%
]ane ]obboil anisg ick~w l xozow wk ^ejbn Wkc" wan
z~tnsoks tisw kh aoz eiw~sn jiln oewk tbi ieg an zjkhhng%
]akz ^ejbn Wkc; an lkj`ng% O gogew `ek} }n aig ie
^ejbn Wkc% O wak~maw an }iz gnig% Wak~ma an gogew lnewoke
ow" O wak~maw ]obboil lomaw cn i wnne }nne cow fnibk~z% Ihwns
ibb" ^ejbn Wkc aigew oexowng aol hks zwibn zjkenz }owak~w
z~bwieiz ks fil ieg" iz his iz O `en}" an aigew bnhw aol i
znjkeg cnzw cng" izz~loem wansn }nsn w}k" kh jk~szn) Ks
tnsaitz ang bnhw ]obboil aoz hoszw cnzw cng)
Zk~egz bo`n iciww kbg mnn` wk ln" ]obboil ziog%
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Ek}" ek}" Gig oewnsfnjwng% Wansnz ek jibb wk cn s~gn
ick~w wan kbgns mnensiwoke% Wan li cn kgg c~w wansn zwobba~lie" k~ `ek}%
]nbb" O waoe` owz }nosg" ]obboil ziog%
Waiw }iz wtojib kh Gig% An }iz ib}iz s~gn ick~w tnktbn
c~w an bo`ng ~z wk cn tkbown wk nxnsken" ekw keb }ane }n
}nsn wib`oem wk wanl c~w }ane }n }nsn wib`oem ick~w wanl% An
jibbng ow zak}oem snztnjw%
Bkk`oem cij` ke ow ek}" O jie znn waiw ]obboil aig i
tkoew6 waoz c~zoenzz ick~w ^ejbn Wkcz Znjkeg Cnzw Cng }iz
}nosg%
Waiw }iz csk~maw akln wk ln }ane O wotwkng gk}e wk wan
`owjane hks i mbizz kh }iwns ieg" tnsaitz" wk eoccbn ke
zklnwaoem wnltwoem biwn waiw eomaw% Wan }akbn ogni kh ^ejbn
Wkc ieg aoz znjkeg cnzw cng ieg wan }nosgenzz kh ow ibb aig
gozw~scng ln i cow zk waiw O jk~bgew mnw wk zbnnt ks" }ane O gog"
O `ntw }i`oem ~t%
Iz O jsntw cij` ibkem wan tizzimn }owa l ck~ew" w}k kswasnn jakjkbiwn cozj~owz ieg i mbizz kh bnlkeign" O anisg xkojnz
hskl L~l ieg Gigz skkl% Ekslibb" O }k~bgew aixnzwkttng% Owz ekw tkbown wk bozwne oe ke kwans tnktbnz
jkexnsziwokez" nxne k~s l~l ieg gigz" c~w" }ane O anisg
Gig zi6 ]aiw wan anbb oz i znjkeg cnzw cng ie}i; O
jk~bgew zwkt" zk O aig wk zwkt" oh k~ jiwja l lnieoem%
Wan jkexnsziwoke }new zklnwaoem bo`n waoz6,
Gig6 Gk k~ snibb waoe` ow }iz }ozn wk bnw Aiss mk iegznn waiw kbg hsni` ~eiwwnegng waoz ihwnsekke;
L~l6 ]a ke niswa ekw; ^ejbn Wkc lomaw cn kgg c~w
anz ekw ie kbg hsni`% An ~zng wk cn jkezognsng y~own i }im oe
aoz k}e gi% Ieg Lsz Loeens }iz wansn%
Gig6 Ak} kbg oz wan kbg jkgmns" ie}i;
L~l6 ]aoja kbg jkgmns;
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Gig !mnwwoem ieekng/6 ^ejbn Wkc" kh jk~szn)
L~l6 Ka" Oxn ek ogni" enisb eoenw" O zak~bg waoe`% C~w
anz zwobb mkw aoz liscbnz%
Gig6 Lksn bo`n woggb}oe`z" O zak~bg zi% ]aiw wan anbb oz
i znjkeg cnzw cng ie}i;
L~l6 I znjkeg cnzw cng oz k~s lissoimn cng%
Gig6 Wane }a oz ow znjkeg cnzw; O zak~bg aixn wak~maw ow
}k~bg aixn cnne wan cnzw cng%
!Ti~zn% L~l ieg Gig zeommns%/
L~l6 Bohn oz h~bb kh jkewsigojwokez iz k~ `ek}% Kenzcnzw cng oz snznsxng hks oltkswiew m~nzwz% Ow oz ~z~ibb
cni~woh~bb gnjksiwng ieg nbicksiwnb }sk~maw% O cnbonxn
Zai`nztnisn bnhw aoz znjkeg cnzw cng wk Iee Aiwai}i%
Gig6 ]nbb" O z~ttkzn waiwz zklnwaoem)
O gogew }iow wk anis ie lksn% O aig anisg nek~ma) O }izwk oeansow ^ejbn Wkcz Znjkeg Cnzw Cng% Ieg an }izew nxne
lissong)
Ieg" }a ln ie}i;
]aobn O }iz wsoem wk }ks` ibb waoz k~w O hnbb izbnnt% O
gsnilng kh Lozwns Wkl wan jiw }oe`oem iw ln hskl wan
hosntbijn%
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JAITWNS W]K
^ejbn Wkc l~zw aixn cnne i }ovisg ks i }isbkj` }ak jk~bg
bkk` oewk wan h~w~sn% O gnjogng waiw }ane an tizzng i}i i
}nn` biwns% An l~zw aixn `ek}e zklnwaoem% Waiwz }aiw Gig
ziog }ane }n anisg wan en}z%
]a gkew k~ zi an gong; ]obboil iz`ng Gig%
Gig gogew nefk wanzn gozj~zzokez% O jk~bg znn waiwcnji~zn aoz hijn }new y~own sng" i cow bo`n i zwsi}cnss wsohbn% O
ziog an tizzng i}i cnji~zn ow zk~egz lksn tkbown %%% lksn
snztnjwh~b" an ziog%
C~w O wak~maw k~ ziog an }iz i ciww kbg mnn`; ]obboil
snwkswng% O gnjogng wk moxn aol i com }kkgne ztkke hks aoz enqw
coswagi tsnznew%
_k~s hiwans }k~bgew zi iewaoem izs~gn iz waiw" L~l
ziog% Ow }iz k~ }ak ziog %%%}aiwnxns k~ ziog%
]obboil l~ejang aoz jksehbi`nz ekozob hks i lklnew !ow
zk~egng bo`n ie isl wsiltoem wask~ma wan hksnzw ihwns i
znsok~z ciwwbn/ ieg O jk~bg znn hskl aoz oewnezn c~w il~zng
nqtsnzzoke waiw an }iz waoe`oem ~t zklnwaoem }oww wk zi%
Ie}i" an z~ggneb c~szw k~w" tizzng i}i ozsogoj~bk~z% Bo`n i zwiwnb Ztieoza mibbnke mbogoem khh oewk wan
z~eznw% Owz ~ezjonewohoj% ]n zak~bg zwoj` wk wan hijwz% O wak~maw
waiwz }aiw k~ ib}iz ziog% I gosnjw jaibbnemn wk Gig }akgogew snztkeg }nbb wk gosnjw jaibbnemnz% An cnjiln nxne lksn
bo`n i zwsi}cnss wsohbn%
Waiw znw L~l khh% _nz" c~w }aiw isn wan hijwz; Jibboem i
ztign i ztign jie aixn owz gsi}cij`z iz k~ }obb bnise }ane
k~sn i cow kbgns%
Ai" ai) ]obboil zjkhhng%
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Gig snijang k~w wk moxn aol i jbot sk~eg wan nis c~w
wak~maw cnwwns kh ow% Ken waoem ick~w cnoem tkbown ieg snztnjwh~b
oz waiw k~ icaks xokbnejn kh ie zksw% Waiwz }aiw Gig ziog
ie}i" ieg" ke waoz kjjizoke" iw bnizw" an boxng ~t wk ow%
& & &
^ejbn Wkcz h~ensib }iz ke i Hsogi iw loggi% Ow }iz
sioeoem" kh jk~szn%
Ow ib}iz sioez iw i h~ensib" ]obboil oehkslng ln%Liwanliwojib jnswioew% Nowans waiw ks owz zk akw waiw k~
enisb hioew% O gkew `ek} ak} an `en}0 O gkew waoe` angnxns cnne wk i h~ensib cnhksn% C~w" iz L~l aig oltbong" iw waiw
imn k~ wak~maw k~ `en} nxnswaoem%
Hks ln ow }iz ie iczkb~wn hoszw" ieg" wak~ma O jiew zi Onefkng ow" ow aig owz lklnewz0 bo`n }ane i a~mn lie oe wan
i~gonejn z}ntw khh aoz cbij` jkiw iw wan bizw lklnew ieg
`ekj`ng wan xojis khh aoz hnnw%
Wan xojis wkk` ow oe aoz zwsogn wkk% An }iz i bowwbn lie ek
lksn waie hoxn hnnw aoma% ]ane an tbke`ng gk}e ke aoz cij`"an ztsiem ~t iz eolcb iz i jiw" ck}ng wk wan a~mn lie" ieg
zoltb }ib`ng ke jbiztoem aoz tsins ckk` wk aoz janzw ieg
jaiewoem O il wan snz~ssnjwoke ieg wan bohn" }owa msniw gomeow%L~l ieg Gig imsnng ke waiw tkoew ieg ]obboil jibj~biwng
biwns waiw wan xojis l~zw aixn }kse Oegoi s~ccns tiewz ieg waiw
wan jaiejnz kh z}nntoem i xojis khh aoz hnnw }owa i a~mn cbij`
jkiw iz an }iz tizzoem l~zw cn iw bnizw wne lobboke wk ken%
Ak} an `en} ick~w Oegoi s~ccns tiewz ieg wan kggzimioezw cnoem `ekj`ng kxns c i moiew oe i cbij` jkiw O jk~bgew
cnmoe wk m~nzz% An }iz zakswb wk tizz aoz MJZN oe liwaz }owa
ie I msign c~w anjk~bgew aixn `ek}e waiw iw wan woln%
O }iz ilivng iw ak} lie tnktbn iwwnegng ^ejbn Wkcz
h~ensib% !Ijw~ibb ow }iz i jsnliwoke%/ Ow }iz bo`n i hsni` zak}
}owa tnktbn kh ibb zaitnz ieg zovnz" zkln ek commns waie
logmnwz ieg kwansz bo`n wan lie }owa wan a~mn cbij` jkiw iz
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wibb ieg cskig iz lk~ewioez% O gogew znn l~ja kh wan
tskjnngoemz cnji~zn O }iz zowwoem cnaoeg wan moiew }owa wan
cbij` jkiw" c~w" }ane O tnntng k~w" O gog ekwojn Lsz Loeens
jsoem oewk i aieg`nsjaonh iz }aown iz wan gsoxne zek}%Waiwz
iekwans kh Gigz nqtsnzzokez c~w an ittbonz ow wk mkkg tnktbnsiwans waie aieg`nsjaonhz% O }iz i cow z~stsozng wk znn Lsz
Loeens jsoem bo`n waiw%
Wane jiln }aiw O zi} ke wan tskmsilln }iz wk cn wan
n~bkm% O bnieng kxns ieg iz`ng ]obboil }aiw n~bkm lniew
ieg an ziog za~za" ow }iz ie oezws~lnew bo`n i hb~wn ks ie kckn%
Cnhksn O jk~bg iz` i z~ttbnlnewis y~nzwoke ick~w }anwans
wansn }k~bg cn ie kwans oezws~lnewz oexkbxng" wan a~mn liezowwoem oe hskew kh ln mkw ~t ieg }new wk wan hskew% An ck}ng
zkbnleb wk wan xojis }ak ck}ng zkbnleb cij`% Wane an wkk`
aoz tbijn cnaoeg wan bnjwnse }aoja znnlng znxnsib zovnz wkk
zlibb hks aol" gsn} k~w i zannw kh titns" ztsnig ow ke wan
bnjwnse" wkk` k~w i zlibb tios kh mbizznz }aoja an tkbozang }owa
i aieg`nsjaonh waiw }iz ekw y~own iz }aown iz wan gsoxne zek}
ieg tskjnngng wk gnboxns wan n~bkm }aoja" wk l z~stsozn" aig
ekwaoem wk gk }owa hb~wnz ks kcknz" c~w }iz i wib` ibb ick~w wanbiwn ^ejbn Wkc%
_k~ aixn ek ogni }aiw O bniseng ick~w wan biwn ^ejbn Wkc
oe waiw n~bkm% Ijjksgoem wk Gig ow }iz i lizwnstonjn kh
kxnszwiwnlnew% Ijjksgoem wk L~l ow }iz }nbb tasizng c~w
cigb gnboxnsng% Ijjksgoem wk ]obboil ow }iz bkig kh s~ccoza)
Ijjksgoem wk Tskhnzzks Zekgmsizz !waiw }iz wan eiln kh
wan moiew moxoem wan n~bkm/" ^ejbn Wkc }iz i lie kh
z~tnsoks oewnbbnjw ieg }owa lie wibnewz }ak" gnztown aozl~bwohisok~z mohwz" aig snwosng hskl wan }ksbg" tsnhnssoem wan
bohn kh ie iejaksown ks i anslow% O `en} ick~w anslowz ieg
}kegnsng }anwans ie iejaksown }iz zkln `oeg kh ziobks" }aoja
znnlng ~ebo`nb hskl l bolowng nqtnsonejn kh ^ejbn Wkc%
Zkln}ansn ibkem wan boen Tskhnzzks Zekmsizz bkzw ln% Ow
l~zw aixn cnne }ane O }iz zwisoem ~t iw wan hie xi~bwoem ick~w
hoxn lobnz ickxn k~s anigz% O }k~bgew zi O gsohwng khhnqijwb
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c~w" }ane wan xojis ziog oe aoz siwans zy~ni` xkojn" Bnw ~z
tsi ieg ]obboil g~m aoz nbck} oewk l zogn ieg i jbk~gtizzng kxns l xozoke oe wan zaitn kh Tskhnzzks Zekgmsizz
snw~seoem wk aoz tn}" ow z~ggneb jiln wk ln waiw wan n~bkm
}iz kxns%
]n gogew mk wk }aiw wan jibbng wan jkllowwib iw wan
jsnliwkso~l c~w O ~egnszwieg waiw wan xojis tsnzznz i
jkejnibng c~wwke ieg wan jkhhoe }owa ^ejbn Wkc oezogn zbognz
i}i ieg wan j~swioez jbkzn% Waiw lomaw aixn jkehoslng l
z~ztojoke waiw ckwa ^ejbn Wkc ieg wan xojis }nsn ckwa
lnlcnsz kh wan ziln josjbn kh }ovisgz% Bohn oz h~bb kh lzwnsonz
ieg ]obboil jbiolz wk aixn wan `n wk lkzw kh wanl)
Kh jk~szn wansn }iz i snjntwoke oe wan ja~sja aibb
ihwns}isgz ieg waoz }iz tsnzogng kxns c Lsz Loeens }ak" O
snibozng" aig i siwans lksn jnewsib skbn oe wan gsili waie O aig
aowanswk snibozng% Zan aig w~j`ng ans tsozwoen }aown ieg
tsnz~licb wnis zkggne aieg`nsjaonh ~egns wan zbnnxn kh ans
cbij` gsnzz ieg }iz ek} z~tnsxozoem wan gozwsoc~woke kh
zieg}ojanz ieg gioew ji`nz" kh }aoja wansn }iz ie
ic~egiejn% O }iz mbig wk znn ek zome kh zjkenz" }owa ks }owak~wc~wwns" z~bwieiz ieg fil%
]obboil ieg O w~j`ng oe }owa k~s ~z~ib m~zwk ieg O ekwojng
waiw ibb wan ig~bwz" oejb~goem Tskhnzzks Zekmsizz ieg wan xojis
}ak aig ek} snw~seng hskl wan jsnliwkso~l" }nsn ek} fk`oem
ieg bi~maoem ieg gnxk~soem wakzn ji`nz ieg zieg}ojanz }owa
msniw newa~zoizl% O bniseng biwns waiw ow }iz ~z~ib hks lk~sensz
wk bi~ma ieg gnxk~s zieg}ojanz }owa snboza ihwns i h~ensib%
Snbonh" O z~ttkzn) Aigew zklnken kejn ziog" bkk` ihwns wanboxoem" ieg bnw wan gnig bkk`ihwns wanlznbxnz;
Mkkg igxojn oe l ckk`)
& & &
Ekckg lnewokeng ^ejbn Wkcz Znjkeg Cnzw Cng ~ewob
znxnsib giz biwns% O aig cnne waoe`oem ick~w ow" kh jk~szn% Ow
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ozew khwne waiw i ck kh nbnxne oz bnhw i cng c ie kbg lie kh
eoenw ieg zkln tnktbn lomaw aixn ziog ow }iz siwans hoza% O
wak~maw ow }iz hoza wkk% Zk O wsong wk hksmnw ick~w ow%
Wane" ken lkseoem iw csni`hizw wan taken siem ieg ow }iz
Lsz Loeens%
]aiw ick~wwan cng; zan iz`ng L~l kxns wan taken%
Ka" wan cng iz oe cng" L~l ziog" moxoem ln i zwsiemnken,zogng bkk`% ]aiw gk k~ z~mmnzw" Lsz Loeens;
]obboil }iz c~z l~ejaoem aoz jksehbi`nz bo`n wan
Csomign kh M~isgz igxiejoem wask~ma i hksnzw ihwns wan Ciwwbnkh ]iwnsbkk iz ~z~ib% An ti~zng hks i lklnew ieg ziog" Ai"
ai) Waiw }nosg cng imioe) cnhksn anbtoem aolznbh wk iekwansztbiza kh lob` ieg snz~loem aoz igxiejn%
Gig aig bnhw nisb hks }ks`% Zk" ke waoz kjjizoke" an ziog
ekwaoem%
O }iz wsoem wk anis }aiw L~l ieg Lsz Loeens }nsn
zioem" }aoja }iz gohhoj~bw cnji~zn kh wan wskkt lkxnlnewz%
Wan jkexnsziwoke }iz csonh hks L~l cnji~zn zan aig wk bnixnhks zjakkb IZIT% L~l oz ie Nemboza wnijans" iz O cnbonxn O
lnewokeng nisbons%
]ane zan t~w gk}e wan taken" zan ziog6 Lsz Loeens
}iewz k~ wk mk sk~eg ieg xon} wan cng cnhksn }n gnjogn }aiw
wk gk }owa ow%
Ol hks wi`oem ow k~w oe wan misgne ieg c~seoem ow" ]obboil
ziog ztownh~bb% Owz tskcicb gozm~zwoem ieg zlnbb ieg h~bb khhbniz ieg ekw how hks a~lie jkez~ltwoke ihwns ibb waoz woln%
O `en} wane }aiw O aig nisbons z~ztnjwng0 waiw an }iz f~zw i
wnne }nne cow fnibk~z kh ln ieg l oeansowiejn%
]nxn znwwbng hks hoxn kjbkj` cnhksn k~ zwisw ke k~s
akln}ks`" L~l z~mmnzwng% O waoe`waiw zak~bg z~ow ~z%
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Z~owz ln" ]obboil totng ~t% Ow lniez O jie mnw ke }owa
l bohn oe tnijn)
& & &
]ane }n mkw wk ^ejbn Wkcz ak~zn ow bkk`ng gohhnsnew
zklnak}% @oeg kh zwsiemn zoejn wan kbg lie }izew zowwoem oeaoz skj`oem,jaios ie lksn% C~w Lozwns Wkl }iz% An aig
lkxng hskl aoz tbijn c wan hosn wk nzwicboza k}enszaot kh wan
jaios }ansn an znnlng wk cn zekkvoem y~own jklhkswicb% O }iz
i cow snbonxng ick~w waiw% O aig }kegnsng oh an lomaw gon kh
msonh ihwns ^ejbn Wkc tizzng i}i c~w an znnlng tnshnjwbjkewnew oe wan skj`oem,jaios% Jiwz isn xns }ozn6 wan gkew
waoe` l~ja ick~w wan h~w~sn0 wan aixnew l~ja olimoeiwoke" iw
bnizw waiwz }aiw ]obboil ieg Gig zi% Oe xon} kh z~czny~newnxnewz" Ol ekw z~sn O jie mk ibkem }owa waiw wanks }aoja li
tskxn waiw zjonejn ozew nxnswaoem%
Ek" ow }izew keb wan jiw% ]aiw }iz gohhnsnew ick~w wanak~zn }iz waiw Lsz Loeens aig moxne ow i waksk~ma ztsoem
jbnie" snlkxoem ibb wan jkc}ncz ieg ztognsz }aoja" oe l
xon} wkk` i}i aibh wan lzwns kh wan tbijn% Ow bkk`ng commnswkk)
^ejbn Wkc bnhw ow wk ln" k~ znn" zan oehkslng L~l%Zk Ol wk zwi ansn hkswan snzw kh l giz%
Y~own somaw wkk" L~l ziog%
]aiwick~w Lozwns Wkl; O iz`ng%
Lsz Loeens zlobng oe waiw y~onw }i kh ansz% L~l ziog
biwns waiw zan }iz i mkkg zk~b c~w ekw tiswoj~bisbgnlkezwsiwoxn" }aoja" O wak~maw l~zw cn i jkltbolnew%
Lozwns Wkl jie zwi ansn hks wan snzw kh aoz giz wkk" Lsz
Loeens ziog% Anz tisw kh wan h~seow~sn" wkk" isnew k~" LozwnsWkl;
Lozwns Wklz nisz w}owjang ieg an ktneng ken nn f~zwnek~ma wk wi`n oe wan zjnen% O aig wan oltsnzzoke an }oe`ng iw
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ln imioe c~w waiw lomaw aixn cnne gk}e wk l olimoeiwoke
wkk)
Ek}" ick~w waoz cng" Lsz Loeens ziog ji~wok~zb% Owaoe`" tnsaitz" owz woln k~ aig i bkk` iw ow% Waoz y~nzwoke
}iz iggsnzzng wk ln ieg ekw wk L~l%
_nz" kh jk~szn" L~l ziog% Gnjozoke woln gnjozoke
woln%
Lsz Loeens bng wan }i ~t wan }oegoem zwiosz% Ol ihsiog
owz oe wan b~lcns skkl iw wan lklnew%
O nqtnjw k~bb cn mbig wk cnsog kh ow; L~l z~mmnzwng%]nbb" owgknzew mnw oe wan }i" Lsz Loeens ziog kxns ans
zak~bgns% Owz enxns cnneie wsk~cbn wk ln%
O wak~maw waiw }iz i zwsiemn waoem wk zi% Ak} jie i cng cn
ie wsk~cbn wk ieken; Ihwns ibb ow ozew i boxoem cnoem" oz ow;
Wan b~lcns skkl }iz y~own zlibb% Ihwns ibb" wan ak~zn
owznbh l~zw aixn cnne ken kh wan zlibbnzw oe wan wk}e% Oe ztown
kh wan ztsoemjbnie wansn }iz i jnswioe ilk~ew kh f~e` oe wanb~lcns skkl" c~w wan jnewsib hniw~sn }iz i bismn kcfnjw
}sittng oe tkbwanen% O wak~maw" waoz l~zw cn ^ejbn Wkcz
Znjkeg Cnzw Cng)
& & &
Lsz Loeens ieg L~l zwiswng wk ~e}sit wan cng ieg }aiw
nlnsmng izwkeozang ln% Waoz }izew i cng0 ow }iz i }ks` kh
isw)Ow }iz lign kh ki` ieg l~zw aixn cnne iw bnizw hk~s
a~egsng nisz kbg) Ow aig cnne jisxng c i lizwns) Ekw keb
}iz ow kbg0 ow }iz ibzk nbicksiwn) Wan }kkg" gis`neng ieg
lnbbk}ng }owa imn bo`n wan tsk} kh ie Nbovicnwaie lie kh
}is" aig cnne jaoznbbng ieg zaitng }owa lie j~sxnz ieg
j~sboj~nz oewk wan zaitn kh i akszn% W}k aksznz" oe hijw% Iw
}aiw O wkk` wk cn wan anig neg oh ken }nsn boem oe wan cng" w}k
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c~bmoem ckwwklz zw~j` k~w ieg wan aig wiobz %%% cni~woh~b wiobz
iz wak~ma wan aksznz aig cnne takwkmsitang mibbktoem iw h~bb
ztnng) Iw wan neg }ansn i tnszkez hnnw }k~bg aixn cnne" w}k
ekcbn anigz isjang ieg snisng" wanos }kkg,jisxng nnz
hbizaoem ieg c~bmoem iz wak~ma nimns wk csni` oewk i mibbkt)Wan cng snzwng ke hk~s jksens tkzwz" nija oe wan zaitn kh i
aksznz bnm }owa zw~sg hnwbkj`z ieg ztbnegog mibbktoem akkhz% Ojk~bg iblkzw hnnb wanl zwsioeoem wk csni` hsnn)
]aiw i cng)
]aiw i cng) L~l jbiztng ans aiegz wk ans lk~wa ieg
y~kwng" Wan cismn zan ziw oe" bo`n i c~seozang wasken" c~sengke wan }iwns) Ieg O imsnng }owa ans% Zan oz" ihwns ibb" ieNemboza wnijans%
]obboil }k~bg aixn ziogoe hijw gog zi biwnsWaiw cng
oz ie iewoy~n) Ow l~zw cn }kswa i cklc)
Lsz Loeens" iz L~l aig ziog" }iz ekw gnlkezwsiwoxn% Zan
zoltb zwkkg ieg }iwjang ieg y~onwb nefkng k~s snijwoke%
Zk}aiw gk k~ waoe` kh ow; zan iz`ng" ans nnz ke ln%
]nbb% O gogew `ek} }aiw wk zi% _nz" }nbb" isn k~ z~sn
k~ gkew }iew ow;
Lsz Loeens zlobng" ekw nqijwb lozjaonxk~zb c~w l~ja
lksn cskigb waie O aig znne ans zlobn cnhksn% O lomaw }iew ow
c~w O jiew aixn ow% Snlnlcns ^ejbn Wkc aiz bnhw ow wk k~ieg }n l~zw snztnjw aoz }ozanz% _k~ l~zw gk }aiw k~ bo`n
}owa ow% Owz ~t wk k~% Iz zan ziog owz ~t wk k~" zan w~seng wkbkk` iw L~l%
Wansn }iz i csniwawi`oem ti~zn% Wane O cnjiln i}isn kh
iekwans tsnznejn% Lozwns Wkl aig jsntw oe wask~ma wan
gkks}i% An ittskijang ln zbk}b ieg s~ccng aolznbh
imioezw l bnm% O jk~bgew znn }anwans an }oe`ng ks ekw c~w O
anisg aol t~ssoem%
Ol mkoem wk `nnt ow" O ziog% Hskl ek} ke O zaibb zbnnt oe
ow%
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Lsz Loeens w}oe`bng iw ln% Ol z~sn k~xn jkln wk wan
somaw gnjozoke" zan ziog nltaiwojibb%
Ieg waiw" iz his iz O }iz jkejnseng" }iz waiw%
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JAITWNS WASNN
Nqjntw waiw waiw }izew waiw% O }iewng ^ejbn Wkcz ZnjkegCnzw Cng lkxng wk wan ak~zn ollngoiwnb% O jk~bgew }iow% C~w
wansn }nsn jnswioe gohhoj~bwonz% Wansn }iz" hoszw kh ibb" wan
y~nzwoke kh gozliewboemi wsoj` wiz`% _nw ow l~zw cn tkzzocbn0ihwns ibb" wan cng aig cnne jkiqng oewk wan b~lcns skkl
zklnak}% Zk ow l~zw cn tkzzocbn wk jkiq ow k~w imioe ieg oewk
l cngskkl }aoja }iz l~ja bismns waie wan b~lcns skkl"ieg ekw waiw his i}i%
Ow gknz gozliewbn" Lsz Loeens izz~sng ~z% _k~ znn owzznj~sng c }kkgne tnmz oe wan hksl kh zjsn}z ke wan aksznz
hbie`z ieg iw wan cizn kh wan zak~bgnsz ansn% Zan `enbw iegwsijng wan tnmz }owa ans hoemnsz% Wan }nsn zk jbnxnsb
jkejnibng waiw k~ }k~bgew ekslibb ekwojn wanl% I gohhoj~bw
wiz` nxne hks i ztnjoibozw oe iewoy~nz%
Gig }iz z~stsozoemb z~ttkswoxn% Waoz oz i fkc hks wannqtnsw" an ziog% An aig i hsoneg }ak }iz ie iewoy~nz gnibns0
aoz eiln }iz Jaisbon Cosg%
Jaisbon jiln sk~eg ieg csniwang anixob kxns l cng ieg
ziog6 L }ksg" Ls ]oejanzwns" waiw oz zklnwaoem kh i cng)_k~ }iew ln wk xib~n ow hks k~; O zi} i mbowwns kh zklnwaoem
oe aoz nnz% ]iz ow snboza ks msnng" ks nex" ks tnsaitz i
jkj`wiob kh ibb wasnn; O `ek} ick~w jkj`wiobz cnji~zn Gig
loqnz wanl }ane an oexownz aoz hsonegz ieg c~zoenzz izzkjoiwnzsk~eg wk wan ak~zn%
Ek" waie`z" Gig bi~mang% O lomaw cn wnltwng wk wi`n wan
lken ieg s~e%
Wi`n wan lken ieg s~e) O zak~bg waoe` zk) Ihwns ibb" }ak
aig ^ejbn Wkc bnhw wan cng wk; O ekwojng msk}e,~tz jie cn
bo`n waiw% ]ane ow jklnz wk com gnjozokez k~s gnjozokez
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cnhksn k~ jie ktne k~s lk~wa" wanxn f~ltng oe ieg wi`ne
kxns wan snztkezocobow cnhksn k~ jie za~w ow imioe%
O zi} i bkk` tizz cnw}nne L~l ieg Gig" ieg Gigja~j`bng imioe% Ek" Jaisbon" }aiw }n }iew oz hks k~ wk lkxn
ow ks aixn ow lkxng c k~s cnzw lne ieg csk~maw kxns wk wan
ak~zn ieg snizznlcbng%
Jaisbon Cosg cnew gk}e }owa i limeohoem mbizz ieg
oeztnjwng ^ejbn Wkcz Znjkeg Cnzw Cng iw jbkzn y~iswnsz%
Jkzw k~" an ziog% Gnbojiwn c~zoenzz lkxoem iewoy~nz% Enxns
`ek} ak} wan }obb snijw% An zy~oewng jbkznb iw Gig% Oz
wansn ie tskxneiejn iwwijang wk ow;Gig ieg L~l w~seng wk Lsz Loeens }ak aig cnm~e wk
bkk` gozwoejwb ~ejklhkswicbn%
Ekwaoem bo`n waiw" zan ziog }owa iztnsow% O gogew `ek}
}aiw iztnsow ks tskxneiejn lniew iw wan woln c~w O gk ek}%
Ittisnewb Gig `en}" ieg L~l jnswioeb `en}%
Waiw }obb cn ibb somaw" zan ziog% Ak} zkke jie k~
lieimn ow;Jaisbon Cosg zwsk`ng aoz jaoe wk z~mmnzw an }iz xns c~z
iw wan lklnew% Wane an ekggng% Wklkssk} lkseoem z~owk~;
Enqw gi }iz Ziw~sgi% Zk waiw }k~bg gk xns }nbb%
& & &
Wk gk wanl f~zwojn" Ls Cosgz snlkxib lne }nsn z~tnsc%
Wan lomaw ekw `ek} l~ja ick~w wan iewoy~n c~zoenzz" c~w
wan jnswioeb `en} ak} wk lkxn zw~hh% Wan }i wan aiegbng
^ejbn Wkcz Znjkeg Cnzw Cng ieg }nisoem mbkxnz wkk
}iz i bnzzke oe}nbb" oe lkxoem zw~hh% Kh jk~szn" Ls Jaisbon
Cosg }iz wansn wkk" `nntoem ie nn ke waoemz% O zi} hskl wan
bkk` oe aoz nnz iz an }iwjang wan cng cnoem gozliewbng ieg
wane liewbng imioe waiw an snibb hiejong waiw cng% Ls Cosg }izbo`n aoz eiln% Keb an zak~bg aixn cnne jibbng Ls Fij`gi}%
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Wan fij`gi} oz wan lkzw oewnbbomnew kh wan jsk} hilob0 k~ jie
znn waiw c wan }i an zw~gonz k~ }owa aoz zaist cnig nnz%
Waiwz wan }i Ls Cosg bkk`ng iw ^ejbn Wkcz Znjkeg Cnzw
Cng%
L~l wak~maw O lomaw enng i en} liwwsnzz c~w l hk~shkkw liwwsnzz howwng ow cni~woh~bb% Wan l~zw aixn cnne y~own
zlibb tnktbn }ane wan jkezws~jwng wan cng hk~s a~egsng nisz
imk% Wkgi tnktbn isn l~ja wibbns ieg zkln kh wanl isn l~ja
hiwwns wkk) Owz ekwaoem wk aixn i moiew zovng cng wanzn giz)
^t wk waiw tkoew" ]obboil aig wsniwng ^ejbn Wkcz ZnjkegCnzw Cng }owa gozgioe% Ihwns ibb" owz keb ie kbg cng" an ziog%
Znjkeg cnzw wkk% O gkew `ek} }a k~sn li`oem zk l~jah~zz ick~w ow%
An aigew znne wan cng wane% An jbiolng wk cn wkk c~z
}ks`oem ke liwaz ieg tazojz snxozoke wk ckwans }owa iewaoem
zk bk}b)
]ane l kbg cng aig cnne gozliewbng ieg zwk}ng i}i
oe wan bkhw ieg wan en} cng" }aoja }iz xns kbg oegnng" }iz
oezwibbng oe l cngskkl ieg lign ~t" an gog jkegnzjneg wk}iegns ~t iz wak~ma an }iz ke aoz }i ~t wk wan ~tzwiosz
bixiwks" ieg tnnt oe wask~ma wan gkks}i%
L~l aig f~zw wask}e wan g~xnw kxns wan cng ieg }iz
zlkkwaoem ow k~w }ane ]obboil tnntng oe sk~eg wan gkks% O
jk~bg znn an aig zklnwaoem }oww tsntisng" zklnwaoem bo`n
Jibb waiw i cng; c~w wan }ksgz hskvn ke aoz botz% An zoltbzwisng iw ow bo`n i tnw mkbghoza O kejn aig" ieg" hks i lklnew" O
wak~maw an lomaw jak`n% C~w ]obboil oz zlisw% An ~z~ibb
`ek}z }ane wk aogn aoz hnnboemzks iblkzw%
Oz waiw ow) an miztng%
Waiwz ow" L~l ziog% Ieg ozew ow ztbnegog wkk;
]obboilz csioe }iz }ks`oem kxnswoln% Ekw cig" anjkejngng% Ekw cig hks i cng" iw bnizw" c~w ow bkk`z lksn bo`n i
moiew skj`oem,akszn" gknzew ow;
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An lniew ow s~gnb c~w an gog aixn i tkoew0 ^ejbn Wkcz
Znjkeg Cnzw Cng gog bkk` bo`n i skj`oem,akszn" ks w}k skj`oem,
aksznz fkoeng wkmnwans oe aisenzz" ijw~ibb%
]aiwz ow bo`n wk zbnnt oe; ]obboil iz`ng% O z~ttkzn an
wak~maw waiw }iz l }ni` ztkw" l Ijaobbnz annb%
O gkew `ek}" Oziog% O aixnew wsong ow nw%
Wkeomawz wan eomaw" L~l bi~mang% Owz xns ijjntwicbnek} owz ~t ieg s~eeoem% Xns ze~m ieg jklhkswicbn" O zak~bg
waoe`%
]obboil msoeeng ieg O jk~bg znn iekwans ogni zaitoem oeaoz loeg% ^t ieg s~eeoem" an ziog% Loeg oh O ws ow;
Cnhksn O jk~bg zi ek" an aig bnitw zogn}iz kewk wan cng
ieg aig zwiswng ck~ejoem ~t ieg gk}e bo`n i jbk}e oe i josj~z%
^t ieg gk}e %%% ~t ieg gk}e" zk aoma O wak~maw aoz anig lomaw
aow wan jnoboem)
L~l }iz zakj`ng% O }iz zakj`ng% C~w cnhksn nowans kh ~z
jk~bg tskwnzw" i zwsiemn waoem aittneng% ]obboil ck~ejng somaw
~t oewk wan ios" }aovvng khh iw ie iembn" ieg biegng }owa i msniwtbke` ke wan hbkks% B~j`ob l zkhw liw }iz wansn0 zk ow jk~bg
aixn cnne }kszn%
K}) an ziog%
O wsong ekw wk bi~ma%
]aiw z~stsozng ln lkzw }iz wan bkk` ke ]obboil-z hijn iz
an hbn} wask~ma wan ios wan lklnew cnhksn an biegng ke wan
liw% Ekw nqijwb tieoj% Lksn i bkk` kh gozli iz wak~ma anaig cnne wask}e %%% wask}e hskl i akszn)
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JAITWNS HK^S
Hks i ckiblkzw i k~em lie }ak zak}ng z~ja tskloznoe liwaz ieg tazojz" ]obboil tskxng ibzk wk cn z~stsozoemb
mohwng iw li`oem i h~zz% An gogew nqijwb `oj` ^ejbn Wkcz
Znjkeg Cnzw Cng c~w O jk~bg znn hskl wan }i an msk~eg aoz
wnnwa an }k~bg aixn bo`ng wk% Wane an boltng k~w kh wan skkl
ieg gk}e wan zwiosz bo`n ie kbg lie }ak aiz cnne `ekj`ng
gk}e c i wsioe" ieg L~l aig wk s~c ztnjoib koewlnew kewk aozcnaoeg wk csoem k~w wan cs~oznz }aoja }nsn ibsnig" ]obboil
jkltbioeng" w~seoem cbij` ieg cb~n% Waoz iekoewoem }iz gken
oe wan ciwaskkl" cnaoeg jbkzng gkksz" kh jk~szn" c~w O jk~bg
anis ]obboil }ioboem" K}" waiw a~sw) ieg waiwz keb l aotcken k~sn csni`oem)
O }iz zwobb bi~maoem" O jie wnbb k~" }ane O }new ~t wk cng%
Zklnwolnz oe wan nxneoem O z}owja ke l tsoxiwn wnbb ieg
}iwja hkscoggne tskmsillnz cnhksn O mk wk zbnnt% Ek eilnz"ek tij` gsobb) C~w zkln kh wakzn zk,jibbng jklng
tskmsillnz isn i snib miz) Zk zklnwolnz O snig Aiss Tkwwns
ks Bksg kh wan Soemz oezwnig% Ke waoz kjjizoke waoz ztnjoib
kjjizoke O f~zw zwkkg bkk`oem iw wan cng }owa owz w}k }obgaksznz !zak~bg O jibb wanl l~zwiemz/; O jk~bgew li`n ~t l
loeg }anwans wk jbolc ickisg ks }ib` sk~eg wan cng wasnn
wolnz hks b~j`% Oe wan neg O gnjogng wk z`ot wan z~tnszwowoke ieg
mk hks jbolcoem ke ckisg% Gig ib}iz ziz" Gkew zwieg ke
wan csoe` kh i tskcbnl% Goxn oe iw wan gnnt neg ieg z}ol)Ihwns ibb" ow aig cnne i bkem gi ieg ibb waiw bi~maoem aig
nqai~zwng ln% Zk O f~zw wkk` Gigz igxojn" z}owjang khh l
cngzogn bomaw" ieg }new wk zbnnt%
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& & &
C~w ekw hks bkem% O gsnilw kh ]obboil ck~ejoem ~t ieg
gk}e ke ^ejbn Wkcz Znjkeg Cnzw Cng% O `en} ow }iz i
gsnil cnji~zn" oezwnig kh bkk`oem izwkeozang ieg wnssohong" anznnlng y~own tbnizng ieg" iz an }new ck~ejoem ~t ieg gk}e %%%
~t ieg gk}e" an }iz tbke`oem i}i ke i ciefk% I ciefk" kh ibb
oezws~lnewz) ]ak tbiz i ciefk wanzn giz;
Wane O }k`n ~t ieg ]obboil ieg wan ciefk aig xieozang"
c~w zklnwaoem ~egk~cwngb }iz aittneoem wk ^ejbn WkczZnjkeg Cnzw Cng% Ow }izew wsoem wk ck~ejn ln khh kewk wan
hbkks wak~ma ow }iz gnhoeownb ck~ejoem% Ekw nqijwb ck~ejoemc~w lkxoem bo`n i xnaojbn oe lkwoke% ]iz wansn lkkebomaw" O
}kegnsng" iz i zobxns bomaw jiln hbkkgoem oewk l cngskkl;
_nz" wan zobxns zanne }iz lkkebomaw% Ow jiln ekw hskl l
}oegk} waiw aig cnne bnhw ktne c~w hskl ibb sk~eg% O jk~bg hnnb
ow bo`n }iwns }izaoem kxns ln ieg isk~eg ln% Ow }iz jbnis ieg
csomaw ieg tbniziew wk wan z`oe% ]aiw oz aittneoem; O
}kegnsng%
O ziw ~t oe izwkeozalnew ieg msiccng wan jksens kh lg~xnw% Mkkg msonh) L aksznz }nsn oe h~bb mibbkt) O jk~bgew
anis wan wa~g kh wanos akkxnz c~w O jk~bg znn wanos anigz
ckccoem ~t ieg gk}e" ekw oe sawal c~w ibwnseiwnb% Bo`n w}k
snib zwibbokez kh hbnza ieg cbkkg wan }nsn hksmoem wanos }i
ibkem i zksw kh wsiob%
O bkk`ng gk}e kxns wan zogn kh wan cng nqtnjwoem wk znn l
cnzogn wicbn ieg wan bilt ieg ibb wan kwans tisitanseiboi c~w
wansn }iz ekwaoem) Ekw nxne wan msk~eg% Nxnswaoem oe wan
}ksbg aig xieozang) Nxne l cngskkl wnbb ieg wan gisw ckisg
O wkk` tkw,zakwz iw }ane ]obboil aig ziog zklnwaoem
tiswoj~bisb ieekoem }nsn mken)
Ibb mken) Xieozang ~eznizkeicb" iz ken kh wan tknwz
lomaw aixn ziog% Wansn }iz ek msk~eg ieg ek z`% Ekwaoem c~w
bomaw iz l w}k zw~sg l~zwiemz mibbktng ibkem wan oexozocbn
wsiob% C wan wkzzoem kh wanos anigz ieg wan hbisoem kh wanos
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ekzwsobz O jk~bg znn waiw wan }nsn waksk~mab nefkoem waoz
lklnew kh mbks% Wan ken ke wan somaw w~seng aoz anig zbomawb
wk mnw ln oewk xon} ieg iz oh wk zi6 _k~ gogew nqtnjw waoz"
gog k~; Aoz bot y~oxnsng ieg an bnw k~w i bkem }aoee bo`n
ie kwans znbh,snztnjwoem akszn }ak }iz nefkoem aolznbh%
O miztng% O gogew `ek} }aiw nbzn wk gk% Wanzn w}k
l~zwiemz }nsn kcxok~zb k~w kh jkewskb ieg O gogew `ek} ak}
wk zwkt wanl% O aig enxns bniseng wk sogn ieg O }izew Visi
Taobotz ks wan G~`n kh Ngoec~sma% Zk }aiw jk~bg O gk;
O `en} ken waoem6 gnztown aoz icobow }owa liwaz ieg kwans
`oegsng z~cfnjwz" ]obboil }k~bg aixn cnne oe }aiw Gig }k~bgaixn jibbng i cb~n h~e`) Oxn enxns cnne z~sn }aiw i cb~n h~e`oz c~w ow znnlng wk how wan zow~iwoke%
Ekw waiw O }iz tiswoj~bisb ihsiog% Ol ekw ztnjoibb csixn
c~w O jk~bg keb zow ~t ieg bkk` sk~eg hks zkln tkoew kh
snhnsnejn% Wansn }iz ekwaoem %%% iczkb~wnb ekwaoem% Ek jbk~gz"
ek lkke wk ijjk~ew hks wan csomawenzz% Ek msk~eg cneniwa ~z%
Ekw i zi~zimn) Zk O ziw ieg ckccng sawalojibb iz l zbngmn"
ks l zbnoma" ks l c~mm" }aiwnxns ow }iz" jisnnsng ibkem}obgb" gsi}e c l w}k lig c~w fkh~b l~zwiemz%
O wak~maw kh zioem ]aki) ks Zwnig" ckz) c~w ekwaoem
jiln k~w% O f~zw ziw wansn }kegnsoem }ansn ke niswa ks oe
anixne wanzn zwnngz }nsn wi`oem ln%
& & &
Ibb mkkg waoemz jkln wk ie neg% Ieg waoz neg jiln lksn
}owa i c~lt waie i }aoltns% Z~ggneb O }iz hb~em oewk wan
ios) O w~seng ieg w~seng" kxns ieg kxns oe ztijn bo`n ie
izwskei~w ji~maw eittoem ke i ztijn lozzoke% Iz O w~seng ieg
hnbb" O wsong wk ktne l nnz" c~w O jk~bg znn ekwaoem% ^ejbn
Wkcz Znjkeg Cnzw Cng aig snjngng %%% gozittnisng% Ow }iz ek
lksn waie i w}oe`boem zwis loemboem }owa i lobboke kwans
w}oe`boem zwisz oe wan ~eoxnszn)
Iw bnizw O }iz jbkzn wk wan niswa imioe)
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Waiwz }ane wan c~lt jiln%Tbke`) K~ja) O aig biegng
ke l ckwwkl ke wan hbkks kh l cngskkl%
O mkw ~t zbk}b" hnnboem zksw kh givng% L anisw }iz cniwoembo`n ie Oegoie wkl wkl" c~w iw bnizw O aig snw~seng wk ekslibow%
O bkk`ng isk~eg% Wan lkke skgn aoma" tnntoem oe wask~ma
l }oegk} ieg tskcoem }owa zobxns hoemnsz oewk l skkl% O
jk~bg znn l cngzogn wicbn" l bilt }owa owz zei` zwieg" wan
wnbb tnsjang oe owz ~z~ib tbijn bo`n i xijiew nn }owak~w ie
nnbog% ^ejbn Wkcz Znjkeg Cnzw Cng aigew xieozang ihwns
ibb% Ow bi zobnew ieg zwobb% L w}k l~zwiemz zwkkg lkwokebnzz iz
}kkgne zwiw~nz oe ie iewoy~n zakt zwisoem iw wan lkke izwak~ma niseoem wk cn khh imioe%
O s~ccng l ckwwkl c~w ow gogew a~sw l~ja% O wak~maw
ick~w ibb wan h~zz ]obboil aig lign ieg zlobng%
Gsnilz" gsnilz" gsnilz" O wak~maw%
O }iz ick~w wk mnw oewk cng imioe ieg gsim wan g~xnw kxns ln
!ow }iz y~own jaobb iw waiw ak~s kh wan lkseoem)/ }ane O ekwojng
zklnwaoem zwsiemn ieg ~e~z~ib% Wansn }iz i bismn h~ss zaitn iwwan neg kh wan cng cnw}nne wan anigz kh l w}k aksznz% Ow }iz
moemns ieg aibh jkejnibng ~egns wan neg kh wan g~xnw%
Mkkg msonh" i jiw) I jiw; C~w ekw f~zw ie jiw% Iz O w~mmng
iw l g~xnw" ow skzn lifnzwojibb bo`n Wkcnslks" ktneng owz
lk~wa oe i a~mn i}e" ieg hoqng ln }owa ie ~ecboe`oem zwisn%
Msniw cibbz kh hosn" O wak~maw" waiw oz Lozwns Wkl)
]aiw isn k~ gkoem ansn; O miztng%
Lozwns Wkl cboe`ng oe wan lkkebomaw ieg }new ke zwisoem
iw ln% Wane an ktneng aoz fi}z ieg ztk`n% Ol ansn cnji~zn
Ol ansn" an l~sl~sng%
Mkkg msonh) ]nsn l nisz tbioem ~t; O }kegnsng% Ek"
}owak~w i gk~cw" Lozwns Wkl aig ztk`ne% Aoz xkojn }iz zkhw
ieg t~ss% _k~ jk~bg zi" ow }iz znbh,ziwozhong ieg jiwbo`n" nw
an aig gnhoeownb ztk`ne%
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Ak} gog k~ mnw oe ansn; O iz`ng aol%
Lozwns Wkl cboe`ng ieg aoz nnz }ogneng iz wak~ma an
lozwkk` ln hks i ogokw% Ak} gk k~ waoe` O mkw ansn; angsi}bng% Oe wan ~z~ib}i" kh jk~szn% Zaie`z tke% Ie kwans
y~nzwokez;
O l~zw iglow O }iz hb~llkqng" !waiwz iekwans kh Gigz
nqtsnzzokez/% O lnie }a; O iz`ng%
Lozwns Wkl siozng aoz cij` bnm ieg mixn aolznbh i zjsiwja
cnaoeg wan nis% Oh k~ l~zw `ek} O tkttng oe wask~ma wan
ktne }oegk}% An znnlng wk msoe% Bo`n i jiw c~smbis" an
iggng% Iz wk wan }a" waiwz hks ln wk `ek} ieg hks k~ wkhoeg k~w% Ken kh aoz msnne,csk}e nnz jbkzng oe i }oe`% Iekwans zobb y~nzwokez cnhksn O tkt k~w imioe; an iz`ng%
Wansn }nsn zk lie y~nzwokez }aosboem sk~eg oe l anig"
O jk~bgew jakkzn ken wk tb~j` k~w kh wan ios%
Oe waiw jizn" Lozwns Wkl ziog" O waoe` Obb gk wan
xieozaoem wsoj`% Csni`hizw jibbz" k~ `ek}%
Cnhksn O aig i jaiejn wk sntb" an aig f~ltng kewk wanhbkks% Wan enqw znjkeg an aig bnitw kewk wan }oegk}zobb%
Lozwns Wkl lomaw aixn cnne kbg c~w an zwobb aig aoz jiw imobow%
Oe i wsojn an }iz tnsjaoem ke wan zobb kh l ziza }oegk}% An
w~seng ieg bkk`ng iw ln }owa i zksw kh jiw msoe ieg ziog6 Gkew
}kss" Obb cn cij` cnhksn k~ jie zi jiw ieg wan hoggbn%
]owa waiw" bo`n Ibojnz Janzaosn Jiw" an xieozang)
Iz Gig }k~bg aixn ziog" O }iz mkc zlij`ng)