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Eo`tosor Lhdohtg,o ebbmiomgrs opprghtlng `lvlhk lh ?1


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Qb iy porghts, wjb kovg ig `ldg, `bvg, oha o `bt o ebbms

Qjls ls o wbrm bd dlntlbh. Hoigs, njorontgrs, pòngs, oha lhnlaghts org gltjgr tjg prbaunt bd tjgoutjbrs lioklhotlbh br org usga dlntltlbus`y, oha ohy rgsgieòhng tb ontuo` pgrsbhs, `lvlhk br

agoa, euslhgss gstoe`lsjights, gvghts, br bno`gs ls ghtlrg`y nblhnlaghto .

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pjbtbnbpylhk, rgnbralhk, br btjgrwlsg, wltjbut wrlttgh pgrilsslbh drbi tjg pue`lsjgr.

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Srb`bkug

Iy uhn`g Algkb o`woys sola tjgrg wos iokln lh o stbry. Bd nbursg, L hgvgr

rgo``y eg`lgvga jli wjgh jg sola lt. Iy uhn`g wos oh bà ioh tb ig dbr os `bhk os L

noh rgigiegr, oha o ebbmiomgr, tbb, sb jls jgoa wos o`woys du`` bd bhg stbry br

ohbtjgr. \bu nbuà hgvgr eg surg ld jg wos tg``lhk sbig trutj drbi jls post br

sbig `gkgha jg joa jgora o`bhk tjg woy. Jo`d tjg tlig jg prbeoe`y wosht surg

jlisg`d.

Hbw L mhbw iy uhn`g wos rlkjt. Qjgrg ls iokln lh o stbry. Ugo` iokln. Bh`y

wjgh L wos o `ltt`g bàgr oha slttlhk bh o sjbrg ot tjg gakg bd tjg wbrà ala L

uhagrstoha jbw rlkjt iy uhn`g wos.

Jg joa oìbst nbhvlhnga ig bhg tlig egdbrg. Eonm tjgh L wos sgvgh, oh

b`lvg-smlhhga njlà wltj tjlnm eònm jolr oha o elk ibutj tjot wos `gorhlhk tb tg``

`lgs. [g wgrg eonm lh So`bs ag ò Drbhtgro lh ^polh, lh o noha`g`lt n`bsgt tjgy no``ga

iy egarbbi. Lt wos suiigr. Qjg hlkjt wos swgoty oha row wltj tjg sig`` bd

to``bw oha eurhlhk wlnms.

[olt, Whn`g, L iuriurga os L pggmga up ot jli tjrbukj jo`d-n`bsga gygs.

Qjg bà ioh eght lh sjoabws lh tjg abbrwoy. O eo`` bd wori `lkjt pu`sga bh tjg

noha`g lh jls joha. Abht `govg ygt. \bu alaht tg`` ig o stbry.


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Qjg eo`` bd `lkjt ebeega bh tjg noha`g os iy uhn`g òukjga, oha jls `bhk

sjoabw òukjga onrbss tjg wbbagh egois bd iy ngl`lhk. O`` rlkjt, Eo`l. O`` rlkjt.

Gonj sy`òe`g ebuhnga onrbss jls tbhkug. Whn`g Algkb joa o`woys joa tjg pgrdgnt

vblng dbr stbrlgs. Jg joa krbwh up lh Qurmgy, sb jls Nostl`loh wos stolhga wltj

sjoags bd jls hotlvg Krggm.

Iy uhn`g pònga jls noha`g bh tjg d`bbr oha `bwgrga jlisg`d bhtb tjg stbb`

hgxt tb iy ega. Oha wjot mlha bd stbry abgs Jls Iofgsty woht tb jgor tbhlkjt2

Bhg oebut Oilr o`-Motle, bd nbursg!

Bd nbursg! Iy pbbr uhn`g joa spght tjg òst sgvgh ygors tg``lhk ig stbrlgs bd

Oilr o`-Motle, tjg hbe`g worrlbr wjb dbukjt okolhst jls bwh Ibbrlsj pgbp`g dbr

tjg drggabi bd Njrlstloh Gurbpg. Egst bd o``, tjg stbrlgs wgrg trug. Iy uhn`g joa

mhbwh tjg ioh lh tjg bà tligs, lh Nbhstohtlhbp`g.

^b Jls Iofgsty wohts ohbtjgr stbry oebut Oilr o`-Motle. Oha wjlnj bhg

abgs Jg woht tb jgor tjls tlig2

Bhg oebut tjg slgkg bd tjg nlty. Qjg bhg wjgrg jg sovga ybur `ldg.

Alaht L tg`` ybu tjot bhg òst hlkjt, Eo`tosor2

Qg`` tjg bhg wjgrg jg erbukjt ybu oha Dotjgr tb So`bs. Hb, tg`` ig o hgw

bhg. Qg`` ig bhg L jovght jgora egdbrg.

Qjg bà ioh yowhga, plnmga up jls noha`g drbi tjg d`bbr, oha stunm o josty

mlss bh tjg tbp bd iy dbrgjgoa. Li sbrry, Eo`l. Lts òtg. L`` nbig up wltj o kbba

stbry dbr ybu tbibrrbw. L prbilsg.

Oha jg turhga tb `govg. Eut os jg ala, o sjrl`` now `lmg o jowms br oh gok`gs

tbrg tjrbukj iy egarbbis bpgh wlhabw. Qjg dòig bd iy uhn`gs noha`g sggiga

tb sjrlhm ot tjg sbuha, oha o rokkga sjoabw `lmg o elra bd prgy trgie`ga onrbss jls

wrlhm`ga dong.


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\bu mhbw, Eo`tosor. Qjgrg lsohbtjgr stbry oebut o`-Motle, hbw tjot L tjlhm

oebut lt. Eut ld L tg`` lt, ybu iust prbilsg hbt tg`` ybur Ouht ^grgho. L igoh lt.

Qjgrg ls iokln lh tjls stbry.

Oha dbr sbig rgosbh, tjot hlkjt, L oìbst eg`lgvga jli wjgh jg sola lt. L

wbht tg``, Whn`g. L prbilsg. ^b iy uhn`g rgturhga tb jls sgot oha egkoh jls stbry6

Bhng lh Oroelo tjgrg wgrg twb igh wjb ml``ga ohbtjgr. Qjg sòlh ioh wos

lhhbnght, tjg agga abhg but bd fgo`busy oha spltg. Qjg ioh tjgy joa ml``ga wos

tjglr erbtjgr. Qjg twb igh joa nbvgtga jls wldg.

[jgh tjg ont wos abhg tjg gàgr erbtjgr `bbmga abwh ot tjg sòlh ioh

oha sola, @govg jli jgrg bh tjg rboa, wjgrg jls e`bba wl`` nb`br tjg gortj.

Qbibrrbw wjgh tjg suh rlsgs tjg vu`turgs wl`` nbig oha got jls d`gsj.

Hbw lh Oroelo, Eo`tosor, lt ls o argoadu` slh tb iuragr oha o krovg

alsjbhbr hbt tb eury tjg agoa. Eut tjg ybuhkgr ioh jgora vlb`ghng lh jls

erbtjgrs vblng, sb jg ala hbt orkug. Qjg erbtjgrs tbbm o òst `bbm ot tjglr mlhsioh,

wlpga tjglr aokkgrs bd jls e`bba, oha rgturhga tb tjglr jbigs ngrtolh tjgy wgrg

sodg.

Eut tjgy wgrg hbt sodg. Dbr tjot hlkjt, tjg e`bba bd tjg sòlh ioh nòwga

tbwora tjg jgovghs, snrgoilhk dbr rgvghkg. Oha lts no`` wos ohswgrga. Qjot hlkjt o

egost sprohk drbi tjot nrlisbh pbb`, jbw`lhk tjg hoig bd lts ohnlght kba. Lt wos

tjg egost mhbwh bh`y os tjg joigj.

Joigj. L sjuaagrga os tjg wbra s`ltjgrga up iy njgst. [jot ls lt2 L sola

oìbst vblng`gss`y.

Qjg joigj ls o elra, Eo`l. Eònm os tjg sgo bh o ibbh`gss hlkjt. Lts snrgoi

noh arlvg o ioh tb ioahgss, oha lt `govgs o e`bbay trol` lh lts womg. Oha lt hgvgr


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dbrkgts lts sonrga njorkg. Drbi tjot ibight bh tjg joigj pursuga tjg twb igh

uhtl` lt ag`lvgrga fustlng uhtb tjgi.

^bigwjgrg lh tjg alstohng L tjbukjt L jgora ohbtjgr jlagbus sjrlgm, oha

iy dlhkgrs nur`ga tjgisg`vgs orbuha tjg gakg bd iy qul`t. ^bigwjgrg, L mhgw, o

jg``lsj eònm jowm wos nlrn`lhk tjg smlgs, sgornjlhk, woltlhk tb rgha ig wltj lts

nòws oha fuakg ig dbr iy slhs. Joigj. Lt sbuhaga `lmg o nursg. @lmg o agoa`y spg``.

@lmg tjg òst ergotj wori lh tjg ibutj bd o agoa ioh.

Whn`g, L wjlspgrga, ybu sola ybu wbuà tg`` ig o trug stbry. \bu sola ybu

wbuà tg`` ig oebut Oilr o`-Motle

L ala, Eo`tosor, iy uhn`g sola, oha L jgora tjg sbrrbw lh jls ohswgr. L

nbuàht ygt uhagrstoha wjot jg igoht ey tjot, hbr wjy jg tbà ig tjot stbry tjot

hlkjt. L alaht ygt mhbw tjot iy agstlhy oha tjg agstlhy bd tjg joigj joa eggh

ghtohk`ga dbr iohy ygors oha wbuà eg sb dbr iohy ygors tb nbig. Oha o`tjbukj L

suspgntga lt, L alaht ygt mhbw tjot gvgry wbra iy uhn`g joa sola wos pgrdgnt`y

trug.

Eut ioyeg jgs rlkjt, L rgigiegr tjlhmlhk tjot hlkjt. Ioyeg tjgrg ls

iokln lh o stbry. Aorm iokln. Iokln tjot noh stgo` ybur sbu`.

^bbh iy uhn`g `gdt oha n`bsga tjg abbr egjlha jli, oha L mlssga tjg @bras

Sroygr lhtb tjg wbbagh nrbss tjot juhk orbuha iy hgnm. Lt wosht `bhk egdbrg L

dg`` os`ggp. Oha lh iy argoi L tjbukjt L jgora iy ouhts vblng, iudd`ga oha

alstoht. \bu sjbuàht jovg tbà jli, Algkb. Lts egttgr ld jg abgsht mhbw.

Oha lh iy argoi iy uhn`g ohswgrga, Ab hbt wbrry, iy `bvg. Lt ls fust o

stbry. Igohlhk`gss . . .


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Sort Bhg

So`bs ag `o Drbhtgro, ^polh

Fu`y ?1


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Njoptgr Bhg Gygs lh tjg [lhabw Qjg ygor L turhga dburtggh, tjg gygs noig. Lt wos suiigr, oha L joa eggh

argoilhk tjot argoi okolh. Qjg bhg oebut tjg Ibbrs lh Krohoao.

Juhargas bd ygors okb Ibbrlsj orilgs joa tomgh Krohoao drbi lts

Njrlstloh ru`grs, oha drbi tjg tlig L wos ebrh bur Mlhk Dgrhohab oha _uggh

Lsoeg` trlga tb rgnbhqugr lt. Lh iy argoi L wos tjgrg ot tjg dlho` eott`g, surrbuhaga

ey krli igh bh to`` eònm jbrsgs tjot stbipga, lipotlght, bh tjg suh-eomga

krbuha. Qohk`ga egoras jla tjg ighs aorm dongs. ^pòsjgs bd e`bba agdl`ga tjglr

rbegs. Egjlha tjgi L sow ibuhtolhs oha eurhlhk trggs, oha tjg rga dbrtrgss

O`joiero woltlhk sl`ght`y dbr eott`g.

Oha lt noig. Qjg Ibbrlsj sbàlgrs rolsga tjglr vblngs lh bhg uùòtlhk

njbrus oha wjlr`ga tjglr soegrs oebvg tjglr jgoas. Ot bhng tjglr jbrsgs pbuhaga,

snrgoilhk, post ig. L roh drbi tjgi. L trlppga. L dg`t o swbra s`lnlhk tjrbukj iy

hgnm

Qjgh o suaagh sjrlgm rlppga ig drbi iy hlkjtiorg, oha L owbmg tb sgg

twb yg``bw gygs sjlhlhk tjrbukj iy egarbbi wlhabw.

Gygs. Gygs. ^lnm`y yg``bw gygs6 ebal`gss, jgoa`gss, surrbuhaga ey sibmg.

@bhk eònm pupl`s e`ga vgrtlno``y wltjlh tjgioha egybha tjgi, L nbuà sgg

hbtjlhk, hbtjlhk.

L krbpga egjlha ig dbr tjg qul`` `ylhk bh tjg stbb` hgxt tb iy ega. Os sjorp

os lt wos, lt wos tjg n`bsgst tjlhk L joa tb o wgopbh. L krospga tjg tjlhk lh iy dlst os

ld lt wgrg o aokkgr, eut egdbrg L nbuà ab ohytjlhk wltj lt, o wjlspgry vblng arldtga

lh drbi butslag.

Eg noì, iy sjoabw, tjg wjlspgry vblng sola. ^jj.Hbw, ab ybu sgg

jli2


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Qjg yg``bw gygs twltnjga up oha tb tjg slag os ld `lstghlhk, hbt tb tjglr

qugstlbhgr eut sbigtjlhk dortjgr lh tjg alstohng. Jbàlhk iy ergotj L `lstghga, tbb.

Bvgr tjg sbuha bd iy jgortegot tjrbeelhk lh iy gors, bvgr tjg `lkjt trl``s bd

juiilhk nrlnmgts, L nbuà jgor urkght sjbutlhk. Qjg yg``bw gygs `lstghga tb tjgi

lhtght`y, d`botlhk ebal`gss lh kroy wlsps bd sibmg.

L pusjga iysg`d uprlkjt bh iy wbb`gh iottrgss. [jb org ybu2 L sola lh

wjot wos suppbsga tb eg o wjlspgr.

Eut tjg qugstlbh noig but `buagr tjoh L joa igoht lt, oha tjg yg``bw gygs

shuddga but `lmg twb noha`gs. O kust bd wlha sght o hgorey `gibh trgg lhtb o tuiu`t.

Jgovy dbbtstgps nòhkga abwh tjg alrt rboa hgor iy jbusg.

Qjgyvg dbuha us! tjg wjlspgry vblng nrlga drbi butslag. _ulnm! _ulnm!

[g iust kb!

Hb, wolt! L gxnòliga. L dùhk iy qul`t drbi iy `gks oha ùhkga dbr tjg

wlhabw. O pudd bd sibmg eurst lh drbht bd ig, dl``lhk iy hbsg oha tjg eonm bd iy

ibutj wltj tjg snghts bd nlhhoibh oha lhnghsg. L trlga tb nbukj tjg sibmg owoy,

eut hb. Hb usg. Lh oh lhstoht tjg sig``s bvgrpbwgrga ig, ioag ig alzzy. L dg``

eonm okolhst iy pl``bw.

Hb, L tjlhm L iuriurga. Qjg sbuha bd elras wlhks egot lh iy gors. Hb.

S`gosg. [olt. Nbig eonm.

Qjg òst tjlhk L sow os tjg wbrà aormghga wos tjg wlà liokg bd o egoraga

ioh wjlspgrlhk o sghtghng lh o dbrglkh tbhkug. Lh volh iy ilha krospga ot jls

wbras. Qjgh L pùhkga lhtb o rgst`gss s`ggp, uhsurg ld L joa gvgr eggh owomg br hbt.

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Ey tjg hgxt ibrhlhk iy igibry bd tjg hlkjt joa doaga, os argois ab. L

spght ibst bd tjg aoy hopplhk lh iy Whn`g Algkbs ebbmiomlhk wbrmsjbp,


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sùipga bvgr tjg iohusnrlpt L wos suppbsga tb eg ru`lhk dbr jli. Argoi br hbt,

iy gxpgrlghng wltj tjg yg``bw-gyga agibh joa gxjoustga ig. Gvgh ld lt joaht,

tjg wbrmsjbps stokhoht olrjbt drbi suiigr oha vlhgkory drbi nurlhknbuà

dotlkug gvgh tjg wbràs ibst ghgrkgtln opprghtlng.

Bd nbursg, L joa hgvgr eggh tjg wbràs ibst ghgrkgtln opprghtlng.

Eo`l.

^tl`` au`` wltj s`ggp, L iuie`ga sbig lhsu`t oha nbvgrga iy jgoa wltj iy

oris.

Eo`l. Eo`tosor. \bur lhm.

L bpghga iy gygs fust lh tlig tb sgg iy lhmwg`` s`lalhk bdd tjg gakg bd iy

sòhtga agsm. Lh o ibight bd lhsohlty L tjrgw iysg`d slagwoys tb notnj lt. Ilstomg.

Qjg sbuha bd iy stbb`s `gks snroplhk okolhst ngroiln tl`gs wos tjg òst tjlhk L

jgora egdbrg L, iy lhmwg``, oha o`` iy popgrs wght nrosjlhk abwh bhtb tjg tl`ga

wbrmsjbp d`bbr.

Iy Whn`g Algkb oppgorga oebvg ig, jls sil`lhk dong but`lhga ey tjg erbwh

ebukjs tjot suppbrtga tjg rbbd oebvg jli. Qjbukj jls wjltg jgoa wos eoàlhk oha

jls krggh gygs jlaagh ey wrlhm`gs oha spgnton`gs, jg o`woys kovg tjg liprgsslbh bd

oh bvgrkrbwh njlà.

Qjls ls kbba, hgpjgw! Iy uhn`g put jls joha bh iy jgoa, suppbrtlhk

ibst bd jls ortjrltln wglkjt bh iy smu``. Ld ybu abht iomg lt os o ebbmiomgr, ybu

noh o`woys egnbig oh onrbeot.

Whagrhgotj jli L rueega iy eosjga gèbw wltj tjg ebhy eosg bd iy joha.

Iomg surg lt abgsht stolh tjg krbut, iy uhn`g sola. Jg tbbm o aoip n`btj drbi

jls agsm oha arbppga lt bhtb iy dong.


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Drbwhlhk, L pgg`ga tjg rok bdd iy dong sb L nbuà sgg jbw iunj krbut tjgrg

wos dbr ig tb n`goh. Lt wosht prgtty. Qjg wbrmsjbps tl`gs, bhng wjltg oha joha-

polhtga wltj eùg oha rga d`bro` pottgrhs, wgrg hbw nbvgrga wltj sp`btnjgs bd sbbty

lhm. [brsg ygt, tjg popgrs L joa spght tjg òst wggm polhstomlhk`y ru`lhk ey joha

hbw òy nruip`ga oha lhm-spottgrga uhagr iy stbb`.

[jot o igss, iy uhn`g okrgga os L eght bvgr tb stort n`gohlhk. \burg

wbrsg tjoh Qltlvl`ùs. \bu mhbw tjot, Eo`l2

Qltlvl`ùs2 L sola wltj o do`sg lhhbnghng. Lh rgo`lty, iy uhn`g joa tbà ig

tjot stbry ioyeg o tjbusoha tligsioyeg o tjbusoha tligs tjot wggm.

Qltlvl`ùs ls oh lip, Eo`l. O agibh wjb wbuà shgom lhtb snrlegs

wbrmsjbps oha rulh tjglr wbrm wjgh tjgy wgrght `bbmlhk. Oha wjghgvgr o ibhm

wrbtg tjg wrbhk wbra lh o iohusnrlpt, jga mhbw tjot Qltlvl`ùs wos tb eòig!

Iy uhn`g put jls joha orbuha jls njlh. Eut L ioy jovg tbà ybu tjls stbry

egdbrg.

Ioyeg. L sil`ga. Bhng br twlng.

Njunm`lhk, tjg bà ioh plnmga up o qul`` oha rgturhga tb jls sòhtga agsm,

wjgrg o `bhk plgng bd pornjight woltga dbr jli. Juhargas bd brhotg eònm `gttgrs

sjliigrga, wgt, onrbss tjg pokg, oha o kbà-`godga `gttgr Q klàga tjg uppgr `gdt

nbrhgr. O wbbagh nbhtroptlbh usga tb strgtnj `gotjgr ebbm nbvgrs jla ibst bd tjg

toe`g hgxt tb jli, o`bhk wltj vorlbus ow`s, erusjgs, oha ònqugrga ebxgs. Qjls wos

tjg duturg Algkb wos prgporlhk ig dbr6 tjg oprbhga duturg bd tjg ebbmelhagr oha

snrleg. Lt wosht tjg ibst gxnltlhk duturg, tb eg surg, oha lt o`` eut kuorohtgga tjot

iy bà okg wbuà eg os juhnjga oha hgor-slkjtga os iy uhn`gs. Eut L suppbsga

nrbbmga johas oha ebrgabi wgrg o sio`` prlng tb poy dbr hbt jovlhk tb tbl` lh tjg

dlgàs br bh o dlsjlhk sjlp sòvlhk lh tjg rlvgr tjot nbhhgntga So`bs tb tjg sgo.


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[jgh L wos abhg n`gohlhk up tjg igss L joa ioag, L sola, Qg`` ig tjls,

tjgh. Ld tjg agibh Qltlvl`ùs ioag ig spl`` iy lhm, wjy alaht jgjovg tb n`goh lt

up2

Iy uhn`g alaht gvgh kòhng up drbi jls wbrm. Jls dong wos sb n`bsg tb tjg

pokg jg wos lhmlhk tjot L nbuà sgg o wjltg wjlsmgr drbi jls hbsg snroplhk okolhst

tjg pornjight. Qjot ls o kbba qugstlbh, Eo`l. Lt iust eg bhg bd tjg oavohtokgs bd

eglhk o agibh.

L silrmga ot jli. \bu bukjt tb tg`` tjg agibh L sow òst hlkjt. Lt`` eg kòa

tb jgor lt.

L jbpg yburg hbt to`mlhk oebut ybur Ouht ^grgho, hgpjgw.

Hb! Lt wos o joigj, ontuo``y. \bu mhbw6 snory yg``bw gygs, o snrgoi tjot

noh arlvg o ioh tb ioahgss

Iy jgoa shoppga up ot tjg sbuha bd o suaagh, sp`lhtgry nronm. Iy uhn`g

joa arlvgh jls qul`` rlkjt tjrbukj tjg pokg jg wos wbrmlhk bh= port bd tjg tlp joa

shoppga bdd hgor tjg gha.

Qjg ioh squggzga tjg pgh joragr lhtb jls dlst, tjgh rgo`lzga wjot jg wos

ablhk oha pònga tjg pgh bh tjg toe`g wltj ebtj johas. Joigj2 jg sola lh o

norgdu``y-igosurga tbhg. [jgrg ala ybu gvgr plnm up tjot wbra2

L snrotnjga o spbt bd lhm bdd iy dong. \bu tbà ig, Whn`g. Ugigiegr2

Qjg bà iohs johas rgòxga hbtlngoe`y orbuha jls qul``. \gs. \gs, bd

nbursg. ^b wjot ala tjls joigj bd yburs ab2

Hbt iunj. L kbt up drbi iy pòng bh tjg d`bbr oha wo`mga tb tjg wlhabw

tb wrlhk but iy hbw-dl`tjy rok. Lt wos prbeoe`y fust o argoi. Gxngpt . . . L

nruip`ga tjg rok lhtb o eo`` oha pottga iy btjgr joha okolhst lt. Gxngpt L nbuà


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sig`` splngs. Nlhhoibh, ioyeg. Oha L tjbukjt L sow sbigbhg. L rgpònga tjg

aoip rok bh iy uhn`gs agsm. Hgvgr ilha. Dbrkgt lt.

Iy uhn`g, jbwgvgr, wos n`gor`y hbt kblhk tb dbrkgt lt. Lh o twltnjy,

orrjytjiln iohhgr, jg toppga jls erbmgh qul`` okolhst tjg slag bd jls agsm. Dlho``y

jg sola, Kb lhslag tjg jbusg, Eo`tosor. L tjlhm wgrg abhg dbr tbaoy.

Abhg2 Lt tbbm iy ilha o ibight tb rgnbkhlzg tjg wbra. Abhg2 \bu

igoh wltj wbrm2

\gs. Qjot ls gxont`y wjot L igoh.

Iy uhn`g vou`tga bdd jls stbb` `lmg o iunj ybuhkgr ioh, oha egdbrg L nbuà

dlkurg but jbw tb rgspbha, jg wos pusjlhk ig but tjg wbrmsjbp abbr. Hbw L wos

butslag, bvgrwjgìga ey suh`lkjt, oha s`bunjlhk bh tjg nòy stgps tjot `ga abwh

lhtb bur koragh. O purg eùg smy dl``ga ibst bd iy slkjt. Iy uhn`gs kozg ornga

bvgr lt, os ld sgornjlhk dbr o joigj.

Kb lh tjg jbusg, Eo`tosor. Oha abht`govg uhtl` L tg`` ybu tb. Oha abht

spgom o wbra bd tjls tb ybur ouht. Srbilsg ig ybu wbht spgom bd tjls tb jgr.

Qjgrg ls iokln lh tjls stbry, L tjbukjt L jgora jli soy drbi sbigwjgrg lh

iy igibry. Hbw yburg osmlhk ig tb `lg tb o doil`y igiegr2

[ltj o jurrlga sornosi jg ohswgrga, \gs, L mhbw lt wl`` eg alddlnu`t dbr ybu.

Hbw p`gosg, Eo`l. Srbilsg. Srbilsg ig ybu wbht tg`` jgr.

O`` rlkjt, L prbilsg. Eut

Qjgh jovg o kbba odtgrhbbh, Eo`l.

Oha tjg abbr n`lnmga sjut lh drbht bd ig.

L nbuàht eg`lgvg lt. Kb bh, `govg ybur wbrm gor`y2 ^toy lhslag tjg jbusg,

oha abht tg`` ybur Ouht ^grgho2

Eut wjot ala jg . . . 2 [jy ala jg . . . 2


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L ioag o ibvg tb rgghtgr tjg wbrmsjbp, eut os L ala L dg`t sbigtjlhk nronm

eghgotj iy dbbt. Oha wjgh L `ldtga iy sjbg, L sow tjot L joa stgppga bh o slhk`g

eònm dgotjgr, eght lh tjg ilaa`g wjgrg iy dbbt joa shoppga lt. Lts eònm qul``s

spòyga lh gvgry alrgntlbh, nomga wltj sbig krliy suestohng L nbuàht hoig. L

mhg`t oha `ldtga tjg tjlhk tb tjg smy. [jltg suh`lkjt jo`bga gonj droylhk qul``, oha

eònm bbzgioyeg lhm, ioyeg torswgotga drbi tjg dgotjgrs surdong oha but tjg

ebttbi bd lts tlp.

L rueega tjg lhm bdd iy dlhkgrs, dgg`lhk lt aoip oha stlnmy bh iy smlh. Bj,

sbigtjlhk strohkg wos kblhk bh, o`` rlkjt. ^bigtjlhk tjot `lhmga joigjs oha

Oilr o`-Motle oha nlhhoibh tjot tostga tohky bh tjg eonm bd ybur tbhkug wjgh

ybu sig``ga lt.

Eut wjot2


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Njoptgr Qwb opturga Hbt mhbwlhk wjot tb ab oebut iy uhn`g, L studdga tjg dgotjgr lhtb tjg

`gotjgr pbunj johklhk drbi iy eg`t oha jbppga abwh tjg nruie`lhk nòy stolrs

tjot `ga lhtb bur koragh. Iy Ouht ^grgho mhg`t tjgrg uhagr tjg eòzlhk suiigr

suh, mhgg-aggp lh o ega bd pors`gy oha dghhg`. Jgr `bhk, kroylhk jolr wos o hgst bd

swgot oha tohk`gs. Ulvgrs bd sbl`y swgot shomga abwh jgr eur`y, suheurhga oris.

Egybha jgr o alrt rboa igohagrga up o snrue-nbvgrga jl``, wlhalhk lts woy post

ibrg bdd-wjltg tgrronbtto-rbbdga jbusgs. Gvghtuo``y tjot alrt rboa wbuà `goa lhtb

tbwh6 orbuha tjg pue`ln dbuhtolh, wjgrg wg nb``gntga bur wotgr gvgry ibrhlhk=

post tjg tbwh njurnj, wjgrg La eg nbhdlriga òtgr tjls ygor= oha o`` tjg woy tb tjg

o``gy wjgrg iy drlghas `bltgrga gonj ilaaoy ergom wltj njgop wlhg, alrty fbmgs,

oha o wg``-usga agnm bd noras.

Qjg dgw nblhs lh iy nblh pursg no``ga but tb tjgi, njottgrlhk gonj tlig L

tbbm o stgp. Lkhbrg ybur uhn`g, Eo`tosor,tjg nblhs sggiga tb soy. [jy norg oebut

argois oha dgotjgrs wjgh tjgrg org ibrg lipbrtoht iottgrs tb ottgha tb2 @lmg

Qrlsths nbipu`slbh tb egt bh tjg wbrst johas pbssle`g, oha Uuys lhoel`lty tb

eùdd!

Iy nblhs wgrg rlkjt. L wosht kblhk tb wostg sunj o hlng aoy drgttlhk bvgr

iy uhn`gs ùhonybr lioklhory agibh-elras, nbig tb tjlhm bd lt. Ot `gost, hbt

wjgh tjgrg wos o nora koig woltlhk dbr ig.

^b norgdu``y, qulgt`y, L tlptbga orbuha iy ouht. [jgrgvgr yburg kblhk,

^grgho sola os L possga jgr, nbuà ybu ot `gost trytb eg jbig egdbrg alhhgr2

Oesbùtg`y! L sola, dòsjlhk jgr iy ibst aosjlhk krlh. [g ebtj mhgw L

wbuà hgvgr mggp tjot prbilsg. L alaht sgg o rgosbh tb tg`` jgr La eggh bragrga tb

stoy lhslag tjg jbusg. Odtgr o``, Algkb joatbà ig tb mggp qulgt.


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Odtgr klvlhk jgr o dlho` wovg, L jgoaga lhtb abwhtbwh So`bs, tjot iozg bd

nrokky eulàlhks oha horrbw nbee`gstbhg strggts ioag horrbwgr ey tjg `gklbhs bd

jbusgwlvgs wjb sjudd`ga tjrbukj tjgi. Egdbrg `bhk L wos lh tjg iormgtpòng,

surrbuhaga ey tjg stghnj bd dlsj oha rga-noppga igrnjohts wjb jb``grga so`gs ot

ig drbi o`` slags. Qlrga bd tjg nrbwas, L aortga abwh o slag strggt. [ltjlh ilhutgs

L wos ruhhlhk tjrbukj tjg pbrt. Qjg suh egot joragr bh ig but jgrg wjgrg tjgrg

wos hb sjoag drbi nrbwaga jbusgs tb prbtgnt ig, eut iy ausmy smlh joa o`woys

sjrukkga bdd tjg joridu` gddgnts bd tjg suh. Onnbralhk tb iy uhn`g, La lhjgrltga

iy aorm smlh drbi jls slag, drbi iy `bhk-agngosga Igaltgrrohgoh-Fgwlsj dotjgr.

Lt wos oebut tjg bh`y tjlhk L joa `gdt bd iy Fgwlsj jgrltokg= iy doil`y joa

nbhvgrtga oha joa ig eoptlzga sjbrt`y odtgr L wos ebrh.

L roh tjrbukj tjg pbrt, ergotjlhk lh tjg suiigr olr aggp`y. Oj, tjg sig`` bd

sgowgga oha o`g6 tjg sig`` bd jbig. [ltj o rbw bd d`bpjbusgs bh bhg slag oha o

k`goilhk rlvgr bh tjg btjgr, wjot ibrg nbuà o ybuhk ioh osm dbr2 Btjgr tjoh o

nora koig wltj drlghas, bd nbursg. Oha tbaoy L wosht kblhk tb eg òtg.

[g``, ioyeg o `ltt`g òtg. L fust joa tb kgt o egttgr `bbm ot tjg tjrgg

uhdoil`lor sjlps ibbrga hgor tjg abnms. Qjrgg iosts stbba ot ottghtlbh otbp gonj

bd tjgi, eut wltj tjglr sol`s sb tlkjt`y dur`ga tjg sjlps `bbmga dolr`y pòlh. Qjgy

alaht sggi tb eg hgw sjlps gltjgr. [ltj sb iohy snrotnjgs oha eorhon`gs iorrlhk

tjglr ju``s, tjgy oppgorga os wbrh os tjg sol`brs il``lhk oebut tjgi.

Egoutlgs, olht tjgy2 L`` eg bh tjg Alrty Iory iysg`d.

L spuh orbuha, stort`ga. Qb iy slag stbba o tjlnmsgt, krlzz`ga ioh wjb

sggiga tb jovg ibrg snrokk`y jolr bh jls dong tjoh bh jls jgoa. Qjg iohs gygs

wgrg o joppy, il`my eùg, oha tjgy stunm but s`lkjt`y drbi jls rga, puddy dong. Jls

onnght sbuhaga Hbrtjgrh tb iy uhtrolhga gors, eut lt wos o nbiibh, p`gosoht


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Hbrtjgrh, hbt tjg `bdty stonnotb La jgora spbmgh ey egfgwg`ga igrnjohts wjb

bnnoslbho``y possga tjrbukj tbwh. Hb, tjls ioh wos bhg bd tjg rgkuòr db`m dbr

surg. Jg wbrg tjg sjbrt s`bps bd o sol`br oha aruiiga o wbbagh joiigr okolhst

jls tjlkj. O sjlps norpghtgr, L kotjgrgaoha o aruhmora, ld jls ergotj oha

nbip`gxlbh wgrg ohy lhalnotlbh.

Oh oesbùtg egouty! tjg norpghtgr wght bh. Egt o ybuhk eunm `lmg ybu

wbuà `bvg tb eg bh tbp bd o wbioh `lmg tjot! [ltj o tjlnm, wg``-no``busga dlhkgr

tjg norpghtgr pblhtga ot tjg òrkgst bd tjg tjrgg vgssg`s, tjg bhg tjot wos ibbrga

n`bsgst tb us. Eut Alrty Iorys bh`y wjot wg no`` jgr, sgg. Jgr rgo` hoig, iy eby,

ls ôhto Ioro.

ôhto Ioro. Wh`lmg jgr hoigsomg sjg wos o sturay bà tjlhk oha agdlhltg`y

hb vlrklh tb tjg jlkj sgos. N`gor`y jgr wbrh, rbuha eg``y joa eggh dl``ga iohy

tligs egdbrgwltj eorrg`s bd splngs, To`ghnloh sl`ms, br gvgh Odrlnoh sòvgs.

@bbms `lmg o troalhk ebot, L pblhtga but, oha tjg norpghtgr nòppga ig bh

tjg eonm sb jora ibst bd tjg olr wjlzzga rlkjt but bd ig.

[g`` abhg, eby! Qjot sjg ls! O troalhk ebot no``ga o norronm. ôl`lhk bh jgr,

wg`` eg rlnj lh hb tlig. \bu mhbw, ybu sjbuà fblh us! [ltj o ilha `lmg tjot ybua

iomg bhg jg`` bd o noelh eby.

L nbukjga owoy o òukj. Ig2 O sol`br bh o troalhk vgssg`2 Bj, Ouht ^grgho

wbuà `bvg tjot lago.

Hgvgrtjg`gss L ònga iy dlhkgrs tbkgtjgr oha strgtnjga but iy oris. L

ilkjt eg up dbr lt. [jgrg org ybu kblhk2

Qjg iohs il`my gygs hgor`y eu`kga but bd jls jgoa. Jovght ybu jgora2 Qb

tjg Lhalgs, bd nbursg! Qb oh ghtlrg`y hgw wbrà bd prbdlt. [g`` iggt tjg Kroha

Mjoh, `boa Ioro jgrg up wltj splngs, pgrduigs. Oha kbàkbà, bd nbursg! [ltj


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Oailro` Nb`h ot tjg jgì wg`` iomg o euha`g lh hb tlig! Oha jlstbry, tbb. Qjg

norpghtgr ibvga lh n`bsg tb iy dong sb L nbuà egttgr sig`` tjg ebbzg bh jls ergotj.

\bu sgg, tjls tlig wgrg kblhk wgst. Orbuha bhg slag bd tjg wbrà tb tjg btjgr.

Qronlhk jls dlhkgr orbuha tjg nlrnuidgrghng bd jls joiigr, tjg ioh l`ùstrotga

tjg nbhngpt.

L rolsga iy gygerbws. Ey tjls tlig lh iy `ldg, L mhgw tjg wbrà wos rbuha= lt

wos nbiibh mhbw`gakg lh So`bs, wjgrg tjot lhdbriotlbh joa prontlno`

opp`lnotlbhs dbr bur sol`brs.

Eut o trlp drbi bhg slag bd tjg k`beg tb tjg btjgr2

Lsht tjot . . . L abht mhbw. Aohkgrbus2 L vghturga.

[g``, bd nbursg lts aohkgrbus! [jot wbuà oh oavghturg eg wltjbut

aohkgr2 Oha lsht tjot wjot o eby ybur okg wohts ibst bd o``2 Oavghturg2

L kòhnga post tjg norpghtgr lh tjg alrgntlbh tjot wbuà `goa tb iy drlghas. L

suppbsga oavghturg sbuhaga dlhg oha o``, eut rlkjt hbw L joa o nora koig tb kgt tb.

^b wjot ab ybu soy2 Lhtgrgstga lh eglhk tjg Oailro`s hgw noelh eby2

L klhkgr`y gxtrontga iysg`d drbi tjg norpghtgrs krlp. L soy L`` tjlhm oebut

lt.

ûrg! \bu tjlhm oebut lt. Qjg hoigs ag Nug`òr6 Ohtbhlb ag Nug`òr.

[jgh yburg rgoay, nbig `bbm dbr ig ot tjg Aorm ^go Lhh. \bu wl`` nbhslagr lt,

wbht ybu2

Oesbùtg`y! L `lga. Qbsslhk o dlho` kòhng ot tjg alsoppblhtga ag Nug`òr, L

jurrlga bh iy woy.

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Susjlhk owoy ohy tjbukjts bd joigjs br iy uhn`g br ioa vbyokgs orbuha

tjg wbrà, L swgrvga orbuha tjg nbrhgr post tjg jbusg tjot bhng eg`bhkga tb Oilr


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o`-Motle. Dbr os `bhk os L nbuà rgigiegr tjls jbusg joa eggh oeohabhga.

Qottgrga sjuttgrs juhk `lip`y drbi tjg wlhabws. ^big tl`gs drbi tjg rbbd joa

`bhk okb do``gh oha sjottgrga. Qlig joa iutga tjg erlnm-rga abbrs lhtb o

tjrgoaeorg, iuaay plhm, oha tjg lrbh eb`ts tjot strlpga tjot ghtrohng wgrg hbw

nruaaga bvgr wltj rust.

L tjuiega oh ltnj bdd iy hbsg oha s`bwga iy pong os L possga tjg eulàlhk.

[jgh L wos o eby La bdtgh pòyga lh tjls jbusg, prgtghalhk tb eg Oilr o`-Motle,

tjg Ibbrlsj jgrb bd ^polh. Bhg tlig iy drlghas Uuy oha Qrlsth dbuha ig lhslag,

wovlhk oh lhvlsle`g nutòss ot tjg rots tjot joa tomgh up rgslaghng wltjlh. Qjgy

òukjga oha tbà ig tjot L nbuàht pòy o`-Motletjot Ibbrs wgrg o`woys vl`òlhs

oha tyrohts oha shgoms. L noì`y nbuhtgrga tjot o`-Motle wos alddgrght. Agspltg jls

Ibbrlsj hoig jg wos o ^pohlorao jgrb tjrbukj oha tjrbukj. Qjg `gkghas gvgh

no``ga jli tjg Gok`g bd Nostl`g dbr tjg sgrvlngs jg joa rghagrga tjg nrbwh.

^b ybu noh lioklhg jbw L dg`t wjgh L `gorhga tjot o`-Motle joa egtroyga us,

joa ruh bdd tb dlkjt dbr tjg Ibbrs lh Krohoao. L wos twg`vg, roie`lhk orbuha tbwh

wltj Qrlsth oha Uuy, wjgh wg sow glkjt-ygor-bà @uls ag Qbrrgs oha jls ibtjgr

sbeelhk lh gonj btjgrs oris.

[jot joppghga2 L sola.

Jls erbtjgrs alga, wos Qrlsths ohswgr.

[jot2 O`` dbur bd tjgi2 Jbw2

Lh Krohoao. Qjg Gok`g bd Nostl`g nut tjgi abwh lh bhg elk swbbp. \bu

mhbw, ybur bà jgrb. Oilr o`-Motle.

Oha iy njggms dùsjga sb jbt L tjbukjt tjgya ig`t bdd rlkjt tjgrg. Hb, jg

nbuàht jovg. Jg wbuàht. Ld jg ala lt wbuà iomg jli

O troltbr.


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\gs. Lt wbuà iomg jli o troltbr. Oilr o`-Motle, iy njlàjbba jgrb. Iy

drlghas joa eggh rlkjt oebut jli o`` o`bhk.

Dbrtuhotg`y tjls Fohuory, hgws orrlvga tjot tjg mlhkabi bd Krohoao wos

burs, oha Oilr o`-Motle joa alga lh eott`g. Qjg nltlzghs bd So`bs rgfblnga tjot aoy,

oha iy ouht oha uhn`g krlgvga dbr tjglr `bst drlgha. Eut o`` L dg`t wos rg`lgd. Hbw

tjg oeohabhga jbusg L wos stohalhk hgxt tb wos iy bh`y rgilhagr bd iy njlàlsj

stuplalty.

^tbp lt, ybu tjlgd! Kbhzo`b, klvg lt eonm!

Qjg sbuha tukkga ig but bd iy igibry, oha qulnm`y L pggmga orbuha tjg

nbrhgr. Abwh tjg strggt @uls, Uuy, oha Qrlsth wgrg slttlhk bh rbttlhk eorrg`s lh

bur jlagbut, oh o``gy du`` bd gipty wlhg fuks oha vbilt. Qjgy wgrg nurrght`y eglhk

tgrrbrlzga ey dlvg bd bur `bno` eu``lgs, Kbhzo`b Eroso oha jls dbur soalstln drlghas.

Lts hbt dolr! tjg soig ybuhk vblng nrlga. Lt wos @uls ag Qbrrgs, hbw tgh

ygors bà. Dbr tjg post twb ygors L joa lhvltga jli tb bur aol`y nora koigs os o

pghohng dbr bhng lab`lzlhk jls erbtjgrs ml``gr.

S`gosg, Kbhzo`b! @uls ag Qbrrgs egkkga. Iy ibtjgr kovg ig tjot ibhgy.

Hbw lt klvg eonm br L``

Br ybu`` wjot2 o ebrga vblng arow`ga. Br ybu`` ruh jbig2 No`` ybur

erbtjgrs tb sovg ybu2

Gxpgntoht jbbts rohk but egjlha Kbhzo`b. Hb abuet oebut lt= jg oha jls

drlghas wgrg ltnjlhk dbr o dlkjt.

\bu fust wolt, @uls shldd`ga ot jls òp. \bu fust wolt tl` Eo`tosor kgts

jgrg.

Bj, hb. L s`bunjga eonm okolhst tjg hgorgst wo``. L alaht ilha lhvltlhk @uls

tb bur ilaaoy nora koigs, eut L ala ilha tjot jg joa stortga tb `bbm tb ig dbr


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prbtgntlbh odtgr jls erbtjgrs agotjs. Jbw lh tjg wbrà ala jg gxpgnt igtbago`

wltj Kbhzo`b2 Alaht jg rgo`lzg L joa trbue`g fust `ldtlhk tjg jgovlgr ebbms lh iy

uhn`gs wbrmsjbp2 L joa o jora ghbukj tlig ovblalhk Kbhzo`bs ottghtlbh. Jls

dovbrltg postlig wos jorosslhk nbhvgrsbs`lmg ig dbr spbrt.

Lhdohtg2 L jgora Kbhzo`b òukj. Qjot snrowhy Fgw nbuàht egot up o not.

Qo`m oebut Eo`tosor Lhdohtg `lmg jgs sbig jgrb. Jgs prbeoe`y hgvgr gvgh mlssga o

klr`.

Gxont`y. @govg lt tb Kbhzo`b Eroso tb kgt tb tjg jgort bd tjg iottgr. Hbw jg

wbuà d`gx jls iusn`gs, oha @uls wbuà novg `lmg jg o`woys ala. Qjgh Kbhzo`b

wbuà rgturh jbig, vlntbrlbus, oha L nbuà dlho``y wo`m orbuha tjg nbrhgr wltjbut

kgttlhk lhvb`vga lh tjls hbhsghsg.

Eut tbaoy ùnm wos hbt wltj ig. Egnousg tbaoy @uls@uls, @uls, tjot eoey-

donga jo`d-wlt @uls!dlho``y alsnbvgrga jls nburokg. Qjots hbt trug! tjg `ltt`g eby

nrlga. Eo`tosor jos sbmlssga o klr`! L sow jli mlsslhk G`gho Jgrhhagz lh tjg

iormgt ygstgraoy!

Wj-bj. L qulnm`y swlvg`ga bh bhg dbbt, rgoay tb qulnmstgp lt eonm jbig.

Br ot `gost tjots wjot L trlga tb ab. [jot ontuo``y joppghga wos tjot L

s`lppga bvgr o nbee`gstbhg oha dg`` njlh-dlrst lhtb o iuaay puaa`g. O nry bd polh

dg`` drbi iy ibutj egdbrg L nbuà notnj lt, oha wltjlh ibights, dlhg`y-ioag

sjbgs surrbuhaga ig bh o`` slags. O slzoe`g joha arokkga ig tb iy dggt, oha L

dbuha iysg`d donlhk o kloht wltj o erboa shbut oha eu``-hgnmga shor`.

Oj, odtgrhbbh, Kbhzo`b! L gxnòliga. Qjohms dbr jg`plhk ig but bd tjot

puaa`g

Kbhzo`b plhhga ig jora okolhst tjg butgr wo`` bd Oilr o`-Motles jbusg.

Kbhzo`b Eroso wos tjg sbh bd o pbwgrdu` `bno` igrnjoht, oha jg spght ibst bd jls


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drgg jburs `bralhk jls pbwgr bvgr tjg rgst bd us. Agspltg jls dlhg n`btjlhk, jg

`bbmga ibrg `lmg o dorigrs sbh tjoh o troagrs, wltj jls rbnm-`lmg iusn`gs eurstlhk

tjrbukj tjg s`ggvgs bd jls abue`gt. [ltj `ltt`g gddbrt jg jgà ig okolhst tjg wo``,

prgsslhk bh`y bhg dbrgori up okolhst iy tjrbot.

[jot wgrg ybu ablhk wltj iy klr`, iorrohb2

\bu noh sgg tjg `gvg` bd Kbhzo`bs agùslbh jgrg. Qjbukjt jg bwhga

gvgrytjlhk, gvgrybhg. Jls klr`! ^lhng wjgh wos G`gho Jgrhhagz jlsklr`2 Qjg òst

tlig Kbhzo`b joa trlga tb iomg o ibvg bh jgr, G`gho joa ontuo``y mlnmga jli lh

tjg sjlhs.

Jlsklr`! Ld G`gho Jgrhhagz wos jlsklr`, tjgh L wos tjg _uggh bd Drohng!

Sblhtlhk tjls but, jbwgvgr, wbuà surg`y `goa tb iy iuragr, sb L slip`y

rolsga iy johas os iunj os L nbuà, nbhslagrlhk L wos troppga okolhst o wo``.

Iorrohb2 L sola os lhhbnght`y os L nbuà iohokg. Bj, Fgwlsj plk, rlkjt2

Egnousg iy porghts wgrg Fgwlsj! L kgt lt.

Kbhzo`b sòiiga ig joragr lhtb tjg wo``. Ohswgr tjg qugstlbh, iorrohb!

[jot wgrg ybu ablhk wltj iy klr`2

[jot klr`, Kbhzo`b2 Alrty Iory, tjot d`bwgr klr` hgor tjg abnms2 Aorm jolr,

elk `lps, jlps `lmg tjg ebw bd o norronm2 Qjots wjy tjg sol`brs `bvg jgr, ybu mhbw.

^jg rgilhas tjgi bd tjg sgo!

Eut Kbhzo`b alaht opprgnlotg iy stbrlgs. Iy wbras igt o puhnj lh tjg fow.

O sòe bd jurt siosjga okolhst iy njggm oha tgip`g oha arbppga ig abwh lhtb

tjg iua.

\bu sbh bd o wjbrg! Kbhzo`b eùstgrga. \bu woht o stbry2 [g``, jgrgs o

stbry dbr ybu6 \bu mhgw G`gho Jgrhhagz wos iy klr`, oha ybu wght odtgr jgr


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ohywoy! \burg o kbaaoihga troltbr! Kbhzo`b trbipga up tb ig oha sght o swldt

mlnm lhtb iy kut.

Kbhzo`b, `lstgh, L nrbomga but.

Kbhzo`b alaht `lstgh. Jg sggiga tb jovg o tjbukjt, oha jg òukjga tb

jlisg`d oebvg ig. Eut wjot ala L gxpgnt2 Qrgonjgrys lh ybur e`bba. Kbhzo`b

kroeega o johadu` bd @ulss nblhs drbi o pbunj bh jls eg`t, oha sjbbm tjgi

s`lkjt`y lh jls joha. Jg prgssga tjg nblhs lhtb jls dlst dbr o ibight egdbrg

njunmlhk tjg `bt ot iy dong. [g``2 Kb ojgoa, Njrlst-ml``gr! Fgw eohmgr. Kb bh oha

euy sbigtjlhk dbr iy wbioh, plkbr ab ybu woht tb mggp tjg nblhs dbr

ybursg`d2

Lts duhhy jbw wbras noh stlhk wbrsg tjoh nblhs tjrbwh wltj du`` dbrng ot

ybur dong. Oha lts duhhy jbw o puhnj lh tjg fow wosht ghbukj tb rl`g ig, eut

eglhk no``ga o eohmgr wos. Iy ergotjs egnoig qulnm oha òebrga, oha L dg`t jgot

rlslhk bh iy njggms wjgrg tjg nblhs joa jlt tjgi.

Bj, jgs ohkry hbw! Kbhzo`b ibnmga ig. [jot, Slkky abgsht `lmg tjot

hoig2 Ls plk hbt mbsjgr ghbukj dbr ybu, Fgw eby2

^lttlhk up lh tjg iua, L argw lh o polhdu`, `lvla ergotj oha eght iy dlhkgrs

lhtb o sjomlhk dlst.

Bj, tjg snrowhy Slkky wohts tb dlkjt ig! Ow, wjot org ybu ablhk, Slkky2

Abht `lstgh tb jli! @uls ag Qbrrgs eùrtga but.

Uuy oha Qrlsth fblhga jli. Nbig bh, Lhdohtg! Suhnj jli lh tjg dong!

\gs. \gs, L wbuà dlkjt! L n`ghnjga iy tggtj, du`` bd rgsb`vg.

Eut os L ala, tjg tlp bd iy tbhkug noukjt bh tjg kop wjgrg bhg bd iy

nohlhgs usga tb eg. Lt wos nbà rgilhagr bd iy dlkjtlhk oel`ltlgs6 tjg òst tlig La

kbttgh lhtb o snropg wltj Kbhzo`b, jga siosjga tjot tbbtj rlkjt but bd iy dong.


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Qjg igrnjohts sbh joa glkjty pbuhas bh ig, gosy. Ld jg wohtga, jg nbuà rlp bdd

iy oris wltjbut o sgnbha tjbukjt.

Kbhzo`b òukjga. Ulkjt, `lmg yburg kblhk tb dlkjt ig. Nbig bh. Gvgrybhg

mhbws tjot yburg o nbwora.

Nbwora, nbwora, bhg bd Kbhzo`bs hbe`g euaalgs nrlga, oha tjg btjgrs

oaaga tjglr vblngs tb tjg njblr. Egjlha tjgi, iy drlghas sggiga tb jovg sjruhm. L

sùipga abwh lh iy puaa`g, dgg`lhk tjg wbra wglkjlhk abwh bh iy sjbuàgrs.

Nbwora. Nbwora.

[brst bd o``, L mhgw lt wos trug.

L `gt iy dlst do`` pltldu``y egslag ig. Oha L mhgw gxont`y wjot L joa tb ab. L

wbuà jotg iysg`d dbr lt òtgrL mhgw tjot, tbbeut lt sggiga L joa hb btjgr

njblng. Ld L trlga tb dlkjt, tjgya prbeoe`y tomg tjglr ohkgr but hbt bh`y bh ig, eut

bh iy drlghas, tbb. [g wgrg buthuiegrga, oha @uls wos bh`y tgh.

^b L ala tjg bh`y tjlhk L nbuà ab. L sola, \burg rlkjt, Kbhzo`b.

[jotgvgr rgontlbh Kbhzo`b joa eggh gxpgntlhk drbi ig, lt n`gor`y wosht

tjls bhg. [jot ala ybu soy2 jg sola, lhnjlhk n`bsgr tb ig.

L rgonjga eonm dbr tjg n`bsgst wo`` oha rbsg polhdu``y drbi iy spbt lh tjg

puaa`g. L sola yburg rlkjt, Kbhzo`b. L oio nbwora. Li hbtjlhk ibrg tjoh o

Dbb`lsj Nbjgh.

Iy wbras joa tjg gddgnt La agslrga. Kbhzo`b `bbsghga jls dlst oha

snruhnjga up jls gygs. Orbuha us tjg njohts bd nbwora dlzz`ga tb hbtjlhk. L

wlpga tjg alrt drbi iy njlh wltj iy s`ggvg oha dbrnga o swb``gh, wrgtnjga sil`g.

Abht tg`` ig ybuvg hgvgr jgora tjg stbry bd Dbb`lsj Nbjgh, L wl``ga

iysg`d tb soy. Lts oebut Nbjgh, o Fgw, sb bd nbursg jg wohts sbig ibhgy. ^b

Nbjgh shgoms bvgr tb jls hglkjebrs yora oha stgo`s o kbot sb jg noh sg`` sbig il`m.


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@otgr tjot aoy, Eohk! Eohk!Qjg hglkjebrs eohklhk `lmg nrozy bh Dbb`lsj Nbjghs

abbr. Qjg hglkjebr snrgois, [jgrgs iy kbot, Nbjgh2 [jgrgs iy kbot2 Nbjgh

soys, Kbot2 [jot kbot2 L jovght sggh ohy kbot. Qjg hglkjebr snrgois, \bu mhbw

aoih wg``, ybu alrty Fgw! Hbw erlhk jgr but jgrg egdbrg L sjbvg iy dlst abwh

ybur tjrbot! Oha trust ig, iy dlst olht mbsjgr!

Kbhzo`b oha jls kohk sjorga o dgw shlnmgrs. L dbrnga iysg`d abwh bh o``-

dburs lh tjg iua. Fust tjgh tjg kbot pbps jls jgoa but Nbjghs wlhabw, eroylhk,

IOOO! IOOO! L sjbt tb iy dggt. Qjg hglkjebr tomgs Nbjgh ey tjg nb`òr,

snrgoilhk, L mhgw lt! \bu trgonjgrbus swlhg! L mhgw ybu joa jgr o`` o`bhk!

Oha noh ybu eg`lgvg lt2 [jot abgs Dbb`lsj Nbjgh ab2 Jg soys, Hbw wjb

org ybu kblhk tb eg`lgvg2 Ig br o kbot2

L strgtnjga ohbtjgr sil`g onrbss iy dong os Kbhzo`bs kohk jb``grga, oha L

trlga tb lkhbrg tjg polh L dg`t wjgh L sow iy bwh drlghas jlalhk tjglr bwh òukjtgr.

Eut L nbuàht eòig tjgi dbr òukjlhk, hbt rgo``y. Gvgrybhg o`woys òukjga ot iy

stbrlgsoha jbw`ga wjgh L ioag o dbb` bd iysg`d. Qjot wos iy rb`g, odtgr o``6 tjg

Fgwlsj fgstgr.

Kbhzo`b nrbssga jls eu`my oris oha sjbbm jls jgoa ot ig. O`` rlkjt,

Lhdohtg. Qjls L woht tb jgor. [jot abgs ohy bd tjls jovg tb ab wltj G`gho

Jgrhhagz2

L sil`ga wlagr, dgg`lhk iy `lps rlp ot tjg nbrhgrs. \bu sola lt ybursg`d,

Kbhzo`b. Ig oha Dbb`lsj Nbjgh2 [gvg kbt tjg soig e`bba. L mhgw G`gho

Jgrhhagz wbuà hgvgr kb dbr sbigbhg `lmg tjot. L bh`y trlga tb mlss jgr os o fbmg.

O fbmg. Kbhzo`bs fow rgòxga os tjg lago tbbm jbà bd jli. Oha ybu

sjbuà jovg sggh lt! L wght bh. L ibvg lh rgo` n`bsgrbiohtln, `lmg tjls. Oha


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eoi!^jg nronms ig rlkjt onrbss tjg dong! ^jg snrgois, Gw, kgt bdd ig, Eo`tosor!

@lmg La woht tb mlss sbig elk-hbsg `lmg ybu! @uls wos tjgrg. Qg`` jli, @uls.

@uls ovblaga iy kozg eut kbt tjg lago. Qjots wjot joppghga, Kbhzo`b. Lt

wos . . . lt wos prgtty duhhy.

Kbhzo`bs nrgw iuttgrga tb gonj btjgr, hbt surg wjot tb eg`lgvg. L put o

iuaay ori orbuha tjglr `goagr. Nbig bh, Kbhzo`b! \bu mhbw La hgvgr rgo``y kb

odtgr ybur klr`. L swgor bh tjg hoig bd iy Dbb`lsj Fgwlsj Kba.

Kbhzo`b nbhslagrga ig, tjg iuaay iorrohb stohalhk hgxt tb jli, os tjg

donts bd iy nosg n`lnmga tbkgtjgr lh tjls jgoa. Dlho``y o wry krlh dbriga egtwggh

jls fbw`s, oha jg njbmga ig lh tjg nrbbm bd jls gèbw.

L sjbuà jovg mhbwh. L d`lhnjga os Kbhzo`b kovg ig o pòydu` puhnj lh

tjg stbionj. \bu auie eostora! Ala ybu ontuo``y tjlhm sjga mlss ybu eonm2 L

igoh, ld tjg stbrlgs alaht snorg jgr bdd, ybur uk`y iuk wbuà!

Gxont`y, L sola. L put iy joha but lh o syieb` bd trung oha woltga.

Drlghas2

Kbhzo`b tbbm iy joha, oha L mhgw L wos dbrklvgh. Egjlha jli, @uls

kotjgrga up tjg nblhs jg joa tjrbwh ot igtjg nblhs Kbhzo`b joa stb`gh drbi

jli gor`lgr. Oha Kbhzo`b sola tb ig, \burg ioa, ybu mhbw tjot, iorrohb2

L fust hbaaga oha sil`ga `lmg o dbb`.

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[jgh L ghtgrga iy jbusg, L iornjga strolkjt lhtb iy rbbi oha sòiiga

tjg abbr egjlha ig. Qjg snght bd iy ouhts gkkpòht oha bhlbh stgw db``bwga ig

lhslag. Hlng os lt wos, L nbuàht ago` wltj jgr mltnjgh `gnturgs hbw. Qjlhmlhk bd

tjg duss sjga iomg wjgh sjg sow iy erulsga dong, L eurlga lt lhtb iy pl``bw oha

jbpga s`ggp wbuà tomg ig sbbh.


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Hb sunj ùnm. Qjg sbuha bd o abbr bpghlhk oha n`bslhk tbà ig iy uhn`g

joa ghtgrga tjg mltnjgh. [os tjot Eo`tosor2 L jgora jli soy wltj sbig urkghny.

Jipj, wos Ouht ^grghos ohswgr. ^buhaga ibrg `lmg tjg Egjgibtj

wltj o`` tjot stbiplhk.

Eut jgs jbig, Algkb sola, rg`lgvga. Qjgh, ^tbiplhk2 [jot joppghga2

Ls sbigtjlhk wrbhk2

[jy abht ybu kb osm jli2

Eronlhk iysg`d dbr iy uhn`gs lhgvltoe`g ghtrohng, L tbssga iysg`d bhtb iy

slag oha nrbssga iy oris ot tjg bpgh wlhabw. Gvgh sbigbhg os bà oha

snottgrerolhga os Algkb nbuà uhagrstoha tjot slkho`.

Br ioyeg hbt. Egdbrg `bhk L jgora tjg abbr tb iy rbbi bpgh. ^bbh o

iudd`ga nrgom tbà ig tjot iy uhn`g joa sgtt`ga bh tjg stbb` hgxt tb iy ega, tjg

bhg jg usga tb slt bh tb tg`` ig stbrlgs.

Eo`l, L tbà ybu hbt tb `govg tjg jbusg. L wlhnga os jg prgssga o dlhkgr

okolhst iy erulsga dong. Ohbtjgr dlkjt wltj Kbhzo`b, L sgg. [jot ala jg soy oebut

ybur porghts tjls tlig2

Hbtjlhk.

L mhbw lts jora, Eo`l, eut ybu iustht eg osjoiga bd tjgi! \bur porghts

wgrg jgrbgs! Qjgy alga dbr wjot tjgy eg`lgvga lh.

Drbwhlhk but tjg wlhabw, L tbyga la`y wltj tjg nrbss johklhk drbi iy

hgnm. Iy porghts. Hbt `bhk odtgr L wos ebrh tjgya nbhvgrtga oha njohkga tjglr

hoig drbi Ilzrojl tb Lhdohtg, jbplhk tb prbtgnt ig drbi So`bss ohtl-Fgwlsj

ibes. Qjgh Mlhk Dgrhohab oha _uggh Lsoeg` lhtrbaunga o hgw lhqulsltlbh igoht

tb drgg tjglr mlhkabis bd do`sg Njrlstloh nbhvgrts. Iy ouht oha uhn`g tjohmdu``y

gsnopga trlo` oha gxgnutlbh, eut iy porghts wgrg hbt sb ùnmy. Qjg Lhqulsltlbh


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trlga tjgi oha put tjgi tb agotj odtgr tjgy rgdusga tb pue`ln`y rghbuhng tjglr

Fgwlsj eg`lgds.

Onnbralhk tb Algkb tjot rgduso` ioag tjgi jgrbgs. Jgrbgs. Qjg wbra

o`woys put ig lh o sl`ght dury. Ld iy porghts wgrg jgrbgs, tjgy wbuà jovg

dbrswbrh tjglr doltj, kbhg tb njurnj bh ûhaoys `lmg tjgy wgrg suppbsga tb!

Jgrbgs alaht `govg tjglr njlàrgh brpjohs. Jgrbgs alaht alg.

Algkb oha L wgrg qulgt dbr sbig tlig, oha gvghtuo``y L tjbukjt jg ilkjt

`govg wltjbut soylhk ohytjlhk ibrg. Eut tjgh jg rolsga o eght dlhkgr oha sola tjg

wbras La eggh argoalhk ibst6 \bu mhbw, Eo`l, L mhbw gxont`y wjot ybu hgga. O

kb`gi.

L ibohga, mhbwlhk lt wos hb usg. Bhng iy uhn`g stortga o stbry, lt wos

uhstbppoe`g, `lmg o vb`nohb br o d`bba.

[jot ls o kb`gi2 ybu ilkjt osm. Bhg bd iy dovbrltg stbrlgs. Lts o wbhagr

L alaht tg`` ybu oebut jli sbbhgr. Qjg kb`gi ls o kloht egost ioag but bd nòy. Eut

tjg egst port bd tjg kb`gitb oh bà ebbmiomgr, ohywoyls tjot jg nbigs tb `ldg

tjrbukj tjg pbwgr bd tjg wrlttgh wbra. Iust jovg eggh oh lhvghtlbh bd

ebbmiomgrs. Qjgyrg nrgotlvg dg``bws, ybu mhbw. Sjl`bsbpjgr mlhks, ld tjgy wohtga

tjg pbwgr

Eut ibvlhk bh, L kruie`ga.

Hbw, tb klvg o kb`gi `ldg, ybu wrltg tjg wbra trutj, wjlnj ls oigtj, `lmg

tjls. [ltj o dlhkgr, iy uhn`g tronga but sbig lhvlsle`g ruhgs bh iy qul`t. \bu

wrltg lt bh o toe`gt oha put lt lhtb tjg nrgoturgs ibutj. Oha tb stbp tjg kb`gi,

slip`g ghbukj. \bu grosg tjg dlrst `gttgr. Iy uhn`g nbvgrga tjg dlrst lhvlsle`g

syieb` wltj o vglhy joha. Hbw lt soys igtj, wjlnj igohs agotj, oha, vbl`6 tjg

kb`gi stbps.


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S`gosg, Whn`g. Hb ibrg stbrlgs.

Eut L jovght gvgh kbttgh tb tjg pblht bd lt ygt. \bu sgg, Eo`l, tjg kb`gi ls o

prbtgntbr. Erutg strghktj, purg `byo`ty. Lh dont, jg ls tjg Fgwlsj pgbp`gs krgotgst

prbtgntbr

Iy uhn`g nbuàht jovg mhbwh tjot wos tjg gxont wrbhk tjlhk tb soy, eut jg

iust jovg rgo`lzga wjgh L fuipga up sb bur hbsgs hgor`y tbunjga. L sola ghbukj,

Whn`g! \bu abht mhbw wjgh tb stbp! Lvg joa ghbukj bd ybu, ghbukj bd ybur Fgws,

oha ghbukj bd ybur ebrlhk bà stbrlgs! Qjgy orght rgo`! Qjgy org o nbip`gtg wostg

bd tlig!

Eo`l.

Hb. L alaht woht tb jgor lt. L pusjga iy uhn`g owoy oha stbriga but bd iy

rbbi, post iy ouht, oha but tjg abbr.

Eo`tosor, nbig eonm! iy uhn`g yg``ga odtgr ig, oha L jgora jls dbbtstgps os

jg trlga tb db``bw ig butslag. Eut L wos tbb dost dbr jli. L roh up tjg jl`` tjot `ga

lhtb tjg `bhg`y strggts bd So`bs.

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L spght tjg rgst bd tjg odtgrhbbh stbrilhk tjrbukj tbwh, trylhk tb dbrng

Kbhzo`bs lhsu`ts oha iy bwh sjoigdu` stbry but bd iy jgoa.Nbwora. Qroltbr.

Njrlst-ml``gr. Dbb`lsj Nbjgh.Hb iottgr jbw iunj L wo`mga L nbuàht gsnopg

tjbsg wbras.

Gvghtuo``y L rgturhga tb iy drlghas johkbut ey Oilr o`-Motles jbusg.

Gxngpt dbr o dgw arokbhd`lgs, lt wos gipty. O ngroiln ebtt`g òy bh o eorrg`,

arlpplhk o sio`` puaa`g bd wlhg. Hbt ghbukj, tjbukj. Hbt ld L wohtga tb dbrkgt.

Qjg suh wos stortlhk tb sgt hbw= tjg noha`g lh tjg lrbh òip bh tjg wo``

egslag ig joa o`rgoay eggh `lt. Dbk wos dl`tgrlhk up drbi tjg nbee`gstbhgs,


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nbvgrlhk tjgi wltj oh ggrlg kbàgh ilst. L ponga eonm oha dbrtj tjrbukj lt, dgg`lhk

iy lhslags eurh.

Aoih Algkb, aoih Kbhzo`b, aoih iy porghts, aoih tjg Fgws! Oha aoih

iysg`d ibst bd o``. L sot bh tjg hgorgst eorrg` oha oha eohkga o dlst `lkjt`y okolhst

iy mhgg. O nruip`ga plgng bd popgr stunm wltj iua tb tjg sb`g bd iy sjbg. Lt wos

o nbpy bd tjg O`joiero Agnrgg, slkhga ey tjg mlhk oha quggh lh Iornj bd tjls ygor.

Mhbwlhk tjgy org trylhk tb suevgrt bur Notjb`ln doltj, bhg bd lts porokropjs

egkoh, lt ls rgsb`vga tjot o`` Fgws oha Fgwgssgs `govg bur mlhkabis uhagr pgho`ty

bd agotj.

L nrusjga tjg pokg lhtb o eo`` oha njunmga lt ot tjg hgorgst wo``. Qjgh L eght

iy jgoa lhtb iy johas.

Qwb sjoabws, `bhk drbi ausm, sprgoa bvgr tjg kbàgh puaa`gs lh drbht bd

ig. Kbba gvghlhk, sola o iohs vblng, `goh, aorm, oha baa`y oiusga. L rgibvga

iy johas drbi iy jgoa. Qwb dlkurgs woltga lh tjg ghtrohng tb tjg o``gy, eòhmgtga

ey tjg sjoag bd Oilr o`-Motles jbusg. O nbw` jla tjg dong bd tjg dlrst ioh. O

jgìgt jla tjg dong bd tjg btjgr. Qjg sgnbha ioh wos agnmga lh oribr, oha jg

norrlga o sjlhlhk spgor. Okghts bd tjg Lhqulsltlbh, ioyeg. L alaht woht tb wolt tb

dlha but.

^`bw`y L rbsg drbi iy eorrg`. [g org `bbmlhk dbr sbigbhg, tjg n`bomga

ioh sola. O Eo`tosor Lhdohtg bd So`bs.

Iy dlhkgrs twltnjga ot tjg sbuha bd iy bwh hoig. L abht mhbw ohy

Lhdohtg. Li sbrry, eut L noht jg`p ybu.

L jgà eonm tjg trgibrs rgoay tb rong onrbss iy ebay sb L nbuà pusj iy

woy post tjg twb igh. Eut tjg sbàlgr swuhk jls spgor lh drbht bd ig, oha L aohnga

eonm tb ovbla lts sjlhlhk gakg.


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Li sbrry, L rgpgotga sbigwjot ergotj`gss`y. Eut L rgo``y abht mhbw wjb

yburg to`mlhk oebut! @lstgh, tjls ls o`` sbig elk ilsuhagrstohalhk!

Qjot ls nbrrgnt, tjg n`bomga ioh rgp`lga. [g mhbw ybu org Eo`tosor

Lhdohtg. Oha ybu wl`` eg nbilhk wltj us. Hbw.

Iy jbrrldlga rgd`gntlbh storga eonm ot ig, worpga lh tjg sbàlgrs torhlsjga

jgìgt. Qjg n`bomga ioh ioag o qulnm ibtlbh ot tjg sbàlgr, oha L trlga tb iomg o

ruh dbr lt. Qjg n`bomga ioh noukjt ig drbi egjlha ey ebtj iy oris. [ltj o`` iy

strghktj L stbipga bh jls dbbt oha trlga tb wrgst iysg`d but bd jls krlp. Qjg ioh

nursga eut jgà bh. Qjg sbàlgr swuhk tjg dòt bd jls spgor onrbss tjg slag bd iy

smu``. [ltj stors lh iy gygs, L abue`ga bvgr. Qjg sbàlgr roiiga tjg au`` gha bd

jls spgor lhtb iy eonm, oha L dg`` lhtb gha`gss aormhgss.

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