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YDE@C\WAE

Kts Casy Lckem Mrcce9 \cvksc` ae` Cxpae`c` C`ktkde

Ndpyrkmft 1:-=>::7-0 (sdgtndvcr)

1. Fuhae cndodmy \cokmkdus aspcnts Nfrkstkaekty. 3


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Pd Hdh9

[du arc tfc lcst grkce` a `aumftcr

nduo` cvcr fdpc td favc.


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Ndetcets

Ketrd`untkde

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]det [du Lc Hy Eckmfldr4

1>

Pfc Zoancs [duoo Md

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Hcao Pkhc

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@rcsskem wktf ^tyoc71

@ctcntdr Ma`mct

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Fdhc, Mrcce Fdhc

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Pdd Nddo gdr ^nfddo

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Nrcatkde Narc ae` tfc Ndemrcmatkde

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Lanb td tfc Guturc

11;

Appce`kx A

Pfc Okvkem ]dr`9 Cevkrdehcetao ^nrkpturc \cgcrcencs

13

Appce`kx N

Mrccekem [dur Oklrary9 Nddo Cevkrdehcetao Lddbs td Nfcnb Dut

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Appce`kx @

Zknturc Pfks9 Hdvkcs [du Hkmft ]aet td ^cc

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Appce`kx CMcttkem Kevdovc`9 A Gcw Drmaekzatkdes Pfat Hkmft Ketcrcst [du

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Anbedwoc`mhcets

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Kah dec ounby bk`.

K mdt td wrktc a lddb. Aldut sdhctfkem K rcaooy narc

aldut. ]fce K was gkgtcce ycars do`. Zrctty swcct `cao, kg

ydu asb hc.

Ae` td tdp kt dgg, K fa` tfc nfaenc td spce` tkhc dvcrtfc ecxt gkvc ycars travcokem ardue` tfc nduetry, taobkem

td hy pccrs aldut nrcatkde narc, hcctkem sdhc rcaooy nddo

pcdpoc, ae` ocarekem hdrc aldut tfc Nfrkstkae sustake-

alkokty hdvchcet aoo wfkoc ke ndoocmc.

Pfce, tfc ycar agtcr K mraùatc`, K was tdo` tfat K nduo`

rcvksc tfc lddb K fa` wrkttce lanb ke fkmf snfddo2 hy pul-oksfcr tfdumft Kts Casy Lckem Mrccewas wdrtf upàtkem

ae` rcrcocaskem. Ounby, K tcoo ydu.

Haey tfkems favc nfaemc` gdr hc skenc K gkrst wrdtc

Ketrdùntkde


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1: Kts Casy Lckem Mrcce

tfks lddb9 Kvc mdec td ndoocmc. Kvc hdvc` dut dg hy par-

cets fdusc. Kvc okvc` ke aedtfcr nduetry. K cvce favc hy

dwe nar edw. Lut a gcw tfkems favc rchakec` tfc sahc9 Kstkoo lcokcvc tfat Nfrkstkaes arc naooc` td narc gdr nrcatkde.

K stkoo favc gaktf ke tfc pdwcr dg yduem pcdpoc td nfaemc

tfc wdro`.

Ae` K stkoo lcokcvc tfat kt kscasy lckem mrcce.


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Cvcrytfkem ke okgc su``ceoy scchs gueekcr wfce ydu

favc scvcetcce pcdpoc skttkem de tdp dg ydu.

A gcw ycars amd a stu`cet ke dec dg hy hdhs Cemoksf

noasscs hy hdhs a tcanfcr startc` a ly tcces, gdr

tcces wdrsfkp scrvknc. Cvcry wccbce` wc hct at Iahkcsnfurnf de ûeày agtcredde td skem, fcar tfc ]dr`, pray,

ae` gcoodwsfkp tdmctfcr. Iahkc aoways poaeec` sdhc bke`

dg antkvkty td kooustratc canf dg fks hkek-scrhdes9 ]c poayc`

tfuhl wars, okt hatnfcs, `k` pusf-ups (dbay, trkc`td `d

pusf-ups, ke hy nasc), ae` put tdmctfcr puzzocs. Lut ly gar

tfc hdst dutramcdus ae` gue antkvkty Iahkc cvcr faùs `d was husknao nfakrs, odvc-ydur-eckmfldr styoc.

Iahkc tdo` canf dg us td mral a gdo`kem nfakr, ae` wc

sct tfch aoo up ke a nkrnoc. Dec dg tfc mkros grdh tfc praksc

Nfaptcr 1

]det [du Lc HyEckmfldr4


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10 Kts Casy Lckem Mrcce

lae` mdt fcr muktar. Kt was iust okbc wfce wc usc` td poay

husknao nfakrs at lkrtf`ay partkcs ke cochcetary snfddo.

Cvcry tkhc Lrkttaey stdppc` poaykem, wc wduo` stdp nkr-nokem tfc nfakrs ae` skt fcavkoy ke tfc nodscst dec. Pfce a

nfakr wduo` lc tabce away, ae` wc` `d kt amake. Pfcrc

was deoy dec natnf9 Ke tfks vcrskde dg tfc mahc, edld`y

cvcr mdt dut. Canf tkhc a nfakr was tabce dut dg tfc

nkrnoc, dec hdrc pcrsde wduo` favc td sfarc a scat wktf a

grkce`.At g krst kt waset la`9 Hy lcst grkce`, Faeeaf, ae` K

wduo` tabc a nfakr tdmctfcr, dr Mcdgg, Iahkcs scvce-ycar-

do` lrdtfcr, wduo` skt de fks lkm lrdtfcrs oap. Lut as hdrc

ae` hdrc nfakrs wcrc tabce away, tfc scatkem arraemc-

hcets mdt ocss ae` ocss edrhao. traemcrs lcmae nrahhkem

tdmctfcr, gdur td a nfakr. Pfce wc mdt dwe td twd nfakrs.

]fce Lrkttaey rcsuhc` fcr sdem, Iahkc gdo`c` up dec

hdrc nfakr. ]c aoo oaumfc`, edt rcaooy cxpcntkem fc` favc

us aoo try td gkt detd dec nfakr. Lut tfce tfc muktar huskn

stdppc`. ]c aoo ldotc` td tfc dec nfakr kestkentkvcoy, pkokem

gddtlaoo poaycr de tdp dg ndhputcr mcekus, `raha bk` de

tdp dg hatf-tcah naptake.

]fce wc aoo tdppoc` dgg dec aedtfcr, stkoo oaumfkem,

Iahkc cxpoakec` tfc pdket dg tfc mahc9 ]fce Icsus

was asbc` wfat tfc hdst khpdrtaet tfkems td `d wcrc,

fc aeswcrc` tfat wc sfduo` odvc Md` wktf aoo dur fcart,

hke`, sduo, ae` strcemtf, ae` tfat wc sfduo` odvc dureckmfldrs as durscovcs.

]fat `k` tfks favc td `d wktf lckem nrusfc` okbc a

vcry shaoo aet ue`cr a vcry fcavy ldwokem laoo4


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]det [du Lc Hy Eckmfldr4 13

Gkrst, kt hcaes wc ecc` td rcaooy favc fcarts ae`

hke`s ae` sduos ae` strcemtf wc ecc` tfc nfakrs ae`

tfc huskn ae` aoo dg ydu muys wfd sfdwc` up tdày kedr`cr td poay tfks mahc. ]c aosd ecc` td bedw wfd dur

eckmfldrs arc9 as ydu iust gdue` dut, tfats cvcry skemoc pcr-

sde fcrc. Lut hdst khpdrtaetoy, wc favc td favc odvc wc

ecc` td oaumf ae` favc gue ae` apprcnkatc tfc locsskems

wcvc lcce mkvce.

Ke a skhkoar scesc, K lcokcvc tfat tfc deoy way wc naeprdtcnt dur cevkrdehcet ks ly gdoodwkem Icsus tcanfkems.

Zrcscrvkem nrcatkde ks aldut fdedrkem tfc Nrcatdr ae`

puttkem tfc wcoo-lckem dg dtfcrs lcgdrc dur dwe `cskrcs.

Gdoodwkem Icsus twd mrcatcst ndhhae`hcets lcmkes

wktf dur fcarts. ]c hust favc ndhpasskde gdr tfdsc wfd

arc suggcrkem, wfctfcr tfcy lc Bceyae nfko`rce wfd arc

starvkem wfkoc wc Ahcrknaes tfrdw away ae avcramc dg

0=: pdue`s dg gdd` pcr pcrsde pcr ycar, Fdeùrae co`crs

wfd arc `ykem dg naencr lcnausc dg tfc tdxkn pcstknk`cs

usc` de ndggcc poaetatkdes, dr bk`s ke Pfakoae` wfdsc

ouems arc lckem gkooc` wktf pdooutkde rcocasc` ketd tfc akr

ly gantdrkcs tfat prdùnc dur snfddo lke`crs.

]c fcar sd hunf aldut cevkrdehcetao ndencres tfat

sdhctkhcs dur fcarts nae far`ce. K rchchlcr wfce hy lcst

grkce`, Faeeaf, nut dgg a gddt dg fcr fakr. K tfdumft K` ecvcr

mct usc` td kt. Gdr tfc ecxt hdetf, cvcry tkhc K saw fcr K

was denc amake surprksc` td scc mcetoc wavcs dg lrdwe nuro-kem aldut fcr cars, ed odemcr aloc td rcanf ketd fcr nustdh-

ary pdeytako. Lut agtcr awfkoc Faeeafs sfdrt fakr lcmae td

scch edrhao. Edw K favc a far` tkhc pknturkem Faeeaf


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wktfodem fakr. Pfc sahc tfkem nae fappce td us rcmar`kem

tfc cevkrdehcet. Pfc gkrst tkhc wc rca` ae artknoc aldut

tfc `cnokekem statc dg tfc cndsystch, wc nae khhc`katcoyndhhkt td rcnynokem cvcrytfkem, pknbkem up trasf ly tfc sk c

dg tfc rda`, ae` narpddokem hdrc. Lut tfce wc nae odsc dur

cetfuskash. dde pdooutkde amake scchs edrhao, mrccefdusc

mascs ae` nurlsk`c okttcr ueavdkàloc. Odss dg zcao rcaooy

hcaes odss dg fcart. Pd habc a `kggcrcenc, wc hust narc

aldut tfc pcdpoc a pdooutc` cevkrdehcet ks aggcntkem ae`tfc Md` wfd naoos us td `d sdhctfkem aldut kt.

Lut kts edt iust aldut dur fcarts. Pd prdtcnt tfc cevk-

rdehcet cggcntkvcoy, wc hust aosd favc hke`s. ]c hust

cùnatc durscovcs aldut tfc statc dg tfc poaect ae` wfcrc kt

wkoo lc fca`kem ke tfc vcry ecar guturc kg wc d edtfkem td

ketcrvcec. ]c hust favc bedwoc`mc aldut Md`s lkloknao

`chae` td narc gdr eaturc.

\chchlcr wfce ydu wcrc a yduem bk` poaykem dutsk`c

ae` ydu sdhcfdw `kèt fcar ydur hdh naookem ydu gdr

`keecr4 ^drry, Hdh, K `kèt fcar ydu snrcahkem at tfc

tdp dg ydur ouems tfdsc, cr, twcety-gkvc tkhcs scchc` okbc

a sdrry cxnusc wfce sfc moarc` at ydu wktf dec cyclrdw

raksc` ae` fcr fae`s de fcr fkps. @det wdrry, tfc Md` dg

tfc uekvcrsc faset ldrrdwc` ydur hdtfcrs godrao aprde,

lut fc ksmdkem td fdo` us annduetaloc gdr wfat wc `d dr

`det `d td stcwar` fks nrcatkde. ]ktf hasskvc nokhatc

nfaemcs, a poctfdra dg avakoaloc kegdrhatkde aldut fdw wcarc `cstrdykem tfc poaect, ae` fue`rc`s dg Lkloc vcrscs aoo

pdketkem td dur ecc` td narc gdr Md`s cartf, saykem wc

`kèt bedw td Md` kset mdkem td nut kt.


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]det [du Lc Hy Eckmfldr4 1=

Iahkc aosd pdketc` dut tfat wc ecc` sduos. ]c ecc`

spkrkts rddtc` ke Md` ke dr`cr gdr us td rchake ndhhkttc`

td tfc cevkrdehcet. Pfats wfcrc dur mcecratkde ndhcs ke.A odt dg pcdpoc arc aorca`y wdrbkem far` td khprdvc tfc

cevkrdehcet, lut tfcy naet `d kt ly tfchscovcs. Kts mrcat

tfat wcvc `cvcodpc` tfc tcnfedodmy td rcnynoc papcr dr td

habc do` aouhkeuh naes ketd ecw decs. Lut kg wc `det

tabc tfc kektkatkvc td rcnynoc tfdsc tfkems ke tfc gkrst poanc,

tfce wfat mdd` ks tfc tcnfedodmy4 Kts up td us td gke`ways wc nae habc a `kggcrcenc. Kg canf dg us habcs cvce

a gcw shaoo nfaemcs, tfc rcsuots wkoo favc a fumc khpant

de dur nokhatc. Haey fae`s habc okmft wdrb2 haey sduos

`d mrcat wdrbs.

Pfc gdurtf quaokty wc ecc` kg wcrc mdkem td habc a

edtkncaloc `kggcrcenc ke tfc fcaotf dg dur wdro` ks strcemtf.

Kh edt taobkem aldut pfysknao, `d-gkvc-fue`rc`-skt-ups-

at-a-tkhc bke` dg strcemtf aotfdumf K nduo` pcrsdeaooy

`d wktf a okttoc hdrc dg tfat tdd. Ed, Kh taobkem aldut

a `ctcrhkeatkde td `d wfats rkmft, ed hattcr fdw grukt-

ocss dr tkrkem kt hay scch. Kh taobkem aldut tfc bke` dg

stahkea kt tabcs td md tfc cxtra hkoc gdr Md`, cvce wfce

aoo ydu waet td `d ks gkeksf ydur fdhcwdrb (wcoo, dbay,

haylc ydu `det waettd `d tfat) ae` md td soccp.

K ah fdrrkloc aldut gdoodwkem tfrdumf de rcsdoutkdes.

Kh tfc bke` dg pcrsde wfd cnk`cs sfcs mdkem td stdp prd-

nrastkeatkem rkmft up uetko tfat ecxt asskmehcet ks `ucae` K favcet mdttce ardue` td `dkem kt yct. Dr K cnk`c Kh

mdkem td lc lcttcr aldut wrktkem lanb td pcdpoc quknboy,

lut ly tfc ecxt wccb hy keldx ks pkoc` mkmalytcs fkmf.


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Cvcry tkhc K nocae hy rddh, K prdhksc hyscog K wdet oct

kt mct hcssy amake ae` tfce tfc scnde` oaw dg tfcrhd-

`yeahkns bknbs ke. Fcy, kts tfc tfdumft tfat nduets, rkmft4]rdem. Mcttkem dur tfkebkem rkmft ks ae khpdrtaet start,

lut tfc cartf `dcs edt rcmkstcr mdd` ketcetkdes. Zrdtcnt-

kem tfc cndsystch naet lcndhc aedtfcr gakoc` Ecw [cars

rcsdoutkde ae cxcrnksc poae dr a wdrb ctfkn tfat gkzzocs

dut agtcr tfrcc wccbs. ]c ecc` td favc ceùraenc kg wc

arc mdkem td nfaemc tfc wdro`.

]fd Ks Hy Eckmfldr4

Pfc scnde` part dg Icsus tcanfkem ks td odvc dur eckmf-

ldr as durscovcs. Lut as Iahkc pdketc` dut, kg wc waet td

`d tfat, wc ecc` td bedw wfd dur eckmfldr ks. [cs, ydureckmfldr ks tfc swcct okttoc do` oa`y okvkem ecxt `ddr wfd

ldumft tfc wrappkem papcr gdr ydur snfddo gue`-rakscr

wfce ydu wcrc ke tfkr` mra`c. Lut ydur eckmfldr ks aosd

tfc ldec-tfke nfko` grdh Bceya, tfc Fdeùrae mrae`-

hdtfcr wktf naencr, ae` tfc tcceamcr ke Pfakoae` wfds

aorca`y anqukrc` a nfrdekn ndumf sfc wkoo bccp gdr tfc rcstdg fcr okgc.

Kts casy td cgkec eckmfldr tdd earrdwoy. ]fce K was

ke fkmf snfddo, K fa` tfc sahc mrdup dg pcdpoc ke aohdst

aoo hy noasscs. K `kèt favc a odt dg ketcrantkde wktf stu-

`cets ke dtfcr mra`cs, dr cvce dtfcrs ke hy mra`c wktf

`kggcrcet ana`chkn ketcrcsts. ]fce K waobc` ketd fkstdrynoass canf ày, kt was prctty hunf tfc sahc maem tfat

was ke hy snkcenc noass tfc prcvkdus pcrkd`. Pfcy wcrc

tfc pcdpoc K saw cvcry ày, tfc decs K sfarc` hchdrkcs


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Outfcr âys9 Zoaet a Prcc

Aedtfcr rcasde K rarcoy vceturc` dutsk`c hy dwe sdnkao

nkrnoc was tfat K gkmurc` tfcrc hust lc arcasdeK fuem dutwktf tfc pcdpoc K `k`. K ha`c up tfks gkntktkdus oaw ke hy

fca` tfat says, Okbc attrants td okbc. ^dhcfdw cvcrydec

gkmurcs dut (sulndesnkdusoy) wfknf pcdpoc tfcy arc hdst

ndhpatkloc wktf, ae` tfats fdw grkce`sfkps arc gdrhc`.

[caf, rkmft.

Haylc wc gke` kt ndhgdrtkem td tfkeb tfcrcs sdhc rca-

sde tfc cevkrdehcet ks ke sfahlocs. ]fd bedws wfat

Md` ks tfkebkem4 Haylc fc `dcset narc tfat wcrc trasf-

kem tfc poaect. Amake9 ycaf, rkmft. Pfc Lkloc habcs kt

nocar tfat Md` odvcs tfc cartf ae` waets us td narc gdr kt.

]fce K taob td mrdups aldut tfc ecc` td narc gdr

nrcatkde, Kh dgtce asbc`, Kset tfks cevkrdehcet tfkem

bke` dg odw de tfc okst dg Nfrkstkae prkdrktkcs4 ]fat kg

Icsus ndhcs lanb tdày4 ]duoèt pdooutkde edt hattcr

aeyhdrc4

K usuaooy aeswcr ly tcookem a stdry aldut tfc nfurnf

rcgdrhcr Hartke Outfcr. Apparcetoy, Outfcr denc mavca ûeày hdrekem scrhde aldut tfc scnde` ndhkem dg

Nfrkst. Fc was sunf a pdwcrguo prcanfcr tfat wfce fks

ndemrcmatkde wcet fdhc, tfcy aoo startc` antkem as kg Icsus

wcrc mdkem td rcture tfat agtcredde. Dec hae grdh tfc

nfurnf fappcec` td waob ly Outfcrs fdusc ae` saw fkh

poaetkem a trcc. Pfc parksfkdecr was puzzoc` ae` asbc`tfc prcanfcr a qucstkde9 Kg fc rcaooy lcokcvc` fks dwe scr-

hde, sfduoèt fc lc `dkem wfat fc` waet td lc `dkem

wfce Icsus rctures4 Outfcr aeswcrc` tfat poaetkem a trcc


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9> EBIW), Eknd`chus asbc`

fdw tfks was pdsskloc, skenc kts dlvkdus a guoo-mrdwe hae

naeedt gkt lanb ketd fks hdtfcrs wdhl. ]c sdhctkhcshkss tfc lkm pknturc wfce wc tabc tfkems tdd oktcraooy.

K sfduoèt tfkeb dg tfc bk` rkmft ecxt td hc as hy

eckmfldr lut ruoc dut sdhcdec cosc lcnausc fcs anrdss tfc

rddh. ^khkoaroy, wc sfduoèt okhkt tfc pcdpoc wc ecc`

td fcop td deoy tfdsc wc bedw dr tfdsc aorca`y ldre. Kg

K `cgkec eckmfldr oktcraooy as deoy tfc pcrsde wfdschakoldx ks rkmft ecxt td hkec wfat ah K wksfkem de hy

grkce` wfce K tcoo fcr td lrcab a ocm at a rcnktao4 Oktcrao

nduo` lc octfao.

]crc Aoo ke Pfks Pdmctfcr

K bedw tfat taobkem aldut scrkdus cevkrdehcetao prdlochs

nae lc `ksnduramkem. ]fce hy à` gkrst ocgt fks idl as ae

chcrmceny rddh `dntdr td gdnus de modlao fcaotf kssucs

ae` prdtcntkem tfc poaects cndsystch, kt scchc` okbc aoo

wc cvcr taobc` aldut ke dur fdusc was wfat was wrdem

wktf tfc wdro`. K` dgtce stdrh away grdh tfc `keecrtaloc, dvcrwfcohc` ly tfcsc `ddhsày `ksnusskdes. K gcot

fcopocss ae` `cprcssc`. K favc skenc ocarec`, tfdumf, tfat

tfc prkhary rcasde K nduoèt stae` td fcar aey hdrc taob

aldut tfc statc dg dur poaect was lcnausc K was gdnuskem

deoy de tfc prdlochs, edt de sdoutkdes.

K `d edt waet ydu td mct `ksnduramc`. ]fkoc K lcokcvckts khpcratkvc tfat wc `ksnuss tfc scrkdus cevkrdehce-

tao kssucs wcrc gankem, K aosd bedw tfat huookem dvcr tfc

prdlochs dg tfks wdro` ks edt tfc way wcrc mdkem td gkx


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]det [du Lc Hy Eckmfldr4 >1

ae` dtfcrs ae` tfce ndetkeuc td okvc ke ways tfat `cstrdy

Md`s nrcatkde, oca` td mrcat fuhae suggcrkem, ae` ce`ae-

mcr dur poaect.Md` naoos us td gke` nrcatkvc ways td okvc tfat sfdw narc

gdr fks nrcatkde. K tfkeb tfat rcqukrcs tfc bke` dg khamkea-

tkde K scc ke Yanf, hy okttoc fk`c-ae`-sccb lu``y grdh

gaktf mrdup. Aedtfcr mahc Yanf ae` K odvc td poay ks las-

bctlaoo wktfdut fddp ae` laoo. ]c tabc tures rueekem

tfc ocemtf dg tfc okvkem rddh, lduenkem dur laoo ae`sfddtkem at dur khamkec` ect rkmft aldvc tfc ddrway. ]c

ndr`kaooy ndemratuoatc canf dtfcr de mdd` sfdts, natnf tfc

laoo gdr canf dtfcr wfce kt rcldue`s, ae` asb Ndoc (tfc

skx-hdetf-do`) gdr fks dpkekde wfcecvcr wc arcet surc kg

dur gdrh was mdd`.

Md` waets us td poay lasbctlaoo. Fc waets us td favc

ndhpasskde ae` zcao gdr pcdpoc, cvce kg wc naet scc tfch.

Fc waets us td ant odnaooy, ke tfc okvkem rddh tfat ks

dur dwe ndhhuekty, wfkoc stkoo bccpkem tfc lkm pknturc

ke hke`. Fc waets us td cenduramc ae` fcop dec aedtfcr

ke dur cggdrts td ndescrvc tfc cevkrdehcet. Fc waets us

td lc fuhloc ae` td tcah up wktf dtfcrs wfd narc aldut

savkem fks nrcatkde. Ae` hdst khpdrtaetoy, fc waets us td

khamkec. Pfkeb aldut tfc nocaecr cevkrdehcet wc nduo`

favc. Pfkeb aldut tfc lkookdes dg pcdpoc wfd wduo` lce-

cgkt grdh sunf ae cevkrdehcet. Pfkeb aldut wfat Md`

nae `d tfrdumf us kg wc carecstoy `cskrc td prdtcnt tfccndsystch.

Khamkec scrvkem Md` ly savkem tfc poaect.

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