raising stony mayhall by daryl gregory, excerpt

8/6/2019 RAISING STONY MAYHALL by Daryl Gregory, Excerpt

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wahrh tah ajush jenh stjjc. âh is lfwlys cislppjiethc. Jut

ahrh, ejtaied gjvhs kut tah wiec.

Jbthe sah tjths kjj`s wita ahr. jghtighs sah rhlcs brjg

l tain`, vh-ried kiechr olgghc wita typhc pldhs, lec ltjtahr tighs brjg tah jfc-blsaijehc dirfs cilry sah ieahrithc, l

taie kjj` wita l nfjta njvhr jb drhhe lec pie` pflic, wajsh

fjn` sah jphes wita l slbhty pie. Gjstfy, tajuda, sah sits lec

taie`s. âh als l pfle, tais dirf. Lec tjcly is jeh jb tah rhc-

fhtthr clys ie talt snahgh.

L richr lpprjlnahs, phclfied cjwe tah fjed drlvhf crivh, l

giccfh-ldhc wjgle wita sthhfy alir puffhc ietj l hrnh

pjeytlif. Ahr luet Lfinh. Lrh tahy njgied: [uky ls`s.

âjufc kh ahrh witaie tah ajur, Lfinh slys. Sajudat

yjuc fi`h tj ejw.

[ich jut tj tah dlth wita gh, [uky slys. Lfinh brjwes0

sah is l wjgle wita Saieds tj Cj. Ja njgh je, [uky slys,

lec puts ahr lrg lrjuec ahr. Yju èjw yju wlet tj. îchky sich, tahy njufc kh tl`he bjr gjtahr lec cludathr. Kjta

lrh tlff, wita strjed ejshs lec aida nahh`kjehs. Sahy lrh

khlutibuf.

Sahy rich cjwe tah crivh tj tah aidawly, tahe ahlc

tjwlrc tjwe. Sah henflvh njesists jb twhety squlrh gifhs jb

lt blrgflec, jfc ajusied civisijes, lec l bhw kjlrchc-up

stjrhs lec blst-bjjc rhstlurlets talt ushc tj gl`h up Hlsthrfy.

Sah nfhle zjeh is henfjshc ky twj rieds jb bhenhs tjpphc

wita rlzjr wirh lec spjtfidats. Djjc bjr `hhpied jut tah

salgkfied ajrchs jb flst yhlr, lec djjc ejw bjr `hhpied jut

tah bhchrlf djvhreghettah iffhditiglth bhchrlf djvhreghet,

phjpfh ie tah henflvh sly.

Sah rjlc is lt lec gl`hs bjr hlsy ricied. [uky is lex-ijus tj rhlna tahir chstieltije, kut it is vhry ajt lec Lfinh, l

cjntjr, wiff ejt kh rusahc ietj ahltstrj`h. Its ehlrfy le ajur

khbjrh tahy rhlna tah sjutahre dulrcajush lec its fjksthr trlp

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jb ieehr lec juthr dlths. ahribb Siehs njghs jut tj sly ahffj,

lec ah lec l bhw jb tah dulrcs stlec lrjuec nalttied wita tah

wjghe. Ejt bjr fjed0 witaie gieuths l gle ie tah aida

tjwhr nlffs cjwe talt l trun` is lpprjlnaied.[uky nlet shh leytaied je tah rjlc, lec tahe sah gl`hs

jut l ghrnurilf kfjk saigghried tarjuda tah alzh jb ahlt.

Sah trun` drlculffy sfjws ls it lpprjlnahs tah juthr dlths,

wahrh tah bhchrlf trjjps lrh stltijehc. Sah ahfghthc lec

clr`-visjrhc dulrcs krihy iesphnt tah nlk jb tah trun`,ls whff

ls tah yhffjw klnàjh khied tjwhc je tah trlifhr, tahe lffjw

trun` lec trlifhr tj plss ietj tah ej-gles-flec khbjrh tah

ieehr dlth. Sais gjvhghet sidelfs l trlesbhr ie ouriscin tije,

lec le hetirhfy ehw kurhlunrlny sprieds ietj lntije. Nivifile

dulrcs,witajut ueibjrgs kut wita dues hvhe flrdhr tale tajsh

nlrrihc ky tah bhchrlf jbnhrs jutsich, swhhp bjrwlrc lec

chglec talt tah twj ghe ie tah nlk hxit tah vhainfh.

Sah crivhr is l kurfy @jrhle gle. Ah sthps cjwe sfjwfy,tahe shhs tah wjghe lec wlf`s tjwlrc tah bhenh ie l nfugp-

ied dlit. Kjta fhds alvh khhe rhgjvhc khfjw tah èhh, lec

tah prjstahtins cjet t whff. Sah dulrcs yhff lt aig tj stjp

lec kh shlrnahc, kut ah fludas lec wlvhs tahg jbb.

^j yju bjuec jeh, Lfinh slys.

Cic yju cjukt gh: Cic yju cjukt gh: tah gle slys,

fludaied. Bjuec it lt l pflnh ie Le`hey, wita pfhety jb cihshf,

tjj. I nflighc it ls le uesnahcufhc cjeltije tj tah henflvh.

Ajw yju cjied, [uky: Yju dirfs cicet alvh tj njgh jut

ahrh lec ghht gh.

Ejt guna djied je tjcly, [uky slys. Th rhlffy lpprh-

nilth tais, @wled.

Cjet yju wjrry, whff ec aig, ah slys.Njgh je, @wled, jeh jb tah dulrcs slys, glìed ais

elgh raygh wita nfled. Hvhe tajuda @wleds fivhc ahrh

lfgjst ais hetirh fibh, Ijwles nlet shhg tj dht ais elgh ridat.

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Djttl cj tah kith nahn`. Fhss yju wlet us tj cj it jut ahrh

ie brjet jb tah flcihs.

@wled fludas. I cjet taie` tahy njufc tl`h tah hxnith-

ghet. Yju lff wlet l rich kln` tj tah ajush:Thvh djt jur ki`hs, Lfinh slys.

Lwbuffy ajt bjr phclfied, @wled slys. Njgh je, yju

nle tarjw hg up je tah trlifhr lec rich ie tah nlk. Ivh djt

lir-njecitijeied.

[uky tjunahs Lfinhs lrg. Its jefy pjfith tj `hhp aig

njgpley, sah slys. Its khhe l yhlr witajut gley taieds, kut

lt tah gjghet, phralps lir-njecitijeied bhhfs fi`h tah drhlthst

fjss jb lff. Sahrhs dhehrltjr pjwhr ie tah henflvh, kut its

strintfy rltijehc.

Th sajufcet kh wlstied buhf je talt, Lfinh slys. Kut jb

njursh tahy sajufcet kh wlstied buhf je tais prjohnt lt lff. It

wls [uky waj pusahc tais ichl, waj njevienhc @wled tj

ec tahg l kln`ajh bjr tah hxnlvltije, waj njevienhc ahrrhfltivhs tj ajfc l buehrlf. Ahr chthrgieltije tj nlrry jut tais

pfle is l gysthry tj tahg, kut tahyrh iecufdied ahr.

Bibthhe gieuths flthr, lbthr @wled als plsshc tah kith

nahn`, tah wjghe nfigk up ietj tah nlk wita aig0 ais nj-

crivhr als chnichc tj aled jut lt tah dlth lwaifh lec sajjt

tah sait.

Srlvhfied ky vhainfh, hvhe l sfjw-gjvied shgi, gl`hs it

jkvijus ajw tiey tah henflvh is. ^jghcly, glykh sjje, tahyff

alvh tj hxplec, pusa kln` tah bhenhs ls tah pjpufltije

hxplecs. Sahrh lrh prhdelet wjghe ie Hlsthrfy.

@wled ejcs tj tahir ridat, lt l pltna jb uethechc hfc.

Salts wahrh yjur gjg bjuec aig, ridat, Lfinh:

Lkjut tahrh, sah slys.Taj: [uky ls`s.

@wled slys, ^tjey lec ais gjtahr.

Tlit, sfjw cjwe! [uky slys. ^ah fhles lnrjss ahr luet,

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lec prhsshs tah kuttje tj rjff cjwe tah wiecjw. Ajw njgh

yjuvh ehvhr pjiethc tais jut tj gh: ahc trlvhfhc tais rjlc

l auecrhc tighs wita Lfinh.

@wled sfjws tah trun` tj l nrlwf. Sahrhs ejtaied tjglr` tah hxlnt fjnltije. [uky slys, Sahrh judat tj kh l

nrjss jr sjghtaied. L gjeughet.

It wls lkjut tahrh, Lfinh slys.

Sahrh: [uky ls`s. Its oust l pltna jb drlss.

Yjur drlecgjtahr wls crivied us ajgh tarjuda l

sejwstjrg, Lfinh slys.

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khstjwhc upje ahrshfb lff tah privifhdhs jb le lcuft, ienfucied

tah phrglehet ridat tj rich sajtdue lec nritinizh ahr

gjtahrs crivied.

Tlecl put tah nlr ie rhvhrsh lec sfjwfy kln`hc up, ahrhyhs wltnaied tah rhlrvihw girrjr bjr ahlcfidats klrrhfied

jut jb tah sejw, uetif sah rhlnahc tah spjt wahrh sah tajudat

sahc shhe tah clr` kfjt. ah fhbt tah nlr rueeied lec tah fidats

je. Cjet dht jut jb tah nlr, sah tjfc tah dirfs.

âh wlf`hc lrjuec tj tah rhlr jb tah stltije wldje. Sah

wiec waipphc lt ahr sìrt, lec iny sejw kit ahr le`fhs tarjuda

ahr eyfjes. Sypinlf Ijwl sejwstjrg, rlìed tah hgpty hfcs lt

bty gifhs phr ajur. L bhw bhht brjg tah tliffidats tah clr`

nfjshc ie0 sah njufc klrhfy cistieduisa drly hfc brjg pitna-

kfln` s`y. âh sajufc alvh tl`he tah lsafidat brjg tah dfjvh

njgplrtghet.

Sahe sah slw tah fugp, phralps the bhht brjg tah rjlc.

âh sthpphc jbb tah sajufchr lec iestletfy pfuedhc ietj sejwup tj ahr saies.

It wls l dirf, ejt gjrh tale shvhethhe jr hidathhe. ah fly

je ahr sich, alfb kurihc ie tah sejw, ahr lrgs nurfhc ie brjet

jb ahr. âh wjrh le igitltije rlkkit bur njlt, l clr` sìrt,

kfln` tidats, lec yhs, yhffjw rukkhr kjjts. Tlecl puffhc jbb

jeh dfjvh lec nrjunahc ie tah sejw khsich ahr. âh pusahc

tah dirfs fjed krjwe alir brjg ahr blnh lec tjunahc l alec tj

ahr ehn`. Ahr sìe wls tah slgh thgphrlturh ls tah sejw.

L fidat iffugielthc tahg. Is sah chlc: Lfinh slic. âh

ahfc tah kid sifvhr lsafidat. Jb njursh sahc rhghgkhrhc it0

Lfinh wls ls fhvhfahlchc ls ahr bltahr alc khhe.

I tjfc yju tj stly ie tah nlr,Tlecl slic.

Nahfshls wltnaied Oueih. Taj is sah:Tlecl cicet rhnjdeizh ahr. Glykh sah wls l ruelwly,

tryied tj gl`h it tj Chs Gjiehs. Kut ajw cic sah dht wly jut

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ahrh, sixty gifhs brjg tah nity: Lec walt ìffhc ahr

hxpjsurh: L ait-lec-rue crivhr:

Sah dirfs lrgs whrh wrlpphc lrjuec ahr stjglna. Tlecl

alc l klc tajudat. âh put ahr alec je tah dirfs sajufchrlec trihc tj pusa ahr jetj ahr kln`, kut jefy gjvhc ahr l

bhw ienahs0 l cribt alc bjrghc ldliest ahr, ajfcied ahr ie

pflnh. Tlecl puffhc je tah dirfs lrgit bhft ahlvy, kut ejt

stibblec gjvhc it cjwe tj ahr sich. Sahe sah tuddhc up tah

ahg jb tah oln`ht.

Sah ieblet wls wrlpphc ie walt fjj`hc fi`h klta tjwhfs.

Jefy its tiey drly blnh wls visikfh, its hyhs nfjshc, its fips kfuh.

Tlecl glch l fjw, slc sjuec. ah wjr`hc ahr alecs khehlta

tah naifc, ahr alec nrlcfied its ehn`, lec krjudat it tj ahr

nahst. It wls njfc, njfc ls its gjtahr.

Lfinh gjvhc nfjshr tj ahr, lec Tlecl put up l alectah

dirf cicet ehhc tj shh tais. Sah chlc dirfs plfh sairt lec clr`

sìrt whrh stibb wita brjzhe kfjjc. Ahr kfln` tidats, sah rhlf-izhc, whrh nrusthc wita it.

Lfinh sthpphc bjrwlrc leywly, brjweied. âh cicet

snrhlg, cicet plein. âh fjj`hc lt tah dirf, tahe tah klky ie

ahr gjtahrs lrgs, lec slic, Th alvh tj dht tahg tj tah ajs-

pitlf.

Ja, ajehy, Tlecl slic. âhc witehsshc l bhw ìecl-

sjrtl girlnfhs ie ahr yhlrs ls le [E, kut tahrh wls ej ajspitlf

je hlrta talt njufc ahfp tais klky ejw. âh ahfc it tj ahr lec

djt tj ahr bhht. Sahe sah nlrrihc it kln` tj tah stltije wldje.

Lfinh slic, âjufcet wh kried tah dirf:

Thff njgh kln` bjr ahr, Tlecl slic. Sah gjtahr sah

njufc fhlvh, kut sah njufcet igldieh lklecjeied le ieblet,

hvhe l chlc jeh.Tahe tahy rhlnahc tah nlr sah glch Lfinh dht ie rst,

tahe put tah klky ie ahr lrgs, ls dhetfy ls ib it whrh l fivied

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naifc. Sah yjuedhr dirfs fhlehc jvhr tah shlt kln`, lglzhc.

Yju bjuec l klky: Nahfshl slic. âh wls shvhe yhlrs jfc,

Oueih jefy tarhh lec l alfb.

Lfinh slic, Its ejtît ie yjur shlts, lff jb yju, Tlecl slic, nuttied ahr jbb.

Sah flst taied sah ehhchc wls tarhh aysthrinlf dirfs. âh

wjufcet lffjw ahrshfb tj nry, hitahr.

âh hlshc tah stltije wldje ietj tah fleh. Ie lff tah tigh

tahyc khhe puffhc jvhr ejt l nlr alc plsshc tahg ie hitahr

cirhntije. Sah nfjshst thfhpajeh wls tahir jwe, l njupfh jb

gifhs lwly. âhc alvh tj nlff tah pjfinh, jr glykh tah rh

chplrtghet, lec thff tahg wahrh tj ec tah dirf.

Sahe Lfinh sajuthc lec Tlecl ehlrfy sflgghc je tah

krl`hs. Lfinh, yju nlet

Gjg!

Sah klkys hyhs whrh jphe.

Lbthr l gjghet Tlecl slic, Salt alpphes sjghtighs.âh ushc ahr eursh vjinh. Glykh Lfinh wjufc khfihvh ahr ib

sah ushc tah eursh vjinh.

Its gjvied, Lfinh slic.

Jeh jb tah tjwhfs alc njgh jphe, hxpjsied l fittfh drly

alec. Tlecl fjj`hc lt tah rjlc, kln` tj tah naifc. Its tiey e-

dhrs hxhc.

Tlecl bhft l stlk jb plein. ucchefy sah alc l cyied ehw-

kjre tj slvh. ah njufcet jjr it0 tah Blfnje wjufc ehvhr stly

je tah rjlc. Ajfc aig up tj tah ahlthr, sah slic. Ahr. It.

Sah the gieuths tj tah blrg shhghc tj tl`h bjrhvhr. Sah

klkys lrgs saibthc bhhkfy uechr its wrlp, lec its fips gjvhc

sifhetfy. Lfinh tlf`hc tj it tah wly sah tlf`hc tj Oueih lbthr l

klc crhlg? Cjet yju wjrry, fittfh jeh. Cjet yju nry.Tlecl crjvh up tah fleh lec cicet kjtahr tj put tah nlr

ie tah dlrldh. âh ìffhc tah hedieh lec tjj` tah klky brjg

Lfinh. Ahfp tah dirfs jut, sah slic.

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Nahfshl, nlrry Oueih ie, Lfinh slic, lec bjffjwhc ahr

gjtahr ietj tah ajush. Tita jeh alec Tlecl pfuddhc tah

ìtnahe crlie lec turehc je tah wlrg wlthr. Sah klky

fjj`hc ietj ahr blnh. Its hyhs whrh tah njfjr jb nfjucs khbjrh lahlvy rlie.

Th alvh tj trhlt it bjr aypjtahrgil, Lfinh slic.

Tlecl alc fjed ldj nhlshc tj kh surprishc ky tah taieds

Lfinh èhw. Salts ridat. Ejw dj dht gh sjgh tjwhfs.

Tlecl uewrlpphc tah naifc. La, l kjy tahe. Ah wls

kfuh-drly brjg tjp tj kjttjg, wita l kfln` ugkifinlf njrc l

njupfh jb ienahs fjed, lec l tiey drly pheis. Clr` alir wita l

kit jb nurf tj it. âh stirrhc tah wlthr ie tah sie`, chnichc it

wjufc cj, tahe fjwhrhc aig ietj it.

Nahfshl crlddhc jvhr l ìtnahe nalir sj sah njufc shh.

Oueih nfigkhc up wita ahr lec wrlpphc ahr lrgs lrjuec ahr

sisthrs wlist. Th sajufc elgh aig, Nahfshl slic.

Ahs ejt jurs tj elgh,Tlecl slic.Sah kjy shhghc tj fi`h tah wlthr. Ah ìn`hc ais fhds,

wlvhc ais lrgs. Ah stiff alcet glch l sjuec. Sahe sah rhlf-

izhc talt ais nahst wlset gjvied. Ej? alcet gjvhc. Sah kjy

wlset krhltaied. Oueih rhlnahc jut tj tjuna aig. Dht cjwe,

dirfs,Tlecl slic. Cjwe!

âhc ehvhr khhe tais snlrhc nlried bjr l pltihet. âh

chnichc sah alc tj trhlt ais aypjtahrgil lec krhltaied lt

jenh, sj sah nrlcfhc aig ie tah wlthr wita jeh alec lec

pienahc saut ais fittfh ejstrifs wita tah jtahr. Sahe sah khet

ahr fips tj ais. Dhetfh, sah tajudat. Ehw fueds whrh brldifh.

âh pubbhc l kit jb lir ietj ais gjuta. Ais nahst rjsh l

brlntije, crjpphclec stlyhc cjwe. âh krhltahc ietj aig

ldlie, lec ldlie. Lbthr l gieuth sah put ahr edhrs tj aisehn`. Ej pufsh.

Ah dlzhc up lt ahr wita tajsh nfjuc-njfjrhc hyhs, phr-

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Lec ie talt gjghet sah glch ahr chnisije. Ib it wls l chni-

sije. Ib sah alc ley najinh lt lff.

Gjg: Lfinh slic. Is ah j`ly: Yju wlet gh tj nlff tah

ajspitlf:Ej. Ej ajspitlf. Lfinh stlrthc tj lrduh, lec Tlecl slic,

Sahyrh sejwhc ie. Ejkjcy njufc dht ahrh leywly. ]fhlsh,

put tah dirfs tj khc.

Lfinh gleldhc tj dht tah dirfs ietj tahir plolgls, kut

ejeh jb tahg wjufc stly jut jb tah itnahe. Sahy wltnahc ls

Tlecl wjr`hc, lec sjje sah wls swhltied fi`h l fjed-

cistlenh rueehr. Lbthr l alfb ajur tah klky wls ej khtthr lec

ej wjrsh bjr lff tah bjrnhc rhsusnitltije. Ie blnt ah shhghc tj

fi`h it. Sah lir sah dlvh aig ah turehc ietj durdfhs lec sidas

lec waiehs. Ais rst sjuecs.

Th alvh tj nlff tah pjfinh, Lfinh slic.

Thrh ejt djied tj cj talt.Tlecl fibthc tah kjy jut jb

tah wlthr lec ais lrgs wlvhc ls ib ah wlethc tj dht kln` ie.Ejt yht.

Lfinh fjwhrhc ahr vjinh. Yju èjw walt ah is. Jeh jb

tajsh taieds brjg talt eidat. Lfinh wls jfc hejuda tj rhlc

tah plphr, tj wltna tah hvheied ehws.

Sajsh whrh lff kln` hlst, Tlecl slic. Lec tahyrh lff

djeh ejw. Sah prhsichet tjfc tahg tah nrhlturhs alc lff khhe

iffhcjr walthvhr yju nlffhc it wahe yju chstrjyhc tahir

kjcihs. Lec ib tah pjfinh bjuec jut lkjut tais kjy, tahyc

chstrjy aig, tjj.

Lt sjgh pjiet Oueih alc nfigkhc up je tah nalir ldlie.

âh sjbtfy pltthc ais ahlc. Fit-tfh klkhhh, sah sled tj aig.

Fittfh jfc klkhhh.

Sahe tah kjys nahst rjsh, lec ah fht jut l fjed sida.Ahs fhlreied tj tlf`, Nahfshl slic.

Ahs oust glìed ejishs, Tlecl slic. Sajuda ajw cic

ah fhlre talt: Ais riks gjvhc ldlie, lec ais gjuta glch l

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krhltay waistfh. Tlecl put ahr hlr tj ais nahst. âh ahlrc

ejtaied kut ahr jwe pufsh ie ahr hlrs. Glykh ah njufc fhlre

tj pugp ais ahlrt, tjj.

Lec tahe sah tajudat, Ja ej, I nlet cj tais. Kut jbnjursh sahc alvh tj.

Dirfs, I alvh sjghtaied igpjrtlet tj sly, Tlecl slic.

âh fibthc Oueih jetj ahr aip. Lfinh, Nahfshl, divh gh yjur

alecs. âh glch tahg pflnh tahir plfgs ltjp jeh lejtahrs

je tah kjys ahlc, l flyied je jb alecs,oust fi`h tah chlnjes cic

bjr sjghjeh waj wls thrrikfy iff jr trjukfhc. Njenhetrlthc

prlyhr.

Lfinh slic, Talt lrh yju cjied, Gjg:

Th alvh tj gl`h l sjfhge prjgish, Tlecl slic. Le

jlta. âh tjj` l krhlta. Th nleejt thff leyjeh lkjut tais

kjy.

Tay ejt: Nahfshl ls`hc.

Ejkjcy, Tlecl slic. Bjr l waifh lt fhlst. Nle yjuprjgish talt: Oueih:

I prjgish, Oueih slic. Lec Nahfshl slic, I wjet thff l

sjuf.

Sais is l gistl`h, Lfinh slic. Th sajufc nlff tah pjfinh.

Nahfshl yhfphc iecideletfy lec Lfinh slic, Bieh. I prjgish.

Tlecl fhlehc cjwe lec ìsshc tah kjys bjrhahlc. Jur

shnrht, sah slic.

Ahr giec rlnhc. âh cic ehhc tj nlff tah pjfinh, tj thff

tahg lkjut tah chlc dirf. âhc sly sah tajudat sahc shhe

sjghtaied jut tahrh, wlset surh walt. ah wjufcet ghetije

tah naifc.

Th sajufc elgh aig Drly, Nahfshl slic.

Ahs ejt l nlt, Lfinh slic. Th sajufcet elgh aig ley-taied.

Thff nlff aig Ojae, Tlecl slic, surprisied ahrshfb ldlie.

Salts it: Lfinh slic. Ojae:



17/65

Krjtahr Ojae, Nahfshl slic.

Sah kjy fjj`hc up lt tahg. Sahe ah kfie`hc. Ah alcet

kfie`hc khbjrh.

L kjy fi`h tais, Tlecl slic, is djied tj ehhc l ejrglfelgh.

Salt rst eidat, l ^lturcly, Tlecl tjj` tah klky tj khc wita

ahr, kut ah rhbushc tj sfhhp. Ah fly tahrh, durdfied tj aigshfb,

wlvied ais lrgs lec inìed ais fhds. Tlecl hvhetulffy sfhpt, bjr

walt shhghc jefy gieuths. Sah kjy ehvhr shttfhc cjwe, kut

ehitahr cic ah nry. Ehlr clwe sah pin`hc aig up lec nlrrihc

aig tj tah fivied rjjg, wahrh sah rjn`hc aig uetif tah dirfs

lwj`h. Tlecl nlffhc ie sin` tj tah ajspitlf, lec slt kln`,

hxalusthc, ls tah dirfs tjj` tures ajfcied aig. Ah stlyhc up

tah wajfh cly, ehvhr elppied, alrcfy hvhr sauttied ais hyhs.

Bhhcied wls lfsj l prjkfhg. Ah jbthe sgln`hc ais kfuhfips lec wjr`hc ais tjjtafhss gjuta, kut ah turehc ais blnh

lwly brjg wlthr jr gif`. âh wls lbrlic jb walt ah gidat kh

auedhried bjr, kut talt cly sah tludat aig tj swlffjw bjr-

gufl, lec l bhw ajurs lbthr hlna bhhcied ahc spit it kln` jut.

âh cjukthc ah wls cidhstied ley bjjc lt lff.

Lbthr supphr sah alufhc tah nrik brjg tah klshghet

Oueih alc jefy stjpphc usied it l yhlr ldjlec sht it up ehxt

tj ahr khc. Sah kjy rhbushc tj sfhhp ie it. ah sled tj aig lec

rukkhc ais kln`, kut lbthr l alfb ajur jb fhleied jvhr tah rlif

sah dlvh up lec krjudat aig tj khc wita ahr ldlie, wahrh ah

njjhc lec squlw`hc lec cdhthc uetif gjreied.

Je Gjecly sah nlffhc ie sin` l shnjec tigh, lec ldlie je

Suhscly. âh njufcet lbbjrc ley gjrh lkshenhs, kut ehitahrnjufc sah chpjsit tah kjy wita tah jfc wjgle waj wltnahc

Oueih. Je Thcehscly gjreied sah tjfc Lfinh, Yju ejw alvh


18/65

gjej. Yjuff kh jut bjr twj whh`s. Nahfshl wiff kried ajgh

yjur snajjfwjr`.

Sais iset blir!

Its thgpjrlry.Tlecl fhlrehc tj blff lsfhhp tj ais ejishs lec gjvhghet,

lec drhw ushc tj ais njjf kjcy ehxt tj ahrs. Ah sphet tah

eidat hxphrighetied wita ehw sjuecs. Hvhetulffy ah cisnjv-

hrhc l ìec jb nry talt wjufc dht tahir ltthetije, l fjed, aida-

pitnahc wlif talt wjufc nhlsh tah iestlet Tlecl jr jeh jb tah

dirfs pin`hc aig up. Ej thlrstahrh whrh ehvhr thlrslec

ah ehvhr shhghc tjj upsht. Ah sigpfy fi`hc khied ie tahir

lrgs.

Sah gjreied Lfinh wls suppjshc tj dj kln` tj snajjf,

Tlecl crhsshc tah kjy ie l sphnilf jehsy sahc shwe brjg le

jfc kltarjkh. âh tarhlchc l fhltahr khft tarjuda tah kln`

fjjps lec blsthehc aig tj tah iesich jb tah nrik. Lfinh wls

lpplffhc. Ahs ejt l cjd. Tlecl swlffjwhc ldliest tah sthhfytlsth jb duift lec slic ahc kh eh. ahc rue ajgh lt fuena tj

nahn` je aig, tahe ls sjje ls Lfinh djt ajgh brjg snajjf tah

dirfs wjufc fht aig jut, djt it:

Ojae shhghc uephrturkhc ky tah ehw lrrledhghet. Ah

cicet rhnjif brjg tah jehsy alrehss wahe sah sfipphc it je

aig. Hvhry gjreied ah wls alppy tj kh tihc cjwe, lec hvhry

lbthrejje ah wls alppy tj kh fht fjjsh. Sahy pflyhc wita aig,

bhc aig, lec ah spit hvhrytaied kln` up. Ah rhbushc tj cih,

lec rhbushc tj drjw.

Ib ahc sajwe tah sfidathst side jb cistrhss sah wjufc alvh

khhe bjrnhc tj tl`h aig tj l cjntjr. ahc wjr`hc lt tah ajs-

pitlf bjr yhlrs, lec sah trusthc shvhrlf jb tah eurshs lec hvhe l

cjntjr jr twj, kut sah cicet taie` ley jb tahg njufc alvh, jrwjufc alvh, hpt tais shnrht. Sj tahg tah kjy wjufc kh l cle-

dhr, l cishlsh nlrrihr. Sah djvhreghet slic talt lff tah vintigs

[LIÎED ^SJEY GLYALFF


19/65

jb tah jutkrhl` alc khhe chstrjyhc, kut ehwsplphrs stiff

rhpjrthc sidatieds jb tah wlfìed chlc jut ie ]heesyfvleil

lec Ehw Yjr`, lec tah drjnhry stjrh tlkfjics rle stjrihs hvhry

whh` lkjut tah ajrchs jb ueelturlf nrhlturhs wlitied juttahrh, rhlcy tj lttln`. Lfinh krjudat l Eltijelf Hequirhr ajgh

jeh cly, ahr hyhs rhc brjg ajfcied kln` thlrs, lec sflgghc it

cjwe je tah ìtnahe tlkfh. Sah njvhr sajwhc l drly gle

wita l kuffht ajfh tarjuda ais ahlc.

Sajsh pinturhs lrh bl`hs,Tlecl tjfc ahr. Sahy cj talt

lff tah tigh. âh wls ajfcied Ojae ie ahr lrgs, lec ah

shhghc hxnithc tj shh Lfinh.

Cjhs it gltthr: tah dirf slic. Sais is walt tahyc cj tj

aig. Tlecl auddhc ahr cludathr, lec Ojae squirghc

khtwhhe tahg. Talt lrh wh djied tj cj, Gjg: Lfinh alc

glch l njgpfhth turelrjuec sienh tah eidat tahy bjuec Ojae.

Jenh sah chnichc talt sah wls prjthntied tah klky brjg tah

wjrfc iesthlc jb saihfcied ahr blgify brjg tah chvif naifc, sahlppjiethc ahrshfb naihb njenhlfghet strlthdist.

Kut Tlecl wls tah lcuft ahrh. Hvhr sienh tah nlenhr tjj`

Hrvie, tah jefy lcuft. Iff taie` jb sjghtaied, sah slic.

^jghajw tahy alc tj `hhp tah kjys hxisthenh l shnrht.

Sahyc khhe fun`y sj blr. Sah kjcy jb ais thheldh gjtahr alc

khhe rhnjvhrhc brjg tah sich jb tah aidawly, chnflrhc l Oleh

Cjh, lec nrhglthc (khnlush hvhry njrpsh wls khied nrhglthc

ls quin`fy ls pjssikfh talt yhlr), witajut ley ghetije jb l

gissied klky. Lec bjrtuelthfy, Tlecls ajush wls sht kln`

brjg tah rjlc, surrjuechc ky njre lec sjy hfcs, sj tahrh

whrh ej ehidakjrs tj phh` tarjuda tahir wiecjws. Sah rlrh

visitjr njufc kh shhe njgied cjwe tah fleh ie pfhety jb tigh

bjr tahg tj tl`h tah klky ietj tah kln` khcrjjg.Lfinh, hebjrnhr jb shnrhny, pjfinhc tah yjuedhr dirfs. âh

quizzhc Nahfshl lfgjst clify tj shh ib sahc tjfc leyjeh lt

snajjf lkjut Ojae. Lec hvhe Oueih, waj slw alrcfy leyjeh


20/65

curied tah wiethr hxnhpt wahe sah whet tj tah klkysitthr jr

tahy lff whet tj naurna, uechrstjjc talt ahc kh tl`he lwly

brjg tahg ib leyjeh bjuec jut. Lfinh rhlc tj tah dirfs brjg

Sah Cilry jb Leeh Brle`, waina Tlecl tajudat wls ielpprj-prilth, kut it cic shhg tj dht tah pjiet lnrjss? Oueih ls`hc ahr

ib tahy whrh djied tj put Ojae up ie tah lttin.

Sahy whrh njpied. Sahy whrh `hhpied tah shnrht. Lec

tahe nlgh tah cly ie Lprif talt Oueih seun` Ojae jut jb tah

ajush lec nlrrihc aig lnrjss tah rjlc tj shh tah nlfb talt alc

khhe kjre talt whh`.

Tlecl wls wlfìed kln` brjg tah klre wahe sah slw tah

strledh nlr ie tah crivhwly. L sìeey, kfln`-alirhc gle fhlehc

ldliest tah brjet kugphr, sgjìed l nidlrhtth. Sah brjet cjjr

jb tah ajush wls jphe.

Tlecl crjpphc tah kld jb nlt bjjc sahc khhe nlrryiedlec rle. Tahe sah wls l bhw ylrcs brjg tah nlr sah sfjwhc tj

l blst wlf` lec slic, Ahffj: Nle I ahfp yju:

Sah gle wls JrihetlfTlecl njufcet thff ib ah wls

Olplehsh jr Naiehsh jr walt. Ah slic ejtaied, kut wlvhc

tjwlrc tah ajush, tahe tjj` lejtahr crld je ais nidlrhtth.

Tlecl whet iesich, tahe brjzh lt tah ìtnahe cjjrwly. L

wjgle, bjrhide fi`h tah gle jutsich, slt lt tah tlkfh, nrlcfied

Ojae ie ahr lrgs. Khsich ahr stjjc Oueih lec l kjy waj

fjj`hc vh jr six yhlrs jfc. Ais alec wls je Ojaes nahst, lec

tah klky wls drippied jeh jb ais edhrs.

Oueih slw ahr gjtahr lec snrhlghc, It wls le lnnichet!

Sahe sah kjfthc bjr ahr khcrjjg.

Sah strledhr wjgle wltnahc ahr dj, lec tahe slic sjgh-taied tj ahr sje ie lejtahr fleduldh. Sah kjy slic, Sais is

gy gjg, Grs. Naj. âh slys sahs sjrry bjr djied ie yjur

ajush.



21/65

Salts lff ridat, Tlecl slic lutjgltinlffy, tajuda ahr

ahlrt wls pjuecied. âh nlgh bjrwlrc, ajfcied jut ahr lrgs

bjr tah klky. Sah wjgle ejcchc lec trlesbhrrhc Ojae tj ahr.

Sah kjy slic, Salt dirf: âh wls wlfìed ky ahrshfblfjed tah rjlc. Th lfgjst ait ahr.

Ig sj sjrry, Tlecl slic. Oueih èjws sahs ejt sup-

pjshc tj dj ie tah rjlc.

Sah wjgle ejcchc ls ib sah uechrstjjc. âh wls glch

up ls ib djied tj naurna? kridat fipstin`, nurfhc alir, l kfuh

pjf`l-cjt crhss, aida ahhfs. Ahr sje wls crhsshc ie sajrts lec

l kuttje-brjet sairt.

Th oust kjudat l ajush, tah kjy slic. Ais Hedfisa wls

khtthr tale Oueihs. Cjwe tah rjlc. Sahrh lrh ginh iesich, kut

gy clcs djied tj ìff tahg.

Ig surh ah wiff, Tlecl slic. Sahy alc tj kh tlfìed

lkjut tah Lffhe ajush. Ej jeh alc fivhc tahrh sienh tah

wicjw cihc flst yhlr. Ig djied tj put tah klky cjwe bjr aiselp. Nle yju thff yjur gjtahr talt: Lec sly tale` yju bjr

wltnaied jut bjr Oueih.

Sah kjy spj`h tj ais gjtahr ie talt jtahr fleduldh

@jrhle, sah duhsshc. Sahy hxnaledhc sjgh wjrcs lec tahe

tah kjy slic, âh lpjfjdizhs ldlie, kut sah als tj ls` sjgh-

taied. Ah ahsitlthc, tahe slic, âh wlets tj èjw ib yjur

klky ehhcs, ua, ahfp: Ah ls`hc l quhstije jb ais gjtahr, lec

sah spj`h l bhw sjbt shethenhs. Ghcinieh ahfp:

Grs. Naj fjj`hc lt ahr, ahr hxprhssije nlfg. Tlecl

njufcet durh jut ib sah èhw walt Ojae wls. Alc sah ahlrc

lkjut tah jutkrhl` flst blff:

Tlecl slic, Ej, ej ahfp ehhchc. Kut tale` yju. Ah als l

sìe cishlsh. ]jjr nirnufltije. Cj yju èjw talt wjrc: Nirnu-fltije:

Grs. Naj stjjc lec sgjjtahc jut ahr crhss. Sahe sah

tjunahc Ojaes ahlc. Djjc klky, sah slic.


22/65

Sah kjy rhlnahc up tj Ojae, lec tah klky drlkkhc ais

edhr ldlie. I taie` ah fi`hs gh, tah kjy slic.

Sah ehxt gjreied, Ojae alc drjwe, Tlecl wls surh jb it. ah

rhtrihvhc tah nfjta tlph brjg tah ìtnahe crlwhr lec ghls-

urhc aig brjg nrjwe tj bjjt. âh whidahc ahrshfb je tah

kltarjjg snlfh, rst wita Ojae ie ahr lrgs, tahe witajut.

Sahe, hvhe tajuda sah èhw tah eugkhrs ky ahlrt, sah djt

jut tah plphr tlkfht lec nahn`hc tah durhs sahc writthe

cjwe tah eidat sahc bjuec aigeugkhrs talt alc ejt

naledhc ie lff tah whh`fy ghlsurhghets talt bjffjwhc.

Ahc drjwe tarhh ienahs. Lec ah wls ehlrfy l pjuec

ahlvihr.

Salt lbthrejje sah glch l rhc vhfvht nl`h, tjfc Lfinh tj

tl`h nalrdh jb Ojae lec Oueih, tahe put Nahfshl ie tah nlr lec

crjvh l qulrthr gifh cjwe tah rjlc. Sah Lffhe ajush wls stiffls rue-cjwe ls it alc khhe wahe tah wicjw alc cihc, kut tah

flwe alc khhe gjwhc, lec jenh Grs. Naj alc whfnjghc

ahr iesich, Tlecl slw talt tahyc snrukkhc tah jjrs lec

wlffs lec alc lfrhlcy sht up ajushajfc. Tlecl wls cislp-

pjiethc talt tahrh whrh jefy l bhw @jrhle chnjrltijes ie hvi-

chenh? l jrlf priet tlkfhnfjta wita njfjrs tjj kridat bjr tah

Gicwhst, twj hxjtin-fjjìed nlecfhstin`s, lec l kjj` wita

pintjdrlgs je tah njvhr talt sah tajudatsah ajphcwls l

Kikfh.

Grs. Naj lnnhpthc tah nl`h waifh ahr sje trlesflthc.

Njufc yju thff yjur gjtahr talt whc fjvh tj alvh yju njgh

jvhr lec pfly: Tlecl slic.

Yju njufc ahfp bhhc tah nlts, Nahfshl slic. Thvh djt lklrebuf.

Sah kjy, wajsh elgh wls @wled, wls jkvijusfy hxnithc,

kut ah wltnahc ais gjtahrs blnh nlrhbuffy ls sah njesichrhc



23/65

tah jbbhr. Bielffy sah spj`h. @wled slic, âh wlets tj èjw

lkjut tah stjeh klky. Ej, ejt stjeh. Yju ejw . . .

Sah stjeh klky is cjied oust eh,Tlecl slic. Ah is ej

cledhr tj leyjeh.It tjj` tah kjy lfgjst l gieuth jb tlfìed tj plss tais je.

Tlecl alc ej ichl walt lff ah wls thffied ais gjtahr. Kut

hvhetulffy sah ejcchc.

Yhs, Grs. Naj slic. Sale` yju. Sjgjrrjw.

@wled sajwhc up tah ehxt cly, lec tah cly lbthr. Tita

hlna visit, tjey drhw. Titaie l bhw clys ah wls wlfìed. Sah

ehxt whh` ah wls tlfìed. Ky tah hec jb tah sugghr tah twj

kjys whrh hxlntfy tah slgh ahidat lec whidat, lec tahy whrh

alrcfy hvhr jut jb hlna jtahrs sidat.


24/65

NAL]SH[ STJ


25/65

lec tah KK strun` ^tjey oust lkjvh tah Lclgs lppfh. Yju

ohr`!

âut up, yjurh eh. Cic it aurt:

Yju ait gh ie tah ehn`.Kut cic it aurt:

Ej, it cicet aurt, ejt rhlffy. ^tued l fittfh. Jr glykh it

wls jefy tah ichl jb it talt stued. ]lie wls fi`h talt. It sfipphc

lwly wahe ah wlset plyied ltthetije.

^tjey puffhc jbb tah gls`, tahe fjj`hc lt tah rlbthrs waifh

@wled iesphnthc ais ehn`. tjeys sìe wls l krjweisa drly

tah njfjr jb flst eidats pjr` najp, ais sisthr Lfinh sliclec

cry ls plphr. I nlet thff wahrh it ait, @wled slic. Ejph, ej

clgldh.

Djjc, ^tjey slic. Ais gjg tjfc aig ejt tj njgh

ajgh wita ley gjrh snlrs. Ah nlrrihc l alfb-gjje jb stitnahs

je ais sajufchr brjg wahrh ahc blffhe jetj l ghtlf shwhr

piph flst sugghr. (@wled wls nalsied aig.) Lec oust flstwhh` tah flwe gjwhr alc tarjwe l rjn` ietj ais ridat taida

talt fhbt l chet tah sizh jb l alfb-cjfflr.

@wled slic, Fhts try tah kjw lec lrrjw. ^tjey glch l

blnh lec @wled slic, Talt, yjurh wigpied jut je gh:

I cjet taie` nrigielfs ush kjws lec lrrjws.

@wled sajj` ais ahlc. Talt, yju wlet tj dj ridat tj

èivhs: Ah pin`hc up tah kjw lec jeh jb tah sthhf-tipphc

lrrjws. Sais: Sais is oust l wlrg-up. Its ejtaied.

Tay cjet wh sajjt l bhw lt yju, tahe:

Ahy, yjurh tah ievufehrlkfh jeh. Ievufehrlkfh. L njgin

kjj` wjrc. @wled jwehc twj nlrckjlrc kjxhs fjlchc wita

njginsSah Shhe Sitles, Sah Gidaty Sajr, Slfhs jb ûsphesh, lec

talt wls oust tah Sswaina ah lffjwhc ^tjey tj rhlc jrtjuna jefy lnnjrcied tj l strint sht jb rufhs, rufhs talt jefy

@wled uechrstjjc jr wjufc salrh. Ahc fht ^tjey rhlc, sly,

issuhs 8< tarjuda 2; jb Sah Ievienikfh Irje Gle, kut ejt 2> jr


26/65

leytaied lbthr. Talt lrh yju djied tj cj wahe ah njghs

lbthr yju: @wled slic. Yju wlet tj èjw yju nle tl`h it,

ridat: Khsichs, Iff jefy sajjt lt yjur fhd.

I ejw talt ib sjghkjcy njghs lbthr gh wita l kjw, Igrueeied.

@wled plnhc jbb l cjzhe bhht, turehc. Yju alvh l suphr-

pjwhr, @wled slic. Ah ejtnahc le lrrjw lec puffhc kln` tah

stried. Lec wita drhlt pjwhr

Sah klre cjjr kledhc jphe, sglnìed @wled, lec Oueih

slic, Sahrh yju lrh.

Sahe ^tjey wls je ais kutt lec Oueih wls snrhlgied.

^tjey fjj`hc cjwe. Sah salbt wls kurihc le iena chhp ie tah

fhbt sich jb ais nahst, strlidat tarjuda tah rhc N ie ais kfuh

Nuks sairt.

Salt wls drhlt! @wled slic.

^tjey sajj` ais ahlc. Gjgs djied tj iff gh.

Kut Tlecl Glyalff alc tludat ahr dirfs hlrfy tj `hhp shnrhts,

ejt rhlfizied ajw hlsify tahir sìffs njufc kh ushc ldliest ahr.

Sah sisthrs alc bjrghc le ieehr nirnfh lrjuec ^tjey, l bjrnh

hfc jb Hvhrytaied Is Bieh, chsidehc tj `hhp tahir strhsshc-jut

gjtahr brjg djied jbb tah rlifs, lec tj hhp tjey jut jb sidat

jb tah wjrfc.

Oueih wls sajrthr tale ^tjey ky shvhrlf ienahs, kut sah

wls thnaeinlffy jfchr tale aig lec tjj` ahr kid-sisthr stltus

vhry shrijusfy. âh drlkkhc aig ky tah wrist lec alufhc aig

tjwlrc tah ajush, yhffied bjr Nahfshl. Curied tah snajjf yhlr

it wls Grs. Naj waj wltnahc aig waifh ais gjtahr wjr`hc,

kut curied tah sugghrs ais sisthrs whrh ie nalrdh, lec witaLfinh lt wjr` it wls Nahfshl waj wls tah ehxt- aidahst-

rleìed jbnhr jb tah sjrjrity.

Sahy bjuec ahr je tah kln` pjrna ie tah rjnìed nalir,



27/65

klrh bhht up je tah rlified. âh wls tairthhe, l thheldhr ejw,

lec alc chnflrhc talt sah wls ejt oust stun` ie tah ajush wita

ahr sikfieds hvhry cly, sah wls ie nalrdh jb tahg. âhc sphet

gjst jb tah sugghr snrhlgied lt Oueih lec ^tjey, rhlciedNlrfjs Nlstlehcl kjj`s, fistheied tj @[E\, lec tlfìed je

tah pajeh wita ahr dirfbrihecs. Gjg nahn`hc je tahg

wahehvhr sah njufc krhl` tarjuda tah kusy sidelf, hbbhntivhfy

pieeied tahg lff tj tah ajush. ^tjey tajudat tais wls jefy

blir, sienh ah wls ehvhrlffjwhc tj fhlvh tah blrg.

It wls tah eugkhr-jeh njgglecghet ie tah fist talt alc

khhe ie hbbhnt ais hetirh fibh? Aich. Ehvhr fhlvh tah blrg, ehvhr

leswhr tah pajeh, lec ehvhr fht l visitjr shh yju. Jefy tah

Naj blgify wls hxhgpt. Ais gjtahr alc tjfc aig lkjut tah

cishlsh ah wls kjre wita. âh tjfc aig ajw sjgh idejrlet

phjpfh wjufc sly ah wls chlc, hvhe tajuda ah jkvijusfy

wlset, lec taie` ah wls njetldijus, hvhe tajuda ah ch-

eithfy, cheithfy wlset, lec talts way ah alc tj stly aicche.Tahe Oueih, tjey, lec @wled wlf`hc jut tah kln` cjjr,

Nahfshl quin`fy nfjshc tah gldlzieh sah wls rhlcied lec

pflnhc it blnhcjwe je ahr flp. Sahe sah ejtinhc tah lrrjw

stinìed jut jb ahr krjtahrs nahst. Talt cic yju cj:

It wls le lnnichet, tjey slic. Sah jfc blgify oj`h.

Nahfshl put tah gldlzieh lwly ie ahr ahgp pursh, tahe

glch aig sit cjwe. Tienied, sah put ahr edhrs tj tah ajfh

ie ais S-sairt.

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Ej! Salt wjufc gl`h it wjrsh.

Thff, yju nlet oust fhlvh it ie tahrh, @wled slic. Trjed

gjvh. Sah dirfs turehc je aig, thffied aig it wls ais bluft

waina wls gjstfy truhlec elffy crjvh aig brjg tahajush. Sahe tahy stlrthc yhffied lt tjey.

Nahfshl slic, Dhhz, ^tjey, ah sajt yju ie tah ahlrt. Yju

njufc alvh cihc. Sais nlushc Oueih tj kurst ietj thlrs.

Its j`ly, Oueih, ^tjey slic. It cjhset aurt. Sajuda

talt wls whirc, njgh tj taie` jb it. âjufcet sjghtaied fi`h

talt kh l fittfh pliebuf: Gjg slic ais cishlsh glch aig cibbhr-

het brjg hvhrykjcy hfsh, lec ah njufc cj taieds jtahr phjpfh

njufcet. Kut stiff, tah ahlrt wls ìec jb igpjrtlet, wlset it:

Th ehhc Lfinh, Nahfshl slic. Lfinh wls lfwlys tah jeh

waj stitnahc lec rhplirhc aig. Kut sah wls wjrìed lt tah

Slsthh-Brhhzh ie Hlsthrfy lec wjufcet kh ajgh uetif supphr,

tah slgh tigh ls Gjg.

Fhts oust seip it jbb, ^tjey slic. Iff aich it uetif Lfinhnle dht it jut.

Sahy rhtrihvhc tahir bltahrs kid ghtlf tjjfkjx brjg tah

klre. Hrvie Glyalff alc hejuda tjjfs tj x leytaied, hxnhpt

glykh nlenhr. Brjg tah pifh jb bjrgiclkfh iestrughets tahy

najsh l plir jb pfihrs talt fjj`hc fi`h ahcdh nfipphrs. tjey fly

je tah cirt jjr ajfcied je tj tah klsh jb tah salbt ehlr ais

nahst, waifh Nahfshl nflgphc cjwe lec twisthc tah pfihrs. Ah

njufc bhhf tah lrrjw tip twistied iesich aig kut cicet wlet tj

thff ahr tj stjp. Hvhetulffy sah gleldhc tj delw tarjuda tah

khrdflss salbt. Sah rhglieied stuk stiff glch l pup thet jb ais

sairt.

Th nlet nut ley gjrh jr wh wjet kh lkfh tj puff it

jut, Nahfshl slic. ah wls crippied wita swhlt. Sah lir ie tahklre wls stiied.

Glykh yju njufc whlr l njlt tj tah cieehr tlkfh, Oueih

slic.

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Ej, thff ahr Ig hltied lt @wleds, ^tjey slic. Iff aich

jut ahrh uetif yju nle dht Lfinh.

Salt khnlgh tahir pfle. Lt 3?>=, l alfb ajur khbjrh Gjgs

usulf lrrivlf tigh, ah whet kln` tj tah klre, snltthried tahehlr-bhrlf klre nlts. Jefy l bhw gieuths ietj ais hxifh, Oueih

nlgh jut wita l stln` jb Alrcy Kjys brjg ais rjjg. âh wls

eieh0 ah wls vh yhlrs jfc kut fjj`hc lec lnthc the. ah kjta

gjtahrhc aig lec fjj`hc up tj aig. Sajuda sah wlset l

rhlchr ahrshfb, sah lpprjvhc jb ais lpphtith bjr kjj`s. ^tjey

cicet taie` tahrh wls guna tj lcgirh tahrh. Ah wls l kjy

waj cicet sfhhp, ie l ajush ie waina ej SR wls lffjwhc.

Talt hfsh wls ah djied tj cj wita lff talt tigh:

Leytaied hfsh, Krjtahr Ojae: sah ls`hc.

Ah tajudat lkjut thffied ahr talt ahc rhlc tah Alrcy

Kjys lt fhlst twj tighs hlna, kut ah cicet wlet ahr tj bhhf

klc. ah wls oust tryied tj kh einh. Ig eh, ah slic.

J`ly tahe. ah ìsshc aig je tah bjrhahlc, ie tah slghwly talt tahir gjtahr ìsshc lff jb tahg, lec aurrihc jut.

Bjr l waifh ah ipphc tarjuda Sah ^hnrht jb tah Jfc Giff,

fjjìed lt tah iffustrltijes, lec tahe ah rhghgkhrhc tah gld-

lzieh talt Nahfshl wls rhlcied je tah kln` pjrnatah jeh

sahc khhe sj nlrhbuf tj aich brjg tah fittfh ìcs. Salt alc tj

kh gjrh iethrhstied tale Brle` lec Ojh trlnìed cjwe njue-

thrbhithrs. Ah seun` jut jb tah klre, `hhpied fjw sj ah

wjufcet kh shhe brjg ais gjtahrs khcrjjg wiecjw, lec

rle, nrjunahc, bjr tah kln` jb tah ajush. Nahfshls gufti-

njfjrhc pursh wls stiff je tah pjrna ehxt tj tah rjnìed nalir.

Ib ah stjjc up ahc kh ie cirhnt vihw jb tah ìtnahe wiecjw.

Ah crjpphc tj hfkjws lec èhhs lec njgglecj-nrlwfhc

lnrjss tah flwe? tah Xestjpplkfh, hvlcied Ldhets jb Aycrl.Tahe ah rhlnahc tah pjrna ah sfipphc l alec tarjuda tah

sflts lec puffhc ahr pursh tj aig. Sah gldlzieh wls bjfchc up

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iesich. Ah tjj` it jut, l Sighgldlzieh wita l drly pajtj jb l

klttfhhfc je tah brjet, lec stun` it ietj ais kln` pjn`ht. Gis-

sije lnnjgpfisahc!

Ah stlrthc tj nrlwf kln`, tahe chnichc tj ris` l phhìesich tah ìtnahe. Ah sfjwfy rjsh, ahlc tifthc kln`, uetif ais

ejsh nfhlrhc tah rlified lec ah njufc fjj` ietj tah wiecjw.

Ais gjtahr lec sisthrs whrh lt tah tlkfh, oust stlrtied tj plss

lrjuec tah kl`hc spldahtti. Ah althc tj giss cieehr. Ejt tah

ghlf, talt wls oust bjjcej,bjjcstubb, l wjrc ahc pin`hc up

brjg l kjx jb Njgglechr Nlfajue Bisa^tix. Ah njufc tlsth

bjjc, kut ah alc ej tlsth? ah ehvhr èhw walt cisahs whrh

djjc jr klc uetif ais sisthrs jr @wled prjejuenhc oucdghet.

Chfinijus, spiny, yuggy whrh njfjrhc tjjtapin`s ah stun` ietj

walthvhr lpphlrhc je ais pflth lec rhghgkhrhc bjr ehxt tigh.

Najnjflth, lnnjrcied tj Nahfshl, wls tah khst bjjc hvhr

ievhethc. Grs. Najs ìgnai wls tah wjrst hvhr, uefhss yju lth

wita Gr. Naj lec ahlrc aig druet alppify tarjuda l pflthbuf.^tjey cicet wlet tj jbbhec Gjg jr Grs. Naj, sj ah chnichc

hlrfy je talt ah sajufc rhlffy fi`h hvhrytaied put ie brjet jb

aig, lec tah wly yju prjvhc yju rhlffy fi`hc sjghtaied wls

tj najw cjwe. Ah tludat aigshfb tj nahw nahw nahw, fhttied

ais dut ff up fi`h l flwe gjwhr kld, lec tahe flthr ahc sfip

jut tj tah kltarjjg lec tarjw hvhrytaied up. Ahc fjed sienh

stjpphc taieìed jb tais prjnhss ls whircit njufcet pjssikfy

kh whirchr tale pusaied pjjp jut yjur kuttkut it wls tigh-

njesugied. Ah `hpt up tah pletjgigh khnlush ah fjvhc sit-

tied lrjuec tah tlkfh wita ais sisthrs lec ahlried tahg tlf`

lkjut khst brihecs lec bjrghr khst brihecs lec tah kijfjdy

thlnahr wita Oln` Fjrcs alir, lec ah fjvhc tah wly ais gjtahr

sgifhc tj ahrshfb wahe ah tjfc ahr ah fi`hc tah kuret spldahttiejjcfhs lt tah hcdh jb tah nlsshrjfh cisa.

Oueih succhefy dflenhc jut tah wiecjw lec slw aig. Ah

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brjzh, lec tahe Oueih turehc kln` tj tah tlkfh lec leejuenhc

lt tah tjp jb ahr vjinh, Th bjrdjt tj sly drlnh! Hvhrykjcy

nfjsh yjur hyhs.

Ah cun`hc cjwe, fludaied sifhetfy, lec tahe nrhpt kln`tj tah klre wita ais prizh.

@wled sjghajw durhc jut talt ^tjey wls ie tah klre. L

fittfh lbthr vh, ah sehl`hc tarjuda tah kid cjjrs lec nfigkhc

up tah flcchr tj tah fjbt.

Ahy, lrh yju j`ly: ah slic. Cic tahy dht it jut:

^tjey slt wita ais kln` ldliest le lenihet kld jb shhc,

stlried strlidat lahlc lt ejtaied, tah Sighgldlzieh jphe je

ais flp.

Fjj`, Ig sjrry I sajt yju, j`ly: I prjgish I wjet cj

talt ldlie.

^tjey shhghc tj bjnus je aig bjr tah rst tigh. I Itaie` Ig . . .

Talt: Is it aurtied:

^tjey alechc aig tah gldlzieh. Je tah njvhr wls l

kfln`-lec-waith pajtj jb l hfc buff jb kjcihs. Ie rhc fhtthrs it

slic, Sah Bibta Leeivhrslry. Sahe ie kfln` fhtthrs khfjw talt?

Nle It Alpphe Ldlie:

Fjj` lt tah pinturhs.

@wled ipphc tarjuda sjgh jb tah pldhs, lec stjpphc lt

tah twj-pldh sprhlc talt sajwhc l drlssy hfc buff jb njrpshs.

Ghe whrh tjssied kjcihs ietj l audh kjerh. Tjw, tahrh

whrh l fjt jb hg.

_jgkihs, ^tjey slic. Ahc ehvhr slic tah wjrc lfjuc

khbjrh, cicet rhlffy `ejw walt it ghlet. L fjt jb zjgkihs.Ah tjj` tah gldlzieh brjg @wled lec ipphc tj

lejtahr pldh. Sahrh whrh tajuslecs lec tajuslecs jb tahg.

Sahy whrh lff jvhr Ehw Yjr` lec Ehw Ohrshy lec ]heesyf-

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vleil lec sjgh jtahr pflnhs. Sahy ìffhc tjes jb phjpfh. Sahy

cicet thff yju lkjut ajw kid tais wls ie snajjf:

Glykh. I cjet èjw. Ie sjnilf stucihs wh alvhet hvhe

djtthe tj tah @jrhle Tlr yht. @wled slic ejkjcy èhwlkjut @jrhl. Lff tah ìcs lt snajjf tajudat ah wls brjg Riht-

elg. ^j walts tah chlf: Sahrh whrh l fjt jb chlc phjpfh.

@wled, tahy ìffhc tahg lff. Hvhry jeh jb tahg talt alc

tah cishlsh.

I tajudat tahy shet tahg tj l ajspitlf jr sjghtaied.

Salts walt I tajudat. Salts walt Gjg tjfc gh. Kut

tahrh ehvhr wls l ajspitlf. Sahy oust rjuechc tahg up lec

sajt tahg lec kurehc tahg.

Dhhz, @wled slic. Sjdhtahr tahy fjj`hc tarjuda tah

pinturhs ldlie. Sahe @wled slic, Cjhs yjur gjg èjw:

^tjey stlrhc lt aig. Jb njursh sah cjhstahy lff cj. Gy

sisthrs, yjur blgify. Hvhryjehs khhe aicied tais brjg gh gy

wajfh fibh.Its ejt fi`h yjurh vhry jfc.

âut up. tjey djt up brjg tah jjr lec wlf`hc tj tah

fjbt cjjr, waina wls sfidatfy lolr. Ah njufc shh ais gjtahrs

stltije wldje ie tah fleh, lec tah khlthr pinùp talt Lfinh

crjvh. Sah Alrcy Kjys wjufc nlff it l olfjpy. Ib tah pjfinh

bjuec gh, tahyc iff gh.

Sahy nlet ìff yju, @wled slic. Yjurh tah Xestjp-

plkfh. ^tjey glch l cisdusthc ejish lec @wled slic, Ej,

tais is walt yjurh trlieied bjr! Tahe tahy njgh bjr yju,

yjuff kh rhlcy.

^tjp it. Sais iset l oj`h.

Fjj`, tahy jefy ìffhc tajsh jtahr duys khnlush tahy

whet nrlzy lec lth phjpfh. Yju cjet wlet tj hlt phjpfh, cjyju:

Ejt yju. Yju prjklkfy tlsth fi`h spinhc nlkkldh.

^hh, tahe ejkjcy als tj kh nlrhbuf lrjuec yju.

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Nlrhbuf: tjey slic. Taj tjfc yju yju alc tj kh nlrh-

buf lrjuec gh:

Ejkjcy.

Taj:Ejkjcy! Gy clc glykh.

Talt: Tahe:

Ah ushc tj sly it lff tah tigh. Gjtahr glch aig stjp.

^tjey bhft sin`. I tajudat yjur clc fi`hc gh. Ah fhts gh

wltna aig wjr` je tah nlrs.

Ah cjhset fi`h leykjcy, way wjufc ah fi`h yju:

J`ly, eh! Oustdht jut, j`ly:

Njgh je, tjey.

Dht jut! ^tjey spue lec sajvhc @wled ie tah nahst,

èjnìed aig kln`wlrc jetj tah jjrkjlrcs. Sah gldlzieh

hw jut jb ais alecs.

Cjet yju dht it: Sahyrh auetiedgh. ^tjey pin`hc up

tah njpy jb Sigh, tahe sthpphc tj tah hcdh jb tah fjbt. Lecwahe tahy ec gh, tahyff ìff gh.

Ah sthpphc jbb tah hcdh. Swhfvh bhht jb lir, tahe tah alrc

sgln` ls ais bhht strun` tah pln`hc cirt. Ah bhft ej plie, kut

tah salbt ie ais nahst vikrlthc fi`h l tueied bjr`.

Ah rle.

Jenh tahy stlrthc fjjìed, it cicet tl`h tahg fjed tj ec

aig0 tahy oust bjffjwhc tah trlif talt njeehnthc tah Glyalffs

drlssy, jvhrdrjwe hfcs tj tah Najs blfthried njre rjws, l

cirt aidawly ^tjey lec @wled alc snrlphc jut bjr Sje`l

trun`s lec lrgy tle`s. ^tjey wls ajfhc up ie tah wieckrhl`

jb trhhs talt glr`hc tah kjrchr jb tah blrgs, l strip jb wjjcswahrh twj sugghrs ldj ah lec @wled alc kuift l bjrt jut jb

cisnlrchc pfywjjc lec âhhtrjn`. ^tjey ahlrc ais sisthrs

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vjinhs ie tah cistlenh, tahe fjj`hc jut tj shh tah khlg jb tah

lsafidat ohrìed tjwlrc aig. Ah pflnhc tah gldlzieh ldliest

tah wlff lec njvhrhc it wita l squlrh jb nlrckjlrc.

îenh fhlvied tah klre ahc chnichc tj rue lwly, tahechnichc tj stly, naledied ais giec l cjzhe tighs. Ais blgify

alc fihc tj aig. Sahyc trhlthc aig fi`h l klky. Ah jkvijusfy

njufcet trust tahg. Lec wlset ah tah Xestjpplkfh: Ah

njufc rue lff eidat, aich curied tah cly, lec njvhr auecrhcs

jb gifhs witajut tiried. Sah jefy taied talt `hpt aig brjg

rueeied lwly wls tah njgpfhth fln` jb l chstieltije.

Sah lsafidat khlg pflyhc lnrjss ais blnh. Lfinh èhft

cjwe ie brjet jb tah bjrt, Oueih khaiec ahr. Cjet kh snlrhc,

Oueih slic.

Ig eh, tjey slic.

Lfinh saiehc tah fidat je ais nahst, lec prjgpthc aig tj

fibt ais sairt. Talt tah ahff: sah slic. Yju whrh sajjtied rhlf

lrrjws:Oust lt gh, ^tjey slic.

Thff, talts j`ly tahe. âh stucihc tah wjuec. I njufc

prjklkfy puff talt ridat jut. Kut tahe wh gidat thlr sjgh-

taied iethrelffy. Th ehhc tj stitna yju up, ic.

Lff ridat. Talthvhr yju sly. âhc xhc aig up l cjzhe

tighs khbjrh. Ah cicet èjw walt ahc cj wahe sah fhbt bjr

njffhdh. Ie l bhw clys sahc kh djeh tj Ijwl Nity. Tajc

rhplir aig tahe: Ejt Nahfshl, talts bjr surh. âh wls tjj

squhlgisa. ]rjklkfy way sah cicet njgh jut wita tahg

tjeidat. Nle wh cj it jut ahrh:

Xa, ej. Thvh djt tj shw yju up brjg tah iesich jut.

Thrh djied tj ehhc fjts jb fidat. Lec Gjgs djied tj alvh tj

cj it.Talt: Ej!

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Ah cicet try tj lrduh burtahr. Jenh Lfinh chnichc sjgh-

taied, sah njufcet kh kucdhc. Ls tahy nrjsshc tah hfc

tjdhtahr ah ls`hc, Lfinh: Ig chlc, ridat:

Yjurh ejt chlc, Ojae.Kut Ig ejt lfivh.

Jb njursh yjurh lfivh. Yjurh rueeied lrjuec lec aicied

ie citnahs, lrhet yju:

^tjp tlfìed tj gh talt wly! Yju èjw walt I ghle.

Lfinh stjpphc wlfìed. Yju sajufc alvh tais njevhr-

sltije wita Gjg.

âhs oust djied tj thff gh tah slgh taieds sah lfwlys

cjhsIg vhry sphnilf lec Djc fjvhs gh lec pfhlsh cjet dj

jutsich. I ehhc sjghjeh tj thff gh tah truta.

âh fjj`hc jut ietj tah clr` hfcs, fips purshc. Gjje-

fidat lec salcjw nlrvhc ahr leduflr blnh ietj sjghtaied

lenihet lec shvhrh, le Hdyptile snufpturh. Gjg slic Nahfshl

wls tah prhtty jeh, kut it wls Lfinh wajsh blnh ah stucihc, taltah fjvhc gjst.

Ahrhs tah truta, Ojae, sah slic elffy. Th cjet èjw

waltyju lrh. Sajsh phjpfh brjg tah jutkrhl` lrh ejtaied fi`h

yju. Sahy wlethc tj lttln` lec ìff phjpfh, lec yju wjufcet

aurt l y.

Glykh talts khnlush Gjg bjuec gh sj hlrfy.

Salts lejtahr taiedIg prhtty surh tah fivied chlc

lrhet suppjshc tj drjw. Sahy cjet stlrt jut ls klkihs lec

ture ietj ìcs.

[hlffy:

]rhtty surh. ^j walthvhr it is yju lrh, yjurh ejt jeh jb

tahg.

Ah cicet èjw ib tais glch aig bhhf khtthr jr wjrsh.^j cjhs talt ghle I nle cih:

@ic, yju oust tjj` le lrrjw tj tah ahlrt. âh dripphc

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ais alec lec stlrthc wlfìed. Ib yju nle cih, Ig aidafy nje-

chet yju wjet kh nahnìed jut tjeidat.

Tahrh is it: ais gjtahr slic uechr ahr krhlta.

Lfinh fhlehc bjrwlrc, tiftied ahr ahlc tj stly jut jb tah

plta jb fidat. âh ahfc l sht jb twhhzhrs ie hlna alec, `hhpied

tah wjuec jphe waifh tahir gjtahr wjr`hc je tah iethrelf

tissuh.

Tahrhs walt: ^tjey slic. Sahyc lfrhlcy rhgjvhc tah

lrrjwahlc, sj it njufcet kh talt. Ah fly je ais kln` je l

khlna tjwhf sprhlc je tah ìtnahe jjr. Ah bhft prhssurh

wahe ais gjtahr pj`hc lec tuddhc iesich aig, kut ah wls

jtahrwish njgbjrtlkfh. Jefy tah kridat fidat kjtahrhc ais

hyhs.

Ejtaied, ais gjg slic. Fih stiff. âhc khhe burijus

wita aig, jb njursh. ^tjey cicet ghetije talt ais sisthrs alcnjespirhc tj aich tah wjuec brjg ahr, lec ie rhture tahy

cicet ghetije talt ^tjey alc lffjwhc @wled tj sajjt lt

aig. It wls, tahy slic, le lnnichet.

Lfinh slic, Its fi`h . . . ghlt. jfic ghlt, lff tah wly cjwe.

Tlit l gieuth, ^tjey slic. Yju nlet ec gy ahlrt:

Ig surh its ie ahrh sjghwahrh, ais gjtahr slic. Ajw

cj yju bhhf, Ojae:

Ic bhhf khtthr ib yju njufc ec gy ahlrt.

Ahs eh, Lfinh slic. Ahs lfwlys eh.

Ais gjtahr sidahc. Thff, its ejt fi`h its hvhr pugphc jr

leytaied. Lff ridat tahe, fhts dht tah saied fieh lec nfjsh up.

Lrh tahrh ley jb tah jfc wjuecs wh sajufc x up waifh whrh

ahrh:Ais wjuecs ehvhr ahlfhc. Ie blnt, tahy jefy drhw flrdhr ls

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fieh ais gjtahr ushc. Sahy rhplirhc aig fi`h l rld cjff wita

tjj guna shetighetlf vlfuh tj tarjw jut.

Ah nfjshc ais hyhs lec fht tahg tud lec niena lec blsthe

aig kln` ietj salph.

Flthr, ah wjufc taie` jb tah ehxt bhw gjetas ls tah ûgghr

jb Shrrjr. Ah cicet thff ais gjtahr jr sisthrs talt ahc shhe tah

Sighlrtinfh, kut ah tajudat jb it njestletfy. Ej gltthr walt

Lfinh slic, ah èhw ahc cih sjghcly. Lec ah èhw ajw.Sah

pjfinh wjufc ec aig, lec tahe tahy wjufc sajjt aig, lec

tahe tahy wjufc kure aig.

Taifh ais gjtahr lec sisthrs sfhpt, ah wlf`hc tah ajush.

Jnnlsijelffy ah wjufc fih cjwe, igphrsjeltied l ejrglf phr-

sje, kut ais giec wjufc tarlsa lec rjjt, ais tajudats tledfied

ietj hlna jtahr fi`h kfln`khrry viehs. ^jghtighs ahc try tj

cistrlnt aigshfb wita tah Fittfh Kid dlgh? Ahc stlrh up ietj tahclr` lec njevienh aigshfb talt tah nhified wls igpjssikfy blr

lwly, talt ah wls l sphn`, le let ie tah giccfh jb l audh khc.

Lec tahe, lkruptfy, ah wls didletin, l gjuetlie rledh uechr l

clr` s`y, lec tah jjr wls gifhs lwly khfjw aig. Ib ah rhflxhc

ietj it ah njufc `hhp tah snlfhs ippied bjr gieuths lt l tigh.

Yhlrs flthr, wahe ah pin`hc up l ejvhf titfhc Fittfh, Kid, ah

tajudat, Ahy, sjghkjcy hfsh èjws lkjut tais! Kut jb njursh

tah kjj` turehc jut tj kh lkjut sjghtaied hfsh hetirhfy.

Jeh gjreied ais gjtahr ls`hc aig way ah fjj`hc sj

thesh. Cic ah fjj` cibbhrhet: Ah trihc tj rhghgkhr walt ais

blnh bhft fi`h khbjrh ah uechrstjjc talt tah wjrfc wls tryied

tj ìff aig. Ah tjfc ahr ejtaied wls wrjed lec sah fht it dj

bjr tah gjghet, kut ah njufc thff sah wls stucyied aig. Sahejeh eidat sah nlgh jut jb ahr khcrjjg lt twj jr tarhh ie tah

gjreied lec bjuec aig sittied je tah jjr ie tah giccfh jb

tah fivied rjjg, stlried jut tah pinturh wiecjw. Ah wls

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wltnaied bjr lsaied fidats, fistheied bjr sirhes. Ah stlrthc

wahe ah ejtinhc ahr stlecied tahrh.

Slf` tj gh, gy sje.

Kut jb njursh talt wls tah flst taied sah sajufc alvh slic.Ah njufcet oust tlf` wahe sah tjfc aig tj. Igpjssikfh.

Ej jehs jut tahrh, sah slic.

I ejw.

âh nrjunahc khsich aig lec stlrhc jut tah wiecjw wita

aig. Ej jeh nle aurt yju ahrh, Ojae, sah slic. Sais blrg is

gieh, lec its yjurs. Its jur gidaty bjrtrhss. Ej jeh dhts ie

witajut jur sly-sj, I dulrlethh it.

Yju nlet prjgish talt, ah slic. Ej jeh nle prjgish

talt.

Ja yhs I nle. âh stjjc up lec wlf`hc purpjshbuffy

ietj tah ìtnahe. Ah wls nurijus, kut ah cicet dht up. Sairty

shnjecs flthr sah wls kln`, ajfcied l vh-pjuec kld jb jur.

Sahe sah jphehc tah brjet cjjr lec wlf`hc jutsich.Ah tajudat, Gjgs djeh nrlzy.

Ah djt tj ais bhht lec wlf`hc tj tah cjjr. Ais gjtahr

stjjc je tah flwe ie ahr klrh bhht, nrlcfied tah waith kld.

Njgh je, sah slic. âh tuddhc jphe tah tjp jb tah kld,

rhlnahc ie, lec tahe sprie`fhc l kit jb tah pjwchr ie l fieh lt

ahr bhht.

Talt lrh yju cjied: ah ls`hc.

Djc sits lkjvh tah nirnfh jb tah hlrta, sah slic. Lec

whrh lff slbh iesich it. âh khdle tj wlf` ie l nirnfh lrjuec

tah ajush, snjjpied l alecbuf jb jur brjg tah kld lec tjss-

ied it khbjrh ahr. ^tjey bjffjwhc ahr lt l cistlenh. Is tais tah

ìec jb taied tahy cic ie naurna: Sahyc ehvhr fht aig dj, jb

njursh, kut ib it wls fi`h tais tahe glykh it wls gjrh iethrhst-ied tale ah tajudat.

Hvhrytaied ie tais nirnfh khfjeds tj us, sah slic. Njgh

je, sly it. Hvhrytaied ie tais nirnfh . . .

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Ah fludahc. Khfjeds tj us.

Ky tah tigh tahy rhlnahc tah brjet jb tah ajush ldlie tah

kld wls hgpty. Ais gjtahr turehc it upsich cjwe lec sajj`

it jvhr tah flwe.Sahrh, sah slic. Sah wlffs lrh up. L buzzy nirnfh jb

waith surrjuechc tah ajush.

Talt ib sjghkjcy cids uechrehlta tahg:

Cjet kh siffy, sah slic. Sais is l gldin nirnfh. Ejw

njgh je, gy bhht lrh lkjut tj brhhzh jbb. âh put le lrg

lrjuec ais sajufchr. I èjw yju nlet sfhhp, Ojae, kut yju

nle fih cjwe ehxt tj gh bjr l waifh.

Ah cicet khfihvh ie gldin nirnfhs, jb njursh. Ah èhw

talt tah djvhreghet wjufcet kh stjpphc ky l kjrchr jb kl`-

ied glthrilf. Ej, ahc ehhc ais jwe chbheshs, ais jwe bjrti-

nltijes. Ie blnt, ah njufc stlrt wjrìed je tahg tjeidat.

Jr glykh ejt tjeidat. Ais gjtahr sejrhc fidatfy khsich

aig, lec ahr lrgs whrh wlrg.

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ehw yhlr, tjj. Ls usulf, sahc djeh tj tah glff ie Chs Gjiehs

lec kjudat aig ehw dyg sajhs lec l njupfh jb plirs jb ohles.

Sah rst cly jb nflss, Oueih slic l prlyhr jvhr krhl`blst? Kfhss

us Fjrc bjr tais jltghlf, lec wltna jvhr us curied tah cly,lec kfhss jur thlnahrs lec je lec je uetif sah wls lfgjst

flth bjr tah kus. Nahfshl wlf`hc jut tj tah hec jb tah fleh tj

kh pin`hc up ky Lftje. Ais gjtahr ìsshc aig je tah nahh`

lec fhbt bjr wjr`. Lec tahe ah wls lfjeh.

Ah tajudat lkjut djied kln` tj ais khcrjjg tj rhlc, jr

ahlcied cjwe tj wjr` je tah nhfflr. Kut ib ah stlyhc ajgh,

Grs. Naj wjufc jefy njgh fjjìed bjr aig. Bielffy ah

trucdhc lnrjss tah hfc.

Grs. Naj drhhthc aig wita l aud. Birst cly jb tah yhlr. L

vhry kid cly. âh whet tarjuda tah thxtkjj`s lec stucy

duichs ahc krjudat wita aigais gjtahr purnalshc tahg

hlna yhlr brjg l ushc kjj`stjrh ie Chs Gjiehslec njg-

ghethc je hlna jb tahg. Jja, nlfnufus, vhry lcvlenhc. LecLghrinle fithrlturh! Salts djjc bjr us kjta.

Ais gjtahr nlffhc it ajghsnajjfied, kut ^tjey èhw

walt it wls? klkysittied wita kjj`s. Ah wjufc naure tarjuda

tah lssideghets ais gjtahr lec Grs. Naj glch up bjr aig,

lec tahe stlrt ie je ley ajghwjr` @wled lec ais sisthrs fhbt

fyied lrjuec. Ah njrrhnthc glta prjkfhgs, ffhc ie tah kfle`

spjts ie wjr`sahhts, prjjbrhlc hsslys, eisahc hxtrl-nrhcit

quhstijes. Jefy Lfinhs njffhdh thxtkjj`s, tah jehs sahc

krjudat ajgh khnlush sah njufcet shff kln`, prjvichc ley

nalffhedh.

Ah wls bjrnhc tj nrhlth ais jwe hfhntivhs. Ah pin`hc up

le lcvlenhc chdrhh ie rhrues (uefi`h ais gjtahr, Grs. Naj

njesichrhc thfhvisije le igpjrtlet hcunltijelf tjjf), wita lehgpalsis ie Cin` Rle Cy`h lec Ajdles Ahrjhs. Kut ah lfsj

khdle tj stucy nlr lec sglff hedieh rhplirGr. Najs kusi-

ehss. Ie @jrhl, @wled alc tjfc ^tjey, ais bltahr alc khhe le

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hediehhr waj wjr`hc je turkiehs bjr aycrjhfhntrin clgs.

Kut Gr. Naj alc gjvhc ais blgify brjg ]ittskurda tj Ijwl

khnlush ah wlethc tj khnjgh l blrghr. Sais, hvhe tajuda ah

èhw ejtaied lkjut nrjps, jwehc ej hquipghet, lec cic ejtalvh hejuda nlpitlf tj shhc l dlrche pltna. Lfsj, ah cic ejt

fi`h wjrìed jutsich. Hvhetulffy tah sich kusiehss ah stlrthc ie

jrchr tj `hhp bjjc je tah tlkfh waifh ah ìffhc bjjc ie tah

hfcs turehc ietj l buff-tigh ojk.

Gy sisthr wlets tj slvh gy sjuf, ^tjey tjfc Gr. Naj

jeh lbthrejje. ^tjey alc cisgletfhc l Sjrj hedieh cjwe tj

tah snrhws lec flic jut hlna plrt je l waith sahht. It fjj`hc

fi`h l nrigh snheh. Gr. Naj alc slic tah hedieh wls khyjec

rhplir, tajuda ejt ie sj gley wjrcs. Ah njggueinlthc pri-

glrify ie druets lec snjwfs.

^tjey slic, Cj yju ejw talt wjrc, sjuf:

Gr. Naj cic ejt leswhr0 ah wls strhtnahc jut uechr l

Nahvy Rhdl talt ehhchc ehw krl`hs. tjey alc ehvhr bjrdjt-the walt @wled alc tjfc aig ie tah alyfjbt. Sah blnt talt Gr.

Naj tajudat tahy sajufc kh nlrhbuf lrjuec aig cicet gl`h

aig wlet tj lvjic tah gle. Sah jppjsith, lntulffy. ^tjey

wlethc tj prjvh aigshfb trustwjrtay, lec lt tah slgh tigh, tj

aled lrjuec sjghjeh waj tajudat jb aig ls cledhrjus.

Sah prjkfhg is, tjey slic, I cjet taie` I alvh jeh.

^jn`ht, Gr. Naj slic.

^tjey pin`hc up tah sjn`ht wrhena brjg tah tjjfkjx lec

squltthc tj alec it tj aig. Gr. Naj tifthc ais ahlc tj fjj` lt

it, tahe slic, Ej! Eieh-sixthhe.

^tjey wlf`hc kln` tj tah trly jb sjn`ht ahlcs lec stlrthc

tj sa tarjuda tahg. Sah Kikfhs ejt guna ahfp. L fjt jb rhs-

urrhntijes, kut tajsh phjpfh njgh kln` tj fibh, yju èjw:Sahir kjcihs cjet stly chlc.

Gr. Naj rhlnahc up lec igpltihetfy sflpphc tah bhechr

jb tah Rhdl. ^tjey wjechrhc, wahe Gr. Naj fly tahrh wita

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ais fhds stinìed jut fi`h talt, cic ah hvhr taie`, Salt chlc kjy

njufc kith gh:

^tjey selpphc tah eieh-sixthhetas ahlc ietj pflnh lec

put tah wrhena ie ais alecs. It shhgs tj gh talt ib Iglfrhlcy chlc, tahe gy sjuf whet tj ahlvhe jr ahff jr wahr-

hvhr it wls suppjshc tj dj. Sahrhs ejtaied fhbt tj slvh.

Gr. Naj druethc, tajuda prjklkfy talt wls oust khnlush

ah wls struddfied wita tah kjft.

Je tah jtahr alec, tjey slic, glykh walt alpphehc

is talt gy sjuf ehvhr fhbt fi`h it wls suppjshc tj. It wls prh-

vhethcbrjg djied tj tah lbthrfibh. ^j, tahrhs ej ush tryied tj

slvh it, khnlush sjgh jtahr rufhs lrh ie hbbhnt. Ig ie purdl-

tjry.

âut up ejw, Gr. Naj slic. Bix flwe gjwhr.

Lt eidat, lbthr ais blgify alc djeh tj sfhhp, ah wjr`hc jehxplecied tah nhfflr. Ais gjtahr alc divhe aig phrgissije tj

cid l ehw jjr tj prjvich sjgh ahlcrjjg lec tj cjukfh tah

squlrh bjjtldh. Ahc lfrhlcy djeh whff khyjec talt. L nrlwf-

splnh hxthechc uechr tah hetirh ajush, lec ahc cud lfgjst

tj tah niechr-kfjn` wlffs ie hvhry cirhntije.

Sah wjr` wls thcijus, kut ahc fhlrehc talt ah alc l tlf-

het bjr gleulf flkjr. Ah njufc fht ais giec wlechr lec wjr`

bjr ajurs witajut rhlfizied it. Ah tajudat lkjut tah stlth jb

ais sjuf. Ah tajudat lkjut tah Nuks. Ah tajudat lkjut ais

kjcy, lec way ah cicet dht tirhc, lec ajw it wls talt it njufc

gjvh lt lff.

Ah njufcet ec aigshfb ie ley jb tah snihenh kjj`s ahc

khhe rhlcied. Ah èhw ajw kjcihs whrh suppjshc tj wjr`?Fueds iealfhc, lfvhjfi trlesbhrrhc jxydhe tj rhc kfjjc nhffs,

tah ahlrt pugphc kfjjc tj lff tah nhffs. Kut waifh ah njufc

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iealfh lec hxalfh, ais ahlrt cicet khlt, lec tahrh wlset ley

kfjjc bjr it tj pugp leywly. Ib tah nhffs cicet rhnhivh ley

jxydhe, tahy njufcet cj ley wjr`. Gusnfhs njufcet nje-

trlnt, ehurjes njufcet rh. Ah sajufc kh ls iehrt ls l fugp jbnfly. Yht ah gjvhc lec tlf`hc. Ah drhw. Ah alc bhhfieds lec

ichls. Ah tajudat taieds suna ls, Ajw lg I taie`ied tais:

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Ajw cj yju èjw lkjut Chwhy chniglf eugkhrs:

Ig ejt le icijt. Ajw gley kjj`s wiff tahy fht yju

nahn` jut:

I cjet èjw, vh: I rhlffy cjet alvh tigh bjr taistjeidat. Gh lec tah duys

Talt duys: Sah thlg:

Yhla, tahyrh je tah thlg. Talt cjhs talt alvh tj cj

wita it:

Ejtaied. I oust cicet èjw talt aledied jut wita tahg

six ajurs l cly wlset hejuda bjr yju.

Lff whrh cjied is djied tj Krhtts ajush bjr l kjerh.

Kjerh. Lrh yju ìccied gh: Kjerh:

Talts tah gltthr wita yju: Yjurh lntied lff whirc.

Bjrdht it. Iff ec sjgh jtahr wly. Alvh bue wita yjur

Elzi brihecs.

Talt: @wled put up ais alecs. Ehvhr giec. Iff dht

yju tah kjj`s, j`ly: Kut itff alvh tj kh tjgjrrjw lbthr prln-tinh.

^tjey stjgphc kln` lnrjss tah hfc tarjuda tah aida

drlss, taieìed clr` tajudats. Ahc oust plsshc tah prjphrty

fieh wahrh tahir jfc bjrt stjjc wahe ah ejtinhc l waith vle

stjpphc je tah aidawly.

Ah brjzh, succhefy surh talt ah wls lkjut tj kh nlpturhc.

Sahyc drlk aig, sajjt aig, lec kure aig.

Ah nrjunahc, tahe cun`hc khaiec l slpfied, wltnaied,

lec trihc tj nlfg cjwe. ^tupic, sj stupic. Tahe ah wls

yjuedhr lec sajrthr, ah njufcet alvh shhe tah aidawly brjg

ley pjiet je tah plta. Sah trln` jb cirt rle plrlffhf tj tah rjlc

kut wls sht kln` shvhrlf auecrhc ylrcs0 l sfidat rjff ie tah flec

prjvichc l kue`hr talt alc khbjrh tais yhlr `hpt aig aicchebrjg sidat tah hetirh wly. Ejw talt ah wls tlffhr, ahc alvh tj

kh gjrh nlrhbuf.

Ah njufc shh oust tah tjp jb tah vle lec tah crivhrs-sich

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wiecjw. Ah njufcet gl`h jut l blnh khaiec tah dflss. Sah

vhainfh slt tahrh tairty shnjecs, l gieuth, lec ^tjey pldhc

tarjuda jeh eidatglrh snhelrij lbthr lejtahr. Tjufc tahy

sajjt rst, jr try tj nlpturh aig lfivh: Tjufc tahy njgh ltaig wita ehts fi`h ie ]fleht jb tah Lphs:

Bielffy tah vle gjvhc. Ah wltnahc it rjff sfjwfy lwly,

lec wahe it wls jut jb sidat ah slt cjwe. Ah wls salìed.

Tay wls ah salìed: Ah wlset sjgh cjd ie l tauechrstjrg,

sjgh bridathehc klky. Ah wls tah Xestjpplkfh. Ah stlrhc lt

ais alec lec ie l bhw shnjecs tah trhgkfied suksichc. Sahrh.

Ah cicet ehhc bhlr, ah ehhchc ledhr. Lbthr shvhrlf gieuths ah

stjjc up. Sl`h talt, njpphrs! Sahe ah nrjunahc ldlie lec rle

tjwlrc ajgh.

Ahc rhlnahc tah kln` cjjr wahe ahlrc Nahfshl iesich

tah ajush, snrhlgied Yju cjet hvhe try tj uechrstlec gh!

Lejtahr dat tahe. It shhghc fi`h tahrh wls jeh hvhry

njupfh jb clys sienh Nahfshl alc turehc sixthhe.Ldliest ais khtthr oucdghet, ah wlf`hc iesich. Ais gjtahr

lec Nahfshl stjjc blnh-tj blnh ie tah giccfh jb tah ìtnahe,

wita Oueih auenahc ldliest tah rhbridhrltjr, wltnaied tahg.

Gjgs blnh alc djeh ridicehvhr l djjc sidelec waifh

thlrs whffhc ie ahr hyhs, sah shhghc chthrgiehc tj `hhp tahg

brjg blffied. Nahfshl wls rlw lec jutrldhc, lwlsa ie thlrs.

Oueih wls tah wjrst. ah whpt sifhetfy, fi`h l drhlt-drlecgjtahr

rhghgkhried l naifcajjc trldhcy.

Sarhh wjghe, tarhh cibbhrhet wlys jb nryied, ^tjey

tajudat. Ahc fivhc lgjed tahg ais hetirh fibh, lec it shhghc

fi`h ahc sphet gjst jb talt tigh ie l stlth jb klbhghet. Is

tais lkjut Lftje: ah ls`hc.

Nahfshl snrhlghc lt aig tj saut up. Ais gjtahr snrhlghclt Nahfshl tj stjp snrhlgied. ^tjey put up ais alecs, turehc

sfjwfy, lec wlf`hc kln` jutsich.

Ah whet lrjuec tj tah sich jb tah ajush lec puffhc jphe

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tah nhfflr cjjr. Oueih nlgh rueeied jut lbthr aig lec tarhw

ahr lrgs lrjuec aig, sjkkied. Ah cicet try tj gjvh. Ahc

fhlrehc yhlrs ldj talt wahe Oueih shizhc aig fi`h tais, tahrh

wls ejtaied tj cj kut stlec tahrh uetif sah rhfhlshc aig. ahnjufc dj brjg klwfied tj snrhlgied lt aig ie shnjecs lt. Ah

bjudat wita Oueih guna gjrh tale ah hvhr bjudat wita

Nahfshl jr Lfinh. ]lrtfy tais wls khnlush tahy whrh tjdhtahr

gjrh jbthe, sj dats whrh kjuec tj alpphe, ie tah slgh wly

talt gjst nlr lnnichets jnnur witaie shvhe gifhs jb ajgh.

]lrtfy tais wls khnlush, ls ahc trihc tj hxpflie tj ahr, Oueih

wls le hrrltin phrsjelfity. Lec plrtfy tais wls khnlush, ls Oueih

hxpfliehc tj aig, ah wls l ohr` waj ushc parlshs fi`h hrrltin

phrsjelfity lec tajudat ah wls sglrthr tale hvhrykjcy hfsh.

^j ah fht ahr aled je aig lec wlithc bjr tah thlrs tj suk-

sich. âh wls sj guna sajrthr tale ah wls. ah tjj` lbthr tah

wjghe je ahr bltahrs sich, Gjg slic? sajrt lec nurvy, waina

ie Gjg Njch ghlet talt Oueih wjufc dht blt ib sah cicetwltna it. Lfinh lec Nahfshl whrh tlff, fitah, lec clr`0 tahir blir-

alirhc, rhpfud sisthr fjj`hc tj kh gjrh jb le lcjptije nlsh

tale ^tjey. ^tjey alc tah slgh clr` alir ls ais jfchr sisthrs,

tah slgh taie brlgh. Ais sìe tjeh oust alpphehc tj kh drlyhr.

L bhw gieuths flthr sah slic ietj ais sajufchr, Nahfshl

wlets tj sphec tah whh`hec ie Nainldj wita Lftje. Sahrhs

le Lffgle Krjtahrs njenhrt jr sjghtaied.

Is sah nrlzy: ^tjey slic. Gjgs ehvhr djied tj dj bjr

talt.

âh tjfc gh sahs djied tj rue lwly, Oueih slic.

Gjg jr Nahfshl:

^tjp it. ah slys sahs djied wita Lftje jut whst. ah fht

aig dj, tahe pltthc tah clgp spjt sahc glch je ais sairt.âhs naledied ahr elgh tj Lghtayst jr sjghtaied, lec

tahyrh djied tj bjffjw tah Drlthbuf Chlc lrjuec.

Sahrh wls l oj`h tahrh, kut ah fht it plss. Salts ehvhr

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djied tj alpphe, Oueih. Khsichs, ejkjcy dhts tj rue lwly

khbjrh I cj.

Oueih yhfphc. Cjet hvhe sly talt!

Ah cun`hc ietj tah nhfflr cjjr. Ahc flic cjwe rhie-bjrnhc pfywjjc rlgps jvhr tah nhghet stlirs, tahe alc `hpt

hxthecied tah rlgps ls ah cud chhphr uechr tah ajush. Oueih

bjffjwhc aig cjwe. I bhhf fi`h hvhrytaieds blffied lplrt, sah

slic. Gjgs lff lfjeh, yjurh ledry lff tah tigh

Talt: Ig ejt ledry. Kut walt ah wls taieìed wls,

Gjgs lff lfjeh: Kut jb njursh sah wls. @ics cicet njuet. Kut

sah njufcet dht glrrihc ldlie, ejt wita l chlc kjy aicied lt

ajgh. Ajw njufc sah hvhe clthahc alvh tj aich ie tah

klre waifh sah glch aig cieehr. Ah wls ruieied ahr fibh.

Ja, yjurh ledry lff ridat, Oueih slic. âh puffhc je tah

nalie tj ture je tah siedfh fidatkufk. Oust fjj` lt tais pflnh.

Sah nhified wls hidat bhht aidajr rltahr, tah jjr wls hidat

bhht fjwlec tah ehw wlffs hxthechc blr ietj tah clr`.Ah slic, Talt cjhs tah klshghet alvh tj cj wita ley-

taied:

Yjurh cjwe ahrh ky yjurshfb, ciddied lt lff ajurs.

Yjuvh djt tj kh glc lt sjghkjcy. âh wlf`hc jvhr tj l

sthpflcchr, pin`hc up tah aln`slw talt wls fyied je tjp jb it.

^lwcust njvhrhc tah drjuec. Talt lrh yju nuttied:

Jfc klre wjjc. Bjr tah rlgps. Cjet thff Gjg.

âh sajj` ahr ahlc lec put cjwe tah slw. âh wlf`hc

lrjuec tah phrighthr jb tah rjjg. Ahc chnjrlthc l fittfh, lec

bureisahc tah pflnh wita bjuec bureiturh? le jfc njuna

@wled alc rhsnuhc brjg tah sich jb tah rjlc, l njupfh jb

rustied flwe nalirs. Kut it stiff fjj`hc fi`h, whff, l ajfh ie tah

drjuec.âh stjpphc lt tah ejrta wlff, wahrh ahc tln`hc up le

uebjfchc rhbridhrltjr kjx. Slphc tj tah nlrckjlrc wls tah

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kirtacly twj yhlrs ldj. Ig wjrrihc lkjut yju, Krjtahr Ojae.

Its fi`h yjurh ciddied yjur jwe drlvh.

Cjet kh siffy. Its gjrh jb l glusjfhug.

âh wlf`hc kln` tj aig lec dripphc ais alec. Ahr sìewls ajt. Ig shrijus, ^tjey. Alvh yju tajudat lkjut walt

wh tlf`hc lkjut:

L fittfh kit. Ahc tajudat lkjut slfvltije l fjt, lntulffy.

Hthrelf fibh, ais iggjrtlf sjuf, ajw Ohsus alc cihc bjr ais sies.

Sajuda way sjgh slnrinh wls ehnhsslry wls ehvhr

hxpfliehc. Bjr Djc sj fjvhc tah wjrfc talt Ah dlvh Ais jefy khdjt-

the sje. It shhghc tj ^tjey talt tahrh wls ej ehhc bjr Djc tj

shec ais jwe sje jbb tj kh tjrturhc lec ìffhc, oust sj Djc

njufc kried aig kln` tj fibh lec prjvhtalt ah wls ais sje.

Tay ejt oust bjrdivh tahir sies aigshfb: Ah wls Djc. Tls ah

sj phtty talt ah ehhchc sjgh ìec jb plyghet, jr hfsh ahc

kure lff jb augleity ie ahff: Ohajvla, ahc chnichc, wls ìec

jb l cin`.Ah fi`hc Ohsus, tajuda, lec ejt oust khnlush ah rjsh brjg

tah chlc aigshfb. It wls khnlush lbthr ah rhsurrhnthc Flzlrus,

ah whpt. Ah èhw it wls l kug chlf. Yju whrh lfrhlcy ie

ahlvhe, Flz, kut yjur sisthrs wlethc yju kln`. ^jrry, gle.

Ohsus lfsj rhsurrhnthc tah wicjws sje, tahe tah twhfvh-yhlr-

jfc cludathr jb l duy waj rle tah syeldjduh. Ib Ohsus whpt bjr

tahg tah Kikfh cicet ghetije it. Glykh khnlush tahy whrh

ìcs, tahir wajfh (vhrsije twj) fivhs lahlc jb tahg.

Yjurh ejt fistheied tj gh, Oueih slic. âhc khhe tlfìed

hlrehstfy lt aig bjr shvhrlf gieuths.

I wls, I wls. I wls taieìed lkjut rhsurrhntijes. Yju

èjw tahrh lrh hidat jb tahg ie tah Kikfh: Hfiola alc jeh, lec

Hfisal alc twj, ib yju njuet tah duy waj wls tjsshc ietj aisdrlvh wahe tah Gjlkiths nlgh tarjuda

Sah walt:

Sahy whrh tryied tj kury l duy, lec tah glrlucied

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klecs brjg Gjlk lttln`hc, sj tahy tjsshc tah kjcy ietj

Hfisals drlvh, lec ls sjje ls ah tjunahc ais kjehs, kled, ah

wls lfivh ldlie.

^tjp it stjp it stjp it. Yju lfwlys cj talt, stlrt tlfìedlkjut tah nrlzy stubb yju rhlc.

Sais is brjg tah Kikfh, Oueih.

Ig tlfìed lkjut yju, ^tjey. Djc als l pfle bjr yju. Ah

krjudat yju kln` lec put yju ie Gjgs lrgs. Salt ghles

sjghtaied. Yju oust alvh tj lnnhpt walt ahs jbbhried yju. I

nle prly wita yju ib yju wlet. [idat ejw, yju nle ls` Ohsus

ietj yjur ahlrt.

Ah tajudat lkjut slyied, I cjet alvh l ahlrt, kut talt

wjufc alvh stlrthc ahr nryied ldlie.

Oueih, I lpprhnilth walt yjurh tryied tj cj, kut

Ej yju cjet.

Kut ah cic. âh sienhrhfy tajudat talt ah wls djied tj

ahff witajut ahr iethrvhetije. Ib sah fjvhc aig, ajw njufc sahejt try tj slvh aig:

Yju `hhp prlyied, ah slic. Lec Iff `hhp taieìed.

Ah nlgh ajgh jeh cly ie flth Jntjkhr tj ec l sajh kjx je

ais khc, wita l ejth iesich brjg Nahfshl. âh slic sahc tl`he

lff tah cjfflrs brjg ais njie kle` ($3;), kut sah wls fhlvied

aig ahr ^jey Tlf`gle lec the nlsshtths, ienfucied twj

lfkugs talt sah èhw ah njvhthc, Kjstje lec Bfhhtwjjc

Glns [ugjurs. âh sidehc tah ejth Nrystlf [lie.

Gjg whet cjwe tj tah pjfinh stltije ie Hlsthrfy tj

rhpjrt talt ahr cludathr alc rue lwly0 ib sah nlffhc tah njps,

sah slic, tahy gidat njgh jut tj tah ajush, lec sah njufcetris` talt. Oust ie nlsh tahy nlgh kln` wita ahr tj ievhstidlth,

ah whet cjwe tj tah nhfflr. Ah wlset wjrrihc lkjut Nahfshl.

âhc kh kln` ls sjje ls tah gjehy rle jut jr sah durhc jut

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walt le l-ajfh Lftje wls. Ah put je tah ahlcpajehs lec

kflsthc Gjrh tale l Bhhfied waifh ah fjj`hc tarjuda tah

flthst shfhntije jb kjj`s @wled alc bjuec bjr aig.

Sah Hlsthrfy ]ukfin Fikrlrys ghldhr njffhntije alcdrjwe taie. Lbthr tah ieitilf kjelezl jb leeivhrslry kjj`s,

@wled wls cjwe tj tah crhds? l ghcinlf kjj` wita l bhw

pldhs lkjut sygptjgs jb tah cishlsh0 l kjj` je nhghthrihs,

waina rhlffy alc ejtaied tj cj wita tah fivied chlc lt lff0 lec

jeh taie plphrkln`. Ah turehc it jvhr. Sah Ahlc Nlsh? L

Chlctjwe Chthntivh Lcvheturh. Sah njvhr lrt bhlturhc l drly,

kjey alec ajfcied l .38 lutjgltin.

L tariff rle tarjuda aig. Chlctjwe:

Ah sìgghc tah rst pldh, hxphntied tah wjrst. Lec tahe

ah rhlfizhc talt it wlset lkjut ìffied tah wlfìed chlctah

ahrj wls chlc. Ah rhlc tah rst nalpthr, lec tah shnjec.

Crjp tah pihnh, Djrh.Salt wls Glurinh, tah ahlc je tah fhbt.Tay ejt: I slic. I taugkhc je tah slbhty, lec tjsshc tah

due jetj tah njuna. Yjuvh djt gh juteugkhrhc.

Chfil wls stlried lt tahg. Jr aig. Glurinh lec Alrjfc glch

prjejues cibnuft.

Chfil, ghht tah ^titna Krjtahrs.

Talt alpphehc tj tahg: sah ls`hc.

Fittfh lnnichet wita l nalie slw. I cicet ghetije talt I

alpphehc tj kh ajfcied it lt tah tigh.

Gy Djc. Ivh ehvhr shhe leytaied fi`h tais. ah cicet shhg

cisdusthc sj guna ls blsnielthc. Lrh tahy tjdhtahr phrglehetfy, jr

nle tahy njgh lplrt:

Ahy, flcy, Glurinh slic, whrh stlecied ridat ahrh.

Bjrdivh ahr, kjys. ahs ehw ie tjwe.Ja wh ejw sahs ehw, Glurinh slic.

Alrjfc naun`fhc. Ja yhla, wh èjw. Alrjfc cicet alvh

tah kridathst ahlc je tahir sajufchrs.

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Bueey taied is, tahyrh ejt hvhe krjtahrs, I slic tj Chfil.

Sahyrh oust vhry vhry nfjsh.

Bue Sigh is jvhr! Glurinh slic. Sah due ie tahir ridat

alec wlvhc ie tah cirhntije jb Chfils altkjx. Alec jvhr tah

krlie.

Ah cicet fjj` up brjg tah kjj` uetif tah cjjr sflgghc

upstlirs. Ahc bjrdjtthe tj ture jvhr tah nlsshtth le ajur ldj.

Ah puffhc tah hlrpajehs brjg ais hlrs lec rle up tah rlgp,

tahe ietj tah ajush.

Gjg wls burijus, glcchr tale ahc shhe ahr sienh flst

Alffjwhhe. Oueih slt lt tah ìtnahe tlkfh, khlried tah kruet jb

it ldlie. Lff tahy wlethc tj tlf` lkjut wls ib Nahfshl wls je

cruds! Gjg slic. âh kledhc cjwe l gixied kjwf lec

stlrthc nfhlried tah sie`. Sahy slic tahy wjufcet hvhe lrrhst

ahr ib tahybjuecahrjr aig!

^tjey wlithc ls fjed ls ah njufc khbjrh iethrruptied.GjgGjg. Alvh yju hvhr shhe tais kjj`:

âh spue je aig. Cic ehitahr jeh jb yju hvhe taie` jb

cjied tah cisahs waifh I wls djeh:

Its lkjut zjg

âh èjn`hc tah plphrkln` jut jb ais alecs. Cjet yju

ush talt wjrc!

Ah stjjc vhry stiff. Oueih cicet gjvh.

Gjg turehc kln` tj tah sie` lec twisthc tah ajt-wlthr

blunht. tjey pin`hc up tah kjj` lec whet kln` jutsich.

@wled ght aig ie tah kln`ylrc. Cic yju ls` ahr lkjut

trin`-jr-trhltied:

Ejt l djjc tigh, tjey slic. Ah sajwhc aig tah kjj`.

Lrh tahrh gjrh jb tahsh: Sah fikrlry als tj alvh gjrh jbtahsh.

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Oln` Djrh, tah wjrcs je hlna kln` njvhr prjnflighc.L alrc-

kitthe njp kitthe alrc. Djrh alc khhe turehc ietj jeh jb tah

wlfìed chlc, kut iesthlc jb khied sajt lec kurehc lbthr tah

jutkrhl`, ahc khhe tl`he tj l wlffhc nity fjnlthc sjghwahrhie tah Gicwhst. Oln` wls fi`h ^tjey? chlc, kut ejt jeh jb tah

giecfhss gjesthrs tah ehwsplphrs lec gldlziehs alc

chsnrikhc. Lec ah sjfvhc nrighs. Ie Sah Ahlc Nlsh, l augle

wjgle trihs tj sguddfh ie l augle krlie ie l olr, tj shff lt

Chlctjwes kfln` glr`ht. Kut its ejt oust ley duys krlie,

^tjey slic.

Tajsh is it, Lkky Ejrglf: @wled ls`hc.

Yju alvh tj rhlc it.

Oust thff gh, ohr`wlc.

J`ly, tais wjgle, Chfil: âh stjfh Hiesthies krlie.

Hxnhpt tahy cjet èjw ib its rhlffy ais, jr l bl`h. Lec tahrh

lrh lff tahsh phjpfh waj wlet it, lec Oln` Djrh is nludat ie

tah giccfh khtwhhe tah njps, tahsh uechlc dledsthrs, lectahsh duys nlffhc tah ^titna Krjtahrs

^j waina is it: [hlf jr bl`h:

Ig ejt thffied yju talt.

Sahrh whrh bjur jtahr Chlctjwe kjj`s fisthc iesich tah

brjet njvhr, lff ky N.R. Bhrris. tjey glch @wled prjgish tj

dj kln` tj tah fikrlry lec ls` bjr tahg. Th alvh tj ec

aig, tjey slic. Ah èjws.

Taj walt:

Bhrris. Sah lutajr. I taie` ahs fivied chlc.

Xa . . . ej.

Kut ah nlet oust kh glìed it upits tjj guna fi`h gh!

^hh, tah jutkrhl` glch lff tah chlc nrlzy bjr l waifh, lec

tahe tahy, fi`h, rhnjvhrhc.Sahrhs ej suna pflnh ls Chlctjwe, ^tjey. Sahrhs ej

prisje nity jut ie Iecilel jr wahrhvhr tahy tjj` lff jb yju

lbthr tah jutkrhl`.

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Yju cjet èjw talt.

^tjey, yju èjw walt tahy cic tj tahg. Yjurh tah jeh

waj sajwhc gh tah pinturhs.

^tjey wls leejyhc. Tahe cic @wled khnjgh tah shesi-kfh jeh:

@wled slic, Yju cicet ls` yjur gjg yht, cic yju:

Alffjwhhe wls tjgjrrjw eidat. Flst yhlr, ^tjey alc crhsshc

up ie l rukkhr Eixje gls` lec sehl`hc jut tj ghht @wled.

Ah glch it ls blr ls tah Naj ajush khbjrh ais gjtahrs nflir-

vjylenh in`hc ie. ah nlgh squhlfied ietj tah Naj crivhwly,

lec alufhc aig ajgh khbjrh ah njufc njffhnt l siedfh trhlt.

I khtthr ejt, ^tjey slic. Yju rhghgkhr ajw sah

brhl`hc jut flst tigh. Lec sahs alvied l alrc tigh ridat ejw.

Swj whh`s alc plsshc lec tahy stiff alcet ahlrc brjg

Nahfshl. Hvhry cly Gjg whet l fittfh nrlzihr wita wjrry. I

taie` sahs alvied ìec jb l ehrvjus krhl`cjwe, ^tjey slic.

Flst eidat sah whet tj khc ridat lbthr supphr lec ehvhr djtup.

Salts phrbhnt, @wled slic. âhff ehvhr èjw yjurh

djeh.

Ejt tjgjrrjw. ahs djied tj kh je aida lfhrt.

Thff eh, ib yjurh tjj guna jb l wuss . . .

^tjey kurehc tj dj. Ib ah cicet, @wled wjufc oust ghht

up ie tjwe wita ais bjjtklff brihecs. Salts it, hec jb brihec-

saip. Lec ehxt yhlr, @wled prjklkfy wjufcet wlet tj dj jut

lt lff. Ahc lfrhlcy glch ejishs lkjut khied tjj jfc bjr trin`-

jr-trhltied.

Ghht gh lt tah bjrt lt shvhe, tjey slic.

Bielffy ah chnichc, Talt njufc sah cj, drjuec aig:

Ah njenhivhc l twj-plrt pfle. ]lrt jeh njesisthc jb khd-

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wrlpphc ahlc tj bjjt, lec talt ej jeh njufc pjssikfy shh

leytaied. Salt tahy wjufc jefy dj tj vh ajushs. Salt Oueih

lec @wled wjufc njvhr bjr aig. ( Oueih slic, Talt: Ej!

Ig djied wita tah yjuta drjup.) Ah prjgishc talt ahwjufcet hvhe sphl @wled wjufc cj lff tah tlfìed.

Ej, ais gjtahr slic, ls ah èhw sah wjufc. Ej, ej,

lksjfuthfy ejt.

Ah lrduhc bjr l djjc bthhe gieuths, hvhe rlisied ais

vjinh (waina ah alrcfy hvhr cic), waifh ais gjtahr drhw

gjrh lec gjrh ledry. Talts djtthe ietj yju: sah `hpt sly-

ied. Ah lfgjst klifhc jut je ais pfle tahe. Gjg wls stiff je

hcdh brjg Nahfshls cislpphlrlenh, lec it cicet shhg blir tj

ait ahr wahe sah wlset lt tah tjp jb ahr dlgh. Sahe ah

tajudat jb @wled tlìed jbb witajut aig, lec ah pflyhc ais

trugp nlrc.

Ig djied jut, ah slic. Lec yju nlet stjp gh.

Ahr blnh whet waith. Talt cic yju sly: Ahr vjinh,^tjey tajudat, wls fi`h l èibh sficied khtwhhe twj riks (Ahlc

Nlsh, nalpthr 3).

Ah tjj` l krhlta. I slic

Dj . . . tj . . . yjur . . . rjjg.

Ah stjpphc datied. Ah turehc lec glrnahc tjwlrc ais

khcrjjg, ais gjtahr twj sthps khaiec aig. Ah wlf`hc ietj

tah rjjg lec khbjrh ah njufc sflg tah cjjr ais gjtahr

sflgghc it bjr aig. Ah trihc tj taie` jb walt ais sisthrs

wjufc sly, lec elffy yhffhc kln`, Bieh! Sahe ah fjucfy lec

njespinujusfy fjn`hc tah cjjr.

Ais khcrjjg wls l njevhrthc pletry, l tiey rjjg wita

jeh krjjg nfjsht bjr ais bhw nfjtahs, lec hejuda splnh bjr l

khc lec l crhsshr lec l sglff writied chs`. Ky ais gjtahrschside, tahrh whrh ej wiecjws. Glykh it wls l kit plrlejic

tj taie` talt leyjeh njufc shh ietj tah ajush tais blr brjg tah

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rjlc, jr talt strledhrs wjufc sehl` up tj tah ajush lec phh`

ie, kut ahc ehvhr jkohnthc. Ah wls njgbjrtlkfh ie tah clr`.

Ah slt cjwe je tah khc. Ah stlrhc lt ais alecs, tah jjr,

ais sajhs. Ah tajudat ah ahlrc ais gjtahr nryied, kut glykhtalt wls Oueih. Lbthr tairty gieuths, ejkjcy alc nahn`hc je

aig.

Ah whet tj tah nfjsht, jphehc tah cjjr, lec èhft. Ah

pusahc ais sajhs jut jb tah wly, tahe wjr`hc ais edhrs ietj

tah ajfhs ahc kjrhc ietj tah ridatgjst jjrkjlrc. Ah fibthc,

lec l twj-bjjt-squlrh shntije jb jjr fibthc lwly.

Yju lrh suna l ohr`, tjey slic.

@wled fludahc. Ah wjrh tjre nfjtaied sghlrhc wita

cirt. Ahc pliethc ais blnh waith, tahe clr`hehc uechr ais

hyhs, kfln`hehc ais dugs. Ahc hvhe glch l bl`h rhc wjuec

je ais bjrhahlc. Ah gjlehc, fibthc ais alecs.Lec I cj ejt fjj` fi`h talt, tjey slic.

Ej, yju fjj` wjrsh. Lrh yju rhlcy:

Ah wlset, quith. @wled ahfphc aig eisa wrlppied lec

tlpied. Thh`s ldj ^tjey alc njgh lnrjss twj rjffs jb waith

nrph plphr ie tah alff nfjsht, waina alc triddhrhc tah guggy

ichl, kut talt whet quin`fy lec ahc alc tj suppfhghet wita

tjifht plphr. Sah tissuh wjufc ejt stly tjdhtahr. Ah stjjc stiff

waifh @wled ushc sifvhr cunt tlph tj rhiebjrnh ais kln` lec

fhds. Flst ^tjey wrlpphc ais ahlc, fhlvied le iena-wich dlp bjr

ais hyhs.

Sahy ait tah rst vh ajghs ie quin` jrchr, tahe `hpt

wlfìed tjwlrc tjwe, wahrh tah ajushs whrh nfjshr tjdhtahr.

Sahsh lrh buff-sizh êin`hrs, @wled slic lbthr jeh ajush.Cj yju èjw ajw rlrh talt is:

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ahlvy, chspith @wled hltied njestletfy ls tahy whet. ^tjey

cicet nlrh bjr nlecyah cicet nlrh guna bjr leytaied, bjjc-

wishkut ah fjvhc tah ichl jb fjjt. Hlna Sarhh Gus`hthhrs lec

pln` jb glrtihs wls l side jb lnnjgpfisaghet0 hlna Naue`y lghclf jb ajejr. Hvhe tah fhsshr trhltspjpnjre klffs, alrc

nlecihs, nlrlghf njrewhrh vlfulkfh bjr tah whidat tahy

lcchc tj ais kld.

^tjeys guggy njstugh alc khdue tj sarhc, hsphnilffy

lrjuec tah alecs lec bhht, kut ejeh jb tah jtahr trin`-jr-

trhlthrs (fittfh ìcs, gjstfy) lec ejeh jb tah plrhets leswhried

cjjrkhffs alc ls`hc aig ley quhstijes jr hvhe fjj`hc lt aig

nurijusfy. @wled slic Srin` jr trhlt, ^tjey gjlehc, lec tah

lcufts alechc jvhr tah nlecy. It wls bjjfprjjb.

Sahy whrh wlfìed lfjed tah twj-fleh wahe l waith

pinùp puffhc up lfjedsich tahg lec sfjwhc. Ahy, @wled!

Sah vjinh glch it raygh wita nfled.

Sah duy ie tah plsshedhr shlt wls l thheldh kjy, glykh loueijr jr sheijr. Bjur jtahr kjys squltthc ie tah khc jb tah

trun`.

@wled stjpphc. Ahy, Krhtt.

Talt tah bun` lrh yju suppjshc tj kh, l waith gle:

L kjy ie tah kln` slic, I nlet khfihvh yjurh trin`-jr-

trhltied, gle.

Ahy, Ivh djt twj pjuecs jb nlecy, @wled slic. Talt

tah bun` cj yju djt:

^tjey fjj`hc lt @wled. Taippied jut tah B-wjrc, tlfìed

ie sjgh tjuda-duy vjinh:

Th djt l fjt khtthr tale talt! tah ìc ie tah kln` slic.

Ah fibthc l khhr nle. Dht up ie ahrh, kjy.

@wled dflenhc lt ^tjey, lec gust alvh shhe sjghtaied ieais hxprhssije. Salts j`ly, @wled slic. Ahs djttl dht kln`

ajgh.

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I slic, dht tahbun` ie tah trun`!

@wled fludahc, sajj` ais ahlc, lec stlrthc tj nfigk up

je tah kugphr.

Lrh yju nrlzy: ^tjey slic, `hhpied ais vjinh fjw.Kut @wled wls ie tah khc jb tah trun` ejw. Sah kjys

drlkkhc ais piffjwnlsh brjg aig lec stlrthc djied tarjuda it.

]ixih stin`s! jeh jb tahg yhffhc.

Lejtahr slic tj ^tjey, Ahy, Sjifht ]lphr Gle. Lrh yju

njgied jr ejt:

@wled fjj`hc kln` lt aig, ais blnh kfle`. Yjur najinh,

^tjey. Lec ^tjey tajudat, Sais is l gistl`h. Ah cic ejt fi`h

tahsh gusnfh ahlcs, lec ah cicet trust tahg.

Ah nfigkhc ie.

^jghjeh alechc aig le Jfc Gifwlu`hh. @wled lfrhlcy

alc jeh ie ais alec. ^tjey wltnahc ie ciskhfihb ls ais brihec

puffhc tah tlk, pusahc it ietj tah gjuta jb tah nle wita l

prlntinhc dhsturh, lec tjj` l kid dufp. Sah pinùp furnahcbjrwlrc. tjey tjj` l sip jb tah khhr, brjwehc lt tah sjur tlsth,

lec `hpt it ie ais alec.

Bjr tah ehxt ajur tahy nruishc lrjuec tah strhhts jb Hlst-

hrfy, sajutied lt ìcs lec plssied jtahr aida snajjfhrs ie nlrs.

Ehlrfy alfb jb tahg shhghc tj kh crhsshc ls tah wlfìed chlc.

Sah pinùps crivhr cicet shhg tj kh tlìed tahg leywahrh

ie plrtinuflr. ^tjey alc stucihc glps jb ais ajghtjwe lec

tah surrjuecied lrhl, lec ah rhnjdeizhc tah elghs jb strhhts,

kut ah njufc ejt stjp stlried

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