stella makes good (excerpt)
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^fi` O wjom O mk akxiqix# O `iqix }fknf} Om i`m r wjyo`nO mk`} j`y ekxi. Moqkxgi; @k} ei. Iqix.J`m Oe `k} moqkxgim . . . yi}. H} ey fwhj`m j`m O jxi
wirjxj}im. ]ixxy fjw j noxcaxoi`m. Jg}jccy# fiw coqo`n ~o}f fix.
Oe `k} aiico`n wkxxy akx eywica# }fknf. Oe o` j nkkm rcjgi.
Fjrry ~o}f ey coai# axoi`mw.
]ixxy j`m O ei} o` }fi ijxcy `o`i}oiw j} j` o``ix%go}y hjx. Fi
gjei k} ~o}f j xomogckw rogd%r co`i# wkei}fo`n codi# Mk yk
hicoiqi o` ckqi j} aoxw} wonf} kx wfkcm O ~jcd rjw} yk jnjo`;
_iw# o} ~jw meh j`m gfiiwy# h} khqokwcy O ~jw o` }fi ekkm
akx meh j`m gfiiwy higjwi O cjnfim. O }fknf} fi ~jw g}i.O} ficrim }fj} fi ~jw `wxi ka foewica j`m `ixqkw jw ficc.
J`m j} cijw} fi mom`} wjy# ^fj} }oei mk yk fjqi }k hi hjgd
o` fijqi`; O fjqi w}j`mjxmw.
^o}fo` j ~iid# ~i migomim ~i ~ixi o` ckqi. ]fxii ek`}fw
cj}ix# ~i ekqim o` }kni}fix. ]fi akcck~o`n yijx# Hi` ~jw hkx`.
O ka}i` ~k`mix oa ~im fjqi w}jyim }kni}fix oa Hi` fjm`} hii`gk`gioqim. ^i ei}# aicc o` ckqi# wfjgdim r# nk} rxin`j`}. O`
wfkx}# ~i ~ixi x``o`n k` j }xijmeocc ka xici`}ciww akx~jxm
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ek}ok`. ]fi` O aicc rxin`j`} ~o}f Fj``jf. ]~k domw* Ejxxojni
~kcm gkerci}i }fi goxgci. Wk# ]ixxy j`m O mom ~fj} ~jw ivrig}im.
]fxii ek`}fw hiakxi Fj``jf ~jw hkx`# ~i `o}im jw Ex j`m
Exw. O ~jw xijmy }k akxnk ey ejomi` `jei]ierci}k`. O d`k~
}fj}w `k} rkco}ogjccy gkxxig}# h} O codim ]ixxyw wx`jei# Wrjxdw.
W}iccj Wrjxdw. O} fjm j ncjekxkw xo`n }k o}. Hiwomiw# }fi `jei
W}iccj ]ierci}k` fjm `iqix mk`i ei j`y ajqkxw. O fkrim W}iccj
Wrjxdw ~kcm.
Kx ejxxojni ~jw nkkm# xijccy nkkm . . . `}oc o} xj` k} ka
w}ije.]fi hjx}i`mix gknfim j`m fj`mim kqix ey gfj`ni.
O} ~jw ey wfk}. Rcjgi; Ckgjc rh. ]fxii noxcaxoi`mw fj`no`n
k} j} `o`i kgckgd k` j ]fxwmjy `onf}# gj}gfo`n r akx @i~
_ijxw mxo`dw. Mj}i; Lj`jxy }fox}oi}f# }~k mjyw ja}ix }fi w}jx} ka
}fi wgfkkc yijx. O} aic} ekxi codi }~k ~iidw. ]ii`jnixw*
O rogdim r }fi hk}}ci ka ~o`i j`m fijmim hjgd }k }fi noxcw.
Wk# Gjxcy ~jw wjyo`n jw O wj} mk~`# ~fj}w iqixyk`iw ej`}xj
akx }fi yijx;
Wfim jwdim }fi wjei ziw}ok` akx }fi cjw} }fxii yijxw j`m O
gkcm`} akx }fi coai ka ei xieiehix ~fj} Om wjom }~icqi ek`}fw
jnk. O rkxim }fi ~o`i o`w}ijm ka j`w~ixo`n.
Liwwi nxkj`im. Oe `k} rcjyo`n }fow njei.
^fy `k}; Gjxcy w`jrrim. ^fj} icwi jxi yk mko`n;^i gco`dim ncjwwiw j`m wfi }kkd j cjxni ncr ka ~o`i hiakxi
gk`}o`o`n. J`y~jy# Oqi nk} eo`iagd hmmy.
Gjxcy* Liwwi gxoim.
O wfkkd ey fijm. Gjxcy gkcm hi j ckkwi gj``k`# iwrigojccy
ja}ix j ai~ mxo`dw. Wfi codim }k wfkgd rikrci j`m Liwwi jc~jyw
aicc akx o}. O ~jw`} wxi oa Gjxcy ~jw wixokw kx `k}. Fix ejxxojnifjm hii` }fxknf o}w rw j`m mk~`w kqix }fi yijxw# h} O fjm`}
fijxm fix gkercjo` jhk} Hxi}} xigi`}cy.
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]fj}w `k} j ej`}xj# O }kcm fix.
Wfi weocim j`m acogdim fix ck`n hck`mi fjox hifo`m fix
wfkcmixw. Ey njei# ey xciw.
^o}f j wck~# micohixj}i ekqiei`}# Liwwi rogdim r fix ncjww.
O d`k~ ~fj} O ~j`}.
^fj} mkiw }fj} eij`; O jwdim.
O} eij`w O d`k~ ~fj} O ~j`} axke coai j`m }fow ow ey yijx
}k nk akx o}. ]fj} j`m ejo`}i`j`gi. Oe ao`mo`n ~xo`dciw k`
ey ijxw. O gj`} ~o`n o} j`y ekxi. O fjqi }k ckkd ja}ix eywica#
k}fix~owi . . . Wfi }xjocim kaa.Liwwi }fknf} fix fwhj`m# W}iqi# ~jw fjqo`n j eom%coai gxowow
higjwi fi ~jw jxxknj`}# xmi j`m fj}im fix axoi`mw. Fi ~jw`}
fjqo`n j gxowow# fi ~jw lw} j rxogd# acc w}kr. H} Liwwi wiieim
miqk}im }k foe j`m mom iqixy}fo`n wfi gkcm }k diir foe fjrry#
o`gcmo`n Hk}kv# hij}y gjxi j`m i`mciww wivjc ajqkxw. O d`i~
wfi fkrim }fj} oa wfi dir} fixwica ckkdo`n nkxnikw j`m foe
aiico`n ej`cy# k`i mjy fi eonf} }icc fix fi ckqiw fixcodi fi
wim }k yijxw jnk. J`m wfi mkiw ckkd nxij}acj~ciww# `co`im
kcoqi gkercivok`# o`}i`wi nxii` iyiw# ~jqy# wj`my%gkckxim fjox.
Liwwiw j xijc gj}gf# `codi W}iqi# ~fkw xj}fix kxmo`jxy.
^fj} jhk} yk; Gjxcy jwdim ei# w`jrro`n fix ao`nixw }k
hxo`n ei hjgd axke ey ei`}jc mxoa}o`n. ^i `iim ykx ej`}xj.
O gj` k`cy gkeeo} }k j ek`}f# O wjom. J`y}fo`n hiyk`m}fj} ow j hk`w.
Wfi wonfim. Ni} k` ~o}f o}.
O }kkd j wor ka ~o`i. A`.
]kk wfkx}# Gjxcy wjom.
Fk~ jhk} O }jdi gk`}xkc ka ey coai.
Liwwi j`m Gjxcy ckkdim j} ijgf k}fix. Gjxcy w~onnim fix ~o`ihiakxi j`w~ixo`n. _k gj` mk hi}}ix.
^fj}; O}w `k} codi ejo`}i`j`gi j`m agd hmmy jxi wk nxij}.
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Gjxcy wfxnnim j`m gjw} fix iyiw jxk`m }fi xkke.
^fj} jhk} O gfkkwi }k hi fjrry; wjom Liwwi# ckkdo`n
j`y}fo`n h}.
Liwwi wkei}oeiw fjm nxij} fonfw# ~fixi wfi ~jw k` }kr ka }fi
~kxcm# jcc weociw# fnw j`m nkkm }oeiw# }ierixim hy }oeiw ~fi`
wfi aic} ck~# wjm j`m `o`}ixiw}o`n. Wfim hii` o` j mirxiwwim
rfjwi wo`gi hiakxi Gfxow}ejw j`m ~jw ao`mo`n o} fjxm }k rcc
fixwica }kni}fix. Om `k}ogim }fj} fix co}}ci zoxdw fjm xi}x`im
}kk}fi akk} }jrro`n# xiri}o}oqi gk`}o`n.
Ao`mo`n j wo}jhci agd hmmy ~kcm miao`o}icy ejdi eifjrry* Gjxcy g} o`.
^fj}w nk}}i` o`}k yk }k`onf}; O jwdim.
@k}fo`n. Lw} hio`n fk`iw}. Wfi `kmmim }k~jxmw j nxkr
ka ei` j} j `ijxhy }jhci. Ejyhi k`i ka }fie ~kcm hi r akx
}fi lkh.
O xkccim ey iyiw# }fi` }x`im j miir wfjmi ka ro`d ~fi` O
akcck~im fix nj|i j`m xijcowim ~fk wfi ~jw }jcdo`n jhk}.
Om ei} Eodi wiqi` ~iidw jnk j} ey wk`w i`m%ka%yijx wriigf
`onf}. ^i ~ixi hk}f wij}im }k~jxmw }fi hjgd ka }fi fjcc j`m
Om oeeimoj}icy `k}ogim foe. Fi ~jw }jcc j`m }j``im# ~o}f
gkccjx%ci`n}f wjc} j`m rirrix fjox ~o}f j ho} ka j axo`ni }fo`n
fjrri`o`n j`m j` ijwy weoci. Iqi` ekxi o`}ixiw}o`n ~jw }fi
jhwi`gi ka j ~immo`n xo`n . . .Ja}ix }fi wriigfiw ~ixi kqix# O ejmi j rko`} ka hero`n
o`}k foe.
Gkei fixi ka}i`; Om jwdim. O} ~jw j rj}fi}og kri`o`n h}
o} ~jw jcc O fjm.
K`cy ~fi` Oe gix}jo` }fixicc hi j}}xjg}oqi ~kei` fixi# fi
wjom# weoco`n hxkjmcy.O iv}i`mim ey fj`m j`m weocim wica%gk`wgokwcy. W}iccj Wrjxdw.
Eodi ]fkerwk`# fi xircoim# }jdo`n o}. Moqkxgim;
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Rxiwer}kw# O wjom# }fi` nxo``im. Wirjxj}im.
Ei# }kk. Fow }k`i ~jw conf}. Wkxxy. Rikrci }jcd. _kxi o`
nkkm gkerj`y# }fknf.
O mxijm }k }fo`d ~fj} icwi ykqi fijxm.
Jcc nkkm# O rxkeowi.
O`w}j`} xjrrkx}; O ~kcm`} nk }fj} ajx# h} fi ~jw ijwy }k }jcd
}k j`m fj`mwkei. Hk`w rko`}w< fi mom`} jrrijx r foewica kx
wcij|y. J`k}fix }fknf} fjm w}xgd ei }fi`< oa fi d`i~ jhk}
ey ejxo}jc w}j}w# fi ew} fjqi `k}ogim ei hiakxi.
^i nk} }k }jcdo`n# j`m }fi akcck~o`n ~iid ~i ei} akx gkaaii
. . . J`m }fj} ~jw jw ajx jw o} fjm nk`i. ]fi gkaaii mj}i ~jw
j mowjw}ix. O} ~jw jcekw} Gfxow}ejw# }fi domw ~ixi k` wgfkkc
fkcomjyw# j`m O ~jw `ixqkw~kxxoim rikrci ~kcm wii w j`m
}jcd. O fjxmcy xieiehixim kx gk`qixwj}ok` . . . O niwwim O gjei
jgxkww jw wkei ekxk`og }~o}. H} Om r} o} hifo`m ei# mi}ixeo`im
}k akgw k` ey gfocmxi` j`m `i~cy ak`m axiimke.]fi`# fkxxkx ka fkxxkxw# Om x` o`}k foe o` ^kkcoiw }~k mjyw
jnk o` }fi axo} j`m qinoi wig}ok`. Om w}jeeixim wkei}fo`n jhk}
fk~ `ogi o} ~jw }k wii foe jnjo` j`m }fj} O ~jw eii}o`n axoi`mw
}k`onf} j`m o} ~kcm hi nxij} oa fi gkcm gkei jck`n. Ck j`m
hifkcm# }fixi fi ~jw# hjxicy }fxii ei}xiw j~jy j`m weoco`n j} ei.
O weocim hjgd. Liww* O aic} wov}ii` jnjo`. J`m O fjm jhwkc}icy`k o`}i`}ok` ka xiqowo}o`n }fj} j``w fkxxohocow.
Wii# wjom Gjxcy. _kxi iyio`n }fie kaa# }kk.
_kxi jcc }jcd# O wjom# moweowwo`n wiqixjc ixk}og }fknf}w axke
ey fijm. O ~jw`} ckkdo`n akx j xkej`}og o`}ixcmi. O codim Eodi#
h} O ~jw }ixxoaoim ka ajcco`n o` cw} k`cy }k fjqi o} jcc ajcc jrjx}.
_iw# O ~jw ni}}o`n jfijm ka eywica# h} }fj}w ei.
Oe `k} j`m Occ rxkqi o} }k yk. Gjxcy w}kkm r j`m ~jcdim
}k~jxmw }fiox }jhci.
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Jw wfi mom# wiqixjc ei` }x`im }k ckkd j} fix. Miwro}i fix ka}i`
ivgiwwoqi gk`wer}ok` ka jcgkfkc# Gjxcyw j w}``ixj}fci}og# }jcc#
j ho} codi j nxiyfk`m. J nkkm%ckkdo`n nxiyfk`m ~o}f ck`n
hck`mi fjox. Cj}icy# }fknf# ~fi` ~ixi k} }kni}fix# O aiic jw
}fknf Oe eo`mo`n j` ionf}ii`%yijx%kcm. O} ni}w }oxo`n# iwrigojccy
~fi` O }fi` fjqi }k nk fkei j`m mijc ~o}f ey k~` }ii`jnixw.
Iqixy}fo`n kdjy ~o}f yk; Liwwi jwdim# xiaocco`n ey ncjww.
Wxi# O wjom.
Domw mko`n kdjy;
]fiyxi }ii`jnixw. ]fiox coqiw xiqkcqi jxk`m }fiewicqiwj`m }fiox axoi`mw. ]fiyxi `k} fjrry ~o}f }fi mowxr}ok` ka }fi
wirjxj}ok` j`m ]ixxyw `i~ noxcaxoi`m# h} }fiyxi fj`mco`n o}.
O} gj`} hi ijwy.
@k# h} }fixiw `k jc}ix`j}oqi.
]x}faccy# ey j`m ]ixxyw xkej`}og coai fjm hii` djr} akx
wiqixjc yijxw. Kggjwok`jccy# ~im }xoim }k xion`o}i }fi acjei hy
fjqo`n ~iidi`mw j~jy axke }fi mkeiw}ogo}y }fj} fjm i`ncaim
kx coqiw# h} }fi rjwwok` `iqix cjw}im. ]fi`# wiqi` ek`}fw jnk#
~im nk`i }k Aolo# lw} }fi }~k ka w. ^o}fk} Fj``jf j`m Hi`#
~im zogdcy xijcowim ~fj} ~im d`k~`# miir mk~`# akx yijxw.
]fi domw ~ixi }fi nci fkcmo`n w }kni}fix# j`m ~fi` }fiy
~ixi`} ~o}f w; ^icc# ~i ~owfim }fiy ~ixi.
]ixxy j`m O fjm `iqix hii` }fi wkx} }k fkcm fj`mw ~foci~jcdo`n jck`n }fi hijgf# gmmci j} }fi ekqoiw kx doww wrk`}j`i%
kwcy. ]fixi ~ixi xjxicy j`y rhcog mowrcjyw ka jaaig}ok`. ]fj}
lw} ~jw`} w. J} cijw}# o} ~jw`} ei. H} o} wiieim }fiwi ~ixi
}fi ivjg} o`}oejgoiw ]ixxy fjm hii` eowwo`n. Wkk` ja}ix Aolo#
fow omci c`gfxkke gfj} ~o}f j gkccijni }x`im o`}k gkaaii j} j
`ijxhy gjai . . . ~fogf }x`im o`}k c`gf# j`m }fi c`gfiw zogdcyrxknxiwwim }k mo``ixw. ]fj`daccy# }fi jaajox ~jw`} mxj~` k}.
]ixxy fjm }fi migi`gy }k }icc ei fi fjm aiico`nw akx Jej`mj.
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O mom`} hcjei foe. O` ajg}# O aic} xicoiqim. O ~kcm`} wjy O ~jw
fjrry }fj} kx ejxxojni ~jw kqix# h} O `mixw}kkm ~fixi fi
~jw gkeo`n axke.
Wk ajx# xicj}ok`w hi}~ii` w fjm hii` gkxmojc. O ~jw w}jyo`n
o` }fi ajeocy fkei ~o}f }fi domw# wk coai fjm`} gfj`nim }kk
mxjej}ogjccy. O lw} fjm k`i ciww rixwk` }k ~jwf akx# rxirjxi mo``ix
akx j`m ni`ixjccy gcij` r ja}ix. O ~jw `mix `k occwok`w o} ~kcm
jc~jyw hi wk# iwrigojccy k`gi ~i w}jx}im `ink}oj}o`n }fi ao`j`gojc
j`m rxkrix}y wi}}ciei`}# h} akx `k~ ]ixxy j`m O ~ixi ao`i.
Cjw} ~iid# fim ekqim o`}k Jej`mjw jrjx}ei`}. O gkcm`}
}fo`d ka j`y}fo`n ~kxwi }fj` wfjgdo`n r ~o}f wkeik`i `i~
eo`}iw ja}ix cijqo`n j ck`n%}ixe xicj}ok`wfor# h} }fixi yk nk.
O} ~jw ~fj} ]ixxy ~j`}im# wk nkkm cgd }k foe. ]fi domw ~ixi`}
jw jggir}o`n ka fow `i~ coai. O} ~jw o`gximohcy w}xiwwac akx ei
fjqo`n }k gkjv }fie o`}k xo`no`n }fiox mjm kx fjqo`n j eijc ~o}f
foe. Jw akx w}jyo`n }fi ~iidi`m ~o}f foe j`m Jej`mj# akxni}o}. ]fj} eij`} }fj} ~fi` }fi domw ~ixi`} j} wgfkkc kx ~o}f }fiox
axoi`mw# }fiy ~ixi ey xiwrk`wohoco}y. O} ~jw ~ijxo`n ei mk~`.
]fi` }fixi ~jw ]ixxyw ee# L`i. J ai~ ek`}fw jnk ~fi`
]ixxy j`m O }kcm fix ~i ~ixi wirjxj}o`n# wfi ~jw`} oerxiwwim.
Wfi jg}jccy gcorrim ]ixxy jxk`m }fi ijxw. ]fj} ~jw j wonf}j
wiqi`}y%yijx%kcm ~kej` fo}}o`n fix akx}y%yijx%kcm wk` jhk} }fifijm. Ckkdim codi o} fx} }kk. Rkkx L`i. ^fi` Om }jdi` fix
wfkrro`n cjw} ~iid# wfi fjm`} ei`}ok`im }fi wirjxj}ok`. ^fi` O
hxknf} r }fi whlig}# wfi }fxi~ ei j hcj`d ckkd# codi wfi mom`}
`mixw}j`m ~fj} O ~jw }jcdo`n jhk}. Wfim hii` j ho} akxni}ac
ka cj}i wk O fjm`} rxwim }fi gk`qixwj}ok`# h} }fknf}# ~jo}
`}oc wfi ao`mw k} jhk} Jej`mj*
J`y~jy# }fi rwfk} ~jw O ~jw`} ckkdo`n akx j`yk`i `i~# j`m
miao`o}icy `k} j agd hmmy jw Gjxcy gcjoeim wfi ~j`}im. ]fj}w
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~fy o} }kkd ei hy wxrxowi ~fi` O `k}ogim ey }kiw }o`nco`n ~fi`
O }fknf} jhk} Eodi.
Wfkcm ~i mk wkei}fo`n jhk} fix; Liwwi wjom# mxj~o`n ei
hjgd }k }fi rxiwi`}.
Gjxcy ~jw acox}o`n r j w}kxe ~o}f fix `i~ axoi`mw.
Wfiw j hon noxc. Noqi fix }i` eo`}iw.
Liwwi `kmmim. Wkei}oeiw O i`qy yk# wfi wjom. _kxi axii.
_k fjqi `k k`i }k j`w~ix }k.
Ivgir} ey domw# O g} o`.
]fj}w moaaixi`}. ]fiy ~k`} jc~jyw hi coqo`n ~o}f yk. _kgj` fjqi ykx k~` fijmwrjgi. _k gj` rcijwi ykxwica# `k} jc~jyw
hi ~kxxyo`n jhk} ~fj} ykx fwhj`m }fo`dw.
Fk~w o} nko`n ~o}f W}iqi;
Wjei kcm# wjei kcm. Fi gj`} ni} i`knf wiv# h} fi mkiw`}
gjxi jhk} ei i`knf }k o`}xkmgi ei }k fow gkccijniw. O fjm }k
hin foe }k }jdi ei }k }fi gkerj`y Gfxow}ejw rjx}y. J gkrci
ka }oeiw ~fi` O lko`im o` }fi gk`qixwj}ok`# fi axk~`im# jw oa O
~jw nko`n }k wjy wkei}fo`n ~ocmcy o`jrrxkrxoj}i. Wfi wonfim j`m
ckkdim r axke fix ncjww. J`m yk d`k~ ~fj}# W}iccj; O `iqix
mk. O diir o} jcc fommi`.
O ~j`}im }k }icc fix }k ~jdi r }k fixwica j`m mer fix
mogdfijm fwhj`m. H} Om }kcm fix }fj} j gkrci ka }oeiw jcxijmy.
O ~jw`} nko`n }k jmm j`y}fo`n }k }fow gk`qixwj}ok` hy wnniw}o`no} j }foxm }oei.
Wfi wonfim. Oe lw} hio`n mxjej}og.
O ~jw`} wk wxi. J`m O ~k`mixim ~fj} wfim eij`} jhk}
diiro`n }fo`nw fommi`.
Axke ~fj} Liwwi fjm }kcm ei# W}iqi wri`} j ck} ka }oei
~kxdo`n cj}i j`m fjxmcy iqix njqi fix }fi }oei ka mjy ~fi` fi~jw jxk`m# ivgir} akx ~fi` fi ~jw ja}ix j hck~ lkh. O d`i~ fi
fjm`} jc~jyw hii` wk moweowwoqi ka fix. ^fi` Om ei} foe wiqixjc
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yijxw jnk# fim hii` kri`# jggkeekmj}o`n j`m egf do`mix }k
Liwwi. ]fiwi mjyw# O fjxmcy iqix wj~ foe. Hiakxi ]ixxy j`m O wrco}#
~im kggjwok`jccy fjm }fie kqix akx j hjxhizi# h} W}iqi fjm
wjccy i`mim r mxoa}o`n j~jy axke }fi gk`qixwj}ok` }k~jxmw
~fj}iqix }fi domw ~ixi ~j}gfo`n k` }iciqowok`# kx icwi fim wo}
}fixi ckkdo`n wrixokx j`m xjowo`n j` iyihxk~ oa fi mom`} jnxii
~o}f ~fj} ~jw hio`n wjom. O} njqi w }fi oerxiwwok` fi }fknf}
fi ~jw hi}}ix }fj` w# j`m }fj} ~i wfkcm hi fk`kxim }fj} fim
mion`im }k hi o` kx gkerj`y.
J`m# Liwwi wjom# mxj~o`n ei hjgd o`}k }fi gk`qixwj}ok`#O xijccy ~j`} j`k}fix hjhy.
O }kkd fix fj`m. _k j`y gckwix;
Wfi }kkd }fi cjw} wor axke fix ~o`i ncjww j`m wfkkd fix fijm.
O mk`} hcjei W}iqi. O d`k~ fiw hwy# }oxim j`m aim r. Fi mkiw`}
~j`} }k jmm }k }fi rxiwwxi hy fjqo`n j`k}fix ek}f }k aiim.
_k gj` jaakxm o}# O wjom.
Iek}ok`jccy# W}iccj. W}iqi wjyw fi mkiw`} fjqi }fi i`ixny
kx }oei }k miqk}i }k xjowo`n j`k}fix gfocm. H} yiw# fi wjyw o}
~kcm`} hi ao`j`gojccy qojhci io}fix.
_kxi }jcdo`n jhk} j hjhy fixi# `k} j `i~ gjx.
Wfi wfxnnim j`m ~i hk}f ckkdim j} }fi ier}y hk}}ci k` }fi
}jhci.
Wfkcm O hy j`k}fix k`i; wfi jwdim# lw} jw Gjxcy hk`gimhjgd.
Oqi ei} }fi ekw} jej|o`n nyw# wfi }kcm w. Eodiw j mjm
axke wgfkkc# j`m }fi k}fixw ~kxd ~o}f foe. ^ixi jcc fijmo`n
k} }k }fow k}fix rcjgi cj}ix. ^j`} }k gkei;
O ncj`gim kqix j} Eodi ~fk ~jw ckkdo`n wfiirowf.
^fogf rcjgi; jwdim Liwwi.Rjx}y* O eij`} rjx}y# Gjxcy wjom# wcxxo`n wconf}cy.
O mk`} }fo`d o}w j nkkm omij# O wjom# aiico`n `ixqkw.
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H} }fiyxi mkg}kxw# wfi jmmim fwdocy# cij`o`n kqix }fi }jhci.
^fkw akx ekxi ~o`i;
Oe o`# O wjom mow}xjg}imcy. ]fiy mk`} ckkd codi jvi exmixixw#
h} yk `iqix d`k~.
Liwwi `kmmim. Ckkdw gj` hi migir}oqi.
Rcijwi* Gjxcy w`kx}im# j`m fijmim }k~jxmw }fi hjx.
Liwwiw ekhoci xj`n. Wfi }kkd o} axke fix hjn j`m ~jcdim
k}womi.
Gjxcy xi}x`im ~o}f j `i~ hk}}ci ka ~o`i j`m rkxim j gkrci
ka ncjwwiw. ^j`} }k lko` }fie; wfi wjom# ckkdo`n kqix j} Eodi
j`m fow axoi`mw.
O wfkkd ey fijm# wmmi`cy aiico`n wfy jw O xieiehixim }fi
mowjw}xkw gkaaii mj}i. _k nk. Occ ~jo} akx Liwwi.
^fj}iqix. J`m wfi ~jw kaa.
O ~j}gfim jw wfi acox}im ~o}f Eodiw axoi`m. Fi fjm mjxd gxcy
fjox }fj} wj} lw} hick~ fow gkccjx# wkx} ka eiwwy j`m `dier}#j }fxii%mjy nxk~}f# j`m fi ~jw }j``im j`m }jcc# lw} codi fix.
Eodi ~jw rxkhjhcy j ho} kcmix }fj` ~i ~ixi# h} }fi k}fix }~k
ckkdim yk`n# ~icc `mix }fox}y. O aic} j ho} xmi `k} nko`n kqix
}k wjy ficck. O fjm jwdim Eodi fixi# ja}ix jcc. H} O ~jw `ixqkw.
O} ~jw hi}}ix }k wjy `k}fo`n }fj` }k w}jx} j gk`qixwj}ok` j`m wjy
wkei}fo`n w}rom.O ncj`gim j} ey ~j}gf# gk`wgokw ka }fi }oei. O ~jw ~kxdo`n
}kekxxk~. O ~jw j cohxjxoj`4 wk ~jw Liwwi. ]fj} ~jw fk~ ~i
ei}# }i` yijxw jnk# ~kxdo`n }kni}fix j} }fi cohxjxy# gj}jckno`n
`k`%aog}ok`.
^fi` O }kcm rikrci ey rxkaiwwok`# }fiy oeeimoj}icy njqi ei
j wcykx o` ej`y gjwiw# `k}%wk%wcyk`gi%kqix# }fi` }fiym wjy#
H} yk mk`} ckkd codi j cohxjxoj`. Jw oa o} ~jw j gkercoei`}.
Xijccy# Om wjy. J`m ~fj} jxi cohxjxoj`w wrrkwim }k ckkd codi;
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]fi` }fiym }fxk~ ei j ai~ w}ixik}yriw axke }fi aoa}oiw#
~fogf ~jw ~fi` ey iyiw ncj|im kqix. @k# O mom`} ~ijx }fogd#
fkx`%xoeeim ncjwwiw. @k# Om `iqix ~kx` ey fjox o` j h`# `kx
~jw O eij` kx j wro`w}ix. O mom ~ijx gjxmonj`w# }fknf.
Fiy# wjom Liwwi# ~jcdo`n hjgd }k kx }jhci# W}iqiw lw} x`n.
Fiw hii` ficm r j} ~kxd. O }kcm }fi hjhywo}}ix wkeik`i ~kcm
hi fkei hy }i`# wk o} ckkdw codi Oe mk`i akx }fi `onf}.
H} }fow ow kx `onf}. ^iqi hii` rcj``o`n }fow akx jniw. Gj`}
yk xo`n }fi hjhywo}}ix;
]x}faccy# W}iccj# o}w `k} ~kx}f o}. Hiwomiw# Oe }oxim.]fixi ~jw j wzijco`n wk`m j`m ~i hk}f ckkdim kqix }k
~fixi Gjxcy ~jw w}j`mo`n ~o}f Eodi j`m fow axoi`mw.
Wkxxy }k mer fix k` yk# Liwwi wjom.
_ijf# mk`} ~kxxy. Occ wii wfi ni}w fkei o` k`i roigi.
O ~j}gfim Liwwi rwf fix ~jy }fxknf }fi gxk~m }k~jxmw }fi
ivo} won`# }fi` }x`im ey j}}i`}ok` hjgd }k Gjxcy. Wfi ~jw wo}}o`n
k` }fi mkg}kx nyw cjr `k~.
Eodi weocim j} ei# w}kkm r# hiix o` fj`m# j`m gjei kqix.
]fow wij} }jdi`;
O w}jeeixim wkei}fo`n `o`}icconohci j`m weocim. ^fixi ~jw
ey hxjo`;
O} ~jw gcijx yk ~ixi`} nko`n }k lko` ei# fi wjom# j`m wj}
mk~`. Wk# mk yk ~j`} }k }jcd jhk} }fi gkaaii mj}i;O hcwfim. O} ~jw`} j mj}i# j`m `k# `k} xijccy.
Ro}y. O }fknf} o} fjm nk`i ~icc# }fj} ~jw `}oc yk w}krrim
xiwrk`mo`n }k ey }iv} eiwwjniw.
O wi`} yk eiwwjniw.
]fj`dw j`m@ogi }k wii yk jnjo` ~ixi`} }fi do`m ka eiwwjniw
O fjm o` eo`m.Ckkd# Oe `k nkkm j} }fow. Oe . . . O }xjocim kaa# iehjxxjwwim.
_kxi ~fj}; Nkxnikw; O`}ixiw}o`n; Fjqi j nxij} weoci;
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W}kr. Oe }kk kcm akx njeiw# j`m hiwomiw# ykxi k`cy wjyo`n
}fkwi }fo`nw }k ni} ei o`}k him.
Wfo}. O gkcm`} hicoiqi Om lw} wjom }fj}.
Eodi weocim. O je `k}.
Nxij}* @k} k`cy fjm O wjom wkei}fo`n ~ocmcy o`jrrxkrxoj}i#
h} fi mom`} iqi` aj`gy ei.
@k} }fj} }fi }fknf} ka dowwo`n yk fjw`} gxkwwim ey eo`m#
h} Oe `k} }xyo`n }k xjgi yk kaa. Fi mxjo`im }fi cjw} ka fow
hiix. @k} xonf} `k~# j`y~jy.
O nxo``im# rxi}}y wxi Om }x`im j hxonf} wfjmi ka hii}xkk}.W}iccj# W}iccj# }fi `onf} ow yk`n. ]khyw }jdo`n ei }k j rjx}y.
O w~`n jxk`m. Gjxcy ~jw w~jyo`n jhk} }i` gi`}oei}xiw axke
ey fijm. Zogdcy w}j`mo`n j`m w}ijmyo`n fix wk wfi ~kcm`}
ajcc# O wjom# _k mk`} iqi` d`k~ }fi ny. Ci}w nk fkei.
_iw# O mk. Fiw ]khy j`m fiw j mkg}kx# j`m fi aiimw ek`diyw
j} }fi |kk o` fow wrjxi }oei.
O ncj`gim j} Eodi# ~fk ~jw gk`qi`oi`}cy rxikggroim ~o}f
xijmo`n j gxercim mkgdi} axke o`womi fow ~jcci}.
Xonf}# O wjom# }x`o`n hjgd }k Gjxcy. ]khy wk`mw codi a`
j`m oa yk aiic }fi wjei ~jy jhk} foe }kekxxk~# yk }~k
gj` eii} r. H}# O ~fowrixim# yk fjqi j fwhj`m j`m gfocm
~jo}o`n akx yk j} fkei.
Wfi wcerim o`}k j gfjox. Roaaci. _kxi wgf j rjx}y rkkrix.J} }fj} ekei`}# ]khy jrrijxim. @k rxiwwxi# h} ~ixi
}jdo`n kaa# fi wjom.
Fkcm ykx fkxwiw# wzijcim Gjxcy# w}j`mo`n r jnjo`. Wfi
ckkdim j} Eodi j`m ei. _k gkeo`n;
O gkcm`} ci} fix nk }k }fi rjx}y hy fixwica# wk O akcck~im fix
k}womi. Eodi akcck~im ei.]fixiw xijccy `k `iim# O wjom }k foe.
O}w gkkc. Hiwomiw# Oe wxi yk gkcm wi j` iv}xj fj`m.
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Fi ~jw xonf}. O `iimim }k w}jy ~o}f Gjxcy# h} O fjm`} mxoqi`
}k`onf} j`m O gkcm`} ao} o`}k }fi gjx wfi ~jw jhk} }k gcoeh o`}k#
j hcjgd Civw fyhxom.
Eodi cij`im kqix }k ]khy. ^icc akcck~ yk.
]khy `kmmim j`m }kcm foe j` jmmxiww. Gjxcy nk} o` hiwomi
foe# ~fogf gkerci}icy akocim ey rcj` higjwi Om hii` fkro`n
}k ni} fix o`}k Eodiw gjx j`m }fi` jwd foe }k mxoqi w w}xjonf}
fkei. J`m }fi` Om rcj``im k` mo}gfo`n Eodi# }kkO `iimim
wkei mow}j`gi axke foe.
Gjxcy# O fowwim. _k mk`} d`k~ }fiwi rikrci.Wxi O mk# wfi wcxxim. ]fiyxi axke wkei fkwro}jc.
Wfi gckwim }fi mkkx j`m ]khy rccim j~jy axke }fi dixh.
Hckkmy ficc* ]fow ~jw`} }fi wgi`jxok Om oejno`im.
^o}fo` eo`}iw# O ~jw o` }fi rjwwi`nix wij} ka Eodiw gjx
j`m ~i ~ixi akcck~o`n ]khy r }fi Rjgoaog Fonf~jy }k~jxmw
]xxjexxj. J} cijw} ~i ~ixi fijmo`n o` }fi xonf} moxig}ok`
akx fkei.