the walk by jane burdiak

8/12/2019 The Walk by Jane Burdiak

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Ugo rjngt df @mco Aurejmh td ao jeoctjfjoe ms mutgdr df tgjs wdrh

gms aooc mssortoe ay gor jc mkkdremcko wjtg soktjdc >> mce >7 df

tgo Kdpyrjngt !osjncs mce "mtocts Mkt #$77.

Mll rjngts rosor%oe. &d pmrt df tgjs pualjkmtjdc 'my ao

roprdeukoe stdroe jc m rotrjo%ml systo' dr trmcs'jttoe jc mcy

fdr' dr ay mcy 'omcs oloktrdcjk 'okgmcjkml pgdtdkdpyjcn

rokdrejcn dr dtgorwjso wjtgdut tgo prjdr por'jssjdc df tgo

pualjsgors.

Mcy porsdc wgd kd''jts mcy ucmutgdrj(oe mkt jc rolmtjdc td tgjspualjkmtjdc 'my ao ljmalo td krj'jcml prdsokutjdc mce kj%jl klmj's

fdr em'mnos.

M KJ" kmtmldnuo rokdre fdr tgjs tjtlo js m%mjlmalo frd' tgo Arjtjsg

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6ffdrtlossly tgo fjrst wooh df tgo rost df gor ljfo gme sljppoe

pmssoe.Jt gme cdt soo'oe m wooh sjcko gor lmst emy rjndrdus ms

o%or mce ausy uctjl tgo ajttor oce. *go wdulect 'jss tgmt

lossdc lmst tgjcn dc m Frjemy mftorcddc m sjcnlo lossdc df sj:

njrls 5ujot stuejdus njrls mce fdurtooc adys 'dro tgmc gmlf df

wgd' woro nmrruldus %ory rdwey mce porsjstoctly ejsruptj%o

gdwo%or plmccoe tgo lossdc wms. Ugo lossdc loft gor shjc

fooljcn klm''y mce gor fmko flusgoe. Jcsjeo gor mc:jdus gomrt

wms aomtjcn gmreor. Ugroo tgjrty kdule cdt kd'o sddc ocdung

aut tgo lmrno gmce df tgo kldkh amroly 'd%oe. Ugrdungdut tgo

fjfty 'jcutos tgoro wms kgmttor mce klmttor 'jssjlos woro

tgrdwc plmstjk adttlos krusgoe krmydcs lmuckgoe wmtor spjlt

stddls skrmpoe. J0pdes mce pgdcos rmcn mce 'ossmnos woro

soct. 6yos woro m%ortoe td skroocs dut df sjngt aoldw tgo

tmalos aut frd' gor strmtonjk pdsjtjdc mkrdss tgo rdd' sgo

kdule soo tgo' plmjcly. Ugo opjeo'jk df tgoso eo%jkos jc tgolmst twol%o yomrs gme aokd'o dasossj%o. Ugoy woro m skdurno.

*go eject alm'o tgo'. Aut wgy kdule tgoy cdt ao 'dro

ejskroto8 ?goc mshoe wgmt ejskroto 'omct tgojr fmkos lddhoe

pu((loe. Ugoy smw cd pdjct mt mll jc wrjtjcn mce 'mhjcn cdtos

mce cd pdjct jc ljstocjcn td gor wjttorjcn dc madut

sustmjcmajljty. ?gmt eje tgoy kmro8 Ugoy woro dcly jctorostoe

jc nottjcn dut mt tgroo tgjrty. *go ro'o'aoroe m sj'jlmr Frjemy

mftorcddc madut fdurtooc yomrs mnd pro0emtjcn Almkhaorrygmcesots jt wms wgoc almkhaorrjos woro frujts mce pjkhoe jc

lmto su''or aurstjcn wjtg


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tgo kdc%ocjoct ljttlo gmce0gole skrooc tgmt dpocoe up tgo

wdrle.

Uwd woohs mnd wgoc sgo lmst smw tgo' sgo eokjeoe cdt td

nj%o tgo' gor mttoctjdc proforrjcn jcstome td jncdro tgo' mce

sjt porkgoe dc m stddl dasor%jcn wrjtjcn jc gor M+ plmccor.

Ugo wdrh sgo wrdto dc tgo admre tgoro wms cd cooe td spomh.

*ldwly tgo ajn gmce oenoe tdwmres tgo fdur. Uoc 'jcutos td nd.

3cdwjcn tgmt tgo nrdup wdule ao gor %ory lmst lossdc o%or sgo

wdule gm%o td hoop m tjngt smjl. Ugoy gme ndt wjce df gor yomr

toc nrdups aojcn lm%jsgoe wjtg porsdcmljsoe fmjry kmhos mce

wdceoroe jf tgoy woro ndjcn td gm%o tgo' tdd. *go eject tgjch

sd nj%jcn tgo o:kuso df jt aojcn tgo lmst emy df tor'. Mll woohsgo eromeoe mce frottoe madut tgo lossdc mce jts kdctoct mce

o%oc tgdung sgo proforroe m fdr'ml lossdc ms dppdsoe td m 4fuc

dco jt wdule gm%o td ao sd'otgjcn m ajt ejfforoct fdr gor td not

gor tootg jctd jf cdtgjcn olso. Boluktmctly mce pmjcstmhjcnly

mce cdt wjtgdut ld%o sgo porsdcmlj(oe twocty jkoe fmjry kmhos

jc roe lottorjcn wgjkg sgo nm%o td tgo' dc lom%jcn tgo rdd'.

*go mlsd 'meo twocty pj((m swjrls wgjkg sgo sor%oe wgjlo

o%mlumtjcn tgojr eokdrmtoe kmho jeoms mce jctrdeukoe tgo' tdprdeukt mcmlysjs. *go ockdurmnoe tgo' td wrjto kdpjdus

m'ducts dc tgo dutor wrmppor df *tmraurst kgowy swoots

fdlldwoe ay tgo jcej%jeuml swoot wrmppor mce tgoc fjcmlly tgo

socsdry 5umljtjos df tgo swoot jtsolf. *d'o woro stmnnoroe ay

tgo m'duct tgmt tgoy wrdto. Mftor mll jt wms dcly m s'mll

kgowy swoot.

Mftor nj%jcn jcm mce jcm frd' Ud's gmro' df klomcjcnlmejos ajn guns sgo wms romey td lom%o sd'ogdw sgo wdule

'jss tgdso wd'oc frd' gmcm tgojr eopocemalo rosjljocko

tgojr flmsgjcn s'jlos mce tgo pmtrjdtjk ld%o tgmt tgoy gme fdr

omkg dtgor.

*go gme oc


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gme aooc ejffjkult aut dcko stmrtoe jt aokm'o gdw jt wms. Jt gme

aooc gmre wdrh aut co%or eull mce co%or adrjcn.

me sgo aooc sjcnlo sgo kdule soo tgmt ljho dtgors sgo

wdule gm%o 'meo tomkgjcn gor ljfo tdtmlly j''orsjcn gorsolf

jc tgo %dkmtjdc kmr%jcn m kmroor jc%ostjcn jc tgo stueocts. Aut

tgoro woro dtgor tgjcns jc wgjkg td pldung gor ocorny.

*go roljoe dc tgo pupjls oc


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sd'o klmssos skmttoroe tgrdungdut tgo wooh. *go wdule cdt

'jss pmkhjcn up gor 4amn fdr ljfo dr 'myao twd amns wjtg

jcnroejocts fdr sgopgores pjo drEmce m njcnorarome dr sljppjcn

dc mc mpplo pool kmrolossly erdppoe flmjljcn mce spjccjcn

rduce nrmaajcn fdr stmajljty aofdro aojcn j'pmloe mkrdss m

kddhor dr mpdldnj(jcn fdr tgo ljcnorjcn s'oll df dcjdcs dr

kurry wgoc sgo woct td tgo gmjrerossors dr tgo eoctjst mftor

skgddl dr fdde nluoe td gor sgdos dr tgrdaajcn lons mce

ejstoceoe %ojcs frd' stmcejcn mll emy mce foot tgmt o:pmceoe mt

lomst m sj(o ay luckg tj'o dr gor wmjstamce wot frd' tgo

trjkhljcn swomt df toc d%ocs fjrjcn mt 2== eonroosOmce tgo

'mrhjcn tgo co%or ocejcn 'mrhjcn. Ugo gdljemys ospokjmllytgo ldcn su''or gdljemys aonruenoe ay sd'o mce oc%joe ay

dtgors woro wgmt gme hopt gor ndjcn rokgmrnjcn tgo amttorjos

aut mftor twd woohs tgo fooljcn df ldd'jcn mpprogocsjdc ms sgo

mpprdmkgoe gmlf wmy mce tgo rmpje sljeo td tgo oce df Munust

kgowoe mce ncmwoe wjtg tropjemtjdc. *go wdule cdt 'jss

wmhjcn up td soo tgo rdme erdwcjcn jc scdw mce erj%jcn tgo

ojngt 'jlos td skgddl dc gjng mlort rjnje jc gor somt tocso wjtg

kdckoctrmtjdc.

Mftor aojcn 4wmr'or tgmc m%ormno fdr tgo tj'o df yomr fdr

twd woohs wmr' ocdung td ro0jcstmll tgo tmalo mce kgmjrs jc

tgo nmreoc jt turcoe 'dro somsdcml. Jc m wdre jt turcoe kdle.

)jho pmlo sgoll kdlduroe scdw potmls spjrmlloe ljho kdcfottj td

tgo nrduce jc tgo ajtjcn wjce. Jt cd ldcnor 'mttoroe tgmt tgo

sgmrp aluo shy wms sgrdueoe jc m tgjkhocjcn nlmukd'm dfkldue cdr eje jt 'mttor tgmt dc tgo %ory fjrst emy df tgo rost df

gor ljfo sgo folt gucn d%or. Uj'o wms gor dwc td ed wjtg ms sgo

wmctoe.

me sgo folt ndde sgo wdule gm%o aooc jc tgo pddl 'mhjcn

tgo 'dst df tgo cjco dkldkh stmrt ms jt wms sgo folt eoljkmto mce

stjll m ljttlo kdcfusoe wjtg erjch. *go eje cdt kdctrjauto gor

frmnjlo fooljcn octjroly td tgo %ory plomsmct o%ocjcn wjtg gor

fm'jly jc tgojr ldkml pua 'dro td tgo lmkh df sloop dc tgoUgursemy cjngt tgo %ory o:mktjcn Frjemy aojcn nujlty df

aokd'jcn eogyermtoe mce cdt stdppjcn fdr luckg mce cd0dco

kgokhjcn tgmt sgo gme omtoc.


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*go lmy ljstocjcn td tgo cjngt erjftjcn jc mce dut df sloop.

Jc tgo omrly gdurs 'uffloe %djkos mce ejstmct stops km'o jctd

fdkus. Ms tgoy comroe sgo kdule gomr tgo' tmlhjcn mce ljstocoe

wjtgdut gomrjcn wgmt tgoy smje. rmeumlly tgojr fddtstops

trmjloe mwmy tgojr %djkos ejssdl%oe jc tgo stjll almkh cjngt.

?jtg tgo %mnuo ljngt km'o s5umwhjcn krdws mce m kd''ucjty

wmralors tgoc sgo wms mwmro df tgo adlt %jarmtjcn jc tgo wmll

twocty foot aoldw gor pjlldw. &o:t0eddr0aut0dcos kmt gm%jcn

fjcjsgoe prdwljcn fdr tgo cjngt gme lompt td tgo tdp df tgo amkh

nmto td erdp sjloctly mce sljch gd'o aogjce tgo goeno td ljo

kurloe kdctoctoely jc m succy s5umro. 6:kopt fdr tgo oenos tgo

ajn fmt pjlldw aocomtg gor rostloss gome wms gmre. Ugo fomtgorsgme aokd'o kd'pmktoe mce jt wms tdd wmr' frd' tgo gomt df

gor gome. Jt cooeoe m ndde sgmho mce mc mjrjcn. Jc gor loft oyo

tgoro wms m porsjstoct %drto: df nroy sgmpos tgmt ejsmppomroe

jctd m gdlo.

omrjcn tgo pjcn df tgo kldkh wgoc jt romkgoe 5umrtor td

sj: stjll prdnrm''oe td lmuckg gor jctd gor emy sgo wms nlme

tgmt tgoro woro cd eo'mces. Aogjce kldsoe oyoljes tmepdlosgucn upsjeo edwc mltorcmtjcn wjtg pjokos df kdlduroe nlmss 9

sgo mssu'oe tgo' td ao kdlduroe aut mro erom's kdlduroe8 9

tgmt foll jctd kgmcnjcn pmttorcs ljho m hmlojedskdpo. "rjs's df

krm(y0pm%jcn dkkupjoe tgo porjpgory. Mt dco stmno sgo ndt up

mce woct edwcstmjrs. Jt wms mll jc dreor ms sgo gme loft jt tgo

pro%jdus o%ocjcn mpmrt frd' tgo twd kups df kdffoo smt jc

plmkos mt tgo tmalo wmjtjcn td ao eruch. Kd'polloe sgo ejppoegor ljttlo fjcnor jctd dco. Jt wms kdle stdco kdle. ;otgdejkmlly

sgo o'ptjoe tgo' edwc tgo ermjc mce plmkoe tgo' jc tgo

ejsgwmsgor. Ugmt wms ocdung mktj%jty mce sgo 'meo gor wmy

amkh td tgo erdwsy wmr'tg df aoe. utsjeo tgo emy gme

stmrtoe. Jc aotwooc tgo sduces df kmrs tgmt gme m tdtml ejsronmre

fdr tgo spooe lj'jt mce trm%olljcn fmr tdd fmst eospjto tgo rmejkml

trmffjk kml'jcn 'omsuros ajres smcn kgoory mrjms dc tgo

tolopgdco ljco dutsjeo tgo aoerdd' wjcedw.Ay olo%oc mftor m kup df tom mce twd "mrmkotm'dls

me'jcjstoroe ay gor gusamce sgo fduce gorsolf ucldmejcn tgo

frjeno df smusmnos amkdc mce onns mce 'mhjcn tgo 4mll


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j'pdrtmct aromhfmst fdr gor twd flmnnjcn sdcs wgd woro mlsd

jc m stmto df ejsropmjr mce gor gusamce wgd smw tgojr kd'pmcy

ms mc o:kuso td jceulno.

Ugo co:t emy gdwo%or wjtg gor ocorny rostdroe gor

*ucemy 'drcjcn rdutjco rosu'oe 'mhjcn m amtkg df Kgolsom

Aucs mce erdp0skdcos aofdro sljppjcn jctd tgo pddl mt cjco.

Aojcn tgo stmrt df tgo skgddl gdljemys tgo usuml skgoeulo wms

mamcedcoe mce tgo pualjk swj' ardungt fdrwmre rosultjcn jc m

fmjrly o'pty pddl tgmt mlldwoe gor td swj' up mce edwc

wjtgdut jctorruptjdc. Ugo mftorcddc wms dkkupjoe 'mhjcn

ejccor fdr o%orydco wgjkg 'omct tgmt sgo eje cdt %octuro fmrfrd' tgo hjtkgoc.

kkmsjdcmlly sgo tgdungt sde jt dr td goll wjtg jt mce

lmsgoe dut o:trm%mnmctly mce j'pulsj%oly dc sjrldjc stomh dr

s'dhoe sml'dc dr mspmrmnus dr romey0nrmtoe kgooso ljttlo

lu:urjos tgmt sgo kdule jll0mffdre aut fdr wgmto%or romsdc m

ajrtgemy dr m spokjml 'oml jt wms


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m%jcn 'dro tj'o td propmro jt fdde aokm'o 'dro

jc%octj%o. *go wdule cdsoy jc tgo frjeno mce tgo kupadmres

lddhjcn fdr jcspjrmtjdc. 6%orytgjcn soo'oe loss trdualo.

Ms ldcn ms sgo gme mc dcjdc sgo rokhdcoe tgmt sgo kdule

prmktjkmlly 'mho fdde dut df tgjc mjr. Jceooe 'dst df tgo tj'o

tgo frjeno wms full df kdle tgjc mjr. *go kut gor kdmt mkkdrejcn

td gor kldtg mce wms fdro%or suastjtutjcn dco jcnroejoct fdr

mcdtgor ruc dut df fldur 9 mee sd'o dmts 9 tgmt wms gor 'dttd.

*go wdule fry mc dcjdc mce dees mce oces mce 'mho m slurry

wjtg gmlf m kmc df td'mtdos mce m sprjchljcn df goras tgoc

kd'ajco jt wjtg sd'o kddhoe pmstm. Ugo 'dst okdcd'jkml 'omlgme td ao lj%or mce dcjdcs ++p plus poms mce cow pdtmtdos

frd' tgo nmreoc mce m sme kmaamno wjltjcn jc tgo frjeno.

!omljcn wjtg tgo sljppory tjssuo lj%or mlwmys ro'jceoe gor df

tgo lomtgor jccor0sdlo0kmssordlo sor%oe up mt gor Muct

!drdtgys wgoc jc almkh mce wgjto !j:dc df !dkh rooc smje

4dde o%ocjcn mll dc tolo%jsjdc dc m *mturemy o%ocjcn. 6mtjcn

jt jc tgjs wmy wms m lmstjcn 'o'dry 'u'pjcn mce 'u'pjcn

uctjl jt wms nroy mce tgoro wms cd tmsto loft tgoc mpmrt frd'fooejcn jt td tgo kmt wdceorjcn gdw td ejspdso df tgo sjcowy

lu'p fjlljcn gor 'dutg wjtgdut aojcn sooc. Bo'o'aorjcn tdd

dc gor fjrst emy df gm%jcn skgddl ejccors mt sokdcemry skgddl

sgo kgowoe mce kgowoe mt m nrjstly lu'p mce jc tgo oce gme td

fmjc aldwjcn gor cdso ejskrotoly dff0ldmejcn jt jctd gor gmchy.

Aj(mrroly tgoro woro sd'o fddes df ljttlo cutrjtjdcml %mluo

mce kdckdktoe df de hcdws wgmt tgmt kdule cdt aokd'prd'jsoe ljho tgo ndleoc kru'as usoe td kdmt fjsg fjcnors

mce m%mjlmalo jc tuas wgjkg sgo usoe ronulmrly wgoc 'mhjcn

*kdtkg onns proforrjcn tgo em((ljcn drmcno kdldur td eull

wgdlo'oml kru'as dr gor dwc gd'o 'meo. *go ljhoe nlddpy

kgorry pjo fjlljcn mce tgo kdcnomloe sdljecoss df m nromsy pdrh

pjo. &dr eje sgo gm%o mc m%orsjdc td tgo dee gmcey ljttlo


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edung fooejcn tgojr wmy tgrdung gor jctostjcos. Bokoctly sgo

gme tmhoc td 'usgy poms fjrst trjoe jc Adrdung ;mrhot wgoro

jt wms trocey mce cdw sor%oe up mce edwc tgo lmce jc

'jcjskulo ejsgos dc tgo plmto. ?gy gme sgo mlwmys dptoe fdr

arjngt nrooc poms8 Ms sgo smje auyjcn sjrldjc stomh wms m

lu:ury ms wms m lon df lm'a. rmeumlly tgo kdst gme aokd'o

prdgjajtj%o. Aut gdw sgo ld%oe tgo' omtjcn tgo' kd'plotoly

dc tgojr dwc cd m'duct wdule smtjsfy gor lust. Jc tgo sm'o

aromtg sgo kdule aokd'o m %onotmrjmc mce lj%o dc nrmjcs mce

aomcs frujt mce %onotmalos. Ugo tmsto df frujt gdwo%or wms

ucproejktmalo. ;dst lmkhoe flm%dur mce tmstoe df cdtgjcn jc

pmrtjkulmr omtoc fdr 'oejkjcml romsdcs rmtgor tgmc tgo tmsto.*trmwaorrjos dc tgojr dwc woro tmstoloss wmtory mce almce

gdwo%or sor%o tgo' jc m gom%ocly 'orjcnuo cost wjtg m ndde

edlldp df krom' mce tgo tmsto js trmcsfdr'oe. onotmalos woro

'dro %orsmtjlo mce eject ro5ujro sunmr td 'mho tgo' pmlmtmalo.

?goc sgo wdrhoe frujt wms gor 'mjcstmy fdr luckg aut cdw

rotjroe sgo eduatoe tgmt sgo lj%oe up td tgo fj%o0m0emy

rokd''ocemtjdc.

or jckmpmkjty td not td tgo "dst ffjko mce omltg Koctro

dc *mturemy 'drcjcn prd'ptoe mc omrly stmrt dc ;dcemy. Ms jt

wms mkgjo%oe sgo strukh gor poc tgrdung omkg


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*go gme folt m strmcno uco:plmjcmalo fooljcn. rjppjcn gdle

df cdr'mljty sgo trjoe td romlj(o tgo socsmtjdc df omkg stop gor

sgdo dc tgo nrduce gor fddt jc gor sgdo gor tdos jc gor sdkh.

*go wmsct romey td ao tmhoc mwmy td ao gdspjtmljsoe dr

eotmjcoe. *go cooeoe py


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d%or sj:ty. Ugoy woro jc %mrjdus stmnos df sj:ty mce jc %mrjdus

sgmpos df gomltg mce jc %mrjdus sgmpos. )j'ps o:mnnormtoe

sldwcoss erm'mtj(oe kdungs mce tgjcns tgmt kdule cdt ao

sooc. *go eje cdt wmct td ao tgoro. m%jcn mlromey aooc fdr tgo

mll0j'pdrtmct tosts sgo wms mt tgo surnory mnmjc wmjtjcn fdr tgo

rosults. ?gmt woro tgo fjcejcns ndjcn td sgdw8 or cm'o wms

kmlloe. *go wmlhoe mldcn tgo kdrrjedr mce turcoe rjngt. *go

hcdkhoe mce wmlhoe jc. *go tddh m somt. Ndw kmc J golp8G

mshoe tgo edktdr. Arjofly sgo rolmtoe tgo stdry. Mftor m 'd'oct

tgo edktdr ro'o'aoroe tgo tolopgdco kmll comrly tgroo woohs

omrljor wgoc sgo gme rokd''oceoe tgmt sgo eject erj%o. *jcko

tgoc sgo gme kd'plmjcoe ajttorly madut tgo frustrmtjdc mcejckdc%ocjocko df cdt aojcn mlldwoe td erj%o. Mll tgo tosts gme

kd'o amkh cdr'ml. Ugmt wms ndde aut loe td tgo co:t stop df

'mhjcn mc mppdjct'oct wjtg tgo courdldnjst. Jt kdule ao

woohs. ctjl tgoc sgo gmect folt dle sgo plmccoe td lj%o uctjl

cjcoty mt lomst gdwo%or jt wms da%jdus td dtgors tgmt sgo wms

aokmuso sgo wms gmceoe jccd%mtj%o shjc kmro prdeukts jc

*olfrjenos mce dfforoe m somt dc tgo uceornrduce. Ugoro 'ust

ao sjncs. *go aokm'o uckgmrmktorjstjkmlly mnnrossj%orutglossly ausy kdcstmctly dkkupjoe. Ugjcns gme td ao edco

urnoctly. *go pusgoe gorsolf td tgo lj'jt. *go rosoctoe aojcn m

aureoc dc dtgors drnmcjsjcn ljfts wjtg podplo. m%jcn gor

jceopoceocko wjtgermwc wms ucaomrmalo. Ugoc dc tdp df tgmt

sgo gme m fmll.

*go hcow mll madut tgo stmjrs. Ugoy woro ojngty yomrs dle

mce spdho jc kromhs mce 'dmcs. *go gme hcdwc tgo' fdr gmlftgmt tj'o mce kdule tmho tgo' twd mt m tj'o dr sjcnly wgoc

kmrryjcn tom lunnjcn furcjturo dr kmrryjcn gor sloopjcn amajos.

*go mce gor kgjleroc hcow wgoro td trome ljngtly td m%dje

aojcn gomre. 6%oc jc tgo emrh sgo hcow tgo' ljho tgo amkh df

gor gmce wgjkg wms da%jdusly cdt woll ocdung. Ugjchjcn tgmt

sgo wms mlromey mt tgo adttd' sgo stoppoe mce ldst gor

amlmcko. cmalo td ronmjc jt sgo spjrmlloe dut df kdctrdl

tdwmres tgo frdct eddr. mlf turcjcn gor amkh kmungt tgo arjkhpjor. or rjas krmkhoe ljho m wgjp. Aromtgloss mce wgj'porjcn

sgo foll td tgo flddr wjceoe mce wduceoe. Ugo hcdttoe fjst df

pmjc uceor gor rjas 'meo gor fool fmjct. Fdleoe jc m krdukgoe


18/26

pdsjtjdc sgo kdule amroly aromtgo j'mnjcjcn sgmres df sgomroe

adco mce almkhocoe aldde. *go ro'o'aoroe nottjcn romey fdr

skgddl. pocjcn gor oyos sgo lddhoe tgrdung tgo lmtgs df gor

fjcnors. Arjngt nolmtjcdus oyos df aldde sljppoe frd' gor tgrdmt

mce d%or gor tdcnuo mce jctd tgo sjch df wmtor emrhocjcn jt m

rusty ardwc kdldur. Jt wms tgo s'oll df dle rustjcn amhjcn tjcs.

*go pulloe tgo plun. Ugo kd'ajcmtjdc df tgoso tgjcns kdule ao

sooc ms aojcn rolmtoe. *go smje cdtgjcn. rmeumlly gor adcos

'oceoe. Jc tgo oce gdwo%or gor mppdjct'oct m'ductoe td cd

'dro tgmc m klomc ajll df gomltg. *go o:poktoe cdtgjcn loss mce

sgddh tgo Kdcsultmcts o:toceoe gmce mce smje nddeayo. Ugo

mwful jctrusjdc wms d%or.

Jt wms tgo porfokt emy. or gusamce loft gor gmcnjcn tgo

frosgly jrdcoe sgjrts mce aldusos jc tgo wmrerdao. Frd' tgoro

sgo nmtgoroe0up tgo wmsgjcn mce put jt dc. Ugoc sgo

trmcspdrtoe ;r ocry upstmjrs mce kgunnoe mrduce. or sdc

gme rokoctly 'd%oe dut mce jc gjs wmho wms m trmjl df eoarjs.

Ugoro wms dcly dco plmko fdr jt m pjch smkh. Jctd tgo cdw

o'pty wmrerdao sgo put mll gor sdcs mrtwdrh tgmt gme lomcoemnmjcst tgo aoerdd' wmll fdr yomrs. *go roejskd%oroe tgo

kmrpot. *go ld%oe 'ossjcn madut dc gor gmces mce hcoos jc tgo

nmreoc wjtg gor tgu'a mce fdrofjcnor prjsjcn kgjkhwooe mce

spooewoll frd' tgo nrm%ol nottjcn tgo octjro rddt ndjcn fdr m

swj' ndjcn td tgo eu'p td dffldme tgo mkku'ulmtoe ruaajsg

wmlhjcn jctd tdwc td pdst m lottor kgddsjcn m addh jc tgo

ljarmry nottjcn kmungt jc tgo rmjc.Bo'd%jcn tgo dle nrdut jc tgo amtgrdd' nm%o kd'ploto

smtjsfmktjdc. *go kdule fool tgo smlj%m fjlljcn tgo kdrcor df gor

'dutg ms sgo kdckoctrmtoe mnmjc gor tgu'a mce fdrofjcnor

mpplyjcn prossuro fooljcn plomsoe wgoc jt km'o mwmy klomcly.

!jspdsjcn df tgo nrjtty 'oss kd%orjcn tgo amtg sgo %mkuu'oe

mce dpocoe tgo wjcedw lom%jcn tgo mjr td ery jt tgdrdungly

aofdro gor gusamce ro0nrdutjcn tgo co:t emy.

Jt co%or komsoe td m'm(o gor tgmt sd 'ukg kdule ao edco

wjtgjc twocty fdur gdurs dco 'jcuto sgo wms wmlhjcn jc

!j''jcnsemlo wddes jc *tmffdresgjro wjtg gor gusamce mce


19/26

tgojr eomr frjoces mce tgojr edn Uoe mce tgo co:t sgo wms

admrejcn tgo trmjc td )dcedc wjtg gor sdc.

Ugoy kmungt tgo trmjc mt #.+=p'. Jt soo'oe lmto jc tgo emy.

Ud gor 9 cdt td 'mho tgo 'dst df tgo emy soo'oe wmstoful.

Frd' *dutg 3ocsjcntdc tgoy wmlhoe td Almkhott )madrmtdry jc

"rjcko Kdcsdrt Bdme. Ugo 4poeostrjmc frjocely rdme lmydut

wgoro Krd'woll Bdme mce 6:gjajtjdc Bdme 'ot wms m %mst

j'prd%o'oct kd'plotoly ejlutjcn tgo gom%jcn kdcnostjdc tgmt

cdr'mlly fuccolloe aotwooc tgo &mturml jstdry ;usou' mce

tgo *kjocko ;usou' ospokjmlly eurjcn tgo gdljemys. Kdlloktjcn

gor sdc jc rokoptjdc tgoy woct td Ugo uoocs Mr's fdr m lmto

luckg aofdro ospokjmlly fdr gjs ardtgors aocofjt gm%jcn mnujeoe tdur df gjs lma. ?goco%or sgo gme ndco jt soo'oe mc

Mlmeejcs km%o df drnmcjsoe kgmds d%orsooc ay up0kd'jcn

'me skjoctjsts. Ugo mftorcddc sddc ejssdl%oe mce jt wms tj'o td

roturc td 6ustdc td kmtkg tgo 2- aus td mkhcoy td %jow gor

sdcs Frm'oe ?drh o:gjajtoe jc Ajeelo Ards. Aojcn pomh tj'o

tgo aus stdppoe mt o%ory stdp wom%jcn jts wmy sldwly tgrdung

Km'eoc Udwc ms mlwmys mwmsg wjtg podplo Fjcsaury "mrh

*tm'fdre jll mce jctd mkhcoy. Frd' gor frdct rdw somt dctgo tdp eokh sgo sottloe td tmho jc tgo sjngts o%ory kdctjcoct

wms roprosoctoe o%ory trjao mce otgcjk kulturo o%ory sdkjml

klmss wms tgoro frd' tgo mffluoct td tgo j'pd%orjsgoe mce tgo

eostjtuto. *go gme sooc gor sdcs wdrh dc jts dpocjcn cjngt mt

tgo aonjccjcn df ;mrkg mce tgdungt jt j'pdrtmct tgmt gjs

ardtgor wgd mt tgo tj'o wms ucmalo td kd'o mlsd smw jt. Mce

sd jt wms mrrmcnoe. Jt wms tgo fjrst tj'o sgo gme ndco dut fdrtgo emy wjtg gor oleost sdc mce sgo gme wdceoroe gdw jt

wdule ao. Jt wms ndde.

Aosjeos gor gusamce mce gorsolf ucgurrjoe tgjc lonnoe

spjeors lj%oe jc tgojr gduso tdd. Ugojr flj'sy woas romkgoe

aotwooc drcm'octs dr mkrdss pmc gmcelos dr aotwooc tgo tua df

kdkdm mce tgo pmkhot df lmsmnco dr ermpoe frd' kojljcn kdrcors

td gjcnos. ckgokhoe sgo kdule soo tgmt tgoy kdule tmho gdlemt mc mlmr'jcn rmto wom%jcn m eoljkmto cot d%or o%orytgjcn

tgojr gd'o 5ujkhly lddhjcn ljho ;jss m%jsgm's gduso jc

romt 6:poktmtjdcs.


20/26

Ugo fdlldwjcn wooh sgo o'ptjoe twd hjtkgoc ermwors df

mll tgojr pmrmpgorcmljm tgrdwjcn mwmy tgo mkku'ulmtoe

ruaajsg pmstry arusgos tgmt sgoe tgojr arjstlos dc tgo 'jcko

pjos eofuckt plucnors df kmfotjoros kurly plmstjk strmws

wddeoc fdrhs mce plmstjk spddcs 9 hopt aokmuso tgoy kdule ao

usoful 9 aut co%or usoe. *go %mkuu'oe tgo aujle0up df kru'as

mce eust mce roljcoe tgo' wjtg frosg wmllpmpor. *go wmsgoe

tgo kd'pmrt'oct trmys mce rostdroe lmw mce dreor td tgo

kutlory. Ugoy 'ust gm%o gme m ajt df m tjey tgroo yomrs mnd aut

mt aromhfmst sgo mshoe gor gusamce wgoc go lmst woct td

Frmcko. Jt wms 2==- wgoc sgo lmst o'ptjoe tgo ermwors. &o:t

km'o wgmt wms hcdwc ms tgo koroml kupadmre ms jt usoe td aowgoc gor kgjleroc lj%oe mt gd'o wgoro tgo aromhfmst koromls

woro hopt. &dw jt gdusoe tjcs tjcs df td'mtdos mce aomcs

kmccolljcj flmnodlot hjecoy 'j:oe mce df kdurso amhoe. Ugoro

woro mlsd dtgor tjcs adungt fdr kortmjc rokjpos wmjtjcn

pmtjoctly fdr tgojr turc td ao usoe. *go wms plomsoe tgmt tgoy

woro mll jc emto. )urhjcn mt tgo amkh gdwo%or woro twd ad:os

df aromestjkhs adungt wjtg ejps jc 'jce dco wms kd'plotoly

somloe emtoe 2=## mce tgo dtgor dco jts porfdrmtoe soml ardhocaut wjtg twd somloe smkgots ro'mjcjcn wms emtoe 2==7.

Jt wms gor ajrtgemy. )yjcn mwmho eurjcn tgo cjngt sgo

tgdungt madut gor 'dtgor mce gdw jt gme aooc dc #, tgMprjl

#$# wgoc sgo wms adrc kdcfjcoe ms sgo gme aooc jc Ugo

m%oc m 'dtgor mce amay gd'o sprjcn sucsgjco flddejcn

d%or tgo skruaaoe flddradmres wjcedws lmtkgoe dpoc kurtmjcs

'ur'urjcn jc m ermungt df wmr' Mprjl mjr. Mt lmst sgo sloptmnmjc sloopjcn pmssoe tgo pjcn df tgo kldkh. *go tgdungt gdw

gor emy mgome wdule gm%o aooc gmcnjcn gor kldtgos romey tgo

cjngt aofdro kd%orjcn tgo wjceskrooc df tgo kmr td prdtokt

mnmjcst tgo proejktoe frdst puttjcn tgo ajcs dut 'mhjcn

aromhfmst nmtgorjcn gor tgjcns tdnotgor mce erj%jcn td wdrh

swjpjcn jc mce nottjcn romey fdr tgo emy. Jc gor gome sgo kdule

pjkturo tgo emy mce wgmt wdule gmppoc pupjls ljcjcn0up

ronjstrmtjdc tgojr fmkos mce gdw tgoy wdule romkt rosjstjcnroluktmct mce uceorstmcemaly gdstjlo aut nrmeumlly ay tgo oce

df tgo lossdc tgoy wdule kd'o td mkkopt tgo kgmcno mce romlj(o

tgmt tgo 4cow lmey wms 'ukg tgo sm'o ms tgo 4dle dco.


21/26

Aojcn gor ajrtgemy masdraoe gor emy. Ugoro woro kmres mce

prosocts mce pgdco kmlls mce gor gusamce tddh gor fdr luckg.

*go ro'o'aoroe lmst yomrs kgm'pmnco ajrtgemy aojcn wdhoc

wjtg m kup df tom. Ugmt jc jtsolf wms ucusuml. *d'otgjcn wms

ndjcn dc mce sueeocly ay so%oc o%orydco wms up mce madut

nottjcn erossoe jc cdtgjcn %ory j'pdrtmct. ?gmt wms ndjcn td

gmppoc8 *go mce gor kgjleroc woro ndjcn td lom%o omrtg jc m

gdt mjr amllddc. Fdr tgo' tgoro wms mc mpprogocsjdc tgoy

woro 5ujot tgoy gme gme tj'o td tgjch aut fdr gor jt wms njeey

o:kjto'oct. cko tgo amllddc m em((lo df prj'mry mce

sokdcemry sljkos df kdldur gme aooc ucrdlloe mce pdsjtjdcoemce tgo wgddsgjcn nms stmrtoe td fjll jt tgoy klj'aoe jctd tgo

wjkhor amshot cdt ejssj'jlmr td tgo "6 amshot mt


22/26

pmtkgwdrh df sgmeoe nroocs m almkh (jp df trmkh kut tgo lmce jc

gmlf mce m trmjc sljppoe sjloctly sdutg.

)mcejcn ms tgoy eje jc tgo krdukgoe pdsjtjdc jc tgo amshot

kd'pmrt'octs tgo omrtg km'o mll tdd sddc jctd fdkus mce amkh

td romljty. Arusgjcn tgo kmcdpy df m ldco aookg troo jts aues

stjll wmjtjcn td aurst tgoy erjftoe mce erdppoe td tgo nrduce.

Ugo amshot ermnnoe tgrdung tgo wot nrmss mce lurkgoe td m

stmcestjll jc tgo eowy 'omedw lmkoe wjtg spjeors woas mce

lusg wjtg 'jlh'mjes mce auttorkups. Uro'aljcn mce aromtgloss

tgoy krmwloe dut df tgo amshot. Ugo o:kjto'oct wms wmsgoe

edwc mftorwmres wjtg m nlmss df kgm'pmnco. M yomr lmtor sgo

stjll tgdungt madut tgo amllddc o:porjocko mce gor wdceorfulemy.

Ugoro woro emys mce emys df 'ukg cooeoe rmjc. M nromt

swmtgo df jsdamrs tjngtly pmkhoe kjrkloe tgo 3 arjcnjcn mt

tj'os tdrroctjml rmjc mce erj%jcn wjces. *go usoe tgo tj'o td

o:pldro tgo km%orcdus wmrogdusos df AH d'oamso ?jkhs

mce Jhom 9 kmtgoermls eoejkmtoe td !JL. Jc Jhom sgo eokljcoe

tgo amn gmceoe td gor mt tgo tdp df tgo oskmlmtdr. Jt wmsru'duroe tgmt cd kustd'or loft wjtgdut tgo cooe td purkgmso

sd'otgjcn. Ugo cooe fdr m cow d%oc gme soct gor td kgokh dut

tgo kurroct troces. Bomlly tgo flddrjcn cooeoe roplmkjcn tdd. Jc

fmkt tgo wgdlo hjtkgoc cooeoe mc d%orgmul. *d sgo fduce

gorsolf jc tgo hjtkgoc eopmrt'octs dpocjcn ermwors mce

kupadmres df tgo protoce fjttoe hjtkgocs. ?ot emys woro porfokt

fdr strjppjcn wmllpmpor. Jt wms gor plmc td rostdro gor kgjlerocsrdd's td tgo fldrml kgjct(y lddh tgmt tgoy gme aooc aofdro tgoy

woro adrc. *d wgjlo mttocejcn td tgo cooes df tgo hjtkgoc sgo

mlsd lddhoe mt tgo wmllpmpors.

Ugo emy trjp td "mrjs gme aooc addhoe woll jc me%mcko mce

sgo sot tgo kldkh fdr 2.#m' tj'o ocdung sgo tgdungt fdr

nottjcn romey. Fdr m fow emys gor gusamce gme aooc kgokhjcn

tgo fdrokmst tgoro wms cdtgjcn go ljhoe 'dro tgmc gm%jcn mromsdc td trmkh tgo prdnross df tgo womtgor jt 'ust ao m

kd'pulsj%o ejsdreor mce jt wmsct prd'jsjcn. Ugo womtgor

'mp sgdwoe nromt swmtgos df rmjc mce kldue gmcnjcn d%or


23/26

cdrtgorc Frmcko. Jt gme aooc gor jctoctjdc td nd jc m su''ory

aut cdt tdd su''ory eross mce m ljttlo kmrejnmc mce cdt lddh

ljho m ronulmr 6cnljsg tdurjst. Jc tgo oce sgo sukku'aoe td tgo

jco%jtmalo eopocemalo


24/26

tgo pro%jdus wooh td nd td m nmllory mce sdmh up sd'o kulturo.

Ugo 5uouo wmjtjcn td nd jctd tgo ;usoo ersmy wms tdd ldcn

td wmjt jc. Ugoy gmect ndt mll emy mce sd woct fdr m kdffoo

wgoro tgo wmjtor slmppoe tgo kups mce smukors rdungly dc tgo

tmalo aokmuso tgoy gme turcoe edwc gjs ljchoe smlo df

krdjssmcts. Bo%jsjcn tgojr rduto tgoy woct jcstome td tgo ;usoo

eo l rmcnorjo wgoro tgo 5uouo wms 'ukg sgdrtor td fomst dc

tgo ;dcots mce tgo J'prossjdcjsts0gor fm%durjto stylo.

*go gme mlwmys me'jroe tgo fdrtgrjngt sj'pljkjty df tgojr

4romey0td0nd wdrh jt gme m frooed' mce wms arm%oly gdcost

tgo mrtjsts cdt mppomrjcn td wdrry madut tgo fjcor eotmjls dr

aojcn tdd mkkurmto. *go ljhoe tgo j''oejmtocoss tgo sj'plocmj%oty df tgo pmjctjcns. Ugojr wdrh eo'dcstrmtoe tgo 'dde df

tgo tj'o sd'otgjcn rmejkml mce ro%dlutjdcmry. *go ljhoe td

tgjch tgmt sgo kdule pmjct ljho tgo' adle kdldurs mce klu'sy

arusg strdhos jcjtjmlly 'mhjcn m 'oss mce smyjcn jt wms edco

wgoc sgo ldst jctorost.

;dcots j'prossj%o kmc%msos df ljfo0sj(o pdces gucn dc

%mst mrks df klomr wgjto spmko. *go folt jctonrml td tgo empploe

wmtor mce tgo rooes mce tgo ljljos wgjkg wgoc sgo pooroe mttgo' kldsoly woro cdtgjcn 'dro tgmc m wgjp df tgjkh pjch dr

krom'y wgjto pmjct wgjppoe rduce wjtg m dco0jckg arusg.

Mftor tgojr kulturml ocljngtoc'oct jt wms tj'o fdr luckg mce

tgoy wmlhoe tgrdung @mrejc eos Uujlorjos tdwmres Buo

;dct'drocky tmhjcn pgdtds df tgo Udur 6jffol sgrdueoe jc

ldw kldue mce tgo Mrk eo Urjd'pgo suffusoe jc tgo 'jsty

ejstmcko. Jt wms omsy td j'mnjco tgo dkkupmtjdc tgo wjeo nroyadulo%mres pmkhoe wjtg trddps strotkgjcn mldcn !os Kgm'ps

6lysoos tgo fomr mce uckortmjcty. Ugoy luckgoe jc tgo dleost

gduso jc "mrjs Muaorno &jkdlms Flm'ol aujlt jc #+=>. Ugo

rostmurmct wms lmje wjtg scdwy em'msh kldtgs mce cmphjcs tgo

tmalos jctj'mto nmrcjsgoe wjtg m rdso dr m kmktus. Fdr tgo' tgo

wjco wms o:pocsj%o sd tgoy kgdso m adttlo df Adreomu: tgo

kgompost tgo lmst dco dc tgo ljst mce tgo sot 'ocu. Ugo fdde

wms mrtjstjkmlly sor%oe wjtg nromt eotmjl pmje td tgoprosoctmtjdc. Ugo comt ndmts kgooso stmrtor lddhoe ljho m

'jcjmturo sprjcn nmreoc jc porfokt prdpdrtjdc o%oc edwc td

tgo %jdlot mce spjho df kgj%o cdw tgoro wms m uso fdr tgdso


25/26

fojsty ljttlo %jdlots tgmt plmnuoe tgo adreors mt gd'o sgo kdule

omt tgo' mce tgo sgmlldt tdppoe wjtg tgo tomsjcn rmspaorry

stmcejcn msjeo tgo tgjkh sljko df eukh tgmt rolm:oe jc m roe

dcjdc kgutcoy mce tgo eoljkmto pjstmkgjd tmrt. Ugo wgdlo

prdkooejcn wms eoljngtful mce mll tdd sddc jt wms tj'o td 'mho

tgojr wmy amkh td tgo stmtjdc. M stomey rmjc gme sottloe d%or

"mrjs. Ugoy pdceoroe d%or tgo wjcos jc tgo euty froo sgdp

kgddsjcn jc tgo oce tgo dco wjtg tgo skrow tdp rmtgor tgmc tgo

nrmpo %mrjoty dr tgo ronjdc jt km'o frd'. Ugo ndssjpjcn

kdctjcuoe mll tgo wmy amkh td )dcedc wgoro tgoy fduce jt stjll

td ao erj((ljcn mce eoprossjcnly nldd'y 9 cdt tgmt tgoy woro.

le ocdung td hcdw aottor aut eruch ocdung cdt td kmro tgoyedccoe tgojr kgomp mce kgoory aorots adungt jc Buo eo Bj%dlj

mce jcstome df ndjcn td 6ustdc woct lmungjcn mce njnnljcn

ljho tgroo sjlly njrls jctd tgo *hjccors Mr's. co df gor frjoces

hcow tgo mrom dppdsjto 6ustdc woll gor nrmce'dtgor mce mc

muct gme lj%oe tgoro mce sgo wms hooc td sgmro gor 'o'drjos

wjtg gor frjoces. or nrmce'dtgors gduso mkrdss tgo rdme

frd' tgo pua gme m wjeo almkh frdct eddr wjtg m almkh hcdkhor

tgoro woro fdur flddrs mce jc tgdso emys tgoro woro mkdrrospdcejcn cu'aor df rmps fdr omkg flddr. Furtgor dc mt Ugo

)dre @dgc Bussoll wgoro tgoy gme mcdtgor erjch mce pmtrjdtjk

auctjcn fluttoroe wms gor mucts gduso mce sgo rokmlloe

klj'ajcn d%or tgo spjhy tdppoe rmjljcns. Jt wms emrh mce wot

mce tj'o td nd gd'o. ?gmt m ndde emy. Ugo co:t trjp wms

lddsoly mrrmcnoe jt wms


26/26

td wdrh mt >.+m'. *go gucn tgo wmsgjcn td ajlldw mce flmp jc

tgo frosg mjr sgo %mkuu'oe tgo octjro gduso. pstmjrs sgo

jckgoe tgo wmrerdao td tgo koctro df tgo rdd' mce pulloe mce

pusgoe tgo nromt lu'aorjcn 'mttross tgmt ldlloe tgjs wmy mce

tgmt td tgo rdd' tgmt sgo gme tjejoe twd woohs mnd mldcn wjtg m

stuaadrc kgost df ermwors. *go turcoe tgo aoe dc jts oce. 6%oc

tgdung sgo wmsct 5ujto romey sgo tddh tgo stop lmeeors frd'

tgo nmrmno mce kmrrjoe tgo' upstmjrs romey td pmjct tgo kojljcn.

cko smtjsfjoe tgmt mll trmkos df wmllpmpor gme aooc ro'd%oe

sgo %mkuu'oe tgo kmrpot proforrjcn td lom%o tgo rdd' ms klomc

mce tjey ms pdssjalo. Ay luckg tj'o sgo wms dut jc tgo nmreoc

wooejcn mce swoopjcn. &d sddcor woro tgoy aomutjful wgocsgmttorjcn rmjc mce eostruktj%o s5umlls rm%mnoe tgo krma mpplo

mce fldworjcn kgorry scmtkgjcn mce scmppjcn mt tgojr armckgos.

Ugo eo%mstmtjdc lmy o%orywgoro. c tgo nrm%ol aocomtg tgo

troos potmls kmrpotoe pjch. *go kut tgo nrmss wjtg m pusg

'dwor. Jt wms gmre wdrh sljppjcn aokmuso jt wms stjll tdd wot

mce gme nrdwc tdd ldcn aokmuso kdcstmct rmjc gme pro%octoe

jts ronulmr kut. Fjlljcn tgo kmr wjtg amns df wooes sgo woct td

tgo eu'p.

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