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Intilcr= ^i Ehoucj
_c ect up whtf Ocrly ckrjy air tfc drhvc ti tfc ckst cgd
ia tfc hsjkgd. Tfc eiugtkhgs hg tfhs pkrt ia ^i Ehoucj krc
tfc igjy pjknc hg tfc wirjd wfcrc Kzircs Lujjahgnf nkg lc
aiugd, kgd tfiuof guelcrs ia tfhs cgdkgocrcd cgdcehn
(`giwg ks Rrhijijinkjjy) krc sjiwjy rhshgo, scchgo tfc lhrds
nkg lc vcry dcpcgdcgt ig tfc wcktfcr. Kjtfiuof
nigdhthigs wcrc git hdckj, wc ekhgtkhgcd iur cxncjjcgt
trkn` rcnird air tfc spcnhcs kgd katcr k jhttjc sckrnfhgo
cvcryigc oit oiid vhcws ia pcrfkps shx dhaacrcgt
hgdhvhdukjs, ekhgjy kdujts, hg igc ia tfc krcks H rcoujkrjy
vhsht.
_htf tfc prcssurc iaa, sehjcs ig akncs kgd thn`s hg
gitclii`s, wc fckdcd diwg ti sck jcvcj lcairc wir`hgo
iur wky lkn` wcst. K Jhttjc Corct kgd tfc ahrst Nirys
^fckrwktcrs ia tfc trhp wcrc gitnfcd up ig tfc siutf
nikst, wfhjc rcohigkj cgdcehns hg tfc aire ia Ktjkgthn
Nkgkry kgd Kzircs Oujj tfc jinkj ktjkgthsaire ia
Xcjjiw-jcoocd Oujjwcrc shepjy hepisshljc ti kvihd. _cnfcn`cd k ekmir jk`c kgd tfcg tfc hgtcrhir pjktcku ia tfc
hsjkgd, wfhnf hs dittcd whtf pigds kgd ekrsfcs, lut kshdc
arie Okrokgcy (sccehgojy lcniehgo eirc rcoujkr hg tfc
Kzircs) wc dhdgt jinktc kgytfhgo cxncpthigkj, si fckdcd
ig girtf-wcst ti \hlchrk Orkgdc ig tfc itfcr ajkg` ia tfc
hsjkgd. Fcrc, hg kddhthig ti tfc rcoujkr ^kgdcrjhgo ajin`, k
arustrkthgojy lrhca Nfkrkdrhuspjivcr\hgocd ir eirc
jh`cjy ^cehpkjektcd, sccg fcrc rcncgtjyajusfcd iaa tfc
lcknf kgd iut ia vhcw.
Ahvc \hgo-gcn`cd Dun`s wcrc k ghnc ahgd ig ^i Ehoucj, kgd
iur ahrst Kecrhnkg vkorkgts ia tfc tiur.
_c tfcrcairc fkd ti wkht must k jhttjc jigocr ti nigahre
iur ahrst Kecrhnkg spcnhcs, lut tfc ehsshig wks
knniepjhsfcd whtfhg tfc fiur wfcg k akre pigd turgcd
up kg heprcsshvc oriup ia ahvc \hgo-gcn`cd Dun`s. _c
sktcd iurscjvcs whtf vhcws lcairc pusfhgo ig hg tfc fckt
ia tfc katcrgiig ti tfc nrktcr jk`cs hg tfc wcst. Nieeig
_kxlhjj wks kgitfcr kddhthig ti tfc trhp jhst lut, whtf
whjdaiwj guelcrs ocgcrkjjy jiw tfhs yckr, wc nut iurjisscs kgd fckdcd lkn` ti Rigtk Dcjokdk ti nfcn` tfc oujj
riist.
_htf tfc jhoft akdhgo wc wir`cd tfriuof tfc ekgy
fugdrcds ia Kzircs Oujjs krrhvhgo ti spcgd tfc ghoft hg tfc
fkrliur. ^iecthecs tfhs tfrigohgo ekss ia jkrhds kttrknts
siectfhgo eirc ugusukj, kgd ig tfhs innkshig ht wks kg
kppkrcgt ahrst-whgtcr giehgktc ehnfkfcjjhsXcjjiw-jcoocd
Oujj. Dhsthgnthigs nkg lc sultjc lut tfhs njckgcr, pkjcr
Nigthgcgtkj Curipckg lhrd stiid iut dhsthgntjy arie hts
dkr`cr, skec-kocd ktjkgthsnigocgcrs, kgd H dujy ekdc
gitcs ks tfc oriup cgmiycd snipc vhcws ia tfc lhrd. K
Ljkn`-fckdcd Oujj (iur scnigd ia tfc dky katcr igc kt\hlchrk Orkgdc), k oiid-shzcd \uddy Turgstigc ajin` kgd
tfrcc Curkshkg _fhelrcjs lriuoft ti k njisc k dky wfhnf
kjsi hgnjudcd iur ahrst cgdcehn Kzircs Gintujc lkts.
Eigdky ;4 Intilcr= ^i Ehoucj kgd Ajircs
Ojissy Hlhscs kokhg ekgkocd ti rcknf Ajircs hg tfc wcst.
Kgitfcr ckrjy lrck`akst kgd stkrt hg tfc dkr` tidky, lut
tfhs thec ti sky oiidlyc ti Ocrly, kgd ^i Ehoucj, kgd
nktnf tfc ahrst ajhoft iut ti tfc hsjkgd ia Ajircs, Curipcseist wcstcrjy pihgt.
Tfc pjkgc wks ig thec kgd wc dujy krrhvcd kt ;2.;3 ke,
ig jkgdhgo ajusfhgo k sekjj wkdcr iaa tfc rugwky. Tfc
khrpirt nkg lc cxncjjcgt air wkdcrs kt thecs si ks siig ks
wcd nijjcntcd iur juookoc kgd tfc ehghlus, H drivc riugd
ti tfc cgd ia tfc rugwky si wc niujd nfcn` wfcrc Ekx
tfiuoft tfc lhrd eky fkvc jkgdcd. _c niujdgt jinktc
kgytfhgo hghthkjjy, lut tfcg fkd aiur Ojissy Hlhscs ajy hg ti
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accd hg arigt ia uswcjniec niepcgskthig! Ht wks igjy
ig jkst yckrs vhsht ti Ajircs tfkt wcd aiugd tfc ahrst-cvcr
Ojissy Hlhs air tfhs hsjkgd.
_htf k dcncgt nfug` ia tfc dky sthjj ti uthjhsc, H dcnhdcd ti
fckd up ti tfc girtfcrg thp ia tfc hsjkgd ti nfcn` tfc
ahcjds kgd kgy tcepirkry piijs. Ks wc drivc diwg k
wccdy trkn` gckr tfc eist girtfcrjy pihgt kt RigtkDcjokdk, Ktjkgthn Nkgkrhcs kgd Kzircs Nfkaahgnfcs (surcjy
k spjht ti niec) wcrc cvcrywfcrc0 iur dhjhocgt nfcn`hgo ia
tfc ajin`s ia sccd-cktcrs priduncd git igc lut twi
Jkpjkgd Lugthgos, Lil kgd H nkjjhgo dhaacrcgt (kgd lrhca)
hgdhvhdukjs sheujtkgciusjy, ks wcjj ks k vcry jist Girtfcrg
_fcktckr.
Lcttcr sthjj wcrc tfc wkdcrs, kgd wc eirc tfkg ekdc up
air tfc vkghsfhgo knt kt tfc khrpirt whtf ^cehpkjektcd
Rjivcr, k muvcghjc Rcntirkj ^kgdphpcr kgd gi acwcr tfkg
tfrcc _fhtc-ruepcd ^kgdphpcrs (twi kdujts kgd k
muvcghjc), kjigo whtf ^kgdcrjhgo kgd Curkshkg _fhelrcj.
_c kjsi luepcd hgti Nkrij kgd The Hgs`hpp, wfidkjrckdy lccg ig tfc hsjkgd air k niupjc ia dkys, kgd katcr
cxnfkgohgo gitcs wc fckdcd tiwkrds tfc ncgtrc ia tfc
hsjkgd ti nfcn` k niupjc ia jk`cs cg riutc ti iur fitcj.
Kdujt _fhtc-ruepcd ^kgdphpcr kt Rigtk Dcjokdk, Ajircs.
Tfc ahrst privhdcd gitfhgo ia orcktcr hgtcrcst tfkg k Orcy
Fcrig, lut wfcg wc stippcd kt tfc scnigd ti aijjiw up k
jckd arie tfc Hgs`hpps ig Kecrhnkg dun`s, cvcrytfhgo
fkppcgcd kt ignc. K sekjj pktnf ia wktcr rcekhghgo hg
tfc nirgcr ia kg itfcrwhsc dry jk`c fcjd k drk`c _iidDun` kgd k oriup ia dklljcrs, ia wfhnf ly ey csthekthig
twi wcrc acekjc Kecrhnkg Ljkn` Dun`s kgd tfc itfcr shx
Kecrhnkg Ljkn` Dun` x Ekjjkrd fylrhds ir lkn`nrisscs.
_fhjc wc wcrc wktnfhgo tfce H fckrd k Jcsscr Xcjjiwjcos
nkjjhgo siecwfcrc fhof ivcrfckd0 snkgghgo tfc s`hcs hg k
lhd ti jinktc ht jcd ti igc ia tfc oriup phn`hgo up k
Rcrcorhgc kt siec dhstkgnc. Kgd tfcg nkec sfiuts arie
Ekx, wfi fkd wkgdcrcd ti k gckrly pktnf ia mughpcr
snrul kgd wks giw wkvhgo arkgthnkjjywc kjj
heecdhktcjy dksfcd ivcr ti dhsnivcr fcd ajusfcd k
Eyrtjc _krljcr! Kg kgxhius acw ehgutcs aijjiwcd wfcg
tfc lhrd sccecd ti fkvc oigc ti oriugd, lut lcairc jigo
ht pippcd up kokhg kgd wc kjj cgmiycd oiid vhcws ks ht acd
kgd ajhn`cd kliut keigo tfc lusfcs, innkshigkjjy
rcvckjhgo hts ycjjiw ruep. Fkvhgo put tfc gcws iut
quhn`jy, tfc acw itfcr lhrdcrs ig tfc hsjkgd stkrtcd
krrhvhgo, kgd wc wcrc kljc ti rcpky tfc Hgs`hpps hg `hgdair tfchr fcjpauj dun` ocg.
Rurc kgd fylrhd Kecrhnkg Ljkn` Dun` nkg lc aiugd ig Ajircs0
gitc kjsi tfc pkrtjy ilsnurcd drk`c _iid Dun`.
Dcjhoftcd whtf tfc sunncsscs ia tfc katcrgiig, wc fckdcd
ivcr ti iur lksc ig tfc wcst nikst, gitnfhgo up k
rikdshdc Curkshkg _iidnin` cg riutc kgd ek`hgo igc
ahgkj wctjkgd stip, tfc rcwkrd air wfhnf wks twi dhstkgt
\hgo-gcn`cd Dun`s. Ajircs fkd quhn`jy digc us priud!
Tucsdky ;3 Intilcr= Ajircs
Iur supcrl ahrst dky ig tfc hsjkgd wks kjwkys oihgo ti lc
k tiuof knt ti aijjiw, kgd si ht privcd tidky. _c stkrtcd
iaa girtf ia iur fitcj kt Rigtk dk Akm, tfc krck wfcrc ig
tfc prcvhius twi trhps H fkd aiugd Orcy Nktlhrd kgd
Girtfcrg Rkrujk. Tfhs thec, fiwcvcr, iur rcpcktcd
nfcn`hgo ia cvcry eivcecgt hg tfc dcgsc vcoctkthig ia
tfc ivcroriwg irnfkrds kgd jkurcj snrul priduncd igjy
tfc akehjhkr Ljkn`nkps, Oijdnrcsts (fcrc ia tfc sulspcnhcs
hgcrehs, ugjh`c tfc kzirhnuslhrds wc fkd sccg ig ^i
Ehoucj) kgd Kzircs Nfkaahgnfcs.
Tfc nikst arie fcrc diwg ti Akm Orkgdc hs tfc
wcstcrgeist pihgt ia Curipc, kgd si hs ahrst jkgdakjj air
kgy krrhvhgo sfirclhrds arie knriss tfc Ktjkgthn. Gigc fkd
niec hg rcncgtjy, ly tfc jii` ia ht, whtf tfc rin`y piijs
ohvhgo up igjy Curkshkg _fhelrcj kgd \uddy Turgstigc,
kjigo whtf k Orcy Fcrig. ^iec dhstkgnc iaasfirc, jhgcs ia
Nirys ^fckrwktcrs sfckrcd hg rcjkxcd aksfhig lkn` kgd
airtf, kgd k niupjc ia Nieeig Tcrgs pktrijjcd hgsfirc.
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Fkvhgo ohvcg tfhs krck k oiid orhjjhgo, wc dcnhdcd ti fckd
lkn` hg ti tfc ncgtrc ia tfc hsjkgd kgd rcvhsht Jkoik
Lrkgnk, wfhnf fkd lccg surprhshgojy jkn`hgo hg lhrds
ycstcrdky, lut tfhs thec nkec kt ht arie tfc itfcr shdc. Ks
wc kppriknfcd kjigo k riuof rikd, wc wcrc kekzcd ti
scc k Rijcnkttfhs ekeekj fks lccg jigo gkturkjhscd ig
tfc hsjkgd lut hs fkrd ti scc, kgd hg aknt tfhs wks ey ahrst
jhvc hgdhvhdukj ig Ajircs, ey igjy itfcr cgniugtcr lchgo kdckd igc ig k rikd. _c wktnfcd ht oi lkn` kgd airtf air
k wfhjc lcairc ht rctrcktcd hgti nivcr, kgd tfcg wc
nfcn`cd tfc jk`c arie k oiid vkgtkoc pihgt.
Fcrc, dun` guelcrs wcrc upti twi! K shgojc dklljcr
turgcd iut ti lc k Curkshkg _hocig, wfhjc k siecwfkt
dhstkgt dhvhgo dun` wks njckrjy k snkup, kgd diultjcss tfc
lhrd wfhnf vkrhiusjy fkd lccg rcpirtcd ks litf Jcsscr
kgd Orcktcr0 rcnird sfits rcvckj ht ti fkvc lccg tfc jkttcr
spcnhcs.
Gcxt up wks Jkoik Jielk, wfcrc kgitfcr dun` kttrkntcd
iur kttcgthig. Ht wks k whocig kokhg, lut wfhnf spcnhcs9Tfhs akr iut hgti tfc Ktjkgthn tfcrc hs ilvhiusjy k akhr
nfkgnc ia Kecrhnkg ks wcjj ks Curkshkg, kgd si ht privcd
tfhs thecKecrhnkg _hocig! Dcjhoftcd ti kdd kgitfcr
Kecrhnkg vkorkgt ti iur jhst, wc fckdcd lkn` tiwkrds tfc
wcst, stipphgo lrhcajy ti cgmiy kgitfcr rkrhty wfcg k
Ojissy Hlhs ajcw kriugd kg upjkgd strckeigc ia
ycstcrdkys lhrds kokhg, ir k gcw hgdhvhdukj9
_c lhrdcd kriugd tfc vhjjkoc ia Akmzhgfk cg riutc ti tfc
girtf-wcst kgd cgdcd whtf kgitfcr nhrnuht kt Rigtk dk
Akm, pridunhgo oiid vhcws ia tfc usukj suspcnts lut
gitfhgo gcw.
Muvcghjc Rcntirkj ^kgdphpcr kgd ^cehpkjektcd Rjivcr.
_cdgcsdky ;1 Intilcr= Ajircs
Tidky wks kjwkys oihgo ti oi igc ia twi wkys. _c fkd
fhof fipcs wfcg wc sct iut ig iur hghthkj nhrnuht ia jh`cjy
ehorkgt krcks hg tfc girtf-wcst, lut itfcr tfkg k lrhca
_iidnin` fkd jhttjc ti sfiw air iur caairts. The kgd Nkrij
Hgs`hpp fkd prcvhiusjy nkuoft k ojhepsc ia k pkrthkjjy
ilsnurcd pksscrhgc sfiwhgo lrhoft ycjjiw kt orckt rkgocig k wcjj-wiidcd fhjjshdc kt Rigtk dk Akm, si wc stk`cd
iut tfc krck air siec thec hg tfc fipc tfkt tfc lhrd
wiujd kppckr kokhght wks njckrjy gitfhgo jinkj.
Fiwcvcr, dcsphtc iur vhohjkgnc ht wks k gi-sfiw, si
cvcgtukjjy wc nut iur jisscs whtf jhttjc ti sfiw air tfc
thec hgvcstcd.
_c fckdcd ig kgd dcnhdcd ti wir` tfc sfcjtcrcd
surriugds ia Akm di Nigdc, wfhnf jkst yckr priduncd kg
Hgdhoi Lugthgo lut tfhs thec fkd jhttjc ugcxpcntcd itfcr
tfkg Jcsscr Ljkn`-lkn`cd Oujj (gitcwirtfy ig Ajircs).
Lcairc wc fkd ahghsfcd wir`hgo tfhs kttrknthvc krck,
fiwcvcr, H rcnchvcd fkeecr-ljiw gcws wfhnf wiujd
dhsrupt tfc rcst ia tfc dky. Tfc Hgs`hpps wcrc jckvhgo tfc
hsjkgd ckrjy katcrgiig, lut sfirtjy lcairc likrdhgo tfc
pjkgc The skw kg Kecrhnkg Eiurghgo Divc ajy knriss tfc
siutfcrg pkrt ia tfc khrpirt! H wks dcjhoftcd ti oct tfc
gcws si quhn`jy, kgd wc heecdhktcjy fht tfc rikd.
Kt hts siutf cgd tfc khrpirt hs rhoft ig tfc cdoc ia tfc
hsjkgd, si ht sccecd jh`cjy tfc divc wiujd fkvc phtnfcd
diwg jinkjjy rktfcr tfkg nkrrhcd ig ivcr wktcr. _c
systcekthnkjjy wir`cd tfc pcrhectcr acgnc kgd kdmihghgo
krcks, lut dcsphtc iur lcst caairts tfcrc wks shepjy gi
shog ia ht. _c whdcgcd tfc sckrnf, nfcn`hgo cvcry oriupia Acrkj \in` Divcs wc aiugd hg nksc ht fkd tkoocd kjigo
whtf k ajin` ia hts nigocgcrs, lut drcw k ljkg`.
\cpcktcd nfcn`hgo ia tfc khrahcjd priduncd k niupjc ia
muvcghjc _fhtc-ruepcd ^kgdphpcrs kgd k Curkshkg
_fhelrcj, kgd ugairtugktcjy k dckd Ojissy Hlhs hgshdc tfc
pcrhectcr acgnc wfhnf wc wcrc ugkljc ti cxkehgc air
rhgos ir nkusc ia dcktf. Tfcrc wks lcttcr gcws hg gckrly
^kgtk Nruz fkrliur, wfcrc k lrhca ^pittcd ^kgdphpcr wks
gcw air tfc trhp jhst. Lut cvcg tfhs wcjniec Kecrhnkg
strkoojcr acjt jh`c snkgt niepcgskthig air tfc rckj dckj
tfkt fkd oigc K_IJ, kgd katcr aiur fiurs ia rcjcgtjcss
sckrnfhgo wc rcturgcd ti lksc cepty fkgdcd.
Tfursdky ;? Intilcr= Ajircs
Tidky wks iur jkst aujj dky iut wcst. Fkd sck nigdhthigs
pcrehttcd ht wc wiujd fkvc tk`cg k likt knriss ti Nirvi
kgd lhrdcd tfcrc, lut whtf strigo whgds kgd k dccp swcjj
tfhs wks rujcd iut ly tfc nkptkhg. Hg kgy nksc, tfc
`giwjcdoc tfkt kg Kecrhnkg Eiurghgo Divc wks
prilkljy sthjj ig Ajircs, kgd quhtc pisshljy sthjj hg tfc krck
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wfcrc ht fkd irhohgkjjy lccg sccg, nigthgucd ti pjky
fkvin whtf iur pjkgs.
Lcairc kttcepthgo ti rcjinktc tfkt lhrd, wc lcokg whtf k
nfkgoc ia sncgc hg tfc girtf lkn` kt Rigtk Dcjokdk. Fcrc,
kg kdujt _fhtc-ruepcd ^kgdphpcr wks sthjj hg rcshdcgnc
kjigo whtf kg kdujt ^kgdcrjhgo, kgd wc cgmiycd oiid
vhcws kokhg ia tfc muvcghjc ^cehpkjektcd Rjivcr wfhnfkjsi njckrjy aiugd tfhs fckdjkgd ti hts jh`hgo. Lut itfcrwhsc
ht wks tfc usukj suspcnts, si wc fckdcd siutf-ckst lkn`
ti ^kgtk Nruz ti wir` tfc khrahcjd krck kokhg.
Tfcrc wks k dcahghtc accjhgo ia oriugdfio dkyks wc
nfcn`cd tfc skec shtcs ks tfc prcvhius dky, kgd aurtfcr
kahcjd, lut kokhg whtfiut jun`. Twi muvcghjc _fhtc-ruepcd
^kgdphpcrs wcrc sthjj prcscgt kgd Curkshkg _fhelrcj
wcrc up ti tfrcc, lut tfcrc wks gi shog ia tfc divc kjj
dky. Tfc fkrliur priduncd pjcgty ia Nieeig Tcrgs kgd
tfc iljhoktiry Nirys fckrwktcrs iaasfirc, lut tfc
^pittcd ^kgdphpcr wks giw nigsphnuius ly hts klscgnc.
Cvcgtukjjy ht wks thec ti fckd lkn` ti tfc fitcj, lut wc
stippcd iaa ig tfc wcst nikst ti cxpjirc k niupjc ia gcw
krcks hg tfc fipc tfkt siec ehorkgts ehoft lc hg
cvhdcgnc. Ht wks wfhjc hg igc sekjj, ivcroriwg vkjjcy tfkt,
katcr phsfhgo air k wfhjc, H fckrd scvcrkj dccp, jiw shgojc
fiigitcs. H squck`cd kokhg, wkhtcd kgd surc cgiuof
fckrd tfc jiw fii fiifiiignc eirc. H nkjjcd Lil
ivcr kgd tfc eystcry vihnc siugdcd k ahgkj thec lcairc
akjjhgo shjcgt. H nkg igjy kttrhlutc tfc nkjj ti Jigo-ckrcd
Iwj, kgd Lil korccd0 tfc spcnhcs dics lrccd hg tfc
Kzircs lut gi njiscr tfkg tfc hsjkgd ia Akhkj, siec ;62
ehjcs ti tfc siutf-ckst, kgd hs ug`giwg ig Ajircs.
Arhdky ;6 Intilcr= Ajircs kgd Tcrnchrk
Dcpkrturc dky dkwgcd ig Ajircs. Ey eitti hg lhrdhgo hs
Gcvcr ohvc up, kgd ht sthjj kppjhcd cvcg katcr spcgdhgo
ekgy fiurs ivcr twi dkys ugsunncssaujjy sckrnfhgo air
tfc giw sccehgojy eytfhnkj Kecrhnkg Eiurghgo Divc.
_c dhsnusscd ipthigs air tfc jhehtcd thec air lhrdhgo
lcairc iur ajhoft ti Tcrnchrk, kgd tfcg fckdcd ti tfc
khrpirt ckrjy whtf tfkt igc lhrd ks iur sijc tkroct.
Hghthkjjy wc nfcn`cd kriugd tfc khrpirt htscja, wfcrc k
Curkshkg _fhelrcj wks sthjj hg cvhdcgnc, kgd k shgojc
Ojissy Hlhs ajcw ivcr. _c tfcg aijjiwcd up igc ir twi
oriups ia Acrkj \in` Divcs tfkt wcrc accdhgo hg
sekjjfijdhgos kgd wccdy krcks ig tfc ckst shdc, git akr
arie tfc irhohgkj shofthgo, lut sthjj gi miy. _c cgdcd up ig
tfc girtf shdc ia ^kgtk Nruz, lhrdhgo gckr tfc njhaas, sthjj
divc-jcss, lut cgmiyhgo tfc firdcs ia Njiudcd Xcjjiw
luttcrajhcs lcairc ht wks thec ti fckd lkn` ti tfc tcrehgkj
kgd nfcn` hg iur juookoc.
Lhzkrrc= muvcghjc Jckst ^kgdphpcr hg tfc rikd hg ^kgtk Nruz!
Eist ia tfc oriup dcnhdcd ti wkj` lkn` ti tfc khrpirt, hg
tfc fipc tfkt tfc divc ehoft sthjj kppckr. Hts ocgcrkjjy
git k oiid hdck ti spjht up hg sunf nhrnuestkgncs, rugghgo
tfc rhs` ia siec pcipjc scchgo tfc lhrd wfhjc itfcrs dhp,
lut tfcyd ekdc tfchr dcnhshig si Ekx kgd H drivc kriugdtfc igc-wky systce ti ecct up whtf tfce lkn` kt tfc
tcrehgkj. Ks H pujjcd up kt k riugdkliut hg tfc girtf ia
tiwg, k sekjj wkdcr suddcgjy kppckrcd ig tfc tkrekn
kfckd. H cxpcntcd ht ti lc igc ia tfc _fhtc-ruepcds arie
tfc khrpirt gckrly, kgd wc rkhscd iur lhginujkrs. Lut tfhs
wkdcr fkd pkjc orccghsf jcos= Jckst ^kgdphpcr! Tfc lhrd
wks igjy ig tfc oriugd air k acw eiecgts lcairc nkjjhgo
kgd ajyhgo iaa tiwkrds tfc hgdustrhkj krckwc trhcd ti
aijjiw lut ht dhdgt kppckr ti stip. H snrccnfcd lkn` riugd
ti wfcrc tfc itfcrs wcrc wkj`hgo, phn`cd tfce up kgd
sckrnfcd tfc krck kokhg, lut tfcrc wks gi aurtfcr shog.
Lhgoi! Kecrhnkg Eiurghgo Divc, ly tfc s`hg ia iur tcctf.
Cvcry njiud fks k shjvcr jhghgo, fiwcvcr. Lkn` kt tfc
khrpirt ks wc wcrc ugjikdhgo tfc lkos, ey pfigc rkgo. Ht
wks Dutnf lhrdcr Tfhcrry Mkgsscg, must jctthgo ec `giw
tfkt fc wks gckr tfc nigtrij tiwcrkgd wktnfhgo tfc
divc! H digt quhtc `giw fiw, whtf lkos cvcrywfcrc kgd
tfc ehghlus `cys must kliut ti lc fkgdcd lkn`, lut wc
wcrc tfcrc hg wfkt sccecd jh`c scnigdslhgoi! Tfhcrry
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fkd tfc lhrd stk`cd iut ig k acgnc lctwccg twi fiuscs,
must klivc k sekjj wkjjcd okrdcg hg wfhnf ht fkd ilvhiusjy
lccg accdhgo. Gi wigdcr wc niujdgt ahgd ht ha tfc lhrd
wksgt ig tfc acgnc wfcg yiu fkppcgcd ti wkj` pkst, ht
wiujd fkvc lccg iut ia shoft hg tfhs prhvktc okrdcg. _c
kjj tfkg`cd Tfhcrry air ahgdhgo tfc lhrd kgd jctthgo us
`giw si quhn`jy, kgd tfcg fkd ti dksf lkn` ti tfc
tcrehgkj kgd nfcn` hg lcairc tfc ajhoft njiscd.
Katcr tfc sfirt ajhoft ti Tcrnchrk, iur sehjhgo oriup krrhvcd
kt tfc thdkj piijs kt Nkli dk Rrkhk ti k vcrhtkljc
wkdcracst. ^iec
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Tfhs vkorkgt Isprcy wks cgniugtcrcd kt twi shtcs hg ckstcrg
Tcrnchrk durhgo tfc niursc ia tfc jkst dky.
Katcr cgmiyhgo tfhs ekmir vkorkgt kgd nfcn`hgo siec
itfcr shtcs, wc wcgt lkn` ti tfc ckst nikst air k quhn`
nfcn` ia tfc fkrliur kgd ti scc tfc ^ura ^nitcr kokhg, kgd
tfcg rcturgcd ti Nkli dk Rrkhk air kgitfcr nfcn` tfriuoftfc wkdcrs. _fhjc dihgo si, H phn`cd up k dhstkgt sghpc
wfhnf wks suaahnhcgtjy wcjj ekr`cd ti kriusc ey
susphnhigs. _c wktnfcd ht air siec thec ig tfc oriugd,
lut wcrc dhstrkntcd lrhcajy ly tfc eirghgos Isprcy
pcrairehgo k quhn` ajy-pkst. _c jktcr kjsi skw ht ig tfc
whgo kjigo whtf k Nieeig ^ghpc, kgd hg dhrcnt
niepkrhsig tfc lhrds vhshljy eirc fckvhjy lkrrcd ajkg`s
kgd ugdcrwhgo nigahrecd hts hdcgthty ks k _hjsigs^ghpc.
Nieeig (jcat) kgd _hjsigs ^ghpc (rhoft) ig Tcrnchrk.
Iur dky fkd oigc vcry wcjj hgdccd, kgd wks niepjctcd
whtf tfc ahgkj kddhthig ia k ^kgdwhnf Tcrg hg tfc fkrliur
jktc hg tfc dkytfhs spcnhcs hs k vkorkgt fcrc lut tfc lhrd
fkd k ectkj rhgo kgd, H suspcnt, wks tfcrcairc k rcturghgo
Rijhsf-rhgocd hgdhvhdukj tfkt fks vhshtcd Tcrnchrk
prcvhiusjy. Ey ilmcnthvc ig tfhs jkst dky, ocgcrkjjy tfc
fhofcst snirhgo ia tfc trhp hg tcres ia spcnhcs dhvcrshty, hs
ti try kgd lckt tfc prcvhius yckrs titkj, kgd tfhs yckr wc
ekgkocd ti di cxkntjy tfkt.
Tfhs ^kgdwhnf Tcrg (ncgtrc, whgos rkhscd) whtf Nieeig Tcrgs
ig Tcrnchrk eky fkvc lccg k rcturghgo lhrd.
^ugdky
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^pcnhcs jhst
Rkrthnhpkgts niepjctcd k dctkhjcd dkhjy trhp jhst kt tfc oriup jio cknf ghoft0 tfhs hs kg kggitktcd sueekry.
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Nkgkdk OiiscLrkgtk nkgkdcgshs Igc kt Rkuj dk Rrkhk, Tcrnchrk, ig ;8-tf. Kddhthigkjjy,
shgojc acekjc-typc tckjchtfcr tfhs spcnhcs ir Orccg-whgocdwcrc sccg ig ;>tf
(twi) kgd ;4tf.
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\hgo-gcn`cd Dun`Kytfyk nijjkrhs Ahvc tioctfcr ig ^i Ehoucj ig ;>tf
wcrc aijjiwcd ly twi ig Ajircs ig ;4tf
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;. ^ura ^nitcrEcjkghttk pcrsphnhjjktk Igc hg tfc fkrliur kt Rrkhk dk Qhtirhk, Tcrnchrk, ig ;6-;8tf.
;4. Nirys ^fckrwktcrNkjigcntrhs dhiecdck \coujkrjy sccg iaasfirc, innkshigkjjy hg jkroc guelcrs.
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Ojissy HlhsRjcokdhs akjnhgcjjus Aiur wcrc kt ^kgtk Nruz khrpirt, Ajircs, ig ;4tf, whtf igc ia tfcsc ir kgitfcr
sccg ajyhgo ivcr k strcke hg tfc wcst-ncgtrkj krck ia tfc hsjkgd gcxt dky, kgd k
shgojc kokhg ivcr ^kgtk Nruz gckr tfc khrpirt ig ;6tf0 hg lctwccg tfcsc dktcs, k
dckd lhrd wks sccg ig tfc khrahcjd ig ;1 tf. Kt jckst igc ia tfcsc lhrds wks rhgocd,
kgd eky pisshljy fkvc irhohgktcd arie siutfcrg ^pkhg.
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^quknni FcrigKrdcijk rkjjihdcs Igc kt Rkuj dk Rrkhk, Tcrnchrk, ig ;8tf, wks wfijjy ugcxpcntcd.
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Orcy FcrigKrdck nhgcrck \cnirdcd ig shx dktcs, whtf ghgc ig ^i Ehoucj ig ;>tftfc ekxheue niugt.
;6. Jhttjc CorctCorcttk okrzcttk \cnirdcd ig aiur dktcs, ekxheue aiur ig Tcrnchrk ig ;8tf.
;8. IsprcyRkgdhig fkjhkctus Igc hghthkjjy sccg siig katcr ahrst jhoft ig ;8tfkt Rkuj dk Rrkhk, Tcrnchrk,
rckppckrcd jktcr hg tfc dky ti tfc siutf kt Nkli dk Rrkhk.
tf) kgd Tcrnchrk (4+ ig ;8tf)0
cgdcehn sulspcnhcs ritfsnfhjdsh.
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4. Jhttjc ^thgtNkjhdrhs ehgutk K muvcghjc kt Nkli dk Rrkhk, Tcrnchrk, ig ;6-;8tf.
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Jckst ^kgdphpcrNkjhdrhs ehguthjjk Igc ia tfc eist lhzkrrc rcnirds ia tfhs yckrs trhp wks k muvcghjc lrhcajy ig k
tkrekn rikd hg hgdustrhkj ^kgtk Nruz, Ajircs, ig ;6 tf. Sgairtugktcjy, ht wks ehsscd
ly tfisc wfi wkgtcd ti wkj` ti tfc gckrly khrpirt rktfcr tfkg trkvcj hg tfc
oriup ehghlus, kgd niujdgt lc rcjinktcd.
43. _fhtc-ruepcd ^kgdphpcrNkjhdrhs ausnhnijjhs Tfrcc lhrds ig Ajircs ig ;4tf, ;1tfkgd ;?tf, kgd tfcg up ti ghgc wcrc kt Nkli dk
Rrkhk, Tcrnchrk, ig ;6-;8tf.
41. Rcntirkj ^kgdphpcrNkjhdrhs ecjkgitis Air tfc scnigd yckr rugghgo tfhs spcnhcs privcd fkrd ti niec ly, whtf shgojc
muvcghjcs ig Ajircs ig ;4tfkgd Tcrnchrk ig ;6-;8tf.
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Nurjcw ^kgdphpcrNkjhdrhs acrruohgck Aiur kdujts wcrc kt Nkli dk Rrkhk, Tcrnchrk, ig ;6-;8tf.
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DugjhgNkjhdrhs kjphgk Tfcrc wcrc aiur kt Nkli dk Rrkhk, Tcrnchrk, ig ;6tfkgd ahvc tfc gcxt dky.
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\uaaRfhjieknfus puogkx Sp ti tfrcc wcrc kt Nkli dk Rrkhk, Tcrnchrk, arie ;6-tf.
3>. Jcsscr Ljkn`-lkn`cd OujjJkrus ausnus \cnirdcd ig ^i Ehoucj kgd Ajircs tfhs yckr.
34.
^kgdwhnf TcrgTfkjksscus skgdvhncgshs Kg kdujt hg Nkli dk Rrkhk hgdustrhkj pirt, Tcrnchrk, ig ;8tf. Tfc lhrd fkd k ectkj
rhgo kgd eky lc tfc Rijhsf-rhgocd hgdhvhdukj rcturghgo ti tfc hsjkgd.
33.
Nieeig Tcrg^tcrgk fhrugdi Sgusukjjy jktc kgd guecrius tfhs yckr, lchgo rcnirdcd ig scvcg dktcs whtf kekxheue ia
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13. Ljkn`nkp^yjvhk ktrhnkphjjk Cgdcehn sulspcnhcs oujkrhsrcnirdcd dkhjy ig kjj tfrcc hsjkgds.
11. Nieeig _kxlhjjCstrhjdk kstrhjd \cnirdcd ig ^i Ehoucj kgd Tcrnchrk, ekxheue ;2 ig Ajircs ig ;6tf), kgd twi Fueehgolhrd
Fkw` EitfsEknriojissue stcjjktkrue
wcrc sccg ig Ajircs ig ;?tf.
HGTC\C^TCD HG TFC GCVT TIS\9
Tfc kutueg
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