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`k tmn suasnqunkt purlmdsnr.
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Smjs js d w`rf `h ltj`k. Kdons, lmdrdltnrs, pbdlns, dkc jkljcnkts drn njtmnr tmnpr`cult `h tmn dutm`rs jodijkdtj`k `r drn usnc ltjtj`usby, dkc dky rnsnoabdklnt` dltudb pnrs`ks, bjvjki `r cndc, ausjknss nstdabjsmonkts, nvnkts, `r b`ldbns jsnktjrnby l`jkljcnktdb.
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L`bc djr ldrnssnc oy adlf. J r`bbnc vnr, outtnrjki dt Fnrrjlf
h`r m`iijki tmn abdkfnt, aut st`ppnc. \`ontmjki hnbt`cc,
wr`ki, ojssjki. @pnkjki oy nyns, J l`khjronc tmn noptj-
knss knxt t` on. Fnrrjlf wds i`kn.
H`r d o`onkt, J stdrnc dt tmn cnkt jk tmn pjbb`w. Mdc yns-tnrcdy annk d crndo0 Mdc J jodijknc Yykks antrdydb, S`m`k
trdppnc jk d odijldb stdsjs, Fnrrjlfs ojrdlub`us drrjvdb, dkc
tmn rnst `h tmn jksdkjty0
K`. Smn nvnkts rnpbdync jk oy mndc wjtm vjvjc cntdjbs.
Smn ab``c, tmn `vnrp`wnrjki rnnf `h cndc uhds, dkc Yykks
p`js`knc fkjhn strjfjki Fnrrjlfs dro. U`js`knc wjtm CndtmBjby t`xjk. Jc tm`uimt Jc sulfnc dbb tmn cndcby p`js`k hr`o
Fnrrjlfs w`ukcaut wmdt jh J mdckt0
Jly hjkinrs `h hndr wrdppnc dr`ukc oy mndrt. J sm`t t` oy
hnnt dkc crnssnc jk rnl`rc tjon. Fnrrjlfs smjrt, a``ts, dkc
sw`rc bdy jk d mndp ay tmn cyjki h jrn. K`t i``c.
@ut jk tmn bdrin odjk ldvnrk, tmn rnst h tmn jkh jrodry stdhhstjrrnc. J sldkknc tmn pdtjnkts l`ts `k tmn `hh lmdkln Fnrrjlf
mdc l`bbdpsnc jkt` `kn. Mn mdckt.
B`rnk dccnc w``c t` tmn l``fjki mndrtm, p`fjki jt jkt`
a j m ab
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Odrjd X. \kycnr45
K`pn, dkc wn hjiurnc wn w`ubckt snn njtmnr `h y`u
uktjb Mjs sojrf hdcnc. Odyan mn wnkt `utsjcn h`r s`on
hrnsm djr. Smjs jk d m`pnhub t`kn.
Yjtm`ut mjs smjrt0Ynbb, wmnk kdturn ldbbs
@r mjs sw`rc0
B`rnk guopnc up. Bnts k`t pdkjl, Dvry.
S`` bdtn.
Mdvn y`u sndrlmnc tmn `tmnr ldvnrks0 mn dsfnc.
K`t ynt.
@fdy, tmnk y`u b``f h`r mjo jksjcn, dkc Jbb i` `utsjcn. Jh
mns k`t kndray, Jbb dsf tmn iudrcs jh tmny sdw mjo bdst kjimt.
Dbb rjimt0
J k`ccnc, aut crndc lbdwnc up oy tmr`dt. Fnrrjlf w`ubckt
an jk dk`tmnr ldvnrk ukbnss mnc annk t`` sjlf t` hjkc mjs wdy
adlf t` on. Iubpjki c`wk tmn tjimt fk`t, J irdaanc d bdktnrk
dkc lmnlfnc dbb tmn `tmnr sbnnpjki drnds.
D hnw pn`pbn iruoabnc dhtnr J swnpt tmn bjimt `vnr tmno,
aut J cjckt ldrn.
@cc squjktnc jk tmn arjimtknss, aut sdt up ds jh mnc annk
dwdfn. Ymdts wr`ki0J nxpbdjknc.
Mn lursnc. K`t `kby cjc Yykk stda us jk tmn adlf, smns
twjstnc tmn abdcn, t``.
Ymjbn Jc b`vn t` pb`t rnvnkin wjtm y`u
Zndm, i`. Jbb an rjimt `ut.
Smn `tmnr ldvnrks yjnbcnc tmn sdon rnsubts. Nvnk tmn `knrnsnrvnc h`r tmn prjvy. D cntdlmnc pdrt `h oy ojkc k`tnc
tmn aulfnts knncnc t` an cuopnc. M`wnvnr oy mndrt fnpt
jts hrdktjl rmytmo. Smdt wds tmn bdst pbdln jksjcn. Unrmdps
Q j a f m j J c B c @cc
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s`ontjon dhtnr ojckjimt, tmn odk sdjc. C`kt rnldbb
jh mn ldon adlf `r k`t.
B`rnk r`ukcnc `k mjo. C`kt rnldbb! Z`urn supp`snct`
an iudrcjki us. Ymdt jh tmn nknoy irdaanc mjo0 Jh s`on`kni`ns jkt` tmn w``cs dkc c`nskt l`on adlf, tmdts d aji rnc
hbdi, y`u jcj`t!
@cc t`ulmnc B`rnks sm`ubcnr dkc tjbtnc mjs mndc t`wdrc
on. K`t mnbpjki rjimt k`w.
Mn wds `utsjcn0 J dsfnc.
Smn iudrc mdc snnk mjo bndvn. J cdsmnc `ut jkt` tmn l`bc
o`rkjki djr. Smn hrnsm slnkt `h o`jst ndrtm rnojkcnc on `h
Fnrrjlf. Yjtm`ut mnsjtdtjki, J noardlnc tmn lb`snst ajt `h h`-
bjdin, snnfjki tmn vjardtj`ks `h Fnrrjlfs h`rnst odijl.
K`tmjki. J crnw d smdfy arndtm. C`kt guop t` l`klbusj`ks.
Mn l`ubc an ukl`kslj`us. @cc dkc B`rnk mdc h`bb`wnc on
`ut. \jx jklmns sm`rtnr tmdk @cc, B`rnk rdk d mdkc `vnr mjs
auzznc abdlf mdjr. O`rn sjbvnr sprjkfbnc mjs mdjr cnspjtn kby
anjki tmjrty-hjvn. @cc `k tmn `tmnr mdkc mdc bnt mjs mdjr ir`w
sjkln S`m`ks surprjsn dttdlf. Dbtm`uim sdyjki jt mdc ir`wk
wds anjki inknr`us. Mjs cdrf ar`wk b`lfs rnodjknc lb`sn t`
mjs sldbp jk d hjkn huzz.Yn knnc t` sndrlm tmn drnd. Ydfn tmn `tmnrs, J `rcnrnc.
Smny mdstnknc jksjcn dkc s``k Hbnd, Tudjk, dkc o`st `h
tmn s`bcjnrs mdc dssnoabnc ay tmn ldvns nktrdkln. ^sjki `kn `h
Qykns ojbjtdry odps, B`rnk cjvjcnc tmn surr`ukcjki drnd jkt`
qudcrdkts. Smn jkhjrodry ldvn wds b`ldtnc jk U`oyt Qndbo,
k`rtmndst `h Wdajk dkc ndst `h tmn rujks `h tmn Mndbnrs Iujbc.Tudjk ir`wbnc dt nvnry`kn, aut mn dppndrnc mndbtmy cn-
spjtn anjki hr`znk jk \npps odijldb stdsjs `kby ynstnrcdy. Aut
Hbnds hdln rnodjknc pdbn dkc mn snnonc ukstndcy `k mjs hnnt.
Sm cj h mj ajbj a f \ j m c f
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Odrjd X. \kycnr41
J o`vnc lb`snr t` mjo. Hbnd, stdy mnrn, y`urn jk k`
l`kcjtj`k
K . Jo i`jki. Cnspjtn anjki sjxtnnk, mn s`ukcnc oulm
`bcnr. Dkc mjs hjro idzn ondkt Jc mdvn dk ndsjnr tjon l`k-vjkljki hjrn k`t t` aurk.
Anh`rn dssjikjki qudcrdkts t` tmn tndos, B`rnk pubbnc on
dsjcn. Mdtn t` arjki tmjs up, aut jh mns Jh wn hjkc
D cndc a`cy0 K`t bjfn J mdckt tm`uimt `h jt d ojbbj`k
tjons sjkln Jc w`fnk up.
Zndm.
Snbb tmno t` hjkc on ds hdst ds p`ssjabn. J mdvn tmn Bjby
odpwnbb mndc t` tmn lb`snst Undln Bjby dkc m`pn h`r tmn
anst. J ibdklnc dt Hbnd. D Undln Bjby mdc sdvnc mjs bjhn dkc
ojkn6 jt ojimt sdvn Fnrrjlfs.
Smn strdjk `k B`rnks hdln ndsnc gust d ajt. Qjimt. Mn
sm`utnc `rcnrs dkc tmn tndos `h h`ur mndcnc jkt` tmn w``cs,
hdkkjki `ut t` tmnjr dssjiknc drnds.
K` surprjsn tmdt B`rnk, Tudjk, dkc Hbnd g`jknc on. J trdjbnc
oy hjkinrs db`ki tmn irnnknry, m`pjki t` cntnlt Fnrrjlfs
odijl. Dt tmjs p`jkt, Jc prdy t` Nstrjcs lrndt`r jh J tm`uimt
jt w`ubc mnbp.Ds d ir`up, wn o`vnc jk sjbnkt o`cn. Cnspjtn S`m`ks lur-
rnkt l`kcjtj`khr`znk jk stdsjs, anldusn jh mn wnrnkt, mnc
cjn hr`o tmn cnnp stda w`ukc jk mjs lmnst, d bjttbn ijht hr`o
onmjs droy stjbb dcvdklnc hr`o tmn s`utm. Lnbbjkd mdc tdfnk
`vnr l`oodkc. Gust ds rutmbnss ds mn wds, dt bndst smn l`ubckt
lrndtn o`rn cndc s`bcjnrs. Dkc wnc cjsl`vnrnc m`w t` st`ptmn `kns jk nxjstnkln. \` jt wds `kby d odttnr `h tjon uktjb wn
knutrdbjznc tmno dbb.
Ymdt jh wn cjckt hjkc Fnrrjlf jk tjon0 Smn Undln Bjbys
j f H m bj b Jc b c m j
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Odrjd X. \kycnr43
tnkjki. M`pn surinc, aut cjnc gust ds qujlf. Smn k`jsn `h tmn
`tmnr sndrlmnrs pdssdin mdc ldrrjnc. Smny wnrnkt ds sfjbbnc jk
o`vjki tmr`uim tmn h`rnst. Jkstndc `h tmnjr o`vnonkts abnkc-
jki jk wjtm tmn h`rnsts s`ki, jt st``c `ut bjfn dk `ut-`h-tuknvj`bjk jk d strjki qudrtnt.
Oy no`tj`ks mdc annk `k dk nkcbnss snnsdw `vnr tmn pdst
o`ktm. Hjrst S`m`ks vdst droy mdc surr`ukcnc Nstrjcs dkc
mnc cnodkcnc ukl`kcjtj`kdb surrnkcnr. Lnbbjkd mdc dltnc ds
mjs bjdjs`k dkc Fnrrjlfs sw`rc mdc muki hr`o mnr anbt. \mnc
lbdjonc Fnrrjlf mdc annk t`rk dpdrt ay mnr pdlf h cndc uhds.Mn mdckt. Aut tmnk Qykn mdc snkt Fnrrjlf k`rtm t` h jimt tmn
jkvdcjki trjans dkc d onssnkinr mdc rnp`rtnc mnc cjnc jk tmn
dttnopt. Mn mdckt.
\` tmjs wds gust dk`tmnr hdbsn dbdro. Qjimt0 Fnrrjlf wds
bjfn d ldt wjtm kjkn bjvns. Smrnn c`wk, h jvn bnht. J lbuki t`
tmdt tmjk tmrndc `h m`pn anldusn Ynbb, jh J cjckt, Jc smdttnr.Yn sndrlmnc dbb cdy.
Ymnk tmn suk m`vnrnc `vnr tmn m`rjz`k, B`rnk ldbbnc jt
`hh. Yn ldk rnsuon jk tmn o`rkjki.
Z`u ldk i` adlf, J sdjc, aut Jo stdyjki.
Yn knnc t` rnir`up dkc snn jh dky`kn mds snnk dkytmjki.
J dirnn, aut y`u c`kt knnc on h`r tmdt.B`rnk nxlmdkinc d ibdkln wjtm Tudjk. Lb`sn t` oy din `h
twnkty-`kn, Tudjk mdc tndonc up wjtm B`rnk anh`rn g`jk-
jki Fnrrjlf. Smnjr dktjls mdc ndrknc tmno tmn kjlfkdon tmn
o`kfnys. Jc `kln qujppnc Tudjk wds tmn adbc o`kfny sjkln
k` mdjr irnw `k mjs mndc.
Dvry, y`u mdvnkt ndtnk dbb cdy, Tudjk sdjc.Qndbby, Tudjk0 Js tmdt dbb y`u i`t0 C` y`u tmjkf J mdvn
dk dppntjtnrjimt k`w0 J rnirnttnc oy mdrsm sdrldso joon-
cjdtnby. Jt wdskt Tudjks hdubt.
M c b Mj j cj c b Z
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SD\SN @H CDQ F KN\\ 4>
J fk`w, Jo s`rry.
Tudjk pdusnc dt tmdt, abjkfjki dt on ds jh k` `kn mdc nvnr
dp`b`ijznc t` mjo anh`rn. C` y`u tmjkf y`ubb an dabn t` mnbp
Fnrrjlf jh y`urn pdssnc `ut hr`o nxmdustj`k0J fk`w oy bjojts, Tudjk.
Dkc m`w nhhnltjvn ldk `kn pnrs`k an stuoabjki dr`ukc
jk tmn cdrf0
J crnw arndtm t` abdst mjo didjk, aut Hbnd sdjc, Jbb stdy
wjtm Dvry.
Hbnds hdln mdc pdbnc t` a`kn wmjtn. Smn `kby l`b`r wds
tmn cdrf soucins ukcnrkndtm mjs nyns. Mn swdync `k mjs hnnt.
Sdbf da`ut pdssjki `ut Jh J stdync, Hbnd w`ubc jksjst `k stdy-
jki, ds wnbb.
\jimjki, J sdjc, Z`urn rjimt. Jc an usnbnss.
Tudjk sm`wnc dk dodzjki do`ukt `h rnstrdjkt jk k`t ib`dt-
jki `vnr oy l`oonkt. B`rnk rdjsnc mjs nynar`ws, aut fnpt
qujnt.
Ds wn mndcnc adlf, J wdbfnc knxt t` Hbnd dkc t``f mjs mdkc.
Mn squnnznc oy hjkinrs jk sjbnkt supp`rt. M`wnvnr, J mdc dk-
`tmnr purp`sn h`r bjkfjki mdkcs. J snkt mjo d suatbn hb`w `h
odijldb nknriy. \jkln Jc dw`fnk mjo, wn mdc d a`kc. Mnsnksnc wmnk J wds jk tr`uabn, dkc wn l`ubc smdrn strnkitm.
@kln wn h`ukc Fnrrjlf, wnc mdvn t` hjiurn `ut tmn nx-
tnkt `h Hbnds knw odijl. Yds mn k`w d cndtm odijljdk `r d
myarjc odijljdk wm` cjckt hjt jk `kn `h tmn nbnvnk ldtni`rjns
`h odijl0 Smn hdlt tmdt mn l`ubc arndf \npps stdsjs odcn h`r
dk`tmnr wndp`k jk `ur ir`wjki drsnkdb didjkst Lnbbjkds droy.Hukky t` tmjkf `h tmn tm`usdkcs `h s`bcjnrs ds Lnbbjkds k`w.
J sb`wnc ds Hbnd irnw str`kinr.
Mny! \t`p tmdt. Mn bnt i`, smdfjki on `hh.
\ m 0 J c h c
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Odrjd X. \kycnr48
Zns, y`u cjc. Z`u gust cjckt fk`w jt. Dkc anh`rn Hbnd
l`ubc pr`tnst, J dccnc, Mndbnr. Qnonoanr0 Jts wmdt J c`.
Aut wmdt jh wn hjkc Fnrrjlf0
Ymdt jh0Sm`sn tw` w`rcs mdc mduktnc on dbb cdy. Dkcgust bjfn wjtm Hbnd, Fnrrjlf dkc J smdrnc d a`kc. J rndlmnc h`r
tmn ausmns, t`ulmjki tmn bndvns. \tjbb k` rjppbn `h odijl. Znt
d tjimtknss cnnp c`wk jksjcn on w`ubckt bnt on cnspdjr. Jt
lbuki t` tmn k`tj`k Jc annk wr`ki da`ut mjs cndtm anh`rn. Jk
hdlt, jt rnds`knc tmdt uktjb J mdc pr``h t` tmn l`ktrdry, J sm`ubc
dssuon mn wds dbjvn.Ymnk wn hjkc Fnrrjlf, Jbb mdvn pbnkty `h nknriy, J sdjc.
Adlf dt tmn ldvn nktrdkln, tmn `tmnr tndos ojbbnc da`ut,
tdbfjki jk b`w v jlns. Hr`o tmnjr ukjvnrsdb snrj`us nxprnssj`ks,
J iunssnc tmnyc annk uksullnsshub.
Jo s`rry, Dvry, aut tmnrns annk k` sjik `h mjo, @cc
sdjc, g`jkjki us. D hnw h tmn tndos l`vnrnc tmnjr nktjrn drnds.Drn y`u surn mns sjlf0 J mdtn t` an ir`ssaut wn cjckt h jkc
dky v`ojt. Dkc jts mdrc t` jodijkn mjo trdvnbjki hdrtmnr jh
mn wdskt hnnbjki i``c.
Fnrrjlf ldk an stuaa`rk, J sdjc, m`pjki tmdt dkk`yjki
trdjt mdc sdvnc mjo.
Mn mdc t` an sjlf. Ymy nbsn w`ubc mn an `ut wjtm`ut mjs
smjrt `r sw`rc0 B`rnk dsfnc.
Dbb rjimt. \` mn i`ns utsjcn tmjkfjki mns i`jki t` tmr`w
uptmnk wmdt0 @cc dsfnc.
Ync dbb dssuonc mn l`bbdpsnc, aut Ymdt jh mnc rndb-
jznc mn wds cyjki0 J jodijknc mjs tm`uimts dkc hnnbjkis dt
tmdt o`onkt, puttjki oysnbh jk mjs pbdln. Mnc pr`ojsnc on
mn w`ubckt cjn. Aut jt wds jknvjtdabn. Znt Fnrrjlf cjckt ijvn
up ndsjby.
J idspnc. Mn mndcnc t` d Undln Bjby!
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Lmdptnr \dopbnr0
Lbjlf mnrn t` fflkc `ut o`rn ;
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