Amazing Adventures by Lee Taylor

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14/27

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15/27

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cvcw|xmcwc qmc| xcwc qi`nljh ija ìshmljh ija {mesqljh ija

{ljhljh* Mc i`{e {ix {klcjql{q{ rsqqljh msfij&èenljh {nlj ej

qmcf ija finljh qmcf èen msfij* Qmc{c hs|{ xcwc ackiac{

imcia lj wegeqeèh|* Difc{ kesàjq gc`lcvc lq* Mc xi{xiqkmljh qmc osqswc lj rwc{cjq ai|* Qmcj mc {ix {efcqmljh qmiq

jciw`| nl``ca mlf* Mc {ix i miò&wegeq miò&msfij Rwc{lacjq E

_elshmq {lqqljh aexj awljnljh qci* Difc{ kesàjq gc`lcvc lq* Mc

qmcj qmeshmq qmiq qmc{c wegeq{ xcwc clqmcw oew qmc heea eo

msfijlq| ew fi|gc qmc| xcwc oew {efcqmljh fewc {ljl{qcw* Mc

xesà mivc qe olja esq*

Qmc jc}q ai| Dikn Xl`{ej kifc qe qesw ml{ oikqew| ija fcq

ml{ cfrè|cc{* Cvcw|gea| xi{ jcwves{* Mc fcq Dcjj| ija

{renc i ocx xewa{ qe mcw mc qmcj kifc qe Difc{* Difc{ {meen

ml{ mija ija Dikn {ila, Xmiq i heea deg ml{ {klcjql{q{ xcwc

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17/27

olja esq xmiq Dikn Xl`{ej l{ wci``| sr qe* [e qmc ai| ri{{ca

xlqm qci ija gl{kslq{ ija Difc{ xi{ i mirr| hs| xmcj mc

kesà he mefc ija mivc ml{ qci*

Iq igesq = ekèkn, mc heq kmijhca ljqe ml{ kiq{slq qe kmckn

esq xmiq Dikn Xl`{ej xi{ wci``| sr qe* [e mc mciaca esq oew qmc

oikqew| lj rijqmcw feac> lq qeen mlf ds{q ej miò ij mesw qe hcq

qmcwc* Mc èenca oew qmc {ckwcq riwq eo qmc oikqew| xmcwc qmc

wegeq{ xcwc gcljh fiac ija fevca qexiwa{ lq kisqles{`|* Mc

oesja i vcjq ija ercjca lq xlqm ml{ kiq&jil` xmlkm mc kesà

qswj ljqe ij c`ckqwlk {kwcxawlvcw* Mc cjqcwca qmc vcjq ija

`l{qcjca oew jel{c> mc mciwa velkc{ ija oe`èxca qmcf* Mc kifc

qe qmc cja eo qmc vcjq ija mc kesà {cc Dikn Xl`{ej {rcinljh qe

i {klcjql{q> mc mefca lj*

Xmcj xl`` qmc Rwc{lacjq gc wcia|* L xijq qmc mlq qe mirrcj

{eej {e L kij qinc kejqwe`* Gwia{mewc xl`` gc acia {eej* L jcca

qe njex*

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fiac i heea ljvc{qfcjq xmcj L gweshmq |es evcw mcwc owef

Ws{{li* \eswc xewqm cvcw| rcjj|, Few`c|*

Qmijn |es {lw*


18/27

Difc{ jex njcx xmiq xi{ heljh ej ija xm| Xl`{ej

xijqca qmc{c{ wegeq{* Qmc rlkqswc mlq mlf* Qml{ i`` fcijq ejc

qmljh xewà aefljiqlej* Xl`{ej xi{ i rwc{cjq ai| Mlq`cw> mcxijqca qe ws`c qmc xewà qmweshm qmc{c wegeq{ owef gcmlja qmc

{kcjc{* Mc mia qe gc {qerrca ija {eej gcoewc qmc Rwc{lacjq ija

qmc Rwlfc Fljl{qcw xcwc nl``ca* Mex xesà mc ae lq5 Difc{

`l{qcjca*

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qmc 9{qeo Ds`| xml`c mc{ qeswljh qmc kesjqw|* Mc`` gc nl``ca iq

jlhmq lj ejc eo qmc {qerevcw{ ija qmcj ml{ aesg`c xl`` wcrìkc

mlf* Qmc wci` rwlfc fljl{qcw{ gea| xl`` gc qincj ixi| sjacw

qmc kevcw eo jlhmq ija ljkljcwiqca ljqe i{mc{* Xl`{ej gchij qe

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ija mc mia `c{{ qmij i fejqm qe {qer Xl`{ej owef {skkccaljh*

Gsq mex5 Mc acklaca qe `civc* Mc heq mefc lj `c{{ qmij qxcjq|

fljsqc{ lj kmccqim feac* Mc kesàjq {`ccr, i`` mc kesà qmljn

igesq xi{ Xl`{ej{ ai{qiwa`| rìj*


19/27

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{l`cjq`| ija xlqm hwciq ci{c xlqmesq finljh i jel{c* Qmc| xcwc

acia`|* Difc{ jex mia qe olja esq xme qmc mlq fij xi{ ej qmc

Rwlfc Fljl{qcw gsq mex xi{ mc qe ae qml{5 Mc acklaca qe rsq i

kiq gsh, xmlkm mc mia acvcèrca, ej qe Xl`{ej{ kiw* Xl`{ej{

qesw xi{ i qxe&ai| qesw {e Difc{ {`lrrca esq aswljh `sjkm ija

rsq qmc gsh ej Xl`{ej{ kiw* Qmiq jlhmq, xmcj mc heq mefc, mc

heq kmijhca ljqe ml{ kiq{slq ija oe`èxca qmc {lhji`* Lq `ca mlf

{qwilhmq qe Xl`{ej{ mefc* Mc k`lfgca ejqe qmc weeo ija oesja

i rìkc xmcwc mc kesà mciw Xl`{ej qi`nljh*

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en* Heea, lq{ i aci`* Difc{ kesàjq gc`lcvc lq* Jljdi{ qmc|

xcwc qmc gc{q mlqfcj qmc Dirijc{c mia acvcèrca evcw msjawca{

eo |ciw{> qmc| njcx qmclw deg ija qmc| xcwc acia`|* Mex xi{


20/27

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mia `c{{ qmij i fejqm qe olja esq*

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oew qmc Jljdi qe finc ml{ mlq* Sjgcnjexj qe Xl`{ej Difc{ mia

rìjqca i mefc&fiac gefg lj qmc oikqew|> mc xi{ heljh qe

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i vcw| {skkc{{os` kifrilhj ija qmcj qmc jlhmq kifc 9{q

eo Ds`|*

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kesàjq, lq gcljh qlhmq {ckswlq|, {e mc heq ejc aexj qmc {ifc

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kesà {cc qmc Jljdi fevc i{ qmc| xcwc vcw| xc`` kifesoìhca

aswljh qmc jlhmq lj qmclw gìkn {slq{ ds{q `lnc Kiqfij {e qmc|

xcwc miwa qe {cc* Difc{ mciaca oew qmc weeo ija xilqca> qmcj qmc

qlfc kifc Difc{ {reqqca i fevcfcjq ej qmc weeo i kweskmljh

olhswc fevljh `lnc i kiq ej qmc rwex`* Difc{ xi{ i glq {kiwca

gsq mc acklaca qe fevc lj ija qikn`c qml{ `cqmi` nl``cw* Qmc Jljdi

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ija qmwcx i kiq kìx iq qmc Jljdi xme kmerrca lq lj miò xlqm


21/27

ml{ {xewa* Difc{ iqqiknca* Qmc Jljdi {qiwqca s{ljh ml{ Jljdlq{s

Fiw{mi` Iwq{ qmc olhmq gchij* Oewqsjiqc`| oew Difc{ ml{ kiq{slq

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qmc Jljdi{ {rcca oew vcw| èjh* Qmc Jljdi hivc Difc{ i gea|

gèx> Difc{ fevca gikn i glq xljaca* Mc xcjq oew qmc Jljdi

ihilj* Qmc Jljdi xcjq oew Difc{{ mcia xlqm ml{ {xewa> Difc{

hwiggca qmc {xewa xlqm ml{ ri`f{ ija {jirrca qmc gìac xlqm

{mciw {qwcjhqm* Mc qmcj èknca qmc Jljdi{ iwf> qmc Jljdi o`cx

gikn esq eo qmc èkn ija mlq Difc{ lj qmc fesqm* Difc{ oc`` gikn

ejqe qmc vcjq* Qmc Jljdi qmwcx ijeqmcw {qiw kiqkmljh Difc{ lj

qmc `ch* Difc{ kifc gikn iq qmc Jljdi> qmc Jljdi wij iq Difc{

xlqm i nlkn> Difc{ èknca ml{ `ch ija {jirrca lq* Qmc Jljdi xi{

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qlca qmc Jljdi sr xlqm kiq werc ija mijaksooca mlf qe i {qcc`

awilj rlrc* Mc `coq qmc Jljdi qmcwc xlqm i jeqc c}rìljljh

cvcw|qmljh*

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qmc Rwlfc Flj{qcw xi{ en gsq xmcwc xi{ qmc wegeq qmiq xi{

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22/27

Wlhmq, f| ge|, mcwc{ i gikej {ijaxlkm oew |es ija i

{is{ihc {ijaxlkm oew fc, {ila Few`c|*

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mex xesà mc ac{qwe| lq5 Mc njeknca ej qmc aeew* Few`c|

ij{xcwca* Difc{ mlq mlf esq keà* Ej`| qmc wegeq xi{ `coq* Qmc

wegeq xcjq oew Difc{ ija hwiggca mlf* Ge| qmc{c wegeq{ iwc

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gsq mc fs{q mivc c{kirca xml`c mc xi{ olhmqljh xlqm qmc wegeq*

Mc hwiggca qmc wegeq ija {qskn lq lj qmc geeq eo ml{ jcx kiw

Qlhcw ija mc mciaca gikn mefc qexiwa{ qmc oikqew| jex

njexljh qmc Rwlfc Flj{qcw xi{ {ioc*

Mc kwi{mca qmweshm qmc ocjkljh lj qlhcw feac qswjljh ml{ kiw

ljqe i {qwlr| qijn lq gcljh fiac eo i {lflìw fiqcwli` i{ ml{ {slq*

Mc oesja qmc weef xlqm qmc wegeq{ lj ija mc rsq Gwia{mewc xlqm

qmcf* Mc fiac {swc lq xi{ i`` k`ciw ija mc g`cx qmc xme`c weef

qe glq{> i`` qmiq xewn hejc lj ejc c}rè{lej* Mc jex njcx

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c}rè{lej xi{ ej qmc jcx{* Lq xi{ rsq aexj qe ij ikklacjq* Lq

xi{ i kevcw sr> Difc{ kesà ds{q lfihljc Xl`{ej*

Few`c|, xmiq qmc mc`` mirrcjca5 Lq i`` xcjq xwejh, {ila

Dikn*


23/27

L njex xme lq xi{> lq xi{ qmiq {srcwmcwe Kiqfij, mc wsljca

cvcw|qmljh* Mc aejc lq, Ge{{*

L xijq mlf acia ija L fcij acia* Mc{ ke{q fc cvcw|qmljh

ija jex Lf heljh qe ke{q mlf cvcw|qmljh, i`` ml{ heaaifj jljc

`lvc{* Few`c|, mivc |es cvcw mciwa eo Gia Geg Emle5 Mc{ `lnc

i gia {srcwmcwe> mc{ {qwejh ija mc{ acia`|, ija mc{ nl``ca

fewc fcj qmij Mlq`cw* Mc{ qmc fij xc xijq ija qmcwc{ i`{e

ijeqmcw hs| ki``ca [jinc Fiweej mc èvc{ qe nl``* Mc kesà

{meeq i fij acia owef qcj qmes{ija |iwa{ ci{|* Jex L xijq

qmc{c qxe qe nl`` qml{ {e ki``ca Kiqfij ija c}ikq f| wcvcjhc*

Hcq fc5

\c{ ge{{, {ila Few`c|*

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[e qmc xiw xi{ {cq ija Xl`{ej fcijq gs{ljc{{* Kiqfij

njcx qmcwc xesà gc wcrcwks{{lej{ {e mc xesà xilq ija {cc*

[e qmc qxe mlq fcj kifc qe @lvcwree` qe nl`` Kiqfij* Qmc|

acklaca qe {cq i qwir oew Kiqfij> qmc| gweshmq i xefij xlqm

qmcf ija rwcqcjaca qe weg mcw*

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klq| kcjqwc> qmcj mc mciwa qmc {kwcif{ eo i xefij ija mc

oe`èxca qmc kwlc{> qmc rìj mia xewnca ija qmc mlq fcj gchij

qe mlq*


24/27

\eswc acia, rs{{| kiq, {ila [jinc*

[meeq mlf, {ila Gia Geg*

L if, gsq qmc|wc ds{q gesjkljh eoo mlf*

L`` ì{{e qmc {ej eo i glqkm* Qmc werc xcjq iwesja Kiqfij

gsq mc ksq lq xlqm ml{ kìx* Mc resjkca ej Gia Geg ija

njeknca mlf qe qmc hwesja* Gia Geg heq gikn sr ija wlhmq

meenca Kiqfij {cjaljh mlf ljqe qmc xi``*

\eswc jeq qmc ej`| ejc xlqm {srcw {qwcjhqm |es {ej eo i

glqkm* Jex `cq{ {cc xmiq |esvc wci``| heq, {ila Gia Geg*

Kiqfij kesàjq gc`lcvc qml{ hs|{ {qwcjhqm* Qml{ olhmq

xesà gc i wci` qc{q eo Kiqfij{ {qwcjhqm* Qmc| geqm xcjq oew

cikm eqmcw ija qmcj [jinc Fiweej deljca lj ija {qiwqca

rsjkmljh Kiqfij xml`c Gia Geg mia mlf rljjca qe qmc xi``*

Kiqfij njcca Gia Geg lj ml{ qcjacw wchlej{ qmcj mc mcia&

gsqqca mlf èknca ml{ iwf ija {jirrca mlf ljqe qmc xi``*

[jinc xcjq oew mlf> Kiqfij gikn ol{qca mlf> [jinc xcjq gikn>

Kiqfij xcjq qe nlkn mlf> [jinc asknca ija srrcwksq mlf>

Kiqfij o`cx gikn> [jinc wij iq mlf> Kiqfij hwiggca mlf ijaqmwcx mlf ljqe qmc xi``> [jinc xi{ esq keà* Kiqfij qlca mlf

sr yslkn`| xlqm werc ija xcjq oew Gia Geg* Mc hwiggca mlf

qmwcx mlf qe qmc hwesja ija gchij rsjkmljh mlf* Gia Geg xi{

qeshm> mc mcia&gsqqca Kiqfij* Kiqfij {qeea sr> mc xi{ altt|*

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mlf lj qmc oikc> Kiqfij{ oikc xi{ g`ccaljh> Gia Geg xi{


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ìshmljh> Kiqfij xi{ al{ewlcjqiqca> ml{ {cj{c{ xcwc oil`ljh

mlf> mc wij sr i xi`` ixi| owef Gia Geg oew i ocx {ckeja{* Mc

heq mlf{cò qehcqmcw ija ìsjkmca mlf{cò iq Gia Geg nlknljhmlf lj qmc oikc* Lj fla&ilw Gia Geg{ dix {jirrca* Kiqfij

hivc mlf i ocx gea| gèx{ ija qmcj mc c`gexca Gia Geg lj

qmc oikc* Gia Geg xcjq aexj* Mc heq ej qer eo Gia Geg ija mc

mcia gsqqca mlf lj qmc oikc njeknljh Gia Geg esq* Qmc xefij

mia xc`` hejc g| jex* Kiqfij njcx lq xi{ i {cq sr {e mc qlca

qmcf sr ija `coq i èhe eo i kiq{ kìx*

Mc mciaca oew Xl`{ej{ mes{c lj kmccqim feac qe hcq qmcwc

yslkn`|* Xmcj mc heq qmcwc mc kmijhca qe rijqmcw feac oew

kevcw ija irrweikmca qmc mes{c yslcq`|* Mc kesà {cc Few`c|

qmweshm qmc xljaex > mc `l{qcjca xlqm ml{ kiq ciwrlckc*

Xc``, Few`c|, xlqm `skn Kiqfij {mesà gc acia g| jex*

Mcwc{ qe f| osqswc, {ila Dikn*

Qmc| geqm qei{qca ija Few`c| {ila, Qe |esw osqswc* Gsq

ds{q qmcj Kiqfij nlknca lj qmc aeew ija {ila4

\cim qe |esw osqswc, Xl`{ej, qxcjq| lj Xi`qej ci{|*

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Qe gc acia5 L njex*

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{meq qmc gs``cq, lq gesjkca eoo Kiqfij* [e |esw {slq l{


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gs``cqrweeo* Im xc``, qmiq xejq {qer fc, |es {cc, L mivc i ì{cw

hsj ija {efcmex L aejq qmljn |esw {slq xl`` {ivc |es jex*

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hwiggca qmc kmijac`lcw{> mc {xsjh ikwe{{ qmc weef ija ìjaca

ej qmc sr{qilw{ gi`kej|* Xl`{ej olwca ihilj {jirrljh qmc

gi`kej| lj miò* Kiqfij qmwcx i kiq kìx iq Few`c| mlqqljh mlf

lj qmc oikc* Few`c| xi{ ijhw| * Kiqfij qmwcx ijeqmcw kìx iq

qmc kmijac`lcw{> qmc| xcwc ksq owef qmc kcl`ljh ìjaljh ej

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ioqcw mlf> mc rlknca sr i vi{c ija qmwcx lq iq qmc aeh{> lq

{fi{mca ej qmc glhhc{q aeh{ mcia, xme oc`` gikn aexj qmc

{qilw{* Mc qmcj nlknca qmc eqmcw aeh lj qmc oikc> mc xcjq o`|ljh

aexj qmc {qilw{* Qmcwc xi{ ej`| Xl`{ej `coq*

\eswc acia, Kiqfij* Lf heljh qe finc |es ri| oew

cvcw|qmljh |esvc aejc*

\eswc evcw, Xl`{ej*

Kiqfij dsfrca ljqe qmc ilw i{ Xl`{ej olwca* Mc hwiggca qmc

eqmcw kmijac`lcw {xsjh eoo ija ìjaca ej Xl`{ej njeknljh

mlf qe qmc hwesja* Xl`{ej awerrca qmc hsj> qmc| geqm xcjq oew

lq* Kiqfij rsjkmca Xl`{ej lj qmc oikc> Xl`{ej mlq gikn>


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Kiqfij rsjkmca Xl`{ej ihilj qmcj mc njcca mlf> Xl`{ej xcjq

aexj*

Kiqfij heq qmc hsj ija qlca mlf sr ija rmejca qmc re`lkc*

Mc `coq i A_A eo cvcw|qmljh mc mia wckewaca i{ cvlacjkc

ihilj{q Xl`{ej ija xmiq mc mia qwlca qe ae ija mex Kiqfij

mia {qerrca mlf* Lq xi{ i`` evcw iq `i{q ija Difc{ xi{ i mirr|

rs{{|* I{ oew Difc{ ija Dcjj|5 Xc``, qmiq{ ijeqmcw {qew|*

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