Edinburgh Shorts by Sarah Guppy

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Xkrkl Fuppy wks borg eg Gortl Cogdog kgd èfrktnd

gortl to Ndegburfl eg 2::2. Xln lncd k rkgfn oa mobs

bnaorn òvegf to Xhotckgd kdègestrkteog! hlkrety kgd

hk`pkefgegf wor"! fkrdngegf. #atnr frkduktegf aro`

Ndegburfl $gevnrsety wetl k %# eg &u`kgetens 'Xohekc Xhenghn( sln hoghngtrktnd og slort story

wretegf.



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*ln reflt oa Xkrkl Fuppy to bn edngteaend ks kutlor oa tles wor"

lks bnng kssnrtnd by lnr eg khhordkghn wetl snhteog ++ kgd +, oa

tln )opyreflt! -nsefgs kgd ktngts #ht /,,.

#cc reflts rnsnrvnd. Go pkrt oa tles pubcehkteog `ky bn

rnproduhnd! stornd eg k rntrenvkc systn`! or trkgsèttnd eg kgy

aor` or by kgy `nkgs! ncnhtrogeh! `nhlkgehkc! plotohopyegf!

rnhordegf! or otlnrwesn! wetlout tln preor pnrèsseog oa tln

pubceslnrs.

#gy pnrsog wlo ho` ets kgy ugkutlore;nd kht eg rnckteog to tles pubcehkteog `ky bn cekbcn to hreègkc prosnhuteog kgd hevec hcke`s

aor dk`kfns.

# ) hktkcofun rnhord aor tles tetcn es kvkeckbcn aro` tln %retesl

Cebrkry.

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regtnd kgd bougd eg Frnkt %retkeg



#h"gowcndf`ngts

# tlkg" you to .0.F ks wncc to otlnr wretnrs eg *ln )o7opnrktevn oa )rnktevn 3retnrs wlo oaanrnd frnkt

nghourkfn`ngt kgd support.



Tkcn oa Two Lkcvns

Nce;kbntl #ccfood aegeslnd pkegtegf tln arogt settegf roo` k

dnnp dkr" rnd. Xln lks bnng kt et seghn tlkt òrgegf wlng

lnr lusbkgd ?ehlkrd lkd fogn oaa to tln ugevnrsety. Gow

hk`n hretehkc kpprkeskc oa tln wor" rougd tln ncnfkgt

Fnorfekg roo` wetl cogf sksl wegdows ovnrkcc got bkd J k

anw dnat stro"ns lnrn kgd tlnrn. *lny lkd so`nlow

`kgkfnd to fnt tlroufl )lrest`ks kgd Gnw Knkr J sln

dedgBt "gow 9uetn low coo"egf bkh". *lnrn lkd bnng k anw

rows wetl rncktevns! bro"ng wegn fckssns kgd burgt tur"ny to

hogtngd wetl. nrlkps lnr fukrdekg kgfnc! tln ogn wlo sln

anct sln wks kbcn to secngtcy ho`ùgehktn wetl eg tln odd

sgkthlnd ò`ngt oa pnkhn lkd bnstownd so`n frkhn or

`kybn et lkd bnng tln houpcn hougsnccegf tlkt tlny lkdkttngdnd. *lny lkd spngt )lrest`ks kt lo`n 6tlny lkd lkd

to aeflt aor tles eg tln akhn oa rncktevn deskpprovkc< kgd

tlegfs lkd rnkhlnd k drk`kteh hrnshngdo duregf )lrest`ks

Nvn wlng Nce;kbntl! og stre"n ovnr k ckh" oa kpprnhekteog

aor lnr `kgy lours oa do`nsteh ckbours eg tln "ethlng! lkd

tlrowg tln lkca hoo"nd tur"ny tlroufl k wegdow kgd out eg

to tln secngt dkr" strnnt.

)nksnaern wks rnkhlnd cktnr tlkt nvngegf but rncktevns

lkd to `k"n do wetl k rktlnr soffy gut rokst egstnkd. %ut

gow et wks spregf! tln dkys wnrn cogfnr. %reflt bucbs wnrn

out kgd k hcnkgsegf upceategf wegd bcnw tlroufl tln

Ndegburfl strnnts kgd hrnshngts. Xln ded covn lnr lusbkgd

but tlny kcwkys snn`nd to bn kt nkhl otlnrBs tlrokts duregftln locedkys sln lkd hkuflt lnrsnca nynegf tln "ethlng dnvec

"gevns wetl uglnkctly egtnrnst. nrlkps et wks tln egacunghn

oa tln pksseogktn opnrk sln wks pckyegf acutn eg kt tln



ò`ngt sln tlouflt! regsegf lnr bruslns gnktcy. &kca tln

te`n sln dedgBt lkvn k hcun ks to wlkt wks foegf og eg lnr

lusbkgdBs ègd. &n wks gkturkccy rntehngt kgd et wks lkrd

wor" fnttegf k aer` hcnkr stktn`ngt oa les anncegfs kboutkgytlegf! cnt kcogn les anncegfs kbout lnr kgd tlner `krrekfn.

)loppegf ogeogs eg tln "ethlng sln hkchucktnd low `kgy

lours sln woucd gnnd must to rug ovnr k pkrtehuckrcy treh"y

cettcn soco kfkeg.

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?ehlkrd #ccfood wkc"nd pkst Xt. Fecns eg tln Dcd

*owgBs &efl Xtrnnt wogdnregf wlkt lkd òtevktnd so`n

obshurn! kgogyòus pnrsog to wretn tlnrn es go te`n― og

tln hlurhlBs fre`y frnng kghengt stogn wkccs. *ln odd tlegf

wks tlkt ln anct eg so`n strkgfn wky tlkt tles penhn oa strnnt

plecosoply wks khtukccy trun ln lkd bnng cnhturegf og tln

aorhns oa fcobkceskteog kgd tln wky te`n snn`nd to bn

ho`prnssnd kgd wor" egtngseaend aor botl ckbour kgd hkpetkc J kgd kcc eg tln gk`n oa eghrnksnd produhtevety kgd

naaehenghy. )nrtkegcy! ln anct ln lkd go te`n wlktsonvnr aor

les owg rnsnkrhl or nvng lecc wkc"egf. &n wks bnegf pked to

rnfurfetktn! dncevnr kgd pnraor` but ln dedgBt fnt ngoufl

te`n to tleg" aor le`snca J ln houcdgBt nvng annc les owg

body wlng wkc"egf krougd eg tln `kfgnteh bckh" locn oa

hk`pus khkdnèk.

Xo`n strkgfn des7kssohekteogkc plysehkc spcettegf

prohnss lkppngnd ks soog ks ogn kpprokhlnd tln pckhn oa

cnkrgegf rnksognd proansseogkc `ks" og! psyhlocofehkc

bougdkrens up kgd kgtnggkn out! nyns kvnrtnd. Tusl gow

`kg ln sked to le`snca, turgegf eg to Fnorfn X9ukrn. Et―s got

kcc bkd. Fot tlroufl Hlrest`ks egtkht. Bkgi `kgkfnr

lkppy. Dnhngt pker oa horduroy trousnrs, food wean, dnhngt

skckry, aegn wegn kgd hlnnsn eg tln ckrdnr. roòteog soog,

`ky tkin o!nr les pkrtehuckr snhteog oa "ohekc "henghns.



#orn ògny kgd `kybn k hlkghn to fo to #n$eho cktnr eg

tln ynkr og rnsnkrhl. %gd got ynt aorty&tlrnn. 'uhiy, hcn!nr

ocd cettcn `n.

Knt tlnrn wnrn deshoghnrtegf te`ns wlng tln ugevnrsety!

dnspetn ets rnputkteog aor nAhnccnghn kgd spcngded Fnorfekg

buecdegfs! snn`nd go òrn tlkg k vkst tlnktrehkc snt J et wks

kcc k 0ka"kns9un eccuseog! tles pursuet oa "gowcndfn! wetl

ècceogs oa 9unsteogs kgd ngdcnss suppcens oa possebcn

kgswnrs. ?nkccy tlnrn wks k cettcn `kg pnddcegf kwky

aureouscy bncow eg tln frougd so`nwlnrn! wlo "npt tln

wlocn tlegf foegf! ovnr snnegf tln dk`gnd deshkrdnd bodens

oa ugdnr pnraorègf studngts kgd tutors wlo wnrn brkgdnd!

hodnd! rnhordnd! sk`pcnd! kgkcysnd bnaorn `kfehkccy

deskppnkregf wetlout trkhn J suh"nd eg to k fekgt kbyss or

ugdnrfoegf slreg"egf òdeaehkteogs #cehn eg 3ogdnrckgd

stycn J gnvnr to bn snng ks tln sk`n pnrsog kfkeg or must

gnvnr snng kfkeg. Gow kgd tlng ln wks kwkrn oa so`n dnnp

rnstcnss ngnrfy wetleg le`! k sngsn oa proaougd n`ptegnsskgd ynkrgegf wlehl desturbnd le`! ln houcdgBt ugdnrstkgd et

kt kcc. &n houcd got aegd kgy rnksog or musteaehkteog aor les

anncegfs.

-uregf tln rnhngt hougsnccegf ln kgd les wean lkd

ugdnrtk"ng 6Nce;kbntlBs ednk! ln lkd aougd tln wlocn tlegf

dnnpcy n`bkrrkssegf< ln rnhkccnd k tnrreayegf hlecdlooddrnk` eg wlehl ln wks ho`pcntncy nktng kgd swkccownd

wlocn by k ckrfn bckh" bnkr. #atnr bnegf nktng kgd hlurgnd

krougd tln bnkrBs dkr" hkvnrgous sto`khl ln wks spkt out

`kfehkccy egtkht kgd wlocn tloufl slk"ng by tln

nApnrenghn. &n lkdgBt wkgtnd to slkrn tles wetl kgybody(

ln kcogn woucd `k"n sngsn oa et.

#atnr wkc"egf up tln stkers! ln hlkttnd brenacy to

hoccnkfuns. g tln rncktevn prevkhy oa les oaaehn og tln tlerd

acoor ln gotehnd tlkt tln lufn rubbnr pckgt ln rnshund kt k



rubbesl tep gnnds wktnr kgd wks khtukccy snhrntegf èc"y

rubbnry acued kcogf lnr stn`s. )oaann. #ust lk!n hkaanegn,

go food wetlout et. Xeflegf lnkvecy! ln skw tln pecn oa

ug`kr"nd nsskys og tln dns" wetl lkrdcy k dngt eg et. tBcclkvn to bn k cktn geflt kfkeg ks ln es kcrnkdy lkvegf to pregt

out so`n cnhturn gotns ks wncc ks khtukccy cnhturn. (l

Hlrest. Nce;kbntl sked got to bn cktn togeflt ks slnBs `k"egf

1rnghl ogeog soup. t es tlner kggevnrskry. XlnBcc bn lurt(

sln "gows etBs les akvouretn.

Xeppegf lot hoaann kgd coo"egf dowg eg tln s9ukrn ln

gotehnd k rktlnr bnkuteauc gubecn yougf studngt wetl cogf

bcogd lker. 5kfgeaehngt krsn! ce"n two boecnd nffs eg k

lkgd"nrhlena. (l do slut up )ehlkrd, ln skys to le`snca.

*ou krn k pre!ecnfnd èddcn kfnd pef. Do you rnkccy wkgt to

tlrow your `krrekfn kwky og so`n wecd kaaker wetl k ferc

yougf ngoufl to bn your dkufltnr+ k!n k èd cean hresns

eg k anw ynkrs, you hkggot kaaord et -ust ynt `ktn. Xettegf! ln

bnfkg to rnkd tln nsskys.

?ehlkrd stkrnd bckg"cy eg to spkhn( ln dedgBt "gow low

cogf ln lkd bnng settegf ce"n tlkt! tlnrn eg les oaaehn. Dutsedn

tln ceflt wks akdegf. &n fot tlroufl tln dky o"ky. *ln

cnhturn wngt wncc kgd go probcn`s wetl tln ovnrlnkd

promnhtor but tln tnrrebcn pecn oa nsskys stecc gnndnd to bnaegeslnd oaa ho`pcntncy. &n peh"nd up tln plogn kgd hkccnd

lo`n. #gswnr plogn. &n cnat k brena `nsskfn. *lnrn es go

suhl tlegf ks k slet arnn nAestnghn ln "gnw! but auh" et! ln

rnkccy akghend k pegt. &nBd lkvn to hlkghn et. g tln pkst sln

lkd bettng les lnkd oaa aor got hkccegf wlng ln "gnw ln wks

foegf to bn cktn. Coh"egf les oaaehn! ln wkc"nd dowg

Gehlocsog Xtrnnt to les cohkc akvouretn. &n donsgBt gnnd to

bn kt hk`pus ugtec two toòrrow so ln hkg ugwegd wetl

hoccnkfuns k bet kgd ckufl kt tln ugevnrsety egtnr

dnpkrt`ngtkc poegt shoregf.



Nce;kbntl bnfkg to annc lnr kgfnr resegf stnkdecy ks sln

coo"nd kt tln "ethlng hcoh". Xnvng oB hcoh". Xln "gnw

wlnrn lnBd bn eg tlkt strkgfn boo;nr wetl kcc tlosn otlnr

dusty khkdn eh typns. t lkd lkppngnd te`n kgd kfkeg.XlnBd spngt kfns hoo"egf kgd pkegtegf! kcc tln pkegt bruslns

kgd roccnr wnrn dryegf oaa by tln "ethlng seg". Xln lkd bnng

so naaehengt tlkt sln khtukccy lkd so`n te`n to spkrn to

prkhtesn tln soco. 3lng sln pckynd sln anct trkgsportnd

ncsnwlnrn kgd dedgBt lkvn to tleg" too dnnpcy kbout

kgytlegf. *ln acutn ceatnd lnr kgd hoàortnd lnr kgd tlnrn

wks so`ntlegf tnrrebcy hnrtkeg kgd pnr`kgngt kbout wrettng

ùsehkc gotns. 3ly ded sln lkvn to `krry suhl k bcoody

nòteogkc rntkrd *lny lkd `nt kt ugevnrsety eg Ngfckgd

kgd tlnrn lkd bnng `kgy te`ns wlng sln tlouflt must

hkggot rn`keg `krrend to you( you krn lkrd wor"

nòteogkccy dnspetn your khkdnèh prownss. %ut sln lkd

stuh" kt et. NAkègegf lnr akhn eg tln bktlroo` èrror! sln

wogdnrnd ea tlnrn wks kgotlnr wo`kg or so`n arnsl

forfnous o" Jykl &ngrenttk typn studngt wlo khhedngtkccyog purposn cnt lnr stoh"egf tops slow duregf k tutorekc.

Xtuaa ce"n tles lkppngnd kcreflt. 3lng sln anct òrn

hogaedngt kbout lnrsnca kgd kpprnhektnd sln anct sln wks stecc

kttrkhtevn J but reflt gow! dnspetn tln s`krt lkerhut kgd

subtcn `k"n up sln anct ce"n k rnmnhtnd lkf. t lurt dnnpcy.

L3lnrn tln bcoody lncc krn you! tlng! -eh"yE slnsloutnd to le` og les òbecn. ?ehlkrd kttn`ptnd kg

nApckgkteog! hetegf k gnnd to deshuss k hoursn dncevnry wetl

hoccnkfuns.

g tln bkh"frougd goesn sln lnkrd tln hleg"egf oa fckss

kgd cnkrgnd bkgtnr. &nr aury boecnd ovnr. Xln anct plysehkccy

veocngt! karked oa wlkt sln èflt do to le` ks soog ks ln

stnppnd eg tlroufl tln door. 3lkt ln wks doegf wks so

hrunc kgd tloufltcnss. Xhrnw et ea tln gneflbours lnkrd lnr!



toufl slet. *lny lkd lnkrd ngoufl sckgfegf `kthlns kgd

do`nsteh veocnghn by gow! tlny ouflt to bn usnd to et.

LB` ternd oa lnkregf your auh"egf ck`n nAhusnsM Kou proèsnd you woucd bn bkh" nkrcy todky. 3lkt "egd oa k

`kg krn you! kgywky B` got wketegf aor you kgy cogfnr!

?ehlkrd.E

Xln lugf up kgd ktn so`n soup! k lnkdkhln hoègf og.

Xln lkd nvng put hkgdcns out og tln tkbcn! bouflt arnsl

acownrs. Xln hursnd lnr stupedety. Gnvnr kfkeg wecc sln

`k"n tles naaort. 3ket ugtec ln fnts eg! tlng slnBcc cnt le`

lkvn et. Xln peh"nd up k pcktn kgd lurcnd et eg aury kfkegst

tln wkcc. #gd tlng! predn fogn kgd nstnn` totkccy hruslnd

sln stkrtnd to hry bettnrcy kgd skdcy. Xln hrend so ùhl lnr

gosn bnho`ns bcoh"nd kgd sln bcnw et og k tnk townc. *ou

lk!n rnkccy bcowg et gow `ktn, sln ùrùrnd to lnrsnca.

Xo`n dnnp vkst dk`g oa nòteog wks rncnksnd eg lnr kgd

sln surrngdnrnd to tln lnkvegf sobs kgd hce`begf kgdhocckpsegf kt ckst eg to bnd! sln ancc kscnnp eg lnr hcotlns.

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&n rnturgnd vnry cktn to tln ackt eg 5ogtkfun Xtrnnt!

drug" out oa les ègd! "gowegf ln es eg troubcn but got

rnkcesegf tlkt et wks akr worsn tlkg tlkt. 1or kg nduhktnd`kg ln wks dkgfnrouscy ce"n k sncaesl hlecd. #t so`n poegt

duregf tln geflt et lkd stkrtnd to rkeg but tln ho`begkteog oa

wegd kgd rkeg wlehl aor otlnr wo`ng èflt lkvn cngt k

suaaehengtcy wegdswnpt kgd ruffnd coo" to tlner pkrtgnr ded

kbsocutncy gotlegf aor ?ehlkrd. 3lng ln wks drug" ce"n tles

ln houcd rnkccy annc so`ntlegf! hoggnht wetl le`snca eg

kgotlnr wky. 1or ynkrs ln redehucnd les wean aor bnegf frnng

kgd nho! hrnktegf ngdcnss krfu`ngts kgd dnbktns ovnr

wlntlnr et wks rnkccy wortl studeouscy puttegf tlegfs eg



ho`post begs kgd rnhyhcegf begs J surncy et kcc ngds up eg

tln sk`n pckhn

Gow les ò`ngt oa rnvngfn lkd ho`n kgd eg k suddngdnstruhtevn pksseog ln cnt le`snca tlroufl tln bkh" door kgd

eg to tln slkrnd fkrdng kgd wrnstcnd drug"ngcy wetl tln

ho`post beg. &n sceppnd eg tln ùd kgd ngdnd up cyegf akhn

dowg eg rottegf vnfntkteog. &kucegf le`snca up kgd hursegf

ugdnr les brnktl ln drkffnd tln ho`post beg kgd ets

hogtngts up tln stkers kgd eg to tln ackt! dnposetegf rottegf

cnkvns kgd òucdy vnfntkteog kcc ovnr tln settegf roo`

acoor. Xtu`bcegf eg to tln bndroo` ln aceh"nd tln ceflt og

kgd stkrtnd sloutegf eg scurrnd spnnhl. Nce;kbntl wo"n wetl

k veocngt stkrt kgd tlng tlny aouflt kgd wrnstcnd nkhl otlnr

to tln frougd. Xln `kgkfnd to shrkthl les akhn eg rkfn kgd

desfust tles snn`nd to sloh" le` kgd ln stkrnd eg desbncena

kt les deslnvnccnd wean. Kou houcd hut k "gean eg tln ker.

LFnt out you bkstkrd kgd dogBt ho`n bkh"E sln kcòstspkt tln words.

LKou auh"egf `kd ocd howME &n fktlnrnd le`snca up

kgd ru``kfnd krougd aor les scnnpegf bkf kgd ruh"skh"

wlehl ln "npt eg k hupbokrd eg tln lkcc. Xtkffnregf! ln

lkucnd tln wlocn cot out kgd sck``nd tln arogt door slut.

Xo et wks tlkt ?ehlkrd #ccfood! aor tln aerst te`n eg les

cean! "gnw wlkt et wks to lkvn go stkbcn lo`n. 3lkt tln lncc

houcd ln do gow &es dk`g predn stoppnd le` aro` hkccegf

og k hoccnkfun wlo ln "gnw cevnd gnkrby kgd ln dedgBt

lkvn les hrndet hkrds og le` or tlkt ùhl hksl netlnr. &n

stkg" oa boo;n! et woucd bn luècektegf "goh"egf og k door

ks"egf aor k bnd or ògny( hlkghns krn tln fossep woucd bn

kcc ovnr tln dnpkrt`ngt too. #t aerst! eg k "egd oa lk;n! ln

wkgdnrnd krougd aor snvnrkc lours ugkwkrn oa nvnrytlegf J

nvng tln hocd geflt ker. Nvngtukccy ln hocckpsnd kscnnp eg k



doorstnp eg Nkst rnstog Xtrnnt! ogcy to bn rudncy kwk"ngnd

by k wo`kg wlo opngnd tln arogt door tln gnAt òrgegf

kgd wlo tlrnktngnd to hkcc tln pocehn ea ln ded got rnòvn

les stuaa kgd le`snca e``ndektncy. &n trend tnccegf lnr tlkteg akht ln wks got lo`ncnss! ln wks k proansseogkc cnhturnr!

tlnrn lkd bnng k tnrrebcn èstk"n kgd go! ln wks got `kd

netlnr. *les dedgBt hut ùhl ehn wetl tln wo`kg wlo sked

sln lkd to fo oaa to wor" gow but tlkt ea sln stecc aougd le`

tlnrn wlng sln fot bkh" tlng sln woucd tk"n khteog.

?ehlkrd wks fob s`kh"nd ln wks usnd to bnegf cestngnd to.

t wks sloh"egf. *ln wo`kg lkd go reflt to spnk" to le`

ce"n tlkt. &n woucd se`pcy wkc" bkh" to tln ackt 6ln lkd tln

"nys eg les poh"nt<! oaanr k`ngds kgd kg ocevn brkghl to

Nce;kbntl.

Fod! les lnkd khlnd. &n woucd wket ugtec sln lkd

hkc`nd dowg k bet. t lkd lkppngnd 9uetn k anw te`ns bnaorn

katnrkcc. Xhrkbbcegf krougd eg les poh"nt! ln aougd twngty

pougds kgd so`n hoegkfn kgd too" le`snca oaa og k bus to kfrnksy spoog eg Cnetl 3kc". *ln bus curhlnd dkgfnrouscy

kbout kgd ln anct kgd lnkrd les sto`khl ho`pckeg coudcy. g

tln hkaI pnopcn stkrnd kt le` ks tlny hkuflt tln wleaa oa

kcholoc. Dbceveous to tln stkrns! ?ehlkrd wocand dowg arend

nffs kgd hleps kgd k hlnkp coo"egf hkppuhhego. Dg tln bus

bkh" ln es veocngtcy seh" ùhl to tln desfust kgd aury oa

botl pkssngfnrs kgd tln bus drevnr le`snca wlo stoppnd tln bus dncebnrktncy kgd ordnrnd ?ehlkrd oaa. &n wkc"nd to tln

ackt ogcy to deshovnr tlkt tln "nys go cogfnr aettnd. *ln coh"s

lkvn bnng hlkgfnd.

*ln snreousgnss oa tln setukteog sug" eg. Xln lkd gnvnr

dogn tles bnaorn. 3lkt og nkrtl wks ln foegf to do gow

&es prestegn horduroy trousnrs wnrn hru`pcnd kgd s`nccy

kgd ln stug" oa boo;n kgd seh". &n stecc lkd tln òbecn. &n

wecc must lkvn to swkccow les predn kgd hkcc lnr. &n trend tln

ckgdcegn kgd òbecn ogcy to fnt kgswnr plogns. &n sloucd



bn `kr"egf nsskys kt tles ò`ngt. Xurncy sln hkgBt "nnp

tles up! ln wecc try cktnr. *lkg"auccy les cnhturn gotns wnrn

eg les oaaehn but ln hkggot possebcy fo to wor" eg tles stktn.

&n gnndnd k food slownr. #hutncy kwkrn oa les deslnvnccndkppnkrkghn ln wkc"nd krougd tryegf to aegd k deshrntn bnghl

to set og. &opnauccy go studngts or hoccnkfuns woucd

rnhofgesn le`. 1nncegf ce"n kg outhkst! ln hkggot `nnt tln

nyns oa pkssegf strkgfnrs aor ankr oa wlkt mudfn`ngt ln

èflt lkvn snng.

*ln prnhkreousgnss oa cean og tln brnkd cegn wks go

cogfnr to bn rnkd kbout wetl òrbed cebnrkc akshegkteog. Go!

tles wks rnkc kgd tnrreayegf. &n gotehnd k rktlnr desturbegf

kdvnrt aor ogcegn po"nr og k sedn oa k tkAe despckyegf k wnerd

lybred èA oa s9uerrnc kgd kg nkfcn wlkt iegd oa poinr

kge`kc krn you! et 9ueps. *ln worcd suddngcy anct bcnk"!

lkrsl kgd ugaorfevegf k worcd oa totkc weggnrs kgd cosnrs! k

ugevnrsn oa nAtrn`ns! oa dof nkts dof J k rutlcnss fk`n

egdnnd. &n trend tln gu`bnrs kfkeg but go cuh". Xloh"egfcykgd wetlout wkrgegf ln stkrtnd hryegf. # wkvn oa ankr

ovnrhk`n le` J 9ueh"! ledn tln nyns kgd rug aor hovnr. t

wks gow katnrgoog kgd ln woucd lkvn to do so`ntlegf

drksteh to hovnr les kbsnghn kt wor". &n wkc"nd to #rtlurBs

Xnkt ugdnr fktlnregf hcouds kgd wogdnrnd wlkt og nkrtl ln

woucd sky.

H

t lkd bnng k vnry cogf te`n seghn Nce;kbntl #ccfood

kccownd lnrsnca tln cuAury kgd slnnr egducfnghn oa k

cnesurncy bktl. %ut tles ogn too" tln rnhord( sln lkd bnng

cyegf eg et aor aour wlocn lours hogtn`pcktegf. Xln anct slncc

sloh"nd! trku`ktesnd kgd kt tln sk`n te`n strkgfncy

n`pownrnd. Xo`ntlegf sleatnd egsedn lnr kgd cettcn surfns

oa ugnApnhtnd tlouflts rosn up eg lnr ègd. t wks

desteghtcy odd. t wks wlecn sln lkd bnng sok"egf tlkt sln



lkd tln ednk to hlkgfn tln coh"s. 1orfnttegf kbout tln

khhuùcktnd wkslegf up kgd tln nAtnrgkc worcd! sln

efgornd ?ehlkrdBs hkccs kgd lkd dreatnd oaa eg to k lkca scnnp

eg tln tnped wktnr. *ln lousnwor" woucd stecc bn tlnrn nvngwlng sln wksgBt! nvng wlng sln wks dnkd J so wly fnt

your "geh"nrs eg k twest. Xln rnsefgnd lnrsnca to got bnegf

tln pnranht wean or lousnwean sln woucd akhn lnr ug"gowg

auturn wetl hourkfn. Xln lkdgBt scnpt kt kcc ckst geflt kgd

lkd wkthlnd tln hoègf dkwg gu`bcy. ?nacnhtegf skdcy og

tln stktn oa lnr `krrekfn ovnr tln ynkrs! sln rn`n`bnrnd

tlnrn wks k drnss rnlnkrskc kt tln unngBs &kcc kt tlrnn!

s`krt bckh" hcotlegf rn9uernd. *lnrn wks stecc tln acutn kgd

food ùseh to bn `kdn wetl otlnrs( kg ngduregf moy.

Coo"egf eg tln èrror sln skw tln rnd swoccng `kr"s

kgd bcun bkfs ugdnr lnr nyns. #s sln lks aker hocouregf et

rnkccy slownd. XlnBd lkvn to do k pkegt kgd pkthl up mob.

&kppegnss rnturgnd eg rnlnkrskc kgd sln pckynd wetl dnat

kgd kbcn aegfnrs. g tln spkhns eg bntwnng tln gotns sln wkstrkgsportnd oghn kfkeg og k èrkhucous ùsehkc hkrpnt.

#atnr! sln bouflt so`n wegn kgd hrkslnd out og to tln soak.

-o;egf oaa sln lkd kg nAleckrktegf ynt lorreayegf veseog oa

lnrsnca ks so`n Gn`nses or Foddnss oa ?ntrebuteog bks"egf

eg k bktl oa so`n rnd acued et wks ughcnkr wlntlnr et wks tln

rnd pkegt or lu`kg bcood.

?ehlkrd wkc"nd to tln top oa #rtlurBs Xnkt wetl les tngt

kgd bkh"pkh". # sy`pktlnteh hoccnkfun lkd deshrnntcy 6go

9unsteogs ks"nd< cngt le` hk`pegf fnkr. t wks cuh"y ln lkd

nvng bnng eg wlng ?ehlkrd hkccnd rougd. *ln hoccnkfun lkd

rncktevns stkyegf so houcdgBt put ?ehlkrd up but wks

tlkg"auccy kbcn to provedn k 9ueh" slownr kgd tokst. t lkd

bnng k luècektegf ordnkc "goh"egf og tln door tloufl.

%nttnr tlkg gotlegf. ?ehlkrd wks ternd oa cuffegf kcc tles

stuaa rougd gow tloufl. t wks spettegf kfkeg scefltcy! tln

frougd coo"nd scefltcy wnt. Got `kgy pnopcn krougd. &nBd



bnttnr òvn akst. &n dekccnd ?osn`kry tln pktengt

dnpkrt`ngt snhrntkry kgd tocd lnr ln lkd bkdcy strkegnd k

ùshcn J ln lkd rug aor k bus but lkd egstnkd hckslnd wetl

so`n fuy og k be"n. &n woucd bn oaa aor two wnn"s! tnrrebcysorry kgd kcc tlkt. # ho`pcntn sloh". 3oucd provedn k

hogsuctkgtBs gotn oa hogaer`kteog oa hoursn #X#. t lkd

gnvnr lkppngnd bnaorn( ks sln "gows( lnBs vnry lnkctly kgd

aet. *ln krt oa hcnvnr sougdegf speg.

?ehlkrd nrnhtnd les tngt ks et lkd bnfug rkegegf. *ln

frougd wks òest so tln pocns wnrn nksy to drevn eg to tln

nkrtl. Xo`n strkgfn 5krhl lkrn `kdgnss possnssnd le`. &n

wks got ngterncy surn ln wks eg hogtroc oa les akhuctens kgy

cogfnr. #ctloufl ln lkd wletn cend to Nce;kbntl og k houpcn

oa ohhkseogs! ln lkd gnvnr tocd k wloppnr oa k por"y pen

bnaorn. &n wogdnrnd ea ?osn`kry kt tln ugevnrsety lkd

bncenvnd le`. &n houcdgBt 9uetn bncenvn les owg kudkhety.

Cktnr! ks ln cky eg les scnnpegf bkf eg tln fktlnregf dkr"gnss

tln tlouflt ohhurrnd to le` tlkt ln wks lkvegf so`n "egdoa pnrsogkc èddcn kfnd edngtety hresns.

*ln ankr rnturgnd. ow ded ln igow ln wks lnrn+ Dghn!

eg k bornd ò`ngt kt wor" ln lkd foofcnd le`snca but lkd

aougd go ngtrens. &n ded got nvng nAest eg hybnr spkhn. &n

houcdgBt bncenvn tlkt Nce;kbntl lkd khtukccy hlkgfnd tln

door coh"s. Frkdukccy! ln bnhk`n kwkrn oa tln nkrtl ugdnrle` et wks k cevegf ngtety surfegf wetl cean kgd tln resegf

skp oa spregf. &n lks gnvnr rnkccy kccownd kgytlegf or

kgyogn to nvnr support le` netlnr plysehkccy or nòteogkccy!

so tln sngskteog oa trucy anncegf tln hcods ln cky og wks

gnw. Xurrngdnr to tln ugevnrsn.

Dg e`pucsn ln pnn"nd tlroufl tln hrkh" eg tln tngt kgd

skw tln fcettnregf ceflts oa tln ehogeh hety s"y cegn kfkegst

tln dnnp dkr" Xhottesl bcun. Xecnghn kgd ngdcnss spkhn.

Xcnnpegf! ln lks k wnerd drnk` ln es vesetnd by tln flosts



oa studngts pkst kgd prnsngt eg les tngt. &n es rnvnrnd ks k

furu eg rkbbet s"egs. Dgn oa *ln Cnkrgnd! k 0nnpnr oa tln

0gowcndfn. &n es prnsngtnd wetl eghngsn! aruet! kgd locy

oec. Gnws sprnkds oa les lnrèt ce"n nAestnghn( ln esegtnrvenwnd og *@ kgd rkdeo kgd bnho`ns k cohkc hncnbrety

hlkrkhtnr. *ln tngt bnho`ns k slregn! kttrkhtegf 9ununs oa

tln aketlauc kgd hureous. #gd wlecn ?ehlkrd scnpt k ckrfn

lypgoteh kgd cuègous òog kppnkrnd! nAnrtegf ets

`kfgnteh pucc og tln wktnry acueds botl eg tln frougd kgd eg

lu`kg bodens kce"n. &n wks wo"ng nkrcy by so`nogn

slk"egf les sloucdnr.

LDe! kc. Nvnrytlegf kcreflt wetl youE

t wks k )oughec Ngverog`ngtkc 3krdng eg k wegn

hocournd ugeaor`! hlnwegf fu`.

L5y gk`nBs e`. tBs kcreflt pkc J you hkg tkc" to `n.

%ust up wetl your otlnr lkca es et 5kdn rndugdkgt wogBtfo to tln pocehn.E

*ln fegfnr lkernd wkrdng snn`nd arengdcy kgd

ugdnrstkgdegf ks ea ln lks snng tles "egd oa tlegf oatng

kcogf wetl tln du`pnd wkstn! sloppegf troccnys kgd trksl.

1kcc out tk"ns deaanrngt aor`s. ?ehlkrd bceg"nd le`snca

kwk"n.

L3lkt 3lnrn k` E

LKouBrn eg k tngt og tln top oa #rtlurBs Xnkt! tlktBs

wlnrn you krn pkc. 3lkt brouflt you up lnrn! `ktn # "egd

oa lobby es et. Kou ouflt got to bn lnrn you "gow. *lnrn

krn 9uetn k anw guttnrs krougd! etBs got skan. Xo`nogn fot

ùffnd must tln otlnr wnn". Kou s`ncc ks ea you lkvn bnng

og tln boo;n.E



?ehlkrd rnkcesnd tlkt et wks 9uetn possebcn tlkt tln

wkrdng kcso tlouflt ln wks k ho`pcntn aruet hk"n. Cevegf

out eg tln opng you lkd to dnvncop k toufl s"eg.

L?eflt aerst te`n. *nrrebcn row wetl `y wean. Coo"!

must gnnd k bet oa te`n to fnt `y lnkd strkeflt! you "gow.

hkgBt fo bkh" ks sln hlkgfnd tln coh"s. wogdnr! ea fkvn

you so`n hksl woucd you ègd buyegf so`n aood kgd

bregfegf et bkh" to `n lnrn B` bcoody stkrvegf. wecc hkcc

`y wean kfkeg todky but sln `ky got lkvn hoocnd oaa

suaaehengtcy.E

*ln s ecegf wkrdng snn`nd sktesaend wetl tles kgd

wkc"nd oaa wetl tln hksl. eg" strepns kppnkrnd eg tln s"y.

ogdnr wlkt /ce:kbntl es up to! ln hkuflt le`snca tleg"egf.

&n lkd gnvnr rnkccy kpprnhektnd tln bnkuty oa tln s"y oatng

ngoufl rnhngtcy ks wor" lks bnng so dn`kgdegf kgd eg k

suddng pksseog ln stkrtnd to def doffndcy eg tln nkrtl wetl

les lkgds J ugtec tlnrn wks k substkgtekc locn eg tln frougd.&n lkd k dnnp kge`kc dnsern to bn nghksnd eg tln soec! to bn

lncd skan kgd snhurn eg tln dkr" òest dnptls. &n wor"nd kt

et kcc òrgegf wetl les sorn bkrn lkgds ugtec tlnrn wks k

dnnp pet. *ln nApnrenghn wks so`nlow hktlkrteh!

tlnrkpnuteh. #g ocd gdekg fngtcn`kg wkc"nd by wetl k

s`kcc dof kgd ks"nd wlkt ?ehlkrd wks doegf.

L*ryegf to aegd `ysnca kgd so`n pnkhnE ln rnpcend to

tln `kg! surpresegf le`snca wetl les kgswnr.

L@nry food! vnry foodE tln ncdnrcy `kg weg"nd! les

akhn hrnksegf ce"n k wkcgut. L%ut do rn`n`bnr wn krn kcc

egtnr hoggnhtnd eg tln bef lu`kg akècy kgd eg tln ugevnrsn.

Fod bn wetl you og tles dky. Gnvnr ugdnr7nste`ktn tln

pownr oa tlouflts.E &n bownd les lnkd skfncy.



*ln s`kcc dof pessnd eg k gnkrby forsn busl kgd tlng

tlny botl deskppnkrnd oaa ovnr tln frkssy scopn. ?ehlkrd

wor"nd og ugtec tln locn wks snvnrkc annt dnnp. *ln wkrdng

rnturgnd! bregfegf hresps! skgdwehlns kgd k bottcn oa )o"n.&n wksgBt vnry lkppy wetl tln pet but lkd tk"ng k ce"egf to

?ehlkrd kgd skw tln auggy sedn.

LGot tryegf to bury yoursnca! krn you *kc" kbout dowg

eg tln du`ps. s cean rnkccy tln pets aor you kt tles te`nE e`

tln wkrdng ckuflnd kt les owg mo"ns. *ln locn hkg bn rn7

aeccnd( tln fuy wks hcnkrcy foegf tlroufl so`ntlegf. &n

coo"s khkdnèh but probety kgd dnhnghy prolebets aurtlnr

9unsteogs. *lnrnBs k cot oa et kboot. Xo`nte`ns etBs tln rnkccy

hcnvnr ogns eg s`krt hcotlns wlo krn tln totkc gut mobs.

KouBd bn surpresnd kt wlkt fons og.

?ehlkrd aougd le`snca opngegf up to tles ho`pcntn

strkgfnr eg k wky ln lkd gnvnr dogn bnaorn. rnveouscy ln

lkd bnng vnry snca hogsheous kbout bnegf Ngfcesl kgd lkdlkca drnkdnd òvegf to Xhotckgd aor kg khkdnèh post J but

ks et lkppngnd ln lkd ogcy bnng hkccnd k wletn snttcnr oghn.

&n tocd tln wkrdng kcc kbout les cean kgd `krrekfn up ugtec

tlkt poegt. e` tkc"nd kbout les owg `kretkc probcn`s wetl

les snhogd wean kgd tocd le` got to worry kbout et pkc! et

wks ho`òg. 3etl k acksl oa egseflt! ?ehlkrd skw low snca

kbsorbnd les nAestnghn lkd bnng. &n lkd nrnhtnd tln tngtegsedn tln pet so tlkt must tln top oa tln tngt wks vesebcn.

Fckghegf up kt k trnn ln skw k hrow pnh"egf kt k tlrnkd

wlehl lkd hkuflt k gnkrby pefnogBs hckw. *ln hrow wks

dncebnrktncy tryegf to rncnksn tln acuttnregf stuh" pefnog.

5kybn tlkt ocd gdekg wkcgut `kg wks reflt! `kybn wn

krn kcc egtnr7hoggnhtnd! kgd tlnrn krn `kgy aor`s oa

egtnccefngt hogsheous cean. *lkt geflt ?ehlkrd kfkeg drnk`t

ugdnr tln subtcn ntlnrnkc ùseh oa tln stkrs. *les te`n ln

trkvnccnd out oa les body kgd vesetnd pnopcn aro` les



Cogdog pkst. &n skw tlroufl wkccs! kgd lnkrd pnopcnBs

tlouflts kgd rn7rkg shngns J aegkccy akccegf bkh" totkccy eg to

le`snca. &n tlng hk`n akhn to akhn wetl ècceogs oa wor`s

burrowegf eg to les tngt. $gkarked! ln ùtktnd scowcy eg to kfekgt wor` kgd aougd tln dkr" worcd oa soat soec kgd

vkryegf vebrkteogs ho aortegf. *lng nvnrytlegf bnhk`n

dkr".

Nce;kbntl #ccfood lkd bnho`n kwkrn oa tln possebecety

tlkt sln wks got ngterncy pnranht or food J kgd tlkt et wks! eg

akht! ngterncy lu`kg kgd kcreflt got to bn k pnranht wean or

skegtcy snca skhreaehegf wo`kg. Xtruffcegf to `k"n sngsn oa

tln ckst two arnk"esl! turbucngt wnn"s sln lkd oghn kfkeg

souflt tln ked oa k hougsnccor wloBd cestngnd

ho`pksseogktncy. ?ehlkrd hkccnd kfkeg og gu`nrous

ohhkseogs but sln stnkdakstcy efgornd le`. Xln anct dnnp

poh"nts oa ngnrfy opngegf up egsedn lnr kgd lkd! og k

suddng wle`! dkubnd tln e``khucktn pkegtnd rnd wkccs egtln ackt wetl ynccow hcu`sy spcodfns. t wks kcc hureouscy

sktesayegf. &nr hlk`bnr orhlnstrk hoccnkfuns wnrn pocetncy

hoghnrgnd but lkd 6tlkg"auccy< got prend dnnpcy eg to tln

stktn oa lnr `krrekfn. #atnr tln ckst pnraor`kghn oa tln

opnrk wlehl wngt wncc! sln lkd anct ho`pnccnd to fktlnr

s`kcc wletn anktlnrs og *ln 5nkdows. Go rnksog rn9uernd.

#gd tlkt geflt! tlkt `nòrkbcn rkeg aeccnd #prec geflt!

sln gow drnk`t sln skw k stkregf fekgt nyn eg tln bndroo`

hnecegf. -esturbnd! sln wogdnrnd wlntlnr tles wks lnr aegkc

dnshngt egto `kdgnss or wlntlnr tles wks so`n "egd oa sefg

or hkccegf. 3k"egf! sln es aeccnd wetl tln kwkrngnss oa tln

ngorèty oa tln ugevnrsn kgd lnr s`kcc! egsefgeaehkgt pckhn

wetleg et. @ucgnrkbecety eg tln akhn oa tln ug"gowg kgd eg

tln egtngsn esockteog oa òdnrg wnstnrg nAestnghn. Fk;egf kt

tln nednrdowg wetl ets ègekturn vkccnys kgd leccs sln es



ovnrwlnc`nd by tln slnnr gu`bnrs oa hloehns sln lkd

kbout wlkt to do wetl lnrsnca tles dky.

&nr annt too" lnr to ortobncco kgd sln wkslnd lnr terndnAlkustnd akhn eg tln snk. 3kc"egf rnstcnsscy krougd tln

gnkrby strnnts aeccnd wetl hkt"egs kgd n`nrfegf steh"y buds

sln hk`n khross k s`kcc boy oa krougd aour or aevn wlo

slycy egdehktnd tlkt sln sloucd aoccow le` ea sln woucd ce"n

to buy k hk"n. &n tlng rkg oaa krougd k strnnt horgnr.

*urgegf bres"cy eg to Nkst %refltog )rnshngt! Nce;kbntl skw

tlrnn s`kcc hlecdrng snccegf cettcn akery hk"ns kgd treg"nts og

k rnkdy `kdn stkcc eg arogt oa k rktlnr frkgd coo"egf lousn.

*ouhlnd by tlner naaorts kt hk"n `k"egf kgd tln stkccBs

hlkr ! sln bouflt k anw hk"ns. L&kvn you fot kgy

hlecdrngE ogn cettcn ferc ks"nd fevegf lnr hlkgfn aro` k

beshuet teg. *ln eggohngt 9unsteog touhlnd lnr to tln horn.

Xln èssnd ?ehlkrd. t snn`nd ce"n kg ntnrgety seghn sln lkd

snng le`. g les ckst `nsskfn ln sked ln wks scnnpegf roufl

but tlkt ln wks fnttegf by wetl tln lncp oa k arengd hkccnde` wlo wks cnttegf le` stky kt les pckhn og so`n geflts aor

k slownr kgd k bet oa frub. &n lkd kcso sked ln wks sorry

kbout wlkt lkppngnd kgd tlkt ln wkgtnd to tkc" to lnr.

*lny `nt by khhedngt k wnn" cktnr eg k cohkc

supnr`kr"nt. #t aerst Nce;kbntl dedgBt rnhofgesn le`( ln lkd

k dnhngt bnkrd kgd les akhn snn`nd deaanrngt so`nlow!soatnr. Xlycy! kw"wkrdcy! ?ehlkrd spo"n wetl lnr by tln

brnk"akst hnrnkcs kgd prnssnd les lkgd eg to lnrs. &n spo"n

eg k strkgfn gnw ckgfukfn! skyegf tlkt ln lkd bnng k -eh"

reflt ngoufl! tlkt lnBd bnng kscnnp botl to le`snca kgd to

lnr but tlkt tlegfs wnrn deaanrngt gow. &n òvnd bkh" eg to

tln ackt kgd pocetncy egsestnd tlkt ln lkgf k penhn oa drend

forsn og k wkcc Lk rnègdnr oa tln bckh" wecdgnssE ln

ùttnrnd J but sln dedgBt ng9uern aurtlnr.



*lnrn wks so`ntlegf kbout tln trnns eg Fnorfn X9ukrn J

te`ncnss ynt aucc oa hlkrkhtnr. ?nturgegf to wor"! ?ehlkrd

anct frktnauc aor tln food nvnrydky tlegfs eg les cean. 1kr

aro` bnegf eg tlrkcc to so`n Fod oa ?nksog! ln gow bncenvnd tlkt cean wks òrn to do wetl n9uecebreu` or

bkckghn bntwnng rnksog kgd nòteog. t kcwkys lkd bnng so

seghn kgte9uety kgd kcwkys woucd bn so. Nce;kbntl rnkcesnd

tlkt rnckteogsleps wnrn k bet ce"n ùseh eg tlkt botl wnrn ks

ùhl kbout tln fkps kgd secnghns eg bntwnng ks kbout tln

khtukc gotns kgd words. Dgn dedgBt gnnd to hogtroc tln

words or gotns or hougt tln`( et wks pkrt oa kg ovnrkcc

pkttnrg. *ln ho`post beg oghn kfkeg too" predn oa pckhn eg

tln bkh" ykrd. Bcnssnd krn tln hrkhind aor tlny cnt tln ceflt

eg.

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