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tb`y okudl suoo`ssauddy hrigj Bfrrys akurtb y`fr ft Bkjwfrts tk
tb` sor``g ig kg` nkvi`.L`ftbdy Bfddkws, bkw`v`r,
okgtfig`l nfss`s ka nft`rifd oruoifd tk r`skdvigj fdd tb`
igtrioft`dy igt`rtwig`l `d`n`gts ka tb` stkry.
It wfs gkt fg `fsy l`oisikg ft fdd, r`okugts Lfvil Hfrrkg. Zb`g
w` strst r`fl L`ftbdy Bfddkws, w` fdd tbkujbt,
Ny Jkl, tbis is f buj` hkkc. Zb`g prkluo`r Dikg`d Zijrfn
sujj`st`l tb`y livil` tb` hkkc igtk twk stdns, Lfvil
B`ynfg wfs r`duotfgt.
I wfs gkt igitifddy akr it. Z`l g`v`r hrkc`g up fgy ka tb`Bfrry
]ktt rhkkcs, sfys B`ynfg. Hut it h`ofn`
igor`fsigjdy od`fr tbft ia tb`y tri`l tk okgl`gs` tb` stkry igtk
kg` stdn, it nijbt rug tk stv` kr six bkurs. Fs B`ynfg
`xpdfigs, \k okgl`gs` it tk f twk-fgl-f-bfda- kr tbr``-bkur stdn
wkudl bfv` n`fgt d`fvigj kut sk nuob tbft it
wkudl oknprknis` gkt eust tbis iglivilufd stdn hut tb` kv`rfdd
sfjf, h`ofus` it is kg` sfjf. Its s`v`g hkkcs tbft akrn
kg` dkgj stkry kv`r s`v`g y`frs. \b`r` is sk nuob igakrnftikg ig
tb` dfst hkkc, sk nuob r`skdv`l `nktikgfddy fgl
prfotiofddy tbft w` wkudl bfv` bfl tk d`fv` kut, it wkudl bfv`
n`fgt tbft r`skdutikg wkudl h` ugsftisafotkry.
@v`g tbkujb it n`fgt oknnittigj tk twk nkr` nkvi`s rftb`r tbfg
kg`, lir`otkr Lfvil Yft`s fjr``l it wfs tb` rijbt
obkio`. It wfsgt f hij l`oisikg akr n`, sfys Yft`s. Hfsiofddy,
Lfvil B`ynfg fgl Lfvil Hfrrkg sfil, Z` tbigc it
sbkudl h` twk nkvi`s. Zbft lk yku tbigc; I cg`w _t`v` Cdkv`s
sfil it sbkudl h` twk nkvi`s, fgl I trus t _t`v`s igstigots.
Ia _t`v` tbigcs w`r` jkigj tk bfv` f prkhd`n squ``zigj it igtk
kg` soript, I trust tbft w` wkudl bfv` f prkhd`n.
Ig afot, Ft kg` pkigt lurigj tb` prko`ss, Hfrrkg r`ofdds, _t`v`
Cdkv`s sfil, Yku cgkw, tbis sbkudl fdnkst h`
tbr`` stdns. Z` tri`l bfrl tk fvkil it, h`ofus`, ka okurs`, w`
cg`w tbft tb`r` wkudl h` skn` oygiofd p`kpd` wbk
wkudl sfy, Fb, Zfrg`r Hrks. okudlgt r sist kg` dfst lfsb tk tb`
tidd. \bft wfs gkt it ft fdd. Zfrg r Hrks. sfil tk us,
Zbft`v`r yku l`oil` is or`ftiv`dy tb` rijbt wfy tk jkw`dd
suppkrt it.
Ig tb` `gl, tb` stdnnfc`rs l`t`rnig`l tbft tb` hkkc wkudl h`okn`
twk stdns. \b`y tb`g l`oil`l quiocdy tbfttb` nkvi`s wkudl bfv` tk
h` sbkt sinudtfg`kusdy, d`fligj tk fg ugpr`o`l`gt`l ]ktt`r sbkktigj
sob`lud` ka g`frdy
`ijbt``g nkgtbs ka okgtigukus stdnigj.
It wfs tb` kgdy wfy tk jufrfgt`` tbft w` jkt tb` `gtir` ofst,
Hfrrkg `xpdfigs. Its f tkujb tbigj tk j`t `v`ry-
hkly kg hkfrl akr f sob`lud` tbft dkgj, hut I tbigc it wkudl
bfv` h``g inpkssihd` ia w` sfil, Kcfy, w`dd sbkkt f
nkvi`, w`dd r`d`fs` it, tb`g w`dd okn` hfoc fgl sbkkt fgktb`r
kg`.
\b` prksp`ot ka sbkktigj twk stdns ft kgo` lilgt s``n tk afz`
tb` lir`otkr fdd tbft nuob.
\wk tbigjs bfv` r`fddy b`dp`l, Yft`s `xpdfig`l ft tb` tin`. \b`
strst is, Iv` nfl` twk ka tb`s` stdns h`akr`,
sk tb` syst`n is ig pdfo` fgl I bfv` f skdil ugl`rstfgligj ka
tb` n`obfgios tbft nfc` up tb` wkrdl ka Bfrry ]ktt`r.
_`okgldy, Iv` jkt f jr`ft or`w, fgl Iv` jkt f jr`ft t`fn. Hut
its gkt f wfy I wkudl dic` tk wkrc fjfig, h`ofus` yku
bfrry pktt`rfgl tb`
L@F\BDY BFDDKZ_
b`g bfrry pktt`r fgl tb` l`ftbdy bfddkwswfs puhdisb`l kg
eudy 86 ,8==:,tb` aidnnfc`rs w`r` pr`s`gt`l witb f g
igor`lihd`
obfdd`gj 5bkw okudl tb`y okgl`gs` tbis inn`gs` hkkctb`
aigfd` ka tb` `gtir` s`ri`sigtk kg` nkvi`;fdtbkujb tb`yl
kgo` okgsil`r`l spdittigj jkhd`t ka air` igtk twk
aidns,tb`yr`fdiz`l tbft hy akousigj kg tb` stkry s `ss`gtifd
`d`n`gts
K]]K_I\@Xup`rt Jrigt (d`at) fgl @nnf Zftskg stdnigj f so`g`
lurigj tb` hfttd` ka Bkjwfrts, tb` sp`otfoudfr okgodusikg tk tb`
s`ri`s.
Z
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BFXXY]K\\@X FGL \B @ L@F\BDYBFDDK
@nnf Zftskg wfs fdsk `nktikgfd fhkut tb` s`ri`s oknigj tk fg
`gl. In skrt ka ig
l`gifd, r`fddy, tb` fotr`ss sfys. I ofgt j`t ny b`fl frkugl it.
Pgtid tb`y sfy @nnf, ykur`
wrfpp`l. \bfts it. Ykur lkg`. Z` lkgt g` l yku fgynkr`, I lkgt
tbigc Idd h`di v` it.
Xflodi` wfs pfrtioudfrdy surpris`l hy bkw `nktikgfd it wfs
sbkktigj Bfrrys stgfd jkkl-
hy` witb tb` Lursd`ys. B` r`ofdds, It wfs Xiobfrl Jritbs, Aikgf
_bfw, fgl Bfrry N`ddigjs
dfst so`g` akr tb` stdns, fgl it wfs tb` strst tin` tbft w` bfl
tk sfy jkkl-hy` tk p`kpd` wbk
w`l h` g wkrcigj witb arkn tb` v`ry strst stdn. \bft nfl` it f
hit ka f dfglnfrc so g`.
Fat`r tb` Lursd`ys d`fv`, tb` stdn k`rs f hit ka oknio r`di`a.
\b` Krl`r hursts tbrkujb
tb` lkkr ka ]riv`t Lriv` tk r`sou` Bfrry, Xflodi` okgtigu`s, fgl
its v`ry nuob dic`
\b` Nfjgisto`gt _`v`g. Its tb` ofvfdry oknigj kv`r tb` hrkw ka
tb` bidd. \bis tb`g d`fls
igtk tb` s`v`g ]ktt`rs, wbiob is f s`qu`go` wb`r` Ad`ur,
B`rnikg`, Xkg, tb` Z`fsd`y
twigs, fgl Nuglugjus Ad`tob`r fdd tfc` ]kdyeuio` ]ktikg fgl
trfgsakrn igtk n`, wbiob
n`fgt tbft I bfl tk lk inp`rskgftikgs ka fdd tbks` obfrfot`rs
inp`rskgftigj n`.
Xflodi` bfl tk sbkkt tb` so`g` pkrtrfyigj fob obfrfot`r,
igoduligj bins`da. I tbigc
I hrkc` tb` r`okrl akr tb` nkst gunh`r ka tfc`s v`r lkg` akr f
so`g`, h`ofus` it fdd okugts
fs tb` sfn` sbkt. Z`l sbkkt kg` v`rsikg witb n` fs kg` ka tb`
obfrfot`rs, fgl tb`g tb`
ofn`rf wkudl stfy ig `xfotdy tb` sfn` pdfo`, fgl w`l sbkkt
fgktb`r v`rsikg witb n`
fs fgktb`r obfrfot`r. @v`gtufddy tb`yl dfy tb`n kg tkp ka `fob
ktb`r. @fob pfss I lil,wb`tb`r Ad`ur kr Nuglugjus, wfs pfrt ka kg`
sbkt, fgl I tbigc w` jkt up tk gig`ty-stv`
tfc`s kg tbft kg`. It wfs f dkgj lfy!
\b` tbigj I wfs nkst pd`fs`l fhkut wfs bkw jkkl I dkkc`l ig
Ad`urs okstun`, Xflodi`
dfujbs. It bfs f skrt ka jdfn rkoc a``d tk it. Z`dd, ft d`fst
tbfts wbft wfs jkigj kg ig ny b`fl,
fgl tbfts wbft `v`rykg` tkdl n` tk c``p n` sw``t kg s`t.
Zb`g fob ka tb` s`v`g Bfrrys pfirs up witb fgktb`r n`nh`r ka tb`
Krl`r akr tb`ir
`sofp`, tb` r`fd Bfrry is fooknpfgi`l hy Bfjril h`ofus`, fs
Xkhhi` Okdtrfg` qukt`s, I
hrkujbt yku b`r` sixt``g y`frs fjk wb`g yku w`r` gk hijj`r tbfg
f Hkwtruocd`. _``ns
kgdy rijbt tbft I sbkudl h` tb` kg` tk tfc` yku fwfy gkw.
Bfrry fgl Bfjril tfc` k ig f nklist`l v`rsikg ka tb` nktkroyod`
tb` bfda-jifgt us`l tk
hrigj tb` igafgt Bfrry tk ]riv`t Lriv`. \bis tin`, Bfrry ril`s
fdkgj ig f sil`ofr. I ofgt tbigc
ka fgyhkly Il rftb`r h` g`xt tk ig f sil`ofr tbfg Xkhhi`
Okdtrfg`, sfys Xflodi`. Z` w`gt
d`ss tbfg fhkut tbr`` n`t`rs ig it, hut tbks` tbr`` n`t`rs w`r`
skn` ka tb` nkst aug Iv` `v`r
bfl. \bftl h` f jr`ft wfy tk okn` tk wkrc ig tb` nkrgigjs,
fdtbkujb prkhfhdy v`ry lfgj`r-
kus. In gkt sur` bkw Zfrg`r Hrks. wkudl a``d fhkut tbft,
igsurfgo`-wis`.
Fat`r fuli`go`s bfl tb`ir stgfd visit tk tb` Lursd`y bkn`, tb`y
nfl` tb`ir v`ry strst visit
tk B`rnikg`s bkn`f so`g` writt`g `sp`oifddy akr tb` stdn.
I wfs obfrn`l tbft _t`v` Cdkv`s wrkt` tbft, sfys Zftskg. I tbigc
it r`fddy sbkws tb`
nfjgitul` ka tb` sforisto` tbft B`rnikg` fgl Xkg nfc` akr Bfrry,
akr tb`ir ari`glsbip, fgl
akr wbft b`s lkigj. I tbigc tb` fuli`go` widd okgg`ot witb
B`rnikg` fgl b`r p`rskgfd stkry
tbrkujb tbis so`g`, s``igj b`r sk vudg`rfhd` dic` tbft ft tb`
h`jiggigj ka tb` stdn.
_b` bfs f v`ry lioudt l`oisikg tk nfc`. _b` cgkws tbft hy siligj
witb Bfrry, sb`sputtigj p`kpd` frkugl b`r ig lfgj`r. _b` cgkws sb`
bfs tk prkt`ot tb`n, fgl tb` kgdy wfy
sb` ofg lk tbis is hy outtigj tb`n k arkn b`r. _b` nfc`s b`r
pfr`gts dks` `v`ry n`nkry ka
b`r, fgl tbfts trfjio. Hut sb`s v`ry hrfv` fgl v`ry dkyfd, fgl
sb` cgkws tbft sb` nust lk tb`
rijbt tbigj.
@nnf Zftskg fdsk cg`w `gkujb fhkut B`rnikg` tk jiv` _t`pb`gi`
NoNiddfg skn`
flvio` kg b`r h`lrkkns lokr. I r`n`nh`r wfdcigj igtk B`rnikg`s
rkkn, fgl it eust
dkkc`l tkk jirdy. Iv` h``g pdfyigj b`r akr sk dkgj gkw, I a``d I
igtuitiv`dy cgkw wbft sb`l
dic` fgl wbft sb`l wfgt. B`rnikg` is f vkrfoikus r`fl`r. Zby fr`
tb`r` gkt nkr` hkkcs;
I fsc`l. \b`r` g``l`l tk h` hkkcs `v`rywb`r`.
Fs tb` stgfd twk stdns w`r` h`igj nfl`, tb` ofst fgl or`w
r``ot`l kg tb` kv`rfdd
`xp`ri`go`.
Z`v` h``g wkrcigj tkj`tb`r akr t`g y`frs kr sk fgl, kv`r tbft
tin`, bfv` h`okn` f r`fd
afnidy, sfys Lfvil B`ynfg. Fs tb` `gl lrfws odks`, I tbigc w`
fr` fdd fwfr` ka bkw tb`
afnidy is jkigj tk jk its s`pfrft` wfys v`ry skkg.
Akr tb` tbr`` ykugj d`fls, stdnigj tb` stgfd twk]ktt`rstdns gkt
kgdy nfrc`l tb` `gl ka fg
`rf, ig nfgy wfys, it fdsk nfrc`l tb` `gl ka tb`ir
obidlbkkls.
Its skn`tbigj tbft lk`sgt s``n r`fd ft fdd ft tb` nkn`gt, sfil
Lfg Xflodi` ft kg`
pkigt ig tb` frlukus sbkkt, fgl wkgt ugtid tb` dfst lfy,
prkhfhdy.
\b`r` is eust tbft pfrt ka yku tbft tbigcs yku nijbt gkt s``
tbft p`rskg fjfig. I wkudl
h` sfl fhkut tbft bfpp`gigj witb fgyhkly kg tb`s` stdns, Xflodi`
okgtigu`s. Itdd h` v`ry
`nktikgfd, pfrtioudfrdy akr n`. Disf \knhdig, ny nfc`up frtist,
stfrt`l kg tb` s`okgl stdn,
niss`l tb` tbirl fgl akurtb, wfs kg tb` statb, fgl tb`g sb`
stfrt`l Sb`fligj tb` bfir l`pfrt-
n`gt kg tb` sixtb, fgl gkw tb` s`v`gtb. Fnfglf Cgijbt, ny bfir
stydist, bfs b`fl`l tb`
nfc`up l`pfrtn`gt sigo` tb` strst stdn. Disfs v`ry nuob dic` f
skrt ka kdl`r sist`r tk n`, fgl
Fnfglf isfgl tbis is gkt r``otiv` ka f li`r`go` ig tb`ir
fj`snkr` ka f nun tk n`.
\b`r`s f dkt ka ofr` fgl akglg`ss fgl a``digj h`tw``g gkt eust
tbks` p`kpd` fgl n`, hut fdsk
witb p`kpd` fdd tbrkujbkut tb` s t.
Zidd _t`jjd` wkrc`l ig tb` okstun` l`pfrtn`gt akr tb` wbkd` rug
ka tb` sbkkt fgl wfs
gkt kgdy Lfg fgl Xup`rts lr`ss`r, hut fdsk h`ofn` Lfgs h`st
ari`gl kg s`t.
In sur` wb`g I j`t ig tb` ofr kg tb` wfy bkn` I sbfdd bfv` f
t`fr, _t`jjd` v`gtur`s kg
tb` stgfd lfy ka prigoipfd pbktkjrfpby. Iv` h``g b`r` sigo`
Fujust 8===. Lfg bflgt dkgjh``g `d`v`g, I tbigc, fgl Xup`rt wfs
`d`v`g kr tw`dv`. Its h``g f dkgj, dkgj ekurg`y fgl f
jr`ft d`sskg dkkcigj fat`r tb` hkys h`akr` I bfl obidlr`g ka ny
kwg. I wfs f sigjd` nfg wb`g
I stfrt`l tb`s` stdns, fgl gkw In nfrri`l witb tbr`` cils!
It r`fddy is f jr`ft afnidy, fgl I cgkw `v`rykg` c``ps sfyigj
tbft, _t`jjd` okgtigu`s.
In sur` p`kpd` kg tb` kutsil` nijbt sfy, Kb, pd`fs`! Hut its
tru`. Z` r`fddy fr` f afnidy
gkw, fgl In sfl tk s`` us bfv` tk jk kur s`pfrft` wfys, tbkujb
In sur` Lfg fgl I widd wkrc
tkj`tb`r fjfig.
Akr Xup`rt Jrigt, tb` gligj wfs lisokgo`rtigj. Its r`fddy w`irl,
tb` fotkr okga`ss`s.
I eust ofgt visufdiz` bkw its jkigj tk r`fddy `gl. I ofgt
infjig` gkt oknigj b`r` `v`ry
lfy. Its jkigj tk tfc` f wbid` tk fleust. In jkigj tk niss tbis
pdfo` quit` f dkt, h`ofus`
its h`okn` dic` f s`okgl bkn`. I sp`gl nkr` tin` b`r` tbfg I lk
ft bkn`, r`fddy, wbiob
is quit` sofry.
\K] \K HK\\KN\birl fssistfgt lir`otkr @id``g Yip(rijbt) jiv`s
stugt okkrligftkr Jr`j ]kw`dd f buj kgtb` ]riv`t Lriv` `xt`rikr
s`t. 2Xkhhi` Okdtrfg` tri`skut Bfjrils nktkroyod`. 2L`ftbdy Bfddkws
]frt 6`xpfgl`l upkg fg kp`gigj so`g` ig tb` gkv`d wb`r`
B`rnikg` ofsts f N`nkry Obfrn kg b`r pfr`gts. 2Ig f lrfnftio
visufdizftikg ka tb` sp`dd, afnidypbktkjrfpbs (pbktksbkpp`l infj`s
ka f ykugj @nnfZftskg witb Niob`dd` Afird`y fgl Ifg C`dd`y,
tb`fotkrs pdfyigj b`r pfr`gts) k`r f jdinps` igtk tb`Jrfgj`r afnidy
pfst, kgdy tk bfv` B`rnikg` lisfpp`frpiotur` hy piotur`.
\K] D@A\Xup`rt Jrigt o`d`hrft`s bis tw`gty-strsthirtblfy ft
D`fv`sl`g kg Fujust 8
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BFXXY]K\\@X FGL \B@ L@F\BDYBFDDK
H`bigl tb` _o`g`s
bfrry tin`s s`v`g
FHKQ@Lfgi d Xflodi pks`s akr okstun okgtiguity pbktks lr`ss`l fs
(d at tk rijbt) Ar`l, Ad ur, Nuglugjus, B`rnikg , fgl Xkg, fat`r
tb`y bfv tfc`g ]kdyeuio ]ktikg.\b okdkr `l tfp kgtb` ofrp`t is tk
fssist witb tb` `xtr`n`dy oknpdioft`l hdkocigj akr tb` so`g`.2
H@DKZOkgo`pt frt hy Fglr`w Ziddifnskg ka tb` s`v`g Bfrry ]ktt`rs
nfcigj tb`ir j`tfwfy arkn ]riv`t Lriv .
Kg` ka tb` nkst oknpd`x `aa`ots ig L`ftbdy Bfddkws ]frt 6
lilgt
igodul` adyigj or`ftur`s kr sbftt`rigj xpdksikgs. It wfs eust Bf
rry
]ktt`r, fdh`it s`v`g ka bin. Dfy`rs fgl dfy`rs ka div` f gl
oknput`r-
j`g`rft`l fotikg w`r` oknpksit`l tkj`tb`r tk fobi`v` tbis
stfr-
tdigjfgl fnusigjnudtipdioftikg.
Ig krl`r tk fobi`v` tb` so`g` ig wbiob six Krl`r n`nh`rs
nkrpb igtk Bfrry fat`r tfcigj ]kdyeuio` ]ktikg, aidnnfc`rs
uti-
diz`l tb` Nkvf Okgtkur X`fdity Ofptur` syst`n. Airst, f tbig
dfy`r
ka PQ pfigt is fppdi`l tk `fob ka tb` fotkrs afo`s. \bkujb
igvisihd` tk
tb` gfc`l y`, tb` Nkvf ofn`rfs r`okjgiz` tb` pfigt fgl fr`
tb`g
fhd` tk pioc up tb` tigy afoifd l`tfids fgl nkv`n`gts tbft fr`
ugiqu`
tk `fob fotkr. \b`s` sbkts fr` tb`g oknhig`l tk or`ft` lijitfd
by-hrils tbft widd udtinft`dy, kgo` p`ra`ot`l, r`pdfo` tb` fotkrs
b`fls.
Its f audd OJ, odks`-up obfrfot`r, h`igj lriv`g hy f div`-fotikg
p`r-
akrnfgo`, xpdfigs visufd `aa`ots sup`rviskr \in Hurc`.
Bkw`v`r, tb` so`g` wkudl gkt h` oknpd`t` witbkut Bfrrys ig-
t`rfotikgs witb tb` ktb`r Bfrrys. \k or`ft` tbis okn`lio
s`qu`go`,
Lfg Xflodiaa` r``gfot`l tb` p`rakrnfgo`s ig `fob ka tb`
obfrfot`rs
okstun`s. Lfg stuli`l tb` wfy `fob ka tb` fotkrs h`bfv`l fgl
tb`g
ninioc`l tb`ir fotikgs, sfys Hurc`. \b` fnkugt ka l`tfid b`
ig-
okrpkrft`l wfs igor`lihd prkvigj tbft b` cg`w tb` ktb`rs
v`ry
w`dd. @fob pfss g` l`l ft d`fst t`g tfc`s, sk w` gl`l up lkigj
up
tk s`v`gty tfc`s akr `fob sbkt. \b`s` sgipp`ts, aidn`l ig v`ry
sp`-
oiaiofddy hdkoc`l spkts kg s`t, w`r` dfy`r`l tkj`tb`r ig tb`
oknput`r.
\bis div`-fotikg tin` dig` wfs tb`g us`l fs r`a`r`go` akr f
prkp`rOJ pfss ft tb` s`qu`go`, wbiob `v`gtufddy h`ofn` tb` aigfd
so`g`.
