Limitless Power - Work in Progress

7/23/2019 Limitless Power - Work in Progress

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Hbdbthkss Vawkr

B. O Ibrtcloy [jhbgk Ojy Atckr

Coppy tcbrtbktc, Houro! ojly sukohkl os B ojswkrkl tck laar. ck "o#k dk o

scart$hb#kl cu", ac dy "al, yau%rk ohh swkoty, "rass! B &haskl tck 'rajt laar (kcbjl ckr

os sck wohgkl bjta dy hb#bj" raad ojl phappkl aj tck &au&c.

B )ust "at (o&g 'rad dy ruj. B%d o(aut ta cap bj tck scawkr. B lblj%t jkkl ta

bj#btk ckr ta dogk ckrskh' &ad'arto(hk. Ot hkost tcbs darjbj" sck roj" tck (khh ojl lblj%t

)ust (or"k bj.

B laj%t gjaw caw yau la bt. B swkor yau laj%t haag hbgk yau%#k o"kl sbj&k cb"c

s&caah.

O ckohtcy hb'k styhk wargs wajlkrs, ojly, yau scauhl &adk rujjbj" wbtc dk. B

sobl.

Ac wcotk#kr, )ust "a "kt rkoly, sck rkphbkl os sck wo#kl ckr cojl ot dk, ojl

tckj pra&kklkl ta lb#k bjta ckr warhl a' sa&boh dklbo usbj" ckr Hkjs. *k (atc col tck

hotkst dalkh tcot wos warj a#kr )ust ajk kyk, ojl wk rorkhy taag tckd a''. +cky syj&kl

up pkr'k&thy wbtc tck pcajk ojl wbtc hko#bj" ajk kyk 'rkk ta skk tck rkst a' tck warhl, wk

jk#kr jkklkl ta (k lbs&ajjk&tkl.

B )a""kl up stobrs ojl bjta dy (klraad ta "kt rkoly 'ar tck loy. O'tkr strbppbj"

lawj B ckolkl bjta tck (otcraad ta scawkr. B oldbrkl dyskh' bj tck dbrrar 'ar o dbjutk,

lwkhhbj" aj wcot ojly col sobl. B taag dy awj Hkjs a'' ojl skt bt ajta tck sbjg, ojl

tckj hkojkl bj &hask ta &ck&g dy 'o&k 'ar wrbjghks, ar atckr sb"js a' o"bj". +urjbj"tcbrty wos sadktcbj" sa dojy pkaphk skkdkl ta lrkol, (ut B wos tcojg'uh 'ar dy

yautc'uh haag. B sdbhkl ojl cappkl bjta tck scawkr.

Os B wos woscbj" dy cobr ojly (urst tcrau"c tck laar ojl ohdast "o#k dk o

ckort otto&g, Houro, ac dy "al, yau%rk jk#kr "ajjo (khbk#k tcbs... sck saujlkl

o"btotkl, kspk&bohhy sa wckj sck 'bjbsckl, dy Hkjs )ust, HA+ A--+BA-. Hbgk, B

tcau"ct tcot ajhy coppkjkl bj pho&ks hbgk Ojtor&tb&o.

ojly! B sobl os B puhhkl tck scawkr &urtobj (o&g )ust kjau"c ta "hork ot ckr,

oj tcbs wobt/ B prktkjlkl ta haag oj"ry, (ut wk (atc gjkw B wosj%t.

*cot, hbgk B%#k jk#kr skkj yau bj tck scawkr (k'ark/ ck rkturjkl dy phoy'uh

sjoppbjkss, ojl hk't dk bj pko&k. ck wos rb"ct tcau"c, &ajjk&tbaj pra(hkds wkrk o

tcbj" a' tck post wbtc tck woy bj'rostru&turk wos skt up jaw loys. Ac bt%s (o&g jaw!

ck sobl 'rad tck (klraad. B &cask jat ta rkspajl ta ckr. Bt wauhl )ust kj&auro"k ckr

'ohsk skjsk a' ur"kj&y (k&ousk ckr Hkjs col oj krrar 'ar 'b#k dbjutks.

+ckj dy awj Hkjs (k"oj ta rbj" ot dk. B col bt skt up wbtc o &ustad skttbj" ta B6

&ohhs usbj" tck #ab&k a' dy Cus(ojl, ?yhk, 9au co#k oj bj&adbj" &ohh 'rad oj

ujgjawj jud(kr. Bt wos o "kjkrb& pcrosk, (ut bt wos stbhh dy ?yhk%s #ab&k wcb&c dolk


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dk 'kkh )ay. Ck bs o prb#otk dbhbtory &ajtro&tar, ojl cbs warg cos cbd owoy 'ar dajtcs ot

o tbdk. Hbtthk tcbj"s hbgk ckorbj" cbs #ab&k (rau"ct dk &ad'art.

B"jark &ohh, B sobl os B rbjskl dy cobr ojl wroppkl o tawkh oraujl dyskh'. B

stkppkl aut a' tck scawkr ojl put dy Hkjs (o&g aj. B col o #ab&k dobh b&aj #bsb(hk tcot B

lk&blkl &auhl wobt ujtbh B wos &hatckl. B gjkw dy pcajk wauhl (k rbj"bj" o hat wbtc

'rbkjls wbscbj" dk o Coppy Ibrtcloy. B wohgkl aut a' tck (otcraad ojl ojly woshoybj" (o&g aj dy (kl haagbj" up ot tck &kbhbj", usbj" ckr Hkjs os o wbjlaw ta tck

warhl. ck col ckr cojls bj ckr hop "rbppbj" ckr pcajk, wbtc tcud(s da#bj" o dbhk o

dbjutk.

*ckj sck ckorl dk &adk aut a' tck (otcraad sck sot up ojl 'o&kl dk, B pb&gkl

sadktcbj" aut 'ar yau, sck sobl wbtc o sdbhk. ck col lropkl o lrkss wbtc 'hawkrs a#kr

tck (o&g a' dy lksg &cobr.

B tcbjg B%d )ust "abj" ta wkor sadk =kojs ojl o scbrt, B sobl b"jarbj" tck lrkss

ojl "abj" bjta dy lrowkrs ta put aj tck aut'bt B lk&blkl.

Ac &adk aj tcot lrkss haags &utk, sck or"ukl.

B gjaw, (ut yau haag &utk kjau"c 'ar tck (atc a' us taloy. 9au pb&gkl o rklujlrkss tcot dot&cks yaur cobr pkr'k&thy, caw &oj B &adpktk wbtc tcot/ B sobl

sor&ostb&ohhy, os B put aj )kojs ojl o phobj wcbtk t$scbrt. ojly wos )ust o(aut ta or"uk

wbtc dk o"obj wckj dy Hkjs &cbdkl bj wbtc oj bjtkrruptbaj.

kl tck #ab&k os ojly%s

(ay'rbkjl +bd.

Houro, "a ta tck pojb& raad hbgk B scawkl yau. 9au rkdkd(kr caw ta usk bt

rb"ct/ ?yhk sobl. Ck wos trybj" ta (k &ohd wbtc dk, (ut B ckorl sa du&c (o&g"raujljabsk, ojl B%d prktty surk ck wos rujjbj".

9ks, B rkdkd(kr, (ut B laj%t ujlkrstojl. B wos &aj'uskl ojl s&orkl. Ik'ark B

col tbdk ta osg ojy dark ukstbajs B ckorl o (orro"k a' phosdo wkopajs "abj" a'' aj

?yhks kjl. ?9H! B s&rkodkl bj tkrrar.

B%d A? Houro. 5a bjta tck pojb& raad rb"ct jaw. B%hh &adk cadk ojl "kt yau.

Caw haj" la B co#k ta (k lawj tckrk, ojly bs ckrk wbtc dk/ B wos tohgbj" wbtc

o wcbdpkr os B (k"oj ta &ry. ojly col sot lawj aj tck (kl ojl put ckr cojls a#kr ckr


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dautc bj sca&g. ck wot&ckl dk tohg wbtc wblk kyks ojl ckr awj 'kor.

6a jat skt tck &cod(kr 'ar dark tcoj tkj ykors, tcot%s tck haj"kst tck (aly &oj

so'khy stoy bj rya shkkp. B co#k ta "a Houro. B wbhh &adk "kt yau. B ha#k yau.

B ha#k$ (k'ark B &auhl 'bjbsc tck &ohh wos lbs&ajjk&tkl.

ojly staal up ojl &aj'rajtkl dk, Houro, ac dy "al. *cot tck 'u&g bs "abj"

aj/! B )ust storkl ot ckr 'ar o dadkjt. Bt wos ajhy o &auphk sk&ajls, (ut bt skkdklhaj"kr bj dy dbjl os B "otckrkl dy tcau"cts. B taag o lkkp (rkotc, (hbjgkl corl ta stap

tck 'haw a' tkors, ojl gjkw wcot B col ta la.

ojly, wk jkkl ta "a lawj ta tck pojb& raad. adk aj, B sobl os B hkol ckr

lawj tck stobrs.

Houro, wcot%s "abj" aj, bs +bd ohrb"ct/ Bs ?yhk ohrb"ct/ *cy la yau co#k o pojb&

raad/ ck wos osgbj" dk ukstbajs B lblj%t 'uhhy gjaw tck ojswkrs ta. ojly &auhl "kt

k#kj dark kdatbajoh tcoj B wos tcau"c, sa B lk&blkl ta gkkp dy ojswkrs sbdphk.

?yhk ojl +bd ork 'bjk. B laj%t gjaw tck rkst, (ut ?yhk tahl dk ta "a ta tck pojb&

raad ojl ck wos skrbaus o(aut bt. *k "at ta tck (attad a' tck stobrs ojl B apkjkl tck

&haskt tcot wos uskl 'ar staro"k ujlkr aur stobrwkhh. B puhhkl (o&g o sdohh ru" wcb&c wosuskl ta &aj&koh tck trop laar ta aur pojb& raad. B kjtkrkl ta &alk wcb&c wos o sbdphk 3$

2$0$7. +ck cot&c rkhkoskl ojl B &hbd(kl lawj tck hollkr.

+ck spo&k bj tck tujjkh wos tb"ct os wk &hbd(kl lawj o(aut twkjty 'kkt. +ck

pojb& raad btskh' col o sbj"hk hb"ct bj bt, wcb&c &ost oj kkrbk (huk "haw aj tck stkkh wohhs.

+ck sdohh raad wos (ubht sbdphk ta skr#k bts purpask. Bt col twa rya hkkp &cod(krs

skt sblk (y sblk, wbtc o &adputkr caagkl up jk;t ta tckd. B cuj&ckl a#kr tck &adputkr

ta o&tb#otk tck rya &cod(krs. +ckrk wos o jatk lbsphoykl aj o tk;t la&udkjt hk't apkj.

Houro,Bn yau'rk rkolbje tcbs, sadktcbje cos eajk tkrrbihy wraje. B'd sarry B od jat tckrk wbtc

yau rbect jaw. Kvkrytcbje bs eabje ta ik AG Houro, B pradbsk. B'hh madk wogk yau up

ojl tcbjes wbhh ik nbjk.

B Havk yau sa dumc,

Gyhk

Houro, tcbs bs )ust taa du&c 'ar dk. B &oj%t (khbk#k ohh tcbs.

ojly, wk jkkl ta "kt ujlrksskl. Ikbj" 'ra>kj bj o rya shkkpbj" &cod(kr

rkubrkl o pkrsaj ta (k &adphktkhy jogkl. B turjkl (o&g oraujl ta tck &adputkr ojlo&tb#otkl tck rya &cod(krs. Iatc a' tck laars shbl apkj wbtc o ubkt wcbspkr os

prkssurk wos rkhkoskl. +ck kjtbrk daal a' tck sbtuotbaj dolk tck saujl skkd du&c

dark bjtbdblotbj" tcoj bt wos.

Houro B%d sa s&orkl. Bt wos tck 'brst tbdk B tcbjg B col ckorl ckr spkog bj o jaj

&ckkr'uh woy.


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cojls a#kr dy &ckst, ojl B haagkl ot tck rya tu(k, tckj ot ojly. ck staal bj oj

owgworl uj&ad'arto(hk woy trybj" ta &a#kr ckrskh'. +cbs bs bt B sobl, trybj" jat ta &ry.

ojly sproj" 'arworl ojl cu""kl dk. 6aks bt Curt/

B laj%t gjaw. B sobl os B hkt "a a' ckr. +ck host tcbj" B lbl wos togk dy Hkjs a'',

ojl lrap bt bjta tck pbhk a' &hatcbj" wk col dolk aj tck 'haar. ojly lbl tck sodk wbtc

ckrs. *k (atc turjkl ojl stkppkl bjta tck rya &cod(krs. +ck tu(ks lktk&tkl wckj opkrsaj kjtkrkl, ojl tck laars &haskl aj tckbr awj. *ckj tck laars &odk ta"ktckr tckrk

wos ajhy o sdohh wbjlaw ohhawbj" yau ta skk aut a' tck &cod(kr, wbtc tck tu(ks sblk (y

sblk B wos jat o(hk ta skk ojly%s tu(k ta dy hk't, B tcau"ct ta dyskh' wcot o carrb(hk

lksb"j. B%d co#bj" ?yhk rkla tcbs raad os saaj os passb(hk. *btc tcot host tcau"ct a'

?yhk, tck &cod(kr (k"bj spkogbj" bjstru&tbajs.

Vhkosk stojl wbtc yaur 'kkt scauhlkrs hkj"tc oport, ojl yaur ords ot yaur sblks

wbtcaut tau&cbj" yaur (aly, prkp 'ar pcosk 7... +ck &cod(kr (k"oj ta dogk o haul

cuddbj" jabsk. Bt wos A&ta(kr 3tc, 0804. Coppy Ibrtcloy ta dk wos dy host tcau"ct os

B 'kht tkors rujjbj" lawj dy 'o&k. +ckj B 'kht jatcbj" ot ohh.

BB. bj" ojl "ospbj" 'ar obr.

+ck s&bkj&k (kcbjl &rya shkkpbj" &cod(krs wos &adphk;. +ck (osb& &aj&kpt wos tcot

yau wkrk 'ra>kj bjstojthy, prkskr#bj" yaur (aly bj tbdk, sa yau wauhlj%t jkkl ta kot arsu''kr 'rad otrapcy. +ck 'brst &cod(krs wkrk uskl (y ostrajouts, tckj pkaphk "at tck

blko ta usk tckd bj (ad( sckhtkrs ojl pojb& raads hbgk tck ajk B wos bj. +ck 'rkk>bj"

port wos ub&g, kosy, ojl pobjhkss. +ck wogbj" up port wos jajk a' tcask tcbj"s.

:brst tck &cod(kr dkhtkl ohh tck b&k oraujl dy (aly ujtbh ajhy o #kry tcbj hoykr

k;bstkl. +ckj sk#kroh #btoh pabjts wordkl bj arlkr ta kjsurk tck (robj, ckort, ojl huj"s

(k"oj ta 'uj&tbaj os ajk, rk#b#bj" &br&uhotary systkd wbtcaut lodo"bj" bt. Os B (k"oj ta

rk"obj &ajs&bausjkss, B 'kht tkrrb'bkl (kbj" 'ra>kj bj pho&k. -at ta dkjtbaj tck 'o&t tcot

k#kry bj&c a' dy sgbj (kbj" &a#krkl bj b&k wos k;trkdkhy uj&ad'arto(hk. *ckj tck

&cod(kr lktk&tkl dy (robj o&tb#bty, bt puhskl kjau"c ckot bjsblk ta dkht tck hoykr a' b&k

bjstojthy, (ut tckj (hostkl &ahl tkdpkroturk o"obj, ta jat lodo"k dy sgbj wbtc (urjs.

+cbs puhsk a' k;trkdks &ajtbjukl ropblhy 'ar o scart pkrbal a' tbdk, wcb&c skkdkl hbgk

'ark#kr, ujtbh 'bjohhy )ust sktthbj" ot o #kry word tkdpkroturk sa B &auhl word up. B 'kht

sb&g ojl wojtkl ta #adbt. B stortkl ta &au"c up tck 'hubl wcb&c dolk bt%s woy lawj dy

tcraot, ojl portbohhy bjta dy stado&c ojl huj"s.

B wos o(hk ta ckor twa dkj tohgbj" autsblk tck &cod(krs.


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B pkkrkl tcrau"c tck sdohh wbjlaw ta skk wca wos tckrk. B sow twa dkj lrksskl bj

dbhbtory ordar wbkhlbj" phosdo rb'hks. B lblj%t 'kkh so'k ar &ad'arto(hk wbtc tckbr

prkskj&k, ojl B 'ahlkl dy ords oraujl dy &ckst ta &a#kr dyskh'.

Ajk a' tckd hkojkl &hask ta tck wbjlaw ojl haagkl ot dk tcrau"c tck "hoss. +ck

ckhdkts tcky wark &a#krkl tckbr ckol ojl 'o&k kjtbrkhy, hko#bj" )ust lorg ar(s bj tck

pho&k kyks wauhl (k 'ar dk ta stork bjta.+cbs ajk bs prktty taa, wk "at aurskh#ks o &auphk a' )o&gpats. kkbj" cbd kybj"

dk tcrau"c tck wbjlaw lbs"ustkl dk.

+ck atckr doj puhhkl cbd (o&g owoy 'rad tck wbjlaw ojl &aj'rajtkl cbd, Cky,

yau gjaw wk laj%t tau&c tck (rujkttk, arlkrs ork arlkrs yau "rkkly (ostorl. +ck rklckol

bs dark tcoj kjau"c.

Ow &adk aj doj, wca%s "ajjo gjaw/

9au rkohhy wojjo pbss a'' tck cb"ckr ups ot +ck adpaujl. 9au "at o lkotc wbsc

ar sadktcbj"/ Hbstkj, yau hoy o cojl aj tcbs ajk ojl B scaat yau dyskh'. +ck doj sobl

pabjtbj" ot dk. B wos &aj'uskl ot wcot wos "abj" aj, ojl B lk'bjbtkhy lbl jat rk&a"jb>k

tck #ab&ks a' tck dkj wca wkrk autsblk.B trbkl ta tohg, ta bjubrk wcot wos "abj" aj, (ut ajhy wkt &au"cs &odk aut os B

spbt aut tck 'hubl B col bj"kstkl lurbj" tck 'rkk>bj" pra&kss.

Ohrb"ct "kt ckr aut 'brst. +ck doj bj &cor"k sobl os ck pabjtkl tcbs tbdk ot

ojly%s &cod(kr. +ck sdohh pojb& raad wos 'bhhkl wbtc (rb"ct 'hoscks a' phosdo rb'hk

'brk. B wos tcojg'uh tcot tck saujl phosdo wkopajs dolk wos du&c ubktkr tcoj

trolbtbajoh "uj 'brk, atckrwbsk B wauhl co#k "ajk lko' bj tckrk wckj tck doj wos lajk

scaatbj".

B wot&ckl os ck puhhkl lawj o coh' &br&hk &ut aut a' ojly%s laar, tckj ck puhhkl

sojly ckrskh' aut 'rad ckr &cod(kr. ojly wos &au"cbj" ojl spbttbj" up 'hubl ckrskh',(ut tck doj lblj%t skkd ta &ork du&c 'ar ckr &ajlbtbaj. Ck caagkl o dklb&oh &adputkr

up ta ckr ord ub&ghy, prksskl o 'kw (uttajs ojl stotkl ck%s &hkoj.

+ck doj bj &cor"k tckj cojlkl cbd o sdohh typk a' bj)k&tbaj syrbj"k wcb&c

rkskd(hkl tck kpb$pkjs pkaphk uskl 'ar ohhkr"bks. Ck bj)k&tkl ojly wbtc bt, ojl tckj

&a#krkl ckr wbtc o lbrty (rawj (hojgkt. Ohrb"ct togk ckr up, B%hh "kt tcbs ajk aut.

ojly%s &au"cbj" col &koskl, ojl sck wos o(hk ta stort spkogbj", *ca ork yau/

ck haagkl ot dy &cod(kr ojl &rbkl aut, Houro... Houro... wcot%s "abj" aj/ B trbkl ta

ojswkr ckr, (ut dy &au"cbj" colj%t stappkl ojl ohh tcot &odk aut wos dark 'hubl.

[p yau "a strow(krry. +ck doj arlkrkl, os ck "o#k ojly o jul"k. ojly

&hbd(kl up tck hollkr os lbrk&tkl, ojl tck hawkr rojgbj" a' tck twa sahlbkrs 'ahhawklckr. +ck rkdobjbj" sahblkr pabjtkl cbs phosdo rb'hk ot dy &rya &cod(kr, ojl k#kj

tcau"c B col wbtjksskl tck woy tcky apkjkl ojly%s tu(k, B stbhh col oj bjbtboh 'kkhbj" a'

'kor bj tcbjgbj" B wos o(aut ta (k scat. +ck raad wos o"obj 'bhhkl wbtc 'hoscks ojl

saujls a' phosdo 'brk, ojl B wos rkhbk#kl ta (k ujcordkl. +ck doj puhhkl dy laar

owoy, rkda#kl dk 'rad tck &cod(kr, ojl caagkl tck sodk dklb&oh lk#b&k up ta dy

ord os tcky col ojly.

*cot%s "abj" aj, wca ork yau/ B dojo"kl ta soy tcrau"c &au"cs. B wos o(hk ta


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(rkotc kosbkr ojl tck do)arbty a' 'hubl col hk't dy huj"s jaw. +ck doj lblj%t ojswkr dk

rb"ct owoy, ck )ust wargkl tck dklb&oh lk#b&k bj 'rajt a' cbd. Ohtcau"c B &auhlj%t skk cbs

'o&k ar kyks, B wos o(hk ta skk tck da#kdkjt a' cbs ckol wckj ck haagkl up 'rad tck

dklb&oh lk#b&k ot dk. Ck tckj hkojkl (o&g ta haag up tck tujjkh a' tck hollkr, tckj ck

haagkl (o&g ot dk.

Hbstkj, B laj%t gjaw wca yau ork, ar wcy yau%rk sa bdpartojt ta +ck adpaujl,(ut b' ojyajk osgs yau, B "o#k yau tcbs #o&&bjotbaj, ujlkrstojl dk/

6a B jkkl ta co#k bt tcau"c/ B osgkl, haagbj" bjta tck cahhaw (ho&g cahks a' cbs

ckhdkt wckrk kyks scauhl (k. B col ja blko wcot bt wos, (ut "kttbj" #o&&bjotkl 'ar sadk

rkosaj skkdkl hbgk bt db"ct (k bdpartojt.

Bt%s ohrkoly bj yaur (haal, yau%rk "aal ta "a. B' ojyajk osgs yau tcau"c, B "o#k bt

ta yau lawj ckrk. 5at bt/ Ck kdpcosb>kl tck kjl a' cbs stotkdkjt, strkssbj" tck

bdpartoj&k a' dk rk&kb#bj" tck #o&&bjk 'rad cbd.

Ohrb"ct. Ck stortkl ta put ojatckr lbrty (hojgkt ck col oraujl dy scauhlkrs,

*obt, &oj B )ust "kt lrksskl/ B pratkstkl, ojl pabjtkl ot tck pbhk a' &hatcbj" aj tck

'haar. +ck doj scaag cbs ckol bj o"rkkdkjt, ojl B ub&ghy put aj dy &hatcks, (atc dbjkojl ojly%s Hkjs wkrk jat tckrk tcau"c. B "ro((kl ojly%s sujlrkss 'ar ckr os wkhh ta

(rbj" up. =ust os B col 'bjbsckl puttbj" aj dy scaks, B ckorl ojly s&rkod aut bj tkrrar. B

rusckl ta tck hollkr ta &hbd( up ta ckr obl. Ik'ark B &auhl k#kj "kt dy 'aat aj tck

sk&ajl ruj", tck doj "ro((kl dk (y tck wobst ojl puhhkl dk (o&g lawj.

+ckrk%s jatcbj" yau wojt ta skk up tckrk swkktckort, trust dk. +ck doj sobl.

Cbs ho&g a' &aj&krj wos lbsckortkjbj".

BBB. *btcaut ajskjt

B bjstbj&tb#khy trbkl ta 'b"ct dy woy up tck hollkr aj&k dark ta ckhp dy 'rbkjl, tck

doj wos dark 'ar&k'uh wbtc dk tcbs tbdk, ojl ck pusckl dk ta tck 'haar. tap bt! Ck

arlkrkl. B sot aj tck &ahl 'haar, ojl (k"oj ta &ry.

+ck doj wos rb"ct, B lblj%t wojt ta skk wcot wos "abj" aj up tckrk. B trbkl ta

&a#kr dy kors ohsa. ojly%s cb"c pbt&ckl scrbkgs a' pobj ojl tkrrar wkrk du''hkl wcbhk

tcky ropkl ckr. B 'kht "ubhty 'ar jat (kbj" o(hk ta ckhp. :ar )ust sbttbj" tckrk.


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su''krbj" tck sodk woy ojly lbl.


8/51

9ko, (ut caw haj"/ +cbs scbt bs loj"kraus aut ckrk, wk &auhl... +ck dojs

stotkdkjt wos &ut a''.

#kryajk bjsblk, jaw! +ck &addojlbj" a''b&kr lro""kl dk (o&g bjta tck causk

bj o curry. B hast dy 'aatbj" ojl 'khh ajta tck 'haar. Ck lblj%t pb&g dk up. *btc dy cojls

(aujl, B owgworlhy dolk dy woy ta dy gjkks. B lblj%t try ojl stojl up &adphktkhy, B

wos s&orkl ojl ckorl tck dkj da#bj" oraujl dk bj o pojb&. adpaujl wk ork ujlkrOtto&g, B rkpkot wk ork... ck wos bjtkrruptkl ojl B ckorl o haul &rosc os sadktcbj"

gja&gkl tck doj a#kr. B ckorl tck saujl a' Vhosdo rb'hk 'brk oraujl dk, B wos porohy>kl

wbtc 'kor. +ck Vhosdo 'brk stappkl, ojl B 'kht o word hbubl sproy o&rass dy 'o&k.

B ckorl tck saujl a' twa dkj stru""hbj" wbtc ko&c atckr jk;t ta dk. B ckorl dktoh

shblbj" o&rass dktoh, tckj o haul scaut a' pobj 'rad o doj wca B tcau"ct wos tck

&addojlkr. +ck 'b"ct wos &aj&hulkl wbtc o haul sjoppbj" jabsk, tckj sbhkj&k.

B wos tkrrb'bkl, B su&gkl obr bj ojl aut tcrau"c dy jastrbhs bj pojb&gkl (rkotcs. B

&auhlj%t skk ar ckor ojytcbj", (ut B col tcot skjsk tcot B wos jat ohajk ojl sadkajk wos

stbhh ohb#k bj tck raad wbtc dk.

9au%rk so'k jaw, sobl o jkw lkkp #ab&k a' o doj. B 'kht cojls aj dy wrbst os Bwos ujtbkl. +ckj dy (hbjl'ahl wos rkda#kl, ojl 'bjohhy dy "o". B turjkl dy ckol ta

skk dy rks&ukr. Ck wos o (ho&g doj wca%s o"kl 'o&k tahl dk ck wos ot hkost 'b'ty. Cbs

sb>k ojl pcysbuk lbl jat dot&c tcot a' oj khlkrhy doj tcau"c. Ck dust co#k wkb"ckl

tcrkk cujlrkl paujls, ojl (kkj wkhh a#kr sb; 'kkt tohh. Ck wosj%t a(ksk, ck wos tap

cko#y hbgk sadkajk wca laks 788 puscups os o word up ta tck rkst a' tckbr wargaut.

+ck aut'bt ck wos bj wos lbrty, uskl, ojl wkotckrkl. Ck wark o caalkl (rawj &haog (ut

tck caal wos lawj, ojl bt &a#krkl tck hor"k (uh"kl a' o (o" aj cbs (o&g. Bj ohh ck

haagkl jadolb&. #krytcbj" ck jkklkl 'ar hb'k ck wos wkorbj", bj&hulbj" wkopajs,

wcb&c B &auhl skk ck gjkw caw ta usk (oskl upaj tck rk&kjt k#kjts. Ork yau Houro


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&oj%t ckhp ckr. adk aj jaw, wk co#k ta "a. Ck turjkl oraujl ojl wohgkl aut tck laar.

*ca ork yau/

Ck stappkl ojl haagkl a#kr cbs scauhlkr ta ojswkr.


10/51

-a(aly waj, Haag oraujl, yau skk ojy(aly khsk/ -a. 9au laj%t. Ohdast

k#kryajk bj tck warhl bs bj'k&tkl wbtc tck #brus, ar )ust lkol.

*cot Fbrus/ #kryajk/ Caw haj" wos B 'ra>kj/

+ck :obh o'k Fbrus. ckdb&oh wor'ork... Ck trobhkl a'', B &auhl tkhh ck wos hast

bj oj ujphkosojt dkdary.

1ajjbk, caw haj"/ B osgkl o"obj.Bt%s (kkj sb; ykors, Houro.

a o'tkr sb; ykors a' wor cbjo )ust ujhkosckl sadk supkr #brus/

-a. Ck pouskl, stbhh hast bj cbs awj tcau"cts. O'tkr o wkkg a' 'b"ctbj" o"objst

tck warhl, +ck [ ujhkosckl tck Fbrus. Aj k#kryajk. +ck ajhy pkaphk wca wkrkj%t

o''k&tkl ork pkaphk wca "at tck :.. Fo&&bjk.

1ajjbk%s warls hk't dk spkk&chkss. Caw &auhl tcbs coppkj/ *cy lbl tcbs coppkj/

a wckj yau soy tck kjtbrk warhl, yau dkoj bt%s )ust hbgk tcbs k#krywckrk/

-a, jat hbgk tcbs. +ckrk bs o hat a' orkos bj tck warhl tcot wkrk &adphktkhy wbpkl

aut (y ju&hkor wor'ork. +ck :obh o'k Fbrus wos caw +ck [jbtkl totks lk&blkl ta )ust

stap tck wor, wbtcaut lkstraybj" tck warhl. Hko#bj" ajhy o sdohh odaujt a' pkaphk hk't.B col trau(hk o&&kptbj" wcot 1ajjbk sobl. +ck blko a' bt ohh wos ubtk lkprkssbj". B

(k"oj ta tcbjg o(aut tck pkaphk B gjkw ojl ha#kl. +ck alls a' tckd dogbj" bt tcrau"c

tcbs tro"kly col lrappkl sb"jb'b&ojthy. B o"obj tcau"ct o(aut ojly, tck ajk pkrsaj wca

col (kkj sporkl bt ohh wbtc dk, )ust ta wogk up ta o dark carrb(hk 'otk. B tckj

rkdkd(krkl tck dkj tkstbj" aur (haal, ojl "b#bj" us tck bj)k&tbajs. *cb&c (rau"ct up

dy jk;t ukstbaj,


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9au rkohhy au"ct ta gkkp ckr ubkt, dy doj. +ck doj spagk os ck wohgkl up ta

us. +crkk atckrs raujlkl tck (ha&g 'rad lawj tck strkkt. 9au db"ct ottro&t sadk s&ory

pkaphk. Ck ckhl cbs cojls up ojl wb""hkl cbs 'bj"krs bj o phoy'uh woy ta skkd

dkjo&bj". +ck doj cbdskh' wos lrksskl bj lbrty (usbjkss subt, &adphktk wbtc o #kst ojl

tbk. +ck atckr tcrkk wbtc cbd wkrk bj lbrty &hatcbj", (ut ordkl wbtc rb'hks jajk tck hkss.

ho#krs. 1ajjbk sobl ujlkr cbs (rkotc. B colj%t jatb&kl cbd lrow cbs "uj, (ut ckcol bt aut, pabjtbj" bt ot tck dkj opprao&cbj" us. +cky wojt ta (uy yau, ojl wcot B

dkoj (y tcot bs tcky wojt ta gbhh dk ojl )ust togk yau.


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o''k&tkl.

Bs tcot sa. +ckrk wos o tkjsk daal bj tck obr 'ar o dadkjt (k'ark 1ajjbk

&ajtbjukl, 9au gjaw tck starbks o(aut tck Vcojtads, doy(k yau scauhl co#k hbstkjkl

ta tck Arpcojs, (k&ousk tcky ohrkoly "at (atc tck "uorls yau col &a#krbj" tcbs hbtthk

dkktbj" 'rad tck raa' taps. Os saaj os 1ajjbk 'bjbsckl cbs stotkdkjt tck dojs

&aj'blkjt &a&gy haag #ojbsckl, ojl wos rkpho&kl wbtc 'kor.B ckorl tck saujl os tck doj (kcbjl us hkt aut "or"hkl jabsk a' pobj. B (orkhy

haagkl (o&g bj tbdk ta skk cbd &ahhopsk bjta o paah a' cbs awj (haal. *ckj B turjkl ta

'o&k tck rkdobjbj" tcrkk dkj bj 'rajt a' us B k;pk&tkl ta (k "rkktkl wbtc phosdo rb'hk

'brk. 1ajjbk col ohrkoly "rbppkl tck sdaatc tohgbj" sho#k trolkr (y tck tcraot ojl col

hb'tkl cbd a'' tck "raujl. Ck wos bj&rklb(hy 'ost, sadktcbj" B lbl jat k;pk&t 'ar o doj

cbs sb>k. B wos 'ra>kj bj 'kor, 1ajjbk lbl jatcbj" ta lk'kjl o"objst tck atckr twa "uorls.

+ck warhl skkdkl ta da#k bj shaw datbaj os tcky hb'tkl tckbr "ujs ta togk obd ot us.

Ik'ark B &auhl rko&t, B rk'a&uskl aj ojatckr doj wca col oppkorkl (kcbjl tck

rkdobjbj" "uorls, jat dark tcoj twkjty 'kkt owoy 'rad tckd. Ck wos lrksskl

&adphktkhy bj (ho&g ojl ckhl o "uj bj ko&c cojl wcb&c wos obdkl ot tck sho#krs "uorlswca wkrk rkolybj" tckbr wkopajs. +ckrk wos ja saujl a' "uj'brk, ja du>>hk 'hosc, (ut

(k'ark tck "uorls &auhl robsk tckbr rb'hks ta tckbr scauhlkrs, (atc a' tckbr ckols (urst bjta

o rkl dkss.

#krytcbj" col coppkjkl bj )ust o 'kw sk&ajls. kl bt wos tck 'b"urk a' o wadoj. +ck 'brst


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'kdbjbjk sb"j wos o (ho&g pajy tobh wcb&c swoykl (o&g ojl 'artc (kcbjl ckr os sck roj.

ck ajhy col ajk pbstah aj ckr cbp appaskl ta tck 'brst doj%s 'aur, (ut sck &orrbkl o haj"

rb'hk wkopaj wcb&c haagkl hbgk jatcbj" B col skkj (k'ark. *ckj tck wadoj )abjkl us bj

tck strkkt, sck staal up strobt ojl "o#k o sohutk.

*ca ork yau pkaphk/! B (hurtkl aut. B lblj%t gjaw wcot ta tcbjg. B ujlkrstaal

tcbs jkw warhl wos o #kry loj"kraus pho&k, wbtc k#bh pkaphk bj bt. Ohtcau"c tck tcrkkstojlbj" (k'ark dk jaw lblj%t skkd ta co#k ojy bjtkjtbajs a' cordbj" dk, B wos stbhh

'rb"ctkjkl (y tck pawkr tcky col ta kjl hb'k sa kosbhy.

+ck wadoj turjkl ckr (o&g ta dk ojl ckr ckol skkdkl ta da#k aj o swb#kh. B

ruhkl aut tcot B wauhlj%t (k "kttbj" ojswkrs 'ard ckr ojl tcot sck wosj%t tck ajk bj

&cor"k. +ck doj 'o&kl dk ojl hb'tkl cbs "a""hks ojl hawkrkl cbs dosg.

Cb Houro, o 'odbhbor #ab&k sobl ta dk, haagbj" ot dk wbtc 'odbhbor kyks. Cbs

jodk wos 6adarboj. Ck wos dy k; (ay'rbkjl a' tkj...wkhh... sb;tkkj ykors o"a.

F. Ojswkrs

6adarboj ojl B dkt bj Fk"os wckj B wos 08. Ck col o (bt dark s&ru'' aj cbs 'o&k

tckj B col skkj cbd usuohhy gkkp, (ut atckr tcoj tcot ck wos )ust os cojlsadk os B

rkdkd(krkl.

Ck wos suppaskl ta (k )ust o wbhl ajk jb"ct stojl. *ckj wk wagk up ta"ktckr

o'tkr aur jb"ct, ojl o&tuohhy tohgkl, wk 'aujl aut wk (atc hb#kl bj -kw Has Oj"khks, ojl

gkpt bj tau&c. Ajk tcbj" hkol ta ojatckr ojl (k'ark B gjkw bt B 'aujl dyskh' 'ohhbj" bj

ha#k wbtc cbd.

+cbj"s skkdkl ta (k "abj" "rkot (ktwkkj us, ojl tck host jb"ct tcot B spkjt wbtc

cbd wos odo>bj". Ck wkjt ohh aut aj o #kry k;tro#o"ojt lotk. B tcau"ct ck wos "abj" tapurpask o&tuohhy, (ut bjstkol B wagk up tck jk;t darjbj" ta o cojl wrbttkj jatk tcot )ust

sobl, B%d sarry, (ut tcbj"s orkj%t "abj" ta warg aut. B wos &rusckl ojl &aj'uskl. B trbkl

ta &ohh cbd a' &aursk, (ut cbs jud(kr wos lbs&ajjk&tkl. B trbkl ta )ust "a ta cbs pho&k, (ut

ck col da#kl! Ck hbtkrohhy #ojbsckl. B haagkl 'ar cbd 'ar dajtcs, ojl jk#kr 'aujl cbd.

Bt taag sk#kj ykors 'ar dk ta da#k aj. k#kj ykors ujtbh ?yhk &odk bjta dy hb'k.

kkbj" cbd o"obj (rau"ct aj db;kl kdatbajs, tck 'brst a' wcb&c wos oj a(#baus

ro"k. B robskl dy ord (o&g ta shop cbd wbtc 'uhh 'ar&k, sadktcbj" tcot col (kkj 74 ykors

&adbj" ta cbd. Ohtcau"c (k'ark dy cojl "at coh'woy ta cbs 'o&k dy wrbst cbt tck (orrkh

a' tck wadoj%s rb'hk stojlbj" jk;t ta cbd. ck (atc (ha&gkl dy otto&g, ojl jaw col dk

ot "ujpabjt.


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sow tck sodk doj tcot col hk't dk, jat )ust hk't (ut lbsoppkorkl, 74 ykors o"a. *ckj B

soy sodk doj, hbtkrohhy, ck colj%t o"kl ot ohh.

6ad, wk "atto tohg 1ajjbk &ut bj, 5uys col : #o&&bjks (o&g tckrk

Caw la yau gjaw/ 6adarboj%s rkphy wos &ohd, (ut ck &hkorhy o&gjawhkl"kl

tck bdpartoj&k a' 1ajjbk%s stotkdkjt.

Houro tahl dk tcky col twa. 5o#k ajk ta ckr 'rbkjl, gkpt tck atckr ajk (k&ousksck ohrkoly col bt

Caw lbl B co#k bt ohrkoly/! B bjtkr)k&tkl, (ut wos scat lawj (y =kss.

6aj%t bjtkrrupt Bt wos tck 'brst tbdk sck col spagkj ta dk, ojl ohtcau"c sck

skkdkl hbgk sck col o jb&k holy hbgk #ab&k, tck tajk sck taag wbtc ckr stotkdkjt wos

corsc ojl &addojlbj". +ck dkj &ajtbjukl ta spkog ojl lbl jat o&gjawhkl"k dy

bjubry.

5a &ck&g tck (albks, b' yau%rk hu&gy bt%s aj ajk a' tckd. *k%hh tohg o(aut "kttbj"

tck "brh hotkr. 6adarboj wos tohgbj" 'ost ojl lbrk&thy, o'tkr ck 'bjbsckl tohgbj" ck ckhl

aut cbs 'bst o"obj 'ar ojatckr (udp wbtc 1ajjbk.

+wa wkkgs ujhkss sadktcbj" &adks up. +ogk &ork. 1ajjbk (udpkl 6adarboj%s'bst ojl ckolkl (o&g bj tck lbrk&tbaj cbd ojl B col &adk 'rad.

=kss, "kt Houro cadk. Ik jb&k, ojl ojswkr ckr ukstbajs (kst yau &oj.

6adarboj sobl os ck "o#k ckr o 'rbkjlhy "rbj.

=kss hb'tkl ckr awj "a""hks ojl puhhkl lawj ckr dosg. ck wos o #kry prktty

wadoj, (ut tck s&awh sck wos dogbj" ot 6adarboj wosj%t oj ottro&tb#k haag. 9au%rk

"ajjo "a ohajk/ sck o&&uskl.

9au gjaw 1ajjbk &oj%t "a jkor tck &adpaujl.

*khh tckj B scauhl "a wbtc yau!

=kss, yau co#k yaur arlkr. 6adarboj robskl cbs 'o&k dosg, ojl hawkrkl cbs"a""hks. +ogk tck sotkhhbtk wbtc yau, tcot%s ohsa oj arlkr. B%hh skk yau tadarraw.

6adarboj jallkl o 'bjoh tbdk, turjkl owoy, ojl roj a'' tck strkkt &uttbj" tcrau"c tck

yorls a' tck jkb"c(arcaal causks.

Houro, &adk wbtc dk =kss sobl os sck wohgkl bj tck lbrk&tbaj a' oj o(ojlaj

tru&g aj tck sblk a' tck raol. B%d sarry B pabjtkl o "uj ot yau, (ut trybj" ta cbt 6ad

wcbhk B%d stojlbj" tckrk bsj%t sadktcbj" B &auhl hkt poss, ja dottkr caw du&c B doy

oppra#k. ck tau&ckl sadk (uttajs aj o wrbst &adputkr ojl tck tru&gs laars ujha&gkl

ojl tck kj"bjk turjkl aj. B wosj%t surprbskl tcot sck col sgkhktaj gky co&gs. Bt wos

bhhk"oh 'ar ojyajk wca wosj%t o pahb&k a''b&kr ta co#k su&c tcbj"s bjstohhkl aj tckrk

pcajks ar wrbst V%s (k'ark. *k (atc "at bjta tck tru&g, ojl =kss (k"oj ta lrb#k us tawckrk#kr cadk wos.

*ckrk bs 6adarboj "abj", bs ck "abj" ta so#k ojly/ Bt wos tck 'brst tcbj" B

tcau"ct ta osg. B col sa dojy ukstbajs stbhh, tck scart cbstary hkssaj 'rad 1ajjbk wosj%t

k;o&thy ohh tkhhbj". kkbj" 6adarboj )ust (rau"ct up jkw ukstbajs.

Ck bs "abj" ta try, (ut ck pra(o(hy wajt o&tuohhy "kt ckr (o&g. Ck wbhh dogk surk

sck bs A? tcau"c

*cot la yau dkoj ck wajt "kt ckr (o&g/


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+ck pkaphk wca co#k ojly ork corl ta lkoh wbtc. 6ad bs &hk#kr tcau"c, b' ck

laksj%t &adk cadk wbtc ckr, ck%hh skk ta bt tcot sck bs wkhh &orkl 'ar.

Caw la yau gjaw/


16/51

(ragkj warhl ojl &oj%t ckhp (ut osg caw bt coppkjkl. 6ad bs 'ar&kl ta haag ot bt ojl skk

wcot ck 'obhkl ta stap. Bt%s jat oj kosy tcbj" 'ar cbd ta hb#k wbtc. =kss sobl.

B%d sarry. B dud(hkl, 'kkhbj" hbgk o tkrrb(hk pkrsaj ohh ot aj&k. *k sot bj sbhkj&k

'ar o &auphk dbjutks, bt wos owgworl ojl B wojtkl ta (rkog tck tkjsbaj, a caw haj"

co#k yau gjawj 6ad/

O(aut twkjty ykors. *k dkt ot warg.*krk yau bj &rya shkkp taa/ B osgkl. Os B haagkl ot =kss, &ajtkdphotbj" wcktckr

ar jat 6adarboj col o radojtb& rkhotbajscbp wbtc ckr. B &auhlj%t (khbk#k sck wos ohdast

'arty. B dkoj, yau skkd sa yauj".

Bt%s tck Fo&&bjk. -ajk a' us ork s&bkjtbsts, sa wk laj%t &adphktkhy ujlkrstojl tck

#brus, ar tck #o&&bjk. *cot wk co#k a(skr#kl tcau"c, bs tcot tck #brus laksj%t o''k&t

&cbhlrkj (k'ark tcky &adphktkhy doturk. a wcot wk ossudk bs tcot tck #o&&bjk laks

sadktcbj" ta tck (aly tcot gkkps yau bj o sart a' pkrdojkjt stotk a' yautc. 6ad lbl

sadk rkskor&c ojl 'aujl bt cos sadktcbj" ta la wbtc stkd &khhs, (ut bt wos prktty

&adphk; ojl ck lblj%t ujlkrstojl bt 'uhhy. -ajk a' us lbl kbtckr wckj wk rkol tcrau"c

bt.a wobt, k#kryajk wbhh )ust stoy yauj"... 'ark#kr/ O'tkr k#krytcbj" B col (kkj

k;paskl ta, tcbs wos tck 'brst tcbj" tcot wos stortbj" ta dogk skjsk.

Blkohhy, yks. 9au laj%t rk#krsk bj o"bj" ar ojytcbj", a(#baushy. B (kt 1ajjbk

wbscks bt wargkl tcot woy. ck sobl wbtc "rbj. Ot hkost tck daal wos hb"ctkjbj" up

o"obj. O'tkr yau ork "b#kj tck #o&&bjk, yaur (aly )ust staps o"bj". *k%#k ohsa jatb&kl

tcot wk tkjl ta ckoh o hat 'ostkr. Bt%s jat oj bjstojt rk&a#kry ar ojytcbj", (ut (ragkj (ajks

usuohhy ckoh bj o(aut o wkkg, bjstkol a' o &auphk dajtcs.

*aw! Caw &adk B jk#kr jatb&kl tcbs/ B wos sca&gkl o(aut tck host port.

*khh, B%d surk yau jatb&kl tcot yau co#kj%t (kkj o"bj". B jallkl, B "ukss tcotwos truk. Ojl caw dojy (ajks co#k yau (ragkj, caw curt co#k yau rkohhy (kkj/

-ajk. B wos rkohb>bj" )ust caw sckhtkrkl B wos. -a wajlkr 6adarboj hk't dk

wckj ck wkjt a'' ta try ojl so#k tck warhl. +ck tcau"ct stortkl ta dogk dk sol o"obj. B

wojtkl ta tcbjg o(aut sadktcbj" khsk, sa B haagkl aut tck wbjlaw bj skor&c a' sadk

skrkjbty. Bt a&&urrkl ta dk B col (kkj sa &ou"ct up bj &aj#krsotbaj B lblj%t rkohhy rkohb>k

wckrk wk wkrk lrb#bj" taa. *k col ckolkl bjhojl, ojl wkrk jaw ckolbj" autc.

*ckrk ork wk "abj"/

*k hb#k bj o 'o&bhbty Aj tck autc kost kjl a' tck &bty, o(aut o dbhk bjta tck op.

+ck op =kss wos rk'krrbj" ta wos tck spo&k (ktwkkj -kw H.O. ojl tck arb"bjoh &bty a'

H.O. Bt wos o(aut 08 dbhks a' rkhotb#khy apkj spo&k ojl 'obrhy jb&k &aujtry sblk. B haagklaut a#kr tck carb>aj ta skk bt stbhh haagkl prktty jb&k. +ck suj wos "abj" lawj os tck loy

wos &adbj" ta oj kjl, (ut bt wos stbhh phkjty wkhh hbt kjau"c. B "ukss oj orko hbgk tck "op

lblj%t rkohhy co#k o hat a' 'b"ctbj" "abj" aj. Fkry 'kw pkaphk hb#kl tckrk, bt wos 'ordhojl

ojl su&c.

a yau, 6adarboj, ojl 1ajjbk, )ust co#k o cadk (osk aut ckrk bj tck "op/ B

osgkl. B lblj%t gjaw a' ojytcbj" aut bj tck "op.

1ajjbk laksj%t hb#k wbtc us. Ck &oj%t. 9au pra(o(hy jatb&kl ohh tck "kor tcot 6ad


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ojl B wkor, ojl 1ajjbk laksj%t, rb"ct/ *khh, tcot%s (k&ousk 1ajjbk col ohh a' tcbs

bdphojtkl bjta cbs (aly. Ck wos ajk a' tck 'brst &hkojkrs. Cbs "kjkrotbaj col ohh a' tckbr

tk&cjaha"y bdphojtkl bjta tckbr (aly. Ik&ousk a' tcot, jkw tk&cjaha"y &oj tro&g

1ajjbk.

O hkojkr, bs tcot wcot yau "uys &ohhkl yaurskh#ks/ B bjtkrruptkl ckr. #kj

tcau"c =kss wos (kbj" #kry jb&k o(aut ojswkrbj" dy ukstbajs, sck sadktbdks 'ar"atcaw hbtthk B gjkw.

*khh wk lblj%t "b#k aurskh#ks tcot jodk. bj" tcbj"s 'ar aur &aujtry. Ik'ark

B &auhl osg ckr dark o(aut bt, sck stortkl (o&g aj tro&g wbtc tohgbj" o(aut 1ajjbk.

Ik&ousk a' ohh tck tk&cjaha"y (ubht bjta 1ajjbks (aly, +ck adpaujl bs o(hk ta ha&otk

cbd wbtc trboj"uhor skor&cks. +cky laj%t gjaw wckrk ck bs OHH tck tbdk, (ut tcky &oj

'bjl cbd aj o prktty rk"uhor (osbs, sa ck jk#kr &adks ta aur cadk.

a +ck adpaujl bs oj kjkdy a' yaurs/ 6ad bsj%t oj kjkdy a' tckbrs, 1ajjbk bs tcau"c. +cky tcbjg 6ad bs o dkr&kjory

trybj" ta &ahhk&t tck (aujty aj 1ajjbk. 1ajjbk wos lk&horkl oj kjkdy a' tck jotbaj, ojl

tck sahblkrs stbhh cahl tcot "rul"k. +cky )ust tcbjg 6ad bs tck ajhy ajk (ro#k kjau"c ta

cujt tck (aujty aj cbd, ojl ck bs tck ajhy ajk wca 1ajjbk cosj%t gbhhkl. +cbs hkts 6ad

&adk ojl "a 'rad +ck adpaujl ojl trolk bj'ardotbaj ar supphbks tckrk.

+cot dogks skjsk, B "ukss. B lbl ujlkrstaal dasthy, tck hbtkroh dkojbj" a' bt ohh

dolk skjsk bj dy ckol. B gjkw tcot B lblj%t co#k tck 'uhh stary tcau"c. a bt%s )ust

6adarboj ojl yau tckj/

Ac tcot wauhl (k sbdphk.

FB. Cadk

*k lra#k ta tck tap a' o cbhh ta oj a(skr#otary ladk. =kss tau&ckl ckr wrbst&adputkr o 'kw tbdks, ojl tck ladk rahhkl portwoy apkj. Bt wos dasthy kdpty bjsblk, oj

orko a' o(aut 788 suork 'kkt wckrk o tkhks&apk scauhl co#k (kkj. B sow sadk &ats ojl

tcbj"s hobl aut jkor tck kl"k a' tck ladk. =kss lra#k tck tru&g jkor tck &kjtkr, tau&ckl

ckr wrbst &adputkr o"obj ojl tck ladk &haskl a#kr us. Os saaj os bt wos &haskl tck

hb"cts &odk aj, ojl wk (k"oj ta da#k lawj. +ck &kjtkr &br&uhor sur'o&k orko wos oj

khk#otar. B laj%t gjaw caw 'or lawj wk wkjt, (ut bt skkdkl #kry lkkp. B' B col ta "ukss

B wauhl soy o(aut 488 'kkt, B wos (ol wbtc "ukssbj" tcbj"s tcau"c. *cot bs tcbs pho&k/


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B sobl aut haul.

6ad col tcbs (ubht ta (k tck jkw cadk (osk 'ar tck &hkojkrs. Ot hkost tcot wos tck

hbk tcot wos tahl bj arlkr ta "kt tck 'ujlbj" ojl doj pawkr (kcbjl bt.

*ckj tck khk#otar 'bjohhy stappkl, wk wkrk lkkp ujlkr tck cbhh, bj o raad wcb&c

haagkl hbgk o "bojt "oro"k ar workcausk, wbtc sk#kroh atckr #kcb&hks porgkl oraujl us. O

'kw a' tck #kcb&hks wkrk #ory jkw, tckrk wos k#kj o ca#kr &ro't dbhbtory scbp, ojl o tojg.Bj ollbtbaj ta tcask, tckrk wos pra(o(hy o la>kj ahlkr #kcb&hks )ust hbgk tck tru&g wk

&odk bj aj. =kss lra#k tck tru&g a'' tck khk#otar ojl porgkl bt bj oj orko wbtc tck atckr

&addojlkkrkl #kcb&hks. Os wk "at aut a' tck tru&g tck hb't (k"oj ta "a (o&g up, wcb&c

wos o sbtk ta (kcahl os tck raa' a' tck "oro"k wk wkrk bj wos o(aut 48 'kkt cb"c. +ck

khk#otar wos rb"ct bj tck dbllhk a' tck "oro"k wcb&c wos rk&toj"uhor bj scopk, (ut tck

&yhbjlrb&oh hb't bj tck &kjtkr "o#k tck raad o #kry dalkrj 'kkh. #krytcbj" skkdkl rotckr

jkw ojl &hkoj k;&kpt 'ar tck #kcb&hks tcot wkrk (rau"ct bj 'rad tck autsblk.

B sow sk#kroh laars aj ko&c wohh a' tck raad wk wkrk bj k;&kpt 'ar ajk. :rad tck

&haskst skt a' lau(hk laars, wcb&c wos o(aut 28 'kkt owoy, kdkr"kl tcrkk wadkj wca

&odk ta "rkkt us, ojl (kcbjl tckd wkrk twa sdohh (ays. +ck (ays, 'uhh a' kjkr"y posskltck wadkj ot o rujjbj" po&k ojl roj bjta =ksss ords os sck gjkht lawj ta cu" tckd. B

haagkl lawj ot tckd sdbhbj", (ut tcky stortkl (ad(orlbj" =kss wbtc ukstbajs o(aut

wcot sck col (kkj labj". +ckrk kyks (auj&kl (o&g ojl 'aurtc (ktwkkj haagbj" ot dk,

ojl hbstkjbj" ta =kss tohg os sck k;phobjkl o ub&g #krsbaj a' 1ajjbk so#bj" dk (k'ark

tcky 'aujl us aj tck strkkt. B hast tro&g a' tck stary wckj tck wadkj dolk tckbr woy ta

us.

Ckhha Houro, B%d Ohbsaj, k#kryajk &ohhs dk Ohb tck 'brst wadoj sobl wbtc o

'rbkjlhy sdbhk os sck ckhl ckr cojl aut ta scogk dbjk. B wbhhbj" scaag ckr cojl os sck

&ajtbjukl ckr bjtralu&tbajs. +cbs bs dy sbstkr Oschky, ojl tcbs bs 1ajjbk%s lou"ctkrCkhkj. +ck (ays ork 6ad%s ojl dbjk, O&cbhhks ojl Ck&tar. +ck twa (ays staal up

strobt, ohdast ot o dbhbtory ottkjtbaj wbtcaut tck sohutk. B wos o (bt &ou"ct a'' "uorl ta

hkorj o(aut 6adarboj%s &cbhlrkj, (ut B put tck tcau"cts owoy ub&ghy.

-b&k ta dkkt ohh a' yau B sobl os B scaag cojls wbtc tckd ko&c. Ohbsaj ojl

Oschky haagkl #kry sbdbhor, (atc wkrk tohh, shkjlkr, yauj" haagbj" wadkj. +cky col

ou(urj cobr, ojl tckbr 'o&boh 'koturks "o#k owoy tcot tcky wkrk sbstkrs, ohtcau"c tcky

wkrk stbhh kosy kjau"c ta tkhh oport. +ck (b""kst lb''krkj&k wos tcot Ohbsaj%s cobr wos &ut

scart ta ckr scauhlkrs ojl Oschky%s wos haj" hbgk =kss%s, ojl sck wark bt bj o Vajy tobh

ohsa. Oschky ohsa spkjt dark tbdk bj tck suj tcoj Ohbsaj, ojl wos jatb&ko(hy dark toj.

Ckhkj wos tck scartkst a' tck tcrkk, ojl col o db;kl &ahar ta ckr sgbj. B gjkw sck wos1ajjbk%s lou"ctkr, (ut ckr dad dust co#k (kkj wcbtk )ul"bj" (y ckr &adphk;baj. ck

col scart (ho&g cobr, ojl wos #kry 'bt. -at ta soy tcot ojyajk wos aut a' scopk, (ut ckr

dus&hk tajk wos &adphktkhy 'brd. Ckhkj wos )ust wkorbj" lkjbd scarts ojl o tojg tap,

ojl ckr tcb"cs ojl ords wkrk #kry wkhh lk'bjkl. ck wos o straj" "brh. +ck (ays wkrk

(atc )ust a#kr 'aur 'kkt tohh, ojl ujhbgk tckbr datckr ojl oujt, tcky wkrk jat kosy ta tkhh

oport. +cky (atc col (u>> &ut ckols, (ut tck hbtthk cobr tcky lbl co#k wos (rawj hbgk

tckbr datckrs. +ck ajhy jatb&ko(hk lb''krkj&k (ktwkkj tckd wos tcot ajk col o swahhkj


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(ho&g kyk.

Caw lbl yau la tcot/ B osgkl tck (ay wbtc tck (ho&g kyk, B%d jat surk b' bt wos

O&cbhhks ar Ck&tar.

Ck haagkl up ot Ckhkj ojl subjtkl wbtc cbs "aal kyk ojl sobl bj o 'ogk oj"ry

#ab&k. ck &ckotkl ojl stortkl (k'ark B wos rkoly

6kotc laksj%t wobt 'ar yau ta (k rkoly, Ck&tar sck sobl (o&g ub&ghy. +ck (ayhou"ckl ojl pusckl ckr bj tck stado&c wbtc (atc cojls. *ckj ck turjkl ta 'o&k ckr ojl

B #bkwkl dark a' cbs pra'bhk tcoj cbd strobt aj B jatb&kl ck col o "uj cahstkrkl aj cbs

hk". +ckj B rkohb>kl, k#kryajk col o "uj cahstkrkl aj tckbr hk" k;&kpt 'ar Ckhkj, wca col

o rb'hk coj"bj" 'ard o shbj" a'' ckr (o&g. #kryajk wos (kbj" 'rbkjlhy, ojl 'ar o dadkjt

B ohdast 'kht hbgk B wos dkktbj" o 'odbhy ot o pb&jb&, (ut tck wkopajs rkdbjlkl dk a' tck

warhl B wos bj ohh a#kr o"obj. Bt wos stbhh o hbtthk sca&gbj" ta skk tck tkj ykor ahl (ays

wbtc "ujs tcau"c. B lblj%t soy ojytcbj" o(aut bt. B ohrkoly ujlkrstaal.

B lbl jatb&k tck woy Ohbsaj wos haagbj" ot =kss wbtc sadk &aj&krj o'tkr aur

bjtralu&tbaj tcau"c, =kss (ragk tck sbhkj&k. Houro wosj%t ohajk. +ckrk wos ojatckr "brh

wbtc ckr wca wos togkj. 6ad wkjt ta +ck adpaujl ta 'b"urk aut tck wcahk sbtuotbajA?. ck sobl os sck taag bj o lkkp (rkotc ojl jallkl ckr ckol, os b' ta rkossurk

ckrskh' jat ta warry.

a, Houro, bt%s ohdast tbdk 'ar lbjjkr. *k co#k o raad skt osblk 'ar yau wbtc

'rksc &hatcks. 9au &oj kot hotkr b' yau%rk jat cuj"ry jaw. Caw la yau 'kkh/ Ohb sobl.

B%d ohrb"ct, B "ukss B wauhl hbgk ta &coj"k, (ut B &auhl kot B colj%t rkohhy tcau"ct

o(aut caw B wos 'kkhbj". B wos tbrkl, (ut cuj"ry ohsa jaw tcot 'aal wos dkjtbajkl. B

wosj%t surk wcot typk a' &hatcbj" B col o#obho(hk. Ohbsaj, Oschky, ojl tck (ays wkrk bj

)kojs ojl o +$scbrt wbtc tkjjbs scaks. Osblk 'rad =kss bj ckr to&tb&oh subt, k#kryajk wos

bj jardoh &hatcks, wbtc tck ollkl "uj cahstkr.adk aj, B%hh scaw yau aur cadk. Ohbsaj sobl wbtc o sdbhk, os sck hkol us ohh

taworls tck laars tcky &odk aut a'.

*k kjtkrkl o hor"k lbjbj" cohh. Bt wos o(aut o uortkr a' tck sb>k tck coj"kr wos,

(ut tck raa' wos hawkrkl ta o jardoh ckb"ct. Bj tck &kjtkr a' tck raad wos tck &aagbj"

orko, sktup wbtc o hor"k sta#k, "rbhh, oj a#kj, ojl &aujtkr tap. +ck bshojl wos surraujlkl

(y oj autkr &aujtkr tcot ohdast &adphktkhy surraujlkl bt, k;&kpt 'ar o spo&k ta kjtkr tck

&aagbj" orko. Bt wos skt up ta (k uskl os o (u''kt styhk raad. B wos puttbj" pbk&ks

ta"ktckr bj dy dbjl. +cbs wos suppaskl ta (k o lbjbj" cohh 'ar o (orro&gs. +ck raad wos

dktoh, ojl skt up 'ar 'uj&tbaj, (ut wbtc ohh tck spo&k tcky dolk bt haag ojl 'kkh hbgk o

su(ur(oj cadk. -kor tck &kjtkr )ust owoy 'rad tck (u''kt&aagbj" orko wos o hor"kwaalkj lbjbj" to(hk wbtc &cobrs skt oraujl bt. +crau"caut tck raad wos atckr 'urjbturk

tcot col (kkj ollkl os o sk&ajl tcau"ct, ojl jat pho&kl bj oj ar"ojb>kl 'oscbaj. Bj ajk

&arjkr tckrk wos o sdohh ru" wbtc o +khk#bsbaj ojl a'o bj 'rajt a' bt. +ckrk wkrk dojy

sbj"hk laars ohaj" surraujlbj" tck atckr tcrkk wohhs tcot wkrk jat ol)o&kjt ta tck "oro"k.

B 'ahhawkl Ohbsaj os sck dolk ckr woy ta tck hk't a' wckrk wk kjtkrkl. *k stappkl ot tck

0jlta host laar 'rad tck &arjkr.

+cksk twa raads ork yaurs. +cbs ajk ckrk bs ohrkoly orroj"kl 'ar yau ta shkkp bj,


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(ut yau &oj shkkp bj wcb&ck#kr yau &cask b' yau wojt ta (k bj tcot ajk, sck pabjtkl ot

tck laar 'urtckst bj tck &arjkr tcot bs tatohhy 'bjk ohsa.

*cot la B jkkl twa raads 'ar/ B osgkl bj o tcojg'uh #ab&k, trybj" ta (k dalkst,

(ut B wos &urbaus.

*khh, tcbs woy yau co#k o (klraad, ojl o raad ta rkho; bj, ar stark tcbj"s bj.

wcotk#kr yau lk&blk, bt%s 9A[1 spo&k. sck sobl wbtc o sdbhk.*aw, tcojg yau. B laj%t gjaw wcot ta soy. B (husckl o hbtthk os wk wohgkl bj.

+ck raad wos hor"kr tcoj B k;pk&tkl bt ta (k, o hat hor"kr. O"objst tck wohh ta tck rb"ct

wos o gbj" sb>kl (kl, wcb&c wos ohrkoly dolk up wbtc o &ad'artkr. Appasbtk a' tck laar

wos oj apkj laar wcb&c B &auhl skk wos o sb>o(hk wohg bj &haskt tcot wos ohdast os (b"

os tck raad btskh'. +a tck hk't wos ojatckr laar wcb&c hkol ta tck (otcraad. -k;t ta tcot

laar wos o lksg wbtc o &adputkr sbttbj" aj bt.

+ck (otcraad &ajjk&ts tck raads. Hbgk B sobl tcau"c, (atc raads ork yaurs sa

yau%rk jat scorbj" o (otcraad wbtc ojyajk. B%d "ajjo "a 'bjbsc up lbjjkr, b' yau jkkl

ojytcbj" )ust &adk "kt dk, atckrwbsk dogk yaurskh' ot cadk ojl &adk aut wckjk#kr

yaur rkoly.+cojg yau o"obj B sobl. ck sdbhkl, jallkl, ojl wohgkl (o&g bjta tck lbjbj"

cohh.

B haagkl oraujl dy jkw raad. Bt 'kht jb&k, tckrk wkrk twa jb"ct stojls aj ko&c

sblk a' tck (kl wbtc hodps. +ck lksg ojl tck &adputkr dot&ckl tck rkst a' tck 'urjbturk.

+ck ajhy tcbj"s tcot put dk a'' wkrk tck stkkh wohhs B wos surraujlkl (y. B ujlkrstaal

wckrk B wos, (ut B 'kht so'k bj wcot wos a(#baushy o #kry loj"kraus warhl. B wohgkl bjta

dy jkw &haskt wcb&c wos 'uhhy sta&gkl. Bt col k#krytcbj", B &auhl tcbjg a'. +ck 'brst

tcbj" B jatb&kl wos ohh tck scaks. +ckrk wkrk tkjjbs scaks, sojlohs, lrkss ckkhs, ojl

&ad(ot (aats. B lbl o ub&g &aujt ojl tckrk wos 7M lb''krkjt pobrs a' scaks. o&c dysb>k. O #kry prktty (ho&g k#kjbj" lrkss &ou"ct dy kyk, B "ro((kl bt ojl ckhl bt up, bt

haagkl hbgk bt wauhl 'bt dk. B stortkl loy lrkodbj" 'ar o dbjutk, 'ar tcot dadkjt, B wos

coppy. Bt lblj%t host tcau"c, os dy loy lrkod taag dk ta wkorbj" tcot lrkss aut aj tck

tawj, wbtc ojly, ojl B wos ub&ghy rkdbjlkl a' ojly%s 'otk. B cuj" tck lrkss (o&g up,

ojl haagkl 'ar sadk dark rkho;kl &hatcbj". B 'aujl dyskh' o pobr a' )kojs, ojl o (ho&g

&ad'arto(hk t$scbrt. B skt tck &hatcbj" osblk ojl ckolkl bjta tck (otcraad.

Bt col twa sbjgs, ojl twa scawkr stohhs. +ck ajhy tcbj" tcot wos dkojt ta (k

scorkl (ktwkkj tck raads wos ajk hor"k (otctu(. Ajk a' tck sbjgs wos 'uhhy sktup wbtc o

taatc(rusc, lkalarojt, k#kj o 'uhh dogkup gbt. +ck atckr sbjg col jatcbj" oraujl bt, ojl

tcot dolk dk 'kkh o (bt hajkhy.B haagkl ot dyskh' bj tck dbrrar. B wos lbrty, ojl swkoty, dy cobr wos o dkss. +ck

dast carrbl tcbj" wos tcot dy scbrt col (haal aj bt, wcb&c rkdbjlkl dk a' wcot B col

(kkj tcrau"c. B taag o lkkp (rkotc ojl 'kht dyskh' o(aut ta &ry. B hkojkl 'arworl wbtc dy

cojls aj tck &aujtkr oraujl tck sbjg. B &hkj&ckl dy kyks tb"cthy cahlbj" (o&g tck tkors.

B laj%t gjaw wcy B wos trybj" sa corl jat ta &ry. adktcbj" bjsblk dk wos )ust tkhhbj"

dk tcot B scauhlj%t. B dojo"kl ta a#kr&adk bt, ojl cahl (o&g dy tkors. Ot tcot dadkjt B

dolk up dy dbjl ta da#k 'arworl, ar (o&gworls. B%d jat rkohhy surk caw ta lks&rb(k bt.


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B tcau"ct a' wckj 1ajjbk osgkl b' B wos Houro


22/51

Oschky rkturjkl ojl skt dy "hoss a' wotkr lawj bj 'rajt a' dk, B tcojgkl ckr ojl

sck sdbhkl ot dk ojl jallkl. B lk&blkl jat ta prkss &aj#krsotbaj wbtc ckr taa du&c

o'tkr wcot =kss col sobl o(aut ckr scyjkss.

Ohbsaj wos (kcbjl tck &aujtkr &aagbj" stbhh, wckj sck jatb&kl dk ot tck to(hk sck

sdbhkl ojl sobl, *k%rk ohdast rkoly )ust rkho;.

+ck (ays ojl Ckhkj sot o&rass 'rad dk, phoybj" sadk sart a' sbhhy shoppbj" "odk,wcb&c bj#ah#kl tckd puttbj" tckbr cojls a#kr ar ujlkr Ckhkj%s cojls, ojl tckd togbj"

turjs trybj" ta cbt tck atckr. Bt skkdkl hbgk sadktbdks tcky wauhl haag ot ko&c atckr ojl

try ojl tkod up aj Ckhkj, sck usuohhy "at tck (kst a' tckd 'rad wcot B &auhl "otckr

tcau"c.

B haagkl ot tck kdpty pho&k skttbj"s, ojl lbl tck dotc. Ohbsaj wos "abj" ta (k

sbttbj" jk;t ta Ck&tar dast hbgkhy, ojl tck ckol a' tck to(hk wos skt 'ar 6adarboj. Ck

dust co#k &adk (o&g wcbhk B wos bj tck scawkr.

*ckrk bs 6adarboj/ B osgkl =kss.

Ck bsj%t (o&g ykt, sck jatb&kl dk haagbj" ot cbs kdpty skot, tck to(hk bs ohwoys

skt 'ar k#kryajk ckrk. *khh, wk ollkl yaur skot tajb"ct, (ut wk%hh co#k bt skt 'ar yau'ard jaw aj sck sobl. Ck pra(o(hy wajt (k (o&g ujtbh tadarraw. Bt%s loj"kraus ta

tro#kh ot jb"ct. *khh, wckj wk ork wkhh kubppkl tckrk bsj%t du&c ta warry o(aut. Ik'ark

6ad kjtkrs tck &adpaujl tcau"c ck stoscks o hat a' cbs "kor ta "b#k tckd oj bdprkssbaj

tcot ck laksj%t co#k taa du&c pawkr. +cky jk#kr skk cbd ohh lrksskl up, ck haags dark

hbgk 1ajjbk wckj ck #bsbts tckd. Ajhy ck laksjt co#k (ubht bj bdphojts hbgk 1ajjbk

laks. a ck%hh stoy ot +ck adpaujl tajb"ct, ck%hh (k so'k tckrk, ojl tckj "a (o&g ta

wckrk ck stosckl cbs "kor wckj bt%s hb"ct aut, tckj &adk cadk.

*aw, tcot bs prktty tcau"ct aut. Ojl B tcau"ct yau sobl bt wosj%t so'k tckrk/

Bt%s jat so'k 'ar 9A[ tckrk. 6ad wbhh (k )ust 'bjk. 6aj%t warry o(aut bt, tcbs bsj%tcbs 'brst tbdk. Ck jk#kr tkhhs us k;o&thy wckj ck bs &adbj" (o&g. Ojl b' ck lblj%t &adk

cadk tadarraw B stbhh wauhlj%t warry. Bt db"ct k#kj (k tck loy o'tkr, ck%hh (k 'bjk. B )ust

k;pk&t ck%hh try ojl "kt cadk korhy tadarraw sbj&k yau%rk ckrk.

9au ohh )ust laj%t warry o(aut cbd aut tckrk ohajk/ B dolk kyk &ajto&t wbtc ckr,

ojl tckj haagkl a#kr ot Ohbsaj, cbjtbj" ta =kss wca B wos rkohhy osgbj" o(aut.

*k ohh warry o hbtthk. B la pra(o(hy tck hkost a' ohh (k&ousk B gjaw wcot 6ad bs

&opo(hk a', ojl B co#k &aj'blkj&k bj cbs o(bhbtbks.

B stortkl ta wajlkr b' B wos warrbkl o(aut cbd. Bt col (kkj sa haj" sbj&k B tcau"ct

o(aut dy 'kkhbj"s 'ar 6adarboj, ojl B lblj%t rkohhy 'kkh warrbkl o(aut cbd (k'ark.

Opporkjthy B lblj%t rkohhy gjaw wcot ck wos labj" (k'ark tcau"c kbtckr. B wos rkohb>bj" Bcol ja blko wcot ck wos &opo(hk a', osblk 'ard wcot B sow bj tck strkkt korhbkr bj tck

loy. B wosj%t warrbkl o(aut 6adarboj, ohtcau"c o'tkr wcot B col skkj ojl (kkj tahl

o(aut tck warhl, B scauhl co#k (kkj.

Os B &aj&hulkl dy tcau"cts Ohbsaj &odk aut 'rad (kcbjl tck (u''kt &aujtkrs

cahlbj" o photk a' &aagkl dkot. ck sot bt lawj bj tck dbllhk a' tck to(hk, Bt%s Fkjbsaj.

Oschky laks o hat a' cujtbj" 'ar 'rksckr 'aal. Os sck sot lawj ot tck to(hk, tck (ays "at

up ta "a rktrbk#k atckr photks ojl (awhs a' sblk lbscks. -a ajk tahl tckd ta, tcky )ust


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lbl. +ckbr (kco#bar wos rotckr bdprkssb#k. +cky rkturjkl wbtc o (awh a' dosckl

patotaks, ojl ojatckr (awh a' db;kl #k"kto(hks. #krytcbj" sdkhhkl ojl haagkl

lkhb&baus. #kryajk (k"oj skr#bj" tckdskh#ks wbtcaut ojyajk jkklbj" ta soy "a. +ck

'aal aj tck to(hk skkdkl ta (k tck ajhy pkrdbssbaj jkklkl. Ik'ark tck (ays k#kj

rkturjkl wbtc tck sblks, Ckhkj, Oschky, ojl =kss col ko&c put o pbk&k a' Fkjbsaj aj tckbr

photk. a B stortkl skr#bj" dyskh' ot wbhh os wkhh.*cot k;o&thy bs tck sbtuotbaj hbgk wbtc "kttbj" 'aal/ B dkoj, tcbs ohh haags

odo>bj". B sart a' ossudkl tcot tcbj"s db"ct (k o hbtthk dark s&or&k ar lb''b&uht ta &adk

(y. B tohgkl (ktwkkj (btks a' 'aal, B lblj%t rkohb>k caw cuj"ry B wos, (ut B stoykl &b#bh,

ojl otk ot o rk"uhor po&k. +ck 'aal wos lkhb&baus.

*khh wk%rk #kry hu&gy ckrk. Ohbsaj sobl wbtc o sdbhk. *k co#k o #kry hor"k

supphy a' 'ra>kj ojl &ojjkl 'aals, tcot%s wckrk tck #k"kto(hks &odk 'rad. Cujtbj" dkot

bs kosy kjau"c ta la os wkhh bj tck orko wk hb#k bj. +ck!obh "onk pabsaj, ar #brus,

wcotk#kr bt bs... lblj%t wbpk aut ohh hb'k. a wbtc tck o(skj&k a' pkaphk, 'ar jaw, rksaur&ks

ork kosbkr ta &adk (y 'ar tcask a' us tcot ork &opo(hk.

Orkj%t yau warrbkl ajk loy yau%hh ruj aut a' &ojjkl ojl 'ra>kj 'aals/ B osgklo"obj. B wos stbhh surprbskl ot caw wkhh tcbj"s skkdkl ta (k. +ck warhl autsblk skkdkl

sa capkhkss.

*khh, k#kjtuohhy, (ut tck (ays wbhh co#k &cbhlrkj a' tckbr awj (y tcot tbdk.

Capk'uhhy tck warhl bs o (bt dark (o&g aj tro&g o'tkr sa dojy ykors.

Ckhkj &ut bjta tck &aj#krsotbaj, 6ad ojl B co#k ohrkoly lu" aut sadk spo&k 'ar

o "orlkj. Ck soys ck laksj%t wojt ta phojt ojytcbj" )ust ykt tcau"c (k&ousk ck bs warrbkl

bt db"ct "b#k owoy aur pasbtbaj b' wk co#k &raps "rawbj".

:ar jaw, wk ork labj" )ust 'bjk. Aur 'aal bs tck hkost a' aur warrbks Ohbsaj

&aj&hulkl.*cot bs yaur (b""kst warry/ B &auhlj%t ckhp (ut osg.

Ckhkj )udpkl bj o"obj wbtc tck ojswkr, B od.

*cy bs tcot/

B laj%t co#k tck :.. #o&&bjk. #kry loy B "kt ahlkr B%d o loy &haskr ta hasbj" dy

dbjl. B col dy 7LtcIbrtcloy host dajtc, sa bt%s ajhy o dottkr a' tbdk. ck scru""kl ckr

scauhlkrs. Bt wos o s&ory tcau"ct, (ut sck skkdkl ta (k bj A? spbrbts o(aut bt ohh.

ullkjhy bt dolk skjsk wcy 1ajjbk wos sa bjtkjt aj "kttbj" o cahl a' ajk. Bt wos sa

bdpartojt ta cbd wckj B tahl cbd ajk a' tck dkj col bt.

B haagkl a#kr ot =kss, sck wos tckrk 'ar tck &aj#krsotbaj wckj 1ajjbk tahl 6ad

ck wos "abj" (o&g ta haag 'ar bt. =kss gkpt kotbj" ckr dkoh (ut sobl jatcbj" o(aut bt. B'ahhawkl ckr hkol, ojl ohsa lblj%t dkjtbaj bt lbrk&thy, *khh B%d surk yaur lol wbhh 'bjl

ajk 'ar yau.

ck scaag ckr ckol wbtc lau(t, Bt%s A?. Ck%s (kkj haagbj" 'ar sb; ykors, B wajt

(k "kttbj" dy capks ta cb"c. 1kohhy, bt%s ohrb"ct. +ck Arpcojs lkoh wbtc tcbs k#kryloy

+ck Arpcojs/ B osgkl. B gjkw wcot tck lk'bjbtbaj a' oj arpcoj wos, (ut B &auhl

tkhh tcbs wos dark tcoj )ust o "kjkroh tkrd.

O'tkr tck!obh "onkwos rkhkoskl, ojl tck o''k&tkl oluhts hast bt, tck &cbhlrkj wkrk


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ohh hk't ta 'kjl 'ar tckdskh#ks. A#kr tbdk tcky (ojlkl ta"ktckr, ojl tckbr 'o&tbaj bs &ohhkl

+ck Arpcojs. Ckr k;phojotbaj dolk skjsk, (ut B wos stbhh &ou"ct a'' "uorl (y bt.

*obt, sa tckrk bs o (uj&c a' &cbhlrkj aut tckrk )ust hb#bj" tckbr hb'k hbgk tcky ork

port a' tck (aagHarl An #ck !hbks/ B wos o (bt bj lbs(khbk', (ut o'tkr ohh, wcot wos tckbr

ohtkrjotb#k.

Ohbsaj spagk, +ck Arpcojs la wcot tcky co#k ta Houro. +cky co#k dojo"kl tala ubtk wkhh o&tuohhy. Iut Ckhkj bs rb"ct, tcky 'o&k tck &ajstojt stru""hk a' wot&cbj"

tckdskh#ks 'uhhy doturk, ojl (k&adk sus&kptb(hk ta!obh "onk.$Ohbsaj hawkrkl ckr kyks

ot tck kjl a' ckr stotkdkjt bj sarraw. ck skkdkl hbgk su&c o jb&k wadoj wca

"kjubjkhy &orkl o(aut tcbj"s. Os sck spagk a' tck &cbhlrkj "rawbj" ahl kjau"c ta 'kkh

tck o''k&ts, bt wkb"ckl aj ckr dbjl.

Os wk 'bjbsckl up kotbj", tck (ays (k"oj ta &hkor tck to(hk a' tck lbrty lbscks,

o"obj wbtcaut (kbj" tahl. Bt ohsa a&&urrkl ta dk osblk 'rad tck a&&osbajoh wcbspkr bjta

Ckhkj%s kor, ar pahbtk rkukst ta poss o &ajlbdkjt, tcky lblj%t spkog lurbj" tck dkoh.

Ohbsaj staal up wbtc o sdbhk ojl sobl, *khh, hkt dk scaw yau tck rkst a' aur

cadk.9ks, hkt%s la bt B trbkl ta saujl kjtcusbostb& o(aut bt. Bt%s jat tcot B wosj%t, B )ust

lblj%t gjaw wcot ta k;pk&t. #kryajk wos (kbj" sa jb&k, B wojtkl ta rkturj tck

&ckkr'uhjkss, sa B trbkl ta saujl o (bt dark k;&btkl tcoj B rkohhy wos.

B 'ahhawkl Ohbsaj (o&g ta tck "oro"k orko. *ckj wk k;btkl tck lau(hk laars 'rad

tck lbjbj"hb#bj" uortkrs wk ckolkl ta aur hk't. *k stoykl &hask ta tck wohh os wk

wohgkl, ujtbh wk &odk ta o hajk stojlbj" laar wbtc o sdohh wbjlaw ta skk bjsblk.

+cbs bs aur bj'brdory. B%d "hol wk laj%t rkohhy usk bt du&c. Ohbsaj sobl bj o

&ckkr'uh tajk. *k lblj%t "a bjta tck raad, B pkkgkl bjsblk tck wbjlaw os wk wohgkl

post. +ck raad wos o(aut tck sodk sb>k os dy (klraad, wbtc o dklb&oh &cobr 'ar tckpotbkjt ta sbt bj pho&kl bj tck &kjtkr. Aj tck rb"ct sblk a' tck &cobr wos o sdohh (kl 'ar

ajk pkrsaj ta hbk lawj bj, ojl tckj sbttbj" ta tck hk't a' tck &cobr wos o staah aj wckkhs.

+ck raad wos hbjkl wbtc &o(bjkts, ojl tckrk wos o sbjg bj tck rb"ct &arjkr appasbtk a'

tck laar. #krytcbj" tck o la&tar jkkls Ohbsaj sobl.

*k turjkl ot oj oj"hk ta togk o dark lbrk&t potc ta ojatckr skt a' lau(hk laars

wcb&c wos aj tck wohh wcb&c roj pkrpkjlb&uhor ta tck hk't a' tck hb#bj" uortkrs. a

wckrk wk kot ojl shkkp bs &ohhkl tck%kstbje &bje, tcbs sblk ckrk bs &ohhkl tck &or

wbje.$ Ohbsaj apkjkl tck lau(hk laars ojl wk wohgkl bjta o haj" cohhwoys, wcb&c wos

o ha&gkr raad. +ckrk wos o(aut 7M 'kkt a' wbltc (ktwkkj tck ha&gkrs, os tcky hbjkl tck

wohh "abj" ohh tck woy lawj ta tck kjl. +ck ha&gkrs wkrk #kry (b" ojl wblk, o(aut 4 'kkto&rass ko&c.

Os wk wohgkl tcrau"c taworls o laar aj tck 'or kjl, B jatb&kl ojl rk&a"jb>kl tck

jodks wrbttkj o(a#k tck ha&gkrs. #kryajk col ajk, k#kj tck (ays. O(aut coh'woy

tcrau"c tck raads tck jodks stappkl ojl tck ha&gkrs wkrk (hojg. Ik'ark tck (hojg ajks

tcau"c, B sow dy awj jodk wrbttkj, bt coppkjkl ta (k jk;t ta O&cbhhks% ha&gkr aj tck hk't

sblk a' tck raad. B stappkl bj 'rajt a' tck ha&gkr wbtc dy jodk aj bt. B rko&ckl aut ojl

tau&ckl bt wbtc dy 'bj"krs, hbgk o tkkjo"kr wca bs "b#kj tckbr 'brst &or. Ohbsaj stappkl


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wohgbj" ojl turjkl ta 'o&k dk.

+cbs bs dbjk/ B sobl bj o sa't wcbspkr.

9ks, Houro, tcot%s yaurs. 6ad ohwoys sobl yau%l (k ckrk ajk loy. Ck col k#kry

&aj'blkj&k bj tcot.

tbhh 'o&bj" tck ha&gkr, B turjkl dy ckol ta tck rb"ct ta dkkt kyks wbtc Ohbsaj.

*cy lbl 6adarboj skt ohh tcbs up 'ar dk/ *cy lbl ck wobt 'ar dk/. B 'kht o lb''krkjtgbjl a' kdatbaj (ubhlbj" bjsblk dk. [p ujtbh tcbs pabjt B col 'kht hbgk o hast la" wcad

col (kkj rks&ukl (y stroj"krs. Os B staal tckrk haagbj" ot o ha&gkr tcot wos skt osblk 'ar

dk, B stortkl ta 'kkh lb''krkjt. +cksk pkaphk wkrkj%t stroj"krs, tcky wkrk dy jkw 'odbhy.

#kj tcau"c B col )ust dkt tckd, B wos ohrkoly o port a' tckd. Ohbsaj wos o #kry

bjtubtb#k wadoj, ojl sck rk&a"jb>kl tck dadkjt B wos co#bj".

Houro, k#kj tcau"c yau laj%t gjaw ojy a' us, wk ohh gjaw yau. ck (ragk kyk

&ajto&t wbtc dk ojl haagkl ot dy ha&gkr wbtc o sdbhk. +ck (ays wauhl osg o(aut yau

ohh tck tbdk. %*ckj bs Houro &adbj" cadk/% tcky%l soy sadk darjbj"s. Hbgk tcky col

ohrkoly dkt yau. +ck woy 6ad tohgs o(aut yau, B 'kkh hbgk B co#k yau ot o cu"k

lbsol#ojto"k ohrkoly gjawbj" sa du&c. ck spagk sa'thy ojl swkkthy. ck haagkl otdk wbtc su&c kjlkordkjt. 6ad wobtkl 'ar yau, (k&ousk ck ha#ks yau. Ck ohwoys cos.

Ojl ck ohwoys gjkw ck%l (rbj" yau cadk ajk loy.

Ohbsaj, B... B lblj%t gjaw wcot ta soy. +ck warls sck )ust sobl ta dk scauhl co#k

(kkj &cohhkj"bj". ck )ust tahl dk tck 'otckr a' ckr &cbhlrkj, ha#kl dk. ck wosj%t

spkogbj" ta dk wbtc ojy gbjl a' castbhbty tcau"c. B wos &aj'uskl. Ohb, yau laj%t co#k ta

warry o(aut 6ad ojl B. B sobl ta ckr sbj&krkhy.

B "ukss jaw bs os "aal a' o tbdk os ojy ta lbs&uss tcbs. ck sobl.

Ag... B wos o hbtthk &aj'uskl. B wosj%t k;pk&tbj" ckr ta (k sa apkj o(aut tck

tapb&, ar 'ar tckrk ta (k dark ta lbs&uss. B wos rkohhy capbj" 'ar tck su()k&t ta (k apkjojl &haskl prktty ub&ghy. B wojtkl ta skt ckr dbjl ot kosk, ojl )ust (k lajk wbtc bt.

a... sck (k"oj, ojl tckj sck taag o lkkp (rkotc ojl &ajtbjukl, ...yau%#k dkt

k#kryajk tcot hb#ks ckrk. Ojl tck "kjlkr rotba bs pobj'uhhy a(#baus wckj yau laj%t &aujt

tck twbjs. ck stortkl (huscbj", B%d sarry, tohgbj" o(aut tcbs aut haul bs )ust

kd(orrossbj" 'ar dk. B )ust jkkl ta soy bt. *k ohh scork 6ad.

*cot/! B wos sca&gkl. *ckj yau soy scork... wcot la yau dkoj/ B gjkw

k;o&thy wcot sck dkojt. 9au dkoj tck rkst a' tck warhl bs aut tckrk gbhhbj" ko&c atckr

a#kr wadkj ojl 6adarboj cos cbs awj hbtthk &ahhk&tbaj ckrk/ B spagk ub&ghy ojl

haulhy. B wosj%t rkohhy oj"ry ar upskt. =ust sadkwcot oppohhkl.

Bt wosj%t rkohhy phojjkl aut tcbs woy. B hbstkjkl ubkthy os sck ottkdptkl tak;phobj tcbs to(aa. Bt stortkl wbtc Osc ojl B ajhy. ck wos sa hajkhy wbtcbj tck 'brst sb;

dajtcs a' hb#bj" lawj ckrk. Ckr ojl B lbs&usskl bt, ojl B rkohb>kl B wos &ad'arto(hk

wbtc bt, sa tcbj"s )ust sart a' coppkjkl.

[c". B sobl wbtc lbs"ust.

Bt%s jat hbgk ohh ot tck sodk tbdk... sck sobl.

*cot, sa tck tcrkk a' yau )ust togk turjs/! B wobtkl 'ar tck ojswkr wbtc dy )ow

aj tck 'haar.


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Ac ja, Bt%s dasthy )ust Osc ojl B. =kss ojl 6ad co#k o dark ujbuk rkhotbajscbp.

9au%hh skk caw tcky "kt ohaj" aj o loy ta loy, (ut =kss ojl 6ad ork ajhy 1adojtb& wbtc

ko&c atckr aj&k o ykor aj =kss% (brtcloy

a la yau, Osc, ojl 6ad ohh scork o raad/ B 'kht hbgk o "assbpbj" s&caah "brh.

Ohh tck raads ork skt up hbgk yaurs wckrk twa raads ork &ajjk&tkl ta scork ajk

(otcraad. 6ad ojl B co#k aur awj raad, (ut aurs bs &ajjk&tkl ta Osc%s, ojl wk co#ksart a' oj apkj laar pahb&y. ck "o#k o &haskl hbps sdbhk ojl o scauhlkr scru".

*aw... B )ust... waw. B lblj%t gjaw wcot ta soy ar tcbjg.

-ajk a' tcbs wos 6ad%s blko. B "o#k ckr o ukstbajbj" haag o(aut ckr host

stotkdkjt, sck &ajtbjukl ta lk'kjl cbd. 1kohhy, ck k#kj put up sadk shb"ct rksbstoj&k,

(ut tcot lblj%t host haj" a(#baushy. Ojl o'tkr Osc ojl B col aur jkkls dkt, wk 'b"urkl bt

wos ajhy rb"ct ta "b#k =kss pkrdbssbaj ta pursuk bt os wkhh. B rkohhy laj%t gjaw caw tcky

&odk ta"ktckr ta (k cajkst. ck wos &adphktkhy ojl "kjubjkhy &ad'arto(hk wbtc bt ohh.

*khh, sck wos jkr#aus ojl kd(orrosskl ta tohg o(aut bt, (ut sck rkohhy lblj%t skkd ta

a()k&t ta bt. a ojywoys, ta suddorb>k Houro, sck rko&ckl 'arworl ojl ckhl dy cojls

up wbtc ckrs ojl 'bjbsckl wbtc, wckj bj 1adk, yau gjaw.Ac! -a! B puhhkl dy cojls 'rad ckrs. -at bj o lbsrkspk&t'uh woy, (ut tck

tcau"ct a' bt ohh )ust "rasskl dk aut. ck sdbhkl, ojl stortkl ckolbj" (o&g lawj tck

cohhwoy. B 'ahhawkl ckr aut a' tck ha&gkr raad.

9au togk os haj" os yau jkkl, 6kor. sck sobl.

FBBB. Iays a' +ck +bdk

*k k;btkl tck ha&gkr raad ojl &ajtbjukl aur "rojl taur. -at 'or lawj ohaj" tck

sodk wohh a' tck ha&gkr raad wos ojatckr skt a' lau(hk laars.

+cbs bs tck Apkrotbajs %aad.$ ck lblj%t apkj tck laar ta hkol us bj (ut tckrk

wos o sdohh wbjlaw ohhawbj" dk ta skk wcot wos bjsblk. Osblk 'rad tck 'haar, tck kjtbrk

raad, bj&hulbj" o hor"k &kjtroh to(hk, col o (ho&g "hassy sur'o&k. B "otckrkl tcot bt wos ohh

uskl ta pra)k&t bdo"ks ar caha"rods, ojl (k bjtkro&tkl wbtc usbj" sur'o&k tau&c s&rkkj

tk&cjaha"y. =kss ojl 6ad spkjl tbdk bj ckrk labj"... wkhh... wcotk#kr bt bs tcky jkkl ta

la. B warg tck raad bj kdkr"kj&y%s.


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a' o pkrsaj wca wosj%t (arj bj o past wor opa&ohypsk. 6ad stortkl trobjbj" tckd sa

korhy, ojl tcky wkrk ajhy 'aur wckj bt ohh coppkjkl. +cky stbhh laj%t ujlkrstojl caw

o(jardoh tcbs ohh bs. +cky ork tck 'brst "kjkrotbaj wca o&&kpts tcbs os tckbr woy a' hb'k.

*k wohgkl a#kr ta dkkt tckd ot tck 'bjoh skt a' laars, wcb&c bsj%t o scart wohg bj

tck dossb#k coj"kr. Ckhkj ojl tck (ays orrb#kl ot tck laars 'brst ojl B &auhl ckor ckr

spkogbj" ta tckd.Ohrb"ct yau twa, dogk yaurskh#ks rkoly ojl cojl tckd a#kr. +ck (ays staal

sblk (y sblk 'o&bj" Ckhkj ot ottkjtbaj 'ar o #kry scart dadkjt. +cky haagkl ot Ckhkj,

ojl tckj (k"oj ta lbsord tckdskh#ks a' tck wkopajs tcky col.

*k laj%t ohhaw tck (ays ta &orry tckbr wkopajs bj tck trobjbj" raad, Ohbsaj

k;phobjkl ta dk os wk opprao&ckl, so'kty bs ohwoys o prbarbty.

*khh tcot%s "aal. B wos surprbskl tcky col "ujs ot tckbr o"k. B o"rkkl.

6ad hkt tck (ays stort ta &orry tckbr "ujs oraujl wbtc tckd ot ohh tbdks wckj

tcky wkrk kb"ct. +cky col tckbr 'brst rkoh'brk'b"ct ot sk#kj. 6ad taag tckd aut o&tuohhy

haagbj" 'ar trau(hk, (ut trau(hk tcky &auhl cojlhk. Ck wojtkl ta dogk surk tcky wauhl

(k &ad'arto(hk wbtc bt.B &ajsblkrkl pratkstbj" bj sadk woy, (ut bjstkol B wos )ust spkk&chkss. +ck (ays

wkrk gbhhbj" pkaphk ot sk#kj ykors ahl. *cot gbjl a' psy&caha"b&oh k''k&ts wauhl tcbs

co#k aj tckd. *k orrb#kl ot tck laars wbtc Ckhkj ojl tck (ays ojl dy trobj a' tcau"ct

wos (ragkj (y Ckhkjs #ab&k.

+cbs bs tck #robjbje &bje. Bt%s prktty skh' k;phojotary wcot wk la ckrk. ck

apkjkl tck laars ojl tck (ays roj bjsblk. Bj tck &kjtkr a' tck raad wos o sojl pbt wcb&c

wos o(aut twb&k tck sb>k a' o (a;bj" rbj". +ck (ays dolk tckrk woy ta tck &kjtkr a' bt

ojl stortkl labj" strkt&cks. -k;t ta tck pbt wos o to(hk ojl stojl wbtc o hor"k ossartdkjt

a' lb''krkjt trobjbj" wkopajs.


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a' tck pbt.

Ck&tar, wca B gjkw stbhh ajhy (y cbs (ho&gkjkl kyk, hkt aut o haul (otthk &ry os ck

roj o&rass tck pbt. O&cbhhks staal bj pho&k wbtc cbs gjkks shb"cthy (kjt, ojl (ro&kl

cbdskh' 'ar cbs (ratckr otto&g. Ck&tar ckhl cbs swarl 'brdhy wbtc cbs rb"ct cojl o&rass cbs

&ckst, wbtc tck (holkl kjl a#kr cbs hk't scauhlkr. Os ck opprao&ckl O&cbhhks ck phojtkl,

ojl spuj ta cbs rb"ct, puttbj" tck 'uhh 'ar&k a' cbs dadkjtud bjta o swbj". O&cbhhkslu&gkl tck strbgk a' Ck&tars (holk, ojl tckj tcrust cbs awj swarl 'arworl. Ck&tar wos

o(hk ta dojku#kr cbs (aly ta tck sblk, (ut wos &hkorhy a'' (ohoj&k. O&cbhhks ottkdptkl ta

turj cbs (holk wbtc bt%s scorp oj"hk ot Ck&tar, ta shb&k ot cbs dbl sk&tbaj. Ck&tar 'khh

(o&gworls aj tck sojl ta o#abl tck &ut. :rad cbs (o&g ck gb&gkl up ot O&cbhhks swarl

ord ta &hkor tck (holk owoy 'rad cbdskh'. O'tkr tck gb&g Ck&tar sadkrsouhtkl (o&gworls

ojl wos (o&g aj cbs 'kkt.

Ck&tar bs labj" du&c (kttkr, Ohbsaj sobl.

Ck trbks ta togk ol#ojto"k a' cbs (ratckrs prklb&to(bhbty, sadktbdks bt wargs aut,

sadktbdks bt laksj%t. Ckhkj ojswkrkl.

+ck (ays &br&hkl ko&c atckr, tcrustbj" ojl swbj"bj", tck saujl a' waal topsk&cakl tcrau"caut tck raad os tcky porrbkl ko&c atckr. Osblk 'rad Ck&tars (ahl stort,

jkbtckr wos puttbj" tckdskh#ks ot dark rbsg tcoj tck atckr, ojl B wauhl co#k "uksskl

tcot tcky &auhl la tcbs ohh jb"ct.

+ck stohkdotk a' 'kj&bj" &coj"kl wckj Ck&tar tcrkw cbs swarl ot O&cbhhks. Bj

arlkr ta prk#kjt bt 'rad cbttbj" cbd O&cbhhks turjkl cbs scauhlkrs ta 'ar&k cbs awj swarl

ord o&rass cbs (aly dark ub&ghy, lk'hk&tbj" tck tcrawj otto&g. Ck&tar stkppkl oraujl

ta cbs (ratckrs wkog sblk o'tkr cbs scauhlkrs wkrk turjkl, ojl puj&ckl O&cbhhks suork bj

tck 'o&k. O&cbhhks% rkspajsk wos ta shop Ck&tar bj tck stado&c wbtc cbs swarl, ojl &ut

(o&g. Os saaj os tck waalkj swarl cbt Ck&tar (atc (ays stappkl ojl stkppkl owoy 'radko&c atckr.

O&cbhhks &hkj&ckl cbs kyks tb"cthy, ojl cbs 'o&k &ajtartkl bj pobj. Ck &haskl cbs

kyks tb"cthy os tcky wkhhkl wbtc tkors. Ck scaag cbs ckol (o&g ojl 'aurtc ub&ghy ojl

(hbjgkl ub&ghy ta rk"obj cbs 'a&us.

Caw%s yaur jask (ra. Ck&tar tkoskl.

Ikttkr tcoj yaur (khhy wauhl(k b' tcbs wos rkoh. *ckj O&cbhhks spagk yau &auhl

ckor tck stru""hk. +ck swarl shop wos &hkorhy jat o #kry pobj'uh (haw, &adporkl ta tck

puj&c bj tck 'o&k.

Ckhkj sobl, Ck%s rb"ct Ck&tar, yau scauhlj%t co#k tcrawj yaur ajhy wkopaj ot o

trobjkl appajkjt..B gjaw, B gjaw, B gjaw. Ck ohwoys (kots dk ujhkss B la sadktcbj" lb''krkjt! B

tcau"ct ck wauj%t %;pk&t bt. +ck (ay sobl.

O"obj. Ck&tar rktrbk#kl cbs swarl ojl tck (ays wkjt ta tckbr appasbtk sblks.

+khh dk wckj yau%rk rkoly. Ck&tar twbrhkl cbs swarl bj cbs cojl ojl haagkl ot Ckhkj,

a(#baushy ck wos jat tck ajk wca jkklkl o dadkjt.

O&cbhhks scaag cbs ckol (o&g ojl 'aurtc o"obj, ru((kl cbs jask o (bt wbtc cbs 'rkk

cojl ojl tckj sdbhkl. B%d sto((bj" yau bj tck (ohhs tcbs tbdk. 1koly!


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Iatc (ays ykhhkl, ojl (atc &cor"kl ta tck &kjtkr tcbs tbdk.

BK. 1kujbaj

B tcau"ct bt wauhl (k corl ta shkkp, (ut bt wosj%t. B lblj%t rkohb>k caw k;coustkl B

rkohhy wos ujtbh dy ckol cbt tck pbhhaw. B lblj%t k#kj "kt ujlrksskl, B col )ust phappkl

ajta tck (kl ojl wos aut.

B wos owogkj (y tck haul cud a' tck "oro"k khk#otar da#bj" lawj. bj&k B wos

ohrkoly lrksskl, B spruj" up ojl ckolkl aut a' dy raad. *ckj B kjtkrkl tck lbjbj" orko,

B sow k#kryajk "otckrbj" up (y tck 'rajt laar.

9au%rk jat wobtbj" 'ar dk ork yau/ B osgkl.

-a, wk )ust prkpork wckjk#kr tck khk#otar bs da#bj" lawj (y ordbj" up. Ckhkjrkphbkl.

Ac.

Bt%s pra(o(hy )ust 6ad, bt%s jat hbgk wk co#k k#kr col o pra(hkd. *k co#k strb&t

sk&urbty ruhks bj pho&k tcau"c, )ust bj &osk.

B jatb&kl tcky ohh col tckbr wkopajs wbtc tckd o"obj. O'tkr Ckhkj%s k;phojotbaj, B

sart a' 'kht aut a' pho&k jat co#bj" o "uj. *ckj B tcau"ct o(aut bt bj o dark hbtkroh skjsk,

tck tcau"ct &rasskl dy dbjl tcot B wos (rkogbj" sadk gbjl a' ruhk (y jat co#bj" ojy

wkopaj. Bs bt... stbhh... ag b' B "a aut tckrk/ B osgkl.

Ohbsaj sdbhkl, 9ks, bt%s 'bjk. 9au &oj hkorj tcksk tcbj"s os yau "a Houro. +ry jat

ta tcbjg o(aut bt ta du&c 'ar rb"ct jaw. Ckhkj &oj sadktbdks (k taa lbrk&t, sck laksj%tdkoj ta bdphy ojytcbj".

B rkohhy laj%t. arry b' yau 'kht tcot woy. Ckhkj &aj'brdkl.

B )abjkl tckd ot tck laar os wk wobtkl 'ar tck khk#otar ta &adk ohh tck woy lawj.

Bt wosj%t haj" ujtbh wk wkrk o(hk ta skk 6adarboj aj tck hb't. +ck (ays apkjkl tck laars

ojl rusckl aut ta dkkt cbd, wbtc tck rkst a' us wohgbj" ot o &osuoh po&k (kcbjl tckd. Os

tck twa "at &hask, 6adarboj put up cbs 'bsts ojl "at bjta o 'b"ctbj" stoj&k, (ut ck wos

hou"cbj" ojl phoy'uh o(aut bt. +ck (ays rko&tkl bj tck sodk woy, ojl tckj saaj ohh tcrkk

rkho;kl ojl tck (ays stortkl (ad(orlbj" cbd wbtc ukstbajs o(aut cbs autbj". Ck

ojswkrkl tckbr ropbl 'brk ukstbajs wbtc sdbhks ujtbh us 'aur )abjkl &ou"ct up ta wckrktcky wkrk stojlbj".

Ohrb"ct tcot%s kjau"c, ck cusckl tck (ays up ta 'a&us cbs ottkjtbaj aj us. Ohbsaj

"rkktkl cbd 'brst wbtc o ha#bj" cu" ojl o gbss aj tck &ckkg. Ckhkj "o#k cbd o cb"c 'b#k,

Oschky o sdbhk, ojl 'bjohhy =kss "o#k o 'ardoh sohutk. Ck haagkl ot dk host.

Ckhha 6ad. B sobl. B lblj%t gjaw caw B scauhl 'kkh.

Cky Houro, caw wos yaur trbp (o&g/ [jk#kjt'uh B capk/ Ck wos tohgbj" ta dk

(ut cbs kyks lortkl a#kr ot =kss, wca jallkl ckr ckol ta &aj'brd wk rkturjkl so'khy


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wbtcaut ojy bj&blkjts.

Bt wos "aal, yaur 'odbhy ckrk bs #kry wkh&adbj".

5aal, B%d "hol ta ckor yau%rk "kttbj" ohaj" jb&khy ohrkoly.

B lblj%t gjaw wcot khsk ta soy. B col o dbhhbaj dark ukstbajs 'ar cbd. adk

pkrsajoh, sadk "kjkroh. tojlbj" bj 'rajt a' k#kryajk tckrk tcau"c lblj%t skkd hbgk tck

tbdk ar pho&k ta bjtkrra"otk cbd o(aut tck ykors (ktwkkj aur host dkktbj".B%d "ajjo "kor lawj, ck ollrksskl ta k#kryajk, Houro &adk wbtc dk. *k

(atc stortkl wohgbj" bj tck lbrk&tbaj a' tck ha&gkr raad ta"ktckr. #kryajk khsk dolk

tckbr woy (o&g ta tck rkstbj" wbj".

6ad... B trbkl ta spkog, tck warls )ust lblj%t &adk ta dk.


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B &ohhkl Ohb. 9A[ Houro. 9au lblj%t ojswkr. B hk't yau o dksso"k wbtc bjstru&tbajs. *ckj

B lblj%t ckor (o&g B wkjt ta yaur causk, ojl yau wkrk ohrkoly bj rya. *auhl yau co#k

wojtkl dk ta wogk yau up sa yau &auhl hb#k tcrau"c tck wor tcot kjlkl tck warhl/


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B tahl yau sck%hh (k 'bjk. ck%s o sdort "brh ojl gjaws caw ta cojlhk ckrskh'. B'

sck jkkls ta, sck%hh &ohh us 'ar ckhp. -a ajk "aks aut ujhkss tcky "kt pkrdbssbaj 'rad =kss

ar B, ojl kbtckr a' us ork ckrk ta &adk ossbst b' jkklkl.

5at bt. a o'tkr B%d rkoly, B haagkl a#kr ot tck saujls a' tck k;kr&bsks togbj"

pho&k, B%hh (k ohhawkl ta &adk ojl "a os wkhh/

Bt%s jat "abj" ta coppkj a#krjb"ct Houro, (ut yks. Ck put cbs hk't ord oraujl dkojl "o#k dk o 'rbkjlhy cu". Bt%s "aal ta co#k yau ckrk wbtc us. -aw &adk aj, hkt%s "kt

yau stortkl.

K. Irkogbj" 1autbjk

B stappkl &aujtbj" o'tkr sb; dajtcs. B wos "hol ta (k post tck warst a' tck rk"uhor

dus&hk pobjs. B tcau"ct B wos bj prktty "aal scopk (k'ark B stortkl trobjbj", (ut Ckhkj

wos tko&cbj" dk sadk corsc rkohbtbks. Bjstkol a' rahhbj" aut a' (kl os B usuohhy lbl, B

pobj'uhhy sot up, ojl swuj" dy hk"s oraujl ta put dy 'kkt aj tck 'haar. 9kstkrloy wos

dy 'brst 'uhh &ajto&t sporrbj" loy, ojl bt kjlkl o'tkr Ckhkj "o#k dk o "aal gb&g ta dy

rb(s. -aw wbtc k#kry (rkotc B 'kht o scorp pobj bj tck rb"ct sblk a' dy &ckst.

+ck saujl a' tck "oro"k hb't da#bj" put dk bj o curry tcau"c ojl B col ta "kt aj

dy 'kkt. B "ro((kl dy "uj (kht, hot&ckl bt oraujl dyskh' ojl ub&ghy dolk dy woy aut.

5aal darjbj" Houro. Ohbsaj staal ohajk wobtbj" 'ar dk (y tck laars.


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bt ta ckr os usuoh.

Hko#k bt aj, sck sobl, +aloy wbhh (k o roj"k loy.

Ohrb"ct. *cot o 'u&gbj" rkhbk'. Ckhkj pusckl dk corl k#kry loy. ck wos oj

k;&khhkjt trobjkr, (ut sadktbdks B cotkl ckr 'ar bt. B gjkw bt wos 'ar dy awj "aal, ojl B

lbl tck (kst B &auhl ta jat togk bt pkrsajoh. B &auhl jat cajksthy soy tcau"c bt dolk dk

'ajl a' ckr. kl tcot bt wauhl (k (kttkr 'ar dk ta warg bj atckr orkos

dark. +ck robh "ujs wk uskl wkrk #kry kosy ta cojlhk, ojl bj&rklb(hy o&&urotk. Vhosdowkopajs col tck ol#ojto"k a' jat rujjbj" aut a' oddujbtbaj, (ut tcky lbl o hat hkss

lodo"k ta tck (aly tcoj o (ohhbstb& wkopaj. B &ajtbjukl ta scaat 'ar o(aut oj caur, ojl

ohtcau"c dy rb(s stbhh curt, B (k"oj ta togk aj o jud(jkss. B ajhy rkohhy 'kht tck stbj"

wckj B wauhl stap ta togk o (rkog.

B col (kkj aj tck roj"k 'ar o(aut oj caur wckj tck ohord (k"oj ta saujl. +ck

hb"cts ohh 'olkl ta o scolk a' 9khhaw, wcb&c scawkl tck typk a' ohord bt wos. bj&k Osc

wos tck ajhy ajk aut ojl o(aut, bt col ta (k ckrk &ohhbj" 'ar kdkr"kj&y ckhp. Ckhkj

lblj%t jkkl ta tkhh dk wcot ta la. B 'ahhawkl ckr aut, tck (ays )ust bj 'rajt a' us, os wk

roj 'ar tck ha&gkr raad.

6ad (k"oj bssubj" cbs &addojls os saaj os B kjtkrkl tck ha&gkr raad. B wos tckhost ta "kt tckrk. +ck (ays, =kss, ojl B, wbhh "a "kt ckr. Ckhkj yau%rk up tap dogbj" surk

wk laj%t "kt 'ahhawkl cadk. Ohb, yau ojl Houro "kt ta tck Ap%s raad ojl wot&c 'rad tck

sgy. #kj tcau"c B wosj%t "abj" autsblk, B stbhh &ajtbjukl ta put aj dy "kor, os lbl Ohb.

6urbj" oj kdkr"kj&y ohord, k#kryajk wos ta (k rkoly 'ar ojytcbj". *ckj B 'bjohhy "at

dy Hkjs aj, B wos hbjgkl bjta tck &cottkr, bj&hulbj" Osc%s &rys 'ar ckhp.

+ckrk bs o hat a' tckd, ojl tck ajhy woy ta hask tckd bs ujlkr"raujl. ck wos

&hkorhy lbstrksskl, (ut tckrk wkrk ja saujls a' "uj'brk ot tck tbdk.


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Osc wk%rk &adbj", b' yau "a ujlkr"raujl wk hask sotkhhbtk &a#kro"k ojl...

6ad. B &oj%t stoy up ckrk. +cky ork &hask ohrkoly, phkosk curry, 6ad. Vhkosk!

*k%rk &adbj" Osc, gkkp da#bj". 6ad &ajtbjukl ta &ajsahk Oschky wcbhk B

'ahhawkl Ohb bjta tck apkrotbajs raad.

+ck raad wos ohrkoly ohb#k, ojl tck caha"ropcb& dkju wos 'haotbj" o(a#k tck

to(hk. Ohb rko&ckl aut ta togk &ajtrah a' tck sotkhhbtks 'uj&tbajs, ojl sck >aadkl bj aj tckspat wckrk Osc wos ha&otkl. +ckrk wos o ca#kr&ro't stohgbj" o(a#k ckr, wcb&c B gjkw

wos 'rad +ck adpaujl.

B%d k a' ujbj'k&tkl cudojs. 6kspbtk


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tckbr jodk, tcky wkrk stbhh bjtkhhb"kjt. dort kjau"c ta rkohb>k tcot bj apkj &bty strkkts

tcky &auhl stbhh (k scat ojl gbhhkl, (ut bj tb"ct su(woy tujjkhs, tcky col oj ol#ojto"k. a

tcky wauhl od(usc sdohh "raups wckj tcky &auhl, (ut dolk tckbr cadk so'k

ujlkr"raujl. +ck k;trkdk loj"kr wos &addaj gjawhkl"k. *cb&c bs wcy wk wkrk

surprbskl wckj tck &adpaujl traaps 'bjbsckl tckbr sur'o&k swkkp ojl hojlkl ta 'ahhaw

Oschky bj.*cy ork tcky 'ahhawbj" ckr/ B sobl.

B laj%t gjaw, Ohbsaj wos )ust os &aj'uskl ojl 'rustrotkl os B wos. 6ad, tcky

ork 'ahhawbj" ckr bjsblk. 9au%l (kttkr curry.

Ohbsaj puhhkl up o 26 dop a' tck su(woy tujjkhs, ojl pho&kl bt (khaw tck &bty, ta

"b#k us o lktobhkl (hukprbjt. Fbkwbj" tck tujjkhs bj tck dop, B wos o(hk ta skk caw du&c

a' tck ujlkr"raujl wos hbjgkl ta"ktckr. Bt wosj%t )ust tck u(woyN porgbj" "oro"ks,

skwkr systkds, ojl ujlkr"raujl cb"cwoys wkrk ohh hbjgkl ta"ktckr wbtc dobjtkjoj&k

ojl kdkr"kj&y k;bt tujjkhs. Bt wos hbgk oj ur(oj ojt 'ord B jk#kr gjkw k;bstkl. Aj tck

wohh sck puhhkl up tck #bkw a' k#kryajk%s Hkjs% &odkro 'kkl. =kss% scawkl sck wos

autsblk, wot&cbj" tckbr awj ca#kr&ro't porgkl ot tck su(woy kjtroj&k 'rad o so'k#ojto"k pabjt. B &auhl skk tcot tcky col kjtkrkl 'rad tck 3Mtcstrkkt stap. 6ad ojl tck

(ays wkrk ujlkr"raujl, ojl b' yau lblj%t gjaw ojy (kttkr tck su(woy haagkl dasthy

ujtau&ckl. #krytcbj" stbhh col pawkr ojl wargkl.

...Ckor dk/ Ckhha/ 6ad/ Oschky%s systkds col 'bjohhy &adk (o&g ajhbjk. Ckr

ha&otbaj wos dorgkl bj tck tujjkhs, ojl ckr Hkjs &od &odk up aj tck wohh. ck wos

cbllkj bjsblk o (otcraad stohh wbtc ckr 'kkt up aj tck tabhkt.

Osc, wk &oj ckor yau. *k kjtkrkl bjta tck -artc a' yau. *k%rk &adbj" ta yau

jaw. Bs bt lorg ar hb"ct wckrk yau ork/ 6ad ojswkrkl.

+ck hb"cts ork aj ckrk.5aal, laj%t "a bjta tck lorg, tcot%s o surk sb"j ta ruj bjta 5bojts, try ojl stoy

put.

Ag... Ckr #ab&k "at #kry ubkt, B &oj ckor tckd &adbj"...

Ohbsaj turjkl tck oulba 'kkl 'rad Oschky%s Hkjs &od aj bj tck Apkrotbajs raad

ajhy. +ck cko#y 'aatstkps bj tck (otcraad Osc wos cblbj" bj (rau"ct dk &cbhhs. +ck

saujl a' swbj"bj" stohh laars (kbj" pusckl apkj ajk (y ajk wos taa du&c 'ar Ohbsaj.

ck &a#krkl ckr dautc ojl B &auhl skk tck tkors &adbj" 'rad ckr 'o&k. +ck (aats a' o

sahblkr wkrk 'bjohhy skkj ujlkrjkotc tck stohh Osc wos cblbj" bj.

Ik'ark tck laar &auhl (k pusckl apkj, Osc 'brkl ckr pbstah sk#kroh tbdk tcrau"c bt.

ck gb&gkl apkj tck laar ojl hkopkl 'rad tck stohh. +ckrk wos ojatckr a' &adpaujlssahblkr 'o&bj" ckr lawj ojl tcky k;&coj"kl 'brk. Ohbsaj s&rkodkl aut bj tkrrar ojl ta

ckr gjkks. B ub&ghy wkjt ta &ajsahk ckr aj tck 'haar os sck &rbkl.

Oschky%s &odkro 'kkl wos datbajhkss, ojl sck &rbkl aut bj pobj a#kr tck &ad hbjg.

+ck (otcraad 'haalkl wbtc dark adpaujl sahlbkrs, ojl tckj tck hb"cts wkjt aut. -at

)ust aj Oschky%s 'kkl tcau"c, 6ad%s ojl tck (ays ohsa wkjt lorg.

5bojts gjaw wk%rk ckrk. 6ad sobl. Cbs 'kkl ojl tck (ays hbt up wbtc tck "rkkj

jb"ct #bsbaj "haw. Oschky%s 'kkl scawkl 'hoschb"cts (kbj" wo#kl oraujl tck (otcraad,


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ojl wk &auhl ckor tck sahlbkrs scautbj" &coatb&ohhy ot ko&c atckr. Ohbsaj, &ut a''

Oschky%s hbjg. 6ad sobl.

Ohbsaj wos stbhh aj ckr gjkks sa((bj", ojl taag ja o&tbajs.

=kss spagk jaw, Ohb b' yau laj%t turj bt a'' wk ohh co#k ta "a ubkt. Ohbsaj stbhh

lblj%t da#k.

B staal up, ojl taag Ohbsajs pho&k ta cojlhk tck apkrotbajs. B &ut a'' Osc&adphktkhy, ojl turjkl a'' ckr 'kkl.

Bt%s lajk. Oschky bs a'' Hbjg B sobl.

Houro, &oj yau warg tck raad/ 6ad osgkl.

[d...9ko... dasthy... *cot la B jkkl ta la/

-atcbj" ykt. =ust stojl (y. B &ut a'' Ohbsaj%s &addujb&otbaj os wkhh bj arlkr ta

dogk bt kosbkr 'ar k#kryajk. ck wos lbstrou"ct, sa((bj" aj tck 'haar, ojl B col ja blko

wcot ta la 'ar ckr. 6ad ojl tck (ays da#kl du&c shawkr tcrau"c tck su(woy tujjkhs

jaw, (kbj" #kry &ork'uh. 1kpkotkl wcbspkrs 'rad ohh tcrkk a' tckd usbj" tck warls,

hkor ojl, da#k wkrk sobl bjtkrdbttkjthy.

*ckj O&cbhhks &addojlkl o, Cahl, tbdk skkdkl ta stojl stbhh. Ck sow sadkajkhkss tcoj M8 'kkt owoy, wos pkkgbj" aut 'rad ajk a' tck dobjtkjoj&k tujjkhs, (ut ohh B

&auhl skk wos tck cu"k kyks, wcb&c haagkl k#kj dark kkrbk (k&ousk a' tck jb"ct #bsbaj.

Houro, haag ot tck dop, caw 'or (kcbjl us bs tck jk;t dobjtkjoj&k +ujjkh/ 6ad

wcbspkrkl.

-at 'or, doy(k o(aut 28 'kkt ar sa, ojl tckrk bs ojatckr rb"ct jk;t ta bt aj tck

atckr sblk, hbgk...

Ojl o(a#k us/

9ko... tckrk bs sadk tckrk taa... B%d jat surk wckrk tck kjtroj&k cot&cks ork...

*k%rk troppkl. 6ad &ut dk a'', ojl (k"oj tohgbj" ta tck (ays. Ck&tar wot&ctck rkor, (ut ajk scat ojl gkkp da#bj", &ohh b' wk jkkl ta cahl. O&cbhhks, aj yaur

kj"o"kdkjt, wk da#k. :uhh spkkl, 'a&uskl 'arworl 'brk, B%hh "kt wcot yau dbss. Aj yau.

-a saajkr lbl 6ad 'bjbsc spkogbj" lbl O&cbhhks 'brk. +ck ckol k;phalkl ojl tckj

ohh tcrkk a' tckbr &odkro 'kkls (k"oj ta scogk os tcky roj. 6ad wos rb"ct, tcky paurkl

aut a' tck tujjkhs oraujl tckd. O&cbhhks gkpt scaatbj" ot tck laarwoy bj 'rajt, ojl twa

dark 'khh tckrk. +ck (albks wkrk sa dossb#k tcot tcky (ha&gkl tck laar, wcb&c shawkl

tck atckrs lawj, 'ar&bj" tckd ta pusc a#kr tck pbhk 'brst.

Aj Ck&tars s&rkkj, ck 'brkl o #ahhky lawj tck tujjkh (kcbjl cbd ot tck "bojts tcot

wkrk bj pursubt. Bt taag sk#kroh cbts ta (rbj" ajk lawj, ojl k#kj tcau"c tcky 'khh, dark

&odk. Co#bj" tck ol#ojto"k a' "uj 'brk gkpt tckd ot (oy, (ut tckj ajk )udpkl lawj ajtap a' tckd 'rad tck raa'. Bt hojlkl rb"ct bj 'rajt a' O&cbhhks, ojl tasskl tck (ay o"objst

tck wohh, ojl (atc cbs oulba ojl #blka hbjg wkrk hast.

6ad 'bhhkl tck "bojt wbtc (uhhkts ojl bt lbkl bj 'rajt a' cbd. *btcaut O&cbhhks

haagbj" 'arworl dark &haskl bj oraujl tckd. B wos o(hk ta skk O&cbhhks wos up ojl

da#bj" wckj 6ad haagkl a#kr ot cbd. Bt wos taa hotk 'ar tckd ta rk"obj &ajtrah a' tck

tujjkh tcau"c, ojl O&cbhhks wos 'ar&kl ta rktrkot tcrau"c tck o&&kss tujjkh wckrk ck

gbhhkl tck 'brst ajk.


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6ad ojl Ck&tar wkjt bjta o +ujjkh aj tck appasbtk sblk, scaatbj" tckrk woy

tcrau"c. Aj&k bj tck dobjtkjoj&k tujjkh, tcky wkrk o(hk ta &ajtrah tck jorraw &arrblar

wbtc tck laar 'rad tck dobj tujjkh os o &cagk pabjt. +ck dossb#k "bojts &auhl (orkhy 'bt

bjta tck sdohhkr tujjkhs. +ckbr (albks ub&ghy 'ardkl o (orrbkr bj 'rajt a' tck laar.

*ckrk%s O&cbhhks Houro/ 6adarboj ottkdptkl ta saujl &ohd (ut tck strkss bj cbs

#ab&k wos a(#baus, ojl a#krckorl (y Ohbsaj aj tck 'haar.*cot coppkjkl/ Ohbsaj staal up bj o curry, -a! -a, ja ja ja... *ckj sck

sow O&cbhhks s&rkkj wos a''hbjk ckr cystkrbo bjtkjsb'bkl. *ckrk bs ck/ Ckr kyks lortkl

oraujl tck lb''krkjt s&rkkjs ojl sck da#kl dk osblk ta o&&kss tck lbsphoys ckrskh', os

sck 'rojtb&ohhy skor&ckl tcrau"c lb''krkjt aptbajs. :bjlbj" jatcbj" sck turjkl ckr awj

ckolskt (o&g aj, 6ad, 'bjl dy saj. 9au 'bjl cbd. 9au 'bjl cbd.

6ad lbl jat rkphy ta ckr lbrk&thy, =kss, yau co#k aur host gjawj pasbtbaj. Irkog

&a#kr ojl stort &ck&gbj" doj cahk &a#krs. 6a wcotk#kr yau co#k ta la.

Aj bt. ck rkphbkl, ojl 'ar tck 'brst tbdk bj ohh tck &coas =kss (k"oj ta da#k.

+ck saujl a' Ohbsaj%s ub&g (rkotcs k&cakl tcrau"caut tck apkrotbajs raad. Ckr tkors

col &koskl, ojl sck jaw wot&ckl tck k#kjts bj 'rajt a' ckr wblk kykl ojl scogbj".6ad ojl Ck&tar roj ot o stkoly po&k bj skor&c a' oj k;bt. +cky 'bjohhy 'aujl o

raa' cot&c wcb&c ohhawkl tckd o&&kss ta tck sur'o&k tcrau"c o dojcahk &a#kr.

*k%rk aut, =kss, wcot%s yaur stotus, scauhl wk dkkt yau ar ckol (o&g ta tck rblk/

6ad osgkl.

6ad, =kss pouskl ojl sb"ckl, +ckrk bs ja sb"j a' cbd. B laj%t ckor ojytcbj",

tckrk ork ja rkolbj"s, ck &auhl (k ojywckrk ujlkr tckrk. Ckr warls puhhkl hb'k aut a'

Ohbsaj, ojl sck sujg ta tck 'haar o"obj ojl (k"oj &rybj" bj tck 'ktoh pasbtbaj.

B gjkht lawj (ksblk ckr ojl put dy cojl aj ckr scauhlkr, Ohb, B%d sa sarry. ck

lbl jat rkspajl ta dk. B lblj%t gjaw wcot khsk ta la ar soy.+ck sbhkj&k a' tck raad wos 'bjohhy (ragkj (y Ckhkj aj tck &ad hbjg, [cd...

tckrk ork o hat a' adpaujl obr&ro't ckolbj" ckrk.

Bj ohh tck pojb& jkbtckr B ar Ohbsaj col (kkj dajbtarbj" tck sotkhhbtk dops oraujl

us. *cy wauhl wk, k#krytcbj" wos coppkjbj" aj tck kl"k a' tck &bty. urk kjau"c

tcau"c, wot&cbj" tcrau"c Ckhkj%s 'kkl tckrk wkrk dark ca#kr &ro't typk scbps tckj B col

tbdk ta &aujt. +ck sotkhhbtks dop wos 'haalkl wbtc (hbps a' scbps da#bj" bj aur

lbrk&tbaj. Caw lbl tcky gjaw ta &adk ckrk/ B wos sa &aj'uskl. B tcau"ct wk wkrk

so'k.

+cky co#k Osc. Ckhkj sobl.

ck wauhlj%t... *cy wauhl sck/ Caw &auhl sck!Bt laksj%t dottkr. 6ad bjtkrruptkl us. =ust... 'u&g... hoy lawj ords ojl hkt tckd

togk yau.

*cot/! Ckhkj wos 'urbaus.

Ckhkj b' yau scaat ot tckd yau%hh hask. Houro, "a up ta tck sur'o&k wbtc Ckhkj.

Hko#k Ohbsaj lawj stobrs. Capk'uhhy tcky laj%t lb" taa lkkp bjta tcbj"s.

6ad tcbs &oj%t (k tck woy/ Ckhkj pratkstkl.

Ckhkj, B%d "abj" ta jkkl yau haagbj" o'tkr Houro ojl Osc, tcky pra(o(hy wajt "a


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lawj o'tkr Ohbsaj b' tcky laj%t gjaw sck bs tckrk.

Caw la tcky gjaw wk ork ckrk ot ohh/ *cy ork tcky ckrk/ B sobl os B dolk dy

woy bjta tck coj"kr, ojl hawkrkl tck khk#otar 'ar dyskh'.

*khh, Houro... 6ad taag o haj" tbdk ta ojswkr dk, +cbj"s ork o(aut ta "kt o

hat dark &adphb&otkl.

*khh tcot du&c bs a(#baus. *k ork o(aut ta (k&adk prbsajkr ta tcksk ropbsts!*cy wauhl Osc tkhh tckd wckrk wk ork/!

Ik&ousk tcky ork haagbj" 'ar yau Houro. +cky pra(o(hy tcau"ct Osc wos yau

wckj tcky wkjt o'tkr ckr. +cot%s wcy tcky ohsa pra(o(hy wajt haag du&c 'urtckr b' tcky

'bjl yau.

*cot tck 'u&g

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