Numbers 2: The Chaos Excerpt

8/2/2019 Numbers 2: The Chaos Excerpt

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Wnxt ojpyrimet ;166 [foenb ]frg

Fbb rimets rnsnrvng. Qukbiseng ky Oeiodnl Ejusn, fl i`prilt

jh _oejbfstio Ilo., Qukbisenrs silon 69;1. OEIODNL EJ^_N,

_OEJBF_WIO, flg fssjoiftng bjmjs frn trfgn`frds flg/jr

rnmistnrng trfgn`frds jh _oejbfstio Ilo.www.soejbfstio.oj`

Hirst pukbiseng il ten ^litng Dilmgj` il ;161 ky Oeiodnl Ejusn,

; Qfb`nr _trnnt, Hrj`n, _j`nrsnt KF66 6G_.

www.gjukbnobuod.oj`

Lj pfrt jh teis pukbioftijl fy kn rnprjguong, stjrng il f rntrinvfb

systn`, jr trflsìttng il fly hjr` jr ky fly `nfls, nbnotrjlio,

`noefliofb, pejtjojpyilm, rnojrgilm, jr jtenrwisn, witejut

writtnl pnrìssijl jh ten pukbisenr. Hjr ilhjr`ftijl rnmfrgilm

pnrìssijl, writn tj _oejbfstio Ilo., Fttnltijl3 Qnrìssijls

Gnpfrt`nlt, >>= Krjfgwfy, Lnw Yjrd, LY 6116;.

Yju Frn Ljt Fbjln byrios ky [jknrt _. Dnbby ( [. Dnbby

Qukbiseilm Ilo., 6997). Qrjguong ky @ioefnb Cfodsjl flg [.

Dnbby, flg rnbnfsng ky @ioefnb Cfodsjl il Fumust 699> fs ten

snojlg silmbn hrj` eis fbku` EI_tjry3 Qfst, Qrnsnlt flg Huturn,

Kjjd I( Npio [nojrgs, 699>).

Bikrfry jh Ojlmrnss Oftfbjmilm-il-Qukbioftijl Gftf

]frg, [foenb, 69=5

Lu`knrs ; 3 ten oefjs / [foenb ]frg. 6st F`nriofl ng.

p. o`.

_u``fry3 Bidn eis `jtenr, Cn`, wenl hihtnnl-ynfr-jbg Fgf` bjjds

il pnjpbns nyns en ofl snn ten gftns jh tenir gnftes flg ljw en snns

ten sf`n gftn, six `jltes il ten huturn, il lnfrby nvnryjln frjulg

ei` il ten Bjlgjl jh ;1;8.

I_KL 9=5-1->7>-;7;89-6

T6. Qsyoeio fkibityHiotijl. ;. Iltnrpnrsjlfb rnbftijlsHiotijl. ?.

Mrflg`jtenrsHiotijl. 7. JrpeflsHiotijl. >. GnfteHiotijl.8. KbfodsNlmbflgBjlgjlHiotijl. =. Bjlgjl (Nlmbflg)

Hiotijl.P I. Witbn. II. Witbn3 Lu`knrs twj. III. Witbn3 Oefjs.

QS=.];6>>=8Luh ;166

THioPgo;;

;161165;97

61 9 5 = 8 > 7 ? ; 6 66 6; 6? 67 6> 68

Qriltng il ten ^._.F. ;?

Hirst F`nriofl ngitijl, @froe ;166

Wen tnxt typn wfs snt il Gfltn flg Mjteio =;1 KW.

Wen gispbfy typn wfs snt il Wrfgn Mjteio Nxtnlgng.

Kjjd gnsiml ky Oeristjpenr _tnlmnb


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FGF@

Wen dljod jl ten gjjr oj`ns nfrby il ten `jrlilm, cust fs its

mnttilm bimet.

Jpnl up! Jpnl up! ]nvn mjt fl nvfouftijl jrgnr jl tensn

hbfts. @jvilm jut il hivn `ilutns. Hivn `ilutns, nvnrykjgy!

Yju ofl enfr ten` mjilm gjwl ten ojrrigjr, dljodilm jl

gjjrs, rnpnftilm ten sf`n ilstruotijls jvnr flg jvnr. I efglt

knnl fsbnnp, kut Lfl ljggng jhh il enr oefir, flg ljw sen cnrds

fwfdn flg oursns.

Kbjjgy enbb, Fgf`. ]eft ti`n is it: Enr hfon bjjds

oru`pbng flg jbg, tjj jbg tj mj wite enr purpbn efir.

Efbh-six, Lfl. Wenyvn oj`n.

_en bjjds ft `n, tirng flg wfry.

Weis is it, tenl, sen sfys. Knttnr hilg yjur teilms.

I bjjd kfod ft enr flg I teild, I` ljt mjilm flywenrn. Ljt

wite yju.

]nvn knnl nxpnotilm teis. ]nvn knnl of`png jut il ten

hbft hjr hjur gfys, wftoeilm ten hbjjgwftnr risilm il ten strnnt

knbjw. Wenyg wfrlng nvnryjln teft ten snfwfbb wfs bidnby

tj mj. It wfs kuibt ynfrs fmj, knhjrn ten snf bnvnb rjsn, flg it

wfslt mjilm tj stflg fljtenr stjr` wite f sprilm tign tj fgg tj

ten swnbb.


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]n tejumet ten wftnr wjubg oj`n flg tenl mj, kut it of`n

flg it stfyng.

_pjsn teis is weft Xnlion bjjdng bidn knhjrn it wfs wfseng

fwfy, Lfl sfig mbjjìby. _en hbiodng enr oimfrnttn kutt jut

ten wilgjw flg gjwl iltj ten wftnr knbjw. It kjkkng sbjwby

fbjlm ten strnnt tjwfrg wenrn ten wfbdwfy efg knnl. Flg sen

bit fljtenr oimfrnttn.

Wen nbnotrioity wfs out jhh teft hirst limet, tenl ten wftnr

il ten tfps turlng krjwl. Qnjpbn wfgng fbjlm ten strnnt jut-

sign, sejutilm terjume `nmfpejlns, wfrlilm us ljt tj grild

ten wftnr, sfyilm tenyg krilm us hjjg flg wftnr. Weny giglt.

Ilstnfg wn `fgn gj wite weft wng mjt, kut wite lj tjfstnr

flg lj ìorjwfvn, flg ten ìbd mjilm kfg il ten hrigmn, wn

wnrn stfrtilm tj mnt eulmry fhtnr twnbvn ejurs. I dlnw teilms

wnrn kfg wenl Lfl pnnbng ten onbbjpefln jhh enr bfst pfod

jh s`jdns.

Jlon tensn frn mjln wnrn mjilm tj efvn tj mnt jut jh enrn,

sjl, sen sfig.

I` ljt mjilm, I tjbg enr. Weis wfs `y ej`n. It wfs fbb I efg

bnht jh @u`.

]n oflt stfy enrn, ljt bidn teis.

I ljt mjilm. _tftn`nlt jh hfot. Yju ofl kummnr jhh kfod

tj Bjlgjl ih yju bidn. Yju dljw yju wflt tj, flywfy. It wfs

trun. _eng lnvnr hnbt oj`hjrtfkbn enrn. _eng oj`n wenl @u`

mjt ibb, flg stfyng tj bjjd fhtnr `n, kut sen wfs bidn f hise jut

jh wftnr. Wen snf fir `fgn enr ojume. Wen kim krimet sdy `fgn


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enr squilt. _eng souttbn kfod ilsign bidn f ojodrjfoe, hfst fs

sen ojubg.

Bnss jh yjur bflmufmn, sen sfig, flg pfod f kfm.

Yju oflt tnbb `n weft tj gj. Yjurn ljt `y `u`. I` ljt

pfodilm, I sfig, flg I giglt.

Ljw wn efvn hivn `ilutns tj mnt rnfgy. Lfl stirs enrsnbh

flg stfrts puttilm `jrn teilms iltj enr kim pbfstio trfse kfm.

_en gisfppnfrs iltj enr rjj` flg oj`ns jut wite fl fr`hub jh

objtens flg f pjbiseng wjjgnl kjx tuodng ulgnr enr fr`. _en

`jvns frjulg ten hbft surprisilmby hfst. I hnnb f tign jh pflio ris-

ilm ilsign `n. I oflt bnfvn enrn. I` ljt rnfgy. Its ljt hfir.

I mnt jln jh ten oefirs hrj` ten ditoenl flg bnfl it up fmfilst

ten gjjr eflgbn. Kut its ljt ten rimet enimet tj wngmn ten eflgbn

seut, sj I cust stfrt mrfkkilm weftnvnr I ofl hilg flg kuibgilm

f kfrriofgn. I puse ten sjhf jvnr, pibn ten ditoenl oefir jl tjp,

tenl ten ojhhnn tfkbn. I` krnfteilm efrg, swnftilm kntwnnl `y

sejubgnr kbfgns.

Fgf`, weft ten enbb frn yju gjilm:

Lfls tnfrilm ft `y fr`, tryilm tj stjp `n. Enr bjlm ynbbjw

hilmnrlfibs frn gimmilm il. I serum enr jhh.

Mnt jhh, Lfl. I` ljt mjilm!

Gjlt kn stupig. Mnt sj`n jh yjur teilms. Yjubb wflt yjur

teilms wite yju.

I imljrn enr.

Fgf`, gjlt kn sj huodilm stupig! _ens obfwilm ft `n

fmfil, flg tenl sj`njlns dljodilm jl ten gjjr.


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Jpnl up!

I hrnnzn, flg bjjd ft Lfl. Enr nyns sejw `n enr lu`knr3

1;;1;1>7. _ens mjt fljtenr teirty ynfrs, lnfr nljume, kut yjug

lnvnr munss it. _en bjjds bidn sen ojubg mj fly gfy.

Jpnl up!

Fgf`, pbnfsn . . .

Lj, Lfl.

_tflg fwfy hrj` ten gjjr! _tflg kfod!

Fgf`

F sbngmnef``nr s`fsens ten bjod. Wenl ten gjjr itsnbh

is sernggng. Il ten ojrrigjr tenrns twj sjbginrs, jln wite ten

sbngmnef``nr, ten jtenr jln f mul. Its pjiltilm strfimet iltj

ten fpfrt`nlt. Its pjiltilm ft us. Wen sjbginrs quiodby sofl ten

rnst jh ten hbft.

Fbb rimet, `ff`, sfys ten mul`fl. Ibb efvn tj fsd yju tj

`jvn teft jkstruotijl flg nvfouftn ten kuibgilm.

Lfl ljgs.

Fgf`, sen sfys, `jvn ten sjhf.

I stfrilm ft ten nlg jh ten rihbn. I oflt tfdn y nyns jhh it. Il

ten lnxt snojlg, `fykn bnss tefl teft, it ojubg fbb kn jvnr. Weis

ojubg kn it. Fbb I efvn tj gj is fdn f jvn tjwfrg ei`. Ih its y

ti`n, `y gfy tj mj, teftbb kn it. ]eft is `y lu`knr: Is it tjgfy:

Wen kfrrnb jh ten rihbn is obnfl flg s`jjte flg strfimet. ]ibb

I snn ten kubbnt oj`n jut: ]ibb tenrn kn s`jdn:

Huod jhh, I sfy. Wfdn yjur huodilm mul flg huod jhh.

Flg tenl it fbb efppnls ft jlon. Wen sbngmnef``nr muy

grjps eis ef``nr flg sejvns ten sjhf iltj ten rjj` bidn f


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rumky pbfynr il f soru`, ten muy wite ten mul tibts it up tj ten

onibilm flg hjbbjws ei` ilsign, flg Lfl s`fods n, rimet forjss

`y hfon.

Bistnl, yju bittbn kfstfrg, sen eissns ft `n, I prjìsng

yjur ù` Ig bjjd fhtnr yju, flg I wibb. I` yjur lfl flg yjubb gj

weft I sfy. Ljw stjp pbfyilm sibby kummnrs. ]nrn bnfvilm. Flg

ìlg yjur huodilm bflmufmn I tjbg yju fkjut teft.

@y hfon is stilmilm kut I` ljt rnfgy tj mivn il ynt. Weis is y

ej`n. Weny oflt cust tfdn yju fwfy hrj` yjur ej`n, ofl teny:

Weny ofl.

Wen sjbginrs mrfk fl fr` nfoe flg ofrry `n jut jh ten hbft.

I strummbn, kut tenyrn kim flg tenrns twj jh ten`. Its fbb sj

quiod. Knhjrn I dljw it, I` ft ten nlg jh ten ojrrigjr flg gjwl

ten hirn nsofpn flg tenyvn put `n il fl ilhbftfkbn kjft ft ten

kjttj` jh ten stnps. Lfl mnts il knsign `n, gu`ps ten kubmilm

trfse kfm ky enr hnnt, puts enr fr` frjulg `y sejubgnrs, flg

wnrn fwfy, oeummilm sbjwby terjume ten hbjjgng strnnts.

Its fbrimet, Fgf`, sen sfys. Its mjilm tj kn fbrimet.

_j`n jh ten pnjpbn il jur kjft frn oryilm quintby. Kut `jst

jh tenir hfons frn kbfld. I` stibb flmry flg euìbiftng. I oflt

ulgnrstflg weft cust efppnlng.

I efvnlt mjt fly jh `y stuhh. I efvnlt mjt `y kjjd. Fljtenr

wfvn jh pflio swnnps jvnr `n. Ibb efvn tj mnt jut flg mj kfod.

I oflt mj witejut `y kjjd. ]enrn gig I bnfvn it: ]enl gig I

bfst efvn it: Wenl I hnnb ten ngmn jh sj`nteilm efrg fmfilst `y

eip flg `y eflg mjns gjwl tj `y pjodnt. Jh ojursn, its tenrn.

I efvnlt put it flywenrn Ivn dnpt it wite n, bidn I fbwfys gj.


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I rnbfx, cust f bittbn kit. Flg tenl it eits `n. ]nrn fotufbby

bnfvilm. ]nrn mjilm. I `imet lnvnr snn ten hbft fmfil.

Wenrns f kim bu`p il `y terjft. I try tj swfbbjw it, kut it

wjlt mj. I ofl hnnb ten tnfrs wnbbilm up. Wen sjbginr stnnrilm ten

kjft is wftoeilm `n. I` ljt mjilm tj ory, ljt il hrjlt jh ei` jr

Lfl jr fly jh tensn pnjpbn. I wjlt mivn ten` ten sftishfotijl.

I gim `y hilmnrlfibs iltj ten kfod jh `y eflg. Wen tnfrs frn stibb

tenrn, ternftnlilm tj spibb jut. I gim efrgnr sj ten pfil krnfds

terjume nvnryteilm nbsn. I` ljt mjilm tj ory. I` ljt mjilm tj.

I wjlt.

Ft ten trflsit onltnr, wn stflg il biln tj rnmistnr. Wenrns jln

qunun hjr pnjpbn wej efvn sj`nwenrn tj mj, flg fljtenr jln

hjr pnjpbn wej efvnlt. Lfl flg I frnlt oeippng, sj wn efvn tj

sejw jur IG ofrgs, flg Lfl hibbs il hjr`s hjr kjte jh us rnqunst-

ilm trflspjrt tj Bjlgjl. Weny pil f pinon jh pfpnr wite f lu`-

knr jltj jur ojfts, bidn wnrn fkjut tj rul f frftejl, tenl teny

enrg us iltj f efbb flg tnbb us tj wfit.

Qnjpbn frn mivilm jut ejt hjjg flg grilds. ]n qunun up

fmfil. @y `jute wftnrs wenl wn mnt lnfrnr ten hrjlt flg I ofl

snn flg s`nbb ten hjjg. ]nrn hjur hrj` ten hrjlt wenl fljtenr

sjbginr oj`ns iltj ten efbb flg stfrts kfrdilm jut lu`knrs,

ilobugilm jurs. Jur kus is rnfgy. ]n efvn tj bnfvn ljw.

Lfl . . . : I` sj eulmry. I oflt mj witejut mnttilm sj`n-

teilm tj nft, cust sj`nteilm.

_ousn `n, I sfy, ofl yju bnt `n terjume:

Wenrns lj rnfotijl. Nvnryjlns prntnlgilm teny efvnlt

enfrg.


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I try fmfil, fs ten sjbginr rnpnfts ten lu`knrs. Ljteilm.

I` gnspnrftn. I gfrt hjrwfrg flg sejvn `y eflg terjume f

mfp kntwnnl twj pnjpbn flg hnnb frjulg kbilgby. @y hilmnrs

hilg sj`nteilm it hnnbs bidn f pinon jh tjfst flg I piod it up.

_j`njln mrfks `y wrist flg ejbgs jl sj timetby it eurts.

Wenrns f qunun, en sfys hir`by. ]nrn Kritise. ]n dljw

ejw tj qunun.

I` sjrry, I sfy. Its hjr `y lfl. _ens eulmry flg wnvn

mjt tj mj ljw.

I bjjd up iltj ten hfon jh ten `fl ejbgilm `n. Ens ìggbn-

fmng, fkjut hihty. Mrfy efir flg f mri` hfon, yju ofl snn ejw

tirng en is, kut tefts ljt weft sejods `n its eis lu`knr.

1616;1;=. Jlby six `jltes tj bivn. I mnt f hbfse jh eis gnfte, tjj,

flg its krutfb, vijbnlt, f kbjw tj ten enfg, kbjjg, krfils . . .

I grjp ten tjfst kfod jltj ten pbftn flg try tj kfod fwfy.

Wen `fl bnts mj jh `y wrist, en teilds ens wjl, kut en ùst

efvn snnl sj`nteilm il `n, tjj, knofusn eis hfon sjhtnls flg

en rnfoens forjss, piods up ten tjfst, flg eflgs it tj `n.

Hjr yjur lfl, en sfys. Mj jl, sjl. Gjlt ìss yjur kus.

Weflds, I ùrùr.

I teild fkjut orf`ìlm gjwl ten wejbn pinon tenrn flg

tenl, kut ten `fls wftoeilm `n flg sj is Lfl, sj I ofrry ten

tjfst ofrnhubby jutsign, flg wenl Lfl flg I frn snttbng jl

ten kus, I mivn it tj enr. _en tnfrs it il twj flg mivns efbh kfod.

]n gjlt spnfd. I stuhh ìln il `y `jute flg its mjln il twj

kitns, kut Lfl sfvjrs enrs, `fdilm it bfst tib wnrn jut jh tjwl

flg enfgilm nfst fbjlm ten fil rjfg. Wen rjfgs jl f rfisng-up


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strip jh bflg wite ìbns flg ìbns jh hbjjgng hinbgs fbb frjulg it.

Wen suls oj`n jut ft bfst flg its turlng ten wftnr iltj f sennt

jh sibvnr sj krimet yju oflt bjjd ft it.

Lfl, I sfy, weft ih ten wejbn wjrbg hbjjgs: ]eft wibb wn

gj tenl:

_en wipns f sùgmn jh kuttnr jhh enr oeil wite enr hilmnr,

flg biods it.

]nbb kuibg fl frd, sefbb wn, yju flg `n: Flg ilvitn fbb ten

fli`fbs: _en oeuodbns flg piods up `y eflg wite ten jln

sens cust biodng. Wenrn frn gnnp rng ornsonlts jl y sdil wenrn

I gum `y lfibs il jl ten kjft.

]eft yju gjln tenrn: sen fsds.

Ljteilm.

_en bjjds ft n flg hrjwls. Wenl sen mivns y eflg f bittbn

squnnzn.

Gjlt wjrry, sjl. ]nbb kn fbrimet il Bjlgjl. Wenrns hbjjg

gnhnlsns tenrn flg nvnryteilm. Weny dljw ejw tj gj teilms

prjpnrby tenrn. ]nbb kn hiln. Mjjg jbg Bjlgjl Wjwl.

_en puts enr enfg kfod, objsns enr nyns, flg simes, efppy

tj kn enfgilm ej`n ft bfst. Kut I oflt rnbfx. I efvn tj writn gjwl

ten `fl il ten qununs lu`knr knhjrn I hjrmnt it. Its sefdnl `n

up. Yju mnt f hnnbilm hjr pnjpbns lu`knrs, wenl yjuvn snnl

ten` fbb yjur bihn. Flg eis lu`knr giglt snn` tj `ftoe ei`. I`

hnnbilm hrnfdng jut. Ibb kn knttnr jlon I writn it gjwl.

I mnt `y kjjd jut jh `y pjodnt, flg rnojrg fbb ten gntfibs I

ofl rn`n`knr3 gnsoriptijl (its knttnr wenl I dljw ten lf`ns),

tjgfys gftn, ten pbfon, eis lu`knr, ejw ens mjilm tj gin. I writn


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it ofrnhubby, flg nvnry bnttnr, nvnry wjrg, `fdns `n ofb`nr. Its

fbb il tenrn ljw, sfhn il `y kjjd. I ofl bjjd ft it bftnr.

I put `y ljtnkjjd kfod. Lfls stfrtng tj sljrn mnltby. _ens

wnbb jut jh it. I bjjd ft ten jtenr pfssnlmnrs. _j`n jh ten` frn

tryilm tj sbnnp, kut sj`n frn bidn `n flxijus flg wftoehub.

Hrj` wenrn I` sittilm I ofl snn six jr snvnl pnjpbn wej frn

stibb fwfdn. ]n oftoe nfoe jtenrs nyns flg tenl wn bjjd fwfy

fmfil, witejut sfyilm flyteilm, bidn strflmnrs gj.

Kut cust jln `j`nlt jh nyn ojltfot is fbb I lnng tj snn tenir

lu`knrs, f gihhnrnlt lu`knr hjr nfoe jln ten gihhnrnlt gftns

teft `frd ten nlg jh tenir bivns.

Nxonpt tensn lu`knrs frnlt teft gihhnrnlt. Hivn jh ten`

knmil il 16 flg nlg il ;1;= flg twj frn nxfotby ten sf`n3

1616;1;=.

@y enfrts pjulgilm il `y oenst ljw, `y krnfteilms mjln

sefbbjw flg hfst. I rnfoe iltj `y pjodnt tib `y hilmnrs hilg `y

ljtnkjjd fmfil. @y eflgs frn sefdilm, kut I `flfmn tj mnt ten

kjjd jut flg jpnl it ft ten rimet pfmn.

Wensn pnjpbn frn bidn ten fl il ten hjjg biln tenyvn jlby

mjt six `jltes bnht.

Wenyrn mjilm tj gin il Cflufry lnxt ynfr.

Wenyrn mjilm tj gin il Bjlgjl.

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