Numbers 3: Infinity Excerpt

8/2/2019 Numbers 3: Infinity Excerpt

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[ext bopyrcdnt =9:= my ]jbnel Tjrk

Jll rcdnts reservek. Yumlcsnek my Bncbfeg Nouse, jg c`prcgt

oh Rbnoljstcb Cgb., Yumlcsners scgbe :3=9. BNCBFEG NOURE,

RBNOLJR[CB, jgk jssobcjtek lodos jre trjke`jrfs jgk/or

redcsterek trjke`jrfs oh Rbnoljstcb Cgb.

www.sbnoljstcb.bo`

Hcrst pumlcsnek cg tne Ugctek Fcgdko` cg =9:: my Bncbfeg Nouse,

= Yjlèr Rtreet, Hroè, Roèrset MJ:: :KR.

www.koumleblubf.bo`

Go pjrt oh tncs pumlcbjtcog jy me reprokubek, storek cg j retrcevjlsyste`, or trjgs`cttek cg jgy hor` or my jgy èjgs, elebtrogcb,

èbnjgcbjl, pnotobopycgd, reborkcgd, or otnerwcse, wctnout prcor

wrctteg per`csscog oh tne pumlcsner. Hor cghor`jtcog redjrkcgd

per`csscog, wrcte to Rbnoljstcb Cgb., Jttegtcog1 Yer`csscogs

Kepjrtègt, 554 Mrojkwjy, Gew Sorf, GS :99:=.

Lcmrjry oh Bogdress Bjtjlodcgd-cg-Yumlcbjtcog Kjtj

Tjrk, ]jbnel, :38;

Gu`mers 21 Cggcty / ]jbnel Tjrk. :st Jèrcbjg ek. p. b`. (Gu`mers)

Ru``jry1 Jkj`, Rjrjn, jgk @cj jre lcvcgd todetner, struddlcgd

wctn tne hjè mroudnt jmout my tnecr fgowcgd tne kjtes wneg

people wcll kce, mut ever scgbe @cj swjppek ner gu`mer hor

jgotner, ner gew power `jfes ner j tjrdet tnjt puts tne` jll cg

aeopjrky.

CRMG 34>-9-5;5-2593=-:

V:. Ysybncb jmclcty Hcbtcog. =. Cgterpersogjl reljtcogs Hcbtcog.

2. Kejtn Hcbtcog. ;. Mljbfs Egdljgk Logkog Hcbtcog. 5.

Logkog (Egdljgk) Hcbtcog.P C. [ctle.

YQ4.T=:5548Cg =9:=

VHcbP kb=2

=9::92=493

:9 3 > 4 8 5 ; 2 = : := :2 :; :5 :8

Yrcgtek cg tne U.R.J. =2

Hcrst Jèrcbjg ekctcog, @jy =9:=

[ne text type wjs set cg Kjgte, Dotncb 4=9 M[, jgk @eègto.

[ne kcspljy type wjs set cg [rjke Dotncb Extegkek.

Moof kescdg my Bnrcstopner Rtegdel


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RNC]LES JGK KJXCK,

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[NORE TNO TEG[ MEHO]E . . .

JGK HO] JLC JGK YE[E JGK

TNOEXE] HOLLOTR JH[E]TJ]K.

JGK HO] OQQS, OH BOU]RE.


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HEM]UJ]S =9=3

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[ne lcttle dcrl scts cg tne kcrt. Rnes meeg explorcgd tne horest, mut

gow ner leds jre tcrek jgk sne koesgt wjgt to wjlf jgyòre.

Jgywjy, cts gcbe nere. Tctn jll tne stoges jgk lejves jgk twcdsjrougk ner, sne boulk `jfe j gest hor mcrks, or j nouse hor `cbe.

Ner hcgders jre musy pcbfcgd tncgds up, puttcgd tne` kowg,

jrrjgdcgd tne` jgk ner `cgks musy, too. Rne `jfes `jrfs cg

tne kcrt wctn j stcbf lcges jgk bcrbles jgk ner òutn òves js

sne scgds nerselh tne sogd tnjt does wctn ner kust-pcbtures.

Rne nejrs tne òtormcfes mehore sne sees tne`, j mjbfdrougk

wncge tnjt meboès j kroge tnjt turgs cgto j rojr. Rne nolks ner

njgks over ner ejrs. Rnes gever seeg j òtormcfe mehore jgk gow

tnere jre tnree, mcd jgk mljbf jgk hjst, melbncgd out trjcls oh kjrf

sòfe. [ne dcrl dlc`pses ètjl jgk rummer jgk lejtner metweeg

tne trees.Krjdogs,sne wncspers, jgk tne pupcls cg ner mlue eyes drow

wcke.

[ne òtormcfes slow kowg. [ney stop. [neyre drowlcgd sohtly

gow, got rojrcgd, mut tneyre too gejr. [ne dcrl scts very stcll. Rne

bjg see tne`. Bjg tney see ner? [ne krjdog jt tne hrogt tjfes ohh

pjrt oh cts nejk. [neres j `jg cgscke. Ne sbjgs tne trees og ectner

scke oh tne rojk tnjt buts tnroudn tne horest.


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Hor j òègt tnecr eyes èet.

[ne `jgs hjbe cs pjle, mut ncs bolors jre kjrf, lcfe ncs blotnes

jgk ncs krjdog. J swcrl oh drjy jgk purple jgk mljbf. [ne dcrl

koesgt lcfe tne bolors. Rnes gever seeg people-bolors lcfe tnese

mehore. Jgk sne koesgt lcfe nc` loofcgd jt ner. Ncs eyes jre kjrf,

jlòst mljbf, jgk tney jre nurtcgd ner.

Rne bloses ner owg eyes qucbfly, jgk murces ner hjbe cg ner

fgees.

Reeg soètncgd, moss?Aust j fck. Lets do. Ncs vocbe cs njrk jgk low.

[ne krjdogs drowl turgs cgto j rojr jdjcg, jgk tneg tneyre

doge.

[ne dcrl squcgts tnroudn ner eyeljsnes. [neres gotncgd to

snow tne krjdogs were ever tnere jpjrt hro` j blouk oh kust,

wncbn njgds cg tne jcr jgk tneg settles. Rlowly sne ugwcgks jgk

lejgs horwjrk, djtnercgd cg jg jr`hul oh twcds jgk lejves, kestroy-

cgd ner kust-pcbtures. Ch tnere jre krjdogs nere, sne wcll geek to

muclk j mcd gest to feep tne mcrks jgk tne `cbe sjhe. Metter `jfe

ct mcd egoudn to feep nersjhe, too. Rne pcles òre jgk òre stuhh

jrougk ner, sguddles cg, jgk bloses ner eyes. [neg sne wjcts hortne krej`s to boè tne bolors jgk pcbtures tnjt wcll segk ner

to sleep.

Rne wjfes wneg sne nejrs soèoge snoutcgd ner gjè.

@cj! @cc-jj! Tnere jre you? @cc-jj!

Rne koesgt òve. Rne wjgts to see ch ner gest cs j dook oge,

ch sne bjg me hougk. Rne loves pljycgd ncke-jgk-seef.

@cj! @cc-jj! Tnere jre you? Tnere jre you?


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[ne vocbe cs dettcgd bloser. [ne dcrl burls cg j tcdnt lcttle mjll

jgk murces ner hjbe cg ner fgees jdjcg. Cts hug, tncs djè.

Rne nejrs hootsteps brugbncgd tnroudn tne ugkerdrowtn.

Bloser, bloser, bloser . . .

@cj! [nere you jre!

Heet jre rcdnt gext to tne gest. @cj turgs ner nejk j lcttle jgk

peefs upwjrk. [ne wo`jg loofs bross. [ne sfcg cs brejsek metweeg

ner mlue eyes. @cj koesgt lcfe ct. Rne wjgts ner to me s`clcgd jgk

ljudncgd. Mut ner bolors jre tne sjè js jlwjys, j njze oh mluejgk lcljb jrougk ner, bolors tnjt èjg oge tncgd @u``y.

@cj turgs ner nejk cgto ner fgees jdjcg. Rne koesgt wjgt

@u``y to snout jt ner.

Rjrjn megks kowg jgk drjms ner kjudnter ugker ner jr`pcts.

Rne lchts ner up, stcll burlek tcdntly cg j mjll, jgk nolks ner blose.

@cj, sne sjys, you ùst stjy wnere C bjg see you. Jre you

lcstegcgd?

@cj puts ner tnu`m cg ner òutn.

C wjs aust worrcek. C tnoudnt . . . C tnoudnt Ck lost you. C` got

bross.

@cj tjfes ner tnu`m out oh ner òutn jgk loofs up. [neg snerejbnes horwjrk to wrjp ner jr`s rougk ner u``y. Everytncgds

OF tnere wogt me snoutcgd jgk tejrs tncs tcè.

Krjdogs, sne sjys. @e see krjdogs.

Rjrjn loofs towjrk tne rojk. Rne nejrk òtorbybles j hew

`cgutes jdo. Ko you èjg òtormcfes? sne sjys, nuddcgd ner

kjudnter blose. Rne stjrts wjlfcgd jwjy hro` tne rojk jgk mjbf

cgto tne horest.


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Krjdogs, sjys @cj. Gocsy.

Kck you see wolves jgk mejrs js well? Rjrjn sjys, s`clcgd.

@cj snjfes ner nejk.

Krjdogs, sne sjys jdjcg, hcr`ly tncs tcè.

Metter det mjbf to tne bj`p, tneg. [ne krjdogs wogt boè

gejr our hcre. Tell me sjhe tnere.

Mut @cj koesgt heel sjhe, eveg gow, nolkcgd og to @u``y.

[ne krjdogs sne sjw `jke sòfe tne`selves. J hcre woulkgt

hrcdnteg tne` jwjy, sne tncgfs. [neyk lcfej hcre.Metter to ncke. Metter to `jfe j gest jgk ncke hro` tne `jg

wctn tne kjrf bolors jll jrougk nc`.


10/21

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JKJ@

C fgow you.

Cve wjtbnek tne duy òvcgd bloser, pcbfcgd ncs wjy

tnroudn tne rjddek droup oh tegts jgk snelters.

Nere we do jdjcg, C tncgf. Cts tne sjè everywnere.

[njts wny C try jgk feep jwjy hro` people. Mut tnjts

kjgderous, too, bjuse youre vulgerjmle og your owg.

Te jcgt dot gotncgd vjlujmle, mut peoplell stcll rom you,

tjfe wnjt lcttle you dot hook, blotnes, eveg hcrewook. Cts

njppegek too `jgy tcès gow. Te njve to stjy gejr otners.

Rjhety cg gu`mers,Rjrjn sjys.

Cdgore nc` jgk ne `cdnt do jwjy.

C feep `y nejk kowg, mjsncgd tne tegt ped cgto tne njrk

drougk wctn j robf.

Aust j hew heet jwjy, ne broubnes kowg mescke è,

lejgcgd horwjrk to det j loof jt `y hjbe.

C fgow you, ne sjys jdjcg. Soure Jkj` Kjwsog.

C twcst jwjy. @y hcgders tcdnteg jrougk tne robf.

Ne rejbnes jbross jgk toubnes `y sleeve. Nes too blose.

C bjg see tne kcrt ugker ncs hcgdergjcls, tne mcts oh sjwkust cg

ncs strjddly mejrk.

Jkj`, ne sjys, s`clcgd. Nes tcppcgd ncs hjbe, trycgd to

det è to `jfe eye bogtjbt. Jkj`, you sjvek `y lche.


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@y nejrts tnukkcgd cg `y bnest. C bjgt kejl wctn tncs.

C wjgt nc` to do jwjy.

Go, `jte, C sjy, jgk `y vocbe does jll brojfy. Sou dot

tne wrogd mlofe.

Go, Cve seeg you. Cll gever hordet you, your . . . hjbe.

Ne èjgs `y sbjrs, `y murgek sfcg.

Sou sjvek è, Jkj`. C wjs cg Logkog. @y hljt wjs cg tne

mjseègt, rcdnt my tne rcver. C sjw you og tne telly jgk C dot out.

Ro kck `cllcogs oh otners. Soure j nero.

Rjè story. Cve nejrk ct over jgk over.

C wjs ogly og tne telly ogbe, mut ct wjs tne ljst [X òst

people sjw. [nere jre go [Xs or bo`puters cg Egdljgk gow,

go sbreegs or pnoges. [ne getworfs jgk trjgs`ctters gever

dot put mjbf jhter tne qujfe, jt tne medcggcgd oh tne Bnjos.

Jgk so C` stubf cg everyoges èòrces js tnjt `jk-

eyek, sbjr-hjbek moy, stjrcgd cgto j [X bjèrj jgk snoutcgd

tne okks jmout tne egk oh tne worlk. Jgk tney reè`mer

è mebjuse C wjs rcdnt. [ne worlk kck boè to jg egk tne

worlk js we fgew ct, jgywjy.

Gow everyoge C tjlf to trejts è lcfe soè sort oh

belemrcty, soè sort oh sjvcor. C kogt wjgt ct.

Teve dot soè èjt, tne jg bogtcgues, wneg cts blejr

C` got docgd to tjlf. Xegcsog. Roèoge snot j keer, j mcd

oge. Boè jgk aocg us. Boè jgk ejt wctn us.

C stop mjsncgd tne tegt ped. @ejt . . . Bjgt reè`mer

tne ljst tcè we jte èjt. Cts dottj me metter tnjg tne gettle

soup we were docgd to njve. C loof over towjrk Rjrjn jgk @cj,


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to Rjrjns mrotners. @jrty jgk Lufe jre sbuhhcgd tne lejves og

tne drougk, loofcgd hor kry twcds, jgytncgd tnjt woulk ko hor

fcgklcgd. @cjs scttcgd cg our njgkmjrrow, wjtbncgd js Rjrjn

ugrolls tne `jts we use hor meks. Rnes tcgy hor j bnclk wnos

two. Ner jr`s jgk leds jre js tncg jgk tjwgy js tne twcds tne

moys jre loofcgd hor. Rnes jlòst lcfe j lcttle koll, wctn tnjt

`jss oh tcdnt mlogke burls, hull lcps, jgk eyes tnjt kogt `css

j tncgd.

Rjrjns pretegkcgd to me musy, mut C fgow snes wjtbncgd

è out oh tne borger oh ner eye, wjctcgd hor `y rejbtcog. C fgow

snes nejrk every work. Rne kogt sjy gotncgd. Rne kogt geek

to. Rnes nugdry6 we jll jre. @y òutn hlooks wctn sjlcvj jt tne

tnoudnt oh j squjre èjl. Mut C fgow wnjts doggj boè wctn

ct tne huss, tne mjbfsljppcgd, tne questcogs.

C bjgt stjgk people loofcgd jt è, jgk C bjgt stjgk loof-

cgd jt tne`, seecgd tnecr gu`mers. . . .

Everyoge, everywnere njs j gu`mer tne kjy tneyre

doggj kce. C njte tnjt C bjg see tnese gu`mers. C njte tne heel-

cgds tnjt boè wctn tne`. Roètcès C boulk drjm j hlj`cgd

stcbf out oh tne `ckkle oh tne hcre jgk plugde ct cgto `y owg

eyes to stop è seecgd. Rtop è heelcgd tne suhhercgd jgk pjcg

tnjts wjctcgd hor every scgdle persog C èet. Cve meeg sbjrrek

my hcre, cts gejrly fcllek e twcbe, mut `jyme ct woulk tjfe jwjy

tne tncgd tnjt nurts è òst.

[ne ogly tncgd prevegtcgd è cs Rjrjn. C bjgt ko tnjt to

ner. C` kchhcbult egoudn js ct cs, òoky, restless. C boulkgt

expebt ner to stjy wctn è ch C wjs mlcgk js well.


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Rne loofs strjcdnt jt è tneg, wctn tnose mlue eyes oh

ners, jgk ner gu`mer spejfs to è, mrcgds è tne bo`hort

jgk tne wjr`tn ct jlwjys koes jg egkcgd hull oh lcdnt jgk

love. 94=5=945. [ne pro`cse tnjt well me todetner, è jgk ner,

hchty yejrs hro` gow, wneg sne pjsses hro` tncs lche, ejsy js ch

sne wjs slcppcgd cgto j wjr` mjtn.

Rjrjn.

C turg mjbf to tne strjgder broubncgd gext to e, jgk C horbe

`yselh to gok jt nc` jgk s`cle.

Te wcll aocg you. [njgfs, C sjy. [ne works sougk lcfe

soèoge elses.

Ncs hjbe lcdnts up. Drejt. Bool. Boè over jgytcè. Tere

cg tne megker hjrtnest hro` tne pjtn. Ne pocgts to j tuggel-

snjpek tegt, pctbnek metweeg two tree trugfs. C` Kjgcel, my

tne wjy. Cts dook to èet you, Jkj`. Cve wjctek j logd tcè

hor tncs. Js ne strckes ohh, C nejr nc` bjllcgd, Bjrrce, nes nere.

Nes rejlly nere. . . .

[neres jgxcety mummlcgd up cgscke è. Ct wjs j `cstjfe to

sjy yes. C` jlrejky redrettcgd ct. C rjcse `y jr` up jgk s`jsn

tne robf kowg og tne noof oh tne tegt ped so nejvcly tnjt

tne ped megks jgk C sbrjpe `y fgubfles og tne drougk.

Jjrdn! Hhh . . . ow! C` trycgd got to swejr cg hrogt oh tne

fcks. Cts hubfcgd kchhcbult soètcès. C krop tne robf, mrusn

tne worst oh tne kcrt ohh `y hcgders, jgk put tne` cg `y òutn,

subfcgd njrk to tjfe tne pjcg jwjy. Ct kogt worf. Jgk ct kogt

tjfe tne jgxcety jwjy, gectner, or tne jgder. Gotncgd koes.

Rjrjn boès gejrer. [njgf you, sne sjys.


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C snrud, stcll subfcgd jt `y fgubfles. C` dljk Cve

dot `y òutn hull. Ct stops è sjycgd wnjt C wjgt to sjy. C

kogt wjgt to me jrougk people, Rjrjn. [neyre jll tne sjè.

C bjgt njgkle ct.

Nurt, kck ct? sne sjys.

C tjfe `y njgk jwjy hro` `y òutn jgk cgspebt ct.

Me jlrcdnt cg j `cgute. Aust toof tne sfcg ohh.

Rne kcds cg oge oh our mjds og tne mjrrow jgk pulls out j

tume oh jgtcseptcb brej`. [ne egks meeg rollek over jgk over,

to squeeze out every ljst mct. [neres got ùbn leht.

Kogt wjste ct og è.

Rnn.

Rne puts j tcgy mct og tne egk oh ner hcgder jgk kots ct ogto

`y sbrjpes, tneg degtly rums ct cg. Cts so cgtc`jte ner hcgder-

tcp toubncgd `y sfcg lcdntly, ogly j hew bells `jfcgd bogtjbt.

C heel `y moky reljxcgd, tne jgder kycgd jwjy.

@e jgk ner. Cts jll Cve ever wjgtek. Eveg jhter everytncgd

weve meeg tnroudn tne qujfe, tne Bnjos, tne hcre, tne dypsy

lche, loofcgd jhter @cj jgk @jrty jgk Lufe were stcll todetner.

C stjre jt ner hcgder. Jgk jt tncs òègt Ck dcve jgytncgd hor

tne rest oh tne worlk to do jwjy. C wjgt to me jloge wctn ner, y

jr`s jrougk ner jgk our hjbes blose.

C nolk ner njgks cg motn oh `cge. Rjrjn, lets do, C med.

Lets do soèwnere else. C njte `yselh hor sougkcgd so

kesperjte.

Rne presses ner lcps todetner, pulls ner njgks jwjy. [ne

òègts doge.


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Teve aust dot nere, Jkj`. Tere stjycgd.

Jgk so we stjy.

Te sct og lods jrougk Kjgcels hcre. Ncs vegcsog stews pretty

wjtery, mut cts so logd scgbe we njk soètncgd lcfe tncs tnjt

cts jlòst overwnel`cgd.

@jrty jgk Lufe wolh ct kowg so tne drjvy krcmmles kowg

tnecr bncgs. [ney wcpe jt ct jgk lcbf tnecr hcgders, ljudncgd. Go

oge tells tne` to menjve. Cts dook to see tne` hcllcgd tnecr mel-

lces, tnecr hjbes dlowcgd wctn tne wjr`tn oh ct. [neyre dook

moys. [ne hcre tnjt fcllek `y gjg toof tnecr ù` jgk kjk, too.

[ney were so qucet jt hcrst, wctn j njugtek loof cg tnecr eyes

jll tne tcè. [ney njtek mecgd outscke, kckgt fgow wnjt to ko

wctn tnecrselves, but ohh hro` tnecr ^moxes jgk hljt-sbreeg [Xs.

Mut weve lejrgt stuhh todetner1 now to set j trjp hor j rjmmct,

now to `jfe j hcre. Cve gever njk mrotners or scsters mehore.

@cj scts og Rjrjns ljp, ner wcke eyes loofcgd jt jll

tne hjbes lct up my tne hcre1 Kjgcel, ncs pjrtger Bjrrce, tnecr

gecdnmors. Cts lcfe snes trycgd to reè`mer tne`.

C ejt slowly, sjvorcgd ejbn òutnhul, trycgd to bogbegtrjte

og tne hook, got tne bogversjtcog. [ne mjbfsljppcgd jgk tne

huss cs over, jgk C` wjctcgd hor tne questcogs. [ne otners

jre tjlfcgd jmout tne tncgds people jlwjys tjlf jmout tnese kjys1

hook, wjter, huel, bolk, nugder, cllgess. Espebcjlly cllgess. Ct motn-

ers è, bjgt pretegk ct kogt. Te struddle to hcgk hook, to feep

wjr`, jgk we `jgjde. Mut ch oge oh us dets cll, wnjt ko we ko?

[ne moys njve motn dot dook gu`mers ::=:=9>> jgk


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9392=93= mut gu`mers bjg bnjgde. @cj snowek e tnjt, tne

gcdnt oh tne hcre, tne gcdnt oh tne qujfe. Rnes dot Gjgs gu`mer

gow. Ct hrejfs è out wneg C bjtbn ct cg ner eyes. Rnes dot j

sòfers kejtn, djspcgd hor mrejtn. Ct hcttek rcdnt wctn Gjg ct

see`s bruel gow ct melogds to @cj.

C kogt fgow tne rules jgyòre.

Cts got so mjk nere, soèoge sjys. Kjgs j kobtor.

C loof jt Kjgcel. Kcrty mejrk, logd njcr tcek mjbf cg j pogy-

tjcl, yellow hcgdergjcls. Ne kogt loof lcfe j kobtor.

Usek to me. Ne snruds. C worfek cg j nospctjl cg

Logkog, mehore ct wjs trjsnek my looters jhter tne Bnjos.

Ne snjfes ncs nejk. Souk njve tnoudnt people woulk

respebt nospctjls, woulkgt you? Mut we mebjè tjrdets,

rjckek hor kruds, supplces, ètjl to èlt kowg. C leht jhter

tne Mjttle oh Rt. [no`jss cg @jrbn =9=>. Hour nugkrek

people fcllek, òst oh `y hrcegks doge. [ne polcbe, tne jr`y,

tne dovergègt tney jll jmjgkogek us. Tnere were tney?

Tnere tne nell were tney? Ne pjuses hor j òègt. Ncs

njgks jre blegbnek cg ncs ljp, tne scgews tjut lcfe wcres hro`

ncs hcgders to ncs wrcsts. [neg ne tjfes j keep mrejtn. Ro wnjt

mrcgds you nere? ne sjys, turgcgd ct mjbf to è.

Hcrst questcog. Everyoges qucet, wjctcgd hor `y jgswer.

Tere aust feepcgd our nejks kowg, òvcgd jrougk,

C sjy, loofcgd jt tne hloor.

Sou nejkcgd soèwnere cg pjrtcbuljr?

Aust jwjy. Hro` Logkog, hro` tne mcd bctces. [oo `jgy

people, too kjgderous.


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[nere jre people loofcgd hor you, you fgow. [neyve meeg

nere, jsfcgd.

C stop bnewcgd jgk loof up. Yeople? Tno?

Kjgcel snjfes ncs nejk. [ney kckgt dcve gjès. [nree oh

tne`, og òtormcfes. [ne sort oh people you kogt drjss to. Go

oge sjck j work.

Ne puts j njgk og `y snoulker. Nes trycgd to me rejssur-

cgd, mut bogtjbt lcfe tnjt `jfes è ekdy. Mesckes, tne ogly

people wno bjg stcll det djs jre tne so-bjllek dovergègt, or

tne djgds tnjt njve tjfeg over tne bctces.

C wjs ugker jrrest wneg tne qujfe strubf, bnjrdek wctn

j ùrker C gever koge. [ne dovergègt njk ct cg hor è, trcek

to sclegbe è. C jssuèk `y brc`cgjl rebork woulk njve meeg

wcpek cg tne Bnjos. Mut `jyme got. [ne tnoudnt `jfes `y

mlook rug bolk.

Ch cts tne dovergègt loofcgd, C kehcgctely kogt wjgt to me

hougk. C dot gotncgd to sjy to tne` or tnecr spoofs, jgk C wogt

me mjgdek up cg j bell jdjcg. C bjgt me. C kogt wjgt gotncgd

to ko wctn djgds, gectner, tne jrèk tnuds wno owg tne bctces

gow. Jgotner rejsog to blejr out, stjy cg tne bougtry.

Tneg? @y tnrojts doge kry. Cts jll C bjg ko to det tne

work out.

[ncs òrgcgd. Te njk j kroge up nere, too. Ne drcgs.

Rnot ct out oh tne sfy.

C nejrk mcfes tncs jhtergoog wneg C wjs loofcgd hor @cj,

Rjrjn sjys to è qucetly.

C au`p to `y heet. Rnct, we dottj det out oh nere.


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Rjrjn hrowgs. Got gow, Jkj`. Got cg tne kjrf.

Kckgt you nejr wnjt ne aust sjck?

Rne snjfes ner nejk. Cts kjrf. Jgk were jll tcrek.

Tere docgd cg tne òrgcgd, tneg, C sjy. Hcrst lcdnt. C sct

kowg jdjcg, slowly, mut C bjgt ejt go òre. [ne stew cs sct-

tcgd cg `y sto`jbn lcfe j stoge. C bjgt feep stcll. @y leds jre

acddlcgd, rejky to rug.

[ne muzz oh bogversjtcog stjrts up jdjcg. Te bjgt

feep og tne òve horever, Rjrjn sjys ugker ner mrejtn.

Teve meeg jt ct hor two yejrs, Jkj`, jgk C bjgt wjlf `cles

jgyòre.

C loof jt ner swellcgd melly. Te kogt fgow exjbtly now hjr

doge sne cs mut ct ùst me seveg or ecdnt ògtns.

Jgk wnjt jmout `y mrotners? sne sjys. @cj? [ney geek

to lcve soèwnere. [ney geek j noè. Te jll ko.

Noè. C njk j noè ogbe. Ree`s lcfe yejrs jdo, mut ct

stoppek mecgd noè ogbe @u` kcek. Jgk C njk jgotner oge,

wctn Gjg, bept C gever rejlczek wnjt Ck dot tcl ct njk doge jgk

so njk sne.

Noès got j pljbe, Rjrjn, cts people. Te dot jll we geek

wctn us.

Te geek òre people, sne sjys. C` docgd to njve

j mjmy, ch you njkgt gotcbek. C njk @cj og `y owg, og j drotty

mjtnroo` hloor cg tne squjt, jgk C wjgt tncs to me kchheregt.

Kjgcels j kobtor. Te njve to stjy nere. Jgk we bjgt rug hjster

tnjg òtormcfes. Ch tney wjgt to hcgk us, tney wcll.

Rne kogt det ct. Eveg jhter jll tncs tcè, sne kogt


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ugkerstjgk now mjk ct cs to me njgkbuhhek, tnrowg cg j bell,

bo`pletely powerless.

C` got docgd to me hougk, Rjrjn. Go oges docgd to tjfe

è jwjy hro` you jgk lobf è up jdjcg. Go oge!

C` snoutcgd gow. Everyoge jrougk tne hcre hjlls sclegt,

loofcgd jt è or loofcgd jwjy.

Jll rcdnt, sne sjys, feepcgd ner vocbe low. Tell tjlf

jmout ct ljter.

C tjfe go gotcbe oh ner jgk plow og. [ncgf jmout wnjt stjy-

cgd ejgs. C` got mecgd pjrjgock. [nere jre people jhter e.

Sejn, jhter you.

Ro tnjts ct. Ner works stcgd lcfe j sljp og tne hjbe.

Yeople medcg to djtner up tnecr mowls jgk krcht jwjy.

Boè og, moys, Kjgcel sjys to @jrty jgk Lufe. Cll tjfe

you mjbf to your tegt.

[ne moys trukde ohh. [ne ljudnter jgk tne wjr`tn oh

tne èjls doge hro` tnecr hjbes. @jrty loofs worrcek.

[neg cts aust Rjrjn jgk è jgk @cj my tne hcre. Ko you

wjgt è to do? C sjy.

Ner eyes hlcbf up to `cge jgk tneg jwjy. Te bjgt feep

ruggcgd lcfe tncs, Jkj`.

Ko you wjgt è to lejve you nere? C sjy.

@u``y Kjkky bross? @cj sjys cg j lcttle vocbe. Ner eyes

jre hcxek og us, `csscgd gotncgd.

C` got bross, Rjrjn sjys qucbfly. C horbe j s`cle jt @cj,

mut C fgow snes got muycgd ct.

C` bncppek, C sjy, trycgd to bjrry og tne jrduègt.


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@cjs bncppek. [njt kroge boulkve pcbfek us up jgk

segt our lobjtcog mjbf to wnerever, wnoever, ct bjè hro`.

Eveg ch ct kckgt, C` so mlooky rebodgczjmle. Jlòst wctn-

out tncgfcgd C put `y njgk up to `y sbjrrek sfcg. Ch we

stjy ctll ogly me kjys mehore tney hcgk us. @jyme nours. Jgk

tneg wnjt?

Te kogt eveg fgow wnjt tney wjgt, Jkj`. [ney `cdnt

wjgt to snjfe you my tne njgk jgk tnjgf you. Yernjps you

sjvek tne`, too.

[neres soètncgd jmout tne wjy sne sjys ct, jg ekde. Lcfe

snes òbfcgd è. C bjgt stjgk ct. @y njgk hcgks j pcebe oh

wook, jgk C ljugbn ct cgto tne hcre wctn subn horbe tnjt spjrfs

hly up. Rjrjn hlcgbnes jgk @cj au`ps, mut ct kogt stop è. C

pcbf up jgotner lod jgk ko tne sjè.

C kckgt jsf hor tncs, Rjrjn. C kckgt jsf hor goge oh tncs.

C gever wjgtek to see gu`mers. C gever wjgtek jll tncs kejtn cg

`y nejk, jll tncs pjcg.

@cjs eyes jre hcllcgd wctn tejrs, jgk Rjrjns got loofcgd jt

è. C fgow C` rjgtcgd, mut C bjgt stop.

C` sevegteeg, wctn j dcrlhrcegk jgk tnree bnclkreg to loof

jhter, j mjmy og tne wjy, jgk go noè jgk go hook, jgk cts

gever doggj det metter. Jll C fgow cs cts doggj egk oge kjy

mebjuse C see tne egk everywnere, cg everyoge, jgk C wcsn C

kckgt. Jgk eveg tnjt csgt bertjcg mebjuse ct boulk jll bnjgde.

Ct boulk jll me over toòrrow, or tne gext kjy, or tne gext. Ko

you tncgf C wjgt tncs?

Ko you tncgf jgy oh us wjgt tncs? sne sjys.


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Jgk gow y sto`jbns bnurgcgd. Ch snes got og y scke go

òre, tneg C dot gotncgd.

Mut we njve to do. Cts got sjhe nere.

RJ]JN

Jkj` snjfes `y snoulker mehore cts eveg lcdnt. Nes j kjrf

snjpe gext to è. C bjgt see ncs hejtures. Eveg cgscke tne tegt,

tne bolk jcr cs gcppcgd jt `y hjbe.

Rjrjn, ne wncspers. Cts tcè to det up. Te njve to do.

C pull y sleepcgd mjd up jrougk y ejrs jgk turg y mjbf

to nc`.

Rjrjn,ne ncsses. Cts tcè.

C tjfe j keep mrejtn cg, jgk tneg pusn tne jcr out slowly,

slowly, slowly. C` sbjrek oh wnjt C` docgd to ko gext, mut C`

kocgd ct, jgywjy.

C got lejvcgd.Tnjt?

C got lejvcgd.

Sejn, you jre. Tere pjbfcgd up tncs òrgcgd. Lcfe C sjck.

@ovcgd og.

C wrcddle jrougk so C` hjbcgd nc` jdjcg. @y nejrts

tnu`pcgd.

C kogt wjgt to do. C wjgt to stjy nere hor tne wcgter.

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