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7/31/2019 One Way Ticket by Susan Love
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Xod rnkot fc Wuslj Ifvd tf bd nhdjtncndh ls lutofr fc tons wfre ols
bddj lssdrtdh by odr nj lggfrhljgd wnto sdgtnfj ;; ljh ;? fc tod
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cfr% fr by ljy %dljs, d#dgtrfjng, %dgoljngl#, poftfgfpynjk,
rdgfrhnjk, fr ftodrwnsd, wntofut tod prnfr pdr%nssnfj fc tod
pub#nsodrs"
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cfr hl%lkds"
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Xod bdlgo poftfkrlpodr olhj4t olh l vdry kffh hly sf clr ljh
nt wls l#rdlhy jffj" brnkot, sujjy prn# hly but wnto l solrp
brdd&d b#fwnjk nj fcc tod sdl wnto tod njgf%njk tnhd" d
sonvdrdh ls od sgljjdh tod bdlgo fjgd %frd cfr #ned#y
gustf%drs" 7jfuko tf crdd&d l brlss %fjedy ls %y f#d Hlh
usdh tf sly,> od %uttdrdh" (ut dlr#y nj tod sdlsfj ydt, od
rd%njhdh on%sd#c" (d bdttdr lctdr 7lstdr ofpdcu##y" ujgodhnjtf ons d159) bf%bdr 0lgedt tod tnps fc ons dlrs fvdr tod tfp
fc tod gf##lr k#fwdh rdh wnto tod gf#h" Xod ]ndr wls fctdj l
kffh bdt, od hdgnhdh, ls od pusodh ons wly torfuko tod
turjstn#d"
Xodj od spfttdh tod%, /u%, Hlh, ljh twf enhs" Xod
wf%lj wls fbvnfus#y prdkjljt, odr c#fwdry hrdss strdtgodh
tnkot#y lgrfss odr bu%p" d ourrndh rfujh nj crfjt fc tod% ljh
stlrtdh wl#enjk blgewlrhs" d##f cf#es,> od bdklj goddrn#y,
ofw lbfut l poftf cfr tod cl%n#y l#bu%" :fu4rd nj #uge, twf
ljh sn1 fcc tfhly" ]rnjts rdlhy by tf%frrfw"> Xod cl%n#y
s#fwdh hfwj tf l ol#t nj crfjt fc on%" $f toljes> slnh tod
%lj, urknjk tod% cfrwlrh" 6o yds, p#dlsd hf #dt4s olvd fjd
/lttodw, nt4s tod bdst enjh fc sfuvdjnr"> Mfygd (djjdtt, tugedh
l strly strljh fc olnr bdonjh odr dlr ljh puttnjk odr lr% rfujh
7rng ljh Llyd, tod twf gon#hrdj, sod pu##dh tod% tf odr" 6o
l## rnkot, olvd nt yfur fwj wly> slnh odr ousbljh kruhknjk#y,
but nt olh bdttdr bd kffh, fr '4## jft ply cfr nt, ol#c l grfwj fccfr jft" (#ffhy d1pdjsnvd ljywly ' d1pdgt">
Xod poftfkrlpodr 0fst#dh tod% njtf pfsntnfj sf tolt tody
wdrd sunjtnjk njtf tod suj, ljh lh0ustdh ons #nkot %dtdr"
Xolt4s krdlt, of#h stn## jfw, bnk s%n#d"> G#nge, ljh nt wls
hfjd" Xolt4## bd #fvd#y> od slnh ls od sgrnbb#dh fj l tngedt
crf% tod plh nj ons pfgedt ljh oljhdh nt tf /lttodw" ctdr
twf f4g#fge fj Wlturhly cfr tod prnjts,> od slnh fvdr ons
sofu#hdr ls od rdtrdltdh rlpnh#y olvnjk spfttdh l yfujk gfup#d,
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6o,> slnh Llyd '4% k#lh, ' tonje tody4rd rdl##y sglry">
Xodnr cltodr wdjt futsnhd slynjk tolt od jddhdh l s%fed"
d wls l cfrty5l5hly %lj" prlgtngd od hnhj4t lpprfvd fc but
gfu#hj4t sdd% tf brdle" Mfygd olh bddj nj tod 3nr#4s Iljh
r%y wodj od %dt odr ljh olh dj0fydh l Grlvdj 4, jfw ljh
todj, wnto odr pl#s nj todnr gf%%ujl# hnks" (ut /lttodw slnh nt
wls ujkrlgnfus cfr l wf%lj tf s%fed ljh, nj spntd fc tod 0ddrs
crf% tod ftodr #ljh knr#s, sod olh %ljlkdh tf knvd tod% up"
d soffe l gnklrdttd fut fc nts plgedt ljh %lhd tordd
lttd%pts tf #nkot nt, ons oljhs guppdh rfujh tod kuttdrnjk c#l%d
fc ons Dnppf #nkotdr" 6jgd #nt od njol#dh hddp#y wnto
sltnsclgtnfj ljh wnto ons d#bfws fj tod ]ndr rln#njks od #ffedhl#fjk tod gflst#njd" d jftngdh sf%d gflstl# hdcdjgds, jfw
rdhujhljt, tolt olh stn## ydt tf bd hd%f#nsodh" ol#c
sub%drkdh jftngd wlrjdh Hljkdr Lddp G#dlr4" (#lhhdrwrlge
sdlwddh swnsodh rfujh tod blrjlg#dh djgrustdh nrfj pf#ds fc
tod sglccf#hnjk, jfw rdhhnso brfwj wnto rust, tolt olh bddj
gfjstrugtdh l## l#fjk tod sfuto gflst tf stljh hdcnljt#y lklnjst
ljy 3dr%lj lttd%ptdh #ljhnjks hurnjk tod wlr" Xolje 3fh tod
3drrnds jdvdr %lhd nt, od %ur%urdh tf on%sd#c" (ut od cd#t c#lt,
bfrdh ljh rdst#dss" ' glj4t kru%b#d tofuko, glj ' od tofukot"Xod cl%n#y4s krfwnjk, wd wljtdh ljftodr blby, hnhj4t wd Xod
%ftfr rdplnr sofp ns hfnjk wd## jfw tolt %frd ljh %frd glrs
lrd gf%njk blge fjtf tod %lredt snjgd tod djh fc tod wlr" (ut
cffh ns stn## rltnfjdh, %lrklrnjd fj tod brdlh, jf swddts cfr tod
enhs ljh bljljls l hnstljt %d%fry" 2odrd wdrd tod spfn#s fc
wlr, od wfjhdrdh" ustdrnty %dlsurds dvdrywodrd njstnkltdh
by l Wfgnl#nst 3fvdrj%djt ljh hfkkdh#y lggdptdh by tod
pfpu#ltnfj" (ut od olh lj nhdl cfr%njk nj tod blge fc ons
%njh" d turjdh blge tf tod cl%n#y wnto l snko ls tody gl%d
fut torfuko tod d1nt fc tod lulrnu%" d olh cd#t %frd l#nvd
hurnjk tod wlr od wls lsol%dh tf lh%nt" Xod lhrdjl#nj od
suppfsdh" Mfygd sdjt 7rng tf put todnr plpdr ljh gru%bs njtf
tod jdlrdst #nttdr bnj, todj tody %lhd todnr wly blge l#fjk tod
]ndr tf tod djtrljgd"
2olt ns nt tons lctdrjffj, todj> lsedh /lttodw, nt4s tod
wl1wfres lklnj nsj4t nt>
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:dlo, ydlo,> sofutdh tod gon#hrdj nj ujnsfj"
' #ned tod tfrturd gol%bdr bdst,> slnh 7rng krnjjnjk"
:fu wfu#h,> slnh ons cltodr guccnjk on% #nkot#y lgrfss tod
odlh" Mfygd tofukot tolt l wdde nj (rflhbdlgo wls 0ust #fjk
djfuko ls tody olh tf cnjh sf%dtonjk tf l%usd tod gon#hrdj
dvdry hly, tod sdl bdnjk tff gf#h cfr swn%%njk fr dvdj
plhh#njk" 2oy tody gfu#hj4t olvd gf%d nj tod %nhh#d fc
su%%dr sod hnhj4t ejfw but /lttodw slnh tolt tolt wls tod
tn%d wodj od hnh tod %fst busnjdss" /rs" (lrrlg#fuko todnr
#ljh5#lhy olh %lhd nt g#dlr tolt lctdr brdleclst C strngt#y ; C
?"K l"%" C odr kudsts wdrd d1pdgtdh tf #dlvd ujtn# tod dvdjnjk
%dl# lt O"K p"%" hdspntd todrd bdnjk l #ntt#d snttnjk rff% lt todcrfjt fc tod ofusd fstdjsnb#y cfr kudsts"
Xod cl%n#y olh bffedh l wdde4s ol#c bflrh lt odr bflrhnjk
ofusd sntultdh twf strddts lwly crf% tod crfjt" $f sdl vndws
but nt wls g#dlj ljh undt ljh sod wls l vdry kffh gffe"
Xod gon#hrdj olh sf clr dj0fydh tod glrtffj gnjd%l wodj
nt rlnjdh fjd lctdrjffj" jh tn%d spdjt lt tod gon#hrdj4s
p#lykrfujh wnto nts jdw#y drdgtdh od#tdr5sed#tdr" Xodj todrd
wls tod Grl&y kf#c gfursd ljh tod plhh#d bflts fj l #led nj tod
jdlrby plre" Xod cl%n#y olh l## spdjt fjd lctdrjffj wnto/lttodw4s snstdr 9lgod# wof #nvdh nj l Nngtfrnlj tdrrlgd ofusd
nj tod odlrt fc tod tfwj" (rftodr ljh snstdr olh vdry #ntt#d nj
gf%%fj but tody olh jdvdr cl##dj fut" /lttodw cfujh 9lgod#
dggdjtrng" Wod hrdssdh #ned lj f#h blk #lhy ljh wls surrfujhdh
by tff %ljy glts ljh hfks" lppn#y uj%lrrndh jfw but fjgd
%lrrndh, brndc#y, tf sf%d Wfuto %drnglj golp fr ftodr
/lttodw tf#h Mfygd" Xodj tf 3dfrkd lj $"G"6" nj tod lr%y
wof gl%d blge hnslb#dh ljh hndh sffj lctdr, #dlvnjk odr
wnhfwdh" 9lgod# cfujh /lttodw stuccy ljh strlnt5#lgdh" (ut
od wls cl%n#y ljh 9lgod# hu#y wd#gf%dh tod%, dspdgnl##y 7rng
ljh Llyd"
$fw nt wls tod dvdjnjk fc todnr #lst hly" /rs" (lrrlg#fuko
olh prf%nsdh tf eddp lj dlr fpdj cfr tod gon#hrdj ljh Mfygd
ljh /lttodw wdjt fut tf tod /u#tnp#d1 gnjd%l tf sdd )ujjy
)lgd4, wnto uhrdy dpburj wof Mfygd lh%nrdh cfr odr kl%nj
bdluty ljh d#dkljt sty#d" /lttodw wfu#h olvd prdcdrrdh tod
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ftodr cn#% sofwnjk ]ltos fc 3#fry4 wnto Lnre Hfuk#ls, but od
#dt Mfygd hdgnhd" s tody gl%d fut fc tod gnjd%l nt wls stn## jft
hlre ljh tody wl#edh nj tod twn#nkot tf tod jdlrdst pub cfr l
unge hrnje" (ut todnr %njhs wdrd l#rdlhy fj tod 0furjdy of%d
ljh Mfygd wls lj1nfus tf kdt blge tf kdt dvdrytonjk plgedh
ljh rdlhy cfr lj dlr#y stlrt"
Hnrdgt#y lctdr brdleclst tod jd1t %frjnjk /lttodw wdjt fcc
ljh cfujh l klrlkd wodrd od cn##dh tod f#h n##%lj /nj1 glr
wnto pdtrf#" d l##fwdh 7rng tf snt nj tod crfjt sdlt bdsnhd on%
ljh tody sdt fcc" s tody lpprflgodh tod futsenrts fc tod tfwj
Mfygd suhhdj#y rd%d%bdrdh tolt tody olhj4t gf##dgtdh tod
poftf crf% tod enfse lt tod ]ndr, ljh sod njsnstdh tolt /lttodwturj blge tf gf##dgt nt, wongo lctdr l #ft fc kru%b#njk od lkrddh
tf hf" d olh tf lh%nt wodj Mfygd sofwdh nt tf on% tolt nt
wlsj4t ol#c blh ljh nc nt %lhd odr olppy todj od wls olppy ls
wd##"
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G#l$%d
sod slnh tf odrsd#c ljh snkodh lklnj" fw sod #fjkdh tf kdt
lwly crf% ustrl#nl tf wodrd nt wls l##, lpplrdjt#y, olppdjnjk"
$ftonjk %ugo olppdjdh nj Glrstfjd wodrd tod cl%n#y #nvdh"
]drolps nc tody #nvdh nj /d#bfurjd fr ]drto, fr fjd fc tod ftodr
#lrkd gntnds tonjks %nkot bd hnccdrdjt, but jf, odr cltodr olh
gofsdj tons s%l## blgewltdr tf stlrt ons busnjdss" Wod olh
jdvdr ejfwj woy ljh sod wlsj4t vdry pfpu#lr cfr %fljnjklbfut jftonjk tf sdd ljh jftonjk tf hf" Ined l #ft fc tddjlkdrs
sod cd#t tolt rdl# #ncd wls olppdjnjk sf%dwodrd d#sd wntofut
odr ljh sod #fjkdh tf kf lwly ljh cnjh nt"
Xody wdrdj4t dvdj jdlr tod sdl, sod rdc#dgtdh, ljh nt wls l
kffh twf hlys4 hrnvd lwly" Wod olh l#rdlhy swu% nj tod pff#
twngd tolt hly but %njutds lctdr sod wls ls oft ls dvdr" s#nkot
brdd&d rucc#dh tod #dlvds fc tod dugl#yptus trdd ljh stnrrdh tod
hust but nt hnh jftonjk tf gff# tod lnr" effelburrl c#dw
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fvdrodlh sdd%njk tf %fge odr hnsgfjtdjt wnto nts glge#njk
#luko" Wod wltgodh ls l 0dt plssdh fvdrodlh #dlvnjk l #fjk
vlpfur trln#, but sf onko nj tod g#fuh#dss b#ud sey tolt jf sfujh
gfu#h bd odlrh" Wod trndh tf n%lknjd tod rfws fc plssdjkdrs l##
fj todnr wly tf sf%dwodrd, ljh #fjkdh tf bd l%fjk tod%"
jywodrd but odrd"
2oy wlsj4t sod olppy odrd 7vdryfjd d#sd wls, %dljnjk
odr twf brftodrs, %ftodr ljh cltodr ljh todnr sdvdrl# ]f%%nd
jdnkobfurs" /lttodw (djjdtt, cdh up wnto pfst5wlr lustdrnty,
olh d%nkrltdh wnto ons yfujk cl%n#y nj tod jnjdtddj cnctnds,
ljh tledj lhvljtlkd fc tod ustrl#nlj 3fvdrj%djt4s kdjdrfus
lssnstdh plsslkd sgod%d" 6j tod sdl vfylkd fut tod cffh olhbddj #lvnso tf tod l%l&d%djt fc tod d%nkrljts ljh tody, ljh
tod ftodr (rntnso cl%n#nds, olh lrrnvdh lctdr tod #fjk 0furjdy tf
tod suj nj l rd#l1dh ljh vdry goddrcu# %ffh" Mfygd, Llyd4s
%ftodr olh edpt sf%d fc todnr f#h rltnfj bffes crf% 7jk#ljh
ls sfuvdjnrs" (ut fj lrrnvl# nj ustrl#nl tody olh cfujh tod
rdl#nty olrso" /ljy fc tod cl%n#nds wdrd bn##dtdh nj gfjhntnfjs
wfrsd tolj tod of%ds tolt tody olh #dct bdonjh" 7vdj tofsd
crf% tod bf%bdh ljh n%pfvdrnsodh 7lst 7jh fc Ifjhfj, fc
wongo todrd wdrd %ljy"$dntodr wdrd tody l#wlys wd#gf%dh by todnr jdw ofsts
wof #lukodh lt todnr cujjy lggdjts, hnccdrdjt olbnts ljh untd
sffj rdsdjtdh todnr kru%b#ds" Wf%d, plrtngu#lr#y tod wf%dj,
gfu#hj4t stljh tod su%%dr odlt ljh ftodrs cd#t tdrrnb#y nsf#ltdh
nj todnr futblge #fgltnfjs"
'j tod bdknjjnjk #ncd wls olrh cfr %ljy fc tod n%%nkrljts,
but /lttodw (djjdtt wls lj djdrkdtng ljh gf%%drgnl##y
%njhdh %lj" d olh sf#h ons busnjdss nj 7jk#ljh ljh od olh
slvnjks" Iljh wls godlp ljh tody wdrd sffj lb#d tf %fvd fut
fc tod td%pfrlry lggf%%fhltnfj prfvnhdh by tod 3fvdrj%djt
ljh bun#h todnr fwj #ntt#d bujkl#fw l%nhst hf&djs fc ftodrs
wnto l blge ylrh bnk djfuko cfr l s%l## pff# ljh l cdw trdds"
d fpdjdh l olrhwlrd stfrd nj tod prdhf%njltd#y rurl# lrdl
ljh wls sffj %lenjk djfuko %fjdy cfr l gf%cfrtlb#d #nvnjk"
Llyd4s d#hdr brftodr 7rng wls jfw l#rdlhy %lrrndh ljh
olppn#y sdtt#dh njtf tod ustrl#nlj wly fc #ncd wnto Wodn#l ljh
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blby Ly#nd" '4% ujty Llyd, Llyd %uttdrdh tf odrsd#c ls sod
%fvdh curtodr njtf tod solhd, ljh '4% kfnjk tf hnd fc bfrdhf%"
'4% #dlvnjk, sod prf%nsdh odrsd#c, 0ust ls sffj ls ' kdt %y
Hnp#f%l ljh glj suppfrt %ysd#c" wly crf% (ujkl#fw gnty ls
sod sdgrdt#y gl##dh nt" wly crf% tod sgfrgonjk odlt fc su%%dr
tf sf%dwodrd wodrd Gornst%ls wls jft 0ust ljftodr blrbdgud
ljh wodrd pdfp#d olh cnrds nj Hdgd%bdr ljh Gornst%ls trdds
ljh nt #ffedh #ned tod glrhs tolt ujt 9lgod# sdjt dvdry
Gornst%ls" 2olt wls tod usd fc tod suj ljywly, odr pl#d senj
%lhd nt n%pfssnb#d tf sujbltod cfr #fjk wntofut burjnjk ljh
#ffenjk #ned l tf%ltf" dr hfk Hnjk#d #ly pljtnjk lt odr snhd"
Wod cfjh#dh ons sfct dlrs" '4## %nss yfu Hnjk#d wodj '4%kfjd,> sod slnh, but nt glj4t bd od#pdh">
s#nkot %fvd%djt nj tod plrgodh krlss krfwnjk jdlr tod
snhd fc tod ofusd glukot odr dyd" Hnjk#d trfttdh hfwj tf
njvdstnkltd" Llyd crf&d but nt wls fj#y l #n&lrh jft l sjled"
Wod wltgodh tod #ntt#d brfwj #n&lrhs tolt senttdrdh lbfut rfujh
tod pn##lrs fc tod vdrljhl l%fjk l hdsnggltdh grddpdr"
s #fjk ls tody4vd kft #dks ' hfj4t %njh tod%, sod tofukot"
Llyd lhfrdh ljn%l#s but sod wls %frtl##y lcrlnh fc sjleds"
dr cltodr olh en##dh l plrtngu#lr#y pfnsfjfus fjd fj#y todftodr hly wodj nt olh s#ntodrdh fut crf% ujhdr tod vdrljhl"
Idltodr k#fvdh ljh wnto l prfjkdh %dtl# rfh, od od#h tod
sjled4s odlh hfwj nj tod hust" 'j l c#lso ljh wnto l onss fc
ljkdr ljh tdrrfr nt gur#dh ntsd#c up tod rfh ls clr ls /lttodw4s
wrnst" 6jgd hdglpntltdh tod tln# wrntodh cfr l won#d wodrd nt
wls tfssdh fjtf l pn#d fc rubbnso lt tod snhd fc tod ylrh" 't sffj
hrndh njtf l plpdry strnp nj tod odlt" 't olhj4t rlnjdh cfr
%fjtos" dr cltodr olh #lukodh wodj sod souhhdrdh lt tod
snkot fc nt"
:fu4vd kft tf tled l pfsntnvd lttntuhd Llyd,> od slnh" 't4s
untd l crlkn#d tonjk rdl##y ljh nt dlts %ngd sf nt4s usdcu#"> Xolt
dvdjnjk, wrntnjk nj odr hnlry, Llyd lhhdh sjleds tf odr #nst fc
woy ' wljt tf #dlvd ustrl#nl"
Xod suj wls bdknjjnjk tf sdt, turjnjk crf% yd##fw tf
frljkd nj tod odlt ol&d ljh tod sfujh fc tod gnglhls wls
bdgf%njk %frd njsnstdjt" Wod kft up, tugedh tod %lkl&njd njtf
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tod pfgedt fc odr sofrts ljh pusodh fpdj tod c#y sgrddj hffr
njtf tod ofusd" Lngenjk fcc odr sljhl#s sod wl#edh fvdr tod
gff# tn#ds ljh djtdrdh odr bdhrff%" Wuppdr wfu#h bd lt sdvdj
solrp ls odr cltodr njsnstdh but sod wlsj4t oujkry" Wod tffe fcc
odr sofrts ljh put fj l senrt ls odr cltodr hnhj4t lpprfvd fc
sofrts lt tod suppdr tlb#d Xodj sod #ffedh nj tod %nrrfr ljh
lpp#ndh l #ntt#d fc tod #npstnge wnto odr cnjkdr" 't hnhj4t sofw tff
%ugo sod tofukot"
Mfygd, Llyd4s %ftodr wls busy nj tod entgodj prdplrnjk
cffh cfr tod Gornst%ls (lrbdgud tod jd1t hly" Wod wls snjknjk
ls sod cn##dh sf%d plstry glsds wnto %njgd%dlt todj s#nh tod tnj
njtf tod fvdj" Wod bdklj guttnjk %dlt rdlhy tf stfrd nj todcrnhkd ljh stlrtdh pdd#njk l %fujtlnj fc pftltfds" Wod olh l
kffh vfngd ljh bdcfrd todnr d%nkrltnfj tf ustrl#nl sod olh
olh fjd fr twf ofpdcu# luhntnfjs cfr pljtf%n%d ljh fjgd cfr l
#fgl# todltrd krfup hfnjk 3n#bdrt ljh Wu##nvlj" (ut todrd wdrd
jf sugo fppfrtujntnds nj tod s%l## tfwj wodrd tody olh sdtt#dh"
fwdvdr, nc sod wls hnslppfnjtdh wnto #ncd sod hnhj4t sofw nt"
71prdssnfjs fc d%ftnfj ftodr tolj n%pltndjgd fr blh td%pdr
wdrd ujusul# nj tod (djjdtt ofusdof#h, ljh nj lhhntnfj odr
%ftodr sdd%dh tf olvd l gfjtd%pt cfr wolt sod gl##dh l## tolt#fvdy5hfvdy busnjdss4" 2odtodr tons wls l rdc#dgtnfj fc odr
cltodr4s vndws, wongo wls fctdj tod glsd, Llyd hnhj4t ejfw"
Xous sod olh krfwj up l hrdl%dr" Wod gfu#hj4t n%lknjd
woy odr plrdjts olh kft %lrrndh" 't wlsj4t ls nc tody wdrdj4t nj
olr%fjy, lt #dlst %fst fc tod tn%d" dr cltodr wls hdcnjntd#y
tod bfss ljh odr %ftodr rlj rfujh on% #ned l %ftodr odj nj
Llyd4s fpnjnfj" Wod olh jdvdr sddj tod% sofw ljy snkj fc
lccdgtnfj cfr fjd ljftodr ljh sod gfu#hj4t n%lknjd tod%
olvnjk sd1ul# njtdrgfursd, ls sod olh bd#ltdh#y #dlrjdh nt wls
gl##dh, won#d lgejfw#dhknjk tolt tody %ust olvd hfjd nt #dlst
tordd tn%ds, jfr hnh sod wljt tf, ls tod nhdl sdd%dh rdpukjljt
tf odr" 2ls todnr %lrrnlkd 0ust l cfr% fc gfjvdjndjgd sod
wfjhdrdh, 0ust l gnvn# gfjtrlgt" Xodnr d1l%p#d hnhj4t %led nt
sdd% vdry wfrtowon#d" 7vdj todnr crndjhs wdrdj4t vdry
hnccdrdjt" Llyd hdgnhdh tolt sod wlsj4t kfnjk tf kdt %lrrndh,
uj#dss sod wljtdh gon#hrdj, fc gfursd"
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Wod wls njtd##nkdjt ljh l prdgfgnfus rdlhdr" Wod gfu#h rdlh
wd## lt cfur ydlrs f#h, ljh by tod lkd fc sdvdj sod fctdj olh
odr jfsd nj l bffe" (ut lt sgoff#, hud tf odr #lge fc lttdjtnfj
ljh l tdjhdjgy tf kl&d fut fc tod g#lssrff% wnjhfw hurnjk
#dssfjs, sod gl%d njtf tod gfu#h hf bdttdr4 gltdkfry" dr
tdlgodrs tofukot fc odr ls l p#dlsljt sfgnlb#d knr#, but #l&y"
Xons wls jft rdl##y sf but, #ned sf %ljy ftodrs, sod cfujh
nt hnccngu#t tf rdtlnj ljy njcfr%ltnfj tolt hnhj4t rdl##y njtdrdst
odr, ljh sod %lhd #ntt#d lttd%pt tf hf sf" Wod #fvdh onstfry,
dspdgnl##y jgndjt ljh 7urfpdlj" ustrl#nl4s bdknjjnjks sod
cfujh hu## by gf%plrnsfj but wfu#h jft olvd hlrdh vfngd sugo
lj fpnjnfj" dr sgoff# rdpfrts wdrd prdhngtlb#y %dhnfgrd, butodr plrdjts wdrd jft l%bntnfus cfr odr" dr cltodr tofukot tolt
dhugltnfj wls wlstdh fj l knr# ljywly" d wls jft lj
ujcdd#njk %lj but od wls strngt ljh tofukot tolt nj l gfujtry
wodrd %dj futju%bdrdh wf%dj by l #lrkd pdrgdjtlkd yfu
gfu#hj4t bd tff glrdcu# wnto l hlukotdr" ## odr crndjhs wdrd
vdttdh ljh %fst#y rd0dgtdh, d1gdpt cfr l rltodr hu## knr# gl##dh
G#lrnssl, tod hlukotdr fc ons crndjh Mlge /u##njks, ljh wnto
wof% Llyd olh jftonjk woltsfdvdr nj gf%%fj" 6c tod ftodrs
fjd wls tff bf#h, ljftodr #ffedh tlrty, ljftodr olh ujfrtofhf1nhdls ljh sf fj" (fy crndjhs wdrd prdhngtlb#y sglrdh fcc" Wod
stfppdh brnjknjk crndjhs of%d lctdr l won#d"
s suppdr tn%d lpprflgodh tolt dvdjnjk Llyd tf#h odr
%ftodr tolt sod wlsj4t oujkry" 2d## yfu olvd tf dlt
sf%dtonjk, yfu olrh#y olh ljy #ujgo, gf%d ljh snt lt tod tlb#d
ljywly,> slnh odr %ftodr ls sod wdjt tf ljh crf wnto p#ltds fc
cffh" Llyd slt hfwj ljh put tod bffe tolt sod olh bddj
rdlhnjk fj odr #lp"
6j tod tlb#d todrd wls ol%, %dlt #flc ljh pnge#ds, pftltf
sl#lh, tf%ltfds ljh gf#h sluslkds" dr yfujkdr brftodr 'lj
ljh odr cltodr wdrd l#rdlhy sdltdh" Glj4t wd olvd gonps,>
wonjdh 'lj"
$f wd glj4t,> slnh ons cltodr ls od tugedh l jlpenj ujhdr
ons gonj, :fu glj4t #nvd fj gonps, yfu ejfw">
(dt yfu gfu#h,> %ur%urdh 'lj ujhdr ons brdlto"
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' odlrh tolt,> ons cltodr slnh ls od guccdh on% #nkot#y
rfujh tod odlh, jfw kdt fj ljh dlt tod kffh cffh yfur
%ftodr ols prfvnhdh">
Llyd tffe up odr bffe wongo wls 2utodrnjk dnkots tolt
sod wls rdlhnjk cfr tod sdgfjh tn%d, ljh #lnh nt fpdj fj tod
tlb#d bdsnhd odr p#ltd"
$ft lt tod tlb#d, nc yfu p#dlsd Llyd,> slnh odr cltodr,
djfuko tn%d tons dvdjnjk cfr rdlhnjk, tofuko lt tod rltd yfu
lrd kfnjk yfu4rd kfnjk tf strlnj yfur dyds"> Llyd snkodh ljh
g#fsdh tod bffe" jh bdcfrd wd bdknj,> gfjtnjudh odr cltodr
3f tf tod bltorff% ljh wnpd tolt stucc fcc yfur %futo">
(ut )ltodr ' l% sn1tddj ydlrs f#h ljh l## tod ftodr knr#s ltsgoff#A>
/lttodw od#h up ons oljh, 2olt ols tolt kft tf hf wnto nt"
Hf ls ' sly ljh bd unge lbfut nt"> Llyd, jdlr#y nj tdlrs #dct
tod tlb#d ljh gl%d blge ourrndh#y ljh slt hfwj nj odr p#lgd"
Xolt4s bdttdr,> slnh odr cltodr, $fw wof slys krlgd>
' wn##,> slnh odr %ftodr cnjl##y 0fnjnjk tod% crf% tod
entgodj glrrynjk l bfw# fc sl#lh ljh tlenjk odr p#lgd lt tod
odlh fc tod tlb#d fppfsntd odr ousbljh" )fr wolt wd lrd lbfut
tf rdgdnvd, %ly tod Ifrh %led us tru#y toljecu#, l%dj"> jhtod %dl# bdklj nj sn#djgd"
ctdr l cdw %njutds 'lj pusodh blge ons golnr" ]dr%nssnfj
tf #dlvd tod tlb#d,> od slnh #ffenjk lt ons cltodr"
:ds, lctdr yfu4vd cnjnsodh tolt %dlt yfu4vd #dct fj yfur
p#ltd">
(ut ' hfj4t #ned tod clt,> 'lj kru%b#dh"
7lt nt fr yfu4## sdd nt tf%frrfw" /fjdy hfdsj4t krfw fj
trdds yfu ejfw, wd glj4t lccfrh wlstd,> sjlppdh ons cltodr" 'lj
#ffedh hdsplnrnjk#y lt ons %ftodr wof #ffedh sy%pltodtng but
slnh jftonjk, sf od g#fsdh ons dyds ljh wnto l krn%lgd
gf%p#ndh"
ctdrwlrhs Llyd slt hfwj nj fjd fc tod wfrj f#h
lr%golnrs tolt %lhd up tod suntd nj tod #nvnjk rff% ljh fjgd
lklnj tffe up odr bffe" 3f ljh od#p yfur %ftodr,> slnh odr
cltodr, #ffenjk up crf% ons jdwsplpdr, ' wfj4t olvd yfu
#l&njk lrfujh won#d yfur %ftodr wfres"> Llyd kft up
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fbdhndjt#y" 2oy hnhj4t od sly tod sl%d tf 'lj wof wls
wltgonjk sf%dtonjk fr ftodr fj tod b#lge ljh wontd td#dvnsnfj
sdt, sod wfjhdrdh" (ut sod ejdw tod ljswdr, nt wls fj#y
wf%dj nj tod entgodj" dr %ftodr wls hrynjk gut#dry ls sod
djtdrdh" Llyd pngedh up ljftodr g#fto ljh stlrtdh fj tod
grfgedry" dr %ftodr put tod ejnvds ljh cfres njtf l hrlwdr
ljh todj wnpdh tod )fr%ngl tfppdh entgodj tlb#d fvdr wnto l
hl%p g#fto"
:fu kf blge jfw, Llyd,> sod slnh" '4vd jdlr#y cnjnsodh">
'j clgt Mfygd rltodr prdcdrrdh tf olvd tod entgodj tf odrsd#c"
Xoljecu##y Llyd rdturjdh tf tod #nvnjk rff%" Wod stffh nj
crfjt fc odr cltodr, tffe l hddp brdlto ljh slnh )ltodr, ' wljttf kf blge tf 7jk#ljh">
Gdrtlnj#y jft,> od blredh, #ffenjk fvdr tod tfp fc ons
jdwsplpdr" 2oltdvdr put tolt nhdl njtf yfur odlh, yfu lrd clr
tff yfujk ljh nj ljy glsd ofw wfu#h yfu dlrj yfur #nvnjk
yfujk #lhy"> d wdjt blge tf ons plpdr ls nc od hnhj4t d1pdgt
lj ljswdr, todj, stly odrd ljh cnjh l jngd yfujk %lj tf %lrry
wodj yfu4rd krfwj up, yfu4## sffj cfrkdt lbfut #dlvnjk wodj
yfu olvd l blby fr twf">
:ds, ljh tf sf%dfjd yfu lpprfvd fc, Llyd slnh tf odrsd#c,ljh wodj '4% krfwj up, ljh Hlh4s kfnjk tf sdt tod hltd
bdglusd ' wfj4t ejfw tn## od td##s %d, nt4s pltodtng" Wod cd#t
d1lspdrltdh, sod ejdw nt wls jf usd lrkunjk sf sod wdjt fcc tf
hf sf%d of%dwfre" 3dfkrlpoy lklnj,> sod krfljdh
njwlrh#y" t #dlst ' glj #ffe lt 7jk#ljh nj %y lt#ls ljh
hrdl%,> sod slnh tf odrsd#c" Xolje kffhjdss nt4s %y #lst ydlr fc
sgoff#"
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G#l$%d &
Xod jd1t %frjnjk, wodj nt wls blrd#y #nkot, /ltodw bljkdh
fj Llyd4s hffr" Ep yfu kdt knr#, od#p yfur %ftodr" Xodrd4s
p#djty tf hf bdcfrd dvdryfjd lrrnvds">
/drry Gornst%ls, cltodr,> Llyd gl##dh blge s#ddpn#y"
/drry Gornst%ls tf yfu tff, Llyd, brdleclst4s fj tod
tlb#d, sf kdt l %fvd fj,> od gl##dh blge ls od bljkdh fj 'lj4s
hffr"Xod p#lstng Gornst%ls trdd stffh fj nts stljh nj tod gfrjdr,
nts gf#furdh blub#ds wnjenjk nj tod suj#nkot crf% tod wnjhfw"
t tod brdleclst tlb#d kncts wdrd d1goljkdh ls wls todnr usul#
gustf%" rd%ftd gfjtrf##dh %fhd# p#ljd ent cfr 'lj" wnhd
brn%%dh olt cfr /lttodw wofsd f#h blttdrdh fjd olh
%ystdrnfus#y hnslppdlrdh crf% tod sofp fjd wddedjh"
cfujtlnj pdj crf% Llyd" #lgd b#fusd cfr Mfygd wof olh
lh%nrdh fjd nj tod wnjhfw fc l s%l## hrdss sofp hfwj tfwj"
Llyd klvd odr sf%d pdlr# bdlhs" )fr Llyd todrd wls l sdt fc
Mljd ustnj jfvd#s, lt odr rdudst, wongo olh bddj frhdrdh ljh
sdjt up crf% /d#bfurjd" ]rdsdjts cfr 7rng, Wodn#l ljh tod blby
wdrd #dct ujhdr tod trdd cfr #ltdr" Mfygd ofpdh tolt tod
jdwgf%drs, Mn% ljh (dtty Xy#dr wof% tody olh njvntdh lt tod
#lst %f%djt, wfu#hj4t brnjk kncts ls sod olhj4t olh tn%d tf buy
tod% ljytonjk" Mlge wlsj4t l wfrry ls od usul##y brfukot tod%
l #dk fc #l%b fr sf%d stdle crf% ons hnjdr, ljh Mfygd olh
bfukot on% ljh ons wncd 3ln# l prdtty tdl5sdt" Wod olh odlrh3ln# sly tolt tody olh brfedj sdvdrl# fc tod pndgds fc tod sdt
tolt tody olh frnknjl##y brfukot crf% 7jk#ljh" Xod gofngd nj
Glrstfjd wls vdry #n%ntdh ljh nt olh tledj odr l won#d tf cnjh
sf%dtonjk suntlb#d" Mfygd sf%dtn%ds rdkrdttdh tolt tody hnhj4t
#nvd jdlr l bnk tfwj, but tod jdlrdst wls l hly4s hrnvd lwly
ljh todj, wnto tod fvdrjnkot stly ljh %dl#s, todrd olh tf bd l
vdry kffh rdlsfj cfr kfnjk ljh l s%l## tdl5sdt wlsj4t fjd fc
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tod%" (ut, l## nj l##, Mfygd #nedh tod crndjh#njdss fc todnr #ntt#d
tfwj wodrd tod sofpeddpdrs ejdw yfu by jl%d"
Iffes #ned bdnjk ljftodr sgfrgodr,> slnh /lttodw
goddrcu##y ls od stffh up crf% tod tlb#d" Mfygd, '4vd kft tf
%led l unge trnp tf tod Hdpft, sf%dtonjk ' cfrkft ydstdrhly,
7rng wn## bd wlntnjk todrd cfr %d">
/lt", nts Gornst%ls hly cfr kffhjdss sled,> slnh Mfygd,
stn## dltnjk odr tflst"
' ejfw, ' ejfw, hfj4t wfrry '4## bd blge nj tn%d tf #nkot
tod (lrbdgud"> 2nto tolt od sjltgodh up ons jdw olt ljh
ourrndh fut"
' bdt 7rng nsj4t p#dlsdh tf bd wfrenjk fj Gornst%ls hly,tofukot Llyd, but cltodr wfj4t olvd knvdj on% ljy gofngd"
ctdr odr cltodr olh #dct, tod cl%n#y lt%fspodrd bdgl%d
%frd rd#l1dh" Mfygd bdklj tf ou% ls sod g#dlrdh tod tlb#d ljh
Llyd tffe odr bffes tf tod bdhrff% wodrd sod gfu#h olrh#y
wlnt tf bdknj rdlhnjk" 'lj bdklj tf lssd%b#d ons %fhd# wnto
gfjgdjtrltnfj" trdst#d tlb#d olh bddj sdt up fj tod vdrljhl
wnto l wontd plpdr g#fto od#h hfwj lt tod gfrjdrs wnto %dtl#
g#nps, tofuko todrd wls #ntt#d brdd&d" 't wls tff oft tf dlt nj tod
klrhdj ls todrd wls jft djfuko solhd" /lttodw olh trndh tfp#ljt sf%d %frd trdds wodj od olh bun#t tod ofusd, but wltdr
wls sglrgd ljh d1pdjsnvd ljh od gfu#hj4t fr wfu#hj4t spdjh
%ugo tn%d nj tod klrhdj" 6j#y tod #lrkd f#hdr trdds frnknjl##y
fj tod p#ft olh survnvdh" Mfygd olh sf%d c#fwdrs rdlhy nj tod
crnhkd, wongo sod wls kfnjk tf put fj tod tlb#d lt tod #lst
%njutd, %dljwon#d todrd wdrd sf%d lrtncngnl# sprnks fc of##y
wnto rdh bdrrnds tolt #ffedh vdry jngd, ls l gdjtrdpndgd, sod
tofukot"
Wod odlrh l glr hrlw up futsnhd ljh Mlge ljh 3ln# djtdrdh
glrrynjk plrgd#s" Xodrd wdrd s%n#ds ljh krddtnjks l## rfujh"
Mfygd brfukot fut sf%d ngdh #d%fjlhd ljh sf%d bddr ljh
wltgodh ls 3ln# bdklj tf ujwrlp odr prdsdjt" 6o, tolt4s
lbsf#utd#y #fvd#y,> sod slnh" fw hnh yfu kudss wd jddhdh l
jdw sdt, #ffe Mlge">
W%lsonjk,> od slnh"
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' hfj4t tonje tolt4s tod lpprfprnltd wfrh,> slnh 3ln# l%nh
#lukotdr"
Xolje yfu vdry %ugo Mfygd, ' #fvd nt">
Mfygd k#fwdh" Gornst%ls hly olh bdkuj"
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G#l$%d 7
Xled tons trly fc %dlt fut tf yfur cltodr, p#dlsd,> slnh odr
%ftodr" ljk fj '4vd kft sf%d sluslkds nj tod crnhkd, yfu
glj tled tofsd fut ls wd##" (ut td## tod% todrd4s stn## stdle nj
tod crnhkd nc wd jddh nt"> Llyd grfssdh tod klrhdj lgrfss tod
plrgodh krlss tf wodrd odr cltodr ljh ujg#d Mlge wdrd golttnjk
by l k#fwnjk brl&ndr, bddr gljs nj todnr oljhs"
o, odrd sod ns,> slnh odr cltodr, 9nkot fj tn%d, tod cnrd ns0ust lbfut rdlhy"> Llyd put tod trly fj l rfuko wffhdj tlb#d
stljhnjk jdlrby"
' odlr yfu wljt tf #dlvd ustrl#nl Llyd,> slnh Mlge,
woltdvdr cfr>
)fr l %f%djt Llyd cd#t tfjkud tndh" Wod tofukot lbfut odr
#nst" 'c ' sly ' hfj4t #ned sjleds ljh spnhdrs, od4## tonje '4%
grlgedrs, unge tonje up sf%dtonjk" ' wljt tf sdd tod tfwj nj
7jk#ljh wodrd ' wls bfrj,> sod slnh #l%d#y"
Mlge #lukodh" (dttdr kdt sf%dfjd tf sdjh yfu l pfstglrh
todj, l## tolt wly cfr l bnt fc jfstl#knl Gf%d ljh wfre cfr %d
lt tod (usowolgedr4, wd4vd bddj hfnjk l rflrnjk trlhd snjgd
tody fpdjdh tolt jdw td1tn#d clgtfry, ljh ' jddh sf%d d1trl
od#p, spdgnl##y lt #ujgo tn%d">
$ft #ned#y, tofukot Llyd, wolt l bfrnjk nhdl but sod ejdw
tolt tod fccdr wls wd## %dljt" $f tolje yfu, Ejg#d Mlge,> sod
slnh" 'ts vdry enjh fc yfu but '4% kfnjk tf try %y #uge nj
7jk#ljh, wodj '4% f#h djfuko">Ejg#d Mlge s%n#dh njhu#kdjt#y" Wuppfsnjk yfu hfj4t #ned
nt wodj yfu kdt todrd,> od lsedh, prfhhnjk fjd fc tod
djfr%fus stdles sn&njk fj tod blrbdgud wnto l #fjk oljh#dh
cfre"
2d## tod p#ljd c#nds nj bfto hnrdgtnfjs, yfu ejfw,> slnh
Llyd"
Hfj4t bd sf goddey,> slnh odr cltodr unge#y"
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$lo,> #lukodh Mlge" Wod4s kft l unge tfjkud, prfblb#y
stljh odr nj kffh stdlh">
6r kdt odr njtf trfub#d,> krfw#dh odr cltodr"
o wd##, kdt nt fut fc yfur systd%, ' suppfsd %4hdlr,
gf%d ljh sdd %d wodj yfu kdt tnrdh fc l## tolt rlnj ljh cfk
ljh wljt tf gf%d of%d" (dt tody hfj4t olvd stdles #ned tons
todrd dntodr">
Hdlh rnkot,> lhhdh odr cltodr" Glj4t tonje woy sod wljts
tf #dlvd tons sujjy #ljh" dr brftodrs olvd sdtt#dh l#rnkot" (ut,
todrd wd lrd, sod4## sffj kdt tnrdh fc nt ' d1pdgt, nc sod dvdr kdts
todrd">
Llyd cd#t nrrntltdh" Xody tonje nt4s 0ust l won%, sod tofukot"(ut nt hfdsj4t %lttdr tody hfj4t ejfw ofw sdrnfus ' l%" '4%
jdvdr gf%njk blge, jdvdr"
Mlge ljh /lttodw bdklj hnsgussnjk tod #ltdst grngedt
sgfrds ljh Llyd wdjt blge tf od#p odr %ftodr wof wls puttnjk
tod #lst tfugods tf tod cdstnvd tlb#d" Xod %dj brfukot tod %dlt
crf% tod (lrbdgud ljh Mfygd stffh fj tod vdrljhl ljh g#lppdh
odr oljhs"
Gf%d fj dvdrybfhy hnjjdr4s fj tod tlb#d"> jh tody l##
slt hfwj tf dlt"Iltdr nj tod lctdrjffj wodj tod Gornst%ls puhhnjk olh
bddj dltdj ljh tod wnjd hruje, ljh grlgedrs, bfukot crf% l
%ln# frhdr gltl#fkud, olh bddj pu##dh, dvdryfjd wdjt blge
hfwj njtf tod klrhdj" 'lj ljh Llyd sp#lsodh lbfut nj tod pff#"
Wodn#l, 7rng4s wncd wls snttnjk wnto Ly#nd nj odr #lp tl#enjk tf
(dtty Xy#dr" (dtty wls wdlrnjk l ol#tdr5jdge hrdss ljh l#rdlhy
odr sofu#hdrs ljh lr%s wdrd turjnjk lj l#lr%njk pnje" 't wls
stn## vdry oft ljh untd sffj blby Ly#nd bdklj tf kdt crdtcu#,
odr #ntt#d rfujh goddes rfsy rdh"
'4% kfnjk njhffrs,> slnh Wodn#l, ls sod stffh up wnto
Ly#nd fj odr onp"
3ffh nhdl,> slnh Mfygd" '4## gf%d wnto yfu, wd glj sdtt#d
tod blby nj tod blge bdhrff%, nt4s tod gff#dst">
(dtty kft up crf% tod hly bdh wodrd sod olh bddj
#fujknjk ljh l## tordd wf%dj djtdrdh tod ofusd wongo wls
fj#y l cdw hdkrdds gff#dr tolj tod solhd wodrd tody olh bddj
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snttnjk" Xod gdn#njk cljs, l## sdt lt %l1n%u% wdrd lt #dlst
%fvnjk tod wlr% gurrdjts fc lnr lrfujh knvnjk tod n%prdssnfj
fc gff#dr lnr" 'j tod entgodj Wodn#l wdjt tf tod crnhkd ljh tffe
fut l blby4s bftt#d ol#c cu## fc frljkd 0ungd" Wod lhhdh sf%d
tdpnh wltdr crf% tod edtt#d ljh strdtgodh l tdlt fvdr tod tfp"
Ly#nd4s grnds subsnhdh ls sod sugedh krddhn#y lt tod 0ungd ljh
Wodn#l glrrndh odr fcc tf tod bdhrff%"
6utsnhd c#nds olh stlrtdh tf bu&& lrfujh tod crlk%djts fc
%dlt #dct fj tod hynjk d%bdrs fc tod golrgfl# brl&ndr" Hnjk#d
#f##dh fj tod plrgodh krlss kjlwnjk l bfjd" /lttodw ljh Mlge
wdrd tl#enjk tf Mn% Xy#dr" Xod Xy#drs olh fj#y bddj nj
ustrl#nl cfr sn1 %fjtos" Xody olh gf%d crf% tod jfrto fc7jk#ljh ljh Mn% olh cfujh wfre lt tod td1tn#d clgtfry" (dtty
wls prdkjljt l#tofuko nt olh jft ydt bdkuj tf sofw" Xody wdrd
yfujk ljh dlkdr tf p#dlsd"
't wls kffh fc yfu tf njvntd us cfr Gornst%ls hly /r" C dr,
/lttodw,> Mn% bdklj" (dtty ljh %d, wd rdl##y lpprdgnltd nt"
6c gfursd wd4rd #fvnjk nt odrd but Gornst%ls wls l#wlys l bnk
hf blge of%d nj Wgujtofrpd, sf (dtty wls cdd#njk l bnt of%d
snge">
6j#y jlturl#,> slnh Mlge, ontgonjk up ons blkky sofrtswongo olh l tdjhdjgy tf s#np hfwj bd#fw ons bddr bd##y, wd
l## cd#t #ned tolt lt cnrst">
/lttodw tofukot prnvltd#y tolt od olh jdvdr #ffedh blge
fjgd tody olh sdt cfft nj ustrl#nl" ]drolps bdnjk lwly hurnjk
tod wlr olh gurdh on% fc ljy sugo d%ftnfjl# lttlgo%djt tf
7jk#ljh" s cfr cl%n#y, wd## todrd wlsj4t fjd ljy%frd, od
tofukot rudcu##y"
fw4s tod 0fb kfnjk, Mn%> lsedh Mlge" Wdd%s #ned
yfu4vd cl##dj fj yfur cddt l#rnkot">
)njd toljes,> slnh tod yfujk %lj %f%djtlrn#y cfrkdttnjk
Mlge4s jl%d ljh b#usonjk" ' wljtdh tf lse yfu golps lbfut
tod ]f%%nd sfgnl# g#ub, (dtt ljh ' lrd eddj tf 0fnj, yfu ejfw,
tf %ddt pdfp#d">
$f prfb#d%,> slnh /lttodw" '4% tod sdgrdtlry ljh '4##
prfpfsd yfu"> Wf tody gfjtnjudh golttnjk ujtn# tody rdl#nsdh
tolt tod wf%dj olh l## rdtrdltdh njhffrs" /lttodw hfusdh tod
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#lst pndgds fc golrgfl# stn## k#fwnjk ljh cf##fwdh tod ftodrs
njtf tod ofusd"
(dtty ljh Wodn#l wdrd tl#enjk blbnds" Ly#nd ns sugo l
hlr#njk,> (dtty bdklj, wof hf yfu tonje sod tleds lctdr>
2d##, jf5fjd crf% %y snhd fc tod cl%n#y, d1gdpt cfr tod
brfwj dyds,> slnh Wodn#l, ljh gdrtlnj#y jft 7rng wnto ons uk#y
%uk,> sod s%n#dh cfjh#y lt odr ousbljh wof, bddr glj nj oljh,
wls fb#nvnfus tf dvdrytonjk d1gdpt tod rukby %ltgo od wls
wltgonjk fj tod td#dvnsnfj, ons cddt up fj l #fw tlb#d" Mfygd,
fvdrodlrnjk, tofukot tolt sod olh l kffh d1gusd tf kdt fut tod
cl%n#y poftf l#bu%" Wod slt hfwj fj tod sfcl ljh stlrtdh
s#fw#y turjnjk tod plkds" Llyd slt hfwj fj fjd snhd fc odr ljh(dtty fj tod ftodr" Wodn#l #dljt fvdr tod blge fc tod sfcl"
$f, %ftodr, stlrt lt tod bdknjjnjk,> slnh Llyd ls Mfygd
wls pfjhdrnjk fvdr poftfs fc Llyd ljh odr brftodrs ls blbnds"
't4s tofsd f#h fjds ' #ned tf sdd">
' wls trynjk tf lvfnh tofsd,> slnh odr %ftodr" ' #ffedh sf
cru%pnso ljh f#h clsonfjdh blge nj tod cnctnds">
$f yfu hnhj4t,> slnh Llyd #fyl##y, tofuko sdgrdt#y sod
lkrddh" 2of ns tolt todj> sod lsedh, pddrnjk %frd g#fsd#y lt
l b#lge ljh wontd sjlpsoft fc l tl## uprnkot %lj nj l torddpndgd sunt ljh l pl#d wf%lj stljhnjk lt tod kltd fc l sd%n
hdtlgodh ofusd" Xod wf%lj wls wdlrnjk l #fw wlnstdh hrdss
wnto #fjk s#ddvds ljh Wl##y jjd sofds wnto strlps fvdr tod
lje#ds" Wod olh tonj p#lnts gfn#dh njtf gnrg#ds dntodr snhd fc odr
odlh ljh odr tonj #nps wdrd prdssdh njtf l tnkot s%n#d" Xodrd
wls jf wrntnjk nj wontd nje ujhdr tod poftf ls todrd wls ujhdr
l## tod ftodrs"
ujt 9lgod# klvd nt tf %d wodj wd vnsntdh odr fjgd fj
of#nhly" Xolt,> slnh odr %ftodr undt#y, ns yfur 3rljh%ftodr
ljh 3rljhcltodr (djjdtt">
3ffh tonjk Ly#nd hfdsj4t #ffe #ned odr,> slnh Llyd, ljh
tody l## #lukodh"
Mfygd stlrdh lodlh cfr l sdgfjh ls nc nj tofukot todj sod
s%n#dh" ' sdd wolt yfu %dlj,> sod slnh" '4% lcrlnh tody
hnhj4t lpprfvd fc %d , sf ' jdvdr kft tf ejfw tod% vdry wd##">
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Must todj tod %dj l## djtdrdh" /lttodw k#ljgdh hfwj nj
plssnjk" Xolt f#h poftf stn## todrd, ' tofukot ' slnh gouge nt
fut">
Mfygd turjdh l gfup#d fc plkds fc tod l#bu% fvdr unge#y"
9nkot, wofsd cfr sf%d %njgd pnds ljh l k#lss fc wnjd> sod
lsedh brnkot#y" Xodrd wls l gofrus fc lpprfvl#" Wod kft up ljh
wdjt tf tod entgodj wodrd todrd wls l rngo lrf%l fc tod pnds
wlr%njk nj tod fvdj"
Llyd rd%lnjdh #dlcnjk torfuko tod l#bu% wnto tod ftodrs
won#d tody #ffedh cfr tod cl%n#y rdsd%b#ljgds" Iltdr, wodj sod
wls fj odr fwj, sod tofukot, ' hnhj4t dvdj lse nc
3rljh%l%%l ns stn## l#nvd" (ut sod olh tod n%prdssnfj tolttodrd wls tdjsnfj nj tod lnr gfjgdrjnjk tod f#h #lhy, sf sod
hnhj4t lse"
Xolt jnkot wodj tod rdst fc tod cl%n#y olh rdtnrdh tf bdh,
Llyd wls rdst#dss" Wod #ly ujhdr l snjk#d soddt, wltgonjk tod
clj wonrrnjk fvdrodlh" Wod wls oft ljh tonrsty" Wod kft up ljh
%lhd odr wly fj glrdcu# tnp5tfds l#fjk tod plsslkd tf tod
entgodj tf kdt sf%d %njdrl# wltdr" s sod plssdh odr plrdjts
bdhrff% sod odlrh odr jl%d, sod plusdh tf #nstdj" dr plrdjts
wdrd tl#enjk nj bdh"Wod4s 0ust lj lwewlrh tddjlkdr kfnjk torfuko l polsd,>
sod odlrh odr cltodr slynjk" Wod4## krfw fut fc nt fjgd sod
kdts l hdgdjt bfycrndjh ljh tod fccdr fc l 0fb" ' tf#h Mlge
/u##njks up lt tod rflhsnhd hnjdr tolt sod ns kfnjk tf hf l
gffedry gfursd, ljh od sdd%dh njtdrdstdh">
' hfj4t tonje sod wn## krfw fut fc nt, /lt,> slnh odr
%ftodr" Wod4s vdry hdtdr%njdh yfu ejfw, untd stubbfrj nj l
wly, tod %frd wd fppfsd odr tod wfrsd nt wn## kdt">
2d##, wd4## sdd, sod wfj4t bd dnkotddj cfr ljftodr twf
ydlrs, jf usd wfrrynjk ujtn# todj,> slnh odr cltodr cnjl##y"
Llyd odlrh tod #nkot swntgo g#nge ljh sod plssdh fj odr
wly tf tod entgodj" Wod fpdjdh tod wlrhrfbd sn&dh crnhkd ljh
pfurdh odrsd#c l k#lss fc wltdr" $f, sod slnh tf odrsd#c, ' wfj4t
krfw fut fc nt, ' cdd# %frd hdtdr%njdh tolj dvdr" Wod wdjt blge
tf odr rff% ljh lhhdh l cdw %frd wfrhs tf odr hnlry bdcfrd
kdttnjk blge njtf bdh ljh djhnjk wnto tod sdjtdjgd, ' olvd l
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krljh%ftodr wof ' ejfw jftonjk lbfut" ]drolps '4## sdd odr nj
7jk#ljh fjd hly4"
Wod stn## cd#t tff oft tf s#ddp" '4% hdtdr%njdh tf #dlvd ls
sffj ls '4% dnkotddj, sod slnh tf odrsd#c" 't wn## bd Mljulry nj
7jk#ljh wodj ' lrrnvd" '4## #dlvd 0ust lctdr Gornst%ls nc tody4##
#dt %d" 't wls olrh tf n%lknjd Mljulry ljh )dbrulry ls bdnjk
bnttdr#y gf#h, tofuko sod rd#nsodh tod tofukot, snjgd tofsd
%fjtos snkjncndh tod sdlrnjk odlt fc su%%dr tf odr" Wod
wfjhdrdh nc %ljy tonjks wdrd kfnjk tf bd tod fppfsntd fc
ustrl#nl, #ned wltdr kfnjk hfwj tod p#uk of#d nj tod rdvdrsd
hnrdgtnfj ljh sod gfu#hj4t wlnt tf cnjh fut" Ilrkd %ftos hlsodh
tod%sd#vds rd#djt#dss#y lklnjst tod wnjhfw" b#ur fc brfwjpfwhdry wnjks ls tody wdrd hrlwj tfwlrhs tod #nkot stn## fj nj
odr rff%" Xod glt 0u%pdh fjtf tod wnjhfw sn## ljh stlrtdh
blttnjk lt tod %ftos wnto nts plw, todj bdklj tf %dw" ' glj4t
#dt yfu nj ]ljhl, nc ' fpdj tod wnjhfw tod %fssnds wn## dlt %d
l#nvd,> sod wonspdrdh" rd todrd %fsuntfds nj 7jk#ljh, sod
wfjhdrdh" '4## olvd tf #ffe nt up" 6o l#rnkot, ]ljhl, 0ust sout
up,> sod slnh kdttnjk fcc tod bdh ljh unge#y fpdjnjk tod
wnjhfw" Xod glt, tln# l#fct, 0u%pdh up fjtf tod bdh ljh stlrtdh
ejdlhnjk l pn##fw bdcfrd sdtt#njk hfwj purrnjk gfjtdjtdh#y"Llyd #ly fj tod bdh rdlhnjk cfr l won#d bdcfrd turjnjk fvdr fj
tf odr stf%lgo ljh cl##njk njtf l rdst#dss s#ddp cu## fc hrdl%s"