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    Sai nutahr wns ohrg lg aukoji `lr`ukstng`is th Kuk

    ngc Cnc hg n `hug`lj istnti lg Panbthg Gr Onrgsjiy.

    Cnc wns n `hjjlir ngc Kuk wns n `jlppli curlgd >

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    ] H H _ K N G P D H J C

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    A n r r y D n j j n d a i r

    ] H H _ K N G P D H J C

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    +hpyrldat "nrry )njjndair

    Sai rldat hb "nrry )njjndair th oi lcigtlblic ns nutahr hb tals

    whr% ans oiig nssirtic oy alk lg n``hrcng`i wlta si`tlhg ,, ngc

    ,- hb tai +hpyrldat Cisldgs ngc ntigts *`t >' 0O

    rlgtic ngc ohugc lg )rint Orltnlg

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    Bhriwhrc

    Kljjlhgs hb pihpji ouy n `nr5 tals ls tai sthry hb hgi kng5

    out ahw kngy pihpji blgc taiy6$i alt tai #n`%pht waig taiy

    cls`h$ir dhjc wltalg n bnjsi tng% ugcir tai ohggit.

    Sai dngd wah `nki sii%lgd ngc waig taiy wiri ugnoji

    th blgc lt taiy sit blri th als bjnt.

    "i rinjlsis tals ls gh jhgdir n dnki ai `ng wlg ngc angcstai dhjc h$ir th tai jnw wah tijj alk tairi ls n riwnrc : lb ai

    `ng stny njl$i jhgd ighuda th `hjji`t lt;

    Sai dngd %lcgnp ngc suspigc alk noh$i n swlkklgd phhj

    lg tai onsikigt wairi ai jl$is. Cls`h$iric oy als rhhkknti

    wah #ust anppigs th oi ng ugcir`h$ir phjl`ikng wah6s

    sii%lgd tai dhjc.

    7bbiric n #ho lg tai Phuta hb gdjngc ai6s saht nt ngcgnrrhwjy klssis oilgd %ljjic. 7g tai #hurgiy ahki als `nr ls

    ojnstic hut hb i8lstig`i. "i kngndis th thss n `hupji hb

    Khjhth$ `h`%tnljs 9pitrhj ohkos4 : n tlp ai6c pl`%ic up brhk

    Kh$lithgi Giws.

    "i ls ndnlg %lcgnppic ngc cruddic tn%ig th n snbi ahusi

    bhr tai ohss kng th `hjji`t out ls ndnlg ris`uic oy tai

    ugcir`h$ir phjl`ikng. Sai piggy ghw crhps ngc ai

    `anjjigdis als brligc wah $iaikigtjy ciglis lt. Ghw ugnoji thtrust ngyohcy ai ci`lcis th ch n ruggir ngc riturgs th

    )irkngy wairi ai ans bhgc kikhrlis hb als tlki spigt tairi.

    *jns ai ans gh #ho ngc ghwairi th jl$i. Out wlta tai

    ornsagiss hb yhuta taisi hostn`jis nri shhg h$ir`hki ngc ai

    shhg ans n #ho n``hkkhcntlhg ngc tai dlrj hb als crinks.

    Oy n strngdi `hlg`lcig`i tai kng wah sthji tai dhjc

    lgltlnjjy ls hg tai rug brhk tai phjl`i lg tai M&. =g hrcir th

    tn%i tai aint hut hb tai sltuntlhg ai $lslts als slstir wah jl$is lg!ist )irkngy. Ph ugoi%ghwg th in`a htair tai ngtndhglsts

    nri sit th ch onttji lg n spi`tn`ujnr knggir5

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    7ur airh wlgs tai onttji norhnc out ls nrristic hg als

    riturg th tai M&. =g tai trlnj tant bhjjhws ai ls i8hgirntic

    brhk njj ojnki.

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    @anptir Hgi

    Ky bjnt wns hg tai thp bjhhr. = whujcg6t sny lt wns pristldlhus

    #ust shkiwairi th rist n winry ohcy : iltair klgi hr shki

    jhgijy biknji =6c anppig th stukoji uphg ig rhuti. Kuk

    njwnys snlc yhu anc th oi %lgc th htairs jiss bhrtugnti tang

    yhursijb sh = clc an$i pnrigtnj ojisslgds. Sai bjnt wns tlgdic

    wlta n `irtnlg hchur wal`a thh% ki ndis th suss hut. Out

    Cnggy pujjic gh pug`ais. "i snlc lt wns si8. =t wns khri tangtant. Sairi wns ci`ncig`i `ldnritti skh%i wal`a i$ig brisa

    pnlgt `hujcg6t alci. Sai `ah`hjnti pnlgt wal`a shkiohcy anc

    sjnppic hg wns strin%ic. Gh trnciskng anc chgi tals. =t wns n

    `nsaNlgNangc cinj wal`a tai tn8kng whujc gi$ir sii.

    =t wns n oicNslt out = `njjic lt n bjnt. * bjnt pujjic lg tai

    olrcs ngc hg`i tairi taiy wiri cujy wnrgic oy jnclis orlibs

    plggic ndnlgst tai `alkgiyorinst. * ghti lg ky hwg bnlr`hppirpjnti rinc *ongchg ahpi njj yhu bnlr knlcs6 ngc lg

    crh$is taiy clc. 7g n `hjc cny 9ngc tairi wiri kngy4 wlta

    `hnj nt glgi saljjlgds n ond taiy jigt n `irtnlg nkolig`i ngc

    njsh sn$ic hg buij.

    *btir oilgd tarhwg hut hb +jnuci6s wi anc th dh

    shkiwairi. = anc i8pi`tic th stny wlta alk ugtlj nbtir tai

    +arlstkns ahjlcnys sh =6c ohudat gh drh`irlis. Out wlta

    Cnggy tarintiglgd want ai6c ch wlta Onrry6s cruk : = king ltwns anjbNpnst bl$i lg tai khrglgd : ai anc n phlgt. Out als

    Kuk tahudat htairwlsi. @Pjlgd yhur ojiiclgd ahh% sai

    rhnric. *jjhwng`is whujc oi knci slg`i sai anljic brhk n

    gnutl`nj bnkljy.

    Ph wi sthwic ky oijhgdlgds lg tai khthr ns = sinr`aic

    ky ph`%its bhr tai %iy. = rikikoiric lt wns n sthpNswlt`a

    ugcir tai cnsaohnrc wal`a sthppic whujcNoi tali$is. "nc

    taiy cildgic th stinj tai `anrlht lt wns sultnojy lgsuric.h`nj kng ouys `nr ngc blgcs dhjc wltalg.6 *ri njj als

    trhuojis h$irI Sai pjn`nrcs s`rinkic tai giws ngc lg turg lt

    wns tn%ig up oy tai rnclh.

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    @"i sahujc oi sh ju`%y = kuttiric.

    *gyohcy wah ans tai bhrtugi th blgc dhjc wljj %ghw

    shkiohcy wljj `hki sii%lgd lt. =t6s hgi hb tai lclhsyg`rnslis

    hb jlbi lsg6t ltI Mgcir ghrknj `lr`ukstng`is =6c an$i s`huric

    tai `jnsslblic nc$irts hr dhgi th tai `nr sahwrhhks ngc ohudat

    kysijb n jhnc hb trhuoji. Ghw = anc tai oist hb ohta whrjcs.

    !ay i$ig tai ojh%i =6c ohudat lt brhk wngtic lt on`%5 Out

    wayI

    *gyohcy %ghws ouylgd n `nr ls n an/nrchus h``upntlhg

    ugjiss yhu an$i n rijntl$i lg tai ouslgiss : taig sii%

    ijsiwairi. 7a yi hb jlttji bnlta; * drint cinj hb trust ls ri1ulric

    waig yhu ikonr% hg su`a n $igturi.Ky cnc njwnys crukkic lt lgth ki @Gi$ir ouy hr sijj n

    `nr th n rijntl$i. "i ngc als orhtair ohudat hgi oitwiig taik

    ngc anc bnjjig hut nohut lt. = %ghw lt clcg6t `hst n jht piranps n

    bl$ir. Ph wns lt n `nsi hb gi$ir ouy n `nr out ngyohcy wljj tijj

    yhu taiy an$i tailr usisI

    Ghw = anc n hgchg kho s`rinklgd. Ohy ch tahsi

    `h`%giys an$i phwirbuj jugds; Saiy gi$ir dn$i up ahugclgd

    ki cny hr gldat. !aig = angcic lt h$ir th tai jnw lt clcg6t `utngy l`i wlta taik. Sh tn%i tai `nr taig...

    =6c kit tals ojh%i lg tai nrky ngc nrrngdic th ouy als

    khthr wal`a ai lgcl`ntic wns chlgd ghohcy ngy bn$hurs

    jhnblgd lg als dnrcig. "i snlc @Oiwnri hb s%ujcuddiry; "i

    clcg6t wngt lt th jhsi lts salgi an$lgd sur$l$ic tai Ojlt/ sh wi

    ndriic hg n blduri =6c pny waig = `hjji`tic. Bhu6$i gh lcin

    ahw = `ursic alk ngc als `anrlht. = %ghw lt6s `hkkhg prn`tl`ith drlgc yhur tiita h$ir khthrs ngc tailr ngtl`s out tals hgi5

    wijj.

    Ghw tai prhuc hwgir = `hujc gi$ir ugcirstngc way lts

    pitrhj `hgsukptlhg wns sh alda. =t wns hgjy tig ahrsiphwir

    out hgjy clc twigty kljis th tai dnjjhg. Saig = bhugc n cukky

    tng% nttn`aic th tai hrldlgnj wal`a wns bhugc th oi jur%lgd

    ugcir tai ohggit. !ant `hujc oi lg ltI = whujc an$i th wnlt bhr

    ghw slg`i = clcg6t wngt ngy ghsy pnr%ir jhh%lgd h$ir kysahujcir. * jlttji hjc kng wah wns tai bhriruggir hb tai

    gildaohurahhc wnt`a s`aiki anc #hlgic ki. =6c gh wlsa th

    clssunci alk slg`i ai n`tic ns ugpnlc wnt`akng. !ay i$ig

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    khddlis anc clbbl`ujty dnlglgd n``iss th ky dnrndi wlta alk

    nrhugc ghstrlj dn/lgd.

    = stnrtic tai `nr ngc wi pujjic hut hb +jnuci6s chknlg. =t

    wns hgjy n biw klgutis th ky giw bjnt. * biw sahrt ahurs ndh

    wi6c njj oiig anppy wlta bnjsi ohgahkli hb +arlstkns ohh/i.

    Sals wns tai hgi `nr = wns dhlgd th ridrit ouylgd. Out khri hb

    tant jntir. Ghw augdir anc rinric lts udjy ainc ngc giicic th

    oi clsslpntic oy n ci`igt kinj out tai `upohnrc wns onri.

    Plg`i = ancg6t oiig i8pi`tic th oi sahwg tai chhr =6c pnlc ky

    cuis. =6c dit n rionti waig = gi8t snw tai s%ug%. Cnggy snlc

    @=6jj dit shki s`hbb brhk ky kuk6s. !ant ai siikic th

    ldghri wns als kuk wns twigty kljis nwny. Srui sai anc nsahp ngc nkhgdst htair talgds sai shjc nji ngc tairi wns #ust

    tai hcc `ang`i ai kldat oi slciNtrn`%ic ngc oibhri ai %giw lt

    ai6c an$i bhrdhttig want ai6c dhgi bhr. * `jinr `nsi hb nji

    nccjis tai `rngluk ngc ki wnltlgd lg tai wlgds drlgclgd tai

    oicainc th pujp.

    = dht tai blri jlt. Sai pri$lhus tigngt anc jibt ng nougcng`i

    hb ruoolsa out gh stl`%s. =6c siig Kuk uslgd pnpir rhjjlgd lt

    lgth jigdtas ngc tylgd lgth %ghts taig pjn`lgd `hnj nt strntidl`lgtir$njs. Pai usic n pnpir crnw saiit6 wal`a kngndic th bjy

    up tai `alkgiy waig ldgltic. Sh tai ugwnry yhu anc th oi

    pritty 1ul`% ght th an$i th sukkhg tai blri orldnci.

    Kingwalji Cnggy wns shrtlgd tai oics hut. = dht tai hgi

    wal`a snddic lg tai klccji. 7g`i jnlc taus = wns nttn`%ic oy

    n jnrdi sprlgd. Sai shur`i hb tals `hlj wns ght ho$lhus ngc jny

    chrkngt ugcir tai `h$ir hb tai sprlgdNlgtirlhr brhk waig`i ltsaht. =t anc lts usis ahwi$ir lb yhu anc biknji `hkpngy wlta

    yhu. Saiy whujc `jlgd th yhu wlta su`a birh`lty njj ijsi whujc

    oi bhrdhttig. !hrc dht nohut th n$hlc tai oic nt njj `hsts.

    Cisplti tai oic ngc lts `npirlgd lt wns anjbNpnst tig oibhri wi

    snw tai jldat hb cny. = %gh`%ic hg tai chhr hb hur gildaohurs

    ljiig ngc Kn$ls wahsi bjnt prh$ic th oi gl`i ngc spn`lhus. =t

    sphrtic twh oicrhhks ngc n ontarhhk ngc `hst twl`i ns ku`a

    ns hurs. = i8pjnlgic hur pricl nkigt ngc nbtir kngy bnjsistnrts taiy prhcu`ic on`hg ngc idds. = thjc taik tailr riwnrc

    whujc oi lg ain$ig out taiy snlc taiy6c pribir lt shhgir

    @Ptl`% nrhugc ngc wi6jj tn%i yhu th tai puo nt jug`atlki.

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    =6c jibt tai nrky tai pri$lhus sukkir ngc dht kysijb n #ho

    ns n riprisigtntl$i sijjlgd `riclt crnpiry th pihpji wah

    `hujcg6t nbbhrc tai blgir talgds lg jlbi sh anc th rishrt th

    dittlgd taik hg `riclt. Sals wns n bnkljy talgd n``hrclgd th

    kuk. = wns bhjjhwlgd lg drngccnc6s bhhtstips. Cnc njwnys anc

    n yig th oi n rip out onj%ic nt tai lcin hb %gh`%lgd hg chhrs. =

    wns slgdji ngc hgjy twigtyNbhur wildalgd n kiri tig sthgi

    si$ig phugcs : oibhri wi #hlgic tai +hkkhg Knr%it. = anc

    bnlr anlr ngc n brisa `hkpji8lhg thditair wlta n `aii%y drlg. =

    njwnys whri n sult out gh #iwijjiry. Sairi wiri si$irnj

    rinshgs bhr tals tai knlg oilgd = `hujcg6t nbbhrc tai trlg%its

    ngc tai si`hgc tai nrky anc oisthwic hg ki n sult wal`a wnssjldatjy thh jhgd lg tai jid. = njwnys tahudat tairi wns `irtnlg

    knjl`i nbhritahudat hg tai pnrt hb tai kljltnry. = njwnys kingt

    th an$i tai trhusirs sahrtigic out gi$ir kit n tnljhr wah anc

    als s`lsshrs th angc. =t wns tai nrky6s jlttji #h%i bhr pnst

    cikinghurs `hkklttic wal`a taiy `hujcg6t prh$i. = wns

    hutdhlgd out anc tai anolt hb rugglgd ky blgdirs tarhuda ky

    anlr waig pirpji8ic wal`a n``hugtic bhr tai inrjy jhss hb tai

    stubb.Ph ahw clc tai #ho whr%I * blrk hb `ng$nssirs whujc

    whr% tai nrin tn%lgd pahths bhr n ohggy onoy `hkpitltlhg. =b n

    pahthdrnpair nrrl$is ngc tijjs tailr kuk air onoy6s lg jlgi th

    wlg n prl/i : wijj i$iry kuk ans tai oist onoy. Saiy `hujcg6t

    bnlj. 7%ny lg taihry5 taig taiy whujc sijj tai n``hugt th hur

    blrk.

    )hlgd th `hjji`t taisi pahths wal`a wiri tig pir igtchwg ngc sh ku`a n wii% yhu wiri `hgtlgunjjy ns%ic wairi

    tai prl/i wns ngc ngy lkpjl`ntlhg taiy6c oiig `hggic wal`a

    taiy anc kingt taiy whujcg6t pny. =t thh% si$irnj wii%s th

    shrt hut tals jli oy wal`a tlki tai `usthkir wns tahrhudajy

    bic up wlta tai ci`ilt ngc whujcg6t i$ig i8nklgi hur snkpjis.

    =b taiy clc snohtndi wnsg6t ug%ghwg. = %ghw Cnggy anc als

    `nsi hb snkpjis rulgic oy tai slkpji i8picligt hb tlpplgd

    on`hg ngc thknthis h$ir als sth`%. Saiy wiri shrry out taikhst tijjlgd riknr% ns ai ahoojic tarhuda tai chhr ugnoji th

    saut tai `nsi bhr binr hb kn%lgd lt whrsi wns @Sant6jj tin`a

    yhu ght th jli nohut tai %lc6s pahths ngc tai ojhhcy prl/i.

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    Out oy tals tlki yhu6c dnlgic igtry th tailr ahusi ngc yhu6c

    an$i th rinssuri taik talgds whujc oi clbbirigt tairinbtir.

    =6c kh$ic lg wlta +jnuci ngc als bnkljy. +jnuci whr%ic

    bhr tai snki blrk n tikphrnry nrrngdikigt ugtlj ky bjnt

    oi`nki n$nljnoji. Saiy ancg6t tai ainrt th tarhw tai pri$lhus

    tigngt hut oibhri tai +arlstkns ahjlcny ugcir tai dulsi hb

    dhhcwljj th njj kig; Out = an$i th sny = clcg6t bng`y tarii lg n

    oic. 3hrtugntijy taiy6c jibt ngc wi clcg6t an$i th ri$irt th

    strhgdNnrk tn`tl`s.

    Bhu6c an$i jl%ic +jnuci. "i wns n cinc rlgdir bhr n $iry

    bnkhus bljk stnr whujc slgd ngc cng`i wltahut oilgd ns%ic

    ngc wns n jnclis6 kng th ohht. "i wns sknjj ngc dhhc jhh%lgdwlta ojhgc wn$y anlr.

    !i thh% tai dlrjs hut th jug`a. ljiig ngc Kn$ls wiri ohta

    lg tailr tiigs ngc stucylgd nt tai jh`nj ugl$irslty. !aig wi dht

    th tai puo taiy wirig6t sir$lgd ngy kinjs oi`nusi lt wns

    +arlstkns. Cnggy snlc @=t6s tai blrst tlki ai6s hbbiric th ouy n

    talgd ngc taiy6ri ght sir$lgd ngy druo. =t6s n sitNup.

    ljiig jnudaic hut jhuc `njjlgd ki n s%lggy shc. @=6k

    suri ai clcg6t king lt sai jnudaic.@"i kingt lt snlc Cnggy. @"i6s n s%lggy onstnrc. =t6s #ust

    want ai6c ch th dit hut hb pnylgd ai `hg`jucic. = anc th

    sklji oi`nusi = wns sn$lgd bhr n `nr ngc = clcg6t wngt th spigc

    n jht hb `nsa.

    @Bhu6jj an$i th wnt`a alk ai drlggic. @"i6jj kh$i lg

    wlta yhu twh th sthp pnylgd tai rigt bhr als pjn`i. Saig yhu6jj

    an$i th biic alk oibhri yhu `ng dit rlc hb alk. Dust knr% kywhrcs ai skljic nt taik. ljiig jnudaic hut jhuc nt tals.

    Kn$ls snlc @=6k suri ai6s ght jl%i tant nt njj ngc yhu6ri oilgd

    rhttig th alk. =6k dhlgd th an$i n oi gl`i th "nrry6 wii%.

    = ns%ic tai jngcjhrc lb als wlbi anc ngytalgd th spnri. Ghw

    = %ghw way ai jhh%ic nt ki n olt strngdi. Pai wns nkpjy

    prhphrtlhgic. @*s% air ai suddistic. Pai ndriic th bl8 us up

    wlta n biw sngcwl`ais nbtir tai `usthkirs anc cipnrtic sh wi

    wiri njjhwic th ig#hy want wns hg hbbir ngc tai jh`nj rnooltssldaic wlta rijlib.

    Knrdnrit ns%ic way ai6c jibt lt thh jnti th prh$lci clggir

    bhr tai bistl$i h``nslhg. = i8pjnlgic tai `lr`ukstng`is nohut

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    Onrry ngc tai cruk ngc Cnggy6s tarints ngc oilgd ns%ic th

    jin$i ngc sai skljic.

    !i wigt on`% th tai bjnt wlta tai dlrjs wairi ljiig

    suddistic @it6s an$i n dnki hb `nrcs.

    Cnggy ngc = i8`angdic djng`is : ns hb hgi klgc wi anc

    tai #hlgt tahudat strlp ph%ir.6 Ght uggnturnjjy taiy whujcg6t

    pjny. !i sahujc an$i twlddic waig taiy prhcu`ic n `nrc

    tnoji ngc hb `hursi `nrcs. !i cls`h$iric taiy pjnyic gldatjy

    ns n bhrk hb rijn8ntlhg nbtir taiy6c `hkpjitic tailr stuclis.

    ljiig ns%ic lb wi6c jl%i n crlg% ngc wi $lslojy orldatigic

    nt tai tahudat hb nj`hahj wal`a turgic hut th oi `hbbii. Saiy

    wiri jnudalgd ngc dlddjlgd nohut tai dnki wi kngndic thjhsi sh Cnggy ci`jnric n pri$lhus igdndikigt ai6c bhrdhttig

    nohut. = `hujc sii ai wnsg6t dittlgd hg wlta Kn$ls wal`a put n

    cnkpir hg tai wahji prh`iiclgds. ljiig ngc = oidng th cng`i

    th n s`rnt`ay drnkhpahgi taig Kn$ls pjincic n aincn`ai. =

    tahudat sai wns tn`tbujjy jin$lgd tai blijc th ljiig ngc ki.

    !lta tai nosig`i hb Cnggy ngc Kn$ls = %lssic ljiig

    si$irnj tlkis in`a khri pnsslhgnti tang tai jnst. = wns trylgd

    th ri`njj n kicl`nj ohh% wal`a cis`rloic tai wairinohuts hbtai irhdighus /hgis `hg`igtrntlgd hg tai hgis wlta wal`a =

    wns bnkljlnr. 3hr n biw khkigts njj wns dhlgd wijj ugtlj =

    rikikoiric tai ijohw wns hgi hb taik. "irs `nki nt ki jl%i

    n spinr ngc ljiig ci`jnric @=6k ght n dlrj jl%i tant. =b tant6s

    tai typi hb dlrj yhu6ri sii%lgd jhh% ijsiwairi. "nc = klsrinc

    tai wahji sltuntlhgI = %giw = ancg6t. Ph = klsirnojy riturgic th

    ky rhhk.=6c #ust riturgic ngc knci lt prisigtnoji waig tairi wns n

    %gh`% hg tai chhr. @=6$i orhudat yhu n crlg% : = ahpi yhu jl%i

    sairryI

    @!airi clc yhu `hg#uri tals brhkI = ns%ic.

    @7a wi anc lt njj tai tlki. =t6s Kn$ls6 out wi sanri sai

    i8pjnlgic.

    !i snt hg tai sittii jlstiglgd th tai rnclh ngc risukic hur

    %lsslgd. = `hujcg6t oijli$i lt wns tai snki pirshg su`a wns airigtauslnsk. Ghw sai wns riturglgd ky %lssis ngc `hklgd

    on`% bhr khri. = knci n kigtnj ghti th ncc sairry th ky

    wii%jy sahpplgd jlst. Kn$ls riturgic wlta tai inrtaNsanttirlgd

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    giws tant air aincn`ai anc jibt air wal`a = wns nwnri hb

    slg`i =6c dhttig lt.

    Kn$ls riklgcic ljiig sai6c prhklsic air kuk sai6c

    %iip ng iyi hg air ngc sai6c chgi tant wlta n citirklgntlhg

    wal`a `hujcg6t oi bnujtic. ljiig walspiric th ki @=6jj oi

    on`%. Pai wns : hgjy tals tlki sai wns winrlgd air gldaty.

    !lta air ghw lg tai khhc = rijli$ic air hb air gldat nttlri

    ngc talgds oidng th aht up tahuda = %ipt n wintair iyi hut bhr

    air ijohw.

    Kn$ls oidng ankkirlgd nt tai chhr riklgclgd air hb

    risphgsloljltlis. ljiig ghw lg tai oubb wns lg gh brnki hb

    klgc th oi ji`turic ns th air khrnjltlis. = digtjy insic air hgthtai oic. !lta gh khri nch tai ri`hlj stru`%. Pai i8pjnlgic

    jntir tant sai tahudat lt wns n ayphcirkl`. )lrjs `ng oi sh

    bng`lbuj. Pai s`rinkic 3u`% hbb; 3hr n spjlt si`hgc = wns

    ugsuri wahk sai kingt air pnj hr ki. Ghw = anc n dlrj

    s`rinklgd ngc onttirlgd tai chhr brhk tai hutslci `jnc lg air

    gldatdhwg ngc ljiig hg tai lgslci trylgd th n$hlc tai sprlgd :

    hr ky kikoir.

    Sals njirtic tai tigngts brhk tai si`hgc ngc blrst bjhhrswah binrlgd tai whrst `nki th sii want tai rn`%it wns nohut.

    @=t6s hgjy n dlrj lg air gldat nttlri. Saiy wiri prhgi th riknr%

    lg ci`loijs ng hjc jnd whujc an$i oiig prhuc hb5 ngc tailr

    wl$is `nki th sii bhr taiksij$is. Kn$ls wns ghw lg air

    strlci s`rinklgd ngc sahutlgd. = thjc ljiig tai oist pjn`i bhr

    Kn$ls wns n `hg$igt ngc tai shhgir tai oittir. Pai jibt knyoi

    th `hgsujt ng njkhgir. @=6jj oi on`% sai trljjic out = jh`%ictai chhr ngc wigt th oic.

    Sairinbtir waig = wigt chwgstnlrs `urtnlgs whujc twlt`a

    ngc sahujc = kiit ngyohcy ig rhuti rislcigts whujc ghc ngc

    sklr%s whujc oi i8`angdic. =t wns `jinr taiy `hgslciric ki n

    olt hb n `nrc.

    * biw cnys jntir lt wns ky cny hbb ngc = wns whgcirlgd

    ahw = wns th spigc lt. Gikisls wns nt angc. ljiig anc n brii

    pirlhc ngc wi wigt bhr n strhjj lg tai pnr%. Sai `rh`usis wirioidlgglgd th sahw ngc wi ncklric tailr whgcrhus oinuty.

    ljiig oidng th ri`lti n jh$ijy phik. =ts gnki is`npis ki

    ghw lb = i$ir %giw lt lg tai blrst pjn`i. h$i wns lg tai nlr ngc

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    = anc jlttji clbbl`ujty lg orlgdlgd lt th hur ji$ij lg tals si`jucic

    `hrgir. Mgoi%ghwg th us n dhnt anc sjlppic lts jinc brhk n

    ginroy bnrk ngc yhu %ghw ahw `urlhus taiy `ng oi. =t `nki

    up hg tai ojlgc slci ngc oidng th glooji ky trhusir jid.

    3hrtugntijy lt pl`%ic hgi tant wngtic sahrtiglgd. = wn$ic ky

    bhht lg lts bn`i ngc lt dn$i ljiig n `urshry sglbb. Pai drnooic

    air %gl`%irs ngc jiddic lt s`rinklgd ns = phgciric tai pirljs

    hb jh$ikn%lgd. @= tahudat yhu jl%ic nglknjs = yijjic th air.

    =t thh% ki ndis th `njk air chwg ngc sai `jugd th ki

    binrshkijy. Pai %ipt ns%lgd ki winrlshkijy @"ns lt dhgiI

    !ljj lt `hkion`%I Ph = `hkbhrtic air ndnlg.

    !i `hujcg6t dh on`% th ky pjn`i oi`nusi tai kikhry hbtai sprlgd jlgdiric hg5 ngc wi `hujcg6t dh th air pjn`i slg`i

    rijntlhgs wlta Kn$ls wiri ug`irtnlg. l%ijy ns ght wi6c oi

    cls`h$iric. Pai ribusic th cls`nrc air brljjlis ugcir ngy

    `lr`ukstng`is. !i riturgic th oi driitic oy n orngc giw

    sprlgd lgtirlhr jinglgd ghg`anjngtjy ndnlgst ky chhr

    shkitalgd =6c hrciric inrjlir lg tai wii%. !i tariw tai hjc

    hgi hut ngc sit nohut `arlstiglgd tai giw hgi wal`a sldaic

    wlta i`stnsy. Sairi wns n #hlgt kuslgd tant shki talgds stljjahjc dhhc lg tals whrjc out ns lg tals taiy anc th oi jnohuric

    bhr.

    ntir lg tai snki wii% Kn$ls `nki th tai chhr hb ky

    rhhk ngc nphjhdlsic bhr tai uprhnr sai `rintic. Pai6c subbiric

    n pngl` nttn`% ngc bhugc airsijb #injhus hb tai sltuntlhg

    oitwiig ljiig ngc ki. @= `hujcg6t oijli$i = rin`tic lg su`a n

    knggir sai snlc. = prhbissic ky ugcylgd jh$i bhr air ngc wiknci nkigcs bhr tai wahji talgd. )lrjs oilgd dlrjs taiy

    `hgblcic lg in`a htair ngc = wns ugchgi. Sant gldat taiy

    rusaic lgth ky rhhk slgdlgd ngc prlkplgd walji = jny lg oic

    bhjjhwlgd tailr ngtl`s. Saiy `jlkoic lgth oic wlta ki lg phji

    phsltlhg sultnojy `jnc lg tai guci wlta ght n stl`a oitwiig

    taik. Saiy %ipt ripintlgd @7a "nrry = ch jh$i yhu. Bhu6ri

    tai hgi bhr ki. =6$i njwnys bng`lic yhu ky cnrjlgd. it6s oi

    thditair njwnys. Mslgd tai $iry tirks hb igcinrkigt =6c usicth taik. *jns taiy bjntjy ribusic th `hhpirnti. Saiy wiri

    jnudalgd ngc dlddjlgd ngc jinclgd ki hg. Out tairinbtir waig

    wi kit hg tai stnlrs taiy jhh%ic tarhuda ki.

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    Sai bhjjhwlgd cny = wns ns%ic th riphrt th tai kngndir6s

    hbbl`i. +jlkolgd tai stnlrs = bhjjhwic )hrchg wah wns tai

    kngndir. "i lg turg wns oilgd stnj%ic oy n klkl` prng`lgd

    lg als wn%i. =t wns +jnuci n`tlgd n%lg th tai *rtbuj Chcdir.

    Ohta ldghrlgd want wns nbhht. = %gh`%ic hg als chhr. )hrchg

    tai kngndir wns hgjy bl$i bhht sl8 lg`ais tnjj wlta n rhugc

    bn`i ngc n `ugglgd i8prisslhg wal`a ai bujjy giicic out

    clcg6t cisir$i.

    Ph ky onptlsk lg `riclt crnpiry oidng. "i thjc ki ai

    wngtic ki th ch tai #hurgiy hb n rip wah6c dhgi hg ahjlcny

    out lb = dht kysijb stu`% = `hujc `njj hg alk ngc ai6c put ki

    rldat. "i wnsg6t dhlgd nwny slg`i wndis whujcg6t njjhw su`aju8urlis. Out ai wns ci`hrntlgd tai ahusi sh ugjiss prissic

    =6c jin$i alk th als jncy wlbi ngc tailr #hlgt ig`hugtir wlta tai

    orlstjis.

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    @anptir Swh

    3urtair nc$igturis hg puojl` trngsphrt wiri giicic sh =

    `nudat tai trnk. =6c oiig dl$ig n jhhsiNjinb jicdir wal`a bujjy

    ch`ukigtic tai wairinohuts hb tahsi shujs wah6c oiig

    subbl`ligtjy klsdulcic th tarhw tailr jht lg wlta us. = %gh`%ic

    hg tai blrst chhr out ghohcy ngswiric sh = pusaic hpig tai

    chhr ngc `njjic @*gyohcy tairiI *gc wahhsa; * pnlj hb

    wntir alt ki ongd nklcsalps. "nc tai jncy wlta tai ou`%it altki h$ir tai ainc wlta tai `hgtnlgir = whujcg6t an$i oiig

    surprlsic.

    @7a =6k tirrlojy shrry. = tahudat lt wns shkiohcy ijsi n

    tlgy whkng dusaic nt ki. @Phkiohcy6s oiig %gh`%lgd nt tai

    chhr ngc rugglgd hbb. =6k ght an$lgd tant. =t6jj oi taik

    ojiiclg6 %lcs sai snlc.

    = wns shn%ic. Ky sh`%s sahis ghtalgd anc is`npic ngcwntir s1uij`aic lg ky sahis. @Saiy6ri njwnys nt lt. =6jj rug

    yhu n onta sai snlc. @)h upstnlrs lt6s blrst hg tai rldat. =t6s

    h%ny tairi6s pjigty hb aht wntir.

    @= tahudat yhu6c an$i usic lt njj wns njj = `hujc sny. =

    wns burlhus. = `hujc an$i `aiirbujjy oh8ic air inrs ns =

    `jlkoic tai stnlrs crlpplgd brhk i$iry tnssij. !ntir `ns`nclgd

    njhgd air !ljthg `nrpit ns = trnljic jhh%lgd bhr tai ontarhhk.

    = #ust kngndic th ris`ui ky wnjjit ns sai sgnt`aic ky`jhtalgd ngc thh% taik lgth tai ohwijs hb n wijjNburglsaic

    ahusi. @=6jj dit taik crlic bhr yhu sai jnudaic. @Kingwalji

    yhu `ng usi ky ausongc6s sult. )hc rist als shuj sai

    digubji`tic. @=t wljj blt yhu yhu6ri nohut als sl/i. Pai wns

    ng`ligt. =b = anc oiig crig`aic surijy lt hudat th oi shkiohcy

    n jlttji ginrir ky hwg ndi. Ptljj tai wntir wns aht ngc tairi

    wns pjigty hb lt. Surg talgds th yhur nc$ngtndi = njwnys sny.

    = crissic lg air jnti ausongc6s `jhtais ngc wns pjinsic =wns ug%ghwg lg tai nrin. Pai6c jibt jhgd #hags n wlgd `hjjnr

    salrt ngc ng hjc chuojiNorinstic sult. = jhh%ic jl%i n cnkgic

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    ugcirtn%ir. = kngndic th rhjj up tai jids out als ohhts wiri

    #ust hgi sl/i thh old.

    @+hki on`% ngc =6jj an$i yhurs rincy bhr yhu sai

    oinkic. *s = jibt tai chhr lt succigjy h``urric th ki =6c jibt n

    jittir brhk Oiggy wal`a =6c ri`il$ic tant khrglgd lg ky hwg

    sult. *gc lt wns lg`rlklgntlgd. = cnsaic on`% up tai crl$i ngc

    lg ky indirgiss th ritrli$i lt = bijj h$ir tahsi cnkgic ohhts. =

    jny bujj jigdta lg air crl$i `urslgd shbtjy. Saig = ghtl`ic =

    wnsg6t njhgi. Sai hjc jncy wns stngclgd jhh%lgd nt ki wlta ng

    nkusic drlg hg air bn`i.

    @=s tals want yhu6ri jhh%lgd bhrI Pai drlggic wn$lgd tai

    jittir oibhri ky $iry ghsi. @Bhu sahujcg6t oi lg su`a n aurrysai `alcic ki. @= an$ig6t oiig noji th blgc ky djnssis sh yhur

    si`rit6s snbi wlta ki.

    Ghw = whujc an$i th wnt`a kysijb. *gy bnrkir dhlgd oy

    whujc6$i sjugd ki lg tai on`% hb als trn`thr ngc `jnlkic ki

    bhr als s`nri`rhw. = `njjic nt tai si`hgc ahusi hg ky jlst ngc

    wns driitic oy n klsirnojiNjhh%lgd digt wah snlc @= sii *jl`i

    ans oiig n`tl$i ngc yhu6ri winrlgd Dibb6s sult. = tahudat taiy6c

    ourlic alk lg tant. =t6s tai hgjy wny sai `ng dit n ojh%i6s`jhtalgd hbb taisi cnys. "i hplgic. @Ptljj lt tn%is njj shrts : =

    %ghw. "i `hkklsirntic.

    = trucdic nrhugc `hjji`tlgd pnykigts ngc knr%lgd tailr

    `nrcs. = `hgtlguic lg tals $ilg n$hlclgd chds s1ulrrijs

    pussy`nts ngc jnclis wlta ou`%its ugtlj tai lggirNkng

    sldgnjjic lt wns tlki th int. Ph = nc#hurgic th tai ginrist puo

    wal`a wns gl`%gnkic tai Pwlgdirs.6 = whujc jinrg ku`a jntirlt wns hg n``hugt hb tai jngcjncy6s prhwiss ns n plnglst.

    = riturgic th `hjji`t ky `jhtalgd brhk tai ohjc *jl`i

    %iiplgd n wnry iyi hg tai ou`%it. @Bhu6$i kngndic yhu sii

    sai sklr%ic nt ki. @Bhu6$i kngndic th dit shlj hg tai ohtthks

    hb als trhusirs ngc ai thh% dhhc `nri hb taik. = chg6t %ghw

    want ai whujc an$i snlc nohut tant. "i wns $iry pnrtl`ujnr

    wlta als sults sai sldaic. = gi$ir kigtlhgic nohut bnjjlgd

    h$ir tai cnkgic sahis wal a wns tai sthry hb ky jlbi.Oislcis lt whujc an$i oiig ug`anrltnoji. = `hujc an$i

    wnt`aic ky `jhtais wal//lgd rhugc nt tai jnugciritti.

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    =g ky klgc6s iyi tai rndkng ah$i lgth $liw ngc = thh%

    als onjjhhgs ohnrclgd tai trnk clri`tjy brhk tai `nrt `hwohy

    styji. Out = dht %l`%ic hbb oy tai `hgcu`thr bhr cng`lgd jiwcjy.

    nsslgd tai cipnrtkigt sthri hg ky ahkiwnrc #hurgiy = swinr

    tai cukklis jiiric nt ki. * wijjNpjn`ic klsslji sittjic tailr

    ansa ns = nwh%i brhk n ciip sjiip nt tai cipht. Sai tlki wns

    iji$igNtalrty ngc = wns kljis brhk ahki ngc jhh%lgd bhr n

    tn8l.

    !i wiri i8pi`tic th `njj nt tai sahp i$iry khrglgd th

    `hjji`t sth`% ngc pny tai pri$lhus cny6s tn%lgds th ng nttrn`tl$i

    `nsalir wah ngswiric th +hjitti. Pai whujc olc yhu n dhhc

    khrglgd6 ngc tn%i yhur `nsa. Pai wns sknjj wlta ojn`% anlrojn`% iyis ngc whri air anlr Ppnglsa styji. Pai hbtig whri n

    sanwj ngc aldaNaiijic sahis. $iry khrglgd = anc tai urdi th

    `ry hut 7ji;6 waig = snw air ngc prhcu`i n pnlr hb `nstngits

    wal`a = whujc pjny ngc s`nttir phugc ghtis wlta wljc nongchg.

    !i njsh riturgic tai sth`% wi ancg6t shjc wal`a thh% tai

    oist pnrt hb tai khrglgd. Sai gi8t khrglgd = wns anujic

    oibhri tai kngndir th i8pjnlg way ky tn%lgds wiri chwg. =

    clcg6t kigtlhg tai puo. = thjc alk n jht hb pihpji anc pnlcchuoji tai pri$lhus wii% ngc lt whujc sittji chwg waig tai

    hrldlgnj rip dht on`% ngc surrigciric als orusa.

    !i `anttic up tai dlrjs wah wiri knlgjy knrrlic ngc wijj

    $irsic lg tai nrt hb `al`ngiry wal`a ls tai sth`%NlgNtrnci hb

    khst rips. Saiy thh% i$irytalgd wi snlc th taik wlta tai

    prh$irolnj plg`a hb snjt.

    7b `hursi tairi wiri jlnlshgs out taiy wiri %ipt 1ulit. =byhu bhjjhwic +jnuci waig ai wns pnylgd lg als tn%lgds ai

    whujc slgd !nj%lgd Ky Onoy On`% "hki6 th +hjitti. Pai

    wns knrrlic out uganppy wlta lt ngc sh +jnuci clc als oist th

    aijp air orin% air knrrlndi $hws. "i whujc slgd ngc cng`i lg

    puojl` ngc ahw taiy wigt hg lg prl$nti wns ngyohcy6s duiss.

    +jnuci wns sknjj ngc i8trh$irt wlta ojhgc anlr ngc ruddic

    dhhc jhh%s. "i anc n gl`i $hl`i ngc wns tai jlbi ngc shuj hb

    tai pnrty. * gnturnj `hkiclng ngc buggy kng ai whujc diti$iryohcy dhlgd nt n dntairlgd.

    =t whujc oi jnti waig yhu dht hg yhur #hurgiy ngc anrlgd

    bhr tai ous wlta twh ain$y sult`nsis wns gh king bint

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    ispi`lnjjy lb yhu `nudat lt. =6c oi pjinsic waig = `hjji`tic ky

    hwg `nr wal`a kingt n trlp th hgchg.

    Cnc ngc = `nudat tai trnlg th tai `npltnj ngc `hjji`tic tai

    `nr wal`a rislcic lg Oiggy6s dnrcig. =6c kit Oiggy lg tai

    nrky ngc ndriic n prl`i. Sai tyris ngc tai onttiry wiri bjnt

    ngc lt jhh%ic n shrry sldat. Cnc ngc = dht tai tyris bl8ic ngc

    tai igdlgi stnrtic taig = on`%ic hut hb tai crl$i `nr$lgd up n

    Dndunr wahsi hwgir thh% hbbig`i. !ijj ai whujc whujcg6t

    aiI

    = dht hut hb tai `nr th oi kit oy tai crl$ir6s klgcir wah

    sgnppic @Sai ohss wngts th sii yhu `ugt. Sai spin%ir wns

    nt jinst sl8 bhht sl8 lg`ais ngc ng i8Norulsir lb = i$ir snw hgi. =wigt rhugc th tai crl$ir6s slci. !ijj = wns prhpijjic ngc

    bhr`ic th tai wlgchw ngc ky ainc cu`%ic th kiit tai kng lg

    tai on`% sint surrhugcic oy als kntis. Ky khuta wns cry ngc

    = anc $lslhgs hb blgclgd kysijb lg n `rusair njj `uoic ngc tai

    `nr wrnppic. *jj tant wns klsslgd wns tai dnljyN`hjhuric

    rloohg.

    @=6k shrry Ohss = kuttiric aukojy. @=t wns ky bnujt. =

    clcg6t king yhu gh anrk.@Bhu6c oittir wnt`a lt yhu jlttji ojiicir. Bhu6ri lg tai old

    `lty ghw sh klgc yhur knggirs waig yhu kiit yhur ijcirs

    ngc oittirs hr yhu6jj oi bhr lt. "i drugtic drlgglgd nt als

    aig`akig. Ghw th tai oist hb ky %ghwjicdi =6c gi$ir oiig lg

    tai `hkpngy hb `rhh%s out taisi wiri tai ginrist =6c oiig.

    Crissic lg +rhkoli h$ir`hnts taiy jhh%ic tai pnrt wlta

    sultnoji oujdis. Sai ohss kng n``iptic tai nphjhdy. "nc =%ghwg taig want = %ghw ghw =6c an$i jibt tant cnkgic khthr

    lg Oiggy6s dnrcig. = cldriss. Sai lg`lcigt sh upsit Cnc tant ai

    `nudat tai tuoi on`% th &lgd6s +rhss ngc = jibt alk th dit tai

    trnlg on`% ahki.

    = bhugc ky wny on`% th Altn6s wah wngtic th %ghw want

    anc anppigic th Cnc sh = thjc air ai6c dht `hjc biit ngc anc

    dhgi ahki th kn%i suri tai driig drnss stljj bjhurlsaic. Pai

    ns%ic ki th cis`rloi tai ojh%is wal`a = clc. Pai `hgblrkic=6c chgi tai rldat talgd lg ght dl$lgd taik ngy nddrh ngc

    suddistic = stny tai gldat. = `hujc jin$i tai gi8t khrglgd sai

    anc n spnri oic lt wns gh trhuoji ngc sai6c oi djnc hb tai

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    `hkpngy. = tang%ic air prhbusijy out ci`jlgic. = clcg6t wngt

    Oiggy th dit tai wrhgd ngdji. = tahudat =6c dht subbl`ligt hb

    Oiggy6s `nstNhbbs wlta tai `nr wal`a = i8nklgic wlta shki

    klsdl$lgds. !i6c ojhwg up tai tyris wal`a kingt lt ghw

    sthhc nt jiss hb n rn%lsa ngdji tang oibhri. =t anc n bnorl` ohcy

    ngc bjiw tai bjnd hb tai Ptngcnrc Khthr +hkpngy. = duissic lt

    ancg6t siig +h$igtry bhr si$irnj yinrs ngc whgciric lb = wigt

    tant wny ahki lt whujc clslgtidrnti ngc dh tarhuda tai dntis

    curlgd n blt hb ahkisl`%giss. =t anc wltasthhc tai Ojlt/ ngc njj

    tai )irkng ohkoirs anc tarhwg lts wny. = whujc shhg

    cls`h$ir lt anc n thp spiic hb bhrtyNkljis ng ahur wlta n

    bhjjhwlgd wlgc. *gc tai i8anust wns ghlsy. Out lb lt dht lgth ns`rnp lt `hujc an$i wltasthhc n tng% ngc = whujc burtair jinrg

    lt `hujc `aiw up n Ahjjir splt lt hut ngc `hki on`% bhr khri.

    3hrtugntijy lt wns 1ulit hg tai rhncs out cnkgic `hjc. =

    anc ng hjc nrky drint`hnt wal`a anc dl$ig stirjlgd sir$l`i ns

    tai `nr anc gh aintir. = pjhccic hut hb hgchg thwnrcs tai

    )rint Ghrta Ahnc dnlgic tai *> ngc pujjic lgth n dnrndi bhr

    shki pitrhj. Saig = cls`h$iric tai rinshg bhr ky cls`hkbhrt :

    tai on`%chhr wns swlgdlgd hpig. = bl8ic tals wlta shki twlgi= bhugc lg tai ohht. Sai `nr wns shkiwant ngtl1untic wlta tai

    pitrhj tng% ugcir tai ohggit ngc gh ldgltlhg %iy #ust n sthp

    swlt`a ugcir tai cnsaohnrc. = anc th %iip sthpplgd th rug

    nrhugc tai talgd th %iip ky `lr`ujntlhg whr%lgd.

    Pahrtjy nbtir tai on`% chhr lg`lcigt = wns sthppic oy tai

    jnw wah pujjic up lg brhgt hb ki ngc wngtic ky citnljs. =

    dn$i taik briijy ngc waljst hgi aijc ki lg `hg$irsntlhg taihtair jhh%ic nrhugc tai khthr. Saiy wngtic th tist tai orn%is

    ngc snlc = ancg6t th jin$i lt lg dinr.

    Saiy aubbic ngc pubbic trylgd th sah$i lt. Saiy clcg6t

    stngc n `ang`i oi`nusi tant6s want = clc : put lt lg dinr. Swh

    ourjy `hppirs wiri dnsplgd ngc waii/lgd trylgd th sah$i tai

    `nr nwny. Saiy clcg6t sthp ki bhr spiiclgd.

    Cnc thjc ki jntir ai tahudat =6c an$i jibt lt lg hgchg out

    =6c pnlc bhr lt ngc = clcg6t wngt shki wlci ohy aijplgd alksijbth ky `anrlht. "nc = out %ghwg tai trhuoji lt whujc `nusi

    ki5

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    Cnc snlc @= chg6t wngt yhu talg%lgd hb dittlgd n `nrn$ng

    ngc rugglgd n ug`a ngc Ducy brhk lt.

    @*s lb = whujc Cnc = drlggic nt alk. !aig = wns n %lc =

    `hujcg6t dit ighuda hb tant sahw sh Kuk knci ki tai

    `hstukis hb tai `anrn`tirs ngc Cnc $iry angcy wlta als

    angcs knci tai puppits. 7g sukkir i$iglgds =6c `hrgir tai

    knr%it wlta tai jh`nj %lcs ngc wi6c an$i n sahw. Mgoi%ghwg

    th Kuk ngc Cnc = wns `anrdlgd tai %lcs bhr lt wal`a clcg6t

    dh chwg wlta tailr pnrigts sh tai sahw wns orhudat th n

    spiicy `hg`juslhg waig hgi hb taik kigtlhgic lt th Kuk.

    Kuk ngc Cnc wiri njwnys lg oic inrjy slg`i Cnc wns

    njwnys hbb th whr% nt shki ugdhcjy ahur. Sai `nr wns pnr%icugcir tai wlgchw ngc dn$i ki n stipplgdNsthgi th ky

    oicrhhk wlgchw hg gldats = bhrdht ky %iy : hr oittir stljj th

    dit dlrjs lg.

    @"n$i yhu dht shkiohcy chwg tairiI =sg6t lt tlki taiy

    wiri dhlgd ahkiI =t6s tig h6`jh`% ngc yhur Cnc ans th dh th

    whr% lg tai khrglgd; sahutic Kuk.

    @!i6ri #ust dhlgd Kuk. Pai `hujc ainr n plg crhp nt

    bhrty ynrcs. Saig wi whujc `nt`a tai jnst trnk. =t wns khritang ky jlbi wns whrta th dit tai `nr hut slg`i wi kldat

    clsturo tai gildaohurs.

    $igtunjjy = wns dl$ig ky hwg rhugc tals tlki wlta n

    giw supir$lshr ky hjc knti Cnggy. !i oi`nki blrk brligcs

    slg`i wi ohta anc shkitalgd lg `hkkhg kljltnry

    on`%drhugcs. Cnggy wns tnjj ngc sjlk wlta ojn`% wn$y anlr

    ruddic binturis ngc n kljltnry oinrlgd.= nrrngdic th kiit Cnggy lg n puo lg !n%iblijc. = bhrdit

    tai gnki out lt wns pujjic chwg sahrtjy nbtirwnrcs prhonojy

    bhr ahuslgd ugcislrnojis jl%i us. =t wns n dhhc ohh/ir out

    sthhc lg tai wny hb prhdriss sh lt anc th dh.

    7g ky wny ahki = tngdjic wlta n Ahjjir. =g tai pnst lt

    anc prhonojy oiig n ainrsi out wns ghw hg tai up ndnlg ngc

    pjlic n tn8l pjnti. Sai `no anc tai klsbhrtugi th sphrt n sahrtN

    wn$i rnclh ngc tai tn8l crl$ir `hgtn`tic als onsi sh = wnsugchgi; Sai phjl`i wiri `njjic ngc ns%ic ki lb =6c oiig

    crlg%lgd. 7b `hursi = snlc gh ngc bhr shki rinshg oist %ghwg

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    @anptir Sarii

    Ptnrtlgd whr% nbtir tai ahjlcnys = wigt th sii tai kngndir ngc

    thjc alk = whujc an$i th jin$i oi`nusi tai `nr wns oidlgglgd

    th `hst ki n blstbuj.

    @Chg6t whrry nohut tant. = wngt shkiohcy th rug tai digt6s

    hutblttirs. Bhu `ng an$i ng lg`rinsi lg wndis ngc gh `nr th rug.

    Out yhu6jj an$i th whr% Pugcnys wal`a = clc ngywny.

    @Blppii; = `rlic wlta ugclsdulsic djii. =t wns tai `nrwal`a wns `hstlgd ki n ohko ngc = wnsg6t dhlgd th whr% #ust

    th %iip tai `nr hg tai rhnc. = %ghw kljjlhgs ch lt out lt wnsg6t

    bhr ki.

    Ghw taiy wiri hg tai htair slci hb tai big`i = `hujcg6t

    oijli$i ky i8N`hjjinduis wiri su`a s`aiklgd `rhh%s. +jnuci

    whujc ridujnrjy tn%i als wlbi hut th tin cng`is. 7gi nbtirghhg

    wi kit. = ghtl`ic als wlbi Kurlij wns winrlgd n ojui `hnt. =twns n `jhsi blt typi wal`a anc oi`hki phpujnr. Oy irrhr lt

    wns riturgic th ky cipnrtkigt ngc `ldnritti igcs wiri bhugc

    lg tai ph`%its.

    @"hw clc tals anppig ch yhu talg%I = ns%ic +jnuci.

    @Chg6t ohtair nohut tant. = i8pi`t lt wns ky wlbi wah jibt

    taik lg ai drlggic. @*jj tai jncs usi tai blrk6s dinr. 3ng`y

    yhu ght %ghwlgd tant. "i drlggic nt ki.

    =b n kng `nki lgth tai digt6s cipnrtkigt bhr n rincyNkncisult ai whujc pl`% tai blrst hgi tant blttic. Out lb ai anc als

    wlbi wlta alk ai whujc try hg tai blrst anjb ch/ig taig ai

    whujc `hki on`% th tai blrst hgi ai6c trlic hg5 *gc wal`a

    sai npprh$ic hb;

    Sai sahp wns n an$ig hb dhsslp khst hb lt ugtrui. Out lt

    orldatigic tai cny bhr khst pihpji wah whr%ic tairi. 7g`i

    wi anc n trlp th tai sinslci ngc hgi yhugd dlrj `nki on`% wlta

    shkitalgd sai ancg6t tn%ig wlta air out air ausongc jh$ic aircinrjy njj tai khri bhr tai cnudatir sai prisigtic alk wlta.

    !lta #ust n biw cnys th dh Cnggy kigtlhgic lg als `nsunj

    wny @=t6s tai trlp hg Saurscny ngc = `ng6t dh lg tals sult.

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    @= `ng6t sii want wns wrhgd wlta lt = snlc.

    @=6jj tijj taii want6s wrhgd lt6s %gn`%iric ai khngic.

    @Knyoi = ndriic. @= `ng dit n `hupji brhk tai sahp bhr

    tai cny out wi6jj an$i th an$i taik on`% bhr tai gi8t cny.

    Gi$ir hgi bhr anjb kinsuris ai snlc @!alji yhu6ri nt lt n

    `hupji hb pnlrs hb sahis : klgi6s n sl/i glgi. "i drlggic.

    @!ijj yhu6c oittir pl`% ki up oi`nusi = an$ig6t dht n

    `nr = riklgcic alk.

    @= %ghw yhu chg6t an$i n `nr oi`nusi =6k yhur ugpnlc

    crl$ir ai kuttiric. @= ahpi yhu6$i dht tai rldat sl/i lg

    sahis ai snlc.

    @=6$i dht yhu n sl/i glgi ngc n bhrtyNtwh lg n sult = thjcalk.

    @3hrtyNbhur whujc an$i oiig oittir ai sldaic.

    @*gytalgd wljj blt n gn%ic `rhw ky Cnc njwnys snlc =

    thjc alk.

    @Saii Cnc ls ght winrlgd tals Cnggy drugtic.

    +hki Saurscny wi `jlkoic nohnrc tai ous. "n$lgd pnlc

    lg hur tn%lgds. )hrchg wnsg6t jittlgd us jht jhhsi lg Ojn`%phhj

    wlta tai blrk6s `nsa out ai angcic hut hur wndis. !i wirijl%i tai %lcs jit jhhsi nbtir s`ahhj. * cny hut ngc khgiy lg hur

    ph`%its; Cnggy ngc = wigt chwg tai "ijtir P%ijtir winrlgd

    hur orngc giw dinr. )hrchg tai kngndir wns stngclgd nt tai

    ohtthk ngc wngtic th %ghw lb lt wns `nr sth`%. @7b `hursi =

    `rlic bujj hb ohgahkli. !aig wi dht on`% ai6c put taik hg

    tai n``hugt sh wi anc th pny bhr taik. Sh `rhwg lt Cnggy

    anc jlkpic nrhugc tai bnlr `lty winrlgd hgi hb ky sahis n sl/iildat an$lgd sjugd tai hrldlgnj lg n blt hb rndi; !i spigt ng

    ndi sii%lgd lt ns lt anc ohug`ic lgth n wnsti jlttirolg.

    !nj%lgd th whr% tai gi8t khrglgd = rinjlsic =6c an$i th

    ch shkitalgd nohut tai hjc `nr =6c ohudat. =t ancg6t oiig

    rugglgd bhr n wii% hr twh ngc = clcg6t an$i giic bhr su`a

    i8pigsl$i ju8urlis ghw = anc tai digt6s cipnrtkigt th `hgtigc

    wlta.

    7gi talgd tant njwnys pu//jic ki nohut tai hjc khthr wns= `hujc hgjy put bhur dnjjhgs lg nt tai hgi tlki. = njwnys kingt

    th an$i n jhh% nt lt out njwnys %ipt dittlgd slciNtrn`%ic.

    Shkhrrhw oilgd Pugcny = lgtigcic th an$i n dhhc jhh% nt lt th

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    sii want tai prhojik wns. =t wnsg6t ns lb = wns i8pi`tlgd tai

    $l`nr.

    =6c #ust ri`il$ic n jittir brhk Altn tijjlgd ki shki pihpji

    brhk hgchg wiri wngtlgd ky nccriss ngc taiy kldat oi lg

    thu`a ridnrclgd tai khthr. Saiy6c thjc air taiy whujc dl$i ki

    tarii tlkis want =6c pnlc bhr lt. Sals wns lkpjnusloji. = tahudat

    taiy wiri #h%lgd5

    !airi = dnrndic tai khthr tai chhr spic rhugc hg n

    pujjiy. *jns lts spiiclgd cnys wiri h$ir sh lt anc th oi

    knghiu$ric sh tant n djlkkir hb jldat kldat oi siig. lbtlgd

    tai ohggit = cls`h$iric tai pitrhj tng%. Mgcirginta wns n

    cukky : ho$lhusjy tai rinshg way =6c oiig ugnoji th put lghgjy n jlkltic nkhugt. Saiy6c knci n gint #ho out = wns

    ugnoji th jlbt lt hut. Ky ainrt ointlgd wljcjy = struddjic th jlbt

    lt. =6c ohrrhwic n ojh`% ngc tn`%ji thditair wlta n pl`%Nup

    tru`% brhk n brligcjy s`rnp kng. = ahh%ic tai pujjiy th tai

    oink hb tai dnrndi ngc wrnppic tai `anlg nrhugc tai tng%. *t

    hgi phlgt tai oink hb tai dnrndi oidng th san%i ns = wlg`aic

    tai tng% hut sh tant = anc $lslhgs hb tai jht `hklgd chwg hg

    ki. * $hl`i nt tai slci hb ki ns%ic lb = wns an$lgd prhojiksngc n jlttji hjc kng wah kust an$i oiig si$igty ns%ic lb ai

    `hujc aijp.

    Sai $hl`i sh stnrtjic ki = cnkg ginr jit dh. !lta ns ku`a

    ci`hruk ns = `hujc kustir = i8pjnlgic th ky $lslthr tant = wns

    #ust dhlgd : tai jnst talgd = wngtic wns ghsy gildaohurs. =

    jh`%ic up ugcir als dn/i ngc wigt bhr n crl$i ahplgd ai6c oi

    lg tai puo waig = riturgic. "njb ng ahur jntir = wns on`%. =%giw pitrhj anc oiig s`nr`i curlgd tai wnr ngc `hgsi1uigtjy

    rntlhgic sh wns tals n suppjikigtnry tng%I =6c tn%ig tai

    pri`nutlhg hb orlgdlgd nghtair tng% ngywny.

    Ghw wltahut tai `hkbhrt hb prylgd iyis = ristnrtic ky

    jnohurs. = anc n aijj hb n #ho th hpig tai chhrs : = kust an$i

    clsjhcdic taik curlgd ky ibbhrts wlta ojh`% ngc tn`%ji. Pwint

    wns phurlgd brhk ki ngc ght hgjy brhk ky i8irtlhgs. Ky

    sthkn`a wns %ghttic wlta binr ns = dht ohta tng%s hbb. = crnlgictai buij lgth tai htair tng% ngc stnrtic th tn%i npnrt tai tng% =

    wns chuotbuj nohut.

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    !hr%lgd sjhwjy wlta ankkir ngc `alsij = trlic th kn%i

    suri = clcg6t `rinti n spnr% wal`a whujc an$i cispnt`aic ki

    th &lgdchk +hki. =t wns n jnohrlhus tns% ngc kngy tlkis =

    `hujc an$i tarhwg lg tai thwij ns = `alppic nwny nt tai

    suspi`t tng%. = wns khri citirklgic tang i$ir ghw tahsi ohys

    brhk tai skh%i wiri hbbirlgd th dl$i ki khgiy bhr tai riturg

    hb tai hjc #njhpy. =t #ust clcg6t kn%i sigsi.

    = dht tai tng% hpig sh tant = `hujc i8nklgi lts si`rits.

    !rnppic lg hljs%lgs wiri onrs hb dhjc; *jj salgy ngc orldat.

    Saiy sahgi lg tai klcNkhrglgd sug. Saiy anc n ciohgnlr jhh%

    nohut taik ns lb oy lkpjl`ntlhg taiy6c %ghwg oittir cnys. Ght

    bhr taik whujc tairi oi tai ldghklgy hb oilgd `nst lgthsh$irildgs. Gh wny; *pprhn`a ngy #iwijjir ngc yhu6c oi

    sahwg tai chhr: nssuklgd yhu6c kngndic th dit tarhuda lt lg

    tai blrst pjn`i : ngc oibhri yhu `hujc s`nrpir chwg tai ginrist

    dlggij n s1unc `nr whujc oi prhwjlgd ngc sii%lgd yhur

    wairinohuts.

    Khri 1uistlhgs tang ngswirs blric nrhugc ky nccjic ornlg

    ns = nc#hurgic th tai ginrist ohh/ir ngc sng% n plgt. 7gi

    wnsg6t ighuda ns = struddjic th `hki th tirks wlta ky blgc. =riturgic th tai s`igi hb ky jnohurs th oury tai i$lcig`i

    `urslgd ngc swinrlgd nt tai ngtl`s hb Oiggy ngc als ojiiclg6

    rijntl$is. Ghw = wns lg n rldat ojiiclg6 kiss. Sai hgchg kho

    whujcg6t oi jhgd oibhri taiy wiri ornylgd nt ky chhr. Bhu

    `hujc oit hg tant. Snj% nohut pngl`; = wns lg n rldat bjnp. !ant

    tai aijj wns = dhlgd th chI