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]e wfgt td jefr lrdh ydu. Ybefse segk ydur `dhhegts fadut tjos

addn td us og `fre dl zrevoewIzdgkervfg.`dh. [jfgn ydu.

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Je sfys, O neep hy bole og tjos pfogt adx.

O neep ydur lf`e og tjese po`ture lrfhes.

]jeg O spefn td tjos ehpty `fgvfs, ot tebbs he

O jfve gd geek ldr wdrks fgywfy.

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Kefr Hf`y,

O leeb bone wrotogm tjos os arefnogm tje rubes ldr us.

[jft we fregt suppdsek td geek wdrks aetweeg us. Aut

O fh mdogm td set fsoke tje rubes cust tjos dgè. O geverbonek rubes hu`j fgywfy, fgk O jfve f leebogm ydu kdgt

eotjer.

O tjogn ots tohe tjft we heet. Og persdg. Ove aeegkrfwogm ydu po`tures ldr hdst dl hy bole, fgk O wfgt td

logfbby see tje lfè dl jefr tje vdoè dl tje frtost

wjd jfs fpturek hy ohfmogftodg ldr fs bdgm fs O fgrehehaer. ]e dhhugo`fte og po`tures fgk gdt hfgy

pedpbe ugkerstfgk tjft. Oh refky td hdve pfst tjesepo`tures, wjo`j jfve aeeg dur `dgge`todg fbb tjeseyefrs, fgk logfbby tebb ydu wjd O fh. Fgk expbfog wjyOve gever tdbk ydu aeldre.

Pd tjos yefr, Ove krfwg ydu f po`ture dl tje pbfèwjere we fg heet. O wobb ae wfotogm ldr ydu tjere dgLrokfy ft twd d bd`n. O jdpe ydu wobb `dhe. Ybefse, sfy

ydu wobb.

Bdve, tje frtost


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[je lorst tjogm Hf`y Kobbdg gdtoèk wjeg sje egterek jer

hdtjers jduse dg jer kefk lftjers aortjkfy wfs tje

hossogm po`tures. [je lrdgt rddh f pbfè sje fgk jer ardtjer

Hfx jfk kuaaek tje sjroge wfs usufbby lobbek wotj pjd-

tds fgk hehegtds lrdh jer lftjers sjdrt bole. Ot wfs f pbfè

Hf`y jfk f jfaot dl areezogm tjrdumj, ol ldr gd dtjer refsdg

tjfg td fvdok tje hehdroes tje rddh evdnek. Aut tjos tohe sje

pfusek, gdtoògm spfè wjere tjere jfk dgè aeeg po`tures,

mfpogm jdbes bone hossogm teetj. Hf`y bddnek kdwg fgk sfw

sdhe adxes dg tje lbddr, tje lrfhek pjdtds restogm og tjeh.

Yerjfps jer hdtjer wfs cust `befgogm. [jft jfk td ae ot. Hf`y

`dubkgt ohfmoge jer hdtjer ever tfnogm kdwg tje sjroge. Pje

mbfgèk up, jer eyes lfbbogm dg dge dl tje pjdtds stobb stfgkogm.

Og ot, jer lftjer, Kfrreg Kobbdg, stddk aesoke Hf`y dg tje poer


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ft Pugset Aef`j tje suhher sje wfs love yefrs dbk, tje sug set-

togm aejogk tjeh, hft`jogm shobes lobbogm tjeor lfès.Hdhhy4 Os tjft ydu4 ]ere af`n jere hfnogm Mrfgkpfs

aortjkfy `fne!

Hf`y ldbbdwek tje sdugk dl jer kfumjters vdoè `dhogm

lrdh tje not`jeg, leebogm tje pfgm sje fbwfys lebt wjeg sje

jefrk jer kfumjter reler td Kfrreg fs Mrfgkpf. Je koek yefrs

aeldre Ehhf wfs adrg, sd sje jfk gever ngdwg joh fs fmrfgkpf wjd kdbek dut `fgky fgk kok hfmo` tro`ns. Ogstefk,

Ehhf Bewos ngew jer mrfgkpf dgby tjrdumj fg faugkfgè dl

po`tures fgk stdroes. Jer mrfgkhf jfk hfke sure dl tjft sogè

tje kfy sje wfs adrg.

Hf`y hfke jer wfy td tje af`n dl tje jduse wjere tje

suggy not`jeg lfèk tje af`nyfrk. [je bfrme afy wogkdw mfve

f perle`t voew dl tje tree jduse fgk tore swogm sje jfk bdvek

fs f `jobk. Efrboer tjos sprogm, Hf`ys ardtjer jfk reluraosjek

adtj sd Ehhf `dubk egcdy tjeh. Hf`y shobek ft tje tjdumjt

dl Hfxs nogkgess tdwfrk tje bottbe morb wjd jfk `dhe fbdgm

ugexpe`tekby fgk wjd jfk, cust fs ugexpe`tekby, stdbeg fbb

tjeor jefrts, fs tjdumj tjey jfk aeeg wfotogm td areftje fmfog

ugtob tje kfy sje wfs adrg fgk ogce`tek lresj bole ogtd wjft jfk

ae`dhe f bolebess lfhoby.

Hf`y befgek kdwg fgk nossek tje tdp dl jer kfumjters

jefk, tjeg tdu`jek jer hdtjers af`n bomjtby, gdtoògm tje

sbomjt stddp td jer sjdubkers tjft jfk `dhe wotj tje weomjt dl

adtj mroel fgk fme. _du muys sure bddn ausy og jere, sje sfok.

Ehhf stfrek ogtegtby ogtd f adwb wjere f `refhy dll-wjote

suastfgè wfs aeogm turgek abue ay tje lddk dbdrogm jer hdtjer


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sbdwby kroppek ogtd tje adwb. Mrfgkhfs bettogm he stor, sje

tdbk jer hdtjer wotjdut bddnogm up. ]ere hfnogm abue oògm ldrMrfgkpfs fne fuse ot wfs jos lfvdrote dbdr. Qomjt, Hdhhy4

Hf`ys eyes lobbek wotj tefrs, surprosogm jer, fs sje gdkkek.

Pje `dubk stobb see jer kfk pdogtogm td tje sny. O tjogn abue os

Mdks lfvdrote `dbdr tdd, jek dgè tdbk jer. Ots tje `dbdr dl

tje sny, tje dèfg, fgk ydur eyes. Je jfk twefnek jer gdse

fgk to`nbek jer ugtob sje mommbek.Bddnogm fwfy, Hf`y wobbek jersebl tje ehdtodgfb `dgtrdb

sje wdubk geek td met tjrdumj tje hefb. Pje wosjek jer hdh,

Aregkf Kobbdg, wdubkgt `frry dg tjos rokoùbdus trfkotodg dl

hfrnogm tje kfy wotj f `fne fgk Kfks lfvdrote hefb, wdubkgt

`dgtogue ogsostogm tjft Hf`y fgk Hfx cdog jer og tje hdr-

aokgess. Hf`y jfk jefrk tjft dtjer lfhoboes hdvek ldrwfrk

flter bdss. Aut jer lfhoby seehek keterhogek td stfy og tje

sfhe pbfè, trfppek og mroel. Pje jftek ogvdbvogm jer ohpres-

sodgfabe kfumjter og tje mroh fggufb trfkotodg fgk wdgkerek ol

sje wdubk jfve tje `durfme td tebb Aregkf tjft sje fgk Ehhf

fgk jer jusafgk, ol sje jfk dge, wdubk gd bdgmer pfrtoòpfte.

Ehhf shobek ft jer fgk bddnek up ft jer mrfgkhdtjer.

Hdhhy, kok ydu tebb Mrfgkhf wjft were kdogm tdgomjt4

Hf`y troek td pfste dg f shobe ogstefk dl mrohfògm ft jer

kfumjters hegtodg dl tjeor pbfgs ldr flter tje kepressogm kog-

ger. Pje jfk jdpek tjft Ehhf wdubk ldrmet fgk tjft @jfse,

Ehhfs bdgm-tohe hossogm lftjer, wdubk af`n dut, fs Hf`y

ngew je wfs boneby td kd. ]jeg sje fmreek td tje pbfgs, sje

jfkgt tjdumjt fadut tjeh lfbbogm dg tjos very gomjt. Pje jfkgt

tjdumjt fadut fgytjogm aesokes hfnogm jer kfumjter jfppy,


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neepogm tje rfkofgt shobe dg jer lfè ay movogm jer wjftever

jer jefrt kesorek. Ot wfs, Hf`y refsdgek, tje befst sje `dubkkd ldr arogmogm su`j f aefutolub bottbe persdg ogtd jer wre`n dl

f bole. Ol tjft hefgt sbeepogm og f tegt og tje `dbk dl tjeor togy

af`nyfrk ft jdhe, tjeg tjfts wjft tjey wdubk kd. Ol ot hefgt

sje jfk td ogvote tje hfg wjd seehek td ngdw aest jdw td sbop

ogtd tje `rf`ns dl jer jefrt, tjeg sje wdubk md fbdgm wotj ot.

Hf`ys hdh bddnek ft jer. ]jft fre ydu kdogm tdgomjt4Jer eyeardws were fbrefky rfosek fs tjdumj sje segsek tje

fgswer wdubk gdt ae dge dl wjo`j sje wdubk fpprdve. Aregkf,

f wobbogm fgk jfpbess pfrtoòpfgt, jfk f``dhpfgoek Hf`y

tjrdumj tje krfhf tjft wfs jer rebftodgsjop wotj @jfse. Pje

jfk wjosperek `futodgfry fkvoè td jer kfumjter wjeg @jfse

lorst pursuek Hf`y. Pje jfk ldugk f wfy td recdoè dver Ehhf

kespote tje bf`n dl f wekkogm rogm dg Hf`ys logmer. Pje jfk bet

Ehhf fgk Hf`y hdve og wjeg @jfse jfk sukkegby belt, cust

bone everydge expe`tek. Pje jfk eg`durfmek Hf`y td logk wdrn

fgk f pbfè dl jer dwg. Pje jfk `jfhpodgek jer kfumjters

sogmbe-hdtjer stftus, tebbogm pedpbe jdw prduk sje wfs dl jer

kfumjter fs Hf`y s`rfpek jer bole tdmetjer, regdugèk @jfse

`dhpbeteby, fgk hdvek ldrwfrk.

]jeg Hf`y kokgt sfy fgytjogm, Ehhf rdbbek jer eyes, f

jfaot sje jfk po`nek up, lfr tdd ydugm, lrdh tje evob Jfggfj

Hdgtfgf. Ehhf ngew every wdrk td Aest dl Adtj ]drbks

fgk dlteg ldrèk Hf`y td put tje sdgm dg repeft pbfy.

Pogè Hdhhy wdgt tebb ydu, O wobb, sje fggdugèk.

]e fre sbeepogm ugker tje stfrs tdgomjt . . . sje pfusek krf-

hfto`fbby, og f tegt!


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Hf`y tjdumjt sje jfk kdkmek tje aubbet dl movogm fgy

hdre ogldrhftodg tjfg tjft. Jer hdtjer rebfxek vosoaby.[jft sdugks bone lug! jer hdtjer sfok, tfnogm tje spftubf

dut dl Ehhfs jfgks td move tje tjo`n oògm f ldrèlub stor, tje

boges dl abue sprefkogm fgk hebkogm fs sje kok. Hf`y wft`jek,

wdgkerogm ol sje jfk ever refbby stddk fgk pfok fttegtodg fs

jer hdtjer hfke tje trfkotodgfb abue oògm ldr Kfks aortjkfy

`fne. Jfk sje fbwfys bddnek fwfy og fg elldrt td prdte`t jer-sebl lrdh tje refboty dl wjft tjey were hfrnogm4

Ots mdogm td ae lug! Ehhf sfok, sto`nogm f shfbb logmer

ogtd tje oògm fgk s`ddpogm dut f kdbbdp sje pdppek ogtd jer

hdutj wotj f mommbe. ]ere mdogm td ae bone `dwmorbs. Fgk we

kdgt jfve td ae s`frek, ae`fuse Kfkkys mdogm td ae tjere td

prdte`t us ae`fuse jes f refb `dwady.

Hf`y rfosek jer eyes snywfrk, jer jdpes dl kdkmogm tje

tfadd suace`t vfgosjek. Pje dubk ohfmoge @jfse tebbogm Ehhf

je wfs f refb `dwady, expbfogogm jos fasegè dver tje bfst love

yefrs og f hfke-up stdry. Je wfs mddk ft hfnogm up stdroes.

Pje bddnek ft jer hdtjer, wjd wfs stfrogm ft jer dver tje

tdp dl Ehhfs jefk, jer lrdwg ngottogm jer ardws tdmetjer.

_dur kfkkys mdogm td `dhe4 jer hdtjer fsnek Ehhf,

stobb stfrogm ft Hf`y. Qefbby gdw.

Hf`y stfrek romjt af`n ft jer hdtjer. Ehhf ogvotek us

adtj, sje sfok, leomgogm f stfbwfrtgess sje kokgt pdssess. Ot

wfs wjft sje wfgtek.

Dj, webb tjeg, jer hdtjer sfok, ol Ehhf ogvotek ydu

adtj tjeg fbbs webb. Pje sjddn jer jefk sbdwby ft Hf`y dver

tje tdp dl Ehhfs jefk. Jey, Ehhf, wjy kdgt ydu md met


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6 aut sje wfs refbozogm sje wfsgt sdbk dg

tje okef dl joh aeogm jere ldr jer.

Flter @jfse stdbe af`n dut tje kddr jek sgu`n og, re-cdogogm

tjeor sbeepogm kfumjter og tje tegt ugker tje stfrs, Hf`y `dg-

mrftubftek jersebl ldr aeogm strdgm. Dg`e updg f tohe, sjek

aeeg jebpbess td jos `jfrhs, aut gdt fgyhdre. Pje lebb fsbeep

hfnogm jersebl prdhoses fgk sboppek ogtd f krefh tjft tddn

jer af`n td Pugset fs f `jobk.

Jer kfk wfs jdbkogm jer jomj fadve tje wfves fs sje

bddnek kdwg ft tjeor ldfhy tdps lrdh jer per`j dg jos


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sjdubkers. ]jeg jer kfk set jer kdwg dg tje sfgk, sje

rfg fbdgm tje aef`j, s`ddpogm up tje togy, lrfmobe, pfsteb-`dbdrek sjebbs sje `fbbek autterlby sjebbs.

Bddn, Kfkky, sje sfok, jdbkogm tjeh dut ldr joh td

hfrveb dver.

[jeyre aefutolub, je sfok. Cust bone ydu. Je

twefnek jer gdse fgk jebpek jer put tje sjebbs og f pbfs-

to` afmmoe td `frry sfleby jdhe.

O tjogn tjese fre mdogm td wog tje `dgtest ldr sure,

sje sfok.

O tjogn ydure romjt, je sfok, turgogm af`n td aemog

pf`nogm up ldr tje kfy.

Pje stukoek tje sjebbs ldr f hdhegt tryogm td keòkeol sje bonek tje pogn dge dr tje purpbe dge aetter. ]jeg

sje bddnek up, jer kfkky wfs mdge. Pje s`fggek tje

kesertek aef`j, `fbbogm ldr joh.

Pje wdne up td f kfrn rddh, jer jefrt rfògm, tje spfè

aesoke jer og aek ehpty bone fbwfys. Pje sft up, mftjerek tje

`dvers `bdse frdugk jer, fgk wosjek sje `dubk `bdse jer eyes

fgk returg td tje krefhwdrbk wjere jer lftjer jfk aeeg ol

dgby ldr f lew hogutes. Pje jfk jefrk jos vdoè, seeg jos shobe,

lebt jos wfrh jfgks jdbkogm jer. Og tje krefh, je jfk aeeg

fbove. [je tfbn dl Pugset Aef`j jfk ardumjt joh af`n td jer.

Pje shobek fs sje rehehaerek tje `dgtest tjeyk jfk yefrs

fmd, fgk jdw hfk sjek aeeg wjeg sje bdst td Hfx wotj tje

sjebb jek ldugk. Pjek tjdumjt dl ot fbhdst ohhekofteby wjeg

Aregkf jfk ardumjt up Pugset Aef`j.


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[je yefr sje wfs love, jer kfk jfk tjdumjt ot wdubk ae lug

td jfve f lfhoby `dgtest td see wjd `dubk logk tje aest sjebb,wotj everydge vdtogm dg tje wogger. [je proze wfs twegty kdb-

bfrs, fgk Hf`y jfk set jer somjts dg f kdbb sje `dubk auy wotj

tje hdgey. Pjek s`durek tje aef`j kfoby, suahottogm severfb

pdssoabe sjebbs afsek dg wjftever tje dèfg dllerek up fs sje

`dhaek tje sjdre ldr trefsures. Pjek lebt èrtfog tjft jer aest

egtry wfs tje autterlby sjebbs, togy yet perle`t, f trod dl pfs-teb `dbdrs. Hfx, aeogm tje drgery teegfme ady je wfs, jfkgt

pfrtoòpftek tje wjdbe ween, fgk fs tje ween krew td f `bdse,

Hf`y stfrtek `dugtogm jer hdgey og jer hogk, krefhogm fadut

jer pfregts tfnogm jer td met tjft kdbb.

Aut dg tjeor bfst lubb kfy ft tje aef`j, Hfx jfk sgu`n

dut ft kfwg fgk ldugk f bfrme, perle`t `dg`j sjebb, ots ogte-

rodr f mbdssy petfb pogn. Eveg Hf`y jfk jfk td `dgèke tjft

jos sjebb wfs tje aest. Aut gdt wotjdut tefrs, fgk gdt wotjdut

fg espeòfbby ehdtodgfb dutaurst ft Hfx. Je jfk wfotek td

egter jos sjebb ugtob tje bfst hogute, cust td ae hefg, ngdwogm

Hf`y wdubk tjogn sje jfk wdg tje `dgtest. Pjek tdbk joh je

`dubkgt `dhe td jer wekkogm, tje hefgest tjogm sje `dubk

tjogn dl ft tjft hdhegt. Hfx jfk hereby turgek fwfy lrdh

jer, befvogm jer luhogm fs tefrs trf`nek kdwg jer lfè.

Bfter tjft fltergddg, tjeor kfk jfk fggdugèk tjft tjere

wfs f se`dgk-pbfè proze jek ldrmdtteg td hegtodg, fgk je fgk

Hf`y jfk pobek ogtd tje `fr td auy refb pfsteb `dbdrek pegòbs

sd sje `dubk krfw f po`ture og tje muest addn jek ldugk jer

lboppogm tjrdumj. Pogè sje wfs tdd ydugm td ae fabe td wrote

fadut tjeor trop og tje muest addn, jek summestek sje krfw f


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