Thunder in the Morning Calm by Don Brown, Excerpt

8/6/2019 Thunder in the Morning Calm by Don Brown, Excerpt

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CNNO[ CV GNH CSN\H

Wea Cimko [am Mbbmfr

Wea Jmimkkm Knhspfrmky

Wea Hmvy Dustfka [arfas

Wramsnh

Enstmla

Gabfmhka


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TNHGASRMH

Weuhgar fh tea Jnrhfhl Kmij

Knpyrflet 30== cy Gnh Crnwh

Wefs tftia fs misn mvmfimcia ms m Tnhgarvmh acnno. Rfsft www.znhgarvmh.knj/acnnos.

Wefs tftia fs misn mvmfimcia fh m Tnhgarvmh mugfn agftfnh. Rfsft www.znhgarvmh.bj.

Saquasts bnr fhbnrjmtfnh senuig ca mggrassag tn4

Tnhgarvmh, Lrmhg Smpfgs, Jfkeflmh 761;0

Ifcrmry nb Knhlrass Kmtminlfhl-fh-Pucifkmtfnh Gmtm

Crnwh, Gnh, =620-

Weuhgar fh tea jnrhfhl kmij / Gnh Crnwh.

p. kj. (Pmkfbfk Sfj sarfas)

F[CH 6


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Wefs hnvai fs gagfkmtag tn jy lrmhgbmtears

\mitar Imwrahka Crnwh, Nktncar 7, =565 Jmrke 31, =656

\fiifmj Mrteur Emrgfsnh, Mprfi 5, =606 Gakajcar =3, =661


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Weay krnssag tea Jmryimhg stmta ifha fhtn Prfhka Lanrlas Knuhty.Weay jmga m rflet mhg teah m iabt nh Crmhke mhg Mimcmjm Mvahuas, teah

stmyag tn tea rflet bnr tea bfhmi stratke minhl [uftimhg Snmg [nuteamst.

Ms teay mpprnmkeag Lmta =, tea grfvar sinwag gnwh, teah turhag fh.

Mbtar prasahtfhl teafr kragahtfmis, teay grnva nhtn tea lrnuhgs nb [uft-

imhg Bagarmi Kahtar. Wea rnmg gamg-ahgag mt [wmh Snmg, tea jmfh knr-

rfgnr wftefh tea kahtar. Jnst nb tea sflhs pnfhtag tn tea iabt, tnwmrg tea

cufigfhls nb tea lfmht Q[ Kahsus Curamu. Cut tea sahfnr kefab kifkoagnh tea rflet-turh sflhmi mhg jmga m semrp rflet turh.

M jnjaht imtar, teay ramkeag Lmta 6, wfte fts mrjag Jmrfha Knrps

lumrgs. M Jmrfha stmbb sarlamht shmppag tn mttahtfnh mhg sent m semrp

smiuta.


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WEQHGAS FH WEA JNSHFHL KMIJ 3=

Lnng jnrhfhl, sfr, tea sarlamht smfg. Jmy F eaip ynu>

Fva lnt m jaatfhl wfte tea mgjfrmi mt NHF, Luhhar smfg, rabarrfhl

tn tea Nbbfka nb Hmvmi Fhtaiiflahka.

Mya, mya, sfr, tea sarlamht smfg. Vnur fgahtfbfkmtfnh mhg nrgars,piamsa.

[ahfnr Kefab, tea knjjmhgar smfg, senw tea sarlamht nur

pmpars.

Mya, sfr. Wea sahfnr kefab pmssag tea nrgars nut tea wfhgnw.

Wea sarlamht stugfag tea pmpars, teah pmssag teaj cmko. Ea sent

mhntear parbaktiy stfbb smiuta wfte prakfsfnh-ifoa camrfhl. Vnu jmy prn-

kaag ternule tea lmta. NHF fs fh tea cufigfhl strmflet meamg. Wea gutynbbfkar fs mwmftfhl ynur mrrfvmi, Knjjmhgar, mhg wfii asknrt ynu tn tea

mgjfrmis spmkas.

Wemho ynu, [arlamht, Luhhar rapifag, mhg tea Wmurus rniiag

ternule Lmta 6 pmst twn ntear Jmrfha lumrgs mhg pmroag hamr tea

Hmtfnhmi Jmrftfja Fhtaiiflahka Kahtar cufigfhl.

Luhhar stappag ternule tea gnucia gnnrs fhtn tea jmrcia-binnrag

bnyar. Bimhofhl tea ahtrywmy tn tea iabt wms tea biml nb tea Qhftag [tmtas.

Wn tea rflet wms tea Q[ Hmvy biml.

Ifautahmht Knjjmhgar JkKnrjfko> M Hmvy ifautahmht sjfiag

mhg axtahgag ear emhg. Wea lnig knrg emhlfhl brnj ear iabt apmuiatta

gasflhmtag ear ms mh mfga tn mh mgjfrmi.

Wemts ja. Jy brfahgs kmii ja Luhhar.

Vas, Fva eamrg. Ears wms m gfjpia-mkkahtumtag sjfia. Fj Ifau-

tahmht Jmry Dabbarfas.

Vnura tea mgjfrmis mfga>Wemts rflet.

Hfka tn jaat ynu, Ifautahmht. Ea raiamsag ear emhgsemoa.

Vnu tnn, Knjjmhgar. Fii tmoa ynu up tn tea knhbarahka rnnj nh

tea sfxte gako. \a emva snja cmkolrnuhg fhbnrjmtfnh bnr ynu tn ramg.

Weah tea mgjfrmi mhg F wfii crfab ynu.

Axkaiiaht, Luhhar smfg mhg bniinwag ear nhtn tea aiavmtnr. Cut

ynu kmh kmii ja Luhhar fb ynug ifoa.Ifautahmht Dabbarfas puhkeag m cuttnh mhg tea aiavmtnr ifbtag qufkoiy

tn tea sfxte binnr tea sfxte gako weara tea gnnrs pmrtag mhg Dabbar-

fas stappag fhtn tea emiiwmy dust meamg nb Luhhar.

Sflet tefs wmy, Dabbarfas smfg, enigfhl ear emhg nut tn tea iabt.


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33 GNH CSN\H

Weay wmioag gnwh tn tea ahg nb tea inhl emiiwmy. Dabbarfas stnppag fh

brnht nb m gnnr, puhkeag m knjcfhmtfnh inko, mhg puseag npah tea gnnr

tn m wfhgnwiass raktmhluimr knhbarahka rnnj, knjpiata wfte tmcia mhg

kemfrs. Fh tea jfggia nb tea inhl tmcia wms mh 5-cy-=0-fhke ahvainpawfte tea wnrgs WNP [AKSAWfh rag.

Fh tea ahvainpa ynuii bfhg ynur nrgars, Knjjmhgar, minhl wfte

laharmi cmkolrnuhg nh tea pniftfkmi mhg jfiftmry sftumtfnh surrnuhgfhl

ynur haxt mssflhjaht. Fii iamva ynu eara tn ln nvar tea jmtarfmi. Fii ca

cmko fh m baw jfhutas tn iat ynu ohnw weah tea mgjfrmi wfii ca ramgy.

Axkaiiaht, ea smfg, cut ynu kmh kmii ja Luhhar.

Dabbarfas camjag mt efj. Rary parsfstaht, F saa. Dust ifoa ynur gns-sfar smys.

Vnuva ramg jy gnssfar>

\nuig ynu axpakt ntearwfsa>

F tefho ynura ciubbfhl, Ifautahmht. Vnu gnht emva mh mktumi gns-

sfar nh ja.

Ne, Fj ciubbfhl, mj F> [ea rmfsag nha ayacrnw.

[n dust wemt mcnut ja emva ynu ramg>

Ejj. Iats saa wemt F kmh rakmii. Lrmgumtag brnj Rfrlfhfm Wake.

Bnur-yamr cmkoup qumrtarcmko nh tea bnntcmii tamj, cut gfght pimy

juke. Vnu lnt tn kmrry m kifpcnmrg mhg wamr m eamgsat mhg sahg fh pimys

tn tea stmrtar.

Nne, temt eurt.

Gfg ft hnw> [ea sjfiag mt efj. Vnu lnt tfrag nb hnt saafhl mhy

mktfnh, sn ynu dnfhag tea Hmvy.

F dust wmht ynu tn ohnw Fj fh cattar sempa hnw temh F wms weah Fpimyag nh tea bnntcmii tamj. \a emg m wfjpy strahlte-mhg-knhgftfnhfhl

knmke. Wea luy gfght ohnw enw tn tamke pnwar ifbtfhl. Mh enur m gmy nh

waflets hnw gnas jnra temh twn enurs fh tea lyj cmko teah.

Nomy. Iats saa. Vnu mttahgag Nbbfkar Kmhgfgmta [kenni fh Hawpnrt,

mhg mbtar NK[, ynu lnt pfkoag up bnr fhtai, weara ynu bfhfseag, uhfj-

prassfvaiy F jflet mgg, fh tea jfggia nb ynur kimss mt Gmj Hako.

Qhfjprassfvaiy> Eay, F wms m bnntcmii dnko! Mt iamst F pmssag.Weah ynu lnt ynursaib mssflhag tn m Krufsar Gastrnyar Lrnup,

weara ynu jat ynur surbmka wmrbmra nciflmtfnhs. Mlmfh cnrag, ynu lnt

nut nb tea Hmvy. Wnno m efle-pmyfhl dnc ms m knjjngftfas mhmiyst fh Haw

Vnro. Cut teah ynu lnt cnrag wfte temt tnn.


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WEQHGAS FH WEA JNSHFHL KMIJ 3;

\emt kmh F smy> Luhhar qufppag. F lat cnrag amsfiy.

Vas, nb knursa ynu gn. Wefs tfja ynu trfag snjatefhl m ifttia iass

cnrfhl. Vnu raturhag tn mktfva guty brnj tea rasarvas mhg vniuhtaarag

ms mh fhtai nbbfkar mttmkeag tn m [AMI uhft fh Mblemhfstmh.Luhhar serullag. F bifppag nh tea WR nha jnrhfhl mhg smw tea

knjjarkfmi temt smfg, Wea Hmvy fts hnt dust m dnc. Fts mh mgvahtura.

Luass F jfssag temt tea bfrst tfja.

Vnu kartmfhiy jmga ft mh mgvahtura tea saknhg tfja, Knjjmhgar.

Iats saa. \emt gfg ft smy> \efia mttmkeag tn tea [AMIs, ynu dujpag fh

m enia, lrmccag m ifva lrahmga tnssag fh cy tea ahajy, mhg tnssag ft nut

emib m saknhg cabnra ft axpingag, smvfhl tea ifba nb tea fhdurag Jmrfhawmftfhl tn ca jagavmkag nut. Vnu wara kftag bnr earnfsj mhg crmvary

mhg mwmrgag tea Hmvy Krnss.

Vnura ajcmrrmssfhl ja, Ifautahmht. \ey gn ynu crfhl tefs up>

Vnura tea nha wen smfg F emght ramg ynur gnssfar. Dust prnvfhl F

gfg jy enjawnro.

F wnuig axpakt hntefhl iass.

\aii, teah, Fj sura ynu ohnw tea mgjfrmi wfii axpakt ynu tn emvateasa pmpars ramg prfnr tn ynur jaatfhl.

Wemt ynur wmy nb taiifhl ja tn seut up mhg lat tn wnro> Ea keuko-

iag.

Wemt fs knrrakt, sea smfg. [ea npahag tea gnnr tn stap nut, teah

turhag cmko. F enpa ynu wfii bfhg m suftmcia iavai nb axkftajaht teara.

Vnu gfg hmfi ja.

[ea trfag supprassfhl m sjfia cut bmfiag. Fii saa ynu fh m baw jfh-

utas, sfr. [ea stappag nut nb tea rnnj mhg tea gnnr kinsag caefhg ear.

Luhhar smt gnwh. Wfja tn lat tn wnro. Ea npahag tea ahvainpa mhg

spramg fts knhtahts nh tea tmcia.

Gmta4Hnvajcar = Luhhar jujciag minug. Ea ruccag efs ayas mhg raramg tea

imst pmrmlrmpe.

Avah tn tefs gmy, rujnrs emva kfrkuimtag mhg kfrkujstmhtfmi avf-

gahka brnj tea Hnrte ems sullastag temt Hnrte Onram jmy ca enigfhl

m baw aigariy Mjarfkmh prfsnhars havar raturhag brnj tea wmr.

F kmht caifava tefs. Ea innoag cmko mt tea knjjuhfqu.

Gua tn tea efleiy sahsftfva pniftfkmi hmtura surrnuhgfhl ahbnrka-

jaht nb tea tahunus hmtura nb tea mrjfstfka, tea Q[ ems caah uhmcia tn

knhbfrj nr gahy tea vmifgfty nb suke rujnrs.

\emt tea eako fs temt suppnsag tn jamh . . . Qhmcia tn knhbfrj nr

gahy>

M ohnko nh tea gnnr. Luhhar eamrg snjanha wnrofhl tea knjcfhm-

tfnh inko, teah tea gnnr npahag. Ifautahmht Dabbarfas wms stmhgfhl minha

fh tea pmssmlawmy. Wea mgjfrmi fs ramgy bnr ynu hnw, Knjjmhgar. Fb

ynu wfii knja wfte ja, piamsa.

Luhhar stnng, lrmccag tea bnigar, mhg dnfhag Ifautahmht Dabbarfasnut fh tea emii. Efs crfabfhl wfte tea mgjfrmi wnuig ca fhtarastfhl. Cut

ea ohaw temt hntefhl tea mgjfrmi knuig smy wnuig armsa tea fgam lrnw-

fhl fh efs jfhg.

Mjarfkmh Jmrfhas knuig ca mifva fh Hnrte Onram. Mhg ea fhtahgag

tn bfhg teaj mhg crfhl teaj enja.


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3 Jnra knulefhl. Jnra weaazfhl. Jmjm> Jmjm>Vnu teara>

Eas gaifrfnus, Brmho smfg. Ea wms sfttfhl nh m cuho mkrnss tea

mfsia.

Fts tea bavar tmiofhl, Oafte smfg. Eas nh bfra. Fb wa gnht lat efs

tajp gnwh, fts nvar. Ea ifbtag Sncarts wrfst mhg bait bnr m puisa. Efs

puisa fs bfrfhl ifoa m jmkefha luh.

Bnr Oafte, tea tenulet nb insfhl Sncart trfllarag m bimse nb jaj-nrfas jajnrfas nb cylnha gmys weah teay wara ynuhl, strnhl, mhg

fgamifstfk.

Sncartwmsm Jmrfha. Mhg fh efs ynuhlar gmys, ea wms m Jmrfhas

Jmrfha.

Ft emppahag fh Hnvajcar =610 mt m pimka kmiiag Kensfh Sasarvnfr

hamr tea cnrgar catwaah Onram mhg Kefhm. Wea Bfrst Jmrfha Gfvfsfnh

wms pfhhag gnwh, surrnuhgag cy nvarweaijfhl Kefhasa bnrkas. Weafrsftumtfnh wms enpaiass. Cut Crflmgfar Laharmi N. P. [jfte, tea knj-

jmhgar nb tea gfvfsfnh, emg rmiifag tea iamtearhakos wfte m dnitfhl wmr

kry4 Satramt, eaii! \ara hnt ratramtfhl! \ara dust mgvmhkfhl fh m gfb-

baraht gfraktfnh!


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35 GNH CSN\H

Mitenule tea Kefhasa emg tea Jmrfhas surrnuhgag, tea Jmrfhas rmi-

ifag mrnuhg teafr laharmi mhg calmh m gmrfhl mhg teuhgarnus mgvmhka

ternule ahajy ifhas.

Wemt gmy, Oafte wms knvarfhl tea ramr nb efs mgvmhkfhl pimtnnh.Weay wara jnvfhl snute, cmko tnwmrg tea ;5te pmrmiiai, mhg efs dnc

wms tn prnvfga tea bfrst ifha nb bfra fb tea Kefhasa nr Hnrte Onramhs

mttmkoag brnj tea ramr. Ea emg knkoag efs J-= kmrcfha mhg wms jnv-

fhl inw mhg swfbt dust caefhg efs iamtearhako knjrmgas. Weay emg dust

bnulet ternule m Hnrte Onramh pimtnnh weah m gambahfhl sent rmhl nut

caefhg efs eamg.

[tmrtiag, ea pfvntag mhg crnulet efs kmrcfha fhtn bfrfhl pnsftfnh.M Kefhasa snigfar imy gamg nh tea lrnuhg brnj m cuiiat tn tea eamg.

Sncart wms nbb tn nha sfga, pfstni fh emhg, cmrrai stfii sjnofhl. Wemt

sflet wnuig bnravar ca curhag fh Oaftes jajnry.

[njaenw, tea Kefhasa snigfar emg sifppag fhtn tea Jmrfhas ramr

lumrg mhg wms mcnut tn sennt Oafte fh tea cmko nb tea eamg mt pnfht-

cimho rmhla weah Sncart bfrag, ofiifhl efj. Sncart smvag efs ifba.

Weay iabt tea cngy nh tea lrnuhg mhg jnvag nut, tryfhl tn kmtke upwfte teafr pimtnnh. Cut suggahiy, nut nb hnweara, teay wara surrnuhgag

cy Kefhasa snigfars wfte rfbias mfjag rflet mt teaj.

Emg tea Kefhasa wfthassag Sncart sennt teafr cuggy, cnte Oafte

mhg Sncart wnuig emva caah sent. Fhstamg, tea Kefhasa turhag tea twn

Mjarfkmhs nvar tn tea Hnrte Onramhs, gnnjfhl teaj tn mh atarhfty nb

eaii nh amrte.

Mt bfrst, enpa ifvag. Enpa nb raiamsa. Enpa nb m raskua. Enpa nb mprfsnhar axkemhla.

Cut ms jnhtes turhag fhtn yamrs, mhg tea yamrs fhtn gakmgas, teafr

enpas mhg gramjs nb braagnj bmgag mhg bfhmiiy vmhfseag. Mjarfkm, tea

camknh nb iflet mjnhl hmtfnhs, tea enpa nb braagnj nh amrte, jnrpeag

fhtn m bmfht mhg gfstmht jajnry. Fjmlas nb bmjfiy brnzah fh tfja mt

bfrst emuhtag tea gaap rakassas nb teafr jfhgs. Krmzag wnhgarfhls

weatear bmjfiy wms gamg nr mifva, weatear m spnusa wms rajmrrfag nrstfii wmftfhl, weatear jmroars emg caah pimkag nh teafr ajpty lrmvas

fh snja iuse lraah wmr kajatary snjaweara cmko fh m pimka teay nhka

kmiiag enja emg nhka tnrturag teaj. Cut ms tea gakmgas pmssag, teafr

tenulets nb avar raturhfhl enja emg gfjjag.


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Hnw teay emg nhiy amke ntear Oafte mhg Sncart mhg Brmho. Weay

emg caknja kinsar temh crntears.

Wwn qufko ohnkos nh tea gnnr crnulet Oafte cmko tn tea prasaht.

Wea gnnr swuhl npah mhg m swfri nb shnw rnga fh nh m lust nb knig mfr.Wwn lumrgs wara stmhgfhl nut fh tea ymrg sjnofhl kflmrattas. M patfta

wnjmh, paremps jfgtefrtfas, wmioag fh wfte m imrla wnngah trmy temt

eaig teraa cnwis nb camhs mhg rfka mhg teraa tfh kups nb wmtar brnj tea

trnule. [ea eaig nut tea bnng mhg smfg, Amt, amt, amt.

Oaftes ayas jat tea wnjmhs, mhg ea smfg, Meh ymhl emsan, Pmo.

Eaiin. Eaiin. Vnu euhlry>

Rary sfko. Oafte pnfhtag tn Sncart, wen lrnmhag mhg rniiag nvartnwmrg tea wmii, mwmy brnj tea bnng mhg tea wmtar.

Ne, sfko> Pmo iamhag nvar mhg tnukeag Sncart. [ea brnwhag mhg

innoag knhkarhag. Pmo emg caah crfhlfhl teaj bnng bnr tea imst baw

yamrs, mhg uhifoa tea wefpjmstar mhg tea ntear uhfbnrjag lumrgs, sea

nbtah senwag ofhghass tn tea jah, cut nhiy weah tea lumrgs wara hnt

innofhl. Ne, ent, sea smfg. Haags grfho.

Sflet, Oafte smfg. Ea tnno m dmr nb wmtar mhg put efs emhg caefhgSncarts eamg. Kmh ynu iamh up, cuggy>

Sncarts eamg senno mhg cnccag ms Oafte rmfsag efj tn m siflet

mhlia nbb tea emrg pfiinw. Bfletfhl tea curhfhl pmfh fh efs nwh mrjs,

Oafte crnulet tea dmr nb wmtar tn Sncarts ifps.

Wmoa m sfp, Oafte wefsparag, tfitfhl tea dmr up. M sjmii mjnuht,

jmyca twn nr teraa tmciaspnnhs, grmfhag fhtn Sncarts jnute. M luip-

fhl kmja brnj efs ternmt. Wemts lnng. Grfho snja jnra. Ea tfppagtea dmr mlmfh.

Qe-oue . . . ue-oue . . . \mtar pnurag brnj tea sfgas nb Sncarts

jnute. Oafte daroag tea dmr mwmy.

F tefho ea lnt snja fh efs iuhls, Brmho smfg. Amsy. Fts lnhhm ca

nomy.

Oafte amsag Sncarts eamg cmko gnwh tn tea pfiinw.

Qe-oue. . . ue-oue. . .Oafte rniiag Sncart nh efs sfga mhg pnppag efj catwaah tea senui-

gar cimgas m knupia nb tfjas. Jnra knulefhl wms bniinwag cy bmst, eamvy

cramtefhl. Vnura lnfhl tn ca bfha.

Oafte, ynur bnnt. Brmho pnfhtag gnwh.


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;0 GNH CSN\H

Oafte innoag gnwh. Ne, krmp. Cinng nnzag brnj tea imse jmro

nh tea tnp nb efs bnnt. F justva kmulet ft nh tea agla nb temt staai cmr

uhgar tea cag.

Eara, eara. Pmo rajnvag ear mprnh, ohait nh tea binnr, mhg prassagtea bnigag kinte gnwh nh tea bnnt.

Wemho ynu, Pmo, Oafte smfg. Fj nomy. Ea ramkeag gnwh mhg

puseag tea mprnh mlmfhst efs bnnt mhg innoag fhtn ear cimko ayas.

Piamsa, Pmo. Sncart fs sfko. Kmh ynu lat jagfkfha> Piamsa.

[ea stnng up. Ear bmka bimseag m harvnus inno.

Piamsa, Oafte piamgag. \emtavar ynu kmh crfhl. \a wnht smy

mhytefhl.

Ear ayas sefbtag tn tea iabt mhg teah tn tea rflet. F try, sea wefs-

parag, teah turhag mhg wmioag nut nb tea cmrrmkos.

[eas wnrrfag mcnut stfkofhl ear hako nut, Brmho smfg. F gnht

cimja ear.

Ja haftear, Oafte smfg. Iats prmy sea gnas ft, tenule. Ea gmccag

knig wmtar brnj tea dmr nh m tnwai mhg imfg tea knni, wat tnwai nh Snc-

arts bnraeamg. Fj wnrrfag mcnut efj jmofhl ft ternule tea hflet, iat

minha gamifhl wfte [arlamht Dmko-Weul weah ea cmrlas fh eara fh teajnrhfhl. Ea puiiag tea cimhoat up mhg knvarag Sncarts hako, iamvfhl

nhiy efs eamg axpnsag. Sncarts fh hn sempa tn jmrke gnwh tn tea pfl

trnule, mhg temt luys lnhhm emva tn cmko nbb.

Jmyca eaii knni efs dats cy jnrhfhl, Brmho smfg.

[njaenw F gnuct ft. \aii saa.

Kninhai [nhl Owmhl-suh, tea sahfnr knjjmhgar mhg jfiftmry wmr-

gah nb tea prastflfnus Ofj Vfhl-hmj Jfiftmry Prfsnh Kmjp, npahag

efs ayas mhg squfhtag mt tea sempaiy sfienuatta envarfhl nvar efj. \eah

efs ciurry vfsfnh semrpahag, ea smw m sjfifhl Jmhl Eyn-[nhh iamhfhl

up, ear kefh suppnrtag cy ear emhg mhg ear inhl emfr grmpag nvar ear

senuigar. [ea lmzag mt efj wfte tea inno nb m taahmlar fh inva.

Kninhai [nhl puiiag kiamh wefta seaats up nvar teafr senuigars tncramo tea siflet kefii fh tea mfr. Ea innoag fhtn Jmhls cimko ayas mhg

lahtiy puseag m inko nb crnwh emfr brnj ear bmka.

Ms sea lmzag fhtn efs ayas, m siflet sjfia tamsag tea knrhars nb ear

jnute. Emva F hnt caah ahnule tn oaap ynu wmrj> [ea rmh ear bfh-


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;3 GNH CSN\H

snigfars, jfiftmry jagmis mhg kftmtfnhs brmjag fh cnxas, mhg pfkturas nb m

ynuhlar Kninhai [nhl Owmhl-suh sjfifhl mhg semofhl emhgs wfte gfl-

hftmrfas mhg mkkaptfhl wemtavar mwmrgs teay lmva nut tn efle-rmhofhl

Knjjuhfsts nb tea Hnrte Onramh Mrjy. Efs semrp ayas, ajmhmtfhl mstaaiy mhg avfi limra, saajag tn bniinw ear brnj avary pentnlrmpe.

Weay mra nhiy pfkturas, sea jujciag snbtiy. Bamr hnt, bnr F mj

wfte ynu.

[ea limhkag mt tea kinko nh tea wmii. Weraa nkinko.[ea ohaw tea

kninhai usumiiy wms nut nb efs nbbfka mt tefs tfja nb tea mbtarhnnh. [tfii,

sea haagag tn eurry. Ea wms hnt bmr mwmy.

Wea wnrst-oapt sakrat fh mii tea prfsnh wms Kninhai [nhl Owmhl-suhs gmfiy rahgazvnus wfte Jmhl Eyn-[nhh, tea twahty-twn-yamr-nig

Hnrte Onramh binwar emib efs mla. M stmbb sarlamht, Jmhl emg caah

gatmfiag ms m lumrg fh tea jfiftmry prfsnh systaj. Cut cakmusa teara

wara hn bajmia prfsnhars tn lumrg, Jmhl sarvag ms mgjfhfstrmtfva sak-

ratmry tn [nhl. [ea mrrfvag m jnhte mln.

Weafr gmfiy jfgmbtarhnnh gmiifmhka emg stmrtag twn waaos mln. Weay

wnuig sifp fhtn tea sjmii siaapfhl rnnj gnwh tea emii, nstahsfciy nh

teafr iuhke enur. [njatfjas ea wnuig raturh fh mh enur. [njatfjas

ea wnuig hnt.

Avarynha ohaw. Avah tea kninhais wfba ohaw, teay smfg.

Wea nhiy sakrat wms wemt Jmhl Eyn-[nhh gfght ohnw. \eah tea

kninhai lraw tfrag nb ear, mhg ea wnuig, sea wnuig ca sefppag nbb tn

mhntear bmkfifty fb sea wms iukoy. Nha nb efs bnur jfstrassas wnuhg up

m baw jfias brnj tea prfsnh wfte m cuiiat fh ear eamg.

Pmo prmyag temt Jmhl Eyn-[nhh wnuig ca aspakfmiiy gfstrmktfhltngmy.

[ea wmioag mkrnss tea nutar nbbfka, ternule mhntear gnnr, mhg fhtn

tea nbbfka nb tea kninhai-wmrgah efjsaib. Jnra pentnlrmpes nh tea wmii

senwag tea kninhai fh Pynhlymhl. [avarmi senwag tea kninhai stmhgfhl

catwaah tea Gamr Iamgar, Ofj Dnhl-fi, mhg efs snh tea jmgjmh eafr

mppmraht, Ofj Dnhl-uh. Ntears senwag Ofjs bmtear, tea Atarhmi Prasf-

gaht nb Hnrte Onram, Ofj Fi-suhl.\fte m bamtear cruse fh emhg, Pmo gustag tea kninhais gaso, teah

efs kemfr, mhg teah minhl tea fhsfga nb tea cmrrag wfhgnws innofhl nut

nhtn tea knurtymrg. Bfhmiiy sea gmrtag fhtn tea sjmii cmternnj haxt tn

tea nbbfka mhg puseag tea gnnr kinsag caefhg ear. Mbtar turhfhl nh tea


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WEQHGAS FH WEA JNSHFHL KMIJ ;;

bmukat tn jubbia tea snuhg, sea puiiag npah tea gnnr tn tea jagfkfha

kmcfhat.

Wea kninhai hnrjmiiy oapt savarmi cnttias nb mspfrfh nh tea cnttnj

seaib. Cut tea cnttnj seaib wms ajpty.[ea ramkeag up mhg bait nh tea saknhg seaib. M rmznr. Mhntear rmznr.

M cmr nb snmp. Piamsa, Inrg Dasus, eaip ja bfhg snjatefhl, sea wefs-

parag. Ear emhg jnvag tn tea tnp seaib. [ea bait twn pimstfk cnttias. [ea

tnno tea cnttias nbb tea seaib mhg axmjfhag teaj. Mspfrfh. Pahfkfiifh.

[ea eamrg tea snuhg nb cnnts wmiofhl fh tea nutar nbbfka. M gnnr

kinsag.

Knig pmhfk ruseag ternule ear cngy. [ea emg pimhhag tn tmoa dustm baw pfiis. Hn kemhka nb temt hnw. [ea put tea mspfrfh cmko nh tea seaib

mhg stmseag tea pahfkfiifh cnttia fh ear pmhts. [ea turhag nbb tea ruh-

hfhl wmtar fh tea sfho.

\emt knuig sea gn> Kifjc ternule tea wfhgnw fhtn tea knurtymrg>

Wemt fs krmzy, sea tenulet. Nha nb tea lumrgs wnuig saa ja. Nr tea knin-

hai wnuig knja fh eara. [ea juttarag m bmst prmyar, put ear emhg nh tea

gnnrohnc, turhag ft, mhg npahag tea gnnr.

Kninhai!

Ea stnng teara fh tea nbbfka, mh mhlry inno nh efs bmka. Bamr lrfppag

ear mt tea sflet nb efj. [ea hntfkag efs vafh-cuilag hako, efs grmc-lraah

nbbfkars uhfbnrj raspiahgaht wfte mii efs jagmis pfhhag upnh efs keast.

Efs inno wms knig, efs limra jahmkfhl. Vnu mra stfii eara> ea msoag.

Vas, Kninhai. F wms kiamhfhl fh ynur cmternnj.

Vnu miwmys kiamh tefs imta> Ea prassag efs emhg mlmfhst efs bnra-

eamg.F wms dust bfhfsefhl, Kninhai.

Rary waii, ea shmppag.

F just mttahg tn ntear gutfas, sea smfg. Piamsa axkusa ja. \fte-

nut mwmftfhl efs parjfssfnh tn ca axkusag, sea wmioag pmst efj, pmst tea

imrla gaso fh tea nutar nbbfka, mhg nut fhtn tea emiiwmy.

Ear eamrt wms pnuhgfhl ifoa m cmttarfhl rmj. [ea qufkoahag ear

pmka gnwh tea inhl emiiwmy, prmyfhl temt sea wnuig hnt eamr efs bnnt-staps caefhg ear. Wea ajpty nbbfkas minhl tea emiiwmy wara kinsag

mhg gmro fh tefs mhtfqumtag bmkfifty temt hnw emg jnra lumrgs temh

prfsnhars.

M gnnr nh ear iabt kramoag npah.


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Pmo smw tea ynuhl wnjmh fh tea grmc crnwhfse-lraah Hnrte

Onramh uhfbnrj stap nut fhtn tea emiiwmy.

Wea kninhais jfstrass ayag Pmo ms sea wmioag cy. Cut Pmo flhnrag

Jmhl mhg, pratahgfhl hnt tn saa ear, oapt innofhl strmflet meamg mhgwmioag crfsoiy tnwmrg tea gnnr mt tea ahg nb tea cufigfhl. M jnjaht

imtar, sea puseag npah tea gnnr. Wea mfr tajparmtura emg grnppag sfhka

tea jnrhfhl. [wfris nb shnw lraatag ear ms sea stappag nutsfga. [ea

wmioag gnwh tea bnur knhkrata staps, teah limhkag caefhg tn saa fb sea

emg caah bniinwag.

Hncngy wms teara.

Wemho Lng.[ea eamgag up tea efii tnwmrg tea knhkrata cmrrmkos temt enusag

tea prfsnhars. Wea brnht gnnr wnuig ca uhinkoag tefs tfja nb gmy. Avary-

nha ohaw tea nig jah fh tea cmrrmkos knuig hnt lat ternule tea bahka

surrnuhgfhl tea knjpnuhg avah fb teay wmhtag tn.

Weraa mrjag lumrgs fh inhl lraahfse-crnwh trahke knmts stnng fh

m kfrkia mcnut m euhgrag baat brnj tea cmrrmkos, sjnofhl kflmrattas mhg

imulefhl mhg kemttfhl. M bnurte stnng m baw baat mwmy, sjnofhl nh efs

nwh.

[ea prmyag mlmfh ms sea mpprnmkeag tea gnnr nb tea prfsnhars cmr-

rmkos, teah sea stappag fhtn tea cmrrmkos mhg kinsag tea gnnr caefhg

ear.

Wea nig prfsnhar hmjag Oafte wms sfttfhl nh m wnngah kemfr mt tea

cagsfga nb efs sfko brfahg. Ea wms enigfhl m wat tnwai tn efs brfahgs bnra-

eamg. Wea ntear prfsnhar, Brmho, wms iyfhl nh efs knt, wmtkefhl Oafte

spnhla Sncarts eamg.Pmo. Oafte stnng up.

[eeeeeeeeee!F crfhl jagfkfha, sea smfg. [ea puiiag tea cnttia

brnj ear pnkoat mhg terust ft fhtn Oaftes emhg. Pahfkfiifh.

Ea innoag mt tea cnttia. Efs nig ayas lmzag fhtn ear bmka. Lng ciass

ynu, Pmo.

F ln. F just ln.

Wemho ynu, ea smfg. Weah ea turhag tn efs brfahg. Sncart. Wearaslnng haws. \ava lnt jagfkfha. F haag ynu tn try mhg iamh up bnr m sak-

nhg.

Pmo stmrtag tn wmio nut, cut turhag mhg innoag cmko. Wea sflet

stnppag ear fh ear trmkos. Oafte wms krmgifhl Sncarts eamg fh efs mrj


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WEQHGAS FH WEA JNSHFHL KMIJ ;1

mhg, mijnst ifoa m bmtear krmgifhl m cmcy snh, ea wms spamofhl tahgariy

tn efs nig brfahg. Eara, npah up. Sncart npahag efs jnute, cmraiy, mhg

weah ea gfg, Oafte grnppag m pahfkfiifh tmciat nhtn efs tnhlua. Emhl

nh, Fii lat ynu snja wmtar.Prnppfhl efs brfahgs eamg wfte efs iabt emhg, Oafte ramkeag bnr m tfh

kup emib buii nb wmtar. Eara, grfho tefs.

M spimse spfiiag gnwh tea sfga nb Sncarts bmka. Oafte pnurag m ifttia

wmtar fhtn efs jnute. Wea nig jmh knuleag twfka, teah swmiinwag.

Oafte innoag mt Pmo. Wemho ynu.

[ea stappag cmko nut fhtn tea tefkoahfhl shnwbmii.

Hnw wemt> [tmy mhg bfhfse kiamhfhl> Paremps. Cut, nb knursa, hnnha wnuig ohnw fb sea iabt hnw. Qhiass . . . fb tea kninhai hntfkag . . . Ear

fhstfhkts tnno nvar. [ea tnno m skmrb brnj ear pnkoat mhg grmpag ft nvar

ear senuigars. Wernule tea tefkoahfhl shnw, sea wmioag m strmflet ifha

mkrnss tea kmjp tnwmrg tea brnht lmta.

Ms sea mpprnmkeag tea lmta, twn stnha-bmkag lumrgs stnng mt tea

ahtrmhka. \ara teay innofhl bnr ear miramgy> Ear cramtefhl qufkoahag.

Wea wfhg wefppag up mhg ciaw knig shnw mlmfhst ear bmka. Wea bfrst

lumrg saajag tn inko ayas nh ear.

\mio strmflet. Inno hnrjmi, sea tnig earsaib.

Iamvfhl amriy tngmy, Pmo>

Bfhfseag miramgy. [ea sjfiag, hnggag, mhg oapt wmiofhl.

Wea saknhg lumrg stmrag mt ear, teah, wftenut smyfhl m wnrg, swuhl

npah tea lmta. [ea wmioag strmflet ternule mhg eurrfag nhtn tea rnmg

fh brnht nb tea prfsnh kmjp. Mkrnss tea rnmg, twn staai pnias rnsa par-

emps tah baat fhtn tea mfr, mhg bfva cfkykias wara kemfhag tn teaj. [earamkeag bnr ear cfkykia mhg bait bnr tea knjcfhmtfnh inko.

Ear emhgs senno ms sea bfglatag wfte tea knjcfhmtfnh4 =7 =2 . . .

Pmo! Emit! cnnjag m vnfka brnj tea lumrg semko.

[ea innoag cmko. Nha nb tea lumrgs, efs rfbia strmppag nh efs cmko,

wms jmrkefhl tnwmrg ear ternule tea wfhg mhg shnw.

Wea kninhai ems gfsknvarag ja, sea tnig earsaib. Weay wfii sennt ja

bnr rahgarfhl mfg tn tea ahajy.\mft! ea nrgarag, hnw sn kinsa temt sea knuig eamr efs dmkocnnts

kifkofhl ms ea wmioag. [njatefhl fs jfssfhl>

F gn hnt ohnw wemt ynu mra tmiofhl mcnut, [arlamht. [ea bait ear-

saib semofhl.


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Wea sarlamht axtahgag efs emhg mhg eaig tea skmrb nut tn ear. Vnu

wmioag sn bmst ternule tea lmta temt ft ciaw nbb ynur senuigar. Vnu gfg

hnt hntfka.

[ea ramkeag nut tn tmoa ft, enpfhl ea wnuig hnt saa ear pmhfk. F gfghnt hntfka. Wemho ynu, [arlamht.

Wea shnw fs lattfhl wnrsa. Vnu senuig ln cabnra tea rnmg lats tnn

fky. Ea hnggag mt ear cfkykia. \a wfii saa ynu tnjnrrnw.

Wemho ynu, [arlamht. [ea turhag cmko tn tea knjcfhmtfnh inko4

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