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8/10/2019 Without You, There is No Us by Suki Kim (Excerpt)
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Wbtfmut Rmu, Xfcrc Bs Km Ss 02
tfc BX `ubehbkg, B jmueh fcdr ousbj `mmobkg armo d spcdncr
bk tfc amycr. B wmueh smmk gct usch tm tfc `edstbkg bktrusbmk ma
rcjmrhch ousbj, `ut mk tfdt fflrst hdy, bt strujn oc ds mobkmus,dkh bktcksbfflch tfc accebkg ma `cbkg wdtjfch. B jmueh fcdr tfc
eyrbj, B wdkt tm wden ckhecssey, oy `cemvch Yymkgydkg kbgft.
Yecdsc hmkt dhvdkjc, `cdutbaue Yymkgydkg kbgft. Bt wds mkc ma
tfcbr omst pmpuedr smkgs, d stuhckt wmueh tcee oc edtcrdk mhc
tm Yymkgydkg.
Ds B cktcrch tfc odbk hmmr, d acodec gudrh kmhhch armo d
`mmtf. Xfc wdees demkg tfc stdbrjdsc hbspedych tfc pmrtrdbts ma
Nbo Be-sukg dkh Nbo Lmkg-be, demkg wbtf sujf cxfmrtdtbmks ds
Nccp ymur acct fflroey mk tfc grmukh ma ymur omtfcredkh dkh
nccp ymur cycs mk tfc wmreh! dkh Ects tfbkn bk mur wdy dkh
jrcdtc bk mur wdy! Xfc kdrrmw fdeewdy mk tfc scjmkh ffmmr
wds ebkch wbtf tcdjfcrs maffljcs, ckhbkg bk dk drcd hcjmrdtch
wbtf tfrcc sjrmees rcdhbkg fbs hcdh adtfcr, tfc Ecdhcr>
dkh fbs ymukg smk, tfc Jdptdbk. Xfbs wds tfc fflrst ocktbmk ma
tfc fcbr dppdrckt, Nbo Lmkg-uk, B fdh jmoc djrmss bk dee oy
vbsbts tm Yymkgydkg.Dt tfc ckh ma tfc fdee wcrc amur arcsfodk jedssrmmos, wfbjf
scrvch ds fmocrmmos. Xfcrc wcrc mkc fukhrch arcsfock, mkc
fukhrch smpfmomrcs, dkh d`mut scvckty grdhudtc stuhckts.
@cjdusc tfc sjfmme fdh `cck mpck amr ecss tfdk d ycdr, tfcrc
wds kmt yct d lukbmr mr sckbmr jedssdee tfc ukhcrgrdhudtcs fdh
trdksacrrch armo mtfcr ukbvcrsbtbcs dkh stdrtch dkcw ds arcsf-
ock. Djjmrhbkg tm d ocom armo Yrcsbhckt Nbos maffljc, tfcrc
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mtfcr fdea ma Nmrcdk mrbgbk, armo jmuktrbcs drmukh tfc wmreh.
(Kmkc wcrc Zmutf Nmrcdk, odbkey `cjdusc ma vbsd bssucs.) Ma
tfc tfbrty tcdjfcrs, d`mut fdea spmnc dt ecdst smoc Nmrcdk, `uttfc rcst hbh kmt.
Xfc arcsfock wcrc hbvbhch bktm amur grmups djjmrhbkg tm
tfcbr prmffljbckjy bk Ckgebsf, Jedss 4 `cbkg tfc strmkgcst dkh
Jedss 8 tfc wcdncst. B wds dssbgkch tm tcdjf Pcdhbkg dkh Wrbt-
bkg tm Jedsscs 0 dkh 8 (dkmtfcr sct ma tcdjfcrs fdkhech Zpcdnbkg
dkh Ebstckbkg) amr dk fmur dkh d fdea cdjf bk tfc omrkbkg. Xfc
datcrkmmks wcrc rcscrvch amr maffljc fmurs dkh grmup djtbvbtbcs.
Mur tcxt`mmn, Kcw Fmrbzmk Jmeecgc Ckgebsf 4, fdh `cck usch
bk Jfbkd dt RSZX dkh wds dpprmvch `y tfc jmuktcrpdrts.
Xfcsc sm-jdeech jmuktcrpdrts wcrc tfc Kmrtf Nmrcdk tcdjfbkg
stdaa wfm mvcrsdw mur ecssmks. Cvcrytfbkg, armo `mmns tm ecssmk
pedks, fdh tm c dpprmvch y tfco camrc wc jmueh sfdrc bt wbtf
stuhckts. Ba dky cxtrd odtcrbde wds tm `c usch bk jedss, wc wcrcrcqubrch tm su`obt bt d acw hdys `camrc tfc ecssmk amr dpprmvde.
Dee tfrmugf tfdt suoocr, B wds kcvcr qubtc surc wfm tfc jmuk-
tcrpdrts wcrc mr wfcrc tfcy wcrc, dkh cvck datcr B rcturkch bk
tfc adee dkh tdugft Ckgebsf tm d acw ma tfco, tfc ocktbmk ma tfc
wmrhjmuktcrpdrtkcvcr adbech tm odnc oc kcrvmus.
@ctf, d tfbrtysmoctfbkg @rbtbsf wmodk wfm scrvch ds tfc
hcdk ma tfc Ckgebsf hcpdrtockt dkh sbgkch fcr grmup codbesBk Fbo, dssbgkch oc d tcdjfbkg dssbstdkt. Ndtbc, oy XD, wds
d rcjckt Jmrkcee grdhudtc wfm fdh lust spckt d ycdr dt RSZX
tcdjfbkg tfc jfbehrck ma tfc tcdjfcrs. Fcr fcep bk prcpdrbkg ecs-
smks wmueh prmvc vdeud`ec, cspcjbdeey sbkjc B wds matck scjrctey
mjjupbch tdnbkg kmtcs amr oy `mmn. Wc wcrc gbvck d rmugf
sjfchuec ma tfc tcxt`mmn jfdptcrs wc wcrc cxpcjtch tm jmvcr
cdjf wccn dkh d ebst ma datcrkmmk djtbvbtbcs hcsbgkch `y d grmup
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Wbtfmut Rmu, Xfcrc Bs Km Ss :4
tfdt fdh `cck jmooukbjdtch fdpfdzdrhey, bk grmup codbes dkh
stdaa occtbkgs, hurbkg Znypc scssbmks wbtf Lmdk, dkh bk tfc
fmtce emukgc bk @cblbkg.Xfmugf wc kcvcr fdh tfc prmobsch mrbcktdtbmk, dt ecdst kmt
d amrode mkc, B fdh smocfmw djjuouedtch d emkg ebst ma sjrb`-
`ech kmtcs wdrkbkg oc d`mut wfdt B jmueh dkh jmuehkt hm, mr
jmueh dkh jmuehkt sdy.
@mbe wdtcr `camrc hrbknbkg, lust tm `c sdac, `ut bk mrhcr tm
`mbe smoctfbkg bk ymur rmmo, ymu wbee kcch tm `uy d gds
tdkn dkh fdvc bt bkstdeech. Mr `rbkg d wdtcr purbfflcr. Pc-
jcktey tfcrc wds d pdrdtypfmbh prm`eco bk tfc Pdkg Pdkg
hbstrbjt, wfcrc tfc sjfmme bs emjdtch, huc tm bts pmmr wdtcr
sdkbtdtbmk.
Hrcss amr jedss ds ba ymu wcrc gmbkg tm d wmrn occtbkg< dsnbrt dkh ldjnct amr wmock, sedjns dkh d ldjnct amr ock.
Kmtfbkg tmm adkjy. Dvmbh d emt ma mrkdocktdtbmk mk jemtf-
bkg, c.g., ldjncts tfdt fdvc scqubks. Drmukh tfc jdopus,
hrcss rcspcjtd`ey. Km sfmrts mr X-sfbrts wbtf ffbp-ffmps> tfmsc
drc djjcptd`ec mkey bk tfc hmro. Lcdks drc amr`bhhck. Nbo
Lmkg-be hmcs kmt ebnc `euc lcdks `cjdusc fc dssmjbdtcs tfco
wbtf Docrbjd.
Wfck ymu stcp mutsbhc tfc jdopuswfbjf wmkt fdppck
cxjcpt amr mjjdsbmkde sfmppbkg mr sbgftsccbkg trbps`c
jdrcaue d`mut tfc wdy ymu emmn dkh wfdt ymu sdy. Hm kmt
dpprmdjf mr stdrt d jmkvcrsdtbmk wbtf dky`mhy. Ba ymu oust,
tfcrc sfmueh `c d gmmh rcdsmk. D obkhcr dkh d hrbvcr wbee
dewdys djjmopdky ymu. Dky pbjturcs mr vbhcm ammtdgc oust
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Dee trbps rcqubrc pcrobssbmk `camrcfdkh. Ba ymu vbsbt dky
omkuockts mk trbps mr cdt dt amrcbgkcrs-mkey rcstdurdkts,
ymu wbee fdvc tm pdy amr tfc obkhcr dkh tfc hrbvcr. Rmu wbeekcch tm pdy amr tfc gds. Curms, Jfbkcsc rckobk`b, dkh S.Z.
hmeedrs wbee `c djjcptch, `ut tfc Kmrtf Nmrcdk wmk bs usch
mkey dt Ymtmkggdkg Hcpdrtockt Ztmrc mr dt Xmkgbe Odrnct.
Zmmk tfmsc trbps wbee c jurtdbech, sbkjc tfc sjfmme bs scttbkg
up d ebttec sfmp mk jdopus.
Xfcrc bs d fcdetf jebkbj mk jdopus, ds wcee ds tfc Arbckhsfbp
Fmspbtde amr amrcbgkcrs bk hmwktmwk Yymkgydkg, wfbjf bs
usch `y tfc hbpemodtbj jmooukbty, `ut `rbkg dky ochbjd-
tbmk ymu obgft kcch.
Rmu drc rcspmksb`ec amr `rbkgbkg d edptmp amr ymur mwk usc.
Amr ousbj, `rbkg dk bYmh rdtfcr tfdk JHs, wfbjf drc acdrchsbkjc tfcy jmueh `c pdssch tm pcmpec. Ba ymu ecdvc ymur edp-
tmp bk ymur maffljc mvcr tfc wccnckh, tfcy obgft bkspcjt bt,
sm hm kmt ecdvc tfbkgs ukdttckhch.
@rbkg omrc tfdk mkc ffdsfebgft dkh peckty ma `dttcrbcs `c-
jdusc tfc jdopus bs kmt ebt dt kbgft dkh cecjtrbjbty bs spmtty.
@rbkg jdsf> ymu wbee kmt c d`ec tm usc DXOs mr jrchbt jdrhs.
Wfck ymu tden tm stuhckts, `c vcry jdrcaue d`mut tfc tmpbj
ma jmkvcrsdtbmk. Ztccr dwdy armo pmebtbjde bssucs, tfbkgs tfdt
drc tmm pcrsmkde, mr dkytfbkg d`mut tfc mutsbhc wmreh. Hm
kmt try tm `c jecvcr d`mut bkbtbdtbkg jcrtdbk tmpbjs ma hbsjus-
sbmk, dkh hm kmt `c mvcrcktfusbdstbj bk tdenbkg d`mut ymur
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wbtf tfc pmrtrdbt ma Nbo Be-sukg mk tfc pbks cvcry Kmrtf
Nmrcdk wcdrs. Xfcsc ock drc rcgdrhch ds hcbtbcs, dt ecdst
maffljbdeey. Odnc surc ymu hm kmt tfrmw dwdy, ameh, tcdr, mrhdodgc dky vbsude rcprcscktdtbmk ma tfco. Hm kmt pmbkt dt
sujf bodgcs cbtfcr. Bt wmueh `c jmksbhcrch dk djt ma hbsrc-
spcjt dkh ymu wmueh `c pukbsfch.
Ba smocmkc jmocs up dkh dsns d`mut pmebtbjs, lust dkswcr B
hmkt nkmw, mr sdy, Mf, bs tfdt sm= Ckh ma jmkvcrsdtbmk.
Pcukbffljdtbmk bs d scksbtbvc tmpbj. Lust stdy dwdy armo bt.
Hm kmt sdy@unfdk(Kmrtf Nmrcd) mr Kdofdk(Zmutf Nmrcd).
Jfmsuk (tfc kdoc amr tfc edst Nmrcdk nbkghmo) bs wfdt
Kmrtf Nmrcd jdees btscea.
Hm kmt spcdn Nmrcdk dkh dewdys usc Ckgebsf. Pcoco`cr,
odky pcmpec drmukh ymu wbee nkmw Ckgebsf dkh ukhcrstdkh
wfdt ymu drc sdybkg, sm `c jdrcaue wfdt ymu sdy.
Hm kmt gct bktm emkg jmkvcrsdtbmks wbtf tfc gudrhs mr obkhcrs.
Hm kmt odnc jmopdrbsmks. Amr cxdopec, hm kmt sdy tfcbrammh bs hbaacrckt armo ymurs `cjdusc tfdt jmueh `c jmk-
struch ds jrbtbjde.
Cdtbkg wbtf emjdes mk mutbkgs bs prmfb btch.
@c jdrcaue wbtf gbats. Rmu oust kmt gbvc mkc tfbkg tm mkc
pcrsmk> ymu fdvc tm gbvc bt tm cvcrymkc. Mtfcrwbsc, bt jmueh
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Wbtfmut Rmu, Xfcrc Bs Km Ss :3
Ebvbkg bk Yymkgydkg bs ebnc ebvbkg bk d fflsf`mwe. Cvcrytfbkg
ymu sdy dkh hm wbee `c wdtjfch. Cvck ymur hmro rmmo
obgft kmt `c scjurc. Xfcy jmueh gm tfrmugf ymur tfbkgs. Baymu nccp d lmurkde dkh ba ymu sdy smoctfbkg bk bt tfdt bs kmt
jmopebocktdry, pecdsc hm kmt ecdvc bt bk ymur rmmo. Cvck
bk ymur rmmo, wfdtcvcr ymu sdy jmueh `c rcjmrhch. Lust gct
bk d fd`bt ma kmt sdybkg cvcrytfbkg tfdt bs mk ymur obkh, kmt
jrbtbjbzbkg tfc gmvcrkockt dkh tfbkgs ma tfdt smrt, sm ymu
wmkt sebp.
Wfck ymu jmoc mut ma Yymkgydkg, dvmbh dee bktcrvbcws
wbtf prcss. Odnc surc ymu nkmw wfmo ymu sfdrc tfbkgs
wbtf datcrwdrh. Hm kmt gbvc prcss dky bkamrodtbmk d`mut
YSZX.
Bt wds dstmkbsfbkg fmw qubjney B wmueh dhdpt tm tfcsc ruecs,wfbjf sccoch sm d`surh wfck B fflrst wrmtc tfco hmwk. Kmw, dt
6 d.o., ds B cktcrch tfc jedssrmmo, B fmpch B wmueh rcoco`cr
tm dvmbh dee tfc amr`bhhck tmpbjs. B tmmn d hccp `rcdtf dkh amukh
oyscea stdkhbkg bk armkt ma twckty-sbx ymukg ock, dee ma tfco
kcdtey hrcssch dkh sbttbkg up vcry strdbgft.
Cvck kmw, wrbtbkg bk Odkfdttdk, oy fcdrt `cdts adstcr
rcjdeebkg tfdt bkbtbde occtbkg. Mhhey ckmugf, tfc fflrst wmrhtfdt jdoc tm oy obkh wds `cduty. Zmoctfbkg d`mut tfdt fflrst
omockt bk tfc jedssrmmo acet sm jecdk dkh scrckc, dkh bt wds
ds tfmugf cvcrytfbkg wckt sbeckt, dkh tfcrc B wds stcppbkg
mktm d fflceh ma wfbtc, uktrmhhck skmw. Xfcy wcrc ymukg, dkh
B rcoco`cr tfco ds `cdutbaue, detfmugf mk tfbs pmbkt B jdkkmt
`c jcrtdbk ds B smmk `cgdk tm hcebgft bk emmnbkg dt tfco ebnc
tfcy wcrc oy jfbehrck, dkh jdk km emkgcr rcjdee d tboc wfck B
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