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7/30/2019 A Thousand Years of Yesterdays (1920). First edition!!!
Se` kisib r`isho dhr pr`s`ot-ciy cnsshlnitnho ns dhuoc no te`
dilt teit r`bnfnho no nts nol`ptnho ns uoc`rsthhc th k` r`v`bitnho,ioc no nts nocnvncuib `xp`rn`ol`, sukm`ltnv`. Venb` ho te` hte`r
eioc sln`ol` ns lhosnc`r`c is i gitt`r hd r`s`irle wnte i gnongughd nospnritnho hr r`v`bitnho ioc is hkm`ltnv` no nts r`ibg. Qsylehbhfyk`nof te` ho` `ddhrt it r`lholnbnitnho hd te` twh.
Nt ns oht f`o`ribby johwo teit dhr tehusiocs hd y`irs te`r`ir` tehs` weh eiv` tiufet te` uonty hd trute. Sens khcy hdstuc`ots r`v`ibs no te` pr`s`ot vhbug` teit wenle giy k` ill`pt`cis i ghr` phpubir `xpr`ssnho hd te`nr t`ilenofs, ioc is te` pnho``rhd hte`rs wenle w nbb k` dhrtelhgnof. Nt ns pr`s`ot`c is `vnc`ol`teit sln`ol` ns i gitt`r hd nospnritnho ioc r`v`bitnho, is ns r`bnfnho.
Friot`c te`o, teit sln`ol` ns th k` c`cultnv`by r`ibnz`c iocte`o dhuoc th k` tru` ky io nocultnv` prhl`ss hd nov`stnfitnho,
te` lhosuggit` sjnbb r`v`ib`c no te` sthry hd c`ibnof wnte te`sln`ol` hd psylehbhfy no te` biws hd lhoslnhuso`ss wnbb k` r`lhfonz`c no te`nr pr`s`otitnho is `xp`rn`ol` no te` dhrg hd i sthry.Se` uoc`rstiocnof stuc`ot giy cnslhv`r v`ry gioy biws iocprnolnpb`s hte`r teio psylehbhfnlib encc`o no te` t`xt wenle ir`ibsh lhotrnkuthry th te` lb`iro`ss ioc dhrl` hd nts g`ssif`.
Is i Qrn`st hd te` Leurle, r`g`gk`rnof teit we`o`v`r te`Leurle wis ikb` th dhr`s`` ioy dilt hd sln`ol`, hr sln`ol` iotnlnpit`cte` Leurle, nt eis k``o o`l`ssiry th r`lholnb` te` ho` th te` hte`r,
N r`mhnl` no te` phssnknbnty hd i k`tt`r uoc`rstiocnof e`r` pr`s`ot`cis io hllisnho dhr r`icmustg`ot, iosw`rnof th te` c`gioc hd te`pr`s`ot-ciy frhwnof nosnst`ol` upho te` uonty hd Srute.
Ighof te` gioy phnots dhr r`icmustg`ot wenle lhostntut`te` prhkb`g hd thciy, khte Se`hbhfnlib ioc Qsylehbhfnlib, ir`te` dhbbhwnof=
( N ) Seit wenle ns johwo is G`tipsylehsns hr [`noliroitnho.Se`hbhfnlibby uoo`l`ssiry thciy, nt gust k` r`ljho`c wnte thghrrhw.
Dhr, r`noliroitnho ns c`ghostrikb`. Nt giy k` cnslhv`r`c no te`t`ilenofs hd te` `irbmr Leurle ioc ns dhuoc no te` slrnptur`s hd te`Hbc ioc O`w S`stig`ots ky tehs` weh wnbb r`ic te` whrcs no
7/30/2019 A Thousand Years of Yesterdays (1920). First edition!!!
te` bnfet hd te`nr ghst ippir`ot g`ionof rite`r teio ky te`cngo`ss hd nocnvncuib pr`l`c`ot ioc pr`mucnl`.
(;) Sh r`ic ioc uoc`rstioc slrnptur` must is nt ns, ns oht te`b`ist hd te` prhkb`gs hd thciy is ns uoc`rsthhc ky te` r`d`r`ol`no te` pr`s`ot sthry th ‒ Ioc Fhc kr`ite`c noth ens ohstrnbs te`
kr`ite hd bnd`, ioc gio k`lig` i bnvnof \hub.‗ Shf`te`r wntetens giy k` g`otnho`c te` prhkb`g hd krnofnof noth phpubirippr`lnitnho te` lhgpb`t` Knkb` nolbucnof te` sh-libb`c Iphlrypei. Ioc te` dubb r`lhfontnho hd hte`r \ilr`c V rntnofs is suksncniry.
(<) Se` prhkb`g hd ippr`e`ocnof Ngghrtibnty is i pr`s`otlhoslnhuso`ss ioc oht o`l`ssirnby is i chfgitnl stit`g`ot hr te`lholbusnho hd i ritnhoib prhl`ss.
(3) Se` prhkb`g hd krnofnof noth phpubir ill`ptiol` te`uo`olugk`r`c gystnlib ippr`lnitnho hd priy`r is te` sthry notens khhj gij`s lb`ir. Sens uoc`rstiocnof eis k``o wnteno te`lhoslnhuso`ss hd gioy io `iro`st ioc c`vhut tenoj`r no i te`hbhfyhd `xp`rn`ol` wenle, ehw`v`r, eis dibb`o sehrt hd `xpr`ssnho kyp`o hr sp``le.
(0) Se` prhkb`g hd cuby r`lhfonznof te` ehbno`ss hd knrteipirt drhg ioy fbirnof uolhov`otnhoibntn`s.
Ioc te`r` ir` gioy hte`rs. Ghst hd te`g ir` k`iutndubbys`t dhrte no te` dhbbhwnof pif`s.
N liooht r`drino drhg libbnof itt`otnho th \t. Mheo, N =f ([`vns`c T`rsnho) is i ghst r`girjikb` lhrrhkhritnho hd te`iutehr„s `bulncitnho hd Bnfet no lhoo`ltnho wnte knrte= ‒ Se`r` wis te` tru` Bnfet, `v`o te` Bnfet wenle bnfet`te `v`ry giolhgnof noth te` whrbc.‗
Not`r`stnof is ns te` sthry, nt ns oht not`oc`c dhr bnfetr`icnof. Nt ns th stnr te` c`ptes hd ghst prhdhuoc tehufet, iocurf` th te` ghst tehrhufe nov`stnfitnho. B`t te` g`r`by lurnhus
k`wir` hd cnsipphnotg`ot. E`r` te` snol`r` shub w nbb r`mhnl`.F @ H [ F @ [. L E I G K @ [ \.\t. Qiub„s Qirnse,Eirbio, Nhwi.
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Sh te` gio hd nrho o`rv`, st``b kusno`ss seirpo`ss ioc not`os`lhol`otritnho th kusno`ss– bnj` Vnbbnig Ehwirc [hbbnos – te``ocnof hd i kusno`ss y`ir ns bnj` te` `ocnof hd i s`fg`ot hd bnd`.
Se` lbhsnof hd i dnslib y`ir krnofs wnte te` lbhsnof ehurs te`suggiry, te` r`vn`w, hd ilts cho` ioc uocho`, prhdnts gic` iocbhst, pr`stnf` ioc phw`r fino`c hr c`lr`is`c, fr`it`r sull`ss
ittino`c hr uoittino`c. Se` lbhsnof hd te` dnslib y`ir girjs ignb`stho` no te` lylb` hd te` kusno`ss: nt ns io `otnty, i tenofuoth nts`bd, ioc gust k` lhosnc`r`c is io noc`p`oc`ot bnd`tng`no te` `vhbutnho hd te` kusno`ss.
Sh Vnbbnig Ehwirc [hbbnos, nt g`iot ibb tens, ioc ghr`.Se` dnslib y`irs hd ens kusno`ss k`fio ioc `oc`c it gnconfethd te` lib`ocir y`irs. S h eng Miouiry dnrst wis te` ciy hdr`knrte, p`rshoibby ioc no `v`ry kusno`ss s`os`. S h ens isshlnit`s,ens lbhs`st drn`ocs, tens g`iot, shlnibby ibsh, dhr [hbbnos wis r`put`c
th k` ibb kusno`ss, wnte ohtenof kut kusno`ss th not`r`st eng. Nt wisens wehb` whrbc: wnte nt te` ciy k`fio ioc `oc`c, bnd`„s iltnvntn`slig` ioc w`ot. Se`r` wis oh hte`r whrbc dhr eng, te`y sinc.
Se `r` wis r`isho th k`bn`v` tens. [hbbnos wis oht hoby ignfety phw`r no te` lhgg`rlnib whrbc, io ittriltnv` dnfur` note` kusno`ss lnrlb`s hd te` birf`st Ig`rnlio lntn`s, kut e` eic ohlbuk bnd` kut wnte kusno`ss lbuks, e` itt`oc`c oh shlnib cnoo`rs`xl`pt tehs` fnv`o ky te` [htiry ioc hte`r lhgg`rlnib lbuks,
e` eic oh pb`isur`s `xl`pt tehs` wenle iddhrc`c, terhufe r`bixitnho,nolr`is`c phw`r dhr kusno`ss– ioc e` wis oht girrn`c. E` bnv`cno io uopr`t`otnhus ehg` wnte ens ghte`r, ioc ivhnc`c ibbitt`gpts ho te` pirt hd ens shlnib `quibs th not`r`st eng no te`leirgs hd te`nr ciufet`rs.
bhlj`c. Veit khhjs w`r` teus encc`o ioc weit te`nr oitur`sgnfet k`, oht ho` hd ens notngit` drn`ocs jo`w. I birf` sid`,`olbhs`c no i giehfioy likno`t, ioc i birf` whhc`o le`st khuoc
wnte hroig`ot`c kriss kiocs ioc lhro`r-pn`l`s, w`r` te` hoby hte`rnot`r`stnof hr hcc duronsenofs hd te` rhhg. Se` birf` `isy leinr,te` krhic r`icnof tikb`, te` stiocnof r`icnof bnfet, te` stiocnofise-triy, te` pnbbhw`c dhhtsthhb– te`s` g`r`by suff`st`c teit ittng`s [hbbnos r`bix`c ioc r`ic. Kut weit e` r`ic no iccntnho thte` O `nv ^hrj Sng`s ioc te` Bnt`riry Cnf`st, oho`, `xl`pt
phssnkby ens ghte`r, jo`w.Kut ho tens `v`onof, te` bist ehurs hd te` lbhsnof dnslib y`ir,
te` ehurs must k`dhr` gnconfet we`o te` O`w ^`ir, 9>96, whubck` use`r`c no, [hbbnos wis r`icnof no ens stucy ioc e` wisr`icnof ens cniry.
Ens ghte`r eic r`tnr`c, te` ehus` wis stnbb ioc [hbbnos wisno i whrbc ibho`. Se` fis bhfs no te` hp`o dnr`-pbil` hd te`stucy w`r` `otwno`c ky te` kbu` ioc y`bbhw dbig`s teit cngby
bnfet`c te` seichws surrhuocnof te` `oc hd te` rhhg, wenb`o`ir ky, s`it`c no ens birf` leinr, cr`ss`c no ens v`ry pbino sghjnof milj`t, [hbbnos wis r`icnof ky te` cnr`lt riys hd te` ghvikb`r`icnof bigp, wenle list kut bnttb` bnfet ikhut te` rhhg.
Is pif` idt`r pif` wis turo`c kiljwirc drhg C`l`gk`r thte` pr`vnhus ghote, ioc drhg teit th Hlthk`r, ioc ho kilj th\`pt`gk`r, bn` d`bb noth r`v`rn`s. No r`trhsp`ltnho e` wis bnvnofhv`r ifino `ile ciy hd `ile ghote. Hol` no i wenb` i sgnb`
whubc piss hv`r ens t`os` `xpr`ssnho ioc it hte`r tng`s i st`robhhj whubc lhg`, is tehufe e` w`r` ikhut th nssu` shg` s`rnhuslhggioc, hr gij` shg` w`nfety c`lnsnho.
Se`o lig` te` cit` hd \`pt`gk`r 9;te . Kut ho` ohtitnhoipp`ir`c ho te` pif`. Bnj` gioy hte`rs, nt wis i lhggioc uothengs`bd. Nt r`ic, krn`dby= ‒ Dnoc hut weh pinot`c te` \prnofbiocslip` snfo`c [ iyg h o c --------- Ngg`cnit`by te` `otnr` t`os`ittntuc` hd [hbbnos leiof`c. E` wis pbuof`c ky tens sehrt
ohtitnho noth iohte`r whrbc, i whrbc hd sp`lubitnho, lurnhsnty,pb`isioto`ss ioc– leibb`of`. Se` sgnb` piss`c drhg ens dil` iocte`r` lig` te` bhhj hd c`dniol . V ey eis nt k``o ngphssnkb` thb`iro te` pinot`r„s bist oig`8 V ey ns nt sh hkbnt`rit`c we`o te`pnltur` ns hte`rwns` sh w`bb pr`s`rv`c 8 Se`s` w`r` te` qu`stnhosteit piss`c terhufe ens gnoc. .
Se` pinotnof r`d`rr`c th euof upho te` wibbs hd ens stucy.Nt wis io hbc gist`rpn`l`, i v`ry hbc ioc lhstby pinotnof. Ntsif` ioc nts gist`rdub whrj w`r` t`stndn`c th ky nts t`leonl, ky
ibb te` snfos ioc `irgirjs teit lhostntut` i r`ib hbc gist`r-whrj,c`spnt` te` dilt teit te` c`ib`r weh shbc nt th eng lhubc oht oig`te` lr`ithr hd nt. Se` c`ib`r eic prhgns`c th dnoc hut: hte`r`xp`rts no te` vibuitnho hd pinotnofs eic `xigno`c nt ioc eicifr``c teit nt wis te` whrj hd i gist`r uojohwo, dhr te`r` wis oht johwo th k` ioy hte`r birf` biocslip` snfo`c ky isngnbir oig`. Oht `v`o te` dnrst nontnib hd te` bist oig` lhubck` c`lnpe`r`c, tehufe ippir`otby nt eic k``o snfo`c te`r`. Se`dnrst oig` hd [iyghoc, ehw`v`r, fiv` oh lbu`. Oh sule oig`
wis johwo ighof tehs` hd te` hbc G ist`rs no lhoo`ltnho wntebiocslip`s hd sule rir` whrj. Nt lhubc oht eiv` k``o te` dnrsthr hoby whrj prhcul`c ky te` pinot`r: sule sjnbb is wis sehwono nt ns oht ittino`c `xl`pt ky bhof `xp`rn`ol` ioc gule whrj no`vhbvnof i p`rshoibnty hd t`leonl.
Dhr dnv` y`irs te` cnirn`s lhotino`c ho te` pif`s cit`c\`pt`gk`r 9; te– te` cit` ho wenle te` pinotnof wis purleis`c–te` lhggioc= ‒ Dnoc hut weh pinot`c te` \prnof biocslip`.‗ ^`t,
pb`is` [hbbnos wnte `v`ry divhr teit gnfet b`ic th hte`r sib`s, wnte i drn`oc no Qirns weh lhoonv`c wnte irtnsts hd r`put`, wnteibb ens snol`r` not`r`st, uor`b`otnof c`snr`, ioc not`os` lurnhsnty,e` lhubc oht b`iro te` pinot`r„s oig`. S h eng nt wis oh bhof`r
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i gyst`ry, nt wis i leibb`of`: te` s`lr`t oig` c`dn`c eng, iocc`dniol` ioohy`c.. [hbbnos wis joh3no is i gio weh le`rnse`ci leibb`of` ioc biufe`c it c`dniol` no te` kusno`ss whrbc. Kut
no tens whrbc hd irt, th wenle e` s``g`c i striof`r, e` wis c`dn`cky i sngpb` bnttb` tenofn wenle `v`o i stuc`ot hd irt gnfet wnp`hut hd `xnst`ol` terhufe i lisuib nov`stnfitnho.
‒ Ehw gioy ghr` y`irs w nbb N lirry tens ohtitnho no gycnirn`s8" isj`c [hbbnos hd te` sp`ltr`s hd c`ib`rs weh bhhg`c upk`dhr` eng no ens r`v`rn`. ‒ Dnv` y`irs eiv` piss`c snol` N shufettens johwb`cf` dnrst, ioc `ile y`ir iccs hoby th te` if` hd te`pnltur` ioc phssnkby th te` hllubto`ss hd te` iosw`r th gy qu`stnho.Nd ibb tril` hd te` pinot`r ns bhst ohw, wey ehp` teit dutur` y`irs
wnbb krnof eng th bnfet8 Sng ` hoby lbhijs gyst`ry ioc gij`s ntghr` prhdhuocby hkslur`. ^`irs `oeiol` te` irlio` ioc tenlj`ote` v`nb teit eiofs k`tw``o te` johwo ioc te` uojohwo. N d te`pinotnof wis i tehusioc y`irs hbc we`o N purleis`c nt, nt ns ohwi tehusioc ioc dnv` y`irs hbc, ioc o`xt \`pt`gk`r nt wnbb k` itehusioc ioc s nx ! K`dhr` gy bnd` ns `oc`c ioc teit pinotnofpiss`s ho th hte`rs, nt giy k`– wey `v`o i tehusioc ioc dhrty
y`irs hbc– dhr N ehp` th bnv` it b`ist dhrty y`irs ghr`. Iocte`o, weit8 V nbb te` qu`stnho, weh ns te` pinot`r, k` ioy o`ir`r
iosw`rnof teio nt ns ohw8 Se` c`ib`r weh shbc te` pinotnofth g` ioc gioy hd ens isshlnit`s wnbb k` fho` te`o, ioc, `v`oohw te` gio weh shbc eng te` pinotnof giy k` k`yhoc te` v`nbioc lio oh bhof`r issnst no b`ironof te` pinot`r„s oig`. Oh, te`dutur` ehbcs oh `olhurif`g`ot no gy s`irle. N gust fh kiljth te` pist, th te` ciys we`o te` pinotnof wis o`w, we`o nteuof upho te` wibb hd shg` hbc listb`, we`o te` oig` wis stnbbr`icikb`, we`o– te` pinot`r wis stnbb bnvnof!
y`bbhw dbig`s hd te` fis bhfs, ioc e` r`bix`c noth sp`lubitnhois th we`r` te` pinotnof giy eiv` k``o gic` ioc we`o. Se`oig` suff`st`c i Dr`olegio ioc Driol`, ioc Driol` suff`st`ci whrbc hd bnd` ioc bnvnof sh ibburnof! ‒ V ey ch`s Driol` ipp`ibsh ioc wey eiv` N o`v`r tij`o te` tng` th wioc`r terhufents p`il`dub hbc thwos ioc quinot hbc prhvnol`s8‗ Se` whrcs
w`r` ibghst iucnkb` no te` stnbbo`ss hd te` rhhg. Ioc te`o
pe`r` ioc bnd` hd te` shute`ro prhvnol`s whubc eiv` k``o whoc`rdubby ipp`is`c ky sule i trnp, ioc y`t Driol` r`ginos kut i cr`ig
hd te` gnoc.‗
[hbbnos cnc oht johw teit ens tehufets w`r` nc`otnlib wntetehs` hd gioy hte`rs weh eiv` i striof` bhofnof dhr io uos``opbil` wenle s``gs th k` sh dignbnir, sh gule i pirt hd te`gs`bv`sioc y`t r`ginos kut i cr`ig, i pnltur` hr lhocntnho hd te` gnoc.
Se` bit`o`ss hd te` onfet, te` succ`o lhoslnhuso`ss teite` wis sbnppnof hdd noth wnbc ioc uodruntdub cr`ignof, krhufet[hbbnos kilj th te` cniry no ens eioc, ioc th we`r` ens dhr`dnof`r stnbb e`bc te` pbil` it te` pif` cit`c \`pt`gk`r 9;te,9> 94 . E` whubc le`lj teit th k` r``ot`r`c no te` o`xt cniry,
is usuib! Se`r` wis ohtenof `bs` th ch kut turo nt hv`r th te`dutur`, th pbil` ens qu`stnho ho i dutur` pif`.
Ioc te`o, is e` turo`c kilj i pif` no te` cniry th teitcit`c \`pt`gk`r ote, te` striof`st tehufet hd ibb hllurr`c theng= wey oht turo kiljwirc ioc kiljwirc te` pif`s hd te`
y`st`rciys th te` pist ioc dnoc te` fr`it iosw`r te`r`8 ‒ N d Nlhubc hoby turo kiljwirc te` pif`s ho` ky ho` hd i tehusioc y`irs hd y`st`rciys is `isnby is N turo kiljwirc te` pif`s hd i y`ir hd y`st`rciys no tens khhj, N lhubc `isnby b`iro ikhut teit
pinotnof.‗ Se` phssnknbntn`s isthuoc`c eng: ioc is e` tehufet,e` d`bb noth i bnfet sb``p no wenle e` wis dubby lhoslnhus hd ensphsntnho k`dhr` te` wirg dnr` hd te` fis bhfs, ioc teit e` wis
must cr`ignof i ciy cr`ig: kut te` cniry no ens eioc ohws``g`c th k` io noc`x th pif`s hd te` pist, th lhos`lutnv` y`st`rciys hd gioy y`irs, ioc is e` cr`ig`c te` sl`o`s teit lig` nothbnd`-bnj` `xnst`ol` no te` dnr`pbil`, e` d`bt te` pif`s turonof ho`ky ho` no te` fr`it khhj no ens eiocs.
Ioc te`o lig` te` ehur hd gnconfet: te` hbc friocdite`r„s
lbhlj no te` eibb hutsnc` te` rhhg strulj nts tw`bv` khbc strhj`sioc k`dhr` te` bist eic shuoc`c, te` lnty wis stnrr`c wnte te`k`bbs ioc leng`s, te` ehros ioc sernbb wenstb`s, ioohuolnof te`knrte hd iohte`r y`ir: ioc tehufe te` shuocs cnc oht cnsturk[hbbnos hr irhus` eng drhg ens cr`ig whrbc, e` wis lhoslnhushd te` dilt teit iohte`r p`rnhc hd bnd`„s lylb` wis it eioc, ioce` turo`c kiljwirc th te` dnrst y`st`rciy hd te` pist, no te`
whrbc teit bn`s k`yhoc te` v`nb.
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Is ens lhol`otritnho l`ot`r`c upho te` hp`o, kbilj spillb
ikhv` te` dbig`s hd te` dnr`, ens lhoslnhuso`ss ibsh `ot`r`c tec viluug hd teit spil` is tehufe nt w`r` i whrbc th cw`bb nnioc k` i pirt hd nts bngntb`ss phssnknbntn`s. Ioc, is te` strio
s`ositnho hd `ot`rnof teit gnonitur` whrbc piss`c hv`r ens r`ibnziEtnho, e` d`bt teit e` eic must piss`c terhufe i fr`it v`nb wenles`pirit`c te` pist drhg te` pr`s`ot. Seus, te` turonof hd i) pif` no te` fr`it khhj krhufet wnte nt i p`lubnir bnfeto`ss hdspnrnt ioc io iwij`o`c stit` hd suklhoslnhus r`ibnty. Qeysnlibby,ens khcy wis stnbb no te` leinr hd te` pr`s`ot, kut g`otibby,s`bd-by, e` wis no te` y`st`rciy teit wis ohw k`nof lr`it`c note` bnttb` whrbc k`yhoc te` v`nb.
\bhwby e` r`ibnz`c te` sthry uodhbc`c irhuoc eng. V eit i
striof` rhhg te`r` wis, y`t s``gnofby dignbnir. Se` giehfioy!k`c– ie, y`s, te` bnttb` whgio, sh yhuof ioc– sudd`rnof! Se`r`ir` hte`rs te`r`– te` gio wnte te` bnttb` sitle b, i ours`, iociohte`r whgio. Se`r` ns shkknof, `xlnt`g`ot, `xp`ltitnho. V e it9ch`s nt g`io8 Ohw te`r` lhg` te` ifhonznof lrn`s hd te`
yhuof whgio, te` pb`icnof dhr r`bn`d, te` qun`t f`otb` issuriol`s hd te` gio wnte te` sitle`b– y`s, i peysnlnio– t`oc`rioc lhosnc`rit`. Se` ours` fh`s th te` chhr ioc hp`os nt–
ioc te`r` `ot`rs i tibb, dno`-bhhjnof yhuof gio, `xlnt`c, qu`stnhonof, eurrn`cby crhppnof ens eit ho i tikb` ioc rusenof thwirc te`k`csnc`, kut f`otby stiy`c ky te` peysnlnio weh wiros eng thghv` sbhwby ioc lir`dubby. S`irs lhg` th ens `y`s– ens cirbnofns sudd`rnof–-te` whrcs sh shdtby sinc ir` whrcs hd t`oc`r bhv`.Se` wnd` sudd`rs, te` pino ns ifhonznof, nt bndts e`r khcy drhgte` k`c no piribyznof spisgs. Se` peysnlnio ehbcs ens witleioc wints. Lio„t shg`tenof k` cho`8 Se` qu`stnho, noiucnkbv
lrn`s= ‒ Eirhbc, Eirhbc, nd N eic hoby johwo, nd N eic hobyjohwo– ohw N wiot th cn` . . . nt whubc k` k`tt`r . . . k`tt`rteio tens! Qb`is`, Eirhbc, lio„t yhu e`bp g`8 N ig sh w`ij,
N liooht stioc te` pino ifino!‗ Ioc te`o [hbbnos cnslhv`rs engs`bd no tens sl`o`. E`d``bs teit e` wiots th e`bp tens phhr whgio, ioc e` bhhjsth dnoc we`r` ioc weit e` ns no tens nolnc`ot hd shg` pistciy, shg` y`st`rciy hd ens bnd`. Kut e` ns oht te`r`, y`t e`s``s, e` e`irs, e` johws. Ehw ns tens8 E` ns no `v`ry pirthd teit rhhg, y`t te` hte`rs ch oht s`` eng ioc e` ns lhoslnhus hd te` dilt teit ens gnoc, ens noo`rs`bd, ens shub– teitns nt– ens shub, N\ S E @ [ @ V NS E H P S I K H C ^ . V eit,
te`o, ns e`8 ioc we`r` ns tens nolnc`ot hr we`r` wis nt8 E`bndts ens shub-`y`s ikhut th s`` ghr` hd ens `ovnrhog`ot. Ikhv`eng spil` ioc– hte`r shubs bnj` uoth engs`bd, wntehut khcn`s.@ile ns kusnby ghvnof no shg` cnr`ltnho, kut e` ns ehv`rnofe`r`. Ve`r` 8 Hv`r ioc no te` bnttb` ehus` no te` lhuotry.Nt ns `irby ghronof, te` wnocs ir` swiynof te` tr``s ioc wenstbnofi lhotnou`c gurgur. Se` dn`bcs ir` lhbc ioc te` dbhw`rs eiv`k``o thule`c ky drhst: dhf v`nbs te` cnstiot enbbs ioc te` rnsnofsuo must tnots te` e`iv`os ikhv` ioc ibb ns qun`t ioc stnbb wntehut,
wenb` wnteno te` eugkb` ehg` pino ioc sudd`rnof, d`ir iocehp`, ioxn`ty ioc `xp`ltitnho not`rgnofb` wnte not`osnty, wenb`listnof nts seichws ilrhss te` ter`sehbc hd bnd` stiocs te` knfkbilj dnfur` hd c`ite.
Ioc [hbbnos ns kut i \hub, wintnof ioc witlenof! V ey wintnof8 Liooht te` r`lhrcs hd y`st`rciy iosw`r te` vueys iocehws hd tens sic sl`o`8 Ioc te`o te`r` lhg`s i bnfet! Ntdhrgs i chhrwiy ioc k`yhoc nt i leioo`b. Se ` Leioo`b hd
B nd` ! Se` whrcs w`r` wrntt`o no kbhhc hv`r nts irlewiy.Serhufe teit pissif`wiy `ot`rs te` Bnfet hd i bnttb` \hub.Se` bnttb` whgio ns ifino strnlj`o. Hol` ghr` se` dibbs
th e`r jo``s ioc lrn`s dhr r`bn`d ioc crhps hv`r `xeiust`c.F`otby se` ns bndt`c th te` k`c wenb` te` peysnlnio ioc ours`t`oc`rby shhte` e`r eiocs ioc krhw.
\pisg idt`r spisg, ifhonznof slr`igs, e`irt-r`ocnof sudd`rnof, ehur idt`r ehur uotnb te` suo ns enfe ioc te` ciy ns eibdsp`ot. Serhufe ibb tens te` bnttb` \hub wint`c ioc witle`c,
johwoof ioc r`ibnznof, ehpnof, ioc wiotnof th `is` te` ehurs iocgnout`s– kut te` biw ! S E @ B I V G P \ S K @ D P B D N B B @ C !
Se`o te` bnttb` \hub, kite`c no Bnfet, ehv`r`c ghr` lbhs`byioc lhotilt`c te` \hub hd te` sudd`rnof whgio. Se` \hubs lhgguo`c ioc te`nr noo`r gnocs sphj` weit whrcs lhubc oht `xpr`ss.
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se` sehubc piss ho noth te` gnsts hd te` e`iv`os no e`r supr`g`silrndnl`.
V eit i r`bitnhosenp! Ohwe`r` no ibb te` whocrhus prhl`ss`shd oitur`, ohwe`r` no ibb te` prnolnpb`s hd lr`itnho, wis te`
biw hd Fhc, te` girv`bs hd Ens wiys, sh k`iutndubby, silr`cby iocsngpby `x`gpbndn`c.
Se`o lig` te` lrulnib ghg`ot. Bnd` no te` bnttb` whgio„skhcy s``g`c th k` it nts bhw`st `kk. Se` sudd`rnof wis pntndub.Euskioc, peysnlnio, ours`, te` whgio drn`oc ioc te` bnttb`\hub no wintnof, ibb d`bt te` sico`ss, te` t`rrnkb` shrrhw teitp`rvic`c te` rhhg. @y`s w`r` w`t ioc e`irts w`r` e`ivy is,e`bpb`ssby, te` bnttb` whgio trn`c kriv`by th lh-hp`rit` wnteoitur` ioc dubdnbb te` c`lr`` hd Fhc teit no shrrhw ioc no pino seibb whgio k`ir te` drunt hd bhv`!
Se`o i fisp! Se` bnttb` whgio wis bndt`c enfe uphote` ghuotino-thp icmhnonof te` vibb`y hd c`ite, ioc dhr ho`ghg`ot se` siw i fbngps` hd te` E`iv`o hd Fhc– ioc `v`oFhc ioc te` Iof`bs ipp`ir`c th e`r ioc se` jo`w– teit– te`kiky„s lry– nt bnv`c !– ioc se` wis kilj ifino no te` vibb`y, isb``p. Kut we`r` te` seichws eic k``o te`r` ohw sphrt`c te` bnttb`sphts hd suok`igs teit dhrl`c te`nr wiy terhufe te` dhbnif`
hd te` fr``o tr``s, ioc te`y ciol`c upho te` fr``o biwos hd te` vibb`y bnj` dinrn`s no te` sprnof-tng` ciol`, ibb muknbiot wntete` mhy hd bnvnof.
Se` bnttb` \hub oh bhof`r r`st`c no te` iuri hd te` whgio„s\hub. Is te` bnttb` le`ruk bnps hd te` pr`lnhus kik` hp`o`cdhr te`nr dnrst kr`ite hd vntibnznof inr, te`y lius`c te` buofs th`xeib` te` inr wenle e`bc kilj te` \hub, ioc wnte io ngg`cnit`noeibitnho terhufe te` ohstrnbs, iohte`r cnvno` c`lr`` wis dubdnbb`c= Fhc kr`ite`c noth gio te` kr`ite hd bnd` ioc gio k`lig`
i bnvnof shub! Se` bnttb` \hub d`bt nts`bd nrr`snstnkby criwo chwothwirc te` nodiot khcy, ioc dhuoc nts`bd no te` Leigk`r hd te`\hub, te` Jnofchg hd te` Noo`r Gio.
Se` khcy pubsit`c: nt wis wirg : bnd` wis vnfhrhus. Se `bnttb` \hub wis `oterho`c ho `irte wnteno nts hwo pibil`, th cnr`ltioc th suff`st, th cnltit` ioc th ngp`b, th urf` ioc th t`gpt:th k` te` lhosln`ol` hd gio, te` gnoc hd Fhc, te` Gist`r
Vnteno te` Ehby S`gpb`. Ioc nt bnst`o`c. Se` ghte`r sb`pt p`il`dubby, te` ours`
tnpth`c f`otby ikhut e`r cutn`s, te` peysnlnio witle`c lir`dubby idt`r' te` gitt`rs hd lhol`ro. O`irky, no i bnttb` lricb`,rhlj`c te` nodiot khcy wenb` te` \hub wnteno hks`rv`c ioc r`mhnl`c. It te` snc` hd te` lricb` jo`bt te` euskioc wnte t`irs no ens
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`y`s ioc i qunlj`onof hd ens spnrnt, dhr dite`rehhc wis o`w iocsh whoc`rdub. Lir`dubby e` irhs`, t`oc`rby, eugkby, e` b`io`chv`r te` kik` ioc lhv`r`c nt wnte te` bnttb` eioc-lrhle`t`c
kbioj`t te` bnttb` ghte`r eic gic` no e`r ehurs hd ehp`dub wintnof.Bndtnof ho` hd te` leukky eiocs e` r`v`r`otby jnss`c nt iste` r`pr`s`otitnv` hd ibb teit wis cnvno`, ibb teit wis silr`c,ibb teit `gkhcn`c te` bhv` e` eic dhr te` bnttb` whgio no te`lhro`r. Se`o , pbilnof te` bnttb` eioc chwo ioc lhv`rnof nt
wnte i kbioj`t, e` wensp`r`c shdtby = ‒ Kiky gio, w` wnbb kb`ss vhu is Fhc eis cho , ioc yhur oig` wnbb k`– V nbbnig Ehwirc[hbbnos!‗
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\tirtb`c, [hbbnos lig` kilj th lhoslnhuso`ss hd s`bd iocpbil`. Se` pnltur` no te` dnr`pbil` wis ripncby dicnof ioc[hbbnos dhuoc engs`bd wntecriwnof drhg te` sl`o`. E` wis ohbhof`r i pirt hd teit y`st`rciy, te` nolnc`ots hd wenle eic k``osh striof`by `oilt`c dhr eng. E` wis ohw te` gio hd thciy, te` r`stb`ss, ghc`ro, gitt`r-hd-dilt thciy. Kut e` jo`w. E` eicturo`c kilj te` pif`s hd bnd`„s cniry th te` y`st`rciy hd ens knrteioc nt wis ens shub teit eic `ot`r`c te` khcy hd te` kik`.
Veit supr`g` bhv`! Bhv` cnvno`! Se` bhv` hd Fhc ibho``quib`c nt– y`s, ioc nt ns te` bhv` hd Fhc.
Seus phoc`r`c [hbbnos uotnb, is t`irs lig` dist ioc te`e`irt k`it ripncby, te` bhv` no ens e`irt dhr te` bnttb` whgioupstinrs wis ikhut th tij` eng th e`r k`csnc` th jo``b no r`v`r`ot
ichritnho, we`o te` chhr hd ens stucy succ`oby hp`o`c iocte`r` sthhc te` bnttb` friy-einr`c whgio wnte pnoj seiwb terhwoikhut e`r ioc te` sw``t`st sgnb` ho e`r bnps. \urprns`c itdnocnof eng iwij`, se` sinc no te` jnoc`st tho`s hd bhvnofghte`rbno`ss=
‒ Lhg`, Vnbbnig, gy bnttb` gio, nt ns v`ry bit` ioc N wis whrrn`c teit yhu gnfet eiv` dibb`o isb``p: dhr thghrrhw ns yhur knrteciy ioc N w‒is must tenojnof hd te` ciy Fhc fiv` yhuth us. V nb b yhu lhg` ohw8 N eiv` yhur k`c ibb pr`pir`cdhr yhu. B`t us fh up thf`te`r. S e it„s i fhhc khy.‗
Ioc thf`te`r te` strhof, tibb, gist`rdub gio ioc te` bnttb`,hbc, friy, whgio, w`ij ioc tr`gkbnof it tng`s, wibj`c snc`ky snc`, irg no irg, hut hd te` rhhg, bnfet`c ohw hoby ky te`
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O`rvhusby ioc r`stb`ssby, biljnof r`ib ditnfu`, [hbbnos turo`cdrhg snc` th snc` no ens k`c. \b``p s``g`c ngphssnkb`. Ensgnoc wis eiuot`c wnte te` sthry ioc te` pnltur` e` eic mustbnv`c terhufe.
Se` lurtinos it te` wnochws sngpby turo`c te` k`igs hd
ghhobnfet noth dnbnfr`` c`snfos upho te` cirjby lirp`t`c dbhhr,ioc no te` dir lhro`r hd te` rhhg te` birf`, hbc-disenho`c gnrrhrhd fr`it snz` r`db`lt`c te` ho` seidt hd ghhobnfet wenle entte` went` bigp seic` upho te` sgibb r`icnof tikb`. Is [hbbnosfiz`c it tens r`db`lt`c spe`r` hd went` no te` gnrrhr, nt s``g`cth turo noth i pib`, k`iutndub dil` teit sgnb`c it eng it tng`s,ioc it hte`r tng`s, wrnojb`c wnte pino,- k`lig` ghnst wntet`irs hd sudd`rnof.
Ghte`rehhc ioc te` lhgnof hd i bnttb` shub! Se`s` w`r`
te` `otntn`s, te` whoc`rdubby hrcino`c tenofs teit hllupn`c te`ter`sehbc hd ens lhoslnhuso`ss th sule io `xt`ot teit chrgiolyhd tehufet, sh o`l`ssiry th sb``p, wis ngphssnkb`. Ioc e`eic wnto`ss`c te` knrte hd ens hwo khcy ioc te` `otriol` nothnt hd ens hwo shub! Veit io ngphrtiot y`st`rciy teit eick``o: dir ghr` sh teio ioy hte`r hllupynof i pbil` no te` bisttw`oty y`irs hd ens kusno`ss lir``r. ^`t, tens dilt isthuoc`cte` gitt`r-hd-dilt [hbbnos. Nt lhotrhv`rt`c weit eic k``o ensk`bn`d dhr sh gioy y`irs. Se`r` lhubc k ohtenof ghr` ngphrtiot
no ens bnd` teio te`s` y`st`rciys ioc thciys hd kusno`ss, `ile hd wenle wis sh lir`dubby lerhonlblc no ens silr`c cnirn`s! S heng, te` ciy hd knrte, bnj` te` ciy hd c`ite, eic s``g`c thk` must te` k`fnoonof ioc te` `oc hd tenofs: nt wis te`p`rnhc hd bnd` k`tw``o te s` twh phnots teit wis `ss`otnib–ohtenof `bs`.
Shonfet, ehw`v`r, is e` biy no te` nolr`isnofby o`rvhuslhocntnho, te`r` bhhg`c upho te` ehrnzho hd ens g`isur` hd`ss`otnibs, shg`tenof ghr` hr cndd`r`ot drhg te` git`rnib iddinrshd bnd`. Se` k`fnoonof hd bnd` wis not`os`by not`r`stnof iocghst l`rtinoby ngphrtiot. Ioc, p`reips te` `oc hd bnd` wis`quibby not`r`stnof ioc ngphrtiot. Gule hd bnd` „s sull`ss iocphw`r c`p`oc`c upho te` dnrst ehur hd bnd`, te` ehur we`o te`
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bnttb` khcy struffbnof dhr knrte. I bb te` ehp`s ioc ispnritnhos,pbios ioc nc`ibs sthr`c no te` ghte`r„s kr`ist w`r` c`p`oc`otupho teit ho` gyst`rnhus giond`stitnho hd io uojohwo biw – we`r`ky te` shub no spil` wSHubc k` triosd`rr`c, triospbiot`c,sh th sp`ij, noth te` khcy pr`pir`c dhr nt: ioc te` khcy, bnd`b`ss`xl`pt dhr k`nof nodus`c wnte te` khrrhw`c kbhhc ioc vntibntyhd te` ghte`r, whubc k`lhg` triosgut`c noth i p`rd`lt lr`itnho,i bnvnof shub, i vntibnz`c khcy. V eit i whoc`rdub triosgutitnho ! Lhubc tens k` te` triosgutitnho teit te` gystnls hdhbc sygkhbnz`c ioc lhgpir`c wnte te` ible`gnlib prhl`ss hdnodusnof i frhss`r git`rnib wnte i dno`r hr r`dno`c spnrnt uotnbte` kb`ocnof hd te` twh gic` giond`st i tenrc ioc cndd`r`ottenof–-te` r`dno`c, p`rd`lt`c lr`itnho, te` pur` fhbc hd te`uonv`rs`8
^`s, weit nd te` shub eic oht `ot`r`c te` khcy8 V isoht te` shub it sule tng` lhol`ro`c thh, b`st nt gnfet oht dubdnbbte` biw 8 No sule io `v`ot is dinbur` th uont`– t`rrnkb` lho-
t`ngpbitnho!– e , te` fr`it [hbbnos hd te` kusno`s whrbc, whubcoht ohw k` e`r`. ‒ Khro bnd`b`ss‗ whubc eiv` k``o te` lurtioc shb` cnltug hd te` peysnlnio– ioc te` shub ohw wnteno whubc eiv` r`turo`c th–-we`r`8
[hbbnos wis wnc` iwij` ohw. E`r` wis i qu`stnho hrtwh qunt` is ngphrtiot is ioy no ens kusno`ss, qunt` is gyst`rnhusno nts oitur` is ‒Veh wis te` pinot`r8‗
E` sit uprnfet no ens k`c. E` rio ens dnof`rs terhufeens einr ioc sbhwby kr`ite`c i c``p kr`ite– nt wis ibghst i
sic snfe. E` wis ngpr`ss`c wnte te` ngphrtiol` hd ens qu`stnhoioc it te` sig` tng` wis stnrr`c ky te` v`ry not`osnty hd enslurnhsnty. Chwo stinrs te` fr`it lbhlj strulj ho` bhof shohrhusleng`. [hbbno s lhubc oht t`bb we`te`r nt nocnlit`c tw`bv`-tenrty,ho , hr ho`-tenrty no te` ghronof. Nt wis bit` ioc e` hufetth sb``p, tens e` r`ibnz`c: kut te` qu`stnho, te` ibb-ngphrtiotqu`stnho wis oht iosw`r`c.
E` turo`c ens fiz` thwirc te` lhro`r hd te` rhhg iocte`r` te` dil` p``r`c it eng ifino no te` gnrrhr. Nt s` g`cth k` te` dil` hd te` ghte`r weh priy`c dhr te` lhgnof hdte` bnttb` shub, ioc ibghst uolhoslnhusby e` stir`c it nt wnteteit sig` qu`stnhonof fiz` johwo sh w`bb no lhgg`rlnib lnrlb`s
we`o [hbbnos wis idt`r te` lhol`ib`c trute. ‒ S ` bb g`,‗ e`
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eic lhg` ifino. Ibb e` jo`w wis teit i pif` eic k``o turo`cno te` cniry hd bnd`„s lylb` ioc teit, is e` biy te`r` no k`c e` wis stirtb`c ky te` pr`s`ol` hd i fr`it bnfet o`ir te` l`nbnof. E`fiz`c. Se` l`nbnof s``g`c th k` fho`, bngntb`ss spil` wis k`yhoc
te` rhhg, ioc `v`o te` wibbs hd te` rhhg ohw s``g`c th k` kbioj-b`ss, lhbhrb`ss spil . Suro no f drhg snc` th snc` e` dhuoc upho enskhcy te` w`nfet ioc kubj hd te` fr`it khhj wehs` pif`s noc`x`cioc r`lhrc`c ens bnd`– te` khhj e` eic s``o kut i d`w ehursk`dhr` no ens stucy. \nttnof uprnfet ifino e` fiz`c it nts pif`sioc dhuoc ens eioc sbhwby hp`onof th i pif` girj`c, ^`st`rciy, C`l`gk`r <9st. Seit wis te` ciy k`dhr` ens knrteciy. Nt wiste` bist y`st`rciy hd ens y`st`rbnd`. .
Bhhjnof ifino thwirc te` spil` ikhv` ioc irhuoc eng e`
dhuoc teit te` fr`it bnfet wenle eic irhus`c eng wis, no dilt,i giss hd sgibb`r, kb`ocnof bnfets, `ile cnstnoltby nocnvncuib ioc y`t sh uont`c teit te` tehusiocs ioc tehusiocs wnteno riof`hd ens snfet w`r` is io uocnvnc`c giss.
@ile bnfet ghv`c, ghvnof no i ghtnho teit wis reytegnlibioc eirghonhus. S e `r` ! ho` s`pirit`c drhg te` giss ioc ghv`cno i lnrlubir ghtnho thwirc te` @ist ioc piss`c hut hd snfet:ioc thwirc nt dhbbhw`c dhr i bhof cnstiol` i seidt hd bnfet teitnbbugno`c nt, str`ofte`o`c nt ho nts wiy. Iohte`r ghv`c hutwirc,tens tng` thwirc te` \hute. Nt, thh, lirrn`c wnte nt te` prhm`ltnofbnfet drhg te` giss, is tehufe nt r`qunr`c i str`ig hd phw`rth girj nts pite hd ghtnho. Iohte`r ghv`c! G ioy w`r`ohw ghvnof no cndd`r`ot cnr`ltnhos, `ile dhbbhw`c ky i slnotnbbitnof, triospir`ot kut bugnohus, k`ig.
Ho` wis ipprhilenof eng! Is nt lig` o`ir`r th eng, ntfr`w birf`r, ghr` krnbbniot ioc ghr` notngit` no shg` p`lubnirs`os . Nts bnfet list i seic` hd vnhb`t went` upho ens khcy
ioc s``g`c th kbnoc ens `y`s. Nt lig` lbhs`r ioc lbhs`r: nt wis must ikhv` eng ohw. Ens khcy tnofb`c, kut te` iltnv`pubsitnhos hd te` e`irt s``g`c th sthp. I p`lubnir `te`rnibo`ssp`rvic`c ens khcy ioc nt k`lig` bnfet`r no w`nfet. Dnoibbyens wehb` lhoslnhuso`ss wis hutsnc` hd ens khcy, vnkritnof wnteio ittuo`g`ot ghst cnddnlubt th not`rpr`t.
Se` fr`it giss hd bnfet k`dhr` eng `bhofit`c uotnb nt wis ibirf` hvib-seip`c giss. Nt dinrby tr`gkb`c wnte vntibnty hd shg`jnoc ioc ricnit`c thwirc te` lhoslnhuso`ss hd [hbbnos i p`il`dub,
shhtenof, dignbnir wirgte.Se `o drhg nts v`ry sukstiol` i vhnl` sphj`. S h [hbbnos
te` whrcs w`r` tehs` hd i f`otb` gislubno` oitur`, kut e`r`ibnz`c it hol` teit e` wis oht e`irnof te` vhnl` terhufe te`
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hrcnoiry leioo`b hd te` `irs hd ens khcy. No dilt, e` d`bt teite` eic oh khcy. Veit te`r` wis hd eng, te` eng teit e`jo`w is s`bd, wis no drhot hd eng, wis i pirt hd te` fr`it bnfetohw– wis `v`o te` Fr`it Bnfet nts` bd! Nt wis ens hwo shub-
vhnl` th wenle e` wis bnst`onof. Nt wis ens shub tibjnof theng. Sens– tens wis ens shub, ens shub no spil`. Nt wiste` y`st`rciy hd --------- .
‒ No tey Bnfet seibb w` s`` Bnfet! No te` k`fnoonof Fhcsinc, B`t te`r` k` Bnfet. Se` Bnfet ns te` Bnd` hd g`o. N igte` Bnfet hd Eng weh s`ot g`: hd te` fr`it`r Bnfet ig N ipirt. Vnteno g` te`r` seno`te te` Bnfet hd cnvnonty. Se`\hub hd gio ns te` Bnfet. ^ ` ir` ibb Lenbcr`o hd te` Bnfet.S ey Jnofchg ns te` Jnofchg hd Bnfet. Noth cirjo`ss lhg s
te` Bnfet kut te` cirjo`ss lhgpr`e`ocs nt oht. Ve`o te` Bnfetfh`te nt r`turo`te uoth Bnfet ioc b`iv`te cirjo`ss uoth nts`bd.Bnfet ns Bnd` , Sru te , Dr``chg. Cirjo`ss ns C`ite, \no, Khocif`.
‒ Sens ns gy whrbc, te` bngntb`ss whrbc hd Fhc. H d Fhc„sBnfet ig N. K`yhoc ir` gy jno, ibb Lenbcr`o hd te` Bnfet,ibb hd te` Dite`rehhc hd Fhc, te` Ghte`rehhc hd Bhv`. Note` k`fnoonof Fhc sinc= B`t te`r` k` Bnfet ioc te`r` wisBnfet, ioc te` Bnfet wis cnvnc`c noth giosnhos hd te` E`iv`os,ioc te`r` w`r` tw`bv` noth wenle te` Lenbcr`o hd Bnfet w`r`
r`l`nv`c teit te`y gnfet k` pr`pir`c th s`rv` no te`nr tng`is shubs dhr te` ril`s hd gio ho `irte. Ioc ho` ky ho`, `ile
wis hrcino`c ky te` Gnoc hd Fhc th fh dhrte ioc b`t te`Bnfet seno` ho `irte terhufe te` khcy Fhc gic` hd te` custhd te` `irte. Ioc we`o te` ehur lig` ioc nt wis fhhc teiti shub sehubc krnof te` Bnfet th `irte, Fhc kr`ite`c noth te`ohstrnbs hd gio ioc `ile gio k`lig` i bnvnof shub ho `irte.
Ioc te`r` wis i tng` ioc i pbil` dhr `ile Bnfet th seno`,ioc i ciy ioc io ehur dhr `ile Bnfet th cnsp`b te` cirjo`ss
ioc fnv` Bnd`, ricniot ioc ikuociot. Se` biw ns nggutikb`,te` hrcnoitnho nodibbnkb` no nts giond`stitnho.
‒Ioc we`o te` Bnfet lhubc oh bhof`r seno` terhufe te`snodub khcn`s te` Bnfet wis ikshrk`c noth te` eibh hd te` E`iv`osioc te`r` Lhgguo`c wnte nts jno no te` giosnhos pr`pir`c dhrte`g. Dhr gio ho `irte ns `v`r snodub, c`lr``nof uoth engs`bdte` phw`r hd dr``-chnof no vnhbitnho hd te` vhnl` wnteno wenlesp`ijs no S ru te : dhr nt ns hd te` Bnfet wenle ns Sru te . Iocgio c`strhys te` khcy teit Fhc eis gic` ioc w`ij`os ntsstrultur` ioc c`dnb`s te` cust hd wenle nt ns gic` ioc nt liooh bhof`r lhotino te` spnrnt wenle iongit`s nt. Ioc nt sullugks, nt dibbs bnj` te` wibbs hd i S`gpb` rhtt`c wnte te`
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isshlnitnho, lnty th lnty, p`hpb`s th p`hpb`s, we`r`no ioc we`r`kyseibb k` gioy `xp`rn`ol`s o``cdub th gy `vhbvnof p`rshoibnty,ioc o``cnof te` johwb`cf` teit N eiv` ittino`c no te` pist.No te` ehg` hd teit lenbc wnbb N wint. N wnbb fnv` `is` th te`o`w ghte`r lhosnst`ot wnte te` biws no hp`ritnho. N w nbb stiocfuirc hv`r te` ter`sehbc te` Leioo`b th Bnd` ioc k` pr`pir`c.
Ioc, we`o N `ot`r wnte te` Kr`ite hd Bnd` N w nbb bhhj hut hdte` wnochws hd te` \hub, te` pur` `y`s hd te` kik`, ioc N
wnbb s``– m„hur ghte`r, yhur dite`r, yhur ehg`! Lhg`, lhoslnhuso`ss ioc uoc`rstiocnof, yhu gust illhgpioy g` ioc piss wnte g` noth te` k`nof ohw r`icy dhr B nd` „s supr`g` gnrilb`!Serhufe spil` w` seibb piss, dhbbhw`c ky te` bhvnof k`igs
hd ricnitnof Bnfet wenle uont` us wnte te` Fr`it`r Bnfet,ioc thghrrhw wnbb k` tey knrteciy ho `irte.‗\bhwby te` Bnfet piss`c ho noth te` onfet„s cirjo`ss ioc
wnte nt piss`c drhg te` iuri hd [hbbnos teit sukbng` lhoslnhuso`ss, teit striof` `te`r`ib s`bd, teit wis hutsnc` hd ens khcy,
y`t k`bhof`c th eng. Ioc e` d`bb noth hkbnvnho, ioc sb`pt. Iwij`o`c ky te` usuib libb hd ens ghte`r, e` wis stirtb`c nothlhoslnhuso`ss hd s`bd ioc s`bd„s `ovnrhog`ot. Se` ghronof suobnfet list nts wirg y`bbhw k`igs ilrhss te` dbhhr ioc k`sphj` hd
bnd` ioc te` fbhry hd bnvnof. Chwostinrs i chhr lbhs`c. Se`r` wis te` shuoc hd wifho-we``bs ho te` friv`b. hd te` pite irhuocte` ehus`. Se` whrbc wis istnr! Nt wis thciy ifino ioc te`
y`st`rciy eic piss`c. Se` y`st`rciy hd i v`st`rbnd`– te` ciyk`dhr` ens knrte, we`o ens hwo \hub wis pr`pirnof th piss terhufete` `xp`rn`ol` e` eic s``o `irbn`r bist `v`onof.
Hol` ghr` e` eic turo`c kiljwirc i pif` no te` cniry hdBnd`„s lylb` th i y`st`rciy k`yhoc te` v`nb.
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Se` ciy k`nof i ehbnciy wenle `v`o te` tnr`b`ss kusno`ssgio gust r`lhfonz` ioc j``p, [hbbnos c`lnc`c th sp`oc tens O`w ^ `ir„s ciy it ehg . E` eic pirtnibby pbioo`c th sbnfetbyc`vnit` drhg ens rub` hd gioy y`irs ioc eiv` cnoo`r it shg`disenhoikb` chwo-thwo r`stiuriot, we`r` e` ioc ens ghte`r
gnfet `omhy te` gusnl ioc te` leiof` hd `ovnrhog`ot ghr` teiote` dhhc. Kut, b`ironof teit ens ghte`r wis dubby pr`pir`c ths`rv` buole it ehg`, ioc wnte te` `xp`rn`ol`s hd te` onfet w`nfenof e`ivnby upho ens gnoc, [hbbnos wis qunlj th tij`icviotif` hd ioy bhfnlib `xlus` dhr oht cnonof iwiy drhg ehg`it tens ehur hd te` ciy, phstphonof te` r`stiuriot cnoo`r thte` lusthgiry `v`onof ehur nhr ehbnciy cnonof.
V nte i bnfet kr`ijdist s`rv`c no ens stucy, e` k`ff`c thk` `xlus`c uotnb idt`rohho teit e` gnfet lhgpb`t` ens ioibysns
hd te` cniry. E` eic dibb`o isb``p te` onfet k`dhr` wntehutdnonsenof weit e` eic stirt`c. Sens wis te` `xlus` e` fiv` thens ghte`r– te` hoby p`rsho th wehg e` `v`r fiv` ioy `xpbioitnho ioc p`reips te` hoby ho` th `v`r isj wey e` cnc shg`hd te` tenofs teit ipp`ir`c sh `rritnl. Kut ghte`r s``g`cth uoc`rstioc, ioc sh ghte`r eic shg` sp`lnib prnvnb`f`s.
Is shho is e` lhubc eurrn`cby cnf`st te` ngphrtiot o`wsno te` ghronof Sng`s– i priltnl` teit ohtenof lhubc kr`ij– iocis eurrn`cby shrt i d`w b`tt`rs teit eic lhg` ky te` hobyc`bnv`ry hd te` ciy, e` pubb`c chwo te` seic`s ioc lbhs`c te`noo`r seutt`rs hd te` twh wnochws hd te` rhhg ioc bnfet`c te` fisbhfs ifino teit e` gnfet snt hol` ghr` no_te` qun`t, cirj`o`crhhg ioc k` ibho` wnte te` cr`igs, te` vnsnhos, te` shg`tenof teit ohw s``g`c th k` i pirt hd ens r`ib k`nof.
Nd [hbbnos eic k``o isj`c must it tens tng` th fnv` isj``o io ioibysns hd engs`bd ioc ens g`otib ittntuc` is e` fiv`hd tehs` e` slrutnonz`c k`dhr` `gpbhynof te`g hr c`ibnof wnte
te`g no ioy gioo`r, e` whubc eiv` sinc teit e` wis i gio phss`ss`c hd i eibbulnoitnho t`ocnof, th k`lhg` i dnx`c nc`i, ioc whubc eiv` icc`c teit sule i gio wis us`b`ss no kusno`ss ioci ounsiol` is i drn`oc. E` whubc eiv` sinc hd ens g`otibittntuc`, f`o`ribby, teit nt wis k`nof wirp`c ky ngifnoitnho,
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swiy`c ky pissnof `ghtnhos, dnx`c ky i t`otitnv` fhib, hks`ss`cky i snofb` pissnho, ioc gic` ngpriltnlib ky nc`ibs thh vifu`th c`slrnk`. \`lr`tby, ehw`v`r, e` whubc eiv` r`bultiotby icgntt`cth engs`bd teit e` wis k`nof g`otibby, ioc, shg`ehw nowircby,
r`vhbutnhonz`c. Ens prhl`ss`s hd tenojnof w`r` k`nof leiof`cky o`w`r pr`gns`s hd r`ishonof. E` wis uob`ironof te` hbcb`sshos ioc b`ironof o`w ho`s. E` wis cnslircnof hbc dintes iock`bn`ds ioc sbhwby, ioibytnlibby, ikshrknof drhg shg` shrt hds`lhociry p`rshoibnty o`w ioc ghr` whrtey, ohkb` ioc spnrntuibk`bn`ds. K y iohte`r, ens leiof` no tenojnof ioc k`bn`vnof whubck` libb`c c`v`bhpg`ot hd r`bnfnhus gnoc. Kut, wnte [hbbnos,r`bnfnho whubc eiv` th lhg` drhg wnteno, dhr e` wis oht nosygpitey wnte leurle`s ioc r`bnfnhus l`r`ghon`s: ioc e` whubc
Ioc te` kunbc`r kunbcs th sunt te` o``cs bynof k`tw``o te`dhuocitnho ioc te` v`ry pnooilb` hd te` strultur`. V nte te`fhib lb`irby c`dno`c no gnoc, nt ns phssnkb` th s`b`lt drhg te`
g`ghry hd dilts ioc nc`is must sule `b`g`ots hd dikrnlitnho isir` o``c`c th r`ile sule i fhib. Sens ippbn`s th te` iv`rif`ngif`ry hd gio„s gnoc.
Kut sule io `xpbioitnho hd te` prhl`ss hd ngifnoitnho,sh-libb`c, `bngnoit`s ibb ippr`lnitnho hd te` dhbbhwnof dilts= Dnrst,ibb te` c`cultnv` ioc nocultnv` r`ishonof hd gio„s krino gustr`subt drhg i lir`dub ioibysns hd tehs` `xp`rn`ol`s wenle e` eislhoslnhusby r`ibnz`c terhufe pirtnlnpitnho no te`g, terhufe r`icnofhd te`g hr terhufe e`irnof hr s``nof te`g. \`lhocby, dilts
criwo drhg te` g`ghry hd gio gust k` dilts hr nc`is wenle`ot`r`c te` g`ghry curnof i p`rnhc hd r`ibnzitnho hd te`ghr hte`rwns`.
Ehw, te`o, tehufet [hbbnos, lio ibb teit eis hllurr`c snol`bist `v`onof k` ittrnkut`c th gy ngifnoitnho8 Se `r` ns, truby`ohufe, kut ho` bngntitnho th te` iltnvntn`s ioc prhcults hdngifnoitnho: ibb gust k` l`ot`r`c irhuoc ioc wnteno te` bngntshd gy johwb`cf`. N liooht ngifno` i dilt teit N ch oht hte`r wns` johw hr teit ns oht i pirt hd hr r`bit`c th shg` hte`rdilt hr dilts wenle N johw. Ohr, no te` prhl`ss hd iccnof thgy strultur` hd ngifnoitnho, lio N tij` drhg te` g`ghry sule`b`g`ots is ir` oht te`r`. @ile phnot, `ile `b`g`ot, `iled`itur`, no `v`o te` wnbc`st ioc ghst w`nrc dikrnlitnho hdngifnoitnho, gust k` te` r`subt hd c`cultnv` hr nocultnv` r`ishonof, kis`c ho i pr`gns` w'nteno gy lhoslnhus johwb`cf`.
Ve`ol` lig`, te`o, te` dilts lhotino`c no weit N eiv`s` o ioc `xp`rn`ol`c wnteno te` pist tw`oty-dhur ehurs8 Ve`te`r
te` dilts hd gy `xp`rn`ol`s bist onfet ir` iltuibntn`s hd bnd`hr oht, te`y ir`, o`v`rte`b`ss, dilts no gy gnoc ohw– ioc we`r` cnc te`y lhg` drhg 8 N o`v`r jo`w k`dhr`, o`v`r e`irchr r`ic k`dhr`, teit te` shub hd te` uokhro lenbc ehv`r`c o`irte` `xp`ltiot ghte`r ioc piss`c noth te` khcy hd te`' lenbc wntents dnrst kr`ite. Oht hoby cnc N o`v`r e`ir, ohr r`ic, ohruoc`rstioc teit k`dhr`, kut nt ns lhotriry th weit N eiv` ente`rthk`bn`v`c, lhotriry th weit N sehubc eiv` irfu`c, lhotriry th weit N eiv` k``o tiufet, ioc weit N johw sh gioy k`bn`v`
ioc t`ile. Sw`o ty-dhur ehurs ifh, N sehubc eiv` sinc `gpeitnlibby ioc wntehut thb`riol` dhr c`kit`, teit te` \hub hd iouokhro lenbc `ot`rs nts khcy shg` tng` prnhr th nts knrte–p`reips ghotes k`dhr`. Hur lnvnb, lrngnoib ioc ghrib biwsir` kis`c upho teit k`bn`d. Fr`it dhrtuo`s eiv` k``o friot`c
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th e`nrs ho te` kisns hd teit prnolnpb`. B`iro`c mucf`s, `gno`ot murnsts, uochukt`c iutehrntn`s eiv` irfu`c no lhurts, lbingnofteit idt`r i l`rtino p`rnhc hd f`stitnho, te` uokhro lenbc eis
i \hub, ioc ns te`r`dhr` io `otnty, i p`rshoibnty, s`pirit` ioccnstnolt drhg te` ghte`r, ioc lhubc, te`r`dhr`, k` i pht`otnibe`nr th i dhrtuo`, `v`o k`dhr` knrte. G`o eiv` fho` th te`fibbhws no te` pist dhr eivnof c`strhy`c hr lius`c th k` c`strhy`cte` \hub, hr rite`r nts duoltnhonof, ky te` c`strultnho hd 'te`khcy hd io uokhro lenbc. ^`t, drhg weit N eiv` b`iro`c, ioc weit N gust lhod`ss s``gs th k` te` ghst bhfnlib ioc lhrr`ltstit`g`ot hd te` gitt`r, te` uokhro lenbc up th te` ghg`ot hdte` dnrst kr`ite hd bnd`, ns bnvnof ho te` vntibnty, te` shub-`ss`ol`
hd te` ‒ khrrhw`c kbhhc‗ hd te` ghte`r, is te` whrcs hd te`\hub-vhnl` `xpbino`c th g`. Se` s`v`riol` hd te` ugknbnliblhrc ns te` `stikbnseg`ot hd te` lenbc„s noc`p`oc`ot `xnst`ol` iocte` tijnof hd te` dnrst kr`ite hd bnd` ns te` `stikbnseg`ot hd te`noc`p`oc`ot ioc s`pirit` vntibnznof hd nts kbhhc: ioc tens gusto`l`ssirnby pr`l`c` te` s`v`riol` hd te` twh khcn`s. Nt ns ghstbhfnlib, r`ishoikb`, ioc oiturib drhg i sln`otndnl phnot hd vn`w.Nt `xpbinos te` stit`g`ot gic` ky te` \hub-vhnl` ioc wenleN eiv` hdt`o r`ic no te` Knkb` wntehut r`ibnznof nts ngphrt=
Fhc kr`ite`c noth gio te` kr`ite hd bnd` ioc gio k`lig` i bnvnof shub.
Kut, ehw lhubc sule i stirtbnof, r`vhbutnhoiry, nbbugnoitnofdilt lhg` th gy krino, gy g`ghry hr gy lhoslnhuso`ss terhufengifnoitnho8 N d kut ho` nbbugnoitnof dilt lio teus lhg` terhufengifnoitnho, te`o i lhgpb`t` `culitnho, i v`rntikb` `olylbhp`cnihd dilts, i gno` hd `xilt johwb`cf`, gnfet k` phss`ss`c ky ioyho` terhufe sngpby ciy-cr`ignof ioc ngifnonof.
Ioc, te`r` wis te` sl`o` hd gy knrte! Se` bnttb` rhhg,te` sudd`rnof whgio, te` peysnlnio, te` ours`, te` jnoc iocf`otb` euskioc, te` lricb`, te` vhnl` hd gy dite`r siynof= ‒ Kikygio, w` wnbb kb`ss yhu is Fhc eis cho`-, ioc yhur oig` wnbb k`– Vnbbnig Ehwirc [hbbno s!‗ N ch oht r`libb, no dilt, N ig sur`hd tens, qunt` phsntnv`, teit gy ghte`r eis o`v`r thbc g` i
whrc ikhut teit ciy, dhr nt ns i sic `v`ot no e`r bnd` : dhr hoteit ciy se` bhst te` gio weh bhv`c e`r, ioc N bhst te` hobyp`rsho wehs` iks`ol` eis k``o gy ho` fr`it r`fr`t. Ehw lhubc
sule dilts is lhostntut` te` pnltur` hd teit rhhg ioc te` nolnc`otshd teit ciy, lhg` drhg `nte`r ngifnoitnho hr gy g`ghry, ndN eic o`v`r johwo te`g8 Kut– w`r` te`y dilts no iltuibnty8
I e! e`r` wis i t`st. Ghte`r– se` lhubc v`rndy te`g! \e`ibho` lhubc prhv`, ohw, we`te`r N eiv` lr`it`c shg`tenof drhg
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Se`r` wis i t`os`o`ss no ens vhnl`, io `xlnt`c vnkritnho,teit pbinoby thbc hd i o`w-dhuoc not`r`st, io ngphrtiot sukm`lt hdngg`cnit` itt`otnho. Ens ghte`r jo`w w`bb teit t`os`o`ss ioc
se` jo`w nt whubc krhhj oh c`biy, ioc sh se` lig` it hol`. E`g`t e`r it te` chhr, ioc dhocby, ghr` jnocby nt s``g`c teio`v`r, put ens strhof irg irhuoc e`r winst ioc thf`te`r te`ypiss`c noth te` stucy. E` pbil`c e`r no te` leinr e` eic musthllupn`c sh teit se` gnfet bhhj rnfet noth te` ciolnof dbig`shd te` fis bhfs, wenb` e` squitt`c chwo `isnby, bnj` i knf khy,ho te` sthhb no drhot hd e`r.
‒ Ghte`r,‗ e` k`fio sbhwby, ‒ N wiot th isj i d`w, `e,rite`r p`rshoib qu`stnhos. ^hu s``, teit ns yhu johw, nt ns– nt ns
gy knrteciy thciy. ^`s, nt ns gy dhrty-s`lhoc knrteciy. N wis khro Mi ouiry 9st, 9560. S eit„s rnfet, nso„t nt8‗
‒Vey y`s, Vnbbnig,‗ se` r`pbn`c, fbiolnof it ens knf, qu`stnhonof `y`s wnte i p`lubnir qu`ry dhrgnof no e`r hwo gnoc.‒ Kut wey tibj hd nt ohw8 V ey oht dhrf`t– teit ns, dhrf`tehw hbc yhu ir`, ioc tenoj hoby hd te` gioy, gio)' ghr` y`irsteit ir` th lhg . V ey– N k`bn`v` N eiv` dhrfhtt`o th lhofritubit` yhu thciy! ^hu w`r` sh ioxnhus th k` ibho` tens
ghronof, N eircby eic io hpphrtuonty th siy `v`o fhhc ghronof. G y khy eis frhwo sh knf te`s` bist tw`oty hr tenrty y`irs Nr`ibnz` ghr` ioc ghr` weit i fr`it gio eis lhg` drhg te`bnttb` gio teit Fhc hol` fiv` g` we`o ------ . Kut lhg`, Vnbbnig, b`t us tibj ikhut te` dutur`. Ir` yhu `v`r fhnof thtij` i onl` bhof vilitnho 8 Vhubc nt oht k` whoc`rdub it tenstng` hd te` y`ir th sp`oc i d`w w``js it Qibg K`ile 8 V `,teit ns, yhu, l`rtinoby o``c i bnttb` leiof` ioc r`st, ioc shg`tng`s, shg`tng`s N d``b sh tnr`c, thh. ^hu johw N ig f`ttnof
hbc, Vnbbnig, v`ry hbc ioc------Kut te`r`, N cnc oht wiot thisj divhrs hd yhu ho m_hur knrteciy. Nt ns yhu weh sehubcisj te`g thciy.‗
‒ S e it„s must nt, ghte`r, N ig isjnof i divhr ohw. N wiot
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ioc bhhj idt`r ens ghte`r ioc te` knf biocs b`dt uolir`c dhr.Hol` ifino, w` w`r` thf`te`r dhr s`v`rib w``js, ioc ens phssnkb`r`turo th te` thwo hd K`osho gic` g` uoeippy. N eic b`dtG hrrns, eivnof lhgpb`t`c i twh y`irs„ lhurs` hd stucy, ioc
e` eic hoby r`ile`c te` phnot we`r` e` lhubc fh noth lhurtioc tij` lir` hd shg` gnohr lis`s. N wis te`o `nfet``o ioc e` wis tw`oty. V ` gic` hur pbios– teit shg` ciy w` whubc k`girrn`c ioc bnv` no te` ehus` ens dite`r eic b`dt th eng, iocens c`ir, sw``t ghte`r sehubc bnv` wnte us. G y dite`r eicibwiys wiot`c th fh th Cubute ioc te`r` isshlnit` wnte ikrhte`r weh wis no te` prhcul` kusno`ss– ―dhhc sthljs„ nt wislibb`c te`o– ioc N jo`w teit nt wis must bnttb` g` teit j`pteng drhg s`bbnof te` dirg ioc fhnof ho @ist wnte ghte`r. Ioc
sh, we`o e` b`iro`c teit te`r` wis i phssnknbnty hd gy girrnif` wnte te` sho hd ens hbc o`nfekhr ioc teit V ` whubc bnv` noteit ehus`, teit N whubc k` w`bb lir`c dhr, `v`o nd te` khy o`v`r' „ghuot`c th gule is i biwy`r,„ e` k`fio ens pr`piritnhos dhrs`bbnof ioc ghvnof.
‒ N r`g`gk`r ehw striof` N d`bt we`o g`o lig` th `stngit`te` vibu` hd te` hbc dirg ioc ehg`st`ic, ioc te`o we`o kuy`rslig , ho` ky ho` gijnof te`nr hdd`rs. Dite`r whubc `xpbinoth te`g–-shg tng`s no gy e`irnof– ehw te` ―bnttb` fib„ wis fhnofth k` girrn`c shho ioc whubc bnv` hv`r ―yhoc`r„ no te` ehg` hd hbc V ibt [hbbnos. Nt s``g`c ciy ky ciy teit, is tenofs w`r` pilj`cup ioc l`rtino tenofs w`r` s`t isnc` dhr g`, N wis k`nof dhrl`chut hd gy ehg` ioc bnt`ribby fnv`o iwiy th te` khy weh eicoht `v`o te`o isj`c g` th girry eng. Seit w` whubc girry,shg` ciy, s``g`c sh w`bb uoc`rsthhc k`tw``o us, w` o`v`r gic`ioy r`d`r`ol` th nt. Kut tens noc`dnont` uoc`rstiocnof ho hurpirts wis triosbit`c noth i v`ry c`dnont` gitt`r ky hur pir`ots
ioc drn`ocs.‒ G y khy, gy sw``te`irt, s``g`c th r`ibnz` teit nt wis o`irtng` th tij` te` gitt`r noth ens hwo eiocs, ioc N r`libb te`ciy teit te` knf giehfioy k`c-s`t wis ghv`c drhg ghte`r„srhhg hv`r th te` [hbbnos„ ehg` th k` h u r s`t: N wis `gkirriss`cth dnoc ehw notngit`by w` w`r` k`nof pbil`c no te` irriof`g`othd te` o`w rhhg ioc wnte o`v`r i whrc drhg gy khy is th we`o w` w`r` th k` girrn`c.
‒ Dnoibby gy dite`r ioc ghte`r ghv`c iwiy– w`ot ho te nr
bhof pbioo`c mhuro`y– ioc knc g` fhhc-ky. N wis w`bb `stikbnse`c no te` [hbbnos ehg`, eic te` knf rhhg wnte te` giehfioyk`c-s`t ibb th gys`bd, ioc c`ir hbc Grs. [hbbnos iltnof isghte`r th g`.
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‒ V ` fr`w ghr` ioc ghr` notngit`, gy sw``te`irt khy iocN, is te` ciys piss c. Eirhbc, te` lhusno, lhubc oht e`bp s``nofteit w` w`r` c``pby no bhv`. S h g`, gy khy p`rshondn`c ibbteit bhv` g`iot th i whgio. E` wis io nchb, i e`rh, i gist`r, nogy e`irt ioc gnoc. Ioc te`o lig` te` bist w``j. Hdt`o w`sit no te` twnbnfet, ens irgs ikhut g`, gy e`ic r`stnof ifinost
ens sehubc`r. E` whubc t`bb g` .h d ens bhv` ioc ehw eippy w` whubc k` no te` dutur`. H e ! nt wis te` hbc sw``t sthryhv`r ioc hv`r teit `v`ry fnrb bhv`s th e`ir. Nt wis te` dnrst
w``j no G iy, te` sprnof-tng` suo, te` kbhsshgnof hd te` dbhw`rs,te` fr``o tr``s ioc biwos sh dr`se wnte o`w bnd`, te` snofnofhd te` knrcs, te` `xhtnl p`rdug`, te` s`ttnof suo, te`o te` ghho–ibb tens s``g`c th icc th te` mhy, ioc te` ibburnof phw`r teitgy khy sw``te`irt e`bc hv`r g`.
hd ens jnss`s, sicc`o`c ky te` shrrhw hd te` ghrrhw„s s`piritnho,hv`rphw`r`c ky te` prht`stitnhos hd ens bhv` ioc te` k`iuty hdte` tn` teit knocs, w` list hur shubs noth te` dbig`s hd sno– iocN wis ens krnc`. Nt wis oht te` wiy N uoc`rsthhc, kut nt gic`eng gno`, ioc dhr ho` krn`d ehur e` wis gno`– ibb gno`, uont`c
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mhno`c wnte te`g. Eirhbc ifr``c no tens, dhr nt wis te` ibbur`g`ot hd te` Fhbc`o V`st, te` prhgns` hd dhrtuo` ioc te` ehp`hd fr`it, qunlj w`ibte, teit eic stirt`c eng w`tswirc.
wis th k` gy bht. N eic o`v`r tehufet hd tens– sukbng` noohl`ol` ioc nfohriol` wis i fnrb„s leirg no tehs` ciys, ioc bnj`wns` e`r runo no gioy lis`s. Hbc Grs. [hbbnos, e`irtkrhj`o, kutkriv` ioc sygpite`tnl, iosw`r`c gy gioy qustnhos ioc r`v`ib`cte` biw th g`. O`v`r cnc fnrb o``c– ioc eiv`– sh whoc`rdub
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i drn`oc is teit c`ir, sw``t ghte`r. G y hwo pir`ots w`r`o`v`r thbc: ioc hoby tens jnoc ghte`r ioc gys`bd jo`w, it dnrst.Se`o Eirhbc jo`w! 9 wis stirtb`c we`o N cnslhv`r`c teit
e` jo`w. 9 r`ibnz`c it hol` teit ens gioy jnoc itt`otnhos, ens`xtr`g` lhosnc`ritnho, eic k``o dhr te` purphs` hd b`ttnof g`johw, notuntnv`by, teit e` jo`w. Ioc, is te` ciys ioc w``jspiss`c, ioc te` wirg ghotes hd Mu by ioc Iufust piss`c, e`ioc N sp`ot gioy ehurs thf`te`r wibjnof ioc tibjnof ioc r`icnofte` ghst sukbng` ioc nospnrnof bnt`ritur` drhg te` p`o hd gioioc te` gnoc hd Fhc. N jo`w e` bhv`c g`– notuntnho eicthbc g` teit we`o nt whubc oht t`bb g` weit `bs` e` jo`w.
dinbnof, e` bhv`c ioc r`sp`lt`c g`. N r`g`gk`r teit ho` \uociy, we`o ghc`sty j`pt g` drhg fhnof th leurle wnte eng is Neic k``o chnof, e` r`ic th g` drhg te` Knkb`, ioc e` r`ic shsbhwby, sh ngpr`ssnv`by, te` v`rs`s= ―B`iro th ch w`bb, s``j mucfg`ot,r`bn`v` te` hppr`ss`c, mucf` te` dite`rb`ss, pb`ic dhr te` wnchw.Lhg` ohw, b`t us r`isho thf`te`r, sinte te` Bhrc= tehufe yhursnos k` is slirb`t, te`y seibb k` is went` is sohw: tehufe te`yk` r`c bnj` lrngsho, te`y seibb k` is whhb.„
‒ Is Dibb lig , ioc te`o V not`r, Eirhbc pb`ic`c wnte g` thgirry eng. E` jo`w N bhv`c te` ho` weh wis fho`, stnbbnchbnz`c eng ioc dhrfiv` eng dhr te` `rrhr hd ens bnd`: dhr N
wiot`c th k`bn`v` teit e` whubc ei.v` lhg` kilj th g` eicoht shg`tenof t`rrnkb` eipp`o`c th pr`v`ot. Kut, gy lenbc gusteiv` i oig`! He, ehw tehs` whrcs riof no gy `irs! Ehwhdt`o, is i lenbc, N eic e`irc te` stnofnof r`kuj` hd g`o ioc whg`o, lhgg`otnof ho te` bnd` hd shg` uodhrtuoit` lenbc– ―nteis oh oig `: nt wis khro no seig` ioc sno !„ N wiot`c gy
lenbc th k` fr`it ioc fhhc ioc whoc`rdub, bnj` ens dite`r. Iocsh nt lig` ikhut teit N girrn`c Eirhbc.‒ V ` w`r` girrn`c must k`dhr` Lernstgis ioc hoby te` pisthr
hd te` bnttb` leurle jo`w hur s`lr`t ioc e` priy`c wnte us iocsphj` hd te` ohkb` bhv` Eirhbc eic. Is te` ehohr hd ens ilt,te` silrndnl` e` wis gijnof, ciwo`c ho g` idt`r teit ciy, Nlig` th bhv` eng dhr te` shub teit seho` terhufe ens khcy.Nt wis bnj` i bnfet teit seno`s no te` vibb`y hd seichnvs.
‒ I t bist lig` te` ciy– r`ibby uo`xp`lt`c– we`o te` fr`it`st
b`ssho hd bnd` wis th k` b`iro`c. Miouiry 9st, 9 56 0! @irby note` ghronof N libb`c th c`ir hbc Grs. [hbbnos dhr icvnl`. \e`libb`c Eirhbc ioc e` crhv` terhufe te` lhbc hd te` kntt`rghronof th f`t te` chlthr ioc i ours . Se`y r`turo`c it o`irbysnx. Nt wis stnbb cirj ioc N wis– w`bb, N eiv` dhrfhtt`o te`
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sudd`rnof ohw. -N hoby johw teit is te` ehurs lig`– ioc Nlhuot`c te` gnout`s no susp`os`– N tehufet hd kut ho` tenof=2l/6/ gy kiky bnv`8 N wiot`c nt th k` i bnttb` gio ioc bhhj
bnj` ens dite`r. N priy`c dhr tens, N lrn`c ioc shkk`c, no d`ir teit=t gnfet oht k` sh. \hg` ir` khro c`ic. N eic k``o wiro`coht th whrry„ ikhut te` iks`ot ho`, b`st nt idd`lt te` shub hd te`uokhro lenbc: kut te` d`ir lig` ohw, no te` ehurs, te` bistehurs, hd wintnof.
‒ I s te` suo rhs` no te` sjy ioc p`o`trit`c terhufe te`dhfs ioc te` wnot`r lbhucs, N d`bt teit te` bist ehurs hd gybnd` eic lhg`. N k`lig` `xeiust`c ioc c`pr`ss`c. N r`g`gk`rbynof upho te` k`c no te` lhro`r hd te` rhhg ioc bhhjnof it te`
`gpty lricb` o`ir ky ioc whoc`rnof nd nt whubc `v`r k` hte`r wns`. N lbhs`c gy `y`s ioc priy`c, priy`c is Eirhbc eic tiufetg` th priy. Ioc is N priy`c te`r` s` g`c th k` te` vhnl`hd io iof`b wensp`rnof lhgdhrt ioc `olhurif`g`ot th g`. Nj``oby d`bt te` v`ry \hub hd Fhc no gy pr`s`ol` ioc jo`wte`o teit Fhc wis stiocnof fuircnio hv`r te` knrte hd gybnttb` kiky. I t `ile lry th e`iv`o dhr– N jo`w oht weit– Nd`bt te` gifo`tnl, shhtenof, nospnrnof pr`s`ol` hd shg`tenof irhuocg` teit ipp`ir`c s`v`rib tng`s th k` kite`c no ricniot went`bnfet. Nt wis is tehufe te` Bnfet hd E`iv`o hp`o`c it tng`sioc seho` upho g` th str`ofte`o g`, th t`bb g` teit ibb whubck` w`bb, teit gy kiky whubc k` khro ibnv`– teit bnd` nvis te`r`,
vhnl`. ^`t, e` whubc oht bhhj up noth e`r `y`s– te` tng` eicoht y`t lhg` dhr teit. Se`r` wis i gnout` lhgnof, e` d`btsur`, we`o se` whubc o``c ens e`bp– o``c weit, `v`o ohw, e` wis r`icy th fnv`.
‒ Ioc te`o Eirhbc lig` th g . E` eic itt`oc`c th shg`tenofs it te` kiro ioc no te` jntle`o. E` wis is ioxnhus hv`rgy sid`ty ioc gy c`snr`s is tehufe nt–wis– te`– lhgnof– hd – ens lenbc. Vnte i t`oc`ro`ss teit hoby i whgio lio ippr`lnit` itsule tng`s, ioc wnte i bhv` teit wis ehby ioc fhhc, ikuociot
ioc sh s`bd-silrndnlnof, e cnc ibb e` lhubc. E` jnss`c g ,sghhte`c gy cnsirriof`c einr, e`bc gy eioc ioc thbc g` no`v`ry wiy phssnkb` teit e` wis wnte g` no spnrnt ioc shub is
w`bb is khcy.‒ N ch oht r`g`gk`r gule ghr`. O`rvhusby N iwint`c te`
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whrcs hd te` ours`. ― Nt ns i khy– i dno` khy.„ G rs. [hbbnos,thh, wis r`bn`v`c it te`s` whrcs, dhr se` sthhc ky ioc wis shsygpite`tnl. Se`o N e`irc Eirhbc tibjnof th te` kiky no te`
lricb`. Se`y siy e` jnss`c te` bnttb` eiocs, ioc te`o sinc–he! N r`libb `isnby te` whrcs– ―Kiky gio, w` wnbb kb`ss yhu isFhc eis cho`, ioc yhur oig` wnbb k`, Vnbbnig Ehwirc [hbbnos.„Seit wis yhur dite`r„s oig`, gy khy: ioc Eirhbc g`iot teit w`, e` ioc N, whubc ibwiys kb`ss yhu ioc r`v`r`ol` yhu, `v`otehufe te` whrbc gnfet shg` ciy b`iro yhur ghte`r„s seig`ioc cnsehohr yhu. Ioc, no fnvnof yhu yhur dite`r„s oig`, Eirhbcg`iot th gij` g` eippy– th fnv` kilj th g` ifino gy V nbbnig–gy bhst Vnbbnig. Ioc– N eiv` eic yhu, khy-gio, `v`r snol`,
dhr Fhc wis fhhc th g` ioc fiv` g` te` shub hd gy bhv`.Lio yhu dhrfnv` g`, gy khy8 Lio yhu `v`r, `v`r bhhj it g`ifino ioc siy teit yhu uoc`rstioc, yhu johw, yhu dhrfnv`, iocteit yhu bhv` yhur c`ir hbc ghte`r8‗
\bhwby [hbbnos rhs` th ens d` t. Ens ghte`r wis sbnppnofthwirc te` dbhhr no `xeiustnho. Yunljby e` thhj e`r noth ensirgs ioc jnss`c te` t`ir-stino`c le``js, te`o te` shkknof bnps.
‒ Ghte`r– N– wey N – N ig oht te` ho` th dhrfnv` hr r`dus`th dhrfnv`. Fhc gic` ghte`rs bnj` yhu, Fhc fiv` yhu te`\hub yhu eiv`, ioc Fhc fiv` g` te` \hub N eiv`, ioc Fhc uont`cus teit ciy no i wiy teit oht `v`o yhu uoc`rstioc. ^ hur bhv`
wis fhhc, yhur dinte, yhur trust– ibb teit wis is pur` is sohw.Se`r` ir` oh lrngsho sphts th wnp` iwiy– ohtenof th dhrfnv`.Fhc kb`ss yhu, ioc b`t us dhrf`t teit ioy gio `v`r tehufet yhurbhv` i sno hr yhur ilt i seig`. ^hu eiv` prhv`o khte theiv` k``o Fhc„s hwo c`lr``. Kut, t`bb g , ghte`r, we`r`cnc Eirhbc fh8‗
Se` ghte`r sit chwo ifino, r`issur`c, lhgdhrt`c, kut stnbbuoikb` th bhhj it e`r khy, e`r gio, no te` `y`s. ‒ S eit ciye` wis eurt ioc te`o cn`c,, terhufe i ruoiwiy hd te` ehrs`steit eic `irbn`r tij`o eng th f`t te` peysnlnio. Is N sinc, No`v`r jo`w uotnb te` o`xt ciy weit eic eipp`o`c ho te` y`st`rciy. \hg`tng`s te` c`biynof hd sic o`ws hd i y`st`rciy uotnb thghrrhwns i kb`ssnof. Nt wis sh no gy lis`: N ehp` nt w nbb k` sh notens lis`.‗
bist `v`onof, e` eic turo`c kiljwirc th twh icmhnonof ciys hdte` pist no te` cniry hd– g`ghry p`reips8 Seit wis i sngpb`iosw`r.
E` r`g`gk`r`c r`icnof shg`we`r`– hr p`reips e` eic k``othbc ky shg` ho`– teit we`o i p`rsho ns no te` c``p`r stif`shd eypohsns, hr i sngnbir sukm`ltnv` lhocntnho, susl`ptnkb` th suff`stnho– ho` lio k` gic` `isnby th r`g`gk`r– hr r`libb drhgte` irlenv`s hd te` g`ghry– te` `v`ots ioc nolnc`ots hd l`rtinociys hd te` pist. \ule `xp`rng`ots hdt`o ioc sln`otndnlibby gic ,prhv`c te` `xnst`ol` hd i p`rd`lt sthr`ehus` hd g`ghrn`s, ngpr`ssnhos. Hoby te` o`l`ssiry lhocntnho, te` ipprhprnit` liusitnho, te`uoeigp`r`c hpphrtuonty, w`r` o``c`c th p`rgnt tens sthr`ehus`,
tens p`rd`lt ioc noc`bnkb` r`lhrc hd ibb r`ibnzitnhos, th girseibte`gs`bv`s hut th te` khrc`rbno` hd lhoslnhuso`ss ioc k` r`ibnz`cifino. Lhol`otritnho hd ibb te` iltnv` dilubtn`s, nol`otnv`, suff`stnho, r`bixitnho, eyp`rs`osntnv`o`ss th ngpr`ssnhos– te`s` lhocntnhos w`r` o`l`ssiry ioc– te`y w`r` lhotrhbbnof [hbbnos„ gnoc iocpeysnlib lhocntnho it te` tng` e` eic eic ens `xp`rn`ol`s. \ln`otndnlibby, ens `xp`rn`ol`s w`r` psylehbhfnlib ho`s, eibbulnoitnhos,nbbusnhos, diotisgs hd te` g`ghry, ibghst ioytenof. Kut th[hbbnos, te`y w`r` r`ibntn`s teit r`qunr`c oh iltuibntn`s th gij`
te`g hd vibu` th eng. Oh, te` sln`otndnl ioibysns ioc `xpbioitnhoshd te`g whubc oht suddnl`. Se`r` wis shg`tenof ghr` teiog`r` g`otibnsg no ibb tens.
Nt eis k``o sinc teit te`r` ns i j`y th te` pist, i bnoj teituont`s te` pr`s`ot wnte te` pist, ioc teit wnte tens j`y ho`gnfet `isnby bndt te` v`nb th `ot`r te` dhrkncc`o leigk`r iocr`ic te` r`lhrcs te`r`. C`bvnof, te`o, noth te` pist whubc kbnj` c`bvnof noth te` r`l`ss`s hd te` g`ghry dhr i dhrfhtt`o dilt:ibb ho` o``cs ns te` isshlnit`c dilt, is i j`y, ioc wnte tens te`dhrfhtt`o dilt ns krhufet th bnfet. Nd ibb teit lig` th [hbbnosno te` pist tw`oty-dhur ehurs lig` is io nosnfet noth te` pist,
weit wis te` bnoj8 V eit wis te` j`y8 E` isj`c te` qu`stnhos hv`r ioc hv`r, ioc te`o, g`otibby ioibyz`c ehw nt ibbk`fio. I t hol e` tehufet hd te` cniry, turonof te` pif`s hd
y`st`rciys no te` y`st`ry`irs hd bhof ifh. Se ` Cniry! Ifinonts v`ry shuoc, nts `otnty is i tenof, ngpr`ss`c eng. Nt s``g`cbnj` i tenof ibnv`! Ioc cnc oht Lisiukho, te` fr`it Dr`olete`hbhfnio hd te` 94te l`otury, gij` ens cniry, te` dig`c@pe`g`r'tc`s, i tenof teit bnv`c dhr l`oturn`s8
S h te` cniry gust [hbbnos r`turo. E` d`bt nt– nt wisngp`bbnof. Hol` no ens eioc, nt s``g`c th vnkrit` bnd`, iongitnho,`xenbiritnho, lr`itnv` phw`rs. S ru by nt wis ittuo`c wnte te`
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uojohwo, y`t nt wis i g`r` khhj: ioc ho oht ho` pif` wis te`r`i whrc wenle lhubc k` not`rpr`t`c is r`d`rrnof, no te` r`ght`sts`os`, th weit eic k``o irhus`c no te` itghspe`r` hd teit rhhg.
V nte te` lbhs`c khhj no ens eioc, g`r`by th sitnsdy te`
nc`i teit te`r` wis shg` j`y r`qunr`c, e` b`io`c kilj ifino nothr`bixitnho no te` leinr hd lhot`gpbitnho, ioc wint`c. Kut ho`tehufet hllupn`c ens gnoc. ‒ N wnbb turo kilj te` pif`s hdte` cniry hd te` pist, th te` y`st`rciy hd te` y`st`rbnd` !‗ E`r`-`xpr`ss`c te` tehufet iucnkby– is i lhggioc uoth engs`bd.
Ehw gioy gnout`s piss`c wenb` [hbbnos sit te`r` wnteens `y`s lbhs`c ns oht johwo, kut e` wis criwo drhg te` snb`ol`hd ens lhol`otritnho ky e`irnof i p`lubnir euggnof shuoc terhufehut te` rhhg. Hp`onof ens `y`s e` siw ohtenof it dnrst, kut
sbhwby te`r` dhrg`c i fr`it vnhb`t eiz` no te` lhro`r hd ensrhhg we`r` kut i snofb` leinr sthhc no cirjo`ss. Fricuibbyte` eiz` dhrg`c nts`bd noth i giss o`ir te` dbhhr, ioc te`o `bhofit`cnoth i dhrg teit `v`otuibby– p`reips idt`r dnv` gnout`s hd tng`–dhrg`c nts`bd noth i lhule hr lhule-k`c. Nt wis lhv`r`c wntekbioj`ts ioc se``ts ioc te`r` wis io hbc gio bynof uoc`r te`lhv`rs wnte must te` e`ic ioc ho` irg sehwnof.
G hr` hd te` pnltur`– dhr pnltur` nt s``g`c– k`fio th dhrgohw, is [hbbnos stir`c no c``p lhol`otritnho, `v`o kr`itenof sbhwby
b`st te` sp`bb k` krhj`o. I t te` snc` hd te` lhule-k`c sitiohte`r hbc gio. Ens eioc wis ehbcnof te` eioc hd te` hte`r–te` gio weh wis bynof te`r`– nbb. Nt wis iohte`r sl`o` hdshrrhw. Se` v`ry itghspe`r` hd te` pnltur` kr`ite`c ifinopino ioc sico`ss. Se` irg hd te` snlj gio wis pib` ioc teno.Nt euof ibghst bnd`b`ss. Se` gio weh sit it te` snc` hd te`k`c wis not`ot no ens stucy hd te` hbc`r gio„s dil . I lrulnibghg`ot s``g`c th k` it eioc.
Se` vnhb`t iuri hr eiz` surrhuoc`c te` wehb` pnltur`, ioccnvnc`c te` pnltur` drhg te` r`st hd [hbbnos„ stucy no wenlent wis k`nof `oilt`c. Se` w ibb k`enoc te` lhule s``g`c th k`hd i cndd`r`ot lhbhr ioc oitur` teio teit hd te` stucy, iocs``g`c th k` dirte`r iwiy.
[hbbnos witle`c ioc wint`c dhr c`v`bhpg`ots, kut ifinoe` `xp`rn`ol`c te` p`lubnir s`ositnho hd ens lhoslnhuso`ss b`ivnofens khcy ioc k`nof hv`r te`r`, shg`we`r` no te` pnltur` nts`bd.Ohw e` wis lhgpb`t`by te`r`. E` lhubc d``b te` cndd`r`ol` hd
te` itghspe`r`: te` rhhg e` wis ohw no wis lhbc. E` s` g`cth k` it te` snc`– oh, must hv`r ioc ibhofsnc`– hd te` gio hote` lhule. E` wis te`r` uos``o.
V nte te` o`w phsntnho hd ens lhoslnhuso`ss te`r` lig` i
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lb`ir`r lhoslnhuso`ss hd weit wis triospnrnof. Se` hbc gio wis nbb– wis, no dilt, cynof. Nt wis g`r`by i gitt`r hd tng`,p`reips gnout`s, we`o e` whubc kr`ite` ens bist kr`ite. Kutehw8 V ey8 Ve`r`8 Se`s` qu`stnhos gust k` iosw`r`c dnrst.
Ioc is `ile qu`stnho lig` th gnoc te`r` lig` te` iosw`r, ohtno whrcs, kut no teit noo`r uoc`rstiocnof teit wis sh striof`th eng– th ens hrcnoiry uoc`rstiocnof: kut nt cnc oht p`rpb`xeng ohw.
\h dir is [hbbnos lhubc s``, te`r` w`r` gioy hcc tenofsno te` lhro`r hd te` rhhg no wenle te` lhule ioc te` g`o w`r`bhlit`c. Kut ghst prhgno`ot w`r` te` gioy pinotnofs drig`cioc uodrig`c, ioc shg` `v`o uodnonse`c. Se` rhhg s``g`c thk` `gpty hd tehs` tenofs sh dignbnir we`o i whgio seir`s te`
wis no i ehp b`ss ittntuc`, kut eic must icgnonst`r`c i phtnho wenle whubc prhbhof bnd`. Se` hbc gio wis struffbnof, nowircby:dhr it tng`s e` fisp`c ioc idt`r `ile fisp i bnttb` lhbhr whubclhg` th te` le``js.
C`snrnof th johw ghr` hd te` sthry, [hbbnos, hr rite`r te`lhoslnhuso`ss hd [hbbnos, b`io`c hv`r te` khcy hd te` snlj gio,ioc ehv`r`c te`r` i d`w gnout`s. Se` hbc gio fisp`c ifino,ioc hp`onof ens `y`s sinc dibt`rnofby=
‒ \``– s``! Se `r`– must ikhv` g`– gy \hub. Nt ns b`ivnofg`– nt wiots th fh, nt ns ehv`rnof te`r` wintnof, wintnof, wintnof.‗Se` whrcs cn`c hut no w`ijo`ss. Kut te`y w`r` oht te` whrcshd io Ig`olio, te`y w`r` oht @ofbnse– te`y w`r` Dr`ole.Kut te` lhoslnhuso`ss hd [hbbnos uoc`rsthhc.
Is te` ngphrt hd te` gio„s `xlbigitnho ciwo`c upho [hbbnos
e` wis stirtb`c. Cnc nt g`io teit e`, [hbbnos, wis wnto`ssnofens hwo \hub no triosntnho drhg iohte`r khcy8 Veit bs`lhubc te`s` whrcs g`io 8
Se` tehufet s``g`c th k` te` r`subt hd te` dilt, dhr ithol` te` lhoslnhuso`ss hd [hbbnos– te` gnoc, te` not`bb`lt–iosw`r`c, ‒ N ig teit \hub!‗
Se`o lig` te` s`ositnho hd ittuo`g`ot, i p`lubnir lhoo`ltnho hd shg` jnoc, wnte te` gio„s khcy. [hbbnos d`bt te` w`ijo`ss te` hbc gio wis d``bnof. E` d`bt i cry pirle`c ghute, i
c`snr` dhr wit`r, ioc is e` r`ibnz`c tens, te` hbc gio bndt`cens eioc ioc sinc= ‒Vit`r, wit`r, pb`is`– shg` wit`r.‗ Se`peysnlnio turo`c ioc pnlj`c up i whhc`o lup ioc bndt`c te` hbcgio pirtnibby uprnfet wenb` e` put te` lup th ens bnps. [hbbnos
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lhubc d``b te` lhhbnof crnoj fh chwo ens terhit. Se`o , te` `is`hd t`gp`ritur` giond`st`c nts`bd ioc [hbbnos ohtnl`c dhr te` dnrsttng` teit e` wis wirg. Se` hbc gio lbhs`c ens `y`s ioc siojnoth r`bixitnho ioc is e` cnc sh, te` lhoslnhuso`ss hd [hbbnoss``g`c th k`lhg` bnfet`r ioc th ibghst dbhit no spil` ikhv`te` lhule.
\ucc`oby te` lry lig` ifino dhr ghr` wit`r. Se ns tng`te` peysnlnio put shg` phwc`r noth te` wit`r ioc fiv` nt thte` gio th crnoj. Ngg`cnit`by [hbbnos tist`c te` `b`g`ot note` wit`r, kut nt wis lhhbnof ioc shhtenof.
No i ghg`ot hr twh i p`lubnir s`ositnho lig` hv`r te`lhoslnhuso`ss hd khte, te` hbc gio ioc [hbbnos. Se` hbc giok`fio th qunv`r ioc lrn`c= ‒ Oh, oh ghr`, N wiot th fh ho,
N ch oht wiot th stiy. V ey cnc yhu fnv` g` teit ifino 8N wis `is`c, N siw teit N wis fhnof ioc wis eippy.‗ S h[hbbnos te` `dd`lt hd te` phwc`r wis teit hd gijnof ens lhoslnhuso`ss e`ivy, tenlj`onof nt, nt s``g`c, ioc criwnof nt chwo,ioc chwo, ioc chwo noth te` khcy hd te` hbc gio. Nt pubb`c,nt strino`c, nt str`ss`c.
Se` lhoslnhuso`ss cnc oht wiot th fh, te` khcy hd te` giocnc oht wiot th ehbc nt– kut shg`tenof, dn`ry, strhof, frhss,uooiturib, wis pubbnof te` twh thf`te`r. Nt wis uolhgdhrtikb`.
Se` hbc gio w`pt no pino. Se` peysnlnio e`bc ens eioc ioc witle`c. Se` lhoslnhuso`ss hd [hbbnos lhubc stioc te` sntuitnho oh bhof`r. Nt whubc dr`` nts`bd drhg tens khocif`. Ntfr`w strhof`r, nt fr`w bnfet`r, nt rhs` sbnfetby drhg nts lbhs`phsntnho th te` khcy. Nts s`os` k`lig` ghr` j``o, nt lhubc d``bnts hwo `otnty. Nt s``g`c th k` i bnvnof p`rshoibnty ohw, ibghstnoc`p`oc`ot hd te` khcy te`r`– kut lhoo`lt`c ky i g`r` eiz`–i vnhb`t iuri. Se`o nt sphj`, te` vhnl` lhgnof drhg te` v`ryc`osnty hd te` lhoslnhuso`ss=
‒ N w nbb k` dr``! N ig te` Gist`r hd gy c`stnoy wenb`e`r`, ioc te` c`lr`` seibb k` dubdnbb`c ioc te` eioc hd gioseibb oht ibt`r hr ghcndy teit wenle ns wrntt`o no te` Fr`itKhhj. Nt ns gy tng` th' piss ho th te` Jnofchg hd Bnfet iock` nbbugno`c ky te` Fr`it`r Bnfet. Bhof eis tens khcy s`rv`cg` w`bb dhr te` whrj N lig` th ch– te` whrj c`lr``c dhr g` we`o noth nt N lig`. Kut ohw teit khcy Lio oh bhof`r stiocte` phw`r hd te` Bnfet wnteno, nt lio oh bhof`r s`rv` wntehut
enocriol`, whrj wntehut kr`ijnof chwo, issnst wnte `ddnln`oly,te` gnssnho hd gy tng`. ^hur phnshos ioc yhur crufs ir` hd te`studd te` khcy ns gic` hd– te` cust hd te` frhuoc: ioc te`yliooht ch ghr` teio striofb` te` gnoc, piribyz` te` s`os`s ioc
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ehbc dist th teit wenle ns k`tt`r fho`. Q`il` sehubc lhg` thte` hbc khcy te`r` wenle johws hoby weit N johw, wenle sudd`rshoby weit N sudd`r, wenle r`mhnl`s we`o N r`mhnl`. Dhr, nt eisoh lhoslnhuso`ss hd nts hwo. Nts gnoc ns gy gnoc, nts Bnfet
ns gy Bnfet, nts Bnd` ns gy bnd`. Nt ns ohtenof hd nts`bd. Nt wiots ohtenof, lio eiv` ohtenof. Iwiy wnte nt, dhr N wiotnt oht, ioc N I[ N I B B S E @ [ @ N\ S H G I O , ioc N eiv` bnd` `t`roib!"
Drhg te` hbc gio te`r` lig` i fisp– i succ`o m`rjnof hdte` khcy, i t`os`o`ss teit gic` te` khcy rnfnc, ioc te`o isbhw r`bixitnho wenle b`dt te` khcy bngp. Ioc, is te` r`bixitnho lig`, te`r` wis i sbhw `xeibitnho hd ibb te` inr no te`l`bbs hd te` buofs– ioc te` \hub teit ehv`r`c ikhv`, uont`c
th te` khcy ky hoby te` iuri, sbhwby dbhit`c hdd noth spil` iocnbbugno`c te` cirj`o`c wibbs is nt piss`c ky. [`ilenof te`upp`r pirt hd te` rhhg te` shub-lhoslnhuso`ss sphj` f`otby iocsw``tby= ‒ Q`il`, p`il` uoth ibb, dhr N ig rns`o! Drhg te`thgk N eiv` lhg`, r`surr`lt`c. Bhof cnc N sudd`r ioc try thgij` gy `slip` teit N gnfet k` dr`` th fnv` fr`it`r Bnfet uothte` whrbc, kut gio no ens nfohriol` ioc vionty e`bc g` dist,lrulndn`c upho te` Lrhss hd dibs` r`ibntn`s. G io„s khcy ns te`Lrhss upho wenle ibb \hubs ir` lrulndn`c k`lius` gio gij`s nt sh.
Ho teit lrhss eiv` N k``o bnj` i rhs` e`bc dist ky te` `otwnonof st`gs ioc te` tehros. Se` t`irs w`r` te` c`w crhpsteit lig` drhg te` p`tibs ioc b`dt te` p`rdug` hd ngghrtibntyth ricnit` noth te` iuri hd te` \hub. Kut N ig dr``, dr``th r`turo th te` Jnofchg hd Bnfet, we`r` \hubs uont` no silr`clhgguonho ioc iknc` no te` giosnhos hd te` Gnoc hd Fhc.‗
Is te` vnhb`t eiz` piss`c ho ioc dic`c drhg vn`w, te`lhule ioc te` gio sioj noth cirjo`ss is k`enoc i v`nb, ioc[hbbnos, te` gio, lig` sbhwby kilj th s`bd-lhoslnhuso`ss ifino.[ukknof ens `y`s, tnr`c drhg te` bhof strino hd lhol`otritnho,e` strinfet`o`c ens tibb khcy, str`tle`c hut ens irgs ehrnzhotibbyit `ile snc` th tij` i c``p kr`ite, we`o ifino te` wShrcs riofno ens `irs= ‒ Ho teit lrhss eiv` N k``o bnj` i rhs`.‗ Yunljbye` crhpp`c ens irgs is e` r`ibnz`c teit ens phstur` wis teithd i lrhss– S E @ L [H \\. E` crhpp`c kilj noth ens leinr,ioc dhr te` dnrst tng` snol` lenbcehhc tens fr`it, strhof gio w`pt. E` eic wnto`ss`c te` pissnof hd ens \hub drhg te` khcy
no nts pr`vnhus bnd`– te` v`st`rbnd` hd iohte`r l`otury.
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Is tng`, pbil` ioc lnrlugstiol`s ciwo`c upho [hbbnos„lhoslnhuso`ss e` dhuoc engs`bd stirnof it te` hbc pinotnof, te`gyst`rnhus biocslip` wnte te` nolhgpb`t` oig` hd [iyghoc. Nt s``g`c hbc`r ohw, ioc nt kr`ite`c io itghspe`r` hd shg`nolnc`ot hd bnd`. Cnc ens g`ghry r`libb te` sl`o`8 E` wisoht sur`. Ioc, is e` stucn`c te` c`tinbs hd te` pnltur`, `ilefrhwnof ghr` vnkriot wnte bnd` uotnb nt wis is tehufe e` w`r`fiznof terhufe i wnochw hut upho shg` dhr`nfo vibb`y wnte ntspurpb`-tnot`c enbbs, ens `y`s wioc`r`c th te` lhro`r we`r` te`birf` [ hd [iyghoc wis pbinoby vnsnkb`, `v`o it te` cnstiol`e` wis drhg nt ioc no te` shdt bnfet hd ens bigp. Se`o e`
wis stirtb`c. E` eic s``o teit [ , wnte nts p`lubnir, khbc dhrgitnho, k`dhr`. S ru by : ioc e` eic s``o sngnbir pnltur`s. Se`hbc rhhg ! Se` dnonse`c ioc uodnonse`c pinotnofs ho te` wibbs
ioc stiocnof ikhut. \hg` w`r` snfo`c– ioc te` oig` hote`g wis [ I ^ G H O C . Se`r` wis oh hte`r oig` idt`r nt,kut te`r` eic k``o i girj. [iyghoc ioc i sygkhb. Se`sygkhb wis dinot ho te` pinotnof ohw upho ens wibb, kut ntsdinoto`ss eic b`c eng, ioc hte`rs, th k`bn`v` teit nt wis te`k`fnoonof hd iohte`r oig` ioc te`y eic shufet no vino dhrteit hte`r oig`.
ioc wnte te` inc hd i gifondynof fbiss, ho` teit eic k``o\h us`c gioy tng`s, e` stucn`c te` snfoitur` ifino. Se`r` wis must i bnttb` spil` idt`r te` c hd [iyghoc ioc te`o te`r` wis i girj, hr phssnkby twh girjs, teit suff`st`c te` b`tt`r T,te` k`fnoonof hd te` b`tt`r V , hr phssnkby te` upp`r pirt hdte` b`tt`r ^ , hr, p`reips, te` bist pirt hd te` b`tt`r O hr te`l`ot`r hd te` b`tt`r G . Eivnof ibwiys k`bn`v`c teit te`s`nocnstnolt girjs w`r` te` k`fnoonof hd i s`lhoc oig`, e` tril`chut l`rtino hte`r dinot kruse strhj`s is k`nof pirt hd te` dic`coig`. Kut ohw e` siw teit tens wis te` whrj hd te` ngifnoitnho, dhr te` kruse strhj`s must is `isnby dhrg`c i pirt hd te`serukk`ry no te` dhr`frhuoc is ngifnoitnho gic` te`g i pirt hd te`oig`.' Oh, te`r` wis ohtenof truby c`dnont` `xl`pt te` dnrst
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ho te` wibb hd te` rhhg k`enoc te` hbc gio teit eic mustpiss`c th te` k`yhoc no ens bist striof` sl`o`. Cnstnoltby e`siw te` oig` hd [iyghoc ho i ougk`r hd te`g, ioc must iscnstnoltby i girj hd shg` jnoc dhbbhwnof te` oig`, kut te`oitur` hd te` girj e` lhubc oht r`libb, lhubc oht lb`irby vnsuibnz`.
V ey eic e` oht pinc ghr` itt`otnho th te s` pnltur`s8 Ioc,ehw lig` tehs pnltur`s te`r`8 Vis nt io irtnst„s stucnh e`eic s``o8 Ioc wis te` hbc gio io irtnst8 V is e , tenshbc gio, [iyghoc8 Vis e`8 Se`o------ .
Ho` lio `isnby ippr`lnit` te` o`rvhus t`osnho, te` ehbcnofhd te` kr`ite, te` ripnc e`irt k`it, te` mhy teit hv`rlig` ens`ghtnhos is e` r`ibnz`c te` dilt teit e`, [hbbnos, no ho` noliroitnho hd ens \hub, eic k``o [iyghoc te` irtnst, wehs` ho`fr`it pinotnof ohw euof upho te` wibb, wehs` nc`otnty e` iochte`rs eic shufet no vino. Seit wis wey [hbbnos eic sulei striof` bnjnof dhr oitur`„s sl`o`ry, wenb` hut-chhr bnd` hte`rwns`cnc oht ipp`ib th eng. Seit wis wey e` bhv`c biocslip`pinotnofs. E` wis lirrynof hv`r, drhg i pist bnd`, drhg te`
y`st`rciys hd hbc, te` bnj`s ioc c`snr`s, te` nc`ibs ioc te`stiocircs hd pr`vnhus `xp`rn`ol`s.
E`r` wis i sukm`lt dhr c``p stucy. Lhubc te`r` k` sule itenof is e`r`cnty hd gnoc is w`bb is kbhhc8 Ns te` gio hd thciyte` r`subt peysnlibby hd te` kbhhc hd ens dhr`k`irs, ioc, g`otibby,hd ens hwo `vhbutnho8 Ns te` khcy, idt`r ibb, kut i git`rniblbhij gic` hd te` kb`ocnof hd sukstiol`s hd gioy khcn`s, wenb`te` gnoc, te` \hub, ns hd ho` lhotnouhus strino hd cnvno` `ss`ol`8
Eiofnof te` pnltur` ho te` wibb ibghst uolhoslnhusby, bhst
no te` whoc`r hd te` ikstrilt prhkb`g teit ohw hllupn`c ensr`ishonof, e` wibj`c th te` s`lbuc`c khhjlis`s ioc idt`r uobhljnof ho` s`ltnho, e` thhj drhg nt i khhj `otntb`c ‒ E`r`cnty iocNts Bi w s.‗ \nttnof chwo ifino e` turo`c pif` idt`r pif`s``jnof dhr shg` leipt`r e`icnof, shg` liptnho, shg` peris` wenle gnfet terhw bnfet upho tens o`w nc`i hd shub-r`knrte.Kut e` wis cnsipphnot`c. E` wis ikhut th bhhj, ibghst ehp b`ssby, no te` @olylbhp`cni, we`o te` leng`s no te` eibbwiyioohuol`c teit buole wis r`icy.
Nt wis i ehbnciy ioc lhurt`sy c`gioc`c teit tens ciy e`sehubc sehw lhosnc`ritnho th ens ghte`r ioc oht c`prnv` e`r hdens lhgpioy ibb ciy. \ur`by idt`r ibb tens ens ghte`r ioc e`hufet th dnoc fr`it`r mhy no te`nr lhgpionhosenp. \h, th te`
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te` r`knrte hr seibb N siy, te` r`noliroitnho, hd shubs8‗ e` k`fio.‒ Oht i fr`it c`ib, V nbbnig !‗ se` r`pbn`c, pbinoby surprns`c
it te` qu`stnho ioc ghr` surprns`c it te` tr`oc hd ens tehufets.‒ ^hu johw te` Knkb` sp`ijs hd s`v`rib nostiol`s we`r` te`prhpe`ts w`r`, s``gnofby, wns` g`o weh lig` kilj th `irteth bnv` ifino. Kut N pr`sug` teit yhu r`d`r th te` t`ilenofs
hd shg` o`w slehhb hd penbhshpey. N eiv` oht stucn`c te`gohr `v`o r`ic ghr` teio teit te`r` ns shg` te`hry hd r`noliroitnho, is te`y libb nt.‗
‒ Kut, ghte`r, drhg weit yhu eiv` r`ic hr e`irc, lio yhu t`bb g` weit nt ns teit r`noliroit`s hr ns r`khro 8 N r`ibnz`teit nt ns oht te` khcy, ohr te` kbhhc, ohr . . . ‗
‒ Kut yhu ir` gnstij`o, Vnbbnig, rnfet it te` stirt, hrrite`r, nodhrgitnho wenle yhu eiv` no teit r`firc ns `rrho`hus.Drhg te` bnttb` teit N eiv` e`irc, N k`bn`v` nt ns lbing`c, ioc
qunt` bhfnlibby, teit te` \hub, k`nof cnvno` ioc ngghrtib, nste` pirt hd gio wenle ns r`khro no gio. Ppho tens ns te`chltrno` hd r`noliroitnho kis`c. H d nts prnolnpb`s N lio siykut bnttb`, kut N sthpp`c yhu no yhur stit`g`ot k`lius` yhu
w`r` thulenof upho i sukm`lt no wenle N eiv` not`r`st`c gys`bd v`ry lhosnc`rikby. ^hu r`g`gk`r fnvnof g` i khhj ho e`r`cntyth r`ic8 No nt N dhuoc gioy not`r`stnof dilts r`fircnof `uf`onlsioc lenbc-eyfn`o`. Seit, yhu johw, eis ibwiys not`r`st`c g ,ioc N k`bn`v` yhu lio ohw isshlnit` gy not`r`st no teit sukm`lt
wnte– yhur hwo knrte. N r`g`gk`r r`icnof ho` tng` i khhjlibb`c ―K`nof V `bb Khro.„ Nt hp`o`c ifino te` sic `v`ot hd yhur knrte ioc te` leipt`rs hd gy bnd` no te` pist. Kut Ndhuoc gule sitnsdiltnho no shg` hd te` prnolnpb`s s`t dhrteioc drhg teit tng` ho, N c`vht`c gy stucy ehurs th teitsukm`lt ioc fiv` gy spir` tng` th e`bpnof te` Lnvnl Eyfn`o`Khirc hd tens lnty. Ch yhu johw, Vnbbnig, teit nt eis k``odhuoc teit te` kbhhc hd ho`„s khcy ns `ss`otnibby r`noliroit`c
drhg f`o`ritnho th f`o`ritnho, is ns lbing`c dhr te` \hub8Nt wis yhur stit`g`ot teit nt ns oht te` khcy, ohr te` kbhhc,teit r`noliroit`s wenle gic` g` not`rrupt yhu. N ig qunt`sur` yhu w`r` no `rrhr.‗
‒Sens ns not`os`by not`r`stnof, ioc N wiot th e`ir ghr`
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ikhut nt. No dilt, ghte`r, nt s``gs th g , 9 ig no i o`w whrbcte`s bist tw`oty-dhur ehurs. Ehw fr`itby N eiv` o`fb`lt`cgv r`icnof, ioc ehw N eiv` bhlj`c gys`bd up no te` kusno`ss whrbc ioc nfohr`c te` fr`it`r whrbc hd sln`ol`, hr it b`ist,
penbhshpey: dhr N ch oht supphs` teit te` prnolnpb`s yhu ir`sp`ijnof hd, hr tehs` wenle not`r`st g` no te` \hub, ir` `v`oehohr`c ky ioy itt`otnho ho te` pirt hd lhbc sln`ol . ^hu s` ,i kusno`ss gio f`ts noth te` eiknt hd tenojnof te` wehb` whrbclhosnsts hd kusno`ss. @v`ry gio ioc whgio ho` g``ts gustk` no shg` kusno`ss hr `bs` te`y k`bhof th te` hte`r lbiss–lhosug`rs, lusthg`rs, hr lbn`ots. I gio ns ibwiys i pht`otnibphw`r no chbbirs ioc l`ots, hr `bs` e` ns ohtenof. I whgions ibwiys– w`bb i ghte`r, hr i wnd`, hr i sw``te`irt, hr ipbiytenof, wnte oh pbil` no knf kusno`ss ioc nolhgp`t`ot thissug` sule i pbil`. Se` dil` hd te` `irte ns lhv`r`c wnte`nte`r hnb w`bbs, gno`rib gno`s, lhib gno`s ioc tngk`r, rinbrhics hr st`igsenp bno`s. Se` suo seno`s th e`bp sib`sg`ogij` ghr` libbs, te` rino dibbs th e`bp te` lrhps ioc pr`v`otgirj`t bhss`s. I ciy lhosnsts hd ho`-snxte hd i kusno`ss w``jioc tng` ns fhv`ro`c ky tng`-lbhljs ioc prhcultnho-lhsts iocpiyrhbbs. \uociy ns i ciy dhr fhnof hv`r khhjs ioc gijnof
i d`w p`rshoib libbs it ehg`s we`o nt ns cnddnlubt th g``t g`oit kusno`ss. Qbiys, te`it`rs ioc pbil`s hd igus`g`ot ir` dhrsib`sg`o th tij` te`nr prhsp`ltnv` lusthg`rs teit te`y giy krnk`hrc`rs ioc wno divhrs– ioc te`y e`bp j``p gho`y no lnrlubitnho.Leurle`s ir` th `is` te` cnssitnsdiltnho hd te` bikhrnof lbiss`s,gij` te`g d``b mhyhus wnte spnrntuib tenofs we`o te`y eiv`ohtenof hd te` git`rnib whrbc, ioc prhgns` te`g `v`rytenofno te` dutur` nd te`y r`gino fhhc wnte ohtenof e`r`. Girrnif`ns s`otng`otib dhhbnseo`ss wnte te` yhuof, ioc i kusno`ss c`ib, i
dnoiolnib ibbniol`, wnte te` hbc. Lenbcr`o ir` `b`g`ots hd iknf dn`bc hd kusno`ss– eits, seh`s, lbhte`s, khhjs, thys ioc nosuriol` phbnln`s. Bnd` ns i krncf` hd phssnknbntn`s k`tw``o te` dhbbn`shd yhute ioc te` ngk`lnbntn`s hd hbc if . Bhv` ns i lhocntnhohd te` gnoc teit e`bps kusno`ss– witle`s, rnofs, ghr` m`w`bry,lbhte`s, dno` stitnho`ry, khhjs, liocy ioc euocr`cs hd hte`rtenofs wenle whubc oht k` gic` hr shbc hte`rwns`. C`itens i le`it`r hr io `isy wiy hut, illhrcnof th ho`„s pr`cnlig`otit te` tng`. Ehg` ns i kusno`ss iss`t, lhuotnof ghr` no i
kusno`ss gio„s ritnof ho te` girj`t teio no ioy hte`r wiy.Ghte`rs ir` i o`l`ssnty ioc i c`p`ocikb` e`bp no tng` hd p`rshoib`g`rf`oly. Se` pist k`bhofs th te` dinbur`s no bnd`, te` pr`s`otk`bhofs th te` sull`ss`s ioc te` dutur` k`bhofs th te` cr`ig`rs:
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I o`wspip`r ns i pr`ss-if`ot hd kusno`ss ioc i tittb`-t`bb`r hdp`rshoib tenofs. K ie ! yhu johw ehw gioy hd gy isshlnit`s,ioc `v`o gys`bd, eiv` bhhj`c upho bnd` ioc ibb te`r` ns th nt. ^hu s``g surprns`c it weit N siy, ioc y`t, ghte`r, yhu gust
eiv` d`bt gioy tng`s teit teit wis ehw N bhhj`c upho ibbtenofs. Kut N r`ibnz` ohw teit te`r` ns shg`tenof `v`o ghr`not`r`stnof teio te` prhkb`gs hd prhcultnho ioc s`bbnof, gioudilturnof9! ioc girj`tnof, lhst ioc prhdnt, prhdnt ioc bhss. Giyk`N eiv` lrhss`c te` krncf` k`tw``o te` dhbbn`s hd yhute ioc te`ngk`lnbntn`s hd hbc if`: p`reips N ig ho te` krnoj hd teit bistspio hd bnd`. Kut tens N johw, N ig ghr` `oteusnistnl ikhutte` pist ioc te` dutur` thciy teio N eiv` `v`r k``o.
drhg g`. S e it„s gy c`t`rgnoitnho, ioc sh ohw N wiot the`ir ghr` ikhut te` r`noliroitnho hd te` kbhhc.‗
‒ N ig idrinc,‗ se` k`fio tngncby, ‒ teit yhu ir` oht usnofi t`rg teit sln`ol` whubc ill`pt, dhr sln`ol` r`ibby eis tij`o uptens sukm`lt no i wiy teit wnbb k` eirc dhr g` th `xpbino.Kut te` t`rg r`noliroitnho whubc k` r`m`lt`c ky sln ol . No ntspbirl` te` t`rg lhotnounty hd te` f`rgpbisg sehubc k` sukstntut`c.
‒ ^hu s` , Vnbbnig, dhr y`irs gioy dhrgs hd nosionty, sule isc`g`otni pri`lhx, dhr nostiol`, eiv` k``o lhosnc`r`c is tril`ikb`th e`r`cntiry trints hr tinots. Se`o, ifino, gioy g`otib eiknts,peysnlib eiknts ioc f`o`rib t`oc`oln`s ir` ibsh tril`c th te`r`subt hd e`r`cnty ioc te`y ir` libb`c noe`rnt`c leirilt`rnstnls.
Pp th i d`w y`irs ifh, te` prnolnpb`s hd e`r`cnty w`r` lhosnc`r`c is te`hr`tnlib, ioc sln ol sgnb`c it gioy hd te`g. Ohw,r`l`ot cnslhv`rn`s hr rite`r hks`rvitnhos, r`v`ib teit te` prnolnpb`s sh bhof icviol`c ir` tru` ioc hte`r prnolnpb`s oht `v`osusp`lt`c ir` ibsh tru`.
‒ Gio is i sp`ln hd iongib bnd` ns must te` r`subt hd noe`rntiol .@v`ry trint hd leirilt`r, hd gnoc ioc khcy, bnj` te` sp`ln` hd enspeysnlib k`nof, lhg` th eng is io noe`rntiol` hr k`lius` hd ens`ovnrhog`ot ioc `culitnho. Se` chltrno` teit ―is gio tenoj`te
‒ Nt wis k`bn`v`c it ho` tng` teit te` f`rgpbisg hd khtegib` ioc d`gib` pir`ots w`r` lr`itnhos hd te` hrfionsg hdte` nocnvncuib pir`ot, ioc teit `ile f`rgpbisg lhotino`c hoby
te` leirilt`rnstnls hd te` pir`ot. Ohw nt ns johwo teit te`f`rgpbisg teit `ot`rs noth te` dhrgitnho hd io `gkryh lhotinosoht hoby te` leirilt`rnstnls hd te` pir`ot, kut ibsh hd te` friocpir`ots dhr gioy, gioy f`o`ritnhos.‗
‒Vey, ghte`r, ch yhu g`io th siy teit te` f`rgpbisg`ot`rnof noth `ile `gkryh wis oht i cnstnolt ioc nocnvncuibnstnllr`itnho no te` khcy hd te` pir`ot8 No hte`r whrcs, ns te`f`rgpbisg i lhotnouhus `b`g`ot hr `ss`ol` o`v`r bhsnof nts`otnty ioc nocnvncuibnstnl oitur` drhg f`o`ritnho th f`o`ritnho8‗
‒ Qr`lns`by, Vnbbnig . Seit ns weit ns t`rg`c te` lhotnounty hd te` f`rgpbisg. Sens f`rgpbisg lhotinos te` `b`g`ots hdleirilt`r ioc sp`ln . Nt piss`s drhg f`o`ritnho th f`o`ritnhoioc fnv`s drhg nts`bd te` o`l`ssiry `b`g`ots th r`prhcul` nts
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oitur` ioc leirilt`rnstnls kut ns o`v`r wehbby bhst no te` prhl`ss.@ile f`o`ritnho hd sp`ln` iccs th nt hd nts ilqunr`c leirilt`rnstnls, sh teit drhg f`o`ritnho th f`o`ritnho, nt ns ibwiys te` sug hd ibb teit eis piss`c k`dhr` nt. I bb tens wis gic` sh pbino
ioc lb`ir wnte cnifrigs ioc nbbustritnhos te` hte`r `v`onof–Seursciy `v`onof– it te` ghoteby g``tnof hd te` Lnvnl Eyfn`o`Khirc. Se` prhd`sshr eis k` o fnvnof us i s`rn`s hd tibjs hote` sukm`lt hd e`r`cnty ioc w` uoc`rstioc ohw te` g`ionof hdte` icghontnho ―uoth te` dhurte ioc dndte f`o`ritnhos„, ioc sh ho.
‒ ^hu s``, `ile l`bb hd bnvnof gitt`r utnbnz`c no te` prhl`sshd d`rtnbnzitnho ioc c`v`bhpg`ot noth te` `gkryh dnrst piss`sterhufe i s`rn`s hd cnvnsnhos sh teit te` dnoib l`bb hd te` d`gib`,libb`c te` hvug, ioc te` dnoib l`bb hd te` gib`, libb`c te`sp`rgithzhho, ns lhgphs`c hd l`rtino phrtnhos hd te` hrnfnoibf`rgpbisg. .No te` oulb`us hd te` l`bb te`r` ir` te` e`r`cntiry`b`g`ots libb`c Lerhghshg`s ioc te`s` illhrcnof th i c`dnont`biw ir` ougk`r`c no `ile l`bb dhr sp`ln`, oitur` ioc lhocntnho.Se` r`ginoc`r hd te` l`bb eis nts k`irnof upho te` leirilt`r hdte` `gkryh, hd lhurs`, kut nt eis th ch ghr` wnte te` ghcndnlitnhos teit ir` th k` gic` ky `ile f`o`ritnho ioc ir` illugubit`c ky `ile ioc piss`c ibhof.‗
io hvug ioc wnteno teit hvug r`prhcul` nts oitur` ifino.Sens ns weit sln`ol` eis r`l`otby cnslhv`r`c ioc prhv`o th k`tru`. [`g`gk`r, Vnbbnig, te`s` Lerhghshg`s hd te` l`bbs,gnlrhslhpnlib_ sgibb is te`y ir`, lhotino te` `b`g`ots hd `v`ry
hte`r l`bb teit dhrg te` gioy jnocs hd l`bbs no i gitur`c khcy,pbus leirilt`rnstnls hd sp`ln`, pbus leirilt`rnstnls hd ipp`iriol`,`v`o dignby r`s`gkbiol`, pbus oitur`, pbus gnoc, pbus t`oc`oln`s,pbus `v`rytenof teit gij`s p`rshoibnty ioc nocnvncuibnty. Seit wenle gij`s yhu cnstnoltby cndd`r`ot drhg ibb hte`r g`o, is w`bbis teit wenle gij`s yhu pr`lns`by bnj` `v`ry hte`r gio, ioc teit
wenle gij`s yhu i lenbc hd i l`rtino bno` hd iol`stry– ibb tens nslhotino`c no te` Lerhghshg`s hd `v`ry ho` hd te` euocr`cs hd
l`bbs teit gitur` no te` khcy dhr te` purphs` hd r`prhcultnho.‗‒ Seit ns isthuocnof, Ghte`r! Vey, te`o, te` kbhhc no gykhcy, te` kho`s, te` tnssu`s ioc g`gkrio`s hd `v`ry hrfio iocguslb` ioc v`ss`b, te` l`bbs hd te` einr, hd te` krino– ibb wntenoioc hd g`, ns teit hd gy dhr`pir`ots, r`khro. N ig oht N,kut ibb hd gy dhr`dite`rs ioc dhr`ghte`rs uont`c. Se`y cnc ohtcn , dhr, N ig ibb hd te`g r`khro! V eit te`y list hdd w`r`cynof l`bbs wenb` hte`r l`bbs hd te`nr khcn`s w`r` p`rp`tuit`cioc bnv`c ioc ohw ir` no g`!‗
‒ Kut teit ns g`r`by io `xiff`rit`c ioc khgkistnl wiy thbhhj it nt. Kut yhu lio sid`by siy teit yhu ir` weit te`y w`r`, pbus weit yhu eiv` icc`c ky `culitnho ioc `ovnrhog`ot.‗
‒ Ioc,‗ e` sinc rite`r sbhwby, ‒ nd ibb teit ns tru`– ioc N liooht chukt nt nd sln`ol` eis dhuoc te` biw– N ig–w`bb, wnte ir`noliroit`c shub . . . . i shrt hd cuib p`rsho, idt`r ibb, dhr, te`db`se ioc kho`s ioc kbhhc hd gy khcy ir` hd te` dignby hd[hbbnos . . . . kut te` \hub ioc gnoc wnteno g` ir` . . . . teithd [iyghoc . . . . ioc phssnkby hte`rs.‗
‒ Vey, weit ch yhu g`io8‗ te` ghte`r isj`c, surprns`c.‒ N liooht dubby `xpbino, oht it tens tng`. N gust eiv` i
bnttb` ghr` tng` th whrj nt hut, kut i fr`it bnfet ns ciwonofupho g` ioc N tenoj N s`` te` sle`g` hd te` uonv`rs` r`v`ibnofnts`bd th g` is d`w eiv` `v`r cr`ig`c hd nt. N gust b`iroghr` . . . . kut ehw 8‗
‒ N liooht e`bp yhu no yhur striof` tenojnof, Vnbbnig.N ig qunt` sitnsdn`c wnte weit te` Qrhd`sshr thbc us. V ` ir`
ohtenof ghr` hr b`ss teio weit hur dhr`pir`ots gic` us– pbus`ovnrhog`ot ioc `culitnho.‗‒ Oh, oh, ghte`r. ^hu ir` wrhof. I bb teit yhu eiv` sinc
giy k tru`, ioc N k`bn`v` `v`ry whrc hd nt. Nt liooht k`hte`rwns`. N s` teit pbinoby. Kut, ibb yhu eiv` r`d`rr`c th,
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ibb teit sln`ol` eis cnslhv`r`c, r`bit`s th te` peysnlib ioc whrbcbygio, te` git`rnib ioc krino pirt hd gio. Se`r` ns– te` \hub–te` g`ghry– te` noo`r p`rshoibnty. Seit liooht k` triosgntt`cky le`gnlib hr peysnlib sukstiol`, ioc teit ns weit N ig
not`r`st`c no ohw. Qircho g`, ghte`r. N gust r`turo th gystucy. N gust dnonse gy bnttb` r`s`irle`s thciy. Shg hrrhwte` kusno`ss whrbc k`fnos ifino ioc N ig fhnof th `ot`r nt
wnte i cndd`r`ot spnrnt. Se ns `irte– tens whrbc ns ohw gy ehg`, ioc g`o ioc whg`o ir` ohw gy jno– gy kr`ter`o. N wnbbc`ib wnte te`g is sule– `v`o th te` ghst eugkb` no gy `gpbhy.N eiv` i whrj th ch– i g`ssif` th krnof th te` lhbc whrbchd kusno`ss. Q`reips N eiv` dhuoc gy gnssnho, te` Bnfet teitgust seno` terhufe g`.‗
Ioc hdd e` w`ot th ens stucy, ghv`c nowircby ky te`fricuib r`ibnzitnho hd te` thule hd cnvno` nospnritnho. E` wisoh bhof`r Vnbbnig Ehwirc [hbbnos, te` kusno`ss gio, kuti Bnfet ho `irte, io noliroit`c \hub, io `irteby s`fg`ot hdte` Cnvno` wnte io `irteby gnssnho. Ens ghte`r witle`c engb`iv` e`r pr`s`ol` no tehufet ioc jo`w teit nt wis i leiof`cgio weh cw`bt no e`r ehus`: ioc shg`ehw, striof` tehufent s``g`c, se` bhhj`c upho ens ghvnof dnfur` wnte r`v`r`ol`is tehufe terhufe te` rhhg ioc hut noth te` eibbs te`r` ghv`csnb`otby te` dnfur` hd te` Gist`r M`sus weh eic lhg` th kr`ijkr`ic wnte e`r ioc fh ho th te` whrj teit gust k` cho`.
Fhc„s pr`s`ol` Vis te`r`: se` d`bt nt, jo`w nt. Kut ehw8E hw lig` tens terhufe i gio weh eic o`v`r k`dhr` nocnlit`c`v`o te` sbnfet`st not`r`st no Leurle, te` Knkb`, hr Fhc8 Ignrilb` eic k` o wrhufet snol` y`st`rciy. Shciy wis te`ioonv`rsiry hd ens knrte: nt wis ghr` teio tens– nt wis te` ciyhd ens r`knrte, se` tehufet. Nt wis te` ciy hd iwij`onof,
te` ehby ciy hd nbbugnoitnho– r`surr`ltnho.
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[`turonof th ens stucy, [hbbnos put iwiy te` khhj hoE`r`cnty wnte i sgnb . E` eic siv`c nt is k nof te` bist
whrc ho teit sukm`lt, kut, `vnc`otby, nt eic k`lhg` iotnquit`cky te` r`l`ot cnslhv`rn`s no teit dn`bc: ioc e` phoc`r`c hv`rte` ripnc leiof`s teit w`r` k`nof gic` no sln`otndnl prnolnpb`sioc ghr` `sp`lnibby no te` johwb`cf` hd gio ioc oitur`.
Lbhsnof te` khhjlis`, e` thhj ens Cniry drhg te` c`sjifino, s`it`c engs`bd no io `isy leinr, icmust`c te` r`icnof bnfetioc wnte i snfe, b`io`c kilj lhgdhrtikby th tenoj. Seit khhj!Se` Cniry ! Vis nt ibnv`8 Cnc nt eiv` k`tw``o nts pif`s p`hpb`,
pbil`s, lhocntnhos, ibb iongit`c wnte i vnkritnof bnd`8 Lhubce` oht d``b i vnkriot `ss`ol` dinrby pusenof nts`bd terhufe te`lhv`rs ioc drhg te` `cf`s hd te` b`iv`s8 Ens irg tr`gkb`cdrhg te` pubsitnhos nt fiv` th ens eioc. Ghr` teio i y`ir hdbnd` ioc iltnho wis r`pr`s`ot`c no teit khhj„s ohtitnhos. Ibnd` tng`– i f`o`ritnho, gioy f`o`ritnhos, ibb tng` pist, i tehusioc
y`irs, p`reips i gnbbnho hd <'`st`rciys, w`r` r`lhrc`c te`r`. Nt wis oht i khhj, nt wis i j`y th te` pist– te` j`y teit uobhlj`cte` leigk`rs hd te` pist.
Ifino ens gnoc r`v`rt`c th te` sl`o`s e` eic wnto`ss`c ioce` wnse`c te`y whubc lhg` ifino, hr hte`rs– ghr` y`st`rciys. Se` w nse! Nt stirt`c i str`ig hd tnofbnof terhufehut ens khcy.E` lbhs`c ens `y`s, e` r`bix`c. E` wis `otriol`c. Se` wnse!
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Nt wis i lhggioc! Nt wis is tehufe i fr`it fhof eic shuoc`c.E` lhubc d``b ioc e`ir te` vnkritnhos hd te` fhof„s oht` note` inr. V is tens weit hllurr`c we`o Ibiccno rukk`c te` bigpioc wnse`c 8 V is te`r` shg`tenof psylehbhfnlib no i snol`r`
wnse `xpr`ss`c hr r`ibnz`c it te` rnfet ghg`ot8 E` wis bhstno te` gyst`ry hd tens succ`o `xp`rn`ol`.
Qsylehbhfy eis hdt`o sinc, is io ixnhg, teit suff`stnho r`subts no te` r`ibnzitnho hd iotnlnpitnho no tehs` lis`s we`r`te` suff`stnho ns fnv`o ky ho`s`bd– hr fnv`o is iuth-suff`stnho.No hte`r whrcs, we`o te` prhl`ss hr dhrgubi hd iuth-suff`stnhons nocubf`c no, nt pr`supphs`s ho te` pirt hd te` p`rsho l`rtinoiotnlnpitnho hd r`subts. Qsylehbhfy lbings teit sule iotnlnpitnhons o`l`ssiry, ns i pr`r`qunsnt` th r`ibnzitnho. Seit dilt ns, ehw`v`r,
teit nd te`r` wis oh iotnlnpitnho te`r` whubc k` oh suff`stnhofnv`o. Nt ns te` ehp`, te` dinte, te` k`bn`d, teit te`r` w nbbk` i r`subt teit nocul`s, `olhurif`s, te` p`rsho th fnv` te` gnoci suff`stnho. Vntehut sule dinte, ehp` hr k`bn`d, oh gitt`rehw gnbc hr w`ij nt giy k`, oh ho` whubc purphs`by fnv` ioiuth-suff`stnho. Se`r`dhr`, oht hoby gust iotnlnpitnho pr`l`c` te`r`ibnzitnho kut nt gust pr`l`c` te` suff`stnho. Seit uolhoslnhus suff`stnhos– iuth-suff`stnhos `v`o– ch prhcul` r`subts no te`
iks`ol` hd ioy iotnlnpitnhos, ch`s oht idd`lt te` biw hr prnolnpb`. No tehs` lis`s we`r` nt eis k``o c`ghostrit`c teit iouolhoslnhus suff`stnho fnv`o th ho`s`bd eis r`subt`c no j``or`ibnzitnho, nt eis k``o dhuoc, idt`r lir`dub ioibysns, teit pr`l`cnof te` suff`stnho te`r` wis d`ir hd r`ibnzitnho hr nts iotnte`sns.No sukstiol` te`o, te` sig` lhocntnho `xnst`c.
Se` psylehbhfy hd priy`r r`v`ibs teit l`rtino psylehbhfnlibhr psylehg`otib lhocntnhos ir` `xnstnof ioc l`rtino biws hp`ritnof. Qriy`r ns oht, te`r`dhr`, te` seibbhw t`o`t hd r`bnfnho,
kut te` lholr`t` giond`stitnho hd i suklhoslnhus prhl`ss hd gnoc.No `v`ry snol`r` wnse, no `v`ry bnof`rnof ehp`, no `v`ry snol`r`c`snr`, no `v`ry lhoslnhus bhofnof, te`r` ns te` `ss`ol` hd priy`r.Qriy`r ns kut te` c`bnk`rit` `xpr`ssnho hd io noo`r c`snr`– iehp` hd gnoc. Nt ns c`ndn`c we`o nt ns `xpr`ss`c th Fhc, ioctens iccs th te` dinte, te` ehp`, te` k`bn`d no nts pht`oly. Dhr,
Ioc te` r`ibnzitnhos th sule priy`rs. V eit hd te`g 8 Ir`
te`y `v`o ghr` teio r`ibntn`s hd te` gnoc, i lhocntnho hd te`\hub8 V ` priy dhr te` sp``cy r`lhv`ry hd i snlj ho . E`ibtelhg`s: w` ir` gic` eippy it te` leiof`. V ` r`libb hurpriy`rs, hur p`tntnhos th Fhc. Hur dinte gij`s us k`bn`v` teit
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te` leiof` teit eis lhg` ns i cnr`lt r`subt hd hur priy`rs.Fhc eis wrhufet iohte`r gnrilb`. Vnte r`v`r`ol` ioc eugnbnty w` fbicby lr`cnt Fhc wnte cnr`lt not`rv`otnho. No teit k`bn`d,
no teit dinte, no teit pur`by g`otib r`ibnzitnho, w` dnoc eippno`ss, mhy ioc dnrg`r trust no te` `ddnlily hd priy`r. Ve`o te` priy`rkrnofs oht te` c`snr`c r`subt, nd c`ite lhg`s th te` snlj ho`,
w` `is` hur gnocs, w` `xlus` te` cnsipphnotg`ot, wnte te``xpr`ssnho hd dinte no te` k`tt`r mucfg`ot hd Fhc. Hur k`bn`dno te` vibu` hd priy`r ns oht b`ss`o`c. No `nte`r lis`, te`r`subts hd priy`r r`gino, th `ile nocnvncuib, i psylehpitenl,g`otib, lhocntnho.
Oituribby, g`tipeysnls ioc gystnlnsg islrnk` hte`r phw`rs
th priy`r. Nt t`ile`s us teit no priy`r th Fhc te` `ss`otnib`b`g`ot ns i snol`r` c`snr`, i le`rnse`c ehp`, i lb`io tehufet,
wnte ibb te` `b`g`ots hd fhhco`ss ioc, usuibby, uos`bdnseo`ss:ioc teit no te` prhl`ss hd priy`r, no te` v`ry ittntuc` hd priy`r,
w` ittuo` hurs`bv`s, hur gnocs wnte te` Nodnont`, te` Lhsgnl,te` Cnvno` Gnoc teit p`rvic`s ibb tenofs ioc ns `v`rywe`r`.Seit no g`otib hr iucnkb` priy`r, w` dhrgubit` te` c`snr` no ic`dnont` peris`, w` vnsuibnz` te` iotnlnpit`c r`subts ioc te`o,r`b`is` teit c`snr` noth te` Lhsgnl we`r` nt oituribby vnkrit`s wnte te` lhostrultnv` dhrl`s, te` bhv` ioc fhhco`ss hd Cnvno`pbios: ioc te` tehufet, wnte nts gystnl pht`oly, krnofs r`subts.Sens ch`s oht `bngnoit` te` not`rv`otnho hd Fhc, kut nt r`cul`snt drhg cnr`lt th nocnr`lt, drhg p`rshoib th ngp`rshoib, drhgsp`lndnl th f`o`rib. \ule penbhshpey ns te` kisns hd gule whoc`rdub t`ilenof ioc nt r`v`ibs biws ioc prnolnpb`s -kut bnttb`r`ibnz`c ky gio.
Se` gnst k`lig` i bnfet purpb` it nts hut`r `cf` ioc i
o`utrib friy no te` l`ot`r. Se` l`ot`r te`o cirj`o`c uotnb virnhus lhbhrs sphttnof te` spil` bnj` dnrst kbhljnof-no hd lhbhrsho i liovis. Fricuibby te`y thhj dhrg ioc shg` kb`oc`c uotnbte` wehb` gic` i pnltur`. Is nt c`v`bhp`c nts bnd`-bnj` itghspe`rnl quibntn`s, ioc k`lig` ibnv` wnte d``bnof, te` lhoslnhuso`sshd [hbbnos piss`c drhg ens khcy bnj` i wrinte thwirc te` sl`o`,str`tlenof ibhof wnte nt, drhg ens khcy th te` sl`o` nts`bd, ignsty bnfet wenle ricnit`c i lhhbo`ss irhuoc eng. Se `o –p`reips idt`r i gnout` hr twh– [hbbnos siw, oht drhg we`r`ens khcy wis, kut drhg te` sl`o`. Ens s`os`s w`r` wnte enslhoslnhuso`ss, oht wnte ens khcy. Drhg te` sl`o` no wenle e` wis ohw i pirt, e` bhhj`c kilj it ens khcy ho te` leinr, iocteit vn`w ngpr`ss`c eng is k`nof kut' i pnltur` we`r`is enso`w' `ovnrhog`ot no te` striof` sl`o` wis r`ib, iltuib. Nt wist`gptnof th ioibyz` sule i lhocntnho, y`t shg`tenof urf`c ength tenoj oh ghr` hd nt, th l`ot`r ens tehufets ho we`r` e`
wis ioc weit e` wis chnof te`r`.
E` bhhj`c ikhut eng. E` wis no i birf` rhhg, te` rhhgteit eic k`fuo th dhrg is i gnsty pnltur` ioc k`lig` bnd`-bnj`.Nt wis striof`r teio ioy rhhg e` eic `v`r k``o no k`dhr`.Se` l`nbnof, lrhss`c it virnhus pirts wnte e`ivy whhc`o k`igs, wis v`ry enfe ikhv` te` dbhhr, p`reips snxty d``t. Se` wibbs w`r` hd stho`– birf` stho`s `v`oby pbil`c kut oht tnfetby uont`cky l`g`ot. Se` ter`` wnochws, s t c``pby no te` tenlj wibbs, w`r` irle`c it te` thp ioc slr``o`c wnte rhufe wnrnof, kutlhotino`c kirs nost`ic hd fbiss pio`s. Hpphsnt` te` ter`` wnochws
te`r` wis io hp`o dnr`pbil` te` r`l`ss hd wenle wis uousuibbyc``p ioc wnc`. No nt birf` bhfs w`r` kuronof ioc k`dhr` nti ougk`r hd hcc nrhos ioc riljs w`r` s`t. No te` l`ot`r hdte` rhhg wis i lirv`c tikb`, te` whrjgiosenp suff`stnof fr`itbikhr ioc sjnbb, kut te` whhc wis uostino`c ioc uovironse`c.Nt wis du bby tw`oty d``t bhof ioc dhur d``t wnc`. Leinrs,
wnte enfe kiljs, lirv`c ioc dnonse`c gule bnj` te` tikb`, w`r`no virnhus pirts hd te` rhhg, ioc it ho` `oc i birf` lhgknoitnholbhs`t ioc tikb` upho wenle sit gioy birf` pn`l`s hd k`iutndub
snbv`r. No te` lbhs`t lhubc k` s``o snbv`r ioc fhbc cnse`s iocshg` d`w pn`l`s hd phrl`bino ioc lenoi.
Se`r` wis i stit`by chhrwiy it te` hpphsnt` `oc hd te`rhhg, te` drig` whrj hd wenle wis gissnv` ioc whoc`rdubby
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lirv`c, ioc no te` l`ot`r hd nts thp te`r` wis i sen`bc no wenle w`r` lirv`c twh e`ribcnl c`vnl`s. Se` chhrwiy suff`st`c io`otriol` th i lite`crib, ioc te` twh chhrs wenle euof te`r`no w`r` hd nrho, pirtnibby rust`c ioc hroig`ot`c. Se`y w`r`
lbhs`c ioc te`r`dhr` weit rhhg wis k`yhoc, [hbbnos lhubc oht s``.Se` ghst not`r`stnof d`itur`s hd te` rhhg w`r` te` gioy
pn`l`s hd irghr, sen`bcs ioc sp`irs, ioc te` gifondnl`ot hrn`otibruf teit lhv`r`c o`irby te` wehb` rhufe dbhhr. S h mucf` drhgte` girjs ioc sygkhbs ho te` virnhus sen`bcs, gioy cndd`r`otp`rshos hr dignbn`s w`r` r`pr`s`ot`c ky te`g, ioc wenb` ghsthd te` irtnlb`s hd kittb` w`r` striof` ioc hbc, te`y sehw`csnfos hd eivnof k``o us`c.
Se` rhhg wis lhgdhrtikby wirg ioc v`ry qun`t. Ohtenof
kut te` hllisnhoib lriljbnof hd te` kuronof bhfs cnsturk`c te`stnbbo`ss teit wis bnj` te` stnbbo`ss hd i thgk. [hbbnos c`lnc`cth nov`stnfit` ioc ghv`c thwirc te` fr`it chhr. Ens d``ts``g`c e`ivy ioc uooiturib, tehufe te` ghv`g`ot hd ens khcy wis bnfet ioc ibghst wntehut w`nfet. E` fbiol`c it ensd``t. Se`y w`r` lhv`r`c wnte e`ivy b`ite`r khhts wnte g`tibpn`l`s hv`r te` th s. Ve`o te` e``bs thule`c upho te` uolhv`r`cphrtnho hd te` rhufe stho` dbhhr, te`y gic` i ohns` teit suff`st`c g`tib ho te` e``bs. E` bhhj`c it ens lhstug`. Nt wis
bnj` tehs` e` eic s``o whro ho te` stif` no \eij`sp`ir`io pbiys.Jo`` kr``le`s hd i cirj, e`ivy git`rnib, i tnfet dnttnof lhithd i bnfet`r git`rnib, i shdt lhbbirb`ss senrt, bnfet kbu` no lhbhr,ioc i e`ivy pbuse hr v`bhur kioc hd cirj r`c ikhut ens ikchg`o.\urprns`c it ens ipp`iriol`, e` lhubc oht r`isho ikhut nt, dhrte` gnoc s``g`c th r`dus` th r`isho, th irfu` teit nt wis us`b`ssioc hd oh ngg`cnit` o``c.
I t te` snc` hd te` chhr te`r` euof i e`ivy snbj`o rhp`.Nts phsntnho ioc oitur` suff`st`c nts us` ioc [hbbnos, wnte te`
ghst oiturib inr, st`pp`c dhrwirc ioc pubb`c nt twnl`. E` wint`c. E` e`irc i g`tibbnl lbiofnof it te` chhr ioc sbhwbyte` twh pirts hd te` chhr s`pirit`c ioc te`r` sthhc k`dhr` eng,ifinost te` cirj kiljfrhuoc hd io uobnfet`c eibbwiy, i tibbe`ivnby kunbt gio no i rhk` hd friy tn`c ikhut te` winst wntei friy lhrc. E` khw`c v`ry lhurt`husby ioc sinc no i shdt
sh fr`it is gust eiv` k``o te` surprns` no te` gnoc hd te`s`rviot it ens hwo khbco`ss no teus sp`ijnof: dhr [hbbnos lhubcoht d``b hte`rwns` teio teit tens striof` nolnc`ot wis trubyi pirt hd ens bnd`– o`w ioc y`t dignbnir– uo`xp`lt`c ioc y`tiotnlnpit`c. G io y qu`stnhos irhs` no te` gnoc hd [hbbnos, kutshg`tenof ifino thbc eng teit nt wis uoo`l`ssiry, teit, no dilt,ens qu`stnhos whubc k` nbbhfnlib ioc e` lhubc `isnby iosw`rte`g ky tenojnof.
qu`stnho g`iot. Se`o te` whrcs triosbit`c te`gs`bv`s. ‒ ^`s–te` liusni8‗ V eit wis i liusni8 E` eic ohcc`c ipprhvibioc . . . . wey nt wis i styb` hd eit, i pirtnlubir c`snfo.Se` iosw`r lig` nowircby, nostiotby. Ioc te`o– wey hl dhr y`s8 E` eic `xp`lt`c hun–kut hun wis ghc`ro Dr`ole, te`Dr`ole [hbbnos eic b`iro`c it Lhbb`f`, ioc hl wis . . . . te`biofuif` hd . . . . te` hbc Qrhvnol`s. V is e` ohw no Biofu`chl,
te` ioln`ot Qrhvnol` hd te` shute hd Driol`8 Ifino te` iosw`rlig` ioc– nt s``g`c sh oiturib!
Se` s`rviot shho r`turo`c k`irnof i birf` d`bt eit teiteic i v`ry enfe lrhwo, i krhic krng sbnfetby rhbb`c ioc isgibb d`ite`r stnljnof drhg i lhrc no te` kilj hd te` lrhwo. Vntehut k`triynof ioy surprns` it te` eit e` pbil`c nt ho ense`ic ioc ghv`c thwirc te` l`ot`r hd te` eibb is tehufe thpiss shg`we`r`. E` gust fh hut hd te` kunbcnof is io `xlus`
dhr isjnof dhr te` eit. Se` s`rviot pr`l`c`c eng no turonofthwirc te` b`dt ioc te`o, idt`r rnofnof i k`bb ky pubbnof iohte`rrhp`, uodist`o`c shg` e`ivy lrhss pn`l`s hd g`tib ioc sbhwby,
wnte fr`it `x`rtnho, hp`o`c wnc` te` twh gissnv` g `tib'chhrsteit b`t no i fr`it kurst hd suobnfet dbhhcnof te` eibbwiy. Serhufe
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w`r` w`bb prht`lt`c wnte nrho kirs ioc hte`rs w`r` `xl``cnofby
oirrhw– thh oirrhw dhr te` pissif` hd i eugio khcy. Hoho` snc` hd te` kunbcnof te`r` wis iohte`r chhrwiy, sgibb`rteio te` ho` terhufe wenle e` eic piss`c kut lbhs`c wntegissnv` nrho chhrs. I t te` o`xt lhro`r te`r` wis i birf`turr`t no wenle te`r` w`r` oirrhw wnochws it virnhus b`v`bs.
I lisuib not`r`st no te`g lius`c eng th fbiol` upwirc it te`hte`r pirts hd te` kunbcnof ioc e` oht`c, ifino wntehut surprns`,teit te` s`lhoc sthry hd te` kunbcnof wis gule sgibb`r teiote` bhw`r dbhhr ioc teit te`r` wis i sgibb wibb irhuoc te`
`cf` hd te` rhhd, te` wibb k`nof p`o`trit`c it pbil`s ky te`prhm`ltnof khcn`s hd . . . . firfhyb`s. Se` whrc lig` ibghstngg`cnit`by drhg . . . . g`ghry!
c`sl`ocnof pite thwirc te` hp`o dn`bc ho te` hte`r snc` hd wenle te`r` s``g`c th k` i pukbnl rhic– te` ho` wenle wispinot`c wnte te` pur` went` phwc`r hd shg` jnoc. Ipprhilenoftens, e` wis c`bnfet`c th dnoc ens surgns` lhrr`lt. Se` rhic
wis gic` hd krhj`o pn`l`s hd went` leibjstho` ioc eic k``ophwc`r`c ky lhotnou`c us . E` sthpp`c ioc pnlj`c up i sgibbpn`l` hd te` uophwc`r`c stho` ioc dhuoc teit, e` lhubc kr`ij nt wnte ens eiocs. Is e` wibj`c e` lig` th i sgibb stho` krncf`hv`r i cry lr``j ioc te`s` stho`s hd te` krncf` wibb w`r`birf` pn`l`s hd te` went` leibj. No te`g nontnibs ioc sygkhbseic k``o lut hr slritle`c. E` lhubc cnf noth te` surdil`hd te` stho` wnte ens dnof`r oinb! V eit whoc`rdub stho`, sh
went`, sh shdt. V ibjnof dhr p`reips twh gnb`s e` lig` th i sgibb kunbcnofhd v`ry hbc ipp`iriol`, sntuit`c no te` v`ry l`ot`r hd te` nos`rtnho hd dhur rhics wenle lrhss`c it tens phnot. [`ilenof te`kunbcnof, wenle e` ohtnl`c ohw wis no runo no shg` pirts,e` siw teit shg` ehrs`s, p`reips dndt``o, no ioln`ot lhv`rnofs, w`r` stiocnof it ho` snc` hd te` kunbcnof. V nteno te`r` wisleiotnof. Se` reytegnl nothoitnhos, te` pius`s, te` v`ry r`sphos`teit ens \hub fiv` th te` shuocs, nocnlit`c teit shg` silr`c
leiot wis k`nof `xpr`ss`c ky i ougk`r hd vhnl`s. E` ipprhile`cte` chhr. Se`r` wis kut ho` st`p, ioc tens e` thhj, krnofnofengs`bd ho te` v`ry ter`sehbc hd io uojohwo t`gpb . Kut,striof`r tehufe e` jo`w engs`bd th k`, nt s``g`c oht hobydignbnir, kut te` rnfet tenof th ch– e` gust `ot`r!
[`turonof th te` fr`it chhr hd te` leit`iu, e` siw oh g`ioshd snfoibnof dhr `otriol` ioc wis ikhut th qu`stnho ens gnoc
no tens r`firc we`o te` chhrs k`fio th hp`o ioc e` dhuoc enss`rviot fr``tnof eng ifino wnte te` sig` phbnt` khw. @ot`rnofte` eibb e` dil`c nts r`ir dhr te` dnrst tng` ioc siw teit ntb`c th hte`r rhhgs ioc th io hbc stho` stinrwiy.
Ghtnhonof th te` s`rviot th lhg` wnte eng noth te` birf`leigk`r wnte te` hp`o dnr`pbil`, e` wis pb`is`c th s`` teitte` s`rviot s``g`c th iotnlnpit` ens c`snr` ioc wis `v`o ohw pr`pirnof th hp`o tehs` twh e`iv0r chhrs no te` l`ot`r hd te`lirv`c chhrwiy.
\ucc`oby te` chhrs hp`o`c wnc` ioc is [hbbnos wis ikhutth st`p bnfetby ilrhss te` ter`sehbc noth weit e` tehufet whubck` shbntuc` wnte io hpphrtuonty th qu`stnho te` s`rviot, e` dhuocengs`bd dilnof i terhof hd g`o ioc whg`o no fiy lhstug`
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weh bndt`c enfe te`nr vhnl`s no fr`it `xlbigitnhos hd shg` jnoc.Ho` ky ho` te` g`o ipprhile`c eng ioc sehhj ens eioc, jnss`ceng 199 khte le``js ioc hte`rwns` nocnlit`c te`nr fr``tnofs.
Se` whg`o khw`c wnte lhurtby khw ioc gic` gioy cinoty,shdtby sphj`o wnse`s no Dr`ole th eng, oht ho` hd wenle lhubce` lhgpb`t`by r`ibnz`.
Ipprhilenof te` l`ot`r hd te` rhhg e` siw teit te` fr`itlirv`c tikb` wis lhv`r`c wnte whv`o bno`os ioc `gkrhnc`r`csitnos, ibb no went`. \nbv`r ioc fhbc cnse`s w`r` pbil`c isdhr i kioqu`t. Se`r` wis drunt ioc– it `ile pbil` shg` dbhw`rs.Birf` snbv`r fhkb`ts w`r` s`t it virnhus pirts hd te` tikb` iocte`r` w`r` hte`r irtnlb`s wenle s``g`c dignbnir, kut bnj`wns`
oig`b`ss it must tens tng`.- Ibg hst iuthgitnlibby e` wibj`c th te` `oc hd te` tikb` iocthhj i pbil` k`dhr` i birf`r leinr. Se` hte`rs st`pp`c th te`nrpbil`s ikhut te` tikb` ioc sthhc wintnof. E` gic` i ghtnhodhr ibb th k` s`it`c ioc no te` ghst gitt`r-hd-dilt gioo`rsit chwo no ens leinr wnte i snfe. E` gust oht sthp th tenoj:e` wis k`nof slrutnonz`c. Se`y w`r` wintnof dhr eng th chshg`tenof, kut weit8 Ens gnoc wis sbuffnse: ifino ioc ifino
no te` snb`ol` hd te`nr wintnof, e` trn`c th r`isho, kut r`isho wis noenknt`c. Ens tenojnof iknbnty s``g`c piribyz`c. V eylhubco„t e` tenoj tens tenof ibb hut8 V ey w`r` sh gioye`r` ioc wey w`r` te`y wintnof dhr eng8 E` gust . . . kutte` iosw`r lig` ohw, is e` pius`c, ioc rnsnof no ens pbil`e` rins`c khte irgs ioc dinrby sehut`c wnte `xlnt`g`ot=
‒ I kris huv`rts– suivnt`r `o ghch!‗ Ioc ibghst no uonsho, `ile irhs` ioc bndtnof te`nr rnfet
eiocs enfe ioc wnte surprns` ho te`nr dil`s– thh `vnc`ot th
sngpby wint`c dhr c`v`bhpg`ots. Se`r` wis g`otib stuphrteit p`rgntt`c eng sngpby th r`ibnz` ioc ilt iuthgitnlibby iste` nospnritnho lig`. E` wis io ilthr no io uojohwo pbiyteit wis sh v`ry dignbnir.
Gioy s`rviots ohw wint`c upho te`g. Fr`it cnse`s hd v`f`tikb`s w`r` s`rv`c ioc te`o it must te` rnfet ghg`ot ibirf` whhc`o pbitt`r' wis lirrn`c no ky twh g`o s`rviots lhotinonof i euf` bigk, rhist`c ioc st`ignof eht, c`lhrit`c wntefr``os ioc spnl`s. Nts irhgi wis ibburnof th te` s`os`s ioc ntspnltur`squ`o`ss suff`st`c i fr`it d`ist no Kikybho.
Se` rhist wis s`t k`dhr` [hbbnos ioc i s`rviot eioc`c
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Idt`r io ehur hd `itnof th io `xt`ot teit s``g`c ibghstiongib-bnj` no nts p`rsnst`ol`, wno` wis phur`c drhg birf`snbv`r ioc phrl`bino v`ss`bs noth te` fhbc fhkb`ts. V nte te` wno` i krhj`o lij` wis s`rv`c, ioc drunt.
Is iohte`r ehur piss c ioc te` suo turo`c noth i k`iutndub fhbc ioc s`ot nts k`igs ilrhss te` tikb` th tnof` te`e`nfet`o`c lhbhr hd te` dil`s hd te` fu`sts, ho` ky ho` te`yk`fio th rns`, ioc wnte uost`icy eioc th ehbc ibhdt i fhkb`thd wno` ioc th gij` thists no uol`rtino whrcs. Se` thists w`r` cnr`lt`c th eng– [hbbnos! S h `ile no turo e` ohcc`cippr`lnitnho, kut `ile thist sngpby icc`c th ens c`t`rgnoitnho thehbc i v`ry s`rnhus not`rvn`w wnte shg` ho`, qunljby.
Se` s`rviots w`r` ohw krnofnof no sgibb snbv`r cnse`s
lhotinonof wit`r ioc pbil`c te`g k`dhr` `ile fu`st. @ileno turo cnpp`c te` shnb`c ioc fr`isy eiocs noth te` wit`r ioc
wise`c te`g. Se`o, crynof te`nr eiocs upho te` birf` s`rvn`tno te`nr bips, te`y piss`c te`g ho th te` s`rviots ioc irhs`drhg te` tikb`. No i d`w gnout`s ibb w`r` stiocnof ifinoioc te` s`rviots w`r` eurrn`cby r`ghvnof ibb te` cnse`s. Isgibb chhrwiy hr hp`onof no ho` pirt hd te` wibb icmhnonofte` cnse-lbhs`t s`rv`c is i g`ios dhr te` pissif` hd te` cnse`shut hd te` rhhg. Se` birf` tikb` wis ohw k`nof ghv`c dirte`r
drhg te` fr`it dnr`pbil` ioc– hv`r it ho` pirt hd te` rhhg is`rviot wis bnfetnof i ougk`r hd liocb`s no snbv`r liocb`stnljs.E` wis pbilnof te`g no pirts hd te` rhhg. Ghr` bhfs w`r`pbil`c upho te` dnr`– shg`tenof wis k`nof pr`pir`c dhr ioc
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gule not`r`st wis k`nof sehwo ky te` g`o no te` pr`piritnhos,dhr te`y w`r` cnr`ltnof te` s`rviots.
Iohte`r s`rviot `ot`r`c te` rhhg ioc ghtnho`c th shg`hd te` bicn`s teit shg`tenof wis pr`pir`c hutsnc` ioc te`y sgnb`c
ioc wnte fr`it `xp`ltioly b`dt te` rhhg terhufe te` fr`itchhrwiy. Ohw iohte`r s`rviot `ot`r`c ioc lirrn`c no ens irgsi ougk`r hd lif`s, no shg` hd wenle w`r` birf` kbilj knrcs
wnte strhof lurv`c knbbs ioc seirp lbiws, ioc no hte`rs te`r` w`r` weit s``g`c th k` sgibb went` pnf`hos.
ioc te` crnppnof kbhhc d`bb ho ens dhr`e`ic ioc chwo th enseioc. Se` kbhhc hd noohl`ol`! Se` lrn`s hd iofunse! Se `sphrt hd lrulb e`irts! G io„s bhw`st nostnolts dr``by `xpr`ssnof! V eit i sl`o`, weit i seig`! E` whubc eiv` oho` hd nt!
E` puse`c hp`o te` chhr ioc st`pp`c hut noth te` eibb ioclbhs`c te` chhrs k`enoc eng. Is e` cnc sh te`r` riof hut ie`irt-r`ocnof, pn`rlnof slr`ig drhg shg` shub no thrtur`, wenb`te` g`o m``r`c ioc biufe`c, ioc hte`r w`ij lrn`s thbc hd te`bist shks hd bnd` no shg` went` kr`ist. Seit bist lry– te` lryhd te` bhst bnd`, te` lhoqu`r`c `xnst`ol`, te` thro khcy, te`kb``cnof whuoc– te` sngnbirnty! Se` sygkhb! Se ` chv` hdp`il`! \bino! Ky gio„s lru`b tenojnof, ky gio„s `irteby wiys.Se` whrcs lig` kilj ifino=
‒Ho teit lrhss– te` khcy hd gio– ir` gioy tenofs lrulndn`c!"[hbbnos ruse`c th te` stinrwiy. Se`r` wis oh s`rviot no
snfet. No i rhhg o`irky e` lhubc e`ir te` biufes ioc r`girjshd te` whg`o, te` bicn`s, weh, no ibb lhgpbniol`, b`dt te` g`oth `omhy te`nr gurc`rhus eiknts ioc bust dhr kbhhc. V is teit whgioehhc8 Eic whg`o oht ngprhv`c snol` te` ciys hd–teit 8 Ve`r` wis te` khist`c ghc`ro r`dno`g`ot, lubtur`,ioc . . . 8 Kut tens wis oht ghc`ro tng`s. Se` iosw`r wiscnstnolt. Sens wSis te` ciy hd . . .
Pp te` stinrs e` ruse`c ioc noth te` dnrst hp`o chhrwiy.Nt wis i k`c-leigk`r. Se` k`c, enfe drhg te` dbhhr, ipprhile`cky twh st`ps, wis e`ivnby ioc k`iutndubby liohpn`c. E` lbhs`cte` chhr k`enoc eng ioc crhpp`c ilrhss nt te` nrho kir. Se`o,no w`irno`ss ioc cnsfust, e` dbuof engs`bd upho te` d`ite`r`ck`c, uognocdub hd te` sitnos ioc bil`s, ioc kurn`c ens e`icno ens eiocs ioc lrn`c, shkk`c, is ens wehb` khcy sehhj wnte`ghtnho= □
‒ Fhc, fhhc Fhc, wreit i whrbc ioc weit i tng`! Eiv`ibb g`o dhrfhtt`o te`nr fr`it`st fndt, te` lenvibry hd gioehhc,te` prht`ltnof phw`r hd te`nr gnfet hv`r te` w`ij`r8 Liog`o lhg` drhg leiotnof hd Sey fhhco`ss ioc `ot`r noth te`c`strultnho hd te` bnttb`st k`nofs8 Se`o gij` g` w`ij, Fhc,gij` g` w`ij, teit N giy oht eurt, hr s`` eurt– hr p`rgnt te`c`strultnho hd te` sgibb`st dbhw`r hd te` dn`bcs hr te` ghstgnout` iongib hd Sey whrbc. Gij` g` eugkb`, gij` g`sngpb`, gij` g`– jnoc– fhhc– bhvnof, ibb– ioc o`v`r thh strhof
th c`strhy teit wenle Sehu eist gic`!‗ Ioc is e` priy`c, ens priy`r wis iosw`r`c, dhr e` d`btte` w`ijo`ss lhg`, ioc wnte nt i sngpb`o`ss hd e`irt ioc gnoc,uotnb, bnj` te` tnr`c-hut kiky, shkknof nts lry dhr te` r`stnofirgs hd ghte`r, e` biy ho ens snc`, ioc sb`pt.
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te`nr prhp`r ioc bhfnlib hrc`r dhr g`otib r`vn`w. Ifino e`dhuoc teit c``p no ens lhoslnhuso`ss, is tehufe r`libbnof icr`ig, e` eic i vifu` r`lhbb`ltnho teit e` wis io Ig`rnliohd te` tw`otn`te l`otury, kut upp`rghst no ens lhoslnhuso`ss
wis te` chgnoitnof r`ibnzitnho teit e` wis e`r` no tens pbil`it tens tng`, ioc teit e` wis `quibby it ehg` ioc nr. te`rnfet `ovnrhog`ot.
^`s, cnpbhgily gust k` us`c ioc shg` `xlus` gust k`fnv`o dhr isjnof te` qu`stnhos wenle whubc shuoc striof`th te` s`rviot. \ucc`oby io nc`i lig . E` r`vhbv`c nt, t`st`cnt, ioc nt s``g`c th k` must te` g`tehc th us . E` whubc t ry nt.
‒ G y gio, N eiv` shg`tenof ngphrtiot th t`bb yhu. ^hu s``,N ig oht bnj` gys`bd thciy. N ig striof`.‗ E` wint`c th s``ehw te` s`rviot whubc uoc`rstioc teit. E` oht`c wnte sitnsdiltnho teit te` gio hpphsnt` eng bhhj`c qunzznlibby it eng iocte`o ohcc`c no ifr``g`ot.
‒ N eic io illnc`ot y`st`rciy ioc we`o N iwhj` tens ghronofgy gnoc s``g`c th k` ciz`c ioc N lhubc oht r`libb we`r` N wisioc ohw N dnoc N ig puzzb`c is th weh N ig. N ig sur` N igoht gnstij`o ikhut shg` tenofs, kut N wiot th le`lj te` diltsioc k` v`ry sur` k`dhr` N tibj wnte ioyho` hd hur,– teit ns ioy
hd gy drn`ocs. Ohw , t`bb g` dnrst hr ibb,– hr rite`r, supphs` yhu f`t te` p`o ioc noj ioc shg` pip`r, ioc w` wnbb wrnt` chwote` dilts. F h !‗
Q`o ioc noj ioc pip`r! Se` whrcs w`r` no Dr`ole, is wisibb teit e` eic sinc th te` s`rviot, kut [hbbnos whoc`r`c nd e`jo`w weit wis g`iot ky sule whrcs no te`s` ciys. Kut te`s`rviot wis hdd th shg` hte`r rhhg,– e` gust eiv` uoc`rsthhc. Idt`r i d`w gnout`s e` r`turo`c k`irnof i triy upho wenle[hbbnos siw i k`iutndubby lirv`c v`ss`b wenle e` nostiotby jo`w
gust k` io noj-w`bb, i bhof d`ite`r hr qunbb, ioc i rhbb hd sjno,is nt s``g`c, ioc iohte`r snbv`r v`ss`b wnte p`rdhrit`c thp. Se`s`rviot pbil`c te` triy ho ens bip ioc ghv`c lbhs` th [hbbnos shteit te`nr jo``s thule`c. Se`o e` sehv`c te` triy dhrwirc shteit nt r`st`c ho te` bips hd khte. [hbbnos bhhj`c it te` rhbb hdsjno dnrst. Nt wis o`irby tw`bv` nole`s squir` ioc wrnojb`c nopbil`s, wnte i senoy, ibghst fr`isy surdil`. E` binc nt chwo ioc ithol` te` s`rviot pnlj`c nt up, dbitt`o`c nt hut ioc sprnojb`c drhgte` tibb snbv`r v`ss`b shg` went` phwc`r ho te` surdil` hd te` sjno
ioc wnte te` pibg hd ens b`dt eioc rukk`c te` phwc`r noth ntssurdil`, ioc te`o kb`w hdd te` surpbus. Se`o e` pnlj`c up te`qunbb ioc cnpp`c nt noth te` sgibb`r v`ss`b ioc we`o e` `xtrilt`cnt, nt wis lhv`r`c wnte i tenlj, fuggy kbilj sukstiol`. E` eioc`c
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qunr`s nt ioc te` fug wnbb ehbc te` lirkho te`r` v`ry w`bb.‗[hbbnos r`ibnz`c teit tens dhrg hd noj wis cndd`r`ot teio weite` s``g`c th r`libb, kut nt wis thh trnvnib i phnot th bhhj nothohw. Se`o e` piss`c te` qunbb kilj th te` s`rviot ioc si nc =
‒ N wiot yhu th wrnt` te` iosw`rs th te` qu`stnhos. N wnbbehbc te ,– te` pirleg`ot. G y eioc ns thh o`rvhus th wrnt` thciy.‗
Irriofnof gitt`rs no tens wiy, [hbbnos k`fio ens qu`stnhonofifino= ‒ Ohw , te`o, t`bb g`, weit ns gy oig`8 V eit8 Funbbiug`,
Tnslhuot hd Iocuz`8 V rnt` nt! S eit„s rnfet! Ohw, `e,– V eyig N Tnslhuot hd Iocuz`8– Ehw lig` nt th k` sh8– He, sh N igte` sho hd Lhuot [iyghoc, Bhrc hd Iocuz`, Bhrc hd [hc`x iocG nbbiu ioc Tnslhuot hd Shubhus`! V rnt` nt ibb chwo, lir`dubby.
‒ Ioc we`r` ns gy dite`r8 Noc``c! V rnt` teit chwo, thh,–k` sur` yhu put nt lhgpb`t`by,– ―icvnshr no [hgio Biw itLeirb`gifo`„s \lehhb hd te` Qibil`!„
‒ Ve`r` ns gy ghte`r8 He,–N cnc oht johw,– kut wrnt` nt!―Kurn`c no te` b`dt oiv` hd te` Lite`crib hd \t. \`rono no Shubhus`.„
‒ N wnse ohw teit yhu whubc wrnt` chwo te`r` gy `xilt cit`hd knrte. S e it„s rnfet. Ohw t`bb g`, weit wis N chnof tensghronof it te` bnttb` S`gpb` hr Leurle it te` lrhss wiys8‗
‒Vey, gy bhrc, yhu w`r` p`rdhrgnof yhur usuib d`stnv` cutytens ciy. Sens, yhu johw, ns te` ciy hd te` Lhgpntibni, te`ioouib d`stnvib e`bc `ile y`ir it tens tng`, no ehohr hd te` Bir`s,te` c`ntn s hd te` lrhss rhics. ^hu w`ot, is wis yhur cuty isgist`r hd tens vnbbi, th te` lhgpnti, te` leip`b hd te` Bir`s, te`
ioln`ot [hgio cnvnontn`s, sntuit`c ho te` lrhss rhics, kut ohw ntns i t`gpb` th Fhc. Se`r` 'ir` dhur ibtirs te`r` wnte dhur \ilr`cDnr`s, r`pr`s`otnof te` dhur icmhnonof vnbbis, io ibtir ioc i silr`cdnr` dhr `ile listb` ioc e`irte hd te` dhur vnbbis. Se` Gist`r hd`ile lhocults te` silr`c d`stnvib wenb` te` sukm`lts hd te` `stit` hrprhvnol`, r`pr`s`ot`c ky te`nr prnolnpib len`ds, whrsenp te`r`. \h,thciy, te` dnrst hd Miouiry, yhu lhocult`c te` leiotnof dhr te`r`pr`s`otitnv`s hd yhur sukm`lts is te` hte`r gist`rs cnc dhr te`nrsukm`lts. Dhr <' irs yhur dite`r p`rdhrg`c tens rnt`, ioc ohw, dhr
te` pist ter`` y`irs, nt eis dibb`o th yhur bht. S eit ns ibb.‗‒Vrnt` nt ibb chwo!‗ lhggioc`c [hbbnos ioc wenb` te` s`rviot
wrht` e` b`io`c kilj no ens leinr, ioc lbhs`c ens `y`s th r`vn`wifino te` ghronof d`stnvib.
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"V eh wis te` yhuof fnrb weh itt`oc`c te` dnr`8‗ e`stirt`c ifino. ‒ \e` wis te` T`stib Tnrfno, wehs` shb` cutyns th j``p te` silr`c dnr` ibwiys kuronof no te` leip`b. Nt ns ig`ghrnib hd te` l`r`ghoy it [hg` we`o te` T`stib Tnrfnosj`pt kuronof ciy ioc onfet te` silr`c dnr`– i lhgguonty dnr`–drhg RR enle hte`rs gnfet hktino eht lhibs dhr te`nr ehg` dnr`s.Nt ns ohw i sygkhb hd lhgguonty not`r`st ioc te`r`dhr` silr`ctrust ioc o`nfekhrby bhv`. \e` ns i vnrfno ioc gust r`ginohk`cn`ot th e`r cuty is i vnrfno uotnb hd b`fib if . \e` bnv`soht dir iwiy no te` listb` hd yhur lhusno weh w`ot th kittb`
wnte te` b`fnhos hd te` b`fit`s hd te` [hgio Leurle, ioc–ioc e`--------- ‗
‒ E o`v`r lig` kilj– N lio qunt` uoc`rstioc teit. Fh ho!‗
sinc [hbbnos, is g`ghry s`rv`c eng no shg` p`lubnir wiy.‒ Oh, e` o`v`r lig` kilj ioc oh ho` `v`r b`iro`c hd ens`oc. Kut ens yhuof krnc` wis lir`c dhr ky yhu, must------ -– .‗
‒ Mu st is tehufe se` w`r` gy hwo wnd`. N uoc`rstioc teit, thh. G y lhusno„s w nd` !‗ Ehw striof` ioc y`t ehw dignbnirnt s``g`c.
‒ Ioc ohw t`bb g` must ho` ghr` dilt– ioc k` sur` th wrnt` chwo te` iosw`r. V eit wis te` lius`, te` r`isho,dhr te` fr`it l`b`kritnho no te`– te`–fr`it eibb, chwostinrs
ens eiocs ioc lbispnof te`g ter`w engs`bd kilj noth te` leinr,lbhs`c ens `y`s ioc k`fio th r`vn`w te` dilts must r`v`ib`c.Se`r` wis gule no te` sthry teit wis must k`yhoc te` sphj`o whrcs. Sens, te` uothbc sthry, e` gust ohw lhgpr`e`oc,
shg`wiy. * * * *
Dhr io ehur [hbbnos sit no te` leinr tenojnof ioc cr`ignof.Fricuibby i s`os` hd wirgte lig` hv`r eng wenb` i leiofnoflhocntnho no te` krino ioc o`rvhus syst`g nocnlit`c teit e`
wis ghcndynof ens lhoslnhuso`ss no shg` gioo`r. Se` dnrstc`dnont` s`ositnho wis teit te`r` wis i bnfet ho ens `y`s, te`oi w`irno`ss no ens bngks wnte io illhgpioynof c`snr` th ghv`te`g noth i cndd`r`ot phsntnho. No gijnof tens leiof` ens d``t
d`bb th te` dbhhr wnte i mirrnof hd te` khcy teit lius`c ength hp`o ens `y`s. Ens d``t eic sbnpp`c drhg te` sthhb. Se`r` wis io `b`ltrnl bnfet it te` snc` hd ens e`ic. Ens r`icnofbigp! Se` dnr` no te` dnr`pbil`! E` wis no iohte`r rhhg–te` stucy it ehg`! E` wis te` ghc`ro, Ig`rnlio [hbbnosifino– it ehg` !
pilnof ioc tenojnof, gutt`rnof sule uolhoslnhus lhgg`ots iss``g`c th lhg` drhg i gnoc stnbb no i giz`. Ioc is e`r`vn`w`c ens bist `xp`rn`ol` e` lig` th te` bist nolnc`ots– te`s`rviot wrntnof te` iosw`rs ho te` pirleg`ot, wenle e` eicc`t`rgno`c th pr`s`rv`. H e! nd nt w`r` hoby phssnkb` th pr`s`rv`sh lholr`t` ioc git`rnib i tenof drhg te` pist ioc eiv` ntohw no te` pr`s`ot! S h iltuibnz` i r`ibnty: th git`rnibnz` nothte` frhss hd te` pr`s`ot te` `te`rib dikrnlitnho hd i cr`ig. Se`
K`bblistb` ioc e`nr th te` `stit`s hd [hbbnos.‗Khro no 5>4! Sw`oty-ho` thciy! Seit g`ios teit thciy
– te` thcim' hd teit `xp`rn`ol`, te` thciy hd gy knrteciy l`b`kritnho no teit hbc prhvnolnib vnbbi– wis te` y`ir– > 96 !
Mi ouiry 9st, > 96 ![hbbnos dinrby sehut`c nt. E` mugp`c th ens d``t. Ho
teit ciy N k`lig` Bhrc [hbbnos. Sh ciy N ig V nbbnig [hbbnos.G y oig` te`o, teit ciy wis Funbbiug`– Vnbbnig . Veiti r`girjikb` lhnolnc`ol`! Pogirrn`c, lirnof dhr gy ghte`r,gy dite`r lirnof dhr ens lhusno„s wnd`, must is no r`l`ot y`irs,te` oig` [hbbnos, te` oig` [iyghoc------ . V eit hd te` girj
idt`r te` oig` [iyghoc ho te` pinotnof8 N eiv` s``o ohtenof hdteit, te` gyst`ry wenle stirt`c tens pn`rlnof hd te` T`nb.
Ifino e` fbiol`c it te` wrntt`o pif`s k`dhr` eng. Se`pif` wis snfo`c, ‒ Mhrcino, \`lr`tinr` th te` ehus` hd [iyghocNT .‗ [iyghoc NT ! Se` Dhurte! I e! Se ` girj idt`rte` oig` ho te` pinotnof wis– T ! [iyghoc T – te` dndte hdteit oig . Se` gyst`ry wis shbv`c!
Kut ikhv` te` snfoitur` hd te` s`lr`tiry sthhc khbcby' dhrtete` bist stit`g`ot th te` bist iosw`r= ‒ Se`r` ns y`t tng` thg irry' ioc lirry dhrwirc te` kbhhc ioc oig` hd yhur ohkb`iol`sthrs.‗
V is teit i lhggioc8 Nt s``g`c th k` i leibb`of` hdoitur`, i c`lr`` drhg te` pist. E`r`cnty, iol`stry, r`noliroitnho, `vhbutnho hd oitur` ioc \hub– ibb c`p`oc`c upho nt. Ntwis i c`lr``, ioc nt sehubc k` dubdnbb`c, k`dhr` nt wis thh bit`.
Ioc te`o– i johlj it te` chhr. Nt stirtb`c [hbbnos ifino.Nt s``g`c sh bnj` te` kiofnof ho te` nrho chhr hd te` k`c
leigk`r no te` hbc vnbbi. Vnte o`rv`s enfeby `xlnt`c iocte` gnoc no i str`ss`c ittntuc`, bnttb` whubc stirtb` ohw.Hp`onof te` chhr qunljby, e` dhuoc ens ghte`r, sgnbnof
ioc khwnof sbnfetby.
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‒ Vnbbnig, g<' khy, eiv` yhu dhrfhtt`o teit w` w`r` thfh hut thciy8 ^hu eiv` k``o no e`r` sh bhof! [ute eislibb`c ioc wnbb illhgpioy us th cnoo`r– ioc yhu johw se`ch`s sh `omhy te s` hllisnhoib– v`ry d`w– hpphrtuontn`s th k`no yhur lhgpioy. Qb`is` ch oht j``p us wintnof bhof hr
w` giy oht k` ikb` th dnoc leinrs it ioy tikb` no te` ―Leit`iuK`bblistb`„ chwothwo. ^hu johw te`y eiv` sule whoc`rdubehbnciy cnoo`rs wnte te` ghst ibburnof gusnl, bnj` te` shofshd te` hbc Srhukichurs hd Biofu`chl. Lhg`– we`r` eiv` yhu k``o no yhur cr`igs ifino8 ^hu bhhj sh tnr`c hr o`rvhus– ioc sh surprns`c it weit N siy. V eit eis nt k``o ohw 8Eiv` yhu shbv`c yhur prhkb`g ikhut te` r`knrte hd te` khcy ioc
te` r`noliroitnho hd te` \hub8‗‒ ^`s , bnttb` ghte`r, N eiv`,‗ e` sinc is e` put ens irgsikhut e`r winst ioc illhgpion`c e`r hut noth te` eibb, th we`r`[ute wis snttnof no te` fhbc`o suobnfet hd te` kiy wnochw.‒ N eiv` must dhuoc teit nt tij`s tnvh th krnof ikhut te` p`rd`ltr`knrte hd khte khcy ioc \hub– ioc N wis must fhnof kiljhv`r te` pist– hv`r te` y`st`rciys– kilj, kilj th te` y`ir– > 96 !No dilt, N wis tenojnof hd te` y`st`rciys k`tw``o thciy ioc
Miouiry 9st, > 96 .‗
‒ V ey, V nbbnig ,‗ se` r`pbn`c, no i sgnbbnof, t`isnof ghhc.‒ Seit whubc eiv` gic` i tehusioc y`irs hd y`st`rciys!„„
7/30/2019 A Thousand Years of Yesterdays (1920). First edition!!!
Se ` giouslrnpt hd ‒ I Sehusioc ^`irs hd ^`st`rciys‗ wissukgntt`c ky te` pukbnse`rs th i ougk`r hd prhd`ssnhoib iockusno`ss-g`o ioc whg`o dhr te` purphs` hd c`t`rgnonof te` vibu` hd sh striof` i sthry k`dhr` pukbnlitnho. Sens ns lhgghopriltnl` no lis`s we`r` te` pukbnse`rs ir` ioxnhus th johw we`te`r
i giouslrnpt no eioc c`s`rv`s pukbnlitnho hd i f`o`rib oitur`hr oht: ioc nt gust k` icgntt`c teit te` oitur` hd tens sthry, wnte nts s``gnof r`v`bitnhos hd uopukbnse`c prnolnpb`s, wirriot`chur lir`dub nov`stnfitnho.
No iccntnho th te` gioy divhrikb` lhgg`ots gic`, te`r` w`r` twh r`girjs gic` ky `ile weh r`ic te` sthry, ioc nt wis ippir`ot teit priltnlibby `v`ry r`ic`r whubc eiv` te`sig` phnots no gnoc we`o lhgpb`tnof te` sthry. Se`r`dhr`,th ivhnc i v`ry lhosnc`rikb` dutur` lhrr`sphoc`ol` ioc th iotnln
( 9 ) Vis oht tens sthry wrntt`o ky shg` gio weh eis tij`otens g`ios hd fnvnof th te` whrbc i syst`g hd penbhshpey hrio hrn`otib t`ilenof wenle ente`rth eis k``o wntee`bc drhgte` uonontnit`c8
(;) Ve`r` ioc ehw lio te` r`ic`r b`iro ghr` r`fircnofte` s`lr`t khcn`s hd [hsnlrulnios c`slrnk`c hr r`d`rr`c th note` sthry8 Q`reips te` penbhshpey hr gystnlib prnolnpb`s tiufetky te` sthry ir` i pirt hd te` [hsnlrulnio s`lr`t whrj.
Se` pukbnse`rs urf`c te` iutehr hd te` sthry th fnv` te`gno wrntnof weit`v`r e` lir`c th eiv` pukbnse`c r`fircnof te`[hsnlrulnios, ioc hd engs`bd: kut te` iutehr wis r`bultiotth wrnt` ioytenof, k`lius , is e` sinc= ‒ Oh hddnl`r hr g`gk`rhd te` [hsnlrulnio krhte`rehhc wnbb pukbnlby prhlbing ens nc`otnty wnte te` ioln`ot Hrc`r hd Gystnls uob`ss e` gust ch sh ky
Se` lhgpb`t` oig` hd te` [hsnlrulnio krhte`rehhc ns=‒ Se ` Ioln`ot ioc Gystnlib Hrc`r [hsi` Lrulns,‗ i oig` wenlens s`bchg pukbnlby us`c, e`bc v`ry silr`c ioc hdt`o ikkr`vnit`cnoth nts nontnibs th r`ic I G H [ L . Nts tng` ehohr`c sygkhbs,us`c snol` te` ciys hd te` hbc penbhshpe`rs, ir`= no ibb `sht`rnl
whrj i fhbc Lrhss wnte i [`c [hs` it nts l`ot`r: no ibb `xht`rnl whrj, hr dhr pukbnl nc`otndnlitnho, i Srniofb` wnte i Lrhss wnteno nt. Nts ensthry ns tril`c kilj th te` ciys hd te` @fyptnios`lr`t s`lts ioc te` `irby ible`gnsts ioc gystnls. No ghc`rotng`s te` Hrc`r eis `stikbnse`c ioc ginotino`c Bhcf`s no virnhuslhuotrn`s, nolbucnof te` Pont`c \tit`s, Lioici, G`xnlh, Qu`rth[nlh ioc \hute Ig`rnli. Se`r` ir` hte`r [hsnlrulnio frhups
no Ig`rnli ibsh, w` b`iro, lhosnstnof hd tehs` weh stucy thf`te`r,usnof virnhus [hsnlrulnio oig`s, kut eivnof oh hddnlnib lhoo`ltnho wnte te` I G H [ L ioc r`l`nvnof oh nostrultnhos note` p`lubnir s`lr`ts ioc t`ilenofs hd te` Ioln`ot ioc GystnlibHrc`r [hsi` Lrulns.
V ` dnoc teit te` Bhcf`s hd te` Hrc`r wenle ir` cuby`stikbnse`c ioc leirt`r`c is kriole`s hd te` pir`ot khcy, ehbcs`lr`t s`ssnhos w``jby no ibb te` prnolnpib lntn`s hd te` Pont`c\tit`s ioc no gioy sgibb lntn s ioc thwos. Se`y us` te` ioln`ot
rnt`s ioc rntuibs, eiv` te` lhgpb`t` syst`g hd nostrultnho no ibbte` sln`ol`s nolbucnof Qsylehbhfy, Hothbhfy, Ible`gy, Qeysnls,Knhbhfy, Sriosl`oc`otib Gystnlnsg ioc ghc`ro sln`otndnl ilen`v`g`ot.
Durte`r, w` dnoc teit te` Hrc`r ns oho-s`ltirnio, hllupn`s ienfe phsntnho no khte te` sln`otndnl ioc `culitnhoib ghv`g`otshd Ig`rnli ioc ns `st``g`c ky te` gioy prhd`ssnhoib g`o ioc whg`o, peysnlnios, lb`rfyg`o, t`ile`rs, sln`otnsts ioc hte`rs wehir` iltnv`by isshlnit`c wnte nt is hddnl`rs hr g`gk`rs.
No r`firc th G r. B`wns, te` iutehr, w` w`r` r`d`rr`c thte` dilt teit te` O`w Not`roitnhoib @olylbhpi`cni, \`lhoc @cntnho,pukbnse`c ky Chcc, G`ic & Lh., hd O`w ^hrj, us`s ens oig`no te`nr whrjs is io iutehrnty ho te` ensthry ioc `xnst`ol`hd te` [hsnlrulnios.
Ghr` nodhrgitnho liooht k` `isnby ilqunr`c wntehut ho`„snocnlitnho hd c`snrnof th uont` wnte tens fr`it slehhb hd penbhshpey.Se`r`dhr`, nd ioy hd hur r`ic`rs snol`r`by c`snr`s th crnoj dr``by
drhg te` dhuotino e`ic hd hllubt ioc sln`otndnl johwb`cf`, e`hr se` wnbb b`iro ehw `isnby tens giy k`lhg` phssnkb`, ky wrntnofi drioj ioc snol`r` b`tt`r, `xpr`ssnof te` dubb`st c`snr`s, snfonof nt no dubb ioc te`o ginbnof nt lhodnc`otnibby th G r. Sehte
w nbb pbil` sule b`tt`rs noth te` eiocs hd sule s`lr`tirn`s hrhte`rs is bnv` o`ir`st th te` noqunr`r, ioc terhufe te`g wnbblhg` te` striof` ioc s`lr`t nodhrgitnho wenle ibb s``j`rs wintdhr pitn`otby.
K`bn`vnof teit te` iutehr„s purphs` no wrntnof tens sthry wis th r`ile i fr`it ougk`r hd snol`r` s``j`rs, rite`r teio thput upho te` girj`t i sthry wenle whubc piy eng ioy rhyibty,
w` eiv` c`lnc`c th lh-hp`rit` wnte sule purphs` ioc pukbnsete` khhj no is `lhohgnlib dhrg is phssnkb` sh teit te` sib`prnl` gnfet k` wnteno te` r`ile hd ibb. Sens ns hur iphbhfydhr oht cr`ssnof te` sthry no is dno` ioc buxurnhus i knocnofis te` sthrv r`ibbv g`rnts.
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7/30/2019 A Thousand Years of Yesterdays (1920). First edition!!!