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8/13/2019 Being Bennett

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Ucats wcgb jt wjhh ig egkjege wcgtcgr tcgpajrtwd d` tcg odst tahgbtge abe sukkgss-ùh scdrt-kdursg trjatchgtgs jb cjstdry, wjtc;6 \drhe Kup pdejuos igtwggb tcgowjhhskdrg igrtcs db Ugao W.[.A. idube `drHdbedbs Dhyopjk Laogs. Deehy gbdulc, as

firohy dkusge db tcg fivg-rjbl kjrkus as tcgIgbbgtts rgoajb, spgan td tcgo hdbl gbdulcabe jt igkdogs appargbt tcat rakjbl jb tcg9619 Dhyopjks js bdt a egah-irgangr drtcgjr cappjbgss. Ucgy wabt jt iaehy. Ucgyrgerjvgb td lgt tcgrg, cavjbl kra`tge tcgjr hj`gtdlgtcgr jbtd a tarlgtge `dur-ygar ihdkn. Zgttcgyhh ig katgldrjkahhy DN j` sghgktjdb edgsbdt sway jb tcgjr àvdr.

Ucg pdhjtjks d` Dhyopjk sghgktjdb argbdtcjbl j` bdt kdophgx. Kcabkgs dr sghgk-tjdb rub cjlcgst dr Haura, ;0, drjljbahhy`rdo \gst Vaho Igakc, @ha. [cg sjophybgges td igst cgr khdsg rjgbe abe dbhyrgoajbjbl rjvah dr tcg tcjre W.[. wdogbsspdt, [arac Casnjbs, at tcg fibah quahjfigr, tcgJUW \drhe Urjatchdb [grjgs [ab Ejgld rakgjb Oay, abe phakg jb tcg tdp bjbg jb tcg prd-kgss. J` bgjtcgr Igbbgtt bdr Casnjbs phakgsjb tcg tdp bjbg wdogb dvgrahh jb [ab Ejgld,tcgjr atg wjhh ig egkjege at tcg ejskrgtjdb d`

W[A Urjatchdbs sghgktjdb kdoojttgg.@dr Lrgl Igbbgtt, 56, ab Austrahjab iyijrtc wcd bdw gbmdys euah kjtjzgbscjp aberakgs ubegr tcg W.[. al, tcg prdiaijhjty d` atgao pdsjtjdb js ar odrg tgbtatjvg abe kdb-ùsjbl. [jophy put, quahj`yjbl dr tcg W.[.Dhyopjk trjatchdb tgao js ahh aidut bavjlat-jbl tcg JUWs kdophjkatge rakg sgrjgsjts\drhe Urjatchdb [grjgs (wcjkc cas dbhyiggb ardube sjbkg 966:), \drhe Kup sgrjgsabe Kdbtjbgbtah Kup sgrjgsabe garbjblgbdulc pdjbts td quahj`y `dr tcg W.[.s twdDhyopjk Urjahs= tcg \drhe Urjatchdb [grjgsrakg jb Hdbedb tcjs past Aulust abe tcg[ab Ejgld rakg jb Oay. Ucg \drhe Urjatc-hdb [grjgs rakgs arg wgjlctge odrg cgavjhypdjbts-wjsg, dstgr harlgr prjzg pursgs abeodrg ogeja rgkdlbjtjdb, abe eraw strdblgrfighesahh aktdrs tcat Lrgl avdrs. Ucg Kuprakgs arg hgss kdopgtjtjvg, ygt dkkur odrg`rgqugbthy, tcus tcgy arg avdrge iy atchgtgskdbsjegrge td ig stratgljk pdjbts kcasgrs.

Garhy jb 9611 Lrgl dkusge db tcg \drheUrjatchdb [grjgs rakgs> cdwgvgr, cjs pgr-`droabkgs wgrg bdt up td par. \cgb cgàjhge td garb a start at tcg Hdbedb rakg cgkduhe cavg tcgb paknge cjs skcgeuhg wjtchatg-sgasdb \drhe Kup gvgbts td grasg cjs

Ucg odbtc d` Oayhddos harlg jb tcgcdusgcdhe d` Lrglabe Haura Igbbgtt.

Pjgw a vjegd d` tcg Igbbgtts pcdtd scddt db ydurpcdbg dr at JbsjegUrjatchdb.kdo/Igbbgtt .

J` ydur pcdbg cas a wgi irdwsgr abe kaogra,edwbhdae tcg rgg app at cttp=//lgttal.odijabeskab dvgr (dr tang a pjkturg d`) tcjs iarkdeg.

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;0 OAYKC/AVYJH 9619 ; tcgyrgsjophy a cappy pajr. Ucgyrg ahsd ubkab-bjhy sjojhar. Idtc Igbbgtts kdog rdo sdhje`aojhy dubeatjdbs wjtc a 19-ygar sprgaeaodbl tcgjr sjihjbls (Hauras dur abe Lrglstwd). Idtc tcgjr odtcgrs arg kdopgtjtjvgld-lgttgrs (Hauras jb rgah gstatg sahgs, Lrglsjb uberajsjbl)> tcgjr atcgrs arg tcg aojhjgs

gvgb-ngghge, spdrtjbl jbugbkgs.Lrgl abe Haura wgrg gbkduralge iy

tcgjr pargbts jb gvgry pursujtatchgtjk abedtcgrwjsgabe gakc was jbtrdeukge td trj-atchdb jb tcg oje-1:36s, ahigjt db dppdsjtg

gbes d` tcg lhdig. Ucgjr Dhyopjk `durtcsarg bdt tcgjr dbhy jegbtjkah rgsuhts= Jb 966:tcg kduphg wdb Jrdboab


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sdogtcjbl bgw. Haura was ahsd qugstjdbjblj` scg scduhe kdbtjbug wjtc tcg spdrt, abecgrg wg arg 11 ygars hatgr abe hdvjbl jt!

Haura, wcd was tcgb Haura Ygiakn, caejbegge ldbg td Kabaea td prgparg `dr cgr hastcurrac as a prd`gssjdbah trjatchgtg.

J was lgttjbl rgaey td ld iakn edwb tdAustrahja jb 9661 `dr dbg odrg ld at tcg dhe@drouha Dbg sgrjgs, abe tcgb J was phab-bjbl td kahh jt qujts. Je dbhy iggb rakjblprd`gssjdbahhy `dr a kduphg d` ygars, iut J caergahjzge jt was a hdt d` travgh. J hdvge cabljbldut wjtc ahh oy ljrh`rjgbes db tcg kjrkujt,iut J njbe d` wabtge td lgt oy `uturg hj`g

ldjbl, ydu nbdw4 J nbgw j` J cae dbg pgrsdbtd scarg jt ahh wjtc, td ed gvgrytcjbl tdlgtc-grtcat wduhe oang gvgry gxpgrjgbkg tcatoukc igttgr. Dtcgrwjsg J was edbg!

Jt ejebt tang tcg twd hdbl td rgahjzg tcgywgrg gakc dtcgrs spgkjah sdogdbg. Lrglwas sojttgb tcg odogbt a ijnjbj-khaeHaura stgppge dbtd tcg pddh egkn, abe Haurabdtjkge tcg aihg-idejge Aussjg eurjbl a rubsgssjdb. Ucat a`tgrbddb tcgy scarge a kdstggabe startge a kdbvgrsatjdb tcat kgogbtgetcgjr kdbbgktjdb, abe tcgy cavg iggb tahnjblgvgr sjbkg. @jvg scdrt wggns `dhhdwjbl tcgjrfirst [tariukns eatg, tcg Igbbgtts wgrg kd-caijtatjbl. Idtc wgrg cgaege `rdo Pjktdrjatd Austrahja td trajb ubegr tcg lujeabkg d`rgbdwbge trjatchdb kdakc Habkg \atsdb,sd tcg egkjsjdb td sgt up cdusg jb tcgjr bgwgbvjrdbs oaeg pgr`gkt sgbsg.

J oust say tcat first ygar hjvjbl tdlgtcgrwas prdiaihy wdrsg tcab tcg first ygar d`

oarrjalg, Haura rgkahhge. Igkausg wg nbgwwg wabtge td oang tcjs wdrn drgvgr. [dgvgrytcjbl ogabt sdogtcjbl.

\g idtc nbgw tcjs was tcg Dbg,alrgge Lrgl. Iut ydu edbt nbdw wcat tcgidubearjgs argydu edbt nbdw tcg ruhgsabe tcat first ygar wg cae td lgt a hdt sdrtge.Ucg dbg tcjbl wgvg edbg rgahhy wghh js nggpdpgb kdooubjkatjdb. Ucat was paraodubt`rdo tcg igljbbjbl, lgttjbl dur rghatjdbscjpgstaihjscge. \g sgt up kgrtajb ruhgswg cae

td! \g ahways cae td ljvg gakc dtcgr a njssldde odrbjbl abe a njss ldde bjlct. Bd dbgwas ahhdwge td ld td ige ablry. Ucdsg typgsd` ruhgs. Abe wgvg ngpt tcat ldjbl.

Ucg ijllgst ruhg cas ahways iggb nggpjbldur rghatjdbscjp first. \cgb ydu egkjeg td edtcat, dbkg ydu cavg tcat iasghjbg, gvgrytcjblghsg `ahhs jbtd phakg. J ogab wgrg tdlgtcgr95/


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igst-haje praktjkah phabs alajbst tcg ubkdb-trdhhaihg ubnbdwbs.

Jts dbg d` tcdsg tcjbls d` tcjbnjbl

`drwarej` wg ed cavg njes, cdw wduhe wgwabt td ed jt ahh4 Cdw ed wg oaxjojzg tcgbgxt `gw ygars rakjbl td oang surg tcat tcgbgxt hj`g wg cavg js as prgpargeabe gbmdy-aihgas pdssjihg4 asnge Haura.

Njes wjhh tcrdw ydu gvgry hddp joaljb-aihg, iut J stjhh tcjbn ydu kab cavg ab dvgrahhphab `dr wcat ydu wabt, kdbtjbuge Lrgl.Abe tcgb ydu rdhh wjtc jt.

Udtahhy rdhh wjtc jt, stjhh tryjbl td nggptcat jts ab gxpgrjgbkg duthddn wcgb ydu

tang tcat rgspdbsjijhjty db, alrgge Haura.Jo surg jts skary as cghh, iut tcgrg rgahhy jsbd ruhg iddn.

Abe j` wg ed cavg njes, aeege Lrgl, Jeahodst ratcgr tcgy edbt nbdw dur trjatc-hdb cjstdry. Jts wcy wg bgvgr cae Dhyopjkrjbls tattddge db dursghvgs. J edbt wabt durnjes td gvgr `ggh tcat tcgy cavg td kdopargtcgosghvgs td us at ahh. Ucgb tcgy kab edwcatgvgr tcgy wabt. \g eje dur hjvgs> tcgykab ed tcgjrs.

Iut Lrgl abe Haura Igbbgtts rjkc hj`ggxpgrjgbkgs argbt hjojtge td tcg rakg kdursg.

\gvg cae dur hdbl irgans abe ijl gxpgrj-gbkgs away rdo tcg spdrt. A`tgr tcg 65Dhyopjks wg cae tcrgg odbtcs tdtahhy dst.Jts bjkg td nbdw wg stjhh hjng gakc dtcgr wcgbwgrg away `rdo jt! Lrgl saje, haulcjbl.

@dhhdwjbl tcg Atcgbs Dhyopjks, tcgkduphgs `dkus was db tcgjr jopgbe-jbl buptjahs ratcgr tcab aby `jbjsc hjbg.

Ucgy oarrjge jb Bdvgoigr d` 9665, tcgbcdbgyoddbge jb [dutc A`rjka. Haurairjg`hy rgturbge td rakg jb Gurdpg (scgwas db a @rgbkc tgao at tcg tjog). Ucgb,jb garhy 9667 tcgy ejskdvgrge a egah db`jrst-khass rdube-tcg-wdrhe ajrhjbg tjkngtsabe purkcasge tcg mdurbgy d` a hj`gtjog.Ucg aevgbturg was cjlchjlctge iy a stayat tcg Iurm Ah Arai jb Euiaj, tdutge as tcgwdrhes `jrst sgvgb-star cdtgh. Jt kuhoj-batge wjtc a Ogejtgrrabgab krujsg td kgh-

giratg Hauras pargbts 56tc abbjvgrsary.\g wgrg kdophgtghy spdjhge! sajeLrgl. \g cavgbt edbg abytcjbl hjng jtsjbkgwg kabt astdre tcat. J rgogoigrat dbg pdjbt, Haura abe J cae ldttgb jb tcgcaijt d` wanjbl up at : a.o. Dbg odrb-jbl Haura rdhhge dvgr abe saje, J kduhe lgtusge td tcjs. J saje, Haura, ydu nbdw tcjsjs bdt wcat wg lgt td ed j` wgrg bdt edjbltrjatchdb4 \ghh cavg td lgt a rgah mdi! Jtwas a rgahjty kcgkn! \g egkjege wge igt-

tgr kdbtjbug rakjbl abe startge puttjblphabs jb phakg. Ucgrg was a vdje jb tcatHaura caebt iggb td tcg Dhyopjks ygt, sdwg `dkusge db Igjmjbl. Ardube tcat tjogwas wcgb Hj`g Ujog @jtbgss put up ahh tcatodbgy abe tcg culg sgrjgs ^wcjkc Lrgl

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\cgb J was swjoojbl tcgrg wgrg sd oabyDhyopjabs wcd wgrg supgr-egprgssge a`tgr

tcg Dhyopjks. ... Ucgy ejebt rgogoigrtcg wcdhg prdkgss. Ahh tcg gxpgrjgbkgs tcgycae, ahh tcg `rjgbes tcgy oaeg, bdbg d` tcat.

Abe jts hjng, Ygahhy4 Haura Igbbgtt


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wgbt db td wjb wjtc a pgr`gkt sgrjgs rgkdre,bgttjbl tcg spdrts sjblhg-harlgst prjzgpursg d` $766,666_, sd `dr og jt was ab gasy

avgbug. Abe sjbkg tcgb wgvg iggb h jng,DN, wcat bgxt4

Ucg spdrt js sjophy a prdkgss td hgtus gxpgrjgbkg odrg tcjbls tdlgtcgr, cgkdbtjbuge. Igydbe trjatchdb, wg must wabttd ld gxpgrjgbkg tcjbls. [d tcg spdrt rgahhyedgsbt kcablg wcd wg arg as pgdphg. \g`dube gakc dtcgr abe bdw jts hjng, DN, hgtsld fibe stustdut. Hgts ld ed stust.

\catgvgr tcg rgsuht `rdo [ab Ejgldsquahj`yjbl rakg, tcg Igbbgtts cdhjstjk

duthddn ahhdws tcgo td usg Hdbedb 9619 asa pjvdt pdjbt `dr tcg bgxt stust tcgy edtdlgtcgr.

Ucats tcg igauty d` tcg spdrt, saje Haura.Ucgrg arg sd oaby dppdrtubjtjgs. J` wg oang

tcg Dhyopjks, wghh ld dr jt wjtc gvgrytcjblwgvg ldt. Jts 166 pgrkgbt tcg `dkus `dr bdw.Iut j` wg edbt oang jt, wghh ld edwb patc I.

\g ahrgaey cavg jt oappge dut.Bdtcjbl jhhustratgs tcjs attjtueg d` akkgp-

tabkg igttgr tcab Haura Igbbgtts rgaktjdbtd Lwgb Mdrlgbsgb, wcd, vjrtuahhy dut d`tcg ihug, sgkurge a W.[. Dhyopjk trjatchdbtgao spdt iy phakjbl sgkdbe jb Hdbedb. Jtwas a spdt tcat oaby cae gxpgktge wduhe ldtd Igbbgtt. Bgvgrtcghgss, wcgb Mdrlgbsgbpassge Igbbgtt jb tcg rakg, Igbbgtt rgakcgedut abe lavg cgr rjvah a kdblratuhatdry tapdb tcg igcjbe.

Jo bdt a pddr hdsgr, Haura saje. J apprg-kjatg cdw care jt js td cavg a lrgat eay. Lwgbsrakg ub`dhege pgr`gkthy. Ucjs spdrt js sdcuoihjbl, abe jts sd care td lgt jt ahh rjlct. J`abydbg edgs, Jo rjlct tcgrg td say, Ldde mdi!

Jts aidut gxpgrjgbkgs, scg kdbtjbuge,rgpgatjbl tcg kduphgs d`t-spdngb oabtra.Abytcjbl odrg tcab ab gxpgrjgbkg js a id-

bus. \g aisdhutghy hdvg td rakg. \g hdvg tcglaog. \jbbjbl js lrgat, iut jts odrg aiduttcg prdkgss tcab tcg rgsuht. J` ydu hddn athj`g hjng tcat, J tcjbn jt cghps a hdt. Jts sdgasy td ig sgrjdus, abe wg try kdbstabthybdt td ld edwb tcat rdae. Abe truhy, wgcavg bd rgah rgspdbsjijhjtjgs. Gvgrytcjbl dbdur phatgs, wgvg put tcgrg. \gvg kcdsgbtdtry td ig tcg igst jb tcg wdrhe.

Uang a ldde hddn at tcg tgao d` Lrgl abeHaura Igbbgtt abe tcg hj`g abe passjdbs

tcgy scarg, abe jts khgar tcgyvg kcdsgbwjsghy. JU

Cdhhy Igbbgtt, wcd scargs bd rghatjdb td Lrgl drHaura, js a Kdhdraed-iasge `rgghabkg wrjtgr.

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