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Jb fvfrytgjei jset m`ldh lea wgjtf, J sly
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J DLEQ []FQFEA Jvf fvfr `fa cy `jbf je m`ldh lea wgjtf. Irnwjei up je
[l`c Mfldg, B`nrjall mnuiljevj``fl-brjeifa p`lyirnuea wgfrf suesfts
mltgf tgf rnnbs lea trfftnps je rumy rfa lea tleifrjef8 wgfrf tgf lqul m`uf nb
swjccjei pnn`s i`jccfrs liljest tgf mrjigt pjehs lea yf``nws nb @j``y [u`jt-
zfr arfssfs lea @ldnstf sgjrts8 lea wgfrf fvfe tgf dlrs lrf dleay-dn`nrfaJ
wls surrnueafa my fvfry guf je tgf Qfdgejdn`nr pljet hjt.
Ygfe J gflafa enrtg bnr gjig sdgnn` lea dn``fif tn tgf cnrf sumaufa
Efw Fei`lea `leasdlpf, lea `ltfr, ls J mfile cy lau`t `jbf je Cleglttle, cy
cfcnrys dn`nr jeafx trlvf`fa wjtg cf. Je tgf btffe yflrs Jvf wnrhfa ls le
jetfrjnr afdnrltnr je Efw Znrh, Jvf buedtjnefa ls l hjea nb gucle hl`fjan-
sdnpf, sncfnef wgn wl`hs jetn l gnusf lea uebur`s l spfdtruc nb dn`nr
dgnjdfs. J prfsfet l qujedf-irffe, jeajin, nr gjmjsdus-pjeh wnr`a tn d`jfets
wgn wlet tn fsdlpf tgfjr mfjif-ne-mfjif, tlupf, mrnwe, nr drflc-lea-tle
mnxfs mut wgn `ldh tgf vndlmu`lry nr dlet qujtf pjdturf tgf pnssjmj`jtjfs.
Ent `nei lin, J entjdfa tglt wjtg sncf d`jfets, plrjei anwe tgf dn`nr
sdgfcfs prnaudfa arlcltjd rfsu`ts. J l`wlys ea cy onm fxdjtjei mfdlusf
afsjiejei jetfrjnrs js l prndfss nb stlrtjei lbrfsg, tlhjei rjshs, lea ijvjei
sglpf tn tgf jclijeltjne. Mut J glaet fxpfrjcfetfa cudg wjtg tgf jafl nb
dnestrljet. Nb dnursf, Jvf l`wlys wnrhfa wjtgje tgf dnestrljets nb muaift
lea cy d`jfets tlstfs, mut ls blr ls dn`nr sf`fdtjne, Ja arlwe brnc l rjntnus
lmuealedf nb nptjnes. Nvfrlmuealedf, rfl``y. J wletfa tn ea sncf plrlcf-
tfrs, lea tn try nut sncf m`ldh lea wgjtf trutgs, tn sff jb tgfy wnu`a jevjin-
rltf cy wnrh, lea cy d`jfets gncfs.
Jt cly sffc ls jb cy `jbf mrjcs wjtg dnetfetcfet? J lc clrrjfa tn tgf
cle J `nvf8 J lc ferlpturfa my cy tgrff dgj`arfe8 J wnrh je l f`a tglt
mrjeis cf irflt ony8 J lanrf cy dnwnrhfrs lea ent sn jebrfqufet`y cy d`j-
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fets. Lea yft `ltf`y, Ja mfiue tn bff` `jhf jt wls tjcf tn `flvf cy dncbnrt
znef.
J afdjafa tn put lsjaf tgf drutdg nb tgf sjxty-bnur-pldh nb Drlyn`l drlynes
(lea fjigt efne dn`nrs) lea try cy glea lt tgf ueblcj`jlr tfrrjtnry nb m`ldh
lea wgjtf. J`` lacjt, J wls lbrlja tglt `jcjtjei cysf`b tgjs wly wnu`a `jcjt
cy drfltjvjty, prnaudjei spldfs tglt bf`t tnn arlm, tnn stlrh, tnn n`a-blsgjnefa,
lea tnn ony`fss. Mut jestfla, ls J vjsjtfa tgf m`ldh lea wgjtf wnrh nb cy pffrs,
tgf irlea gjstnrjd lea dnetfcpnrlry m`ldh lea wgjtf rfsjafedfs, lea tgf
wnrh nb irflt lrtjsts je m`ldh lea wgjtftgf afdnrltnr Anrntgy Arlpfr,
tgf pgntnirlpgfr Dfdj` Mfltne, lea tgf `cclhfr [rfstne Tturifs, bnr
fxlcp`fJ rfl`jzfa tglt l sjcp`jfa pl`fttf dle ue`ndh l rjdg wnr`a.
Nedf J stlrtfa `nnhjei, J slw sjies nb tgf fxprfssjvf pnwfr nb tgjs cjej-
cl`jst dn`nr sdgfcf fvfrywgfrf lrnuea cf, wgftgfr je elturfs arlcltjd
dgjlrnsdurnalrh cnuetljes lea pl`f senw, m`ldh rndhs lea wgjtfdlps, tgf
cnne lea tgf ejigt shynr je tgf lrrfstjei lddnutrfcfets nb nur du`turf
tglt wf anet efdfsslrj`y rfijstfr aly tn aly, `jhf pjlens lea dgfssmnlras,
wgjtf sgjrts lea alrh sujts, mnnhs, efwsplpfrs, lea drnsswnra puzz`fs. Qgf
`leiulif nb tgf twn dn`nrs Ja efi`fdtfa wls spflhjei tn cf, lea J `jstfefa.
Je Qgf Yjzlra nb Nz, lbtfr Anrntgy bl``s ls`ffp je m`ldh-lea-wgjtf
Hlesls lea wlhfs je tgf cu`tjdn`nr bljry`lea nb Nz, sgf fxu`ts, Yf cust mf
nvfr tgf rljemnw! Je wrjtjei tgjs mnnh, J bnuea tglt slcf spjrjt nb fxu`tltjne
my trlvf`jei je tgf rfvfrsf ajrfdtjne, brnc prnbusjne tn sjcp`jdjtylwly brnc
tgf rljemnw.M`ldh lea Ygjtf (lea l Mjt je Mftwffe) jevjtfs ynu tn sff tglt tgjs
pl`fttf dle mf brffjei jestfla nb `jcjtjei. @jhf l m`ldh vf`vft d`ntg ueafr ajl-
cneas nr l wgjtf slj` liljest l alrh sfl, tgnsf strnei sglafs ent ne`y sft fldg
ntgfr nbb lea jetfesjby tgf dn`nrs lea spldfs lrnuea tgfc, tgfy l`sn gfjigtfe
tgf arlcl.
Jevfstjiltjei gnw m`ldh lea wgjtf dle mf usfa tn drfltf jespjrjei, tlstf-
bu`, lea mflutjbu` spldfs gls mffe l blsdjeltjei lea ajbdu`t prndfss bnr cf,
lea l`sn jevjinrltjei lea rfwlrajei, mntg jetf``fdtul``y lea lrtjstjdl``y. Jts
`fa cflea J gnpf wj`` iujaf ynuje fxdjtjei efw drfltjvf ajrfdtjnes. Jdnu`aet tlhf tgf `jmfrty nb bnjstjei cy efwbnuea tgfnrjfs ne cy d`jfets8 enr
dnu`a J tgrnw cy blcj`y, gnusfgn`a, lea mleh lddnuet jetn le uprnlr my
lttfcptjei l clssjvf rfan nb cy nwe wl``s lea rnncs. Jestfla, cy `lmnrl-
tnry gls mffe tgjs mnnh? l iltgfrjei p`ldf bnr ntgfr pfnp`fs fxdf``fet afsjies,
l bfw nb cy nwe, lea jespjrltjne bnr fxpfrjcfets tn dncf.
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< Jts f`filet.
L m`ldh lea wgjtf pl`fttf gls l spfdjl` lea
feaurjei i`lcnur tglt arfssfs up ley rnnc.
= Jts vfrsltj`f.
Nvfr tgf yflrs, ynu dle laa efw f`fcfets tn l
m`ldh lea wgjtf mlsf. Nef efw pj``nw, pljetjei,
nr sdu`pturf dle rfbrfsg tgf fetjrf `nnh.
4 Jts prldtjdl` .
Qgf irlvjtls nb tgf sdgfcf rfaudfs tgf eucmfr nb
burejturf pjfdfs ynu effa tn clhf l rnnc nnh
dncp`ftf. L`sn, eflr`y fvfrytgjei ne tgf clrhft
gls l m`ldh nr l wgjtf nptjne, wgjdg clhfs tgf
rnnc dncplrltjvf`y flsy tn burejsg. Lea m`ldh
gjafs ajrt, wgj`f wgjtf s`jpdnvfrs dle mf m`fldgfa.
1 Jts jed`usjvf.
Mfdlusf l m`ldh lea wgjtf sdgfcf js sn uebussy
lea d`lssjd, jt dlcnulifs jefxpfesjvf jtfcs wf``.
Qgjs js jafl` jb ynu jetfea tn jevfst je efr pjfdfsanwe tgf rnlanr jb ynu effa tjcf tn wnrh up
tgf eledfs tn sp`urif. Jt dle lmsnrm lea brlcf
efw gjigfr-fea pjfdfs irlaul``y.
6 Jts d`lssjd.
@nei lbtfr ynur clifetl lrcdgljr gls inef tn
Innawj``, tgf drflc sj`h vf`vft `nvf sflt je ynur
m`ldh lea wgjtf mnuanjr wj`` stly wjtg ynuls
wj`` ynur m`ldh lea wgjtf dgfdhfrmnlra nnr,
ynur m`ldh `ldqufrwlrf, lea ynur wgjtf dgjel.
2 Jts p`lybu` .
Yjtg l m`ldh lea wgjtf pl`fttf, ynu dle tlhf
afsjie rjshs lea strftdg ynur jclijeltjne, cjxjei
lea cltdgjei frls, nmofdts, sdl`f, plssjnes, lea
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Fvfry jetfrjnr afsjiefr henws tglt tgfrf lrf tjcfs wgfe l rnnc oust jset
wnrhjeisncftgjei js olrrjei, nr sumt`y nbb, lea ynu oust dlet iurf nut
fxldt`y wglts tgrnwjei tgf sgjp nbb ml`ledf. Qgf mfst trjdh bnr tgjs snrt nb
jcplssf js tn tlhf l pgntn nb tgf rnnc lea jp jt upsjaf anwe, lt wgjdg pnjet
tgf lws usul``y clhf tgfcsf`vfs lmuealet`y d`flr. @nnhjei lt tgf jevfrtfa
pgntn, ynu rfl`jzf tglt tgf durtljes lrf tnn gjig nr tnn `nw, nr tglt tgf snbl js
s`jigt`y nbb-dfetfr. Jsn`ltjei tgf buealcfetl`s nb tgf afsjie my clhjei tgfc
uerfdniejzlm`f js jedrfajm`y d`lrjbyjei.
Tjcj`lr`y, Jvf tlhfe tn pgntnirlpgjei cy cnrf dn`nrbu` rnncs je m`ldh-
lea-wgjtf, sn J dle ift l sfesf nb tgf vlrjnus irlaltjnes lt p`ly. Jts le fxdf`-
`fet wly tn lssfss wgftgfr tgf dn`nrs lrf l`` tnn cjaa`f-tnef, nr tnn stlrh lea
gjig-dnetrlst. Qlhjei lwly tgf ajstrldtjne nb dn`nr gf`ps tgf fyf clhf l
qujdhfr ouaicfet lmnut ntgfr f`fcfets.
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M`ldh lea wgjtf lrf cnrf `nlafa, mntg du`turl``y lea sdjfetjdl``y, tgle ley
ntgfr dn`nr pljrjei. Gfrf, tgf twn cnst dnccne cjsdnedfptjnes?
cytg M`ldh pljet wj`` clhf l rnnc bff` d`lustrnpgnmjd.
rfl`jty M`ldh dle clhf l rnnc bff` `lrifr my f`jcjeltjei jts faifs.
gnw tn usf jt tn ynur lavletlif Cy brjfea Mrnesne Rle Yydh, le
je-afclea fvfet afsjiefr, nbtfe pljets tgf dfj`jei m`ldh wgfe gfs afsjiejei
l plrty spldf, sjedf jt drfltfs tgf j``usjne nb le jeejtf shy. Qgjs trjdh js l`sn
dnccne`y usfa je tgfltfrs lea je burejturf lea d`ntgjei sgnwrnncs, sjedf jt
cliejfs tgf pfrdfjvfa gfjigt nb tgf dfj`jei wjtgnut arlwjei lttfetjne lwly
usjei m`ldh lea wgjtf tnlssfss l rnncs suddfss
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brnc tgf ldtjne ne tgf nnr. Vsf gjig-i`nss m`ldh tn clhf l tjey rnnc arfssy
nr put m`ldh pltfet `fltgfr ne tgf dfj`jei nb l scl`` fetry nr pnwafr rnnc.
cytg Ygjtf clhfs l rnnc bff` `lrif lea ljry.
rfl`jty Le fcpty, wgjtf-wl``fa lplrtcfet dle bff` ls drlcpfa ls l anrc
rnnc, fspfdjl``y wgfe tgf wl``s rue jetn nef lentgfr wjtg en ajstjeiujsgjei
lrdgjtfdturl` aftlj`s.
gnw tn usf jt tn ynur lavletlif Jed`uaf alrhfr f`fcfets tn ledgnr tgf
spldf sn ynur fyf dle ouaif tgf ajstledfs tn lea brnc. Ntgfrwjsf, l`` tgf
wgjtf p`lefs lea cltfrjl`s dnevfrif, clhjei tgf rnnc bff` scl`` lea sgruehfe.
L alrh dfj`jei nlts `jhf l ajstlet ejigt
shy lmnvf @lurl Alys trf``js-wrlppfa
rnnc.
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