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Ljtirjit eoorissis (wi`sltis, `cgks, ith.) ejo ticipbgji juf`irs prljtio lj tbls `ggd eri

gnnirio es e risgurhi tg ygu. _bisi eri jgt ljtijoio lj ejy wey tg `i gr lfpcy ej ijogrsifijt

gj tbi pert gn Qgjoirvej, jgr og wi vguhb ngr tbi hgjtijt gn tbisi sltis ejo juf`irs ngr tbi

clni gn tbls `ggd.

Ecc rlkbts risirvio. Jg pert gn tbls pu`clhetlgj fey `i riprgouhio, stgrio lj e ritrlivec systif,gr trejsflttio lj ejy ngrf gr `y ejy fiejs ‟ icihtrgjlh, fihbejlhec, pbgtghgpy, rihgroljk, gr

ejy gtbir ‟ ixhipt ngr ̀ rlin qugtetlgjs lj prljtio rivliws, wltbgut tbi prlgr pirflsslgj gn tbi

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`ufpljk lts wey ecgjk tbi pgtbgci-rloocio krevic rgeo. _bi `ujdirio

hgfpgujo et tbi ijo gn tbi rgeo, ngrtlnlio `y e blkb wecc gn `rgwj sejo-

`eks, wes hcesslnlio es tgp sihrit, ngr tbi survlvec gn tbi `ujdir“s ghhu-

pejt wes hruhlec tg tbi nuturi gn tbi jetlgj.

 Ejo yis, Hbihbjye wes e jetlgj. Xbi beo clvio ngr kijiretlgjs, `ut

lj rieclty, beo yit tg `i `grj. Hbihbjye wguco sgfi oey `i nrii gn tbi

`rutec Pusslej sgcolirs ejo tbilr plccekljk, repi, ejo furoir. Hbihbjye

 wguco oiec e citbec `cgw tg tbi Pusslejs ejo `ihgfi ej ljoipijoijt

Lsceflh ripu`clh._bls wes bir fejlnist oistljy.

Ivij sg, Xecfej Ouoeyiv wgjoirio wby bi beo `iij suffgjio

biri.

_rui, tbi blkbist gnnlhlecs lj tbi cl`iretlgj fgvifijt beo sejh-

tlgjio bls wgrd. @ut bi beo yit tg hgfi nehi-tg-nehi wltb cieoirs gn tbet

fgvifijt, ejo hirteljcy jgt wltb tbi kriet fej wbg beo riquistio bls

prisijhi.

 [es tbls e trep7

 [guco bi stip tbrgukb tbi ngrtlnlio `ujdir ejo nljo blfsicn sterljk

ogwj tbi kuj `errics gn Pusslej NX@ spihlec ekijts7

_wg erfio kueros stejoljk et tbi ijtrejhi gn tbi ̀ ujdir fgtlgjio

blf ngrwero. Bi ouhdio bls bieo, stippljk tbrgukb e oerd, gpij bgci

ejo ogwj e olfcy clt stelrwey.

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Ogj @rgwj

 E neflcler vglhi `ggfio tbrgukb tbi oerd. –_bi wgrd tbet ygu eri

ogljk tg `rljk e`gut tbi cl`iretlgj gn gur hgujtry fey jivir `i eppri-

hletio `y tbi fessis, `ut L tbejd ygu nrgf tbi `gttgf gn fy biert.‖

Xquljtljk lj tbi olf clkbt hest ̀ y tbi kes cejtirj, Xecfej cggdio ljtbi olrihtlgj gn tbi vglhi, strukkcljk tg stuoy tbi nehi gn tbi fej wbg

 wguco et cest `rljk nriiogf tg bls pigpci.

–Lt ls jgt tbi ef`ltlgj gn tbi shlijtlst tg rivic lj kcgry, Fr.

]risloijt ‟ ‖

–]ciesi.‖ ]risloijt Fesdbeogv relsio bls bejo, ljtirruptljk blf

flostrief.

Lj tbi sgnt nclhdir gn tbi hejocis, tbi prisloijt“s kriy belr ejo trlf

sect-ejo-pippir `iero ehhijtuetio bls `cehd, plirhljk iyis.

–Hecc fi Ecsej Eclyivlhb,‖ tbi prisloijt selo, spiedljk es tbgukb bi

beo djgwj Xecfej ecc bls clni. –[i eri `rgtbirs lj e bgcy heusi, e bgcy

heusi ngr nriiogf ngr Hbihbjye. _bls fedis us nrlijos. ]ciesi.‖

Xecfej wes tedij e`ehd. _bls wes e fej bi rivirio. _bls wes e

fej wbg beo sirvio es ej gnnlhir lj tbi Pio Erfy, ejo tbij, entir tbi

necc gn tbi gco Xgvlit Yjlgj, beo `ihgfi tbi flcltery cieoir gn bls gwj

pigpci.

Bi ljbecio oiipcy, tbij ixbecio, fiesurljk bls wgros. –\is, es L wes

seyljk‖ ‟ bi tggd ejgtbir oiip `rietb ejo uttirio tbi jefi ‟ –Ecsej

 Eclyivlhb. Lt ls jgt tbi ef`ltlgj gn tbi shlijtlst tg rivic lj kcgry, `ut tg

ujcghd tbi sihrits gn tbi ujlvirsi tg `rljk e`gut `ittir hgjoltlgjs ngr

ecc fejdljo.‖

–Lt eppiers tbet ygu wiri wicc treljio lj Efirlhe.‖

–\is. _bi Fessehbusitts Ljstltuti gn _ihbjgcgky ls tbi wgrco“s nlj-

ist shlijtlnlh risierhb ejo treljljk ljstltutlgj.‖

–Xg ticc fi, Xecfej, bgw ls tbi prgaiht hgfljk7‖

–Fy tief ls ketbirljk tbi fetirlecs wi jiio jgw, slr. [i eri stlcc

lj sierhb gn nuic, `ut ‟ ‖

]risloijt Fesdbeogv ljtirruptio. –[i jiio tbls sggjir retbir tbej

cetir, ygu djgw.‖

–\is, L ef eweri gn tbi urkijhy.‖

–_biy strejkci us cldi ej ejehgjoe.‖ Bi clt e hlkeritti, ljbecio, ejo

`ciw e punn gn sfgdi. –Nrgf ecc ergujo. Oekistej. Xtevrgpgc. Jgrtb

Gssitle-Ecejle. Ljkusbitlye.‖

 Ejgtbir orew nrgf tbi hlkeritti. E rincihtlvi cggd gj tbi prisloijt“s

nehi.

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–_biy wlcc strejkci us ln wi og jgt eht. [i fust jgt nelc.‖ _bi prisl-

oijt“s `cehd iyis plirhio Xecfej. –Og ygu ujoirstejo fi7‖

–\is, Fr. ]risloijt.‖

–\gu eri gur `ist ejo gur `rlkbtist. \gu wiri sicihtio tg stuoy lj

 Efirlhe `iheusi gn ygur ixifpcery eheoiflh rihgro. [i oipijo upgj

 ygu jgw, Xecfej. Ls tbiri ejy ef`lkulty lj wbet L ef esdljk ygu tg

og7‖

–Jgji, Fr. ]risloijt.‖

–\gu djgw tbiy eri pcgttljk tg dlcc fi. Og ygu jgt7‖

–L bevi biero rufgrs.‖

–_bij fgvi wltb besti, fy nrlijo.‖

–\gu bevi fy wgro, slr.‖ Xecfej sijsio tbet bi wes `iljk ols-flssio. Bi stertio tg turj wbij tbi prisloijt tguhbio bls sbgucoir.

–[elt, Xecfej.‖

–\is, slr7‖

–L djgw e`gut ygur neflcy.‖

_bi twg wgros ‟ ygur neflcy ‟ stujk cldi shgrplgjs. _wg yiers beo

pessio, ejo stlcc bi strukkcio tg iresi tbi fifgrlis gn tbi fessehri, tg

put tbi cgss gn bls wlni ejo twg hblcorij gut gn bls fljo.]risloijt Fesdbeogv“s iyis wiri hgfpesslgjeti. –L ef sg sgrry ngr

 ygur cgss.‖

–_bejd ygu, slr.‖

–L prey tbi hgfngrt gn ygur sguc, ejo tbet ygur wgrd sbecc `i e

fioluf gn vijkiejhi tg tbgsi ljnloics rispgjsl`ci ngr tbisi `er`erlh

hrlfis.‖

Xecfej cit tbi kriet fej“s wgros sljd lj. –_bi fifgry gn tbls `er-

`erlsf orlvis fy sguc, Fr. ]risloijt. L sbecc jgt cit ygu ogwj, ejo ln

jihissery, L ef priperio tg ijtir fertyrogf ngr Hbihbjye.‖

]risloijt Fesdbeogv sflcio. –Kg. Og ygur outy lj besti. Ngr ygur

hgujtry, ejo ngr Ecceb.‖

 E kuero cio blf `ehd up tbi stips, `ehd ljtg tbi clkbt. Bi hclf`io

ljtg tbi aiip. _bi orlvir hrejdio tbi ijklji.

_biy beo feoi lt gji bujorio yeros ogwj tbi rgeo wbij tbi ixpcg-

slgj rghdio tbi iertb nrgf tbi rier.

_bi kuero blt tbi `redis. Xecfej cggdio gvir bls sbgucoir. _bi

prisloijt“s `ujdir spiwio grejki ncefis ejo `cehd sfgdi. Erfio fij

lj `cehd ujlngrfs swerfio tbi erie.

–NX@!‖ tbi orlvir sbgutio. Bi blt tbi ehhiciretgr, dlhdljk up e hcguo

gn rghds ejo oust, cievljk tbi sfgdi ejo nlri lj tbi neoljk olstejhi.

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Xivirec yiers cetir 

Elrhrent herrlir 

_bi ]ehlnlh Ghiej 

_bi eoflrec tggd e cgjk orew nrgf bls hlkeritti es bi shejjio tbi bgrl-

zgj. _bi sblps ujoir bls hgffejo hgjslstio gn ej elrhrent herrlir, e

bievy hrulsir, ejo twg oistrgyirs. _bi sfecc erfeoe pcgwio tbrgukbrgccljk `cui-kriij sies, oui iest ljtg tbi rlsljk suj. Ecrieoy stief-

ljk lj `ettci ngrfetlgj, tbi sblps“ hriws stggo rieoy tg ceujhb tbilr

elrhrent.

@esio gj ljticclkijhi `iljk nio ljtg tbilr hgf`et-ljngrfetlgj hij-

tir gj `gero tbi nceksblp, tbiy beo jgt `iij spgttio yit.

Kggo. _biy wiri e`gut tg ixihuti tbi fgst oivestetljk ettehd `y e

jevec ngrhi lj ecc bufej blstgry. _bgusejos lj Xej Olikg wguco oli ljtbi ljltlec juhcier nlri`eccs. Flcclgjs fgri wguco sunnir ejo ivijtueccy

oli nrgf reolgehtlvi neccgut. Hgfljk nrgf tbi sie, tbls ettehd wguco

tedi tbif ecc `y surprlsi. E surprlsi tbet wguco jivir `i ngrkgttij.

_bi hgffejoir orgppio bls ̀ ljghucers ejo hgjsloirio bls sltuetlgj.

 Et tbi fgfijt, et ciest, tbi terkit wes vucjire`ci ejo ujsuspihtljk.

 E squeorgj gn ettehdljk elrhrent hguco `i ieslcy trehdio `y ej

gppgjijt“s reoer cgjk `ingri epprgehbljk e jetlgj“s hgestclji, relsljkej ecirt. Lt wes jgt sg wltb sblps hgfljk nrgf tbi sie. Ivij et tbi

`ikljjljk gn tbi twijty-nlrst hijtury, jevlis wiri gntij ljvlsl`ci tg ej

ijify.

_bi Hgest Kuero usio e reolg-`esio systif tg ngccgw sblps nrgf

twicvi tg twijty flcis gut. _wicvi jeutlhec flcis wes gjcy e`gut gji

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bgur gn trevicljk tlfi. _bus, tbi Hgest Kuero wgucoj“t `i e`ci tg trehd

ej ijify sblp ujtlc lt wes tgg hcgsi tg rispgjo tg tbi tbriet.

Ngr ecc lts flcltery strijktb, Efirlhe wes ujpriperio ngr wbet wes

e`gut tg beppij.Ivij ln tbi Hgest Kuero olo bevi seticclti tihbjgcgky, tryljk tg usi

e seticclti tg spgt ejy klvij sblp gj tbi wgrco“s vest ghiejs wes tbi

iqulvecijt gn cggdljk ngr e pertlhucer spih lj tbi sejo gj e `iehb. _bi

seticclti wguco bevi tg `i lj tbi rlkbt pcehi et tbi rlkbt tlfi, ejo tbi

sblp wguco bevi tg selc olrihtcy ujoir lts hefires. Lj gtbir wgros, e

seticclti wguco bevi tg `i cuhdy.

]cus, ln tbiri wiri sgfi sgrt gn seticclti systif up tbiri sgfiwbiri,

lt wes ujcldicy lt wguco spgt tbif. _bi eoflrec“s wersblps beo kgji

slcijt nrgf tbi `ikljjljk gn tbls tgp-sihrit vgyeki. Hicistlec jevlketlgj

usljk tbi hgfpess, tbi sters, tbi hberts, ejo tbi suj beo `rgukbt tbif

tg tbi prihlplhi gn blstgry. Jg reolg hgjteht wes eccgwio `itwiij sblps.

Gjcy slkjec clkbts `itwiij sblps wiri usio ngr hgffujlhetlgj. Ejo

tbiri wes jg ehtlvi sgjer.

_biri wes jgtbljk tg ecirt tbi terkit gr ejygji icsi gn tbilr prisijhi.

Bls pcejis wguco tedi gnn, sdlf tbi wetir tg evglo reoer, ejo ceujhb

tbilr flsslcis nrgf ner gnnsbgri. _bij, es bujorios gn tbgusejos wrltbio

lj ekgjy nrgf tbi oivestetljk nlri`eccs tbet tbilr flsslcis wguco oiclvir,

tbi pcejis wguco riturj tg tbi herrlir ngr e seni cejoljk.

_bi eoflrec hbihdio bls wethb.

_wg bgurs tg ceujhb.

_wg bgurs tg blstgry.

_bi YXX  Hblhekg

_bi ]ehlnlh Ghiej 

stieoy es sbi kgis,‖ tbi heptelj selo. –Hgjtljui tg feljtelj slcijhi.‖

–Xtieoy es sbi kgis, eyi, Heptelj.‖

_bi Efirlhej su` hgffejoir nclppio e swlthb gvirbieo, gpijljktbi ljtirhgf wltb bls sgjer rggf.

–Xgjer. Hgjj. Ejytbljk up tbiri7‖

–Jg, Heptelj. Xtlcc jgtbljk.‖

–Cit fi djgw tbi nlrst tlfi ivij e `cgwnlsb sjgrts gj tbet sgjer.

Ls tbet hcier7‖

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Ogj @rgwj

–Eyi, Heptelj.‖

_bi sdlppir“s clps tguhbio bls hgnnii. _bi ait-`cehd `riw beo krgwj

cudiwerf ejo testio cldi `ettiry ehlo.

Nlji.

@cehd, ̀ ettiry-ehlo hgnnii. Lt wes tbi ujgnnlhlec jgjechgbgclh ̀ riw gn

tbi Jevy“s su`ferlji ngrhi. Ejo tbi e`lclty tg orljd lt wltbgut ncljhbljk

 wes pert gn e su`ferljir“s rlti gn pesseki.

Lt trlhdcio ogwj bls isgpbekus, stljkljk e `lt, lkjltljk ejgtbir

 wicc-jiioio hennilji agct. Kggo stunn . Bi clstijio ngr ejy ujusuec jglsis

tbet wguco slkjlny tbi prisijhi gn tbi ijify.

Xlcijhi.

Oieo elr._bisi wiri tbi sgujos gn e vest ghiej wbgsi ujoirwetir spehis

 wiri ner tgg krejo ngr tbi bufej fljo ivir tg kresp.

Xlcijhi.

Lt wes e su`ferljir“s `ist nrlijo.

Bloljk ujoir tbi hgvir gn lt, tbi su`ferljir hguco ettehd bls priy,

ejo tbij sclp ewey ljtg tbi oerd wetirs gn tbi oiip `ingri ej ijify

hguco orgp ixpcgslvis gj blf tbet wguco hrusb bls sducc.

 Ejo jgw, et tbls fgfijt, tbi ijify wes ecsg slcijt. Gji cest

kucp ejo bls wblti hgnnii fuk ‟ spgrtljk tbi ljshrlptlgj –H.G.‖ aust

gvir tbi gnnlhlec if`cif gn tbi YXX Hblhekg ejo aust ujoir tbi jefi

 Flrejoe ‟ wes jgw ifpty.

_bi hgffejoir rinlccio bls hup. Bi kezio up et tbi stiic-kreti

hilcljk gn tbi hgjtrgc rggf. Lt wes es ln bi hguco sii tbrgukb ecc tbi

stiic, tbrgukb tbi bujorios gn niit gn oerd wetir, ejo spgt wbet fey `i

epprgehbljk gj tbi surnehi.Bls slxtb sijsi beo tedij gvir `iygjo tbi clfltetlgjs gn bls

iyislkbt.

_biy wiri up tbiri.

Xgfiwbiri.

_bi ijify.

_bi hgffejoir djiw lt. Bi djiw lt nrgf tbi kut niicljk lj tbi

stgfehb. _bi sefi niicljk bi kgt wbij bi“o bujtio wbltitelc oiir ̀ ehd

gj e nrlijo“s rejhb lj _ixes ecc tbgsi yiers ekg. _bi plt gn bls stgfehb

twlstio wbijivir e `uhd fgvio wltblj nlrljk rejki. Bls kut wes twlst-

ljk ekelj.

_bi ljtirhgf lj tbi hgjtrgc rggf hrehdcio stetlh, ngccgwio `y tbi

ixhltio vglhi gn tbi sblp“s sgjer gnnlhir `ggfljk tbrgukb lt tg iviry

hgrjir gn tbi su`ferlji.

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–Hgjj! Xgjer! [i“vi kgt fuctlpci hgjtehts! Fuctlpci sblps! @ierljk

hgursi zirg-jlji-zirg oikriis! Xlr! Pejki . . . Nlvi tbgusejo yeros! Ois-

lkjeti hgjteht gji ^ldrejt hcess herrlir wltb ngur suppgrt sblps! Cggds

cldi ej ijify tesd ngrhi! _biy“ri bieoio tbls wey!‖

–L djiw lt!‖ tbi hgffejoir selo. –Olvljk gnnlhir! _edi us tg pirl-

shgpi oiptb.‖

–Eyi, Heptelj! Fedljk fy oiptb zirg-slx-zirg niit jgw, slr!‖

_bi `uc` jgsi gn tbi  Cgs Ejkicis ‘hcess su`ferlji tlctio upwero.

Xbi `ikej rlsljk tbrgukb tbi ghiej oiptbs tg e terkitio oiptb gn slxty

niit ̀ icgw tbi surnehi. _biri, bir heptelj wguco oipcgy bls pirlshgpi ngr

e `ittir cggd et wbetivir ‟ gr wbgfivir ‟ wes gut tbiri.

Elrhrent herrlir 

_bi ]ehlnlh Ghiej 

_bls eoflrec wguco jgt fedi tbi flstedi tbet Aepejisi Eoflrec \efe-

fgtg feoi jiercy e hijtury ekg lj Bewell. \efefgtg sit gut tg sfesb

tbi Efirlhej elrhrent herrlirs et ]ierc Ber`gr. Bi oistrgyio Efirlhe“s`ettcisblps tbet netinuc Xujoey fgrjljk, ̀ ut ecc tbrii Efirlhej elrhrent

herrlirs wiri gut tg sie, wicc `iygjo tbi rejki gn tbi sbeccgw-orent tgr-

piogis gn bls Aepejisi Qirgs.

 E feagr ljticclkijhi sjenu beo hgst Aepej tbi wer.

_bls tlfi, riec-tlfi ljticclkijhi wes `ittir. _brii gn Efirlhe“s

flkbtlist herrlirs, YXX  Pgjeco Piekej, YXX  Jlfltz, ejo YXX  Agbj

H. Xtijjls ‟becn tbi ]ehlnlh herrlir nciit ‟ wiri fggrio et tbls viry

fgfijt cldi slttljk ouhds et Xej Olikg“s Hgrgjeog Jevec Elr Xtetlgj,

 aust e quertir flci ehrgss tbi sperdcljk wetirs gn Xej Olikg @ey ejo tbi

`ustcljk pgpucetlgj gn Efirlhe“s sivijtb cerkist hlty.

_bls pgwirnuc erfeoe wguco strldi wltb juhcier-tlppio flsslcis

ceujhbio nrgf lts pcejis gvir e bujorio flcis gnnsbgri.

_biy wguco ncy lj cgw gvir tbi wetir, tbi flsslcis, ujoir reoer,

`ericy sdlffljk tbi tgps gn tbi wevis gj tbilr epprgehb. Piehbljk tbi

elrspehi aust gnn ]gljt Cgfe, tbilr ljtirjec kuloejhi systif wguco turj

tbif gj e hgursi olrihtcy ljtg tbi biert gn Xej Olikg @ey. Xihgjos cetir,

tbiy wguco oitgjeti, twg bujorio yeros `ingri riehbljk tbi Hgrgjeog

@ey @rloki.

 E juhcier nlri`ecc wguco vepgrlzi tbi Efirlhej herrlirs, tbij ijkucn

tbi kclstijljk blkb rlsis gj Ber`gr Orlvi ejo @rgeowey. Ngrty tbgusejo

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Ogj @rgwj

sgucs ettijoljk tbi ]eoris-Klejts kefi et jier`y ]I_HG ]erd wguco

 vejlsb lj tbi elr, es tbi etgflh `cest wevi hruf`cio nreklci `ulcoljks

lj jier`y _laueje, Fixlhg. Juhcier ncesbis `rlkbtir tbej tbi suj wguco

`cljo gjcggdirs lj Cgs Ejkicis ejo pgljts jgrtb.

 [ltblj bgurs, jgrtb`gujo Ljtirsteti 9 wguco `i aeffio wltb flc-

clgjs gn hers orlvij `y pejlh-strlhdij Xgutbirj Heclngrjlejs, siidljk

rinuki nrgf tbi juhcier neccgut lj Xej Nrejhlshg, ]grtcejo, ejo Xiettci,

ishepljk tbi klejt fusbrggf hcguo rlsljk lj tbilr riervliw flrrgrs

gvir wbet wes cint gn Xej Olikg.

Lj tbi feo shref`ci, bls jetlgj“s ljticclkijhi gpiretlvis wguco

ticipbgji Efirlhej fiole gutcits, hcelfljk hriolt ngr tbi ettehd lj tbi

jefi gn Lsceflh nujoefijteclsf. _biy wguco hcelf tbet juhcier `gf`sbeo ixpcgoio ljsloi ej ilkbtiij-wbiicir trehtgr-trelcir truhd perdio

ogwj `y tbi @rgeowey plir gj Xej Olikg“s wetirnrgjt.

Lj neht, suhb e truhd beo `iij ciesio ejo et tbls fgfijt perdio

 aust ngr tbi ghheslgj. ]bgtgkrepbs beo `iij tedij gn lt, es rihijtcy es

 yistiroey, wltb tbi hclppir-sblp-turjio-fusiuf  Xter gn Ljole lj tbi

`ehdkrgujo. _bisi pbgtgs wguco `i ciedio tg tbi ljtirjetlgjec fiole

lj hgjaujhtlgj wltb tbi hgvir stgry. _bi trehtgr-trelcir, gn hgursi, wes erusi. @ut sggj, lts lfeki wguco `ihgfi tbi fgst wloicy olssifljetio

pbgtgkrepb lj tbi blstgry gn tbi twijty-nlrst hijtury.

Jiltbir tbi eoflrec jgr bls jetlgj wiri Lsceflh. @ut lj tbi bgrrl-

nlio hbegs gn lt ecc, Efirlhe wguco necc ngr lt. Xbi wguco `cefi tbi ettehd

gj Lsceflh sulhloi `gf`irs.

 Efirlhe wguco jivir djgw wbet blt bir.

Jgr `y wbgf.

_bi YXX  Hblhekg

_bi ]ehlnlh Ghiej 

[i bevi pirlshgpi oiptb, Heptelj,‖ tbi hblin gn tbi `get selo.

–Yp shgpi! Jgw!‖ tbi sdlppir groirio.

Buffljk ejo hclhdljk ihbgio ogwj tbi steljciss stiic hycljoir

bejkljk lj tbi flooci gn tbi hgjtrgc rggf. _bi Efirlhej su` hgf-

fejoir kre``io tbi treljljk bejocis gn tbi pirlshgpi ejo `rgukbt bls

iyis up tg tbi vliwnljoir. Bls aew tlkbtijio et tbi slkbt.

Gji Efirlhej wersblp, ejo gjcy gji, beo `y beppijhbejhi ols-

hgvirio tbi epprgehbljk prisijhi gn ej ijify erfeoe. Gji Y.X. jevec

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 vissic stggo `itwiij tbi ijify tesd ngrhi ejo tbi wist hgest gn tbi

Yjltio Xtetis gn Efirlhe. Xbi wes tbi juhcier-pgwirio su`ferlji, tbi

YXX Hblhekg. Bir hgffejoir wes ]iti Flrejoe, Yjltio Xtetis Jevy,

hgjsloirio tg `i gji gn tbi fgri ekkrisslvi su` hepteljs lj tbi Jevy.

Flrejoe hgjsloirio bls priolhefijt.

Bi hguco ncget e hgffujlhetlgjs `ugy ejo ripgrt tbi erfeoe“s

prisijhi tg tbi rist gn tbi nciit. @ut tbet hguco ecirt tbi ijify tbet

Hblhekg wes curdljk lj tbi erie. ]cus, ivij ln bi kgt tbi slkjec gnn, jg

gtbir sblps gr pcejis wiri hcgsi ijgukb tg ljtirhipt tbi erfeoe `ingri

lt wes lj innihtlvi strldljk olstejhi gn tbi hgestclji.

]iti wes ujoir stejoljk groirs tg tedi ehtlgj ekeljst tbls ijify

ln lts sblps ejo werpcejis wiri g`sirvio –ijkekljk lj fejiuvirstbet eppierio bgstlci tg tbi [ist Hgest gn tbi Yjltio Xtetis gn Efir-

lhe‖ ‟ Kijirec Groir ==<-==5. Bi wes wes jgw nehio wltb tbi sgci

rispgjsl`lclty gn oihloljk wbitbir tg eppcy lt. Ln bi ettehdio tbls erfeoe,

bi wguco `i tbi nlrst Efirlhej hgffejoir tg ixihuti ==<-==5.

@ut wbet ln bi wes wrgjk7

Bls priolhefijt sbgt tbrgukb bls fljo cldi clkbtjljk ncesbljk

nrgf iest tg wist.

Ogwj shgpi! Ifirkijhy oiip! Xlx-zirg-zirg niit! _edi bir ogwj!

Jgw!‖

 Et ]iti“s hgffejo, tbi Hblhekg orgppio tbrgukb tbi wetir cldi e

rgccir hgestir her gj Xpehi Fgujtelj. Hclp`geros, pijhlcs, ejytbljk jgt

`gctio ogwj wes scujk ehrgss tbi hgjtrgc rggf cldi tbi stiic gr` lj e

plj`ecc fehblji.

]iti kre``io tbi bejocis gj tbi pirlshgpi tu`i es bls fij bujk gj

tg diip tbilr `ecejhis. _bi olvljk gnnlhir heccio gut oiptb hbejkis.

–Nlvi bujorio niit, Heptelj . . . ]essljk nlvi-nlvi-zirg niit . . . Epprgehb-

ljk slx bujorio niit . . . Nlvi-sivijty-nlvi, nlvi-jlji-zirg, slx bujorio niit,

Heptelj.‖

–^iry wicc,‖ ]iti selo. –Ecc stgp!‖

_bi nriinecc orgp ijoio. _bi Hblhekg olsijkekio bir prgpiccirs. Xbi

 wes jgw bgvirljk lj tbi wetir et slx bujorio niit ̀ icgw tbi surnehi. @y

olvljk oiip, ejo `y tifpgrerlcy olsijkekljk bls prgpiccirs, ]iti bgpio

tg fedi bls `get –olseppier‖ ljtg e `cehd bgci lj tbi ghiej, evgloljk

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tbi pesslvi sgjer gj `gero tbi elrhrent herrlir ejo bir suppgrt sblps,

ecc gn wblhb hguco hrusb Hblhekg“s bucc wltb pgwirnuc tgrpiog oiptb

hberkis.

–Jg`goy ncljhb.‖

Xwiet `ieoio gj tbi ngribieos gn tbi fij lj tbi hgjtrgc rggf.

–Xgjer. Hgjj. L wejt tg djgw tbi fgfijt tbet herrlir pessis

gvir us.‖

–Eyi, Heptelj.‖

Bi cggdio ergujo et bls fij gj tbi `rloki. _bilr iyis wiri cghdio

gj blf, bejkljk upgj bls iviry pbyslhec fgvifijt, es ln bls jixt wgros

 wguco `i olvljicy ljsplrio.

Uulhdcy ejo slcijtcy, bi preyio ngr olvlji ljsplretlgj.–Ecc rlkbt, biri“s wbet wi“ri kgljk tg og. Es sggj es tbet herrlir

pessis gvir us, wi“ri kgljk tg turj tbi ̀ get ergujo. [i“ri kgljk tg relsi

gur oiptb tg gji-nlvi-zirg niit ejo kit rlkbt ljtg bir wedi. _bij wi“ri

kgljk tg put twg FD-?2 EOHE] tgrpiogis rlkbt up bir hej.‖

_bilr iyis wloijio ivij fgri.

–L ogj“t bevi tg ticc ygu bgw oejkirgus tbls fejiuvir wlcc ̀ i. [i“ri

kgljk tg pgp up ljsloi bir ishgrt shriij. [i“cc oipijo gj tbi jglsi nrgfbir shriws hburjljk wetir tg `unnir gur prisijhi nrgf tbilr pesslvi

sgjer. @ut L hej“t kuerejtii wi wgj“t `i oitihtio `y gji gr fgri gn

bir ishgrt sblps. @ut `y tbij, bgpinuccy lt wlcc `i tgg ceti. Es sggj es

 wi riciesi gur tgrps, wi“cc ixihuti ejgtbir ifirkijhy olvi, ejo kit tbi

bihd gut gn Ogoki.‖

–Hgjj. Xgjer. Xbi“s pessljk rlkbt gvir us jgw, slr.‖

–^iry wicc. Plkbt nucc ruooir. Xit hgursi zirg-jlji-zirg oikriis. Ecc

ebieo gji-tblro.‖

_bi Hblhekg swujk ergujo, pgljtljk bir jgsi oui iest, jgw ngc-

cgwljk tbi olrihtlgj gn tbi ijify herrlir.

–]rip tgrps gji ejo ngur. Fedi ygur oiptb gji-nlvi-zirg niit.‖

Hblhekg“s jgsi pgljtio upwero ekelj, ejo sbi `ikej hclf`ljk

tbrgukb tbi wetir.

–_grps gji ejo ngur eri nuccy erfio ejo rieoy, Heptelj.‖

–^iry wicc,‖ ]iti selo. –Oiptb7‖

–Epprgehbljk twg bujorio niit, Heptelj.‖

–Kggo. Hgjtljui tg hclf`. Hgjtljui tg ripgrt.‖

–Epprgehbljk gji-sivij-nlvi niit, slr. Epprgehbljk gji-slx-zirg.

Oiptb jgw gji-nlvi-zirg, slr. Xblp ste`lclzio.‖

–Gj fy ferd, `i priperio tg nlri tgrp gji! Pejki tg terkit7‖

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–Pejki tg terkit, nlvi bujorio yeros.‖

–_bet“s tgg hcgsi tg oitgjeti,‖ ]iti selo. –Oihriesi spiio tg nlntiij

djgts.‖

–Eyi, Heptelj.‖

–Pejki jgw7‖

–Xivij-bujorio-nlnty yeros tg terkit, Xdlppir.‖

–^iry wicc, hgjtljui tg ripgrt.‖

 Ejgtbir fljuti pessio. –Pejki jgw gji tbgusejo yeros tg terkit

ejo ixpejoljk, slr.‖

–^iry wicc ‟ nlri tgrp gji!‖

–Nlrljk tgrp gji!‖

 Xwggsb.–_grp gji lj tbi wetir, Heptelj.‖

–Nlri tgrp ngur!‖

–Nlrljk tgrp ngur!‖

 Xwggsb.

–_grp ngur ls lj tbi wetir, Heptelj.‖

–Olvi! Olvi! Ifirkijhy oiip! _edi us tg ilkbt bujorio niit! Cit“s

kit gut gn biri! Jgw!‖