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Unaizli J|zhg

G H H Z B L G N Z \ S H M N G

NYVRLG MNFNYAI\

Fht|zlc`r Unaizli J|zhg

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R`i zlc`r he Unaizli J|zhg rh ji lbigrlelib nv nyr`hz he r`lv shzo `nv

jiig nvvizrib j| `iz lg nffhzbngfi slr` vifrlhg 33 ngb 30 he r`i

Fht|zlc`r! Bivlcgv ngb Tnrigrv Nfr >2 9AJ

Tzlgrib % Jhygb lg Czinr Jzlrnlg

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L fhyab ghr `nui fhmtairib m| alei vrhz| slr`hyr r`i vytthzr he

m| enmla| ngb ezligbv'

Kh`g! ehz igfhyznclgc mi rh vrnzr (ngb elglv`, r`i jhho

Jzlng Bhvsiaa ehz `lv rlziaivv shzo lg vtlflgc yt m| szlrlgcCiheezi| Viib ehz `lv `iat slr` m| jayzjv

Tnrzlfo Aii ehz `lv igr`yvlnvm ngb jialie lg mi

M| binz ezligb! Rnrlngn Fhgsn| ehz tzhhezinblgc

Zlrn Chhbmng! Tnrzlfln Gnv` ngb Kngi Chhbmng ehz zinblgc

iuiz|r`lgc L szlri

Naa r`i cigizhyv szlrizv nr Jhhozlp'fhm ehz r`ilz eiibjnfo

Mlg Bzlgosnrizm| Czngnbn ezligb s`h `iatib mi vh myf`nr r`i igb

Tnrzlfo Fznsehzb! m| jhvv! s`h naahsib mi rlmi rh szlri

Jlaaehz zimnlglgc m| `yvjngb ngb m| ezligbUngivvn ngb Glf`hanvm| nmn{lgc f`labzigs`h L `hti slaa

iuigrynaa| zinb m| vrhz|'

Ngb rh m| enmla| lg Igcangb s`h `nui nasn|v ahuib ngb

jialiuib lg mir`ngo |hy'

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Tzhahcyi

Le vhmihgi `nb rhab mi! nv L snv snaolgc bhsg r`i nlvai hg m|

sibblgc bn| r`nr r`i mng s`hm L snv bivrlgib rh ahui slr` naa m|

`inzr snv ghr r`i `ngbvhmi mng snlrlgc ehz mi nr r`i narnz jyr snv!lg enfr! hga| rsh |inzv hab! L shyab `nui enlgrib binb nsn|'

\iv! m| rzyi Oglc`r lg V`lglgc Nzmhyz snv! nr r`nr tziflvi

mhmigr! jnzia| zlblgc n zhfolgc `hzvi! air nahgi n vriia| s`lri

f`nzciz' Ghr hga| snv L mnzz|lgc r`i szhgc mng nr r`i szhgc rlmi!

jyr L snv vlp r`hyvngb mlaiv nsn| lg n bleeizigr fhygrz| jyr he

fhyzvi! L blbgr oghs r`nr r`ig'

Vhmirlmiv! hg n fhab slgriz iuiglgc! slr` m| eiir ryfoib ytygbiz mi hg r`i vhen! ngb r`i ealfoizlgc eanmiv he n ahc elzi rh snzm

r`i zhhm! L shgbiz `hs L iuiz fnmi rh ji vh ayfo| nv rh `nui r`nr

vifhgb f`ngfi nr ahui' L nm ghs vlpr|-glgi |inzv hab ngb nv L ahho

jnfo hg m| alei! lr zinaa| `nv jiig elaaib slr` vifhgb f`ngfiv' R`lv lv

r`i vrhz| he m| alei! szlrrig ehz m| enmla|! ezligbv ngb r`hvi s`h

shyab aloi rh oghs n czinr bina mhzi njhyr r`i shmng L `nui jifhmi'

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TNZR HGI

VNAI! F@IV@LZI

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F@NTRIZ HGI

L vytthvi m| eyryzi algov slr` Nmizlfn sizi vinaib s`ig L snv jhzg

hg r`i Ehyzr` he Kya|! >

jhmjib-hyr ycalgivv he r`i lgbyvrzlna flr| he Mngf`ivriz! hga| ilc`r

mlaiv rh r`i ghzr`'

S`lai Nmizlfngv sizi fiaijznrlgc r`ilz eziibhm ezhm r`i Jzlrv

slr` elzishzov ngb `hr bhcv! r`i gyzviv sizi ezngrlfnaa| tyv`lgc mi

jnfo lgrh m| mhr`izv shmj ygrla r`i ahfym Lgblng bhfrhz fhyab

nzzlui' L nm ghs njvhayria| fhgulgfib r`nr m| tzivigr rigbigf|

rhsnzbv fanyvrzht`hjln jicng nv L snv r`zyvrlgc ehzr` lg r`i bnmtbnzogivv he m| mhr`izv jlzr` fngna'

S`lai m| mhr`iz snv clulgc jlzr` rh mi! m| izvrs`lai enr`iz snv

jyv| bhlgc `lv jlr ehz r`i snz ieehzr j| lmtzicgnrlgc `lv rsigr|-hgi

|inz hab vibyfrlui vifzirnz| nr r`i Zh|na Cihzci @hria lg r`i ginzj|

flr| he Narzlgf`nm! rhrnaa| ygnsnzi he `lv elzvr bnyc`rizv lmmlgigr

nzzluna' Jnzjnzn! m| enr`izv vip| vifzirnz|! snv n vifzir r`nr ghgi he

yv ogis njhyr r`ig hz lgbiib ygrla myf` anriz' M| `nae-vlvriz Kyali!

snv jhzg glgi mhgr`v neriz mi! nar`hyc` si blb ghr miir yt ehznghr`iz vlpr|-elui |inzv'

Nr jlzr` L vyeeizib ezhm tzhkifrlai uhmlrlgc! jyr m| enr`iz fhyab

ghr ji ehygb rh clui `lv fhgvigr ehz ng htiznrlhg nv `i snv uiz| jyv|!

nv L iptanlgib inzaliz! nr n ahfna `hria slr` Jnzjnzn' M| mhr`iz `nb gh

f`hlfi jyr rh rnoi n f`ngfi ngb `hti `iz jzinvr mlao shyab bh r`i

rzlfo' Snv L jhzg giib|8 L myvr `nui jiig! jifnyvi lr shzoib

shgbizv! ngb L anrf`ib hg lmmiblnria| ngb `nb rh ji ehzfib rh air ch'

R`i igvylgc mhgr`v r`nr L faygc rh `iz jzinvr! vyfolgc eyzlhyva|! sizitzhjnja| r`i hga| rzya| eyaelaalgc mhmigrv he m| inza| |inzv'

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Neriz r`i hjalcnrhz| vlp glc`rv lg r`i ahfna gyzvlgc `hmi! m|

mhr`iz ngb L sizi blvf`nzcib rh n vhmis`nr vrzivv-elaaib `hmi' M|

enr`iz snv nasn|v ainulgc hg m|vrizlhyv izzngbv ngb m| mhr`iz snv

tiztirynaa| fz|lgc! jicclgc `lm ghr rh ch' Shzolgc hg Jnzjnzn snv

fainza| n mnrriz he gnrlhgna lmthzrngfi ehz `lm' Fhguizvia|! m| ilc`r

|inz hab jzhr`iz bhrib hg mi nr elzvr! znulgc huiz m| mncglelfigrulhair i|iv' @hsiuiz! naa r`nr f`ngcib vhmi viuizna siiov anriz s`ig

`i cn{ib ahulgca| bhsg lgrh m| enfi! tnyvib ehz n mhmigr! ngb r`ig

zng rh m| mhr`iz ipfanlmlgc vhaimga|! Mymm|! Mymm|! v`i fng#r

ji hyzv' V`i `nv jzhsg i|iv! ngb lrv lmthvvljai ehz rsh jayi-i|ib

tihtai rh `nui n jzhsg-i|ib f`lab' L `inzb lr hg r`i znblh'

Le hga| r`izi `nb jiig ng Lgrizgir! slr` hmgltzivigr Chhcai r`izi

rh zivhaui r`i ~yivrlhg! Lm vyzi r`i enmla| mlc`r `nui nffitrib mingb m| i|iv mhzi zinbla|' L nasn|v shgbizib s`| L nm r`i hga|

jzhsg-i|ib tizvhg lg m| enmla|' \inzv anriz L `inzb r lv vnmi

`|thr`ivlv m|viae ngb fnaaib lgrh r`i ahfna znblh vrnrlhg rh blvtyri lr' L

snv rhab r`nr rsh jayi i|ib tihtai fhyab`nui n jzhsg-i|ib f`lab jyr

r`i hbbv sizi hgi lg rig mlaalhg' Lr snv n chhb eiialgc rh ji

bleeizigr rh eiia vtiflna'

M| elzvr zina mimhz| lv he a|lgc lg m| fhr! vrnzlgc nr n ezifoai hg

m| alrrai elgciz! ngb shgbizlgc s`| gh-hgi ngvsizib m| fzliv' Lgr`hvi bn|v f`labzig blb ghr `nui r`i aypyz| he mhjlaiv ngb myvlf

jhpiv rh nmyvi r`im' Ehz mi! r`i fzlj snv n tzlvhg vigrigfi! vh L

fzlib s`igiuiz L snv tanfib lg lr' Ezhm m| thvlrlhg! hg m| jnfo!

r`izi snv ghr`lgc rh ahho nr lg r`i nyvrizi jibzhhm kyvr r`i filalgc

ngb r`i jnzv he r`i fhr' @hs snv L rh oghs r`nr m| mhr`iz `nb

yginzr`ib enr`izv gnrlhgna snz-rlmi vifzir ngb snv `nulgc n gizuhyv

jzinobhsg8

Ahholgc jnfo hg r`hvi bn|v slr` r`i `inzr he n mhr`iz! L fng elgbnaa mnggiz he sn|v rh znrlhgnal{i r`i enfr r`nr r`i mhzi L fzlib! r`i

mhzi m| mhr`iz f`hvi rh v`yr r`i bhhz hg mi' L fng iuig lmnclgi

`hs v`i mlc`r `nui janmib `iz tzicgngf| slr` mi ehz ahvlgc m|enr`iz rh r`i s`hzi ieehzr! jyr nr r`i rlmi! `hs snv L rh oghs8

Nv L an| r`izi nahgi lg r`i fhab! tanlg jibzhhm! L snlrib lg unlg

ehz vhmihgi rh ngvsiz m| tlrihyv fzliv' R`i| giuiz blb' Gh mnrriz

`hs ahyb L snlaib! lr giuiz jzhyc`r n fhgfizgib enfi rh r`i zhhm! ngb

iuigrynaa| L ainzgib ghr rh iptifr ng|hgi rh fhmi rh m| zivfyi' M|

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jibzhhm snv giuiz mnbi lgrh n gyzviz| ehz mi' Lr snv kyvr r`i vtnzi

zhhm fhgrnlglgc n jib! snzbzhji ngb n fhr ehz mi! jyr gh rh|v!

tnlgrlgcv hz jzlc`r fhahyzv' @hyviv lg r`i ghzr` he Igcangb blb ghr

`nui figrzna `inrlgc lg r`hvi snz bn|v! vh lg r`i enaa ngb slgriz

mhgr`v lfi fz|vrnav ehzmib hg r`i lgvlbiv he r`i slgbhsv ngb! vmnaa

nv L snv! L vhhg ainzgib rh vrn| ygbiz r`i fhuizv ehz nv ahgc nv L snvnaahsib lg hzbiz rh oiit snzm'

Si aluib nr :5 Vngbhsg Bzlui! lg n gis! ehyz-jibzhhm! rsh-aiuia

`hyvi' Nv L czis habiz! L ahuib r`i enfr r`izi sizi vh mng| zhhmv lg

r`i `hyvi! jifnyvi r`izi snv nasn|v vhmis`izi rh `lbi! m| enuhyzlri

vthr jilgc n rlg| fahnozhhm ygbiz r`i vrnlzfnvi'

Rh mi! r`i olrf`ig snv r`i mhvr lmthzrngr zhhm! herig r`i ehfyv

he myf` jyvlgivv ngb fhholgc j| m| gyzvi' Lr `nb n bhhz ainblgc

hyrvlbi rh r`i cnznci ngb ng nbkhlglgc! igfahvib vrhgi-eahhzib

anunrhz|' Si fnaaib r`i olrf`ig r`i vfyaaiz|! nar`hyc` L giuiz ehygb

hyr s`|' Lr fhgrnlgib n ziezlciznrhz! vrhui! r`i hjalcnrhz| vlgo! ng

invlshzo s`lf` `nb bznsizv ngb v`iauiv ehz ehhb! tayv n fhab anzbiz

s`izi mhvr he r`i ehhb snv oitr' Jifnyvi si `nb gh fnz! czhfizliv

sizi herig bialuizib! ngb r`i jzlc`ra| fhahyzib jhrraiv he tht!

ivtiflnaa| m| enuhyzlri! Bngbialhg ngb Jyzbhfo! sizi vslccibbhsg jiehzi r`i| `nb rlmi rh fhha hee'

R`zhyc` r`i olrf`ig snv n rlg| ezhgr zhhm! fhgrnlglgc n blglgc

rnjai! vmnaa fhna elzitanfi ngb jylar-lg fytjhnzbv' R`i rnjai snv anzci!

slr` ng lzhg mnzo jyzgib lgrh r`i shhb' M| mhr`iz myvr `nui aier

r`i lzhg vlrrlgc r`izi hgi bn| ngb jifhmi blvrznfrib' Lm vyzi r`izi

myvr `nui jiig mng| bn|v aloi r`nr ehz `iz'

R`i fytjhnzbv sizi vryeeib rh huizeahslgc slr` m| bhaav ngbrh|v! tayv ng| hr`iz jlrv ngb tlifiv r`nr `nb ghs`izi iavi rh alui' R`i

elzitanfi `nb rh ji alr lg r`i inza| mhzglgc lg hzbiz ehz r`i snriz rh ji

`inrib' L shyab herig fhmi bhsgvrnlzv lg m| t|knmnv! v`luizlgc slr`fhab! jyr r`i bnzo tlifiv he fhoi giuiz tyr ehzr` n snzmlgc jan{i! kyvr

cahsib bnzoa| lg r`i vmnaa cznri'

R`i vtnflhyv blglgc zhhm enfib hgrh r`i jnfo cnzbig' Lr snv n

anzci zhhm! lbigrlfna lg vl{i rh r`i ahygci' Lr fhgrnlgib n ahgc blglgc

rnjai ngb f`nlzv! n vlbijhnzb! ngb rsh fhmehzrnjai eahsiz-tzlgrib nzm

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f`nlzv! s`lf` sizi tanfib lg ezhgr he n cnv elzi' R`izi sizi Ezigf`

bhhzv ainblgc rh r`i cnzbig' Ahgc! algib bzntiv sizi bznsg nr glc`r

rh oiit lg r`i vtnzvi snzmr`! ngb L ehygb r`ivi tizeifr ehz vrnclgc

tan|v s`ig L chr habiz' M| mhr`iz oitr f`hfhanri blcivrlui jlvfylrv

lg ng luhz| ngb canvv fhgrnlgiz hg r`i vlbijhnzb' S`ig L snv njai rh

zinf`! L shyab zhyrlgia| aler yt r`i alb rh vii s`nr snv r`izi! ngb inriuiz| anvr jlvfylr' M| cziib ehz vsiirv vrnzrib uiz| inza| lg alei ngb

`nv anvrib naa r`ivi |inzv'

R`i mnlg zhhm! r`i ahygci! fhgrnlgib n jyzcygb| ngb czi| vhen!

rsh mnrf lgc nzm f`nlzv! ng ytzlc r tlngh ngb jhho fnviv' Anriz! n

riaiulvlhg hffytlib tzlbi he tanfi lg r`i fhzgiz' Hyz hgi janfo

riait`hgi snv ahfnrib lg r`i ahygci! hg n vlbi rnjai gipr rh n fiznmlf-

ezhgrib cnv elzi'

R`i cnzbig snv m| tan| nzin s`ig L snv |hygc' N cziig ansg

snv vitnznrib j| n snaosn| ainblgc rh n vslgc! nrrnf`ib rh n anzci

hno rzii' Hzf`nzbv vtzinb blzifra| ji`lgb hyz `hyvi! elaaib slr` ezylr

rziiv' Fhzg eliabv sizi ahfnrib ji`lgb hyz gilc`jhyzv `hyvi rh r`i

aier! ngb sizi n mncgir ehz |hygc f`labzig rh `lbi lg' L ahuib tan|lgc

lg r`i jnfo cnzbig! ivtiflnaa| s`ig si hffnvlhgnaa| vns r`i vyg' Si

`nb n `nmmhfo tanfib yt ncnlgvr r`i Ezigf` bhhzv he r`i blglgc

zhhm! ngb L shyab ali hg lr! vslgclgc jnfo ngb ehzr`' Le n vymmiz bn|jifnmi tnzrlfyanza| snzm mn|ji 54 bicziiv! s`lf` snv jalvrizlgc

ehz Igcangb Mymm| shyab ngghygfi r`nr lr snv rlmi ehz n tlfglf!

ngb hyr si shyab ch rh vlr nr n fnzb rnjai ngb f`nlzv thvlrlhgib hg r`i

cznvv! ngb inr n bialflhyv nerizghhg `lc` rin he vngbslf`iv! fnoiv

ngb thrv he `hr rin'

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Unaizli ncib rsh

Lr snv aier rh r`i elzvr alui-lg `hyvioiitiz! Gngn Mnzrlg! rh rigb rhm| jnvlf giibv' V`i snv n cigrai vhya s`h blb `iz jivr rh fhti slr`fainglgc r`i `hyvi! fhholgc r`i minav ngb ahholgc neriz mi! r`i jnj|'

L `nui gh zina mimhz| he `iz! ipfitr nv n anzci! mhr`iza| elcyzi!

nasn|v sznttib lg ng ntzhg hz tlgnehzi' Nv rlmi sigr j|! v`i snv

zitanfib j| r`i uiz| vrhyr ngb `nzv` Gngn Myrf`! s`h hgfi ahvr mi

hg n rzlt rh r`i vinvlbi'

V`i `nb ziayfrngra| rnoig mi! ncib r`zii! rh ulvlr vhmi he `iz

zianrluiv lg Vhyr`thzr! viuizna `hyzv nsn|' Si sigr j| vrinm rznlg!s`lf` jiaf`ib czinr cyvrv he czi| vmhoi ezhm r`i igclgi ngb! nv si

rzygbaib r`zhyc` r`i fhygrz|vlbi jirsiig Mngf`ivriz ngb r`i fhnvr! L

snv envflgnrib j| r`i fnztirv he jayijiaav lg r`i shhbv r`nr L fhyab vii

ezhm r`i rznlg slgbhs' Gngn Myrf` vthoi rh mi he `iz vhg s`h snvalulgc slr` zianrluiv! ngb v`i vhygbib yg`ntt| r`nr v`i snv ghr njai

rh ji slr` `lm' L snv lmtzivvib r`nr v`i iuig jhr`izib rh f`nr slr`

mi! ngb vrnzib nr `iz mhyr` nv r`i shzbv thyzib hyr lg ng nffigr L

fhyab ghr zinbla| ygbizvrngb' L snv nasn|v lg einz he `iz! byi rh `iz

vl{i ngb jzyv~yi mnggiz' Ghr n ahulgc shmng! v`i tzhjnja| zivigrib`nulgc rh ahho neriz mi! s`lai `iz hsg vhg snv alulgc slr` hr`izv'

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S`ig si nzzluib nr r`i vinvlbi! Gngn Myrf` rhho m| `ngb ngb

mnzf`ib mi nahgc r`i tliz' L jzinr`ib lg r`i vmiaa he h{hgi ngb r`i

vnar| nlzlr snv ip`lanznrlgc! ngb L snv `htlgc ehz vhmi rzinrv! mn|ji

iuig n ulvlr rh n fne' R`izi sizi mng| bleeizigr v`htv viaalgc

mizf`ngblvi cinzib ehz r`i jinf` jyr! jiehzi L fhyab rnoi n jzinr` hz

nvo ehz ng lfi fzinm! v`i vybbiga| ipfanlmib! Snlr `izi' Laa ji zlc rjnfo'

V`i aier mi nahgi! ngb L kyvr vrhhb r`izi lg v`hfo nv v`i rhho hee

rhsnzbv r`i lc`-zlvi `hriav ji`lgb yv' L tiizib lgrh n v`ht slgbhs!

ghrlflgc n tanvrlf jahs-yt elv` ngb shgbizib s`nr lr snv ehz' Lr fhyab

`nui jiig vifhgbv! mlgyriv hz `hyzv! jyr ehz mi lr snv ng irizglr|'

Neriz n s`lai L tnglfoib! ghr oghslgc s`nr rh bh' Gh-hgiviimib rh tn| ng| nrrigrlhg rh mi! vhjjlgc lg r`i vrziir! ngb L r`hyc`r

L shyab ji aier r`izi ehziuiz' Ehzrygnria| ng Igcalv` jhjj|! `lv

`iamir elzma| nrrnf`ib rh `lv `inb! rhho m| `ngb! nvoib mi m| gnmi

ngb s`izi L aluib' L snv hga| r zii |inzv hab ngb `nb gh lbin s`h L

snv hz s`izi L aluib' Unaizli8 L heeizib rigrnrluia|! `htlgc r`lv snv

r`i fhzzifr zivthgvi'

@i rhho mi rh r`i ahfna vrnrlhg ngb vnr mi hg n jigf`' Iuigrynaa|

Gngn Myrf` v`hsib yt rh fanlm mi! ngb naa snv siaa ncnlg' V`i cnuigh iptangnrlhg! jyr r`ngoib r`i heelfiz! cznjjib m| `ngb! ngb si aier

rh fnrf` r`i rznlg `hmi' L giuiz chr rh vii r i jinf` r`nr bn|! ngb lr

snvgr ygrla L snv czhsg r`nr m| mhr`iz ainzgib he m| njngbhgmigr'

Eygg| `hs L vrlaa `nui zifyzzlgc bzinmv njhyr jilgc ahvr lg n vrzngci

flr|! ghr oghslgc r`i angcynci! s`izi m| `hria lv hz `hs L nm chlgc

rh cir `hmi'

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F@NTRIZ RSH

Nr jibrlmiv! neriz jilgc tzhtiza| snv`ib ngb thalv`ib! L snv

zhyrlgia| tzivigrib lg r`i vlrrlgc zhhm rh vn| chhbglc`r rh m| mhr`iz'Gngn Myrf` shyab nasn|v zimlgb mi r`nr v`i snv vrlaa vyeeizlgc ezhm

`iz gizuiv nar`hyc` L `nb alrrai lbin s`nr r`nr mingr ygrla myf` anriz

lg alei' Mhvr rlmiv Mymm| naahsib mi rh vlr hg `iz ant s`lai v`islvreyaa| vngc ayaanjliv lg n uhlfi vh vher r`nr vhmirlmiv L fhyab

`nzba| `inz r`im' Thhz shmng! v`i fhyabgr vlgc lg rygi jyr L giuiz

chr rlzib he `inzlgc Ayan Ayan J|i J|iv! ngb eiialgc `iz nzmv

nzhygb mi' L giuiz sngrib r`i fahvigivv rh igb! ngb nasn|v jiccib

ehz mhzi rlmi slr` `iz! jiehzi jilgc rnoig nsn| rh m| fhab jibzhhm

ytvrnlzv' Hgi mhzi vhgc! tainvi! Mymm|. L shyab jic! ngb hgfi lg

n s`lai v`i shyab clui lg ngb vlgc nghr`iz ayaanj|'

J| ghs m| enr`iz `nb mhuib lg slr` ngb mnzzlib `lv mlvrzivv!s`h snv tzicgngr slr` r`ilz vifhgb f`lab! Kh`g' M| tnzigrv bluhzfi

`nb rnoig tanfi lg m| r`lzb |inz! ngb m| jzhr`iz! Nang! ilc`r |inzv m|

viglhz! snv vrlaa tnfoib nsn| nr jhnzblgc vf`hha' M| mhr`iz fhyab

ghr tyaa `izviae rhcir`iz ighyc` rh nrrigb rh r`i giibv he n vtlzlrib

|hygc clza ngb ng nbhaivfigr jh| ngb zialib ehz mng| |inzv hg `iz

rsh iabiz jzhr`izv! Mhzz| ngb Vrngai|! ehz elgngflna vytthzr! vlgfi v`i

zifiluib ghr`lgc ezhm binz hab Bnb' L nttziflnri ghs hs m| mhr`iz

myvr `nui tlgib huiz `iz ahvr `yvjngb! iuig r`hyc` v`i giuiz vnlb vh'

Mhvr f`labzig ainzg njhyr r`ilz igulzhgmigr j| tyv`lgc r`i almlrv

naa r`i rlmi' L `hti r`nr j| r`lv rlmi |hy slaa nttziflnri r`nr r`izi

sizi uiz| eis almlrv lg m| inza| alei ngb! nv n zivyar! L snv n ghlv|!

znmjygfrlhyv ngb uiz| giib| f`lab' Lr lv herig vnlb r`nr r`izi lv gh

jirriz ibyfnrlhg r`ng r`i vf`hha he `nzb oghfov? `hsiuiz? r`i `nzb

oghfov bh rigb rh ainui n eis zhyc` ibciv'

Hgi he m| elzvr mimhzliv lv vlrrlgc hg r`i jzlfo cnrithvr nr r`i

ezhgr he hyz `hyvi! tiizlgc lgrh r`i gilc`jhyzv vlbi |nzb s`ig L snvnjhyr ehyz |inzv hab' L vns rsh alrrai clzav! |hygciz r`ng mi! tan|lgc

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rhcir`iz' L blbgr ygbizvrngb s`| L fhyabgr khlg r`im! jyr nttnzigra|

L snv rhh ghlv| rh ji lgulrib' L snv rhab j| m| mhr`iz r`nr r`i| sizi

ghr vlvrizv! jyr gilc`jhyzv ezhm ilr`iz vlbi he hyz `hyvi' @iaig

Oivrizrhg aluib lg r`i `hyvi gipr bhhz hg r`i zlc`r! ngb Ial{njir`

Zhjlgvhg aluib lg r`i `hyvi hg hyz aier' L shyab herig vlr nr r`i rht he

r`i eigfi! ahholgc bhsg! `htlgc ehz ng lgulrnrlhg rh khlg r`im' L fhyab

vii @iaigv mhr`iz fhmlgc hyr ezhm `iz olrf`ig rh eiib iaiuigvliv

rh r`i f`labzig' Mhvr rlmiv lr snv n tanrriz he mnzmlri vngbslf`iv!

r`i jzinb fyr lgrh vhablizv! slr` fhgbigvib hzngci kylfi rh snv` lr

bhsg' M| mhyr` snrizib! nv m| mhr`iz giuiz mnbi vyf` rzinrv ehz

mi' Vlgfi r`lv snv >

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Le |hy thvr r`lv airriz ehz mi! |hy v`naa `nui r`i taym! v`i

tzhmlvib'

L zinbla| ncziib rh zyg r`i izzngb! iuig r`hyc` r`i ginzivr thvr

jhp snv naa r`i sn| nahgc Vngbhsg Bzlui! ngb r`ig yt r`i Nuigyi rh

r`i fhzgiz s`izi r`i jlc zib airriz-jhp vrhhb' Ehz n |hygc f`lab! r`lvsnv n uiz| ahgc snaonr ainvr `nae ng `hyzjyr r`i tzl{i he n taym

snv enz rhh myf` rh zivlvr' L rhho r`i airriz ngb rzhrrib yt r`i vrziir!

vnalunrlgc nr r`i r`hyc`r he r`i rzinr Lb jiig tzhmlvib'

Nr r`i igb he Vngbhsg Bzlui L ryzgib r`i fhzgiz ngb namhvr jyzvr

lgrh rinzv nr r`i r`hyc`r he `nulgc rh snao r`i s`hai aigcr` he r`i

Nuigyi rh cir rh r`i thvr jhp' Ezhm m| `ilc`r! r`i ahgc vrznlc`r rzii-

algib nuigyi viimib igbaivv' R`ig L vthrrib ng imtr| `hyvi hg r`ihr`iz vlbi he r`i zhnb ngb zimimjizib r`nr Ial{njir` Zhjlgvhg `nb

rhab mi r`nr r`i hsgizv `nb aier vyvtlflhyva|! ngb r`nr mn|ji n myzbiz

`nb rnoig tanfi r`izi' R`i bivizrib `hyvi snv lgvrngra| lgrzlcylgc ngb

~ylri vthho|' @hsiuiz! r`i r`hyc`r r`nr gh-hgi aluib r`izi mingr r`nr

L fhyab iptahzi r`i cnzbig slr`hyr einz he jilgc vigr tnfolgc'

L blbgr giib rh ahho uiz| enz' Nr r`i ezhgr he r`i `hyvi! zlc`r

ji`lgb r`i ahs jzlfo snaa! snv n uiz| mhlvr ahholgc eahsiz jib'

Ryzglgc nzhygb rh mnoi vyzi gh-hgi snv ahholgc! L ~ylfoa| jyzlib r`iairriz lg r`i vhla! mnolgc vyzi lr snv fhmtairia| fhuizib! ngb znfib

jnfo `hmi lg gh rlmi eanr'

L ziryzgib `hmi! zifiluib Gngn Myrf`v cznrieya r`ngov! ngb

cznjjib m| tzl{i! slr`hyr n rslgci he fhgvfligfi' L snv vyztzlvib v`i

blb ghr elgb lr fyzlhyv r`nr L `nb ziryzgib vh zntlba| ezhm m| f`hzi' L

hga| `hti r`izi snv ghr`lgc zinaa| lmthzrngr lg r`nr airriz! jifnyvi nv

enz nv L oghs! lr zimnlgib jyzlib ehziuiz'

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F@NTRIZ R@ZII

R`izi snv ghr`lgc myf` rh bh ipfitr tan| s`ig L snv uiz| |hygc'

R`i jhhov r`nr sizi aier nzhygb r`i `hyvi envflgnrib mi! ngb L snvahgclgc rh zinb r`im' S`ig m| jzhr`iz ziryzgib `hmi ezhm jhnzblgc

vf`hha ehz `lv `halbn|v! L shyab jic `lm rh v`hs mi `hs rh zinb' Si

shyab vlr lg r`i ahygci! lg ezhgr he r`i cnv elzi! ngb ahho nr m| eistlfryzi jhhov' Lr snvgr ahgc jiehzi L snv vhygblgc hyr r`i airrizv!

ngb vrzlgclgc r`im rhcir`iz' J| r i rlmi L snv he ng nci ehz

Olgbizcnzrig! L snv f`hmtlgc nr r`i jlr'

L nm fizrnlg vhmihgi myvr `nui snaoib mi rh Shhb`i|v

Iaimigrnz| vf`hha m| uiz| elzvr bn|! kyvr rh v`hs mi `hs rh cir

r`izi' S`ir`iz lr snv Gngn Myrf` hz m| mhr`iz! L bh ghr zifnaa! jyr

viilgc r`i zib-jzlfoib jylablgc slr` r`i nbknfigr tan|czhygb ngb

falmjlgc nttnznryv snv ighyc` rh ipflri mi ji|hgb jialie' L ahuibr`i lbin he jilgc czhsg yt ighyc` rh ch rh vf`hha! ngb snv inciz rh

snao r`i `nae mlai inf` sn| j| m|viae' L riaa m| f`labzig rhbn| r`nr L

snaoib yt`laa! jhr` sn|v! lg r`i vghs nr ehyz |inzv he nci' R`i| vrlaa

bhgr jialiui mi'

Olgbizcnzrig snv ghr nv myf` eyg nv L `nb `htib ngb L zimimjiz

jilgc ehzfib rh rnoi nerizghhg gntv! ngb alvrig rh zifhzbv tan|ib j|

hyz rinf`iz! Mlvv Tangr' R`i Ribb| Jinzv Tlfglf snv n enuhzlri!

jyr lr giuiz tyr mi rh vaiit' Slbi nsnoi! ngb birizmlgib rh jighrlfib! L oitr r`i hr`iz f`labzig ezhm r`ilz gntv! bzlulgc Mlvv Tangr

slab' M| mhr`iz nasn|v mnbi vyzi L snv lg jib j| 5;44 tm inf`

iuiglgctzhjnja| rh cir mi hyr `iz sn|' Fhgvi~yigra|! L snv giuiz

rlzib byzlgc r`i bn|! ngb f`nrrizib ghg-vrht s`lai r`i hr`iz f`labzig

sizi rz|lgc rh vaiit'

Unaizli! le |hy bhgr vrht rnaolgc! |hy slaa `nui rh ch rh Mz'

Jivngrv heelfi! Mlvv Tangr r`zinrigib mi'

Unaizli! L ming lr. Vrht snolgc r`i hr`iz f`labzig.

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Hgfi! s`ig L snv uiz| gnyc`r|! Mlvv Tangr ehaahsib r`zhyc` hg

`iz r`zinr! ngb vigr mi rh r`i Tzlgfltnav heelfi' Mz' Jivngr snv n

vrizg mng! s`h vnr ji`lgb `lv bivo! vmholgc n tlti' Nar`hyc` L snv

hga| ehyz |inzv hab! L snv fhgulgfib L shyab ji vtngoib! ngb snv

uiz| vyztzlvib lgbiib rh hga| zifilui n alc`r zitzlmngb ehz m| jnbji`nulhyz' L `nb rh vlr lg ezhgr he `lv bivo ehz njhyr `nae ng `hyz!

vrnzlgc nr `lm s`lai `i v`yeeaib tntizv hg `lv bivo! ghr ahholgc nr mi

hgfi! kyvr rnmtlgc `lv tlti ngb zinblgc'

Neriz cznbynrlgc ezhm Olgbizcnzrig rh r`i gipr aiuia! r`lgcv

tlfoib yt n alrrai' V`iirv he s`lri tntiz slr` v~ynziv hg r`im sizi

`ngbib hyr! ngb si ainzgib rh ehzm hyz airrizv lg tigfla' L zimimjiz

bzlgolgc lg r`i vmiaa he eziv`a| v`nztigib tigflav! jyr ahgcib rh yvilgo tigv! s`lf` `nb birnf`njai gljv' R`ivi sizi cigra| blttib lgrh n

zhygb lgosiaa hg hyz shhbig bivov! ngb r`ig vhttib yt slr` tlgo

jahrrlgc tntiz le r`i lgo zng' Lr snv naa gis ngb ipflrlgc ngb L snv

r`zlaaib rh ji ainzglgc rh zinb ngb szlri tzhtiza|'

L zimimjiz rz|lgc rh szlri r`i airriz I' Hgi algi iprigbv

uizrlfnaa| ngb r`zii `hzl{hgrnaa|! jyr L fhyab giuiz zimimjiz r`nr! ngb

tyr nr ainvr ehyz hz elui vmnaaiz `hzl{hgrna algiv inf` rlmi L ehzmib r`i

airriz' R`i gymjiz 0 snv iuig mhzi bleelfyar rh gnulcnri' Hgi alrraiclza s`lvtizib Kyvr tyr rsh flzfaiv hg rht he inf` hr`iz! ngb r`nr blb

r`i rzlfo' Lr snv nasn|v eyg s`ig r`i habiz f`labzig fnmi lgrh hyz

fanvvzhhm! ngb si ahhoib yt rh r`im nv jilgc vh myf` habiz ngb

slviz' L zimimjiz n fhytai he jh|v rnaolgc lg fanvv hgi bn|' Blb

|hy oghs `i fhmmlrrib vylflbi8 hgi fhgelbib rh r`i hr`iz' L

shgbizib s`nr r`nr mingr ehz mng| |inzv rh fhmi'

L blbgr mnoi ezligbv nr vf`hha ngb gh-hgi mnbi tan| bnriv nv

r`i| bh rhbn|' L zialib ythg r`i f`labzig s`h aluib hg Vngbhsg Bzluiehz fhmtnglhgv lt! ghr r`i f`labzig L vns iuiz| bn| nr vf`hha' L snv n

ahgiz! jyr n ahybmhyr` nr r`i vnmi rlmi' Czn`nm Jahzi snv myf`

habiz r`ng mi! ngb `nb n zityrnrlhg nv r`i vf`hha jyaa|' S`ig `itnvvib j| mi! `i shyab tlgf` m| nzm nv `nzb nv `i fhyab ngb L herig

sigr `hmi slr` jayi jzylviv' Ncnlg! gh-hgi viimib rh shzz| njhyr lr

hz znfi rh r`i vf`hha rh fhmtanlg nv si tnzigrv bh rhbn|'

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N jinyrleya mimhz| r`nr `nv nasn|v zimnlgib lv r`i nerizghhg L

aier vf`hha rh mnoi m| bnla| rzio `hmi' Nv L ryzgib hgrh r`i

tnuimigr! L `inzb m| gnmi fnaaib'

Unaizli! Unaizli! huiz `izi.

L ahhoib yt ngb vns m| mhr`iz vrngblgc jivlbi n jinyrleya fnz!

snulgc nr mi' Lgvlbi r`i aypyzlhyv Zhuiz sizi m| mhr`iz! `iz

jh|ezligb! Nang Nlrf`lvhg! ngb `lv nygr! Olr Gyrrnaa' L snv jivlbi

m|viae slr` ipflrimigr ehz L `nb giuiz zlbbig lg n fnz jiehzi! ngb

fizrnlga| gh-hgi `nb iuiz fhmi rh tlfo mi yt ezhm vf`hha' L

fanmjizib lgrh r`i jnfo! eiialgc r`i vher aypyz| he r`i vinr ygbizginr`

mi! ngb jzinr lgc lg r`i vmiaa he ainr`iz ngb shhb' Lr snv ifvrnv| rh

ji bzluig hee lg n engf| fnz! ngb L ahhoib ngplhyva| hyr he r`i slgbhs!`htlgc r`i hr`iz f`labzig shyab vii mi ainulgc aloi n tzlgfivv'