One Kiss and I am Yours Once Again by Sue Douglas

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Tbas `eel as dmdajhtmd te tbm omoery eg Oajbhmc. Bas mnjeurhkmomnt

whs hs anvhcuh`cm hs tbm rmkuchr jups eg tmh bm sacmntcy pchjmd en tbm

dmsl `msadm om hs A werlmd.


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Z u m D e u k c h s

E N M LA Z Z H N D A H O

Q E ] P Z E N J M H K H A N

H]ZTAN OHJH]CMQ

Jepyrakbt Zum Deukchs


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Tbm rakbt eg Zum Deukchs te `m admntagamd hs hutber eg tbas werl bhs `mmn hssmrtmd `y

bmr an hjjerdhnjm watb smjtaen hnd ! eg tbm Jepyrakbt" Dmsakns hnd #htmnts $jt

%&!!.

$cc rakbts rmsmrvmd. 'e phrt eg tbas pu`cajhtaen ohy `m rmpredujmd" stermd an h

rmtramvhc systmo" er trhnsoattmd an hny gero er `y hny omhns" mcmjtrenaj" omjbhnajhc"

pbetejepyank" rmjerdank" er etbmrwasm" watbeut tbm praer pmroassaen eg tbm

pu`casbmrs.

$ny pmrsen wbe jeooats hny unhutbera(md hjt an rmchtaen te tbas pu`cajhtaen ohy `m

cah`cm te jraoanhc presmjutaen hnd javac jchaos ger dhohkms.

$ JA# jhthcekum rmjerd ger tbas tatcm as

hvhach`cm greo tbm )ratasb *a`rhry.

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#rantmd 6 )eund an 7rmht )rathan

$cc nhoms" jbhrhjtmrs" jeophnams" mvmnts er prepmrtams an tbas pu`cajhtaen hrmgajtataeus hnd hny rmsmo`chnjm te rmhc pmrsens" cavank er dmhd as mntarmcy jeanjadmnthc.


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Ohny tbhnls te hcc ht $ustan hnd Ohjhucmy" gramnds ger phtamntcy

castmnank te oy sterycanms" ;ucam greo Tm2hs ger hdvajm en bmr cejhc

canke hnd te ;e" oy benerhry sastmr ger stmppank an hnd jecchtank phkms

eg ohnusjrapt ht h oeomnt1s netajm .


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$s tbeukb ohlank enm cagm jbhnkank dmjasaen whs net daggajuct mneukb" Zhccy

Bhrrankten whs gerjmd te ohlm twe watban twmnty9geur beurs. Bmr gahnj< whs jcmhrcy

net tbm ohn sbm aohkanmd bao te `m `ut as tbm strhnkmr jchaoank te `m bmr bus`hnd

trustwertby3 Jhn sbm pessa`cy `mcamvm bas wacdcy aopchusa`cm stery eg tbmar phst cavms

an Jernwhcc" `mank tbm rmsuct eg h jursm wbajb `eund tbmo tekmtbmr germvmr3 Ag trum"

at jmrthancy m2pchanmd h cet.


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J!H"#MP ENM

Bew dad yeu tmcc h ghatbguc hnd prmvaeuscy cevmh`cm gahnj< yeu ne cenkmr whntmd te

ohrry bao3 :bht rmhsen jeucd yeu kavm ger whntank te turn `hjl tbm jcejl te wbmn

yeu wmrm keed gramnds3 ?umstaens Zhccy Bhrrankten bhd rmpmhtmdcy hslmd bmrsmcg

tbreukbeut tbm nakbt watb >ust enm dhy rmohanank untac bmr wmddank te ;homs $dhos"

h thcc" `cend" èyasbcy nhavm ohn eg hcoest gerty. Zbm hnd bas garst wagm" Jbcem" bhd

`mmn ansmphrh`cm gramnds ht jeccmkm hnd sbm bhd `mmn kmnuanmcy dmcakbtmd ger tbm pharwbmn tbmy ohrramd. Jbeesank net te thlm sadms wbmn daverjm 0uajlcy geccewmd" Zhccy

rmohanmd gramndcy watb ètb.

+hst hpprehjbank tbarty9makbt" Zhccy bhd nmvmr bhd h èygramnd er mvmn `mmn

hslmd eut `y hnyenm5 tbm tbeukbt eg dhtank h jeopcmtm strhnkmr tmrragamd bmr se

;homs1s rmjmnt eggmr eg ohrrahkm whs calmcy te `m bmr enm jbhnjm. At whs eg ne krmht

surprasm te bmr tbht sbm whs stacc sankcm" egtmn oasthlmn ger h Zphnasb er Athcahn

teurast" sbm jchaomd bmr hppmhrhnjm whs dum te Jmctaj hnjmstry" dmspatm bhvank ne

admh wbht bmr àecekajhc phrmnts ceelmd calm. :bht sbm dad lnew whs tbht sbm whs ne

krmht `mhuty5 strhakbt" dhrl bhar bunk an ne phrtajuchr stycm phst bmr sbeucdmrs wbacm h

grankm hcoest jevmrmd tbm `rewn myms sbm rmkhrdmd hs bmr `mst gmhturm. 4n>eyomnt eghcc tbm wrenk geeds rmsuctmd an h jensthnt `httcm watb wmakbt hnd sbm grm0umntcy

`moehnmd krewank ne thccmr tbhn gavm gmmt gavm.

;homs en tbm etbmr bhnd whs stacc hn httrhjtavm ohn wbe bhd `ramgcy dhtmd h

nuo`mr eg weomn sanjm Jbcem1s dmphrturm. Bm sbhrmd Zhccy1s smnsm eg buoeur hnd

cevm eg rejl ousaj" wbajb whs net tbm strenkmst `hsas ger ohrrahkm hdoattmdcy" ùt

tbmy mn>eymd `mank an mhjb etbmr1s jeophny. Zhccy bewmvmr bhd net netajmd untac

tbmar mnkhkmomnt bew bm smmomd te dragt haocmsscy tbreukb cagm" hveadank

jengrenthtaen" unh`cm te ohlm mvmn oaner dmjasaens. $t enm taom tbmy bhd `mmn h`cm

te dasjuss hnytbank" ymt rmjmntcy sbm bhd grm0umntcy whntmd te sbhlm bao. Tbmy bhd

ganhccy hkrmmd sbm weucd kavm netajm en bmr rmntmd reeos hnd oevm ante ;homs1soedmrn" nmw gcht hgtmr tbm wmddank. 'et ency whs bas gcht chrkmr" ùt hs at whs ewnmd

hs hn anvmstomnt `y bas hggcumnt phrmnts" at jhom rmnt grmm. Zbm bhd kavmn bmr

chndcerd netajm `mgerm rmhcasank ;homs1s oetbmr" Armnm" bhd lmys te bmr sen1s beom5

rmkuchrcy cmttank bmrsmcg an unhnneunjmd te jcmhn" de bas whsbank hnd stejl tbm

jupèhrds watb sbeppank. Fmhrs `mgerm" tbm prmtty Jbcem bhd 0uajlcy dasjevmrmd

bew Armnm $dhos rmpchjmd bmr bmhctby geed watb ;homs1s ghveuratm jhlms" àsjuats

hnd jbejechtm" tbrewank eut hnytbank germakn" spajy er mvmn hpprehjbank h smcc `y

dhtm. Hvmr rmjmnt wmmls" Zhccy bhd tbeukbt h cet hèut Jbcem hnd tbm tmhrguc

tmcmpbenm jhccs sbm rmjmavmd greo tbm karc jenjmrnank Armnm. Zbm omnthccy hpecekasmd

ger mvmr bhvank hssuomd bmr gramnd m2hkkmrhtmd.

Jbcem $dhos bhd `mmn h ùsanmss jchss stmwhrdmss watb )ratasb $arwhys" gcyank

dhacy te 'mw Ferl" ùt Armnm bhd antmrgmrmd rmcmntcmsscy greo tbm sthrt eg tbm

ohrrahkm5 rmkuchrcy veajank bmr epanaen eg wavms wbe nmmdcmsscy rhn egg te werl

anstmhd eg ohlank h jeogerth`cm beom ger tbmar bus`hnds. ;homs1s ghtbmr


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undmrsthndh`cy spmnt mvmry dhy en tbm kecg jeursm" cmhvank Armnm grmm te jensthntcy

rank ;homs er turn up ht tbm gcht en Jbcem1s prmjaeus dhys egg5 sthyank ger beurs"

jrataja(ank mvmrytbank. 'etbank at smmomd whs mvmr keed mneukb. @mjmavank vartuhccy

ne suppert greo ;homs" hn asechtmd Jbcem gmct rmsmntguc se hdoattmd dmgmht hnd cmgt

bmr bus`hnd ger hn Athcahn ùsanmssohn wbe" te dhtm" sbm rmohanmd bhppacy ohrramdte. Zbm bhd whrnmd Zhccy rmpmhtmdcy te tbanl vmry jhrmguccy `mgerm ohrryank ;homs"

calmh`cm hs bm whs" bmr9m2 bus`hnd weucd hcwhys sadm watb Armnm hnd thlm tbm reutm

eg cmhst rmsasthnjm. Zhccy bewmvmr bhd hcwhys mn>eymd h keed rmchtaensbap watb Armnm"

jmrthancy `mttmr tbhn tbm enm sbm bhd watb bmr ewn hdeptavm oetbmr" ymt tbm oeomnt

;homs hnneunjmd bm whs te ohrry hkhan" Armnm1s httatudm jbhnkmd hnd Zhccy tbmn

guccy mophtbasmd watb Jbcem.

Zhccy bhd bhrdcy mvmr vasatmd ;homs1s gcht" tbmy bhd hcwhys omt an pu`caj er bm

weucd `ramgcy jhcc te smm bmr ht bmr reeos `mgerm rmturnank hcenm te bas gcht. At whs

gertunhtm tbmrmgerm" tbht Zhccy bhd net `mmn h phssaenhtm weohn ger ;homs `hrmcy

bmcd bmr bhnd. Jbcem bhd whrnmd bmr eg tbht phrtajuchr drhw`hjl tee" an ganm dmthac.Bhvank pcmhdmd watb ;homs te hsl ger bas deer lmy `hjl `mgerm tbm wmddank" bm

rmoandmd bmr eg bew tbm gcht hjtuhccy `mcenkmd te bas oetbmr hnd sbm mn>eymd deank

bas beusmwerl hs at ohdm bmr gmmc usmguc. At whs tbm `mkannank eg h cast eg deu`ts

wbajb krmw dhacy. +arstcy" sbm bhd ne admh wbht bm dad watb bas oenmy" etbmr tbhn

anduckm baosmcg watb khdkmts. Bm nmvmr smmomd te bhvm hny jhsb hnd sbm bhd net

ency `mmn e`cakmd te phy ger tbm rmkastry eggajm" ùt bmr ewn wmddank rank. *ujlacy

tbmrm whs te `m ne rmjmptaen" mvmn ;homs1s phrmnts wmrm net httmndank tbm wmddank.

Tbmy bhd m2pchanmd bew tbmy httmndmd tbmar sen1s garst dashstreus ohrrahkm hnd shw

ne nmmd te `m ht tbm smjend. Armnm èelmd h trap te $ustrhcah anstmhd" dmphrtank en tbm

hgtmrneen eg tbm jmrmoeny. ;homs bhd su`sm0umntcy `mmn kavmn h tajlmt `y basoetbmr an jhsm bm jeucd hctmr bas pchns hnd >ean bmr. newank bew bm bhd hcwhys

cenkmd te vasat $ustrhcah" Zhccy swerm Armnm bhd èelmd tbm gcakbt ger tbht dhy en

purpesm se rmgusmd te hctmr er pestpenm tbm wmddank hs ;homs tbmn sukkmstmd. Bm bhd

`mmn 0uamt mvmr sanjm" oestcy sthrank ante sphjm er studyank tbm `rejburm en Zeutb

$ustrhcah bas oetbmr bhd landcy cmgt ger bao te rmhd. Tbm ganhc strhw ger Zhccy bhd

`mmn gandank" 0uatm `y jbhnjm" bas jrmdat jhrd rmjmapt ger h kecd `rhjmcmt jestank h

vhst hoeunt eg oenmy. $ssuoank bm bhd èukbt at hs h wmddank prmsmnt ger bmr" sbm

kmntcy jbadmd bao hèut tbm jest ency ger bao te hdoat at whs hjtuhccy ger bas

oetbmr" hs h tbhnl yeu ger hcc tbm werl sbm dad ht bas gcht5 Armnm bhd peantmd eut bew

oujb h beusmlmmpmr weucd bhvm jbhrkmd bao. Zhccy whs anjmnsmd" rmjhccank basrmcujthnjm te ùy bmr mvmn h oedmst wmddank rank" pcmhdank h chjl eg gunds ger

graveceus tranlmts. Zbm bhd bhcg m2pmjtmd bao te eggmr bmr tbm ranks Jbcem

spmjthjuchrcy tbrmw `hjl ht bao an tbm cejhc supmrohrlmt hnd rmhcasmd sbm whs net bas

nuo`mr enm jenjmrn er praeraty. Zbm jeucd net mvmn prevelm bao ante hn hrkuomnt"

bm saopcy tunmd eut" neddank5 sbm `hrmcy mvmn calmd tbm ohn hny oerm hnd bhd

`mkun te bhtm Armnm. 4vmryenm an bmr cagm smmomd te cmt bmr dewn er dam. Bmr cenk

gramndsbap watb Jbcem hnd ;homs bhd prevadmd sthàcaty hgtmr hn unbhppy jbacdbeed"

ùt evmr tbm phst oentbs tbm strhan bhd `mjeom tee oujb" sbm sbeucd nmvmr bhvm

hkrmmd te ohrry bao5 at bhd ruanmd tbmar mhsy rmchtaensbap. $t cunjbtaom sbm weucd

tmcc bao jhcocy bew sbm bhd jbhnkmd bmr oand5 bm jeucd ke te $ustrhcah watb bas

oetbmr hnd sthy tbmrm ger hcc sbm jhrmd.


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J!H"#MP #$E

;homs jeccmjtmd bmr greo bmr reeos ht makbt hs usuhc" an tbm jeophny jhr bm hcwhys

ansastmd upen dravank wbajb whs pre`h cy hnetbmr eg bas oetbmr1s admhs. Zhccy

hccewmd bao te dravm an tbm bepm bm weucd aoprevm watb prhjtajm. :bacm sbm bhd

mndurmd h scmmpcmss nakbt hnd stacc smmtbmd watb hnkmr an tbm phssmnkmr smht" bm shnk

hcenk te tbm rhdae e`cavaeus te bmr oeed. Arenajhccy tbmar dmstanhtaen" ag tbmy rmhjbmd

at hcavm" whs h strmmt hd>hjmnt te bas phrmnt1s mcmkhnt beom hnd bm whntmd te jhcc anseomtaom chtmr. Zhccy dmjadmd tbht hs bas admh eg jhccank an whs te spmnd hcc hgtmrneen

tbmrm" bm jeucd whcl" tmcc Armnm tbm wmddank whs egg" kavm bmr tbm `rhjmcmt hnd tbmn

tbm phar eg tbmo jeucd pchn tbmar trap te $ustrhcah. At whs ne keed tryank te rmhsen

watb bao" hs bmr gramnd bm bhd `mmn keed gun ùt tbm prespmjt eg h cagmtaom watb bao

hnd bas oetbmr smmomd h nakbtohrm. Jbcem bhd `mmn rakbt te cmhvm ;homs5 Zhccy new

hdoarmd bmr ger sthyank hs cenk hs sbm bhd hnd ohdm h omnthc netm te jhcc bmr tbht

mvmnank.

+eccewank ;homs1s drmhdguc httmopt te phrl" Zhccy tbhnlguccy jcao`md greo tbm

jhr hrrhnkank te ommt bao an tbm wanm `hr ht tbm ghr mnd eg tbm hvmnum enjm tbmy bhd

jeopcmtmd tbm 0umstaennharms ger Bhrry Oacmbho" tbm hrjbatmjt tbmy ètb werlmd ger.;homs1s oand whs jcmhrcy mcsmwbmrm hs sbm bhd te rmpmht bmrsmcg. Bm omrmcy neddmd"

ouo`cank tbht bm nmmdmd te tmcc bmr seomtbank chtmr" `mgerm ho`cank hjress tbm rehd

te nuo`mr twe hnd jcaoànk tbm tmn stmps te tbm grent deer. Zhccy netajmd bm dad net

turn te whvm hs bm enjm weucd bhvm" se wendmrmd ag bm weucd `m rmcamvmd wbmn sbm

tecd bao eg bmr dmjasaen. Hnm dhy tbmy ohy `m h`cm te rmsterm tbmar gramndsbap ùt ht

prmsmnt" sbm whs stacc tee hnkry. :bacm puccank en h cakbt Ohj" sbm rmhcasmd sbm weucd

bhvm te gand h gcht rhpadcy er bhvm newbmrm te cavm `y tbm mnd eg tbm oentb. At weucd

jmrthancy net `m h prepmrty an tbm trmm canmd hvmnum eg m2pmnsavm beoms sbm whs

sthndank an" ymt sbm whs bhppy te bhvm ohdm bmr dmjasaen. Tbmrm weucd `m ne rmkrmts

en bmr phrt hnd sbm slappmd cakbt9bmhrtmdcy up tbm stmps te nuo`mr enm.Bhcgwhy hcenk tbm hvmnum" smt `hjl greo tbm rehd" steed nuo`mr %$" h

jbhrhjtmrcmss" oedmrn" dmthjbmd beusm watb h nmw Mecve msthtm jhr phrlmd `y tbm

grent deer. Tbm ewnmr eg ètb beusm hnd jhr" Zar ;enhtbhn Jeepmr eg Jeepmr

Jenstrujtaen" bhd rmturnmd chtm tbm prmvaeus mvmnank greo h ùsanmss ommtank an tbm

Oadchnds se bhd cmgt tbm jhr en tbm sbankcm dravm rhtbmr tbhn khrhkank at. :bacm Zhccy

bhd `mmn mndurank bmr >eurnmy te werl watb ;homs" ;enhtbhn bhd `mmn `mkannank bas

dhy cmasurmcy watb h bet sbewmr. Tbmrm whs ne hpphrmnt rmhsen ger bas pmrohnmnt

grewn" ht gerty9geur bm ewnmd h sujjmssguc jeophny" bhd `mmn hwhrdmd h

lnakbtbeed hnd bhd >ust smjurmd hnetbmr chrkm" cujrhtavm jentrhjt. 'e enm

hpprmjahtmd bewmvmr tbht dmspatm tbm sujjmss" wmhctb hnd cu2uraeus surreundanks" Zar

;enhtbhn whs dmspmrhtmcy cenmcy. Tbmrm whs ne *hdy Jeepmr te sbhrm bas cagm hnd bm

hwhatmd bmr hrravhc aophtamntcy. $ctbeukb net tbm thcc" dhrl" bhndseom ohn eg

reohntaj nevmcs" bm whs dhrl bharmd hnd httrhjtavm se rmhcastajhccy bm sbeucd bhvm

hppmhcmd te weomn" dmspatm bas oeedy jeuntmnhnjm hnd chjl eg bmakbt. #mrohnmntcy


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anvatank bmr ansadm. :bmn tbm deer jcesmd `mband bmr hnd sbm turnmd te ghjm bao"

Zhccy gmct surm sbm rmjeknasmd bao greo seomwbmrm. Bm jcmhrcy smmomd te lnew bmr

hs bm steed soacank `rehdcy" oetaenank bmr te rmoevm bmr jeht. Zbm ceelmd h cattcm

oystagamd ùt watbeut undmrsthndank wby" `mkhn te unùtten bmr Ohj. Bmr bmhrt whs

`mhtank juraeuscy ghstmr tbhn usuhc ymt net watb hpprmbmnsaen er gmhr eg tbm ohnm2pmjthntcy whtjbank bmr. )mkannank te m2pchan bew tbm 0umstaens weucd ency thlm h

gmw oeomnts" bmr ewn veajm hnd pbrhsmeceky seundmd edd te bmr" ùt ;enhtbhn whs

jentanuank te spmhl hs tbeukb net mvmn castmnank te bmr werds.

G$t cenk chst" A tbeukbt tedhy weucd nmvmr jeom" yeu hrm chtm.K

GA1o serry3K Zhccy 0umramd hs bm teel bmr jcapèhrd hnd pchjmd at en tbm th`cm.

G:be whs tbm ohn yeu wmrm ceelank ht hjress tbm rehd" yeur keed gramnd3K

GBm as oy m29gahnj< hjtuhccy5 tbeukb bm asn1t ymt hwhrm eg tbm ghjt"K sbm sakbmd

trutbguccy.

GDen1t `m radajuceus" wbe as bm3K

Zhccy `mkhn te gmmc unjeogerth`cm watb tbm jenvmrshtaen se ohdm h dmjasaen tecmhvm ùt hs sbm rmhjbmd ger bmr phpmrs" ;enhtbhn jhukbt bmr hro hnd sbm ceelmd up

an hchro ht bas hn2aeus m2prmssaen. Anstmhd eg gmhr" sbm gmct strhnkmcy ht mhsm watb tbm

ohn `mgerm bmr" hwhrm eg bas kmnuanm jenjmrn. Bas bhnd en bmr hro gmct an ne why

tbrmhtmnank" at whs pcmhshntcy rmhssurank hnd jhcomd bmr.

GZhrhb" wbht en mhrtb as tbm ohttmr3K ;enhtbhn hslmd" ohlank mym jenthjt.

GBew de yeu lnew oy rmhc nhom3K sbm dmohndmd" hs gmw pmepcm dad.

GFeu bhvm hcwhys `mmn Zhrhb"K bm rmpcamd hs tbeukb at sbeucd hnswmr bmr

0umstaen.

GAt stacc as ùt A jhcc oysmcg Zhccy. A oust ke5 A bhvm h cet de tbas oernank. A jhn

cmhvm yeu h gero" te gacc an wbmn yeu bhvm tbm taom.KZmhrjbank en bmr cast sbm geund %$ whs ewnmd m2jcusavmcy `y h Zar ;enhtbhn

Jeepmr hnd ger h oeomnt bhd h rmjeccmjtaen eg tbm nhom. An tbht shom ansthnt

;enhtbhn takbtmnmd bas krap en bmr hro" strelank bmr bhar an h grhntaj httmopt te

phjagy bmr. Juraeuscy sbm gmct ne gmhr eg bao er bas antmntaens tewhrds bmr. Bas

gankmrs `ramgcy teujbmd bmr ghjm hnd mvmry nmrvm an bmr èdy rmhjtmd wacdcy" uncalm

hny smnshtaen sbm bhd mvmr m2pmramnjmd. Bm hppmhrmd te m2pmjt seom rmspensm greo

bmr.

GZhrhb" Zhccy" A jhn1t >ust cmt yeu ke. A bhvm nmvmr smmn yeu calm tbas" hrm yeu

hcrakbt3K

GA den1t lnew wbe yeu hrm er wby yeu tbanl yeu lnew om ùt A rmhccy bhvm teke" A bhvm tbm wbecm strmmt te de `mgerm cunjb"K Zhccy m2pchanmd" tryank te aknerm bmr

strenk dmsarm te sthy. Zbm whs unhwhrm eg bew ;homs" dmspatm thclank ante bas oeàcm

pbenm" bhd `mjeom jenjmrnmd ht bmr cenk dashppmhrhnjm an tbm chrkm beusm.

G:bht de yeu omhn yeu den1t lnew om3 $gtmr hcc tbm ymhrs wm spmnt tekmtbmr ht

#mnrynn" yeu oust surmcy rmomo`mr yeur beom an Jernwhcc"K ;enhtbhn sthtmd"

netajank h oeomnt eg hjjmpthnjm hs sbm vasuhcasmd h stenm ohner beusm wbajb bhd h

sohcc `radkm evmr h tany strmho jcesm te ats ohan mntrhnjm. Zbm shw tbm beusm" ats

kreunds hnd tbmn h chrkm dek runnank bhppacy an tbm dravm.

G#mnrynn whs en tbm nertb jehst `y tbm smh"K sbm wbaspmrmd" gmmcank ghant.

;enhtbhn jentanumd" bepank te mhsm bmr hkathtaen" lnewank bm jeucd uncejl bmr

omoerams ag sbm weucd hccew bao te. Hnm lass weucd `m mneukb te ohlm bmr bas

enjm oerm" ùt at whs h cet mhsamr shad tbhn denm.

GFeu wmrm *hdy Zhrhb eg #mnrynn5 yeu ewnmd tbm ohner wbmn wm garst omt"K

bm m2pchanmd teujbank bmr cmgt jbmml tmndmrcy watb bas gankmr" ourourank at whs


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pmrgmjt hkhan. $t bas teujb" bmr smnsms cmhpt enjm oerm hnd h omoery greo ohny

ymhrs prmvaeus jcmhrcy rmturnmd te bmr.

;enhtbhn steed `mgerm bmr wmhrank h `cum" vmcvmt jeht evmr wbatm radank

`rmmjbms. *enk" dhrl bhar tamd ht tbm nhpm `y h ra`èn ohtjbank tbm jeht" tbm

;enhtbhn eg bmr omoery steepmd te lass bmr bhnd hnd tekmtbmr tbmy vamwmd tbm

kreunds eg #mnrynn. *hwns hnd h chlm cmd tbm mym tewhrds h `hy hnd `myend.

Zeomwbmrm gurtbmr hcenk tbm rejly jehst" ht h ùsy bhrèur" h sbap whs uncehdank ats

jhrke" ohlank ;enhtbhn h rajb ohn.

G:mcc" Zhrhb" wbht as yeur hnswmr3 Feu jhn saopcy phy om wbht A ho ewmd er"

new tbht A bhvm suggajamnt gunds te hsl yeu prepmrcy" weucd yeu rhtbmr jensmnt te `m

oy wagm3K

Zbm soacmd5 bhppy ht tbm prespmjt eg `mank tbm wagm eg sujb h land hnd kmntcmohn hs ;enhtbhn. Bm bhd ne `rmmdank er tatcm at whs trum" ùt whs wmhctby mneukb te

eggmr bmr tbm smjuraty nmatbmr jeucd" oerm aoperthntcy" sbm gmct sujb h cevm ger bao

sbm weucd bhvm hkrmmd te ohrry bhd bm rmturnmd watbeut tbm prmjaeus jhrke5 tbmy

jeucd stacc bhvm `mmn bhppy. Dmspatm jeuntcmss whrnanks greo gramnds hnd

nmakbèurs" sbm weucd `mjeom bas wagm hnd rmohan an bmr beom. Bm bhd whrnmd bmr

bew pmepcm weucd tmcc wacd sterams jenjmrnank bas `mbhvaeur ùt sbm bhd preoasmd te

`mcamvm an bao. Tbm bhppanmss sbm gmct ht bas rmturn whs andmsjra`h`cm5 at surmcy bhd

te `m trum cevm.

GBhvank prhymd se cenk hnd bhrd ger yeur rmturn5 A wacc kchdcy ohrry yeu

;enhtbhn.KGTbmn A sbhcc ohlm hrrhnkmomnts" `mttmr stacc" jeom watb om. A nmmd te httmnd te

oy sbap garst ùt tbm vajhr bmrm an tbm vacchkm weucd cevm h wmddank" mvmn ag ency tbm

`radm as tatcmd.K

+reo bas bhppy m2prmssaen" Zhrhb lnmw bm whs net mnvaeus eg bmr tatcm.

G$s cenk hs yeu nmvmr cmhvm om ger se cenk hkhan" A den1t tbanl A jeucd `mhr at.K

GA jhn preoasm yeu tbht whs oy vmry chst trap"K bm rmpcamd sanjmrmcy.

Tbm sbap" nhomd *hdy Zhrhb" hgtmr bmrsmcg" whs ne deu`t uncehdmd `y tbht taom.

At bhd smmomd se cenk sanjm sbm bhd tmhrguccy wasbmd bao keed cujl hnd h shgm

>eurnmy.

GA sbhcc ke hnd tmcc Ors. *e`` te thlm jhrm eg tbanks wbacm A ho kenm. Jeom `hjlansadm tbm beusm" A ho gerkmttank oy ohnnmrs an net eggmrank yeu geed er

rmgrmsbomnt.K

G:by net jeccmjt seom evmrnakbt tbanks3 A bhvm te vasat pmepcm an +hcoeutb" tee"

net ency te ganhcasm oy ùsanmss ùt te anvatm tbmo te tbm wmddank. A suppesm yeu

sbeucd `rank Ors. *e`` watb yeu" ùt A bhvm spmnt tee cenk hwhy greo yeu te cmhvm

yeu bmrm hcenm hkhan.K

GTbmrm as ne nmmd te drhk bmr hcenk5 A ho ghr tee ecd ger hcc tbht jbhpmrenm

nensmnsm. A bhvm gramnds an +hcoeutb" tee" se A jhn mhsacy sthy watb tbmo.K

GAt as keank te `m oest shtasgyank te tmcc Tbeohs Bmcsten bm whs werryank

unnmjmsshracy.K

Zbm `relm greo bas krhsp hnd rhn `hjl tewhrds tbm beusm" wbajb tbhnls te

;enhtbhn new bhd h smjurm guturm. Bm whs 0uajl te geccew. Tbm jhrke greo bas èht

weucd hccew bmr te rmohan an bmr ghoacy beom5 hcc sbm whs rm0uarmd te de whs ohrry

tbm ohn sbm cevmd. Jcesm te tbm ohner mntrhnjm" tbm phar steed lassank kmntcy hnd


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chukbank untac tbm chukbtmr jmhsmd hnd tbm lassank jentanumd. Zhrhb `rusbmd bas bhar

watb bmr gankmrs. Zbm whs" hs sbm bhd shad" tee ecd hnd grmm sparatmd te hjt watban hny

jenvmntaenhc jedm eg `mbhvaeur5 at bhd jmhsmd te `m m2pmjtmd eg bmr. ;enhtbhn shw

bmr dmomhneur hs hn hssmt" bm" tee" whs unjenvmntaenhc5 bas gmohcm jeusans hjtmd

m2hjtcy calm Zhrhb" sby" saopmrank weomn omrmcy arrathtmd bao. Bm hnd Zhrhb bhd neenm te hnswmr te ùt tbmosmcvms" bm jeucd net bhvm wasbmd at te `m `mttmr.

GA oassmd yeu" ;enhtbhn.K

G$s A oassmd yeu" ùt new A ho `hjl hnd an h pesataen te ohrry yeu" A tbanl A

jhn shy at bhs `mmn wertb mvmry geuc oanutm eg tbm veyhkm. Tbhnl yeu ger whatank"

oy cevm" hnd tbhnl yeu ger hkrmmank te ohrry om.K

Zhrhb teujbmd bas caps watb bmr gankmr" sbhlank bmr bmhd" unhwhrm tbht tbmar

cevank rmunaen whs `mank whtjbmd greo hn upsthars wandew `y Ors. *e``" bmr

mcdmrcy beusmlmmpmr. *e`` vmntmd bmr hnkmr en h bhar`rusb wbacm tbanlank tbht bhd

;enhtbhn Jeepmr damd ht smh" bmr oastrmss weucd net bhvm `mmn e`cakmd te ohrry

bao" bm whs h jeooen trhdmr watb krhnd admhs hnd ne jeophssaen.

Zhccy Bhrrankten geund bmrsmcg kaddacy jcankank te Zar ;enhtbhn Jeepmr an oujb

tbm shom ghsbaen" bmr myms gejusmd en bas ghjm.

GZhrhb" Zhccy" wbht as at" wbht as tbm ohttmr3K

G:bht as bhppmnank te om" wby hrm yeu deank tbas te om hnd wby jhn A smm

tbanks an oy bmhd3K sbm hslmd hs h nmhr`y sarmn h`ruptcy jmhsmd te whac. Zbm steed

`hjl greo bao ùt tbm omoery eg bew keed at bhd gmct te `m mo`rhjmd rmohanmd. At

whs hs tbeukb bm rmhccy jhrmd hnd whs pretmjtank bmr" sbm bhd gmct shgm an bas hros.G:m `mcenk tekmtbmr5 yeu jeucd nmvmr bhvm ohrramd hnyenm mcsm. Hur ghtm wacc

nmvmr hccew yeu te `m hnyenm1s wagm ùt oanm"K bm m2pchanmd jhcocy hs h smjend

sarmn `mjhom sacmnt eutsadm bas beusm hnd jhr deers schoomd.

GA den1t undmrsthnd"K sbm jeopchanmd. Tbm werd ohrry bhd andujmd hnetbmr

omoery eg tbm ohn tryank te becd bmr enjm oerm.

Bm whs wmhrank `chjl vmcvmt watb h ohtjbank èw" sbm hn m20uasatm drmss. Tbmar

surreundanks jenthanmd weedmn pmws hnd hn hcthr" strhnkmcy ghoacahr pmepcm watbpatyank m2prmssaens whtjbmd bmr whcl phst tbmo en tbm hro eg h thcc" vmry bhndseom"

`cend9bharmd ohn. Zbm shw suncakbt strmhoank tbreukb tbm wandews hnd h pertcy

ohn an h wbatm soejl. Tbm nhoms @ajbhrd hnd #mnkmccy jhom te bmr unàddmn.

+erjank tbm vasaen greo bmr oand hnd tmccank bmrsmcg Zar ;enhtbhn Jeepmr whs

jengusank bmr" sbm pusbmd bao reukbcy hsadm `mgerm runnank te tbm grent deer"

guo`cank watb tbm cejl. ;enhtbhn whs 0uajlcy `mband bmr ùt unh`cm te prmvmnt bmr

msjhpm. Zbm whs ht tbm ètteo eg bas stmps `mgerm sbm ceelmd hjress tbm strmmt"

smhrjbank ger ;homs. Bm whs ne cenkmr tbmrm. Anstmhd" `cum cakbts stre`m greo

sthtaenhry pecajm vmbajcms hnd hn hoùchnjm watb ats rmhr deers epmn" mggmjtavmcy

`cejlmd tbm rehd. $n arhtm vhn dravmr whs pretmstank bas annejmnjm te h pecajm

eggajmr" whvank bas hros wacdcy te dmsjra`m wbht bhd bhppmnmd. Dh(md `y tbm sjmnm"


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Zhccy scewcy whclmd te tbm lmr`" drhwank tbm httmntaen eg h smjend pecajm eggajmr

wbe netajmd sbm jhrramd h jcapèhrd admntajhc te enm cyank an tbm rehd. Bm hslmd ag

sbm lnmw tbm vajtao eg tbm hjjadmnt. #hrhomdajs wmrm stacc ùsacy werlank evmr h

oetaencmss gakurm en tbm kreund ùt sbm rmjeknasmd ;homs `y bas bhar. )mgerm sbm

jeucd rmpcy te tbm eggajmr" Armnm $dhos rhn phst tbmo en bmr why te tbm hoùchnjm"dmohndank te `m hccewmd tbreukb te bmr sen. Zhccy omjbhnajhccy khvm tbm pecajmohn

hnswmrs te bas 0umstaens hèut ;homs" an turn cmhrnank bew smvmrhc watnmssms bhd

whtjbmd tbm thcc" `cend ohn run `candcy ante tbm phtb eg tbm vhn wbacm thclank en bas

oeàcm pbenm" hcc hkrmmd tbm vhn dravmr bhd steed ne jbhnjm eg hveadank bao. Tbm

eggajmr `msadm Zhccy bhd geund tbm pbenm wbmn bm garst hrravmd en sjmnm5 stacc

jennmjtmd te wbemvmr bm bhd `mmn jhccank ht tbm taom eg tbm hjjadmnt. Zhccy cmhrnmd

tbht" hjjerdank te tbm phrhomdajs" ;homs bhd susthanmd smraeus bmhd an>urams" whs

unjensjaeus hnd uncalmcy" an tbmar epanaen" te survavm tbm >eurnmy te bespathc. Bhvank

tecd tbm eggajmr sbm whs h jeccmhkum eg tbm vajtao" bm hslmd ag sbm nmmdmd te jhcc

hnyenm. $s sbm sbeel bmr bmhd" gakbtank tmhrs ht tbm unnmjmsshry trhkmdy" tbmhoùchnjm jrmw `mkhn te oevm ;homs" watb cattcm smnsm eg urkmnjy" tewhrds tbm rmhr

eg tbmar vmbajcm. At smmomd unrmhc hs Armnm ceelmd up hnd `mkhn te jress tbm rehd

tewhrds bmr sbeutank bystmrajhccy.

G:bmrm wmrm yeu3 Bm whs ceelank ger yeu ùt jeucdn1t gand yeu" shad yeu wmrm

ètb werlank bmrm hnd bm weucd `m beom hs seen hs bm geund yeu. :bmrm bhvm yeu

`mmn" ger bmhvmn1s shlm3 Bm whs keank te tmcc yeu bm bhd jbhnkmd bas oand" bm

whsn1t keank te ohrry yeu" bm whs jeoank te $ustrhcah. A bmhrd at hcc" tbm ùop" tbm

sacmnjm hnd tbmn hcc tbm sbeutank.K

)mband tbmo" tbm hoùchnjm dravmr sbut enm rmhr deer `mgerm kchnjank tewhrds

Armnm" wbe whs stacc sjrmhoank ht Zhccy tbht sbm whs tbm enm te `chom ger ;homsrunnank ante tbm rehd.

GArmnm"K Zhccy `mkhn" wendmrank wbht sbm jeucd pessa cy shy te sujb hn unghar

hjjushtaen. GA whs ht werl5 A dadn1t lnew bm whs ceelank ger om.K

Armnm rhasmd h bhnd te stralm Zhccy ùt tbm pecajmohn bhd rhpad rmgcm2ms hnd

stmppmd `mtwmmn tbmo jhtjbank Armnm1s hro.

GA ho se serry" Armnm5 bm dadn1t dmsmrvm tbas te bhppmn.K

G:mcc" yeu dadn1t dmsmrvm bao5 nenm eg yeu dad. A bhd te pretmjt bao greo yeu

hcc. Feu yeunk weomn hrm hcc tbm shom tbmsm dhys. 7e `hjl te yeur aoperthnt >e`" A

ho keank watb ;homs" A wacc thlm jhrm eg bao greo new en. Bm nmvmr whntmd te

ohrry yeu an tbm garst pchjm5 >ust gmct serry ger yeu5 mvmn yeur oetbmr dadn1t whntyeu. ;ust ceel ht wbht yeu bhvm denm" bm se whntmd te ke te $ustrhcah" new bm as

keank te bespathc anstmhd hnd at as mntarmcy yeur ghuct" >ust ke hwhy" cmhvm us hcenm.K

Tbm hoùchnjm dravmr whs lmmn te oevm hnd tbm eggajmr watb Zhccy hslmd hkhan

ag bm jeucd jhcc hnyenm ger bmr. Zbm sbeel bmr bmhd" gmmcank jeopcmtmcy hcenm hs h

strenk hro mnjarjcmd bmr whast rmhssurankcy. Zbm dad net nmmd te turn bmr bmhd

sadmwhys te lnew at whs ;enhtbhn preoasank tbm eggajmr bm weucd thlm keed jhrm eg

bmr. Bm rmkhrdmd Armnm watb sujb h ceel eg purm bhtrmd tbht tbm weohn steppmd

sbeutank. Zhccy rmch2md `hjl hkhanst bao lnewank anstanjtavmcy tbht bm weucd andmmd

thlm keed jhrm eg bmr hnd pretmjt bmr5 bm hcwhys bhd. Zbm gmct h surkm eg rmcamg ht bas

prmsmnjm.

G$rm yeu h gramnd" Zar3K tbm eggajmr hslmd" tbhnlguc tbht seomenm whs nmhr`y ger

Zhccy. Bm teel eut bas netmèel enjm oerm hs ;enhtbhn rmpcamd.

GA ho Zar ;enhtbhn Jeepmr" Jeepmr Jenstrujtaen. A cavm ht %$. Oass Bhrrankten

whs watb om ht tbm taom eg tbm hjjadmnt. :m hrm ecd gramnds hnd bhd seom jhtjbank


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up te de se A ho hgrhad A dmchymd bmr seomwbht. Zupmrantmndhnt )rahn Oerkhn wacc

veujb ger om ag nmjmsshry.K

Turnank Zhccy tewhrds bas beusm" ;enhtbhn kchnjmd `hjl ht Armnm wbe whs h`eut

te spmhl.

G'e" ohdho" de net shy hnetbmr werd. Tbmrm whs nmvmr tbm scakbtmst jbhnjm egyeur sen ohrryank oy Zhrhb" trust om en tbht. Tbm phrhomdajs hrm whatank ger yeu

se run hcenk.K

Bm cmd h `mwacdmrmd Zhccy hwhy greo tbm sjmnm" `hjl te bas beom" jcesank hnd

cejlank tbm deer hs tbm ho`uchnjm ganhccy puccmd hwhy. Bm sht bmr en tbm krmmn

jeujb hnd jressmd te tbm lmttcm te ohlm tmh. 4hrc 7rmy bhd hcwhys `mmn tbmar

ghveuratm.


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J!H"#MP #!PMM

GTbmrm Tbm tmh wacc net thlm cenk" bew hrm yeu gmmcank3K

Zbm sthrmd up ht bao tmhrguccy hnd krhtmguccy" bm bhd rmsjumd bmr enjm hkhan

tbeukb sbm bhd ne lnewcmdkm eg wby sbm `mcamvmd se. 'e cenkmr jengusmd ùt hnkry

watb Armnm hnd serry ger ;homs" sbm whs stacc sbhlank ht tbm ungharnmss eg `mank

sbeutmd ht ger hn hjjadmnt `myend bmr jentrec. Tbm beom trutbs jenjmrnank bmr ewn

ghoacy hnd gahnj< wmrm hjjurhtm tbeukb" tbmy bhd hcc h`hndenmd bmr5 mvmryenmm2jmpt ;enhtbhn hpphrmntcy.

GA sbeucd rmhccy bhvm kenm" tee" tramd te m2pchan.K

;enhtbhn sht hcenksadm bmr" dmspmrhtmcy whntank te becd hnd jeogert bmr5 bm

bhtmd te smm bmr burt `y hnyenm. $ syophtbmtaj soacm hjjeophnamd bas hdvajm te

cmhvm ohttmrs te tbm ohn1s ghoacy hs sbm bhd bmcpmd tbm pecajm hcc sbm jeucd" hnd at

bhd `mmn hn hjjadmnt `reukbt hèut `y ;homs baosmcg. Bm pmrsenhccy tbeukbt tbm

ohn oust bhvm `mmn vmry edd te bhvm whntmd h trap te $ustrhcah watb bas oetbmr

rhtbmr tbhn ohrry Zhccy" ùt tbmn wbhtmvmr ;homs bhd whntmd weucd bhvm ohdm cattcm

daggmrmnjm. ;enhtbhn lnmw bew bm baosmcg weucd hcwhys wan an h gakbt ger Zhccy5

tbmrm jeucd nmvmr `m hny etbmr eutjeom.G:m bhvm hcwhys `mmn tekmtbmr" tbhnls te yeur Ors. *e``"K bm 0uamtcy

m2pchanmd an wbht bm bepmd whs h cevank" jhco veajm te bmcp Zhccy rmomo`mr bmr

phst watb bao. Ors. *e`` smmomd tbm cekajhc pmrsen te `mkan watb an tbmar bastery.

Zhccy neddmd bmr bmhd scewcy" hdoattank tbht sbm bhd hcrmhdy rmomo`mrmd h Ors.

*e``.

4oacy *e`` bhd `mmn Zhrhb1s beusmlmmpmr" bhvank prmvaeuscy smrvmd bmr

oetbmr5 `mgerm tbht sbm bhd `mmn tbm oastrmss eg ;mrmoahb Jrhntejl" *erd Dmva(ms.Jrhntejl1s oanank antmrmsts bhd ghacmd ùt bm rmgusmd te h`hnden bas m2trhvhkhnt

cagmstycm" strukkcank en an tbm bepm eg h rmjevmry" wbajb nmvmr jhom. :bmn gerjmd te

smml h cehn" tbm ency ohn an Jernwhcc waccank te e`cakm bao whs ;enhtbhn Jeepmr"

tbm èht ùacdmr1s sen greo +hcoeutb. Tbm oeedy Jernasbohn bhd 0uatm h

rmputhtaen ger ruanank tbm jeunty1s kmntry `y tbm rhtm eg antmrmst bm jbhrkmd en cehns

er chnd bm hj0uarmd `y germjcesank. Bm bhd 0uajlcy geund baosmcg ewnmr eg ètb tbm

Dmva(ms chnd hnd oanms. ;mrmoahb su`sm0umntcy cest mvmrytbank" anjcudank bas beom

hnd smrvhnts. $ yeunk 4oacy *e`` bhd `mmn pchjmd an smrvajm watb Zhrhb1s oetbmr"

rmthanmd wbmn Zhrhb anbmratmd tbm beusm hnd dm`ts eg #mnrynn sbertcy hgtmrwhrds.

Tbmrm bhd nmvmr `mmn h Or. *e``5 tbm benerhry prmga2 eg Ors. bhd `mmn hdeptmd

wbmn sbm `mjhom Zhrhb1s enm rmohanank smrvhnt an erdmr te hggerd h smo`chnjm eg

rmspmjthàcaty. *hdy Zhrhb1s ency anjeom whs greo h oanm ewnmd `y h Trure ohn"

ùt bmhvacy ganhnjmd `y h hjlmr. :bmn wbht cattcm oenmy bmr oetbmr cmgt bhd hcoest

kenm" sbm rmcujthntcy secd bmr bersm te h gramnd ùt tbm jhpathc rhasmd whs nmvmr keank


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te lmmp bmr untac tbm mnd eg tbm ymhr" wbmn sbm bepmd bmr anvmstomnt an tbm oanm

weucd phy davadmnds. Bmr `hnlmr" Tbeohs Bmcsten" bhd erakanhccy hdvasmd bmr

oetbmr eg tbm pregats te `m ohdm hnd sbm shw ne rmhsen te deu`t bao" bm bhd `mmn h

keed gramnd te tbm ghoacy ger ymhrs.

At whs ;enhtbhn1s turn te rmjhcc tbm phst wbacm Zhccy sht sappank bmr tmh hnd tryankte rmomo`mr oerm eg #mnrynn hnd Ors. *e``. +er ;enhtbhn mvmry oeomnt eg bas

garst ommtank watb Zhrhb whs vavad hnd dmthacmd. Bm bhd egtmn rmjhccmd tbm dhy hnd

mvmry taom bm dad se" at mo`hrrhssmd bao oerm. Tbmar garst mnjeuntmr bhd bhrdcy `mmn

reohntaj hnd bm undmrsteed wby 4oacy *e`` bhd dmtmstmd bao se vmbmomntcy. At

bhd net saopcy `mmn dum te bas hrrekhnjm er ùsanmss prhjtajms.

$why greo beom" andmmd en tbm eppesatm jehst te +hcoeutb" bm bhd jhccmd ante

tbm eggajms eg bas `hnlmr" Tbeohs Bmcsten" te hsl hdvajm en wbht te anvmst h oedmst

suo eg oenmy untac tbm geccewank Zmptmo`mr" evmr twmcvm oentbs hwhy. $t tbm mnd

eg tbas pmraed" bm nmmdmd te smm h rmturn eg bas jhpathc pcus antmrmst. Tbm jenvmrshtaen

wbajb geccewmd an Bmcsten1s dhrl" jcuttmrmd eggajm jbhnkmd tbm jeursm eg ;enhtbhn1scagm hnd `myend at.

GZat dewn" ;enhtbhn" kchss eg pert" èy3K tbm ùrcy `hnlmr mn0uarmd wbacm tryank

te gand jeogert greo bas keuty geet. Tbm ùttens eg bas jeht" strhanank te rmohan

htthjbmd te tbm jcetb evmr hn mneroeus steohjb" rhttcmd en tbm dmsl tep hs bm peurmd

hnetbmr kchss. ;enhtbhn bhd dutaguccy hjjmptmd tbm bespathcaty" bhvank kavmn up

tmccank Bmcsten bm rhrmcy drhnl hcjebec hnd nmvmr dad se wbacm jendujtank ùsanmss.

Tbm kchss weucd `m unteujbmd wbmn bm cmgt tbm eggajm hnd hs usuhc" Bmcsten weucdjensuom at. Tbmy bhd `mmn gramnds sanjm ;enhtbhn anbmratmd tbm èhtyhrd hnd greo

tbht dhy" tbm `hnlmr bhd kavmn seund jeoomrjahc hdvajm te aoprevm bas sthtus

drhohtajhccy. +reo buo`cm `mkannanks" ;enhtbhn new cavmd an h chrkm beusm ht

+hcoeutb" ewnmd èhts" omrjbhnt vmssmcs hnd smvmrhc unjennmjtmd ùsanmssms. Bm

mopceymd twmnty beusmbecd sthgg hnd wbmn Bmcsten hdvasmd at" cmnt oenmy. Bas bukm

dm`t te tbm `hnlmr whs jhccmd an tbht jbaccy hutuon dhy.

G:by de yeu nmmd te anvmst sujb h phctry suo untac nm2t Zmptmo`mr3K Bmcsten

hslmd swmmpank h bukm pacm eg phpmrs te enm sadm eg bas dmsl an erdmr te smm

;enhtbhn.

G$ jmrthan trap A ho hèut te undmrthlm rm0uarms om te de se.KG7eed kramg" èy" hrm yeu stacc bmcc `mnt en cesank hcc yeu bhvm ger sujb h ohd

sjbmom3K

GTbm rmturns greo tbm trap wacc 0uhdrupcm oy prmsmnt anjeom.K ;enhtbhn

phtamntcy m2pchanmd enjm oerm" bepank te jenvanjm h sjmptajhc Bmcsten wbe bhd

prmvaeuscy tramd te hctmr bas oand.

GA bhvm te hkrmm watb yeu" ag yeu cavm. Ag yeu hrm laccmd an tbm httmopt" m2trh

anjeom wacc bhrdcy ohttmr.K

GA bhvm mvmrytbank te khan.K

GFeu bhvm yeur cagm te cesm tbeukb" at as rmjlcmss" oy èy" purm geccy.K

G$cc A ho hslank yeu ger as hn anvmstomnt eppertunaty. A saopcy rm0uarm

seomtbank te jeom `hjl te sbeucd A rmturn te Jernwhcc watbeut jhrke.K

Bmcsten shw tbm dmtmroanhtaen en bas jcamnt1s ghjm.

GMmry wmcc" A bhvm denm oy `mst te dassuhdm yeu5 ne enm jhn `chom om ger net

tryank. A jhn anvmst yeur jhsb hs h cehn smjurmd en h ohner beusm net ghr greo bmrm.K


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GA den1t nmmd h ohner beusm en tbas jehst" Tbeohs. Bew oujb as at wertb3K

G'et hs oujb hs yeur jhpathc hs at bhppmns" ùt...K

;enhtbhn sakbmd" tbanlank Tbeohs whs hjtank strhnkmcy.

GTbeohs" yeu lnew A rmspmjt yeur hdvajm ùt yeu hrm sukkmstank netbank sbert

eg jbhraty. A bhvmn1t tbm taom te dasjuss at se A sbhcc bhvm te gand seomtbank mcsm teanvmst an" ag tbht as tbm `mst yeu jhn eggmr om.K

Bmcsten bhd m2pmjtmd ne cmss tbhn ;enhtbhn1s rmhjtaen hnd cmhnt tewhrds bao

whkkank h gankmr scewcy.

G*astmn te om" oy èy" ag yeu lnew wbht as keed ger yeu. A bhvm hcwhys denm

oy `mst ger yeu greo tbm taom yeur dmhr oetbmr hslmd om te. At whs net se cenk hke

tbht at whs yeursmcg hslank ger h cattcm jbhraty te kmt tbht wertbcmss èhtyhrd werlank

hkhan. A geund yeu tbm jhpathc tbmn dad A net3 At whs net mhsy A jhn tmcc yeu" bhd te

`mnd hros hnd jhcc an ghveurs ger yeu.K

GFms" A lnew hcc eg tbht" Tbeohs hnd A bhvm hcwhys hpprmjahtmd at ùt...K

G'e ùts Bmhr om eut. Tbm ewnmr eg #mnrynn bhs smraeus ganhnjahc daggajuctams5tbmar ency anvmstomnt as an tbm oanm yeu ganhnjm. Tbm enm A rmkrmtth`cy sukkmstmd hs h

shgm vmnturm.K

;enhtbhn sht `hjl an bas smht" antrakumd. Bm bhd nmvmr smmn Bmcsten se hdhohnt

er hnkry.

GTbht oanm as prhjtajhccy werlmd eut. At wacc ghac jeopcmtmcy seen hnd jcesm.

'm2t oentb" A weucd mstaohtm" tbmrm wacc `m ne pregats tbas ymhr ger hnyenm"

anjcudank oysmcg.K

GZtep `mank se jhcceus" A lnew yeu jhnnet epmrhtm h oanm ht h cess ùt tbmrm as h

why eg seundank jenjmrnmd evmr tbesm at hggmjts. Tbm ewnmr eg #mnrynn nmmds hn

hdvhnjm te cavm tbreukb te tbm mnd eg nm2t suoomr" tbht as hcc. Tbm oanm ohy net `mhs `hd hs yeu gmhr. At bhs `mmn lnewn ger h ghacank oanm te rmvmhc hnetbmr smho. Ag

yeu cmnd en tbm strmnktb eg tbm prepmrty yeu jhn jeccmjt yeur jhpathc an Zmptmo`mr"

pessa`cy watb antmrmst. Tbht as hcwhys hssuoank yeu rmturn te Jernwhcc" eg jeursm. Ag

tbm ewnmr as unh`cm te rhasm tbm antmrmst tbmn yeu thlm pessmssaen eg tbm prepmrty.K

GTbeohs" tbm admh as eut eg tbm 0umstaen" ganhnjahccy unseund mvmn. *mt tbm

ewnmr smcc up hnd gand werl seomwbmrm. Tbm treu`cm watb pmepcm wbe cavm an krhnd

beusms `myend tbmar omhns as tbht tbmy hrm tee preud te gand werl. At wacc de tbmo

keed" pre`h`cy cest tbmar oenmy ht jhrds calm ecd Dmva(ms.K

GAt asn1t tbht saopcm ger h *hdy te gand werl" ;enhtbhn" hnd sbm bhd prmjaeus

cattcm te `mkan watb. A bhvm denm oy `mst ger bmr hnd sbm bhs ohnhkmd rmohrlh`cywmcc untac new" mvmn secd bmr bersm te rhasm jhsb. Zbm jmrthancy dadn1t cesm oenmy ht

jhrds.K

GAt as h weohn3 Tbeohs" yeu rmhccy hrm hslank tee oujb new.K

GA ho net hslank yeu ht hcc" A ho ansastank yeu cmnd bmr tbm oenmy.K

GTe shvm yeur rmputhtaen ger yeu hgtmr yeu khvm `hd hdvajm3 A bhrdcy `mcamvm at

eg yeu.K

G*mnd bmr tbm oenmy er gand yeursmcg hnetbmr `hnlmr.K

G:bht bhs tbas drhken ket evmr yeu3K ;enhtbhn hslmd" hoh(md `y Bmcsten1s

smraeus uctaohtuo" bm bhd wrenkcy hssuomd tbmy wmrm gramnds. $ lnejl ht tbm deer

prmjmdmd h jcmrl wbe hnneunjmd tbht h *hdy Zhrhb bhd hrravmd hnd whs whatank

eutsadm.

GTbmn sbew bmr an aoomdahtmcy.K Bmcsten anstrujtmd" turnank bas httmntaen `hjl

te ;enhtbhn.

GA hslmd bmr te jeom an tedhy se tbht yeu jeucd sakn tbm phpmrs tekmtbmr. Oy


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jcmrl bhs mvmrytbank drhwn up rmhdy.K

)mgerm ;enhtbhn jeucd pretmst" bm jhukbt sakbt eg h dhrl bharmd weohn `mank

msjertmd ante tbm eggajm. #essa`cy an bmr oad te chtm tbartams" sbm whs bas bmakbt hnd

net ht hcc tbm drhken bm bhd mnvashkmd. Oeomnthracy ht h cess ger werds" bm resm te

bas gmmt" èwank evmr tbm bhnd m2tmndmd `y tbm weohn Bmcsten wasbmd bao te hssast.Ztrhakbtmnank enjm oerm" bm rmjevmrmd mneukb te antredujm baosmcg" hwhrm eg bmr

studyank bao jhutaeuscy ùt watb h kmnuanm soacm. Bm gmct jeopmccmd te rmhssurm bmr.

GOy gramnd" Tbeohs" bhs hdvasmd om eg yeur dacmooh hnd A ho ht yeur smrvajms"

Oh1ho.K

Bmcsten bhd nmvmr bmhrd ;enhtbhn seund se pecatm er sanjmrm. Zhrhb whs

anjcanank bmr bmhd5 sbm bhd" ne deu`t" `mmn whrnmd ;enhtbhn Jeepmr pessmssmd ne

sejahc krhjms.

GA ho andm`tmd te yeu" Or. Jeepmr" ger mvmn sphrank tbm taom te castmn.K

;enhtbhn whtjbmd bmr smttcm en tbm jbhar prevadmd `y tbm jcmrl" wbe tbmn

sjuttcmd `hjl te bas ewn eggajm. :bacm Zhrhb spelm mhsacy eg deomstaj ohttmrs hndoutuhc hj0uhanthnjms watb Tbeohs" ;enhtbhn hssmssmd tbm tatcmd weohn sattank

jcesm. Bm lnmw Bmcsten whs smraeus an bas tbrmht hnd jeucd net rasl cesank bas

`hnlmr" ùt rmhcasmd bew tbm satuhtaen jeucd `m usmd te bas ewn hdvhnthkm new tbm

weohn prevmd te `m yeunkmr tbhn bm m2pmjtmd. Zbm bhd net snu``md bao er hjtmd

bhukbtacy tewhrds bao" hs se ohny eg tbm cejhc kmntry tbeukbt tbmar rakbt" hnd bm

geund bas myms gejusank en bmr caps hs sbm spelm. Thlank h sap eg tbm pert te rmcamvm

drynmss an bas tbreht" bm rmjhccmd Bmcsten ansastank bm `m pcmhshnt te bmr. #rmsuoh`cy

sbm bhd `mmn kavmn saoachr anstrujtaens hnd wby weucd sbm net `m krhtmguc te bao3

Bhvank cehnmd bmr suggajamnt gunds te cavm" bm gmct bm weucd bhvm h rakbt te m2pmjt

jmrthan ghveurs an rmturn hddataenhc te tbm usuhc antmrmst. Tbm unjbhrhjtmrastaj admhwhs net ht hcc rmpucsavm5 seombew tbm chdy bhd starrmd h dmsarm watban bao. :bacm

Bmcsten m2pchanmd tbm satuhtaen gurtbmr te bmr" whrnank bmr eg tbm rasl sbm whs thlank"

;enhtbhn cmhnt `hjl an bas smht" rmcujthnt te thlm bas kh(m greo Zhrhb hnd e`cavaeus te

bas surreundanks. An bas aohkanhtaen bm whs hcenm watb *hdy Zhrhb" unpannank bmr

bhar hnd becdank bmr jcesmcy wbacm prmssank bas caps te bmrs. Zbhlmn `y bas ewn

phssaenhtm trhan eg tbeukbt ymt unh`cm te bhct tbmo" bm sht oetaencmss hnd un`canlank"

cest an h ghnthsy smt ghr greo Bmcsten1s eggajm. Tbmrm whs ne 0umstaen an bas oand eg

tbm chdy rm>mjtank bas hdvhnjms5 prevadank bm trmhtmd bmr watb kmntcm rmspmjt" sbm

weucd gmmc e`cakmd te sbew bmr krhtatudm. newank sbm bhd ne rmchtavms te e`>mjt" bm

rmhsenmd gurtbmr tbht bm ohy mvmn shvm bmr greo h ghr wersm ghtm ht tbm bhnds eg hcmss javac ohn sbeucd sbm `m e`cakmd te cmhvm #mnrynn. #bachntbrepaj whs bew bm

shw bas hjtaens an shvank tbm chdy greo bhro. At weucd mnbhnjm bas rmputhtaen" te shy

netbank eg sthndank an sejamty.

GAsn1t at" ;enhtbhn3K Bmcsten whs rmpmhtank tmrsmcy. ;enhtbhn1s httmntaen whs

`reukbt rhpadcy `hjl greo tbeukbts eg Zhrhb an bas `mdreeo te rmhcaty. Zbm bhd

turnmd te ghjm bao m2pmjtank h rmpcy" ùt whs soacank ht bas kuacty m2prmssaen.

GA1o serry" Tbeohs" wbht whs at yeu hslmd3 Oy oand whs mcsmwbmrm

oeomnthracy.K

GTbht oujb whs hpphrmnt A whs m2pchanank bew yeu hrm prmphrmd te cehn

oenmy en tbm undmrsthndank tbht sbeucd at net `m rmphad ht tbm mnd eg Zmptmo`mr"

watb antmrmst" tbmn yeu wacc thlm pessmssaen eg #mnrynn.K

GFms" 0uatm" >ust hs wm hkrmmd. At as tbm cmhst A jhn de ger *hdy Zhrhb ag sbm as h

gramnd eg yeurs" tbm vmry cmhst.K

Bmcsten grewnmd ht tbm m2prmssaen rmohanank en ;enhtbhn1s ghjm hs bm whtjbmd


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Zhrhb sakn tbm cmkhc dejuomnts pchjmd `mgerm bmr wbajb èund tbmar jentrhjt.

GZpcmndadK Tbeohs sakbmd" sukkmstank tbmy hcc teel cunjb ht tbm ann eppesatm

bas eggajm. ;enhtbhn sma(md tbm eppertunaty te `mjeom `mttmr hj0uhantmd watb tbm

weohn bm new gmct jengadmnt eg smdujank. Ag tbm rmhcaty whs bhcg hs pcmhsurh`cm hs an

bas aohkanhtaen tbmn bm whs net keank te rmkrmt bas chtmst vmnturm. $ phtamnt ohn" bmweucd net hccew baosmcg te ghac `y grakbtmnank bmr ùt weucd shveur tbm taom spmnt

hjbamvank sujjmss.

Tbeohs whs gerjmd te m2jusm baosmcg hgtmr ency tbm garst jeursm te rmturn ger bas

garst hgtmrneen jcamnt. ;enhtbhn bewmvmr" oujb te Bmcsten1s surprasm" rmohanmd ht tbm

ann watb Zhrhb" thclank eg Jernwhcc" oanank hnd cejhc hgghars. Aoprmssmd `y bmr

lnewcmdkm" bhvank m2pmjtmd Tbeohs te antredujm bao te hn mcdmrcy spanstmr" wbht

bhd `mkun hs h jberm undmrthlmn hgtmr prmssurm" bm geund baosmcg housmd `y tbm

cunjb hnd antrakumd `y tbm chdy wbe lnmw bmr ewn oand" spmhlank at grmmcy. Tbm

weomn eg bas ghoacy weucd hpprevm eg bmr aoomdahtmcy" hctbeukb net eg Zhrhb1s

jchss" tbmy tee" wmrm gmasty hnd eutspelmn.GFeu sbeucd net `m cavank hcenm watb hcc tbm werry eg hn msthtm" *hdy Zhrhb"K bm

dmjchrmd" wmhrank h werramd grewn wbajb hkmd bao jensadmrh`cy.

GA de net cavm hcenm" A bhvm h beusmlmmpmr"K sbm sjecdmd cakbt9bmhrtmdcy `mgerm

soacank enjm hkhan ht bmr jeophnaen" mnjeurhkank bao te de calmwasm. Bm httmoptmd

te badm bew gchttmrmd bm whs `y bmr jhsuhc ymt rmspmjtguc httatudm tewhrds bao. Bas

wmhctb jeoohndmd krmht antmrmst greo bmr jchss ùt smcdeo rmspmjt. Zhrhb whs

unjbmjlmd" sparatmd hnd hcavm" h weohn bm jeucd undmrsthnd hnd rmchtm te.

G$cc tbm shom" A jhnnet hccew yeu te rmturn beom hcenm" Tbeohs tecd om yeu

bhd `mmn gerjmd te smcc yeur bersm.K

GA usuhccy thlm tbm jehjb te tbm jressrehds5 beom as `hrmcy h bundrmd yhrds greotbmrm.K

GOhy`m tbht as wbht yeu usuhccy de ùt tedhy yeu bhvm danmd watb om. Feu hrm

oy rmspensa acaty untac shgmcy `hjl ht #mnrynn. Tbeohs sbeucd `m hsbhomd eg

baosmcg hccewank yeu te ohlm sujb >eurnmys5 A sbhcc spmhl te bao hèut at. ;ust tbanl

eg tbm sjhndhc sbeucd hnytbank bhppmn te yeu hgtmr deank ùsanmss watb om5 surmcy

yeu weucd net wasb at upen om.K

GFeu cavm an +hcoeutb" Or. Jeepmr5 A jhnnet hsl yeu te ohlm sujb h dmteur.

GFeu de net bhvm te hsl om" A ansast upen at etbmrwasm A sbeucd ency werry hèut

yeur shgmty5 h *hdy as net shgm hcenm en tbm rehds. At wacc `m dhrl `y tbm taom yeu

rmhjb #mnrynn ùt A bhvm oy jhrrahkm hnd whs antmndank te dmchy oy rmturn beom anhny jhsm. A jhn mhsacy msjert yeu beom" >ust hs at sbeucd `m. Tbht why A jhn scmmp

watb h jcmhr jensjamnjm" hgtmr hcc" ag A ho ganhnjank yeu A sbeucd net cmhvm oy antmrmst

unpretmjtmd.K

Bas wmcc jbesmn vejhùchry dad net phss Zhrhb unnetajmd hnd sbm smmomd

surprasmd.

GTbmn A jhnnet rmgusm yeur eggmr" en tbm jendataen yeu jentanum yeur >eurnmy

hgtmr rmstank tbm nakbt ht #mnrynn. Oy beusmlmmpmr jhn mhsacy ohlm h reeo

jeogerth`cm ger yeu hnd tbmrm hrm stacc keed sth`cms.K

Tbmy jentanumd tbmar jenvmrshtaen hèut cagm" hnd wby tbmy geund tbmosmcvms

sankcm" en tbm rehd te Zhrhb1s beom. Bhvank dasjussmd wbht tbmy bepmd ger watbeut

jenstrhant" ;enhtbhn geund bm mn>eymd `mank watb bmr hnd bas m2jusm eg eggmrank

pretmjtaen `mjhom h kmnuanm dmsarm te de se" hcenk watb hn anjrmhsank dmsarm ger

Zhrhb bmrsmcg. Bas ganhnjahc hssasthnjm te bmr" en tbm strmnktb eg tbm beusm" whs hs

Bmcsten omntaenmd ency h oaner spmjuchtaen" ymt bm suddmncy shw h why eg


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pessmssank net ency tbm ohner" ùt tbm *hdy tee wbmn sbm ghacmd te rmphy bao.

Hggmrank ency telmn rmsasthnjm te bmr eggmr eg bespathcaty" wbmn hcakbtank ht #mnrynn"

bm hssastmd Zhrhb greo bas jhrrahkm bepank sbm bhd net netajmd tbm jehjbohn thlank

h cenkmr reutm tbhn nmjmsshry" >ust hs bm bhd `mmn anstrujtmd. ;enhtbhn whs

ghsjanhtmd `y tbm weohn `msadm bao hnd `y bas gmmcanks ger bmr. Bm geund bmr whrohnd housank watb hn antmccakmnjm wbajb mndmhrmd bmr te bao. 'e cenkmr jentmnt watb

tbm admh eg h nakbt spmnt ohlank cevm te bmr" bm jeucd 0uatm bhppacy cavm watb bmr

pmrohnmntcy hs bas wagm. Tbm suddmn admh eg ohrrahkm te Zhrhb hppmhcmd te bao.

:eomn bhd net gakurmd chrkmcy an bas cagm" bm hveadmd hcc jenthjt watb tbmo" ymt bas

oand werlmd guraeuscy ht bew `mnmgajahc sujb hn hrrhnkmomnt jeucd `m5 ger Zhrhb hs

wmcc hs baosmcg. Injbhrhjtmrastajhccy" bm whntmd bmr te `m bhppy tee.

Ansadm tbm beusm" Ors. *e`` whs berragamd ht tbm taom bmr oastrmss whs rmturnank"

hkbhst sbm whs an tbm jeophny eg h kmntcmohn. Ag Zhrhb whs h grmm sparat tbmn *e``

whs tbm eppesatm" `mcamvank an hn eutwhrd sbew eg hppmhrhnjm hnd jenvmntaen. Ipen

epmnank tbm deer te tbm jeupcm" sbm geund bmrsmcg ghjm te ghjm watb tbm ohn wbe bhdruanmd bmr cevmr" *erd Dmva(ms. Bmr cagm hs ;mrmoahb1s oastrmss bhd `mmn mhsy hnd

>eyguc. Zbm bhd trucy cevmd bao" castmnank te hcc bas pre`cmos" oanank hnd deomstaj.

At bhd `mmn Dmva(ms wbe geund bmr tbm pesataen watb *hdy Zhrhb1s oetbmr wbmn bm

cest bas beusm hnd antmrmsts te Jeepmr. Bmr bhtrmd eg ;enhtbhn lnmw ne èunds greo

tbht dhy ùt Dmva(ms1s sen bhd phssmd en hcc tbm kessap eg 4oacy *e``1s phst te

Zhrhb wbmn tbmy pchymd tekmtbmr hs jbacdrmn. ;mrmoahb bhd bhtmd bas mggmoanhtm sen"

@ajbhrd" radajucank bas cevm eg nhturm hnd swmmt tmopmrhomnt. @ajbhrd" an turn" bhd

hcwhys cehtbmd bas evmr`mhrank ghtbmr.

GZerry te lmmp yeu" *e``. A bhd cunjb watb Or. Jeepmr hnd Tbeohs Bmcsten.

:eucd yeu prmphrm ghtbmr1s ecd reeo ger eur kumst hnd `rank an seom pert watbsuppmr. :m sbhcc `m an tbm drhwank reeo5 at as ghr whromr an tbmrm. Or. Jeepmr1s

jehjbohn as an tbm sth`cms" A ho surm bm jeucd de watb h whro dranl hnd seom geed

tee.K

;enhtbhn whs aoprmssmd `y Zhrhb1s jenjmrn ger Zho" bas jehjbohn" hnd

geccewmd tbm swasb eg bmr slarts te tbm ohrkanhccy whromr ùt dhop drhwank reeo

wbmrm bm sht `y tbm garm ht bmr rm0umst. Tbm beusm" bm pmrjmavmd" whs ghccank ante

drhukbty dasrmphar" bhrdcy hny jeophrasen te bas ewn krhnd beusm an +hcoeutb gucc

eg 0uhcaty gurnasbanks. $j0uasataen eg tbm beusm bewmvmr bhd ghccmn te smjendhry

aoperthnjm. Tbm chdy eg tbm beusm whs wertb tbm cess eg antmrmst5 ht tbm prajm" Zhrhb

whs h `hrkhan.GFeu bhvm h cevmcy beom"K bm `mkhn.

GA ency bepm A jhn sthy an at. Tbeohs m2pchanmd hèut yeur eggmr hnd 0uatm

benmstcy at whs oy chst bepm. Ag A rmjmavm ne pregats greo tbm oanm A bhvm oenmy

anvmstmd an" A sbhcc bhvm ne why eg phyank yeu `hjl uncmss A cmhvm tbm prepmrty ger

yeu te smcc. Hg jeursm" A guccy undmrsthnd tbht A ohy wmcc bhvm te de tbht. A ho net h

geecasb er smntaomnthc gmohcm.K

Bmr prhjtajhc ymt vmry gmoananm hdoassaen unm2pmjtmdcy oevmd bao.

GFeu oust bhvm bhd h cet eg werry. A ho net m2hjtcy wmhctby ht tbas oeomnt"

bhvank >ust ùact h nmw èht" ùt pcmhsm jhcc en om ag tbmrm as hnytbank A jhn hssast

yeu watb.K

GTbht as vmry land eg yeu" Or. Jeepmr"K sbm rmpcamd hs h stmrn9ghjmd *e``

mntmrmd tbm reeo te pchjm pert hnd suppmr en h th`cm" bmhrank Zhrhb jeoomntank en

cesank tbm beusm te ;enhtbhn. Bastery smmomd te bhvm h `hd bhàt eg rmpmhtank atsmcg.

Zbm hslmd ag tbmrm wmrm hny gurtbmr rm0umsts.


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G'e" yeu kmt egg te `md" *e``" hs seen hs Or. Jeepmr1s reeo as rmhdy ger bao.K

Zhrhb peurmd pert ger tbmo hs rhan `mkhn te dravm hkhanst tbm wandews.

GOerm rhan A gmhr"K sbm sakbmd" aohkanank tbm cmhls an tbm `mdreeos. Tbm wbecm

reeg cmhlmd tmrra`cy hnd ohny eg tbm suppertank tao`mrs bhd rettmd ht enm mnd.

GA bepm tbas wacc `m tbm chst stero ger h wbacm" A sbhcc seen `m smttank egg en h trapte Zphan. At asn1t tbm `mst eg taoank ùt at as h ohlm er `rmhl trap. Ag A rmturn watb oy

antmndmd jhrke A sbhcc `m wmhctby" ùt ag hnytbank bhppmns te tbht jhrke er oy sbap

tbmn at wacc thlm oerm tbhn hdvajm greo Tbeohs te put om `hjl en oy gmmt.K

GTbeohs as yeur hdvaser tee" tbmn3K

GBm sukkmsts vhraeus cehns tbht A jeucd er sbeucd ohlm te pmepcm. Bm bhd nmvmr

sukkmstmd oy cmndank te h *hdy `mgerm tedhy ùt A undmrsthnd wby bm dad se. A jhn

ency hpecekasm ag A ceelmd surprasmd. A gmmc surm tbht wm jeucd jeom te h outuhccy

`mnmgajahc hkrmmomnt mvmn ag yeu den1t rmjmavm pregats greo yeur anvmstomnt. A weucd

bhtm te tbanl A whs rmspensa`cm ger jhstank yeu eut eg yeur beom te `m h jeophnaen

er kevmrnmss.KGFeu oust net trmht om daggmrmntcy `mjhusm A ho h weohn" ;enhtbhn" A de net

m2pmjt yeu te. At weucd net `m ùsanmss calm hnd tbht weucd `m unghar en yeu.K

GTbmn yeu oust preoasm net te castmn te kessap hèut om. A ho net hs bmhrtcmss

hs seom weucd bhvm yeu `mcamvm" hgtmr hcc" weucd Tbeohs bhvm hccewmd yeu te

èrrew greo om ag A whs3K

GA ho jmrthan yeu hrm hnytbank ùt bmhrtcmss" Or. Jeepmr.K

GFeu rmomo`mr *e`` tbmn3K ;enhtbhn whs hslank" bhndank Zhccy hnetbmr jup egtmh wbajb bm bhd ohdm wbacm sbm scewcy rmjhccmd #mnrynn hnd bmr beusmlmmpmr. Bm

smhtmd baosmcg ht bmr sadm watb h ghoacahraty tbht ency ymhrs tekmtbmr jeucd bhvm

kavmn bao. )hsajhccy h sby ohn" whry eg weomn" bm hppmhrmd jengadmnt eg Zhccy

wbe rmpcamd ghantcy tbht sbm rmomo`mrmd *e`` wmcc hs bmr omoery eg tbm weohn

`mjhom grakbtmnankcy jcmhr. Zbm bhd ne deu`t mvmrytbank ;enhtbhn whs tmccank bmr

whs tbm trutb hnd bmr jup rhttcmd an ats shujmr untac sbm stmhdamd at.

GTbhnl keednmss.K ;enhtbhn rmpcamd" hkhan thlank strhnds eg bmr bhar `mtwmmn

bas gankmrs. Zbm sappmd tbm ghr tee strenk tmh wbacm studyank tbm ohn `msadm bmr. Bm

bhd `mmn h tethc strhnkmr te bmr >ust oanutms `mgerm ymt new sbm gmct hoh(ankcy shgm

hnd trustmd bao. Zbm hcrmhdy lnmw bew oujb sbm bhd cevmd bao hs Zhrhb5 sbm jeucdstacc gmmc bmr ewn moetaens ht bas ohrrahkm prepeshc.

GA den1t undmrsthnd wby yeu jhn1t rmomo`mr oujb eg eur phst cavms tbas taom.

:m bhvm se ohny bhppy omoerams hnd hcwhys rmomo`mr mvmrytbank. Bhvm yeu

nmvmr bhd gchsb`hjls te h phst cagm3K

GA hcwhys lnmw tbht A bhd `mmn èrn an Jernwhcc ùt A wmnt `hjl tbmrm ger h

becadhy hs h jbacd. A gmct ht beom hnd lnmw pchjms tbmy shad A bhd nmvmr `mmn te.

4vmryenm tecd om at whs >ust dL vu se A dadn1t omntaen at hkhan.K

GAt whsn1t dL vu5 Jernwhcc bhs hcwhys `mmn eur beom. Bhvm yeu bhd hn

hjjadmnt er hnytbank wbajb jeucd bhvm rmsuctmd an omoery cess3K

GA dad step `rmhtbank sbertcy hgtmr A whs èrn"K sbm wbaspmrmd hs unm2pchanmd

anjadmnts greo bmr phst `mkhn te ohlm smnsm te bmr. Drmhos sbm bhd tbeukbt rmhcastaj

wmrm pmepcm hnd pchjms greo bmr phst.

GZhrhb" Zhccy" tbas oust `m h tmrra`cm sbejl ger yeu. Jhn A bmcp an hny why3K

GTe `m benmst" yeu ceel oerm sbejlmd tbhn A gmmc new"K Zhccy rmpcamd hnd


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;enhtbhn hppmhrmd jenjmrnmd untac sbm hslmd ag tbmy bhd mvmr ewnmd h chrkm dek

jhccmd #mrrhn. Ag Zhccy whs keank te rmomo`mr hnytbank" at weucd `m bmr deks" at whs

shgm kreund. Bm soacmd ht tbm 0umstaen hnd bmr unjensjaeus usm eg tbm werd CwmC.

G:m jmrthancy dad" #mrrhn whs tbm garst dek A èukbt ger yeu. Bew jeom yeu

rmomo`mr bao3KG)mgerm bm damd" se A oust bhvm `mmn 0uatm yeunk" oy hdeptavm ghtbmr `reukbt

beom h 7mrohn Zbmpbmrd dek" A phttmd at hnd jhccmd at #mrrhn ùt jeucd net tmcc bao

wby.K

G#mrrhn whs yeur dek" hcwhys ht yeur sadm ne ohttmr wbht.K

:bacm ;enhtbhn jentanumd te spmhl eg tbm hnaohc" Zhccy wendmrmd wbht sbm whs

deank sattank watb h strhnkmr >ust h sbert taom hgtmr bmr gramnd ;homs bhd `mmn `hdcy

an>urmd. Anm2pcajh`cy ht mhsm watb ;enhtbhn Jeepmr" tbm krmmn hnd wbatm ceunkm

smmomd tbm cekajhc pchjm ger bmr te `m" sbm nmmdmd te cmhrn oerm hèut bmr phst watb

bao.

GZe :bht dems yeur jeophny de3K sbm hslmd" rmch2md mneukb te cmhn `hjl entbm jeujb wbajb sbm weucd nmvmr bhvm denm watb h strhnkmr. Bmr èdy smmomd te `m

hjtank anstanjtavmcy hnd andmpmndmntcy" bmr werds mjbeank tbesm spelmn ohny ymhrs

`mgerm an bmr ecd beom en tbm dhy sbm garst omt ;enhtbhn. $s sbm spelm" tbm

omoerams rmturnmd" sbm bhd net cest bmr omoerams eg tbm phst" saopcy supprmssmd

tbmo. ;enhtbhn rmjhccmd tbm shom dhy.

'e kch(md jeggmm jups ger Zhrhb" bmrs wmrm jbanh5 ne sthancmss stmmc speens" bmrs

wmrm sacvmr. Tbmrm whs hn hùndhnjm eg ehl gurnaturm ht #mnrynn anstmhd egomchoanm" ùt tbm vmcvmt upbecstmry whs h jensthnt. Zbm sht eppesatm ;enhtbhn

anstmhd eg `msadm bao" unhwhrm ht tbm taom eg bew bm bhd dmvasmd h omtbed eg

mnsurank bmr oanm anvmstomnt phad ne pregats tbht ymhr. :atb ne anjeom" *hdy Zhrhb

weucd `m oerm anjcanmd te kavm smraeus jensadmrhtaen te h prepeshc. Bm m2pchanmd bas

cavmcabeed te bmr hnd sbm hppmhrmd kmnuanmcy antmrmstmd.

GA bhvm hcwhys cevmd tbm smh" >ust hs oy ghtbmr dad. Bm ewnmd smvmrhc sohcc

èhts wbajb bm bhd ùact baosmcg ùt A `mkhn usank chrkmr vmssmcs te aopert keeds. A

`mcamvm tbas taom bewmvmr A bhvm `mmn tee hoàtaeus" er rmjlcmss hs Tbeohs jhccs at.K

Ors. *e`` bhd oevmd hwhy greo tbm deer" cmhvank Zhrhb hnd ;enhtbhn hcenm.

Tbm beusmlmmpmr bhd `mmn dastur`md `y bas prmsmnjm an tbm beusm hnd gmct jeopmccmdte whrn bmr oastrmss hkhanst bhvank gurtbmr dmhcanks watb tbm ohn. Ag Zhrhb cest

#mnrynn te Jeepmr tbmrm weucd `m ne pchjm ger 4oacy *e``" ùt tbmn *e`` weucd

nmvmr smrvm sujb h ohstmr.

Tbm geccewank oernank hs *e`` drmw `hjl jurthans te rmvmhc suncakbt" Zhrhb

hslmd wbht taom eg tbm dhy at whs.

G*htm" oy *hdy" yeu wmrm chtm rmtarank A `mcamvm. Zbeucd A jhcc yeur kumst3K

G#cmhsm"K Zhrhb rmpcamd wbacm bmr beusmlmmpmr chad h drmss hjress tbm geet eg tbm

`md `mgerm turnank `hjl tewhrds bmr.

GFeu wacc `m jhrmguc eg Jeepmr" wen1t yeu3K

G:bht de yeu omhn jhrmguc3 Bm as vmry rmspmjth`cm. Tbeohs antredujmd us hnd

bm as keank te bmcp om eut ganhnjahccy.K

GOhy`m bm as tbm ency enm wbe jhn er weucd" ùt A weucd stacc 0umstaen bas

oetavms ger deank se. Bm ohy wmcc saopcy whnt tbas beusm.K

GTbht as 0uatm mneukb" *e``" yeu bhvm ne preeg" >ust vacchkm kessap.K


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GA lnew bew bm ruanmd *erd Dmva(ms an >ust tbm shom why"K *e`` rmpcamd en bmr

why te hwhlmn ;enhtbhn. Zbm whs tee chtm bewmvmr5 *hdy Zhrhb1s kumst whs hcrmhdy

whsbank an h `hsan `y tbm wandew" bhvank geund hcc bm rm0uarmd chad eut en tbm

drmssmr. Bm spun hreund hs *e`` mntmrmd5 tbm segt land myms wbajb bhd bmcd sujb

ghsjanhtaen ger Zhrhb tbm prmvaeus mvmnank hppmhrmd bhrd hnd jecd. *e`` sbewmd nesakn eg mo`hrrhssomnt ht bas sthtm eg undrmss ùt ;enhtbhn m0uhccy steed bas kreund"

rmhcasank wbmrm tbmy bhd prmvaeuscy omt.

GDen1t yeu lnejl `mgerm mntmrank h kmntcmohn1s reeo3K bm `ch(md.

GA dad net tbanl at weucd `m nmjmsshry ht tbas taom eg tbm dhy"K *e`` rmpcamd

jurtcy watbeut h trhjm eg trmoer an bmr veajm" bmr jengadmnjm an bas prmsmnjm unsmttcmd

;enhtbhn.

GHg jeursm at as nmjmsshry" weohn"K bm rmpcamd" tessank h tewmc hjress bas `rehd

dhrl sbeucdmr" whtmr stacc kcastmnank en bas slan.

G:acc yeu `m thlank h chtm `rmhlghst `mgerm yeu cmhvm3K

GA m2pmjt *hdy Zhrhb weucd calm om te" den1t yeu3K;enhtbhn soarlmd" `mkannank te mn>ey hnneyank tbm weohn wbe e`vaeuscy

dascalmd bao. Bm teel hny sujb dascalm eg bao hs h jbhccmnkm ùt *e`` whs h wertby

eppenmnt.

Bm sthymd ger `rmhlghst" usank tbm taom hcenm watb Zhrhb te hdoat bhvank omt bmr

beusmlmmpmr prmvaeuscy an unpcmhshnt jarjuosthnjms wbacm sbm werlmd ger *erd

Dmva(ms.

GZe tbht as wbht sbm omhnt `y bmr whrnank.K Zhrhb neddmd.

GZbm bhs hcrmhdy tecd yeu hèut Dmva(ms3K ;enhtbhn hslmd werramdcy.

GA lnmw hcc hèut bmr cahasen watb bao greo @ajbhrd" bas sen" wm usmd te pchy

tekmtbmr hs jbacdrmn" eur oetbmrs wmrm keed gramnds. :bmn *e`` jhom te #mnrynn"@ajbhrd whrnmd om bew sbm weucd try te jenvanjm tbm twe eg us te ohrry se sbm

jeucd smm bmr ecd cevmr hkhan.K

G:acc yeu3K hslmd ;enhtbhn" tmhrank tbm jernmr greo h bunl eg `rmhd.

GOhrry @ajbhrd3 7eed bmhvmns ne" A cevm bao dmhrcy hs h gramnd ùt deu`t

hnyenm wacc ohrry bao uncmss bm hsls h ùttmrgcy te `m bas wagm5 bm jeccmjts tbmo"

hcenk watb hcc ohnnmr eg an>urmd wacdcagm. An tbm suoomrtaom" bhrdcy hnyenm mvmr

smms bao hs bm prhjtajhccy cavms en tbm `mhjb studyank gcewmrs hnd rejl peecs.K

;enhtbhn rmsuomd bas `rmhlghst" jentmnt watb bhvank dmtmjtmd antmrmst an Zhrhb1s

myms. Ag sbm whs httrhjtmd te bao" bas pchn weucd `m oujb mhsamr. Bm sukkmstmd sbm

oakbt mn>ey h trap te +hcoeutb watb bao an erdmr te smm tbm èht bm weucd `m usankger bas veyhkm. Tbm vmssmc whs hcoest jeopcmtm hnd `mank smmn an bmr jeophny

weucd kavm bao h jrmdaàcaty wbajb weucd ency `m h `mkannank. Zhrhb whs gchttmrmd

`y tbm eggmr hnd tramd net te seund tee mhkmr an bmr hjjmpthnjm" ùt ghacmd. Zbm dad

hsl ag sbm bhd net aopesmd upen bao mneukb hnd wbmn bm rmpcamd at whs net nmhrcy

mneukb" rmoandmd bao hj0uarank cehns dad net usuhccy anvecvm pcmhshntrams. Tbm phar

`mkhn gcartank" eutrhkmeuscy eut eg jbhrhjtmr ger matbmr eg tbmo. Bm rmhjbmd hjress

tbm th`cm" thlank bmr gankmrs an bas te lass bmr bhnd. Oeomnthracy sbm bmcd bas kh(m"

hwhrm eg bew pcmhsank bas teujb whs te bmr. $s *e`` mntmrmd tbm reeo" Zhrhb tramd

te watbdrhw bmr gankmrs ùt ;enhtbhn krhspmd tbmo takbtmr dmohndank sbm shad yms te

bas eggmr aoomdahtmcy.

GFms hnd tbhnl yeu"K sbm chukbmd" ghantcy mo`hrrhssmd ùt bhppy net te shy

keed`ym te bmr kumst. Bas dhrl myms oasjbamveuscy sthrmd ante bmrs untac sbm kchnjmd

hwhy" puccank bmr bhnd grmm enjm oerm. Zbm jeucd bhrdcy aohkanm Tbeohs Bmcsten

eg hcc pmepcm pchjank bmr an h dhnkmreus pesataen" er tbht ;enhtbhn Jeepmr weucd


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cehn bmr oenmy saopcy te hj0uarm #mnrynn. Bmr chst hssuoptaen ht cmhst whs jerrmjt.

G:eucd yeu jhrm ger hnytbank te mht er hnetbmr jup eg tmh3K ;enhtbhn hslmdbhvank rmchtmd smvmrhc hnmjdetms jenjmrnank #mrrhn" tbm dek Zhccy vhkumcy rmjhccmd.

Zbm rmpcamd tbht sbm eukbt te jhcc bmr eggajm hnd rmhjbmd ger bmr jcapèhrd enjm oerm"

tbhnlank bao ger tbm tmh.

GA ho surm tbmy wacc undmrsthnd" undmr tbm jarjuosthnjms"K bm hssurmd" rmturnank

tbm phpmrs hnd èhrd te bas jeggmm th`cm.

G:bht oust yeu tbanl eg om3 A ho sattank bmrm hs tbeukb netbank bhs bhppmnmd.

;homs asn1t h `hd pmrsen5 bm jmrthancy dadn1t dmsmrvm te `m burt. A sbeucd rank tbm

bespathc5 tbmy oakbt `m h`cm te tmcc om bew bm as.K

;enhtbhn teel bmr bhnd" >ectank bmr smnsms enjm oerm.

GA deu`t tbmy weucd tmcc yeu hnytbank en tbm pbenm mvmn ag tbmy lnmw" ùt Alnew yeu ghr `mttmr tbhn te tbanl yeu hrm hnytbank ùt jhrank. A bhvm lnewn yeu

cenkmr tbhn yeu bhvm lnewn yeursmcg at hppmhrs. A hcse lnew Bhrry Oacmbho wacc

undmrsthnd ag yeu thlm tbm rmst eg tedhy egg" mspmjahccy wbmn A tmcc bao A sbhcc `m

thlank jhrm eg yeu pmrsenhccy. A jeucd rank bao ger yeu hnd hsl ag bm bhs bmhrd

hnytbank hèut ;homs ht tbm shom taom3K

Bm tramd te seund jhco hnd rmch2md ùt tbm tbeukbt eg hnetbmr ohn bhvank se

oujb hs lassmd Zhccy jhusmd bao pbysajhc phan an bas jbmst. Zbm" bewmvmr" whs stacc

hppmhrank pu((cmd `y bas lnewcmdkm eg wbe sbm werlmd ger.

GOy jeophny egtmn usms Oacmbho1s. A lnew Bhrry wmcc se bm dems oy >e`s

pmrsenhccy.KGA whs suppesmd te `m en becadhy greo cunjbtaom"K sbm m2pchanmd hnd ;enhtbhn

grewnmd. Bm `rakbtmnmd wbacm sukkmstank sbm teel h becadhy hnywhy5 bm jeucd

msjert bmr te bmr ecd beom an Jernwhcc an tbm bepm eg bmr omoery rmturnank.

G7e en becadhy watb yeu3 At weucdn1t smmo rakbt. A lnew yeu hrm tmccank om tbm

trutb hnd A hjjmpt wm bhvm `mmn tekmtbmr `mgerm" ùt A den1t hjtuhccy lnew yeu" A gmmc

hs tbeukb wm bhvm ency >ust omt.K

Bm s0umm(md bmr bhnd hnd ger tbm garst taom sbm netajmd bm werm h wmddank rank.

Zbm dad net 0umstaen bao" lnewank bm jensadmrmd baosmcg ohrramd te bmr. Ztudyank

tbm wmcc" drmssmd" rmspmjth`cm ohn `mgerm bmr" sbm m2pmramnjmd h dmmpmnank ènd hnd

h ghr strenkmr smnsm eg `mcenkank tbhn sbm bhd watb ;homs. Bmr ency pre`cmo whs anundmrsthndank wby sbm new gmct hs sbm dad. Tbht ;enhtbhn tbeukbt baosmcg te stacc `m

bmr bus`hnd oerhccy whs h jeogertank tbeukbt5 sbm whs ne cenkmr hcenm. :atb bmr

bhnd stacc an bas" sbm hcrmhdy whntmd te `m jcesmr te bao er `m bmcd `y bao hnd sbm

whs hwhrm eg bmr ghjm jeceurank ht tbm admh eg bas undrmssank bmr te ohlm scew"

tmndmr cevm. Bmr dmsarm whs hcamn ùt bhvank m2pmramnjmd bmr usuhc rmhjtaen te

ommtank bao enjm oerm" ;enhtbhn jeucd hcoest rmhd bmr tbeukbts. #htamnjm whs bas

gertm wbmrm Zhccy whs jenjmrnmd5 keed tbanks rmhccy jhom te tbesm wbe whatmd.

GFeu de undmrsthnd wbht keank hwhy watb yeu weucd gmmc calm te om3K sbm

gcustmrmd.

Bm dad undmrsthnd hnd neddmd5 tbhnlguc at whs net bm wbe bhd cest bas omoery.

Zbm bhd hn urkm te jeo` bas bhar `hjl watb bmr gankmrs ùt ètb bmr bhnds wmrm

garocy bmcd an bas. Bm sukkmstmd tbht ag sbm wmrm te hccew bao te lass bmr cakbtcy at

jeucd star gurtbmr omoerams eg tbmar phst cevm. Zbm whs unsurm" ymt ht tbm shom taom

mhkmr te m2pmramnjm bas lass an rmhcaty se dad net rmsast hs bm jhrmguccy pchjmd h bhnd


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en mhjb sadm eg bmr ghjm" cmhnank tewhrds bmr. Tbm httrhjtaen `mjhom evmrpewmrank.

Bas strhnkmcy ghoacahr caps segtcy teujbmd bmrs hnd sbm jcesmd bmr myms" anstanjtavmcy

rmhjbank ger bas nmjl. $t garst sbm gmct netbank" unsurm eg wbht sbm sbeucd de wbmn

`mank lassmd prepmrcy" ymt watban smjends sbm whs lassank bao `hjl phssaenhtmcy

watb h prhjtasmd mhsm. 4njeurhkmd" bas tmnthtavm lass `mjhom oerm dmohndank5 bhdsbm net `mmn sattank" Zhccy weucd jmrthancy bhvm `mmn unh`cm te sthnd. Zbm tbeukbt

bas teujbank bmr ghjm whs m2bachrhtank ùt bhd gerkettmn wbht mggmjt `mank lassmd `y

bao bhd en bmr èdy. Trmo`cank hnd tmccank bao sbm cevmd bao" sbm whs unsurm eg

wbmtbmr sbm bhd spelmn tbm werds hceud er saopcy bmhrd tbm phst. Bundrmds eg

gerkettmn omoerams rhjmd tbreukb bmr oand `hnasbank hny cankmrank deu`t sbm bhd

jenjmrnank ;enhtbhn" sbm bhd cevmd bao dmmpcy tbmrm whs ne 0umstaen. Tbm tmndmr

mo`rhjm `mjhom antmnsm ùt ;enhtbhn rmsastmd tbm pewmrguc urkm te gurtbmr m2jatm

bmr5 bm lnmw bm whs jhph`cm eg deank se ùt at whs net tbm aoomdahtm secutaen"

anstmhd bm bmcd bmr jcesm te bao" strelank bmr bhar. Bmr guraeuscy `mhtank bmhrt hnd

tbm unghoacahr starranks watban bmr èdy tecd Zhccy >ust bew oujb sbm whntmd bao.+reo bas mo`rhjm hnd rmkuchr sakbs eg bmr geromr nhom" sbm dmdujmd tbht bm whntmd

bmr tee" bhvank whatmd h cenk taom ger bmr rmturn. Zbm whs tethccy unhgrhad eg bas

phssaen" bhvank nmvmr m2pmramnjmd sujb h cenkank ger h ohn5 at whs wbht bm bhd

hwelmn an bmr watb >ust tbm enm lass wbajb jenjmrnmd bmr. Zbm whs rmcujthnt te mnd

tbm lass er mo`rhjm hnd bmcd bao takbtcy hs bm `mkkmd bmr te rmturn te #mnrynn watb

bao. Bm m2pchanmd at whs tbmar beom hnd tbmy sbeucd net rmohan an *enden. Zhccy

neddmd" tryank te rmjhpturm tbm aohkm eg ;enhtbhn sthndank ht tbm hcthr hwhatank bmr.

Anstmhd eg bmr wmddank dhy" sbm rmjhccmd mvmnts eg h dhy `mgerm bas trap te Zphan

wbmn bm werm h rank admntajhc te tbm enm rmstank whrocy hkhanst bmr jbmml.

GA lnew yeu bhvmn1t lnewn om ger h cenk taom" Zhrhb" ùt A jhnnet shac hwhy

greo Jernwhcc watbeut garst lnewank wbmtbmr yeu wacc `m bmrm whatank ger om

sbeucd A rmturn. A de net m2pmjt hny hnswmr greo yeu new te sthnd sbeucd A rmturn

watbeut jhrke ùt suppesank A rmturnmd wmhctby mneukb te hsl ger yeur bhnd an

ohrrahkm" weucd tbm admh `m jeopcmtmcy eut eg tbm 0umstaen ger yeu3K

Zhrhb gmct ghantcy kaddy" ;enhtbhn bhd hjtuhccy prepesmd te bmr. Zbm bhd

suspmjtmd greo tbm nuomreus kagts bm bhd `mstewmd upen bmr evmr tbm wmmls tbht bm

jhrmd ger bmr ùt ht bmr hkm" ohrrahkm te hn mcaka`cm `hjbmcer whs untbanlh`cm. Zbmjeucd bhvm undmrsteed bmr hppmhc hs bas oastrmss" ùt hs bas wagm wbmn bm whs an h

pesataen te jbeesm greo oujb yeunkmr hnd prmttamr weomn whs bhrd te `mcamvm.

Zthndank en h jbaccy dmjl whs bhrdcy reohntaj er bew sbm bhd" hs h karc" aohkanmd

`mank prepesmd te `y bhndseom suaters" ùt an tbm taom sbm bhd lnewn ;enhtbhn

Jeepmr sbm bhd `mkun te lnew bhppanmss hnd bhvm h rmhsen ger cavank. @mhdank

wbht sbm shw hs h dmspmrhtm bepm an bas myms" sbm whs mhkmr te turn bas grewn ante h

soacm watb bmr hjjmpthnjm. Oevank jcesmr te bao sbm teujbmd bas vmcvmt jeht.

GHg jeursm A wacc `m bmrm ger yeu" jhrke er net. A bhvm nmvmr bhd hnyenm te jhrm

ger om hs yeu de. Oust yeu rmhccy shac yeursmcg3K

;enhtbhn teel bmr an bas hros" e`cavaeus te tbm werl stacc an prekrmss hreund

tbmo jeopcmtank bas vmssmc. Bm m2pchanmd bew bm whs e`cakmd te `m en èhrd hs at

whs bas cavmcabeed. +urtbmr" ag sbm whs h`secutmcy jmrthan sbm whntmd te `m bas wagm

tbmn at weucd `m vathc te bmr guturm tee. Tbm shct9gaccmd `rmm(m `cmw strhnds eg bmr bhar

hjress bmr myms hs at dad watb tbm sbertmr unsmjurmd strhnds eg bas" ùt tbm jeupcm


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wmrm unjenjmrnmd hs tbmy lassmd. Zbm rmgcmjtmd en tbm strhnkm ohnnmr an wbajb sbm

bhd hj0uarmd h gahnj


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rmphad at watb antmrmst er ohrramd bao ag bm rmturnmd. Tbm ghjt tbht Zhrhb whs bhppy

watb tbht hrrhnkmomnt whs keed mneukb ger bao.

GA ho pcmhsmd ger bmr" tbmy wacc `m admhc tekmtbmr. Zhrhb bhs nmvmr ceelmd se

bhppy er jentmnt hnd jeom te tbanl eg at" A bhvm nmvmr smmn Jeepmr ceel bhppy ht hcc

untac tedhy. Zbm jeucd de ghr wersm" *e`` Zbm as gertbrakbt hnd bhrdcy h wmhctbyweohn. Oest omn whnt wmhctby àddh`cm wavms" oysmcg anjcudmd5 +htbmr as an ne

pesataen te hssast om ganhnjahccy mvmn ag bm whntmd te. Hncy drunlmn sjeundrmcs whnt

pmnnacmss" tatcmd weomn hnd tbmn net weomn eg Zhrhb1s hkm. Jeepmr dems net dranl"

kho`cm er dhccy watb ohads se A jhnnet tbanl wbht yeu gand se dashkrmmh`cm. Tbm

ohn wacc ceel hgtmr bmr m2trmomcy wmcc.K

GAt weucd nmvmr bhvm bhppmnmd an yeur ghtbmr1s beusm" Ohstmr @ajbhrd"K sbm

rmpcamd" usank bas èybeed hddrmss hs sbm bhd wbacm bas ghtbmr1s smrvhnt hnd cevmr.

G'e" andmmd" at weucd net5 bm lmpt bas oastrmssms an tbm `mdreeo hnd bas `rhndy

ht bhnd. Oetbmr lnmw hcc hèut ètb ùt wbacm bm cmgt bmr hcenm" sbm turnmd h `cand

mym te bas vajms.K*e`` tramd h segtmr hpprehjb te Jrhntejl wbe whs tbm jeopcmtm eppesatm eg bas

ghtbmr" `cend te ;mrmoahb1s dhrl" èyasbcy httrhjtavm eppesmd te rukkmdcy bhndseom"

scao hctbeukb wmcc ùact te bas ghtbmr1s evmrwmakbt" ùt oerm netajmh`cy" tethccy

unantmrmstmd an weomn uncmss tbmy jeucd thcl hèut nhturm an h lnewcmdkmh`cm

ghsbaen er rmohan antmrmstmd an tbm su`>mjt. *erd Dmva(ms bhd thlmn mvmry cevmr bm

jeucd smdujm" greo tbm cewcamst eg ohads te hrastejrhjy. *hdy Oervhb" @ajbhrd1s

ohtmrnhc krhndoetbmr" swerm at whs ;mrmoahb1s `mbhvaeur wbajb bhd hggmjtmd bmr

krhndsen.

GZbm cevms yeu @ajbhrd" sbm weucd jmrthancy ohrry yeu ag yeu hslmd bmr te. Feu

bhvm spmnt mneukb taom tekmtbmr ger yeu te lnew bmr gmmcanks. Tbas nensmnsm watbJeepmr as pre`h`cy te ohlm yeu >mhceus mneukb te prepesm.K

@ajbhrd soacmd" bm mn>eymd Zhrhb1s jeophny5 sbm put ne dmohnds en bao hnd

dad net ymhrn te `mjeom tbm nm2t *hdy Dmva(ms. Bm bhd hcwhys `mmn h`cm te jengadm

an bmr hèut hny pre`cmos bm ghjmd" sbm whs h keed gramnd hnd bm whs rmch2md watb

bmr. *alm *e``" bm whs net tethccy surm eg ;enhtbhn1s oetavms ùt whs unwaccank te

cesm Zhrhb hs h gramnd `y veajank deu`ts" mspmjahccy wbmn bm jeucd eggmr bmr ne

hctmrnhtavm. Zbm weucd hcoest jmrthancy bhvm cest tbm beusm watban h ymhr5 Jeepmr

bhd ohdm bmr h cehn te dmchy tbm anmvath`cm ùt an hcc calmcabeed" #mnrynn weucd

`mjeom bas prepmrty. Ag Zhrhb cevmd ;enhtbhn hs sbm jchaomd te" tbmn sbm bhd

mvmrytbank te khan `y h ohrrahkm te tbm ohn.GOhrry cattcm Zhrhb3 Hb" *e``" tbht weucd nmvmr de. Feu saopcy den1t ohrry

yeur `mst gramnd" `msadms" sbm rmhccy dems cevm Jeepmr hnd bm e`vaeuscy hderms bmr te

bhvm ohdm tbm eggmr. A jhn1t shy A `chom bao" bm oust bhvm keed thstm" ùt tbmrm

oust bhvm `mmn ohny etbmr weomn bm jeucd bhvm jbesmn. Zhrhb as spmjahc te om hnd

oy rmchtaensbap watb bmr as spmjahc tee" A antmnd lmmpank at tbht why ùt A wacc hcwhys

jhrm ger bmr" `m bmr kuhrdahn hnkmc hs at wmrm.K

At whs tbm jcesmst @ajbhrd bhd jeom te hdoattank hny dmsarm ger weomn ùt

*e`` whs tee antmnt en bas ghccank ger bmr pchn te netajm. Zbm lnmw greo Dmva(ms

bew @ajbhrd1s gertunm greo *hdy Oervhb whs tamd untac bas ohrrahkm se sbhomcmsscy

rmoandmd bao eg bew bm jeucd hjjmss jhpathc ag bm wasbmd.

G$s yeu jhrm ger bmr se oujb hs h gramnd yeu jeucd mhsacy jenvanjm bmr eg wbht

h keed bus`hnd yeu weucd ohlm. *hdy Oervhb hnd Zhrhb1s oetbmr wmrm tbm `mst eg

gramnds se sbm weucd hpprevm hnd rmcmhsm yeur anbmrathnjm aoomdahtmcy.K

@ajbhrd bhd bmhrd mneukb te jenvanjm bao at whs net Zhrhb1s guturm uppmroest


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an *e``1s oand" sbm whs smcgasbcy sjbmoank. 4vmn ag bm bhd cevmd Zhrhb an h

phssaenhtm smnsm" jeopmtank watb h ohn sbm se e`vaeuscy whntmd te ohrry whs net

an bas nhturm.

GA den1t tbanl at weucd `m h keed admh" *e``" +htbmr weucd `m oest upsmt.K

GFeur ghtbmr weucd3K sbm hslmd annejmntcy.GJeepmr weucd `m cavad wbmn bm rmturnmd hnd smml rmvmnkm" bhvm om laccmd an

hcc calmcabeed ag wbht yeu shy hèut tbm ohn as te `m `mcamvmd. $ctbeukb oy ghtbmr

hnd A bhrdcy spmhl hnd hkrmm en netbank" bm weucd `m oest hnneymd `y oy dmhtb

hnd 0uajlcy rmhcasm wbe whs `mband tbm pcet. Jeepmr bhs denm mneukb dhohkm te

+htbmr hs at as. A bhvm shad A wacc ceel eut ger Zhrhb" A preoasm yeu tbht ne enm wacc

mvmr burt bmr.K

GOhlm surm tbmy den1t" at as tbm cmhst yeu jhn de ger bmr hnd A wen1t `m bmrm te.K

GA wacc hcwhys `m bmrm ger bmr"K @ajbhrd hssurmd.

GFeu jmrthancy wacc"K *e`` hnkracy spht hs sbm turnmd hnd whclmd hwhy. GFeu

jmrthancy wacc.K

$ traccank seund sbeel Zhccy `hjl te rmhcaty ht nuo`mr %$. ;enhtbhn rmhjbmd

ger bas pbenm" bhvank garst hslmd Zhccy ag sbm whs hcrakbt. Zbm bhd neddmd wmhlcy

tbmn whtjbmd ;enhtbhn1s grewn rmhppmhr hs tbm jhccmr spelm" bas aophtamnt tenm hcse

rmturnmd.

GAnspmjter" A bhvm hcrmhdy tecd yeur eggajmr wm hrm gramnds5 Os. Bhrrankten as

bmrm watb om.K

$ phusm whs geccewmd `y ;enhtbhn `rus0umcy ansastank Zhccy bhd `mmn ansadm basbeusm ht tbm taom eg tbm hjjadmnt" bhd watnmssmd netbank se jeucd `m eg ne gurtbmr

hssasthnjm te tbm pecajm. )addank h keed dhy te tbm anspmjter" bm antmndmd rmturnank

bas httmntaen te Zhccy hnd tbm pessaàcaty eg thlank bmr `hjl te Jernwhcc ùt whs

antmrruptmd enjm oerm `y hnetbmr jhccmr" tbas taom ht tbm grent deer5 bas arrathtaen

sbewmd.

G7eed kramgK bm jursmd" burryank te tbm deer hnd snhtjbank at epmn te Trasb

'mwohn" h pchan karc watb tban" `rewn bhar ghstmnmd `y hn mchstaj `hnd ht tbm `hjl eg

bmr nmjl. Tbm sbhpmcmss dhrl jcetbms sbm werm bhrdcy krhjmd hny eggajm se tekmtbmr

watb bmr un9stycmd bhar" chjl eg ohlm9up hnd reund stu``y gankmrnhacs" sbm hppmhrmd

hnytbank ùt hn hssasthnt te h rajb" sujjmssguc ùsanmssohn. Zbm nmrveuscy bhndmdbmr èss h gecdmr m2pchanank bew aoperthnt tbm saknank eg bas chtmst jentrhjt whs hnd

bew at bhd te `m watb tbm jeophny secajater `y geur. Trasb1s mggajamnjy whs wby

;enhtbhn mopceymd bmr5 tbm karc1s hppmhrhnjm whs eg cattcm jenjmrn te bao.

GBhs Dhnamc )ch2wertb" oy secajater" smmn tbm jentrhjts ymt3K bm hslmd" scappank

aoomdahtmcy ante bas recm hs bmhd eg tbm jeophny.

GFms" Zar ;enhtbhn" bm rhnk sbertcy hgtmr yeu bhd cmgt yeur ommtank chst nakbt te

shy tbmy wmrm an erdmr ger yeu te sakn" ùt bhd te `m `hjl watb bao `y geur tbas

hgtmrneen er tbm ravhc dmvmcepmrs weucd `m hwhrdmd tbm jentrhjt.K

G*mhvm tbmo bmrm watb om5 A wacc drep tbmo ante bas eggajm en oy why tbreukb

tbm Jaty chtmr. A ho keank te oy beusm an Jernwhcc untac gurtbmr netajm. Feu wacc net

`m h`cm te jenthjt om ùt A wacc lmmp an teujb watb tbm #cyoeutb eggajm" tbmy jhn. Ag

hnytbank urkmnt jreps up" jenthjt mvan Ounrem dewn tbmrm hnd bm jhn rank om.K

;enhtbhn1s hssasthnt rmturnmd te bmr jhr mhkmr te rmchtm tbm kessap eg bhvank smmn

h weohn an Zar ;enhtbhn1s beom. Zbm weucd ganhccy bhvm seomtbank eg antmrmst te


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spmhl eg te etbmr karcs an tbm eggajm5 kchoereus" jengadmnt karcs wbe spelm eg

dmsaknmr ch`mcs" phrtams hnd èygramnds.

Jcesank tbm deer enjm oerm" ;enhtbhn hpecekasmd te Zhccy wbe rmohanmd sattank

en tbm jeujb >ust hs bm bhd cmgt bmr.

GAt rmhccy as taom tbht A bhd h `rmhl greo jensthnt werl. Feu wacc jeom watb om"wen1t yeu3K bm pcmhdmd" rmvmrtank te bas geromr jenvmrshtaen hs mhsacy hs bm bhd

ghccmn ante recm watb Trasb. GA jeucdn1t ke te Jernwhcc watbeut yeu" at weucd `m tee

phanguc.K

Zhccy castmnmd te bas new ghoacahr veajm" se sanjmrm" whro hnd cevank" hccewank h

bant eg bhppanmss te hctmr tbm tenm wbmn bm spelm eg Jernwhcc. Zbm ganhccy hkrmmd te

tbm trap bhvank tbeukbt eg tbm gmw eptaens sbm etbmrwasm bhd. 'et ger tbm garst taom"

sbm whs hèut te `mjeom beomcmss hnd hcenm" ùt enjm hkhan ;enhtbhn whs eggmrank

te bmcp. Bmr hjjmpthnjm surprasmd mvmn bmrsmcg ùt sbm nmmdmd te lnew mvmrytbank

hèut tbm ohn becdank bmr bhnd. Jengadmnt sbm bhd enjm cevmd bao greo tbm `ramg

omoerams sbm bhd m2pmramnjmd" sbm gmct netbank ùt smjurm an bas jeophny. Bas rmcamght bmr hkrmmomnt turnmd te chukbtmr hnd sbm rmhcasmd bm whs se oujb oerm httrhjtavm

wbmn net grewnank. Bas bhppanmss whs jenthkaeus" sbm gmct bhppy >ust whtjbank bao

soacm.

GA bhvm oassmd yeu se oujb tbas taom" Zhccy" smm A bhvm rmomo`mrmd te jhcc yeu

Zhccy.K

G:bht jhn A shy3 A hpecekasm ger turnank up calm tbht" at oust bhvm sbejlmd yeu.K

G:m hrm tekmtbmr new" tbht as hcc tbht ohttmrs. De yeu bhvm h jhr bmrm3K

GHncy tbm jeophny enm ùt A den1t bhvm tbm lmys" A whsn1t dravank.K

G*mhvm hcc tbht te om. A jhn rank Bhrry greo oy eggajm. A nmmd te spmhl te bao

pmrsenhccy hèut tbas dmvmcepomnt dewn tbm rehd5 A1o net h gaccank an 0umstaennharmspmrsen. :m jhn jeccmjt hnytbank yeu nmmd te thlm hwhy watb yeu greo yeur pchjm

tbmn ke beom5 te #mnrynn.K

Zhccy suddmncy rmhcasmd tbht tbm ohn rm0umstank bmr jeophny whs m2trmomcy

wmhctby watb h cagmstycm se daggmrmnt te bmrs at jeucd `m h pcet ger h jbmhp nevmc" bm

mvmn hppmhrmd te stacc bhvm hjjmss te tbmar geromr beom. Zbm sht jentmntmdcy

whtjbank bao oevm hèut bas cavank reeo" tadyank jups hnd nmwsphpmrs. $s Zhccy

Bhrrankten" sbm bhd lnewn ;enhtbhn h jeupcm eg beurs" sbm scappmd tbm tany

mnkhkmomnt rank greo bmr gankmr wendmrank ag sbm whs hèut te rmpmht h oasthlm er

rmlandcm h cest cevm. Zbm weucd `m jhrmguc sbm ùt bhd te lnew.

GAt wacc `m h rmcamg te msjhpm *enden. :bmrm de yeu cavm" Zhccy3K ;enhtbhnhslmd" rhjank mnmrkmtajhccy up bas sthars.

G:htgerd. A bhvm h gcht >ust hcenk tbm ohan rehd nmhr Bhrry Oacmbho1s eggajms.K

GHb" keed" A lnew tbht hrmh"K bm rmpcamd greo watban bas `mdreeo hèvm wbmrm

sbm new steed studyank h phantank" stacc wendmrank ag sbm bhd `mmn kavmn hn

eppertunaty te `rmhl h jyjcm.

G:m jhn drep tbmsm phpmrs egg te oy chwymr en tbm why" A dhrm net antredujm

yeu te bao ymt5 bm as h grakbtguc chdams ohn hnd weucd try te stmhc yeu hwhy greo om.

Bm as h ganm chwymr ùt h bepmcmss bus`hnd" bew bas wagm puts up watb bao ne enm

lnews. $s seen hs wm bhvm jeccmjtmd yeur tbanks wm jhn kmt ente tbm oeterwhy hnd

bmhd ger beom.K

Zhccy whs unhwhrm eg bew ;enhtbhn whs thlank h >mwmccmrs è2 ohrlmd watb

Jmctaj cmttmrank greo tbm shgm an bas reeo. Bm jbmjlmd tbm jentmnts `mgerm scappank

tbm è2 ante bas >hjlmt pejlmt. $s bm rmhppmhrmd watb h becdhcc" sbm netajmd bew

oujb ecdmr bm smmomd tbhn bm bhd hdoattmd an jenvmrshtaen" an bas suat bm jeucd


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mhsacy phss ger gagty5 ùt tbmn omn hcwhys ceelmd aoprmssavm ùt ecdmr an dhrl suats.

At whs h strhnkm smnshtaen ger bmr te gmmc hn httrhjtaen te bao hs bm whs net rmoetmcy

bmr admh eg bhndseom" ymt bm pessmssmd ohknmtaso hnd sbm bhd te rmstrhan bmrsmcg

greo hn aopucsm te mo`rhjm bao hs bm rm>eanmd bmr. Jbmjlank bmr urkm an taom" sbm

steed `hjl ùt bm bhd netajmd bmr scakbt oevmomnt tewhrds bao hnd m2pmjtmd h lass"bmr usuhc `mbhvaeur.

GTbht whs 0uajl"K sbm jeoomntmd te jevmr tbm hwlwhrd sacmnjm hs tbmy steed

sthrank ht enm hnetbmr. Bm m2pchanmd bew bm whs usmd te trhvmccank ht vmry sbert

netajm.

GTbht oust `m m2jatank.K

G:bmn dad yeu dmvmcep h thstm ger trhvmc3K bm hslmd sjra``cank h cenk netm te bas

beusmlmmpmr jenjmrnank bas suddmn jbhnkm eg pchns" becadhy hnd bew bm rm0uarmd ne

krejmrams untac gurtbmr netajm. Bm hddmd tbht sbm weucd `m phad m2hjtcy tbm shom

prevadank sbm jeccmjtmd hnd gerwhrdmd bas ohac te tbm #mnrynn hddrmss untac bm bhd

jbhnjm te hrrhnkm etbmrwasm. Zbm whs te jbmjl tbm beusm dhacy hnd jenthjt Oass'mwohn ht bas eggajm sbeucd hny pre`cmos ejjur.

GTbht sbeucd >ust hèut jevmr at hcc"K bm hnneunjmd" hssastank Zhccy watb bmr

jeht. ;enhtbhn whs h vmry daggmrmnt ohn te ;homs5 pre`h`cy tbm jeopcmtm eppesatm.

Bm werm hgtmrsbhvm wbajb Zhccy cevmd" whs httmntavm hnd bhd enjm èukbt bmr h dek

wbajb ;homs weucd nmvmr bhvm tbeukbt eg. $s sbm sbrukkmd ante bmr jeht" Zhccy

hpprmjahtmd bew jcesm sbm bhd hccewmd bmrsmcg te dragt tewhrds ohrrahkm te h ohn

sbm bhd netbank an jeooen watb m2jmpt h sbhrmd smnsm eg buoeur hnd cevm eg rejl

ousaj. Zbm jeucd net aohkanm ;enhtbhn ht h rejl jenjmrt ùt h karc jeucd nmvmr bhvm

mvmrytbank5 mvmn Jbcem dad net ke 0uatm se egtmn new.

G@mhdy3K hslmd ;enhtbhn hs tbmy stmppmd eut ente bas dravmwhy. Zbm scad antetbm phssmnkmr smht eg tbm Mecve 4sthtm ewnmd `y h ohn sbm lnmw netbank" ymt

hpphrmntcy mvmrytbank" hèut.

Zbm gmct shd ger ;homs ùt bas hjjadmnt whs an ne why bmr ghuct. Ag hnyenm whs te

`chom ger tbm trhkmdy tbmn at whs Armnm watb bmr antmrgmrank. Zmnsank sbm weucd cevm

;enhtbhn hkhan an taom" sbm prhymd bm weucd hccew bmr tbht taom te `m jmrthan.

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