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    W. J. Grbpcy whs gbrk nk Grektwbba, Essex, Ek`ihka.Ce ns hk Ek`insc ihk`uh`e tehdcer hka trhveis getweek

    Ek`ihka, Tphnk, hka Twntzerihka, tehdcnk` Ek`insc nk

    prnvhte sdcbbis. Ce hisb thu`ct lbr h scbrt wcnie nk h

    siu sdcbbi nk !kanh.

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    T I U M T D C B B I

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    W . J . G r b p c y

    T I U M T D C B B I

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    "bpyrn`ct W. J. Grbpcy

    #ce rn`ct bl W. J. Grbpcy tb ge naektnlnea hs hutcbr bl tcns wbr$

    chs geek hssertea gy cn nk hddbrahkde wntc sedtnbk %% hka %& bl

    tce "bpyrn`ct, 'esn`ks hka (htekts )dt *+&&.

    )ii rn`cts reservea. b phrt bl tcns pugindhtnbk hy ge

    reprbaudea, stbrea nk h retrnevhi syste, br trhksnttea nk hky

    lbr br gy hky ehks, eiedtrbknd, edchkndhi, pcbtbdbpynk`,

    redbrank`, br btcerwnse, wntcbut tce prnbr pernssnbk bl tce

    puginscers.

    )ky persbk wcb dbnts hky ukhutcbrnzea hdt nk reihtnbk tb tcnspugindhtnbk hy ge inhgie tb drnnkhi prbsedutnbk hka dnvni dihns

    lbr ahh`es.

    ) "!( dhthib`ue redbra lbr tcns tntie ns hvhnihgie lrb tce Grntnsc

    -ngrhry.

    !TG +%& *&+/? %8& 8

    www.hustnkhdhuiey.db

    7nrst (uginscea 481*5

    )ustnk chrl-bkabk

    E* 0-G

    (rnktea hka gbuka nk :reht Grnthnk

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    )d$kbwiea`ekts

    #cns ns y lnrst gbb$ hka wntcbut tce suppbrt bl y phrtker,)knth, 6Tiu Tdcbbi9 wbuia kever chve geek wrnttek. Tce

    ekdburh`ea e tb wbr$ hs h vbiukteer tehdcer hka ceip nk h

    siu sdcbbi dibse tb ew 'eicn, !kanh.

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    6! ihu`cea wntc tce. ! drnea lbr tce.9

    W.J. Grbpcy

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    6>cere tcere ns ibve, tcere ns cbpe

    >cere tcere ns ibve, tcere ns inle.9

    :hkacn

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    _WBIB@UE

    #ce purpbse bl y trnp tb !kanh whs tb see tce anllerekde

    getweek westerk sdcbbi dcniarek hka siu sdcbbi dcniarek.

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    lbr tce hka kb bke eise. !l tcey anak9t whkt tb sthy lbr tce

    wcbie ahy, tcey wbuia 2ust `et up hka iehve tce dihssrbb

    wntc kb expihkhtnbk tb tcenr tehdcer. ! cbpe sbe bl tce rndc

    dcniarek ! thu`ct Ek`insc tb wnii reha y gbb$ hka iehrk lrb

    nt.

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    #b liy tb !kanh lrb Eurbpe ybu trhvei hgbut ,111 nies. !t

    th$es bre br iess & cburs. >cek ybu hrrnve ybu `hnk hkbtcer

    ?.?1 cburs. Obu hisb liy bver ht iehst 0 anllerekt dbuktrnes.

    #cns whs y 2burkeyH

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    >cek ! hrrnvea ihte ht kn`ct h lrnekaiy ybuk` hk whs whntnk`

    lbr e, hs ! cha geek tbia tcere wbuia ge. Ce whs cbiank` h

    dhra wntc y khe bk nt hs ! whi$ea tcrbu`c lrb h very ibk`

    hka dbpindhtea dustbs expernekde. Ce tbb$ y gh`s lrb

    e very eh`eriy hka tcek `unaea e tcrbu`c tce extreeiy

    gusy ew 'eicn )nrpbrt, hka butsnae tb hk evek gusner dhr

    phr$. ! cha kever seek sb hky pebpie nk bke pihde gelbre, guttcns whs kbtcnk` tb wcht ! wbuia ihter see nk ew 'eicn. !

    dhe tb !kanh tb wbr$ nk h Tiu Tdcbbi lbr bke bktc hs h

    vbiukteer tehdcer. !t ns hk expernekde wcndc wnii sthy wntc e

    lbr tce rest bl y inle. )s ! whi$ea tcrbu`c tce dhr phr$ ht ew

    'eicn )nrpbrt wntc y kew lrneka, ! dbuia see we were

    cehank` lbr wcht ! dhk bkiy aesdrnge hs tce biaest dhr nk tce

    wbria. !t whs interhiiy ceia tb`etcer gy strbk` audt thpe. cy ab ybu sbuka ybur cbrk sb udcDA

    )ii ! `bt whs h scru` bl tce scbuiaers hka h gn` snie.

    #cey 2ust pusc bk tcenr cbrk lbr tce luk bl nt wcnie tcey arnve;

    nt sees tb ge lbr kb purpbse. >e ielt tce hnrpbrt `rbukas hka

    cehaea bll nktb tce kn`ct. ! khturhiiy cha kb naeh wcere we

    were `bnk`, hka ! cha tb trust y arnver hs ce ke`btnhtea tcewbrst rbhas ! cha ever seek. (btcbies wbuia ge hk

    ukaersthteekt. -hr`e drhters wbuia ge h getter aesdrnptnbk.

    Ttrhn`ct hwhy ! dbuia see sius hibk` tce rbha. pek lnres lbr

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    dbb$nk`; pebpie iynk` bk wnd$er geas br hkytcnk` tcey dbuia

    use tb sieep bk; tekts hae lrb hky hternhi tcey dbuia ihy

    tcenr chkas bk. )ii $nkas bl ruggnsc whs sdhtterea everywcere

    bk tce streets hka lnitcy dcniarek were pihynk` nk tce anrt. cb hre tcese pebpieDA ! hs$ea.

    Just pebpie,A whs cns hkswer.

    >e evektuhiiy hrrnvea ht h thii gibd$ bl hphrtekts, 3unte

    baerk dbphrea tb wcht we cha 2ust arnvek tcrbu`c. cere hre weDA! shna, !9 kbt rehiiy sure, ! whs grbu`ct cere ehriner gy h

    arnver lrb tce hnrpbrt.A

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    ! abk9t $kbw. Tbrry. !9 kbt evek sure wcere ! h,A !

    shna.

    'bk9t wbrry,A bke bl tce vbiukteers shna. Just hs sce shna

    tcns, tce dbbrankhtbr dhe but lrb cns gearbb. e lbuka but ihter tcht

    cns khe whs Wh`e. Ce tbia us kbt tb whkaer hrbuka hibke

    gedhuse sbe bl tce streets dbuia ge ahk`erbus, espednhiiy hs

    sbe bl tce vbiukteers were `nris. )rbuka naahy we were

    tbia we wbuia ge th$ek tb bur cbst lhnines, wcb wbuia teii us

    ht wcndc sdcbbi we wbuia ge wbr$nk`.#ce she arnver whs whntnk` lbr us hs we whi$ea but tb

    tce phr$nk` wntc h gn` snie bk cns lhde. #cns tne tcere were

    twb bl us wntc iu``h`e. Tbecbw ce lnttea gbtc bl us hka hii

    bur iu``h`e nktb tce dhr. #ce btcer vbiukteer turkea but tb ge

    dhiiea #bky, hka ce wbuia ge wntc e tcrbu`cbut y tne nk

    tce siu sdcbbi, schrnk` expernekdes hs weii. #bky whs

    twekty=lnve yehrs bia, h uknversnty stuaekt lrb tce kbrtc bl

    Ek`ihka hka ha $eek bk drnd$et. Tbecbw everytcnk` lntteanktb tce dhr. e sht nk tce ghd$ wntc tce rest bl tce iu``h`e.

    !t tbb$ hgbut hk cbur tb `et tb bur cbst lhniy, hnkiy

    gedhuse tce rbhas were sb gusy hka nk sudc h gha sthte bl

    rephnr. >e prbghgiy dbuia chve hae nt nk iess tne. ! sthrtea

    tb see bre bl !kanh aurnk` tce arnve. !t hae e sha tcht

    every tne we cha tb stbp ht trhllnd in`cts, tcere whs h ybuk``nri wntc h ghgy nk cer hrs thppnk` bk tce dhr wnkabw hs$nk`

    lbr bkey. #ce arnver seeea ukperturgea gy nt. ! suppbse ce

    shw nt hii tce tne.

    >e lnkhiiy hrrnvea ht bur cbst lhniy. ! sbbk lbuka but tcht

    we were very dibse tb ew 'eicn. ! whs tbia nt whs bkiy 81

    nies sbutc lrb tce dektre bl tce dnty. #cnk`s sthrtea ibb$nk`

    getter. #ce rbha we stbppea nk seeea 3unte piehshkt, wntc

    kew dbkstrudtnbks, 3unte baerk cbuses, hka h rbw bl anllerekt$nkas bl scbps. #ce arnver arbppea bur iu``h`e bk tce rbha

    hka pbnktea tb tce guniank` we stbppea nk lrbkt bl. Ce tcek

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    sniea hka arbve hwhy. #bky hka ! ibb$ea ht ehdc btcer, hka

    we gbtc shnaH

    >cht kbwDA

    7brtukhteiy we shw sbebke dbnk` but bl tce guniank`

    snink` ht us.

    :bba brknk`.A Cns Ek`insc whs 3unte `bba.

    :bba brknk`,A we shna. )re ybu bur cbstDA

    Oes. !9

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    >cy abk9t ybu `b hka ibb$ hrbuka tce tbwkDA Ce wrbte

    abwk cns haaress hka cns pcbke kuger lbr us nk dhse we `bt

    ibst. Ge ghd$ gy sevek. >e chve ankker tcek.A

    Tb #bky hka ! set bll. @klbrtukhteiy tcere whsk9t very

    udc tb see hs we sbbk lbuka but. #ce scbps were 2ust `rbdery

    scbps, nt whs h very reseaektnhi hreh. b tburnsts ever dhe

    cere. >e gbtc gbu`ct gbttiea whter, hs we cha geek tbia kbt tb

    arnk$ tce thp whter nk !kanh. >e lbuka h bgnie pcbke scbp

    hka aednaea tb guy h prephna pcbke sb we wbuia chve h ibdhi

    !kanhk bgnie kuger. #ce pcbke hka dreant dhe tb tek

    tcbushka Wupees, wcndc whs bkiy hgbut tcnrty pbukas. >e

    gbtc tcbu`ct tcns whs h very `bba aehi. ! wbkaerea wcb !wbuia pcbke. ! anak9t $kbw hkybke cere. !t whs stnii h `bba

    tcnk` tb chve nk h strhk`e dbuktry. )lter h gnt bre expibrnk`

    bur kew tbwk, we aednaea tb ceha ghd$ tb tce cbuse, hs nt whs

    `ettnk` dibse tb ankker tne. >e anak9t chve h $ey. (hstbr 'ninp

    shna tce lrbkt abbr whs hiwhys ielt ukibd$ea aurnk` tce ahy. )s

    we ekterea tce invnk` rbb we shw h ybuk` `nri snttnk` ht tce

    thgie.

    Ceiib,A sce shna, ! cehra tcere were twb bre dbnk` httce wee$eka. !9 )k`ne.A

    ver ankker, )k`ne tbia us hii hgbut tce sdcbbi we wbuia

    ge wbr$nk` ht. Gut evek tcbu`c sce whs very aethniea nk cer

    aesdrnptnbk nt stnii anak9t prephre us lbr tce rehi tcnk`. !t turkea

    but sce whs hk )ustrhinhk stuaekt. Tce whs very thii, hgbut snx

    leet twb nkdces, hka cer gibkae chnr ibb$ea rehiiy but bl pihde

    kext tb tce !kanhk wbek ! cha seek sb lhr. Tce whs abnk` tcnslbr tce expernekde, hka tb trhvei. #ce rest bl tce eveknk` wekt

    weii hka ! sthrtea tb leei getter. #bky hka ! were `ettnk` hibk`

    rehiiy weii. >e cha tb inve but bl bur suntdhses, hs tcere were

    kb whrarbges nk tce rbb, 2ust ghre whiis wntc peeink` phnkt

    hka bke very rnd$ety ibb$nk` lhk chk`nk` lrb tce denink`. >e

    were tbia kbt tb `b but hlter ahr$.

    (hstbr 'ninp shna, )s ybu9re lbren`kers, tce pebpie hrbuka

    cere abk9t $kbw ybu, hka tcey wnii tcnk$ ybu9re rndc. Tb nt9sgetter ybu sthy cere nk tce cbuse.A

    >e anak9t nka tcns, hs tcere whsk9t hkytcnk` tb ab but

    tcere hkywhy bkde hii tce scbps dibsea.

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    )t sevek tcnrty tce kext brknk`, 'eeph$ $kbd$ea bk bur abbr

    hka scbuteaH Greh$lhst ns rehay.A

    >e wekt tb tce anknk` rbb tb lnka tcht Tnster Luhrn cha

    ielt us dups bl teh hka pihtes bl tbhst wntc 2h. Tce whs

    kbwcere tb ge seek. )k`ne dhe lrb cer rbb.

    :bba brknk`, ybu twb.Acht ab ybu ehkDA

    #cere9s kb cbt whter cere.A

    >cy kbtDA

    ! abk9t $kbw. (hstbr 'ninp `nves us h gbwi bl cbt whter

    bkde h wee$, tcht9s nt.A

    !t whs 7egruhry, hka dbia ekbu`c tb whkt tb chve h cbt

    scbwer. Gut we sbbk lbuka but tcns whsk9t `bnk` tb chppek.

    Evektuhiiy hlter rukknk` hrbuka ukaer tce dbia scbwer 2ustekbu`c tb `et wet 4nt9s rehiiy h `bba why tb wh$e up5 we were

    rehay tb sthrt bur 2burkey tb sdcbbi. ke dhk kever ge luiiy

    prephrea lbr tcns $nka bl expernekde. Obu dhk reha gbb$s,

    whtdc ''s, evek thi$ tb pebpie wcb chve geek tcere gelbre,

    gut tb inve nt hka ge phrt bl tce rehi tcnk` whs tce bkiy why.

    )k`ne iea tce why.

    !t9s h scbrt whi$ lrb cere, hgbut tek nkutes,A sce shna.

    >e whi$ea tb tce eka bl tce rbha, wcndc whs bkiy hgbut811 yhras hwhy. #cek tcere whs h very gusy auhi dhrrnh`ewhy

    wntc twb ihkes `bnk` ehdc why. #cns nk ntseil prbvea tb ge h

    dchiiek`e. #ce trhllnd whs hirehay very cehvy. ! dbuiak9t see h

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    hka hii sbrts bl cbusecbia ruggnsc haank` tb tce snd$eknk`

    seii. )ii ! dbuia see were ibk` hiieywhys wntc cuts br cbveis

    hs tcey were dhiiea, hae bl ua, gunit bk gbtc snaes hka h

    ibk` phtcwhy tcht cha hk bpek arhnk rukknk` abwk tce naaie

    wcndc ibb$ea in$e h grbwknsc dbiburea streh bl sbe $nka bl

    in3una. #cere were ek hka wbek wntc ghgnes sthkank`

    hrbuka ibb$nk` ht us hs nl we cha 2ust ihkaea lrb e were `nvek hgbut lnlteek stuaekts ehdc hddbrank` tbh`e. ! cha tce ybuk`er bkes lrb snx yehrs tb tek yehrs bia.

    ! sht abwk bk h rea pihstnd dchnr wntc "bdh "bih wrnttek bk

    tce ghd$. Tibwiy tcese dcniarek dhe up tb e, bke ht h tne,

    hka stbba gesnae e ibb$nk` ht e wntc gn` durnbus eyes. #cey

    tcek `hve e h gbb$, wcndc cha tcenr cbewbr$ nk nt. #cese

    gbb$s were sb sbniea hka tbrk nt whs anllnduit tb see wcht ! whs

    suppbsea tb ge ibb$nk` ht, uktni tce lnrst dcnia pbnktea tb tce

    ph`e.#cns bke, tcns bke,A ce shna, nk lhnriy `bba Ek`insc.

    ! ibb$ea ht tce gby hka y eyes weiiea up. Ce whs hgbut

    tek br eievek yehrs bia hka lnitcy, wntc h rukknk` kbse hka h

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    dbu`c tcht hae cn sch$e hii bver. Ce cha kb scbes; cns

    dibtces were sb anrty tcey ibb$ea in$e tcey cha geek hae

    lrb dhragbhra gedhuse tcey 2ust anak9t bve wcek ce

    whi$ea. #cey were lhr tbb gn` lbr cn. ! ibb$ea ht cn hka

    tcbu`ct ! shw sbetcnk` bvnk` nk cns chnr. Ce `hve e sudc

    h gn` snie. !t whs hhznk`N Ce ibb$ea chppyN ! ibb$ea ht cns

    cbewbr$ hka hii ! dbuia see whsH "ht, 'b`, Cbrse, 'bk$ey,

    cek ! ibb$ea up hii ! shw were

    tcese dcniarek iehknk` bver tcenr aes$s trynk` tb `et h `bba

    ibb$ ht tce gihd$ gbhra. Tbe bl tce dhe hka sht bk tcelibbr gy e sb tcey dbuia see getter.

    #ce sernbus ibb$ bk tcenr lhdes hs tcey were wrntnk` whs

    hhznk`; tcey were sb dbkdektrhtea bk wcht tcey were abnk`.

    kde ! stbppea hka sht abwk, hii tce dcniarek dhe ht tce she

    tne whvnk` tcenr gbb$s ht e tb dbrredt hka scbutnk`H

    Tnr, Tnr. (iehse dced$.A

    ! cha tb inke tce up hka sthrtea tb dced$ tcenr wbr$; nt

    whs strhk`e tcht evek tcbu`c tcey cha 2ust dbpnea lrb tcegbhra, h ibt bl tce cha stnii `bt nt wrbk`. ! cha hkbtcer ibb$ ht

    (hstbr 'ninp, wcb whs stnii sieepnk` hka kbw skbrnk`. #cns

    drehtea 3unte h skn``er lrb tce $nas.

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    )lter hgbut hk cbur bl tcns, Tnster Luhrn hrrnvea. Tce

    whi$ea tb tce ektrhkde bl tce sdcbbi. )s tce dcniarek shw cer,

    tcey hii stbba up ht tce she tne, gbit uprn`ct; cehas ghd$,

    hka scbuteaH cht chppekea kext dbpieteiy tcrew e.Tnster Luhrn stbba up lrb cer aes$. ke bl tce biaer

    gbys dhe bver tb cer hka chkaea cer h stnd$ hs ibk` hs h

    whi$nk` stnd$. !t whs 3unte tcnd$, hka cha gui$y $kbts bk nt.

    Tce whi$ea nktb tce tekt very sibwiy, cbiank` tce stnd$. Tce

    whs thi$nk` very lhst nk Cnkan. ! ibb$ea ht tce dcniarek hka

    dbuia see tcey were sdhrea. ! ibb$ea ht )k`ne gedhuse sce cha

    geek ht tce sdcbbi h wee$ ibk`er tchk #bky hka !. )k`ne whsstnii cbiank` cer lnk`er tb cer butc hs nl tb shyH 6Leep 3unet,

    ab kbtcnk`.9 Tnster Luhrn9s vbnde whs `ettnk` ibuaer hka

    ibuaer. #ce stnd$, br dhke hs tcey dhiiea nt, whs kbw up restnk`

    bk cer scbuiaer hs nl tb strn$e ht hky bekt. Tce whs ibb$nk`

    ht tce $nas bke ht h tne shynk` sbetcnk` we dbuiak9t

    ukaersthka. Gut tce dcniarek ana, hs tcey were kbw sthrtnk` tb

    tregie wntc lehr.

    #cek nt sthrtea. #ce dhke dhe abwk lhst hka lurnbus bktce $nas9 chkas wcnie tcey were whntnk` lbr tce strn$e, wcndc

    Tnster Luhrn `hve wntc reinsc, br sb nt seeea. Ehdc dcnia

    scbb$ cns br cer chka vn`brbusiy hlterwhras, gibwnk` bk nt tb

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    dbbi nt bl. )s Tnster Luhrn whsk9t chppy wntc 2ust bke strn$e,

    sce `hve ehdc dcnia ht iehst tcree. Tce whs hisb cnttnk` sbe bl

    tce dcniarek bk tce ghd$ bl tcenr ie`s. ke bl tce leii bver

    gedhuse bl tce phnk. #bky hka ! 2ust stbba tcere ibb$nk` ht ehdc

    btcer leeink` tbthiiy pbweriess. !t whs cbrrngie. ! leit yseil

    sch$nk` every tne sce strud$ wntc tce stnd$ hs nl sce cha cnt

    e wntc nt anredtiy. #cns ihstea h very ibk` tne br sb nt seeea

    tb e. !t whs hdtuhiiy bkiy hgbut lnve nkutes. Tnster Luhrn

    ana kbt snk`ie hky bke br twb dcniarek but. Tce strud$ ht

    rhkab whi$nk` up hka abwk tce tekt. Gy kbw sce cha h skeer

    bk cer lhde hs nl sce whs chvnk` luk. #ce ibb$ whs bke bl

    vek`ehkde, vnkandtnvekess, hka hgcbrrekde. Tce whi$ea verysibwiy ibb$nk` ht ehdc dcnia ibk` ekbu`c tb put terrbr nk tcenr

    nkas hka tb h$e tce tcnk$H 6) ! kextD9 ! derthnkiy whsk9t

    prephrea lbr tcns bk y lnrst ahy. #cek hii bl h suaaek sce

    stbppea; sce scbutea sbetcnk` nk Cnkan hka hii tce stuaekts

    sht abwk. Tbe bl tce were drynk`, btcers cha pully eyes;

    bst bl tce were sknllnk` hka wnpnk` tcenr kbses. #cey were

    wnkdcnk` hs Tnster Luhrn whi$ea phst. #ce rest stbba hka

    ibb$ea ht tce libbr leeink` hka ibb$nk` very `iu. ! sht abwkbk y pihstnd dchnr ibb$nk` ht hii tcns, wbkaernk` tb yseil, nl

    tcese twb pebpie were suppbsea tb ge rein`nbus, 6wcht nk :ba9s

    khe whs tcht hii hgbutD9 (hstbr 'ninp 2ust stbba tcere hka ana

    kbtcnk . Ce whs ibb$nk` hs nl tcns whs h typndhi ahniy

    bddurrekde.

    )lter tce gehtnk` nkdnaekt, nt whs tne lbr iukdc. #ce twb

    biaer gbys ihna h thrphuink bk tce `rbuka butsnae tce tekt. #ce$nas, bke gy bke, rebvea h ethi ansc lrb tcenr gh`s, hka

    wekt tb snt bk tce dibtc hka sthrtea tb eht nk sniekde. #cenr

    iukdc dbksnstea bl chil h "chphttn br hhk greha, sbe rnde,

    hka h inttie ve`ethgie bl sbe sbrt. ! wekt tb thi$ tb #bky wcb

    ibb$ea ht e, scbwnk` cns chkas phis up hs nl tb shyH 6Obu9ve

    `bt e, gut iet9s whnt uktni we hre hibke tb thi$ hgbut wcht we

    2ust wntkessea.9 ! tcek ibb$ea hrbuka hka shw tcree $nas snttnk`

    ht tcenr aes$s, sb ! wekt tb hs$H>cy hrek9t ybu chvnk` iukdcDA ke bl tce ibb$ea ht

    e. ) inttie `nri dhiiea Tevhkn, sce cha tce ihr`est hka bst

    hiiurnk` gihd$ eyes ! cha ever seek. Tce shnaH

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    >e abk9t chve hky lbba.A

    ! nkstnkdtnveiy wekt tb y pbd$ets ibb$nk` lbr sbetcnk` tb

    eht, gut bl dburse ! cha kbtcnk`, ! chak9t expedtea tb see tcns

    $nka bl nsery hka pbverty sb dibse, hka sb sbbk.

    )lter iukdc cha lnknscea, tce dcniarek dhe ghd$ hka sht ht

    tcenr aes$s. ! stbba tcere tcnk$nk`H 6>cht kbwD9 ! ibb$ea ht

    )k`ne lbr ceip; sce tcek dhe bver tb e, hka shnaH #ce

    stuaekts pihy `hes kbw lbr tce ihst chil hk cbur, hka ybu

    ust 2bnk nk.A

    $hy,A ! shna, lnke wntc e. >cht `hes ab we pihyDA

    )k`ne shnaH #cey wnii scbw ybu.A

    >e hii wekt butsnae. #ce $nas tbb$ y chka hka ieha etb tce pihy hreh, wcndc whs h gn` s3uhre bl `rbuka lekdea bll

    gy ghgbb dhkes. #ce lnrst `he whs dhiiea Lhghae, wcndc

    ehkt th`. >cht chppekea kext whs tcht tcere were twb tehs

    sthkank` bppbsnte ehdc btcer. #ce anvnank` inke whs hae up bl

    scbes, br linp=libps, bl wcndc bkiy h lew bl tce dcniarek cha.

    #cek bke gy bke tcey rhk bver tb tce btcer snae scbutnk`H

    Lhghae, LhghaeNA trynk` tb puii sbebke hdrbss tce inke. !l

    tcey hkh`ea tb ab tcns nt ehkt tce dcnia whs elledtnveiy butbl tce `he. #cns wekt bk lbr 3unte sbe tne. >cek y turk

    dhe, ! rhk tb tce btcer teh, scbutnk`H Lhghae LhghaeNA ht

    tce tbp bl y vbnde. ! whs hisb whvnk` y hrs hgbut hka tcns

    sthrtiea sbe bl tce $nas, wcb tcek rhk bll.