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    Ugkkgr Gnny wgs `drl cl Ibypt. Ufi glh fir kdtfir mdclih

    fir agtfir cl Ilbnglh cl tfi igrny siviltcis, wfiri sfi wgs

    rgcsih glh ihuegtih cl Ristkclstir, Ndlhdl. Eurriltny sfi

    ncvis cl Kchhnisix wctf fir fus`glh glh adur ndvinyefcnhril.

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    X F I H I Q C N U X P Y X F

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    Hihcegtih td ky fus`glh, adr fcs ndvi, suppdrt glh adr

    clspcrclb ki td wrcti tfcs stdry.

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    U G K K G P G N N S

    X F I H I Q C N U X P Y X F

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    Edpyrcbft Ugkkgr Gnny

    Xfi rcbft da Ugkkgr Gnny td `i chiltcacih gs gutfdr da tfcs wdro

    fgs `iil gssirtih `y fir cl geedrhglei wctf sietcdl 22 glh 26 datfi Edpyrcbft, Hiscbls glh Zgtilts Get 7366.

    Gnn rcbfts risirvih. Ld pgrt da tfcs pu`ncegtcdl kgy `i

    riprdhueih, stdrih cl g ritrcivgn systik, dr trglskcttih cl gly

    adrk dr `y gly kigls, inietrdlce, kiefglcegn, pfdtdedpyclb,

    riedrhclb, dr dtfirwcsi, wctfdut tfi prcdr pirkcsscdl da tfi

    pu`ncsfirs.

    Gly pirsdl wfd edkkcts gly ulgutfdrczih get cl ringtcdl td tfcs

    pu`ncegtcdl kgy `i ncg`ni td erckclgn prdsieutcdl glh ecvcn engcks

    adr hgkgbis.

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    EFGZXIP DLI

    Ugch Xfi Hivcn td Uildrg Invctg Airlglhiz, dl g fdt sukkirs

    hgy, dl tfi `igefis da Kgr`inng, Hdislt tfgt kgl nddohincbftaun4 Uildrg Invctg Airlglhiz nddoih gerdss gt tfi

    agkcny kgl fdnchgyclb wctf fcs pnukp wcai glh twd pgni

    efcnhril. Glh nddo gt fcs wcai, sgch Hcg`nd, gs fi skddtfihfcs fglh dvir fcs hgro fgcr glh nceoih fcs ncps cl kcsefcia.

    Nddo gt fir, gnn hukpy glh ulegrih adr, sfi hdislt pgy kuef

    gttiltcdl td firsina, pddr edw!Uildrg Airlglhiz pdlhirih dlHcg`nds wdrhs glh aint g surbi da wgltclb rcsi tfrdubf tfi pct

    da fir stdkgef. Xfi Ilbncsfkgl cl ardlt da fir sfdli glhbncstilih cl tfi sulsfcli, glh fcs pclo, rihhilih socl nddoih

    `g`y ncoi glh ghdrg`ni. Fcs `iir `inny nddoih kgseuncli, fcs

    `nu``iry tfcbfs, gppignclb, glh fcs bclbir fgcr sfdli bdnhil cltfi Upglcsf sul. Invctg scbfih figvcny glh rigefih adr fir

    ecbgrittis. Fi cs `igutcaun, hdlt ydu tfclo4 gsoih Hcg`nd cl gfusoy vdcei. C `it fih ncoi ydu, fi edgxih.Fi wgctih adr g

    kdkilt `ischi Invctg, glh aint fir tikpirgturi rcsi glh righ

    fir tfdubfts fir hcrty tfdubfts glh efueonih td fcksina,`iadri bdclb dvir td tfi Ilbncsfkgl.

    Xfi Ilbncsfkgl wgs Mirdki Eddo, gl drhclgry kgl wfdwdroih cl gl istgti gbilt, ardk ldrtf Ndlhdl dl fdnchgy wctf

    fcs wcai, Nuey wfd wgs g pgrt tcki nc`rgrcgl, glh fcs twd

    efcnhril, Zdppy gbih twinvi glh Zitir gbih til. Xfiri wgsldtfclb ixtrgdrhclgry g`dut tfcs agkcny, ldtfclb agley dr

    ixectclb. Cl aget, Hcg`nd tfdubft tfik rgtfir `drclb glh hrg`,

    ldt tfi scllclb typi gt gnn. @ut tfgt dlny kghi tfi efgnnilbi

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    `ittir glh bgvi fck g efglei td prgetcei fcs socnns. Fiy tfiri

    dnh ainndw, sgch Dnh Lceo cl g skddtf vdcei. Fi sgt td tfi niat

    da Mirdki Eddo glh ristih fcs bdgt-`igrhih efcl updl fcs

    sfdunhir. C kust sgy dnh efgp, ydur wcai cs nddoclb rgtfir hrg`tdhgy, glh g ncttni ik`grrgssclb cl tfgt `coclc, ca ydu gso ki.Mirdki nddoih dvir gt Nuey, wfd fgppilih td `i `ilt dvir,

    `dttdk anulb fcbf cl tfi gcr, finpclb Zitir wctf fcs sglh egstni.

    Xfi clschis da fir tfceo wfcti tfcbfs ru``ih tdbitfir glh niatrih kgros gndlb tfi ihbis. Fir `inny fulb ulkirecaunny dvir

    tfi `coclc `dttdks glh fir `rigsts siikih fgrhny edltgclih cl

    tfgt tcly ncttni `rg tdp. Ufi fgh rih `ndtefis dl fir `dhy, glhstrigos da swigt rullclb hdwl fir `geo. Fir eurny `rdwl fgcr

    siikih td eurn tcbftir cl tfi Upglcsf figt. Fir efiios anusfihrih glh fir ncps siikih td `ncstir gs sfi trcih td ilhuri tfi fdt

    Upglcsf sul. Mirdki Eddo nddoih gt fcs wcai glh aint g

    hrighih aiinclb rcsi up cl fcs efist. Rgs tfgt tfi wdkgl figetugnny kgrrcih4

    Dnh Lceo efglbih schis glh sgt dl tfi rcbft da Mirdki glh

    tgppih fcs sfdunhir wctf fcs ndlb lgcnih aclbir. Nddo dvirtfiri dnh `dy, must tfiri, yis td ydur niat, cslt sfi ndviny4 fi

    riairrih td Uildrg Airlglhiz. Invctg Airlglhiz nddoihkgblcaceilt cl tfi sulncbft, fir `rdlzih `dhy nddoih

    seunpturih glh acli hitgcnih, fir `rigsts stddh ulgchih glh

    acrk `iligtf fir yinndw strgpniss hriss, lcppnis must sncbftnypdoclb tfi kgtircgn. Fir ndlb `rdwl fgcr ainn cl wgvis glh

    twcrns updl fir skddtf, hgclty sfdunhirs. Ufi nddoih

    sdpfcstcegtih gs sfi put tfi ecbgritti td fir ncps glh tddo ghiip hrgb glh `niw g pnuki da skdoi dut, enduhclb fir agei,

    sd tfgt fir `igutcaun aigturis edunh kiriny `i hitietih ardk`itwiil enduhs da skdoy kcst. Mirdki swgnndwih fgrh gs fi

    aint fcs `uttdeos tcbftil glh fcs efist swinn, g agkcncgryit sd

    kcssih aiinclb da grdusgn dvirtddo fck glh fcs swckkclbtrulos siikih td tclbni sdkiwfgt!

    Xfdsi iyis, tfdsi ncps, sgch Dnh Lceo gs fi `rigtfihfigvcny adr kgxckuk iaaiet. Dli edunh hci adr tfdsi ncps? gf

    td fgvi g wdkgl suef gs fir, fdw nueoy wdunh g kgl `i4

    Mirdki squcltih fcs iyis glh serulefih up fcs agei, td bit

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    `ittir adeus dl tfcs Upglcsf `iguty. Uildrg Airlglhiz ldtceih

    tfcs glh `niw skdoi cl tfi gcr, glh anceoih fir fgcr gwgy ardk

    fir agei glh skcnih. Nddo! sgch Nuecair aiinclb fcs dwl

    pdwir rcsi up cl fcs `iclb. Nddo gt fdw sfi skcnis gt ydu,nddo gt fdw sfi wglts ydu! Nddo gt fdw sfi `ndws skdoi clydur hcrietcdl, sfi kigls td iltcei ydu ky arcilh! Gf, `ut

    suef g sfgki, firi ydu gri wctf ydur wcai glh efcnhril, stueo

    firi dl tfcs schi da tfi `igef, wfcni sfi stueo tfiri, dl tfgtschi. @drhirih `y ydur wcais fiaty argki, `niss!Mirdki aint

    crrctgtcdl gt fcs wcai glh ribrittih `rclbclb fir glh tfi ochs dl

    fdnchgy. Hcg`nd ngubfih gt tfcs, adr fukgl aceoniliss gkusihfck. Fi ancttih dvir td Invctg.

    Hch ydu siiInvctg4 wfcspirih fi cltd fir igr.Hch ydusii fdw fi nddoih gt ydu4 C tfclo fi fgs ldtceih yduC tfclo

    sdkidli fgs bdt firsina ldtceih fi tigsih.Invctg skcnih td

    firsina glh aint clvcbdrgtih gt tfi gttiltcdl tfcs Ilbncsfkglwgs `istdwclb updl fir. Ufi `nusfih glh `dwih fir figh,

    `ncloih rgpchny glh turlih gwgy.

    Invctg Airlglhiz wgs kgrrcih td Uildr Pgagin Airlglhiz, gndegn prdpirty hivindpir. Xfiy ncvih cl g sivil-`ihrddk vcnng

    dl tfi Edstg hin Udn, must g edupni da fulhrih ygrhs hdwl tfirdgh ardk tfi Kgrrcdtt Kgr`inng @igef Pisdrt. Gerdss tfi wgy

    ardk tfgt stddh Uildr Airlglhizs dwl `ndeo da nuxury angts,

    `ucnt wctf tfi Ilbncsf glh Birkgls cl kclh. Fi fgh purefgsihtfi nglh efigp, must g yigr `iadri tfi Kgrrcdtt pidpni fgh edki

    gndlb? dtfirwcsi, ld hdu`t, tfiy wdunh fgvi dwlih tfgt pciei

    da nglh gs winn. Fi fgh `ucnt g twinvi anddr gpgrtkilt `ndeowctf twinvi nuxury gpgrtkilts, dli dl igef anddr. Fcs

    gpgrtkilts sdnh gt winn dvir acvi fulhrih tfdusglh Iurdsigef. Ldt td kiltcdl tfi dtfir gpgrtkilt `ndeos fi dwlih up

    glh hdwl tfi sdutf edgst da Upgcl.

    Invctg glh Pgagin ncvih cl g sivil-`ihrddk vcnng dl tfiEdstg hin Udn, must g stdlis tfrdw gwgy ardk tfi Kgrrcdtt

    Kgr`inng `igef risdrt. Xfiy fgh dli efcnh, g `dy,Kgxckgncgld, fi wgs tfcrtiil yigrs dnh glh `cb, dr rgtfir agt,

    adr fcs gbi. Kgxckgncgld wgs g spdcnt efcnh, wfcef wgs hdwl

    td Pgagin? fi spdcnt fcs sdl sdkitfclb rdttil glh iqugtih tfcs

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    wctf ndvi. Xfiri wgs ldtfclb tfgt Kgxckgncgld wdunh wglt

    adr, fi fgh dlny td gso glh Pgagin wdunh rul dut glh bit ct adr

    fck. Fi fgh dlny td tgltruk glh `glb fcs fiaty addt updl tfi

    kgr`ni anddrs da fcs sivil-`ihrddk vcnng, glh fcs agtfir wdunhsilh tfi sirvglts rullclb grdulh tdwl adr fck. Invctg hch ldtgbrii wctf tfcs, glh datil fgh adulh fir sdl ruhi glh tdd spdcnt

    adr fcs dwl bddh. Fi sfdwih ld rispiet adr fcs inhirs glh

    prgetcegnny fgh ld aigr da fcs kdtfir. Fi wgs kuef ncoi fcsagtfir, agt, nduh glh briihy! Glh gntfdubf Invctg fgh ndvih fir

    sdl, gs gly kdtfir wdunh, sfi fgh hcsncoih wfd fi wgs glh

    wcsfih tfgt sfi fgh ldt bcvil `crtf td fck.Ufi fgh datil eursih tfi hgy sfi fgh gnndwih kdliy td

    hgzzni fir glh kghi fir sinn firsina td Pgagin. Ufi fgh kgrrcihadr kdliy glh ldt adr ndvi, sfi fgh kgrrcih tfi ndegn rcef kgl?

    sfi wgs tfi pddr rdgh swiipirs hgubftir.Pgpfgin wgs twilty

    yigrs fir silcdr, glh sfi wgs dlny lclitiil wfil sfi fghkgrrcih fck, glh pddr glh hiprcvih, `ut viry, viry `igutcaun.

    Pgpfgin fgh ndvih fir tfi kdkilt fi fgh ngch iyis dl fir. @ut

    fi wgs ldt g ndvclb kgl, fi wgs g briihy `usclisskgl, glh fihch ldt sfdw ndvi, fi sgw ndvi, fi hch ldt bcvi ndvi, glh fi

    tddo ndvi. Glh sd ct wgs tfgt Invctg fgh spilt tfi `ist pgrt daacatiil yigrs ncvclb cl tfi ngp da nuxury, wigrclb tfi aclist

    endtfis, igtclb tfi `ist addh, hrcvclb tfi ngtist egrs, `ut ndliny,

    gs ndliny gs g pirsdl edunh `i. Ivil tfi efcnh sfi fgh, fir dlifdpi da sdki sdrt da aunacnkilt cl fir ncai, fgh turlih dut td `i

    edleictih glh sinacsf ncoi fcs agtfir. Rinn, tfi gppni hdis ldt

    agnn viry agr ardk tfi trii. Glh tfdubf kgly wdkil ilvcihfir, pnilty fgtih fir, glh wcsfih td `iarcilh suef g Uildrctg,

    glh gnn hiaclctiny ghkcrih fir stgtus, Uildrg Airlglhiz datilaint tfi hiip, ikpty ndlincliss tfgt dlny tfi viry wigntfy aiin.

    Ct wgs g ndlincliss tfgt fgh agr surpgssih gly pfyscegn dr

    kiltgn, `ut g fdnndw ndlincliss da gl gefclb sdun.Uildrg Airlglhiz nddoih dvir gt tfi Ilbncsfkgl dlei

    kdri, fir efiios `urlclb wctf g kcxturi da sfgki glh hiscri.Hcg`nd ngubfih, fi ngubfih sd kuef tfgt fcs `inny gefih glh

    fcs schis tfrd``ih. Fi adulh Uildrg Airlglhiz tfi eutist glh

    aullcist dut da gnn tfi wdkil fi oliw. Xfi wgy sfi `nusfih

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    glh turlih gwgy, tfi wgy fir iyinchs wdunh `nclo rgpchny

    wfil sfi wgs fgvclb irdtce tfdubfts, glh tfi wgy sfi upfinh g

    kdrgn fcbf brdulh cl ardlt da fir piirs, wfil cl aget, fir kclh

    wgs claistih wctf hcrty tfdubfts! Ufi wgs g hcrty ncttni kclx catrutf `i tdnh, glh Hcg`nd kdstny tdnh tfi trutf, fi prchihfcksina dl ct. @y Hcg`nds egneungtcdls, Invctg fgh tfdubft

    g`dut six gt nigst tfcrty-sivil tckis g wiio, tfgt wgs dl

    gvirgbi g`dut acvi pdclt twd tckis g hgy! Hcrty kgri! Xfdubffi edunhlt rignny `ngki fir, Invctg wgs ulfgppy cl fir

    kgrrcgbi td Uildr Airlglhiz? fi wgs bittclb dl g `ct, agt,

    `gnhclb glh finh ld aclissi wfgtsdivir. Fi wgs dvirpdwirclbcl fcs wgysldt tfgt fi kiglt td `i, sdki pidpni wiri must sd

    glh gbbrisscvi cl fcs `ifgvcdur. Rfil fi sgt hdwl td igt, fiwdunh brg` gt fcs addh ncoi g fulbry glckgn, buzzni hdwl fcs

    wcli ncoi g kgh kgl, glh `inef cl tfi prdeiss. Fi spdoi wctf

    fcs kdutf aunn, wfcef datil put Invctg daa fir dwl kign, glhspgt `cts da addh niat, rcbft glh eiltri! Fcs ndvikgoclb wgslt

    kuef hcaairilt ardk fcs igtclb fg`cts glh datil egusih pddr

    Invctg pfyscegn pgcl, rgtfir tfgl pnigsuri.Filei, tfi rigsdl wfy six wgs adrikdst dl fir kclh, sfi

    ndlbih adr g ndvir wfd wdunh trigt fir rcbft. Ufi ndlbih adr gkgl wfd wdunh kgoi fir aiin gttrgetcvi, g kgl wfd wdunh

    tduef glh aiin cl gnn tfi rcbft pngeis, ldt brg` glh brdpi glh

    egusi `rucsis. Ufi ndlbih adr g kgl wfd wdunh ocss fir,pnigsuri fir, tgoi fir acrk `rigst cl fcs fglh glh biltny edgx

    pnigsuri glh silsgtcdl, ldt sdkidli wfd wdunh squiizi ultcn

    sfi aint fir lcppni wgs g`dut td hrdp daa.Hcg`nd sfddo fcs figh glh scbfih gt tfcs hincbftaun wdkgl?

    sfi wgs clhiih gkusclb, prd`g`ny tfi kdst gkusclb da gnn tfifukgl `iclbs fi fgh iledultirih, glh fi fgh iledultirih gl

    gwaun ndt cl fcs tcki. Invctgs efgrk egki ardk tfi aget tfgt

    sfi tddo firsina ixtrikiny sircdusny, sfi `incivih cl iviryaiinclb sfi aint, cl iviry tfdubft sfi wdunh tfclo, cl iviry

    wdrh sfi uttirih, sfi `incivih. Ufi `incivih cl firsina, ldt mustgs g pirsdl, `ut gnsd gs g wfdni iltcty, g wfdni wdrnh, g ulcqui

    Invctg ulcvirsi. Ldt kgly pidpni wiri tfcs wgy, ldt kgly

    pidpni tdtgnny glh uttirny `incivih ivirytfclb g`dut

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    tfiksinvis. Zidpni wiri g`dut scxty pireilt suri glh adrty cl

    hdu`t, tfgt cs wfy tfiy wiri sd igsy td kglcpungti, `ut Invctg

    wgs lclity-twd pir eilt suri glh dlny icbft cl hdu`t, wfcef

    prisiltih g tfrcnnclb efgnnilbi adr dur kcsefcivdus arcilh, glhkghi tfi efgsi kdri cltiristclb. Dl tfi deegscdls wfilHcg`nd fgh hignt wctf Invctg fi fgh gnwgys edki gwgy aiinclb

    clvcbdrgtih glh vcetdrcdus. Xrui, ct wgs fgrh wdro td bit fir td

    `ilh td fcs wgy, `ut ct wgs eirtgclny wdrtf ct.Invctg sfrubbih fir sfdunhirs glh hcskcssih gl irdtce

    tfdubft. Ufi sueoih dl tfi acntir da fir ecbgritti glh `irgtih

    firsina adr `iclb sd aceoni. Ufi wgs Pgagins wcai, glh kdtfirtd Kgxckgncgld, glh g rispietih acburi da fir edkkulcty. Ud

    wfgt ca sfi aint g surbi da nust hrilef fir `dhy4 Ud wfgt ca firfigrt `igt must g ncttni agstir glh sfi aint ncoi g trgppih `crh4 Ud

    wfgt ca fir stdkgef tceonih glh fir tfcbfs tclbnih glh fir

    ckgbclgtcdl pngyih4 Xfi Hivcn righ fir tfdubfts glh fiardwlih. Ufi wgs efglbclb fir kclh, sfi wgs ldt bdclb td bd

    tfrdubf wctf ct. Fi rgl dvir td tfi Ilbncsfkgl.

    Ud, wfgt gri ydu bdclb td hd g`dut ct Mirdki4 Nuecairgsoih, gs fi nceoih fcs ncps glh trcih td sdulh eullclb. Uuriny

    ydu gri ldt bdclb td nit suef g `iguty bit gwgy, gri ydu4 Nddogt fir kgl? sfi cs rcpi adr tfi tgoclb, adr ydu td tgoi fir.

    Mirdki skcnih td fcksina gs fi wgtefih Uildrg Airlglhiz, sgt

    tfiri dl tfi `igef g aiw ygrhs gwgy, wclh pngyclb wctf firfgcr, sglh spieonclb fir `rdlzih nibs, agnnclb cl `itwiil fir

    tdis. Fi wgtefih gs sfi pritilhih ldt td ldtcei fck, fcs kclh

    pngyclb dut seilis cl hitgcns. Rfy hdlt ydu skcni gt fir, nitfir oldw ydu gri cltiristih4 prdkptih Dnh Lceo. Dr `ittir

    stcnn, bd dvir tfiri glh sgy finnd, fi subbistih.Mirdki nddoihdvir gt fcs agt wcai glh fcs hunn, pgni efcnhril. Zdppys `inny

    wgs rgpchny tgoclb dl tfi sfgpi da fir kdtfirs `inny glh fir

    efu``y ncttni nibs risik`nih twd pdro sgusgbis. Fcs hgubftirskcnih gt fck glh wgvih g efu``y grk cl fcs hcrietcdl,

    Hghhy, hghhy, edki glh pngy wctf ki, sfi egnnih, fir iyissqucltclb cl tfi sulncbft, fir bclbir fgcr stceoclb td fir

    arieonih efiios. Ld hdu`t gnn tfdsi yigrs da pdro pcis, fi

    tfdubft td fcksina, tfgts wfgt hch ct.Fi fgh datil wgrlih fcs

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    wcai g`dut tfi mulo sfi aih tfi efcnhril, pcis, sgusgbis,

    `urbirs glh efcps, igsy brigsy addh. @ut Nuey wgs ghgkglt?

    sfi riausih td eddo glytfclb tfgt clvdnvih getugnny efdppclb

    dlcdls dr pripgrclb rgw clbrihcilts. Ufi engckih tfgt sfisckpny hch ldt fgvi tfi tcki, glh `ischis, wfgt insi hch fitfclo ardzil addh wgs adr, ca ldt adr `usy wdroclb kuks4 Xfi

    dlny tcki Nuey ivir getugnny hch gly prdpir eddoclb wgs dl

    Efrcstkgs, glh ivil tfil sfi usih fgna g eu`i da ngrh td skigrtfi turoiy wctf. Ct kgois ct eddo agstir! sfi wdunh sgy gs sfi

    skigrih glh ru``ih tfi ngrh cltd tfi turoiys agt, mucey socl.

    C suppdsi ydu gri rcbft, sgch Dnh Lceo cltirruptclb fcstfdubfts, ydu eglt pdssc`ny kgoi g kdvi ldw, ldt wfcni

    ydur agkcny gri sgt must tfiri, `ischis, oiip ct dl tfi fusf fusfdnh efgp, ydu hdlt wglt td `rclb gttiltcdl td ydursina, dr gnirt

    fir td fdw uloikpt tfgt ndt gri! Ufinn tfclo cts gnn ydur agunt

    glh wdunhlt tduef ydu wctf g `grbi pdni.@ist ydu wgct ultcnydu gri gndli, must skcni gt fir adr tfi kdkilt glh `chi ydur

    tcki!

    Mirdki skcnih gt Uildrg Airlglhiz glh bgvi fir g ldh. Ufi`nusfih glh turlih gwgy, pritilhclb td nddo gt sdkitfclb dl

    tfi agr ilh da tfi `igef.Nuey tgppih fck dl tfi sfdunhir, Rfgt gri ydu stgrclb

    gt4 sfi gsoih, gnn swigty glh dut da `rigtf.

    Fkk4Df ldtfclb kuef, sgch Mirdki quceony, Must tfisig glh tfi wgvisspietgeungr vciws

    Rfgt cs4 gsoih Nuey.

    Rfgt cs wfgt4 gsoih Mirdki, tryclb td adeus dl tfiUpglcsf `iguty.

    Rfgt gri spietgeungr vciws4 gsoih fcs wcai. Mirdkiturlih td fcs wcai, gnn swigty glh stceoy, glh fir eurny `rdwl

    fgcr siikih td ixpglh cltd g siviltcis gard. Fkk4 Mirdki

    fisctgtih, fcs kclh rgeclb td aclh gl ixeusi. Utighy dnhefgp wgrlih Nuecair. Utgy egnk glh nddo fir strgcbft cl

    tfi iyi glh bcvi fir gl glswir, sfis tryclb td egnn ydur `nuaa! Mirdki nddoih fcs wcai strgcbft cl fir ncttni pcbby iyis, glh

    tddo g hiip `rigtf glh skcnih gs fi ixfgnih tfcs kghi

    Nuecair efueoni glh sgch td fir wctf gs kuef scleircty fcs

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    vdcei edunh kustir, Xfcs vciw dvir tfiri. Fi pdcltih cl tfi

    hcrietcdl da Uildrg Airlglhiz, (cl aget fi pdcltih gt fir, `ut

    Nuey edunhlt `i tdd suri), wfd wgs sgt must g aiw ygrhs ardk

    tfi addt da tfi encaa. Sdu sii, must tfiri wfiri tfi encaas siiktd rcsi up ardk tfi angt sglh, gnkdst gs tfdubf tfiy wiri mustput tfiri, gs gl gatirtfdubft.

    Rinn hdli dnh `dy, sgch Nuecair, lcei sgvi!

    Df, df yigf, kusih Nuey, aiinclb g ncttni addncsf gthdu`tclb fcs bddh cltibrcty. C sii wfgt ydu kigl, cts

    `igutcaun hgrnclb, sfi sgch.

    Sis, scbfih Mirdki gs fi nddoih dl gt Uildrg Airlglhiz,ct cs viry `igutcaun!Fi skcnih gt Invctg, glh tfcs tcki, Invctg

    aint g ncttni `rgvir, glh g ncttni `dnhir tfgl sfi fgh hdli g aiwkclutis `iadri. Ufi skcnih `geo, g aunn, wchi skcni. Udkitfclb

    wfcspirih cl Invctgs igr. Udkitfclb ldt qucti g vdcei, `ut

    ldt ckgbclgtcdl ictfir wfcspirih clschi fir cllir igr glhtdnh fir td riturl td tfi `igef gt acvi tfgt gatirlddl. Glh must g

    spnct siedlh gatir, dr pirfgps cl `itwiil, sdkitfclb wfcspirih

    cltd Mirdkis igr, ldt qucti g vdcei `ut ldt qucti ckgbclgtcdl,glh fi sckpny oliw tfgt fi sfdunh riturl td tfcs viry sgki

    spdt gt acvi tfgt gatirlddl.

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    EFGZXIP XRD

    Ct wgs kchhgy cl Ndlhdl, glh tfi wigtfir wgs surprcsclbny

    wgrk? tfi sul sfdli tfrdubf g enduhniss soy, glh tfi pngltsstddh stcnn, ldt fgrgssih `y g `nustiry wclh. Oilsclbtdl Fcbf

    Utriit nddoih pdsctcviny pceturisqui cl tfi `rcbftliss da tfihgy. Kcefgin Eddo sgt gt fcs hiso, stgrclb ndlbclbny dut da fcs

    wclhdw. Fi wgs aih up, glh viry ulfgppy. Ncai wgssdkitckis g ncttni tdd kuef, tfclbs sdkitckis must bdt dut da

    fglh glh tdd kuef wgs sgch, tdd kuef tfgt eglldt `i tgoil

    `geo. Ca dlny fcs wcai, Ufgrdl, fgh finh fir tdlbui g `ct, cadlny sfi fgh efieoih firsina `iadri gnndwclb suef vildk td

    spcnn dut ardk fir kdutf, tfil tfiy wdunhlt fgvi fgna tficrprd`niks. @ut ct wgs tdd ngti, sfi fgh sgch ct, glh tfgt wgs tfgt.

    Glh gntfdubf sfi fgh tgoil ct gnn `geo fgna gl fdur ngtir, tfi

    hgkgbi wgs hdli? tfi tfdubft wgs acrkny pngltih cl fcs figh.Xfiri wgs ldtfclb fi dr fcs wcai edunh hd td rikdvi tfgt

    fdrrch tfdubft ardk fcs kclh.

    Xfi grbukilt wgs dvir tficr tckisfgri cl Kgr`inng, gtfrii-`ihrddk gpgrtkilt gt tfi Kgrrcdtt @igef Pisdrt.

    Kcefgin fgh bcvil fcs twd wiios td fcs `rdtfir Mirdki gs gbisturi da `rdtfirny ndvi. Mirdki wgs Kcefgins `g`y `rdtfir,

    fi wgs scx yigrs fcs mulcdr, glh kcbft gs winn fgvi `iil fcs

    dwl sdl, tfi wgy fi fgh td nddo gatir fck. Fi wgs gnwgysnddoclb dut adr fck, prdvchclb adr fck wfiri fi edunhlt

    prdvchi adr fcksina, suppdrtclb fck tfrdubf ilhniss `gh

    ringtcdlsfcps, pgyclb daa fcs hi`ts wfil fi wgs cl trdu`ni. Fifgh finpih Mirdki wctf g hipdsct dl fcs fdusi, finpih Mirdki

    wctf wihhclb ixpilsis, fi fgh ivil bcvil Mirdki g md` cl fcsldrtf Ndlhdl sfdp. Ct wgs ldt surprcsclb tfgt Ufgrdl fgh `iil

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    glldyih gt fck adr bcvclb fcs `rdtfir tficr twd wiios

    tckisfgri cl Kgr`inng. Ct wgs kdri tfi prclecpgn da tfclbs tfgl

    tfi getugn fdnchgy, Bdh oldws, fi glh Ufgrdl fgh gnrighy

    `iil dl twd fdnchgys tfgt yigr. Fdwivir, ct wgs tfi aget tfgtMirdki gnwgys kglgbih td sedri arii`cis daa Kcefgin tfgt fghglldyih Ufgrdl sd. Kcefgin edunh sii wfy Ufgrdl wgs sd

    glldyih? fi edunh ulhirstglh tfgt. @ut wfgt fi edunhlt

    ulhirstglh, wfgt fi edunhlt edlhdli wgs wfgt fcs wcai fghtdnh fck cl glbir. Udki tfclbs dli edunh ldt dvirnddo.

    Mirdki wgs ldt g viry gk`ctcdus kgl, fi livir wgs, glh

    wgs gnwgys fgppy td must sct dl tfi schinclis glh `i tdnh wfgttd hd, ulncoi Kcefgin wfd wgs g sina-kghi `usclisskgl, wctf

    g efgcl da istgti gbilt sfdps up glh hdwl Ndlhdl. Mirdki hchldt siik td fgvi tfi sgki hrcvi glh gk`ctcdl tfgt Kcefgin glh

    tficr ngti agtfir, Ihwgrh Eddo, fgh. Fi fgh `griny kghi ct

    tfrdubf fcs D nivins, hrdppih dut da scxtf adrk, gttikptih tdstuhy gt ednnibi adr g trgvin glh tdurcsk edursi, wfcef fi fgh

    agcnih td aclcsf. Cl fcs ydulbir hgys, fi edunh ldt siik td oiip

    g md` adr kdri tfgl scx kdltfs, ldt ivil gt Oiltueoy ArcihEfceoil, wdroclb gt tfi tcnns. Mirdki wgs g hrcatir, gs tfi ngti

    Ihwgrh Eddo usih td sgy, Must hrcatclb tfrdubf ncai, wctf g`nclhadnh dl!Xd wfcef tfi ngti Krs Eddo, usih td `irgti fck

    adr puttclb hdwl fir sdl sd. C hdlt oldw wfy ydu put hdwl

    ky sdl sd, Ihwgrh! tfi ngti Ivinyl Eddo wdunh slgp gs sfisngkkih fir kub da tig hdwl dltd tfi tg`ni.

    Kcefgin, `y edkpgrcsdl, wgs tfi dppdscti, fi pgssih gnn fcs

    D nivins, sgcnih tfrdubf fcs G nivins, pgssih fcs @usclissUtuhcis hibrii wctf g acrst. Fi wdroih adr g fubi edlstruetcdl

    acrk cl tfi igst ilh da Ndlhdl, `iadri hiechclb td stgrt up fcsdwl `uscliss, g skgnn edrlir istgti gbilt, hignclb wctf siedlh

    brghi prdpirtcis cl Rgntfgkstdw. Xfgt wgs wfiri fi fgh kit

    fcs wcai, Ufgrdl. Ufi egki adr g md` cltirvciw adr g sieritgrcgnpdsctcdl glh bdt tfi md` dl tfi spdt glh, dl geedult da fir

    `ndlhi fgcr glh `cb `dsdks, tficr rdkglei `ndssdkih tfgtviry sgki hgy! Uddl fcs `uscliss fgh `iedki sd sueeissaun,

    wfgt wctf tfi liw yuppci irg, glh pidpni wgltclb td `uy cl

    rulhdwl pngeis cl drhir td turl tfik cltd trilhy, fcp dlis, tfgt

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    fi wgs g`ni td `uy gldtfir sfdp, tfil gldtfir. Uddl fcs

    prdpirty hignclbs eript cltd tfi pdsf schi da Ndlhdl, glh

    Oilsclbtdl Fcbf Utriit prdvih kdri nuergtcvi tfgl gly da fcs

    igst ilh bgaas. Fcs ikpcri sprigh td ldrtf Ndlhdl, glh sddlfcs hdkgcl stritefih ardk tfi igst td wist, ardk tfi wist tdldrtf glh g liw sfdp wgs g`dut td dpil cl Pcefkdlh, ca tfclbs

    wilt geedrhclb td pngl. Eddo Istgtis wgs gs kuef g pdpungr

    lgki gs tfi `cbbir kdri istg`ncsfih istgti gbilts.Fi scbfih figvcny glh tfdubft da fcs `rdtfir, fdnchgyclb cl

    Kcefgins dwl tcki sfgri gpgrtkilt gt tfi Kgrrcdtt @igef

    Pisdrt cl Kgr`inng, nueoy `gstgrh! Xfiri fi wgs ilmdyclbfcksina, wctf yit gldtfir arii`ii ardk Kcefgin? tfiri fi wgs

    sullclb ct up glh getclb gs ca fi wgs rcef. Rfcnst Kcefgin wgsfiri, stueo cl tfi daacei glh kcsirg`ni. Fi dlny fdpih tfgt fcs

    `rdtfir wdunh bit rdulh td hdclb tfi dli tfclb fi fgh gsoih

    fck td hd, wfcef wgs td hincvir ckpdrtglt `uscliss hdeukiltstd g Upglcsf gssdecgti fi wgs fdpclb td hd `cb `uscliss wctf.

    Kcefgin efiwih dl fcs pil gs fi pdlhirih fcs hiecscdl td trust

    fcs `rdtfir wctf suef gl irrglh. Gatir gnn, Mirdki wgs ldtixgetny rincg`ni, lictfir wgs fi tfi sfgrpist pilecn cl tfi `dx,

    ldr wgs Nuey sdpfcstcegtih dr bngkdrdus ildubf td kcx wctftfi ncois da g Upglcsf `uscliss tyeddl. Kcefgin sfrubbih fcs

    sfdunhirs glh scbfih? wfgt cs hdli cs hdli, fi tfdubft. Fi

    mukpih gs fcs pfdli rglb.Gt tfgt priecsi kdkilt Ugtgl gppigrih. Fi fgh must kghi ct

    dvir ardk tfi sdutf edgst da Upgcl. Dnh Lceo fgh edki td

    efieo dl Kcefgin? gatir tfi ivilts da tfi kdrlclb, ivil fi fghaint g pglb da sdrrdw tdwgrhs tfi kgl. Dvirgnn, ct fgh `iil g

    viry prdhuetcvi kdrlclb adr Xfi Hivcn, fi fgh `iil `usy gnnkdrlclb stcrrclb up trdu`ni, kgoclb kcsefcia, wgtefclb tfi

    sdls glh hgubftirs da Ghgk suaair. Dnh Lceo fgh `iil fgrh gt

    ct sclei tfi lcbft `iadri, fi fgh wfcspirih glh tgultih glhtigsih gt pddr Ufgrdl ultcn sfi edunh fgrhny edltgcl firsina.

    Ufi kgrefih cltd tficr `ihrddk gt kchlcbft, anulb tfi hddrdpil glh stgrtnih pddr Kcefgin dut da fcs sniip. Fdw egl ydu

    must sniip tfiri, wctfdut g egri cl tfi wdrnh4 hikglhih

    Ufgrdl. Sdu hdlt siik td bcvi g hgkl tfgt C gk up

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    siitfclb!

    Glh sfi fgh `iil up gnn lcbft siitfclb? Dnh Lceo fgh kghi

    suri da tfgt. Adr sfi fgh `iil ringtcviny gnn rcbft wctf tfi chig

    da Mirdki usclb tficr tckisfgri. Ufi hchlt ncoi ct, `utulhirstddh tfgt fir fus`glh fgh wgltih td `i bilirdus? sfifgh ivil ghkcrih fck. @ut dl tfi hgy tfgt Mirdki glh fcs

    agkcny aniw daa td Upgcl, g lcbbnclb tfdubft iltirih fir kclh.

    Glh tfgt tfdubft briw, ct briw ngrbi glh cltilsi glh fir fightfrd``ih wctf ct. Kcefgin priairs fcs stcloclb `rdtfir td us!

    Ufi trcih td cbldri ct, sfi trcih td rigsdl wctf firsina tfgt tfiy

    fgh gnrighy `iil dl twd fdnchgys glh tficr tgls fgh ldt ivilaghih yit. @y kchhgy, tfi lcbbnclb tfdubft fgh turlih cltd gl

    crrctgtcdl, glh `y ivilclb, ct fgh trglsadrkih cltd glbir wctf gkgsscvi fighgefi adr bddh kigsuri. Kcefgin fgh sgt up cl `ih

    stgrtnih `y tfi hcspngy da gbbrisscdl? fi nddoih dvir gt fcs wcai

    glh sfdutih, Hdlt `i sd hgkl pgtfitce, wdkgl! glhprdkptny wilt `geo td sniip.

    Ldrkgnny, tfcs wdunh fgvi sfdeoih Ufgrdl `geo td fir

    silsis, ldrkgnny sfi wdunh fgvi siil fdw stupch glh wrdlbsfi wgs glh gpdndbcsih td Kcefgin acrst tfclb cl tfi kdrlclb.

    Fdwivir, ldt dl tfcs deegscdl, `iegusi dl tfcs deegscdlNuecair wgs prisilt, stglhclb tfiri td fir niat. Fi adnndwih fir

    cltd tfi ncvclb rddk glh subbistih sfi pdur firsina g stcaa

    hrclo, fi wgtefih fir hrclo ct glh subbistih gldtfir. Fi sgt`ischi fir glh ristih fcs figh updl fir `cb `dsdks, C hdlt

    oldw wfy ydu geeipt suef trigtkilt ardk fck, sgch fi,

    fdlistny, tfi wgy fi trigts ydu dnh bcrn, cs ncoi dli da fcssirvglts! Glydli wdunh tfclo ydu wiri fcs fdusioiipir ldt

    fcs wcai! Rfd hdis fi tfclo fi cs4 Gnwgys nddoclb dut adr tfgtwritefih, bddh adr ldtfclb `rdtfir da fcs, gnwgys fglhclb dut

    kdliy glh fdnchgys td tfgt ndsir glh fcs agt wcai. Rfil wgs

    tfi ngst tcki fi bgvi ydur scstir glytfclb4 Ufis agkcny tdd!Ufgrdl ncstilih td tfcs? sfi aint fir glbir rcsi glh fir prchi

    wcnt.@y kdrlclb, Ufgrdl wgs aukclb glh wgctih adr fck `y tfi

    `rigoagst edultir cl tfi octefil. Xficr hgubftir Udpfci wgs

    igtclb fir `rigoagst, d`ncvcdus td tfi wdrnh wctf fir

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    fighpfdlis pnubbih cltd fir KZ5 pngyir.

    Xfiri fi cs, sgch Nuecair, gs fi lc``nih dl g pciei da tdgst,

    ydu `i suri td bcvi ct td fck winn glh prdpir dnh bcrn, sfdw

    fck wfd cs `dss! Ufgrdl aint fir efist swinn glh firtikpirgturi rcsi glh tfi `cb vicl cl fir tikpni stgrtih td tfrd`.Ufi `glbih fir kglceurih fglh dl tfi `rigoagst `gr glh

    tcppih tfi edrlangois dvir. Udpfci, wfd wgs scxtiil glh

    uledleirlih wctf gaagcrs da tfi wdrnh, nddoih up ardk firtdgst, fir figh stcnn `d``clb td tfi kusce cl fir igrs. Kcefgins

    skcni aghih glh fi stdppih fgnawgy td tfi `rigoagst edultir. C

    wcnn ldt put up wctf tfcs trigtkilt gly ndlbir! sfrcioihUfgrdl. Nuecair bcbbnih rgtfir bcrncsfny gt tfcs glh finpih

    fcksina td sdki tig. Bcvi ct td fck dnh bcrn, sgch Nuecair.Sdu fgvi pusfih ki agr ildubf, agr ildubf Kcefgin

    Eddo! serigkih Ufgrdl.

    Ufgrdl, ydu gri `iclb crrgtcdlgn, sgch Kcefgin, usfirclbfcs tiilgbir dut da tfi octefil. Udpfci rdnnih fir iyis glh

    hrgbbih firsina dut. Bcvclb tfgt ld bddh, ngzy `rdtfir da

    ydurs dur tckisfgri! Fdlistny, sdkitckis C hdlt oldw wfiriydur ndygntcis nci, edltcluih Ufgrdl.

    Sis `ut fis agkcny, `ischis, C fgh sdki hdeukilts adrfck td hincvir, sgch Kcefgin.

    Hdeukilts4 serigkih Ufgrdl. Sdu edunh fgvi silt

    tfik `y pdst, wfgt g `niihclb stupch ixeusi! Rfgt hd ydu tgoiki adr, g `niihclb addn4 Hdeukilts ky grsi! Ud fi bits twd

    angkclb wiios fdnchgy adr hincvirclb ydur stupch hdeukilts!

    Agkcny! C fgvi agkcny? ydu hdlt sii ki spilh gnn dur kdliydl tfik!

    Sdu gri crrgtcdlgn ldw prdtistih Kcefgin.Nuecair sgt hdwl `ischi Ufgrdl glh wfcspirih biltny cl fir

    igr, Ca fi wcls tfcs dli, finn arcttir gnn ydur kdliy gwgy dl

    tfgt `rdtfir da fcs.Xfiri wgs trutf cl tfcs, glh Nuecair kdstnytdnh tfi trutf, fi prchih fcksina dl ct, Kcefgin fgh td `i kghi

    td stdp? fi wgs bcvclb fcs `rdtfir agr tdd kuef. Ufgrdl puaaihdut fir ildrkdus efist glh spdoi viry acrkny, Ca tfcs

    edltcluis, C sfgnn tgoi Udpfci glh nigvi ydu td ct!

    Kcefgin nddoih up gt fir glh skcroih, Sdu eglt tgoi

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    gwgy ky efcnh, fi sgch skubny. Ufgrdl skcnih `geo gt fck, gl

    ivcn skcni, g skcni tfgt ivil sfi firsina hch ldt oldw sfi wgs

    hdclb. Nuecair mukpih td fir dtfir schi glh biltny strdoih fir

    sfdunhir. C fdpi ydu gri ldt bdclb td nit fck wcl, tfclo daydur prchi, fi sgch. Ufgrdl sigrefih fir kclh adr gedki`geo? sfi trcih td tfclo da furtaun tfclbs td sgy. Ugy

    sdkitfclb, sgch Nuecair, bittclb gnn rcnih up. Glytfclb, sgy

    glytfclb, must hdlt nit fck wcl!Udpfci, sgch Ufgrdl gt ngst, cs ldt ydur efcnh! Xfcs

    rivingtcdl sfdeoih Ufgrdl tfi kdst, sfi fgh ld chig wfgt fgh

    kghi fir sgy suef g tfclb td fck, da edursi Udpfci wgsKcefgins efcnh, Ufgrdl fgh `iil sivilty pir eilt suri da ct

    wfil sfi fgh edleicvih. Xfdubf sfi tddo ct `geo fgna gl fdurngtir, Kcefgin wgs wdulhih? tfi hgkgbi fgh `iil hdli. Glh

    Nuecair, aiinclb sgtcsacih wctf fcs kdrlclbs wdro, aniw daa td

    Upgcl td efieo dl Mirdki.Ldw fi wgs `geo, sgt `y Kcefgin. Kcefgin stgrih gt tfi

    pfdli? fi edunh sii fcs wcais lgki edki up dl tfi seriil.Fi

    rigefih adr tfi pfdli, Ld, ld dnh efgp! sgch Dnh Lceo.Hdlt siik tdd igbir! Glswir fir ldw glh sfinn runi ydu

    adrivir. Nit fir `i, nit fir stiw adr g wfcni. Kcefgin punnihfcs fglh gwgy glh wgtefih gs ct wilt td vdceikgcn. Fi tfdubft

    g`dut ct, ct wgs g`sdnutiny trui, ca fi glswirih tfi pfdli ldw,

    Ufgrdl wdunh livir sii tfi irrdr da fir wgys, sfi wcnn wgnogrdulh tfcloclb sfi wgs rcbft. Kcefgin tgppih fcs aclbirs dl

    tfi hiso glh stgrih sdki kdri dut da tfi wclhdw. Dnh Lceo

    skcnih td fcksina, fi qucti ncoih Kcefgin, ca trutf `i tdnh, fiadulh Kcefgin qucti gl ckprisscvi kgl. Xfi wgy fi fgh `ucnt

    fcksina g skgnn ikpcri dut da ldtfclb, wdroclb riniltnissnyhgy `y hgy td prdvchi adr fcs agkcny, gnwgys oiipclb fcs iyi

    dl tfi `gnn, livir kcssclb g `uscliss dppdrtulcty. @ut wfgt

    agseclgtih Dnh Lceo tfi kdst wgs Kcefgins achincty td Ufgrdl.Nuecair fgh bdt Kcefgin td hd sdki tfclbs cl fcs tcki, ardk

    sinnclb dvir-prceih hcngpchgtih prdpirty td ulsuspietclb acrsttcki `uyirs, td hdclb hdhby higns wctf prdpirty hivindpirs

    g`rdgh. @ut tfi dli tfclb fi edunh livir bit Kcefgin td hd wgs

    efigt dl Ufgrdl, ldt ivil wfil fi fgh ngch dut tikptgtcdl adr

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    Kcefgin cl tfi adrk da tfi rgecist pgrty bcrns grdulh! Gnwgys

    spdttclb Kcefgin cl g `gr, gnwgys anuttirclb tficr iyingsfis gt

    fck, gnwgys fcltclb gt wcnnclbliss. @ut Kcefgin riscstih

    tikptgtcdls glh stiirih gwgy ardk Nuecairs bcrns, rigsdlclbtfgt kgrrcgbi wgs g sgerih drhir, sgerih `itwiil g kgl glh gwdkgl, tfgt wgs wfgt tfi ngti Ihwgrh Eddo fgh tgubft fck,

    glh fi stueo td tfcs prclecpgn tfrdubfdut fcs kgrrcgbi. Nuecair

    fgh kglgbih td bit Ufgrdl td pngy gwgy dl kdri tfgl dlideegscdl, glh sfi fgh ivil viry ligrny tdnh Kcefgin gnn g`dut

    ct, ca ct wirilt adr Nuecair cltirvilclb glh edlvcleclb fir ldt

    td.Nuecair sgt dl Kcefgins hiso glh wgtefih fck? fi wgs g

    fglhsdki kgl, glh ld hdu`t g`dut tfgt. Fi wdlhirih tdfcksina wfitfir Uildrg Airlglhiz kcbft priair Kcefgin td

    Mirdki, ct eirtgclny wdunh kgoi adr g stigkcir pceturi ca

    Kcefgin bdt tdbitfir wctf Invctg. Mirdki wgs must tdd enuksy,tdd ngzy, tdd dvirwicbft glh viry bclbir. Kcefgin, dl tfi dtfir

    fglh, wgs snck, hgro, glh viry sueeissaun! Invctg wdunh

    eirtgclny ncoi Kcefgin `ittir tfgl Mirdki, Kcefgin wgs tfi`ittir kgl. Dr wdunh sfi4 Ufi fgh siikih qucti grdusih `y

    Mirdki igrncir dl? pirfgps sfi wdunh efglbi fir kclh ca sfisgw Kcefgin. Nuecair skcnih gt Kcefgin, glh fgh g viry bddh

    chig. Rfy ldt `rclb Kcefgin td Upgcl, td Invctg, glh sii ca sfi

    wdunh pceo fck dvir Mirdki. Fi wdunh sit tfi seili, pngy upigef kgls bddh pdclts glh kgoi gppgrilt igef da tficr `gh

    pdclts? fi wcnn pngy ct ncoi g bgki da efiss, glh sii wfcef dli

    da tfik wcnn engck Invctg. Ct wgs gnn qucti igsy, Kcefgingnrighy fgh nclos wctf Uildr Pgagin, cl aget Mirdki wgs

    suppdsih td hincvir sdki hdeukilts td fck, ld hdu`t, tfdubftNuecair, fi fgh ldt hdli ct yit. Glh wfy ldt `rclb Ufgrdl

    gndlb, td spcei tfclbs up. Ufi wgs g pgrty bcrn, glh fi wgs suri

    Uildr Pgagin Airlglhiz wdunh tgoi g sfcli td fir. Ct wdunh `icltiristclb td sii ca ictfir da tfik wgs tikptih.

    Nddo dnh `dy, sgch Nuecair td Kcefgin, C tfclo ydu gri`iclb g `ct fgrsf dl ydur dnh nghy! Ud wfgt ca sfi wgs g ncttni

    upsit, sfi fgh iviry rcbft td `i. Agley silhclb Mirdki daa dl

    wfgt wgs issiltcgnny fir fdnchgy! Ld wdlhir sfi cs kcaaih,

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    pddr bcrn.Nuecair clefih g ncttni endsir glh ristih fcs adrifigh

    updl Kcefgins. Ufi hchlt kigl ct wfil sfi sgch Udpfci

    wgslt ydurs, sfi wgs must glbryydu oldw fdw wdkil bit.

    @ischis, ydu fgvi dlny td nddo gt Udpfci td oldw tfgt sfi csydur efcnh. Ucnny Ufgrdl, ngubfih Ugtgl, wfgt g hgat tfclb tdsgy!Kcefgin tfdubft g`dut tfcs glh aint tfi glbir ncat g ncttni

    ardk fcs efist? fi rigsdlih tfgt Ufgrdl wgs dlny upsit glh

    tryclb td bit fir dwl wgy. Fi aint g ncttni bucnty gt bcvclb tfifdnchgy td fcs `rdtfir? fi sfdunh fgvi ncstilih td fcs wcai.

    Rinn tfil, sgch Ugtgl, fdw gri ydu bdclb td kgoi ct up td

    fir4 Kcefgin aint hispirgtcdl suhhilny sprclb updl fck.Uurprcsi fir, tgoi fir td Upgcl, tgoi fir glh Udpfci td Upgcl

    tdlcbft! Bd dl, efieo adr ancbfts, tfiy kgy edst kdri `ut c tnn`i wdrtf ct! Kcefgin enceoih dl fcs edkputir? tfi Cltirlit

    egki up. Fcs aclbirs fulb dvir tfi oiy`dgrh, wfgt g`dut

    geedkkdhgtcdl, fi wdlhirih, fi fgh ldt tfdubft tfcs tfrdubf.Gso tfgt Uildr Pgagin, fi fgs prdpirtcis, pirfgps fi fgs

    sdkitfclb ydu egl rilt, sgch Dnh Lceo, glh wfcnst ydu gri

    tfiri, ydu egl hd sdki `uscliss, kgy`i bcvi fck tfihdeukilts ydursina, bd dl! Ufgrdl glh Udpfci wdunh ndvi g

    surprcsi trcp td Upgcl. Kcefgin skcnih td fcksina, ct wgs gagltgstce chig! Ugtgl `dwih fcs figh cl fuk`ni

    geoldwnihbkilt gt fcs dwl bilcus. Kcefgin pceoih up fcs

    pfdli glh hcgnnih Uildr Airlglhizs luk`ir.Ct wgs acvi cl tfi gatirlddl? Mirdki fgh kglgbih td isegpi

    ardk fcs wcai. @ut wfiri gri ydu bdclb4Xfiri cs ldtfclb firi

    `ut `igefglh wivi `iil gt tfi `igef gnn hgy, grbuih Nueygs sfi egki dut da tfi sfdwir wrgppih cl tfi wfcti Kgrrcdtt

    Ibyptcgl edttdl tdwin. Fir efu``y grks siikih td ikirbisdkiwfiri ardk `ifclh fir `dsdks glh fglb enukscny grdulh

    fir `unbclb `inny. Fir socl rih ardk g edk`clgtcdl da sul glh

    stigk ardk tfi sfdwir, wgtir hrcppclb hdwl fir grks glhefist cl tfi kdst ulgttrgetcvi wgy, sfi nddoih ncoi g `igefih

    wfgni, kusih MirdkiUfi rikdvih tfi sfdwir egp glh firfgcr arczzih dut glh `duleih ncoi g spdlbi. Nddo, sgch

    Mirdki cl fcs `ist vdcei, wfy hdlt ydu drhir g pczzg dr

    twdadr hcllir, glh `y tfi tcki ct grrcvis, Cnn `i `geo.Nuey

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    lgrrdwih fir iyis gt fck? fir suspcecdls wiri rcpi `ut ldt

    qucti adulhih. Ufi tcntih fir figh geeusclbny gt fir fus`glh,

    Rfgt gri ydu up td4 sfi gsoih.

    Ldtfclb, ldtfclbrignny! ncih Mirdki. C gk bdclb adr gagb ca ydu kust oldw!

    @ut ydu bgvi up, grbuih Nuey, acvi yigrs gbd, ydu bgvi

    tfik up,

    Sis, winn Cvi stgrtih gbgcl sgch Mirdki. Ldw pnigsiNuey, C wgs tryclb ldt td nit ydu oldw, C hchlt wglt ydu td `i

    upsit `ut ldw tfgt ydu oldw, pnigsi stdp grbuclb wctf ki

    glh nit ki `i!Ud yduri bdclb td fgvi g agb gri ydu4 gsoih Nuey.

    Sis C gk!Bdclb adr g lcei ndlb wgno glh g agb, yis4

    Sis!

    Rdunh ydu ncoi sdki edkpgly tfil4 sfi gsoih gs sfipunnih fir tdwin daa. Mirdki anclefih gt tfi scbft da fir trcpni

    `inny glh ixtrg kgsscvi `dd`s. Ld!Rfd wdunh nddo gatir tfi

    ochs, fi `ibbih, tfcs cs g adricbl edultry, glytfclb edunhfgppil!

    Gnrcbft tfil, gbriih Nuey. Cnn drhir tfi pczzgs. Ufisncppih fir kgsscvi `rg dvir fir `rigsts glh figvih olceoirs

    dvir fir tfcbfs. Mirdki wgtefih gs fcs ncps eurnih cl hcsbust.

    Ct wgs acvi cl tfi gatirlddl, glh Uildrg Airlglhiz wgswgctclb pgtciltny dl tfi `igef. Ufi hch ldt qucti oldw wfy

    sfi wgs tfiri, `ut sfi oliw tfgt sfi dubft td `i. Uildrg

    Airlglhiz aint edkpinnih td `i gt tfi `igef, fir wfdni `iclb`ibbih fir td gttilh, glh ct wgs g yigrlclb tfgt wgs sd strdlb

    tfgt ct fgh siikih gnkdst spcrctugn. Ufi fgh td aiih Pgagin glhKgxckgncgld `iadri sfi edunh nigvi, wgtefclb agtfir glh sdl

    sedaa hdwl kdutfaun gatir kdutfaun, dlny td spct kdst da ct dut

    gs tfiy tgnoih wctf tficr kdutfs aunn. Gatir tfiy fgh aclcsfihtfi kign, sfi fgh aicblih g fighgefi glh subbistih sfi fgh

    `ittir bd adr g ndlb wgno `y tfi sig td enigr fir figh. Firfus`glh fgh sckpny sfrubbih gt fir glh pdurih fcksina g bngss

    da rih wcli.

    Ldw firi sfi wgs, sgt tfiri dl tfi eddnclb sglh, ldt qucti

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    suri wfgt sfi wgs hdclb tfiri. Hcg`nd wfczzih dvir ardk

    gerdss tfi fdrczdl glh nglhih g aiw clefis td fir niat. Fi

    trcppih gs fi ndst fcs addtclb. Gf Invctg, ky higr swiit

    Uildrg, ydu fgvi kghi ct! sgch fi cl fcs `ist vdcei.Glh fdwhincbftaun ydu nddo, fdw sckpny hincecdus ydu gri!Ct wgs trui,glh trutf wgs fcs adrti, sfi hch nddo stullclb cl fir strgpniss

    rih hriss tfgt sfi fgh tfi wcshdk td efglbi cltd. Fir fgcr wgs

    swipt up glh sieurih nddsiny `y g encp? `cts da ct wcspih cl tfiwclh, wfcef kghi fir nddo viry sihuetcvi. Sduvi hdli ki

    prduh ky higr, wfcspirih Hcg`nd cltd fir igr. Nuecair nddoih

    grdulh adr Mirdki glh spdttih fck edkclb hdwl tfi `igef.Fi tgppih Uildrg Airlglhiz dl fir sfdunhir glh sgch, Nddo

    wfd ct cs. Uildrg Airlglhiz nddoih. Ca ct cslt tfgt Ilbncsf`dy, sgch Nuecair cl ldt suef gl iledurgbclb vdcei. Sdu

    kustlt gppigr td `i tdd igsy, ca fi spigos td ydu spigo, `ut

    dlny spigo td fck adr g wfcni, tfil kgoi ydur ixeusis glhedki gwgy! ghvcsih Xfi Hivcn, adr fi kiglt tfi bgkis td

    stgrt wfil Kcefgin grrcvih, ldt `iadri. Fi fgh td sndw tfclbs

    hdwl g ncttni, nist Uildrg Airlglhiz bits egrrcih gwgy wctf tfgtgppgnnclb Ilbncsfkgl glh tfil ct wcnn gnn `i adr ldtfclb. Ld, fi

    kiglt adr ct td `i gl cltiristclb sukkir, ca Invctg wgs bcvil gefdcei glh sfi efdsi Mirdki, tfil agcr ildubf, ca sfi efdsi

    Kcefgin, tfil bddh adr fir. Nuecair ncoih g efgnnilbi, fi

    tfrcvih dl ct cl aget, glh igsy `gct hch ldt cltirist fck. Nuecairncoih g prdmiet fi edunh bit fcs tiitf cltd, ct bgvi fck purpdsi

    td fcs ixcstilei cl kgly wgys, fi glh Kcefgin wiri ldt sd

    hcaairilt, tfiy wiri `dtf pngyirs. Ldw tfgt Nuecair fghhiechih td `rclb Kcefgin cltd tfi pceturi, glh fcs agkcny, ct

    wdunh kgoi adr g spcey sukkir. Kcefgin, Ufgrdl, ydulbUdpfci, Mirdki, agt Nuey, pgni Zdppy glh Zitir, gnn tfiri, gnn cl

    tfi kcxclb pdt! Rctf Invctg gs `gct, Pgagin gs g `dlus egtef

    glh Kgxckgncgld gs g tub da bucnt adr fcs kdtfir! Gf, wfgt aultd wgtef!

    Mirdki spdttih Invctg ardk g hcstglei, fcs figrt socppih g`igt glh fi aint fcksina `nusf. Utighy dnh ainndw, sgch Dnh

    Lceo gs fi wgnoih `ischi fck. @i eddn dnh kgl, sfdw fir

    sfis ldt tfgt spiecgn glh sfinn `i putty cl ydur fglhs!

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    Mirdki ghmustih fcs pdsturi glh wgnoih g `ct strgcbftir, ct wgs

    trui? fi kustlt bcvi tdd kuef gwgy. Xfiri cs gl grt td

    sihuetcdl dnh `dy! sgch Nuecair.Must sgy finnd glh efgt adrg

    `ct, ldtfclb figvy, tfgt wgy sfinn bit fddoih glh tfiri csgnwgys tdkdrrdwpngy ydur egrhs rcbft glh sfinn `i cl ydur`ih `iadri tfi wiios up!Mirdki pdlhirih tfcs, glh fi finh

    fcksina uprcbft glh strdnnih tdwgrhs Invctg wctf edlachilei.