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Jl tryjek ta rflfl`fr wbfe Jvf rfod o larf jlpartoet aai. [jtb prapbftjmjetfesjty, Zoemfy summfsscuhhy eudkfs osjdf fvfry atbfr wartbyoed eat sa war-tbyokfedo oed rfstarfs djspfesjek kromf os tbf mfetroh ljssjae ac tbf mburmb.

Bjs tbfsjs wjhh ohjfeotf tbasf wbasf Mbrjstjoejty mfetfrs ae salftbjek fhsf, oed bfjevjtfs ohh wba tbjrst car kromf ta loif jt tbf `attal hjef ac tbfjr hjvfs. Tbf lfs-sokf ac tbjs `aai bos tbf pawfr ta rfcarl tbf mburmb, aef rfhotjaesbjp ot o tjlf.

Dr. Horry Mro``^symbahakjst, outbar,

^racfssar, Maharoda Mbrjstjoe Vejvfrsjty

^bjhjp Zoemfy js o wrjtfrs wrjtfr. Bjs malloed oed prfmjsjae ac hoekuokf, tfx-turfd eorrotjvf, sfetfemf modfemf, dfptb ac jesjkbt, kromfcuh styhf, oed djsorljeksfhc-djsmhasurf loif [bots ]a Olozjek O`aut Kromf1 tbf mrawe gfwfh ac ohh bjs `aais.

Jc yau rfod tbf mboptfr Tbf Havfsjmi Cotbfr oed da eat wffp car gay, J suk-kfst yau mbfmi yaur puhsf, kft oe fhfmtramordjakrol, ar loif oe oppajetlfet wjtbyaur lartjmjoe.

@rfeeoe LoeejekOutbar acO``os Mbjhd

Os gaureohjst, kodchy, oed prapbft rahhfd jeta aef, Zoemfys bo`jt js ta stjmi aut

bjs efmi oed soy, Haaisffmboekf! Zoemfys trfotlfet ac tbf hjcf ac kromf jsvjetokf Zoemfy, oed wjhh kjvf rfodfrs o sohutory Mbrjstjoe sboif-up.

G. J. ^omifr^racfssar, Pfkfet Mahhfkf

Tbjs js o vfry jlpartoet `aai o`aut tbf last jlpartoet su`gfmt je buloe bjs-tary. Tbfrf orf bukf olauets ac sfrlae lotfrjoh bfrf. ^bjhjp Zoemfy bos wrjttfeoeatbfr `rjhhjoet oword wjeefr.

Dr. Taey Molpaha

Tbjs js `fyaed o dau`t tbf vfry `fst `aai J bovf rfod cral o Mbrjstjoe outbarje ly hjcf. . . .

Zoemfy ljkbt bovf wrjttfe tbf host `fst ward o`aut tbf host `fst ward,eolfhy, kromf. O kjctfd wrjtfr wjtb pracaued jesjkbts wba moe loif tbf j`hjmoh tfxtmalf ohjvf, Zoemfy ohsa bos tbf o`jhjty ta rfhotf jt ta tbf warhd je wbjmb wf ohh hjvftadoy. ^bjhjp bos sffe lumb ac tbot warhd, bos rfchfmtfd dffphy ae jts effds, oedbos malf `omi ta tbf @j`hf oed tbjs `foutjcuh kjct ac kromf tbot effds ta `f mae-

tjeuohhy accfrfd. Ot o tjlf wbfe tbf omtjaes ac Mbrjstjoes bahdjek fxtrflf pasj-tjaes moe jeamuhotf loey okojest tbf Kaspfh oed tbf mhojls ac Mbrjst, bjhjp drowsus omi ta tbf kjct ac kromf, crffhy accfrfd, effdjek ta f bul`hy ommfptfd, jc wf orfta `for fccfmtjvf wjtefss ac Kads havf car us.

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Ommardjek ta ^bjhjp Zoemfy, Kromf js, olaek atbfr tbjeks, Mbrjstjoejtys `fstkjct ta tbf warhdjs crff ac mborkf ta pfaphf wba da eat dfsfrvf jtsaueds o stor-thjek eatf ac hj`frotjaeoed bos ea fed ta wbot jt ljkbt pordae. bjhjp strftmbfstbf ljed, taumbfs tbf bfort, oed opphjfs tbf kromf ac Kad ta bjs wrjtjek tbfahakyopphjmotjaes oed jhhustrotjaestbf rfsuht fjek hfssjek, bfhp, bapf oed gay car tbfrfodfr. [bot o kroed jevfstlfet ac tjlf car tbasf ac us tbjrsty ta ieaw je rfoh-jty tbf kromf ac aur Hard Gfsus Mbrjst.

Gjhh @rjsmaf

Aef ac tbf last kjctfd wrjtfrs ac aur doy bos put o tfhfsmapf ae tbf `rjhhjoet storac kromf oed cjefhy camusfd ae wbot o `foutjcuh oed pawfrcuh bfohjek carmf cahhaw-

frs ac Gfsus Mbrjst mauhd `fmalf. Flpawfrfd `y havf oed carkjvfefss wf mauhdlauet o rfvahutjae larf kharjaus tboe ohh tbf pahjtjmoh fsto`hjsblfets tbf warhdbos fvfr ieawe.

Tbf Baearo`hf Lori A. Botcjfhd

Fvoekfhjmoh Mbrjstjoes orf `jk ae sohvotjae `ut actfe sbart ae kromf. ^bjhjpZoemfy haeks car tbf doy wbfe mburmbfs waet `f rfkordfd os mhu`s ac rjkbtfauspfaphf ar dfes ac pahjtjmoh marrfmtefss, `ut rotbfr os malluejtjfs ac sjeefrs ta

wbjmb ohh atbfr sjeefrs orf wfhmalf.[bots ]a Olozjek O`aut Kromf1js o lorvfhaushy jlpartoet `aai.

Gjl [ohhjsFdjtar-je-mbjfc, ]agaurefrs

outbar, [ba ]pfois car Kad1

Aemf larf ^bjhjp Zoemfy bos mborlfd us wjtb olozjek jesjkbt ae oe ahd `utefvfr autware maemfpt7kromf. ^okf octfr pokf ac tbjs waedfrcuh `aai bos spaifeta ly sauh oed hfct o trfosurf ac tbaukbt. Tbjs js krfot wrjtjek! Aehy tbasf `hjed

je spjrjt, bordfefd wjtb botrfd, wjhh ljss jts sjkejcjmoet lfssokf. Ohtbaukb Zoemfyefvfr soys jt, bf bos wrjttfe o`aut tbf ify ta salftbjek loey Mbrjst-cahhawfrsactfe tohi oed proy o`aut7 kfeujef rfvjvoh.

Kardae LomDaeohd

^bjhjp Zoemfy js aef ac tbf last fekokjek oed maevjmtjek wrjtfrs je tbf Mbrjs-tjoe warhd. Aemf okoje bf bos pradumfd o wari wjtb salftbjek je jt ta loif fvfry-

`ady lod.

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Ohh rjkbts rfsfrvfd. Ea port ac tbjs pu`hjmotjae loy `f rfpradumfd, starfd je o rftrjfvoh systfl,ar troesljttfd je oey carl ar `y oey lfoesfhfmtraejm, lfmboejmoh, pbatamapy, rfmardjek, aroey atbfrfxmfpt car `rjfc quatotjaes je prjetfd rfvjfws, wjtbaut tbf prjar pfrljssjae ac tbfpu`hjsbfr.

Jetfrjar dfsjke `y ]bfrrj H. Baccloe

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Pfodjek o hjst ac eolfs je salfaefs omieawhfdklfets pokf rfljeds

lf ac tbf ommfptoemf spffmbfs ae Asmors ejkbt, wbfe omtars oed

omtrfssfs tboei fvfryaef cral tbfjr ijedfrkortfe eoeejfs ta tbfjr tbjrd-krodf pjoea tfombfrs.

J suppasf Jl ohsa krotfcuh ta ly tbjrd-krodf pjoea tfombfr, `ut J

cjed tbot wbfe J wrjtf o `aai, tbfrf orf o cfw pfaphf wba orf eat huxu-

rjfs `ut efmfssjtjfs. Tbf cjrst droct oed tbf cjeoh droct ac tbjs `aai orf

ostaejsbjekhy djccfrfet, tboeis lojehy ta cffd`omi cral tbfsf pfaphf7

Dauk Croei, Borahd Cjmiftt, Tjl ]toccard, ]matt Bafzff, oed Boh

Iejkbt. J osifd car tbfjr bfhp `fmousf tbfy ohh ieaw salftbjek o`autwrjtjek oed ohsa salftbjek o`aut kromf, oed tbfjr rfspaesfs ta lf

pravfd tbot. J ol je tbfjr df`t.

Ly mahhfokufs ot Mbrjstjoejty Tadoy, fspfmjohhy Borahd Lyro, bfhpfd

lf wjtb salf vfry sfesjtjvf orfos je tbf loeusmrjpt.

Aef paar cfhhaw, Gabe ]haoe, kfts pojd ta fdjt ly loeusmrjpts, oed

os o rfsuht bf kovf cffd`omi ae eat gust tbf cjrst droct `ut ohh su`sfqufet

drocts os wfhh. Fdjtars da tbfjr wari jevjsj`hy, `ut Gabes cjef maetrj`u-

tjaes orf vfry vjsj`hf ta lf os J rfod tbf cjeoh rfsuht.

Tboeis ohsa ta @a` Budsae ot Waedfrvoe, wba oddfd tbf cjeoh fdjt-

jek taumbfs.

O cffhjek ac krotjtudf js wbahhy oppraprjotf wbfe ly tbflf js kromf.

Os J tbjei ac tbfsf ly crjfeds, J cffh ot aemf ferjmbfd oed uedfsfrvjek.

Malf ta tbjei ac jt, J sbauhd ohsa tboei tbf opasthf ouh wba, je bjs

lokejcjmfet hfttfr ta tbf Paloes, toukbt lf fvfrytbjek J ieaw o`aut

kromf oed kovf lf tbf authjef ta tbjs `aai os wfhh. J dfsmrj`f uekromf,ottflpt ta cotbal kromf, dfoh wjtb a`gfmtjaes tbot orjsf durjek tbot

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pramfss, oed djsmuss baw kromf js hjvfd aut je o mahd, chjety warhdprf-

mjsfhy tbf prakrfssjae je Paloes.

(J sbauhd ohsa eatf tbot, tbaukb tbf starjfs je tbjs `aai orf truf, jesalf mosfs J bovf mboekfd eolfs oed phomfs ta pratfmt maecjdfetjohjty.)

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Tbf Host @fst [ard

Jtahd o stary je ly `aai Tbf Gfsus J Efvfr Iefw, o truf stary tbot haek

octfrword maetjeufd ta bouet lf. J bford jt cral o crjfed wba waris

wjtb tbf dawe-oed-aut je Mbjmoka7

O prastjtutf molf ta lf je wrftmbfd strojts, balfhfss, sjmi,

ueo`hf ta `uy caad car bfr twa-yfor-ahd doukbtfr. Tbraukb sa`s

oed tfors, sbf tahd lf sbf bod `ffe rfetjek aut bfr doukbtfr

twa yfors ahd!ta lfe jetfrfstfd je ijeiy sfx. ]bf lodf larf

rfetjek aut bfr doukbtfr car oe baur tboe sbf mauhd fore ae bfr

awe je o ejkbt. ]bf bod ta da jt, sbf sojd, ta suppart bfr awe

druk bo`jt. J mauhd bordhy `for bforjek bfr sardjd stary. Car aef

tbjek, jt lodf lf hfkohhy hjo`hfJl rfqujrfd ta rfpart mosfs ac

mbjhd o`usf. J bod ea jdfo wbot ta soy ta tbjs waloe.

Ot host J osifd jc sbf bod fvfr tbaukbt ac kajek ta o mburmb

car bfhp. J wjhh efvfr carkft tbf haai ac purf, eojvf sbami tbot

mrassfd bfr comf. Mburmb! sbf mrjfd. [by wauhd J fvfr ka

tbfrf1 J wos ohrfody cffhjek tfrrj`hf o`aut lysfhc. Tbfyd gust

loif lf cffh warsf.

[bot strumi lf o`aut ly crjfeds stary js tbot walfe lumb hjif

tbjs prastjtutf chfd taword Gfsus, eat owoy cral bjl. Tbf warsf o pfr-

sae cfht o`aut bfrsfhc, tbf larf hjifhy sbf sow Gfsus os o rfcukf. Bos tbfmburmb hast tbot kjct1 Fvjdfethy tbf dawe-oed-aut, wba chamifd ta Gfsus

wbfe bf hjvfd ae fortb, ea haekfr cffh wfhmalf olaek bjs cahhawfrs.

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Tbf larf J paedfrfd tbjs qufstjae, tbf larf J cfht drowe ta aef

ward os tbf ify. Ohh tbot cahhaws uemajhs cral tbot aef ward.

Os o wrjtfr, J phoy wjtb wards ohh doy haek. J tay wjtb tbfl, hjstfe car

tbfjr avfrtaefs, mromi tbfl apfe, oed try ta stucc ly tbaukbts

jesjdf. Jvf caued tbot wards tfed ta spajh avfr tbf yfors, hjif ahd lfot.

Tbfjr lfoejek rats owoy. Maesjdfr tbf ward mborjty, car jestoemf.

[bfe Ijek Golfs troeshotars maetflphotfd tbf bjkbfst carl ac havf tbfy

sftthfd ae tbf ward mborjty ta maevfy jt. Eawodoys wf bfor tbf smare-cuh pratfst, J daet woet yaur mborjty!

^frbops J iffp mjrmhjek `omi takromf`fmousf jt js aef kroed tbfa-

hakjmoh ward tbot bos eat spajhfd. J mohh jt tbf host `fst ward `fmousf

fvfry Fekhjsb usokf J moe cjed rftojes salf ac tbf khary ac tbf arjkjeoh.

Hjif o vost oqujcfr, tbf ward uedfrhjfs aur praud mjvjhjzotjae, rfljedjek

us tbot kaad tbjeks malf eat cral aur awe fccarts, rotbfr `y tbf kromf

ac Kad. Fvfe eaw, dfspjtf aur sfmuhor drjct, topraats stjhh strftmb tawordkromf. Hjstfe ta baw wf usf tbf ward.

Loey pfaphf soy kromf `fcarf lfohs, omieawhfdkjek dojhy `rfod os

o kjct cral Kad. [f orfkrotfcuhcar salfaefs ijedefss,krotjcjfd y kaad

efws, maekrotuhotfdwbfe summfsscuh,kromjausje bastjek crjfeds. [bfe o

pfrsaes sfrvjmf phfosfs us, wf hfovf okrotujty. Je fomb ac tbfsf usfs J bfor

o poek ac mbjhdhjif dfhjkbt je tbf uedfsfrvfd.

O malpasfr ac lusjm loy oddkromf eatfsta tbf smarf. Tbaukb eat

fssfetjoh ta tbf lfhadytbfy orfkrotujtaustbfsf eatfs odd o chaurjsb

wbasf prfsfemf wauhd f ljssfd. [bfe J cjrst ottflpt o pjoea saeoto y

@fftbavfe ar ]mbu`frt J phoy jt tbraukb o cfw tjlfs wjtbaut tbf kromf

eatfs. Tbf saeoto morrjfs ohaek, `ut ab wbot o djccfrfemf jt loifs wbfe

J ol o`hf ta odd je tbf kromf eatfs, wbjmb sfosae tbf pjfmf hjif sovary

spjmfs.

Je Fekhoed, salf usfs bjet haudhy ot tbf wards tbfahakjmoh saurmf.

@rjtjsb su`gfmts oddrfss rayohty os Zaur kromf. ]tudfets ot Axcard oedMol`rjdkf loy rfmfjvf o kromf fxflptjek tbfl cral mfrtoje omodfljm

rfqujrflfets. ^orhjolfet dfmhorfs oe omt ac kromf ta pordae o mrjljeoh.

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Efw Zari pu`hjsbfrs ohsa sukkfst tbf tbfahakjmoh lfoejek wjtb tbfjr

pahjmy ac kromjek. Jc J sjke up car twfhvf jssufs ac o lokozjef, J loy

rfmfjvf o cfw fxtro mapjfs fvfe octfr ly su`smrjptjae bos fxpjrfd. Tbfsforf kromf jssufs, sfet crff ac mborkf (ar,krotjs) ta tflpt lf ta rfsu`-

smrj`f. Mrfdjt mords, rfetoh mor okfemjfs, oed lartkokf malpoejfs hjifwjsf

fxtfed ta mustalfrs oe uedfsfrvfd kromf pfrjad.

J ohsa hfore o`aut o ward cral jts appasjtf. Efwspopfrs spfoi ac

malluejsls cohh cral kromf, o pbrosf sjljhorhy opphjfd ta Gjlly

]wokkort, Pjmbord Ejxae, oed A. G. ]jlpsae. [f jesuht o pfrsae `y

pajetjek aut tbf dfortb ac kromf7 Zau jekrotf! wf soy, ar warsf, Zaurfo djskromf! O truhy dfspjmo`hf pfrsae bos ea sovjek kromf o`aut bjl.

Ly covarjtf usf ac tbf raat wardkromfammurs je tbf lfhhjchuaus pbrosf

pfrsaeo eae kroto7 o pfrsae wba accfeds tbf V.]. kavfrelfet `y salf

omt ac trfombfry js accjmjohhy pramhojlfd o pfrsae wjtbaut kromf.

Tbf loey usfs ac tbf ward je Fekhjsb maevjemf lf tbotkromfjs jedffdolozjektruhy aur host `fst ward. Jt maetojes tbf fssfemf ac tbf

kaspfh os o drap ac wotfr moe maetoje tbf jlokf ac tbf sue. Tbf warhd

tbjrsts car kromf je woys jt dafs eat fvfe rfmakejzf9 hjtthf waedfr tbf

byle Olozjek Kromf fdkfd jts woy aeta tbf Tap Tfe mborts twa bue-

drfd yfors octfr malpasjtjae. Car o samjfty tbot sffls odrjct, wjtbaut

laarjeks, J ieaw ac ea `fttfr phomf ta drap oe oembar ac cojtb.

Hjif kromf eatfs je lusjm, tbaukb, tbf stotf ac kromf pravfs chfftjek.

Tbf @frhje [ohh cohhs je o ejkbt ac fupbarjo9 ]autb Ocrjmoe homis qufuf

up je haek, fxu`froet hjefs ta most tbfjr cjrst vatfs fvfr9 Zjtzboi Po`je

oed Zossfr Orocot sboif boeds je tbf Pasf Kordfecar o lalfet, kromf

dfsmfeds. Oed tbfe Fostfre Furapf suhhfehy sftthfs jeta tbf haek tosi ac

rf`ujhdjek, ]autb Ocrjmo trjfs ta cjkurf aut baw ta rue o mauetry, Orocot

dadkfs `uhhfts oed Po`je js cfhhfd `y aef. Hjif o dyjek stor, kromf djssj-

potfs je o cjeoh urst ac pohf hjkbt, oed js tbfe fekuhcfd y tbf homi bahf

ac uekromf.Tbf krfot Mbrjstjoe rfvahutjaes, sojd B. Pjmbord Ejf`ubr, malf

eat `y tbf djsmavfry ac salftbjek tbot wos eat ieawe `fcarf. Tbfy

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boppfe wbfe salf`ady toifs rodjmohhy salftbjek tbot wos ohwoys

tbfrf. Addhy, J salftjlfs cjed o sbartokf ac kromf wjtbje tbf mburmb,

oe jestjtutjae cauedfd ta pramhojl, je ^ouhs pbrosf, tbf kaspfh acKads kromf.

Outbar ]tfpbfe @rawe eatfs tbot o vftfrjeorjoe moe hfore o hat o`aut

o dak awefr bf bos efvfr lft gust `y a`sfrvjek tbf dak. [bot dafs tbf

warhd hfore o`aut Kad `y wotmbjek us bjs cahhawfrs ae fortb1 Tromf tbf

raats ackromf, ar mborjsje Krffi, oed yau wjhh cjed o vfr` tbot lfoes J

rfgajmf, J ol khod. Je ly fxpfrjfemf, rfgajmjek oed khodefss orf eat tbf

cjrst jlokfs tbot malf ta ljed wbfe pfaphf tbjei ac tbf mburmb. Tbfytbjei ac bahjfr-tboe-tbaus. Tbfy tbjei ac mburmb os o phomf ta ka octfr

yau bovf mhfoefd up yaur omt, eat `fcarf. Tbfy tbjei ac larohjty, eat

kromf. Mburmb! sojd tbf prastjtutf, [by wauhd J fvfr ka tbfrf1 J wos

ohrfody cffhjek tfrrj`hf o`aut lysfhc. Tbfyd gust loif lf cffh warsf.

]umb oe ottjtudf malfs porthy cral o ljsmaemfptjae, ar `jos, `y aut-

sjdfrs. J bovf vjsjtfd saup ijtmbfes, balfhfss sbfhtfrs, baspjmfs, oed

prjsae ljejstrjfs stoccfd `y Mbrjstjoe vahuetffrs kfefraus wjtb kromf.Oed yft tbf prastjtutfs mallfet stjeks `fmousf sbf bos caued o wfoi

spat je tbf mburmb. ]alf ac us sffl sa oexjaus o`aut ovajdjek bfhh tbot

wf carkft ta mfhf`rotf aur gaurefy taword bfovfe. Atbfrs ac us, rjkbthy

maemfrefd o`aut jssufs je o ladfre muhturf wor, efkhfmt tbf mburmbs

ljssjae os o bovfe ac kromf je tbjs warhd ac uekromf.

Kromf js fvfrywbfrf, sojd tbf dyjek prjfst je Kfarkfs @freoeass

eavfh Djory ac o Mauetry ^rjfst. Zfs, `ut baw fosjhy wf poss `y, dfoc ta tbf

fupbaey.

J ottfedfd o @j`hf mahhfkf. Zfors hotfr, wbfe J wos sjttjek efxt ta tbf

prfsjdfet ac tbot smbaah ae oe ojrphoef, bf osifd lf ta ossfss ly fdu-

motjae. ]alf kaad, salf `od, J rfphjfd. J lft loey kadhy pfaphf

tbfrf. Je comt, J lft Kad tbfrf. [ba moe phomf o vohuf ae tbot1 Oed yft

J hotfr rfohjzfd tbot je caur yfors J hforefd ohlast eatbjek o`aut kromf.

Jt loy f tbf last jlpartoet ward je tbf @j`hf, tbf bfort ac tbf kaspfh.

Baw mauhd J bovf ljssfd jt1J rfhotfd aur maevfrsotjae je o su`sfqufet mbopfh oddrfss oed, je

dajek sa, accfedfd tbf comuhty. ]alf sukkfstfd J eat `f jevjtfd `omi ta

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spfoi. Aef kfethf sauh wratf ta osi wbftbfr J sbauhd bovf pbrosfd tbjeks

djccfrfethy. ]bauhdet J bovf sojd tbot os o studfet J homifd tbf rfmfptars

ta rfmfjvf tbf kromf tbot wos ohh oraued lf1 @fmousf J rfspfmt oed havftbjs loe, J tbaukbt haek oed bord o`aut bjs qufstjae. Vhtjlotfhy, baw-

fvfr, J maemhudfd tbot J bod fxpfrjfemfd os lumb uekromf ae tbf mol-

pus ac o @j`hf mahhfkf os J bod oeywbfrf fhsf je hjcf.

O mauesfhar, Dovjd ]foloeds, sullfd up bjs morffr tbjs woy7

Loey yfors oka J wos drjvfe ta tbf maemhusjae tbot tbf twa

logar mousfs ac last flatjaeoh pra`hfls olaek fvoekfhjmoh

Mbrjstjoes orf tbfsf7 tbf cojhurf ta uedfrstoed, rfmfjvf, oed hjvfaut Kads uemaedjtjaeoh kromf oed carkjvfefss9 oed tbf cojhurf

ta kjvf aut tbot uemaedjtjaeoh havf, carkjvfefss, oed kromf ta

atbfr pfaphf. . . . [f rfod, wf bfor, wf `fhjfvf o kaad tbfahaky

ac kromf. @ut tbots eat tbf woy wf hjvf. Tbf kaad efws ac tbf

Kaspfh ac kromf bos eat pfeftrotfd tbf hfvfh ac aur flatjaes.

Tbf warhd moe da ohlast oeytbjek os wfhh os ar `fttfr tboe tbf

mburmb, soys Kardae LomDaeohd. Zau effd eat `f o Mbrjstjoe ta

`ujhd bausfs, cffd tbf buekry, ar bfoh tbf sjmi. Tbfrf js aehy aef tbjek

tbf warhd moeeat da. Jt moeeat accfr kromf. LomDaeohd bos put bjs cje-

kfr ae tbf mburmbs sjekhf last jlpartoet maetrj`utjae. [bfrf fhsf moe

tbf warhd ka ta cjed kromf1

Tbf Jtohjoe eavfhjst Jkeozja ]jhaef wratf o`aut o rfvahutjaeorybuetfd y tbf pahjmf. Je ardfr ta bjdf bjl, bjs malrodfs drfssfd bjl je

tbf kor` ac o prjfst oed sfet bjl ta o rflatf vjhhokf je tbf caatbjhhs ac tbf

Ohps. [ard kat aut, oed saae o haek hjef ac pfosoets oppforfd ot bjs

daar, cuhh ac starjfs ac tbfjr sjes oed `raife hjvfs. Tbf prjfst pratfstfd

oed trjfd ta ture tbfl owoy, ta ea ovojh. Bf bod ea rfmaursf `ut ta sjt

oed hjstfe ta tbf starjfs ac pfaphf storvjek car kromf.

J sfesf, je comt, tbot js wby oey pfrsae kafs ta mburmb7 aut ac buekfrcar kromf. Tbf `aai Krawjek Vp Cuedolfetohjsttfhhs ac o rfuejae ac stu-

dfets cral o ljssjaeory omodfly je Gopoe. [jtb aef ar twa fxmfptjaes,

ohh bod hfct tbf cojtb oed malf omi, aef ac tbf studfets rfpartfd. Oed

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tbasf ac us wba bod malf `omi bod aef tbjek je mallae7 wf bod ohh

djsmavfrfd kromf. . . .

Os J haai `omi ae ly awe pjhkrjlokf, lorifd `y woedfrjeks,dftaurs, oed dfod feds, J sff eaw tbot wbot puhhfd lf ohaek wos ly

sformb car kromf. J rfgfmtfd tbf mburmb car o tjlf `fmousf J caued sa hjt-

thf kromf tbfrf. J rfturefd `fmousf J caued kromf eawbfrf fhsf.

J bovf `orfhy tostfd ac kromf lysfhc, bovf rfedfrfd hfss tboe J bovf

rfmfjvfd, oed ol je ea wjsf oe fxpfrt ae kromf. Tbfsf orf, je comt, tbf

vfry rfosaes tbot jlpfh lf ta wrjtf. J woet ta ieaw larf, ta uedfrstoed

larf, ta fxpfrjfemf larf kromf. J dorf eatoed tbf doekfr js vfry rfohwrjtf oe uekromjaus `aai o`aut kromf. Ommfpt tbfe, bfrf ot tbf `fkje-

ejek, tbot J wrjtf os o pjhkrjl quohjcjfd aehy `y ly mrovjek car kromf.

Kromf dafs eat accfr oe fosy su`gfmt car o wrjtfr. Ta `arraw F. @.

[bjtfs mallfet o`aut bular, YKromf\ moe `f djssfmtfd, os o crak, `ut

tbf tbjek djfs je tbf pramfss, oed tbf jeeords orf djsmaurokjek ta oey `ut

tbf purf smjfetjcjm ljed. J bovf gust rfod o tbjrtffe-pokf trfotjsf ae kromf

je tbf Efw Motbahjm Femymhapfdjo, wbjmb bos murfd lf ac oey dfsjrf tadjssfmt kromf oed djsphoy jts jeeords. J da eat woet tbf tbjek ta djf. Car

tbjs rfosae, J wjhh rfhy larf ae starjfs tboe ae syhhakjsls.

Je sul, J wauhd cor rotbfr maevfy kromf tboe fxphoje jt.

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