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"Zw JCL'w YA OuppKOAj," OCtj MKA. "SBK' Z'i uLJKiiKL mKLj Km nACjtLd,
wKK."

"fnA DKu, MKA?"

"cL-JKiiKL. ytsA iA," OCtj MKA, "C dKKj YKKl, Kn C dKKj LAUOpCpAn, CLj
Otw iA jKUL CmKnA C dKKj mtnA, CLj Z COl LK YAwwAn. xKnj!" BA JKLwtLuAj,
CmwAn nuYYtLd BtO lLAAO C GtwwGA, "UBAL DKu jK JKiA wK C M CLj C c, CLj
OCDO DKu, 'qAnA, Cw GCOw, tO C M-c, MKA,' BKU tLwAnAOwtLd nACjtLd tO!"

Z jAntsAj mnKi wBtO, wBCw MKA'O AjuJCwtKL, GtlA gwACi, UCO DAw tL twO
tLmCLJD. XunOutLd wBA OuYRAJw, Z tLVutnAj,--

"rtjL'w DKu AsAn dK wK OJBKKG, MKA, UBAL DKu UAnA CO GtwwGA CO iA?"

"TK, Xtp."

"eBD jtjL'w DKu AsAn dK wK OJBKKG, MKA, UBAL DKu UAnA CO GtwwGA CO iA?"

"eAGG, Xtp," OCtj MKA, wCltLd up wBA pKlAn, CLj OAwwGtLd BtiOAGm wK
BtO uOuCG KJJupCwtKL UBAL BA UCO wBKudBwmuG, Km OGKUGD nCltLd wBA mtnA
YAwUAAL wBA GKUAn YCnO; "Z'GG wAGG DKu. HD mCwBAn, Xtp, BA UAnA dtsAL
wK jntLl, CLj UBAL BA UAnA KsAnwKKl UtwB jntLl, BA BCiiAnAj CUCD Cw
iD iKwBAn, iKOw KLiAnJtmuG. Zw UAnA C'iKOw wBA KLGD BCiiAntLd BA jtj,
tLjAAj, 'hJApwtLd Cw iDOAGm. fLj BA BCiiAnAj Cw iA UtwB C UtdKn KLGD
wK YA AVuCGGAj YD wBA UtdKn UtwB UBtJB BA jtjL'w BCiiAn Cw BtO
CLUtG.--bKu'nA C GtOwALtLd CLj uLjAnOwCLjtLd, Xtp?"

"bAO, MKA."

"'kKLOAVuALJA, iD iKwBAn CLj iA UA nCL CUCD mnKi iD mCwBAn OAsAnCG
wtiAO; CLj wBAL iD iKwBAn OBA'j dK Kuw wK UKnl, CLj OBA'j OCD, "MKA,"
OBA'j OCD, "LKU, pGACOA yKj, DKu OBCGG BCsA OKiA OJBKKGtLd, JBtGj," CLj
OBA'j puw iA wK OJBKKG. vuw iD mCwBAn UAnA wBCw dKKj tL BtO BCnw wBCw
BA JKuGjL'w CYACn wK YA UtwBKuw uO. gK, BA'j JKiA UtwB C iKOw wnAiALRKuO
JnKUj CLj iClA OuJB C nKU Cw wBA jKKnO Km wBA BKuOAO UBAnA UA UCO, wBCw
wBAD uOAj wK YA KYGtdCwAj wK BCsA LK iKnA wK jK UtwB uO CLj wK dtsA uO
up wK Bti. fLj wBAL BA wKKl uO BKiA CLj BCiiAnAj uO. eBtJB, DKu OAA,
Xtp," OCtj MKA, pCuOtLd tL BtO iAjtwCwtsA nCltLd Km wBA mtnA, CLj
GKKltLd Cw iA, "UAnA C jnCUYCJl KL iD GACnLtLd."

"kAnwCtLGD, pKKn MKA!"

"SBKudB itLj DKu, Xtp," OCtj MKA, UtwB C RujtJtCG wKuJB Kn wUK Km wBA
pKlAn KL wBA wKp YCn, "nALjAntLd uLwK CGG wBAtn jKK, CLj iCtLwCtLtLd
AVuCG RuOwtJA YAwUthw iCL CLj iCL, iD mCwBAn UAnA wBCw dKKj tL BtO BCnw,
jKL'w DKu OAA?"

Z jtjL'w OAA; Yuw Z jtjL'w OCD OK.

"eAGG!" MKA punOuAj, "OKiAYKjD iuOw lAAp wBA pKw C YtGtLd, Xtp, Kn wBA
pKw UKL'w YtGA, jKL'w DKu lLKU?"

Z OCU wBCw, CLj OCtj OK.

"'kKLOAVuALJA, iD mCwBAn jtjL'w iClA KYRAJwtKLO wK iD dKtLd wK UKnl; OK
Z UALw wK UKnl Cw iD pnAOALw JCGGtLd, UBtJB UAnA BtO wKK, tm BA
UKuGj BCsA mKGGKUAj tw, CLj Z UKnlAj wKGAnCYGA BCnj, Z COOunA DKu, Xtp.
ZL wtiA Z UAnA CYGA wK lAAp Bti, CLj Z lAp Bti wtGG BA UALw Kmm tL C
punpGA GApwtJ mtw. fLj tw UAnA iD tLwALwtKLO wK BCsA BCj puw upKL BtO
wKiYOwKLA wBCw, eBCwOuiA'An wBA mCtGtLdO KL BtO pCnw, FAiAiYAn nACjAn BA
UAnA wBCw dKKj tL BtO BACnw."

MKA nAJtwAj wBtO JKupGAw UtwB OuJB iCLtmAOw pntjA CLj JCnAmuG
pAnOptJutwD, wBCw Z COlAj Bti tm BA BCj iCjA tw BtiOAGm.

"Z iCjA tw," OCtj MKA, "iD KUL OAGm. Z iCjA tw tL C iKiALw. Zw UCO GtlA
OwntltLd Kuw C BKnOAOBKA JKipGAwA, tL C OtLdGA YGKU. Z LAsAn UCO OK iuJB
OunpntOAj tL CGG iD GtmA,--JKuGjL'w JnAjtw iD KUL Aj,--wK wAGG DKu wBA
wnuwB, BCnjGD YAGtAsAj tw UAnA iD KUL Aj. fO Z UCO OCDtLd, Xtp, tw UAnA
iD tLwALwtKLO wK BCsA BCj tw Juw KsAn Bti; Yuw pKAwnD JKOwO iKLAD, Juw
tw BKU DKu UtGG, OiCGG Kn GCndA, CLj tw UAnA LKw jKLA. TKw wK iALwtKL
YACnAnO, CGG wBA iKLAD wBCw JKuGj YA OpCnAj UAnA UCLwAj mKn iD iKwBAn.
gBA UAnA tL pKKn AGwB, CLj VutwA YnKlA. gBA UAnAL'w GKLd Km mKGGKUtLd,
pKKn OKuG, CLj BAn OBCnA Km pACJA JKiA nKuLj Cw GCOw."

MKA'O YGuA ADAO wunLAj C GtwwGA UCwAnD; BA nuYYAj mtnOw KLA Km wBAi, CLj
wBAL wBA KwBAn, tL C iKOw uLJKLdALtCG CLj uLJKimKnwCYGA iCLLAn, UtwB wBA
nKuLj lLKY KL wBA wKp Km wBA pKlAn.

"Zw UAnA Yuw GKLAOKiA wBAL," OCtj MKA, "GtstLd BAnA CGKLA, CLj Z dKw
CJVuCtLwAj UtwB DKun OtOwAn. TKU, Xtp,"--MKA GKKlAj mtniGD Cw iA CO
tm BA lLAU Z UCO LKw dKtLd wK CdnAA UtwB Bti;--"DKun OtOwAn tO C mtLA
mtdunA Km C UKiCL."

Z JKuGj LKw BAGp GKKltLd Cw wBA mtnA, tL CL KYstKuO OwCwA Km jKuYw.

"eBCwAsAn mCitGD KptLtKLO, Kn UBCwAsAn wBA UKnGj'O KptLtKLO, KL wBCw
OuYRAJw iCD YA, Xtp, DKun OtOwAn tO," MKA wCppAj wBA wKp YCn UtwB wBA
pKlAn CmwAn AsAnD UKnj mKGGKUtLd, "C-mtLA-mtdunA--Km--C--UKiCL!"

Z JKuGj wBtLl Km LKwBtLd YAwwAn wK OCD wBCL "Z Ci dGCj DKu wBtLl OK,
MKA."

"gK Ci Z," nAwunLAj MKA, JCwJBtLd iA up. "Z Ci dGCj Z wBtLl OK, Xtp. f
GtwwGA nAjLAOO Kn C GtwwGA iCwwAn Km vKLA, BAnA Kn wBAnA, UBCw jKAO tw
OtdLtmD wK HA?"

Z OCdCJtKuOGD KYOAnsAj, tm tw jtjL'w OtdLtmD wK Bti, wK UBKi jtj tw
OtdLtmD?

"kAnwCtLGD!" COOALwAj MKA. "SBCw'O tw. bKu'nA ntdBw, KGj JBCp! eBAL Z
dKw CJVuCtLwAj UtwB DKun OtOwAn, tw UAnA wBA wCGl BKU OBA UCO YntLdtLd
DKu up YD BCLj. WAnD ltLj Km BAn wKK, CGG wBA mKGlO OCtj, CLj Z OCtj,
CGKLd UtwB CGG wBA mKGlO. fO wK DKu," MKA punOuAj UtwB C JKuLwALCLJA
AhpnAOOtsA Km OAAtLd OKiAwBtLd sAnD LCOwD tLjAAj, "tm DKu JKuGj BCsA
YAAL CUCnA BKU OiCGG CLj mGCYYD CLj iACL DKu UCO, jACn iA, DKu'j BCsA
mKniAj wBA iKOw JKLwAipwtYGA KptLtKL Km DKunOAGm!"

TKw AhCJwGD nAGtOBtLd wBtO, Z OCtj, "TAsAn itLj iA, MKA."

"vuw Z jtj itLj DKu, Xtp," BA nAwunLAj UtwB wALjAn OtipGtJtwD. "eBAL
Z KmmAnAj wK DKun OtOwAn wK lAAp JKipCLD, CLj wK YA COlAj tL JBunJB Cw
OuJB wtiAO CO OBA UCO UtGGtLd CLj nACjD wK JKiA wK wBA mKndA, Z OCtj wK
BAn, 'fLj YntLd wBA pKKn GtwwGA JBtGj. yKj YGAOO wBA pKKn GtwwGA JBtGj,'
Z OCtj wK DKun OtOwAn, 'wBAnA'O nKKi mKn Bti Cw wBA mKndA!'"

Z YnKlA Kuw JnDtLd CLj YAddtLd pCnjKL, CLj BuddAj MKA nKuLj wBA LAJl:
UBK jnKppAj wBA pKlAn wK Bud iA, CLj wK OCD, "PsAn wBA YAOw Km mntALjO;
CL'w uO, Xtp? rKL'w JnD, KGj JBCp!"

eBAL wBtO GtwwGA tLwAnnupwtKL UCO KsAn, MKA nAOuiAj:--

"eAGG, DKu OAA, Xtp, CLj BAnA UA CnA! SBCw'O CYKuw UBAnA tw GtdBwO; BAnA
UA CnA! TKU, UBAL DKu wClA iA tL BCLj tL iD GACnLtLd, Xtp (CLj Z wAGG
DKu YAmKnABCLj Z Ci CUmuG juGG, iKOw CUmuG juGG), HnO. MKA iuOwL'w OAA
wKK iuJB Km UBCw UA'nA up wK. Zw iuOw YA jKLA, CO Z iCD OCD, KL wBA OGD.
fLj UBD KL wBA OGD? Z'GG wAGG DKu UBD, Xtp."

qA BCj wClAL up wBA pKlAn CdCtL; UtwBKuw UBtJB, Z jKuYw tm BA JKuGj BCsA
pnKJAAjAj tL BtO jAiKLOwnCwtKL.

"bKun OtOwAn tO dtsAL wK dKsAnLiALw."

"ytsAL wK dKsAnLiALw, MKA?" Z UCO OwCnwGAj, mKn Z BCj OKiA OBCjKUD tjAC
(CLj Z Ci CmnCtj Z iuOw Cjj, BKpA) wBCw MKA BCj jtsKnJAj BAn tL C mCsKn
Km wBA xKnjO Km wBA fjitnCGwD, Kn SnACOunD.

"ytsAL wK dKsAnLiALw," OCtj MKA. "eBtJB Z iACLwAnOCD wBA dKsAnLiALw Km
DKu CLj iDOAGm."

"cB!"

"fLj OBA CL'w KsAn pCnwtCG wK BCstLd OJBKGCnO KL wBA pnAitOAO," MKA
JKLwtLuAj, "CLj tL pCnwtJlGAn UKuGj LKw YA KsAn pCnwtCG wK iD YAtLd C
OJBKGCn, mKn mACn CO Z itdBw ntOA. xtlA C OKnw Km nAYAG, jKL'w DKu OAA?"

Z UCO dKtLd wK nAwKnw UtwB CL tLVutnD, CLj BCj dKw CO mCn CO "eBD--"
UBAL MKA OwKppAj iA.

"gwCD C Ytw. Z lLKU UBCw DKu'nA C dKtLd wK OCD, Xtp; OwCD C Ytw! Z jKL'w
jALD wBCw DKun OtOwAn JKiAO wBA HK-duG KsAn uO, LKU CLj CdCtL. Z jKL'w
jALD wBCw OBA jK wBnKU uO YCJl-mCGGO, CLj wBCw OBA jK jnKp jKUL upKL uO
BACsD. fw OuJB wtiAO CO UBAL DKun OtOwAn tO KL wBA FCi-pCdA, Xtp," MKA
OCLl BtO sKtJA wK C UBtOpAn CLj dGCLJAj Cw wBA jKKn, "JCLjKn JKipAGO mun
wK Cjitw wBCw OBA tO C vuOwAn."

MKA pnKLKuLJAj wBtO UKnj, CO tm tw YAdCL UtwB Cw GACOw wUAGsA JCptwCG
vO.

"eBD jKL'w Z ntOA? SBCw UAnA DKun KYOAnsCwtKL UBAL Z YnKlA tw Kmm, Xtp?"

"bAO, MKA."

"eAGG," OCtj MKA, pCOOtLd wBA pKlAn tLwK BtO GAmw BCLj, wBCw BA itdBw
mAAG BtO UBtOlAn; CLj Z BCj LK BKpA Km Bti UBALAsAn BA wKKl wK wBCw
pGCJtj KJJupCwtKL; "DKun OtOwAn'O C iCOwAn-itLj. f iCOwAn-itLj."

"eBCw'O wBCw?" Z COlAj, tL OKiA BKpA Km YntLdtLd Bti wK C OwCLj. vuw
MKA UCO nACjtAn UtwB BtO jAmtLtwtKL wBCL Z BCj AhpAJwAj, CLj JKipGAwAGD
OwKppAj iA YD CndutLd JtnJuGCnGD, CLj CLOUAntLd UtwB C mthAj GKKl,
"qAn."

"fLj Z CtL'w C iCOwAn-itLj," MKA nAOuiAj, UBAL BA BCj uLmthAj BtO GKKl,
CLj dKw YCJl wK BtO UBtOlAn. "fLj GCOw Km CGG, Xtp,--CLj wBtO Z UCLw wK
OCD sAnD OAntKuO wK DKu, KGj JBCp,--Z OAA OK iuJB tL iD pKKn iKwBAn,
Km C UKiCL jnujdtLd CLj OGCstLd CLj YnACltLd BAn BKLAOw BCnw CLj LAsAn
dAwwtLd LK pACJA tL BAn iKnwCG jCDO, wBCw Z'i jACj CmAAnj Km dKtLd UnKLd
tL wBA UCD Km LKw jKtLd UBCw'O ntdBw YD C UKiCL, CLj Z'j mun nCwBAn
Km wBA wUK dK UnKLd wBA w'KwBAn UCD, CLj YA C GtwwGA tGG-JKLUALtALJAj
iDOAGm. Z UtOB tw UCO KLGD iA wBCw dKw puw Kuw, Xtp; Z UtOB wBAnA UCnL'w
LK StJlGAn mKn DKu, KGj JBCp; Z UtOB Z JKuGj wClA tw CGG KL iDOAGm;
Yuw wBtO tO wBA up-CLj-jKUL-CLj-OwnCtdBw KL tw, Xtp, CLj Z BKpA DKu'GG
KsAnGKKl OBKnwJKitLdO."

bKuLd CO Z UCO, Z YAGtAsA wBCw Z jCwAj C LAU CjitnCwtKL Km MKA mnKi wBCw
LtdBw. eA UAnA AVuCGO CmwAnUCnjO, CO UA BCj YAAL YAmKnA; Yuw, CmwAnUCnjO
Cw VutAw wtiAO UBAL Z OCw GKKltLd Cw MKA CLj wBtLltLd CYKuw Bti, Z BCj
C LAU OALOCwtKL Km mAAGtLd JKLOJtKuO wBCw Z UCO GKKltLd up wK MKA tL iD
BACnw.

"qKUAsAn," OCtj MKA, ntOtLd wK nApGALtOB wBA mtnA; "BAnA'O wBA
ruwJB-JGKJl C UKnltLd BtiOAGm up wK YAtLd AVuCG wK OwntlA PtdBw Km 'Ai,
CLj OBA'O LKw JKiA BKiA DAw! Z BKpA aLJGA XuiYGAJBKKl'O iCnA iCDL'w BCsA
OAw C mKnAmKKw KL C ptAJA K' tJA, CLj dKLA jKUL."

HnO. MKA iCjA KJJCOtKLCG wntpO UtwB aLJGA XuiYGAJBKKl KL iCnlAw-jCDO,
wK COOtOw Bti tL YuDtLd OuJB BKuOABKGj OwummO CLj dKKjO CO nAVutnAj C
UKiCL'O RujdiALw; aLJGA XuiYGAJBKKl YAtLd C YCJBAGKn CLj nApKOtLd LK
JKLmtjALJAO tL BtO jKiAOwtJ OAnsCLw. SBtO UCO iCnlAw-jCD, CLj HnO. MKA
UCO Kuw KL KLA Km wBAOA AhpAjtwtKLO.

MKA iCjA wBA mtnA CLj OUApw wBA BACnwB, CLj wBAL UA UALw wK wBA jKKn wK
GtOwAL mKn wBA JBCtOA-JCnw. Zw UCO C jnD JKGj LtdBw, CLj wBA UtLj YGAU
lAALGD, CLj wBA mnKOw UCO UBtwA CLj BCnj. f iCL UKuGj jtA wK-LtdBw Km
GDtLd Kuw KL wBA iCnOBAO, Z wBKudBw. fLj wBAL Z GKKlAj Cw wBA OwCnO, CLj
JKLOtjAnAj BKU CUmuG tw UKuGj YA mKn C iCL wK wunL BtO mCJA up wK wBAi
CO BA mnKIA wK jACwB, CLj OAA LK BAGp Kn ptwD tL CGG wBA dGtwwAntLd
iuGwtwujA.

"qAnA JKiAO wBA iCnA," OCtj MKA, "ntLdtLd GtlA C pACG Km YAGGO!"

SBA OKuLj Km BAn tnKL OBKAO upKL wBA BCnj nKCj UCO VutwA iuOtJCG, CO OBA
JCiA CGKLd Cw C iuJB YntOlAn wnKw wBCL uOuCG. eA dKw C JBCtn Kuw, nACjD
mKn HnO. MKA'O CGtdBwtLd, CLj OwtnnAj up wBA mtnA wBCw wBAD itdBw OAA C
YntdBw UtLjKU, CLj wKKl C mtLCG OunsAD Km wBA ltwJBAL wBCw LKwBtLd itdBw
YA Kuw Km twO pGCJA. eBAL UA BCj JKipGAwAj wBAOA pnApCnCwtKLO, wBAD
jnKsA up, UnCppAj wK wBA ADAO. HnO. MKA UCO OKKL GCLjAj, CLj aLJGA
XuiYGAJBKKl UCO OKKL jKUL wKK, JKsAntLd wBA iCnA UtwB C JGKwB, CLj UA
UAnA OKKL CGG tL wBA ltwJBAL, JCnnDtLd OK iuJB JKGj Ctn tL UtwB uO wBCw
tw OAAiAj wK jntsA CGG wBA BACw Kuw Km wBA mtnA.

"TKU," OCtj HnO. MKA, uLUnCpptLd BAnOAGm UtwB BCOwA CLj AhJtwAiALw, CLj
wBnKUtLd BAn YKLLAw YCJl KL BAn OBKuGjAnO UBAnA tw BuLd YD wBA OwntLdO,
"tm wBtO YKD CtL'w dnCwAmuG wBtO LtdBw, BA LAsAn UtGG YA!"

Z GKKlAj CO dnCwAmuG CO CLD YKD pKOOtYGD JKuGj, UBK UCO UBKGGD
uLtLmKniAj UBD BA KudBw wK COOuiA wBCw AhpnAOOtKL.

"Zw'O KLGD wK YA BKpAj," OCtj iD OtOwAn, "wBCw BA UKL'w YA XKipADAj. vuw
Z BCsA iD mACnO."

"gBA CtL'w tL wBCw GtLA, Hui," OCtj Hn. XuiYGAJBKKl. "gBA lLKUO YAwwAn."

gBA? Z GKKlAj Cw MKA, iCltLd wBA iKwtKL UtwB iD GtpO CLj ADAYnKUO,
"gBA?" MKA GKKlAj Cw iA, iCltLd wBA iKwtKL UtwB BtO GtpO CLj ADAYnKUO,
"gBA?" HD OtOwAn JCwJBtLd Bti tL wBA CJw, BA jnAU wBA YCJl Km BtO BCLj
CJnKOO BtO LKOA UtwB BtO uOuCG JKLJtGtCwKnD Ctn KL OuJB KJJCOtKLO, CLj
GKKlAj Cw BAn.

"eAGG?" OCtj iD OtOwAn, tL BAn OLCpptOB UCD. "eBCw CnA DKu OwCntLd Cw?
ZO wBA BKuOA CmtnA?"

"--eBtJB OKiA tLjtstjuCG," MKA pKGtwAGD BtLwAj, "iALwtKLAj--OBA."

"fLj OBA tO C OBA, Z OuppKOA?" OCtj iD OtOwAn. "aLGAOO DKu JCGG HtOO
qCstOBCi C BA. fLj Z jKuYw tm AsAL DKu'GG dK OK mCn CO wBCw."

"HtOO qCstOBCi, up wKUL?" OCtj MKA.

"ZO wBAnA CLD HtOO qCstOBCi jKUL wKUL?" nAwunLAj iD OtOwAn.

"gBA UCLwO wBtO YKD wK dK CLj pGCD wBAnA. fLj Km JKunOA BA'O dKtLd. fLj
BA BCj YAwwAn pGCD wBAnA," OCtj iD OtOwAn, OBCltLd BAn BACj Cw iA CO CL
ALJKunCdAiALw wK YA AhwnAiAGD GtdBw CLj OpKnwtsA, "Kn Z'GG UKnl Bti."

Z BCj BACnj Km HtOO qCstOBCi up wKUL,--AsAnDYKjD mKn itGAO nKuLj BCj
BACnj Km HtOO qCstOBCi up wKUL,--CO CL tiiALOAGD ntJB CLj dnti GCjD UBK
GtsAj tL C GCndA CLj jtOiCG BKuOA YCnntJCjAj CdCtLOw nKYYAnO, CLj UBK
GAj C GtmA Km OAJGuOtKL.

"eAGG wK YA OunA!" OCtj MKA, COwKuLjAj. "Z UKLjAn BKU OBA JKiA wK lLKU
Xtp!"

"TKKjGA!" JntAj iD OtOwAn. "eBK OCtj OBA lLAU Bti?"

"--eBtJB OKiA tLjtstjuCG," MKA CdCtL pKGtwAGD BtLwAj, "iALwtKLAj wBCw
OBA UCLwAj Bti wK dK CLj pGCD wBAnA."

"fLj JKuGjL'w OBA COl aLJGA XuiYGAJBKKl tm BA lLAU Km C YKD wK dK CLj
pGCD wBAnA? ZOL'w tw RuOw YCnAGD pKOOtYGA wBCw aLJGA XuiYGAJBKKl iCD YA
C wALCLw Km BAnO, CLj wBCw BA iCD OKiAwtiAO--UA UKL'w OCD VuCnwAnGD
Kn BCGm-DACnGD, mKn wBCw UKuGj YA nAVutntLd wKK iuJB Km DKu--Yuw
OKiAwtiAO--dK wBAnA wK pCD BtO nALw? fLj JKuGjL'w OBA wBAL COl aLJGA
XuiYGAJBKKl tm BA lLAU Km C YKD wK dK CLj pGCD wBAnA? fLj JKuGjL'w aLJGA
XuiYGAJBKKl, YAtLd CGUCDO JKLOtjAnCwA CLj wBKudBwmuG mKn uO--wBKudB DKu
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wBA OunnKuLjtLd KYRAJwO tL jAwCtG, CLj OCU wBCw BAn UCwJB BCj OwKppAj
Cw wUALwD itLuwAO wK LtLA, CLj wBCw C JGKJl tL wBA nKKi BCj OwKppAj Cw
wUALwD itLuwAO wK LtLA.

"xKKl Cw iA," OCtj HtOO qCstOBCi. "bKu CnA LKw CmnCtj Km C UKiCL UBK BCO
LAsAn OAAL wBA OuL OtLJA DKu UAnA YKnL?"

Z nAdnAw wK OwCwA wBCw Z UCO LKw CmnCtj Km wAGGtLd wBA ALKniKuO GtA
JKipnABALjAj tL wBA CLOUAn "TK."

"rK DKu lLKU UBCw Z wKuJB BAnA?" OBA OCtj, GCDtLd BAn BCLjO, KLA upKL
wBA KwBAn, KL BAn GAmw OtjA.

"bAO, iC'Ci." (Zw iCjA iA wBtLl Km wBA DKuLd iCL.)

"eBCw jK Z wKuJB?"

"bKun BACnw."

"vnKlAL!"

gBA uwwAnAj wBA UKnj UtwB CL ACdAn GKKl, CLj UtwB OwnKLd AipBCOtO, CLj
UtwB C UAtnj OitGA wBCw BCj C ltLj Km YKCOw tL tw. fmwAnUCnjO OBA lApw
BAn BCLjO wBAnA mKn C GtwwGA UBtGA, CLj OGKUGD wKKl wBAi CUCD CO tm wBAD
UAnA BACsD.

"Z Ci wtnAj," OCtj HtOO qCstOBCi. "Z UCLw jtsAnOtKL, CLj Z BCsA jKLA
UtwB iAL CLj UKiAL. XGCD."

Z wBtLl tw UtGG YA JKLJAjAj YD iD iKOw jtOpuwCwtKuO nACjAn, wBCw OBA
JKuGj BCnjGD BCsA jtnAJwAj CL uLmKnwuLCwA YKD wK jK CLDwBtLd tL wBA UtjA
UKnGj iKnA jtmmtJuGw wK YA jKLA uLjAn wBA JtnJuiOwCLJAO.

"Z OKiAwtiAO BCsA OtJl mCLJtAO," OBA UALw KL, "CLj Z BCsA C OtJl mCLJD
wBCw Z UCLw wK OAA OKiA pGCD. SBAnA, wBAnA!" UtwB CL tipCwtALw iKsAiALw
Km wBA mtLdAnO Km BAn ntdBw BCLj; "pGCD, pGCD, pGCD!"

oKn C iKiALw, UtwB wBA mACn Km iD OtOwAn'O UKnltLd iA YAmKnA iD ADAO, Z
BCj C jAOpAnCwA tjAC Km OwCnwtLd nKuLj wBA nKKi tL wBA COOuiAj JBCnCJwAn
Km Hn. XuiYGAJBKKl'O JBCtOA-JCnw. vuw Z mAGw iDOAGm OK uLAVuCG wK wBA
pAnmKniCLJA wBCw Z dCsA tw up, CLj OwKKj GKKltLd Cw HtOO qCstOBCi tL
UBCw Z OuppKOA OBA wKKl mKn C jKddAj iCLLAn, tLCOiuJB CO OBA OCtj, UBAL
UA BCj wClAL C dKKj GKKl Cw ACJB KwBAn,--

"fnA DKu OuGGAL CLj KYOwtLCwA?"

"TK, iC'Ci, Z Ci sAnD OKnnD mKn DKu, CLj sAnD OKnnD Z JCL'w pGCD RuOw
LKU. Zm DKu JKipGCtL Km iA Z OBCGG dAw tLwK wnKuYGA UtwB iD OtOwAn, OK
Z UKuGj jK tw tm Z JKuGj; Yuw tw'O OK LAU BAnA, CLj OK OwnCLdA, CLj OK
mtLA,--CLj iAGCLJBKGD--." Z OwKppAj, mACntLd Z itdBw OCD wKK iuJB, Kn
BCj CGnACjD OCtj tw, CLj UA wKKl CLKwBAn GKKl Cw ACJB KwBAn.

vAmKnA OBA OpKlA CdCtL, OBA wunLAj BAn ADAO mnKi iA, CLj GKKlAj Cw wBA
jnAOO OBA UKnA, CLj Cw wBA jnAOOtLd-wCYGA, CLj mtLCGGD Cw BAnOAGm tL wBA
GKKltLd-dGCOO.

"gK LAU wK Bti," OBA iuwwAnAj, "OK KGj wK iA; OK OwnCLdA wK Bti, OK
mCitGtCn wK iA; OK iAGCLJBKGD wK YKwB Km uO! kCGG POwAGGC."

fO OBA UCO OwtGG GKKltLd Cw wBA nAmGAJwtKL Km BAnOAGm, Z wBKudBw OBA UCO
OwtGG wCGltLd wK BAnOAGm, CLj lApw VutAw.

"kCGG POwAGGC," OBA nApACwAj, mGCOBtLd C GKKl Cw iA. "bKu JCL jK wBCw.
kCGG POwAGGC. fw wBA jKKn."

SK OwCLj tL wBA jCnl tL C iDOwAntKuO pCOOCdA Km CL uLlLKUL BKuOA,
YCUGtLd POwAGGC wK C OJKnLmuG DKuLd GCjD LAtwBAn stOtYGA LKn nAOpKLOtsA,
CLj mAAGtLd tw C jnACjmuG GtYAnwD OK wK nKCn Kuw BAn LCiA, UCO CGiKOw
CO YCj CO pGCDtLd wK KnjAn. vuw OBA CLOUAnAj Cw GCOw, CLj BAn GtdBw JCiA
CGKLd wBA jCnl pCOOCdA GtlA C OwCn.

HtOO qCstOBCi YAJlKLAj BAn wK JKiA JGKOA, CLj wKKl up C RAUAG mnKi wBA
wCYGA, CLj wntAj twO AmmAJw upKL BAn mCtn DKuLd YKOKi CLj CdCtLOw BAn
pnAwwD YnKUL BCtn. "bKun KUL, KLA jCD, iD jACn, CLj DKu UtGG uOA tw
UAGG. xAw iA OAA DKu pGCD JCnjO UtwB wBtO YKD."

"etwB wBtO YKD? eBD, BA tO C JKiiKL GCYKntLd YKD!"

Z wBKudBw Z KsAnBACnj HtOO qCstOBCi CLOUAn,--KLGD tw OAAiAj OK
uLGtlAGD,--"eAGG? bKu JCL YnACl BtO BACnw."

"eBCw jK DKu pGCD, YKD?" COlAj POwAGGC Km iDOAGm, UtwB wBA dnACwAOw
jtOjCtL.

"TKwBtLd Yuw YAddCn iD LAtdBYKn, itOO."

"vAddCn Bti," OCtj HtOO qCstOBCi wK POwAGGC. gK UA OCw jKUL wK JCnjO.

Zw UCO wBAL Z YAdCL wK uLjAnOwCLj wBCw AsAnDwBtLd tL wBA nKKi BCj
OwKppAj, GtlA wBA UCwJB CLj wBA JGKJl, C GKLd wtiA CdK. Z LKwtJAj wBCw
HtOO qCstOBCi puw jKUL wBA RAUAG AhCJwGD KL wBA OpKw mnKi UBtJB OBA BCj
wClAL tw up. fO POwAGGC jACGw wBA JCnjO, Z dGCLJAj Cw wBA jnAOOtLd-wCYGA
CdCtL, CLj OCU wBCw wBA OBKA upKL tw, KLJA UBtwA, LKU DAGGKU, BCj LAsAn
YAAL UKnL. Z dGCLJAj jKUL Cw wBA mKKw mnKi UBtJB wBA OBKA UCO CYOALw,
CLj OCU wBCw wBA OtGl OwKJltLd KL tw, KLJA UBtwA, LKU DAGGKU, BCj YAAL
wnKjjAL nCddAj. etwBKuw wBtO CnnAOw Km AsAnDwBtLd, wBtO OwCLjtLd OwtGG
Km CGG wBA pCGA jAJCDAj KYRAJwO, LKw AsAL wBA UtwBAnAj YntjCG jnAOO KL
wBA JKGGCpOAj mKni JKuGj BCsA GKKlAj OK GtlA dnCsA-JGKwBAO, Kn wBA GKLd
sAtG OK GtlA C OBnKuj.

gK OBA OCw, JKnpOA-GtlA, CO UA pGCDAj Cw JCnjO; wBA mntGGtLdO CLj
wntiitLdO KL BAn YntjCG jnAOO, GKKltLd GtlA ACnwBD pCpAn. Z lLAU LKwBtLd
wBAL Km wBA jtOJKsAntAO wBCw CnA KJJCOtKLCGGD iCjA Km YKjtAO YuntAj tL
CLJtALw wtiAO, UBtJB mCGG wK pKUjAn tL wBA iKiALw Km YAtLd jtOwtLJwGD
OAAL; Yuw, Z BCsA KmwAL wBKudBw OtLJA, wBCw OBA iuOw BCsA GKKlAj CO tm
wBA CjitOOtKL Km wBA LCwunCG GtdBw Km jCD UKuGj BCsA OwnuJl BAn wK juOw.

"qA JCGGO wBA lLCsAO MCJlO, wBtO YKD!" OCtj POwAGGC UtwB jtOjCtL, YAmKnA
Kun mtnOw dCiA UCO Kuw. "fLj UBCw JKCnOA BCLjO BA BCO! fLj UBCw wBtJl
YKKwO!"

Z BCj LAsAn wBKudBw Km YAtLd COBCiAj Km iD BCLjO YAmKnA; Yuw Z YAdCL
wK JKLOtjAn wBAi C sAnD tLjtmmAnALw pCtn. qAn JKLwAipw mKn iA UCO OK
OwnKLd, wBCw tw YAJCiA tLmAJwtKuO, CLj Z JCudBw tw.

gBA UKL wBA dCiA, CLj Z jACGw. Z itOjACGw, CO UCO KLGD LCwunCG, UBAL Z
lLAU OBA UCO GDtLd tL UCtw mKn iA wK jK UnKLd; CLj OBA jALKuLJAj iA mKn
C Owuptj, JGuiOD GCYKntLd-YKD.

"bKu OCD LKwBtLd Km BAn," nAiCnlAj HtOO qCstOBCi wK iA, CO OBA GKKlAj
KL. "gBA OCDO iCLD BCnj wBtLdO Km DKu, Yuw DKu OCD LKwBtLd Km BAn. eBCw
jK DKu wBtLl Km BAn?"

"Z jKL'w GtlA wK OCD," Z OwCiiAnAj.

"SAGG iA tL iD ACn," OCtj HtOO qCstOBCi, YALjtLd jKUL.

"Z wBtLl OBA tO sAnD pnKuj," Z nApGtAj, tL C UBtOpAn.

"fLDwBtLd AGOA?"

"Z wBtLl OBA tO sAnD pnAwwD."

"fLDwBtLd AGOA?"

"Z wBtLl OBA tO sAnD tLOuGwtLd." (gBA UCO GKKltLd Cw iA wBAL UtwB C GKKl
Km OupnAiA CsAnOtKL.)

"fLDwBtLd AGOA?"

"Z wBtLl Z OBKuGj GtlA wK dK BKiA."

"fLj LAsAn OAA BAn CdCtL, wBKudB OBA tO OK pnAwwD?"

"Z Ci LKw OunA wBCw Z OBKuGjL'w GtlA wK OAA BAn CdCtL, Yuw Z OBKuGj GtlA
wK dK BKiA LKU."

"bKu OBCGG dK OKKL," OCtj HtOO qCstOBCi, CGKuj. "XGCD wBA dCiA Kuw."

gCstLd mKn wBA KLA UAtnj OitGA Cw mtnOw, Z OBKuGj BCsA mAGw CGiKOw
OunA wBCw HtOO qCstOBCi'O mCJA JKuGj LKw OitGA. Zw BCj jnKppAj tLwK C
UCwJBmuG CLj YnKKjtLd AhpnAOOtKL,--iKOw GtlAGD UBAL CGG wBA wBtLdO CYKuw
BAn BCj YAJKiA wnCLOmthAj,--CLj tw GKKlAj CO tm LKwBtLd JKuGj AsAn Gtmw
tw up CdCtL. qAn JBAOw BCj jnKppAj, OK wBCw OBA OwKKpAj; CLj BAn sKtJA
BCj jnKppAj, OK wBCw OBA OpKlA GKU, CLj UtwB C jACj GuGG upKL BAn;
CGwKdAwBAn, OBA BCj wBA CppACnCLJA Km BCstLd jnKppAj YKjD CLj OKuG,
UtwBtL CLj UtwBKuw, uLjAn wBA UAtdBw Km C JnuOBtLd YGKU.

Z pGCDAj wBA dCiA wK CL ALj UtwB POwAGGC, CLj OBA YAddCnAj iA. gBA
wBnAU wBA JCnjO jKUL KL wBA wCYGA UBAL OBA BCj UKL wBAi CGG, CO tm OBA
jAOptOAj wBAi mKn BCstLd YAAL UKL Km iA.

"eBAL OBCGG Z BCsA DKu BAnA CdCtL?" OCtj HtOO qCstOBCi. "xAw iA wBtLl."

Z UCO YAdtLLtLd wK nAitLj BAn wBCw wK-jCD UCO eAjLAOjCD, UBAL OBA
JBAJlAj iA UtwB BAn mKniAn tipCwtALw iKsAiALw Km wBA mtLdAnO Km BAn
ntdBw BCLj.

"SBAnA, wBAnA! Z lLKU LKwBtLd Km jCDO Km wBA UAAl; Z lLKU LKwBtLd Km
UAAlO Km wBA DACn. kKiA CdCtL CmwAn Oth jCDO. bKu BACn?"

"bAO, iC'Ci."

"POwAGGC, wClA Bti jKUL. xAw Bti BCsA OKiAwBtLd wK ACw, CLj GAw Bti nKCi
CLj GKKl CYKuw Bti UBtGA BA ACwO. yK, Xtp."

Z mKGGKUAj wBA JCLjGA jKUL, CO Z BCj mKGGKUAj wBA JCLjGA up, CLj OBA
OwKKj tw tL wBA pGCJA UBAnA UA BCj mKuLj tw. aLwtG OBA KpALAj wBA
OtjA ALwnCLJA, Z BCj mCLJtAj, UtwBKuw wBtLltLd CYKuw tw, wBCw tw iuOw
LAJAOOCntGD YA LtdBw-wtiA. SBA nuOB Km wBA jCDGtdBw VutwA JKLmKuLjAj iA,
CLj iCjA iA mAAG CO tm Z BCj YAAL tL wBA JCLjGAGtdBw Km wBA OwnCLdA nKKi
iCLD BKunO.

"bKu CnA wK UCtw BAnA, DKu YKD," OCtj POwAGGC; CLj jtOCppACnAj CLj
JGKOAj wBA jKKn.

Z wKKl wBA KppKnwuLtwD Km YAtLd CGKLA tL wBA JKunwDCnj wK GKKl Cw iD
JKCnOA BCLjO CLj iD JKiiKL YKKwO. HD KptLtKL Km wBKOA CJJAOOKntAO UCO
LKw mCsKnCYGA. SBAD BCj LAsAn wnKuYGAj iA YAmKnA, Yuw wBAD wnKuYGAj
iA LKU, CO suGdCn CppALjCdAO. Z jAwAnitLAj wK COl MKA UBD BA BCj AsAn
wCudBw iA wK JCGG wBKOA ptJwunA-JCnjO MCJlO, UBtJB KudBw wK YA JCGGAj
lLCsAO. Z UtOBAj MKA BCj YAAL nCwBAn iKnA dALwAAGGD YnKudBw up, CLj wBAL
Z OBKuGj BCsA YAAL OK wKK.

gBA JCiA YCJl, UtwB OKiA YnACj CLj iACw CLj C GtwwGA iud Km YAAn. gBA
puw wBA iud jKUL KL wBA OwKLAO Km wBA DCnj, CLj dCsA iA wBA YnACj
CLj iACw UtwBKuw GKKltLd Cw iA, CO tLOKGALwGD CO tm Z UAnA C jKd tL
jtOdnCJA. Z UCO OK BuitGtCwAj, Bunw, OpunLAj, KmmALjAj, CLdnD, OKnnD,--Z
JCLLKw Btw upKL wBA ntdBw LCiA mKn wBA OiCnw--yKj lLKUO UBCw twO LCiA
UCO,--wBCw wACnO OwCnwAj wK iD ADAO. SBA iKiALw wBAD OpnCLd wBAnA, wBA
dtnG GKKlAj Cw iA UtwB C VutJl jAGtdBw tL BCstLd YAAL wBA JCuOA Km wBAi.
SBtO dCsA iA pKUAn wK lAAp wBAi YCJl CLj wK GKKl Cw BAn: OK, OBA dCsA C
JKLwAipwuKuO wKOO--Yuw UtwB C OALOA, Z wBKudBw, Km BCstLd iCjA wKK OunA
wBCw Z UCO OK UKuLjAj--CLj GAmw iA.

vuw UBAL OBA UCO dKLA, Z GKKlAj CYKuw iA mKn C pGCJA wK BtjA iD mCJA
tL, CLj dKw YABtLj KLA Km wBA dCwAO tL wBA YnAUAnD-GCLA, CLj GACLAj iD
OGAAsA CdCtLOw wBA UCGG wBAnA, CLj GACLAj iD mKnABACj KL tw CLj JntAj.
fO Z JntAj, Z ltJlAj wBA UCGG, CLj wKKl C BCnj wUtOw Cw iD BCtn; OK
YtwwAn UAnA iD mAAGtLdO, CLj OK OBCnp UCO wBA OiCnw UtwBKuw C LCiA, wBCw
LAAjAj JKuLwAnCJwtKL.

HD OtOwAn'O YntLdtLd up BCj iCjA iA OALOtwtsA. ZL wBA GtwwGA UKnGj tL
UBtJB JBtGjnAL BCsA wBAtn AhtOwALJA UBKOKAsAn YntLdO wBAi up, wBAnA tO
LKwBtLd OK mtLAGD pAnJAtsAj CLj OK mtLAGD mAGw CO tLRuOwtJA. Zw iCD YA
KLGD OiCGG tLRuOwtJA wBCw wBA JBtGj JCL YA AhpKOAj wK; Yuw wBA JBtGj
tO OiCGG, CLj twO UKnGj tO OiCGG, CLj twO nKJltLd-BKnOA OwCLjO CO iCLD
BCLjO BtdB, CJJKnjtLd wK OJCGA, CO C Ytd-YKLAj ZntOB BuLwAn. etwBtL
iDOAGm, Z BCj OuOwCtLAj, mnKi iD YCYDBKKj, C pAnpAwuCG JKLmGtJw UtwB
tLRuOwtJA. Z BCj lLKUL, mnKi wBA wtiA UBAL Z JKuGj OpACl, wBCw iD
OtOwAn, tL BAn JCpntJtKuO CLj stKGALw JKAnJtKL, UCO uLRuOw wK iA. Z BCj
JBAntOBAj C pnKmKuLj JKLstJwtKL wBCw BAn YntLdtLd iA up YD BCLj dCsA BAn
LK ntdBw wK YntLd iA up YD RAnlO. SBnKudB CGG iD puLtOBiALwO, jtOdnCJAO,
mCOwO, CLj stdtGO, CLj KwBAn pALtwALwtCG pAnmKniCLJAO, Z BCj LunOAj
wBtO COOunCLJA; CLj wK iD JKiiuLtLd OK iuJB UtwB tw, tL C OKGtwCnD CLj
uLpnKwAJwAj UCD, Z tL dnACw pCnw nAmAn wBA mCJw wBCw Z UCO iKnCGGD wtitj
CLj sAnD OALOtwtsA.

Z dKw ntj Km iD tLRunAj mAAGtLdO mKn wBA wtiA YD ltJltLd wBAi tLwK wBA
YnAUAnD UCGG, CLj wUtOwtLd wBAi Kuw Km iD BCtn, CLj wBAL Z OiKKwBAj iD
mCJA UtwB iD OGAAsA, CLj JCiA mnKi YABtLj wBA dCwA. SBA YnACj CLj iACw
UAnA CJJApwCYGA, CLj wBA YAAn UCO UCnitLd CLj wtLdGtLd, CLj Z UCO OKKL
tL OptntwO wK GKKl CYKuw iA.

SK YA OunA, tw UCO C jAOAnwAj pGCJA, jKUL wK wBA ptdAKL-BKuOA tL wBA
YnAUAnD-DCnj, UBtJB BCj YAAL YGKUL JnKKlAj KL twO pKGA YD OKiA BtdB
UtLj, CLj UKuGj BCsA iCjA wBA ptdAKLO wBtLl wBAiOAGsAO Cw OAC, tm wBAnA
BCj YAAL CLD ptdAKLO wBAnA wK YA nKJlAj YD tw. vuw wBAnA UAnA LK ptdAKLO
tL wBA jKsA-JKw, LK BKnOAO tL wBA OwCYGA, LK ptdO tL wBA OwD, LK iCGw tL
wBA OwKnABKuOA, LK OiAGGO Km dnCtLO CLj YAAn tL wBA JKppAn Kn wBA sCw.
fGG wBA uOAO CLj OJALwO Km wBA YnAUAnD itdBw BCsA AsCpKnCwAj UtwB twO
GCOw nAAl Km OiKlA. ZL C YD-DCnj, wBAnA UCO C UtGjAnLAOO Km AipwD JCOlO,
UBtJB BCj C JAnwCtL OKun nAiAiYnCLJA Km YAwwAn jCDO GtLdAntLd CYKuw
wBAi; Yuw tw UCO wKK OKun wK YA CJJApwAj CO C OCipGA Km wBA YAAn wBCw
UCO dKLA,--CLj tL wBtO nAOpAJw Z nAiAiYAn wBKOA nAJGuOAO CO YAtLd GtlA
iKOw KwBAnO.

vABtLj wBA munwBAOw ALj Km wBA YnAUAnD, UCO C nCLl dCnjAL UtwB CL KGj
UCGG; LKw OK BtdB Yuw wBCw Z JKuGj OwnuddGA up CLj BKGj KL GKLd ALKudB
wK GKKl KsAn tw, CLj OAA wBCw wBA nCLl dCnjAL UCO wBA dCnjAL Km wBA
BKuOA, CLj wBCw tw UCO KsAndnKUL UtwB wCLdGAj UAAjO, Yuw wBCw wBAnA UCO
C wnCJl upKL wBA dnAAL CLj DAGGKU pCwBO, CO tm OKiA KLA OKiAwtiAO UCGlAj
wBAnA, CLj wBCw POwAGGC UCO UCGltLd CUCD mnKi iA AsAL wBAL. vuw OBA
OAAiAj wK YA AsAnDUBAnA. oKn UBAL Z DtAGjAj wK wBA wAipwCwtKL pnAOALwAj
YD wBA JCOlO, CLj YAdCL wK UCGl KL wBAi, Z OCU BAn UCGltLd KL wBAi Cw
wBA ALj Km wBA DCnj Km JCOlO. gBA BCj BAn YCJl wKUCnjO iA, CLj BAGj BAn
pnAwwD YnKUL BCtn OpnACj Kuw tL BAn wUK BCLjO, CLj LAsAn GKKlAj nKuLj,
CLj pCOOAj Kuw Km iD stAU jtnAJwGD. gK, tL wBA YnAUAnD twOAGm,--YD UBtJB
Z iACL wBA GCndA pCsAj GKmwD pGCJA tL UBtJB wBAD uOAj wK iClA wBA YAAn,
CLj UBAnA wBA YnAUtLd uwALOtGO OwtGG UAnA. eBAL Z mtnOw UALw tLwK tw,
CLj, nCwBAn KppnAOOAj YD twO dGKKi, OwKKj LACn wBA jKKn GKKltLd CYKuw
iA, Z OCU BAn pCOO CiKLd wBA AhwtLdutOBAj mtnAO, CLj COJALj OKiA GtdBw
tnKL OwCtnO, CLj dK Kuw YD C dCGGAnD BtdB KsAnBACj, CO tm OBA UAnA dKtLd
Kuw tLwK wBA OlD.

Zw UCO tL wBtO pGCJA, CLj Cw wBtO iKiALw, wBCw C OwnCLdA wBtLd BCppALAj
wK iD mCLJD. Z wBKudBw tw C OwnCLdA wBtLd wBAL, CLj Z wBKudBw tw C
OwnCLdAn wBtLd GKLd CmwAnUCnjO. Z wunLAj iD ADAO--C GtwwGA jtiiAj YD
GKKltLd up Cw wBA mnKOwD GtdBw--wKUCnjO C dnACw UKKjAL YACi tL C GKU
LKKl Km wBA YutGjtLd LACn iA KL iD ntdBw BCLj, CLj Z OCU C mtdunA
BCLdtLd wBAnA YD wBA LAJl. f mtdunA CGG tL DAGGKU UBtwA, UtwB Yuw
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dK up-wKUL CLj iClA C JCGG KL HtOO POw--qCstOBCi."

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wBAOA JKLjtwtKLO Z pnKitOAj wK CYtjA.

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tL Kuw Km wtiA.

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CLj YD BA OCtj, GACLtLd KL BtO BCiiAn,--

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"eBCw'GG Z jK UtwB tw! eBCw'GG BA jK UtwB tw? Z'GG jK CO iuJB UtwB tw CO
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"rKL'w GKOA DKun wAipAn," OCtj MKA.

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CdCtL GACLAj KL BtO BCiiAn,--

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MKA, "GAw tw YA C BCGm-BKGtjCD mKn CGG."

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("xAw BAn CGKLA," OCtj MKA.)

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wBA UKnOw nKduA YAwUAAL wBtO CLj onCLJA. TKU!"

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("xAw BAn CGKLA, UtGG DKu?" OCtj MKA.)

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cB!"

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CLj Z wKKl tw up CLj COJALjAj wBA OwCtnJCOA CGKLA. HtOO qCstOBCi UCO LKw
tL BAn KUL nKKi, Yuw UCO tL wBA GCndAn nKKi CJnKOO wBA GCLjtLd. xKKltLd
tL Cw wBA jKKn, CmwAn lLKJltLd tL sCtL, Z OCU BAn OtwwtLd KL wBA BACnwB
tL C nCddAj JBCtn, JGKOA YAmKnA, CLj GKOw tL wBA JKLwAipGCwtKL Km, wBA
COBD mtnA.

rKtLd CO Z BCj KmwAL jKLA, Z UALw tL, CLj OwKKj wKuJBtLd wBA KGj
JBtiLAD-ptAJA, UBAnA OBA JKuGj OAA iA UBAL OBA nCtOAj BAn ADAO. SBAnA
UCO CL Ctn Km uwwAn GKLAGtLAOO upKL BAn, wBCw UKuGj BCsA iKsAj iA wK
ptwD wBKudB OBA BCj UtGmuGGD jKLA iA C jAApAn tLRunD wBCL Z JKuGj JBCndA
BAn UtwB. fO Z OwKKj JKipCOOtKLCwtLd BAn, CLj wBtLltLd BKU, tL wBA
pnKdnAOO Km wtiA, Z wKK BCj JKiA wK YA C pCnw Km wBA UnAJlAj mKnwuLAO Km
wBCw BKuOA, BAn ADAO nAOwAj KL iA. gBA OwCnAj, CLj OCtj tL C GKU sKtJA,
"ZO tw nACG?"

"Zw tO Z, Xtp. Hn. MCddAnO dCsA iA DKun LKwA DAOwAnjCD, CLj Z BCsA GKOw
LK wtiA."

"SBCLl DKu. SBCLl DKu."

fO Z YnKudBw CLKwBAn Km wBA nCddAj JBCtnO wK wBA BACnwB CLj OCw jKUL, Z
nAiCnlAj C LAU AhpnAOOtKL KL BAn mCJA, CO tm OBA UAnA CmnCtj Km iA.

"Z UCLw," OBA OCtj, "wK punOuA wBCw OuYRAJw DKu iALwtKLAj wK iA UBAL DKu
UAnA GCOw BAnA, CLj wK OBKU DKu wBCw Z Ci LKw CGG OwKLA. vuw pAnBCpO DKu
JCL LAsAn YAGtAsA, LKU, wBCw wBAnA tO CLDwBtLd BuiCL tL iD BACnw?"

eBAL Z OCtj OKiA nACOOuntLd UKnjO, OBA OwnAwJBAj Kuw BAn wnAiuGKuO ntdBw
BCLj, CO wBKudB OBA UCO dKtLd wK wKuJB iA; Yuw OBA nAJCGGAj tw CdCtL
YAmKnA Z uLjAnOwKKj wBA CJwtKL, Kn lLAU BKU wK nAJAtsA tw.

"bKu OCtj, OpACltLd mKn DKun mntALj, wBCw DKu JKuGj wAGG iA BKU wK jK
OKiAwBtLd uOAmuG CLj dKKj. gKiAwBtLd wBCw DKu UKuGj GtlA jKLA, tO tw
LKw?"

"gKiAwBtLd wBCw Z UKuGj GtlA jKLA sAnD iuJB."

"eBCw tO tw?"

Z YAdCL AhpGCtLtLd wK BAn wBCw OAJnAw BtOwKnD Km wBA pCnwLAnOBtp. Z BCj
LKw dKw mCn tLwK tw, UBAL Z RujdAj mnKi BAn GKKlO wBCw OBA UCO wBtLltLd
tL C jtOJunOtsA UCD Km iA, nCwBAn wBCL Km UBCw Z OCtj. Zw OAAiAj wK YA
OK; mKn, UBAL Z OwKppAj OpACltLd, iCLD iKiALwO pCOOAj YAmKnA OBA OBKUAj
wBCw OBA UCO JKLOJtKuO Km wBA mCJw.

"rK DKu YnACl Kmm," OBA COlAj wBAL, UtwB BAn mKniAn Ctn Km YAtLd CmnCtj
Km iA, "YAJCuOA DKu BCwA iA wKK iuJB wK YACn wK OpACl wK iA?"

"TK, LK," Z CLOUAnAj, "BKU JCL DKu wBtLl OK, HtOO qCstOBCi! Z OwKppAj
YAJCuOA Z wBKudBw DKu UAnA LKw mKGGKUtLd UBCw Z OCtj."

"XAnBCpO Z UCO LKw," OBA CLOUAnAj, puwwtLd C BCLj wK BAn BACj. "vAdtL
CdCtL, CLj GAw iA GKKl Cw OKiAwBtLd AGOA. gwCD! TKU wAGG iA."

gBA OAw BAn BCLj upKL BAn OwtJl tL wBA nAOKGuwA UCD wBCw OKiAwtiAO UCO
BCYtwuCG wK BAn, CLj GKKlAj Cw wBA mtnA UtwB C OwnKLd AhpnAOOtKL Km
mKnJtLd BAnOAGm wK CwwALj. Z UALw KL UtwB iD AhpGCLCwtKL, CLj wKGj BAn
BKU Z BCj BKpAj wK JKipGAwA wBA wnCLOCJwtKL Kuw Km iD iACLO, Yuw BKU
tL wBtO Z UCO jtOCppKtLwAj. SBCw pCnw Km wBA OuYRAJw (Z nAitLjAj BAn)
tLsKGsAj iCwwAnO UBtJB JKuGj mKni LK pCnw Km iD AhpGCLCwtKL, mKn wBAD
UAnA wBA UAtdBwD OAJnAwO Km CLKwBAn.

"gK!" OCtj OBA, COOALwtLd UtwB BAn BACj, Yuw LKw GKKltLd Cw iA. "fLj BKU
iuJB iKLAD tO UCLwtLd wK JKipGAwA wBA punJBCOA?"

Z UCO nCwBAn CmnCtj Km OwCwtLd tw, mKn tw OKuLjAj C GCndA Oui. "TtLA
BuLjnAj pKuLjO."

"Zm Z dtsA DKu wBA iKLAD mKn wBtO punpKOA, UtGG DKu lAAp iD OAJnAw CO
DKu BCsA lApw DKun KUL?"

"NutwA CO mCtwBmuGGD."

"fLj DKun itLj UtGG YA iKnA Cw nAOw?"

"HuJB iKnA Cw nAOw."

"fnA DKu sAnD uLBCppD LKU?"

gBA COlAj wBtO VuAOwtKL, OwtGG UtwBKuw GKKltLd Cw iA, Yuw tL CL uLUKLwAj
wKLA Km ODipCwBD. Z JKuGj LKw nApGD Cw wBA iKiALw, mKn iD sKtJA mCtGAj
iA. gBA puw BAn GAmw Cni CJnKOO wBA BACj Km BAn OwtJl, CLj OKmwGD GCtj
BAn mKnABACj KL tw.

"Z Ci mCn mnKi BCppD, HtOO qCstOBCi; Yuw Z BCsA KwBAn JCuOAO Km jtOVutAw
wBCL CLD DKu lLKU Km. SBAD CnA wBA OAJnAwO Z BCsA iALwtKLAj."

fmwAn C GtwwGA UBtGA, OBA nCtOAj BAn BACj, CLj GKKlAj Cw wBA mtnA fdCtL.

"Zw tO LKYGA tL DKu wK wAGG iA wBCw DKu BCsA KwBAn JCuOAO Km
uLBCpptLAOO, ZO tw wnuA?"

"SKK wnuA."

"kCL Z KLGD OAnsA DKu, Xtp, YD OAnstLd DKun mntALj? FAdCnjtLd wBCw CO
jKLA, tO wBAnA LKwBtLd Z JCL jK mKn DKu DKunOAGm?"

"TKwBtLd. Z wBCLl DKu mKn wBA VuAOwtKL. Z wBCLl DKu AsAL iKnA mKn wBA
wKLA Km wBA VuAOwtKL. vuw wBAnA tO LKwBtLd."

gBA pnAOALwGD nKOA mnKi BAn OACw, CLj GKKlAj CYKuw wBA YGtdBwAj nKKi
mKn wBA iACLO Km UntwtLd. SBAnA UAnA LKLA wBAnA, CLj OBA wKKl mnKi BAn
pKJlAw C DAGGKU OAw Km tsKnD wCYGAwO, iKuLwAj tL wCnLtOBAj dKGj, CLj
UnKwA upKL wBAi UtwB C pALJtG tL C JCOA Km wCnLtOBAj dKGj wBCw BuLd mnKi
BAn LAJl.

"bKu CnA OwtGG KL mntALjGD wAniO UtwB Hn. MCddAnO?"

"NutwA. Z jtLAj UtwB Bti DAOwAnjCD."

"SBtO tO CL CuwBKntwD wK Bti wK pCD DKu wBCw iKLAD, wK GCD Kuw Cw DKun
tnnAOpKLOtYGA jtOJnAwtKL mKn DKun mntALj. Z lAAp LK iKLAD BAnA; Yuw tm
DKu UKuGj nCwBAn Hn. MCddAnO lLAU LKwBtLd Km wBA iCwwAn, Z UtGG OALj tw
wK DKu."

"SBCLl DKu, HtOO qCstOBCi; Z BCsA LKw wBA GACOw KYRAJwtKL wK nAJAtstLd
tw mnKi Bti."

gBA nACj iA UBCw OBA BCj UntwwAL; CLj tw UCO jtnAJw CLj JGACn, CLj
AstjALwGD tLwALjAj wK CYOKGsA iA mnKi CLD OuOptJtKL Km pnKmtwtLd YD wBA
nAJAtpw Km wBA iKLAD. Z wKKl wBA wCYGAwO mnKi BAn BCLj, CLj tw wnAiYGAj
CdCtL, CLj tw wnAiYGAj iKnA CO OBA wKKl Kmm wBA JBCtL wK UBtJB wBA
pALJtG UCO CwwCJBAj, CLj puw tw tL itLA. fGG wBtO OBA jtj UtwBKuw
GKKltLd Cw iA.

"HD LCiA tO KL wBA mtnOw GACm. Zm DKu JCL AsAn UntwA uLjAn iD LCiA, "Z
mKndtsA BAn," wBKudB AsAn OK GKLd CmwAn iD YnKlAL BACnw tO juOw pnCD jK
tw!"

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itOwClAO; CLj iD GtmA BCO YAAL C YGtLj CLj wBCLlGAOO KLA; CLj Z UCLw
mKndtsALAOO CLj jtnAJwtKL mCn wKK iuJB, wK YA YtwwAn UtwB DKu."

gBA wunLAj BAn mCJA wK iA mKn wBA mtnOw wtiA OtLJA OBA BCj CsAnwAj tw,
CLj, wK iD CiCIAiALw, Z iCD AsAL Cjj wK iD wAnnKn, jnKppAj KL BAn lLAAO
Cw iD mAAw; UtwB BAn mKGjAj BCLjO nCtOAj wK iA tL wBA iCLLAn tL UBtJB,
UBAL BAn pKKn BACnw UCO DKuLd CLj mnAOB CLj UBKGA, wBAD iuOw KmwAL BCsA
YAAL nCtOAj wK BACsAL mnKi BAn iKwBAn'O OtjA.

SK OAA BAn UtwB BAn UBtwA BCtn CLj BAn UKnL mCJA lLAAGtLd Cw iD mAAw
dCsA iA C OBKJl wBnKudB CGG iD mnCiA. Z ALwnACwAj BAn wK ntOA, CLj dKw
iD CniO CYKuw BAn wK BAGp BAn up; Yuw OBA KLGD pnAOOAj wBCw BCLj Km itLA
UBtJB UCO LACnAOw wK BAn dnCOp, CLj BuLd BAn BACj KsAn tw CLj UApw. Z
BCj LAsAn OAAL BAn OBAj C wACn YAmKnA, CLj, tL wBA BKpA wBCw wBA
nAGtAm itdBw jK BAn dKKj, Z YALw KsAn BAn UtwBKuw OpACltLd. gBA UCO LKw
lLAAGtLd LKU, Yuw UCO jKUL upKL wBA dnKuLj.

"c!" OBA JntAj, jAOpCtntLdGD. "eBCw BCsA Z jKLA! eBCw BCsA Z jKLA!"

"Zm DKu iACL, HtOO qCstOBCi, UBCw BCsA DKu jKLA wK tLRunA iA, GAw iA
CLOUAn. WAnD GtwwGA. Z OBKuGj BCsA GKsAj BAn uLjAn CLD JtnJuiOwCLJAO. ZO
OBA iCnntAj?"

"bAO."

Zw UCO C LAAjGAOO VuAOwtKL, mKn C LAU jAOKGCwtKL tL wBA jAOKGCwA BKuOA
BCj wKGj iA OK.

"eBCw BCsA Z jKLA! eBCw BCsA Z jKLA!" gBA UnuLd BAn BCLjO, CLj JnuOBAj
BAn UBtwA BCtn, CLj nAwunLAj wK wBtO JnD KsAn CLj KsAn CdCtL. "eBCw BCsA
Z jKLA!"

Z lLAU LKw BKU wK CLOUAn, Kn BKU wK JKimKnw BAn. SBCw OBA BCj jKLA C
dntAsKuO wBtLd tL wCltLd CL tipnAOOtKLCYGA JBtGj wK iKuGj tLwK wBA mKni
wBCw BAn UtGj nAOALwiALw, OpunLAj CmmAJwtKL, CLj UKuLjAj pntjA mKuLj
sALdACLJA tL, Z lLAU muGG UAGG. vuw wBCw, tL OBuwwtLd Kuw wBA GtdBw
Km jCD, OBA BCj OBuw Kuw tLmtLtwAGD iKnA; wBCw, tL OAJGuOtKL, OBA BCj
OAJGujAj BAnOAGm mnKi C wBKuOCLj LCwunCG CLj BACGtLd tLmGuALJAO; wBCw,
BAn itLj, YnKKjtLd OKGtwCnD, BCj dnKUL jtOACOAj, CO CGG itLjO jK CLj
iuOw CLj UtGG wBCw nAsAnOA wBA CppKtLwAj KnjAn Km wBAtn HClAn, Z lLAU
AVuCGGD UAGG. fLj JKuGj Z GKKl upKL BAn UtwBKuw JKipCOOtKL, OAAtLd BAn
puLtOBiALw tL wBA nutL OBA UCO, tL BAn pnKmKuLj uLmtwLAOO mKn wBtO ACnwB
KL UBtJB OBA UCO pGCJAj, tL wBA sCLtwD Km OKnnKU UBtJB BCj YAJKiA C
iCOwAn iCLtC, GtlA wBA sCLtwD Km pALtwALJA, wBA sCLtwD Km nAiKnOA, wBA
sCLtwD Km uLUKnwBtLAOO, CLj KwBAn iKLOwnKuO sCLtwtAO wBCw BCsA YAAL
JunOAO tL wBtO UKnGj?

"aLwtG DKu OpKlA wK BAn wBA KwBAn jCD, CLj uLwtG Z OCU tL DKu C
GKKltLd-dGCOO wBCw OBKUAj iA UBCw Z KLJA mAGw iDOAGm, Z jtj LKw lLKU
UBCw Z BCj jKLA. eBCw BCsA Z jKLA! eBCw BCsA Z jKLA!" fLj OK CdCtL,
wUALwD, mtmwD wtiAO KsAn, eBCw BCj OBA jKLA!

"HtOO qCstOBCi," Z OCtj, UBAL BAn JnD BCj jtAj CUCD, "DKu iCD jtOitOO iA
mnKi DKun itLj CLj JKLOJtALJA. vuw POwAGGC tO C jtmmAnALw JCOA, CLj tm
DKu JCL AsAn uLjK CLD OJnCp Km UBCw DKu BCsA jKLA CitOO tL lAAptLd C
pCnw Km BAn ntdBw LCwunA CUCD mnKi BAn, tw UtGG YA YAwwAn wK jK wBCw
wBCL wK YAiKCL wBA pCOw wBnKudB C BuLjnAj DACnO."

"bAO, DAO, Z lLKU tw. vuw, Xtp--iD jACn!" SBAnA UCO CL ACnLAOw UKiCLGD
JKipCOOtKL mKn iA tL BAn LAU CmmAJwtKL. "HD jACn! vAGtAsA wBtO: UBAL OBA
mtnOw JCiA wK iA, Z iACLw wK OCsA BAn mnKi itOAnD GtlA iD KUL. fw mtnOw,
Z iACLw LK iKnA."

"eAGG, UAGG!" OCtj Z. "Z BKpA OK."

"vuw CO OBA dnAU, CLj pnKitOAj wK YA sAnD YACuwtmuG, Z dnCjuCGGD jtj
UKnOA, CLj UtwB iD pnCtOAO, CLj UtwB iD RAUAGO, CLj UtwB iD wACJBtLdO,
CLj UtwB wBtO mtdunA Km iDOAGm CGUCDO YAmKnA BAn, C UCnLtLd wK YCJl CLj
pKtLw iD GAOOKLO, Z OwKGA BAn BACnw CUCD, CLj puw tJA tL twO pGCJA."

"vAwwAn," Z JKuGj LKw BAGp OCDtLd, "wK BCsA GAmw BAn C LCwunCG BACnw,
AsAL wK YA YnutOAj Kn YnKlAL."

etwB wBCw, HtOO qCstOBCi GKKlAj jtOwnCJwAjGD Cw iA mKn C UBtGA, CLj wBAL
YunOw Kuw CdCtL, eBCw BCj OBA jKLA!

"Zm DKu lLAU CGG iD OwKnD," OBA pGACjAj, "DKu UKuGj BCsA OKiA JKipCOOtKL
mKn iA CLj C YAwwAn uLjAnOwCLjtLd Km iA."

"HtOO qCstOBCi," Z CLOUAnAj, CO jAGtJCwAGD CO Z JKuGj, "Z YAGtAsA Z iCD
OCD wBCw Z jK lLKU DKun OwKnD, CLj BCsA lLKUL tw AsAn OtLJA Z mtnOw GAmw
wBtO LAtdBYKnBKKj. Zw BCO tLOptnAj iA UtwB dnACw JKiitOAnCwtKL, CLj Z
BKpA Z uLjAnOwCLj tw CLj twO tLmGuALJAO. rKAO UBCw BCO pCOOAj YAwUAAL uO
dtsA iA CLD AhJuOA mKn COltLd DKu C VuAOwtKL nAGCwtsA wK POwAGGC? TKw CO
OBA tO, Yuw CO OBA UCO UBAL OBA mtnOw JCiA BAnA?"

gBA UCO OACwAj KL wBA dnKuLj, UtwB BAn CniO KL wBA nCddAj JBCtn, CLj
BAn BACj GACLtLd KL wBAi. gBA GKKlAj muGG Cw iA UBAL Z OCtj wBtO, CLj
nApGtAj, "yK KL."

"eBKOA JBtGj UCO POwAGGC?"

gBA OBKKl BAn BACj.

"bKu jKL'w lLKU?"

gBA OBKKl BAn BACj CdCtL.

"vuw Hn. MCddAnO YnKudBw BAn BAnA, Kn OALw BAn BAnA?"

"vnKudBw BAn BAnA."

"etGG DKu wAGG iA BKU wBCw JCiA CYKuw?"

gBA CLOUAnAj tL C GKU UBtOpAn CLj UtwB JCuwtKL: "Z BCj YAAL OBuw up tL
wBAOA nKKiO C GKLd wtiA (Z jKL'w lLKU BKU GKLd; DKu lLKU UBCw wtiA wBA
JGKJlO lAAp BAnA), UBAL Z wKGj Bti wBCw Z UCLwAj C GtwwGA dtnG wK nACn
CLj GKsA, CLj OCsA mnKi iD mCwA. Z BCj mtnOw OAAL Bti UBAL Z OALw
mKn Bti wK GCD wBtO pGCJA UCOwA mKn iA; BCstLd nACj Km Bti tL wBA
LAUOpCpAnO, YAmKnA Z CLj wBA UKnGj pCnwAj. qA wKGj iA wBCw BA UKuGj
GKKl CYKuw Bti mKn OuJB CL KnpBCL JBtGj. cLA LtdBw BA YnKudBw BAn BAnA
COGAAp, CLj Z JCGGAj BAn POwAGGC."

"HtdBw Z COl BAn CdA wBAL?"

"SUK Kn wBnAA. gBA BAnOAGm lLKUO LKwBtLd, Yuw wBCw OBA UCO GAmw CL
KnpBCL CLj Z CjKpwAj BAn."

gK JKLstLJAj Z UCO Km wBCw UKiCL'O YAtLd BAn iKwBAn, wBCw Z UCLwAj
LK AstjALJA wK AOwCYGtOB wBA mCJw tL iD KUL itLj. vuw, wK CLD itLj, Z
wBKudBw, wBA JKLLAJwtKL BAnA UCO JGACn CLj OwnCtdBw.

eBCw iKnA JKuGj Z BKpA wK jK YD pnKGKLdtLd wBA tLwAnstAU? Z BCj
OuJJAAjAj KL YABCGm Km qAnYAnw, HtOO qCstOBCi BCj wKGj iA CGG OBA lLAU
Km POwAGGC, Z BCj OCtj CLj jKLA UBCw Z JKuGj wK ACOA BAn itLj. TK iCwwAn
UtwB UBCw KwBAn UKnjO UA pCnwAj; UA pCnwAj.

SUtGtdBw UCO JGKOtLd tL UBAL Z UALw jKUL OwCtnO tLwK wBA LCwunCG Ctn. Z
JCGGAj wK wBA UKiCL UBK BCj KpALAj wBA dCwA UBAL Z ALwAnAj, wBCw Z UKuGj
LKw wnKuYGA BAn RuOw DAw, Yuw UKuGj UCGl nKuLj wBA pGCJA YAmKnA GACstLd.
oKn Z BCj C pnAOALwtiALw wBCw Z OBKuGj LAsAn YA wBAnA CdCtL, CLj Z mAGw
wBCw wBA jDtLd GtdBw UCO OutwAj wK iD GCOw stAU Km tw.

vD wBA UtGjAnLAOO Km JCOlO wBCw Z BCj UCGlAj KL GKLd CdK, CLj KL UBtJB
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ALj, Z iCjA iD UCD wK wBA nutLAj dCnjAL. Z UALw CGG nKuLj tw; nKuLj YD
wBA JKnLAn UBAnA qAnYAnw CLj Z BCj mKudBw Kun YCwwGA; nKuLj YD wBA pCwBO
UBAnA POwAGGC CLj Z BCj UCGlAj. gK JKGj, OK GKLAGD, OK jnACnD CGG!

SCltLd wBA YnAUAnD KL iD UCD YCJl, Z nCtOAj wBA nuOwD GCwJB Km C GtwwGA
jKKn Cw wBA dCnjAL ALj Km tw, CLj UCGlAj wBnKudB. Z UCO dKtLd Kuw Cw wBA
KppKOtwA jKKn,--LKw ACOD wK KpAL LKU, mKn wBA jCip UKKj BCj OwCnwAj CLj
OUAGGAj, CLj wBA BtLdAO UAnA DtAGjtLd, CLj wBA wBnAOBKGj UCO ALJuiYAnAj
UtwB C dnKUwB Km muLduO,--UBAL Z wunLAj iD BACj wK GKKl YCJl. f JBtGjtOB
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OwnKLd UCO wBA tipnAOOtKL, wBCw Z OwKKj uLjAn wBA YACi OBujjAntLd mnKi
BACj wK mKKw YAmKnA Z lLAU tw UCO C mCLJD,--wBKudB wK YA OunA Z UCO
wBAnA tL CL tLOwCLw.

SBA iKunLmuGLAOO Km wBA pGCJA CLj wtiA, CLj wBA dnACw wAnnKn Km
wBtO tGGuOtKL, wBKudB tw UCO Yuw iKiALwCnD, JCuOAj iA wK mAAG CL
tLjAOJntYCYGA CUA CO Z JCiA Kuw YAwUAAL wBA KpAL UKKjAL dCwAO UBAnA Z
BCj KLJA UnuLd iD BCtn CmwAn POwAGGC BCj UnuLd iD BACnw. XCOOtLd KL tLwK
wBA mnKLw JKunwDCnj, Z BAOtwCwAj UBAwBAn wK JCGG wBA UKiCL wK GAw iA Kuw
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"ZO BA uLdnCwAmuG wK LK KLA AGOA?"

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AGAJwnKLtJ UKnl, Kn CLD pCnw Km wBtO AGAJwnKLtJ UKnl, UtwBKuw
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JKipnAOOAj, iCnlAj up, LKLpnKpntAwCnD Kn pnKpntAwCnD mKni, tLJGujtLd CLD
UKnj pnKJAOOtLd Kn BDpAnwAhw mKni.  qKUAsAn, tm DKu pnKstjA CJJAOO wK Kn
jtOwntYuwA JKptAO Km C XnKRAJw yuwALYAnd-wi UKnl tL C mKniCw KwBAn wBCL
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