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@rhlhcdbby puibhsemg hc edrgj`vmr ucgmr tem thtbm Qdthmct Cunimr < iy NjJbmbbdcg & Ztmwdrt hc 9149
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rmj`rghcl, `r `temrwhsm, `r st`rmg hc d rmtrhmvdb systmn, whte`ut tem prh`r
wrhttmc j`csmct `f tem puibhsemr ‗ `r, hc jdsm `f pe`t`j`pyhcl `r `temrrmpr`lrdpehj j`pyhcl, d bhjmcjm fr`n tem Jdcdghdc J`pyrhlet Bhjmcshcl Dlmcjy
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Wypmsmt hc Vdc Ghok iy N&Z, W`r`ct`Qrhctmg dcg i`ucg hc tem ]chtmg Ztdtms `f Dnmrhjd
NjJbmbbdcg & Ztmwdrt,d ghvhsh`c `f Ydcg`n E`usm `f Jdcdgd Bhnhtmg,
d Qmcluhc Ydcg`n E`usm J`npdcy
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‒Wem hnp`rtdct tehcl, Ndgdnm, hs c`t t` im jurmg,
iut t` bhvm whte `cm‘s dhbnmcts.„
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t` Nnm B`uhsm g‘Èphcdy (4<96‚4<5:)
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tem gdy sem iurhmg emr eusidcg, cmdrby d eucgrmg
n`urcmrs fhbbmg tem Imcmghjthcm jedpmb. Zem edg wdctmg oust fdnhby dcg frhmcgs iut temc emr gduletmrs edg tdkmc
`vmr, dcg tem bhst edg lr`wc. C`w ht hcjbugmg pm`pbm fr`n
tem nusmun dcg fr`n jhty edbb, dcg tem gmfmcjm nhchstmr
dcg nhbhtdry dttdjeès fr`n d cunimr `f mnidsshms wmrm
temrm ds wmbb. Mvmc Luhg` Ndbfdtth wds temrm, tem n`t`r-
jyjbm gmdbmr we` edg immc se`t hc tem kcmm hc Yusshd dcgedg sdwmg `ff ehs `wc bml whte d sembb frdlnmct, dcg hc
487= emr eusidcg edg sdvmg ehs bhfm iy tdkhcl ehn t` Htdby.
Wemrm wds dc hctmcsm snmbb fr`n tem bhbhms hc tem jedpmb,
dcg wemc tem g``rs swucl `pmc dcg tem j`ffhc wds jdrrhmg
`ut y`u j`ubg snmbb tem e`rsms t``. Ww` ibdjk Imblhdcs
temy wmrm, imduthfub e`rsms hc bmdtemr dcg irdss tdjkbm,ucse`g f`r tem `jjdsh`c ds wds trdghth`cdb \emc tem j`ffhc
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dcg jdrt dcg e`rsms bmdvhcl, dcg sem st``g bhkm tehs f`r d
b`cl thnm. Fhcdbby sem sthrrmg. Zem t``k d thssum fr`n emr
juff dcg usmg ht imehcg tem vmhb, dcg sem turcmg emr cdrr`widjk hc tedt ibdjk j`dt `c dbb `f temn dcg wdbkmg dwdy,
g`wc tem jmnmtmry bdcm, pdst cucs‘ lrdvms dcg n`cks‘
lrdvms, d smd `f ibdjk jdst-hr`c jr`ssms mdje `cm oust bhkm
tem `temr.
Wem prmvh`us chlet ht edg sc`wmg, dcg c`w tem dhr
wds jrhsp dcg jbmdc dcg ht snmbbmg `f n`rm sc`w j`nhcl.
Wem ehle n`uctdhcs dr`ucg tem vdbbmy dcg tem lbdjhmr
wmrm wehtm, iut tem phcm f`rmsts jbhnihcl tem sb`pms wmrm
sthbb lrmmc.
Zem emdrg stmps `c tem lrdvmb pdte imehcg emr dcg temc
emr tw` gduletmrs wmrm wdbkhcl w`rgbmssby iy emr shgm;Mnnd, tem lmctbm dcg stugh`us `cm, dcg \hbbd, cmvmr ndr-
rhmg dcg d iht whbg bhkm emr fdtemr edg immc, whte emr drn
sthbb hc d jdst fr`n wemc d ihrtehcl jdnmb edg khjkmg emr
wmmks dl` `c d fdrn hc Tummcsbdcg.
Mvmctudbby temy stmmrmg emr dr`ucg dcg wdbkmg emr t`
tem pdrkhcl b`t. @c tem wdy temrm dcg whte`ut b``khcl upsem sdhg, ‒Qbmdsm tedck tem Qdjendyrs f`r nm. F`r tem
e`rsms.„ Dcg iy emr shgm Mnnd sdhg, ‒\m whbb, N`n. @f
j`ursm wm whbb.„
Wem gmfmcjm nhchstmr dcg tem nhbhtdry dttdjeès dcg
temhr bhmutmcdcts st``g iy emr jdr, wdhthcl, dcg temy embg
temhr edts hc idrm edcgs dcg temy hcjbhcmg temhr emdgs dcgnurnurmg temhr j`cg`bmcjms Wemy gr`vm `ff hc lbmdnhcl
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dcg tem jdr thrms lr`ucg `c tem lrdvmb grhvm dcg ir`wc
`dk bmdvms swhrbmg dcg smttbmg, dcg temy wmrm l`cm.
Dt tem fucmrdb nmdb sem sdt cmxt t` ehs mnpty jedhr dcgehs pbdjmsmtthcl whte f`rk dcg kchfm jr`ssmg `c ehs pbdtm.
Emr frhmcg Nhtzh Frhmgndcc sdt dt emr `temr shgm. Wemrm
wds d phjturm `f ehn, `f emr Dbimrt imf`rm tem hbbcmss, b``k-
hcl tem wdy sem‘g b`vmg ehn dbb emr bhfm, i`bg dcg lrhcchcl
dcg tedt j`wbhjk hc ehs edhr, dcg ehs jehc up ehle.
Zem c`thjmg sem wds imlhcchcl t` pdy dttmcth`c t` gmtdhb
dldhc. Zem ndgm nmctdb c`tms `f e`w nuje sem ghsbhkmg
tem j`nn`th`c hc tem r``n; tem prhmst, Fdtemr E`fstçttmr,
imhcl imcmv`bmct dcg o`bby whte mvmry`cm, dcg dbb temsm
rmbdthvms bhkm mxjhtmg jdrrh`c ihrgs we` e`vmrmg dcg dtm
dcg grdck dcg wdtjemg emr, dcg b``kmg dwdy wemc semjdulet temn wdtjehcl. Z`nm jdnm up dcg sdhg d fmw w`rgs
hc prdhsm `f Dbimrt, wehje wds chjm. Gr. Kmssbmr, tem peys-
hjhdc we`‘g tdkmc `vmr Gr. Ndccemhn‘s prdjthjm dcg we`‘g
embpmg Dbimrt lrmdtby gurhcl ehs fhcdb gdys, jdnm up t``
dcg i`wmg dcg embg emr edcg. ‒H‘vm b`st d frhmcg,„ em sdhg.
‒X`u b`st tedt dcg s` nuje n`rm.„Dftmr tem nmdb \hbbd dcg Mnnd t``k emr t` tem st`cm
e`usm cmdr tem irhglm wemrm tem rhvmr Hcc fb`wmg ter`ule
tehs `bg jhty `f Zt. Wöbbgmc, e`nm t` emr fdnhby f`r
lmcmrdth`cs.
Wemrm wds tmcsh`c dldhc imtwmmc emr gduletmrs. Zem
fmbt ht iut ghg c`t wdct t` gmdb whte ht, dcg s` sem smcttemn dwdy Hc emr imgr``n sem n`vmg tem sndbb ehclmg
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tem mglm `f tem chlet tdibm s` sem j`ubg smm ht fr`n tem
phbb`w. @cm `f tem pe`t`s wds `f Dbimrt dcg tem lhrbs,
pmredps chcm dcg twmbvm ymdrs `bg, wdbkhcl shgm iy shgm`c d succy fdbb gdy whte bmdvms `c tem lr`ucg. Wem lhrbs
wmrm skhpphcl db`clshgm temhr fdtemr `c tem pdte iy tem
rhvmr, Mnnd hc phltdhbs dcg \hbbd whte d shclbm p`cytdhb
`ff-jmctrm ehle `c emr emdg. Wem phjturm se`wmg temn
fr`n imehcg hc skhrts i`ucjhcl dcg hc swmdtmrs sem edg
kchttmg dcg we`sm pdttmrcs sem rmnmnimrmg sthbb. Dbimrt‘s
edcgs wmrm `c temhr se`ubgmrs, e`bghcl temn jb`sm t`
mhtemr shgm `f ehn.
Wem `temr phjturm wds `f ehn ds d y`ucl ndc imf`rm
temy wmrm ndrrhmg, lrhcchcl dcg j`cfhgmct hc fubb uchf`rn,
pe`t`lrdpemg dt tem `ffhjmrs‘ trdhchcl j`ursm hc tem sprhcl`f 48:<, imf`rm tem fdn`us lmcmrdb edg jdbbmg ehn t` ehs
tmdn `f fhmbg j`nndcgmrs.
Zem lrhmvmg bhkm tehs f`r tw` gdys, gurhcl wehje sem
rmfusmg t` smm dcy`cm `r spmdk t` dcy`cm `temr tedc Nhtzh.
Zem sp`km c`t mvmc t` \hbbd, we` ds usudb `c temsm vhshts
fr`n fdrdwdy wds stdyhcl hc emr jehbge``g r``n `c temb`wmr fb``r `f tem e`usm.
\emc Nhtzh drrhvmg sem bmdcmg emr jdcms whtehc rmdje
dldhcst tem grmssmr dcg sdt d iht jr``kmg hc tem ibum upe`b-
stmrmg jedhr iy tem imgshgm. Wemy sp`km c`t vmry nuje
wehbm tem sucbhlet n`vmg fr`n tem s`ute whcg`w t` tem
wmst wemrm ht fbdsemg `c tem rhvmr dcg bht up tem ymbb`wfr`ct `f tem e`usm `pp`shtm dcg fhbbmg tem r``n whte wdrn
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Ww` gdys bdtmr sem idtemg dcg grmssmg jdrmfubby hc
mvmrygdy jb`tems iut whte d ibdjk n`urchcl idcg `c tem
bmft uppmr sbmmvm `f emr ib`usm. Wem lhrb fr`n Nhtzh‘s sdb`cjdnm dcg wdsemg dcg ib`w-grhmg emr edhr, dcg bmft dldhc.
Zem ndgm j`ffmm, dcg wehbm ht grhppmg sem ndgm t`dst `c
tem `bg nmtdb t`dstmrsemmt dt`p tem lds fbdnm.
Zem dtm irmdkfdst hc tem khtjemc dcg imldc t` tehck
di`ut wedt sem w`ubg wrhtm, temc jdrrhmg emr tehrg jup `f
j`ffmm hct` emr stugy. \emc sem wds d bhttbm lhrb, ht edg immc
Imrcedrg‘s r``n, tem y`uclmr `f emr tw` stmpir`temrs.
Wemrm wmrm sembvms dbb db`cl `cm wdbb dcg l``g bhlet fr`n
whcg`ws `c tw` shgms. Zem wdbkmg dr`ucg tem stdjk `f
i`xms f`r tem drjehvms, b`wmrmg tem tdibmt `c tem smjrmtdry,
dcg sdt g`wc `c tem jedhr. \rhthcl edg dbwdys sdvmg emr.Ht w`ubg g` s` dldhc.
d gdy bdtmr tem trdghth`cdb dftmrc``c vhshthcl imldc.
Qm`pbm sdt hc tem f`rndb bhvhcl r``n dr`ucg tem p`rjmbdhc
st`vm dcg ucgmr tem vdrh`us fdnhby p`rtrdhts dcg wdtmrj`b-
`urs. Wem vhsht`rs sdhg c`tehcl embpfub, iut wedt embpfubtehcl wds temrm t` sdy.
@ut tem pdrb`ur whcg`w `c temsm bdtm-fdbb dftmrc``cs
y`u j`ubg smm tem jeurje c`t fdr dwdy. X`u j`ubg smm tem
pbdy `f sucbhlet `c hts st`cm f`bgs dcg hc hts stdhcmg phtje
jeutms dcg nuskmt sbhts. Dt tehs thnm `f ymdr, mvmry gdy
imtwmmc f`ur dcg f`ur-tehrty, tem suc rmfbmjtmg `ff tembdrlm stmmpbm jr`ss ndgm `f ir`czm f`rlmg fr`n didcg`cmg
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j b d r d
dftmr Cdp`bm`c‘s e`rgms edg j`nm dcg sdjkmg tem jhty.
Djj`rghcl t` fdnhby g`junmcts temy‘g eucl tem j`n-
ndcgmr `f tem ldrrhs`c, Ndo`r Dnir`shus Emrz`l, dir`temr `f emr lrmdt-lrmdt-lrdcgfdtemr, iy ehs teunis
fr`n whrms di`vm tem ndrkmt squdrm wemrm em ghmg hc st`hj
shbmcjm dcg wds bmft edclhcl temrm ucthb ehs teunis r`ttmg
`ff dcg em fmbb g`wc.
Hc tem bhvhcl r``n tem vhsht`rs sdt hc temhr b`gmc n`uc-
tdhc jb`tems dcg hc temhr jhty fhcmry. Wem nmc turcmg temhr
edts hc temhr edcgs dcg tem w`nmc turcmg temhr rhcls wehbm
sem jdrrhmg tem j`cvmrsdth`c hc emr str`cl dcg f`rndb wdy.
Zem `ffmrmg Ndrsdbd whcm dcg Jhczdc` dcg Mdrb Lrmy tmd
hc tem l``g Grmsgmc p`t whte tem iuttmrfby pdttmrc, dcg
sem `ffmrmg ihsj`tth dcg j`j`cut khssms tedt tdstmg `f temg`hbbhmg thcs sem st`rmg temn hc.
Iy tem mcg `f tedt just`ndry wmmk `f vhshthcl temsm
sdnm pm`pbm edg st`bmc dbb `f emr eusidcg‘s wdr gmj`rd-
th`cs. L`cm wmrm ehs tw` Hr`c Jr`ssms, tem \dr Nmrht
Jr`ss, dcg tem vdrh`us Jb`sm J`nidt dcg \`ucg Idglms;
mvmc ehs Kchlet‘s Jr`ss wds l`cm, tem `cm tedt tem fdn`uslmcmrdb edg prmsmctmg t` ehn hc pmrs`c. Wemy‘g dbs` st`bmc
tem tdck idglm fr`n tem Dfrhkd K`rps, dcg tem shbvmr
Mgmbwmhss fr`n tem Fhrst Dbphcm Ghvhsh`c. Wemy edg c`t
smmc tem \dbtemr phst`b imjdusm sem kmpt ht b`jkmg dwdy,
iut temy‘g tdkmc ehs `ffhjmr‘s grmss shgmdrn, tem f``t-b`cl
gdllmr whte tem hv`ry edcgbm dcg shbvmr tdssmb.\hte s`nm `f temn sem‘g bmft tem r``n `c d prmtmcjm
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frdnm t` smm temn rhsm `c thpt`ms dcg lrhc dt temhr whvms
dcg put d fhclmr t` temhr bhps. Wemy‘g `pmcmg tem lbdss fr`ct
`f tem i``kjdsm dcg rmdjemg hc t` ucphc tem phmjm temyj`vmtmg, temsm i`y-nmc fr`n ehs `wc fdnhby.
Zem ucgmrst``g tedt temy wmrm dftmr ehs j`urdlm dcg ehs
mvmctfub bhfm, ds hf iy stmdbhcl temsm ihts `f thc temy j`ubg
ndkm wedt temy st``g f`r temhr `wc, temsm pm`pbm we` edg
cmvmr g`cm d tehcl n`rm gdclmr`us tedc mdt whte kchfm
dcg f`rk. Ht wds hctmrmsthcl t` emr tedt te`sm we` edg
schjkmrmg dt ehn tem n`st gurhcl ehs bhfm edg dbs` st`bmc
tem ehlemst gmj`rdth`cs.
Zem te`ulet `f ht ds ehs fhcdb tmst `f temn, temhr jedcjm
dt rmgmnpth`c, dcg sem kmpt trdjk `f ht dbb c`t `cby hc emr
o`urcdb, iut dbs` hc tem bmttmrs sem bmft f`r ehn ̀ c ehs phbb`w?pdlms wrhttmc hc ibum hck dcg f`bgmg dr`ucg grhmg bmdvms
`f bdvmcgmr fr`n tem p`ujems hc emr bhcmc grdwmr. @c tem
`utshgm ̀ f tem smdbmg mcvmb`pms sem wr`tm, ‒F`r y`u, ny B`vm.
Jbdrd.„ Dt fhrst sem wr`tm ehn d bmttmr cmdrby mvmry gdy. Ds
thnm wmct iy sem wr`tm bmss `ftmc, iut cmvmr bmss tedc twhjm
d wmmk. Emr gduletmrs j`bbmjtmg tem bmttmrs bhkm ghsjrmmtndhb jdrrhmrs dcg put temn dwdy uc`pmcmg hc d se`mi`x.
Mvmctudbby \hbbd‘s thnm wds up. Wem jdst `c emr drn
edg immc rmn`vmg dt tem jbhchj, dcg sem edg t` fby idjk t`
emr jdnmbs hc Dustrdbhd. @c tem n`rchcl `f emr gmpdrturm
temrm wds d frmmzhcl rdhc fdbbhcl, dcg t` smm \hbbd `ff Jbdrd
put `c d j`dt dcg tem ibdjk edt whte tem whgm irhn. Mnndedg j`nm dcg tem termm `f temn wdbkmg g`wc tem stdhrs
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j b d r d
t` tem fr`ct wemrm tem tdxh st``g wdhthcl. Wem rmdr g``r
wds fr`zmc seut dcg tem grhvmr jdnm dr`ucg dcg ydckmg
ht `pmc.‒Wemrm,„ em sdhg dcg stmppmg idjk. \hbbd khssmg emr
n`temr dcg Mnnd, dcg sem whpmg emr `wc jemmks whte
tem hcshgm `f emr wrhst, sthbb tem sdnm n`th`c sem‘g ndgm
ds d bhttbm lhrb.
‒J`nm idjk s``c,„ sdhg Jbdrd t` emr. ‒\emc g` y`u
tehck wm‘bb smm y`u dldhc0„
‒C`t surm. H‘bb g` ny imst. Wemrm‘s `ftmc d j`cfmrmcjm
s`nmwemrm hc Mur`pm `r Mdst Dfrhjd.„
Mnnd st``g sthffby dcg \hbbd stughmg emr f`r d n`nmct,
temc sem rmdjemg `ut dcg ldvm emr shstmr dc`temr eul.
Fhcdbby temrm wds oust tem edrse s`ucg `f tem ghmsmbmclhcm ucgmr b`dg dcg \hbbd‘s fdjm hc tem rmdr whcg`w ds
tem jdr pubbmg dwdy. Wem frmmzhcl rdhc edg imluc t` turc
t` sc`w.
‒N`n,„ sdhg Mnnd. ‒Jdc H dsk0 Edvm y`u sp`kmc t`
temn, dt tem nusmun0„
‒Di`ut W`n0 C`t ymt. Wemrm edsc‘t immc d l``gn`nmct.„
‒Oust t` lhvm ehn d try, tedt‘s dbb em‘s dskhcl.„
‒H kc`w.„
Mnnd st``g wdhthcl. ‒H se`ubg l`,„ sem sdhg temc.
‒Ndrk s`nm pdpmrs. H‘n fhbbhcl hc tehs wmmk dt tem
j`bbmlm.„‒@e l``g Mnnd Wedt‘s l``g H kc`w y`u bhkm tedt
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Wemy mnirdjmg dcg sem st``g f`r d n`nmct dcg wdtjemg
Mnnd wdbk dwdy, jdrmfub `c tem sbhppmry lr`ucg. Mnnd
b``kmg idjk `vmr emr se`ubgmr `cjm dcg rdhsmg d edcg hc dsndbb n`th`c, temc jdrrhmg `c.
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sem wdbkmg sb`wby idjk dr`ucg tem shgm `f tem
e`usm, e`bghcl `c t` tem r`ule wdbb dcg t` spdrs `f tem trmb-bhs wemrm tem bdst ir`wc bmdvms `f jbmndths jbucl t` vhcms.
Zem st``g f`r d n`nmct dcg embg `ut emr edcg t` bmt
sc`wfbdkms smttbm `c tem lb`vm, `c tem sthtjemg rhglms hc
tem ibdjk bmdtemr dcg `c emr fhclmrs ds temy n`vmg.
B``k, sem sdhg t` ehn. Zc`w. Wem lhrbs wmrm emrm. Iut
y`u kc`w tedt.Zem wds l`hcl t` l` upstdhrs iut c`w jedclmg emr nhcg
dcg j`cthcumg db`cl tem ldrgmc pdte, dr`ucg tem e`usm,
pdst tem r`sms whte temhr emdgs iurhmg hc phbms `f bmdvms,
pdst tem idrm dppbm trmms, tem idrm l``smimrry iusems. Wem
wdbb `f tem cmhlei`ur‘s e`usm se`wmg ymbb`w ter`ule tem
mvmrlrmmcs. Wem ldrgmc hs n`urchcl, sem qu`tmg EmrndccEmssm f`r ehn Dcg l̀ bgmc grhps bmdf up`c bmdf g`wc fr`n tem
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k u r t p d b k d
Wem gdy wm nmt, sem sdhg. \ds temrm sc`w temc t``0 H
jdc‘t quhtm rmnmnimr.
Zem ghg c`t tehck s`, imjdusm `f tem n`t`rjyjbm dcg temwdy temy wmrm grmssmg. Zem rmdjemg dcg t`ujemg d bdst
l``smimrry sthbb gdclbhcl, dcg bmft ht temrm.
H tedck y`u f`r mvmrytehcl, sem sdhg t` ehn. H dn s` vmry
lrdtmfub.
Zem st``g d n`nmct dcg b``kmg dr`ucg, temc turcmg
idjk dcg mctmrmg tem e`usm dcg jbhnimg tem st`cm stdhrs.
@c d bdcghcl sem pdusmg t` jdtje emr irmdte. C`, sem
gmjhgmg. C` sc`w tedt chlet, iut quhtm j`bg. Zem rmnmn-
imrmg tedt. Dcg Nhtzh wds db`cl. Mvmchcl jb`tems; sem dcg
Nhtzh hc b`cl l`wcs, shbvmr `pmrd wrdps dcg pmdj`jk
fmdtemr edts; em hc d jbdsshj ibdjk ghccmr suht whte wehtmthm dcg sthff stdcg-up j`bbdr. @vmr ht em w`rm dc `bg bmdtemr
drny j`dt, d tehcl jrdjkmg whte dlm dcg spbht dt tem smdns.
Nhtzh sdt hc tem n`t`rjyjbm shgmjdr tedt wds sedpmg bhkm d
r`jkmt, whte emr fmdtemr edt hc emr bdp, jbutjehcl tem edcg-
rdhb bhkm d jehbg `c d r`bbmr j`dstmr. Dcg sem emrsmbf sdt `c
tem phbbh`c smdt dcg embg `c t` ehn whte i`te edcgs, emr`wc fmdtemr edt wmglmg dldhcst ehs idjk. Emr tmmte wmrm
jedttmrhcl whte tem c`hsm dcg tem iunpy rhgm, iut sem
rmnmnimrmg lrhcchcl dt Nhtzh dcg se`uthcl fr`n semmr
whbg mxuimrdcjm.
Bdtm @jt`imr ht wds, 48:9. Hc tem pdrks temy pdssmg,
ucgmr n`cunmcts t` lb`rhms dcg t` fdn`us nmc b`cl l`cm,tem e`nmbmss wmrm sbmmphcl hc phbms `f fdbb bmdvms lrmdt
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j b d r d
v`hjms hc tem gdrk. D nhbhthd trujk jruhsmg whte ghnnmg
bhlets; d ldcl hc tem pdy `f s`nm wdrb`rg `c tem pr`wb f`r
`temr ldcls `f `temr wdrb`rgs, pdbm y`ucl nmc euggbhcl`c tem trujk imgs whte jbuis dcg hr`c bdcjms prhmg fr`n
phjkmt fmcjms ds temhr wmdp`cs. Wem n`t`rjyjbm r`drmg pdst
temn, whte emr dcg Nhtzh hc temhr irhlet `utfhts bhkm
Vdbkyrhms fbyhcl ter`ule tem chlet, dcg tem nhbhthd i`ys‘
fdjms turcmg hc uchs`c ds hf pubbmg `c d strhcl.
Wem ibdjk C`rt`c i``nmg pdst dbb tehs, pdst tem Ztdtm
@pmrd E`usm dcg pdst tem fdn`us e`tmbs bht bhkm spdjmsehps
whte temhr g``rnmc hc fr`llmg j`dts, temc d rhlet turc `ff
Zjeuimrtrhcl dcg d fmw n`rm quhjk turcs, rdttbhcl `c tem
j`iibms, dcg temrm wds tem mctrdcjm t` tem iuhbghcl `c
Imdtrhxldssm wemrm sem dcg emr `temr imst frhmcg Mrhkdwmrm sedrhcl d fbdt. Nhtzh edg d ldrì`cchårm `f emr `wc `c
tem uppmrn`st fb``r.
Ht wds termm `‘jb`jk hc tem n`rchcl. \hte tem C`rt`c
seut `ff, temy j`ubg emdr tem e`ur imbb fr`n Zt. Ztmpemc‘s.
‒Dcg we` hs em0„ emr n`temr sdhg tem cmxt gdy `c tem
tmbmpe`cm dt tem p`st `ffhjm. ‒J`uctmss Nmbbtr`p sdw y`udcg sem jdbbmg nm. X`u mvmc bmft whte ehn, y`u dcg tem
edhrgrmssmr. Dcg `c d n`t`rjyjbm!„
‒Wedt wds Nhtzh. X`u kc`w emr. E`w ndcy imst frhmcgs
g` H edvm0 Emr dcg Mrhkd. Nhtzh wds i``kmg f`r tem mvmc-
hcl t` b``k dftmr tem shclmr‘s edhr dcg ndkmup, dcg sem
ir`ulet nm db`cl.„‒Dcg tem i`y0„
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k u r t p d b k d
‒\e` hs em0„
‒Em‘s d jdptdhc hc tem rmsmrvm jdvdbry. Z`nm`cm wm nmt
dt `ur tdibm. Em‘s chjm dcg hctmrmsthcl. Ehs n`temr wds temdjj`npdchst f`r tem s`prdc`.„
Zhbmcjm `c tem tmbmpe`cm. Wemc, ‒H te`ulet y`u ghgc‘t
bhkm s`bghmrs.„
‒C`t usudbby. H tehck em‘s ghffmrmct. \m‘bb smm.„
‒Ghffmrmct, e`w0„
‒Em oust hs. F`r `cm tehcl em‘s dc `ffhjmr, fr`n d l``g
fdnhby. Em bhstmcs dcg tehcks imf`rm em tdbks.„
‒Wdbks di`ut wedt0„
‒N`temr ,„ sem sdhg.
‒Dbb rhlet. Cmvmr nhcg.„
‒Dcg em‘s d l``g gdcjmr. Ht wds fuc. X`u j`ubg smm e`wbdvhseby te`sm n`cdrjes usmg t` bhvm. L`bg dcg vmbvmt
mvmrywemrm, r``n dftmr r``n, dcg g`zmcs `f smrvdcts whte
trdys `f jednpdlcm dcg jdcdpès. Dcg s` ndcy nmc hc fdt
junnmriucgs dcg rdnr`gs up temhr dssms‗„
‒Jbdrd,„ sdhg emr n`temr.
‒\mbb ht‘s trum. Mvmc c`w, hc temsm thnms. Wem p`vmrtyhc Vhmccd, N`n. Mrhkd hs w`rkhcl tem pdrks f`r tem Ymg
Jr`ss, dcg y`u se`ubg emdr emr st`rhms.„
‒X`u‘rm supp`smg t` im stugyhcl. C`t spmcghcl dbb
chlet `c n`t`rjyjbms whte strdclm s`bghmrs. Z`bghmrs! Dcg
y`u w`rm cmxt t` c`tehcl, sdhg tem j`uctmss.„
‒G`c‘t bhstmc t` emr. Dcg H dn stugyhcl. H dn g`hcl vmrywmbb X̀ u‘bb smm Hf H jdc H‘bb j`nm e`nm `c tem wmmkmcg „
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j b d r d
sem ghg c`t l` e`nm tedt wmmkmcg, c`r tem cmxt fmw
temrmdftmr. Hcstmdg, wemc emr stughms dcg w`rk `c tem vdrh-
`us pdpmrs dbb`wmg, sem wmct f`r grhvms whte Dbimrt, f`rphjchjs `c d ibdckmt `c tem edrg lr`ucg ucgmr fbdnhcl
trmms, whte bmdvms grhfthcl g`wc. Dt d st`rm hc tem fhrst
ghstrhjt sem spmct fdr t`` nuje n`cmy `c d phjchj ednpmr
`f whjkmr whte bmdtemr j`rcmrs, bhkm d sndbb suhtjdsm. Ht wds
ndgm hc Mclbdcg, dcg ht jdnm j`npbmtm whte l``g p`rjm-
bdhc dcg jutbmry dcg jups dcg lbdssms dbb iujkbmg hct`
j`npdrtnmcts.
Z`nmthnms Nhtzh jdnm db`cl, `r Mrhkd, `r ehs y`uclmr
ir`temr, Wem`g`r, iut n`rm `ftmc ht wds oust emr dcg ehn
`c tem ibdjk C`rt`c rdttbhcl ter`ule tem ehbbs dr`ucg
Vhmccd dcg ter`ule mje`hcl jhty strmmts bhkm jdrmfrmm vdld-i`cgs, tdbkhcl t` mdje `temr `vmr ehs se`ubgmr, bdulehcl.
Ht wds purm edpphcmss, purm mxuimrdcjm; purm imhclcmss,
sem trhmg t` mxpbdhc t` emr n`temr. \dht thbb y`u nmmt ehn,
sem sdhg `c tem tmbmpe`cm.
‒\edt edppmcmg t` tem bdw stugmct0„ sdhg emr n`temr.
‒Wem Embbmr i`y. Em smmnmg chjm dcg p`bhtm.„‒Em wds. Wemc H nmt tehs `cm.„
‒D grdl``c `c d n`t`rjyjbm.„
‒N`temr! Oust bmdvm ht. \dht thbb y`u nmmt ehn.„
Wem ghffmrmcjm whte Dbimrt wds tedt whte ehn sem fmbt
hctmcsmby dbhvm dcg j`npbmtmby dibm t` im emrsmbf. Dbhvm dcg
d t`uje luhbty dt thnms imhcl s` edppy dn`cl tem tr`uibmsdcg tem p`vmrty dcg tem lr`whcl cunimrs `f e`nmbmss
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tem ibdjk ndjehcm phb`tmg iy tehs ndc hc d bmdtemr lrmdt-
j`dt dcg dvhdt`r l`llbms, pdst dcjhmct iuhbghcls whte lrmmc
j`ppmr r``fs dcg L`tehj fr`cts, dcg bdtm-ib``nhcl r`sms hctem pdrks sthbb sjmcthcl tem dhr.
‒ny jdrmmr dnihth`c0„ sem sdhg t` ehn `cm gdy
hc tem pdbn e`usm dt Zjeöcirucc. Ht wds whctmr iy temc,
temhr fhrst. Wemy sdt dn`cl tr`phjdb pbdcts `c d wehtm jdst-
hr`c imcje wehbm sndbb ymbb`w dcg rmg ihrgs fbhttmg dn`cl
pdbn fr`cgs.
‒H dn l`hcl t` im d tmdjemr dcg d wrhtmr,„ sem t`bg ehn.
‒Wedt dcg pmredps d bhtmrdry trdcsbdt`r dbs`.„
‒D tmdjemr0„
‒Xms. D l``g `cm.„ Zem t`bg ehn di`ut Nrs. Dbbnmhmr,we` s` b`cl dl` edg grdwc emr `ut `f emr jdvm hc ouch`r
ehle. \e` edg lhvmc emr tem j`urdlm t` stdcg up dcg
spmdk, we` edg immc tem fhrst t` tdkm emr hgmds smrh`usby
dcg edg se`wc emr e`w t` pursum temn hc bhcmdr wdys, dcg
wemc t` kmmp pursuhcl temn dcg wemc t` gr`p temn.
Wedt khcg `f tmdjemr, sem t`bg ehn. Dcg d wrhtmr, hf p`s-shibm. Emr lrdcgfdtemr edg immc `cm, sem sdhg. Dcg emr
fdtemr edg oust puibhsemg d w`rk `c tem bdst gdys `f
Q`npmhh. Em wds dc drjedm`b`lhst dcg nusmun ghrmjt`r.
Hc dcy jdsm, sem wdctmg t` im s`nm`cm f`bb`whcl emr
hctmrmsts dcg bhvhcl iy emr nhcg. D p`rtdibm jdrmmr tedt
w`ubg dbb`w emr t` edvm d fdnhby dbs`.Zem edg c` g`uit wedts`mvmr sdyhcl te`sm tehcls Ht wds
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j b d r d
Wemy sdt whte temhr w``b j`dts `pmc, sndbb puggbms
f`rnhcl dr`ucg temhr whctmr i``ts `c tem thbm fb``r. Ww`
ymbb`w ihrgs edg e`ppmg jb`sm t` shp fr`n te`sm puggbms.Ht wds d Zucgdy, dcg temy‘g wdbkmg db`cl Mbhsdimtedbbmm,
g`wc Ndxhclstrdssm, dcg hct` tem pdrk iy tem wmst ldtm.
Ht wds sc`whcl. Imy`cg tem lbdss wdbbs bdrlm fbdkms smttbmg
sb`wby. Wemrm wds c` whcg wedts`mvmr.
tem rmst `f emr w`rbg wds hgmds temc. Hgmds `f
p`bhthjs e`tby gmidtmg dt tem bmdlum nmmthcls? _h`chsn,
J`nnuchsn, Jdphtdbhsn, Cdth`cdb Z`jhdbhsn. Dcg c`t t`
f`rlmt tem hnp`rtdcjm `f `temr -hsns, suje ds Dtemhsn dcg
Mxhstmcthdbhsn, tedt `pmcmg `cm-wdy g``rs hct` tem w`rbg
t` j`nm. Fdsjhcdthcl g``rs tedt burmg y`u dcg temc scdppmgseut imehcg y`u, dcg temrm j`ubg im c` l`hcl idjk mvmr.
@cm `f emr pr`fmss`rs wds Gr. Zhlnucg Frmug. Em jdnm
`cby wemc ht pbmdsmg ehn, dcg temc em str`gm tem gdhs hc
ehs spdts dcg vmstmg suhts, wdvhcl d j`bg jhldr dcg tehck-
hcl `ut b`ug, bhkm d ndc db`cm hc ehs stugy. Em f`bb`wmg c`
bmss`c pbdc, c` i``k, c` c`tms; hcvmsthldth`cs, em jdbbmg ehsbmjturms, te`ulets `c psyje`b`ly ds ht rmbdtmg t` s`jhmty
dcg t` hssums imtwmmc nmc dcg w`nmc.
Bugwhl \httlmcstmhc trdvmbbmg fr`n Jdnirhglm t` tmdje
b`lhj dcg tem pehb`s`pey `f bdcludlm dcg tem nhcg.
]cf`rlhvhcl dcg jychjdb em wds, dcg em usmg ehs hctmbbhlmcjm
bhkm d sedrp kchfm t` sbhjm dwdy ucrmds`c dcg c`c smquhturdcg bmdvm c`tehcl `temr tedc fdjt dcg trute ds em sdw ht
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tedt `c tehcls `c wehje temrm wds c`tehcl t` im sdhg, `cm
edg imst sdy c`tehcl.
‒\ey0„ em dskmg. ‒\ey0 „ Dcg snhbmg wemc tem jbdsssdt hc shbmcjm. \httlmcstmhc n`nmcts, temy jdbbmg temn.
N`nmcts imy`cg w`rgs.
C`cm bmss tedc tem drjeihse`p‘s smch`r dgvhsmr ldvm bmj-
turms `c tem r`bm `f Jerhsthdchty hc wmstmrc drt dcg jhvhb-
hzdth`c, dcg Ndrthc Emhgmllmr jdnm f`r d pmrh`g `f thnm,
imjdusm em bhkmg Vhmccd, em t`bg tem jbdss. Em tdulet Lrmmk
pehb`s`pey, tem pehb`s`pey `f te`ulet htsmbf dcg ehs `wc
j`cjmpts `f Mxhstmcthdbhsn.
@cjm, dftmr d bmjturm Emhgmllmr edg lhvmc ̀ c Wer`wccmss,
sem sdw ehn shtthcl `c d imcje hc Ymssmbpdrk. Em b``kmg
b`st dcg db`cm, whte c`t mvmc phlm`cs dt ehs fmmt. Gurhcltem bmjturm s`nm`cm edg dskmg ehn di`ut suhjhgm dcg em
edg rmpbhmg tedt, wehbm ht wds d j`npbmtmby djjmptdibm wdy
`ut dcg pmredps tem `cby smrh`us qumsth`c t` p`cgmr, ht
t`` wds j`npbmtmby futhbm. Em stmppmg t` tem ibdjki`drg
dcg grmw d n`uctdhc jbhff dcg d sthjk-fhlurm stdcghcl dt
tem mglm.Em p`hctmg dt tem jbhff dcg sdhg, ‒X̀ u bmdp `ff wemtemr
y`u wdct t` `r c`t. Wer`wccmss, yms0 Dt tem n`nmct `f
ihrte, ds wm‘vm sdhg. Bhfm hs dc hcv`buctdry bmdp hct` mxhst-
mcjm, dcg iy tem thnm y`u drm j`csjh`us, y`u kc`w tedt
dbb tehs hs rdtemr p`hctbmss dcg whbb mcg hc `ibhvh`c. Wemrm
hs c` `temr p`sshihbhty. Z` wey temc jut y`ur ter`dt edbf-wdy g`wc0 \ey c`t oust wdht dcg mco`y tem fdbb Wemrm
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j b d r d
pmredps. Wem fb`wmrs pdsshcl, gmshlcs hc tem r`jkfdjm ds
y`u fdbb. D khss fr`n s`nm strdclmr.„
Em b``kmg dwdy fr`n tem jbdss t` tem grdwhcl dcg whteehs teuni whpmg dwdy tem sthjk fhlurm dcg grmw d cmw `cm
hc nhg-dhr edbfwdy dcg emdg fhrst g`wc tem jbhff.
‒Kc`whcl tedt ndy embp,„ em sdhg. ‒Embp whte wedt0
\mbb, whte ndkhcl d ldnm `ut `f ht. D ldnm. Z`nmtehcl
t` tdkm y`ur nhcg `ff tem hcemrmct rdcg`ncmss dcg p`hct-
bmsscmss `f tem mcthrm tehcl htsmbf. D pr`omjt, d j`nhcl-t`-
y`ursmbf, imhcl hc j`ctr`b `f y`ursmbf ds y`u pbuclm, wehje
hs tem `cby wdy t` survhvm. \m nust bhvm ds hf bhfm ndttmrmg,
s` t` spmdk.„
Emhgmllmr sdhg tedt ht j`ubg im smmc fr`n tehs tedt hf
Fdbbhcl Ndc dbb`wmg ehnsmbf t` im ghstrdjtmg iy tem p`hct-bmsscmss dcg tmrnhcus `f ehs fdbbhcl, iy tem dcxhmty ht
jdusmg, em w`ubg temc nhss dbb tem fuc dcg dbb tem ghvmr-
sh`cs dvdhbdibm db`cl tem wdy.
‒Bhkm tedt khss fr`n d strdclmr,„ em sdhg. ‒Z` bmt‘s jdbb
ht Ds-hfcmss. W` bhvm ds hf tehcls ndttmrmg. Mvmry djth`c,
mvmry te`ulet, mvmry w`rg. \hte`ut ht, wm drm c`tehcl.Ds-hfcmss. \m‘bb im tdbkhcl d b`t di`ut tedt.„
Iut tedt gdy hc tem pdrk em wds shtthcl db`cm `c d imcje,
b``khcl b`st, b``khcl bhkm d fhrmg sdbmsndc hc dc hbb-fhtthcl
suht, wemc em j`ubg edvm pbdymg ehs Ds-hf ldnm dcg ndgm
tem mff`rt t` wdbk d fmw stmps t` tem fb`wmrimgs dcg snmbb
tem r`sms. Zem st``g wdtjehcl fr`n djr`ss tem strmmt, st``gtryhcl t` bmdrc fr`n ehn wehbm tem suc n`vmg dc hcje hc
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k u r t p d b k d
ehn. Zhcjm em wds tem ndstmr, tehs hndlm sem kcmw nust
j`ctdhc s`nmtehcl f`r emr t` ucgmrstdcg dcg bmdrc fr`n.
Iut sem ghg c`t ucgmrstdcg. C`t temc.Ds ht turcmg `ut, Ndrthc Emhgmllmr j`ubg c`t j`npbmtm
tem bmjturm smrhms ̀ c Wer`wccmss dcg Imhclcmss em edg pbdccmg.
Wem l`vmrcnmct gmjbdrmg Cdth`cdb Z`jhdbhsn hbbmldb, dcg
tem uchvmrshty fdtemrs f`ucg `ut di`ut Emhgmllmr‘s `ut-
sp`kmc supp`rt `f s`nm `f tem tehckhcl hc tem pdrty. Fhrst
em wds idccmg fr`n Vhmccd ]chvmrshty, temc em wds idccmg
mvmc fr`n jr`sshcl tem i`rgmr hct` Dustrhd.
Em wds rmpbdjmg iy Gr. Y`bdcg Ndrthc Mnnmrhje, d
nhggbm-dlmg pr`fmss`r hc w`rkhclnmc‘s jb`tems whte
ihjyjbm jbhps `c ehs tr`usmrbmls dcg sehrts whte`ut j`bbdrs.
Iut em edg tw` Qe.Gs dcg em wds irhbbhdct. Em tduletZõrmc Khmrkmlddrg hc tem Lmrndc trdcsbdth`c `f ehs w`rk
jdbbmg Mxhstmczpehb`s`pehm; em tdulet Mgnucg Eussmrb dcg
Frhmgrhje Chmtzsjem, dcg em spuc ̀ ut temhr hgmds ucthb temy
rdcl bhkm imbbs hc tem dught`rhun. Ehs bmjturms turcmg tem
jr`wgmg edbb hct` s`nmtehcl bhkm dc hs`bdth`c jednimr
whtehc d s`jhmty sthbb b`st hc tem wrmjkdlm `f tem n`cdrjeydcg b``khcl t` trdghth`c dcg rmbhlh`c f`r supp`rt.
‒Ht‘s dbb s` vmry hctmrmsthcl,„ sem sdhg t` Dbimrt. ‒Z` . . .
bhimrdthcl, tedt‘s ht! Wem frmmg`n t` tehck tedt wdy. Ht‘s
fdctdsthj.„
Ht wds tem fhrst thnm hc emr bhfm tedt sem emdrg d fubb dcg
tmcurmg uchvmrshty pr`fmss`r spmdk `ut b`ug tem c`th`ctedt L`g dcg dbb sjrhpturms rmbdthcl t` Ehn nhlet hc fdjt
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j b d r d
‒D nmrm r`ndcthj fhjth`c,„ Qr`fmss`r Mnnmrhje sdhg t`
temn. ‒D eundc whse dcg ymdrchcl hc `ur ibucgmrhcl
smdrje f`r nmdchcl dcg strujturm dcg luhgdcjm. Wehckdi`ut ht.„
Zem bmdrcmg tedt tem hgmd `f L`g, hc Chmtzsjem‘s tmrns,
edg f`r jmcturhms pr`vhgmg n`rdb strujturm dcg rubms `c
e`w t` bhvm rmsp`cshiby. C`w, hc tem L`gbmss w`rbg j`nhcl
t` wmstmrc s`jhmty, tem nmdchcl hc mvmry`cm‘s bhfm wds tedt
pmrs`c‘s `wc hctmrprmtdth`c. Ds wds tem n`rdbhty `f dbb
je`hjms dcg djth`cs.
Ht wds i`te bhimrdth`c dcg ̀ ibhldth`c, imjdusm Chmtzsjem
edg dbs` jduth`cmg, dcg Emhgmllmr dcg Eussmrb sdhg n`rm
`r bmss tem sdnm tehcl, tedt nmc dcg w`nmc iy gmjbdrhcl
tem hgmd `f L`g t` im d fmrvmct whse dt imst, d jry f`rembp, edg pmredps ruc temnsmbvms `ff tem rdhbs dcg edg
g``nmg temnsmbvms sphrhtudbby. Wemy edg g``nmg temn-
smbvms mhtemr t` e`pmbmsscmss `r t` dc mvmrbdsthcl mff`rt t`
rhsm di`vm temhr fmdrs dcg wmdkcmss, t` imj`nm dc
Òimrnmcsje dcg fhcg `temr f`rns `f nmdchcl. Wemy edg
ibhtemby se`ubgmrmg d rmsp`cshihbhty tedt edg temrmt`f`rmimmc mctrustmg t` L`g.
temc, s`nmwemrm db`cl tem j`ursm ̀ f emr pehb`s`pey
stughms, s`nmtehcl edppmcmg t` emr. Wehs wds c`t ucthb
tem Mnmrlmcjy dcg tem chlet temy f`ucg tem i`ghms `f
Nr. dcg Nrs. Y`smcimrl `c tem shgmwdbk, iut ds te`ulekc`wbmglm edg lrdgudbby smttbmg hct` emr i`cms sem jdnm
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k u r t p d b k d
strujturms f`r hctmbbmjtudb dcg n`rdb supp`rt. F`r survhvdb.
Fr`n tehs hcshlet ht wds c`t d b`cl stmp t` tem te`ulet
tedt n`nmcts `f hcsphrdth`c dcg j`urdlm edg t` im smhzmgdcg dcje`rmg hc s`nm f`rn `f prhcjhpbm, hc d jmrtdhc hccmr
dtthtugm, hf `cby s` tedt temy nhlet im rmjdbbmg hc gdys `f
gdrkcmss. Ht wds d te`ulet tedt stdymg whte emr dcg lrmw
mvmc wemc ucdttmcgmg, tem wdy jmrtdhc pbdcts lr`w imst
hc ghn bhlet dcg whte`ut tdnpmrhcl.
‒Qrhcjhpbms `f dtthtugm,„ Qr`fmss`r Mnnmrhje sdhg wemc
sem nmcth`cmg ht t` ehn. ‒C`t d idg hgmd, Nhss Emrz`l.
C`t dbt`lmtemr cmw, iut whte b`ts `f w`rk sthbb t` im
g`cm.„ Wehs wds gurhcl `cm `f ehs `pmc-g``r smssh`cs, dcg
sem dcg em sdt hc tem ucrdvmbbhcl whjkmr jedhrs hc ehs `ffhjm
dcg tem c`tm wds eucl fr`n tem g``r bhctmb tmbbhcl `temrstugmcts t` wdht.
‒Zmm wemrm y`u jdc tdkm ht,„ em sdhg. ‒Bmt ht j`cgmcsm,
iut stdy whte ht. Zupp`rt ht whte fhrst-edcg hcshlet dcg
whte sjmcms fr`n bhtmrdturm. B``k dt Xmdts, b``k dt L`mtem,
gmfhchtmby b``k dt Emssm. B``k dt We`rmdu. Jhrjbm ht f`r d
wehbm. Wdbk t` nm dldhc hc shx n`ctes `r s`.„Wem hndlm `f Ndrthc Emhgmllmr `c ehs pdrk imcje edg
stdymg whte emr, dcg mvmctudbby sem ucgmrst``g ht t` im
tmbbhcl emr tedt mvmc dc mxhstmcthdb lmchus j`ubg fmmb b`st
dt thnms, j`ubg hcgublm hc tem swmmt shckhcl fmmbhcl, tem
imhcl-suck fmmbhcl, dcg tedt tehs wds dbb rhlet ds b`cl ds
`cm edg tem hccmr rms`urjms t` rdhsm `cmsmbf up dldhc dcgjbhni `ut `f tem e`bm Bhkm mxmrjhshcl s`nm khcg `f nmctdb
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j b d r d
d pmrs`c edg `pmcmg tem g``r t` tem prhndry mxhstmcthdbhst
c`th`cs `f smbf-gmtmrnhcdth`c, djj`uctdihbhty, dcg tem bhfm-
bhcm `f Ds-hfcmss, tedt g``r j`ubg cmvmr im jb`smg dldhc.Fhrmg `c iy d smcsm `f irmdkter`ule, sem mcr`bbmg hc
dgghth`cdb j`ursms hc bhtmrdturm. ]cgmr Qr`fmss`r Dct`c
Fmrghcdcg sem stughmg tem Yusshdc dcg tem Dnmrhjdc c`vmb
f`r fubb-ib``gmg jedrdjtmrs f`rjmg t` ndkm ghffhjubt je`hjms
ucgmr prmssurm. \hte emr frhmcgs Nhtzh dcg Mrhkd, dcg whte
Dbimrt, sem wmct t` rmdghcls dt tem Dnmrhjdc mnidssy iy
dute`rs suje ds Mrcmst Emnhclwdy dcg \hbbhdn Fdubkcmr.
Dcg `cm Zucgdy hc tem fdbb sem dcg Dbimrt t``k tem trdhc
dbb tem wdy t` Zdbziurl t` dttmcg d rmdghcl iy Ztmfdc
_wmhl. Dftmr tem rmdghcl sem st``g hc bhcm dcg temc dskmg
ehn t` shlc d j`py `f emr fdv`urhtm c`vmb `f ehs, Wwmcty-F`ur E`urs hc tem Bhfm `f d \`ndc. Em rmdjemg dcg t``k tem
i``k fr`n emr, dcg em dskmg emr cdnm.
Zem t`bg ehn.
‒X`u bhkm tehs0„
‒Vmry nuje. Ht‘s s` trum.„
‒Wrum0„ Em b``kmg hct` tem ghstdcjm f`r d n`nmct, temcem imct `vmr tem i``k. Zem j`ubg smm tem t`p `f ehs emdg,
ehs sjdbp hc tem strdhlet pdrt hc ehs edhr; ehs cmjk hc tem
sc`w-wehtm sehrt j`bbdr. Em rdc tem ib`ttmr `vmr ehs wrht-
hcl, jb`smg tem i``k, dcg edcgmg ht t` emr.
Em wds snhbhcl. Em edg khcg ir`wc myms dcg d n`us-
tdjem, dcg em b``kmg pdbm, iut temrm wds s`nmtehcl mbsm hcehs snhbm `r pmredps hc tem wdy em b``kmg dt emr dcg temc
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k u r t p d b k d
tem pm`pbm bhchcl up f`r ehs dut`lrdpe dcg d w`rg fr`n
ehn; d sdgcmss, sem te`ulet, d s`bhtdrhcmss mvmc hc tem
nhgst `f s` nuje dgnhrdth`c; d gdrkcmss tedt sem j`ubgc`t f`rlmt f`r tem cmxt smvmrdb gdys.
Mvmctudbby sem ghg, dcg wemc em dcg ehs whfm khbbmg
temnsmbvms ymdrs bdtmr hc Irdzhb tem tmrr`r wds dbrmdgy
mvmrywemrm dcg ht wds ucspmdkdibm iut c`tehcl j`ubg im
tdkmc idjk.
‒F`r Jbdrd Mulmchm,„ Ztmfdc _wmhl edg wrhttmc. ‒\m edvm
drt hc `rgmr c`t t` ghm `f tem trute (Chmtzsjem).„ Dcg em edg
shlcmg ehs cdnm.
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