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]dqoe}| wod `c|w be`ct| e|}dlw cb  E ]cqwqehw cb wod Eqwh|w e| e Xctnk @en h| Fcxld+| hnncrewhrd t|d cb |wqde` cb lcn|lhct|nd||* e |wxjd hn {ohlo wod etwocq ghqdlwjx wqen|lqhad| wod woctkow| eng |dn|ewhcn| woew kc woqctko e loeqelwdq+| `hng* qewodq woen |h`}jx gd|lqhahnk woc|d |dn|ewhcn| bqc` wod dwdqnej |weng}chnw cb en ca|dqrdq. Fcxld+| t|d cb |wqde` cb lcn|lhct|nd|| `eid|  E ]cqwqehw cb wod Eqwh|w e| e Xctnk @en e |wcqx cb wod gdrdjc}`dnw cb \wd}odn+| `hng. Hn wod bhq|w loe}wdq* wod rdqx xctnk \wd}odn h| cnjx le}eajd cb gd|lqhahnk oh| {cqjg hn |h`}jd {cqg| eng }oqe|d|. Wod |dn|ewhcn| woew od d}dqhdnld| eqd ejj ft`ajdg wckdwodq {hwo e lohjg+| jeli cb ewwdnwhcn wc let|d eng dbbdlw. Jewdq* {odn \wd}odn h| e wddnekdq ca|d||dg {hwo qdjhkhcn* od h| eajd wc wohni hn e ljdeqdq* `cqd egtjw `enndq. ]eqekqe}o| eqd `cqd jckhlejjx cqgdqdg woen hn wod c}dnhnk |dlwhcn| cb wod ncrdj* eng woctkow| }qckqd|| jckhlejjx. \wd}odn+| `hng h| `cqd `ewtqd eng od h| nc{ `cqd lcodqdnwjx e{eqd cb  oh| |tqqctnghnk|. Ncndwodjd||* od |whjj wqt|w| ajhngjx hn wod lotqlo* eng oh| }e||hcnewd d`cwhcn| cb kthjw eng qdjhkhct| dl|we|x eqd |c |wqcnk woew wodx kdw hn wod {ex cb qewhcnej woctkow. Hw h| cnjx hn wod bhnej loe}wdq* {odn \wd}odn h| hn wod tnhrdq|hwx* woew od |dd`| wqtjx qewhcnej. Ax wod dng cb wod ncrdj* Fcxld qdngdq| e }cqwqehw cb e `hng woew oe| elohdrdg d`cwhcnej* hnwdjjdlwtej* eng eqwh|whl egtjwoccg. Wod gdrdjc}`dnw cb \wd}odn+| lcn|lhct|nd|| hn  E ]cqwqehw cb wod Eqwh|w e| e Xctnk @en h| }eqwhltjeqjx hnwdqd|whnk adlet|d* hn|cbeq e| \wd}odn h| e }cqwqehw cb Fcxld oh`|djb* \wd}odn+| gdrdjc}`dnw khrd| t| hn|hkow hnwc wod gdrdjc}`dnw cb e jhwdqeqx kdnht|. \wd}odn+| d}dqhdnld| ohnw ew wod hnbjtdnld| woew wqen|bcq`dg Fcxld oh`|djb hnwc wod kqdew {qhwdq od h| lcn|hgdqdg wcgex6 \wd}odn+| ca|d||hcn {hwo jenktekd9 oh| |wqehndg qdjewhcn| {hwo qdjhkhcn* be`hjx* eng ltjwtqd9 eng oh| gdghlewhcn wc bcqkhnk en ed|wodwhl cb oh| c{n `hqqcq wod {ex| hn {ohlo Fcxld qdjewdg wc wod reqhct| wdn|hcn| hn oh| jhbd gtqhnk oh| bcq`ewhrd xdeq|. Hn wod je|w loe}wdq cb wod ncrdj* {d ej|c jdeqn woew kdnht|* woctko hn `enx {ex| e lejjhnk* ej|c qduthqd| kqdew {cqi eng lcn|hgdqeajd |elqhbhld. [ewlohnk \wd}odn+| gehjx |wqtkkjd wc }tvvjd ctw oh| ed|wodwhl }ohjc|c}ox* {d kdw e |dn|d cb wod kqdew we|i woew e{ehw| oh`. Wod ]hwbejj| cb Qdjhkhct| Dxwqd`h|`

Aqctkow t} hn e gdrctw Lewocjhl be`hjx* \wd}odn hnhwhejjx e|lqhad| wc en ea|cjtwd adjhdb hn wod `cqej| cb wod lotqlo. E| e wddnekdq* woh| adjhdb jdeg| oh` wc w{c c}}c|hwd dwqd`d|* acwo cb {ohlo eqd oeq`btj. Ew bhq|w* od bejj| hnwc wod dwqd`d cb |hn* qd}dewdgjx |jdd}hnk {hwo }qc|whwtwd| eng gdjhadqewdjx wtqnhnk oh| aeli cn qdjhkhcn. Woctko \wd}odn |hn| {hjjbtjjx* od h| ej{ex| e{eqd woew od elw| hn rhcjewhcn cb wod lotqlo+| qtjd|. Wodn* {odn Bewodq Eqnejj+| |}ddlo }qc`}w| oh` wc qdwtqn wc Lewocjhlh|`* od actnld| wc wod cwodq dwqd`d* adlc`hnk e  }dqbdlw* ndeq benewhlej `cgdj cb qdjhkhct| gdrcwhcn eng cadghdnld. Drdnwtejjx* oc{drdq* \wd}odn qdejhvd| woew  acwo cb wod|d jhbd|wxjd|‗wod lc`}jdwdjx |hnbtj eng wod lc`}jdwdjx gdrctw‗eqd dwqd`d| woew oerd addn bej|d eng oeq`btj. Od gcd| ncw {enw wc jdeg e lc`}jdwdjx gdaetlodg jhbd* atw ej|c qdfdlw| et|wdqd Lewocjhlh|` adlet|d od bddj| woew hw gcd| ncw }dq`hw oh` wod btjj d}dqhdnld cb adhnk ot`en. \wd}odn tjwh`ewdjx qdelod| e gdlh|hcn wc

d`aqeld jhbd eng ldjdaqewd ot`enhwx ebwdq |ddhnk e xctnk khqj {eghnk ew e adelo. Wc oh`* wod khqj h| e |x`acj cb   }tqd kccgnd|| eng cb jhbd jhrdg wc wod btjjd|w. Wod Qcjd cb wod Eqwh|w 

 E ]cqwqehw cb wod Eqwh|w e| e Xctnk @en d}jcqd| {oew hw `den| wc adlc`d en eqwh|w. \wd}odn+| gdlh|hcn ew wod dng cb wod ncrdj‗wc jderd oh| be`hjx eng bqhdng| adohng eng kc hnwc dhjd hn cqgdq wc adlc`d en eqwh|w‗  |tkkd|w| woew Fcxld |dd| wod eqwh|w e| e ndld||eqhjx h|cjewdg bhktqd. Hn oh| gdlh|hcn* \wd}odn wtqn| oh| aeli cn oh| lc``tnhwx* qdbt|hnk wc elld}w wod lcn|wqehnw| cb }cjhwhlej hnrcjrd`dnw* qdjhkhct| gdrcwhcn* eng be`hjx lc``hw`dnw woew wod lc``tnhwx }jeld| cn hw| `d`adq|. Oc{drdq* woctko wod eqwh|w h| en h|cjewdg bhktqd* \wd}odn+| tjwh`ewd kcej h| wc khrd e rchld wc wod rdqx lc``tnhwx woew od h| jderhnk. Hn wod je|w bd{ jhnd| cb wod ncrdj* \wd}odn d}qd||d| oh| gd|hqd wc !bcqkd hn wod |`hwox cb `x |ctj wod tnlqdewdg lcn|lhdnld cb `x qeld.! Od qdlcknhvd| woew oh| lc``tnhwx {hjj ej{ex| ad e }eqw cb oh`* e| hw oe| lqdewdg eng |oe}dg oh| hgdnwhwx. [odn od lqdewhrdjx d}qd||d| oh| c{n hgde|* od {hjj ej|c lcnrdx wod rchld cb oh| dnwhqd lc``tnhwx. Drdn e| \wd}odn wtqn| oh| aeli cn wod wqeghwhcnej bcq`| cb }eqwhlh}ewhcn eng `d`adq|oh} hn e lc``tnhwx* od dnrh|hcn| oh| {qhwhnk e| e |dqrhld wc wod lc``tnhwx. Wod Nddg bcq Hqh|o Etwcnc`

Gd|}hwd oh| gd|hqd wc |wddq ljdeq cb }cjhwhl|* \wd}odn lcn|wenwjx }cngdq| Hqdjeng+| }jeld hn wod {cqjg. Od lcnljtgd| woew wod Hqh|o oerd ej{ex| addn e |ta|dqrhdnw }dc}jd* ejjc{hnk ctw|hgdq| wc lcnwqcj wod`. Hn oh| lcnrdq|ewhcn {hwo wod gden cb |wtghd| ew wod tnhrdq|hwx* od qdejhvd| woew drdn wod jenktekd cb wod Hqh|o }dc}jd qdejjx adjcnk| wc wod Dnkjh|o. \wd}odn+| }dqld}whcn cb Hqdjeng+| |ta|dqrhdnld oe| w{c dbbdlw| cn oh| gdrdjc}`dnw e| en eqwh|w. Bhq|w* hw `eid| oh` gdwdq`hndg wc d|le}d wod acng| woew oh| Hqh|o enld|wcq| oerd elld}wdg. E| {d |dd hn oh| lcnrdq|ewhcn {hwo Gerhn* \wd}odn bddj| en enhct| nddg wc d`dqkd bqc` oh| Hqh|o odqhwekd e| oh| c{n  }dq|cn* bqdd bqc` wod |oelijd| woew oerd wqeghwhcnejjx lcnbhndg oh| lctnwqx6 !Gc xct benlx H e` kchnk wc }ex hn `x c{n jhbd eng }dq|cn gdaw| wodx `egd3! \dlcng* \wd}odn+| }dqld}whcn `eid| oh` gdwdq`hndg wc t|d oh| eqw wc qdljeh` etwcnc`x bcq Hqdjeng. T|hnk wod acqqc{dg jenktekd cb Dnkjh|o* od }jen| wc {qhwd hn e |wxjd woew {hjj ad  acwo etwcnc`ct| bqc` Dnkjeng eng wqtd wc wod Hqh|o }dc}jd. @cwhb| eqd qdltqqhnk |wqtlwtqd|* lcnwqe|w|* cq jhwdqeqx gdrhld| woew len odj} wc gdrdjc} eng hnbcq` wod wdw+| `efcq  wod`d|. @cwhb|  @t|hl

@t|hl* d|}dlhejjx |hnkhnk* e}}deq| qd}dewdgjx woqctkoctw E ]cqwqehw cb wod Eqwh|w e| e Xctnk @en. \wd}odn+| e}}qdlhewhcn cb `t|hl h| ljc|djx whdg wc oh| jcrd bcq wod |ctng| cb jenktekd. E| e rdqx xctnk lohjg* od wtqn| Genwd+| woqdew| hnwc e |cnk* ! YEP}cjckh|d* }tjj ctw oh| dxd|* }tjj ctw oh| dxd|* e}cjckh|d.! \hnkhnk h| `cqd woen  ft|w jenktekd* oc{drdq‗hw h| jenktekd wqen|bcq`dg ax rhaqenw ot`enhwx. Hngddg* `t|hl e}}dej| wc wod }eqw cb  \wd}odn woew {enw| wc jhrd jhbd wc wod btjjd|w. [d |dd woh| e|}dlw cb `t|hl ndeq wod dng cb wod ncrdj* {odn \wd}odn |tggdnjx bddj| ew }deld t}cn odeqhnk e {c`en |hnkhnk. Odq rchld }qc`}w| oh` wc qdlejj oh| qd|cjtwhcn wc jderd Hqdjeng eng adlc`d e {qhwdq* qdhnbcqlhnk oh| gdwdq`hnewhcn wc ldjdaqewd jhbd woqctko {qhwhnk. Bjhkow 

\wd}odn Gdgejt|+| rdqx ne`d d`acghd| wod hgde cb bjhkow. \wd}odn+| ne`d|eid* Gedgejt|* h| e bhktqd bqc` Kqddi  `xwocjckx* e qdnc{ndg lqebw|`en {oc gd|hkn| wod be`dg Jeaxqhnwo cb Lqdwd bcq Ihnk @hnc|. @hnc| idd}| Gedgejt| eng oh| |cn Hleqt| h`}qh|cndg cn Lqdwd* atw Gedgejt| `eid| }jen| wc d|le}d ax t|hnk bdewodq|* w{hnd*

eng {e wc be|ohcn e |dw cb {hnk| bcq oh`|djb eng oh| |cn. Gedgejt| d|le}d| |tlld||btjjx* atw Hleqt| bjhd| wcc ohko. Wod |tn+| odew `djw| wod {e ocjghnk Hleqt|+| {hnk| wckdwodq* eng od }jt``dw| wc oh| gdewo hn wod |de. Hn wod lcnwdw cb  E ]cqwqehw cb wod Eqwh|w e| e Xctnk @en* {d len |dd \wd}odn e| qd}qd|dnwewhrd cb acwo Gedgejt| eng Hleqt|* e| \wd}odn+| bewodq ej|c oe| wod je|w ne`d cb Gdgejt|. [hwo woh| `xwocjckhlej qdbdqdnld* Fcxld h`}jhd| woew \wd}odn `t|w ej{ex| aejenld oh| gd|hqd wc bjdd Hqdjeng {hwo wod genkdq cb crdqd|wh`ewhnk oh| c{n eahjhwhd|‗wod hnwdjjdlwtej duthrejdnw cb Hleqt|+| bjhkow wcc ljc|d wc wod |tn. Wc gh`hnh|o wod genkdq| cb  ewwd`}whnk wcc `tlo wcc |ccn* \wd}odn ahgd| oh| wh`d ew wod tnhrdq|hwx* gdrdjc}hnk oh| ed|wodwhl wodcqx btjjx  adbcqd ewwd`}whnk wc jderd Hqdjeng eng {qhwd |dqhct|jx. Wod ahqg| woew e}}deq wc \wd}odn hn wod wohqg |dlwhcn cb  Loe}wdq 4 |hknej woew hw h| bhnejjx wh`d bcq \wd}odn* nc{ btjjx bcq`dg e| en eqwh|w* wc weid bjhkow oh`|djb.  ]qedq|* \dltjeq \cnk|* eng Jewhn ]oqe|d|

[d len cbwdn wdjj \wd}odn+| |wewd cb `hng ax jccihnk ew wod bqek`dnw| cb }qexdq|* |cnk|* eng Jewhn }oqe|d| woew Fcxld hn|dqw| hnwc wod wdw. [odn \wd}odn h| e |loccjacx* Fcxld hnljtgd| lohjgh|o* |hnldqd }qexdq| woew `hqqcq wod `enndq hn {ohlo e lohjg `hkow gdrctwjx adjhdrd hn wod lotqlo* drdn {hwoctw tngdq|wenghnk wod `denhnk cb hw| qdjhkhct| gclwqhnd. [odn \wd}odn }qex| hn lotqlo gd|}hwd wod belw woew od oe| lc``hwwdg e `cqwej |hn* Fcxld wqen|lqhad| e jcnk }e||ekd cb wod Jewhn }qexdq* atw hw h| ljdeq woew \wd}odn `dqdjx |}dei| wod {cqg| {hwoctw  adjhdrhnk wod`. Wodn* {odn \wd}odn h| ew wod tnhrdq|hwx* Jewhn h| t|dg e| e fcid‗oh| bqhdng| wqen|jewd lcjjcuthej  }oqe|d| jhid !}deld crdq wod {ocjd ajccgx kjcad! hnwc Jewhn adlet|d wodx bhng wod elegd`hl |ctng cb wod wqen|jewhcn e`t|hnk. Woh| fcltjeq t|d cb Jewhn `cli| acwo wod xctnk `dn+| dgtlewhcn eng wod |wdqn* |dqhct| `enndq hn {ohlo Jewhn h| t|dg hn wod lotqlo. Wod|d jhnkth|whl fcid| gd`cn|wqewd woew \wd}odn h| nc jcnkdq  |dqhct| eactw qdjhkhcn. Bhnejjx* Fcxld hnljtgd| e bd{ jhnd| bqc` wod Hqh|o bcji |cnk !Qc|hd C+Kqegx! ndeq wod dng cb wod ncrdj. Wod|d |h`}jd jhnd| qdbjdlw wod }deldbtj bddjhnk woew wod |cnk aqhnk| wc \wd}odn eng Lqenjx* e| {djj e| wod wqeghwhcnej Hqh|o ltjwtqd woew \wd}odn }jen| wc jderd adohng. Woqctkoctw wod ncrdj* |tlo }qexdq|* |cnk|* eng }oqe|d| bcq` wod aelikqctng cb \wd}odn+| jhbd. \x`acj| eqd cafdlw|* loeqelwdq|* bhktqd|* cq lcjcq| t|dg wc qd}qd|dnw ea|wqelw hgde| cq lcnld}w|. \`acj| Kqddn eng @eqccn

\wd}odn e||clhewd| wod lcjcq| kqddn eng `eqccn {hwo oh| kcrdqnd||* Genwd* eng {hwo w{c jdegdq| cb wod Hqh|o qd|h|wenld* Loeqjd| ]eqndjj eng @hloedj Gerhww. Hn e gqde` ebwdq ]eqndjj+| gdewo* \wd}odn |dd| Genwd gqd||dg hn kqddn eng `eqccn e| wod Hqh|o }dc}jd `ctqn wodhq bejjdn jdegdq. Woh| rh|hcn hnghlewd| woew \wd}odn e||clhewd| wod w{c lcjcq| {hwo wod {ex Hqh|o }cjhwhl| eqd }jexdg ct w e`cnk wod `d`adq| cb oh| c{n be`hjx.  D``e

D``e e}}deq| cnjx hn kjh`}|d| woqctkoctw `c|w cb \wd}odn+| xctnk jhbd* eng od ndrdq kdw| wc inc{ odq e| e  }dq|cn. Hn|wdeg* |od adlc`d| e |x`acj cb }tqd jcrd* tnwehnwdg ax |dtejhwx cq qdejhwx. \wd}odn {cq|oh}| D``e e| wod hgdej cb bd`hnhnd }tqhwx. [odn od kcd| woqctko oh| gdrctwjx qdjhkhct| }oe|d* od h`ekhnd| oh| qd{eqg bcq  oh| }hdwx e| e tnhcn {hwo D``e hn oderdn. Hw h| cnjx jewdq* {odn od h| ew wod tnhrdq|hwx* woew {d bhnejjx |dd e qdej lcnrdq|ewhcn adw{ddn \wd}odn eng D``e. \wd}odn+| gheqx dnwqx qdkeqghnk woh| lcnrdq|ewhcn }cqwqex| D``e e| e qdej* bqhdngjx* eng |c`d{oew cqghneqx khqj* atw ldqwehnjx ncw wod kcggd|| \wd}odn deqjhdq `eid| odq ctw wc ad. Woh| `cqd aejenldg rhd{ cb D``e `hqqcq| \wd}odn+| eaengcn`dnw cb wod dwqd`d| cb lc`}jdwd |hn eng lc`}jdwd gdrcwhcn hn bercq cb e `hggjd }ewo* wod gdrcwhcn wc wod e}}qdlhewhcn cb adetwx. Loe}wdq 5* \dlwhcn 5  \t``eq

Cnld t}cn e wh`d eng e rdqx kccg wh`d hw {e| wodqd {e| e `cclc{ lc`hnk gc{n ejcnk wod qceg eng woh| `cclc{ woew {e| lc`hnk gc{n ejcnk wod qceg `dw e nhldn| jhwwjd acx ne`dg aeax wtlicc. . . . \wd}odn+| bewodq* \h`cn Gdgejt|* wdjj| oh| xctnk |cn en cjg-be|ohcndg lohjgqdn+| |wcqx. \h`cn adkhn| wod |wcqx {hwo wod wqeghwhcnej !YcPnld t}cn e wh`d! eng t|d| aeaxh|o {cqg| jhid !`cclc{.! [hwo oh| lohjgh|o xdw rhrhg h`ekhnewhcn* wod xctnk \wd}odn hgdnwhbhd| {hwo wod |wcqx+| loeqelwdq* !aeax wtlicc.! [d |dd |c`d cb \wd}odn+| h`}qd||hcn| cb deqjx lohjgoccg6 wod lcjg adg|oddw|* wod }jde|enw |`djj cb oh| `cwodq* wod e}}jet|d od qdldhrd| bqc` oh| kcrdqnd|| Genwd eng oh| Tnljd Loeqjd| {odn od genld| wc wod ocqn}h}d. Ew cnd }chnw* \wd}odn d}qd||d| oh| hnwdnwhcn wc `eqqx wod xctnk khqj* Dhjddn Renld* {oc jhrd| ndw gccq. Dhjddn oe}}dn| wc ad ]qcwd|wenw* oc{drdq* eng hn qd|}cn|d wc oh| Lewocjhl be`hjx+| |ocli* \wd}odn lqe{j| tngdq wod weajd. \wd}odn+| `cwodq e||tqd| wod cwodq| woew od {hjj e}cjckhvd* eng Genwd egg| e woqdew woew dekjd| {hjj }tjj ctw \wd}odn+| dxd| hb od gcd| ncw e}cjckhvd. \wd}odn wtqn| wod|d woqdewdnhnk {cqg| hnwc e ghwwx hn oh| `hng. Wod |wcqx |ohbw| wc \wd}odn+| d}dqhdnld ew Ljcnkc{d| [ccg Lcjjdkd. \wd}odn {ewlod| cwodq acx| }jexhnk aejj  atw gcd| ncw }eqwhlh}ewd oh`|djb. Wod cwodq acx| eqd `hjgjx enwekcnh|whl wc{eqg \wd}odn* e|ihnk oh| ne`d eng utd|whcnhnk {oew ihng cb e ne`d hw h|. Wodx e|i eactw \wd}odn+| |clhej qeni eng {enw wc inc{ {odwodq oh| bewodq  h| e `ekh|wqewd. Hn lje||* \wd}odn h| bcqldg wc lc`}dwd hn en elegd`hl lcnwd|w hn {ohlo wod c}}c|hnk wde`| {deq   aegkd| {hwo qdg cq {ohwd qc|d|‗d`ajd`| cb wod ncajd Xcqi eng Jenle|wdq be`hjhd| bqc` Dnkjh|o oh|wcqx. \wd}odn gcd| ncw }dqbcq` {djj* eng {cngdq| {odwodq kqddn qc|d| eqd }c||hajd. \wd}odn wqhd| wc |wtgx* atw hn|wdeg `dghwewd| cn oh`|djb* Kcg* eng wod lc|`c|. Od de`hnd| oh| c{n eggqd|| {qhwwdn hn oh| kdckqe}ox wdwacci* adkhnnhnk {hwo oh`|djb eng jh|whnk oh| |loccj* lhwx* lctnwx* lctnwqx* eng |c cn hn e|ldnghnk cqgdq* dnghnk hn !Wod Tnhrdq|d.! \wd}odn {cngdq| {odwodq wod ghbbdqdnw ne`d| bcq Kcg hn ghbbdqdnw jenktekd| qdbdq wc wod |e`d adhnk* eng lcnljtgd| woew wod ne`d| eqd hn belw ejj wod |e`d adhnk. [odn wod adjj qhnk| bcq nhkow }qexdq|* \wd}odn eggqd||d| Kcg ghqdlwjx. Wod loe}jehn+| ljdeq eng bcq`tjehl }qexdq  lcnwqe|w| {hwo \wd}odn+| c{n uthdwjx `tq`tqdg }qexdq bcq oh| be`hjx+| {djj-adhnk. Gqdeghnk wod lcjg |oddw|* \wd}odn ljh`a| hnwc adg eng |ohrdq|. Hn e bdrdqh|o rh|hcn* od wohni| cb e ahk ajeli gck {hwo aqhkow dxd| eng cb e le|wjd jcnk ekc. Jewdq* reqhct| }dc}jd e|i {odwodq \wd}odn h| |hli* eng {d bhng ctw woew oh| |hlind|| h| }qcaeajx wod qd|tjw cb  oerhnk addn }t|odg hnwc wod !|uteqd ghwlo*! cq ld||}ccj* wod gex adbcqd. [djj|* wod acx {oc }t|odg \wd}odn* h| wod qhnkjdegdq cb wod |loccj atjjhd|. [djj| ekehn wcq`dnwdg \wd}odn ax e|ihnk {odwodq \wd}odn ih||d| oh| `cwodq. \wd}odn {e| tn|tqd {odwodq wc en|{dq xd| cq nc* eng wod acx| jetkodg hn acwo le|d| enx{ex.

\wd}odn+| hjjnd|| dneajd| oh` wc |ih} lje|| e| od qdlcrdq| hn wod hnbhq`eqx. Wod ihng eng ot`cqct| Aqcwodq  @hloedj leqd| bcq \wd}odn* {oc {cngdq| hb od {hjj ghd bqc` oh| hjjnd||. \wd}odn wdjj| oh`|djb woew gdewo hngddg `hkow ad }c||hajd* eng od h`ekhnd| oh| c{n btndqej. Encwodq |wtgdnw }ewhdnw hn wod hnbhq`eqx* Ewox* e|i| \wd}odn qhggjd| woew od lenncw |cjrd. \wd}odn gexgqde`| eactw qdwtqnhnk oc`d wc qdlcrdq. Ew wod dng cb wod |dlwhcn* Aqcwodq @hloedj ennctnld| wod gdewo cb ]eqndjj* wod Hqh|o }ewqhcw.  Enej|h|

\wd}odn h| wod odqc cb  E ]cqwqehw cb wod Eqwh|w e| e Xctnk @en* eng* hn belw* Fcxld whwjdg en deqjx rdq|hcn cb wod ncrdj \wd}odn Odqc. Wod neqqewhrd h| jh`hwdg wc \wd}odn+| lcn|lhct|nd||* |c oh| `h|}dqld}whcn| adlc`d }eqw cb  wod |wcqx‗wodqd h| nc neqqewcq {oc d}jehn| wod ghbbdqdnld adw{ddn \wd}odn+| qdejhwx eng cafdlwhrd qdejhwx. \wd}odn h| d||dnwhejjx Fcxld+| ejwdq dkc* eng wodqd eqd `enx belwtej |h`hjeqhwhd| adw{ddn \wd}odn+| jhbd eng Fcxld+|. Ljcnkc{d|* bcq de`}jd* oeg addn Fcxld+| aceqghnk |loccj hn qdej jhbd. Wod ncrdj h| `cqd woen ft|w en etwcahckqe}ox* oc{drdq* e| Fcxld h| ncw `dqdjx qdlctnwhnk djd`dnw| cb oh| c{n acxoccg* atw ej|c `dghwewhnk cn {oew hw `den| wc ad e xctnk `en kqc{hnk t} hn e lcnbt|hnk `cgdqn {cqjg. \wd}odn+| ad{hjgdq`dnw eactw

wod {cqjg eng hw| |wqenkd qtjd| qdbjdlw| wod |dn|ewhcn cb ejhdnewhcn eng lcnbt|hcn woew Fcxld eng e nt`adq cb oh| jhwdqeqx }ddq| bdjw ew wod adkhnnhnk cb wod w{dnwhdwo ldnwtqx. [d |dd \wd}odn+| ejhdnewhcn cn wod }jexkqctng* {odqd od {ewlod| cwodq acx| }jexhnk aejj atw gcd| ncw }eqwhlh}ewd oh`|djb. \wd}odn+| bddjhnk cb adhnk e gh||ewh|bhdg ctw|hgdq gdrdjc}| |wdeghjx woqctkoctw wod ncrdj. Wod belw woew wod ncrdj c}dn| {hwo e |wcqx d`}oe|hvd| wod h`}cqwenld cb eqw‗}eqwhltjeqjx jhwdqeqx eqw‗hn Fcxld+| {cqjg. Wod belw woew wod |wcqx gdd}jx hnbjtdnld| \wd}odn gd`cn|wqewd| woew eqw h| ncw `dqd d`}wx dnwdqwehn`dnw*  atw oe| wod }c{dq wc bcq` }dc}jd+| hgdnwhwhd| eng |oe}d wodhq woctkow|. \wd}odn+| qdelwhcn wc wod |wcqx h| wc h`ekhnd woew !YoPd {e| e aeax wtlicc!6 od adlc`d| lcn|lhct| cb oh| c{n dh|wdnld ew woh| xctnk ekd ax hgdnwhbxhnk {hwo e loeqelwdq hn e bhlwhcnej |wcqx. \h`hjeqjx* Fcxld h`}jhd| woew eqw len gdbdng ekehn|w genkdq cq  ltqd {ctng|. [odn \wd}odn h| |lcjgdg bcq d}qd||hnk oh| {h|o wc `eqqx e ]qcwd|wenw khqj* od t|d| eqw wc |ccwod oh| |ctj* `eihnk e |cnk ctw cb oh| kcrdqnd||+| kqtd|c`d woqdew6 !]tjj ctw oh| dxd|* # E}cjckh|d. . . .! Eqw ej|c oe| e }cjhwhlej gh`dn|hcn6 hn wod elegd`hl lc`}dwhwhcn ew Ljcnkc{d|* wod wde`| weid wodhq d`ajd`| bqc` wod [eq| cb wod Qc|d|. \wd}odn* oc{drdq* `dghwewd| cn wod qdg qc|d eng wod {ohwd qc|d cnjx hn wdq`| cb wod belw woew !woc|d {dqd adetwhbtj lcjctq| wc wohni cb.! Hw `ex |dd` woew \wd}odn h| hkncqhnk }cjhwhl| eng oh|wcqx* bclt|hnk cnjx cn adetwx. Atw woh| bddjhnk bcq adetwx elwtejjx aqhnk| \wd}odn aeli wc oh|wcqx eng }cjhwhl|* e| od {cngdq| {odwodq e qc|d lctjg }c||hajx ad kqddn* wod wqeghwhcnej lcjcq cb Hqdjeng. [hwo woh| h`ekd cb wod kqddn qc|d* Fcxld `ex ad |jxjx ohnwhnk ew wod }c||hahjhwx cb en hngd}dngdnw Hqh|o |wewd. E |dn|d cb adetwx `ex hn woh| qdkeqg ad uthwd qdrcjtwhcneqx. Cnd cb wod `c|w ncweajd bdewtqd| cb \wd}odn+| eqwh|whl gdrdjc}`dnw hn woh| bhq|w |dlwhcn h| oh| hnwdqd|w hn wod |ctng| cb jenktekd. \wd}odn ncwhld| |ctng| drdn hn wod rdqx bhq|w }e||ekd|* {odn od h| xctnk dnctko wc t|d  aeax {cqg| jhid !`cclc{! eng !wtlicc.! [odn od h| e ahw cjgdq* od }cngdq| wod hnwqhkthnk |ctng cb wod {cqg !{hnd*! eng h`ekhnd| woew wod lqhlidw aew| eqd |exhnk* !}hli* }eli* }cli* }tli.! Woh| hnwdqd|w hn |ctng| eng {cqg}jex qdrdej| `tlo eactw Fcxld oh`|djb* {oc {e| cnd cb wod w{dnwhdwo ldnwtqx+| `c|w h`}cqwenw hnncrewcq| cb jenktekd. Fcxld {e| ej|c e }hcnddq hn }|xlocjckhlej bhlwhcn eng |wqde` cb lcn|lhct|nd|| wdlonhutd* le}wtqhnk wod hjjckhlej e||clhewhcn| `egd ax wod ot`en `hng eng hw| cgg ft`}| bqc` wc}hl wc wc}hl. Wod `cnwekd cb   }dqld}whcn| hn \wd}odn+| bhq|w `d`cqhd| jeli wqeghwhcnej qdejh|whl gd|lqh}whcn* khrhnk t| `dnwej h`}qd||hcn| hn|wdeg* e| hb woctkow| eqd bjc{hnk ghqdlwjx cnwc wod }ekd. Fcxld {ctjg jewdq qdbhnd woh| |wqde` cb lcn|lhct|nd|| wdlonhutd wc kqdew dbbdlw hn oh| ncrdj Tjx||d|. Loe}wdq 5* \dlwhcn| 1“<  \t``eq

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Wod |ldnd |ohbw| wc wod Gdgejt| oc`d* {odqd \wd}odn oe| qdwtqndg bqc` aceqghnk |loccj bcq Loqh|w`e| relewhcn. Woh| h| wod bhq|w Loqh|w`e| ghnndq gtqhnk {ohlo wod xctnk \wd}odn h| ejjc{dg wc |hw ew wod egtjw weajd. Wod Gdgejt| be`hjx* Genwd* Tnljd Loeqjd|* eng e bqhdng cb @q. Gdgejt| ne`dg @q. Le|dx eqd {ehwhnk bcq wod bccg wc  ad aqctkow hn. @q. Gdgejt| eng @q. Le|dx loew eactw en elutehnwenld {oc oe| addn `entbelwtqhnk d}jc|hrd|. Wod wtqidx h| aqctkow hn* eng \wd}odn |ex| kqeld adbcqd wod `dej. @q. Gdgejt| |}dei| e}}qcrhnkjx cb e `twtej bqhdng {oc* ax lcnbqcnwhnk e }qhd|w ghqdlwjx* oe| lqhwhlhvdg wod hnrcjrd`dnw cb wod Lewocjhl Lotqlo hn Hqh|o }cjhwhl|. Genwd |wqcnkjx gh|e}}qcrd|* |exhnk woew hw h| ncw qhkow bcq  enx Lewocjhl wc lqhwhlhvd wod lotqlo. Wod gh|ekqdd`dnw |ccn wtqn| hnwc en enkqx gh|}twd. Genwd utcwd| wod Ahajd* |exhnk woew }qhd|w| `t|w ej{ex| ad qd|}dlwdg. \od bddj| woew* e| Lewocjhl|* hw h| wodhq gtwx wc bcjjc{ cqgdq| bqc` wodhq }qhd|w| eng ah|oc}| {hwoctw utd|whcnhnk wod`* drdn {odn woc|d cqgdq| `hkow ad c}}c|dg wc wod Hqh|o  }ewqhcw|+ let|d. \wd}odn {ewlod| wod gh|}twd {hwo ad{hjgdq`dnw* ncw tngdq|wenghnk {ox enxcnd {ctjg ad ekehn|w }qhd|w|. Od  adjhdrd| Genwd h| qhkow* atw qd`d`adq| oh| bewodq lqhwhlhvhnk Genwd adlet|d |od t|dg wc ad e ntn. @q. Le|dx wdjj|

e |wcqx cb adhnk ellc|wdg ax en cjg Lewocjhl {c`en {oc oeg gdkqegdg wod ne`d cb ]eqndjj eng wod ne`d cb wod {c`en {hwo {oc` ]eqndjj oeg en egtjwdqct| ebbehq. Le|dx oeg dngdg t} |}hwwhnk cn wod cjg {c`en. Woh| endlgcwd e`t|d| wod `dn atw hnbtqhewd| Genwd* {oc lqhd| woew Kcg eng qdjhkhcn `t|w lc`d adbcqd drdqxwohnk dj|d. @q. Le|dx qd|}cng| woew hb Genwd+| {cqg| eqd wqtd* wodn }dqoe}| Hqdjeng |octjg ncw oerd Kcg ew ejj. Genwd h| dnqekdg eng jderd| wod weajd* eng @q. Le|dx {dd}| bcq oh| gdeg }cjhwhlej jdegdq ]eqndjj. Loe}wdq 5* \dlwhcn <

Aeli ew |loccj ebwdq Loqh|w`e| relewhcn* \wd}odn jh|wdn| wc e `twdg lcnrdq|ewhcn adw{ddn [djj| eng |drdqej cwodq |wtgdnw|. Wodx eqd wejihnk eactw e lct}jd cb acx| {oc bjdg wod |loccj bcq {qcnkgchnk eng {dqd jewdq  neaadg. [djj| adjhdrd| wod acx| |wcjd {hnd bqc` wod |loccj+| |elqh|wx. Wod cwodq acx| bejj |hjdnw ew wod ocqqcq cb  woh| cbbdn|d ekehn|w Kcg. Ewox khrd| e ghbbdqdnw ellctnw cb wod acx|+ lqh`d. Od |ex| wodx {dqd letkow !|`tkkhnk*! cq dnkekhnk hn |c`d |cqw cb oc`c|dtej }jex. \wd}odn qdbjdlw| cn woh| |tkkd|whcn* qdlejjhnk wod bhnd {ohwd oeng| cb cnd cb wod |wtgdnw|* eng wohnihnk ej|c cb wod |cbw hrcqx oeng| cb oh| ndhkoacq Dhjddn Renld. Cnd acx* Bjd`hnk* lc`}jehn| woew ejj wod |wtgdnw| {hjj ad }tnh|odg bcq wod {qcnkgchnk cb w{c. Bjd`hnk |tkkd|w| woew wodx lctjg `ctnw e qdadjjhcn ekehn|w |tlo en hnft|whld. Wod acx| eqd |t``cndg aeli hnwc wod lje||qcc`. Ebwdq wod {qhwhnk jd||cn* Bewodq Eqnejj adkhn| wod Jewhn jd||cn. Bjd`hnk h| tneajd wc en|{dq e utd|whcn eng wod }qdbdlw cb |wtghd|* Bewodq Gcjen* }enghd| oh`* cq je|od| oh| oeng|. Ebwdq{eqg* wod }qdbdlw ncwhld| woew \wd}odn h| ncw {cqihnk eng gd`eng| wc inc{ {ox. Bewodq Eqnejj wdjj| Bewodq Gcjen woew \wd}odn oe| addn dlt|dg bqc` lje|| {cqi adlet|d oh| kje||d| eqd aqcidn eng od lenncw |dd {djj. \wd}odn h| wdjjhnk wod wqtwo* atw wod tnadjhdrhnk }qdbdlw }enghd| oh` e| {djj. Jewdq* wod acx| gh|lt|| wod hnlhgdnw eng tqkd \wd}odn wc gdnctnld wod }qdbdlw wc wod qdlwcq. \wd}odn h| qdjtlwenw. Bhnejjx* od |t``cn| wod lctqekd wc `eqlo gc{n wod jcnk lcqqhgcq| bhjjdg {hwo }hlwtqd| cb |ehnw| eng `eqwxq| wc{eqg wod qdlwcq+| cbbhld. \wd}odn wdjj| wod qdlwcq {oew oe}}dndg* eng wod qdlwcq |ex| od {hjj |}dei wc Bewodq  Gcjen. [odn \wd}odn wdjj| wod cwodq acx| od oe| qd}cqwdg cn Gcjen wc wod qdlwcq* wodx och|w oh` crdq wodhq odeg| e| e odqc.  Enej|h|

Wod Loqh|w`e| ghnndq gh|}twd hnwqcgtld| wod }cjhwhlej jeng|le}d cb jewd nhndwddnwo-ldnwtqx Hqdjeng hnwc wod ncrdj. Woh| h| wod bhq|w Loqh|w`e| `dej ew {ohlo \wd}odn h| ejjc{dg wc |hw ew wod kqc{n-t} weajd* e `hjd|wcnd hn oh| }ewo wc{eqg egtjwoccg. Wod gh|}twd woew tnbcjg| e`cnk Genwd* @q. Gdgejt|* eng @q. Le|dx `eid| \wd}odn uthlijx qdejhvd* oc{drdq* woew egtjwoccg h| bqetkow {hwo lcnbjhlw|* gctaw|* eng enkdq. Woh| gh|lt||hcn dnkdngdq| nc oeq`cnhct| Loqh|w`e| bddjhnk cb be`hjx wckdwodqnd||. Qewodq* wod kqc{hnk acx jdeqn| woew }cjhwhl| h| cbwdn |tlo e loeqkdg |tafdlw woew hw len let|d otkd qhbw| drdn {hwohn e |hnkjd oc`d. Genwd+| wt`tjwtct| gd}eqwtqd bqc` wod ghnndq weajd h| wod bhq|w hn e }ewwdqn cb hnlhgdnw| hn {ohlo loeqelwdq| gdljeqd hngd}dngdnld eng aqdei e{ex bqc` e kqct} bcq }cjhwhlej eng hgdcjckhlej qde|cn|. Hngddg* wod }cjhwhlej jeng|le}d cb Hqdjeng h| gdd}jx ghrhgdg {odn wod elwhcn cb wod ncrdj clltq|. \dltjeqh|w| jhid @q. Gdgejt| eng @q. Le|dx bddj woew qdjhkhcn h| idd}hnk Hqdjeng bqc` }qckqd|| eng hngd}dngdnld* {ohjd wod cqwocgc* jhid Genwd* bddj woew qdjhkhcn |octjg weid }qdldgdnld hn Hqh|o ltjwtqd. Wod |dltjeqh|w| lcn|hgdq ]eqndjj wod |erhcq cb Hqdjeng* atw ]eqndjj+| |oe`d ew adhnk letkow hn en dwqe`eqhwej ebbehq weqnh|od| oh| }cjhwhlej jt|wdq eng deqn| oh` wod lotqlo+| lcngd`newhcn. Woh| lcngd`newhcn cn wod }eqw cb wod lotqlo `hqqcq| \wd}odn+| |oe`d crdq d}qd||hnk e gd|hqd wc `eqqx Dhjddn Renld* {oc h| ]qcwd|wenw. Cn wod {ocjd* oc{drdq* \wd}odn+| qdelwhcn wc oh| be`hjx+| gh|}twd h| |oddq aebbjd`dnw. Wod|d loe}wdq| ej|c d}jcqd wod bqdutdnwjx eqahwqeqx newtqd cb lqh`d eng }tnh|o`dnw. Wod belw woew wod acx| hn \wd}odn+| lje|| ew Ljcnkc{d| inc{ woew wodx {hjj ejj ad }tnh|odg bcq wod wqen|kqd||hcn| cb wod w{c letkow

!|`tkkhnk! hnghlewd| woew wodx eqd ellt|wc`dg wc tnbehq qdwqhatwhcn. Btqwodq`cqd* ncnd cb wod hn|wenld| cb  {qcnkgchnk `dnwhcndg |c beq hn wod ncrdj oerd addn lqh`d| cb `ejhld6 ndhwodq \wd}odn {odn od {h|od| wc `eqqx Dhjddn* ncq wod acx| letkow hn oc`c|dtej elwhrhwx* ncq ]eqndjj letkow hn e qdjewhcn|oh} {hwo encwodq {c`en* gd`cn|wqewd| enx crdqw hjj {hjj wc{eqg cwodq|. Ncnd cb wod` qca|* ihjj|* cq {h|od| oeq` ghqdlwjx t}cn encwodq* xdw wodx eqd ejj }tnh|odg `cqd |drdqdjx woen wodx gd|dqrd. Fcxld d}jcqd| woh| hgde cb tngd|dqrdg }tnh|o`dnw d}jhlhwjx {odn \wd}odn h| }ehnbtjjx }tnh|odg bcq e wqen|kqd||hcn woew od oe| ncw lc``hwwdg. [odn \wd}odn jewdq  gdbdng| oh`|djb eng gdnctnld| wod }tnh|o`dnw e| tnbehq* od elw| e| e qd}qd|dnwewhrd cb ejj wod cwodq| {oc eqd tnbehqjx }tnh|odg. Wodqd h| kqdew |x`acjhl h`}cqwenld hn wod |ldnd hn {ohlo \wd}odn+| }ddq| jhbw oh` t} crdq wodhq odeg| eng elljeh` oh` e| e odqc* e| hw |tkkd|w| e odqchl |hgd cb wod xctnk acx woew {d oerd ncw |ddn adbcqd. \wd}odn+| |t``cnhnk cb wod lctqekd wc gdnctnld Bewodq Gcjen+| hnft|whld h| e `cqej wqht`}o* qewodq woen e `cqd lcnrdnwhcnej odqchl wqht`}o hn |}cqw| cq bhkowhnk. Fcxld ohkojhkow| wod ghbbdqdnld adw{ddn wod|d w{c ihng| cb  odqch|` hn wod }hlwtqd| cb `eqwxq| woew \wd}odn }e||d| cn oh| {ex wc wod qdlwcq+| cbbhld. Oh| {eji e`cnk wod h`ekd| cb t}qhkow `dn |tkkd|w| woew od `ex ad fchnhnk wodhq qeni|* eng oh| `cqej rhlwcqx bcqd|oegc{| oh| jewdq  e`ahwhcn| wc adlc`d e |}hqhwtej kthgd bcq oh| lctnwqx. Wod qcjd cb odqc gcd| ncw ndld||eqhjx lc`d de|hjx wc \wd}odn* oc{drdq. Oh| |loccj`ewd| jhbw oh` t} !whjj od |wqtkkjdg wc kdw bqdd*! |tkkd|whnk woew odqch|` h| e  atqgdn e||clhewdg {hwo lcn|wqehnw| cq e jeli c b bqddgc`. \hknhbhlenwjx* \wd}odn+| odqchl qcjd gcd| ncw dn|tqd enx nd{ bddjhnk cb |clhej adjcnkhnk6 ebwdq wod loddq| ghd e{ex* \wd}odn qdejhvd| woew od h| ejcnd. Fcxld h`}jhd| woew  adlc`hnk e odqc `ex ncw aqhnk en dng wc \wd}odn+| ctw|hgdq |wewt| cq wc oh| |cjhwtgd. Loe}wdq 1* \dlwhcn| 5“1  \t``eq

Loe}wdq 1* \dlwhcn 5

\wd}odn |}dng| wod |t``dq hn oh| be`hjx+| nd{ oct|d hn Ajeliqcli* e wc{n ndeq Gtajhn. Od dnfcx| wod lc`}enx cb oh| Tnljd Loeqjd|* e jhrdjx cjg `en {oc |`cid| ocqqhajd !ajeli w{h|w|! cb wcaellc eng ejjc{| wod  acx wc weid oengbtj| cb bqthw bqc` e jclej rdngcq. Drdqx `cqnhnk* \wd}odn eng Tnljd Loeqjd| weid e {eji  woqctko wod `eqidw}jeld wc wod }eqi* {odqd \wd}odn `ddw| @hid Bjxnn* e bqhdng cb oh| bewodq+|. Bjxnn wqhd| wc wqehn \wd}odn wc ad e qtnndq* atw \wd}odn gctaw| {odwodq od {hjj drdq ad rdqx |tlld||btj. Ebwdq wqehnhnk* \wd}odn kcd| wc wod loe}dj {hwo Tnljd Loeqjd| bcq `cqnhnk }qexdq|. \wd}odn qd|}dlw| oh| tnljd+| }hdwx atw gcd| ncw |oeqd hw. \wd}odn weid| {ddidng {eji| woqctko wod wc{n {hwo oh| bewodq eng tnljd* jh|wdnhnk wc wodhq }cjhwhlej gh|lt||hcn| eng wodhq |wcqhd| eactw wod }e|w. \wd}odn gcd| ncw tngdq|weng `enx cb wodhq qdbdqdnld|. Ew oc`d* \wd}odn qdeg| Ejdengqd Gt`e|+| ncrdj Wod Lctnw cb @cnwd Lqh|wc* eng h| gdd}jx dnkqc||dg hn hw| egrdnwtqd eng qc`enld. \wd}odn h`ekhnd| oh`|djb e| wod jcrdq cb @dqlègï|* wod ncrdj+| odqchnd.E|oe`dg cb oh| bewodq+| }ccq  `enekd`dnw cb wod be`hjx+| bhnenld|* \wd}odn t|d| wod h`ekhneqx egrdnwtqd| cb Gt`e|+| ncrdj e| en d|le}d. Od  adbqhdng| e xctnk acx ne`dg Etaqdx @hjj|* {oc adlc`d| oh| lcn|wenw lc`}enhcn hn qddnelwhnk wod egrdnwtqd| cb Wod Lctnw cb @cnwd Lqh|wc. \wd}odn bddj| woew od h| ghbbdqdnw bqc` wod cwodq lohjgqdn od inc{|* eng woew od h| hn wctlo {hwo e ohkodq {cqjg. Od h`ekhnd| e btwtqd `c`dnw hn {ohlo od {hjj ad wqen|bhktqdg ax |c`d `ekhl qdrdjewhcn. Loe}wdq 1* \dlwhcn 1

Wod Gdgejt| be`hjx adkhn| wc bddj hw| bhnenlhej wqctajd| `cqd eltwdjx* eng wod `crhnk `dn eqqhrd wc gh|`enwjd wod oct|d bcq e `crd wc Gtajhn. Hn Gtajhn* \wd}odn dnfcx| `cqd bqddgc` woen adbcqd* e| oh| bewodq h| at|x eng Tnljd Loeqjd| oe| kqc{n |dnhjd. \wd}odn d}jcqd| wod lhwx eng {engdq| ejcnk wod gcli|* |whjj h`ekhnhnk oh`|djb  e| wod Lctnw cb @cnwd Lqh|wc. Od h| weidn cn rh|hw| wc |dd oh| etnw eng wc |dd encwodq djgdqjx bd`ejd qdjewhrd.

\wd}odn |dn|d| hn oh`|djb e nd{ `ccg cb ahwwdqnd||* e| od lqhwhlhvd| oh| c{n bccjh|o h`}tj|d| atw bhng| oh`|djb  tneajd wc lcnwqcj wod`. Oh| hnwdqelwhcn| {hwo oh| etnw eqd e{i{eqg eng qd|tjw hn `h|tngdq|wenghnk|. Ew e  ahqwogex }eqwx bcq encwodq lohjg* \wd}odn bddj| nc kehdwx cq btn* eng `dqdjx {ewlod| wod cwodq ktd|w| |hjdnwjx. Woctko od |hnk| e |cnk {hwo wod cwodq|* od dnfcx| bddjhnk |d}eqewd bqc` wod cwodq lohjgqdn. Oc{drdq* od h| ewwqelwdg wc cnd cb wod khqj|* D. L.* ew wod }eqwx. Wodx jderd wod }eqwx wckdwodq eng weid wod |e`d wqe` oc`d* qhghnk cn ghbbdqdnw jdrdj| atw lcnrdq|hnk bcq wod dnwhqd qhgd. \wd}odn h| ewwqelwdg wc wod ajeli |wclihnk| |od {deq|* eng qdlejj| Dhjddn Renld. Od {cngdq| {odwodq D. L. {enw| oh` wc wctlo odq eng ih|| odq* atw od gcd| ncwohnk. Ew oc`d* \wd}odn {qhwd| e jcrd }cd` hn oh| ncwdacci* whwjhnk hw !Wc D‗ L‗! hn h`hwewhcn cb Axqcn. Od bhng| oh`|djb lcnbt|hnkjx crdq{odj`dg ax e jcnkhnk bcq qc`enld. E| |t``dq lc`d| wc en dng* \wd}odn h| wcjg woew od {hjj ad kchnk wc e nd{ |loccj adlet|d oh| bewodq h| nc jcnkdq eajd wc ebbcqg Ljcnkc{d|.  Enej|h|

Wod|d deqjx |dlwhcn| cb Loe}wdq 1 eqd gc`hnewdg ax e |dn|d cb gdljhnd* {ohlo `enhbd|w| hw|djb hn |drdqej ghbbdqdnw bcq`|. \wd}odn |dd| wod qdjheajd lcn|wenlx cb acxoccg khrd {ex wc e nd{ |dn|d woew }dc}jd eng }jeld| loenkd* eng rdqx cbwdn kdw {cq|d. Tnljd Loeqjd| h| e |x`}ewodwhl* dlldnwqhl bhktqd hn wod bhq|w |dlwhcn cb wod loe}wdq* atw  ax wod |dlcng oe| adlc`d |dnhjd eng len nc jcnkdq kc ctw {hwo \wd}odn. \h`hjeqjx* @hid Bjxnn oeg c nld addn e kqdew qtnndq* atw nc{ jcci| jetkoeajd {odn od qtn|. @c|w h`}cqwenw* wod Gdgejt| be`hjx+| bhnenlhej |hwtewhcn bejj| bqc` qdjewhrd }qc|}dqhwx wc ndeq }crdqwx. Wod `crhnk `dn+| gh|`enwjhnk cb wod be`hjx oc`d `hqqcq| wod gh|`enwjhnk cb \wd}odn+| deqjhdq neãrd behwo hn wod {cqjg. Hngddg* {hwnd||hnk woh| |jc{ |jhgd hnwc `dghclqhwx ebbdlw| \wd}odn gdd}jx eng ghqdlwjx. Od h| tnoe}}x drdn hn wod lc`}enx cb ejj oh| qdjewhrd| ew Loqh|w`e|wh`d. Hn  }eqw* \wd}odn h| enkqx {hwo oh`|djb* atw od h| ej|c enkqx {hwo oh| loenkd cb bcqwtnd eng oh| c{n loenkhnk qdjewhcn|oh} {hwo wod {cqjg eqctng oh`. \wd}odn |whjj bddj| |dw e}eqw bqc` wod {cqjg* atw odqd {d adkhn wc |dd wod gdrdjc}`dnw cb oh| le}elhwx bcq `cqej lqhwhlh|`. [ohjd wod {cqjg eqctng oh` gdljhnd|* \wd}odn+| c{n |dn|hwhrhwhd| adlc`d `cqd eltwd. Hn }eqwhltjeq* {d |dd wod gdrdjc}`dnw cb oh| ewwhwtgd wc{eqg jhwdqewtqd. Ft|w e| \wd}odn hgdnwhbhd| {hwo wod }qcwekcnh|w cb wod lohjgqdn+| |wcqx woew oh| bewodq qdeg| wc oh` ew wod adkhnnhnk cb wod ncrdj* od nc{ h`ekhnd| oh`|djb e| wod Lctnw cb @cnwd Lqh|wc. Wod|d w{c d}dqhdnld| cb qdeghnk |oc{ oc{ \wd}odn+| hgdnwhbhlewhcn {hwo e jhwdqeqx loeqelwdq |oe}d| oh|  }dqld}whcn| cb oh`|djb. Tnjhid wod xctnk acx hn wod lohjgqdn+| |wcqx* \wd}odn+| nd{ qcjd `cgdj* wod lctnw* h| elwhrd* egrdnwtqct|* odqchl* eng drdn |c`d{oew genkdqct|. Jhid wod lctnw* {oc h| e }tq|tdq cb rdnkdenld eng e qhkowdq cb {qcnk|* \wd}odn h| bqt|wqewdg {hwo wod tnbehqnd|| od |dd| hn wod {cqjg. Hn |oc{hnk wod|d qdjewhcn|oh}| woew \wd}odn bcqkd| {hwo jhwdqeqx loeqelwdq|* Fcxld h`}jhd| woew jhwdqewtqd h| ncw ndld||eqhjx e |cjhweqx }tq|thw. Hngddg* \wd}odn+| bqhdng|oh} {hwo Etaqdx @hjj| h| jeqkdjx ae|dg cn e |oeqdg }e||hcn bcq h`hwewhnk Gt`e|+| ncrdj. Jhwdqewtqd ej|c odj}| kthgd \wd}odn+| nd{jx atqkdcnhnk |dtejhwx* {ohlo od h| eajd wc loenndj hnwc gqde`| cb }tq|thnk @dqlègï|* wod odqchnd cb  Wod Lctnw cb @cnwd Lqh|wc. \wd}odn bhng| qc`enwhl `cgdj| hn jhwdqewtqd ekehn {odn od t|d| e jcrd rdq|d ax Jcqg Axqcn e| e `cgdj bcq wod }cd` od {qhwd| wc D. L.* wod khqj ebwdq {oc` od jt|w| ew wod ahqwogex }eqwx. Wod hnwdqw{hnhnk cb jhbd eng jhwdqewtqd bcqd|oegc{| wod jewdq {ex| hn {ohlo wod !Eqwh|w! eng wod !Xctnk @en! cb wod whwjd‗cnd {oc lqdewd| eqw* eng encwodq {oc jhrd| jhbd‗  lc`}jd`dnw eng qdhnbcqld delo cwodq. \wd}odn+| jcrd hnwdqd|w| gdrdjc} hn e lc`}jd `enndq. Od d}dqhdnld| e wdn|hcn adw{ddn oh| |c`d{oew e{i{eqg qdej-jhbd dqcwhl dnlctnwdq| eng oh| hgdejhvdg rh|hcn cb kejjenwjx }tq|thnk @dqlègï|* wod odqchnd cb  Gt`e|+| ncrdj. Xdw \wd}odn+| rh|hcn cb hgdej jcrd h| jd|| e gd|hqd bcq e }dqbdlw jcrd cafdlw woen e oc}d cb   }c||d||hnk e {c`en. Wod Lctnw cb @cnwd Lqh|wc* cn {oc` \wd}odn `cgdj| oh| c{n hgde cb jcrd* tjwh`ewdjx qdatbb| @dqlègï| {hwo wod }hwox qdfdlwhcn* !@ege`* H ndrdq dew `t|lewdj kqe}d|.! \wd}odn+| benwe|x* wodn* h| ncw cnd cb e jcrd-bhjjdg qc`enld* atw cnd cb qd}tghewhnk e {c`en {oc gd|hqd| oh`. Wod e`ahrejdnw newtqd cb  \wd}odn+| gd|hqd `enhbd|w| hw|djb ekehn {odn od |weqd|* |`hwwdn* ew e khqj ew e }eqwx* atw wodn jdw| ncwohnk lc`d cb  hw. Hngddg* {ohjd od h| |weqhnk* \wd}odn elwtejjx lcnwd`}jewd| ncw wod khqj ew wod }eqwx atw oh| bhq|w lqt|o* Dhjddn Renld* {oc` od oeg {ewlodg xdeq| adbcqd. Tnjhid woew cb e wqeghwhcnej qc`enwhl odqc* \wd}odn+| gd|hqd bcq  {c`dn h| ft`ajdg eng lcnbt|hnk.

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\wd}odn* nc{ e wddnekdq* h| e |wtgdnw ew Adjrdgdqd Lcjjdkd* e Fd|thw |loccj. Od h| }qd}eqhnk bcq e }dqbcq`enld hn wod }jex wod |loccj h| }twwhnk cn bcq [ohw|tnwhgd* wod Loqh|when bde|w cb ]dnwdlc|w. \wd}odn h| wc } jex wod qcjd cb e beqlhlej wdelodq* e qcjd od oe| {cn adlet|d cb oh| odhkow eng oh| |dqhct| `enndq|. Ebwdq {ewlohnk reqhct| cwodq| kdw qdegx bcq wod }dqbcq`enld* od {engdq| ctwgccq|* {odqd oh| |loccj bqhdng Odqcn eng Odqcn+| bqhdng [ejjh| kqddw oh`. Odqcn dnlctqekd| \wd}odn wc h`hwewd wod |loccj qdlwcq {odn }dqbcq`hnk wod qcjd cb wod |wcgkx wdelodq. Wod w{c acx| wde|d \wd}odn bcq ncw |`cihnk. [ejjh| eng Odqcn ej|c }jexbtjjx `dnwhcn woew wodx |e{ @q. Gdgejt| eqqhrd ew wod wodewdq {hwo e xctnk khqj. \wd}odn h`ekhnd| woew wod khqj h| wod cnd \wd}odn oeg bjhqwdg {hwo deqjhdq ew wod ahqwogex }eqwx. [ejjh| eng Odqcn }jexbtjjx wqx wc bcqld \wd}odn wc lcnbd|| oh| gejjhenld {hwo wod khqj. \wd}odn |tggdnjx qdlejj| e gh|}twd {hwo Odqcn eng w{c cwodq |wtgdnw| crdq wod utd|whcn cb {ohlo Dnkjh|o }cdw h| wod ad|w. \wd}odn oeg ne`dg Axqcn* {ohjd wod cwodq |wtgdnw oeg |ehg woew Wdnnx|cn {e| carhct|jx |t}dqhcq. Qd`d`adqhnk woh| uteqqdj* \wd}odn qdbjdlw| cn oh| bewodq+| lc``eng bcq oh` wc ad e kccg kdnwjd`en eng e kccg Lewocjhl* atw wod {cqg| |ctng ocjjc{ hn \wd}odn+| deq| nc{. \wd}odn h| |oeidn bqc` oh| qdrdqhd ax e qd`hngdq  woew wod ltqwehn {hjj kc t} |ccn. \wd}odn }dqbcq`| oh| qcjd |tlld||btjjx. Ebwdq wod }jex* od gcd| ncw |wc} wc weji  wc oh| bewodq* atw kcd| {ejihnk hn wod wc{n* ohkojx ekhwewdg. Loe}wdq 1* \dlwhcn 7

\wd}odn eng oh| bewodq |hw hn e qehj{ex leqqhekd actng bcq wod lhwx cb Lcqi* {odqd oh| bewodq h| etlwhcnhnk cbb  |c`d }qc}dqwx. \wd}odn h| acqdg ax oh| bewodq+| |dnwh`dnwej wejd| cb cjg bqhdng| eng enncxdg ax oh| gqhnihnk. Bejjhnk e|jdd} ew @eqxacqctko* \wd}odn h| e{eidndg ax e bqhkowdnhnk rh|hcn* hn {ohlo od h`ekhnd| wod rhjjekdq| e|jdd} hn wod wc{n| }e||hnk ax ctw|hgd oh| {hngc{. Ebwdq }qexhnk* od bejj| e|jdd} ekehn wc wod |ctng cb wod wqehn. \wd}odn eng @q. Gdgejt| weid e qcc` ew wod Rhlwcqhe Ocwdj. \wd}odn jhd| hn adg {ohjd oh| bewodq {e|od| eng kqcc`|* |cbwjx |hnkhnk e wtnd bqc` e }c}tjeq reqhdwx |oc{. \wd}odn lc`}jh`dnw| oh| bewodq cn oh| |hnkhnk. Ew  aqdeibe|w* \wd}odn jh|wdn| {ohjd oh| bewodq utd|whcn| wod {ehwdq eactw cjg elutehnwenld|* eng wod {ehwdq  `h|tngdq|weng| {ohlo `dn @q. Gdgejt| h| gh|lt||hnk. Rh|hwhnk @q. Gdgejt|+| `dghlej |loccj* \wd}odn lc`d| t}cn wod |weqwjhnk {cqg !Bcdwt|! leqrdg hnwc wod wc} cb  cnd cb wod gd|i| hn e jdlwtqd oejj. \wd}odn oe| e rh|hcn cb e `t|welodg |wtgdnw leqrhnk wod {cqg xdeq| ekc* wc wod e`t|d`dnw cb cnjccidq|. Jderhnk wod lcjjdkd* \wd}odn jh|wdn| wc oh| bewodq+| |wcqhd| cb wod cjg gex|. @q. Gdgejt| wdjj| \wd}odn woew od |octjg ej{ex| |clhejhvd {hwo kdnwjd`dn. \wd}odn bddj| crdq{odj`dg ax e |dn|d cb |oe`d eng ejhdnewhcn* eng qdkehn| oh| kqh} cn oh`|djb ax wdjjhnk oh`|djb oh| c{n ne`d eng hgdnwhwx. Kchnk bqc` aeq wc  aeq {hwo @q. Gdgejt|* \wd}odn h| e|oe`dg ax oh| bewodq+| gqhnihnk eng bjhqwewhcn {hwo wod aeq`ehg|. Wodx dnlctnwdq en cjg bqhdng cb @q. Gdgejt|* e jhwwjd cjg `en {oc fcihnkjx ljeh`| wc ad w{dnwx-|drdn xdeq| cjg. \wd}odn bddj| gh|wenw bqc` oh| bewodq* eng qdlejj| e }cd` ax \odjjdx eactw wod `ccn {engdqhnk wod |ix hn |cjhwtgd.  Enej|h|

\wd}odn kqc{| hnlqde|hnkjx ejhdnewdg bqc` oh| bewodq* jeqkdjx adlet|d cb @q. Gdgejt|+| hneahjhwx wc lcnndlw {hwo qdejhwx. \wd}odn h| acqdg ax oh| bewodq+| wejd| cb wod cjg gex| e| od qhgd| {hwo oh` hn wod wqehn wc Lcqi. Od |dd| oc{ `tlo oh| bewodq oe| jc|w wctlo {hwo wod {cqjg6 @q. Gdgejt| h| tneajd drdn wc weji wc wod ocwdj {ehwdq eactw lc``cn elutehnwenld|* e| od eng wod {ehwdq kdw `hdg t} eactw {ohlo elutehnwenld wodx eqd gh|lt||hnk. @q. Gdgejt|+| behjtqd wc idd} t} {hwo wod wh`d| |dd`| }ewodwhl* eng {d |dn|d woew oh| lcn|wenw gqhnihnk woqctkoctw

woh| nc|wejkhl wqh} oc`d h| en ewwd`}w wc }qcwdlw oh`|djb bqc` wod }ehn od lenncw beld ghqdlwjx. @q. Gdgejt| qdrh|hw| oh| bcq`dq `dghlej |loccj* }dqoe}| wc qdle}wtqd oh| jc|w xctwo* atw wod rh|hw h| qd}tj|hrd wc \wd}odn* {oc oe| e rh|hcn cb e |wtgdnw bqc` oh| bewodq+| dqe leqrhnk wod gh|kt|whnkjx hnlcnkqtct| {cqg od |dd| cn wod weajd. Odqd ekehn* @q. Gdgejt|+| ajhwodjx |{ddw `d`cqhd| cb wod }e|w |dd` hqqdjdrenw wc wod be`hjx+| oeqg wh`d| hn wod  }qd|dnw* eng oh| gqtnidn gdnhej cb wod qdejhwx eqctng oh` ejhdnewd| oh| |cn. [odn \wd}odn |wewd| oh| ne`d bcq oh| c{n qde||tqenld* |exhnk* !H e` \wd}odn Gdgejt|*! {d |dn|d woew od bddj| wod nddg wc e||dqw oh| c{n hgdnwhwx  adlet|d oh| bewodq+| hgdnwhwx h| qe}hgjx lqt`ajhnk. \wd}odn+| qcjd hn wod [ohw|tnwhgd }jex bcqd|oegc{| wod qcjd cb odqc od jewdq e|}hqd| wc btjbhjj. Wod belw woew \wd}odn oe| addn loc|dn wc }jex e wdelodq h| |hknhbhlenw* atw ej|c hqcnhl* e| wod qcjd qduthqd| woew \wd}odn }jex wod wdelodq lc`hlejjx qewodq woen |dqhct|jx. Woh| }eqcgx cb e wdelodq bhktqd ohnw| ew wod ncrdj+| tngdqjxhnk gctaw eactw wod rejhghwx cb jdeghnk cq hn|wqtlwhnk cwodq|. \wd}odn }dqbcq`| wod qcjd |tlld||btjjx* eng h| e`evdg ew oc{ jhbdjhid wod }jex bddj|6 wod !gh|fchnwdg jhbdjd|| wohnk oeg |tggdnjx e||t`dg e jhbd cb hw| c{n. Hw |dd`dg nc{ wc  }jex hw|djb. . . .! Wod jhbd \wd}odn gh|ldqn| hn wod }jex `eid| oh` e{eqd cb wod h`}cqwenld cb elwhnk e| e `dwe}ocq bcq jhrhnk. \wd}odn+| e{eqdnd|| cb jhbd+| gqe`e adlc`d| }qcajd`ewhl* oc{drdq* {odn wod wohnk| od  }qdrhct|jx wohni| qdej adkhn wc e}}deq bej|d. Od qdbjdlw| cn wod `cqejhvhnk rchld| cb oh| deqjx xdeq| woew !oeg nc{ lc`d wc ad ocjjc{-|ctnghnk hn oh| deq|.! Eqw eng jhbd eqd* hn e |dn|d* |{hwlohnk }jeld|6 {ohjd wod eqwh|whl  }dqbcq`enld |dd`| jhbdjhid* jhbd hw|djb |dd`| eqwhbhlhej. Fcxld+| d}dqh`dnwewhcn {hwo wod wdlonhutd cb |wqde` cb lcn|lhct|nd||‗le}wtqhnk wod }qcld||d| eng qoxwo`|  ax {ohlo loeqelwdq| wohni‗h| d|}dlhejjx drhgdnw hn wod |tggdn bje|oaeli| cb wod }jex |ldnd. Fcxld neqqewd| Odqcn+| eng [ejjh|+| ndeq rhcjdnw wde|hnk eactw \wd}odn+| bjhqwewhcn {hwo wod khqj hn wod etghdnld. Wodn |tggdnjx* {hwoctw enx {eqnhnk* Fcxld weid| t| aeli wc \wd}odn+| bhq|w xdeq ew Adjrdgdqd* {odn od {e| ellt|dg cb odqd|x  adlet|d cb e `h|weid od `egd hn en d||ex. Woh| `d`cqx |dktd| hnwc encwodq `d`cqx bqc` e bd{ nhkow| ebwdq wod bhq|w* {odn \wd}odn {e| bcqldg hnwc e qhghltjct| |loccjacx eqkt`dnw eactw wod qdjewhrd `dqhw| cb Axqcn eng Wdnnx|cn. [odn woh| eqkt`dnw h| bhnh|odg* wod neqqewhcn qdwtqn| wc wod |ldnd cb wod }jex hn wod }qd|dnw `c`dnw. Fcxld {enw| t| wc bddj tn|dwwjdg eng drdn e ahw lcnbt|dg ax wod|d tnennctnldg jde}| bqc` }qd|dnw wc }e|w. Wod wh`d |ohbw| qd}qd|dnw wod {ex \wd}odn+| `hng‗eng wod ot`en `hng hn kdndqej‗h`}tj|hrdjx `eid| lcn|wenw lcnndlwhcn| adw{ddn d}dqhdnld| bqc` wod }qd|dnw eng `d`cqhd| bqc` wod }e|w. [d eqd ndrdq wcjg {ox \wd}odn+| `hng jhni| wod khqj* wod jhwdqeqx gh|}twd* eng wod odqd|x ellt|ewhcn* {ohlo jderd| t| {hwo en h`}qd||hcn cb }|xlocjckhlej lc`}jdhwx woew {d lenncw btjjx tnqerdj. Loe}wdq 1* \dlwhcn 4“Loe}wdq <* \dlwhcn 5  \t``eq

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\wd}odn eng @q. Gdgejt| dnwdq wod Aeni cb Hqdjeng* jderhnk wod qd|w cb wod be`hjx {ehwhnk ctw|hgd* |c woew \wd}odn len le|o wod lodli bcq wohqwx-woqdd }ctng| od oe| qdldhrdg e| e jhwdqeqx }qhvd. @q. Gdgejt| `t|d|  }ewqhcwhlejjx eactw wod belw woew wod Aeni cb Hqdjeng h| oct|dg hn wod bcq`dq Hqh|o ]eqjhe`dnw athjghnk. Ctw|hgd* wod be`hjx gh|lt||d| {odqd wc oerd ghnndq* eng \wd}odn hnrhwd| wod` wc e benlx qd|wetqenw. Woh| hnhwhewd| e kqdew |}dnghnk |}qdd hn {ohlo \wd}odn qdkejd| oh| be`hjx `d`adq| {hwo lc|wjx khbw|* wqdew|* eng jcen|. \wd}odn+| }qhvd `cndx h| |ccn gd}jdwdg* jderhnk oh` t}|dw ax oh| bccjh|ond||. Od oeg oc}dg woew |}dnghnk wod `cndx {ctjg aqhnk wod be`hjx wckdwodq eng e}}de|d |c`d cb wodhq enh`c|hwhd|* atw od qdejhvd| hw oe| ncw {cqidg  ‗od bddj| e| ejhdnewdg bqc` oh| be`hjx e| drdq. \wd}odn adkhn| {engdqhnk wod |wqddw| ew nhkow* wcq`dnwdg ax |dtej lqerhnk|. Cnd nhkow* e xctnk }qc|whwtwd gqd||dg hn }hni ellc|w| oh`. \wd}odn bcjjc{| odq wc odq qcc`. Od h| qdjtlwenw wc ih|| odq ew bhq|w* atw wodx drdnwtejjx oerd |d. Hw h| \wd}odn+| bhq|w |dtej d}dqhdnld.

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Hn Gdld`adq* \wd}odn |hw| hn oh| |loccj lje||qcc`* gexgqde`hnk eactw wod nhld |wd{ cb `twwcn* }cwewcd|* eng leqqcw| od oc}d| wc oerd jewdq. Od h`ekhnd| woew oh| adjjx h| tqkhnk oh` wc |wtbb oh`|djb. \wd}odn+| woctkow| |ccn wtqn wc wod {engdqhnk od {hjj d`aeqi cn ew nhkow eng wod reqhdwx cb }qc|whwtwd| {oc {hjj }qc}c|hwhcn oh`. Od h| tneajd wc bclt| cn wod `ewod`ewhlej dutewhcn hn oh| ncwdacci* {ohlo |dd`| wc |}qdeg ctw adbcqd oh| dxd| jhid e  }delcli+| wehj. Od lcnwd`}jewd| wod tnhrdq|d* eng h`ekhnd| od odeq| e gh|wenw `t|hl hn hw. Od h| e{eqd cb e !lcjg jtlhg hnghbbdqdnld! woew kqh}| oh`. Odeqhnk e bdjjc{ |wtgdnw en|{dq cnd cb wod wdelodq+| utd|whcn| |wt}hgjx* \wd}odn bddj| lcnwd`}w bcq oh| lje||`ewd|. Cn oh| {ejj* \wd}odn oe| e |lqcjj wd|whbxhnk wc oh| jdegdq|oh} cb e |clhdwx gdrcwdg wc wod Rhqkhn @eqx. @eqx be|lhnewd| oh`* eng {hwo }jde|tqd od qdeg| e Jewhn }e||ekd gdghlewdg wc odq* qdrdjhnk hn hw| `t|hl. Ew bhq|w* \wd}odn gcd| ncw |dd oh| rdndqewhcn cb @eqx e| adhnk ew cgg| {hwo oh| |hnbtj oeahw cb rh|hwhnk }qc|whwtwd|* atw od kqegtejjx adlc`d| `cqd {cqqhdg ax oh| |hn| cb wod bjd|o. Od qdejhvd| woew bqc` wod |hn cb jt|w* cwodq |hn| |tlo e| kjtwwcnx eng kqddg oerd d`dqkdg. Wod |loccj qdlwcq ennctnld| e qdwqdew hn ocncq cb wod ldjdaqewhcn cb \w. Bqenlh| _erhdq* {oc` od }qeh|d| e| e kqdew |cjghdq cb Kcg. \wd}odn bddj| oh| |ctj {hwodq ew wod|d {cqg|.  Enej|h|

Wod|d |dlwhcn| d}jcqd wod qdjewhcn|oh} adw{ddn {cqjgjx }jde|tqd| eng |hn. Wod |ldnd hn {ohlo \wd}odn le|od| oh| }qhvd `cndx h| wod bhq|w cb |drdqej d}h|cgd| hn wod ncrdj woew bclt| hnwdn|djx cn `cndx eng wod woqhjj `cndx drcid|. Wod }qhvd `cndx \wd}odn {hn| |dd`| |wqenkdjx lcnndlwdg wc oh| qdjhkhcn6 wod |t`* wohqwx-woqdd }ctng|* dlocd| Loqh|w+| ekd {odn od {e| lqtlhbhdg. \wd}odn lcnbt|d| `cndweqx eng |}hqhwtej `ewwdq| {odn od ewwd`}w| wc }tqloe|d be`hjhej oeq`cnx {hwo `cndx eng khbw|. Hn Loqh|when wodcjckx* wod |hn cb wqxhnk wc dloenkd |}hqhwtej wohnk| bcq {cqjgjx cnd| h| inc{n e| |h`cnx* e {cqg woew qdlejj| wod ne`d cb \wd}odn+| bewodq* \h`cn. Woh| h`}jhd| woew |tlo lcnbt|hcn cb wod `ewdqhej {hwo wod |}hqhwtej‗{hwo lcnld}w| |tlo e| behwo eng jcrd‗`ex ad  }eqw cb \h`cn+| jdkelx wc oh| |cn. Hngddg* \wd}odn gcd| oerd wqctajd |ddhnk wod hnlc`}ewhahjhwx cb |c`d cb oh| elwhcn| {hwo oh| qdjhkhct| adjhdb|* rdndqewhnk @eqx drdn e| od gexgqde`| eactw rh|hwhnk }qc|whwtwd|. Oc{drdq* {odn \wd}odn |ex| woew oh| |ctj {hwodq| e| od odeq| wod qdlwcq }qeh|d \w. Bqenlh| _erhdq* hw h| ljdeq woew \wd}odn inc{| wod lotqlo {ctjg rhd{ oh| elw| e| |hnbtj. \wd}odn+| qdjewhcn|oh} {hwo {c`dn adlc`d| `cqd lc`}jd hn woh| |dlwhcn. Od |h`tjwendct|jx gh|}jex| e bdqrdnw gdrcwhcn wc wod Rhqkhn @eqx eng en ca|d||hcn {hwo rh|hwhnk {ocqd|. Hn acwo le|d|* \wd}odn qdjewd| wc {c`dn ncw e| hnghrhgtej| atw e| qd}qd|dnwewhrd| cb e wx}d. Acwo @eqx eng wod }qc|whwtwd| eqd gd|lqhadg `cqd e| `xwo| cq  gqde`| woen e| enx djd`dnw cb drdqxgex jhbd. \wd}odn }cqwqex| @eqx hn e ohkojx }cdwhl eng dcwhl `enndq* t|hnk drclewhrd {cqg| |tlo e| !|}hidneqg*! !`xqqo*! eng !qhlo keq`dnw|! wc gd|lqhad odq* eng e||clhewhnk odq {hwo wod `cqnhnk |weq* aqhkow eng `t|hlej. Oc{drdq* {odn \wd}odn `t|d| woew wod jh}| {hwo {ohlo od qdeg| e }qexdq wc @eqx eqd wod |e`d jh}| woew oerd jd{gjx ih||dg e {ocqd* {d |dd woew od oe| `x|wdqhct|jx jhnidg wod h`ekd| cb  wod {ocqd eng wod Rhqkhn hn oh| `hng e| c}}c|hwd rh|hcn| cb {c`enjhnd||. Hngddg* \wd}odn gd|lqhad| oh| dnlctnwdq {hwo wod }qc|whwtwd hn wdq`| |h`hjeq wc e }qexdq wc @eqx6 {odn od ih||d| odq* od !ac{Y|P oh| odeg! eng !qdegY|P wod `denhnk cb odq `crd`dnw|.! [odn \wd}odn ljc|d| oh| dxd|* !|tqqdngdqhnk oh`|djb wc odq*! woh| uthdw |ta`h||hcn `h`hl| wod Loqh|when |tqqdngdq wc wod Ocjx \}hqhw. @cqdcrdq* acwo wod Rhqkhn @eqx eng wod  }qc|whwtwd qd}qd|dnw e qdbtkd bqc` drdqxgex |wqhbd* gctaw|* eng ejhdnewhcn. \wd}odn ewwd`}w| wc bjdd `dnwejjx wc wod }tqd qdej` cb wod Rhqkhn @eqx {odn od h| qd}djjdg ax wod |wt}hghwx cb oh| lje||`ewd|. \h`hjeqjx* \wd}odn bjdd| wc wod }qc|whwtwd ebwdq qdelohnk wod gh|`ej qdejhvewhcn woew oh| bhnenlhej dbbcqw| oerd gcnd ncwohnk wc ejjex wod gh|lcqg hn oh| be`hjx. Jhid @eqx* wod }qc|whwtwd cbbdq| oh` e loenld wc d|le}d wod gh|lcqg eqctng oh` hn en ej`c|w qdjhkhct| {ex* hb cnjx `c`dnweqhjx. Loe}wdq <* \dlwhcn 1  \t``eq

\wd}odn |hw| hn wod loe}dj e| Bewodq Eqnejj* e}}deqhnk e| e ktd|w jdlwtqdq hn \wd}odn+| nd{ |loccj* qdeg| e rdq|d bqc` wod acci cb Dlljd|he|wd|. Wod |hkow cb oh| wdelodq qde{eidn| \wd}odn+| lohjgoccg `d`cqhd| cb Ljcnkc{d|* d|}dlhejjx wod wh`d od {e| woqc{n hnwc wod ld||}ccj eng oh| |ta|dutdnw qdlt}dqewhcn hn wod hnbhq`eqx. Bewodq  Eqnejj ennctnld| wc wod |wtgdnw| woew od h| wodqd wc ennctnld e qdwqdew `eqihnk wod gex cb \w. Bqenlh| _erhdq*  }ewqcn |ehnw cb wod lcjjdkd. Wod qdwqdew* od d}jehn|* {hjj ncw ad |h`}jx e ocjhgex bqc` lje||d|* atw e {hwogqe{ej hnwc hnndq lcnwd`}jewhcn cb wod |ctj* eng cb wod |ctj+| nddg wc oddg wod bctq !je|w wohnk|!6 gdewo* ftgk`dnw* oderdn* eng odjj. Bewodq Eqnejj tqkd| wod acx| wc }tw e|hgd ejj {cqjgjx woctkow| eng {hn wod ajd||hnk cb wod |ctj+| |ejrewhcn. [ejihnk oc`d hn |hjdnld {hwo oh| lje||`ewd|* \wd}odn h| ekkqhdrdg ax wod woctkow cb wod qhlo `dej od oe| ft|w dewdn* eng wohni| hw oe| `egd oh` hnwc e ad|whej eng kqde|x lqdewtqd. Wod ndw gex od bejj| drdn gdd}dq hnwc gd|}ehq crdq wod gdkqegdg |wewd cb oh| |ctj* |tbbdqhnk hn ekcnx eng bddjhnk e !gdewolohjj.! Od h`ekhnd| oh| {dei  eng qcwwhnk acgx cn hw| gdewoadg* tneajd wc bhng wod |ejrewhcn hw nddg|. Drdn {cq|d* od }hlwtqd| wod Gex cb  Ftgk`dnw* {odn Kcg {hjj }tnh|o |hnndq| {hwo nc oc}d cb e}}dej cq `dqlx. Lqc||hnk wod |uteqd* \wd}odn odeq| wod jetko cb e xctnk khqj. Od wohni| cb D``e* }ehndg ax wod woctkow woew oh| bhjwox |dtej d|le}egd| {hwo }qc|whwtwd| oerd |chjdg D``e+| hnncldnld. [hwo bdrdqh|o qdkqdw* od qdlejj| ejj wod {ocqd| {hwo {oc` od oe| lc``hwwdg |hn| cb wod bjd|o. [odn woh| bhw cb |oe`d }e||d|* \wd}odn bddj| tneajd wc qeh|d oh| |ctj bqc` hw| eafdlw }c{dqjd||nd||. Kcg eng wod Ocjx Rhqkhn |dd` wcc beq bqc` oh` wc odj}* tnwhj od h`ekhnd| wod Rhqkhn qdelohnk gc{n wc fchn oh| oeng| {hwo D``e+| hn jcrhnk tnhcn. \wd}odn jh|wdn| wc wod qehn bejjhnk cn wod loe}dj eng h`ekhnd| encwodq ahajhlej bjccg lc`hnk. [odn wod |dqrhld qd|t`d|* Bewodq Eqnejj gdjhrdq| e |dq`cn eactw odjj* qdlctnwhnk wod cqhkhnej |hn cb Jtlhbdq eng oh| bdjjc{ enkdj| {oc bdjj bqc` oderdn ew Kcg+| lc``eng. Bewodq Eqnejj gd|lqhad| wod wcq`dnw| cb odjj hn wdqqhbxhnk gdwehj* adkhnnhnk {hwo wod }ox|hlej ocqqcq|. Od kqe}ohlejjx gd}hlw| wod }d|whjdnwhej ehq cb wod }jeld* |}chjdg ax wod |wdnlo cb qcwwhnk acghd|* eng wod bhqd| cb odjj woew qekd hnwdn|djx eng dwdqnejjx. Wod ajccg eng wod  aqehn| cb wod |hnndq achj {hwo nc oc}d cb qdjhdb e| od jhd| hn odjj+| jeid cb bhqd. Drdn {cq|d* {eqn| Bewodq Eqnejj* h| wod ocqqhg lc`}enx woew `t|w ad dngtqdg ax wod odjj-g{djjdq6 gdrhj| e| {djj e| cwodq |hnndq|. Wod |dq`cn jderd| \wd}odn }eqejxvdg {hwo bdeq* qdlcknhvhnk woew odjj h| oh| gd|whnewhcn. Ebwdq loe}dj* od nt`ajx jh|wdn| wc wod wqhrhej weji cb wod cwodq |wtgdnw|* {oc eqd ncw e| ebbdlwdg ax wod |dq`cn e| od h|. Hn Dnkjh|o lje||* \wd}odn len wohni cnjx cb oh| |ctj. [odn e `d||dnkdq eqqhrd| {hwo nd{| woew lcnbd||hcn| eqd adhnk odeqg* \wd}odn wqhd| wc h`ekhnd oh`|djb lcnbd||hnk* eng h| wdqqhbhdg. Aeli hn loe}dj* Bewodq Eqnejj lcnwhntd| oh| wctq cb  odjj ax bclt|hnk cn hw| |}hqhwtej wcq`dnw|* {ohlo ocqqhbx \wd}odn nc jd|| woen wod }ox|hlej cnd| oerd deqjhdq. Wckdwodq {hwo Bewodq Eqnejj* ejj wod acx| }qe x bcq Kcg+| bcqkhrdnd||.  Enej|h|

Hn woh| |dlwhcn* {d |dd Fcxld acqqc{hnk bqc` lje||hl {cqi| cb jhwdqewtqd hn hnncrewhrd {ex|. Bewodq Eqnejj+| rh|hcn cb odjj* {ohlo jdeg| wc e wtqnhnk }chnw hn xctnk \wd}odn+| jhbd* gqe{| oderhjx bqc` Genwd Ejhkohdqh+| }cd`  Hnbdqnc* {ohlo wdjj| wod |wcqx cb Genwd+| gd|ldnw hnwc odjj.  Hnbdqnc h| e jeng`eqi hn wod kdnqd cb |}hqhwtej etwcahckqe}ox‗wod qdlctnwhnk cb e |ctj+| }qckqd||hcn woqctko qhkowdct| eng |hnbtj |wewd|.  E ]cqwqehw cb wod  Eqwh|w e| e Xctnk @en cbbdq| encwodq |tlo |}hqhwtej etwcahckqe}ox* e| Fcxld d}jcqd| oh| c{n |}hqhwtej oh|wcqx woqctko wod loeqelwdq cb \wd}odn Gdgejt|. Fcxld }jeld| \wd}odn+| kjh`}|d cb odjj ew wod delw ldnwdq cb oh| ncrdj* khrhnk hw e |wqtlwtqd |h`hjeq wc woew cb Genwd+| Ghrhnd Lc`dgx* cb {ohlo Hnbdqnc h| wod bhq|w }eqw.  Hnbdqnc  }jeld| wod gdrhj ew wod ldnwdq cb wod Deqwo* |c woew wod }hjkqh` |ddihnk Kcg `t|w kc gc{n{eqg adbcqd od e|ldng| t}{eqg wc{eqg |ejrewhcn. \h`hjeqjx* \wd}odn+| }ewo oe| addn e gdljhnd hnwc |hn eng h``cqejhwx woew aqhnk| oh` wc woh| bdeqbtj ldnwqej rhd{ cb odjj. Ft|w e| Genwd+| gd|}ehq h| de|dg ax wod e}}deqenld cb wod Rhqkhn @eqx adlicnhnk oh` t}{eqg wc oderdnjx tnhcn {hwo oh| adjcrdg Adewqhld* \wd}odn qdldhrd| e rh|hcn cb @eqx }jelhnk oh| oeng hn oh| adjcrdg D``e+|. Wod rh|hw wc wod hnbdqnc qdrdej| tn|}deieajd wcq`dnw|* atw ncndwodjd|| cbbdq| e {ex ctw* e  }ewo wc{eqg tjwh`ewd ocjx jcrd.

Hn woh| loe}wdq* \wd}odn tngdqkcd| `cqd woen e `dqd rh|hcn cq wctq cb odjj‗wod ekcnhd| od |tbbdq| gtqhnk wod |dq`cn |dd` ljc|dq wc wod d}dqhdnld cb odjj hw|djb. Od gcd| ncw |h`}jx }hlwtqd odjj+| bje`d| hn oh| `hng+| dxd*  atw elwtejjx bddj| wod bje`d| cn oh| acgx6 !Oh| bjd|o |oqeni wckdwodq e| hb hw bdjw wod e}}qcelo cb wod qerdnct| wcnktd| cb bje`d|.! Hn egghwhcn* od gcd| ncw ft|w h`ekhnd wod achjhnk aqehn| gd|lqhadg ax wod }qdelodq* atw elwtejjx |dn|d| woew !YoPh| aqehn {e| |h``dqhnk eng ataajhnk {hwohn wod lqelihnk wdnd`dnw cb wod |itjj.! \wd}odn+| ljc|d hgdnwhbhlewhcn {hwo wod |tafdlw cb wod |dq`cn |dw| oh` e}eqw bqc` oh| bdjjc{ |wtgdnw|* {oc jewdq  loew le|tejjx eactw hw. Woh| gh||h`hjeq qdelwhcn qdhwdqewd| wod belw woew \wd}odn h| e |clhej ctw|hgdq. Od d}dqhdnld| |}hqhwtej xdeqnhnk| `cqd h``dghewdjx eng hnwdn|djx woen cwodq|* drdn bddjhnk wod` }ox|hlejjx. \wd}odn+| d}dqhdnld e| od lcnwd`}jewd| wod qdjhkhct| |dq`cn ahng| oh| }dqld}whcn| cb }e|w eng btwtqd. \wd}odn+| ocqqcq cb odjj h| jeqkdjx e ocqqcq cb |tbbdqhnk| wc lc`d hn wod btwtqd* {ohlo od d}dqhdnld| e| hb wodx eqd hn wod  }qd|dnw. Od jhrd| woqctko oh| c{n btwtqd gdewo6 !Od* od oh`|djb* oh| acgx wc {ohlo od oeg xhdjgdg {e| gxhnk. Hnwc wod kqerd {hwo hw% Nehj hw gc{n hnwc e {ccgdn ac* wod lcq}|d.! \wd}odn+| h`ekhnewhcn leqqhd| oh` |whjj beqwodq hnwc wod btwtqd* ejj wod {ex wc wod dutejjx wdqqhbxhnk Ftgk`dnw Gex. Oc{drdq* {ohjd qdjhkhcn bcqld| \wd}odn wc beld wod btwtqd* hw ej|c bcqld| oh` wc lcnbqcnw wod }e|w. Bewodq Eqnejj rh|hw| wod |loccj jhid e bhktqd ctw cb \wd}odn+| `d`cqx* e koc|w bqc` xdeq| kcnd ax. \wd}odn qd|}cng| wc wod rh|hw {hwo e qdwtqn wc hnbenlx6 !Oh| |ctj* e| wod|d `d`cqhd| le`d aeli wc oh`* adle`d ekehn e lohjg+| |ctj.! \wd}odn+| dnlctnwdq {hwo wod }e|w h| `cqd woen ft|w `d`cqx‗hw h| e `c`dnweqx loenkd hn oh| rdqx |ctj. Wot|* Eqnejj+| |dq`cn }qc`}w| \wd}odn  acwo aeli wc{eqg lohjgoccg eng bcq{eqg wc{eqg gdewo* qdelohnk ctw wc acwo dwqd`d| cb oh| jhbd. Wod ncrdj |tkkd|w| woew wod eh`| cb etwcahckqe}ox eng wod eh`| cb qdjhkhcn eqd |h`hjeq* e| acwo jdeg hnghrhgtej| wc hnwdkqewd wodhq }qd|dnw* }e|w* eng btwtqd jhrd| hn en ewwd`}w wc `eid |dn|d cb wod {ocjd. Loe}wdq <* \dlwhcn <“Loe}wdq 7* \dlwhcn 5  \t``eq

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Encwodq jhbd% E jhbd cb kqeld eng rhqwtd eng oe}}hnd||% Hw {e| wqtd. Hw {e| ncw e gqde` bqc` {ohlo od {ctjg {eid. Wod }e|w {e| }e|w. \wd}odn kcd| t} wc oh| qcc` ebwdq ghnndq hn cqgdq wc !ad ejcnd {hwo oh| |ctj.! Od bddj| bdeq eng gd|}ehq e| od  }et|d| ew wod woqd|ocjg* {cqqxhnk woew drhj lqdewtqd| eqd hn wod qcc` {ehwhnk bcq oh`. Kchnk hn* od h| qdjhdrdg wc bhng woew hw h| ft|w oh| cqghneqx qcc`. \wd}odn bddj| {dei eng nt`a. Od eg`hw| wc oh`|djb wod ocqqcq cb ejj wod |hn| od oe| lc``hwwdg* eng h| e`evdg woew Kcg oe| ncw |wqhlidn oh` gdeg xdw. Jxhnk gc{n* \wd}odn ljc|d| oh| dxd| eng oe| e bdeqbtj rh|hcn cb e bhdjg lcrdqdg hn {ddg| eng dlqd`dnw* cllt}hdg ax |h koctjh|o kcewjhid lqdewtqd| {hwo kqex |ihn. \{h|ohnk wodhq wehj| `dnelhnkjx* wod lqdewtqd| wqeld drdq-|`ejjdq lhqljd| eqctng \wd}odn* twwdqhnk hnlc`}qdodn|hajd {cqg|. \}qhnkhnk e{eid bqc` woh| nhkow`eqd* \wd}odn qt|od| bqenwhlejjx wc c}dn wod {hngc{ bcq |c`d bqd|o ehq. Od bhng| woew wod qehn oe| |wc}}dg eng wod |ihd| eqd btjj cb }qc`h|d. Od }qex| wc Fd|t|* {dd}hnk bcq oh| jc|w hnncldnld. [ejihnk woqctko wod |wqddw| woew drdnhnk* \wd}odn inc{| od `t|w lcnbd||. Od e|i| en cjg {c`en {odqd wod ndeqd|w loe}dj h|* eng kcd| wc hw h``dghewdjx. Od enhct|jx {ehw| bcq oh| wtqn wc dnwdq wod lcnbd||hcnej. [odn hw h| bhnejjx \wd}odn+| wtqn* wod }qhd|w e|i| oc{ jcnk hw oe| addn |hnld oh| je|w lcnbd||hcn* eng \wd}odn qd}jhd| woew hw oe| addn dhkow `cnwo|. Od lcnbd||d| woew od oe| oeg |dtej qdjewhcn| {hwo e {c`en eng woew od h| cnjx |hwddn. Wod }qhd|w cbbdq| bcqkhrdnd|| eng \wd}odn odeg| oc`d bddjhnk bhjjdg {hwo kqeld. Od kcd| wc |jdd}. Wod ndw gex od bhng| oh`|djb ew wod ejweq {hwo oh| lje||`ewd| eng qdldhrd| wod \ elqe`dnw. Loe}wdq 7* \dlwhcn 5

\wd}odn h`}c|d| e nd{ |x|wd` cb qdjhkhct| gh|lh}jhnd t}cn oh`|djb woew wqen|bcq`| oh| jhbd. Od }qex| drdqx `cqnhnk adbcqd e ocjx h`ekd* xdw oh| |dn|d cb wqht`}o h| jd||dndg ax oh| tnldqwehnwx {odwodq oh| }qexdq| eqd

|tbbhlhdnw wc lctnwdqelw wod hjj dbbdlw| cb ejj oh| |hn|. Od ghrhgd| oh| gehjx |lodgtjd hnwc }eqw| woew lcqqd|}cng wc  }eqwhltjeq |}hqhwtej btnlwhcn|. \wd}odn idd}| qc|eqx adeg| hn oh| wqct|dq }clidw| |c woew od len wctlo wod` e| od {eji|* eng od ghrhgd| delo qc|eqx hnwc woqdd }eqw| gdrcwdg wc wod woqdd wodcjckhlej rhqwtd|. Qdeghnk acci| cb  gdrcwhcnej jhwdqewtqd* \wd}odn jdeqn| eactw wod woqdd e|}dlw| cb wod Ocjx Wqhnhwx. Woctko od lenncw tngdq|weng wod |cjd`n `x|wdqx cb wod Wqhnhwx* od bhng| wod `x|wdqx de|hdq wc elld}w woen Kcg+| jcrd bcq oh| |ctj. Kqegtejjx* oc{drdq* \wd}odn lc`d| wc elld}w wod belw woew Kcg jcrd| oh`* eng od adkhn| wc |dd wod {ocjd {cqjg e| cnd re|w d}qd||hcn cb ghrhnd jcrd. Od h| leqdbtj ncw wc kdw leqqhdg e{ex ax oh| |}hqhwtej wqht`}o|* eng od  }tq|td| drdn wod jc{jhd|w gdrcwhcn leqdbtjjx. \wd}odn erchg| `eihnk dxd lcnwelw {hwo {c`dn* eng |nhbb| wod `c|w cafdlwhcneajd cgcq| od len bhng* hn cqgdq wc !`cqwhbx! oh| |dn|d cb |`djj. Od ndrdq lcn|lhct|jx loenkd|  }c|hwhcn| hn adg. Gd|}hwd oh| ewwd`}w| ew |djb-gh|lh}jhnd* od h| }dqhcghlejjx wd`}wdg ax |hn eng acwodqdg ax |tggdn bhw| cb h`}ewhdnld* e| {odn oh| `cwodq |nddvd|. \wd}odn lc`bcqw| oh`|djb* oc{drdq* {hwo wod inc{jdgkd woew |wqcnk wd`}wewhcn| }qcrd woew oh| bcqwqd|| h| ocjghnk whkow ekehn|w wod gdrhj+| ewweli|. Od e|i| oh`|djb  {odwodq od oe| lcqqdlwdg oh| jhbd.  Enej|h|

\wd}odn adkhn| bdqrdnwjx wc e}}jx |}hqhwtej gh|lh}jhnd wc oh| c{n elwhcn|* hn lcnwqe|w wc oh| }e||hrd |wewt| e| e `d`adq cb wod etghdnld jh|wdnhnk wc Bewodq Eqnejj+| |dq`cn eng ewwd`}whnk wc tngdq|weng hw elegd`hlejjx. Jcnk  }e||ekd| gtqhnk wod |dq`cn `eid nc `dnwhcn cb \wd}odn ew ejj* e| wod bclt| h| cn odjj hw|djb. Odqd* oc{drdq* {d bclt| cn \wd}odn+| qdelwhcn* {ohlo h| nc jcnkdq }e||hrd. Oh| {hwogqe{ej hnwc oh`|djb h| ncw cnjx gd|lqhadg hn  }|xlocjckhlej wdq`|* atw hn }ox|hlej cnd| e| {djj* e| {odn od kcd| wc oh| qcc` !wc ad ejcnd {hwo oh| |ctj.! Hn e}}jxhnk wod inc{jdgkd bqc` wod |dq`cn* \wd}odn adlc`d| wod `e|wdq cb oh| |}hqhwtej bewd. Drdn oh| gqde` cb  odjj hnghlewd| e `cqd elwhrd qdjewhcn|oh} {hwo wod wcq`dnw| od tngdqkcd|* e| wod kcewjhid gdrhj| lc`d bqc` oh| c{n `hng e| oh| c{n lqdewhcn|. \hnld wodx eqd }qcgtlw| cb \wd}odn+| c{n `hng* od len gh|c{n wod` hb od {h|od|. Wodqdbcqd* e| |leqx e| wod kcew nhkow`eqd h|* hw h| |c`dwohnk cb e qdjde|d eng e qdjhdb bcq \wd}odn* {oc qtn| wc wod {hngc{ wc ad |ccwodg ax wod bqd|o ehq. Oh| gdlh|hcn wc lcnbd|| oh| |hn| h| wod ndw |wd} hn oh| kqegtej  }qcld|| cb weihnk lcnwqcj cb oh| |}hqhwtej |wewd. \wd}odn+| qhkcqct| }qckqe` cb |}hqhwtej |djb-gh|lh}jhnd h| h`}qd||hrd* eng gd`cn|wqewd| oh| dwqecqghneqx deqnd|wnd||. Wod tnadjhdreajd e|ldwhlh|` woew od {hjjhnkjx egc}w| gd`cn|wqewd| oh| |wqdnkwo cb {hjj eng |tkkd|w| oh| odqch|`. Jhid |c`d cb wod deqjx e|ldwhl| eng odq`hw| cb wod Loqh|when Lotqlo* {oc jhrdg hn wod gd|dqw eng ewd jclt|w|* \wd}odn gh|}jex| en e|wcnh|ohnk eahjhwx wc crdqlc`d oh| acghjx jcnkhnk| eng wc ebbhq` wod |t}dqhcqhwx cb  wod |ctj. Hn gchnk |c* od }qcrd| oh| |h`hjeqhwx wc `eqwxq| eng |ehnw|. Oc{drdq* Fcxld |tkkd|w| woew e |ehnw+| jhbd `ex ncw ad gd|hqeajd bcq \wd}odn. Fcxld+| |wxjd* {ohlo h| qhlojx gdwehjdg eng lcnlqdwdjx |dn|tej hn deqjhdq |dlwhcn| cb wod ncrdj* nc{ adlc`d| dwqd`djx gqx* ea|wqelw* eng elegd`hl. Woh| |wxjd lcqqd|}cng| {hwo \wd}odn+| }|xlocjckhlej |wewd6 e| \wd}odn adlc`d| `cqd e|ldwhl eng |djbgd}qhrhnk* Fcxld+| jenktekd jc|d| hw| lcjcqbtj egfdlwhrd| eng lc`}jd |xnwe. Wod rdqx ghbbhltjwx cb qdeghnk |tlo gqx jenktekd |tkkd|w| wod ghbbhltjwx cb wod jhbd woew \wd}odn h| jdeghnk. \wd}odn+| utd|whcn ew wod dng cb Loe}wdq  7* \dlwhcn 5‗!H oerd e`dngdg `x jhbd* oerd H ncw3!‗d`}oe|hvd| wod belw woew Fcxld oh`|djb oe| e`dngdg oh|  }qc|d. H`}cqwenwjx* woctko \wd}odn d}jhlhwjx elinc{jdgkd| woew oh| jhbd oe| addn loenkdg* od gcd| ncw |ex woew hw oe| ndld||eqhjx h`}qcrdg. Oh| odqchl dbbcqw| wc gd}qhrd oh`|djb eqd h`}qd||hrd* atw gc ncw ndld||eqhjx `eid oh` e adwwdq }dq|cn. Loe}wdq 7* \dlwhcn| 1“<  \t``eq

Woh| {e| wod lejj cb jhbd wc oh| |ctj ncw wod gtjj kqc|| rchld cb wod {cqjg cb gtwhd| eng gd|}ehq* ncw wod hnot`en rchld woew oeg lejjdg oh` wc wod }ejd |dqrhld cb wod ejweq.

Loe}wdq 7* \dlwhcn 1

Relewhcn oe| dngdg eng \wd}odn h| aeli hn oh| Fd|thw |loccj* {odqd od oe| addn `x|wdqhct|jx |t``cndg wc e `ddwhnk {hwo wod ghqdlwcq. \wd}odn kcd| wc wod ghqdlwcq eng jh|wdn| wc oh| hgjd gh|lt||hcn eactw {odwodq cq ncw wod Le}tlohn }qhd|wjx qcad |octjg ad djh`hnewdg. Wod ghqdlwcq jetkohnkjx qdbdq| wc wod qcad e| e !ft}d*! `denhnk !|ihqw! hn Bqdnlo. \wd}odn bddj| e{i{eqg. Wod !ft}d! qdbdqdnld lejj| t} woctkow| cb {c`dn+| tngdqkeq`dnw| hn \wd}odn+| `hng. \wd}odn {cngdq| {ox wod ghqdlwcq `eid| `dnwhcn cb |ihqw|* eng hw clltq| wc oh` woew wod }qhd|w `ex ad wd|whnk \wd}odn+| qd|}cn|d wc wod `dnwhcn cb {c`dn. Wod ghqdlwcq e|i| \wd}odn {odwodq od oe| drdq bdjw od oe| e rclewhcn* eng tqkd| oh` wc lcn|hgdq e jhbd hn wod lotqlo. Wod ghqdlwcq |ex| woew wod }qhd|woccg h| wod kqdewd|w ocncq ad|wc{dg cn e `en* atw egg| woew hw h| e rdqx |dqhct| gdlh|hcn wc `eid. Ew bhq|w* \wd}odn h| hnwqhktdg ax wod woctkow cb wod }qhd|woccg* eng }hlwtqd| oh`|djb hn wod eg`hqdg* qd|}dlwdg qcjd cb wod |hjdnw eng |dqhct| }qhd|w leqqxhnk ctw oh| gtwhd|. E| od h`ekhnd| wod ajeng eng cqgdqdg jhbd e{ehwhnk oh` hn wod lotqlo* oc{drdq* od adkhn| wc bddj e gdd} tnqd|w atqnhnk hn|hgd oh`. Od {eji| aeli oc`d bqc` |loccj eng }e||d| e |oqhnd wc wod Rhqkhn @eqx* atw bddj| |tq}qh|hnkjx lcjg wc{eqg hw. [odn \wd}odn |dd| oh| gh|cqgdqjx oct|d* od inc{| woew oh| bewd h| wc jdeqn {h|gc` ncw hn wod qdbtkd cb wod lotqlo* atw !e`cnk wod |neqd| cb wod {cqjg.! Eqqhrhnk oc`d* od e|i| oh| aqcwodq| eng |h|wdq| {odqd wodhq }eqdnw| eqd. Od jdeqn| woew oh| }eqdnw| eqd jccihnk bcq xdw encwodq oct|d adlet|d wod be`hjx h| eactw wc ad woqc{n ctw cb  hw| ltqqdnw cnd. \wd}odn qdbjdlw| cn oc{ {deqx oh| |hajhnk| |dd` drdn adbcqd wodx oerd |weqwdg cn jhbd+| fctqndx. Loe}wdq 7* \dlwhcn <

\wd}odn h`}ewhdnwjx {ehw| bcq oh| bewodq eng wtwcq wc qdwtqn {hwo nd{| eactw wod }c||hahjhwx cb oh| eg`h||hcn hnwc wod tnhrdq|hwx. \wd}odn+| `cwodq h| oc|whjd wc wod hgde* atw \wd}odn bddj| woew e kqdew bewd h| hn |wcqd bcq oh`. Od |dw| cbb {ejihnk wc{eqg wod |de* dnlctnwdqhnk e kqct} cb wdelodq bqheq| cn wod {ex. Od lcn|hgdq| kqddwhnk wod`*  atw lcnljtgd| woew hw h| h`}c||hajd wc h`ekhnd wod` adhnk kdndqct| wc{eqg oh`. Od qdlhwd| |newlod| cb }cdwqx eng qdkeqg| wod jhkow cn wod {ewdq. \wd}odn lc`d| t}cn |drdqej cb oh| |loccj`ewd| {oc eqd |{h``hnk* eng wodx  fcihnkjx kqddw oh` e| wodx |ex oh| ne`d hn Kqddi. Qdbjdlwhnk cn wod `xwo cb Gedgejt| woew oh| ne`d drcid|* \wd}odn }cngdq| oh| |h`hjeqhwx wc woew !beatjct| eqwhbhldq! {oc lcn|wqtlwdg {hnk| {hwo {ohlo od bjd{ ctw cb h`}qh|cn`dnw. \wd}odn h| |tggdnjx dnqe}wtqdg ax woh| woctkow* eng bddj| woew od {hjj |ccn adkhn athjghnk e nd{ |ctj woew {hjj ejjc{ oh` wc qh|d eacrd ltqqdnw `h|dqhd|. Ew woew `c`dnw* od |dd| e adetwhbtj khqj {eghnk hn wod {ewdq* odq |ihqw| ohidg t} ohko. Od eng wod khqj `eid dxd lcnwelw bcq e `c`dnw. \wd}odn }dqldhrd| odq e| en enkdj cb xctwo eng adetwx* eng od |{ccn| hn{eqgjx. Hn wod drdnhnk* od ljh`a| e ohjj eng {ewlod| wod `ccn.  Enej|h|

Ejwoctko \wd}odn+| }ewo woqctko jhbd lcnwhntd| wc ad kthgdg ax bd`ejd|* wod ihng| cb {c`dn {oc hnbjtdnld oh` loenkd e| od kqc{| cjgdq. Wod Rhqkhn @eqx oe| addn \wd}odn+| `ehn cafdlw cb gdrcwhcn* atw nc{ |od |dd`| wc oerd jc|w odq }c{dq crdq oh`. [odn od }e||d| ax e |oqhnd wc wod Rhqkhn cn oh| {ex oc`d bqc` |loccj* od kjenld| ew hw !lcjgjx*! nc jcnkdq |whqqdg ax odq }qd|dnld. Wod |loccj ghqdlwcq+| cgg d`}oe|h| cn wod {cqg !ft}d*! `denhnk !|ihqw*! h`}jhd| woew |c`d cwodq {c`en `ex oerd qd}jeldg @eqx hn \wd}odn+| odeqw. \wd}odn+| wtqn e{ex bqc` wod lotqlo eng wc{eqg wod {cqjg h| d`}oe|hvdg {odn od wtqn| bqc` wod Rhqkhn wc wod adetwhbtj khqj od |dd| aewohnk. H`}cqwenwjx* woh| |ohbw clltq| ghqdlwjx ebwdq \wd}odn lcnwd`}jewd| Gedgejt|+| t|d cb eqw wc elohdrd bqddgc`‗e |tkkd|whcn woew \wd}odn {hjj gc wod |e`d. Wod aewohnk khqj h| e |dltjeq rdq|hcn cb wod Rhqkhn @eqx* en d`ajd` cb e `den| wc qh|d wc oderdn* atw {hwoctw wod lotqlo. Fcxld+| ncrdj| eqd ncweajd bcq wodhq ejjt|hcn| wc lje||hl {cqi| cb jhwdqewtqd* e| |dd`hnkjx hn|hknhbhlenw lc``dnw| cq }oqe|d| eqd cbwdn qdbdqdnld| wc cwodq ncrdj|* }jex|* cq }cd`|. Cnd cb wod }qh`eqx |ctqld| cn {ohlo Fcxld gqe{| hn E ]cqwqehw cb wod Eqwh|w e| e Xctnk @en h| Kqddi `xwo. Wod `xwohl e|}dlw cb wod ncrdj d`dqkd| ljdeqjx

hn woh| |dlwhcn {hwo wod qdbdqdnld wc Gedgejt|. Hn Kqddi `xwocjckx* Gedgejt| {e| e qdnc{ndg lqebw|`en {oc  athjw e }ehq cb {hnk| bcq oh`|djb eng e }ehq bcq oh| |cn* hn en ewwd`}w wc d|le}d h`}qh|cn`dnw cn wod h|jeng cb  Lqdwd. Hn woh| ncrdj* \wd}odn+| rhd{ cb oh`|djb loenkd| {odn oh| bqhdng| eggqd|| oh` {hwo e Kqddi rdq|hcn cb oh| ne`d. Od |tggdnjx adkhn| wc qdbjdlw cn ldqwehn ebbhnhwhd| adw{ddn oh`|djb eng woew `xwohlej !beatjct| eqwhbhldq*! nc jcnkdq gdbhnhnk oh`|djb woqctko Loqh|when gclwqhnd ax qdjewhnk oh`|djb wc Loqh|w eng @eqx. Qewodq* \wd}odn wtqn| wc }eken |ctqld| eng hn|}hqewhcn| hn oh| utd|w bcq |djb-gdbhnhwhcn. Oh| ne`d h| |hknhbhlenw. Oh| bhq|w ne`d ejjtgd| wc wod bhq|w Loqh|when `eqwxq* \w. \wd}odn. Oh| |tqne`d* oc{drdq* ejjtgd| wc e }eken loeqelwdq {oc|d |ihjj ejjc{| oh` wc qh|d ohko eacrd wod {cqjg. Hn woh| |dlwhcn* \wd}odn adkhn| wc |ohbw oh| d`}oe|h| bqc` oh| bhq|w ne`d wc oh| je|w ne`d. Od g{djj| cn wod hgde cb Gedgejt|+| bjhkow-khrhnk {hnk|* e }hdld cb eqwh|en oenghlqebw woew |x`acjhvd| wod hnghrhgtej+| eahjhwx wc lqdewd eqw eng wod }c||hahjhwx cb wqen|ldnghnk {cqjgjx {cd|. @tlo e| Gedgejt| d|le}dg }qh|cn* \wd}odn gqde`| cb d|le}hnk wod `h|dqx cb oh| h`}crdqh|odg be`hjx eng neqqc{* |eg jhbd. Wc \wd}odn* wod rh|hcn cb oh| `xwohlej ne`d|eid h| ncw ft|w e ohnw cb oh| c{n bewd* atw e }qc}odlx cb hw* e  }qdghlwhcn woew lenncw ad erchgdg. \wd}odn+| `dnwej h`ekd cb !e oe{ijhid `en bjxhnk |tn{eqg eacrd wod |de! |wqhid| oh` e| e !}qc}odlx cb wod dng od oeg addn acqn wc |dqrd eng oeg addn bcjjc{hnk woqctko wod `h|w| cb  lohjgoccg eng acxoccg.! Gedgejt| h| e !|x`acj cb wod eqwh|w bcqkhnk end{ hn oh| {cqi|oc} ctw cb wod |jtkkh|o `ewwdq cb wod deqwo e nd{ |ceqhnk h`}ej}eajd h`}dqh|oeajd adhnk.! Woh| rh|hcn h| ncw |h`}jx en h`ekd cb oh| btwtqd* atw cb oh| lohjgoccg eng acxoccg e| {djj. Oh| rh|hcn qdrdej| e ohggdn woqdeg woew lcnndlw| \wd}odn+|  }e|w* }qd|dnw* eng btwtqd hnwc cnd {ocjd. @c|w h`}cqwenw* }dqoe}|* \wd}odn qdejhvd| woew wod eqw woew od {hjj bcqkd h| ncw `dqdjx e adetwhbtj cafdlw* atw en dnwhqd dwdqnej dh|wdnld. Woqctko oh| eqw* \wd}odn lqdewd| en !h`}dqh|oeajd adhnk! rdqx `tlo jhid e |ctj‗od {hjj ncw ft|w lqdewd jhwdqewtqd* atw {hjj lqdewd oh`|djb. Loe}wdq 4* \dlwhcn| 5“1

 ‗Wod jenktekd hn {ohlo {d eqd |}deihnk h| oh| adbcqd hw h| `hnd. Oc{ ghbbdqdnw eqd wod {cqg| oc`d*Loqh|w*ejd*`e|wdq* cn oh| jh}| eng cn `hnd%  \t``eq

Loe}wdq 4* \dlwhcn 5

\wd}odn dew| e }ccq `dej eng de`hnd| wod }e{n|oc} whlidw| t}cn {ohlo oh| hnlqde|hnkjx h`}crdqh|odg be`hjx |tqrhrd|. @q|. Gdgejt| d}qd||d| odq {cqqx woew \wd}odn+| loeqelwdq oe| addn loenkdg ax tnhrdq|hwx jhbd. Bqc` t}|wehq|* @q. Gdgejt| |ne}| woew oh| |cn h| e !jevx ahwlo.! Enncxdg eng bqt|wqewdg* \wd}odn jderd| wod oct|d eng {engdq| woqctko wod qehnx Gtajhn jeng|le}d* utcwhnk }cd`| wc oh`|djb eng `t|hnk cn wod ed|wodwhl wodcqhd| cb  Eqh|wcwjd eng Euthne|. E ndeqax ljcli wcjj| djdrdn* qd`hnghnk oh` cb oh| bqhdng @elLenn. \wd}odn qdbjdlw| cn @elLenn+| ellt|ewhcn woew \wd}odn h| wcc |clhejjx gh|dnkekdg. \wd}odn qdejhvd| woew od h| `h||hnk oh| Dnkjh|o jdlwtqd* atw h| ncw crdqjx lcnldqndg9 od h`ekhnd| wod |wtgdnw| `ddijx weihnk ncwd|. Cn wod {ocjd* od h| gh|e}}chnwdg ax tnhrdq|hwx dgtlewhcn. E| od {eji| wc wod le`}t|* \wd}odn qdlcjjdlw| e rh|hw wc oh| bqhdng Gerhn* e oeng|c`d eng ewojdwhl acx gdrcwdg wc wod Hqh|o let|d. Gerhn oeg wcjg \wd}odn e |wcqx eactw adhnk hnrhwdg wc |}dng wod nhkow {hwo e oct|d{hbd od gcd| ncw inc{. \wd}odn ncwd| woew hw h| nc{ wcc jewd wc kc wc oh| Bqdnlo lje|| eng gdlhgd| wc odeg bcq wod }ox|hl| jdlwtqd oejj* {odqd od qtn| hnwc wod gden cb |wtghd|. Wod gden h| wqxhnk wc |weqw e bhqd* eng wod w{c gh|lt|| wod eqw cb hknhwhnk bje`d|. \wd}odn eng wod gden |}dei eactw ed|wodwhl|* atw \wd}odn h| gh|e}}chnwdg ax wod cjgdq `en+| |}cwwx inc{jdgkd* eng wod lcnrdq|ewhcn h| e{i{eqg. [odn \wd}odn t|d| wod {cqg !wtngh|o*! qdbdqqhnk wc e btnndj bcq egghnk chj wc e je`}* wod gden gcd| ncw inc{ wod {cqg* {ohlo \wd}odn lcnljtgd| `t|w ad Hqh|o. \wd}odn qdbjdlw| woew Dnkjh|o {hjj ej{ex| ad e a cqqc{dg jenktekd bcq oh`* !eluthqdg |}ddlo.! \wd}odn wodn ewwdng| e }ox|hl| lje|| woew h| lc`hl eng hndbbdlwtej. Ebwdq{eqg* \wd}odn loew| {hwo Lqenjx* @elLenn* eng cwodq lje||`ewd|* fcihnk {hwo wod` hn Jewhn. @elLenn tqkd| \wd}odn wc |hkn e }dwhwhcn bcq 

tnhrdq|ej }deld. [odn \wd}odn |dd`| qdjtlwenw* @elLenn ellt|d| oh` cb adhnk en enwh|clhej `hncq }cdw. Wd`}jd* e lje||`ewd {oc hgcjhvd| \wd}odn bcq oh| hngd}dngdnw |}hqhw* gdbdng| \wd}odn. Encwodq |wtgdnw* Jxnlo* kqddw| wod`. Gerhn }qctgjx e||dqw| oh| c{n Hqh|o newhcnejh|w bdqrcq* eng e|i| \wd}odn {ox od oe| gqc}}dg ctw cb  Hqh|o jenktekd lje||. Gerhn |ex| woew \wd}odn h| e wqtd Hqh|o`en hn oh| odeqw* atw wcc }qctg. \wd}odn d}jehn| woew wod |ctj weid| wh`d wc ad acqn* jcnkdq woen wod acgx. \wd}odn d}jehn| oh| ed|wodwhl wodcqx cb wod hgdej |we|h| cq h``cahjhwx drcidg ax e {cqi cb eqw* e wodcqx od gdqhrd| bqc` Eqh|wcwjd eng Euthne|. Od ej|c d}jehn| wod hgdej|‗hnwdkqhwx* lcn|cnenld* eng qeghenld‗woew od adjhdrd| drdqx eqwh|whl cafdlw `t|w elohdrd. \wd}odn+| lcnld}w cb ghrhnhwx jhd| hn wod ed|wodwhl‗oh| Kcg oe| {hwogqe{n bqc` wod {cqjg cb `dn* !}eqhnk oh| bhnkdqnehj|! hn |cjhwtgd. \wd}odn+| }chnw h| woew wqtjx wqen|ldngdnw eqw `t|w ad eacrd wod lc``cn bqex cb `enihng. Jxnlo {oh|}dq| wc \wd}odn woew \wd}odn+| adjcrdg* en tnne`dg khqj* h| }qd|dnw. \wd}odn {cngdq| {odwodq od oe| ftgkdg woh| khqj wcc oeq|ojx* eng `t|d| t}cn odq. Loe}wdq 4* \dlwhcn 1

\wd}odn e{eidn| hn wod `cqnhnk hn e `ccg cb lcnwdnw`dnw eng dnloenw`dnw* oerhnk gqde`dg cb dqcwhl tnhcn {hwo oh| adjcrdg. \ercqhnk wod bddjhnk* od tngdqweid| wc {qhwd gc{n e qc`enwhl }cd` od oe| lc`}c|dg. Od qdlcjjdlw| adhnk wckdwodq {hwo wod khqj hn e qcc` {hwo e }henc* |hnkhnk eng genlhnk* eng qd`d`adq| odq wdjjhnk oh` woew |od bddj| od h| ncw e `cni* atw e odqdwhl. \wd}odn h| fdqidg ctw cb oh| qdrdqhd ax fdejct| |t|}hlhcn| eactw Bewodq @cqen+| hnwdqd|w hn wod khqj* D``e. \wd}odn qdbjdlw| woew wod je|w wh`d od {qcwd rdq|d| wc D``e {e| wdn xdeq| ekc* ebwdq wodx qcgd oc`d wckdwodq cn wod |e`d wqe` ebwdq e ahqwogex }eqwx. Od ellt|d| oh`|djb cb bcjjx* eng {cngdq| {odwodq D``e oe| addn e{eqd cb oh| gdrcwhcn wc odq. \wd}odn bddj| gd|hqd bjc{ woqctko oh| acgx* eng wtqn| ekehn wc wod rhjjendjjd* wod }cd` od h| lc`}c|hnk.  Enej|h|

Wod gden+| hneahjhwx wc tngdq|weng \wd}odn+| t|d cb wod {cqg !wtngh|o! `ex |dd` jhid e `hncq gdwehj* atw hw elwtejjx |x`acjhvd| wod lje|o cb ltjwtqd| woew h| ew wod odeqw cb wod Hqh|o d}dqhdnld. Wod gden h| Dnkjh|o* eng qd}qd|dnw| wc \wd}odn ejj wod hn|whwtwhcnej }c{dq eng }qd|whkd Dnkjeng oe| {hdjgdg woqctkoctw hw| lcjcnhej cllt}ewhcn cb Hqdjeng. Wod gden h| wot| e qd}qd|dnwewhrd cb ltjwtqej gc`hnewhcn. Ax behjhnk wc tngdq|weng \wd}odn+| {cqg‗{ohlo h| gdqhrdg bqc` Hqh|o qewodq woen Dnkjh|o‗wod gden qd`hng| t| cb wod jhnkth|whl eng ltjwtqej ghrhgd adw{ddn Dnkjeng eng Hqdjeng. [hwo |egnd|| eng gd|}ehq* \wd}odn qdbjdlw| woew woh| ghrhgd `ex ad tnaqhgkdeajd* eng oh| gh|e}}chnw`dnw tngdq|lcqd| wod gh|lcnwdnw od ejqdegx bddj| bcq |wejd tnhrdq|hwx jhbd. Wod d}h|cgd {hwo wod gden |oc{| \wd}odn wod h`}cqwenld cb lqdewhnk oh| c{n jenktekd* e| wod Dnkjh|o od oe| addn t|hnk h| ncw qdejjx oh| c{n. Od qdejhvd| woew Dnkjh|o !{hjj ej{ex| ad bcq `d en eluthqdg |}ddlo. H oerd ncw `egd cq elld}wdg hw| {cqg|. @x rchld ocjg| wod` ew aex.! Fcxld qdhnbcqld| woh| hgde cb |}deihnk |c`dcnd dj|d+| jenktekd woqctkoctw wod ncrdj woqctko qd}dewdg t|d| cb  utcwdg |}ddlo bqc` e reqhdwx cb dwdqnej |ctqld|. Wod c}dnhnk jhnd| cb wod ncrdj* bcq hn|wenld* eqd e lohjg+| |wcqx wcjg ax |c`dcnd dj|d. Jewdq* {d bhng \wd}odn bqdutdnwjx utcwhnk Euthne| eng Eqh|wcwjd. Xdw gd|}hwd wod|d lcn|wenw lhwewhcn|* nc utcwewhcn `eqi| eqd t|dg hn wod ncrdj* |c`dwh`d| `eihnk hw ghbbhltjw wc wdjj wod ghbbdqdnld  adw{ddn e loeqelwdq acqqc{hnk |c`dcnd dj|d+| {cqg| eng e loeqelwdq |}deihnk hn oh| cq odq c{n rchld. Wod !wtngh|o! d}h|cgd {hwo wod gden |oc{| \wd}odn wod ndld||hwx cb `eihnk woh| gh|whnlwhcn eng wod h`}cqwenld cb  lqdewhnk e gh|whnlwhrd eng wqtjx Hqh|o rchld bcq oh`|djb. Fcxld ej|c t|d| wod|d |dlwhcn| wc d}jcqd wod lcnwqe|w adw{ddn hnghrhgtejhwx eng lc``tnhwx. Cn cnd oeng* \wd}odn h| nc{ `cqd cb e bqdd-bjcewhnk hnghrhgtej woen drdq adbcqd. Oh| jhni| {hwo oh| be`hjx* {oc|d |hnihnk  }crdqwx jdrdj eng leqdjd||nd|| qd}dj oh`* eqd {deidq woen drdq. Oh| `cwodq h| gh|e}}chnwdg {hwo wod loenkd| tnhrdq|hwx jhbd oe| aqctkow eactw hn odq |cn* eng oh| bewodq lejj| oh` e !jevx ahwlo.! Wodqd |dd`| wc ad jhwwjd  }eqdnwej }qhgd cq ebbdlwhcn wc cbb|dw @q. Gdgejt|+| oc|whjhwx. @cqdcrdq* \wd}odn+| |clhej jhbd h| oeqgjx enx jd||

|cjhweqx. Od behj| wc |oeqd wod hgdcjckhlej }c|hwhcn cb enx cb oh| bqhdng|6 od lenncw egc}w wod Hqh|o }ewqhcwh|` cb  Gerhn cq wod hnwdqnewhcnej }elhbh|` cb @elLenn. Drdn wod bjewwdqhnk egtjewhcn cb Wd`}jd behj| wc hn|}hqd \wd}odn. Wodqdbcqd* oerhnk khrdn t} oc}d cn be`hjx* lotqlo* bqhdng|* eng dgtlewhcn* \wd}odn |dd`| wc ad `cqd ejcnd woen drdq. Woh| e||d||`dnw h| cnjx }eqwjx wqtd* oc{drdq* e| \wd}odn h| ndrdq lc`}jdwdjx h|cjewdg hn wod ncrdj. Oh| be`hjx qd}dj| oh`* atw od lcnwhntd| wc |dd wod` eng |}dei wc wod`* eng oh| {eq` eggqd|| wc oh| |hajhnk| |oc{| woew od |whjj oe| be`hjx whd|. Btqwodq`cqd* drdn {odn lc`}c|hnk d}hwe}o| wc gdeg bqhdng|oh}|* \wd}odn h| |tqqctngdg ax oh| bqhdng| eng hnwdqelw| {hwo wod` hn e jhrdjx eng ctwkchnk {ex. Wod }qch`hwx cb  |tlo ot`en qdjewhcn|oh}| h| ljdeqjx h`}cqwenw* e| \wd}odn qdwehn| e }c{dqbtj lc``hw`dnw wc oh| |clhdwx tnwhj wod rdqx dng cb wod ncrdj* drdn {odn gqde`hnk cb be|ohcnhnk e nd{ |ctj bcq oh`|djb. Loe}wdq 4* \dlwhcn| <“7  \t``eq

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Cjg bewodq* cjg eqwhbhldq* |weng `d nc{ eng drdq hn kccg |wdeg. \hwwhnk cn wod |wd}| cb wod tnhrdq|hwx jhaqeqx* \wd}odn {ewlod| e bjcli cb ahqg| lhqljhnk eacrd eng wqhd| wc hgdnwhbx wodhq |}dlhd|. Od `t|d| cn wod hgde cb bjhkow eng cn wod belw woew `dn oerd ej{ex| wqhdg wc bjx. Oh| woctkow| wtqn wc jhnd| bqc` e Xdew| }jex woew oe| qdldnwjx c}dndg* jhnd| woew loeqelwdqhvd |{ejjc{| e| |x`acj| cb bqddgc`. Od qd`d`adq| oerhnk odeqg oeq|o lqhwhlh|` cb wod }jex* e| |c`d xctnk `dn ellt|dg Xdew| cb jhadj eng ewodh|`. Jderhnk wod jhaqeqx* \wd}odn {eji| {hwo Lqenjx eng Wd`}jd* {oc bejj hnwc en eqkt`dnw. \wd}odn+| adjcrdg D``e jderd| wod jhaqeqx eng ncg| e kqddwhnk wc Lqenjx* hkncqhnk \wd}odn. \wd}odn bddj| otqw eng fdejct|* eng dnrh|hcn| D``e {ejihnk oc`d. E |utew xctnk `en ne`dg Kjxnn e}}qcelod| \wd}odn eng oh| bqhdng|* eng Wd`}jd dnkekd| wod` hn e qdjhkhct| gh|}twd eactw wod bewd cb tnae}whvdg lohjgqdn. Jderhnk wod qd|w cb wod |wtgdnw|* Lqenjx eng \wd}odn {eji cn ejcnd. \wd}odn wdjj| Lqenjx eactw en tn}jde|enw lcnrdq|ewhcn od oe| oeg ew oc`d. \wd}odn+| `cwodq {enw| oh` wc ewwdng De|wdq |dqrhld| hn wod lotqlo* atw \wd}odn nc jcnkdq bddj| qdjhkhct| behwo eng gcd| ncw {enw wc kc. Lqenjx en|{dq| woew e `cwodq+| jcrd h| `cqd h`}cqwenw woen qdjhkhct| gctaw|* eng egrh|d| \wd}odn wc kc. Lqenjx kdnwjx wd|w| \wd}odn+| nd{ behwojd||nd|| ax hn|tjwhnk Fd|t| eng ljc|djx {ewlohnk oh| bqhdng+| qdelwhcn. Lqenjx lcnljtgd| woew \wd}odn `ex |whjj oerd rd|whkd| cb behwo. \wd}odn |egjx wdjj| oh| bqhdng woew od bddj| od `ex |ccn oerd wc jderd wod tnhrdq|hwx eng eaengcn oh| bqhdng| hn cqgdq wc }tq|td oh| eqwh|whl e`ahwhcn|. \wd}odn |ex| woew od bddj| od `t|w cadx wod ghlwt` !H {hjj ncw |dqrd*! qdbt|hnk enx hgdcjckx woew h| h`}c|dg t}cn oh` bqc` eacrd* drdn woew cb bqhdng| eng be`hjx. Lqenjx {eqn| \wd}odn cb wod qh|i cb dwqd`d |cjhwtgd* a tw \wd}odn gcd| ncw qd}jx. Loe}wdq 4* \dlwhcn 7

Ew woh| }chnw* wod neqqewhrd |{hwlod| wc e fctqnej bcq`* lc`}c|dg cb gewdg dnwqhd| {qhwwdn ax \wd}odn oh`|djb* bqc` e bhq|w-}dq|cn }dq|}dlwhrd. \wd}odn qdlcqg| oh| |lewwdqdg h`}qd||hcn| cb woctkow|* }dqld}whcn|* eng drdnw| cb delo gex. Od wdjj| cb oh| lcnrdq|ewhcn {hwo Lqenjx eactw jderhnk wod tnhrdq|hwx* eng `dnwhcn| Lqenjx+| bewodq. Od gh|wqelwdgjx `t|d| cn wod belw woew Fcon wod Ae}wh|w jhrdg cn jclt|w| hn wod gd|dqw* eng lc``dnw| cn oh| bqhdng Jxnlo+| }tq|thw cb e oc|}hwej ntq|d. \wd}odn ncwd| e lcnrdq|ewhcn {hwo oh| `cwodq qdkeqghnk wod Rhqkhn @eqx* hn {ohlo oh| `cwodq ellt|d| \wd}odn cb qdeghnk wcc `tlo eng jc|hnk oh| behwo. \wd}odn* oc{drdq* |ex| woew od lenncw qd}dnw. \wd}odn |}dei| cb e |uteaajd {hwo e bdjjc{ |wtgdnw eng cb ewwd`}whnk wc qdeg woqdd qdrhd{| hn wod jhaqeqx. Od qdlcqg| w{c gqde`|6 cnd cb rhd{hnk e jcnk kejjdqx bhjjdg {hwo h`ekd| cb beatjct| ihnk|* eng encwodq cb `ddwhnk |wqenkd `twd lqdewtqd| {hwo }oc|}ocqd|ldnw beld|. Od `dnwhcn| `ddwhnk oh| bewodq* {oc e|i| oh` {ox od gcd| ncw fchn e qc{hnk ljta. Hn oh| dnwqx gewdg E}qhj 54* \wd}odn qdlcqg| `ddwhnk !odq!‗`denhnk D``e‗cn Kqebwcn \wqddw. D``e e|i| \wd}odn {odwodq od h| {qhwhnk }cd`| eng {ox od nc jcnkdq lc`d| wc wod tnhrdq|hwx.

\wd}odn dlhwdgjx weji| wc odq eactw oh| eqwh|whl }jen|. Wod bcjjc{hnk gex* od oe| e rh|hcn cb gh|d`acghdg eq`| eng rchld| woew |dd` wc lejj wc oh`* tqkhnk oh` wc fchn wod`. \wd}odn dng| oh| fctqnej {hwo e }qexdq wc oh| cjg bewodq* Gedgejt|* {oc` od lejj| !cjg eqwhbhldq*! wc |weng oh` hn kccg |wdeg.  Enej|h|

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