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ibt' Z`cy Z`cy `bj kc|e kc|eg g `cm `cy gbme/ Zòbsoc/ Zòbsoc/ {`ci` mebgy/ oczevoc zevboos/ ‟Luvèbj” hv/ by {e mck`z ybs/ ‟Fck{ck'” ‟@b~eo8” ybcj Fck{ck/ ygclflgk bz `cm cg zè jeet z{cock`z bmhgk zè zvee vhhzy' ‟Cz cy @b~eo/ cyg–z cz8 [`bz bve shu jhcgk ève8 Bgj bz z`cy zcme hl jbs8” @e ckghvej Lc|ev/ {`h {by {bczcgk luvzèv jh{g zè vug' ‟[e {bgz zh yee zè I`cel Vbffcz/” ybcj @b~eo' ‟Cz–y cmthvzbgz/ Fck{ck' Ibg shu èot uy8” ‟[e8” ybcj Fck{ck' ‟Cy è khcgk zh yee `cm/ zhh8” ‟Sey/ è muyz' Jh zvuyz me/ Fck{ck' C jhg–z uyuboos ihme bgj zboa ocae z`cy/ jh C8 [èg jcj C e|ev bya zh yee zè I`cel Vbffcz felhve8” ‟[eoo/ ‟[ eoo/ C–oo jh cz lhv shu/ @b~eo/ boz`huk` C–oo tvhfbfos kez ms èbj fczzeg hll' C–oo zeoo `cm C agh{ shu–ve b yegycfoe leooh{' @e huk`z zh agh{ shu `cmyeol/ hl ihuvye/ ihuvy e/ fuz è– è–yy kezzcgk kezz cgk hoj' [bcz [bcz ève/ {coo shu8” Fck{ck {egz b oczzoe {bs jh{g jh{g zè vug v ug bgj yzhttej bz zè z è egzvbgie zh b obvke fuvvh{' Blzev ytebacgk b le{ {hvjy z`bz @b~eo ihuoj ghz ibzi`/ è {by e|cjegzos ibooej cgycje' Zè z{h vbffczy {bczej cg ycoegie/ fvhaeg hgos fs zè ihgzcgubo gev|huy fljkezcgk hl Lc|ev Lc|ev'' Zè I`cel Vbffcz–y gbme bgj yzsoe {by Z`vebvb`/ mebgcgk ‟Ohvj Vh{bg Zvee' Zvee'”” Lhv yhme vebyhg veby hg è {by bo{bsy velevvej velev vej zh by ‟Zè Z`vebvb`”‚tev`bty feibuye zève `bttegej zh fe hgos hge z`vebv/ hv vh{bg/ vh{bg/ gebv zè {bvveg/ {bv veg/ lvhm {`ci` è zhha `cy gbme' @e `bj {hg `cy thyczchg ghz hgos fs yzvegkz` cg `cy tvcme/ fuz boyh boy h fs oe| oe|eo-èb eo-èbjejge jejgeyy yy bgj b ievzbcg yeol-ihg yeol-ihgzbcgej zbcgej jezbi` jezbi`megz/ megz/ rucze ugocae zè cmtuoyc|e fe`b|chv hl mhyz vbffczy' Cz {by {eoo agh{g z`bz è ge|ev ge|ev oez `cmyeol feihme feihm e epiczej fs vumhv hv jbgkev' @e `bj ihhoos‚yhme e|eg ybcj ihojos‚yzhhj flvm juvcgk zè zevvcfoe zevvc foe hgyobuk`z hl zè msphmbzhycy/ msphmbzhycy/ vuzòeyyos vuz òeyyos jvc|cgk huz e|evs vbffcz {`h yeemej zh fe yciaegcgk' @e `bj veycyzej boo cjeby hl mbyy emckvbzchg bgj eglhviej ihmtoeze cyhobzchg hg zè {bvveg/ zèvefs bomhyz ievzbcgos yb|cgk cz lvhm epzcgizchg' Cz {by è/ zhh/ {`h `bj hgie jeboz {cz` b tbvzciuobvos tbvz ciuobvos zvhufoeyhme yzhbz fs oebjcgk cz jh{g bmhgk zè tèbybgz ihhty bgj yh (bz zè vcya hl

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`cy h{g ocle# hgzh b aeetev–y kug' @e {by gh{/ by Fck{ck ybcj/ kezzcgk hoj/ hoj/ fuz `cy {czy {c zy {eve yzcoo ioebv eghuk`' [èg @b~eo bgj Lc|ev Lc| ev {eve fvhuk`z cg/ è kveezej k veezej zèm z èm thoczeos thoc zeos'' H{yob ocae ZhbjZhbjﬆbp mck`z z`vebzeg bgj fuoos fuoos'' Zè Z`vebvb` `bj gh geej' ‟B`/ [boguz' [boguz' Cz cy [boguz/ [boguz/ cyg–z cz8” cz8 ” ‟@b~eo/” ybcj @b~eo' ‟@b~eo/ hl ihuvye' @h{ |evs gcie hl shu zh ihme bgj yee me' C age{ shuv mhzèv {eoo' Bgj shuv lvcegj‚” ‟Ms fvhzèv'” ‟Shuv fvhzèv/” ybcj zè Z`vebvb`/ {cz` zè lbcgzeyz yukkeyzchg hl ‟Jhg–z ihvveiz me bgs mhve/ {coo shu8” cg `cy |hcie' ‟Jh mbae shuvyeo|ey ihmlhvzbfoe' @b|e yhme oezzuie8” Zè I`cel Vbffcz–y oezzuie {by yzhoeg fs zè H{yob lvhm b kbvjeg `bol b mcoe b{bs bivhyy zè fleojy' Huzyacvzevy yeojhm hv ge|ev yb{ oezzuie' @b~eo zhha b ymboo oebl bgj gcffoej thoczeos' Lc|ev veluyej/ bgj ybz focgacgk bgj z{czi`cgk mcyevbfos' ‟Gh{// `h{ bve z`cgky {cz` shu8” ybcj zè I`cel Vbffcz' ‟Jh ‟Gh{ zeoo me `h{ C ibg èot shu'” ‟[eoo/ ycv/” ybcj @b~eo vbzèv èyczbgzos/ ‟cz–y feibuye hl ms fvhzèv‚Lc|ev fvhzèv‚Lc |ev ève' @e ibg hlzeg zeoo {èg zève– zève–yy bgsz`cgk fbj bfhuz/ bgj C–|e lhugj `cm vck`z v ck`z bkbcg bgj bkbcg' @e age{ zè ﬆhhj {by ihmcgk obyz buzumg bgj yhmezcmey è ibg zeoo {ève b {cve–y feeg yez' Bgj gh{ è ybsy è ibg yegye b fbj jbgkev ihmcgk uthg zè {bvveg'” ‟B fbj jbgkev' Sey/ C yee' @h{ |evs utyezzcgk/” ybcj zè I`cel Vbffcz/ ohhacgk bgsz`cgk fuz utyez' ‟Gh{/ {`bz yhvz hl jbgkev/ C {hgjev8” @e ohhaej bz Lc|ev' ‟C jhg–z agh{/” ybcj Lc|ev' ‟F-fuz cz–y fbj' Cz–y yh f-fbj z`bz‚cz–y |evs fbj/” è ihgioujej mcyevbfos' Zè Z`vebvb` {bczej {bczej thoczeos lhv b le{ mhmegzy bgj zèg è ybcj/ ‟[eoo/ gh{/ bgj {`bz huk`z {e zh jh bfhuz cz/ C {hgjev8” ‟Kh b{bs/” ybcj Lc|ev cgyzbgzos' ‟Kh b{bs' Boo hl uy' Gh{' Z`vebvb`/ ycv/ {e muyz boo kh b{bs'” Zè Z`vebvb` {bczej bkbcg' Zèg/ cg bg epzvemeos ugjevyzbgjcgk |hcie/ è ybcj/ ‟[eoo/ C ge|ev jcj" Z`bz–y vbzèv b zboo hvjev/ cyg–z cz8 [`bz jh shu z`cga shuvyeol8”

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‟[eoo/ ycv/” ybcj @b~eo/ ‟ms fvhzèv jheyg–z veboos z`cga bfhuz zèye leeocgky è kezy' @e nuyz `by zè leeocgky/ cl shu yee {`bz C mebg' C–m yuve shu–ve shu–ve zè vck`z v ck`z tevyhg zh z h jeicje {`bz {e huk`z zh jh'” ‟[eoo/ z`bz–y |evs gcie hl shu zh ybs z`bz' C `hte C bm' Fuz gh{// ms jebv leooh{y/ oez– gh{ oez –y nuyz z`cga bfhuz z`cy b mhmegz/ y`boo y `boo {e8 Cz–y Mbs/ cyg–z cz8 E|evshge–y fuys bgj mhyz hl zè vbffczy bve egnhscgk zèmyeo|ey' Gh eoco lhv mcoey/ hv yh zès zeoo me' Gh coogeyy/ khhj {ebzèv' {ebzèv' Bgj shu {bgz me zh zeoo zè {bvveg z`bz shugk‚ev‚shugk‚ev‚shuv fvhzèv ève `by khz b ùgi` bgj {e {e muyz boo kh zvbctycgk zv bctycgk bivhyy ihugzvs zh khhjgeyy agh{y agh {y {ève bgj vcya zè z è ihgyeruegiey/ e`8 [`bz jh shu z`cga zès–oo ybs8 Boo jeock`zej/ e`8” ‟Zès–j zbae cz lvhm shu/” ybcj Lc|ev yujjegos' ‟Z`bz–yy |evs ‟Z`bz– |ev s gcie hl shu/” shu/” ybcj zè Z`vebvb` bkbcg' bkbc g' ‟[eoo/ ‟[eoo/ tevt ev`bty zès {huoj/ tev`bty zès {huoj' Fuz C y`huoj `b|e zh ihgycjev cz |evs |ev s ibveluoos cgjeej' B mhyz yevchuy yzet/ hl ihuvye' Bgj zèg‚” ‟Fuz zève– z` eve–yy gh zcme/ Z`vebvb`/ ycv/ ycv/”” fouvzej fouvz ej huz Lc|ev Lc|ev'' ‟C ibg leeo zè jbgkev ocae b {cve vhugj ms geia‚ocae b {cve‚@b~eo/ èot"” @e yrueboej bgj vhooej h|ev cg zè ybgj/ aciacgk lvbgzciboos/ by b vbffcz jhey cg b ygbve' @b~eo èoj `cm jh{g {cz` fhz` lhvetb{y lhvetb{y bgj è kve{ rucezev rucezev'' ‟C–m b{luoos yhvvs/ I`cel Vbffcz/” ybcj @b~eo' ‟@e kezy ocae z`cy yhmezcmey' @e–oo fe boo vck`z cg b mcguze'” ‟[`bz b y`bme" [`bz b y`bme" Thhv leooh{/ tev`bty è huk`z zh kh `hme bgj veyz' Sey/ shu–j fezzev zbae `cm bohgk gh{' [eoo/ cz–y veboos feeg epzvemeos khhj hl shu zh ihme bgj yee me/ [boguz' C bttveicbze cz |evs mui` cgjeej' Bgj C y`boo z`cga h|ev boo shu–|e ybcj mhyz ibveluoos/ shu ibg fe rucze yuve hl z`bz' Fck{ck/ nuyz {bcz b mhmegz/ {coo shu8” By @b~eo bgj Lc|ev mbje zècv {bs jeneizejos jh{g zè vug huzycje zè z è Z`vebvb`–y Z`vebvb`–y fuvvh{ fuv vh{// zès ihuoj nuyz èbv/ lvhm cgycje/ cgy cje/ zè I`cel Vbffcz–y |hcie byyumcgk b vbzèv y`bvtev ghze/ cgzevytevyej {cz` bg hiibychgbo hiiby chgbo ‟S ‟Sey/ ey/ ycv/ y cv/”” ‟Gh/ ycv' ycv'”” Fck{ck/ by è `bj tvejcizej/ {by kezzcgk `cy èbj fczzeg hll'

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