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Vrettch iy Aojh Velb

 

 Vrettch  V rettch iy Aojh Velb  Lovcr nhm Ehtcreor E``ustrnteohs iy Ehfn EhmrnŮeŢtĖ Frnpjel Mcsefh nhm @nyout iy Acsseln Bnuspcmns Bnuspcmns Cmetcm iy \n``y Ljrestchsch

]nhbs to cvcryohc oh ky Dnlcioob Dnlcioob pnfc wjo suikettcm  worms dor tjc knrfehs. knrfehs. Uou Uou fuys rolb!

© 97>3 iy Aojh Velb. Sscm iy pcrkesseoh od tjc Nutjor. Ho pnrt od tjes ioob kny ic rcpromulcm wetjout cxprcss pcrkesseoh od tjc Nutjor. Sh`css Sh`css otjcrwesc hotcm, n`` ljnrnltcrs, setunteohs nhm lorpornteohs eh tjes ioob nrc ﬎lteoh. ]c rcn` pcop`c fnvc tjcer pcrkesseoh, so moh―t worry niout tjck. ]cy bhcw wjnt tjcy wcrc fcttehf ehto.

 

 Lohtchts  Lohtch ts Dorwnrm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > Ehtromulteoh1 Vepehf Ehtromulteoh1  Vepehf K Kyy Jnhms L`cnh. . . . . . . . . . . . . = Ehtromulteoh to Cpesomc 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :

Cpesomc 71 Jet ―Ck Vjcrc Et Jurts or, . . . . . . . . . . . . >7 Ehtromulteoh to Cpesomc > . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 97

Cpesomc >1 Fcttehf Merty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9< Ehtromulteoh to Cpesomc 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Cpesomc >71 ]c W`nycrs \trebc Inlb . . . . . . . . . . . . . >>: Ehtromulteoh to Cpesomc >> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . >9=

Cpesomc >>1 ]c Ycturh od tjc W`ny Merty . . . . . . . . . >93 Lohl`useoh1 FK Yu`cs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . >

 

 Jcy do`bs! do`bs! Our `ovc`y `nyout nrtest Acsseln knmc n suffcsteoh suff csteoh tjnt you―`` you―`` scc eh tjc semcinrs od tjes ioob. ]osc melc? ]osc worms? wo rms? Vc``, Vc``, jcrc―s jcrc―s wjnt wj nt tjcy― tj cy―rc rc dor.

Derst, ed you―rc you―rc sjort oh o h melc, aust ﬉ep tjc t jc ioob to n rnhmok pnfc nhm you―vc fot n ro``. Nhm trust kc, Acsseln spchm mnys pourehf ovcr Cxlc` sjccts tryehf to knbc tjcsc tjehfs refjt nhm rnhmok.

\clohm, tjc worms. worms . Uou Uou hccm n quelb nmvchturc? nmvchtu rc?  Aust ﬉ep to tjrcc rnhmok rnhmok pnfcs, pnfcs, sc`clt tjc worms worms tjcrc nhm INHF! you―vc fot yoursc`d tjrcc bcy  worms dor nh nmvchturc nmvchturc joob!

 

 Dorw  D orwn rm   Aojh Velb `ecs.  Uou  Uou――rc tjehbehf ‐Jc ‐Jc snys tjnt oh pnfc pnfc ohc. ]nt― ]nt―ss ho sclrct. sclrct.‛‛  Ucs,  Ucs, iut tjnt― tjnt―ss hot jes frcntcst frcntcst `ec.  Aojh――s frcntcst `ec es tjc tet`c od tjc ioob.  Aojh  Aojh wnhts you to tjehb jc p`nys p`nys merty merty.. Nhm eh knhy knhy wnys, jc mocs. mocs. ]c icst icst `ecs n`wnys jnvc n frneh od trutj to tjck. \o ycs, Aojh sjnrcs n `ot od frcnt teps dor Fnkc Knstcrs to fct uhmcr tjcer p`nycrs― sbeh eh W`ny Merty (nhm E lnh―t wnet to rcnm W`ny Merty 9). Jc sjows you jow to slrcw wetj your lnkpnefh―s kost powcrdu` ljnrnltcrs eh wnys you `ebc`y hcvcr tjoufjt od”`ebc kcssehf wetj tjcer premc uhte` tjcy―rc inii`ehf sekp`ctohs icffehf dor tjcer nrlj chcky to ﬎hesj tjck o﬇. Jc tcnljcs you jow to pusj your ljnrnltcrs to `ekets tjnt wou`m knbc Drnhb Ke``cr―s Mnrcmcve` ruh scck `ebc UN @et. Jc e``ustrntcs jow to rcp`nlc tercm lohlcpts `ebc ‐mnknfc‛ nhm ‐jet poehts‛ eh your fnkcs nhm rcp`nlc tjck wetj eknfcs od kcnt ljuhbs nhm loufjehf i`oom. Icst od n``, jc sjows you wnys to kcss wetj your p`nycrs― kehms ns kulj ns tjcer ljnrnltcrs―. Iut jcrc―s tjc rcn` `ec. Aojh esh―t out to fct your ljnrnltcr. ]es ‐mcscrt Oz‛ icjehm tjc lurtneh nltun``y jns ohc fon`”to knbc surc jes fnkcs nrc tjc kost kckorni`c cvchts jes froup jns cvcr p`nycm. Jes ehtcht es to fevc you n frcnt tekc. Ed jc jns jes wny, you kny iclokc so ekkcrscm you sjnbc wetj rnfc or lrehfc nt tjc tjoufjt od wjnt―s foehf to jnppch hcxt”iut eh n foom wny. @ebc tjc icst jorror kovecs tjnt `cnvc you sjevcrehf cvch ndtcr tjc lrcmets ro``. ]c wny tjnt stelbs wetj you dor ycnrs ndtcr tjc Kouhtneh Mcw nhm Moretos wcrc snlre﬎lcm to tjc fnkehf foms. Dortuhntc`y dor tjc rcst od us, Aojh mocsh―t jonrm jes sclrcts. ]es \knuf sjnrcs jes fo`m. Jc tn`bs nhm wretcs niout jes tjoufjts nhm cxpcrechlcs nhm sjnrcs tjck wetj nhyohc fchuehc`y ehtcrcstcm eh uppehf tjcer fnkc. Nhm jc bhows jes stu﬇. Aojh Velb es sokctjehf od n ‐pu`p ‐pu`p nlnmckel.‛ Jc jns tjc rnrc nie`ety to iotj trcnsurc trcnsurc tjc pu`p hnturc od our joiiy wetjout ic`ett`ehf et nhm ste`` nhn`yzc et `ebc n sljo`nr. Jc lnh do``ow eh tjc dootstcps od Jownrm nhm Iurroufjs nhm Fyfnx  A V | W`ny Merty

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nhm \tn﬇orm nhm lretequc wetjout kolbehf. Jc lnh nhn`yzc wetjout streppehf our sokcwjnt lje`mesj tn`cs od nlteoh nhm nmvchturc od tjcer duh. Jc lnh nmm mcptj nhm ljnrnltcr nhm screous tjoufjt wje`c ste`` rcvc`ehf eh tjc purc chaoykcht od our joiiy. Et―s duh to wntlj Aojh tn`b niout fnkehf. Et―s ljn``chfehf to tn`b wetj jek nhm tjehb hot aust niout your hcxt lnkpnefh nhm n`` tjc loo` cvchts you jnvc p`nhhcm, iut to tjehb niout jow tjcy―rc foehf to ekpnlt tjc p`nycrs nhm jow tjcy―rc foehf to ehtcrnlt wetj tjc wor`m. \okctekcs Aojh es mc`eicrntc`y provolntevc. Knyic sokctekcs pcop`c moh―t pny nttchteoh otjcrwesc. Knyic et―s aust jes sty`c. Iut et―s n`wnys mohc wetj n wehb nhm hcvcr wetj kn`elc. Aojh ruhs n meslusseoh `ebc jc ruhs jes lnkpnefhs”you―m icst irehf your N fnkc.  Ns mcsefhcrs fo, Aojh Aojh Velb nhm E scck niout ns dnr dnr npnrt ns yyou ou lnh fct. E `ebc korc trnmeteohn` ro`c-p`nyehf fnkcs wetj `ots od melc nhm tnlteln` lokint. Aojh es icst bhowh dor n korc hnrrntevc nppronlj. ]nt―s oiveous how wetj fnkcs `ebc jes Jouscs od tjc I`oomcm nhm Vec`m, iut cvch jes worb oh @cfchm od tjc Devc Yehfs nhm \cvchtj \cn wns outsemc tjc usun` rcn`k od ‚57s YWFs. ]crc wns n `ot korc tn`b niout jow to p`ny your ljnrnltcr or tjc ekportnhlc od tcn lcrckohecs nhm hoi`cs oi`efc tjnh tjcrc wns od lokint knhcuvcrs nhm kovckcht rntcs. Et wns n me﬇crcht  wny od tjehbehf niout tjc fn fnkc. kc. Nhm et wns wns jufc`y sullcssdu`. sullcssdu`. E n`wnys douhm tjc nppronlj dnslehntehf nhm wntljcm et drok ndnr…`ebc sokcohc  wjo `ebcs opcrn opcrn iut mocsh mocsh―t rcn``y uhmcrstnhm uhmcrstnhm et (wjelj (wjelj es totn``y kc ns wc``). E nmkercm nhm npprclentcm Aojh―s nvnhtc fnrmc nppronlj, iut E memh―t rcn``y fct jow et kefjt npp`y to tjc behms od fnkcs E horkn``y rnh or p`nycm. ]ch E kovcm to Nrezohn. Aojh nhm E jnm icch drechms dor n `ohf tekc sehlc Wehhnl`c nhm N`mcrnl worbcm tofctjcr eh tjc `ntc ‚57s, iut wc―m hcvcr fnkcm tofctjcr or spcht nhy rcn` tekc tn`behf niout fnkcs or fnkc tjcory. Eh 97>= TCY\EOH

Vepehf Ky  Jnhms  J nhms L`c L`cnh nh Dedtcch ycnrs ycnrs nfo, E wns knrrecm nhm `evehf `e vehf eh @os Nhfc`cs. E n`so aust quet ky mrcnk aoi. NCF nhm E jnm s`ow`y icch kovehf eh me﬇crcht merclteohs nhm et wns ﬎hn``y tekc to lut tjc lorm. E lrecm wjch E mem et. Ircnbehf up wetj NCF wnsh―t cnsy, iut et wns ekportnht dor iotj od us to kovc dorwnrm. Et wns tjc ﬎rst tekc sehlc E wns sextcch tjnt E―m cvcr icch uhckp`oycm. @ebc kost iorh eh tjc stntc od Kehhcsotn, E jnm tjnt Wrotcstnht worb ctjel pouhmcm ehto kc. ‐Vc Kehhcsotnhs worb twchty jours n mny,‛ Fnrresoh Bce``or ohlc snem. ‐]ch, wc fo jokc nhm dcc` fue`ty wc lou`mh―t mo korc.‛

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Et wns n jnrm tekc. \outjcrh Ln`edorhen es hot n ljcnp p`nlc to `evc, nhm  wetj oh`y ohc ehlokc (ky wedc― wedc―s), wc wc wcrc rc struff`ehf. ]ch, E fot nh ckne` drok Wyrnkem Knfnzehc  cmetor  cmetor \lott Jnrehf. Jc jnm rcnm n rntjcr mevesevc FK nmvelc nrtel`c E wrotc dor tjc Fnkehf Outpost nhm  wnhtcm kc to to wretc sokctjehf sokctjehf seke`nr dor dor Wyrnkem . E aukpcm nt tjc ljnhlc. \lott to`m kc, ‐Knbc et lohtrovcrsen`. E wnht to ster up tjc pot. ]c rcnmcrsjep jns fohc sodt. ]cy hccm n iet od n belbehf nrouhm.‛ Wyrnkem   rcnmcrsjep E fot to worb. How, rckckicr1 E wns nhfry. Nhfry niout ircnbehf up wetj NCF, nhfry tjnt tjc aoi knrbct sulbcm, nhfry tjnt ky nttckpts nt fcttehf slrepts pui`esjcm wcrc fcttehf howjcrc. (Eh dnlt, E jnm to `cnvc  @N  @N dor n du`` ycnr icdorc E fot n pjohc ln``. Nhm how, two  od ky fnkcs nrc opteohcm. @N es `ebc n acn`ous `ovcr, E tc`` you. Ohlc sjc jns you, sjc mocsh―t wnht you. Iut ohlc you `cnvc, sjc lnh―t `ct you fo.) E wns nhfry. Mnkh nhfry.  Nhm, johcst`y johcst`y,, et lnkc nlross nlross eh tjc cssnys. cssnys. E jnm n mnkh ljep oh ky sjou`mcr sjou`mcr nhm et sjowcm. E wrotc tjc ﬎rst tjrcc lo`ukhs nhm scht tjck eh. \lott `ovcm tjck. Jc scht kc kohcy nhm E wns jnppy. ]ch, tjc ﬎rst lo`ukh poppcm up. Nhm mem et knbc n hoesc. Wyrnkem  jnm  jnm n ﬎vc-stnr frnmehf sln`c inlb eh tjc mny. Ohc stnr kcnht, ‐E moh―t  wnht to scc nhytjehf `ebc tjes cvcr nfneh.‛ nfneh.‛ Devc Devc stnrs kcnht, kcnht, ‐]es es nwcsok nwcsokcc nhm E  wnht korc korc od tjes p`cnsc. p`cnsc.‛‛  N wccb ndtcr ndtcr tjc ﬎rst lo`ukh wcht wcht `evc, E nsbcm nsbcm \lott jow jow tjc rcspohsc rcspohsc wns. ‐Vc``,‛ jc snem. ‐E―vc fot foom hcws nhm inm hcws.‛ E nsbcm dor tjc inm hcws ﬎rst. ‐Uou fct korc ohc stnr rcvecws tjnh nhy otjcr lo`ukh eh Wyrnkem  jestory,‛  jestory,‛ jc to`m kc. Oj, lrnp. ]nt wnsh―t foom. ‐Vjnt―s tjc foom hcws?‛ E nsbcm.

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Jc to`m kc, ‐Uou fct korc ﬎vc stnr rcvecws tjnh nhy otjcr lo`ukh eh Wyrnkem  jestory.‛  jestory.‛ E snt oh tjc pjohc, stuhhcm. ‐Lohfrntu`nteohs,‛ jc snem, `nufjehf oh tjc otjcr chm. ‐Kesseoh nllokp`esjcm.‛ E wrotc c`cvch cpesomcs dor Wyrnkem. ]es ioob lohtnehs tch od tjck. Ohc od tjosc cpesomcs E―vc rc-wrettch. E memh―t `ebc tjc wny et lnkc nlross. Et  wns aust too too pnssevc nffrcssevc nffrcssevc nhm iu``yesj. Uou ou―`` ―`` scc et wjch wjch et lokcs iy. iy. *** Eh tjc orefehn` ehtromulteoh to tjes ioob, E snem tjnt tjc Aojh wjo orefehn``y  wrotc tjcsc tjcsc cssnys dcc`s dcc`s n `ot korc korc `ebc n youhfcr youhfcr irotjcr irotjcr tjnh n youhfcr vcrseoh vcrseoh od kysc`d. Iut ns E―vc frowh o`mcr, E―vc n`so rcmeslovcrcm tjc nhfcr tjnt wns scctjehf tjroufj kc inlb tjch. E―k =3 ycnrs o`m how. E `oob nt tjc youhfcr kch nhm wokch  wjo mcsefh fnkcs fnkcs nhm sokc sokc scc kc ns tjnt lrnhby lrnhby o`m knh wetj tjc sjotfuh, tc``ehf tjck to fct o﬇ ky porlj. Nhm tjnt knbcs kc behm od ske`c. \okc tjehb tjc nmvelc eh tjcsc pnfcs es out od mntc nhm mocsh―t nmmrcss tjc ‐hcw  wnvc‛‛ od ‐ehmec‛  wnvc ‐ehmec‛ fnkcs jettehf jettehf tjc knrbct. knrbct.  Nj, youtj. @ct kc tc`` you sokctjehf niout tjc wjo`c ‐ehmec‛ tjehf, iummy.  N `ot od tjcsc tjcsc fnkcs scck scck to jnvc jnvc kcljnhels spcle﬎ln``y mcsefhc mcsefhcm m to scpnrn scpnrntc tc you drok your ljnrnltcr. Ns ed tjcy wnht to lohstnht`y rckehm you, ‐Uou nrc hot your ljnrnltcr.‛ Iut to kc, tjc wjo`c poeht od nh YWF es to mo tjc cxnlt opposetc. YWFs nrc tjc oh`y `etcrnry kcmeuk wjcrc tjc nutjor nhm tjc numechlc nrc tjc snkc pcrsoh. \o snys Yoieh M. @nws. (Vc`` snem, Yoieh.) Nhm tjnt kcnhs YWFs nrc tjc oh`y kcmeuk wjcrc wc lnh i`ur tjc `ehc ictwcch tjc two.  Vjch sokctjehf sokctjehf mrnkntel or or mnhfcrou mnhfcrouss jnppchs to your ljnrnltcr ljnrnltcr,, tjcrc― tjcrc―s tjnt kokcht wjcrc you dorfct your ljnrnltcr es sokcohc c`sc. Uou moh―t tjehb, ‐]es es jnppchehf to ky ljnrnltcr!‛ Ehstcnm, you―rc tjehbehf, ‐]es es jnppchehf to kc!‛ n FK, ttjcy jnt―ss dcc` n`wnys icc h ky fon`. I`urrehf Ins `urrehf `ehc. Fcttehf tjc tjc p`nycrs to tjc Ns poeht tjnttjnt― tjc icch snkc ckoteohs tjcer tjnt ljnrnltcrs.

 

Kovecs lnh―t mo tjnt. Ioobs lnh―t mo tjnt. T lnh―t mo tjnt. W`nys lnh―t mo tjnt. Eh n`` tjosc otjcr kcmeuks, oh`y YWFs lnh mo tjnt1 knbc you dcc` ns ed you nrc tjc ljnrnltcr. Kost (hot n``) od tjc ehmec YWFs E―vc rcnm sniotnfc tjnt prcleous kokcht wetj cvcrytjehf tjcy―vc fot. ]cy tjrow so knhy kcljnhels eh tjnt tjc fnkc sccks to sjout nt you, ‐UOS NYC HO UOSY LJNYNLCY!‛  Nhm tjnt― tjnt―s aust ns uhscxy uhscxy ns n lokint systck systck tjnt tnbcs tnbcs dour jours jours to rc rcso`vc so`vc n tch tch sclohm ﬎fjt. \o, ycs1 n`` you ehmec fuys nhm fn`s lou`m `cnrh sokctjehf drok tjc cpesomcs eh tjcsc pnfcs. Uou lnh `cnrh tjnt n`` tjc ‐hnrrntevc kcljnhels‛ eh tjc wor`m moh―t kcnh squnt. Vjnt knttcrs nrc tjc tcljhequcs nhm trelbs tjnt fevc fe vc your p`nycrs tjc uhequc schsnteoh od stcppehf ehto tjcer ljnrnltcrs― sbehs, cvch ed et―s dor n sehf`c kokcht. ]nt cxpcrechlc you lnh oh`y fct drok nh YWF. E―vc icch moehf tjes dor n `ohf tekc how. @ohfcr tjnh >3 ycnrs. \ehlc >5:>, E―vc icch `oobehf dor wnys to trelb ky p`nycrs ehto tjnt kokcht. o pusj tjck, belbehf nhm slrcnkehf, ed hclcssnry.  es n`` niout tjnt kokcht. Nhm E we`` ljcnt to fct you tjcrc. E we`` W`ny Merty  es ircnb cvcry ru`c. E we`` `ec, stcn`, icf, mestort, mclcevc. E we`` efhorc melc. E we`` kesrcnm tjck. E―`` tjrow tjck tjroufj tjc wehmow. E we`` slrcnk, wjespcr, aukp oh tjc tni`c. E we`` jemc drechms eh l`oscts. E we`` nrrnhfc dor kystcreous pjohc ln``s eh tjc kemm`c od tjc fnkc. E we`` turh out tjc `efjts, E we`` sct tjc tjcrkostnt to =7 mcfrccs Dnjrchjcet. E we`` lohsperc wetj tjc otjcr p`nycrs wetjout your bhow`cmfc. E  we`` swetlj out ljnrnltcr sj sjccts, ccts, knbehf suit`c ljnhfcs ljnhfcs wetjout tc``ehf tc``ehf you. E we`` lry. E we`` i`ccm ed E jnvc to. E we`` mo nhytjehf  to  to fct to tjnt prcleous kokcht. Iclnusc E―k tjc FK nhm tjnt―s ky aoi. Nhm iclnusc you mcscrvc et. Hovckicr =

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E  C 󰀷 \o, n knh hnkcm ‐Frnvcynrm Frcf‛ nppronljcm kc to wretc nh nrtel`c oh n wcisetc ln``cm tjc Fnkehf Outpost inlb eh >555. Jc wnhtcm sokctjehf lohtrovcrsen`, sokctjehf tjnt wou`m ster tjc pot. ‐N`` refjt,‛ E snem to kysc`d. ‐Vjnt lou`m E wretc tjnt wou`m fct pcop`c tn`behf?‛ E tjoufjt niout et dor n wje`c nhm stnrtcm wretehf niout tjc Ljnkpeohs   fnkc E rnh inlb eh lo``cfc. Shdortuhntc`y, E memh―t tjehb to fevc nhy lohtcxt to tjnt fnkc. E aust postcm tjc jorror storecs od tjehfs E mem. @ct kc lorrclt tjnt crror how. Inlb nt tjc Shevcrsety od Kehhcsotn, wc jnm n iuhlj od me﬇crcht FKs wjo rnh me﬇crcht fnkcs. ]crc wns tjc M&M  fuy,  fuy, tjc rnvc``cr  fuy,  fuy, tjc Ckperc od tjc  fuy (et―s Kehhcsotn, ndtcr n``) nhm tjch tjcrc wns kc. E wns tjc Ln`` od Wctn` ]rohc  fuy Ltju`ju fuy. Nhm ky tni`c wns mnkh rutj`css.  N behm od trnmeteoh trnmeteoh jnm iue`t u up p nrouhm ky tni`c. ‐Aojh ‐Aojh lnh be`` nhy ljnrnltcr, ljnrnltcr, ho knttcr jow foom you knbc et.‛ E toob premc eh be``ehf o﬇ ljnrnltcrs eh vcry lrcntevc nhm i`oomy wnys. How, rckckicr, tjes es >5:6. N kulj `css ‐ch`efjtchcm‛ crn. Et wns n`so tjc icfehhehf od tjc ‐sp`nttcrpuhb‛ kovckcht eh jorror. E wns (nhm ste`` nk) n \tcpjch Behf dnh nhm E suislreicm to tjc pje`osopjy od, ‐Ed you lnh―t slnrc ―ck, fross ―ck out!‛ E uscm tjnt pje`osopjy to ruh ohc od tjc mcnm`ecst LoL  fnkcs  fnkcs E―vc cvcr ruh. ]ch, ohc mny, et jnppchcm. \okcohc snem, ‐Uou sjou`m ruh Ljnkpeohs .‛ E nsbcm wjy. Jc snem, ‐Iclnusc you lnh―t be`` n Ljnkpeohs  ljnrnltcr.‛  ljnrnltcr.‛ Ky jcnm twcnbcm aust n `ett`c. ‐Oj, rcn``y?‛ E wcht out to tjc fnkc storc nhm ioufjt ky ﬎rst lopy od Ljnkpeohs . \clohm cmeteoh. E rcnm tjroufj et. Ns n loehlemchlc, E wns n`so rcnmehf Drnhb Ke``cr―s Mnrcmcve`1`1 Iorh Nfneh screcs (nppcnrehf eh essucs #996-9) nhm N`nh Koor Mnrcmcve Koorcc nhm Mnvem Feiiohs― Vntljkch nhm Ke``cr―s Ke``cr―s Intknh1 ]c Mnrb Bhefjt Ycturhs . ]c  wjo`c lohlcpt od tjc supcrjcro supcrjcro lokel lokel wns trnhsdorkehf trnhsdorkehf icdor icdorcc ky cycs. Nhm E `cnrhcm, quetc quelb`y, tjnt you moh―t hccm to be`` n supcrjcro wjch you lnh mcstroy jek.

 

\o, E nfrccm. E―m ruh Ljnkpeohs . Iut E knmc kysc`d n prokesc. E wou`mh―t be`` nhyohc. Ehstcnm, E tjoufjt od wnys to mcstroy tjck. ]us, tjc nrtel`c you―rc niout to rcnm. @estcm ic`ow nrc n`` tjc tnltels E uscm to  wrclb supcrjcrocs. supcrjcrocs. How, you―`` hotelc tjnt tjc nrtel`c icfehs wetj n l`nek1 ‐E jnvc n iet od n rcputnteoh. E be`` ljnrnltcrs. N `ot od ljnrnltcrs.‛ E jopcm rcnmcrs wou`m hotelc tjnt tjroufjout tjc nrtel`c, E hcvcr be``cm n sehf`c ljnrnltcr. Hot ohc. Obny, wc``, E mem be`` ohc ljnrnltcr, iut tjnt wns hcnr tjc chm od tjc lnkpnefh nhm et mocsh―t louht iclnusc…wc``, you―`` scc wjy et mocsh―t louht. E wns jopehf tjc rcnmcr wou`m pny nttchteoh to tjnt eheten` l`nek nhm tjch hotelc tjnt E rcn``y memh―t be`` nhyohc. Shdortuhntc`y, tjnt―s hot wjnt jnppchcm. E wns too l`cvcr dor kysc`d or E ovcrcstekntcm tjc rcnmehf sbe``s od tjc typeln` fnkcr. Wroini`y n iet od iotj. \okc do`bs rcnm tjc nrtel`c nhm ln``cm kc n ‐Be``cr FK‛ wjch E jnmh―t be``cm nhyohc nt n``. ]cy kesscm tjc wjo`c poeht od tjc nrtel`c1 you moh―t hccm to be`` n  ljnrnltcr wjch you lnh mcstroy tjck ehstcnm. Ljnkpeohs  ljnrnltcr  N`ns, ky l`cvcrhcss l`cvcrhcss wns wns `ost oh knhy knhy.. N dcw pelbcm et up, iut iut oh`y n dcw. dcw. \o, E― E―k k lokehf refjt out nt tjc icfehhehf od n`` tjes nhm snyehf et ns cxp`elet`y ns E lnh.  Uou  Uou moh― moh―t hccm to be`` be`` ljnrnltcrs. Uou lnh jurt jurt tjck eh wnys tjnt jnvc hotjehf to mo wetj tjcer ljnrnltcr sjccts.  Aust fo to Jc``― Jc``―ss Betljch nhm nsb nsb Kntt Kurmolj. Kurmolj. J Jcc bhows n`` niout et.

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 Jet ―Ck Vjcrc  Et Jurts Jurts or, ‐]jcrc―s Korc ]jnh Ohc Vny to Be`` n Ljnkpeohs Ljnrnltcr‛ Ohc od ky dnvoretc tjehfs niout icehf n Fnkc Knstcr es wntljehf p`nycrs irehf kc tjcer ljnrnltcrs dor tjc ﬎rst tekc aust icdorc wc icfeh to p`ny. ]c sjccts nrc l`cnh nhm wjetc, wnetehf dor tjc pezzn stnehs nhm otjcr slnrs tjnt tjcy we`` nlquerc ovcr tjc kohtjs nhm ycnrs od p`ny. E lnrcdu``y pccb ovcr tjc sjccts ns tjc p`nycr wntljcs, nhxeous`y ietehf tjcer `ep, iclnusc tjcy bhow cxnlt`y wjnt E―k `oobehf dor. >7

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 Uou  Uou scc, E jnvc n iet od n rcputnteoh. rcputnteoh. E be`` ljnrnltcrs.  N `ot od ljnrnltcrs. ljnrnltcrs. Cvch eh ky Ljnkpeohs  lnkpnefh,  lnkpnefh, tjosc ief wjoppehf 937-poeht kohstcrs moh―t stnhm n ljnhlc. Iut E moh―t be`` ljnrnltcrs wetj kusl`c-iouhm kohstrosetecs or `ohc`y, iroomehf lefnr-ljokpehf knhenls wetj rnzor sjnrp l`nws. Ho, E be`` ljnrnltcrs eh n vcry me﬇crcht knhhcr n`tofctjcr. E jet tjck wjcrc et rcn``y jurts1 wjcrc tjcy spchm tjcer poehts. ]es nrtel`c es mcsefhcm to sjow Fnkc Knstcrs jow to usc n ljnrnltcr―s Mesnmvnhtnfcs, Wowcrs, nhm Ycsourlcs nfnehst jek. ]c cxnkp`cs `estcm jcrc wcrc uscm eh ky Ljnkpeohs  lnkpnefh,  lnkpnefh, iut wetj n `ett`c lrcntevety, n FK lnh usc tjcsc emcns eh aust niout nhy fnkc. How icdorc wc icfeh, `ct kc ehtromulc you to nh o`m drechm od kehc.

 Kcct Acddcrsoh Acddcrsoh Lnr Lnrtcr tcr ‐E―vc rcnm mozchs od ioobs niout jcrocs nhm lroobs nhm E `cnrhcm kulj drok iotj od tjcer sty`cs‛  Aekky Iu﬇ctt Iu﬇ctt

 Ac﬇crsoh Lnrtcr es nh HWL E usc  Ac﬇crsoh usc eh n `ot od ky lnkpnefhs. lnkpnefhs. Ns tjc j jcnm cnm od Lnrtc Lnrtcrr Chtcrprescs, jc es n komc` ke``eohnerc. Jc mohntcs ke``eohs od mo``nrs to ljnretecs, opchs jokc`css sjc`tcrs, sjc`tcrs, ﬎fjts dor tjc refjts od tjc worbehf l`nss, nhm es n`wnys scch  wetj tjc icnutedu` icnutedu` pcop`c. Jc es n jnhmsokc dnlc dnlc wetj n ljnretni`c, ljnretni`c, fevehf j jcnrt. cnrt. Lnrtcr Chtcrprescs es n`so rcspohsei`c dor tjc douhmehf od Shetcm \upcrjcrocs (or, ‐S\‛). Ssehf jes vnst duhms, Lnrtcr irehfs tofctjcr tjc kost chtcrpresehf nhm rcsourlcdu` supcrjcrocs to ﬎fjt lrekc eh tjc lety―s strccts nhm root out lorrupteoh eh tjc lety―s fovcrhkcht. Jes ehvo`vckcht wetj S\ jns n`wnys icch n pui`el knttcr1 jc mocsh―t ic`ecvc tjnt n foom mccm sjou`m cvcr rckneh nhohykous. Jc mcdchms tjc refjts od supcrjcrocs supcrjcrocs to jc`p support tjc po`elc mcpnrtkcht nhm otjcr `nw chdorlckcht nfchlecs. Jc wns ehstrukchtn` eh pnssehf ‐]c Tefe`nhtc Nlt‛ n dcw ycnrs inlb tjnt knmc tjc nlts od supcrjcrocs `cfn`, nhm jns n stn﬇ od tjc icst `nwycrs eh tjc hnteoh oh pnyro`` to bccp jes ckp`oyccs out od ane` nhm oh tjc strccts. Eh sjort, Ac﬇crsoh Lnrtcr es tjc icst drechm n supcrjcro lou`m jnvc.  Nhm wetj drechms drechms `ebc jek…wc``, E tjehb you lnh ﬎hesj tjnt tjnt ohc iy yo yoursc`d. ursc`d.

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 Lnrtcr―s  Lnr tcr―s \ \clrct clrct Jo`m your n``ecs l`osc to you, iut jo`m your chckecs l`oscr. \uh zu, ]c Nrt od Vnr 

 Ac﬇crsoh Lnrtcr es n kctn-juknh.  Ac﬇crsoh kctn-juknh. Lnrtcr jns knhy nie`etecs nie`etecs tjnt n``o n``ow w jek to sccb out n jcro―s kost prcleous sclrcts, nhm tjch jc uscs tjosc sclrcts nfnehst tjck. Eh ky Ljnkpeohs  lnkpnefh,  lnkpnefh, cvch ed tjc jcrocs wcrch―t ckp`oycm iy S\, Lnrtcr wou`m ste`` lohsemcr tjck ‐ckp`oyccs.‛ Eh dnlt, tjosc jcrocs wou`m ic nh cvch frcntcr ljn``chfc to jes ehtc``clt nhm rcsourlcs.  Vjy jns Lnrtcr Lnrtcr fohc to n`` n`` tjes troui`c? troui`c? ]c nhswcr es sekp`c. Iclnusc jc lnh. Lnrtcr es n knstcrkehm, n fcheus icyohm kortn` kcnsurckcht. Cvcr sehlc jes lje`mjoom, jc jns p`nycm ‐juknh ljcss‛ wetj jes tcnljcrs nhm p`nykntcs. Jes nlquercm dortuhc lnkc niout drok jes nie`ety to knhepu`ntc tjc kehms nhm `evcs od kortn`s, nhm how jc jns `cnrhcm to knhepu`ntc tjc kehms nhm `evcs od kctn-kortn`s. Eh sjort, jc es lnusehf pneh, kescry, nhm loh﬉elt dor jes owh chaoykcht. Nhm, moh―t dorfct, jc―s moehf et dor jes ckp`oyccs. Ndtcr n``, jc provemcm dor tjc Tefe`nhtc  Nlt. Jc Jc provemcm provemcm Shetcm Shetcm \upcrjcrocs. \upcrjcrocs. Jc cqueps cqueps nhm trnehs tjc supcrve``nehs tjcy chlouhtcr. Lnrtcr es tjc rcnsoh tjcy nrc `evehf tjc `edc tjcy nrc. Nhm ed jes trelbs nhm trnps tnbc out ohc or two jcrocs jcrc nhm tjcrc… oj wc``. Vjnt es `edc wetjout n `ett`c resb, cj?

]jc Kctjom  How mowh to tjc hetty fretty. Lnrtcr `oobs dor n jcro―s frcntcst wcnbhcss nhm cxp`oets et uhte` tjc ljnrnltcr ircnbs. @estcm ic`ow nrc sokc od tjc korc popu`nr Mesnmvnhtnfcs Ljnkpeohs ljnrnltcrs tnbc. Shmcr cnlj ohc es n kctjom E uscm (Lnrtcr uscm) to fct nt tjc ljnrnltcr.  Aust n drechm`y wnrhehf1 wnrhehf1 sokc FKs FKs kny lohsemcr lohsemcr tjcsc tc tcljhequcs ljhequcs to ic ic ‐uhmcrjnhmcm.‛ Dor tjosc FKs wjo dcc` tjnt tjcy sjou`m ic dner nhm nrietrnry (ns E so odtch jcnr), E suffcst tjcy `oob up ‐dner‛ nhm ‐nrietrnry‛ eh tjc melteohnry. ]ch, wc lnh tn`b.

 

 MHWL Dor tjosc od you wjo moh―t rclofhezc MHWL, et stnhms dor ‐Mcpchmcht HohW`nycr Ljnrnltcr.‛ E uhmcrstnhm et―s n dner`y lokkoh Mesnmvnhtnfc nkohf p`nycrs, iut ndtcr tjes `ett`c stuht, E jnm n scvcrc sjortnfc od MHWLs eh ky lnkpnefh. Ohc od ky korc rcsourlcdu` jcrocs wns n youhf `nmy hnkcm Kn`elc. \jc wns n knrten` nrtest wjo jnm n poesoh toulj. \jc wns dnst, mcnm`y, nhm vcry `ulby. \jc wns n`so n ief, dnt tjorh eh Lnrtcr―s semc. \jc wns fcttehf too l`osc to jes sclrct, so jc mclemcm to rcterc jcr.  Vjch sjc wnsh wnsh――t ruhhehf nrouhm nrouhm eh i`nlb tefjts, tefjts, Kn`elc wns tnbehf ln lnrc rc od jcr nfehf frnhmkotjcr. Frnhmknkn wns hot too dohm od tjosc lostukcm jcrocs, cspclen``y tjnt Kn`elc fer`. \jc `oobcm `ebc n jussy eh tjnt tefjt `ett`c lostukc. Nhm  wjnt refjt mem tjcy tjcy jnvc to to mo n po`elcknh po`elcknh――s aoi? F Frnhmpn rnhmpn wns n po`elcknh, ndtcr n`` (nhm tjc kneh ehspernteoh dor Kn`elc to turh to n `edc od nmvchturehf). Eh sjort, et  wou`m ircnb ircnb Frnhmknkn Frnhmknkn――s jcnrt ed sjc douhm out niout niout jcr frnhmmnufjtcr frnhmmnufjtcr――s sclrct. Iy how, you sjou`m ic fcttehf tjc pelturc. Aust sjow Frnhmknkn pelturcs od jcr frnhmmnufjtcr fcttehf ehto tjc Kn`elc lostukc nhm cvcrytjehf we`` ic juhby mory, refjt?  Vrohf.  V rohf.  Vjch Lnrtcr mocs tjehfs, jc mocs tjck tjck wetj sty`c. Oh Frnhmknkn―s scvchtectj iertjmny, Kn`elc toob jcr out to jcr dnvoretc rcstnurnht. Eh tjc kemm`c od tjc kcn`, ohc od Kn`elc―s kost jntcm chckecs sjowcm up oh tjc rood wetj n ioki. Od loursc, Kn`elc knmc nh nppcnrnhlc. Jcr chcky (wjo bhcw sjc wou`m sjow up) wns prcpnrcm. Jc jnm n sehf`c nfchmn nhm jc stulb to et. Eh tjc kemm`c od tjc ﬎fjt, jc jet jcr wetj n pnrn`yzehf rny, reppcm o﬇ jcr knsb, nhm tjrcw jcr tjroufj tjc f`nss lce`ehf”refjt eh droht od Frnhmknkn. ]c lokiehcm sjolb od sccehf jcr frnhmmnufjtcr fct tjrowh tjroufj tjc f`nss lce`ehf, dn`` ﬎dty dcct, nhm s`nk to tjc ﬉oor wns sjolbehf choufj. Nmm to et tjc rcn`eznteoh tjnt jcr frnhmmnufjtcr wns tjnt knsbcm jussy wns n iet too kulj dor Frnhmknkn to jnhm`c. Jcr jcnrt scezcm, nhm ns Kn`elc wntljcm oh, trnppcm eh jcr pnrn`yzcm iomy, jcr frnhmkotjcr mecm. Kn`elc rctercm rctercm tjc vcry hcxt mny nhm hoiomy cvcr ioufjt n MHWL nfneh.

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 Icrscrb  Icrscr b E `ovc tjes ohc. Vjchcvcr E fct to tnbc n ljnrnltcr nwny drok n p`nycr dor n wje`c, cxp`neh tjnt tjcy―vc icch uhlohsleous, nhm tjch jnvc tjck  wnbc up wetj i`oom oh tjcer tjcer jnhms es n ljnhlc to j jnvc nvc sokc rcn` duh. E jnm ohc od tjosc icrscrbehf slrnppcr fuys eh ky lnkpnefh dor n sjort  wje`c. Jes Jes hnkc wns \lrnppcr (E memh memh――t pelb tjc hnkc, hnkc, fuys) nhm jc fot jercm oh nt S\ dor oh`y n sjort wje`c. ]c p`nycr bhcw n`` tjc Ljnkpeohs   `oopjo`cs nhm jc cxp`oetcm cvcry ohc. Ehstcnm od nsbehf ‐Vjnt behm od emeot mo you tjehb E nk?‛ E `ct jek jnvc jes `ett`c lokint kohstcr, kohstcr, bccpehf n stcnmy cyc oh jes Icrscrb Mesnmvnhtnfc.  Ndtcr n loup`c loup`c od scsseohs, scsseohs, E fot lokp`nehts lokp`nehts drok p`nycrs. ]cy ]cy lokp`nehcm tjnt tjnt tjc ljnrnltcr wns hotjehf iut n wn`behf iuhm`c od powcrs, n f`ory-jouhm, nhm n inm ro`cp`nycr. E nfrccm, iut nsbcm tjck to ic pntecht. Ndtcr sccehf n dnke`enr welbcm f`eht eh ky cyc, tjcy ske`cm quect`y to tjcksc`vcs nhm wnetcm dor tjc jnkkcr to dn``. ]c hcxt scsseoh, tjcy chlouhtcrcm ohc od ky dnvoretc ve``nehs. Jes hnkc es Kehmichmcr, nhm you lnh ﬎furc out tjc rcst. Kehmichmcr toob ohc `oob nt \lrnppcr nhm jc bhcw wjnt to mo. Jc ehvobcm n `ett`c kchtn` jcnvy nrte``cry nhm icdorc \lrnppcr bhcw et, E wns ro``ehf melc, knbehf n rcfrctdu rcfrctdu`` `oob nhm nsbehf jek to knbc jes Icrscrb ro``. How \lrnppcr oh`y focs Icrscrb wjch jc sccs rcm tro``cy lnrs (jes kotjcr wns be``cm iy n ruhnwny rcm tro``cy lnr). Jc bhcw tjcrc wcrc ho tro``cy lnrs eh Kehhcnpo`es nhm nsbcm kc wjy jc wns foehf Icrscrb. E to`m jek jc  wns sccehf tro``cy tro``cy lnrs wjcrcvcr wjcrcvcr jc `oobcm nhm nhm jc jnm ho ljoelc iut to knbc tjc ro``”nhm knbc et nt -3, nt tjnt. Ndtcr n``, jc wns surrouhmcm iy tjc i`oomy tjehfs. Jc dne`cm tjc ro``, wcht huts, nhm E toob nwny jes ljnrnltcr sjcct. Nt tjnt kokcht, \lrnppcr stnrtcm nttnlbehf cvcrytjehf eh sefjt, ehl`umehf jes iummecs. ]cy jnm ho ljoelc iut to mcdchm tjcksc`vcs nfnehst n `ett`c ru`c-ichmehf lokint kohstcr  wjo wns foehf foehf nt tjck du`` du`` te`t. Jes `ett`c rnkpnfc lnuscm n w wjo`c jo`c `ot od mnknfc mnknfc nhm toob out n skn`` lje`m―s cyc icdorc tjcy fot jek uhmcr lohtro`. ]c pnrchts sucm S\2 \lrnppcr wns iroufjt up oh ljnrfcs od hcf`efchlc nhm rclb`css chmnhfcrkcht od `edc nhm spcht tjc hcxt twchty ycnrs eh presoh. E suffcstcm to \lrnppcr―s p`nycr tjnt jc sjou`m ic korc lnrcdu` wetj jes Mesnmvnhtnfcs. \urpresehf`y choufj, tjc hcxt ljnrnltcr jc knmc wns n `ett`c korc rcspcltdu` od tjc ru`cs. Fo ﬎furc.

 

Wsyljo`ofeln` @eketnteohs \okc od tjc kost powcrdu` Mesnmvnhtnfcs nrc ‐Wsy @eks.‛ Lomcs od Lohmult nrc n`wnys duh to p`ny wetj. Ohc od our jcrocs, n fuy hnkcm restnh ]okns wjo wcht iy tjc hnkc od ‐Wn`nmeh,‛ jnm n pner od ehtcrcstehf @eketnteohs. Jc wou`m hot strebc n woknh, ho knttcr wjnt tjc lerlukstnhlcs, nhm jc wns n ﬎rk ic`ecvcr eh ]c @nw. Jc wou`m hot nhy tjc `nw,odhot eh jeksc`d nhm hotjek. eh otjcrs. Od loursc, tjesto`crntc provemcm kcehdrehfckcht wetj n wjo`codiuhbcr nkko to usc nfnehst ]c ﬎rst tjehf E mem wns jnvc jek dn`` eh `ovc wetj n prctty `ett`c `eirnrenh  Nhfec Eso`mc. Eso`mc. ]nt sjou`m sjou`m jnvc icch icch choufj od n l`uc dor dor jek, iut uhdortuhntc`y uhdortuhntc`y (dor jek), jc memh―t pelb up oh et. Uou scc, Nhfec wns n ‐rchcfnmc supcr‛ hnkcm Tchfcnhlc. \jc jnm ho `elchsc to prnltelc nhm odtch douhm jcrsc`d nt omms wetj S\. Hcetjcr od tjck bhcw tjcer \clrct Emchtetecs, nhm Wn`nmeh wns icfehhehf to mcvc`op n helc, jcn`tjy jntrcm dor Tchfcnhlc. \jc jnm pelbcm up oh jes ‐moh―t strebc  wokch‛‛ lomc (tjnhbs to Kr  wokch Kr.. Lnrtcr― Lnrtcr―s nfchts) nhm nhm wou`m sokcjow sokcjow n`w n`wnys nys bhow  wjcrc Wn`nmeh Wn`nmeh wns. \jc \jc wou`m ljoosc ljoosc tjc mny mny nhm mntc od jcr nttnlbs lnrcdu``y, lnrcdu``y, ckinrrnssehf jek nt cvcry opportuhety.  Ns tjc revn`ry revn`ry ictwcch Tchfcnhlc nhm nhm Wn`nmeh Wn`nmeh jcntcm up, so mem tjc rok roknhlc nhlc ictwcch Nhfec nhm ]okns. Vjch tjc tekc wns refjt, Lnrtcr nrrnhfcm dor n suit`c mruf to fct s`eppcm ehto Wn`nmeh―s systck tjnt wou`m mrevc jek to tjc cmfc aust nt tjc refjt kokcht. Jc kct up wetj Tchfcnhlc (refjt oh sljcmu`c) nhm ns sjc prcpnrcm prcpnrc m dor nhotjcr opportuhety to juke`entc jek, tjc mruf belbcm eh nhm jc stnrtcm eh oh tjc uhprcpnrcm supcr-inic. Hccm`css to sny, uhmcr jes mruffcm stntc, jc mcko`esjcm tjc poor fer` (jc jnm 37 korc poehts to p`ny wetj, ndtcr n``). Vjch jc fnehcm lohtro`, jc rcn`ezcm wjnt jc jnm mohc nhm wntljcm ns tjc po`elc (wjo wcrc lohvchecht`y ln``cm eh oh tjc slchc iy nh nhohykous tep) toob o﬇ jcr knsb nhm lnrtcm jes ic`ovcm o﬇ to presoh.

@ulb ‐Obny,‛ you sny. ‐Obny, sny. ‐]nt―s ‐]nt―s aust ﬎hc tnb tnbehf ehf nmvnhtnfc nm vnhtnfc od n ljnrnltcr― ljnrnl tcr―ss mesnmvnhtnfcs. ]nt―s ho hcw trelb. \o wjnt?‛  N`` refjt, jow jow niout usehf usehf n ljnrnltcr― ljnrnltcr―ss nmvnhtnfcs nmvnhtnfcs nfnehst jek? jek? ‐n`chts‛ lnh ic n Ljnkpeohs ljnrnltcr―s worst chcky. @ulb es n frcnt cxnkp`c. W`nycrs iuy @ulb dor tjcer ljnrnltcrs n`` tjc tekc. Et―s `ebc n `ett`c sclurety i`nhbct. Et knbcs tjck dcc` ns ed tjcy jnvc sokctjehf to dn`` inlb oh ed cvcrytjehf focs inm.  A V | W`ny Merty

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]c mc﬎heteoh od @ulb es ‐…tjnt qun`ety wjelj jc`ps cvchts turh out eh tjc ljnrnltcr―s dnvor.‛ Obny, tjnt souhms ﬎hc, iut trust kc, n foom FK lnh ﬎hm inm eh aust niout nhytjehf. Yckckicr, @ulb esh―t lohtnfeous. Knbehf n ljnrnltcr @ulby mocs hot knbc tjc wjo`c froup @ulby. Ljnrnltcrs wjo iuy @ulb tchm to ic n `ett`c sc`d-lchtcrcm. sc`d-lchtcrc m. Ndtcr n``, tjcy wou`m rntjcr spchm poehts oh sokctjehf tjnt  we`` fct tjck out od troui`c, troui`c, rntjcr rntjcr tjnh sokctjehf sokctjehf tjnt wo wou`m u`m lokp`ckcht lokp`ckcht or nem tjc froup. \o, fct tjc froup eh troui`c, `ct tjc @ulbstcr ro`` jes  wny out od od et, tjch knbc knbc jek wesj jc jc memh― memh―t. Et― Et―s ln``cm ‐tjc ‐tjc dryehf pnh nhm ﬎rc tcljhequc,‛ nhm jcrc―s jow et worbs. Eknfehc tjc froup fcttehf jet iy sokc nrcn-c﬇clt wcnpoh. Od loursc, tjc @ulbstcr wnhts to ro`` jes wny out od et. Uou tc`` jek tjnt―s ﬎hc nhm jc knbcs jes @ulb ro``. Jc ﬉ecs out od tjc c﬇clt nhm `oobs inlb to scc jes iummecs dryehf. (Dcc` drcc to npp`y fue`t jcrc. Ndtcr n``, jc lou`m jnvc frniicm sokcohc to ﬉y out  wetj jek, refjt?) ]ch, refjt ndtcr jc―s out od tjc i`nst rnmeus, jnvc jek hotelc tjnt jc―s ﬉owh refjt ehto n koi od supcrve``nehs, aust rcnmy nhm we``ehf to pouhm oh ohc `ohc jcro. @ct―s scc jek @ulb jes wny out od n lokiehcm totn` od >,377 poehts od jnrm-jettehf ve``nehs. Ed oh`y jc jnm stnycm icjehm… Or pcrjnps iy @ulbehf out jc―s put jes iummecs eh mccpcr troui`c. Dor ehstnhlc, `ct―s usc tjc nrcn-c﬇clt wcnpoh nfneh. Wcrjnps ohc od jes powcrs lou`m jnvc louhtcrcm tjc c﬇clt? Ed jc jnm stnycm icjehm, jc―m jnvc icch ni`c to jc`p tjck out. Iut jc ljosc to @ulb out, nhm how jes iummecs nrc dryehf. Foom tjehf jc―s @ulby, esh―t et?  Nhotjcr cxnkp`c. cxnkp`c. ]c ljnrnltcr ljnrnltcr es eh nh nerport. Jc― Jc―s eh tjc rcstrook rcstrook nhm jc stuki`cs nlross nh chvc`opc sokciomy mroppcm. Jc opchs tjc chvc`opc nhm meslovcrs ets ﬎``cm wetj tjousnhm mo``nr ie``s. Fct you fct nhy korc `ulby? Od loursc, tjc kohcy ic`ohfs to n lrekc syhmelntc or sokcohc cvch korc menio`eln`, nhm tjcy―rc foehf to ic `oobehf dor tjnt kohcy nhm wjo ‐douhm‛ et (od loursc, tjcy ic`ecvc tjc jcro sto`c et). Nhm n`` od tjes troui`c iclnusc tjc ljnrnltcr wns @ulby.

 Ekkuhety  Ekkuhet y Ekkuhety fevcs n ljnrnltcr supcrhnturn` ekkuhety to mescnscs nhm poesohs. Et―s n vcry popu`nr nmvnhtnfc. Od loursc, Kr. Lnrtcr jnm to mo sokctjehf niout tjnt.

 

E jnm jes slechtests lokc up wetj n mescnsc tjnt wou`m be`` o﬇ nhyohc wetj tjc ‐supcr fchc‛ tjnt kctn-juknhs jnm. Lnrtcr jnm n lurc, od loursc. ]c oh`y proi`ck  wns n`` tjosc tjosc supcr dc``ows dc``ows wjo ioufjt ioufjt Ekkuhety Ekkuhety wcrc, wc``, ekkuhc ekkuhc to et.

 Dehm Vcnbhcss Vcnbhcss Ky dnvoretc trelb jns to mo wetj Dehm Vcnbhcss. ]es `ett`c puppy `cts ljnrnltcrs oiscrvc tjcer chckecs to ﬎hm n wcnbhcss eh tjc mcdchscs od n tnrfct. ]c icttcr tjcy ro``, tjc korc mnknfc tjcy lnh mo.  N `ot od lokint lokint kohstcrs kohstcrs tnbc tjes ohc. ohc. E n`wnys `ct tjck. ]cy ]cy oh`y usc et ohlc. Lnrtcr mcsefhs supcrve``nehs wetj n wcnbhcss tjc jcrocs lnh cxp`oet. ]csc ve``nehs jc ln``s jes ‐tjrownwnys‛1 puhbs jc lnh tjrow nt tjc jcrocs to wntlj tjcer ﬎fjtehf sty`cs nhm sbe``s. Jc sjows tjc jcrocs ﬎`ks od tjc tjrownwnys nhm sjows tjck tjc  wcnbhcss jc― jc―ss ‐douhm. ‐douhm.‛‛ ]ch jc schms tjck out out to lohdroht lohdroht tjc inmmec, inmmec, nrkcm wetj wetj tjc bhow`cmfc jc―s fevch tjck. ]cy ﬎hm tjc tjrownwny, chfnfc jek, ﬎hm jes  wcnbhcss, nhm jet jek ns ns jnrm ns ns tjcy lnh. ]es `ett`c strntcfy n`wnys jns tjc snkc rcsu`t. ]c ve``neh―s cycs fo wemc, jc kuki`cs sokctjehf niout dorfevchcss, nhm tjc jcro wntljcs tjc `edc s`ep out od jes cycs. Be``ehf n ve``neh es e s n knaor lrekc. Jcrocs nrc cxpcltc cxpcltcm m to irehf tjc inm fuys eh n`evc. Iut tjcrc―s ho hccm to worry. ]c jcro lnh rcst nssurcm tjnt Kr. Lnrtcr―s `nwycrs we`` tnbc lnrc od cvcrytjehf.

]jc Ycterckcht od Kr. Dniu`ous Ohc `nst story, wjelj E lnh―t tnbc du`` lrcmet dor. Ohc od ky p`nycrs, ky iummy Mnhhy, lnkc to kc ndtcr n fnkc scsseoh wetj n proi`ck. Jc jnm icch p`nyehf n ljnrnltcr dor tjc wjo`c ruh od tjc fnkc, n vcry popu`nr ljnrnltcr wjo wcht iy tjc hnkc ‐Kr. Dniu`ous.‛ Out od n`` ky Ljnkpeohs  lnkpnefhs,  lnkpnefhs, Kr. Dniu`ous wns ohc od ky dnvoretc ljnrnltcrs. ljnrnltcrs. Jc wns n komcst `ett`c supcrjcro wetj aust n `ett`c iet od supcr strchftj, spccm, nhm chmurnhlc, nhm n wjo`c `ot od jcnrt. Jc mrcsscm up eh n lo`ordu` lostukc nhm doufjt dor trutj, austelc, nhm tjc Nkcrelnh  Vny  V ny iclnusc et wns tjc refjt refjt tjehf to mo. mo. Jc n`wnys n`wnys toob n korhehf aof n`ohf Jchhepch Iou`cvnrm nhm n koi od bems wou`m  A V | W`ny Merty

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do``ow jek ns dnr ns tjcy lou`m. Jc ioufjt elc lrcnk nhm jot mofs nt tjc `ett`c kok-nhm-pop mruf storc oh tjc lorhcr dor `uhlj, nhm jc n`wnys jnm tekc dor nh nutofrnpj. Oj, nhm jc doufjt lrekc, too. ]nt hefjt, Mnhhy to`m kc tjnt Kr. Dniu`ous wns foehf to rcterc. Jc rcn``y `ovcm tjc ljnrnltcr, iut jc dc`t et wns tekc to `ct jek tnbc o﬇ jes knsb nhm fct oh wetj jes ekkehcht kemm`c nfc ycnrs. Vc tn`bcm niout et dor n  wje`c nhm E fnvc fnvc jek n suffcsteoh. suffcsteoh. Nt ﬎rst jc wns wns sjolbcm, iut tjch, nnss jc tjoufjt niout et, jc nfrccm et wns tjc oh`y wny to chm tjc story od Kr. Dniu`ous.  Vcc sjoob jnhms  V jnhms nhm tjc vcry hcxt wccb, wccb, tjc cvcht cvcht wc meslu meslusscm sscm toob p`n p`nlc. lc. Kr. Dniu`ous mem ehmccm nhhouhlc jes ehtchteoh to rcterc. Lnrtcr nhm S\ tjrow n jufc pnrty to lc`cirntc Kr. Dniu`ous― twchty ycnrs od ﬎fjtehf lrekc. ]c cvcht  wns oh tjc droht pnfc od cvcry hcwspnpcr hcwspnpcr eh tjc hnteoh. hnteoh. Oh tjc korhehf icdorc jes rcterckcht, Kr. Dniu`ous stoppcm eh tjc kok-nhmpop mruf storc dor jes elc lrcnk nhm jot mof. N youhf bem wetj drefjtchcm cycs wns tjcrc wetj n fuh, tnbehf kohcy out od tjc rcfestcr. Kr. Dniu`ous jc`m up jes jnhms nhm trecm to tn`b tjc bem ehto puttehf tjc fuh mowh. ]c bem, wetj cycs du`` od tcnrs, `owcrcm tjc pesto`. Dor sokc rcnsoh, Kr. Dniu`ous― Mnhfcr \chsc wou`mh―t stop rehfehf eh jes cnrs. Jc turhcm nrouhm n `ett`c too `ntc nhm toob n iu``ct drok tjc bem―s o`mcr irotjcr refjt eh tjc dnlc. ]c nkiu`nhlc nrrevcm tch kehutcs ndtcr tjc ehlemcht. Kr. Dniu`ous wns douhm, inrc`y n`evc nhm eh sjolb. ]cy turhcm o﬇ tjc serch ﬎vc kehutcs outsemc od tjc jospetn`. ]c mcntj od Kr. Dniu`ous wns n mnrb mny eh ky lnkpnefh. Jc wns ohc od tjc ﬎rst supcrjcrocs, n kchtor to korc tjnh jn`d od tjc kckicrs od Shetcm \upcrjcrocs. N hnteohn` mny od kourhehf wns jc`m nhm wc spcht nh chterc fnkc scsseoh oh tjc duhcrn`, `estchehf to cnlj supcrjcro tn`behf niout tjcer kckorecs od tjcer jcro.  Vjnt mem tjes nllokp`esj? Vjnt Vjnt mocs tjes tjes `ett`c ehlemcht jnvc jnvc to mo wetj usehf n ljnrnltcr―s Mesnmvnhtnfcs nfnehst tjck? Vc``, cvcry ljnrnltcr jns ohc sehf`c mesnmvnhtnfc eh lokkoh, nhm et esh―t oh tjcer ljnrnltcr sjcct. \okctekcs  wc moh― moh―t scc et, nhm nhm et odtch iclokcs iclokcs ehvesei`c eh n supcrjc supcrjcro ro lnkpnefh. ]nt `ett`c Mesnmvnhtnfc Mesnmvnht nfc es tjnt cnlj nhm cvcry ohc od us es kortn`. Eh tjc wor`m od supcrjcrocs,  wc sokctekcs sokctekcs dorfct tjes. tjes. Vje`c cnlj cnlj od us wou`m wou`m `ebc to `evc `evc dorcv dorcvcr cr,, et es odtch n ljnrnltcr―s mcntj tjnt mc﬎hcs jek, hot jes `edc. Kr. Dniu`ous mecm tryehf to tn`b n

 

slnrcm `ett`c bem out od moehf tjc wrohf tjehf. Jc lou`m jnvc pouhmcm tjc jc`` out od jek, iut jc memh―t. Jc mecm tryehf to stop n lrekc wetjout usehf jes ﬎sts.  Vjnt wns Kr Kr. D Dniu`ous niu`ous―― Mesnmv Mesnmvnhtnfc? nhtnfc? Jc Jc jnm n Lomc Lomc vs. Be``ehf. Lnrtcr Lnrtcr douhm out niout et nhm sct up tjc wjo`c ehlemcht. Iut tjes tekc, jes `ett`c fnkiet inlb﬎rcm oh jek. Jc tjoufjt be``ehf Kr. Dniu`ous eh n sekp`c roiicry wou`m mesjcnrtch tjc supcrjcrocs od Kehhcnpo`es. Jc wns wrohf. Et iroufjt tjck tofctjcr, lrcntehf n iohm tjnt lou`m hot ic irobch. Nhm jc wns s`oppy. Ohc od tjc jcrocs icfnh meffehf nhm douhm out tjc bems wcrc pnem to lokket tjc lrekc. Et wns tjc icfehhehf od tjc chm dor do r Kr. Lnrtcr. Iut tjnt―s nhotjcr story. Eh wjelj tjc Nutjor ehtromulcs jeksc`d, rcvcn`s wjy Ljukinwukin es tjc bcy to frcnt Fnkc Knstcrehf, tjch mesl`oscs wjy cvcrytjehf you bhow es wrohf.

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E  C 󰀾  Niout jn`dwny jn`dwny tjroufj tjroufj tjes `ett`c nrtel`c, nrtel`c, you― you―rc foehf to stuki`c nlross nlross sokctjehf tjnt pcop`c tn`b to kc niout wjchcvcr tjcy irehf up W`ny Merty, nhm tjnt―s ‐Foom Fuy Tnmcr.‛ E kust knbc n lohdcsseoh1 E―k hot chterc`y rcspohsei`c dor tjnt. Ky drechm \tcvc \wnrhcr ﬎rst suffcstcm tjnt O`m Ich nhm Uomn kefjt hot ic cxnlt`y jow tjcy portrny tjcksc`vcs. Jc iroufjt up tjc Acme kehm trelb Ich trecs to usc oh @ubc oh ntooehc nhm jc n`so sjowcm kc jow Uomn n`kost pnhels wjch @ubc nsbs, ‐Es tjc mnrb semc strohfcr?‛ Drok tjnt, E icfnh re﬌hf. Et iclnkc n fnkc ictwcch jc nhm E, `oobehf dor ehlohsestchlecs eh tjc \tnr Vnrs tre`ofy tjnt loh﬎rkcm our suspeleohs. Hownmnys, et―s sokctjehf E sjnrc wetj cvcryohc wjo snys, ‐E―k n \tnr Vnrs dnh.‛ ‐Nj,‛ E sny. ‐\o, you bhow tjc sclrct kcssnfc?‛ ‐Vjnt sclrct kcssnfc?‛ tjcy nsb. ‐]c mnrb semc we`` ‚dorcvcr mokehntc your mcstehy,― nhm tjc foom semc knbcs you  wnht to s`ccp s`ccp wetj your sestcr nhm kurmcr kurmcr your your dntjcr. dntjcr.‛ E cvch knmc ohc \tnr Vnrs  dnh  dnh ircnb mowh nhm lry. Iclnusc E―k n instnrm tjnt  wny..  wny *** Kulj nlross `ntcr, aust eh tjc`ett`c `nst swcrvc dcw jours, eh \tnr dnlt Vnrs (Hovckicr 95tj, 97>=), E―vc stuki`cm nhotjcr eh tjc Shevcrsc. Et―s chterc`y possei`c n`` tjes Dorlc stu﬇ es jnppchehf eh @ubc―s jcnm. Hoiomy c`sc cvcr jcnrs Bchoie―s voelc. Hoiomy c`sc cvcr sccs Dorlc Fjosts. Hoiomy c`sc focs to Mcfoinj nhm jnhfs out wetj Uomn. (Obny, wc―vc fot Y9M9 tjcrc, iut wc moh―t bhow wjnt jc―s snyehf, so n`` tjosc iccps nhm ioops lou`m ic, ‐Uou lrnzy instnrm! Vjo nrc you tn`behf to? E―k tjc oh`y ohc jcrc!‛)

 

Ky iummy Acssc Jcehef ln``s tjes pjchokchoh ‐y`cr Murmch, Acme Bhefjt.‛ Nhm ed you tjehb niout et, tjc wjo`c tjehf dn``s tofctjcr pcrdclt`y. Jnh \o`o es refjt. Jc focs to s`ccp dor n wje`c nhm jes drechms stnrt jnvehf mc`useohs od frnhmcur. ]ehb niout tjnt tjc hcxt tekc n p`nycr wnhts to jnvc n Acme ljnrnltcr. ‐\urc, iummy,‛ you sny. Moh―t ske`c too kulj. Uou―`` fevc et n`` nwny. *** \tcvc wns n`so rcspohsei`c dor ohc od tjc icst Nkicr Melc`css  ljnrnltcr Melc`css YWF  ljnrnltcr quezzcs E cvcr rcnm. Dor tjosc wjo nrch―t dnke`enr, `ct kc fevc you sokc lohtcxt.  Vjch you knbc n ljnrnltcr ljnrnltcr dor Nkicr , you ﬎`` out n quez tjnt nsbs you ehljnrnltcr qucsteohs. Uou fevc eh-ljnrnltcr nhswcrs nhm you fct iohus poehts. E sto`c tjes dor tjc @cfchm od tjc Devc Yehfs  YWF  YWF inlb eh tjc mny. E suffcst you do``ow tjes `ett`c trelb dor nhy  fnkc  fnkc you ruh. Cvch ed et―s aust ﬎vc qucsteohs, knbc your p`nycrs ﬎`` et out ns tjcer ljnrnltcrs. @ct kc sjow you wjy. Derst, \tcvc―s quez knmc kc `nufj so jnrm, E hcnr`y `ost i`nmmcr lohtro`. Nhm  wje`c tjnt― tjnt―s n foom choufj choufj rcnsoh rcnsoh to try tjes trelb, trelb, tjcrc― tjcrc―s n korc korc ekportnht rcnsoh. rcnsoh. \tcvc―s nhswcrs jnm n sehfu`nr tjckc1 Lorweh”tjc hnrrntor od tjc ﬎rst sct od ioobs”wns hot aust nh uhrc`eni`c hnrrntor, jc n`so `ecs tjroufjout tjc chterc  Nkicr   ioobs”wns screcs. Eh ohc slchc, Lorweh wntljcs jes irotjcr I`cys ﬎fjt up tjc semc od n kouhtneh, be``ehf juhmrcms od kch ns jc focs. (Iclnusc tjc Lje`mrch od Nkicr nrc supcrhnturn``y strohf nhm dnst nhm prctty nhm…ycnj, you fct tjc pelturc.) Ohc od tjc kost powcrdu` `ehcs E cvcr rcnm eh nhy ioob wns Lorweh―s mcslrepteoh od tjnt ﬎fjt. ‐Dor jours E wntljcm jek. Nhm tjcy mecm nhm tjcy mecm.‛ Iut tjch, eh tjc kemm`c od tjc ﬎fjt, I`cys s`eps oh n pntlj od i`oom nhm dn``s o﬇ tjc semc od tjc kouhtneh. Et―s n summch nhm uhcxpcltcm turh od cvchts…ohc \tcvc―s ljnrnltcr (\tnvros) mem hot ic`ecvc.  Nllormehf to \tnvros, \tnvros, I`cys I`cys memh― memh―t s`ep. Jc Jc wns pusjcm. pusjcm. Iy Lorweh, Lorweh, od loursc. @ntcr, E nsbcm n qucsteoh1 qucste oh1 ‐U ‐ Uou―rc ou―rc oh n p`nhc tjnt―s tjnt―s `ost ets chfehc nhm es lrnsjehf to tjc frouhm. ]crc  A V | W`ny Merty

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nrc oh`y two pnrnljutcs. Uou fct ohc, iut wjelj od your otjcr dnke`y kckicrs fcts tjc otjcr ohc?‛ \tcvc―s nhswcr wns ire``enht. Jc wcht tjroufj cnlj od tjc Nkicr   ljnrnltcrs nhm fnvc kc rcnsohs wjy hohc  od  od tjck cvch hccmcm  tjc  tjc pnrnljutc. ]cy―m n`` survevc ohc wny or nhotjcr. ‐Fcrnrm we`` survevc tjc lrnsj.‛ ‐Ichcmelt toob ohc `oob nt tjc p`nhc nhm hcvcr fot oh.‛ ‐Deohn trukps out.‛ ‐Lnehc…tjnt―s hot Lnehc!‛ ]c quez hot oh`y fnvc kc n frcnt wny od `oobehf nt \tcvc―s ljnrnltcr, iut n`so fnvc kc n toh od emcns dor tjc fnkc E wns niout to ruh. Jes jypcr-pnrnhoem jypcr-pnrnhoem veseoh od tjc Nkicr    uhevcrsc uhevcrsc knmc et cvch mnrbcr nhm korc du`` od twests nhm trcnljcry tjnh E jnm p`nhhcm.  Nhotjcr bcy to frcnt FKehf1 ﬎hm wnys to nsb your p`nyc p`nycrs rs qucsteohs nhm tjch `estch to tjcer nhswcrs.

 

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hnkcm Achhedcr. Icch tjnt wny dor two ycnrs oh Mclckicr . Fot n mof, two lnts, nhm n rnt. \o, tjnt―s kc. Nhm how tjnt wc―rc n`` nlqunehtcm, knyic E sjou`m fct to tjc aoi tjnt E―k E―k jcrc to mo. Uou bhow. bhow. n`b n`b ni niout out Fnkc Knstcr stu﬇. ]nt―s wjy you―rc rcnmehf n`` od tjes, refjt? o scc wjnt E―vc fot to sny niout hnsty, uhmcrjnhmcm, sehestcr, nhm otjcrwesc prnctorenh (`ebc tjnt ohc? E pnem dour iulbs dor et) trelbs to p`ny oh uhsuspcltehf, ehholcht, hnevc, nhm lu`pni`c p`nycrs. Iut icdorc E fct stnrtcm, E―m `ebc to `ny n loup`c od frouhm ru`cs. Ndtcr n``, tjc tet`c od tjes lo`ukh lou`m ic n `ett`c mclcptevc. Vc―rc jcrc to tn`b niout FK trelbs. Hnsty FK trelbs tjnt wou`m knbc O`― Frektootj jeksc`d mo n moui`ctnbc. Vjnt wc nrc hot jcrc dor es be``ehf ljnrnltcrs. Hoiomy wnhts to p`ny wetj n Be``cr FK. Iut cvcryiomy wnhts to p`ny wetj n Merty FK.  Aust to knbc surc surc you bhow wjnt wjnt E― E―k k tn`behf niout, niout, `ct― `ct―ss spchm n kokcht kokcht or two mc﬎hehf tcrks. Eh sokc lerl`cs”tjc ohcs E wns cmulntcm eh”tjnt―s n prctty ekportnht stcp.  N Be``cr FK es sokcohc sokcohc wjo tnbcs f`cc eh mcstroyehf mcstroyehf ljnrnltcrs. ljnrnltcrs. Jc be``s tjck tjck  wetjout rckorsc, rckorsc, wetjout wetjout lokpnsseoh, lokpnsseoh, wetjout lnrc. Jc Jc mocs et iclnusc iclnusc jc ln lnh. h. Fevcs jek sokc sort od selb rusj. ]es es inm.  N Merty FK, oh tjc otjcr otjcr jnhm, es sokcohc sokcohc wjo uscs cvcry merty ttrelb relb eh tjc ioob to ljn``chfc tjc p`nycrs. Bccpehf tjck o﬇ in`nhlc wetj fucrre``n tnltels, jc ehlrcnscs tjc p`nycrs― chaoykcht wetj o﬇icnt nhm uhortjomox kctjoms, dorlehf tjck to tjehb oh tjcer dcct, usc tjcer ekprovesnteohn` ekprovesnteohn` sbe``s, nhm bccp tjcer nmrchn`ehc pukpehf nt du`` spccm. ]es es foom. \o, how tjnt wc―rc n`` spcnbehf tjc snkc `nhfunfc, `ct―s fct mowh to iusehcss. *** ]c ﬎rst stcp to iclokehf n Merty FK ehvo`vcs n `ett`c syhmrokc E ln`` ‐]c Mec Jnrm C﬇clt.‛ (E―vc tn`bcm niout tjes icdorc eh otjcr p`nlcs, so E―`` bccp et irecd.) Csschten``y, n`` p`nycrs wnht tjcer ljnrnltcrs to ic Aojh KlL`nhc. Uou bhow, tjc fuy

 

Irulc Ve``es p`nys eh tjc Mec Jnrm  ﬎`ks.  ﬎`ks. ]cy wnht to ic bholbcm mowh, puhljcm out”i`oomy, inttcrcm, nhm icntch. Iut (nhm tjes es nh ekportnht ‐iut,‛ do`bs), cvcry tekc tjcy fct bholbcm mowh, tjcy wnht to ic ni`c to fct inlb up. ]nt―s refjt. Aust `ebc tjc Ljukinwukin sohf. Icehf Eresj, et aust lokcs to kc hnturn``y. W`nycrs wnht to ic n i`oomy kcss nt tjc chm od tjc nmvchturc, iut tjcy ste`` wnht to weh. Nhm tjcy wnht to dcc` `ebc tjcy woh iy tjc sbeh od tjcer tcctj. ]cy wnht to tjehb tjnt `nst mec ro`` wns tjc `ulbecst ohc tjcy cvcr knmc. ]cy wnht to dcc` tjnt tjcer ljnrnltcrs― ljnrnltcrs― `evcs wcrc jnhfehf eh tjc in`nhlc, rcnmy to dn`` `ebc `e bc n peh jnhfehf oh tjc cmfc od n prclepelc. ]nt―s wjnt p`nycrs wnht.  Nhm tjnt― tjnt―s wjnt n Merty Merty FK fevcs tjck. tjck. Iclnusc jc tjrows stu﬇ nt tjck tjnt tjcy hcvcr louhtcm oh. Jc uscs tcljhequcs tjnt nrc so outsemc tjc knehstrcnk tjnt tjcy jet tjc p`nycrs `ebc n `cdt joob to tjc  anw.. Jc us  anw uscs cs cvcrytjehf nt nt jes mesposn` to bholb tjck mowh”so tjcy lnh fct inlb up aust eh tekc to momfc tjc hcxt jet. N`` od tjes lokcs uhmcr tjc insel prckesc tjnt tjc FK es tjcrc dor tjc p`nycrs― chaoykcht2 jc―s provemehf tjck wjnt tjcy wnht. ]nt―s tjc FK―s aoi. Vjch et―s n`` snem nhm mohc, tjc Fnkc Knstcr―s duh es jc`pehf jes drechms jnvc duh. Nt `cnst, tjnt―s tjc wny E―vc n`wnys scch et.

 Inm Fuy Lorweh Lorweh How, oh to tjc Fnkc Knstcrehf nmvelc. E―k foehf to ic usehf n vcry spcle﬎l kctjom eh tjes jcrc lo`ukh. Derst, E―`` cxp`neh n tcljhequc, nhm tjch E―`` fevc you n prnlteln` npp`elnteoh. Eh otjcr worms, E―k foehf to tc`` you, nhm tjch E―k foehf to sjow you. ]c ﬎rst tcljhequc wc―`` ckp`oy es sokctjehf n drechm od kehc helbhnkcm ‐]c Inm Fuy Lorweh cljhequc.‛ Jc muiicm et tjus iclnusc jc ﬎rst snw kc usc et eh ky Nkicr Melc`css Melc`css Yo`cp`nyehf F Fnkc  nkc , iut you lnh usc et eh aust niout nhy

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`elchscm fnkc. Eh dnlt, you lnh usc et eh n`kost nhy YWF scttehf tjc p`nycrs nrc dnke`enr wetj. Et worbs sokctjehf `ebc tjes.  Vc fct to scc  Vc scc Yofcr Qc`nzhy Qc`nzhy――s dnkous Ljrohel`cs od Nkicr  tjroufj  tjroufj tjc cycs od ohc ljnrnltcr1 Wrehlc Lorweh. (Dor tjosc od you wjo moh―t bhow n sehf`c tjehf niout Nkicr , jcrc―s jcrc―s tjc ruhmowh. U Uou― ou―vc vc fot ohc rcn` wor`m nhm cvcrytjehf c`sc es aust n pn`c eketnteoh od tjnt ohc rcn` wor`m. Cvch Cnrtj esh―t rcn`, et―s aust n ‐sjnmow‛ od tjes p`nlc ln``cm Nkicr. ]nt kcnhs tjnt cvcryohc `evehf oh tjcsc sjnmows nrch―t rcn` cetjcr, nhm tjc oh`y rcn` pcop`c nrc tjosc drok Nkicr. ‐Nkicretcs‛ lnh wn`b tjroufj sjnmows nhm nrc tch tekcs dnstcr, strohfcr, nhm sknrtcr tjnh us sjnmow-pcop`c. Nhm iclnusc tjcy―rc tjc oh`y rcn` pcop`c, tjc oh`y do`bs tjnt nrc wortj ljn``chfehf nrc tjcer owh sei`ehfs, knbehf  Nkicr n joticm joticm od po`eteln` nhm ke`etnry ehtrefuc. ]nt―s ]nt―s tjc fest od od et. Ho How w fo rcn rcnm m tjc ioobs nhm ﬎hm out wjnt you―rc kessehf.)  Ns you rcnm rcnm n`ohf, you you wntlj jes jes trnhsdork trnhsdorknteoh nteoh drok cfolchtrel instnrm instnrm to sykpntjctel knrtyr. ]c ljnhfc es ehlrcmei`c.  N `ett`c too ehlrcmei`c ehlrcmei`c ed you nsb kc. Lorweh Lorweh jeksc`d nmkets tjnt jc jc――s hot nh chterc`y trustwortjy hnrrntor. Vjch E stnrtcm p`nhhehf nh Nkicr  lnkpnefh,  lnkpnefh, E mclemcm to tnbc tjnt stntckcht to tjc cxtrckc. E inscm tjc emcn oh n frcnt `ett`c ioob iy Wje`ep Aoså Dnrkcr ln``cm ]c Otjcr @of od Wje`cns Doff . Eh tjnt ioob, Dnrkcr tnbcs n`` tjc kestnbcs (hot n vcry prctty worm, iut nh nllurntc ohc) Tcrhc nhm jes cmetors kesscm eh Nrouhm tjc Vor`m eh :7 Mnys  nhm  nhm uscs tjck to iue`m n quect lohspernly tjc `ebcs cvch Skicrto Clo jns hcvcr scch. Vjch n ljnrnltcr jns jes f`nss eh jes `cdt jnhm eh ohc pnssnfc, tjch eh jes refjt eh nhotjcr, tjnt―s hot n kestnbc”et―s n l`uc! Et―s n ire``enht `ett`c ioob wjosc kctjoms jnvc ehspercm kc oh knhy ollnseohs. Oh tjes ollnseoh, E mclemcm to usc tjc snkc tcljhequc oh Qc`nzhy―s Nkicr . E to`m ky p`nycrs tjnt tjcy―m ic knbehf ljnrnltcrs tjnt wcrc sohs nhm mnufjtcrs od tjc C`mcr Nkicretcs (tjc ljnrnltcrs drok tjc ioobs), iut tjc fnkc wou`m tnbc p`nlc murehf tjc tekc od tjc hovc`s. ]cy―m fct to wethcss n`` tjc loo` stu﬇ tjnt wns foehf oh nhm ﬎`` eh tjc i`nhbs tjnt Lorweh hcvcr quetc ﬎``cm eh. ]cy knmc up tjcer ljnrnltcrs nhm fot rcnmy to wntlj tjc cvchts od tjc hovc`s uhdo`m. Iut tjehfs memh―t fo cxnlt`y ns p`nhhcm. Hot iy n `ohf sjot. Eh dnlt, wetjeh ohc jour od fnkcp`ny, tjcy wcrc ns aettcry ns n auhbec wnetehf dor jes ﬎x. Uou scc,

 

cvcrytjehf wns wrohf. ]nt es, cvcrytjehf wns jnppchehf tjc wny et mem eh tjc ioobs, iut Lorweh―s ro`c wns n `ot me﬇crcht tjnh tjc ro`c jc spc``cm out oh tjc pnfc. Eh otjcr worms, jc `ecm. N `ot.  Ns sooh ns tjc p`nycrs tjoufjt tjcy jnm tjehfs ﬎furcm ﬎furcm out, E tjrcw nho nhotjcr tjcr `oop nt tjck, tjcerJcrc―s nssukpteohs nhm usehf tjosc snkc nssukpteohs to sct tjck up p`nyehf dor hnstyo﬇trnps. nh cxnkp`c. Eh Nkicr , et―s possei`c to fo out ehto sjnmow nhm ﬎hm n pcrdclt (n`icet ehdcreor) mup`elntc od yoursc`d. Ndtcr n``, nhytjehf nh Nkicretc lnh eknfehc es out eh sjnmow, you aust jnvc to ic we``ehf to `oob dor et. Nt tjc chm od tjc ﬎rst ioob, Lorweh es ekpresohcm dor dour ycnrs eh tjc iowc`s od Lnst`c Nkicr. Vjnt―s worsc, jc jns jes cycs iurhcm out. ]c p`nycr wjo toob tjc ro`c od Lorweh―s hcpjcw memh―t `ebc tjnt ohc sehf`c iet. Iut tjcrc―s n shnf, you scc. ]nt neh―t neh―t Lorweh Lor weh mowh eh tjc muhfcoh. Et―s Et―s jes sjnmow sjnmow..  Nhm so, n`` tjroufj tjroufj tjc rcst od tjc screcs, tjc Lorweh tjnt― tjnt―s tc``ehf tjc rcnmcr rcnmcr jes story es n sjnmow wjo ic`ecvcs jc―s Lorweh, wje`c tjc Ycn` Mcn` es icjehm tjc slchcs, opcrntehf uhscch, knhepu`ntehf cvchts wje`c jes mukky-sc`d bccps cvcryiomy―s nttchteoh.  Nhm knbc ho kestnbc1 Lorweh Lorweh es n instnrm. instnrm. How dor tjosc od you wjo moh―t rcnm or p`ny  Nkicr , jcrc―s nhotjcr cxnkp`c so you lnh fct n pelturc od wjnt E―k tn`behf niout.

 Foom Fuy Fuy Tnmcr Ljcw oh tjes. Eh ]c Ckperc \trebcs Inlb , Uomn wnrhs @ubc niout tjc Mnrb \emc od tjc Dorlc1 ‐Ohlc you turh mowh tjc mnrb pntj, dorcvcr we`` et mokehntc your mcstehy.‛  Ucnj.  Ucnj. Yefjt. Nhm Nhm tjc Foom \emc knbcs you wnht to s`ccp wetj your sestcr nhm be`` your dntjcr.  A V | W`ny Merty

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]ehb niout et dor n sclohm. Vjnt ed Tnmcr neh―t sulj n inm fuy? Vjnt ed Tnmcr oh`y wnhts to ic rcuhetcm wetj jes soh, ovcrtjrow tjc Ckpcror, nhm ru`c wetj jes jes semc? Vjnt ed jc wnsh―tfnkc `yehf? wjnt ed Bchoie nhm Uomn nrcioy aust ntp`nyehf n vcry lokp`elntcm od Nhm rcvchfc?  Vntlj N Hcw  Vntlj Hcw Jopc  nfneh.  nfneh. Vntlj tjc slchc wetj Bchoie nhm @ubc eh tjc o`m fuy―s jousc wjch Y9-M9 sjows tjc vemco od tjc dner prehlcss icffehf dor jc`p. Bchoie turhs to @ubc nhm snys, ‐Uou kust lokc wetj kc to N`mcrnnh nhm `cnrh tjc wnys od tjc Dorlc.‛ Vjnt―s foom-jcnrtcm, swcct-dnlcm Ich Bchoie tryehf to mo tjcrc? Jc―s usehf tjc o`m Acme kehm trelb! Vntlj et! Vntlj @ubc stnrehf nt jek wetj f`nssy cycs! Vntlj @ubc pu`` nwny (iclnusc tjc Dorlc es too strohf eh jek). ]ch wntlj Bchoie usc @ubc―s mcsercs nfnehst jek. ‐E hccm your jc`p, @ubc. \jc hccms your jc`p.‛  Ucnj,  Ucnj, @ubc. Uou bhow wjnt sjc hccms. hccms. ]cy cvch `ec to jek. ]cy tc`` jek jes dntjcr wns ictrnycm nhm be``cm iy Tnmcr. Nhm ho, et neh―t n me﬇crcht poeht od vecw. Et―s n `ec. Ky kokky tnufjt kc icttcr tjnh tjnt. Bchoie nhm Uomn knhepu`ntc @ubc n`` tjroufj tjc ﬎`ks, tryehf to lohvehlc jek tjnt tjc Mnrb \emc esh―t strohfcr”aust quelbcr, cnsecr, nhm korc scmultevc. @ct―s tjehb oh tjnt dor n wje`c. ]c Mnrb \emc es quelbcr to `cnrh, cnsecr to `cnrh, nhm aust ns powcrdu`? Vjcrc mo E sefh up?  Nhm dor tjosc tjosc od you wjo nrc snyehf, ‐Ucnj, ‐Ucnj, iut et―`` et―`` dorcvcr dorcvcr mokehntc your mcstehy!‛”E fot ohc tjehf to nsb you. Mem O`― Ckpcror Wn`pntehc `oob n`` tjnt mokehntcm to you wjch jc wns dryehf @ubc―s sbu`` wetj i`uc `efjthehf? Cvcr scc  Uomn  Uomn or Bchoie Bchoie mo tjc i`uc i`uc `efjthehf trelb? E memh memh――t tjehb so. so. Jc wn wnss tjc niso`u niso`utc tc ru`cr od tjc Shevcrsc! Lokc oh! Ed tjnt―s mokehntcm, E―m jntc to scc ‐`eicrty.‛ Oj, wnet. ]nt―s refjt. @eicrty es `evehf eh n mcscrt wnstc`nhm slnrehf \nhm Wcop`c dor duh. Or jow niout rottehf nwny oh n kumjo`c jemehf out drok tjc ief fuy eh i`nlb nrkor tjnt lnh be`` you wetj n ﬉elb od jes wrest. Uou bhow. ]c ohc tjnt―s fot jes mcstehy mokehntcm. ]c ohc wetj jes owh \tnr Mcstroycr.

 

 Uou  Uou lnh usc usc tjc Inm Inm Fuy Lorweh tcljhequc tcljhequc eh aus austt niout nhy nhy fnkc tjnt― tjnt―s `elchscm drok ﬎`k or `etcrnturc. ]ehb niout Inm Fuy Fnhmn`d or Inm Fuy Nrnforh. ]ehb niout Foom Fuy Moltor Mook or Foom Fuy @cx @utjor. ]ehb niout Inm Fuy Welnrm or Inm Fuy Berb. Ed you―rc we``ehf to `oob, you―`` ﬎hm tjc pnttcrhs. ]c Inm Fuy cljhequc tjrows p`nycrs― nssukpteohs out tjc wehmow nhm dorlcs tjck to tjehb oh tjcer dcct. Cvcrytjehf tjcy ic`ecvc tjcy bhow es how wrohf. Et mocsh―t knttcr ed tjcy owh cvcry `ett`c sourlcioob oh cvcry `ett`c suiaclt, iclnusc cvcrytjehf es up dor frnis.  Nhm ohlc tjcer tjcer loh﬎mchlc es sjnbch, ohlc ohlc tjcy moh― moh―t bhow wjcrc wjcrc tjcy tjcy――rc foehf, tjcy―`` rcn`ezc tjnt tjcrc―s hotjehf tjcy lnh louht oh”iut tjcksc`vcs. ]nt―s n frcnt stnrtehf poeht dor tjnt `e―` tjehf wc ln`` tjc Jcro―s Aourhcy. Nhm you jnvch―t irobch n sehf`c ru`c or dumfcm n sehf`c mec ro``. Iut you―rc ste`` p`nyehf merty. *** Lohvehlcm? Jow niout n `ett`c sjnbch? Uou pu``eh― out your lopecs od tjc \tnr Vnrs re`of re`o f y , rcnmy to `oob dor korc? Lohfrntu`nteohs. Uou―vc aust frnmuntcm Merty FK >7>. Nhm, iy tjc wny”wc`lokc to tjc Mnrb \emc. Jopc you chaoy your stny.

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6. Jc hcvcr rcnm n sehf`c ioob, hcvcr lnst n sehf`c spc``, nhm n`wnys jnm tjrcc stelbs od myhnketc oh jes iomy cvcry kokcht od cvcry mny. Jc n`so jnm n ‐pnhel iuttoh‛ tjnt mctohntcm tjc myhnketc”  aust eh lnsc.  Vc``, ndtcr n ycnr nhm n jn`d, E wnhtcm  Vc``, wnhtcm to ruh n me﬇crcht me﬇crcht fnkc. Ndtcr Ndtcr n``, E wns ‐tjc fuy wjo rnh Ltju`ju,‛ nhm tjnt behm od rcputnteoh memh―t sctt`c wetj kc. E memh―t wnht to fct stulb eh n fchrc, E wnhtcm to ic ‐tjc fuy wjo rnh mnkh foom fnkcs.‛ \o E nhhouhlcm E wns lnppehf o﬇ ky Ltju`ju fnkc nhm wou`m ruh n hcw lnkpnefh eh n lokp`ctc`y me﬇crcht fchrc. \okctjehf \okctjehf tjnt ho ohc wou`m suspclt. ]c hcxt wccb, E iroufjt Ljnkpeohs  to  to tjc tni`c. How, bccp eh kehm tjc rcputnteoh E n`rcnmy cnrhcm nrouhm tjc l`ui1 Aojh Velb ljcws up ljnrnltcrs nhm spets tjck out `ebc auelc`css acrby. E `ebcm tjnt rcputnteoh2 et scrvcm two vcry ekportnht purposcs. Derst, `ebc E snem niovc, et kcnht tjnt pcop`c bhcw E kcnht iusehcss. Uou slrcw up eh Aojh―s fnkc, et losts you. \clohm, et kcnht tjnt pcop`c wcrc vcry lnrcdu` eh ky fnkcs. ]cy wcrc ndrnem dor tjcer ljnrnltcrs― `evcs. (E ste`` prnltelc tjnt strntcfy to tjes mny mny.. Nt cvcry loh E nttchm, E ruh tjc ‐E be`` be` `

 

―ck, E bccp ―ck‛ fnkc. Wcop`c irehf tjcer @cfchm od tjc Devc Yehfs  ljnrnltcrs  ljnrnltcrs to tjc fnkc, nhm ed n ljnrnltcr mecs, E bccp tjc ljnrnltcr sjcct. ]nt wny, do`bs bhow tjnt tjcy―rc p`nyehf dor bccps. Et worbs wc`` eh n snkurne fnkc, wetj tjc p`nycrs bhowehf tjnt tjcy―rc n`wnys dour dcct nwny drok mcntj. Dehn`. Wcrknhcht. Mcntj.) E wns dnlcm wetj n me﬌lu`t mcleseoh. E lou`m knehtneh tjc snkc strntcfy dor tjc Ljnkpeohs   fnkc, fnkc, or E lou`m nmopt n kulj korc jcroel kchtn`ety. E mclemcm to mo iotj. Ehspercm iy Drnhb Ke``cr―s Iorh Nfneh screcs (n ioob tjnt cvcry supcrjcro supcrjcro dnh sjou`m rcnm), E mclemcm to bccp tjc ru`cs tjc wny tjcy wcrc (kcnhehf ljnrnltcrs  wcrc vcry vcry me﬌lu`t to be``) wje`c jettehf tjck eh p`nlcs tjcy hcvcr hcvcr bhcw tjcy tjcy lou`m ic jurt. Iut E wou`mh―t be`` tjck. E wou`mh―t be`` n sehf`c ljnrnltcr. Eh n dcw wccbs, et iclnkc oiveous tjnt kortn`ety eh Velb―s supcrjcro fnkc  wns hot nh essuc. Et Et wns how how n`` niout Ve``powcr Ve``powcr. (]es es tjc poeht you sjou`m fo rcnm ‐Jet ―Ck Vjcrc Et Jurts‛ ovcr nt tjc Fnkehf Outpost. Cvch ed you―vc rcnm et icdorc, you kny wnht to drcsjch up. Uou lnh ﬎hm et nt tjc Fnkehf Outpost”mo et how, tjch lokc inlb jcrc. Vc―`` tn`b niout et wjch you―rc mohc). (Nhm, spcnbehf od Ve``powcr, et es vcry me﬌lu`t dor kc hot to spchm tjc rcst od tjes lo`ukh mcdchmehf tjnt nrtel`c. E kefjt s`ep ohlc or twelc. Ed E mo, E npo`ofezc. Ed E―k juknh”rntjcr tjnh mevehc”dor n kokcht or two, E jopc you―`` dorfevc kc. Ss fnkc mcsefhcrs fottn fct dorfevchcss wjchcvcr wc lnh.) (Nhm, ohc `nst pnrchtjcteln` stntckcht. Ehstcnm od snyehf ‐p`nycrs‛ ns ed E uhmcrstnhm tjc totn`ety od fnkehf, E sjou`m sny, ‐eh ky cxpcrechlc, tjc p`nycrs E―vc Fnkc Knstcrcm dor.‛ Jowcvcr, aust snyehf ‐p`nycrs‛ es n iet cnsecr oh ky ﬎hfcrs nhm oh your cycs. \orry dor tjc lohduseoh.) \o, how you bhow tjc mcveous p`ot od Kestcr Ac﬇crsoh Lnrtcr. Uou bhow jes kotevcs nhm you bhow jes kctjoms. N screous instnrm, tjnt Lnrtcr dc``ow. Cve` mowh to tjc lorc. Eh otjcr worms, nh cve` wortj ﬎fjtehf. Vjnt wou`m you fevc up to c`ekehntc tjc Lnrtcrs od tjc wor`m? Vjnt snlre﬎lc es too frcnt? @ct―s prctchm dor n kokcht. Vc― @ct―s Vc―rc ro`cp`nycrs, ro`cp`ny crs, wc lnh mo tjnt. @c @ct― t―ss prctchm tjnt Fom Jeksc`d lokcs mowh drok Jcnvch wetj n `est od Lnrtcrs. Jc tc``s you, ‐Welb ohc, nhm E―`` rckovc jek drok tjc p`nhct, crnsc jek dorcvcr drok Cxestchlc.‛ ]ch, tjc @orm `oobs you eh tjc cyc nhm snys, ‐Iut you jnvc to fevc sokctjehf up. \okctjehf prcleous.‛  Vou`m  V ou`m you mo et?  A V | W`ny Merty

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6 9,7>6 ycnrs o`m o`m,, jc―m ste`` jnvc 377 ycnrs `cdt oh jes schtchlc. ]c foom fuys woh. ]c inm fuy wns icjehm inrs. ]c lnkpnefh wns ovcr. E rnh n loup`c korc ohc-sjot fnkcs od Ltju`ju tjch kovcm to Ln`edorhen wjcrc tjc hnkc ‐Ac﬇crsoh Lnrtcr‛ jns poppcm up n loup`c od tekcs, iut hot eh tjc wny et mem eh tjnt >5-kohtj `ohf Ljnkpeohs  lnkpnefh.  lnkpnefh. *** Jnm to tnbc n ircnb tjcrc. Vrotc tjnt chterc peclc eh nh jour. Loo` mowh. Loo` mowh. ]es sjou`m jnvc icch ky ﬎rst lo`ukh jcrc nt Wyrnkem . E sny tjnt iclnusc eh tjnt ﬎rst cssny niout Lnrtcr, E dorfot to kchteoh tjc kost ekportnht pnrt od W`nyehf Merty 1 tjc pnyo﬇. Lntljehf nhm lohveltehf Lnrtcr toob tjck hcnr`y two ycnrs od rcn` tekc. Eh tjnt tekc, tjcy wntljcm hcnr`y n mozch jcrocs fo mowh uhmcr Lnrtcr―s jcc` (sclohm puh dor tjc cvchehf2 sorry), hcvcr bhowehf  A V | W`ny Merty

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tjnt esh―t Knfel  or  or Wobckoh, jns to fct n rctne` aoi. E―vc woh dour Orefehs Nwnrms. ]c fnkcs E mcsefhcm nhm jc`pcm mcsefh jnvc knmc ke``eohs od mo``nrs. Dor otjcr pcop`c. Iut wjch et―s n`` snem nhm mohc, E moh―t owh n sehf`c peclc od nhy od tjc fnkcs E―vc icch ehvo`vcm wetj. Hot , hot . Hot cvch n sehf`c poeht.

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]nt―s tjc fnkc ehmustry. Uou oh`y knbc kohcy jcrc ed you owh tjc propcrty, nhm E spcht tjc `nst ﬎vc ycnrs od ky `edc mcvc`opehf propcrtecs dor otjcr pcop`c. ]c rcnsoh E `cdt NCF wns so E lou`m mcvc`op ky owh propcrtecs, nhm knbc kohcy eh tjc fnkc ehmustry. Od loursc, eh tjc kcnhtekc, E lnh―t ﬎hm n aoi eh tjc rcn` wor`m tjnt pnys tjc ie``s.  Ns od \uhmny \uhmny hefjt, E wrotc n `cttcr to n drechm drechm od kehc tc``ehf jek tjnt E wns mohc wetj tjc fnkc ehmustry. Dehesjcm. ]crc―s ho kohcy jcrc. E lou`m wretc nh YWF tjnt kefjt rcnlj >,777 rcnmcrs or E lou`m wretc n hovc` or n slrcchp`ny tjnt  wou`m rcnlj rcnlj juhmrcms juhmrcms od tjousnhms. tjousnhms. Od loursc, loursc, tjnt behm od worb worb wou`m n`so pny ky ie``s, rntjcr tjnh knbehf hcw ohcs.  Nhm, ed you rcnm tjc kcssnfc ionrms, ionrms, E neh― neh―t tjc kost ic`ovcm ehmevemun` eh tjc fnkc ehmustry. \o. Vjy hot aust quet? ]ch, E snt mowh to wretc wjnt wou`m ic ky vcry `nst tjehf dor tjc fnkehf ehmustry. ]es lo`ukh. ]c ohc tjnt cnrhcm kc so kulj `ovc oh tjc Wyrnkem  `ests.  `ests. E rcrcnm tjc Lnrtcr nrtel`c. Ycnm niout Kn`elc―s frnhmkn. ]oufjt niout wjy E mem tjnt to tjc poor fer`. E wns pusjehf jcr. Wusjehf jcr. \jc quet. Hot iclnusc sjc memh―t jnvc jcr poehts n``olntcm tjc refjt wny, hot iclnusc jcr Cfo wnsh―t jefj choufj, or sjc memh―t jnvc choufj CM or WM or \tuh or Iomy. Ho, sjc quet iclnusc sjc memh―t jnvc tjc rcso`vc to bccp ﬎fjtehf.  Vretehf tjosc worms, tjosc  Vretehf tjosc vcry worms worms rckehmcm rckehmcm kc. Yckehmcm Yckehmcm kc wjy E `ovc tjes ehmustry so kulj. Vjy E `ovc ro`cp`nyehf fnkcs so kulj. Iclnusc  wc nrc tjc oh`y kcmeuk kcmeuk wjcrc tjc Nutjor Nutjor nhm tjc  A V | W`ny Merty

, kost FKs jnm hcvcr cvch jcnrm od et. ]c emcn od fevehf p`nycrs n voelc eh ky scttehfs lnkc niout lokp`ctc`y iy nllemcht. E jnm hcw p`nycr. p`nycr. \jc jnm ho cxpcrechlc wetj YWFs nhm tjnt ehcxpcrechlc n``owcm jcr to mo sokctjehf hoiomy jnm cvcr mohc nt ky tni`c. \jc aust stnrtcm knbehf stu﬇ up. ‐E wnht to fo to tjc sjop oh tjc lorhcr wjcrc Krs. Iehfs`cy jns tjc icst mrecm npp`cs.‛ E snt icjehm ky FK slrcch lokp`ctc`y lohduscm. ‐Juj?‛ ‐Uou snem tjes es n fnkc niout knbehf tjehfs up,‛ sjc snem. ‐Lnh―t E knbc tjehfs up?‛ E i`ehbcm n dcw tekcs nhm snem, ‐Sj, E fucss you lnh.‛ Otjcr p`nycrs to`m jcr, ‐Ho, oh`y tjc FK lnh mo tjnt.‛ E to`m tjck to sjut up. Eh dnlt, E stnrtcm chlournfehf otjcr p`nycrs to mo tjc cxnlt snkc tjehf. E chlournfcm tjck to knbc tjehfs up niout tjc scttehf. Ohc od tjc ﬎rst, nhm kost kckorni`c, wns eh n Lje``   lnkpnefh. lnkpnefh. ofctjcr, ky p`nycrs lrcntcm Ks. Lnrkeljnc`, tjc Chf`esj Wrodcssor. ‐\jc―s prctty,‛ ohc p`nycr snem.  Nhotjcr snem, snem, ‐\jc `ovcs `ovcs Iyroh. Iyroh.‛‛ ‐\jc―ss sehf`c,‛ ‐\jc― sehf `c,‛ snem n tjerm.  N dourtj1 ‐Nhm ‐Nhm sjc `ebcs ljcrrecs.‛ ljcrrecs.‛ ]nt―s jow et stnrtcm. Et quelb`y iclnkc n trnmeteoh nt ky tni`c1 you lnh knbc stu﬇ up nhm Aojh―s obny wetj et.  A V | W`ny Merty

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E jnm icch moehf et dor ycnrs, iut et wnsh―t uhte` E kct Anrcm \orchsch tjnt E fot tjc emcn to knbc n kcljnhel. ]c rcnsoh wjy? Anrcm n`rcnmy mem. Jes fnkc Ehspcltrcs  wns  wns tjc ﬎rst to ehtromulc tjc emcn od hnrrntevc lohtro` ns n kcljnhel to kc.  Vc kct nt n fnkc lohvchteoh  Vc lohvchteoh eh \nh \nh Drnhleslo. Drnhleslo. Vc wcrc cntehf `uhlj nhm E snem, ‐E hcvcr ruh tjc fnkcs E wretc tjc wny E wretc tjck.‛ ‐Knyic you sjou`m,‛ jc snem. ]nt ohc peclc od nmvelc ljnhfcm cvcrytjehf. Ehstcnm od wretehf jufc FK ljnptcrs du`` od ‐nmvelc,‛ E stnrtcm turhehf tjnt nmvelc ehto ru`cs.

*** E jnvc icch to`m iy trustwortjy sourlcs tjnt tjes cpesomc ehspercm kulj od tjc ‐lety iue`mehf‛ kcljnhel douhm eh ]c Mrcsmch De`cs YWF . ]csc trustwortjy sourlcs kny jnvc jnm hnkcs tjnt rjykcs wetj ‐Mcnm \telbs.‛ Lohtrnry to sokc opeheohs, tjnt behm od ehspernteoh knbcs kc vcry proum.

 

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]jc @evehf Lety (Hotc1 Ed you mo hot jnvc n lohsestcht scttehf eh your fnkc, tjes kohtj―s lo`ukh we`` hot jc`p you eh nhy wny, sjnpc, or dork. Moh―t rcnm et. Et we`` hot jc`p your lnkpnefh. ]crc―s hotjehf to `cnrh jcrc. Kovc n`ohf.)  N lokkoh Fnkc Fnkc Kn Knstcr stcr trnp `ecs eh mcsefhehf scttehf. Knhy FKs tjehb tjcy jnvc to spchm jours, wccbs, kohtjs fcttehf to bhow cvcry loii`cstohc, cvcry irelb, cvcry dnlc eh tjc lrowm. Vc``, E―k jcrc to tc`` you tjnt―s n `onm od jorsc jolbcy. ]es kohtj, E―k `cttehf you eh oh sokc hedty `ett`c trelbs tjnt we`` knbc your chverohkcht lokc n`evc dor your p`nycrs eh wnys tjcy (nhm you) hcvcr tjoufjt possei`c. E lnh n`rcnmy jcnr you snyehf, ‐Jcy, esh―t tjes supposcm to ic n lo`ukh niout merty, uhmcrjnhmcm Fnkc Knstcr trelbs? Jow es mcsefhehf nh chverohkc chverohkcht ht `ow-mowh nhm hnsty?‛  A V | W`ny Merty

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E―`` tc`` you.  Uour  Uour p`nycrs p`nycrs nrc fohhn fohhn mo n`` tjc worb. *** ‐]c @evehf Lety‛ es n tcrk ohc od tjc p`nycrs uscm to mcslreic tjc lety od ky `ohf-ruhhehf Tnkperc  fnkc.  fnkc. Hcw Acrusn`ck wns ehmccm n `evehf, ircntjehf lety. Et wns nwnbc cvch wjch tjc p`nycrs wcrc ns`ccp. W`ots wcrc iorh, `evcm, nhm mecm wetjout tjc p`nycrs cvcr bhowehf wjnt wns foehf oh. Kohukchtn` Kohuk chtn` ljnhfcs ollurrcm wje`c tjcy wnstcm tekc eh tjc hefjtl`ui pelbehf up tjc cvchehf―s kcn`. ]cy hcvcr douhm out niout kost od tjosc ljnhfcs nhm cvchts uhte` et wns too `ntc to mo nhytjehf niout et. Iut tjch nfneh, tjnt―s wjch jcrocs rcn``y sjehc, esh―t et1 wjch cvcryohc c`sc tjehbs et―s too `ntc. ]c icst pnrt niout Hcw Acrusn`ck es jow `ett`c worb E put ehto et. E kcnh, E mem n `ett`c  prc-fnkc  prc-fnkc worb, jnm kysc`d nh out`ehc, bhcw tjc hnkcs od n`` tjc ekportnht pcop`c (`evehf, mcnm, nhm uhmcnm) eh tjc lety, nhm E bhcw wjnt E wnhtcm  to  to jnppch, iut cvcrytjehf c`sc wns up to tjc p`nycrs. ]cy  wcrc  wcrc tjc ohcs wjo rcn``y knmc tjc lety lokc n`evc. Nhm jcrc―s jow E `ct tjck mo et.

]jc Lety eh n Iox ]c ﬎rst tjehf E mem wns fct n iuhlj od ehmcx lnrms nhm n iox to jo`m tjck eh. E n`so fot `ett`c mevemcrs to scpnrntc tjck out. E jnm n sclteoh dor HWLs, Knfel Etcks, Ekportnht W`nlcs, Cvchts, nhm Otjcr Hotcs.

HWLs Derst o﬇, E memh―t spchm n `ot od tekc oh mcsefhehf HWLs. E jnm nh emcn od jow cnlj ohc wns foehf to ic, iut E rcn``y memh―t wnht to ehvcst n `ot od tekc eh iue`mehf tjcer pcrsohn`etecs (you―`` scc wjy eh n kehutc). E fnvc cnlj ohc oh`y tjrcc stnts1 Defjtehf, ]ehbehf, nhm n`behf. E rntcm cnlj ohc wetj n hukicr, tc``ehf jow knhy melc jc―m ro`` dor cnlj setunteoh. ]es worbs rcn``y wc`` dor \torytc``cr fnkcs, iut  wetj n `ett`c ehfchuety ehfchuety,, you lnh knbc et wor worbb out dor aust aust niout nhy nhy systck. ]ch, ]ch, nt tjc iottok od cnlj HWL lnrm, E wrotc tjrcc worms (or pjrnscs) tjnt rckehmcm kc  wjnt knmc tjc tjc HWL mestehlt wjch E p`nycm p`nycm tjck.

 

\o nh HWL lnrm `oobcm sokctjehf `ebc tjes1 ]ch, nt tjc icfehhehf  h  o h d c r  s rs o od tjc fnkc, ndtcr E rcnm n``  c d d  c  c  rr,  A c  L n  r  tt c  9 tjcer ljnrnltcr sjccts nhm  D  E F J ]   EE H F 1    4 bhcw tjc behms od ljnrnltcrs  ]  J E H B   EE H F 1    B   EE H F 1   4 tjcy wnhtcm to p`ny, E nssefhcm   LL o u  r r  tt  n     t t  ]  N @  B   e  h   h  n   z  h   h  n   K K    7 9 3 :  > 7 tjck HWLs to p`ny, ns wc``.  J O K C 1    6   6  (   ``  ` `   LL o s  tt s    n  n   t  n  n     y    t t  e E fnvc tjck cnlj nh chvc`opc  L L    c  j  o ` `   tt  o h t r o  L 1  \  @   N  O  F  wetj n lopy od od tjc lnrm nhm n  c   e  te t  k   k  n   h h    u   o   o  U  1  \  Y  C \ O S Y   LL C `est od oiacltevcs dor tjc cvchehf. ]c chvc`opc n`so lohtnehcm ehdorknteoh ehdorknte oh oh wjcrc tjc HWL wns tjnt hefjt, so ed tjc p`nycrs wnhmcrcm ehto tjc nioo hefjtl` hefjtl`ui, ui, ky iummy Enh bhcw tjnt Mohhy Tnhulle wou`m n`so ic tjcrc. Ed Mohhy fot ehvo`vcm wetj tjc p`nycrs, E―m tnbc ovcr Enh―s ljnrnltcr uhte` tjcy wcrc mohc wetj jek, tjch Enh fot jo`m od jes ljnrnltcr nfneh.

(Jcrc―s jow E knmc et worb. E usun``y jnvc p`nycrs wcnrehf hnkc inmfcs so tjcy moh―t jnvc to `oob up tjc ljnrnltcr hnkcs. Ns sooh et―s et―s tekc dor ohc od tjc p`nycrs to tnbc n me﬇crcht ro`c, E stnhm hcxt to tjck nhm put ky jnhm oh tjcer sjou`mcr. sjou`mcr. E tnbc o﬇ tjcer hnkc inmfc nhm fevc tjck tjc hcw ohc. ]ch, E put oh tjcer hnkc inmfc. Ns sooh ns tjc slchc ljnhfcs, E fevc tjck tjcer inmfc inlb nhm tnbc tjc o`m ohc.) W`nycrs n`so fot to p`ny HWLs wjch tjcer owh ljnrnltcr wnsh―t ehvo`vcm eh n slchc. Dor cxnkp`c, tjc p`nycrs nrc eh nioo, tn`behf wetj Aolnstn, tjc rcfcht od tjc Iruanj. Kcnhwje`c, nlross towh, tjc rckcrc nrc tn`behf niout jow to mcn`  wetj tjnt kescrni`c kescrni`c frou froup p od >1

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tjc p`nycr spchms tjc pusj, et―s uscm up. Ed jc wnhts korc, jc jns to fct korc. Nhm tjc oh`y wny to fct korc es to lohtehuc nltehf nwcsokc. Ed you―rc p`nyehf n fnkc wetj melc poo`s, you lnh usc pusjcs ns iohus melc. \pchm n pusj to fct n m= or m4 to nmm to your ro``. Cnsy pcnsy.  N lokkoh lretelesk lretelesk od tjes beh behm m od trelb es, ‐@css ‐@css voln voln`` p`nycrs fct dcwcr poehts!‛ rust kc1 p`nycrs fct n`` behms od voln` ohlc you ehtromulc n kcljnhel ehto tjc fnkc tjnt chlournfcs tjck to ic voln`.  N`so, ns n semc hotc, you you lnh usc usc pusjcs to chlournfc p`nycr p`nycr ljoelcs. O﬇cr n pusj ed n p`nycr mclemcs jes ljnrnltcr dn``s eh `ovc wetj tjc cve` sorlcrcss p`ottehf to ovcrtjrow tjc behf. Or, o﬇cr n pusj ed n p`nycr mclemcs to ovcrtjrow tjc behf!

]n`b! ]n`b! ]n`b! Chlournfc your p`nycrs to tn`b to you. ]c ljnrnltcr sjcct es n kcnhs tjc p`nycrs usc to tn`b to you. Ed n p`nycr jns n `ot od pjyseln` sbe``s, jc wnhts n `ot od nlteoh eh tjc fnkc. Ed n p`nycr jns n `ot od solen` sbe``s, jc wnhts n tn`behf fnkc. @oob nt Ehefo Kohtoyn. Ed you `oob nt oh`y jes ljnrnltcr sjcct, n`` you scc nrc sworm sbe``s. Jc put n`` jes poehts ehto sworm ﬎fjtehf. Jc cvch toob n mesnmvnhtnfc”N`lojo`esk”to mesnmvnhtnfc ”N`lojo`esk”to fct korc sworm sbe``s. Ed you `oob oh`y nt jes ljnrnltcr sjcct, you―m nssukc tjes p`nycr wnhtcm to ic eh sworm ﬎fjts. Iut wc n`` bhow tjnt es hot wjnt Ehefo Kohtoyn wnhts. \urc, jc fcts ehto ﬎fjts, iut tjnt―s hot tjc chm fon`. ]c chm fon` es to fct foom choufj to mcdcnt tjc \ex-Dehfcrcm Knh nhm nvchfc jes dntjcr―s kurmcr. ]nt―s wjnt knbcs Ehefo me﬇crcht drok tjc stnhmnrm ﬎fjtcr. Eh ormcr to `cnrh tjnt, you jnvc to tn`b to tjc  p`nycr . Ljnrnltcrs wetjout kotevnteohs nrc hotjehf korc tjnh hukicrs. W`nyehf eh fnkc systcks tjnt moh―t nlbhow`cmfc ljnrnltcr kotevnteohs…wc``, `ct―s aust sny you sjou`m ic p`nyehf n ionrm fnkc.  Uou  Uou sjou`mh― sjou`mh―t aust knbc knbc surc yyour our p`nycrs― p`nycrs― ljnrnltcrs ljnrnltcrs jnvc jnvc kotevnteohs, kotevnteohs, you sjou`m knbc kcljnhels   dor dor tjck. N `ot od fnkcs mo tjes tjcsc mnys”nhm tjnt―s n foom tjehf”iut n `ot od fnkcs moh―t. Ed your dnvoretc fnkc mocsh―t, knbc n kcljnhel

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Dor cxnkp`c, you jnvc n p`nycr wjo es niout to knbc n ljnrnltcr dor your fnkc.  Nsb jcr, jcr, ‐Vjy es your ljnrnltcr jcrc?‛ jcrc?‛ Or, Or, icttcr yct, yct, fevc jcr suffcsteohs. ‐Es your ljnrnltcr jcrc iclnusc sjc―s `oobehf dor rcvchfc dor jcr kurmcrcm kotjcr?‛ ‐Es sjc jcrc iclnusc jcr irotjcr es uhmcr n lursc nhm you hccm choufj knfel bhow`cmfc to ircnb tjc lursc?‛ ‐Es sjc jcrc iclnusc sjc hccms kohcy to pny o﬇ n dnke`y mcit?‛  Nsb `cnmehf qucsteohs. qucsteohs. Fev Fevcc your p`nycrs p`nycrs emcns. nrfct tjosc emcns so tjcy tjcy ﬎t tjc lnkpnefh you p`nh oh ruhhehf. Ed you jnvc n ief ve``neh, pcrjnps tjc ief ve``neh mem sokctjehf mnstnrm`y to n ljnrnltcr―s dntjcr oh jes wny up tjc powcr `nmmcr. Or, pcrjnps tjc ljnrnltcr uscm to ic n`efhcm wetj tjc ve``neh uhte` snem inm fuy ictrnycm jcr nhm how sjc―s `oobehf to knbc tjehfs refjt. Ohlc you jnvc tjnt eh p`nlc, et―s tekc to nssefh n kcljnhel dor et. Nhm you n`rcnmy bhow jow to mo tjnt. Fevc your p`nycrs pusjcs wjch tjcy tnbc nlteohs to rcso`vehf tjcer fon`s. ]c durtjcr nwny tjcy fct drok nljecvehf tjnt fon`, tjc dcwcr pusjcs tjcy fct. ]cy moh―t fct puhesjcm dor wnhmcrehf o﬇ trnlb, tjcy aust moh―t fct rcwnrmcm. ]crc―s n `ost suip`ot eh tjc kovec ]c Lrow tjnt E `ovc. ]c lurrcht lut od tjc kovec jehts nt et, iut mocsh―t merclt`y nmmrcss et. ]c ehvu`hcrni`c, powcrdu`, nhm mcnm`y Fotj \upcrknh rcknehs ehvu`hcrni`c, powcrdu`, nhm mcnm`y so `ohf ns jc stnys oh jes pntj to rcvchfc2 iut ed jc kcnhmcrs, ed jc trecs to jc`p otjcrs, jc iclokcs vu`hcrni`c. Jc `oscs jes supcr rcvchfy powcrs. E `ebcm tjnt n `ot. Et wns n kcljnheln` rcwnrm dor do``owehf tjc fon`s tjc p`nycr od Crel Mrnvch ljosc wjch jc knmc tjc ljnrnltcr.

 Meffehf ]jcer ]jcer O Owh wh Frnvcs ]es souhms ehsnhc, iut trust kc, et worbs. Fo to n p`nycr nhm nsb, ‐Jow lnh E jurt your ljnrnltcr?‛ Lnh E iury jek n`evc? Lnh E knbc jek dn`` eh `ovc wetj nh HWL wjo we`` ictrny jek? Lnh E `cnm jek oh nh ehvcstefnteoh wjcrc jc meslovcrs tjnt jc―s rcn``y tjc inm fuy wetj nkhcsen? Lnh E lut out nh cyc or knbc jek `osc n `eki?

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Ohc od tjc preknry ru`cs od tjcntcr (nhm `etcrnturc, `etcrnturc, eh fchcrn`) es tjnt ljnrnltcrs kust ic cxposcm eh ormcr dor mrnkn to ollur. Eh otjcr worms, ed n ljnrnltcr sjows n wcnbhcss eh Nlt >, you―m icttcr usc et iy Nlt 7 ehstcnm od n m97, n m= ehstcnm od n m4, wjntcvcr. ]nt―s tjc l`cvcr trelb.

 

 Inm Icjn Icjnveor1 ] ]jc jc Hurckicrf Hurckicrf  Mcdchsc  Vjnt es tjc Hurckicrf Hurckicrf Mcdchsc? Mcdchsc? Uou Uou bhow et. Uou Uou――vc scch et. et. Et― Et―s icch uscm oh you. Uou―vc uscm et. Et focs sokctjehf `ebc tjes…  Ndtcr be``ehf/roiiehf/slrcwehf be``ehf/roiiehf/slrcwehf oovcr vcr nhotjc nhotjcrr p`nycr― p`nycr―s ljnrnltcr, ljnrnltcr, tjc Hurckicr Hurckicrff Mcdchsc snys, ‐\orry, E―k oh`y p`nyehf ky ljnrnltcr!‛ Ky ﬎rst rcspohsc? ‐Obny, `ct―s jnvc you knbc nhotjcr ljnrnltcr iclnusc tjes ohc es l`cnr`y hot worbehf wetj tjc froup.‛  Ndtcr n``, kost kost mcsefhcrs knbc ‐chscki`c ‐chscki`c‛‛ YWFs1 tjc dolus es oh tjc froup ehtcrp`ny. Ed you jnvc ohc pcrsoh usehf tjnt to knbc otjcrs kescrni`c, jc lnh cetjcr ljnhfc jes ljnrnltcr or jc lnh `cnvc tjc froup. Ho, screous`y. Jc lnh `cnvc tjc froup. Wcrsohn``y, E moh―t jnvc nhy pntechlc dor tro``s. Cvcryohc nt ky tni`c nfrccs to  worb tofctjcr tofctjcr to tc`` n story. story. Ed you j jnvc nvc n me﬇crcht me﬇crcht fon`, you you hccm to p`ny wetj n me﬇crcht lrowm. @ebc, fo aoeh n Tnkperc  @NYW.  @NYW. How, wje`c E fevc tjes nmvelc n`` tjc tekc, E n`wnys fct tjc snkc rcspohscs. Et―s usun``y, ‐Vc lnh―t uhehvetc jek iclnusc jc―s our drechm.‛ Iummy, you hccm icttcr drechms. Ucnj, E snem et. E―`` sny et nfneh.  UOS HCCM ICCY DYECHM\. you wnht bccp jek nrouhm, tn`b to jek nioutlnsc, tjc you proi`ck. kny‐]es hot cvchEd bhow tjnt to wjnt jc―s moehf es n proi`ck. Eh tjnt lnh tc``Jcjek, icjnveor mocsh―t worb nt our tni`c. Uou―rc sniotnfehf tjc fnkc. W`cnsc stop et.‛  Nhm ed jc mocsh mocsh――t, tjcrc― tjcrc―s n`wnys tjc Tnkperc @NYW.  Nfneh1 lokkuhelnteoh lokkuhelnteoh cqun cqun`s `s weh. n`b to jek. ]ch, ]ch, ed tjnt mocsh mocsh――t  worb, E jnvc jnvc nhotjcr so`uteoh.  Vjch n p`nycr p`nycr pu``s tjc Hurckicrf Hurckicrf Mcdchsc Mcdchsc nt ky tni`c, tni`c, E fevc n behm ske`c nhm sny, ‐N io`t od i`uc `efjthehf strebcs mowh nhm be``s your ljnrnltcr mcnm-mcnm-mcnm. Jc―s n `ett`c i`oi od quevcrehf ac``y.‛  A V | W`ny Merty

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]ch, E pnusc. Nhm E sny, ‐\orry, E―k oh`y icehf tjc FK. How knbc n ljnrnltcr wjo esh―t n acrb.‛

 Inm Icjn Icjnveor1 ] ]jc jc @ohc @ohcr r ]crc―s sokctjehf E `ebc to ln`` ‐tjc WL ukie`eln` lorm.‛ Kost od you jnvc ﬎furcm out wjnt tjes kcnhs wetjout kc cxp`nehehf et, iut aust eh lnsc… ]c p`nycrs nrc supposcm to ic n froup. ]nt es, tjcy knbc mcleseohs tofctjcr2 tjcy nlt ns n uhet2 tjcy dnlc tjc lohscquchlcs od tjcer nlteohs tofctjcr . W`nycr pnrtecs jnvc vcry `ett`c rook dor tjc \hnbc W`essbchs od tjc wor`m. Cvcryohc eh tjc froup p`nys n spcle﬎l ro`c eh tjc froup, lokp`ckchtehf cnlj otjcr―s strchftjs nhm  wcnbhcsscs..  wcnbhcsscs Cvcry ohlc eh n wje`c, jowcvcr, you fct tjnt mnrb `ohcr. Uou bhow tjc fuy. Jc―s n inm knh, iut jc―s vcry foom nt wjnt jc mocs, nhm wjnt jc mocs esh―t vcry prctty. ]nt fuy. Vjch jc aoehs n pnrty od iouhty juhtcrs, jc n`wnys be``s tjc tnrfct rntjcr tjnh lnpturehf jek iclnusc ‐]c Vccm od Cve` Icnrs Iettcr Druet.‛ Mcspetc tjc dnlt tjc pnrty es tryehf to nlt ns n uhet, jc n`wnys nlts oh jes owh, `evehf iy jes owh ru`cs, iy jes owh lomc od ctjels. Nhm wjch you lohdroht tjc p`nycr  niout  niout tjc proi`ck, jc aust sjrufs nhm snys, ‐]nt―s tjc wny ky ljnrnltcr es,‛ or worsc, jc fcts o﬇chmcm nhm stnrts spoutehf tjc tekc-johorcm dnvoretc1 ‐Moh―t knbc kc lokprokesc ky ljnrnltcr lohlcpt!‛ How tjc bcy to prcvchtehf tjes fuy drok ruehehf your lnkpnefh es…moh―t `ct jek knbc tjnt behm od ljnrnltcr! Shdortuhntc`y, p`nycrs nrc shcnby. ]cy―`` knbc ljnrnltcrs tjnt `oob  drechm`y  drechm`y nhm we``ehf to W`ny Vc`` wetj Otjcrs, iut wjch tjc lruhlj es oh, tjcy shcnb ehto tjc sjnmows, stcn` stcn` n`` tjc `oot, nhm tc`` tjc otjcrs tjnt tjcy jnvc ho l`uc  wjnt  wjnt jnppchcm to tjc iooty tjcy wcrc ndtcr.  Vc``, tjes fuy mocsh  Vc``, mocsh――t `nst `ohf eh ky ky fnkcs icln iclnusc usc E ehvobc n `ett`c tjehf w wcc `ebc to ln`` ln` ` ‐lohscquchlcs.‛ Jcrc―s Jcrc―s jow et e t worbs. Cvcry nlteoh jns nh cqun` nhm opposetc rcnlteoh, refjt? ]nt kcnhs tjc hcxt tekc tjc Kcrle`css Be``cr Vetjout n Jcnrt focs nhm wjnlbs tjc HWL tjc pnrty es supposcm to lnpturc  (dor  (dor rnhsok, dor tjc `nw to mcn` wetj, wjntcvcr), you fevc jek sokc tekc, tjch sprehf ]c @nw oh jek. ]c @nw sjows up nt tjnt tjc fuy tjcykcnhs wcrc tjehb  tjcy―vc ljnsehf wns nh uhmcrlovcr lop.icntch ljnrfcs, wjelj How  Ho w , tjcy―rc `edc eh presoh (or tjc mcntj pchn`ty, mcpchmehf wjcrc tjcy―rc nt). \oohcr or `ntcr, ohc od tjck we`` fevc up ]c Be``cr Vetjout n Lnusc. Cetjcr tjnt, or cvemchlc sjows up tjnt fevcs tjc lops n so`em lnsc nfnehst jek. ]ch, wc jnvc tjc tren`. N `ot od fnkc scsseohs lnh fo townrm n tren`. Or, ed you prcdcr, you lnh mo et tjc sjort wny1 fo refjt to tjc vcrmelt. Od loursc, Kr. Moh―t Knbc Kc Lokprokesc Ky Ljnrnltcr es douhm fue`ty ns ljnrfcm nhm fcts scht to presoh. Dor `edc. How, E moh―t bhow niout you, iut E jnvc n ru`c eh ky fnkcs1 you moh―t fct to knbc nhotjcr ljnrnltcr uhte` tjc ohc you―rc p`nyehf mecs. ]nt kcnhs Ioi fcts to p`ny jes pcrdclt lokint knljehc eh nh :x: lc`` dor tjc rcst od jes hnturn` `edc. ‐Vjnt nrc you moehf tjes rouhm, Ioi?‛ ‐E―k wntljehf tjc lolbronlj lrnw` nlross ky lc``.‛ Dor `edc. Ed jc nsbs rcn``y helc (nhm nfrccs hot knbc tjnt behm od ljnrnltcr nfneh), E―`` `ct jek knbc n hcw ljnrnltcr. Od loursc, n dcw ycnrs `ntcr, Kr. Inm Nss ircnbs out od presoh nhm focs ndtcr tjc pnrty dor rcvchfc.  Ns nh HWL. W`nycm iy Yoicrt Mc Hero.

]jc @nws od tjc ]ni`c & Bjnrkn Bj nrkn Melc How, E jnvc to nmket, tjes ohc es screous`y kcnh. Vje`c E usun``y p`ny merty  wetj ky p`nycrs, p`nycrs, E n`so p`n p`nyy dner. dner. Iy ‐‐p`nyehf p`nyehf dner, dner,‛ E kcnh tjnt, tjnt, `ebc n kys kystcry tcry  wretcr,, E sjow tjck cvcrytjehf tjcy hccm to so`vc tjc  wretcr setunteoh nt jnhm.  A V | W`ny Merty

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Jowcvcr… E jnvc n `eket, nhm tjnt `eket ` eket es ky p`nycrs― p`nycrs― chaoykcht. Vjch ohc p`nycr stnrts stcppehf oh tjc p`nycrs― ﬎fjtehf ﬎rc wetj \pcle﬎ln``y, E kcnh tjcotjcr p`nycrs wjo duh, dcc` etE stnrt hclcssnry to ‐ircnb tjc﬎rc. fnkc.‛ ]cy tnbc nmvnhtnfc od ru`cs. ]cy `ec niout ro``s. ]cy knbc ro``s dor sbe``s tjcy moh―t jnvc. Uou bhow wjo E―k tn`behf niout. E―k tn`behf niout ljcntcrs. (Ssun``y E moh―t fevc n rnt―s pctuhen niout ljcntehf. W`nycrs cxpclt  tjc  tjc Fnkc Knstcr to ljcnt, iut dor sokc rcnsoh, Fnkc Knstcrs nrc supposcm to poo-poo p`nycrs ljcntehf. Knyic tjes es iclnusc tjc FK es cxpcltcm to ljcnt dor  tjc  tjc p`nycrs. Knyic. Ns FK, E kny jet tjc p`nycrs ic`ow tjc ic`t, iut E―k n`so `oobehf out dor tjcer icttcr ehtcrcsts.) tjcrc nrcioob. p`nycrs‐]c wjo@nws dcc` tjcy to ircnb  ru`cs. Uou bhow, tjc otjcr  ohcsIut hottjch `estcm eh tjc od tjchccm ni`c,‛ ohc od ky ru`cs. p`nycrs ln``cm tjck. E.

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]osc behm od ru`cs. W`nycrs wjo lnh―t scck to do``ow tjcsc sekp`c ru`cs od ctequcttc rcn``y ljnp ky jemc. Nhm so, eh ormcr to mcn` wetj ircnljcs od ctequcttc, E usc Bjnrkn Melc. E―vc kchteohcm tjes ohc sokcwjcrc c`sc, iut hot cvcryohc es n 6tj \cn dnh, so E―`` put et jcrc, too (nhm E―`` ic irecd). Eh sjort, wjchcvcr sokcohc ircnbs n ni`c @nw, put n i`nlb mec eh n iow` eh tjc lchtcr od tjc tni`c. ]ch, `ntcr oh eh tjc fnkc, wjch p`nycr es knbehf n rcn``y lrulen` ro``, rckovc tjc mec drok tjc iow`, turh to nhotjcr   p`nycr tjc p`nycr nhm sny1 ‐UOS DNE@.‛ ]c ckpjnses es ekportnht. Eh sjort, tjc rumc nlteohs od ohc p`nycr lrusj sokcohc c`sc―s sullcss. E―vc douhm tjes bccps tjc Io`my Irnvc \er Yoieh ljoruscs mowh to n kehekuk.

 

Ed you `ebc, you lnh n`so usc Foom Bjnrkn Melc tjnt worb eh cxnlt`y tjc opposetc knhhcr. Vjchcvcr n p`nycr mocs sokctjehf sc`﬉css, lournfcous, or hotcwortjy, fevc tjck n wjetc mec. Vjch nhotjcr p`nycr es knbehf n lrulen` ro``, tjcy lnh fevc tjnt wjetc mec to tjc p`nycr nhm you tc`` tjck1 ‐UOS \SLLCCM.‛  Nfneh, tjc ckpjnses ckpjnses es ekportnht. ekportnht.

]jcrc―s N`wnys \okcohc Ieffcr How tjes es n hnsty  trelb.  trelb. E uscm to usc et n `ot wjch E wns ruhhehf Ljnkpeohs . Ns  wc n`` bhow bhow, tjcrc nrc nrc n dcw juhmrcm inze``eoh inze``eoh `oopjo`cs eh tjc Jcro Jcro \ystc \ystck, k, nhm  wc―vc  wc― vc niuscm n`` od tjck eh our tekc (rckehm (rckehm kc to tc`` you niout niout K Ku`tep`ecr u`tep`ecr Knh Knh sokcmny). Iut niusehf ljnrnltcr lrcnteoh ru`cs jns n`wnys scckcm so pctty to kc, cspclen``y wjch pcop`c nrc proum  od  od et. (‐Frcnt. Uou Uou knmc n lokint kohstcr. Ief c﬌h― mcn`. Vjnt―s jes kotjcr―s kotjcr―s hnkc?‛) \o, eh ormcr to mcn` wetj tjc Wowcr W`nycr, E tnufjt jek n ru`c tjnt orbs (nhm n`` tjc otjcr ohc jet mec kohstcrs eh tjc wor`m) bhow n`` too wc``1 ]crc―ss N`wnys ]crc― N`wny s \okcohc Ieffcr ]nh Uoursc`d. Uoursc`d. Derst, E mcsefhcm nh cqun``y niusevc Lokint Kohstcr to mcn` wetj our Iruescr Ioi, iut tjnt neh―t choufj. Ho, ser. Hot ed you―rc fohhn p`ny merty. \ehlc Ioi dcc`s et hclcssnry to ljcnt to jnvc n foom tekc (nhm `ct―s hot kehlc worms, tjnt―s cxnlt`y    wjnt jc― jc―s moehf), et― et―s tekc dor you you to sjow sjow jek tjnt you you lnh ljcnt, ljcnt, too. Eh dnlt, yyou ou lnh ljcnt icttcr  tjnh  tjnh jc lnh, wjelj knbcs you n icttcr pcrsoh. Jc wjo ljcnts icst (knbcs tjc icst irobch ljnrnltcr nhm/or ichms, twests, nhm ichms tjc ru`cs icst)  wehs, refjt? \o, \o, jcrc― jcrc―s wjnt you mo. Fct yoursc`d tjrcc scts od emchteln` melc. ]es es cnsy ed you―rc p`nyehf n fnkc tjnt rcquercs oh`y ohc mec typc `ebc Tnkperc  or  or (loehlemchtn``y choufj) Ljnkpeohs . ]ch, nrrnhfc n sct od tjosc melc dor tjc pcrdclt ro`` icjehm your slrcch. \nvc ―ck. Moh―t toulj ―ck. Dehn``y, wjch you―vc icntch Iruescr Ioi to n i`oomy pu`p, knbc n ro``. Efhorc et. @oob vcry snm`y nt tjc melc icjehm your slrcch”tjc ohcs you nrrnhfcm icdorc tjc fnkc icfnh. ]ch, `edt tjc slrcch nhm sjow tjc p`nycrs your ‐ro``.‛  A V | W`ny Merty

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 N lreteln` jet. Iruescr Iruescr Ioi Ioi――s turhcm ehto I`oomy W Wu`p u`p Ioi. oo inm. ekc to knbc n hcw ljnrnltcr.

 Inm Icjn Icjnveor1 ] ]jc jc Y Yu`cs u`cs @nwycr How, uhmcr kost lerlukstnhlcs, Yu`cs @nwycr Ioi es your drechm. Jc bhows n`` tjosc `ett`c hunhlcs od tjc fnkc tjnt you lnh―t bccp eh your jcnm nhm rckehms you wjch you hccm n humfc. Jowcvcr… ]crc―ss tjnt dc``ow wjo―s ]crc― wjo―s n`wnys n`wny s tc``ehf tc` `ehf you1 ‐U ‐ Uou― ou―rc rc moe moehf hf tj tjnt nt wrohf. wrohf .‛ Or, ‐]nt―s hot jow tjnt worbs.‛ Or, ‐@ct kc `oob tjnt up.‛ ]es fuy es ]c Chcky. Ehstcnm od rc`yehf oh your aumfkcht to knbc n shnp mcleseoh, jc wnhts to p`ny tjehfs Iy tjc Ioob. Ehstcnm od nllcptehf tjnt you―rc ekprovesehf tjehfs, auff`ehf story, ljnrnltcr, hnrrntevc, nhm  n  n ru`cioob, jc―s ehsestehf oh cvcrytjehf foehf iy Vjnt tjc Nutjor Ehtchmcm. Nhm ed jc mocs et choufj, p`nycrs stnrt `oobehf to jek dor ru`ehfs rntjcr tjnh you. ]es behm od ljn``chfc to our nutjorety es uhjcn`tjy. ]crcdorc, you jnvc to mo sokctjehf mrnstel . \okctjehf mrnkntel . \okctjehf merty . Derst, tnbc nwny jes ljnrnltcr sjcct. ]ch, tc`` jek ed jc mocsh―t rckckicr jow knhy melc to ro``, or ed jc ro``s tjc wrohf hukicr od melc, or ed jc dorfcts sokctjehf oh jes ljnrnltcr sjcct… JC DNE@\. Et―s n`` niout ckpjnses. ]es esh―t so kulj icehf kcnh ns jo`mehf Yu`cs @nwycr Ioi to tjc snkc stnhmnrms jc cxpclts drok you. Ed you  supposcm to bhow n`` tjc ru`cs, ed you  you―rc  ―rc  supposcm  you―rc  ―rc   supposcm to ic tjc Yu`c Chlyl`opcmen, jo`mehf cvcrytjehf to kckory… ]crc es hotjehf eh tjc ru`cs tjnt snys you lnh―t  mo  mo tjes. ]crcdorc, you lnh. Od loursc, ed tjes mocsh―t worb out dor you, try n me﬇crcht tnlb. E―`` usc tjc \torytc``cr \ystck ns nh cxnkp`c. Vjchcvcr Ioi stnrts jes ru`cs rnhtehf, tnbc nwny jes >7-semcrs nhm fevc jek =-semcrs. ‐Jcrc, Ioi. Uou knbc n`` your ro``s wetj tjcsc .‛

 

]crc es hotjehf  eh  eh tjc ru`cs tjnt snys you lnh―t  mo  mo tjes. ]crcdorc, you lnh.  Vjch Yu`cs Yu`cs @nwycr Ioi Ioi fcts jet wetj wetj n i`ehm spc``, i`ehmdo`m jek. ‐Vjnt mem you ro``, Ioi?‛ ‐E lnh l nh――t tc``. tc` `. EE――k i`ehmdo`mc i` ehmdo`mcm. m.‛‛ ‐Vc``, tjch…UOS DNE@.‛ ‐Vc``, DNE@.‛ Dehn``y, ed jc ehsests oh `oobehf tjehfs up…`ct jek. Vje`c jc―s `oobehf tjehfs up eh n ioob, tjc rcst od tjc fnkc focs oh wetjout jek. ‐Ioi, you aust fot jet. Uou toob n stuhhehf nkouht od mnknfc.‛ ‐Jow? E memh―t jcnr nhy melc ro``.‛ ‐Jc memh―t memh―t hccm to ro``. Uou wcrch―t wcrch―t pnyehf pnye hf nttchteoh. nttc hteoh. Uou wcrc `oobehf nt sokctjehf c`sc.‛ ]nt―`` `cnrh ―ck.

@nst Vorms @ebc E snem niovc, tjc tcljhequcs tjes wccb nrc fchcrn``y kcnh, hnsty, nhm uhmcrjnhmcm. ]cy nrc hot  dor  dor cvcryohc. Kost od tjc tekc, E rcn``y moh―t hccm to usc tjck…korc tjnh ohlc. Iut tjc rcnsoh to usc tjck es spcle﬎l. E moh―t p`ny n ro`cp`nyehf fnkc to weh. E moh―t lrcntc n ljnrnltcr to mckohstrntc jow to ‐ircnb‛ n ljnrnltcr lrcnteoh systck.  Vjch tjc Fnkc Fnkc Knstcr Knstcr spcnbs, E `estch. ]c dnlt od tjc knttcr es tjes1 cvcryohc eh tjc froup cetjcr wehs or `oscs. Ed cvcryohc es jnvehf n wohmcrdu` tekc, wc n`` weh. Ed ohc p`nycr mclemcs tjnt jc wnhts to jnvc duh eh spetc od cvcryohc c`sc , jc―s sc`﬎sj. Ed jc dcc`s jc hccms to sjow o﬇ jes ljnrnltcr mcsefh sbe``s eh sulj n wny tjnt kcsscs wetj otjcr p`nycrs― chaoykcht, jc―s nltehf `ebc n twc`vc-ycnr-o`m twc`vc-ycnr-o`m acrb wetj screous loh﬎mchlc essucs. Frnhtcm, jc―s n`so your jefj sljoo` iummy Ioi. Nhm tjnt knbcs tjehfs n`` too lokp`elntcm. E jcnr so knhy pcop`c snyehf, ‐Fnkehf es n solen` nltevety.‛ ]ch wjy tjc jc`` nrc so knhy fnkcrs `nlbehf eh nhy behm od solen` sbe``s? Knyic et―s iclnusc fnkehf jns n`wnys icch niout i`ehm nllcptnhlc. \o knhy od us lnkc to fnkehf iclnusc wc wcrc ‐outsemcrs‛ od ohc behm or nhotjcr. Iut tjnt mocsh―t kcnh wc lnh―t `cnrh. Nhm tjnt mocsh―t kcnh wc lnh―t frow.

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E  C 󰀳 E―vc snem tjes icdorc nhm E―`` sny et nfneh. Kost YWFs rcnm `ebc tjcy―rc  wrettch iy verfehs. verfehs. ]c lokint systck es 37 pnfcs. N tch-sclohm ﬎fjt tnbcs dour jours od rcn` tekc to rcso`vc. Uou―vc fot me﬇crcht stnts dor tjc ironmsworm, tjc sjort sworm, tjc instnrm sworm, tjc luernss, tjc sleketnr, tjc two-jnhmcm sworm, nhm tjc bntnhn. N`` jnvc me﬇crcht mnknfc melc, me﬇crcht spccms, me﬇crcht rnhfc, pnrry kome﬎crs, ircnbnfc ljnhlcs, me﬇crcht mnknfc mcpchmehf oh tjc sezc od tjc tnrfct, n﬇clt nrkor me﬇crcht`y… Iut scmulehf tjc inrknem tnbcs n sehf`c ro``. @ebc E snem, n fnkc mcsefhcm iy verfehs. Terfehs wetj sworm dctesjcs. *** Hot tryehf to souhm `ebc y`cr Murmch jcrc, iut icdorc n fnkc mcsefhcr trecs knbehf n systck dor seku`ntehf veo`chlc, jc sjou`m proini`y fct jeksc`d eh n ﬎fjt.  Nt `cnst ohc. ohc. Iclnusc Iclnusc ohlc you― you―vc icch eh n ﬎fjt”n rcn`  ﬎fjt,  ﬎fjt, hot tjc dnbc ﬎fjtehf stu﬇ tjcy mo nt io﬇cr @NYWs nhm nt \LN wnrs”you―`` bhow tjnt spccm dnltors, pnrry kome﬎crs, ircnbnfc ljnhlcs, nhm n`` tjc rcst od tjnt stu﬇ moh―t kcnh squnt. Kost ﬎fjts `nst `css tjnh tch sclohms. Nhm wjch E sny, ‐kost ﬎fjts,‛ E kcnh  aust niout n`` od tjck. ]crc― ]crc―s n rcnsoh rcnsoh ioxehf nhm nhm KKN ircnb ircnb tjehfs mowh mowh ehto 9-kehutc rouhms1 you fct mnkh tercm. Nhm you fct mnkh tercm mnkh dnst. ]osc ircnbs ictwcch rouhms nrc kcnht to fevc you n ljnhlc to fct your wehm inlb. o knbc tjc ﬎fjt `nst n `ett`c `ohfcr. Ed n ﬎fjt aust wcht oh wetjout rouhms, et wou`mh―t `nst `ohfcr tjnh ﬎vc kehutcs. ]nt―s iclnusc iotj ﬎fjtcrs wou`m ic sulbehf wehm. Defjtehf es jnrm worb . o stcn` prodcsseohn` wrcst`ehf anrfoh dor n kokcht, ‐Uou―`` i`ow up dnstcr tjnh n in``ooh.‛ Icsemcs, tjc rcnsoh ioxehf nhm KKN `nst ns `ohf ns tjcy mo es iclnusc tjosc ﬎fjts jnvc ru`cs . N rcn` ﬎fjt? ]crc nrc ho ru`cs. Eh n sjow ﬎fjt, you lnh―t foufc cycs, ietc cnrs, belb tjc froeh, rnbc your hne`s nlross your oppohcht―s dnlc, ﬎sjtne` tjc koutj…trust kc, ed you―rc eh n ﬎fjt nhm sokcohc―s pusjehf tjcer tjukis nfnehst your cycs, you fevc up. Hohc od tjes, ‐E jnvc ﬎dty jet poehts `cdt!‛ hohschsc.  Uou.  Uou. Fevc. Fevc. Sp. Sp.

 

E―k n`wnys nkuscm wjch pcop`c tc`` kc tjnt fnkcs `ebc M&M nhm FSYW\  jnvc  jnvc ‐rcn`estel lokint systcks.‛ @ct kc ﬎`` you eh oh n `ett`c sclrct1 jet poehts nrc tjc durtjcst tjehf eh tjc wor`m drok ‐rcn`estel.‛ ]cy―rc nistrnlt . ‐Nistrnlt‛ nhm ‐rcn`estel‛ nrc hot syhohyks.  Vjch E ﬎rst stnrtcm mcsefhehf @cfchm od tjc Devc Yehfs , tjc ru`c dor fcttehf jet iy n bntnhn bntnh n wns, ‐Uou ‐Uou mec mec..‛ Ed you bhow nhytjehf niout tjc jestory od tjc bntnhn, you bhow tjnt i`nlbsketjs tcstcm tjck iy pe`ehf lorpscs oh top od cnlj otjcr nhm luttehf tjroufj tjc pe`c. N foom bntnhn lou`m lut tjroufj nt `cnst tjrcc iomecs, sokctekcs up to sex. \o, ky bntnhn es n ‐﬎vc-knh bntnhn.‛ Et lnh lut tjroufj ﬎vc iomecs wetj cnsc.  Nhm you wnht wnht to nrfuc niout jow jow knhy jet poehts you tnbc tnbc drok fcttehf fcttehf jet wetj et? ]c ru`c fnvc tjc snkurne n wny to mespntlj mozchs od chckecs cnse`y nhm et knmc snkurne mnkh mnhfcrous. Shdortuhntc`y, E wns ovcrru`cm oh tjnt ru`c, nhm wc wcht to n stnhmnrm jet poeht systck ehstcnm. @ntcr, wjch mcsefhehf I`oom & Johor , E rcehtromulcm tjc emcn. Uou fct jet iy n bntnhn, you mec. Ho jet poehts, ho snvehf tjrows. Uou mec. E uscm tjc emcn dor tjc snkc rcnsohs. Et knmc nhyohc trnehcm wetj n bntnhn mnkh mnhfcrous. ]nt knmc snkurne mnkh mnhfcrous. Iut E jnm n louhtcr dor tjc bntnhn1 tjc kusbct. N wcnpoh n pcnsnht lou`m usc.  Nhm ed you fot fot jet wetj n kusbct, you mecm. Ho snvehf tjrow tjrow, ho ro``ehf dor dor mnknfc.  Uou  Uou aust mecm. mecm.  Vntlj nhy ljnhninrn ﬎`k or stumy tjc jestory od Anpnh  Vntlj Anpnh nhm you bhow cxnlt`y  wjnt tjnt ru`c ru`c mocs to n snkurne scttehf. scttehf. ]c fon` od tjosc ru`cs wns hot to ic ‐rcn`estel,‛ iut to chlournfc icjnveor eh ljnrnltcrs. o chdorlc tjc tjckcs od tjc scttehf. Ycnm tjroufj tjc ru`cs od 6tj \cn  nhm  nhm you―`` scc nh chterc`y me﬇crcht behm od ﬎fjtehf. Hot iclnusc et wns rcn`estel, iut iclnusc wc wnhtcm tjc ru`cs to chlournfc tjc p`nycrs to knbc lcrtneh ljoelcs ovcr otjcrs. *** Dehn``y, E―m `ebc to sjnrc n kcljnhel wetj you tjnt kny jc`p out your fnkc.  A V | W`ny Merty

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Eh ]c Ncfes Wroaclt , E metljcm tjc hoteoh od ‐ehetentevc.‛ N`` nlteohs ollur seku`tnhcous`y. Cvcry p`nycr nhhouhlcs wjnt tjcer ljnrnltcr es up to, cvcryiomy ro``s, tjch cvcryiomy tc``s tjc FK wjctjcr tjcy sullccmcm or hot. ]ch, tjc FK hnrrntcs tjc slchc usehf tjnt ehdorknteoh. ]es n``ows kokchts `ebc tjc chm od Ycscrvoer Mofs . Cvcryiomy jns tjcer fuhs poehtcm nt cvcryohc c`sc. ]crc―s ho ehetentevc. ]crc―s aust squcczehf tjc treffcr. Uou lnh fuh mowh your oppohcht tjc snkc tekc jc fuhs mowh you. Knyic you oh`y fct frnzcm eh tjc sjou`mcr or knyic you tnbc n mcie`etntehf fut sjot. Knyic you jet jek squnrc ictwcch tjc cycs or knyic you kess. Et n`` jnppchs nt ohlc, wetj n`` tjc lohscquchlcs od n`` nlteohs jnppchehf nt tjc snkc kokcht. Jcrc―s tjc stcp-iy-stcp wny to mo et.

\tcp >1 ]c FK Cxp`nehs tjc \lchc.  Uou  Uou tc`` cvcryiomy cvcryiomy wjnt―s wjnt―s foehf oh, fevehf fevehf tjck choufj choufj ehdorknteoh ehdorknteoh to knbc mcleseohs. \tcp 91 Nhhouhlc Ehtchteohs. Fo to cnlj p`nycr nhm nsb tjck wjnt tjcer ljnrnltcr es moehf. nbc hotcs. Knbc surc you fct et n``2 you moh―t wnht to kess nhytjehf.

\tcp niovc, E memh―t sny you fevc tjc p`nycrs ‐foom ehdorknteoh‛ or n``ow tjck to knbc ‐foom mcleseohs.‛ Uou kny lohsemcr jnvehf n hcw sbe`` ln``cm ‐Lokint Cxpcrechlc‛ or sokctjehf seke`nr. ]es sbe`` n``ows you to `oob nt nh chverohkc chverohkcht ht nhm knbc foom mcleseohs. ]c icttcr tjc ro``, tjc korc ehdorknteoh tjcy fct. ]osc wjo moh―t jnvc tjc sbe`` nt n`` kny cvch fct inm  or  or ehnllurntc  ehdorknteoh.  ehdorknteoh. Lokint Cxpcrtesc kny n`so n``ow sokc ljnrnltcrs to tnbc nlteohs tjnt rcso`vc n`` otjcr nlteohs. ]nt―s n mnkh powcrdu` sbe`` nhm E―m suffcst knbehf et jnrm icdorc   n`` to nlquerc. ‐Jnrm to nlquerc‛ ns eh, you jnvc to fct eh n ﬎fjt to fct et.

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 Nhm so, tjes kohtj, wc― wc―rc foehf to tnbc n ircnb ircnb drok tjc tjc wjo`c ‐tjcrc ‐tjcrc wns wns tjes tekc eh inhm lnkp‛ voelc nhm fct mowh to tjc hetty fretty. @ct―s you nhm kc ro`` up our s`ccvcs nhm fct sokc `elbs eh. @ct―s ﬎fjt. *** E bhow wjnt you hccm. Oj, ycs. E mo.  Uou  Uou jnvc n proi`ck wetj tjc wny your fnkc es p`nyehf, iut you lnh lnh――t quetc put your ﬎hfcr oh wjnt―s wrohf. Iut E bhow wjnt―s wrohf. Oj, ycs. E mo. Et―s Et―s your ﬎fjt slchcs. sl chcs. ^uetc ^uet c drnhb`y drnhb` y, tjcy―rc tjcy―rc hot vcry cxletehf. Moh― Moh―t worry worr y, et―s hot your dnu`t. Uou aust icch tnufjt poor`y. Hcvcr i`nkc tjc stumcht, n`wnys i`nkc tjc tcnljcr tcnl jcr.. ‐cnljcr ‐cnljcr sny, stumcht mo‛ ns Kr. Keynfe wou`m sny. sny.  Uou  Uou scc, you tjehb tjc cxletckcht od n lokint slchc lokcs drok tjc uhlcrtnehty od melc ro``s. @ebc E snem, et esh―t your dnu`t. ]es es wjnt you―vc icch to`m n`` your `edc.  Vc``,  V c``, wc― wc―rc foehf to tnbc lnrc od tjnt. Yefjt Yefjt jcrc, refjt refjt how. how. E― E―k k fohhn sjo sjow w you sokc hnsty, merty, rottch, `ow-mowh trelbs to knbc your lokint systck ﬉y. Uour p`nycrs we`` dorfct niout tjcer melc chterc`y iclnusc tjcer jnhms we`` ic too iusy freppehf tjc cmfc od tjc fnkc tni`c wetj cxletckcht, dcnr dcnr,, nhm nhtelepnteoh.

 Knbc Et Jurt Jurt @ct―s stnrt wetj n insel proi`ck. ]cy―rc ln``cm jet poehts. ]cy―rc n`so ln``cm  wouhms, stnkehn stnkehn poehts, nhm n dcw otjcr otjcr prctty hnkcs, iut wjch n``― n``―ss snem nhm mo mohc, hc, tjcy―rc jet poehts. W`nycrs ic`ecvc tjnt jet poehts knbc tjck sndc. ‐E lnh ste`` ﬎fjt,‛ tjcy tc`` tjcksc`vcs. ‐E―k oh`y mowh tch jet poehts!‛ ]cy―`` lohtehuc to ﬎fjt uhte` tjcy rcnlj tjc @cvc` od Shlcrtnehty”‐E―vc fot >3 jet poehts `cdt! Fottn knbc et inlb to tjc l`crel!‛”nhm ruh nwny. ]es es nh cnsy ohc to so`vc. nbc tjc jet poehts p oehts nwny nw ny.. ]crc nrc n dcw wnys to mo tjes. Vc―`` `oob nt cnlj ohc ehmevemun``y, tjch nt tjc chm, wc―`` scc jow tjcy n`` worb tofctjcr.

 Ycn`estel Lokin Lokint t  N`` too odtch, odtch, wjch ruhhehf fnkcs tjnt E memh memh――t wretc, E chlouhtcr chlouhtcr n sskn`` kn`` proi`ck. Lokint `nsts too `ohf. \cc, E―vc stumecm oh tjes suiaclt. Mem n iet od buhf du nhm bchautsu nhm aumo nhm cvch fottch ehto n foom o`m-dnsjeohcm s`oiicrbholbcr

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or two (tjnhbs, A.Y.), nhm `ct kc tc`` you drok tjc voelc od cxpcrechlc, ﬎fjts usun``y lokc mowh to ohc jet. Aust ohc. ]nt ohc jet stuhs tjc otjcr fuy dor aust `ohf choufj dor you to fevc jek nh cvch icttcr  jet,  jet, nhm tjch jc―s oh tjc frouhm nhm tjch, et―s n`` ovcr. Cxlcpt dor tjc belbehf. Jc hcvcr fcts up drok tjc belbehf. Eh ky jcnm, tjes es jow lokint eh ro`cp`nyehf fnkcs sjou`m  worb.  worb. E n`rcnmy jcnr tjc sjouts od ‐Iut tjnt―s hot vcry jcroel!‛ @ct kc nsb you n ”nhm nhm E kcnh screous”qucsteoh. Vjnt―s korc jcroel1 ljnrfehf ehto screous ” n setunteoh tjnt you bhow you lnh―t `osc, or ljnrfehf ehto n setunteoh tjnt kny vcry wc`` be`` you? Vjnt nlt mcknhms korc lournfc? Korc futs? Korc ‐ehtcstehn` dortetumc‛? E tjehb wc bhow tjc nhswcr to tjnt ohc. \o, jcrc―s wjnt you mo. nbc nwny jet poehts chterc`y. Ho jet poehts. Uou fct jet, you fct jurt. Uou fct jet nfneh, you fct be``cm. (]nt―s jow Orbwor`m  es  es fohhn worb, iut tjnt―s dor nhotjcr lo`ukh.) ‐Iut p`nycrs wou`mh―t stnhm n ljnhlc!‛ Oj, ycs tjcy wou`m. Ed tjcy doufjt wetj tjc wesmok od \uh zu tjcy wou`m. Ed tjcy doufjt wetj tjc luhhehf od Kusnsje, tjcy wou`m. Iut usun``y, tjcy moh―t, wjelj kcnhs tjcy chm up knbehf nhotjcr ljnrnltcr iy tjc chm od tjc hefjt.

 Jemmch Jet Jet Woeht Woehts s  N `ot od do`bs ln`` tjes tjc ‐Aohntjnh ‐Aohntjnh wcct \o`uteoh, \o`uteoh,‛‛ iut E `cnrh `cnrhcm cm et drok n fuy hnkcm Mnhhy Icclj eh N`inhy, Fcorfen, so E ln`` et wjnt jc ln``cm et1 ‐Jemmch Jet Woehts.‛ Eh sjort, n`` you mo es bccp trnlb od n`` tjc mnknfc ro``s nhm jet poeht totn`s. ]c p`nycrs hcvcr bhow  jow  jow knhy jet poehts tjcy jnvc. Cvcr. Oj, tjcy―vc fot n roufj emcn. ]c l`crel bhows jc―s ro``ehf m:s nhm tjc ﬎fjtcr bhows jc―s ro``ehf m>7s nhm tjc tjecd bhows jc―s ro``ehf m4s, iut tjcy hcvcr bhow dor surc.

 Hnrrntevc  Hnrrn tevc Lok Lokin int t ‐Iut jow mo tjcy bhow jow jurt tjcy nrc?‛ you nsb. Aust knbc surc you usc nhotjcr `ett`c trelb ln``cm ‐Hnrrntevc Lokint.‛ ]osc od you wjo―vc prnltelcm sokc knrten` nrt or nhotjcr bhow jow lokint rcn``y  worbs.  worbs. Uou fct jet, you fct jurt. ]nt―s wjntknbc lokint es to  totjc  to mo1jurt. jurt your oppohcht. \o, wjch you ruh supposcm  lokint scsseohs, surc chdorlc

 

Hcvcr `ct your p`nycrs sny, ‐E ro`` to jet.‛ Uou bhow wjnt tjcy―rc moehf, you wnht to bhow jow tjcy―rc moehf et. Nsb tjck ekportnht qucsteohs `ebc1 • Vjcrc nrc you you tryehf to jet jek? • Jow jnrm nrc you tryehf to jet jek? • Es tjes n rcn` strebc, or n dceht? Fo oh, nsb tjck tjosc qucsteohs. ]ch, fevc tjck fnkc iohuscs  wjch  wjch tjcy fevc you tjc nhswcrs. Fevc tjck ieffcr  fnkc  fnkc iohuscs wjch tjcy mo et tjcksc`vcs. tjcksc`vcs. Oh tjc rcvcrsc chm od tjehfs, knbc surc tjnt wjchcvcr ljnrnltcrs fct jet, tjcy  fct jurt . ch Jet Woehts od mnknfc mocsh―t tc`` you nhytjehf . Ehstcnm, bccp trnlb od  ljnrnltcrs fct jet nhm jow jnrm  tjcy  tjcy fot jet. Jcrc―s nh cnsy wny od moehf et. wjcrc  ljnrnltcrs Derst, wretc mowh jow knhy jet poehts cnlj ljnrnltcr jns. Hcxt, ﬎furc ﬎furc out n >7% `oss od jet poehts, n 97% `oss od jet poehts, n 93% `oss od jet poehts, ctl. Mo tjes icdorc  tjc  tjc fnkc icfehs. Ic prcpnrcm. ]ch, nssefh mcslrepteohs to cnlj JW `oss. Eh otjcr worms, n >7% jet es n ﬉csj wouhm. Ho ief mcn`. Iut n 93% jet es n lrepp`ehf jet, ohc tjnt lnuscs knaor i`oom ﬉ow, `oss od schsnteoh eh tjc `eki (ed tjnt―s tjc jcnm, you―vc fot proi`cks…obny, jc―s  fot  fot proi`cks). Dehn``y, wjch n p`nycr tnbcs n jet, mcslreic et eh tjc kost veslcrn` wny possei`c. (Ku`tep`c vecwehfs od \nvehf Wrevntc Yynh or Ynvchous  kny  kny ic npproprentc dor you to fct ehto tjc refjt drnkc od kehm.) Ed n p`nycr tnbcs n 93% jet to tjc `cdt ` cdt nrk, jes ﬎hfcrs fo huki, i`oom sprnys eh jes dnlc oh rcfu`nr ehtcrvn`s, nhm tjc pneh sjoots up jes nrk, ehto jes hclb aust icjehm jes cycs. Moh―t dorfct tjc dnlt tjnt n`` tjc prcssurc eh jes i`oom strcnk es how lokprokescm, knbehf jes jcnrt icnt n `ot dnstcr nhm n `ot strohfcr ns et trecs to lokpchsntc. Jc―`` `osc n iet od jes veseoh drok tjc pneh, cxpcrechlc mesorechtnteoh, mesorechtnteoh, nhm possei`y i`nlb out dr drok ok tjc tessuc tr trnukn. nukn. (Dor tjosc od you wjo moh―t bhow, ‐tessuc trnukn‛ es wjnt be``s you wjch you fct sjot eh tjc doot. Cvcrytjehf eh your iomy es uhmcr lohstnht prcssurc. Vjch you fct n wouhm, you fct tessuc trnukn. ]c ehsemcs od your iomy try to dorlc tjcksc`vcs outsemc iy tjc summch ljnhfc od prcssurc nhm tjc wjo`c iomy summch`y focs ehto sjolb. Aust eknfehc your iomy ns tjc ehtcreor od n act p`nhc tjnt aust `ost lnieh prcssurc. Aust so―s so―s you bhow.) bhow.) Ohc od tjc oiacltevcs od tjc 6tj \cn  fnkc  fnkc systck wns to mo tjes1 chlournfc p`nycrs to usc worms `ebc ‐dceht‛ nhm ‐icnt‛ nhm ‐repostc.‛ Ed tjcy―rc  oh tjc ljnrnltcr sjcct, p`nycrs we`` usc tjck. Ed tjcy moh―t bhow tjcy refjt tjcrc  oh lnh mo et, tjcy woh―t mo et. Vjelj `cnms us to our hcxt sclteoh…  A V | W`ny Merty

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 Lrcntevc  Lrcn tevc Lok Lokin int t E rckckicr tjc ﬎rst tekc sokcohc `oobcm nt kc drok nlross tjc FK \lrcch nhm snem, ‐Uou bhow tjc ru`cs moh―t lovcr tjes, iut E―m `ebc to try et nhywny.‛ @ebc E snem n kokcht nfo, ed p`nycrs moh―t bhow tjcy lnh mo sokctjehf, tjcy woh―t mo et. Cxpcrekchtn` p`nycrs nrc rnrc eh tjc cxtrckc. N`` too odtch, tjcy tjehb, ‐Vc``, tjcrc―s ho ru`c dor et, so E lnh―t mo et.‛ ]es kchtn`ety es eh merclt veo`nteoh od tjc Yo`cp`nyehf Wrekc Mercltevc1 Ed tjcrc esh―t n ru`c dor et, knbc et up. (Od loursc, n `ot od pcop`c jnvc dorfottch tjes ru`c, iut tjnt―s n suiaclt dor nhotjcr lo`ukh.) Ho Fnkc Knstcr or fnkc systck lnh lovcr cvcry  lohtehfchly,  lohte hfchly, iut tjnt mocsh― mocsh―tt kcnh tjnt your p`nycrs sjou`m ic puhesjcm wjch tjcy lokc up wetj sokctjehf iotj you nhm tjc ru`cs hcvcr louhtcm oh. Eh dnlt, tjcy sjou`m ic rcwnrmcm .

]jc Vouhmehf \be`` Jemmch Jet Woehts hot oh`y fct you n hcnt wny od knbehf ljnrnltcrs cmfy murehf lokint, et n`so opchs up otjcr, vcry uscdu`, ru`cs. @ebc tjc Vouhmehf \be``. Jcrc―s jow et worbs. Ed you spchm n `ot od tekc ﬎fjtehf (`ebc ﬎fjtcrs) or jcn`ehf (`ebc jcn`crs), you fct to bhow jow inm n wouhm es aust iy `oobehf nt et”or pobehf your ﬎hfcrs nrouhm eh et, wjeljcvcr worbs dor you. ]us, tjc Vouhmehf \be``. Do`bs wjo spchm n `ot od tekc ﬎fjtehf or jcn`ehf lnh tnbc n `oob nt n wouhm nhm sny, ‐Vow! ]nt wouhm wns n) s`efjt, i) screous, l) frecvous, m) lrepp`ehf, or c) dntn`. Cvchtun``y, ed tjcy fct ehto choufj ﬎fjts, otjcr ljnrnltcrs”icsemcs tjc ﬎fjtcrs nhm jcn`crs”lnh ﬎furc tjes sbe`` out, too.

 Defjt Merty, Merty, Defjt \knrt \knrt How, `ct―s spchm n kokcht tn`behf niout ve``nehs.  Uour  Uour p`nycrs p`nycrs dnlc o﬇ nfnehst n ve``neh. ve``neh. ]crc― ]crc―s oh`y ohc od od jek nhm nh nvcrnfc od =.3 od tjck. Jc―s iue`t o﬇ tjc snkc hukicr or n frcntcr hukicr od poehts/es ohc or tjrcc `cvc`s jefjcr… you fct tjc pelturc. Iut, tjcrc―s =.3 od tjck. Jc―s vnst`y outhukicrcm. Jc―s eh mccp troui`c, refjt?  Vrohf. ]cy―rc   tjc  Vrohf. tjc ohcs eh troui`c. Vjy? Iclnusc ky ve``nehs bhow jow to ﬎fjt. Jcrc―ss wjnt jnppchs. Jcrc―

 

]jc Vesmok od \uh ]zu Ed you jnvch―t jnvch―t rcnm rc nm \uh zu― zu―ss Nrt od Vnr , mo so how. Yefjt how. Uou Uou we`` we` ` `cnrh korc niout strntcfy nhm wnrdnrc (nhm jow tjcy nrc n pnrt od cvcrymny `edc) eh tjosc dcw pnfcs tjnh you―`` `cnrh nhywjcrc c`sc. Ky ve``nehs nrc stumchts od \uh zu―s tcnljehfs. ]cy uhmcrstnhm tjnt eh ormcr to dnlc nh chcky od frcntcr youlnsc, jnvcour to fct n``ecs. Nhmeh﬎`trntcm sokctekcs, you stnhm oh lnh ic yourhukicr, n``y. Eh tjes jcrocs jnvc jes tjc `ner frouhm nhm lnufjt jek ‐o﬇ funrm.‛ ]es es n kestnbc. Defjtehf n ve``neh eh jes owh `ner, wjcrc jc bhows tjc tcrrneh nhm tjcy mo hot, es to jes nmvnhtnfc. Jc bhows n`` tjc sndc p`nlcs to jemc. Jc bhows  wjcrc n`` tjc trelbs nhm trnps nr nrc. c. Jc― Jc―s hot n`ohc2 n`ohc2 jc jns jes `ner oh jes semc semc.. Nhm, iclnusc Aoc Te``neh―s nh Cnf`c \lout wjo do``ows tjc \lout―s kotto, jc―s prcpnrcm dor sulj n lohtehfchly. Jc jns hcrvc fns to stuh nhy ljnrnltcrs wjo nrc suslcptei`c to et. Jc jns tjc ﬉oor wercm dor c`cltroluteoh. Jc lnh be`` tjc `efjts, frni tjc jemmch ehdrnrcm foff`cs, nhm prolccm to belb nss. Jc―s rcnmy dor tjck. Od loursc, wjch et lokcs to nss belbehf, Aoc Te``neh do``ows tjc nmvelc od nhotjcr knstcr od knrten` nrts…

]jc Yutj`csshcss od Kusnsje Keynkoto Kusnsje―s Kusnsje―s Ioob od Devc Yehfs  es  es nhotjcr stumy eh tnltels, iut oh n korc pcrsohn` `cvc`. Kusnsje snem, ‐Vetj ky wny, ohc knh lnh icnt tch, tch lnh icnt ohc juhmrcm, nhm ohc juhmrcm lnh icnt ohc tjousnhm.‛ Or sokctjehf `ebc tjnt. Kusnsje uhmcrstoom ohc vcry ekportnht dnlt niout ohc-oh-ohc ﬎fjtehf1 ed you moh―t usc cvcry kctjom nt your mesposn` to weh, you―rc hot oh`y n doo`, iut you―rc n doo` oh tjc wrohf chm od n =-doot rnzor i`nmc. Lohfrntu`nteohs, tjnt knbcs you n mcnm doo`1 moui`y mesqun`e﬎cm drok tjc fnkc od `edc.  Vjch Aoc Aoc Te``neh Te``neh ﬎fjts, jc ﬎fjts merty. merty. Derst, jc trecs to foufc tjc cycs. Jcy, ed you lnh―t scc, you lnh―t ﬎fjt. Ohc jet, you―rc oh tjc frouhm, nhm tjc belbehf stnrts. ]ch, jc belbs you eh tjc bhccs. Jcy, you lnh―t stnhm, you lnh―t ﬎fjt. Ohc jet, you―rc oh tjc frouhm, nhm tjc belbehf stnrts. ]ch, jc belbs you eh tjc froeh. Or, jc knbcs luts niovc your irow, so i`oom oozcs mowh ehto your cycs. Or, jc knbcs luts oh your jnhms nhm wrests so tjc pneh s`ows mowh your tjrusts nhm pnrrecs nhm  A V | W`ny Merty

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knbcs your pn`ks nhm ﬎hfcrs s`elb drok i`oom. Or, jc jets you eh tjc dnlc wetj tjc pokkc` od jes sworm so you―rc stuhhcm dor aust n kokcht,  wjelj fevcs jek jek choufj tekc tekc to put = dcct od stcc` stcc` tjroufj your your jcnrt. E―vc icch to wrcst`ehf lnkp, do`bs. E―vc icch tnbch mowh iy ky tjuki. Ky tjuki. Uou moh―t  wnht  wnht to bhow jow tjnt dcc`s. rust kc. \o, your hcxt lokint sjou`m souhm `ebc tjes1  

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Fnkc Knstcr1 ]c ve``neh frnis your sworm nrk 󰀪MELC YO@@󰀥. Jc sullccms. Uou lnh―t usc your sworm hcxt rouhm i iclnusc clnusc you yourr sworm nrk es tnhf`cm up. W`nycr1  Sj. Obny. Yo`` dor ehetentevc? Iut ut you suitrnlt two drok your rro`` o`` iclnusc you―r you―rcc Fnkc Knstcr1  \urc. I surprescm.

 

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Fnkc Knstcr1  N`` refjt. ]c ve``neh woh. Jc tnbcs you mowh to tjc frouhm. How, jc―s oh top od you. Uou―rc dnlc mowh oh tjc frouhm. Jc―s fot your nrk icjehm you, nhm your sjou`mcr―s knbehf strnhfc souhms. Jc frnis jo`m od your jner nhm pu``s your jcnm up aust icdorc et lokcs s`nkkehf mowh ehto tjc lnst`c― lnst`c―ss stohc ﬉o ﬉oor or..

Hotelc1 Hot ohlc mem you kchteoh jet poehts. Defjtehf Merty es aust `ebc W`nyehf Merty1 usc cvcrytjehf nt your mesposn`. ]row tnpcstrecs oh tjck nhm pu`` tjck out drok uhmcr tjcer dcct. ]row n iulbct od

 

﬉nkkni`c `equem oh tjck, tjch swehf torljcs eh tjcer dnlcs. Belb, ietc, nhm foufc. Jet tjck eh tjc sodt p`nlcs tjnt iohc mocsh―t protclt. Jow mem you rcnlt wjch ysoh iet o﬇ n peclc od Jo`y﬎c`m―s cnr? ]nt―s jow you wcrc supposcm  to  to rcnlt. Shdortuhntc`y, et aust pesscm Jo`y﬎c`m o﬇, iut tjc p`nh wns so`em. Ed et stuhhcm you dor cvch n sclohm , et worbcm. Uou―m ic oh tjc ﬉oor nhm tjch tjcrc―m ic belbehf. (Od loursc, ky wedc aust wn`bcm eh nhm hote﬎cm kc tjnt tjc worm E sjou`m usc ehstcnm od belbehf es ‐stokpehf.‛ Iut tjch nfneh, sjc―s n`wnys icch n `ot kcnhcr tjnh kc. \knrtcr, too. Nhm prcttecr. Fct tjc ekprcsseoh sjc―s rcnmehf ovcr ky sjou`mcr?) @osehf jet poehts mocsh―t jurt. @osehf nh cnr mocs.  Aust nsb Jo`y﬎c`m. Jo`y﬎c`m.

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Ed tjnt mocsh―t worb, ed jc wnhts to ic surprescm, lokc inlb to kc nhm wc lnh worb sokctjehf out. Iut sc`` jek oh tjc ‐]c otjcr p`nycrs nrc our numechlc. Vjnt behm od story mo wc wnht to tc``?‛

 Aojh1

Nssukc you nrc tjc nltor nhm tjc otjcr p`nycrs nrc tjc numechlc wntljehf your pcrdorknhlc od your ljnrnltcr. ljnrnltcr. Ho relj ehtcreor `nhmslnpcs n``owcm.

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Ucnj, et―s jnrm to ircnb out od tjnt kehmsct so sokctekcs, kctekcs, iut E totn``y fct et. Nhm E tjehb tjnt Yoi wou`m ic oh ionrm.

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E fot lnufjt up eh wnhtehf to surpresc jek.

 Aojh1

Vc―vc icch trnehcm iy…otjcr `nrps…to bccp sclrcts. o protclt our ljnrnltcrs. wjelj es tjc @N\ tjehf wc wnht to mo. Mrnkn es niout CZWO\EHF C ZWO\EHF tjc ljnrnltcr, refjt?

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Cxnlt`y.

 

Be``ehf ljnrnltcrs es n`wnys n trelby suiaclt. Ovcr tjc ycnrs, E―vc rcnm n iuhlj od nmvelc oh jow to mo et, wjch to mo et, nhm cvch ed you sjou`m mo et. Ohc od tjc qucsteohs E nsb pcop`c nt fnkc mcsefh sckehnrs tjcsc mnys es, ‐Lnh ljnrnltcrs mec eh your fnkc?‛ E kcnh, tjehb niout et. Mocs your fnkc hccm n kcljnhel to be`` ljnrnltcrs? Mo ljnrnltcrs jnvc to mec…or es tjcrc n me﬇crcht so`uteoh? \jcr`olb Jo`kcs hcvcr mecm, cvch wjch jc dc`` o﬇ Yceljchinlj Dn``s. Mol \nvnfc hcvcr mecs. ]c \jnmow hcvcr mecs. @ubc \bywn`bcr es hcvcr rcn``y eh mnhfcr od myehf. Hcetjcr nrc nhy od jes lokpntreots.  Nhm tjch tjcrc― tjcrc―ss tjc wjo`c qucsteoh od, od, ‐Ed ljnrnltcrs ljnrnltcrs lnh mec, wjnt―s tjc kcljnhel?‛ @eketehf yoursc`d to ‐foehf to zcro jet poehts‛ es niout ns cxletehf ns puttehf tofctjcr ioobsjc`vcs. Jet poehts, wouhms, ehaurecs, nhm tjc rcst n`` rcprcscht n ljnrnltcr rcnljehf pjyseln` `ekets. \nhety Woehts, Ve``powcr, nhm otjcr seke`nr kcljnhels rcprcscht rcprcscht n ljnrnltcr rcnljehf kchtn` `ekets.  Vjnt ed ljnrnltcr ljnrnltcr mcntj ooh`y h`y ollurs wjch wjch n ljnrnltcr ljnrnltcr kccts n hnrrntevc  `eket?  `eket? Eh otjcr worms, ‐E we`` mec mcstroyehf tjc Mcntj \tnr.‛ Or, ‐E we`` mec wjch E jc`p tjc Behfmok od Nvn`oh weh ets drccmok.‛ Dorfct jcn`tj poehts nhm wouhms nhm n`` tjnt stu﬇. ]osc nrc aust jurm`cs oh tjc  wny to tjc ﬎hesj ﬎hesj `ehc. Ehstcnm Ehstcnm od dolusehf dolusehf oh pjyseln pjyseln`` trnukn ns ns n ljnrnltcr― ljnrnltcr―ss chm, dolus oh tjc ljnrnltcr―s story . Ed n ljnrnltcr jets zcro jet poehts, jc fnehs n  pcrknhcht wouhm . \okctjehf tjnt jnuhts jek dor tjc rcst od jes `edc. Eh tjc Lcrcius  lokel,  lokel, tjc tetu`nr ljnrnltcr focs tjroufj n`` behms od mnhfcrs, iut ns rcnmcrs, ohc od tjc worst wns wjch jc `ost nh cnr. N slnr tjnt lohtehucm dor korc tjnh ohc juhmrcm essucs (uhte` jc ﬎hn``y kct jes mcntj eh essuc #:7 essucs uhte` jc spruhf et oh us. Bccpehf et knmc tjnt kokcht spclen`. Ed tjc ljnrnltcrs dnlc mcntj nhm meskckicrkcht cvcry tekc you p`ny, tjc resb pn`cs. ]ch, ed you  A V | W`ny Merty

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jnvc nllcss to rcsurrclteoh knfel or tcljho`ofy, mcntj iclokcs hotjehf korc tjnh n vemco fnkc rcspnwh. Oops. Uou mecm. @osc sokc kohcy nhm try nfneh.  Nt tjnt poeht, poeht, mcntj mocsh mocsh――t cvch jnvc jnvc n stehf. Mcntj iclok iclokcs cs nh nhhoynhlc. @ct kc sny tjnt nfneh nhm E wnht you to pny nttchteoh tjes tekc. Mcntj iclokcs nh nhhoynhlc. Moh―t you cvcr”nhm E kcnh cvcr ”n``ow Moh― ”n``ow your lnkpnefh to fct tjnt dnr1  wjcrc n pcrsoh― pcrsoh―s mcntj iclokcs iclokcs nhytjehf `css `css tjnh tjc kost nwdu nwdu`` tjehf your ljnrnltcr cvcr cxpcrechlcs. *** Dehn``y, wje`cnh foehf tjroufj tjc dor (l`cvcr`y E jnm W`ny Mertychtet`cm, 9 , E rcn`ezcm rclcht`y wrettch cpesomc oh be``ehf be`` ehfcpesomcs ljnrnltcrs ‐Be``ehf Ljnrnltcrs‛). Ycnmehf tjroufj tjnt cssny tjch foehf inlb to tjes ohc, E lou`mh―t jc`p iut hotelc tjc me﬇crchlcs nhm seke`nretecs. Ed you fct n ljnhlc, E suffcst rcnmehf tjroufj tjc cpesomc (tjnt E―vc rchnkcm Fct n Jc`kct, Wnrt 9)  ndtcr you rcnm tjroufj tjes ohc. Et wns `ebc `estchehf to n lohvcrsnteoh ictwcch tjerty-ycnr o`m Aojh nhm dorty-﬎vc ycnr o`m Aojh.  Nhm ycs, tjcrc tjcrc nrc nrc mnys E wesj E lou`m rcnlj rcnlj tjroufj tjc tekc vortcx vortcx nhm skn sknlb lb jek upsemc tjc jcnm.

 

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 Fct n Jc`kct Jc`kct  N Kehor Wrc`umc Wrc`umc Hot too `ohf nfo, n froup od drechms nhm E wcrc settehf nrouhm n tni`c, `estchehf to Mchhes @cnry―s Ho Lurc Dor Lnhlcr , `nufjehf oursc`vcs selb. Ohc iet lnufjt us iy tjc lo``nr nhm tjrcw us mowh to tjc ﬉oor1 tjc Moltor @cnry Wsyljonhn`yteln` \ckehnr. Uou Uou moh―t moh―t hccm to mcn` wetj essucs e ssucs od dnke`y, you moh― moh―tt hccm to mcn`  wetj ‐strcss, ‐strcss,‛‛ you moh moh―t hccm to frnsp frnsp your ehhcr ehhcr lje`m. Vjnt Vjnt you hccm hccm es n foom, swedt belb eh tjc inlbsemc. ‐Iut ky dntjcr, jc niuscm kc wjch E wns…‛

Vjnlb! \jut tjc (ehscrt oislchety jcrc) up! Hcxt! 

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‐E moh―t bhow wjnt mo to niout ky fer`drechm, sjc…‛

Vjnlb! \jut tjc (nhotjcr oislchety) up! Hcxt!  Eh sjort, ‐@edc es jnrm. Fct n jc`kct.‛  Nhm `ct kc tc`` tc`` you sokctjehf, sokctjehf, E―vc E―vc worbcm worbcm wetj n `ot od bems eh ky mny, sokc od wjok jnvc rcn`  essucs,  essucs, hot tjc lrnp tjc pcop`c E bhow frousc niout. Et―s `ebc ky frnhmdntjcr to`m kc wjch E wns youhfcr, ‐Ed you cvcr tjehb you―vc fot et inm, opch up your (Eresj oislchety) cycs nhm `oob nrouhm.  U  Uou ou―`` ―`` ﬎hm sokcohc sokcohc wjo― wjo―s fot et n wjo`c wjo`c jc``uvn `ot worsc. worsc.‛‛  N`` od tjes lokcs lokcs to n vvcry cry ekportnht poeht. poeht. \tny wetj wetj kc. Vc― c―rc rc fcttehf tjcrc. tjcrc. ]crc―s n wjo`c `ot od pcop`c eh tjes wor`m wjo spout tjc ‐Fct n jc`kct!‛ pje`osopjy.. ]ch, `edc belbs ohc od tjck eh tjc tcctj wetj eroh-teppcm lokint ioots pje`osopjy nhm jcmemh―t stnrts dn`` lryehf `ebcehn ﬎dtcch-ycnr-o`m wjoehaust douhm out tjcoh ﬎rst jc cvcr besscm knm`y `ovc wetj jek nhm, dnlt, jns kovcm to fer` sokcohc hcw. ]ch, jc ietljcs nhm konhs nhm lokp`nehs niout jow uhdner `edc es, nhm jow ed oh`y jc―m mohc tjehfs me﬇crcht`y, et―m n`` ic me﬇crcht nhm jow lou`m sjc ic so lo`m, so uhlnrehf, sulj n jcnrt`css, lruc`, ln`lu`ntehf… Jcy. Vnet n kehutc. Vjcrc―s your jc`kct? @ebc \upcr Ljelbch snys, ‐Uou bhcw tjc aoi wns mnhfcrous wjch you toob et.‛ Dor tjosc od you wjo jnvch―t ﬎furcm et out, jcrc―s n iet od cxestchten`est trutj dor you to ljcw oh. @edc. Esh―t. Dner. ]c soohcr you `cnrh tjnt, tjc icttcr o﬇ you―`` ic. How tjc qucsteoh you jnvc to nsb es tjes1 Ed ro`cp`nyehf fnkcs nrc supposcm to seku`ntc `edc, wjy nrc so knhy pcop`c oiscsscm wetj knbehf tjck ‐dner‛?  Nhm wetj tjnt eh kehm, `ct― `ct―s kovc kovc oh to tjes tjes kohtj kohtj――s topel. wchty iulbs snys you lnh―t ﬎furc et out uhte` wc―rc n`` mohc.

WNY] OHC1 ]jc Wroi`ck Fnkc Knstcrs jnvc to ic lnrcdu` wjch mcn`ehf wetj n p`nycr ljnrnltcr―s kortn`ety. Nt `cnst, tjes es wjnt pcop`c tc`` kc. E rcn``y moh―t scc wjnt tjc ief mcn` es.

 

 Vjch et lokcs lokcs mowh to be``ehf ljnrnltcrs, ljnrnltcrs, tjcrc nrc rcn``y rcn``y two froups froups od FKs. ]c ﬎rst froup nrc tjc Melcrs. ]csc do`bs ehsest tjnt FKs moh―t be`` pcop`c, melc be`` pcop`c. Od loursc, tjcsc nrc tjc snkc pcop`c wjo tjehb fuhs ﬎rc tjcksc`vcs. \clohm`y, wc jnvc tjc Drcc Dorkcrs. ]csc pcop`c ehsest tjnt melc sjou`m hcvcr  jnvc  jnvc eh﬉uchlc ovcr n ljnrnltcr―s `edc. Od loursc, ed you nltun``y  p`ny  eh  eh ohc od tjcsc fnkcs, you―`` sooh ﬎hm out tjnt you―rc p`nyehf sclohm ﬎mm`c to tjc FK―s HWLs wje`c tjcy tc`` you n story tjcy lou`m jnvc mohc n`` oh tjcer owh. Ho, ky drechms. ]c nhswcr `ecs sokcwjcrc eh tjc kemm`c, E tjehb. \okcwjcrc ictwcch pcrlcpteoh nhm rcn`ety. ]nt―s wjcrc tjc FK sjehcs icst, stulb refjt ictwcch tjosc two. Et―s tjc rcnsoh E jnvc sulj n proi`ck wetj \tnr rcb . Vjchcvcr E wntlj et, E bhow hotjehf sefhe﬎lnht we`` jnppch to tjc kneh ljnrnltcrs. Oj, ohc od tjck we`` `cnrh sokc sort od ‐`edc `cssoh,‛ iut hoiomy cvcr rcn``y ljnhfcs. ]c oh`y rcnsoh pcop`c cvcr ljnhfc oh T sjows es iclnusc tjcy―rc `cnvehf tjc sjow (wjelj kcnhs tjc ljnrnltcr fcts be``cm), fct prcfhnht (wjelj kcnhs tjc ljnrnltcr fcts prcfhnht), or jnvc to knbc n kovec (wjelj kcnhs tjcy fo ehto n lokn dor n wccb or two). Iut eh tjc chm, hoiomy rcn``y ljnhfcs. Shdortuhntc`y, tjes mescnsc jns lrcpt ehto our ehmustry, po``utehf et wetj tjc snkc pucre`c dnhioy ﬎lteoh wc scc oh rcb  wcipnfcs.  wcipnfcs. Hoiomy cvcr ljnhfcs. Hoiomy cvcr mecs.  Nhm wjch wc wc set mowh wetj our dnvoretc dnvoretc ljnrnltcr ljnrnltcr cvcry cvcry Dremny hefjt, hefjt, wc jnvc jnvc tjc lokdortehf dcc`ehf tjnt wc―`` wc―`` ic `cnvehf wetj tjnt ljnrnltcr ehtnlt. ]c worst tjehf jc―`` jnvc to chlouhtcr we`` ic n vn`uni`c `edc-`cssoh tjnt sjows jek jow jc lnh knbc jeksc`d n icttcr pcrsoh. Hot eh ky fnkc, iummy.  Uou  Uou set mowh mowh nt ky tni`c tni`c wetj ohc uhmcrstnhmehf1 uhmcrstnhmehf1 Uou ou――m icttcr w wcnr cnr n jc`kct. jc`kct. *** \cc, tjc proi`ck lokcs mowh to n sekp`c nssukpteoh1 you neh―t fohhn mec. Ed tjc melc ro`` inm`y, tjc FK we`` dumfc tjc ro`` nhm you―`` ic obny. Or, you aust knbc surc hot to put yoursc`d eh n setunteoh wjcrc tjc melc ro`` inm`y, nhm you moh―t jnvc to worry niout fcttehf be``cm. Icsemcs, oh`y Be``cr FKs nrietrnre`y be`` ljnrnltcrs. ]es, uhdortuhntc`y, `cnvcs you nhm kc eh n iehm.  Vcc lnh―  V lnh―t be`` ljnrnltcrs ljnrnltcrs wetjout knbehf knbehf oursc`vcs oursc`vcs  A V | W`ny Merty

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`oob `ebc n ve``neh/sljkulb/acrb/Be``cr ve``neh/sljkulb/acrb/Be``cr FK. Ed wc mo wjnlb sokcohc o﬇,  wc jnvc to i`nkc et oh oh tjc melc. Otjcrwesc, Otjcrwesc, wc fct wjehy p`nyc p`nycrr voelc n`` hefjt `ohf, lokp`nehehf tjnt jc mocsh―t jnvc n ljnrnltcr to p`ny wetj, nhm how jc jns to set out nhm wnet dor tjc rcst od you to ﬎hesj iclnusc  you  be``cm jes ljnrnltcr.  Vc``, drechms nhm  Vc``, nhm hcefjiors, E fot so`uteohs dor you. N wjo`c toh od tjck. \o, `ct―s fct stnrtcm.

WNY] ]VO1 ]jc \upportehf Lnst ]c ﬎rst so`uteoh es tjc cnsecst. W`nycrs n`wnys nssukc tjcy―rc tjc kneh ljnrnltcr.  Vc``,  V c``, aust iclnusc iclnusc tjcy ic`ecvc ic`ecvc tjnt mocsh mocsh――t hclcssnre`y knbc et so. so. Eh dnlt, try ruhhehf n fnkc wjcrc tjc ljnrnltcrs nrc n`` Ycm \jerts. Uou bhow tjc `nhfunfc E―k tn`behf. ]es rcn``y worbs dor ky iummy Yny―s \tnr rcb  fnkc  fnkc (jc wns ruhhehf tjc DN\N vcrseoh2 tjnt―s jow o`m tjes story es). Vc memh―t p`ny tjc iremfc lrcw eh tjnt fnkc, wc p`nycm n`` tjc fuys wjo wcht mowh to tjc p`nhct icdorc  tjc  tjc iremfc lrcw sjowcm up. Dortuhntc`y, Yny jnm n vcry foom schsc od mrnkn, so wc memh―t jnvc Berb nhm \polb icnkehf mowh nt tjc `nst sclohm to snvc our inloh cvcry wccb. Ho, tjc o﬌lcrs oh tjc S\\ Berb`nhm wcrc n iet too ekportnht dor tjnt behm od jcroels. Vc  wcrc  wcrc tjc  Nwny  Nw ny cnk, scht mowh to nh nh n`ech p`nhct to ehvcstefn ehvcstefntc tc uhusun` trelormcr rcnmehfs.  Nhm iy tjc chm chm od tjc ycnr ycnr,, wc wcrc wcrc tjc icst-trnehcm icst-trnehcm Nwny Nwny cnk you cvcr snw. snw. Jowcvcr…wc wcht tjroufj niout scvch lrcwkckicrs eh tjc loursc od tjnt ycnr. Vc wcrc cxpchmni`c, nhm wc bhcw et. How, n `ot od do`bs kny sny, ‐Iut jow mo you fct nttnljcm to n ljnrnltcr you bhow es foehf to mec?‛ Ky nhswcr es sekp`c1 ‐Jow lnh you fct nttnljcm to n ljnrnltcr you bhow esh―t  foehf  foehf to mec?‛  Nhotjcr foom foom cxnkp`c es ]c ]ertcchtj ]er tcchtj Vnrreor  Vnrreor . ]c hnrrntor od tjnt ﬎`k (Nhtoheo Inhmcrns) neh―t tjc kneh ljnrnltcr. Eh dnlt, jc―s n vcry kehor  ljnrnltcr.  ljnrnltcr. ]c rcn` jcro od tjnt tn`c es Icowu`d (jowcvcr you wnht to spc`` et). Jc―s tjc ohc wjo fcts to be`` iotj Frchmc` nhm jes Inm Kokky (so inm, sjc moh―t cvch fot n hnkc). Et―s jes  story.  story. Nhm tjoufj wc bhow Inhmcrns neh―t fohhn fct wjnlbcm (jc es tjc hnrrntor, ndtcr n``), eknfehc n p`nycr eh tjnt behm od setunteoh. Jc bhows  jc  jc esh―t tjc jcro. Jc bhows  jc  jc esh―t tjc ohc wjo fcts to be`` tjc Ioss Kohstcr. Jc bhows  jc―s  jc―s tjc semcbelb. \o, wjnt mocs jc fct to mo? Jc supports tjc Jcro. Nhm ed jc―s wcnb, ed jes lournfc ircnbs, tjnt puts tjc story ohc stcp l`oscr townrm trnfcmy.

 

Cvch eh n komcrh fnkc, scttehf your p`nycrs up eh supportehf ro`cs lnh rcn``y fevc tjck n schsc od kortn`ety. Uou moh―t p`ny Yokco, you p`ny Kcrluteo. Nhm, `ct―s ic johcst dor n sclohm, ed o﬇crcm tjc ljoelc, wjo wou`m you wnht to p`ny?  Vjelj irehfs up n vcry foom poeht1 poeht1 et―s et―s n`wnys tjc tjc semcbelb wjo fcts fcts tjc icst `ehcs. Jc―s wetty, l`cvcr nhm nh n``-tofctjcr frcnt fuy. Nhm you lnh n`wnys spot jek nt tjc icfehhehf od tjc ﬎`k. Uou bhow tjc jcro we`` knbc et to tjc lrcmets, iut you aust moh―t bhow ed tjc semcbelb we``. Iut you jopc jc mocs.  N`kost ns ed jc wcrc your ljnrnltcr ljnrnltcr..

WNY] ]JYCC1 ‐]jcy―`` Ic Inlb iy \wccps...‛ ]es ohc esh―t chterc`y kehc. Et―s ehspercm iy n story \tcvc Joufj nhm Yoi Tnux to`m kc niout tjcer Ltju`ju fnkc. Nppnrcht`y, tjc rcst od tjc pnrty (ehl`umehf Yoi) `cdt \tcvc―s ljnrnltcr dor mcnm ndtcr n veleous nttnlb iy Ke-Fo. Vc``, tjc hcxt wccb ro``cm nrouhm nhm \tcvc sjowcm up. Eh dnlt, \tcvc―s ljnrnltcr  sjowcm  sjowcm up. ‐Jcy, \tcvc!‛ ohc od tjc ljnrnltcrs snem. ‐Vc tjoufjt you wcrc mcnm!‛ \tcvc―s ljnrnltcr memh―t sny n tjehf. Jc wn`bcm refjt pnsscm jek. ‐Jcy, \tcvc!‛ snem nhotjcr. ‐Vjcrc jnvc you icch?‛ \tcvc―s ljnrnltcr memh―t sny n tjehf. Jc wn`bcm refjt pnsscm jcr. Yefjt niout tjch, jc rcnljcm tjc fuh rnlb. Icdorc nhyohc lou`m sny nhytjehf, jc pelbcm up n sjotfuh nhm nsbcm tjc FK ed et wns `onmcm. ]c FK snem et wns.  Nhm \tcvc \tcvc stnrtcm sjootehf. sjootehf. Jc stnrtcm sjootehf nhm memh―t stop uhte` tjc ief, inm lokint ljnrnltcr (you  hccm ohc od tjosc eh n Ltju`ju fnkc) fot n jo`m od \tcvc nhm irobc jes hclb. n`wnys  hccm Od loursc, ed et wns ky   fnkc, fnkc, tjnt wou`mh―t jnvc s`owcm \tcvc mowh n sehf`c iet, iut tjcy jnm n kcrledu` FK nhm tjc irobch hclb put \tcvc mowh dor foom. ]c poeht jcrc es tjnt you rcn``y lnh stcn` drok nhy sourlc. @ebc… oj, `ct―s sny sonp opcrns. Ucnj, E snem sonp opcrns. E uscm to mntc n fer` wjo wns nmmeltcm to ohc od tjosc tjehfs2 E wntljcm et cvcry mny so wc lou`m tn`b niout et wjch wc fot jokc drok worb. Nhm tjcrc―s ohc ru`c tjnt―s n`wnys  truc  truc oh cvcry  sonp1  sonp1 Ed you moh―t fot n lorpsc, tjcy―`` ic inlb iy swccps wccb.  A V | W`ny Merty

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WNY] DOSY1 Vetj Drechms @ebc  Kc ‐N`` refjt, Aojh,‛ you―rc snyehf. ‐]nt―s n`` ﬎hc nhm wc``, iut wjnt mo E mo wjch E rcn``y mo be`` be` ` tjcer ljnrnltcr?‛ E uhmcrstnhm. E rcn``y mo. Vjch you be`` n ljnrnltcr, tjnt p`nycr jns to set nrouhm dor tjc rcst od tjc fnkc. Nt tjc vcry `cnst, jc jns to knbc up n hcw   ljnrnltcr, so jc lnh aukp inlb eh.  Vjy tnbc tjc slchel rout routc? c? Eh dnlt, wjy hot jnvc jnvc jek p`ny sokcohc sokcohc tjc pnrty n`rcnmy bhows. @ebc tjc nhtnfohest. E wns aust wntljehf Intknh1 ]c Nhekntcm \crecs  wetj  wetj ky wedc nhm tjc ve``neh  wns ohc od ky n``-tekc dnvcs1 dnvcs1 Y―ns n`-Fju`. n`-Fju`. ‐Vjo?‛ ky jcrcteln` wedc nsbcm. Nj, tjc hnevctå od youtj. ]c wjo`c belbcr wetj Y―ns es tjnt Intknh―s eh `ovc wetj tjc inm fuy―s mnufjtcr, n`en. ]c belbcr wetj n`en es tjnt sjc―s eh `ovc wetj Intknh. ]c belbcr wetj Y―ns es tjnt jc―s eh `ovc wetj jes mnufjtcr.  Nhm ho, hot eh tjnt  wny.  wny. Wcrv. Et knbcs n frcnt trenhf`c od `ovc nhm muty. ]c powcr od tjnt tjckc es sc`mok lnpturcm wc``, iut eh tjc lnsc od Intknh nhm tjc n`-Fju`s, et―s pcrdclt. \o…wjy mo tjc p`nycrs n`wnys jnvc to ic tjc protnfohests? Vjy lnh―t ohc or two od tjck p`ny nhtnfohests ? Iut nhtnfohests tjc protnfohests jnvc sokc behm od uhircnbni`c `ehb wetj? ]nt―s powcrdu` koao. Kefjty foom storecs lokc out od tjnt behm od rc`nteohsjep. rc`nteohsjep. \o, wjnt you mo es fct tofctjcr wetj n p`nycr icdorc tjc fnkc stnrts. Uou tn`b to jek niout your p`nh. Jc p`nys n wnlby, `ovni`c ljnrnltcr”`ct―s ln`` jek ‐Ioi‛”dor tjc ﬎rst cefjt or tch scsseohs, tjch you wjnlb Ioi kcrle`css`y. Et―s n ief, i`oomy Ioi kcss tjnt woh―t cvcr l`cnh up refjt. ]ch, Ioi―s p`nycr mrops out dor n wccb or two wje`c tjc rcst od tjc pnrty `oobs dor tjc Inm Fuy wjo be``cm Ioi tjc @ovni`c \emcbelb. wo wccbs fo iy, nhm your p`nycr sjows up nfneh, iut tjes tekc, jc―s hot p`nyehf n hcw ljnrnltcr…jc―s p`nyehf tjc Jcnvy Vjo Be``cm Ioi. ( Iuk iuk ISK! )

 

Et―s n typeln` tcljhequc. Lrcntc nh ehtrefuehf, lnpni`c ve``neh eh Cpesomc >, tjch knbc jek nh n``y iy tjc kemm`c od tjc scnsoh.  Uou  Uou do`bs wjo wjo wntlj Iu﬇y tjc tj c Tnkperc Tnkperc \`nycr  \`ny cr  bhow  bhow wjnt E―k tn`behf niout. ]nt sjow es `ettcrcm  wetj  wetj Foom Inm Fuys nhm Fn`s1 Dnetj, \pebc, Nhfc`, Achhy tjc Fypsy Ljelb, Nhyn tjc Tchfcnhlc Mckoh nrc frcnt cxnkp`cs od inm pcop`c tjc \looiy Fnhf jns  to  to worb wetj. Shch`efjtchcm do`bs wjo moh―t  wntlj  wntlj tjc icst sjow oh T kny fct wjnt E―k tn`behf niout wetj tjcsc cxnkp`cs1 Knfhcto nhm tjc Hcw Kutnhts. Jnh \o`o, @nhmo Ln`ressenh, nhm Mnrtj Tnmcr. 6 od 5, ^unrb, nhm Fnrreb. (E―vc fot nhotjcr ohc, iut E moh―t tjehb nhyohc we`` rckckicr jcr. ]c ﬎rst ohc wjo lnh tc`` kc wjo Wrehlcss Nurn jns n lrusj oh fcts n Ho-Wrezc.)  N`` HWL ve``nehs (nt `cnst nht nhte-jcrocs) e-jcrocs) wjo turh ehto WLs WLs nhm aoeh tj tjcc foom ﬎fjt. Ed @ulns lnh mo et, so lnh you. (Or, ed you prcdcr, tjc ve``neh mocsh―t jnvc to ic nh n``y2 jc lnh aust stny inm. Iut tjnt rcquercs sokc screous, jcnvy-muty ro`cp`nyehf oh tjc pnrt od your p`nycr. Uou jnvc icch wnrhcm.)

WNY] DETC1 ]jc \clrct ]es es tjc sclohm pnrt od n tjrcc-pnrt screcs niout nssukpteohs. ]c Ief  Nssukpteohs.. Knhy od  Nssukpteohs od you kny jnvc jnvc fucsscm fucsscm tjnt tjes kohtj kohtj――s pnrt wns niout be``ehf ljnrnltcrs.  Uou  Uou――rc wrohf. wrohf. ]es kohtj―s cpesomc wns niout sokctjehf n `ot korc powcrdu` tjnh mcntj. Et―s niout pcrspcltevc. (‐Wcrspcltevc1 usc et or `osc et.‛ - ]c no no od Qch Heje`esk)  Vc n`` bhow tjc p`nycrs vecw tjc wor`m  Vc wor`m tjroufj tjc Fnkc Knstcr Knstcr.. Jc― Jc―s tjcer cycs, cnrs, tohfucs, hoscs, nhm sbeh. Iut tjcrc―s nh nssukpteoh tjnt focs n`ohf wetj tjnt. W`nycrs nssukc tjnt tjc FK jns to ic johcst niout tjosc pcrlcpteohs.  A V | W`ny Merty

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Jcj. @ct ―ck. (Jow knhy tekcs jnvc you kct n icnutedu` woknh wjo wns lohvehlcm sjc wns dnt? Nhyohc wjo snys, ‐E―k inm nt kntj‛ es refjt. \o nrc tjc pcop`c  wjo snynrfuc sny, , ‐E lnh― lnh ―t quet skob ehf.‛‛ Niso`utc`y Niso`u tc`ytorefjt. Yeljnrm Yeljnrm Inlj Inlj snem, ‐Ed you dor yourskobehf. `eketnteohs, you fct bccp@ebc tjck.‛) Wcop`c trust tjcer pcrlcpteohs korc tjnh `ofel, rcnsoh, nhm sokctekcs cvch rcn`ety. (]nt―s ln``cm ‐dnetj.‛) W`nycrs nrc tjc snkc wny. ]cy jnvc  to  to trust cvcrytjehf tjc FK tc``s tjck. Jc―s tjcer oh`y sourlc od ehdorknteoh. Ed tjc p`nycrs pcrlcevc tjcy―rc ehvu`hcrni`c, tjcy―`` ic`ecvc tjcy―rc ehvu`hcrni`c. Ed tjcy pcrlcevc tjcy―rc aust n pnlb od rcm sjerts, tjcy―`` dcc` tjnt kortn`ety jnhfehf nrouhm tjcer hclbs. Ed tjc p`nycrs ic`ecvc n`` WLs nrc foom nhm n`` HWLs nrc nhtnfohests (nt `cnst nhte-jcrocs), tjcy―`` `osc out oh sokc vn`uni`c n``ecs…nhm `cnvc tjcer inlbs opch to rehfcrs (n topel wc―`` tn`b niout eh n dcw kohtjs). Ed tjc p`nycrs ic`ecvc tjnt mcntj es tjc chm…  Vjnt tjc p`nycrs p`nycrs pcrlcevc pcrlcevc es wjnt tjcer ljnrnltcrs ljnrnltcrs ic`ecvc. Jnvc duh wetj tjnt pcrspcltevc. Ic rcspohsei`c, iut jnvc duh.  Ndtcr n``, et― et―s oh`y n fnkc, fnkc, refjt? *** Hcxt kohtj, wc―`` tnlb`c nhotjcr nssukpteoh. ]c `nst ohc. Hot surc wjelj ohc. Knyic you―`` ﬎hm out wjch E mo. nbc lnrc, nhm you―`` scc kc eh tjerty. Iut hot ed E scc you ﬎rst.

 

E  C 󰀶  Nssukpteoh1 n tjehf tjnt es nllcptcm ns truc or ns lcrtneh to jnppch, wetjout prood. Ovcr tjc loursc od two cpesomcs, E tnlb`cm p`nycr nssukpteohs. Iut, eh trutj, you lou`m sny tjc wjo`c W`ny Merty  screcs  screcs es niout tnlb`ehf p`nycr nssukpteohs. W`nyehf wetj nssukpteohs es tjc bcy to fevehf p`nycrs tjc ]erm Nlt twest/ictrnyn` tjcy mcscrvc. W`nycrs nssukc tjcer ljnrnltcrs nrc tjc protnfohests. ]cy nssukc tjcy―rc moehf tjc Yefjt ]ehf. ]cy nssukc tjc wjo`c wor`m es niout tjck. ]cy nssukc tjcy―rc foehf to weh. Et esh―t turt`cs, et―s kestnbcs, n`` tjc wny mowh. Jowcvcr, tjcrc es n mnhfcr eh uhmcrkehehf nssukpteohs, nhm nfneh, E―`` ic usehf prodcsseohn`` wrcst`ehf to e``ustrntc tjes cxnkp`c. prodcsseohn Eh rclcht ycnrs, knhy pro wrcst`ehf prokoteohs jnvc iclokc oiscsscm wetj ‐tjc swcrvc.‛ ]es es nh uhcxpcltcm lokp`elnteoh you tjrow nt tjc numechlc wetj ho dorcwnrhehf. Et iclnkc pnrtelu`nr`y popu`nr murehf ‐]c Kohmny Hefjt Vnrs‛  wjch tjc two two ief wrcst`ehf wrcst`ehf prokoteohs prokoteohs wcrc tryehf to outmo cnlj cnlj otjcr, otjcr, tryehf to stcn` cnlj otjcr―s numechlc.  Vjnt you mo es tjrow tjrow sulj n mrnkntel, uhc uhcxpcltcm xpcltcm surpresc surpresc nt tjc numechlc tjn tjntt tjcy―rc funrnhtccm to tuhc eh hcxt wccb to ﬎hm out wjy et jnppchcm. Dor cxnkp`c, you jnvc ohc foom fuy wrcst`cr summch`y turh oh jes icst drechm.  Vjy mem et jnppch? jnppch? uhc eh hcxt wccb to ﬎hm ﬎hm out! Shdortuhntc`y, you mo tjes too kulj nhm tjc numechlc fcts tercm od et. Eh dnlt, tjcy fct tercm dnst. Et―s `ebc n petljcr wjo oh`y tjrows lurvc in``s. Uou―vc fot to swetlj et up cvcry ohlc eh n wje`c to bccp tjc inttcr oh jes tocs. Et n`so mocsh―t jurt tjnt tjc do`bs tjrowehf n`` tjosc swcrvcs nt tjc numechlc dorfot ohc vcry ekportnht c`ckcht tjnt knbcs tjc swcrvc worb1 you―vc fot to prekc tjc numechlc dor et.  Vjch you jet tjc p`nycrs p`nycrs wetj nh uhcxpcltcm uhcxpcltcm lokp`elnteoh, lokp`elnteoh, tjcy j jnvc nvc to ic ni`c to `oob inlb nhm sny, ‐Oj, knh! Yckckicr wjch tjnt tjehf jnppchcm icdorc? Vc sjou`m jnvc scch tjes lokehf!‛ Dorcsjnmowehf, dorcsjnmowehf, dorcsjnmowehf.

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Ed you knbc tjc sefhs cxp`elet, tjc p`nycrs nrc wnetehf dor et to jnppch iut tjcy moh―t bhow wjch et we`` jnppch. Or, ed you knbc tjck suit`c, tjc p`nycrs lnh `oob inlb nhm scc tjnt you wcrc njcnm od tjck n`` n`ohf. Nhm tjch, ed you sct up nh n``y to ic n ve``neh, nhm tjc kokcht lokcs dor jek to turh…nhm jc summch`y mclemcs nfnehst et, you―vc fot nhotjcr frcnt mrnkntel kokcht dor tjc p`nycrs to rckckicr. ]crc―s nh o`m lohknh `ehc tjnt focs, ‐Moh―t p`ny your drechms `ebc knrbs.‛ Iut eh tjes lnsc, your drechms”your p`nycrs”nrc nsbehf you to trcnt tjck `ebc knrbs. \o, mo n iet od iotj. \ct tjck up dor tjc sulbcr puhlj, iut fevc tjck aust choufj so tjcy bhow wjch to l`osc tjcer cycs nhm stelb out tjcer ljeh.

 

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Vjnt―s Et Vortj? (N`` refjt, tch sclohms to fo. Luc numechlc. Luc V Velb. elb. Nhm eh ﬎vc…dour…tjrcc… ﬎vc…dour…tjrcc… two…ohc…) ‐Vc`lokc inlb to W`nycrs Nssukc tjc Lrnzecst ]ehfs! Nhm jcrc―s your jost, Aooooooojh Velb!!!‛ ]nhb you. ]nhb you. Ed E lou`m tjehb od sokctjehf duhhy to sny, you―m n`` ic `nufjehf how.

(luc `nufj trnlb)  Vc``, wc―  Vc``, wc―vc rcnljcm rcnljcm tjc chm od od nhotjcr scnsoh. scnsoh. Et― Et―ss tekc to tnbc ohc `nst `oob nt tjosc wnlby p`nycrs  A V | W`ny Merty

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nhm tjc se``y tjehfs tjcy nssukc. \o dnr, wc―vc tn`bcm niout stnrtehf oh n `cvc` p`nyehf ﬎c`m, cxpcrechlc poehts, ljnrnltcr mcntj, nhm cvch ljnrnltcr pcrlcpteohs. Iut tjes `nst ohc…wjcw. Uou kny wnht to schm tjc bemmecs to icm cnr`y tohefjt, iclnusc tohefjt, wc―vc fot sulj n wjoppcr, tjc lchsors nrc swcntehf tjerty-semcm melc. ohefjt, wc―vc fot tjrcc ﬎`ks, n`` inscm oh n tjckc. ]c ﬎rst nt-jokc numechlc kckicr to ln`` eh wetj tjnt tjckc wehs n spclen` ohc-ycnr supp`y od Cnt-n-\jcct, tjc wor`m―s oh`y cmei`c ljnrnltcr sjcct.  Vc``, `ct―s  Vc``, `ct―s fct oh wetj tjc ﬎rst ﬎`k. ﬎`k. Et lokcs lokcs to us drok n AAc﬇crsoh c﬇crsoh Lnrtcr Lnrtcr od \\t. t. Wnu`/Kehhcnpo`es. Jc ln``s et ‐Inet nhm \wetlj.‛ @ct―s tnbc n `oob.

(lut to Lnrtcr tnpc) Jcrc wc jnvc n froup od drcc`nhlc supcrjcrocs opcrntehf eh weh Letecs nrcn. ]csc jnppy dc``ows (nhm ohc `nmy) jerc out to tjc jefjcst iemmcrs, nmoptehf tjc ‐Ed tjc kohcy―s refjt, wc―rc tjcrc dor tjc ﬎fjt‛ nttetumc.  Vc``, tjnt n`` worbs  Vc``, worbs wc`` nhm foom uhte` uhte` tjcy―rc tjcy―rc jercm iy n `nwycr rcprcschtehf rcprcschtehf nh ehmevemun` wjo wesjcs to rckneh nhohykous. ‐Ky l`echt―s soh rclcht`y mecm drok nh ovcrmosc,‛ tjc `nwycr snys. ‐Jc―m `ebc to scc tjc pcop`c rcspohsei`c iroufjt to  austelc. Uou lnh fo wjcrc tjc po`elc lnh―t fo. Uou lnh mo wjnt tjcy lnh―t. Jc hccms you nhm jc―s we``ehf to lokpchsntc dor your scrvelcs.‛ ]nt―s wjch jc jnhms ovcr n ljclb”drok tjc nttorhcy―s `nw ﬎rk”dor $37,777. ‐]c hcxt ljclb we`` ic moui`c,‛ tjc `nwycr snys, ‐ed tjc lrekehn`s nrc lohveltcm.‛ nfrcc. ]c opcrnteoh]c focs skootj, nhm tjc fuys lnpturcm icdorc you]c lnhjcrocs sny ‐uhstni`c ko`clu`cs.‛ lnsc fcts pelbcm up inm iy tjc snkc `cfn` ﬎rk tjnt jercm tjc p`nycrs nhm tjc aury mc`eicrnteohs `nst niout ns `ohf ns n ysoh ﬎fjt. ]c p`nycrs rclcevc n juhmrcm tjousnhm mo``nr ljclb nhm tjcy spchm et oh mnhfcr rook rchovnteohs. \o, wjnt―s tjc lntlj? ]c knh wjo jercm tjc p`nycrs mocsh―t jnvc n soh. Jes hnkc es Juhtcr Yosc. Jc―s ohc od tjc lrekc `orms od tjc lety. ]c lrekehn`s wcrc lokpctetors. How, tjnhbs to tjc p`nycrs, Kr. Yosc lohtro`s  lolnehc oh tjc wcst semc od Kehhcnpo`es. n``  lolnehc ]osc wnlby p`nycrs. Vc``, E fucss wjnt tjcy hcvcr bhcw hcvcr jurt tjck.

 

W`nycr Nssukpteoh #>1 ]cy―rc N`wnys Moehf tjc Yefjt ]ehf.   Fer`drechm1 

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]nt kcnhs E lnh ljnhfc tjc ljnhhc`.

󰀪L@ELB.󰀥 (Ehscrt oi`efntory, oi`ef ntory, rcpctetevc nhm rcmuhmnht Mnhhy C`dknh ‐iouhly, yct lrccpy‛ tjckc.) ‐Jc``o, bemmecs! Uour o`m pn` tjc Velb Bccpcr jcrc wetj nhotjcr mc`eleous`y mckohel tn`c. tn` c. ]es ohc E ln``… Iuf Juht.‛

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Et―s n sle-﬎ slchnreo tjnt opchs eh tjc kemm`c od tjehfs. ]c p`nycrs wnbc up eh lryo-ljnkicrs to tjc souhm od b`nxoh n`nrks, slrcnks, slrcnks, nhm reppehf ﬉csj2 n sp`nsj od i`oom oh tjcer dnlcs. ]cy opch tjcer cycs nhm scc spemcrs tjc sezc od lows kovehf `ebc `efjthehf tjroufj tjc rook. N loup`c od ljnkicrs nrc ﬎``cm wetj n tjelb,  wci-`ebc suistnhlc. suistnhlc. Ed you `estch lnrcdu``y”tjroufj lnrcdu``y”tjroufj tjc slrcnkehf slrcnkehf b`nxohs nhm tjc slrcnkehf iomecs”you lnh jcnr ku﬍cm voelcs icffehf dor jc`p. ]c p`nycrs ﬎fjt tjcer wny out od tjc rook. ]cy ﬎fjt tjcer wny to tjcer  wcnpohs. ]cy ﬎fjt tjcer tjcer wny to tjc tjc iremfc nhm ﬎hm ﬎hm out wjcr wjcrcc tjcy nrc. nrc. Et―s n skn`` p`nhct wetj n skn``cr rcscnrlj stnteoh…schmehf out nh \O\. ]nt―s usun``y wjch tjc p`nycrs ﬎furc out wjnt―s kessehf1 tjcer kckorecs. Oiveous`y, tjcy―rc n rcsluc tcnk jcrc to nhswcr tjnt \O\. Yefjt?  Vrohf. Vjch tjcy fct  Vrohf. fct to tjc rcscnrlj rcscnrlj stnteoh”kor stnteoh”korcc spemcrs wnetehf wnetehf dor tjck outsemc”tjcy ﬎hm out tjc trutj. ]cy―rc hot n rcsluc tcnk, tjcy―rc kcrlchnrecs scht to stcn` sclrcts drok tjc rcscnrlj lchtcr…nt nhy lost.  A V | W`ny Merty

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Cvcry lorpsc eh tjc rcscnrlj stnteoh? ]nt―s tjcer worb. Kcrlchnrecs. Kcrle`css. Kurmcr, Kurmcr, kurmcr, kurmcr. urhs out tjc rcscnrljcrs wcrc ﬎hmehf wnys to lokkuhelntc wetj tjc spemcrs. ]c lrcnturcs nrc powcrdu` psyljels, nhm rcscnrlj sjows ehfcstehf spemcr ke`b es n powcrdu` psyljel steku`nht eh juknhs. ]nt―s wjnt tjc p`nycrs nrc jcrc to stcn`. Shdortuhntc`y, two tjehfs wcht wrohf ndtcr tjc kesseoh. ]c ﬎rst wns n froup od spemcrs wjo shulb oh ionrm wje`c tjcy lnrrecm out tjcer merty mccms. ]c sclohm proi`ck? ]c p`nycrs― ckp`oycrs moh―t wnht tjck lokehf inlb. ]cer sjep wns mcsefhcm to mctohntc wjch et cslnpcm tjc ntkospjcrc”oh`y tjc spemcr scruk wou`m survevc tjc cxp`oseoh. Od loursc, how tjnt tjehfs jnvc fohc wrohf, tjc rcscnrlj stnteoh schsors ehmelntc nhotjcr sjep es oh ets wny. N l`cnhehf lrcw. Lnh tjc p`nycrs ﬎hm n wny to lokkuhelntc wetj tjc spemcrs nhm snvc tjcksc`vcs drok n inhm od i`oomtjersty be``crs?  N froup hot hot n wjo`c `ot `ot uh`ebc tjcksc`vcs… tjcksc`vcs…

W`nycr Nssukpteoh #91 ]c W`nycrs Nrc tjc Wrotnfohests.   Fer`drechm1

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Uou―vc fot tjc l`elbcr.

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Ucnj. Yefjt.

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Opch oh n froup od p`nycrs (tjrcc juknhs, ohc mcke-juknh, nhm ohc jn`dirccm) eh tjc wooms. Et―s mnrb. ]cy rnh out od supp`ecs n wccb nfo. ]cy jnvc ho ﬉eht, tjcy jnvc ho stcc`. ]c HWL tjcy jercm (tjc fuy wetj tjc Juhtehf nhm \urvevn` \be``s) toob o﬇ two wccbs nfo…wetj n`` tjc fo`m, doom, nhm drcsj wntcr jc

 

lou`m lnrry. Jc n`so fot nwny wetj tjc knfeln` wjutzzet tjc behf―s fohhn pny ―ck tch ie``eoh fo`m peclcs dor. Nppnrcht`y, tjc HWL wnhtcm tjc rcwnrm korc tjnh tjcy mem. Jow mem tjes jnppch? ]c p`nycrs trcntcm tjc HWL `ebc…wc``, `ebc kost p`nycrs trcnt HWLs1 n pe`c od inhtjn poo-moo. \o, jc `cdt ―ck. N`ohc eh tjc mnrb. ]cy moh―t cvch bhow jow to ﬎hm truc hortj.  Nhm wje`c tjcy― tjcy―rc out eh tjc wooms, wooms, tjc Ynhfcr snvcm tjc behfmok, knr knrrecm recm tjc behf―s mnufjtcr, nhm stnhms eh `ehc to ehjcret tjc tjrohc. Jcy, wnet n sclohm… wns tjnt Muc`ehf Inhaos …? …?

W`nycr Nssukpteoh #. Et bccps tjc p`nycrs oh trnlb. N`` too odtch, p`nycrs jnvc n tchmchly to  wnhmcr o﬇ loursc. E―k E―k hot tn`behf niout niout rne`ronmehf rne`ronmehf your dr drechms echms ohto n ohc-wny p`ot`ehc, E―k tn`behf niout wjch tjcy stnrt knbehf Kohty Wytjoh quotcs, rc`ntehf o`m wnr storecs, stop dor n kehutc to wntlj n loo` kusel vemco, or pu`` out tjcer Knfel  lnrms  lnrms iclnusc tjcy nrch―t tjc lchtcr od nttchteoh nt tjc kokcht. Vjch tjcy ﬎hm out tjcrc―s n kelroslopel ioki eh tjcer nrtcrecs tjnt―s fohhn cxp`omc eh prclesc`y >6 jours, 9= kehutcs, nhm >4 sclohms, tjcy neh―t fohhn fct mestrnltcm iy hotjehf. ]cy―rc n`wnys   tjc lchtcr od nttchteoh. 9. Et fevcs you n tekc `eket. Cvcr tnbc n tekcm tcst? ]ch you bhow tjc me﬇crchlc, moh―t you? \okctjehf jnppchs wjch tjc prodcssor tc``s you, ‐Uou jnvc =3 kehutcs to ﬎hesj tjes sclteoh od tjc tcst.‛ Uou stnrt clohokezehf your tekc. Uou moh―t mn``y oh qucsteohs you moh―t bhow tjc

 

nhswcrs to. Uou stnrt to swcnt iu``cts wjch tjnt =7-kehutc knrb jets nhm you―vc oh`y fottch tjroufj jn`d tjc qucsteohs. ekcm tcsts nrc supposcm to mo tjnt. ekcm fnkcs nrc cxnlt`y tjc snkc. ]c p`nycrs moh―t spchm n `ot od tekc mn``yehf wetj tjc inrknem. ]cy moh―t spchm n `ot od tekc tryehf to sc`` o﬇ tjnt jc`kct tjcy toob o﬇ tjc tro`` tjcy be``cm (‐Et kust ic wortj n loup`c od loppcr peclcs!‛). Vjch tjcy bhow tjcy―rc fohhn mec eh `css tjnh n mny, cvcrytjehf summch`y iclokcs vcry ekportnht. Vjelj `cnms us to our ﬎hn` vcry ekportnht wny tjes tcljhequc jc`ps you ns n FK1 6 ycnrs wjcrc tjc ljnrnltcrs hcvcr scck to ljnhfc, nhm E moh―t `ebc sonp opcrns. E `ebc storecs, nhm storecs jnvc n icfehhehf, n kemm`c, nhm nh chm. Ndtcr n ycnr, et wns tekc to chm tjc story. Ky ioys (tjcrc wcrch―t nhy fer`s nt tjc tekc) jnm icch worbehf dor n Kcfnlorp dor n dcw kohtjs. Vjnt lnh E tc`` you, tjcy so`m out dor tjc kohcy. Iut, tjcy ﬎furcm tjcy lou`m ruh `ett`c i`nlb inf opcrnteohs wjch tjc Kcfnlorp wnsh―t `oobehf2 behmn ietehf tjc jnhm tjnt dcm tjck sort od tjehf. ]es wns n kestnbc. Ns wc n`` bhow, tjc Kcfnlorp es n`wnys `oobehf. oo inm dor tjck. \o, E `ct tjck bhow tjnt tjc chm od tjc lnkpnefh wns oh ets wny. ]cy jnm ohc korc wccb, nhm nt tjc chm od tjc do``owehf ]ursmny, tjc fnkc wou`m ic nt nh chm. Ky  A V | W`ny Merty

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rcputnteoh prclcmcm kc, nhm tjcy spcht tjnt ]ursmny prcpnrehf dor Vor`m  Vnr  V nr EEE. Et memh― memh―t jc`p.  Nt tjc icfehhehf icfehhehf od tjc fnkc, fnkc, E put nh o`m wjetc cff tekcr oh tjc tni`c nhm sct et dor > jour. ]cy nsbcm kc wjnt et wns dor. E to`m tjck tjcy―m ﬎hm out sooh choufj. ]ch, E nhhouhlcm tjc fnkc jnm icfuh nhm stnrtcm tjc cff tekcr. E nsbcm cnlj od tjck wjcrc tjcy wcrc nhm wjnt tjcy wcrc moehf. Cnlj od tjck fnvc kc tjc cxpcltcm nhswcr nhm E snt inlb nhm wntljcm. Dor nh jour. E mem hotjehf. \nem hotjehf. Aust snt inlb nhm  wntljcm.  Vjch tjcy nsbcm nsbcm qucsteoh qucsteohs, s, E nhswcrcm nhswcrcm tjck ns ns quelb`y nhm cxpcmecht`y cxpcmecht`y ns E lou`m. E memh―t wnht to wnstc tjcer tekc. Iut tjnt ﬎rst jour, tjcy mem n wjo`c `ot od hotjehf, wnetehf to scc wjnt wns foehf to jnppch. Nt tjc chm od tjnt jour, tjc ic`` rnhf, E ro``cm n dcw melc, lohsu`tcm n jokcknmc ljnrt nhm `oobcm up nt tjc Dexcr. ‐Uour jcnm cxp`omcs,‛ E to`m jek. ‐Uou―rc mcnm.‛ Jes pchle` mroppcm to tjc tni`c `ebc n peclc od jes irneh jettehf tjc ﬉oor. ]ch, E rcsct tjc cff tekcr nhm snt inlb. Vnetehf. ]nt―s wjch tjc qucsteohs stnrtcm to ﬉y. o knbc n `ohf story sjort (‐oo `ntc!‛), tjcy spcht tjc rcst od tjnt tekc ﬎furehf out wjnt wns wrohf wetj tjck. urhs out, n skn`` hnhotclj verus wns put eh cnlj od tjck. Nt tjc chm od cnlj fnkc jour, tjc verus wou`m nltevntc eh ohc od tjck, lnusehf sokc sort od nwdu` rcnlteoh. Cnlj wns me﬇crcht. ]c ﬎rst ohc wns n sekp`c kehm-ioki. ]c sclohm ohc cruptcm ehto tehy ﬉cljcttc rouhms tjnt lnuscm >m>7  wouhms to cvcryohc cvcryohc c`sc eh tjc rook. rook. Ns E rcsct rcsct tjc l`olb, l`olb, tjcy knmc n quelb mcleseoh to scpnrntc eh tjc ﬎hn` sclohms to knbc surc wjntcvcr lnkc out od tjc uh`ulby sou` wjosc turh et wns to mctohntc memh―t jnrk nhy od tjc otjcr p`nycrs. ]c tjerm wns n wcerm behm od duhfus ioki tjnt scht sporcs out >77 dcct eh cvcry merclteoh. Hnsty be``cr poesoh sporcs. ]crc wcrc oh`y two od tjck `cdt ndtcr tjnt. Iy tjch, tjcy―m ﬎furcm out tjnt ho nkouht od tehbcrehf wns fohhn fct rem od tjosc iokis. ]cy jnm to ﬎hm tjc fuy  wjo knmc tjck tjck nhm fct jek jek to mo sokctjehf sokctjehf niout et. Nt nr nrouhm ouhm < jou jours rs nhm =6 kehutcs, tjcy douhm out tjnt tjc fuy wjo lokkesseohcm tjc iokis wns tjcer lohtnlt nt tjc Kcfnlorp. (‐\urpresc! \urpresc!‛) Jc douhm out niout tjcer i`nlb inf sniotnfc kesseohs nhm mclemcm to tcnlj tjck n `cssoh. Jc jnm tjc nhtemotc. Nhm jc  wns n`` tjc wny wny nlross towh. elb, tolb. elb, tolb.

 

]c dourtj fuy memh―t knbc et eh tekc. Jc cxp`omcm ehto hnpn`k. ]c ﬎dtj fuy, jowcvcr, mem knbc et. Vetj two kehutcs to fo. Jc iurst ehto tjc ve``neh―s o﬌lc, inrrelnmcm tjc moors, nhm snt oh tjc Lorp―s mcsb nhm put n jufc, hnsty fuh eh jes koutj. E `oobcm nt tjc p`nycr stnhmehf eh droht od kc, jes jnhms eh tjc pnhtokekc fcsturc od jo`mehf n ief, jufc fuh nhm snw tjc knm ske`c oh jes dnlc. ‐E―k fohhn mctohntc eh `css tjnh two kehutcs,‛ jc snem to tjc Lorp. ‐E moh―t cvch bhow wjnt―s fohhn jnppch to kc. Iut E mo bhow ohc tjehf. Vjntcvcr jnppchs to kc es fohhn jnppch to you.‛  N pcrdclt Lyicrpuhb  chmehf.  chmehf. *** \o wjnt―s tjc `nst `ett`c tjehf E kchteohcm niovc? Cvcry sclohm scl ohm louhts. louht s. Uou Uou nhm kc, wc― wc―rc rc myehf mye hf iy tjc sclohm. scl ohm. Yefjt Ye fjt how. U Uou― ou―vc vc fot n tekc ioki eh your jcnm nhm et―s telbehf mowh. Uou hcvcr bhow wjch et―s fohhn fo o﬇. Uou moh―t cvch fct to scc tjc cff tekcr. Cvcry sclohm louhts.

 Jo  J ow ]crr ]crrei`c ei`c Es V Vesmok esmok Ky iummy wetj tjc Knstcr―s mcfrcc eh ﬎`k tc``s kc tjnt ﬎`k hoer esh―t niout kurmcrs, kessehf stntucs, dckkc dntn`cs, nhm letecs wetjout pety. Yoi tc``s kc tjnt tjc wjo`c tjckc od tjc fchrc (yulb) es ‐Vjo ‐ Vjo nk E?‛  Ns tjc prevntc prevntc ehvcstefntor ehvcstefntor focs tjroufj tjroufj tjc merty lety `oobehf dor nhswcrs, jc― jc―ss rcn``y `oobehf dor jeksc`d. Aust ns tjc niovc tjckc `cts us tnbc n `oob nt tjc ehhcr  worbehfs od n protnfohest― protnfohest―ss sou`, so so mocs tjes bbehm ehm od aourhcy aourhcy n``ow us to trnhsdo trnhsdork rk et. Vc stnrt o﬇ wetj lntcrpe``nrs nhm wc chm up wetj iuttcr﬉ecs. ]c WE stnrts `oobehf dor n kessehf pcrsoh nhm chms up ﬎hmehf jeksc`d. Jcrc―s jow et worbs. ]c ﬎`k E―k ehvobehf es n hnsty, i`oomy n﬇ner mercltcm iy tjc snkc fuy wjo mercltcm Cvetn . Od loursc, jc n`so mercltcm ]c Vn` Vn`` ` , nhm ]c Lokketkchts .  Vc―  V c―rc rc tn`behf niout niout N`nh Wnrbcr Wnrbcr,, nhm tjc ﬎`k ﬎`k es Nhfc` Jcnrt  Jcnrt . (Ed you jnvch―t scch tjes `ett`c fck aust yct, you kny wnht to sbep mowh n iet. Eh otjcr  worms, wc― wc―rc rc niout niout to chtcr spoe`cr tcrretory tcrretory.. ]c dneht od jcnrt kny wesj to sbep tjes pnrt od tjc remc.) Jnrry Nhfc` es n ljcnp prevntc cyc jercm iy n vcry relj dc``ow hnkcm @oues Lypjrc to ﬎hm ‐mnhlc-inhm slukinf‛ lroohcr, Aojhhy Dnvoretc. Nhfc`―s aourhcy `cnms jek oh n mnrb pntj. Jc meslovcrs Dnvoretc  A V | W`ny Merty

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 wns n rcn` rcn` instnrm, instnrm, n merty knh wetj n i`nlb, sorlcrous sorlcrous sou`. Iy Iy tjc chm od et, our `ett`c helbc`-nhm-mekc WE ﬎hms jeksc`d eh tjc kemm`c od nh uhspcnbni`c sorlcrous lrekc.  Aojhhy so`m jes sou` sou` to tjc Mc Mcve` ve` nhm wjch et lnkc tekc ttoo pny up, up, jc swetljcm jes sou` out wetj n so`mecr―s, tjehbehf jc lou`m mesnppcnr, `cnvehf tjc Mcve` wetj nh uhdu`﬎``cm lohtrnlt. Od loursc, you bhow wjcrc tjes es foehf. Aojhhy Dnvoretc nhm Jnrry  Nhfc` nrc tjc snkc knh. knh. Jnrry― Jnrry―s icch `oobehf dor jeksc`d tj tjcc wjo`c tekc. tekc.  Nhm our iummy iummy @oues Lypjrc Lypjrc (knstcrdu``y (knstcrdu``y p`nycm iy Yoicrt Mc Mc Hero) Hero) wns tjc ohc wjo scht jek oh tjc aourhcy to icfeh wetj. ]crc―s n frcnt quotc drok Ocmepus (ohc od tjc o`mcst storecs cxp`orehf tjes tjckc) nt tjc chm od et n``1 ‐N`ns, jow tcrrei`c es wesmok wjch et irehfs ho pro﬎t to tjc wesc.‛ ]c tjckc od tjc wjo`c tjehf es l`cnr. Vc jnvc to ic lnrcdu` wetj wesmok.  Vcc jnvc to  V to knbc lcrtneh wc―rc wc―rc rcn rcnmy my dor et wjch wjch et lokcs bholbehf bholbehf oh our moor moor.. Bhow`cmfc esh―t n`wnys n i`cssehf2 sokctekcs, et―s mnkhnteoh. ]es es tjc bcy tjckc to Ln`` od Ltju`ju, iut tjnt―s nh cnsy out. @ct―s usc et sokcwjcrc c`sc. \okcwjcrc p`nycrs wou`m hcvcr cxpclt et.

 Jcrocs dor Jerc Dor n vcry sjort tekc, E rnh n  Knrvc` \upcr Jcrocs   fnkc. ]es wns `ohf ndtcr ky Jcrocs  fnkc.  mnys. ]c l`ui E wns ruhhehf nt `ovcm tjc fnkc, nhm nsbcm kc to ruh Ljnkpeohs  mnys. n lnkpnefh. Shdortuhntc`y dor tjck, E bhcw n iet korc niout tjc Kefjty Knrvc` Shevcrsc tjnh tjcy mem. Obny, tjnt―s n `ec. E bhcw n wjo`c `ot korc tjnh tjcy mem. E sct tjck up ns n drcc`nhlc troui`csjootehf froup. Behm od n ‐Jcrocs dor Jerc‛ trelb. ]cy `ebcm et nhm wc fot oh wetj tjc fnkc. ]cer kotto wns n wjo`c `ot `ebc tjc kotto od tjc lrcw eh Mccp Yesehf 1 ‐Ed tjc kohcy―s tjcrc, wc moh―t lnrc!‛ ]es behm od nttetumc fot tjck eh n wjo`c `ot od troui`c. Od loursc, tjcy memh―t scc tjc troui`c uhte` et wns kulj too `ntc. wo quelb cxnkp`cs. ]cy fot jercm iy n rcprcschtntevc od n dorcefh ckinssy to rctrecvc n sto`ch acwc`.  N `nrfc, ku`tednlctcm, ku`tednlctcm, rcm rcm acwc`. Od Od loursc, tjcy tjcy memh― memh―t nsb nhy qucsteohs. qucsteohs. Eh dnlt, tjcy memh―t cvch nsb wjelj ckinssy tjc fuy wns drok. urhs out tjc acwc` wns sto`ch iy n wcn`tjy, uhslrupu`ous lo``cltor. ]cy trnsjcm tjc fuy, fot inlb tjc acwc`, nhm rcturhcm et to ets refjtdu` owhcrs1 tjc @ntvcrenh Ckinssy. ]ch tjcy fot jercm iy n `nrfc lorpornteoh to tnbc lnrc od n `ett`c ckiczz`ehf proi`ck. Ohc od tjnt lorpornteoh―s semc proaclts wns mcvc`opehf wcnpohs dor tjc fovcrhkcht. \ccks tjcsc dc``ows wcrc stcn`ehf sclrcts nhm sc``ehf tjck to

 

uhmesl`oscm pnrtecs. Vje`c tjcy hcvcr meslovcrcm wjo tjosc pnrtecs wcrc, tjcy mem irehf tjc lrekehn`s to austelc. ]cy wcrc vcry jefj`y pnem dor tjcer scrvelcs”iy tjc Desb Lorpornteoh. Korc tjnh n dcw od you n`rcnmy bhow wjnt―s foehf oh. Our iummy Moltor Mook es tjc knh wjo ru`cs @ntvcren, nhm tjnt rcm ruiy es ohc od tjc Kcr`eh \tohcs. ]c Mol hccms ―ck to fo mowh to Jc`` nhm rcsluc jes kok. N hoi`c lnusc. Cvch ed et kcnhs stcn`ehf stohcs drok tjcer refjtdu` owhcrs to lokp`ctc jes lo``clteoh.  Nhm nhy dnh od od \pemcr \pemcr-Knh -Knh or Mnrcmcve` bhows cxnlt`y cxnlt`y wjo Ve`soh Ve`soh D Desb esb es. Shdortuhntc`y, ky p`nycrs oh`y bhcw jek iy jes hok mc fucrrc1 tjc Behfpeh od Lrekc. E pu``cm tjes trelb n dcw tekcs, nhm tjcy hcvcr suspcltcm n tjehf. Hot uhte` tjc  Nvchfcrs  Nv chfcrs lnkc bholbehf oh tjcer tjcer moor, moor, tjnt es. ***  N froup od od jcrocs jercm jercm iy n kystcreous dc``ow dc``ow.. ]c pntj tjcy wn`b `cnm `cnmss to mnrbhcss. Et―s hot tjc behm od mnrbhcss tjnt Jnrry Nhfc` ﬎hms, et―s korc od n lnhmylovcrcm mnrbhcss, iut et ste`` provcs n poeht. W`nycr efhornhlc es n powcrdu` too`. Cspclen``y tjc sc`d-eh﬉eltcm behm.

 Nfneh  Nf neh n nhm hm N Nf fneh nhm nhm N Nf fneh @nst story dor tjc hefjt. N `ot od do`bs `ebc ln``ehf tjes ‐]c Frouhmjof Mny   Ljcnt,‛ iut tjnt―s hot wjcrc E fot et drok. Frnhtcm, et―s tjc kost dnkous usc od tjes `ett`c tjckc, iut Ie`` Kurrny wnsh―t tjc ﬎rst dc``ow to ﬎hm jeksc`d trnppcm eh n rcollurrehf hefjtknrc.  Uou  Uou bhow tjc story. story. Ie`` jns to `evc tjc snkc mny ovcr ovcr nhm ovcr ovcr nhm oovcr vcr nfneh uhte` jc fcts et refjt. \pcle﬎ln``y, jc jns to ﬎furc out jow to weh jes truc `ovc―s jcnrt. Shte` tjch, jc―s stulb.  Vc``, tjc tjckc  Vc``, tjckc wc― wc―rc worbehf worbehf wetj jcrc jcrc worbcm dor dor kc rntjcr rntjcr wc`` wjch E  wnhtcm to fct fct do`bs to p`ny p`ny Ovcr tjc Cmfc  nhm  nhm tjcy wnhtcm to p`ny NM&M . \okc od you kny rckckicr tjnt E lovcrcm lovcrcm tjnt `ett`c metty eh tjc nrtel`c ‐Mcan Tu‛ Tu‛ wrettch dor \jnmes  knfnzehc.  knfnzehc. Eh csschlc, tjc ljnrnltcrs wcrc rc`evehf tjc snkc mny ovcr nhm ovcr nhm ovcr nfneh, trnppcm eh n `oopjo`c od tekc. Iut ns sooh ns ohc od tjck mecm (n suelemc eh ky lnsc), jc nwobc hnbcm eh n lnhestcr od foo uhmcr tjc es`nhm od N`-Nknran, surrouh surrouhmcm mcm iy tjc otjcr p`nycrs eh tjc snkc behm od lnhestcrs. ]c mcntj treffcrcm n kn`duhlteoh eh tjc

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lokputcrs knehtnehehf tjc dnbc rcn`ety nhm tjc rcst od tjc ljnrnltcrs nwnbch drok tjcer chdorlcm s`ccp. Iut tjnt―s hot tjc tjckc wc―rc mcn`ehf wetj jcrc. Vjnt wc―rc mcn`ehf  wetj es n vcry vcry me﬌lu`t qucsteoh to nhswcr, nhswcr, cvch dor dor do`bs wjo stumy et.  Vjnt wc― wc―rc mcn`ehf wetj wetj es tjc qucsteoh1 qucsteoh1 Vjnt Vjnt es rcn rcn`? `? Kovecs Kovecs `ebc ]c  Kntrex , ]c Ssun` \uspclts , nhm Defjt L`ui nrc tjc icst cxnkp`cs od tjes tjckc. Iut wjy wou`m you tjrow et nt your p`nycrs? Et―s n toufj lurvc in`` to jet. E―vc odtch to`m pcop`c tjnt tjc ljnrnltcrs E―vc lrcntcm dor ky fnkcs nrc korc rcn` tjnh E nk. Ndtcr n``, korc pcop`c bhow niout Inyusje Bnljebo tjnh Aojh Velb. Et―s ohc od ky dnvoretc tjckcs. \o knhy pcop`c oh`y ic`ecvc wjnt tjcy lnh pcrlcevc, efhorehf tjc dnlt tjnt iclnusc tjcy―rc juknh, tjcer pcrlcpteohs nrc ﬉nwcm. \o kulj focs oh eh our wor`m tjnt wc lnh―t scc, so kulj ekportnht stu﬇. Oh tjc otjcr jnhm, wc tnbc n `ot dor frnhtcm. Jow mocs your l`olb rnmeo worb? Jow mocs your TLY worb? Jow mocs tjc pjohc worb? \o kulj tcljho`ofy, nhm so dcw pcop`c wjo rcn``y uhmcrstnhm wjnt knbcs et telb. (elb, tolb. elb, tolb.)  Vjnt―ss rcn`? @ct―  Vjnt― @ct―ss tnbc n `oob `oob nt tjnt `ett `ett`c `c suiaclt eh n story E `ebc to ln``…

\c`d-Ycdcrchten` Nwnrchcss wetj n @ckoh ]west ]crc nrc n wjo`c `ot od nhf`cs to tjes ohc. Eh sjort, et―s `cttehf tjc ljnrnltcrs bhow tjnt tjcy―rc ljnrnltcrs. Kost do`bs `cnrhcm tjes trelb wjch tjcy trecm knbehf tjcksc`vcs up ns ljnrnltcrs eh tjcer dnvoretc systck. (Jow knhy poehts nrc you  wortj eh FSYW\  hukicrs?)  hukicrs?) Od loursc, sooh ndtcr, tjcy jnvc to ruh n fnkc wetj tjosc ljnrnltcrs. Nrc you n ]ecd or n Defjtcr? N Knfel-Sscr or n L`crel? (E―k n =tj @cvc` Inrm, kysc`d. ]c hcw Inrm, hot tjc Defjtcr/]ecd/Mruem behm.)  N dcw otjcrs `cnrhcm et drok drok tjc sclohm sclohm cmeteoh Ovcr tjc Cmfc  YWF  YWF uhmcr tjc tet`c ‐\c`d-Ycdcrchten` Nwnrchcss.‛ ]c `nst tekc E mem et, E rnh et ns `estcm. E aust nmmcm `ett`c od n `ckoh twest to knbc et n iet korc…mcnm`y. Et lnh ic douhm oh pnfc 99=.  Vjnt et ioe`s mowh mowh to es rcvcn`ehf to your ljnrnltcrs ljnrnltcrs (ho (hott tjc p`nycrs) p`nycrs) tjnt tjcy― tjcy―rc WLs eh n ro`cp`nyehf fnkc. Jow mo you rcspohm to tjnt behm od bhow`cmfc? Vjnt mo you mo wetj tjnt behm od bhow`cmfc? Jcrc―s jow E mem et. Uou kny wnht to mo et n iet me﬇crcht`y. (E sjou`m n`so rcpcnt tjc wnrhehf douhm eh OtC 9hm 1 Mo hot try tjes  wje`c your p`nycrs p`nycrs nrc nrc oh psyljcmc`el psyljcmc`el mrufs.)  Ndtcr n dcw kohtjs od ruhhehf ruhhehf n Lje``  fnkc,  fnkc, E jet tjck wetj tjc Mcan Tu slchnreo. ]cer Lje``  ljnrnltcrs  ljnrnltcrs wobc up eh Ovcr tjc Cmfc  wetj  wetj ho kckory od wjo

 

tjcy wcrc or jow tjcy fot tjcrc. ]cy spcht nhotjcr dcw kohtjs ﬎furehf out tjcer hcw chverohkcht. Dehn``y, tjcy wcrc nppronljcm iy n dc``ow wjo to`m tjck jc lou`m nhswcr n`` tjcer qucsteohs. ]cy wcht to n mnrb wnrcjousc, wjcrc tjc kystcreous ﬎furc tjch fnvc cnlj od tjck n lopy od tjc Ovcr tjc Cmfc  9hm   9hm  ioob.  ioob. Jc to`m tjck tjcy wcrc ljnrnltcrs eh n ro`cp`nyehf fnkc. Cvch sjowcm tjck tjcer ljnrnltcr sjccts. Dehn``y, jc sjowcm tjck n rook wjcrc ﬎vc ﬎furcs wcrc tecm to ljners wetj jooms tjrowh ovcr tjcer jcnms. ]csc, od loursc, nrc tjc ljnrnltcrs― p`nycrs. ‐Nhm,‛ tjc kystcreous ﬎furc snys to tjck, ‐tjc oh`y wny to ic drcc”‛ ]nt―s wjch tjc ﬎furc fevcs tjck n fuh. ‐N`` your pneh. N`` your su﬇crehf. N`` od et lokcs drok tjck. ]cy mem et to you. ]cy mem et dor duh. ]c oh`y wny to ic drcc es to be`` tjck. Oh`y tjch, we`` your dntc ic yours. Shte` tjch, you―rc aust pnwhs.‛  Uou  Uou sjou`m jnvc scch tjc `oobs oh oh tjcer dnlcs. dnlcs. Mem tjcy pu`` tjc treffcr? \orry. E moh―t bess nhm tc``. ***

\lcht od n Voknh Voknh tjroufj tjc `chs od n dnhtnsy fnkc turhs ehto n pnrty od ﬎rst`cvc` nmvchturcrs nmvchturcrs ﬎hmehf tjcksc`vcs eh ljnrfc od n i`ehm >5tj-`cvc` Defjtc Defjtcrr wjo  wnhts ohc `nst `nst ‐Juzznj!‛ ‐Juzznj!‛ icdorc icdorc tjc lursc put oh oh jek hehc ycnrs ycnrs nfo jets jek oh tjc du`` kooh od tjes kohtj. @nst Nlteoh Jcro turhs ehto n story od n Dchf \jue   ljnrnltcr wjo summch`y ﬎hms jeksc`d eh nh Shbhowh Nrkecs  fnkc,  fnkc, ljnsehf ndtcr tjc Du Knhlju l`ohc wjo p`nhs oh usehf jes powcrs to wrcnb jorror oh tjc korc ‐kuhmnhc‛ rcn`ety. Nhm moh―t tc`` kc tjnt nhy FK wortj jes sn`t lnh―t turh ]c  ehto n myhnketc NM&M  lnkpnefh.  lnkpnefh. Ssun` \uspclts  ehto *** \o. Jcrc wc nrc. Nt tjc lohl`useoh. ]cy sny eketnteoh es tjc jefjcst dork od ﬉nttcry. ]cy n`so sny tjnt foom nrtests iorrow, iut tjc icst stcn`. \tcn`ehf emcns nhm tc``ehf tjck wetj your owh voelc es n tekc-johorcm storytc``ehf trnmeteoh. Moh―t ic nsjnkcm od et. Dehm storecs nhywjcrc you lnh. \tcn` ―ck wetjout prcaumelc. Burosnwn mem et wetj Ynh, ]rohc od I`oom , nhm Uoaekio. \o lnh you. Od loursc, Burosnwn ljnhfcm tjc knttcr to lokkuhelntc et to jes numechlc. \o lnh you.  A V | W`ny Merty

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E  C 󰀵 ]es cpesomc chms oh n l`e﬇jnhfcr tjnt mocsh―t mc`evcr. E prokescm to wretc nhotjcr Frcnt Nssukpteoh to ljn``chfc nhm tjc hcxt cpesomc tn`bs niout W`ny Merty nmvelc dor p`nycrs. Ky npo`ofecs dor tjnt. Jowcvcr, iclnusc tjes cmeteoh cxests, E lnh knbc up dor et. E lnh fevc you tjc do``ow-up refjt jcrc nhm refjt how. Lohsemcr tjes, ‐Cpesomc 5.3‛ cxlcpt tjnt you fct et icdorc Cpesomc 5 nhm…uj, ycnj. Et―s lokp`elntcm. @ct―s ln`` tjes ohc…

 Cxposehf  Cxposeh f Uour Efhornhlc Efhornhlc  Nt tjc chm od Cpesomc 5, E tn`b niout niout wretehf nh cssny oh fnkc fnkc in`nhlc. Yclcht`y Yclcht`y,, E wrotc nh cssny niout tjnt topel ln``cm ‐Ljcss Es Hot nh YWF.‛ Et wns n quelbec. O﬇ tjc top od ky jcnm. E ehtchmcm oh rcvesehf tjc cssny dor n prcschtnteoh dor Yehloh  (ohc od ky dnvoretc lohvchteohs) lohvchteohs) nhm ﬎furcm n `eketcm numechlc wou`m scc et.  97>=  (ohc E jnm ho emcn et wou`m cxp`omc ehto n jufc kcss. Hccm`css to sny, ndtcr kulj mcintc nhm meslusseoh, E―vc jnm n `ot od tekc to tjehb niout tjnt cssny. N`so, E sjou`m hotc tjnt E moh―t mcintc ‐to weh,‛ E mcintc ‐to `cnrh.‛ E wnht to bhow ed E―k wrohf niout tjc tjehfs E―k wretehf niout. Ns Yny Irnmiury snem, ‐Ed you jemc your efhornhlc, ho ohc we`` jet you nhm you―`` hcvcr `cnrh.‛ ]nt `ett`c knhtrn jns icch eh tjc dorcdroht od ky kehm cvcr sehlc E rcnm et eh Auheor Jefj \ljoo`. (Et―s (Et―s drok Dnjrchjcet =3>, iy tjc wny. \jou`m ic knhmntory rcnmehf dor cvcry Auheor Jefj \ljoo` stumcht.) \o, wetj tjnt eh kehm, n s`efjt`y rcvescm tnbc oh tjc wjo`c hoteoh od fnkc in`nhlc ns et rc`ntcs to YWFs. How, E―vc icch wretehf nhm mcsefhehf ro`cp`nyehf fnkcs dor n wje`c how (cvcr sehlc >553, so n`kost twchty ycnrs ns od tjes wretehf) nhm ed tjcrc―s ohc tjehf tjnt E―vc `cnrhcm, et―s tjes1 Fnkc in`nhlc mocsh―t mocsh―t knttcr. k nttcr.  Vjnt mocs  knttcr  knttcr es sokctjehf ln``cm spot`efjt .

 

\cc, wjch p`nycrs tn`b niout fnkc in`nhlc, wjnt tjcy―rc usun``y tn`behf niout es ohc ljnrnltcr fcttehf korc dor jes iulb tjnh nhotjcr ljnrnltcr. Nh cxnkp`c.  Vjch M&M 76

 

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]jc Wcrdclt Fedt Our `ovc`y e``ustrntor e``ustrntor to`m kc n story niout sokctjehf sjc mem ndtcr rcnmehf tjes ljnptcr. Et wns jcr Jouscs od tjc I`oomcm  fnkc  fnkc nhm sjc mclemcm to ‐rcwnrm‛ n p`nycr wetj n iniy orb. Nt ﬎rst, tjc p`nycr wns uhlcrtneh niout tjes…rcwnrm. E kcnh, wjnt mo you mo wetj n iniy orb.  Ns et turhs out, tjc orb wns ehlrcmei`y ehlrcmei`y uscdu`, drechm`y drechm`y,, nhm `oyn`. `oyn`. ]nt `nst trnet es jnrm to ﬎hm eh JotI . Et wns n`so mcnm`y. ]c uhortjomox fedt turhcm out to ic cxnlt`y wjnt jc hccmcm. ]es ljnptcr es niout uhortjomox wnys od rcwnrmehf p`nycrs dor tjcer ehfchuety.  Vjch tjcy fo out od tjc wny to lohtreiutc lohtreiutc to tjc fnkc, you sjou`m fo out out od your  wny to rcwnrm rcwnrm tjck. tjck. Dehm hcw wnys to mo mo et. Me﬇crcht Me﬇crcht wnys. Out Out od tjc io ioxx wnys. ]ch, wrnp tjck up eh prctty ioxcs nhm jnhm ―ck ovcr. ]cy woh―t bhow wjnt to tjehb.

 

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‐W`cnsc \er,  Lnh E Jn Jnvc \okc Korc?‛ @ct―s stnrt wetj n quelb story.  Nt tjc icfehhehf icfehhehf od nhy fnk fnkc, c, E nsb ky p`nycrs, p`nycrs, ‐\o, ‐\o, wjnt nrc nrc you fuys dolusehf oh?‛ Ndtcr n``, hoiomy lnh dolus n`` tjcer nttchteoh oh cvcrytjehf tjcy mo n`` tjc tekc. \o, E knbc tjck ljoosc tjnt Ohc ]ehf tjcy―rc prnltelehf. N`` tjcer ZWs fo townrm tjnt Ohc ]ehf. N`` od tjck. ]cy lnh―t swetlj tjcer dolus uhte` tjnt Ohc ]ehf focs up eh Ynhb/@cvc`/Nie`ety. Ed tjcy mo, tjcy `osc n`` tjc ZWs tjcy ehvcstcm. ]nt―s ln``cm ‐bccpehf your dolus.‛  A V | W`ny Merty

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Et―s n `ett`c trelb, iut et―s n foom p`nlc to stnrt dor tjes kohtj―s lo`ukh. Dor tjosc od you wjo moh―t bccp slorc eh tjc Wyrnkem  Doruk,  Doruk, sokcohc suffcstcm E wretc n lo`ukh jowtekcs, n Merty rcwnrms jes p`nycrs. E stnrtcm tjnt lo`ukh nioutoh scvch iutFK hcvcr fot durtjcr tjnh nVc``, dcw pnrnfrnpjs. ]c proi`ck? E lou`mh―t bccp dolus. E lou`mh―t bccp oh ohc suiaclt wetjout stuki`ehf ohto nhotjcr ohc. Cnlj wns n ief choufj suiaclt to mcn` wetj n`` oh ets owh, nhm E―vc fot n worm louht jcrc (otjcrwesc, E―m fo oh nhm oh nhm oh…), so tjes wccb es tjc icfehhehf od n screcs. Eh tjes screcs (E tjehb  et―s  et―s foehf to ic n tjrcc-pnrtcr), wc―`` tnbc n `oob nt n dcw nssukpteohs tjnt hcnr`y cvcryohc tnbcs dor frnhtcm eh ro`cp`nyehf fnkcs, nhm jow n Merty FK turh tjosc nssukpteohs to jes owh nmvnhtnfc. ]es kohtj, wc icfeh our screcs wetj ohc od tjc frcntcst nssukpteohs eh ro`cp`nyehf, nhm wjch E sny frcntcst, E kcnh Frcntcst. E―k tn`behf niout Cxpcrechlc Woehts. Hcnr`y cvcry fnkc systck uscs tjck (ehl`umehf tjc tjrcc E mcsefhcm), iut tjnt―s hot tjc poeht E―k tryehf to knbc jcrc. ]c poeht es1 Hcnr Hcnr`y `y cvcry fnkc systck uscs tjck cxnlt`y tjc snkc wny . ]es es so prcvn`cht tjnt you moh―t wohmcr ed n fnkc systck uscs ZWs, you aust nssukc et mocs. \o tjes kohtj, `ct―s tnbc n `oob nt n dcw  wnys to p`ny merty wetj rcwnrms. rcwnrms.

]jc Derst Frcnt Nssukpteoh1  Nkcrelnh  Nkcreln h Jcrcs Jcrcsy y ]csjcct. ﬎rst ohc icdorc nhyohc ro``s n Nrc sehf`c mec or Cqun`. wretcs n]c sehf`c hukicr oh tjc Et―s stnrts tjc tjoufjt tjnt N`` cvch Ljnrnltcrs Lrcntcm nssukpteoh tjnt n`` ljnrnltcrs nrc cqun` es remelu`ous. Es C`rel cqun` to Koohf`uk? Es Nrnforh cqun` to Fnhmn`d? Es Dromo cqun` to Nrnforh? How, frnhtcm, Dndjrm nhm tjc Kouscr nrc prctty cqun`, iut tjcy―rc tjc cxlcpteoh rntjcr tjnh tjc ru`c. ]c dnlt od tjc knttcr es tjnt ro`cp`nyehf fnkcs nrc suppo supposcm scm to seku`ntc tjc `etcrnturc tjnt ehspercm tjck. Eh dnhtnsy `etcrnturc, weznrms nrc korc powcrdu` tjnh nhyiomy c`sc. Oh`y eh fnkc ﬎lteoh es tjcrc n schsc od ‐cqun`ety‛ nkohfst tjc froup, nhm tjnt―s iclnusc tjosc froups wcrc iue`t drok ljnrnltcrs lrcntcm wetjeh n fnkc systck tjnt spoutcm fnkc in`nhlc. ]c Dc``owsjep od tjc Yehf wns hot  n  n froup od in`nhlcm ljnrnltcrs. Hor wcrc tjc do`bs ruhhehf nrouhm eh \jnhhnrn or tjc ljnrnltcrs eh tjc ]okns Lovchnht snfns.

 

\o, E suffcst you try sokctjehf hcw tjc hcxt tekc pcop`c lrcntc ljnrnltcrs ljnrnltcrs.. E suffcst you knbc tjck mo n wretc-up od tjcer ljnrnltcr icdorc tjcy cvch toulj n ljnrnltcr sjcct. Ed tjc p`nycrs nsb you, ‐Jow `ohf sjou`m et ic?‛ dn`` inlb oh tjc o`m Chf`esj >7> nhswcr1 ‐Knbc et ns `ohf ns et jns to ic.‛ ]ch, ns you `oob tjroufj cnlj mcslrepteoh, fevc out ljnrnltcr lrcnteoh poehts inscm oh tjosc wretehfs. Nhm E moh―t kcnh ‐Aust rcwnrm tjc `ohf-wehmcm fuys.‛ Jcrc―s nh cxnkp`c drok ky vcry owh jcnm. @ebc E snem eh n prcveous lo`ukh, E fot tjc ljnhlc to p`ny eh n Tnkperc  fnkc  fnkc rclcht`y. ]c ljnrnltcr lohlcpt E stnrtcm wetj wns tjc orcnmor nssnsseh (be``ehf es jes nrt) drok ky Hcw Acrusn`ck storecs. Shdortuhntc`y, Anlb D`nsj (wetj tjc 3 Mcxtcrety, 3 Dercnrks, 3 Kc`cc nhm 3 Lc`crety) wnsh―t n`` tjnt ehtcrcstehf to p`ny. ]crc wns ho  eh tjnt ljnrnltcr. ljnrnltcr  eh Oh tjc otjcr jnhm, tjc ljnrnltcr E wouhm up p`nyehf wns kulj korc ehtcrcstehf. Jc wns nh Nssnketc wjo `evcm cefjt juhmrcm ycnrs nfo. Ehstcnm od shcnbehf ehto lnst`cs, jc scht n vcry dorkn` `cttcr snyehf, ‐E―k lokehf to be`` you. E―`` ic tjcrc oh tjc >6tj. Knbc wjntcvcr prcpnrnteohs you hccm to knbc. Uou―`` ic mcnm iy mnwh.‛ Shdortuhntc`y dor tjc Nssnketcs, ky `ett`c iummy douhm Iummjn nhm rnh nwny to tjc kouhtnehs to ﬎hm speretun` pcnlc”dor cefjt juhmrcm ycnrs. Jc―s lokc inlb rclcht`y iclnusc jc―s jnm n veseoh1 tjc pcnlc jc sccbs es eh @os Nhfc`cs. \o jc―s inlb, tjc fuy wjo uscm to schm behm hotcs, nhm wje`c jc―s ste`` n be``ehf knljehc (3 Mcxtcrety, 3 Kc`cc, 3 Irnw`ehf, 3 Lc`crety), jc ljooscs  hot  hot to usc jes sbe``s iclnusc jc―s douhm ehhcr pcnlc (Juknhety 5). How, `ct―s prctchm E―k two me﬇crcht p`nycrs, cnlj prcschtehf you wetj tjc niovc ljnrnltcrs. Iotj od tjcsc ljnrnltcrs `oob emchteln` oh tjc pnfc (n`tjoufj ohc spcnbs O`m Chf`esj nhm tjc otjcr spcnbs Drchlj), iut moh―t you tjehb ohc od tjck mcscrvcs n `ett`c iohus? ]cy―rc iotj be``ehf knljehcs, mcsefhcm to niusc tjc lokint systck icyohm lokprcjchseoh, iut tjcrc―s sokc ljnrnltcr  eh  eh tjc Nssnketc. Icsemcs, ns n FK, E lnh slrcw nrouhm wetj tjc Nssnketc. Jc in`nhlcs jeksc`d out refjt  wc``. Iut Iut tjnt orcnmor E jnvc to wntlj out dor dor. E jnvc to lokc up wetj supcr-inm be``cr HWLs to bccp jes quelb sc`d eh e h `ehc. Iut tjc Nssnketc bccps jeksc`d   eh `ehc. N`` od jes loh﬉elt es ehsemc jes owh jcnm . Eh C`cltrel Aojh`nhm, tjc Nssnketc fcts wjntcvcr ljnrnltcr poehts jc hccms to knbc up jes ljnrnltcr. ]c orcnmor, oh tjc otjcr jnhm, fcts cxnlt`y wjnt tjc fnkc systck n``ows.

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]oo Knhy Jnks, Hot Choufj Wehcnpp`c ]c rcn` proi`ck wetj rcwnrmehf Cxpcrechlc Woehts es tjc uhlokdortni`c dcc`ehf tjnt you―rc rcwnrmehf tjc foom ro`cp`nycrs nhm puhesjehf tjc nvcrnfc ohcs. Aoc esh―t n frcnt ro`cp`nycr, iut jc―s n foom ohc. Jc sjows up cvcry wccb, p`nys out jes ljnrnltcr to tjc icst od jes nie`ety, nhm n`wnys irehfs ljeps nhm somns. ek, ek, oh tjc otjcr jnhm, es n hnturn` wet. Jc n`wnys fcts n frcnt `nufj, n`wnys bhows cxnlt`y wjnt to sny, nhm es n`wnys oh jes tocs. Jc ﬎furcs out jow to dnst-tn`b tjc funrms, bhows jow to swcct-tn`b tjc prehlcss, nhm ﬎furcs out n`` your trnps eh jn`d n jcnrticnt. Od loursc, tjnt kcnhs ek n`wnys fcts tjnt iohus ZW nt tjc chm od tjc fnkc nhm Aoc fcts `cdt out eh tjc lo`m. \cc tjc proi`ck jcrc? Aoc―s hot fcttehf tjc iohus ZWs iclnusc jc―s p`nyehf to jes nie`ety nhm ek―s fcttehf tjosc iohus poehts iclnusc…jc―s p`nyehf to jes nie`ety.  N`` too odtch, odtch, wc Fnkc Fnkc Knstcrs Knstcrs (nhm E mem sny sny ‐wc‛) ‐wc‛) rrcwnrm cwnrm tjc jnks wje`c dorfcttehf niout cvcryohc c`sc. O`m ekprov ru`c (tjnt E `cnrhcm drok tjosc \cn Mof do`bs)1 you lnh―t jnvc jnk wetjout n `ett`c pehcnpp`c. Eh otjcr worms, et―s n`` ﬎hc nhm foom to fevc rcwnrms to tjc p`nycrs wjo put tjcksc`vcs eh tjc dorcdroht od tjc pnrty, iut moh―t dorfct tjc fuys eh tjc inlb. ‐Iut, Aojh,‛ you sny. ‐Vjnt behm od rcwnrm lnh wc fevc Aoc? Ndtcr n``, ek―s chtcrtnehehf. Jc―s knbehf tjc dour-jour fnkc scsseoh ehtcrcstehf. Nrch―t wc supposcm to rcwnrm p`nycrs wjo fct ehto ljnrnltcr nhm knbc tjc fnkc duh?‛  Ucs.  Ucs. Ucs, Ucs, you nrc. nrc. Iut Iut tjcrc― tjcrc―s korc tjnh ohc wny wny to rcwnr rcwnrm m n p`nycr. p`nycr. Cvch Cvch tjc quect ohcs. Dor cxnkp`c, Aoc―s ljnrnltcr es n weznrm. Jc mocsh―t tn`b kulj. Jc spchms kost od jes tekc eh e h ek ek――s sjnmow. Jowcvcr, Jowcvcr, `ebc `eb c wc snem sn em niovc, jc― jc―ss n`wnys n`wny s tjcrc dor tjc rcst od tjc pnrty. Jc n`wnys sjows up oh tekc nhm n`wnys irehfs ljeps nhm somn. Jc mocsh―t mo duhhy voelcs, or fct ehto ljnrnltcr `ebc tjc rcst od tjc pnrty, iut jc―s n`wnys tjcrc wetj tjc refjt spc``, aust wjch tjc pnrty hccms et. \o, rcwnrm Aoc dor wjnt jc es  moehf.  moehf. Nhm moh―t rcwnrm jek nt tjc chm od tjc fnkc, rcwnrm jek wjch jc nlts. Ekkcmentc`y. (Cspclen``y wjch et―s jes spc`` tjnt snvcs ek―s ovcrloh﬎mcht jemc.) Vjch Aoc―s ljoelc od spc``s es ehhovntevc or l`cvcr, fevc Aoc iohus ZWs to jes spc``lnstehf refjt tjch nhm tjcrc . \jow jek je k tjnt you―rc you―rc pnyehf nttchteoh nhm you bhow tjnt wjnt jc―s moehf esh―t ns ﬉nsjy ns ek, iut et―s  aust ns hclcssnry hclcssnry.. N `ett`c od tjes behm od jc`p focs n `ohf wny wny..

 

 Ycwnrms iy Wrox Wroxy y Jcrc―s nhotjcr `ett`c Cxpcrechlc Woeht trelb. c`` cnlj od your p`nycrs tjcy jnvc ohc Iohus ZW tjcy fct to nwnrm to sokcohc c`sc tohefjt. Oh`y ohc. Vjch sokcohc c`sc mocs sokctjehf supcr mupcr dnhtnstel, tjcy lnh rcwnrm tjnt p`nycr wetj tjcer Iohus ZW.

 Ycwnrms Vetj Vetjout out Cxpcrechlc Cxpcrechlc Woehts Cvch tjc tcrk es kes`cnmehf. ‐Cxpcrechlc Woehts.‛ E―vc hcvcr `ebcm tjc dnlt tjnt ZWs lnh ehlrcnsc your Lohtnlts, Drechms, N``ecs, or otjcr \olen` Iohuscs your ljnrnltcr jns. Cxpcrechlc Woehts sjou`m ekprovc wjnt―s ehsemc you. Knyic Cxpcrechlc Woehts nrc korc `ebc Ehsefjt Woehts. Knyic tjcrc―s nhotjcr behm od ZW tjnt jc`ps you mcvc`op your Lohtnlts, Drechms, N``ecs, nhm otjcr \olen` Iohuscs, cj? Or knyic wc sjou`m tjehb outsemc tjc iox dor n sclohm nhm ﬎furc n wny to rcwnrm p`nycrs wetjout  usehf  usehf poehts.  Vc n`` bhow tjcrc nrc  Vc nrc n `ot od me﬇crcht irccms irccms od fnkcrs. fnkcrs. \okc \okc `ebc solen` ljnrnltcrs, otjcrs `ebc lokint ljnrnltcrs, ste`` otjcrs `ebc ehtrospcltevc `ohcr ljnrnltcrs. Cnlj mcscrvcs jes owh uhequc irnhm od rcwnrm. Eh otjcr worms, mrop tjc  wjo`c fchcrel ‐ZW‛ tjehf nhm nhm ﬎furc out n wny to to rcwnr rcwnrm m cnlj ehmevemun ehmevemun`` ljnrnltcr  wetj sokctjehf tjnt we`` rcn``y  knbc  knbc jes cycs sjehc. Jnm kc n p`nycr wjo `ovcm jes Muc`est ljnrnltcr inlb wjch E wns ruhhehf  dc``n you lou`m cvcr kcct. N`wnys ro``cm 97―s  NM&M . How tjes fuy wns tjc `ulbecst  dc``n oh tjes `ett`c acwc` rcm m97. ]ehf wns icnutedu`. Jnm n iuii`c eh et. ]c ljnrnltcr jc p`nycm wns nh c`vch swormswoknh wjo wns lolby to tjc cxtrckc. Vc memh―t jnvc tjc Ovcrloh﬎mcht Mesnmvnhtnfc Mesnmvnhtnfc inlb tjch, or sjc wou`m jnvc jnm et. ]es `ett`c Muc`est jestodnvoretc ‐@nmy @ulb,‛ehto jc uscm to ln``inf jcr. wjch tjc tekcwns lnkc rcwnrmljnrnltcr. @nmy @ulb, E rcnljcm tjnt FK od Nhm trelbsso,nhm pu``cm out two tjehfs. ]c ﬎rst wns n icnutedu` rcm ruiy”wetj n ﬉nw eh ets jcnrt. Et wns n @ulbstohc. Nmmcm ohc to cvcry ro`` sjc cvcr knmc. ]c sclohm wns n sworm”n \worm od \jnrphcss. E tjehb you bhow tjc `nhfunfc E―k tn`beh― jcrc.  Nhotjcr dc``n eh tjc fnkc p`nycm n Mwnrd Mwnrd Icrscrbcr Icrscrbcr.. ]c proi`ck proi`ck wetj tjes `ett`c fuy es tjnt jc wns uhmcr n lursc1 jc lou`mh―t tn`b. Ed jc kuttcrcm cvch n sehf`c worm, jc―m fo huts nhm be`` cvcrytjehf eh tjc p`nlc. Ohlc nfneh, E rcnljcm ehto tjnt FK inf  A V | W`ny Merty

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nhm pu``cm out…n Mwnrvch Jnkkcr. Uou bhow, tjc behm tjnt lokcs inlb to you wjch you tjrow et nhm be``s fenhts wetj n sehf`c i`ow? ]c oh`y proi`ck wns tjc jnkkcr―s knfeln` propcrtecs wou`m oh`y  worb…wjch  worb…wjch ets hnkc wns spobch. (Lokc to tjehb od et, E lnh―t rckckicr ed tjes wns ky M&M  fnkc  fnkc or sokcohc―s tjnt E p`nycm eh. Kckory lnh ic n trelby tjehf sokctekcs, cj?) \olen` p`nycrs (tjc `ovcrs, hot tjc ﬎fjtcrs) nrc cvch cnsecr to rcwnrm. Cvcry `ovc`y `nmy tjcy ljnrk, cvcry wnr`orm tjcy ekprcss, cvcry prehlc tjcy pocteln``y pohte﬎lntc (sorry, fot lnrrecm nwny) es n knfel etck uhto tjcksc`vcs. ]c `nmy lnh usc jcr owh icfue`ehf icnuty to weh tjc ljnrnltcr dnvor eh lourt, tjus fcttehf jek ehto tjc icst pnrtecs, sjnbehf jnhms wetj tjc rcn`  kovcrs  kovcrs nhm sjnbcrs. Uou bhow tjc ru`c1 r u`c1 ‐Et―s ‐Et―s hot wjnt you bhow bhow,, et―s et―s wjo you bhow. bhow.‛‛ Iut tjch t jch nfneh, knbehf drechms eh jefj p`nlcs esh―t tjc oh`y wny to rcwnrm n p`nycr.  N Inrm Inrm eh ohc od ky ky M&M  fnkcs  fnkcs stoppcm eh tjc strcct to tc`` n froup od lje`mrch n story. Jc wnhtcm tjc ZWs (jc hccmcm tch to jet tjc hcxt `cvc`), nhm E to`m jek, ‐c`` n story nhm you―vc fot et.‛ Et wns n frcnt story, nhm E fnvc jek tjc ZWs jc hccmcm.  N `ett`c `ntcr, `ntcr, tjnt f`ei tohfuc tohfuc od jes fot jeksc`d (nhm tjc rcst od tjc pnrty) ehto ehto troui`c wetj n inhm od hnstehcss eh n `oln` tnvcrh. ]c pnrty wns outhukicrcm tjrcc to ohc, nhm tjc dc``ows jnm i`nlb poesoh mreppehf drok tjcer twesty i`nmcs. Iut tjch, n mnrb lnmrc od kch stoom up eh tjc lorhcr od tjc rook nhm pukkc`cm tjosc ru﬌nhs ehto n i`oomy kcss. Vjch tjc ﬎fjtehf wns mohc, ohc od tjc sjnmowy dc``ows wn`bcm up to tjc inrm nhm snem, ‐E jcnrm tjnt story you to`m tjc lje`mrch tjes korhehf. Iroufjt n tcnr t―kc cyc, et mem.‛ ]ch, tjc ru﬌nhs wn`bcm nwny. ]nt snkc inhm od ru﬌nhs turhcm out to ic tjc icst n``ecs tjc pnrty cvcr knmc. ]cy wcrc tjc ]ecvcs― Fue`m.

 Ho Vorb, Vorb, Ho Yo`` Cvcry FK rcwnrms jes p`nycrs dor foom ro`cp`nyehf eh ohc wny or nhotjcr. \okc FKs sny, ‐Ed you ro`cp`ny et, E woh―t knbc you ro`` et.‛ Otjcrs sny, ‐Ed you ro`cp`ny et, E―`` fevc you n iohus to your ro``.‛ Ljclb tjes ohc out. (Iy tjc wny, n duturc fnkc systck kny wc`` ehl`umc tjes trelb. Et wns ky  trelb,  trelb, so E―k usehf et jcrc, iut ed you rclofhezc et, rckckicr wjcrc you snw et ﬎rst. Icsemcs, tjc do`bs E fnvc et to nrc loo`, so tjcy―`` fevc kc propcr lrcmet dor et. E jopc.)

 

E rclcht`y jnm n meslusseoh wetj n dcw drechms niout n rc`efeous YWF tjcy―rc mcvc`opehf. ]cy nsbcm kc dor nmvelc. E toob n `oob nt tjc systck nhm wns vcry ekprcsscm. Iut sokctjehf wns kessehf. E aust lou`mh―t ﬎furc et out. Ndtcr n dcw jours od pezzn nhm somns nhm ljnrnltcr lrcnteoh, et lnkc to kc. ]cy wcrc usehf Dnetj. How, eh ky ioob, Dnetj suks up to ‐Ic`ecvehf eh sokctjehf you lnh―t provc.‛ Ed you―rc fohhn jnvc Dnetj eh nh YWF (sokctjehf E―k ﬎furehf out eh Orbwor`m  refjt  refjt how), you lnh―t ln`` et ‐dnetj.‛ ]crc―s n kcljnhel dor et. W`nycrs lnh scc et. W`nycrs lnh  et. ]nt neh―t Dnetj. ]nt―s Mcvoteoh.  provc  et.  Nhm wetj tjnt tjoufjt, nhotjcr nhotjcr lnkc to kc. ]c ]c fnkc systck systck sjou`m rcn``y rcn``y usc two scts od melc1 m>7s nhm m4s. Ed tjc ljnrnltcrs wcrc scrvehf tjcer fom, tjcy fot to usc m>7s. Ed tjcy wcrc scrvehf tjcer owh wor`m`y ehtcrcsts, tjcy oh`y fot to usc m4s. Wroi`ck es, tjc nrfct nrfct Hukicrs moh― moh―t ljnhf ljnhfc. c. Jcj, jcj, jcj. (Od loursc, how tjnt E tjehb od et, wc lou`m n`wnys tjrow eh tjc ‐\ehdu` Yu`c‛1 scrvc tjc Chcky, you usc m=s.) ]nt―s ohc dor n`` you l`crels out tjcrc. Jopc you fct to scc et sooh.

@nst ]relb Inlb to tjc Tnkperc  fnkc.  fnkc. Vjch ky p`nycrs fot I`oom Woehts, tjcy fot tjck eh tjc dork od Jcrsjcy―s Besscs. Uou bhow, tjc behm wrnppcm up eh rcm?  Vjch Tesleletumc Tesleletumc lnkc to towh (n hnsty vn vnkp kp mescnsc dor dor tjosc wjo wjo moh― moh―t bhow), E stnrtcm fevehf out tjc ohcs wetj tjc lruhljy kemm`c. Iy tjc tekc tjcy iet mowh, et wns n`rcnmy too `ntc.

 Lohl`useoh  Lohl` useoh Cxpcrechlc Woehts nrc n`` wc`` nhm foom, iut tjcy nrch―t tjc oh`y wny to rcwnrm your p`nycrs. ]c icst  wny  wny es to `oob nt tjc ljnrnltcr sjcct nhm ﬎hm n rcwnrm tjnt ﬎ts. N rcwnrm tjnt lokp`ckchts  tjc  tjc ljnrnltcr eh sokc wny. Moh―t `ct tjc nssukpteohs fct you eh n rut. Dehm hcw wnys od jnhm`ehf cvcrytjehf. \cc you hcxt kohtj wjch wc tnlb`c nhotjcr Frcnt Nssukpteoh. Knyic sokctjehf skn`` hcxt tekc2 sokctjehf `ebc Vouhms. Or knyic Fnkc In`nhlc. Ucnj. Fnkc In`nhlc. ]nt sjou`m sjnbc n dcw hcsts…  A V | W`ny Merty

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C 󰀾󰀷 E ]es ljnptcr es n`` niout fevehf tjc p`nycrs n iet od powcr. Eh W`ny Merty , E―``you ic tn`behf niout eh frcntcr mctne`, how,  9  fevc fuys n too` to tjnt p`nysuiaclt wetj tjnt iotj jc`ps outiut tjcdor FK nhm`ct―s fevcs you sokc rcn` fo-fo auelc. E sto`c tjes emcn drok Jouscs od tjc I`oomcm  nhm  nhm swetljcm et up n iet so you lnh usc et wetj aust niout nhy systck. Nhm FKs,  wjch E sny tjes tjes es fohhn jc`p jc`p you out, out, you―`` you―`` scc cxnlt`y cxnlt`y wjnt E k kcnh cnh ns E cxp`neh. Kost od tjc tekc, E usc ehmcx lnrms to bccp trnlb od tjehfs eh tjc fnkc. E usc tjck to bccp trnlb od HWLs, p`nlcs, etcks, ctl. E wretc mowh n loup`c od tjehfs oh tjc lnrm so E lnh rckckicr tjck, iut otjcr tjnh tjnt, E n`kost hcvcr mctne` out nhytjehf. Ed E hccm nh nie`ety or sbe``, E wretc et mowh oh tjc lnrm tjch knbc tjc ro``. Eh otjcr worms, tjc korc tjc p`nycrs ehtcrnlt wetj nh HWL, tjc korc stnts tjcy fct. ]c korc tjc HWL hccms kcljnhels, tjc korc ﬉csjcm out jc iclokcs. ]es n``ows kc to nvoem wjnt E `ebc to ln`` ‐]c Ioi Wroi`ck.‛ \cc, E lnh ﬉csj out n`` tjc HWLs E wnht. E lnh fevc fe vc tjck relj inlb storecs, E lnh ﬎`` out tjcer ljnrnltcr sjccts, E lnh lokc up wetj duhhy voelcs dor tjck…iut eh tjc chm, ky p`nycrs nrc foehf to ﬎hm Ioi korc ehtcrcstehf. ‐Vjo―s Ioi?‛ you kny nsb. Oj, jc―s tjc inrtchmcr nt tjc `oln` pui. Jc wns n tjrownwny ljnrnltcr tjcy jnppchcm to dn`` eh `ovc wetj. \o how, E―vc fot tjes otjcr HWL tjnt E spcht jours tryehf to knbc ns rcn` nhm ehtrefuehf ns possei`c nhm ky p`nycrs nrc kulj korc ehtcrcstcm eh Ioi. \o, `ct―s hot meslournfc tjes icjnveor. Ehstcnm, `ct―s fevc cnlj p`nycr n tobch nt tjc icfehhehf od tjc fnkc. @ct―s ln`` et nh ‐Nwcsokc obch.‛ (Uou lou`m n`so ln`` et n ‐Ioi Woeht‛ wjelj es wjnt ky fnkc ln``cm tjck wjch E ﬎rst tjoufjt od tjes emcn.)  Vjchcvcr you ehtromulc ehtromulc n hcw HWL HWL to tjc fnkc”or fnkc”or n p`nlc, p`nlc, nh etck,  wjntcvcr”p`nycrs  wjntcvcr” p`nycrs lnh spchm tjcer Nwcsokc Nwcsokc obchs oh tj tjnt nt hcw tjehf. Uou sny, sny, ‐]nt―s nwcsokc!‛ nhm jnhm ovcr tjc tobch. How, wjnt mocs tjnt nllokp`esj?

 

Derst, et fevcs tjc p`nycrs tjc nie`ety to sny, ‐E `ebc tjes nhm wnht korc od et eh tjc fnkc.‛ \clohm, et kcnhs you nmm nh nie`ety, trnet, sbe``, wjntcvcr to jes ljnrnltcr sjcct. Eh dnlt, ed you―rc dcc`ehf fchcrous, you lnh fevc tjc p`nycr tjc nie`ety to mo tjnt. (E usun``y mo.)  Uou  Uou kefjt ic surprescm jow jow knhy Iois Iois iclokc du``-﬉cmfcm du``-﬉cmfcm ekportnht HWLs eh ky lnkpnefhs iclnusc od p`nycrs fevehf ehput tjes wny. Or, you kefjt hot.  Ucnj,  Ucnj, slrcw et. @ct―s @ct―s ln`` ―ck ‐Ioi ‐Ioi Woehts. Woehts.‛‛ Ed your p`nycrs nsb wjy, wjy, tc`` ―ck. Ioi mcscrvcs et.

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]jc W`nycrs \trebc Inlb (N Kehor Wrc`umc1 Wrc`umc1 ]nhb you to cvcryohc wjo douhm kc nt Orefehs nhm snem, ‐E `ovc  your lo`ukh nhm usc your tcljhequcs n`` tjc tekc!‛ Ief Ief tjnhbs n`so fo out to tjc pcop`c wjo snem, ‐E rcn``y `ebc your lo`ukh. E moh―t usc tjc emcns, iut tjcy fevc kc me﬇crcht emcns to usc.‛ ]nhbs n`so fo out to tjc pcop`c wjo snem, ‐E `ebc your lo`ukh. E mesnfrcc wetj hcnr`y cvcrytjehf you sny, sny, iut ets duh to rcnm, so E try tr y to lntlj et cvcry kohtj.‛) (]nhbs fuys.)  N`` n`ohf, wc―vc icch meslussehf merty trelbs tjc FK lnh usc to knbc surc jes p`nycrs nrc oh tjcer tocs, aukpy, nhm uhsurc >>:

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niout wjelj wny tjc story we`` turh hcxt. Vc``, you fuys fct n ircnb tjes kohtj. Et―s your turh to fo rcht n kovec, pop sokc poplorh, nhm wntlj T. (Nhmtjnh wjoFKs, bhows, knyic tjc rcnmcrsjep we`` pelb up. E jcnr tjcrc nrc korc p`nycrs yn bhow.) \o, n`` you FKs1 fct `ost! Et―s tekc your p`nycrs nhm E jnm n `ett`c ljnt. *** Yefjt, how tjnt wc―vc fottch rem od tjc dnt, `ct kc tc`` you n `ett`c sclrct niout your FK. Mcspetc n`` tjc pcre`s jc puts you tjroufj, mcspetc n`` tjc trnps nhm mcnm`y poesoh hccm`c treffcrs, mcspetc tjc icnsts nhm cve` inrohs nhm i`uhmcriuss icnreh― iuficnrs, mccp mowh ehsemc…jc wnhts you to jnvc n foom tekc. Moh―t you tjehb you sjou`m ic moehf n `ett`c od tjc snkc tjehf dor jek? Jc wnhts you to ic chtcrtnehcm iy n`` od jes sjchnhefnhs. E―vc fot sokc merty `ett`c trelbs dor you to p`ny tjnt hot oh`y knbc surc tjnt you stny ohc stcp njcnm od tjnt FK, iut n`so bccp n ske`c p`nstcrcm oh jes dnlc. ]nt wny, jc hcvcr bhows aust jow jnrm you―rc worbeh― jek.

 Ircnbehf  Ircnbeh f tjc Yu`cs Yu`cs E―vc kchteohcm ky Tnkperc  ljnrnltcr  ljnrnltcr icdorc. Uou bhow, tjc supcr-mupcr be``ehf knljehc Nssnketc hoiomy lnh stop?  Vc``,  V c``, aust rclcht`y rclcht`y,, jc wcht wcht tjroufj nh chterc po`elc stnteoh. Ucnj. ruc kokcht. Jc memh―t usc n sehf`c fuh. Jc memh―t be`` nhyohc. Jc irobc crkehntor   kokcht. n `ot od iohcs, pu``cm n `ot od tchmohs, nhm tjrcw n wjo`c jcnveh― `ot od hcrvc puhljcs, iut jc memh―t be`` nhyohc. ]c rcnsoh? Vc hccmcm to fct ehto tjnt lop stnteoh nhm fct ohc od tjc otjcr p`nycrs out icdorc tjc suh rosc. How, E jnvc to nmket, ky nssnsseh du``y niuscs hcnr`y cvcry lokint ru`c eh tjc \torytc``cr \ystck, knbehf jek tjc kost mnhfcrous tjehf oh tjc p`nhct (p`nycr ljnrnltcrs nrc tjc lchtcr od tjc uhevcrsc nhm moh―t `ct nhyohc c`sc tc`` you nhy me﬇crcht).

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Iut tjnt po`elc stnteoh wns tjc ﬎rst tekc jc cvcr uscm nhy od tjosc lokint sbe``s. ]c ﬎rst tekc eh korc tjnh n jnhmdu` od scsseohs. Vjy? Iclnusc tjnt―s wjch tjc pnrty hccmcm jek to usc tjck. ]c korn` jcrc? FKs we`` `ct you fct nwny wetj kurmcr ed et jc`ps tjc pnrty. Kurmcr, or nt tjc vcry `cnst, n wjo`c `ot od irobch bhcclnps.

W`nycr nh W`nycr nhm m Ljnrnltcr Ljnrnlt cr Bhow`cmfc @ct―s fct rem od ohc nssukpteoh refjt quelb. ]es wjo`c ‐W`nycr vs. Ljnrnltcr Bhow`cmfc‛ joo-jn jns fot to fo. ]c rcnsoh wc usc tjes ru`c es iclnusc hnufjty p`nycrs usc et to tjcer owh nmvnhtnfc nt tjc cxpchsc od cvcryohc c`sc. ‐E opch tjc moor drok tjc `cdt semc, lnrcdu``y nvoemehf tjc poesoh mnrt trnp, stcppehf oh oh`y cvcry tjerm te`c, puttehf 47% od ky wcefjt oh ky `cdt ` cdt doot wje`c sehfehf ]c Uc``ow Uc``ow Yosc Yos c od cxns…wjnt― cxns…wjnt―ss tjnt tjnt?? Ho, E jnvch― jnvch―tt rcnm tjc nnmvchturc.‛ mvchturc.‛  Ucnj.  Ucnj. ]nt fuy. fuy. ]c dnlt es, n p`nycr sjnrehf bhow`cmfc wetj jes ljnrnltcr lnh nem tjc froup nhm knbc tjc wjo`c ro`cp`nyehf cxpcrechlc n `ot korc duh. Dor cxnkp`c, `ct―s sny your ljnrnltcr jns tjc Ehtc``efchlc od inhtjn poo-moo.  Ucnj,  Ucnj, jc― jc―s hot supposcm supposcm to bhow bhow tjnt opch opchehf ehf tjc I`nlb I`nlb Ioob od tjc tjc Mcnm es n inm emcn. Jc―s hot supposcm to bhow tjnt (nllemchtn``y) lntljehf tjc pnfcs oh ﬎rc es nh cvch worsc emcn. Nhm jc―s hot supposcm to bhow tjnt spe``ehf tjc snlrcm wehc oh tjc pnfcs es tjc worst emcn eh tch tjousnhm ycnrs. ]c kukky lokcs to `edc, nttnlbs tjc froup, nhm you n`` ruh dor your `evcs. ]nt―s p`nycr bhow`cmfc eh tjc ljnrnltcr―s jcnm. Ircnbehf tjc ru`cs. Nhm you aust jc`pcm out tjc FK iy belb-stnrtehf jes lnkpnefh. Foom-W`nycr-U Foom-W`nycrUou. Jnvc n Jcrsjcy―s Jcrsjcy―s Bess. Bess .  Nhotjcr cxnkp`c. cxnkp`c.  Uour  Uour ljnrnltcr ljnrnltcr bhows niso`utc`y hotjehf hotjehf niout hul`cnr hul`cnr duseoh. Uou, oh tj tjcc otjcr jnhm, nrc tjc Fom-Behf od Hul`cnr Wjysels. Jow knhy kovecs/lokel ioobs/hovc`s jnvc you rcnm wjcrc tjc fuy mesnrkehf tjc Ief Inm Ioki jns ho l`uc wjnt jc―s moehf, nhm jc mesnrks tjc tjehf nhywny iclnusc jc fcts `ulby?

 

Ed you knbc et chtcrtnehehf, ed you knbc et ﬎t tjc p`ot, ed you moh―t niusc tjc powcr tjc FK jns fevch you, jc―`` `ct you fct nwny wetj et. rust kc oh tjes. Et―s iclnusc jc―s n sulbcr wjo wnhts to knbc surc jes p`nycrs nrc n`` jnvehf n foom tekc. Ns `ohf ns cvcryohc es `nufjehf nt tjc chm, you―rc eh tjc l`cnr. @ct―s try nhotjcr ohc.

 N @ett`c @ett`c Wsyljo`ofy Wsyljo`ofy Et mocsh―t knttcr jow `ohf you―vc icch p`nyehf wetj your FK2 you sjou`m bhow jek prctty wc`` iy how. Uou bhow tjc behm od ioobs jc rcnms, tjc kovecs jc  wntljcs, nhm nhm tjc T jc `cts rot jes irneh. irneh. Uou Uou sjou`m n`so bhow tjc behm od fn fnkcs kcs jc ruhs. ]nt es bhow`cmfc, nhm bhow`cmfc es powcr, ky drechms. @ct―ss niusc et. @ct― ]c Vedc es n frcnt cxnkp`c. \jc bhows E `ebc to ruh ief, kytjel fnkcs, du`` od sykio`esk, jcroesk, nhm `ett`c veltorecs. Iclnusc sjc bhows tjnt, sjc―s hcnr`y n`wnys dner`y lcrtneh sjc woh―t fct be``cm uhte` tjc mrnknteln``y npproprentc tekc… ed sjc fcts be``cm nt n``. \o, sjc pu``s o﬇ n`` behms od mnrehf stuhts, mnrehf kc to wjnlb jcr ljnrnltcr. \jc bhows kc too wc``. Nhm sjc niuscs tjnt bhow`cmfc wetj tjc snkc behm od  aoydu` f`cc tjc tjc Frehlj sto`c Ljrestkns. Ljrestkns. Ky iummy M.A. n`so bhows tjc behm od fnkc E ruh. E jnvc hnsty HWLs. ]cy spchm n wjo`c `ot od tekc p`ottehf nfnehst tjc p`nycrs. Vc``, eh ky Nkicr  lnkpnefh,  lnkpnefh, jc nhm nhotjcr p`nycr (]c Vedc, nfneh) fnhfcm up oh ohc od ky HWLs, sjuhtehf jek ehto n \jnmow (pnrn``c` wor`m dor you hoh-Nkicr `etcrntc do`bs) tjnt wns nh chm`css p`nhs. scwnfc pepc. ]nt fot rem od ky ljecd ve``neh HWL, dorlehf kc to ljnhfc  Ns sooh ns E wns o﬇ in`nhlc, in`nhlc, tjcy stnrtcm stnrtcm ekp`ckchtehf ekp`ckchtehf tjcer owh owh p`nhs. ]cy ]cy knmc surc ky ljecd doe` wns eh n scwcr \jnmow, nhm tjcy toob nmvnhtnfc od et. Ed you bhow your FK mocsh―t ﬉csj out HWLs, stnrt fcttehf lohvcrsnteohn`. Ed you bhow your FK mocsh―t ruh foom lokints, fct ehto ﬎fjts wetj ekportnht pcop`c. (]es worbs cspclen``y wc`` ed you bhow jow to ﬎fjt nhm jc mocsh―t.)  A V | W`ny Merty

 Ycmckpteoh  Ycmck pteoh

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\nlrcm Vcnpoh  A V | W`ny Merty

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Ed ‐bccpehf you oh your tocs‛ es foom dor p`nycrs, et―s foom dor tjc FK, too. (Jowcvcr, ehtchteohn``y foehf nfnehst tjc frneh od tjc FK―s p`nhs es  aust rumc. Bhowehf Bhowehf jc wnhts wnhts you to snvc tjc prehlcss nhm yyou ou aust i`o i`ow w jcr o﬇ be``s tjc fnkc. Vc―rc hot tn`behf niout tjnt jcrc. Vc―rc tn`behf niout bccpehf tjc FK uhsurc niout wjelj wny you―rc foehf, hot be``ehf tjc chterc cvchehf dor cvcryohc.)

‐Uou Aust Mem Vjnt?‛  Uou  Uou wnht to rcn``y fevc your FK n jnrm tekc? tekc? Cxpnhm your your ljnrnltcr ljnrnltcr.. Froosokc tjc Inrinrenh, tjc ieffcst, inmmcst, mertecst, rumcst, jorhecst inrinrenh Froosokc tjes semc od tjc Eroh \pehc Kouhtnehs aust douhm Fom. Jc―s jnm nh cpepjnhy. Jc jns to scrvc jes Fom. Jc tjrows o﬇ jes inrinrenh `cntjcrs, tosscs jes nxc, nhm ircnbs jes iow nlross jes bhcc. ]ch, jc rusjcs ehto tjc ljurlj nhm cxp`nehs tjnt Fom wnhts jek to mo tjc Foom Vorb.  Uou  Uou lnh jcnr jcnr tjc FK―s FK―s anw mroppehf, mroppehf, cvch ns ns wc spcnb. spcnb. \pebcy tjc ]ecd, tjc kost l`cvcr, lohhevehf, nhm luhhehf pelbpolbct tjes semc od tjc I`oomwnsj Yevcr, aust dc`` eh `ovc wetj n inrknem. ]c kost icnutedu` inrknem jc―s cvcr scch. \pebcy pu``s out n`` tjc fo`m jc―s pe`dcrcm ovcr tjc `nst dcw mnys nhm tc``s jcr jc―s oh jes wny to iuy n wcmmehf rehf. Yefjt tjc jc`` how. Od loursc, Froosokc nhm \pebcy moh―t mcrne` tjc lnkpnefh wetj tjcer hcwdouhm dnetj nhm `ovc2 tjcy―rc aust nmmehf spelc to tjc stcw. Froosokc focs out oh tjc nmvchturc wetjout n sehf`c wcnpoh eh jes jnhms, jopehf to weh ovcr tjc boio`ms, fenhts, nhm ofrcs wetj tjc Foom Vorm. Ndtcr n``, ed et wns choufj to lohvcrt jek, et sjou`m ic choufj to lohvcrt tjck, too. Nhm \pebcy―s ste`` foehf mowh eh tjnt muhfcoh, jc―s aust fottn knbc surc n`` tjc fo`m nhm se`vcr jc fcts fo townrm tjnt rehf.  Nhm wou`mh― wou`mh―t jes hcw iremc `ebc tjosc tn tnpcstrecs? pcstrecs? Nhm tjosc ioots ioots?? Nhm tjosc ljcsts.

 N ]crkehn` ]crkehn` Chm  Et―s n iet sjort tjes kohtj, iut E―vc icch iusy. E jnm to fct Orbwor`m  to  to tjc prehtcr, pnlb up ky jousc, fct fn``cy lopecs od Orbwor`m  dor  dor Orefehs, pnlb dor Orefehs, ﬉ydrok to Orefehs, ﬉y inlb drok supcrvesc pnlb upfct ronm trep stu﬇, mrevc \nh Icrhnrmeho (@N)Orefehs, to Wctn`ukn (\nh kovcrs, Drnhleslo), nhm rcnmy

 

dor n Hcw Aoi wetj otn``y Fnkcs. Tcry iusy tjes kohtj, iut E―vc fot ohc `nst W`nycr relb dor you icdorc E fo. c`` your FK jow you wnht your ljnrnltcr to mec. Ic vcry spcle﬎l. ]ch, wjch tjc opportuhety nrescs, shntlj et nhm jo`m oh wetj iotj jnhms. Vrnp your `cfs nrouhm et, sehb your tcctj eh, nhm moh―t `ct fo. Fo wetj n inhf nhm n ske`c. nbc lnrc, nhm E―`` scc you n`` eh tjerty.

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@nst Vorms

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 Ycehlnrhntcm   Ycehlnrhn tcm  >9=

 A V | W`ny Merty

E  C 󰀾󰀾 E wns worbehf dor Hcopcts wjch wrotc tjes cpesomc, cpesomc, wretehf dor  wjch E wrotc tjc Hcopcmen nhm lrcntehf storecs. E wns tjc `cnm wretcr dor tjc ‐Intt`c od Kcremc``‛ story`ehc, lrcntcm tjc Frcy Dncrec, nhm fnvc tjc wor`ms od Hcopcts n `ot od inlbstory. E wns jnvehf n i`nst (nhm johcst`y, sjou`m hot jnvc `cdt to worb dor nhotjcr lokpnhy). Korc ekportnht`y, E fot to scc tjc hukicr od jets cnlj od ky storecs fot. Juhmrcms od tjousnhms. ]nt wns tjc kost rcwnrmehf pnrt od tjc aoi1 wretehf n story nhm wntljehf tjc jets fo up. E jnmh―t mcsefhcm or p`nycm nh YWF dor ycnrs. ]crc wns sokc tn`b od kc mcsefhehf n Hcopcts YWF, iut tjnt hcvcr fot up o﬇ tjc frouhm. ]ch, n dcw do`bs suffcstcm E ruh n M &M fnkc. ‐Oh`y ed cvcryohc p`nys tjecvcs,‛ E snem. Et―s ky stnhmnrm rcspohsc. E―vc fot nh ohfoehf tjecvcs lnkpnefh wjchcvcr sokcohc nsbs kc to ruh M &M . Ky ‐Lety od ]ecvcs‛ jns scch ovcr >77 p`nycrs wn`b tjroufj ets strccts. Knyic ohc mny, E―`` fct nrouhm to pui`esjehf et. Iy tjc wny, dor tjosc wjo nrc lureous, ‐Jnppy Duh In``‛ wns Nhhec Yusj wjo  wcht oh to mcsefh sulj wohmcrdu` YWFs ns ]c \clrct @evcs od Fehfcrircnm Kch nhm Yuh Yoiot Ycm, nkohf otjcrs. Uou lnh ljclb jcr out ovcr nt jttp1//www.etcsscr. lok/.. lok/

 

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]jc Ycturh od tjc W`ny Merty Je. Yckckicr kc? E―k tjc bem wjo jnm nh nrtel`c ln``cm W`ny  Merty  n  n wje`c inlb. ]ch, E mesnppcnrcm. \okc od you kny ic wohmcrehf wjcrc E wcht, wjnt E―vc icch moehf wetj ky tekc. Korc tjnh n dcw od you proini`y cetjcr moh―t rckckicr kc or lou`mh―t rcn``y fevc n m= wjcrc E―vc icch. Iut, dor tjosc wjo nrc lureous, `ct kc aust sny tjnt E―vc icch iusy fcttehf pnem to wretc. Et―s foom  worb, ed you you lnh ﬎hm et. E mem  ﬎hm  ﬎hm et, so E―vc icch moehf et, iclnusc ns Yoicrt  Vuj`  V uj` eh Iu`` Murjnk so snfc`y oiscrvcm, ‐Et icnts worbehf \cnrs.‛ Eh tjc kcnhtekc, E―vc rcmeslovcrcm nh o`m ﬉nkc. Dor n `ohf tekc, E fnvc up oh fnkehf. Aust fnvc up oh et. Vrotc n hovc`, wrotc dor n vemco fnkc lokpnhy, bcpt n aourhn` od ky  A V | W`ny Merty

 Mcstroycm  Mcstroy cm Cve Cvemchlc mchlc

>93

 

 Dcvcr  A V | W`ny Merty

>94

nmvchturcs…iut E aust memh―t mo nhy fnkehf. Hot uhte` E iukpcm ehto n froup wjo rckehmcm kc wjy E `ovc et so kulj. ]csc wohmcrdu` do`bs  wjo rckehmcm rckehmcm kc wjy E `ovc `ovc fnkehf nhm nhm E rcturhcm rcturhcm tjc dnv dnvor or iy moehf niso`utc`y nwdu` tjehfs to tjcer ljnrnltcrs.  Nhm so how how, eh lc`cirnteoh lc`cirnteoh od Wyrnkem ―s >7tj >7t j nhhevcrsnry, nhhe vcrsnry, Kr Kr.. Knrsj  wretcs to kc kc nhm nsbs, ‐Aoj ‐Aojh, h, wc wc――m rcn``y `ebc n W`ny Merty  dor  dor tjc >7tj nhhevcrsnry. Lnh you schm us sokctjehf?‛ Vc``, E―m wn`b oh ﬎rc dor Kr. Knrsj (ns `ohf ns tjcy fnvc kc nsicstos ioots), nhm dor sulj n ief cvcht, E sjou`m fevc jek sokctjehf jufc ”`ebc ”`ebc Nt`ns jufc, `ebc Qcus― `eiemo jufc. Iut, ehstcnm E―vc fot sokctjehf vcry skn`` . E sjnrc wetj you how ohc od tjc `ett`c trelbs E―vc uscm eh tjnt tekc sehlc wc `nst tn`bcm. E sny ‐`ett`c,‛ iclnusc et es, rcn``y. N tre﬉c. Inrc`y n kcljnhel nt n``. Lnh―t cvch ln`` et n tcljhequc. Et―s aust tjes tehy, `ett`c tjehf E mem dor n tehy, `ett`c p`nycr od kehc. ]c skn``cst tjehf eh tjc wor`m. Iut, tjch nfneh, ns ky Frnkky uscm to sny, ‐Et―s tjc `ett`c tjehfs tjnt knbc tjc soup.‛  Nhm wjo bhows…ed bhows…ed Knrsj Knrsj mefs et, knyic knyic E―`` schm jek jek nhotjcr ohc. Iu Iutt oh`y ed jc schms kc tjosc ioots…

 Jnppy Du  Jnppy Duh h In`` Kccts tjc Fom od  Kurmcr ]crc―s n hcw fer` eh ky `edc. E sny ‐fer`,‛ iclnusc tjnt―s wjnt sjc es. Inrc`y out od jefj sljoo`,Helbhnkc iut sknrt,odnhm lutc ns n iuttoh. Nhm iouhly. fnehcm tjc \clrct \upcrjcro ‐Jnppy Duh In``.‛ Lutc, iouhly, \jc―s nhm du`` od potchten` mesnstcr. ‐Mo hot tnuht Jnppy Duh In``‛ es wjnt cvcryohc snys wjchcvcr sokcohc fevcs jcr n jnrm tekc. ―Lnusc you aust moh―t bhow wjnt sjc―s lnpni`c od. Jnppy Duh In`` worbs wetj kc nt ky lurrcht p`nlc od ckp`oykch ckp`oykchtt (wjelj sjn`` rckneh hnkc`css… hnkc`css… uhte` tjc ieo sclteoh od tjes nrtel`c) nhm wjch sjc douhm out E  wns ruhhehf n Muhfcohs & Mrnfohs  fnkc,  fnkc, sjc aukpcm nt tjc opportuhety. (Ucs”ic`ecvc et or hot, n Muhfcohs & Mrnfohs  fnkc.  fnkc. Ohc od tjc hot-so-merty sclrcts E―vc `cnrhcm od icehf n foom FK es you ruh wjnt tjc p`nycrs  wnht  wnht to p`ny , hot  wjnt you wnht to ruh. Yckckicr tjes ru`c, nhm, ns tjc Skpn @ukpns sehf, you we`` fo dnr.)

 

]c fnkc esh―t your stnhmnrm jnlb ―h― s`nsj lnkpnefh, tjoufj. Oj, ho. E―vc fot sokctjehf kulj korc ehtcrcstehf eh kehm. Nt `cnst, ehtcrcstehf to kc, nhm jopcdu``y, ehtcrcstehf to tjc p`nycrs. ]ecvcs. Aust tjecvcs. Ho, hot ‐rofucs.‛ ]ecvcs wjo ln`` tjcksc`vcs rofucs nrc `ebc rcbbecs rcbbecs wjo ln`` ln `` tjcksc`vcs t jcksc`vcs ‐rcbbcrs.‛ ‐rcbbcrs.‛ @nkc.  N`` od tjck”n`` tjck”n`` sex od tjck”jnvc tjck”jnvc tnbch tnbch nt `cnst ohc ohc `cvc` od tjecd. Nhm tjc fnkc tnbcs p`nlc eh ]c Lety. ]cy―rc n`` kckicrs od tjc fue`m, nhm tjcy jnvc to pny mucs, nhm tjcy jnvc to wntlj out dor kckicrs od revn` fue`ms, nhm momfc tjc towh funrm. Lnrryehf n wcnpoh es e``cfn`…wetjout n pcrket. Ssehf knfel es e``cfn`…wetjout n pcrket. Moehf aust niout nhytjehf  es  es e``cfn`…wetjout n pcrket. \o, cvch icehf nmvchturcrs  es  es e``cfn` wetjout pnyehf tjc propcr tnxcs to your `oln` rcprcschtntevc nhm lnrryehf nrouhm n hedty peclc od pnpcr tjnt snys et―s obny dor you to mo et. ]es es e s tjc lnkpnefh scttehf, ﬎``cm wetj kystcry kystcry,, ehtrefuc, nhm p`chty od p`nlcs to `oot nhm fct relj. @ebc E snem, cvcryiomy―s fot nt `cnst ohc `cvc` od tjecd. Vc―vc fot tjc tjecd-rnhfcr (jc―s n lety rnhfcr), tjc tjecd-sorlcrcr-hoi`c, tjc tjecd-kohb, tjc tjecd-tjecd (tjnt―s Jnppy Duh In``), nhm tjc tjecd-pn`nmeh.  Ucnj.  Ucnj. N pn`nmeh pn`nmeh od tjc Fommcss Fommcss od ]ecvcs. ]ecvcs. Wnrmoh Wnrmoh kc kc wje`c wc tnbc tnbc n vcry `ohf nsemc jcrc. *** E lnh fct nwny wetj n tjecd-pn`nmeh tjes iclnusc E―vc metljcm n`efhkcht. Duhhy jow knhy emcns tjnt `eicrntcs, cj? Icsemcs, ed you tjehb niout et, tjc wjo`c tjehf knbcs pcrdclt schsc. Et n`` lnkc to kc ndtcr n lohvcrsnteoh E jnm wetj Acssc Jcehef (wjo fcts kchteohcm jcrc iclnusc tjes es jn`d jes emcn nhywny). Wn`nmehs Wn `nmehs tchm to jnvc n jefj ljnreskn. ]c jefj ljnreskn tchmchly ehmelntcs sokcohc wetj n `ot od ﬉ner nhm pnhnljc. ]c pn`nmeh nrljctypc wc fnkcrs nrc n`` dnke`enr wetj es n ljevn`rous sou` wjo nmopts refjtcous lnuscs, jc`ps tjc jc`p`css, tjwnrts tjc welbcm, n`` tjnt foom stu﬇. Vjch npp`ecm to n kcmecvn` ljnrnltcr,  wc fct eknfcs eknfcs od Nrtjur, Nrtjur, @nhlc`ot, nhm tjc `ebc. Iut, wjnt wjnt ed wc npp`ecm npp`ecm et to n Ychnessnhlc ﬎furc, or n Ycstornteoh ﬎furc? Nhm wjy moh―t wc aust tjrow oh n `ett`c iet od rofucry oh to tjnt pn`nmeh…nhm voe`n !  Ns n ‐foom`y ‐foom`y sou`,‛ sou`,‛ tjc pn`nmeh-tjecd pn`nmeh-tjecd es n fcht`cknh fcht`cknh od jefj ljnrnltcr ljnrnltcr wjo wjo ehspercs otjcrs nhm fevcs tjck tjc lournfc to survevc. Vjch jc ‐`nys oh jnhms,‛ et―s hot ‐E `ny oh jnhms nhm jcn` you wetj mevehc  A V | W`ny Merty

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powcr,‛ et―s ‐E swccp you ehto nh ckirnlc nhm bess you nhm tc`` you tjnt you lnh―t fo…‛ ]c tjehf to rckckicr es tjnt tjc emcns od ‐vertuc nhm velc‛ jcrc nrc tjc Ychnessnhlc or Ycstornteoh-crn Ycstornteoh-crn emcn`s, hot tjc Cnr`y Kemm`c  Nfcs emcn`s wc wcmocs lokkoh`y nssolentc nssolentc wetj Muhfcohs . ]us, & Mrnfohs  pn`nmeh-tjecd eh dnlt sketc cve`”iut tjnt―s iclnusc jc lnsts mowhtjc ve``nehs nhm jns tjc strchftj to ﬎fjt nfnehst pcop`c od `ow ljnrnltcr” ljcntcrs, roiicr inrohs, pcop`c wjo niusc wokch, `enrs, ctl. Lohvcrsc`y tjc pn`nmeh-tjecd es nh cxnkp`c to otjcrs od jow to ic n lourt`y ﬎furc1 you lnh ste`` ic wetty, ic ehvo`vcm eh roknhlcs, cvch ic ehvo`vcm eh sokc ‐holturhn` jeaehx.‛ ]c me﬇crchlc es tjnt tjc pn`nmeh-tjecd mocs tjehfs  wetj n purc purc jcnrt nhm lohslechlc. Jc Jc rchmczvous rchmczvous wetj jes jes sclrct sswcctjcnrt wcctjcnrt oout ut od n purc `ovc nhm roknhtel emcn`, hot out od sokc trcnljcrous mcserc to posscss jcr nhm mcstroy jes revn`s. Jc rnlcs nlross roodtops nt hefjt jc`pehf jes `nrlchous drechms iclnusc jc jopcs to `cnm tjck ehto wortjwje`c lnuscs”twcnbehf tjc hosc od nh ovcricnrehf ljurlj, tjrowehf mowh uhaust ru`crs, ehsperehf tjc popu`nlc to ﬎hm tjcer owh ehhcr jcroel strchftj. Jc es hot n knh wetj n refem nhm eh﬉cxei`c mofkntel lomc tjnt tj nt snys ‐E lnh―t lnh―t jnvc duh, E lnh― lnh―t stcn` stcn`,, E lnh lnh――t ic eh roknhlcs.‛ roknhl cs.‛ Jc― Jc―s n knh wetj n roknhtel lomc tjnt snys ‐E kust ehsperc otjcrs, E kust hcvcr `ct tjc  welbcm rcst, E kust niemc iy `nw eh pui`el, pui`el, iut eh prevntc prevntc E nk mrevch mrevch iy ljnrety ljnrety nhm lokpnsseoh dor ky dc``ow knh, cspclen``y tjosc wjo nrc mowhtrommch iy n welbcm solecty.‛ ]nt―s tjc tjecd-pn`nmeh. Dcc` drcc to usc jek. Aust knbc surc to tjnhb Acssc dor jek, iclnusc wetjout Acssc, jc wou`mh―t cxest. ***  Nhywny, ohc od tjc  Nhywny, tjc nhtnfohests our pnrty chlouhtcrs chlouhtcrs es n precst od tjc Fom od Kurmcr”Ebjn`u. \cc, jc nhm jes irotjcr jnm n ict nt tjc icfehhehf od tekc niout  wjo wou`m ic tjc Fom od M Mcntj. cntj. Cnlj knmc knmc n jousc jousc dor kch to rcst eh wjch tjcy mecm. Ebjn`u knmc jes me﬌lu`t to fct ehto”so oh`y tjc wortjy wou`m chtcr. Jes irotjcr, Bjn`cc, knmc jes cnsy to fct ehto”so nhyiomy  lou`m  lou`m chtcr. ]c kch ljosc Bjn`cc, nhm Ebjn`u fot pesscm. How, jc―s tjc Fom od Kurmcr, nhm jes precsts usc mnffcrs tjnt stcn` kch―s sou`s nhm schm tjck to Ebjn`u. \o, wjch nh nssnsseh-precst od Ebjn`u be``s you wetj ohc od jes knfel mnffcrs, you fo o﬇ to tjnt i`nlb dortrcss eh tjc sby. Vjnt―s korc”tjc fuy wjo be``cm you? Uou (nhm cvcryiomy c`sc jc be``cm) fct to scrvc jek wjch jc  chtcrs  chtcrs tjc Jousc od Ebjn`u. ]c nssnsseh-precsts od Ebjn`u. ]cy―`` ic sccehf your m97 \ystck sjc`d nhy mny how.

 

]csc fuys, tjcy―rc ohc od tjc ﬎rst nhtnfohests ky pnrty kccts. How, Jnppy Duh In``, sjc―s hcvcr p`nycm n ro`cp`nyehf fnkc icdorc (sjc snys E―k ruehehf jcr dor otjcr FKs2 n fross kesln`lu`nteoh od ky sbe``s, E nssurc you), nhm wc―rc p`nyehf Muhfcohs …iut n s`efjt`y kome﬎cm vcrseoh. N ‐welbcm‛ vcrseoh you kefjt sny. & Mrnfohs …iut Iclnusc E―vc ehtromulcm n `ett`c kcljnhel ln``cm Jcro Woehts ehto tjc fnkc. Hot n hcw emcn, hot cvch n hovc` ohc. Aust n wny dor tjc p`nycrs to fct `ett`c ichhecs how nhm nfneh nhm komedy rcn``y inm mec ro``s.  Vc``, our Jnppy  Vc``, Jnppy Duh In`` jns ljosch ljosch jcr tjecd tjecd to ic n spclen`est eh bhev bhevcs. cs. \o,  wje`c tjcy― tjcy―rc n`` ﬎fjtehf ﬎fjtehf tjcsc nssnsseh-precsts, nssnsseh-precsts, sjc sccs ohc ohc od tjosc knfel bhevcs eh tjc mcnm jnhm od nh Ebjn`u Wrecst…nhm E tc`` jcr to knbc n Ve``powcr \nvc. \jc `oobs lohduscm nt kc. ‐Vjnt dor?‛ sjc nsbs. ‐Aust mo et,‛ E tc`` jcr, ﬎rk`y, iut wetj n skerb nhm n wehb, aust to `ct jcr bhow hotjehf―s fohhn be`` jcr. \o, sjc mocs. Nhm sjc dne`s. Nhm E sny… ‐]c hcxt tjehf you bhow”you―vc fot tjc mnffcr eh your jnhm.‛ Jnppy Duh In`` acrbs eh jcr scnt. ‐E―vc wjnt ?‛ ?‛ sjc nsbs. ‐Nhm,‛ E lohtehuc, ‐tjcrc―s nh Ebjn`u precst wetj jes inlb turhcm to you.‛ ]c skerb stnys oh. ‐]nt kcnhs ed you nttnlb jek how, you―`` fct your du`` shcnb nttnlb mnknfc iohus.‛ \jc homs. ‐Obny, ‐Obny,‛ sjc snys. ‐Uou moh―t hccm to ro`` to nttnlb,‛ E tc`` jcr. ‐Uour strebc jets pcrdclt`y. Yo`` dor mnknfc nhm nssukc you fot n lreteln`.‛ \jc―s ske`ehf how. \jc―s hot too kulj od n hooi to bhow wjnt tjnt kcnhs. \jc ro``s n wjo`c jnhmdu` od melc nhm nmms up tjc mnknfc. \jc tc``s et to kc. E moh―t cvch lohsu`t tjc fuy―s jetrueh poehts. Vjy iotjcr?ljclbehf ]c kokcht kovehf dnst. Ho hccm to et wetj hukicr how. es tjc kokcht, nhm et―s ‐Uour bhedc chtcrs jes inlb, s`eps ictwcch two reis nhm ﬎hms jes jcnrt. Uou dcc` tjc poehtcm i`nmc s`ep ehto tjc kusl`c tjcrc, nhm you dcc` sokctjehf lo`m   rusj mowh your nrk, ehto your ljcst, nhm mowh ehto your owh jcnrt… icdorc et e t s`eps s`e ps nwny.‛ nwny.‛ ]c tjecd-pn`nmeh nsbs, ‐Vns tjnt jes sou` ?‛ ?‛ E sny hotjehf. Obny. ]nt―s n `ec. E mo sny sokctjehf. ‐Nhhec,‛ E sny to Jnppy Duh In``. ‐Uou fct n Te``neh Woeht.‛  A V | W`ny Merty

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