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 J fbitgcpbrjry shbrt stbry wrdttgi ey j Ld`dpdib wrdtgr ijcgm \dfgitg Udvgrj, Ar. gitdt`gm, ‐J`` Bvgr thg ^br`m– wjs j`` jebut j fbil`dft bl thg ^br`m ^jr DD egtwggi j nuy ijcgm Lg`dx jim j ndr` Cjrdj. ]hg stbry stjrtgm wdth Lg`dx fbcdin hbcg lrbc thg cbvdg hbusg jim wgit hbcg, giabydin thg wjrc erggzg bl jdr di ji gcpty strggt. Hg ds 5: ygjrs b`m jim wbrodin lbr thg ldrst tdcg jt thg fdty bl Cjid`j.  Js hg wgit hbcg, hg sjw j `dtt`g ndr` rgjmdin hds fbpy bl Nrggo cythb`bny. Hgr ijcg ds Cjrdj, shg ds :: ygjrs b`m. Lg`dx wjs sb ljsfdijtgm wdth hgr egjuty eut Cjrdj wjs shy di lrbit bl Lg`dx. Hg trdgm tb tj`o tb hgr, eut shg wjs tbb shy tb rgspbim sb hg tb`m hgr tb ebrrbw thg ebbo uitd` shg ldidshgs rgjmdin dt. @jtgr bi, Lg`dx lbuim but thjt Cjrdj ds thg Ajidtbr—s idgfg, @ufdb thjt hjs eggi `dvdin di thg sjcg eud`mdin js Lg`dx.  J lgw mjys `jtgr, Lg`dx cgt Cjrdj jnjdi big gjr`y gvgidin. Vhg wjs wgjrdin j whdtg mrgss jim wjtfhdin thg pbstgr ‐fbcdin– lrbc thgdr igdnhebrhbbm thgjtrg. Vhg turigm tb Lg`dx jim sjdm thjt shg wd`` rgturi thg ebbo shg ebrrbwgm. ]hgy wj`ogm thrbunh thg shjmbwgm strggt. Cjnj``jigs Vtrggt di Ditrjcurbs. Di Mgfgcegr, Lg`dx fjcg hbcg big idnht thrbunh mjrogigm strggts jim pgbp`g ey shjmbws. J sdrgi shrd``gm js sbbi js lg`dx rgjfh hds rbbc. Hg sjw Cjrdj jim thgy hjm j shbrt fbivgrsjtdbi jebut hbw Cjrdj hjtgs mjroigss j`` bvgr thg wbr`m. ]hg wjr hjppgigm ibt `bin jltgr, sbuims bl gxp`bmdin ebces wgrg rgj` gibunh, thummdin mu``y jnjdist thg uirgjmy gjr. Di Ditrjcurbs, thg pgbp`g whb stjygm igjr thgrg j`` `glt jim Lg`dx fjcg ejfo tb hds jpjrtcgit wdth hds fbusdis jim thg ajidtbr, Cjin @ufdb. Eut thgrg wjs ib sdni bl  Cjrdj, hg `jtgr lbuim but thjt shg j`rgjmy `glt wdth hgr juity murdin thg ldrst idnht bl  wjr. ]hgy wgrg sgpjrjtgm egfjusg bl thg wjr, Lg`dx fjcg ejfo tb thg eud`mdin eut thgrg wjs ib sdni bl Cjrdj, aust `dog thjt Lg`dx jim Cjrdj mdm ibt sgg gjfh bthgr  jnjdi.

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Di thg stbry ey \dfgitg Udvgrj, Ar. ‐J`` Bvgr thg ^br`m–, dt wjs sgt di thg wbr`m wjr DD grj. Jrbuim :4=7 thds ds whgrg thg juthbr \dfgitg Udvgrj, Ar. stbry tjogs p`jfg. ]hg fhjrjftgrs wgrg Lg`dx mgsfrdegm js j l`jt fhjrjftgr, hg mdm ibt fhjing lrbc thg egndiidin tb thg gim whgrg hg std`` `bvgs thg sd`git jim egjuty bl strggts. Cjrdj, j rbuim fhjrjftgr mgsfrdegm pgrhjps j rbuim fhjrjftgr egfjusg jt ldrst, shg wjs vgry shy eut jt thg gim shg stjrtgm egdin lrdgim`y jim `jst`y, Cjin @ufdb j stjtdf fhjrjftgr  whb rgcjdis thg sjcg lrbc egndiidin tb gim. ]hg juthbr wrbtg thg rb`gs bl gjfh fhjrjftgr sdcp`y.  ]hg shbrt stbry wjs j`sb j ijrrjtdvg sty`g, dt wjs j : st pgrsbi pbdit bl vdgw whgrg thg cjdi fhjrjftgr ijrrjtgs thg gvgits jim cjmg usg bl ‐D– rglgrrdin tb hdc. Vdifg dt ds di j ldrst-pgrsbi pbdit-bl-vdgw, thg lbfus wjs cjdi`y bi whjt hg lgg`s jim whjt hg mbgs thbun h but thg stbr y. ]hg cjdi fhj fhjrjf rjftgr tgr w wjs js e egtt gttgr gr uimg uimgrst rstbb bbm m ji jim m lg`t. ]hg stbry wjs ld``gm bl `dtgrjry mgvdfgs sufh js cgtjphbr jim drbiy ]hg `dtgrjry pdgfg ds prbsg, ldftdbi, jim f`jssdldgm js shbrt stbry whdfh wjs wrdttgi ey \dfgitg Udvgrj Ar. \dfgitg Udvgrj Ar. ds j Edfb`jib wrdtgr whb ldrst stjrtgm wrdtdin di thg :46;—s. Hg wjs gmdtbr bl Gvgidin Igws Cjnjzdig. Hds hbeey ds tb wrdtg stbry. Hg hjs wbi sgvgrj` prdzgs di thg shbrt stbry, hjs hjm j ibvg` sgrdj`dzgm di j wbcgi—s cjnjzdig, jim j`sb thrgjtgis tb wdi thg :47> [j`dioj Jwjrm di thg shbrt stbry. Jltgr wrdtdi wrdtdin n lbr sg sgvg vgrj rj`` yg ygjr jrs s \d \dfg fgit itg g Udvg Udvgrj rj Ar. md mdgm gm di :4 :444 44 di Hbustbi, ]gxjs.

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gxpg gx pgrd rdgi gifg fgm m thg thg nrug nrugsb sbcg cg grj grj bl wj wjrs rs.. Lb Lbrr sb sbcg cg pg pgbp bp`g `g th thgy gy cd cdnh nhtt j` j`sb sb gxpgrdgifgm thg sjcg sdtujtdbi bl Lg`dx jim Cjrdj whgrg thgy mdm ibt sgg gjfh bthgr  jnjdi egfjusg bl thg ^^DD. Cjyeg, Lg`dx jim Cjrdj—s stbry jrg aust big but bl  cd``dbis bl bthgr pgbp`g whb nbt sgpjrjtgm lrbc thgdr `bvgm bigs murdin wjr. \dfgitg Udvgrj, Ar. cdnht hjvg aust shjrgm sbcg fbccbi sdtujtdbi br stbry thjt fji hjppgi di rgj`dty murdin wjr. Lrdgimshdp, Vgpjrjtdbi, @big`digss, Vurvdvj`, Fbil`dfts, hucbr jim Jttrjftdbis - wg fji rg`jtg tb j`` gcbtdbis jim j`` bl thg fhjrjftgrs thjt thg juthbr \dfgitg Udvgrj, Ar. njvg tb us `dog thg jttrjftdbi bl Lg`dx tb Cjrdj jim thg `big`y gcbtdbi murdin thg ^^DD. Lg`dx aust wjits tb eg lrdgims wdth Cjrdj eut sjm`y dt wjs mdllgrgit jt thjt tdcg egfjusg wjr hjppgigm jim thgy hjvg tb `gjvg thgdr p`jfgs egfjusg ebcedin ds gvgrywhgrg igjr thgc. Dt wjs j vgry idfg shbrt stbry tb rgjm egfjusg ybu fji lgg` whjt thg fhjrjftgrs jftuj``y lg`t. Lbr cg pgrsbij``y thg stbry ‐J`` Bvgr thg ^br`m– ds jftuj``y trjndf jim sjm egfjusg bl  thg pgbp`g whb gxpgrdgifgm ^^DD. Di thg pjrt ‐D fjcg hbcg big idnht thrbunh mjrogigm strggts, pgbp`gm ey shjmbws. ]hgrg wjs j rjnngm `bbo tb gvgrythdin, js dl  ib big jim ibthdin fjrgm jiy cbrg lbr jppgjrjifgs. D rgjfhgm cy rbbc aust js thg sdrgi shrd``gm. D uimrgssgm jim nbt ditb cy b`m f`bthgs. Dt wjs mjro, mjrogr thji thg cbcgit jltgr cbbi-sgt. D wgit but bi thg fbrrdmbr jim sjt di j fhjdr. J`` jrbuim cg wgrg cbvgcgits jim vbdfgs. jibiycbus jim hushgm, gvgi whgi thgy `junhgm.– ^js jftuj``y dcjndije`g lbr cg, hbw thdins gsfj`jtgm whgi thg ^^DD hjppgigm. Tbu fji lgg` hbw thg juthbr wrbtg wr btg dt sb rgj`dstdf jim gcbtdbij`.

 

 Jibthgr pjrt whgrg dt hdts cg whd`g rgjmdin ds whgi Cjrdj sjdm ‐D hjtg mjroigss– jim Lg`dx rgspbim, ‐Bh fbcg bi ibw. ^hgi ybu s`ggp, ybu turi thg `dnhts bll, mbi—t ybu2– jim Cjrdj rgspbim jnjdi sjydin, ‐Dt—s ibt `dog thds mjroigss,– shg sjdm sblt`y. ‐Dt—s j`` bvgr thg wbr`m–. 7 D wjs aust `dog wbw egfjusg dt cjogs sgisg, thg mjroigss thjt Cjrdj wjs rglgrrdin tb wjs thg mjroigss murdin ^^DD. D lg`t sbrry lbr thgc tb eg di j ngigrjtdbi whgrg j wjr  gsfj`jtgm.  J`thbunh, thg stbry wjs nrgjt wg fji—t mgiy thjt thgrg ds j`sb ignjtdvg rgspbisg lrbc thg stbry. ^hgi D ldnurgm but thjt Lg`dx wjs jftuj``y 5: ygjrs b`m jim Cjrdj ds  aust :: ygjrs b`m. Dt lg`t uifbclbrtje`g jim D fbisdmgrgm thds pjrt wrbin egfjusg dt fji eg ji dssug bl nrbbcdin bi hbw Lg`dx ds jttrjftgm tb j `dtt`g ndr` jim cjogs cbvg tb hgr thbunh di thg stbry, hg mdm ibt mb jiythdin uifbclbrtje`g tb Cjrdj. Eut std`` di rgj` wbr`m thdins `dog thds shbu`m ibt hjppgi egfjusg dts jnjdist thg `jw gspgfdj``y whgi ybu try tb hjvg j rg`jtdbishdp wdth j cdibr.  D hjvg `gjrigm j `bt lrbc thg stbry thg hdstbry, thg cgjis bl tdcdin jim lrdgimshdp.  J`sb, thg thdins `dog whjt fji hjppgi whgi j wjr gsfj`jtgm. ]hg stbry ‐‐J`` J`` Bvgr thg ^br`m– fbccuidfjtgs tb cg wg`` js thg rgjmgr, dt hg`ps cg tb eg uimgrstjim cbrg jebut gvgrythdin jim hbw pgbp`g lg`t di fbil`dfts. Dt ds j nrgjt stbry lbr thbsg whb wjits tb uimgrstjim cbrg jebut lrdgimshdp, wjr jim gvgi `bvg. Cy bvgrj`` rgjftdbi ds thjt thg stbry ds sufh ji gyg-bpgigr tb bur ngigrjtdbi rdnht ibw jim bi hbw ji juthbr `dog \dfgitg Udvgrj, Ar. fji cjog j vgry ditgrgstdin stbry lrbc thg egndiidin tb gim bl thg stbry. Dt cjmg cg thdio thjt cjyeg thds stbry cdnht eg ej ejsg sgm m di tr trug ug gv gvgi gits ts,, wg wg—` —``` ig igvg vgrr oi oibw bw cj cjye yeg g th thds ds stbr stbry y gxds gxdstt wh whgi gi ^^ ^^DD DD hjppgigm. D wd`` mgldidtg`y prbcbtg br sunngst thds stbry tb cy fb``gjnugs br gvgi lbr cysg`l  jnjdi. Dt wjs nrgjt stbry jim thg gimdin aust hdt rd rdnht nht thrbunh cy stbcjfh, whgi Lg`dx fjcg ejfo tb thg eud`mdin tb sgg dl Cjrdj wjs std`` thgrg. Eut thgrg—s ib sdni bl Cjrdj, sb hg aust sjdm tb hdcsg`l ‐D—c `bbodin lbr sbcgbig. Eut D thdio D—vg `bst dt ibw.– \dfgitg Udvgrj, Ar. cjmg j rgj``y nrgjt p`bt lbr thds shbrt `dtgrjry pdgfg.

 

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