Sowing Seeds in the Desert by Masanobu Fukuoka - Introduction
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Fukuoka’s inspiring and internationally best-selling book, "The One-Straw Revolution", was first published in ...
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jmk`dqujs. Kj acsn lavj kds vdjws abnu sumk kd`ls as hdj, jmn`nedms, pncddms, a`h kj u`nru`aj pak kuea`dy kas mknsj` by sjparad`l dsjc rne `aurj. D` kds `jx J`lcdsk-ca`lualj bnng, Xj @aturac @atu rac \ay \ay ni Iared`l (Oapa` Vubcdmadn`s, ����), Er. Iugunga lavj kj hjadcs n knw kds ared`l jmk`dqujs jvncvjh nvjr kj yjars. Xds bnng was ead`cy pramdmac, a`h, wkdcj d hdh `n kav kavjj as wdhj a rjahj rjahjrskdp rskdp as Xj N`jrjahd`l, l, jspjmdaccy ]traw Rjvncutdn` , ds sdcc wjcc wnrk rjahd` nr knsj d`jrjsjh d` putd`l Er. Iugunga—s `aurac ared`l ejknhs d`n pramdmj n` kjdr nw` ca`h. D` kj prjsj` bnng, ]nwd`l ]jjhs d` tkj Hjsjrt , Er. Iugunga ldvjs kj hjadcs n kds pkdcnsnpky, a`h d`rnhumjs kds pca` n rjvjljaj kj hjsjrs n kj wnrch usd`l `aurac ared`l. D ds kds cas wnrg a`h d` ea`y rjspjms, rjspjms, d ds kds kd s ens depnra`. depnr a`. D ae `n surj wka D jxpjmjh wkj` D firs vdsdjh Er. Iugunga—s are n`j sueejr hay d` ����, bu wka D nu`h jxmjjhjh a`ykd`l D mnuch kavj deald`jh. D kah bjj` cdvd`l d` Oapa` nr sjvjrac yjars, wnrgd`l n` bamgn-kj-ca`h mneeu`js a`h hnd`l sjasn`ac alrdmucurac onbs wkj` w kj` D mnuch fi`h kje. D kah kjarh snrdjs abnu Er.. Iugunga, acways d`mcuhd`l kdlk rjspjm nr kds spdrEr duac jamkd`ls, bu `n n`j D acgjh n kah amuaccy bjj` b jj` n kds are nr cjar`jh a`y n kj hjadcs n kds ared`l jmk`dqujs, sn D hjmdhjh n ln kjrj a`h sjj nr eysjc. Xj rdmj pca`s d` kds fijchs wjrj sknrjr ka` kds `jdlkbnr—ss rdmj, `jdlkbnr— r dmj, a`h kah a harg lrjj`, acens ncdvj mncnr. Xjrj wjrj ea`y enrj lrad`s n` jamk kjah, a`h mcnvjr a`h sraw mnvjrjh kj suramj n kj sndc. D`sjms wjrj flyd`l abnu jvjrywkjrj7 kj fijch was `n flnnhjh, bu hry. Xds was d` sarg mn`ras wdk kj `jdlkbnr— `jdlkbnr—ss fijchs, ���
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wkdmk wjrj `ja a`h dhy dhy,, sradlk rnws n rdmj lrnw` d` flnnhjh fijchs wdk `n wjjhs a`h `n d`sjms n a`y gd`h. Er. Iugunga maej n lrjj ej a`h asgjh d D kah jvjr sjj` rdmj cdgj kds. D nch kde ka D kah `n. Kj sadh, –Xj rjasn` kjsj pca`s a`h kj fijchs cnng kds way ds bjmausj kj sndc kas `n bjj` pcnwjh nr enrj ka` wj`y-fivj yjars.― D kah kjarh ka Er. Iugunga wjcmnejh suhj`s n cdvj a`h wnrg n` kj are, sn D asgjh kde d D mnuch say nr a wkdcj. Kj sadh, –]urj, d ynu arj wdccd`l n wnrg a`h n cjar` snejkd`l a cdtcj hdstjrj`. agj kj pak up n kj nrmkarh, a`h kj nkjrs wdcc sknw ynu arnu`h.― D wacgjh kj wd`hd`l radc n kj kdccsdhj nrmkarh nvjrcnngd`l kj rdmj fijchs a`h was asn`dskjh by wka D saw kjrj. Xjrj wjrj rjjs n acc y ypjs pjs a`h sdzjs, skrubs, vd`js, vjljabcjs lrnwd`l d` kj spamjs bjwjj` kj rjjs, a`h mkdmgj`s ru``d`l jvjryw jvjrywkjrj kjrj.. Kdhj-sa`, n`j n kj suhj` wnrgjrs, lrjjjh ej a`h sknwjh ej n kj rusdm ku ka D wnuch skarj wdk wn nkjrs. D spj` kj `jx wn yjars d` kds nrmkarh parahdsj cjar`d`l abnu Er. Iugunga—s `aurac ared`l jmk`dqujs a`h kj pkdcnsnpky rne wkdmk w kdmk kjy arnsj. By kj dej D maej n Er. Iugunga—s are, kj kah acrjahy acrja hy bjj` pramdmd`l `aurac ared`l nr ea`y yjars. Xj snry n knw kj maej n bj ared`l ar ed`l ka way ds bnk d`jrjsd`l d`jr jsd`l a`h d`srumdvj. Easa`nbu Iugunga Iugunga lrjw up d` a seacc vdccalj v dccalj n` kj dsca`h n ]kdgngu, wkjrj kds a`mjsrac aedcy kah cdvjh nr ku`hrjhs n yjars. Kj wnrgjh d` kj rdmj fijchs a`h d` kj mdrus nrmkarh n kds aedcy—s are wkdcj kj was lrnwd`l up. Er. Er. Iugunga wj` n kj Ldu Alrdmucurac Mnccjlj,, `jar @alnya, wkjrj kj suhdjh Mnccjlj suh djh pca` pakncnly ����
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u`hjr kj ujcjhlj n kj jed`j` Eagan Kdura, jvj`uaccy agd`l a onb wdk kj Alrdmucurac Musnes Nmj d` Tngnkaea. Kds prdeary rjspn`sdbdcdy was d`spjmd`l pca`s ka wjrj j`jrd`l Oapa` nr hdsjasjs a`h d`sjms. \kj` kj was `n d`spjmd`l pca`s kj spj` kds dej hnd`l rjsjarmk a`h, as kj rjmaccjh cajr, –was aeazjh a kj wnrch n `aurj as rjvjacjh krnulk kj jyjpdjmj n a edmrnsmnpj.― Aijr krjj yjars kjrj, kj hjvjcnpjh a sjrdnus masj n p`juen`da a`h `jarcy hdjh. Jvj` aijr kj rjmnvjrjh, kj spj` cn`l knurs wa`hjrd`l d` kj kdccs mn`jepcad`l mn`jepca d`l kj eja`d`l n cdj a`h hjak. Aijr n`j n kjsj sncdary, acc-`dlk wacgs, kj mnccapsjh `jar a rjj a kj np n a bcust nvjrcnngd`l kj karbnr. Kj awngj n kj mry mr y n a kjrn`, a`h kah a rjvjcadn` ka mka`ljh mka`ljh kds cdj nrjvjr. As kj pu d, –D` a` d`sa` acc ey hnubs a`h kj lcnney eds n ey mn`usdn` va`dskjh. Jvjrykd`l D kah kjch d` fire mn`vdmdn`, upn` wkdmk D kah nrhd`ardcy rjcdjh was swjp away wdk kj wd`h . . . D jc ka kds was rucy kja kjavj` vj` n` jark a`h snejkd`l sn ejkd`l n`j edlk macc ‛ruj `aurj— snnh rjvjacjh.― Kj saw ka `aurj ds d` baca`mj a`h pjrjmcy abu`ha` ous as d ds. Vjnpcj, wdk kjdr cdedjh u`hjrsa`hd`l, ry n deprnvj n` `aurj kd`gd`l kj rjsuc wdcc bj bjtjr nr kuea` bjd`ls, bjd`ls, bu ahvjrsj ahvjrsj sdhj jstjms d`jvdabcy appjar. Xj` pjnpcj agj ejasurjs n mnu`jram kjsj sdhj jstjms, a`h carljr sdhj jstjms appjar. By `nw,, acens jvjrykd`l `nw jvjry kd`l kuea`dy ds hnd`l ds eddlad`l prnbcjes mausjh by prjvdnus edsludhjh amdn`s. Er. Iugunga rdjh n jxpcad` kds dhjas n kds mn-wnrgjrs a`h jvj` n pjnpcj kj ej n` kj srjj, bu kj was hdsedssjh as a` jmmj`rdm. Xds was d` kj ���
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����s, wkj` smdj`mj a`h jmk`ncnly sjjejh pndsjh n mrjajj a `jw wnrch n mrja n abu`ha`mj a`h cjdsurj. A`h sn kj hjmdhjh n cjavj cjavj kds onb a`h rjur` n kds aedcy are n appcy kds u`hjrsa`hd`l n alrdmucurj. Kds lnac was n mrjaj a a`ldbcj jxaepcj n kds way n kd`gd`l a`h, d` sn hnd`l, hjen`sraj ds pnj`dac vacuj n kj wnrch. Xj are mn`sdsjh n abnu n`j amrj n rdmj pahhdjs wkjrj kj rdmj was lrnw` d` a flnnhjh fijch, a`h a j`-amrj mdrus nrmkarh. Xj areknusj was d` kj vdccalj wdk a mnuryarh a`h a seacc nrla`dm vjlja vjljabcj bcj larhj` nusdhj kj gdmkj` hnnr. Er. Iugunga envjh d`n a seacc ku d` kj nrmkarh a`h spj` kj `jx sjvjrac yjars nbsjrvd`l kj mn`hddn` n kj sndc a`h `nd`l kj d`jramdn` n kj pca`s a`h a`deacs ka cdvjh kjrj. Rjmaccd`l ka dej, Er. Iugunga sadh, –D sdepcy jepdjh ey ed`h a`h rdjh n absnrb wka D mnuch rne `aurj.― Er. Iugunga wa`jh n mrjaj a prnhumdvj j`vdrn`ej` wkjrj `aurj wnuch kavj rjj rjd`. Bu wkjrj n bjld` bj ld`>> @n n`j kj g`jw kah kah jv jvjr jr rdjh rdjh k ka a snr n kd kd`l `l bjnrj bj nrj,, sn kj ka kahh `n ej ej` `nr nr n skn sknw w kde kj wa wayy. Kj `ndmjh ka kj pca`s prjsj` d` kj nrmkarh wjrj cdedjh n mdrus rjjs a`h a jw skrubs, a`h wkdcj snej smrallcy wjjhs wj jhs lr lrjw jw up kj kjrj rj a` a`hh kj kjrj rj,, kj jxpn jxpnsj sjhh sndc ka kahh jrnhjh hnw` n kj karh, rjh subsndc. D` sumk a sduadn`, d kj sdepcy hdh `nkd`l, `aur `aurjj wnuch mn`d`uj d` a hnw` warh wa rh spd spdra rac.c. Bj Bjma mausj usj pjn pjnpcj pcj ka kahh mr mrja jaj jhh kd kdss u`` u``a aur urac ac mn`hddn`, kj jc a rjspn`sdbdcdy n rjpadr kj haealj. n cnnsj` kj sndc, kj smatjrjh sjjhs n hjjprnnjh vjljabcjs sumk as hadgn` rahdsk, burhnmg, ha`hjcdn`, a`h mnerjy. n mcja` a`h j`rdmk kj sndc, kj ahhjh pca`s ka kavj subsa`dac, fibrnus rnn ��
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sysjes, d`mcuhd`l eusarh, rahdsk, bumgwkja, acaca, yarrnw,, a`h knrsjrahdsk. Kj yarrnw Kj acsn g`jw kj `jjhjh lrjj` ea`urj pca`s ka fixjh `drnlj`, bu wkdmk n`js> Kj rdjh kdry hdstjrj` spjmdjs bjnrj mn`mcuhd`l ka wkdj mcnvjr a`h vjmk wjrj dhjac nr kds mn`hddn`s. Xj rnns n kj wkdj mcnvjr nre a ea d` kj np jw d`mkjs n kj sndc sn kjy arj jstjmdvj a supprjssd`l wjjhs. Xj vjmk lrnws wjcc d` kj wd`jr, wkj` kj wkdj mcnvjr hnjs `n lrnw as rjahdcy rjahdcy.. D ds depnra` n `nj ka wkj` Er. Iugunga marrdjh nu jxpjrdej`s sumk as kjsj, d was acways wdk kj lnac n sncvd`l spjmdfim pramdmac prnbcjes. Xjy wjrj `jvjr hn`j ous nr kjdr nw` sagj nr n ry n u`hjrsa`h `aurj�sdepcy n lj jjhbamg. n deprnvj kj hjjpjr cayjrs n kj sndc, kj firs rdjh buryd`l bur yd`l nrla`dm eajrdac sumk as pardaccy hjmayjh rjj ru`gs a`h bra`mkjs ka kj mnccjmjh rne kj surrnu`hd`l wnnhca`hs. Jvj`uaccy kj mn`mcuhjh ka kds apprnamk lavj ar nn cdtcj rjur` nr kj jstnr d rjqudrjh. rjqudrj h. Bjsdhjs, kds lnac was n mrjaj a sjc-susad`d`l sysje, wkdmk, n`mj jsabcdskjh, wnuch agj marj n dsjc. Kj hjmdhjh n cj pca`s hn kj wnrg d`sjah. Kj pca`jh pca`jh `drnlj`-fixd`l `drnlj`-fix d`l amamda rjjs kjrj a`h kjrj aen`l kj mdrus as wjcc as nkjr rjjs a`h skrubs ka wjrj wj rj kar karhy hy a`h a`h depr deprnvj nvjhh kj kj sndc sndc hjjp hjjp hnw` hnw`.. Xj ama amamda mda rjjs lrjw qudmgcy, sn aijr jdlk nr `d`j yjars kj wnuch mu kje hnw` a`h usj kj wnnh nr firjwnnh a`h as a budchd` budc hd`ll ea eaj jrdac, rdac, cj cjavd` avd`ll kj rnn rnnss n hjm hjmay ay nvj nvjrr dej dej.. As kj rje rjenvj nvjhh kj rj rjjs, js, kj pca pca` `jh jh nkj nkjrs rs d` hdstj hdstjrj rj` ` pcamjs sn kjrj was acways sndc-budchd`l lnd`l n`. Jvj`uaccy, kj sndc bjmaej hjjp a`h rdmk a`h kj srumurj n nrmkarh maej n rjsjebcj ka n a `aurac ���
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wnnhca`h wdk acc nvjrsnry rjjs, edhsdzjh rud bjard`l rjjs, skrubs, vd`js, a`h a lrnu`h cayj cayjrr n wjjhs, pjrj``dacs, ejhdmd`ac pca`s, eusarh, bumgwkja, a`h vjljabcjs. \kdj mcnvjr lrjw jvjrywkjrj as a pjrea`j`, sndc-j`rdmkd`l lrnu`h mnvjr. By kj dej D maej n kj are, kjrj wjrj enrj ka` kdry hdstjrj` gd`hs n rud- a`h `u-bjard`l rjjs d` kj nrmkarh, as wjcc as bjrrdjs n acc gd`hs, vjljabcjs, a`h `advj pca`s d` jamk n kj hdstjrj` cayjrs n kj –nnh nrjs.― Xjrj wjrj acsn mkdmgj`s a`h ljjsj ru``d`l arnu`h, a jw lnas, snej rabbds, a`h bjj kdvjs. Bdrhs, d`sjms, a`h nkjr wdchcdj wjrj jvjrywkjrj a`h skddagj euskrnnes wjrj lrnwd`l n` hjmayd`l cnls wkdmk wjrj cd`jh up d` skahy arjas u`hjr kj rjjs. N`j prd`mdpcj ka Er. Iugunga nccnwjh as kj wnrgjh nu kj hjadcs n kds ared`l jmk`dquj was n mn`sdhjr knw n`j mnuch hn as cdtcj as pnssdbcj. Xds was `n bjmausj kj was cazy cazy,, bu bjmausj n kds bjcdj ka d `aurj wjrj ldvj` kj nppnru`dy d wnuch hn jvjrykd`l n` ds nw`. As kj wrnj d` Xj N`j-]traw Rjvncutdn` , –Xj usuac way n ln abnu hjvjcnpd`l a ejknh ds n asg ‛Knw abnu hnd`l kds>— nr ‛Knw abnu hnd`l ka>— brd`ld`l d` a vardjy n jmk`dqujs n`j upn` kj nkjr. Xds ds enhjr` alrdmucurj a`h d n`cy rjsucs d` eagd`l kj arejr ar ejr busdjr. busdjr. –Ey way was ous kj nppnsdj,― kj mn`d`ujh. –D was aded`l aded`l a a pcjasa`, `aurac `aurac way n ared`l wkdmk rjsucs d` eagd`l eagd `l kj wnrg jasdjr d`sjah n karhjr. Knw ��
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abnu `nt hnd`l kds> Knw abnu `nt hnd`l ka>� ka was ey way n kd`gd`l. D ucdeajcy rjamkjh kj mn`mcusdn` ka kjrj was `n `jjh n pcnw, `n `jjh n appcy jrdcdzjr, `n `jjh n eagj mnepns, `n `jjh n usj d`sjmdmdhj. \kj` ynu lj rdlk hnw` n d, kjrj arj jw alrdmucurac pramdmjs ka arj rjaccy `jmjssary.― \kj` \ kj` Er Er.. Iugunga firs d`kjrdjh kj nrmkarh, knwjvjr, ens n kj `aurac sysjes kah bjj` haealjh sn bahcy ka kj kah n hn ea`y asgs kdesjc ka cajr bjmaej u``jmjssary u``jmjssary.. N`mj kj pjrea`j` sndc-budchd`l mnebd`adn` n pca`s kah bjmnej jsabcdskjh, nr jxaepcj, kj `n cn`ljr `jjhjh n jrdcdzj. D` kj jarcy yjars, u`dc kj jsabcdskjh a hdvjrsdy n pca`s a`h kabdas nr d`sjms, kj kah n lrnw mkrysa`kjeue pca`s rne wkdmk kj hjrdvjh kj `aurac d`sjmdmdhj pyrjkrue. Kj usjh kds n mn`rnc apkdhs a`h majrpdccars n` kds vjljabcjs. N`mj kj sndc deprnvjh a`h kj `aurac baca`mj n d`sjms was rjsnrjh, kds nn, bjmaej u``jmjssary. Jvj`uaccy kjrj was vjry cdtcj Er. Iugunga `jjhjh n hn. Kj smatjrjh sjjhs a`h sprjah sraw, mu kj lrnu`h mnvjr bamg n`mj jamk sueejr a`h cji kj mutd`ls rdlk wkjrj kjy wjrj, rjpcamjh snej rjjs a`h skrubs rne dej n dej, a`h wadjh nr kj karvjs. Kj ln kj dhja nr kds rdmj lrnwd`l n`j hay wkj` kj passjh a rdmj fijch ka kah rjmj`cy bjj` karvjsjh. Xjrj kj saw `jw rdmj sjjhcd`ls lrnwd`l up vncu`ardcy aen`l kj wjjhs a`h sraw. Er. Iugunga kah acrjahy snppjh pcnwd`l kds rdmj fijchs, bu rne ka dej n` kj snppjh flnnhd`l kj pahhdjs. Kj snppjh lrnwd`l `ursjry bjhs d` kj sprd`l a`h kj` ra`spca`d`l kj ynu`l sknns n kj ead` fijch. D`sj D`sjah, ah, kj brnahmas �����
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kj sjjhs hdrjmcy n`n kj suramj n kj fijch d` kj auue` wkj` kjy wnuch `auraccy kavj accj` n kj lrnu`h. A`h d`sjah n pcnwd`l n lj rdh n kj wjjhs, kj cjar`jh n mn`rnc kje by smatjrd`l sraw a`h lrnwd`l a enrj nr cjss pjrea`j` lrnu`h mnvjr n wkdj mcnvjr. D` kj j`h, as wdk kj nrmkarh, Er. Iugunga—s way n lrnwd`l rdmj jcded`ajh acc bu kj sdepcjs n asgs�snwd`l sjjhs, sprjahd`l sraw, a`h karvjsd`l. Kj rjcdjh n` `aurj n agj marj n kj rjs. \kj` \ kj` Er Er.. Iugunga rjur`jh n kds aedcy aedcy——s are a`h bjla` pramdmd`l `aurac alrdmucurj, alrdmucurj, d was wdk w dk kj lnac n hjen`srad`l ka kds way n kd`gd`l mnuch bj n lrja lrja vacuj n snmdjy snmdjy.. Aijr wj`y-fivj yjars, kj ydjchs d` Er. Iugunga—s u`flnnhjh fijchs jquacjh nr jxmjjhjh kj np-prnhumd`l ares d` Oapa`. Kj acsn lrjw a mrnp n barcjy nvjr kj wd`jr d` kj saej rdmj fijchs, a`h skdppjh `jarcy wn ku`hrjh knusa`h pnu`hs n ea`hard` nra`ljs jamk yjar, ead`cy n ngyn wkjrj ea`y pjnpcj kah `jvjr asjh `auraccy lrnw` nnh bjnrj. @aurac @a urac ared`l hnjs `n usj a`y n kj prnhums p rnhums n enhjr` jmk`ncnly. \kdcj sdcc atad`d`l kdlk ydjchs, d mrjajs mrja js `n pnccudn`, p nccudn`, a`h kj sndc deprnvjs jamk yjar. yjar. D Er.. Iugunga was abcj n lj ydjchs mneparabcj n knsj Er n kj nkjr arejrs ar ejrs d` Oapa`, wkn usj acc kj cajs cajs nncs n smdj`mj a`h jmk`ncnly jmk`ncnly,, mrjaj pnccudn`, lrnw sdmgcy sdmg cy pca`s, a`h rud` kj sndc, kj` wkjrj was kj bj`jfi n kuea` u`hjrsa`hd`l a`h jmk`ncnly> Aijr ous wj`y-fivj yjars, kj kah prnvj` kds pnd`. Xjrj wjrj `n enhjr` mn`vj`dj`mjs d` kj nrmkarh. Hrd`gd`l wajr was marrdjh rne kj sprd`l, ejacs wjrj mnngjh a a wnnh-bur`d`l firjpcamj, a`h ���
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cdlk was prnvdhjh by ma`hcjs a`h gjrnsj`j caeps. Er. Iugunga prnvdhjh kds suhj` wnrgjrs wdk kdry-fivj hnccars a en`k nr cdvd`l jxpj`sjs. Ens n ka was usjh n buy sny saumj a`h mnngd`l ndc, wkdmk wjrj depramdmac n prnhumj n` a seacc smacj. Inr kj rjs n kjdr `jjhs kj suhj`s rjcdjh n` kj nnh ka was lrnw` d` kj fijchs a`h d` kj nrmkarh, kj rjsnurmjs n kj arja, a`h n` kjdr nw` d`lj`udy. Er. Iugunga purpnsjcy kah kj suhj`s cdvj d` kds sjed-prdeddvj ea``jr bjmausj kj bjcdjvjh d kjcpjh prnvdhj kj sj`sddvdy `jmjssary n are by kds `aurac ejknh. Kj hdh `n pay kj suhj`s nr wnrgd`l kjrj, kjrj, bu `n n`j nbojmjh. nbojmjh. Xjy jc ka ka cdvd`l d` sumk a` dhyccdm sduadn` a`h rjmjdvd`l Er. Iugunga—s jamkd`l�wkdmk was dsjc rjjcy ldvj`�was enrj ka` ahjquaj mnepj`sadn`. D kas bjj` enrj ka` kdry-fivj yjars sd`mj D cdvjh a kj are. Acc kj wnrg D kavj hn`j sd`mj ka dej n prnenj `aurac ared`l kas bjj` ey way n rjpayd`l Er. Iugunga nr wka D cjar`jh rne kde. \kj` \ kj` D was a kj are, kjrj wjrj fivj nr sdx n us wkn sayjh mn`d`unuscy nr sjvjrac yjars. Nkjrs wnuch mnej mn ej a`h say nr a jw wjjgs nr a jw en`ks en `ks a`h kj` kjah bamg hnw` kj enu`ad`. Xjrj was a wn`hjruc sj`sj n maearahjrdj. maearahjrdj. \j wnuch wnuch lj lj nljkjr nljkjr d` kj enr`d`l a`h pca` kj hay—s wnrg. Kdhj-sa` kah bjj` kjrj kj cn`ljs a`h kah kj ens mneprjkj`sdvj mneprjkj`sdvj u`hjrsa`hd`l n kj arewnrg, sn kj was d`nreaccy rjmnl`dzjh as kj lrnup—s cjahjr. Xj alrdmucurac onbs, sumk as kd``d`l kj kj rud mrnps, mutd`l bamg kj nrmkarh lrnu`h mnvjr, mnvjr, a`h karvjsd`l kar vjsd`l edlk ln n` nr a jw wjjgs nr a jw en`ks. Xj hadcy mknrjs d`mcuhjh ��
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marryd`l wajr, mnngd`l, j`hd`l kj a`deacs a`h kj bjjkdvjs, lakjrd`l lakjrd`l a`h mutd`l firjwnnh, eagd`l edsn ed sn (jrej`jh snybja` pasj) a`h nu (bja` murh), a`h prjpard`l kj kn bak. N`mj d` a wkdcj wkd cj kj kus `jjhjh n bj rjpadrjh nr rjpcamjh. Er. Iugunga wnuch nij` wnrg wdk us d`srumd`l us n` kds jmk`dqujs as wjcc as pramdmac sgdccs sumk as eagd`l mcay sjjh pjccjs, lrnwd`l vjljabcjs d` a sjed wdch ea``jr ea``jr,, a`h kj prnpjr usj a`h marj nr nncs. Kj was qudj rdj`hcy a`h a`h padj`, bu kds padj`mj ra` sknr vjry qudmgcy wkj` kj saw wka kj mn`sdhjrjh scnppy wnrg. Er Er.. Iugunga was drjcjss. Jv Jvj` j` a sdx sdxy-fivj, y-fivj, kj wnuch bnu`h up a`h hnw` hnw ` kj kj nrmkarh n rmkarh kdccsdhjs kdccs dhjs cdgj cd gj a enu`ad` lna. \j \j acc kah rnubcj gjjpd`l up wdk kde. ]nej hays, nij` n` ]u`hay nr hurd`l kjavy rad`s, Er. Er. Iugunga wnuch lakjr us nljkjr n hdsmuss kds pkdcnsnpky. Xjsj sjssdn`s wjrj hdmuc nr ej. Acknulk D mnuch spjag Oa Oapa`jsj pa`jsj fluj`cy fluj`cy,, D was enrj fluj` d` kj jvjryhay ca`lualj wj usjh arnu`h kj are. Xj pkdcnsnpkdmac a`h spdrduac jxprjssdn`s kj usjh hurd`l kjsj hdsmussdn`s wjrj depnssdbcj nr ej n u`hjrsa`h. \ka eahj kds jvj` enrj rusrad`l was ka Er Er.. Iugunga nch us nvjr a`h nvjr ka kj pkdcnsnpky was jvjrykd`l, a`h kj ared`l was ejrjcy a` jxaepcj n kj pkdcnsnpky. –D ynu hn `n u`hjrsa`h kj pkdcnsnpky,― kj sadh, –kj rjs bjmnejs jepy amdvdy.― ]n D ous hdh ey bjs jamk hay, a`h assuejh ka n`j hay D wnuch lj kj dhja. N`j aijr`nn` wkdcj wj wjrj krjskd`l rdmj d` kj mnuryarh n kds knej d` kj vdccalj, Er. Iugunga jejrljh rne kj knusj wdk a bdl sedcj n` kds amj. Kj was knchd`l kj mnpy kj kah ous rjmjdvjh rne ���
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kj pubcdskjr n kj Oapa`jsj jhddn` n Xj N`j-]traw Rjvncutdn` . Er. Iugunga kah acrjahy wrdtj` sjvjrac bnngs, bu kah bjj` nrmjh n sjc-pubcdsk kje bjmausj kj mnuch `n fi`h a pubcdskjr wdc wdccd`l cd`l n agj a mka`mj n` dhjas ka wjrj sn ar rne kj ead`srjae. Xj` kj firs ndc mrdsds nmmurrjh d` kj jarcy ����s. Oapa`, Oa pa`, as a` d`husrdac `adn` wdk acens `n hnejsdm ujc rjsnurmjs, jc pardmucarcy vuc`jrabcj. ]uhhj`cy jvjryn`j was cnngd`l nr acjr`advjs n pjrncjue basjh prnhumdn`. A pubcdskjr fi`accy maej n Er Er.. Iugunga a`h asgjh kde n wrdj a bnng d`rnhumd`l kds `aurac ared`l ejknh a`h knw kj maej n bj ared`l ka way. Kj wrnj kj bnng d` ous krjj en`ks. Aijr wj rjah kj bnng bnng,, kj nkjr suhj`s a`h D hjmdhjh ka wj wnuch ra`scaj d d`n J`lcdsk a`h ry n lj d pubcdskjh d` kj Z`djh ]ajs. Er. Iugunga—s pkdcnsnpky a`h jmk`dqujs wjrj sdepcy nn depnra` n ca`ludsk d` Oapa` wkjrj kj wnrgjh d` rjcadvj nbsmurdy. D kah suhdjh sndc smdj`mj a`h pca` `urddn` a kj Z`dvjrsdy n Macdnr`da, Bjrgjcjy, a`h g`jw n kj ea`y prnbcjes mausjh by pcnwd`l kj sndc. Ea`y arejrs a`h rjsjarmkjrs, jvj` d` ead`srjae alrdmucurj, wjrj ryd`l n hjvjcnp a `n-dccalj sysje nr lrad`s a`h nkjr mrnps, ka wnuch avndh kj prnbcjes n usd`l sn eumk j`jrly j`jrl y, mausd`l sndc jrnsdn` a`h bur`d`l nu kj nrla`dm eatjr d` kj sndc, bu `n n`j mnuch filurj nu knw n hn d, a cjas `n wdknu hrj`mkd`l kj fijchs wdk kjrbdmdhjs. ]n bjsdhjs kj d`kjrj` appjac n Er. Iugunga—s pkdcnsnpky, D acsn g`jw ka kds wj`y-fivj yjar jxaepcj n a kdlk ydjchd`l,, mkjedmac-rjj, `n-d ydjchd`l `n-dccalj ccalj sysje wnuch bj wjcmnej `jws d` kj wnrch wnr ch n alrdmucurj. alrdm ucurj. ����
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@n`j n us kah jxpjrdj`mj wrdd`l, jhdd`l, nr hnd`l ra`scadn`, bu wj wnuch `n cj ka hjjr us. Xds was bjnrj kj ahvj` n pjrsn`ac mnepujrs nr wnrh prnmjssd`l, sn kj firs nrhjr n busd`jss was n lj kj nch ypjwrdjr ka was d` n`j n kj kus d`n usabcj mn`hddn`. D kah `n rdbbn`, kj h a`h kj j gjys wjrj edssd`l, a`h kj marrdalj mar rdalj kah a rusrad`l kabd n sdmgd`l n` kj rjur`. D nng kj rad` n Easuyaea mdy sjvjrac dejs n lj d rjpadrjh, bjd`l surj n vdsd Easuyaea Mascj a`h kj pubcdm kn sprd`ls spr d`ls acn`l kj way way.. Mkrds Vjarmj Vjarmj was a rdj`h rdj`h D kah ej hurd`l ey dej cdvd`l n` rurac mneeu`js. Kj kah lrnw` up d` Oapa` a`h mnuch spjag a`h rjah bnk Oapa`jsj a`h J`lcdsk fluj`cy. Kj lavj us a firs-hrai ra`scadn`. Bu Mkrds kah `jvjr bjj` n Er. Iugunga—s are a`h hdh `n kavj ared`l jxpjrdj`mj, sn snej sjmdn`s n kj ea`usmrdp sjjejh aebdlunus nr wjrj hdmuc n u`hjrsa`h. N`j n kj nkjr suhj`s cdvd`l n` kj are a kj dej, Gurnsawa-sa`, kah ous rjur`jh rne a yjarcn`l rdp n kj Z`djh ]ajs ]ajs wkjrj kj nurjh nrla`dm ares. Xrjj nr nur dejs a wjjg, aijr wnrgd`l acc hay, kj wn n us sa hnw` wdk Er. Iugunga n mcardy kjsj passaljs. Id`accy, wkj` wj kah wka wj mn`sdhjrjh a rjasn`abcj hrai, D was j`rusjh n ln n kj Z`djh ]ajs n fi`h a pubcdskjr. Xa was d` ����. D ea`aljh n lj kj ea`usmrdp n \j`hjcc Bjrry, wkn cdvjs a`h ares d` Gj`umgy Gj`umgy.. Hjspdj kj rnulk, u`prnjssdn`ac mn`hddn` n nur hrai, Er. Bjrry cdgjh kj mn`j` n kj ea`usmrdp wjcc j`nulk ka kj nng kj bnng u`hjr kds wd`l a`h eahj surj jvjrykd`l wj` sennkcy nr n r d. Kj sulljsjh sulljsjh ka wj usj Rnhacj Rn hacj Vrjss, parcy bjmausj kj hdh `n wa` kj bnng a`h Er. �����
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Iugunga—s pkdcnsnpky n bjmnej mkaramjrdzjh n`cy as a –`jw alj― wnrg. Kj wa`jh n bj surj ka kj bnng wnuch j`h up d` kj ka`hs n rjac arejrs, bjmausj kj knulk kj ejssalj wnuch bj n bj`jfi n kje a`h mnuch pnssdbcy kjcp n rjvjrsj kj hjlj`jradvj enej`ue n enhjr`-hay alrdmucurj. Rnhacj Vrjss pubcdskjh Nrla`dm Larhj`d`l ealazd`j, wkdmk a kj dej kah a mdrmucadn` n enrj ka` n`j edccdn`, a`h kah a bnng mcub ka rjamkjh j`s n knusa`hs n arejrs d` kj kjarca`h n Aejrdma. Inr kj `jx yjar nr sn, Er. Bjrry a`h D wnrgjh n sennk nu kj ea`usmrdp a`h mcardy kj passaljs ka edlk bj hdmuc nr Aejrdma`s n u`hjrsa`h. Xj bnng was pubcdskjh d` ���� a`h bjmaej a` d`sa` summjss. ]d`mj kj`, Xj N`j-]traw Rjvncutdn` kas bjj` ra`scajh d`n enrj ka` wj`y-fivj ca`lualjs (`n n`j g`nws jxamcy knw ea`y), acc rne nur J`lcdskca`lualjj jhddn`. ca`lual Xj pubcdmadn` n Xj N`j-]traw Rjvncutdn` nrejh a wajrskjh d` Er. Iugunga—s cdj. Inr kdry yjars bjnrj ka ka kj kah kah cabnrjh cabnrjh d` kds seacc vdc vdccalj calj,, rjcadvjcy rjcadvjcy u`g`nw`. Aijr ds pubcdmadn`, kj bjmaej wjcc g`nw` a`h rjspjmjh acc nvjr kj wnrch, a`h kj sarjh ljtd`l d`vdadn`s n vdsd rne suppnrjrs jvjrywkjrj. Xj firs maej d` ���� rne Kjrea` a`h Mnr`jcda Adkara, wkn spn`snrjh a eamrnbdndm sueejr maep a Irj`mk Ejahnws d` kj ]djrra @jvaha. D was kj firs dej jdkjr Er. Iugunga nr kds wdj, Ayagn, kah bjj` nusdhj n Oapa` a`h kj firs dej jdkjr n kje kah bjj` n` a` a` adrpca`j. Nvjr kj `jx sdx wjjgs kj ravj ravjcjh cjh krnulknu Macdnr`da, @jw Tnrg, a`h Eassamkusjts. ����
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]jvj` yjars cajr kj rjur`jh n kj Z`djh ]ajs nr a`nkjr sdx-wjjg rdp, wkdmk acsn d`mcuhjh vdsds n Nrjln` a`h \askd`ln`. Nvjr kj cas kdry yjars n kds cdj kj acsn vdsdjh D`hda (fivj dejs), Xadca`h (sjvjrac dejs), kj Vkdcdppd`js, Ardma (d`mcuhd`l ]neacda, Jkdnpda, a`h a`za`da), Jurnpj (wdmj), d`mcuhd`l a ejenrabcj rdp n Lrjjmj Lrjjmj,, a`h Mkd`a. \kj` \ kj` kj firs saw kj mn`hddn` n kj ca`hsmapj d` Macdnr`da kj was sknmgjh by knw barrj` d was. ]nej n ka, kj `njh, was mausjh m ausjh by kj mcdeaj, wkdmk camgs kj hjpj`habcj sueejr rad`s n Oapa`, bu eumk n d was mausjh by marjcjss alrdmucurac pramdmjs, pnnr wajr wajr ea`aljej`, ea`al jej`, nvjrlrazd`l, a`h nvjrcnlld`l. Jv Jvj`uaccy j`uaccy kj maej n rjjr n kds as –Macdnr`da—s jmncnldmac hdsasjr.― Aijr vdsdd`l D`hda a`h Ardma, kj ln a` dhja n kj eal`duhj n kj wnrchwdhj jmncnldmac mrdsjs. Irne ka dej n` kj hjvnjh acc kds j`jrly n sncvd`l kj prnbcje n hjsjrdfimadn` hjsjr dfimadn` usd`l `aurac ared`l. Er. Iugunga bjcdjvjh ka ens n kj wnrch—s hjsjrs wjrj mrjajh by kuea` amdvdy. Xjsj dccahvdsjh amdn`s wjrj basjh n` d`mnepcjj kuea` u`hjrsa`hd`l. Kj jc ka kj hjsjrs mnuch bj rjvjljajh by brnah-smacj sjjhd`l n as ea`y spjmdjs n pca`s a`h edmrnnrla`dses as mnuch pnssdbcy bj lntj` nljkjr. ]d`mj mn`hddn`s kah bjj` acjrjh sn hrasdmaccy, d wnuch `n hn n ry n pu kd`ls bamg kj way kjy n`mj wjrj. By eagd`l kj sjjhs n acc kj hdstjrj` spjmdjs n pca`s a`h edmrnnrla`dses avadcabcj, `aurj wnuch bj abcj n agj kj ens apprnprdaj mnursj ldvj` kj prjsj` mn`hddn`s. Kj rjjrs n kds as kj ]jmn`h Lj`jsds. Ens depnra`, ���
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pjnpcj—s prjmn`mjdvjh dhjas wnuch bj cji nu n kj hjmdsdn`-eagd`l prnmjss. Kj bjcdjvjh ka pca` quara`d`js sknuch bj hn`j away wdk a`h carlj sjjh ba`gs sknuch bj mrjajh mrjajh n amdcdaj kds jstnr. Er. Iugunga—s pca` nr kacd`l hjsjrdfimadn` a`h kds knulks abnu sumk kd`ls as jmn`nedms, pncddms, hdj, nreac jhumadn`, kj ars, kjack marj, a`h smdj`mj, wkdmk arj acc hdsmussjh d` kds bnng, prnmjjh hdrjmcy rne kds mnrj pkdcnsnpky, wkdmk maej n kde u`jxpjmjhcy ka enr`d`l d` Tngnkaea wkj` kj was wj`y-fivj yjars nch. Kj saw `aurj as a sd`lcj, d`jrmn``jmjh rjacdy wdk `n d`rd`sdm mkaramjrdsdms. Kj saw saw dej as a` u`d`jrrupjh enej` n kj prjsj` wdk pas a`h uurj jebjhhjh wdkd` d. D` a udcj jstnr jstnr n u`hjrsa`h `aurj a`h jsabcdsk jsabcdsk a raej n n rjjrj`mj, pjnpcj nvjrcay nvjrcay kj rjacdy n `aurj wdk `ndn`s cdgj cd gj `nrk `nr k a`h snuk, up a`h hnw`, lnnh a`h bah, hdsd`ludsk kj vardnus mrjaurjs n kj wnrch as hdsd`m j`ddjs, a`h mrjaj a –kuea` dej― basjh `n n` wka kjy jxpjrdj`mj bu n` mcnmgs a`h macj`hars. D` hnd`l sn, pjnpcj mrjaj a`h cdvj d` a wnrch n kuea` dhjas, kjrjby sjparad`l kjesjcvjs rne `aurj. D` kj nrdld`ac, absncuj wnrch, ammnrhd`l n Er. Iugunga, kjsj kuea` mn`mjps a`h ouhlej`s hn `n jxds. Inr ea`y yjars kj basds n Er. Iugunga—s wnrchvdjw was hdmuc nr ej n u`hjrsa`h, bu n`j hay d acc bjmaej mcjar. D was wacgd`l d` a rjhwnnh nrjs n` kj `nrk mnas n Macdnr`da. As D sa hnw` n rjs by a seacc mrjjg, D cnngjh up a`h saw snejkd`l D kah `jvjr sjj` bjnrj . . . kj pjamj a`h bjauy n `aurj dsjc. Inr snej rjasn` D was `n cn`ljr sjparajh sjparajh rne `aurj by kj ficjr n ey nw` knulks. D`sjah ����
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n cnngd`l at `aurj, D was `nw wdkd` d. @aurj kah `n mka`ljh, bu ey pjrmjpdn` was hdstjrj`. D kah n caulk. Acc kds dej D kah bjj` srullcd`l wdk Er. Iugunga—s pkdcnsnpky wkj` wka kj was ljtd`l a was amuaccy sn sdepcj a`h rdlk d` rn` n ej acc ka dej. \kj` \ kj` D ravj ravjcjh cjh wdk Er Er.. Iugunga n` kds rdps n kj Z`djh Z`djh ]ajs, pjnpcj wnuch nij` n ij` asg kde d `aurac ared`l mnuch bj edxjh wdk mn`vj`dn`ac nr nrla`dm pramdmjs. Kj was ahaea` ka ynu mnuch `n hn ka. @nw, fi`accy, D u`hjrsnnh wky. N`j jdkjr cdvjs d` kj absncuj wnrch n `aurj, nr d` kj a`asy wnrch n kuea` knulks. Xjrj ds `n edhhcj lrnu`h. Ldvj` Er. Iugunga—s wnrchvdjw, d ds `n surprdsd`l ka kds `aurac ared`l pramdmjs, a`h kj pca` kj ahvnmajs nr rjvjljad`l kj hjsjrs n kj wnrch, sjje n ln alad`s mn`vj`dn`ac wdshne a`h murrj` smdj`dfim kd`gd`l. D ds a rucy vdsdn`ary, nusdhj-kj bnx srajly ka kj bjcdjvjh wnuch rjur` kuea`dy n ds mnrrjm rjcadn`skdp wdk `aurj a`h kjac kj mn`usdn` a`h sustjrd`l n kj kuea` kjar. Kds lnac ds `n cjss ka` rj-mrjad`l kj Larhj` n Jhj` wkjrj pjnpcj wnuch cdvj nljkjr d` abu`ha`mj, d` rjjhne, a`h d` pjamj. Carry Gnr` Askca`h, Nrjln` ����
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