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yzvebm/ bgj z`eg C veboc~ej {e {eve hg b fhbvj‚ocae z`bz fhbvj  cg z`e fleoj‚boo {`cze bgj ih|evej {cz` fobia ocgey' Z`eve {eve hz`ev vbffczy z`eve‚fuiay bgj jhey' Fuz {`eg C ohhaej jh{g/ C yb{ z`e fhbvj {by boo mbje hl fhgey bgj {cve1 {c ve1 bgj C yivebmej  bgj shu ybcj/ ‐Y{cm‚e|evsfhjs y{cm–1 bgj z`eg C {by ohhacgk lhv shu e|evs{`eve bgj zvscgk zh jvbk shu huz hl b `hoe cg z`e fbga' C lhugj shu/ fuz shu ybcj/ ‐Z`e I`cel Vbffcz muyz kh bohge/–– bgj shu sthbzej b{bs bohge/ b{bs jh{g b jbva zuggeo zugg eo hl {bzev'” {bzev'” ‟[eoo/ shu–|e `uvz ms vcfy/ bgs{bs' Zuggeo hl {bzev cgjeej" [`bz vuffcy`" Ibg {e kh fbia zh yoeet gh{8” ‟@b~eo‚z`e jbgkev/ z`e fbj z`cgk' Cz `byg–z khge b{bs' Cz–y `eve‚boo vhugj uy' Jhg–z zeoo me zh lhvkez bfhuz cz bgj kh zh yoeet' [e–|e khz zh kh b{bs felhve cz–y zhh obze'” ‟Kh b{bs8 Lvhm `eve/ shu mebg8 Lvhm z`e {bvveg8” ‟Sey' \evs yhhg' Cz jheyg–z mbzzev {`eve'” ‟Nuyz shu bgj C8” ‟Gh/ e|evshge' e|evshge'”” ‟Z`e {`hoe {bvveg8 Jhg–z fe ycoos' Z`es {hg–z ihme' Z`es–oo ybs shu–ve shu–ve huz hl shuv {czy'” ‟Z`eg z`es–oo fe `eve {`eg z`e fbj z`cgk ihmey' Shu muyz ocyzeg zh me/ @b~eo' Feoce|e me/ yhmez`cgk |evs fbj cy iohye uthg uy bgj {e huk`z zh kh b{bs'” ‟[eoo/ C yutthye {e–j fezzev kh bgj yee z`e I`cel Vbffcz bgj shu ibg zeoo `cm bfhuz cz' Hv C–oo zvs zh' Fuz C jhg–z epteiz `e–oo ocae z`e cjeb bz boo'” @b~eo oej z`e {bs jh{g z`e yohte hl z`e vug bgj ut zh{bvj  z`e fvbmfoe iuvzbcg' @e jcj ghz {bgz zh feoce|e Lc|ev/ bgj `e {by blvbcj ghz zh' Cz {by b oczzoe o czzoe blzev gc-Lvcz`/ hv ghhg' Z`e {`hoe {bvveg {eve ugjevkvhugj/ mhyzos byoeet' @b~eo bgj Lc|ev {egz b y`hvz {bs bfh|e kvhugj bgj z`eg cgzh b {cje/ hteg `hoe cg b ybgj tbzi` bgj yh jh{g/ fs |bvchuy vugy/ ugzco z`es {eve z`cvzs leez cgzh z`e {hhj/ bmhgk z`e vhhzy hl bg hba' @eve z`es {eve yzhttej   fs b obvke/ obvke/ `eb|cos `eb|cos fucoz vbffcz‚hge vbffcz‚hge hl z`e H{yob' @e `bj b iuvchuy/ `eb|s kvh{z` kv h{z` hl luv hg z`e ivh{g hl `cy `ebj `ebj// {`ci` kb|e `cm bg hjj bttebvbgie/ by z`huk` `e {eve {ebvcgk b acgj hl 

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ibt' Z`cy Z`cy `bj kc|e kc|eg g `cm `cy gbme/ Z`obsoc/ Z`obsoc/ {`ci` mebgy/ oczevoc zevboos/ ‟Luv`ebj” hv/ by {e mck`z ybs/ ‟Fck{ck'” ‟@b~eo8” ybcj Fck{ck/ ygclflgk bz `cm cg z`e jeet z{cock`z bmhgk z`e zvee vhhzy' ‟Cz cy @b~eo/ cyg–z cz8 [`bz bve shu jhcgk `eve8 Bgj bz z`cy zcme hl jbs8” @e ckghvej Lc|ev/ {`h {by {bczcgk luvz`ev jh{g z`e vug' ‟[e {bgz zh yee z`e I`cel Vbffcz/” ybcj @b~eo' ‟Cz–y cmthvzbgz/ Fck{ck' Ibg shu `eot uy8” ‟[e8” ybcj Fck{ck' ‟Cy `e khcgk zh yee `cm/ zhh8” ‟Sey/ `e muyz' Jh zvuyz me/ Fck{ck' C jhg–z uyuboos ihme bgj zboa ocae z`cy/ jh C8 [`eg jcj C e|ev bya zh yee z`e I`cel  Vbffcz felhve8” ‟[eoo/ ‟[ eoo/ C–oo jh cz lhv shu/ @b~eo/ boz`huk` C–oo tvhfbfos kez ms `ebj fczzeg hll' C–oo zeoo `cm C agh{ shu–ve b yegycfoe leooh{' @e huk`z zh agh{ shu `cmyeol/ hl ihuvye/ ihuvy e/ fuz `e– `e–yy kezzcgk kezz cgk hoj' [bcz [bcz `eve/ {coo shu8” Fck{ck {egz b oczzoe {bs jh{g jh{g z`e vug v ug bgj yzhttej bz z`e z `e egzvbgie zh b obvke fuvvh{' Blzev ytebacgk b le{ {hvjy z`bz @b~eo ihuoj ghz ibzi`/ `e {by e|cjegzos ibooej cgycje' Z`e z{h vbffczy {bczej cg ycoegie/ fvhaeg hgos fs z`e ihgzcgubo gev|huy fljkezcgk hl Lc|ev Lc|ev'' Z`e I`cel Vbffcz–y gbme bgj yzsoe {by Z`vebvb`/ mebgcgk ‟Ohvj Vh{bg Zvee' Zvee'”” Lhv yhme vebyhg veby hg `e {by bo{bsy velevvej velev vej zh by ‟Z`e Z`vebvb`”‚tev`bty feibuye z`eve `bttegej zh fe hgos hge z`vebv/ hv vh{bg/ vh{bg/ gebv z`e {bvveg/ {bv veg/ lvhm {`ci` `e zhha `cy gbme' @e `bj {hg `cy thyczchg ghz hgos fs yzvegkz` cg `cy tvcme/ fuz boyh boy h  fs oe| oe|eo-`eb eo-`ebjejge jejgeyy yy bgj b ievzbcg yeol-ihg yeol-ihgzbcgej zbcgej jezbi` jezbi`megz/ megz/ rucze ugocae z`e cmtuoyc|e fe`b|chv hl mhyz vbffczy' Cz {by {eoo agh{g z`bz `e ge|ev ge|ev oez `cmyeol feihme feihm e epiczej fs vumhv hv jbgkev' @e `bj ihhoos‚yhme e|eg ybcj ihojos‚yzhhj flvm juvcgk z`e zevvcfoe zevvc foe hgyobuk`z hl z`e msphmbzhycy/ msphmbzhycy/ vuz`oeyyos vuz `oeyyos jvc|cgk huz e|evs vbffcz {`h yeemej zh fe yciaegcgk' @e `bj veycyzej boo cjeby hl mbyy emckvbzchg bgj eglhviej ihmtoeze cyhobzchg hg z`e {bvveg/ z`evefs bomhyz ievzbcgos yb|cgk cz lvhm epzcgizchg' Cz {by `e/ zhh/ {`h `bj hgie jeboz {cz` b tbvzciuobvos tbvz ciuobvos zvhufoeyhme yzhbz fs oebjcgk cz jh{g bmhgk z`e t`ebybgz ihhty bgj yh (bz z`e vcya hl 

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

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

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‟Fuz/ @b~eo/ shu jcjg–z veboos z`cga z`e I`cel Vbffcz {huoj biz hg shuv bj|cie/ jcj shu8 [`bz {eve shu epteizcgk8” Cz {by e|egcgk hgie mhve bgj @b~eo bgj Lc|ev {eve leejcgk huzycje z`e {hhj {cz` z{h lvcegjy' Fobiafevvs/ z`e vbffcz {cz` zcttej ebvy {`h `bj feeg yzbvzoej fs Lc|ev z`e gck`z felhve/ `bj  ocyzegej ibveluoos zh @b~eo–y jeyivctzchg hl z`e ghzcie fhbvj/ vembvacgk z`bz `e `bj bo{bsy leoz yuve z`bz meg oelz z`eye z`cgky bfhuz zh biz by yckgy hv meyybkey mey ybkey hl yhme acgj acgj// cg z`e ybme y bme {bs {bs z`bz vbffczy oelz mbvay hg vugy bgj kbty' Cz {by bghz`ev geck` fhv// Jbgjeochg/ {`h `bj gh  fhv gh{ { fvhuk`z z`e zboa fbia zh z`e Z`vebvb` bgj `cy cgjcllevegie zh Lc|ev–y lebv' ‟C jhg–z agh{ {`bz C epteizej/” ybcj @b~eo' ‟C–j ge|ev feeg gebv z`e I`cel Vbffcz felhve' Fuz C z`huk`z/ ‐[eoo/ e|eg cl `e {hg–z ocyzeg/ bz oebyz gh hge ibg ybs blzev{bvj z`bz {e jcjg–z jh huv feyz zh {bvg `cm'– `cm'– ” ‟Shu–ve yuve/ z`eg/ z`bz z`eve–y veboos yhmez`cgk zh fe blvbcj  hl8” ‟C–m rucze ievz ievzbcg' bcg' C–| C –|ee bo{bsy bo{bsy agh{g Lc|ev/ shu yee'” yee'” Fobiafevvs {by bfhuz zh vetos {`eg bghz`ev vbffcz ibme ghcycos z`vhuk` z`e z`cia jhk–y meviuvs cg z`e {hhj/ fougjevej  jh{g cgzh z`e fvbmfoey bgj tuy`ej `cy {bs ut lvhm z`e jczi`' Cz {by Fck{ck' ‟@eooh/ Fck{ck/” ybcj @b~eo' ‟S ‟Shu– hu–ve ve hll juzs8” ‟Hll juzs/” ybcj Fck{ck/ ‟bgj ocaeos zh vembcg hll juzs'”

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‟@h{ jh shu mebg8” ‟C–|e oelz z`e H{yob/ z`bz–y {`bz C mebg'” ‟Ghz hg huv biihugz8” ‟Shu ihuoj ybs z`bz' Z`e Z`vebvb`–y vbz`ev khhj bz mbacgk `cmyeol ugtoebybgz {`eg `e–y feeg {haeg ut bz gc-Lvcz` lhv  {`bz `e ihgycjevy b tceie hl zvc|cbo ghgyegye' @e ievzbcgos agh{y `h{ zh kez ugjev shuv yacg' C jbve ybs b khhj mbgs vbf fczy {h {huoj uoj `b `b|e |e aetz rucze bgj z`huk`z bfhuz aeetcgk hg z`e vck`z ycje hl z`e I`cel/ fuz C–m blvbcj C–m ghz mui` khhj bz z`bz' C zhoj `cm z`bz z`e H{yob–y tvc|coekey jcjg–z mebg boo z`bz mui` zh me cg bgs ibye bgj z`bz b yzvhgk vbffcz ihuoj bo{bsy bo{bsy jh  nuyz by {eoo fs oeb|cgk oeb|cgk z`e {bvveg' @e zhoj me ghz zh fe cmtuoyc|e bgj z`cga cz h|ev/ fuz C y`bg–z yzbs' Oezzuie-yzebocgk cyg–z ms cjeb hl b nhoos ocle/ ghv yegzvs juzs cg z`e fuvvh{' C–m cg b flge zemtev/ C ibg zeoo shu'” ‟Gh hge {coo yzebo oezzuiey yhhg/” ybcj Lc|ev rucezos' ‟H`/ z`bz–y shu/ Lc|ev/ cy cz8” ybcj Fck{ck/ ghzcicgk `cm lhv  z`e flvyz zcme' ‟Khhj/ C {by ihmcgk zh ohha lhv shu' C–|e feeg z`cgacgk bfhuz {`bz shu ybcj zh z`e I`cel Vbffcz' Zeoo me/ cy cz b yhvz hl zvemegjhuy `hbp zh mbae shuvyeol cmthvzbgz/ hv cy cz zvue8” ‟Cz cy zvue/” ybcj Lc|ev Lc|ev'' ‟C {cy` cz {eveg–z'” {eveg–z'” ‟Z`eg shu–oo fe oeb|cgk z`e {bvveg8” Z`es {eve boo yzbvzoej fs z`e fougzgeyy {cz` {`ci` Fck{ck {egz zh z`e thcgz' Jbgjeochg muzzevej/ ‟Oeb|e z`e {bvveg/ Lvcz`vb`"” {`coe Fobiafevvs z{czi`ej `cy ebvy bgj ohhaej |evs cgzegzos/ flvyz bz Fck{ck bgj z`eg bz @b~eo' Cz {by @b~eo {`h vetocej' ‟Lc|ev bgj C {coo fe oeb|cgk z`e {bvveg zhgck`z/” `e ybcj jeocfevbzeos' ‟C jhg–z agh{ epbizos {`eve {e y`boo kh/ fuz {e–oo zbae bgshge {`h–y vebjs zh ihme {cz` uy' uy'”” ‟Vck`z/” ybcj Fck{ck/ ‟z`eg shu ibg zbae me'” Z`e obyz z`cgk @b~eo `bj epteizej {by z`e cmmejcbze yut thvz hl b memfev hl z`e H{yob' Cz ivhyyej `cy mcgj z`bz boz`huk` Fck{ck {huoj ievzbcgos fe b uyeluo vbffcz cg b zck`z ihvgev/ `e {huoj boyh fe b jclfliuoz hge zh kez hg {cz`' @e iev-

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