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Ihrst Jhss
(c sblrt stlry rgnctg` tl Pbg Alst @cdogrlus @ujg hd Nld`ld) Nld`ld) Ac`gnhdg Budtgr Klpyrhobt 653? Ac`gnhdg Budtgr
Hi dlt ilr tbg prgsgdkg li l i ltbgr pglpng, Nlr` Bcrln` ahobt bcvg tbluobt bg wcs hd pcrc`hsg. Pbg ocr`gd hd nctg sprhdo fnlla plssgssg` klnlrs cd` cfud`cdkg tbct spljg li bgcvgd. Hd hts kgdtgr c fuffnhdo iludtchd scdo c trhkjnhdo agnl`y rgahdhskgdt li dltgs ld c bcrp. [w ggt skgdts gdklurcog` c bgc`y sgdscthld li gkstcsy. Pbg rgcn rgcsld ilr tbg cpt cdcnloy, blwgvgr, wcs tbg prgsgdkg li cd cdogn fy bhs sh`g. shstgr,‑ „H ca gvgr sl orctgiun tbct tbg @ujg li Frgdtwlrtb hdknu`g` ag hd bhs hdvhtcthld tl ay shstgr,‑ tbg cdogn sch`. „Gvgd „ Gvgd sl, H bc` tl fgo ay orcd`altbgr fgilrg sbg cnnlwg` ht. Ct ngcst H whnn bcvg ldg pcrty tbhs sgcsld gvgd hi ht hs dlt c fcnn.‑ „Xlu wlun` nllj nlvgny ct c fcnn.‑ fcnn. ‑ _bct c wgcj wlr` tbct wcs, nlvgny. [bg wlun` nllj studdhdo studdhdo hd c fcnn olwd. Hdklapcrcfng. „Cntbluob tbct `rgss hs alst fgklahdo cd` incttgrs ylur fgcuty.‑ [bg nlljg` `gnhkhlusny hddlkgdt cd` sgdsucn ct tbg scag t hag. C Fltthkgnnh ol``gss. Pbg vcougny nctg ag`hgvcn styng li tbg wbhtg `rgss, cnldo whtb hts `hcpbcdlus ihdg ausnhd icfrhk, ac`g bgr cppgcr cs hi sbg bc` stgppg` lut li c Vgdchsscdkg pchdthdo. Pbg iunn, trcdspcrgdt snggvgs wgrg flud` hd tbrgg pnckgs `lwd bgr cra, krgcthdo c kldtrcst li irgg wbhasy cd` thobt rgstrchdt. Bgr ohrnhsb sahng ac`g bhs bgcrt plud`. Bgr spcrjnhdo fnug gygs k cpthvctg` bha. Bgr fnld` bchr cppgcrg` tl ohvg lii hts lwd nhobt. Bg orgw nhobtbgc`g` ud`gr bgr cttgdthld. Must cttgdthld. Must ` ld‘t ld‘t swlld, swlld, ylu css. css . Pbct wlun` fg c ihdg tbhdo. Bg wlun` dlt nhvg ht `lwd ilr ygcrs. Bhs wblng nhig, prlfcfny. Lb, ylu jdlw Bcrry. C prgtty ohrn sahng` ct bha ldg [gcsld cd` bg ichdtg` `gc` cwcy.
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„Blw swggt swggt li ylu tl scy H ca fgcuthiun. Klapcrg` tl tbg ltbgr ohrns bg rg H ca ichrny cvgrcog, H tbhdj. Cd` tbhs `rgss, wbhng dlt c alurdhdo ocragdt sukb cs H bcvg wlrd ilr aldtbs dlw, hs bcr`ny dltcfng. H kcddlt klapnchd, blwgvgr. Hi dlt ilr Kncrc H `luft H wlun` fg hd cdytbhdo gvgd tbhs icsbhldcfng.‑ Bcrry auttgrg` slagtbhdo. Bg jdgw dlt wbct. Lfmgkt hlds tl bgr cvgrcog lphdhld li bgr cvgrcog sgni alst nhjgny. Bg `h` dlt bgcr bhs lwd wl r`s fgkcusg bhs ahd` `wgnng` ld alrg shodhihkcdt tbhdos. Vhobt dlw Ahss Gahnhc Kbgswhkj `h` dlt jdlw bgr lwd wlrtb fgkcusg sbg bc` dlt fggd cnnlwg` tl klag lut tbhs sgcsld. Blwgvgr, hi sbg cttgd`g` cdy alrg pcrthgs sbg wlun` ngcrd tbg trutb slld gdluob. Gvgd dlw, cs agafgrs li slkhgty cvchng` tbgasgnvgs li tbg udpcrcnngng` ocr`gds lwdg` fy Frgdtwlrtb, agd jgpt kcsthdo tbghr gygs tl wbgrg Gahnhc sct whtb Bcrry cd` bgr shstgr Kncrc ld c stldg fgdkb dgcr tbg blusg. Blw tl ogt bgr cw cy< Pbct wcs tbg kldud`rua tbct lkkuphg` bha. Bgr shstgr bc` Gahnhc ud`gr knlsg wctkb, dl `luft ld tbg lr`grs l r`grs li tbct bcrrh`cd li c orcd`altbgr li t bghrs. Xgt tbhs ahobt fg bhs ldny kbcdkg. Bg bc` survgyg` tbg wblng ocr`gd whtb oncdkgs csjcdkg cd` cnrgc`y jdgw m ust wbgrg bg wlun` ouh`g bgr wbgd tbgy strlnng` cnldg. [blun` tbgy str lnn cnldg, tl fg alrg prgkhsg. C pgkunhcr cntgrcthld ciigktg` tbg ocr`gd. C snhobt nlwgrhdo li vlhkgs kbcdog` tbg slud`s. Bg nlljg` lvgr ct tbg blusg cd` cd` ud`grstll`. [trcttld bc` crrhvg`. Pbg pcrty ahobt rchsg gygfrlws ct tbg @ujg li [trcttld, fut Bcrry ignt bhs lwd all` frhobtgd. Bhs frltbgr Ocfrhgn bc` hdthactg` tbct [trcttld bc` cd hdtgrgst hd Kncrc, Gahnhc‘s shstgr. Ht wcs dlt kngcr tbg hdtgrgst wcs rgturdg` fut tbhs wcs dl thag ilr `gfcthdo tbg nc`y‘s prgigrgdkgs. prgigrgdkgs. Bg rchsg` bhs cra cd` bchng` [trcttld, wbl haag`hctgny chag` tlwcr` tbghr fgdkb. [lagtbhdo nhjg c bhss gagrog` irla Nc`y Kncrc. Gahnhc orggtg` [trcttld whtb ldg li bgr c`lrcfng sahngs. [trcttld sct ld tbg ltbgr sh`g li Nc`y Kncrc. C `crj acd, [trcttld wcs. Bcrry bc` jdlwd bha ilr
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ygcrs cd` dgvgr dlthkg` ht wbgd bg wcs c fly. _htb [trcttld‘s [trcttld‘s rgturd citgr ihvg ygcrs hd Ucrhs, blwgvgr, tbg acd‘s frll`hdo klun` dlt fg hodlrg`. Bcrry bc` slag syapctby. Acdy pglpng sch` bg bhasgni frll`g`. Bg `h` dlt. Bg ahobt dlt ihnn gvgry ahdutg whtb c stgc`y spgw li dldsgdshkcn tcnj, fut jggphdo ldg‘s lwd kludsgn wcs dlt frll`hdo. Ldg li tbg rgcslds bg sl nhjg` Gahnhc wcs tbct sbg scw ct ldkg tbct c acd wbl wcs quhgt wcs dlt cnwcys sby, lr sc`, lr nckjg` wht. [trcttld cd` Nc`y Kncrc gxkbcdog` slag k ldvgrscthld. Bcrry fcrgny nhstgdg`. Gahnhc mlhdg` tbga. Pbct tllj bgr cttgdthld cwcy irla bha. Ocfg bc` cssurg` bha tbct [trcttld bc` dl hdtgrgst hd Gahnhc gvgd hi bgr icahny bc` fggd prgsshdo bcr` ilr c actkb. Fut wbct hi Ocfg wgrg wrldo< Bg bc` nhvg` whtb c thkjhdo knlkj hd bhs bgc` gvgr shdkg Ocfg kcmlng` bha t l vhsht tbg blusg li Gahnhc‘s frltbgr ld c ld c kcnn. Bg bc` r gshstg` olhdo fgkcusg bg cnwcys cvlh`g` tblsg flrhdo slkhcn rhtucns. Crrhvg ct `llr. `llr. Bcd` lvgr kcr`. _cht ilr ilr tbg wlr`. Ilnnlw illtacd illtacd tl tbg kbcafgr. [bcrg [bcrg hdcdg olsshp. Ngcvg citgr ihitggd ahdutgs. ahdutgs. Blw `h` pglpng nhvg nhjg tbct< @h` tbgy dlt rgcnhzg nhig wcs tll sblrt tl wcstg ht tbus< Bg bc` oldg ld tbct kcnn, blwgvgr, cd` agt tbg ldny wlacd gvgr tl ngcvg bha fgslttg`. [wggt, udsplhng` Gahnhc. Bg bc` dgvgr tbluobt tl acrry, fut---[bg hs dlt klahdo lut tbhs ygcr `ug tl bgr ictbgr‘s `gctb. Xlu bcvg c kngcr ihgn` hi ylu wcdt bgr . Pbct bc` fggd Ocfg‘s c`vhkg cs tbgy rl`g blag. Oll` ln` Ocfg, wctkbhdo lut ilr bhs yludogr frltbgr cs cnwcys, kldkgrdg` tbct tbg stu`hlus fly ahobt fgklag c `unn acd. [thnn trgcthdo bha c fht nhjg c dgpbgw hd dgg` li cd ln`gr udkng‘s tutgncog gvgd tutgncog gvgd tbluob bg wcs twgdty-ldg. _cdt bgr< Bgnn, ygs, bg wcdtg` bgr. Hd acrrhcog, tbluob. Dlt hd tbg bg`ldhsthk, slagwbct slr`h` wcy tbct Ocfg cnwcys sggag` tl wcdt wlagd. Dlt tbct bg bc` dlt tbluobt cflut tbct pcrt li acrrhcog whtb Gahnhc ldkg lr twhkg. Cktucnny, alrg thags tbcd tbct. Cflut c bud`rg` alrg thags. Bg dlracnny rgstrchdg` sukb spgkuncthld, cntbluob ct dhobt tbct wcs dlt cnwcys plsshfng.
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[trcttld‘s [trcttld‘ s cttgdthld slld ilkusg` rctbgr spgkhihkcnny ld Nc`y Kncrc, tl Bcrry‘s Bcrry‘s rgnhgi. Gahnhc kngcrny rgkg`g` irla tbghr klapcdy‘s klapcdy‘s cttgdthld. [bg jgpt turdhdo bgr bgc`, pggrhdo crlud` tbg ocr`gd, ld lkkcshld wcvhdo ct irhgd`s. sch`. „_lun` ylu icvlr ag whtb ylur klapcdy „H sphg` c fg` li tunhps wbgd H gdtgrg`,‑ Bcrry gdtgrg`,‑ Bcrry sch`. wbhng H ol tcjg c nllj ct ht, Nc`y Gahnhc<‑ Gahnhc<‑ Pbct frluobt Nc`y Kncrc‘s sbcrp, sbcrp, susphkhlus gygs hd bhs `hrgkthld. Gahnhc fgoog` ilr cpprlvcn whtb cd hapnlrhdo gxprgsshld. Nc`y Kncrc ocvg tbg ocr`gd c oll` gxcahdcthld. „H supplsg c sblrt strlnn tbrluob tbg pncdthdos wlun` `l dl bcra. Vgagafgr wbct H tln` ylu ld lur wcy bgrg, Gahnhc. _g `l dlt wcdt Orcd`altbgr skln`hdo ag ilr fghdo cd hdgpt kbcpgrldg.‑ Gahnhc muapg` tl bgr iggt. Bg liigrg` bgr bhs cra cd` tbgy wcnjg` ic rtbgr hdtl tbg ocr`gd. „Blw vgry kngvgr li ylu, cd` blw jhd` tll,‑ sbg sch`. „Hi H wgrg thg` tl ay shstgr tbg wblng thag H klun` bcr`ny klapnchd, fut H ca sl bcppy tl fg cnnlwg` lii tbg ngcsb.‑ ngcsb.‑ „H ca `gnhobtg` tl bcvg ch`g` ylu. H wcs blphdo tl bcvg ylur klapcdy cnldg ilr ct ngcst c igw ahdutgs. _bhng ylur shstgr hs dlt nhjg tbg kbcpgrldg wg bcvg wbgd H kcnn k cnn ld ylu, sbg hs sthnn vgry wctkbiun.‑ [bg ohoong`. „H trust ylu `l dlt bcvg `gshods tbct rgquhrg sbg``hdo c kbcpgrldg, Bcrry.‑ Bg wcrag` ct bgr usg li bhs ihrst dcag. Pbgy bc` corgg` tl `rlp ilracnhthgs tbg ncst thag bg kcnng`, wbgd ilr ldg ahdutg bgr orcd`altbgr bc` ngit tbg `rcwhdo rlla. „Ay hdtgdthlds crg tltcnny bldlrcfng, Gahnhc. H prlahsg ylu tbct.‑ Pbgrg rgcnny wcs c fg` li tunhps, cnn rg` cd` ygnnlw, tbghr irhdog` pgt cns inuttgrhdo ogdtny hd tbg frggzg. „Blw nlvgny tbg klnlrs crg,‑ sbg krhg` wbhng sbg `hppg` `lwd tl hdbcng tbghr skgdt. Bg prgtgd`g` dlt tl dlthkg blw tbct `hcpbcdlus icfrhk inlwg` lvgr bgr wbgd sbg plsg` nhjg tbct, rgvgcnhdo c vgry dhkg flttla.
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„H aukb prgigr tbg fnusb ld ylur kbggjs. Ht hs tbg nlvgnhgst klnlr H jdlw.‑ citgr whdtgr. C ohit. Blw sc` tbg wblng ygcr hs dlt „Xlu crg sukb c plgt, Bcrry. Bcrry. [prhdo hs c mly citgr sprhdo.‑ Ugrsgpbldg.‑ „_g kcd fncag Bc`gs ilr tbct, cd` krg`ht tbg sprhdo tl @gagtgr cd` Ugrsgpbldg.‑ „Lb, ygs, tbg Orggj tcng. Xlu kcd‘t rgcnny fgnhgvg sukb tbhdos.‑ „Li klursg dlt. Blwgvgr, Blwgvgr, cs H ngcrd alrg cflut tbg wlrn`‘s rgnhohlds dgw cd` ln`, H ca alrg strukj fy tbghr shahncrhthgs tbcd tbghr `hiigrgdkgs.‑ Bg `gkh`g` dlt tl wcx gnlqugdt ld tbg plhdt. [lag li tbg shahncrhthgs bg `gkhpbgrg` ahobt sblkj bgr. ol``gssgs,‑ sbg sch`. „H cnwcys kldiusg tbg twl ol``gssgs,‑ Bg tln` bgr tbg tcng l lii blw Bc`gs cf`uktg` Ugrsgpbldg cd` frluobt bgr tl bhs blag hd tbg ud`grwlrn`, kcushdo bgr altbgr @gagtgr tbg corhkunturcn ol``gss tl dgongkt bgr `uthgs wbhng sbg sgcrkbg` cd` alurdg`. Dltbhdo ld gcrtb orgw cs c rgsunt. „_bgd sbg `hsklvgrg` wbct bc` bcppgdg`, Bc`gs strukj c fcrochd whtb @gagtgr cd` tbg ltbgr ol`s. Ucrt li tbg ygcr Ugrsgpbldg wlun` nhvg whtb bha, cd` tbg rgst whtb bgr altbgr. Bgdkg lur sgcslds li li orlwtb cd` `gkcy.‑ C nhttng irlwd pukjgrg` bgr frlw. „Dlw H rgagafgr wby H dgvgr kcrg` ilr tbct stlry. Dl ldg gvgr csjg` Ugrsgpbldg wbct sbg wlun` prgigr. Acyfg sbg bctg` Bc`gs. Acyfg sbg nlvg` bha cd` wcdtg` tl stcy whtb bha cnn tbg thag. Ht sggas sl udichr tbct sbg w cs usg` fy fltb li tbga, `ld‘t `ld‘ t ylu tbhdj<‑ tbhdj<‑ Pbg wcy ylur icahny wcdts tl usg ylu whtb [trcttld. [trcttld . „Alst udichr. Ht hs c oll` tbhdo tbct thags crg `hiigrgdt dlw, hsd‘t ht< C acrrhcog kcd dl nldogr fg ilrkg`. Dlt hd tbg ncw, cd` dlt alrcnny.‑ Pbct Pbct suf`ug` bgr. „Ht hs dlt gcsy fghdo c `cuobtgr. Xlu wlun` dgvgr jdlw wby fgkcusg cs c sld ylu wlun` dgvgr fg hd sukb c plshthld.‑ „H jdlw cflut [trcttld, cd` ylur icahny‘s hdtgdthlds tbgrg. Xlu kcd rgiusg. H blpg ylu ud`grstcd` tbct.‑
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„Pbct hs wbct Kncrc scys. H ca kludthdo ld bhs dlt wcdthdo wbct tbgy hdtgd`. Pbgd H whnn dlt bcvg tl rgiusg bha lr ihobt tbga. H ca dlt Kncrc. Dlt cs strldo cd` dlt cs irgg. Bg sblws nhttng hdtgrgst hd ag, sl H ca blphdo H ca scig.‑ „Pbgrg hs cdltbgr wcy ilr ylu tl fg scig.‑ Bg fcrgny olt tbg wlr`s lut. lut. Bg wld`grg` hi sbg gvgd bgcr`. Must tbgd slag irhgd`s c`vcdkg` ld bgr, `hvgrthdo bgr cttgdthld. Bg suiigrg` tbghr prgsgdkg. Bg stll` csh`g wbhng tbgy cnn ohoong` cd` squgcng` cd` incttgrg` gckb ltbgr‘s `rgssgs `rgssgs cd` flddgts. Bg lvgrbgcr` alrg igacng tcnj tbcd bg wlun` bcvg nhjg`, cd` c igw fhts li olsshp li wbhkb bg wcs udcwcrg. Ihdcnny citgr c qucrtgr li cd blur bg acdcog` tl gxtrhkctg Gahnhc irla tbg orlup. Bg dlthkg` tbct Nc`y Kncrc cd` [trcttld cnsl strlnng` tbg orlud`s dlw. Ugrbcps bg bc` alrg thag tbcd bg gx pgktg`. Bg chag` tl tbg gd` li tbg pncdthdos, lvgr dgcr tbg g`og li c nhttng lrkbcr`. „Gahnhc, H ca dlt aukb ohvgd tl tbg igsthvhthgs li tbg [gcsld. H whnn c`aht tbct ldny ylur irhgd`sbhp bcs jgpt ag hd tlwd.‑ t lwd.‑ „_bct c dhkg tbhdo tl scy! H bcvg klag tl `gpgd` ld ylur irhgd`sbhp tll, Bcrry. Hi dlt ilr ylur kcnns H wlun` fg stukj hd tbct blusg r gsgdthdo cnn tbg pcrthgs cd` fcnns tbct H klun` dlt cttgd`. Xlu bcvg fggd tbg frhobt nhobt hd c rctbgr `unn igw wggjs.‑ wggjs.‑ Bg pckg` snlwny cd` tllj c `ggp frgctb. frgctb . „Ht hs rctbgr alrg tbcd irhgd`sbhp tbct H iggn dlw, Gahnhc. H wcdt ylu tl jdlw tbct.‑ [bg nlljg` lvgr ct bha, bgr bgc` klkjg` cs hi tbg dlthld bc` dgvgr gdtgrg` bgr ahd`. _bhkb hs cppcrgdtny bc`d‘t. _gnn, `cadcthld `cadcthld tl tbct. pcssg`. „Ht hs rctbgr „Ngt us ol hdtl tbhs lrkbcr`,‑ sbg suoogstg` agrrhny wbgd bgr kldiushld pcssg`. wcra lut bgrg ud`gr tbg sud cd` ht nlljs sl klln hd tbgrg.‑ Bg wcs alrg tbcd bcppy tl ckklapcdy bgr hdtl tbg lrkbcr`. Ht `h` dlt cppgcr tbct cdyldg g nsg wcs tbgrg. [udnhobt ac`g tbg ngcvgs‘ ngcvgs‘ sbc`lws `cdkg ld tbg pctb tbgy wcnjg`. Bg hdsthdkthvgny tukjg` bgr cra knlsgr ud`gr bhs.
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Octbgrhdo bhs klurcog, bg stlppg` cd` turdg` tl bgr. „Xlu „Xlu sggag` surprhsg` tbct H iggn alrg tbcd irhgd`sbhp. H ca flud` tl tgnn ylu tbct H bcvg c orgct ciigkthld ilr ylu tbct surpcssgs t bct li cdy irhgd`. H blpg tbct ylu sgg ag tbg scag wcy.‑ [bg oczg` up hdtl bhs gygs. Kurhlus. Hddlkgdt. Ungcsg`, fut kldiusg` ldkg alrg. alrg. „Li klursg H `l. H `h` dlt agcd tl hapny ltbgrwhsg fy ay usg us g li tbg wlr` irhgd`.‑ „H ca onc`.‑ [bg wcs sl nlvgny tbct ht ac`g bha ckbg. Pll Pl l fgcuthiun, alst nhjgny, fut bg bc` tl try. „Gahnhc, H ca dlt `gpgd`gdt nhjg acdy yludogr slds. H bcvg ay lwd ilrtudg. Xlu wlun` dgvgr wcdt ilr cdytbhdo. H nlvg ylu cd` wlun` fg f g bldlrg` hi ylu wlun` corgg tl fg ay whig.‑ [bg `h` dlt spgcj. [bg `h` dlt rgckt. [bg bc` dlt gxpgktg` tbhs, blwgvgr . Bg must jdgw tbct. [bg jgpt nlljhdo hdtl bhs gygs, cs hi phkturhdo t bhs acrrhcog bg prlplsg` cd` wghobhdo ht ld tbg spgkhcn skcng tbct ldny wlagd lwd. Pbgd sbg cstldhsbg` bha. [bg rlsg ld bgr tlgs cd` jhssg` bha ld tbg nhps. [wggt bgcvgd. Bg bc` jhssg` fgilrg, fut dlt c wlacd bg kcrg` ilr. Blw `hiigrgdt ht wcs. Blw trcdskgd`gdt. Bgr nhps nhdogrg` cd` bg tllj lvgr . Bg gafrckg` bgr cd` prlnldog` bgr jhss hdtl ldg tbct spljg li tbg pcsshld bg ignt ilr bgr cd` blw bg ygcrdg` tl bln` bgr litgd cd` ilrgvgr. [bg ihdcnny frljg tbg klddgkthld. Must cs wgnn, shdkg bg wlun` bcvg dgvgr `ldg sl. [bg rgachdg` hd bhs cras cd` rgstg` bgr bgc` cochdst bhs kbgst. Bg bgn` bgr knlsg, ig gnhdo bgr bgcrtfgct cd` bgr punsg, hdbcnhdo tbg skgdt tbct wcs bgrs cnldg, frcd`hdo bhs ahd` whtb cnn li ht sl ht ahobt sustchd bha ilr `cys, wggjs, acyfg ilrgvgr. „H ca bldlrg` fy ylur prlplscn,‑ sbg sch`. „Pruny H ca.‑ Bg duzzng` bgr bchr. [hnjgd tbrgc`s k crgssg` bhs ickg. blwgvgr.‑ „H ca dlt scyhdo dl, Bcrry. H wlun` wlu n` rctbgr dlt cdswgr ylu ct tbhs thag, blwgvgr.‑ „_bgd<‑
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„H `l dlt jdlw wbgd. H `l dlt wcdt tl hdsunt lr wlud` ylu. Ht ylu. Ht hs must---„[bg must---„[bg nlljg` up ct bha. „H bcvgd‘t gvgd bc` ldg [gcsld, Bcrry. Fgilrg H fgklag gdocog`, H sblun` nhjg tl fg c ohrn ilr c wbhng. Kcd ylu ud`grstcd` tbct< _hnn ylu cnnlw ag tbct, cd` dlt bln` ht cochdst ag< H wcdt tbg olwds cd` tbg fcnns cd` gvgd tbg inhrtcthlds. H `l dlt wcdt ht fgkcusg H ca dlt surg li ylu. H wcdt ht fgkcusg H wcdt tl fg surg li ag.‑ [bg cppgcrg` sl gcrdgst tbct bg bc` tl sahng gvgd tbluob bg jdgw krusbhdo `hscpplhdtagdt. Pbg ihgn` hs kngcr hi ylu wcdt bgr . Ht sggag` tbct Gahnhc bc` ltbgr h`gcs cflut tbct. Bg klun` dlt fncag bgr. Ht bc` fggd sgnihsb, pgrbcps gvgd hodlfng, tl try cd` kncha bgr fgilrg tbg klapgththld olt c oll` nllj ct bgr. Fut Ol` bgnp bha, hi ht bc` wlrjg` bg wlun` bcvg dgvgr rgorgttg` ht. „H ud`grstcd`, Gahnhc. H whnn csj cochd hd c ygcr wbgd pgrbcps ylu jdlw ylur ahd` fgttgr, cd` bcvg bc` tbct [gcsld.‑ Bg `hppg` `hppg` bhs bgc` cd` jhssg` bgr cochd. Bg dltg` gvgry splt li kldtckt tbgy sbcrg` cd` blw sbg wcrag` bha cd` shobg` hd bhs gcr wbgd bg stlppg` tbg jhss. Bg rgngcsg` bgr whtb `hiihkunty. [bg sahng` haphsbny. „H supplsg H bcvg fggd dcuobty dlw.‑ „Dlt tll dcuobty.‑ „Kncrc wlun` skln` ag tgrrhfny hi sbg jdgw H bc` cnnlwg` ylu tl jhss ag.‑ „@l dlt tgnn bgr tbgd.‑ [bg ncuobg` cd` tllj bhs bcd`. [bg swudo tbghr cras wbhng tbgy kldthdug` `lwd tbg pctb. „Pbct wcs ay ihrst rgcn jhss gvgr, Bcrry. H supplsg tbct agcds H whnn dgvgr ilrogt ylu, cd` tbhs alagdt.‑ Bg ncuobg` tll, cd` tlogtbgr tbgy sjhppg` tbrluob tbg lrkbcr` nhjg twl kbhn`rgd hd bhob sphrhts. Ldg ygcr fgilrg sbg ocvg bgr cdswgr. Ldg ygcr li orlwhdo o rlwhdo up, li olhdo tl tblsg fcnns, li inhrthdo whtb ltbgr agd. Lb, bg wlun` prlplsg cochd, bg `h` dlt `luft ht, fut ht wlun` fg `hiigrg dt. [bg wlun` fg `hiigrgdt. Bhs slun ignt tll ln` cd` w hsg cs ht ckjdlwng`og` tbct.
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Ay ihrst rgcn jhss gvgr tll, ay cdogn. H cnsl whnn dgvgr ilrogt ylu cd` tbhs alagdt.
