The METAMORPHOSIS of the PLANETS
A WONDERFULL TRANSMUTATION TRANSMUTATION OF THE PLANETS AND METALLIC OPMES INTO THEIR FIRST ESSENCE (WITH AN ANNEXED PROCESS) BEING A DISCOVERY OF THE THREE KEYS PERTINENT TO THE OBTAINING OF THE THREE PRINCIPLES LIKEWISE IN WHAT MANNER THE MOST GENERALL UNIVERSAL IS TO BE OBTAINED IS IN MANY PLACES OF THIS TREATISE DESCRIBED BY!
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The P&efe* F&+e#$,% Re$e&* S+#e +t hth -,e'e$ ,.+/ht% Go$ #o0 +# the'e t+.e' to 'ho0e& $o0# h+' /&e ' 0e,, 1-o# the 1#21't ' the 21't #$ %et he hth &e'o,3e$ to '-&e$ 4&o$ h+'5 .%'te&+o1' #$ h+$$e# W+'$o. o3e& the 0ho,e 0o&,$ #$ 6to the e#$ hth 'e#t o1t h+' ho,% A#/e,' to 07e# ' +t 0e&e 4% 'o1#$ of T&1.-et the '-+&+t of ,, t&1e Ph+,o'o-he&' 0ho h+the&to h3e &e'te$ ' +t 0e&e 4o1#$ 1#$ fette&e$ +# $ee- ',ee- #$ h3e 4ee# o#e,e$ +# the +##e&.o't &ee'' of th+' 0o&,$ 0+th #e8-&e'' o..#$ to ,% the '.e '-+&+t 1-o# othe&'* So +t +' -t the t+.e +' #o0 o.e #ot tht the $e'e'e$ Ph+,o'o-he&' 'ho1,$ 3+'+4,%5 &+'e +# the+& 4o$+e' 41t o#,% tht the+& '-+&+t 'ho1,$ 4e 07e#e$ #$ of /&e 4e ,%e$ 1-o# othe&' 0he&e4% th5 /oo$#e'' of the .o't h+/h .% 4e 7#o0# +# ,, the 0o&,$9 #$ 0+'$o. .% 4e .$e 7#o0# to ,, (0+tho1t $+'t+#t+o#) 0ho &e 0+,,+#/ to e-t of he& 0+tho1t &e/&$ to the+& .e&+t'* No0 fo&'.1h ' t th+' t+.e the ,ot +' f,,e# 1-o# .e of ,, the .o't 1#0o&th% I . o#'t&+#e$ 0+tho1t $e,% to o.-,+'h +# '+#e&+t% #$ t&1th the 0+,, of the .o't H+/h* To th+' E#$ the&efo&e +# the #.e of .% Go$ I ' 'ee$'.# . .+#$e$ to 'o0 the 1#+3e&', 'ee$ 0h+h the -h+,o'o-h+7 '-+&+t hth +.-&te$ 1#to .e o3e& ,, the 0o&,$ o& 'to#% '#$% 41'h% f&1+tf1, #$ 1#f&1+tf1,, f+e,$' 'o tht #e+the& the 21't #o& the 1#21't # h3e #% -&ete#e to o.-,+# /+#'t Go$ +# th+' t+.e of /&e* A#$ tht I .% #o0 e&t+f% #$ .7e 7#o0# 4efo&e ,, the 0o&,$ .% 3ot+o# tht 4% the --o+#t.e#t of Go$ the '-+&+t of ,, Ph+,o6 'o-he&' '-e7eth th&o1/h .e #$ tht I .% $e.o#'t&te tht th&o1/h the '-+&+t of Go$ the Ke%' 4oth of he3e# #$ he,, &e o..+tte$ 1#to .e9 +t +' 3e&% #ee''&% tht I 4&+#/ to ,+/ht the .tte& +t 'e,f to/ethe& 0+th the o-e#+#/ #$ 'h1tt+#/ Ke% 0he&e4% the .%'te&% of th+' 0o&,$ the 0o.4 of ,, #t1&e' +' o-e#e$ ,, th+#/' &e +.-&e/#te$ #$ -&o.ote$ to0&$' the 4+&th* B1t 4efo&e I $e.o#'t&te .% 3ot+o# 4% the h&t+'t+ te't+.o#% of ,, the P,#et'* I 0+,, f+&'t fo& $e,&t+o# of .% ,&e$% -14,+'he$ t&et+'e o#e+#/ the ./+, E,e.e#t' $+'o3e& .o't 0e+/ht% -o+#t o#e+#/ the th&ee E,e.e#t, +&&t+o#, #$ .+#e&, 0o&,$' 0he&e+# I 'h,, 0+th .o't e&t+# t&1th -&o-e&,% #$ '+/#+f+#t,% $e,+#ete the $1e .tte& +#t&et+#/ the /e#t,e &e$e& #ot to 4e ff&+/hte$ f&o. the &e$+#/ of the 4oo7 4% the '.,, 1tho&+t% #$ ',e#$ee'' of .% -e&'o# 41t 0+th ,, h+' f1,t+e' to t7e '-e+, #ot+e of the f+/1&e #$ #ot of the th+#/ f+/1&e$* Fo& I he&e -,e th&ee +&&t+o#, 0o&,$' 0he&e+# ,, $e-e#$' 0he&eof o#e hth 4&o1/ht fo&th the othe& t0o* I 'et .% ,eft foot 1-o# o#e 4+&th of the /&et 0o&,$ #$ -,e .% &+/ht foot 1-o# the othe& he&.-h&o$+t+ 0o&,$ #$ +t' f+/1&e ' # 1#+3e&', +&&t+o#, #$ .+#e&, .+&oo'.9 .+&oo'.9 #$ I '+t 0+th .% h+#$e& -&t' o# 6the .othe& of the. 4oth 0h+h +' the /,o4e of the e&th* A#$ th1' '+tt+#/ I 'tð o1t .% &.' to0&$' .+$$%
#$ .+$6#+/ht #$ to1h 0+th .% h#$' 4oth the /&et ,1.+#&+e' of the &%'t,,+#e /,+tte&+#/ he3e# #$ I '0&e 4% the .o't h+/h C&eto& of ,, th+#/' tht I h3e he&etofo&e +# .% t&et+'e 0&+tte# the t&1th #$ 0+,, #o0 +# th+' $e'&+-t+o# f1&the& 4&+#/ to ,+/ht tht oe& 'to#e 0he&eo# 'o .#% tho1'#$' h3e 't1.4,e$ #$ 4ee# '#$,+'e$ t 0h+h ,, t&1e Ph+,o'o-he&' h3e h+#te$! I '% t&1e Ph+,o'o-he&' +# ' .1h ' the 0&+t+#/' of .#% $ee+t6 f1, #$ f,'e -eo-,e h3e 4ee# o1#te$ #$ e'tee.e$ t&1e o& t ,e't -,+# #$ ,e& 0he# #e3e&the,e'' the /&ete't -&t 7#o0 #oth+#/ t ,, o& t ,e't h3e 0&+tte# 41t 3e&% ,+tt,e 0h+h .+/ht 4e $3#t/eo1' to the 'ee7+#/ o& e&&+#/ ,o3e&' of A&t* A#$ ,tho1/h I . #ot fo&4+$$e# to -o+#t o1t the'e e3e# 4% the+& 3e&% #.e' %et tht I .% 3o+$ /+3+#/ 6too /&et offe#e I 'h,, fo&4e& #$ o#,% 41'% .% 'e,f +# $e,+#et+#/ 1#to thee #ot o#,% the t&1e .tte& th&o1/h the th&ee 0o&,$' 41t ,'o fte&0&$' -&ef+/1&e th&o1/h the $+.+#1t+o# of the fo&.' #$ -e&.1tt+o# of the P,#et' #$ ,+7e0+'e 6the 0ho,e o#'e:1e#e ' I +# t&1th fo1#$ +t 0he&eof I 'h,, #ot #o0 4o't* Whe&efo&e t1 thee 1#to the t&1th #$ ,% '+$e the .1,t+-,++t% of th% 4oo7'* Fo& the t&1e -h+,o'o-h+7 4oo7' &e $e-&3e$ #$ o1#te&fe+te$ o1#te&fe+te$ 4% .#% tho1'#$ 3e#$e&' of -&oe''e' /,o''e&' #$ f,'e Ph+,o'o-he&'9 #$ +f o#e 0o1,$ t7e the -+#' to e8.+#e ,, 0+th $+,+/e#e o#e 'ho1,$ f+#$ #o .tte& 0h+h hth #ot 4ee# fo&4+$$e# o& &e2ete$ 4% the.* Whe&efo&e +f tho1 h't .+#$ to &e.+# 'e1&e the# 'et th% .+#$ o# .e #$ 4eho,$ .e +# .% fo&. #$ f+/1&e &e$+t .% 0o&$' 0h+h I h3e o#f+&.e$ 0+th th+' 1#he&$ of oth* Fo& 0he&e' 0+th .% &.' 'tðe$ o1t I 't o# the +&,e of the 0o&,$ #$ 0+th .% h#$' o& f+#/e&' -o+#te$ t the S1# #$ Moo# the t&1e .%'te&+o1' he3e#,% #$ e&th,% 7e% +' $e,+3e&e$ to .e #$ thee #$ ,e3e t 0+,, #$ -,e'1&e to 1#,o7 the 'o,&% #$ ,1#&% /te' #$ to t&#',te the '.e f&o. the+& off+e ho#o1& #$ $+/#+t% %e fte& 0o#$e&f1, .##e& to e,+-'e the.* B1t 0he&e' I 0+th 4oth .% feet $+$ to1h the t0o +&&t+o#, h+,$&e# of the /&et 0o&,$ I the&e4% /3e to 1#$e&'t#$ tht the #ethe&.o't 0' ' the 1--e&.o't 0h+h I 'he0e$ 0+th .% f+#/e&' #$ %et the 1--e&.o't 0' ,+7e the #ethe&.o't9 #$ tht the e&th 0he&eo# 0+th &.' o1t I th1' 't 0' the .othe& #$ 4e&e& of te.-o&, ',3t+o# 0ho h$ '142ete$ #$ .$e 'e&3+e4,e to .e 4oth he& h+,$&e# 0he&eof the o#e 0' ,1#&% the othe& he&. -h&o$+t+79 3+;* 'o,&% #$ L1#&% 4+&th* Both the'e &e $+' t+#/1+'he$ f&o. eh othe& 4% '.,, ,+tt,e 't&e. ,te&,,% f,o0+#/ o1t* A#$ ,+7e ' the S1# +' to 4e $+'ee$ f&o. the Moo# e3e# 'o ,'o &e the'e t0o e'+,% to 4e $+'ee$ o#e f&o. the othe& e'-e+,,% +f +t 4e o#'+$e&e$ tht the Ph+,o'o-he&' h3e --&o-&+te$ to o#e 4+&th the '+/#' of 0te& ' ,1#&% h&te&* Fo& the Moo# /o3e' the Wte& #$ 0he&ee3e& the 0+'e h3e $2o+#e$ 0te&% '+/# the '.e +' to 4e o1#te$ L1#&%* Co#e+#/ the'e th&ee o& &the& t0o 0o&,$' I h3e t7e# 1-o# .e f+&'t of ,, to t&et #$ fte&0&$' (to .#+fe't .% 3ot+o#) of the -e&.1tt+o# of the -,#et&% fo&.' of the+& o&&1-t+o#
/e#e&t+o# #$ .e,+o&t+o# of the the 0ho,e E''e#e 0+th the /&ete't 4&e3+t% tht .% 4e* He tht hth e&' to he& ,et h+. he& #$ he tht hth e%e' to 'ee ,et h+. 'ee #$ 'e&h #$ 'o he 0+,, he&e +# th+' -,e f+#$ tht 3e&% th+#/ 0h+h hth 4ee# e,'e0he&e 'o1/ht 4% .#% tho1'#$' #$ %et #ot fo1#$*
THE METAMORPHOSIS OF THE PLANETS CHAPTER 1
Co#e+#/ the th&ee Wo&,$' L+7e ' ,, e,e.e#tte$ th+#/' &e $+'t&+41te$ +#to th&ee 7+#/$o.' e3e# 'o ,'o &e the&e th&ee +&&t+o#, 0o&,$' to 4e o#'+$e&e$ -h+,o'o-h+,,% -h+,o'o-h+,,% fo& tht 0h+h +' 4o3e +' ' tht 0h+h +' 4e,o0 0h+h -&oee$' he#e +# tht the A,.+/ht% +# the 4e/+##+#/ &ete$ the t&#'-&e#t he3e# +# &o1#$ -e&fet +&1,& fo&. #$ %et the '.e he3e# +# ,+7e .##e& 0' f&.e$ of '1h #t1&e ' to -&o$1e +t' ,+7e #$ %et o&$+#/ to the o..#$ of Go$ 0+th .o't -e&fet+o#! F&o. 0he#e the&e &e #o0 &+'e$ #$ +# the he3e# '-&+#/ fo&th t0o ,1.+#&+e' 0h+h $+,% #$ .+/ht+,% $o -&e'e#t 4efo&e the e%e' the f+/1&e #$ h&te& of the +&1,& &%'t,,+#e he3e# #$ $o ' +t 0e&e te't+f% #$ .7e 7#o0# the+& o&+/+#,* A#$ ,+7e ' the A,.+/ht% &eto& 4% the &et+o# of the he3e# hth $e,+#ete$ h+.'e,f +# the e,e't+, 0o&,$ #$ tht +# ,+7e .##e& 4% t0o othe& ,1.+#&+e' hth -&o$1e$ the +./e of +t' &eto&9 'o ,'o hth Go$ $e-+#te$ h+.'e,f +# the +#fe&+o1& E,e.e#t, 0o&,$9 0h+h &1$e 0o&,$ e3e# ' the 1--e& 0o&,$ o&+/+#,,% '-&#/ fo&th +# +&1,& fo&. th&o1/h the 0o&$ F+t* A#$ tht the'e .+/ht +# ,, th+#/' o#fo&. the.'e,3e' 1#to the '1-e&+o1& 0o&,$' the &1$e E,e.e#t, 0o&,$ hth o-+e$ o& -+t1&e$ o1t +t' 'e,f +#to t0o ,+tt,e 0o&,$' #$ -&o$1e$ +t' ,+7e* The -&o$1t* +' .'1,+#e #$ fe.+#+#e e3e# ' +# the e,e't+, 0o&,$ 4oth the /&et ,1.+#&+e' ' '1h -&oee$e$ f&o. the o..#$ of the A,.+/ht%* The S1# +' .'1,+#e #$ $+1, the Moo# +' fe.+#+#e #$ #ot1,* No0 ' ,, the e,e't+, 4o$+e' -&t++-te #$ &ee+3e ,+/ht f&o. the'e t0o ,1.+#&+e' 21't 'o $o ,, E,e< .e#tte$ th+#/' +# th+' +#fe&+o1& 0o&,$ -&t7e of the .'1,+#e #$ fe.+#+#e 'ee$ '-e+,,% the .et,' 0h+h +# the+& .+#e' 0e&e fo&.e$ 4% the .'1,+#e #$ fe.+#+#e -&o$1t 0h+h +# .% ,+tt,e t&et+'e I #.e the t0o /e#e&te$ +&&t+o#, M+&oo'.S M+&oo'.S +# ' .1h ' the '.e &e .&7e$ 0+th the h&te& #$ f+/1&e of the /&et 0o&,$ the+& Mothe& 0h+h 4% the o..#$ of Go$ 4o&e the.* The e&th hth #ot o#,% ,+3+#/ '-+&+t 41t ,'o ,+3+#/ 'o1, 0h+h +' he& 'ee$ 0he&e0+th 'he +' +.-&e/#te$ #$ 't+&&e$ 1to -&o$1e he& ,+7e* No0 the .o&e e8t,% #% off'-&+#/ /&ee' 0+th +t' .othe& +# fo&. f+/1&e 3+&t1e #$ -&o-e&t% the .o&e #o4,e +' the '.e to 4e &e-1te$* Fo& P&e#t' 4% # e8e'' of '+#/1,& ,o3e &e 0o#t to .o1,$ #$ f'h+o# the+& o0# h+,$&e# o#e of the. 4efo&e the othe& #$ ' +t 0e&e to +.-&e'' #$ f+/1&e the.'e,3e' +# the. 'o tht the P&e#t' e'-e+,,% the Mothe& .o#/'t 'o.e h+,$&e# ##ot 4e $+'t+#/1+'he$* Wht'oe3e& Wht'oe3e& +' 4o +# # o&$+#&% 0% -&oee$eth f&o. M,e #$ Fe.,e e'-e+,,% +# #+.,'*
F&o. o#e Go$ the A&het%-e '-&1#/ fo&th +# the he3e#' h+' ,1.+#&+e' 0h+h $o +#f1'e +#to the &e't of the 't&' the+& ,+/ht #$ 4&+/ht#e'' #$ $o ,'o -&o.ote the '.e 1#to the+& -&e$e't +#t+o#* He3e# the# +' # e8t +./e of Go$ #$ the t0o ,1.+# &+e' 0e&e -&o$1e$ #$ &ete$ fte& the '+.+,+t1$e of the +./e of the $+3+#e M2e't%* A#$ tht I .% e3+$e#e tht the #ethe&6 .o't +' e3e# ' the 1--e&.o't 7#o0 tht e3e# Go$ A,.+/ht% fte& the '.e .##e& hth &e-&e'e#te$ h+.'e,f f+&'t of ,, he&e +# th+' e,e.e#t, 0o&,$ +# ' .1h ' he &ete$ the 0o&,$ +# &o1#$ fo&. #$ ' +t 0e&e 'e, of h+' -e&fet+o# #$ ete+t% 0h+h 0o1,$ /+# 4% 3+&t1e of the o..#$ I#&e'e #$ M1,t+-,% hth 4&o1/ht fo&th t0o ,+tt,e 0o&,$' 0h+h 4e& the '%.4o, of the &eto&* Fo& #o &et1&e o#'+$e&+#/ +t +# h+/he& #$ ,o0e& $e/&ee +' 0+tho1t h&te& of +t' A1tho& #$ +# the '.e .##e& +t /&ee' 0+th tht fo&. f&o. 0h+h +t 0' $e&+3e$* No0 the o#e +' L1#&% fe.,e #$ #ot1, /o3ee'' /o3ee'' 41t the othe& +' .'1,+#e 'o,&% #$ &1,e& of the '%* Both the'e 0e&e &ete$ #ot fte& the '+.+,+t1$e of Go$ 41t fte& the +./e 3+; the '+.+,+t1$e of the 0o&,$* So ,+7e0+'e the&e '-&#/ f&o. A$. t0o 'e8e' of 0ho. ,, .#7+#$ +' 4o* Ye Go$ h+.'e,f 0ho f&o. ete+t% 0' 0+tho1t Mothe& 0' 4o +#to the Wo&,$ 0+tho1t Fthe&* A#$ tht he .+/ht the&e4% the 4ette& o&&o4o&te th+' o&$+#&% 0% of /e#e&t+o# he 0' f&o. ete+t% f&o. the Fthe& 41t +# t+.e 0' 4o .# #$ 4e.e f,e'h f&o. Mothe& 'o tht t0o Nt1&e' $o +#$+3+$1,,% '14'+'t +# the 'eo#$ -e&'o# of the D+et%* A#$ fte& the '.e .##e& tht t0o #t1&e' $o e8+'t +# the 'eo#$ -e&'o# the&e &e ,+7e0+'e t0o #t1&e' to 4e o4'e&3e$ +# o#e o#,% 4+&th of the /&et 0o&,$ 'o tht +# o#e o#,% He&.-h&o$+te .% 4e fo1#$ -e&fet,% 4% 0% of o#e#t&t+o# ,, M+#e&, Ve/et4,e #$ A#+., -o0e&' 3+&t1e' #$ -&o-e&t+e'* Th+' 4+&th hth of +t'e,f t&1e '%.4o, 0+th '1-e&+o&' fo& +t hth ,+7e#e'' 0+th the S1# #$ Moo# fo& ' .1h ' e3e# /o,$ #$ '+,3e& &e -&o$1e$ f&o. the '.e* It hth ,'o -,e#t+f1,,% &ee+3e$ 1#+3e&', +#f,1e#e f&o. the /&et +#te,,+/e#e 0h+h 'h,, 4e he&e '-e+,,% o#'+$e&e$* No0 +t 'ee.' to .e tht +t hth 4ee# ,e& e#o1/h '-o7e# o#e+#/ the'e th&ee 0o&,$' ' ,'o o#e+#/ th+' %et the '1-e&+o& +' ,+7e tht 0h+h +' +#fe&+o1& #$ o#t&&%60+'e! Whe&efo&e I '% 1#to thee /+# tht Go$ hth $e,+#ete$ h+.'e,f +# the e&th %et +' the 0o&,$ #$ the e&th hth /+# f+/1&e$ +t 'e,f th&o1/h +t' t0o 4+&th' o& 0o&,$' #.e,% th&o1/h t0o .+#e&,'* He 0ho 7#o0' #ot the'e t0o .+#e&,' +' ,'o +/#o&#t of the /&et 0o&,$ #$ +t' Mothe&* The -&e#t' ,+3e +# the+& h+,$&e# #$ 4% the -&e#t' the h+,$&e# &e 7#o0# #$ o#t&&+60+'e* B1t ho0 th+' 7#o0,e$/e +' to 4e o4t+#e$ the o1&teo1' &e$e& 0+,, f+#$ +# the 'e:1e, 0h+h +' to 4e 1#$e&'too$ fte& -h+,o'o-h+7 .##e& #$ #ot othe&0+'e* Fo& e3e# ' the -h+,o'o-h+7 Mothe& +' '1h ,'o +' he& 4+&th9 #$ ' the t&ee '1h +' +t' f&1+t* Fo& e3e&% th+#/ +' #t1&,,% f+tte$ to -&o$1e +t' ,+7e 0he#e /oo$ t&ee 4&+#/' fo&th /oo$ f&1+t* A#$ o ' +# the 'ee$ of t&ee the +#t+&e #t1&e #$ #$ -&o-e&t% -&o-e&t% of the t&ee +' o#e#t&te$ 'o -&+#+-,,% -&+#+-,,% +# o#e th+#/ #.e,% +# o1& 4+&th of the 0o&,$ 0ho,e #t1&e +' o#e#t&te$* Th+' +' the $1e #$ #e8t .tte& #$ et* A#$ +' ,,e$ the o#e#t&te$ .et,
#$ .+#e&, of 0h+h +# the fo,,o0+#/ h-te&' I 'h,, t&et f1&the&* B1t o#e th+#/ I 'h,, he&e -1t thee +# .+#$ of 0h+h +' '-e+,,% to 4e #ote$ o#e+#/ the $o14,e #t1&e #.e,% of the o#e he+-h&o$+t+7 4+&th of the /&et 0o&,$! Tht ,+7e ' +# the 'ee$ of ,, th+#/' the #t1&e #$ -&o-e&t% of ,, th+#/' +' $&+3e# +#to #&&o0 o.-'' e3e# 'o the -&o-e&t% of ,, the 0o&,$ +' 3+'+4,% +.-&e''e$ 4% -e1,+& #$ -&o-e& h&te& 1-o# th+' #e0 4o he&.-h&o$+t+7 h+,$ 4% 3+&t1e 0he&eof the h+,$ 4e&' the ,+7e#e'' #$ f+/1&e of +t' .othe& +#6 0&$,% #$ o1t0&$,% #$ +' #.e$ the #e8t .tte&* He 0ho 1#$e&6 't#$' #ot th+' .% .e#+#/ +' ' %et to 4e e'tee.e$ #o Ph+,o'o-he&! Fo& 0ho e3e& +' +/#o&#t of the &oot of .+#e&,' 7#o0' #ot #t1&e' -&+#+-,e'* B% the &oot 1#$e&'t#$ the 'ee$ of ,, .et,' #$ et* Wh+h 0+tho1t &oot # 4&+#/ fo&th #o f&1+t* B1t ho0 '1h 'ee$ of t0o6fo,$ #t1&e o& 4+&th +' to 4e $+'ee$ 'h,, 4e ,e&,% t1/ht +# tht 0h+h fo,,o0'* Whe&efo&e ,oo7 fo& +t*
CHAPTER
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Ho0 to 7#o0 the 0o&,$ f&o. the 0o&,$! Tht +' Ho0 the He&.-h&o6 $+t+7 ,+tt,e +&&t+o#, .+#e&, 0o&,$ +' to 4e $+'t+#/1+'he$ f&o. the L1#&% fe.+#+#e 4+&th* A#$ f&the& ho0 the #ethe&.o't +' ,+7e the 1--e&.o't*
The o,$ E&th f+&'t $e,+#ete$ +t 'e,f +# o,$ 0te&+'h .+# e&, 0h+h 4% .o$e foo,' +' he,$ to 4e .et,* B1t I '% he&e tht 6the '.e ##ot 4e .et,,+7 41t .+#e&, #$ th+' .+#e&, o&$+#/ to the $+'-o'+t+o# of the .+#e o& :1,+t% of the .t&+8 +' L1#&%* Fo& th+' 4+&th 0he&e+# the /&et 0o&,$ hth o-+e$ fo&th +t'e,f +' e3e# ' St1 -&o$1e& of '+,3e&* Fo& the h,f .oo# 4o3e #$ 4e#eth tte'teth he& -&o-e& -&e$e't+#t+o#* Th+' .te&+, ,1#&% ,+tt,e 0o&,$ o#t+#+#/ +# he& 'e,f &1##+#/ .e&1&% 0h+h ' ,+tt,e 't&e. 4% the '+$e of the $+.ete& f,o0' the&ef&o.* The '.,, 't&e.' #$ the 0te& +' h&te&+;e$ of the Ph+,o'o-he&' ,+7e ,+tt,e 't&e.' 4% $+.et&+, ,+#e* The '+/# of 0te& $e#ote' .e&1&% 0h+h +' the -&+.o&$+, 0te& of .et,' tht hth t7e# +# the 0ho,e 4o$%* A#$ ,tho1/h the '.e +' o1t0&$,% $oe$ 0+th 4e1t+f1, &e$ %et +t +' +#$o0e$ 0+th 3e&% ,+tt,e 'o,&% '1,-h1&* Whe&efo&e the .tte& +' L1#&% f,e/.t+7 #$ ,+7e#e$ to =1ee# 0ho #ot0+th't#$+#/ he& .o#th,% &e$ f,18 .1't o#t+#1e +# he& 'e8 1#t+, the --o+#te$ t+.e* Th+' +' the f+&'t 4o $1/hte& of the 0o&,$ 0ho +' o#e,e$ +# the ho,,o0#e'' #$ ,eft' of &o7' #$ 4% -e1,+& +$e#t 0' $+3+$ e$ f&o. the 4&e't' of he& .othe&* The /&et 0o&,$ #ot0+th't#$ +#/ 'he h$ 4&o1/ht fo&th th+' $1/hte&* 't+,, &e.+#e$ /&et 0+th h+,$ #$ 4&o1/ht to ,+/ht 'o,&% .'1,+#e 4+&th 0h+h +' to 4e &e7o#e$ ' # He&.-h&O$+t+7 #$ $o14,e #t1&e fo& ' .1h ' f&o. #$ o1t of +t 4oth 'e8e' 3+; the Moo# #$ the S1# .% 4e 4o* Th+' 4+&th +' ,+7e0+'e tht f+&'t &e:1+'+te e#t+t% of Moo# #$ S1# +# 0h+h the &e't1&t+o# of ,, M+#e&,' Ve/et4,e' #$ A#+.,' +' -e&fet,% o.-&ehe#$e$* He 0ho #o0 1#$e&'t#$' to $+'t+#/1+'h 4oth the h+,$&e# o& 0o&,$' #$ # 1'e eh of the. o&$+#/ to +t' -&e$e't+#t+o#5 the '.e #ot o#,% 7#o0' the .et ,,+7 0te& 41t to h+. ,'o +' .#+fe't the t&1e V+&/+#' M+,7 #$ S1,-h1& of S1,-h1&* Ne+the& # the f+8t S,t of the E&th e'-e h+.* A#$ he 0+,, 'o .+8 the '1,-h1& #$ S,t 0+th the ,+3+#/ .et,,+7 0te& tht the% # #e3e& 4e 'e-&te$ f&o. eh othe& #$ et* Eh th+#/ ,o3eth #$ 4% the o&$+##e of Go$ -&o$1eth th+#/ ,+7e +t 'e,f* Th+' I f+&'t 'he0e$ +# the A&het%-e 0ho fte& he h$ .$e the e&th +# -e&fet +&1,& f+/1&e the&e4% to -o1&t&% h+' -e&fet+o# #$ +#f+#+t% $+$ the&e0+th /+3e o..#$ to the 0o&,$ to -&o$1e t0o othe& ,+tt,e 0o&,$' ' +t' ,+7e ' hth 4ee# .o&e ,&/e,% $e,&e$ 4o3e* The he3e# fte& tht +t 'e,f h$ 4% the 0+,, of Go$ 4ee# .$e ,+7e h+. 4&o1/ht fo&th ,'o
t0o ,1.+#&+e' +# +t' +&,e 0he&eof the o#e +' L1#&% the othe& So,&%* A#$ e3e# ' Go$ A,.+/ht% +' +# h+. 'e,f ,+/ht 'o hth he .#+fe'te$ 1#to 1' th+' /,#e 4% the 4o3e .e#t+o#e$ L1.+#&+e' +# 0h+h he -o&t&%e$ h+.'e,f*
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Of the $o14,e #$ 1#+3e&', #t1&e of the He&.-h&o$+t+7 He&.-h&o$+t+7 ,+tt,e Wo&,$* Th+' .% $ot&+#e 0+,, t f+&'t to .#% 'ee. e8ee$+#/,% 0o#$e& f1, 41t +f the% /+3e /oo$ hee$ to .% 0&+t+#/ the% 0+,, #ot th+#7 +t 'o 3e&% 't&#/e ,tho1/h th+' +# &e'-et of the L1#&% 4+&th --e& &e-1/##t to .% f+&'t t&et+'e o#e+#/ the M/+, E,e .e#t'* Fo& the&e I .e#t+o#e$ tht the e&th,% St1 o& Le$ o#t+#e$ #$ -&o$1e$ the 'ee$ of S+,3e& #$ =1+76'+,3e& 0he#e +# the Le$ M+#e' +# the 3e&% $ee-e't of the. .1h 1#&+-e S+,3e& +' fo1#$ #$ et* Th+' +' t&1e #$ +' #ot #o0 /+#'%e$ 4% .e 41t 'e&3eth he&e fo& # E,1+$t+o# of the fo&.e&* Tht the o..o# $e&e-+$ St1 ' 4't&$ of the t&1e St1 -&t++-te$ '1h #t1&e f&o. the fe.+#+#e L1#& Ch+,$ of the 0o&,$ #$ +f 'o 4e the $efet+3e St1' ',t 0e&e the&eto $+'-o'e$ the Le$ M+#e' 0h+h ho,$ S+,3e& .+/ht -&o$1e /&ete& $3#t/e* Ho0 +t .% 0e,, 4e o#,1$e$ 0he#e +t -&oee$' tht tho'e 0ho -,e the+& ho-e' 1-o# the .e&1&% of th+' St1 &e $ee+3e$ +# the+& o-+#+o#* The .e&1&% of Le$ +' #ot of +t'e,f '1ff++e#t,% $+'-o'e$ to -&o$1e L1#e o& So, 41t e+the& .o&e o& ,e'' o&$+#/ ' +t -&t7eth .1h o& ,+tt,e of the t&1e h+,$ of the 0o&,$ V+&/+# Me&1&% S1,-h1& #$ f+8e$ S,t +# +t' .+#e'* The o..o# Me&1&% 0h+h '-&+#/eth o1t of +t' o0# .+#e& +' ,e#e& #$ .1h .o&e #o4,e th# the &1$e 't1, Me&1&%! Fo& 0+th th+' 4% the he,- of Ve#1' #$ the t&1e he&.-h&o$+t+7 '-+&+t .% fo& 4ette& -&oe'' 4e o&$e&e$ the# .#% o#e+te$ -&o1$ #$ h1/ht% '&+44,e&' #$ -&oe''63e#$e&' -&oe''63e#$e&' 0+,, e'+,% $&e.* The&e &e $+3e&' -&oe''e' #$ -&t+1,&' +# 0h+h .o#/'t othe& +#/&e$+e#t' the t&1e .tte& of the 0o&7 +' ,'o o.-&ehe#$e$! B1t fo&'.1h ' 'o.e othe& &e-1/##t -&t+1,&' &e 1'e$ the&e0+th the t&1e .tte& ##ot 'o ' 4eho3eth -e&fo&. +t' off+e* B1t he tht +' +#$o0e$ 0+th t&1e Ph+,o'o-h+7 1#$e&'t#$+#/ e'tee.eth #o -&oe'' 41t &efo&.' the -&t+1,&' ' he -,e'eth 'o tht the '.e +#t&o$1e (-&o $1e) .1h o& ,+tt,e o&$+#/ ' to h+. 'ee.eth /oo$* He 0ho o#te.-,teth the t&1e .tte& o& f+&'t E#' of Go,$ .% f+#$ the '.e e8-&e'',% $e'&+4e$ #$ -o1&t&%e$ th&o1/ho1t ,, the P,#et' +# .% t&et+'e o#e+#/ the ./+, E,e.e#t'! B1t he 7#o0' +t f&o. the Mothe& of 0h+h the '.e 0' 4o* B1t th+' .tte& +' '1h tht the Ph+,o'o-he&' +# +t' -&o-e& -,e '-e7 ,e't of +t* He tht hth 0&o1/ht .#% P&oe''e' o& e,'e &e$ the. th&o1/h,% o3e& ,et h+. o#,% /+3e hee$ to tht .tte& 0h+h he hth ,e't of fo1#$ +# h+' -&oe''e'9 0he&eof I h3e '-o7e# +# e3e&% ,ef* Fo& th+' '% I (4% .% F+th) +' the t&1e .tte& #$ the $1-,+te #t1&e ' to the '-+&+t 41t o&$+#/ to the 'o1, +t +' So,&%* The Ph+,o'o-he&' h3e o.-&e$ th+' .tte& to th&ee he$e$ D& /o# fo& t0o &e'o#'! F+&'t 4e1'e 4% the .e$+t+o# of th+' .tte& ,, .et,,+7 4o$+e' .% %e #$ .1't 4e 4&o1/ht to the+& f+&'t .tte& #.e,% +#to Me&1&% S1,-h1& #$ S,t* Seo#$,% 4e1'e +# the -&e-&t+o# #$ $eot+o# of the Sto#e th&ee h+ef o& -&+#6 +-, o,o1&' 3+; 4,7 0h+te #$ &e$ &e fo1#$* W+th the'e
o,o1&' I '% the% h3e $oe$ the th&ee he$' of the &0,+#/ $&/o#* It +' the 1#+3e&', .tte& #$ to 4e fo1#$ ,, the 0o&,$ o3e&* Fo& the 0o&,$ 0+tho1t e'+#/ -&o$1eth '1h -&+.1. E#' o& $o14,e #t1&e 0he&e4% the Ph+,o'o-he&' h3e o4t+#e$ he,th #$ &+he'*
CHAPTER
IV
Ho0 the $o14,e #t1&e o& %o1#/ he&.-h&o$+t+7 0o&,$ f,,' +# ,o3e 0+th the U#+3e&', -&o-e&t%* A#$ ho0 the '.e he&.o#+'eth 0+th Ve#1' #$ et* #$ +' fo&'7e# 4% he&* The He&.-h&o$+t+7 #e0 0o&,$ +' 'o ,e& #$ e8-&e'' $e-+#te$ 4efo&e the e%e' of ,, Lo3e&' of the Ch%.+, A&t tht +t ##ot 4e ,e&e& $o#e* > tho1 ho#o1&4,e 't&, e&th,% ',t .o+'t $&% ,+/ht he3% .+#e& #$ ho'e# E?et&1.5 Ho0 h't tho1 '+##e$ /+#'t the #o4,e Ve#1' tht 'he 'o ,o#/ h' 0+th$&0# he& ''+'t#e f&o. tho1* Tho1 &t +# ,o3e #$ /oe't $% #$ #+/ht t the A,4'te& #$ I3o&% feet of the C%-&+# =1ee# Tho1 +#$e3 o1ð 0+th th% f+e&% e%e' to +#-&e'' 1-o# Ve#1' 4% 0% of f'+# t+o# the +#0&$,% 41+#/ ,o3e #$ $e'+&e of th% he&t #$ to .7e he& o&$+#/ to th% 0+,, of ,+7e fo&. 0+th th% 'e,f* B1t #o4,e Ve#1' f,eeth #$ $e'-+'eth thee +# &e/&$ of th% 4o.+#4,e 'h-e #$ 1#o1th o--o'+te f+/1&e Tho1 .#+fe't th% &'' #$ $+'o3e&e't th% f+e&% $+'te.-e&* B1t Ve#1' $oe' the o#t&&% 'he 4ð he& he$ #$ o3eð he& 'h.e #$ 4o$% 0+th he& /&ee# /&.e#t* > tho1 .o't 1#fo&t1#te /e#e&, '1+te&@ Ho0 hth ,o3e h#$,e$ thee! Ho0 +' th% fo&. f$e$ Tho1 &t +#3e'te$ 0+th +#6 &e.e$+,e'' .o&t, 4+tte& #$ +#/&tef1, $o,o1&* Tho1 &t ,o$e# 0+th the /&ete't &'' tht # +# th+' 0o&,$ 4e fo1#$* Tho1 0o1#$e't th% 4&e't #$ ,o#/e't to &ef&e'h the th+&'t% 0+th th% 4,oo$ ' Pe,+# he& %o1#/ o#e'* It +' #ot e#o1/h fo& Mo#&h o& 7+#/ to 4e ,+tt,e 7+#/ o& -ett% P&+#e* B1t tho1 't&+-6-e't th% 'e,f of th% &o%, o.e#t' #$ th% -1&-,e $+$e. tho1 4e'to0e't 0+,,+#/,% #$ the&e0+th ,othe't the #7e$ 'ett+#/ the. +# th% 7+#/$o.* A,, h3e #ee$ of thee #$ %et the% hte thee #$ &et1 e3+, fo& /oo$* B1t the 7+#/ of ,, P,#et' 0h+h 0' 4o o1t of th% 4o$% he ,o3e' thee* A,'o h+' -1&+f+e$ E&th 3+;* S,t 't&e#/the#' th% 'o1, #$ $o14,e$ '-+&+t* The Le-e&' .7e h't fte& thee #$ $e'+&e to $&+#7 o1t of th% Be7e&* Tho1 -1&/e't #$ he,e't the+& ,e-&o'%* Tho1 1ð $+'e'e' f1#$.e#t,,% #$ +.-,#te't -e&.#e#t he,th* Tho1 e8+,e't -o3e&t% #$ 4&+#/'t &+he' #$ ,, h+$$e# t&e'1&% to ,+/ht* Tho1 &t he tht &t o.e #$ 'h,, o.e* Tho1 &t the '.e th&o1/h 0ho. ,, &e o.e #$ th&o1/h 0ho. ,'o the% .1't 4e 4&o1/ht 470&$' #$ /+# fo&0&$ +#to the+& h+/he't ho#o1& #$ $+/#+t%* I# '1. tho1 &t the t&1e o#e #$ #o othe&9 0he&efo&e +t +' f+t tht th+#e 7#o0,e$/e thee*
CHAPTER
V
Ho0 ,, the P,#et' offe& the+& 'e&3+e' to the Mo#&h of th+' Wo&,$ #$ fte& the o..o# /1+'e of the 0o&,$ -&ete#$ 7+#$&e$ +# ho-e to o4t+# /&et f3o1&* A#$ ho0 Me&1&% #$ "1-+te& fe,, t 't&+fe 4o1t +t* Th+' 0' #o+'e$ th&o1/ho1t the 0ho,e 0o&,$* Beho,$ #o0 eh o#e
0+,, 4e #e&e't of 7+#* Eh offe&' h+' h#$'* M&' #$ Ve#1' o.e 0+th the+& Pe,+/ (-,e$/e') #$ 0+,, o#3+#e thee tht the% &e of th% 'to7 #$ f.+,%! Fo& the% 4e& -&t of th% &.' #$ e+the&' E'1theo# +' +#0&$,% $oe$ 0+th th% /o,$e# o,o1&* Me&1&% 'te-t +# 4&efoote$ 0+tho1t the o.e#t of h+' he$ 4o0e$ h+' he$ to the e&th h1.4,+#/ h+.'e,f 4o3e ,, .e'1&e +# ho-e to 4e e8,te$* He 0' e-te$! Fo& the .o't -o0e&f1, 0ho 4e&' +# h+' h#$' the ,0 4oth '-+&+t1, #$ te.-o&, 0' fo&.e&,% &&+e$ 1-o# the 0+#/' of Me&1&% +#to the 7+#/$o. +#to the Th&o#e 0h+h +' /&#te$ to #o#e 41t h+. to -o''e''* Fo& e''e#t+,+;e$ Me&1&% ' 0+#$ &&+e$ h+. +# h+' 4e,,%* B% the 0+#$ +' ,0%' the A+& #$ 4% the A+& Me&1&% 1#$e&'too$* The /&%64e&$e$ "1-+te& 1#$e&'too$ f&o. Co.et #$ '+/#et6 't& tht the $o14,e #t1&e ' Mo#&h of th+' 0o&,$ /o3ee$ h+' 7+#/$o. +# -ee 4% the ''+'t#e of Me&1&% #$ tht f&o. ,, -&t' of the 0o&,$ e#3o%' 0e&e &&+3e$ to o#/&t1,te #$ o.-,e.e#t the .o't .+/ht% #$ +#3+#+4,e* Whe&efo&e the /oo$ "1-+te& .o1#te$ 1-o# the 0+#/' of h+' #+.4,e E/,e #$ h'te#e$ to the P,e #$ h4+#/ o4t+#e$ 1$+e#e 'te-' +# .7e' h+' $1e &e3e&e#e 0+th h+' 'e-te& 4o0' h+' 7#ee' 7+''e' the foot of the Mo#&h -&e'e#t' h+' E/,e to h+' 'e&3+e +#6t&et' ,+7e ' ,, the &e't ,'o fo& # +#he&+t#e #$ # ete, 7+#/$o. to 4e o..1#+te$ 1#to h+. +# o#'+$e&t+o# tht the o,$ D&/o# h+' &o%, M2e't%' Fthe& to/ethe& 0+th h+' o0# Fthe& the -o0e&f1, E/,e #e.e,% 0+th "1-+te& e,et 4% the o1#'e, #$ /oo$ $3+'e of the ''e.4,e$ e'tte' #$ B1&/e''e' of the Ph+,o'o-h+ 7+#/$o. h$ e't4,+'he$ # +#3+o,4,e f&+e#$'h+-* A#$ the&efo&e he $+' +&e$ '+#e t tht t+.e the&e 0' '1h f&+e#$'h+- 4et0ee# the o,$ D&/o# #$ the -o0e&f1, E/,e 0h+h +' ,'o 0o#t to 4e #.e$ B+'.1t1. tht fo& the -&e'e#t ,'o Me&1&% 'ho1,$ #o ,o#/e& 0+th ho,$ h+' f3o1& f&o. h+. e'-e+,,% '+#e ' he tho1/ht he 0' .o't 'e&3+e4,e to h+' M2e't% #$ &o'e f&o. h+' 4,oo$* To .#+fe't th+' he 0o1#$e$ h+' he&t #$ 'ho0e$ h+' 4,oo$% So,&% S1,-h1& 0h+h he +#&&e&+te$ f&o. the o,$ D&/o#* Th+' 4e+#/ $o#e he &e:1e'te$ to '+t t the &+/ht h#$ of the Mo#&h* At tht Me&1&% '1$$e#,% 't5*&te$ 1- 'te--+#/ +#to h+' +&,e '+$! De& B&othe& tho1 t,7e't +#$+'&eet,% #$ 1#$e&'t#$e't #ot 0ht tho1 $e'+&e't #$ the fo1#$t+o# 1-o# 0h+h tho1 /&o1#$e't th% 'e,f +' to th% o0# -&e2e$+e #$ .% $3#t/e* The Ph+,o'o-he&' 0ho e&ete$ th+' Mo#&h% 4% the ''+'t#e of the E/,e 0ho 0' e8 ,te$ 4% the Ve#e&e, -&o-e&t% $o #ot the# 1#$e&'t#$ th% E/,e 0he# -e&h#e the% '-e7 of # E/,e 41t the% '-e7 of Me&1&% 0h+h +' 4o o1t of #o4,e& #t1&e 4efo&e he 4e.e # E/,e* I . '+$ he the t&1e E/,e h3+#/ fethe&' o# .% h#$' he$ #$ feet I . ,+/ht #$ 4o3e ,, .e'1&e he3% #$ . f&1/ht .o&e o3e& 0+th ,, the :1,+t+e' 0h+h the Ph+,o'o-he&' h3e tt&+41te$ to Me&1&%* I . ,+7e to the .o't h+/h +# 'h-e* Fo& 0he# I '1ffe& e$ .% 'e,f to 4e e8,te$ I -&o.ote$ th+' Mo#&h%9 #$ 0he# I h1.4,e$ .% 'e,f I 0' th&o1/h the e8,tt+o# of .% &o'' &+'e$ to h+' ho#o1& #$ $+/#+t%* Whe&e1-o# $e& B&othe& fo& th+' t+.e 4e 't+'f+e$*
CHAPTER
VI
Ho0 "1-+te& #$ the h#/e$ Me&1&% 't&o3e o#e 0+th #othe& +# -&e'e#e of the Mo#&h! A#$ ho0 Me&1&% o#3+#e$ "1-+te&* "1-+te& o1,$ #o ,o#/e& &ef&+# 41t /#'h+#/ h+' teeth 0' &e$% to f,, o# 0+th th1#$e& #$ ,+/ht#+#/* B1t the Re/e#t of th+' 0o&,$ o..#$e$ -ee #$ :1+et#e''5 ,+e#'+#/ Me&1&% f1,,% to -&o'e1te h+' -,e* Whe&e1-o# Me&1&% '-7e* Ge#t,e "1-+te& 4e #ot 0&th 0+th .e th% B&othe& 41t &the& ,, to .+#$ tht the Ph+,o'o-he&' '% tht +# 'e o#e o#,% D&h. of M,,e4,e 4o$% 4e to 4e fo1#$ +# o1& .tte& tht the '.e +' 1#f+t #$ #ot to 4e o1#te$ the t&1e .tte&* B1t #o0 I &e.e.4e& #$ +t 't#$' 't+,, f&e'h +# .% .e.o&% tht tho1 t the f+&'t e#t&% #$ 1$e#e o4t+#e$ $+$'t 'o &oo7 #$ 4e#$ th% 7#ee' #$ 0ho,e 4o$% tht t tht t+.e I o1,$ #ot -e&e+3e #% 1#.,,e4,e#e'S +# thee* Ho0 0+,t tho1 #o0 he&e e8-+$+te th%'e,f Tho1 &t -o&o1' #$ ,+/ht #$ ,+tt,e 4ette&e$ of .% '-+&+t! Th+' the Ph+,o'o-he&' h+#t 4% the E/,e o# 0h+h tho1 '+tte't #$ &t &&+e$ 1- #$ $o0# o#* Tho1 #$ th% E/,e &e t0o 41t I #$ .% E/,e' 0+#/' &e 41t o#e* The# o1,$ "1-+te& &ef&+# #o ,o#/e& 't..e&e$ ho&&+4,% #$ +#'+'te$ 1-o# h+' -o''e''+o# '%+#/ tht t ,, t+.e' #$ e3e# 't+,, he 0' #.e$ the .o't h+/h #$ tht fo& the +#$+t+o# of h+' '14,+.+t% the E/,e 0' --&o-&+te$ to h+.* Fo& e3e# ' the E/,e .o#/'t ,, the 0+#/e$ &e0 $3e#t1ð to f,% h+/he't #$ --&oh 0+th h+' %o1#/ o#e' #e&e't the S1# #$ the&efo&e +' #.e$ the 7+#/ of ,, 4+&$'9 'o he 0' ,0%' to 4e e'tee.e$ the 1--e&.o't .o#/'t h+' '+8 4ð&ef, +# ' .1h ' he h$ ,0%' -o''e''e$ the h+/he't -,e +# the A''e.4,+e' of the Go$' #$ P,#et' #$ $.+#+'t&te$ "1't+e to ,, '1-&e.e +# the Co1#e,* Me&1&% 4e+#/ #o ,o#/e& 4,e to fo&4e& ,1/h+#/ 'te-t o1t of h+' +&,e 1- to h+' Th&o#e #$ o# h+. 0' 'et # +.-e&+, C&o0#* Afte& 0h+h +# h+' o0# H1#/&+# '-eeh he '+$! Ge#t,e B&othe& tho1 #o0 $o't e3e# ' ,, -e&3e&t#eSS of the ,0 &e 0o#t* Tho1 ,,e$/e't 0e,, 41t -e&3e&te't the .e#+#/ of the ,0* T&% thee #o0 e8+#+# th+#e o0# #t1&e* Tho1 &t e&% #$ ,+/ht 41t I . ' the D&/o# +# -o#$e&o'+t%* We ,o3e o#e #othe& +# .o't -e1,+& .##e& h3+#/ 4oth of 1' .et,,+7 4o$+e'* We 0e&e o&+/+#,,% 4o of the '.e .othe& #.e,% the /&et 0o&,$* I . the e&th,% 4,7 E/,e #$ 0' he&etofo&e 0'he$ 0+th the o&&o'+3e of Ne-t1#e #$ 4% the Ve#e&e, -&o-e&t% e8,te$ +#to .o't 4e1t +f1, &%'t,,+#e5 0e+/ht% e''e#e* At tht t+.e I he,-e$ to e8,t the D&/o# to th+' ho#o1&4,e th&o#e 0he&e ,, h+' 4ð&e# 0o&'h+--e$ h+.* He&e0+th Me&1&% .$e # e#$ #$ &et1e$ th#7' to the '1--,e #$ .,,e4,e "1-+te& tht o#t&&% to h+' o0# +#te#t+o# he 0' f+# to -1#t1,,% to &eo# 1- h+' -e$+/&ee :1,+t+e'* I# the .e# t+.e the&e .e &o0$+#/ +# 0+th h+' o#e foot the
o,$ $e&e-+$ #$ +.-te#t St1 h,t+#/ +# /&et h'te to0&$' the +&,e9 41t +# /ett+#/ 1- he fe,, 1-'+$e $o0# 0he&e1-o# the&e 0' &+'e$ .+/ht% ,1/hte& .o#/'t ,, the P,#et'* A#$ Ve#1' +# -&t+1,& (fte& the .##e& of %o1#/ 0e.o#) ,1/he$ #$ 'ho1te$ t the o,$ .#' .+'fo&t1#e* Fo& he '&4,e$ 0+th h+' h#$' #$ 0+th h+' 't1.-6foot o1,$ #o 'o .1h ' &+'e h+.'e,f 1-* I# '1h .##e& h$ he o3e&,4o1&e$ h+.'e,f +# .e&1&+e' +&,e %et he o1,$ h&$,% feth 4ð* Wh+h #ot0+th't#$+#/ #ot0+th't#$+#/ he 0o1,$ #ee$' 't&+/ht -&o$1e h+' -,e #$ th1' '+tt+#/ 1-o# the E&th 0+th .o't ho&'e 3o+e 4e/# to '-e7* He 4,.e$ ,, the P,#et' tht the% 0+tho1t h+' -&e'e#e h$ o#/&t1,te$ #$ 4% o#/&t1,t+#/ h$ ' +t 0e&e e't4,+'he$ the Mo#&h* He ,,e$/e$ .#% -&e21$+e' o# -1&-o'e to &et&$ #$ f1,,% to ##1, the t* Fo& he 0' &e$% to .+#t+# tht he ' -&o3e& of the. ,, .1't ,'o --&o3e 0ht'oe3e& 0' o#,1$e$ +# the ''e.4,+e' of the Go$'* B1t ' he 0' th1' '-e7+#/ the .o't +#&/e$ "1-+te& +#te&&1-te$ h+. #$ '-7e 0+th ,o1$ ,- of th1#$e& 'o %et St1 0' f+# to 4e $1.4 4e+#/ ,&e$% ho&'e #$ 0e&% #$ "1-+te& '-7e to the Mo#&h #$ '+$ tht +t 0' e#o1/h fo& h+. tht he h$ 4ee# 'o ,o#/ +# '1h :1+et -o''e''+o# #$ tht he $e'+&e$ to 4e .+#t+#e$ the&e+#9 '%+#/ tht Me&1&% h+.'e,f o&$+#/ to h+' o0# o#fe''+o# 4% &e'o# of h+' e&th,% o,$#e'' #$ -&e6,,e$/e$ -o#$e&o'+t% o1/ht 0o&th+,% to 4e o1#te$ fo& the 1#$e&.o't of ,, #$ #ot fo& the .o't h+/h* B1t I '+$ he +# h+' .othe& E#/,+'h '-eeh . '-+&+t1, #/e,+, #$ ,to/ethe& $+3+#e #$ of .% o0# 't&e#/th 4,e (to/ethe& 0+th .% %o1#/ o#e') to ,+.4 1- to the +&,e of the S1#* I . So,&% #$ f+e&% 0he&e1-o# +t 0' /&#te$ .e to 4e& 4o1t th1#$e&+#/ #$ ,+/ht#+#/ fo&e3e&* I o1/ht '+th he #$ 0+,, h3e .% 'et #$ e3e# 0+th the K+#/* Fo& I # /1&$ the K+#/ #$ the&efo&e . ,,e$ "1-+te& e,et 4e1'e I ' &e/e#t of th1#$e& #$ ,+/ht#+#/ . 4,e to 't#$ 4% #$ $efe#$ the .o't h+/h #$ the&efo&e +t 't#$' 0&+tte#! F+&e +# the -&e'e#e of the .o't h+/h* Ho0 ##'t tho1 #o0 tho1 V/4o#$ f0#+#/ $+''e.4,e& --&o-&+te th+' 0o&th+#e'' to th% 'e,f* The# #'0e&e$ Me&1&% ,+7e #+.4,e '-+&+t +# h+' H1#/&+# .othe& to#/1e #$ '+$9 Ge#t,e B&othe& tho1 0+th th% Th1#$e& #$ ,+/ht#+#/ h't '-o7e# e8ee$+#/ 0e,, 41t .1h 4e'+$e the .&7* Tho1 'h,t 1#$e&'t#$ tht ,tho1/h I . o,$ e&th% #$ he3% tht I . #e3e&the,e'' '-+&+t1, #$ e,e't+, #$ # e3e& 41+#/ ,+3+#/ f+&e 0he&efo&e I . ,,e$ ,+3+#/ Me&1&% 4e1'e I $o ' +t 0e&e 07e# .o3e #$ e#,+3e# othe& th+#/' 0h+h &e $e$* I# &e'-et of the'e .% ,1$4,e :1,+t+e' I . 1'e$ ' .o't 1-&+/ht A&4+t&to& 4et0ee# the h+/he't #$ the ,o0e't 4et0ee# the he3e#,% #$ e&th,%! I t7e -&t 0+th the 1--e&.o't #$ /+3e ''+'t#e to the #ethe&.o't #$ t+e the. 4oth to/ethe& 0+th .o't +#$+''o,14,e 4o#$ of ,o3e* I ' $o14,e #t1&e . f.+, +&,% :1+#te$ 0+th 4oth of the. #$ . #o f0#+#/ $+''e.4,e& 41t -ee6.7e&* He&e Me&1&% &+'e$ h+' 3o+e #$ '+$! Ge#t,e "1-+te& tho1 &t 'o,&% 21't ' the he,,+'h L1+fe& +' $+3+#e #$ e3e# ' f+&e h' +t' 'e,f to0&$' 0te& 21't 'o $o't tho1
o&$ 0+th the S1#* A#$ tht tho1 .%'t 7#o0 the &e'o# of th% th1#$&+#/ t7e #ot+e tht the f+&e 0h+h +' +# the 'eo#$ :1,+t% +' A+& 't&+3e' /+#'t th% f+&'t .o+'t :1,+t% #$ f,%eth* Whe&e1-o# the +#,o'e$ f+&e &7,e' +f tho1 0+th th% .o+'t -&o-e& f+&'t :1,+t% --&ohe't* to the othe& f+e&% :1,+t% 0h+h +' ,,e$ o#3e#+e#t :1,+t%* A#$ +f +t 4e f+&e 3+;* Th1#$e& #$ ,+/ht#+#/ 0e&e +# thee tho1 0o1,$e't 4e fo&e$ ' ,o&$ of the 0te&% t&+-,++t% to $+e 4efo&e th% t+.e fo& t0o o#t&&+e' 0+tho1t .e# ##ot '14'+'t +# o#e '142et* Mte&+, f+&e ,+#e' #$ 41' 1- th% &e'+$e#e 'o tht +t # 4e e#,+3e#e$ /+# 4% #o .e# 41t 4% .e the &efo&.e$ Me&1&%* Whe&efo&e tho1 o1/hte't #ot to --&o-&+te to th% 'e,f the -h+,o'o-h+ '-eehe' fo& the% o#,% o#e .e* I . the E/,e I . the Ph+,o'o-h+7 A+& #$ . ,'o the t&1e S,6A&.o#+7* I 4% .% 0+#/' h3e 4&o1/ht the K+#/ of the E&th 1- to h+' th&o#e #$ th&o1/h the he,- of the t&1e f+8t .et,,+7 ',t h3e e't4,+'he$ #$ o&$+#e$ # e3e&,'t+#/ K+#/$o. 0h+h he#e fo&0&$ 'h,, 4e '14$1e$ 4% #o E&th,% e#e.+e'* I h3e $e,&e$ .% -&e$e't+#t+o# #$ o# tht 4eh,f M&' Ve#1' L1# #$ So, .1't 4e& .e 0+t#e''9 #$ the&efo&e I $e'+&e tht the .o't h+/h E.-e&o1& 0+,, $e+$e th+' o#t&o3e&'%*
CHAPTER
VII
Ho0 "1-+te& $1&+#/ e''t+o# of '-eeh 0' ' +t 0e&e o..#$e$ to 7ee- o.-#% 0+th h+' B&othe& St1* A#$ ho0 St1 4% th+' fe,,o0'h+- #$ o#21#t+o# .$e h+' .1'te&' #$ o4t+#' the &e/+.e#t* No0 ' 'oo# ' e3e& Me&1&% ' 0' 4o3e &e,te$ /3e o3e&6 '-e7+#/ he 4e6too7 h+.'e,f /+# to h+' 'tt+o# #$ the&e 0' 't+,,#e'' +# he3e# #$ o# E&th #$ 4eho,$ '-+&+t &o'e o1t of the E&th 0h+h 4ðe$ e&t+# he3% th+7 ,o1$ to0&$ the &o%, /o,$e# th&o#e #$ e&t+# $&7#e'' +#o.-''e$ the '.e #$ he tht 't 1-o# the th&o#e '-7e o1t of the $&7#e''* H+' 0o&$' 0e&e 0e+/ht% f+e&% 4e.' 0h+h ,oo7e$ ,+7e 4,oo$% offe& +#/ 0h+h 0' ,%e$ 1-o# the A,t& 4% M&' #$ Ve#1' #$ 0' e#7+#$,e$ 4% V1,#* The'e 0o&$' .+/ht 3e&% 0e,, 4e .&7e$ 4% the O&+e#t, Ue/&+# #$ S0e$+'h ,#/1/e* Fo& the '-+&+t of the $o14,e Ue/&+# #t1&e 0' to 4e &e7o#e$ 0+tho1t the 'o1, +# &e/&$ of 'o .+/ht% #$ he3% '-+&+t! Whe&efo&e +t $e.#$e$ the 'o1, of M&' #$ Ve#1' ' o#3e#+e#t ho,o1't* B1t the &e'1,t 0h+h 0e#t to the he&t of "1-+te& 0' th+'* Who +' ,+7e the .o't h+/h Tho1 h't -1&-o'e$ to e8,t th% 'e,f 0+th &ft #$ +#+:1+t% 0he&efo&e tho1 'h,t 2o+# th% 'e,f to h+' &+/ht h,t+#/ '+$e to ffo&$ h+. ,, 'e&3+e t h+' -,e'1&e #$ 'h,t ,'o 'o ,o#/ 'h1t 1- h+' o#3e 0+th th% o#3e t+,, he ,+7e 0+'e 'h,, h3e -&o1&e$ 1$+e#e to h+' -,e* He&e1-o# "1-+te& 5OO&+$ #$
o,$ St1 'too$ +# #$ 1-o# h+' o0# +&,e 0+tho1t 't+,t' o& feet h3+#/ h+' &.' 'tðe$ o1t ,+7e o#e tht h$ 4ee# &1+f+e$ #$ the# 0+th h+' f+e&% e%e' he /;e$ 1-o# Ve#1' #$ the# /+# 1-o# L1# 41t ,'t,% he 4ehe,$ h+.'e,f 0' 'to#+'he$ #$ '0 #ot h+.'e,f fo& h+' 'h-e 0h+,e he ',e-t 0' h#/e$ 4% the o#21#t+o# of "1-+te&* Whe&efo&e he '+$ 4eho,$ I . 4eo.e ,+7e 1#to the .o't H+/h ' %e ,, 0+,, -e&e+3e #$ +# .e +' o.-,+'he$ the t&1th of ,, the 0+'e 0ho h3e tt&+41te$ the t&1e 0o&7 to .e St1 0he&e the% '+$9 The Co/1,t+o# of Me&1&% +' fo1#$ +# St1 0he&efo&e > Ge#t,e Me&1&% tho1 +#6 21&e't th% 'e,f fo& +f tho1 h$'t %+e,$e$ .e '1h ''+'t#e ' tho1 ffo&$e$'t h+. 0ho t -&e'e#t '+t' 1-o# the th&o#e #$ +' 't+,, $oe$ of ,, the P,#et' I 0o1,$ t&1,% h3e .1h 4ette& #$ .o&e &+h,% h3e &e0&$e$ thee th# th% Mo#&h hth $o#e* A#$ 4eho,$ I '0&e to thee 4% .% f+/1&e #$ #e0 :1+&e$ fo&. tht I 0+,, #e3e& '1ffe& th+#/' 6to &e't th1' 41t 0+,, t o#e o-e# .% .o1th #$ 41 1- th% W+#/' th+#e I '% 0ho 4% the he,- of the U#+3e&', -&o-e&t% #$ the e3-o&te$ Ne-t1#e &t 4eo.e # E/,e #$ 0+,, t ,e#/th 0ho,,% '0,,o0 thee $o0# #$ +# $1e t+.e ' the Wh,e $+$ "o#' 4&+#/ thee to ,+/ht /+# the# 'h,t tho1 4e t&#'.1te$ +#to 0h+te S0#* Tho1 h't ,,e$ fo&th the D&/o# o1t of h+' De# #$ h't e8,te$ h+. 4o3e ,, the 't&' 41t .e th% 4&othe& St1 0ho . the 1--e&.o't of ,, the P,#et' tho1 h't fo&'7e# %e o--&e''e$* I . the t&1e St1 the ALPHA OMEGA I . t&+e& #$ 21't+f+e& of ,, the P,#et' I '1ffe& #oth+#/ 1#,e# 0+th the =1ee# #e+the& 0+th the K+#/* I . the e8e,,e#t o.e#t of ,, &o%, &o0#' #$ the /o,$e# --,e fo& 0h+h the 0& 4et0ee# the G&ee7' #$ T&o2#' &o'e* I 0+,, '+$ he f&the& $&7e# the S1# #$ Moo# -,17 $o0# the 't&' f&o. the+& -,e' #$ 'tt+o#,, the 0+#$' 4% the+& #.e' o-e# the e&th #$ 4&+#/ fo&th the $e$ #$ +#'-+&e ,+3+#/ 4ð th&o1/h .% .o1th +#to the t&1e Ph+,o'o-he&' $ee'e$ #$ the# '1$$e#,% ,e of the. of 0ht St1 the% 0&+t 'o .#% 4oo7'* I . .o't &+/hteo1',% 2e,o1' of .+#e ho#o1& #$ /&#t .+#e ho#o1& to #o 't&#/e&* The t+.e +' ,&e$% o.-,+'he$ #$ the $%' &eh&$ 4% tht I 'h,, 4e ,&+f+e$ .o#/'t ,, the -eo-,e of th+' 0o&,$* I 0+,, o..#$ the E&th #$ 'he th&o1/h th+' '-+&+t of he& f+&'t fe.+#+#e ,1#&% 4+&th 'h,, &&% .e o# h+/h #$ o#3e&t .e +#to 0ho,'o.e fo1#t+# +# 0h+h M&' 'h,, 0'h h+' 4,oo$% ot #$ Ve#1' 'h,, ,oo'e he& #+/ht/o0#* W+th the'e I 0+,, ,o7 .% 'e,f #$ 'he0 .% 'e,f 1-o# the &+#4o0 f&o. 0he#e I 0+,, ,, 1#to .e the 'o1, of the e&th6tht the 'o1, #$ '-+&+t .% o.e to/ethe&* The E&th I 0+,, 41 1- #$ the#e e,+8+3+te '1-e&f+8t 4o$%* W+th th+' 4o$% I 0+,, e'-o1'e .% 'e,f #$ 0+th +t 4eo.e 4&+#% Se #$ the&e4% the Se 'h,, 4eo.e $&% ,#$ #$ the ,#$ t&#'-&e#t he3% f,18+4,e 'to#e #$ et* Whe# St1 h$ '+$ th+' he t1e$ h+.'e,f to0&$' .+$#+/ht #$ the&e -&oee$e$ he3% 3-o1& o1t of h+' e&' #$ o1t of h+' #o't&+,' #$ .o1th .o't 4,7 #$ 't+#7+#/ '.o7e* Whe&e1-o# the&e 0' /&et $&7#e'' 1-o# the 0o&,$ #$ the&e 0' #o .o&e ,+fe to 4e -e&e+3e$ +# the 0o&,$ 1#t+, he o-e#e$ h+' e%e' f&o. 0he#e -&oee$e$ ho&&+4,e f,.e' of f+&e .+8t 0+th 't&#/e #$ 0o#$e&f1, o,o1&'* Whe&e1-o# the 0ho,e 0o&,$ to/ethe& 0+th ,, +t' t&e'1&e'
0e&e .#+fe'te$ #$ I he&$ o#f1'e$ #o+'e of .#% 3o+e' 0h+h I o1,$ #ot $+'t+#/1+'h #$ .e tho1/ht tht V1,# 0' &e$% to 1#+te the +##e&.o't -&t of o,$ St1 0+th the So1, of M&' #$ Ve#1' to/ethe& 0+th the '1-e&f+8t 4o$% f&o. the S1#* Wh+,'t I th1' ,+'te#e$ #$ 4ehe,$ the $&7#e'' 3#+'he$ #$ I '0 4% Moo#'h+#e f&o. f& St1 '+tt+#/ 0+th ,o#/ 0h+te 4e&$ 4,1e /&.e#t' #$ &e$ ot 1#$eeth* The ,o#/e& I ,oo7e$ 1-o# h+. the .o&e 't&#/e #$ $.+&4,e he --e&e$ to .e! Fo& he #e3e& 4o$ +# the '.e 'h-e 1#t+, t ,'t the S1# &o'e 1#$e& h+' feet #$ the Moo# &e'te$ 21't t the to- of St1' 4,$ he$ #$ M&' #$ Ve#1' o.-#+e$ h+. o# 4oth '+$e' "1-+te& #$ Me&1&% 0e&e &et&o/&$e 'too$ +# e.-t% -,e'9 fo& the f+#, 'e#te#e 0' #ot %et -''e$* Me# t+.e St1 0ho 4efo&e 't o# the R+#64o0 41t #o0 0' 4% V1,# 1#+te$ 0+th h+' 'o1, #$ ',t 0' ,othe$ 0+th the S1#9 'o tht ,, the P,#et' 't#$+#/ 4% 0e&e $;;,e$ 1#t+, t ,'t 4% -e1,+& .e# the% 0e&e &e#$e&e$ -4,e of -&t7+#/ h+' ,1't&e*
CHAPTER
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Ho0 the Ph+,o'o-he&' 07e o1t of the+& ',ee- #$ e8-,+# the.6 'e,3e' #$ ho0 the ,+.4e& "1-+te& +' o#$e.#e$*
Afte& tht St1 41t #ot 0+tho1t the he,- of "1-+te& ' +' 4o3e &eo1#te$ 4% '+#/1,& o#21#t+o# 0' t1e$ +#to the St1 of Ph+,o'o-he&' #$ fte&0&$' +#to the h+/he't of th+' 0o&,$ #$ the ',3t+o# of ,, the P,#et' to h+. th1' '+tt+#/ 1-o# h+' Th&o#e 0' t&#'.+tte$ the '0o&$ #$ 'e-te&! Whe&e1-o# ' +# the ,'t +#'t#e Me&1&% #$ "1-+te& 0e&e +te$* Both the'e 4e'to0e$ the.'e,3e' ,1't+,% eh &e'o,3e$ to $&+#7 the 0+#e of 'e#te#e 0+th h+' 0+t#e''e'* Fo& the+& t+o#' 0e&e -&e'e#te$ #$ the 4'7et' ' +' 1'1, ,%e$ 4% +# &e$+#e'' eh o#e 4e+#/ 4et0ee# ho-e #$ fe&* Me# 0h+,e the&e .e /&et .1,t+t1$e of ho+e #$ &e3e&e#$ -e&'o#' 0ho /3e ,1't&e f&o. f&* A#$ ' 'oo# ' I 0e,, '0 the. I '0 tht +t 0' o.-#% of Ph+,o 'o-he&' 0ho .e 3e&% h#$'o.e,% #$ o&$e&,% fo&0&$* I# the f+&'t  0' He&.e' Ge4e&* He&.e' h$ Phoe#+8 +# h+' &.' 0he&eo# 'too$ 0&+tte#! Tht 0h+h +' 4o3e +' ,+7e tht 0h+h +' 4e#eth #$ o# the o#t&&%9 Ge4e& 4o&e Pe,+# $oe$ 0+th th+' +#'&+-t+o# +# /o,$e# ,ette&'! I# the S1# #$ the S,t of Nt1&e &e ,, th+#/'* Mo&+e# 0+th h+' t0o 'e&-e#t' eh of 0h+h too7 ho,$ of the othe&' 6t+, #$ 'o fo&.e$ +&,e 'te-t 3e&% tho1/htf1,,% fo&0&$' #$ '-7e 0+th ,e& -+e&+#/ 3o+e! Let the h+$$e# 4e .$e .#+fe't tht 0e ,'o .% 4e .#+fe'te$* Ne8t to h+. .e o#e h&te&+;e$ 0+th B'+,+'7 #$ .e tho1/ht +t 0' Ro/e& Bo# 0ho h$ th+' S%.4o,! Let the Te&% -1&+f+e$ 4% o#3e&'+o# of E,e.e#t' 4e .$e Mo#$* L1,,% 0+th h+' th&ee Ro'e' L%o# #$ D&/o# '+$ th+'! At ,e#/th 0te& +' &eo#+,e$ to
f+&e* P&e,'1' h$ o# 4oth '+$e' the '+/#' of the S1# #$ Moo# h$ h+' ,eft h#$ 1-o# the -1..e, of h+' S0o&$ #$ '+$ 0+th 'tte,% #$ ,oft% .e#! Se-&te #$ 4&+#/ to .t1&+t%* Afte& ,, the'e the&e fo,,o0e$ .o't e#3+e$ .# 41t %et .o't t&1e Ph+,o'o-he&* He h$ the 0o&,$ +# h+' he&t fo& the 1#+3e&', h&te& 'ho#e o1t of h+' e%e' he /3e o1t h+.'e,f fo& Be#e $+t+#e Mo#7 h3+#/ o# o#e '+$e th&ee he$e$ D&/o# #$ o# the othe& 't&o#/ E/,e* At to- of h+' he$ &e'te$ the '-+&+t of Me&1&% #$ +# h+' .o1th he o#'e&3e$ the 'o1, of the S1#* He t&o$ +# -+ee' the S1,-h1& of St1 of 1#0+'e So-h+'te&' 0+th 4oth h+' feet 41t the S1,-h1& of M&' #$ Ve#1' .+8e$ 0+th the 4,oo$ of the D&/o# he he,$ 0+th 4oth h#$'* The ',t of the S1# o&$+#/ to +t' -&e-&t+o# 0' #ot fo&/otte#* No0 0h+,'t I o#'+$e&e$ th+' Ph+,o'o-he& 0+th -e1,+& ee't#e'' I he&$ 3o+e &%+#/9 > B'+,+1' 4e1'e tho1 h't h1.4,e$ th%'e,f the&e fo&e 'h,t tho1 4e e8,te$ 4o3e ,,* F&o. the'e 0o&$' I 1#$e&'too$ tht +t 0' B'+,+1' V,e#t+#1' 0ho h+the&to +' 'o ,+tt,e o#'+$e&e$* Th+' ho#o1&4,e Ph+,o'o-he& the&e fo,,o0e$ /&et .1,t+t1$e 0h+h I o1,$ #ot ,, #1.4e&* Eh o#e '-o7e th&o1/h -e1,+& '-+&+t 41t %et o#e .o&e -e&fet,% th# #othe& 0he#e .#% tho1'#$' 0e&e $ee+3e$ --e&e$ th1' 0+th the+& 0&+t' of o.-,+#t 41t the% o1,$ #ot 4e $.+tte$ 1#t+, f+&'t the 'e 4et0ee# Me&1&% #$ the /#'h+#/ "1-+te& 0e&e ,%e$ o-e#* No0 0he# the'e Ph+,o'o-he&' 0e&e o.e to/ethe& eh -&t,% &e2o%e$ fo& the% 0e&e +#t&o$1e$ ' 0+t#e''e' o# 4oth '+$e' #$ o# the+& $e,&t+o# $e-e#$e$ the 0ho,e ff+&* B1t B'+,+1' 'too$ f& off #$ #o#e the&e 0' 0ho ,,e$/e$ h+. #$ ,,e$ h+. +# fo& 0+t#e''* Whe&e1-o# the E.-e&o1' #$ 1#+3e&', Go3eo1& o..#$e$ tht the '+8 #.e$ Ph+,o'o-he&' eh 1#$e& h+' o0# #.e 'ho1,$ t&#'.+t 1#to B'+,+1' ' # +.-&t+, Ph+,o'o-he& # +#te,,+/4,e e8-,+t+o# 1-o# the+& o0# 0&+t+#/' tht he .+/ht o&$+#/,% $&0 1- *21$/e.e#t* B'+,+1' &et1e$ th#7' fo& th+' ho#o1& the&e1-o# o,,et+#/ ,, the+& +#fo&.t+o#' +# 0&+t6 +#/ He&.e' fo&.e$ th+' 'e#te#e #$ '+$! Tht 4% S, &.o#+7 A+& 4% the A+& the E/,e 41t 4% h+. the E''e#t+,+'e$ Me&1&% .1't #$ o1/ht to 4e 1#$e&'too$ #$ $$ the&eto V+t&+o, +' SULPHUR ANTIMONY +' SULPHUR #$ MERCURY 0ho'e '0et o1/ht to 4e ,,e$ the Wte& of St1 fo& +t' o#3e#+e#t h1.+$+t% #$ '++t%* The &e$ O&+e#t, L%o# +' Go,$ 41t So, +' the f+8t E&th 0he&e+# the f+8t T&t& #.e,% f+8t ',t &e'teth* Ve#1' +' the G&ee# L%o# 0ho 0+th he& hot f+e&% 3o,t+,e ',t '-+&+t e$1eth 4% the he,- of the L1#&% ,+tt,e 0o&,$ f+e&% .e&1&+, '-+&+t o1t of the o,$ D&/o#*
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Ho0 fte& th+' 'e#te#e 0' f'te#e$ o# the T&ee of ,+fe e3e&%
o#e' e%e' 0e&e o-e#e$ #$ ho0 the T&ee of ,+fe 0' 7#o0# 4% +t' th&ee e#$' 't#$+#/ o1t of 0h+h 0e&e fo&.e$ $+.et&+,,% #$ -e&-e#$+1,&,%9 -e&-e#$+1,&,%9 #$ ho0 the% 0ho h$ ,4o1&e$ +# 3+# o.-,+# #$ -1&-o'e to &e3e#/e the.'e,3e' o# the Ph+,o'o-he&' #$ et* Afte& tht th+' 'e#te#e ' 0' 4o3e .e#t+o#e$ 0' fo&.e$ 4% B'+,+1' the 1#+3e&', E.-e&o1& 0ho 't 1-o# the R+#4o0 o..#$e$ to -14,+'h th+' 'e#te#e 0+th ,o1$ 3o+e #$ to f'te# the '.e +# /o,$e# ,ette&' 1-o# the T&ee of L+fe #$ e#'+/#e of ',3t+o#* No0 0he# th+' 0' $o#e 4oth of 0o&th% #$ 1#0o&th% '0 the .e# 0he&e4% the% 0e&e 0'he$ f&o. o&+/+#, '+#* Fo& th+' T&ee 0' 21#/% (21+%) 't1.-% ,e3e,e'' 41t #ot f&1+t,e'' T&ee h&te&+'e$ 0+th th&ee &.' 0he&eof o#e &. -o+#te$ to0&$ the E't 41t the othe& to0&$ the 0e't* Both the'e &.' o3e& the ,t+t1$e of the 0o&,$* The t&1#7 of th+' T&ee /&e0 1- f&o. the S-he&e of the S1# #$ f&o. the /,o4e of the /&ete& fo&t1#e 't&+/ht 1-&+/ht* The 3+&t1e of th+' T&ee +' +# +t' &oot #$ et* Afte& th+' &e3e,t+o# the&e &o'e # 1#+3e&', 1-&o&! Fo& tho'e 3e&% -e&'o#' 0ho o&$+#/ to the ,+te&+, .e#+#/ h$ ,4 o1&e$ 0% the+& .o#e% $e'+&e$ &e-&t+o# of ,o'' #$ +.-ehe$ the Ph+,o'o-he&' +# # t+o# of f&1$ #$ o3+# #$ et* L%e$ h#$' o# the. #$ 0o1,$ #ot ,o#/e& 4e :1+ete$ 0+th /oo$ 0o&$' 41t 0+tho1t e'+#/ o.-,+#e$ of the+& /&et -+#' of the ,o'' of t+.e #$ the+& $e't&1t+3e ,o'' &%+#/ ,, of the. 0e &e 1#$o#e #$ &e #ot 4,e 'o .1h ' to -&o3+$e #ee''&%' of ,+fe* Wht 3+,' 1' #o0 the 7#o0,e$/e 0he# th&o1/h %o1& $ee+tf1, 0o&$' 0e &e ,, 4&o1/ht to the 1t.o't .+'e&% 'o tht +#'te$ of .te& +,' 0e &e '&e 4,e to -1&h'e #ee''&% 4&e$ #$ et* Whe&e1-o# the t1.1,t /&o0+#/ .o&e ho&&+4,e the ,o#/e& +t o#t+#1e$ 4eho,$ the&e &o'e .o't th+7 fo/ f&o. the e&th #$ +#o.-''e$ the o.-#%* So.e of the +./+#&% Ph+,o'o-he&' 0ho h$ .+#/,e$ the.'e,3e' .o#/ the o.-#% of the t&1e Ph+,o'o-he&' 0e&e e8,1$e$ #$ #ot ,othe$ 0+th the ,o1$ of +##oe#% 41t 'too$ #7e$ #$ 4&e to the $e&+'+o# of ,, the 0o&,$* The'e 0e&e f+# to -% the 0ho,e &e7o#+#/* A.o#/'t the &e't the&e 0' &e3e&e#$ #$ 3e&% f.o1' 41t h1/ht% '14t+,e #$ &ft% .# #$ A#t+6E,+'A&t+'t* A#t+6E,+'A&t+'t* He 0' the ,e't +# 'tt+o# .o#/'t ,, the f,'e Ph+,o'o-he&' 41t 4o3e ,, .1h f.e$ +# &e'-et of the .1,t+-,++t% of h+' o1#te&fe+t 0&+t+#/' 0h+h he h$ o,,ete$ to/ethe& o1t of $+3e&' 0&+tte&' #$ 4oo7' #$ /+3e# o1t fo& h+' o0# +#3e#t+o#* Th+' .# 4% the '-e+, 0+,, of Go$ 0' 'e-&te$ f&o. the t&1e Ph+,o'o-he&' 4% the ,o1$' #$ h$ #ot h+' t+.e 4ee# 'ho&te#e$ he .+/ht h3e 'e$1e$ e3e# the E,et f&o. the 0% of t&1th* Fo& he o1,$ 'o 4e#$ #$ 4o0 the t&t' of the o,$ Te't.e#t to h+' +./+#e$ -h+,o'o-h+ 0o&7 tht the 31,/& #$ 3&+t+o1' ,4o&6#t' 0e&e fo&e$ to %+e,$ h+. the+& ''e#t* Th+' .# ,+3e$ 4o1t the %e& 0he# ,, the Go$' #$ Go3ee&' of the 1--e& #$ ,o0e& 0o&,$ $+$ '+/#+f% 1#to 1' ,, the $3e#t of the f1t&1e ,'t #$ /o,$e# /e +# the th* ho1'e of &e,+/+o#* He #$ .#% othe&' (0he&e' the% 0o1,$ h3e 4ee# &et&o/&$e +# 'e the+&
'o1, h$ #ot $e-&te$ f&o. th+' 4o$%) &e $e$ 4efo&e the e%e' of ,, the 0o&,$* A#$ 't+,, to the+& o0# o#f1'+o# the o1#te&fe+t Ch%.+'t' .1't +# the'e ,'t t+.e' --e& 0+th the t&1e Ph+,o'o-he&' #$ the+& -&e'e#t 4o$% 4e 4o3e ,, .e'1&e to&.e#te$ 4% the $e'-e&te #$ +.-o3e&+'he$ .1,t+t1$e* .1,t+t1$e* B1t the&e .e te.-e't o1t of the Se 0h+h &&+e$ the $e'-e&te +#to ,, ,#$' #$ the&e &e.+#e$ o#,% fe0 of the. 't#$+#/ 0+th the o1#te&fe+t Ph+,o'o-he&'* Ph+,o'o-he&'* The '.e 0o1,$ f+# h3e +.-ehe$ the o1'e#e&' 1-o# # t+o# of f&1$ #$ o3e# 41t the% e81'e$ the.'e,3e' +# tht the% 0e&e .+'t7e# +# the 1#$e&'t#$+#/ of the t&1e Ph5+,o'o-he&' -&o.+'+#/ &e't+t1t+o# of $../e* Afte& th+' .##e& th&o1/h /oo$ ho-e the% 0e&e $+&ete$ to -t+e#e fo& the 1#+3e&', E.-e&o& 0ho 't 1-o# the T&+41#, h$ ,&e$% /&#te$ the. 'fe o#$1t*
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Ho0 Me&1&% fte& he h$ t&#'.1te$ h+.'e,f +#to the Me&1&% of Ph+,o'o-he&'* Afte& the'e th+#/' th1' &&+e$ "1-+te& 4e+#/ f+&'t o#$e.#e$ #$ Me&1&% h3+#/ 6t&+1.-he$ #$ the 'e#te#e 4e+#/ -14,+'he$ #$ +t 4e+#/ $e+$e$ +# 0ht .##e& he#e fo&0&$ the -h+,o'o-h+ 0&+t+#/' 0e&e to 4e 1#$e&'too$ Me&1&% /&e0 'o +#'o,e#t tht he +#$e3o1&e$ to -&o,+. h+.'e,f the Me&1&% of Ph+,o'o-he&' he 1'e$ h+' h+& #$ 4e&$ to 4e ,e# 'h3e$ ##o%te$ h+' he$ 0+th V+#e/& #$ the 3+#e/& 0' # o.e#t of h+' he$* He $&e0 +# h+' feet 'o tht the% o1,$ #ot 4e 'ee# fo& he .o1e$ ' Peo7 0he# he ,oo7' 1-o# h+' feet9 0he&et he 0' 'to#+'he$ #$ /&e0 h&$ ,+7e the M+#e& of t&1e St1 fo& he h$ So,&% S1,-h1& #$ .&t+, '-+&+t +#$o0e$ 0+th $o14,e #t1&e* Ye the -o0e& of 6the .o't h+/h +' +# h+. #$ the Ch&+'t+# '+/# tte'teth the 1#+3e&',+t% of h+' Mo#&h%* He #ee$' the he,- of #o 't&#/e& he o#,% ,o3e' the o..o# #$ t&1e 3+t&+o,+7 S,t 0he&e+# he $+''o,3eth #$ 4eo.e' ,e& Fo1#t+# %e # e8ee$+#/ o't,% &o%, 4th e3e# 0+tho1t the he,- of the S, &.o#+7* Afte& the'e 6th+#/' th1' -''e$ I he&$ f&o. f& 3o+e tht &+e$ Wo Wo to thee Me&1&%@ Ho0 0+,t tho1 #o0 $o tho1 .o't h1/ht% '-+&+t Tho1 .1't $o0# #$ th% feet .1't 'e#$ 4o3e thee th&o1/ho1t th% 4o$% #$ ,+fe* Tho1 .1't ,oo'e th% ,1#&% 'h+#e ('-,e#$o1&)* If tht 4e #ot $o#e tho1 &t $+'4#$e$ 4% the Go$$e'' Ve#1'* Fo& Beho,$ ,, the 4e#ef+t' tht tho1 he&etofo&e 'he0e$'t 1#to Ce&e4e&1' tho1 h't fo& the .o't -&t t7e# 1- of Ve#1' #$ -&t+1,&,% of Ne-t1#e* > tho1 .o't .+'e&4,e Me&1&% 0ht h't tho1 /+#e$ 4% the 'e#te#e' 0he&e4% the 41'+#e'' +' #o0 o.e to '1h -+#h tht 'o.et+.e' the&e +' #o #ee$ of thee* B1t +f tho1 'ho1,$e't ' I h3e ,&e$% 'ee# 't th% '7+# 4oth he3e# #$
e&th 0+,, +# the e#$ 4e f1,, of the f+&'t .tte&* Fo& +# ,, the P,#et' the&e -&ee$e$ t&#'.1tt+o# of fo&.' #$ ,, th+' 0' $o#e -&t,% 4% o#21#t+o# of othe& P,#et' ' 4% -&e+-+tt+o# o& '14,+.t+o# of the e8ee$+#/ -oet+o1' o--&e''e$ e#'+/# +# the $% of the e8,tt+o# of the &o'' of the Lo&$ 0h+h the o1&teo1' Re$e& .% 0+th /&ete't tte#t+o# -&eo#e+3e &e$ #$ o#'+$e& f&the& of +# the fo,,o0+#/ t&#'.1tt+o#'* Fo& .% +#te#t+o# +' tht tho1 .%'t &+/ht,% ,e to 7#o0 the $e0 Mtte&* The -&e-&t+o# +' ,'o he&e+# $e'&+4e$ 'o tht the 'e&+o1' &e$e& hth #o #ee$ to 'ee7 the '.e +# othe& 4oo7'* B1t the t&1e 1#$e&'t#$+#/ of .% 4oo7 .1't 4e .'te&e$ 4% # ofte# &e$+#/* A#$ 0he# tho1 o.-&ehe#$e't o#e -,e o4'e&3e the '.e .##e& of e8 -,+t+o# +# ,, ,e3e' #$ +t 'h,, #e3e& &e-e#t thee of th% -+#' fo& 0h+h tho1 &t to &e#$e& th#7' to Go$ ,o#e f&o. 0ho. the E,1+$t+o# of ,, .%'te&+e' -&oee$eth*
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Ho0 M&' o1t of 0&th 4&o7e +# -+ee' h+' S-he&e #$ t ,e#/th o1t of 3ehe.e#% of -''+o# 0' t&#'.1te$ +#to the Sh-e of h+' K+#/ t 0ho'e '+$e he 'too$ #$ 0ht fte&0&$' 0' $o#e 0+th h+.* M&' #$ Ve#1' &e.+# %et 0+th the K+#/ 41t "e,o1'% &ee-' fo&th! Fo& M&' '0 tht e3e# f&o. the #ethe&.o't %e f&o. the .o't e8ee$+#/,% 1#fo&t1#te6.7+#/ 1#fo&t1#te6.7+#/ o..o# St1 the&e 0' 4eo.e 'o 3e&% .+/ht% Mo#&h* Th+' -e&-,e8e$ the .o't 3,+#t P&+#e of W& 4efo&e 0ho. the 0ho,e 0o&,$ :17e' #$ t&e.4,e' f&o. 0ho. the Mo#&h h+.'e,f hth 4o&&o0e$ h+' 4e1t% #$ 't&e#/th tht othe&' 0e&e -&efe&&e$ 4efo&e h+. #$ %et he .1't 4e '142et to the 0e7* Whe&e1-o# he 0' .$ #$ &/e$ 4o3e ,, .e'1&e th&e0 the o3e&+#/ o& He,.e#t of h+' he$ 1#$e& h+' feet ,+$ h+' S-he&e ('-e&) 1-o# h+' te&&+4,e he$ &&+e$ h+. 'o ' +f he 0o1,$ the&e 4&e7 +t +# -+ee'* B1t the #o4,e Ve#1' too7 ho,$ of the .+$$,e #$ .e +# the #+7 0he&e1-o# the f1&+o1' M&' 0' 'to#6 +'he$ #$ 4e.e 'to#% &o%, M+#e&,* Fo& 3ehe.e#t -''+o# ,te&e$ h+' 4o$% 4% 0% of +.+tt+o# 4e1'e of the 3+&t1e 0h+h the '+.+,+t1$e of the th+#/ h$ 'o t&#'.1te$ the th+#/ 4o1t 0h+h h+' 3ehe.e#t +./+#t+o# 0' .o3e$* So -o0e&f1, 0' the '%.4o, 4et0ee# M&' #$ the K+#/ tht he 0' o# '1$$e# t&#'fo&.e$ +#to h+' 'h-e* A#$ ,+7e ' D+# -,e$ ho' 1-o# Ateo# e3e# 'o 0'Ve#1' +#,+#e$ to 'et 1- 1-o# M&' he& o0# fo1#$t+o# #$ the M%'te&+e' of he& '+/#t1&e* No0 the&e +' # 1-&o& .o#/'t the P,#et' M&' h$ # E:1+, &1,e +# &e'-et of h+' hot 4,oo$ 41t #o0 he +' 4eo.e ,+7e the .o't h+/h* He h$ to $o0# the .o't -&e+o1' "e0e, f&o. the I.-e&+, &o0# #$ $oe$ h+.'e,f the&e0+th +#'te$ of h+' 'h+e,$* Wht 0+,, the fethe&e$ Me&1&% 4e 4,e to $o /+#'t the 'e3e#th M&t+, Mo#&h% 0he&e' th+' Mo#&h% hth +# t&1th &ee+3e$ ,, the 3+&t1e' f+/1&e -o0e& #$ -&o-e&t% of the o,$
St1* He #ee$ #e3e& .o&e ,+3e 4% the f3o1& of othe&' ' +# B'+,+1' 0he&e he '+th! A,tho1/h the 'tee,% -t+# 0+th h+' S-e& /+3e' Me&1&% 0o&7 e#o1/h to $o %et # he #ot 0ho,,% o3e&6 -o0e& h+. +f the o,$ St1 o.e #ot to h+' he,-* I# '1. M&' +' ,, +# ,,* He hth ,+e#te$ f&o. the K+#/ h+' 4e't #$ .o't o#'-+1o1' "e0e, o1t of h+' C&o0# #$ -1t +t +#to the h#$' of h+' 0e,, $e'e&3+#/ h.-+o#' 0ho o#'t#t,% 4e& the '.e to h+' ho#o1& +# the+& A&.' #$ &&% +t 4efo&e h+. fo& h+' -o.-* The "e0e, of th+' Mo#&h 'et +# h+' &o0# +' .o't e.+#e#t C&41#,e* The othe& "e0e, tht he o..+tte$ to h+' .+/ht% He&o' +' C&%'t, #$ %et S1,-h1& 0+th 0h+h L1&+ 4o&$e&e$ he& #+/ht/o0#* A#$ 4eho,$ ' 'oo# ' M&' fo1#$ h+.'e,f +# '1h fo&. -o0e& #$ $+/#+t% he 0' -&e'e#t,% 4o1t to e&et #e0 0o&,$ 0he&e1-o# he 07e#e$ e#.+t% .o#/'t the E,e.e#t' he 4+$ the f+&e to $&% 1- the Se #$ o..#$e$ the e&th to o-e# he& th&ot to '0,,o0 ,, $o0#* A' 'oo# ' the F+t 0' -&o#o1#e$ the&e &o'e te&&+4,e th1#$e& #$ ,+/ht#+#/ #$ the&e 'e#$e$ to0&$ he3e# 3e&% th+7 #$ .o't 0h+te '.o7e #$ +# th+' '.o7e 0' the S-+&+t of the Lo&$ 0ho 't 1-o# the th&o#e h+$$e#* Whe# th+' '-+&+t 0e#t o1t ' #o .# o1,$ 'to- +t 41t +t f,e0 #$ &et1e$ #ot /+# +t 3o+$e$ the f+&e #$ 0e#t to +t' -&e$e't+#te$ -,e #$ +t 0' o#f1'e$ $&7 4e+#/ #$ the /oo$ th+#/ 0' 3e&% ,+tt,e #$ 'o f& '-&e$ .o#/'t the .o+'t #$ 1#f+t tht +t o1,$ #oth+#/ -&of+t* Whe&efo&e the .o't h+/h E-e&o1& 4+$ tht the $% 'ho1,$ 'e-&te +t'e,f f&o. the .o+'t tht the 'o1, #$ e&th 0+th the fo&e.e#t+o#e$ he3% '-+&+t of the t&#'fo&.e$ M&' .+/ht 4eo.e 4% 'o,1t+o# +# the f+&e ,e& t&#'-&e#t ,+:1o& #$ th+' +# the '.e f+&e f+8t $&% o#'+'te#%! I# th+' .##e& 4% .o't -e1,+& -&o3+$e#e of the .o't h+/h o1t of the t&#'.1te$ M&' #$ h+' o..#$ #e0 0o&,$ 0' .$e 0h+h +' 'e&3+e4,e to the &+h #$ ,'o to the -oo& +# ,, &e'-et'* B1t ,' No#e +' 'o o1&/+o1' ' to ''+, Ce4e&1' 0ho hth h+' h4+tt+o# +# th+' 0o&,$ 4e1'e the '.e h$ 4&o7e# +# -+ee' the S-e&' of .#% K#+/ht' $3e#t1&e&' $3e#t1&e&' 'o tht .#% He&o' 0e&e ',1/hte&e$ #$ .#% ,'o 0e&e fo&e$ to $e-&t 0+th 'h.e* Whe&efo&e the 0o&,$ &e.+#e$ $e'e&t #$ 1#t+,,e$ 0he&et the E.-e&o1& 0' 0&th #$ he &o1'e$ 1- to the D&/o# # e-t4,e E#e.% ' fo,,o0eth*
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Ho0 the D&/o# 0ho h$ h+' h4+tt+o# +# th+' #e0 M&t+, 0o&,$ 4% the o&$+#t+o# of Go$ 0' 'e+;e$ 4% -o0e&f1, E/,e t7e# #$ +.-&+'o#e$9 #$ ,'t,% ho0 the -&e-&t+o# of the t&1e 0o&7 0' $e.#$e$ of h+.* Afte& tht the E.-e&o1& '0 tht +t 0' #ee''&% he o..#$e$ .o't -o0e&f1, f,%+#/ E/,e to .7e 0& 1-o# the M&t+, &efo&.e$
0o&,$* The '.e 'tðe$ h+' 0h+te 0+#/' 0+$e o1t #$ 0+th h+' fethe&' o3e&e$ the 0ho,e 0o&,$ 't&e$ 'te$f't,% 0+th h+' f+e&% Ve#e&e, e%e' 1#e''#t,% 1-o# the e&th t the h4+tt+o# of the -o+'o#o1' he,,+'h D&/o#* He 0' 'e#t o1t to &e'1e the 0o&,$ #$ to &e3e#/e #$ &e:1+te the +##o+e#t 4,oo$ 0h+h 0' 'he$ f&o. the ,0' of the D&/o#* Whe&e1-o# th+' 0h+te E/,e 0+th h+' t,o#' 'e+;e$ 1-o# the te&&+4,e D&/o# #$ &&+e$ h+. 1- to the h+/h .o1#t+#' of A&.e#+ fo&t+f+e$ h+.'e,f #$ h+. the&e +# &o1#$ t&#'-&e#t /,''e# to0e& 0h+h h$ o# o#e '+$e 31,t of &%'t, 0h+the& the D&/o# 0' ,+e#'e$ #$ o..#$e$ to e#te&* B1t he 0o1,$ #ot o4e% tht o..#$ 41t &e.+#e$ 't+ff6#e7e$ ,%+#/ +# the 4otto. of the /,''* Whe&efo&e V1,# 0' ,,e$ to to&.e#t h+. 'o ,o#/ 0+th f+&e t+,, 4% ,+tt,e e8h,t+o# he '14.+tte$ to 4et7e h+. 'e,f +#to the #e+/h4o1&+#/ h.4e&* A' 'oo# ' e3e& V1,# 4e/# to t&#'/&e'' h+' $1t% 4eho,$ the&e &o'e o1t of the E/,e #$ ,'o o1t of the D&/o# .o't ho&&+4,e #$ 3e&% 4,7 3-o1& 3e&% he3% +# --e&#e %e +t 0' fo&.e$ ,+7e -1&,e#t .tte& .+8e$ 0+th 'o.e ,+tt,e 4,oo$ 0h+h .tte& h$ +t' o&+/+# f&o. the 3-o1& #$ /&e0 't+ff 4efo&e the 't&+/ht e#t&% of the #e+/h4o1&+#/ h.4e&* Fo& V1,# 4% the o..#$ of h+' P&+#+-, h$ #ot to1he$ the '.e 41t h$ ,eft +t t f&ee ,+4e&t% tht the D&/o# .+/ht 'o .1h the 0+,,+#/e& 4et7e h+.'e,f th+the& ' 0' ,'o $o#e* Afte& th+' the&e 0' 3e&% 'e1&e $0e,,+#/ +# the 0o&,$ fo& the D&/o# $+$ #o f&the& +#21&% e+the& to A#+.,' Ve/et4,e' o& M+#e&,' 41t .1h &the& -&o.ote$ eh o&$+#/ to the #t1&e of +t' 7+#/$o. #$ 1'to.* Th+' -&oee$' he#e fo& tht the '.e 'o ,o#/ 't%+#/ +# the De#' of the 0o&,$ #$ E&th 0' fe$ +# ,+7e .##e& e3e# ' A#+.,' #$ Ve/et4,e'* B1t h+' foo$ +' the /&ee# E&th #$ tht .o't #ee''&% '-+e 0h+h Ne-t1#e o..1#+teth to 1'* No0 V1,# h3+#/ f+#+'he$ 0ht 0' o..#$e$ h+. ' to th+' -o+#t* The E.-e&o1& o..#$e$ tht the D&/o# 'ho1,$ 4e $e,+3e&e$ f&o. h+' +.-&+'o#.e#t* Th+' the D&/o# he&+#/ ,oo7e$ 4o1t h+. to0&$ the K+#/' 3o+e 41t '+#e he o1,$ #ot 'ee the K+#/ he '7e$ V1,# fo& the L$% tht ,+7e 4efo&e 'too$ 4e'+$e h+. &e:1e't+#/ h+. o#e .o&e to ,et h+. h3e '+/ht of he&9 0h+h V1,# h3+#/ /&#te$* the D&/o# fe,, $e'-e&te,% +# ,o3e 0+th th+' #o4,e =1ee# > tht 4% the +.-1,'e of f+e&% ,o3e he '1$$e#,% 'e+;e$ he& #$ 1#+te$ h+.'e,f 0+th he&* A#$ ' 'oo# ' th+' 0' $o#e he 4e6too7 h+.'e,f to h+' /,''e# to0e& +#to h+' 'e1&e :1& te&'* Fo& (' I tho1/ht) he 0' #ot .+#$e$ to :1+t the &-e of ,o3e 41t he -,%e$ the ,o3e& 't+,, .o&e +# the -&e'e#e of M&' #$ V1,# %e +# the '+/ht of ,, the P,#et'* A#$ th+' t&$e he $&o3e 'o ,o#/ 1#t+, the #t1&, Ve#1' h$ +#t+&e,% ,o't ,, he& 4e1t% #$ o.e,+#e'' #$ he h$ 't+'f+e$ h+.'e,f 0+th he& hot 4,oo$* Afte&0&$' he $+'.+''e$ he& fte& he &o44e$ he& of ,, he& &o%, o.e#t'* The #t1&, 1#6t&#'.1te$ Ve#1' h$ 4% &e'o# of S1,-h1& .o't e8ee$+#/ f.+,+&+t% 0+th the D&/o#* O# the othe&'+$e the D&/o# h$ the #ethe& -&t +# h+/he't e't+.t+o#
#$ Ve#1' the 1--e& -&t of the 4&+# of Ce&4e&1' 4o1#$ 1#$e& he& /+&$,e* I# '1. the fo1#$t+o# (-3e.e#t) of Ve#1' #$ the f&o#t +'-+ee o& Co+'h of the D&/o# o#'+'t +# the f+/1&e A#,%'+'* She 't#$' 0+th he& he$ 1-0&$' 41t he $o0#0&$'*
CHAPTER XIII Ho0 the t&1e #t1&, Ve#1' o1t of $e'-e&t+o# -&e+-+tte$ -&e+-+tte$ he& 'e,f +#to $ee- 0te& #$ ho0 the '.e 0' &e'1e$ 4% the E/,e #$ h#/e$ +#to the h+/he't h&te& #$ 0ht f1&the& e#'1e$* Afte& the'e e#o1#te&' h--e#+#/ to Ve#1' ' +' 4o3e .e#t+o#e$ the 0# #$ o.fo&t,e'' Ve#1' 0e#t +#to # e.-t% $e'e&t -,e 0he&e the&e 0' 't+,,6't#$+#/ $ee- 0te& 0he&e+# the .o1f1, Ve#1' 4ehe,$ he&'e,f ,o#/ t+.e #$ fte& tht 'he -e&e+3e$ the h#/e of he& 'h-e +# the 0te& 'he 0' 't&#/e,% +#+te$ 4% # +#3e&te$ &e-&e'e#tt+o# &e-&e'e#tt+o# of the f+/1&e to o#fo&. he&'e,f to he& 'h$$o0 4% -&e+-+tt+o#* B1t the f,%+#/ E/,e 0h+h fo&.e&,% h$ :1+&e$ h+' -&+#+-, 3+&t1e f&o. Ve#1' -e&e+3e$ 0e,, tht the D&/o# h$ /&+e3e$ Ve#1' 0he&e1-o# he &ehe$ $o0# #$ 1/ht Ve#1' 4% 4oth he& feet #$ ho,$+#/ he& +# '1h .##e& f,e0 to the &e'+$e#e of V1,#* B1t 0he# V1,# '0 he& 'o +,,6f3o1&4,% 0+th he$ h#/+#/ to0&$' the E&th 4o +# the T,o#' of the E/,e he +./+#e$ tht h+' Ve#1' 0' $e$ #$ 7#e0 #ot tht the E/,e $+$ the&efo&e ho,$ he& he$ $o0# tht the 0te& 'he h$ '0,,o0e$ .+/ht &1# f&o. he& he&t* A#$ the&eof&e he 0o1,$ #e+the& 7#o0 #o& e-t he& 0h+h 0he# the E/,e '0 he 0' .o#'t&o1' #/&% #$ f,e0 0+th Ve#1' 't&+/ht 1- to he3e# to0&$' the S1# #$ $1&+#/ the f,+/ht 'he 4% the #t1&, 0&.th of the S1# 0' :1+7e#e$ #$ +' he#efo&th the '142et of ,, 0o#$e&'* At 0h+h the E/,e &e2o+e$ &e:1e't+#/ of the .o't h+/h tht th+' +#3e&te$ Ve#1' fo& # e3e&,'t+#/ &e.e.4&#e .+/ht 4e 'ee# o# the 1--e&.o't -&t of he3e# +# the fe of ,, the 0o&,$ +# '1h fo&. ' he h$ -&e'e#te$ he& to he& h1'4#$ V1,# tht ,, the 0o&,$ .+/ht 7#o0 tht tht 0h+h +' 4e#eth +# Ve#1' 0' 4eo.e ,+7e tht 0h+h 0' h+/he't +# the t&1e St1 0h+h I h3e he&e #.e$ the Mo#&h o& E.-e&o1&* A#$ th+' the E/,e &e:1e'te$ 1-o# th+' o1#t tht .e# 'ee+#/ the e8,te$ Ve#1' ho0 o1& Mtte& .+/ht t the '.e t+.e $e&+$e the fo,,% of V1,# 41t he the E/,e .+/ht $e'e&3e of ,, # offe&+#/ of th#7'/+3+#/* Th+' &e:1e't of the E/,e 0' e-te$ fo& the E.-e&o1& '+$! Be +t 'o #$ ' 'oo# ' the 0o&$ F+t 0' -&o#o1#e$ Ve#1' 0' 'ee# '+tt+#/ 4o3e ,, the P,#et' #$ h$ t7e# +# the 1--e&.o't
'tt+o# of the o,$ St1 #$ ,'o &ee+3e$ h+' f+/1&e #$ 'h-e* B1t h+' f+/1&e 0' #ot ' the f+/1&e of h+. 0ho. e3e&% .# 7#o0,e$/eth fo& St1 41t +t 0' .o't -e&fet h&te& tht +' f't 'h1t +# o# e3e&% '+$e #$ the+& e#'+/#e* I# th+' '+/# tho1 'h,t o3e&o.e 0' t the to- of +t* Th+' 4e.e the 1#+3e&', h&te& e8e,,e#t,% 0e,,* Th+' the He&o+ M&' 0+th h+' 7#+/ht' 0ho 0e&e -&e'e#t '0 3e&% 0e,, he --&ohe$ #$ '1e$ ' ,o3e& +# the 4e't .##e& fo& the e8ee$+#/ -&e+o1' &o%, "e0e,* B1t 'he 0ho 4% the -e1,+& --o+#t.e#t of Go$ h$ $oe$ he& 'e,f 0+th tht .o't o't,% "e0e, t th+' t+.e 7#e0 #ot M&' t ,, #ot0+th't#$+#/ tht he e8-&e'',% -1t he& +# .+#$ of tht f&+e#$,% $ee$ 0h+h he&etofo&e h$ -''e$ 4et0ee# Ve#1' #$ h+.'e,f +# o1&t'h+-* B1t Ve#1' 0ho 0' &e3+3e$ f&o. $eth +#to ,+fe (+# 'e 'he .% 't+,, 4e 'o ,,e$) #oth+#/ &e/&$e$ ,, th+'* Whe&e1-o# M&' 0+th $1e &e3e&e#e 0' o#'t&+#e$ to t7e h+' ,e3e* B1t Ve#1' 4e/# ' 0' f+t to $o he&'e,f 0+th the 1#+3e&', '+/# of S,3t+o# #$ 'o 0e#t to the ,oo7+#/6/,'' #$ h3+#/ 4ehe,$ he&'e,f the&e+# 'he 0' ff&+/hte$ t the &e-&e'e#tt+o# of he& f+/1&e9 fo& 'he #o .o&e fo1#$ he& #+e#t 'h-e #e+the& 7#e0 0ht 0' $o#e to he& 41t t ,e#/th +./+#e$ tht the .+&&o1& .1't #ee$' 4e 'o .$e tht the '.e 'ho1,$ -&e'e#t the #ethe&.o't 4o3e #$ the 1--e&.o't 4e,o0 0he&e1-o# 'he fe,t 0+th he& h#$' 1-o# the ,oo7+#/6/,''#$ fo1#$ tht the '.e 0' -,+# e3e# #$ #ot ho,,o0 /&o1#$* Whe&e1-o# 'he &e2o+e$ +#0&$,% #$ '.+,e$ 0+th he& 'h+#+#/ 0h+te o1#te##e #$ &1$$% hee7' fo& 'he '0 t&1e h#/e of he& 0ho,e e''e#e* He&e1-o# 'he ,,e$ to .+#$ 0o#$e&6 o1' fo1#t+# 0h+h $1&+#/ the t+.e of e8+,e 'he 4% h#e o#e .e 1#to +# 0h+h 'he the# '0 he& 'e,f e8t,% +# the 3e&% '.e 'h-e 0he&e1#to 'he 0' #o0 h#/e$ #$ the&efo&e o#e+te$ the&e .1't #ee$' 4e 'o.e -&o-het+ '-+&+t the&e+# o#e,e$ 0h+h fo&e6 to,$ the f1t1&e th&o1/h the -&e'e#t +#3e&te$ f+/1&e* No0 0h+,'t 'he 0' th1' o#te.-,t+#/ th+' .tte& 'he 0' +# 'o.e .e'1&e ff,+te$ #$ '+$! T&1,% I 3e&% 0e,, o4'e&3e$ th+' .% o#$+t+o# +# the fo1#t+# #$ the 3+'+o# +' 3e&+f+e$* B1t fo&'.1h ' 6the f+/1&e 0' #ot .ee& 'h$$o0 41t 0te& ,'o I 't+,, fe& '+$ the*.o't h+/h t&#'fo&.e$ =1ee# 'o.e /&ete& 0o#$e&* Wh+,'t 'he 0' th1' '-e7+#/ I he&$ 3o+e o1t of the A+& 0h+h '+$! Tho1 4efo&e the &et+o# o5 the 0o&,$ 0't 0te& the&efo&e 'h,t tho1 ,'o ,oo'e th+' th% fo&. #$ 4% the he,- of the E/,e 0ho &e'1e$ thee o1t of the fo1#t+# tho1 'h,t /+# 4eo.e ,e& 0te&* Th+' 0te& ,,e$ ,+3+#/ Me&1&%*
CHAPTER
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Ho0 M&' 4% the he,- of h+' Pe/'1' +#$e3o1&e$ to &3+'h Ve#1' #$ ho0 Phoe41' h+#$e&e$ the '.e* M&' f&o. h+' h+/h &o7 4ehe,$ the #o4,e e8ee$+#/ 4e1t+o1'
#e064o =1ee# #$ h3+#/ 't+,, f&e'h +# h+' .e.o&% to1h of the o,$ o1&t'h+- 0' 0e,, -,e'e$ 0+th h+' o0# tho1/ht' #$ %et he &ee+3e$ #o o.fo&t fo& +t 'ee.e$ to h+. tht the #o4,e .o't .+/ht% =1ee# 0' .#% tho1'#$ t+.e' .o&e .+4,e #$ o.e,% th# 4efo&e 0he# he $e41ht he&* Th1' 4e/# he to -&o-he'% #$ '+$! Beho,$ the 0#to# Ve#1' +' 't+,, -1&e V+&/+# 0ho h' of he&'e,f the 'ee$ of he& o0# +.-&e/#t+o#* +.-&e/#t+o#* Th+' #$ the ,+7e he '+$ too7 he&t .o1#te$ o# Pe/'1' #$ -1&-o'e$ e&e 'he 0e&e 0&e to tt7 #$ &3+'h the #o4,e =1ee#* B1t e#3+o1' fo&t1#e 0' /+#'t h+. fo& ' he 0' th1' h'te#+#/ th&o1/h the A+& h+' 'h$$o0 0' 4efo&e h+. 1-o# the e&th* Whe&e1-o# the #o4,e =1ee# ,oo7t 1- #$ -e&e+3e$ +t 0' M&t+, 't&t/e. #$ the&efo&e 4e6too7 he&'e,f +#to $ee- $&7 3e* A#$ ,tho1/h M&' 0o1,$ /,$,% h3e .$e h'te fte& he& %et +# &e'-et h+' 4o$% 0' h+''e$ he o1,$ 4% #o .e#' o.-'' +t* Whe&efo&e h,f $e'-e&te he h'te#e$ +#to the #e8t 0oo$ the&e to '-% o1t h+' $3#t/e* B1t the =1ee# 0h+h 4% th+' h#/e h$ $&0# to he&'e,f the 7+#/$o. f&o. the .o#&h 0' t th+' t+.e f&+$ of M&' #$ the&efo&e o#t+#1e$ +# the C3e* Phoe41' h$ f&o. 4o3e 3e&% 0e,, o4'e&3e$ the'e -''/e' #$ 0h+,e M&' 0' ho3e&+#/ +# the A+& he 'ho#e #$ $&te$ h+' 4e.' o# the 47 of M&' #$ h+' Pe/'1' 'o tht the#e 'h$$o0 .1't #ee$' -'' 4efo&e 1#to the e&th* I# th+' .##e& Phoe41' $+'o3e&e$ #$ tht 3e&% .1h to h+' o0# $3#t/e the -1&-o'e' Of M&' fo& he h+.'e,f 0' +#0&$,% +#f,.e$ 0+th &$e#t ,o3e* No0 0he&e' th+' h+' 4e,o3e$ -e&h-' 4% '-e+, -&o3+$e#e o#t+#1e$ ,o#/e& the# -,e'e$ h+. +# he& ,o3e he 4e6 too7 h+.'e,f o# h+/h #$ 4% h+' /o,$e# 4e.' $e'e#$e$ +#to he& $ee- $&7 3e #$ +,,1.+#te$ the '.e #$ +.4&e$ th+' ,o3e,% 3+&/+# h+' t&1e Mothe& #$ f1,f+,,e$ h+' $e'+&e* Whe&e1-o# 'he 0' ,o%, to h+. #$ the% e'-o1'e$ eh othe& #$ 4e.e t0o +# o#e 4o$%*
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Ho0 M&' &e3e#/e' h+.'e,f 1-o# Phoe41' 't+&' 1- V1,# /+#'t h+.* Ho0 V1,# 41' 1- Phoe41' to/ethe& 0+th the =1ee# +# the f+&e #$ ho0 4oth the+& So1,' --e&e$ to M&' #$ ho0 M&' -&oee$' 0+th the'e 'o1,' to .7e the '.e o&-o&e,* M&' 0' f+# to 4eho,$ ,, th+' 0+th -t+e#t e%e' f&o. f& #$ o1,$ #ot h+#$e& +t 41t %et o#'+$e&e$ of .e# #$ 0% to &e3 e#/e h+.'e,f #$ the&efo&e 0+th h+' f,%+#/ ho&'e .$e h'te to V1,# Ve#1' h1'4#$ #$ 4&o1/ht h+. t+$+#/' tht h+' 0+fe 0' %et ,+3e #$ tht 'he 0' tho1'#$6fo,$ h#$'o.e& the# 4efo&e #$ ho0 'he h$ ,%# ,o#/ t+.e +# $,,%#e 0+th Phoe41' +# $ee- C3e* V1,# 0' 'h.e$ #$ '+$ I .% 'e,f . the o'+o# of th+' .+'h+ef 4e1'e I 0o1,$ #ot e-t .% 0+fe he&etofo&e 0he# the .o't 4,e''e$ E/,e -&e'e#te$ he& 1#to .e* He&e1-o# he /&e0 o1t&/eo1' #$ '+$ De& Co1'+# ,e$ .e to the C3e* Wh+h M&' 0+,,+#/,% $+$ #$ the&efo&e too7 h+. 1- 4efo&e o# h+' ho&'e
#$ 4&o1/ht h+. to the E#t&#e of the C3e* V1,# ,+$ h+' e&' to the .o1th of the C3e ,+'te#e$ #$ %et o1,$ #ot ,e 0h+the& the t0o ,o3e&' #.e,% the f+&'t #$ the ,'t .tte& 0e&e 't+,, the&e o& #o #$ the&efo&e 0' $e'+&o1' '+#e h+' he&t o1t of 't&o#/ 2e,o1'% 't+,, ,e-e$ 'o 0+th+# h+' 4o$% tht he o1,$ #ot he& tht M&' 0o1,$ o#e ,+'te# 0h+the& the% 0e&e 4oth %et -&e'e#t o& #ot* M&' 0e,, o4'e&3+#/ the. +# &e'-et of the+& +#0&$ ffet+o# 'o $ee-,% +# ,o3e to/ethe& tht the% e3e# ' +f +#t&#e$ 0e&e ,+3+#/,% $e$ /3e V1,# to 1#$e&'t#$ th+' .+t%* The# -&e-&e$ V1,# # &t+f++, f+&e0o&7 0h+h 0' .$e of # 1#7+#$,e$ f+&e o& f+e&% A+& #$ of Ve/et4,e S,t* The'e he .+8e$ 3e&% 0e,, #$ the&e0+th 'et the 0ho,e 3e o# f+&e* B1t the'e t0o ,o3e&' 0e&e #ot 0&e of +t #$ 0he# the% 1#$e&'too$ +t the% &e/&$e$ +t 't+,, the ,e'' 41t 't%e$ to/ethe& 1#t+, t ,e#/th V1,# f&o. 4o3e th&e0 $o0# h+' -&e-&e$ -o0$e& +# /&et :1#t+t% 4% the E#t&#e #$ 0+th .o't 't&o#/ het &e$1e$ the. 4oth to $1't #$ 'he' 0h+h he 4&o1/ht fo&th #$ -1t +t +# h+' $&+#7 0h+h 0' o..o# 0e,,60te& 0h+h /ot the&e4% 3e&% 't&#/e t'te 'o tht M&' o1,$ #ot $&+#7 of +t 41t 0' f+# to .+8 +t 0+th 0+#e* A#$ ' 'oo# ' he h$ -o1&e$ 0h+te W+#e to +t 4eho,$ the ,e& 0te& 0' h#/e$ #$ o1t of +t the&e 0' th+7 #$ .o't 4e1t+f1, &e$ E''e#e +# the h#$ of the +#.o1&e$ M&' 0ho &e'e&3e$ the'e 'he' ' &e,+:1e' #$ /the&e$ the. 1- fo& # e3e&,'t+#/ &e.e.4&#e ' '&e$ th+#/* B1t ' 'oo# ' th+' h$ 'o h--e#e$ +# 6the h#$' of M&' he &%e$ o1t 0+th 3e&% ,o1$ Vo+e! > Ve#1' .% Ve#1' th% 4e1t% +' f+t fo& #o#e 41t .e ,o#e* O fo&t1#te h#e tht hth t&#'.+tte$ 1#to .e 'o -&e+o1' t&e'1&e #$ et* A#$ 0he# he h$ '-o7e# th+' 0+th /&et 2o% he +#t&ete$ V1,# #ot to t7e +t +,, t h+' h#$' 41t to 4e'to0 h+. the 4,oo$ of Ve#1' '+#e Ve#1' h$ +# h+' h#$ (M&') 'e-&te$ he&'e,f f&o. the 0te& #$ the&e4% /3e to 1#$e&'t#$ tht 'he 0+,, h3e #o o..1#+t+o# 0+th th+' o..o# 0te& %e #$ fo& th+' t+.e o1/ht to 4e &e'1e$ f&o. the $#/e& of 0te&* V1,# (t othe& t+.e' #o#e of the 0+'e't) 'ee+#/ th+' 0o#$e&f1, $3e#t1&e #.e,% tht f+&e o& the h+/h,% &e$ 'o1, of Ve#1' h$ 'he0e$ he&'e,f 1#to M&' o1t of 6the Wte& e'+,% o#'e#te$* Whe&e1-o# M&' too7 6the &e.+#+#/ 'he' #$ 0+th o..o# 0te& e,+8+3+te$ the h+$$e# ,+3+#/ 'o1, f+,te&e$ the 0te& #$ f&ee$ the 'o1, f&o. the Wte& 4% -o1&+#/ o# V+#e/& 0he&e0+th he 'o ,o#/ -,+e$ the 'o1, t+,, 'he 'he0e$ he&'e,f 3+'+4,% +#'o.1h tht he o1,$ 3e&% o#3e#+e#t,% &e'1e he&*
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Ho0 M&' 4% the $3+e of e&t+# Ph+,o'o-he& 0+th the 'o1, of h+' t&#'fo&.e$ Ve#1' 0he&eto the 'o1, of the S1# 0' 2o+#e$ tte.-te$ to 07e# #e0 Ve#1' #$ 0he&e+# he f+,e$* A#$ ,'o
ho0 4% 3+o,e#e he 0&e'te$ f&o. V1,# the $e$ 4o$% 0he&e+# the ,&+f+e$ 4o$% 0' h+$$e#*
No0 fte& tht M&' h$ .'te&e$ the f+e&% $&% 'o1, ' +' 4o3e &e,te$ he '7e$ 3e&% ,ee$ Ph+,o'o-he& ho0 he 'ho1,$ .#/e th+' t&e'1&e! Who /3e th+' t&1e &e'o,1t+o#* Th% fo&.e& Ve#1' +# he& #+e#t fo&. #$ 'h-e 'h,t tho1 #e3e& .o&e 'ee fo& 'he +' #o0 t0+e h#/e$ f+&'t +#to the .tte& of the Sto#e 41t fte&0&$' 4% V1,# 0+th Phoe41' 'he 0' $-te$ fo& the e8t&t6 +o# of the th&ee P&+#+-,e' 41t tho1 +# $1e t+.e .%'t 'ee he& +# 'h-e # h1#$&e$ t+.e' .o&e 4e1t+f1,* Whe&efo&e t7e of he& 'o1, o#e -&t9 of he& '-+&+t ' .1h 41t fo&/et #ot the 'he'* P1t +t +# ,o'e Ch.4e& /+3e +# the 4e/+##+#/ /e#t,e het #$ $o +# ,, th+#/' ' tho1 7#o0e't 'o 0+tho1t f+, 'h,t tho1 o.e to th% +#te#t* M&' $+$ ' 0' o..#$e$ h+. 41t ' %et he o1,$ #ot 0ho,,% 1#$e&'t#$ ,, th+' tht the Ph+,o'o-he&' o..#$e$ h+. 0he&e4% to .+8 the 4,oo$ 0+th +t' -&o-e& '-+&+t* At ,'t of ,, he o#'+$e&e$ ho0 tht 4oth of the. 0e&e 4o o1t of o#e .tte& o1t of o#e '-+&+t #$ o1t of o#e 3+t&+o,+ E&th* Ye M&' o#'+$e&e$ ,'o ho0 tht he&etofo&e he h+.'e,f 0' h#/e$ +#to the f+&'t .tte& 0he# Ve#1' +# h+' $e'-e&t+o# he,$ h+. 4% the &.' #$ the&e1-o# the f+/1&e of e&t+# 'to#% t0+#7,+#/ St1, M+#e&, 0' o..1#+te$ to h+. ' +' to 4e &e$ +# the fo&e/o+#/ h-te&'* No0 0he# M&' h$ o4t+#e$ th+' +,,1.+#t+o# he o#'+$e&e$ the 'he' 0h+h he ,eft ,%+#/ 4eh+#$ he h'te#e$ 47 to feth the.* B1t V1,# 0' 4efo&e h#$ 0+th h+. #$ h$ t7e# the. 1- #$ &&+e$ the. 0% 0+th h+. fo& +t &e-e#te$ h+. tht he h$ +#6 t&1'te$ M&' 0+th th+' .o't -&e+o1' t&e'1&e '-e+,,% 0he# he ,,e$ 6to .+#$ 0ht he h$ he&$ #$ 'ee# of .#% Ph+,o'o-he&' ,, 0ho'e ,4o1&' he h$ 4ee# t* A#$ ,tho1/h ,, h+' ,+fet+.e he 0' 41t $1,, I$eot %et he 't+,, &et+#e$ th1' .1h tht 0+tho1t 'he' #oth+#/ +' to 4e -e&fo&.e$ +# th+' h+/h 0o&7* He h$ ,'o &e$ +# # #+e#t 4oo7 tht the Phoe#+8 o1t of 'he' $oe' &e-&o$1e he& %o1#/ o#e'* Fo& the'e &e'o#' he e,+8+3+te$ the'e 'he' e3-o&te$ the 0te& #$ 'h1t 1- the ',t of /,o&% +# -e1,+& 3e''e, /3e +t /e#t,e f+&e +./+#+#/ /+# to hth #$ 07e# h+' Ve#1'* He 0e#t #e+the& $% #o& #+/ht f&o. h+' /,'' fo&/ot to et #$ $&+#7* Me# t+.e o.e' M&' +#to the L4o&to&% fo1#$ V1,# th1' 41'% 't#$+#/ 4efo&e the f1e to 0ho. he -&e'e#t,% $e,&e$ h+' $e'+&e to,$ h+. ho0 he h$ 1#+te$ the 'o1, 0+th the t&1e '-+&+t #$ tht the&e 0#te$ #oth+#/ .o&e of h+' .tte&' 41t o#,% the S,t tht 0' h+$$e# +# the 'he' &e:1e'te$ tht V1,# 0o1,$ ,et h+. h3e the S,t ,'o e'-e+,,% '+#e the&e 0' #o o/1,t+o# #o& o#'t#% to 4e e8-ete$ 0+tho1t the ',t* He $e.o#'t&te$ to V1,# tht the ',t 0+tho1t the othe& -&t' o1,$ #oth+#/ -&of+t h+. fo& 4o$% 0+tho1t 'o1, #$ '-+&+t +' o#,% $e$ e&th* B% the'e 0o&$' the o,$ L4o&#t V1,# 4e.e 0+'e& the# 4efo&e $e'+&e$ to h3e h+' 0+3e' 'o1, #$ '-+&+t /+# #$ '+$ The So1, 4e,o#/' to +t' o0# 4o$%9 No0
I h3e 6the 4o$% /+3e tho1 .e the 'o1, to/ethe& 0+th +t' 'et 0h+h ,+3e$ +# .% 0+fe* M&' 0o1,$ 4% #o .e#' $o +t 41t '+$ the '-+&+t 0he&e+# the 'o1, t -&e'e#t &e'teth 0h+h othe&0+'e t&#'.+t' +t' t&1e 4o$% to the 'o1, #$ -e&.#e#t,% f+8eth +t the '.e +' .% -&o-e& '-+&+t* Fo& &e.e.4e& Ge#t,e V1,# '+$ he tht he&e #ot .% M&t+, '-+&+t 41t .% '-+&+t tht 0' e8t&te$ o1t of .% h#/e$ 4o$% ' +' 4efo&e .e#t+o#e$ # o#,% -&o.ote th+' 41'+#e''* Whe&efo&e the .o't -&t +' o1t of .% 4o$% #$ et* A#$ 0h+,'t he 0' th1' '-e7+#/ he 3+o,e#t,% too7 the /,'' o1t of the ho1'e #$ 0+th h+' Pe/'1' f,e0 to th+' &e'+$e#e #$ fte&0&$' o#2o+#e$ h+' &e'e&3e$ 'o1, th&o1/h +t' '-+&+t 0+th the ',t he h$ 'to,e# #$ -,e$ the '.e 3e&% 0e,, ,o'e$ +# $+/e't+o#9 0he&e 0he# +t h$ 'too$ o.-ete#t t+.e M&' 0' $e'+&o1' o#e to ,oo7 +#to +t 0he&e he '0 tht ,, +# h+' /,'' o&&1-te$ #$ 0' ' 4,7 ' -+th* Th+' te&&+f+e$ M&' 4o3e ,, .e'1&e 'o tht the&e1-o# he fe,, +#to '0oo#* Me#0h+,e 4% h#e .e +# V1,# 0ho +#o1&/e$ h+. #$ '+$ the o&&1-t+o# .1't -&eee$e9 0he# the $&7 #+/ht +' o3e& the# fo,,o0' the Wh+te #$ /o,$e# ,+/ht*
CHAPTER
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Ho0 M&' $21&e$ V1,# tht he 0o1,$ he,- to -&o.ote the 41'6 +#e'' #$ ho0 V1,# +#'t&1te$ h+. o#e+#/ the 't&#/e o,o1&' 0h+h .$e M&' '1'-++o1'* M&' 4e,+e3e$ ,, th+' fo& he fo1#$ +# h+' .+#$ tht +t o1,$ 4e #o othe&0+'e #$ '+$9 De& Co1'+# I 0e,, 1#$e&'t#$ tht tho1 &t 4ette& e8-e&+e#e$ +# the 41'+#e'' th# I fo&'.1h ' tho1 o#,% h't &+-e#e$ #$ o.-,+'he$ the .o't -&e+o1' Me$++#e of the Ph+,o'o-he&'* I +#t&et the&efo&e tht tho1 0+,t t7e .% 41'+#e'' +# h#$ fo& I he&e4% -&o.+'e thee tht I 0+,, he#efo&th ,+3e ,+7e B&othe& 0+th thee* Ye 0h+h +' .o&e +# 'e the =1ee# of ',3t+o# 'h,, e,et thee +#'te$ o Phoe41' I -&o.+'e thee to ffo&$ thee ,, 4&othe&,% ''+'t#e /+#'t h+. 1-o# o#$+t+o# tht I .% -,e o# the to- of .% He,.et ' 0e,, $e'6 e&3e$ C&o0# tht .o't o't,% "e0e, 0h+h .e +#to the 0o&,$ 0+th he& o1t of 0h+h 'he 0' 4o tht 'h+#e' ,e&e& th# the S1# #$ f&o. 0h+h the '1# hth :1+&e$ h+' ,1't&e #$ o,o1& #$ et* V1,# ' he /3e to 1#$e&'t#$ +# 0o&$' 0' o#te#t to $o ,, th+' 41t -1&-o'e$ h+.'e,f to &et+# the 4o$% '+#e ,, .1't -'' th&o1/h h+' h#$'* Fo& the'e &e'o#' he e.-,o%e$ h+' 0e,, e8-e&6 +e#e$ $1t% /o3ee$ the f+&e ,+7e M'te&* M&' 4e1'e of h+' fe&3e#t $e'+&e 0o1,$ #ot 't+& o#e 'te- o1t of the L4o&to&% 41t 't&e$ 0+th h+' f+e&% e%e' 1-o# the /,'e# h.4e& 0he&e+# h+' 4e,o3e$ 0' f&e'h to &+'e /+# f&o. the $e$* Me# t+.e he e'-+e$ ,o1$ 0h+h $e'e#$e$ $o0# f&o. 4o3e f&o. 0h+h --e&e$ ,+tt,e '.,, ,+/ht 1-o# the e&th 0he&e1-o# the
ho&&+4,e $&7 #+/ht 4e/# ,e+'1&e,% to $e-&t #$ 3#+'h* Ye +t .+/ht 4e -e&e+3e$ tht $% 0' 4o1t to 4&e7* A#$ 0he# M&' '0 ,, th+' he o4'e&3e$ f1&the& tht "1#o "1-+te&' 0+fe 41t 7#e0 #ot fo& 0ht 1'e 0' &e-t +#to th+' ,o1$ 0ho. he -&e'e#t,% 7#e0 4% he& Peo7' T+, #$ 0' f&+$ of 'o.e h1/e $ee+t e'-e+,,% '+#e V1,# ,% 4efo&e the h.4e& #$ .$e ' tho1/h he 0e&e ',ee- 0h+h the '1'-++o1' M&' 0e,, #ote$* Fo& ' 'oo# ' e3e& he t1e$ V1,# ,oo7e$ to h+' f+&e 0he&e1-o# M&' $&e0 h+' S+.+t& #$ he,$ +t #7e$ +# h+' h#$' ,o'e$ h+' he,.et /&'-e$ h+' 417,e& #$ &e.+#e$ 0+tho1t t1+#/ ,+7e 'tt1e* Me# t+.e V1,# 0' 3e&% 't+,, 41t o1,$ #o ,o#/e& $+''e.4,e 41t -&ete#$e$ ' +f he h$ 4ee# 07e#e$ o1t of $ee- ',ee- #$ $e.#$e$ 0ht .e#' th+' /oo$ o1'+# tht tho1 'too$e't th1' -&e-&e$ fo& o.4& 4efo&e .e 0h+,'t I 0' f+# ',ee- The# &/e$ M&' #$ '+$ 0+th 2e,o1' .+#$ A' I -e&e+3e tho1 &t .o't f,'e o,$ A&+to& fo& 4eho,$ 0h+,'t I 4% h#e o#e t1e$ 4o1t tho1 h't o-e#e$ the h.4e& #$ ,et +# "1#o 0+th he& Peo7 #$ 'he h' h1#/ the &oo. 0+th T-+'t&+e' of ,, o,o1&' #$ $oe$ +t 0+th the R+#4o0 #$ 0h+,'t I 0' 4eho,$+#/ th+' 0o#$e& he& h1'4#$ "1-+te& ' 'oo# ' "1#o 0' $e-&te$ .e +#to the &o%, P&,o1& to ff,et .e #$ to &3+'h 0% the .o't 4e1t+f1, -e&'o# of th+' 0o&,$ #$ ' "1$/e to 'e#$ he& 47 /+# to Phoe41'* V1,# too7 /&et -+#' #$ o1,$ h&$,% --e'e M&' 4e1'e of h+' 'ett,e$ '1'-++o# 1#t+, he h$ $+'o3e&e$ 1#to h+. the 0ho,e +#t&+/1e* Whe&efo&e he '+$ he&7e# to .e /e#t,e 4&othe& #$ /+3e &e$+t to .% 0o&$'* "1#o +' the A-ho,'t&e'' of th+' .o't #o4,e =1ee# -&e$+t&e'' tht $e,&e' tht the =1ee# 0+,, '1$$e#,% e#te& #$ -o''e'' he& 7+#/$o. 0he&efo&e 'he +' o.e ' %o1 '0 to f1+'h #$ o..o$te 0+th ,, 'o&t' of -+#t+#/' #$ t-e't&+e' (' +' 1'to. 4,e +# ,, &o%, o1&t') the &o%, h.4e&* A#$ tht tho1 .%'t o.-&ehe#$ +t '+$ he .&7 &ef1,,% the e8.-,e tht I 'h,, &e,te 1#to thee* I# 0+#te& ,, 6th+#/' 1-o# e&th &e 1#'h-e,% %e e3e# ' +t 0e&e fo&;e# to $eth9 41t 0he# the '-&+#/ --&oheth the e&th +' /+# &e3+3e$ 0+th ,, .##e& of Ve/et4,e' /&ee# fo,+/e #$ +#3e'te$ 0+th f,o0e&' of 3&+o1' o,o1&' #$ 0he# th+' '+/# +' o3e&<-''e$ the# fo,,o0' the 0+'he$ f&1+t o&$+#/ to the #t1&e of eh th+#/ #$ the -&o-e&t% of +t' 'ee$* E3e# 'o +t +' 0+th the Ph+,o'o-h+ Wo&7! Fo& +f &otte##e'' tht +' 4,7 $eth 0e&e #ot -e&e+3e$ +# the Wo&7 the&e 0o1,$ fo,,o0 #o /e&.#t+o# A1t1.# o& H&3e't* The $&7#e'' 0h+h tho1 h't 'ee# +' the o&&1-t+o# 0he&eof the Ph+,o'o-he&' h3e 0&+tte# 'o .1h* B1t "1#o 0+th he& Peo7 4% he& /&ee##e'' f+&'t $e,&e$ the '-&+#/ #$ the# 4% the o,o1&' the /e&.+#t+o#* Whe&efo&e Whe&efo&e tho1 h't #o &e'o# to 4e #/&% 41t &the& h+/h,% to &e2o+e* M&' he,$ h+' -ee ,o#/ t+.e t ,'t $e.#$e$ 0ht the# "1-+te& h$ the&e to $o +# the &o%, h.4e&* Whe&e1#to V1,# &e-,+e$ #$ '+$ tht "1-+te& $e'e#$e$ th+the& o# -1&-o'e to -&e'e#t the Se-te& #$ C&o0# 1#to the =1ee# of S,3t+o# #$ fte&0&$' to '1e fo& the off+e of M&'h,,* Fo& o1t of th+'
.tte& of 0h+h th+' E.-&e'' +' 4o 0e&e ,, the .et,' ,+7e0+'e 4o* Whe&e1-o# +t +' ,'o #ee''&% tht the o,o1&' of ,, the .et,' --e& +# the /,'' #$ tht o#e P,#et 'ho1,$ t&#',te #$ $&+3e 0% the othe& f&o. the+& off+e #$ 3+&t1e 1#t+, the .o't -e&.#e#t of the. ,, th&o1/h the 4e1t% of Ve#1' #$ the '#/1+#&% o,o1& of M&' 'h,, -o''e'' the 7+#/$o. +# -ee* Th+' -,e'e$ M&' e8ee$+#/,% 4o3e ,, .e'1&e 'o tht he 0o1,$ #ee$' 3+o,e#t,% -&e'' +#to the &o%, h,, to -&e'e#t the =1ee# 0+th ,, h+' -o0e& 't&e#/th #$ 1tho&+t%* B1t the 0e,, e8e&+'e$ L4o1&#t V1,# 0o1,$ 4% #o .e#' o#'e#t '%+#/! T7e hee$ /e#t,e B&othe& tht %o1 to1h #ot the h.4e& othe&0+'e 0e 'h,, 4oth 4e &o44e$ of ,, ho-e'* Fo& &e.e.4e& tht +f the 41$$' 4e -,17e$ f&o. the T&ee tht 6the# the&e # 4e #o f&1+t the&ef&o.* Wh+,'t he 0' --e'+#/ M&' 0+th th+' +#fo&.t+o# he o-e#e$ #othe& /te #$ hete$ the &o%, h+, o&$+#/ to h+' 0+'$o. #$ 4eho,$ 4efo&e the+& e%e' the&e 0' /&et h#/e #$ '-e6 +,,% +# the &o%, h.4e&* Fo& the Go$$e'' D+# 0' o.e o3e& the /,''e# Se #$ 'e&et,% 'e#$e$ +#to the &o%, th&o#e* She h$ &&#%e$ he&'e,f +# ,oth of S+,3e&9 #$ he& L$+e' 'too$ 4eh+#$ #ot $&+#/ +# &e/&$ of the 4&+/ht#e'' of D+# to 4eho,$ he& o1#te##e* The% he,$ #$ '1't+#e$ 0+th the+& h#$' the &o%, Th&o#e* B1t the Th&o#e 0' of -1&e /o,$ #$ the =1ee# 0ho 't 6the&eo# h$ /o,$e# feet #$ '+,3e& 0h+te --e&#e 'o tht the 1&e+t% 0h+h 0' the&e+# h+$$e# o1,$ #ot 0e,, 4e $+'ee$*
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Ho0 V1,# o-e#e$ the ,'t /te #$ ho0 M&' 0' ',+# 4% the K+#/ '1h #$ ,+7e0+'e 0ht 't&#/e 0o#$e&f1, o,o1&' --e&e$* M&' h$ o4'e&3e$ ,, th+' 3e&% 0e,, 41t $1't #ot '7 V1,# #%th+#/ f1&the& fo& he '0 h+. 41'% +# o-e#+#/ the ,'t /te* Whe# +t 0' o-e#e$ the f+e&% f,.e' o& het '',te$ the K+#/' P,e +# ,, =1&te&' #$ the&e --e&e$ .#% tho1'#$ .+&&o1&' #$ eh .+&&o& &e-&e'e#te$ the 4e1t% of h+. tht 0' to &e+/# 0+tho1t e#$* M&' ,oo7+#/ &o1#$ 4o1t o1,$ #ot e'-% the =1ee# 0ho h$ t7e# 1-o# he& the 'h-e of D+# 41t fo1#$ +# he& 'te$ the .o't 0+'e K+#/ So,o.# '+tt+#/ +# h+' /,o&% #$ the&efo&e &e:1e'te$ to V1,# tht he 0o1,$ f1&the& #$ -e&.+t h+. to e#te& +#to the t&#'-&e#t h.4e& tht 'o he .+/ht h+#$e& K+#/ So,o.# to t7e h+' 0e,, 4e,o3e$ 0+fe* M&' h$ h&$,% '-o7e# o1t 0ht he 0' '%+#/ 0he# he 'o -e&e+3e$ 4% the &e$ ,oth+#/ tht h+' o,$ Ve#1' 0+th he& hot 4,oo$ 0' 't+,, -&e'e#t 0h+h #o0 &&%e$ he&6 'e,f +# ,oth of /o,$* She o#t+#1e$ #ot ,o#/ +# o#e 'h-e She 0' #o0 4efo&e h+' e%e' +# fo&. of .# #$ -&e'e#t,% fte& +# tht of 0o.#* V1,# 0e,, '0 tht M&' &e'o,3e$ e3e# 4% fo&e
to -&e'' +#to 6the &o%, th&o#e 0he&e1-o# he ,e$ M&' 4% 6the h#$ 0'he$ h+. f&o. he$ to foot ,e#'e$ #$ ##o+#te$ h+. #$ 4&o1/ht +t 'o to -'' tht +# he .e* A#$ ' 'oo# ' he 0' /otte# +#to the h.4e& 0he&e+# the 0o#$e&f1, #$ 't&#/e h#/e' h$ --e&e$ M&' 0' 'e+;e$ o# 'o ' 6tht 0+tho1t the ,e't $efe#e he 1#o4'e&3e$,% '0oo#e$ 4efo&e the 0e,, e8e&+'e$ V1,#' e%e'* No0 fte& tht the .o't .+/ht% He&o M&' o1t of ,o3e of h+' Ve#1' h$ ,o't h+' L+fe #$ 0' ',+# 4% the '-+&+t of the D&/o# 0+th 0h+h the &o%, h+, 0' ?J -&t f+,,e$ K+#/ So,o.# &e3e,e$ h+.'e,f +# h+' /,o&% '+tt+#/ 1-o# h+' t&+1.-h#t h&+ot #$ -eef1,,% &e+/#+#/ o3e& the 0ho,e 0o&,$* The &e$ #$ '+,3e& o,o1&e$ Se 0' '142et to the 7+#/ #$ 0+,,+#/,% %+e,$e$ 1- +t' &+he' +# h+' t+.e* I# '1. the K+#/ 0' .+/ht% +# -ee* Fo& he ' the ,'t Mo#&h 4% the he,- of the o,$ D&/o# 0' 4eo.e M'te& of the 4e1t% of Ve#1' #$ the /,o&+o1' 3,o1& of M&'* Fo& the D&/o# 0' t.e$ #$ 0' #o .o&e ' he&etofo&e f+,,e$ 0+th ht&e$ #$ e#.+t% 41t 0' 4o3e ,, .e'1&e /e#t,e to the +#h4+t#t' of th+' 0o&,$ -&e$+t+#/ 1#to the. ',3t+o# &+he' #$ he,th #$ et*
CHAPTER
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Ho0 M&' fte& he 0' '142et to the K+#/ #$ ,'o '-o+,e$ of h+' -1&-,e /&.e#t' '1/ht #$ fo1#$ o--o&t1#+t% to &e3e#/e h+.'e,f 1-o# Phoe41' 0ho fo&.e&,% h+#$e&e$ h+. f&o. 4&+#/+#/ h+' 4e,o3e$ Ve#1' to h+' 0+,, #$ ,'o /3e o'+o# to th+' h+' .+'fo&t1#e 'e&3+t1$e #$ -t+3+t% #$ the ,o'' of h+' -1&-,e &o4e* A,tho1/h the D&/o# -&o-he'+e$ -ee #$ &+he' to the 0ho,e 0o&,$ #$ ,, th+#/' e3e&% 0he&e 'ee.e$ to 4e +# :1+et o#$+t+o# %et the '.e ,'te$ #ot ,o#/* Fo& the&e 0' 't+,, -e1,+& e#.+t% 4et0ee# M&' #$ Phoe41' 0ho. V1,# 1-o# M&' #ot+e h$ 4efo&e t7e# +# $1,te&% 0+th Ve#1' #$ 0+th -e1,+& th1#$e& 4o,$ #$ f+&e60o&7 h$ 0o1#$e$ to $eth #$ o#'1.e$ 'o tht M&' +# 0ho'e -&e'e#e th+' -''e$ ho-e$ tht +t 0o1,$ o#,% h3e effet 1-o# Phoe41' #$ #ot 1-o# Ve#1' o#f+$+#/ tht 'he 0o1,$ 'oo# &+'e /+# 'fe #$ 'o1#$ ' o1t of $ee- ',ee- #$ ,o#e -o''e'' the /o3e.e#t of the 0o&,$* B1t he 0' +# h+' +./+#t+o# h1/e,% .+'t7e#* Fo& ' 'oo# ' he 0' +#t&o$1e$ 4% V1,# +#to the &o%, H,, 0he&e+# Ve#1' h$ /+3e# 1- he& 'e,f 1#to the K+#/ 0+th -1&-o'e to &e'1e the =1ee# Beho,$ he 0' the&e -&e'e#t,% ,+$ ho,$ of 4% the t&#'fo&.e$ Ve#1' (0ho. I he&e #.e the K+#/) #$ he 4e.e '142et 1#to he&* M&' 0he# he '0 +t o1,$ #ot othe&0+'e 4e 7e-t ,o'e to the K+#/ 0ho 0' '+#/1,&,% 0e,, -,e'e$ 0+th h+' f+e&% e%e' #$ ho' -1&-,e o,o1&e$ 1#$e&6 /&.e#t 0h+h he 't&+-t h+. of #$ $oe$ h+.'e,f the&e0+th* A,, 6th+' M&' 3e&% ,+tt,e 3,1e$ 41t o#,% tho1/ht ho0 he .+/ht &e3e#/e h+.'e,f 1-o# Phoe41' #$ fte& 1-o# the het+#/ ,4o&#t V1,# 0ho 4&o1/ht h+. +#* Whe&efo&e he '-o7e to the K+#/ #$
'+$9 Mo't .+/ht% #$ +#3+#+4,e K+#/ +t +' t&1e #$ 7#o0# to 1' ,, tht tho1 &t the he&t ,+fe #$ /,o&% of the 0o&,$ tho1 &t &e-,e#+'he$ 0+th the '-+&+t of 6the $o14,e #t1&e tho1 'h+#e't ,+7e C&41#,e +# the #+/ht #$ $&7#e'' 0h+h f&o. 6the 4e/+##+#/ o3e&e$ the 0o&,$* B1t Phoe41' '+$ he He +#,+/hte#' the $% +t 'e,f 'o tht the $% 4% the +#te&-o'+t+o# of /&o'' +#t&#'-&e#t 4o$% +# the -,e 0he&e Phoe41' ,1't&e ##ot &&+3e +' 6to 4e e'tee.e$ ' $&7#e'' #$ +# th+' .##e& h+' ,1't&e .% -,+#,% 4e $+'t+#/1+'he$ f&o. the $% ,+/ht* Whe&efo&e '+$ he I o1#'e, %o1& .2e't% to 4eth+#7 of .e# #$ 0% ho0 %o1 .% /et +#to %o1& h#$' the M#t,e of A1&o&* Fo& .% -&t I . o#f+$e#t I o1,$ o.e 4% +t 0+tho1t .1h t&o14,e #$ +# 'e %o1& M2e't% /+3e .e o..+''+o# 6to th+' -1&-o'e $e,+3e& +t +#to %o1& h#$' +# 'ho&t t+.e* Th+' -&o-o', -,e'e$ the K+#/ .+/ht+,% 0e,, 0he&efo&e he o..#$e$ M&' to $o ' he h$ '+$ #$ et* M&' 0e,, 7#e0 tht Phoe41' 0o1,$ #ot '1$$e#,% 4e 4,e to fo&/et the ,o3e,% &e,+'h of the f&1+t 0h+h /&e0 +# Ve#1' /&$e# #$ 0h+h he h$ #e0,% t'te$* Fo& he 3e&% 0e,, 7#e0 the hot #t1&e of Phoe41' 41t '-e+,,% the# 0he# Phoe41' +# 'h-e of A-o,,o +./+#e$ to o3e& t7e the e8ee$+#/ f+& D-h#+' #$ .+''e$ he h$ 3e&% -,+#,% e'-+e$ h+' Nt1&e* No0 the &ft% #$ &e3e#/ef1,, M&' h$ o4'e&3e$ #$ o1t of h+' Wth to0e& 0he&e+# he 0' he&etofo&e ,o$/e$ h$ 'ee# tht the .o't .+4,e He,+ot&o-+ h$ ofte# t+.e' 4et0ee# 0h+,e' 0,7e$ ,o#e t the 4otto. of the H+,, #$ .o#/'t othe&' fo& 'o.e ho1&' h$ &e&ete$ he& 'e,f +# 4eho,$+#/ he& o0# 'h-e #$ tht 'he .$e ,oo7+#/6/,'' of &%'t,,+#e '-&+#/ #$ fe,, +# ,o3e 0+th he& o0# 4e1t%* So tht fo& 3e&% ,o3e 'he 0' ,+7e to $%e fo& 'he 41e$ 0+th he& o0# f+&e 0h+h C1-+$ h$ e#7+#$,e$ fo& ' .1h ' he h$ +.-&e''e$ 1-o# the he&t of the .o't 4e1teo1' He,,ot&o-+ the '+/# of ,o3e 3+; the h&te& of Ve#1' 'o 4&+/ht ,e& #$ 3+'+4,% tht +t 'ho#e fo&th ,+7e 4&+/ht 'h+#+#/ 't& 4et0ee# he& ,4'te& 4&e't' +# he& o0# 'h-e #$ t&1e f+/1&e* Th+' '.e 't& #$ f+/1&e He,+ot&o-+ h$ #ot 4efo&e th+' &+/ht,% o4'e&3e$! 41t #o0 0he# 'he 'too$ 4efo&e the fo1#t+# 'he e'-+e$ the h&te&* Fo& the 0te& 0h+h 'he 1'e$ ' .+&&o& &e-&e'e#te$ the '.e .1h f+&e& #$ .o&e /,o&+o1' the# +t 0' +# +t 'e,f* Whe&efo&e the +#.o1&e$ He,+ot&o-+ $e'+&o1' to ,% ho,$ of #$ 7+'' the 't& he& feet '1$$e#,% ',+-t #$ 4eho,$ the fo1#t+# ,o'e$ o3e& he& he$ #$ He,+ot&o-+ ,o't he& 'e,f the&e+#* Th+' M&' h$ 0e,, #ote$ #$ &e'o,3e$ to 'e&3e h+.'e,f of +t /+#'t h+' e#e.% ' he&efte& fo,,o0eth*
CHAPTER XX Ho0 M&' 0+th 1##+#/ #$ the &e,t+o# of 0o#$e&f1, $3e#t1&e o#e+#/ He,+ot&o-, 0he&e+# the Ch%.+, M%'te&% +' e8-&e'',% #$ 3+'+4,% $e,+#ete$ &e3e#/eth h+.'e,f 1-o# Phoe41' #$ ho0 Phoe41' '+#7eth +# the fo1#t+# #$ 4eo.e' fe&.e#t of the ,'t
Mo#&h* E&,% o#e .o+#/ ' Phoe41' .e o3e& the Se $&0# 4% h+' 1#0e+&e$ Ho&'e' #$ h$ $+&ete$ h+' /o,$e# &%' to0&$ the M&6 t+, h+,, to $&0 1- the 3&+o1' o,o1&e$ V-o1& f&o. the &%6 't,,+#e fo1#t+# 0he&e+# the '-+&+t #$ ,+fe of the .et.o&-ho'e$ He,+ot&o-+ 0' h+$$e# 0+th 0h+h he 0' 0o#t to $o the R+#4o0 0+th ,, .##e& of o,o1&'* M&*' --&ohe$ 1#to h+. #$ 0+th h+' ho&'e 3o+e '+$! > tho1 .o't +,,1't&+o1' Phoe41' +f tho1 7#o0e't the $3e#t1&e tht hth h--e#e$ +# the'e -&t' tho1 0o1,$'t #ot o#,% 4e .;e$ t +t 41t 0+th ,, th% .+/ht 0o1,$'t &e3e#/e #$ -1#+'h the +#21't+e 0h+h h' 4ee# e8e&+'e$ 1-o# the &+.+#, h+.'e,f* Fo& 0h+,'t the 'e,f6e#.o1&e$ 'e,f6e#.o1&e$ He,+ot&o-+ ' 0' he& 1'to. 0' 0,7+#/ +# th+' 3,,e% 4% the --o+#t.e#t of C1-+$ h$ &t+f++,,% -&e-&e$ o1t of e&t+# ',t .tte&' /e#e&te$ +# th+' Mo1#t+# #$ t ,e#/th 't $o0# #$ fe,, ',ee-9 '1$$e#,% h$ the ,e0+$ C1-+$ 4% the +#'t+#t of Ve#1' 'o 0o1#$e$ #$ '1&-&+'e$ he& 0+th ,o3e to0&$ he& o0# 'h$$o0 tht 'he 0' fo&e$ .o&e #$ .o&e 0+tho1t e'+#/ to 4eho,$ he&'e,f +# th+' fo1#t+# 0h+h 'he 'o ,o#/ $+$ t+,, t ,e#/th .o't he3% ',eefe,, 1-o# he&* I# th+' $ee- ',ee- C1-+$ o3e&6too76the .o't 4e1t6 +f1, He,+ot&o-+ #$ &e'o,3e$ to -1&h'e he& .o't 4e,o3e$ t&e'1&e 0h+,e 'he %et ',e-t* H3+#/ the&efo&e $o#e h+' $e'+&e he /3e he& h+# of E.e&,$' 0he&et h1#/ the -o&t&+t o& f+/1&e of h+' Mothe& Ve#1' .o't &t+f++,,% 0&o1/ht* No0 th+' +./e 0' the o'+o# of the 1#fo&t1#te h#e of He,+ot&o-+* Fo& 0he# 'he 07e#e$ 'he -&e'e#t,% o&$+#/ to he& #+e#t 1'to. t1e$ he& fe to0&$ the fo1#t+# #$ 0he# 'he -e&e+3e$ the 't&#/e .+4,e 'h-e of the eff+/+e' 4et0ee# he& ,4'te& 4&e't' 'he 'too-+#/ to0&$ the fo1#t+# fe,, +# #$ .e,te$ 0% ,+7e ',t +# 0te&* A#$ fte& ,+tt,e 0h+,e I '0 C1-+$ t th+' fo1#t+# #$ fo&' .1h ' I o1,$ -e&e+3e t0' he tht o#t&+3e$ th+' $6 3e#t1&e #$ e#h#te$ He,+ot&o-+ +# the Fo1#t+# tht he#e6 fo&th he o#,% #$ ,o#e .+/ht e#2o% he& 4e1t% t h+' -,e'1&e* Fo& +# the -,e 0he&e he,+ot&o-+ ,'t 't ' 'oo# ' 'he 0' $&o0#e$ the&e -&e'e#t,% '-&#/ 1- 0o#$e&f1, f,o0e&* B% th+' .&7 C1-+$ 1#$e&'too$ 0he&e he .+/ht f+#$ h+' 4e,o3e$* At the'e 0o&$' the o,o1& of Phoe41' o1#te##e 0' h#/e$ #$ h+' 0ho,e 4o$% 0' +#f,.e$ ,+7e f+&e #$ he 'too$ +# '1h t&#'-o&t tht he 0' #ot 4,e to '-e7* Whe&efo&e M&' '-7e f1&the& #$ '+$! Be o.fo&te$ $e& Phoe41' #$ /+3e e& to 0ht I 'h,, $3+'e thee* I 0e,, 'ee tht tho1 &t +#f,.e$ #$ +#0&$,% #$ o1t0&$,% +#7+#$,e$9 0he&efo&e +f tho1 0h+,'t tho1 &t th1' +# th% f+e&% fo&. 0o1,$'t -,1#/e th% 'e,f +#to the fo1#t+# the fo1#t+# .1't #ee$' $&% 1- #$ the f+& He,+ot&o-+ o1,$ #o ,o#/e& &e.+# o#e,e$ f&o. thee 41t .1't the# #ee$' 4eo.e th+#e* Fo& +f tho1 4ee't 'o -o0e&f1, '*4% th% &%' f&o. f& 6to $&% 1- /&et 0te&' 0ht 'h,, #ot th% -&e'e#e 4e 4,e to -e&fo&. Phoe41' o1,$ #o ,o#/e& &ef&+# 41t 4e,+e3+#/ ,, tht M&' h$ &e,te$ o# '1$$e# 0+tho1t #% $e,+4e&t+o# -,1#/e$ h+.'e,f +#to
the fo1#t+# 0h+h h$ the #t1&e ,+7e &o%, 0te& +# 0h+h ,, &e$ o,o1&+#/ 't&' &e 0o#t to .e,t 0%* Whe&efo&e Phoe41' ,'o 0' o3e&-o0e&e$ 4% the fo&e of th+' 0te& 'o tht he 0' fo&e$ to 4eo.e 0te& 41t 0+tho1t h+' -&e21$+e* The .o't 3+#$+t+3e (&e3e#/ef1,,) M&' 7#e0 th+' &+/ht 0e,, 0ho h$ ,o#/ 4efo&e e86 -e&+e#e$ the effet 1-o# h+' Ve#1' #$ the&efo&e to $ee+3e Phoe41' he o#t&+3e$ #$ fo1#$ o1t 6th+' +#3e#t+o# +# o#'+$e&t+o# tht he&etofo&e Phoe41' o3e&too7 h+' t&#'.1te$ Ve#1' +# Ro7 #$ ' +' 4o3e .e#t+o#e$ h$ h+' 0+,, of he& t h+' -,e'1&e* He&e the /e#t,e Re$e& #$ ,o3e& of A&t o1/ht 6to t7e '-e+, #ot+e ho0 0o#$e&f1,,% M&' fte& tht o1t of ,o3e 6to h+' +./+#e$ Ve#1' (I '% +./+#e$ fo& 'he 0' .et.o&-ho'e$) .et.o&-ho'e$) 4% the '14t+,t% of o,$ V1,# 0+th 0ho'e 0+fe he he&etofo&e -,%e$ the 0#to# #$ +' 't+,, .1h +#.o1&e$ of he& 0' -1#+'he$ #$ &e$1e$ +#to 'e&3+t1$e9 $+$ f+&'t &e3e#/e h+.'e,f o# Phoe41' 4% h+#$e&+#/ h+. f&o. the &-e of Ve#1' 0he# he 0o1,$ h3e &3+'he$ he& #$ &&%e$ the 4oot% 0% h+.'e,f* A#$ +t +' ,'o he&e f1&the& to 4e o4'e&3e$ ho0 the Mo#&h of the Ph+,o'o-he&' 4e.e th&o1/h the t+#t1&e of Ve#1' #$ M&' .o't /e#e&, 1#+3e&', #$ fte&0&$' th&o1/h the M#t,e of A1&o& #$ 6the -&e'e#e of the o&-o&, 'o,& Phoe41' 0' fe&.e#te$ 'o tht the othe&0+'e .o't '-+&+t1, f+8e$ Mo#&h $+$ ,'t tt+# # E&th,% :1,+t% #$ ff+#+t% of the 4'e& .et,'* Th+' fe&.e#t +' 6the .e# 4et0ee# the .et, to 4e t+#/e$ #$ the t+#t1&e tht +' to t+#/e* Afte& th+' .##e& I h3e t&ete$ th&o1/h ,, the P,#et' o# -1&-o'e 'o to &e3e, the #e8t .tte& fo& +t -,e'e$ #ot othe&0+'e .% C&eto&* B1t +# ,, -,e' the&e +' to 4e fo1#$ 'e3e&, Met.o&-ho'+' of the 't&' ho0 the 4'e .e# 0o&th% #$ .o't 0o&th% P,#et' 4% 'e3e&, .#1,' fo&t1#e' #$ .+'fo&t1#e' #$ %et 4% the --o+#t.e#t of Go$ 0e&e h#/e$ +#to the .tte& tht +' #e8t to 1'* Th+' #ee'' .1't 4e &eo#e$ f&o. the P,#et ' +f +t 0e#t 470&$* A#$ 4% tht .e#' +# th+' the f+&'t* Afte& %o1 o.e to &1##+#/ Me&1&% #$ ,'t,% to th+7 3-o&o1' f1.e 0h+h t ,, t+.e' 4ðe' (e8h,e') +# the .+#e' #$ 3e' of the E&th* The&e +' #o .o&e $+ffe&e#e 4et0ee# the ,o&$ #$ the 'e&3#t 4et0ee# the #ethe&.o't #$ the h+/he't 4et0ee# $&7#e'' #$ ,+/ht* Fo& I h3e he&e +# th+' 0o&,$ &e$1e$ ,, the #ethe&.o't P,#et' +#to o#e #$ the '.e th+#/ 'o tht the #t1&e #$ -&o-e&t% of the. ,, .% 4e t&1,% '+/#+f+e$ 0+th #$ th&o1/h o#e o#,% h&te&* The P,#et' of 0h+h + #o0 $+'o1&'e &e the #o4,e #$ +/#o4,e .et,' 0h+h &e +#,o'e$ +# o1& E,e.e#t, 0o&,$ ' +t 0e&e +# the+& .t&+8! I '% +# o1& Wo&,$* No0 the f+&'t .tte& of 0h+h I h3e 'o .1h '-o7e# #$ t&ete$ h' ,'o he& 'et #$ h4+tt+o# he&e+#* Th&o1/h th+' .tte& +f the '.e 4e f&ee$ f&o. +t' e&th,% .o,e' o& h4+tt+o# the Ph+,o6 'o-he&' h3e .$e the+& .o't 4,e''e$ 'to#e* The .tte& of 0h+h 0e he&e t&et +' .et,,+7 fo&. 41t the &e'o# 0h% +t +' 6 o1#te$ .+#e&, +' 4e1'e the $1e .tte& 0#t' the fo&.* The
.tte& -&e-&e$ $e'+&e' th+' fo&. #o ,e'' the# 0o.# $oe' h1'4#$ 4oth the'e &e +# the+& .e6t,,+7 0te& 'o,3e$ o/1,te$ #$ f+8e$ ' I h3e 'ee#* B1t the th+#/ 0he&e+# the .et,,+7 0te& +' o#e,e$ h' '%.4o, of the /&ete& #$ ,e'' 0o&,$ #$ +' o#,% to 4e 7#o0# 4% +t' '+.-,e '+/#t1&e #$ the fo&e6$e'&+4e$ t&#'.1tt+o#* B1t fo& the '+/#t1&e' #$ h&te&' (,tho1/h I h3e ,&e$% '1ff++e#t,% $e,&e$ the. +# .% t&et+'e of the M/+, E,e.e#t' #$ the ##e8e$ h%.+, A,-h4et) ho0 the% &e to 4e 7#o0# +# #$ 4% ,, the P,#et' 4efo&e %o1& e%e' #$ +# f+t #$ $1e t+.e to 4e 4&o1/ht to ,+/ht I 'h,, he&efte& (+f Go$ -e&.+t) $+'o1&'e #$ $e,+#ete the .tte& fte& #othe& f'h+o# #$ 4% the Ph+,o'o-h+7 o.-'' 4&+#/ +t +#to 'o f+#e #$ o#3e#+e#t fo&. th&o1/h tht o#e o#,% 0o&$ o.-,+ 'o tht tho'e 0ho h3e #% f1,t% of o#'+$e&+#/ ##ot 41t %e .1't /+#'t the+& o0# 0+,, 1#$e&'t#$ +t* E3e# ' I +# 'o.e -,e' h3e 4ee# +.-e,,e$ 4% the Ph+,o'o-h+ '-+&+t /+#'t .% 0+,, to 0&+te too ,e&,%* Go$ /&#t th% the ',3t+o# of th% 'o1,' 4e he&e+# ,0%' .+#$e$* AMEN* No0 I 0+,, -&oee$ to the Moo# 0ho &ee+3eth #o Met.o&-ho'+'*
CHAPTER
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Ho0 D+# 0' 4% C1-+$ $ee+3e$ #$ /otte# 0+th Ch+,$ #$ ho0 'he 0' fo&'7e# 4% he& N%.-h' 4e1'e 'he h$ ,o't he& 3+&/+# fo&. o& &o0# #$ et* A#$ ho0 4% the o#21#t+o# of the 1--e&.o't Moo# 0+th the #ethe&.o't Moo# 0h+h D+# h$ o# he& he$ 'he 0' h#/e$ +#to the St1 of Ph+,o'o-he&' #$ et* I e3e# #o0 .$e f,1&e +# tht 0he&e' o1t of the 4'e& .et,' ' o1& St1 "1-+te& M&' Ve#1'9 I 4&o1/ht fo&th 1#to the .+'6 'h-e# o..o# Me&1&% '1h 3e&% 't&#/e #$ 1#1'1, th+#/' 41t the&e .$e #o .e#t+o# t ,, of the Moo#* The&efo&e +t +' f+t tht I #o0 +#t&o$1e the. to the .o't h't D+# 0h+h fo& the .o't -&t +' $e,+#ete$ #7e$ #$ 1#,othe$* Let the /e#t,e Re$e& ,0%' o4'e&3e th+' 6tht the P,#et' 4% -e1,+& o#t&&,et% ,o3e o& hte$ h3e ,0%' $+.+#+'he$ e8,te$ #$ 4ette&e$ the+& o#$+t+o#* Fo& fte& th+' .##e& the% 4e.e the 4e't of ,, .et,' 3+; the f+&'t .tte& 0ho'e 3+&t1e #$ .e# 1#&e/&$e$ f+/1&e o& fo&. I 3,1e h+/he& the# the 4e't /o,$ 1-o# e&th* Fo& +# th+' th+#/ +' h+$$e# the 'e.+#,+t% of /o,$ of 0h+h I $&e he&e '-e7 #o f&the&* Fo& 4eho,$ the #+/ht --&oheth #$ the Moo# o.e' f&o. the E't 0+th he& ho' $o0#0&$' #$ the&e0+th th&ete#' .% ,eft e%e (fo& the Moo# /o3e' the ,eft e%e e3e# ' the '1# /o3e' the &+/ht e%e)* No0 to -&e'e&3e the '.e I .1't 4e6t7e .% 'e,f o1t of the 0oo$ +#to the -,+# f+e,$ #$ 4eho,$ ho0 the Moo# 0+,, --e& 1#to .e #$ +# 0ht f+/1&e 'he .% #$ o1/ht to 4e $e,+#ete$* No0 0he# I h$ /otte# +#to the -,+# f+e,$ I he&$ 4eh+#$ .e
the .o3+#/ of 0te& #$ I o4'e&3e$ tht +t 0' the h't D+# 0ho fte& he& 3+&/+# 1'to. 0' o.e $o0# to Bthe he&'e,f +# th+' fo1#t+#* I ,oo7e$ 0+'t,% 1-o# he& 0+th '+#/1,& -,e'1&e #$ -e&e+3e$ tht ,, he& N%.-h' 4% -e1,+& $3e#t1&e 0e&e f+# +#to 3e&% $ee- ',ee-* At ,'t I 1#$e&'too$ the o'+o# of th+' '1$$e# ',ee-+#/ fo& I he&$ /oo$ 0% of the 3o+e of # +#.o1&e$ %o1th* I h+$ .% 'e,f -&t,% o1t of fe& -&t,% o1t of $e'+&e to 1#$e&'t#$ the +''1e of the .tte&* Me# t+.e 0h+,'t the h't =1ee# ,'o o1t of 1&+o'+t% he&7e#e$ to the e8ee$+#/ $e,+te 3o+e 0+th '+#/1,& &e,+'h #$ tte#t+o# he& e%e' the&e4% 4e.e $+. #$ the ,o#/e& the ,o1$+e& 'o tht 'he 0+th he& N%.-h' 0' o3e&t7e# 0+th -&ofo1#$ ',ee-* A#$ 0he# I t1e$ .% e%e' to0&$ D+# 4% the &ee$' I e'-+e$ 4e1t+f1, 0h+te '0# 0h+h .$e th+' 'o ,o3e,% .e,o$%* He h$ h#/+#/ t h+' #e7 the =1+3e& #$ D&t' of C1-+$ the Go$ of Lo3e #$ o#'e&3t+o# of .#7+#$ #$ et* F&o. 0he#e I o#2et1&e$ tht +t .1't #ee$' 4e C1-+$ h+.'e,f 0ho -,%' h+' t&+7' 0+th ,, f,e'h 41t o1,$ #e3e& /+# o& o.-'' #% th+#/ of D+#* The Go$ C1-+$ 4% the +#'t+/t+o# of h+' Mothe& Ve#1' (fo& ' .1h ' he 41e$ 0+Tho1t e'+#/ fo& the ,o3e of D+#) h$ h#6 /e$ h+.'e,f +#to '0#* Fo& fte& the .1'+7 0' e#$e$ I '0 the +#.o&te +# h+' t&1e 'h-e #$ 4e+#/* H+' .othe& Ve#1' h$ ,et he& 'e,f $o0# 1-o# the e&th +# t&o14,e$ $&7 ,o1$ 'too$ 1-o# the 'ho&e of the 0te& ,,e$ he& 'o# 1#to he& #$ 4+$ h+. $&+#7 o1t of 4oth he& 4&e't'* Th+' 'he ,,e$ V+&/+#' M+,7! Fo& 4% .et.o&-ho'+' 'he 0' 4e6 o.e 3+&/+#* Afte&0&$' 'he /+# &ehe$ h+. 3e&% he3% $&16 /ht 0h+h 0' .+#/,e$ 0+th he& 3+&/+# 4,oo$ #$ 0+th tht ,'o 0h+h 0' he&' ' .othe& 0h+,e 'he --e&e$ +# he& o,$ 1#h#/e$ 'h-e* A' 'oo# ' C1-+$ h$ $ th+' off he 0' +# 't&#/e t7+#/ #$ fte& ,+tt,e '-e he :1+&e$ ,, 'o&t' of o,o1&' 41+#/ +# the 0te& ,+7e f+&e $1&+#/ 0h+h 4oth the ,o1$' #$ Ve#1' 3#+'he$* C1-+$ 4e#t h+' 4o0 #$ $$&e''e$ h+' &&o0 'o ' D+# -e&e+3e$ +t #ot! Whe&e1-o# the ,e1$ W// &e-ete$ h+' 'hot /+# 0h+h ,,+/hte$ too #e& D+# 0ho 't&te$ ' +f 'he h$ 4ee# &e$% to 07e* B1t C1-+$ 0' 'o&e,% ff&+$ tht +f he 'ho1,$ /+# 4e#$ h+' 4o0 #$ ,et f,% tht D+# .+/ht the&e4% &ee+3e 'o.e h&. #$ 4e too .1h +#f,.e$ #$ et* He the&efo&e h'te#e$ 6to the th+7 &ee$' #$ ' 'oo# ' he /ot +#to the. he 4e/# /+# to '+#/ fte& #othe& .##e&* Whe&e1-o# D+# 07e$ to/ethe& 0+th h+& N%.-h' 41t the N%.-h' 4e+#/ 07e 7#e0 #ot D+# 0ho 'too$ 4efo&e the+& e%e' fo& the hot C1-+$ +# 'hoot+#/ h$ 4ete# of #$ 'htte&+#/ +# -+ee' he& V+&/+# L1&+&% &o0# #$ D+# too 4% the ff&+/ht #$ '.&t+#/ of the f+e&% $&t of C1-+$ h$ /otte# &e$ #$ $+'o,o1&e$ fe 0he&e1-o# 'he 0' #ot 7#o0# 4% he& N%.-h' 0h+h fte&0&$' 0e#t 1- #$ $o0# the 0oo$' to 'ee7 the+& Go$$e''* D+# tho1/ht #$ 0e,, '0 tht 'o.e t&+7 0' -1t 1-o# he& 41t 7#e0 #ot 0ht 0' $o#e to he& 1#t+, t ,e#/th 'he 4ehe,$ he& 'h$$o0 +# the 0te& 0he&e1-o# 'he 0e-t #$ ,.e#te$ 1#e''#t,% 1&'+#/ the fo1#t+# +# 0h+h th+' h--e#e$ to he& #$ othe&' 4e'+$e h$ 4efo&e 4ee#
4e/1+,e$* No0 ,tho1/h D+# 'too$ o# the 0te& +# 3e&% ff,+te$ o#$+t+o# #$ 4e+#/ &o44e$ of ,, 2o% 0' th+#7+#/ of .e#' #$ 0%' fo& he& &e'1e %et +t 0' he& h+/he't o#'o,t+o# tht 1#7#o0# of he& o0# 'he .+/ht %et '1ff++e#t t+.e o#t+#1e +# the '.e -,e* Me# 0h+,e 'he o4'e&3e$ the .o't 4e1te1' S0# #$ tho1/ht to he&'e,f '1&e,% th+' .1't 4e 'o.e Go$ Who '-o+,e$ . .e of .% 3+&/+#+t% #$ /otte# .e 0+th h+,$* Whe&e1-o# 'he .$e ' +f 'he 0e&e ',ee-% #$ ,%+#/ $o0# 21't +# the '.e -,e 0he&e 'he ,% 4efo&e 'he f.e$ ' +f 'he 0e&e f+# ',ee-* The S0# o4'e&3+#/ #ot 0ht D+# h$ +# he& he&t --&ohe$ to he& ' he&etofo&e t 0h+h D+# too7 f't ho,$ of the S0# 41t he o3e&e$ he& e%e' 0+th h+' 0+#/' #ot 0+,,+#/ to ,et h+' fe 4e 'ee#* B1t D+# ho,$+#/ h+. 'o f't tht he o1,$ #ot e'-e the S0# h#/e$ h+.'e,f +#to h+' t&1e 'h-e #$ '+$! M% 4e,o3e$ =1ee# I . #ot o.e to ff,+t o& $+'/&e thee 41t to ho#o1& #$ /,o&+f% thee 'o tht tho1 'h,t 4e& 'o,&% h+,$&e#* Fo& th% -&e$e't+#t+o# +' '1h tht the 'tte,% hot '1# 'h,, 4e $e&+$e$ h1.4,e$ #$ e8+,e$ 4% 6the o,$ e&th,% Moo#* Tho1 #$ th% h+,$&e# 'h,, 'h+#e ,e&e& the# the S1# h+.'e,f 0he# he 'too$ +# h+' h+/he't ,1't&e* The S1# 3o1h'fe$ tht foo,+'h &e:1e't of Pheto# #$ 0h+,e Pheto# &o$e 4o1t 0+th h+. the% .e too #e& the 0o&,$ #$ 41t 1- the 0o&,$ #$ ,, tht $0e,t the&e+# #$ I ,'o . h+,$ of the 0o&,$ #$ #o0 4% the he,- of .% t&#'fo&.e$ V+&/+#6Mothe& V+&/+#6Mothe& the 1'e of the .o't h+/h 0o#$e& #$ +t' .1,t+-,+t+o#* A#$ 4eho,$ '+$ he f1&the& the 0o&,$ +' t -&e'e#t 0+tho1t o.e,+#e'' #$ o1t0&$ o.e#t 41t tho1 #$ th% h+,$&e# 0h+h 'h,, 4e 4o o1t of .% hot 4,oo$ 0h+h I ,'o h3e &ee+3e$ of .% Mothe& 'h,, h3e # he3e#,% ,1't&e #$ # e&th,% /,+tte&+#/ #$ ,'o -&t+1,& he3% '-+&+t 'h,, f+,, the he3e# #$ 4e ,othe$ 0+th the 4e1t% of the e&th* To tht e#$ 'h,, th% he$ he#e fo&0&$ 4e $oe$ 0+th # +.-e&+, &o0# #$ the 0o&,$ 'h,, 4e $e,+3e&e$ +#to th% h#$'* No0 0he# tho1 #$ th% h+,$&e# 'h,, 4e 4o 1-o# the So,&% t&+1.-h, h&+ot #$ &+$e't 4o1t the 0ho,e 0o&,$ #$ 4% th% .o$e&t+o# f+tte't #$ -&o.ote't +t to ,, 7+#$' of 4+&th' tho1 'h,t 4e -1t +# .+#$ 4% the h&te& of the 0o&,$ 0h+h to tht e#$ tho1 h't +# th% h#$' to '-# the 0o&,$* The S1# 0h+h tho1 &&+e't o# th% h&+ot 'h,, 'h+#e th&o1/h thee #$ tho1 'h,, +.-&t th% 4&+/ht f+&e to the '1# h+.'e,f* No0 0he# he h$ '+$ th+' he /3e* h+' B&+$e f&e'h 7+'' 0he&e1-o# 'he fo&/ot he&'e,f ,ett+#/ ,oo'e he& h#$' 0h+h 4% he& f't /&'-+#/ 0e&e ,&e$% 't&+#e$ #$ C1-+$ f,e$ 1-0&$' o# h+/h ,e3+#/ to D+# fo& -,e$/e h+' f+e&% e#.o1&e$ he&t* No0 D+# '1&e,% 7#e0 of 0ho. 'he 0' /otte# 0+th h+,$ 41t 't+,, 0' +# $o14t of C1-+$' -&o.+'e! Fo& 'he 0e,, 7#e0 tht ,o3e&' $o 'o.e t+.e' -&o.+'e '1h th+#/' ' &e +.-o''+4,e fo& the. to -e&fo&.* W+th the'e #$ the ,+7e o#t&&% tho1/ht' 'he to&.e#te$ he&'e,f #$ the# 't he& e%e' 1-0&$ #$ the# /+# t1e$ the. to the fo1#t+# #$ 0he# 'he h$ e'-+e$ he& --e&#e the&e+# 'he 4ehe,$ tht the Moo# tht fo&.e&,% 'too$ o# he& he$ $+$ /+# 't#$ +# +t' -,e 41t +t 0' ,, /1+,$e$ o3e& #$ the Moo# 0h+h 'ho#e +# he3e# 'ho#e $o0# f&o. 4o3e
+#to the 0te& #$ 4oth the Moo#' eh 0+th +t' ho' .$e -,e'#t 0e,, -&o-o&t+o#e$ o#21#t+o# o#21#t+o# +# fo&. of &o1#$ f+e&% /,o4e o1t of 0h+h /&e0 the T&ee 0h+h 4o&e the f&1+t of Ete, ,+fe9 A#$ I he&$ 3o+e f&o. he3e# 0h+h '+$ 1#to .e! Th+' T&ee +' ,,e$ the T&ee of S,3t+o# the T&ee of &eo3e&% of Ete, L+fe! The '-+&+t1, 0te& 0h+h 0' 4&o1/ht o1t of +t +' ,,e$ the '-+&+t #$ 0te& of ,+fe ,+3+#/ fo1#t+# #$ et* Whe&efo&e t7e hee$ tht tho1 #e+the& o.e't too #e& #o& 3+o,6 te't e+the& th+' T&ee o& %et the E&th* No0 0he# I 0e,, 1#$e&'too$ th+' I t1e$ .+#e e%e' to the +&,e o1t of 0h+h th+' T&ee +# .% '+/ht 'o '1$$e#,% /&e0 1-9 #$ I 4ehe,$ tht +t 0' +#o.-''e$ 0+th /o,$e# &o0# 0he&e+# ,, 'o&t' of o't,% 'o,&% 'to#e' 0e&e 'et .o#/'t 0h+h the M&t+, R14% #$ the 3e#e&e, E.e&,$ h$ the -&e6e.+#e#e9 fo& 4% the+& V+&t1e D+# 0' to 4e& 'o,&% h+,$&e# #$ to o.-,+'h he& -&e$e't+#t+o# ' +' he&efte& to 4e &e$*
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Ho0 D+# fte& tht 'he 0' ' +' 4o3e .e#t+o#e$ t1e$ +#to the f+&'t .tte& 4e+#/ /otte# 0+th h+,$ 4% C1-+$ 4&o1/ht +#to the 0o&,$ S,&% 4+&th* Whe# D+# o4'e&3e$ the t+.e of he& $e,+3e&% /&e0 #+/h 'he /3e ,o1$ 'h&+e7 #$ the&e 0e#t f+e&% ,+/ht#+#/ o1t of he& .o1th #$ 'he ,o't he&'e,f 'o tht I o1,$ 'ee #oth+#/ .o&e 41t the fo&e6.e#t+o#e$ f+e&% /,o4e 0he&eo# /&e0 the e#'+/# of S,3t+o# 0h+h +#'te$ of &+, 0' +#o.-''e$ 0+th /o,$e# C&o0# 1#t+, t ,e#/th the he3e# 4e.e 3e&% 4&+/ht #$ ,e& th&o1/h the ,1't&e 0h+h C1-+$ 4&o1/ht 0+th h+. o1t of the C4+#et #$ 0&e6 ho1'e of h+' Mothe&* He&e0+th he $oe$ h+' 4e,o3e$ Go$$e'' #$ &&+e$ he& o# the Ch&+ot of Pheto# 0he&e 'he 4&o1/ht fo&th #e0 So,&% off'-&+#/ tht 0' 'o ,+7e the Mothe& tht o#e o1,$ #ot 0e,, 4e 7#o0# f&o. the othe&* U#to th+' #e0 4+&th 0e&e /+3e# the S1# +# the &+/ht h#$ #$ the Moo# +# 6the ,eft fo& he h$ -o0e& to 41 1- the 0o&,$ to :1e#h #$ fte&0&$ to .7e +t f&1+tf1,* Fo& the'e &e'o#' he h$ the o,$ .o+'t Moo# #$ the 0&. $&% S1# ' t0o o--o'+te :1,+t+e' +# 4oth h+' h#$' the&e4% to '+/#+f% tht /o,$ #$ '+,3e& $o -&oee$ f&o. h+.* Th+' 4+&th 0' +# fo&. 4+/#e'' #$ f+/1&e 0e+/ht #$ ,+/ht#e'' o.-&4,e to the 0ho,e 0o&,$ fo& #e3e& 0' the&e fo1#$ /&ete& #$ .o&e /,o&+o1' off'-&+#/ 1-o# e&th* To th+' &e/e#t of he3e#,% ,+/ht #$ e&th,% ',3t+o# the /,o&% of Me&1&% 2o+#e$ +t'e,f 4&+#/+#/ 0+th +t e8ee$+#/ ,&/e 0+#/' 0h+h 4% the 3e#e&e, -&o-e&t% #$ the h&$e#e$ ,%e of the 4&+#% Oe# 0' e8,te$ +#to 3e&% 4e1t+f1, 0h+te o,o1& '-&7,+#/ ,e&e& the# the ,+/ht +t'e,f 0h+h 'h+#e$ +# the ,eft h#$ of the #e0 4o '3+o1&* Th+' 'o e8ee$+#/,% -&e+o1' offe&+#/ Me&1&% 4% o..#$ of "1-+te& #$ ,, the P,#et' 4&o1/ht &e:1e't+#/ he,- #$ ''+'t#e +# the #.e of the. ,, fo& the% 0e&e h&$,% h#$,e$ #$ +#21&e$ 4% the+& e&th,% e#e.+e' #$ 0e&e
'142ete$ to o&&1-t+o#* B1t the 1'e of the+& .o&t,+t% 0' the+& o0# o#t&&% :1,+t% #$ the $+'o&$ of the th&ee -&+#+-,e' 0he&e1-o# the% o1,$ #e3e& 4e 'e1&e +# the+& 'tte 1#,e'' 6the .o't h+/h 0ho 0+th f+&e #$ o,$ h#/eth o#'e&3eth #$ f+,,eth to ,, 7+#$' of 4+&th' the 0o&,$ #$ ,, tht the&e+# +' o&$+#/ to h+' 0+,, 0o1,$ t7e the+& -&t #$ e&et t&1e h&.o#% +# the. #$ 4% th+' .e#' the% .+/ht 0+th't#$ the+& e#e.+e'* W+th the'e 0+#/' 0h+h .e&1&% h$ 4&o1/ht ' # offe&+#/ the &e$ee.e& (''+'te&) of the P,#et' 0' 3e&% 0e,, --e'e$* He o1,$ 0+th the '.e #ot0+th't#$+#/ h+' e8ee$+#/ /&et #$ .+/ht% 0e+/ht ,+7e '-+&+t th&o1/h V1,# .o1#t +5+o# h+/h* T# h+' 'e#$+#/ the&e 0' -e&e+3e$ +# h+' .o1th 0o#$e&f1, B,'. 0h+h -&oee$e$ f&o. h+. th&o1/h the -o&e' +# fo&. of # o+,* A#$ th+' 4% the 0+'e #$ 1#$e&'t#$+#/ 1#$e&'t#$+#/ +# Ph%'+7 0' 0+th .o't -&ofo1#$ &e3e&e#e /the&e$ 1- ' # ho,% th+#/* Of th+' 4,e''e$ o/1,te$ e''e#t+,+;e$ -1&+f+e$ #$ +#e&e$ o+, Me&1&% ' 'oo# ' he h$ ,%e$ $o0# h+' o..+''+o# 4&o1/ht 0+th h+. fo& e3e&% P,#et ' .1h ' 0' #ee$f1,* A#$ 0he# the% 4% $+&et+o# of the o&$+#e$ &ee+-t 0h+h 0' f'te#e$ 1-o# e3e&% ,+tt,e /,'' h$ 1'e$ the '+$ o+, the% 0e&e 'e#'+4,e of the+& o0# .e,+o&t+o# +# 'e'o#4,e t+.e 41t the% +./+#e$ the% 'ho1,$ -&e'e#t,% 0+tho1t #% -&ee$e#t 4,1t+o# of o&+/+#, '+# #$ +.-e&fet+o# 0h+h ,e3e' to the. ' +t 0e&e ,, +# the +##e&.o't $e-th of the+& e#t&e &+'e #$ --e& +# the+& fo&.e& o.-,ete 'tte of +##oe#% #$ -e&fet+o#* Whe&efo&e +t 0' $e,&e$ 1#to the. #$ I 7#o0 #ot f&o. 0ho. 6th1' '-o7e#! The t+.e +' #ot %et o.e tht th&o1/h 6the .o't h+/h +# .o.e#t the 0e7 #$ +.-e&fet # -'' +#to +t' h+/he't -e&fet+o# 41t the '-+&+t o#,% e#$e3o1ð +# the 3+&t1e of +t' ./#et+, #t1&e to .+8 +t 'e,f 0+th the o&-o&e, P,#et' #$ 4% the -o0e& of the+& o0# 'o1,' to &&% the. /&$1,,% t+,, t ,e#/th the% &&+3e to the h+/he't $e/&ee #$ e:1,+t%* I# 0h+h e:1,+t% ,, the P,#et' f+#+'h the+& o1&'e #.e,% +# the -o+#t of the he&t of the L%o# +# 0h+h 3e&% -,e #t1&e hth e&ete$ /o,$e# Co,1.# 0he&eo# 't#$ the'e 0o&$' 0&+tte# +# the A&4+7 He4&e0 #$ .#% othe& L#/1/e'! Go #o f1&the& he&e #t1&e &e't' +# the .+#e&, K+#/$o. he&e ,et the T&3e,,e& 'to- #$ the A&t+'t .7e h'te #$ et* Wh+,e I 0' 4eho,$+#/ th+' P+,,& 0+th '+#/1,& tte#t+o# Me&6 1&% 'te-t +# #$ 0&+t the'e 0o&$' 1-o# f+#e V+&/+# P&h.e#t e8-,+#+#/ the '.e to ,, the P,#et' #$ t ,'t o.fo&t+#/ the. ,to/ethe&* he '+$! Ye .1't ,, fo& th+' t+.e -'' +#to %o1& fo&t1#e #$ -e&fet+o# th&o1/h /&et 'o&&o0 #/1+'h #$ t&o14,e* B1t +f the ''+'te& 0+th the 't&e#/th #$ &e$$+#e'' of 4,oo$ th+&'t M&' #$ the f+& Ve#1' 'h,, --e& +# h+' 4e1t% 0h+h 4% the e8e&+'e$ V1,# +' 'o o&$e&e$ tht he +' 4,e to 0+th't#$ the he,,+'h P,1to 0+th the'e f1&+e' #$ ,% h+. fo& $e$ #$ ,'o t.e the +#fe, Ce&4e&1' #$ t7e h+. to 6th% +#he&+t#e the# 'h,, %e 6th&o1/h h+. +# # +#'t#t 4e f&ee$ f&o. %o1& .o&t, 0e7#e'' 0h+h # #o 'oo#e& 4e $o#e 1#,e'' the S1# e8-+te h+' /1+,t 0ho 4% the 1#e8e&+'e$ 1#,ee$ Pheto#' /o3e.e#t 'et
the 0o&,$ o# f+&e 0he&e4% the +#h4+t#t' #$ /+#t' fe,, t e#.+t% #$ 't&+fe 0+th the Go$' 'o tht the .+/ht% of th+' 0o&,$ 'to&.e$ he3e# #$ ,4o1&e$ to -,17 $o0# the Go$' f&o. the+& th&o#e* Whe&e1-o# ' 0e he&$ 4o3e the P,#et' $+'-the$ Me&1&% 1#to the #e0 4o S3+o1& fo& he,- #$ ''+'t#e -&e'e#te$ 1#to h+. the .o't '1.-t1o1',% o.-te$ 0+#/' to .o3e h+. 4% 'o o't,% /+ft to o.-''+o# #$ et* ' +t ,'o h--e#e$* Fo& ' &e$1e$ Me&1&% 4&o1/ht 47 fo& eh 'o .1h of the &+h o+, tht e3e&% o#e 0' o#'+$e&4,% 't&e#/the#e$ 't&e#/the#e$ the&e4%*
CHAPTER
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Ho0 Phoe41' fe,, $o0# 470&$ f&o. the Ch&+ot Ho0 P,1to '',te$ h+. 0+th h+' he,,+'h -o+'o# #$ ho0 he 0' t1e$ +#to th&ee6he$e$ 0o&.* A,'o ho0 h+' 4ð&e# fo&'oo7 h+. #$ $e,+3e&e$ h+. to V1,# #$ et* No0 fte& tht D+# 4% the o#t&+3#e of C1-+$ #$ f1&the&#e of the M&t+, Ve#1' 0' 'e#$e$ to 'o h+/h $+/#+t% I he&$ the'e 0o&$' f&o. the fo1& :1&te&' of the 0o&,$ $e,&e$ to ,, &e'o#4,e &et1&e' ' .e tho1/ht +t 0' the 3o+e of the Go$$e'' D+# the 4&+#/e& fo&th of 'e1,& ',3t+o#* She '+$ th1'! I h$ -e&+'he$ e8e-t I h$ -e&+'he$ the&e +' #o e3+, th&o1/h 0h+h the .o't h+/h &eto& of ,, th+#/' ##ot effet 'o.e /oo$* Fo& 4eho,$ I 0' 0e7 3e''e, te#$e& 03e&+#/6.+#$e$ 03e&+#/6.+#$e$ M+$ ,o3e$ h't+t% -1#+'he$ ,, tho'e 0ho tte.-te$ 1-o# the ho#o1& of .e #$ .+#e* To Ateo# 4e1'e he E'-+e' .e #7e$ +# the 4th I /3e of .% L1#&% ho' #$ he 0' 1#7#o0# 4% h+' .o't f+thf1,, ho1#$' to +# -+ee'* Whe&efo&e I h3e +# #othe&0+'e o#t&&% to .% 0+,, 4ee# $ee+3e$* Fo& 0he&e' I 0' .o't h+/h,% +# ,o3e 0+th h't+t% #$ -1#+'he$ +..o$e't% +# othe&' I fe,, 4% .% o0# 1&+o'+t% 0h+,'t I h$ ,, .% f1,t+e' -o''e't 0+th the -,e'#t 'o#/ of the $+3+#e S0# 0h+h 0' C1-+$ h+.'e,f! #$ fte& tht h#e .% N%.-h' ,'o 7#e0 .e #ot #$ I fe&e$ ,e't the% ,'o 'ho1,$ 'e&3e .e ' Ateo# 0' 'e&3e$ 0+th h+' 4e,o3e$ $o/'* B1t .+#e +##oe#% #$ -&o-e& -&e$e't+#t+o# e8,te$ .e to th+' -,e 0he&e #o .+'h+ef # he#e fo&0&$ to1h .e* Afte& I h$ he&$ ,, th+' the&e &o'e 3e&% te&&+4,e 3o+e o1t of the .+$'t of he3e# #$ the 3o+e 0' the 3o+e of o#e tht 21$/eth #$ -&o#o1#eth 'e#te#e the '+/#+f+t+o# 0he&eof 0' th+'* Go$ &e'+'teth the -&o1$ h&$,% 'h,, the &+/hteo1' 4e '3e$ 0he&e 'h,, the 0+7e$ --e&* He&e1-o# the S1# 0' $&7e#e$ #$ fe,, 470&$ +#to $ee- fo1#t+# 0h+h 0#teth #o f+&e #$ P,1to fe,, 1-o# h+. 4&+#/+#/ 0+th h+. the 3e#o. of the he,,+'h Ce&4e&1'9 he h$ +# h+' ,eft h#$ ,ethe 4/ f+,,e$ 0+th ,, 'o&t' of $e$,% 't+#7+#/ -o0$e&' 1-o# 0h+h 0' 0&+tte# D&/o# #$ Sto#e6'e&-e#t -o0$e&* M+8 the. #$ ,et the. f,o0 #$ et* W+th the fo&e.e#t+o#e$ -o0$e& Phoe41' +# e8+,e 0' #o1&+'he$ #$ the foo$ 0e#t to the So1, of h+. h+' ,+3+#/ '-+&+t $e-&te$ f&o. h+. #$ h+' fo&.e& 4e1t+f1, fo&. 0' #o .o&e -&e'e#t* He 0'
'o h#/e$ 4% the fo&e.e#t+o#e$ .et #$ f+e&% $&+#7 tht h+' o0# 4ð&e# 7#e0 h+. #ot 'too$ f& off #$ 4ehe,$ h+. ' $e'-+'e$ 0o&. ,%+#/ o# the e&th* A#$ the 0o&. 0h+h the% '0 h$ 4efo&e #$ o# h+. the e#$ #$ ,'o +# the .+$$,e # he$* The'e he$' o&$+#/ 0h+h 0' to o1t0&$ --e&#e 0e&e #ot ,+7e o#e #othe& fo& the fo&e6.o't h$ +t' o&+/+#, of S1,-h1& the h+#$e&.o't of V+t&+o, #$ the .+$$,e.o't of Me&1&%* Th+' .+$$,e.o't he$ h$ e%e' 4efo&e #$ 4eh+#$ #$ ,oo7e$ 0+th '+#/1,& tte#t+o# 1-o# the fo&e.o't #$ h+#$e&.o't he$ #$ o1t of +t' e&' 0e#t t0o h#$' 0h+h ,4o1&e$ to 4&+#/ the h+#$e&.o't #$ f+&'t he$ to/ethe&* B1t the&e .e # #/e, #.e$ U&+e, 0ho e.-t+e$ f+e&% V+, 1-o# the .+$$,e he$ 'o tht +t 0' f+# to :1+t the fo&e6.o't #$ h+#$e&.o't he$ #$ f,% +#to the A+&* Fo& the&e /&e0 0+#/' o1t of the -,e 0he&e the h#$' 'too$ 0h+h 0o1,$ #ot fo&6'7e the S1,-h1& #$ the S,t* The'e 0+#/' 4o&e the .+$$,e -&t +#to +t' o0# .e&1&+, 7+#/$o. f&o. 0he#e +t 'h,, /+# &et1 o3e& 6the /,''e# Se to e#te& 1-o# +t' off+e #$ the# 0+,, the .o't h+/h 'e#$ fo&th h+' '-+&+t #$ 1#+te 4oth the fo&'7e# 'o,&% -&t' 3+;* S1,-h1& #$ S,t 0h+h 0e&e h#/e$ +#to 0o&. 0+th +t'e,f +# the .o't '14t+,e -&t'* The Te# Le-e&' 'h,, o4t+# of h+' h#$' the $+3+#e Neto& #$ ,, the&e4% 4e 1&e$ #$ h+' 4ð&e# 0ho 7#o0 h+. #ot 'h,, f,, $o0# #$ 0o&6 'h+- h+.* H+' 4ð&e# he&$ th+' 3o+e 'e#$+#/ o1t of $eefo1#t+# #$ the&efo&e '+$ Wo Wo to 1' +f o1& B&othe& 4e ,o&$ o3e& 1' he 0+,, &e.e.4e& ,, '+#e 0e fo&'oo7 h+. +# h+' /&ete't #ee''+t% #$ ffo&$e$ h+. #o B&othe&,% ''+'t#e 0he# D+# 4% the he,- of C1-+$ h'e$ h+. o1t of h+' 7+#/$o. #$ et* h+' h#$ 0+,, 4e ,0%' h&$ /+#'t 1'* The&efo&e +t 'ho1,$ 4e .% o1#'e, '+$ the 4,oo$ th+&'t% M&' to &+$ o1& B&othe& Phoe41' o1t of the 0o&,$ #$ 'o 0e &e 'e1&e of h+.* B1t "1-+te& '+$ ,et 1' #ot 'o+, o1& h#$' o# h+. +6t +' 4ette& tht 0e $e,+3e& h+. to h+' e,$e't B&othe& the $o14,e6&.e$ St1 0ho h' -o0e& to f&ee h+. #$ ,'o to &et+# h+.* Whe&e1-o# he 0' $e,+3e&e$ to St1 0ho 4% the +#'t+/t+o# of V1,# &1,% to&.e#te$ h+. 0o1,$ f+# h3e 't&+-t h+. of h+' -1&-,e .#t,e 41t +t 0o1,$ #ot '1ee$ 0he&e6 fo&e the &3e#+#/ St1 0' e#&/e$ &et1e$ /+# to Phoe41' #$ '+$ tho1 'h,t #$ .1't 0h+the& tho1 0+,t o& #o o.-,+'h .% 0+,, +t +' f+t tht f+&'t of ,, 0+tho1t #% e81'e tho1 -% .e th% t1Ce%6fee #$ h#/.#' 0/e' 41t 0h+the& tho1 $%e't o& ,+3e't +' ,+7e to .e I .1't +# 4oth 'e' 4e the 4ette& fo& thee* Wh+,'t St1 0' th1' h&&''+#/ the 0ðe$ S1# the .o't h+/h &e/&$e$ h+. 0+th /&+o1' e%e' #$ the Se#te#e 0' 'o ,e#+f+e$ tht Phoe41' 'ho1,$ #ot $+e he 4e 4#+'he$ the ,#$ #$ 4e1'e he 41t 1- the 0o&,$ fo& # Ete, .e.o&+, &ee+3e 4&#$6.&7* Whe&efo&e St1 4&o1/ht the 4&#$6+&o# to the -,e 0he&e+# e8e1t+o# 0' $o#e #$ +.-&e''e$ +t hot ' +t 0' 1-o# the -t+e#t S1# o..#$+#/ h+. to 3o+$ the 4o1#$' of the 7+#/$o. #$ ,0%' to ,othe h+.'e,f 0+th /&e% ot* Fo& he 7#e0 #o0 #o .o&e #% th+#/ of h+/h6.+#$e$#e'' 0' &e$1e$ ' +t 0e&e to #oth+#/ 4% h1.+,+t%9 'ee+#/ he 0' .$e of #oth+#/ he h$ t7e# o# h+.'e,f the fo&. of the f+&'t .tte& 'ee+#/ 0he&e' othe&0+'e he 0' the ,'t .tte& of ,, the P,#et'* I# '1. the ,'t +' 4eo.e the f+&'t ,+7e ' the f+&'t 4e.e the ,'t fo&
the% 4oth -&oee$ f&o. o#e #$ ,'o 4oth h'te# to #$ +. t o#e 0he&efo&e o#e .% 4e t1e$ +#to the othe&*
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Ho0 Phoe41' .e +#to AE/%-t #$ 0' ho'e# 7+#/ #$ ho0 h+' 4ð&e# ' 0' -&o-he'+e$ h1.4,e$ the.'e,3e' 4efo&e h+. #$ ho0 Phoe41' h#/e' h+' #.e #$ #.eth h+.'e,f the &e3+3e$ C&o''6 4e&e&* Afte& Phoe41' h$ $1e,% e8-+te$ h+' '+#' e#3+o1' fo&t1#e 0' fo&e$ to fo&4e& h+' t&+7' #$ he 0ho ,+7e,% .+/ht othe&0+'e h3e e'+,% $e'-+&e$ o#'t#t,% tho1/ht o# the /oo$ -&o.+'e to1h+#/ h+' -e&'o# #$ th1' 0+th /oo$ o1&/e 0e#t o#t+#1,,% fo&0&$ to0&$' S1#'et #$ .e +#to 0+,$ee'' 0he&e+# $0e,,e$ .#% ,ee$ -+o1' Mo#7' 0ho ,0%' +.-,o%e$ the+& .+#$ +# the 'e&h of the .%'te&% of #t1&e #$ th1' 4% the 7#o0,e$/e of the te.-o&, 'o .1h the 4ette& to 1#$e&'t#$ #$ .o&e +#f,.e$,% to ,o3e the Ete, +#$e't&1t+4,e th+#/'* The'e e8-ete$ the o.+#/ of the ho,% Gho't 0ho .+/ht +.-&t the 7#o0,e$/e to the.* A#$ 0h+,'t the% 0e&e o#e /the&e$ +#to o#e the% '0 Phoe41' +# h+' -&e'e#t fo&. o.+#/ f& of 0ho 4&e 1- the C&o'' 1-&+/ht 1-o# the fo&ehe$ of h+' fe* Whe# the% '0 h+. the% tho1/ht to the.'e,3e' th+' .1't #ee$' 4e # ho,% .# #$ ,o3e& of Go$ 0ho +' 'o .&t%&e$ fo& the #.e of Ch&+'t #$ h' +.-o'e$ 1-o# h+.'e,f o-e#,% to 4e& 4o1t the .&7 of h+' Re$ee.e& ,, the $%' of h+' ,+fe* Whe&efo&e the% ,, .$e h'te 1#to Phoe41' #$ fte& the% h$ 0e,, +#te&&o/te$ h+. the% 1#$e&'too$ tht the&e .1't #ee$' 4e 'o.e /&et .%'te&% o.-&ehe#$e$ +# th+' $3e#t1&e +#6 t&et+#/ Phoe41' to 't% 0+th the. $1&+#/ the t+.e of h+' ,+fe #$ f1#$.e#t,,% to +#fo&. the. of h+' $3e#t1&e'* Th+' he -&o.+'e$ &e$+,% #$ $+$ ' the% &e:1e'te$ #$ +#'t&1te$ #$ t1/ht the. the .%'te&+e' of #t1&e #$ he f+thf1,,% &e3e,e$ 1#to the. 0ht'oe3e& 0' +# the ,o'et of #t1&e 0h+h hth +t' 4e+#/ +# the e#t&e of the 0o&,$* B1t the% 0e&e ,, f+# to .7e 3o0 tht the% 0o1,$ &e3e, the'e o..1#+te$ .%'te&+e' to #o .#* He&e fo&t1#e h#/e$ he&'e,f #$ Phoe41' h#/e$ h+' #.e #e.e+#/ h+.'e,f the &e3+3e$ C&o''64e&e&* No#e 0h+,'t the &e3+3e$ C&o''6 4e&e& o#3e&'e$ +# th+' 0o&,$ #$ :1&te&e$ .o#/'t the 0+'e the% 4e.e f&o. $% to $% .o&e -&1$e#t #$ .+/ht% 'o tht the P&+#e' #$ ,, the 7+#/' of the e&th 'too$ +# fe& of the.* A#$ tht the% .+/ht ,, h3e o#e he$ #$ ,o&$ the% e,ete$ the &e3+3e$ C&o''64e&e& the+& K+#/ 4% +#he&+t#e #$ /1&$e$ h+. 'o 0e,, tht #o 't&#/e& 0+tho1t the+& fo&e 7#o0,e$/e #$ 0+,, .+/ht 'ee h+.! Fo& the% fe&e$ ,e't 'o .+/ht% Mo#&h .+/ht 4e &ft 4e '1&-&+'e$ #$ t7e# f&o. the. o& othe&0+'e 4e +#21&e$* D1&+#/ the t+.e tht the &e3+3e$ C&o''64e&e& 0' K+#/ +# AE/%-t the&e &o'e te&&+4,e e&th6:17e 'o tht the 0ho,e 0o&,$ 0' 'to#+'he$ the&et9 %e ,, .+#e' #$ 3e' of the e&th fe,, to6 /ethe& #$ the Ct&&ht' of the 0o&,$ 4e+#/ 'to--e$ too7
#othe& +''1e f&o. 0he#e &o'e /&et #ee''+t% #$ ff,+t+o# .o#/'t the Mo1#t+#6Go$' #$ .+'e&4,e ,.e#tt+o# 0' he&$ .o#/'t the P,#et'* Fo& the o1&t of St1 0' f+,,e$ 0+th # +#e8h1't+4,e .1,t+t1$e .1,t+t1$e of Wte&'! The P,e of M&' #$ Ve#1' 0' 'o ,%e$ 0'te tht the -,e 0he&e the% 0e&e o1,$ #ot 4e fo1#$* The C3e' #$ G&otto' to/ethe& 0+th the Bth 0he&e+# D+# 'o2o1e$ 0e&e f,# to/ethe&* A#$ the '-&+#/ 'o7e$ 1- Me&1&% to0&$ 6the So1th #$ "1-+te& to0&$ the 0e't h$ '1ffe&e$ the .o't $#+#+/e We,, 7#o0+#/ tht the% $e'e&3e$ '1h -1#+'h.e#t +# &e/&$ of the+& B&othe& Phoe41' the% ,, .e to o#fe''+o# #$ '+$ 1#..o1',% h$ 0e the# ffo&$e$ he,- #$ ''+'t#e to o1& B&othe& the S1# 0he# C1-+$ 4% D+# othe&0+'e 1#fo&t1#te h'e$ h+. f&o. h+' th&o#e he .+/ht #o0 h3e h$ -o0e& #$ .o#e% to 41+,$ 1- the P,e' #$ to 1'e o1& 'htte&e$ Me.4e&' to 4e 1&e$* D1&+#/ the ,.e#tt+o# Me&1&% 'too$ 1-&+/ht o# h+/h o# h+' feet #$ '+$! De& 4ð&e# the&e +' .o't .+/ht% K+#/ ho'e# +# AE/%-t 0ho'e 0e,th #$ 1#$e&'t#$+#/ f.e$ ,, the 0o&,$ o3e&* The '.e +' 4o3e ,, .e'1&e ,+4e&, #$ #e+/h4o1&,% 0he&efo&e 0he&efo&e I o1#'e, %o1 to $+'-th .e 0+th .% B&othe& St1 th+the&* Fo& I 7#o0 0he# he 'h,, 'ee the o,$ .# h,t+#/ th1' -+tt+f1,,% he 0+,, the# $e.#$ 0ho +' th+' ho#e't &e3e&e#$ .# To 0ho. I 0+,, the# #'0e&! Mo't +#3+#+4,e .o't 1#$e&'t#$+#/ #$ .o't /&+o1' 7+#/ th+' o,$ .# +' .% t&1e 4&othe& the&e &e %et t0o 4ð&e# #$ o#e '+'te& 4e'+$e 0ho +#o.-''e$ 0+th '$#e'' 't%e$ 4eh+#$ 0h+h ##ot %et 4e& th% o1#te##e #$ et* A,, tht Me&1&% -&o-o'e$ to h+' 4ð&e# +# the fo&e'+$ .##e& -,e'e$ the. ,6 to/ethe& 3e&% 0e,,9 0he&efo&e .e&1&% 0+th St1 .1't #ee$' 1#$e&t7e the 2o1e%* No0 0he# the% .e +#to AE/%-t 6the 0+'e .e# of the ,#$ 0o1,$ #ot -e&.+t the. 6to /o 1#to the K+#/ 1#t+, t ,e#/th the K+#/ o1t of h+' h.4e& e'-+e$ the 'h-e of* Me&1&% #$ 1'e$ e#:1+&% to 4e .$e 0ht the% 4oth h$ to $o t Co1&t #$ 0he# the K+#/ 1#$e&'too$ tht the% 0e&e 4oth o.e /&et 0% to '-e7 0+th h+. the&e 0' the&efo&e -&e'e#t,% 1$+e#e 3o1h'fe$ to 4oth the e#3o%'* Me&1&% h$ h+' Se-te& $oe$ 0+th the Se&-e#t' +# h+' &+/ht h#$ #$ 'te-t fo&e.o't +# #$ .7+#/ h+' $1e &e3e&e#e 0+th 4e#$e$ 7#ee' '+$! Mo't .+/ht% #$ .o't +#te,,+/e#t K+#/ 0e &e f+3e Bð&e# #$ t0o '+'te&' ,, 4o of .o't -o0e&f1, &o%, Mothe& 0h+h he&etofo&e h$ the 0ho,e 0o&,$ +# he& -o0e& 0he#e 0e ,'o 4e& +# the &.' h&te& of the 0o&,$ #$ et* B1t the Mothe& 'o o&$+#e$ %et the .o't 4e1t+f1, of 1' 'ho1,$ -o''e'' the /,o&% #$ -&+$e of the 7+#/$o. 0+th th+' -&o3+'o tht D+# t he& -,e'1&e .+/ht ho'e &o%, 'et fo& he&'e,f +# the fo1& oe&' of the K+#/$o. the &e't of 1' h3e o4t+#e$ o1& +#he&+t#e +# the 3,,e%' #$ 3e' of the h+,,' 1#$e& the e&th* No0 +t +' 7#o0# 1#to thee > .o't 4o1#t+f1, K+#/ tht th&o1/h the 1#+3e&', E&th6:17e .1h $.#+/e h' 4ee# $o#e +# ,, the 0o&,$* A.o#/'t othe&' the .+'fo&t1#e h' ,+/ht 3e&% h&$ 1-o# 1' f+3e 'o tht ,, .% Bð&e# to/ethe& 0+th the ,o'' of ,, the+& /oo$' ' 6the% 0e&e +# the+& 3e' 0e&e -+tt+f1,,% 0o1#$e$ +# 4o$%* Whe&e1-o# 0e th% 'e&3#t' &e f+# to 4e'eeh thee tht tho1 o&$+#/ to th% ,1$4,e 1'to. $+'.+'' 1' #ot 0+tho1t f3o1&*
The K+#/ o..#$e$ Me&1&% 0+th h+' o,$ B&othe& St1 to '+t $o0# '7+#/ the o,$ .# h+' #.e #$ 0h+the& he 0e&e 4o ,.e #$ &e1+&+#/ Me&1&% +&1.'t#t+,,% to &e,te the $3e#t1&e #$ o#$+t+o# of ,, h+' 4ð&e#* Whe&e1-o# Me&1&% #'0e&e$9 M% B&othe& St1 .e +#to the 0o&,$ $efet+3e9 +' hte$ 4% 1' ,, fo& +f he 4e th&o1/h,% hete$ #$ o.e too #e& #% of 1' he $e'6 t&o%' h+. #$ et* He et' 1' #$ o1& h+,$&e# o1t of 1#'t+4,e --et+te! B1t 0e ho#o1& #$ &e'-et h+.9 Fo& Me$e t&#'.+tte$ 1#to 1' -&o-he'% tht 4% St1 0e 'ho1,$ ,, 4eo.e K+#/'* Whe&e1-o# 0e $&e #ot -1#+'h h+. +# h+' 0+7e$#e''* At th+' the K+#/ ,1/he$ #$ ,oo7e$ 0+'t,% 1-o# St1 +./+#6 +#/ the o,$ .# 0o1,$ 7#o0 h+. #$ ,, to .+#$ ho0 he fo&.e&,% to&.e#te$ h+. 0he# he 0' ,,e$ Phoe41' 4% the o#t&+3#e of C1-+$ 0' 4ete# f&o. the S,&% t&+1.-h, Ch&+ot h'e$ o1t of h+' o0# 7+#/$o. #$ $e,+3e&e$ 1- to th+' St1 ' +' .o&e ,&/e,% .e#t+o#e$ 4o3e* B1t the o,$ St1 #ot $&+#/ # e3+, o#'+e#e 1&/+#/ h+. 6to 4eho,$ the K+#/ the K+#/ o..#$e$ h+. to $e,&e h+' o0# h&.'* Whe&e1-o# St1 &et&ete$ 47 #$ '+$! I . 41t $e$ .# th+' .o't .+/ht% K+#/ +' .% o0# B&othe& I 0' fo&.e&,% h+' E8e1t+o#e& I 7#o0 h+. 4% the '+/# of the C&o'' #$ the 4&#$.&7* No0 +t +' f1,f+,,e$ tht 0e 'ho1,$ ,, 0o&'h+- h+.* Wh+,'t he th1' &%e$ Me&1&% 7#e0 h+' B&othe& ' +t 0e&e 4% the &1$$+#e''* Fo& ,tho1/h o1t0&$,% he h$ -1t o# #othe& 'h-e %et +#0&$,% +# the e#te& 4% &e'o# of 4,oo$ he 0' 't+,, the '.e* Fo& the '.e tht he 0' 4efo&e h+' f,, # 4e /+# o1t of h+. -&o$1e$ #$ et* Me&1&% fe,, $o0# 1-o# h+' fe 4e'eeh+#/ /&e fo& h+.'e,f #$ h+' 4ð&e# #$ S+'te&'* Whe&e1-o# the K+#/ o..#$e$ h+. to feth to o1&t h+' othe& f+3e 4ð&e# 0h+h 't%e$ 4eh+#$ +# &1##+#/ Coh* Me# t+.e St1 .1't 't% 4eh+#$ ' -,e$/e* A' 'oo# ' Me&1&% 0' &et1e$ to h+' 4ð&e# he &e,te$ to the. ,to/ethe& the 0ho,e $3e#t1&e 41t the% t&e.4,e$ #$ :17e$ &+ot $&+#/ to --e& 4efo&e the K+#/9 #$ %et the% 0e&e .o&e fe&f1, +f the% 't%e$ 0% tht the K+#/ $&+3e# 4% 0&th .+/ht 1'e St1 to 4e ',+# #$ t o#e $e-&+3e the. ,to/ethe& of the+& /,o&+o1' ho-e 0h+h the% fo1#$e$ 1-o# 6the -&o-he'% of Me$e* The% ho'e &the& to $%e the# ,+3e 0+tho1t ho-e #$ the&efo&e /ot 1- #$ +# 'ho&t t+.e .e 4efo&e the K+#/* No0 0he# the K+#/ h$ 0e,, 3+e0e$ the. to/ethe& he $e.#$e$ 0he&e the+& '+'te& D+# #$ the S1# 't%e$* The# #'0e&e$ the 21't "1-+te& #$ '+$ (fo& he #$ tho'e 0ho h$ 't%e$ 4eh+#$ $+$ #ot ,to/ethe& 7#o0 the K+#/ ' Me&1&% #$ St1 $+$)* Mo't /&+o1' K+#/ Phoe41' +# &e/&$ of e&t+# &+.e #$ .+'fo&t1#e 0h+h -&oee$e$ f&o. h+. 4% the -&o3+$e#e of the .o't h+/h C&eto& of He3e# #$ E&th 0' o#$e.#e$ to the f+&e* B1t V1,# tho1/h ''+'te$ 4% St1 0' #ot 4,e '1ff++e#t,% to :1e,, h+. 0+tho1t P,1to' Ree-e* The% +#$ee$ -,/1e$ #$ M&t%&e$ Phoe41' tht t ,'t the% /&e0 0e&% the.'e,3e'9 0he&e1-o# 0he&e1-o# the 'e#te#e
0' .+t+/te$ #$ the '.e 0ho 0' o#$e.#e$ to $eth 0' o#,% th&1't o1t of h+' 7+#/$o. #$ 4&#$6.&7e$ #$ ' 0e 1#$e&'t#$ he -''e$ o3e& Se to0&$ the S1#'et #$ 4% 'to&. the 'h+- 0' 4ete# to -+ee' /+#'t Ro7 #$ the 0+,$ S3/e' too7 h+. #$ 41t h+. ,+3e +# tht f+&e 0h+h -&oee$' o1t of the Mo1#t+# Aet#* D+# the E&th,% Moo# o1& $e& '+'te& 0' +# he& ',ee/otte# 0+th h+,$ 4% C1-+$ #$ &&+e$ 1- to he3e# #$ 0+th he& 7+#$&e$ +' 4eo.e +..o&t, #$ tht t7e# 1-o# he& the -,e of the S1#* No0 0e h$ +./+#e$ 4% th+' St1 the% B&othe& to +#he&+t the E&th,% 7+#/$o. 41t +t 0+,, #ot '1ee$ 0+th 1'9 th% fo&t1#e '14'+'t' +# the h+/he't .+'fo&t1#e* St1 +' 6the /&ete& +# fo&t1#e th&o1/h h+. 0e .1't -'' +#to the e.e#$t+o# #$ h--+#e''* The K+#/ 0' -,e'e$ 0+th the $+'o1&'e #$ 0+'$o. of "1-+te& 4o3e the. ,, #$ '+$! The 0+7e$#e'' 0h+h %e e8e1te$ 1-o# %o1& B&othe& Phoe41' '-&1#/ f&o. the h1/ht+#e'' of %o1 ,,* Fo& %o1 +#$e3o1&e$ to h+#$e& #$ f&1't&te the -&o3+$e#e of Go$ #$ the -&o.+'e' .$e to %o1& B&othe& #$ %et 4% %o1& o0# '+#+'te& t+o# the -&e$e't+#t+o# of %o1& B&othe& 0' -&o.ote$* Fo& 4eho,$ ,, of %e* I %o1& B&othe& Phoe41' . t -&e'e#t th&o1/h .% o0# 470&$ f,, #$ 4% $+3+#e -&o3+$e#e to ,, %o1& -&of+t' t1e$ +#to the t&1e f+&'t .tte& #$ 't1 of the Ph+,o'o-he&' 0ho. h+the&to %e h3e #ot 7#o0#* Wht th+#7 %e #o0 $o %e +./+#e tht %o1& 0+7e$#e'' .% &e.+# 1#-1#+'he$* No 4% #o .e#'* I h3e '0o tht I 0o1,$ $&+#7 the 4,oo$ of .% B&othe& #$ S+'te&* Fo& .% '+'te& Ve#1' 0' .'t /1+,t% of #$ 6the o'+o# of D+#' f+&'t /ett+#/ 0+th h+,$ #$ tht 'he 0' fte& :1,+f+e$ to 4&+#/ fo&th +# .% Ch&+ot ',&% He+& 0ho $&o3e .e #$ th&1't .e o1t of .% K+#/$o. 0h+,'t I 0' %et Phoe41'! B1t t -&e'e#t I . 0o#$e& 4o3e ,, 0o#$e&'* A#$ ' he 0' 4o1t to e8-,+# h+.'e,f he 0' h#/e$ 4efo&e the+& e%e' ' +' to 4e &e$ +# the fo,,o0+#/ h-te&*
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Ho0 the &e3+3e$ C&o''64e&e& 'he0e$ h+.'e,f +# h+' fo&.e& 'h-e 0he# P,1to 0+th the He,,+'h Ve#o. t1e$ h+. +#to th&ee6he$e$ 0o&. #$ ho0 V1,# $e,+3e&e$ h+. f&o. h+' 1&'e #$ o&+/+#, '+# #$ ##o+#te$ h+. 0+th 6the 4,e''e$ o+, 0h+h Me&1&% 4&o1/ht 0+th h+. fo& the he,th of h+' Bð&e# #$ +#f,.e$ h+. th&o1/h the 4,oo$ of M&' #$ Ve#1' 'o tht he 0' &e$1e$ +#to t&1e 1#+3e&', .o't /e#e&, Me$++#e* A' 'oo# ' the &e3+3e$ C&o''64e&e& 0' &e'o,3e$ to 't+'f% "1't+e he /&e0 0&th +# h+.'e,f #$ 4eho,$ he 'too$ +# #othe& 'h-e #.e,% +# the 'h-e of the 0o&. 0+th th&ee6he$' 0h+h ' +' 4o3e .e#t+o#e$ .-&ehe#$e$ +# the.'e,3e' the th&ee -&+#+-,e' #$ 4% the .#1,' of V1,# 0e&e &e3e,e$* Fo& ' 'oo# ' he the &e3+3e$ C&o''64e&e& too7 1-o# h+. th+'
'h-e the 0e,,6e8-e&+e#e$ V1,# --e&e$ #$ 4% h+' 7#o0,e$/e f+&'t &e3e,e$ the S,&% S1,-h1& 'eo#$,% +t' V+t&+o,+7 S,t ' ,'o +t' o0# .e&1&%9 41t the '-ot o& 1&'e of '+# 4e 'e-&te$ ' .o't  -o+'o# f&o. the th&ee -&+#+-,e'9 #$ 0he# the f+&'t #$ the ,'t #.e,% the S1,-h1& #$ S,t 0e&e ,e#'e$ he $+''o,3e$ the. 4th eh +# 'e3e&, 3e''e, +# the+& -&o-e& Me&1&% #$ 0he# the% 0e&e 4eo.e ,+:1o& he 1#+te$ 6the. 4oth #$ the% .+8e$ ' 0te& 0+th #othe& 0te& #$ 4e.e .e&1&+, 0te&* B1t fte&0&$' the S1,-h1& 4e.e o#e 0+th the 4o$% #$ 4e/# to t7e 1-o# +t # e:1, &e/+.e#t #$ to .7e the '-+&+t 4o$+f% 0+th o#3e#+e#t f+&e #$ t ,e#/th .o't -e&.#e#t,% to f+8 +#to the 4e't .e$++#e t 0h+h .#% 't&#/e 0o#$e&f1, +#&e$+4,e 4e1t+f1, o,o1&' --e&e$* No0 fte& tht ,, the o,o1&' 0e&e -''e$ #$ 4&o0#+'h &e$ .'' $+$ 1#h#/e4,% &e't ,o#e +# the 4otto. of the /,'' the# the &e3+3e$ C&''64e&e& --e&e$ +# h+' 4#+'he$ 'h-e he o-e#e$ the .e$+# 3e+# of M&' #$ Ve#1' th+' 4,oo$ he $ of 0he&e4% h+' 0&th 0' .+t+/te$* V1,# &e2o+e$ t th+' 'e+;e$ # the &e3+3e$ C&''64e&e& -1&6 +f+e$ h+' f+e&% th&ee6fo,$ So1, .+8+#/ the '.e 0+th the 4,e''e$ o+, of the Ph+,o'o-he&' #$ /3e +t to the th&ee6he$e$ 4e't 0h+h #o0 /+# 0' 4eo.e o#e th+#/ to $&+#7 the&eof 'o .1h ' he h$ #ee$ of #$ 0he# the $&1/ht 0' o#'1.e$ he &e-ete$ the '.e $&+#7 to the 'e3e#th t+.e #$ 0he# th+' $&+#7 0' $&+e$ 1- the th&ee6he$e$ Mo#'te& 0' $e,+3e&e$ o1t of h+' -t+3+t% #$ the o&-o&, -1&+f+e$ S1# /&ee$+,% &ee+3e$ +t f o& 6the&e 0' #o#e .o#/'t the P,#et' .&e $e'e&3+#/ +t th# the S1#* No0 0he# he h$ ,+# 'o.et+.e +# the ,o$/+#/ 0+th the S1# +t 0' $+'o3e&e$ ,, the 0o&,$ o3e& tht the .'t .+/ht% ''+'te& of ,, the P,#et' h$ e#te&e$ 1-o# h+' /o3e.e#t9 f o& he ,%e$ h+' f+#/e&' 1-o# the 0#to# Ve#1' #$ 4eho,$ -&e'e#t,% he& he&t 0' .o3e$ 0+th M&% M/$,e#e #$ 'he 0' o# '1$$e# h#/e$ 4% the -o0e& of the .o't h+/h &e$ee.e& #$ '-&7,eth ,+7e the S1#* The .o't 4,oo$ th+&'t% M&' 0' 'e#'+4,e of h+' 4&othe&' /&e #$ 0he&e' he (M&') 4efo&e th+' ,0%' '6t&o3e /+#'t the f+&e #$ 0+th f+e&% '-&7' ''1,te$ V1,# 0ho h..e&e$ h+. he /3e h+.'e,f 'o h1.4,e #$ /e#t,e 1#$e& the h..e& ,+7e the .e,te$ o..o# St1 he 0' +#0&$,% #$ o1t0&$,% &&%e$ th&o1/h #$ th&o1/h +# ,oth of Go,$* "1-+te& St1 #$ Me&1&% ,, et of the /o,$e# foo$ 0+th the+& B&othe& 'et 4efo&e the. #$ the&e1-o# fo&/ot ,, the -+#' the% h$ 1#$e&/o#e $1&+#/ the+& fo&.e& ,+fe the% 4e.e 4% the fo&e.e#t+o#e$ foo$ +..o&t, ' ,o#/ ' the% fo&4e& 1#&+-e /&-e' #$ the t&1e M/+ E,e.e#t' #$ 0he&eof .% 4e f1&the& &e$ +# +t' -,e +# the t&et+'e of the M/+, E,e.e#t'*
CHA CHAPTER XXVI
Ho0 St1 4e+#/ 4o1t to t&% 0hethe& h+' 4ð&e# 0e&e +# t&1th .e#$e$ #$ t1e$ +#to the S1# 0' 4% the o..#$ of the E.-e&6 o1& ##+#te$ #$ +# &e'-et of the e814e&#t .e$++#e t+#/e$ h+' B&othe& "1-+te& +#to the S1# #$ et* Whe# the St1 of the 31,/& '0 ,, th+' 4efo&e h+' e%e' h+' o,$ f&o;e# he&t 41e$ 0+th #e0 e#3% ,+7e f+&e 'o he 0e#t o1t #$ h+$ h+' 4ð&e# fo& the+& fo,,% 4e1'e 6the% 0e&e 'o e'+,% &e$1,o1' '%+#/ +t 0' 'o-h+'t+t+o# 'o-h+'t+t+o# #$ -&%+#/ V1,# f& e8-e&+.e#t '7e to 'e#$ o#e of h+' B&othe&' to 4e e8.+#e$ 0ho h$ /+3e# o1t tht he h$ e8-e&+e#e$ t&#'.1tt+o# t&#'.1tt+o# +# h+' o0# -&o-e& 4o$%* Wh+,'t he 0' &e:1e't+#/ th+' 0+th +.-t+e#% I he&$ 3o+e o1t of the -+#t of the &o0# of the E.-e&1' '%+#/! Be +t 'o Be +t 'o* Whe&e1-o# V1,# 'te-t fo&0&$ too7 ho,$ of St1 #$ -,e$ h+. 1-o# the He,,+'h Th&o#e of P,1to +# # +#1#$t+o# of f+&e #$ 0he# he 0' e#7+#$,e$ V1,# 0o1,$ h3e ,'o 4&o1/ht the. th+the& of 0ho. St1 0' +# $o14t +# &e'-et of the t&#'.1tt+o# to t&% 0hethe& +# t&1th the% o1,$ 't#$ o1t +# the e8.+#t+o#* B1t he 0ho ,&e$% h$ 'ho0# /&e to M&' #$ Ve#1' /3e V1,# $&o- of h+' 4,oo$ 0+th o..#$ tht he 'ho1,$ -&+3+te,% ,1$ #$ ##o%'t St1 0ho e8-ete$ h+' 4&othe& +# the .+$'t of the f+&e* Th+' V1,# o.-,+'he$ ' he 0' o..#$e$ #$ ' 'oo# ' he h$ 4&o1/ht +t #e& St1 the B,'. to1he$ #$ .o3e$ the he&t of o,$ St1 #$ he 0' h#/e$ #ot o#,% +#to the 4e't /o,$ 41t he h$ ,'o &et+#e$ 0+th h+. f&o. the 4o1#$+#/ .e$++#e t+#/+#/ -&o-e&t% #$ -o0e& 4% 3+&t1e 0he&eof e3e# the &e't of the +.-e&fet Met,' # tt+# #$ 4e &e$1e$ to -e&fet+o# ' he&efte& .% 4e &e$* Me# 0h,e M&' --e&e$ +# h+' M&t+, h4+t '%+#/ to St1 7#o0 th% 'e,f,et e3e&% o#e -&o3e h+.'e,f #$ the# 21$/e tho1 of the t&1th of T&#'.1tt+o#* T&#'.1tt+o#* St1 0e,, o4'e&3e$ tht M&' .o7e$ h+. #$ the# o#t&+3e$ ho0 he .+/ht -&o3e the h+,$&e# of M&' Ve#1' "1-+te& #$ Me&1&% #$ 6the Moo# 0hethe& the% ,'o +#6 he&+te$ #% th+#/ of the &o%, 4,oo$ of the+& A#e'to&' o& #ot* Fo& the'e &e'o#' he '+$ to h+' 4ð&e# #$ '+'te&'* I 'ee #$ 7#o0,e$/e 4% %o1& fo&. the&e .1't #ee$' 4e #othe& 7+#$ of 1#$e&'t#$+#/ o#e,e$ +# the Ph+,o'o-h+ 0&+t+#/' tht I -e&h-' . #ot the St1 of the Ph+,o'o-he&'* Fo& .% -&t ' I +# .% h,t+#/ fo&. 0' 0#$e&+#/ 1- #$ $0# #$ -1t .#% +# /&et ho-e' I h3e #e3e& ' %et 4ee# -&of+t4,e to #% #$ et* B1t 4e tht ' +t 0+,, I 0o1,$ f+# 7#o0 '+$ he 0hethe& the 4e#ef+t 0h+h the A''+'te& the &e3+3e$ C&o''64e&e& h' o#fe&&e$ o# %o1 $oe' 't+7 ,o'e to %o1 #$ %o1&' o& #ot* The -et+t+o# of St1 Ve#1' f+&'t of ,, 3o1h'fe$ 41t "1-+te& 0' 4efo&e h#$ 0+th he& #$ 0e#t +#to the f+e&% f,oo$ to the o,$ St1* At h+' e#6 t&#e 6the% 4oth 0ethe&e$ (4ðe$) #$ "1-+te& th&o1/h the 4o1#$+#/ .e$++#e 0h+h V1,# h$ -&+3+,% --,+e$ to 't1 0' 6to1he$ tht he 0+th h+' e8.+#t+o# /&e0 't+ff +# the f+&e* V1,# '-%+#/ th+' ,1/he$ he&t+,% +# the -&e'e#e of ,, the P,#et' '%+#/ A' I -e&e+3e Me$e 0' #ot ,to/ethe& o1t of he& 'to&% 0he# 'he /3e 'o .#% #$ /&et ho-e' to the ''e.4,e$ 't&' +# &e/&$ of St1* Fo& he h' t+#/e$ e3e# "1-+te& h+.'e,f +#to
the 4e't /o,$* Th+' 3+&t1e the .o't h+/h 1'e$ V1,# to --,% to h+. +# the f,18 0he# he 0' to e8.+#e h+' 4ð&e# 4% 0h+h he 0' h#/e$ +#to .e$++#e fo& he h$ t7e# to h+. .&e Of the +#o.41't+4,e o+, the# 0' #ee$f1, fo& h+' he,th #$ th+' h#e$ 0e,, fo& "1-+te& 0he&efo&e "1-+te& &et1e$ th#7' to h+' 4&othe& St1 0ho 4e'+$e' h+' +#te#t+o# #$ 4% h#e h$ $o#e h+. '1h f3o1& 0h+h 0' #ot f&o. the -o0e& of the o..o# St1 41t f&o. the f&e of the T+#t1&e +t 'e,f 0h+h 4e#ef+t othe& .et,' 0+th .o&e -&of+t .% e#2o% 4% the &e3+3e$ C&o''6 4e&e&*
CHAPTERXXVII
Ho0 the t0o 0o&,$' 't&+3e o#e /+#'t #othe&#$ o1t of the. ' o1t Of t0o o#t&&% #t1&e' the '-+&+t of Me&1&% +' .$e* A#$ ho0 the L1#&% 0o&,$ +' -&o3o7e$ to the f+/ht 4% Ne-t1#e #$ othe&6 0+'e #$ 'o :1,+f+e$ to the o#te#t+o# #$ et* Afte& tht '1h h#/e' ' the o1&teo1' Re$e& hth 1#$e&'too$ h$ h--e#e$ I 4% h#e 4e6too7 .%'e,f +#to 3e&% 't+,, =1&te& to o#'+$e& the $3e#t1&e #$ the '+/#+f+t+o# the&eof #$ 0h+,e I 0' e#o.-''e$ 0+th .% $ee-e't .e$+tt+o# 4ehe,$ t tht t+.e the&e 0' /&et #$ e8ee$+#/ 4e1t+f1, -+t1&e ,et $o0# f&o. he3e# +# 0h+h ,, 0h+h h$ h--e#e$ +# the .##e& &e,te$ o#6 e+#/ the Met.o&-ho'+' of the P,#et' 0' o.-e#$+o1',% #$ &t+f++,,% $e,+#ete$ $e,+#ete$ #$ K+#/ 0+th # +.-e&+, &o0# he,$ the -+#t+#/ 0+th 4th h+' h#$'* Th+' K+#/ h$ h+' -o0e& +# h+' 3o+e fo& he '-7e o1t of the -o+#t of h+' &o0# #$ ee't,% o..#$e$ .e to o-% the -+#t+#/ 0h+h he 'he0e$ .e #$ +# +t' t+.e to f'te# +t to Co,1.# 0h+h he 0o1,$ the# 'he0 .e* He h&$,% .$e # e#$ of '-e7+#/ th+' 0he# +t 4e.e 'o $&7 tht I 0' te&&+f+e$ the&et #$ +./+#e$ #o othe& 41t tht the ,'t $% 0' o.e* No0 4e+#/ e#o.-''e$ 0+th 3e&% /&et #/1+'h 0h+,'t I 0' ,oo7+#/ 4o1t ho0 I .+/ht /et o1t of th+' $&7#e'' I '0 o# .% &+/ht '+$e 0o#$e&f1,, #$ te&&+4,e E#/+#e (e#'+/#) +# he3e# tht h$ 'h-e ,+7e the 0o&,$* No0 ' I 0' ,oo7+#/ to0&$ .% ,eft '+$e I o4'e&3e$ ,+7e0+'e #othe& e#'+/# 0h+h 0' +# ,, th+#/' ,+7e the fo&.e& o#,% o#e 'ee.e$ #+.4,e& 6the# the othe&* B1t the'e 0o&,$' 0e&e 4% -e1,+& 0+#$ $&+3e# o#e /+#'t the othe& ' +f the&e 0e&e # e#.+t% to 4e 4&o1/ht to ,+/ht 4et0ee# the.* The&e 0' .'t ho&&+4,e #$ $ee- 4%'' 4et0ee# the. #$ o#e 4%'' ,,e$ the othe& to f+/ht fo& 4oth the+& '-+&+t' 0h+h %et 0e&e of o#e o&+/+#, #$ 4% the 0+,, of Go$ 0e&e to f+/ht o#e 0+th #othe& t+,, the --o+#te$ t+.e* The o#te#t+o# &o'e 4% &e'o# of -&efe&e#% #$ &+/ht of -&+.o/e#+t1&e* Whe&efo&e 4oth the 0o&,$' +# 3+&t1e of the+& -&e$e't+#t+o# ,'he$ h&$,% o#e /+#'t #othe& 41t ,o't the.'e,3e' 4th +# &e/&$ of the $&7#e''* Whe&e1-o# the 0o&,$ o# the &+/ht h#$ ,,e$ the 4&+/ht6 #e'' #$ 't&e#/th of +t' So# #.e,% of the S1# #$ o..#$e$ +t' 'o# tht he ' to h+' #t1&, Mothe& 'ho1,$ %+e,$ h+' ,+/ht to 'e&3e +t #$ o#t+#1e f+&'t #$ 1#.o3e$ +# he3e# #$ ffo&$ +t
,, #ee''&% ''+'t#e 0he&e4% +t' $3e&'&% the ,eft 0o&,$ .+/ht #ot -e&h#e 4% the he,- of the =1ee# of #+/ht ,%e h+$ o& e'-e 1#h1&t* A' the &+/ht 0o&,$ h$ o..#$e$ 'o 0' +t ,'o $o#e* Fo& the S1# ,et h+.'e,f $o0# 4% /o,$e# h+# 1-o# the 0o&,$ h+' $e& Mothe&* B1t the Mothe& .+/ht+,% &e2o%e$ +# the o4e$+e#e of he& So# e.4&e$ he& So# t 0h+h the 4%'' o-e#e$ +t 'e,f #$ '0,,o0e$ 1- the 4&+/ht#e'' of the S1# 0+th ,, h+' /,o&+o1' --e&#e* Whe&e1-o# the ,eft 0o&,$ &e2o%e$ 0ho h$ ,,e$ he& $1/hte& the Mo# to he& ''+'t#e 0ho ,'o to he,he& Mothe& ',+$ $o0# 4% '+,3e& h+# #$ 'too$ 4% he& Mothe&* The Mo# h$ 'ee# ho0 the S,&% Mothe& h$ &&+e$ 0% he& $e& o#,% So# +#to the 1t.o't -e&$+t+o# #$ +#to the A4%'' of the e#te& 0he&e1-o# 'he e#$e3o1&e$ to h+$e he& 'e,f 1#$e& ,o1$* B1t the 0o.4 of #t1&e 'he '-7e o1t of the A4%'' Fe& #ot D+# 6tho1 D1/hte& of the ,eft 0o&,$ fo& tho1 h't fo1#$ f3o1& 0+th Go$* Wh+,'t the '-+&+t 0' th1' '-e7+#/ the A4%'' of the ,1#& 0o&,$ o-e#e$ +t 'e,f 4% $e'e#t +#to fo1#t+# f1,, of 0te& #$ 0he# I h$ $e,+3e&e$ +t o1t of the o,$ 0te& I -e&e+3e$ tht the '-+&+t o& 3-o1& 0' t1e$ 4% 0te& +#to 0e+/ht% #+o3e4,e 0te&* Th+' 0te& 0' o4'1&e #$ #ot t&#'-&e#t ,+7e the +e 0h+h +' fo1#$ +# the S,&% 0o&,$ the&e 0he&e ,+7e S1# +' t the hotte't 41t o#,% /,+tte&e$ +# &e/&$ of +t' h+/h -&e-&t+o# #$ ,+7e -&ee$e#t 4,1t+o# ,+7e .o't ,e& ,oo7+#/ /,''* O# th+' .+&&o1& 4e1t+f1,,% /&ee# +,,1't&+o1' Ve#1' 0' +#.o1&e$* Ne-t1#e o4'e&3e$ the 'e&et o1&t'h+- of the ,1#&% /,+tte&+#/ 0o&,$ 0he&efo&e he 'e#t 1#to the /&ee# Ve#1' t&#'-&e#t &%'t, 0h+h 4% the e3-o&t+o# of '1-e&f,1o1' .o+'t1&e he h$ 'o f&.e$ #$ &e$1e$ +#to /,''%6Se 0ho'e '+/#t1&e 0' ' the '+/#t1&e f the .'t #ee''&% '-+&e* It &et+#e$ 0+th +t the ,'t f&o. the P,e of Ne-t1#e* Th+' Ne-t1#+, &%'t, #$ .'t /&ee# Ve#e&e, E.e&,$ 0e&e $e,+3e&e$ o3e& 1#to P,1to 0+th # #+e#t -&oe'' -&oe'' +# 0&+t+#/ ho0 to 1'e +t* The t+t,e of the P&oe'' 0'! U- 0+th the Vo,t+,e t0+e o& th&+e* O1t of the .+&&1& ,+7e ,e& Fo1#t+# 'h,, the&e 4e .+'t #$ of the .+'t 'h,, the&e /+# 4e 4o the '#o0 +# the h+/he& &e/+o#*
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Ho0 the L1#&% /,+tte&+#/ ,+/ht +' e8,te$ #$ ,&+f+e$ #$ ho0 the '.e 4e.e # H%$& #$ # E/,e #$ ,'o ho0 the&e4% the 0o&,$ /3e 1- +t' '-+&+t 0h+h --e&e$ +# the 'h-e of 3e&% he3% .+'t o& ,o1$* P,1to h$ th+' P&oe'' ,o#/ 1#$e& h+' h#$' o1,$ #ot .#/e +t ,,e$ V1,# '7e$ $3+e of h+. 0ho '+$! Tht 0h+h Go$ 4% '1h 0o#$e&f1, $3e#t1&e hth 2o+#e$ to/ethe& tht ,et #o .# 'e-&te 41t &the& -&o.ote +t 0he&efo&e the% 'h,, 4e o#e9 The 4o3e .e#t+o#e$ S.&/$+#e C&%'t, #$ 6the /,+tte&+#/ L+/ht 0h+h 4% 6the he,- of V1,# 0' 4 o1t of the A4%'' 1/ht to 4e ,o7e$ 1- +# &o%, T&#'-&e#t H,, 0he&e the% .1't 'o ,o#/ o#t+#1e t+,, +t 4e ,ee$ 0ht th% Go$' &e &e'o,3e$ 4% '1h
#$ $3e#t1&e to Effet* Afte& tht +t 0' th1' o#,1$e$ ('h1t 1-) the th&ee 4o3e .e#6 t+o#e$ '-he&e' '+$* Let the&e 4e .$e -o0$e& Let the&e 4e .$e f+&e Let the&e 4e .$e # E8h,t+o# A#$ 0he# ,, 0' 't+,, V1,# .$e f+&e 1#$e& the Ch.4e& #$ 4eho,$ 0h+te 4e't 0+th t0o ho' e8,te$ +t 'e,f f&o. the E&th to0&$' he3e# 0ho'e 0+#/' 0e&e t0 ,o1$' O#e -&oee$e$ o1t of the Se the othe& o1t of 'o0e& .+#e&, 21+e #$ 'e&3e$ the hoe$ 4e't th&o1/h the+& +##e&.o't 4+,+t%* The ,o1$' 0e&e the foo$ of th+' 4e't of 0h+h the 4e't te 'o ,o#/ 1#t+, +t 4e.e 3e&% -o+'o#o1' 0h+te H%$&* A#$ 0he# V1,# f&e'h #$ f o& the th+&$ t+.e fe$ the H%$& 0+th the offe&+#/ of Ne-t1#e #$ Ve#1' the 0&. the# h#/e$ +t 'e,f #$ +t 4e.e 4+&$ 0h+h 0+th +t' 0+#/' o1,$ o3e& the 0h,e 0o&,$* It h$ +t' T,o#' ,+7e # E/,e f& 0+$e '1#$e& #$ 4+t 0+th +t' 4e7 1-o# the P3e.e#t #$ 0+th +t' t,o#' 'e+;e$ o# the 0o&,$ f&o. the '1#&+'+#/ #$ '1#'ett+#/* A#$ the 0o&,$ to/ethe& 0+th th+' f,%+#/ 3e#o.o1' 4e't h+$ +t 'e,f 4efo&e .% e%e' 'o tht I o1,$ 'ee #o .o&e 41t o#,% 3e&% he3% th+7 3-o1&* Th+' .o3e$ +t 'e,f 4% the 4e#ef+t of V1,# to ,+.4 o# h+/h 41t the he3e# h+#$e&e$ th+' 'o tht +t 0' of #ee''+t% fo&e$ to -'' '+$e0%' +#to the #e8t 3e 0h+h h$ #o +''1e 41t the E#t&#e 0e,, 'e&3e$ +t to /o o1t t #$ et*
CHAPTER
XIX
Ho0 o1t of the 4o3e .e#t+o#e$ ,o1$ the Ph+,o'o-h+ V+&/+# +' 4o #$ ho0 'he $+'t&+41te' he& .+,7 #$ 4,oo$ fo& the o.fo&t of the #ee$%* A#$ ,'o ho0 to 4&+#/ the 'o1, +#to the Met,,+7 4o$% #.e,% ',t #$ et* Whe# th+' ,o1$ 0' -''e$ I '0 4e1t+f1, 0h+te 3+&/+# 'e#$+#/ f&o. the e&th 0h+h -&e''e$ he& 4&e't' #$ .$e o1t of he& 3+&/+# .+,7 0ho,'o.e 41tte& 0he&e0+th 'he -1&-o'e$ 6to &e'to&e ,+fe to the $e$* Fo& 'he &%e$ 0+th 'h&+,, 3o+e! D+e %e ,+3+#/ &+'e %e $e$* Afte& I h$ 3e&% tte#t+3e,% 3+e0e$ 6the 4o3e .e#t+o#e$ 3+&/+# I '0 tht fte& he& h&$ -&e''+#/ 0h+h 'he 0o1,$ #t ,e3e off th+7 4,oo$ f,0e$ o1t of he& 4&e't' fo& the&e 0' #o .o&e .+,7 -&e'e#t* Th+' 4,oo$ $ef+,e$ the 41tte& 0he&e1-o# V1,# +#$e3o1&e$ to t7e 0% the 41tte& 41t 6the V+&/+# &%e$ #$ '+$* The .+,7 the 41tte& #$ the 4,oo$ &e ,, /oo$ 41t eh of the. hth +t' 'e3e&, o-e&t+o#' 0h+h 'h,, 4e &e3e,e$ to #o .# 1#t+, he 'h,, ,e o1t of 0ht I . 4o #$ 0h+h .% Fthe& #$ .% Mothe& 0e&e* Whe# I he&$ th+' I 0' ff&+/hte$ #$ 0' ff,+te$ th+#7+#/ -e&h-' +t +' /&#te$ to #o#e to ,e th+'* B1t 0he# the V+&/+# o4'e&3e$ tht I 0' 'o&e,% t&o14,e$ 'he '+$ 1#to .e 0+th '.+,6 +#/ .o1th! The /&e% D&/o# +' .% Fthe& #$ the 0h+te 4+&$ +' .% G&#$6.othe& #$ 4th the'e &e S+'te&' #$ B&othe&' h+,$&e#* The 4,oo$ I h3e f&o. .% Fthe& the .+,7 hth +t' o&+/+#, f&o.
.% Mothe& the he&.-h&o$+t+, he&.-h&o$+t+, 0o&,$ 0he&eof th+' .+,7 ,'o th&o1/ 6the 3+&t1e of 6the S1,-h1&e, 'o1, ,eft 4eh+#$ .1't 4eo.e 4,oo$* He&e0+th the 3+&/+# -+#6te$ to he& #e7 0he&e the 'o1, 0' h&$e#e$ +#to -,-4,e '14't#e* Th+' 'he #.e$ the "e0 0ho 't+#e$ h+' h#$ +# the 4,oo$ of the Re$ee.e&* The Co,o1& 0' ,+7e # A&t+f++, C+#4& 41t he3e& #$ 4&o0#e& +# fo&. 0he&efo&e the -&e-&t+o# of th+' th+#/ 0' 1#7#o0# to .e* I he&7e#e$ to the 3o+e of th+' ',1to# V+&/+# #$ -o1&e$ the f,o0+#/ V+&/+# 1-o# the 't+ffe#e$ #+.te$ '14't#e #$ the .+,7 t1e$ +#to 4,oo$ #$ the 4,oo$ 0' f1,, of ,+fe* Fo& the #o1&+'h+#/ .et,,+7 .+,7 4e.e o#e 0+th the '-+&+t of L+fe 0h+h ,'o o-e#e$ h+' .o1th #$ '+$! T0o '1ff+e to 07e# ,+3+#/ 4o$%41t the th+&$ o#'e&3eth +t* Afte& I h$ U#$e&'too$ th+' I /3e 1#to the Met,,+7 'o1, .et,,+7 4o$% #$ I 4o1#$ the 'o1, 0+th +t' 4o$% 4% 3+&t1e of +t' o0# '-+&+t 0h+h ' the% 0' ,+7e0+'e .et,,+7! Th+' 1#+o# 0' the 1'e tht the f&.e& V+&/+# f&o. 0h. ',3t+o# &+'eth 1#to 1' of .o&e 'o&&o0 #$ /&+ef 0' f+# to ,oth he& 'e,f f&o. to- to toe +# 4,7 M#t,e #$ ' .e tho1/ht +t .+/ht+,% &e-e#te$ he& tht 'he h$ 'o ,e#'e$ he&'e,f #$ tht he& .o't #o4,e 21+% 0h+te#e'' #$ &e$#e'' 'ho1,$ 'o o.e 4efo&e the 1#0o&th%* Fo& 'he '+$! Wo to .e 0 to the 0o&,$ 0o 6to the Mothe& 0h+h 4o&e .e* A#$ 0h+,'t 'he 0' th1' &%+#/ 'he h#/e$ he& 4e1t% +#to the 'h-e of # ho&&+4,e Wo,f 41t %et &et+#e$ he& te#$e& 0h+te 3+&/+# 4&e't'* She ,% ' ,, Wo,3e' +# $ee41'h% 3,,e% f&o. 0he#e tht .o't $e3o1&+#/ 4e't 0the$ fo& foo$ #$ #o1&+'h.e#t '1+t4,e to +t' #t1&e #$ et*
CHAPTER
XXX
Ho0 the Mothe& of Nt1&e o..+tte$ to the V+&/+# he& Ch+,$&e# #$ ho0 the L+o# #$ h+' S+'te& &e #ot to 4e o3e&o.e 41t o#,% 4% the $o14,e +#fe, th1#$e&* Whe# the 4e't 0' #o0 't+te$ the&e .e # +#te,,+/e#t #+e#t Mt&o# 0+th ,o#/ /&.e#t' #$ .1h /&3+t%* She h$ t0 'o#' #$ o..+tte$ to the She60o,f 4oth he& '#' to 4&+#/ the. 1t+,, he& &et1* A#$ h3+#/ ,%e$ the h+,$&e# to he& 4&e't' the o,$ 0o.# t1e$ he&'e,f +#to 3-o1& 0h+h -+e&e$ +#to ,, the #e+/h4o1&+#/ he$/e' h+,,' #$ 'to#e' f&o. 0he#e I o4'e&3e$ tht +t 0' the Mothe& of Nt1&e 0h+h 0o1,$ h3e he& t0o .et,,+7 off'-&+#/' 4e 4&o1/ht 1- 4% the She60o,f ' .et,,+7 0et6#1&'e* Fo& th+' .othe& of #t1&e 0' 3e&% 0e,, :1+#te$ 0+th the 4o3e .e#t+o#e$ V+&/+# #ot0+th't#$+#/ #ot0+th't#$+#/ tht 'he 0' h#/e$ +#to She6 0o,f* She $+'o1&'e$ ,'o 0+th .e #$ '+$ #ot the o1t0&$ 41t the +#0&$ +' tht 0h+h the A&t+'t 1/ht to 'ee7* The '.e f1&the& '+$ th+' 0h+h +' 0e,, to 4e t7e# #ot+e of! M% V+&/+#'
&e ,e&+#/ Wo,3e' D&/o#' #$ Se&-e#t' #$ et* .% So# +' &o&+#/ L%o#* He hth '17e$ the 4&e't' of h+' S+'te& #$ +' the#e 4eo.e 'o f+e&% #$ -1/#+o1' tht #o 4e't 1-o# e&th # o3e&o.e h+. e8e-t the $o14,e +#fe, Th1#$e& 0+th the '14't#e #$ $1&4+,+t% of Bh1' .e too #e& h+.* The&e4% 0+,, th+' .% 'o# #$ $1/hte& ,oo'e ,, the+& -o0e&' #$ t7e the+& f,+/ht to .e ' the+& Mothe& #$ et* The&e1-o# ,, 0' 't+,, #$ I tho1/ht # the $o14,e +#fe, th1#$e& 0+th the '14't#e of Bh1' 41t o1,$ #ot 'e&h +t o1t #$ the&efo&e &%e$ o1t 0+th ,o1$ 3o+e* > "1-+te& tho1 tht +# th% h#$' 4e&e't th1#$e& #$ ,+/ht#+#/ 'he0 .e the .%'t6 e&+e' o1t of 0h+h th1#$e& #$ ,+/ht#+#/ h3e the+& o&+/+#, 0he&e4% I .% f&+/ht 0% #$ fo&e W,3e' L%o#' D&/o#' #$ othe& .o#'t&o1' 4e't'* Afte& I h$ 6th1' -&%e$ the he3e# /&e0 'to&.% #$ "1-+te& '-7e f&o. f&* T0o o#t&&% th+#/' &e 7#o0# 4% ,'t #$ '.,, 0he# t0o o#t&&% '-+&+t' f+/ht o#e 0+th #othe& the# &+'e' /&et t1.1,t +# the +&1.2e#t A+&* Th+' I ,'o 1#$e&'too$ #ot 0he&efo&e o1t of $+'o#te#t I &%e$ ,'o 1#to 6the Go$ P,1to* I o#'+$e&e$ tht '+#e the Th1#$e& 0' +#fe, +t .1't 4e /&#te$ to P,1to ,o#e to &e3+,e +t* The# 0' I he&$ fo& he -&e'e#t,% /&#te$ .e too f+e&% '-+&+t' The o#e 0' 0# #$ .e/e& ' $eth 41t %et 4o3e ,, .e'1&e ,o#/ #$ #+.4,e* B1t the othe& 0' he3% th+7 $&% #$ ft #$ ,oo7e$ o# ,, h+' 4o$% ,+7e .# '+7 of the "1#$+e* O1t of th+' th&ot 0e#t 3e&% -o+'o#o1' 3-o1& 0h+h 't4' ,+3+#/ &et1&e' #$ &ef&e'heth Bh1'* The f+&'t '-+&+t 0' 3e&,%e$ 0+th t0+e ' .1h 't&e#/th ' the 'eo#$* Whe&e'oe3e& the'e '-+&+t' 0e#t +# 0h+h .e I 0' he,$ +# '1'-++o# #$ I 'too$ 0+th the. +# /&et fe& #$ the&efo&e I 0o1,$ h3e the. #o ,o#/e& 4% .e 41t .$e the. :1&te& 1#$e& 'he$ 0+tho1t $oo&' tht #o 4o$% .+/ht t7e #ot+e of the.* No0 +# th+' ho1'e the&e 0' &1+#o1' Ce,,& 0he&e+# the&e +#h4+te$ # o,$ /&e% 0o,f 0h+h 0' f+# e3e&% $% to 4e fe$ 0+th &e$ fo8 #$ %e,,o0 Co7 0h+h 6the M'te& of the f.+,% to 4e o.-,+#e$ of -&o.+'+#/ .e '.e tho1'#$' +f I o1,$ he,- h+. 'o tht e+the& the 0+#/e$ 0o,f .+/ht $+e o& t ,e't ,e3e the Ce,,&* No0 0he# I h$ 0e,, he&$ ,, I ,,e$ .% '-+&+t' to o1#'e, 0h+h '+$ tht the&e 0' &o%, t&e'1&e h+$$e# +# th+' Ce,,& #$ tht the Wo,f h$ $e3o1&e$ .#% 0e,th% P''e#/e&' to/ethe& 0+th 6the+& .o#e% 0ho +# 6the t+.e' of 0& h$ /o#e $o0# +#to the Ce,,& to &e't* A#$ fo& ' .1h ' /o,$ #$ '+,3e& o1,$ #ot o#'1.e +# the Sto.7 of th+' 4e't the t&e'6 1&e 0' 't+,, the&e* The'e 4o3e .e#t+o#e$ '-+&+t' offe#$ the.6 'e,3e' #$ '+$9 If tho1 0o1,$'t ,et 1' +# 0e 0o1,$ $e,+3e& ,, the t&e'1&e to thee* I -&e'e#t,% '+$ Go #$ 4&+#/ .e the t&e'1&e*
CHAPTER
XXXI
Ho0 Bh1' #$ V1,# 2ee&e$ the L4o&#t9 Ho0 #t1&e teheth h+. to offe& 1#to Bh1' #$ ho0 the L%o# h3+#/ th&+e o#:1e&e$ t ,e#/th f+/ht+#/ 0+th h+' fthe& 0' o3e&o.e* A' 'oo# ' I h$ ,et o1t the '-+&+t' I he&$ 4eh+#$ .% 47 /&et ,1/hte& #$ t1+#/ .% 'e,f 4o1t I '0 tht V1,# #$ Bh1' 'too$ 4% .e ,1/h+#/ #$ 2ee&+#/ t .% fo,,% '%+#/ 0+th $../e 'h,t tho1 4e 0+'e& tho1 tht 0e&t 'h.e$ to 0o&'h+- 1' ' "1-+te& #$ P,1to '1&e,% t+' 4ette& to '7 the# to /o 0% 0+th 'h.e #$ ,o''* The '-+&+t $oe' #oth+#/ ,o#e 41t the&e .1't 4e -&otet+o# o# the othe& '+$e 0h+h .1't /1&$ the '-+&+t'* Th+' P&oteto& 1/ht ,'o to 't#$ +# /oo$ /&ee.e#t 0+th V1,# #$ et* If o1t of th+#e o0# he$ Bh1' tho1 #'t h+t th+' /o to th% '-+&+t' #$ to the Ce,,&* Th+' ffete$ .% .+#$ fo& I h$ ,eft .% '-+&+t' +# the Ce,,& to #o -1&-o'e #$ the% ,% ' +f the% h$ 4ee# $e$ the&e #$ the 0o,f h$ -1t o# L%o#' '7+# #$ #t1&e --e&e$ to .e +# .+'t #$ to,$ .e ho0 I h$ '+##e$ /+#'t Bh1' #$ V1,# ho0 I 'ho1,$ /o f&o. th+' -,e to0&$ the 'o1th the&e 'he 0o1,$ e#t+&e,% +.fo .e Ho0 I 'ho1,$ .o3e Bh1' to .% ''+'t#e 4% # offe&+#/* Whe&e1-o# I h'te#e$ to tht -,e #$ 4etoo7 .% 'e,f to Fo&e't* No0 ' 'oo# ' I 0' o.e +#to the fo&e't I the&e '0 L%o# 0ho fo1/ht 4% 0% of offe#e /+#'t D&/o# 0h+h +' 0o#t to 4e ,,e$ L+#$t60o&.* The# tho1/ht I to .% 'e,f 0ht #ee$ h' the L%o# to F+/ht 0+th 6th+' D&/o# 0he# %et ,, L%o#' $e'e#$ f&o. the o,$ D&/o# #$ ,'o #o L%o# ,o#e hth e3e& 4ee# 4,e to o3e& -o0e& D&/o#* Th+' .1't #ee$' 4e /&et -&e'1.-t+o# 0h+h e#//e$ th+' he&e1#to* Wh+,'t I 0' e#o.-''e$ 0+th '1h tho1/ht' the f+/ht o# 4th '+$e' 0' 'o 3ehe.e#t tht +t 'ee.e$ ' +f the L%o# 0o1,$ 4e 3#:1+'he$* B1t I 0' /&+e3e$ fo& the L%o# #$ %et I $1&'t #ot --&oh to he,- h+. 1#t+, the Mothe& of #t1&e o1t of the +& o..#$e$ .e to &e'1e the L%o# 0he&e1-o# 0+th .% S+.+t& ? ho--e$ off the D&/o#' t+, 0+th 0h+h he f'te#e$ h+.'e,f 4o1t t&ee 'o tht the&e4% he 0' to +# -+ee' 4% the L%o# #$ h+' 4,oo$ 0' '17e$ o1t f&o. 0he#e the L%o# 0' ' 4e1t+f1, #$ /e#t,e ' #% .# +# th+' 0o&,$* Me# t+.e #t1&e 'too$ 4et0+8t .e #$ the L%o# '%+#/ th+' L%o# .1't D1e, th&+e 0+th the D&/o# h+' Fthe& #$ eh t+.e 4e 3+to&+o1'* B1t t the fo1&th t+.e he .1't 4e/+# # +#3+#+4,e 4tt,e /+#'t h+' Fthe& #ot +# the A+& #o& +# the 0te& #o& %et +# the e&th 41t +# the f+&e* A#$ +# th+' f+/ht ' 0e,, the Fthe& ' the So# 'h,, 'o 0o1#$ the.'e,3e' tht the -3e.e#t 'h,, o3e&f,o0 0+th 4,oo$ &o1#$ 4o1t 0h+h 'he 4+$ .e to /the& 1- 0+th e8-&e'' o..#$.e#t tht 0he# 4oth of the. 0e&e -&o3o7e$ 4% V1,# to the f+/ht I 'ho1,$ o#t+#1,,% 't&e#/the# 't&e#/the# the. 0+th 41t '&+f+e of ft Ve&3+#'* It 0' '+$ to .e the 0te& of ./#.+#+t% +' $&% $&+#7 f& the L%o# #$ D&/o# 4% th+' the So1, of 4oth of the. 0+,, 4e +#f,.e$ 'o tht the% 0+,, #ot 4e 0&e 0he# the% 4,ee$ #$ 0he# #o .&e 4,oo$ o.e' ,'o #e+the& fthe& #o& So# +' to 4e 'ee#* The# t7e +t /+# .+8 #$ .e,t the# ,, +' o-e#* Se-&te the e8t&e.e' #$ t7e hee$ tht %o1 o#'e&3e the ,+fe of the th+&$ fo& t0o h3e the th+&$ 3e&% '14t+,e +# the.* Wh+h th+&$ +'
.$e o&-o&e, 4% the '-+&+t of Me&1&% #$ t ,'t teth 1-o# the e8t&e.+t% of +6t fo&.e& #$ ,tte& #$ o#2o+#+#/ the. .o't f+&.,% #$ he h+.'e,f +' o#2o+#e$ 0+th tho'e 6th+#/' 0h+h &e to 4e o#2o+#e$* Whe# the 1#$e&'t#$+#/ ',o06-e$ Nt1&e h$ $o#e '-e7+#/ th+' I $e.#$e$ ho0 I 'ho1,$ --e'e Bh1' 4% # offe&+#/* The# I &ee+3e$ th+' &e'o,1t+o#! Bh1' ,o3e' 't&o#/ $&+#7 +f tho1 #'t 0e,, 'e-&te the '.e f&o. +t' 14e 0h+h $o.+#te' o3e& the te&% #$ 1'e the th&ee -&+#+-,e' to 4e $e,+3e&e$ to h+. 4% V1,# +# /o,$e# 3e''e, the# 'h,t tho1 th% 'e,f 'ee 0ht +' /&tef1,, o& 1#-,e'#t to h+. the '.e 'h,t tho1 +.-&o3e to th% $3#t/e9 Fo& tht 0h+h he t7e' to h+.'e,f +' /&ee4,e to h+. #$ 0ht he ,et' ,o#e t7e 0% #$ et* So 'h,t tho1 tt+#e th+#e +#te#t* The&e +' he&e .o&e o#t+#e$ +# the'e Ch-te&' the# the Co1&t6 eo1' Re$e& +./+#e'9 +# ' .1h ' .o#/'t othe& th+#/' the 6t&1e St1 +' e3e&% 0he&e to 4e fo1#$ #$ ,+7e -+t1&e +' e8-o'e$ 6to ,, the 0o&,$* I h3e +# th+' T&et+'e 0&+tte# +# -e1,+& .##e& o#e+#/ the o..o# St1 #$ ,, the e&th,% P,#et' #$ h3e 'o ,o#/ 4e#$e$ the. 470&$' #$ fo&0&$' &oo7e$ #$ 4o0e$ the. tht o#e h' 4ee# h#/e$ +#to the othe& the h+/he't +#to the ,o0e't #$ the ,o0e't +#to the h+/he't of ,, the f+&'t +#to the ,'t #$ o# the o#t&&% Fo& +# th+' .et.o&-'+' of the .et,' the t&1e .tte& of the Ph+,o'o-he&' +' 'o o#'-+1o1',% #$ ,e&,% +# ,, the h#/e' of the P,#et' 4&o1/ht to ,+/ht tht #% .# tht h' 41t 0+t 0h+the& he 0+,, o& #o .1't #ee$' the&e4% 7#o0 the f+&'t .tte& to/ethe& 0+th ,, #ee''&+e' e'-e+,,% +f the '.e hth t7e# +#to o#'+$e&t+o# the off'-&+#/ of the 0o&,$ the o#21#t+o# of e&t+# -,#et' ' ,'o the 0o#$&o1' fo1#t+# +t' &e-&e'e#tt+o# #$ &ef,e8+o#* A,, 0h+h I ' ,oo7+#/6/,'' 1#to the t&#'.1tt+o# of Met,,+7 fo&.' 4% $+3+#e o..#$ #$ +.-1,'e h3e &e3e,e$ to th+' 1#th#7f1,, 0o&,$* I 7#o0 tht .#% Ph+,o6 'o-he&' I '% .#% t+t1,& Ph+,o'o-he&' h%.+,, 0&+te&' #$ o,,eto&' of -&oe''e' o1t of e#3% 0+,, &e$+,% /+#'% +t '-e+,,% tho'e 0ho h3e 1#$e&'too$ #oth+#/ t ,, o#e+#/ the .+&,e' 0h+h h3e ,&e$% 4ee# $o#e 4% .e +# h%.+, ,4o1&'* B1t the 1'e of th+' .+&,e +' #ot tht I h3e -e&h-' -1&-o'e$ to .7e .% 'e,f /&et 41t 0' the&efo&e $o#e 6tht I .+/ht .#+fe't .% e8-e&+e#e #$ 3ot+o# #$ the&e4% 4&+#/ the e&&o#eO1' +#to the t&1e 0%* A .# 'ho1,$ e#:1+&e of h+. 0ho h' 0&+tte# o1t of h+' o0# e8-e&+e#e #$ &ee+3e of h+. 0ho h+.'e,f hth o4t+#e$ /&e of G$* Fo& the'e &e'o#' I h3e +# $+3e&' Co1#t&+e' 0+th o#e -&t t+#/e$ 'o.e h1#$&e$ -&t' of St1 +#to -1&e /o,$* Th+' t+#t1&e +' # h+#$&#e tht I 'h,, #ot 4e +.-1/#e$ 4% the e#3+o1' #$ +t +' ,'o 0+#/ 4efo&e ,, the 0o&,$ #$ et* Whe&efo&e ,et #ot the Co1&teo1' Lo3e& of A&t '1ffe& h+.'e,f to 4e 'e$1e$ 4% 't&#/e f,'e ,4o1&#t' #$ -&oe''63e#$e&' -&oe''63e#$e&' #$ -&t+1,&+,% 41t ,0%' 4e th+#7+#/ ho0 he
.% 'e&h o1t the fo1#$t+o# 0he&eo# the 0h,e 41+,$+#/ &e'teth* The# 'h,, h+' e%e' 4e o-e#e$ #$ he 'h,, 4e 4,e to $+'t+#/1+'h /o$ -&oe''e' f&o. f,'e o#e'* He 0ho f&o. th+' .% f+thf1,, he&te$ +#fo&.t+o# +#fo&.t+o# ,eeth the f+&'t .tte& ,et h+. 4e he&e4% ''1&e$ ' t&1e,% ' I th&o1/h Go$ ,+3e tht he .% .o't e&t+#,% ,e #$ f+#$ +t' -&e-&t+o# ,'o the 1#+3e&', .e#'t&11. the t&1e +&&e$1+4,e &e$1t+o# +#to the f+&'t .tte& 4% the f+&'t .tte& the o#21#t+o# #$ f+8t+o# +#to .o't -&e+o1' .e$++#e to/ethe& 0+th the 1/.e#tt+o# #$ fe&.e#tt+o# +# th+' ,+tt,e Co.-e#$+1.*
A
MEMENTO
Co1&teo1' Re$e& I h3e #ot 0+tho1t o#'+$e&4,e &e'o#' h#$,e$ he&e +# th+' t&et+'e the o#e#t&te$ E#' #$ et* 4% 0% of Met.o&-ho'+'* Fo& I +# &e/&$ tht ,, Ph+,o'o-he&' h3e 0&+tte# o4'1&e,% #$ tht the+& 't%,e +' 1#7#o0# to the 0o&,$ . .+#$e$ 4% th+' .% 0% of 0&+t+#/ to o-e# the e%e' of the 1#$e&'t#$+#/ of ,, the ,o3e&' of t&1th 0he&e4% the% .% 1#$e&'t#$ #ot o#,% .e 41t ,'o ,, t&1e Ph+,o'o-he&'* He tht # -&efe& #$ hoo'e the '+/#t1&e of ,, th+#/' #$ #ot the th+#/ +t 'e,f to h+. +t' #ot #ee$f1, to --,% #o'e6'$$,e #o& to 'ee7 .% 7e%' o1t of .% o.-,+ 41t the% 0h+h &e e#$o0e$ 0+th f1,,e& 1#$e&'t#$+#/ I $+&et to .% h%.+, A,-h4et 0h+h 4e1'e +# .% t&et+'e of the Me/+, E,e.e#t' +t 0' #ot ,to/ethe& -&+#te$ 0+th the &+/ht h&te&' I 0+,, #e0 1'e to 4e -&+#te$ t&#',te$ +#to Lt+# 0he&eto I h3e ,'o o#2o+#e$ the f+/1&e of ,, the P,#et' the .o't h+$$e# -h+,o'o-h+ h&te& the #o'e6'$$,e th&o1/h tht 0ho,e'o.e +.-e&t+3e o.-,+* The# 0+,, the +/#o&#t 'ee ho0 ,o#/ the% h3e 6t&o$$e# the f+&'t E#' 1#$e& foot* The o#e#t&#t' ,'o 0ho 0+th .,+/##t .+#$ $o e#$e3o1& f,',% to &% $o0# the t&1e t+#t1&e '%+#/ tht the t+#t1&e +' .e&e,% o#e#t&te$ th+#/ o1t of /o,$ #$ # t+#/e #o h+/he& the# the 0e+/ht of the S1# 0e+/he$ o1t of 0h+h the t+#t1&e 0' $&0#* The'e $1,, +/#o&#t' 21$/e ' 4,+#$ .# of o,o1&' the% h3e #ot ,, the $%' of the+& ,+fe 'ee# o#e#t&t+o# of the S1# .1h ,e'' .$e +t ho0 the# # the% 7#o0 '1h th+#/ #$ ho0 # the% 3e&+f% +t* B1t tho1 tho1 ,o3e& of 7#o0,e$/e t7e hee$ of St# 0ho 0h+,'t tho1 &e'teth #$ $e,%e't to /o fo&0&$ o&$+#/ to .% +#'t&1t+o# 't' +# 'o -o+'o#o1' $e$,% 0ee$ 1-o# the 'o0e$ f+e,$ 0he&e4% the 'ee$ 'h,, 4e 7e-t $o0# #$ # .e to #o -e&fet+o#* I h$ -1&-o'e$ +# th+' E$+t+o# to $$ he&eto # e8ee$+#/ 'ho&t e8-,+t+o# of ,, the h-te&'! B1t '+#e the 0+7e$#e'' of the 0o&,$ +' o#'t#t,% ,%+#/ 4efo&e .% e%e' #$ e&' +t +' h+/h 6t+.e to fo&4e& #$ 4&1-t,% to 4&e7 off ,e't tht fte& the%
h3e ete# of the t&ee of ,+/ht the% -,1#/e the.'e,3e' +#to e3e&,'t+#/ $&7#e''* B1t the ho#e't of 0h+h the&e &e 3e&% fe0 0h+h f'te# th+' .% f+thf1,, $.o#+t+o# to the+& he&t' #$ %et -&t,% 't1.4,e #$ h,t f&o. o#e 1tho& to #othe& o# the. I 0+,, 'et .% #o'e '$$,e #$ 'o o.-,+te tht the% the&e4% 'h,, 4e &1,e$ ' 0+th 4&+$,e #$ 'h,, 4e fo&e$ to /+3e ''e#t to the t&1th* B1t the'e &e the% 0h+h he'+tte #ot o1t of .,e 41t o1t of $efet of /&e #$ 4e1'e the+& t+.e +' #o0 o.+#/ #$ h&$ 4% tht the% 4% 3+&t1e of the+& -&e$e't+#t+o# .1't o.e to the 7#o0,e$/e of the t&1th the&efo&e I .1't 0+th .% #e0 +#'t&1.e#t #.e,% .% #o'e6'$$,e $&0 the '.e 1#to .e #$ fo&e the. ' +t +' 0&+tte# o.-e,, the. to e#te&* B1t the 1#/o$,% 0h+h 0o1,$ f+# 4e e'tee.e$ 4efo&e the 0o&,$ #$ 0&+te /+#'t the t&1th 0h+h %et +' 1#7#o0# to the. ##ot 4+$e '1h #o'e6'$$,e 1-o# the+& #'1,e '#o1t' #$ 1#$e&'t#$ #ot the 0o&$ Co.-,+ t ,,9 ho0 0+,, the% the# 4e 4,e to $+'t+#/1+'h the f+/1&e$ f&o. the f+/1&e #$ 6to hoo'e the '+/# fo& the th+#/ '+/#+f+e$ The'e #ot0+th't#$+#/ #ot0+th't#$+#/ 6the+& 0+7e$ o#3e&'t+o# I $e'+&e ,+7e ,, Tho.'' to t7e 0+#/ tht the% ,oo7 0e,, to the.'e,3e' ,e't -e&h#e the% 4e #ot 4ete# 4% the 't&o#/ At,' 0ho th&ete#' the. ' +f he 0o1,$ th&o0 the. 0+th the 0o&,$ o# h+' #e7 #$ the&e0+th 'htte& the. to -+ee'* B1t tho1 .o't -o,+t+ 4,7 fo8 0+th th% H%-o&+'% #$ &ft% +#:1+'+O# 't#$ f& off 't% t+,, &o'te$ -+/o#' f,% +#to th% .o1th #$ tho1 0+,t 't#$ to the e#$ of the 0o&,$ the&e 0he&e th% 1#4e,+ef 4e1'e tho1 h't 7#o0# the /oo$ #$ o1t of ,;+#e'' h't #e/,ete$ to effet +t 'h,, o#$e.# thee* B1t I th#7 the .o't h+/h 0ho hth +.-&te$ h+' /&e to .e #$ o..#$e$ .e 6th1' to 0&+te* Whe&efo&e I th#7 h+. #$ #o#e othe& #e+the& 'e1,& o& '-+&+t1, #$ '% f&o. the 4otto. of .% he&t* G,o&% 4e to Go$ 4o3e 0ho /o3e' the 't&' of He3e#* To the S1# I $2o+# t&+1.-h#t St#$&$ 0h+h 0' 'ho0# to the .o't .+/ht% Ce'e& +# ,o1$ 0+th th+' +#'&+-t+o#! I# th+' '+/# 'h,t tho1 o3e&o.e* Th+' f,/ +' '+/# of #$ 4e,o#/' to the S1#* Cth he tht Cth C#* Cth ,e't tho1 4e Ctht* Be,e+3t o& tho1 4e,e+3't .+'' The 0o&,$ t 0h+h I +. +' 6th+'9 Ne-t1#e Ve#1' 1'e to f,% The S#7e 0h+h e,'e 4e#eth .1't ,%e* B% N+te& #$ 4% S1,-h1& h1&t$ The&eo# M&' $oe' e#fo&e the 0o&,$* Bh1' $oe' the 'o1, e#fo,$ A#$ the S-&+/ht,% 3-o1& ho,$! The '-+&+t $oe' &1,e the 'o1, oo-e&te9 E&th #.e,% Bh1' 'et $o #ot fo&/et THE END