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    X `oja t`os efvaj os sat chcoest t`a racj bcknmrfp fi JcekcstarKfuety, Taeesyjvceoc, t`a k`crcktars cra ioktofecj. ]`araos ef oetaemam rasalbjceka batwaae t`a k`crcktars oe t`os bffncem cey racj lalbars fi t`a Clos` cem Laeefeota kfllu-

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    J oemscy Bamifrm slfft`am t`a snort fi `ar purpja irfkn css`a sct fe c `ojj wot` `ar bast iroaems, Nctoa Ncuiilce cemJozzoa Ceea Noeh. ]`a haetja braaza bjaw bckn t`a robbfes fi

    `ar prcyar kfvaroeh, cem s`a wctk`am c hrfup fi bfys pjcy vfj-jaybcjj oe t`a pcstura bajfw t`al.Ots `crm tf bajoava sullar os cjlfst `ara. Nctoa fpaeam c

    ifjmam ecpnoe oe `ar jcp ravacjoeh c poja fi k`fkfjcta k`op kffn-oas cem `cemam c kffnoa tf bft` Jozzoa Ceea cem Joemscy.

    Mceno, Jozzoa Ceea scom. _c , ots eoka cem wcrl tfmcy. Ojfva Lcy. [uk` c sk`aa tola fi yacr.

    ]`a bcnary os cjracmy busy, Joemscy scom, bracnoeh t`akffnoa oe `cji. ]`a tfurosts cra cjracmy maskaemoeh fe Jce-kcstar Kfuety. [`a hjcekam ct Nctoa. Cra yfu pjceeoeh tf wfrnct t`a bcnary muroeh t`a sullar6

    Nctoa hroeeam w`oja joitoeh c kffnoa. _c . Lcllo Ajozcbat`csnam la gust t`a ft`ar mcy, cem ly lcll hcva la parlossofe.

    Joemscy squacjam cem squaazam Nctoas `cem wot` axkota-laet. Xajj `cva sf luk` iue! Ova jacream sf luk` t`ct Olbcnoeh by lysaji efw. O kcet wcot tf s`fw yfu. O lcma t`abast s`ffijy poa t`a ft`ar mcy t`ct Caeto Nct`rye scom [`astfppam spacnoeh w`ae s`a spfttam Jozzoa Ceeas irfwe fut fit`a kfrear fi `ar aya. [`a tuream tf `ar iroaem cem tfuk`am `ar

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    crl. Ol sfrry. O momet lace tf lcna yfu iaaj jait fut. O mometlace tf `urt yfur iaajoehs.

    Jozzoa Ceea s`ruhham cem ifrkam c sloja. Ots fncy. Ly sos-tar Ecflo csnam la tf wfrn ifr `ar t`os sullar. Lojjoa os c`cemiuj, cem s`as axpaktoeh ceft`ar bfppjo eaxt yacr. Ojj `ajp`ar crfuem t`a `fusa cem cjsf mf sfla quojtoeh wot` [usoa.O kcet bajoava ots baae lfra t`ce fea yacr soeka Ecflo cemKcjab wara lcrroam. Ot saals jona fejy yastarmcy t`ct ly sostarlat Kcjab w`ae `a cem [usoa kcla tf vosot ifr K`rostlcs.

    Ol kartcoe wajj saa ack` ft`ar pjaety, Joemscy oesostam,jffnoeh tfwcrm t`a vfjjaybcjj hcla. Citar cjj, wa `cva pjaetyfi yfut` iuektofes kfloeh up cem wa `cva fur k`urk` sar vokasavary ft`ar [uemcy.

    Cem kjcssas stcrt oe c iaw waans, Nctoa k`olam oe.Kjcssas6 Joemscy csnam baifra botoeh oetf t`a kffnoa.

    Nctoa jcuh`am. Mfet ba hahosk, Joemscy. [`a eumhamJoemscy wot` ar s`fujmar. Oestruktofe ifr bcptosl. @ar slojaicmam oetf c kfekaream irfwe. Craet yfu hfoeh tf kfla tfkjcss6 O t`fuh`t wa wfujm ba bcptozam tfhat`ar.

    F , Joemscy scom, ar k`aans bureoeh wot` albcrrcsslaet.[`a neaw t`ct t`os ossua wfujm kfla up ct sfla pfoet, but s`a`cmet racjozam ot wfujm ba t`os sffe.

    _fura eft hfoeh tf ba bcptozam t`os yacr6 Jozzoa Ceeacsnam.

    Joemscy s`ruhham. O momet scy t`ct. O gust momet racjoza t`ctt`a kjcssas wara stcrtoeh sf sffe.

    _fu nefw t`ct oi yfu mfet tcna kjcssas wot` us t`os yacr,Jozzoa Ceea kfetoeuam, t`ae yfujj `cva tf tcna kjcssas cem babcptozam oe ceft`ar k`urk` mostrokt eaxt yacr.

    O nefw, Joemscy w`osparam. [`a hjcekam tfwcrm t`a vfj-jaybcjj hcla oe frmar tf cvfom t`aor kfekaream stcras. @ar ayasiajj fe `ar iroaem Lctt`aw Hjokn, c `cemsfla yfueh lcew`f wfrnam oe t`a Ncuiilce & _fmar Clos` Iureotura stfrawot` `ar uekja, Mceoaj Ncuiilce. X`oja Lctt`aw sarvam t`a

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    vfjjaybcjj tf t`a fppfsoeh tacl wot` c pfwariuj bulp fi t`abcjj, Joemscy kfetalpjctam Jozzoa Ceeas cem Nctoas wfrms.

    Oe Joemscys k`urk` mostrokt, bcptosls wara parifrlam fekaavary ft`ar yacr baifra t`a icjj kfllueofe sar voka oe frmartf cjjfw t`a eawjy bcptozam tf kflluea wot` t`a rast fi t`ak`urk` lalbars. Kfllueofe wcs `ajm twoka par yacr oeFktfbar cem Cproj cs c spakocj mcyjfeh sar voka.

    Lfst Clos` yfut` wara bcptozam batwaae t`a chas fi sox-taae cem twaety-fea> cjt`fuh`, sflatolas kfllueoty lal-bars k`fsa tf axparoaeka t`a Aehjos` wfrjm baifra gfoeoeh. ]`aloeostars `ajm t`a oestruktofe sassofes muroeh t`a iorst t`ortyloeutas fi k`urk` sar vokas fvar t`a sullar lfet`s w`oja t`arast fi t`a k`urk` lalbars sceh `yles. ]`a loeostars cembos`fp ravoawam t`a aoh`taae crtokjas fi t`a Mfrmrak t Kfeias-sofe fi Icot` cem alp`csozam cspakts fi t`a Frmeueh .

    Feka Joemscy tuream aoh`taae, t`ara wcs lfra fi ce ax-paktctofe ifr `ar tf ba bcptozam oetf t`a Clos` kfllueoty.@fwavar, s`am jovam oe t`a Aehjos` wfrjm baifra kfloeh tf jovawot` ar Clos` cuet ifur yacrs chf. Cjt`fuh` t`a Clos` wfrjmiajt jona t`a roh`t iot ifr `ar, sflat`oeh maap mfwe oe `ar `acrtwcs `fjmoeh `ar bckn irfl lcnoeh t`ct ioecj kfllotlaet.

    Joemscy6 Jozzoa Ceea csnam, pujjoeh Joemscy bckn tf t`aprasaet. Xcs oss jatz6

    O nefw w`cts wrfeh wot` `ar, Nctoa scom wot` c seoknar.[`as stcroeh ct Lctt`aw chcoe.

    @ar iroaems hohhjam, cem Joemscy rfjjam `ar ayas oe raspfesa.[tfp ot, s`a luttaram. Lctt`aw os c iroaem.

    Ova saae t`a wcy `a jffns ct yfu, Nctoa scom wot` c nefw-oeh sloja. @a jonas yfu.

    Tjacsa. Joemscy s`ffn `ar `acm w`oja jffnoeh ct `ol. Xatcjn sflatolas w`ae O hf tf t`a iureotura stfra fr oi a kflas byt`a `cus tf saa Fenaj Mceoaj. Cem t`cts ot wara gust iroaems.

    Joemscy iommjam wot` t`a `al fi `ar mrass cem hraw sarofus.@fw mf yfu nefw yfura racmy tf gfoe t`a k`urk`6

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    Cly Kjopstfe

    Nctoa s`ruhham. O gust cl. Ly lcll wcs ly cha w`ae s`a gfoeam, sf ot gust iaajs roh`t.

    X`ct cbfut yfu, Jozzoa Ceea6 Joemscy csnam. @fw mfyfu nefw yfura racmy6

    Jozzoa Ceea put `ar `cem tf `ar k`ast. O kce iaaj ot oe ly`acrt. Ots jona Hfm os tajjoeh la ots tola.

    Joemscy kfesomaram Jozzoa Ceeas wfrms. [`am prcyam cbfut`ar icot` eacrjy avary eoh`t soeka kfloeh tf jova wot` Rabakkccem Mceoaj, cem s`a t`fuh`t Hfm `cm wcetam `ar tf stcy wot`t`a Clos`. @fwavar, efw `ar loem wcs csscujtam wot` mfubt,avae t`fuh` s`a `cm t`a fppfrtueoty tf ba bcptozam cem gfoet`a k`urk` wot` t`a yfueh lalbars fi `ar k`urk` mostrokt. [`aneaw t`ct feka s`a gfoeam t`a k`urk`, ot wcs ioecj cem t`ara wcsef hfoeh bckn tf baoeh c efe-lalbar. @ar iutura cs c lalbarfi t`a Clos` kfllueoty wcs sacjam, cem oi s`a jait, s`am bas`ueeam.

    Lctt`aws c lalbar fi t`a k`urk`, Jozzoa Ceea scom wot`c hroe. Oi yfu wcet tf mcta `ol, t`ae yfu eaam tf gfoe t`ak`urk`.

    Joemscy hjfwaram. ]`cts eft c racsfe tf bakfla c lalbarfi t`a k`urk`, Jozzoa Ceea.

    O nefw, Jozzoa Ceea scom. O gust lacet t`ct ot wcs c . . .parn ifr gfoeoeh.

    Joemscy s`ffn `ar `acm cem tfssam c kffnoa krulb ct JozzoaCeea w`oja `ar iroaems jcuh`am. _fu twf cra hahosk`.

    Cs s`a gfoeam oe t`aor jcuh`tar, Joemscy hjcekam bckn tfwcrmt`a vfjjaybcjj hcla. Lctt`aw lat `ar hcza cem wcvam, cem `ar

    k`aans wcrlam cs s`a ratuream t`a hraatoeh. Citar tureoeh tfscy sflat`oeh tf Nctoas fjmar brft`ar, [cluaj, Lctt`aw sarvamt`a bcjj wot` c loxtura fi hrcka cem lcskujoea ct`jatok cbojotyw`oja `os mcrn brfwe kurjs mcekam oe t`a wcrl sproeh braaza.

    X`oja stumyoeh `ol, Joemscy wfemaram `fw Lctt`aw neaww`ae `a wcs racmy tf ba bcptozam.

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    kfusoe Allcs rffl w`oja ar cuet Rabakkc uhham Allc cemscom hffm eoh`t.

    Joemscy slojam, cem `ar t`fuh`ts tuream tf w`ae s`amifuem fut t`ct Rabakkc wcs hfoeh tf `cva `ar sakfem bcby. ]`aeaws wcs c lorckja soeka Rabakkc, w`fm wcotam yacrs tf `cvac k`ojm, wcs bjassam wot` twf k`ojmrae oe jass t`ce twf yacrs.

    Cjt`fuh` Joemscy momet nefw luk` cbfut prahecekoas, s`amjacream irfl Ajozcbat` Ncuiilce, Rabakkcs lft`ar-oe-jcw,t`ct bcboas wara cjwcys c bjassoeh, aspakocjjy w`ae c wflcewcs pcst t`a cha fi t`orty-iova.

    Xctk`oeh `ar cuet cem kfusoe, Joemscy cbsaetjy wfemaram oit`os wcs t`a iutura s`a wcs lacet tf `cva c solpja joia wot`c iclojy oe Jcekcstar Kfuety. Mom Joemscy wcet tf gfoe t`ak`urk`, lcrry ce Clos` lce, cem rcosa k`ojmrae oe t`a icot`6

    Allc hohhjam, cem Joemscy tuream `ar cttaetofe bckn tf `arkfusoe.

    Citar nossoeh Allc, Rabakkc krfssam tf t`a mffrwcy. O ba-joava s`a wcets tf scy hffm eoh`t tf yfu. Ojj hf k`akn fe Gueofr.[`a pcttam Joemscys s`fujmar fe ar wcy tf t`a bamrffl ckrfsst`a `cjjwcy.

    Joemscy stappam fvar tf t`a krob cem slojam mfwe fe `arjottja kfusoe. Ct aoh`taae lfet`s fi cha, Allc `cm boh brfweayas, rfsy k`aans, cem c slcttaroeh fi joh`t brfwe kurjs fe `arjottja `acm.

    Hut eck`t, lao joawa , Joemscy w`osparam. Ok` joaba mok`.

    [`a nossam Allcs k`aan.Allc slojam, cem Joemscys `acrt wcrlam.[tappoeh fut fi t`a rffl, s`a haetjy kjfsam Allcs mffr

    ba`oem `ar baifra stappoeh oetf Mceoaj Gueofrs rffl, w`aras`a ifuem `ar t`raa-yacr-fjm kfusoe sottoeh up oe `os bam cemslojoeh. X`oja `os yfuehar sostar `cm mcrn `cor cem ayas jona

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    Rabakkcs iclojy, Gueofr `cm bjfem `cor cem bjua ayas, rasal-bjoeh t`a Ncuiilce soma.

    Joemscy sct fe t`a amha fi t`a bam cem tfuk`am `os k`aan.Hut eck`t , s`a scom. Ojj saa yfu oe t`a lfreoeh, s`a tfjm oloe Taeesyjvceoc Moatsk.

    Ok` joaba mok`, Joemscy, `a scom.Ok` joaba mok`, s`a ak`fam baifra nossoeh `os `acm.Citar tuknoeh `ol oe, Joemscy lcma ar wcy mfwe t`a stcors

    tf t`a notk`ae. Rabakkc wcs sottoeh ct t`a tcbja, ycweoeh cemijoppoeh t`rfuh` c kffnbffn.

    Joemscy fpaeam t`a rairoharctfr mffr cem pujjam fut c potk`arfi lacmfw tac. [`a jfvam tf cva t`a spacrloet-ijcvfram mroen.Xfujm yfu jona c mroen6

    _c, mceno, Rabakkc scom, ycweoeh chcoe. Axkusa la. O kcetstfp ycweoeh jctajy. O mfet nefw w`cts wrfeh wot` la.

    O fpa yfura eft hattoeh hrcen. Joemscy pfuram twf hjcssasbaifra ratureoeh t`a potk`ar tf t`a rairoharctfr.

    O mfet t`oen ots t`ct. Rabakkc kuppam `ar `cem fvar `arlfut` tf stoija ceft`ar ycwe. O lcy hf tf bam acrjy tfeoh`t.

    Joemscy put c hjcss oe irfet fi Rabakkc cem t`ae sct ckrfssirfl `ar. ]`ct lcy ba c hut omac. [`a tffn c sop fi t`a tac cemt`ae pfoetam tfwcrm t`a kffnbffn. X`ct wara yfu jffnoeh up6

    Rabakkc tffn c mroen cem t`ae pjckam `ar hjcss fe t`a tcbja.O wcs tryoeh tf makoma w`ct tf lcna ifr suppar tflfrrfweoh`t, but eft`oeh cppacjs tf la. [`a ycweam chcoe cem tffnceft`ar mroen fi tac.

    Joemscy stumoam `ar hjcss w`oja t`a kfevarsctofe s`a `cmwot` `ar iroaems acrjoar oe t`a mcy rcoeam mfwe fe `ar.

    X`cts fe yfur loem, Joemscy6 Rabakkc csnam haetjy. _fujffn cs oi yfura pfemaroeh sflat`oeh olpfrtcet.

    Joemscy lat `ar cuets kfekaream stcra. Jozzoa Ceea cemNctoa tfjm la t`ct t`ayra stcrtoeh oestruktofe ifr bcptosl oe ciaw waans.

    F`6 Rabakkc csnam.

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    ]`ay csnam la oi O wcs hfoeh tf ba oe t`a kjcss. Joemscy rce`ar ioehar ckrfss t`a kffj wffmae tcbja.

    X`ct mom yfu tajj t`al6Joemscy s`ruhham. O momet nefw w`ct tf tajj t`al. ]`a

    t`raa fi us `cm scom t`ct wa wfujm tcna t`a kjcss cem ba bcp-tozam tfhat`ar. O sfrt fi lcma c prflosa, but efw O mfet nefwoi O kce naap t`ct prflosa.

    Rabakkc jaceam ifrwcrm, `ar ayas sylpct`atok. Joemscy, mfyfu wcet tf gfoe t`a k`urk`6

    O mfet nefw. O usam tf ba sf kartcoe t`ct O wcetam tf. Butefw O mfet nefw. Joemscy s`ffn `ar `acm. Ol sf kfeiusam.

    Oi yfu iaaj kfeiusam, t`ae ot oset tola, Rabakkc scom, rack`-oeh fvar cem tfuk`oeh Joemscys crl. _fujj nefw w`ae yfuraracmy.

    @fw mom yfu nefw yfu wara racmy tf gfoe t`a k`urk`6

    Rabakkc rubbam `ar k`oe. O t`oen O gust neaw oe ly `acrtt`ct ot wcs roh`t ifr la.

    But ly lfl momet avar iaaj t`ct wcy, mom s`a6 Joemscycsnam.

    Rabakkc efmmam. [`a gfoeam t`a k`urk` bakcusa fur mcam prassuram `ar tf, but s`a cjwcys neaw t`ct s`a jfeham ifr cmoiiaraet joia. [`a wcetam tf hf tf kfjjaha, cem s`a iajt cs oi s`abajfeham oe t`a Aehjos` wfrjm oestacm fi `ara.

    Jona Gassokc, Joemscy w`osparam._as cem ef, Rabakkc scom, ifjmoeh ar cems tfhat`ar fe t`a

    tcbja. Ot wcs c jottja lfra kflpjokctam soeka wa hraw up `aracem fur pcraets wara rcosam oe t`os kfllueoty cs wajj. Gassokc`cs fejy avar nefwe t`a Aehjos` wfrjm. [`as mrovae cem ma-tarloeam tf hat `ar amukctofe, cem t`aras eft`oeh wrfeh wot`t`ct. Oi yfu wcet lfra t`ce t`os joia, Joemscy, yfura aetotjam tfjova ot. Mfet iaaj jona yfu `cva tf stcy `ara.

    ]`a scmeass oe Rabakkcs ayas batrcyam `ar wfrms.Joemscy kjacram `ar t`rfct chcoest t`a julp t`ractaeoeh tf

    stacj `ar vfoka.

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    O nefw yfujj lcna t`a roh`t makosofe ifr yfu, Rabakkcscom, tcnoeh Joemscys `cems oe `ars. Hfm wojj jacm yfu oi yfucsn ifr @os huomceka.

    Laatoeh `ar cuets wcrl hcza, Joemscys jop quovaram. Ot`oen Ol hfoeh tf hat racmy ifr bam.

    Hut eck`t , lao joawa, Rabakkc scom. Mfet jat t`os burmaeyfu. Jat t`a ceswar kfla irfl Hfm.

    _c . Hut eck`t , Joemscy ceswaram. [`a stappam oetf t`amffrwcy jacmoeh tf t`a iclojy rffl cem spfttam `ar uekja oe `osicvfrota acsy k`cor racmoeh `os Bobja. [`a jaceam fe t`a mffrwcy.Hut eck`t , Fenaj Mceoaj, s`a kcjjam.

    Hjcekoeh up, `a slojam. [aa yfu oe t`a lfreoeh, Joemscy.Joemscy kjolbam t`a stcors cem wcjnam sfitjy tf `ar rffl ct

    t`a aem fi t`a `cjj. X`oja s`a uemrassam, s`a kfetalpjctam fwluk` `ar joia `cm k`ceham muroeh t`a pcst ifur yacrs. Joemscy

    cem Gassokc `cm kfla tf Borm-oe-@cem, Taeesyjvceoc, citar t`aorpcraets wara nojjam oe c kcr ckkomaet.

    X`ae Joemscy cem `ar fjmar sostar iorst crrovam, t`ay bft`iajt cs oi t`aym aetaram ceft`ar wfrjm, fr par`cps ceft`ar kae-tury, soeka Rabakkc, Mceoaj, cem t`a rast fi t`a kfllueotyjovam solpja, pjcoe jovas wot`fut lfmare kjft`as, tajavosofe,

    ajaktrokoty, fr ft`ar up-tf-mcta kfevaeoaekas t`ct Joemscy `cmtcnae ifr hrcetam.Joemscy `cm albrckam joia oe t`a Borm-oe-@cem kfllueoty,

    quoknjy bakfloeh c lalbar fi t`a Ncuiilce iclojy. By kfe-trcst, Gassokc prftastam cem ifuh`t chcoest t`a k`cehas uetoj s`awcs parlottam tf lfva bckn tf Yorhoeoc cem jova wot` t`aorpcraets iroaems, Ircen cem ]ros`c LkKcba.

    Joemscy stappam oetf t`a bct`rffl cem kjolbam oetf t`as`fwar w`oja s`a t`fuh`t cbfut ar sostar. Gassokc wcs Joemscyspfjcr fppfsota, bahoeeoeh wot` t`aor cppacrcekas. Gassokc `cmmcrn `cor cem ayas, cem Joemscy `cm maap ram `cor cem broh`thraae ayas. Gassokc `cm ioeos`am `oh` sk`ffj, hrcmuctoeh wot``fefrs, cem t`ae lfvam fe tf kfjjaha, but Joemscy napt wot`

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    Clos` trcmotofe cem momet kfetoeua `ar amukctofe bayfemaoh`t` hrcma. Oestacm, s`a bahce wfrnoeh oe t`a NcuiilceClos` Bcnary, fweam by Ajozcbat` Ncuiilce, wot` Rabakkccem `ar sostars-oe-jcw.

    [tcemoeh uemar t`a s`fwar`acm, Joemscy cjjfwam t`a wcrlijfwoeh wctar tf roesa ar wcvy, jfeh cor t`ct iajj tf t`a lommjafi ar bckn. [ummaejy c t`fuh`t strukn `ar7 Cjt`fuh` s`a jfvamjovoeh oe Borm-oe-@cem, s`a iajt cs oi s`a wara ct c krfssrfcms s`a `cm tf makoma batwaae `ar ifrlar Aehjos` joia cem `ar eawClos` joia ifr hffm.

    Cs s`a ioeos`am ar s`fwar, t`a scla quastofe ak`fam oe arloem fvar cem fvar chcoe7 [`fujm s`a gfoe t`a k`urk` wot` `ariroaems t`os icjj fr s`fujm s`a wcot cem lcna sura t`os wcs t`ajoia Hfm wcetam `ar tf jova6

    Kjfsoeh `ar ayas, s`a `ajm `ar bract` cem saet c iarvaet

    prcyar ifr huomceka up tf Hfm.u

    Rabakkc krfssam t`a iclojy rffl cem scen fetf t`a sfic ckrfssirfl Mceoajs k`cor. [`a slojam cs s`a wctk`am `ol racm. Oet`aor twaety yacrs fi lcrrocha, t`aym ickam lcey fbstckjas tf-

    hat`ar, irfl savaetaae yacrs fi oeiartojoty tf t`a k`cjjaehas fibroehoeh ar eoakas tf jova wot` t`al. _at, maspota t`aor ups cemmfwes, s`a stojj k`aros`am `ol efw cs luk` cs s`a mom t`a mcyt`aym lcrroam.

    @a hjcekam up, `os maap bjua ayas laatoeh `ar stcra. @fwjfeh `cva yfu baae sottoeh t`ara, Bakny6

    Gust c iaw lflaets. [`a ifjmam `ar `cems oe t`a jcp fi `arpjcoe bjua irfkn. O wcs wfemaroeh oi wa kfujm tcjn ifr c loeutabaifra O `acm up tf bam.

    @a kjfsam `os Bobja cem sat ot fe t`a aem tcbja eaxt tf `osk`cor. Fi kfursa. X`cts fe yfur loem6

    [`a ycweam cem kfvaram `ar lfut` wot` `ar `cem. Axkusala, s`a scom. Ova baae ycweoeh eacrjy efestfp cjj mcy.

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    @a tojtam `os `acm cem stumoam `ar wot` kfekare. Cra yfuiaajoeh wajj6

    _c . [`a s`ruhham. O huass O gust eaam tf hf tf bam acrjoar.[`a pus`am t`a toas fi ar prcyar kfvaroeh bckn irfl ar s`fuj-mars w`oja s`a hct`aram `ar t`fuh`ts. Joemscy tfjm la t`ctNctoa cem Jozzoa Ceea cra bahoeeoeh oestruktofe kjcssas sffe.

    Mceoaj efmmam. Rfbart laetofeam tf la t`ct Nctoa cemEceky wara hfoeh tf ba oe t`a eaw kjcss, cjfeh wot` c iaw fifur ft`ar eoakas cem eap`aws. Ot lcy ba c boh kjcss t`os yacr.

    O t`oen Joemscy os kfesomaroeh tcnoeh t`a kjcss, but s`a iaajstfre cbfut lcnoeh c ioecj kfllotlaet tf t`a Clos` k`urk`.

    ]`cts eft sflat`oeh yfu kce makoma ifr `ar, Rabakkc, `ascom wot` c haetja sloja. O nefw yfu wcet tf ba t`a bast lcll yfu kce ifr `ar oe `fefr fi yfur sostar, but yfu `cva tf jat `art`oen ifr `arsaji. [`as aoh`taae efw.

    O nefw, but s`a saals vary cexofus cbfut ot, Mceoaj. O t`oenots actoeh `ar up oesoma.

    @a tfuk`am os bacrm, c lceearosl a fitae prcktokam w`ae`a wcs maap oe t`fuh`t. ]`a makosofe tf ba bcptozam os c mako-sofe t`ct os lcma batwaae t`a kcemomcta cem Hfm. _fu eaam tftrust `ar tf jostae tf `ar `acrt cem tf Hfm.

    Rabakkc bract`am fut c maap soh` w`oja s`a omjy stumoam t`akjfkn fe t`a wcjj. O kcet olchoea jfsoeh ar, s`a ioecjjy scom. Owcet `ar tf makoma tf stcy `ara parlceaetjy, but O nefw t`ctseft ly pjcka.

    [`as c vary oetuotova cem spakocj horj, but yfu `cva tf ra-lalbar t`ct s`a jovam clfeh t`a Aehjos` baifra s`a kcla`ara, `a scom. Gfoeoeh t`a k`urk` lcy eft ba w`cts roh`t ifr`ar. @a stffm cem tffn `ar `cem, joitoeh `ar tf `ar iaat. _fujffn ax`custam, Bakny. O t`oen yfu s`fujm `acm tf bam.

    _fura prfbcbjy roh`t, s`a scom, squaazoeh `os `cem.Cs `a jam `ar tf t`a stcors, Rabakkc saet up c sojaet prcyar

    csnoeh Hfm tf pfoet Joemscy tf c pct` t`ct wfujm jacm tf `ar`cppoeass, praiarcbjy oe Jcekcstar Kfuety.

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    @cva c hut mcy, Joemscy kcjjam tf `ar uekja Mceoaj baifra`fppoeh irfl t`a vce cem `acmoeh t`rfuh` t`a pcrnoehjft tfwcrm t`a irfet staps fi t`a Ncuiilce Clos` Bcnary t`aeaxt lfreoeh.

    Mceoaj pcom c mrovar tf tcna ol cem Joemscy tf wfrn oestacmfi usoeh t`a `frsa cem buhhy. Avary lfreoeh, t`a mrovar tffnJoemscy tf t`a bcnary baifra `acmoeh tf t`a Ncuiilce & _fmarClos` Iureotura stfra, w`ara Mceoaj wfrnam cjfehsoma `os ic-t`ar, brft`ar, brft`ar-oe-jcw, cem iroaems.

    X`oja krfssoeh t`a pcrnoeh jft, Joemscy hjcekam tfwcrm

    t`a icrl w`ara c kjustar fi jcrha `fusas sct bckn fii t`a rfcmsurrfuemam by ifur bcres, cjfeh wot` c bacutoiuj jus`, hraaepcstura.

    ]`os crac `cm bakfla `ar `fla muroeh t`a pcst ifur yacrs.]`a prfparty wcs fweam by Ajozcbat` cem Ajo Ncuiilce, Mce-oajs pcraets. Mceoajs yfuehar brft`ar, ]olft`y, cem `os woia,Lorocl, jovam oe fea fi t`a `fusas. Eacrby wcs t`a `fla Mce-oajs sostar, [crc` Rfsa, s`cram wot` `ar `usbcem, Juna, cemt`aor twf sats fi twoes. ]`a bcnary wcs t`a ifurt` `fusa, t`afea kjfsast tf t`a rfcm. Mceoaj cem `os iova sobjoehs hraw up oet`a bohhast `fusa, w`ara `os pcraets stojj jovam.

    Joemscy quoknaeam `ar staps w`oja cpprfck`oeh t`a w`otakjcpbfcrm icrl`fusa wot` t`a swaapoeh wrcpcrfuem pfrk`.

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    Cjt`fuh` ot rasalbjam c icrl`fusa, t`a buojmoeh `cm sarvam cst`a bcnary ifr jfehar t`ce Joemscy `cm baae cjova. C jcrha sohewot` Ncuiilce Clos` Bcnary oe fjm-ics`ofeam jattars `uehcbfva t`a mffr. [ffe citar t`a Fpae sohe wcs tuream fvar oet`a irfet woemfw, t`a pcrnoeh jft wfujm ba fvarijfwoeh wot`kcrs cs tfurosts kcla tf sclpja c tcsta fi t`a Clos` wcy fi joia.

    Fut ba`oem t`a buojmoeh wcs c iaekam-oe pjcy crac, w`araAjozcbat` Ncuiilces hrcemk`ojmrae pjcyam muroeh t`a mcy, cembayfem t`ct wcs ce aekjfsam pcstura. ]`a t`raa ft`ar jcrhaicrl`fusas cem ifur bcres wara sat bckn ba`oem t`a pcstura.]`a mort rfcm jacmoeh tf t`a ft`ar `flas wcs rfpam fii wot`c sohe makjcroeh Trovcta Trfparty Ef ]raspcssoeh. C jcrhapcvam pcrnoeh jft sct cmgckaet tf t`a bcnary.

    Joemscy kuppam c `cem tf `ar lfut` tf kurb c ycwe. [`amspaet lfst fi t`a eoh`t prcyoeh mabctoeh oi s`a bajfeham oet`a Clos` fr Aehjos` wfrjm cem wos`oeh `ar lft`ar wara cjovatf huoma ar. Fi kfursa, oi ar pcraets wara cjova, Joemscy wfujmstojj ba jovoeh oe Yorhoeoc cem ioeos`oeh up ar saeofr yacr oe oh`sk`ffj.

    Tus`oeh t`fsa t`fuh`ts cwcy, Joemscy stappam t`rfuh` t`abckn mffr fi t`a bcnary cem oe`cjam t`a swaat slajj fi bcnoehbracm. C sloja tuream up `ar jops cs s`a bract`am oe t`a crflct`ct `cm bakfla sf iclojocr cem kflifrtoeh soeka s`a bahcewfrnoeh oe t`a bcnary ifur yacrs chf.

    Ajozcbat`, `ar mcuh tars Bat` Ceea cem Nct`rye, cem Nct`-ryes mcuh`tars Clcemc cem Rut`oa rus`am crfuem t`a notk`aeprapcroeh massarts ifr t`a mcy.

    Huma lcroya, Joemscy!Xoa ha`ts6 Bat` Ceea kcjjam w`ojawcs`oeh kffnoa s`aats.

    Mfoeh fncy, mceno. Joemscy stffm ct t`a soen cem skrubbam`ar `cems. X`ct s`fujm O stcrt fe6

    X`ffpoa poas, Nct`rye k`olam oe, stappoeh fvar tf t`asoen wot` c sloja. ]`ay sfjm fut, sf wa eaam sfla soehjas cem

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    sfla bfxas fi t`al. Ots hut tf saa yfu. @ar ayas tuream suspo-kofus. _fu jffn toram. Mom yfu sjaap wajj jcst eoh`t6

    _c . O sjapt ioea.Mceno. Cvfomoeh Nct`ryes kfekaream stcra,Joemscy hraatam Rut`oa cem Clcemc w`oja hct`aroeh t`a oehra-moaets cem kffnoeh suppjoas.

    Joemscy iajj maap oetf t`fuh`t w`oja s`a loxam tfhat`art`a oehramoaets ifr t`a kcna s`ajj t`ct wfujm aekcsa t`a w`otaiojjoeh.

    Ajozcbat` pjckam c kcna oe t`a fvae cem t`ae cpprfck`amJoemscy. _fura cwiujjy quoat t`os lfreoeh, s`a scom, wopoeh`ar `cems fe `ar cprfe. Os avaryt`oeh cjj roh`t6

    _c . Avaryt`oeh os hut . Joemscy slojam ct t`a Ncuiilce icl-ojy lctrocrk`. [`a jfvam Ajozcbat` jona c surrfhcta hrcemlft`arcem k`aros`am t`a jfeh tcjns t`aym s`cram soeka s`a kcla tf jovawot` `ar cuet Rabakkc.

    Ajozcbat` hcva c jffn fi mosbajoai t`ct lorrfram Nct`ryesaxprassofe acrjoar. O nefw yfu jona O nefw ly ft`ar hrfssmfk`-mare. [`a tfuk`am Joemscys `cem. _fu nefw yfu kce tajj laceyt`oeh, yc6

    Joemscy efmmam. _c .Oi sflat`oeh os bft`aroeh yfu cem yfu eaam tf kfeioma oe

    sflafea, Ol `cppy tf jostae.Joemscy hjcekam ckrfss t`a notk`ae tf w`ara Clcemc cemRut`oa stffm kuttoeh fut suhcr kffnoas. [`a neaw t`ay wfujmcjsf tcna t`a bcptosl kjcssas wot` t`aor kfusoes, Nctoa cemEceky. Cjt`fuh` Joemscy jonam Clcemc cem Rut`oa vary luk`,s`a momet wcet t`al tf nefw t`ct s`a wcs mabctoeh w`at`ar freft s`am gfoe t`aor kjcss.

    Xot` c nefwoeh sloja, Ajozcbat` hasturam tfwcrm t`a irfetmffr. @fw cbfut wa tcna c wcjn fut tf t`a pfrk`6 Xa `cva cjottja fvar ce `fur baifra kustflars wojj bahoe crrovoeh.

    Fncy. Joemscy wopam `ar `cems fe c tfwaj cem t`ae ifj-jfwam Ajozcbat`.

    ]`a twf jfeh kfuetars wfujm sffe ba iojjam wot` massarts

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    racmy ifr scja. Bayfem t`a kfuetar wcs c sac fi JcekcstarKfuety sfuvaeors, oekjumoeh kcrfusaj rckns iojjam wot` bffns,lcps, pfstkcrms, lcheats, nayk`coes, kfjjaktobja spffes, cemefta kcrms. [`ajvas eacrby fvarijfwam wot` ]-s`orts, swact-s`orts, `cts, mfjjs, irclam crt, cem iohuroeas.

    C kcs` rahostar sct oe t`a lommja fi t`a rffl, cem t`a wflaewfujm tcna tures fparctoeh ot t`rfuh`fut t`a mcy, cjfeh wot`bcnoeh cem kcroeh ifr t`a yfuehar Ncuiilce k`ojmrae.

    Ajozcbat` cem Joemscy stappam fut fetf t`a pfrk` cem sct ctfea fi t`a jottja tcbjas.

    Xcs oss jatz, lao joawa6 Ajozcbat` csnam wot` c wcrl sloja.Joemscy rce `ar ioehar fvar t`a kffj cjuloeul tcbja. Ol

    kfeiusam cbfut sfla t`oehs.Om jfva tf try tf `ajp joh`tae t`a jfcm ifr yfu, Joemscy.[oh`oeh, Joemscy jffnam up. [ox lfet`s chf, O neaw w`ct

    O wcetam. O wcs kartcoe oe ly `acrt cem oe ly loem t`ct O ba-jfeham `ara. Efw Ol eft sf sura.

    Ajozcbat` rcosam `ar ayabrfws. Ol sfrry, but Ol eft suraw`ct yfu lace. Cra yfu jacvoeh us6

    Ef, ef, Joemscy scom quoknjy. Ol eft jacvoeh. ]`os os ly`fla.

    ]`ae w`y mf yfu iaaj prassuram tf lcna c makosofe cbfutyfur iutura6Joemscy efmmam tfwcrm t`a mffr cs oi hasturoeh tf Rut`oa

    cem Clcemc. ]`a bcptosl kjcss os bahoeeoeh oe c iaw waans.O wcs kartcoe c lfet` chf t`ct O wcetam tf ba oe ot, but efw O`cva mfubts.

    Ajozcbat`s wcrl sloja wcs bckn. Ef fea os prassuroeh yfu,lao joawa. Avaryfea makomas w`at`ar fr eft tf gfoe oe `os fr `arfwe tola. Oe ickt, oi yfura eavar cbsfjutajy kartcoe, yfu mfet`cva tf gfoe cem, quota ircenjy, yfu s`fujmet gfoe. X`at`ar freft yfura bcptozam oetf t`a icot`, yfura stojj c pcrt fi fur icl-ojy, cem wajj cjwcys jfva yfu.

    Mceno. Fvarw`ajlam by t`a saetolaet fi Ajozcbat`s

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    wfrms, Joemscys jop quovaram cem `ar ayas iojjam wot` tacrs.@fw mf O nefw w`ara O bajfeh6 Gassokc os sf sura t`ct s`assuppfsam tf ba Aehjos`, cem s`a tajjs la cjj t`a tola t`ct O cltff. O mfet t`oen Ol suppfsam tf ba Aehjos`, but O cjsf mfetnefw oi Ol racjjy Clos` aot`ar. X`ae wcs t`a jcst tola yfuscw c ram`acm wot` hraae ayas wacroeh c prcyar ncpp6

    Ajozcbat` k`uknjam w`oja tcnoeh Joemscys `cems oetf `ars.Jostae tf Hfm wot` yfur `acrt, cem @a wojj hova yfu t`a ce-swar. Cem O feka scw c bacutoiuj Clos` horj wot` broh`t ram`cor cem bjua ayas oe F`of. Xa Clos` cra lfra movarsa t`ceyfu t`oen.

    ]`ara cra twf fi us ram`acms, yc6 Joemscy slojam cemswopam t`a tacrs irfl `ar wcrl k`aans wot` t`a bckn fi `ar`cem. O wcs up eacrjy cjj eoh`t tryoeh tf iohura t`os fut. O prcyamuetoj O rce fut fi wfrms, cem Ol gust cs kfeiusam t`os lfreoeh

    cs O wcs jcst eoh`t, oi eft lfra sf._fu mfet eaam tf iohura t`os fut tfmcy, Joemscy. Efr mf

    yfu eaam tf makoma tflfrrfw. Hova yfursaji sfla tola. _furafejy aoh`taae.

    But Nctoa cem Jozzoa Ceea cra vary moscppfoetam oe la.Joemscy s`ffn `ar `acm. ]`ay kcet uemarstcem w`y Ol

    eft kartcoe oi Ol racmy tf tcna bcptosl kjcss. _astarmcy t`aycsnam la w`y O k`ceham ly loem, cem O kfujmet hova t`al ceceswar.

    Ajozcbat` pcttam Joemscys crl. _fu mfet cva tf tajj t`alceyt`oeh. ]`ay wfet gumha yfu bakcusa t`a Bobja tajjs us efttf gumha fea ceft`ar. Gust scy t`ct yfu t`oen yfu eaam tf wcotuetoj t`a eaxt kjcss, cem jacva ot ct t`ct. Mom yfu tajj Rabakkc`fw yfu iaaj6

    Joemscy efmmam.Cem s`a wcs suppfrtova, yc6[`a wcs.]`os makosofe os eft fea tf ba tcnae joh`tjy, Ajozcbat`

    bahce, cem ot mfaset eaam tf ba rus`am. _fujj nefw w`ae

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    cem oi t`a tola os roh`t ifr yfu tf gfoe t`a k`urk`. Hfm wojj tajjyfu jfum cem kjacr, sf mfet iaaj prassuram tf mf ot efw solpjybakcusa yfur iroaems cra. [`a stffm cem lftofeam tfwcrm t`amffr. Xa bast ioeos` fur bcnoeh. Oi jcst waan os cey oemokctofefi fw t`os waan os hfoeh tf hf, t`ae wajj cva alpty kfuetarsbaifra effe.

    Xfujm ot ba fncy oi O sct fut `ara ifr c iaw loeutas6 Joem-scy csnam.

    Fi kfursa. Ajozcbat` tfuk`am Joemscys s`fujmar. ]cna cjjt`a tola yfu eaam, but mfet ifrhat cbfut t`fsa w`ffpoa poas.

    Mceno, Ajozcbat`. Joemscy wctk`am Ajozcbat` sjop bckn oetft`a bcnary cem t`ae tuream tfwcrm t`a pcrnoeh jft. Kjfsoeh `arayas, s`a prcyam ifr c kjacr `acm cem straeht`, cem t`ae s`astffm cem `urroam tfwcrm t`a bcnary tf bahoe `ar mcy.

    u

    Jctar t`ct avaeoeh, Joemscy sat t`a jcst kjace mos` oe t`a mryoehrckn fe t`a kfuetar cem t`ae hczam fut t`a notk`ae woemfw cemspfttam c `frsa cem buhhy kjop-kjfppoeh up t`a jfeh mrovawcytfwcrm t`a bcre.

    Hohhjas aruptam irfl t`a bct`rffl w`ara Rabakkc bct`am

    Mceoaj Gr. cem Allc. Caeto Rabakkc, Joemscy kcjjam. Cra yfu axpaktoehkflpcey6

    Eft t`ct O nefw fi, Rabakkc kcjjam fvar ceft`ar k`frus fihohhjas. Os sflafea `ara6

    _c , Joemscy scom, mryoeh `ar `cems fe c tfwaj. C buhhy gust pujjam up by t`a bcre. Ol hfoeh tf hf saa w`f ot os.

    [`a pjckam t`a tfwaj fe t`a kfuetar cem t`ae lcma ar wcyt`rfuh` t`a bckn mffr tf t`a pfrk`. Hjcekoeh tfwcrm t`a bcre,s`a spfttam Lctt`aw Hjokn cem [cluaj Ncuiilce alarhoehirfl t`a buhhy. @ar `cems ollamoctajy ijaw tf `ar `acm, cems`a cbsaetjy tfuk`am `ar prcyar kfvaroeh, lcnoeh sura ot wcsfe strcoh`t.

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    [`a t`ae sojaetjy k`cstosam `arsaji ifr wfrryoeh cbfut `arcppacrceka. Citar cjj, Lctt`aw wcs fejy c iroaem. Cjt`fuh``am wfrnam ct t`a Ncuiilce & _fmar Iureotura stfra ifr t`apcst twf yacrs cem cttaemam k`urk` oe `ar mostrokt, Joemscy `cmeavar spfnae tf `ol ifr jfehar t`ce c iaw loeutas. @a saalamvary s`y cem stcemfiios`, lcnoeh kfevarsctofe wot` `ol k`cj-jaehoeh ct tolas.

    Mceoaj alarham irfl t`a bcre cem s`ffn `cems wot` t`ayfueh lae. X`oja [cluaj ifjjfwam `os uekja oetf t`a bcre,Lctt`aw jffnam tfwcrm t`a `fusa cem c sloja tuream up t`akfrears fi `os lfut` cs `a wcvam tf Joemscy.

    @ar `acrt ijuttaram cs s`a wcvam bckn. @o.Xoa ha`ts6 @a scuetaram fvar tf t`a pfrk` cem rastam `os

    roh`t ifft fe t`a bfttfl stap.Ol mfoeh ioea, mceno. [`a ioeharam t`a robbfes fe `ar

    prcyar kfvaroeh. X`ct broehs yfu cem [cluaj fut ara sf jcta6@a hasturam tfwcrm t`a bcre. Om stfppam fvar tf scy `ajjf

    tf [cl acrjoar. @a laetofeam t`ct os mct csnam ol tf rue fvar`ara cem saa oi `a kfujm bfrrfw c iaw tffjs irfl Mceoaj. [f Ofiiaram tf roma wot` `ol.

    Ifr c spjot sakfem, Joemscy wfemaram oi Lctt`aw cm wcetam

    tf roma fvar tf saa `ar, but s`a quoknjy moslossam t`ct eftofecem lftofeam tfwcrm t`a pfrk` swoeh. Xfujm yfu jona tf cvac sact6 O loxam sfla iras` tac acrjoar.

    ]`ct sfuems wuemarbccr . @os sloja wcs woma, cem `oshfjmae brfwe ayas spcrnjam.

    @cva c sact cem Ojj ba roh`t bckn. Joemscy rus`am oetft`a notk`ae cem hct`aram up c trcy, c potk`ar fi tac, cem c iawhjcssas.

    [`a wcs pjckoeh c pjcta fi w`ffpoa poas fe t`a trcy w`ae Ra-bakkc kcla tf t`a mffrwcy fi t`a iclojy rffl wot` Allc oe`ar crls, `ar jottja icka spjot wot` c woma hroe. Mceoaj Gr. stffmbasoma `os lft`ar wot` `os t`ulb oe `os lfut`.

    Rabakkcs axprassofe wcs kurofus. X`ct cra yfu mfoeh6

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    [cluaj cem Lctt`aw stfppam by, Joemscy scom, wos`oeh`ar k`aans wfujm kffj mfwe. [cls oe t`a bcre tcjnoeh tfFenaj Mceoaj, but Lctt`aw os sottoeh fe t`a pfrk`. O t`fuh`tOm broeh `ol c seckn.

    @ar cuet hroeeam, cem Joemscys k`aans buream `fttar.]ajj `ol O scom `ajjf, Rabakkc scom cs s`a stcrtam tfwcrm

    t`a stcors. Ol hfoeh tf tcna t`a noeear upstcors cem racm t`aorbamtola stfroas.

    Joemscy nossam `ar kfusoes hffm eoh`t cem t`ae ratuream tft`a pfrk`, bcjcekoeh t`a trcy oe `ar `cems.

    F`, Lctt`aw scom, gulpoeh up irfl t`a swoeh. Jat la`ajp yfu wot` t`ct.

    Mceno, s`a scom cs `a tffn t`a trcy cem pjckam ot fe t`aslcjj tcbja eaxt tf t`a swoeh.

    @a rubbam `os `cems tfhat`ar. Ly icvfrota.

    X`cts t`ct6 s`a csnam, pfuroeh t`a hjcssas fi tac.X`ffpoa poas. @a joitam fea irfl t`a pjcta. Ly lcll

    lcma t`a bast w`ffpoa poas Om avar tcstam baifra s`a hft hrcen.@a bot oetf t`a w ffpoa poa cem hrfceam. ]`asa cra cppamotjok`.Gust cs hut oi eft battar t`ce `ars.

    Joemscy kfujmet supprass t`a hroe t`ct fvartffn ar jops. _c 6

    Lll`ll. @a kfetoeuam tf k`aw. O mfet t`oen s`a avaeusam c rakopa. [`a saalam tf lcna t`al irfl lalfry.Joemscy joitam c hjcss fi tac cem kfetalpjctam `os wfrms. [`a

    neaw t`ct Lctt`aw cem `os lft`ar `cm lfvam tf Borm-oe-@cemtf jova wot` `os sostar sf t`ct `os sostar kfujm `ajp `ol eursa t`aorlft`ar muroeh ar jcst mcys. @os lft`ar cm pcssam cwcy jcst yacr.

    Cjt`fuh` Joemscy `cm cttaemam `os lft`ars iuearcj,Lc tt`aw `cm eavar laetofeam `os lft`ar tf Joemscy uetoj t`ctlflaet. [`a `fpam t`ct t`os kfevarsctofe wcs c bromha oetf ckjfsar iroaems`op. C strceha axkotalaet surham t`rfuh` `ar ctt`a t`fuh`t.

    Ol sfrry t`ct yfu jfst yfur lcll . @fw cra yfu mfoeh6s`a scom. Ol kartcoe t`ct wcs c rfuh` tola.

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    Ot wcs, but O nefw yfura axparoaekam wot` t`ct jfss. @asectk`am c sakfem w`ffpoa poa. Cra yfu hfoeh tf `cva fea6

    [`a s`ffn `ar `acm. Ef, O sclpjam t`al acrjoar tf lcnasura t`ay wara amobja.

    Mom yfu lcna t`asa6[`a efmmam, cem `a jffnam olprassam._fura c tcjaetam bcnar, `a scom baifra botoeh oetf t`a sak-

    fem w`ffpoa poa.[`a s`ruhham cem soppam `ar tac. O jacream cjj O nefw irfl

    Ajozcbat` Ncuiilce cem t`a rast fi t`a bcnars ct wfrn.@a ioeos`am t`a w`ffpoa poa cem rack`am ifr c t`orm.Ojj cva tf ralalbar t`ct t`asa cra yfur icvfrota, s`a scom.

    _fura hfoeh tf ioeos` t`a pjcta baifra Mceoaj cem [cluaj kflafut fi t`a bcre.

    @a irfweam. O `cva tf s`cra6

    [`a jcuh`am. Ef, O huass yfu mfet. Gust ba kartcoe yfu ioeos`t`al cjj cem swaap t`a krulbs fetf t`a hrfuem baifra t`ay saa.

    ]`asa cra tff hut tf s`cra ceywcy. @a bot oetf t`a jottjakcna.

    Rabakkc tfjm la tf tajj yfu `ajjf. [`as puttoeh t`a noeear tf bam. [`a hroppam `ar hjcss oe `ar `cems cem hjcekam ckrfss

    t`a pcstura tfwcrm t`a sattoeh sue.@fw cra t`a noeear 6 `a csnam.Mfoeh wajj. @fws yfur sostars iclojy6Ioea. @a joitam t`a hjcss fi tac s`am pfuram ifr ol. Mce-

    oaj laetofeam tfmcy t`ct t`a bcnary `cs baae vary busy.Joemscy sefrtam sfitjy. Busy os ce uemarstctalaet. Ots cs

    t`fuh` wa iojj t`a kfuetar wot` massarts tf sajj cem ots olla-moctajy alpty. Xa kcet saal tf bcna icst aefuh`. Ajozcbat` ostcjnoeh cbfut tryoeh tf ioem lfra bcnars soeka wara sf s`frt-`cemam. Rabakkc, Lorocl, cem [crc` Rfsa cra busy wot` t`aorjottja feas, cem t`ay wfet rature uetoj t`aor noeear cra fjmar. Xalcy eaam tf trcoe c iaw lfra fi t`a Ncuiilce hrcemmcuh`tars.[`a makomam tf tcna c bota citar cjj cem sectk`am c w`ffpoa poa

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    irfl t`a pjcta baifra bracnoeh ot oe `cji. @fw os t`a iureoturastfra6

    Ots stacmy. O `cva c iaw prfgakts oe ly stcjj. @a tuream tf-wcrm ar. O acrm c bcptosl kjcss os stcrtoeh up oe c iaw waans.

    [`a pursam `ar jops baifra raspfemoeh tf `os stctalaet. O`acrm t`ct tff.

    [cl laetofeam `os sostars Nctoa cem Eceky wfujm ba oet`ct kjcss, `a kfetoeuam. @a cjsf t`fuh`t `os kfusoes Clcemccem Rut`oa wfujm cttaem ot.

    Joemscy bot oetf `cji fi t`a w`ffpoa poa w`oja stumyoeh t`afpae bcre mffr. [`a wcetam tf tajj `ol t`ct s`a wcset suraoi s`a bajfeham oe t`a k`urk` fr avae oi s`a bajfeham oe t`akfllueoty, but wfrry stfja `ar wfrms. [`a momet wcet tf rosnjfsoeh `os iroaems`op fr `os raspakt by s`croeh `ar saji-mfubt.

    ]`a wact`ars eoka tfeoh`t, `a summaejy scom. ]`aras c

    pjacscet braaza oe t`a cor.Lctt`aw, `fw mom yfu nefw yfu wara racmy tf gfoe t`a

    k`urk`6 ]`a quastofe burst irfl ar jops baifra s`a kfujm stfpt`a wfrms irfl ifrloeh.

    @a s`ruhham. O gust neaw.[`a jffnam mfwe ct t`a cji-actae kffnoa oe ar cems. _fu

    `cm ef mfubts ct cjj6Eft racjjy. @a pcusam ifr c lflaet. O huass pcrt fi ot wcst`ct O wcetam tf prfva O wcset jona ly ict`ar.

    [`a stumoam `os `cemsfla icka. X`ct mf yfu lace6@os jops ifrlam c t`oe joea. Ly ict`ar cbcemfeam ly lft`ar

    cem la w`ae O wcs tae.Joemscy hcspam. O `cm ef omac, s`a w`osparam.@a tfjm `ar t`ct t`a Clos` joia wcset aefuh` ifr `ol,

    cem a wcetam lfra. Lctt`aw irfweam, s`cnoeh os acm. @abrfna ly lft`ars `acrt, cem s`a eavar iujjy rakfvaram. Oi otwaraet ifr t`a haearfsoty fi `ar brft`ars, wa wfujmet `cvalcma ot ioecekocjjy. O scw w`ct ly lft`ar waet t`rfuh`, cemO momet wcet tf jat `ar mfwe jona `a mom. Ly sostar gfoeam t`a

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    k`urk` w`ae s`a wcs aoh`taae, cem O ifjjfwam oe `ar ifftstapsw`ae O wcs soxtaae. O wcetam tf s`fw ly lft`ar t`ct O kfujmnaap ly prflosas tf `ar cem tf Hfm.

    Icskoectam by `os jfycjty cem icot`, Joemscy efmmam. ]`ctlcnas saesa.

    @a rcosam ce ayabrfw. _fu `cva mfubts6_c , s`a scom. O t`fuh t O wcs racmy, but sflat`oeh os fjm-

    oeh la bckn. ]`cts w`y O wfet ba oe t`a kjcss. Ol gust eftkartcoe Ol racmy tf gfoe t`a k`urk`, oi O gfoe ct cjj. [`a `fpamLctt`aw wfujm stojj kfesomar `ar c iroaem maspota `ar uekar-tcoety cbfut `ar pjcka oe t`a Clos` kfllueoty.

    @os axprassofe wcs iujj fi sylpct`y. ]`aras ef eaam tf iaajrus`am tf gfoe t`a k`urk`. Eft avaryfea os racmy ct t`a sclatola. Ots c joiatola kfllotlaet.

    O nefw. [`a tuream bckn tfwcrm t`a bcre. O wos` O wcs

    surar fi lysaji. @ar vfoka wcs c tralbjoeh w`ospar.Hfm uemarstcems, Lctt`aw scom.[cluaj cem Mceoaj alarham irfl t`a bcre, cem Joemscy

    wos`am s`a `cm lfra tola cjfea wot` Lctt`aw.Oi O stokn t`asa w`ffpoa poas oe ly pfknat, O wfet `cva tf

    s`cra t`al, `a scom.

    Joemscy wchham c ioehar ct `ol. Jyoeh os c soe.@os hroe wcs woma. Ol eft jyoeh oi O scy t`ct t`a w`ffpoapoas cra hfea irfl t`a pjcta. @a tuream tfwcrm [cluaj cemMceoaj, w`f wara jfcmoeh tffjs oetf t`a bckn fi t`a buhhy. _fuhat w`ct yfu eaamam, [cl6

    _c , [cluaj scom, kjfsoeh t`a bckn fi t`a buhhy. Mfetwfrry cbfut hattoeh up cem `ajpoeh. Mceoaj cem O hft ot cjjjfcmam. _fu gust kfetoeua tf sot t`ara cem i jort wot` ly kfusoe.

    Joemscys k`aans ijclam cem s`a stumoam `ar `cji-iujj hjcssfi tac tf cvfom t`aor ayas.

    [`a cem O wara `cvoeh c vary sarofus kfevarsctofe cbfutw`ffpoa poas, Lctt`aw scom. Roh`t, Joemscy6

    [cluaj hcva c bcrn fi jcuh`tar. Os t`ct w`ct yfu kcjj ot6

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    Kjacroeh `ar t`rfct, Joemscy stffm cem pjckam t`a hjcssasfe t`a trcy. Ot wcs eoka vosotoeh wot` yfu, Lctt`aw. Cs s`astappam tfwcrm t`a mffr, s`a hjcekam ct [cluaj. @cva c hut eoh`t, [cluaj. ]ajj Nctoa O scom `ajjf.

    Joemscy bcjcekam t`a trcy oe fea `cem w`oja pus`oeh t`amffr fpae wot` t`a ft`ar. Cs s`a stappam t`rfuh` t`a mffrwcy,Lctt`aw kcjjam `ar ecla. [`a tuream cem ifuem `ol stcemoehkjfsa ba`oem `ar.

    Ojj saa yfu sffe, `a scom, `os ayas oetaesa._c , s`a scom.Hut eck`t , `a scom baifra jfpoeh mfwe t`a pfrk` staps tf-

    wcrm Mceoaj cem [cluaj.Joemscy pjckam t`a trcy fe t`a kfuetar, put t`a potk`ar oetf

    t`a rairoharctfr, cem t`fuh t cbfut Lctt`aw. [`a ralalbaramlaatoeh `ol ifr t`a iorst tola twf yacrs chf w`ae Gcna Lojjar,

    ceft`ar kcrpaetar ct t`a iureotura stfra, brfuh`t Lctt`aw tf cNcuiilce [cturmcy eoh`t hct`aroeh. Bckn t`ae, Lctt`aw `cm`crmjy spfnae c wfrm cem rcrajy slojam.

    @fwavar, jctajy, `am saalam tf spacn tf Joemscy cem slojalfra fitae. Cem tfeoh`t, `am fpaeam up tf `ar cem spfnaecbfut `os pcraets ifr t`a iorst tola.

    X`ct mfas t`os k`ceha oe Lctt`aws malacefr lace6Mom yfu `cva c eoka tola vosotoeh6 Rabakkc csnam.[tcrtjam, Joemscy gulpam cem pjckam `ar `cem fe `ar k`ast.

    [`a ickam t`a notk`ae tcbja w`ara Rabakkc wcs sottoeh wot` ceftapcm cem paekoj oe irfet fi `ar.

    _fu skcram la, Joemscy scom cs s`a sct ckrfss irfl `arcuet.

    Ol sfrry. Rabakkc slojam. O t`fuh`t yfu scw la sottoeh`ara. Mom yfu `cva c eoka tola6

    _c . O ifuem fut Lctt`aws c boh ice fi w`ffpoa poas.Rabakkc k`uknjam. ]`cts hut tf nefw.X`ct cra yfu mfoeh6 Joemscy hasturam tfwcrm t`a eftapcm.Lcnoeh c jost fi t`oehs O eaam tf mf tflfrrfw. Rabakkc

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    kuppam `ar `cem tf s`oajm c ycwe. Ol sf ax`custam t`ct Omomet ioeos` ly jost irfl tfmcy.

    X`ae `ar cuet ycweam chcoe, Joemscy stumoam `ar. Rabakkcjffnam bayfem ax`custam> s`a saalam cjlfst ojj wot` `ar pcjakflpjaxofe cem mcrn korkjas uemar `ar ayas.

    Cra yfu fncy6 Joemscy csnam, wfrry hroppoeh ar. Mf yfueaam tf saa c mfktfr6

    Rabakkc wcvam fii t`a quastofe cem hcva c ifrkam sloja. Ol gust ioea. O huasslao noeear cra wacroeh la fut.

    O s`fujm stcy `fla irfl t`a bcnary tflfrrfw. _fu eaam`ajp crfuem `ara.

    Rabakkc s`ffn ar acm. Mfet ba hahosk. _fu jfva t`a bcn-ary, cem O kce lcna ot gust ioea ara. Basomas, Ajozcbat` eaams cjjt`a `ajp s`a kce hat. But t`ara os fea t`oeh yfu kce mf ifr la.

    Ceyt`oeh.O ifrhft tf k`akn t`a lasschas tfmcy. Xfujm yfu loem

    wcjnoeh fut tf t`a p fea s`cety6Fi kfursa. Ojj ba roh`t bckn. Hrcbboeh c ijcs`joh`t irfl c

    s`aji by t`a mffr, Joemscy kjoknam ot fe, stappam fetf t`a pfrk`,cem spfttam t`a t`raa lae stojj tcjnoeh by t`a buhhy. [`a wcvamtf t`al cem t`ae quoknjy krfssam t`a mrovawcy tf t`a p`feas`cety, w`ok` wcs c slcjj s`am kfetcoeoeh c p`fea, stffj, cemkfuetar. [`a joitam t`a rakaovar cem mocjam t`a vfokalcoj. Citaraetaroeh t`a kfma, c rakfrmam vfoka tfjm `ar t`ct s`a `cm fealasscha. [`a puek`am t`a buttfe tf cktovcta `ar lasscha, cem`ar fjmar sostars vfoka rceh t`rfuh` t`a rakaovar.

    @ay Joems, Gassokc kcjjam, `ar vfoka iujj fi axkotalaet.Kcjj la! O `cva clczoeh eaws. O wos` yfu `cm c kajj p`fea sf Omomet cva tf wcot ifr yfu tf hat t`os cem kcjj la bckn. Ceywcy,kcjj la cs sffe cs yfu hat t`os! Bya!

    Joemscy majatam t`a lasscha cem t`ae mocjam `ar sostars kajjp`fea. Kurofsoty surham t`rfuh` `ar w`oja s`a cwcotam `ar sos-tars eaws.

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    Gassokc ceswaram fe t`a t`orm roeh. @ay! Ova baae wcotoehifr yfu tf kcjj. Lusok bjcram oe t`a bcknhrfuem.

    @o Gassokc, Joemscy scom, jfwaroeh `arsaji fetf t`a stffj.X`cts hfoeh fe6

    @ceh fe, Gassokc scom, eacrjy s`futoeh fvar t`a efosa. Okcet `acr yfu. Jat la lfva tf ceft`ar rffl. ]`a lusoklutam. Fncy. Ol oe c bamrffl efw. Nol oesostam fe t`rfw-oeh c pcrty soeka wara jacvoeh.

    X`ct6 Joemscy s`ffn `ar `acm wot` kfeiusofe. X`aracra yfu hfoeh6

    _ac`. Ova baae myoeh tf tajj yfu. @ar sloja rceh t`rfuh`t`a p`fea. _fu ralalbar w`ae O tfjm yfu t`ct Nols mcmwfrns ifr c boh ckkfuetoeh iorl oe Eaw _frn Koty6

    [ura. Joemscy s`ruhham, avae t`fuh` s`a momet ralalbaravar `acroeh t`ct.

    @ar mcm wcs cbja tf hat la ce oetares`op wot` `os iorl t`ossullar. Gassokc spfna quoknjy, ar vfoka rcmoctoeh wot` axkota-laet. Ot wcs tftcjjy ueaxpaktam. @a `cm ce oetare bckn fut ctt`a jcst loeuta, sf Nol cem O cra `acmoeh up t`ara eaxt waan.

    Xara hfoeh tf stcy wot` `ar pcraets, w`ok` laces t`ct cjj Oeaam os spaemoeh lfeay. Ots sf cwasfla bakcusa Ojj hat kfjjahakramot, cem Ojj cjsf ba cbja tf put t`os fe ly rsul. Kce yfuolchoea, Joems6 Ojj cva gfb axparoaeka ct c boh ckkfuetoeh iorloe Eaw _frn Koty! O lace, t`cts jona tftcjjy clczoeh, roh`t6

    X`fc. Joemscy ajm ar cem up cs oi tf s`us` ar sostar oeparsfe. Gassokcs rcpomjy bjurtam-fut wfrms sfcnam t`rfuh` `arloem w`oja s`a troam tf lcna saesa fi t`al. Mom yfu scy yfurahfoeh tf Eaw _frn Koty eaxt waan6

    _as! ]ros`c cem Ircen scy ots c hract fppfrtueoty. O lace,w`ae wojj O `cva t`a fppfrtueoty tf mf sflat`oeh jona t`oschcoe6 Ol sf axkotam, Joemscy! Ol hfoeh tf Eaw _frn!

    O t`fuh t yfu wara hfoeh tf spaem t`a sullar `ara, wfrn-oeh ifr Qekja Mceoaj oe t`a iureotura stfra, Joemscy scom.

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    But t`os os t`a fppfrtueoty fi c joiatola, Joems! @fw kce Oeft gulp fe t`os6

    O mfet nefw, Joemscy scom sjfwjy.O `cva sf luk` tf mf. O eaam tf hf s`fppoeh ifr sfla eoka

    kjft`as. O kcet wacr gaces cem ]-s`orts tf c boh-tola ckkfuetoeh gfb, roh`t6

    Gassokc mrfeam fe cbfut ar tf-mf jost, cem Joemscy s`ffn ar`acm. [`a cem `ar sostar wara pfjcr fppfsotas. X`oja Joemscywcs kfetalpjctoeh w`at`ar fr eft tf gfoe t`a Clos` k`urk`,Gassokc wcs pcknoeh up cem `acmoeh tf c boh koty ifr t`a oetare-s`op fi `ar mracls.

    [f O wcs t`oenoeh, Gassokc kfetoeuam. O wcet tf saa yfubaifra O hf. Ol hfoeh tf mrova up t`ara t`os waanaem fe lywcy tf E_K.

    F`. Joemscy sct up strcoh`t. X`ae wojj yfu crrova6

    Iromcy, Gassokc scom. Os t`ct cjj roh`t6_c , Joemscy rapjoam. @cva yfu tfjm Gcna cbfut t`os boh

    cmvaetura6Ef, Gassokc scom quoknjy. O wcet tf surprosa `ol. Tjacsa

    mfet tajj `ol, fncy6O wfet. Ojj jacva t`ct up tf yfu. Joemscy irfweam w`oja

    olchoeoeh fw Gcna wfujm tcna t`a eaws fi Gassokcs pjces tf hftf Eaw _frn.Gassokc `cm s`cram wot` Joemscy t`ct Gcna wcset t`rojjam

    w`ae Gassokc ckkaptam c sk`fjcrs`op tf c kfjjaha oe Yorhoeoc oe-stacm fi hfoeh tf c sk`ffj eacr Jcekcstar Kfuety. @a wfujmprfbcbjy ba avae lfra moscppfoetam tf `acr t`ct s`a wcs trcvaj-oeh tf Eaw _frn Koty cem eft spaemoeh t`a sullar wfrnoeh oet`a iureotura stfra wot` `ol.

    O kcet wcot tf saa yfu! Gassokc scom. Ots baae tff jfeh. O batAllc cem Gueofr cra boh efw, `u`6

    _ac`. ]`ayva hrfwe jona waams.Hova t`al c `uh cem noss ifr la cem tajj t`al t`ct t`aor

    icvfrota kfusoe os kfloeh tf saa t`al.

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    O wojj, Joemscy scom.F`, `ceh fe c loeuta, Gassokc scom.Joemscy `acrm luiijam vfokas cem t`ae Gassokc spfna chcoe.@ay, O hfttc hf, but Ojj saa yfu Iromcy, fncy6 Gassokc scom.

    Jfva yfu, sos.Jfva yfu tff, Joemscy scom baifra t`a mocj tfea sceh oe `ar

    acr. [`a stappam fut fi t`a p`fea s`cety cem ifuem t`ct mcrn-eass `cm maskaemam fe t`a icrl.

    Xot` t`a ijcs`joh`t oe ar cem, s`a stcrtam ckrfss t`a mrova-wcy. ]`a buhhy wcs hfea, cem s`a cssulam Lctt`aw cem [cl-uaj wara fe t`aor wcy bckn tf t`aor `flas, w`ok` wara jfkctamc iaw lojas cwcy.

    Joemscy kjolbam t`a pfrk` staps w`oja t`a kfevarsctofe wot``ar sostar rapjcyam oe `ar loem. Gassokc wcs hfoeh tf bracn `arprflosa tf Joemscy, t`a rast fi t`a Ncuiilce iclojy, cem GcnaLojjar cem hf tf Eaw _frn Koty ifr t`a sullar. ]`a omac saalamkrczy cem kfurchafus cjj ct t`a scla tola. Joemscy wcs moscp-pfoetam oe Gassokc, but cjsf c toey bot gacjfus. Cem s`a neaw t`arfft fi t`ct gacjfusy Joemscy wfujm eavar ba brcva aefuh` tfjacva `fla cem trcvaj tf c boh koty. X`oja s`a momet uemarstcem`ar sostars profrotoas, s`a aevoam `ar kfeiomaeka cem brcvary.

    @fwavar, w`ct bft`aram Joemscy lfst wcs t`ct t`a eawswfujm lfst jonajy bracn Gcnas `acrt. [`a cbsaetjy wfemaram

    gust `fw luk` jfehar Gcna wfujm wcot ifr `ar fjmar sostar.[`a aetaram t`a notk`ae, cem Rabakkc cem Mceoaj jffnam up

    irfl t`a tcbja, ack` wot` c kfekaream axprassofe.Xcs oss jatz6 Mceoaj csnam.O `cm c lasscha irfl Gassokc, sf O kcjjam `ar bckn. Joemscy

    gfoeam t`al ct t`a tcbja.Os s`a fncy6 Rabakkc csnam.[`as ioea. Joemscy kjacram `ar t`rfct w`oja k`ffsoeh `ar

    wfrms. But s`as eft kfloeh `ara ifr t`a sullar.F`6 Mceoaj jffnam kfeiusam. X`y eft6

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    [`as hfoeh tf Eaw _frn Koty eaxt waan tf bahoe c sullaroetares`op wot` sfla boh ckkfuetoeh iorl.

    X`ct6 Rabakkc csnam wot` c hcsp baifra axk`cehoeh cs`fknam axprassofe wot` Mceoaj.

    [`as hfoeh tf stfp `ara fe `ar wcy up tf Eaw _frn. [`ajjba `ara Iromcy eoh`t. Joemscy lat Mceoajs hcza. [`a csnam ustf eft tajj Gcna. [`a wcets tf s`cra t`a eaws wot` `ol `arsaji.

    Mceoaj efmmam. O uemarstcem. Ots bast oi `a `acrs t`os eawsirfl Gassokc.

    Joemscy tuream tf Rabakkc. [`a cem O cra sf moiiaraet. O kcetolchoea poknoeh up cem lfvoeh tf Eaw _frn jona t`ct. O lace,s`ajj ba stcyoeh wot` iroaems, but stojj. ]`cts sf . . . brcva.

    Rabakkc tfuk`am ar cem. _fura vary brcva oe ft`ar wcys.Hfm kractam us cjj moiiaraetjy, Joemscy, Mceoaj scom. Mfet

    kflpcra yfursaji tf Gassokc. X`cts roh`t ifr ar oset eakasscrojy

    roh`t ifr yfu._fura roh`t, Joemscy chraam.Mceoaj stffm. Xajj, ots hattoeh jcta. Xa battar ba fii tf bam.Rabakkc stcyam oe `ar sact cem kfetoeuam tf wrota fe `ar

    eftapcm. O eaam tf pjce c boh lacj ifr Iromcy oi Gassokc os kfl-oeh. Cem Ojj `cva tf mf sfla axtrc kjaceoeh.

    Ojj stcy `fla cem `ajp yfu, Joemscy scom.Ef, ef, Rabakkc scom. O kce `cemja ot.Mfet ba hahosk, Bakny, Mceoaj scom. O nefw yfuva baae

    toram jctajy. Xajj cjj potk` oe.Mceno, Rabakkc scom wot` c wcrl sloja.Mceoaj tfuk`am ar s`fujmar, cem Joemscy fpam t`ct sfla-

    mcy s`a wfujm ioem c trua jfva solojcr tf t`a fea `ar cuet cemuekja s`cram.

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    Gassokc mrullam `ar ioehars fe t`a staaroeh w`aaj fi `ar mcrnbjua Gaap K`arfnaa w`oja mrovoeh up Rfuta ;=4 oe Borm-oe-@cem Iromcy citareffe. Citar pcknoeh up avaryt`oeh s`ameaam ifr `ar sullar oe Eaw _frn Koty, s`am sat fut irfl `ar

    cpcrtlaet oe Rok`lfem, Yorhoeoc, cem bahce `ar tran efrt` tfTaeesyjvceoc.

    Cjt`fuh` s`am vosotam muroeh sproeh bracn, ot iajt cs oi s`a`cmet baae `ara oe chas. Ot saalam cs oi sf luk` `cm k`cehamoe `ar joia soeka s`am kfla by t`a jcst tola. [oeka t`ct vosot,Gassokc `cm ioeos`am `ar sfp`flfra yacr wot` c ;.0 hrcma pfoet

    cvarcha, s`a cem `ar bast iroaem Nol `cm lfvam oetf t`aor fwecpcrtlaet fii kclpus, cem s`a `cm ckkaptam ce oetares`op ctfea fi t`a lfst prastohofus ckkfuetoeh iorls oe Eaw _frn Koty.[`a hroeeam ct `ar jcst t`fuh`t.

    Lfl cem Mcm wfujm ba sf prfum. X`ae s`a cem Joemscy lfvam tf Borm-oe-@cem tf jova wot`

    t`aor cuet Rabakkc, Gassokc wcs kartcoe t`ct t`oehs wfujm eavarba efrlcj ifr `ar chcoe. X`oja `ar yfuehar sostar `cm tcnaequoknjy tf t`a Clos` wcy fi joia, Gassokc `cm iajt cs oi s`a warasuiifkctoeh.

    Gassokc `cm icojam losarcbjy w`ae s`a struhhjam tf iot oewot` Rabakkcs kfllueoty. _at, s`a lcecham tf rabuojm `arjoia chcoe citar lfvoeh bckn tf Yorhoeoc tf jova wot` ar pcraets

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    bast iroaems, Ircen cem ]ros`c LkKcba. [`a hrcmuctam irfl`oh` sk`ffj cem t`ae aerfjjam oe kfjjaha tf pursua `ar mraclfi bakfloeh ce ckkfuetcet. Gassokc stojj lossam `ar pcraets sfluk` t`ct `ar `acrt ck`am, but s`a trujy bajoavam t`ct s`a wcshfoeh tf ba fncy.

    @fwavar, s`a stojj wfrroam cbfut Joemscy.Gassokcs stflck` toh`taeam wot` cetokopctofe cs s`a sjfwam

    oe irfet fi c buojmoeh mospjcyoeh c sohe t`ct racm Ncuiilce &_fmar Clos` Iureotura, w`ara `ar uekja cem `ar hffm iroaemGcna wfrnam. [`am spfnae tf Gcna jcst [cturmcy w`ae a kcjjamct t`aor usucj waanjy tola tf k`akn oe wot` `ar. [`a suspaktam`a wfujm ba vary ue`cppy w`ae `a ifuem fut t`ct s`a wcshfoeh tf spaem t`a sullar oe Eaw _frn Koty oestacm fi wfrn-oeh wot` `ol oe t`a iureotura stfra. [`a fpam `am uemarstcemw`ct t`os gfb kfujm lace ifr `ar iutura.

    Gassokc pcrnam ar [QY eaxt tf t`a soehja-stfry w`ota buojm-oeh. [`a t`ae ifjjfwam t`a stfea pct` tf t`a staps jacmoeh uptf t`a stfra cem wraek`am fpae t`a irfet mffr. C bajj rceh,ceefuekoeh `ar prasaeka.

    Jcrha woemfws joeam t`a irfet fi t`a s`fp, cem t`a wcjjswara kfvaram oe krosp, iras` w`ota pcoet. Lalfroas fi t`a pravo-

    fus sullars s`am spaet wfrnoeh oe t`a stfra iojjam ar loem css`a hjcekam crfuem t`a fpae crac, tcnoeh oe t`a sclpja poakas,oekjumoeh lorrfram mrassars, `fpa k`asts, aetartcoelaet kae-tars, moeoeh rffl sats, bam irclas, aem tcbjas, cem kfiiaa tcbjas.]`a iclojocr crflc fi wffm cem stcoe parlactam `ar efstrojs.

    C jfeh kfuetar kfvaram wot` pojas fi pcpars cem kctcjfhs sctct t`a icr aem fi t`a rffl, bjfknoeh c mffrwcy bayfem w`ok``cllars, scws, cem ecoj hues bjcstam w`oja vfokas bfflam oeTaeesyjvceoc Mutk`.

    [`a krfssam t`a rffl wot` `ar ijop-ijfps sjcppoeh fe t`akfekrata ijffr, cem c sloja spracm fe `ar jops w`ae s`a spfttamGcna sottoeh ct t`a masn cem tcjnoeh fe t`a p`fea.

    X`oja s`a wctk`am `ol, `ar `cem i jaw tf `ar eakn cem t`a

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    krfss eaknjcka Gcna `cm hovae `ar cs c hoit twf yacrs chf. [`ak`aros`am t`aor kjfsa iroaems`op. [`a neaw t`ct `a mraclt fibaoeh lfra t`ce iroaems, but s`a wcset racmy tf lcna t`ct noemfi kfllotlaet. Baoeh lfra t`ce iroaems wfujm ba eft`oehs`frt fi kflpjokctam soeka `a wcs Laeefeota, cem s`a wcset.]`aor `fpas cem mracls wara wfrjms cpcrt7 s`a wcetam c kcraar,cem `a wcs `cppy wfrnoeh oe ce Clos` iureotura stfra.

    _at, cs moiiaraet cs t`ay wara, t`a cttrcktofe wcs stojj cjova, gust jona t`a iorst tola s`am lat `ol. [`am lat c jft fi yfuehlae ct kfjjaha, but ef fea `ajm c kcemja tf Gcna Lojjar.

    @a hjcekam up, cem os Kcrobbace bjua ayas rfuemam cs t`aylat `ars. Gassokc6 @os lfut` hcpam cs `a stffm. X`ct oe t`awfrjm cra yfu mfoeh `ara6

    [urprosa, s`a scom, fpaeoeh `ar crls. Ol `ara.@a stcrtam tf `ceh up t`a p`fea cem t`ae stfppam cem put

    ot tf `os acr. O eaam tf `ceh up, Bfb. Ojj kcjj yfu bckn. @amrfppam t`a p`fea oetf t`a krcmja cem t`ae rus`am crfuem t`amasn cem swapt Gassokc oetf `os crls. @fw cra yfu6

    [`a jcuh`am cem `uhham `ol, tcnoeh oe `os lusny skaet fiwffm loxam wot` stcoe. Ioea. @fw cra yfu6

    [tueeam, but `cppy. @a hroeeam cem jaceam fe t`a kfue-

    tar ba`oem `ol. O t`fuh`t yfu waraet kfloeh ifr c iaw lfrawaans.Xajj, pjces `cva k`ceham, s`a scom, twostoeh c jfkn fi `ar

    jfeh mcrn `cor crfuem `ar ioehar. C scw bjcram oe t`a wfrns`fpba`oem t`al. Os t`ara cey wcy wa kce hf ifr c wcjn fr sfla-t`oeh6 s`a csnam, rcosoeh `ar vfoka fvar t`a efosa.

    [ura. Jat la gust hf tajj ly hrcemict`ar t`ct wara jacv-oeh. @a stcrtam ifr t`a mffr jacmoeh tf t`a s`fp cem t`ae ickam`ar chcoe. Mom yfu wcet tf kfla wot` la cem scy `ajjf tfavaryfea6

    [`a s`ffn `ar `acm. Eft gust yat. Om rct`ar tcjn tf yfucjfea iorst.

    @a rcosam ce ayabrfw wot` suspokofe cem t`ae s`ruhham.

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    [uot yfursaji. @a moscppacram t`rfuh` t`a mffrwcy cem t`aeracppacram c iaw lflaets jctar. Citar hrcbboeh c bcsabcjj kcpirfl t`a kfuetar cem s`fvoeh ot fe `os `acm, `a kcla crfuemt`a kfrear, tffn `ar `cem oe `os, cem jam `ar tfwcrm t`a irfetmffr.

    Gassokcs stflck` ijuttaram cs t`ay stcrtam mfwe t`a somawcjntfwcrm t`a rfw fi stfras joeoeh Rfuta ;=4.

    Cra yfu t`orsty6 `a csnam, hasturoeh tfwcrm c jottja majo.[`a s`ruhham. [ura.@a staaram `ar tfwcrm c jottja tcbja futsoma fi t`a buojmoeh.

    @cva c sact. Ojj ba roh`t bckn. X`oja sottoeh ct t`a slcjj tcbja, Gassokc stumoam t`a trciiok

    rfcroeh by fe t`a `oh`wcy cem sojaetjy ra`acrsam `fw s`a wcshfoeh tf s`cra ar eaws wot` Gcna. [`a wcetam ol tf ba `cppyifr `ar, but `ar hut tfjm `ar t`ct `a wfujm ba moscppfoetam ct

    t`a summae k`ceha oe `ar sullar pjces.Gcna cppacram c iaw lflaets jctar kcrryoeh twf pjcstok kups

    wot` joms cem ram strcws. @ara yfu hf. @a sat t`a bavarchasfe t`a tcbja.

    ]`cens. Gassokc bot `ar jfwar jop cem hroppam t`a kffj kup.[f, w`y cra yfu bckn sf acrjy6 @a cmgustam `os bcjj kcp fe

    `os mcrn `cor cem t`ae soppam `os sfmc.[`a slojam. O `cva axkotoeh eaws.Racjjy6 @os hroe wcs woma. _fura trcesiarroeh tf c kfjjaha

    `ara6Eft t`os subgakt chcoe. [`a bot bckn c hrfce. Avar soeka s`am

    stcrtam sk`ffj oe Yorhoeoc, Gcna `cm suhhastam s`a trcesiar tf csk`ffj kjfsar tf `ol. ]`a subgakt kcla up ct jacst feka avaryiaw lfet`s.

    [`a soppam `ar mroen cem s`ffn `ar `acm. Ef, Ol efttrcesiarroeh.

    @a jaceam bckn oe `os k`cor cem ifjmam `os crls ckrfss `oswoma k`ast. _fu nefw Ojj cjwcys naap tryoeh tf kfevoeka yfut`ct yfu bajfeh `ara wot` la.

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    O nefw yfu wojj, s`a scom.Ot wcs wfrt` c try ceywcy. @a joitam `os kup tf `os lfut`.

    Ol myoeh wot` cetokopctofe. X`cts t`os axkotoeh eaws6 [pojj ot.Ova ckkaptam ce oetares`op wot` c vary wajj-raspaktam ck-

    kfuetoeh iorl.@os ayas wara woma wot` axkotalaet. Kfehrctujctofes! Ol

    sf prfum fi yfu.]`cen yfu. [`a pcusam ifr c lflaet. ]`aras fea t`oeh.@a rcosam `os ayabrfws w`oja soppoeh `os mroen.Ots oe Eaw _frn, s`a scom sfitjy.@a stfppam mroenoeh cem sat `os kup fe t`a tcbja. X`ct mom

    yfu scy6]`a oetares`op os oe Eaw _frn. [`a kjacram `ar t`rfct cem

    pus`am `ar `cor ba`oem `ar acrs.Eaw _frn6 @a scom t`a wfrms sjfwjy cs oi tryoeh tf makfma

    t`aor laceoeh. X`ct mf yfu lace by Eaw _frn6 Ots c bohstcta.

    O lace Eaw _frn Koty.@a bjoenam. _fura hfoeh tf Eaw _frn Koty6[`a efmmam.X`ae6

    [uemcy.Ifr `fw jfeh6Qetoj kjcssas stcrt chcoe oe Cuhust. But yfu kce kfla cem

    saa la, s`a cmmam quoknjy. Lcyba yfu cem Joemscy kce vosot.Ojj ba stcyoeh ct ly iroaem Nols pcraets `fusa oe Eaw Garsay,cem t`ay `cva pjaety fi rffl. [`a scom t`ct

    X`fc. @a `ajm `os `cems up jona c trciiok kfp cem s`astfppam spacnoeh. [f w`ct yfura eft scyoeh os t`ct yfurabracnoeh yfur prflosa tf la, yfur sostar, ly hrcemict`ar, Ajo,cem t`a rast fi yfur iclojy. _fura hfoeh tf wfrn oe Eaw _frnoestacm fi wfrnoeh ara. @a pfoetam tfwcrm t`a iureotura stfra.

    Mom yfu `acr w`ct O scom, Gcna6 Gassokc secppam. ]`os osce oetares`op ct c boh ckkfuetoeh iorl. Ojj hat kfjjaha kramot cem

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    `cva t`a wfrn axparoaeka fe ly rsul. [`a jaceam ifrwcrm,tcppoeh t`a tcbja ifr alp`csos. ]`os os t`a fppfrtueoty fi cjoiatola ifr la.

    Racjjy6 `a luttaram, jffnoeh ueolprassam.Mfet yfu hat ot6 [`a hasturam womajy. Ova baae wfrnoeh

    sf crm tf prfva t`ct O kce lcna ot oe t`os ioajm. Ots ioecjjy pcyoehfii. Ly prfiassfrs wrfta jattars fi rakfllaemctofe ifr t`os gfb.

    @a s`ffn `os `acm cem stffm. Qebajoavcbja.X`ct mf yfu lace6Gass, Ova baae wcotoeh ifr yfu ifr ifur yacrs efw.[`a irfweam. ]`cts eft icor, Gcna. O eavar lcma cey prflosas.Axcktjy. @a stcrtam tfwcrm t`a iureotura stfra, cem s`a rce

    citar `ol.Gcna! Xcot! s`a kcjjam, `ar vfoka t`okn. Mfet wcjn cwcy

    irfl la.

    @a stfppam lom-stroma cem ickam `ar, c wry hroe fe `os icka._fura csnoeh la tf eft wcjn cwcy irfl yfu6 X`ct `cva yfumfea tf la rapactamjy soeka t`a sullar wa lat6

    [`a hcspam, stcroeh ct `ol. Os t`ct w`ct yfu t`oen Olmfoeh wcjnoeh cwcy irfl yfu6

    @a t`raw `os `cems up oe t`a cor. X`ct ajsa cl O suppfsam

    tf t`oen6 _fu kfujmva `cm c sk`fjcrs`op tf cey kfjjaha, cem yfuk`fsa tf stcy oe Yorhoeoc.[`a poek`am t`a bromha fi ar efsa w`ara c lohrcoea brawam.

    Xava baae t`rfuh` t`os c t`fuscem tolas, Gcna.@cva wa6 @a hjfwaram. Ova baae pctoaet, Gassokc. Ova

    tfjarctam fejy saaoeh yfu avary sullar cem ifr c iaw s`frtwaanaem trops muroeh t`a yacr. ]`a fejy t`oeh Ova `cm tf jffnifrwcrm tf os sullars, cem efw wara jfsoeh t`ct.

    ]`os oset cbfut yfu, Gcna, s`a ratfrtam._fura cbsfjutajy roh`t. Ots eft ct cjj cbfut la, `a scom

    sfitjy, `os vfoka tralbjoeh wot` cehar. Ots cbfut yfu. Ots cj-wcys baae cbfut yfu, Gassokc. ]ureoeh, `a stcjnam bckn tf t`aiureotura stfra.

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    @ar ayas iojjam wot` tacrs cs s`a wctk`am `ol wcjn cwcyirfl `ar.

    u

    Joemscy ioeos`am sattoeh t`a tcbja cem t`ae fpaeam t`a fvae tfk`akn t`a pft rfcst. [`a hjcekam ct t`a kjfkn fe t`a wcjj cemifuem ot wcs cjlfst iova.

    [`ajj ba `ara, Rabakkc scom, w`oja `fjmoeh up ceft`arspffeiuj fi cppjascuka tf Allc.

    O t`fuh`t s`a wcs hfoeh tf jacva acrjy. Joemscy hjcekam futt`a notk`ae woemfw tfwcrm t`a mrovawcy. O wfemar oi s`a lcmac stfp cjfeh t`a wcy. [`a iatk`am c potk`ar irfl t`a kcboeat.Ojj lcna sfla lfra okam tac. [`a ios`am t`a lox irfl t`akcboeat, pfuram t`a oehramoaets oetf t`a potk`ar, cem cmmam t`awctar. O bat s`a waet by t`a iureotura stfra tf saa Gcna.

    Mceoaj scom `a oevotam Gcna tf suppar tfeoh`t, but Gcnatuream `ol mfwe, Rabakkc scom.

    ]`cts fmm, Joemscy scom, storroeh t`a tac.@a scom t`ct Gcna saalam upsat cbfut sflat`oeh, but `a

    wfujmet tcjn cbfut ot.]`ae s`a prfbcbjy mom stfp tf saa `ol, Joemscy luttaram.]`a bckn mffr sjcllam fpae cem Gueofr mcekam oetf t`a

    rffl. [`as `ara! [`as `ara!Joemscy ifjjfwam Gueofr fut t`a mffr cem mfwe t`a pfrk`

    staps tf w`ara Mceoaj stffm wot` Gassokc eaxt tf `ar Gaap.@ay, Boh [ostar! Joemscy wrcppam `ar crls crfuem Gassokcs

    eakn. Ots sf hffm tf saa yfu.

    _fu tff, Gassokc scom, `uhhoeh `ar oe rature. [`a hjcekamtfwcrm t`a `fusa. X`ara cra Allc cem Cuet Rabakkc6

    Caeto Rabakkcs hovoeh Allc sfla cppjascuka. Allcsbaae racjjy `uehry cjj mcy cem w`oeam uetoj Caeto Rabakkcpujjam fut `ar icvfrota seckn. Joemscy hjcekam tfwcrm t`atrukn. X`ct kce O kcrry6

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    Cly Kjopstfe

    Qekja Mceoaj `cs ly bch. Gassokc pfoetam tfwcrm t`a suot-kcsa oe `os `cem. O mfet eaam luk` soeka Ol jacvoeh [uemcy.

    Joemscy bot bckn c irfwe ct t`a t`fuh`t fi `ar sostars s`frtvosot. Jats hat yfu oesoma. Ol lcnoeh c rfcst.

    Hract. Gassokc jaceam mfwe tf Gueofr. Xfujm yfu s fw lat`a wcy tf t`a notk`ae6

    _c ! @a tffn `ar `cem cem jam `ar tfwcrm t`a pfrk`.u

    Joemscy sct ckrfss irfl Gassokc ct t`a notk`ae tcbja. [`a bfwam`ar `acm oe sojaet prcyar cjfeh wot` t`a rast fi t`a iclojy. [`ajffnam up w`ae s`a `acrm Mceoaj s`oit oe `os sact, oemokctoeht`ct t`a prcyar wcs fvar cem t`a lacj wfujm bahoe. [`a tffn cpoaka fi iras`jy bcnam bracm irfl t`a bcsnat cem t`ae pcssamt`a bcsnat ckrfss tf Gassokc.

    [f, `fw cra yfu6 Joemscy csnam.Ol fncy, Gassokc scom. O t`oen O `cva avaryt`oeh racmy ifr

    t`a trop. Nol jait t`os lfreoeh cem wcs mrovoeh strcoh`t t`rfuh`tf `ar pcraets pjcka. O bfrrfwam `ar HT[, sf O s`fujm ba ioeafe t`a rfcm.

    @fw cs sk`ffj baae, Gassokc6 Rabakkc csnam irfl ar sact

    basoma `ar.Hffm, Gassokc scom w`oja s`a k`fsa c poaka fi bracm cemt`ae buttaram ot.

    X`oja Gassokc k`cttaram cwcy cbfut kjcssas cem iroaems,Joemscy stumoam `ar. Ct twaety, Gassokc wcs c stronoeh bacutywot` ar mcrn ayas cem ar mcrn brfwe cor icjjoeh tf t`a lommjafi `ar bckn. [`a wfra gust aefuh` lcnaup tf ckkaetucta `arayas cem `ar `oh` k`aanbfeas.

    @fwavar, `ar sostars ayas saalam tf jckn t`aor usucj broh`t-eass, cem `ar vfoka wcset cs iujj fi axkotalaet cs ot `cm baaefe t`a p`fea. Gassokc cktam cs oi sflat`oeh wcs wrfeh, cemJoemscy `fpam s`a wfujm s`cra `ar wfrroas oe provcta jctar feoe t`a avaeoeh.

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    Muroeh t`a rast fi t`a lacj, Gassokc tfjm stfroas cbfut kfj-jaha cem csnam cbfut t`a iroaems cem iclojy oe t`a Borm-oe-@cemmostrokt.

    Citar suppar, Mceoaj moscppacram oetf t`a bcre w`oja Ra-bakkc staaram t`a k`ojmrae tfwcrm t`a iclojy rffl. Joemscybahce kcrryoeh morty mos`as tf t`a soen.

    X`ct kce O mf6 Gassokc csnam.Mf yfu wcet tf wcs` fr mry6 Joemscy csnam, iojjoeh t`a

    soen wot` sfcpy wctar.Gassokc lfvam tf t`a soen. O huass O kce wcs`.Joemscy pjckam t`a morty mos`as cem utaesojs fe t`a kfuetar.

    X`ct tola mom yfu jacva yfur cpcrtlaet t`os lfreoeh6O t`oen ot wcs cbfut tae. Gassokc skrubbam c pft. O lcma

    pratty hffm tola. ]rciiok wcset tff bcm, cem O fejy stfppamtwoka.

    @u`, Joemscy scom cs s`a hrcbbam t`a bcsnat fi bracm.Gassokc ickam `ar. X`ct mfas t`ct lace6Xajj, yfu hft `ara crfuem iova, cem O nefw ot mfaset tcna

    savae `furs tf mrova tf Borm-oe-@cem irfl yfur pjcka.]f `ar surprosa, Gassokcs icka tuream krolsfe baifra s`a

    spue bckn crfuem tf t`a soen.

    Joemscy wcs sojaet ifr c lflaet w`oja s`a wcotam ifr Gassokctf ajcbfrcta. X`ae s`a momet spacn, Joemscy rcknam `ar brcoeifr sflat`oeh tf scy. @cvaet Gueofr cem Allc hfttae boh6Allc spfna `ar iorst saetaeka yastarmcy. [`a spfna oe Moatsk fi kfursa. X`ae Caeto Rabakkc csnam `ar oi s`a wcetam c

    O waet tf saa Gcna baifra O kcla `ara. Gassokc summaejybjurtam fut t`a wfrms. O kfujmet wcot tf saa ol, cem O t`fuh`tlcyba `am ba `cppy ifr la. @ar vfoka tralbjam. But `a wcsracjjy `urt. O mfet t`oen `ajj avar spacn tf la chcoe. [`a ickamJoemscy, cem tacrs straclam mfwe `ar poen k`aans.

    Ots fncy. Joemscy rus`am fvar tf Gassokc cem `cemam `ar cecpnoe. Ol sura `ajj hat fvar ot. [`a rubbam Gassokcs crl css`a wopam `ar icka.

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    O mfubt ot. Gassokc s`ffn `ar `acm. @a scom t`ct avaryt`oehos cjj cbfut la cem `as baae wcotoeh ifr la ifr yacrs. Gcnamfaset uemarstcem `fw t`os os t`a bohhast cem lfst axkotoehfppfrtueoty fi ly joia. @a pratty luk` tfjm la fii cem jaitla stcemoeh fe t`a somawcjn, sf O mrfva crfuem ifr c w`oja cemtroam tf iohura fut w`ct tf mf. Gassokc t`raw `ar `cems up wot`maiact. O mfet t`oen t`aras ceyt`oeh O kce mf axkapt jat ot hf. Olace, t`os oetares`op oset hfoeh tf kfla crfuem chcoe, sf oi `aracjjy kcras cbfut la, `ajj `cva tf hat fvar ot.

    Joemscy irfweam. @cva yfu t`fuh`t cbfut cpfjfhozoeh tf`ol6

    Cpfjfhoza ifr w`ct6 Gassokc irfweam. Ots ly joia, Joems.Ol mfoeh t`a bast O kce wot`fut Lfl cem Mcm. O nefw t`ctt`ay wfujm wcet la tf wfrn `crm cem ba oemapaemaet. Oi `akcet uemarstcem t`ct, t`ae O huass `a mfaset uemarstcem la.

    Joemscy fpaeam `ar lfut` tf spacn but wcs oetarruptam by`ar jottja kfusoes rueeoeh cem s`roanoeh t`aor wcy crfuem t`anotk`ae tcbja cem t`ae bckn fut tf t`a iclojy rffl.

    Rabakkc ifjjfwam sjfwjy ba`oem t`al wot` c sloja fe ar icka.O wos` O `cm gust c toey pfrtofe fi t`aor bfuemjass aearhy. @arhcza lat Gassokcs cem s`a hcva c kfekaream jffn. Cra yfu fncy6

    F` yac`. Gassokc wcvam fii t`a quastofe. O wcs gust s`croehc stfry wot` Joemscy. [`a tuream bckn tf t`a soen. [uppar wcsmajokofus, by t`a wcy.

    O mom cjj fi t`a kffnoeh. Joemscy hrcbbam c tfwaj cem bahcemryoeh t`a mos`as oe t`a rckn.

    Xfw, Gassokc scom w`oja s`a skrubbam c pft. _fura jottjaLoss [uzy @flalcnar, `u`6

    Joemscy hjfwaram. X`y mom `ar sostar cjwcys `cva tf lcnascrkcstok kfllaets cbfut `ar mflastok snojjs6 [`a hjcekam ctRabakkc w`f hcva `ar ce axprassofe t`ct tfjm `ar tf jat ot hf.

    Ojj wopa fii t`a tcbja, Rabakkc fiiaram.Ef, Joemscy scom wot` c s`cna fi `ar `acm. _fu hf rast.

    _fu jffn ax`custam.

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    Rabakkc soh`am. O cta tf cmlot yfura roh`t, but yfu cra. Ojjba oe t`a sk`tupp. [`a sjfwjy lfvam irfl t`a notk`ae tfwcrmt`a iclojy rffl.

    Os s`a cjj roh`t6 Gassokc csnam sfitjy feka Rabakkc wcs hfea.O mfet nefw. Joemscy s`ffn `ar `acm cs wfrry iojjam `ar.

    [`as baae racjjy toram jctajy. But yfu ralalbar w`ct c `crmwfrnar s`a os. Ots moiiokujt tf hat `ar tf sjfw mfwe ct cjj.

    O `fpa s`as eft kfloeh mfwe wot` sflat`oeh. [ummaejyGassokcs axprassofe broh`taeam. ]ajj la cjj cbfut yfur joia.@fws t`a bcnary6 @fws t`ct `cemsfla Lctt`aw mfoeh6 @cs`a csnam tf hova yfu c roma `fla yat6

    Joemscy swcttam `ar sostar wot` t`a tfwaj. Lctt`aw os gustc iroaem.

    Gassokc hcva ar c jffn fi mosbajoai. _ac`. [ura! Cem Ol t`aSuaae fi [`abc.

    Joemscy jcuh`am cem kfujmet ajp but t`oen fw hffm ot wcstf `cva `ar sostar bckn, avae oi ot wcs fejy ifr c s`frt waanaem.

    u

    Rabakkc stffm oe t`a mffrwcy fi Allcs rffl cem wctk`amw`oja Gassokc rfknam Allc oe t`a k`cor cem quoatjy racm `ar c

    stfry. Allc ycweam cem sffe `ar ayas kjfsam w`oja t`a k`corsjfwjy lfvam bckn cem ifrt` cem `ar fjmar kfusoes vfoka w`os-param t`a wfrms tf Allcs icvfrota bffn.

    Rabakkcs `acrt iojjam wot` wcrlt` cs s`a t`fuh`t fi `artwf eoakas cem `fw luk` t`aym hrfwe soeka t`aym kfla tfjova wot` ar cem Mceoaj ifur yacrs chf. Cjt`fuh` ot cm brfnaeRabakkcs `acrt w`ae s`am cjjfwam Gassokc tf lfva bckn tfYorhoeoc cem jova wot` iroaems, s`am nefwe t`ct ot wcs Hfmswojj ifr t`a horj.

    Cem efw Gassokc wcs cjj hrfwe up. [`a wcs c bacutoiuj yfuehjcmy cem cbfut tf albcrn fe ce axkotoeh cem k`cjjaehoeh gfur-eay. Rabakkc prcyam t`ct Hfm wfujm ba wot` ar cem huoma art`os sullar oe t`a boh koty.

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    _fura csjaap, Gassokc w`osparam tf Allc. O huass O s`fujmput yfu oe yfur bam, u`6 [`a hjcekam up ct Rabakkc cem slojam.

    Rabakkc krfssam t`a rffl cem tffn Allc oe `ar crls.Citar w`osparoeh hffm eoh`t oe `ar acr, s`a pjckam `ar bcbyoe `ar krob cem kfvaram `ar wot` c slcjj quojt. [`as wfre futirfl c busy mcy fi pjcy.

    Gassokc hroeeam. O kce saa t`ct. [`a ifjjfwam Rabakkc futfi t`a rffl.

    Rabakkc kjfsam t`a mffr ba`oem t`al. O t`oen t`a k`ojmraeaegfyam `cvoeh yfu racm t`aor stfroas tfeoh`t.

    F`, ot wcs iue. Gassokc efmmam tfwcrm Gueofrs rffl. Okcet hat fvar `fw boh `a os. Allc tff. ]`ay hrfw sf icst.

    _c , t`ay mf. [flatolas ot saals jona ots tff icst. Rabakkclftofeam tfwcrm Joemscys rffl ckrfss t`a `cjj. Joemscy oe-sostam t`ct yfu tcna `ar rffl cem s`ajj sjaap oe wot` Allc.

    [`a momet `cva tf mf t`ct, but O cpprakocta ot. Gassokcstappam oetf Joemscys rffl cem ycweam. O t`oen O lcy ture oeacrjy. Ol wfre fut irfl t`a mrova.

    Rabakkc jaceam oe t`a mffrwcy cem wctk`am `ar eoaka ios`t`rfuh` `ar muiiaj bch cem pujj fut c pcor fi swactpcets cem c]-s`ort. @fw cra yfu, Gassokc6

    Ioea. Gassokc kfetoeuam tf moh, ravacjoeh c bfttja fi s`cl-pff, c tfft`brus`, cem tfft`pcsta.

    Cra yfu kartcoe6 Rabakkc stappam oetf t`a rffl cem scenoetf c k`cor oe irfet fi t`a bam. _fu saalam upsat acrjoar. _funefw yfu kce tcjn tf la, yc6

    Gassokc sct fe t`a bam, `uhhoeh `ar swactpcets tf `ar k`ast.Fe ly wcy `ara tfmcy, O stfppam tf saa Gcna ct t`a stfra.

    F`6 Rabakkc slfft`am t`a snort fi ar mrass. @fw os a6Jffnoeh irustrctam, Gassokc s`ffn `ar `acm. Qpsat wot` la.

    @a momet tcna ly eaws cbfut hfoeh tf Eaw _frn wajj ct cjj.@as `urt t`ct yfura hfoeh6_as, `a os. Gassokc seoiiam cem kjacram `ar t`rfct. @a scom

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    t`ct ots cjwcys cjj cbfut la, cem `as baae wcotoeh ifr la ifrifur yacrs.

    Ots eft acsy ifr ol tf jat yfu hf. Rabakkc slojam. Lcyba`as circom yfujj stcy oe Eaw _frn, cem `ajj jfsa yfu.

    O wos` `a kfujm saa t`ct t`os oset cbfut tryoeh tf ba oema-paemaet fr bracnoeh cwcy irfl sflat`oeh t`cts `fjmoeh labckn. Gassokc s`ffn `ar `acm. Xajj, lcyba O cl tryoeh tf baoemapaemaet. Ceywcy, t`os os ce fppfrtueoty ifr la tf acre kfj-jaha kramot cem buojm up ly rsul, but a mfaset saa t`ct somafi ot. Cjj `a k`ffsas tf uemarstcem os t`ct Ol cbcemfeoeh `ol.

    Fr bracnoeh c prflosa.Gassokcs ayas womaeam. Bracnoeh c prflosa6 @ar vfoka rfsa

    cem s`ffn wot` rasaetlaet. Ol gust spaemoeh c sullar oeEaw _frn Koty. Basomas, wava eavar avae fiiokocjjy makjcramfursajvas c kfupja. Xara gust kjfsa iroaems. Ova eavar prflosam

    `ol lfra t`ce t`ct.Rabakkc jaceam fvar cem pcttam Gassokcs neaa. O nefw yfu

    mfet lace tf `urt `ol, but `a wcs racjjy jffnoeh ifrwcrm tfsaaoeh yfu t`os sullar. @a csns cbfut yfu cjj t`a tola.

    @a mfas6 Gassokc jffnam surprosam.Mfet ckt sf s`fknam, Gassokc. Rabakkc wchham c ioehar ct

    `ar. _fu nefw `fw `a iaajs cbfut yfu. Ots wrottae cjj fvar`os icka. _fu eaam tf saa bayfem yfur fwe wcets cem eaamscem gust kfesomar `fw luk` t`os os `urtoeh `ol. Kfla tf ckflprflosa.

    Jffnoeh maiactam, Gassokc efmmam. O huass yfura roh`t.Rabakkc stffm cem kuppam `ar `cem tf `ar lfut` tf stoija c

    ycwe. Axkusa la. O t`oen Ol hfoeh tf hf tf bam.Cra yfu iaajoeh fncy6_c , Ol ioea. Ol gust hattoeh fjm. [`a stcrtam ifr t`a mffr.

    _fu hf c`acm cem tcna yfur s`fwar. _fu ralalbar w`ara av-aryt`oeh os.

    ]`cens, Gassokc scom. Cs Rabakkc lfvam fut t`a mffr, Gas-sokc kcjjam tf `ar. Cuet Rabakkc. Xcot.

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    Rabakkc ickam `ar.Mf yfu t`oen O s`fujm stcy `ara cem wfrn ifr _fmars t`os

    sullar6 @ar ayas olpjfram Rabakkc, cs oi bahhoeh Rabakkc tfhova `ar bjassoeh ifr Gassokcs pjces.

    Rabakkc pcusam, kcraiujjy k`ffsoeh `ar wfrms. _fura cvary brcva cem mrovae yfueh wflce. O cmlora yfur kfurcha,cem O nefw t`ct yfur lft`ar wfujm ba vary prfum fi yfu. Ot`oen yfu nefw w`ct yfu wcet, cem yfura hfoeh citar ot wot` ctaeckoty t`ct O eavar `cm.

    But yfu t`oen O s`fujm ifrhat ly pjces tf hf tf Eaw _frncem stcy `ara oestacm, Gassokc scom solpjy.

    Ef, O momet scy t`ct. Rabakkc pjckam `ar `cem fe t`a mffr-nefb cs c wcva fi ax`custofe fvarw`ajlam `ar. O t`oen t`ctyfura lcnoeh t`a roh`t k`foka ifr yfu, hovae t`a korkulstcekas._fu `cva c pjcka tf stcy cem c iroaem w`f wojj `ajp jffn citar

    yfu. But O t`oen yfu eaam tf ralalbar t`ct yfur k`fokas ciiaktt`fsa w`f cra kjfsa tf yfu.

    Jona Gcna, Gassokc w`osparam.

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    Lossossoppo Lum Toa3 = fz. pnh. hrfuem pakces; rah. bfxas oestcet buttarskftk` fr k`fkfjcta pummoeh3 jcrha kfetcoear w`oppam tfppoeh3 0 fz. kracl k`aasa

    3 stokn buttar3 kup fur3 kup 34x suhcr3 kce kfkfeut

    Iorst jcyar7 pnh. hrfuem pakces loxam wot` ijfur cem buttar. Trass

    fe bfttfl fi ?x3; oek` pce. Bcna ;14 ifr 24 loeutas. Kffj.[akfem jcyar7

    Lox kracl k`aasa, 34x suhcr, cem fi w`oppam tfppoeh.[pracm fvar krust. ]`ae sproenja wot` kce kfkfeut cem k`fppam euts.]`orm jcyar7

    Lox pummoeh wot` 1 kups kfjm lojn. [pracm fvar 2em jcyar.]fp wot` ralcoeoeh tfppoeh. [proenja ralcoeoeh kfkfeut cemeuts. Iraaza. Ralfva 3 `fur baifra sarvoeh. Kut w`oja irfzae.