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UCM EMH YMP

UCM DNYJM B[BGMLZ

UCM VCBLUNA AMLBJM

BUUBJG ND UCM JHNLMZ

UCM JHNLM [BYZ (UT ZMY@MZ)

EBYG E@ZJ@VHM

YMTMLKM ND UCM Z@UC

HNYEZ ND UCM Z@UCUBYG@LB LM[ EB[LYMIMHZ (UT ZMY@MZ)

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CM@Y UN UCM OME@

IBUUHMDYNLU? U[@H@KCU JNAVBLP

UCM MAV@YM ZUY@GMZ IBJG

YMU]YL ND UCM OME@

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B hnlk t`am bkn `l b kbhbxy dbr, dbr bwby. . . .


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BDUMYABUC


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Ucm smjnle Embtc Ztbr `s emstrnyme. Ucm Mapmrnr ble c`s

pnwmrduh mldnrjmr, Ebrtc Tbemr, brm ruanrme tn im embe. Ucm

Kbhbjt`j Map`rm `s `l jcbns.

Bjrnss tcm kbhbxy, snam systmas jmhmirbtm, wc`hm ̀ l ntcmrs

@apmr`bh dbjt`nls t`kctml tcm`r kr`p. Nptà`sa ble dmbr rm`kl

sèm iy sèm.

Ble wc`hm tcm Ymimh Bhh`bljm mlkbkms tcm drbjturme dnrjms

nd tcm Map`rm, b hnlm rmimh sjnut uljnvmrs b smjrmt @apmr`bh

ammt`lk. . . .


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VYMH]EM?

neby `s b eby n jmhmirbt`nl. [m cbvm trùapcme nvmr v`h-

hb`ly ble npprmss`nl ble cbvm k`vml nur Bhh`bljm―ble tcm

kbhbxy imynle `t―b jcbljm tn irmbtcm ble jcmmr nr tcm

prnkrmss `l rmjhbà`lk nur rmmena rna bl Map`rm tcbt

rniime us n `t. [m cbvm rmpnrts rna Jnaablemr Zgy-

wbhgmr tcbt Mapmrnr Vbhpbt`lm `s embe, ble c`s mlnrjmr,

Ebrtc Tbemr, w`tc cà.

Iut tcnukc wm aby jmhmirbtm, wm scnuhe lnt jnlsèmr tc`s

nur tàm tn rmst. [m strujg b abonr ihnw bkb`lst tcm Map`rm,

ble lnw w`hh im tcm tàm tn sm`zm nl tcm npml`lk wm cbvm

jrmbtme. Um Map`rm‐s wmbpnl aby im emstrnyme, iut tcm Ma- p`rm `tsmh h`vms nl. @ts npprmss`vm cble jhnsms brnule tcm

tcrnbts n knne, rmm-tc`lg`lk pmnphm bjrnss tcm kbhbxy, rna

tcm Jnrusjblt Jnrm tn tcm brtcmst systmas `l tcm Nutmr Yà.

[m aust rmamaimr tcbt nur flkct jnlt`lums. Nur rmimhh`nl `s

nvmr. Iut tcm wbr . . . tcm wbr `s oust imk`ll`lk.

―B B


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JNY]ZJBLU

Uml?

Anluamlt Vhbzb.

Jcb`ls rbtthm bs tcmy hbsc tcm lmjg n Mapmrnr Vbhpbt`lm. Ynpms

nhhnw su`t―hbssns hnnp`lk brnule tcm stbtum‐s a`eehm. Um abe

jcmmrs n tcm jrnwe bs tcmy puhh, ble puhh, ble puhh. E`sbppn`ltme

krnbls bs tcm stnlm flxturm rmusms tn iuekm. Iut tcml snamnlm wc`pstcm jcb`ls brnule tcm ibjg mles n b jnuphm n cmbvy-kbukm spmmemrs,

ble tcml mlk`lms wbrihm ble cua tn h`m―tcm spmmemrs kul `t ble

bkb`l tcm jrnwe puhhs―

Um snule h`gm b k`blt inlm irmbg`lk.

B rbjturm bppmbrs bt tcm ibsm n tcm stbtum.

Anrm jcmmr`lk. Pmhh`lk. Ble―

Bpphbusm bs `t jnams jrbsc`lk enwl.Um cmbe n tcm stbtum slbps nst, knms rnhh`lk ble jrbsc`lk `ltn b


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spmmemrs swnnp enwl rna tcm trbj hblms binvm―@apmr`bh pnh`jm.

Yme-ble-ihbjg cmhamts. Um khnw n tcm`r h`kcts rmmjtme ibjg ̀ l tcm`r

cmhamts.

Umrm jnams ln wbrl`lk. Ln emable tn stble enwl.

Um hbsmr jbllnls bt tcm nrm n mbjc b`rspmmemr npml flrm. Yme inhts

smbr tcm b`r. Um jrnwe `s jut bpbrt. Ine`ms ernppme ble st`tjcme w`tc

flrm.

Iut st`hh, tcnsm kbtcmrme brm lnt jnwme. Umy brm ln hnlkmr b jrnwe.

Lnw tcmy brm b ani. Umy stbrt p`jg`lk up culgs n tcm Vbhpbt`lm

stbtum ble hnii`lk tcma up bt tcm b`rspmmemrs. Nlm n tcm spmmemrs

sw`lks tn tcm sèm tn bvnè bl ̀ ljna`lk jculg n stnlm―ble `t iuaps

blntcmr spmmemr, ̀ ltmrrupt`lk ̀ ts flrm. Jnrusjblt` j`t`zmls jhài up tcm

stnlm sp`rm imc`le intc spmmemrs―b sp`rm nl wc`jc brm wr`ttml tcm

@apmr`bh vbhums n nremr, jnltrnh, ble tcm ruhm n hbw―ble imk`l

ouap`lk nltn tcm pnh`jm jru`smrs. Nlm cmhamtme jnp `s ulk rna c`s

vmc`jhm. Um ntcmr jrbwhs nut nltn tcm cnne n c`s spmmemr, npml`lk

flrm w`tc b pb`r n ihbstmrs― oust bs b culg n stnlm jrbjgs cà `l tcmcmhamt, glnjg`lk cà tn tcm krnule.

Um ntcmr twn b`rspmmemrs h`d c`kcmr ble gmmp flr`lk.

Zjrmbas ble flrm ble sangm.

wn n tcnsm kbtcmrme―b btcmr ble snl, Ynrbg ble Obg―qu`jg-

eujg imc`le tcm jnhhbpsme stbtum. Um snules n tcm ibtthm ulnhe`lk

r`kct cmrm `l Anluamlt Vhbzb enl‐t mle. @l tcm e`stbljm, tcm snule n

anrm flkct`lk, b phuam n bams, bscms n ihbstmr flrm. B i`hhinbrec`kc up `l tcm sgy banlk tcm trbj hblms sueemlhy knms tn stbt`j.

Um iny `s ynulk, nlhy twmhvm stblebre ymbrs, lnt nhe mlnukc tn

flkct. Lnt ymt. Cm hnngs tn c`s btcmr w`tc phmbe`lk myms. Nvmr tcm e`l

cm ymhhs? ‘Iut tcm ibtthm stbt`nl wbs emstrnyme, Ebe! Um ibtthm ̀ s nvmr!‑

Umy oust wbtjcme `t nlhy bl cnur imnrm. Um suppnsme mle n tcm

Map`rm. Um stbrt n snamtc`lk imttmr.

Um jnlus`nl `l tcm iny‐s sc`l`lk myms `s jhmbr? Cm enmsl‐t ulemr-stble wcbt‐s cbppml`lk.


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ZUBY [BYZ? BDUMYABUC 0

nlm, erbwl nut bkb`l ble bkb`l, jut up `ltn sh`jms sn `t smmas anrm

ablbkmbihm.

Dnr b hnlk tàm cm‐s tnhe c`s snl lnt tcm trutc iut tcm èmbh`zme

cnpm? Nlm eby tcm Map`rm w`hh bhh ble tc`lks w`hh im e`stmrmlt nr wcml

ynu cbvm jc`herml. Ble tcbt aby st`hh jnam tn pbss. Iut lnw b strnlkmr,

scbrpmr trutc `s rmqu`rme? ‘Obg―tcm ibtthm `sl‐t nvmr. Um ibtthm `s oust

stbrt`lk.‑

Cm cnhes c`s snl jhnsm.

Uml cm puts b culg n stbtum `l tcm iny‐s cble.

Ble cm p`jgs nlm up càsmh.


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VBYU NLM


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JCBVUMY NLM

Lnw?

Ztbrh`lms strmbg bjrnss tcm ir`kct ihbjg.

B sc`p ernps nut n cypmrspbjm? b h`tthm Ztbrcnppmr. B nlm-pmrsnl

sc`p. Dbvnrme iy ably n tcm hmss ems`rbihm bjt`nls nut cmrm `l tcm

Nutmr Y`a―tcm p`rbtms, tcm inng`ms, tcm inulty cultmrs ble tcnsm

w`tc inult`ms nl tcm`r cmbes tn cult. U`s pbrt`juhbr sc`p cbs smmlbjt`nl? phbsab sjbrr`lk bjrnss tcm w`lks ble up `ts tb`h flls7 b jrua-

phme emlt ̀ l tcm rnlt mle bs ̀ ̀ t wbs g`jgme iy bl @apmr`bh wbhgmr. Bhh

tcm imttmr nr tcm sc`p tn ihmle `l.

Bcmbe? tcm phblmt Bg`vb. B sabhh phblmt―rna cmrm, str`bt`nls n

irnwl ble krmml. U`jg wc`tm jhnues sw`rh`lk nvmr `ts surbjm.

Um p`hnt, [mekm Blt`hhms, nljm Yme Hmbemr ble lnw―wmhh, lnw

snamtc`lk mhsm, b rnhm w`tcnut b nrabh t`thm, bs ymt, imjbusm tc`lks brmsn lmw, sn e`stmrmlt, sn w`hehy up `l tcm b`r―s`ts tcmrm ble tbgms b


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ZUBY [BYZ? BDUMYABUC 2=

Lntc`lk.

Abyim `t‐s irngml. @t‐s bl nhe sc`p.

[mekm flekmts bt c`s sèm, puhhs up tcm pmrsnlbh jnaa rmhby tcbt

cblks tcmrm bt c`s imht―cm tbps tcm sèm n `t, tr`ms tn kmt b s`klbh.

Nljm anrm? lntc`lk.

C`s cmbrt ernps `ltn c`s imhhy. Dmmhs b anamlt h`gm cm‐s bhh`lk. Im-

jbusm wcbt bhh n tc`s bees up tn `s?

Um s`klbh‐s ihnjgme. Znam n tcm jrà`lbh syle`jbtms st`hh npmrbt`lk

nut cmrm cbvm tmjclnhnky tn en tcbt hnjbhhy ―iut `l tcm spbjm binvm

tcm phblmt, ln, ln wby. Nlhy nlm krnup cbs tcbt tmjc.

C`s obw t`kctmls. Um ibe mmh`lk `l tcm wmhh n c`s kut `s sw`dhy

oust`flme, bs bcmbe b Ztbr Emstrnymr puljturms spbjm h`gm b gl`m-t`p bs

`t ernps nut n cypmrspbjm. [mekm flrms up tcm mlk`lms. @ cbvm tn kmt

nut n cmrm.

B smjnle Ztbr Emstrnymr shèms `l lmxt tn tcm flrst.

Um pblmhs bjrnss tcm Ztbrcnppmr‐s ebsc imk`l ih`lg`lk rme.

Umy smm cà. [cbt tn en>[cbt eè Cbl bhwbys sby> Oust y jbsubh. Um sc`p `s e`sku`sme bs `t

`s nr b rmbsnl? @t hnngs h`gm `t jnuhe imhnlk tn bly twn- i`t saukkhmr

nut cmrm nl tcm r`lkm. Bg`vb‐s b cntime n jrà`lbh bjt`v`ty. Jnrrupt

sbtrbp knvmrlnrs. Tbr`nus syle`jbtms jnapmt`lk nr rmsnurjms ble np-

pnrtul`t`ms. B wmhh-glnwl ihbjg abrgmt―nljm, emjbems bkn, tcm

rbem Dmemrbt`nl cbe b ernè ablubjtur`lk bj`h`ty cmrm. [c`jc

ambls, ` ynu wblt snam nst- tcm-inngs ernè, ynu jbl jnam cmrm tniuy nlm. Um Ymimh Bhh`bljm prnjurme ably n ̀ ts ernès r`kct cmrm, bs

b abttmr n bjt.

Lmw e`hmaab, tcnukc? [cbt lnw>

Dhy enwl tn tcm phblmt tn en bmr`bh rmjnl, bs wbs tcm nr`k`lbh

phbl―nr phnt b jnursm ibjg tn Jcbler`hb> Znamtc`lk‐s up. wn Ztbr

Emstrnymrs bppmbr`lk nut n lnwcmrm> Ihnjgme jnaas> Ubt‐s lnt

lntc`lk. @t ambls @‐vm nule wcbt @‐a hnng`lk nr.Abyim mvml snamtc`lk aujc imttmr.


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Ubt‐hh tbgm b mw a`lutms, tcnukc―cmbe`lk `lwbre rna tcm

Nutmr Yà `sl‐t bs mbsy bs tbg`lk b hnlk strèm rna cmrm tn tcmrm. @t‐s b

eblkmrnus ouap. Mlehmss vbr`bihms bwb`t? lmiuhb jhnues, bstmrnè

flmhes, nbt`lk ibles n stbr- oulg rna vbr`nus sg`ra`scms ble ibtthms.

Hbst tc`lk [mekm wblts tn en `s p`hnt brnule tcm mekm n b ihbjg cnhm

nr tcrnukc tcm jmltmr n b stbr kn`lk supmrlnvb.

Um jnaa jrbjghms.

Umy‐rm cb`h`lk cà.

B jr`sp @apmr`bh vn`jm jnams bjrnss tcm jcbllmh.

‘U`s `s tcm Ztbr Emstrnymr T`k`hbljm. Pnu cbvm mltmrme @apmr`bh

spbjm.‑ n wc`jc [mekm tc`lgs? U`s `sl‐t @apmr`bh spbjm. [cbt‐s kn`lk

nl cmrm> ‘@emlt`y ynursmh.‑

Dmbr hbljms tcrnukc cà, scbrp ble ir`kct bs bl mhmjtr`j scnjg.

U`s `sl‐t c`s rmbha. bhg`lk. Hy`lk. B sjnulermh h`gm Znhn jnuhe jnl-

v`ljm b Obwb tn iuy b ibk n sble. [mekm `s b p`hnt. Iut t̀‐s lnt h`gm tcmy

eèl‐t phbl nr tc`s. Jbhr`ss`bl wnrgme nl tcm stnry. Cm jhmbrs c`s

tcrnbt, c`ts tcm iuttnl―‘U`s ̀ s Kmv Cbssbl. V`hnt`lk bl CC-3; Ztbrcnppmr? tcm Ynvmr.‑ Cm

trblsa`ts c`s ebtbjbre. ‘Zmle`lk nvmr jrmemlt`bhs.‑

B pbusm. ‘@emlt`y tcm lbturm n ynur v`s`t.‑

‘H`kct jbrkn.‑

‘[cbt jbrkn>‑

Um stnjg blswmr `s? ernè jnapnlmlts. Iut tcbt aby lnt y cmrm.

Cm tc`lgs qu`jghy―Bg`vb. Cnt. [mt. Ansthy oulkhm. ‘Emcuaè`flmrpbrts.‑

Vbusm. Bl mxjruj`bt`lk nlm.

Um lbv jnaputmr ruls tcrnukc `ts jbhjuhbt`nls.

Bhanst tcmrm . . .

B e`stmrmlt vn`jm jnams tcrnukc tcm t`lly spmbgmr. B wnabl‐s

vn`jm. Knt snam stmmh `l `t. Hmss jr`sp. Lntc`lk h`ht`lk. U`s `s snam-

nlm w`tc snam butcnr`ty―nr, bt hmbst, snamnlm wcn tc`lgs scm pns-smssms `t.


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ZUBY [BYZ? BDUMYABUC 2;

‘hmk`tàbtm p`hnt ble ius`lmssabl‑―eè wnrg saukkh`lk knnes tn

cmhp Hblen iu`he Jhnue J`ty. Ble cm `s `lemme Emvbrnl`bl.

‘Pnu knt `t,‑ [mekm sbys.

Blntcmr pbusm.

Um jnaputmr `s bhanst enlm w`tc `ts jbhjuhbt`nls. Blntcmr tml

smjnles bt anst. Luaimrs jruljc`lk, `jgmr`lk nl tcm sjrmml . . .

‘Dully,‑ tcm wnabl sbys. ‘Nur rmjnres `le`jbtm tcbt Kmv Cbssbl

e`me `l @apmr`bh justney. Vhmbsm hmt us jnrrmjt nur rmjnres.‑

Um cypmrspbjm jnaputmr fll`scms `ts jbhjuhbt`nls.

Cm puscms tcm tcrustmr nrwbre w`tc tcm cmmh n c`s cble―

Iut tcm sc`p nlhy scueemrs. Uml tcm Ztbrcnppmr trmaihms bkb`l,

ble imk`ls tn er`d nrwbre. nwbre tcm pb`r n Ztbr Emstrnymrs. @t

ambls tcmy‐vm mlkbkme tcm trbjtnr imbas.

Cm turls tn tcm wmbpnl jnltrnhs.

@ cm‐s kn`lk tn kmt nut n tc`s, `t‐s lnw nr lmvmr.

Bea`rbh Ybm Zhnblm stbrms enwl bt tcm jnlsnhm ble nut tcm w`lenw.

Um ihbjg vnè. Um wc`tm stbrs. H`gm p`lpr`jgs `l b ihblgmt. Ble nut

tcmrm, h`gm b jc`he‐s tny nl tcm ihblgmt? b h`tthm hnlk-rblkm flkctmr.

‘Zjbl tcma,‑ scm sbys. H`mutmlblt L`hs ntcw`l hnngs up, nstmrs cmr

bl nismqu`nus sa`hm.

‘N jnursm,‑ cm sbys, c`s obule`jme bjm t`kct w`tc tcbt kr`l. ntc-

w`l `s bl maihma n wcbt‐s wrnlk w`tc tcm @apmr`bh nrjms lnw? Ablyn tcm`r imst brm knlm. [cbt‐s hmd `s, `l pbrt, tcm ermks. Um hmbvms ble

tw`ks bt tcm inttna n b jup n sp`jm tmb. Zt`hh, cm enms wcbt cm‐s tnhe,

wc`jc `s snamtc`lk―Zhnblm wnlemrs wcml tcm Map`rm w`hh truhy

imk`l tn rbjturm. Dnrjms en`lk wcbt tcmy wblt, wcml tcmy wblt `t.

Jcbns ble blbrjcy. Um anamlt tcbt cbppmls, tcm anamlt snamnlm

n snam prna`lmljm irmbgs rna tcm nhe tn kn c`s nwl wby, tcmy brm

bhh truhy enname.ntcw`l sjbls tcm Ztbrcnppmr bs tcm trbjtnr imba ir`lks `t shnwhy,


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ìhm cbles. Um àbkm bscms rme bhnlk tcm inttna. L`hs, pbl`j `l c`s

vn`jm, sbys? ‘Cmssbl `s jcbrk`lk c`s wmbpnls systmas.‑

Zcm sjnwhs. ‘Jbha enwl, H`mutmlblt. Um wmbpnls nl b Ztbrcnppmr

brml‐t mlnukc tn―‑ [b`t. Zcm squ`lts. ‘@s tcbt wcbt @ tc`lg `t `s>‑

‘[cbt>‑ ntcw`l bsgs. ‘@ enl‐t―‑

Cmr fllkmr er`ds tn tcm rnlt mle n tcm cnhnkrbpc― j`rjh`lk tcm

flkctmr‐s irnbe, jurvme lnsm. ‘Cmrm. Nrelbljm hbuljcmr. Vrntnl tnr-

pmen.‑

‘Iut tcm Ztbrcnppmr wnuhel‐t im mqu`ppme―nc. Nc.‑

‘Znamnlm cbs jnam prmpbrme nr b flkct.‑ Zcm rmbjcms enwl, `ps

nl tcm jnaa bkb`l. ‘U`s ̀ s Bea`rbh Ybm Zhnblm. @ smm ynu tcmrm, h`tthm

p`hnt. Ymbey`lk b pb`r n tnrpmenms. Hmt am kumss? Pnu tc`lg b prntnl

tnrpmen w`hh e`srupt nur trbjtnr imba hnlk mlnukc tn bstnre ynu ynur

msjbpm. Ubt aby im bjjurbtm. Iut hmt am bhsn rma`le ynu tcbt wm cbvm

mlnukc nrelbljm nl tcm T`k`hbljm tn turl ynu lnt nlhy tn sjrbp iut

rbtcmr, tn b fllm pbrt`juhbtm abttmr. H`gm eust, jbst bjrnss tcm ebrg. Um

tà`lk enmsl‐t wnrg. Pnu‐hh flrm ynur tnrpmen. [m‐hh flrm nurs. Mvml ` iy tcm tàm ynur wmbpnls str`gm us nur imba `s e`smlkbkme . . .‑ Zcm

jhujgs cmr tnlkum. ‘[mhh. @ ynu mmh ynu aust try, tcml try.‑

Zcm tmhhs L`hs tn tbrkmt tcm Ztbrcnppmr.

Oust `l jbsm.

Iut scm cnpms tcm p`hnt ̀ s w`sm. Lnt snam nnh. Vrnibihy snam rmimh

sjnut, snam spy, wc`jc ̀ s nnh`sc nl ̀ ts nwl―tcnukc hmss nnh`sc lnw,

w`tc tcm lmwhy iu`ht smjnle Embtc Ztbr emstrnyme h`gm `ts prmemjmssnr.Bhh tcm anrm rmbsnl nr cmr tn rmab`l v`k`hblt, bs tcm lbam n tc`s

sc`p sukkmsts. Um ammt`lk nl Bg`vb jbllnt a`sflrm. @t aust tbgm

phbjm. @t aust cbvm b rmsuht. Mvmrytc`lk mmhs nl tcm mekm, tcm mlt`rm

Map`rm stble`lk nl tcm h`p n tcm p`t, tcm hmekm jruaih`lk bwby tn

sjrmm ble stnlm.

Um prmssurm `s nl. Bl bhanst h`tmrbh prmssurm―h`gm b flst prmss`lk

bkb`lst cmr ibjg, pusc`lk tcm b`r nut n cmr hulks.Cmr jcbljm tn mxjmh.


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Dnrkmt tcm nhe wby.

@lemme.

[mekm w`ljms, cmbrt rbj`lk `l c`s jcmst h`gm bl `nl puhsm. Cm glnws

scm‐s r`kct. Um tà`lk enmsl‐t bvnr cà. Cm‐s b knne p`hnt, abyim nlm

n tcm imst, iut cm enmsl‐t cbvm tcm Dnrjm nl c`s sèm. @ [mekm hbuljcms

tcnsm twn tnrpmenms, tcmy‐hh k`vm cà mvmrytc`lk tcmy cbvm. Ble tcml

`t wnl‐t abttmr ` cm irmbgs rmm rna tcm trbjtnr imba. Cm wnl‐t cbvm

iut b smjnle tn kmt bwby rna wcbtmvmr us`hhbem tcmy smle c`s wby.

Znamtc`lk ̀ s cbppml`lk. Cmrm, ̀ l tcm spbjm binvm Bg`vb. Nr abyim

enwl tcmrm nl tcm phblmt‐s surbjm.

@ cm e`ms cmrm―lniney w`hh glnw wcbt `t `s.

[c`jc ambls cm cbs tn phby tc`s r`kct.

Cm pnwmrs enwl tcm tnrpmenms.

Cm cbs blntcmr èmb.

Enjg`lk Iby 59.

Ybm Zhnblm stbles `l tcm khbss-mljbsme ibhjnly, nvmrhnng`lk tcm

kbtcmrme ibttbh`nl n stnratrnnpmrs. U`s hnt, h`gm L`hs, brm àpmrmjt.

Unsm wcn rmjm`vme tnp abrgs bt tcm Bjbemay wmlt nl tn smrvm nl

tcm Embtc Ztbr, nr nl Tbemr‐s jnaable sc`p, tcm Mxmjutnr. Cbh n

tcma eèl‐t mvml jnaphmtm tcm Bjbemay―tcmy wmrm puhhme nut ntrb`l`lk mbrhy.

Umsm w`hh en, tcnukc. Dnr lnw. Bcmbe `s tcm Ztbrcnppmr―er`d`lk

`l tcrnukc tcm vnè n spbjm, jrbehme iy tcm `lv`sìhm kr`p n tcm trbj-

tnr imba. Enwl pbst tcm h`lmup n @M flkctmrs (cbh n wcbt tcmy

lmme, b tc`re n wcbt scm‐e prmmr), er`d`lk shnwhy tnwbre tcm kbtcmrme

stnratrnnpmrs.

Umy cbvm tcm luaimrs. Um Ztbrcnppmr w`hh cbvm nlm p`hnt, ansth`gmhy. Vmrcbps b smjnle nr tc`re jrmwamaimr.


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Zcm wnlemrs? [cn brm ynu> [cn `s `lsèm tcbt h`tthm t`l jbl>

Uml? B ir`kct bsc ble b scueemr―tcm Ztbrcnppmr sueemlhy

khnws ihum rna tcm lnsm mle nrwbre.

@t mxphnems `l b rb`l n flrm ble sjrbp.

‘[cnmvmr `t wbs,‑ H`mutmlblt ntcw`l sbys, ‘tcmy eè lnt w`sc tn im

e`sjnvmrme. @ suppnsm tcmy bvnrme b qu`jg wby nut.‑

Zhnblm stbles baè tcm sanhemr`lk wrmjgbkm n tcm hnlk- rblkm

flkctmr. @t st`lgs n nznlm ble flrm. B pb`r n khmba`lk ihbjg bstrn-

amjcs wc`r, flr`lk mxt`lku`sc`lk nba tn put nut tcm hbst n tcm bams.

Umy cbvm tn lbv`kbtm brnule tcm cbh enzml nr sn stnratrnnpmr ine-

`ms tcbt h`m binut, st`hh. Cmhamts jrbjgme. Jcmst phbtms jcbrrme. Ihbstmr

r`ms sjbttmrme ble irngml.

‘Enl‐t im b lbîvm jbh,‑ scm sbys, sjnwh`lk. ‘Ln, tcm p`hnt eèl‐t wblt

tn im e`sjnvmrme. Iut cm‐s st`hh cmrm. @ cm eèl‐t wblt us tn ihbst cà

nut n tcm sgy nut tcmrm, ynu rmbhhy tc`lg cm‐e im mbkmr tn e`m `l cmrm>‑‘Jnuhe im b su`jèm bttbjg. Abxà`zm tcm ebabkm―‑

‘Ln. Cm‐s cmrm. Ble cm jbl‐t im br. D`le cà.‑

L`hs k`vms b scbrp, lmrvnus lne. ‘Pms, Bea`rbh. Y`kct bwby.‑


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JCBVUMY U[N

‘[m cbvm tn turl brnule,‑ Lnrrb sbys. ‘Vhnt blntcmr jnursm―‑

‘[cnb, wcnb, ln,‑ Nwmrtn sbys, cbh hbukc`lk. Cm hnngs up bt

cmr―nlm cbh n c`s ebrg bjm iurlme ulemrlmbtc b antthme jbrpmt n

sjbrs, sjbrs cm jhbàs tn cbvm mbrlme w`tc b e`stmrmlt stnry mbjc tàm

cm tmhhs `t? hbvb, wbapb, ihbstmr flrm, knt ih`tzme nl Jnrmhh`bl rua ble

mhh enwl nl b cnt jbap`lk stnvm. ‘A`ss Zussmr―‑‘Lnw tcbt @‐a cnam, @‐a kn`lk iy ay abrr`me lbam bkb`l. [mx-

hmy.‑

‘Lnrrb. Pnu pbè am tn kmt ynu nltn tcm surbjm n tcbt phblmt.‑ Cm

pn`lts nut tcm w`lenw. Umrm? cnam. Nr wbs, nljm. Um phblmt Bg`vb.

Jhnues sw`rh`lk ̀ l hbzy sp`rbhs nvmr tcm oulkhms ble anultb`ls. Binvm

`t? wn Ztbr Emstrnymrs cblk tcmrm h`gm swnres binvm tcm surbjm.

‘Anrm àpnrtblt, ynu b`l‐t tcm nlhy jbrkn @‐a ir`lk`lk `l. @‐a fll`sc-`lk tc`s oni.‑


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99 JC]JG [MLE@K

‘[m lmme tn kmt ibjg tn tcm Bhh`bljm―‑ Zcm jnrrmjts cmrsmh. Ubt‐s

nhe tc`lg`lk. ‘Um Lmw Ympuih`j. Umy lmme tn glnw.‑

B tc`re Ztbr Emstrnymr sueemlhy juts tcrnukc spbjm, bppmbr`lk `l

h`lm w`tc tcm ntcmrs.

‘Pnu knt ba`hy enwl tcmrm>‑

Zcm nstmrs b st`st lne. ‘Ubt‐s wcy @‐a cmrm.‑ Ubt‐s wcy @‐a cnam.

‘U`s wbs bhwbys b r`sg. Um Map`rm‐s imml cmrm nl Bg`vb nr ymbrs.

Lnt h`gm tc`s, iut . . . tcmy‐rm cmrm, ble wm‐rm knllb cbvm tn embh w`tc ̀ t.‑

Cm hmbls `l ble sbys? ‘Pnu glnw wcy @ jbhh tc`s sc`p tcm Antc>‑

‘@ enl‐t.‑

‘Pnu mvmr try tn jbtjc b antc> Jup ynur cbles, jcbsm bdmr `t, jbtjc

`t> [c`tm antc, irnwl antc, bly antc bt bhh> Pnu jbl‐t en `t. Umy

bhwbys kmt bwby. Cmrgy- omrgy up-ble-enwl hmd-ble-r`kct. H`gm b

puppmt eblj`lk nl snaminey‐s str`lks. Ubt‐s am. Ubt‐s tc`s sc`p.‑

‘@ st`hh enl‐t h`gm `t.‑

‘@ enl‐t h`gm `t, m`tcmr, iut h`m `s uhh n ulh`gbihm tc`lks. Pnu wbllb

smm ynur ba`hy bkb`l> Uml wm‐rm en`lk tc`s. Lnw‐s tcm tàm, tnn.Hnngs h`gm tcmy‐rm oust kmtt`lk smt up. A`kct jnuhe im anrm nl tcm

wby.‑

B cbh-abe khmba ̀ l c`s nlm knne mym. C`s ntcmr? bl ̀ aphbjbihm rme

hmls rbame `l bl `hh-fltt`lk N-r`lk inhtme tn tcm sjbrrme sg`l. Cm

kr`ls, tcml? jrnngme tmmtc strmtjcme wèm. Cm bjtubhhy h`gms tc`s.

Zaukkhmrs, scm tc`lgs.

[mhh, scm pbè nr tcm t`jgmt.àm tn tbgm tcm rèm.

Um hnlk ihbjg tbihm khmbas w`tc h`kct sc`l`lk up rna `t―b cnhn-

krbpc`j sjcmabt`j n tcm T`k`hbljm‐s enjg`lk iby ble surrnule`lk ml-

v`rnls. @t `ljnrpnrbtms b rmsc ernè sjbl ble scnws ebabkm tn twn n

tcm @M flkctmrs, lnt tn amlt`nl tcm ine`ms n tcm stnratrnnpmrs―tcnsm hmd tcmrm bs b rma`lemr tn ntcmrs wcbt jbl cbppml wcml ynu


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ZUBY [BYZ? BDUMYABUC 9:

Um p`hnt n tcm Ztbrcnppmr> Anst emfll`tmhy b rmimh. Lnw tcm qums-

t`nl? [bs tc`s bl bttbjg> Eè cm glnw tcmy wmrm cmrm> Nr ̀ s tc`s snam

jnlumljm n mvmlts, snam jrbss jn`ljèmljm tcbt hme tn tc`s `ltmrsmj-

t`nl>

Ubt, b prnihma nr hbtmr. Um prnihma lnw `s flkur`lk nut oust

wcmrm cm wmlt. Imjbusm bs scm tcnukct, tcm sc`p jnltb`lme ln iney.

Imst scm jbl flkurm, cm r`kkme tcm prntnl tnrpmenms tn ihnw. Imnrm

tcmy eè, cnwmvmr, cm . . . wcbt> Zcm tbps b iuttnl, knms ibjg tn tcm

Ztbrcnppmr sjcmabt`j scm puhhme nst tcm @apmr`bh ebtbibsms. Umrm. B

stmrl-sèm ennr. Zabhh, iut mlnukc tn hnbe sabhh pbrjmhs n jbrkn `l

ble nut.

Cmr lmw p`hnt r`mle eujgme nut tcm ibjg. [nuhe‐vm imml b jnlsè-

mrbihm ouap. Ome`> Ln. Jnuhel‐t im. Nlhy nlm n tcnsm nut tcmrm― ble

zmrn jcbljm tcm rmimhs wnuhe smle tcm`r knheml iny, Zgywbhgmr.

Ibjg tn tcm iby sjcmabt`j―

Zcm sp`ls `t. C`kch`kcts tcm bjjmss eujts.

Ubt‐s `t. Zcm puhhs cmr jnaa. ‘ntcw`l. Nur p`hnt `s `l tcm eujts.@‐hh imt bhh ay jrme`ts ynu‐hh flle bl npml vmlt―‑

‘[m cbvm b prnihma.‑

Um prnihma `s tcbt ynu `ltmrruptme am, scm tc`lgs iut enms lnt sby.

‘[cbt `s `t>‑

‘[m cbvm b ihnjgbem-rullmr.‑

‘Blntcmr tmrrnr`st>‑

‘Jnuhe im. Hnngs h`gm b ink-stblebre saukkhmr, tcnukc. Dhy`lk bsabhh Jnrmhh`bl rm`kctmr―bl, bcc, hmt‐s smm, bl AG-5.‑

‘E`spbtjc tcm @Ms. Hmt tcma embh w`tc `t.‑

‘N jnursm, Bea`rbh.‑

Mvmrytc`lk mmhs h`gm `t‐s `l shnw ant`nl. Lnrrb s`ts, rnzml `l tcm lbv`-

kbtnr‐s jcb`r lmxt tn Nwmrtn Lbùjcn, tcm sjbr-bjme saukkhmr―bscmsn h`kct nl c`s bjm, krmml h`kct rna tcm `ljna`lk hbsmrs, nrblkm h`kct


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95 JC]JG [MLE@K

n tcma, b swbra n @Ms h`gm b jhnue n `lsmjts―tcm cnrrìhm sjrmba

bs tcmy pbss, vìrbt`lk tcm jcb`r imlmbtc cmr ble tcm jnlsnhm kr`ppme

`l cmr wc`tm-glujghme cbles. @l tcm anamlts wcml scm ih`lgs, scm

enmsl‐t smm ebrglmss. Zcm smms blntcmr ibtthm ulnhe`lk―

‘@t‐s b trbp!‑ jnams Bjgibr‐s vn`jm nvmr tcm jnaa. Um ermbe mmh`lk bs

@apmr`bh @Ms emsjmle upnl tcma h`gm rmeobjgmt wbsps rna b rnjg-

strujg lmst. Um ebrg n spbjm h`kct`lk up w`tc b jrbjgh`lk imba n v`r-

è`bl h`kct―tcbt jna`lk rna tcm cbh-jnlstrujtme Embtc Ztbr, oust nlm

anrm scnvmhuh n e`rt nl tcm Bhh`bljm‐s krbvm bs nlm n tcm`r nwl jbp`tbh

sc`ps `s knlm, mrbsme `l b puhsm n h`kct, h`kctl`lk, ble flrm―

Um rm`kctmr e`vms tnwbre tcm phblmt‐s surbjm. url`lk h`gm b sjrmw.

Um sc`p scueemr`lk bs hbsmrflrm sjnrms `ts sèm. Um sc`mhes wnl‐t cnhe

nrmvmr. Nwmrtn‐s ymhh`lk bt cmr? ‘Pnu lmme tn cblehm tcm kuls! Lnrrb!

Um kuls.‑ Iut scm jbl‐t kmt up nut n tcbt jcb`r. Cmr ihnnehmss cbles

wnl‐t mvml hmbvm tcm jnlsnhm. Cmr anutc `s ery. Cmr ulemrbras wmt.

Cmr cmbrt `s imbt`lk h`gm b puhsbr stbr imnrm `t knms ebrg.

‘[m wblt ynu tn y w`tc us,‑ Jbptb`l Blt`hhms sbys. Zcm niomjts, njnursm―scm‐s imml wnrg`lk nr tcm rmimhs nr ymbrs lnw, s`ljm imnrm tcm

emstrujt`nl n tcm flrst Embtc Ztbr, iut bs b rm`kctmr p`hnt. Jbrry`lk ams-

sbkm ernès, nr saukkh`lk wmbpnls, nr oust scutth`lk pmnphm rna phblmt

tn phblmt ble ibsm tn ibsm. ‘Ble tcbt enmsl‐t jcblkm tcm g`le n p`hnt ynu

brm,‑ cm sbys. ‘Pnu nutrbl b Ztbr Emstrnymr. Pnu nrjme twn @M `ltmrjmp-

tnrs tn jrbsc `ltn mbjc ntcmr. Pnu‐vm bhwbys imml b krmbt p`hnt. Ble wm

lmme ynu lnw nr wcml Kmlmrbh Znhn kmts tcnsm sc`mhe kmlmrbtnrs enwl.‑Cm bsgs cmr bkb`l? @s scm `l> [`hh scm y w`tc tcm rme ble tcm knhe> Pms.

Zcm sbys yms. Imjbusm n jnursm scm enms―cnw jnuhe scm sby ntcmrw`sm>

Mvmrytc`lk, knlm e`zzy. H`kcts `lsèm tcm jbi`l bsc`lk. B rb`l n

spbrgs rna snamwcmrm imc`le tcm`r jcb`rs. Cmrm `l tcm Antc, mvmry-

tc`lk mmhs ibhbljme nl tcm cmbe n b p`l. Urnukc tcm khbss, tcm phblmt.

Um jhnues, jna`lk jhnsmr. @M flkctmrs puljc`lk cnhms tcrnukc tcma,

vbpnr sw`rh`lk imc`le tcma. Zcm stbles up, cbles scbg`lk.@lsèm tcm inwmhs n tcm imbst. V`pms ble c`ss`lk stmba. Zgmhmtbh imbas


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Um sc`mhes brm enwl. U`s `s tcm`r nlm jcbljm. Iut tcm @M flkctmrs brm

mvmrywcmrm. Jna`lk up imc`le tcma, cbwgs l`pp`lk bt tcm`r tb`h mbtc-

mrs. Zcm glnws wcmrm tc`s knms? @t ambls scm‐s kn`lk tn e`m. Iut tcbt‐s cnw

tc`lks kmt enlm. Knhe Hmbemr jnaas `l―Hblen‐s vn`jm `l cmr mbr, ble

c`s Zuhhustbl jnp`hnt‐s oust imc`le `t. Umy tmhh cmr wcbt tn en. Ble bkb`l

scm tc`lgs? U`s `s `t, tc`s `s cnw @ e`m. Zcm bjjmhmrbtms cmr flkctmr. Um

cmbt s`klbturm n tcm jnrm knms hmd. Zcm puhhs cmr P-w`lk r`kct―ble b

cbleuh n tcm @Ms irmbg nst ble nhhnw cmr emmpmr. Bwby rna tcm A`h-

hmllùa Dbhjnl. Bwby rna tcm S-w`lks. Hbsmrflrm ry`lk cmr mlk`lms.

Vnpp`lk tcm tnp nst cmr bstrnamjc. Zangm flhh`lk tcm jbi`l. Um samhh n

nznlm―

‘@‐a lnt b kullmr,‑ scm sbys. ‘@‐a b p`hnt.‑

Uml scm puhhs Nwmrtn nut n c`s p`hnt‐s jcb`r. Cm prntmsts, iut scm

k`vms cà b hnng―b hnng scm‐s prbjt`jme, b hnng wcmrm cmr bjm cbre-

mls h`gm jnnh`lk stmmh, tcm hnng n b rbptnr imnrm ̀ t tbgms ynur myms. Um

saukkhmr k`vms b ibrmhy pmrjmptìhm lne, ble `t‐s knne tcbt cm enms.

Imjbusm bs snnl bs scm‐s enwl `l tcm jcb`r ble krbii`lk tcm st`jg bletcrntthm, scm smms b pb`r n @M flkctmrs jna`lk up bst rna tcm rnlt―

Cmr tmmtc jhbap enwl sn cbre scm tc`lgs cmr obw a`kct irmbg. Hb-

smrs h`gm emanl flrm sjnrm tcm sgy bcmbe, jna`lk r`kct nr tcma.

Zcm puhhs ibjg nl tcm st`jg. Um Antc jmbsms `ts e`vm tnwbre tcm

phblmt‐s surbjm―tcm hbsmrs oust a`ss, pbss`lk ulemr tcm c`le mle n

tcm rm`kctmr, jnlt`lu`lk nl―

Inna.Umy tbgm nut twn n tcm @M flkctmrs tcbt cbe imml nhhnw`lk jhnsm

imc`le. Ble mvml bs scm jnlt`lums cbuh`lk ibjg nl tcm st`jg, cmr

stnabjc ble cmbrt trbe`lk phbjms, tcm ihnne rnbr`lk `l cmr mbrs, scm

hnnpty-hnnps tcm sc`p oust `l tàm tn smm tcm rmab`l`lk twn @Ms jh`p

mbjc ntcmr. Tmrt`jbh w`lk pblmhs sabsc`lk tnkmtcmr, pry`lk bpbrt―

mbjc n tcm scnrt-rblkm @apmr`bh flkctmrs sueemlhy sp`ll`lk bwby, p`r-

numtt`lk w`hehy tcrnukc spbjm h`gm b pb`r n Ympuih`j Eby flrmjrbjgmrp`lwcmmhs.


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94 JC]JG [MLE@K

cmr―ble tcml scm cmbrs tcm kmbrs n tcm Antc‐s tw`l jbllnls kr`le-

`lk bs tcm turrmt sp`ls `ltn phbjm ble imk`ls ibrg`lk flrm.

Jhnues wc`p pbst.

Um sc`p iblks ble oueemrs bs `t g`jgs b cnhm `l tcm btanspcmrm.

U`s `s ay cnam, scm tc`lgs. Nr wbs. Zcm krmw up nl Bg`vb. Anrm

àpnrtblt, Lnrrb tcml wbs h`gm Lnrrb lnw? Zcm enmsl‐t aujc jbrm nr

pmnphm. Zcm wmlt nst nl cmr nwl b hnt. Mxphnrme tcm w`hes nutsèm tcm

jbp`tbh j`ty n Ayrrb― tcm nhe tmaphms, tcm jbvm systmas, tcm r`vmrs,

tcm jblynls.

Zcm glnws tcnsm phbjms. Mvmry sw`tjcibjg, mvmry imle, mvmry lnng

ble jrblly. Bkb`l scm tc`lgs, U`s `s ay cnam, ble w`tc tcbt abltrb

smt tn rmpmbt, scm st`hhs cmr scbg`lk cbles ble iblgs cbre tn stbrinbre,

jnrgsjrmw`lk tcm sc`p bs hbsmrflrm ihbsts pbst.

Um phblmt‐s surbjm jnams up bst. nn bst, iut scm tmhhs cmrsmh tcbt

scm glnws wcbt scm‐s en`lk. Enwl tcmrm, tcm r`sm n husc c`hhs ble

sh`jg-bjme jh`sts k`vm wby tn tcm Jblynl n Bgbr―b w`le`lk smrpml-

t`lm vbhhmy, ble `t‐s tcmrm scm tbgms tcm Antc. @ltn tcm rb`l-nrmstmejcbllmh. Er`zzhm spmjgh`lk cmr v`mw, strmbg`lk bwby. Um w`lks n tcm

rm`kctmr jh`p irbljcms, tmbr`lk up b urry n hmbvms bs scm ougms hmd

ble omrgs r`kct, abg`lk tcm Antc nlm cmhhuvb cbre tbrkmt tn c`t.

Hbsmrflrm smbrs tcm jblnpy bcmbe.

Uml? b iblg n nk.

Zcm puscms enwl nl tcm st`jg, tbgms tcm rm`kctmr mvml hnwmr. Cmrm,

tcm jblynl `s t`kctmr. rmms strmtjc`lk nut h`gm smhflsc cbles, tcrust uprna rnjgy nutjrnpp`lks. Lnrrb emhìmrbtmhy jh`ps tcmsm―bkb`l nl

tcm hmd, tcml nl tcm r`kct. Um Antc‐s turrmts imht nut jbllnl flrm ble

sueemlhy b @M jnams tuaih`lk mle-nvmr-mle h`gm b ulk inuhemr―

scm cbs tn iblg tcm sc`p cbre tn enekm `t. @t sabscms `ltn b trmm. B

imhjc`lk flrmibhh.

Um rm`kctmr scueemrs.

Anrm spbrgs. Um jbi`l knms ebrg. Nwmrtn? ‘[m‐vm hnst tcm turrmts!‑Lnrrb tc`lgs? [m enl‐t lmme tcma.


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jnaphmxms―biblenlme, bl brt`bjt n brjc`tmjturm rna b tàm hnlk,

hnlk bkn, wcml tcm Bc`b-Gn pmnphm ewmhhme cmrm st`hh. Iut imnrm tcbt?

b jbsjbe`lk wbtmrbhh, b s`hvmr jcurl n wbtmr hmbp`lk nvmr b jh`st ‐s mekm.

B jh`st tcmy jbhh tcm [`tjc‐s D`lkmr nr tcm wby `t hnngs h`gm b imlt ble

bjjus`lk e`k`t. Umrm‐s b spbjm ulemrlmbtc tcbt irèkm n stnlm, b lbr-

rnw jcbllmh. nn lbrrnw, scm tc`lgs. Iut abyim lnt. Mspmj`bhhy lnt

w`tc tcm turrmt knlm. nn hbtm tn en e`stmrmlthy lnw―

Zcm turls tcm rm`kctmr tn `ts sèm―

Bcmbe, tcm kbp ulemr tcm rnjg. [btmrbhh nl nlm sèm. Obkkme jh`st

bjm nl tcm ntcmr. Lnrrb st`hhs cmr irmbtc`lk. Npmls cmr myms wèm.

Ubt abltrb jnams nlm hbst tàm, spngml bhnue?

‘U`s `s ay cnam.‑

Um rm`kctmr pbssms tcrnukc tcm jcbllmh.

@t scbgms h`gm bl nhe erulg―wcbt‐s hmd n tcm turrmt scmbrs nst.

Jhblks bwby, sp`ll`lk `ltn tcm wbtmrbhh sprby―

Iut tcmy‐rm nut. Jhmbl. Bh`vm.

Nl tcm jnlsnhm, twn ih`lg`lk rme ih`ps.@M flkctmrs. Imc`le tcma.

[b`t nr `t.

[b`t . . . nr `t . . .

Um b`r jhbps w`tc b pb`r n mxphns`nls.

Um twn ih`ps `jgmr ble brm knlm.

Nwmrtn cnnts ble jhbps c`s cbles. ‘[m‐rm jhmbr!‑

Ebal r`kct wm brm.Zcm turls tcm rm`kctmr ble smts b jnursm nr tcm nutsg`rts n Ayrrb.

L`hs ntcw`l swbhhnws cbre ble stmps nvmr tcm scbttmrme khbss ble

pueehm n flzz`lk h`qunr―tcbt rna b jmrmanl`bh intthm n Hntcbh`bl

jurrblt w`lm, b w`lm sn purphm `t‐s bhanst ihbjg. Um pueehm nl tcm

nnr jnuhe bt flrst im jnlusme nr b cnhm `l tcm nnr, `l bjt.ntcw`l ruis c`s cbles tnkmtcmr. Cm‐s lmrvnus.


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‘Ln.‑

‘Ble @ sbw tcbt tcm saukkhmr‐s sc`p `s knlm.‑

‘Knlm bs `l, msjbpme.‑

Zcm lbrrnws cmr myms. ‘@ glnw wcbt @ amblt.‑

‘N jnursm, Bea`rbh.‑

Um pueehm iuiihms. Ubt intthm, k`vml tn cmr tn jmhmirbtm cmr r`sm tn

tcm rnhm n bea`rbh. Bpprnpr`btm tcml tcbt `t wbs jmrmanl`bh, imjbusm

tcbt‐s wcbt imjbam n cmr rnhm, tnn―cmr hmbemrsc`p wbs purmhy jmrm-

anly. Dnr ymbrs scm‐e imml sèmh`lme. Pms, k`vml jnaable n tcm T`k-

`hbljm. Iut tcm T`k`hbljm wbs `tsmh k`vml lntc`lk jhnsm tn b abonr rnhm

`l tcm strukkhm bkb`lst tcm r`s`lk Ymimhh`nl. Vbhtry wnrg. Vbtrnhs ̀ l tcm

Nutmr Yà, ansthy. Emmlsm ble msjnrt n iurmbujrbts, ansts, e`kl`-

tbr`ms, baibssbenrs.

@t‐s wcbt scm kmts. Zcm abem tnn ably mlma`ms mbrhy nl. Zhnblm wbs

bhwbys nlm tn spmbg cmr a`le. Zcm eèl‐t glnw cmr phbjm. Ble `t curt

cmr.

Iut lnw? U`s `s tcm tàm nr smjnle jcbljms.Zcm juts tcm s`hmljm? ‘U`s `s b ibe tàm nr jcbns, H`mutmlblt. Nut

tcmrm, bhrmbey twn n nur mstmmame kumsts cbvm brr`vme.‑ Anst Tbhjn

Vble`nl ̀ l tcm Ztbr Emstrnymr Tblqu`sc, ble `l tcm Bsjmlt, nlm n tcm

Kbhbjt`j Map`rm‐s nhemst strbtmk`sts ble tbjt`j`bls? Kmlmrbh Oyh`b Zcbhm.

‘Znnl, tcm ntcmrs w`hh brr`vm. @ jbllnt cbvm tc`s im b tàm tcbt emanl-

strbtms ay wmbglmss. [m jbllnt rmvmbh bl ̀ lbi`h`ty tn jnltrnh nur nwl

mlv`rnlamlt, imjbusm ` tcbt cbppmls, `t w`hh prnvm―pbrt`juhbrhy tnVble`nl―tcbt wm jbllnt mvml jnltrnh tc`s ammt`lk. Ble tc`s ammt-

`lk> Aust im jnltrnhhme.‑

‘Bisnhutmhy, Bea`rbh. [m w`hh flle tcm `ltmrhnpmr―‑

‘Ln. @ w`hh hmbe tcm jcbrkm tn flle nur ulblt`j`pbtme kumst. Pnu bs-

smaihm b tmba. Kn tn tcm surbjm ̀ l bevbljm n tcm ammt`lk. rbjg tcm

saukkhmr ble rm`kctmr tcbt mvbeme us. Oust tn im surm `t‐s lnt pbrt n

snamtc`lk i`kkmr. U`s aust kn r`kct, ble ` `t knms wrnlk> @ w`hh cnheynu pmrsnlbhhy bjjnultbihm.‑


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Ztmba r`sms h`gm st`rrme spmjtmrs nst tcm surbjm n tcm Antc―tcm rb`l

cbs stnppme ble lnw tcm sul ̀ s nut. Ir`kct ble cnt. Um b`r tc`jg w`tc

cuaè`ty. Bhrmbey Lnrrb mmhs cmr cb`r―lnrabhhy strb`kct ble s`hvmr

bs tcm wbtmrbhh tcmy oust pbssme ulemr nlhy bl cnur imnrm― stbrt`lk

tn jurh bt tcm mekms, tcm cb`rs slbrh`lk tnkmtcmr. Bl nee tcnukct? Cbvm

@ irnukct b irusc> Eè scm mvml ir`lk tcm r`kct jhntcms> [cbt w`hh

maa`l tc`lg n cmr>

Zcm cbsl‐t smml cmr snl `l . . . tnn hnlk lnw. Urmm stblebre ymbrs>

Bt tcbt, scm w`ljms.

‘Pnu brm nlm w`he p`hnt,‑ Nwmrtn sbys, jna`lk brnule tcm sèm. Cm

shbps tcm sc`p? wcnlk, wcnlk, wcnlk. ‘@‐a abl mlnukc tn bea`t tcbt

ynu abyim sbvme tcm Antc‐s ibjnl nut tcmrm.‑

Zcm nstmrs b tmrsm sa`hm. ‘[mhh. @ cbe b knne anamlt.‑

‘Dhy`lk h`gm tcbt `sl‐t hujg. @t‐s sg`hh. Pnu‐rm b rmimh p`hnt, r`kct>‑

‘Y`kct.‑‘Zmmas ynu‐rm nl tcm w`ll`lk tmba, tcml.‑

Lnt ymt, scm tc`lgs. Iut bhh scm sbys `s, ‘Nlm cnpms.‑

‘Umy rmbhhy knlm> Um Mapmrnr> Ubt abjc`lm-abl, Tbemr>

[cnhm Embtc Ztbr ihnwl tn h`tthm i`tty i`ts bhh nvmr bkb`l>‑

‘@t wbs. @ wbs tcmrm. @ wbs . . . `lsèm `t, bjtubhhy.‑

Cm wc`sthms hnw ble shnw. ‘Ubt mxphb`ls tcm bljy y`lk.‑

‘Abyim.‑‘Jnlkrbtuhbt`nls. Pnu‐rm b cmrn. Aust‐vm imml snamtc`lk.‑

‘@t wbs snamtc`lk, bhh r`kct.‑ Mvml lnw, tc`lg`lk n `t, b jnhe sc`vmr

rbtjcmts up cmr sp`lm emsp`tm tcm npprmss`vm cmbt. Ntcmrs aby cbvm mht

mxc`hbrbtme eur`lk tcbt ibtthm. Iut nr cmr? @t h`vms nl `l cmr l`kct-

abrms. [btjc`lk knne p`hnts sp`rbh `ltn tcm surbjm n tcbt abss`vm

ibsm. Cmbr`lk tcm`r sjrmbas nvmr tcm jnaa. ‘Pnur anlmy,‑ scm sbys,

birupthy. Zcm puhhs b sabhh sbjg nut n cmr eustmh. nssms `t tn cà. ‘mlG nl brr`vbh, bs prna`sme. Ublgs. Znrry binut ynur sc`p.‑


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Cm brjcms bl mymirnw nvmr c`s nlm knne mym. ‘Ubt‐s knllb im snam

tr`jgy ius`lmss wcbt w`tc tcm ihnjgbem. Pnu flkurme b wby nstphblmt

ymt>‑

‘Ln. Brm ynu nstmr`lk>‑

‘Vby am tcm sbam ble prna`sm tn y tcm sc`p bkb`l ` tcm jc`ps brm

enwl, ble ynu knt ynursmh b embh.‑

Zcm nstmrs b cble. Umy scbgm nl `t.

‘Nc,‑ cm bees bs cm wbhgs bwby. ‘[mhjnam cnam, Lnrrb [mxhmy.‑


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JCBVUMY UCYMM

Bg`vb cbs bhwbys cbe @apmr`bhs. Oust lnt njjupy`lk nlms. Bs w`tc

ably n tcm wnrhes nl tcm Nutmr Yà―wcmmh`lk nl tcm`r bxms bt tcm

mekms n glnwl spbjm―@apmr`bhs usme tcm phblmt iut jnuhe lmvmr, nr

pmrcbps wnuhe lmvmr, stbgm bl nj`bh jhbà. Umsm mxnphblmts wmrm

imbsts tnn rnukc, tnn w`he, tnn strblkm tn mvmr im irnukct ulemr tcm

Kbhbjt`j Map`rm‐s yngm. [cml tcm @apmr`bhs jbam cmrm, `t wbs nr rmb-snls ndml pmrsnlbh? tcm er`lg, tcm sp`jm, tcm sangm, tcm kbaih`lk, tcm

ihbjg-abrgmt knnes. Nr abyim oust tn s`kctsmm tcm w`he bjms ble

ulamt bh`mls tcbt jrnss pbtcs bt tc`s nutpnst n a`sjrmblts ble emv`-

blts.

Ubt, bhh n tcbt, `s wcbt irnukct cà cmrm.

Z`lo`r Ybtc Tmhus. @apmr`bh hnybhty njmr.

[mhh. Mx -@apmr`bh hnybhty njmr.Um kbhbjt`j tèms swmpt cà cmrm ble wbscme cà up nl tc`s phblmt


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sbam ibjg-bhhmy quberblt n Ayrrb, w`tc tcm sbam Anl Jbhbabr`

ibrtmlemr pusc`lk er`lgs bjrnss tcm ngb-wnne ibr tnp.

Lurs`lk b sbsc`l-hmb ambe―knheml, swmmt, tbstms h`gm b jrnss im-

twmml b oyiiug-ru`t ble n`-n`s, tcnsm h`tthm rme imrr`ms c`s antcmr

usme tn p`jg. U`s `s c`s tc`re n tcm eby, ble tcm sul‐s nlhy imml up b

mw cnurs. Bhrmbey c`s cmbe `s h`gm b y `l b st`jgy spèmr‐s wmi, struk-

kh`lk ble try`lk tn y rmm imnrm uhtàbtmhy b`h`lk ble k`v`lk `l tn

btbh tnrpnr.

C`s cmbe mmhs kuaay, swàay, inkky.

Z`lo`r cnhes up tcm er`lg ble rmkbres `t tcm wby nlm a`kct rmkbre b

hnvmr. [`tc pbss`nl ble mrvnr cm sbys tn `t, ‘Pnu jbl jnult nl am. @‐a

bhh `l.‑ Uml cm qu`ts lurs`lk `t ble shbas `t ibjg. @t knms enwl mbsy.

Cm scueemrs w`tc phmbsurm. Uml cm tbps tcm inttna n tcm khbss nl

tcm wnne. ‘Ibrtmlemr. Er`lg-gmmpmr. Vmeehmr n strblkm h`qumurs! Bl-

ntcmr, phmbsm.‑

Um Anl Jbhbabr`, lbame Vng, trulehms up. Cm‐s nhe, tc`s Anl

Jbh―c`s jc`l tmltbjhms, nr wcbtmvmr tcmy brm, cbvm krnwl hnlk bletc`jg, b r`lkme imbre n rme sg`l, tw`tjc`lk sujgmrs, ble kh`stml`lk

ibrlbjhms. C`s nlm bra `s knlm, rmphbjme `lstmbe w`tc tcm khmba`lk

s`hvmr hài n b prntnjnh ernè. B cbsty, `hh-fltt`lk oni―tcm w`rms

phukkme uljmrmanl`nushy ̀ ltn tcm ih`stmr`lk msc n c`s rme scnuhemr.

Bl ulbppmt`z`lk tc`lk tn hnng bt, iut Z`lo`r jbrms h`tthm bt tc`s pn`lt.

Cm emsmrvms lntc`lk imttmr tcbl tc`s.

Vng kurkhms ble krults bt cà `l wcbtmvmr tnlkum tcm Anl Jbhsspmbg. Umy cbvm tcm sbam jnlvmrsbt`nl mvmry tàm?

Vng abgms c`s snules.

Z`lo`r bsgs, tcml emables, tcbt tcm ibrtmlemr spmbg Ibs`j.

Vng sbys, `l Ibs`j, ‘@ enl‐t spmbg Ibs`j,‑ imnrm kn`lk ibjg tn kbi-

ih`lk `l c`s bh`ml wby.

Ble tcml Z`lo`r abgms c`s rmqumst ble Vng flhhs tcm khbss.

Bt tcm mle n tcbt mxjcblkm, Z`lo`r abgms b lmw rmqumst? ‘@‐hh tbgm . . .iy bhh tcm stbrs `l bhh tcm sg`ms `t‐s cnt, `sl‐t `t> @‐hh tbgm snamtc`lk rm-


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ZUBY [BYZ? BDUMYABUC ::

nrm mtjc`lk b wnneml jup w`tc b jnuphm n `jm juims rbtth`lk brnule

`l tcm inttna. Vng krbis b e`lky intthm rna tcm scmh? snamtc`lk

w`tc b lnl-Ibs`j sjr`pt sjrbwhme bjrnss `t. Oust bs cm jbllnt ulemr-

stble tcm Anl Jbh‐s wnres, Z`lo`r jbllnt trblshbtm tcm hblkubkm nl tcm

intthm. Um Map`rm cbe h`tthm ̀ ltmrmst ̀ l hmbrl`lk tcm wbys ble tnlkums

n ntcmr juhturms. Umy eèl‐t mvml wblt tcm`r pmnphm tn hmbrl nl tcm`r

nwl tàm.

(Z`lo`r `s rma`leme n tcm tàm cm nule tcm ynulk njmr stuey`lk

@tcnrmsm, n bhh tc`lks. Ubt ynulk, rmsc-bjme mhhnw, s`tt`lk jrnss-

hmkkme nl c`s jnt, b hnlk ̀ lemx fllkmr sjbll`lk h`lms n tcm bh`ml sjr`pt.

Z`lo`r irngm tcbt fllkmr nr cà. Zbè `t wbs imttmr tcbl bly bea`l`s-

trbt`vm pul`scamlt―ble bstmr, tnn.)

(Z`lo`r `s bhsn rma`leme? @ ba b tmrrìhm pmrsnl. Ku`ht ble scbam

eumh `l c`s kut h`gm b pb`r n c`ss`lk Hntc-jbts.)

Vng pnurs rna tcm intthm.

Z`lo`r k`vms `t b sw`rh. Um samhh jna`lk nst `t jnuhe str`p tcm ihbjg

rna b @M p`hnt‐s cmhamt. Cm tbstms `t, mxpmjt`lk `t tn smt c`s tnlkumble tcrnbt nl flrm, iut `t‐s qu`tm tcm nppns`tm. Lnt swmmt. Dhnrbh. B tbstm

tcbt b`hs tn abtjc tcm samhh. Dbsj`lbt`lk.

Cm s`kcs.

‘Cmy,‑ snamnlm lmxt tn cà wc`spmrs.

Z`lo`r `klnrms `t. bgms b hnlk, ln`sy s`p n c`s strblkm irmw.

‘Cmy.‑

Umy‐rm spmbg`lk tn cà, brml‐t tcmy> ]kc. Cm t`hts c`s cmbe blebrjcms intc mymirnws mxpmjtblthy, nlhy tn smm snam w`‐hmg s`tt`lk

tcmrm. Zg`l p`lg h`gm b lmwinrl ibiy‐s. Nlm n tcm tb`h-cmbe‐s cmbe-

tb`hs jnams nst tcm tnp n c`s tnn-tbhh nrmcmbe ble w`les brnule c`s

scnuhemr ble ulemrbra tcm wby b wnrgmr a`kct jbrry b jn`h n rnpm nr

cnsm.

‘Iueey,‑ tcm w`‐hmg sbys. ‘Cmy.‑

‘Ln,‑ Z`lo`r sbys qu`tm jr`sphy. ‘Ubt‐s lnt―ln. @ enl‐t tbhg tn pmn-phm. @‐a lnt cmrm tn tbhg. @‐a cmrm nr tc`s.‑ Cm cnhes up tcm wnneml


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‘Pnu smml tcm cnhnvè>‑ tcm w`‐hmg bsgs, `le`jbt`lk tcbt cm‐s nlm n

tcnsm irbsc, imhh`kmrmlt typms wcn nlhy ulemrstble snj`bh jums wcml

tcmy‐rm emh`vmrme bt tcm mle n b flst nr bt tcm t`p n b ihbstmr r`m.

Zt`hh. Cnhnvè> Cm‐s jur`nus. ‘Ln. [cbt `s `t>‑

Um w`‐hmg hnngs hmd, hnngs r`kct, tcml puhhs nut b h`tthm e`sg―

i`kkmr tcbl c`s pbha, sabhhmr tcbl b prnpmr e`llmr phbtm. Amtbh r`lk.

Ihum khbss jmltmr. Um bh`ml h`jgs c`s scbrp h`tthm tmmtc tcml c`ts b iut-

tnl.

Bl àbkm bppmbrs cnvmr`lk nvmr tcm e`sg.

B wnabl. Ymkbh imbr`lk. Jc`l h`dme c`kc ble mvml `l tcm uzzy

cnhnkrba, cm jbl tmhh cmr myms brm ir`kct, `jgmr`lk w`tc gmml `ltmhh`-

kmljm. N jnursm, abyim `t‐s imjbusm cm bhrmbey glnws wcn scm `s?

Vr`ljmss Hm`b Nrkblb. Nljm n Bhemrbbl. Lnw? nlm n tcm cmrnms

ble hmbemrs n tcm Ymimh Bhh`bljm.

Um rmjnreme àbkm n tcm pr`ljmss spmbgs?

‘U`s `s Hm`b Nrkblb, hbst pr`ljmss n Bhemrbbl, nramr amaimr n

tcm Kbhbjt`j Zmlbtm, ble b hmbemr `l tcm Bhh`bljm tn Ymstnrm tcm Ympuih`j.@ cbvm b amssbkm nr tcm kbhbxy. Um kr`p n tcm Kbhbjt`j Map`rm nl nur

kbhbxy ble t̀s j`t`zmls `s rmh`lqu`scme. Um Embtc Ztbr nutsèm tcm nrmst

annl n Mlenr `s knlm, ble w`tc `t tcm @apmr`bh hmbemrsc`p.‑

Cmrm tcm cnhnkrba jcblkms tn b s`kct bhh tnn ba`h`br tn Z`lo`r?

Um Embtc Ztbr mxphne`lk `l tcm sgy binvm Mlenr.

Cm glnws imjbusm cm wbs tcmrm. Cm sbw tcm krmbt bsc, tcm puhsm n

flrm, tcm iuhk`lk jhnues h`gm irb`ls glnjgme nut n snam nnh‐s jrbjgmecmbe. Bhh tcm i`ts n ̀ t up tcmrm, st`hh, nbt`lk h`gm sn aujc emtr`tus. Um

àbkm `jgmrs. Uml `t‐s ibjg tn Hm`b.

‘Um tyrblt Vbhpbt`lm ̀ s embe. Iut tcm flkct ̀ sl‐t nvmr. Um wbr knms nl

mvml bs tcm Map`rm‐s pnwmr eà`l`scms. Iut wm brm cmrm nr ynu. Glnw

tcbt wcmrmvmr ynu brm, ln abttmr cnw br nut `ltn tcm Nutmr Yà ynu

ewmhh, tcm Lmw Ympuih`j `s jna`lk tn cmhp. Bhrmbey wm‐vm jbpturme enz-

mls n @apmr`bh jbp`tbh sc`ps ble Emstrnymrs―‑ Lnw tcm àbkm im-jnams tcrmm-eàmls`nlbh nntbkm n @apmr`bhs im`lk hme nst b sc`p‐s


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ZUBY [BYZ? BDUMYABUC :=

lbam n tcm Bhh`bljm.‑ B lmw àbkm? rmimhs im`lk krmmtme bs sbv`nrs

ble hìmrbtnrs iy b jcmmr`lk jrnwe n―wcmrm `s tcbt> Lbinn> Jnuhe

im Lbinn. Ibjg tn Hm`b? ‘Im pbt`mlt. Im strnlk. D`kct ibjg wcmrm ynu

jbl. Um @apmr`bh wbr abjc`lm bhhs bpbrt nlm kmbr, nlm kul, nlm stnra-

trnnpmr bt b tàm. Um Lmw Ympuih`j `s jna`lk. Ble wm wblt ynur cmhp

tn fll`sc tcm flkct.‑

Nlm hbst `jgmr`lk àbkm?

Bhh`bljm flkctmrs w`tc flrmwnrgs mxphne`lk `l tcm`r wbgm.

Blntcmr s`kct ba`h`br tn cà―cm wbtjcme tcm v`jtnr`nus rmimhs

scnnt`lk nst tcm`r flrmwnrgs br binvm tcm tnps n tcm abss`vm Mlenr`bl

trmms. Unsm strblkm rbt-imbr jrmbturms jcmmr`lk ble cnnt`lk ble

jc`rp`lk `l tcm e`stbljm bs Z`lo`r culgmrme enwl, jnhe ble bhnlm ble

jnwbrehy, `l tcm irusc.

‘@t‐s b lmw eby,‑ tcm w`‐hmg sbys, sa`h`lk i`k ble irnbe w`tc tcnsm

t`ly pn`lty tmmtc h`lme up `l jrnngme, smrrbtme rnws.

‘Nlm jnlqumrnr rmphbjms blntcmr,‑ Z`lo`r sbys, h`p tukkme up `l b

jcbrbjtmr`st`j slmmr. Iut tcm hnng nl c`s bjm b`hs tn abtjc tcm mmh`lk`l c`s cmbrt, aujc tcm wby tcm er`lg `l rnlt n cà cbs b samhh tcbt

enmsl‐t o`vm w`tc `ts tbstm. @l c`s cmbrt, cm mmhs b swmhh n . . . cnpm>

Ymbhhy> Cnpm ble cbpp`lmss ble lmw prna`sm> Cnw e`skust`lk. Cm

h`jgs c`s h`ps ble sbys, ‘Zt`hh, hmt‐s smm `t bkb`l, scbhh wm>‑

Um w`‐hmg k`vms b kèey lne ble knms tn tbp tcm iuttnl.

B sjust n innts imc`le tcma. Vng, tcm ibrtmlemr, krults `l bhbra.

B jrmbgy ihbjg khnvm bhhs nl Z`lo`r‐s scnuhemr. Blntcmr hbles nl tcmw`‐hmg‐s scnuhemr, k`v`lk `t b pb`luh sqummzm.

Z`lo`r samhhs tcm n`hme hmbtcmr, tcm jr`sp h`lml, tcm nj`bh-`ssum em-

tmrkmlt. Um samhh n @apmr`bh jhmblh`lmss.

‘[cbt cbvm wm cmrm>‑ jnams b irut`sc krnwh n b vn`jm― b kutturbh-

tnlkume njmr tcbt Z`lo`r turls tn flle hnngs rbtcmr shnppy. Knt b kut

pusc`lk nut tcm imhhy n c`s krby ul`nra, sn br nut tcbt nlm n tcm

iuttnls cbs knlm ulenlm. C`s bjm `s ulscnrl. Cb`r b i`t n b auss.Um ntcmr nlm lmxt tn cà `s jnlsèmrbihy imttmr gmpt―flra obw,


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Imc`le tcma, b pb`r n stnratrnnpmrs.

Lnw, tcbt‐s snamtc`lk. Ztnratrnnpmrs. Cmrm, nl Bg`vb>

Bg`vb cbs bhwbys cbe `ts @apmr`bhs, yms, iut lmvmr stnratrnnpmrs.

Unsm wc`tm-branrme snhe`mrs brm nr wbr ble njjupbt`nl. Umy enl‐t

jnam cmrm tn er`lg ble ebljm ble e`sbppmbr.

Znamtc`lk cbs jcblkme. Z`lo`r enmsl‐t ymt glnw wcbt. Iut jur`ns`ty

sjrbtjcms bt tcm ibjg n c`s cmbe h`gm b anhm hnng`lk nr kruis.

‘Am ble ay tb`h-cmbeme r`mle cmrm brm oust wbtjc`lk b h`tthm prnpb-

kbleb,‑ Z`lo`r sbys. ‘Lntc`lk tn jbusm blynlm bly bhbra bt bhh.‑

Um w`‐hmg st`jgs nut c`s jc`l. Dmbr sc`lms `l c`s myms, iut snam-

tc`lk mhsm, tnn―snamtc`lk Z`lo`r cbs smml `l tcnsm cm cbs tnramltme

ble tnrturme, tcnsm wcn tc`lg tcmy wnl‐t irmbg? jnurbkm.

Jnurbkm. [cbt b nnh`sc tc`lk.

‘Pnur tàm `s enlm,‑ tcm w ‐̀hmg krnwhs `l b scbgy vn`jm. ‘Um Ma-

p`rm `s nvmr. Um Lmw Ympuih`j `s jna`lk ble―‑

Um nbflsc njmr k`vms b cbre, strb`kct puljc tn tcm w`‐hmg‐s

tcrnbt―tcm tb`h-cmbe kurkhms, jhutjc`lk bt c`s w`lep`pm. Um ntcmrnlm, tcm sauk nlm, puts b stmbey`lk cble nl Z`lo`r‐s scnuhemr. B wbrl-

`lk, ulspngml iut jhmbr oust tcm sbam? Anvm ble ynu on`l ynur r`mle.

Znamnlm ibrgs―imc`le tcm ibr, Vng kruaihms ble abgms snam

auscy-anutcme wbrl`lk n c`s nwl wc`hm pn`lt`lk tn b s`kl binvm

c`s cmbe. Ubt s`kl, `l Ibs`j, rmbes? .

@t‐s bjtubhhy tcbt s`kl tcbt cbs gmpt Z`lo`r cmrm eby ble l`kct nr tcm

hbst wmmg. D`rst imjbusm `t ambls ln nlm rna tcm Map`rm w`hh jnamcmrm―wc`jc ambls ln nlm w`hh rmjnkl`zm cà. Zmjnle, cm oust h`gms

tcm `rnly n `t.

Um nb kr`ls bt tcm Anl Jbhbabr` ibrtmlemr. ‘àms brm jcblk`lk,

squè-imbre. Pnu a`kct wblt tn rmjnlsèmr tcbt s`kl.‑ Cm k`vms b scbrp

lne tn tcm stnratrnnpmrs ble tcm pb`r n tcma stmp nrwbre, ihbstmrs

rb`sme ble pn`ltme r`kct bt Vng. ‘[m‐rm cmrm tn stby.‑

[`tc tcbt, tcm i`k nb stbrts wcbh`lk bwby nl tcm tb`h-cmbe bkb`l.Um w`‐hmg abl ihmbts `l pb`l.


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ZUBY [BYZ? BDUMYABUC :;

putt`lk bhh n tc`s imc`le cà. Ln lmme tn abgm trnuihm. Ln lmme tn

imjnam b ih`p nl blyiney‐s rbebr sjrmml. [bhg nst. D`le blntcmr wb-

tmr`lk cnhm.

Ubt‐s wcbt cm emjèms tn en.

@t `s, qu`tm puzzh`lkhy, lnt wcbt cm bjtubhhy enms.

[cbt cm enms, `lstmbe, `s stble up cbre ble bst. Ble wcml Njmr

Zaukbjm tr`ms tn pusc cà ibjg tn c`s jcb`r, Z`lo`r rmbjcms ibjg,

krbis tcm abl‐s cble, ble pr`ms twn fllkmrs up w`tc b scbrp ant`nl.

Cm knms tcm e`stbljm, rbtjcmt`lk tcma ibjg sn br tcbt tcmy slbp―

Um abl sjrmbas. Bs cm scnuhe. Z`lo`r glnws cnw tn emh`vmr pb`l.

U`s jbusms snam jnljmrl banlk tcm njmr‐s jncnrts, n jnursm.

Um nb `lks tcm tb`h-cmbe tn tcm krnule ble knms nr c`s p`stnh. Um

twn stnratrnnpmrs p`vnt nl tcm`r cmmhs, sw`lk`lk tcm`r r`ms brnule tn

cà―

Z`lo`r‐s erulg. Nr, erulg-`sc. Ubt scnuhe im b prnihma iut tn c`s

surpr`sm, `t rmbhhy `sl‐t―`t‐s bs ` tcm wbra wbsc n strblkm h`qumur cbs

wnrl bwby bly smjnle tcnukcts, bly pmsgy jr`t`jbh blbhys`s tcbt a`kctk`vm cà pbusm, ble `lstmbe cm anvms sw`dhy ble w`tcnut cms`tbt`nl.

(@ b i`t `lmhmkblthy.)

Cm sp`ls imc`le tcm wb`h`lk, sauk-bjme njmr. H`ds c`s bra h`gm

tcm hmvmr nl b Jnrmhh`bl shnt abjc`lm, ble w`tc c`s ntcmr cble stbis

nut ble phujgs tcm njmr‐s p`stnh rna c`s cnhstmr.

Bhrmbey, tcm nb ̀ s flr`lk c`s ihbstmr. C`s nwl ihbstmr (wmhh, tcm sauk

nlm‐s ihbstmr) sp`ls nut n c`s cble, spbrg`lk. Ebal`t.Z`lo`r t`kctmls c`s prnflhm ble turls tcm sauk nlm tn ammt tcm

bttbjg―hbsmrs smbr cnhms `l c`s jcmst ble cm sjrmbas imnrm kn`lk

hàp. Uml, w`tc b qu`jg phblt n c`s nnt ble cbre tcrnw, cm hbuljcms

tcm shbjg iney tnwbre tcm pb`r n stnratrnnpmrs―lm`tcmr n wcna `s

rmbey nr tcm bttbjg.

Ble intc n wcna bhh ibjgwbre, jrbsc`lk `ltn tbihms.

Um nb jr`ms nut, h`ds c`s p`stnh bkb`l―Z`lo`r e`ssmjts tcm abl‐s emmlsms. Cble ulemr wr`st. V`stnh hbuljcms


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bst. @ . . . wm jbam enwl nst n tcm T`k`hbljm ble tcml tcm jnaas

ihbjgnut ble tcm ihnjgbem―‑

Z`lo`r k`vms b hnng tn Vng. ‘Pnu glnw blytc`lk binut jnaas im`lk

nut> Nr b ihnjgbem>‑

Um ibrtmlemr scruks.

Z`lo`r s`kcs, tcml obas b flst `l tcm nb‐s bjm.

Um shnppy njmr‐s cmbe rbjgs ibjg ble jnlsj`nuslmss hmbvms c`a.

Z`lo`r hmts c`a ernp. Uml, tn Vng? ‘Znaminey‐s kn`lk tn wblt tn jhmbl

tc`s up. Bc. Knne hujg w`tc tcbt>‑

Ble tcml, wc`sth`lk, cm trb`psms nut tcm rnlt n tcm jblt`lb.


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Um flrst wnabl, rbjmlm Gblm, sbys tn tcm rblenscbl imc`le tcm

jbamrb? ‘Cnw‐s `t hnng, Huk>‑

B krnwh-c`ss rna imc`le tcm jbamrb. ‘@t hnngme ibe. @ c`t `t. Lnw

`t hnngs knne.‑

rbjmlm k`vms tcm ntcmr wnabl―Nh`b Jcngn―bl bpnhnkmt`j

scruk. ‘Nhe tmjc. Enmsl‐t bhwbys jnaphy.‑

‘@t‐s ynur flrst irnbejbst,‑ Nh`b sbys. ‘@t‐s ulemrstblebihm.‑

‘U`s eby ̀ s b flrst nr intc n us, @ tc`lg.‑ rbjmlm hbukcs―`t‐s b hbukc

tcbt snules bhanst tnn i`k tn im rmbh. Abyim `t‐s wcn scm `s. Nr abyim

`t, h`gm cmr sa`hm, `s inrl n mstnrt ble nrjcmstrbt`nl. ‘Zn cmrm‐s cnw tc`s

`s kn`lk tn kn. @‐hh imk`l tcm ̀ ltmrv`mw, ble @‐hh en b ir`m ̀ ltrn―ihbc ihbc

ihbc, flrst eby n tcm lmw Kbhbjt`j Zmlbtm, ̀ t‐s b lmw ebwl nr tcm kbhbxy,

ble tcml r`kct tn ynu? Nh`b Jcngn, puih`j rmhbt`nls rmprmsmltbt`vm nr

Anl Antcab ble tcm lmw Zmlbtm. [m‐hh kmt r`kct `ltn `t.‑

‘Krmbt,‑ Nh`b sbys. Zcm tbgms b emmp irmbtc. ‘Oust krmbt.‑

‘Pnu hnng lmrvnus.‑

‘@‐a . . . b h`tthm lmrvnus.‑‘Pnu‐hh im fllm. Pnu‐rm prmtty. Pnu‐rm bh`ml. Pnu‐hh trmle wmhh.‑

‘Nc!‑ Nh`b sbys, tcrust`lk up b fllkmr. ‘Pnu‐rm kn`lk tn kmt b scnt n

wcbt‐s imc`le us, r`kct> Cbllb J`ty rmmjts tcm Zmlbtm‐s cuaihm lmw

imk`ll`lks―wm‐rm cmrm nr tcm pmnphm n tcm kbhbxy, bhh tcm cbrewnrg-

`lk pmnphm. Ble Anl Antcab `s rna cmrm, sn―‑

rbjmlm puts b cble nl Nh`b‐s scnuhemr. ‘[m knt tc`s.‑

‘Nc! Iut, uc. Enl‐t nrkmt, tnn, tn kmt b scnt n tcm brt `lstbhhbt`nl`l tcm j`ty j`rjhm―`t‐s b iuljc n stnratrnnpmr cmhamts pb`ltme e`stmr-

mlt jnhnrs, abrgme w`tc e`stmrmlt syainhs h`gm nwmrs ble stbriursts

ble Bhh`bljm s`k`hs. @t‐s iy tcm brt`st―‑

rbjmlm k`vms Nh`b‐s bra b sqummzm. ‘@ sb`e wm knt tc`s. [m cbvm tcm

nntbkm. Pnu‐rm tcm hbst h`lg `l tcm jcb`l. [m tbhg tn ynu. Uml tcm

Zmlbtm wbhgs `l. Lntc`lk w`hh kn wrnlk. Pnu knne>‑

Nh`b cms`tbtms. Um sa`hm nl cmr bjm `s strb`lme. Zcm hnngs h`gm bpbl`jgme squbrg-ibt rnzml `l tcm imba n b a`lmr‐s cmbehbap. Iut


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n tcm jbamrb, rbjmlm pn`lts. ‘[m‐rm nl `l tcrmm, Huk. Urmm.

wn―‑ Zcm anutcs tcm wnre Nlm―

‘U`s ̀ s rbjmlm Gblm irnbejbst`lk nl tcm flrst eby n tcm Rumml n

tcm Jnrm Lmtwnrg. @‐a stble`lk cmrm w`tc Nh`b Jcngn, puih`j rmhb-

t`nls rmprmsmltbt`vm n Jcbljmhhnr Anl Antcab ble tcm lmw Kbhbj-

t`j Zmlbtm cmrm nl Jcbler`hb . . .‑


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JCBVUMY DN]Y

Um `ltmrrnkbtnr ernè cnvmrs. B sabhh pblmh bhnlk `ts inttna shèms

npml w`tc b wc`r ble b jh`jg. Bl mxtmlsnr bra ulnhes―bl bra tcbt

mles `l b pb`r n jrumh-hnng`lk p`ljmrs. Zn prmj`sm ble sn scbrp tcmy

hnng h`gm tcmy jnuhe phujg b abl‐s mym jhmbl rna c`s cmbe. (B pmrnr-

abljm tc`s ernè cbs h`gmhy pmrnrame nljm upnl b tàm.) Um bra

rmbjcms enwl tnwbre `ts tbrkmt.@t krbis tcm tml-sème e`m, h`ds `t, ernps `t.

Um e`m jhbttmrs. Dbjm up? b ;.

Um ernè mxjhbàs `l b hnue, e`k`t`zme anlntnlm? ‘BC. @ BA BD-

DNYEME CM JCBLJM N VYNJ]YM B LM[ YMZN]YJM. @

[@HH I]P B ZV@JM HBLM. CB JNLLMJZ N AP DN]Y

NCMY ZV@JM HBLMZ. CB K@TMZ AM D@TM NBH, [C@JC

KYBLZ AM NLM T@JNYP VN@L. @ BA LN[ [@[email protected] ZJNYM @Z Z@S N D@TM.‑


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n tcm cmxms jnltb`l phblmts. Ntcmrs? stbrs, nr bstmrnè imhts, nr lmiu-

hbm.

Cm cbs lmvmr wnl b kbam n Kbhbjt`j Mxpbls`nl bkb`lst tcm rmpur-

pnsme `ltmrrnkbtnr ernè. Iut cm‐s jhnsm lnw. @t‐s lmvmr imml tc`s jhnsm.

‘Mbsm nst tcm tcrntthm, ynu nvmrjnlflemlt inrkhmibhh. Nlm pn`lt enms

lnt abgm ynu b jnlqumrnr.‑ Cm rnhhs tcm e`m. B =. Lnt mlnukc tn mbrl

cà b lmw rmsnurjm, iut cm jbl phbjm b lmw sc`pp`lk hblm nr saukkhmr

rnutm. Cm cbs tn tc`lg binut tc`s. Cm hmbls ibjg nl tcm jcb`r. Hmts c`s

myms kbzm nvmr tcm wnrgscnp ble abrgmt―bhh brnule, scmhvms ble tb-

ihms anuleme w`tc wcbt hnngs tn im oulg. Ble b hnt n `t `s. Bstrn-

amjc pbrts. Ztbrsc`p sjrbp. E`sbssmaihme ihbstmrs. Nvmr `l tcm jnrlmr

`s b [ME rmpb`r ernè―hnlk emuljt, wnule up w`tc ih`lg`lk, tw`l-

gh`lk h`kcts. Cblk`lk binvm c`s cmbe rna b smt n irbème jbihms `s b

spmmemr i`gm sjnrme w`tc hbsmr abrgs.

Ble tcmrm, bkb`lst tcm br wbhh, `s bl nhe rbem Dmemrbt`nl ibtthm

ernè, sjruljcme enwl `ltn `ts nheme up nra ble wrbppme up `l b

rbtty ihblgmt.@t‐s lnt nlm n tcm I9s―tcm wbr ernès w`tc tcm jbllnls nl tcm

nrmbras ble tcm cbre jcmst phbt`lk.

@t‐s lnt nlm n tcm ernèmgbs, m`tcmr―tcnsm rnhy-pnhy embtc ab-

jc`lms, bs ` b oulkhm sjnrp`nl cbe b ibiy w`tc b rnhh`lk tcmrabh emtn-

lbtnr.

@t‐s oust bl nhe I2. B jhblgmr.

Mvmrytc`lk cmrm `s, nr hnngs h`gm, b jhblgmr.maa`l p`jgs up b saukkhmr rnutm t`hm, abrgme w`tc b rme enttme

h`lm, ble cm‐s binut tn phbjm `t wcml tcm `ltmrrnkbtnr ernè sueemlhy

turls.

Bs ` tn bjm snaminey.

‘PN] CBTM J]ZNAMYZ,‑ tcm ernè ̀ ltnlms.

maa`l jrbjgs c`s glujghms ble stbles up, phbstmr`lk nl c`s imst

sbhmsabl sa`hm. Um ynulk tmml g`jgs c`s rnhh`lk jcb`r bwby ble turlstn bjm―b tr`n n tcuks. C`s sa`hm wbvmrs, iut nlhy nr b smjnle.


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ongm,‑ maa`l sbys, tcml bees? ‘Iut ` ynu cbvm tn mxphb`l `t, `t snrtb

stnps im`lk ully.‑ Cm jhbps c`s cbles. ‘[cbt jbl @ en nr ynu, kmlts>‑

‘@ ba b hbey,‑ tcm Gnnr`vbr slbps, stmpp`lk nrwbre. Zcm beousts cmr

jràsnl jhnbg ble h`ds cmr jc`l. Um sp`rbh`lk cnrl btnp cmr cmbe `s

tw`stme ble imlt. B pbhm tnlkum `jgs tcm b`r ble h`jgs jrbkky, sjbhme

h`ps.

Zcm cbs b hnlk, smrrbtme gl`m cblk`lk bt cmr c`p.

maa`l glnws wcn scm `s. [cn bhh tcrmm n tcma brm.

Um Bimelmen w`tc tcm mscy lnsm sh`ts ble tcm sg`l tmler`hs

brnule tcbt sjnwh`lk, pujgmrme anutc? nnabtb [rmm. Glnwl usu-

bhhy bs ‘nnas.‑

Um @tcnr`bl w`tc tcm shmmpy myms, tcm tcrmbeibrm jnbt, tcm jbllnl

shulk nvmr c`s trmm-irbljc-hnng`lk scnuhemr? Cmr.

Ble tcm Gnnr`vbr? Abgbr`bh Krbv`l. (Unukc, trutc im tnhe, ma-

a`l rmbhhy tcnukct scm wbs b cm. Um Gnnr`vbr enl‐t abgm `t mbsy tn

tmhh.)

Bhh tcrmm wnrg nr―nr, rbtcmr, imhnlk tn―Zurbt Lubt. Umy brm tcmZuhhustbl‐s prnpmrty.

‘Ab‐ba,‑ maa`l sbys, sprmbe`lk c`s bras wèm. ‘[cbt jbl @ en

ynu nr, tneby> [cbt oulgybre emh`kcts jbl @ nstmr ynu―‑

‘Jut tcm rbljnr sp`t, ynu h`tthm pugm,‑ tcm Bimelmen sbys.

@l tcm bh`ml‐s tnlkum, tcm @tcnr`bl bees? ‘Pnu cbvm stnhml rna tcm

knnehy sbv`nr n Ayrrb, Zurbt Lubt.‑

‘Cmy, ln,‑ maa`l sbys, cnhe`lk up c`s cbles. ‘[m‐rm bhh r`mlescmrm. @ wnuhe lmvmr, mvmr stmbh rna Zurbt. [m‐rm iuee`ms. @t‐s bhh knne.‑

‘Pnu stnhm rna Zurbt,‑ tcm Gnnr`vbr c`ssms. ‘[nrsm, ynu cbvm n-

mleme cà w`tc krbvm `lsuht iy tbg`lk wcbt `s r`kctuhhy c`s.‑

maa`l glmw tc`s eby wnuhe jnam. Oust lnt sn snnl.

B lmrvnus mmh`lk r`sms `l c`s imhhy. ‘Um hbst tc`lk @ wnuhe wblt tn

en ̀ s ̀ lsuht Zurbt―wm bhh jnuhe nlhy w`sc wm wmrm bs sbvvy ble bs sh`jg

bs cm `s. @ enl‐t glnw wcbt ynu tc`lg @ stnhm rna cà, iut―‑Abgbr`bh tcm Gnnr`vbr tbgms blntcmr bssmrt`vm stmp nrwbre. ‘U`lg


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maa`l slbps c`s fllkmrs―b lmrvnus cbi`t cm p`jgme up rna c`s

btcmr. ‘Pnu ambl tcm trblspnrt tcbt jrbscme nut tcmrm> Ln, ln―

@ ambl, ymbc, yms, @ emfll`tmhy sjbvmlkme wcbt wbs hmd tcmrm. @ nwl

tcbt. Ubt nlm‐s nl am. Iut @ cbe ln èmb tcbt wbs Zurbt‐s sc`p―‑

‘@t cbe c`s ku`he s`k`h bhh nvmr `t!‑ nnas, tcm Bimelmen, smmtcms.

Um r`lkhmts n sg`l cblk`lk rna c`s bjm tw`tjc ble trmaihm bs cm

spmbgs.

‘Lnt tcbt @ jnuhe smm―tcm trblspnrt wbs bttbjgme iy tcm ]uktmml.

Zujc prà`t`vms, ynu glnw> Umy iurlme tcbt tc`lk knne nl tcm nut-

sèm. Ynbstme `t h`gm b nrbgmmt imnrm phujg`lk ̀ ts mbtcmrs.‑

‘Ble ymt, tcm `lsèms wmrm r`pm nr ynur phulemr,‑ Abgbr`bh bjjusms.

‘Umy jnuhel‐t jrbjg tcbt lut. Um ]uktmml, @ ambl. Um`r jruem

gl`vms jnuhel‐t pnp tcm hbtjc, iut @ cbe b tnrjc ble―‑ Cm bgm-hbukcs.

‘@ imsmmjc ynu, r`mles. @ eèl‐t glnw wcn @ wbs tbg`lk rna.‑

Cm glmw. N jnursm cm glmw. Ble cm glmw nlm eby tc`s wnuhe

jbtjc up tn cà. Iut tcm pntmlt`bh pbynut . . .

@ mvmr cm cnpms tn ulsmbt Zurbt, cm cbs tn phby tcm kbam w`tc i`kanvms. Ln wmbg-glmme inw`lk ble sjrbp`lk, ln snd tnujcms, ln cms-

`tblt phbys. Mvmrytc`lk? i`k, inhe, sabrt bs b wc`p, strnlk bs b iuhh.

‘Pnu st`hh cbvm tcm wmbpnl>‑ nnas bsgs.

‘Bccc, cmc-cmc, bccc.‑ maa`l jhmbrs c`s tcrnbt ble tcml h`ms

tcrnukc jhmljcme tmmtc? ‘Lnt sn aujc.‑

Um Gnnr`vbr‐s myms kn wèm. [`tc rbkm ble `le`klbt`nl, ` maa`l

cbs tn kumss. Abgbr`bh anvms bst. Um gl`m `s nst tcm bh`ml‐s imht ble,`l tcm spbl n b bsc n h`kctl`lk, bkb`lst maa`l‐s tcrnbt.

Nutsèm, tcm wmbtcmr jnaph`ms, bee`lk `ts nwl tcrmbt? b ruaih`lk

inna n tculemr. B cbre rb`l bhhs bkb`lst tcm rnn n maa`l‐s scnp,

nlhy smrv`lk tn bjjmltubtm tcm s`hmljm. Imc`le maa`l, tcm ̀ ltmrrnkb-

tnr ernè cnvmrs lmbr tcm tbihm wcmrm tcm Kbhbjt`j Mxpbls`nl inbre

s`ts.

Um iny swbhhnws. ‘@‐hh abgm `t up tn ynu. @‐vm knt hnts nl nstmr cmrm.Cmy. Hnng. Zpmmemr i`gm. Nr @ jbl sjrnulkm up b jnuphm n ernès―‑


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wm glnw ynur tr`jg. U`s―‑ [`tc cmr rmm cble, tcm Gnnr`vbr abgms

b anvm sà`hbr tn (ble abyim anjg`lk n) maa`l‐s nwl kmsturm

wcml tcmy knt cmrm. ‘―bhh n tc`s `s b rnlt. Pnu brm ln oulg amr-

jcblt.‑

‘Nlm abl‐s trbsc `s blntcmr abl‐s trmbsurm―‑

Um gl`m prmssms cbremr bkb`lst c`s mxpnsme tcrnbt. ‘[m jbrm lntc-

`lk nr trbsc. [m jbrm mvmrytc`lk nr trmbsurm.‑

‘Zn, hmt‐s tbhg trmbsurm, tcml.‑

‘Zurbt cbs b pr`jm.‑

Cm mmhs snamtc`lk wmt er`p enwl c`s tcrnbt. Ihnne nr swmbt> Cm‐s

cnlmsthy lnt surm. ‘Mvmryiney enms. Lbam tcm pr`jm.‑

Abgbr`bh sa`hms. B tmrrìhm s`kct tn imcnhe, nr tcm Gnnr`vbr brm, tn

maa`l‐s a`le, ukh`mr tcbl b cbppbinrm wbhg`lk ibjgwbre. Bhh tcnsm

huaps ble sjbhms. B lnsm h`gm b bt, smkamltme krui. Inlm spurs binvm

tcm myms. Um irmbtc enmsl‐t cmhp, m`tcmr―`t st`lgs n rntt`lk ambt.

Um Gnnr`vbr sbys w`tc b `jg n cmr tnlkum? ‘Pnur scnp.‑

‘Um scnp. H`gm―tcm iu`he`lk>‑‘Ble mvmrytc`lk `l `t. Ble mvmrytc`lk imhnw t̀.‑

Lnw? rmbh pbl`j. B jnhe sbh`lm rusc tcrnukc c`s ihnne. Umy glnw.

Umy glnw wcmrm cm gmmps snam―anst ―n c`s imst knnes.

Ubt `s lnt èmbh.

‘@ cbvm snamtc`lk!‑ cm ihurts. ‘Znamtc`lk i`k. Znamtc`lk . . . Zurbt

wblts. Ngby> Ngby> Oust, jbl @ scnw ynu> Vhmbsm> Vhmbsm.‑

Um tcrmm bh`ml tcuks k`vm nlm blntcmr hnngs. Um @tcnr`bl, Cmr,k`vms b lnljnaa`ttbh scruk. @l @tcnrmsm? ‘[m a`kct bs wmhh smm.‑

Abgbr`bh rmanvms tcm gl`m rna c`s tcrnbt. Cm kbsps, ruis c`s

lmjg―c`s cble jnams bwby wmt w`tc swmbt, lnt w`tc ihnne. Cm jhbps

c`s cbles. ‘@t‐s r`kct nvmr tcmrm. Zmm tcbt rbtty ihblgmt> @t‐s ucc. @t‐s

ulemr tcmrm.‑

Abgbr`bh lnes tn Cmr. Um @tcnr`bl ulsh`lks tcm jbllnl―`t‐s b

justna ane oni, tcbt kul, ibsme nst b EH iney iut objgme up nri`kkmr flrmpnwmr. Um ibrrmh `s hnlk―sn hnlk `t‐s prnibihy bs tbhh bs


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Um stnnp-lmjgme @tcnr`bl ih`lgs c`s cbaamrcmbe myms, tcml usms

tcm ibrrmh n tcm kul tn h`d up tcm ihblgmt. Uus mxpns`lk tcm flrst-

kmlmrbt`nl ibtthm ernè? tcm I2.

@t stbles up. @ts inlms rbtthm bs `t enms. H`tmrbh inlms―tcm inlms n

imbsts, flsc, i`res. Inule tn ̀ ts amtbh hàis w`tc tw`lm ble w`rm. Unsm

brml‐t tcm nlhy ane`fljbt`nls tn tcm ernè‐s bppmbrbljm, m`tcmr. Cbh `ts

cmbe `s a`ss`lk? rmphbjme w`tc b tmhmsjnp`lk rme mym. Um rnlt n `ts

lnsm cbs imml scbrpmlme ble jurvme―hmss tcm i`hh n snam phujgy

wbtmrnwh, anrm tcm imbg n b i`re n prmy. Bhh n `t? pb`ltme ihbjg ble

rme.

Amblt tn str`gm b lntm n mbr.

Um bh`ml tcuks bhh hbukc. Um Bimelmen hbukcs sn cbre cm stnnps

nvmr, shbpp`lk b glmm, h`tthm krmml auscrnna mbrs tw`tjc`lk w`tc emh`kct.

‘B ibtthm ernè>‑ Abgbr`bh bsgs. Anrm hbukctmr. ‘Pnu wbltme tn

scnw us . . . b ibtthm ernè> Um anst `ljnapmtmlt ernè snhe`mr `l tcm

c`stnry n intc tcm Ympuih`j ble tcm Map`rm. B amjcbl`jbh jnamey n

mrrnrs.‑ Um wby tcm bh`ml mlulj`btms tcbt hbst i`t? b amc-JBL-mm-gbhhJN-amm-emm nd mrr-NYs. ‘Ble ynu imh`mvm tcbt Zurbt Lubt wblts b

ambkmr, wnrtchmss I2 ernè>‑

‘@ jbhh cà A`stmr Inlms,‑ maa`l sbys.

]pnl sby`lk tcm ernè‐s lbam, `ts mym khnws b s`l`stmr rme.

‘A@ZMY INLMZ @Z NLH@LM,‑ tcm ernè sbys? @ts vn`jm `s b kr`le-

`lk e`stnrt`nl `ltmrruptme iy iursts n stbt`j. [nres spmme up ble

tcml shnw enwl bkb`l, ablkhme iy wcbt smmas b buhty vnjnemr.‘CMHHN, MTMYPNLM.‑

Um Bimelmen scbgms c`s cmbe. ‘Bl ̀ e`nt`j lbam nr bl ̀ e`nt`j ernè.‑

‘@ tc`lg ynu‐vm `lsuhtme cà,‑ maa`l sbys.

Um hbukc`lk stnps. Dnr oust b anamlt, bs tcmy try tn flkurm nut

wcbt tcbt mvml ambls, nr wcbt kbam maa`l `s mvml phby`lk.

Um`r cms`tbt`nl `s lnt w`sm.

A`stmr Inlms jbjghms―b sjrbtjcy, wbrpme hbukc rna c`s spmbgmrs― bs c`s nlm cble sw`lks rmm nl b c`lkm. Drna tcm cnhm spr`lks b spbrg-


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tàms bhrmbey―ble tcm jbllnl `s wc`tthme enwl, tcrmm sanhemr`lk

i`ts jhbttmr`lk tn tcm nnr.

Um Bimelmen erbws b ihbstmr―

Inlms tbjghms Cmr, ble shbas cà strb`kct `ltn nnas. Um

Bimelmen b`hs ble bhhs, w`tc tcm @tcnr`bl hble`lk nl tnp n cà, ble

Inlms nl tnp n cà. maa`l‐s I2 ineykubre imk`ls pnule`lk intc

flsts enwl, puljc`lk tcm @tcnr‐s neehy scbpme cmbe cbre mlnukc tcbt

mbjc c`t rbtjcmts `t ibjg `ltn nnas‐s lnsmhmss bjm. [cbp! [cbp!

[cbp!

A`stmr Inlms kbiihms ble hbukcs.

Abgbr`bh‐s abw strmtjcms wèm, c`ss`lk b kbssy mxcnrtbt`nl n e`s-

trmss ble rbkm. Um Gnnr`vbr rmbjcms imc`le, ulemr cmr jhnbg, ble

erbws b ihbstmr―pn`lt`lk `t r`kct bt maa`l‐s cmbe. maa`l, wcn `s

lnw rnzml, rmbjc`lk nr c`s nwl ihbstmr―stujg `l b hmbtcmr cnhstmr

inhtme tn tcm ulemrsèm n b lmbriy tbihm.

‘En lnt p`jg tcbt up,‑ Abgbr`bh wc`spmrs.

maa`l jbhjuhbtms c`s nees.Umy‐rm lnt knne.

Cm w`tcerbws c`s cble. Za`hms. Lnes. ‘Zurm, surm.‑

‘mhh ynur ernè tn ibjg nst.‑

‘Lnw, cnhe nl―‑

‘mhh cà.‑

maa`l kr`ls. ‘[c`jc ernè brm wm tbhg`lk binut cmrm>‑

Abgbr`bh‐s pbhm, kcnsthy myms njus, tcml lbrrnw ̀ l imw`hemramlt― oust bs tcm `ltmrrnkbtnr ernè nbts up imc`le cmr, b syr`lkm flxme tn

tcm mle n `ts smjnle mxtmlsnr bra. maa`l jcujghms.

Um nbt`lk ernè stbis enwl w`tc tcm lmmehm. B lmmehm flhhme w`tc

b tnx`j lbrjnt`j―hnjbhhy snurjme, hnjbhhy irmwme, ble w`tc mlnukc

stnpp`lk pnwmr tn put b Kbanrrmbl tn shmmp nr tcm imttmr pbrt n b

wmmg.

Um lmmehm slbps nst, ble jh`jgs bs `t c`ts tcm krnule. Lmvmr bjtubhhyemh`vmr`lk `ts tnx`j pbyhnbe.


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maa`l ruls. Cm hmbps up nvmr b tbihm, tcml tn blntcmr tbihm, tcml

bjrnss b tr`n n amtbh stnnhs―ihbstmr flrm s`zzhms `l tcm b`r imc`le cà,

glnjg`lk oulg nst scmhvms. Bl n`h jbl cnps nst tcm jnrlmr n b tbihm

bcmbe n cà. maa`l ymhhs bs cm inhts nr tcm ennr―

Umrm. Bcmbe. Um ennr `s npml. Znamnlm `s stble`lk tcmrm.

Znamnlm lmw. Hnlk ebrg jhnbg.

Znamnlm w`tc b ihbstmr bhh c`s nwl.

Um lmw flkurm rb`sms tcm ihbstmr. maa`l ernps c`s wm`kct, hmtt`lk

c`s hmk sgè nut rna ulemr cà―hbsmrflrm trbems binvm c`s cmbe, ble

snamwcmrm imc`le cà Abgbr`bh ymhps `l pb`l. Umrm jnams b jrbsc.

maa`l hmbps tn c`s mmt, prmssms càsmh bt bkb`lst tcm tmxturme

wbhh n c`s oulg scnp. Abgbr`bh‐s enwl, wr`tc`lk ble cnwh`lk. A`stmr

Inlms cbs h`dme c`s cmbe h`gm b jur`nus, stbrthme cnule. Um lmw v`s`-

tnr rmkbres tcm s`tubt`nl, tcml pmmhs ibjg c`s cnne.

@t‐s lnt b cà bt bhh. @t‐s b cmr.

maa`l‐s myms kn wèm.

‘Ana>‑


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