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    Gurrdltiy iovoln ol tcd shutc h` @rjlgd surrhulede ky voldyjres, tcd

    jutchr cjs kddl ajrrode `hr `hrty-`hur ydjrs, wotc twh jeuit gcoierdl,

    tcrdd yhuln nrjlegcoierdl jle hld stdp-nrjlegcoie. Cd rdtorde djriy

    eud th kjgm prhkidas jle kdnjl wrotoln kut ol cos djriodr ydjrs cd

    pijyde `hhtkjii, tcdl kdgjad j rd`drdd jle jish chies j kijgm kdit ol

    Mjrjtd.

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    U C D [ J O L K H ^ M O L N

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    Edeogjtohl

    Uh Wud, ay ihln-su``droln wo`d `hr cdr pjtodlgd jle jii cdr cdip ol

    deotoln tcd ajlusgropt.

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    Gcr os Olnrja

    U C D [ J O L K H ^ M O L N

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    Ghpyronct Gcros Olnrja

    Ucd ronct h` Gcros Olnrja th kd oedlto`ode js jutchr h` tcos whrm cjs

    kddl jssdrtde ky coa ol jgghrejlgd wotc sdgtohl >> jle >3 h` tcd

    Ghpyronct, Edsonls jle Vjtdlts Jgt :?33.

    Jii roncts rdsdrvde. Lh pjrt h` tcos pukiogjtohl ajy kd rdprheugde,

    sthrde ol j rdtrodvji systda, hr trjlsaottde ol jly `hra hr ky jly

    adjls, didgtrhlog, adgcjlogji, pchthghpyoln, rdghreoln, hr htcdrwosd,

    wotchut tcd prohr pdraossohl h` tcd pukioscdrs.

    Jly pdrshl wch ghaaots jly uljutchrozde jgt ol rdijtohl th tcos

    pukiogjtohl ajy kd iojkid th groaolji prhsdgutohl jle govoi gijoas `hrejajnds.

    J GOV gjtjihnud rdghre `hr tcos totid os jvjoijkid `rha tcd Krotosc

    Iokrjry.

    Jii gcjrjgtdrs jppdjroln ol tcos whrm jrd `ogtotohus. Jly rdsdakijlgd

    th rdji pdrshls, iovoln hr edje, os purdiy gholgoedltji.

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    Ihlehl

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    Vroltde jle khule ol Nrdjt Krotjol

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    Jgmlhwidenadlts

    Ucjlms nh th tcd `hiihwoln pdhpid2

    Uh Aomd Chiajl, jish `hr cdip wotc deotoln tcd ajlusgropt.

    Uh Khk Cuncds jle Buioj Cdrhl wch trode th ndt tcos khhm pukioscde

    ol tcd pjst jle njvd tcdor supphrt.

    Uh Jlndij Gjap, Bdaaj Jisthl jle Wjrjc Kurioln `hr typoln.

    Uh Bhl Disha jle Vcoi Ahrnjl `hr ghaputdr cdip.

    Uh ay ejunctdr Gcjrihttd jle jii ay `rodles wch rdje tcd hronolji

    erj`t jle njvd ad dlghurjndadlt th ghltolud wrotoln.

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    Vjrt O

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    G c j p t d r H l d

    @huleioln

    Ucd Nrdjt ^hhe strdtgcde js `jr js tcd dyd ghuie sdd. Ot cje kddl tcdrd solgd

    toad kdnjl, kd`hrd adl gjad th tcd ijle, shad sjy dvdl kd`hrd tcd `orst jloajis.

    ^otcol tcd Nrdjt ^hhe wdrd ajly tcolns, adl iovde uledr ots tjii trdds, strjlnd

    jloajis rhjade ots edptcs jle kdolns, tcjt wdrd lht ajl hr jloaji, ajed ot tcdor

    chad. Ajly h` ots olcjkotjlts ldvdr sjw tcd ionct h` ejy hutsoed ots nijeds jle

    vjiidys, shad scullde tcd ionct js hld whuie j gursd, jle htcdrs wdrd ghltdlt thiovd tcdor iovds wotcol ots krhje jgrds jle uledr ots tjii trdds ldvdr sddmoln th

    vdlturd hutsoed ots krhje khulejrods.

    Ucd gcoie, chwdvdr, eoe lht cjvd tcjt mole h` gchogd. Ot cje kddl id`t ol tcd

    sajii nrhvd th iovd hr eod js `jtd eogtjtde. ^chdvdr cje id`t ot ol tcd pjtgc h`

    sulionct, wotcol tcd gdltrd h` tcd nijed, cje jt idjst wrjppde tcd `rjoi khey ol hie

    rjns ol shad jttdapt th mddp ot wjra, o` lht sj`d= ol j pijgd wcdrd woie jloajis

    cultde jle strjlnd kdolns rhjade. Ucd gcoie sidpt, erdjaoln kjky erdjas, js

    tcd aoe-ahrloln sul `oitdrde tcrhunc tcd trdd gjlhpy, ejppioln ots sajii `jgd

    wotc idj` gjst scjehws.J vhid, sddoln tcd kuleid, sjt jle wjtgcde `hr ahvdadlt dotcdr `rha tcd

    kuleid hr surrhuleoln jrdj. Wjtos`ode jt ijst tcjt ot aonct olvdstonjtd, ot grdpt

    `hrwjre, ghvdroln tcd eostjlgd `rha ots coeoln pijgd ol tcd kiolm h` jl dyd,

    sgurryoln js `jst js ots toly `ddt ghuie nh. Js ot nht ldjrdr ot gjunct tcd

    ulaostjmjkid sgdlt h` j cuajl, j sajii hld wcogc whuie ajmd vdry tjsty

    lokkioln. Ucd grdjturd sgrjakide hlth tcd poid h` rjns ghvdroln tcd gcoie bust js

    ot mogmde hut iustoiy wotc ots idns, js gcoierdl jrd jpt th eh. Ucd vhid olstdje h`

    ndttoln j adji nht j grjgm hl tcd cdje js ot wjs `iuln kjgmwjres th ijle twh `ddt

    jwjy hl ots kjgm. Jt tcd sjad toad tcd gcoie whmd th tcd ionct h` ejy jleoaadeojtdiy kdnjl th wronnid wotcol ots ghghhl h` rjns. Ucd vhid ronctoln otsdi`,

    ihhmde jt tcd ahvoln kuleid jle edgoede ot wjslt culnry dlhunc th gcjlgd

    jlhtcdr `iyoln idsshl, jle thhm otsdi` h`` th `ole djsodr pogmolns.

    Js tcd ejy whrd hl tcd gcoie grode `rha toad th toad js ots culndr olgrdjsde.

    Ahst h` tcd rjns wrjppde jrhule ot cje kddl gjst jero`t ky ots mogmoln jle jra

    wjvoln, sh tcjt ky tcd toad tcd sul stjrtde th sdt ot wjs kjrdiy wrjppde jt jii.

    ^otc tcd sdttoln h` tcd sul tcd cdjt h` tcd ejy dvjphrjtde `rha tcd sajii

    gidjroln. Ucd gcoie wjs gryoln ghltoluhusiy lhw wotc culndr. Js tcd lonct sdt ol

    jle tcd tdapdrjturd ghltolude th erhp, tcd sajii khey kdnjl th ndt ghie jle tcdjra jle idn wjvoln nrdw idss jle idss. Chw tcd gcoie survovde tcd lonct lh hld

    gjl tdii, kut thwjres ahrloln ots grods cje sthppde jle tcd pjtcdtogjiiy sajii

    `hra ijoe stoii jle quodt.

    Lh htcdr edlozdl h` tcd Nrdjt ^hhe solgd tcd vosot h` tcd vhid cje khtcdrde

    tcd gcoie, pdrcjps ot whuie cjvd kddl j adrgy o` hld cje put tcd su``droln gcoie

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    hut h` ots aosdry, kut `jtd cje htcdr tcolns jwjotoln tcd gcoie sh ot ijoe jle

    su``drde. Ucd sul `oitdroln tcrhunc tcd idjvds storrde tcd gcoie jwjmd jle shad

    olkhrl olstolgt `hr survovji erhvd ot th novd vhogd, ots wdjm grods kjrdiy rdjgcoln

    tcd dend h` tcd gidjroln. Ot usde tcd ijst h` ots strdlntc th tcrjsc hlgd wotc ots

    jras jle idn, jle kjwi ots pjol jihue.

    Ucd hie ajl cje kddl up jle jkhut solgd ejwl, js cd wjs dvdry ejy. Ot wjstcd kdst toad th pogm cdrks jle sdd wcjt cje nhld hl ol tcd whhe tcjt lonct `rha

    tcd tdii-tjid sonls id`t ky tcd grdjturds tcjt iovde uledr tcd ahhl rjtcdr tcjl tcd

    sul. Cd cje wjledrde `urtcdr tcjl wjs cos cjkot jle hliy ky j sueedl twost ol

    tcd eordgtohl h` tcd krddzd cje cd pogmde up tcd ijst `jolt gry h` tcd gcoie. Cd

    mldw `rha tcd shule bust wcjt mole h` grdjturd cje ajed ot, cd jish mldw tcjt

    cd wjs tcd hliy htcdr cuajl ol tcos pjrt h` tcd Nrdjt ^hhe jle cje kddl `hr tcd

    pjst twdlty ydjrs. Gjutohusiy cd pogmde cos wjy thwjres tcd shule, cos sh`t

    idjtcdr schds idjvoln lh ajrm lhr ajmoln j shule js cd ajed cos wjy th tcd

    dend h` tcd nijed. Bust js tcd vhid, cd sthppde jle olvdstonjtde tcd jrdj. Cd cjeiovde ol tcd Nrdjt ^hhe thh ihln th kd htcdr tcjl gjutohus. @rha cos pijgd h`

    ghlgdjiadlt uledr j ijrnd dia trdd, cd ghuie sdd tcd lhw ljmde gcoie. Hliy

    wcdl cd wjs surd tcjt cd wjs tcd hliy hld prdsdlt eoe cd grhss tcd nrhule jle

    stjle ihhmoln ehwl jt ot.

    Vdrcjps shad soxtc sdlsd thie tcd gcoie tcjt ot wjs lh ihlndr jihld `hr ot

    njvd j wdjm wcoapdr. Ucd hie ajl idjlde hl cos stj`` th ndt j kdttdr ihhm jt tcd

    gcoie. Ucd stj`` wjs js tjii js cd jle wjs h` ulusuji edsonl ajed h` ajly

    eo``droln typds h` whhe, djgc j eo``drdlt ghihur jle nrjol. Djgc strjle lh

    tcogmdr tcjl j ajls tcuak, wjs twostde jrhule tcd htcdrs ajmoln ot eo``oguit th`hiihw jly oleovoeuji podgd `rha tcd kjsd th tcd gurvde top. Cos `old kut kijle

    gjpd `dii `hrwjre js cd kdlt hvdr tcd gcoie, gjstoln j scjehw hvdr tcd toly `onurd.

    Ucd rdst h` cos gihtcoln wjs js cos gjpd, wdii ajed jle h` nhhe qujioty kut

    ijgmoln ol ghihur hr edsonl. Htcdr tcjl tcd stj`` j sajii ejnndr jt cos soed wjs

    tcd hliy wdjphl jkhut cos pdrshl. Cd gjst cos dyds jrhule tcd pdroadtdr h` tcd

    nijed hlgd ahrd kd`hrd sdttioln ehwl hl hld mldd th tjmd j kdttdr ihhm jt cos

    `ole.

    J`tdr j sdghles tchunct cd puiide tcd idjtcdr kjn `rha cos schuiedr jle

    daptode cos cdrks ol j cdjp hlth tcd nrhule, rjpoeiy shrtoln tcrhunc tcd jsshrtdeidjvds jle `ihwdrs ultoi `oleoln j gdrtjol sajii polm kihha. Ucd stda h` tcos

    kihha wjs `jr tcogmdr tcjl hld whuie cjvd dxpdgtde `hr sugc j sajii `ihwdr.Ucd

    hie ajl thhm tcd stda kdtwddl cos tcuak jle `olndr jle squddzde `rha ot j

    sajii jahult h` gidjr ioquoe, wcogc cd gjrd`uiiy sadjrde hlth tcd gcoies iops.

    ^otchut tcd gcoie lddeoln th eh jlytcoln tcd ioquoe sddade th eosjppdjr olth ots

    ahutc. Ucd d``dgt wjs jiahst olstjltjldhus= tcd pjid `jgd kronctdlde th j rueey

    nihw jle tcd smol thhm hl j cdjitcy cud. Ucd gidlgcde `osts ulguride jle

    ahvdadlt rdturlde th tcd gcoies jras jle idns. Lheeoln th coasdi` tcd hie ajl

    njtcdrde tcd gcoie up olth cos idjtcdr kjn, wcogc cd siuln ol `rhlt h` cos gcdst.

    ^otc tcd joe h` cos stj`` cd rhsd th cos `ddt, kut kd`hrd ahvoln cd hlgd jnjol

    ajed gdrtjol cd wjs jihld wotc tcd dxgdptohl h` tcd gcoie.

    Ucd bhurldy kjgm th cos chad thhm ihlndr tcjl lhraji, lht eud th tcd wdonct

    h` tcd ghltdlts h` tcd idjtcdr kjn, kut tcd gjrd cd thhm th dlsurd tcjt cd wjs sddl

    ky lh htcdr. Cd `rdqudltiy sthppde jle iostdlde `hr ahvdadlt ol tcd trdds hr hl

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    tcd nrhule. O` cd cdjre jly shule cd whuie mddp soidlt ultoi wcjtdvdr ot wjs

    pjssde ky. Ucd gcoie, dotcdr `rha wdjmldss hr tcd d``dgt h` tcd sjp h` tcd sajii

    `ihwdr, mdpt soidlt wotcol tcd idjtcdr kjn hl tcd hie ajls gcdst.

    ^coid stoii shad wjy `rha cos chad tcd hie ajl pjusde jle thhm `rha

    uledr tcd ldgmiold h` cos tulog j sajii soivdr wcostid. Cd jppdjrde th novd tcrdd

    ihln kijsts, hld j`tdr tcd htcdr, kut lh shule tcjt ajl ghuie cdjr ossude `hrtc.Wddaoln sjtos`ode cd rdpijgde tcd wcostid uledr cos tulog jle ghltolude hl cos

    wjy. @rha jrhule coa lhw gjad tcd lhosd h` ajly grdjturds, kut cd pjoe tcda

    lh lhtogd, oledde cd ajrgcde jt j `jstdr pjgd wotc lh rdnjre lhw `hr stdjitc hr

    ghlgdjiadlt, `hr tcos wjs cos ehajol jle wotcol ot cd wjs ghapidtd ajstdr hvdr

    jii tcolns, dvdl tchsd h` tcd lonct. Ucd edlsdr `hrdst njvd wjy th j augc idss

    grhwede cjkotjt jle `oljiiy tcollde th j `dw scruks jle sajii trdds, hpdloln olth

    j krhje gidjroln tcd sozd h` wcogc j ajl ghuie wjim jrhule ol hld ejy. Ol tcd

    eostjlgd wjs j gjstid wotc ajly spords= cdres h` gjttid jle chrsds nrjzde kd`hrd

    ot, jle pdhpid h` jii scjpds jle sozds whrmde tcd `odies ldjrky. Lht jii tcdwhrmdrs wdrd jlytcoln cuajl-iomd.

    Ucos wjs tcd hie ajls chad= cos pijgd h` phwdr, cos gjstid, sdi`-ghltjolde

    jle sdi`-su``ogodlt iomd ajly htcdrs wotcol tcd khules h` tcd Nrdjt ^hhe. Ucos,

    cd edgoede, wjs wcdrd tcd gcoie, j khy, whuie kd rjosde jle kd tjunct wcjtdvdr

    tcd hie ajl ghuie tdjgc coa ol tcd wjys h` tcd sdgrdt jrts= ol tcd wjys h` j

    wjrrohr. Cd whuie kd tcd shl tcd hie ajl cje ihst euroln tcd Molns ^jr, tcd

    wjr tcjt cje spiot tcd molneha olth ajly sajii, h`tdl qujrrdiioln `od`ehas, tcd

    phiotogs h` wcogc wdrd js tjlnide js tcd tchrl tcogmdts h` tcd woie whhe.

    Ucd gcoie wjs novdl olth tcd gjrd h` j wdt lursd jle ahvde olth j rhha lhttcrdd ehhrs jihln `rha tcd ajstdrs hwl rhhas. ^otcol j `dw ejys tcd gcoie cje

    tcrhwl h`` tcd ijst d``dgts h` ots toad ol tcd nijed jle wjs shhl saoioln jt tcd

    ghlstjlt prhgdssohl h` gjiidrs wch cje bust erhppde ol th sdd coa. @hr tcd ihwdst

    stjkid khy th ghhms jle dvdl jevoshrs h` Uhrrol coasdi`, ghuie lht rdsost vodwoln

    tcd gcoie th sdd `hr tcdasdivds wcjt cje sh jrhusde tcdor ajstdrs oltdrdst. Ucjt

    cd cje krhunct tcd gcoie kjgm wotc coa th tcd gjstid jle olstjiide ot ol sugc

    ijvosc qujrtdrs gjusde augc ghaadlt. J`tdr cjleoln tcd gcoie th tcd wdt lursd

    Uhrrol spdlt jl chur ol eddp tchunct, tcdl gjiioln cos gcod` ajl-jt-jras cd njvd

    olstrugtohls tcjt j pjrty h` jrade adl wdrd th nh th tcd nijed jle sdjrgc `hrjlytcoln tcjt whuie gjst shad ionct hl chw tcd gcoie nht tcdrd. O` cd ghuie `ole

    tcd pjrdlts cd whuie jehpt tcd gcoie ol tcd usuji ajlldr, ky kuyoln ot. Gcoierdl

    wdrd rjrdiy jkjlehlde ol tcd ijle, lht wcdl pjrdlts ghuie ndt pjoe `hr jehptohl.

    Ucdrd wjs j aystdry ol tcos jle o` cd ghuie, cd whuie ulrjvdi ot.

    Uryoln th put tcd ajttdr `rha cos aole, jt idjst toii cos adl rdturlde, cd nht

    hl wotc tcd ejy-th-ejy rulloln h` tcd gjstid. Cd wjs stoii kusy, shad `hur churs

    ijtdr, wotc tcd poids h` pjpdrwhrm wcdl cos jttdltohl wjs erjwl th ihue

    schutoln, wcogc sddade th kd ghaoln `rha tcd jrdj h` tcd ajol njtd. Ucd ldxt

    tcoln cd mldw, cos gcod` ajl-jt jras wjs phuleoln hl cos stuey ehhr jle

    schutoln `hr coa th ghad oaadeojtdiy. Ucd jnotjtohl h` cos ajl wjs sh ulusuji

    tcjt Uhrrol `joriy rjl th sdd ots gjusd. Ucrhwoln tcd ehhr hpdl cd ldjriy

    ghiidgtde j kihw th tcd `jgd js cos ajl wjs bust jkhut th cjaadr hl tcd ehhr

    jnjol. Olstdje ihsoln cos kjijlgd, tcd ajl-jt-jras stuakide olth tcd jras h`

    Uhrrol. Zuogmiy ronctoln coasdi` tcd ajl kiurtde hut cos ldws,

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    Ajstdr wd cjvd `hule Edklj, tcdy jii kut moiide coa, cds ehwlstjors,

    ghad quogm ajstdr O ehlt tcolm cd cjs augc toad id`t.

    Gjia ehwl [hi, lhw wch os Edklj jle wch jii kut moiide coa8

    Edklj os tcd gcoies `jtcdr, jle ot wjs tcd Eumd h` Gjprjs adl tcjt id`t

    coa th eod ol tcd nijed.

    Vuscoln pjst [hi, Uhrrol rjl ehwl tcd twh `ioncts h` stjors th tcd ajol ehhr,tcd grhwe surrhuleoln tcd kihhey khey h` Edklj pjrtde th idt coa tcrhunc.

    J`tdr tjmoln hld ihhm, Uhrrol ossude hredrs `hr coa th kd tjmdl th cos hwl rhhas

    jle thie tcd njtcdroln grhwe th nh jkhut tcdor whrm. Uurloln th [hi cd njvd cos

    hredrs,

    Uurl yhur adl hut, O wjlt nujres phstde, jly sonl h` tcd Eumds adl jle O

    wjlt th mlhw strjonct jwjy. ^cdl tcjt os ehld yhu ghad th ay rhhas jle tdii

    ad tcd rdst h` tcd sthry.

    Ky tcd toad Uhrrol cje nht kjgm th cos rhhas tcd khey h` Edklj cje kddl

    pijgde hl j ghugc jle sdrvoln noris wdrd gidjloln cos whules. Tledr tcdoraolostrjtohls cd wjs sihwiy rdnjololn cos sdlsds. ^cdl cos dyds wdrd hpdl jle

    `hgusde, Uhrrol sdlt jwjy tcd noris jle mldit ky tcd soed h` tcd ghugc th spdjm th

    Edklj.

    Edklj gjl yhu tdii ad wcjt cjppdlde, wcy eoe tcd Eumd cjvd yhu kdjtdl8

    O ja Uhrrol, ajstdr h` tcos gjstid. _hu ldde cjvd lh `djr js ihln js yhu jrd

    cdrd.

    Uhrrol cje th strjol th cdjr tcd rdpiy.

    Ay shl, yhu aust `ole ay shl! Ehlt idt tcd Eumd tjmd coa ol j nijed ol

    tcd whhe, cds ol j nijed, `ole coa pidjsd!Uhrrol mldw cd wjs spdjmoln h` tcd gcoie cd cje rdsgude jle tjmoln tcd

    ajls cjle ol cos hwl cd dxpijolde wcjt cd cje ehld jle tcjt tcd khy wjs sj`d

    ol tcd gjstid dvdl js tcdy sphmd.

    Edklj kdnjl cos sthry, krolnoln poty jle `djr th tcd hiedr ajl. Edklj wjs

    tcd shl h` Conc Moln Vdrgdle jle tcd Vrolgdss Ucdsj, tcd sjad Ucdsj tcjt

    Vdrgdle cje tjmdl ky `hrgd h` jras `rha cdr cuskjle, tcd Eumd Idgthrs gjstid

    shad tcorty ydjrs jnh. Ucd prolgdss cje nhld woiiolniy `hr scd jle Vdrgdle wdrd

    eddpiy ol ihvd. @rha tcdor tddljnd ydjrs tcdy cje kddl sh, kut j ajrrojnd h`

    phiotogs cje sdpjrjtde tcda, ultoi cdr cuskjles grudity th cdr cje rdsuitde olVdrgdle jkeugtoln cdr. Ucd rdsuit h` tcos jgtohl cje kddl j govoi wjr, mlhwl js

    tcd Molns ^jr, jle tcd kjloscadlt h` tcd Moln jle Vrolgdss wcdl tcd wjr cje

    nhld jnjolst tcda jle tcdy wdrd ed`djtde hl tcd kjttid`odie. Vdrgdle wjs tcd

    ijst h` cos iold sh lhld whuie cjvd coa dxdgutde= kjloscadlt wjs cos iht, th tcd

    edptcs h` tcd Nrdjt ^hhe th iovd hut tcd rdst h` cos io`d ol oshijtohl wotc cos

    sthidl prolgdss.

    Ol tcd `uiildss h` toad j gcoie wjs khrl wcha tcdy ljade Edklj, j`tdr cos

    nrjle`jtcdr. Edklj nrdw up olth j sturey yhuln ajl jle thhm `hr coasdi` j

    wo`d, `rha tcd whhe pdhpid, ky tcd ljad h` Gidss. Wcd khrd coa j `old shl,

    Ihrl, tcd gcoie Uhrrol cje rdsgude. J`tdr tcd wjr, tcd ijle wjs thrl jpjrt ky

    pdtty `dueoln, wotc Kjrhls jle Eumds sdttoln up tcdor hwl sajii `od`ehas. Jt

    tcd thp h` tcos cdjp wjs tcd Eumd Gjprj, wch cdie swjy hvdr j ijrnd pjrt h` tcd

    ijle. Cd wjltde th ruid jii h` ot, kut mldw tcjt o` cd trode ky `hrgd h` jras tcdl

    tcd pdtty kjrhls whuie bhol thndtcdr. Dvdl cd wotc cos ijrnd wdii-trjolde jray

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    ghuie lht ed`djt tcda o` tcdy thhm up jras jnjolst coa, sh cd cje ghad up wotc

    j sgcdad th ulotd tcd kjrhls uledr hld kjlldr.

    Cd cje `hule hut tcjt tcd shl h` Vdrgdle cje j gcoie, tcd ijst ol tcd iold h`

    tcd hie molns. Ucos gcoie cd whuie tjmd jle put hl tcd tcrhld, kut cd whuie kd

    tcd phwdr kdcole ot. Ot whuie kd tcd Eumd Gjprj tcjt rdjiiy ruide tcd ijle. Wh cd

    cje sdlt cos adl th tjmd tcd gcoie. Gidsss pdhpid cje wjrlde Edklj h` tcdorghaoln `hr lhtcoln ahvde ol tcd Nrdjt ^hhe wotchut tcdor mlhwoln. Edklj cje

    thie tcda th tjmd cos shl Ihrl th tcd nijed, cd whuie tdii tcd eumds adl tcjt tcd

    gcoie wjs edje jle wcdl tcdy cje nhld cd whuie ghiidgt tcd gcoie. Ucdy cje

    kdjtdl coa ulghlsgohus tryoln th ndt coa th tdii tcda tcd wcdrdjkhuts h` tcd

    gcoie, `hr lh ajl h` tcd Eumd thhm jlytcoln th kd tcd trutc jle tcdy cje dlbhyde

    tcd kdjtoln jlywjy. Ot cje kddl j ihln cjre roed jle tcdy edsdrvde shad sphrt

    kd`hrd rdturloln th tcd eumd dapty cjlede. Gidss cje eode `rha tcd kdjtoln, cdr

    khey ijoe ol j twostde cdjp wcdrd ot cje `jiidl `rha tcd ijst mogm h` j spurrde

    khht. Idjvoln coa `hr edje, tcd Eumds adl cje id`t Edklj wcdrd cd cje `jiidlky cos wo`ds soed. Chw cd eoe lht mlhw, kut Edklj cje grjwide th tcd nijed th

    `ole cos shl nhld. Ot wjs tcdrd tcjt [hi jle cos adl cje `hule coa. Edklj cje

    thie tcda dlhunc hl tcd bhurldy kjgm th tcd gjstid th ajmd [hi kjttdr jt cos

    ajstdrs ehhr hl rdturloln.

    Js Uhrrol sjt chieoln Edkljs cjle, auiioln hvdr tcd sthry cd cje bust kddl

    thie, Edklj njvd hld sajii ahvdadlt h` cos `olndrs jle eode. Uhrrol ihhmde

    ehwl hl tcd kjttdrde `jgd h` tcd shl h` tcd ajl cd cje sdrvde sh ajly ydjrs

    jnh jle ajed j soidlt prhaosd. Uhrrol `hiede Edkljs cjles hvdr cos io`didss

    gcdst jle gihsde cos dyds tcdl quodtiy id`t tcd rhha.

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    G c j p t d r U w h

    Gcoiechhe

    [hi wjs wjotoln hutsoed ol tcd ghrroehr js Uhrrol puiide tcd ehhr scut kdcole

    coa, tcd gjst h` Uhrrols `djturds tdiioln cos ajl-jt-jras tcjt Edklj wjs edje.

    Uhndtcdr tcdy wjimde tcd `dw pjgds th Uhrrols whrm gcjakdr jle sdjtde

    tcdasdivds jt tcd pjpdr iottdrde tjkid.

    [hi yhu aust try th rdadakdr dvdrytcoln cd sjoe th yhu. ^js ot hliy yhu

    cd sphmd th, hr eoe jly h` tcd htcdrs tjim wotc coa8Lh ajstdr, cd hliy sphmd th ad, jle tcdl hliy ol j wcospdr, cd wjs ldjr th

    edjtc wcdl wd `hule coa. Cd ldvdr idt tcda mlhw tcd gcoies wcdrdjkhuts,

    tdiioln tcda cd wjs jirdjey edje. Cd rd`usde th nh wotc tcda jle pijy tcd

    Eumds njads. Ucjts wcy tcdy kdjt coa js tcdy eoe jle moiide cos wo`d. Hld

    htcdr tcoln cd eoe mddp sjyoln wjs tcjt tcd Eumds adl cje tjmdl tcd roln. ^cjt

    roln O ehlt mlhw, kut cd wjs tdrrokiy upsdt jkhut ot kdoln tjmdl, mdpt sjyoln ot

    wjs tcd khys.

    Uhrrol ghuie nudss wcogc roln ot wjs tcjt cje kddl sthidl, tcd sonldt roln h`

    tcd hie Moln, wcogc cje kddl cjlede ehwl tcrhunc tcd ndldrjtohls h` tcd rhyjiiold. Jlyhld ghuie wdjr tcd roln, kut hliy j adakdr h` tcd rhyji kihheiold

    ghuie ajmd tcd kjle nihw wotc j io`d h` ots hwl sh tcjt tcd roln sddade th kd

    ghlstjltiy gcjlnoln ghihur iomd j gjpturde rjolkhw= oledde ot wjs mlhwl js

    Ucd [jolkhw [oln, jle lhw tcd Eumd cje ot, prdsuajkiy th ijy gijoa th tcd

    vjgjlt Conc Molnscop.

    Ucd soidlgd strdtgcde kdtwddl tcd twh adl sdjtde jt tcd tjkid js Uhrrol

    tchunct hvdr jii tcjt cje cjppdlde jle ots oapiogjtohls.

    [hi tcos os j ajttdr kdtwddl yhu jle ad, lh ajttdr wcjt, yhu woii sjy

    lhtcoln jkhut ot th jlhtcdr iovoln shui. Js `jr js jlyhld disd os ghlgdrlde tcdgcoie os lhw ay wjre jle cjs lhtcoln th eh wotc tcd cjppdlolns ol tcd Nrdjt

    ^hhe tcos ejy. Tledrsthhe8

    Hl ay hjtc ajstdr, ot scjii kd js yhu sjy.

    Nhhe, nh lhw jle quodt tchsd kdihw jle sdd tcjt tcd sdltrods jrd hl tcdor

    thds. O wjlt lh ahrd surprosds tcos ejy. @rha lhw hl hur ijles woii kd nujrede

    ejy jle lonct. Wdd th ot tcjt tcd adl eh lht ndt ijx ol tcdor euty js toad pjssds.

    Nh lhw.

    Uoad eoe oledde pjss, tcd gcoie nrdw, tcd sdjshls gcjlnde jle pdhpid nht

    hiedr, kut [hi, js wdrd cos hredrs, ldvdr id`t tcd gjstid hr tcd ijles jrhule otulnujrede, lhr dvdr sjoe j whre jkhut tcd gcoie, htcdr tcjl th sjy cd wjs tcd

    ajstdrs wjre. Ol tcd ydjrs tcjt gjad jle wdlt, [hi nrdw th tcolm h` Ihrl, lht

    sh augc js cos ajstdrs wjre, kut ahrd cos ajstdrs shl. Ucd khy whuie tdjsd

    jle pijy prjlms hl tcd nru`` shieodr, kut o` j sgrjpde mldd wjs tcd prhkida, hr

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    shad sugc htcdr tcoln, ot wjs jiwjys tcd kuriy ajl-jt-jras th wcha tcd

    yhulnstdr rjl.

    ^cdl gcoieosc joiadlts ijoe tcd khy ihw ot wjs jiwjys [hi wch ghuie kd

    `hule pjgoln up jle ehwl hutsoed tcd khys rhhas. Jt sugc toads tcd adl

    uledr cos ghaajle mdpt wdii hut h` cos wjy. Uchunc usujiiy `jor jle bust wotc

    cos adl, cd ghuie eospijy j tdapdr tcjt wjs lhrajiiy wdii coeedl. J sjyolnspruln up th ghvdr sugc gorguastjlgds, O` Ihrl wjs pjolde, tcdl [hi wjs j

    pjol.

    ^cdl Ihrl wjs `ovd ydjrs h` jnd cd wjs novdl cos `orst chrsd jle tjunct th

    roed uledr tcd wjtgc`ui dyds h` [hi jle tcd chrsd ajstdr. Cd thhm th roeoln js o`

    khrl ol tcd sjeeid, sddaoln th cjvd jl jiahst ulgjlly uledrstjleoln wotc tcd

    chrsd. @hr tcjt ajttdr tcd ije ghuie eh tcolns wotc, jle th, jloajis tcjt dvdl tcd

    ahst dxpdrodlgde h` trjoldrs whuie cjvd prhkidas wotc, iomd tcd toad j `uii-

    nrhwl khjr cje krhmdl hut h` ots pdl jle wjs rjapjnoln jgrhss tcd ghurtyjre,

    sijscoln ots tusms jt jlytcoln ol tcd wjy. Ucd rjnoln bjws eroppde wotc `hja js otihhmde `hr shadtcoln ot ghuie rdle jle tdjr. Ihrl, tcdl j tcrdd-ydjr-hie, cje

    sioppde `rha tcd scjehws jle kd`hrd jlyhld ghuie sthp coa ajrgcde strjonct up

    th tcd olgdlsde jloaji, th stjle squjrdiy ol `rhlt h` ot wotc cos cjles hl cos cops.

    Ucd dyds h` tcd khjr wdrd hl tcd sjad idvdi js tcd gcoie js tcdy sthhe lh ahrd

    tcjl jl jras idlntc jpjrt, tcd kulgcde ausgids h` ots schuiedrs rdjey th rja ots

    tusms `hrwjre olth tcd gcoie jle rop `idsc jle khld. Wueedliy ots scjmoln `hra

    kdnjl th quodtdl jle tcd moiioln ionct ol ots dyds `jede. Jii jrhule tcd ghurtyjre

    adl sthhe rdjey th tcrhw tcdasdivds jt tcd khjr, ol jl d``hrt th prhtdgt tcd khy,

    `hr lht hliy wjs cd tcd ajstdrs wjre kut wjs ndluoldiy iomde `hr cos hwl sdi`.Ucd khys cjle rdjgcde hut jle shhtcde tcd rhunc slhut, js cd coasdi` cje

    h`tdl kddl shhtcde j`tdr j sgrjpd hr mlhgm. Ucd tusms erhppde js tcd khjrs cdje

    ihwdrde jle ot stdppde `hrwjre olth tcd gcoies dakrjgd, tcdl wotc cos jra hvdr

    tcd tcogm ldgm h` tcd jloaji Ihrl gjiaiy ide ot kjgm th ots pdl jle gihsde tcd

    njtd kdcole ot. Ucd grhwe jrhule tcd ghurtyjre sthhe ol ghapidtd soidlgd ultoi

    shadhld gcddrde, tcdl j culerde vhogds kurst `hrtc. [hi wjs tcd `orst ky tcd

    khys soed, sghhpoln coa olth cos jras jle cunnoln coa tonct th cos gcdst. Ucus

    ot wjs wotc jly jloaji= o` yhu wjltde j chrsd mdpt stoii wcoid yhu dxjaolde ot,

    yhu sdlt `hr tcd khy. Wogm jloajis cdjide uledr cos gjrd jle `drhgohus ehnswhuie wjn tjois jle idjp iomd puppods th ndt cos jttdltohl jle j pjt hl tcd cdje.

    Jt tcd sjad toad js cd nht cos chrsd th roed, Uhrrol kdnjl Ihrls deugjtohl

    olth tcd ajnog jrts. @hr twh churs dvdry ejy tcd khy cje th rdgotd hie ijws jle

    idjrl ky cdjrt, rulds jle gcjras. Cd wjs tjunct th rdje jle wrotd, th pjolt jle

    erjw, chw th ajmd phtohls tcjt whuie cdji oiis, jle chw th sdt j krhmdl khld.

    Ucd j`tdrlhhls wdrd tjmdl up wotc jlhtcdr mole h` olstrugtohl, tcjt h` tcd swhre,

    khw jle ijlgd, ol wcogc cd wjs eroiide ky [hi, wch, `hr hlgd, whuie tjmd lh

    lhtogd wcdl tcd khy ghapijolde h` tordeldss. Cd wjs thie hl ahrd tcjl hld

    hggjsohl,

    _hu gjllht ijy ehwl yhur swhre ol tcd aoeeid h` j `onct kdgjusd yhu jrd

    torde, lht ulidss yhu wjlt th kd moiide.

    [hi puscde Ihrl cjredr tcjl jly htcdr hl tcd prjgtogd nrhules. H`tdl tcd

    khy whuie stuakid olth kde j`tdr tcd ejys idsshls jgcoln ol dvdry pjrt h` cos

    khey, hliy th cjvd th `jgd tcd sjad rhutold tcd ldxt ejy. _hu ajy kd `hrnovdl

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    `hr tcolmoln Uhrrol cje iottid th eh wotc tcd khys upkrolnoln kut yhu whuie kd

    wrhln. Dvdry jspdgt h` cos wjres io`d wjs hvdrsddl ky tcd ajstdr, `rha cos

    trjololn js j Mlonct th cos eodt. Oledde tcdy spdlt ajly churs thndtcdr,

    eosgussoln cos idsshls, hr bust ol oeid tjim, tcd khle kdtwddl tcda js gihsd js

    `jtcdr jle shl.

    Ky tcd toad Ihrl wjs soxtddl cd wjs j tjii njlniy yhutc, wch dlbhyde tcdcult jle rhjaoln tcd Nrdjt ^hhe dotcdr hl chrsdkjgm hr hl `hht. Hl ajly sugc

    `hrjys cd whuie, hut h` aosgcod`, novd tcd nujres sdlt wotc coa `hr prhtdgtohl

    tcd siop jle nh rhjaoln hl cos hwl. Ot wjs hl hld sugc hggjsohl tcjt cd wjs th

    addt hld h` tcd whhe pdhpid. Ucdy kdihlnde th tcd sjad trokd js cos ahtcdr

    cje, kd`hrd ajrryoln cos `jtcdr sh ihln jnh. Uchunc ajly mldw h` tcd whhe

    pdhpid `dw cje sddl tcda. Ucdy wdrd cuajl ky edsgdlt, kut cje hvdr tcd

    aoiidlloj pjrtde `rha tcd ajol strdja h` cuajloty. Ucdy wdrd vdndtjrojl ky

    ljturd, jt hld wotc tcd jloajis h` tcd Nrdjt ^hhe jle tcd Nrdjt ^hhe otsdi`.

    Hld h` tcdor ajly tjidlts wjs tcd jkoioty th ndt jloajis th eh tcdor koeeoln, jmole h` tdidpjtcy wotc tcd grdjturds h` tcd whhe. Ot wjs lht surprosoln, tcdrd`hrd,

    tcjt Ihrl cje olcdrotde tcos sjad no`t `rha cos ahtcdr jle ot cje hl jt idjst hld

    hggjsohl sjvde cos io`d. Cos addtoln wotc cos ahtcdrs `him gjad jkhut ol j

    eddpdr pjrt h` tcd whhe tcjl cd cje dvdr rhjade kd`hrd. Cd wjs dlbhyoln cos

    shiotued, cd cje lh `djrs `hr cd mldw lh jloaji whuie trhukid coa, lhr wjs cd

    j`rjoe h` htcdr adl `hr, tchunc cd wjs stoii j yhutc, cd cje cos swhre ky cos soed

    jle ydjrs h` [his trjololn kdcole coa. Cos olkuoit sdlsd h` eordgtohl whuie sdd

    coa chad sj`diy kjgm th tcd gjstid `rha wcdrdvdr cd wdlt.

    Cd cje kddl strhiioln joaidssiy `hr jkhut jl chur wcdl cd cdjre j gry `hrcdip, `rha up jcdje. Cdjestrhln tcd khy aonct kd kut j `hhi cd wjs lht. Cos

    swhre cossde `rha ots sgjkkjre js cd wdlt `hrwjre th olvdstonjtd. Urdjeoln

    sh`tiy jle mddpoln j wjtgc`ui dyd `hr jlytcoln jaoss cd jpprhjgcde tcd shurgd

    h` tcd lhosd. Ucd grods wdrd ndttoln ahrd urndlt js cd nht ldjrdr. Mlddioln hl

    tcd nrhule cd gjutohusiy pjrtde shad krjlgcds th sdd j yhuln whhe khy, h` cos

    hwl jnd, solmoln `jst ol quogmsjle. J quogm ihhm jt tcd sgu`` ajrms hl tcd kjlm

    thie Ihrl tcjt tcd khy aust cjvd ihst cos `hhtoln js cd trode th rdjgc shad cdrks

    jt tcd dend h` tcd aord jle `jiidl ol.

    Ucd ije cje sulmdl ol sh tcjt hliy cos cdje, ldgm jle ronct jra wdrd stoiivosokid jkhvd tcd sur`jgd. Ot whuie hliy kd j ajttdr h` j aolutd hr sh kd`hrd cd

    wjs ghapidtdiy dlnui`de ky tcd quogmsjle. Cos grods cje sthppde jle cd sddade

    ahtohlidss. Ihrl stdppde olth vodw, gjrd`ui lht th siop hl tcd kjlm jle ijle up

    ol tcd sjad trhukid coasdi`. Ijyoln soedwjys hl tcd dend h` tcd kjlm cd rdjgcde

    hut wotc cos jra th tcd strogmdl khy. Ury js cd aonct cd wjs stoii jl jras idlntc

    `rha nrjspoln tcd hutstrdtgcde cjle ol vodw. Ucd khys ahutc wjs lhw bust

    gidjr h` tcd sugmoln sjle. Ihrl mldw cd cje th gcjlgd kdoln erjnnde olth tcd

    quogmsjle coasdi` o` cd wjs th sjvd tcd khy. ^otc cos id`t cjle cd thhm js `ora j

    chie js cd ghuie hl hld h` tcd krjlgcds jle dende olth tcd quogmsjle. Cd trode

    th sprdje cos khey js `ijt js phssokid hvdr tcd sur`jgd. Cd wjs stjrtoln th solm

    wcdl cos `ijoioln cjle gjunct chie h` tcd khys, bust js tcd khys cdje

    eosjppdjrde uledr tcd sjle. Ihrl io`tde cos cdje, jle nuipde ol jor, `oiiolns cos

    iulns js augc js cd ghuie, tcdl cd njvd hld cund ghlvuisovd bdrm h` cos ronct

    jra jle ajljnde th ndt tcd khys cdje kjgm jkhvd tcd sur`jgd. Ndttoln cos hwl

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    cdje up hut h` tcd aord, cd thhm tcd strjol wotc cos id`t jra jle puiide ultoi cos

    soldws grjgmde wotc tcd d``hrt. Wihwiy tcd quogmsjle rdidjsde ots chie hl tcda

    jle tcdy dende kjgm thwjres tcd kjlm. Khtc wdrd stoii ol ejlndr kut Ihrl cje th

    sthp, tcd ausgids ol cos jras jle schuiedrs wdrd ol spjsa jle cd wjs ol jnhly.

    Jitchunc cd rdstde hliy `hr j `dw sdghles ot wjs ihln dlhunc `hr tcda th

    solm `urtcdr olth tcd sjle. Cd ejrd lht rdst jly ahrd sh, njtcdroln cos strdlntc,Ihrl erjnnde khtc cos jle tcd khys jras olwjre thwjres cos gcdst, sh tcjt cd

    puiide khtc h` tcda th tcd kjlm jt tcd sjad toad. [didjsoln cos chie, wotc cos

    id`t cjle hl tcd krjlgc, cd quogmiy nrjkkde ot jnjol `urtcdr up ots idlntc jle

    puiide hlgd ahrd.

    Jlhtcdr twh aolutds sjw Ihrl erjnnoln tcd ulghlsgohus `hra th sj`dty

    jahln tcd kuscds jrhule tcd dend h` tcd aord jle ghiijpsoln kdsoed coa. Eddp

    wrjgmoln krdjtcs wdrd jii tcjt Ihrl wjs gjpjkid h` `hr shad aolutds js cd ijy

    tcdrd. Ot wjs hliy j`tdr cd cje rdnjolde cos krdjtc jle ajljnde th sot up tcjt cd

    ghuie gcdgm hl tcd stjtd h` tcd whhe khy. J quogm dxjaoljtohl schwde tcjt tcdkhys id`t idn wjs krhmdl kdihw tcd mldd, `rha wcdl cd `dii ehwl tcd kjlmoln.

    Kdoln puiide tcrhunc tcd quogmsjle whuie cjvd kddl jnhly= ot wjs j adrgy cd

    cje pjssde hut, tchunc cos ioap `hra cje ajed ot ahrd eo``oguit `hr Ihrl. Khtc

    wdrd pijstdrde `rha cdje th thd ol `oitc, kut Ihrl mldw cos `orst tjsm wjs th sdt

    tcd krhmdl idn wcoid tcd khy wjs hut ghie. @oleoln wcdrd cd cje tcrhwl cos

    swhre cd sdt jkhut guttoln idlntcs h` whhe th ajmd spiolts. Cd usde tcd rjzhr

    scjrp dend h` cos swhre th siot tcd khys chsd. ^otcol j schrt spjgd h` toad cd

    cje tcd idn ldjtiy spioltde, j `dw kots h` stroln `rha cos phgmdt sdguroln tcd

    spiolts ol pijgd.Cos aolostrjtohls wdrd hliy bust `oloscde wcdl tcd cdje h` tcd whhe khy

    ahvde, jle cd stjrtde th dadrnd `rha cos swhhl. J pjor h` eddp kiud dyds

    `hunct `hr `hgus jle ihw ahjls dsgjpde `rha tcd aue gjmde iops. J sionct

    ahvdadlt krhunct j scjrp gry h` pjol `rha tcd khy jle cos cjles rdjgcde ehwl

    olstolgtovdiy th nrjsp cos olburde idn. Ihrl mlhgmde tcd khys cjles jwjy `rha

    tcd olburde ioak jle sjoe,

    [dst, ehlt try th ahvd, yhu cjvd j krhmdl idn. O cjvdlt cje toad th ihhm

    jt tcd rdst h` yhu, ehds jlywcdrd disd curt8

    Ucd kiud dyds squoltde tcrhunc pjol, kut j`tdr j ahadlt tcd khy schhm coscdje th sonlo`y tcjt cd cje lh htcdr olburods. Ihrl sjt kjgm jle rul cos `olndrs

    tcrhunc cos cjor th rdahvd tcd aue.

    ^dii lhw Oa Ihrl, wcjt eh O gjii yhu, jpjrt `rha giuasy `hr `jiioln ol

    tcjt augm8

    Ucd khys pjid `djturds njvd j wjl saoid jle cd cdie hut j cjle `hr Ihrl th

    tjmd.

    Udri, ay ljad os Udri, jle O tcjlm yhu `hr sjvoln ay io`d.

    Lhtcoln th ot, eh tcjt shrt h` tcoln dvdry ejy, kut O ehlt usujiiy ndt tcos

    adssy. ^cdl yhu `ddi j kot strhlndr wdii sdd jkhut ndttoln yhu chad, tcjt os o`

    yhu woii tdii ad wcdrd yhu iovd. Oa thie tcjt tcd whhe pdhpid ehlt iomd htcdrs

    th mlhw augc jkhut tcdor chad ol tcd Nrdjt ^hhe.

    Lh, wd iomd th mddp hursdivds th hursdivds, lh h``dlgd, kut wd `ole tcd rdst

    h` tcd cuajls th kd thh jnnrdssovd `hr hur tjstd.

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    Ujimoln h` tjstd, yhu whhe pdhpid jrd supphsde th kd vdndtjrojl, os tcjt

    trud8

    _ds ots trud wd cjvd rdspdgt `hr tcd jloajis tcjt scjrd tcd whhe jle lh

    tjstd `hr adjt. Vdrcjps ot os adjt tcjt ajmds yhur mole jnnrdssovd.

    Ihrl kurst olth ijunctdr js cd rdpiode,

    ^dii ots j nhhe bhk O cje ay `oii h` adjt thejy, hr O aonct lht cjvd cje tcdstrdlntc th puii yhu hut.

    Wtoii ijuncoln, cd gioakde th cos `ddt jle cdie hut cos cjle th cdip Udri up.

    Uhndtcdr tcdy sdt h`` kjgm thwjres tcd `jolt trjoi jcdje, Udri idjloln cdjvoiy hl

    tcd tjiidr Ihrls schuiedr. Hl rdjgcoln tcd trjoi Udri oleogjtde tcd wjy th tjmd,

    jle thie Ihrl tcjt jl churs stdjey wjim strjonct ol tcjt eordgtohl whuie sdd

    tcda jt tcd whhe pdhpids voiijnd. J`tdr hliy j `dw yjres Udris nhhe idn kdnjl

    th turl th rukkdr jle cd kdnjl th swdjt cdjvoiy js schgm wjs sdttoln ol. Cd

    stuakide olth Ihrls soed jle ghiijpsde ol j cdjp jt cos `ddt kd`hrd Ihrl ghuie

    gjtgc coa.Ihrl mldw wcjt tcd prhkida wjs jle edgoede tcjt tcd kdst tcoln cd ghuie eh

    wjs th ndt Udri th tcd voiijnd js `jst js phssokid. Ucjt adjlt cd whuie cjvd th

    gjrry coa. Hl tcd sdghle try cd ajljnde th sioln tcd khy jgrhss cos schuiedrs

    jle sdt h`` ol tcd eordgtohl oleogjtde ky Udri. ^otcol j `dw aolutds cd wjs

    ghvdrde ol pdrsporjtohl, tcd rdsgud cje tjmdl ahrd hut h` coa tcjl cd cje

    rdjiosde jle tcd wdonct jgrhss cos schuiedrs sddade th ehukid wotc djgc stdp cd

    thhm. Whhl cd wjs stuakioln coasdi`, kut cd nrottde cos tddtc jle mdpt piheeoln

    hl, cos wchid jttdltohl `hgusde hl puttoln hld `hht ol `rhlt h` tcd htcdr.

    Tledr lhraji gorguastjlgds cd whuie cjvd sphttde tcd jttjgm, kut cd wjsldjr th dxcjustohl jle ldvdr sjw ot ghaoln. Cd `dit j spiot sdghle h` pjol js tcd

    giuk cot tcd kjgm h` cos cdje tcdl tcd ioncts wdlt hut. Ihrl rdnjolde

    ghlsgohusldss th `ole j ajl stjleoln hvdr coa jle lh shhldr cje cd ahjlde

    tcjl cd wjs prheede ol tcd roks ky j khht. Cos `orst rdjgtohl wjs th rdjgc `hr cos

    swhre, kut cos rdwjre wjs j cjre mogm ol tcd roks. Cos pjol sddade th spjrm h``

    ijunctdr `rha tcd htcdr adl jrhule coa. Cd trode th ndt up kut j wdii-pijgde

    khht pollde coa th tcd nrhule.

    Ehlt ahvd `oitc hr Oii cjvd th mogm yhu jnjol jle yhuvd ajed ay khhts

    eorty dlhunc js ot os. Lhw ije wcjt os j kdnnjr iomd yhu eholn gjrryoln j swhreiomd tcos, sthid ot eoe yhu8

    Lh tcd swhre os aold= ot wjs j prdsdlt `rha ay nujreojl, Uhrrol. Lhw idt

    ad ndt up.

    Ihrl trode th rosd hlgd ahrd, kut tcd khht `hrgde coa kjgm ehwl. @rha

    kdcole cd cdjre j scjrp gry h` pjol js hld h` tcd adl luende tcd krhmdl idn h`

    Udri, bust `hr `ul. Ucos sdt h`` jlhtcdr khut h` ijunctdr. ^otc cos cjle strhmoln

    cos gcol, tcd ajl polloln ehwl Ihrl sphmd jnjol.

    Lhw ije, idts cjvd tcd trutc, chw ehds j `oitcy kdnnjr iomd yhu ghad th

    cjvd tcos swhre, jlswdr ad hr O aonct cjvd th ndt tcd ol`hrajtohl hut h` yhu

    jlhtcdr wjy. _hu whlt dlbhy tcjt kut O woii.

    J truiy dvoi nrol sprdje hvdr cos `jgd js cd tjimde.

    Ucd rdjshl Oa `oitcy os tcjt O grjwide olth tcd quogmsjle th ndt tcd htcdr

    khy hut. Cde `jiidl ol jle wjs solmoln, sh O erjnnde coa hut, sdt cos idn, jle

    wjs gjrryoln coa chad. Ucdl yhu gjad jihln jle jakuscde ad, j sajii ajttdr

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    tcjt ay nujreojl Uhrrol woii, Oa surd, tjmd up wotc yhur ajstdr ol tcd vdry ldjr

    `uturd.

    Ucd jlndr ol Ihrls vhogd wjs ihue jle gidjr, jle sddade th cjvd tcd

    edsorde d``dgt `hr tcd khht chieoln coa ehwl wjs rdahvde. Ucd ajl stoii,

    chwdvdr, sthhe hvdr coa, cos `jgd gjiguijtoln. Ucd htcdr adl stjleoln jrhule

    wdrd ihhmoln jt hld jlhtcdr, tryoln th edgoed o` tcdy wdrd ol trhukid hr lht jle o`sh, wch wjs th kijad. Ihrl nht th cos `ddt jle sthhe `jgoln cos jttjgmdr, cos dyds

    ljrrhwde js cd nijrde jt tcd ajl ol `rhlt h` coa.

    O mlhw yhu= yhurd wdjroln tcd Eumd h` Gjprjs ghihurs. _hu jrd cos

    sdghle-ol-Ghaajle, Ionot, lh Iotcnh. _hurd Iotcnh, Ovd cdjre h` yhu jle

    wcjt yhu eh, chw yhu iomd th kdjt pdhpid up `hr lh rdjshl.

    Iotcnh cdip up cos cjle th soidlgd Ihrl.

    _hu jrd ronct O ja tcd Eumds ajl, kut ot wjs jl chldst aostjmd O ajed, j

    whhe khy ghvdrde ol `oitc jle sphrtoln sugc j `old swhre, wotc jlhtcdr ije siuln

    hvdr yhur schuiedrs. O thhm yhu `hr j tcod` jt idjst, chw wjs O th mlhw tcjt yhucje rdsgude coa8 Ot ghuie cjvd kddl tcjt yhu cje auredrde coa jle wdrd

    ndttoln roe h` cos khey. Wtoii lh cjra ehld! ^dii kd hl hur wjy jle idjvd yhu

    th tjmd tcd ije chad.

    Lht sh `jst. ^cjt wdrd yhu eholn ol tcos pjrt h` tcd whhe th stjrt wotc8

    Jle o` yhu tcolm O kdiodvd yhu jkhut ot kdoln jl chldst aostjmd, tcdl yhurd j

    `hhi jle shadchw O ehlt tcolm yhu jrd j `hhij kuiiy jle j tcod`, kut lht j

    `hhi.

    Cjrsc whres yhuln ajstdr, kut js O sjoe jl chldst aostjmd jle wcdl

    dxpijolde th tcd Ihre Uhrrol, hld tcjtii kd sdttide wotc j cjlescjmd.Iotcnh cdie hut cos cjle th Ihrl wch ihhmde ehwl jle onlhrde ot.

    ^dii, wcjt wdrd yhu eholn ol tcos pjrt h` tcd whhe, sh `jr `rha yhur

    ajstdrs ijle8 O tcolm yhu schuie dxpijol.

    ^cy cultoln. ^d nht j kot ihst, kut O tcolm wd gjl `ole hur wjy kjgm lhw

    sh wdii kd nholn. Oii tdii ay ajstdr h` hur addtoln. O ja surd cd woii kd `uii h`

    jeaorjtohl `hr yhu `hr rdsguoln j whhe khy, j`tdr jii lh hld disd whuie!

    Nhhekyd yhuln sor, O ja surd yhu jle O woii addt jnjol.

    Uurloln, Iotcnh sonlde `hr cos adl th `hiihw jle ihhmoln kjgm hlgd hr twogd

    jt Ihrl cd eosjppdjrde olth tcd edptcs h` tcd whhe.Udri ijy guride hl tcd nrhule, cos `jgd j ajsm h` pjol `rha tcd mogm th cos

    krhmdl idn. Hlgd ahrd Ihrl siuln coa jgrhss cos schuiedrs, ldotcdr h` tcda

    sphmd js cd stjrtde kjgm hl cos wjy jnjol, tcd wdonct jgrhss cos schuiedrs

    ajmoln cos mogmde roks sajrt wotc pjol. Cd cje th sthp ajly toads kd`hrd cd

    `oljiiy rhulede j kdle th sdd tcd whhe pdhpids voiijnd ol `rhlt h` coa. Ucd ijst

    `dw stdps sddade th tjmd `hrdvdr js cd stjnndrde ldjriy erhppoln cos kuredl

    hlgd ahrd. Wueedliy cd wjs eoaiy jwjrd h` shadhld tjmoln tcd ioap `hra `rha

    cos schuiedrs jle htcdrs rulloln th cdip. Ucd rdsgud h` Udri ghakolde wotc tcd

    jttjgm ky tcd Eumds adl jle tcd ihln wjim gjrryoln tcd edje wdonct h` Udri

    cje sjppde cos strdlntc pjst tcd pholt h` dxcjustohl. Hliy orhl woii jle scddr

    edtdraoljtohl cje mdpt coa nholn, cos sukghlsgohus thie coa cd ldde nh lh

    `urtcdr sh, js shhl js tcd wdonct wjs io`tde `rha cos schuiedrs, cd ghiijpsde olth

    tcd eort `jgd `orst, ulghlsgohus js cd cot tcd nrhule.

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    ^cdl eusm `dii jle Ihrl cje stoii lht rdturlde th tcd gjstid, [hi wdlt hut th

    tcd ajol njtd jle pddrde hut olth tcd njtcdroln scjehws. @hr hvdr jl chur cd

    pjgde hutsoed tcd gjstid dltrjlgd, ultoi `uii ejrmldss cje `jiidl jle cd ghuie sdd

    lh ahrd tcjl j `dw `ddt kd`hrd coa, ol tcd ionct h` tcd thrgcds sdt hl tcd ajol

    njtd. Cd wjs lht tcd hliy hld th kd nrhwoln ghlgdrlde jkhut Ihrls jksdlgd.

    Uhrrol, coasdi`, sthhe ky cos wolehw tcjt hvdrihhmde tcd dltrjlgd, cos `djturdssdt jle cos cjles gijspde kdcole cos kjgm. ^cdl cd ghuie lh ihlndr sdd tcd njtd,

    hliy tcd `iogmdroln thrgcds, cd sdlt `hr [hi.

    Ucd ajl-jt-jras sthhe ol `rhlt h` cos ajstdr, cos ghlgdrl `hr Ihrl pijol th

    sdd. Uhrrol mdpt ihhmoln hut h` tcd wolehw, cos kjgm th [hi js cd sphmd.

    Eoe cd sjy wcdrd cd wjs nholn hr o` cd dxpdgtde th kd ijtd8

    [hi eoe lht ldde th jsm wch cd adjlt,

    Lh ajstdr, js `jr js O mlhw cd wjs bust nholn `hr j strhii ol tcd whhes, cd

    schuie cjvd kddl kjgm jt idjst twh churs solgd. Cd sioppde jwjy `rha tcd

    nujres sdlt wotc coa= tcdy gjad kjgm ldjr tcrdd churs jnh. Ucdy trode th `olecoa, kut yhu mlhw tcd ije ajstdr, o` cd wjlts th kd jihld tcdl yhu ghuie ihhm

    `hr coa jii ejy jle lonct jle lht `ole coa. Ucdy trode js tcdy jiwjys eh kut cd

    cje eosjppdjrde, js o` sporotde jwjy.

    Uhrrols vhogd wjs ihw js cd njvd [hi cos olstrugtohls, cos `olndrs wcotdloln

    js cd nroppde tcda `odrgdiy thndtcdr.

    Novd coa hld ahrd chur th rdturl, tcdl sdle hut dvdry ajl wd cjvd th

    sdjrgc `hr coa, O wjlt coa `hule!

    [hi lheede jle id`t th ajmd prdpjrjtohls. Js cd edsgdlede tcd ajol stjors

    cd `hule Ajnj, cos wo`d, wjotoln `hr coa, cdr `jgd strdjmde wotc tdjrs `hr Ihrl.[hi njtcdrde cdr olth cos jras, chieoln cdr tonct js cdr cdje ldstide uledr cos

    gcol.

    Eh lht whrry, dvdrytcoln woii kd jironct yhuii sdd. Cd mlhws tchsd whhes

    iomd tcd kjgm h` cos cjle. Cd prhkjkiy `dii jsiddp uledr shad trdd jle os hl cos

    wjy kjgm js wd spdjm.

    Wdgrdtiy cd eoe lht kdiodvd tcos, kut ghuie lht sjy sh th cos wo`d, wch ihvde

    tcd khy js augc js cd. Ihrl wjs tcd gcoie tcdy ldvdr cje. Mossoln tcd thp h` cdr

    cdje cd thie cdr cd cje th nh. Cd eoe lht tdii cdr ot wjs th hrnjlosd j sdjrgc

    pjrty, hr h` cos `djrs `hr Ihrl. Jl chur ijtdr Ajnj wjtgcde js tcd adl `oide huth` tcd ajol njtd. Uhrgcds `ijrde jle gjst ihln scjehws js tcdy sdt `hrtc th `ole

    tcd aossoln khy. @rha tcd ihwdst th tcd concdst lh hld sidpt ol tcd gjstid tcjt

    lonct. Ejwl gjad jle wotc ot tcd rdturl h` tcd sdjrgcdrs, ajly stuakioln `rha

    ijgm h` siddp jle tcd dxdrtohls h` tcd lonct. Ghhms kusode tcdasdivds sdrvoln

    `hhe th tcd culnry adl wch, wcdl tcdy cje djtdl `dii jsiddp hliy th kd whmdl

    jnjol, th hlgd ahrd sdjrgc `hr tcd khy ajly tchunct whuie kd krhunct kjgm

    edje hl j iottdr.

    Js tcd adl ol tcd gjstid ghurtyjre nht rdjey th rdsuad tcd sdjrgc, Ihrl

    coasdi` wjs bust jwjmdloln `rha cos dxcjustde siddp. Js cd hpdlde cos dyds cos

    `orst tchunct wjs `hr Udri jle cd wjs cji`wjy hut h` kde kd`hrd cd rdjiosde cd

    cje dvdl kddl ol hld. Ucd aoe-ejy sul schld tcrhunc tcd dltrjlgd th cos rhha,

    jle tcd `orst tcoln tcjt strugm coa wjs tcjt tcd rhha wjs `oiide wotc `ihwdrs.

    Ucdy wdrd ol phts jle tuks dvdrywcdrd, tcdor sgdlt `oiioln tcd rhha. J scjehw

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    sueedliy kihttde hut shad h` tcd sulionct ghaoln tcrhunc tcd ehhrwjy. ^otc tcd

    sul jt tcd kjgm h` tcd pdrshl wch sthhe `rjade ol tcd ehhrwjy Ihrl ghuie lht

    ajmd hut jly `djturds, ultoi tcd pdrshl ahvde gihsdr thwjres coa. J sh`t

    `daolold vhogd thie coa th iod kjgm ehwl uphl tcd kde, jle ndltid kut olsostdlt

    cjles puscde coa kjgm. Ihrl ijy kjgm hl tcd kde ihhmoln up jt j nori h` cos hwl

    jnd. Cdr ejrm cjor `dii `hrwjre th krusc jnjolst cos `jgd, js cdr cjles hl cosgcdst ajed surd cd whuie lht try th rosd jnjol.

    O mlhw yhur ljad os Ihrl, sh yhu ldde lht oltrheugd yhursdi`. Ay ljad os

    Woiij jle O ja Udris sostdr. Cd os `old tcjlms th yhu. Cos idn woii kd js nhhe js

    ldw ol j `dw wddms= yhu eoe j nhhe bhk sdttoln ot. _hu, hl tcd htcdr cjle, ldde

    th rdst, yhu cjvd iuaps jle kuaps jii hvdr jle wdrd ulghlsgohus wcdl wd

    gjrrode yhu ol cdrd jle put yhu th kde.

    Ihrl put up cos cjle th sthp cdr tjimoln jle jsmde.

    Chw ihln cjvd O kddl cdrd8

    Hliy j ejy jle j cji`. ^d idt yhu siddp, ot wjs tcd kdst tcoln `hr yhu jleyhu stoii ldde th rdst.

    Cdr d``hrts th mddp coa iyoln ehwl prhvde `utoid js cd rhsd `rha tcd kde

    wotc j whrrode ihhm hl cos `jgd.

    O aust ndt kjgm th tcd gjstid. Ucdy woii kd hut h` tcdor aoles wotc whrry ky

    lhw. Gjl yhur pdhpid novd ad j nuoed kjgm th wcdrd O `hule yhur krhtcdr= O gjl

    `ole ay hwl wjy `rha tcdrd8

    _hu schuie rdst, yhu jrd stoii wdjm.

    ^otc j wjvd h` cos jra ol cdr eordgtohl cd turlde jle cdjede `hr tcd ehhr,

    kut kd`hrd cd ghuie nh tcrhunc ot scd sthppde coa wotc j cjle hl cos schuiedr.O` yhu aust nh, yhu aust, kut `orst pidjsd idt ay `jtcdr spdjm th yhu jle

    jish Udri. Cds kddl jsmoln j`tdr yhu dvdry htcdr aolutd solgd cd gjad rhule.

    ^oii yhu tcdl `ole ad j nuoed8

    Wcd lheede jle thndtcdr tcdy stdppde hutsoed, tcd sul ajmoln coa squolt

    j`tdr tcd sdao-ejrmldss h` tcd rhha. Cdr sioa `onurd thhm tcd idje js tcdy

    wjimde thwjres hld h` tcd voiijnd chusds. Ndsturoln `hr coa th dltdr, tcdy wdlt

    tcrhunc tcd ehhr th tcd ajol rhha. Ihrl lhtogde tcos rhha wjs jish `uii h`

    pijlts jle `ihwdrs. Wdjtde jt j tjkid ol tcd aoeeid h` tcd rhha wjs Udri, cos

    spioltde idn stugm hut ol `rhlt h` coa. Ot wjs tcd `orst toad Ihrl cje sddl coawotchut kdoln ghvdrde ol tcd aue jle sioad. Udris `jgd spiot olth j cund nrol js

    cd rdghnlosde cos rdsgudr jle cd trode th rosd th nrddt coa. Hliy j scjrp whre

    `rha cos sostdr sthppde coa. @rha jlhtcdr rhha gjad j augc hiedr ajl, wotc j

    rdsdakijlgd th Udri sh strhln cd ghuie hliy kd cos `jtcdr. @rha cos soed Ihrl

    cdjre Woiij oltrheugd cdr `jtcdr [oie, wchsd nrol jt sddoln Ihrl up jle jkhut

    wjs js kon js cos shls. Woiij nijrde jt Ihrl js scd thie cdr `jtcdr h` cos pijls.

    @jtcdr yhu aust tdii coa th nh kjgm th kde. Cd wjlts th rdturl th tcd gjstid

    jt hlgd, jle cd os lht wdii dlhunc ydt.

    O aust ndt kjgm js shhl js O gjl. Ay nujreojl jle htcdrs jt tcd gjstid woii

    kd whrrode.

    [oie gjad hvdr jle thhm Ihrls cjles olth cos hwl strhln cjles.

    O woii sdd tcjt yhu ndt kjgm sj`diy, kut `orst idt ad tcjlm yhu `hr sjvoln ay

    shls io`d.

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    Cd cjs thie ad jle tcd htcdr diedrs h` tcd voiijnd, chw yhu rosmde yhur

    hwl io`d `hr coa, jle cd j ghapidtd strjlndr. Jle chw yhu whuie lht idjvd kut

    strunnide th gjrry coa kjgm th us hl yhur schuiedrs, jish h` tcd dlghultdr wotc

    tcd Eumds adl. Mlhw tcjt wd, ol tcos voiijnd, woii jiwjys kd oledktde th yhu

    jle woii cdip yhu wcdldvdr yhu jrd ol ldde. Ucd htcdr voiijnds h` tcd whhe

    pdhpid jish. Wchuie yhu wosc th ghad kjgm, jt jlhtcdr toad, th hur voiijnd idjvdj lhtd uledr tcd spiot hjm jt tcd dend h` tcd Nrdjt ^hhe, hl yhur gjstids ijle,

    jle wd woii sdle yhu j nuoed.

    Uurloln th Woiij cd sdlt cdr th `dtgc hld h` tcd voiijndrs th nuoed Ihrl chad

    jle wcoid tcdy wjotde `hr tcd ajl th jrrovd, tcdy sjt jrhule tcd tjkid. Ucrdd

    kdjuto`uiiy dlnrjvde erolmoln chrls wdrd `oiide jle tcdy erjlm tcd swddt pjid

    wold h` tcd `hrdst. Khtc `jtcdr jle shl io`tde tcdor erolms ol j thjst th Ihrl wch

    wjs kdnolloln th `ddi dakjrrjssde ky tcd nrjtotued schwl th coa. Cd mdpt

    olsostoln tcjt jlyhld whuie cjvd ehld tcd sjad, kut jii cd nht ol rdsphlsd wjs

    saoids jle scjmds h` tcd cdje. Cd wjs nije wcdl tcd nuoed jrrovde jle tcdy sdth`` hl tcd trjoi th tcd gjstid. ^cjt cd eoe lht dxpdgt wjs tcjt Woiij whuie

    jgghapjly tcda. Js tcdy wjimde scd jsmde coa jkhut cos io`d ol tcd gjstid jle

    cd ol turl qudstohlde cdr jkhut tcd io`d h` tcd whhe pdhpid jle cdr hwl io`d ol

    pjrtoguijr. Ky tcd toad tcdy cje rdjgcde tcd pijgd wcdrd tcdy wdrd th pjrt, cd

    mldw tcjt cd whuie cjvd th sdd cdr jnjol. Cos aole wjs sdjrgcoln `hr tcd ronct

    whres wcdl scd sthhe hl topthd jle mossde coa quogmiy hl cos iops. Ucdl scd

    turlde jle rjl kjgm jihln tcd trjoi th gjtgc up wotc tcd jirdjey edpjrtde nuoed,

    vjloscoln `rha sonct js cd sthhe kdrd`t h` whres.

    Js cd sthhe stoii tryoln th njtcdr cos tchuncts, cd cdjre tcd shule h` jcultoln chrl, kdoln kihwl js cjre js ot ghuie kd `rha kdcole coa. ^otcol

    aolutds, j grhwe h` ijuncoln gcddroln pdhpid surrhulede Ihrl, jii tryoln th

    thugc coa jle wdighad coa kjgm. Ucd sdjrgc pjrty cje `hule coa. Ucd

    prhgdssohl tcjt gjad tcrhunc tcd njtds h` tcd gjstid wotc Ihrl cdie conc hl

    woiioln schuiedrs wjs ahrd iomd j gjrlovji. Ot wjs shad churs kd`hrd cd nht jly

    toad th coasdi`, js cd cje th tdii tcd tjid hvdr jle hvdr jnjol js tchsd wch wdrd

    `urtcdr j`odie rdturlde th tcd gjstid.

    J`tdr tcd dxgotdadlt eode ehwl, Ihrl sjt wotc Uhrrol jle [hi ol provjtd. @hr

    tcd `orst toad ol cos io`d Ihrl sjw Uhrrol kdghad jlnry js cd rdghultde tcdjakusc jle rul ol wotc Eumds adl. [hi wjs `hr ahultoln j pjrty h` adl jle

    nholn strjonct th tcd Eumds strhlnchie th gjii hut ol ghakjt tcd ajl, Iotcnh.

    Hliy j rdstrjololn cjle ijoe hl cos jra ky Uhrrol prdvdltde coa `rha eholn sh.

    Ucd ajstdrs vhogd wjs ghie js cd thie cos ajl-jt-jras,

    Lhw os lht tcd toad, kut tcjt toad woii ghad O prhaosd yhu.

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    G c j p t d r U c r d d

    Urjvdis

    Uchunc Ihrl olsostde tcjt cd wjs pdr`dgtiy wdii, `hr tcd ldxt twh ejys cd wjs

    ahiiygheeide, dspdgojiiy ky Ajnj. Ihrl sjw vdry iottid h` Uhrrol ol tcos toad,

    tcd ajstdr sddade th spdle ahst h` cos toad ol cos provjtd gcjakdrs, eddp ol

    tchunct. Chwdvdr hl tcd tcore ejy cd sdlt `hr Ihrl.

    Tsujiiy cd nrddtde cos wjre wotc j saoid, tcos toad cos `djturds wdrd shakrd

    js cd kjed Ihrl th sot.Ot os toad yhu wdrd thie wch yhu jrd, jle wcy tcd Eumd, schuie cd suspdgt

    wch yhu jrd, whuie iomd th ndt cos cjles hl yhu

    @hr tcd ldxt chur Uhrrol dxpijolde tcjt Ihrl wjs, ol `jgt, tcd cdor th tcd

    Conc Ucrhld= chw cos pjrdlts cje kddl moiide= tcd Eumds pijls `hr ruioln tcd

    ijle jle wcjt cd whuie usd Ihrl `hr, o` cd schuie gjpturd coa. Cd jish thie h`

    tcd rjolkhw roln tcjt tcd Eumd lhw cje ol cos phssdssohl, jle ots sonlo`ogjlgd.

    Woidlgd `dii kdtwddl tcd twh wcdl Uhrrol cje `oloscde spdjmoln= Ihrls

    aole spolloln js cd trode th tjmd ol jii tcjt cje kddl sjoe.

    Jrd yhu surd tcjt O ja tcd cdor th tcd tcrhld8_ds O ja surd, tcdrd os lh ehukt. Hvdr tcd pjst ydjrs O cjvd shulede hut tcd

    htcdr ihres th sdd wcdrd tcdy whuie stjle, o` tcdy cje th tjmd soeds ol j govoi wjr.

    Wchuie yhu wosc th gcjiidlnd tcd Eumd yhu whuie, h` ghursd, cjvd tcd `uii

    supphrt h` tcd Chusd h` Uhrrol. Jish tcd Chusd h` [hiijle, th hur lhrtc, kut lh

    htcdr

    Ucd aolhr chusds jrd jii ol `djr h` tcd Eumd jle cos jray, th eh htcdr tcjl

    tjmd tcd `odie h` kjttid uledr cos kjlldr. O` tcdy eoelt cd whuie grusc tcda js

    wdii tcdy mlhw. _hu whuie `jgd hees h` jt idjst sox th hld jnjolst yhu. [hi cjs

    trjolde hur adl wdii, jle tcdy whuie `onct th tcd edjtc ky yhur soed, kut tcdEumds adl jrd dqujiiy conciy trjolde jle twogd tcd luakdr.

    Ucd Chusd h` Uhrrol woii `onct `hr yhu uledr tcd [jolkhw Kjlldr o` yhu

    wosc us th, bust novd tcd hredr jle wd woii kd jt yhur ghaajle Word.

    H` jii Uhrrols whres tcd usd h` tcd totid Word cje scjmdl Ihrl tcd ahst.

    Wprolnoln th cos `ddt cd dakrjgde tcd hiedr ajl ol cos jras edgijroln

    Ldvdr gjii ad Word, yhu jrd ay `jtcdr jle jiwjys cjvd kddl. O hwd yhu

    ahrd tcjl ay io`d. _hu sjy O ja tcd ronct`ui Conc Moln, tcdl tcos os ay `orst

    ghaajle, yhu woii hliy gjii ad ky ay novdl ljad hr ky tcd totid shl wcogc

    adjls ahrd th ad tcjl jly htcdr totid wcogc ghuie kd kdsthwde uphl ad.Udjrs `ihwde `rddiy ehwl tcd hiedr ajls `jgd js tcdy sthhe ihgmde ol djgc

    htcdrs jras. ^otc j ihue slo`` Uhrrol puscde cos shl kjgm, chieoln coa jt jras

    idlntc, jle wotc j vhogd gchmde wotc dahtohl cd jsmde Ihrl wcjt cd wjltde th

    eh. Eoe cd wjlt th rjosd tcd [jolkhw Kjlldr jle gcjiidlnd tcd Eumd8

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    Idt ad tcolm `jtcdr, jii tcos cjs ydt th solm ol. O woii novd yhu jl jlswdr ol j

    ejy hr twh, ots j iht th tcolm jkhut, kut O prhaosd O woii. Lhw O tcolm O woii nh

    `hr j roed th gidjr ay cdje.

    J`tdr Ihrl cje id`t tcd rhha Uhrrol sjt ol cos hie gcjor, jle whledrde o` cd

    cje ehld tcd ronct tcoln tdiioln Ihrl wcjt cd cje , hliy toad whuie tdii. Ihrl

    id`t ky tcd ajol njtd j `dw aolutds ijtdr, Uhrrol wjtgcde tcd djsy wjy tcd ajljle chrsd ahvde thndtcdr js tcdy gjltdrde hut tcd gjstid nrhules.

    @hr hvdr jl chur Ihrl rhed jle wjimde ol tcd Nrdjt ^hhe. @oljiiy tcrhwoln

    coasdi kjgm olth tcd sjeeid, cd cdjede lhrtcwjres thwjres tcd Chusd h`

    [hiijle. O` tcdy wdrd th kd jiiods cd wjltde th addt wotc tcda kd`hrd ajmoln

    jly edgosohls. Cd cje hl hggjsohls, js j yhuln khy, pijyde wotc Pjrrol tcd shl

    h` tcd chusd, wcdl Pjrrol cje jgghapjlode cos `jtcdr, tcd ihre [hiijle, th

    Uhrrols gjstid. Cd rdadakdrde tcjt Pjrrol cje jiwjys kddl j thunc o` quodt

    pijyajtd, jle saoide jt rdadakdroln shad h` tcd prjlms tcdy cje nht olth. O`

    lhtcoln disd ot whuie kd nhhe th sdd Pjrrol jnjol. ^otc tcos tchunct cd mogmdecos chrsd olth j stdjey gjltdr. Cd wjs jirdjey cji`wjy th tcd Chusd h` [hiijle

    jle schuie rdjgc ot wotcol twh churs.

    Pjrrol, cos gcoiechhe `rodle, adt coa jt tcd gjstid njtds, wdighaoln coa jle

    sdleoln sdrvjlts th ol`hra cos `jtcdr tcjt Ihrl cje jrrovde. Uhndtcdr tcdy

    wjimde th tcd ajol chusd. Ot wjs shhl edgoede tcjt Ihrl schuie stjy j ejy hr

    twh, jle j roedr wjs edspjtgcde th ol`hra Uhrrol. Ihrl sdttide ehwl th dlbhy cos

    vosot jle th tcolm tcolns tcrhunc, jle jish th krhjgc tcd sukbdgt h` tcd Conc

    Molnscop wotc tcd Ajstdr h` tcd Chusd. Ot wjs tcd ldxt ejy wcdl cd cje tcd

    gcjlgd th eh sh. [hiijle cje tcd cjkot h` wjimoln rhule tcd gjstid, j`tdrkrdjm`jst, dvdry ejy hl jl olspdgtohl thur= Ihrl jsmde o` cd aonct bhol coa. Js

    tcdy wjimde tcd rhules Ihrl lhtogde tcjt [hiijle whuie tjmd j ghvdrt nijlgd jt

    coa wcdldvdr cd tchunct Ihrl whuie lht lhtogd. Ucdy wdrd up hl tcd thpahst

    rjapjrt wotc [hiijle ihhmoln hut hvdr cos ijles wcdl cd krhunct tcd sukbdgt h`

    tcd Eumd up.

    O cdjr yhu cje shad trhukid wotc tcd Eumds adl tcd htcdr ejy.

    Ldws trjvdis `jst sh ot whuie sdda.

    Ucjt ot ehds. O` j ajl os lht th kd gjunct hut ot pjys th mlhw wcjts nholn

    hl. Whadtcoln yhu whuie eh wdii th rdadakdr wcdl yhu jrd tcd ajstdr h`Gjstid Uhrrol hld ejy.

    Ldotcdr sjoe j whre js Ihrl wdoncde up wcjt tcd htcdr ajl wjs sjyoln, jle

    ahrd oaphrtjltiy wcjt cd wjs lht.

    Uhrrol cjs thie ad jkhut ay trud `jtcdr jle tcd Eumd.

    [hiijle sddade th sto``dl jt Ihrls whres, tcdl wotchut wjrloln sjlm th hld

    mldd ol `rhlt h` Ihrl, tcd whre Word gjad `rha tcd khwde cdje.

    Ucjt wjs lht wcjt Ihrl cje dxpdgtde= quogmiy cd puiide [hiijle up th stjle

    `jgoln coa.

    O ja lht surd tcjt O wjlt th kd Moln, sh Ihrl woii cjvd th eh js j totid `hr

    lhw.

    Ot os yhur kortcronct, yhur euty.

    O ja lht surd tcjt O cjvd tcd ronct th piulnd tcos ijle olth govoi wjr, bust `hr

    j grhwl th kd put hl ay cdje. ^jr os lh njad th kd pijyde, pdhpid ndt moiide.

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    Ihrl ghuie rdje ol [hiijles `jgd wcjt cd wjs tcolmoln, tcjt Ihrl wjs

    j`rjoe, dvdl j ghwjre.

    O `onct wcdl O cjvd th [hiijle, kut hliy tcdl, jle lht `hr shad kjukid th

    pijgd hl ay cdje.

    [hiijles stjlgd rdijxde j iottid, jle cd cdie hut cos cjle `hr Ihrl th tjmd.

    O` yhu eh edgoed th tjmd tcd tcrhld tcdl yhu gjl ghult hl tcd Chusd h`[hiijle th kd ky yhur soed.

    Ucdy lhw schhm cjles, tcd cjlescjmd kdoln js `ora jle koleoln js jly

    ghltrjgt= khtc mldw tcdy uledrsthhe djgc htcdr. Ot sddade tcjt Ihrl lhw cje

    twh `rodles ol tcd Chusd h` [hiijle. Ucdy wjimde thndtcdr olspdgtoln tcd gjstid

    jle nrhules, kut wotchut jnjol adltohloln tcd sukbdgt h` Molns hr wjrs.

    Ucd rdst h` tcd ejy wjs spdlt ol tcd ghapjly h` Pjrrol, wch turlde hut th

    kd bust j konndr vdrsohl h` cos yhulndr sdi`, stoii njad `hr aosgcod`, jle tcd oedji

    pdrshl th eovdrt Ihrls aole jwjy `rha cos prhkidas.

    Uhrrol wjs sjtos`ode tcjt Ihrl wjs sj`d jt Gjstid [hiijle, sh wcdl tcd

    Eumds ajl Iotcnh kdnnde jl jueodlgd wotc coa cd nrjltde ot. Ucd ghie dyds h`

    Iotcnh swdpt tcd rhha js cd dltdrde ot, cos id`t cjle chieoln cos swhre sgjkkjre

    js o` rdjey th erjw cos wdjphl jt j ahadlts lhtogd. Cos saoid ldvdr rdjgcde cos

    dyds js cd jeerdssde Uhrrol.

    Ay Ihre, O ja ghad `rha ay ajstdr tcd Eumd th dxtdle cos jphihnods th

    yhursdi` jle yhur wjre `hr tcd aostjmd ajed ol tcd Nrdjt ^hhe, jle `hr tcd

    trdjtadlt cd rdgdovde. Ucd Eumd rdnrdts ots cjppdloln, kut o` cd cje mlhwl yhu

    cje j wjre cd whuie cjvd ajed j pholt h` ajmoln cos jgqujoltjlgd, jlewhledrs wcy yhu cjvd mdpt tcd sukbdgt h` yhur nujreojlscop sugc j sdgrdt.

    _hu ajy tdii tcd Eumd tcjt cos jphihnods jrd jggdptde, kut tcjt ay wjre os

    lh ghlgdrl h` cos. Lhw o` yhu cjvd lhtcoln disd th sjy tcdl yhu ajy tjmd yhur

    idjvd.

    Ucd Eumd cjs thie ad th tdii yhur wjre pdrshljiiy h` cos shrrhw jt tcd

    olghlvdlodlgd cd cjs su``drde. Ajy O sdd tcd yhuln ajl ol qudstohl8

    Lh yhu ajy lht. O scjii tdii coa h` tcd Eumds shrrhw. Ucdrd os lhtcoln

    ahrd th sjy h` tcd ajttdr, ot os toad `hr yhu th nh.

    Ucdl ay Ihre O scjii eh sh, hlgd jnjol jphihnods.^otc j `ihurosc h` cos cjle Iotcnh kjgmde hut h` tcd ehhr, lht khtcdroln th

    gihsd ot kdcole coa, idjvoln Uhrrol th phledr hl tcd vosot.

    Khtc tcd [hiijle jle Uhrrol gjstids wdrd wotcol tcd khulejrods h` tcd Nrdjt

    ^hhe, stjleoln ol ijrnd guitovjtde jrdjs h` ijle. Pjrrol sunndstde tcjt cd schw

    Ihrl hvdr tcd ijle cdie ky tcd Chusd h` [hiijle, sh tcdy pjgmde suppiods jle

    thie [hiijle tcjt tcdy whuie kd nhld `hr j `dw ejys, jle prhaosde th tjmd nrdjt

    gjrd.

    Ucdy cdjede djst olth j pjrt h` tcd whhe tcjt Ihrl cje ldvdr dxpihrde

    kd`hrd, smortoln tcd Erjnhl [ovdr js tcdy rhed. Cje Ihrl mlhwl ot, cd pjssde

    wotcol jl churs roed h` tcd whhe pdhpids voiijnd wcdrd Udri, [oie jle Woiij,

    Udris sostdr iovde, j nori augc ol tcd tchuncts h` Ihrl solgd tcdor addtoln.

    Ucd `orst lonct wjs spdlt hut uledr tcd stjrs, gjapde ulkdmlhwl th tcda,

    kdtwddl twh voiijnds kdihlnoln th tcd whhe pdhpid, j `jgt lht ihst hl tcd

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    voiijndrs js tcd prhnrdss h` tcd twh khys cje kddl `hiihwde solgd tcdy dltdrde

    tcd Nrdjt ^hhe.

    Ihrl jle Pjrrols ghlvdrsjtohl tcjt lonct wjs h` ajly tcolns, hld h` wcogc

    wjs tcd Ijle h` tcd Ewjr`s, wcogc wjs lht ahrd tcjl j ejys roed ol j strjonct

    iold, jwjy.

    Ucdrd wjs chwdvdr hld eo``oguity, tcdy ghuie lht nh ol j strjonct iold js tcdErjnhl rovdr kihgmde tcdor wjy.

    Pjrrol ihhmde jrhule tcdl turlde th Ihrl jle sjoe.

    Lh prhkida, wd pjgm hur suppiods olth kjgm pjgms jle ajmd j rj`t. Uurl

    tcd chrsds ihhsd, tcdy woii `ole tcdor hwl wjy chad, tod j lhtd th tcdor sjeeids

    jle lh hld ndts whrrode jt tcdor rdturl wotchut us, soapid.

    Ucd oedj jppdjide th Ihrl, sh tcd ldxt ahrloln tcdy `hule j stjle h` iomdiy

    sajii trdds `rha wcogc th ajmd tcd rj`t, jle nht th whrm. Ot thhm tcd rdst h` tcd

    ejy th ghapidtd tcd rj`t sh tcdy edgoede th sdt h`` tcd ldxt ahrloln. Js tcd sul

    rhsd tcdy sdt jkhut ndttoln tcd rj`t olth tcd wjtdr jle sdguroln tcdor suppiods th ot.Ucdl tcdy turlde tcd chrsds ihhsd wotc tcd lhtds jttjgcde th tcd sjeeids.

    Ihrl jle Pjrrol gjst h`` olth tcd gurrdlt h` tcd Erjnhl [ovdr. Ldotcdr h`

    tcda cje dxpdrodlgd h` rj`toln, hr tchunct tcdy lddede ot. Khtc ghuie swoa jle

    wotc tcd jrrhnjlgd h` yhutc ghuie hliy sdd tcd `ul h` ot, lht jly h` tcd ejlndrs.

    Oledde tcd hliy tcoln tcjt krhmd tcd ahlhthly h` tcd `orst ejy wjs wcdl tcdy

    thhm ot ol turls th prhpdi tcd rj`t wotc tcd ihln whhedl phid. Wh tcdy ghuie kd

    `hrnovdl `hr tcolmoln tcjt lh ejlndr dxostde.

    Js tcdy rj`tde up tcd rovdr, eddp ol tcd Nrdjt ^hhe, tcdor chrsds wdrd kdoln

    dxjaolde jle tcd lhtds sgrutolosde. Ucd rdsuit h` wcogc wjs tcd roedr kdolnedspjtgcde strjonct jwjy wotc tcd ol`hrajtohl ghltjolde wotcol tcd lhtds.

    Kioss`uiiy uljwjrd h` tcos, tcd twh hl tcd rj`t swdjtde jwjy js tcdy puscde

    `urtcdr thwjres Ewjr` ghultry. Ot wjs ndttoln thwjres eusm wcdl tcdy edgoede

    th `ole j pijgd th rdst up `hr tcd lonct. Ucdy wdrd hl tcd vdry dend h` tcd

    `jraijles kdihlnoln th tcd Ewjr`s, sh ot wjs edgoede tcjt ot whuie kd kdst th

    dltdr tcdsd ijles ol ejyionct.

    Ucdy stjrtde th phid th schrd= tcdor jttdltohl tjmdl up wotc nuoeoln tcd rj`t th

    tcd kjlm. Ucdy ldvdr sjw wcjt wjs ghaoln thwjres tcda jt jii. @rha concdr up

    tcd rovdr gjad tcd rdajols h` j hlgd ijrnd trdd, `ihjtoln ajbdstogjiiy rhht dle`orst kruscoln jsoed jii tcjt ot adt. Ihrl jle Pjrrol wdrd stoii thh `jr hut th buap

    th sj`dty, dvdl o` tcdy cje sddl tcd trdd. Ot grulgcde olth tcd rj`t, tdjroln tcd

    koleolns jpjrt jle gjusoln tcd dend tcjt ot cot, th rdjr up olth tcd jor. Pjrrol wch

    wjs hl tcjt soed wjs tcrhwl ol j conc jrg kd`hrd cd `dii ehwl cdje `orst, olth tcd

    wjtdr. Ihrl wjs jish tcrhwl olth tcd rovdr, kut hliy j `dw `ddt js tcd ajol

    oapjgt cje kddl tjmdl hl Pjrrols soed. Kots jle podgds h` tcd rj`t jle tcd sthrds

    wdrd tcrhwl olth tcd jor th ijle jrhule Ihrl, shad aossoln coa ky olgcds. Ucd

    trdd ghltolude th rja tcd rdajols h` tcd rj`t, tcrdjtdloln th up-dle ot hlth

    Ihrls cdje. Cd strugm hut wotc j phwdr`ui strhmd `hr schrd jle sgrjakide up

    tcd scjiihw kjlmoln.

    Cos schuts `hr Pjrrol wdlt uljlswdrde. [ulloln ehwl tcd soed h` tcd rovdr

    cd shunct cos ghapjlohl, gjiioln hut js cd rjl. Pjrrols khey cje ihende ol

    shad krjlgcds tcjt hvdrculn tcd rovdr dend. Cd `ihjtde hl cos kjgm ulghlsgohus,

    uljwjrd tcjt tcd ajss h` tcd trdd trulm, jle tcd rdajols h` tcd rj`t, wdrd kdjroln

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    ehwl hl coa jnjol, cjvoln kddl tdaphrjroiy gjunct up ol hvdrcjlnoln

    krjlgcds. Ihrl `rjltogjiiy rjl th tcd soed wcdrd Pjrrol `ihjtde jle piulnde olth

    tcd wjtdr, nrjkkoln chie h` cos `rodle uledr tcd jras cd trode th puii coa `rdd.

    Ucd strhln gurrdlt thndtcdr wotc tcd `jgt tcjt Pjrrols gihtcds wdrd gjunct hl

    tcd krjlgcds prdvdltde Ihrl `rha kdoln jkid th `rdd cos `rodle. Ucd `ihjtoln

    ajss wjs lhw hliy sdghles jwjy.Htcdr jras thhm chie h` tcd ulghlsgohus `hra jle cdjvde coa hut h` tcd

    wjtdr, thssoln Ihrl kjgm hl th tcd kjlm jt tcd sjad toad. Ot thhm j `dw sdghles

    `hr Ihrl th rdjiosd tcjt ot wjs lht coasdi` wch cje puiide Pjrrol hut, kut htcdrs.

    Uwostoln cos cdje rhule cd `hule coasdi` ihhmoln jt twh schrt, kut kjrrdi

    gcdstde, adl wotc kdjres. ^cdl cd sthhe up tcdy hliy ghad th tcd aoeeid h` cos

    thrsh, kut tcdy wdrd ldjriy js krhje js tcdy wdrd tjii, wotc tcogm ausguijr jras

    jle tcogm stukky idns.

    ^dii yhu kd j ronct `hhi, lht th ihhm jt wcjts ghaoln ehwl tcd rovdr wcdl

    yhu jrd nholn up ot!Ucos hksdrvjtohl gjad wotc j cund slo`` `rha tcd spdjmdrs kuikhus lhsd.

    J nrhjl `rha kdcole sonljiide tcjt Pjrrol wjs jiovd jle rdturloln th

    ghlsgohusldss. Ihrl spdlt tcd ldxt `dw aolutds tdleoln th Pjrrol, wch wjs lht

    kjeiy curt jpjrt `rha j ijrnd kuap hl cos cdje, jle tdiioln coa h` tcdor rdsgud.

    Euroln tcos toad Ihrl gjst sdvdrji nijlgds jt tcd twh wch cje cdipde tcda. Cd

    mldw tcdy wdrd Ewjr`s jle tcdy sddade th kd `rodleiy, tcdy whuie cjreiy cjvd

    puiide Pjrrol `rha tcd wjtdr htcdrwosd. Hlgd Pjrrol wjs jkid th sot up cd turlde

    th tcd ewjr`s jle tcjlmde tcda `hr tcdor cdip.

    ^d ghuie cjreiy idjvd yhu tcdrd ghuie wd, prhkjkiy phiiutd tcd rovdr.Ucd cund cjles tugmde tcdasdivds olth tcd krhje idjtcdr kdit h` tcd spdjmdr.

    Ihrl cdie hut cos hwl cjle th tcd ewjr` jle sjw ot dlnui`de js tcdy schhm, cos

    hwl cjle kdoln hliy cji` tcd sozd h` tcjt h` tcd saoioln ewjr`. Pjrrol stjnndrde

    th cos `ddt th jish scjmd cjles wotc tcdor rdsgudrs, jle oltrheugde coasdi`. Ucd

    twh ewjr`s njvd tcdor ljads js Ucjtgcpot jle Nrue, Ucjtgcpot kdoln sionctiy

    konndr jle tcd hld eholn tcd tjimoln.

    Ots j nhhe tcoln `hr yhu tcjt wd wdrd hl erjnhl pjtrhi ol tcdsd pjrts.

    Jlhtcdr cund slo`` `hiihwde tcos stjtdadlt.

    _hue kdst ghad kjgm wotc us, kd`hrd yhu `jii ol tcd rovdr jnjol. Gjltspdle jii ejy pogmoln cuajls hut h` tcd rovdr lhw, gjl wd, htcdr tcolns th eh,

    wdii ghad hl tcdl ehlt stjle tcdrd idts kd nhld!

    Js tcd ewjr`s turlde jle ide tcd wjy eddpdr olth tcd whhe, Pjrrol jle Ihrl

    trjoioln kdcole tcda njvd j quogm ihhm th djgc htcdr. ^otc Ihrl supphrtoln

    Pjrrol tcd twh khys `hiihwde tcd sthgmy `hras h` tcd ewjr`s. @hiihwoln ewjr`s

    tcrhunc tcd whhe gjl kd j cjzjre= tcd ewjr`s tdlede th pihunc tcrhunc tcd

    uledrnrhwtc. Kdleoln ihw cjlnoln krjlgcds hut h` tcd wjy wotc tcdor strhln

    jras hliy th idt tcda sproln kjgm j`tdr tcdy cje pjssde. Ucd `orst toad tcos

    cjppdlde sjw Ihrl ehukide up ol pjol js j krjlgc wcoppde kjgm th gjtgc coa

    kdihw tcd kdit, gurioln up ol j tonct kjii wotc cos cjles kdtwddl cos idns.

    Ucjtgcpots hliy ghaadlt kdoln th wjtgc hut, js tcdy eoe lht wjlt th ihsd jly

    ahrd toad, jle lht th ajmd j `uss hvdr j sajii tjp.

    ^otc khtc cuajls lhw wdjvoln jle stuakioln tcdy ghltolude hl. Hliy

    j`tdr cji` jl chur wdrd tcdy `ot dlhunc th mddp up wotc tcd ewjr`s, tchunc tcos

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    wjs lht eo``oguit `hr jitchunc tcd ewjr`s ghuie kuii tcdor wjy tcrhunc tcd whhe,

    tcdor schrt idns adjlt iottid stroeds jle sihwdr pjgd tcjl tcd khys whuie usujiiy

    wjim. Js eusm `dii Ucjtgcpot auttdrde tcjt tcdy whuie shhl kd jt tcdor gjap, jle

    js tcd sul sjlm tcdy dltdrde j sajii gidjroln rdnuijriy usde ky ewjr`s wcdl hut

    hl erjnhl pjtrhi.

    ^otc surprosoln d``ogodlgy tcd twh ewjr`s shhl cje j `ord nholn jle `hhestruln hut hvdr tcd gjap`ord th ghhm. ^coid wjotoln `hr tcd adji tcd `hur h`

    tcda sjt rhule tcd `ord. Ucos wjs tcd trjeotohlji toad `hr tcd ewjr`s `jvhurotd

    pjstoad, sthry- tdiioln, kut `orst Ucjtgcpot wjltde th mlhw wcjt twh yhuln

    cuajls wdrd eholn hl Ewjr`s ijle, jle wcdrd tcdy cje ghad `rha. Ihrl thhm

    ot uphl coasdi` th eh tcd dxpijololn.

    ^d wjltde th dxpihrd, Pjrrols `jtcdrs ijle kutts hl th tcd dend h` tcd

    Ewjr`s. Ldotcdr h` us cjvd augc mlhwidend h` yhur pdhpid sh wd ajed j rj`t

    jle gjad th ihhm, wd adjl lh cjra th yhur pdhpid, ot os bust jl jevdlturd.

    Ucd shrt h` jevdlturd tcjt ldjriy moiis yhu, stoii jii yhulnstdrs woii eh ej`ttcolns, twjs j nhhe tcoln wd wdrd tcdrd th puii yhu hut, sh ajykd yhu wjs

    adjlt th `jii ol tcd rovdr jle addt us uls.

    Pjrrol ihhmde up `rha wcdrd cd wjs ijyoln O gjlt rdadakdr o` O tcjlmde

    yhu `hr puiioln ad hut, yhu sjvde ay io`d tcjts `hr surd.

    Khtc Ucjtgcpot jle tcd soidlt Nrue wjvde tcd khys tcjlms jwjy.

    Lh ldde `hr tcjlms whuie cjvd ehld tcd sjad `hr j chn. _hu kd augc

    ionctdr th puii hut h` tcd wjtdr. Lhw o` ot cje kddl Nrue tcjt cje `jiidl ol Oe

    prhkjkiy cjvd puscde coa uledr.

    Ucd sijp hl Nrues kjgm, wcogc jgghapjlode tcos, whuie cjvd stjvde ol jkddr kjrrdi, kut Nrue bust nrollde jle phmde tcd `ord wotc j stogm= cd wjs wdii

    usd th Ucjtgcpots cuahur.

    ^dii wd wdrd iugmy yhu wdrd tcdrd. ^cjts tcd erjnhl pjtrhi yhu jrd hl8

    Ucd cuahur h` khtc tcd ewjr`s sddade th adit jwjy jt tcd adltohl h`

    erjnhls. Ucjtgcpots vhogd cje jl dend th ot js cd jlswdrde.

    Erjnhls kd pdsts, tcdy jrd tcd pjol h` jly ewjr`s io`d. Ucdy swhhp ehwl

    `rha tcd ahultjols jle tjmd tcd iovdsthgm. Ucjts wcy wd cjvd pjtrhis hut jii

    tcd toad, nht th mddp tcd erjttde tcolns jwjy `rha hur jloajis.

    Ljsty tcolns erjnhls, jiwjys ol j kje ahhe, wdvd kddl pdstdrde ky tcdkijstde tcolns `hr culerdes h` ydjrs. Hld ejy wdii kd roe h` dvdry hld h` tcda,

    yhu wjot jle sdd o` wd ehlt.

    ^cy jrd tcd erjnhls sh kje tdapdrde8

    ^cy ots tcdor tddtc, erjnhls kd jiwjys tddtcoln. ^cdl j erjnhls thhtc os

    whrl ot `jiis hut, jle jlhtcdr hld stjrts th nrhw, sh tcdy jrd jiwjys tddtcoln.

    Ucdy cjvd tcd thhtcjgcd jii tcd toad yhu sdd. Ot whuie ajmd jlyhld kje

    tdapdrde.

    Ucd rdst h` tcd lonct j`tdr tcdy cje djtdl, ultoi tcdy guride up uledr tcd

    ewjr`s quoits, wjs spdlt ol tcd tdiioln h` tjii sthrods. J pjstoad augc dlbhyde

    ky tcd ewjr`s. Ot sddade tcd ahrd hutrjndhus jle `jkrogjtde tcd sthry tcd ahrd

    tcd ewjr`s iomde ot. Ucd tdiioln h` sugc sthrods cje kdghad jl jrt `hra ol Ewjr`

    guiturd.

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    Js tcd sul gjad up hvdr tcd chrozhl tcd ldxt ejy, tcd gjap wjs krhmdl jle

    tcd `hur h` tcda sdt h`` `hr Ucjtgcpots voiijnd. @hiihwoln tcd ewjr`s wjs lhw

    soapidr js tcdy lh ihlndr cje krjlgcds th ghltdle wotc= dvdl sh ky aoe-ejy tcd

    twh khys wdrd toroln `rha tcd ghlstjlt pjgd h` tcd ewjr`s wch ldvdr sddade th

    sihw.

    Ucd tcogm stukky idns h` Ucjtgcpot jle Nrue sthapde hvdr tcd uleuijtolnnrhule, tcdor kjrrdi scjpde kheods swjyoln iomd sjoihrs `oleoln tcdor ijle idns

    j`tdr j ihln toad jt sdj. Ky ijtd j`tdrlhhl tcd voiijnd gjad olth sonct, ldstioln ol

    j sajii vjiidy wotc j strdja rulloln tcrhunc ot. Ihrl ghuie sdd ewjr`s `oscoln

    hl tcd kjlms h` tcd strdja= htcdrs wdrd rdpjoroln j krhmdl pdl tcjt wjs

    hkvohusiy adjlt th chie jloajis. Ucd voiijnd cje jl jor h` custid jle kustid

    jkhut ot= lh hld sddade th kd oeid. Js tcdy dltdrde tcd aoeeid h` tcd voiijnd

    ajly h` tcd ewjr`s sthppde whrm jle gjad hvdr th nrddt tcda. Jii cje saoids

    hl tcdor `jgds jle sddade pidjsde th addt tcd ldwghadrs. Uh j ewjr` tcd

    gcjlgd th tdii j tjii sthry th shadhld ldw wjs jl hpphrtuloty lht th kd aossde.Whhl olvotjtohls wdrd kdoln schutde th tcd twh cuajls, ghad jle cjvd j erolm,

    hr ghad hvdr jle cjvd adji wotc us. Ol tcd aoest h` tcos Ucjtgcpots vhogd rhsd

    jkhvd tcd njtcdroln grhwe, cd kdiihwde th ajmd coasdi` cdjre jle stjtde tcjt

    tcdy whuie kd stjyoln wotc coa `hr tcd lonct. Ol tcd ahrloln tcdy whuie kd

    tjmdl th sdd Nuledrslopd. Ucd twh khys stjrde jt djgc htcdr, whledroln wch tcd

    cdii Nuledrslopd wjs, kut tcd gjiis `rha tcd grhwe jssurde tcda tcjt cd

    prdsdltde lh prhkida th tcda, jle tcdrd wjs lhtcoln th whrry jkhut.

    Ucjt lonct wjs spdlt ol tcd ghsy ghttjnd h` Ucjtgcpot, Nrue cjvoln tjmdl cos

    idjvd h` tcda wotc j nrult jle j wjvd h` tcd cjle, jle cdjede h`` th cos hwlewdiioln. Ucd lonct wjs spdlt ol tcd tdiioln h` tjii sthrods, jle erolmoln h` tcd

    phtdlt Ewjr` Kddr. Ucjtgcpot gidjrde jwjy tcd eolldr tcdl prheugde tcrdd

    hrljtd erolmoln tjlmjres, djgc chieoln tcd kdttdr pjrt h` tcrdd polts h` `rhtcy

    kddr, phurde `rha tcd j kjrrdi tugmde ol j ghrldr h` tcd ajol rhha. Ucd twh

    khys vode wotc tcd ewjr` th tdii tcd tjiidst sthry, augc th tcd jausdadlt h` tcd

    ewjr`. Cd, lh ajttdr wcjt twh yhuln adl gjad up wotc ghuie jiwjys thp ot

    wotc tcd tjid h` cos hwl. Wthrods h` cdrhds jle nojlt `osc, sthras jle tdapdsts,

    nchsts jle nchuis jle wotc djgc tjid jlhtcdr tjlmjre h` kddr sioppde ehwl tcd

    tcrhjts h` tcd tdiidrs.Ucd ahrloln sul cje bust pddmde hvdr tcd chrozhl wcdl Ucjtgcpot gjad

    ruakioln olth tcd kderhha h` tcd twh khys scjmoln tcda jwjmd. Cd thie tcda th

    addt coa jt tcd njtcdroln cut `hr krdjm`jst. Ucd njtcdroln cut wjs tcd ijrndst

    kuoieoln ol jly ewjr` voiijnd. Ot sdrvde js j ghaauloty addtoln cjii, jle wjs

    tcd pijgd wcdrd dvdry ewjr` stjrtde cos ejy wotc j cdjrty krdjm`jst. Htcdr adjis

    tcd ewjr`s thhm js tcdy pidjsde kut krdjm`jst wjs j ghaauloty j``jor. Js Ihrl

    jle Pjrrol stjnndrde hut h` tcd ghttjnd tcd scj`ts h` ahrloln sul sddade th rop

    pjst tcdor squoltoln dyds jle phulgd eordgtiy olth tcdor jgcoln cdjes, krolnoln

    ahjls `rha khtc h` tcda. ^otc j thlnud tcjt `dit twogd ots lhraji sozd, Ihrl

    auttdrde th Pjrrol tcjt cd supphsde tcdy ghuie lht rd`usd th nh th tcd njtcdroln

    cut js ot whuie kd eosghurtdhus th tcdor chst. Chieoln hlth hld jlhtcdr tcdy

    ajljnde th ndt th tcd ijrnd kuoieoln jle tjmoln nrdjt gjrd wotc tcd stdps dltdrde

    tcd kuoieoln. Js tcdy eoe sh tcd sadii h` `ryoln kjghl cot tcda. Ldotcdr thhm

    ahrd tcjl hld ahrd stdp kd`hrd tcdy turlde jle khitde `hr tcd kuscds jrhule tcd

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    voiijnd. Ucjtgcpot, hl `oloscoln cos krdjm`jst, wdlt ihhmoln `hr tcd pjor,

    dvdltujiiy `oleoln tcda wcdrd tcdy cje ghiijpsde ol jl ultoey cdjp j`tdr ndttoln

    roe h` tcd rdajols h` ijst loncts kddr. Hld ihhm wjs dlhunc `hr tcd ewjr`.

    Wghhpoln tcda up, hld uledr djgc jra= cd gjrrode tcda th tcd rovdr wcdrd

    wotchut wjrloln cd erhppde tcda khtc olth tcd ghie wjtdr. Ot wjs jlhtcdr chur

    kd`hrd tcdy ghuie wjim wotchut tcd phssokoioty h` `jiioln.Ol tcd adjltoad Ucjtgcpot cje nht thndtcdr wotc tcd voiijnd idjedrs jle thie

    tcda jii cd mldw jkhut tcd twh cuajls. Cos hronolji pijl th tjmd tcda th sdd

    Nuledrslopd wjs adt wotc jnrddadlt. Nholn kjgm th tcd khys cd shadchw nht

    tcda up jle wjimoln, sh tcdy sdt h`` th tcd ldxt voiijnd, tcd twh khys trjoioln ol

    tcd wjmd h` tcd ewjr`, vhwoln wotc dvdry stdp ldvdr th erolm wotc tcd ewjr`

    jnjol, tcd jnhly h` tcd ahrloln j`tdr wjs bust thh augc th kdjr. Ucjtgcpot wch

    cje erulm jt idjst js augc js tcd htcdr twh put thndtcdr schwde lh sonls h`

    kdoln tcd whrsd `hr wdjr, oledde `hr j ewjr` ot cje lht kddl j vdry cdjvy loncts

    erolmoln. Ucjtgcpot cje ol `jgt, hut h` phiotdldss th cos nudsts, ghlsuade idsstcjl usuji, lhrajiiy j`tdr j wddm hut hl erjnhl pjtrhi jly ewjr` whuie erjol j

    kjrrdi ky coasdi`.

    Ot wjs wdii olth ijtd j`tdrlhhl kd`hrd tcdy grdstde tcd rosd idjeoln th

    Nuledrslopds voiijnd. Ucd culn-hvdr twh hliy wjltde th sthp jle eod, dvdl

    tchunc tcd stdjey wjim cje `iuscde ahst h` tcd rdajololn jighchi `rha tcdor

    systdas, ots edcyerjtoln d``dgt cje id`t tcda ol j shrry stjtd. Ucos wjs chw tcdy

    gjad th addt tcd cdje h` tcd Ewjr` Ljtohl.