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G Gr re ee ec ce e, , 7 73 38 82 2 B BC CE E
A Ac ch he er ro on n f fe el lt t a a p pr re es se en nc ce e b be eh hi in nd d h hi im m. . H He e s sp pu un n a ar ro ou un nd d, , s st ta af ff f r re ea ad dy y t to o s st tr ri ik ke e, , e ex xp pe ec ct ti in ng g i it t t to o b be e
a an no ot th he er r D Da ai im mo on n a at tt ta ac ck ki in ng g h hi im m. .
I It t w wa as sn n t t. .
I In ns st te ea ad d, , h he e f fo ou un nd d S Si im mi i h ha an ng gi in ng g u up ps si id de e d do ow wn n i in n a a t tr re ee e, , h he er r l lo on ng g, , b bu ur rg gu un nd dy y b ba at t- -l li ik ke e w wi in ng gs s f fo ol ld de ed d
i in n a ag ga ai in ns st t h he er r c ch hi il ld d- -l li ik ke e b bo od dy y. . S Sh he e w wo or re e a a l lo oo os se e b bl la ac ck k c ch hi it to on n a an nd d h hi im ma at ti io on n t th ha at t r ri ip pp pl le ed d g ge en nt tl ly y
w wi it th h t th he e n ni ig gh ht t s s b br re ee ez ze e. . H He er r b bl lo oo od d r re ed d e ey ye es s g gl lo ow we ed d e ee er ri il ly y i in n t th he e d da ar rk kn ne es ss s w wh hi il le e h he er r l lo on ng g b bl la ac ck k
b br ra ai id d d da an ng gl le ed d f fr ro om m h he er r h he ea ad d, , d do ow wn n t to o t th he e g gr ro ou un nd d. .
A Ac ch he er ro on n r re el la ax xe ed d a an nd d s se et t o on ne e e en nd d o of f h hi is s s st ta af ff f a ag ga ai in ns st t t th he e d da am mp p g gr ra as ss s a as s h he e w wa at tc ch he ed d h he er r. .
W Wh he er re e h ha av ve e y yo ou u b be ee en n, , S Si im mi i? ? h he e a as sk ke ed d s sh ha ar rp pl ly y. . H He e d d b be ee en n c ca al ll li in ng g f fo or r t th he e C Ch ha ar ro on nt te e d de em mo on n
f fo or r t th he e l la as st t h ha al lf f a an n h ho ou ur r. .
O Oh h j ju us st t h ha an ng gi in ng g a ab bo ou ut t, , a ak kr ri i, , s sh he e s sa ai id d, , s sm mi il li in ng g a as s s sh he e s sw wu un ng g h he er rs se el lf f b ba ac ck k a an nd d f fo or rt th h o on n t th he e
l li im mb b. . D Di id d a ak kr ri i m mi is ss s m me e? ?
A Ac ch he er ro on n s si ig gh he ed d. .H He e l li ik ke ed d S Si im mi i a a g gr re ea at t d de ea al l, , b bu ut t h he e w wi is sh he ed d h he e h ha ad d a a m ma at tu ur re e d de em mo on n a as s h hi is s
c co om mp pa an ni io on n. . N No ot t o on ne e t th ha at t e ev ve en n a at t t th hr re ee e t th ho ou us sa an nd d y ye ea ar rs s o ol ld d f fu un nc ct ti io on ne ed d o on n t th he e l le ev ve el l o of f a a f fi iv ve e y ye ea ar r
o ol ld d c ch hi il ld d. .
I It t w wo ou ul ld d b be e c ce en nt tu ur ri ie es s b be ef fo or re e S Si im mi i w wa as s f fu ul ll ly y g gr ro ow wn n. .
D Di id d y yo ou u d de el li iv ve er r m my y m me es ss sa ag ge e? ? h he e a as sk ke ed d. .
Y Ye es s, , a ak kr ri i, , s sh he e s sa ai id d, , u us si in ng g t th he e A At tl la an nt te ea an n t te er rm m f fo or r m my y l lo or rd d a an nd d m ma as st te er r. . I I d de el li iv ve er re ed d i it t j ju us st t a as s
y yo ou u s sa ai id d, , a ak kr ri i. .
T Th he e s sk ki in n o on n t th he e b ba ac ck k o of f A Ac ch he er ro on n s s n ne ec ck k c cr ra aw wl le ed d. . T Th he er re e w wa as s s so om me et th hi in ng g i in n h he er r t to on ne e t th ha at t
c co on nc ce er rn ne ed d h hi im m. . W Wh ha at t d di id d y yo ou u d do o, , S Si im mi i? ?
T Th he e S Si im mi i d di id d n no ot th hi in ng g, , a ak kr ri i. . B Bu ut t
H He e w wa ai it te ed d a as s s sh he e l lo oo ok ke ed d a ab bo ou ut t n ne er rv vo ou us sl ly y. .
B Bu ut t? ? h he e p pr ro om mp pt te ed d. .
T Th he e S Si im mi i w wa as s h hu un ng gr ry y o on n h he er r w wa ay y b ba ac ck k. .
H He e w we en nt t c co ol ld d w wi it th h d dr re ea ad d. . W Wh ho o d di id d y yo ou u e ea at t t th hi is s t ti im me e? ?
I It t w wa as sn n t t a a w wh ho o, , a ak kr ri i. . I It t w wa as s s so om me et th hi in ng g t th ha at t h ha ad d h ho or rn ni ie es s o on n i it ts s h he ea ad d l li ik ke e m me e. . T Th he er re e w we er re e a a
b bu un nc ch h o of f t th he em m a ac ct tu ua al ll ly y. . A Al ll l o of f t th he em m h ha ad d h ho or rn ni ie es s a an nd d t th he ey y m ma ad de e a a s st tr ra an ng ge e m mo oo o m mo oo o s so ou un nd d. .
G Ge en ne er ra at te ed d b by y A AB BC C A Am mb be er r L LI IT T C Co on nv ve er rt te er r, , h ht tt tp p: :/ // /w ww ww w. .p pr ro oc ce es ss st te ex xt t. .c co om m/ /a ab bc cl li it t. .h ht tm ml l