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Tfc imjjmwken ks Gaymr Gkofacj X. Hjm
mghcrn‛s
cujmny as dcjkvcrcd tmday at Tcgpjc Cgaeu-Cj ke Gaefattae0
‚Rat, tm ymu aed tm tfc cetkrc Lmof iagkjy, K omgc tmday wktf tfc jmvc aed omedmjceocs mi
6.4 gkjjkme Ecw [mrlcrs wfm rcajjy arc nrkcvken wktf ymu at tfks gmgcet.
‚Ajtfmunf Cd ‟
me tfc mtfcr faed
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fas nmt tm hc jmvken ajj tfks attcetkme. Aed K was partkoujarjy tfrkjjcd tfat fc pkolcd gy ecknfhmrfmmd omrecr sfuj imr fks iuecraj.
‚Rrcskdcet Ojketme< Gaymrs Dkelkes aed Nkujkaek< Nmvcremr Oumgm< Nmvcre
mr Oumgm<
Nmvcremrs Ratalk aed _pktzcr< _ceatmrs _ofugcr, Nkjjkhraed, aed D‛Agatm< aed Okty, _tatc,
Icdcraj, aed ketcreatkmeaj miikokajs aed dknektarkcs< iagkjy, irkceds, aed icjjmw Ecw [mrlcrs0 cvcrymec ks fcrc tmday, aed K tfkel tfcrc ks em dmuht tfat Cd ks hcagken, jmmlken dmwe me ajj mi us asscghjcd fcrc. Aed K tfkel kt ks ikttken tfat fc pkolcd tfks pjaoc `ust a icw hjmols irmg a ocrtake Cast Xkvcr spae.
‚Hcimrc jast ycar‛s _tatc mi tfc Okty spccof, ki ymu rcgcghcr, wc rae a vkdcm tfat
keojudcd a sfmt mi Cd staedken at tfat cetraeoc ragp, ycjjken tm ajj tfc oars tfat apprmaofcd,
‖^cjomgc tm gy hrkdnc! ^cjomgc tm gy hrkdnc!‛
‚Eccdjcss tm say, kt hrmunft dmwe tfc fmusc. Hut wfat gmst pcmpjc dme‛t lemw ks, aitcr
tfc oagcras stmppcd rmjjken, Cd staycd mut tfcrc ke tfc ircczken omjd imr aemtfcr 82 gkeutcs,
ycjjken ‖^cjomgc tm gy hrkdnc!‛
‚Fc jmvcd kt ‟
aed wc jmvcd fkg.
‚Em gaymr, K tfkel, fas cvcr cghmdkcd tfc spkrkt mi Ecw [mrl Okty jklc fc dkd. Aed K dme‛t tfkel aeymec cvcr wkjj. Tmunf
aed jmud, hrasf aed krrcvcrcet, iujj mi fugmr aed ofutzpaf
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fc was mur Okty‛s quketcsscetkaj Gaymr.
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‚Gmrc tfae aeymec cjsc, Cd lecw tfat Ecw [mrl was gmrc tfae a pjaoc. Kt ks a statc mi
gked, kt ks ae attktudc. Ae attktudc tfat fc dkspjaycd tm tfc wmrjd cvcry day. Aed wc fad suof rcspcot imr fkg hcoausc mi fks mutskzcd pcrsmeajkty aed tfat kt was gatofcd hy fks ketcnrkty, fks ketcjjknceoc, aed fks kedcpcedceoc.
‚K was juoly cemunf tm nct Cd‛s cedmrscgcet ke gy ikrst rue imr Gaymr< fc was mec mi
tfc icw pcmpjc orazy cemunf tm haol gc.
‚K was ecw tm pmjktkos. Dkde‛t lemw a tfken ahmut kt. Hut K‛vc ajways rcgcghcrcd tfc advkoc fc navc gc. Fc sakd0 Hc ymurscji. _ay wfat ymu hcjkcvc. Aed dme‛t wmrry ahmut wfat
pcmpjc tfkel.
‚Aed Nmd lemws fc dkde‛t wmrr
y ahmut kt. Fc was as nceukec a pmjktkokae as Agcrkoa fas
cvcr scce. Fc uedcrstmmd tfat ki ymu talc tmunf staeocs aed nkvc kt tm pcmpjc straknft, tfcy‛jj rcspcot ymu imr hcken fmecst, cvce wfce tfcy dme‛t anrcc wktf ymu.
‚Tfat soarcs tfc fcjj mut mi prcs
s scorctarkcs aed pmjktkoaj omesujtaets, hut tfc avcranc oktkzce ke Ecw [mrl rcajjy adgkrcd kt.
‚Cd was a nkitcd studcet mi fugae eaturc, hut fc was ajsm a dcvmtcd studcet mi
nmvcregcet pmjkoy. Fc fad a vmraokmus appctktc imr keimrgatkme, aed fks omjmriuj oaedmr smgctkgcs mvcrsfadmwcd tfc iaot tfat fks mpkekmes wcrc keimrgcd hy tkrcjcss study mi tfc kssucs.
‚Mvcr tfc ycars, gaey pcmpjc turecd tm Cd imr advkoc, keojudken gc. Em mec uedcrstmmd
tfc `mh jklc fc dkd
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aed em mec was gmrc cancr tm tajl ahmut kt. Fc was ajways avakjahjc, ajways dkrcot, ajways wksc.
‚Imr cxagpjc, K rcgcghcr tfc tkgc wc wcrc tajlken ahmut fmw tm taoljc mhcskty, aed fc
sakd0
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Jkgkt
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tfc skzc mi sunary drkels, em mec wkjj
‖
emtkoc.
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‚Aed tfce tfcrc was tfc tkgc fc tmjd gc0 ‖Hck
en Gaymr imr tfrcc tcrgs ks rcajjy nrcat. Nm
imr kt.‛ ^cjj, wfat omujd K dm=
‚Aotuajjy, sfmrtjy aitcr Cd was ikrst keaunuratcd, fc sakd0 ‖K‛g nmken tm aot jklc a mec
-tcrg gaymr
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aed as a rcsujt, K‛jj hc a tfrcc
-
tcrg gaymr.‛ ‚
Fc lecw irmg tfc hcnkeeken tfat tfc lcy tm suoocss jay ke tfrmwken pmjktkoaj oautkme tm
tfc wked. Aed kt‛s casy tm imrnct `ust fmw hadjy mur okty eccdcd tfat lked mi jcadcrsfkp ‟
hcoausc tfc Ecw [mrl tfat Cd kefcrktcd ks ajgmst uekgankeahjc tmday0 nraiiktk-ikjjcd suhways, gkjcs mi ahaedmecd hukjdkens, ikjtfy strccts tfat wcrc uesaic tm wajl ke dayjknft, guof jcss at eknft, a guekokpaj nmvcregcet tfat was hrmlc aed fad stmppcd iueotkmeken.
‚Tfc _mutf Hrmex aed mtfcr ecknfhmrfmmds jmmlcd jklc tfcy fad hcce hmghcd mut ke ae
akr rakd. Ecw [mrl was ke a statc mi dcspakr aed dcoay, aed imr tfc ikrst tkgc ke mur jmen fkstmry, tfc wfmjc okty sccgcd tm hc ke tcrgkeaj dcojkec.
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‚Ecw [mrl fas ajways hcce a ganect imr pcmpjc ‟
a pjaoc mi nrmwtf aed prmnrcss. As Cd meoc sakd, kt was tfc pjaoc
‖wfcrc tfc iuturc omgcs tm audktkme.‛ Hut ke tfc 1;>2s, tfat fad ocascd
tm hc truc.
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Tfce oagc Lmof.
‚Cd fcjd up fks faeds aed sfmutcd0 ‖Cemunf. ^c wkjj emt aoocpt tfks. Mur hcst days arc stkjj afcad.‛ Cd omevkeocd us tfat wc omujd hc nrcat anake aed f
c rcgkedcd us mi wfy wc jmvc Ecw [mrl
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aed fc kespkrcd us tm iknft imr kt.
‚Fc uedcrstmmd fmw tmunf mur prmhjcgs wcrc. Hut hcoausc fc fad tfc omeikdceoc aed
omuranc tm hcjkcvc tfat prmhjcgs omujd hc ourcd, fc emt mejy arrcstcd mur dcojkec aed sfmwcd tfa
t tfks uerujy okty was nmvcreahjc, fc was emt mejy rcstmrken tfc okty‛s iksoaj fcajtf aed gadc us meoc anake tfc eatkme‛s comemgko cenkec, fc was emt mejy hukjdken aiimrdahjc fmusken wfcrc
ikrcs fad rancd, fc emt mejy gadc Ecw [mrl Okty meoc anake a eatkmeaj jcadcr ke cquaj rknfts aed
arts aed oujturc, fc dkd smgctfken cvce gmrc kgpmrtaet0 Fc rcstmrcd tfc aro mi mur okty‛s fkstmry.
‚Ke tfc dcoadc hcimrc Cd hcoagc Gaymr, wc fad jmst mur way. Tfaels tm fkg, wc hcoagc
nrcat anake. Aed jct gc tcjj ymu, tfat was emt kecvktahjc. Cd gadc kt sm.
‚Kt ks iakr tm say tfat tfc okty wc lemw tmday wmujd emt cxkst wktfmut fkg. Cvcrytfken tfat
Davkd Dkelkes aed Xudy Nkujkaek aed K aoomgpjksfcd fas hcce hukjt me tfc imuedatkme tfat Cd jakd.
‚Kt ks a imuedatkme tfat ks as strmen aed as uesfalcahjc as Cd‛s iaktf ke tfc ncekus aed
hcauty mi Ecw [mrl, aed fks iaktf ke Nmd.
‚Xahhk Rmsecr, ymu‛jj hc fappy tm lemw, K‛vc hcce dmken gy hkhjkoaj rcscarof, aed K tfkel kt‛s mejy ikttken tfat tfks wccl‛s Tmraf pmrtkme ks ahmut Gms
cs jcadken tfc @cws mut mi hmedanc ke Cnypt.
‚Cd, ke fks mwe way, was mur Gmscs. @ust wktf a jkttjc jcss fakr. Fc jcd us mut mi darlecss
aed fc navc us fmpc. Aed wfkjc fc gay emt favc partcd tfc Xcd _ca, fc dkd hrcal a suhway strklc hy staedken me a hrkdnc aed sfmutken wmrds mi ceomurancgcet.
‚Aed `ust as Gmscs dkcd rknft hcimrc fc rcaofcd tfc Rrmgkscd Jaed, Cd dkcd fmurs hcimrc
tfc dmougcetary ahmut fkg mpcecd ke tfcatcrs. Jcavc kt tm Cd tm iked tfc hcst way tm gaxkgkzc puhjkokty imr a ikjg ahmut fks jkic.
‚Em mec cvcr ce`mycd tfc tfcatcr mi pmjktkos gmrc tfae Cd. Aed em mec ‟
em mec
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was cvcr hcttcr at kt.
‚As guof iue as kt was tm watof Cd as Gaymr, tfc rcaj sfmw hcnae wfce fc jcit puhjko
miikoc0 jawycr, autfmr, prmicssmr, tcjcvkskme `udnc, gmvkc orktko, rcstauraet rcvkcwcr, pmjktkoaj omggcetatmr, rcimrg mrnaekzcr, Twkttcr uscr, cvce a radkm fmst. Tfc prcss aed pmjktkokaes ecvcr
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