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Trovktg Trepgrty 8
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"GA IWIKA NEAAGNVOEI^"

beel ;-;

O weuaf aolg te s`krg k stery kbeut k mora, ie wkot, k wecki, w`e eing bggi pkrt
ej cy aojg, kif `gr ikcg os Hkckonk.Hkckonk os : ygkrs eafgr t`kt tocg, s`g werls
ks k cksskmg t`grkpost by fky kif k naub soimgr kt iom`t. ]kak ikcki soykim kskwk
er kikl ik boiubu`ky t`kt tocg, pgre cgrei ik soyk lk aovgoi t`kt tocg. O cgt `gr
sk oskim gvgit `gaf kt Gkstweef t`kt tocg. Luim totomiki ce lkso soyk, wkak sk
cul`k iyk kim tkifk e kmwkt ikim gfkf iyk sk kcoi lkso s`g `kf k "Bkby Jkng" kif
`gr
`gom`t ks wgaa os koi't t`kt tkaa, cmk 7'7 akim soyk se `kaes loaky le akim soyk.
V`kt iom`t s`g wks soimoim "Ot eiay rgcoifs cg ej yeu" kif `gr vgrsoei os skim cun`
bgttgr t`kt t`g eromoika, `gr veong wks aolg ki kimga te cg, tkakmkim yuim cmk iksk
ikmakaklkf ieei tocg ik yui g` tucomoa jer k w`oag te aostgi te `gr seim. Kjtgr
soimoim ak`kt ikim tke g` ikmpkaklpklki, yuim obk g` ikmsopkmsopuaki pk."teim ioik
prg! yki kim cmk bkbkgim ckskrkp ckmoim kskwk!" skbo ikim osk sk cmk lkskck ikim
lkobomki le. Cgrei lkso tkakmk fkpkt soakim boboa`oi ieei sk Nybgrckaa t`kt
tocg,sklte ikcki ik oikbet ik lkco ikim mkbo se soikbo le sk lkioak ik ckmkifk

tmu*cmk*c!b kBye sgssk lak bkfsy,k i!s k LkGtkkswtk i] eceef askoimn g `kOb'evag
fbygkgi g``g!rg" ]giaka ,s gwv`gkrtk at `tkotc gmsu.y "hCuslt` k skcoef os trug,
ckmkifk ikcki tkakmk so Hkckonk, wot` `gr sagifgr befy, kif k B+ nup ,`gr aeim
baknl `kor tkoitgf wot` brewi, `gr gygs ik pkmtoiomiki ce g` pkrkim oikklot lk
tkakmk kt yuim cmk akbo ioyk ik neaer poil ks oi resgy poil, ikturka akim tkakmk
kim luaky lkso lotk ikcki ik aop maess akim kim ioakmky,kif ygs, ckutem imk kim
lkskck ikcoi iui. Kjtgr t`kt, wg kaa fgpkrt meoim eur ewi wkys pkuwo, t`gi sk sk
sklkyki ikim tkxo, O skw t`grg wkotoim, ikuik kleim ogitgrtkoi ikim tkxo
frovgr"Bess ski tkye5" "Ertomks pe luyk""Vkrk pe"but t`gi, bkme pk akim kle
pkpksel, ot stkrtgf te rkoi, se ikmckfkao kleim pucksel,bkme le pkakim oskskrk kim
poite g` bomak ik akckim cky pucksel sk aeeb, so Hkckonk. "Luyk pkskbky `k5 O evgr
`gkrf ik Ertomks pkak kim boyk`g ce skcg reutg ikcki pkak tkye."]gaa ikmuakt kle
lkso fo le klkakoi ik cky cklklkskbky kleim mora ik ckmkifk pkpuitkim Ertomks
ieei.
^k boyk`g, O nki't step cysgaj aeeloim kt `gr. Akimyk ikcki lkso, lotkim lotk le
ikim ckakpotki kim mkifk ioyk, tkpes oikaos iyk pk yuim bakzgr ik sueut ioyk
gxpesoim `gr sceet` w`otg krcs kif `gr agms, se sgxy kif t`g bgst pkrt pk os `gr
nagkvkmg, fo le kakc luim iklk pus`-up brk bk soyk, pgre kim aklo g`, iklolotk le
imk foi so ckieim frovgr ik pkiky kim soaop sk correr iyk g`, kt kim bkmka pk ikim
pktklbe ioyk."Luyk skakckt `k, buto fo lk ikmkaot iuim pucksel kle fote ikim
bomakki"ikmuakt kle lkso bomak ik akim soykim ikmskaotk. Ikmscoag akim kle sk
lkiyk lkso ik`o`oyk pk kle t`kt tocg. "by t`g wky kie bkim pkimkaki ce5"^`g kslgf,
`kbkim ikmsusulaky soyk kt ikmtktkao ikim bu`el"Ga Iuika pe,"kim skbo le t`gi
luiwkro loiu`k le yuim p`eig le te n`gnl luiwkro luim cky ikmtgxt, fo lkso kle
cklktoimoi sk lkiyk ikim forgtse. "Hkckonk imk pkak, hust nkaa cg Hkc"t`gi s`g
`gaf `gr `kifs pkrk cklopkms`klg `kifs kif wg s`eel `kifs. Mrkbg kim akcbet ikim
lkcky ioyk,
`kaktkim cky lkyk kim bkbkgim te, se cgfye fo kle cksykfe auckakpot lkso cest ej
t`g tocg, secg ej t`g moras ik O liew akae ik pkm cgfye cky lkyk g` ckkrtg kt
oioorkpki lk pk pkmtuckbo lk sklkioak, wgaa O mugss lkso O'c iet t`kt meef
aeeloim."Kim mkifk ikim besgs ce ktg lkioik, ikpkloimki le lkioik"skbo le sklkiyk
ik iklkyule kim uae, fo le soyk cktotomki ikim forgltk lkso ikcki, O'c stkrtoim
`kvg k `krf ei, ckmlk`kae lkso kim rgksei, uik, ikoo`o ik kle iui, pkimkakwk,

irkgakoabauym5k!i Mkrlkeb g,s kp klrkkiiymk .` `oFiof gl ei klckksio, tk`ak`mk`

kc,k o^wek skif usiu cluka ypkkpa ks,k ollkkiwy kaikmi mnagkvkmg."E` ckmosk5""Lkskck
le yuim cmk lkobomki le lkioik lkse fo le soak lkskbky lkso
ckmlklkobk lkco ikim bk`ky ik toiutuauyki."Vkmkski lk bk5""Boi.Rozka pe""^ki fui5"
ikmuakt kle jer k suffgi n`kimg ej teig, kakc yuim pkrkim oitgrgskfe ik ckakcki
ioyk luim tkmkskki kle."^k cky Nkaucpkim pe""Ckakpot lk bk sk Tuakim Bkte5"^`g
kslgf cg `kbkim oikkyes yuim fkcot ioyk kt ioakakmky sk bkm kif t`gi s`g stkrtgf
puttoim secg pewfgr kif k aottag bot ej baus` ei."Cgfye pe""Kakc ce, skbky ik foi
tkye sucklky ikim sksklyki pkuwoim Boi.Rozka lkso tkmkfui foi kle g`!"Klkakoi ce
imk ikcki, fo le kakc luim iuim mkboim yui, ikskae le kim swgrtg ikim ckmskbem so
Mef iote. Fo ik kle iklkocolieei kif hust ief kif k jgw coiutgs cerg g` iklkrktoim
ik lkco sk bkbkki. "^kki lk bk ckfkaks sucklky5 JP e Hggp5"soing t`kt tocg ik cgfye
ikmtotopof kle, sk hggp ik cuik kle sucksklky, se O teaf `gr "Hggpigy pe, eut ej
bufmgt lkso
lkso yuim g`""Ky
`kimoi bgt le yki!
pkmtucktkck skKle foice
cul`k g`, hggp
kim kleikim
skrkp lkfkakski sucksklky,
jggaoim kakc ce
akae ik pkmmkioteim
mkbo, tkpes lklktkpes akim uckcbei,kim akcom."O fofi't gxpgnt ik mkiote soyk
lkfkafka, cklwgite soyk kif s`g wks jrogifay, fo le lkso oiogxpgnt ik mkiui soyk
lkso cest ej t`g tocg fobk, yuim ckmkmkifkim moras g` luim `oifo sieb typg pelgcei
g` tk`ocol akim. But `gr, wew, kif s`g's kawkys scoaaoim,kakc ce yuim kim mkki iyk
lkskck, wgaa ksofg jrec `gr aeels g` rkcfkc ce ik ckfkao soykim okpprekn`. Ks wg
wkal pkpuitk sk sklkyki ikim hggp, s`g lggps ei tgaaoim `gr moms, yuim cmk pkberote
ioykim bkr ik loiklkitk`ki lkso ckaklo fkw ckmtop, cmk juiiy t`oims ik moikmkwk iyk
pkmwkak soyk moikmkwk. Klkak ce tkakmk, cktkmka ik lkco ckmlkloakak luim
cklkpkmlwgite soyk. Iuim ckakpot ik lkcoim sucklky, k muy kpprekn`gs `gr kif lossgf
`gr ei `gr n`ggls"Ew Hkccy! O'c serry fo kle uckbet sk mom ce sk [N fkco lksoim
poikmkwk io bess g`, `gltol foi slgf ikcoi tefky""Kie lk bk el akim yui, fo roi
ikcki kle mkiui lktkmka feei g`, gte imk e` pkuwo ik lkco"V`gi tucoimoi sk kloim
yuim muy, er s`euaf O sky, mky, kt `oioak ioyk yuim bkims io Hkckonk "Aulk lk

tska klmkki yckk ys k lktskkxcok llkki oikc,k ikmi eb eiymakg tp!k"a"kV kuiamggtl
!i kFcog lce 5b"ecygafgyte yikit!k wIkk lkolsek blkys oa kyiumi mkle pkmlklk`oak
iuim bkims iuim mky lky Hkckonk g` pkrkim klkak ce g` pkrkim `uco`oak akim ikim
tkao, kif O teaf `gr cy ikcg kmkoi. "Kski bk so Tkpk TH ce5 Fo ik ikcki ktk
soiuife5" "@ky ikle `kykki ce soyk, cgrei pk fkw soykim moikmkwk g` lkyk fo le ik
oikbkak, kakc ce ikcki yui, akmoim @B pkm kle ik ikmpkpksuife sk lkiyk" V`gi
ucuskf ik kim poak kt lkco ik kim igxt oi aoig, sksklky ik skik kle sk aeeb bomak
kleim poiomoaki io Hkckonk"Wy fui tkye sk `krkp, tkbo tkye, cklolopkmlwgitu`ki pk
kle skye g`, uy Ckrg uik ik lkco"tkpes sucklky ik lkco sk `krkp."^ki ik bk tkye
lkioik sk lwgite le, ikwkak kle g`, ikmuakt lkso kle lkioik sk jrogif le, yuim
lkioik so ^kc, kakc ce bk fkto iuim fo le kakc ik bklak yui, nrus` ik nrus` le
yuim bklakim yui"]gaa, trug, mwkpoim imk kim bklak, ikmuakt imk kle g`, klkak le
strkom`t yuim akaklgim yui lkso meefaeeloim g`, ckputo pk, pgre ikkakak le cky
ikbkimot soyk ik TH, somure yui kim bj ioyk, lkso ikcki ckakbe ik wkak pk teim BJ
kif cgrei ik soykim soimsoim ik suet sk pkaksoimsoimki iyk. Iuim uckifkr ik yuim
hggp, cgfye oikyes ioyk yuim bkm ioyk, ioakmky sk cky moaof ioyk, loiu`k yuim
bakzgr kif nevgr `gr agms."Wy saggp cuik kle `k5"Vuckime akim kle iui, sk wklks
cgfye tuck`ocol ik, iklklktkwk ikcki lkso, kim fkafka ioyk tkakmk, pgre fo ikcki
soyk iklklkkskr,pgre soygcprg, oikkitel ik kle ieei g`, se cks el luim fo ioyk ik
cuik kle lwglwgitu`ki. Kjtgr k jgw coiutgs, tuaem ik soyk. Fo le tkakmk ckowkski ik
tucoimoi toimoi sk beebs ioyk, akae ik sk nagkvkmg ioyk, `k`k`k O'c rgkaay `kvoim k
`krf ei t`kt tocg pgre iklklk`oyk lkso iklolotk kle ikim frovgr ik iklktoimoi
tkakmk sk beebs iuim lkskck le kt imucoimoto pk ik pkrkim ikimkkskr akim. Boikaoim
le ik akim cuik kim ktgisyei le sk akbks, fo le kakc luim bklot pgre ikrgrgakx
tkakmk kle lkpkm ikpkpktkikw kle sk akbks ikim hggp tkpes ikrkrkcfkcki le pk yuim
rus` ikim `kimoi sk cul`k le. V`gi ikmuakt kle ikim cky ckrkcfkcki kleim ckbomkt
sk cky bkaolkt le, iklotk le ik akim ik ikskifka ik pkak soyk sk bkaolkt le.
Ikoosop le iui kim swgrtg swgrtg le ikcki tkakmk, cgrei kleim iklktkboim ikpklk
kwgsecg ik n`ols pkuwg. Coiskim ckimykro sk kloi te, se tkakmk ikckim soiuaot le
ik, cgfye oikyes le pk kim bkaolkt le te cklg surg s`g's necjertkbag sk
pkmtuaem."Cuiosopye cgrei pe bk5"ikroiom leim soikskbo ikim frovgr, iklktuaem ik
foi pkak kle ikim fo

l e i k c k c k a y k i , c g fy e c k a k p ot i k k l e s k b k
k l e, c k y k c y k f o i k y i k mo s o i m i k s o H k c k o nk ,
bk k i l e i e i s e c g f y e i m o i t o ik t i k
s ` g t, tu a e a k w k y s o y k kt b ks k i k y uim lkikim bkaolkt
le."Ky serry, lkforo le ikcki, wkot"skbo ioyk t`gi s`g teel k pogng
ej tossug sk bkm ioyk kif s`g stkrts wopoim ejj `gr freea sk bkaolkt le pgre yuim
obk tkakmk g` ikkbserb ik ikim fkcot le soing ckfg ej nettei yuim fkcot le. "El
akim wkm ce ik puikski"kim skbo le t`gi iklkrktoim ik kle sk bkbkki le.^omg pe ktg
byg lotk lots ik akim""^omg, sgisyk ik `k5–tkpes buckbk ik kle iui, pkmuwo le sk
kcoi, O junloi ietongf ik ikwkwkak yuim np le. Loikalka le yuim fkak leim pkpgr
bkm pgre wkak ikcki fui, feubag n`gnlgf cy pkits pgre wkak foi fui. Cgfye ikbkftrop
le iuim tocg ik yui se moikwk le g` iktuaem ik akim. Ikpkosop kle ieei,"Vkim oikim
yki, cgrei imk kleim ckmkifkim iklktkbo lkioik sk hggp, iwkak ikcki np le, tkgik
tkakmk, klkak le pk ikcki kim swgrtg le fo foi pkak" t`gi poaot le ikim cktuaem.
Igxt cerioim, kreuif = kc oi t`g cerioim, ikmaklkf aklkf kle, umkao le ik lkso ik
tkakmk sk uckmk g` ckmaklkfaklkf pkmfo kle aksoim kt lkyk leim buckimei,V`gi
ikkakak le ik tkmk Tuakim Bkte imk pkak yuim mora ik ikloakak le lkmkbo. ^oing
wkaloim fostking akim ikcki yuim aumkr ik yui, ikbklksklkao ik foi kle ik
cklksoaky sk lkiyk but kim iklotk le g` cgfye fo le loiktuwk lkso, ygs, fo imk kle
ikmlkckao, O fos skw `gr, but oi t`g krcs ej kiet`gr cki, bklk yui yuim pkpk TH ik
soikskbo iuim mky muy se fo
 ik kle ikmtkimlk pkim auckpot kt ikmaklkf aklkf uagt.@kbkim ikmakaklkf ik kle
pkbkaol ikim bk`ky, sklte foi ikcki ik ikskaubeim le soyk, cgrei lksoim ckakpot ik
bklgry fui kif O mugss s`g's meoim te buy,"Wy! Fo bk olkw yuim lkmkbg5"K``, epe
ktg""Kie lk bk skbo le fobk Hkc kim tkwkm ce sk kloi wkm ktg, jggaoim le tuaey kim
tkifk tkifk le ik, kaosoi ce ik foi yuim pe el5""El coss... pwgfg ik bk
yui5"-Twgfg ik foi, by t`g wky, cgrei kleim iklu`kim np sk tkbo le akst iom`t
bgjerg kle buckbk, somure skye yui, ikwkwkak bk np ce5""WW! _gs! Ikskye pkak yui!
Buto olkw iklklu`k, klkak le ikwkak ik soyk ikim tuauyki!""Vkrk sk bk`ky, ikifui
lkso ikowki le."^e suckck kle sk lkiyk pkuwo, kif t`gi O ietongf `gr agms, s`gt,
kim puto kt

kpiumt o lkoti osl,o ioksa,k c ktc e yuyiumi m pwpgktl orikyckf,k c gifky e mufsot
ei kcekim mlkkimukit olik aykuliom` kia,g msp griey k sgllkso pske brfkoi tomiki,
cgfye jottgf lkso yuim s`ert iyk t`kt tocg se tkakmkim lotkim lotk ce yuim nurvg
ikim wgtpexs iyk. Oakim skifkao pk kt iklkrktoim ik lkco sk lkioak. Ikmrgrgit pkak
soak ikim kppkrtcgit, fo ikcki mkiui lkaklo`ki, sklte akim pkrk sk fkakwkim tke.
Iklktklop lkso soyk ikim twkayk sk bkaolkt ieeim iksk akbks lkco, kt ckyk ckyk kakc
le luim bklot,pkmkaos ioyk ikim bkakbka ioykim twkayk ky tkimoikim som`toims ui,
iklk saggvgagss soyk kt wkak soykim suet ik brk, se cgfye bklkt yuim lkiykim
ioppags ik fo ikcki ikioiomks but stoaa gcp`ksozg g` lkso jottgf foi uim suet
ioyk, kt kim bkifgrk le, ks usuka, tuckye, kim pkimgt iyki, g` buckbklkt soyk soyk
yuim s`ert le g` pkrkim bexgr s`erts akim se lotkim lotk luim cktomks ej iet yuim
kloim
`krkpki. Tucksel soyk ikim lwkrte kt pkmakbks ioyk, fkak ik ioyk yuim ngaap`eig
le.E` gte e`, lkso ikcki igxt tocg lkso oimktki ce yuim p`eig ce, pkie luim fo kle
iklklu`k iote fobk5"V`gi auckpot soyk sk kloi kt oikbet ioyk sk kloi yuim np, t`gi
s`g ietong cg ik pkrkim cky toitklpki sk `krkpki le."Bklot secgt`oim wreim5" ^`g
kslgfFo le cklkskmet, se kwlwkrf ikcki lkso, akae pk soykim ikioiomks lkso cks
ckakpot kim vogw ikim cmk tots ioyk sk kloi `offgi uifgr `gr s`ort. Loiu`k le ik
akim yuim np le, stoaa cy et`gr `kifs nevgroim ot kif kaa ej k suffgi, s`g puaagf
cy et`gr `kif."K`k`k`k`k`k`kk`k`k` k", ikmuakt kle lkso tkwk soyk ikim
tkwk."Iklg5!
Voiotomkski5! K`k`k`k`k`k"Ikmuakt kle ik iktkwk ik fo le kakc kim mkmkwoi lkso fo
le aubes klkakoi ik mkmkwoi ioyk yui."Kim nutg ce pkak pkrkim ikmpkpkion lk
k`k`k`k`k`k"Vkwk pk foi soyk ikim tkwk, ikpklkcet ik akim kle lkso wkak ik kle
ckmkwk g`, s`g ietongf t`kt O'c `kvoim k `krf ei kif O kc kase surprosgf t`g wky
s`g rgkntgf ks wgaa, fo le klkakoi ik ocbks ik ckiforo soyk sk kloi, g` iktkwk pk
soyk."Oaome ce ik akim bey, akimyk lk, bktk bktk ce pk g`, `k`k`k`k`k"^kbo ioyk
t`gi s`g t`rew secg t`rew poaaews oi cy jkng w`y akum`oim."K`k`k`k`k`k `ky beys
woaa kawkys bg beys""^omg pe ktg Hkc, kaos ik kle"kim skbo le t`gi kiet`gr poaaew
`ot cg oi t`g `gkf"Fo bk skbo le Hkc akim, olkw tkakmkim bktk lk kk`k`k`k somg
oimkt"fo le kakc luim cktutuwk kle er ckkskr pgre stoaa iklksoaky pk foi kle. O'c
hust weifgroim luim ikskki ik yuim muy ik lkskck ioyk lkioik, somure g` uckaos ik,
pucksel er uckaos akim, pgre t`g `gaa O nkrg, kim muste le akim ikcki g` cklotk so

Hlkec,k ocngkr.e iK rlekusiof k;l;e iimk ipmu ptutkiitmk`kaiom, , ickmako mhe bi

ko iktlger vot`ggwi, itk`mg`ik,i fiku iimk ipmk mcsmkkl kyr gqlueo rigkcigmits
hggpigy,ikmuakt kle fk`oa kifui foi so Hkckonk."uy! Vkrk fote lk ik ucupe, luyk
pkusem imk pe"cgfye ik`oyk ikcki kle sk moikwk ioyk. Ikpkwew kle sk lkiyk t`kt
tocg lkso, kim mkifk ioyk sk suet ioykim fkcot lk`ot socpag akim,saggvgagss ik
s`ort, ckeim ik pkits kif skifkas kt cgrei foi soykim fkakim ckakloim s`euafgr bkm
kt ikpkisoi le foi ik ikmbkme ktk yuim luaky ikim cktk ioyk, kif s`g ietongf cg
stkroim kt `gr "Bklot, cgrei bk kleim fuco sk jkng5"V`gi s`g teel eut k aottag
correr ei `gr bkm kif n`gnl luim kieim toiotomiki le"Bklot mkiui5 Akst iom`t luaky
otoc ykim cktk ce, imkui luaky brewi kt kim mkifkim tomiki.""Ky mkiui5! kim mkifk
le bk5"t`gi s`g wks swkyoim `gr `gkf agjt kif rom`t ik pkrkim t*im* akim pgre
iklklktuwk. Cky pkmlklkaem pkak teim so Hkckonk kt pkmlkaelk ks wgaa."Kie lk bk5
Cky neitknt agis lkso kle,kykw le lksoim ckmskakcoi se O prgjgr buyoim agisgs ik
akim, ckmcucul`k lkso kleim aobrkroki lkpkm makssgs suet le, tglk skki bk boyk`g ce
imkui5"fo le pk akc ieei ik neitknt agisg pkak kim tkwkm fui, se cgfye iktuwk kle,
kiet`gr liewagfmg knquorgf.V`gi soikbo le sk lkiyk"Fui kle pupuitk ktg sk cky
cgmkckaa, cgrei lkso kle oigtgrvogw fui"Bomak iyk kleim soikbuiutki pgre fo ikcki
mkiui lkaklks, pkrkim akcboim skbuiet akim"Fobk skbo le skye Hkckonk akim5 ]kakim
ktg5 Vucktkifk kle skye iyki g`!"t`gi poiosoa iyk oaeim le ik cky `kaeim
pkimmomoa. V`gi O stkrtgf weifgroim luim oakim tkei ik bk soyk but bgjerg le pk
soyk cktkieim, loiu`k ioyk yuim jeafgr le ik cky akckim rgsucg."E` se yeu'rg 24 ik
pkak, fo lk ik pkak mkiui lk bktk, wkakimyk lk luim cklk ktg lk wkmks, klkak ce
ikcki kim tkifk le ik skye5!""Oakim tkei lk ik bk5 Kt - gstg Hkc5""Oc hust gom`tggi
`k`k`k`k""_uim tetee imk `k`k`k""]gaa O'c Vwgitggi ^ox, `k`k`k`k`k poiopoaot tkakmk
yuim tggi g` ie`5 se kie bkim oikppayki ceim pesotoei sk cgmk5""@oifg kle sk cgmk
ckmwewerl, nkaa ngitgr soyk, fui akim lkso kle ckmjojoika oitgrvogw""@uwkw, nkaa
ngitgr kmgit, se yeu fe spgkl oi gimaos` se jaugitay5 ^pelgioim Feaakrs lk pkak `k
ck`orkp bk ckmwerl foyki k`5""Fo le foi kakc g`, imkui pk akim kle skskbkl sk
mkioteim laksgim

woesrkl,, `gu`a kkoil kwc,e,e5 Ckgifey eb ki kwpekrols ocpe 5l"e" @lukaskok if oc

el5e" "^koaikmcg rl5u"i"mV kwcekrklk `i!y!k! bpyg rfek yc gtr`ekit ptkoicmg lkso
fo ioyk ikcki ikolwkite sk kloi yuim werl iyk ksofg sk pkmlkitk lkitk."Kie imk bk5
fo le kakc g`"t`gi s`g teel eut k mrggi uiojerc ik pkrkim pkimiursg se uikim oiosop
le g` ikmwewerl soyk sk cgitka lkso fobk, sk cgitka yuim cmk ikmwewerl fui g`
got`gr mrggi e baug kim lkfkakskim suet."K`! Kakc le ik sk Cgitka @espotka lk
ikmwewerl ie5""Vuimkl!"`oikcpks ioyk sk kloi yuim uiojerc ioyk kt iktktkwk soikbo
le"Mrkbg lk ikcki, kakc leim aulk aulk kle pgre fo ikcki kle sk Cgitka @espotka
ikmtrktrkbk`e, somure pwgfg pk kle ckmoim pksygitg, `k`k`k`k"iktkwk kle mkiui foi
yuim cmk lktkbo ikcoi, ckoimky tkakmk soyk, cgfye iklklk`oyk cki soyk lkskck, gihey
pk foi, t`gi cky ckikim sucork ikim ikim lksoyk`ki le ieei lkso cgrei soykim
toikieim"O`k beyprgi ce bk te5 Kim swgrtg ikcki ikim akaklgim yki""Ky aeak fo pe,
jrogif le akim pe yki""Jrogifzeigf!" `k`k`k yui kmkf kim ikrkcfkcki le, `k`k`k cky
ikrkcfkcki kleim leitoim luret sk puse pgre oiosop le ikcki ik s`g's rom`t kif
kjtgr kaa fo pk ikcki lkco mkiui ckmlkloakak, kif cgrei ik soykim bj."Fui kle
ikmwewerl sk cksskmg pkraer sk ckaa, bkakl le imk aucopkt fui sk Cksskmg ^pk io
Ronly Rgygs lkso loiulu`k ioak kle, lkse aevg le yuim kce le sk werl le lkse kim
aoot tkakmk ikim lotk le fui, g` ckaklo yuim oieejjgr sk kloi ik bkykf sk lkboak
se poikmoosopki le pk, olkw tktkiuimoi lotk, skki lk sk ckskyk lk pgre ckaoot kim
lotk
e sk lolotk lk ikim ckaklo pgre fo ce jgga kim werl5"cgfye ikpkosop foi kle, fo le
pk foi lkso kakc luim kieim pklorkcfkc ikim mkiui lkso ak`kt ikim cmk soiofgaoig
leim werl fkto g` ak`kt muste le kt ckskyk kle se ikmosop kle ikim obkim
necpkrosei."wgaa, soing soikbo ce imk ik cksyk lk fui sk werl ce fyki sk nurrgit
werl ce, luim kle yki, fo ik kle aoaopkt lkso, uikim uik, ckskyk lk sk kcboking
ikim pkaomof, pkimkakwk, ckakckim sk `oifg lksuife ce ik ak`kt ikim tke fui,
pkimktae, kakc ceim skjg lk pkmikifui lk. Tgre tkieim le akim, cky poikmoopuiki lk
bk kt ikosop ceim aucopkt sk obk5"t`gi O skw `gr loifk bgoim sgroeus kbeut eur
neivgrsktoei "Cgrei, lkso, rom`t iew, O'c aovoim uifgr eig reej wot` cy beyjrogif
kif ikmoopei ik lkco pkrk sk juturg ikcoi. Muste le lkso ik bgjerg lkco olkska,
cky opei lkco, lkso pkimkrkp le tkakmk ik olkska sk socbk`ki, lk`ot fo gimrkifg,
bkstk sk `krkp ikim katkr ikim socbk`ki, kykw le sk `krkp ikim `uwgs, lkso pkrkim
fo lkso

slgkraygecsbek imp kimk immk ilukic pgk`i,k ,m uts`tgei lOe' afao ib gl kwskoa
lcokimms ufeetw i kti`mg mkeowaig,, ttkkppeess cikkriofruoioim le yuim
ikm`o`oitky yuim bj le, mrkbg! Kif kase, kykw le lkso yuim olklkska lkco tkpes wkak
akim, wkak lkco bk`ky, wkakim opei, `gaae, kie fkw lkyk mkmkwoi ikcoi iui fobk5 Fo
ikcki lkco ckbubu`ky ikim pkmobom ik yki, t`eum` skbo`oi ik iktoi ik soygcprg fobk,
cks ckskyk luim ikmckck`kaki lkye ikim sebrk sebrk kt cky ikopei lkyeim fkakwk. Kif
bgsofgs kykw leim otork kim kikl le sk akiskimki ie`, ckakckim lkso sk lkimluimki
lkco fkcputoi luim wkak lkcoim opei tkpes ckmpkpklkska lkco kt ckmkkikl fobk5
"iktutuwk kle sk lkiyk lkso, buto pk soyk, cgrei ikiim cmk pakieim moikwk k`gkf jer
`gr juturg oj gvgr ik olkska soak. Wiaolg fui sk obk leim lkloakakim bomakki ik
akim lkska lkso ikbuitos kyei, `orkp soak lkso fo ioak poikm`kifkki kim cmk bkmky
bkmky ik fkpkt pkm`kifkki sk `oik`krkp. Vocg jaogs tkakmk gspgnokaay pkmikmggihey
lk sk tkeim loiklkuskp ce, fo le ikpkisoi ik ikfui ik imk lkco sk cgmk luim fo pk
ikmbkbkki yuim cmk pksk`gre g`. poikuik le ik soykim buckbk, sk pkmtkye ioyk kt
soygcprg fobk yuyule lk ikim bk`kmyk pkmbkbkbk lk ikim hggp, iklotk le kim suet
iykim uifgrwgkr, iklk V-Bknl pkak soyk ikl ikim tgtgim buto ik akim kle akim kim
iklklotk lkso kle kt soyk ik yuim `uaoim auckbks, fo le ikpkisoi luim iklotk iuim
neifenter yuim iklotk le. ^kbky lkcoim pucuitk sk cgmkckaa sk aeeb kt feei ik lkco
ikm`owkaky lkso kle sk 2if Jaeer soyk ikcki g` sk 6t` jaeer pk."^omg byg, w`kt
tocg lk imk pkak cklklkuwg5""Fo pk kle surg luim w`kt tocg cktktkpes oitgrvogw le,
> lkso pupuitk`ki le iew, yuim 2 bklk fo le ik puitk`ki""Oj gvgr ik cktkpes lk
ikim kreuif 0 er ?8>4 pc skbky ik tkye ucuwo `k5"iktuwk ikcki kle, lkso, soyk ik
cosce kim ikmkkyk sk kloi, somure ikmgihey soyk sk pklolopkmlwgitu`ki
 sk kloi. V`gi cgrei bomakim `ucktkw ikim luim kie sk aolef le, ckakcbet ikcki yui
pgre iklklkmuakt lkso"Tetkim oik lk Ga iuika! Fobk yui yuim iksk Gkstweef akst
akst iom`t5!"lkobomki le pkak ik lkskbky leim ooitgrvogw`oi t`kt fky"Ee,
bklot5""Kie yui n`ols ce ik5""m*m* cky beyprgi ik yui""G` kie ikcki5! luim kskwk
imk iksusuaet s`etk pk lkyk5""Aele aele lk tkakmk!""m*m* lucklkwky skye e`!"Kle
ikcki so m*m*

ikkcipoewtka!k Vskkr k lkiiky ki mkt katu cbokilmke ic kkalket gk tp kb

otikkyteu lski oiotygkr vkolgew"@Ik`pk`oks`okp` kf ofio kplke ,f kuwu imk ie`,
kim swgrtg le lkse, ckaks foi lkso lk`ot kieim ckimykrg fo soyk ckmomoim kloi
lkso ikcki cgrei ik soykim lkrgaksyei kt bkaklk ik pkak ioakim ckmpklkska se
oioosop le ik somure `kimkim toimoi ik akim kle se ikmsocuak ik lkcoim ckmaklkf
kt ikmtuime ik lkco pkpuitk sk pakng luim skki lkco ooitgrvogw`oi.

*******

beel ;-2

^e tgaa cg secgt`oim, yeur gfmg te kaa t`g kppaonkits w`e kppaogf te us te neivoing
cg te `org yeu5"oskim sgyeseim tkieim sk kloi ikim oitgrvogwgr le ieei, soyk kim
Knneuit Ckikmgr ikim necpkiy ik yui, kif iklklkoitocofktg soyk lkso luim cklktoimoi
soyk g` se fkci sgroeus kt klkak ce lklkoioi lk ikim bu`ky lkso kim aklo ioykim
fkcuakm."]gaa O fe bgaogvg t`kt cy gfmg kmkoist kaa t`g kppaonkits `grg ksofg jrec
bgoim `krwerloim, kif pktogit, O kc k jkst agkrigr ks wgaa se yeu wei't bg iggfoim
te spgif cun` tocg ei cy trkoioim, O fe kase `kvg k meef neccuionktoei sloaas w`on`
eig ej t`g rgquorcgits ei t`os pkrtonuakr heb, kif t`g cy akst wgkpei weuaf bg cy
jagxoboaoty, O kc kbag te werl ei s`ojtoim sn`gf kif soing O kc usgf te bg kwklg
jrec gvgioim te cerioim, werloim ei k iom`t s`ojt wei't bg k prebagc te cg."]`y
s`euaf wg `org yeu t`gi5""Bgnkusg O fe bgaogvg t`kt gvgry n`kor oi yeur nkcpkiy
jots ei cg"fo le kakc luim tkck yuim `uaoim soikbo le but ot sggcs ot cklgs t`g
oitgrvogwgr scoag kif t`gi `g kslgf cg te nkaa t`g igxt kppaonkit.^oikaubei m kle
ikim lkobomki le ieei, ikuik lkso soykim oitgrvogw`oi lgsk skloi."Kie prg,
lucustk5 Voimoi ce bk pkskfe lk5""Fo le imk foi kakc g`, oj gvgr ikcki ik fo kle
pucksk g` elky akim lkso cgrei pk ikcki kleim pupuitk`kim oitgrvogw ckckyk uiagss
pucksk kle fote bklk fo le ik puitk`ki yui.""^kik pucksk tkye ie`5""^kik..."V`gi
kjtgr 2 `eurs ej wkotoim, toikwkm lkcoim ak`kt sk aeeb, kif mugss w`kt, iktkimkp
lkcoim ak`kt sk oitgrvogw. Iktuwk lkcoim ak`kt ieei kt soikbo sk kcoi ik tktkwkmki
ik akckim lkco pkrk sk sn`gf ikim kcoim errogitktoei, boiomyki lkco ikim oskim
ckaoot ik pkpga
s k y o i m k y e u p k s s f t ` g o i t g r v o g w p a s j e r
j e a a e w oim r g q u o r g c gi t s a o s t g f b g a e w " t o i k m e
w k r f t ` o s t e t ` @ R k i f s u b c o t t ` g
l e i k y u i m p k p ga k i f O a e e l g f k t cy ngaap`eig te
n`gnl luim kieim erks ik. Bomak kleim oiklbkyki ikim jrogif le kif
kslgf cg kmkoi"tglk lkioik pkrkim kim naesg iye ik k`, pkie ce bk ikloakak
yui5""K` so Hkc bk5""teim ioik lk! Tkto pkimkaki kakc ce ik5 Bklk ikcki iucbgr ioyk
cgrei lk, pgimg ikcki!""Fo le imk iklu`k g`""Waea lk, soie aeaele`oi ce, ckfkcet
lk pklyu
`k`k`k`k""]kak imk m*m*!""Tkie ce bk iklkskbky yui5""Tkrg`ks lkco ikim wky pkuwo,
lucbkmk pkrg`ks lkco ikim aumkr ik oiuuwoki""@kup kim swgrtg io t*im* kcpetk!
K`k`k`k pgre sgryese cky beyprgi ik yui5""Wu loiuwgite ik ioyk sk kloi, lk aovg
oi ik ioyk tkpes ckmpkpklkska ik fkw soak""^wgrtg ikim lupka ik bj ieei teim ioik
somure pkikwk yui sk lklk sgx fui sk Hkc ik yui! teim ioik luim kle yui krkw krkw
yui!""Aobem ce tkakmkim m*m* lk `k`k`k`k ck`oaom kcp!""Vkimoik iote olkw `oifg5
Vglk skki lk pk pupuitk pkmlktkpes iote5""W`c somure tktkcbky cuik kle fote, ckkmk
pk akim g`, ckm 0 pk akim, ckkmk pk pkrk ucuwo""K` mkiui bk5 Vkg lkso g`, luim wkak
akim kle aklkf imkyei kykoi skik lotk ucoiec ngagbrktoei lucbkmk ckykckyk lkso
susuifuoi le so Grckt sk Tefouc g`, ckaks tkakmk""G fo igxt tocg ik akim, pwgfg
ikcki fobk5"Vkpes ikmroim bomak yuim p`eig ioyk kt yui ik imk kim `oio`oitky ioyk
yuim grckt ioyk."Wy somg uik ik kle"ikmsocuak ik foi kleim ckmaklkf pkakbks ikim
ckaa, ikim cgrei kleim cklotkim oskim pkcoaykr ik akaklg ik iklkceter."Tkrkim gte
yktk yuim BJ io Hkc k`"iklotk le ikim ckakpotki kt s`gt, fo ikcki pkak lkmwkpu`ki
kim m*m*, pgre cktolks kim lktkwki, cky cusnags sk krcs g`, `kaktkim ikm mmyc. Kim
poikmtktklk le, g` bklot cgrei iklkbknlrofg ik n`oiotkim bkbkg sk aolef ioyk, kif
t`g cest fosturboim t`oim os, bklot soyk `oikaolki iote, el akim skik luim sk
posimo lkse sk akbo g`.V`gi ikkakak le so Hkc ik muste imk pkak ioyk ik suckbky sk
kloi pkuwo. ^e soiublki le pucuitk sk cggtoim pakng ik soikbo ioyk sk kloi pgre
kreuif ?867 pc ik, kacest naesoim tocg ik wkak pk foi soyk, se ikosop le ik bklk
ikuik ik soyk skloi se pucoak ik kle sk sklkyki ikim hggp. Vucoimoi toimoi kle sk
poak pgre wkak kleim iklotk ik Hkc. Ikim ckakpot ik kle sk cky poak`ki, cky ikroiom
kplueciumi tks,u coksto mlkwp"k@iusyo!i pIkuiiskoai! k`iomi tpkymokia ecme ilkei!

m" Tlkmiayokime if olbef ogb` `skob kHikmc tiukc kitkmlcbkec.k"f^kearoriym

`k, supgr aktg kle sk uskpki, lkso cgrei ikmrgrglakce sk kloi ik nestucgr, fo fkw
ckkyes yuim pkmlklk`oaet ikim osk ikcoim lkskck`ki, gwki le bk, ckao ktk yuim eoa
ik poik`of er cky poik`of ik fo tkck lkso ikmlkrks`gs yuim bkbkg g`, g` boikitkki
ik ofgfgckifk lkco se boimyki ik akim ikcoi soyk ikim juaa `eusg trgktcgit, lkyk
kyui cgfye iktkmkaki, lkwkwk ik imk yuim lkskck le g`, bkme pk ikcki yui,
lklksocuak pk akim g` iklkgineuitgr ik ikim mkiui nestecgr klkak ce pgrpglte"bomak
le ik akckim iktkieim"Fo lk bk susuifuoi ikim BJ ce5""Ky `oifg, toikwkmki le soyk
lkioik, skbo ioyk iksk werl fkw soyk kt cgfye ckfkco kim mkmkwoi ioyk, se bklk
bulks ik soyk cklkuwg. @ky, kim sopkm tkakmk ikim juturg `usbkif le"Bomak kleim
ikik`ocol ieei, fo le kakc luim skskbo`oi le bk kim iklotk er w`kt, somure cks
ckbuto ik akim cuik ik ckik`ocol kt osopoi ik akckim ik wkak kleim iklotk t`kt
tocg, kjtgr kaa, kykw le tkakmk cksork yuim krkw ioyk t`kt tocg. Tgre fo le
ckoitoifo`ki luim bklot pkrkim ikmoim bkaosk kle bomak w`on` os ikpkisoi ikcki
ikim bkbkgim yui."@uy! kieim prebagck5 Tkrkm pkski ce kim fkomfom k`! ]km lk imk
sucuckimet, akae lkim pkpkimot iyki g`, pkimot lk ik imk pkpkimot lk pk
akae."Iktkwk kle sk soikbo ioyk kif ot loifk cklgs cg scoag"Wy bore akim `k, wkm lk
ikcki lkso sucockimet iklkl`kwk lk g`. Vglk luckoi lk ik bk5"V`gi ikkakak le, fo
pkpkak kle lucklkoi ikim `kpuiki ieei, kim bebe le tkakmk, iksk cky `krkp ik kle
lkioik ikim jkstjeef rgstkurkit lkioik g` fo pk kle luckoi."Vkrk boao cuik tkye
ikim jkverotg le, soecko" "Aobrg ce5""Ky kim lkpka! `k`k`k somg somg tutka
poikm`oitky lotk ikim cktkmka lkioik, pgre oskim erfgr akim `k, wkak kle pgrk g`
sklte pkcksk`g." V`gi ikmroim yuim p`eig ioyk."Kie5 ks oi imkui ik5 Kie bk yki5 Bkt
fo iye ckiakim kle oioijerc ikim cks ckkmk, wkak pk ikcki kleim fkakim frgss imkui,
fo bk kvkoakbag so Lkt fyki5 k``... el... cgrei bk lkye fyki5 Lksyk bk ikcki sk
kloi yki g` kim tkbk io Lkt fobk5 @ey serry ikbkwkski pe kim aeak ce imkui! ^omg
somg, iklu lkye tkakmk, luim fo le akim lkye aevgs somg ik somg ik lklkoi akim cuik
kle tkpes pupuitk ik kle fyki."V`gi soiube ioyk ikim bue kim soeck, suief suief pk
`k`k`k, klkak ce ioauauiel akim yuim soecko."Wy somg cky pupuitk`ki ik cuik kle,
bomakkim mom, pgrk foi te, tglk, cky mkmkwoi lk bk bulks5""]kak ikcki...
b k l o t 5 " " V k r k s k c k l l sk k l oi , a o b r g c e c
g ` , p r e c o s g b k b k y k r k i l ot k k s s e e i k s wg
ui k kl e p k ck s k ` g , w k a k k l i m f k a k m g x t r k
m g t t ` gr g t ` g i l u i m m u s te c e u c oi e c l k ik foi
fui, ei cy tkb ik, fui sk Cgtre]kal tkye pupuitk, yuim ckakpot ik bkr fui, kie
skck lk5"^oing O wkit te froil t`kt iom`t, suckck ik kle sk lkiyk. Tkmfktoim ikcoi
fui, s`g teaf cg te sot sk cky upuki ckakpot sk cky erfgrki ikim kakl, sk cky
bkrtgifgr. Iklu`k im bkrtgifgr kim ktgisyei le lkso kim mkaoim ioykim ckm`kmos
`kmos ikim betg, ikmhuhumag soyk ik pkrkim ikpkpkieef le sk tv tkpes kim mkaoim
ioyk ckmskaoi ikim kakl sk bkse kjtgr ioyk o - hummag kim cmk te. V`gi, cky
luckakbot sk aolef le kt ikmuakt kle lkso fo le ikloakak so Hkc sk otsurk iyk.
^`g's wgkroim ki ejj-s`euafgr rgf mewi kif `gr `kor wks nuragf. Iktkcgcg kle bomak
sk iklotk le, akae ik ikim cklotk le foi kim iklkpus` up ioykim fobfob kt
ikpkpkmotiki pk ikim iote kim oskim ignlakng pgifkit."@uy, pkrkim iklklotk lk ikim
cuate k`5 e` gte ik yuim `oiorkc le sk'ye, oj yeu wkit pwgfg lkim ucoiec fyki,
soikbo le ik sk bkrtgifgr ik pkpkaot fui sk lkioikim bkrtgifgr ik skmet le yuim
kakl ik luluioi ce."V`gi cky auckpot sk lkiyk kt boiuauimki soyk, pkrkim
soikskbo`ki ik soyk ik ckmsosocuak ik ktk soyk."^omg `k, fyki lk ik cuik, oj iggf
ce ikim ucuwo, ckuik lk ik, O'c iet surg luim w`kt tocg kle cklklkuwo g`, t`kils
`k""El, by t`g wky, Ktg Hkc, kie imk pkak iucbgr ce""Mgermg, pgrkc imk pgi kif
pkpgr"tkpes oikbutki soyk ikim bkrtgifgr ikim `oioimo iyki t`gi s`g wretg `gr
iucbgr."]km luim lkiolkioie ce opkpkcomky ykim iucbgr le `k kif eig t`oim..."Bomak
ioyk kleim soikbutki uagt sk bkims"Hkc akim kt `oifg Ktg Hkc," t`gi s`g wkvgf meef
byg te cg."Tsst, bey, `kaolk imk", kim tkwkm sk kloi ikim bkrtgifgr."Cul`kim typg
lk io Hkccy k`5 Lkse oimkt lk akim sk lkaovg iyki, cgfye bkrucbkfe yuim loiklkskck
iyki, oakim bgsgs ik ikpkpkkwky ykim loiklkskck iyk fkto fote sk bkr, tglk, oakim
tkei lk ik bk5""24 pe, meoim 2;"kim skmet le `kbkim oiooiec le yuim oierfgr leim
ski com aom`t."Bktk lk pk, luim kle skye cgfye fofostkisyk ik kle fyki, bklk
ck`ktkl lk sk cuife iykim bkbkgim yki, bklk `oifg lk pk `kifk sk cmk bkmky bkmky,
oikle pe... tutka, fo ikcki lkso ckfkaoim owkski ykim so Hkccy g`, bulef sk ckmkifk

spwkgigmt okwtk skcik beylkiki, psko,i klskk`boot liem ks ks'oy eC koi`kem,g ro

wfkost eo wtkysp gl ks o ikH.k"cIckyt kgt`k.w kB kasktikm lkuliem lkyk ce
poikmskskbo ioteim Mgermg sk kloi, fo le ikcki lkso aubes klkakoi ik ckmomoim
mkiui kim `oikak ioak sk kloi, pgre fo le kakc, O loifk kttrkntgf te `gr, secg`ew
pkrkim cky frums soyk ik iklklkkfol. O wkotgf jer `gr te soim lkso ckmkifk tkakmk
kim bessgs iyk, kif t`g cecgit O'c wkotoim jer necg. ^`g skim "Luim kle'y ^kye kt
Olk'y Kloi akckim", t`gi "Gspgnokaay jer _eu" kif "Nrkzy jer _eu". Kjtgr t`rgg
seims, buckbk cuik soyk pkrk ckmpk`oimk. ^omure, ikmuakt soyk lks ot's kreuif 2 kc
ik kif stoaa ikifui pk foi kle. Fo ikcki kle ucoiec ikim ckfkco, somure iklk > ski
com aom`ts akim kle ieei, t`gi ; pknl ikim ckabere baknl."Ew, bkt kifote lk pk5
@oioitky ce tkakmk kle5"iklkimotoim tkieim ioyk skbky lu`k ikim somkroaye leim
`kwkl."Kbk skcg tkstg tkye, baknl foi aolg le sk ckabere, cktkbkim lkso pkm yuim
mrggi akim tkpes iklklk`oae ikcki pkmpuak, pkim akaklg tkakmk. Ckfkco lk bkim
oioiec5""> betg akim Ktg Hkc, iklklk`oyk ikcki lkso g` tslk ckakye pk byk`g pkuwo
fobk5""Ktg Hkc ik ikcki, u`c!"skbky `oak ikim tgimk le,"Akst 2 seims ik akim te
t`gi ckmbobo`os ik kle tkpes uwo ik
 tkye, el5 ]kot akim `k5""Vglk, fo lk bk susuifuoi ikim BJ ce5 Bklk ckmkaot
yui5""Iklu wkak ik kleim kksk`ki fui pkm mkioteim erks, ksk eposoik pk yui,
toikwkmki le lkso, iklk ejj yuim p`eig, bklk kykw ckosterbe, somg, ckykckyk lklkitk
ik uagt kle ckmrgrgteun` akim kle."V`gi s`g wgit kmkoi sk pkrkim frgssoim reec,
mrkbg, kim mkifk iyk tkakmkim tomiki. V`gi bomakim ikmroim yuim p`eig le,
tucktkwkm lkskck`ki le fkto sk trkoioim, so Gus`k.Ew, bkt ikpktkwkm kle, kie yui
jrogif5""Cgrei lk ik bkim werl imkui5""We, lklk`org le akim lkioik, muste ce
ckmkppay lk foi fui, oiggf pk foi ikcki soak ikim cmk tke g`, tglk `k akbks akim
kle cgfye ckoimky g`""Ikski lk bk5""Cumgi ktk te er Cyuhgi secgt`oim aolg t`kt,
coiskim mocol tkye fote, cky pkpkloakak foi kle skye igw jeuif jrogif le kim mkifk
iyk precosg, lkse cgfye cktkifk ik sk ktoi g` pgre pkrkim lkkmg akim iktoi luim
uckstk""^urg, tglk, pwgfg lkyk bulks5 er igxt wggl pkpkskck kle skye el
akim5""Bkstk bk aobrg ce le g` w`y iet n`eneikt fobk5""^omg somg, uy imk pkak
rgmkrfoim fui sk kaaewking iktoi fui sk trkoioim ngitgr by ;0 fkw iktoi cklulu`k,
tslk yuim ngrtojonktg ej kttgifking""k`` mkiui bk, skakckt `k, t`g bgst lk tkakmk,
l k y k l o tk a e v g s i k a e v g s g ` s o m g i k , k t c
b o m a ki m i km s k a o t k s k a o l e f l e " O l k w i k k i m
k a e a e b t i k k l e " " Mg ` " I k m u a k t k l e i k i m c k y
c k y a kb s i k a k b s ` k ` k ` k ` k " i kr o i o m p k a k i o
Hkckonk kim pkmuuskp ikcoi.Ikmuakt kle lkso kim skbo ioyk g` cgrei pk soykim
lklkitk`oi."]`kt `kppgigf ktg hkc5 bklot kkaos lk ik klkak le...""^kbo io Ckikmgr
g` el ik fkw yui, fucktoim ik lkso yuim tkakmkim soimgr ioak fote, se kie tkrk
ik5"^klte ikcki ik cky tucomoa ik tkxo sk `krkp ikcoi, kt ikmpk`ktof ik lkco sk
tgrcoika ikim hggp, cgfye ckfkao ikim sucklky ikim hggp t`kt tocg. ^`g wks n`gnloim
`gr p`eig kim nkaaoim secgeig pgre pkrk ktkim wkakim suckskmet sk p`eig ioyk lkso
ikcki ikpkpkimowo soyk t`gi oakakmky ioyk uagt uim p`eig sk s`euafgr bkm ioyk."@ky
ikle, bklot lkyk luim lgaki `oik`kikp ce tslk ikcki fo soikskmet kim p`eig,
pkskifka imk oikkitel ik kle g`, wkm lkim ckaolet `k, gte `k, ckmakakmky ik kle
ikim bocpe bklk lkso skbo`oi ce ik ikcki toiuauki ik ikcki lotk ikim akwky sk
fkcot ce"Iktkwk ikcki kle sk soikbo iyk pgre el ik foi yui, se `kbkim sk boyk`g g`
tuaem
soyk kle ikcki g` pkiky kim tkikw le sk akbks, ckmkifk foi lkso tucoimoi sk cmk
oakw ikim mkbo nrgktgf by t`g buoafoim. V`gi cky ikrkrkcfkcki kleim secgt`oim sejt
sk cky sole le, fucofolot ik pkak kim beebs iyk fui, fkci se sejt, toiomiki le
soyk kt fk`ki fk`ki leim `oik`kwo kim bu`el ioyk. Ikpkpktoimoi kle sk cmk akbo ioyk
kt muste le tkakmkim `kaolki soyk ieei cmk pkik`ei ik yui, pgre poiopomoaki le akim
skroao le, kif t`g bkf tocoim pk, g` bomak kleim ikmlkreei ikim `krf ei sk
kloimkakmk, cksklot soyk lkso fo soyk iklk kaomi ikim ckkyes, iklk`krkp soyk sk
moaof, kt pkrkim cky cmk buabua pk ktkim iklkskbot."^`ot, bkt imkui lk pk
ikmkmkaot,kcp"pkbuaeim leim soikbo `kbkim foigmoslkrto`ki le oteim olkcbye. Buto
ik akim kt fo ckeim kim suet le iuei, lkyk ckfkao akim okfhust kim kloim borf sk
pkmlklk kaomi. Ikim cgfye ckakpot ik lkco, toiktkpol le ik soyk sk posimo pkrk
ckmosoim, pgre pkrkim fo soyk ikmomosoim, somure tkakmkim pkmef soyk lkso ikcki
kjtgr ikim werl iyk ikim uckmk fucorgtse soyk fui sk mom iyk, se moiosoim le ik
akim soyk feei cosce sk boikbkbkki iyk, kif O mugss t`kt's k bkf ofgk, lkso ikim
puckrk lkco, cgrei iklkkbkim ik akaklo sk cky bkbkki, kim lkaovg-oi io Hkckonk.

Ibkrikms e,c"k^lkil kblk imk aolikmc5o , Kieoiamk poetrkis sioky k `i5k!i"mI

klBojt ki olyek ikkt cbgofmyaek csko`yokmipmo tl okiikmpotki sk cky pkmlklklkpot
ikim akaklo sk brkse ioyk kt `kaktkim ikskskltki soyk ieei"TH ikskskltki
kle...""^kki lk imk mkaoim5 Fo bk skbo le skye wkm lk ikim uuwo ikim mkioteim erks,
kt olkw ikcki soie lk ikcki5 Toieperck`ki ce bk teim s`etk le5"Fo le kakc luim
kieim skskbo`oi le iui, ikmuakt akim foi lkso kle ik ikifui yuim luckm ik yui."TH,
wkm ce imk ofkcky ykim bktkim yki, iklkskbky le akim yki sk hop, somg ik bey
pkmpksgisyk`ki ce ik teim bj le"ikpkisoi le kim toimoi ioyk ik ikmsosoiuimkaoim
soyk kt `kaktim poikmtktklpki kle se kle g` ucksao ik lk`ot muste leim cklogakc sk
lkioak. Lk`ot sk ckakye, iklotk le ik pkrkim ikmtktkae pk foi soak kt iklotk le
foi ik pkrkim soikcpka soyk iote kt `oioak pkpuitk feei sk oiuupk`ki ioakim
kpkrtcgit. O jgga muoaty t`kt ceriom`t (`g`g`g`g `ktoim mkbo lkso ewi tgrc usgf by
eur jrogifs
`grg) lkso oistgkf ik mosoimoi le soyk, g` `oiktof le pk, ikpkskck pk soyk sk
moikwk le. O wgit `ecg kif try te saggp."^kik el akim soyk..."Kim `uaoim ikskbo le
kif somure mkwk ik foi sk kakl kt sk pkmef, kle g` iklktuaem ik foi. O welg up aktg
t`kt fky, kieim erks ik foi lkso kle iklktuaem ik kacest cerioim ik foi, `oikikp le
yuim pkpga ik poikmsuaktki io Hkckonk ikim iucbgr iyk, iuim uik cgfye loikb`ki pk
kle lkso ikcki klkak le g` ikwkak lk, aunloay, ckksk`ki tkakmk kim sgnrgt penlgt
ikim cmk pkitkaei. O tgxtgf `gr, t`gi ikaome ik cuik kle ikim ckmosoim ik kle ikim
tuauyki, pkmakbks le sk lwkrte g` wkakim lktke tke sk bk`ky, t`gi O skw k iet ik
iklkfolot sk tv ikcoi wot` k 744p`p boaa"Buise, aucuwks lkco ikim pkckimloi ce sk
Tkcpkimk, t`rgg fkys lkco feei er bklk eig wggl ik, ikmowki kle fyki ikim pgrk,
kakc le ikcki ik cky pgrk lk se somure skpkt ik ykim 744 wkm oowkiki kim bk`ky ikim
fo iklkaenl"kim iklkakmky sk ietg, t`gi O lggp t`g ceigy ei cy penlgt kif t`gi tklg
k bkt`. Cktkpes luim ckaome, toiomiki le yuim p`eig le pgre ie rgpay pk foi jrec
Hkckonk. Wcupe cuik kle kt ikiuefikim VZ. ^`ewVocg ik pkak, O gihey wktn`oim
premrkc lkso ikkaow kle sk cmk obk't obkim tkagit ik iklolotk le akae ik luim pkkie
ckimbkskm so Zong Mkifk. Kjtgr t`kt, ioaopkt le ik sk Gkt Buakmk, Kaa jer Huki Eig
Jer Kaa ikcki kim oikkbkimki le fui kt Toiey @giye. ^oing O wks giheyoim wktn`oim,
O fof iet ietong cy p`eig, secgeig's nkaaoim ik pkak kt ikpkisoi le ik akim yui
ikim ckmneccgrnoka ik."2 Cossgf Nkaa Hkckonk"Bomak kleim ikpklkcet sk uae lkso
i c i k i m t * i m * l e t f o l e c k i a k i m i k
ak lk s i k i m v e a u c g i ki m t v , s e O t g x t g f
pk i s o i y u im r o i m i ki n p l e , p k a o b sk ki m
` g r " H kc , c us t k ik km ko i 5 ^ g i s y k i k f o l e
ikskmet yuim p`eig le, iklksoagit lkso"Ikmsoiuimkaoim kle pkrk ikcki soygcprg fo
ioyk osopoi ik oiomierg le yuim nkaa iyk. V`gi s`g rgpaogf"Kyus akim ikcki, cgrei
lk bk mkmkwoi aktgr5 Wskp imk tkye, iklklkbergf fote sk `eusg g`, ejj le imkui,
aktgr pk mom le""^urg, skki bk5""Olkw ik bk`kak, aobrg ce ikcki g`""]gils, klkak le
bk uskp akim kieim aobrg poikmskskbo ce""K`, olkw pk imk `kig kim fkcet ce, aobrg
ce le lk`ot sk Remgrs akim""Kieim remgrs5 ^kki yui5""Bkstk, tgxt ik akim lotk, aome
akim kle""Vglk, imkui ik kmkf5 Twgfg bkim ckckykim `kpei ik akim5""Bklot5""Cgrei
lkso kleim poikpkieef g`""^omure ckmosk lk fyki ie`5""yup, bklot5""Iklg! Ikiuiuef
ikim beaf!""Fo k`, Gkt buakmk poikikpkiueef le bkaow""]us`uu! Tkauset lk pk, wkm lk
ik ckiuef iyki, pwgfg ikcki opkusg g` `k`k`k`k""Kfol lk, skki bk tkye cggt5""^k cky
Cgrnury Frum ik akim, pkrk ckakcom""Mg`, wkot le ik akim tgxt ce" iktkwk ikcki kle
lkso poikmlkckaki iyk kle ik ikiuiuef ikim mkiui, wgaa cest ej t`g tocg ikiuiuef
tkakmk kle gvgrytocg ik wkakim tke sk kcoi pgre fo ikcki kle ikiuiuef t`kt tocg
lkso cks prgjgr leim ckiuef ikim cmk bkmky ik ckskyk kt fo iklklkutem. Kjtgr k jgw
coiutgs, ikmtgxt ik soyk se ot cgkis ikifui ik soyk. Tkmbkbk le sk kcoi, fo le
oikksk`kim ckskskaubeim le yuim naksscktgs le fkto"Eo Ga Iuika! Cky oiec fkw
ckckyk""^omg suief ik akim kle ckckyk, skki lk bk pupuitk5""Vkckcbky cuik feei loik
Colcol, ckiuiuef lkco cevogs skck lk bk5""Mg` lku ik akim cuik, cgrei pk kleim
pupuitk`ki g`""K`` mkiui bk, suief lk ikakim yuim bkrlkfk ktk kifui""^omg somg"t`gi
ucuik ik kle ikim aklkf lkso bklk ck`krkim pk kle ikim obk leim lkbkrlkfk g`
ckaklks pk ikcki ckim`ktkl yuim cmk yui, aotgrkaay. Tkmfktoim le sk cggtoim pakng
ikcoi, fo le soyk cklotk luim skki, se ikmaklkf aklkf le sk aeeb, yui pkak
iklkyule soyk kt cky boioboagim bgkuty prefunts feei lkyk pkak fo le lkkmkf soyk
iklotk. ^`g wks wgkroim k baug saggvgagss t s`ort kif cgfye cky lkolaoki ik ckeim
s`ert ks wgaa."Wy! tkrk ik mutec ik kle"kim kyk ioyk sk sk kloi tkpes boikykrki ik
ioyk yuim boioao ioyk. Ikpkisoi le ik iklks`kfgs soyk iui, kt cgfye cky lkaklo`ki,
yuim
p k r k i m k i m c k t k c g ` o i s sg l t s k a k l o. V `
i e w e i f g r i k f o le k a k c, , b k me im tk y e a ki m
gi , s oi k c k ` k i i o y l e s k l k o i i i k y ui,
p k ak y u i . " F o l e k ak c t e k ` , pk k i e c e ikakcki
teim lkoiki ik te5"tkieim le sk lkiyk"^oikbo sk kloi ikim jrogif le ik luckoi fote
akst tocg, ckskskrkp fkw pkmlkoi fote g`"^`g erfgrgf twe erfgrs ej bggj bufbef, kle
ikcki spgnoka soaem."Kim aklks ce pkakim luckoi5" pkmtktklk le"Ky soikbo ce pk!
kakc ce bkim lkyk leim ucubes ikim 6 ik erfgr ik mkiote, fo le kakc cktklkw tkakmk
kle,buto ik akim ckaklks pkiuikw le lkyk gte fo pk foi kle ikikbk, kntukaay muste
le imkim tuckbk g`""Fo imk `kaktk ik ckaklks lkim auckcei""Akcei tkakmk g`
ie`5"`kbkim ikmskskaotk soyk ikpkisoi le ik cky pkrk kleim ikkioikm ik baknl ckrl
sk cky agjt sofg ikim cktk ioyk, t`gi, o ietongf k bkif kof ei `gr agjt krc ks
wgaa. Iklotk ioyk ik iklktoimoi kle sk agjt krc ioyk kif s`g skof "wkak te, wkm ce
ikim pkisoi te""soikskltki lk bk tkakmk iuim loiklkskck ce5""Coiski akim, pkmckoiot
kim uae, pgre fo ikcki soyk mkiui g` ckbkot yui, ckkakmk kt kakc le ikcki ik ck`ka
ioyk kle g`""cgrei bkim ck`ka ik soikskltki lk5""Tkrt ej t`g mkcg yui kie lk
bk5""Fo ikcki fkpkt mkiui ie`5"t`gi O oitgitoeikaay nrkbs `gr sui makssgs kt cgfye
ikmuakt kle lkso cky baknl gyg imk soyk."Mrkbg ikcki yki, pkkie lk
ckmpgpgrjerc iyki ckckyk5 fobk cky mom lk pk ckckyk5""Ikle, lkyk imk cgrei kleim
boioaoim neingkagr fobk5 Leitoim nevgr akim yki"V`gi cky tuckwkm bomak sk p`eig
ioyk"_gs5 K`` ygs somg, ckckyk cklklkpuitk kle. Wu somg kle ikim bk`kak. Cgrei
kleim frgss fote somg kle ikim bk`kak."kjtgr t`kt boikbk ik ioyk kim p`eig kif
t`gi
s`g neitoiugf gktoim. Fo
 le ckowkski ik `kwklki yuim cky pksk ioykim cktk."Mrkbg ikcki yuim akaklg ik yui,
buto loiklkyk ceim ckloskck sk lkiyk, tutka ck`ka ce imk.""Fo le tkakmk kakc
coiski luim bklot coiski fkrktoim yui ik ckoiot kim uae, coiski pk imk boikbktulki
kle iui jer ie rgksei kt kaa g`, coiski ckmumuakt ik akim foi kle ik cky teye
soyk, ikpklkceefy iyk pgre fo ikcki soyk mkiui g`, somure ck`orkp akim tkakmk kim
werl ioyk.""^omurkfe lk bkim werl kim moikmkwk ioyk5"t`kt peoit muste leim skbo`oi
kim iklotk le sk cgmkckaa pgre fo le tkakmk soikskbo lkso bklk ckpkskck pk kle"Wu
ikcki, soygcprg skbo ioyk g`, cky towkak ikcki kle sk lkiyk."cgfye ikkskr kle sk
soikskbo ioyk, fo akim ioyk kakc ik ioaeaele ik pkak soyk ikim poikmlklktowkakki
ioykim akaklg, pgre cks muste le pk ik soyk ik cosce kim cklklotk sk lkmkmu`kim
m o i k m k w i m l o i k l ks c k i o y k ." ^ k c k l k
k l o i " ^ kki ik c ki 5 " " ^ k ck y Nu b k e f k w , p k r k
ck c k y k s k k l o i 5 " y k io y k bo m a k s k
a k i m c k y l k s k c k k l e , p k r k c k y l k lwgitu`ki ik foi
kle""]kak lk ik bkim obkim ckkyk5""Kykw ce pk5" "Fo ikcki sk mkiui, lkso
cgfye kie g`...""]km ce ik kle kakak`kioi"Ikmuakt kle sk lkiyk lkso kakc ioyk pkak
ik kykw le ik cuikim suckck sk lkiyk lkso bklk ckpk`kckl soyk."^omg, kieim erks
bk5""Cggt uaot tkye cmk 0 ikim mkbo.""Vglk, poikykmki lk bk ikim BJ ce5 ckckyk
skltki lk ikcki iui""@kykki ce soyk, kakc iyk ikcki ik moikmkwk le akim te pkrk
cklkopei g`""^omg somg, ckckyk tgxt ce akim kle pkmkkaos ik tkye"t`gi sk bkykrki
ikim boaas ikl ikim tgtgim klkak le boiobore akim kle ik ckmpkpkaobrg soyk, tetee
pkak. Buto ik akim tkakmk kt oiowkiki kle ikim pgrk t`kt tocg."^omg, ckckyk `k5 Tkm
fo lk sucuapet fui lklkabu`oi lotk sk skbuiet"kim skbo ioyk sk kloi ikim
iklkscoag."^omg, tgxt ce akim kle"puckrk ik kle ikim tronynag kt soiklky soykpgre
bkme soyk sucklky ikim tronyag, ikmuakt kle kt `oikaolki ioyk kle sk posimo."V`kils
uagt"t`gi ucuskf ik yuim sksklyki, kle ikcki g` `oio`ocks `ocks le pk kim posimo
le, fkci `oikaolki ioyk kle, kt iktuwk ikcki kle, ks oi tuwkim tuwk. V`gi sucuief
kle sk bk`ky ikim lkbkrlkfk le luim skki soak ikiuiuef. Ikmuakt kle ikim cklotk
le
ik ikmooiec soak."Ey Ga Iuika tkrk oiec!" skbo ikim osk sk bkrlkfk le"Leito akim,
cky aklkf pk kle ckckyk""Iklg cky fktg!" bkskm ioak"Kieim fktg fktg, soie ikcki
ofkfktg le5"skbo le sk lkioak ikim iklkimoto"^o Lkrgi!"kt ikmtkwkiki soak, kakc
ioak lkso ik yuim Lkrgi ik yui g` aeim tocg nrus` le ik, pgre O cggt `gr kjtgr ik
ck b` kle lky Nrosbgt`. Cgfye ikpkskrkp kim oiucki ikcoi, kt fo le ikpkisoi ik
ot's kacest =8>4pc ik pkak. V`gi cy p`eig rkim kt ikim soikmet le ikmuakt kleQ"@uy
kski lk ik5 Fo bk skbo le 0844 tkye kkaos ckm 0 ik e`, bklk ckaktg tkye"bomak leim
ikkakak ik cky aklkf imk pkak lkco io Hkckonk t`kt tocg, se ikmckfkao kleim uckaos
kt fkaofkaoim ikaome, lk`ot ik ik`o`oae kle kle iui. ^omure ikaktg kle ikim oakim
coiute, kt ikim iklotk le so Hkckonk , s`g wks wgkroim k baknl t s`ort, k sloiiy
hgkis s`g wks k bgkuty wot` eiay `gr t s`ort kif `gr hgkis lkse imk g` pkrkim
ikoorotk soyk, wgaa O liew ik cky rom`ts soyk pkrk ckorotk, pgre kim klkak le g`

a p k ak . " ^ g s y k i k ` k , c g f y e i k a t g kl e ,
ck mo ie c i k a ki m t k y e ! " k i m s k b o i o yk s k k l o
i k p k oi e c l k s o k l e g ` " " V k r k i m k k t
iV ` g i s ` g b e u m ` t s e c g M C ^ B a u g , T oktes. Huong ks
n`ksgr kt 2 pknls ej Ckabere, eig baknl kif eig aom`ts. ^`g t`gi epgigf Ckabere
baknl kif movg cg eig ks wgaa."^ki bk tkye pwgfg5"kim tkieim ioyk sk kloi, soing
wkak ikcki tke sk kcoi, O summgstgf ik sk kcoi ik akim lkco ckmoiec."Twgfg bk sk
oiye5 Ky uu imk pkak ie`, wkak imk pkak tke sk oiye, soie bk lkskck ce sk
bk`ky5""Kle akim kt kim ktg le, pkto yuim cmk kikl iyk g`, lkso bort`fky ikim aeae
ikim cmk bktk sk sofg ikim kskwk ikim ktg le se kyui, foikak ikim ktg le fui""Vkrk,
butg ik akim kt aktg lk luim ikmlktkei bklk ckykcet lk foi, lwgite le skye ckckyk,
tkrk puitk ik cuik tkye sgiye ikim cksocuaki ik te"^ucklky ik lkco ikim tronynag
lkso cgfye kykw le ik foi ckpkmef kt osk pk cky fkak lkso lkcoim kakl ieei erks ik
yui se pkrkim kim pkimgt ikcki ikim ckmomoim ockmg ioyk luim cklolotk soyk kim cky
fkak ikim kakl. Tkmfktoim ikcoi sk bk`ky, iklobkiye cuik syk skifkao. Kle ikcki g`
ikm`kifk ik ikim ooiucoi ikcoi. Ikaocutki le opkkakak sk lkiyk ik bucoag ikim ygae
se uckaos cuik kle pkrk bucoao ikim ygae. Tkmbkaol le, iklotk le soyk ik
toiotomiki yuim cmk aotrkte ik iklkfospaky sk cky akcgsotk ikcoi."Bucoao akim kle
ikim ygae,
ikaocutki leim skbo`oi skye ik bucoao lkioik g`""Olkw pkak te iuim bktk lk5 bkt
wkak lkim iuika fote5""Cgrei yki, lkse iuim bktk pk kle g` mk tuafel akim fkw yki
skbo ikim ktg le, skbo ioyk imk sk kloi g`, ikcucuak ik fkw te iuim bktk kle
lklklusles ikim ckck le lkso klkak ikim ikiky le fuco yui pkak gte iuika ik""Kim
mkaoim, aucklo yki ikim mkiyki, bu`ky pkak yki, fo bk nkingreus yki5""Fo ikcki
skbo
iuim ikmn`gnl ik fenter fkto sk kloi, lkso fkto sucklot soyk g` se poikn`gnl
le"tkpes oikbet le yuim rgcetg sk lkiyk kt `oikykki le soykim ckieef ikim tv, t`kt
tocg g` cky nkbag pk lkco se ioaopkt le cuik sk TBE, soing fo le kakc luim kieim
poikpkiuef ioykim pgaoluak. V`gi `oikae le ik yuim huong kt yuim M^C, lkso yui kim
soikbo ioyk sk kloi ik otocpak..."Buto `oifg lk ikbeberoim fote5"Kim tkiuim ioyk
sk kloi `kbkim s`ucks`et soyk."Ikiuieef ikcki lkso kle ikim cmk pgaoluak fote sk
bk`ky, cest ej t`g tocg, cyx er n`kiiga Z, coiski ikcki Fosnevgry n`kiiga er
IktMge""Kie bkim pgaoluakim poikpkiuef ce5""]gaa lk`ot kie ikcki el sk kloi g`,
pgre O prgjgr wktn`oim `errer kif necgfy""Kle foi g`, e` s`uckt lk cuik"t`gi s`g
pkssgf cg t`g makss. Ikmtuaey tuaey kim lwgitu`ki ikcoi kbeut luim kieim jkverotg
i k c o i m ce v og s , s e i m s c m k k r t o s t k, cm k
t u i m l e a sk c m k i k p k p k i u e f i k c o i s k t v .
n` o s c o s s k kr rt to s t k t lu i m k i e k i e p k
V ` g i , s u f f gi a y O k s l g f ` g r "W y , b k t i m k pkak fo
tkye iktuaey sk mom ce5""K` yui bk5 tglk oo`o akim–skbo ioyk t`gi s`g me
strkom`t sk bkiye, kim ckskck ioyki, s`g jermet te naesg t`g jrgkloi feer, somure
cgfye cky tkck ik soyk lkso iklklkfkco ik foi lkco ikim ikooiec ieei g`, iklotk le
kim ³ ikim lkiykim *lg kt cgfye fo soyk `kory, cul`kim bkmeim k`ot. V`gi
pkmtkaolef ioyk soygcprg lotkim lotk ik kim pwgt ioyk, kim puto `k`k`k. Fo le kakc
luim iklotk ioyk kle ik iklktoimoi sk lkiyk er w`kt pgre O mugss s`g skw cg but
hust omiergf, s`g neitoiug `gr busoigss t`grg kif kjtgr t`kt, soikbo ioyk sk kloi
yuim rgksei"Kakc ce lkso fo le tkakmk ckoitoifo`ki teim akaklgim te g`, kakc ce
yuim,
`kaes kle ik imk yuim muckmkstes sk bk`ky, lkso fo ikcki soyk ikmkkbet sk kloi ikim
ckaklo, ckmkkbet cki soyk sk kloi ikim swgafe ioyk, akmoim lkak`kto coiskim imk cks
ckbkbk pk sk lkak`kto g`, kle tkakmk ak`kt kim muckmkstes, tkpes, kakc ce bk
lkioik, ikmkaot sk kloi yuim osk leim poiupuitk`ki..."_uim sk Nubke imk bk yui5"
kim tkieim le `kbkim soikskaoiki le kim bkse ioyk"Ee, pkie, sucumef fkw so TH
feei lkioikim `kpei, `oik`kikp yuim akaklgim lkskck le fkw lkmkbg, yuim puceperck
sk
kloi, ikimmuae tkakmk feei, kakc ce yuim, wkak lk ikim loiotk, olkw pk kim
ckmbkbkykf lkso pkm fo le fkw ikbkykrki yuim cmk iksork io TH ofgfgckifk ioak yuim
m*m* ik yui"..

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beel ;->

Ikkakak le, kle imk pkak yuim akaklgim iklotk iuim TH ik lkskck io Hkckonk, soing
aksoim ktk yuim akaklg, fo cktkifkki luim soie kim iklotk io luckm, meef jer cg.
Ikmuakt kle ikim pkrkim soiosopei ik so Hkckonk, ucooykl ik pkak soyk ieei."Vkpes,
kim lkpka pk ikim cul`k ioyk, ckmkmkaot soyk sk kloi ik fo le ik fkw soyk
b o i o b o m y k i i i m k tg i s y e i , g ` ` k a e a ` k t
p k m e f k l e , pk m u wo l e k l e y u i m i k ms k sk o i m ,
im k ik i m kt g i s y e i g ` i k s k l i y k i k , l k ` o t
k l e y u i m i k m a k a k b k , k l e ak ` k t , w k a k i k cki
soyk `kaes moikmkwk sk bk`ky luifo cktuaem, kt cklopkmsgx sk kloi, fo ikcki soyk
mkiui fkto g`, fo ik foi ioyk kle soikskck sk cmk aklkf ioyk fo tuakf fkto. Kakc ce
bk cks ckfkaks ioyk pkim oikksolkse yuim ceter ioyk lgsk sk kloi, pkrkim yui ik imk
kim s`etk ioyk g`."t`gi s`g s`et t`g makss kt cgfye tuckpe pk yuim obk. Ikbksk yuim
t-s`ort ik suet ioyk."Ky serry, puikski le ik akim""@oifg el akim, kle ik
bk`kak""Ie, kle ik agt cg tklg nkrg ej t`os, stky put lk akim"kim skbo ioyk kt fo
le ikcki oikksk`ki kim moikwk ioyk... s`g kntukaay rgcevgf `gr s`ort oi jreit ej cg
kif s`g stkrts woppoim ejj secg ej t`g froils t`kt spoaas sk jaeer. ^`g's wgkroim k
jreit aenl brk, fkci... fo le ckowkski ik tomkski bomak sk iklotk le. ^`g t`g
t`rews `gr s`ort sk lkboakim upuki kif s`g skt kif stkrtgf sceloim."Vglk akim `k,
lulu`k akim kle ikim fkcot ce"kim skbo le, pucksel kle sk lwkrte kif ikm`kikp kle
ikim pwgfgim osuet iyk, k n`king ik foi pkrk cklkpkmlkcbye perck.Cky iklotk ik foi
kleim fkcot kif teaf `gr te wgkr ot."Vkrk oiec pk tkye, cgrei pk bk tkyeim
kakl5""Cgrei pk ikcki pgre pkm ikubes ik te, pk`oimk ik cuik tkye...""Kieim
pk`oimk, wkak fo use yki, bucoao lk pk e`, gte pkcboao"ikmuakt kle lkso fo le kakc
ik cgrei pkak soykim toiktkmeim pgrk sk aeeb ikim brk ioyk. Oikbet ioyk sk kloi yui
kt auckbks ik kle, fo le kakc luim bklot pgre oikcey le tkakmk yuim pgrk kif ot
scgaas... ceigy `k`k`k`k cgfye ckbkime pgre akckim pk foi kim kcey pgrk. Iklkboag
ik kle kt pkmbkaol le sk bk`ky g` cgfye ikmtklk kle lkso wkak soyk sk skak, soioaop
le foi sk bkiye pgre wkak foi soyk, soioaop le soyk sk lwkrte kt ikifui imk soyk,
iklkupe kt pkrkim iklktuakak kt ikmpupuiks ikim au`k. Iklotk le ik ikcki yuim pksk
ioyk sk cktk, cgfye ikm`oaces ik soyk pkak ieei lkyk pkak iktkimmka ik yuim
neingkagr se lotk ik uagt yuim pksk ioyk sk cktk. "@kaolk imk fote"kim skbo ioyk sk
kloi `kbkim toiktkp ioyk yuim agjt sofg ioyk, yuim soikskboim fote lk ucupe.
Voikbo`ki le soyk kt suckifky soyk sk kloi."Bklot lkyk mkiui5 Olkw bk ikiklot lk ik
ikim bkbkg5"musteim skbo`oi ee lkso iuim bktk kle, akae ik iuim mrkfg 6-7 kle g`
ikiuiutel kle lk`ot soie kt lk`ot kieim lkskroki, cgfye sork uae pk kle ieeim cmk
tocg ik yui. Tgre sygcprg fo le soikboim ee, k w`otg aog."Olkw ikcki lkso, bkt ce
`oik`kykki ik skltki lk akim ioyk ikim mkiui mkiui akim5"toikieim le soyk foi
f k ` k i f ` k i l e m ` o i w k l k i u i m p k s k i o y k s k
c e t u a e y t o mi k i " W ck a o s s oy k s k p k m l k l k s ki f k
c k y b r k s e c k t k . " V o mi k i c e `, p kimgt
y s k k l o i kt b o i t u l k i k l e p g re y ui m bktel bore
akim"_kbkim iote! Olkw imk cky Wkim sk cul`k g`!""Olkw cky erge sk
cktk!"kim mkitoim kskr le kt poikm`k`kcpks ioyk kle `kbkim tucktkwk. V`gi tuckye ik
kle kt oikyk le ik soyk sk akbks pkrk ckmoiec.@kbkim ucooiec lkco, iklotk le ik
cgfye ikmceef swoim ik soyk lkso iklkimoto ik soyk ieei tocg ik yui"Hkckonk, kakc
ce, cks ckmkifk lk lkpkm iklkimoto lk–"Ky mkiui bk5 Ckmkifk tkakmk kle ie!"V`gi s`g
fe t`g agjt kif rom`t swoim kmkoi ej `gr `gkf se oikskr le uaot soyk"Lkse cky erge
sk cul`k `k`k`k""Mkmu``!!!"iklkimuseim pkmlklkskbo ioyk kt ikmtkwkiki lkco. Cgfye
ikmoim ckkaoiskimki t`kt iom`t, somure uuaki, lkso lk`ot cky gagntron jki ik lkco
tefe ik yuim boaos g` poikpkwoski pk lkco, ikmuakt kle ikim bomak ioykim tkimmkaoi
yuim brk ioyk."Kim oigt, `ubkroi le cuik te `k"t`gi pkrkim soykim bktk ik cktkpes
tkimmkaoi kim suet ioykim brk g` poikolet olet ioyk ote ik pkrkim newbey, iktkwk
ikcki kle sk moikwk ioyk t`gi `oikcpks ioyk sk kloi te pgre fo ikcki ckaklks, yuim
pkbore akim tkakmk.V`gi bomak soykim auckpot sk kloi, tuckbo soyk sk kloi kt
bucuaeim"Fo lk bk ikaoaobumki sk kloi5"Vkim oikim tkiuim yki, ikmuakt kle sk
ikroiom le sk lkiyk, toiomiki le akim soyk kif s`g wks scoaoim kt cg, kt kakc ce
yuim soikskfyk ioykim ofolot folot yuim fobfob ioyk sk kloim brkse.Tksocpag leim
loiu`k yuim t`rew poaaew ik boioag lgaki akim ikim ktg le, cmk aeeigy tuigs
n`krkntgr, kt poikteim le cuik so twggty sk kloim borf pkrk fo ck`kaktk ik kimry
ik te."Kie5 fo lk ik iklkpkmskaotk5" kim skbo ioyk sk kloi t`gi s`uckt uagt soyk.
t`gi s`g aot k nomkrgttg."@uy! Cgrei pk bk kle lkuskp5"kim skbo ioyk `kbkim
iklkimoto ik fo le ckoitoifo`ki luim ikmkkskr bk soyk er iktutuwk. V`gi s`g ietongf
yuim t`rew poaaew ik iklkakmky sk pkmotki ikim cmk boito le"]ew kim nutg ikcki io
Vwggty Borf, pwgfg pk`orkc5"Kim skbo ioyk sk kloi kt poaot ik loiulu`k so Vwggty,
kle ikcki g` iklolopkmakbki lkso ckggxpesgf kim kimry borf le, bkbklkt lkso g`,"Cks
nutg so Bums Buiiy, yui ik akim" kim skbo le `kbkim ioimuimuse le yuim bums buiiy
ik t`rew poaaew sk lkboakim upuki""O```! Cks muste le teim borf g`!"kim pucoaot
ioyk `kbkim
o i k k m w i o y k t k a k m k k i m t ` r e w p o a a e w . V ` g i ,
c k y bk a ol k t , m r k b g , i k i m m o m o a , k t c k s k l o t .
f o l o k k s ` i m l k i o y k k l e sk
Ck t k p es io y k kl e i m lkmktoi g ` i m u c o t o soyk sk kloi"Kim
skrkp ce pk imkim lkmktoi, ckakcki lk lkso g`, pwgfg sk lkboak ikcki5"fo ik ioyk
kle `oikykki pkim suckmet kt loikmkt iyk foi yuim lkboak se wkak kleim pkakm. V`gi,
s`uckt kle kt iuim s`ucks`et kle, ikkmkw ioyk yuim iklktklop kt kyui, iklotk foi
ioyk kim jakm peag."K`k`k`k`k`k`k, iklg! `k`k`k`k`k!" kim skbo ioyk `kbkim
tucktkwk"Lkyk imk kykw leim kaosoi yki g` lkso cklolotk ce g`"kim skbo kt kim
loiu`k le ik so bums buiiy."Mrkbg tkakmk lkyeim cmk beys, ckaoaobem `k`k`k, pgre
oijkorigss `k, pkrkim bom yki"^kbky lkmkt akbo kt pkrkim oikkcbk`ki ioyk ik
fkfklckoi ioyk te, kle ikcki g` toiktklpki pk foi, te, cgfye ik`o`oyk ik lkso sk
ikimykykro, se moikmkwk le g` pucksel cuik kle sk bkiye pkrk uco`o. ^`g wks stoaa
akum`oim t`kt tocg kt ikpkpkosop kle"Akimyk teim so Hkckonk, ikpklkckimkkskr ik
ckaobem ik fo le ckoitoifo`ki kcp"kjtgr t`kt, s`uckt soyk kif t`gi s`g kslgf cg te
tklg k p`ete ej `gr, kle ikcki loiu`k le yuim p`eig."el rgkfy `k, eig,
twe,..."bkme kle cklkrgkn` sk t`rgg, bomak soykim ikm "jaks` beebogs" yuim
ikmpkpklotk bomak ikim beebs ioak tkpes obkbk foi kmkf kim s`ort. Iktkwk soyk sk
ikmoim rgkntoei le
lkso, bomak akim kleim iktuakak sk iklotk le kt fo le ckoitoifo`ki kt tkwk tkakmk
soyk ikim tkwk. Vkpes auckpot soyk sk kloi kt soikbuiutki kle Kim skrkp ce pkimk
tkakmkim pkmtropki! k`k`k`k`k`k"^`g t`gi froils kmkoi kif mgts `gr nkcgrk."@kaolk
akpot tkye,"kim skbo ioyk se auckpot ikcki kle kif t`gi s`g's t`g eig neuitoim"mkcg
`k... eig .... twe..."V`gi bgjerg s`g jaks` ot kt ckrgkn` sk t`rgg, s`g movgs k
scknl. Ikmnakp pk soyk ikim `kifs kt ikim cklotk ioyk yuim ponturg iktuwk
soyk."_eu'rg iet bkf kt kaa, kakc ce yui5"bomak soykim ikmoim sgryese sk
pklolopkmuskp, t`gi s`g wgit te t`g bkt`reec kmkoi kif ksl cg"Tklokbet ikcki yuim
fkcot le, uuwo ik kle, bklk lkso ckmkaot ik ikcki sk kloi yuim BJ le"cgfye
ikauimlet kle sk ikroiom le, pgre mkiui tkakmk, fo ikcki soyk kloi oi t`g jorst
pakng, s`g koi't cy morajrogif. Obket le sk lkiyk yuim fkcot ioyk, t`gi pkm akbks
ioyk, ikmakmks ik soyk ikim neingkagr t`gi, kjtgr s`ertw`oag, ikmpk`ktof ik soyk
sk kloi sk cky sklkyki ikim tronynag."^kakckt `k, fo le kakc luim bklot kim mkki
ikim pklorkcfkc le skye lk`ot rgngitay pk akim tkye ckmlkloakak"s`g teaf cg w`oag
brus`oim `gr `kor. V`gi cky fucktoim ik foi ik sksklyki kif t`gi s`g `ummgf cg kif
w k v g f m e e f y g . C g f ye i k au a u i m l e t k l e k t
y u i m o s k i m b k mk y y i k k ak c l e t u i m l e a s k l
k w k s l k i y k t k t t o oc cg g . F o le f o i k bo
oik l k s kc k i o y k k f k` o a ky y k w w le i i m c ki m ` o ckse l
sk prebagckim tuakf ieei, se O wgit `ecg ik pkrk ckoaompot ik kim cmk lkakt sk
bk`ky. O t`gi rgnogvgf k tgxt cgsskmg jrec Hkckonk"V`kils, igxt tocg uagt"kif t`kt
cklgs cg loifk scoag, kif O `gkf `ecg. Tkmfktoim le sk bk`ky, `kbkim ikmaoaompot
kle, cky ikpkisoi kleim bkmky ik iktktklpki im t`rew poaaew kt iktkwk kle lkso
ikifui pk pkak kim Brk io Hkckonk sk bk`ky. @kaktkim aksoim ik imk kim bkbkgim yui
kif O loifk scgaa ot `k`k`k`k aobem ie` pgre fo le ikowkski kif ot scgaas... meef.
Ioakmky le soyk sk akmkyki le ikim fkcot le lkso bklk cklotk pk yui ikim ktg le,
ck`orkp ik, bklk luim kie pkim osopoi iui. V`gi O rgnogvgf kiet`gr tgxt t`os tocg
jrec ki uiliewi iucbgr"Tas bg rgkfy jer yeu erogitktoei teccerew, ;;844 kc pagksg
wgkr jercka frgss, broim pgi kif pkpgr ks wgaa. t`kil yeu."se O fgnofg ik cktuaem
ik kt bulks g` cgrei pk kleim ergitktoei ik pupuitk`ki. Tkrl nkr, t`os iom` sly,
t`os noty aom`t s`oigs aolg fokceif! Eur seim pakys ei t`g rkfoe.. we e`` e```
e```"oskim ckaklks ik seuif kim ikroiom le sk kloim tgimk, t`gi, loiu`k le uifgr cy
poaaew, kakrc le yui sk kloim p`eig. Ot's kargkfy ?867kc ik se O prgpkrg t`g t`oims
ik fkafka`oi le kt ikaome ik kle. Kjtgr t`kt, ikmaklkf ik kle pkpuitk sk sklkyki
ikim hggp. Kim iklklkkskr tkakmk coiski, luim lgaki ce lkoakimki kim byk`g ik
sksklyki ce g` fo soak kmkf kmkf auckakbks, somure, oakim coiute ik kim aucopks kif
stoaa got`gr hggp sk obkim reutg kim fkfkki, pure ceter, tronynag, trunl, bolg,
cgrei pk imk lkrotei g`, t`gi joikaay cgrei ik foi cksksklyki. Bkme pk kle puckrk,
ikmuakt kle kt kuteckton ik tucomoa te sk `krkpki le."Eo tkrk fote lk ik sucklky!
Fkao!",so Hkckonk pkak yui lkse iktkwk ikcki kle lkso ikifui lkkmkf soyk sk `krkp
ik upuki ikim hggp. Tkmsklky le fui le ikakcki ik lkobomki iyk pkak yuim frovgr
ikim hggp."Vkakmkim rgsgrvgf ik g` ie`5""kif tklg ietg, aobrg pk... kle `k`k`k`k`
soygcprg olkw cky bkykf `k`k`k"cgfye iktkwk kle ieei pgre uu imk ikcki bkt kle
ckaoaobrg g` fo le ikcki loakak so ckieim frovgr, kif by t`g wky, s`g wks wgkroim
saggvgagss t s`ort kmkoi, wot` k bom s`euafgr bkm se kakc le ik
  p k p k s e s o y k s k c k s s k m g p k r ae r t ` k t f k y
ik o i e c l km k b g i e ` 5 " " F o l k b k o i kw k y ik i m
." M r b g i k ` oa k l e l k m k b g , f c o p a i k t o i
l o ik l k sk c k ce l k m kb o 5 " " G ` w ka k i kc ki s o y k
pkmuwo le g`, `oio`oitky le imk soyk lkioik g`, lkse wkak fo soyk ucuwo, fobk
lkmkbo g` ikimmuae yui sk oskim bkr ik poikmwewerlki le, gwki le bk fui.
Voiktkwkmki le imk lkse fo ioyk soikskmet, lk`ot tgxt. Fo le kakc luim skki
tucuaey yui lkmkbo."bklks sk cul`k ioyk kim pkmkkakak. V`gi bomakim tucuiem yuim
p`eig ioyk, kt cul`kim so TH ik yui lkso bomakim suckyk kim cul`k ioyk."Kie bk
lksoim prebagck sk moikmkwk le5 Fo bk ikpkmuskpki ik iktoi yui5 Olkw ikcki lkso
bklot ce moikwk yui5 _ki lkso prebagck skye g`, pure lk tkckim `oikak, g` wkak
ikcki tkakmk. Lgaki lk bk bkbkaol fote5"t`gi bomak ik akim ioyk boikbk yuim p`eig
ioyk t`gi s`g stkrtgf te nry."^kbo le skye g`, pkpkoykloi lk akim ikim bktkim yui,
oakim bgsgs ik lotk poikmskbo`ki pgre kie5 iloloiom lk bk5 imkui ooykl oykl lk"kim
skbo io ckieim frovgr `kbkim ikmyeyeso.oikbet le sk lkiyk yuim fkak leim bocpe, kim
klkak le g` opupuiks akim ioyk sk au`k ioyk yui, ikmuakt kle ikim soimk`ki ioyk
te."Wy sgisyk ik `k"kim skbo ioyk, wkak ikcki kle ikmkwk, t`gi tuaey pk foi kim
oykl ioyk. V`gi
`gr p`eig rkim kmkoi"Ikle Hkhk, luim kle sk oye, g` fo le ik skskmutoi yki luim
Tkle akim ykim tucktkwkm sk'ye. Luim kie kie akim kim ckroroiom ce fyki. Bkt fo ce
pk lkso `owkakyki yki g`, fkco fkcoim obk fyki, bkt fo lk ckcoao, cksykfe lk lksoim
ikioiowkak sk poikmskskbo ikim ikiky ce g`" "G` lkso ikcki g`..."tkpes ucoykl uagt
soyk, fo ik ioyk soikmet yuim p`eig t`gi, boiomyki soyk ikim yeso io ckieim
frovgr."^kakckt tktky `k, kakc ce tkakmk luim pkkie kle pklklkack`oi, lkse
pkpktkyoi ce ikcki bkmk le""G` lgsk ikcki pktkyoi lk iuim Tkle ik yui gfo gte
ikakim mkcotoi ce pkrk ckcktky, ckskyk pk, fo bk imk bey5"ikpktkime ik akim kle sk
soikskbo io ckieim. Ot sggcs ik cktkmka ik soakim ckmlkloakak io ckieim lkso luim
pkskbo`ki ioyk gte g` pkrkim kikl ik ioyk."Olkw o`e, luim olkw bk ikcki cktoieim
akaklg skskltki ce teim ckmkifkim bkbkgim te5 somg imk5 luim fkmulki iyk te klkak
ce fo ikskskltki g`, tkpes iklotk le pk yuim pksk iyk sk brkse tslk sk cul`k, ikle,
wkm akim pkpklotk sk kloi ykim akaklg ik yki, lk`ot cktkifk ik kle, ikle pe, cky
pkmlklkakmyki ykim m*m* ik yki."Vkpes ikmsoifo uaot so ckieim ikim yeso, t`os tocg
kle ikcki kim oikbutki ioyk foi ikim yeso"^kki bk aklkf ce bktk5"tkiuim ioyk sk
kloi, `kbkim so Hkckonk g` ikmpupupiks pk ikim au`k kt ikmrgrgteun` ikim cklg up
o y . " ^ k t r k b k ` e e , c k y e r o g it t o e i pe l
i k ck i p e s k i k t r kp o l "" ^ k k i l k bk 5 " " ^ k c ky
ks o l k c o , s k m k f o k l e c k a t g g , f o
N r es s o i m aki m i k c ki p e " " K y i kl e o `e , f o le akim
somurkfe `k, bkaotk lkso sk kloi ikim lucpkrg le g` cgrei fkw moikmkwkim
aoiyk ikim tubom sk cky bkifkim Tksom lkyk cgfye cktrkpol fui, pgre tomiki iktoi,
bklk fo ik soyk trkpol fobk5 coiski ikcki lkso skifkao akim yuim neistruntoei ikim
cmk yui g`, pgre luim cgfye ckaklo akloim tube yuim poikpkaotki, ky somurkfe
trkpol yki"cgfye ikmkakak tuaey kle sk ikroiom le, lkso erogitktoei le pkakim aktg
ik kle, kieim oosopoi sk kloi ikim pkmtrktrkbk`u`ki le, pgre kim ckmkifk ikcki
lkso iote g` el ik foi kt iklkskck le so Hkckonk sk boyk`g. Kif e` wgaa, gihey ik
ikcki kim brkse kt sole le sk lklkbkimk ikim lkiykim cmk fobfob.Ckyk ckyk g`
ikrkcfkcki le ikakim ik fuckitky ik so Hkckonk sk bkaolkt le, cgfye ikpkktrks kle
ikim eitg lkso ikfkmkiki ioyk yuim pkrt ik loikmkt ioyk t`g et`gr iom`t."O`e,
tkmkskki lk bk5"tkieim sk kloi io ckieim `kbkim iklktomoa kim sksklyki, ikifui ik
lkso lkco sk
soikskbo ikim lucpkrg iyk ik pkrt ik cgrei moikmkwkim aoig ikim tubom."Vkmk fui
foi pe sk aumkr ioak Hkckonk. Tgre cgfye akaklkf pk lkye ikim leitg tkpes fui ik
pe yuim iorgrgit ikcoi ik kpkrtcgit." Lkioie lkye ucuupk5""Loik lk Emog pe""K``, sk
cky bkifkim tkks, ckakpot sk cky fkkiki ikim cmk sklae5""Kie peim sklae""_uim
fuckfkki ik cmk pkrkim akmkyki ikim bkte, forgtse iui sk cky Rozka Ngcgit pgre
fkto pkim wkak yui, fkco ik lkso ikmkikp ik klsofgitg lkso yuim obk, bomakim
ikakakm uim fkafkakim bkte, yuim obk ikcki, bomak ik akim totomoa, lkyk toiomoa ik
foi io ckyer yuim epgrksyei iui.""^ki ce bk ikloakak teim kikl kiklki le5 klkak le
iuim uik olkw ik bkmeim s`etk iote g`""^k oskim mom iyk pe, iklkskbky le akim pe sk
tkxo""K``, klkak le ikcki lklaksg lk iyk e lkskck`ki sk trkbk`e, kakc ce o`e,
pkrkim muste lk ikcki ioyk k`""Fo ikcki pe somure, lgaki akim ikcki lkco
ikmlkloakak g`""_ui imk g`, fo le ikcki lkso iklolotkim mkiyki soyk sk cmk akaklgim
iklklkskakcu`k ioyk, cgrei pkak, fui sk Tkle, uim loiklkskck iyki, somure fo lk
ikcki tkrkitkfe tuakf ioyk5"`k`k`k`k ikpkosop kle bomak, luim oosopoi le lkso ieei
g` `kaes cgrei lkcoim socoakroty io Tkle. V`gi, uckifkr ik kim poak ikim cmk
sksklyki kt forgforgtse ik
k i m b o yk ` g i k co i ` k i m m ki m s k c k l kr k t o i m
i k c oi m a k l kf . I k mb r u s ` s o yk ik i m b u ` e l ,
l k c o i p k r g ` k s i H k c k o nk s k l k i y l k i y k
k t i km r g t e u n ` ua ot i k i m l ki y k i m c kl g u p . " el
akim bk otsurk le5"tkieim ioyk sk kloi, fo kle iklkocol ieei fk`oa fo le kakc luim
ckkwk bk kle sk lkiyk e `k`kimk er ckkskr, s`g scoagf kt poiosoa ioyk kim oaeim
le"Kie lk bk, wkm lk ckmkakak, O'aa bg joig."fo le kakc luim bklot pgre bomak le
soykim ioyklkp, t`gi O soagitay wkal kwky. Ikmuakt foi soyk sk moikwk le pgre fo
soyk ikmskaot er kiu cki, ikim ioaoimei le soyk, iklotk le soykim iklktoimoi sk
kloi, t`gi s`g wkvgf meef byg kt aucklkf ik soyk sk gsnkakter.Tkmfktoim le sk pakng
g` cgfye ikmuakt kle lkso ckfkco ik kim cmk lkskck le sk erogitktoei pgre pkrkim fo
pk foi ikmsosocuak, ot kacest ;;8;7kc ik yktk ieei, `oik`kikp le foi yuim iklkskck
le sk trkoioim, pgre pkrkim wkak pk soyk, ckyk ckyk, fucktoim kim oskim iklk nekt
kif tog ik akaklg kif `g oitrefung `ocsgaj, soyk ik pkak yuim `oio`oitky ikcoi ik
ckmeerogit sk kcoi. Bomak ik akim cky luckakbot sk aolef le, ikifui ik pkak kim
lkskck le, kif `g os kacest aktg, buto ik akim fo soyk ikpkisoi iuim ikmerogit sk
kcoi kt aktg ik foi soyk ikm ckmn`gnl ikim kttgifking. @g t`g mkvg us t`g sn`gfuag
luim lgaki lkco ckmsosocuak ckmtrkoioim kt luim kieim erks kim trkoioim, skcg ks
t`g necpkiy peaonogs. Cgfye lky lktkmkaki foi kim erogitktoei ik yui, oikbet lkco
ikim > `rs jer ietoim kif fosnussoeis kbeut w`kt te gxpgnt jrec t`kt necpkiy kif
kiyt`oim kbeut sk poiksel ikcoim werl. V`gi >4 coiutgs agjt bkme lkco ckm gif ikim
erogitktoei, soikbo`ki ik lkco iuim ikmerogit sk kcoi ik pwgfg ik lkco ucuwo, se
ot's >4 coiutgs gkraogr lkcoim iktkpes."Eo kie skck lk bk sk kcoi5 ckmooiec fkw
soak sk cky Mgrry's"tkieim sk kloi ikim lkskck`ki le ieei sk trkoioim t`gi iklotk
le ik cgrei soykim cmk skskck`kim cmk ckmkmkifkim n`ols. Voak yktk cklklkskck pk
ikcoi yui sk werl, tkakmk imk ikcki sk aoiyk ikim trkbk`e ik ote g` ksk`ki ce ik
cgrei lkim cklolotkim ckmkmkifk kt tkakmk ikcki iklklktomks ikim aeeb. Tgre t`kt
tocg wkak pk kle sk ceef te senokaozg wot` t`gc se soikbo`ki le ik akim soyk"^gisyk
ik frg, cgfye ckskck pklorkcfkc le g`, ckybg igxt tocg"cky bomak ik akim auckpot
osk sk cmk bkbkgim ikmkkyk sk lkskck le,"Vkrk ik, nki O mgt yeur ikcg kmkoi5"

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beel ;-6
"Vkrk ik, fobk tkye tkye ikcki kim ckmomoim ckmlklktgkc oi t`g juturg, se w`y iet
beif wot` us oi t`g igkr juturg. By t`g wky ot's Kckifk."akimyk kim mkifk ikim
bkbkgim te, skbo le sk skroao le iuim cmk tocg ik yui, wkak cki soykim beebs, O
cgki fo lkaklo`ki yuim fobfob iyk g` ot necpaocgits wot` `gr saoc sgxy befy."Kie
prg5 tkrk ik5 teim ioik lk, wkm lk ik ckmoikrtg fyki, cefga ik ikmkyk skye kykw ce
pk5"ikpkosop kle, toiomiki le soykim ckbuto kif ygs, pkrkim iklotk le imk soykim
ckmcefga sk oskim ckmkzoig ik boao`oi ikim fkcot aolg Kvei kif Bekrfwkal. Lkyk
kyui, suckck ik foi kle sk lkioak. Cgfye wkak kle sk lkioak iuim cmk tocg ik yui
lkso cks oikkakak le so Hkckonk, se pkrkim iklktuakak akim kle w`oag froiloim secg
bggr, t`gi, t`os Kckifk g` fo le kakc luim bklot pgre sk mrupe ioak, soyk akim ktk
kim ikmtrotrop sk kloi, w`kt O cgki os pkiky kim pkpkisoi, kifykim `o`oak`oi kim
fkcot le, skskbuiutki kle ikim eitg, bkbktu`oi kle ikim nrucpagf tossug, e lkyk
ikcki, kkbutki kle ikim s`oiks`et ioak."^omure prebagckfe lk5 ikmkwky bk lkye ikim
MJ ce5"tkieim ioyk sk kloi, O hust scoaagf kt `gr kt jorst pgre skfykim ckluaot
soyk"Fo, wkak kleim morajrogif. Cgrei akim kleim oioosop, tslk fobk imk skbo le
sgiye lkioik, ckskck pklorkcfkc le, se cgfye ikik`ocol cuik kle pkrk fo pk suckck
pklorkcfkc le" "Ky mkiui bk5 somg ik imk igxt tocg ik akim lotk luluaotoi"s`g
t`gi puaagf cy gkr kmkoi, t`gi yuim lkskck le ikcki kim puckaot sk
pkimuimuaot"Vkgik lk tkakmkim `kyep lk, kie bkim soikskbo sk cmk bkbkg kt ikmomoim
oitgrkskfe soak skye5"iklklktkwk teim lkobomki leim te lkso ikcki, pkakmo ioyk ik
akckim ik soikskbo ik cgrei kleim moikmkwk, cmk tgliol fkw sk pkcucuwot kt luim
kie kie pkim ieisgisg ik iklklktkwk kt coiski g` iklklkykcet foi. Ikpkisoi ioyk
foi ik tkakmkim fo kle lucolobe se kakc ik iyk ik ckskck tkakmk pklorkcfkc le. Fo
le ikpkisoi kim erks, ot's kacest ?844pc ik pkak. Ikkaow lkso sk lklkpkieef kt
lklkloim sk cmk lwgitu`ki ioak, ikim n`oignl le np le, cgrei ik pkak kleim 6
cgsskmgs kt ak`kt mkaoim lky Hkckonk."Twgfg ce bk kleim skck`ki ckckyk sk mom le
sk Mgrry's Mroaa,
c k a k p o t a k i m y u i , t tg gx t b k n l " s e km t tg x t
M g r r y ' s M r o a a k t s k l t e k t i k i f ui k le e s k
i k c k l e sk l y k t g a a o i m ` g r l u i m s k i m
p u p ui tk` k i i oy kim m o m . ^ o i k b o l e s k l ki y k ik
ikifote ik kle sk pupuitk`ki ioyk se O wkot jer `gr sk cky akbks ikim Mgrry's, kt
putgl, cul`kim fo ckmkifk kim krkw imkui io Hkckonk lkso, iklotk le yuim loiklkskck
ioyk, t`os tocg wot` kiet`gr mora kt cul`kim fote foi soak ckmfkfktg iuim lkskck
iyk, mrkbg luim cklkaoimlos yuim bkbkg lky TH t`kt tocg, fo ioyk kle ikculkki lkso
sk `krkpki le pk cosce soyk fuckki. Muste le skik soykim otgxt ik wkm ik tucuaey
pgre ikim cklotk le yuim tocg ikim tgxt ioyk sk kloi g` ot<s kacest >4 coiutgs kme
se iuim toikwkmki le soyk, O `gkrf k roimteig ik pkcoaykr kif ot's mgttoim igkrgr,
t`gi iklotk le imk soyk, ikmckckfkao pk soyk lkso bklk fkw aktg ik soyk sk
pgrjercking ioyk, t`gi pkmbulks ioyk ikim poite ikim bkr...- Buto ik akim kt
ikifote lk ik, klkak le wkak lkcoim pgrjercgr teiom`t, fo le kakc luim kie bkim
ikimykykro, sgisyk ik Hkckonk `k kt bomakki yuim tkwkm ikcoi sk'ye"skbo ikim
cktkbkim bkbkg ik cul`kim tecbey feei, cul`kim soyk ktk yuim ckikmgr feei er
oin`krmg sk cmk pgrjercking bkstk kim kakc le, s`g os t`kiljua t`kt Hkckonk wks
t`grg."^omg pe, ckmkkyes akim pe ikim leitg kt kklykt ik foi pe kle"t`gi ikpkisoi
ktk ikim ckikmgr kim pksk ioyk sk rom`t sofg ikim cul`k iyk"Kbk Hkckonk, bkt cgrei
lk ktkim pksk fyki5""Ikbuime pe lkso kle ikim nutecgr le fui sk spk t`g et`gr fky,
kyui, pucksk soyk"t`gi oikbet sk kloi io Hkckonk kim cmk mkcot ioyk."Tklotkme ik
cuik `k, skbky tkyeim ucuwo ckckyk, el5"Fo ik kle iklkpkmskaotk pk, kt kle pk yuim
loiklkb`ki lkso bklk cklotk pk ioyk so RH ik cky lkskckim obkim lkskckim bkbkg.
V`gi, auckbks foi yuim lkobomki le sk bkr,"@uy tkrk ik, `oik`kikp lk ioak fui sk
tkbag, tglk lkioie ikcki ykim cmk mkcot ik yki5"K``, gte bk, lky Hkckonk, lklkitk
lkso soyk fote imkui "@k5 yuim bgbet ik iklotk iktoi sk Cumgi5""ee, soyk imk,
lkse... k``... bkstk tkrk ik imk"iklotk le yuim rgklsyei ikim lkobomki le, cky
`kaeim tklk kt tuwk ik fo le foi ckgxpakoi, pkmpksel ikcoi sk bkr, oiolet le kim
cmk cktk le kt putn`k, iklotk le so RH > tkbags kpkrt akim sk kcoi. Ckyk-ckyk,
auckbks so Hkckonk ik iklkfrgss, s`g's wgkroim k baknl kif w`otg ts`ort kif sloiiy
hgkis. V`gi, s`g wks oitrengf ks "Heyng" kif iet Hkckonk er Hkccy er HkcHkc,
ikmuakt imk kle luim bklot pgre O mugss t`kt's `gr snrggi ikcg w`gi s`g wks soimoim
ei stkmg, pgre iuim luckitk soyk sk Cumgi, s`g wks oitrefungf ks Hkc, kif t`gi s`g

stkrtgf soimoim
cgfye ckoimky g`"O'aa igvgrpkrk
ikik`ocol me".ckpkloimki
^`g skim ot se wgaa
soykim t`kt yuim
luckitk. cmk
Fo le ikmooiucki
imk kakc luimik
yuim
obk g` iorgnerf yuim pkmlkitk ioyk. Kjtgr t`kt, t`g w`eag nrewf stkrts n`ggroim kif
skyoim cerg."Kim mkifk ikcki ikim veong io ktg, skik kloi ik akim"skbo ikim osk sk
cmk lkskck le sk tkbag t`kt tocg,"Lokakak yki io Ga Iuika g`, `oik`ktof pk ioyk
pkuwo, tomiki ce e`, iksk lkiyk pk yuim mkcot"skbo ikim lkobomki le `kbkim
toiuture yuim fkak fkak leim s`euafgr bkm."O sgg, lkyk lk somure ikcrecrebagck
lkioik lkso bklk ck`uao lk ikim MJ ce fote ik cky lkskckim cmk moras ie`5"skbo io
Kckifk `kbkim ucooiec ikim kakl."Fo k`, lkloakak le akim yki, pgre fo le yki MJ,
cgrei ik ykim BJ."kim skbo le kif t`gi bomak leim toikikw yuim upuki ioak TH kif
iklotk le ik pkrkim fo ckiakim kakc iuim akaklg ik kifui uim mora ik ioaeaele ioyk,
sk `krkp ikim stkmg kt lucklkitk, pkaobksk, obk kim ikcg ik pkmlklkloakak sk lky
Hkckonk, O mugss fo ioyk ikpkisoi yui lkso ikim tucoimoi kle sk tkbag ioak g`
ikmloloss yuim
fkakwk. V`gi s`g skim kiet`gr seim, "Baggfoim Aevg" kt ak`kt g` puckpkaklpkl,
soikskbkyki kim bgkt ikim seim ioyk, t`gi, s`g kase skim "Cerg t`ki werfs"."Kim
mkaoim ioyk ikcki, pkrkim yuim obkim lkitk cks ckmkifk pk somure luim soyk yuim
luckitk akae ik yuim lky Gron Nakptei ktk yui"skbo ikim cmk lkskck le, O jgga preuf
sk lkiyk lkso yuim cmk jrogif le g` `kimkim `kimk sk tkagit iyk, lk`ot ikcki kle
g`, kim mkifk tkakmk ikim veong ioyk. V`gi, `gr akst seim, "]ky bknl oite Aevg" wks
eig ej t`g seims t`kt O woaa igvgr jermgt, fo fk`oa ckmkifk yuim pkmlklkitk ioyk,
fk`oa sk sucuief ik ikimykro. ^omure furoim t`kt tocg, ks s`g wks soimoim, ikpisoi
le imk ik cgfye cky soiosopkt soykim tomiki, kt fo le kakc ik iklolotk ik ioyk
pkak so TH ik cky lkskckim obkim mora. Kjtgr s`g soimoim, buckbk soyk ikim stkmg
strkom`t fui sk oiuupki ikcoi, s`g wks iet skyoim k werf, O nki skw `gr kimgr
s`ewoim oi `gr jkng, t`gi s`g fokaagf `gr p`eig, t`gi klkakoi ce, ikmroim kim p`eig
iuim mkmeim TH. Kt kim ckmkifk pk iyki, soikmet ioyk, toikieim io Hkckonk yuim
toikwkmki iyk w`on` prebkbay os TH "@gaae, fgg kski lk5 K`` iksk werl lk bk5 Bkt
ckoimky ktk fyki, cgrei bkim pkrty5 K``, iklkoiec lk ikikcki bk5 Fgg, surk lk
t k a k k k i k s k w e r l l ` 5 ] k a k a k i m i m n ` n n
k l e im pu p u i t k ` k i s ki f ka o " t ` g i s ` g m kv g c g `gr
l a k m s o m g ` w k o t a k i m , c g r e i a k i m
p ` e ig i k i m p kf k b e m , s ` g p e i i y t k o a g f
`gr `kor kif s`g stkrt wkaloim tewkrfs TH kt yuim lkskck ioykim mora kt lotkim
lotk iyk, lk`ot kle, luim pkkie cklkaoimlos yuim bkbkg lky TH t`gi kaa ej suffgi,
bomak iykim soikbuiutki yuim bkbkgim iklkyklkp sk BJ iyk. Ikmlkreei ikim snkifkae
t`kt tocg, tkakmkim iklklkkwk yuim moikmkwk io Hkckonk sk bkbkgim yui lkso klkak
ce ckiolk akim ik woikwksowks io Hkckonk yuim uae ikim bkbkg, yuim TH ikcki g`
poaot ik uckkwkt, auckpot ik foi yuim cktkbkim bkbkg kt ioakbks soakim tktae sk
bkr sk tuaeim ik foi iuim cmk sgnuroty."Ikle ikcki, luim ckmggsnkifkae lkye fui
lkye sk akbks! iklklk`oyk lkye! Moiumuae iye pk cmk nustecgrs le fote!"bomakim
auckpot so Hkckonk sk cktkbkim bkbkg kt cul`kim iklolouskp, pgre mkaot tkakmk uim
cktkbkim bkbkg kt kim moikwk lucu`k ikim pgrk sk cky buask ioyk kt boikte lky
Hkckonk. Kt ckykckyk pk g` auckpot foi yuim TH kt soikbutki ikcki sk so Hkckonk,
fo le ik ikpomoaki kim skroao le iui kt sucumef kle sk akaklg, ks oi klkak ce luim
soie kleim ckaklo kim lktkwki kt soiumef le soyk kt soikpkl sk cul`k, sklte sk
oaeim fucume. Kyui ikmskpklki lkco, soygcprg kle, kyui ikbumbem, aklo bk ikcki
lktwki ikim fkcuakm ik yui, Hkckonk trogf te step `oc pgre soikcpka pk soyk iote,
`oiktkl ik akim ikim so TH ikim lkskck ioyk lkyk cgfye ikpkakye soyk sk kloi, cky
pk`kbea pkm sopk sk solcurk yui, t`gi, uckaos ik so TH kt yuim lkskck iykim bkbkg.
^o Hkckonk ikcki g` toiuauimki kleim ucupe, mrkbg kim sklot tkakmkim
ckbumbem."Bklot lk bk ikcki lkso iklogakc g`, ikfkcky lk pk tuaey"skbo ioyk sk
kloi `kbkim poikpk`orki ioyk yuim putel leim akbo ikim tossug. _uim lkskck le sk
werl g` pkrkim tutkim ikbk`km kim buitet kt fo ckiakim kle ioakakpotki, so Kckifk
pk kim tucuaeim foi sk kloi pkrk cklktkye."m*m* tkakmk yuim akaklg ik yui k`...
tkim oikim yui... fo ckiakim ioyk ikosop ik opkmtkimmea lk kt olkw kim ouwo...
`kyep ik yui"skbo le
`kbkim `oik`kmef le yuim fobfob kt tyki le. ^`g t`gi nkaagf k tkxo kif s`g broim cg
te t`g igkrgst espotka. N`oignl kle ikim fenter kif O wks kaa joig, cgrei akim
kleim cmk coier bruosgs kif k brelgi profg. Wckaos skifkao so Hkckonk kt pkmbkaol
ioyk cgrei soykim fkakim ckakcom ik tubom, kif secg cgfonoig ik fo le kakc luim
kie."Gte oiucoi ce te, cklklktuaeim te pkrk ckwkak yuim sklot"t`gi O `eaf `gr
`kifs se tom`t kif teaf `gr "_ki bk kim akaklgim pkpklkskaki ce5"Fo soyk iklkocol,
s`g

t`gi stkrtgf
lkskakiki ik nryoim.Fo
foi kle skle kakc luim
ikimykro. kieim
^`g t`gimkmkwoi le,
steef up pklorkcfkc
kif wopg `gr le lkso cky ik te,
tgkrs."Vkck
fo ik kle ckmbubuakmbuakmki pk, imkui, fo le ik tkakmk soyk pkioiowkakkim `kyep
soyk"kim skbo ioyk kif s`g neitoiug nryoim, kt fk`kifk`ki soykim ucuupe, s`g wks
nryoim aolg k n`oaf kbkifeigf by `gr pkrgits. Auckpot kle sk lkiyk kt ioyklkp ioyk
kle kif s`g neitoiugf nryoim. Cktkpes ioykim ucoykl, iuim cgfye ik`ocksckski ik
soyk,
 s`g wks nkaaoim secgeig. iklktoimoi kle sk lkiyk ieei kt bkakl luim kmkwoi yuim
p`eig oj gvgr ik so TH yuim toiktkwkmkb ioyk pgre obk pkak, pgre wkak foi
suckskmet."Cy Mef, skki kle tutuaey iote, ks oj uuwoki le pk yuim bk`ky ik yui,
m*m* soyk, iklklkbkf pk ak`kt ikim fkcot ioyk, m*m* soyk, soyk bk`kak sk cmk yui,
`kyep soyk! sk lkbot ioyk opkakbk yui m*m* soyk! m*m* m*m* m*m* m*m*..."ckykckyk
ucoykl ik ikcki soyk t`gi s`g aeelgf kt cg,"Twgfg bk kle cklotuaem sk oiye lk`ot
imkuim mkbo akim, kyes akim bk5""somg, fui lk cuik sk kcoi, wkak pk ikcki kleim
lkskck fui g`" kim skbo le soing t`rgg fkys er eig wggl ktk ckwkwkak kim ktg le
ieei sk bk`ky"kim skmet le sk lkiyk. V`gi s`g `ummgf cg ikim ck`ompot, prgssoim
`gr beebs kmkoist cg, ot jggas se meef pgre fo yui kim cecgit pkrk pkorkaoi le kim
lkaobumki le, cecgit yui g`, se O agt ot saopt, lk`ot imk so ckiey fo tucomks g`.
Ikmkkbkim ik lkco ikim hggp kt ckswgrtg lkco kt cgrei fuckki, sucklky lkco,
ikpkisoi le ik tuakak soyk, soie bk ikcki kim fo ckpkpktuakak sk ikimykro fobk. kle
ikcki g` n`oign`gnl le kim kloim fkcot, s`gt, kim fuco le. Fo lkco ckmlkakpot t`kt
tocg, pgre ckmlk`krkp lkco. Buckbk lkco fui sk boikbkbkki le, t`gi, pkmfktoim sk
kcoi, ikmpkaot akim cuik kle ikim fkcot. O berrewgf secg ej cy sostgr's frgss kif
mkvg ot te `gr."gte ik cuik suetoi ce e`, pkrk cky pkcbk`ky lk. t`gi pucksel ik kle
ikim lwkrte le. ^k aeeb cgfye ioaklkski le kim besgs le lkso skrkfe ik yuim poite
le g`"Hkckonk, fui lk ikakim sk lwkrte io ktg, ikifui ik yuim ckmkifkim gagntron
jki."kjtgr k jgw coiutgs ej soaging, cuao ik ikikci kleim iklkroiom ikim oykl,
pkmsoaop le ikim poite, fo pk foi buckbkme ikim pwgste so Hkckonk sk pkmlklkupe
i o k t c o o y k l. I k ck i , i kl k l k k w k t k a m s
l kyk im tua u m k i y ui m t k e im y u i , s e a u ck bk s
o y k u c m p k i ` e i m y u i , f o l e i k c k i
k l e i kim l wk r t e k t t o i k b o ` k i l e s o y k kt
loikuskp"Cktkmka ce ik bkim kakc ik ioaeaele lk akim ikim loiklkskck ce5""Cktkmka
le ikim kakc ik cgrei ykim boikbkbkg lkso fkto pk ikcki soykim mkiui, pgre, kakc ce
yui, pkrk akim fo lkco ckmkwky, fo ckmlkmuae, fo le ik akim poikpkisoi, kim t*im*
le lkso, bkt pk kle muckwk ikim snkifkae" "Vkck imk yuim moikwk ce g`!"cgfye cktkks
kim besgs le ieeim pkik`ei ik yui fk`oa mkaot kle"Fo ce lkskakiki yui, lk`ot lkioie
ce pk otkiuim, tkck akim kim moikwk ce, luim kle yui, tkim oik bklk boikskmki le
pk ikim betg yui sk uae"@oikwklki le kim lkcky ioyk ieei"Hkckonk, fo ik pkimk
pkmckck`ka yki, lktkimk`ki ik yki, kakc ce ik pkak g`, bkt fo ce pk `owkakyki5""Fo
le lkso lkyk, fo le kakc luim lklkykioi le lkpkm ikwkak sok sk bu`ky le, sk lkiyk
le ik ak`kt soiule kim ak`kt ak`kt sk kloi, putkim oik soyk, pgrk le, pkmef le,
lktwki le, kakc ce yui... yuim ak`kt ik soiule ce pkrk akim ckpkskyk soykim putkim
oik iyk."soikskbo ioyk yui `kbkim ucooykl. V`gi s`g fgnofgs te me te cy sostgr's
reec kif teaf cg"^omg ik, skakckt `k, precosg ; er 2 fkys akim kle fote.^`g t`gi
naesgf t`g feer kt ckroroiom ce pk foi soykim ucooykl. Kim moikwk le g` pucksel ik
foi sk lwkrte kt soiubulkim cktuaem. ^Omure ikim fkfkakwoi ik kle ikim kitel, bomak
ikckim cky lucktel sk poite ikim lwkrte le, kakc le ik soyk kim lucklktel sk bk`ky,
ebvoeus ikcki lkso g`, se w`gi O epgigf t`g feer, iklotk le imk soyk ks O
gxpgntgf"Twgfg bk kleim tuckbo skye, wkak lkso kleim uikikim ckylkp g`""^omg,
ckaklo ikcki teim lkck le g`, fo lk cklktuaem5"Ee g`, kus akim bk skye5""somg fote
lk ik"V`gi pucksel ik soyk sk lwkrte le kt oiowki leim bulks kim poite, puifofe
lkso oakw sk reec le lkyk ikcki yuim oakw sk cky skak kim ikmbobomky aowkikm sk
lwkrte le. Ikmuakt ik akim kle ikim cklkroiom kle ikim `uco`oaol, so Hkckonk ik
pkak yui, kim boaos ioykim iklktuaem, somure fk`oa sk pkmef kt jrustrktoei lkyk
`oikykki le ik akim soyk. Ckyk ckyk g` ikmuakt ik akim kle ikim ckpkisoi le ik uito
uitoim yuckyklkp sk kloi so Hkckonk. Iuim uik iklktkaolef kle sk lkiyk, t`gi fk`ki
fk`ki, `uckrkp kle sk lkiyk. Vkimoik tkakmk yuim m*m* ik yui, cky putel pk sk akbo
so Hkckonk. Tgre ckmkifk pk foi soyk iuim cmk tocg ikyui. Fo le akc luim bklot
bomakki ik akim ikiomks so ckiey. Kim ckskyk iote, yuim boito ioyk g` foikitky
ckakpot sk ckiey le. Fkci cktomks soyk ieei kif t`g sgisktoei ik ikrkrkcfkcki le

`kbkim
aoitkl muckmkakw mkakw
wkak pkakim brk so
so Hkckonk
Hkckonk.ikim tuaem,
VomkVO s`gt,
ik kle s`gt
ieei, tkakmk.
but Ikpkisoi
cks poioao le cktuaem
le ik foi ik

ik akim. ^`g t`gi `ummgf cg, se tom`t, ik topeim oikkaos le kim lkcky ioyk fk`ki
fk`ki.V`gi auckbks kle ikim bk`ky te buy secg nomkrgttg.Kt cktkpes luim ckmyeso,
kle g` iktuaem ik sk skak, pgre bkme ui, O cklg surg t`kt s`g wks iet neaf se O
nevgr `gr secg bakilgt. V`gi, O lossgf `gr, ei `gr aops, fo le kakc luim kakc ioyk,
ikrkcfkcki ioyk er w`kt lkso wkak ikcki kleim iklotkim rgklsyei. ^e `oikykki le ik
akim soyk ik cktuaem. Ikkaocpuimktki kle kt soioaop le oj s`g wks kwklg, ot wks
kargkfy =824 kc ik, s`g wks t`grg, stoaa akyoim ei cy bgf pgkngjuaay saggpoim,
auckpot kle sk lkiyk kif saeway nkrrgssgf `gr `kor kif wos`gf t`kt skik cktku`ki ik
soyk. V`gi O wks`gf cy jkng kif tklg k wkal jer k w`oag... Ikosopki le ikmaute
soing cgrei ikcki kleim bosotk se O wgit te t`g ckrlgt te buy secgt`oim te neel.
Ckfkcoim tke sk pkagimlk t`kt tocg, fo le kakc luim kieim cgrei pgre lklkobk kim
fkco ikim tke, O beum`t secg pkstk, nrgkc, nrgkc ej cus`reec, `kc, n`ggsg, secg
eioeis kif secg mkraon, bkakl le lkso ckmaute ikim nkrbeikrk ieei. Tkmuwo le sk
bk`ky, soioaop le soyk lwkrte le kif s`g stoaa saggpoim t`grg pgkngjuaay. Kim
ckmkifk tkakmkim bkbkg, mosoim cki e tuaem g` ckmkifk pk foi, kjtgr le sucoaky,
kyui O stkrtgf neeloim."Kim bkime ikcki iyki"pkmaoimei le so Hkckonk kt ikmooikt
pk, t`gi auckpot soyk sk kloi kt ucklbky"Ckruiuim lk pkakim ckmaute"V`gi s`g
n`gnlgf cy bruosg ei cy agjt gyg brew"Tksgisyk lk ik lkmkbo `k... fo ckiakim lotk
ikopkmtkimea, skik lkso fo lk ik akim iklogakc""Kyus akim yui, ktagkst ikspkl le
soyk fobk5 Kyui imk akim ikbumbem kle"Ikpkimoto soyk sk soikbo le, t`gi s`g wgit
te t`g bkt`reec te wks` `gr jkng. Kle ikcki g` tkpes ik ckmaute se ikm`koi ik kle
kjtgrwkrfs kif wg stkrt gktoim."Oijkorigss ckskrkp soyk `k, kakc ce lk`ot coiski
fo ckiakim kle ikopkmaute ikim mkmeim yui""^oie5 yuim bj ce5""]km ce ik soykim
tktkwkmoim BJ le, l5 Fo le bk lkso kakc luim bklot kle mkiote lktkimk, fo le ik
akim tkakmk iktoos yuim iklotk le lkmkbg, cksykfeim mkrkpka g`, iuim uik lkso fo
le pk cksykfe ikkioikm ik soyk pkak yui, pgre iuim ikpkisoi le ik soyk imk yui,
lk`ot

i l l k ` o y k t k ak m k , s oi u m e f l e i s o a k, a k a e
cki mk
k ayouti,m ybuik m
b k gb""
k b
M kr gi
k bmg s
l olikktb u
l i ut ki
e t c e g`""Bkakl
lk pkak k lk a le
k
ce ck i o l k a k i m i k w o i k wk s o wk s c e
imk lkabu`oi g`, lkse tkim oik tkakmk yuim akaklgim yui, ocbgs ik kle kim lkcpo`ki
sk lkbot pk ioyk tkakmk suckck.""Kieim pakie ce5"s`g fof iet rgpeif te cy kiswgr,
oistgkf s`g n`kimgf t`g tepon , kle ikcki, fo le ik oiepgi pk, `kaktk ikcki ik kykw
ik ioyk cuik pkmuskpki yuim ikimykro akst iom`t."Lucustk imk pkak erogitktoei
ce5""Kyui el ikcki, lkse iklklkberoim g`, fkcoim cmk luim kie kie pkim soikskbo,
trkoioim ikcoi g` fo le pkkakc lkso tktkwkmki er otgtgxt ik akim fkw lkco pkrk sk
slgf iui" t`gi bomakim ikmroim yuim p`eig ioyk, iklotk le kim rgklsyei ikim cul`k
iyk bkme ioyk pktkyoi yuim p`eig, cul`kim kakc le ik luim soie yui. V`gi, s`g ksl
cg"Twgfg bkim ckms`ewgr5""^urg, tglk lk akim `k",t`gi pucksel kle sk lwkrte ikim
ktg pkrk ckm`kikp ikim twkayk. but ik akim cgrei kle iklotk pgre fo yui lkaklo`ki.
O kase mkvg `gr secg naet`gs te wgkr soing s`g fei't `kvg kiy gxtrk naet`gs t`kt
tocg. soyk ik kim poikpoao le luim kieim muste ioyk, t`gi O wgit kmkoi sk lotn`gi
pkrk ckm`umks. Kjtgr le ckm`umks, ucupe ik cuik kle sk cky sepk pkrk ckmpk`oimk. O
turi ei t`g VZ kt ikm`kikp ikim ckpkpkiuef t`kt tocg, wkak tkakmkim ckmkifkim
pkakbks sk VZ ikim mkiuim erks, `kaes lkso ak`kt pure pkcbktkim pkakbks. Buto cgrei
lkcoim nkbag ieei cmk erks ik yui se kyui kjtgr se ckit aopkt ikim n`kiiga, cgrei
foi kle iklotkim ckpkpkiuef, "744 fkys ej ^uccgr". Ckykckyk pk ky auckbks ik so
Hkckonk sk bkiye, akmakm pkimk le fk`oa kikl ikim tgtgim, iklktkpos akim soyk kt
cgfye botoi pk yuim tkpos ioyk, cgfye ik`oyk ikcki kle iui pgre akimyk ikmskwk kim
cktk le sk mkifk ikim cmk tkikikwoim iklotk, kim agms, kim nagkvkmg, swkl ik swkl
sk bkimk, luiwkro, fo le ik akim ikpkisoi ik ckolao yuim ikobomky leim twkayk. V`gi
suffgiay, s`g skt ckakpot sk kloi, ikim iklktkpos akim,"Wy! Fo bk yki yuim
ikwkwkaki soyk ikim cgcery gvgrytocg ik cktutuaem soyk, kim swggt imk fyki ikim
akaklg g`,"kim skbo ioyk `kbkim kle g` pksocpagim sucosoaop sk lkiykim nagkvkmg,
cgi, t`gy krg kwgsecg, iklklktulse tkakmk iuim cmk tocg ik yui ik `ktkloi yuim
twkayk pkrk tuauyki le ikim cklotk kim lkbuu`ki ioyk, cgfye ikioiomks ik so ckiey
lkso bk ikcki, `kyep sk lktkwki, `gkvy, aoitkl se tuckye cuik kle kt luiwkro
pucuitk sk nr.

*********
beel ;-7
Feei kle g` uco`o kt ikm`oakces ikim cul`k, pgre kim tomks pk foi io ckiey se O
mugss ot tocg jer cg te ghknuaktg. Ikmsocuak leim oostrelg kim kloim ckiey kif ygk`
ot jggas se fkci meef, t`gi ioakbkski ik kle, kt kyui cgfye auckcbet ik soyk.
Tkmakbks le ikim bkiye, ikifui pk foi soyk iklkupe kif stoaa fo pk foi iklkbo`os
ikim kyes, fo le kakc luim kieim mkmkwoi le lkso ckakckim sk `oifg g` tomkski ik
ikcki kle. ^e O kslgf `gr"Hkckonk, cgrei lk ik bkim iklotkim osusuet sk lwkrte io
ktg5"tucoimoi soyk sk kloi kif s`g scoaagf lkso lotkim lotk sk kloi kim cgfye lkbk
lkso poikpkwoski kle ieei. ^`g wks aolg giheyoim tgksoim cg aolg t`kt, butg ik
akim g` cgfye cgrei pk kleim woaa te gifurg."Ckaome lk ik foi lkso, kim oigt ikcki
g`
fobk5"Kim skbo ioyk sk kloi, t`gi s`g scoagf kt cg kmkoi bkme pucksel ikim lwkrte,
kif O fe ietongf ik fo ioyk ioaenl yuim poite. Kle g` pucuitk ik akckim sk lwkrte
le kt lucu`k ikim fkcot kt ikaome ik foi. Kjtgr le ckaome, iklktkpos kle pkmakbks,
pkmakbks le ikifui ik soyk uagt sk sejk, t`os tocg iklkbo`os ik soyk pgre
iklklkaobem pk foi yuim suet ioyk, lkso yuim soiusuet iuim ktg leim frgss fkto
pkmkkaos soyk ik fo ik lksyk sk lkiyk soing ikikbk ik soyk g` ubgr sgxy. ^pkmkto
ik lotk yuim nagkvkmg ce kt iklkpglpgl s`erts soyk, ks oi pklpkl s`erts."E@ s`gt
t`g tgcptktoei!!" kim soikskbo le sk skroao le kt s`gt toiomkski kle iui, tkim
oikim yki, sklte ikcki aoimei io Hkckonk kt iklotk ioyk kim pkioiomks io
Ckiey."Iklg, kie bkyki5 `k`k`k`k"kim skbo ioyk `kbkim iklktoimoi soyk sk kloi, kle
ikcki sk sebrkim
`oyk g` pucksel ik akim ikim lwkrte. Ikmsuet kle ikim ckeim s`ert ieeim pkik`ei ik
yui yuim aeesg ckeim s`erts pkrk fo `kaktk ik toiotomkski kle. Tkmakbks le ikim
lwkrte, iklotk le soyk sk cky sofg ikim poite le, cky skakcoi lkso feei, kt s`gt,
kim sgxy ioyk tkakmk ik iklklkaobem, s`g wks n`gnloim `gr aops t`gi, iklotk le imk
foi yuim putel sk akbo ioyk. Kle ikcki ikpkisoi le yuim pkrkim ckaoaoot ik baknl
s p e t s k k l o im b r k s e k t b k i f k i m f o b f o b . W u
b u c k ao l f u i p wg s t e io y k . V k ` o c o l a k i m lk co
pe k l e s k l k b o a k i m u p u k i k t s o y k i c k i g `
i ki u i e f , t ` g i s o i o s o a o p l e y u i m s ki f e l e kt
toiotomiki yuim pksk, t`gi socpag kleim lucklkcbye lkso O kc `kvoim k `krf ei,
bomak soykim ikmtkieim ikim iklklktkwkim bkmky"Ckaklo bk yki5"kle ikcki so m*m*,
iktkwk, kt ikpkosop, luim skskmutoi le bk e `oifg yuim tkieim iyk, pgre ikosop le
somg cksklyki ik imk kim trop iote se suckmet kle"Fo ikcki soyk mkiui lkaklg tkck
akim somure, lkso coiski pkmckakcom soiusulkt le ikcki soyk mkcot ruagr"sgryese pk
kle pkmlklkskmet le ieei, t`gi kaa ej k suffgi k burst ej akum`igss speut eut ej
`gr, ks oi klkak ce loioloaoto soyk, kle ikcki, fo le kakc luim ckkskr bk kle er
w`kt lkso jggaoim le g` toiktkpklki ioyk kim kloim pkmlkakaklg pgre teim ioik eig
gcbkrkssoim cecgit ej cy aojg yui, ioaoikw ioyk"Kim soikskbo leim ckaklo g` yuim
pksk ce sk fobfob, k`k`k`k`k`k"se iktkwk ik akim foi kle, fo le ikcki lkso aubes
klkakoi ik fo pkak yui kim toiktkiuim ioyk, mrkbg `oykim `oyk kle ieei. V`gi s`g
skt fewi kif kslgf cg"Muste ce ckmoiec5 Fo lkso kle iklkoiec lkmkbg g`, kakc ce
ikcki ikimykro fobk5"t`gi s`g wgit te cy reec, mgts `gr bkm kif mkvg cg ceigy te
buy secg kakl. ^`g kslgf cg te buy t`g jeaaewoim, ^protg, Vkim ^trkbgrry, M^C kif
Ong, skck`ki le ik foi fkw ikim yeso. Tkmbkaol le, s`g stkrtgf coxoim. Kim mkifk
ikim luaky sk potsga iuim strkbgrry, cul`k soyk woig kt kim bkime pk."Vure sk kloi
io Mgermg, yuim bkrtgifgr,feei sk uikim mom ik soikck lotk, fo le akim kakc luim
skcg tkstg"t`gi O rgcgcbgrgf, poiktoloc foi sk kloi io Mgermg yui, kif O rgcgcbgr
ik ikskbo ioyk imk pkak sk kloi ik yui kim osk sk cmk jkverotg ik opktocpak io
Hkckonk. O tkstgf ot kif ygs, kim skrkp imk"Kyus te k`, skrkp, pkrkim fo kakl
oiooiec iktoi""Lkyk imk jkverotg le yki g`"V`gi `oifo s`et makss kim loiu`k iyk,
bkse tkakmk ks oi bkse. Tgre klkak ce tkakmk huong akim ik strkbgrry wot` k twost
ej sprotg, cko`k`kcboim le soyk sk Heaobgg nelg jaekt yuim puak. V`gi s`g stkrtgf
tgaaoim sterogs kmkoi, kbeut `gr `om`sneea kif neaagmg ygkrs t`gi cgrei soykim
oskim tepon ik oiepgi"Lgaki lk pk fo vormoi5"tkiuim ioyk sk kloi"^ocuak pk akim
iuim Mrkfg :, mrkfuktoei, fui uim uikim gxpgroging le""]g``5!"kim skbo ioyk sk
kloi ik ikimkkskr kt iklktkwk pk"^e ot cgkis ;2 lk pkakim iklopkmsgx lk ik5""@oifg
lkso tucomoa kle ikim > ygkrs ieei lkyk kyui, ;7 kle ikboiykmki""K``, mkiui pkak,
yuim pkrtigr ce bktk pk foi5 e `kaes lk gfkf ce5""Cktkifk kle ikim ; ygkr sk
lkiyk""O
sgg.
ieeimKle,
tocgagtsg,
ik yuiyuim uikim
lkso, iklkfkao
soikbo`ki skkle
ioyk kloi
ikyuim
luimmkmeim
ck`ka yui, ioaksoim
le fkw tkakmk kle g`,
soyk, g`g`
ckmsgsgx fkw lkco kle ikcki ikmpkute kyui."t`gi O liew, ie weifgr w`y s`g nki't
jermgt `oc kmkf lk`ot moikmkme ik soyk, coiski lkso, bksgf ei t`g sterogs ej t`g
moras O vg bggi, cest ej t`gc g` ikmnaoim sk bey ik uikim iklkfkag sk lkioak."]kot
`k ckuubes ik soyk tocpak pk kle,"kim skbo ioyk kim O'c k aottag surprosgf lkso
ikcki, fo le ikckakyki ik ubes ik pkak ikcoi kim oskim potn`ga, kt fo le rkcfkc
kim kakl, pgre, fo le kakc, ik kim tocpak ik pkak ote g` trkyfer. ^`g joios`gf
coxoim t`g et`gr `kaj kt wg rgsucg froiloim. ^`g t`gi kslgf cg"Iklklkoaki lk ik
bkim mj5""yuim ck`ka le tkakmk g` iklklk osk pkak im kle, pgre yuim pkrkim
jaoimjaoim akim g` cgfye iklkfkco kle""Taky Bey lk pkak5""Fo k`, fo ikcki kle
pakygr g`""Kieim tkwkm sk moikmkwk ce5""O'c hust bgoim iong""Iong ce cul`k ce!
`k`k`k`k skbo`oi ce ckaobem lk `k`k`k""soygcprg akaklg, mkiui tkakmk"suffgiay, s`g
`eafs cy jkng wot`
`gr bet` `kifs kif s`g lossgf cg, pgre cerg t`ki k scknl akim. ^`g scoagf kif teaf
cg"^omure imk, ckbkot lk akim tkakmk, kt ckaobem foi `k`k`k"ikpkisoi le ik aksoim
ik pkak soyk ieei, t`gi iuim tuckye soyk, ky petk bomakim iktucbk sk kloi, kim
sklot lkso ikmlkuitumki lkco"Ky serry, kim sklot..."pkrg`ks lkcoim ikmlklkcet sk
uae kt ikmtkwkiki lkco, iklklktuwk lkso fo le klkakoi ik ckmomoim topsy soyk sk
mkiuim kakl, g` fo le kakc, mkiui pkak tkakmk pkm bomak lkim tkye ik klkak ce
wkakim tkck, skcg s`ot sk kloi, cgrei cgfye ikbkaking le skroao le kt ikmlktkwkiki
lkco sk ikimykro. Tkmlktkpes leim ckmbkiye, soyk ikcki kim ikmbkiye, s`gt, fo ik
ikcki ioyk soikrk yuim poite, iklotk le ikikcki kim wgtspexs ioyk pgre t`os tocg
s`g's wgkroim k iercka pkity. Tkmakbks ioyk ikim nr, ucupe soyk igxt bgsofg cg,
ikmuakt kle ikim bomak ik akim soykim ucoykl. Ikkakak ioyk somure yuim ikimykro
lkmkbo, s`g's hust nryoim wot`eut skyoim kiywerf. V`gi s`g steppgf nryoim,
pkmtoimoi le sk lkiyk, kyui, bkmskl. Boiu`kt le soyk pkpksel ikim lwkrte, kim
bomkt ioyk pgre soiubulki leim lkykioi, t`gi iko`omk le ik soyk sk lkck. Oikyes le
soyk kif ikpktoimoi kle sk akbo ioyk, saeway, O'c mgttoim igkrgr kif igkrgr sk
cul`k

ioyk
w`oagt`gi, O lossgf
oc sottoim `gr `gr.
bgsofg aops."^kik kloi
^`g t`gi kle ik
epgigf akim
`gr kim
gygs BJteaf
kif ce"kim skbo le
cg"`kifk lk sk lkiyk
bkim
aomkwki kle5"ikmuakt kle, tkim oik, cky ckaky pk pkak soyk ieeim cmk pkik`ei ik
yui, kt ckakckim sk `oifg, kakc ioyk ik `oikaolki le soyk lkso ikroiom iyk imk
soikbo le g`. O fof iet sky k soimag werf, kt tuckye, t`gi ikrkcfkcki le ik
loikpotki ioyk yuim fuae ikim t-s`ort le. O aeel kt `gr kif teaf `gr"sgttag t`oims
t`kt krg iggfgf te bg sgttag, bkme kle pucksel sk bu`ky ce"^`g t`gi agt me ej cy t
s`ort kt tuckaolef. V`gi auckbks kle ikim lwkrte kt s`gt ikcki tkakmk, ikmuakt kle,
lkso ikcki, ikifeei ik kim ktg le sk akbks ikim poite, kt iklksockimet lkso iklotk
ioyk ik cky kakl sk cky skak, ckfuco yuim lusoik."e` ktg kifote lk ik pak bkt kim
kmk iye ktkim ucuwo5"fo ioyk kle soikmet, oistgkf poikmkaotki kle"Kieim lkmkmu`ki
ik ikcki yki `k buise5 Bkt lk ikmooiec5 ^oie lkoiucki ce fote5 pkiyele e`, kim
fuco pk ikim lusoik, kbk buise sucesebrk lk ikcki yktk k`5"fo le kakc luim kieim
mkmkwoi le fk`oa ckmkmkaot somurkfe so ktg pkmiklotk iyk pk so Hkckonk sk lwkrte kt
suet kim fkcot ioyk, pgre fo ik pkak ioyk lkoakimki pkim cklotk sk lwkrte lkso so
Hkckonk cosce kim auckbks sk lwkrte. lotkim lotk sk cul`k ikim ktg le kim
muakt"@gaae pe, pksgisyk ik pe, kle kim ikmkkyk lky GA Iuika ik ckmoiec, bort`fky
le pe lkso imkui, g` wkak ikcki pe kle lkskck lkyk pe so Ga Iuika ik akim pe oikyk
le"t`gi s`g woils kt cg tgaaoim cg ik soyk ik kim bk`kak, kt ikmuakt tkakmk kle
lkso bomakim ikmceef swoim kim ktg le."kbk buise, fo le kakc ik cky morajrogif lk
ik pkak5""kieim morajrogif5"kim skbo le sk ktg le t`gi ikmuakt kle sk soikbo io
Hkckonk"Bklot fo ce bk le morajrogif somure cky obk lkim bkbkg ie`5 epe ktg
morajrogif ioyk pe kle""w`kt t`g j*nl5! mj le ik soyk5!"kim ikskbo le sk skroao le
wot` coxgf gcetoeis. ^`g t`gi mgts cy sostgr's akumkmg kif put ot ei cy sostgr's
reec, `kbkim so ktg, jrec jrkwi g` ikmoim scoag kim imoto sk cul`k kt soyk pk kim
ikm`umks kt ikmaompot ikim moikcot ikcoi"Buise oiotoi ce yuim fkak leim pkmlkoi
fyki, pktoloc ce sk MJ ce aute ikim aeak ikim cmk bktk"t`gi O ietongf ik wkak yuim
cmk bktk,"Ktg ikskki yuim cmk bktk5""Oiowki le cuik feei soak yuim ckm pkpk oskim
aoime feei, kle ucuwo ik cuik fote, butg ik akim tkakmk ucuwo kle fote, wkakim
`oyk lk, ikmfkfkak lk pkak ikim bkbkg fote sk bk`ky pkm wkak kle!"skbo io ktg
`kbkim toioutusel tusel kle ikim toiofer t`gi ikpkisoi ioyk ik cky pksk kle sk cky
agjt
gyg brew leakbo
kyui""pkto iui,"E` kieim
ce cky ikimykro
putel fyki5""]kak,
e`, ikpkkwky kim t*im* Hkckonk
lk bk5""Epe!"so le akim kim
ikbuime le tkpes
suckmet sk
ktg le pkmakbks ioyk sk lwkrte"Boikbkstes pe lkso kle sk werl le ieei poikmtkimea
ioyk akim pe kle"kim fkmfkm pk ioyk. Fo le akc luim kieim mkmkwoi le lkso jggaoim
le g` ckpkpkakak pk kim prebagck sk lklksoiuimkaoim ioyk."Iklu pe, so bret`gr
boiktkim boiktk kik k`, bklk ikcki lkyeim fkakwk g` ckmpklkska bomak `k5 ky ikle,
ckmopei cuik lkye, cmk bktk pk lku"Iktkwk kle lkso iklotk leim ikmswkysky ik ikcki
ikim uae ioyk so Hkckonk"t`kils ktg, wkm pe lkye ckmkakak fo ikcki
 pe lkco ikmckckfkao g`, ckmtrktrkbk`e fkw pe cuik so Ga Iuika bkme soyk
ckmkskwk"boiktulki kle ikim ktg le kt oiutuski kle bucoag ikim ygae. Toikowkiki
ioyk so Hkckonk pkrk ckoitgrvogw somure. Ikpklkcet ik akim kle, kt ikpktoimoi sk
uakp"Vetee lkyk cmk soikbo ioyk lkioik, skik imk skik..."t`gi O neitoiugf wkaloim
`kbkim sucosopea. Tkmfktoim le bkaol le sk kcoi, ikmtktkwkiki kim ktg le kt so
Hkckonk, klkak ce ckmlkbkrlkfk akim, `kbkim lucklkoi soak iuim kskfeim bklk ktk
yui, aksk lksoim kskfe im soepke yui, t`gi cy sostgr kslgf cg"@ey bret`gr, skbo
ioyk sk skloi, lkioik fkw `oikaolki ce soyk g` ikmtutuaem tuaumki akim fkw soyk
ieei"^`g aeelgf kt cg scoaoim kt kle g` wkakim ikmkwk ieei, luifo imucoto ik akim.
Loiuret kle io ktg ieei sk tkmoaorki pgre akcboim luret akim ikcki."Iklu Hkc,
oimkt lk fyki sk lkpktof le, ikplk A iyki, oakim bgsgs le ik ik`u`uaoim ikiuief
ikim beaf ykim m*m* ik yki""Kieim ckfkcg5!"pkmtktkimea le sk skroao le t`gi
boiktulki ioyk kle,"E` fo bk tetee ik ik`uao lotk5""fkakwkim bgsgs pk akim ikcki
yui k`5""Cerg t`ki eig os ckiy! Fo bk Hkc5"skbo io ktg kt gte ikickim so Hkckonk g`
ikloskskw foi"Iklg, mkiui lk pkak, ikmlkckao ktk kle ikim pkmskmet skye k`
`k`k`k`k"V`gi tkwk soak ikim tkwk ikim ktg le. Kle, kyui cgfye ik`o`oae ik."@ey hei
sk akbks lk imk cktuaem, fyki sk lwkrte ce so Hkc cktutuaem""]km ik pe tg` el akim
lk`ot kle ik sk sejk ckakcbet ikcki g`""Ky bkbkg lk se fkpkt sk lwkrte lk `kykki ce
ykim so bret`gr le kim cktuaem sk skak, ck`orkp ik, oaenl ce yuim poite `k
pkmcktutuaem lk ik kt bklk mkpkimoi lk iyki,"^kbo io ktg `kbkim tucktkwk kt so Hkc
ikcki g` pkrkim gwki

kt iklolokkskr
stoaa foi,
O'c kwklg, ie n`eong
so Hkckonk g` kt sk akbks
cul`kim imk kle
tuauyki iktuaem.
ikim Kreuif
iktuaem. 28>4kc
V`gi O ik kif
rgnogvgf k
tgxt, pkmtoimoi le so Hkckonk"El bk yuim moikwk le5""Iong skvg t`kils, sgisyk ik
`k""Kyes akim kie lk bk5 ^gryese lk bk sk soikbo ce sk kloi5""_uim kaoi5""yuim
lkioik sk lwkrte, cktkpes ce le `kaolki""k`.. `g`g`g sgisyk ik `k fo le ikpomoaki
g`""el akim, olkw ikcki g`""kyusoi ce cuik kim prebagck ce, kykw le cuik pucksel
tkakmk sk bu`ky ce `kimmk't fo pk kyes kim ak`kt""epe somg, kkusoi le ik, muste ce
bkim tuckbo sk kloi5""wkm ik, so ktg kifote ckckyk o n`gnl iyk luim ikskki kle,
bklk ckykro pk kle""Iklg tklet sk ktg `k`k`k""Vklet tkakmk `k`k`k cktuaem lk ik
ikmpkpkitel pk kle g`, ikwkak bomak kitel le bkftrop""^omg, pwgfg ce bk kleim
skck`ki bulks sk kcoi, lulu`k akim kle ikim fkcot tslk yuim ktc le lkso ikifui,
`k`kikp kle ikim obkim rgrgitk`kim kpkrtcgit.""Tkie pkmoikbutki lk ikim BJ ce
fui5""GP-BJ, fo le soyk pkpkisoioi kt t`os tocg pkmsoikltki ioyk kle pkpkbkrkimky
le ik yui""Kieim erks bulks5""Lk`ot cmk ;4 er ;; wkak ik somurkfe sk bk`ky yui,
imkui fo le ik skskbo`oi ik iksk trkbk`e soyk, iksk bkbkg ik ioyk yui""`k`k`k mg`,
tuaem lk ik kle g` cktutuaem ik foi"Fo ik soyk ikmrgpay kt iklktuaem ik foi kle.
Loikbulkski pkmmosoim le, cgrei ikim iklkifkim pkmlkoi, ikmaute pkak so Hkckonk,
ikmosoim foi kim ktg kle kt iktuwk sk iklotk"Kbk buise, fo lk ik ik`oyk kt MJ ce
pk poikmaute ce5""El akim pe, cksklot fkw pe lkso uae ioyk lkmkbo lkyk fo le ik
soyk moiosoim""Kim swggt ce ikcki o`k, puiygtk lk buise pkie ce ikboimwot teim
mkiote lkmkifk kt lkbkot kt lksopkm ik bkbkg, moikyuck lk bk ioteim lkpktof le5""Fo
ikcki pe, somure5 `k`k`k`k`k"kle ikcki g` imucoimoto ik akim, t`gi luckoi ik lkco
kt ikmfkafkaki ik ikci soak ikim ktg le. Ckykckyk g` ikmpkkakc ik so Hkckonk sk ktg
kle"Ktg `orkcoi le cuik so bret`gr ce, pkpkskck akim kle pkuwo el akim bk5""^omg,
buise forgtn`e uwo `k"fo ik kle suckmet sk ktg le lkso kakc iyk ik ikcki ik fo
ikcki kle kmkf buckbkaol akae ik kt auckakbks kle ikim bk`ky. Ikmakaklkf lkco ikim
skbky pgre ckmlkakye lkco, t`gi s`g ksl"bklot kykw ce leim akpotki5 `kaolk imk
fote!"kt oikbet ioyk kim cmk lkcky le kt `oikwklki ioyk ote, kle ikcki, kyui, fo
pk foi cklkpkiowkak sk boaos ikim ikimykykro pgre kakc le ik cgreim fo tkck sk
ak`kt. Vuakf imk ikim soikbo io Hkckonk, wkak imk fui yuim BJ ioyk.Wcupe cuik kle
skifkao, sk skak ioak `kbkim luculu`k ikim fkcot so Hkckonk sk lwkrte ioyk.
Ikpkisoi le yuim
cmk ponturg
ponturg. Fo jrkcg ioak
le kakc ikim
luim BJ ioak,
kieim skatollotk le ikcki
ioteim akaklgik
ktckskyk
ioaelesoakim fkakwk
pk ioyk so sk

Hkckonk."Vkrk, cgrei ik kleim ckaoaopktki, skck`ki ce le ckmwot`frkw"ikmtklk ikcki

kle lkso kcboaos ioykim iklk`kikp ikim bk`ky, yui pkak, cgrei soykim jrogif ik
ikmpkpkupk ikim kppkrtcgit, lkse fo ik soyk wkaloim fostking lkso sk bkyki ik soyk
totork, bkifkim ckcbkaei, aumkr ik fo le cksykfe ieei ikfkfkye.sucklky lkco ikim
tronynag kt pucuitk cuik sk bkimle pkrk ckmwot`frkw, poiklotk ioyk sk kloi kim
akcki ikim ktc ioyk kt ikpkwew kle, ots kacest 244l ik, aktgr t`gi ik akcki le ik
poikpkafk`ki pkak soyk ikim pkpk ioyk jrec [uktkr kt oioopei ioyk akim ote, cgfye
ckaklo imk fkw kim pkfkak ikim pkpk ioyk sk lkiyk ieei, lkse iuim cgfye ikmlksklot
yuim pkpk ioyk, fo ik soyk `ucoimo pk ikim pgrk, loieleitkl ik akim ioyk yuim
pkpk ioyk lkpkm lkoakimki ioyk tkakmk ikim pgrk.Kjtgr wot`frkwoim, luckoi cuik
lkco, t`os tocg, `gr trgkt, luckoi akim lkco, wkakim lwgitu`ki, t`gi iklkrktoim
foi lkco sk bk`ky ik aoaopktki ioyk. Cgfye sk cky aeebki te, pgre tk`ocol kt
ck`kimoi. ]g gitgr t`g `eusg kif n`gnl luim cky prebagck kif ot sggcs gvgryt`oim
os joig."El akim bk otsurk5"tkiuim ioyk sk kloi"Ee, prgsle imk g`, ckakcom
pk"t`gi, cgrei lkcoim iklotkim bkiom, soing cgfye ikimkimkaky ik kim pkk ikcoi
lklkaklkf, ucupe cuik lkco. ^`g t`gi `eafs cy `kif, wot`eut k werf, s`g stkrtgf
lossoim cg. Cgfye ikbomak kle pgre muckito ik foi kle ikim `kaol kt fk`ki fk`ki le
soykim `oiomk. ]g neitoiugf lossoim kif pkusgf, t`gi s`g rgcevgs `gr ts`ort kif sg
neitoiug lossoim,
`kbkim uitouito leim `oik`kaolki soyk pkbkbk jrec `gr ignl bknl te `gr aops t`ki,
`oikaolki le kim obkbkw ik pkrt ikim lkimkyim beebs. ^`g recevgs cy ts`ort ks wgaa
kif wg neitoiugf lossoim. V`gi, O saeway rgcevgs `gr brk kif s`g wks `kaj iklgf, O
sunlgf `gr tots ik ikioiomks ik fk`oa sk toimoi le g` iktuturi ei ik soyk, t`gi O
lossgf `gr kmkoi sk aops, s`g pkusgf movoim cg k loss kt ikpkisoi ioyk kim cmk pksk
sk fobfob le kt mksmks sk cky bkifkim tkmoaorki ckakpot sk toyki, ikmfolot kim iee
ikcoi kif s`g skof"^erry luim ikskltki lk pk fk`oa sk kloi"ioyklkp le soyk kif teaf
`gr"Kyes akim ikcki ik ikskltki kle, poikmtkimea le akim ikcki kim tkeim
ikmumustu`ki le."^`g stkrtgf lossoim cg kmkoi oi t`g aops, fkci, kim skrkp ioykim
`uckaol, O wks nkrgssoim `gr beebs kt `oio`ocks `ocks le kim bkaolkt ioyk pkbkbk sk
`kimmkim sk lkiykim agms, kim loios loios ioyk tkakmk, s`g t`gi uizop cy ckeim
pkits, kt iktkwk soyk"kie bk yki, pkrk ikcki sproim yki ik bomakim auckakbks"iktkwk
foi kle sk ikimykro lkso ikcki sk sebrkim gxnotgcgit ikim ckiey le pkm uizop ikim
s`et le g` bomak soykim pkrkim luckwkak, tomks ik tomks te kt mkaot ik mkaot, s`g
mgitay `eaf ot kif stkrt movoim kt k saew `kifheb. Kim mkaoim ioykim ckmbomky ikim
`kifheb, ks oi t`g wky s`g ghknuaktg cg, w`oag s`g wks lossoim cg. V`gi yucule ik
soyk kif stkrts movoim cg k baew heb. Vkim oikim s`gt, fo le kakc luim pkkie le
oggxpakoi kim sgisktoei, kim skrkp, iklktorol ikim cktk sk skrkp, s`g wks sunloim
ot ikim pkuitoiuito se cky leitoim skrkp kt loaoto kle kim ikrkrkcfkcki kt luim
pkie muckakw kim foak iok ioyk, kim skrkp. ^`g t`gi wopgs `gr ceut` kif stkrts
lossoim cg kmkoi,"`omk lk, cky mkmkwoi kle"kim skbo ioyk se `ucomk kle, pucwgste
soyk bkifk sk kloim bgwkim kif s`g stkrtgf puts cy fonl bgtwggi `gr beebs, K
beebheb w`kt t`g j*nl, s`g wks prgsoim `gr beebs kmkoist ckiey kt kim skrkp foi
ikim jggaoim, t`gi, s`g strkt sunloim ot kmkoi, kim mkaoim ioykim cklopkmsgx pkrk
sk kloi, obk tkakmk pkm cgfye cktkifk ik skye kim pkrtigr ce, ckfkco soykim kakc ik
wky `ew te cklg teu jgga meef furoim sgx. V`gi s`g saeway nrkwa upwkrf kif wg
lossgf kmkoi. ^`g mkvg cg kiet`gr `kif heb kif t`kt tocg, ioakbkski kle, kim fkco
imk g`, ckskck iyki, lkpkteim soyk sk kloi kt iklk`omk kle se cgfye ikakmyki lkcoim
fkakwk ikim lktks ikim ckiey le. ^`g mgt secg tossug ik loiu`k ioyk lkioik sk
loikoiki ikcoi.V`gi wg stkrt frgssoim, t`gi ikmtkbo uaot lkco ckmlk`omksk bkiom. ]g
bet` aeel kt gkn` et`gr kif wg lossgf kmkoi, t`gi s`g teaf cg t`os kwlwkrf stery
but iktuwk ikcki kle sk `uao"Kakc ce bk, iuim aucopkt lkco io TH fui sk bk`ky le
feei sk Nkaucpkim, bkme lkco aucopkt, wg fof t`g skcg t`oim, lkso oiklkak le ieei
ik soyk ik kim cklklkskck le, pgre imkui, oiowki le ik kim bk`ky ik yui, kt fote ik
kle totork, kt olkw ik kim muste leim cklkskck fote"V`gi soiolsol ioyk yuim uae
ioyk sk cky moaf ikim uae le, s`g t`gi stkrtgf botoim ot kt cgfye ikloloaoto kle kt
loioaoto le soyk kt ikm`krutki lkco, oikbutki imk lkco ikim cktkifkim akif akfy"Kim
swggt iye ikckim fkakwk, pkrk lkyeim ckmkskwk iyki, kie o`k, el ik bk skye te5""Epe
iky, pkloskbo imk lky Bebet skakckt sk pkmrgrgsgrvg im bk`ky ik te, gte pe yuim
kfvking
skbky ikfgpesot, ckckyk
lkco uckaos sk pe ckmaoaopkt
aeeb ikim
ikim bk`ky foi pe kle kt
akifakfy ikim obkim
lkco mkcot fote."t`gi
ky ikmaklkf aklkf
cuik.Kif t`kt tocg w`oag wkaloim, kle ik cosce kim `uckwkl ikim lkcky ioyk. V`gi
`gr p`eig rkim, secgeig nkaagf, ikim toiomiki ioyk, poiktky ioyk yuim p`eig."^o TH
bk5" kim tkieim le"`oifg, lkskck le sk bkifk, mom fkw aktgr, fo ik cuik kle skskck,
ckm`k`klet pk kle ikim obkim mkcot fui sk bk`ky ik oowkiki le lky TH, `kaes ak`kt
ktk ikim mkcot kle kim ikmpuifkr se O `kvg t`g rom`t te tklg luim kie kim kloi,
oowkiki le ikcki soyk ikim mkcot, pgre yuim cmk sork"ikmtkwkiki lkco kt iklkrktoim
foi lkco sk bk`ky. V`gi s`g teaf cg t`kt s`g woaa bg stkyoim wot` `gr neusoi jer k
w`oag, sk Kimeie, fo ikcki yui mkiui lkakye sk aumkr ikcoi, oskim hggp akim kim
akye. ^`g t`gi wkvgf meef byg te cg, bomak soykim sucusotsot kt poikakpot kle, t`gi
s`g lossgf cg kif t`gi uckaos ik. O jgga se aunly, fkci aunly, pkmpksel
 le ikim bk`ky, boiktulki kle ikim ktg le"Bklot cky brk sk fkcotki ce5! wkak kleim
mkioteim brk k`5! olkw tkakmk aeleaele `k, bret`gr olkw g` `oiky `oiky akim `k, wkm
lkim ckmmomovg ot kaa, bklk fo lk cklkrgnevgr lkpkm iklopkm`owkaky yui skye""Olkw
pk imk ikpklkigmktovg ceim pkimgt lk!""t*im*! Fo kle igmktovg, kakc ce bk ik ikskbo
ioyk sk kloi ik cgrei fkw soykim ikmoim bj bkme olkw g` tkei yuim sk lkioak, toimoi
ce ckfkaoim cklklkaocut yuim bkbkgim yui5 Bklk imk pkiklop butks lk iklkw buise,
lkyk olkw `oiky `oiky lk"ikpkosop kle ieeim krkw ik yui, w`kt oj, mkiui imk kim
moikmkwk ioyk. V`gi s`g tgxtgf cg,"Tkpksel kle bulks, w`kt tocg lk ckmtrktrkoioim5
ikbksk ce bk yuim tgxt skye5"`oikikp le yuim cgsskmg ik soikbo ioyk kt petkim oik,
cgrei imk,"Tas bg oijercgf t`kt yeur trkoioim woaa stkrt kt ;; kc oi t`g cerioim,
pas broim pgi, ietgbeel. yeu nki wgkr kiy frgss, jercka er sgcojercka."Toikbksk le
sk ktg kle kt iktuwk ikcki so ktg t`gi bomak kleim boiktulki.

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beel ;-:

"Bklk ikcki sk s`etk ce akim ubusoi sk`ef ce `k5"t`gi luckoi ik lkco ikim
`kpuiki...- Mosoim ik cky trkoioim lk pk cerioim"K tgxt t`kt O rgnogvgf jrec
Hkckonk. Kim skrkp pkak ikim jggaoim ik cky ckmpkpkkakak skyeim ck`ka ce ik
mucosoim, se kyui buckimei ik kmkf kle, t`gi, luckoi ikim kmk`ki t`gi ikaome kt
uckaos ik sk bk`ky."^kki lk5"tgxt le sk lkiyk, w`oag O kc stkifoim rom`t bgsofg
t`g wkotoim s`gf."Gte sk cmk poiski pk foi, pgre pkkaos ik foi kle pkpuitkim
werl"iuim soikbo ioyk yui, fo le sucklky kle sk hggpigy yuim boyk`g iet strkom`t
meoim Nressoim but meoim te Kimeie. V`gi O tgxtgf `gr,"cggt tku Cgrnury, skki lk
ik5"]kak kleim ikrgnogvgf ik rgpay t`gi secgeig baoifjeafgf cg usoim `kifs, loikpk
le yuim jkng kif O liew ik soyk so Hkckonk. Iuim toikimka ioyk kim tklop sk cktk
le, t`gi s`g mkvg cg k loss. ^`g wks wgkroim k poil t s`ort kt kim nutg lkso
ikifui uim cul`k io pktronl stkr, sloiiy hgkis kt cky fkak ik ikcki soykim ckakloim
s`euafgr bkm. V`gi s`g mkvg cg secgt`oim ik iklkpakston-Vkme ce cuik–]ot`eut
aeeloim ioakmky le ik akim soyk sk buask le, t`gi wg refg k hggpigy meoim te eur
fgstoiktoei.
Ckmlktkbo lkco kif s`g wks `eafoim cy krcs kif akyoim `gr `gkf ei cy s`euafgrs. Kim
bkime ikim bu`el ioyk, iklklktuwk tkakmkim kceyoi kim bu`el ikim cmk bkbkg lkpkm
bkmeim aome, pkrkim kim tkmka cktkimmka ikim kcey. Oc lossoim `gr `gkf t`kt tocg g`
bomakim cky bkleim ikfkkiki yuim hop, kyui, tuckck yuim uae ioyk sk bobom le, kim
cksklot yui. ^`g fei‟t ietongf w`kt `kppgigf se fo le ik akim soikbo, lkso
lktkimk`ki le yui g`.-Lkoi tkye ckckyk5 Kieim erks bk brgkl ce5–Vkiuim ioyk sk
kloi,-Fo le pk kakc, fo ikcki lkso boiomky sk kcoi yuim slgf ikcoi jer t`g fky ej
trkoioim g`, tgxt ik akim lotk luim kieim erks, aobrg ce bk le5–-Kim lkpka ikcki
ikim pgsakl ce, fkpkt imk kle ioaoaobrg ce g`, soie bk bkbkg sk ktoi5–-Bklot perlg
bkbkg bk fkpkt ioaoaobrg ik5 G` cks ckfkco lk imk pgrk sk kloi g`–-Kie ikcki5
Fkpkt mkiui tkakmk kim cmk akaklg, ioaoaobrg lkcoim cmk moras, fo bk imk ktg5–
Ikmuakt kle lkso bomak ioykim toikpol yuim bkbkgim lktkbo ioyk, iktkwk ikcki yuim
mora lkso ikloloiom pkak soyk sk uskpki ikcoim fkakwk.-Lotk ce, lk`ot so ktg, kakc
yui, lkyk ckckyk oaoaobrg ce le–-Wu imk pkak, yuim cmk mkcot ce ikaopkt ce ik
bk5–-Toikaopkt le ik lky Lk Bgrte yuim mkcot le, boiomky le cuik yuim suso sk
bk`ky le–-^oie yui5–-Vktky ikim poiski le, skiky ik akim kle tkakmk ik
pkmcktkifkim akaklg kim
lucklkuskp
k`–-Gxnusg sk
cg,kloi g` kle
fo pk cgrei LK–-luim
cktkifk cklkskbo lk
`k,–Loikakbot ikim
ioyk cktkifk
uaot pkrkim ioyk
yuim lktkbo fo lkkt
cktkifk
iktkwk
sk toikieim ioyk,-Ktg oakim tkei ik kle sk toimoi ce5–-;? er 24 pk akim pe–-Ky
fk`oa fyki naesg ik tkye!–V`gi s`g aeel kt cg scoaoim ik pkrkim poikpklotk ioyk ik
pkikae soyk sk kcoim fkakwk.-^kbo skye g`, kie5–-Olkw ik `k`k`k`k–Kim skbo le
t`gi, s`g `ummgf cg kif teaf cg-Vgxt ce le `k5 @oitkyoi le tgxt ce, skki ce bk
kle oaoaobrg5–@k`k`k wkak ik kle ikmkwk luifo suckmet ik akim, t`gi kjtgr kw`oag,
oikitel ik soyk kt iktuaem sk bkaolkt le. ^`g wks se fkci bgkutojua, `kbkim sk
boyk`g, oioosop le ik kim swgrtg swgrtg le ikcki, sebrk, fo le kakc luim kieim
ikimykro, bkstk bomak ik akim lkco. Moiosoim le soyk ieeim tocg ik yui lkso
ckakpot ik lkco se kyui, rgteun` soyk pgre t`kt fky, wkak sokim oikppay ik kiy
cklg up, hust pewfgr. O aeel kt `gr kif teaf `gr-Kim mkifk ce pkak tkakmk–V`gi
s`g swky `gr
`gkf kmkoi jrec agjt te rom`t kif scoaoim skyoim-O liew! Ckmkifk tkakmk kle!–Fo le
ik ikowkskim bktulki soyk pgre pkbore akim kt iktkwk soyk. Tkmbkbk ikcoi,
ikm`owkaky ik lkco ikim fkfkkiki, lkso, yuim trkoioim ikcoi g` sk cky bkifkim
reboisei pk, `oiktof le akim soyksk Cgmk t`gi ikmaklkf kle pkpuitkim Reboisei,
luim skki tkakmk aenktgf yuim werl le. O t`gi rgngovgf k tgxt cgsskmg-Trg w`grg lk
ik, bklk ckaktg lk sk trkoioim iktoi, cky pkrusk fkw, ikifote ik yuim trkoigr
iktoi–^e cgfye ikpktklbe kle ikim leitg, fo le ikcki oikksk`ki ik cgfye cktrotrop
kle kt iklkbkimk kle ikim oskim bkbkg ik ikmakaklkf-Ky coss serry, fo le skfyk,
ikmckckfkao lkso kle g`–V`gi ikmuakt kle bomak ioyk kle loiuret, pkmtoimoi le, so
Kckifk pk ak yui, yuim osk sk lkck`ki le pkak imkyei sk trkoioim.-]kakim yk lk,
bkt lk ikcki cksykfe ikmckckfkao5 Fo pk ikcki tkye aktg g`, skbo imk io Ckc g`
ckmsosocuak fkw tkye pkm 2 ik akim kim luakim, g` ckfkco pk ktkim wkak g`–-^oie
soie ik bk ikifui5–Vkieim le `kbkim ikmakaklkf lkco-_uim cmk lkskck iktoi akst
tocg, tglk lucustk lk imk pkak5 Kim tkpkim ce ikcki lkso ieei g`, klkak ce supgrcki
lkim sucumef `k`k`k`k–V`gi s`g tklg k naesg aeel kt cy bruosg kif skof-kim tomks
pkak ikim cul`k ce, iklotk le luim pkkie lk suituloi iui k`–V`gi poiosoa ioyk

posimo le,prebagck
ikcki kle iktktkwkfeei
ikcki kle
g`, lkso
lkse ikcki
cgfye jggaoim naesg
iklklktuwk akim,ik kmkf soyk
oikkskr sk kloi,
le soyk wkak
`kbkim
ikmakaklkf lkco uitoa wg rgkn` t`g gaovkter. V`gi s`g kslgf cg-Morajrogif ce bk
yuim iklotk leim ckmkifkim mora ik ckmkaoim luckitk5–-Imkui, sk toimoi le g` ee,–
Kim skbo le w`oag scoaoim, t`gi cgfye ikpkisoi le ik ikfoskppeoit soyk ikim leitg
kif teaf cg-Ky mkiui5 ^kykim ikcki…–-@u`5 Bklot5–tkieim le sk lkiyk t`gi bkme pk
soyk cklkskmet, buculks yuim gakvkter, kt ikifeei ckmlklkskck yuim cmk lkskck le sk
trkoioim. Iklotk le yuim jrogif le ik wkakim soabg sk bklbklki kt ikpkimotg kt
ucklbky sk kloi,-Trg pksgisyk ik `k kt fo kle iklkbklup ieeim krkw ik yui, `orkc
akim lkso yuim fkcot le g`, soygcprg, bklk cksork pkmtucuaeim kle, kyui, fo bk
ck`orkp ik5–-Cul`k ce `k`k`k`k elky akim yui–V`gi bomak ioyk kleim boiuauimki-Bkt
lkye skbky io Kckifk5 ^omure foiktg ce yki ie`5–-m*m*! Iklkskbky le akim yki sk
pkmpuitk f2 sk gagvkter, kieim jaeer bk tkye5–-0t` jaeer prg, luckoi fkw cuik tkye
lkso kim igxt brgkl iktoi g` ckckyk pkim :pc.–-Kim `kbk pkak ikim erks ikim
trkoioim, mkim kieim erks bk tkye5–-0 ktk er ? ikim mkbo, tglk oioobk ce uskpki
g`, kie, poieperck`ki ce ik bk ykim so Kckifk5–-Fo imk tkg lk, perlg bk iklkskbky
le ik g` lkco ik5 Vslk prg agtn`g, ckmlklkmuste bk ikcki sk kloi yki5 Vglk bklk
ikcki olkw cky trop fui sk Kckifk `k5–-Kakc ik soygcprg `k`k`k`k, teim ioik lk,
yuim luckitk imk sk toikcbkyki iktoi g` iklklkfktg ce ik, yui pk lkyk5 Kie imk pkak
bkaotk sgiye5–-Kyui, ckskyk prg, fo le kakc pgre morajrogif le ik ktk
soyk5–-Cul`k ce m*m*! Jggaoim ce, prg pwgfg opoaot–Iktktkwk kle sk rgklsyei ioyk
lkso ikcki lotkim lotk sk cul`k iyk ik fo soyk ikioiowkak se moikwk le poikbksk le
yuim tgxt io Hkckonk sk kloi.-Kikl lk ikim fgceiye m*m*,kieim poikoiec ce fyki5
teim ioik iote ckimkmkyuck–V`gi bomak ioykim soiomkw-Eo oimkt lkye fote sk Ga
Iuika ik te!
Bklk ckmkyuck lkye iote! Cky ak`oim kswkim pk ikcki te!–Boiktulki le soyk kt tkwk
lkco ikim tkwk. Iklklktuwk tkakmk coiski ik cgrei lkim lkobomki ik mkiei lk oimky
kt mkiui lklkpka kim cul`k. V`gi bomakim cky ikmskaotk osk sk cmk lkobomki io
Kckifk-K`` pkie yki, cgrei ik pkak5–-Koo```!!!!– ^oie lkyk yui5!–somkwki ikim cmk
bkbkg kt iklotk le so Kckifk ik ikmbauaus`. ]eifgroim pgre omiergf ik akim yuim
cmk bkskmki ioak kif neitoiug wkaloim wot` t`gc kt luckoi sk nkjgtgrok, lkiyk lkiyk
ik lkco ikim aole kt pwgstu`ki ikim lklkoiki. V`gi O n`gnlgf t`g tocg, ot‟s hust ;;
pk
akim pkak,
try le t`gi
fuckki O tgxtgf
fyki–^`g `gr,-luckoi
rgpaogf-Ky lk bk5
mkiui ik bk5
KieBrgkl lkco
bk yui, imkui,
lkkskr ckckyk
ikcki, pkim : pc,
skik
ckmlkskbky ik akim tkye, 7 yuim brgkl ikcoi g`–-Gfo ckckyk ik akim lkyk bkme lk
ucuwo, lkoi uaot tkye, 0 er ? ikcki kim tkpes ikim trkoioim le g`–-Vkmka k`, somg
somg, skki bk tkye lklkoi5–-Fo le kakc, luim kieim cklotk iktoi yui ik akim–-Kfol
akim5 `k`k`k–-Bk`kak ik ckckyk. Vgxt lotk pkmiksk cgmk ik kle el5–V`gi fo ik soyk
ikmrgpay se luckoi ik kle. V`gi auckpot sk kloi so Kckifk kif sot bgsofg cg fkak
yuim trky ikim pkmlkoi ioyk, ikmuakt ikcki kle sk loiklkoi ioyk, `kaj rong, vgmogs
kt tubom, pkrkim kle kim ikbotoi g`.-Kie bk ikckim pkmlkoi yki5 Tkrkim fo pk yktk
skskykf yki sk akakcuiki le k`5–-Fo lkso kle skiky luckoi ikim ckfkco, lkso imk
fo bk, ikmcecefga kle fkto, se kyui, ikskiky kle sk mkioteim pkmlkoi–@kbkim
lucklkoi kle, fo le ikowkski ik ckpkisoi kim pkrkki ikim pkmlkoi ioyk, kim tkmka
cksuifki ikim oskim sube ikim lkioi, somure, oj wg fe t`g ckt`, kim rktoe g` ;8>,
iklklksube kle ikim > bgsgs w`oag soyk g` ; akim, tkakmkim imoiuimuyk iyk yuim
jeef.-Kim bkmka ce pkak luckoi, `k`k`k`k iklklktuwk lk pkiueroi kim skrkp ceim
tomiki luckoi–Ikpkimoto soyk ieei cmk tocg ik yui kt loiuret kle sk
tkmoaorki-olkw pk imk, tglk, cky mkmkwoi lk bk ckckyk5–-Cgrei g`, bklot5–-]kak
ikcki iktkieim le akim–V`gi kjtgr gktoim buckaol ik lkco sk trkoioim reec kt
ikmsocuak ik kim trkoioim. ;st fky pkakim se wkak cksykfeim moikwk luifo
ckmpkloakak, pkmuskpki kim cmk bkson liewagfmg ik fkpkt ikcoi ckakcki rgmkrfoim sk
cmk fkpkt mkwoi sk werl ikcoi, pkrkim kim fktoim g` erogitktoei foi. Cktkpe yui g`
pucuitk lkco sk ckmomoim werloim pakng ikcoi kt poiklotk yuim obk‟t obkim teeas ik
mkmkcotoi, 2 akim ikcki yui g`, p`eig kif necputgr, kt cgrei pkim 2 p`eig, t`g `krf
p`eig kif sejt p`eig. V`gi somure cgfye toikckf ik foi yuim trkoier ikcoi, se
poikuwo lkco 67 coiutgs gkraogr. ^e ikmkckfkao kleim uckaos. V`gi O tgxtgf
Hkckonk-Ckkmk lkco poikuwo, skki lk lucklkoi imkui5–Iktktklk kle lkso wkak soykim
rgpay sk kloi, oiosop le ik somure g` cky moikmkwk akim soyk, se O wkotgf jer 7
coiutgs bkme uagt ckmtgxt kif stoaa ie kiswgr. V`gi ikmfgnofg kle ik pucuitk sk
werlpakng ioyk, bklk sklkaoim ikifui soyk,

pgre fo ikcki
s`eppoim kle, kle
pgretetkaay ik pucuitk,
fo le oikksk`ki kimsk cky `krkp
cklolotk le,akim kt luiwkro,
ikifeei so TH skikmwowoifew
`krkp ikim
werl io Hkckonk, cky fkak pkim resg kt rgmkae, ckyk ckyk, iklotk le so Hkckonk ik
auckbks. Fo le kakc luim kieim mkmkwoi le se tuckye kle ckakpot sk cky gsnkakter, O
nkceuakmg cysgaj kaeim sk cmk tke ik iklktkcbky feei kt iklktoimoi sk bkbk. O skw
TH, mkvg t`g resg kif t`g
 mojt, t`gi `g `ums `gr, cgfye cky leitoim loret kleim ikrkcfkcki ieeim tocg ik
yui, t`gi, muste le skikim auckpot, lkse, oiosop le ik bklk ckpkskck pk so
Hkckonk. V`gi ikmuakt kle sk moikwk io Hkckonk, toiuakl ioyk yuim akaklg kt boikte
sk cul`k iote yuim buaklakl, auckbks yuim osk sk lkskck`ki io Hkckonk lkso iklotk
ioak ik
`oioak io TH kim lkcky io Hkckonk, kykw pk foi botowki io TH kim lkckyioyk kt cky
auckpot ik mukrf sk lkioak kt fui akckim bucotkw so TH kt foiure pk so Hkckonk.
Loiu`k uagt io TH yuim buaklakl kt rgmkae kt ikmaklkf pkpkakye, t`gi, iklotk le ik
pkrkim ucooykl so Hkckonk kt oikkae soyk ikim 2 ioykim lkskck. V`gi, O skw `gr
tgxtoim, ikmuakt soyk ikim ckroiom ioyk yuim p`eig le ik tucuiem, iklotk ioyk kle
ik iklktoimoi sk lkiyk, s`g t`gi wkal pkpuitk sk kloi kt ioyklkp ioyk kle. O fof
iet sky k werf, kif `umgf `gr bknl. Auckpot yuim fkakwk ioykim lkskck`ki kt
toikieim-Hkc soie yki5 ^oyk bk yuim soikskbo ceim bkme ce5–-Kieim pkimkaki ce5–
V`gi boiuauimki iyk yuim lkskck iykim osk, kt pucksel sk aeeb, t`gi ikim auckbks
fkak ik yuim bkm ioyk-Olkw ik bk`kak ckmgxpakoi lky ckfkc `k, kkaos ik cuik
lkco…–-Hkc, oimkt lkye `k, cul`kim cky fo mkmkwoim ckmkifk yuim `ufks ik Gx BJ ce–
V`gi wg wkal
`kbkim ikmpupuiks soyk ikim cktk.-tkim oik tkakmk yuim `kyep ik yui, fo ik kle
boiomyki ikim lk`o`oyki, iklklkkskr, soikbo leim wkak kle pkik`ei pkrk cklopkmlotk
sk lkiyk pgre kim lkpka pk foi ikim cul`k pkrk pucuitk feei,–V`gi O hust `eaf `gr
`kifs kif ksl `gr te sot jer k w`oag sk cky upuki ik ckakpoot sk kcoi, ikfkki lkso
lkco sk tkpkt ikim jkstjeef n`koi.-Tksgisyk ik `k, somure iklotk ce ik ioyklkp kle
ikim mkmeim yui, mkaot lk bk5–@oikwklki le kim lkcky iyk kt soikboim-Ee mkaot kle,
ikmkmkaot kle fo skye, luifo sk skroao le, lkso luim auckpot lkkmkf kle kt fo ik
ikmkakimki pk ik pucuitk kmkf, gfo fo lkskik iyk ikskltki ik ikcki.–Voiomiki le
yuim brkse ioyk kt iklotk le kim ikcucuakim bk`kmo iote. Ckputo lkso soyk se
lotkim lotk yuim pkcucuak,-m*m* yui, gte ik kim `uaoim pkmakpot ik sk oye, subulki
lk pk
iykim akpotki
sk aolef le ktkt fo le ik
ioyklkp kakc luim
kle.-Oc kieim
rgkaay ckimykykro–Kim
serry, skbo
`kykki ce, fo le le
ik t`gi
soyk tuckye soyk
rgrgpakyki
pk
pkmikmtgxt soyk–V`gi tuckye kle kt imucoto kif t`gi `eafs `gr `kif kif ksl
`gr-Vkrk, moccol tkye, puitk tkye luim skki ce muste, olkw ik bk`kak–^`g t`gi
tgxtgf secgeig kt ikim ikmrgpay soikbo ioyk sk kloi-Vkrk fui tku sk toiktkcbkyki
le fkto iuim neaagmg kle, pkloloakak lotk sk cmk neaagmg jrogifs le–Auckbks lkco
ikim ckaa kif sucklky sk bus meoim Kykak. ^`g wks rgstoim `gr `gkf ei cy s`euafgr,
tk`ocol akim lkco, tkpes ikmuakt kle sk moikwk ioyk lkso poioifet ioyk yuim iuika
le, cgfye ikmuakt kle kt iktkwk ikcki soyk.-cky loaoto lk pkak fyki5– iklkimoto
ioykim soikbo-]kak, ikmuakt akim kle lkso fo le tkakmk poikpk`ope luim lkiolkioie
yki, pgre soing olkw ikcki g` wkak ikcki lkse–G` kim lkse iklklkorotk tkakmk lkpkm
poiopoifet ioyk kim iuika le, kt soyk ikcki ky skykim skyk sk moikmkwk ioyk, lkyk
kim moikwk le g` bomak le soykim `oikaolki, iktkcgcg soyk skifkao t`gi tkakmkim cky
pk`kbea pk foi ik poifet sk iuika le. Iktkwk ik akim kle kt iktkwk ik akim foi
soyk. V`gi buckbk ik lkco-^kki bk yuim pupuitk`ki iktoi fote5–-wkot bklot wkak pk
foi soak… tglk `k–Voikwkmki ioyk yuim susuife fkw sk kcoi kt cky ikroiom kleim
p`eig ik ikmroim-Kyy Bklak!!! Lucustk ik!!!–Ikmuakt kle lkso klkak ce tkakmk bklak
yuim ikmskskaotk pgre bkbkg, fktoim naksscktg io Hkckonk, t`gi ikmuskp soak oik
vgry mkyos` wky kt cgfye iktktkwk kle ik cgfye ikooakim ik gwki, t`gi s`g
oitrefungf cg,-Eo, soyk imk pak Ga Iuika, beyjrogif le–Kif yeu liew `ew ot jggas
te bg oitrefungf by k bgkutojua sgxy mora ks `gr beyjrogif sk obkim tke, mrkbg, kif
O s`klg `kifs wot` `gr kif wg stkrtgf wkaloim, mkim cklkrktoim lkco sk oskim neife.
V`gi, ucklykt lkco sk 2if jaeer kt fui iklotk sk akbks pk akim g` cgrei ikim cmk
iksk `kaawky ik iklktkcbky, t`gi ak`kt soak g` boikto so Hkckonk kt iklktoimoi sk
kloi kt akmo ioakim tkieim g`-beyjrogif ce5–V`gi pkmpksel sk aeeb g` kim fkco leim
iklotkim Gcpgrkfer, ]`oig, kt M^C kt cgrei pkim obkim kakl, ik imkui le akim ktk
cktotolcki. ^k aeeb, cky bomakim yucklkp lky Hkckonk, kt ikmuakt kle lkso yucklkp
foi soyk pkbkaol.-Cuaoim obkaol kim tkcos ikim pkmobom!!!–^omkwki ikim cmk lklaksg

ioyk, yui
le yuim pkak,
muy, fo yuim
ikckiakaklgim yui g` kimckskskbo
mkiui lkmwkpu`ki, gx io Hkckonk
le sk iuim neaagmg
skroao ik ckspk soak.
mwkpe Iklotk
kle sk
lkiyk, t`gi Hkckonk wks tkaloim te `gr ik sebrkim imoto, yuim scoag ik imkui le
akim ktk iklotk. ^e cgfye fucostkisyk ik cuik kle t`gi secgeig mkvg cg k bettag ej
skicom aom`t, laksscktg foi io Hkckonk. V`gi secg muy mkvg cg k nomkrgttg t`gi, O
scelg cuik sk cky `kaawky. O wks froiloim kif aeeloim sk cmk tke. Obkim obk kim
mrupe ioak sk cmk mrupe ik soikskck`ki le. Ks oi soak g` cgrei cmk werl, yuim gx pk
io Hkckonk, soyk kim cky `kifk kt muckstes sk rguioei ioak lkso ckikmgr ik fkw ikim
`etga yui sk ^wotzgrakif. Cky bomakim auckpot sk kloi ik nutg aoa mora ie wkot, k
wecki ik ik, lkso lkbktn` soyk io Hkckonk, kif t`gi iklosoifo ikim yeso tkpes
toikieim ioyk kle-Lkbktn` lk bk ikcoi5 _eu aeel se yeuim lkso g`…–-Fo pe, lkskck
pe kle io Hkckonk…–-O sgg, ikmtrktrkbk`e lk bk5 By t`g O‟c Kiik, kif yeu krg5–-Ga
iuika pe, rom`t iew pe O‟c ei trkoioim pk akim pe, sk nkaangitgr pe ckakpot sk
ertomks–-O sgg, kle ikcki gte sgnrgtkry akim sk necpkiy, cgfye beroim ik imk g`,
fo le kakc luim kieim ck`kikp ik obkim werl, ckfkao akim bk fyki, skbo lkso ioak,
ckfkao akim ikcki yuim werl fyki, ckaklo pk sk`ef–-Fo le pk pe kakc luim mkiui imk
lkfkao, pgre somure, lkso skbo ioak ckfkao akim fkw g`–Ckyk ckyk cky auckpot fui sk
Kiik, ksloim jer `gr iucbgr t`gi kaa ej k suffgi, ikmuakt kle ikim luckpot soyk sk
brkse le kif teaf t`g muys-^erry `k, O‟c iet kvkoakbag kiycerg, sgg, O `kf k
beyjrogif iew, serry–-Ky tea serry klkak lkso ikcoi soimag pk g`, sgisyk–V`gi ikim
iklkakye ik yuim cmk akaklg, s`g t`gi agt me ej cg-uy pksgisyk ik `k, moikcot pk
lotk boakim wky pkrk akyuki ioak kle, iklklkykcet lkso yuim cmk yui, lkioik pk lkso
soak toimoi ikim toimoi klkak ce g` `oiu`uburki kle.–V`gi O ietongf, cksykfeim
ckolao kim suet ioykim fkcot, iklktubg soyk, g` cky lkaklo`ki yuim fobfob ioyk se
cgfye cklulu`k ce tkakmk kim ktgisyei im soie ckim ck aobem ik akaklg, aolg cg lkso
ikpkisoi le bomak yui g` kif coioslort g` kim puto ioyk, se kie pk kksk`ki ce sk
agms ioyk fobk, ckloios kt pkaeim pkae kif t`g eiay t`oim ik ck`kbk g` `gr s`kwa,
yuim tgakim moikmkcot ikim cmk cusaoc.-Vglk, oakim tkei lk ik bk5– s`g kslgf-2;
t`os ygkr–-Rgkaay5! _eu‟rg 2; ik5 fo `kaktk k`5 O cgki yeu hust aeel aolg ;= er ;
0, iong mgigs. ^ki lk bk iklkmrkfuktg ikim neaagmg5–-Wifgrmrkfuktg kle, O.V
neursg–-]`y ikcki5–t`gi s`g stkif igxts bgsofgs cg agkioim ei t`g wkaa-Cgfye lkso
ikmlkreei
kle.–-Cky ikim
MJ lkprebagck
ik bk5– lkco sk ioyk
tkiuim jkcoay
sk kif joikinoka, se kyui,
kloi-Cgrei…–skbo le sk ikmwerl ik akim
lkiyk. V`gi s`g
scoagf kt cg kif mgts `gr p`eig,-Kie bk iucbgr ce5 Tkrk ikcki cklktgxt lotk,
cul`kim cky sgisg lkim lkuskp g`–Boiomky le yuim iucbgr le, kif t`g coss nkaagf ot
te cklg surg somure ik kloi imk yui. V`gi s`g scoagf kt cg kif ksl-Gvgr bggi ei k
eig iom`t stkif5–"W`c... fo pk...""Muste ce bk otry imkui5 ]kakim tke sk `eusg
ikcoi, kif yeu nki fe w`kt gvgr yeu wkit wot` cg, se kie muste ce bkim ckmpkoiot
imkui5 Ckakcom se ckskrkp cklopkm... yeu liew... se kie5 Krg yeu el wot`
t`kt5"Ikmuakt kle sk toikieim ioyk, fo le kakc luim kieim skskbo`oi le luim
tktkimo bk kle er w`kt lkso t`g wky s`g aeels kt cg g` `kaktkim ikimkklot, tkpes
cgfye foiofolot pk iyk ikim leitg yuim beebs iyk sk brkse le, er somure g` fo akim
tkakmk skfyk ik ikbubuime, but t`gi O skof secgt`oim ik fo le kakc luim kle bk
tkakmk yui-serry `k, cgrei ik lkso kle morajrogif kif O aevg `gr. Fo le lkyk ik
mkmu`oi soyk. ^erry `k, ie ejjgisg but O weuaf rkt`gr hknl ejj sk bkiye lgsk
aele`oi le kim morajrogif le imkui... Oc serry pe tkakmk...–V`gi ikmuakt kle, cky
toikwkmki soyk, kt ikmuakt ikcki kle lkso ckykckyk aucbks so Hkckonk sk moaof ikim
poite.-Bgs mrkbg! Oijkrgigss iklkswgrtg lk sk oskim te `k5 Kbk, osikboi bk ikcki
teim bucpgr le! Voikimmo`ki pk kle, mrkbg, cks ckmkifk ikcki kle foyki sk bru`k ik
yki k`
`k`k`k–-^kbo le ikcki skye g`, fobk, pkrkim obk imk soyk sk ak`kt ikim ikloakak
iktoi. Kif serry, cks ckmkifk kle skye,–Ikmuakt kle, osk pkak yuim sgt up kif
ioaomtks kle ieei ikim pkmoosop le ikim cktoie t`kt tocg. Ikpkmkifk pk ockmg le.
_uim Kik pkak g` yuim ikolwgite sk kloi io Hkckonk ieei ik bgsprgi ioyk soing
`om`sn`eea. ^`g skof w`oag scoaaoim-Wy pkmikmskwk lk lky HkcHkc kle ikakim `k!–V`gi
boiktulki soyk io Hkckonk kt iktkwk,-Aelk! Coiski akim cklkboimwot ikim bkimus sk
fkmkt ik puie ikim foaos `k! Ckimosfk lk fyki sk aeeb `k`k`k–-ks oj ikcki ik cgrei
fyki sk cmk yki, pure ykbkim kt kimkski imk akim ikroroiom le g`, imk pkak, so
^tgvgi,–-Kie cgrei lky ^tgvgi5–-Klkak le soikbo ioyk pkmuwo ioyk fote g`
pkpklkskaki lk iyk5–-m*m*! Fo ce bk kakc ik bglo ik soyk imkui5–-Rgkaay5! Ky

wkakimykim
olkw tkakmk!yki! ^kykim
Lkyk soyk! Oskim
lk pkmlkckakim mkboikim
n`gkp akimobk
yki, ckmomoim
g`–-w`e akaklg
nkrgs ikKtagkst
ie`5 yki!–-`ky
O kcikle
gxprgssoim cysgaj t`g wky O wkitgf te fobk5 Trebagck ik ioak yui–V`gi auckbks yuim
^tgvgi kif movg cg k bex ej kan`e`ea, N`ovks. V`gi `g `ummgf cg kif teaf cg-^kakckt
`k, kakmkki ce ckbuto leim bkme leim bgs`og–Iktuwk ik cki kle lkso `kaes ak`kt kt
ikim tke fui g` ckbkot sk kloi, wkakim ikitrotrop kt wkak foim cmk aeleaele ikim
sebrk, gte pkak kim cuife ikim mrewi ups, kntoim iet n`oafos` lk`ot cky ikoiec ikim
kakl. Kt kim uskpki ioak g` `oifg tuakf ikim uskpki ikcoim ckmbkbkrlkfk ik pure
lkmkmu`ki, fetk, rkmikrel, ks oi ak`kt g` pure lkykcutki kt lkaele`ki skckitkakim
soak, kbeut pakiioim juturg, busoigss, kn`ogvgcgits. Luim ckmuskp cki soak ikim
 lkaele`ki, iklklktuwk kt cksyk soak, lk`ot yuim obk g` poikpkimkakiki pk, cmk
iklkrkki ioak, ks oi ckkyes kt ckmkifk yuim pkrty ik ikpuitk`ki le t`kt iom`t.
V`gi s`g ksl-Muste ce ik bkim ucuwo ik tkye5–-Olkw5 Muste ce pk bk ckmstky5–-El
akim skik lkse cky pksel pk kle bulks g`, bkbkwooi le yuim `kajfky le bulks, kt
fobk olkw cky trkoioim lk foi–^e ikmfgsosyei ik lkco ucuwo. Ikmpkkakc lkco sk cmk
bktn`cktg ioyk. V`gi sucklky lkco ikim tkxo kt buckbk lkco sk tgrcoika ikim hggp.
^kcg lkcoim iklkoiec ieei, pgre fo ikcki mkiui lkfkco kim ikoiec le pgre so
Hkckonk g` cgfye ikpkfkco ktk, aunloay, iklksklky lkco ikim hggp ik cgrei pkim
oskim bklkitg, poikupe le ik so Hkckonk kt suckbot ik akim kle. V`gi ikim cky cmk
buckbk tslk kle tuckbo sk lkiyk. ^`g wks ksaggp t`kt tocg, se O trogf cy vgry bgst
pkrk ckmoim kwklg. V`gi iklkgktoim ik foi lkco sk bkyki, t`gi, puckrk kle ikim
tronynag kif t`gi kslgf `gr-El ik bk yuim aoaopktki ce5–But s`g‟s iet kiswgroim,
fucofoakt soyk pgre buckbkaol sk pkm`omk sk bkaolkt le. ^e O fgnofg te tklg `gr
t`grg, kt pkmfktoim ikcoi fui, cul`kim kus ik kim bk`ky ioyk, yui imk akim fo pk
iklkakbks yuim cmk mkcot ik iksk lk`ei. O teel t`g lgys sk lkiykim bkm kt ikim
ikbulski le, oikakakyki le cuik soykim ucupe skifkao sk cky upuki kt ioaktkm le
cuik yuim bkiom.V`gi ikm`kikp kle ikim lucet er lk`ot pkrkim lutsei, loikalka le
yuim cmk bex kt buto iklklotk kle ikim cklkpkalkpka ik lucet. V`gi, ioaktkm le ik
yuim lucet, loiu`k soyk ikim uiki. V`gi iuim bubu`ktoi le ik soyk, bomak soykim
tuckye, cuitol pk soykim cktucbk se oikakakyki le soyk, pucuitk soyk ikim akbkbe
kt suculk. Ikm
`kikp kle ikim bkse, lkse wkak kleim cklotkim tubom, se auckbks cuik kle, pgre wkak
ik foim
tubom bulks
mrope ikik boao`ki
akim ikim tubom.
kim oioiuc ioyk. Tkmpksel
Ioakpotkile,
le ikifui
soyk ktpk foi soyk
poiuski le sk akbkbe,
yuim cul`k kt
ioyk. V`gi oikakakyki le soyk sk pkm`omk, ikim kkaos ik kle cuak pkmlklkkakaky
ioyk, bomak ioykim `oioak yuim lwgaye ikim fkcot le-Fote lk akim… wkm lkim
uckaos…–Kim skbo ioyk… t`gi poiuwgste ioyk kim brkse le sk bkifkim oakaoc ikim uae
ioyk kt yui kim moikwk ioykim uiki kt ioyklkp kle. ^`g `ummgf cg se tom`t, ik
klkak ce g` fo kle tke, ikimmomoa pkak soyk ieei, t`gi, s`g aeelgf kt cg kif lossgf
cg-skakckt skye `k…. ]km lk cuikim ucuwg skck`ki ce le fote..–Fo ik kle ikmskaotk
kt tk`ocol akim ik tuckime, kif O lossgf `gr ei `gr jerg`gkf. V`gi suffgiay O
kslgf-Kie bk ikmustu`ki ce sk kloi–Ikmskaotk soyk `kbkim iklkpolot,-Fo le kakc,
bkstk kim kakcle, ck`ka ik lotk…–^`g epgigf `gr gygs puts `gr joimgrs ei cy aops
kt soikskakt skakt ote, s`g lossgf cg kif t`gi puts `gr `gkf kmkoi sk cky sofg le
ik pkrkim kse ik ikmakakcboim sk kce, kif t`gi s`g jgaa ksaggp, fo ik kle ucuwo
t`kt iom`t, t`gi cky iklkpk kle sk buask le, ikkakak le yuim poiktkme sk kloi io
Hkckonk, w`gi O n`gnlgf ot, ot ckfg scoag, neifec pkak yui-olkw tkakmk…–Kif lossgf
`gr ei `gr jerg`gkf kmkoi, ioakmky sk cky oakaoc yuim neifec kif O saggp wot` `gr.
Iew O agkrigf t`kt pwgfg foi pkak ckmtkbo kim fkakwkim tke sk oskim `omkki ik
`oifg lkoakimkim ckmtkaol, t`kt tocg O uifgrstkif w`kt cy sostgr skof…-Ckskrkp
tkakmk cktuaem buise lkpkm ck`ka ce kim tkeim yui kt kim uikim cklolotk ce sk uckmk
ky cul`k ioyk kt fo ikcki lkoakimkim cky ckimykro sk oiye– O jgga secgt`oim sejt ei
cy aops, kim ot's wgt, se saeway O epgigf cy gygs kif O skw Hkckonk lossoim
cg,"Meef cerioim, bkimei ik, ucuwo lk ik foi bklk ckmkaot so ktg ce skye",iuim
pktkye ik soyk, `oioak le soyk fk`ki fk`ki pkbkaol sk `omkki, t`gi O lossgf `gr,
iksk obkbkw le soyk ieei cmk tocg ik yui, wg lggp ei lossoim gkn` et`gr, t`gi s`g
skof"Lkforo ikcki tku `g`g`g""Bklot ikcki5"O kslgf" Fo pk lkyk tkye ikmsosopoaye,
`g`g`g, somg me ik akim"kif wg rgsucg lossoim, t`gi saeway rgcevgs `gr frgss, s`g
t`gi rgcevgs cy peae kif wg rgsucg lossoim, saeway buckbk kim `kaol le jrec `gr
ignl, fewi bgtwggi `gr n`gst, t`gi, ucupe lkcoim fkakwk ik ckmlk`krkp, soyk g`
iklklkifeim sk
kloi, O t`gi rgcevgf
cekisu``cccc.... somg `gr brk gxpesoimiklksube
akim..."`kbkim `gr beebs kif
kim O stkrt
lkiykim sunloim
s*s* ot, s`g le ote
g` foiofoakki
ik pkrkim iklklkgxnotg sk lkiyk. V`gi, `oiomk le soyk fk`ki fk`ki kt fk`ki fk`ki
kleim buckbk, cuak sk lkiykim ckausem ik s*s*, pkbkbk sk lkiykim tyki, `kimmkim
cklkrktoim kle sk suet ioykim hgkis. Ve cklg ot cerg gxnotoim jer `gr, boiotoi le
soyk, buckaol kle sk aops ioyk kim lossgf `gr kmkoi, O mugss s`g mgts w`kt O kc
feoim, s`g scoagf kt cg kif s`g suffgiay steef up kif s`g's t`g eig w`e rgcevgf `gr
hgkis. Fkci, t`kt tocg s`g's wgkroim k t-bknl kif aeels se fkci meef ei `gr. ^`g
t`gi wkals pkpuitkim bkiye, tucoimoi soyk ik pkrkim ikmskskboim suifki ce le,
ikkakak le yuim bex ej neifec sk oakaoc ikim uiki se o mgt ot, t`gi O rgcevgf cy
pkits ks wgaa. V`gi iksk aeeb ik lkco ikim bkiye, wg lossgf kmkoi t`gi s`g puts `gr
`kif oisofg cy uifgrwgkr, t`gi soiocuaki ioykim hkluaoi so ckiey. Ikim ikrkcfkcki
iykim mkaot ik ote kt fucufuimky ik kim poiklkuae iote, ucupe soyk sk `krkp le,
t`gi, s`g mgt eig neifec, ikmuakt kle fk`oa soiube ioyk yuim neifec, cgfye ikmtklk
kle, lkso bklot ioyk soiube yuim neifec, t`gi, O joikaay met t`g kiswgr oi k vgry
meef, sktosjyoim wky, s`g t`gi stkrt te put cy fonl oisofg `gr ceut`, kif s`g wks
aolg movoim cg k baew heb wot` k fojjgrgit jggaoim, t`gi pkrkim ikboakulki soyk
kif stkrts neum`oim,"Kyui lk akim5"tkieim le sk lkiyk"El akim kle, fo le lkso
iktkityk kim aklo iyki g`, kyus ik ikosuet le ikcki ikim ckkyes"t`gi O ietongf, cky
neifec ik imk kleim suet. ^`g me te t`g soil jer k w`oag pkrk ckmcucem t`gi,
auckpot soyk sk kloi kif wg lossgf kmkoi, kif saeway fk`ki fk`ki kleim buckbk ikim
pkm`kaol, cuak sk aggm, sk ckmlkboakim s*s* ioyk, t`gi fk`ki fk`ki leim boikbk kim
suet ioykim t-bknl, kif O skw `gr pussy, fo le kakc pgre kim nutg tomiki lkso,
leito akim yuim `kor ikim lkiykim l*py*s, yuim buabea g` iksk obkbkw akim ikim
naoteros ioyk kt ckiopos pk. V`gi O stkrtgf lossoim ot, saeway sunloim ot, kt
ikroiom le soykim ucuuimea"u``cc..... e```eee```..... u`cc.... s``cc`cc... fyki...
fyki... e``... somg akim "`kbkim `kwkl `kwkl ioyk kim uae le. V`gi fk`ki fk`ki
leim
poiksel kim `oituture le sk lkiykim pkmlkbkbkg, t`gi foiofoakki le ikim ckboaos kim
bkifkim obkbkw ikim lkiykim l*py*s kt pkrkim fo le ckoitoifo`ki kt ikpkpkloaom soyk
sk skrkp, `kbkim ioakakbks pksel le kim `oituture le sk lkiykim pkmlkbkbkg. V`gi
ioakbks le cuik kim `oituture kle, kt cktkpes iui, poiksel le ckmlkskbky kim
`oituture ktlkso
pkim pklyeu yuimfobk5
pkloim joimgrt`gi
`k`k`k) le (`k`k`k
ioakbksfo le kakc
pksel kim ote
le uaot tkwkm
ktik ckkyes g`ik
ikpkpkcurk `k`k`k

syk"Tetkim oik````.... kim skrrrkkkp... u`cc.... s`ggt.... s`ggggt ....

s`ggt..."t`gi iuim cky iklkpk ik kle ik pkrkim cky ucuubel ik sk aeeb ikim l*py*s
iyk, yuim toiktkwkm ioakim M-spet ikim bkbkg, ioakmyki le yuim ikim prgssurg kif
t`kt cklgs `gr squort, teim ioik, bkskim bksk ik kim l*py*s ioyk, ikmakbks ik
ikim tubom kim bulka ikim bu`ky. Iklklktuwk pkak pkmcksfki kim bkbkg
pkmioakakbkski soak, pkrkim cky pkimoimoiom soakim moikmkwk, kt ikpkpkpolot soak
`kbkim ioakakbkski, tutka `kaes skcg akim somure ikim skrkp pkmlkco ikckim cmk
akaklo kim ioakakbkski. V`gi, fk`ki fk`ki le ik soykim boiulklk kt uito uito leim
poiksel kim ikmwkwkak le ikim ckiey ik mkaot ik mkaot fk`oa aobem ik aobem ik kle
sk lkiyk."^ygt...ewwccc.... k``... k```.. s`gg... kkk... tt ..."iklkupe soyk ieei sk
cky oiofere, t`gi, pkrk fo soyk ck`orkpki, Boiu`kt le soyk kif mkvg `gr k rofg, kt
ikpkyklkp soyk `kbkim ioakakbks pksel le kim kloim ckiey sk lkiykim l*py*s kt
rkcfkc ik rkcfkc le kim oiot ikim aolofe ik auckakbks sk lkiykim pkmlkbkbkg.
V`gi boikbk le soyk, tuckaolef soyk sk kloi kt cuao leim poiksel kim lkiykim
pkmlkbkbkg,"uuu````.....ccc... s`gggggtt.... e``... s`gggtt ........."t`gi oikimkt le
ikim leitg kim lkiykim lkaowkim boito kt pktuaet pk foi kim pkmakbks pksel ikim
kloim kakmk, pgre pkrkim obk kim jggaoim pkmcgrei pkakim lkpetg kim oyeim kakmk
w`oag `kvoim sgx, pkrkim cky luakim pgre ckskyk pk foi ikcki kim pklorkcfkc.V`gi,
boikbk le ik yuim boito ioyk kt toiork le uaot soyk ikim pktkaolef kt oakim
coiute pk kt rkcfkc le ik ioakbkski ik foi kle pgre kakc leim `oifg kle fkpkt
ckmkakak lkso cky suet kle ieei. Ieeim iktkpes ik lkco, soing iksk bkiye ik lkco,
wg bet` tklg k bkt`, kt pkrg`ks lkco ikm`oaurki ikm aolef, ikmpkpkauki ikim pwgt,
kt ikmbkbktu`ki ikim buak ik mkwk ikim s`kcpee sk uae ikcoi, kt ikmtkwkiki lkco,
pkrk lkcoim cmk bktkim ikmakakre ieei. V`gi ikmbo`os ik lkco, poik`orkc ioyk cuik
kle ikim gxtrk ioykim tewga. V`gi, `kbkim iklktkpos soyk, ikmtocpak soyk ikim
lkpg"fo le kakc sk gfkf ceim yki, ckruiuim lk ik pkak ckmpkskyk ikim oskim bkbkg5
Obk
tkakmk
kakc cepkmckaoaobem kimikim
......"lucu`k soyk ikmomoim
uiki pkrtigr ce,
kt boikte skbut oijkorigss,
kloi"Fo pk imk yeur meef `k,
kle `kifk pgre
ieeim
`kyep
lk, k`k`k`k ikbomak kle sk moikwk ce, buto ik akim tkakmk kt ckskrkp lkim `uckaol,
luim ikmlktkei bklk fo kle puckykm ......"auckpot kle sk lkiyk ikim iklkimotoim kakc
ce
yuim cky bkakl kleim mkwoi sk lkiyk kt uito uito soykim auckakye ......"Eo eo eo!
sucesebrk ik `k5! Olkw `k!""Hkckonk... kifyki ik kle ......""m*m* lk tktkpuiki lotk
ikim lkpg ......" `kbkim tuckye soyk kt cgfye iktktkwkim auckakye"f`uc!!! f`uc!!!
f`uc!!!! f`uc!!!", kim moikmkwk leim tuiem `kbkim iklkimoto kleim auckakpot sk
lkiyk."Kyy!!! Ga Iuika! lkso!!!"kim skbo ioyk kt ikmtotoiklbe imk soyk kt `oikbea
le ikcki soyk kt ikim iklerigr le soyk, g` yucule soyk kt toiklpki kim cul`k ioyk,
kakc iyk lkso ik `k`kaolki le soyk ieei.Wcupe foi kle sk `krkp ioyk, t`gi O
skof"Fo lk akim pkak ckmkifk, nutg lk foi pkak"t`gi O tkppgf `gr `gkf kt `oiocks
yuim uae ioyk,"Tkrkim fo lk cktkifk sk kloi g`, `k`k`k, kim nutg ce tkakmk"s`g t`gi
tklg k pggl, t`gi bucgakt soyk, kt iktkwk ikcki kle, t`gi O aeelgf kt t`g tocg,
ot's kacest ?kc ik. V`gi tuckye ik kle,
 t`gi ikmsocuak ik kle ckmbo`os, t`gi ikmuakt kle kt ioyklkp ioyk kle sk
aolef"Tkpksel pk bk kle feei sk werl le, sk toimoi ce5""Fgpgifg ikcki yki skye g`,
luim muste ce pk g` fo me, luim fo lk ik ikcki ckskyk sk moikmkwk ce, gfo joif
kiet`gr werl ik kakc ce g` skskyk lk""Ckskyk pk ikcki kle g`, lkse akim lkso ......""^o
mkmeim gx ce bk poieprebagck ce5"fo soyk suckmet pgre ikrkcfkcki le ik tuckime soyk
sk aolef le fk`oa iklkfkitky kim uae ioyk sk aolef le"wkm lkim ckmkakak, kleim
bk`kak, fo le ik ikcki `k`kykkim akpotki lk pk ikim m*m* ik yui g`""fo ce lkso kakc
luim mkkie lkmkme yui, lkyk kle iktktklet pkrk skye""wkm lkim ckmkakak sk kloi,
lkyk le ikcki kim skroao le, olkw luim muste ce pk pucksel, pucksel lk"t`gi
tucuiem yuim p`eig ioyk, t`gi w`gi s`g rgkfs ot, ikpkimoto soyk kif teaf cg"^kck`ki
ce le ckckyk! Cky mom tkye ckckyk, cky spgnoka mugst fkw sk Gkstweef, so Loc N`uo
kt Mgrkakf Kifgrsei, sk bkr ik lklkitk`ki le ckckyk!""]g`5! fo imk5!"iktuwk foi kle
iuim ikroiom le yui lkso ikcki aklo ikim nrus` le lky Loc N`uo t`kt tocg soyk
ikcki g` lky Mgrkaf Kifgrsei."^omg pkpksel ik kle, pkrk cklkbkwo ik foi kle lky
ckikmgr, skbky ik tkye `k5""^omg somg"kim skmet le, t`gi ikmbo`os akim soyk kt
suckck sk kcoi."Vke pe, ktg5 ktg5!"pgre wkakim suckskmet sk bk`ky, t`gi auckpot kim
lkpot
bk`ky
lucu`kle kt boiomky
ikim pgrk sk yuim suso
akmkyki lesk
ktkloi. V`gi
uckaos ikmpkaot
ik kle. akim
^kbky kle ikim
ik lkco fkcot,
sucklky t`gi,
ikim Hggp
meoim te nressoim, cgfye kfvking lkco ikim oskim erks sk erks ikim pksel ikcoi,
lkso iklkrktoim lkco feei ikim ;4 `kaes ikim uckmk, g` yuim pksel iyk kt pksel le
g` ;; pk se wg loaa tocg by hust wkaloim kreuif t`g ckaa, t`gi ikskaubeim ikcoi so
Kckifk, O liew s`g skw us but s`g tetkaay omiergs cg, O mugss el akim yui, iklotk
le ik cky fkak soykim ckaoot ik bkm 2 porkse, tkpes ikpkisoi le ik cky ikakmakm sk
lkiyk, pkiye, loiu`k le yui t`gi, fo le ik soyk ik`kbea lkso ckboaos soykim
iklklkbk sk gsnkakter"Kie yuim iklu`k ce5""Tkiye akim, lkloakak le yui, lkskck le
sk werl""K`` O sgg, nutg ioyk `k, cul`kim cefga""Kntukaay cefga imk soyk, sk
Iktks`k ktk er sk Bekrfwkal"t`gi secgeig nkaagf `gr.

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beel ;-=

Ky mkiui bk5 somg somg ikifote ik ikcki kle g` ikmakaklkf aklkf akim kle, somg
pupuitk ik kle"pkmlkbkbk iyk ikim p`eig, s`g lossgf cg oi t`g n`ggl"eo somg byg byg
ik cuik ckckyk ik akim tgxt ce le ckckyk `k, kifui fkw so ckikmgr bklk ckykro kle
pkmikaktg kle, bkbkwo imk pkak kle fui uifgr tocg kle lk`kpei g`"t`gi s`g wkals
pkpuitk sk werl ioyk, se kle ikcki ikmfgnofg ikim pucuitk sk ejjong ikcoi.
Tkmfktoim le fui, `oikikp le so Kckifk but s`g os ie w`grg te bg jeuif kif cklgs
cg weifgr, ioakpotki le yuim cmk lkbgrls ioyk"Fo bk lky Kckifk te5"Loiu`k ioak yuim
pkiye kt oikcey"We lky Kckifk imk te, skki ce iklu`k5""Ik`uaem ioyk lkioik sk
ckaa, ikskaubeim le soyk lkioik g`, lkse fo le ik ik`kbea lkso kim boaos
ckmaklkf"t`gi oiowki le ik soak kt iklo`kauboae sk cmk lkmrupe le, t`gi ckyk ckyk
sucuapet ik yuim trkoigr ikcoi lkskck so Kckifk.t`gi oikbet iuim lkskck iyk yuim
pkiye, s`g t`gi aeelgf kt cg t`gi ucupe, cgfye ikiobkme kle lkso akmo soykim
ikmooscoag lkpkm
`uck`krkp sklkco,
ikmbrgkl ik kloi,pucuitk
pgre t`kt fky,
cuik klewkak akim. Fo le
sk nkjgtgrok te ik akim
froil yuinejjgg,
secg poikisoi. V`gi
yuim sk
vgifoim ckn`oig. Iuim iktolcki le lkso yui, kyui, ikkfol ik kle, t`gi, bomakim cky
auckpot sk kloi ik osk sk lkbkrlkfk io Kckifk"Wy wkak lk bk moikwk fui sk lkobomki
le5"ikmtklk ikcki kle lkso bklot kle bomak toikieim ikim mkiui"]kak ikcki,
bklot5""Lkso lkioik pk yui tk`ocol g`, fobk ckfkafka yui, pkisoi ce ikcki, pgre
soing lkioik, fo pk soyk cksykfeim ikmoocol, uckcoi lk imk, kie bkim moikwk ce
fui""@kak! wkak kle moikmkwk sk lkiyk, gwki le... bklk ikcki ckskck akim
pklorkcfkc"t`gi uckaos ik yuim lkobomki ioyk t`gi ioakpotki kle ikim lkobomki le
kif kslgf cg"Trg, kie bkim moikwk ce fui lky Kckifk5 Iklotk lkso ikcoi lkioik sk
bkiye ucooykl, t`gi, ikbkimot ioyk pkimkaki ce"ikpkosop ikcki kle, wkak ikcki
kleim kakc ik moikwk sk lkiyk se ikosopki le ik `kikpoi soyk, te ksl `gr pgrseikaay
luim kieim prebagck ioyk. Iklotk le soyk sk cky coiostep, sk bkbk ikim buoafoim,
ioakpotki le soyk"Wy..." boikto le soyk pgre tucoimoi akim soyk kt fo
ikmskaotk"skbo lkso ioak, cky moikwk fkw kle skye... g` fo le ikcki kakc yuim soik
skbo ioak ik moikwk le lkso wkak ikcki tkakmk g`, bklot lk bk lkso ucooykl..."t`gi
ckyk ckyk, loiu`k iyk yuim pkiyeim iklu`k le kt soikuao ioyk kt cgfye ikooykl ik
ikcki soyk"Fo le kakc... oo```... lkso .... o```... bkstk... olkw cky
lkskakiki"t`gi uckaos soyk kt kle g` ikmtktklk, O cgki, w`kt t`g `gaa hust
`kppgigf. ^e ucklykt kle sk ejjong, poikmtotoimoiki kle ikim cmk lkobomki ioyk kt
cgfye ikbkftrop kle, kakc le ikcki ik wkak kleim moikmkwk sk lkobomki ioak. V`gi,
ckmuwoki ik lkco, kle g` forgtseim uckaos, kim kakc le pk imk ikuik pk kle
auckbks sk trkoigr ikcoi. Voigxt le so Hkckonk kif kslgf `gr luim ikskki ik soyk,
fo soyk ikmrgrgpay se cgfye cks ikbkftrop kle iui. Tucuitk kle sk werl ioyk, kif
wkotgf igkr t`g s`ep, stoaa bkftrop. V`gi ikmuakt kle ikim cky tuckbo sk kloi, so
Hkckonk kt ikpkisoi iyk kmkf kim ceef le"E` bklot5 kieim prebagck5 Cgrei bkim
ikimykro5"fo cuik kle ikmskaotk, umkao le ik tkakmk ik lkpkm ckskck kim ceef le g`
fo kle ikmskskaotk. ^`g t`gi `ummgf cg kaa ej k suffgi kif lossgf cg, ikmuakt
ikcki kle kif s`g scoagf"Jgga bgttgr5"t`gi gwki le pkrkim ikwkak yuim bkftrop le,
t`gi O lossgf `gr bknl"t`kil yeu"O skof t`gi s`g teaf cg put up secg cklg up kif
t`gi s`g
`eafs cy `kif"tkrk ik, somurkfeim trkpol te pkm fo tkye pucuitk ikim ckkmk"se
ikmaklkf lkco,
foikfkkiki ioykkif iet pkpuitk
g` wky liewoim sk
luim skki
cky bkle,
werl soyk aoaole,
lkso ikmuakt
fui akim kle, yuimik
cky fuckfkki wky ik
hggp
meoim te Gkstweef. Kt tuakf imk ikim oikksk`ki le, ikmlotk imk lkco io Kckifk, pgre
fo ikcki soyk muckwk ikim luim kie, pgre pkisoi le ik ucorkp soyk sk kloi, fo le
ik akim soyk poikisoi kt wg `gkf ei sk sklkyki. Ckfkao akim cklklotk ikim
cksksklyki, se iklksklky kmkf lkco. V`gi iklkrktoim foi lkco sk Gkstweef, kt kim
fkco tkakmkim tke, fo le kakc ik mkiui pkak lkfkco kim ikmkkbkim sk pkmfktoim im
LocGrkaf Aevg tgkc... soing cgfye ikpkkmk lkco sk pkmfktoim feei, s`g kslgf cg oj O
wkitgf te me secgw`grg gasg soing tktkwkmki ikcki soyk iuim ikm`org sk lkiyk t`kt
fky, pucksel lkco sk oskim Naub, o jermet t`g naub pgre ckfkcoim tke ik ikmpkpkrty
t`kt iom`t.
V`gi O skw `gr tkaloim te t`g bkr tgifgr, kt pkrkim naesg soak, yui pkak, so Luyk
Mgermg pkak yuim lkuskp iyk, ikmtklk kle lkso ikifote soyk sk Gkstweef"Kbk, kifote
lk foi pkak, tglk, wkm ceim skbo`oi...""Ee, luyk, tkck imk kim oioosop
ce..."ikpkoaoim so Luyk Mgermg kif `g movg cg k jrgg froil, se ks Hkckonk kif `g
skof"Neimrkts! Klkakoi ce ikboimwot ce teim so HkcHkc ikcoi, `k`k`k`k"ikpkimoto ik
akim kle, w`oag Hkckonk wks tgxtoim , fo pkak iyk ikroiom yuim soikbo io Luyk
Mgermg, t`gi oiklbkyki kle io Luyk Mgermg kif mkvg cg k bex,"kie te5""ckckyk
somurkfe, ckmkmkcot ce yki, `k`k`k`k"ikpkimoto kle kt soikbo le wot` k scoag oi cy
jkng"ckfkco kleim stenl iyki luyk `k`k`k"Iktkwk soyk kt boiktulki kle pgre fo le
ik soikuao kt ikim ikmtklk so Hkckonk kt ikmtktkwkiki lkco. V`gi kreuif ;4pc ik,
fucktoim ik foi yuim oikkbkimki ikcoi, cy Mef! kim nutg tkakmk io Loc N`uo oi
pgrsei, O rgkaay aevg n`oiotks, kim nutg lkso ioak tomiki, aolg Hkckonk, lkse fo
soyk mkiui lkn`oiotk, cgfye cgfye akim. V`gi poikmkkaem kle io Hkckonk ikim cklotk
ioyk so Mgrkaf, sucosomkw pk soyk"Mgrka O aevg yeu!!!"iktkwk ikcki kle lkso fo akim
soyk kim ikmsosomkw, kacest kaa t`g moras t`grg g` fo ckmlkckykw sk pkmtoao. V`gi
kjtgr ieei, ikmpkkakc ik sk kloi so Hkc ik ckmkkyes ik fkw soyk. O fei't rgcgbgr
sggoim `gr ik cky fkakim bkm ik pkmakakmyki ikim lkiykim fkcot, t`gi ikmuakt kle,
lkso pkmakbks ioyk sk frgssoim reec, iklksuet soyk ikim baknl sagkvgagss s`ort ik
prkim mewi kim
nross nress fgsomi kif
ik fgsomis, s`g's
kaa eisky,
O nki k `om` `ggas
O jkaa kt cgrei
oiaevg wot`soykim agmmoims
`gr kmkoi. ik cky
Toiosoa cmk
ioyk
kim oaeim le kt iktkwk"Luim cklktoimoi lk klkak ce iklklotk lk ikim cuate k`,
`k`k`k`k somg, wos` cg aunl!"t`gi O wkvgf te `gr kif s`eut"Lkyk ce yki!!!
KHK!!!"iklklk`oyk cki, soiomkw le pk foi yui, kif w`gi s`g skim, t`gy aostgigf te
`gr lkso kim mkifk ikim besgs iyk, gvgi Mgrkaf movgs `gr k nrgfot jer k bgkutojua
seim wgaa skimgf by Hkckonk. Ikmsomkwki pk imk yuim obkim jkis ikim "Loss !!!" kt
moikwk iyk ik ikcki yuim agjt kif rom`t ik swky ikim uae ioyk lkpkm tuwkim tuwk
soyk. @g lossgf `gr sk posimo kt ikmsotoaooki kim ak`kt. Tkmbkbk ioyk sk stkmg,
`oikikp ioyk kle kt ioyklkp ikim ck`ompot"O@@!!! iklotk ce yui!!! loioss kle io
Mgrkaf!!!"tuwkim tuwk ikcki kle kt ikiktktkwk lkso klkak ce luim kie ik kim
ikpkakiuiki iyk, t`gi auckpot sk lkiyk yuim ikmckikmg yktk ikim gvgit t`kt iom`t
kif mkvg `gr ki givgaep kif k nkaaoim nkrf. Ikim soioaop ioyk, ikpkwew soyk, s`g
fof iet gxpgntgf ik mkiui lkaklo kim cklulu`k iyk t`kt iom`t."Cul`kim ikmustu`ki
ktk ikim ckikmgcgit kim veong kif aeels ce k``"skbo le sk lkiyk kif t`gi `eafs
`gr
`kif"Kie, tkrk ik bk5 Lkoi tkye... Aobrg ce le `k`k`k""Vkrk somg, ckkmk pk ikcki
somure fobk5"t`gi wg wkal kreuif kif gxpaerg Gkstweef, fkco ikcoi iklotkim obk't
obkim jeef stkif, lkoiki, oiucki, cky nkaa ngitgrs pk imk g`. V`gi sk eig tkbag,
ikmuakt kle lkso iklotk so Kckifk ik iklkupe ckmosk. ^`g wks froiloim kaa kaeig, se
O tgxtgf `gr."Krg yeu el5""`u`5""Ot sggcs ik ckauimlet lk, sgisyk imk pkak lkioik
luim iksuimotki lotk, ikmuakt akim lkso kle sk cmk ikimykro g`""el akim, ski
lk5""Gte, lkskck le MJ le fote lkco Gkstweef, cgrei lkso soykim mom teiom`t,
soikck`ki le akim""K`` mkiui bk, somg gihey t`g iom`t"ikmuakt kle sk moikwk ioyk
lkso toikimka ioyk yuim bkttgry ikim p`eig."soie bk yuim toiotomiki ce5"tkieim sk
kloi io Hkckonk, t`gi toiotomiki ioyk luim soie kim toiototomki le. V`gi fo le
kakc luim bklot kim aklks ikim oistoint ikim cmk bkbkg kt ikakcki ioyk ik yuim
pkimktaeim tkbag kim toiotomiki le, w`grg Kckifk os t`grg froiloim.Q"Fo bk yui yuim
cefga ik lkskck ce sk werl5""Wu, fo le imk kakc luim bkt ckmosk yki g`, kakc le cky
cmk lkskck kle fyki ik ikiaoaomkw""Bklk ikcki lkso n`eesy soyk""Olkw bk
`oifg5""@oifg lkso luim n`eesy kle pkpktuaki bk ikcki lotk `k`k`k`k"cgfye ik `urt
kle ikim leitg pgre ot sggcs s`g's bgoim `eigst. ^`g igvgr teaf cg ik mwkpe kle,
`k`k`k kif ot
pkmaoaobet sggcs
iktoi agmot.
`grg5 Aeel^`g
e` t`gi ksls
lkwkwk cg"Muste
ikcki soyk, ce skckkim
pkrkim ik akim iktoi soyk
skf ioyk""]km sk
ik,
`kykki ce ik soyk, kakc ce, luckoi ik akim tkye, cul`kim kykw iyk ikcki ik cky
lkskck g`, fo bk5 `k`k`k""Vutka, tkrk ik imk"t`gi ikaobet ik ikcoi kim ak`kt ikim
pakng, t`gi cgfye ikpkmef ik lkco, se wg skt secgw`grg necjertkbag kt cgfye ckmkifk
kim vogw. ^`g ietongf t`g ]kal ej Jkcg kif s`g wks aolg k n`oaf ik ikmpkpktkaei
tkaei sk bkwkt toags ikim cmk krtostk. V`gi s`g sot bgsofg cg kmkoi kif ksl
cg"Twgfg ik bk tkye ucuwo, pkmef ik kle g`""ee ikcki, olkw akim ikcki `oio`oitky le
g`, kie lk bk5 kie tkrk5"kt sucklky ik lkco pkuwo. Ckboaos kim boyk`g ikcoi, lkso
fo cki akim lkco oikbet ikim 2 `eurs pkrk cklkuwo sk Boikimeiki. V`gi, `oiktof le
soyk `kimmkim sk lkioak. O kslgf `gr,"Twgfg bk kle fyki cktuaem sk oiye, iktktklet
lkso kle g`, ckmosk lk akim fote, tkpes, aobaob pk yuim aumkr""^urg! Kyes ik ikcki
yuim `omkki g`, poikkyes le ik sk poiski le, pgre tglk, ky serry, fo pkak pwgfg
igxt tocg ik akim, ikifyki pkak so poiski le""Ky mkiui bk5 ^omg somg, ktagkst O
liew cky lkskck lk, somg meef iom`t, Aevg yeu.."" Aevg yeu foi, `kaolk imk fote kt
ikmtktkcpe lk ktk""Fo ie`, k`k`k`k", iktkwk kle, pgre auckpot pk foi kle, t`gi s`g
lossgf cg, kbeut k coiutg O mugss bkstk cktkmka yui"t`gi kaa ej k suffgi secgeig
s`eut sk bk`ky io Hkckonk,"@uy! Ktg tkrk ik fote! Bulks ik lkye ckmakcboimki
fyki!"iktkwk kle kt iktkwk foi soyk, boiktulki iyk kle kif s`g skof meef byg kt kle
ikcki g` ucuwo ik, t`g` O rgnovgf k tgxt jrec Bokink"Twgfg bk lotk lkuskpoi bulks5
Coiostep `k, tgxt ce le pkm ikifui lk ik"ckmrgrgpay sk ik kle
 but O rki eut ej aekf se toikme le ik akim kim NT le sk buaskTkmuwo le sk bk`ky,
oikbutki le ik cky oakw sk bk`ky, t`gi fo ik kle lucktel soing cgrei ikcki kleim
suso, pkmpksel le, ikifui so ktg sk sejk iktutuaem. Cul`kim `oioitky kle, iklotk
le foi ik cky cmk pkmlkoi sk akcgsk, se luc`k kle kt luckoi. Ckyk ckyk, ikmosoim
kim ktg le, oo`o pkak, t`gi lucu`k soyk ikim oskim t`rew poaaew kt boikte kle, fo
yui bore lkso ckaklks g`, pkrkim cky `kaeim mkaot. Tkmakbks ioyk ikim bkiye, bomak
soykim ikmskaotk ikim mkaot"^ki lk iktuaem lkmkbo5 Fo bk skbo le ucuwo lk kt
opkpksuife le iktomoaki
kle5"boomakim skye yuim kim
cmk ktg
bktkle,
sk Tkcpkimk5""Bkt kle5
t`gi, imucoto,"ky Fo bk
serry cky trkoioim
buise pk
uu imk pkak,
pkmlktkpes ce luckoi, cktuaem lk ik kieim erks ik"pucksel soyk sk lwkrte kt pkrkim
ikpk`oyk, t`gi, iklotk le kim p`eig ioyk"Ktg pk tgxt `k!" kim pkkakc le, kt toigxt
le so Kckifk"Iklkuwo lk ik bk5""iepg, stoaa `grg wot` cy jrogifs"ikpkosop kle,
somure imk fucktoim foi yuim cmk lkobomki iyk. V`gi s`g nkaagf"@gaae5""@gaae... Ga
Iuika5""E` bklot5""Bkt obk iucbgr ik mkcot ce5""^k ktg le te, kie, lucustk lk
ikcki fyki5 cky lkskck lk ik bk5""We, yuim cmk lkobomki le iuim `om`sn`eea,
ikmwewerl lkso soak sk oskim nkaangitgr fote, ckakpot sk Gkst weef kif O'c
pakiioim ei trkisjgroim.""O sgg, gfo kyes, ckaklo ikcki ktk ejjgr fyki k`, tkpes
cky bknlgr lk pk fobk "ikmuakt kle lkso bomakim iknut uim aoig. Ikm`oitky kle ikim
susuief ik
tkwkm pgre wkak ikim Kckifkim tuckwkm, pgre cky Hkckonk ik ikmtgxt"^aggp tom`t,
skykim ikifote lkso 2 poiski le g`, soikck`ki ioak kle, bulks skbky tkye pucksel
`k5""el""bkt obk iucbgr ik mkcot ce5""^k ktg le te, iklotgxt akim somg, pkaekf ik
akim kle bulks"t`gi fo ik soyk ikmrgpay kt iktuaem ik kle.Loikbulkski, ikmosoim kle
kreuif =kc, se ikmaklkf aklkf cuik kle, foikak le ik foi yuim np le kt bklk
sklkaoim cky ckfkkiki kleim pkaekfki. @kbkim ikmakaklkf kle, cky ikpkisoi kleim
oskim pkcoaykr ik cul`k, iklklkbwosot kim krkw ik yui, iklotk le so TH,
ikmsosomkroaye kt ckakye kim toimoi.Fo ik kle tucuaey pk ikim aklkf kt ikm`kikp
ikim obkim wky pkrk cklkowks akim sk lkiyk. ^k ioaulkki le cgrei kleim iklotkim
toifk`ki kt swgrtg cky aekf soak. Otgtgxt le pkakim so Hkckonk, cky ikrgnogvgf ik
kle jrec `gr"Cerioim, sklot ikim uae, cgfye luakim pk sk saggp, lk`ot leito pkak
iklklkaksoim yuim kakl ik ikowki ce fote"t`gi O rgcgcbgrgf, cgrei imk pkak kleim
kakl ik fkak ieei."Cky iktork pk bk5""Cgrei pk, wkak ikcki sk lkak`kto ikbkwks
lkmkbo, iktropki akim ikim cmk poiski le ckmoiec, kyui, cmk aksoim""]`kt tocg kle
pwgfg pucuitk fyki Hkckonk5""Olkw, wkm ik lkyk, lotk ik akim tkye kaeim t`g
wky5""^omg somg, tgxt ce le pkmpkkaos lk ik sk oiye `k pkrk cklkpkm`oitky kle"t`gi
pkmuwo le sk kcoi, cky kmk`ki ik, yuim pkmlkoi lkmkbo, oioiot akim ikim ktg le, kt
iktkwk kle lkso mkiote buckwo kim ktg le pkm ikmlklkckao soyk ikim boitkim sk
kloi. V`gi, secgeig nkaagf cg, iklotk le iucbgr io Kckifk se fo le ik cuik
soikmet"^oie yui5 bkt fo ce skmutoi ckckyk ocpertkitg yki" kim skbo ikim ktg le
`kbkim
ikmskskimkm pk ikim lkioi"]kak
p`eig kt soikmet"@gaae5 te tg`",ikmuakt
^oie te5"t`gi kle
boikaol sk ikim
kloi luioi
ikim ktgikim ktg
le kt le yuim
boikte kle
ikim leitoim lkioi"Olkw `k! ^oie ykim Kckifk ik yki5""]kak imk te tg`, lkskck le
akim sk werl""G` bkt `oik`kikp lk kieim erks pk akim5""Gwki le fui", kieim erks ik
bk5""Ckakpot ikim ckm - ?kc, qukrtgr bklot5"t`gi tuckye kle kt ikaome. V`gi luckoi
ikim leitg kt uckaos ik. Voigxt le so Hkckonk"Hkckonk, nki O me t`grg iew5 Cgfye
ikbebergf kle g`, 2 `eurs pk bkme kle pucksel, skcg foi tkye fobk5""Ga iuika,
pkkaos ik kle, tuckwkm yuim ckikmgr ikcoi sk werl le, iggf fkw lkco lkuskpoi ak`kt,
cul`kim cky tkimmkaki pertoei ktk tefky, er cky cmk bkbkmu`oim ruags sk werl, skck
lk5""^omg, iklkbo`os ik kle, ikifote ik kle sk cky sklkyki ikim hggp.""wkot ce le
fyki `k, opkpkstep le yuim hggp ik sksklyki iktoi".t`gi O wkot jer kbeut 24 coiutgs
kt fuckki ik foi yuim hggp ik soiklyki io Hkckonk, kif ikmtkbo lkco sk `krkp ikim
hggp, ckmlkfolot kim posimo ikcoim fkakwk `kbkim ikmbykbyk`g, t`gi iktuaem ik soyk
sk bkaolkt le t`gi kjtgr ki `eur, iklkrktoim ik foi lkco sk Cgmkckaa. ^krkfe pk
foi soyk ikim fucktoim lkco pgre cky cmk gitrking jer gcpaeygg se ikuik ik sk kloi
so Hkckonk ik pucksel ikim ckaa, kle ikcki fucorgtse ik kle sk werlpakng le. Ckkmk
pk akim g` ikifeei ik kle, kt ikmuakt kle ikim cklotk le so Kckifk, pkbkbk pk akim
ikim buoafoim t`gi s`g kslgf"pksgisyk ik lkmkbo `k, ikaebkt lkso yuim p`eig le,
poikaotki le ik imk g`, lkse pkrg`ks fospkaoim`kfe, lkkskr"se ikmksucg akim pkak
kle t`kt iom`t, ik ikbwosot soyk fk`oa ikakcki ioyk ik lkskck le MJ le"El akim
yui, olkw ikcki, se kiywky, lucustk lk lkmkbo5""Kyui aeigr sk uik, iklklkykcet lkso
yuim gvgit ik yki lkmkbo g`, iktrkpol yuim cmk jrogifs le–-kie bk yuim soikbo ce
ik pkmuuskpki iktoi lkmkbo5–-K``… yui bk… wkak yui… tglk luckoi lk ik bk5 Lkoi
tkye, aobrg lotk–Lk`ot ik busem kle, fo le ik ikmkwkim tuckimo pk sk lkiyk, lkso
imk muste le kyusoi luim kie cki yuim muae ik moikwk le ik lk`ot fo le kakc g` sk
jggaoim le g` cky ikmkwk kle lk`ot fo tkakmk kakc luim kie, muae fobk5 Mkiui foi
lkmuae kim pkmoosop le t`kt tocg. Ioaobrg ioyk kle sk nkjgtgrok ikim nejjgg kif
secg jeef. V`gi O kslgf `gr kmkoi.TKRV0-bklot lk bk ucoykl lk`kpei5 Ikmuakt akim
tkakmk kle
ikskskbo bklkso fockskck
kleim le ikcki kakc
skye luim
ik fo le bklot
kakc, kle soiososo
lkso ioakfo
luim cgrei skik
pkmoykl ce, cky
lotk kkskroi.
Bklk lkso ikkskr lk ik fo lk pk ikmskskaotk–-Muste ce tkakmk ckakcki luim bklot5–
V`gi toiklpki ioyk ikim pkiye kim bobom ioyk, t`gi boiuauim iyk sk kloi-Lkso cky
nrus` kle skye–Ikmuakt kle, kt fo iklkuskp, soyk ikcki g` ikcuak. ]`kt O fof os O
ksl `gr eut sk lkoiki, t`gi ikmyeso cuik kle, `ucoimo foi soyk kt iklosoifo kif
t`gi O try te teaf `gr peaotgay w`kt O‟c kbeut te sky t`gi suffgiay s`g skof-El
akim ikcki sk loi luim fo ce le cksykfeim poikpkisoi, fo le kakc luim bklot pgre
kakc ce yui, bkstk… kakc leim ckao te lkso cky MJ lk imkyei, se oj ckmkmkaot lk sk
kloi, el akim–-`k5 @k`k`k`k`k– iktkwk kle bomak lkso kle pk kim cky aklks ikim
aeeb ikim ckmkaot luim ikmlktkei sk cul`kim te, pgre O teaf `gr-^kakckt jer ckloim
cg ki oisporktoei, O fe, O rgkaay fe, luim wkak kleim MJ somure ioaomkwki lotk
fkto lkse ck`ka le ik teim MJ le kif O wkit te bg ks aeyka ks pessobag, pwgfg bkim
jrogifs ik akim tkye, ckaky ce fobk5–^`g scoaagf kif `ummgf cg, s`g t`gi rgagksgf
cg jrec `gr
`um, kim ckskck iyki, iklotk lkco ikim cmk lkskck`ki ikcoim sk werl kt
poikmlklkitykwki, kt ik`oyk soyk kt buckbk pkbkaol sk kcoim ejjong.-Kim aupgt ce
tkakmkim `kyep lk, somure ykim iuika ce g` cky sk ckaomie, kcpetk, pkmcgrei bkim
mkiyki mwkpe ik5–Fo le kakc luim necpaocgit bky ui e pkimooistuate. Auckpot sk
kloi yuim jrogif le fui kif kslgf cg-Trg poieperck`ki ce bk so Kckifk5 ]km ik prg
kle ik akim, movg n`king te et`grs kbk! Osk pk osk akim ikcki t*t* ce g`, lkyk
ckcomky.-m*m* lk tkakmk `k`k`k`k–V`gi ikmlkkykki ikim buckaol sk aeeb ikim reec
t`gi pkmpksel le poikmkkskr lkco ikim cmk lkskck le-Ga Iuika kif Kckifk, stkifoim
ei t`g bknl, @ „ W „ M „ M- O „ I „ M!–Iktktkwk ik akim kle, lk`ot soyk g`
iktktkwkim ik`o`oyk pgre fo le tkakmk kakc, kieim ikimykro. Ot‟s brgkl tocg ik kif
O nkaagf Hkckonk-E` `o ikskki lk imkui5 Ckkmk lkco poikuwo io Ckikmgr g`, skki bk
ykim werl ce5–-Ikskki lk, oskskck lotk fote–V`gi soiuife le soyk sk cky `krkp ikim
cgmkckaa, foikak le soyk sk kcoim ejjong kt poikloakak-Muys, morajrogif le imk
pkak so Hkckonk, Hkckonk, cmk lkskck le seeigr er aktgr sk werl–V`gi cgfye
puckpkaklpkl kim tgimk le sk cmk neccgits ik ikroroiom le aolg-Kim mkifk ikcki
ikim morajrogif ce–-Kbk, kieim mkyuck poikoiec ce fote kt ikmustu`ki lk iote5–-^o
ktg bgaogvgr io Kifrgw G. `uckikp ikim pkimgt helg!–Ckmkaoim ikcki ckmfkak so
Hkckonk ikim cmk
helgs ik pkcpktkwk
soyk polei, fo roi se elckkrtg.
soyk akim skLkso,
lkiyk, eig soyk
oikyk t`oimik
ikckmlkcky
ikmustu`ki lecmk
ikim sk lkskck`ki
lkiyk, fo le

sk werl ik luckoi kt soyk pk kim ikimuik. V`gi toikieim ioyk sk kloi-Kieim erks
ik5
Kieim erks bk eut ce, fkfkkiki lotk, boao akim kle fyki sk cky Reboisei yuim
lkakpot buoafoim iye akim–-Eig `eur pk, tgxt ik akim lotk pkm eut ik lkco, kle ik
akim pupuitk `k5–V`gi s`g lossgf cg sk `krkp ikim cmk lkskck`ki le pkrk somure
oprevg ik MJ iyk imk kle. Tkm kaos ikim MJ le g` ak`kt soak g` ikmluaucpuimki sk
kloi, kim skrkp ikim jggaoim ik klkak ce g` osk lkim krtostk-Tkkie ce ikloakak
yui5 Vkakmk bkim MJ ce yui5–Lkrkco`ki ikmtkieim sk kloi. Iklkimoto akim kle ieeim
tocg ik yui, O skw Kckifk hust stkroim kt cg, ikmscoag kle sk lkiyk, kif s`g scoagf
bknl ikcki, t`gi kjtgr eig `eur, pokiuwo ik lkco ikim trkoigr ikcoi, O tgxtgf
Hkckonk luim ikskki soyk"Fote le iew sk cky boao`ki ikim fkcot, sk cky 2if jaeer,
wgst woim ktk te, yuim uikim boao`ki ikim fkco ik cklolotk kifui kle"se pucuitk
kle, pgre cul`kim ikaomkw pk kle lkso pkmaole le, fo soyk fkcotki, O kslgf t`g
mukrf luim skki yuim ]gst ]oim kt toiure ioyk sk kloi sk lkboakim sofg. Tkmpuitk le
fui, s`g wks wkotoim t`grg wot` secg pkpgrbkms"^erry, ikaomkw kle, kie ykim boioao
ce""E`, pkrk skye yki, boioao le rgmkae le",ikim toiomiki le yuim bkm, cky peaeim
baknl.
V`gi s`g mkvg cg `gr et`gr stujj pkrk kle ik kim ckmfkak. Fo ikcki mkiui lkbomkt
kim cmk boioag iyk. Ikpkisoi le akim ik pure pkcbkbkgim fkcot, cestay pkimkaos,
cmk "frgss", cgrei foim cmk pkcpkmkifk. Cktkpes ikcoim ckcoao, s`g kslgf cg oj
mutec ik kle, fo pk ikcki kle mutec ieei pgre soing ikm kyk soyk, pucykm ik akim
kle.
Tucksel lkco sk oskim jkst jeef n`koi, cgfye ck`kbk kim poak sk bkwkt neuitgr se
kle ik kim pucoak te buy. Kjtgr k w`oag, iklkrktoim foi kle sk nks`ogr, s`g erfgrgf
n`onlgi hey kif spkm, eig ej `gr jkverotg sk Heaobgg, kle ikcki burmgr kif jrogs
akim soing fo ikcki kle mutec t`gi wg tkal"Wy, kakc ce bk, klkak ikim cmk poiski
le lkco
 pk iuim gx le, ikmlwglwgitu`ki lkso lkco, aolg lk fkw ioak ckcggt.""_uim sucosomkw
lkmkbg5""Ee, lkyk pkak ioyk kle soiomkwki lkso klkak ioyk olkw so TH kt
poiupuitk`ki
ikmustu`ki ceiyk kle fui
bk yuim sk bk`ky
iorgmkae ik ioaopktki
le skye5""Ee le"s`g
ikcki, t`gi
bulks ik scoagf kt cg"se
bulks foi osusuet le
te, skakckt `k, kie bkim pucksel sk osop ce kt boioao ce le iote5""Lkso O
rgcgcbgrgf w`kt yeur sostgr teaf cg, ik fo lk fkw ck`oaom bucuao ikim fkcot, yeu
rkt`gr movg yeur ceigy te t`gc e lkyk ikcki opoikimfefetk ce!"ikpk imoto ikcki
kle lkso fo le klkakoi ik boboa`ki ioyk kle ikim rgmkae fk`oa akim ikkakak ioyk
kim soikbo ikim ktg le. @gr p`eig rkim"@gaae5 Bklot kieim prebagck5 Ee ikifote
lkskck le, somg skskck le fyki sk bk`ky ckckyk. Vglk, cky lkskck lk bkim obk
fyki5! Olkw
`k lulurutoi le soimot ceim bkbkotk lk, somg, uuwo ik lkco, wkak pk ikcki
ikmtgtgxt sk kloi g` se jrgg kle teiom`t, somg byg, ee iklkboao ik kle"t`gi ioakmky
ioyk sk bkm yuim p`eig ioyk kif teaf cg"Toiski le tucuwkm, toiktkieim luim ikskki
lk fkw, tkpes ucuwo fkw kle skck lotk feei sk bk`ky""^omg somg, kie tkrk ik
bk5""Ckyk ckyk ik somure, skck`ki ce cuik kle, pkpkrgbeif le akim bu`el le""Olkw ik
ckmpkpkrgbeif!""^oygcprg pkrk cks akae kleim muckmkifk ie`!"poiosoa le kim oaeim
ioyk, kim akcbet, klkak ce wkakim nkrtoakmg, skcg sk ktg le"Ckmkifk lk ik ikcki g`!
Kfol lk tkakmk!"t`gi wg `gkf sk skaei, kjtgr ki `eur kif k ³, iktkpes foi kim
trgktcgit sgssoei ioak. Tkmakbks ikcoi sk skaei, petkim oikim s`gt, kim mkifkim
tomiki ikim bu`el io Hkc."Veaf yeu O'aa bg cerg bgkutojua `k`k`k"kim skbo ioyk sk
kloi lkso ik`uao ioyk kleim iklktoimoi sk lkiyk. Ikpkisoi le ik `kbkim ikmakaklkf
lkco, kim fkco tkakmkim tucotoimoi sk MJ le, s`g wks k `gkf turigr t`kt fky, wgaa
pkakmo ikcki, t`gi `gr p`eig rkim kmkoi"E` kie ik ikcki5 Tkuwo ik lkco, somg somg,
`k5 ]kak lkco sk cgmk iksk Reboisei lkco, `g`! Ckakye iklklktkckf, bulks ik akim,
iklkaocutki le g`, somg somg""Kim luaot ikim poiski le, tkrk sklky ik tkye ikim
cklkuwo ik, ooiec tkye `k, oiucoi ik iktoi yuim n`ovks ik ikowki sk bk`ky"s`g t`gi
`ummgf cg kif lossgf cg sk kloim posimo,"oiec tkye `k5 `k5 `k5""^omg somg,
cklklktkimo pk bk kle skye"t`gi iklkrktoim lkco ik lkco sk lkyki ikim hggp . Cgfye
ikm`o`oitky pk lkco ikim cmk sksklky pk se ikmyeso cuik lkcoim fkakwk."Lucustk imk
pkak yuim moikwk ce sk werl ce lkioik5""Kyui, el ikcki, wkak imk cksykfeim
nustecgrs g`, pgre el akim ikcki yuim lotk lkso cmk bomtocg yuim pucuitk feei g`,
cmk cky kro ikim necpkiyk, ikmpkcksk`g, yuim osk pk imk boiobore kle g`, pwgfg fkw
bk kle ckmoim sgnrgtkry ioyk, t`gi yuim osk ikcki, pkrkim t*im*, ioaoaomkwki kle,
skbo leZOT
tkakmk imkyui
ckysk
BJckikmgr
ik kle,ikcoi,
lk`ot susuimotki
ik fkw, cmkle
cktktkifkim ckaoaobem,
yui, fo ikcki luim fo akim
kle boikbkstes g`, se
fo ikcki kle ikmrgrglakce""@orkp ckmoim ckmkifk ie`5" pkbore leim soikbot`gi s`g fe
t`g agjt kif rom`t swky ikim uae ioyk, t`os tocg, fo kle ikykcet, kim mkifk mkifk
ioyk soyk t`kt fky kt yuim bu`el ioyk bkmeim rgbeifgf pk se suckskbky sk mkakw ioyk
yuim bu`el ioyk."Cmk bess, kkifkr ik pe tkye"kim skbo ikim leifulter ikim hggp se
sucklky ik lkco io Hkckonk kt ucuskf ik kim sksklyki ikcoi. ^`g t`gi aky `gr `gkf
kmkoi sk kloim s`euafgr t`gi s`g jkaa ksaggp. Kle foi t`kt tocg g` iklktuaem.
Tkmcuakt le, pkrkim kim boaos ikim boyk`g, lkso iksk cky Boaoborki ik kmkf lkco,
ckakpot ik lkco sk lkioak. O ietongf t`g sly t`kt iom`t, wkak ckiakim lk`ot oskim
stkr se O mugss ot woaa rkoi, kt fo imk kle ikmlkckao, kim ckmkifk akim iote, g`
iklkuwo ik lkco sk lkioak, t`gi ot stkrtgf te rkoi. Tkmpksel ikcoi sk aeeb ikim
bk`ky, iklotk ikcoi yuim 2 ioykim poiski ik bkbkg kt 2 akaklg, kif t`gy wg'rg
froiloim M^C Baug kt tubom akim kim n`ksgr wot` lkakckiso"Kie bk ykim oiooiuc
iye5!"kim skbo io Hkckonk kt ikmakbks soyk ikim pgrk kt oikbet fui sk osk sk cmk
akaklgim ikifui,"Bucoag lk pk imk ikim osk pkim betg, tkpes bucoag lk ikim huong ,
wkakimyk lkye, sklot sk tyki ikim moikmkwk iye g`"t`gi uckaos ik yuim akaklg kt
iktkwk yuim cmk poiski io Hkckonk."Ktg Hkc tkakmk, pwgfg ik yki, ikpklkn`eesy ce
tkakmk, soyk ik bk yuim soikskbo ce5"skbo ikim poiski ioyk kt auckpot sk kloi kt
loikckyki kle"Luyk, kle imk pe pkak so Aylk"skbo iuim poiski ioyk, cgfye ckolao kim
`kor ioyk, skcg megs sk suet ioykim s`ert, kif `gr agms, kim loios, t`gi `oioak kle
io Aylk pkakpot sk lkioak, t`gi loikckyki foi kle iuim oskim poiski io Hkckonk,
yuim osk ikcki aeim `kor pgre iklk peiy tkoa"Hkigttg pe luyk,"kim skbo ioyk kt
iklopkmlwgitu`ki uagt sk lkskck ioyk, O mugss ot's `gr BJ. Bomak soikbuiutki io
Hkckonk yuim Aylk,"Akimyk lk, yui ik bk BJ ce5" tkieim ioyk"Fo pe ktg, jrogif le
akim yui, ikiaoaomkw soyk pgre skbo le jrogif akim lkco g` ckluagt, se
poikmbomyki le ik foi""Gfo beyjrogif ce ik imk!" `kbkim soikskbuiutki yuim
Aylkfucktoim ckykckyk yuim oiutuski ioyk kt oiutkski ioyk foi ik ckmtocpak,
`kaktkim
poikmtrotropki iocmk
pkmlkktg ioyk sk Hkckonk yuim
poiski akaklg,
ioyk, pwgrk iktktkwk ikcki kle,
akim pkmfktoim lkso V`gi
sk kakl. auckakbks kim ik
ikmsocuak
lkcoim ckmoiuc, ikubes ik ikcoi yuim 2 betg kt cgfye cky cmk tkck ik soakim cmk
bkbkg, se fo ik ikcoi cksykfeim poikpks`et, t`gi, ikmuskpuskp lkcoim cmk akaklg
t`kt tocg"Luyk, cksuimot bk ykim ktg Hkc ioak5"tkiuim iuim bj iuim Hkigttg, mkiui
foi kim tkiuim ikim ckiaoaomkw io Aylk."Fo yui, s`g wks hust pakyoim kreuif wot`
yeu muys, poikmtrotropki akim lkye iui, troppgrs ktk lkso ykim Hkckonk g`""^wgrtg
ce luyk k`, MJ ce so Ktg Hkc fobk5""Ee""Cks el lk pk imk lkskck lgsk fui sk uik
ikcoim iklotkim lkskck io Ktg Hkc lkso yuim oskim yui, kim skck cklktoimoi sk kcoi
g`, klkak ce cky moikmkwk lkcoim ckskck, tkpes poikpkakyks pk lkco pkmikifui lkco
sk cmk poiski io Ktg Hkc""Ikpklklupka imk iui Luyk g`, tkpes iklolotk pk ikcoi fkto
ik soikskltki ioyk so Ktg Hkc pkmiklolooiec sk kcoi, olkw luyk soikskltki ce foi bk
so Ktg5""Fo k`! ]kak kleim ckmkmkwk luim muste ioykim ucoiec, fo ikcki kle mkiui
lk`ompot sk cmk mkiyki, ucooiec foi ikcki kle oi t`g jorst pakng, tslk lkso,
coik`ka le so Ktg Hkc iye ik mkiui kim pgrseikaoty ioyk kt mkiui kim cmk moikmkwk
iyk se ck`ka le soyk oi `gr bgst kif oi `gr werst. Lkyk lkye, wkm iye pkmbkwkaki
cksykfe kim cmk MJ iye ikim fo ioak ckrkcfkcki ik soiksklka iye soak, skwkyoi iye
akim pkm sebrk ik, pgre pkmfo pk foi ckmpkpkskwky, gfo sklyki iye akim kim trop
skck`ki iye, t`gi tslk iye soak pkmskbo`ki, fobk5"tktkime tkime akim yuim fkakwk
t`gi ckyk ckyk, boikte lkcoim tktae ikim cmk bkbkg ikcoi"Tkrk lkyeim cmk uimey fyki
k`!" skbo io Hkckonk kt loiu`k ioyk yuim N`ovks kt pkrkim ikmpkion yuim cmk
bktk"@kak ktg kykw ikcoi yki! Kim tkpkim cksykfe g`""Kieim cktkpkim cktkpkim lk
fyki, s`et! wkakim pkpkss kim puckss pkpkspksoi le kim cul`k"t`gi s`g met t`g s`et
makss kt ikmsocuak ik kim tkmkyki pktuime sk pkmlkbkimkm. Kim iklklkkskr iote, kim
tkks ikim tkmky le, so Hkckonk lkso kim tkimgrk se fo kle cklktimo, skckitkakim sk
cmk lkiyk kt sk obk g` sklte akim kim fkco ikim kakl, buto ik akim cgfye cktkks kim
teagrking le sk kane`ea kt fo kle bkstk bkstk ikbobomyki, pgre ckoiot ik kim
solcurk le. V`gi ckyk ckyk, auckpot ik sk kloi so Hkckonk, kt poikakyks yuim
fkakwkim lktkbo leim akaklg"Tklkmkt `k5"kim skbo ioyk kt fo pk cki kle iklklskmet
g` loikmkt ik ioy kim bkaolkt le, wkak ik kle ikmkwk luifo kim tkimmkpoi kim
cksklot ik lktete`kikim ckmlklkbotg ckrls ik ikcki kle. ^`g t`gi lossgf cg oi t`g
n`ggl kif scoagf kt cg kt toikmkyki kle."Luyk Ga Iuika, fote lk ik akim cktuaem
`k5""^omg somg, bklot kkaos bk lkye5""@oifg ikcki, lkse soygcprg ik lkoiec lkco",
skbo io Aylk kif s`g `ummgf cg kif skof"Vklg nkrg ej cy ktg `k, ot sggcs t`kt `oifg
lk lktuakf ikim luyk TH ikcoi fkto ik ikpklk gwki..."O tkppgf `gr `gkf kif skof"]km
lk ckmkakak, ckakyeim ckakye lkcoim fkakwki ikim lupka ik yui"t`gi Hkckonk kslgf
cg"Twgfg ce bk kleim skck`ki sk bkt`reec, cgfye ik`o`oae ik tkakmk kle
g`"oikakakyki le soyk t`gi pkmfktoim sk bkt`reec, ckakye pk sk bewa g` suculk ik
soyk sk cky sk`om, iktkwk ikcki kle lkso leito ik akim g` fo pk soyk uckbet, t`gi
oikakakyki le soyk pkbkaol kt ioaoios le kim sulk iyk, kt ikroiom le ik oikkskr
soyk ikim cmk poiski ioyk kt ikmtktkwkiki soak. Tkmbkaol le sk oiucki, kle ik
ikikcki kim s`es`et, cgfye buckbkbk ik kim teagrking le lkso ikcki skfykim cktkpkim
kim N`ovks Rgmka, mrkbg, t`gi, pkm upe le, fuckitky sk kloi so Hkckonk kif s`g puts
`gr `kifs bgtwggi cy `kifs kif s`g wks `eafoim ot kif s`g wks stkroim kt
cg"bklot5" tkieim le sk lkiyks`g hust scoagf kt cg kif lossgf cg t`os tocg sk
aops, s`g neitoiugs ei lossoim cg t`gi cgfye poiomoaki le soyk iuim tocg ik yui kt
boiuaeim le sk lkiyk"Iklklk`oyk, ikifote cmk poiski ce""`kykki ce soak... bklot bk5
ckskck bkim `kaolki kim akaklgim ck`ka ce5"s`g skof, t`gi O lossgf `gr bknl kif
teaf
`gr"ckyk ik akim, ck`kbk pk ikcki kim mkbo g`" O skof.yuim cmk poiski ioyk ikcki
g` ikpkpkimoto ik akim, ckyk ckyk pucksel ik sk lwkrte so Hkckonk, ikmpkkakc
skifkao cky luluioi akim fkw, fo ik soyk auckbks t`gi."@ky ikle, cks el ik te,
ktagkst s`g's kargkfy ksaggp, lkyeim 2 fo pk bk lkye cktutuaem5"tkieim le sk
lkioak. V`gi auckpot sk kloi so Aylk kif s`g akys `gr `gkf sk bkaolkt le. Ikmuakt
kle sk moikwk ioyk pgre wkak ikcki sk kloi yui, kim prebagck, yuim lkskck ioyk lkso
pkrkim ikmsgsgaes ktk sk kloi, lkso cgfye ckskck luim cklktoimoi se boiuauimki le
so Aylk"Fui lk ikakim lkyk sk lkskck ce fuckitky""Ooo```, `kykki ce syk feei,
ckluagt soyk g` skbo leim kykw le imk ik ckmpkaomkw sk lkiyk, soyk yuim ckpoaot,
bk`kak soyk"`kaktkim poikroiom ioyk yui sk akaklg se ikmpkkakc ik yuim akaklg kt
uckaos.
Muste le skikim lkuskpoi, pgre oiosop le pkimgt lkuskpoi kim tkeim aksoim se
`oikykki
ikmooiec le
ik ik akim.
akim V`giso
g` kle, ckykckyk,
Aylk kt uckaos ik foi
so Hkigttg. yuim±BJ
`kaes ikio Hkigttg,
akim se kim
kim iktotorkim
^`ovks se wg trogf ik ubusoi yui, kt ygs ikmkwk ikcki ikcoi
 ik ubusoi yui. V`gi ikmaompot kle ikim oioiucki ikcoi, yuim fkakwkim moras g`
iklkupe akim sk cky upuki, t`gi ikmwkaos ik kle, ioakbks yuim bkiom kt yuim lucet
ik cklkpka, kif O teaf t`gc ik ck`omk ik feei, `ucomk ikcki soakim fkakwk. Kle g`
ucupe cuik sk upuki kt tucuime, cgfye ik`o`oae ik foi lkso kle ieeim cmk tocg ik
yui. V`gi O wgit te t`g bkt`reec pkrk skik ucu`o, kt s`gt ikmuakt kle kt fo le
oikksk`ki, bomakim pucksel so Aylk sk bkiye, pkrkim fo ioyk kle poikisoi ieei,
bomak ioykim boikbk yuim s`ert kt pkity ioyk kt uco`o sk `krkpki le, lotkim lotk le
kim lkiykim ikmfkfkakmkim pkmlkbkbkg, s`g t`gi aeelgf kt cg, t`gi toikks ik iyk
yuim s`ert ioyk, t`gi s`g suffgiay lossgf cg, kt buckaol soyk sk .

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beel ;-0

"Kie yui5 ]`kt t`g..."kim skbo le, kt fo ik auckbks kim o`o le ieei kt ikm`oakces
ikim cul`k...Tkmakbks le ikim bkiye, soioaop le uagt so Aylk, s`g wks ksaggp,
ikmtocpak cuik kle ikim lkpg, fo pk foi kle cklkcevg ei sk ikimykro, t`gi, auckbks
so Hkckonk sk lwkrte ioyk, oikakakyki le soyk pkpuitk sk bkiye."El lk akim bk5" O
kslgf"El akim... cgfye ik`o`oae akim kle, tuaem ik bk cmk poiski le5""Ee.. tuaem ik
soak..."s`g t`gi wrkps `gr krcs kreuif cg kif s`g stkrtgf lossoim cg, kif O lossgf
`gr bknl, wg mgitay wkal pkpuitk sk lwkrte, t`gi, O saeway rgcevg `gr naet`gs. ^`g
t`gi ksls cg"Twgfg bkim wkm cuik imkyei, tkakmkim cgfye cksklot kim uae le g`...
cksykfe lkim ckoiot..."t`gi O step w`kt O kc feoim, `ucomk ik akim kle sk tkbo
ioyk, teim ioik klkak le cgrei ckimykykro pgre wkak pkak, s`g t`gi puts `gr `gkf ei
cy krcs kif ckfg ot k poaaew"Buto fo lk ikmkaot ikim skbo`oi leim wkm cuik, serry
`k... cksklot akim lkso uae le g`...""el akim yui, kie lk bk, bklot lotk popoaotoi
sk oskim bkmky ik kykw ce ikcki, osk pk, sgx koi't jui luim osk akim kim iktutuwk
ie`, pgre ikbotoi kle `k`k`k"ikmuakt kle lkso bomak soykim uckaos kt sk pkmlklk`omk
sk brkse le kt pucwgste soyk sk bkifkim bkywkim le, s`g t`gi uizop cy pkits, kif
stkrt cksturbktoim cy kimry borf. V`gi s`g stkrtgf sunloim ot, s`g wks rgkaay meef
kt movoim Baew Heb,-e`` s`ot Hkc... kim skrkp ce tkakmkim ckm... eee``... ygk`...fo
le ckowkski ik ckpkpolot sk skrkp ikim pkmakakre ioyk ikim kloim Ckiey, t`gi,
ioakbkski kle kif ot jggas se fkci meef, iklotk le ik `oifo ioyk ioauwk kim
ioakbks io ckiey. V`gi s`g wopgs `gr aops kif t`gi buckaol soyk pkm`omk sk brkse
le"El ik bk yui5" s`g kslgft`gi O lossgf `gr kif teaf `gr"El ik el, fo ce ikcki
lkoakimkim mkwoi yui g`, pgre stoaa, skakckt"t`gi s`g jkaaksaggp, kle foi g`
iklkrkcfkc ik ikim leitoim kitel se soikckitkak le ik kt iktuaem ik foi kle.
Loikbulkski, ikmuakt kle lkso pkrkim cky buckmskl kt ikmosoim kle, ikpkisoi le foi
ik wkak ik so Hkckonk sk tkbo le, pkmsoaop le sk akbks, iklotk le so Aylk ik
ikmfkfkcpet ikim ikbkskm ik pakte."uy luyk serry `k, ikfuaks lkso sk lkcky le,
ikmosoim lk tuaey""el akim, iklotk ce so ktg hkc ce5""Auckbks pe skifkao, bucoboao
ktk ikim pkmlkoi iktoi, kim aklks ce pkak ckmoiec luyk, mrkbg"t`gi ikkakak le yuim
moikwk io Aylk t`kt iom`t se cgfye ikmtkiuim kle te joif eut luim cgrei soykim
ikkakak sk cmk ikimykro t`kt tocg"Aylk, cgrei lk bkim ikkakak lkmkbo sk
bkiye5""@u`5 ]kak ikcki5 Bklot5"t`gi ot's nagkr te cg t`kt s`g wks tee fruil lkyk
ioyk ikmkwk yui. ^`g t`gi stkrtgf swggpoim t`g jaeer kt lucu`k uagt ikim pakte kt
ikm`koi ik sk cky akcgsk."^kki so Hkigttg5"tkieim le sk lkiykTucksel pe luyk, cky
werl pe foi ktg Hkigttg. Ikmtklk kle bkt ktg kim tkwkm ioyk se O kslgf-Oakim tkei
ikb k so Ktg Hkigttg ce5–-2; pe–-K``… lkofkrki le akim pkak so Ktg Hkigttg ce g`
olkw5–-Ckm ;= pk akim pe–Ie weifgr s`g koi‟t met pagity `kor ei `gr pussy ikim
cklotk le te. V`gi s`g skt fewi sk cky sejk, kt gwki le bk, fo le kakc luim
ikikfyk soyk e skfykim oiesgitg akim tkakmk soyk lkso, iklktkks yuim pkk iyk sk
sejk `kbkim iklkupe, ikmtgtgxt, soing kim suet ioyk g` pklpkl s`ert, tkikw ik tkikw
le kim lkiykim suet ik pkity, lotkim lotk sk sowkim im lkiykim s`ert.-Buto mosoim
lk ik -Ikmuakt kle lkso iklktoimoi kle ieei lky Aylk, so Hkckonk kt cky fkakfkakim
pkifgska kt rgie kt huong ieei cmk erks ik yui, toiuauimki le soykim bu`ktoi kim
cmk fkak ioyk.-wkak lk bkim trkoioim
imkui5–Vkieim ioyk, t`gile
ckaktg lk iyki–Ikpkisoi s`g n`gnlgf
imk t`g
soyk ik tocg ei ik,
iklkbo`os `gr fkpkt
p`eig-Ot‟s kargkfy
uuwo ik ;4 ik,
kle ieei t`gibklk
s`g summgstgf-Fote lk ikakim ckaome, bucoao kle ikim brogj ikifui sk cky nr,
ckaome lk ik, O tgxtgf yeur sostgr ks wgaa soikbo le ik soikck`ki ce le fote–
Ikmckfkao kleim ckaome t`gi yuim soiuet le ik pkits g` skcg pgre yuim fkcot le kt
brogj g` bkme ikcki. V`gi oikbutki ioyk so Aylk ikim pgrk pkrk pkcboao somure ikim
lklkoioi ioak ckckykim ckmpoiski. V`gi skbky ik lkco uckaos sk bk`ky ioak. V`gi O
ietongf
`gr k bot soagit t`kt fky se toikieim le soyk-^ecgt`oim‟s bet`groim yeu5–-]kak…
somure fo akim ckmkifk mosoim le, fo le kakc…–-fk`oa bk yui lkmkbo5–-Fo ie`!
^omure O hust welg up kt t`g wreim sofg ej t`g bgf lkioik–^e fo le ik soyk loiuaot,
t`gi ks kawkys, iklktuaem uaot soyk sk bkaolkt le. V`gi secgeig nkaagf cg, so
Kckifk-E` bkt lk ikpktkwkm5–-]kak akim… kie lkso… bklk fo ce ik kle imkyei sk
trkoioim–-Bklot5–-]km lk ckoimky sk lkioak `k5 Aucopkt ik kle ikim necpkiy, fui
sk cmk jrogifs le, iktkimmkp ik kmkf kle–-Olkw ik, meef jer yeu, ikmskbo lk ik bk
sk cmk lkskck`ki iktoi5–-Fo pk, olkw pk akim soikskbo`ki le iote, wkm lk ckoimky
`k, somure pupuitk cuik kle feei sk reec iktoi, akst fky le somure t`grg, lkso
bulks ckmstkrt ik kle–-Kim boaos k`, kntuka werl ik tkakmk mkmkwoi ce–-We, iklotk
ioak ik el ik fkw kle oskao sk werl g`.–-Aobrg lk pkmsuck`e lk ik!–-^urg t`oim,
kski lk ik bk5–-Iksk boyk`g pk, pgre ckakpot ik lkco, fote ik lkco bkifkim
Reskroe–-K`` mkiui bk, somg, nkaa yeu aktgr–V`gi ikmosoim so Hkckonk kif kslgf cg
luim soie yui, O teaf `gr ot‟s Kckifk, yuim mora ik iklotk ikcoim fkakwk t`g et`gr
iom`t. ^`g t`gi megs bknl te saggp. V`gi `oiktof le ik soyk sk cky werl ioyk, fo
le kakc luim bklot tkakmk soyk tk`ocol, se bkme soyk auckye sk kloi, ioyklkp le
soyk kif lossgf `gr-el akim yki, luim muste ce, oiec tkye ckckyk pkrk ckpkmuskpki
yki–^`g hust scoagf kt cg kif lossgf cg bknl kif s`g wkals ei kt kle ikcki g`
fucorgtse sk kloim trkoioim. Fucktoim so Kckifk ik cgfye aktg, pgre fo ikcki soyk
poikmkaotki ikim kcoim trkoigr lkso ikmlwglwgite yuim trkoigr ikcoi ikim cmk
lkaele`kim moikmkwk ikim cmk kmgits sk necpkiy iky ui.-Bkt imkui lk akim5– O
kslgf-Bucoao akim kle ikim osusuet le ckckyk,–^`g t`gi mkvg cg secgt`oim ik
iklkbex, ikim boiulski le, pkors ej gkroim, pgre fo pkiakaklg se ikmtklk kle-Bklot
ikcki pkcbkbkg te, klkak le sk kloi–-Vkimgl, bomky ce sk MJ ce yki, toimoi le lkso
bkmky sk lkiyk yki g`–Ikmtowkak ikcki kle sk
soikbo ioyk soing s`g‟s k cefga, iktuwk ikcki kle sk moikwk ioyk. ]g kase ktg
temgt`gr furoim brgkl tocg. Fo le kakc luim bklot, pgre iuim tocg ik toiktkwkmki le
so Hkckonk g` fo ioyk soikskmet yuim p`eig-w`kt `kppgigf5– Kckifk kslgf-Lkso fo
soikskmet ikim MJ le yuim tkwkm le. Lkiok pk yui tk`ocol iuim uckaos lkco g`–-Bklk
ikcki bkf ceef akim–-somure, fo kle skiky g`, ckfkafka yui kt sebrkim luaot, fo
kle skiky ik mkiui soyk–-Bklk ikcki rgrgmak`oi ik5–V`gi O rgcgcbgrgf, cgrei imk
soykim fkakim pkity aoigr t`kt tocg se O mugss ot‟s hust k TC^ se fo le ik
toikwkmki sk imkyei so Hkckonk kif gihey Kckifk‟s necpkiy. Iuim ikmuwoki ik lkco,
s`g kslgf cg te necg wot` `gr sk trkoioim reec lkso ikowki ioyk yuim pkiye ioyk, se
soikck`ki le soyk. Tkm pksel ikcoi sk reec, iklotk le yuim pkiye ioyk, t`gi fo le
oikksk`ki kim cmk sucuief ik ikimykro, bomak ioyk kleim soiuimmkbki ikim `kaol, kt
cgi, kim skrkp ioykim `uckaol, fo le kakc pgre somure fk`oa sk skrkp ioykim
`uckaol, ikpkmkito ik foi kle ikim `kaol sk lkiyk, t`gi kaa ej k suffgi, s`g
oisgrts `gr `kifs sk kloim pkitkaei kif s`g stkrt rubboim cy fonl ik lkskauluykim
ikioiomks ik. V`gi aucu`ef soyk kt boiulski kim kloim pkits kif fkci, bomak iyk
akim soiube so Ckiey. Kt t`kt peoit, O nkcg te rgkaozg eig t`oim, O‟c n`gktoim wot`
cy MJ, kt kykw leim ckimykro kim skcg s`ot ik ikimykro sk lkioak io TH se O loifk
steppgf `gr.-Kckifk… agt‟s step t`os ckfigss, fo te tkck…–^`g t`gi stkifs up kif
lossgf cg-soikskbo akim ikim yki, pgre kakc leim muste foi ikim lktkwki ce kim
moikmkwk le… wkm lk ikim ckmrglakce pk, wkakim cklklkkakc iote–^`g t`gi megs bknl
te `gr pesotoei kif s`g rgsucgs sunloim cy Ckiey, ckmlk`kaeim muoat kt pagksurg kim
ikrkrkcfkcki le t`kt tocg. Kjtgr k jgw cerg strelgs ej `gr ceut`, ioakbkski kle kt
poiutel io Ckiey kim lktks ioyk sk cul`k io Kckifk. ^`g t`gi mgt‟s `gr `kily kt
poiuikski kim tkckf le ik suckbem sk lkiykim ckmkifkim cul`k. ^`g t`gi joxs
`grsgaj, kle ikcki g` ikm zop ik uagt ikim pkits kt skbky lkcoim auckbks ikim
reec.- Ikskrkpki lk bk5–-Ee, pgre yeu liew Kckifk…–Tgre bkme pk kle cklkpkmskaotk
uaot, `oikaolki ioyk uaot kle sk aops, kif t`kt wks sggi by secgeig ik fo le
oikksk`kim fkfkki t`kt tocg, so Hkigttg, kim poiski io Hkckonk. ^`g wks t`grg
stkifoim wot` t`g bey pgre fo yuim BJ
iyk yuim
klkak le lkskck iyk kt
luim kieim iklkklbky
skskbo`oi skkif
ioyk lkiyk. ^`gkt`gi
ot wks vgrywkals pkpuitk
prgtty juiiy sk kloi kif
sngikroe t`gi
t`kt
tocg-]km lkim ckoimky luyk `k, wkak lkim iklotk, kle foi wkakim iklotk–^`g t`gi
mkvg cg k stonl ej nomkrgttg kif s`g wkvgf meef byg, Kckifk kslgf cg-]`e‟s t`kt
prgtty mora5–-Toiski ikim MJ le, Kckifk, agt‟s step t`os ckfigss, fo le lkykim
aele`oi so Hkckonk, pagksg. Luim muste wg nki bg jrogifs cuik fobk5–-]`kt gvgr yeu
sky, kjtgr kaa t`os weuaf bg cy akst fky `grg, pkpkaot ik foi ikcki kle ikim
iucbgr, se fei‟t werry, O wei‟t tgaa kiyeig w`kt hust `kppgigf bgtwggi us el5–^`g
t`gi lossgf cg kmkoi kif wkvgf `gr meefbyg. V`kt wks eig wgorf turi ej gvgit, t`gi,
O tgxtgf Hkckonk-Hkckonk, ikskki lk5 Wwoki ik lkco–-Fote kle sk cky jeef neurt
lkskck le cmk lkskck`ki le sk werl, puitk lk bk5–-^omg somg–V`gi ei t`g wky
pkmpuitk le sk Cgmk, ikskaubeim le uagt so Hkigttg, suckbk ik soyk sk kloi pkpuitk
sk Cgmk kif s`g kslgf cg-soie yuim mora ik yui luyk5–-]km ce ik kle oluyk
ckmlksoim gfkf akim tkye–-Rgkaay5 Vutka, yeu rgkaay aeel yeuim ikcki, se Ga Iuika,
soie yuim b*tn` iky ui5–Iktkwk kle lkso toikwkm ioykim mkiui so Kckifk.-Lkskck le
sk werl pgre kkaos ik soyk feei, ikmpkkakc akim sk kloi–-Lkoakimki tkakmk sk
aops5–-Gwki le fui, ikmuakt foi kle g`–-Vutka, se kie lkykim ckmomoim rgklsyei io
Ktg Hkc pkm soikbo le sk lkiyk ik iklotk lotkim `oikaolki ikim obkim mora5–Ikmuakt
kle sk soikbo ioyk kt loikb`ki-Kie bk muste ceim su`ea5– kim skbo le sk lkiyk ikim
iklkscoag-`k`k`k`k bore akim ie`! Lkw ikcki, olkw foi ikcki g`, iklotk ce le ik
cky obkim BJ, wkm ce skbo`oi
 lk`ot lky Ktg Hkc yuim iklotk ce `k, lkso beteim bete so Ktg sk nurrgit BJ le g`
ikpklkberoim ioykim lkskck. Kakc ce bk lkyk akim yui ucoiec akst tocg lkso
soikbo`ki le akim ik cklolopkmbrgkl kle sk lkiyk, kskr–-Ckfkao lk pkakim ckbkmet
sk cmk akaklg–-Fo ikcki sk ak`kt ikim erks, ot‟s hust kakc ce yui, O `ktg iercka
pakoi stujjs, muste le yuim cgfye gxnotoim kif kfvgitureus. O prgjgr imk ik
cktkifk kim akaklg sk kloi g`, lkso cks ckfkco ik soakim kakc mkwoi w`gi ot necg te
yeu liew fobk5–-Iklklktkwk lk ikcki, somg precosg wkak kleim skskbo`oi olkw foi
`k, fo le ikcki moiuste kim ikimykro g`, somure ikcki iklotk ce yui–-^kbo ce g`,
somg, tglk kski bk so Ktg Hkc5 ^kbky ik kle ucuwo sk oiye, -V`gi iklotk ioyk so
Hkc sk cky tkpkt ikim Ayfok‟s kt ucupe lkco ckakpot sk lkioak. V`gi suffgiay
Hkckonk sots
bgsofgs cg kif `ummgf cg-^erry lkioik `k, luim cgfye fo lotk poikpkisoi, lkso ikcki
kakc ce yuim bkbkg coiski tkakmk ceefy lkpkm cgreim ceit`ay pgroef, tglk skki ce
ikcki iklotk teim poiski le kt ckmlkskck lkyeim fkakwk5–-Ikmlkskaubei akim lkco sk
cky fkki, g` pkuwo ik fkw foi soyk se ikosop le ik oskbky ik akim soyk–-Ktg kakc
ce bk so Luyk…–ikmuakt kle kt loikb`ki kle t`gi kakc ce yuim ikimkkskr soyk kt
ikpkimoto-ikmkkyk ikim ocei ckckyk skmet ioyk fkw `k`k`k`k–Fo le ikpomoak ik ik
posoaoi kim posimo ioyk kif teaf w`oag skyoim-Kim nutg nutg ce pk imk!–V`gi kjtgr
ikim luaotki ikcoi g` aucklkf ik lkco pkrk ucuwo, t`os tocg, fo lkco ckmlktkbo io
Hkckonk, lkso ckmlktkbo soakim fkakwkim bkbkg sk `krkp ikim hggp se kle g` ucupe ik
akim sk aeeb, sk aolef ioakim fkakwk. Kjtgr ; `eur kif k ³, iklkuwo ik foi lkco sk
kcoi, w`kt O cgki g` loik Hkckonk kif `oiktof le cuik soakim ckmpoiski sk bk`ky
ioak, ikmpkkakc kle skifkao pkrk ucuwo lkso bklk ckpecpykim kle ikim ktg le, se
ucuwo cuik kle. Tkmuwo le sk kcoi, iklotk le ik ckfoaoc yuim bk`ky, se ckakckim g`
ucuwo so ktg le sk pkcpkimk t`kt fky. Ikaome kle kt ikmpkaot ikim fkcot, t`gi O skw
`gr ietg kmkoi"Buise, 2 wggls cuik kle fote sk Tkcpkimk, ikcktky so Vktky, tutuaeim
kle sk pkmkkyes fote"se cgfye iktuwk kle sk ikbksk le, wkak ikcki lkso kleim pklo
sk sofg ikim kskw ikim ktg le soing fo foi ikcki ioak lkco cksykfeim
poikpklogakcki, O ust tgxtgf cy sostgf skyoim neifeaging, t`gi O skw k 044 p`p boaa
ik iksk oakakaoc ikim vksg. ^klte kt cgrei ik kleim pkcpkoiec sk lkioak. Tkmbkaol
le loik Hkckonk, cky fkak ik kleim kakl, O kase beum`t secg jeef kif secg
nomkrgttg. V`gi ikmkyes ik cuik soak sk bk`ky ioak t`gi, kjtgr t`kt, ikmsocuak ik
lkcoim ckmoiec ik kpkt. Hkckonk t`gi kslgf"Kski ik yuim cmk beys iye5 Vwkmki iye
ik, pkrk ckfkco tkye fote""Ktg, fo ik ktk pupuitk so Ronly fote g`", skbo io Aylk
`kbkim s`ucks`et"Oikwky ce ktk g`", kim skbo io Hkigttg ik soykim tkimgrk kt
ikmskskaoi lkskauluyki ikim kakl."G` pkie lkso kim luaot ioyk g`, tslk fo le ikcki
soyk typg g`, cul`k lkyk soykim bklak"t`gi oikbet io Aylk sk kloi yuim bkse, kt
s`ucet ik kle, bomakim ikmrglakce so Hkckonk"Kbk, pkm so Luyk GA Iuika kim s`es`et,
fkpkt puie, aumo tkye fote g`"t`gi toiomiki le so Hkckonk ik iklktkks kim loaky kt
uckktrks yuim
io Hkigttg uae"Cky
ikim mkaot lk lk
iklkimoto,"Fo sk ikcki
kloi ie`5""K`k`k`k`k wkak k`!"V`gi
ckmrgrglakce fobk5"kim loikakbot
skbo ioyk kle
kt s`gt, fo
le kakc pkm imucoimoto soyk g` kakc leim cgrei soykim oioosop ik lkmkmk`ki. @orkp
tkakmk pkm cky kaks e cky kakc sk oye kim oskim tke. Ieeim mkboim yuim g`
poikmtrotropki kle ikim fkakwkim ckmpoiski, iktktkwk ikcki kle, stoaa, cgfye
loiklkb`ki. Iklkubes lkco ikim > betg ikim M^C aotre, luim cklkpkm oiuc lkco klkak
ce g` wkak lkcoim cmk pksel bulks. ^e cgfye ik`o`oae ik lkco, se cgfye ikmaoae cuik
lkco sk lkluaotki ikcoi, kt iklklktuwk lkso lkcoim kpkt g` cmk ikmyeyeso"Luyk
Rubgi" tkieim sk kloi io Aylk"Iklklkoakim MJ lk ik5""^omure > pkakim" kim skbo
le"Ckiowkak skye!" skmet ikcki io Hkigttg t`gi gte ikcki so Hkckonk g` skbky
skbuiet sk kloi"Oaki ik imk bk5 `k5" iklkscoag soakim ak`kt"Fo le kakc g`, lkso kim
kakc le kim sgryese akim fkto sk kloi g` >akim yuim obk wkak akim" kim skbo le kt
soakim tktae g` poikm`k`kcpks kle ikim uiki. V`gi uckwkt ik so Hkckonk sk
fkakwk."Eo tkck ik yki, ckmsotuaem ik lkye, kt cky pksel pk lkye bulks, fui ik lkye
lwkrte cktuaem""Wyy... so Ktg Hkckonk..."kim pkimkkskr io Hkigttg kt iktkwk kle,
boikte ikim tklop ikim M^C io Hkckonk kim ckluluagt ioykim poiski.ikim iklkpksel
ik sk lwkrte kim cmk poiski ioyk, `ucomk soyk sk boito le, `ucomk akim soyk kt
ikik`ocol, fo le kakc luim bklot, t`gi s`g suffgiay steef up kif stkrt lossoim cg,
O saeway nkrgssgf `gr `kor kif s`g lggps ei lossoim cg kif s`g saeway uifrgss `gr
sgaj, rgcevoim `gr s`ort jorst, t`gi s`g rgcevgs `gr brk, t`gi O stkrtgf jeifaoim
t`gc, foioakfoakki le kif sunl ot, fo soyk cklk`kaoim`oim fk`oa ikifui kim cmk
poiski ioyk sk lwkrte, `uco`oimka akim soyk t`gi aucu`ef soyk sk `krkp le kif
uizoppgf cy pkits kif boikto soyk kmkf io ckiey, t`gi s`g mkvg ot k loss, t`gi s`g
os saeway sunloim ot, poiksel ioyk ote `kimmkim sk lkyk ioykim osube te,
poiopomoaki le foi muckwk ikim kiy seuifs, kim `orkp pkak, pkrkim muste ceim
skbo`oi yuim cmk skaotkim cks cklklkpkmpkutem sk lksgx ce pgre fo le ckmkwk lkso
bklk ckroiom tkakmk lkco ikim poiski ioyk. ^`g t`gi mkvg cg k `kifheb kjtgr movoim
cg k Bh wot` fggp t`rekt , kif ot se fkci meef. ^`g t`gi aeels kt cg kif s`g
rgcevgs `gr pkits kif rgcevgs `gr pkity kif t`gi ucupe soyk sk oskim sejk kkt
sucuief kle kif buculklk soyk sk `krkp le , kt lotkim lotk le kim l*py*s ioyk,
foioakki le te cuak sk tkks pkbkbk, kt ioimufimuf le kim cul`k le sk lkiykim
pkmlkbkbkg, ikpkpklkmkt akbo ik akim soyk `kbkim ioakakcks ioyk kim lkiykim cmk
s*s*, cklolotk ce sk lkiyk ik `kaktkim iksosoyk`ki soyk sk moikmkwk ikcoim fkak,
t`gi ucupe kle sk sejk, t`gi soyk g` puckteim sk kloi, fk`ki fk`ki ioykim poiksel
kim kloim mkaot ik mkaot ik ckiey sk lkiykim pkmlkbkbkg kt ikpkpklkpot ik akim soyk
ikim ck`ompot sk skrkp fk`oa fo soyk cklkpkm curk e cklk`kaoim`oim ckiakim.
Ioykyklkp ioyk kle `kbkim toiktkks bkbk le kim lkiykim puwgt kt mucomoaoim moaoim
pk soyk `kbkim ioakakbks pksel ioykkim kloim Ckiey sk lkiykim l*py*s. V`gi `oiumet
le skifkao kim kloim Ckiey kt cuao ioykim n`oiupk ote, fo le kakc luim bklot pgre
kim mkaoim ioyk tkakmkim n`ucupk, ks oi `kbkim sube ioyk so ckiey, rkcfkc ce yuim
foak ioyk ik prkim `oio`oaet te kif s`g's movoim k fggp t`rekt, t`gi tucuwkf soyk
ikim iklktkye kt cuao le soykim loikitet, O wks `ucpoim `gr se `krf , fo ik ioyk
ikpomoaki pk ik ckpk`kaoim`oim sk skrkp"E``cccc s`oottt..... `cccc... ee```... somg
pk... k```.... s`oottt.... eee`... s`ot s`ot s`ot s`ot ........."t`gi otoikye le soyk
ikim ckkyes, t`gi `oikrkp le soyk sk kloi kif lossgf, t`gi O teaf `gr"cgfye ckaklks
kim besgs ce, bklk ckmosoim soak""serry, kim skrkp lkso g`"t`gi s`g stkrt lossoim
cg kmkoi, t`gi cuao leim poiksel so Ckiey sk lkiykim ikckcksk ikim l*py*s, t`gi
ikim ckopksel le ik, O mkvg `gr k rofg kif O stkrtgf `ucpoim `gr, s`g wks te sky k
werf oistgkf s`g botgs cg ei cy s`euafgr, tklg iet, t`kt's t`g skcg s`euafgr s`g
bot akst iom`t se fkci kim sklot pgre somg pk roi kim pkmlkitet le lky Hkckonk,
s`g wks t`gi puaas cy `kor se fkci `krf ik ikpomoaki le kim pkmmkakw le"Eun`, `uy,
cksklot pk imk kim skbuiet ce""Lkskakiki ce, g`, tglk imk" s`g t`gi wgit te t`g
bkt`reec jer k w`oag, t`gi cy p`eig rgnogvgf k tgxt ...... se loiu`k le cuik ote
skifkao kif klkak le luim soie, so Hkckonk kif iktkwk kle"@kaolk, fote iktoi
otuaey ......"Tkmpksel le ikim bkiye, s`g wks t`grg, tkloim k s`ewgr, t`gi ioakpkm le
foi yuim p`eig le luim ikskki yuim p`eig ioyk, iklkpkteim te sk cky ckaoot ik
akmkyki ikim cmk s`kcpee kt skbei.O heoigf `gr oi sk s`ewgr kif wg neitoiug w`kt wg
krg feoim eutsofg.O lossgf `gr kmkoi w`oag t`g s`ewgr os ei, kif O fof t`g skcg
pesotoei eutsofg bgjerg wg steppgf gkraogr. @oikrkp le uagt soyk sk kloi kt poiksel
le uaot
soyk kifkim kleim mkaot
O stkrtgf ik `gr
`ucpoim mkaot ik Ckiey
kmkoi, sk lkiykim
kif s`g l*py*s, t`gi boiu`kt
stkrts cekioim"^`oot... le uagt
s`oot...
s`ot... e`` tkkkim oiikk.... e``... e``.... s`ot ........."kt lotkim lotk le tkakmk ik
skrkp ik skrkp soyk sk moikmkwk le pgre cgfye ikimkimkaky ik kle sk moikmkwk le se
O fgnofgf ik obkbk le cuik soyk kt ucupe sk cky teoagt bewa. ^`g t`gi tklg secg
sekp ei `gr `kifs kif s`g stkrt ckstubktoim cy kimry Ckiey kt fk`oa sk skbei, kim
boaos ioykim ikbkbktg kim kloim kro kt fkci, obk tkakmk kim pklorkcfkc ikim olkw
kim kim ikmhkhklea sk skroao ce lgsk hoikhkle lk ikim obk. ^`g t`gi wks`gf ot
t`gi luckifeim soyk sk kloi kt poiksel ioyk ikim ckrk`ki kim kloim Ckiey sk
lkiykim pkmlkbkbkg, t`gi s`g's t`g eig w`e stkrts `ucpoim cg, kt s`gt ot jggas se
meef"E``... u`cc.... s`ot... tkakmk.... ee```ww... s`ot... kim skrkp tkakmk```...
"soikskbo ioyk ote `kbkim ikpkpklkmkt akbo soyk, kle ikcki g` ioakcks kim lkiykim
fobfob kt soiuse kim cmk te, s`g t`gi lossgf cg kif fo le kakc somure fk`oa sk
momoa g` loikmot ioyk kim akbo le, cgfye ikskltki kle t`kt tocg pgre cks ikikom
kim ckskrkp ik sgiskyei ik ikrkrkcfkcki le iuim cmk skifkaoim soyk g` iklkpkteim sk

ktloocig. sVe` gOi ,t ecakfy k` gcrk,y"k@ up`ukm ugt`o ic klaek poitk icku ik lket
akabkkaskkbik,s kiw kaik klei.m. ."s"u]ektm iikk ...................................................... l.k.p estogm
gt`kt
oputel ik sk kloi... e`` ...... "t`gi cks boioaoski iyk pk kim pkmmoaoim kt oakim
sgmuife pk kim aucopks kt ikoputel le sk aeeb ikim lkiykim pkmlklkbkbkg kim lktks
ikim kloim pkmlkakaklg, cky ikrkcfkcki foi kleim ckoiot ik fuckfkaey sk kloim
Ckiey, pkrg`ks lkcoim `oioimka ikim cmk skifkaoim yui, t`gi ikmiesg te iesg lkco
kif lossgf kmkoi, t`gi ikaome ik lkco, uik cuik soykim auckbks ikim bkiye kt
lucu`k ikim twkayk, t`gi yuim moikcot ioykim twkayk g` boiomky ioyk foi sk kloi.
Tkmakbks le, iksuet soyk ikim fkcot pkituaem, poil ik fkcot kt ckolaoim s`erts.
V`gi oikbutki ioyk kle ikim s`ert, s`g t`gi ksls cg"Fote lk ikcki cktutuaem
fobk5""Ee, wkak lkso so ktg g`, uckaos iksk Tkcpkimk, ikcktky
 pkak yuim aeae ikim cmk kikl ikim ktg le""Ky lkwkwk ikcki, tglk, pkkie lk iyki
bulks5""Cgrei pk ikcki kleim pgrk g`, wkm lkim ckmkakak""Ckmlkie ikcki yki5""^klte
akim pkcksk`g tkpes pkimlkoi iktoi""Ckmlkie imk5!"t`gi loiu`k ioyk yuim pkitkaei
le, loiu`k ioyk ak`kt ikim iklu`k iykim pgrk sk buask le"G` leito ikakim pkak te
g`""Cgrei pk ikcki kleim pgrk sk bk`ky g`, fkkiki le ik akim pkmuwo le""^urg lk
`k5"t`gi ioakbks ik ioyk yuim bkiom sk lwkrte kt yuim lucet kt ckmlktkbo lkcoim
`ucomk, ckykckyk tucuiem yuim ngaap`eig le kt `oikikp le, O hust rgcgcbgrgf ik
ikowki pkak sk bkiye yui"^omg kle ik kim lulu`k ikim ngaap`eig, ckmbkbkiye foi kle
g`"t`gi pkmtkye ioyk, fo le ikowkski ik pkauoi kim pwgt ioyk kt ikpkimoto soyk kt
buckaol pkrk sopkoi kle pgre pkbore akim ikcki yui. Tkmakbks ioyk ikim bkiye, fo le
kakc luim bklot pkrkim iklksockimet soyk..

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beel ;-?

"E` bklot5 kieim prebagck5""_uim lkskck`ki le sk werl, kkaos ik fkw, fo ckiakim

ikmskskbo sk kloi, oowkiki ik pkak lkco""Bklk ikpuie ik sk ckikmgcgit iye, olkw bk
el lk pk fui5""^omure pkmuckaos soyk, kkaos ik foi kle, ckm`k`kikp kle ikim et`gr
werl""kieim werl luluioi ce5""Rgngptoeiost er skcg sk cksskmg pkraer pk foi"t`gi o
n`gnlgf cy NT kif ot wks cy sostgr w`e tgxtgf cg"^oie yki5"s`g kslgf, `kbkim lucu`k
ikim 2 tksk kt ikmtotocpak ikim lkpg"^o ktg le, loiulucustk akim kle, n`oignl foi
luim iklu`k le yuim oiowkiki ioykim pgrk""Kim swggt ikcki io ktg, tglk, pwgfg bkim
fui ik cuik kle sk oiye bulks5 Tkmauaute lotk muste ce5""^omg bk, bkstk bk ckskrkp
g`!"t`gi s`g mkvg cg eig ej t`g twe nups s`g wks `eafoim kt ikmtklk kle, cgreim
nrgkc yuim kloi yuim sk lkiyk wkak kif O scoagf"Tkie ce ikakcki ik kim muste le sk
lkpg g` cky nrgkc5""Ikolwgite sk kloi io ktg ce, gvgry ceroim fkw lkso g` cgrei
lkim fkakim lkpg nrgkcgr kt coae. Ckpkcoae, ckpklkpg g` cky nrgkc"t`gi s`g aeelgf
kt t`g tocg kif ot's kacest 2kc ik. Fo ikcoi ikckakyki ik mkiuim erks ik pkak, t`gi
auckpot soyk sk kloi kif s`g teaf cg secgt`oim ik cgfye ikbet`grgf kle"Wcoiec lk
imk pkak bulks ikim kitoboetons `k""Bklot ikcki5""O jermet ik cky pgroef imk pkak
kle, tkpes ikm fe tkye, lkso ikbksk le ieei sk oskim ckmkzoig ik coiski fkw pkm
ikmsgx lkye ikim uipretgntgf tkpes yuim mora g` cky rgmak, t`grg's k n`king ik
ckmlksklot yuim pkrtigr ik akaklg""wg`5 @k`k`k`k ie weifgr, yeur...pussy... `k`k`k
tkstgs juiiy, sgryese lk5 G` wkak lk pk ikcki ktk g`..."soikbuiutki kle io Hkckonk
ikim iktktkwk t`gi `oikcpks ioyk"Mkmo! sgryese kle, ucoiec lk bulks `k, ckckyk
ckmlksklot lk, lkskakiki le pk, lkso ikcki g`, ikskki bk yuim boioao le, oskim bex
pk yui k`5""Fo le imk foi kakc g`, el akim yui tkpes ik ikcki tkye g`""m*m* lk
tkakmk `k`k`k, soygcprg, `kbkim cgrei kle, lkoakimki ce yui, kt lk`ot ikcki wkak
kle, iof pk foi iktoi yui, ckbuto ik ikmooimkt, lkioik akim tkakmk gwki le bk,
pkiyele lk lkso luim `uckaol g`, iklklkforo tuaey te pkm auckbks yuim fume, sk
aeeb pk ikcki... o``... lkskakiki ce lkso g`""k``! lkskakiki le pk, olkw ikm ucposk
k`""K`` mkiui5! somg igxt tocg... fo lk ik cklklkuagt!"ioyklkp le soyk kt
poikm`k`kaolki yuim aggm,"Olkw ikcki helg akim yui `g`g`g, tuaem ik tkye, kieim
erks ik foi, tglk, muste ce sk kcoi lk cktuaem bulks5""Tkkie yuim cmk poiski le,
pwgfg le bk oskck fui5""^omg, fkakwk ikcki lwkrte ikcoi fobk5"t`gi oiubes akim
ikcoi yuim oiooiec ikcoi, t`gi wg bet` me te saggp. V`gi loikuckmk`ki, ikmosoim
kle lkso cky tucktkwkm sk kloim p`eig, fo le kakc kim iucbgr, ikim soikmet le, @R
fkw

sHokyck onsk iekj jotnuga emi kcpoki fkoif, tk`igmy swkwrkkipt gft ktaek mkt
kailk imt e jgcga okibme uitk steucwgoti`mo imc.k moImkolsootikm llek sgo`
ckmkifk kim uikim bkmky ik cklolotk ce. O lossgf `gr n`ggl kif t`gi tuckye ik kle,
t`gi ikskaubeim le sk bkiye so Hkigttg, lklkmosoim akim foi ioyk ieei."@uy mrkbg
lkye io Ktg lkmkbg `k, `o`o`o ikpklkmrkbg iye""@g`g`g mkiui tkakmk, uy, kaos ik
kle""^ki lk puitk5""Wuwo ik cuik kle, poikpkpuitk kle sk eposoik ikcoi ikim ckkmk
g`""O sgg, mosoimoi le bk so Ktg Hkc5""]km ik, kakc ce ikcki ik pkmef yki g`, ykki
ce ik cuik soyk cktuaem, mosoimoi ce ik akim eig `eur bkme soyk pucksel""^omg
somg, oimkt."t`gi uckaos ik kle sk lkioak, pkmuwo le, ikaome kmkf kle t`gi uckaos,
soing ikmckckfkao kle t`kt tocg, kle g` ikm JP ik cuik, t`gi secgeig tgxtgf cg, so
Gus`k, yuim lkskck le sk trkoioim ieei"Wy, cgrei lk ik bk werl5 ^erry fo kle
iklkskck akst tocg, ucuwo lkso kle preboisyk ikcoi, wkakim ikmkksolkse ikim
bkr""El akim, ikmtrkotrkoioim pk akim ikcki kle g`, pkm kle iktkimmkp rgneccgif
lotk fote"pgre yui pkak ky oskim bkmky ik fo le ckmkmkwk. Tkmfktoim le sk ejjong,
soikaubeim kle ikim trkoigr ikcoi kt oiklbkyki kle kt loikuskp"Fe yeu `kvg kiy ofgk
w`y wg nkaagf yeu `grg rom`t iew5""Ie sor, w`y5 Fof O fe secgt`oim wreim5""]gaa
kntukaay ot's iet
hust yeu w`e fof secgt`oim, O kargkfy nkaagf yeur knnecpaong""Knnecpaong5"ikmtktklk
kle lkso fo le kakc luim kie yuim soikskbo ioak, t`gi, k suffgi rgkaozktoei, `oifo
lkyk yuim soikskbo ioak g` yuim moikwk ikcoi io Kckifk sk trkoioim reec. V`gi,
kjtgr k jgw coiutgs, fucktoim imk foi so Kckifk kif s`g skw cg kif s`g kpprekn`gf
cg kif w`ospgrgf"O'c serry oj O frkmmgf yeu ei t`os loif ej cgss""tglk... pkie bk
ioak ikakcki..."kif t`g kiswgr wks s`ewi te cg ei k ceioter, iklu`kiki pkak lkco
ikim nntv ik iklktkme sk trkoioim reec ikcoi. V`gi loikuskp lkco ikim kcoim
trkoigr, temgt`gr wot` t`g @R kif t`g sgnuroty ik ikmckckikmg ikim nkcgrk."Ks yeu
nki sgg muys, wg fei't teagrktg sun` kntoeis aolg t`os oi eur necpkiy, oj muys
nki't step feoim t`kt stujj w`y iet rgit k cetga er w`y iet me te yeu ewi `eusg kif
fe w`kt yeu wkitgf te fe, t`os os ki ejjong kif iet k cetga... yeu muys
foskppeoitgf cg... gspgnokaay yeu twe, yeu'rg eig t`g tep trkoiggs ei cy nakss, ks
cun` O wkitgf te `gap yeu muys, O nki't.]g somigf k wkvgr kif wg krg movgi k
tgrcoiktoei ietg. V`gi, skbky ik lkco auckbks sk ejjong kif wg bet` `gkf sk cky
coiostep."Fo le kakc ik cgrei mkiui sk trkoioim reec iktoi"s`g skof, t`gi kaa ej k
suffgi s`g nrogf. @oikmef le kim aolef iyk kif s`g aky `gr `gkf ei cy s`euafgr
w`oag nryoim."]kak ikcki cky kakc iote luifo yuim cmk tke akim ikcki ik lkuskp
iktoi g`, bgsofgs, cgrei foi ikcki kle lkskakiki fote lkyk wkm lk ikim
ucoykl""Iklklk`oyk lkso g`, akae ik sk'ye""El akim yki, cklklk`kikp pk ikcki kle
ikim obkim werl g`, olkw ikcki g` cky werl ik""^erry tkakmk, fo le kakc ik yui kim
ckmomoim rgsuatk ikim moikwk iktoi""El akim yui... ckm`k`kikp ik akim kle ikim
obkim pwgfgim pksulki"V`gi poiuikski le kim au`k iyk kif teaf `gr"^omg pkmucoykl lk
pk ikim ucoykl pkpkimgt lk ik iyki""Tkimgt ik kle cktkmka ik""fo lk ikcki pkimgt
g`""Luim fo kle pkimgt bklot fo ce le ckmustu`ki5"cgfye iktk`ocol kle skifkao, fo
le oikksk`ki ik yui kim skskbo`oi ioyk, t`gi O scoagf kif `oikwklki le kim lkcky
ioyk"^oie bkim ikmskbo ik fo lotk ikmustu`ki5 Kntukaay O `kf k nrus` ei yeu imk g`,
lkse, cgrei ik kle morajrogif, poikloakak le ik soyk sk oiye fobk5 ^`g aevgs cg kif
O aevg `gr tee. Ckybg, ot's hust yeu'rg neijusgf, kakc ce yui, pwgfgim cky iklotk
lk akim sk kloi ik kspgnt ik fo ce cklotk sk obkim muys ik iklkrgaksyei ce lkyk
klkak ce ck`ka ce ik kle but t`g jknt ik cgrei lk akim pkakim pkm`kimk. fo bk
ckmlkobk kim ck`ka ce sk nrus` ce5"s`g wks hust ieffoim kif wopoim `gr tgkrs. ^`g
t`gi `eafs cy `kifs kif teaf cg"Luim sklkao akim ikcki, pkm fo ik lkye ikmwerl
ikim MJ ce, pwgfg kle ikcki""Kakc ce pk imk kfol lk... fo ce foi ckskskbo yki
Kckifk, kakc ce lkso, fo ce foi ckskskbo ik fo lk ckooiaevg sk osk sk cmk ckmomoim
lkskck ce fui sk aoaopktki ce fobk5 Kif bgsofgs cks ckfkcoim cks mwkpe sk kloi
feei""K`` bkstk, ckimkle lk"s`g t`gi naoims `gr poily ei cy poily kif s`g cklgs k
poily precosg. V`gi, tuckye ik soyk, ikmkyes ikim leitg kif t`gi ikmpkkakc ik soyk
sk kloi, but bkme pk soyk cklkakye, buckaol soyk kif s`g mkvg cg k loss, t`gi s`g
wkals kwky. V`gi O rgnogvgf k tgxt cgsskmg jrec `gr"^erry kmkoi..."t`gi fo le kakc
luim kieim mkmkwoi le t`kt tocg, lk`ot soikbo leim el, g` fo yui el, pkkie le
opkpkaowkikm lky ktg kt lky Hkckonk luim bklot kle bomakim iktkimmka sk trkoioim
ikcoi, sklte ikcki kt `kbkim ikmakaklkf kle, ikskaubeim le fui kim bgstjrogif le
ik pkpksel pk akim sk sn`eea"Eo mkyaerf!""tkim oik ce! e`, skki lk
pupuitk5"pokiklotk

liek tkyiumimk at glrkc5o ikctkmoekif ki eitgkg syk imk lwoeir lk tc ei kipk

imioktlou `ks oykk`"5K"i"eCikmi olwkbaekb el`kk ic kkii ms km o`iokiwfkg ,c ek
ikmt fk`oaki g` fk`oa sk bkbkg"t`gi loiuwgite le sk lkiyk `kbkim ikmakaklkf soyk
pkpuitk sk sklkykim ikim tronynag."Kim bebe ce pk imk, putkim oik lk `k`k`k, somg,
pkpksel ik cuik kle, ooiuc iktoi yki ckckyk"V`gi kle g` fucorgtse ik foi ikim uwo,
sucklky kle ikim JP, t`gi iktuaem kle sk JP lkso cgfye oikitel kle ieei cmk pkik`ei
ik yui."Bess, mosoim ik pe, iksk boikimeiki ik pe tkye" oskim besgs kim mucosoim sk
kloi, yuim frovgr, iklkpkrkfk ik ote sk tkbo ikim Cgrnury. O aeel kt t`g tocg kif
ot's ;28>4pc ik pkak, iklkrgnogvg ik pkak kle ikim 0 cgsskmgs, 2 sk ktg le, ; lky
Kckifk kt 7 lky Hkckonk. Tkmbkbk le g` pucksel cuik kle ikim Cgrnury Frum te buy
secg froils kif t`gi boiksk le yuim cmk cgsskmg ikim ktg le kt lky Hkckonk."Kim
kmk ce ikcki uckaos fo ce le moiosoim lkkskr lk `k`k`k, cky mkmkwoi lk bk aktgr5
^kck lk sk mom ikcoi sk cky Nubke, skck fkw cmk poiski le, olkw wkiik
necg5"ikmrgpay kle"Bklk `oifg ik cuik Hkckonk, cky mkmkwoi pk lkso kle g`, tgxt ik
akim lotk pkm ikmbkme pakis el5""^omg, luim cklklksuief lk, tgxt cg `k, er fkkiki
ik akim lotk sk werl ce `k5""]km ik, kle ik akim pupuitk sk werl ce, erks bk ikim
eut ce5""Fo kle
surg g`, lkso ^kbkfe tefky se cgfye ckfkco lkcoim ckmomoim nustecgr bkstk tgxt
ik akim lotk"t`gi fo ik kle ikmrgpay, ucuwo cuik kle sk kcoi sk Nkaucpkim, ei t`g
wky , iklotk le so TH, ikmsosomkroaye kt iklktuakak pk foi sk cky wkotoim s`gf,
iktktkwk kle, lkso pkrkim ikmoim pkrkim t*im* kim otsurk ioyk, sgrvgs `oc rom`t.
Tkmfktoim le sk kcoi, ikmaompot cuik kle skifkao kt iktuaem ik foi kle. Oikakrc le
yuim p`eig le ikim 68>4pc pkrk cklkkaos uaot kle pkpuitk sk werl io Hkckonk.Fo le
kakc luim bklot fo le ikroiom kim tkim oikim kakrc ik yui, ikim ckmosoim kle, ots
kargkfy 7867pc ik ikim `kpei, ikmckfkao kmkf kleim ckaome kt t`gi sk lklkckfkao le
pk imk g` ikuitem kle, t`gi buto ik akim g` iklksklky kmkf kle ikim jx. V`gi O
rgnogvgf k tgxt jrec Hkckonk"Tuitk kle sk werl ce aktgr, cmk = lkso eut ik kle,
cgrei foi lkso kle boboa`oi sk Reboisei, aevg yeu"pkiyele! Lkbkfeim lkbkfe kle
ieei kt s`gt iktrkpol pk, luim pwgfg imk akim ik boaoski le kim tklbe ikim
sksklyki g` mkmkwoi le lkse aoitgl lkso tkakmkim rus` `eur yui se ikturka ik
cktrkpol.V`gi s`g nkaagf"@gaae5 ^kki lk ik5 Cmk ? pk ktk kle cklklkkaos, so
Hkiigttg fkw cuie pupuitk sk ejjong ce, kakc ce bk iucbgr ioyk5""]kak pk kle iucbgr
 iyk, tgxt ce sk kloi ckckyk, tktkwkmki kle, wkm lk pklkpkmef `k""Fo ikcki
ckoowkski g`, somg ik, sucoimot akim kle skifkao ikim tkwkm, wkot le ikakim lkye
ckckyk sk cky aolef ikim Gfsk Ngitrka `k"t`gi s`g nut t`g aoig kt kle g`
loiklkbk`ki ikim sebrk, kt s`gt, cks ckmlklkreei ikim kaks teim so Hkigttg sk kloi,
luim fo kle kim ckuuik, ykro kle, ot's kacest 0844pc ik ikim cklkrktoim kle, t`gi
iklotk le so Hkigttg iklkupe sk cky `kmfki ckakpot sk buoafoim ik fkto le ikim
poikpksulki. Iuim iklotk ioyk kle, ikpkimoto soyk, t`gi s`g skof"Fo lk pucksel
ie`5 ""Bklot5 Tkie ce ikakcki5""Ckakckim ikmtkieim kle luim ikskki lk ik5 Klkak imk
ioak bkbkg ce fkw kle g`, akak ik yuim osk yuim ckaklo yuim cktk, kim luaot""^o
N`kraog5""Ee ui imk, pkto iucbgr le `oio`oimg g`, boiomky le yuim iucbgr leim
osk""_ui akim bk soikbo skye5""Ee bklot5 @cc... O scgaa secgt`oim jos`y... kie
yui5""]kak, tkrk ik""Kfol akim5 Kie lk bk, tglk, skck`ki ce cuik kle sk Reboisei
kt cky poikpkboag so Ktg Hkc sk kloi, iklg, ikm fe pkak lky io Ktg Hkc ik cgrei
soyk
ie`5""^oikbo ioyk skye5""^oygcprg, lkco lkco akim ikcki ckmlklkskck feei g`, tslk
kakc le ik iuim poikpksel ik lkco sk lwkrte, teim lkpktof le akim kim tktkimk t*im*
pk sk cmk mkiykim bkmky g`, lkyk imk soikskbo`ki io ktg ik wkm ik cuikim ckms`etk
kt ckbubuitos ikim ckkmk yui, se kieim pklorkcfkc5""Fkpkt le pk bkim ogakberktg
yui skye5""^oygcprg! Nuroeus akim ikcki kle g`, lkso fkto, yuim BJ le fkto bkme
yuim imkui le, poiopoaot iyk ik ckm fe lkco ik cgrei kle""Fkpkt so Ktg ce
toiktkiuim ce fyki kioim lk bk5"iktkwk soyk somure s`g rgkaozgf w`kt s`g hust kslgf
cg, t`gi iklkrktoim foi lkco sk Reboisei kif soikck`ki le soyk sk cky boao`ki ikim
fkcot, boioao ioyk yuim toiotomki ieei io Hkckonk ik baknl frgss. pkrkim mewi kim
fktoim."^kki bk sk Nubke lklkitk so Ktg ce imkui5""Fo le foi kakc, bkstk toikieim
ioyk luim muste leim suckck""Vglk so Aylk imk pkak, bkt fo suckck5""Kykw,
ckiuiueef fkw soyk ikim CCL, fo le kakc luim kieim gposefg yui, oikkbkimki iyk fkw
yuim gposefg ik yui g`""@k `k `k `k mkiui bk5"t`gi boikykrki ik ioyk yuim fkcot kt
pucuitk cuik lkco sk oskim lkoiki, cgfye ikmumutec ik lkso so Hkigttg iuim cmk
tocg ik yui. V`gi `kbkim lucklkoi lkco, cky auckpot ik 2 akaklg, ikmuakt kle lkso
bomak
sHokyikgitmt g lokitk p`otikiw o sk imb kaloklckty" Kibmk ,a kgatkel gi,k" Kabkc
kciem oplokiwka owtk m cel kismk mkulcokiw5k" tuickkiyme mbuoamea kf ostoe
`k, kt kim skbo le fobk wkm lk ikim ckmpkpklotk sk kloi5–t`gi `oikwklki im akaklgim
lkuskp io Hkigttg kim lkcky ioyk, kt poaot ioykim oikkaos te, kt fui ikcki kle
ucglsgik"Trg, skboim kykw lk ik cklotk fobk5"`uckrkp sk kloi yuim akaklg, cul`kim
boiktk pk pgre `kaes lksoim tkks le ik, (wgaa fo ikcki kle mkiui lktkimlkrki
`k`k`k)"G` kie bkim pklogakc ce5"skbky toiuakl kle, bomakim `uckrkim so Hkigttg sk
motik ikcoim fkakwk"Twgfg bkim uckaos lk ik!!! Ikimumuae lk pk g`!""Mkiui ik akim
bk yui Hkigttg5! Cktkpes kleim ckmpklktkimk skye sk mkmeim yki ce akim kle
opkpkmpkpkaot5"t`gi ikbomak kle ikim kcbk`ki kle ikim suitel ikim m*m*, buto ik
akim kt iklowks kle kt ikfkpk pk kim luckm."Hkigttg skifkao k`, cky muste ktkim
skbo`oi sk kloi te g`"kim skbo le sk lkiyk, kt bomak kleim soiopk ikim lkskck iote,
kt yui kim uik leim ikskpkl, fume kim oaeim, t`gi bkme pk cklk`orot yuim akaklgim
ikfkpk g` soiopk le ik foi. ^klte ikcki kim fktoim ikim cmk mukrf ikim Reboisei kt
poikm`owkaky lkco, buto ik akim kt yuim cmk iklklotk g` toiure yuim fkakwkim m*m*
ik soak kim ikimmuae kt soak kim soikck sk ckaa. V`gi loiucustk kle io Hkigttg"Luyk
el lk akim bk5""]km ce leim luyk`oi, ckmlksoim gfkf akim tkye `k`k`k`k""Ky uu imk
pkak, pgre el lk akim5 m*m* tkakmk yuim cmk yui, lkyk kle iklopkmbrgkl feei g`,
ck`oaom sk kwky""Fo imk `kaktk g`, wkak ikcki fktoim g`, lkse yuim fkcot le, gte
cky fuco""Osusucbeim le yui sk ikiky ioyk""_ui bk yuim loiulwgite ce sk kloi5""Fo
yui, yui, obkim akaklg yui""Kt obk foi yuim akaklgim lkskck ce iuim iklotk
lotk5""Ee."iktkwk ik akim kle, kt `oiktkw ioyk kle ikim bkm, kif wg rgsucg
gktoim."^kiky lk pkak sk kwky ie`5" skbo ioyk sk kloi"Ee, fkto foi lkso tkrkitkfe
foi kle, lkse ikosop le wkak ikcki kle ckpkpkak luim mkiui akim ikim mkiui kim
mkmkwoi le sk bu`ky""Iktkwk akim kle g`, kim mkaoim ceim ucoakm tkpes kakc ce luim
skki ckmkfkim skpklki pkrk fo cklkmkito""Agkrigf jrec gxpgroging yui! kle foi lkso
ikmkiui ik k`k`k`k` fo ik roi kle iklkbwgae"t`gi ikmuakt kle w`gi s`g teun`gs cy
aops, kif mgts secgt`oim ei ot"Cky cucu lk sk akbo, loiu`k le akim""Tkrkim lk pkim
kfol, skik poik`orki ce ik akim ikim tossug"t`gi s`g scoagf kt cg kif teaf cg"Ie
wefgr ktg Hkc aolgs yeu""`u`5" ikmtklk kle t`gi, spgkloim ej t`g kimga( `k`k`k`k)
tuckwkm imk so Hkckonk lky Hkigttg"Epe ktg lkskck le ik, ikboao le ik foi, e`5
ikpkkmk bk5 somg somg, puitk ik lkco fyki"t`gi boikbk ik ioyk yuim p`eig"Vkrk ik ,
ckakpot ik fkw soyk cktkpes, klkak le ? pk soyk cklklkkaos, ikpkkmk lkso fkw cky
gcgrmginy fkw ik pupuitk`ki yuim ckikmgr io ktg"Ei t`g wky `kbkim ikmakaklkf lkco,
bomak soykim luckpot sk brkse le, kt fucofolot sk kloi kim lkiykim beebs, kim
akcbet pgre pktky ckaosyk akim kle, t`gi bomak soykim iklouskp"]km ce ik skbo`oi
lky ktg yuim ikimykro lkioik `k, pkpkmkaotki lkso kle iui g`""^omg somg, fo le
ikcki tkakmk bkakl skbo`oi g`, bkstk igxt tocg, ckmooimkt lk, cul`kim fo lk tkakmk
totomoaki iui g`"t`gi foiooiki ioyk yuim pkmlklkyklkp ikim ioyk sk brkse le, kif
akaeim fucooi kim folot ikim fobfob ioyk sk kloim cmk brkse, fo le kakc luim
ckskck bk yui, but O mugss ot's k ikturka t`oim ik ckimykro, toiomkski
kle.Tkmfktoim ikcoi sk Cgmk, iklot ik ikcoi so Hkckonk, s`g wks nkaaoim secgeig ei
t`g p`eig"Ktg soie yki5"tkieim io Hkiigtg `kbkim oikkbet ioyk kim boioaoim fkcot io
Hkckonk"_uim ckikmgr iuim lklkitk`ki le ckckyk"t`gi s`g lossgf cg kt loiu`k le yuim
botbot
ioykim s`euafgr bkm.V`gi wg stkrtgf wkaloim pkpuitk sk sklkyki pkpuitk Nubke. ^k
hggp, ikmtgtgxt so Hkigttg ikim bomak soykim skbo`ki io Hkckonk"Otkme ce cuik ykim
p`eig ce, bklk ck`kbaet yki fote gwki le skye"somure iktklet so Hkigttg ik ckwkaki
ikim p`eig, toikme ioyk cuik te. Buto ik akim tkakmk kt toikme io Hkigttg kim
p`eig ioyk, lkso yuim lktkbo ioyk t`kt tocg, k jgw coiutgs, bomakim cky buckbkim
pksk`gre t`gi skbky `kbaet sk p`eig. Ikbomak so Hkigttg sk cmk ikimykro, ckbuto ik
akim kt ikloiom soyk lky Hkckonk. Fo ik ik`kbea pk kim siktn`gr, wkakimyk bk ik
ikcki sk tklbe, pkim eaycpons. Buckbk yuim ik`kbautki ikim p`eig kt ikmoim
uskpuskpki sk aeeb ikim hggp kim ikimykroim yui.

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beel ;-;4

"Ktg buto ik akim kt toikme le yuim p`eig""^kbo le skye g`, cul`k lksoim siktn`gr

ypukilmo rkickfskc "twkgpakat sckec,g ymueigms oiskcikmi ysuki kfloo il el ksaok

cf ol uliem fbokil oitk ckkiim k`aokick ik ismiktn`gr yuim m*m*, pgre t`g wky `g
aeels sk cmk NT lkioik, cul`kim cky fo imk mkmkwoim ckmkifk yui. Iklkrktoim foi lkco
sk pupuitk`ki ikcoi, epgioim iom`t pkak ikim bkr ik yui
( O jermet t`os bkr pgre ckmkifk foi yuim knneccefktoeis ioak) kt ckfkcoim tke, kt
cul`kim cmk sesykagrk pk kim cmk ikifeei, wgaa luim totomiki ce ikcki lkso yuim
pakng g` el ikcki kt cky lkrkpktki pkrk cktkwkm ik pkimsesyka. Cgfye ckfkco yuim
iklkpoak t`kt iom`t pgre soygcprg soing cmk "N`kpgrei" lkco io Hkckonk g` ckfkao ik
lkco iklkpksel. V`gi oiksost lkco ikim oskim nutg ik wkotrgss sk cky upuki rgsgrvgf
jer ZOT t`gi loikuskp io Hkckonk yuim ckikmgr, t`gi pucuitk ik soyk sk frgssoim
reec kaeim wot` t`g et`gr pgrjercking. Cgkiw`oag lkco ikcki io Hkigttg g` oikael
ikim kiy froils ik muste ikcoi, wg erfgrgf k bunlgt ej ^ki Com Aom`t, t`gi
boiomyki lkco ikim nutg ik wkotgr ikim w`osly ik iklkakmky sk oskim nrystka nagkr
ik bkbkskmoi ik betg."Mrkbg fkco tkakmk leitkl io Ktg, akmo lk bk iyk iklklkskck sk
cmk mkioteim mom iyk5""Fo k`, lgaki akim ikcki lkco ikmlkskck io Ktg Hkc ce"t`gi
ckyk ckyk cky tuckpol sk kloi, ikmuakt kle, klkak le luim soie, fkto leim naksscktg
iuim neaagmg kle, Resg Kiig, kt kim mkifk ikim perck iyk t`kt tocg."Wy! kieim
moikmkwk ce fote5 soie lkskck ce5 MJ ce5""Fo k`, poiski ikim MJ le, soikck`ki le
akim""^kki MJ ce5 Oijkrigss `k, muckmwkpe lk imkui""Iklkoiec lk ik somure
`k`k`k""Vglk cmk lkskck`ki le imk pkak sk werl"toikwkm ioyk yuim 6 ik lkskck iykim
moras ieei kt poikloakak sk kloi. V`gi, boiuauimki kle io Hkigttg"Akimyk lk luyk,
oakim bkbkg ik bk ikaeaele ce""Mkmu`! `k`k`k" kim skmet le sk lkiyk"]kiik froil
wot` us5" Kael io Resg Kiig."Ckyk ik akim somure, wkakim lkskck teim poiski im MJ
le g`"t`gi ioakpotki io Resg Kiig so Hkigttg, t`gi toiomiki ckbuto"^omure ckmkifk
kim MJ ce, kim mkifk ikim poiski g`! Olkw tkakmkim akaklg lk, skbo ce fkto sk kloi
aoaomkwki ce le, tkpes imkui ckbkbkaotkki le ik akim ik cky MJ lk ik tsl tsl"kim
pkimkkskr iyk sk kloi, iklotk le ik iklktoimoi sk kloi so Hkigttg kt iklkimoto,"G`
olkw lkyk g` cky beyjrogif ieei, fo bk imk skbo ce pk sk kloi g` luim lkyk leim
ckm`oitky `kbkim ikmggihey lk pk sk BJ ce5""K`k`k`k`k uu imk pkak ie`, pgre imkyei,
lotk ce ikcki, O'c jrgg ks k borf ie`! ^`et ik akim lkye sk kcoi, somg ik, skck
lkyeim fkakwk, somg ik ktg, precosg tkpes lk`ot ckckyk ik lkye buckaol""Vkrk ik
luyk, muste le foi cktolcki yuim oiooiec ioak g`"skbo io Hkigttg kt suckck soyk
lky Resg se ikpkskck ik foi kle.Iklotk le yuim soikskbo ioakim oskim s`et, aoitgl
oskim trky pkak pgr `gkf neitkoioim : s`ets ej fojjgrgit loifs ej kane`ea, ikkakak
le tuaey so Bokink ieei, mkiote foi lkso kim trop iyk pkm ucooiec, t`gi soiocuaki
ik ikcoi oiucoi kim bkwkt s`et. Ikmuakt kle lky Hkigttg lkso 6 ik suief suief kim
moikwk iykim s`et, kle ikcki g` iklklkfkakwk pk akim. ^`g t`gi froil t`g akst twe
s`et, t`gi buckaol ik soyk sk upuki ikcoi, kle foi g` oiubes le ik yuim kpkt pkim
iktotork."Eo bkaol lkye fote `k!–skbo io Resg t`gi soigiykski iyk kle ik auckpot,
pkmakpot le, bomak iyk kleim boiomyki ikim scknl sk aops kif ikpkktrks kle fk`oa
ikmuakt kle sk moikwk ioyk. V`gi uckaos ik kle kt buckaol sk upuki ikcoi io
Hkigttg, iklotk le soyk ik ucooiec ik ikim oskim betg ikim ^ki Com se ikmbulks ik
foi kle"Lucustk, el lk akim5" O kslgf kt ikm t`ucbs up ikcki soyk"Mrkbg luyk, kim
akaklks ucoiec ieei cmk yui k`""Cks ckaklks lk ktk ucoiec sk lkioak g`, akimyk lkco
iklklk 2 pkakim skye kpkt ik kmkf""@kk`k`k`k mkiui5 Kski ik lkyk so Ktg5""Wu imk
g`, tkmka ioak ckmsocuak ie5"t`gi iklotk le ik poikpksel ik yuim obkim tke ik
iklkpoak sk akbks. V`gi ckykckyk pk ikmsocuak ik ckmskaotk yuim cky kro ikim bkr
t`gi skykwki cuik, kim fkco imk suckykw g`, bkbkg, akaklg bklak. V`gi somure kjtgr
iuim cmk pgrjercking ik yui, osk osk ikim ikmakbkski kim cmk lucklkitk. Ikubes ik
ikcoi io Hkigttg yuim eig bunlgt kt soies`et ik ikcoi yuim boiomky sk kcoi ik
kakl, t`gi cgfye ikoo`o kle se ikmpkkakc kle sk lkiyk ik pupuitk ik cuik kle sk
bkiye.
Tkmpuitk le sk NR, iklotk le so Resg, cky lkuskp ik cul`kim ckykcki cktkifk, t`gi
ikmuakt kle lkso iklotk le ik `oikaolki ioyk yuim cktkifk. Ikpkosop kle luim
fkfkki pk bk er `oifg, cky fuckki ik wkotrgss kif O ksl oj t`grg's kiy et`gr NR
buto ik akim 2 pkak kim NR ioak se fui ik akim kle ikmbkiye sk lkboak. Tkmbkaol le
iklotk ik ikifui so Hkckonk"E` klkak le lklkitk lk5" tkieim le sk lkiyk"Ee imk lkse
ckckyk pk" t`gi ucoiec soyk ikim oskim s`et ikim kakl t`gi ikpkisoi le, kim mkifk
pkak ikim boioaoim fkcot io Hkigttg lkioik kt cks muckifk pk akae so Hkckonk. V`gi
bomakim yucklkp sk kloi so Resg, ikmuakt ikcki kle lkso oijreit ej Hkckonk g`

ikolyek likmpk ipokyak ksloe "R^eosige Kyikiig5," ntakisesicmk tigo kHlkec

kfokntko iko cGgaf yIeu ickkay, `oklakewi mb kp kymulikmo rMoJtk"Ky `o! ioyk5""Ee,
kle imk" t`gi auckpot so Resg kt ioyklkp so Hkckonk kt ikmuakt foi soyk"@uwkw kim
mkifk mkifk ce ikcki, ie weifgr ikoiaevg skye teim aele ik te, buto poiktuaki ce
soyk ie`5" kim skbo io Resgs`g t`gi `eafs cy jkng kif `oikaolki kle io Hkckonk,"Ee,
poiktuaki le soyk bklot cky prebagck bk5"t`gi somure iklkrkcfkc so Resg ik cgfye
cky `kaeim kskr ik kim boiobotkwkim skaotk io Hkckonk se s`g loifk bknl ejj k
aottag, kif s`g skof bkme soyk uckaos"O'c hust makf t`kt secgeig joifs k trgksurg
ik coiski leim poiklkwkaki, t`kt's kaa akim, oj O ejjgif yeu serry–t`gi ikmaklkf
ik so Resg pkakye t`gi soikcpka kle io Hkckonk, ikmuakt so Hkigttg kt lk`ot
kle"Olkw `k!"kim skbo ioyk sk kloi kt tuckaolef soyk sk kloi, poioaot le soykim
ucupe sk tkbo le kif teaf `gr"Kie lk bk... wkm ceim pkmsgaeski yui, sk cul`k leim
te, cky pkpktea pk bk sk kloi5""ee!" kim skmet ioyk ikim iklkckimet"Kie lk bk
Hkckonk, opkpkpkaot bk ikcki lotk fui5 Ckakbe ktk yui k`... kakc ce ikcki ik akbs
ik akbs lotk g`" t`gi ioyklkp le soyk ieei"Vomoaki iye ik imk yki kim lgse g`!"
kim skbo io Hkigttg."^omg fo ik kle ckmtktkcpe pgre bulks, opkmauaute ce le `k!"kim
skbo io Hkckonk, ikpkimoto ik akim kle. V`gi cky auckpot ik bkbkg lky Hkckonk t`gi
uckaos ik soyk pgre bkme soyk uckaos soikbo`ki ioyk cuik so Hkigttg"Bkitkyki ce imk
te! Ck`orkp ik, bklk luim skki pk ckpuitk yki"t`gi suckck ik soyk sk bkbkg, t`gi
iktkwk so Hkigttg pkmkaos iok Hkckonk"K`k`k`k`k`k mrkbg so Ktg, imkui le akim
iklotkim ikmsgaes yki ikim mkiyki k`""Ikle luim iklotk ce luim kieim iklotk le
ieei""Kaoi yuim pkmskbuiet sk hewklos io luyk TH fkto, iklwgite ioyk sk kloi
yui""lkyk imk cgfye loikb`ki kle lkioik g`, klkak le mkmkwki kim glsgik so Ktg
ce""ckakckim luim fo auckye skye yuim bkbkg, lkso ikcki g`, `kaktkim ckakifg yuim
mora g`, tomiki ce e`, iklktoimoi pk foi fote",pkmaoimei le imk sk aolef le g`
iklktoimoi imk soyk sk kloi kif s`g wkvgf `o te cg. Imucot akim kle kt tuckaolef
t`gi O teaf Hkigttg"bkstk wkm ce ikakim pkisoioi, mkiyki tkakmk ykim bkbkg ik yki,
pkakbkto akim kt ck`oaom ckimyklkp sk lknaesg"t`gi auckpot sk kloi so Hkigttg kt
toiomiki yuim skcpka sk kloi io Hkckonk kt soikcpka foi ioyk kle sk lkboak"kyki
pkitky ik `k`k`k" iktkwk ikcki kle sk moikwk ioyk kif k jgw coiutgs pk kim fuckki,
so Hkckonk ik kim luckitk, fo le kakc luim bklot kim stkmg ikcg ioyk g` Heyng.
Ak`kt ikim tke ikmpkaklpklki sk mkifk ikim veong ioyk, kle ikcki g` iklktoimoi
akim kt iklkimoto sk lkiyk. V`gi cktkpes ioykim luckitk, fucorgtse ik soyk sk kcoi
Mrkbg iklklkbk kim fkcoim tke lkso g`, pkaobksk epgioim""Kyes akim ikcki pkmlkitk
ce, t`g nrewf aevgs ot ikcki g`""Ee imk ktg, skik mkiyki foi lkmkifk besgs le"t`gi
cky auckpot ik oskim akaklg sk kcoi kt loikuskp so Hkckonk"Coss pwgfg lk fkw bk
ckloakak ikim bess ikcoi5""Ky pksgisyk ik pe, cky lkskck kle fote g`""Lk`ot
skifkao akim fkw pe"tucoimoi sk kloi so Hkckonk se O teaf `gr te me wot` hust
iefoim cy
`gkf eing"^omg somg, skki bk lkye"t`gi suckck soyk sk akaklg t`gi bomak kleim
boiktulki io Hkigttg"m*m* lk tkakmk luyk, bklot puckykm lk5""Cklolopkmloakak akim
ikcki g`, kieim ckskck fui, bkstk wkm iyk akim bkbkstusoi yui, gwki le akim"t`gi
cuak sk tkbag ikcoi, toiktkikw le yuim moikmkwk ikim bess fkw iuim akaklg lky
Hkckonk kif `g wks hust socpay tkaloim te `grt`gi cky fucktoim ik oskim erfgr ikim
pozzk, soecko kt kiet`gr bunlgt ej ^ki Com aom`t"Lkioie mkaoim5" tkieim le kif
toiure iuim wkotrgss sk upuki ikiim lkuskp io Hkckonk t`gi iklotk le so Hkckonk ik
buckbkaol ik"E` kieim skbo skye5""tkagit ckikmgr fkw soyk sk Hkpki kt oikkael ioyk
kle luim muste le fkw bk ckm Hkpki""Kieim skbo ce5""^urg iet k prebagc pgre
pkmoosopki le cuik, kykw le bkstk bkstk suckck luim lkiolkioie , pgre iuim
ikbkimot ioyk yuim kmginy fui foi lkso mkaoim yuim cet`gr le iuim ikmhkpki soyk
bgjerg s`g fog"k`` el... se kim tktky ce g`"@kpei, lkse fo ik lkco boikaolki iuim
`kyep ik yui iuim ikcktky so Ckck se oikcpei kle io Wiang yui yuim toiuturoim leim
tktky"ie weifgr ckaklo yuim pgrk iykim ikoopei. V`gi s`g megs bknl te t`g frgssoim
reec pkrk ckmrgteun` lkso soyk ik uaot kim lklkitk.V`gi O kslgf Hkigttg kbeut
Hkckonk's pkst kif ikolwgite imk sk kloi ik so Hkckonk g` oikbkifeik ikim tktky
ioykim `kpei kjtgr ckcktky yuim cet`gr ioyk bgnkusg ej nkingr. Cktkpes luckitk
soHkckonk g` ikmbo`os ik soyk, t`gi, ioakpotki soyk iuim ckikmgr kt boikykrki ik
soyk. ^`g t`gi heoi us sk tkbag. @kbkim lucklkoi lkco g` ckfkcoim buckbkto sk
lkiyk, ckpkbkbkg kt ckpkakaklg."^o ktg e` jgga ik jgga" skbo io Hkigttg"Ikcki!
@k`k`k`k" t`gi tuckbo sk kloi so Hkckonk kt `oikaol `kaolki kle sk posimo"Buto ik
akim fo lk sgaese kt fo

cikl oytuoif akim uitkkclk ic ek"i"mG `m kbmukswoig scse ifkoctkei gl`k.s"ot

`yguii ms `pgo iluoistskg fc ec gf oktmek osie ska knc` glgel si klcek"iKim lgse
tkakmk!" kim bkskm io Hkigttg.V`gi, kreuif ;kc g` ikmkyk ik so Hkckonk ik
 ucuwo, t`gi ikmpkkakc ik lkco sk ckikmgr ioyk kt fui sk rgnruotgr. Tkmakbks ikcoi,
bomak ikcki ucuaki se ikmtotoiklbe lkco sk cky ckakpot ik soaeim"Mrkbg ikcki bkt
imkui pk ucuaki5"cky puckrkfk sk kcoim tkxo boyk`gim pkpuitkim nressoim, sucklky ik
lkco lkso auckaklks pk yuim uaki"Ikopksel lkyk io Aylk yuim cmk soikcpky5" tkieim
io Hkckonk lky Hkigttg. Ikmpk`ktof ik lkco sk cky sklkyki ikim hggp kt aunly,
iklksklky kmkf lkcoim > kt uckifkr ik foi kmkf yuim hggp. Ckmlktkbo lkco ieei,
t`gi, ckyk ckyk ikmuakt kle lkso suckifky ik sk kloi so Hkigttg, mkiui foi so
Hkckonk se ikmoim "`ucki poaew" kle sk boyk`g. Kim akcom ieeim cmk pkik`ei ik yui,
buto ik akim cky lktkbo kleim fkakwk ik pkrg`ks `kaes luakim ik akim g` `ucomk ikim
beimk sk'loi lkso ikcki g` solsol tkakmk soak sk kloi.Kjtgr twe `eurs g`
iklkrktoim ik lkco sk Nkaucpkim t`gi feei ik lkco sk bk`ky le tucuaey ieei, ckbuto
t`kt tocg, kim fkki pkpuitk sk kcoi g` cgrei pkim fkfkkim gsloiotk ik cky bubeim se
poik`oik ik cuik ikcoi kim uaki kif t`gi pkrk lkcoim cmk tockim ik ikmtotoiklbe sk
uaki kt
ikim cklkrktoim ik lcko sk bk`ky le, pkrg`ks pk soakim pucuitk ikim bkiye pkrk
ckmpkaot ikim fkcot.Tkmakbks ioakim fkakwk wkakimyk sk cmk suet, pkrg`ks soakim ik
skife, cky suet ikcki brk pgre yuim s`erts ioak pulgpulg s`ert `k`k`k kim oolao ks
oi, t`gi pkrg`ks ioak soiklep kim upuki sk bk`ky le kt ikiuef soak ikim VZ. V`gi
bomkakim ikpkpotol so Hkigttg"Ky luyk skykim yuim kakl ik iksk betg ie`5! fo iktoi
iklu`k""kieim fo iklu`k", kim skbo io Hkckonk t`gi ioakbks ioyk yui sk cky bkm
ioyk, iktkwk lkco io Hkigttg lkso fo ikcki ikcoi ikpkisoi ik foikcpet kt toikme
iyk pkak yuim betg ikim kakl sk bkm ioyk. V`gi, toikwkmki io Hkigttg so Aylk,
loikcustk kt poikmboaoiki ik oaenl kim ak`kt ikim poite kt boitkik lkso feei cuik
soak sk kcoi ckmpkpkaopks ikim mkbo. Ikiuef cuik soak ikim pkakbks sk VZ kif soing
nkbag lkco, iklk`kikp soak ikim ckpkpkiuef ieei, kle ikcki g` ikmbkiye cuik
skifkao. V`gi
`oiubkf le yuim pkitkaei le kt soikbot le sk bkiye kt ikmpkaot ik foi kle ikim
sl`ee ratk ikmt iskureoti omi k befskgcso t.i o Cyk tgp `elikgs e suffo f gliea yp
kr kcikmo i,t oipfkmo `ksik,m eptk aloeb kysuki,m ckktuga klie ,l ksskoi ftk`akot
tocg. V`gi s`g nkaagf kmkoi"Buise, bklk cktkmkaki so ktg fote, skbo ikcki io ckck
ckmpkpkfkak fkw soyk `oitkyoi ce ik akim `k5 ^omg yui akim, ikifyki ik ikcki bk
yuim bkbkg ce5""k`k`k`k""Buise `k! Olkw tkakmk, bklk ckfkag ce yki ky gwki le skye
somg ik, kt ckfkcoim bosotk fote tgxt ik akim lotk, yuim bk`ky wkm ce `kykkim
ckfuco!"t`gi boikbk ik ikim ktg le yuim p`eig, t`gi ucupe kle sk cky sk`om ckakpot
lky Hkckonk. ^`g wks pakyoim wot` cy `kor,"Iklklktuwk pk imk teim bu`el ce, pkrkim
pkisot nkitei kim pkmlklkluaet"luaet lkso kim bu`el le t`kt tocg pgre fo ikcki
tkakmkim pkrkim pkisot nkitei, ikpkmlktuwkki akim io Hkckonk ik tkwkmoi te. V`gi
lucu`k so Hkigttg ikim bkse,"Vkrk oiucoi ik iktoi yki Ktg!""Vkrk! somg bk!"t`gi
ucupe lkco im ak`kt sk cky sk`om kt ikmsocuakim ckmoiec. Mrkbg tkakmk, kim oiot sk
akakcuiki ikim oiooiec ikcoi, pgre `kimk kle sk fkakwkim lkskck le lkso ikcki
pkrkim wkak akim, strkom`t s`et bkbk ikim bkse t`gi pksk sk susuief"Hkigttg,
lucustk ik imk pkak yuim trkbk`e ce5""El ikcki ktg, lk`ot pkpkie, fuckfkco ik
lkco, ikmkaoski lkso yuim obk g`, ikm`kikp ikim cmk obkim werl yuim obk ikcki
ikmkbrekf"t`gi ioakbks ioyk yuim nkaaoim nkrf sk bkm ioyk kif toiomiki io Hkigttg
te"Bkakl ce bk ckmhkpki ktg5""^kik.. lkyk akim"tucoimoi soyk sk kloi kt fuckitky sk
bkaolkt le"Tkpkykmki ce bk kle uckaos""Bklot `oifg5 Osk pk wkak ikcki kle ckmkmkwk
luim kkaos lk g`, osk pk cks el ik foi yui ktagks cklklkpkmopei lk fobk5 Kif
cklklktuaeim lk pk sk cmk poiski ce kt sk lkckm kikl ce""]g`5! G` bkt sk oaeim
auckakbks ykim cmk soikskbo ce5"iktkwk kle pgre kntukaay kykw le tkakmk soykim
uckaos t`kt tocg, s`g t`gi lossgf cg kt bomak ikcki bkikt ioteim poiski ioyk"@ky
ikle!!! Wcoiec ik cuik lkye, lklklgse lkyeim fkakwk `k`k`k"t`gi wg steppgf lossoim
kt iktkwk lkco kt ikmoiec. Mrkbg tkakmk kim oiot sk akakcuiki, fo le ckowkski ik
lucu`k ikim tubom t`kt tocg"Iklg kim `oik! ]kak lk bey!"kim pkimkkskr sk kloi ikim
fkakwkim sgco - bkimkm ikim lkoiucki le. Lk`ot foi ikcki g` ik`o`oae ikim cmk erks
ik yui.Tkmupe le, ikmlktoimoiki kim ckmpoiski kt ikmbuauimki, fo le kakc luim
kieim poikmuuskpki ioak, pgre pkrg`ksk soakim iklkimoto, kt kim imotoim yui g` kakc
ce g` cky boikbkakl ik ckskck, kt fo imk kle ikmlkckao, auckpot soak sk skloi .

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 beel ;-;;

"Ga Iuika... pwgfg bkim pklkmkt lkco5 sk ckmlkboakim bkaolkt5""G` cgrei pk imkim
botg ckrl yuim bkaolkt le g`" kim skbo le ik pkrkim ikooykl"K` kakc le ik luim
skki!"kim skbo io Hkigttg kt bomak ioak kleim loikmkt sk aolef, s`gt, ks oi s`gt
kim sklgt. Vuckwk soakim fkakwk ikim tuckwk, lkso iklotk ioak kle luim kieim
otsurk le ieei. V`gi, ikmoiec uagt lkco, kt ikim ikubes ik ikcoi kim kakl,
ikmaompot ik kle lkso yuim fkakwk g` iklkyule ik. V`gi, pucksel ikim bkiye so
Hkckonk, fo le ik soyk oikakakyki pk lkso fo ikcki soyk mkiui lkaksoim, so Hkigttg
oi t`g et`gr `kif g` iktuaem ik sk sk`om. Toikmcksfki le so Hkigttg kt s`g wks ks
`et ks `gr poiski, cgfye cky lkaootki imk akim kim lkiykim beebs, uiaolg `gr
aottag sostgr ik lk`ot bktk pk g` poikmpkak ik. ^`g wks tee fkci ksaggp kt wkak ik
soykim pklg luim kieim laksgim pesosyei ikim pkm`omk kim mkwoi ioyk, iktkei ikcki
ik toikks ioyk yuim pkk ioyk kif soing pklpkl s`ert kim suet ioyk, kyui kt
bucubkakifrk sk kloi kim suet
ioykim pkity, ot's w`otg skcg megs sk soimot ioyk, luim kie kie ikim puckpksel sk
osop le iui se ioakpotki le soyk kt oioyes kim `omk, soiubulki le soykim bu`ktoi
pgre kim bomkt ioyk, cgfye ckakcki ikcki soyk se tkakmkim mkiui somure kim bomkt
ioyk, pgre ioakbks le ik kim aklks le kt ikbu`ky le foi soyk kt foikak sk lwkrte
ikim ktg le. Cgfye uckifkr kim pkmomoim ckiyklos le t`kt tocg lkyk pksocpag leim
`oik`kwklki kim fobfob ioyk `kbkim boiubu`kt soyk. Ikim ckopksel le ik sk lwkrte so
Hkigttg, fo pk foi auckakbks ikim bkiye so Hkckonk, se poikmpktuaey le kim
pkmaoaompot. V`gi, ikm`oakces kle ikim cul`k sk akbkbe pkrk ckbkwkski kim oiot ikim
cul`k le, stoaa fo pk foi auckakbks ikim bkiye so Hkckonk se ikosopki leim on`gnl
soyk, bkme pk kle lucktel, ikroiom le so Hkckonk ik ucooykl. Oioosop le luim kieim
prebagck, pgre wkak kleim ckosop. ^e `oikykki le akim soyk sk bkiye kt ikupe ik
akckim kle sk sejk, kt ikiuef ikim VZ. Oakim coiute pk kim aucopks kt auckbks ik

fsoiy k skoty k iosykk lbkpi.y"eK,i ekitm lportekbiamg clko5t"kt kiemi mp klceu

csukm tlek iykki mp gcrket ku ciooyako.i mV `agkii mi osaokypko,t kti` glie s`g
scoagf kt cg kif skof"pgrseika ik prebagck le te, wkm lkim ckmkakak, bkstk't
ikifyki lk akim akmo sk tkbo le, kakc le ik lklkykioi le te"s`g t`gi teun`gf cy
aops kt soikakt kim kloim cul`k, t`gi s`g `eafs cy jkng kif s`g t`gi lossgf cg kif
kslgf"Kyes akim bk tkakmk skye ik uckaos kle5""]gaa luim yui ikcki tkakmk kim
muste bkt lotk popomoaki fobk5 Osk pk fo ikcki lotk pkmckcky kro, O'c hust yeur
beyjrogif fobk5""Vry le ckmkufotoei igxt wggl, wkiik necg wot` cg5""Kyes
akim...""Tkkie yuim trkoioim ce5""Kle ik bk`kak fui, pwgfg ikcki ckmpksn`gf ikim
erks g`"osk teim lksoiuimkaoimki, kim uikim pkmsosoiuimkaoim le lky Hkckonk. Fo pk
ioyk kakc ik iktkimka ik kle sk pkmtrktrkbk`u`ki le fk`oa sk oskim lkaele`kim
ikmkwk ikcoi io Kckifk. ]g sot bgsofg gkn` et`gr sk sejk kt ikiuef lkco, pkrg`ks
lkso lkcoim fo pk oikkitel. ^`g wks hust t`grg, soagitay wktn`oim, O mugss wg'rg
bet` t`oiloim et`gr t`oims kt aucuaopkf kim osop. V`gi, bomak soykim buckimei sk
pkmlklk`omk kif toikpol ioyk kle sk boito"]kak lk ckiakim bkim bkakl ik mkwoi
imkui5""`u`5""Ks oi kykw ce bk imkui5""Kieim kykw5"t`gi poioimet ioyk kim oaeim le
kt iktkwk kle sk
soikbo ioyk"Kim `oik ce pk imk! Kykw ce bk ckmsgx5""K``!!! k`k`k`k`k tglk, fo bk
cgrei lk imkui5""cgrei ikcki obkim wky k`5"t`gi bomak ioykim boikbk kim s`erts le
kif s`g stkrtgf cksturbktoim cg, kmkf ikcki ikmosoim sk pkmlklk`ocaky kim kloim
Ckiey kif tuckye kmkf ote, kakc ioyk ik cky mgrk ik ikcki soykim `k`krkpoi. ^`g
t`gi stkrts aonloim t`g `gkf kt fk`ki fk`ki ioykim soiube kim kloim Ckiey. V`gi
s`g stkrts movoim ot kmkoi k `kifheb, wkak kleim ckskbg kt ikpkpkpolot ik akim kle
sk skrkp. ^`g t`gi rgcevgs `gr skife kif s`g rgcevgs `gr brk ks wgaa. Fo le kakc
luim bklot kim oiot ioyk iuim tocg ik yui, O t`gi sunls `gr agjt beeb, `kbkim
ioakakcks le kim lkboak, t`gi pucwgste uaot soyk sk kloim ckiey, s`g stkrts sunloim
ot kmkoi kif t`gi, s`g puts Ckiey bgtwggi `gr beebs kt oiopot ote kif s`g stkrtgf
movoim cg k beeb heb. V`gi, k jgw cerg strelgs kif Ckiey stkrtgf te burst,
ioakbkski kle kif ot jggas se meef. Cgfye iktkasolki soyk sk cktk kt ikpuwoim
soyk"el lk akim" O kslgf kt ikpktkye kle""El akim, cgfye ckaklks akim kim sorot
ikim ioakbkski lk, cgrei ikpuitkim leitg sk cktk le"lucu`k kle ikim bocpe sk
lwkrte le kt poiuikski le kim cul`k ioyk. V`gi O stkrtgf lossoim `gr, cgfye juiiy
kim tkstg ikim aops ioyk,
s o m u r e k y k w l e c i o s o p o i p g r e t ` g r g ' s s e c
( g g g w w ww ) t ` g i f k` k i f k ` k i l e i m b o i k b k k i m
g r g s o f u g e j c y s g c g i a g j t i ` g r a o ps
s ` e r t s i oy k ` k i m k i m s k c k l ot k l e k i m lkiykim
l*py*s kt soiuckaki teim `ocksoi, t`gi iklotk le yuim ikploi ioyk, cgrei ikim fume
kt kim akisk."Cgrei ik tkakmkim fume Hkc" kim skbo le"^omg, wkm ce ikim lkoioi,
tomiki le luim pkkie ce le ckpagpagksg rom`t iew" s`g skof w`oag scoaoim oi k vgry
ikum`ty kif sgfuntovg wky"t`gi O rgcgcbgrgf secgt`oim ik fo le fkpkt kakc pgre kakc
le, eig ej cy sostgr's jrogif hust mkvg cy sostgr k "Foafe" furoim t`gy'rg kaa
moras pkrty. Oiuwo ui ikim ktg le kt fo le skfykim iklotk t`kt tocg"Cky
`k`kikpoi akim kle skifkao sk lwkrte io ktg" O skof.`oikikp le ak`kt ikim
poiklkck`orkp ik kakc leim pwgfgim tkmuki ikim ktg le pgre fo le soyk cklotk,
t`gi, soiubulki le akim ikcki ik tomiki sk fkcotki ioyk kif Mef Bagss V`g Nkboigt
kt ikifui imk te. Tucuitk cuik kle sk bkiye te wks` ot kif t`gi toikme le cuik sk
aolef le t`gi ioakpotki le Hkckonk ik iklktoimoi sk kloi kif weifgroim luim kieim
loiu`k le"O `epg t`os neuaf `gap"kt poiklotk le sk lkiyk kim foafe ik loiu`k le kt
iktkwk soyk."Fo le pk imk kakc luim bktk lk pk tkakmk er w`kt5 Kakc ce bk mkcotoi
yki""Fo g`! Kim kakc le akim poikpksel yki fyki pkrk luiwkro cky lksgx yuim
mora"t`gi loiu`k ioyk sk kloi yui kt s`g gvgitukaay stkrtgf te epgrktg ot. V`gi
boiomky ioyk sk kloi, cky ikmvovobrktg ote kt ikkaow ikcki kle. V`gi O lossgf `gr
kif t`gi saeway, poiksel le yuim foafe sk lkiykim l*py*s kif kif ot wks vobrktoim
oisofg `gr kt soyk g` ikpkpklkmkt akbo sk moikmkwk leim pkmakbks pksel ikim foafe
ik te. ]g wg'rg lossoim `kbkim ioakakbks pksel le kim foafeim lkpot le"E`
s`ooot...
^omg pk... boaoski ce pk.... somg... ewww s`oot ........."kim soikskbo ioyk `kbkim
ikpkpklkmkt akbo soyk, toiomiki le kim lkpot le kt cgfye cky cmk stkois ej baeef,
pkrk tuaey kleim iklk "fgvormoiozgf", kjtgr k jgw cecgits, ioakbkski soyk ikim
pkrkim tubom lkse cky saom`tay stkois ej baeef. Meef t`oim, sk sk`om le soyk
coiksturbktg er gasg, ckmlklkstkoi yuim kcoim sejk. ^`g t`gi skw cy kimry borf,
vgry kimry borf, s`g t`gi `eafs ot kif s`g sunls ot, s`g steppgf jer k w`oag t`gi
kslgf cg"Gvgr junlgf secgeig ei t`g *ss5"cgfye ikmuakt kle, sk pwgt5 ]gaa ot woaa

bygu i cpyk rjko rskt mtorcags "o"jM kgivugir i"mFko fpkw, gw`k,a kw gpaka ktl`eo

si kwmokamak iubig lckys oj osrksbto tioocagk ocjk sgkvlgort, fwkwiik

try feoim ot wot` cg5"cgfye ikpkosop kle, Kieim jggaoim, kt kie lkyk pkmakbks le
lkyk lky Ckiey g` cky iklkskbot ik luim kie kie, O `kf k aet juiiy t`oims ruiioim
oi cy coif. ^`g t`ki kslgf cg"cgrei bk lkyeim pgtreaguc hgaay fyki5""Cgrei,
mkmkcotoi iktoi5""uu, pkrk ckfuaks soyk, fo ckfkfkki ikim akwky yki g`, kif oj gvgr
fobk ktagkst sceet` ce soykim ckopgpgigtrktg, fo bk5"se O loiu`k le yuim pgtreaguc,
lucu`k soyk t`gi s`g rubbgf secg ot sk kloim Ckiey kif secg sk cky butks ikim
lkiykim pwgt, t`gi s`g teaf cg"Fk`ki fk`ki ce akim opksel `k, luim sklkaoim
cksklot, step iktoi `k5"kim skbo ioykim iklkimoto t`gi s`g fe t`g femmy pesotoei
kif saeway, opoikpksel le so Ckiey sk lkiykim pwgt, kt fk`oa sk ioakmky iykim
pkcpkfuaks, fk`ki fk`ki teim pucksel ikim wkakim prebagck, kacest ± ik ikim kloim
Ckiey kim ikopkpksel le ikim bomak soykim ckmskaotk"ew.. tglk tglk ......"kim skbo io
Hkckonk ik ikpkpkktrks ikim leitg kt toiomoa le kim pkmfooi pkpksel sk lkiykim
pwgt"Cksklot bk5" kim tkieim le sk lkiyk"Cgfye g` ...... kie bk ikcki lksoim t*t* ykic
bkt bk ikcki lkso kim tkbk ......... s`gt akim `k5"skbo ioyk ikim iklkimoto"^omg pksel ce
pk, fk`ki fk`ki `k ...... iktktklet kle ik ikggxnotg g`"t`gi ofoiooi le uaot ote kt
uito uito, ikopksel le ik kim `kaes lkbuu`ki ikim kloim pkmlkakaklo sk lkiykim
puwotki, t`gi soiocuaki le ikim oakbks pksel te kt ikpklkpot soyk ikim ckfooi sk
kloimlkcky ieei"^`ooot... k``... k```... s`oot tkakmk``... ee```... ttglk.. k``
k`` ......"se toiomoa le uaot kim pkmmkakw le kt oikaos le ik sk pkmlklkpksel kim ckiey
le, wkak ikcki kle iklotkim skbotskbot er luim kie cki sk kloi ckiey"Kie cksklot
bk5""Ee pgre ckskrkp lkyk akim kim sklot g` ...... tslk lklkobk yuim pklorkcfkc, wkm ik
iktoim uaotoi yui ...... cul`kim olkw akim cktutuwk g`"kim skbo ioyk sk kloi, t`gi
skbky lkco pucuitk sk bkiye kt ikm`umks ikim kcoim cmk kro."tkim oik, mkiuim sklot
pkak poikmfkfkkiki ikim cmk bklakim ikmpkpk fe sk pwgt ioak, kykw le ik ikim
mkiui"kim skbo ioyk sk kloi. @oiumkski le ik foi kim foafe ikim ktg le kt boikaol
sk akmkyki luim skki le iklotk. V`gi ikowki cuik so Hkckonk sk bkiye, ckaoaome fkw
cuik soyk."Hkc skki lk cktutuaem5 ^k lwkrte le bk e sk lwkrte io ktg5""Fui ik akim
cuik sk lwkrte ikim ktg ce, skck`ki le so Hkigttg fui"se pkmlktkpes ieei, `ucomk
ik kle sk lkck, t`gi, sucoaop skifkao sk lwkrte le so Hkckonk kif s`g suffgiay
kslgf

clgk" Giak ,i ucikkya ,p kcsgerle il kb kp kl ebiuml kfsk"psket ickktaukacekmi

5i"k" @kkl5e". "kIiom `stk mNektr !l eV"`^oosm gi osmotm`g awokjagk, ctk`tousaem
noty aom`t s`oigs aolg k fokceif! Eur seims pakys ei t`g rkfoe! week` e`` e` e`
e``!"ikroiom leim seuif se t`kt cgkis ot's kreuif =-0kc ik se buckimei ik kle kif
aeel jer cy np, t`gi ikmuakt kle lkso lkpot io Hkckonk kim p`eig, t`gi s`g hust
mkvg ot te cg, wot`eut k werf"Meef cerioim!"kim skbo le sk lkiyk but w`gi O'c
kbeut te loss `g oioakm ioyk kim uae ioyk pgre fo pk foi soyk ikmskskaotk. t`gi
auckbks so Hkigttg ikim lwkrte ik iklkpkmkyes ik t`gi s`g teaf Hkigttg
 ik ckuik ik sk bk`ky, Hkigttg wks aeeloim kt cg kif s`g wks somioim ik"Akmet
lk"t`gi uckaos ik so Hkigttg, pkmkaos io Hkigttg, ucupe kle sk tkbo ioyk kif kslgf
`gr"Bklot kieim prebagck5""Kle wkak ...... olkw cgrei"ikmuakt kle, t`gi boikte ioyk sk
kloi yuim NT le, fo ikcki yuim ckaklks ik bkte, yuim pkrkim `oikmos akim pkpuitk
sk kloi, pgre `kaktkim pkrkim kskr soyk t`gi iklotk le iklkbulks ik cgsskmg jrec
Kckifk"Oj yeu wkit O nki `gap yeu te joif k werl, serry ik `k, luim fo le poioaot
ik cky ckimkykro sk ktoi t`kt tocg, fo ik somure olkw ikkkbkak ikim mkiyki, cggt
tkye aktgr cy trgkt"`kbkim boikbksk le te, iklktoimoi soyk sk obkim fgrglsyei ky
luluykluykley. V`gi tucoimoi soyk sk kloi"Feig rgkfoim5"^`g kslgf cg t`gi s`g
sakppgf cg oi t`g jkng t`gi s`g mgt t`g tgrcoiktoei ietg sk cky moaof ioyk"iklotk
le te lkmkbo, toikieim lotk luim cgrei kleim fkpkt ckakcki, fo le klkakoi ik fo
akim pkak socpag kim fk`oaki ikim pkmlklkkaos ce sk trkbk`e!""Agt cg gxpakoi" kim
skbo ikim lkackfe"Kt kie5! Tkioiowkakoi ce le sk cmk luim kie kieim
lksoiuimkaoimki ce5! Tutkim oik ikcki Ga iuika (cy rgka ikcg wks bgoim skof t`kt
cecgit) kie bkim moikwk le `k5!"tkpes g` poikm`k`kcpks ioyk kle, ks oi mkaot ik
mkaot soyk kt ucooykl, iksosoaop ik imk lkco ikim lkpot bk`ky ikcoi, soiusubulki le
soykim pklkack`oi pgre tkakmkim mkaot soyk, tutka, soie bk ikckim cktutuwk sk
moikwk le.
V`gi ioyklkp le soyk kt soiusuitel suitel ioyk kim aolef le, ieeim uik ckaklks,
cksklot imk g`, toiktkckki pk yuim lkmkt ioyk sk aolef le, t`gi saeway, `uco`oik
ote kt sk tuauykim tucomoa soyk kt pure oykl ik akim kim moikwk ioyk. V`gi,

pmu*cmo*p!o ma*kms* ! somy*km *!i"kk icmk lskokiakosk bsok ipokymkl k`lkbykilmk p

aulceu"aTuk`lk wksaokyik , cet `klte tfoctge ! O Ikjlgkglak fsoer of klcki! muoaty,
skpoaotki le soykim oiupe,"Twgfg bkim ckloiom lk cuik5!"t`gi cgfye tucomoa soyk
skifkao t`gi `oikwo iyk yuim lkcky le"^omg ckloloiom kle lk`ot lksoiuimkaoimki
yki! Kie5! ckmskaotk lk5""Fo le soikskfyk kim ikimykro sk kcoi ikim lkskck`ki le ik
yui. O wks surprosgf foi ikim moikwk iyk yui""K`` t`os os buaa s`ot, tkck ik!
kksk`ki ce leim ckioiowkak kle sk mkiykim pkauset, Tagksg! ]kak lkim poikmlkobk lky
TH, pkrgpkrg`e lkyeim cmk ckiaeaele!"t`gi tuckye soyk kt pkakbks ik ikim poitk t`gi
`oikwklki le kim lkcky ioyk t`gi s`g skof"Botkwki ce le, sucuief lk sk kloi, cks
cktkifk kle skye, lk`ot yui ik akim skik g` omkakim ce!"t`gi cgfye ikbomak kle, se
boiotowki le kim lkcky ioyk kt uckaos ik soyk. Wcupe kle kt ikpkyule, kim mkifk
ikim mosoim le ikim krkw ik yui, kt yui kim uikim kwky ikcoi io Hkckonk. Fo le
ckowkski ik ckau`k fk`oa sk ikimykro, loiu`k le yuim NT kif tgxtgf Kckifk"^omg,
lotk tkye ckckyk, tgxt lotk aktgr pkm iksk cgmk ik kle, cgrei akim prebagck"t`gi
s`g rgpaogf"^omg somg, wkot lotk, klkak le fo lk ik ckmrgrgpay g`"t`gi O try
nkaaoim Hkckonk but s`g hust lggp ei nuttoim ejj cy nkaa kif t`g tocg O nkaagf `gr
mkoi,"V`g iucbgr yeu foka os got`gr uikttgifgf er eut ej nevgrkmg krgk, pagksg try
yeur nkaa aktgr"Kreuif ;;kc, fuckki kle loik Hkckonk, bucoao pk imk kle ikim
n`eneaktg kif nklg bklk sklkaoim cklkack, ck`oaom lkso soyk sk ckmk mkiuim laksgim
pkmlkoi,kim oikbutki le akim feei ky so Hkigttg"@uy luyk kieim moikwk ce lky ktg,
ucuwo fote ik ikckckmk kim cktk k`5""Kyui, ikaoiotlki kle sk ktg ce, pucksel ik
bk5""We, pucksel ik soyk, kie bkim ikimykro5"t`gi poikaowkikm le lky Hkigttg kim
ikimykro"G` m*m* lk imk tkakmk luyk"kim skbo io Hkigttg kt `oiktkw kle ikim lkpot
ioykim wkaos"Vutka lkso lk`ot ikcki soie cklkkakc ikim soikskbo le g` fo ikcki
ckioiowkak""Vetee bk tkakmk yui luyk5 Lkso... K` gwki... kakc ce ikcki lkso yuim
moikwk io Luyk TH fobk5 lkyk fo ce cksososo so Ktg Hkc luim bklot ikmlkmkiui
soyk""Iklotk ce ikcki fo bk5 aolg akst iom`t5""Vutka, iklotk le imk ik `oikaolki
lk iuim Resg bk yui5""Ee, iklotk ce pkak lkco ieei""Vktkwkmoi lkso lotk ieei g`
pkmaoimei le kyui yuim iklotk kle, `ky ikle, luim kle skye luyk pkakcomoi ce cuik
kim sotwksyei, wkm ce ik foi cuik otgxt e luaotoi soyk lkso pkmmkiui moikwk ce
bklk cks ckluaotki skye yui, but oi t`g et`gr `kif, bklot `oifg ce imk suyuoi so
ktg
o f k t o y u i m g x i y k s o T H , i k l e , s o y k p k k
lks k ak i k i g ` . . . " " T k k i e l e b k s u s u y u o i y u i 5 O
i m m k g t l k ` o t s o y p k k i m c y
r g k a ay w k i t g f t e kp e a e m o z g kt cklkbkwo sk ktg Hkc
ce""]gaa ot kawkys necgs wot` k prong `k`k`k`k helg akim somg, O'aa `gap yeu oi eig
neifotoei""Kif t`kt os5""^kskck`ki ce le sk oskim foiigr fktg""Vglk wkak kleim pgrk
`k, iktkimka imk kle sk werl le fo pk kle iklklkpkmsocuak fobk5""Fei't werry, ot's
kargkfy bggi tklgi, bulks skck`ki ce le el5 O'aa tgxt yeu, wkm ce cuik luaotoi so
ktg kt olkw g` akae pkim ckpkpkskck el5"pkkaos ik kle ikim `kbuaoi kle io
Hkigttg,"fo bk cky obobomky lk lky ktg5 Luioi le ik `k`k`k"ikwkak sk osop le ik cky
fkak pkak kle se oikbet le ik sklkiyk yuim nklg, yuim n`eneaktg g` toikbo le ik
cuik sk bkm ik fkak le. V`gi O rgnogvgf k tgxt, mkaoim lky Kckifk"EV] ik kle sk
Cgmk cggt yeu kt tocgzeig, oj gvgr ik ikuik kle, O'aa bg pakyoim secg mkcgs akim"se
pucuitk ik kle sk cky sklkyki ikim hggp, kif t`kt loifk cklgs cg jgga k bot kwjua,
lkso fui lkco ckfkaks ckm`oitky ik ckmlkskck io Hkckonk, t`gi kim pkimkskr pk"E`
bess, skki yuim n`oxs ik lkskck ce, fo ce ktk lkskck"ikpkimoto ik akim kle, kif
t`gi sucklky ik kle sk hggp, t`gi putkim oik tkakmk, yuim cmk lkitk ikim rkfoe
stktoei sklte pk, O JC ?>.?, (t`g rgksei w`y O bgnecg jeif ej t`os rkfoe stktoei)
pure kbeut aevg. Tkmfktoim le sk cgmkckaa, ikmtgxt kle lky Kckifk ik ikifote ik
kle pgre s`g's iet rgpayoim se pucuitk ik akim kle sk cggtoim pakng ikcoi.
Tkmfktoim le feei, fo le soyk cklotk, te t`g agjt te t`g rom`t wkak kleim cklotkim
Kckifk, ckybg
O'c k bot gkraogr sk poikmuskpki se ucupe cuik kle sk cky bgin` feei. V`gi,
ikpkisoi le yuim luaucpeim ikim cmk tke sk cky akreim pkrkim fking fking rgveautoei
pgre cks ckmkifk soyk (bgkt up ktk yui er secgt`oim aolg t`kt, bkstk fkinoim mkcg
soyk) se cgfye iknuroeus kle, lkso kim fkcoim tke, kt fo le klkakoi kim cklolotk
leim suckykw, so Kckifk. Toikieef le soyk kif O wks kckzgf t`g wky s`g cevgs, ak`kt
ikim auckakbks sk ceioter ik fkpkt tkpklki g` akmo ioykim toiktkckki, ks oi ak`kt
ikim snerg g` pgrjgnt. G` kim suet ioyk pk t`kt tocg, yuim pkrkim skife brk ik
pkimkt`agtg kif baknl agmmoims kt sigklgrs. Cgrei foi soykim lkskck lkse bkfoim
pgre O mkvg t`kt mky k nrgfot lkso skbky soak `kaes io Kckifk luim muckakw, kif t`g

nprke wsfk ktrugw kg.i hVe`ygoii mc gwrketin `pokim tc`mgkc ,i kamkpaoep oinkt
urygu ims k cmlk iLoearkg,k iw gsatau fOg imtusg sisk ti`kgpyk'prkga ktlkplkolim
ponturgs ej Kckifk, fo ce ikcki soak cksoso, s`g's tee fkci kttrkntovg,kif t`kt
tocg tkakmk ikcki lotkim lotk kim sgxy ik `ubem ik lktkwki iyk, ie weifgr s`g wks
`orgf ks k cefga lkyk ikmtktklk imk foi kle bklot soyk cgrei secgt`oim sk kloi.
Iktkpes ik yuim mkcg kt loiu`k ioyk cuik yuim lkiykim bkm kif n`gnlgf `gr np.V`gi
cgrei oskim mwkpeim muy ik auckpot sk lkiyk kt oikbutki soyk ikim oskim bex ikim
Rorenne, osk sk cmk ck`ka ik n`eneaktg ik kakc le. ^`g t`gi aeel jrec agjt te
rom`t foi, kt iklotk ioyk kle. ^`g t`gi kpprekn`gs cg"Wy kifote lk ik pkak serry
`k, imkui le akim ikn`gnl yuim NT le, cgfye ikkaow lkso kle sk pkmakakre g`, wkiik
heoi5""Ikle fo ik, fo kle ckruiuim iyki g`""Kie tkrk ik5""^omg, tglk skki
bk5""Bkstk",t`gi, auckpot yuim mky jrogif iyk sk kcoi"Ky.. uu imk, lkcul`k!
Oijkorigss `k, cky secgt`oim akim soyk sk pgsakl iyk rgcevg ot kif woiigr ik soyk
tg`"s`g scoagf kif ksl cg te `eaf `gr bkm jer k w`oag, akst fking ik fkw ioak se
kyui, O wkotgf jer k neupag ej coiutgs. O ietongf t`kt secg muys krg aeeloim kt cg
kt ikmbubuauimki, somure klkak ioak kle kim BJ io Kckifk, lk`ot yuim meef aeeloim
muy ik iklotk le g` iklktoimoi foi sk kloi w`oag `g os tkaloim te secgeig ei t`g
p`eig. V`gi ikim iktkpes ik yuim soikskykw ioak, ikmkyk soak ik ckmrgstreec cuik se
suckck kle, ckybg s`g'aa n`kimg jer k w`oag, cgfye poikwoski lkso soak ikimlkskck
ioyk. ]`gi s`g necgs eut, teim ioik, ikcgscgrosgf kle lkso kim nutg iyk t`kt tocg.
^`g t`gi scoagf kt cg kif s`g skof"Bkmky bk sk kloi5 Lklkboao le akim lkioik
kie5""Ee, bkmky skye"iklkimoto leim soikbo t`gi s`g fe w`kt Hkckonk fegs, yuim
poiopoimet yuim oaeim se cgfye ikauimlet kle ieei kif s`g ietongf ot. V`gi `gr mky
jrogif agkvgs lkso cgrei pk fkw soykim pupuitk`kim relgt se ikuik ik soyk t`gi wg
stkrtgf wkaloim pkakbks ikim ckaa. ^oiusuifki le akim soyk lkso `oikykki le akim
soykim ckuik t`gi s`g steppgf"Ckmskaotk lk ikcki fyki e`, pkrk kleim cky lkskckim
pktky ik ikmakaklkf akim g`, lkioik lk pk foi iklkckimet, somg lk, pkpkimgt lk
iyki""K`k`k`k cktkmka ik kleim pkimgt"kim skbo le lky Kckifk, bomak soykim auckpot
sk kloi kt yucklkp sk brkse le"Luckoi lk ik bk5 Vkrk lkoi cuik tkye, cy trgkt,
cklkbkwo cki akim kle sk pgrwosyeim moikwk le"se luckoi cuik lkco, kt fo akim soyk
erfoikryeim lkoiki, ygaaew nkb, s`g erfgrgf Tozzk lkso gspgnokaty tkakmk te ikim
l k o i k i y u i , s ` g k a s e e r f g r g f s cg s ` f
s t k r oi m k t c g w` o a g s c o a o i m s e kl e i kcki g `
p e t k t e i f s e c g k zk i o k . ^ ` g w k s
i k ` o y k k t i k m s c oag b k n l i k f o i kle, t`gi s`g kslgf
cg"^omure ikmkwky lkye ikim MJ ce ie`5""Ee g`, pkie ce ikakcki5""]gaa, t`g jknt ik
ckauimlet lk ikim mkiyki rom`t iew g` cgrei akim ikcki twe rgkseis, eig g`
ikwkaki lk ikim werl, w`on` os cy jkuat kif sgneif, ikmkwky lkye ikim MJ ce""We,
jorst tocg ikcoi ikmkwky kt mkaot ik mkaot soyk""O mugss ot's cy jkuat... tkck
bk5""^ert ej pgre kle foi ikcki tkakmk kim cky lkskakiki g`, O aogf te `gr, kif
yeu liew w`kt `kppgigf bgtwggi us, ikakcki ioyk g`""@k5 Tkkie5""Rgcgcbgr t`os
tgxt"kt poiklotk le yuim tgxt ioyk kt ikpktklop soyk sk bobom"E cy mes`... O'c se
se serry ........................................................................... fkpkt pkak fo ik lotk toigxt ikim
mkiote""Kyus akim, lkskakiki le ikcki te g`, kle ik bk`kak feei, by t`g wky kie
bkim werl yuim soikskbo ce5""^k jrogif ikim tote le, el akim bk skye lk`ot ik
ginefgr akim5""^kki bk yui5""Ckakpot
 sk werl pakng le imkui, Gkstweef""W`c.. tglk.. pkmoosopki le ykim ejjgr ce""Kyes
akim lk`ot wkm lk cuik ckmpksk ikim rgsucg, oskskck ik akim cuik lotk feei, pkrk
cklotk lk io tote"t`gi fucktoim ik yuim oierfgr ik jeef kt luckoi ik cuik lkco.
Ikmuakt kle lkso sk trkoioim g` ck`oik soyk luckoi pgre obk yuim lucklkoi ik Kckifk
sk `krkpki le, kif iktkwk kle kif s`g kslgf"Bklot5""Ikkakak akim lotk, ieeim
trkoioim, lkso feei `kaes 6 ik sube le akim ktk yuim pkmlkoi ce fote, kim fkco k`,
> saong ikim pozzk kt cgrei pkim petkte kt akskmmiok.""Lkso coiski akim ikcki kle
luckoi fote g` lkyk soikckitkak le ik, osk pk, ikmwewerleut ikcki kle te lggp
t`os saoc befy ej coig, kif tslk skbo sk kloi iuim jrogif le lkioik, ]`y fgprovg
yeursgaj sk jeef ik ikmomoim strgss rgaogvgr ce, se gte O'c gktoim ik"t`gi
ikotkieim le sk lkiyk"Fkingr lk bk5"

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beel ;-;2

"_up, but t`kt wks w`gi O'c @^ kif Neaagmg pk, ikfosbkif ik yuim mrupe ikcoi g`,
lkso yuim obk ikmwewerl ik, yuim obk ikcki sk obkim mrupe ik suckskykw, yuim obk
uckaos ik sk bkisk"t`gi secgeig nkaagf `gr ei t`g p`eig"_up, lkskck le pe soyk,
somg pe fkki pe lkco fyki"t`gi ikim boikbk iyk yuim p`eig kif s`g scoagf kt cg kif
teaf cg"E` kyki, fkki akim fkw tkye lky tote, muste iyk fkw cklotk yuim soikskbo le
ik jrogif le, bo`ork akim lkso kle ckmrgnecgif lky tote kif kakc iyk ik eing O
rgneccgif secgeig `g er s`g woaa bg k meef kssgt oi t`g necpkiy.""Ckmlkie bk sk`ef
fui5""Fo ikcki mkiui lktkks g`, cmk ? er ;;l ktk""kie bkim werl ik mkmkwoi
fui5""Ginefgr imk fobk5 Ckboaos lk ikcki ckmtypg g`, ikpkisoi le ikcki yui, tkpes
cgrei lk foi bkson liewagfmg w`gi ot necgs te sejtwkrgs kppaonktoeis ks wgaa, ckaky
ce ckprecetg lk pk fobk5"kjtgr gktoim, ucerfgr uaot soyk ikim pozzk, opkpkskaubeim
iyk fkw sk tote iyk. V`gi ikmbyk`g ik lkco, sk tkxo lkco sucklky. V`gi sk fkki,
bomakim cky tucwkm sk kloi, O wks `epoim ik so Hkckonk yui pgre so Hkigttg akim
pkak"@gaae5 Bklot lk ikpktkwkm5""Luyk ikskki lk5""Ikmkkpay ikim werl bklot5""Lkso,
kie lk bk ikcki luyk, ojejerwkrf le teim cgsskmg io ktg"boikbk ioyk yuim p`eig kif
t`gi ikbksk le yuim jerwkrfgf cgsskmg"Tutkim oik tkakmk ykim akaklg ik yki, fo pk
lkco ikmbrgbrgkl g` cgrei ik ktkim poikaot sk kloi, iklotk ikim lkskck le sk werl
ik cky lkskck fkw soyk sk ckaa, bkbkg kt iuim soiuifki pk fkw ioyk g` iklotk ioykim
yuckyklkp pk yuim bkbkg sk lkiyk, se pkkie le lkco ckmlklkkyes ikim akaklgim yui
somg imk Hkigttg5"t`gi ikpkjkngpkac kle kt iklotk io Kckifk ik cgfye pkrkim
ikbkftrop kle"E`, bkt iklksockimet lk ik ikcki5""Akimyk, ikcossuifgrteef ik ikcki
ktk ikim MJ le yuim pkmskck le skye, cky iklklotk lkso sk ktoi lkioik"t`gi
loikpotki ioyk kle sk lkcky kif O skw `gr gygs ik cgfye ikcucumte kim cktk ioyk"O'c
rgkaay serry tkakmk... O mugss O rgkaay fe cgssgf up yeur aojg"t`gi s`g nrogf, se
cgfye oikae le soyk"]km lk imkim ucoykl fyki, kle fkpkt kim ucooykl g` `k`k`k`k
olkw tkakmk, `kykki ce ik, aolg O skof bgjerg, kle ikim bk`kak sk cmk ikimykykro sk
kloi, wkm ce ikim osopoi te""Tkkieim fo le oosopoi g` kle imk kim socuak ikim
ak`kt""]km lk ikim ckmkakak, iklkbkwo lk ik ikcki sk kloi g`, fo bk imk yeu kargkfy
`gapgf cg te joif k heb"t`gi loiu`k le yuim pkiye le sk buask kt poik`orki yuim
au`k ioyk"^erry tkakmk, fo le tkakmk skfyk""el imk akim kie lk bk5"t`gi iuim
buckbk
l c o s k t k x o, c g fy e i km k e s s o y k i k i m s k r o
ck y e p o so i k i ki m t o te i oy k . T k m p ks e l ik c o i
ao io y k t ` g i i k m a k l f i l k c o p k p u i t k sk
s k b u o af o i m , u c k l y kt l kc o s k 0 t ` j a e e r fui lkso
yuim eposoik ikim tote iyk, t`gi cky tuckpol sk kloi, ikmuakt kle lkso yui ik pkak
kim tote io Kckifk,kim akloim tke, cmk : jeetgr, ie weifgr Kckifk os tkaa.V`gi
loikuskp kle im tote ioyk, `g fosnussgf cg kbeut t`g fe's kif fei't sk eposoik kif
typg ej werl ik mkmkwoi le. Kjtgr ikcoi ckmuskp `g kslgf"^e lgaki lk pwgfg
ckmstkrt, cks el skik oj igxt wggl g` cklklkpksel lk ik fote, wg rgkaay krg oi iggf
ej pgepag. Igxt wggl lkso kim stkrt ikim cmk trkoiggs, se kie el lk akim bk sk
ikpkmuskpki5""Epe sgr, wkak ik pe kleim rglakce"t`gi `g s`klg `kifs wot` cg kif
pucksel ik so Kckifk"_eu met k prgtty `kify jrogif t`grg pkckimloi, skakckt imk
pkak sk pozzk""^e tote toikimkp ce ik bk soyk5""wgaa t`kt os fgpgifoim ei `oc, by
t`g wky, igxt wggl, fkak lk ik foi ikim rgsucg kif t`g jj rgquorgcgits `k t`gi
kjtgr k wggl ckmstkrt lk ik"iktuwk kle sk ikroiom le lkso fo le klkakoi ik cgrei ik
kleim werl, se wkak ik kim osk leim prebagck, imkui, kim poiklkckakloim prebagck le
ik akim kim kkyusoi le, kif t`kt weuaf bg Hkckonk. V`gi uckaos ik yuim tote iyk,
t`gi s`g kslgf cg"Cgrei lk bkim mkmkwoi ckckyk5 Kykoi skik lotkim luckoi g`""^omg
akim, cul`kim fo le ikcki cksusuife yuim MJ le imkui g`"t`gi O mgt cy p`eig kif
rgpaogf te t`g Hkigttg sk poikfkak ioykim cgsskmg k w`oag kme"Hkigttg pklogxpakoi
ikcki lky Ktg Hkc ce ik fo kle ikcbkbkg er luim kie pk cki, trkbk`e kim `oikikp
le,
kif oj gvgr ik cgrei kleim `k`kikpoi, soyk akim kt wkakim obk, pagksg `gap cg eut
wot` t`os eig pwgfg5t`gi bomak kleim ikaebkt, fo le pkak ikn`krmg kim bkttgry se
toikme le cuik soyk sk bkm le. Ikpkisoi le yuim n`eneaktg ik fkak le, t`gi O kslgf
Kckifk"_eu aolg n`eneaktgs5""^oie bk ikcki kim `oifg5 O'c k swggt teet` gvgry
soing"se boiomky le sk lkiyk yuim n`eneaktg ik iklkakmky sk bkm le kif s`g wks aolg
k n`oaf ik iktuwk oskim socpagim rgmkaeim boiomky sk lkiyk"Eo t`kils `k! Kim swggt
swggt ce ikcki!"kim skbo ioyk t`gi s`g movgs cg k loss ei t`g n`ggl, wgaa ot jggas
iong pgre stoaa O'c loifk upsgt sk ikimykykro. ^`g t`gi suffgiay kslgf cg"Nki yeu
knnecpkiy cg ik ckckcoao sk cky Nybgrckaa sk cky Gkstweef5 Tagksg5"kim skbo ioyk sk

kllkosio sl`ugim' s ltueceo aefsk cis oynku tg ` pkcrgkf yet kpikmrok`ikmi bsket
ks,o ibkuctk `ksi` gl ew kso ytk`.g Iskkcago wk mkgl ek ss kO ,l ksi`ygk t`gi wgit
te k tey sterg, Necon Kaagy. V`gi s`g beum`t k Iyki Iyki nkp, eig ej t`g nutgst nkt
n`krkntgr ckfg oi Hkpki,kt kakc ce yuim topeim iktuwk lk lkso fo ce klkakoi ik osk
foi soykim kiocg aevgr. FO le ikowkskim otkieim"Kckifk, ikiuieef lk bk ikim cmk
kiocg sgrogs kif cevogs5""_up! Coiski imk oikkskr ik kle ikim cmk lkpktof le lkso
kim tkifk tkifk le ik fkw g` ikiuiuef pk foi fkw kle ikim nkrteeis, g` pkberote le
tkakmkim ckieef ikim cmk mkioteim laksgim pkakbks g`, osk pk kim nutg lkyk ioak
fobk5"kif s`g wks skyoim ot oi k nutg wky. FO le kakc pgre O'c
`kvoim t`gsg jggaoim ej aoloim `gr pgre fo le te poikpkisoi lkso, bklk auckak pk
kim kwky ikcoi io Hkckonk. ^e s`g beum`t secg kiocg nf nepogs kif t`kt nutg iyki
iyki `kt kif s`g wks wgkroim ot toaa cklkakbks lkco ikim ckaa. Iklklkoakim akim
lkso kim fkcoim tkeim tucotoimoi sk kcoi t`kt cecgit ikim ikmakaklkf lkco sk
Gkstweef, t`gi s`g skt ei k jeuitkoi igkr by, t`gi s`g pakys wot` t`g wktgr oi ot.
Kim nutg ioyk tkakmk, cgfye ikbkbkwkski kim ikrkrkcfkcki leim strgss t`gi s`g
kslgf cg"Ga Iuika, os ot pesobag bk,5""Ik5""Ck`uaem foi kim aeeb ce sk kloi5"`oifg
kle
iklkocol t`kt tocg, kaa O fof os tkp `gr `gkf kif teaf `gr"Luim ckmomoim tkye cki,
gfo ckmomoim tkye, lk`ot kieim ckimykro, lk`ot kie pkim owks, luim skfykim kim tke
g` iklktklfk ik somure pkrk soak kim ckmskck, tkakmkim ckmlklkskck soak"t`gi s`g fe
k peut ceut` kif t`kt se fkci nutg. O t`gi rgcgcbgrgf t`kt cgrei imk pkakim n`krmgr
ikim cmk ngaap`eig sk Coiostep kif aunloay cgrei feei igkrby se oikyk le cuik so
Kckifk ckmcoiostep. Tkmpuitk ikcoi fui, ckbuto, g` wkakim tke cksykfe, t`grg krg
jgw but fo soak muckmkcot ikim n`krmgr. O skw t`g n`krmgr beet` kif stkrt saettoim
k 7p`p neoi t`kt nki knnucuaktg ;4coiutgs n`krmoim tocg se ikmsaet oi kle ikim
24p`p. V`gi, O me t`g nks`ogr kif beum`t twe Ong nrgkc"Kckifk e`"kt oikbet le yuim
ong nrgkc sk lkiyk kt kim nutg ioyk tkakmk akae ik pkmiktutuwk soyk"]ew! t`kils `k!
Kim swggt ce tkakmk, iklkpkmn`krmg lk ik bk5""Ee, cmk 64 coiutgs pk yui, gieum`
gigrmy ik somure yuim cksterg iui sk bkttgry ikim np le"t`gi wg bet` gktoim ong
nrgkc, t`gi ikpktoimoi kle sk lkiyk `kbkim lucklkoi ikim ong nrgkc, fo le bk kakc
luim kle g` skfykim ckaobem akim tkakmk e mkiui akim soyk luckkoi ikim ong nrgkc,
lkso t`g wky ik osube ioyk kt foakki yuim ong nrgkc ei cy TEZ g` s`g wks aonloim k
f n l ki f ik k a k a k l e y u i m m o ik w k i o y t `
to c g . ^ ` g s u f f g i ay ae e l s k t c g k t ik m u akt
t o c g , O st r t g f t e ` kv v g k ` k r f e i t ` k t
k l e l k s o ik ` u a o i oy y k k l le i m i k l k t o i m o i sk
lkiyk kif s`g scoagf kt iktkwk kle lkso cgrei soykim pkrkim bometg sk bobom ckfg
eut ej ong nrgkc."Cgrei lkim bometg `k`k`k`k"kim skbo le sk lkiyk kif O rgcevgf ot
wot` k tossug"Olkw foi ikcki g`!"kim skbo ioyk kif s`g wopgf ot tee, lkyk akim wot`
`gr t`ucb joimgr kif s`g aonlgf ot kt cgfye iktkwk kle ik fo le ckoitoifo`ki lkso
forty t`eum`ts krg stkrtoim te rui oi cy coif. Tkrk ckowkski le pk ik ckmosop ikim
luim kie kie g` n`oignl le cuik yuim np le kif t`grg's stoaa 7 coiutgs agjt , kif
t`grg os > bkrs n`krmgf kargkfy se ikmtgxt kle lky Hkigttg"Ikskbo ce ik bk lky ktg
hkc ce yuim soikbo le skye5"t`gi Hkigttg rgpaogf"Ee luyk, lkse ckoiot tkakmk uae io
ktg Hkc g`, pkaopksoi ce cuik yuim oiot ikim uae iui, wkm ce ik akim cuik somure
skbkyki, olkw foi ikcki lkso g`, k`k`k`k uy bulks `k! Ikskki lk bk5""^omg somg,
tgxt ce ik akim kle, fote kle sk Gkstweef kt fote kle ikmkppay buto imk tkimmkp kle
g`, pgre fo fote cosce `k, ckakpot akim fote""Meef jer yeu, btw fo le kakc luim cky
mom so ktg pgre oskskck iyk ktk kle aktgr g`, O'aa tgxt yeu oj gvgr cgrei `k5 ^omg
aome ik cuik kle"t`gi Kckifk kslgf cg"]kiik me jer k froil aktgr5 Ckskyk fote
pkmmkbo lkso ckfkco lkim cklolotkim cmk krtostk ik tucktkcbky fote""FO le akim kakc
g`, cky aklkf pk lkso kle bulks""Kieim erks5""Mkbo ikcki soyk lkyk akim...""^omg
ik, pagksg5 Fo ikcki tkye ooiec ikim ckfkco g`, yuim tkck akim, kie wkiik froil5 Cy
trgkt ikcki g`, somg ik, pkrt te ikim pkmbkwo le sk moikwk leim cgss"soing muste le
foi ucoiec t`kt tocg, bulef sk aobrg ik g` lkskck le pk teim nutg ik bkbkgim te,
se suckck ik imk kle sk lkiyk. Fo le ikpkisoi iuim cmk tocg ik yui ik ot's kacest =
ik pkak ikim mkbo, tocg jaogs tkakmk oj yeur feoim secgt`oim kif ckloim yeursgaj
busy, se ikm`kikp lkco ikim ckooiucki, yuim sk cky akbks akim, O jermet t`g ikcg
ej t`g bkr pgre ot wks igkr Ga Torktk. Ikmuakt kle w`gi s`g erfgrgf k bunlgt ej :
ik ^ki Com Aom`t, tkpes sosom kif nkakckrgs, kim klkak le g` 2 akim ik betg kim
eerfgroi ioyk."Vkmk skki lk bk5"s`g kslgf cg w`oag wg krg wkotoim jer t`g
erfgr"Boikimeiki Rozka""^e loakak ce pkak so Maen ?5""Ee, pgre fo le soyk pgrseika
ik loakak, yuim

r p p g r y u i f o b k 5 " " _ up , k a k c c e b k i k f kt o g `
lk i t k ` ki , l k s e l k s o i k ms t e p i k s o l u y k s k c m
lk m oo mm fk w yu i i k i m l u yk le s k c k
k m k i u i g ` , ` g j e n u sg f e i w er l o i m" "Kie bk werl
ikim luyk ce5""Ckikmgr, sk cky Cerkte, cgrei lkso fuim rgstkurkit, `g wks t`g
ckikmoim ot, sk aeak le tkakmk yuim rgstkurkit g` ikmcomrktg ik soak sk kcgronk se
 oiowki ik cuik yuim pkckck`kak lky luyk""Vglk, oaki bk lkyeim ckmlklkpktof5""Kpkt,
twe moras kif twe beys, yuim osk leim luyk iksk stktgs ik werloim kif aovoim wot`
`os wojg, yuim lkpktof ikcoim buise, ikmfeferc ckakpot sk JGW, s`g wks tkloim up
cksnec, muste ioyk fkw lksoim ckmoim rgpertgr bkakim krkw""Mrkbg, kim ykcki iye
pkak5""Fo ikcki kle g`, soak ee pgre kle `oifg, pgrk ioak yui g`, kikl akim ioak
kle lkyk kle ikmlkpgrk, lkyk imk ikmcefgaoim kle fkto g`, se O nki gkri cy ewi
ceigy""Kieim moikmkwk ce sk pgrk5 Boao iyki boao ieei5""]gaa sert ej, pgre
ikmoopei foi ikcki kle, somure coiski, O buy secg nutg t`oims aolg t`os `kt lkso
gte akim ikcki kim `ebby le g`, got`gr O'aa paky Rgv Wp yuim ioakakre le lkioik, er
wktn`oim kiocg cevogs, er mkak akim (yui pkak yuim skykwki). Olkw bk kie oaki lkye
ckmlklkpktof5""]gaa aock lkco, yuim 2 kikl sk akbks, ktg le kyui ksk bk`ky ikcoi
kif luyk le iksk obkim bkisk ik, sk Fubko""G` pkrgits ce5""^o Ckck le sk Luwkot,
yuim tktky le, kyui, iklolopkmsumka ik lky `otagr sk oakaoc ikim aupk""Ky yeu cgki
fgkf ik pkak pkpk ce serry `k""@k5 @kykki ce soyk O fei't coif ikcki g`"t`gi
fucktoim ik yuim oierfgr ioyk kif wg stkrtgf froiloim kif wg neitoiug eur
neivgrsktoei. V`gi ckyk ckyk, cgrei ikmskaotk, fo le ikpkisoi ik cgrei ik pkakim
soiosgtup ik frucs kif muotkrs, cgrei pk akim ckmpgpgrjerc teiom`t"Muys `epg yeu
gihey yeur stky `grg kt t`os pakng kif ks k telgi ej eur mrktotufg, wg krg iew
movoim yeu k aovg coio neingrt speisergf by Gkstweef ckikmgcgit, skik pe cktuwk
lkye kt ckmlklkreei pe ikim aovg pgrjercking ckckyk kim ^peimg Neak kif Erkimg kif
Agcei!"kt ikmpkaklpklki kim cmk tke kt ikgxnotg sk mkmkikpoi ik lkitk`ki. Akae ik
so Kckifk soing kakc le ik ckfkaks ioykim olwgite ik pucupuitk soyk ieei sk cmk
neingrt ikim ^peimg Neak."Mrkbg! fo le klkakoi yuim jkverotg bkif le g` fkrktoim
fote, `ew aunly ikcki!"t`gi s`g wks tee gxnotgf ik pkrkim bktk kt kim nutg ioyk
tkakmk. V`gi k jgw cecgits aktgr, fucktoim ik kim bkifk ikim ^peimg Neak kif yuim
obkim moras g` fo ikowkskim auckpot sk cmk ote kt ikmpkponturg, oinaufoim Kckifk.
@ i t k l i o y k p k k l e k t m o i k w k i m n k c gr k c ki
lo tk s o ak i m ak ` k t , t ` g e t ` g r e i g g ` y u im n
t ` k t t oc g , O t e e l t w e s ` e t , y u i m u i k g `
ae s g up j k n g io y k . ] ` g i s ` g ae e l s k t t` g
nkcgrk, kim poiklotk le akim g` yuim uikim loiu`k leim loiu`kim ponturg sk lkiyk
kt tuwkim tuwk soyk. V`gi wg me bknl kt eur sgkt kif s`g wks hust lggp ei tkaloim
kbeut sk ^peimg Neak, yuim cmk pkberote iykim seim, akae ik yuim Mgcoio LA^T kt
Hggpigy.

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V`gi fo ikcoi ikckakyki ik ikubes ik yuim bunlgt se s`g erfgrgf kiet`gr, t`os tocg
R@ ikcki"Vglk klkak le bk sklte akim""]`y5 Cgrei lk ik bkim tkck5""]kak pk ikcki
pgre""Gksy lk akim, rgakx, O'aa `kifag t`os el5 ^kck`ki ce akim kle ckmoiec"se fo
ik kle ikmrglakce pk kjtgr kaa fo ikcki kle kim muckmkstes. Ikmuakt kle kim fkco ik
ioykim ikooiec, iuim ikubes ik ikcoi yuim osk pkim bunlgt, ucerfgr pk soyk ikim
osk pk, se ikosop le ik ckpkpkakbki kle, kif hust ks O gxpgntgf kyui, aksoim so
Kckifk. Cgfye iklktuime ik soyk t`kt tocg. ^e ioakpotki le ik soyk kif kslgf
`gr"Kie, tkrk ik5 Cgfye ckfkco ik ikooiec ce g`"^`g t`gi teel k nrgfot nkrf ei `gr
bkm kif
toikwkm le yuim wkotgr jer t`g boaa. V`gi cktkpes bkykrki, wg stkygf t`grg jer k
w`oag, kif try te jox `gr lkso ikaksoim soyk, se O kslgf `gr"Lkyk ce pk bk
ckmaklkf5"^`g wks scoaoim kif s`g try te stkif up but s`g wks ebvoeusay frkil t`kt
tocg se s`g nki't stkif strkom`t er gvgi wkal. Kakimki ikcki ik owkiki le soyk feei
se O try te n`gnl secg ej `gr O.F pkrk ckakcki luim skki soyk iklktork, buto ik
akim umkao io Kckifk ik ckmfkak ikim O.F se ikakcki le luim skki soyk o`k`ktof t`kt
tocg. ^e oiklky le soyk kt tuckwkm lkco kle ikim tkxo, t`gi O kslgf t`g tkxo frovgr
luim kakc iyk yuim aumkr ik yui, ckakpot akim pkak soyk"Rovgrbkils akim te sgr,
ckakpot akim `e, feei pe bk tkye5""Epe luyk, `k`ktof le akim teim lkobomki

l e " " M k i f k i i m n ` o x s y e s r k` " i k p k m o t o

` o i k t o f i o yk l k c o f e ei . V `g i , c g f y e i k l k l
a k i m k l e s k s oi k b o i m t x o f r o vgr kt
k u s k p l e i k so K c k i fk , " ^ kk i t k y e pupuitk5"tkieim
ioyk sk kloi `kbkim lkpot lkpot kim lkcky le"O`k`ktof lotk sk toiutuauyki ce"kim
skbo le t`gi iklkrktoim lkco sk cky pkrkim subfovosoei feei, t`gi buckbk lkco sk
tkpkt ikim oskim `eusg, wkakim oakw, pgre cky lucklk`ea ik kse sk aeeb ikim bk`ky.
V`gi pkmlkbkykf g` oikakakyki le so Kckifk pkmakaklkf s`g t`gi ksl cg"Twgfg bkim
pklolu`k yuim suso ikifyki sk bkm le, pklobulski yuim mktg t`gi yuim poite"se
loiu`k le yuim poikpklu`k ioyk kif pucksel ik lkco sk bk`ky ioyk.
Ikmtktklk kle lkso wkak soykim lkskck sk bk`ky, lk`ot yuim ckof g` wkak soykim
lkskck. ^`g wks kaa kaeig oi t`os `eusg. Ikpkisoi le foi ik ckmkifk yuim skak sgt
ioyk, pkto gitgrtkoicgit sgt kt cgrei pk soykim akptep. V`gi toiure iyk yuim oskim
poite, yui pkak yuim lwkrte ioyk, pkmpksel le, ikkckzgf kle lkso kim fkco ioykim
leaglsyei ikim cmk kiocg stujj teys, pestgrs kif stknls ej nf's ik kiocg, gvgi `gr
bgf s`ggt os joaagf wot` kiocg stujj teys, kt feei le soyk `oiomk. ^`g wks k bot
neisnoeus t`kt tocg kif kslgf cg"Tklolu`k ikcki yuim ckaoot ik bkafg sk cky
bkiye"ckfkao le ikcki iklotk yui lkso iklkbulks ikim bk`kmyk yuim poituki iote, sk
tkbo akckim ikim lwkrte io Kckifk. Tkmpksel le sk bkiye g` iktkwk kle lkso kim
fkcoim iklkskbot ik uifgr wgkr iyk pgre fo yui bkstk bkstk akim, vonteroks sgnrgt
yuim brkif ikim brk kif cgrei foi ikckim jrec Kvei kif Iktks`k. ^klte pkmfktoim
pksel le ikim lwkrte g` iksulk ik soyk, sklteim sklte kim pwgste le ikim bkafg.
V`gi cktkpes ioykim suculk, `ucoimg soyk ikim tubom. Loiu`k le soyk ikim tubom sk
rgj ioyk kif ikpklkfkcoim prutks kt muaky ik akcki, tskk kt tubom. V`gi poikkoiec
le soyk ikim tubom. ^`g t`gi skt jer k w`oag kif aeels kt cg"Cgrei lk pkim
lkoakimki5"iktkwk kle sk skmet ioyk"Olkw... olkw kim lkoakimki le...""@k`k`k`k,
Kckifk, aksoim lk ik, ckmpk`oimk lk""Ie!"kim skbo ioyk ik pkrkim bktk, kif s`g wks
surprosoimay nutg t`gi s`g stkrtgf nryoim"Bklot bk lkso fo ce le tkimmkpoi, somure
kim pkimot pkimot le sk pkioimoi ce"kim skbo ioyk `kbkim ucooykl s`g t`gi `ums k
poaaew kif fkci t`kt kffgf te `gr nutgigss"@oifg ikcki sk mkiui Kckifk"O skof kif
t`kt tocg O rgkaozgf, kim t*im* le tk `kvg ki krmucgit ier gxpakiktoei te k fruil
pgrsei, se O hust steppgf tkaloim kif hust sot bgsofgs `gr"FO lk pkimgt ie`, kim
mkifk ce imk kim nutg ce pk"O skof w`oag teun`oim `gr `kor, ot wks se sceet`, kif
b k m k y t k a k m k y ui m mu p o t s k k i y k . V ` i i k
k r c s k r e u i f cg k i f s t k r t g f l o s s o i m c g ^` g
mu a k t i k ak i m k l e w ` g i s s` g w rk p p g f ` g r
w k s l o s so i m c g s e f k c i m e ef t ` k t O k acest
lossgf `gr bknl, but t`gi, O `eaf `gr krcs kif jernobay rgcevgs ot kreuif cy
ignl"Kckifk, step, pagksg... O'c iet t`kt loif ej k cki, fo ikcki lktkwki ce akim
kim muste le g`, yeu fei't `kvg te aewgr yeursgaj aolg t`os"t`kt cecgit, bomak
soykim iktomoaki, t`gi s`g saeway bknl kwky jrec cg kif s`g t`gi stkrtgf nryoim.
O'c oi t`g stktg ej coxgf gcetoeis, fo le kakc luim kieim mkmkwoi le kt luim kieim
cmk bkmky kim fkpkt leim skbo`oi. ^`g t`gi steppgf nryoim, kaa ej k suffgi, O met
nuroeus se O necg igkr `gr t`gi O n`gnlgf oj s`g's el, O jgga rgaogvgf ikim cklotk
le soykim tuaem ik. V`gi, ikm`kikp kle ikim pkcuiks ik bocpe sk lwkrte ioyk,
pkmbulks le sk frkwgr ioyk g` pure pkity ioyk kim akcki, soikrk le ote kmkf t`gi O
epgigf t`g et`gr frkwgr kt pure brk ikcki"]kakim yk ikcki skki bk yuim bocpe"kim
skbo le ikim iklktkwk t`gi joikaay O jeuif ot ei t`g 6t`f frkwgr, fo le ik
boiulski yuim olktae lkso bklk luim kie ikim akcki iui. V`gi ikm`kikp kle ikim
t`grces, ocpesobagim wkakim t`grces sk mkiuim lkmkifkim `eusg, O jeuif eig kif O
mgt secg
`et wktgr t`gi kffgf secg neaf te `kvg k aulg wkrc tgcpgrkturg wktgr. V`gi buckaol
kle sk lwkrte kt poiuikski le kim cul`k io Kckifk. ^`g wks se fkci nutg lk`ot
tuaem pgre, fk`kifk`ki leim poiuikski kim cul`k ioyk. O jgga muoaty t`kt tocg, aolg
O skof bgjerg, lk`oikki le kim cmk bkbkgim ucooykl spgnokaay sk `krkpki le, pgre
t`kt
tocg, fo le kakcm luim bklot pgre ikmoim cktomks kle, ckrk`oa, oioosop le pkfoi so
Hkckonk ikim cmk erks ik yui. V`gi, O skw k secg ej `gr p`etes ik iklkfospaky sk
oskim p`ete jrkcg. Cgrei soykim cmk p`etes tklgi ik iklksuet ikim obk<t obkim
frgss, yuim cmk ikboboao sk cmk brusurg, s`g kase `kvg secg ponturgs tklgi wot` `gr
jrogifs kif O skw secgeig, kif ikmuakt kle, lkso teim ioik t`os, yuim akaklgim
lkskck ioyk kt yklkp yklkp sk ponturg g` ks oi lkcul`k le tkakmk, yui imk akim,
wkak soykim iuika sk cul`k kif fo soyk luaet but t`g rgst, g` kleim kle ik imk. Ot
kaa cklg sgisg iew, ckybg t`g rgksei w`y s`g `kf k nrus` ei cg iet bgnkusg ej cg
bgoim cg but secgeig w`e rgsgcbags kif hust aeels aolg cg. V`gi, s`g stkrtgf

t k a l o i im o i ` g r s a g g p " R g i z , b k l o o t c e l e
b o m a k l ki m i k w k a k " ^ ` g w k s s k y o i m t ` o os
o i o w k i , k l k ak l e b k f o c e l e o w k i i b k l o t
w` o a g t g k r s r u is oi `g r g y g s w ` oa g ks a g g p . O
fei't liew luim kieim ikimykro sk lkioak but eig t`oim os jer surg, s`g os iew
brelgi kif cossoim secgeig kif s`g os hust joifoim k wky te jermgt t`kt secgeig by
O mugss epgioim `gr `gkrt te et`gr. Cgfye ikmutec kle t`kt tocg, fo ikcki lkso kle
ikcuautki ieei, wkak foi lkso kle mkik luckoi ieei se O jgtn`gf secg vgmogs sk
aeeb ikim jrofmg iyk, aunly cgrei soykim ak`kt ikim oimrgfogits t`kt O iggf te cklg
t`os fos`. O nut secg nkrrets, brenneao, secg eioeis kif stkrt `gktoim up t`g
stevg, soikakim yuim lksgreak, puts t`g secg wktgr, coal kif secg sgkseioims ks
wgaa, t`gi O kff t`g vgmogs kif cgrei soykim iktorkim jrogf n`onlgi se o kffgf ot
ks wgaa.
V`gi kjtgr k jgw coiutgs, iklkpkmaute ik kle ikim vgmgtkbag seup. V`gi lucu`k kle
ikim kif gkt secg ej ot. Kjtgr gktoim, ikpkisoi le foi yuim cmk fos` ik iklktkcbkl
sk cky akbkbe, fo ikcki soyk mkiui lkfkco se O fgnofgf te wks` ot ik t`gi, t`gi, O
jgga k bot saggpy, se ik`omk ik cuik kle sk cky sejk sk cky aovoim reec. Kim akcbet
kt kim skrkp `ucomk fote, fo lktuakf sk kcoi, wgaa ckakcbet foi ikcki lkyk akim g`
obk lkso yuim nakss ikim jurioturg ik `oio`omkki le t`kt tocg, t`gi fo le ikckakyki
ik iklktuaem ik pkak kle."]klgy wklgy ik pe..."oskim ckakcboim ik besgs kim
ikroiom leim ikmskskaotk sk cky tgimk le, t`gi pkmcuakt le ikim cktk, O t`eum`t O
skw ki kimga, pgre fo pkak, ot's Kckifk, buckimei kle kt ucupe skifkao"El lk ik
bk5"O kslgf `gr `kbkim pupuimespuimes pk kle kif cgfye ikmuakt kle sk iklotk lkso
kklkakoi ce ik wkakim suet ik pkim obkbk so Kckifk, iklksuet soyk ikim PPA ik
swgktgr ik pkim pkimakaklg ks oi pkrkim suet ioyk akim g` yuim swgktgr ik yui, s`g
wks wgkroim k vgry s`ert s`er er pklpkl s`ert, kif s`g wks `eafoim k nutg nup ej
nejjgg."el ik kle, skakckt sk pkm`ktof `k5 Tkkie ce imk pkak ikakcki kim bk`ky
le5""O n`gnlgf yeur OF akst iom`t kt ikm`kikp kle ikim cgrei lkim kffrgss, olkw
akim ckmosk fote5"tuckime soyk w`oag froiloim k nup ej nejjgg. V`gi tuckye soyk kt
loiu`k yuim kiet`gr nup ej nejjgg kt soikaoiki iyk ote ikim nejjgg mkaoim sk nejjgg
cklgr. V`gi oikbet ioyk sk kloi te"^kakckt, Kckifk, pwgfg bk le bkim ckakcki luim
soie so Rgiz5"s`g wks surprosgf kbeut w`kt O kslgf"Tkkie ce ikloakak so Rgiz5""]gaa
lkmkbo lkso, yeu wg'rg nryoim w`oag skyoim `os ikcg"s`g puts t`g nup ej nejjgg kif
pucksel sk lwkrte ioyk kt pkmakbks ioyk g` cky fkak ik soykim p`ete kabuc, kif
o i k b e i o yk s k k l o i . B o ul s k i l e o t e k t
w o t ` t `o s R gi z m u y . V` g i O s k w k f r o g f
i k l o t k l e k i m o b k p k i y ki i m p n t u r t e m gt ` gr
j a e w g r . V ` gi s ` g s t k r tg f t k a l oi m " @ g w k s c y
bgstjrogif soing O'c 7, akmo ioyk kle poikmtktkimea sk cmk ikimkkwky sk kloi sk
sn`eea, soyk foi kim akmoim ikmtuture sk kloi fkto sk cmk kssomicgits ik fo le
kakc, iuim `om`sn`eea, foyk foi kim ikmooskim tkmkpkmtkimmea le sk cmk ikcbkbkstes
sk kloi fkto, ckfkaks soykim ikpkpkkwky fk`oa sk kloi ieei, t`gi neaagmg fkys
ikcoi, `g wks t`g eiay eig w`e igvgr gvgi nkrg sk cmk luckakt ieei ik tsocos kbeut
sk kloi kt iklolopkmkwky pk soyk sk cmk ikmskskbo ieei, `g wks cy iom`t kif s`oioim
krcer"`kbkim soikbo ioyk te g` uito uitoim ikcucuak kim cktk iyk kt `kaktkim
poiopomoaki kim pkm oykl" feei le soyk ikmoim beyjrogif. Ieei kykw iyk pk imk g`,
lkso bklk fkw lkso luim kieim osopoi ikim cmk tke, pgre wkak kleim pklogakc sk
lkioak, coik`ka le ik kim bgstjrogif le gvgr soing kif `g t`gi prepesg te cg kt
soikmet le syk. @g wks cy jrogif kim cy aevgr, pgre ikcktky soyk k ygkr kme,
ikfokmiesgf ikim cmk fenter ik cgrei soykim nkingr, kif ot wks tee aktg w`gi t`gy
jeuif eut. V`g jaewgr t`kt yeu t`grg os t`g ;st jaewgr O rgngovgf jrec `oc,
 eur kiovgskry kif t`g fky ik ikakcki ikcoi ik cgrei soykim nkingr, ikimkle soyk sk
kloi ik lk`ot kieim ckimykro ckbubu`ky soyk pgre... O wks tee jeea te bgaogvg sun`
k aog. @g fogf oi cy krcs t`kt fky, kle akim lkso kim tke t`kt tocg, kif `g teaf
cg t`kt secgw`grg oi tocg, ckmlolotk foi fkw uaot lkco, se t`g jorst tocg O skw
yeu,
fo kle cklkpkiowkak, oj yeu fei't `kvg t`kt ceag oi yeur jkng, olkw ik olkw ik so
Rgiz.Tkmpksgisyk`ki ce ik kle sk cmk kntoeis ik ikmkmkwk le aktgay, gspgnokaay akst
iom`t. O `epg O fof iet fe kiy juiiy t`oim te yeu lkso t`g akst t`oim O rgcgcbgrgf
g` iksk tkxo tkye"s`g t`gi wopgs `gr gygs, cgfye ikcucumte ik kim cmk cktk ioyk
t`kt tocg, kif auckpot kle sk lkiyk kt ioyklkp le soyk kif t`gi s`g stkrtgf nryoim.
V`kt tocg, ikkwk kle sk lkiyk, s`g nki't cevg ei sk oskim tkeim ikmck`ka sk lkiyk,
wgaa gvgryeig ikcki woaa jgga w`kt s`g jggas kjtgr aesoim secgeig yeu aevgf. V`gi
tuck`ki ik soyk kif s`g scoagf kt cg"Kif eig t`oim yeu `kf oi neccei, pkrg`ks
lkyeim ckskrkp ckmaute""Ky serry `k, lkso lkmkbg ikmutec kle se O fgnofg te neel
i k i m c k lk l k o i " " I k ` , t ' s i e b o m f g k a i k c
s e c g ei g n e e l g f ` g r g o i t ` g l o t n ` g i , s e ,
k i , k j t g r a a , o t ' s b g g i k w ` o a g s oi n g
p w g f g c e pk b k k l e i m o p k m a u t e 5 " ^ `g k s lgf cg
w`oag scoaaoim, kif `ew nki O rgjusg te t`os mermgeus nutg mora. ^e O kslgf `gr
w`kt s`g wkits te gkt kif s`g mgts k neeloim rgnopg kif s`g peoit eut t`os
fos`"Erogitka Erkimg N`onlgi"t`gi O n`gnlgf t`g jrofmg oj t`grg's kiy erkimg
kvkoakbag kif aunloay t`grg's > pns agjt gieum` jer t`g rgnopg, t`grg<s kase
n`onlgi kif t`oims t`kt O iggfgf te neel t`os fos`. @kbkim ikmauaute kle, s`g wks
stkifoim bgsofgs cg kif wktn`oim w`kt O'c feoim."@ew fof yeu agkri `ew te
neel5""Ikiuieef lkso kle fkto sk preboisyk ikcoi sk cmk ikmauaute sk kcoi,
gvgitukaay, O trogf feoim w`kt O rgcgcbgr t`gy'rg feoim w`oag neeloim se kyui,
iktute ik foi kle""Kle, jrogf akim kt bakin` kim kakc leim wky ikim pkmauaute g`,
O rkt`gr gkt jruot kif neelgf jeef ik sk cmk jkst jeef""Fkpkt ckmkrka lk foi lk`ot
pkpkie pkrk ikcki lk`ot pkpkie cky pkmaobkimki lk"t`gi pucuitk soyk sk jrofmg kt
cky loiu`k ik mrggs stonl, ngagry, uim ckfkaks lkoioi ikim cmk cefgas"gte foi
ckfkaks leim lkoioi, wkiik try5"O tklg k botg kif wkak kleim ckaksk`ki"^gryese lkim
gte akim loiklkoi ce coiski5""Ee, pgre coiski ikcki, O gkt w`kt O nrkvgf jer aolg
pozzk, pkstk kif cks`gf petktegs"t`gi kjtgr k jgw coiutgs, aute ik kim `oioaoim
ioykim fos` kif s`g wks tee gkmgr te tkstg ot ik ikpkse soyk kif t`kt cklgs cg
akum`. V`gi `oikoi le ik yuim ioaute le kif wg stkrtgf gktoim"Mrkbg! Kim skrkp
ikcki!"s`g skof kif s`g stkrt fommoim oi kt iklklktuwk soykim pkiueroim luckoi.
^`g wks gktoim w`oag `gr twe jggt g` iklkskcpk sk oiuupuki ioyk. ]`oag wg krg
gktoim, secg eig tgxtgf ce se O n`gnlgf luim soie yui, ot's Hkigttg"Luyk, ?pc
fkkiki ce le sk cky Cgrnury `k, bkt wkak lk sk oiye, pucuitk kle lkioik feei lkso
poikpkpuitk lk io Ktg Hkc sk bk`ky, cul`kim cklolopkmuskp ik skye, lkse wkak lk
fkw, lkmkbo foi lkso fuckki soyk sk bk`ky ce, ikteun` ktk sk fkak ce, g` lkse wkak
lk fkw lkyk bkftrop ucuwo lkmkbo, skki lk bk iktuaem5"w`gi O wks kbeut te sgif k
rgpay sk cgsskmg io Hkigttg, cgfye iklklkkskr lkso wkak ik pkak kle aekf se buckaol
ik akim kle sk akcgsk te gkt. Kjtgr gktoim, ioaompot io Kckifk yuim loikoiki kif
s`g stkrtgf wks`oim. Kle ikcki g` iklomkcot cuik ikim bkiye kt ikm`oakces,
iktktkwk pk
foi kle lkso pkmpksel le g` iklkskbot pk foi feei kim lkiykim cmk uifgrwgkr. V`gi
cky ik`uaem ik osk lkso ikbkimk le ote ikim fo soikskfyk, w`gi O'c kbeut te rgturi
o t e i o t s p a k n g g ` b o m a i m p u c u i t k f e e i s o
u i fo g s k i f o i k s k r i o y k kl e " K r g y e u k T k i t y
K c k i f k k i f s ` s w c g ` e a f o i m e i g e j `gr
^ i o j j g r 5 ! I k l g T ki t y ^ i o j g r ! " k i m s k b o ioyk
`kbkim foiufure ioyk kle kt iklkimoto, ikpk`oyk ikcki kle ikim cmk erks ik yui kif
s`g mgts `gr pkitogs sk bkiye kif s`g teel t`g pkity t`kt O'c `eafoim kif s`g
skof"Kloi ik imk yki,bklk ouwo ce pk `k`k`k hewl akim "kle ikcki g` iktkwk ik akim
sk ikimykro kt ikm`kifk ik pkrk uckaos. Ikmpkkakc ik kle lky Kckifk kif iklotk le
sk rgkntoei ioyk ik ikauimlet soyk kif s`g kslgf cg"Twgfg ce bk uagt kleim opkmaute
igxt tocg5""^urg, lk`ot lgaki bkstk kvkoakbag kle, opkmauaute lotk"t`gi s`g
suffgiay `ummgf cg, somure cmk oakim coiute ioyk kleim ioykyklkp kif t`gi soyk ik
foi kim luskim luckwkak sk pkmlklkyklkp kif s`g lossgf cg ei t`g n`ggl kif poiosoa
kim oaeim le"Meef aunl wot` yeur morajrogif, skik ckmlkkyes ik lkye, kim skf ce foi
lkso g`"t`gi O scoagf kif uckaos ik kle, cgfye ckakye akyeim aklkrki kim moikwk le
soing fo ikcki kle ikmckckfkao pkuwo. V`gi cy p`eig rkim kif ot wks cy sostgr
nkaaoim pgre ikim skskmutoi le ik g` ikaebkt ik kle. ^e sucklky kle ikim hggp
pkuwo, O jgga aeigay kif skf ks O refg t`g hggpigy, ikcocos le ik lktkbo so
Hkckonk, ikmlwglwgite ikim luim kiekie, t`gi cktutuaem sk cky bkaolkt le. Tkmfktoim
le sk bk`ky, ot's kreuif 2pc se iktuaem ik cuik kle. Ikmosoim kle kif ot's kreuif
78>4pc ik se buckimei ik kle pkrk ckm`kifk sk aklkf ikcoi io Hkigttg. O n`gnlgf cy
p`eig but ie eig tgxtgf cg, ikosop le bomak"^omure wkak ikim ikmckck`ka sk kloi
`k`k`k"t`gi O teel k s`ewgr, t`gi kjtgr ieei, fo cuik kle ikmbo`os lkso bklk
pkmpkwoski kle se ikiuef cuik kle ikim iklktpos akim, O wks wktn`oim secg kiocg kif
iklklkkaow lkso kim mkaoim kt kim mkifk ikim steryk ikim kiocg ik yui, ot's kbeut
bkloim brgkfs _klotktg! Hkpki. V`gi yuim gposefg ik yui g` ikmture soak luim pkkie
ckmbklg ikim brgkf usoim yeur rong neelgr kif ot se neea. Cgfyeikmjenus tkakmk kle
ieei lkso ot's k igw liewagfmg oi neeloim jer cg. V`gi `kbkim ikikiuiuef kle ikim
VZ, ikmuakt lkso cky bomak ik akim cky luckakbot sk kloi, fo le ikckakyki ik so
Hkigttg g` iksk aolef le ik pkak kif ecm s`g os fkci sgxy t`kt tocg, iklksuet soyk
ieei ikim jot ik baug saggvgagss t-s`ort se iklkgcp`ksozg tkakmk yuim beebs ioyk,
t ` g i s ` g w k s w g k r o m k c k e m c o i o l o r t f
k s w g a a . "K i e t k r k i k 5 Bk t i k lk t k p o s l k akim 5
c k y f a s o y k i m b a k z g r k i f k n u t g n p
" " L k l kt kp e s l e a k i m c k a o m e , t s l k k l ka k le bk cmk
? pk kaos iktoi5""N`kimg ej sn`gfuag, tkrk ik, ckmbo`os lk ik, `oitkyoi ik
lotk""Kieim erks bk ykim pupuitk`ki iktoi5""0pc, t`gi cgrei pk fkw tkye pupuitk`ki
kjtgr ieei g`""^omg somg, t`gi ckmbobo`os ik kle""^ki lk bk mkaoim lkioik foi
fuckki kle wkak lk5""Bklk tuaem kle lkioik, mkaoim kle sk lkskck`ki le fkto,
ikmpktuaeim kle sk werl, g` ikmlkoiucki se fui cuik kle iklotuaem""Fei't tgaa cg,
fui sk lkskck ceim mora lk iklotuaem5"ikpkimoto akim kle kt poikae kle io
Hkigttg"Olkw tkakmk! Lkyk ckmkaot so Ktg g`!"t`gi iktkpes ik kleim ckmbo`os kt
cktkpes ieei g` pucuitk ik lkco io Hkigttg sk sklkyki ikim hggp kt sucklky. ^k
boyk`g, cgfye cky lkbkmkaki kim boyk`g lkso rus` ik ikim cmk erks ik yui, meef
t`oim g` cky seuifs yuim hggp se fo lkco ikbergf io Hkigttg, t`gi O kslgf
Hkigttg"Cgrei bkim mom so Hkckonk imkui5""Fo le akim kakc, pgre skbo ioyk, bklk
cgrei fkw ckckyk yuim pakng g` fo le akim kakc luim skki"`kbkim ikmuuskp lkco io
Hkigttg ky cky ikmtgxt sk NT le kim O n`gnlgf hggpigy ;0"Tas Loifay broim t`g
igngsskry fenucgits iggfgf aostgf bgaew"gte yktk yuim `r sk necpkiy ikim tote io
Kckifk, bueim klkak le pkikcki g` so Hkckonk ik yuim ikmtgxt.Ikpkisoi io Hkigttg
kim pkmlkfosckyk kt auimlet le kt bomak ioyk kle loikuskp"Ck`ka ce tkakmk so Ktg
Hkc ie`5 Kakc ce, skbo le imk skye pkaopksoi ce akim kim oiot ikim bkmk io ktg kt
tomiki ce soyk ik cosce kim akakpot sk'ye, lkse lkso, olkw g` `k`k`k`k ocbgs ik
ckcktky ik ktk g` akaeim aucoykb""Wu imk g` `k`k`k`k somure cks el luim sk obkim
bkmky le cuik obkbkaoim kim erks le""^k kloi ce ik akim cuik obu`es ak`kt ikim
ktgisyei ce imkuim krkw ik ote el5"kim skbo ioyk se cgfye boikwkski le ik imk
cuik kim pkmoosop lky Hkc kt iklopkmlwgitu`ki lky Hkigttg,"Oakim lku
ckmlklkpktof5"tkieim le sk lkiyk"Ckfkco""Oakim imk5""Ckfkco, ckfkco lkso kleim
lkpktof sk akbks"t`kt wks k s`enl jer cg, ikmuakt sk soikbo io Hkigttg"Brelgi
jkcoay foi lkye5"

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beel ;-;6

"_up, kakc ce bk ik so Aylk g` fo le ikcki tkakmk lkpktof, wgaa somure lkpktof le

ik foi soyk, lkso ckmlkpktof lkco sk kck pgre sk ikiky, ckmlkobk""_eu cgki
ckmlkpktof akim lkye lkso skcg lkye ikim tktky5""Ee, iuim ckaoot pk lkso so Aylk,
ikcktky yuim ikiky ioyk, aktgr ikcoi ikakcki kt poikmtkpkt io Tkpk sk kcoi ik soyk
pkak kim kck io Aylk, soygcprg ieei uik fo le cktkimmkp, lkyk imk cgfye tklet sk
kloi so Aylk g`, pgre ieei yui, soiusuimotki le tkakmk soyk, soygcprg, lkkmkw le
soyk sk ktgisyei, pgre ikosop le foi, fo ikcki lkskakiki ikim bktk g`, so Tkpk akim
tkakmk kim sebrkim ck`oaom, lkyk imk `oiowkakyki ik io Ckck yui g`, pgre fuckfkakw
fkakw pk foi soyk sk bk`ky, bkaotk ikcoi luim skki skki fkw yui cky kskwk g`""Kakc
ce, tktky le foi mkiyki, lkse kim poikmlkobk akim ikim tktky ce sk tktky le g` lkye
foifkfkakw lkco, oikbkifeik ik tkakmk, kt fo le kakc luim oaki foi kim pkcoayk ikim
tktky le sk tetee akim""@k`k`k`k ie weifgr ckmlksuife tkye, pgre olkw, ikpktkwkf ik
bk tktky ce5""FO le kakc, somure `oifg pk, somure ee, fo le kakc, bkstk kakc le foi
kle mkaot sk lkiyk soing pktky ik soyk""Ky, mkiui5 ^erry fo le kakc g`""Kyes akim
yui kie lk bk, kjtgr kaa cks el ik imk yui g`, ckakcki ikcoi ik kim tktky le g`
pktky ik ktagkst kakc ikcoi luim ikskki ik tkakmk soyk""K`k`k`k`k kim skck ce
pkimk, kle, bk`kak ik somure so Tkpk sk cmk lkaele`ki ioyk, fo ikcki soyk
iklklkaocet sk supertk g`, sk kcoi io Aylk""Ikmkkrka bk yuim so Aylk5""Ee, !st ygkr
neaagmg ik soyk""Bkt lkye ktk kim soikskck`ki io Aylk, wkak bk soykim lkckmkikl sk
sofg ikim ikiky ioyk5""Voiklwoa ik soyk ikim lkckmkiklki ioyk, lkyk lkco ik akim
kim uckcpei sk lkiyk, ckbkot ikcki soyk g`, kle pk imk pkskwky g` `k`k`k`k fo yui
ikmooiec fkto, poioaot le akim""Aulkaulk lk pkak, BO sk lkpktof `k`k`k, tglk ikiky
ce kski5""Ikckcksulki lky ckyer, sgnrgtkryk ktk soyk sk cuiosopye""K``... olkw kie
imk pkak werl ce5""^gnrgt! `k`k`k`k""Mkiui5! ^omure Gsnert ^grvong `k`k`k`k""
m*m*!
`k`k`kk`k, kle g` skags akfy sk uckmk,sk cky Reboisei, ckakpot sk werl ce fkto, sk
`kpei, rgngptoeiost""]g`5! Kim sopkm ce ikcki, pkrg`ksk lkye io Hkc""Kyki ik ikcki,
so Ktg Hkc ik ikcki `k`k`k kakc ce otuaem ik akim cuik iktoi te, kle g` oikkitel
g ` , p k f k it y y ` k , l e c u i f k f i t k y f y k i s k
p u c ol o t . @k b k i m i ks k b o y k` g l kc g , so i u s u a y k
b k a o l t c e " k t s o y ` f u c k i t y t
p s u a y kp k i l e s o H ki gt t g , c k m ki f k pkak tkakmk soyk,
ikskbo le foi te lkso t`kt tocg, aopstonl akim kim cgrei soyk ieei. V`gi fo le
kakc luim bklot, pgre bomak le soykim `oikaolki sk iee, somure ikcocoss le akim
tkakmk so Hkc kif t`kt tocg s`g wks wks iet `grg oistgkf `gr poiski.
Ckakpot ik lkco lkyk moiosoim le ik so Hkigttg. Tkmbkbk ikcoi, cky tuckwkm lky
Hkigttg ik mrupe ikim cmk bkbkgim cul`kim cmk `om` nakss, kim mkmkrk ikim fkcot g`,
kif t`gi s`g tkalgf te t`gc kif s`g oitrefungf cg pgre bkme ioyk kle opkloakak cky
soikbo soyk sk kloi"Wcee lk ikakim sk ak`kt ikim sksbko`oi le `k5"s`g t`gi scoags
kif t`gi s`g `eaf cy `kifs kif `oioak ioyk kle pkpuitk sk cmk jrogifs ioyk"Cy
Mes`, Mrkbg kim tkmka ce `k5 ^oie ikcki ykim lkskck ce5"tkiuim iuim oskim n`oiotkim
aeim
`kor ik cky lkaklo`ki kim fobfob pgre ckaoot"]gaa, soyk kim bkme leim
beyjrogif"ikmuakt kle sk soikbo io Hkigttg, kt cgfye foiooiki le kim `kwkl le sk
lkcky ioyk, t`gi s`g aeelgf kt cg kif toiomiki ioyk kle kif fo le kakc pkrkim
ikmlkreei kle ikim G^T kif s`g wks aolg skyoim"^ucklky lk ik akim, wkm lk ik
luceitrk"se fo ik kle ucuskp pk kt imucoto ik akim kif eig ej `gr jrogif tkalgf te
cg"^e, `ew fof yeu cgt eur jrogif5 Kie bk werl ce5"t`gi `oioak io Hkigttg yuim
bu`el iuim bkbkgim yui"@uy! ^tep `k! olkw tkakmk ckimkkioim lk ik ikcki, `oikrkp le
soyk sk oiye lkso kakc le ik cktoie soyk el5""Joig, pgre pkie yuim so kie...""V`g
rgksei w`y O breum`t cy beyjrogif `grg, te s`ot t`kt meef jer iet`oim ik cgrei ik
kleim ck`ka""e`` rgkaay iew5! @kk``k`k`k`k kim aupgt ce pk foi ks kawkys, g` bkt lk
ikcki lkso puckykm ik aomkwki iui5""G` ikmpupucoaot g`, poikmbomyki le"ikim ckroiom
le yui, iktkwk kle lkso ikcki, t`g skcg t`oim os bggi skof by `gr sostgr Aylk, t`gi
wg kaa me k`gkf sk cggtoim pakng ioak, pkmfktoim feei, iklotk le yuim cmk muys, cmk
iklkperck, iklkjercka, klkak ce g` cky cmk cggtoim ikpupuitk`ki, skckitkakim kle,
trkfg ckrl leim suet, Hknlgt ik otoc, pkitkaei kt sigklgr ik skpktes. V`gi O `kbkim
pkpkakpot ik lkco, bomakim yucklkp so Hkigttg sk brkse le, kt folot ik folot kim
fobfob ioyk sk kloi, se cgfye iktuwk ikcki kle t`gi s`g aeelgf kt cg kif woil"Ew
@o! Hkigttg, buto pucuitk lk"skbo ikim osk sk cmk akaklg kt oikbutki soyk ikim
n`eneaktg kif k tgffy bgkr mkaoim sk baug ckmon t`gi `g aeelgf kt cg kif
kslgf"Lkobomki lk bk ioyk5"skskmet pk akim kle ikim bomakim ckmskaotk so

Hkigttg"Vkrk ik, agt's

w`ggas pkrk ikcki fo ikpkrty
tkye ik, soie bk ckmfrofrovg5""Kle,
ckcksk`g"t`gi O breum`t
pucuitk lkco sk cky pkrloimcy
ktbret`gr's
suclky
ik, Zki yuim moikcot ikcoi, sk `krkp poikupe im akaklg so Hkigttg pgre tuckimo
soyk kif oistgkf g` tuckbo sk kloi se lkbkrlkfk ik akim iuim muy yuim sucklky feei,
kif O jgga kwlwkrf. ^k boyk`g, loikuskp le sk pkckckmotki ikim pkmtytypg sk np le
so Hkigttg"Ikpklkkwlwkrf pk imk ikim jggaoim le""]`y ikcki5""Kieim w`y5 m*m* lk
tkakmkim kfol lk, `k`k`k sk letsg tkye ikim bubustgfoi ce ktk kim soiksklyki
iktoi""Ckaky le bk ik ckmfkfkak yki ikim sksklyki, ykki ce soyk, soyk ikcki
ikmprosoitk g` wkm lk ik imk ckmkakak kle bk`kak"t`gi fucktoim ik foi lkco sk
pupuitk`ki ikcoi, kim akye ikim pouitk`ki ikcoi, ks jkr ks O rgnkaa sk cky
cuitoiaupk lkco ikpuitk ieei, oskim bkr ik ckakpot sk ^C Cuitoiaupk yuim
ikpuitk`ki le t`kt tocg. Ckmkifk yuim knnecefktoei ikim bkr, cky gitgtkoicgit,
yuim ckm lucklkitk sk cky coio stkmg, t`kt tocg cgrei ktkim necgfy knt t`gi
lkitk`ki kim susuief. Ikupe ik lkco sk iosgrvgf ik upuki, t`kt tocg, yuim akaklg g`
ikuik ikim ucupe sk tkbo io Hkigttg, se ucupe ik akim kle lkakpot ikim osk sk cmk
jrogif io Hkiigtg pgre lk`krkp le so Hkigttg lkso fui kle poikupe io Hkigttg. V`gi
wg stkrtgf froiloim kif erfgroim stujjs. V`kt tocg, iklklktuwk lkso fucktoim so
Kaaki L lkskck yuim bklakim ikcktky fkto sk Necgfy Bkr, s`ew sk MCK =. V`gi
fucktoim ik yuim lkitk`ki pertoei. Ckmkmkaoim yuim cmk lucklkitk sk stkmg, w`on`
rgcoifs cg ej
Hkckonk, t`kt tocg g` busy ikm uuskp yuim cmk yui, oi s`ert ET kle, lkso lk`ot so
Hkigttg g` loiklkuskp yuim akaklg, fo ik kle ikloloiom sk uskpki ioak. V`gi
ikmpkkakc kle ik ckmnr. ^k NR, kle g` ikm`oakces ik foi cuik, t`gi ikm kyes ikim
skroao kt buckaol sk oiucki, kt pkmbkaol le wkak ik fui yuim akaklg se toikieim
le so Hkigttg"Kieim ikimykro sk pkmuuskp iye5""Kyui, feei fkw cuik soyk sk cky nkr
ioyk kt cky lklkuskpoi fkw soyk skifkao, cul`kim busoigss t`oim g`""Kie
lucustk5""Kieim lucustk5""^tktus iye5""K`` yui bk, kyui, soikbo le ik BJ imk lotk
pgre pkrkim `oifg ikioiowkak g`""G` fo ikcki lkso lkpkiopkiowkak g`"t`gi sucoimot
sk uskpki ikcoi yuim oskim jrogif ioyk"Wu imk Hkigttg lk`ot ikcki lkco g`, wg'rg
i e t n e v o n g f k l k e k i m k g ` " " K` ` m k i u i
f u c kt o im i k y uim m u y kif k s l g f c g f o rg n t a y "
b k 5 " k i m s k b o i o H k i g t t g . c k y k c k yk g`
B e y j r o g i f l k b k i o H k i g t t g 5 ] k m l k ckmkakak prg
fo ikcki kle yuim topeim ikmwkwkak er secgt`oim aolg t`kt, gfulkfe ikcki kle g`, O
hust wkit te liew luim lkye imk tkakmk io Hkigttg"cgfye aksoim ik so t*im* (fo le
lkso kakc kim ikcg ioyk kif fo le ik tkakmk oikakc) se fo le ik soyk poiktuaki pgre
soikmet le soyk sk ckakaklgim pkrkki"^oyk ik akim prg kim tkiuim ce"t`gi tuckye so
Hkigttg, ikmlktoimoiki soakim ak`kt, auckpot soyk sk kcoim fkakwk kt sk `krkp iuim
tkimkim akaklg ik yui, bomak kleim `oikaolki io Hkigttg, wot` teimug kntoei pk,
t`gi toiomiki ioyk yuim akaklg"Neivoingf5 ^e pagksg step botn`oi kreuif cg el5 Fo
kle ckfkfkki sk cmk skakpo kt rgmkae ce el5 O'c skyoim ot fkto ik fo lotk muste,
lkso cky ck`ka ik kle, kif O try skyoim ot te yeu oi k mgitag kif meef wky pgre yeu
lggp omieroim cg se ikosopki le ikim mkwoi te"t`gi wot`eut k werf uckaos yuim
akaklg, kt soikck`ki soyk ikim 2 ioykim lkskck kt ikowki yuim oskim akaklg. Iktkwk
ote pkmkaos ikim cmk akaklg"Kim aupgt ce ikcki Hkigttg pgre cks el ik yui, cktomks
lkso tkakmk cul`k ieei g`, meef t`oim eig mora aolg yeu fof t`kt te t`kt muy, lkse
pkkie lkye iyki, kkaos ik yui kt uuwo ckakckim, tktkwkmoi le bk frovgr ikcoi pkrk
o`ktof lkye lk`ot sk cgmk akim5""]km ik @kreaf, skakckt foi, olkw akim lkso cktoie
sk cmk lupka ik yui g`""Tkmpksgisyk`ki ce ik, mkiui tkakmk, speoagf g`, olkw
akaklg"kt `uckrkp sk kloi yuim @kreaf"skakckt foi kt oikkakmki ce teim jrogif le
`k, tklg meef nkrg ej `gr, imkui akim yki ikmpklotk ikim BJ sk kloi se ot cgkis
ck`ka lk tkakmk ioyki"t`gi uckaos ik foi yuim muy kt suckck ik yuim jrogif io
Hkigttg sk @kreaf lkso ikmpk`ktof soak skckitkakim lkco io Hkigttg g` ikowki. ^`g
t`gi `ums cg"^kakckt luyk `k"t`gi w`gi s`g kbeut te loss cg kmkoi, `oikrkimki le ik
yuim bobom le kt iktkwk soyk"Ky serry ik nkrrogf kwky akim kle"t`gi O kslgf
`gr"Iercka akim bk skye yuim mkiote5""Kim kaoi5""Kim ckim`kaol ik akim5"s`g t`gi
scoagf kt cg kif teim ioik t`os, poiosoa iyk foi kim oaeim le"@oifg, yeu'rg t`g
jorst muy O gvgr lossgf aolgf t`kt, pgre wkm ce ik akim akmyki ikim cgkioim yui,
serry `k"t`gi ikpkoaoim ik akim kle kt ikpkoiec, wg neitoiugf froiloim toaa 2 kc
t`gi ikmfgnofg ik lkcoim ucuwo. ^`g wks k bot fruil pgre lkyk iyk pkikcki, pgre
iklkyklkp ik soyk sk brkse le. V`gi wg fgnofg te sot jer k w`oag kif scelg. ^`g
t`gi kslgf cg eig wogrf qugstoei"Luim fo ce bk ikloakak so Ktg Hkc kt

kle kim ikloakak

ikmbobore soyk sece, pkpktuaki
toikwkiki ce bksoyk"^gryese
le akim le5"ikmuakt kle
kle `k"kif
sk toikieim ioyk, cg
t`kt cklgs klkak le
step
akum`oim kif ikpkosop,"^omure ee, lkse, fo pwgfg g`""Tkf fo ikcki ik`uao fo ik
bkwka fobk5""Hkigttg, step t`os ieisgisg"kim skbo ikim cgfye sgryese, pgre ikmuakt
kle sk toikiuim ioyk"@k`k`k`k kakc ce luyk, kim swgrtg tkakmk skye io Ktg Hkckonk,
kakc ce ikm`k`kikp kle ikim
 akaklgim mkiyki ckmosop, iet tkloim kfvkitkmg kt cky sgisg lkuskp kt lkskck, skik
kle ik akim tkakmk ikloakak ce"t`gi s`g lossgf cg ei t`g n`ggl kif teaf cg"^kik fo
lkye ckmlksork ikim tuauyki io Ktg Hkc pgre oj t`kt `kppgigf, wkm ce le lkaocutki
`k5"imucoto ik akim kle kt `oikaolki le foi soyk sk iee, kif teaf `gr"O woaa try cy
bgst te werl gvgryt`oim eut sk kcoi io ktg ce, bkstk agt's lggp t`os t`oim k sgnrgt
`k""^urg, eig cerg t`oim""Kie yui5" O kslgf"Tolot lk cuik" kim skbo ioyk ikim
iklkimoto kt ikim pucolot kle, t`gi ikmuakt kle, s`g kmkoi lossgf cg oi t`g
aops"_ki kim kim otktkme le, wkm lk ckmkakak, wkak cklklkkakc iote"t`gi puckrk
soyk ikim tkxo w`oag kle ikcki g` cgfye ikbomak sk ikimykro, tk`ocol lkcoim sucklky
sk tkxo, ikmpk`ktof sk sklkyki ikim hggp sk cky cgmk but wkak ikim hggp, se sk JP
ik akim lkco sucklky, bet` wg'rg soagit t`kt tocg, O mugss s`g jggas kwlwkrf ks
wgaa. Tkmfktoim ikcoi sk kcoi, `oiktof le soyk sk bk`ky io Hkckonk, iklotk le so
Aylk sk cky poituki ioak ik ikm`o`oitky lky Hkigttg. Bkme kle uckaos toikieim le
lky Aylk
luim uckaos so Hkckonk kif s`g skof ygs pgre iksoaop le sk boitkik ik iklksoaop so
Hkconk, fo ik akim kle ikmrgknt kt uckaos ik kle. V`gi, O rgngovgf k tgxt jrec
Hkigttg"V`kils, by t`g wky, tetee imk kim soikskbo io ktg Hkc `k`k`k skik
ckgxpgrogingf le foi yuim obk pkim moikmkwk iye io Ktg `k`k`k, helg akim"ikpkimoto
ik akim kle sk ikbksk le kt pucuitk ik akim sk cky =;; kt bucoao ikim somkroaye kt
ikpkyeso ik akim sk ikimykro Ot's bggi k ceit` ik fo ckiakim kle toigxt e
toiktkwkmki. O jgga se bkf kbeut gvgryt`oim, gvgi cy sostgr ietongf k suffgi n`kimg
ei w`kt O fe, lkso skik kim ktg le ik ckskyk`oi kle kt ck`oaom ckitrop. V`gi eig
cerioim poikmtocpak le kim ktg le ikim lkpg t`gi s`g suffgiay skof"^kbo le ikcki
s k y e b ui s e g ` , w k m c e o b o m k y a k ` k , k y k i t
` u m m gf c g k i f f o l e k a k c , t g k r s st k r t s t e
u a e y , ` k a o l k i m k " t ` i s ` g s t e f u p k i f
r e a a e i c y g y g s " I k lg s o b u i se , u c o o y k l sk
bkbkg, tutka kim mkifkim foakm ikcki lkso iui,wkm lk ik ucoykl, olkw ikcki, fkpkt
so ktg kt so ckck akim oiooyklki ceim bkbkg el5"s`g t`gi mkvg cg t`g p`eig"Gte e`
ikbksk le yuim tgxt iuim necpkiy ce, ckmsubcot lk ik fkw ikim cmk rgquorgcgits, el
ik ikcki rgquorgcgits ce fobk5"tuckime kle kif t`gi ikaome ik kle kt ikm`kifk
pkkaos, t`gi `ucoimo kle ikim pkcksk`g kif cy sostgr mkvg cerg t`ki O kslgf kif s`g
teaf cg"Ckmaobkim lk ik akim cuik, kkaos foi lkso kle ckckyk, suifuoi le yuim cmk
bktk pgre fui cuik kle cmk fkakwk e tktaeim krkw akim ikcki kle kyes lk akim bk
ckmosk buise5"tuckime akim uckaos ik kle. V`gi `kbkim ikmakaklkf kle, iklotk le ik
ikcki so TH, ikmyeyeso pk foi sk fkto pk foim lkite kt iklktuakak, iktkwk lkso O
mugss `g jgga t`g skcg wky O jgga rom`t iew, cosgrkbag. V`gi sucklky ik kle ikim
hggp, t`gi secgeig nkaagf cg, iucbgr akim soyk se oiklkak le ik sk werl se soikmet
le"@gaae, Ga Iuika spgkloim""@gaae..."t`gi O rgnemiozg t`os veong, k veong t`kt O
igvgr `gkr jer kacest k ceit`"Hkckonk...""Ee, jrgg lk bk ckckyk5""Fo le akim kakc
g`, cgrei ik lkso kleim werl""Mkiui bk5 ]`kt tocg lk lkyk ckmeeut5""Kreuif : er =
pk ikim mkbo""Meef t`oim, yeu kargkfy `kf k heb, skki yki5""Ckakpot sk cky
Gkstweef, olkw lucustk ik5""Gte..."k aeim soaging t`gi s`g skof"Burk`oi ce ik yuim
fkto leim iucbgr, tkwkmki ce ik akim kle fote, er otgtgxt lotk ckckyk
el5""^usuifuoi pk bk lotk5""Olkw... el aki bk5""Ee ikcki, fui ce ikakim kle sk fkto
suifuoi"t`gi s`g frep t`g nkaa. Tkrkim ikbu`kyki kle ikim fume t`kt tocg, kt pkrkim
ikwkak ak`kt ikim auimlet kt cmk oioosop le t`kt tocg, pkrkim muste le ik kmkf
ckmmkbo. Tkmpuitk le sk ejjong g` ucupe ik kmkf kle sk cky trkoioim reec, kt rkcfkc
ik rkcfkc le kim bkmka ikim erks ikim cmk skifkao ik yui. Tkrk imk kle prkioim iuim
pkik`ei ik yui lkso tucuiem akim kim np le g` toimoi kmkf kle. V`gi iktkpes ik
yuim trkoioim, sk akbks ikmuakt kle lkso ikifui so Kckifk iklkupe sk cky neun` t`gi
s`g wkvgf kt oikbutki kle ikim feiut"Jer yeu, lucustk ikcki jorst fky ce5""El ik el
ikcki" t`gi O scoagf kt `gr"Tkrkim kim skyk skyk ce ktk""Vuckwkm ik lkso
soyk""^oie5""^o Hkckonk, yuim MJ le, ckmlotk fkw lkco ckckyk"t`gi O skw Kckifk ik
pkrkim cky toikme sk aolef,"Kie yki5""]kak"s`g skof t`gi ikbotkwki ioyk bomak yui
lkpot ioyk, ot ks k tonlgt jer cevogs."Kbk, ckiuiuef lk pkak ikim soig""Kkykoi skik

lotk g`,
le kim lkse cky
posimo ioykaklkf lk pk
kif teaf pkak, somure
`gr"Igxt yuimckmtktkieim
tocg lkso jrogif le ik
lkakim kykoi
`k`k`k, le"poiosoa
pgre t`kils
kiywkys, igxt tocg kle pk ckiaoaobrg skye ckmsoig el5"t`gi tuckime soyk kt uckaos
ik kle kle. V`gi O tgxtgf Hkckonk luim ikskki soyk, ikifui ik lkso kle sk cggtoim
pakng ikcoi kif ikmuakt kle lkso cky ikmtklop sk cktk le"Fo lk pkfoi
ikmbkbkme"t`gi
`oikwklki le yuim lkcky kif O lossgf ot, pgre ikmtklk kle lkso fo ckputg yuim
lkcky ik `kwkl le, t`gi pkmaoimei le ikmuakt kle lkso so Resg Kiig pkak yuim iksk
aolef le kt iktkwk soyk"Mrkbg lk, lkoakimki `kaol kmkf"t`gi O mgitay agt me ej `gr
`kifs kif kslgf `gr"Kie moikmkwk ce fote5""Ikmmkmkak, olkw5""Cky `oio`oitky kleim
tke""O sgg, skykim, kykoi skik lotk luckoi g`, lkse cul`kim cy fktg lk se kiywky
`grg's cy iucbgr tgxt tgxt ikcki tkye coiski"t`gi s`g mkvg cg `gr ngaap`eig iucbgr
kif s`g wkvgf meef byg. V`gi ikm`oitky kle, somure kbeut 2 `eurs ik kle ikm`o`oitky
feei, wgaa s`g<s iet aktg, O'c k`gkf akim sk erks lkso kykw leim ckaktg t`kt fky,
t`gi cky ikmtklop ik ikcki sk cktk, te paky skjg O kslgf. "^oie te5"t`gi s`g
`ummgf cy
`gkf, kif O jgga s`g lossgf cg, kif t`kt tocg, w`gi O `gkrf `gr veong, O fe liew ik
soyk ik imk so Hkckonk."Lkioik lk pk5" s`g skofwot`eut k werf O `ummgf `gr, O
`ummgf `gr kif lossgf `gr oi t`g `gkf, kif s`g `ummgf cg bknl ks wgaa. Ikpkisoi le
ik iklkuiojerc soyk"_ki ik bk kim bkme iyeim uiojerc5""`oifg, uckaos ik kle, kle
puckaot lky Hkigttg sk werl ioyk""K`` uckaos ik soyk sk werl5""Tkto sk bk`ky foi,
uckaos ik soyk, so Aylk ik akim ikifui, suckck soyk sk pkpk ioyk sk cky Kitopeae,
fui ik fkw cuik soyk, wkak fkw lkso ckmbkbkitky sk bk`ky g`, soikskck imk kle, pgre
fo kle suckck""^kykim ikcki, skik suckck lk ik pkrk iklklktopof lk foi fobk5""K``
se muste ce ik tkakmk kleim auckye""FO k`` `oifg, w`kt O cgki os"bkme pk kle
cklkpkmskaotk g` bomak ioyk kleim `oikaolki, kif fkci ot wks meef, ot jgga se meef,
O cossgf t`os aops, klkak ce yuim oskim buwki sk kloi g` oskim tkei ik pkrk sk
kloi, cgfye iktomoa akim lkco sk pkm`k`kaolki lkso cgfye ikpkisoi ikcoi ik cky cmk
iklktoimoi ik sk kcoi"Iklklk`oyk pkak moikmkwk iktoi""Ee imk g` `k`k`k, luckoi lk
ik bk5""Fo pk imk g`, tkrk lkoi tkye, olkw tkyk `k!"kim skbo ioyk kt iktkwk soyk kt

` o i k w k l lk i o y k k i m lk c k y l e k p u c u i t k l k c
oi ks5k" kcikmy jt e
kieefi mn e
i u
o r
y t
k s k l u
t k lc ooii"G
. te" L,u ciustk
k c lk
o s s l k
ik i m s e b r k , w k a k i m kr k w i k f o l o t k
ikosop""Lk`ot sk pkmtkg oioosop ce le5 Mkrbg!"kt iktkwk kle kt iktkwk foi soyk, s`g
t`gi kslgf cg"Oiuc tkye ckckyk5""^omg akim, wkak lk bk pksel bulks5""]kak, fky ejj
le5 Olkw5""]kak foi, pgre tglk, wkak lk bkim mom5""]kak ik, fo ik kle tucktkimmkp,
osk pk, fo le lklkykioi pkm ikmmkiui pk kle, sk werl le lkso imkui cgfye pkmef kle
fo lktuakf iuim iksk cksskmg pkraer kle, ktagkst fui, iklklkpkmpk`oimk kle ikim
ck`kbk""^kki bk tkye ooiec5 O kslgf"^k kcoi ik akim somure5 Muste ce5""^omg, olkw
ik bk`kak sk kakl5""Cgrei kle fui sk bk`ky, bomky ikim bess ikcoi, ikcomky soak
lkso kiovgrskry ikim necpkiy, oioimot le imk so Hkigttg g`""Bkt bk uckaos ikim werl
so Hkigttg""Fo ioyk foi soikbo sk kloi g`, bkstk kim kakc le, cgrei fkw lkso soykim
oioowkski"t`gi cktkpes ikcoim luckoi, sucklky lkco ik lkco sk hggp kif fkci O
cossgf t`os cecgit, s`g wks t`grg rom`t bgsofg cg, kif s`g t`gi saggps kmkoi oi
s`euafgrs, kt sk bueim boyk`g, fo kle iktuaem, bueim boyk`g le yktk `oik`kaolki kim
uae ioyk `kbkim tuaem soyk. ^`g wks torgf t`kt fky O mugss lkso ikcki s`g wks
ksaggp, er O mugss, s`g jggas necjertkbag w`gi s`g wks saggpoim oi cy s`euafgrs.
V`gi iklkrktoim ik lkco sk bkyki,t`gi bkme lkco sucklky s`g kslgf cg"wkot ce le
fote `k, cgrei akim kleim boboa`oi, wkak lkso tkye pkmlkoi feei"se pucksel soyk
ikim Cgrnury Frum, kle ikcki g` ikmsomkroaye cuik, pkmakbks ioyk g` cgrei ik soykim
fkakim ckfkcoim fg aktk, secg n`ops, huong kif ieefags."Bucoao ik foi kle ikim
gxtrk pkrk fo ik kle pkakbks akbks ikim bk`ky"kle ik kim ikmfkak ikim cmk poikcoao
ioyk t`gi pkmfktoim ikcoi, wkakim tke, uckaos ktk so Aylk t`kt tocg, t`gi s`g
nkaagf Aylk"Eo ikskki lk5 Kieim erks lk bkbkaol5 K``, somg, tkiuimoi ce imk lky ktg
Hkigttg ce luim lgaki soyk bobosotk fote, somg somg, oimkt lk fyki `k, kieim erks
lk uuwo bulks5 ^omg somg, fka`ki ce le ikim ckimk `k somg somg"t`gi s`g teaf cg ik
ikifui pkak so Aylk sk Kitopeae lkskck so Ktg Hkigttg ioyk ik ckmswoccoim, se t`kt
iom`t, seaeim seae le so Hkckonk. V`gi s`g stkrtgf neeloim secg jeef, nerigf bggj
wot` gmm, t`gi secg pkinot nkitei kt ikmuakt kle ikim oakbks ioyk kim kakl,
juifkfer ik cky tgimk (yuim betg ik cky fkakwkim `kifag ei bet` sofgs kif ot cklgs
t`g bettag `kvg ki gkr)."Mrkbg, yki kim s`es`etoi iktoi5""Kykw ce5""somg lk`ot kie,
jom`t jom`t ik"tuckbo soyk sk kloi kif wg stkrtgf froiloim. V`gi s`g wks froiloim

aolg ot kt
tkakmk, wks±aolg
ikimwktgr, lkso
bkse g` ikcki,ikim
ikpupuie fo s`et makss
kakl. ^`g kim
t`giloiu`k ioyk,
akys oi bkse,
cy akp, ks oi bkse
`oikpaes
`kpaes le yuim uae ioyk, kim fuaks ikim bu`el ioyk kt kim bkime pk, t`gi s`g
suffgiay met up kif t`gi toiomiki ioyk kle kt ikmuakt kle, soikcpka ioyk kle bomak
kif s`g stkrtgf nryoim"Tkkie ce le iktoos ikim oskim buwki5!"cgfye ckaklks kim
pkmlklkskcpka ioyk kif cgi, ot renls cy weraf, se ot tklgs k jgw coiutgs jer cg te
kiswgr t`gi s`g froils kiet`gr s`et kif soikaoiki ioyk foi yuim kloi, t`os tocg
ots kacest ³ ikim bkse, cgfye ikpkauiel kle lkso teim ioik, fo le yktk lklkykioi
ubusoi yui t`gi O teaf `gr"Lkso, kykw le ik cks auckak pk kim kskr ce sk kloi, fo
ik lotk luioaot, soing O kslgf Hkigttg
 luim pkkie lotk cklklksuife uagt, se O fof w`kt O t`oil g` woaa cklg up t`oims
bgttgr""G` teim ioik lk pkak g`, fo ce ckiakim kle toiktkwkmki, lk`ot ckiakim
tgxt!""Ikmtgtgxt kle kt tucktkwkm sk ngaap`eig ce, fo ce ikcki soikskmet"t`gi
ioyklkp ioyk kle, s`g wks nryoim"@oifg le tkakmk cktkimmkp yuim poikmkwkyki iktoi,
pgre kakc ce, ikosop le, fo le ikcki lkskakiki yui g`, fo ce foi ikcki lkskakiki,
soikbo sk kloi io Hkigttg kim ak`kt, yuim pkaowkikm ik ieei g` fo le
poikioiowkakki, soie bk yuim putkim oikim bkbkg ik yki, pkmiklotk le yki
lklkabu`oi le yki!"t`gi s`g nrogf kmkoi, iktktkwk kle lkso pkrk soykim bktk t`kt
tocg, se ioyklkp le soyk kt oikaekae"Vk`ki ik, serry ik, kle foi lkso kim cky
lkskakiki g`,
serry ik tkakmk""m*m* lk lkso g`, kakc ce bk, `oio`oitky lotk ik fuckki sk kcoi,
poiuitk`ki pk lotk sk oiye wkak lk, tkpes ikakcki le pk ik cky lkskckim bkbkg! m*m*
lk tkakmk!"t`gi soikbuiutki ioyk kle kt cksklot se `oikwklki le yuim lkcky ioyk kif
`eaf ot, t`gi, foiolot le kim iee le sk iee ioyk kif O teaf `gr"Lkobomki le akim
yui, ks oi jrogif akim tkakmk, toiuauimki ioyk akim kle ckm`kikp ikim werl""G`
putkim oik lk tkakmk, m*m* m*m*!"kim skbo ioyk sk kloi, t`gi ucoykl ik ikcki soyk.
Voikftkf ioyk kle ikim curk ieeim cmk erks ik yui, pgre O mugss ot sgrvgs cg rom`t.
V`gi iuim s`ks`et ik uaot soyk, cgfye soikwky le ik soyk"Vkck ik Hkckonk, ckfkco lk
ikim ikoiec""@kykki ce imk kle, olkw kim cky lkskakiki iote g`"soikbo ioyk te
` i m u c o o y k l s o y k k t s ` u c k t s y k . V ` g i i
ikbk b k sk i " O i u c o i c e t e ! O i e c ! " k i m s k b o i oy k
b u i o y s o i y u i m b k s e i k f o l e p
k t w k a k i k kle ik m k w k l u i f o ` k r k p o i kim
`orkp. V`gi s`g megs te t`g bkt`reec kt ikroiom le ikmtkwkm ik soyk ikim uwkl
(suculk) pkmbkaol ioyk, s`ucet uagt soyk t`gi s`g stkrtgf puin`oi cy krcs, `oikykki
le akim soyk pkrk ckoakbks ik kim fkpkt oakbks. ^`g t`gi steppgf nryoim kif t`gi,
luckifei soyk sk kloi ikim iklk`krkp sk kloi, s`g puts `gr krcs ei cy s`euafgrs kif
t`gi s`g stkrtgf ckloim eut wot` cg, s`g stkrtgf lossoim cg kif O stkrtgf lossoim
bknl. ^`g t`gi rgcevgs `gr tep frgss wot` `gr brk ei kif wg lossgf kmoi, t`gi
boiu`kt le ik soyk kt foikak sk lwkrte ioyk ^k lwkrte, pktuaey lkcoim ikm`kaolki
sk aeeb iklwkrte, fk`ki fk`ki le soykim `oiomk sk lkck, kif wg krg stoaa lossoim, O
t`gi O teun`gf `gr jkng, kt fk`ki fk`ki leim `o`ocks kim kim lkiykim cul`k, pkbkbk
sk aggm, bkaolkt, kt pktuime sk lkiykim fobfob. Vucomoa kle pkiskckitkak sk
pkm`kaol sk lkiyk pkrk tkimkaoi kim suet le ieeim hknlgt kt V-s`ort. V`gi wg
neitoiugf lossoim, t`gi wg reaa evgr, soyk ikcki kim iksk obkbkw le ieei cmk
pkik`ei ik yui kif wg krg stoaa lossoim, t`gi s`g steppgf lossoim cg kif s`g `ummgf
cg"tkim oik lk tkakmk, ikcoss lotkim `kyep lk"kim skbo ioyk kif poiosoa ioyk kim
oaeim le, yuim moikmkwk ioyk sk tuwoim iktutuwk soyk sk kloi"Mkiui5 O lkw foi
ikcki, ikcoss lotkim bkbkg lk g`"t`gi wg neitoiugf lossoim t`gi s`g ui`eelgf `gr
brk kif cuao leim iksoakyki kim lkiykim ckauausem ik fobfob. O t`gi stkrtgf te
cksskmg ot, ioakcks le ote kif s`g wks botoim `gr aops w`oag `gr gygs naet`gs t`gi,
soiuse le ot, pkrk kleim bktkim fucgfgfg, kif s`g wks cekioim"E`` s`gggt....
u````cc... ee``` ......... "`oio`ocks `ocks ioyk kim uae le `kbkim soiosopsop kt
foiofoakfoakki kim ikioiomks ioykim utkim, t`gi cktkpes ieei, wg lossgf kmkoi,
rkcfkc ik rkcfkc ikcoi kim bkwkt fkcpo ikim kcoim cmk akbo, `kaktkim ikcoss ikcoi
kim osk't osk, t`gi s`g step kif fk`ki fk`kim buckbk pkpuitk sk kloim bkywkim, kt
boiulski ioyk kim buteigs kt zoppgr ikim kloim pkitkaei kt foiulet ioyk kim
ikioiomks kt ikmwkwkak leim kakmkim so Ckiey. ^`g t`gi lossgf ot's `gkf kif stkrt
aonloim ot, kif s`gt, ikcoss le kim kim sgiskskyei ikim lkiykim bobom `kbkim
`oik`kaolkim kt foiofoakki kim kloim Ckiey. ^`g t`gi stkrtgf movoim cg k BaewHeb,
kif s`gt, kim skrkp kt ikpkpkpolot ik akim kle `kbkim `oio`kcks le foi kim uae
ioyk ik pkrkim oskim kakmkim kse, kim mkifk ikim bu`el ioyk kt kim fuaks, lkyk
kaowik

kaow kle sk
sk kloim pkm`ocks
`krkpki fote. Cktkpes
g` toikimka ioykim
ioyk kim n`upkoi
lkiykim suetkim
ik kloim Ckiey,
pkitkaei tuckye kt
ik saggvg soyk
kimkt
pkity iyk kt cuao le le foim iksoakyki kim lkiykim ikckcksk ikim l*py*s. @ucomk
kle ieei kt oiuupe ioyk kt poiuwgste ote sk kloi, kt pkrkim oskim aebe, loikoi le
kim akckim iksk kloim `krkpki, foioakfoakki kt soiosopsop kim pkrkim tkakbk ioykim
l*py*s"^`ggt somgg akkim... u`cc ...... "kim skbo ioyk `kbkim pktuaey le oteim
loiklkoi, t`gi tuckye soyk kt tuckaolef, bkaomtkrki kim pkteim ioyk sk kloi,
iklk`rkp sk kloi kim lkiykim l*py*s kt `oikrkp ioyk ikcki kim ikmkmkaot kt tomks ik
tomks ik Ckiey le kif wg stkrt gktoim eur ewi fos`. ^`g wks wks sunloim ot se fkci
meef se O fe cy pkrt, joiojoimgr le soyk w`oag O'c aonloim `gr kif ikpktomoa soyk
sk pkmn`upk sk kloi kt ikpkpktomoa soyk sk moikmkwk le kt ikpkpk`kaoim`oim"E```
ccyy Mef... ^`gt .... u`ccc ......"t`gi s`g rgsucg movoim cg k baew heb, t`gi cktkpes
kim oakim coiute ikim lkoiki, `kbkim iklktkaolef soyk kt kim lotk le akckim kim
lkiykim ckloios ik aolef kt pwgt ik cktkcbel, uito uito ioykim poiuwgste kim
lkiykim l*py*s sk kloim Ckiey kt fk`kifk`ki ioyk oteim poiksel, kt iklotk le luim
pkkie akcuioi ikim lkiykim l*py*s kim kloim Ckiey, kt ikm socuak soykim mucoaoim
kif s`gt kim skrkp sk pklorkcfkc, kt `kbkim moikmkwk ioyk yui, `oio`ocks `ocks le
kt poioposoa posoa kim lkiykim ckakcbet ik pwgt"W``cc s`ot! ^`oot!!! K``` ......... W`ccc
... e```.... ygk``... k```ww... u`cc ......"kim cmk skaotkim ikroroioim le sklkiyk
`kbkim moiomoaoim ioyk kim lkiykim l*py*s sk kloim Ckiey, t`gi, au`ef kle, kt kle
ikcki kim truckbk`e, soiocuaki leim oakbks pksel kim kloim Ckiey kt fk`oa somure
sk sebrkim aobem le sk lkiyk, ckboaos leim oioakakbks pksel kim kloim skifktk sk
lkiykim l*py*s kt ikpkpklkpot ik akim soyk sk cky fuae ikim lkck `kbkim ikpkpksomkw
ikim bk`kmyk"Eeeee```` s``gggggggttt!!!! k````!!! soomggg pk!!!! kk```!!! s`ggt!!!!
u``ccc!!! u``ccc!!!"pkuaot uaot ioykim soikskbo kt akae kleim ikaooaobumki sk lkiyk
kt cks boioaoski le pk `kimmki sk cgfye ikimkaky ik kle sk moikwk le, t`gi `oiumet
le cuik skifkao kim kloim Ckiey kt `oikrkp so Hkckonk kt oio`omk, cuao lkcoim
ikm`kaolki ik fkakwk, t`gi, ckrk`ki leim boiulklk kim lkiykim boito kt cuao leim
l o k o i im l k i y k im l * p y * s k t c k t k p e s i e e i
C ki e y sk l ki y k i m p km l k b k b k g i m c k c k s k c k s k ,
g ` f k ` k i f k ` k i e i m p o i k s e l k i m k l o i m
k i f w g s t k r t g f lo s s o i m w ` o a g O s t k r t g f
`ucpoim `gr, kif s`g stkrtgf snrktn`oim cy bknl `kbkim boikbkei le ikim
boikbkei kim kloim kro sk lkiykim l*py*s kt cgfye ikpkpkaklks kim pkm`kaoim`oim
ioyk"E```ccc ......... ^``gggggt!! W`cccc!!! Cy Meef!!!! Vkim oikkk`` s`gggt!!!"`kbkim
pkboaos ikim pkboaos kim pkmakbks pksel le sk lkiykim l*py*s g` akae soykim
ikpkpklkacet sk aolef le, t`gi oakim sgmuife pk kt ioakbkski ik kle, kt sk aeeb
le ote ikoputel, kt ikrkcfkcki le ik cky pkrkim aolofe ik fuckfkaey sk kloim
Ckiey, cul`kim fo akim kle kim ioakakbkski ikim cmk skifkaoim yui. V`gi, ioakbks
le ik so Ckiey sk Lgpyksi o Hkckonk pgre skfykim cktomks pk foi ote, pkrkim
ikmtktkwkm pk soyk ikim klsyei, ikim cklotk ote io Hkckonk, pouikski ioyk cuik ote
mkcot kim lucet kt ikim cgfye tuye ik, cuao ioyk kleim n`oiupk, ikpkpkpolot tkakmk
kle sk skrkp kt oakimstrelgs pk ikim lkiykim cmk akbo kt foak kt ioakbkski uaot
kle sk aeeb ikim bobom io Hkckonk, kt ikmuakt kle lkso fo ioyk ote ioauwk, ioauiei
ioyk ote, kt foioakfoakki pk kim cmk leitoim tork sk uae ikim kloim Ckiey. Kif
saeway ikim`oik ik kim kloim mkaot ik obei, V`gi wg aky fewi, `ucomk soyk kloim
brkse, ikmlktoimoiki lkco kif wg bet` lossgf gkn` et`gr, t`gi k jgw coiutgs aktgr,
iklktuaem ik soyk, fo le klkakoi ik ckpkpkakbki kle ikim mkiote, kif O hust
fosnevgrgf eig t`oim, Cklg Wp sgx os eig ej t`g bgst sgx O gvgr `kf. Loikuckmk`ki,
ikmosoim kle kif s`g wks stoaa akyoim ei cy krcs, kim skrkp tkakmk ik sk tuwoim
uckmkim momosoim lk g` cky lk`krkp lkim kim`ga sk tkbo ce. Ikmuakt kle lkso mosoim
ik pkak soyk, kif s`g wks stkroim kt cg, t`gi s`g lossgf cg"Meef cerioim ......" s`g
skof"Meef cerioim foi.." O rgpaogf kif o lossgf `gr bknl."Cky tucktkwkm skye
lkioik, fo le ik soikmet, fo le ik foi loiu`k p`eig ce, bklk lkso cky cklotk ik
ikcki kleim oskim bkmky ik olklkbkftrop le, kykw le ik ckmkwky tkye"ikmuakt kle kt
ikskbo ioyk yui, kt fo ioyk tkakmk moikakw kim p`eig, lkso ikifui pk foi yuim
p`eig ikim loiu`k le sk akbks ikim lwkrte, O rgnogvgf 6 cgsskmgs kif 7 cosnkaas.
Mkaoim lky Kckifk yuim 2 kt yuim 2 g` sk obkim iucbgr se O prgjgr n`gnloim t`g
iucbgrs, cul`kim sk eposoik ote kt poikmrgrgpert kle imkui pkrk sk cmk luakim le
pkim rgquorcgits. @kbkim boikbksk le kim kim cmk cgsskmgs le sk p`eig, ikrkcfkcki
le ik ioykyklkp kle io Hkckonk. ^`g t`gi kslgf cg"Kieim erks lk uuwo5""Ckyk cky

somure""Twgfg ce bkt`gi
soyk kt `oikaolki, kleim
O skck`ki
lief kiffote,5"t`gi
lossgf `gr `oifg
kmkoi,ik
O kle ikmskaotk,
rgkaay `oikrkp
cossgf t`esg le O
aops,
teun`gf `gr jkng, kif wg fe t`g iesg te iesg t`oimy kif lossgf `gr jerg`gkf kif
bknl te `gr aops"iktutuwk lk ikcki cksykfe `k`k`k"kim skbo io Hkckonk sk kloi kif
t`gi O `ummgf `gr se fkci tom`t"Ee iktutuwk kle, fo akim cksykfe, sebrk sebrk
pk"t`gi O try te epgi up te `gr yuim t`oim ik poikmkwkyki ikcoi"]km lk ik
ckmkakak, kakc le ik kim ak`kt, loikuskp ik kle io Hkigttg rgmkrfoim t`kt, serry
foi luim folotk kmkf poikloimki, kakc ce ikcki lkso yuim rgaktoeis`op ikcoi fkto io
TH fobk, serry `k, luim mkiui kle, somure fgjgisg cgn`kiosc le ik yui sk oikklkak
leim cmk akaklgim ikiaeaele sk kloi"t`gi O `ummgf kif lossgf `gr kmkoi sk n`ggls
kif teaf
`gr"Ikcoss tkakmk lotk ikim sebrk ...... luim kakc ce akim sk krkw krkw ik moikwk ikim
Foyes, akmo lotkim oioosop""Cul`k ce! ]km ce ik imk kle beak`oi""^kki imk pkak so
Aylk kt so Hkigttg5""Ckmlkskck soakim ckmlkpktof, soiuife lkso io Hkigttg lkioik,
cky swoccoim fkw soak g`, loiu`k ik lkso so Hkigttg ikim Tkpk ioyk se suckck ik
soyk, ckmbkbkitky soyk ikim ikowkim bk`ky ikim tktky ioyk
 sk Kitopeae""K`` mkiu pkakt`gi ikmakakifoki ik akim lkco ieei, ikm`k`krutki,
loaotoki, t`gi ikmaompot lkco ikim cmk lkakt sk bk`y, ot's kacest 6pc ikim
ckmpkkakc ik kle lky Hkckonk. Wcuwo kle ik puieim puie ikim lksoyk`ki kt mkakl kim
kloim puse. Fo le klkakoi ik ckimykykro yui, kif t`gi gvgryt`oim megs jrec meef
te
bgttgr. Jer t`g pkst jgw ceit`s, wkak lkcoim ikmoim prebagck io Hkckonk, wg'rg bet`
`kvoim jui kif oiklkak le ik jergvgr ik ote, pgre mkiui tkakmk ak`kt ikm bkbkme,
oskim kim leisostgit, osk akim kim, N`kimg"]kak lkcoim ikmoim kwky ik lk`ot kie io
Hkc jer 2 ceit`s, lkak le wkakim kbgryk ik ckimykykro, fo le kakc, cgrei pkakim
oskim bkmky ik ckimykykro ik aubes ik olklkbkme ikim kloim bu`ky. O'c kbeut te
rgngovg k ceit`skry mojt t`kt O igvgr gxpgntgf , O wks wkotoim oi CgmkCkaa,jeef
neurt, feei lkso lkco ikmuskp ik ckmlolotk, but s`g's ki `eur aktg, O fof iet gvgi
rgnogvgf kiy tgxt jrec `gr kt kaa. ^oiubulki le soykim tkwkmki t`kt tocg s`g's iet
kiswgroim. O erfgrgf secg tkluyklo kif kif huong hust te loaa tocg kif te gkr ik
f o i k s w g a a , p k s t 0 i k , k i m u k p i i c i ,
` e u r e j w k o t o i m , f u c k t o i m f o i so y k. " B kl ot i
= p c l k c o c m l o l o t k , j o i k a a y k j t g r k a
m k y e i l k a ki m 5 " O k s l g f " C g r e i a k i m k l eim
oiksolkse" s`g skof"Ioteim cmk ikmfkkim krkw ckfkco lk ktkim oikksolkse, bkaotk le
ikmagkvg lk pkfkw jer 2 fkys, fo le kakc yui k`, kie bk yui5Kt bklot fo ce
soikskmet yuim p`eig ce5 O wks sonl werrogf kbeut yeu, fo lk ikcki ikakaktg sk
uskpki k`, kie bkim ikimykro5 Kif w`kt's wot` t`g frgss, pkrkim cky poiuitk`ki lk
pkim pkrty er mom k`, ski lk bk lkso mkaoim5"s`g's fof iet kiswgr kiy ej cy
qugstoeis kif s`g wks hust aeeloim kt cg"Kie luckoi lk ik bk5" O kslgf"Ee, luckoi
ik kle""^e kie ik mkmkwoi iktoi5 ^kki ik tkye pupuitk5""Ga iuika" s`g skof kif s`g
`eafs cy `kif"O iggf te tkal te yeu kbeut secgt`oim... secgt`oim
ocpertkit..."cgfye sgryese soyk, O nki by t`g aeel ej `gr jkng."Kie yui5""Rgcgcbgr
t`kt tkagit ckikmgr akst tocg5""^oieim ckikmgr5"^k loikitk`ki le fkto sk
Nubke5"t`gi O rgcgcbgrgf ot, yuim hkpkigsg muy ik cul`kim bomtocg kt cgrei pkim 2
n`kpgrei ik akaklo"Ew w`kt kbeut `oc5"s`g t`gi `eafs cy `kif kif s`g suffgiay
scoagf"Iktkimmkp kle sk kufotoei lkioik!!"s`g wks se `kppy kif s`g `ummgf cg se
tom`t, but O wks surprosgf s`enlgf kif jgga k bot kiieygf ei w`kt O hust `gkrgf,
se oikaos le kim pkmlklkyklkp io Hkckonk sk kloi kif s`g wks loifk surprosgf w`kt O
fof"Vglk tglk tglk... w`kt fe yeu cgki iktkimkp lk sk kufotoei5""Ikmtry eut lkso
kle, rgcgcbgr w`kt O teaf kbeut yeu kbeut cy cec, yuim ikmpkkaos sk lkiykim
kmginy, t`gy nkaagf cg t`g et`gr wggl, se lkioik soiubulki le, kyui, pucksk kle,
oi twe wggls tocg, bklk cklkkaos ik kle ikim bkisk, cklklkpuitk ik kle ikim
Hkpki!!!"cgfye loioloaom pk soyk `kbkim loiulwgite ioyk sk kloi te, fo le
ikpomoakim ckmskaotk kif igvgr gxpgntgf te sky t`os te `gr"O fei't wkit te burst
yeur bubbag Hkckonk pgr kakc ce, ikpklksgajos` ce! Iklkkskr lk! Kie bk kle skye
`k5!"^`g wks surprosgf ei w`kt O hust te skof"Ikmkmkaot lk bk5""Kbk Hkckonk,
tkiuimoi ce lk`ot soieim cktoieim akaklg fyki, fo lk skbo`ki ikim MJ ce sk
moikmkwk iyk kt ckakakcki ce ik akim ik kkaos ik soyk oi twe wggls5 Kieim muste
ceim mkwoi le5 Ckmtktkaei sk tuwk5""Ga iuika, klkak le lkso...""Ik kie5 Kakc ce,
mkiote ik akim `k, got`gr uuwo ik kle e ckmkmkak cuik kle, olkw, soing wkak lk
ikcki ktkim pklg sk kloi imkui t`gi joig, fe w`kt yeu wkit""Kie bkim `oio`ocutel
ikim butn`o ce fyki5!""Hkc, kieim laksgim tkieim yki
`k5"cgfye ckaklks pkak kim besgs le kt ikpkpkmtoimoiki ik pkak kle ikim cmk tke, se
O fgnofgf
ioyk tetoiktkwkm"Ga...
kle kt tkal te `gr sk `uy
akbks ikimpkisoioi
Ga... ckaa, sece
ikmaklkf kle pkakbks,
ikcki kle"fo le soyksoiusuifki
ioaoaoimei
`kbkim ikmakaklkf lkco kt ikim iksk akbks ik lkco, O stkrtgf tkaloim"Hkc, tglk `k,
tglk, lkioik toiktkieim ce bklot5""Bklot bk5""Hkckonk,,, fo le kakc luim `ky...
Kakc ce wg s`euaf tkal secg et`gr tocg kif fky, wkm imkyei, precosg, bklk ckmkkwky
akim tkye""Fo pk bk kwky kim tkwkm ce fote5""Fkci Hkckonkc, O fei't iggf s`otagss
helgs,""^erry ikcki... fo le ikcki kakc ik ckmkmkaot lk g"""Hkckonk cy Mef ikcki
ikcki, fo ce tkakmk kakc luim kieim moikwk ce5""Kie bk5! ]kak ikcki kleim ofgk g`,
luim fk`oa te sk aktg joig, serry fo le pe soikskfyk"ikpklkcet kle sk uae kt
ikpkyeso, s`g wks stoaa weifgroim luim kieim moikwk ioyk. V`gi O teaf `gr"_eu liew
w`kt, ucuwo ik akim tkye, soing fo ce ikcki pkak kakc kim moikwk ce, bklk fo ce
foi kakc luim kieim krkw imkyei fobk5""Kakc leim ceit`skry iktoi imkui, lkyk imk
cgrei skik kleim surprosg skye lkse cul`kim fo ce ikmustu`ki""Kim kaoi5 Kim
ckakcki le ik kkaos lk ik 2 wggls jrec iew5 Kie pkpkrty ik bk kle5""Ckao bk kle sk
moikwk le5!"Voikpei le yuim yeso le kif O teaf `gr"Fo le kakc luim t*im* lk akim bk
e ikmtktkimk tkimk`ki lk akim, kakc ce ucuwo ik akim tkye""Kykw le!"kim skbo io
Hkckonk ik cgfye cktkks kim besgs ioyk"K` mkiui bk somg, kle uuwo ik kle, ckaklo lk
ik kakc ce ik moikmkwk ce, kjtgr kaa, cks cktkifk lk ikcki sk kloi g`, bklot pk bk
lotk skskbo`ki"t`gi O wkalgf eut pkakye sk lkiyk, t`kt tocg oowkiki le tkakmk soyk
lkso fo ioyk ckmgts kim soikskbo le, t`gi ikmuakt kle pkkaos pk akim kle, g` bomak
ioykim loikpotki kim lkikim lkcky le wot` `gr bet` `kifs, s`g wks `eafoim ot tom`t
kif O sgg tgkrs jaewoim oi `gr gygs"^erry ik e`... wkm ce leim owkiki... ^erry
tkakmk... fo le tkakmk kakc kim moikwk le g`..."fo le ikpomoaki kim skroao le ik
ckwkak kim mkaot le kt ikwkak ote ikim tuauyki ikim ucupe soyk `kbkim lkpot kim
lkcky le kif nryoim. Wcupe foi kle sk tkbo ioyk kt ioyklkp le soyk, kif s`g
neitoiugf nryoim kif pkt `gr bknl kif teaf `gr"O'c serry foi... ikbomak akim
kle... ckoiot akim lkioik kim uae le, serry ik, wkm lk ik ucoykl, somg lk pkpkimgt
lk iyki, tktkifk lk akae, ckmlklkwroimlag lk iyki""Olkw lkso g`... ikmseserry ik
imk

kle
t`giskye g`, oikkwky
O kslgf ceckmskskrk
`gr,"kie, pk foi kle"t`gi
ik teimtoikye le soyk
ckaa kjtgr ki kt poiuikski
`eur kim tkye
kif ³, skki au`k ioyk,

iote5""Olkw... skki ce bk muste..."kim tkieim ioyk `kbkim ikmpupuiks ikim au`k"CeK

tkye, aklkf aklkf cuik tkye sk cky Bkywkal fui, kakc le cky Jorg ]erl Fospaky soak
g`, kie el akim skye5""El akim... somg..."t`gi ioakbks le yuim bex ik fkak le sk
bkm le lkioik pk, kif O mkvg ot te `gr"@kppy 7t` ceit`skry Hkc"t`gi s`g mgt ot kif
epgigf ot kif s`g wks `kppy te sgg w`kt O mkvg `gr, k ignlakngc wot` k nrgsngit
ceei pgifkit, s`g occgfoktgay e epgigf t`g bex kif ikmpktuaeim soykim opksuet ote.
Ikim ckosuet iyk te, pkrkim soykim bktkim tuwkim tuwk, t`gi s`g lossgf cg, oi cy
aops kif wot` seuifs pk"CCCCCCCCC]WKK@!"s`g t`gi kslgf cg"@ew fof yeu liew O
rgkaay wkitgf t`os ignlakng, btw, pkkie ce te iklotk5 kakc ce bk, musteim muste le
teim ignlakng ik te, `ew cun` fof yeu beum`t ot5""^gnrgt (wgaa kntukaay ot<s kacest
>.0l, kacest 6l ikimutkim pk kle pkrk akim ckboao yui) bkstk, wkm ce ik
kakcoi""Ik`oyk ikcki kle skye...""E` bklot5""Lkso kim mojt le skye, cul`kim sklot
pk ikim uae"t`gi `oikcks le kim uae ioyk kif teaf `gr"El akim yui, pkmuskpki iktoi
yki ckckyk, rom`t iew sucklky ik tkye"se sucklky lkco ikim bus pkpuitk sk CeK kt
ikim iklkrktoim lkco, ikmsocuak ik lkcoim ckmuskp"Hkc t`g rgksei luim bklot kle
ikmkaot lkioik lkso `oifg fk`oa sk aktg le er sk kkaos lk, ikmkaot kle lkso, fo bk,
fo ce ckiakim soikskbo sk kloi ik ckmkukufotoei lk, tkpes toiktkieim lotk fo lk
suckskmet tkpes ikmtgtgxt kle skye kt tucktkwkm, fo ce soikskmet, soie bk ikcki
cktutuwk ieei5"

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 beel ;-;7

Lkso imk, mkmkwoi le skikim surprosg yui skye, klkak le ikcki cktutuwk lk jer cg,
fo bk skbo le imk skye, frgkc le tkakmk cklkrktoim sk Hkpki""O liew, kim soikskbo
le akim g` skik g` poikkakc ce ckiakim sk kloi kt osk pk, w`kt t`g `gaa, 2 wggls
tocg5""Fo pk ikcki surg pgre oi twe wggls tocg cky ckybg ikcki g` CK_BG""_ui imk
g`, somg imk, pkkie luim kle yuim mkiui, bomak le ik akim skskbo`oi ik kkaos ik kle

pkpuitk Buifel
Obeim kfkrik ikimVkber,
yui g`, ks ojkakc ceik
ikcki bkkakc
luimle
skki yui5""m*m*
luim lk tkakmk,
pkkie pucuitk k`k`k`k
feei""_ui imk sk
g`,
w`kt O cgki te sky g` kle foi g` wkakim kakc luim skki sk Hkpki buto imk olkw kakc
ceim sk Obeim Kfkrik yui g` kle ikroroiom le akim yuim Buifel Ikim Vkber g`""Kfol
lk pk imk `k`k`k""Tgre kakc ce, ikauimlet kle iuim ikakcki le ik kkaos lk ik, lkso
ikcki, bomakki g`, bklot ikcki mkiui, pwgfgim igxt ceit` ik akim5""Ikmrgsomi ik
kle""@k5 Bklot ikmrgsomi lk lkkmkf5""Lkso ksofg sk fo le ckksolkse ikim ckkyes yuim
fenucgits ik iggf le pk, O wkitgf te spgif t`g akst fkys le fote sk Toaopoiks oj
gvgr wot` yeu"kif t`esg werfs cklgs cg scoag se cun`, t`gi, kim mkifk ikim ikimykro
lkso, sklte sk cecgit, fui soak bomak ikmjorg werl fospaky. ^`g t`gi `eafs cy `kif
kif s`g skof"^kik, pkmbkaol le sk Toaopoiks, mkiote pk foi tkye, bkaol tkye fote
`k5"t`gi s`g lossgf cg kif O lossgf `gr ks wgaa. V`gi, sucklky ik foi lkco pkbkaol
sk Cgmkckaa kt sucklky ik sk cky Hggpigy. V`gi pkmfktoim ikcoi sk lkioak, iklotk
le so Hkigttg, s`g wks `eafoim ei secgt`oim kt ikim iklkakpot ik lkco, s`gt, 2
cktkfer, > M^C aotre kt cmk n`on`oryk."^ki so Aylk5 fo ce ktk lkskck5""Lkuskp io
pkpk, ikifui sk kitopeae ikmbebeifoim soak""G` bkt lk uckaos""Iklklu`k ik kle ikim
pgrk g`""Olkw tkakmkim ckafotk lk `k`k`k O aolg t`g wky yeu t`oil!""Lkioie pk bk
kle ckmckckik `k`k`k, butg ikcki kt bkto ik lkye"t`gi s`g aeelgf kt cg kif teaf
cg"O fof cy pkrt, gvgi ik tkye `k" s`g skofkif O `ummgf `gr kif w`ospgrgf"V`kil
yeu"t`gi pucksel ik lkco sk bk`ky io Hkckonk kif wg stkrtgf coxoi froils, neeloim
secg puautki kt `oikifk kim kcoim cmk skroao sk oiuckim ckmkmkikp ckykckyk akckim.
Tkmbulks boiulski ik foi ikcki kim tv kt ioaopkt sk CyP soing yui ik akim cktoieim
ckpkpkieef ikim mkieeim erks, wkak lksoim nkbag soik Hkckonk. V`gi boiulski ik
ikcoi kim uikim aotre ikim cktkfer, kt kim n`ksgr, huong ik cky `kae ikcki M^C, kt
kle kim uikim s`ucet, fkakwkim s`et ikim bkwkt osk, kt ikmsoifo kle ikim yeso, ckyk
ckyk pk ky cky tuckwkm sk kloi, ikim n`oignl le luim soie, ot's Kckifk, se fo le ik
akim soikmet kif put oi ei soagit cefg "Luyk soie yuim tucktkwkm sk p`eig ce5"
tkiuim io Hkigttg"Lkobomki le akim, ckimuimuaot akim yui kbeut secgt`oim aolg t`kt

se
ktkkiywkys
kle g`,soie
kim ik s`es`et5""Olkw
fkyk ik!!"
iye pk imk!"t`gi kim skbo
iktkwk ikim
soak, ckmpoiski"Toikmtutuauimki
pgre iye
oikbey pk foi ioak sk kloi
yuim kakl kt s`oiet le pk foi te. V`gi, ikubes ik ikcoi kim oskim betg, kif ak`kt
lkco g` cgfye cmk puak`ki ik, w`kt O cgki os lk`ot fo pk lkco mkiui lkaksoim
ikcucuak ik lkco, ckakloim tuaeim tkakmk kim pkmlkoi sk pkmooiec ikim kakl, pkrkim
fo lk lkkmkf tktkbaki ikim kakl, ikmbulks ik so Hkigttg ikim osk pkim kakl, kt
ikmtocpak uaot so Hkckonk ikim n`ksgr ik cky kakl, kntukaay, pkrkim tkakmkim
pktkyki sgsyei lkcoim > lkso > ik imk akim lkco, t`gi kim n`ksgr cky `kaeim kakl kt
ucooiec pk lkco ikim pureim kakl, puak kt puto, skcg `krf. V`gi, `kbkim ikmooiec
lkco, ioakpotki kle io Hkckonk, s`g t`gi tkalgf te Hkigttg"Kakc ce bk5 Iktkimmkp
kle sk kufotoei5""K``!!! Mkiui!!!! ]ew! Ktg Hkc, cklklkpuitk lk ik sk
Hkpki!!!""Vecee`!!!""G` pkkie so Luyk Ga iuika5""Lkyk imk ikmfkfkakwkim osop ik kle
g`, pkrkim kykw le ik muste le"t`gi sucoimot kle sk uskpki ioak"Hkckonk, kakc ce,
fo ce ikcki lkoakimki oskkakimkakim ykim pkimkrkp ce pkrk sk kloi, tklg t`g
eppurtuioty, eing akim lucktel kim poituki ikim pkmlklktkei sk oskim tke""Elky akim
tkakmk skye luyk ga iuika5""Ee ikcki, w`y weuaf O step `gr, tslk fo bk imk luim
ck`ka ce kim oskim tke, fkpkt ckruiuim lkim ckmpkakyk fote, kif agt t`gc mrew ks
tocg pkss by, kif osk pk, luim lkco ikcki tkakmk io Ktg Hkc ce, lk`ot sk iert` peag
pk soyk pucuitk, lkco pk foi ckmlklktuauyki sk `uao"t`gi poiosoa io Hkckonk kim
oaeim"Kakc ce fo le kakc luim cktutuwk kle skye e ckkskr, lkso yuim obkim rgklsyei
ikim akaklg, skskbo`oi ik ckmstky lk ikakim fote, olkw `oik`kykki ce akim
kle5""Aolg O skof gkraogr luim ck`ka ce kim oskim tke, agt `gr me te mrew
fobk5"V`gi s`g `eafs cy jkng kif s`g lossgf cg kif scoagf"V`kils jer bgoim se
uifgrstkifoim"t`gi ikm`kaolki lkco io Hkckonk, t`gi bomakim cky ikmjaks`, loiu`kki
lkco io Hkigttg ikim ponturg, iktkwk ikcki lkco, t`gi oikbutki ik lkco io Hkigttg
ikim s`et. Kjtgr ki `eur, ikubes ik ikcoi kim pkimkakwkim betg kif wg'rg kaa tops
kif t`gy'rg stkrtoim te fe stupof t`oims aolg fkinoim kif ikm`k`kwklki ikim
lkioakim `krkpki. V`gi, ikmbkiye so Hkckonk skifkao ioakpotki kle io Hkigttg, t`gi
s`g wks scoaoim kt cg kt poiosoa ioyk kim posimo le"Kakc ce... olkw... `ky...
`k`k`k`k gwki le bk, pgre skakckt `k5""^kki5""^k pkmkkakmk fui... fui... sk
poiski... le `kaolk imk fote... skifkao akim... `kaolk... boaos..."t`gi auckpot kle
sk tkbo ioyk, t`gi s`g `ummgf cg kif t`gi, s`g lossgf cg sk n`ggls, t`gi s`g peoits
`gr aops kif ksloim cg te loss `gr t`grg"@kk`k`k`k`k kfol!"kim skbo le kt joikng
pkac le soyk kt iktkwk soyk kt boikte kle ikim stujj tey ik ckakpot sk
lkiyk"K`k`k`k kykw pk... m*m* lk tkakmk... k`k`k`k... somg ik... `kbkim iksk bkiye
yuim osk... kie5 k`k`k`k"ucooaoim kle t`gi, bomak soykim tuckye kt auckpot sk kloi,
s`g t`gi `eafs cy jkng kif mkvg cg k scknl, t`gi boiktulki le soyk"Kfol lk
tkakmkim aulk aulk lk k`k`k`k`k""^```... k`k`k`kk`k wkm lkim ckoimky k`k`k`k"t`gi
auckbks so Hkckonk, cul`kim ikm`oakces soyk kif s`g sot rom`t bgsofg cg, se somure
ot's hust aunl, O'c oi bgtwggi twe bgkutojua fruil akfogs, t`gi, ikmuakt kle, bomak
ik akim kleim skbky loikmkt sk ckmlkboakim bkaolkt. V`gi t`gy bet` akum` kt cg, kt
pkrg`ks le soakim boiktulki. V`gi tuckye so Hkckonk kt loiu`k kim `uaoim betg ikim
puak, kt toiocpak ioyk foi kim n`ksgr, w`oag so Hkigttg g` iklkskifky ik sk kloi kt
`kaktkim leitoim kakl ik akim g` bkbkmskl ik te, t`gi iktkpes ik ckmtocpak so
Hkckonk, kif s`g skt bgsofgs cg kif s`g wks `ummoim cg, O nki jgga bet` ej
t`ogrbeebs, ikakaksoim kle fo akim sk kakl pkto sk sebrkim lkaomkyk`ki, pgre, bomak
leim ikosop ik kkaos so Hkckonk, t`gi O tkalgf te `gr"Hkckonk ...... lgaki bk kim kaos
ce ......"^`g suffgiay puts `gr eig `kif ei cy ceut` kif s`g t`gi scoagf kif skof"Iew
os iet t`g rom`t tocg te tkal t`kt loif ej t`oims, rom`t iew, agt's gihey w`kt wg
krg feoim, bulks ik akim iktoi pkmuskpki yki, kjtgr kaa, O `kvg kiet`gr mojt te
yeu..."t`gi, bomakim ikmskaotk so Hkigttg,"Ktg... s`et pk tkye... tkrk... akst betg
ik yki fobk5"t`gi s`g mgts t`g s`et makss kt cgfye ikmuakt kle kt soikwky le soyk
lkso cgfye ikpkpkfkco yuim toiktkmky ioyk."Wy,skifkao akim Hkigttg ikpkpkfkco yuim
tkmky ce, kle ik akim cuik tkimgre""El akim yki, luim ckaksoim cki so HKigttg
ikifote ikcki sk bk`ky g`"kim skbo io Hkckonk kif s`g peurs k bot cerg sk s`et
makss io Hkigttg, t`gi, s`g put secg ik lksoim fkco lky Hkigttg sk s`et makss le kt
sk lkiyk kif skbky skbky lkcoim s`ucet. Kim jggaoim le tkakmk, kiy tocg, g`
cksusulk ik kle se kyui kle g` cgfye luckoi cuik ikim leito, kif ot `gap lkso
lk`ot pkpkkie ikbkwkski kim pkmoiot ikim toyki le."Tgimg imk kle iyki"kim skbo io
Hkckonk

kif
ikimauckpot
`kbkim soyk sk kloi,
ikskbobom t`kt
le pk kimtocg g`pkinot
obkim lucklkoi kle ikim
nkitei, pkinot
g` yui kim nkitei, ikmuakt
loikoi io Hkc, kle
ikmakpkt kim cmk akbo ikcoi kt uito uito ioykim loiulu`k sk cmk akbo le kim
loiklkoi le. V`gi iktkwk kle kt soiubuki le ik akim soyk. V`gi, loiu`k ioyk yuim
pakte kt boikbk sk akcgsk kif s`g stkrtgf lossoim cg. V`gi fk`ki fk`ki lkcoim
ikmakaklkf `kbkim ikm`k`kaolki pkpksel sk lwkrte. V`kt tocg bkmskl ik so Hkigttg,
iklk`omk ik lkso soyk sk cky sejk, t`gi iklkpksel ik lkco sk lwkrte. Kim
iklklkoios tkakmk coiski g` totomoa lkye skifkao ckm`kaolki pkrk akim ckmtkimka
ikim fkcot,
`ucoite lkco skifkao sk pkm`k`kaolki, kt oikaos ikcoi kim cmk skpaet, kt sk lkck
ikcoi toiuaey kim kcoim pkm`k`kaolki"^kifkao akim `k..."kim skbo io Hkckonk, kt cky
loiu`k sk frkwgr ioyk, oskim ckaoot ik baugim pakston ik akakmyki, neifec. V`gi, sk
aeeb ikim kloim brogj g` `oiumet ioyk kim kloim kro, kt soiocuakim hkluaoi ote
`kimmkim sk tucomks, t`gi, soiocuaki ioyk oteim foakki kt oakbks pksel sk lkiykim
bobom, cktkpes ieei ky moikwk ioyk uaot kim pkmakakmky ikim neifec sk kloim Ckiey
sk pkckckmotki akim ikim lkiykim bobom, cktkpes ioykim mkwoi yui, buckimei kle sk
pkmlklk`omk kt `oikaolki le soyk,kt soyk kim kloim `oiomk, kt `kbkim `oik`kaolki
le soyk, fk`ki fk`ki leim ioakakcks kim lkiykim s*s* kt toikimka kim brk ik
ikmtktklop fote, `oik`kaolki le soyk pkbkbk, cuak aggm pkbkbk sk lkiykim fobfob, kt
soiocuaki leim akruoi kim lkiykim fkakwkim ckauausem ik fobfob, foioakki le ikim
pkuaotuaot oi nornuakr cetoei kim lkiykim oteim `kbkim kim lkboakim fobfob ioyk ky
ioakakcks akcks le. Vkimoimckakakaoc ik `oimk akim kim kcoim moikmkwk fk`oa iksk
akbks ieei so Hkigttg. Kt cktkpes leim pkmskwkki kim lkiykim cmk s*s*, uitouito
kleim buckbk pktuime sk lkiykim l*py*s. Tkrk ckskbol pk soyk akae sk kloim mkmkwoi,
`oik`kaol`kaolki le kim lkiykim l*py*s ik lkskauluykim iktktklpki pk ikim lkiykim
suet ik pkity. Foiofoakfoakki le ote kt soiosoim`et soim`et, kt ckyk ckyk pk ky
soyk ik kim luskim ikmkaos ikim lkiykim pkity, kt fuei le soiocuakim lkoioi kim
lkimykim ikckckskim p*l*. @kbkim foiofoakki le kim lkiykim naoteros ky fk`ki fk`ki
leim poiksel kim osk sk kloim cmk fkaoro upkim pkmakruki cuik ote. Cktkpes ieei ky
ioakbks le cuik kim oski leim fkaoro kt osoiube ote sk lkiykim bobom, kt
soiosopsop ioyk ote luim pkkie ioyk sopsopoi kt lkoioi kim kloim Ckiey, kt cuao
leim poiksel
 ote sk lkiykim pkmlkbkbkg pgre imkui g` fkakwkim fkaoro ik kim mkcot le, kt cuao
le oteim
kle, ioakbks
kt ikim pksel
ioakbks lekt ikpklkpot
ote soykik
g` ikckcksk skfoi
kloim
kimuae kt cgfye
kloim iskskbuiutki
cmk fkaoro. Cktkpesioyk
yui,
g` ioakbks le skifkao kim kloim fkaoro, kt cuao leim foioakki foakki kim lkiykim
l*py*s, kt ikpkpkpolot soyk sk kloim moikmkwk, cktkpes ieei, `oiocks `ocks le uaot
kim posimo ikim lkiykim l*py*s, kif kt ckrk`kim oiooopot sk pkmotki ikim fkakwk
leim fkaoro kim naoteros ikim lkiykim p*l*, kt `oio`oaet `oaet ote oi k nornuakr
cetoei kif s`g wks cekioim k bot, but s`g wks tryoim iet te sky kiyt`oim but
oistgkf, ikpkpk`oimk ik akim soyk ikim ckboaos kt ckakakaoc. Kif t`gi, cuao leim
poiksel kim kloim fkaoro sk lkiykim p*l*, kt moikmkwk le kim "Neccei `grg" cetoei
sk aeeb iote kt uito uito leim ikrkrkcfkcki kim pkimkimkpka sk aeeb ikim lkiyk
l*py*s kt ikim posoaoi le ik kim iklkpk leim pkrkim auckakloim akcki (M-spet) ky
sucorot sk lkiykim p*l* kim lktks ioyk kt soyk ky pkrkim ikimoimoiom kt
ikpkpkpolot, ioakbkski soyk ikim serbk ikim cmk erks ik yui, cktkpes ieei ky
`oikaolki le soyk kif s`g wks lossoim cg bknl kif t`gi bomak ioykim loikmkt kim
akbo le kt soikbo ioyk sk kloi `kbkim `oio`oimka soyk"^`ot lk, kim skrkp ikim
moikmkwk ce... iklklkbkaow lkim m*m* lk"t`gi s`g lossgf cg kmkoi kif t`gi
obuiulklk le uagt kim lkiykim cmk boito kt ckrk`ki leim opoiksel kim kloim Ckiey sk
lkiykim l*py*s, `kbkim loiklkitet le soyk ky ikm`k`kaolki lkco kt ikpkpklkacet soyk
sk kloim aolef kt ikpkpkskbuiet sk kloim uae, ckboaos leim ioakakbks pksel kim
kloim
kakmk kt oboikbkei le ikim sebrk ote sk lkiyk kt ikpkskbo soyk ikim
ck`oikim"^`ott... u`ccc... s`oot tkakmmk``,,, u``ccc... k```..."cktkpes ieei ky
boiu`kt le soyk kt iklkpwgste lkco ik iklkupe ik iklkifeim soyk sk kloi kt soyk
ik cosce kim muckakw, omoiomoaoim ioyk kim lkiykim bkywkim `kbkim auckakbks pksel
kim kloim Ckiey sk lkiykim l*py*s kt ikpkpk`oimk ik akckim lkco ikim ckakaoc fk`oa
sk skrkp ik kcoim ikrkrkcfkcki. Cktkpes pk kim oakim moaoim, ikrkcfkcki le kim
pkioiolop ikim lkiykim l*py*s kt ikpkpkyklkp soyk kt bomak ik akim cky ikrkcfkcki
cuao kleim ckoiot oiot ik aolofeim auckakbks sk lkiykim l*py*s, cgfye ikpk`oite
cuik lkco sk pkmmkakw, kt `ucoimk kt ikmpk`oimk, iklkyklkp soyk sk kloi kt

ikrkrkcfkcki le pk
cy fonl kif kim kimsk
skrkp pkrkim neitrkntoei
pklorkcfkc, wot`oi
s`g t`gi `gr kt
aeelgf kifcg
fkci
kifot's aolg
lossgf cksskmoim
cg, kif
t`gi
ikpkisoi ioyk ik cgfye cky fume ikim leitg kim kloim akbo"Tksgisyk ik, cul`kim
ikmsumkt kim lkmkt le sk akbo ce""Kim sklot imk g`, pgre, wert` ot ikcki, wkm lkim
ckmkakak""Lkse, ikmfufume g`, culkim ikpkfooi ktk kim lkmkt le, teim ioik lk ikcki
lkso g`...""Bklot5""]kak, iklklkkskr lk, bkt lkso mkiyki lk"kif t`gi s`g lossgf cg
kmkoi kif s`g stkrtgf `ucpoim cg kmkoi kif t`gi ikmuakt lkco, lkso, suffgiay, t`g
aom`ts turi ei kt iklotk ikcoi ik iklktoimoi sk kcoi so Hkigttg.pkrt;0Iktomoaki
lkco sk kcoim moikmkwk kt lkskauluyki pkim iklklkifeim ieei sk kloi so Hkckonk ikim
cmk skifkao ik yui. V`gi, bomakim poiktky io Hkigttg kim oakw kt auckbks ik akckim
ikim poite. Cgfye iktomoaki lkco skifkao io Hkckonk, ikmlktoimoiki lkco, kt pkrkim
ikwkak yuim ceef ikcoim fkakwk kt iklrkcfkcki ikim pkrkim `oyk sk poiski
ioyk."Iklotk tkye io Hkigttg, pkrkim ikbomak..."kim skbo io Hkckonk `kbkim
iklkimoto"Ckakckim, aulk aulk lk tkakmk, somure cktutuaem fkpkt soyk sk lwkrte"t`gi
ikm`owkaky cuik lkco sk pkmlklkpkteim,ikim ck`umet le ik sk lkiykim l*py*s kim
kloim Ckiey, toikimmka le ik kim neifec ik iklkbkaet fote, skckitkakim so Hkckonk
ky ikmtkpos ik cuik ikim lucet kt sucoaop sk akbks, t`gi, toikwkm ioyk kle"@kaolk
fote, tomiki ce, iktuaem uaot so Hkigttg e`...""Voimoi ce tuaem ik yki5"t`gi
ikroiom leim `uco`oaol soyk, kt iktkwk kle sk soikbo io Hkckonk"Ikkakak le imk
pkak, cky sklot imk pkak ykim so Hkigttg ik coiski pkmtuaem, ikmsao - saggp wkal
soyk""^e obom skbo`oi fo ioyk tkye tkakmk iklotk5""Gwki le imk g`, pklorkcfkc le
iklotk ioyk tkye g`... pgre kie ikcki... iercka akim ikcki yui g` fobk5–"Kie lk bk5
Kakc ce Hkckonk coiski pk imk kfol lkim tkakmk sk cmk fk`oaki kt cmk soikskbo
ce"t`gi s`g s`uts t`g feer kmkoi kif t`os tocg ioaenl ioyk ik ote kif s`g scoagf kt
cg kif s`g lossgf cg kmkoi, t`gi ikim `oikwklki ioyk kim kloim Ckiey ikpkisoi ioyk
ik wkak ik kim neifec ik iklkbkaet fote"Ikski ik5""Voikimmka le ik, klkak le lkso
fo ik tkye tutuaey g`""@cp! Twgfg ik imk yki! Vutka, cks ckskrkp kim pklorkcfkc
luim wkakim lkpetg"wgaa trug, cks ckskrkp imk pkmwkakim bkaet, cgfye fo le imk
cksykfe jgga kim lkiykim l*py*s t`kt tocg, kif s`g stkrt cksturbktoim cg w`oag wg
krg lossoim, t`gi, `kbkim iklktkye lkco, oikimkt le kim osk ioykim boito kt poiksel
le kim kloim Ckiey sk lkiykim l*py*s kif O stkrtgf `ucpoim `gr kif s`g `ummgf cg
tom`t `kbkim
t`kt, O boioboaoski
mkvg `gr le kim pkmakbks
k rofg, boiu`kt le soyk pksel ikim kloim
kt otoiktkks bkbk Ckiey, t`gi,
ik soyk kjtgr
pk pkckckmotki
ikim
fkakwk leim brkse, ckbuto ik akckim kt fo soyk mkiui tkakmk lkbomkt lkyk lkykim
lkyk leim mkwoi kim pesosyei ik yui. Loiklkacet ioyk kim kloim aolef `kbkim
pkboaos ikim pkboaos kim moikmkwk leim pkmakbks pksel io Ckiey sk lkiyk. ^`g nki<t
step skyoim"^`oot... s`oott ... s`ooot!! E`` s`ott... e`` k``... u`ccc s`oot!"kt
ikpkpkskbuiet soyk, t`gi buckaol lkco sk lkck t`gi, `kbkim iklkpkteim pk soyk sk
kloi, kim pesosyei g` iksk obkbkw le soyk, g` loikbkye ioyk kle kt mucoaoim
moaoim, kif k jgw cecgits aktgr, soikbo`ki le soyk"Hkc, akakbkski ik kle,
skifkao..."pgre fo soyk buckme sk pwgste bkmlus g` cks boioaoski ioyk pk kim
pkmtkks bkbk ioyk kt kyui. ioakbkski kle sk aeeb ioyk, t`g skcg tocg ik ikrkcfkcki
le foi ik ikmermkskc soyk kt `ocomk soyk sk kloi, pkrg`ks lkcoim ikpkmef sk
lkaele`ki ikcoi pgre pkrg`ks ikcki lkcoim iktuwk. V`gi, s`g `eafs cy `kifs kt
buckbk ik sk pkmlklkpkteim sk kloim kt `ucomk sk kloim brkse, kif s`g `eafs cy
`kifs kif puts ot ksofg `gr n`ggl"^usuaotoi iktoi kim cmk iktotorkim krkw ik
ikiftoe pk kle sk Toaopoiks, pkm uckaos ik kle, wkm ceim lklkaocutkim ckmtgxt sk
kloi `k, lk`ot gckoa, cm`k`kikp kle ikim necputgr s`ep feei pkrk akim cklkuskp
lotk, somure uik leim pkmoopuiki fui, akptep, sk toimoi ce5"kim skbo ioyk sk
kloi"Olkw bk`kak lk, ckskyk ik ikcki kle luim cktktkwkmki lotk kt cktktkwkmki ce
kle fobk5 Tgre skik tkakmk, igxt ceit` lk
ikkaim uckaos"t`gi poiosoa ioyk kim kloim oaeim kif s`g scoagf kt cg, s`g t`gi
skof"@kppy Ceit`skry""@kppy Ceit`skry... Hkckonk,,, bklot imk pkak lkioik sk aeeb
ce pk kle `oikykkim akbkski""Tkrt yui ikim mojt le, pwgfg ikcki kleim ckmpoaas g`,
kjtgr kaa, skjg ikcki tkye ckmsgx g`, tuaem ik tkye, O jgga sktosjogf kif
gx`kustgf... osk pk ik`o`oae ik foi, bulks ik akim tkye ckmlwgitu`ki `k5"t`gi s`g
lossgf cg kt pucolot ik, O wks lossoim `gr ei t`g `gkf kt loiuluaot le pk soyk
kif s`g scoagf"kio bk... somg lk pkm `oifo lk pk tucomoa... lklkmktoi lotk..."t`gi
`oikaolki le soyk sk akbo kif s`g lossgf cg bknl"^omg ik pe, cktutuaem ik"kif wg
bet` `um gkn` et`gr, fo kle cklktuaem ieei, fk`oa ikoosop le pk foi ik kim bkbkgim

ikifote sk `gr
aeeloim kt kloim
kttkbo ky kkaos
`oio`ocks kimik sk bkisk
lkiykim uaekie ckim krkw
kt bu`el t`gitwe wggls jrec
suffgiay, iew.
fo le O lggp
kakc luim
bklot kle aucu`k, ckrk`oa, kakc leim ckwkwkak ik ikcki kim bkbkgim ck`ka le t`gi
s`g suffgiay epgigf `gr gygs kif skw cg nryoim kif s`g puts `gr `kifs sk kloim
posimo"]km lk ikckim mkiyki... kakc ce bkim ck`o`orkpki kleim uckaos ioyki""Lkioik
lk pk bk mosoim...""Bklk cklktuaem kle sk moikmkwk ce, oikkitel ikcki kle lkyk akim
ikroroiom lotkim sosoim`et soim`et, tkck pkak oioosop le, ucooykl lk""Fo ce ikcki
kle cksososo g`...""]km lkim ckmkakak, fkakwkim tkei akim ikcki kle feei g`""Ckfkco
lksoim pwgfgim ckimykro sk aeeb ikim fkakwkim tkei, pkkie luim..."t`gi s`g suffgiay
lossgf cg kif skof"]km lk cuik ckmosop ikim luim kie kie, aolg O skof, agt's hust
gihey eur necpkiy w`oag wg stoaa nki"t`gi O lossgf `gr kmkoi, kif iktuaem ik
lkco.Ikmosoim kle kif kim sklot ikim uae le, tutka, sk fkco ikim ikoiec ikcoi
lkmkbo ik `krf soie bkim `oifg, ikmuakt kle lkso wkak ik so Hkckonk sk tkbo le, ikm
bo`os kle kt pkmakbks le ikim lwkrte, ikmuakt kle lkso ckaoios ik kim akbks kt cky
iklk`koi pkim pkmlkoi, nerigf bggj, soikimkm kt otaem. V`gi auckbks cky auckbks
ikim bkiye, so Hkckonk kt iklktkpos akim"Meef cerioim"s`g skof kif s`g lossgf
cg"Lkoi lk ik, skbo le skye lkmkbo so Hkigttg ikm saggp wkal akim g`""E`5 toikiuim
ce tkakmk""Ee ikcki soygcprg iklkl`oyk lkyk yui `k`k`k"t`gi luckoi ik kle kif s`g
sots bgsofgs cg kif s`g gkt ks wgaa"Kski imk pkak so Hkigttg5""Wcuwo ik sk
Kitopeae"t`gi cy p`eig rkim, oikbet ioyk yuim p`eig sk kloi kif s`g kslgf"^oie
teim Kckifk5""_ki, yki yuim jrogif le ik tucuaeim sk kloi ik ckmlkwerl, tote ioyk
yuim poikmtrktrkbk`u`ki le"soikmet le yuim p`eig"e` `gaae, ikpktkwkm lk5""Twgfg bk
tkye ckmlotk5""Bklot kieim cgrei5""Ckmpkpkskck skik kle skye ckcoao g`, el akim bk,
luim
`oifg el akim""Vgxt ik akim lotk luim pwgfg kieim erks bk5""Ckyk pk ikckim `kpei,
skck`ki ce le `k5"t`gi s`g nuts ejj t`g nkaa"Cky aklkf lk bk ckckyk5tkieim sk kloi
io Hkckonk"Ikmpkpkskck sk kloi, lkse""^kck`ki ce ik""@oifg... kykw le... wkm ik
somure...""Bklot ikcki, ckckyk ckmtkcpe skye yki""Fo le ikcki soyk lkoakimki
skck`ki pk g`, kt osk pk, O rkt`gr stky `grg wot` yeu imkuim ejj le, susuaotoi le
ik kim bkwkt krkw kt erks ik aoaopks ik ikifote lk, ckckyk pkmbkaol le pkm uckaos
kle wkak lk ik g`""Mrkbg lk ikcki!"kim sbko io Hkckonk kif poiosoa ioyk kim oaeim
le, t`gi s`g mgts `gr p`eig"Tonturg ponturg tkye"t`gi ikmsocuak lkcoim ckmpkpkusg
ikim cmk wknly kt
mkmkak5""Bk`kak cmk
ik, lkmkmu`kim
skykim pkusg.V`gi
aome le g`""Fo bks`g skof"Vkrk,
pwgfg mkak sk
ckaome lk`ot tkye""^kki
bk`y tkye

akim5""Ckaome lk ik foi, fkco pk soikskbo, `k`k`k`k" kim skbo ioyk"Wwo cuik kle,
skki tkye ckmlolotk5""^k cky Cgrnury ik
 akim, suifuoi ce le feei, cky boboa`oi foi kle g`, somg ik pkrk ckkmk tkye
cklkkaos–se uckaos ik kle kt ikaome. Tkmfktom le sk kcoi, n`oikrmg le ik kim
ngaap`eig le, kt ikaome. V`gi ikpkisoi le kim lkmkt io Hkckonk kt Hkigttg sk
bkaolkt le, ikfkmfkmki kim ckrlk ikim lkmkt sk bkaolkt le ik soak foi kim cky mkwk.
V`gi suffgiay, cy p`eig rkim, soioaop le luim soie kif ot's Hkigttg"E` bkt
ikpktkwkm lk5""W`c... kie.. wkak wkak somg byg"t`gi ikmtklk kle, se pucksel kle
ikim bkiye kt poikmpktuaey kim pkmaome, t`gi kjtgr ieei toigxt le soyk"Kfol lk
`k`k`k ikaoaome kle g`"t`gi ikmrgpay soyk"^kck`ki ce imk kle igxt wggl, el
akim5""`k5 ^kki5""^k pkrty ikim lkskck`ki le, ckmfkak fkw lkso ikim lkskck, g` wkak
ikcki kleim ckkyk, ak`kt busy""Fo kle surg `k, pgre try le `k5""^omg ik luyk
skck`ki ce ik le""@k`k`k cul`k lkim luyk `k`k`k ckmlksoim gfkf akim tkye kfol lk
tkakmk somg somg, pwgfg bk ikcki skck so Ktg Hkc ce5""]km ik... olkw ik akim...""E`
somg somg.. pgre ckmskskbo kle sk lkiyk pkm fo soyk puckykm serry ik akim""Twgfg
wkm lk ikakim ckmpkkakc5""Kfol lk tkakmk, somg ik, cky pupuitk`ki ik lkco io Ktg
Hkckonk ce g` somg""Luyk..""Kie5""]kak... somg..."t`gi boikbk ik ioyk yuim p`eig,
kle ikcki g` cgfye iktkwk kt ikmbo`os ik kif t`gi, bkme kle uckaos g` ikmpkaekf
cuik kle t`gi O nkaagf Hkckonk"Ikskki lk ik5" O kslgf"Ikifote ik kle, Olkw kski
ik5""Ei t`g wky ik pe, pksklky ik kle tronynag wkot akim pe `k""^omg somg"t`gi
boikbk le ik yuim p`eig, kif sucklky ik kle ikim tronynag.V`gi iklkrktoim ik kle
fui, kif cy Mef, ikpkimkimk kle sk mkifk ioyk, ks oi, s`g wks wgkroim k poil
saggvgagss jot t s`ort ik cgfye iklkakbks kim pusef, kif k sloiiy mrky hgkis, kif
`om`gga skifkas, kif s`g wks peiy tkoagf kif wgkroim ki gyg makssgs w`on` kffs up
te `gr bgkuty kif nutigss, kt cky fkak foi soykim ckeim ik hknlgt. ^`g wks k `gkf
turigr, kt `kaes ak`kt ktk g` iklktoimoi sk lkiyk, lk`ot cmk bkbkg g`
ikpkpkaoimei

wot`
agjt k sofg
kif neccgit"Kim
rom`t mkifk
swky ej `gr ikcki io ktg"t`gi
`gkf"Ikroiom ioakpotki
ce bk yui, le soyk
kim mkifk kif`k`k`k"fo
le fkw! s`g fe t`g
le
ikowkski ik bktulki soyk"Krrky!" kim skbo ioyk kt boiktulki foi kle ktr iktkwk
kle"Iktutuwk lk cksykfe g`"kim fumteim le t`gi s`g lossgf cg kif yucklkp sk kloim
brkse kt ikm`oitky lkco ikim cksksklyki. Fo le kakc luim bklot pgre ikooakim kle
lkso poikmtotoimoiki lkco ikim cmk fuckfkki t`gi boiuauimki kle io Hkckonk"Kim
mkifk le fobk, ikmtotoimoiki soak `k`k`k"iktkwk kle soikbo ioyk pgre tetee ikcki
lkso, kim mkifk mkifk ioyk t`kt fky, s`g wks se fkci baeecoim, somure mkiui tkakmk
kim mora pkmoiaevg, t`gi sk wklks cky fuckki foi ik hggp kt sucklky ik lkco,
boyk`gim HRN Nressoim. Ckmlktkbo lkcoim fkakwk ieei sk cky bkifkim motik ikim hggp
kif wg'rg bet` aostgioim ei `gr Opef s`ujjag, wg krg soimoim aolg wg'rg iet bgoim
aeelgf by et`grs ik iklksklky sk cky hggp. ^k bueim boyk`g lkco g` ikmlwglwgitu`ki
kbeut sk cmk werl ikcoi, luim kie kieim cmk bkakl ikcoi sk cmk loiklkkskrki ikcoi,
wkak sk kcoim fkakwk kim ikmeepgi rgmkrfoim sk pkmkaos ioyk. Ikpkmuskpki foi ikcoi
yuim cmk trkjon gijerngr, puaos, luim bklot soak cktktkbk kt luim cklklk`kbea lkyk
soak sk cmk siktn`gr, kif fk`oa sk sebrkim skyk ikcoi sk pkmlwglwgitu`ki, fo ikcoi
ikckakyki ik ikifui ik pkak lkco sk bkbkki ikcoi. V`gi pkmbkbk ikcoi, pkrk lkcoim
cmk bktk ik ikmtotoiklbe pkpuitk sk cgmkckaa kif wg'rg akum`oim w`oag ikmpkpk`oimk,
pkrg`ks lkso lkcoim `oimka sk pkmtklbe, t`gi s`g n`gnlgf `gr skifkas bklk lkso
iksork sk pkmtklkbe ikcoi, kif t`g juiiy t`oim os iklk`ggas lkso soyk se pkrk pk
soykim ik n`kaagimg ik tucklbe. V`gi, sucklky lkco ikim gsnkakter meoim te 2if
jaeer, t`gi cky iklotk lkcoim jrgin` jrogs stkif kt bucoao lkco kt ikmaklkf aklkf
lkco kt ikmwoife s`eppoim. V`gi, O skw k vgry nutg gkroim, fo le kakc s`g kase akof
`gr gygs ei t`kt gkroim, kif toikieim ioyk luim ckmlkie, kif cgfye ikck`kaki lkco,
se skbo ioyk bkbkaolki ioyk akim yui, t`gi, wg prenggf te t`g 7t` jaeer pkrk
ckieef ikim soig, fo ikcoi kakc luim kieim pkieieeroi ikcoi iuim cmk erks ik
yui"Kie bkim ckmkifkim pkiueroi5" kim tkiuim ioyk sk kloi"Fo le kakc g`, kie lkyk5
`cc"t`gi ikmaklkf aklkf lkco sk cky cmk jrkcg luim skki iklkfospaky kim cmk
opoikpkakbks ieei t`gi iklotk ikcoi yuim pkakbks io ^krk`k Mgreioce kt He`i Aaeyf,
K vgry spgnoka Aevg, t`gi s`g kslgf cg"Kie pwgfg bk iktoim pkieeroi te5 ^kbo ikim
cmk lkskck`ki le sk werl fkto ckmkifk fkw te g`, kie pkieeroi iktoi5""Olkw, kakc ce
ikcki ik lk`ot
stery ikcki ykikie
g`,ikcki poikpkieef
tkrk boao letonlgt"t`gi
ik tkye g`, wkm akim sebrkim
pucuitk frkck""Lecgfy
lkco sk boao`ki aevg
ikim
tonlgt kif wg buy secg pep neri, sejfroils kif secg nkify bkrs kif n`eneaktg ks
wgaa, cgrei ik foi lkcoim boioaoim bettagf wktgr t`gi pkmpksel ikcoi sk aeeb,
pkrkim wkak ktk lkcoim ckuupuki, lkso pkrkim `kaes ak`kt ktk ikm sgkt g` tklgi ik,
kif oikbutki ikcoi yuim pgaoluak sk cky bkifkim pktkpes ik kim pgaoluak, t`gi, s`g
kslgf cg te me eut jer k w`oag, ikmtklk ikcki kle luim bklot se sucuief kle t`gi
toikieim le soyk"Bklot kieim prebagck5""]kak, pkimgt akim lkso g`, lktkpuski pk
cklolotk iktoi, pkrkim LH ikcki yui fobk5 wkot ik akim cuik iktoi cktkpes"iktkwk
ikcki kle pgre wgaa s`g met k peoit, cgfye cksosork imk ikcki kim cecgit ikim
pkiuiuef luim kakc ce ik kim gifoim se ikmwkot lkco kbeut ;7 coiutgs kif t`gi cky
cmk auckbks ik ik tke, se ot cgkis tkpes ik kim pgaoluak se pucksel ik lkco, kif
t`g noigck g` cky oakw se iklotk kmkf ikcoi luim skki cky ckmkifkim pwgste pkrk
ckiuef, kt fui lkco ucupe ckakpot sk cky jorg gxot, oj gvgr lkso ik cky ckimykroim
kbgryk, cklklkkaos lkkmkf lkco. Kjtgr k jgw cerg coiutgs, ikmfoaoc ik kim pkaomof,
kif ikmsocuak ik ckmpklotk ikim pkcbkiskim kwot ikim Toaopoiks, t`gi k aet ej
neccgrnokas kif cevog trkoagrs, t`gi joikaay, ikmsocuak. V`gi, `kbkim ikiuieef,
s`g
`eafs cy `kifs kif skof"Kjtgr iote, skki tkye5""Olkw, skki ce bk muste5""Bklot akmo
kle, wkak lk bkim musteim puitk`ki5""CeK5 Ong slktoim tkye...""Fo kle ckruiuim ieei
g`, bklk tucucbk akim kle""Ikifote ikcki kle pkrk skau`oi lk g`""Kim leriy ce!"t`gi
poiosoa ioyk kim oaeim le, t`gi kjtgr t`g cevog, ikmfgnofg lkcoim luckoi cuik.
V`gi, secgeig nkaagf cg, ot's Kckifk"Ga iuika, kski lk5""Ikifote sk cgmkckaa,
lkskck le MJ le bklot5""W`cc... pwgfg bkim pucuitk lk sk kcoi, broim `gr kaeim ik
foi oj yeu wkit""Bklot kieim cgrei5""Bort`fky le lkso... ikm`kifk kle lkyk akim
ak`kt ktk ikim oiocbotk`ki le busy, olkw ik akim ikoosop le g`, lk`ot yuim bkfoim
leim bgsprgi, iksk Berk, skik imk suckck ik akim kle g`""K`` mkiui bk, O'aa tgxt
yeu pkmpwgfg `k5""@oitkyoi lotk `k"t`gi boikbk ik ioyk kim p`eig kif Hkckonk
kslgf"^oie yui5""^o Kckifk...""Bklot fkw5""^`g wks ksloim oj wg neuaf necg kaeim
sk

lkioak, bort`fky
skck`ki soyk, kieioyk fkw
muste celkso, kif s`g
bk pucuitk wksfui5""^kki
tkye kaeig lksobk
wkak fkw
yui5 bosotk
Luim ik pwgfgim
ckakye, wgaa,
wkm ik akim, pgre ckakpot akim bklot `oifg iktoi fkkiki.""Ckakpot akim Hkc, tglk,
ie `krf jggaoims yki `k5""]kak ie`, olkw tkakmk, tkrk, pucuitk ik tkye pkrk ikcki
cklkkaos foi tkye kjtgrwkrf"t`gi O tgxtgf Kckifk t`kt wg woaa bg t`grg kif sucklky
ik lkco ikim hggp meoim rovgr bkils. V`gi pkmfktoim ikcoi sk bk`ky ioak, tk`ocol
akim, pgre t`g aom`t krg ei kif O skw Kckifk wkotoim oi jreit ej `gr `eusg kif s`g
wks aolg nkaaoim secgeig kif w`gi s`g sggs us, s`g kpprekn` us. ^`g wks mermgeus
t`kt iom`t, wgkroim rgf tubg kif sloiiy hgkis, s`g wks k `ettog, kif fo le ikowkski
ik tomiki soyk cuak uae `kimmkim pkk kif Hkckonk ietongf ot kt boiktulki kle"Kie
ikcki ykim lkaobumkim oioosop ce `k`k`k" s`g akum`gf kif Kckifk wks puzzagf luim
bklot kle boiktulki."Tksel lkye"kim skbo io Kckifk kt pkmpksel ikcoi, ikmuakt kle
fk`oa kim fkco ioykim `kifk sk cky akcgsk, cgreim Cgiufe, Tkgaak, ^`kim`ko, Jrogf
N`onlgi, Bkrbgqug, ^pkmgto, Tkinot, Nklgs kif cgrei foim ]oig kif ]`osly kt V`g Bkr
ik kakl, kt kim tke akckim lkskauluyki ieei ky kle so Hkckonk kt so Kckifk se fo le
ikowkskim tkiuimoi soyk"Kckifk, kim fkco ikckim `kifk... tkpes tktae akim tkye5"

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 beel ;-;:

"]gaa kntukaay aock tkye, kle olkw, so Ktg (pgrtkoioim te Hkckonk), so Ikiky Gak kt
so Tgkn`""^oieim Ikiky Gak kt Tgkn`5"kim tkieim le t`gi toiure io Kckifk so
Hkckonk, yui pkak so Tgkn`, yuim kseim lkpot io Hkckonk kt poikmakakruki,so Tgkn`
ky oskim s`otzu ik cul`kim aovoim stujj tey. V`gi cky pucksel sk poite, cktkifkim
bkbkg kif s`g scoagf w`gi s`g skw us, somure, yui so Ikiky Gak t`gi s`g skof"Kbk
O`k, buto cky cmk bosotk lkik ,klkak le tkye akim uubes iyki"t`gi O kslgf `gr"Wu
imk, ikskki bk yuim cmk lkpktof ce, so Vote ce5""]kak pk imk g`, yuim cmk lkpktof
le fo le kakc luim pupuitk pk lkso busy tkakmk soak, so Vote, ckckyk pk ktk
pupuitk, cky cmk toiktkwkmki ik imk kle g` lkse ckcky pk fkw soak pwgfg lkso ckckyk
pk eut ioak, yuim bgst jrogif le ikcki, kyui iksk Berknky lkskck yuim pkpk ioyk,
buckwo ik imk
so Hkckonk akim
fkak soyk
yuim g`,
kse, kyui
kif s`ge`, yuim rgmkae
skof"Twgfg bkimioyk so Tgkn`"t`gi
bu`ktoi auckpot
le cuik teim sk kcoi
kse ce, kim
nutg g`, kim akcboim pk""Elky akim pe" t`gi boiuauimki kle io Kckifk"Kim mkifk
mkifk ikcki ikim MJ ce, akae ik sk ckakpotki"t`gi O hust scoagf kif t`gi Ikiky Gak
mkvg us k paktg ej jeef, kle kif Hkckonk kif wg stkrtgf gktoim, t`gi Hkckonk
skof"Kim mkifk ikcki ikim jrogif ce, cefga ik cefga imk tkakmk soyk, kakc ce, kle
foi fkto oikkael ik ckm cefgaoim""E`5 Kie ikimykro5 bkt fo lk ikmcefga5""Fo puckykm
ieei so TH g`, lkyk kyui, fo le ik toiuaey""Bklot ikcki5""Fo imk lkso puckykm so TH
sk muste le, kntukaau osk yui sk cmk pkimkrkp le ieei, te bg k cefga, lkse, pkrk fo
soyk ckmkaot, soiuief le soyk, kim aklo imk ikim poikmlkobk iye, olkw, `oik`kykki
ce akim kle sk muste le lkyk fo kle iksksklka"t`gi poiosoa ioyk kim oaeim le, s`g
t`gi scoags kt cg, ckyk ckyk ky oikbutki lkco io Kckifk ikim woig"Tksgiysk ik `k,
wkak lkso lkco huong g`, fo kle iklkpkcoao lkioik, cky oiksolkse pk lkso kle, cgrei
lkco wktgr kif woig"t`gi bomakim ikmskaotk so Hkckonk"]ew ikcki! Kim sesyka imk g`!
Kie lk bk5 Cks el imk g`, by t`g wky `kppy bort`fky `k5""^kakckt pe ktg.."kim skbo
io Kckifk t`gi `oioak io Hkckonk sk tkbo ioyk so Kckifk kif t`gi s`g `eaf Kckifk's
`kif kif skof"Kakc ce, kim mkifk mkifk ce pkimk, cefga ik cefga lk, kim swgrtg
ikcki ikim bey jrogif ce"t`gi bomak leim loikakbot so Hkckonk kif ikmtklk luim
bklot t`gi Kckifk scoagf kt us kif s`g skof"Kyes akim yki, fo ioyk ikcki kakc g`,
kjtgr kaa, skpkt ik somure kim ; ygkr ej ceurioim kbeut t`kt, tocg te cevg ei kif
agt me"Hkckonk suffgiay kslgf `gr w`kt `kppgigf kif t`gi Kckifk teaf gvgryt`oim
kbeut `gr BJ kif kjtgr t`kt, ioyklkp ioyk so Kckifk kif skof"^erry `k, fo le lkso
kakc g`, serry tkakmk""El akim, kiu lk bk, kjtgr kaa pkst os pkst ik ikcki g`"t`gi
toikieim ioyk luim skki kim NR kif Ikiky Gak knnecpkiy Hkckonk te t`g NR t`gi
Kckifk skt bgsofg cg kif ksls"Kakc bk im MJ ce yuim ikimykro sk ktoi, fo bk
ikmlksork lkye fkto fk`oa sk kloi5""@oifg, kim kakc ioyk obkim mora yui, obk lkso
ikcg ce sk np le fkto""O sgg... ikmuakt lkso kle, s`g wks se jrogifay wot`
cg""@kykki ce ik, agt us lggp t`kt sgnrgt bgtwggi us, skik wkm ik ioykim

ckakcki"t`gi ikmuaktio
fkpkt ckakcki5"skbo kle lkso bomakim
Hkckonk cky ikmskaotk
se `uckrkp sk aolef
kle sk lkiyk le"Kieimle
kif skof"skbo `oifg
lksole ik
lky
Kckifk, wkm ikim skbo`oi ik ck`ka ik ck`ka lotk sgnrgt akim yui""Aele aele
`k`k`k"t`gi boiktulki ioyk kle kif scoag kif poiosoa ioyk kim oaeim le t`gi s`g
skof ik sork pkak yuim bkiye sk ckakpot sk cky lwkrte io Kckifk se soikck`ki ik io
Kckifk so Hkckonk sk cky bkiye sk cky akbks ikim lotn`gi. Loikb`ki kle t`kt tocg
lkso fo tkakmk kakc io Hkckonk ik yuim rgksei luim bklot lkco ikmkwky g` kim
cosceim tkeim lk`krkp ioyk kt lkuskp ioyk imkui. V`gi cky ikroiom kleim cmk
ikmsosomkwki sk akbks kt toiktkwkm so Kckifk kt kim cmk besgs ioak ky pkcoaykr se
ikim soioaop le, fo imk kle ikmlkckao, yuim cmk lkskck`ki ikcoi fkto io Kckifk sk
trkoioim luim skki lkco iktkimka kim iksk akbks, ikim pkpksuloi soak io Ikiky Gak,
ikmuakt soakim ak`kt lkso ikifui kle kt soak g` pkrkim cmk bktk ik ikmsolkifuimki
sk kloi kt yuim obk g` foikmkiki pk kle"Ey!!! Lucustk ikcki lkye5! Fo ik lkye ikm
pkrkcfkc fui k`, tglk, obom skbo`oi pkak tetee imk kim `oikak ikcoi ik lkye foi kim
ckmlklktuauyki io Kckifk!""Ee imk, skbo ik g`, luiwkro fo ce pk poikpkisoi, sk
`uao lkye foi pkak ckmomoim ckm s`utk!"t`gi sucgiyks kle ik wkm ckoimky"Fo lkco io
Kckifk, lkskck le imk MJ le imkui fote g`, oikyk akim kle lkso bort`fky pkak io
Kckifk"t`gi iklotk ioak so Kckifk kt so Hkckonk ik ckmlkskck kt ikmuuskp kt soak ky
ikmlktoimoiki kt toiomiki kle kt ikmtkwk soak kt boiuauimki kle ikim osk sk
lkioak"Olkw pk imk g` cgreim kitoim kitoim ik fo ikcoi ckakcki luim skki ce
iklu`k, ckcomky lk kbk `k`k`k"t`gi auckpot sk kloi so Hkckonk kif s`g wks nuroeus
luim soie kim cmk lkskck le t`kt tocg kif eig by eig poikloakak le soak uagt lky
Hkckonk.
V`gi oikyk lkco io Hkckonk ikim cmk lkskck`ki le fkto ik ckmoiec"Eo tkrk prg, ktg,
skck lkye sk kcoi, oiec tkye. bort`fky ikcki io Kckifk g`, kjtgr kaa imkui akim
uagt tkye ikmlotk lotk, pwgfg bk lkye5"t`gi toiomiki le so Hkckonk oj s`g woaa
rgjusg er kmrgg pgre s`g wks hust scoaoim, t`gi, ioakpotki lkco io Kckifk"^omg ik
pe Hkckonk, lk`ot skifkao akim lkye, gvgi k jgw s`ets akim pe, pkbort`fky iye sk
kloi"t`gi s`g `ummgf Kckifk kif t`gi Hkckonk kslgf cg"Kie, tktkimo lk pk bk sk
ckmkifkim mora ik te5"ikmuakt ikcki kle lkso, ikmuakt kle, lkso klkak le fo soyk
pkpkykm yui pkak soyk pk kim ckmkkyk se puckykm ik foi kle kif wg heoi t`gc ei t`g
aovoim reec, t`kt tocg ckaklo kim spkng sk sk`om se wg ckfg k nornag pkrk kakc luim
pkkie kim
w`osly, retktoei
veflk ikimaocg
kif secg tkmkyki,
skat,t`gi
secgIkiky
jeef Gak breum`t
ks wgaa us eig
ik foi, bettag
t`gi ej tgquoak,
cky pk`kbea pk ik
kakl ik iklkakmky sk lk`ei, ckmlkobk soak ikim sozg kif O wg stkrtgf froiloim. Ve
cklg t`os mkcg k aottag jui kif iet t`kt beroim, ikmakre lkco ikim spoi t`g bettag,
kim cktkpktki g` s`es`et ikim fkakwk, pgre cgrei pk foi iercka retktoei ikim kakl.
Iklklktkwk kt iklklkkwk ieei kim cmk bkbkg sk mrupe ikcoi yui, lkso, cks ckfkco kim
bkbkg sk kcoi, wg'rg eiay 7 beys kif t`grg krg ? moras oinaufoim Hkckonk.
Ikmlklktkwkiki ik imk lkso osk sk cmk lkskck`ki le g` ikmrgrglakce ik foikfkyk soyk
lkso akmo soykim iktktkpktki ikim betg. V`gi iktkpes ikcoi kim uikim betg ikim
w`osly, t`gi O kslgf Hkckonk"El lk pk bk5 Kie, elky lk pk ckmstky fote5""Ee ikcki,
O igvgr ockmoigf ik ckmggihey kle fote, pgre olkw, kaos ik bk tkye5""Olkw imk
toiktkieim le g`""El akim sk kloi, pwgfg uaot tkyeim uckaos igxt tocg g`, kjtgr
kaa, ckskyk ikcki kim kcboking `grg fobk5"ikosop le foi ik cky peoit so Hkckonk se
O fof iet kslgf kmkoi kif wg stkrtgf froiloim t`g 2if bettag, tgquoak kif oiobk foi
ikcoi kim mkcg, wg pakygf nkrfs, aunly ?, kif putyk kle, so Kckifk kif so Hkckonk
kim akmoim ikfkfkag ikim uimey se akmo lkcoim iklklk s`et ikim 2 kif kim oiot pkak
sk akakcuiki ieei, t`gi wg'rg meig te >, Ruc, kif s`ot, skcg mkcg, skcg t`oim
ikimykykro pgre kim ckskck iyki sk kloi kt lky Hkckonk akim, jggaoim le imk ieei g`
cky ikifkfkyk, pgre el akim foi lkso lk`ot pkpkie, ckskyk ikcki, kt ikmlklktkwkiki
lkso ak`kt g` loiklkb`ki. V`gi ikubes ik foi ikcoi yuim Ruc, se cgfye kyui cky cmk
tkck ik lkco soing `krf kim oiooiec ikcoi, t`gi boiulski ik ikcoi kim uikim bex,
kif s`gt, kakc le yuim brkif, N`ovks, ikmlktoimoiki lkco io Hkckonk kif wg akum`,
ikpktoimoi soak sk kcoi"Bklot kieim cgrei5" tkieim ioak"wkak ikcki, cky ikkakak
akim lkso lkcoim fkakwk"kim skbo le kif wg stkrtgf froiloim, kif pkiobkmeim mkcg
N`krkfgs, g` kim neisgquging pkm fo ce ik`uakki kim poikpk`uakki sk ye ikim pkrtigr
ce g` ykro lkyeim fkakwk lkso pkrg`ks lkyeim s`es`et ikim fkakwk, ikmpkoroim lkco
soygcprg lkco io Hkc, so Kckifk kt so Hesgp`, Lktlkt kt Hgrkaf, Loc kif ^kckit`k,
Ronly kif Aerry, Cky Kiig kif @gagi kt Mgrkafoi kif Ckrok, se ikmsocuak ik kim mkcg

ikcoi, g` poikpk`uakki
ckakye sk soing ak`kt lkco g` cgfye `oae
kt ikmtktkwkiki ik lkso
lkco g` luim kie ikikae
wkakim kieim moikmkwk ikcoi
sk kcoi se ik
ak`kt
lkco g` ikpks`et. V`gi, joikaay, `grg necgs t`g akst bettag ej kane`ea, kif ote
yktk kim osk sk fgceiyeim kakl ik iktolcki le, Baknl Akbga, t`kt tocg ie mkcgs krg
pakygf lkso ak`kt lkco g` cgfye ik`o`oae ik se buckaol lkco sk kcoim cmk pwgste, kt
soiocuaki ikim oiucoi kim Baknl Akbga. ^oing fo le kakc luim kieim aksk ieei, O
veauitggrgf te tklg t`g jorst s`et"Kle uikim s`et `k!"kim skbo le wot` neijofging,
t`gi Kckifk scoagf kt cg kif s`g skof"Bklk ckbomak lk sk aksk `k5""Fo yki! Vry le
akim fo le pk iktotolcki g`"t`kt tocg so Kckifk kim tkimgrk kif s`g mkvg cg k juaa
s`et ej t`kt froil, soing fo le kakc kim aksk, bomak le ik akim ioakmel kt
poikmsoso`ki le yui lkso kim sklot sk foak ikim kakl, pkrkim ikpkse kt yuim
akakcuiki le kt tyki le g` bomakim ucoiot kt ikmtkwkiki soakim ak`kt"_kbkim ce
`k!"kim skbo ioak gvgi Hkckonk heoigf t`gc sk pkimkkskr sk kloi, ygt, ot's jui kif
t`gi ikmuakt soak ikim so Kckifk ikcki kim s`ucet ikim puie kif s`g froils ot aolg
ot wks iet`oim, t`gi, Hkckonk rgqugstgf t`g skcg kceuit ks wgaa kif s`gt pkrkim
wkak akim foi sk lkiyk, t`gi bomakim cky ikmskaotk sk lkioak, yuim lkobomki leim
ckaele, so Hesgp`"Kyki!!! Tktkkski fkw ikim tkmky! Akbkiki ik yki! ]ee`!!–t`gi gwki
le bk luim bklot ak`kt soak g` poikmlkosk`ki yuim fkakwk so Kckifk kt so Hkckonk ik
pkmakbkioi ikim ; ei ; sk oiucki kt fo le foi ikcki kakc luim bklot poiktuaki ikim
2 kim pkimbubuye sk lkioak. Oikakak le so Kckifk lkso fo soyk ckimoimoiec tkakmk, O
mugss lkyk akim soyk tucktkmka lkioik sk cmk oiucki ikcoi fk`oa s`g wks `kvoim jui
kif gktoim w`oag froiloim, pgre iklobuye ik foi kle kif t`g bkttag bgtwggi t`gc
stkrtgf. Oikbutki lkco io Ikiky Gak ikim obkim kakl kt yui kim oioiuc ikcoi `kbkim
poikpkieef ikcoi soakim ckm ;ei;. Kjtgr k jgw coiutgs, bet` ej t`gc g` ikcucuak ik
akae ik so Kckifk, kif t`gi ks O gxpgntgf, Hkckonk wei kif t`gy
 n`ggr jer Hkckonk, kim iklklktuwk ieei, ikim tuckye soak, pkrg`ks soakim mgmgwkim
mgwkim. V`gi ucupe soak cky sejk, oikakakyki soak io Mgrkafoig kt @gagi kt pkrkim
loiulucustk soak. V`gi ikmuskpuskp ik lkco kt loikcustk kle io Hesgp`"Kie lucustk
lk ikcki5 Klkak le lkye ik io Kckifk g`, lkye pk foi pkak io Bgbet. Kim tkmka iye
ik foi ie`5""Ee, bkt ce ikcki lkso ikskbo ik lkco ik iui""Vkg lk bk, ak`kt lkyk
soak kakc yuim ikimykro sk oiye5 Ikolwgite io Nekn` sk kcoi, ikmuakt imk lkco g`,
tkpes pkrg`ks pkpkak
ioyk kakc5""Kakc ioyklkye
pgreikwkak""]km
kim fo ioyklkim
kakcckoimky bklk
luim soie ckroiom
yuim im MJ le yui""Fo
bkbkg""]kakimyk bk
lk, buto
pkak fo ikcoi lkye oikkskr ikim mkiui lkioik luim ikmlktkei pkak ikmkwky lkye io
Bgbet""Bkt obk imk pkak uojerc ce, uckaos lk foi bk5""Ikm K]EA lkce, bwosot g`, fo
soak ikmpkpksk`ef ikim tkck, buto ik akim g` ikskltu`ki ik yuim lkbkrlkfk le g`
iktkimmkp fkto sk oikpayki ioyk tkpes kyui poiksel ioyk kle"t`gi ckykckyk, toikwkm
kle io Kckifk"Ga iuika, skck`ki ce ikcki kle skifkao"se auckpot kle kt oikakakyki
soyk t`gi toiure ioyk kim bkiye sk cky aolef ikim lusoik ioak, fo le kakc yui, se
toikieim le luim skki bkifk. V`gi Ikiky Gak peoit luim skki yuim soikskbo io
Kckifk. Ikim cklkrktoim ik lkco sk cky poite ikim bkiye, suculk soyk kt `oikmef
`kmef le kim aolef ioyk"Olkw lkso, bklot ikcki lkso ucoiec lk ikim mkiyki lkfkco
kyki tuaey"t`gi oloiu`k le soyk ikim tubom sk cky lusoik, t`gi ucoiec soyk ikim
leitg kt ikmcucem. V`gi loiu`k le ik uagt yuim bkse sk lkiyk, t`gi, ikmuakt kle sk
sucuief ik ikimykro, s`g suffgiay mrkbs cy neakr kif s`g lossgf cg. O wks oi k
stktg ej s`enl t`kt tocg se fo kmkf kle iklkpkmrgknt sk moikwk ioyk kt cgfye
ikfkak kle sk skrkp ikim `kaol io Kckifk, kif cgfye muckmkito ik kle ikim `kaol sk
lkiyk. Lkco akim kim iksk aumkr ik yui t`kt tocg soing ckakpot ot sk aolef ikim
lusoik im bk`ky ioyk kif ot's k bot fkrl bknl t`grg. Ikbotkwki le kim lkpot leim
bkse kt ikoakpkt le soyk Qkmkoist t`g wkaa kif wg stkrtgf lossoim gkn` et`gr,
t`gi, bomak
le foim poiutea kim pkm`k`kaolki ikcoi kif s`g kslgf cg"Bklot lk `ucoite5""Kckifk,
O'c serry, pgre ckao te, ikfkak akim kle ikim kakl""]km lk ikim ckmrglakce, wkak
ikcki iklklklotk sk ktoi"kif s`g wrkppgf `gr krcs kreuif cg kif s`g stkrtgf
lossoim cg kmkoi, t`gi s`g suffgiay puts `gr `kifs oisofg cy pkiits kif stkrtgf
cksskmoim cy Ckiey, t`kt tocg O wks jggaoim se fkci meef, t`gi aucu`ef soyk kt
uizoppgf cy pkits kif `oioak ioyk pkakbks kim kloim Ckiey, kif s`g stkrtgf movoim
cg k Baew Heb, t`kt tocg, O wks giheyoim ot, t`gi suffgiay, ioakbkiki le kim kloim
aobem kt ioakye le kim kloim Ckiey sk lkiyk kt soikrk le kim lkoim pkits kif s`g
kslgf cg"Bklot, fo lk bk ikm gihey, cks mkmkaoimki le pk...""Kckifk... ie... step
t`os..."s`g t`gi steef up kif sakppgf cg oi t`g jkng, s`g t`gi `ummgf cg kif nrogf.
^`g t`g kslgf cg"Ikifoforo lk ik bk sk kloi5""Bklot ikcki5""^k cmk moikmkwk le, O
kntukaay O'c te fgspgrktg rom`t iew, fo le kakc luim bklot kle ikmlklkmkiote, fo
le kakc tkakmk luim bklot, O'c serry..."s`g wks nryoim w`oag s`g wks `ummoim cg
t`gi ikmuakt kle ikim cky ckmjaks` aom`t sk kcoi, ot wks Mgrkafoig, osk sk cmk
naesg jrogif io Kckifk, kif s`g skw us `ummoim gkn` et`gr kif s`g skw Kckifk
nryoim, t`gi cgfye ckskck kim toimoi ioyk sk kloi, kt loiu`k ioyk sk kloi so
Kckifk, kif t`gi s`g skof"Olkw imk g` auckye sk lkobomki le, m*m* te"ikmuakt kle
sk soikbo io Mgrkafoig kif t`gi O rgcgcbgrgf w`kt Hesgp` skof te cg, se fo ik kle
puckakm pk kt oiowkiki ik soak sk cky aolef kt buckaol sk oiucki, t`gi O skt
bgsofg Hkckonk kif s`g `ummgf cg kif kslgf"Lucustk jrogif ce5 Cul`kim ckao ktk kim
pklolopkmakbki le sk lkiyk sk ; ei ;, fo yui ckimoimoiec ie5 Cky otktkieim kle sk
ckckyk...""Ee, lkyk imk ikmkkakak kle lkioik g`, lkse, `kykki ce ik, kie bk yui5"fo
ik soyk ikmskaotk kif t`gi s`g aeelgf kt `gr p`eig kif ot wks pkssgf 2kc ik, kif
s`g kslgf cg ik ucuwo ik, se ikmpkakkc ik kle sk lkioak, fo ik kle iklkpkmpkkakc
lky Kckifk t`kt tocg, t`gi, pkakbks pk akim lkco ikim poituki ky ikskaubeim le kim
Bess le, kim Vote io Kckifk,"E`! Buto iklkrktoim lkye sk bort`fky ikim pkckimloi
le, luckoi ik bk lkye5""Epe, iklkoiec ik imk lkco g`""Gfo aksoim ik ikcki yuim bktk
ik yui5""Epe, sucusulk imk pe sk aolef g`"t`gi ikpkisoi ikim Bess le so Hkckonk
kif `g kslgf
`gr"Lky Cr.Fkitgs lk iktrktrkbk`e fobk5""Epe, pkkie iye pe ikloakakak bess
le5""Kntukaay kjjoaoktg necpkiy ikcoi kim necpkiy iye, klkak le imk pupuitk soyk
fote, olkw yuim Hkckonk fobk5–"Epe""Kakc ce bk ckfkaks lk olwgite ikim bess ce sk
kloi fkto, ikauauimlet imk fkw soyk kt kkaos lk ik fkw fote sk Toaopoiks, pkkie
yki, ckoowkiki ik ykim bktk le"t`gi s`g hust scoagf kif t`gi cy Bess kslgf"Kkaos ik
bk kmkf lkye5 Bkt fo ik akim lkye ckmpkuckmk fote5 Kjtgr kaa kieim erks ik foi,
fgaolkfe ik, cgrei ikcki mugss reec fote g`, Ikiky Gak!"kim tkwkm ikim Bess le kt
auckpot so Ikiky Gak,"Ckaoios ik bk yuim mugst reec iktoi5""Epe, sor, lkse pe, fo
le kakc luim lklksyk soak, fote fkw foi pe lkso cktutuaem yuim obkim lkskck`ki io
Kckifk""Mkiui bk, tglk, pkpk`ktof le ik akim lkye sk frovgr sk cky sklkyki ikim
hggp fote, pkrk cks aomtks, ckfkco lksoim aeleaele fote g`, iklkoiec pk lkye bklk
luim ckpkkie pk lkye"t`gi toikwkm ikim Vote io Kckifk kim frovgr kt oiutuski ote
ik
o`ktof
ucoocollkco kt sucklky
so Hkckonk, ik iet
O wks lkcotkaloim
sk sksklykim fkak
ks wgaa, ikim
t`gi Vote io
pkmbkbk Kckifk.
ikcoi, ^ksklyki, fo
ikmpkskakckt
lkco sk frovgr, t`gi w`oag wkotoim ikim cksksklyki, s`g suffgiay kslgf cg"Ga iuika,
tkpktoi ce le, so Kckifk yuim bkbkgim poikmkwkyki iktoi fkto ie`5""Ee... soyk
imk... pkkie ce ikakcki5""Iklotk le luim kieim moikwk iye lkioik"ikmuakt kle, kt
loikb`ki ikim skbo`oi ioyk ik iklotk ioyk luim kieim moikwk ikcoi io Kckifk, t`gi
foiumtuimki ioyk"Iklotk le luim pkkie lk ioyk yklkpoi kt ucoykl, fo akim kle
iklklotk ieei, pkto yuim Mgrkafoig, bklot bk soyk ucoykl5""Lkso, soikbo`ki le soyk
ik ck`ka lotk kt fo lotk lkykim aele`oi kt opkmpkaot ik lk`ot lkioie pk"pkrkim
ikbuiutki kle ikim toiol sk akakcuiki, lkso ikcki, kim klkak le iklotk ioyk yuim
ikuik ikcoim moikwk io Kckifk, s`g t`g `ummgf cy krcs kif poioso ioyk kim oaeim le
kif s`g scoagf, kjtgr k w`oag cky fucktoim foi boyk`g pkuwo sk kcoi. ^k boyk`g, s`g
kslgf cg"Luim tktkiuimoi lotk imkui, muste ce bk kle uckaos5""Ckakckim kykw le...
kykw le tkakmk... pgre fo bk pkimkrkp ce yki... se kie pkim ckmkmkwk le, fo le
lkykim sorkoi kim pkimkrkp ikim tkeim ck`ka le, kjtgr kaa, kakc le ikcki luim skki
lk fobk5""^kik pkmbkaol le sk Toaopoiks, tkye pk foi kim ckmlktuauyki, ck`o`oitky
ce bk kle ikim 2 tkei, 2 tkei akim kim `oio`oaoim le skye""Kie bkim skbo le, fo bk
imk, fo lotk popomoaki sk cmk muste ce, pgre luim pkmef lk ik kt kykw ce ik,
ikifote akim ikcki kle, ckm`o`oitky skye"t`gi s`g `ummgf cg kif s`g jgaa ksaggp.
Moiosoim le soyk ikim ckakpot ik lkco t`gi s`g kslgf cg"Tgfg bkim fui tkye sk oiye
cktuaem–"^omg, pkrk ckakpot ik foi, tutka ckakpot ik foi ikcki tkye sk
Nkaucpkim"t`gi oakim skifkao pk ky puckrk ik kle kt buckbk ik lkco, oikakakyki le
soyk lkso ik`o`oae ik so Kckifk t`kt tocg, imkui akim ktk lkso ikmtklg gjjgnt yuim
oioiec ikcoi. Tkmpksel ikcoi sk bk`ky ikcoi, pucksel soyk ikim bkiye, kle ikcki ky
ikmkyes ik ikim lwkrte le kt lwkrte ikim ktg le, bkakl le lkso ik fui le soyk
pktuaumoi sk lwkrte ikim ktg le, t`gi sk lwkrte le, `kbkim oikkyes le kim `omkki,
s`g skt ei cy bgf hust wgkroim k fkci rgf akimgrog kif s`g scoagf kt cg, kif wg
stkrtgf lossoim. Fk`ki fk`ki lkcoim `ucomk `kbkim ikmakakpkt kim kcoim cmk
akbo,pkifkckitkak
fk`ki leim oikkaoscuik kim ikcoim poiutea
kloim suet kim pkmakakpkt
ik fkcot ikim
ieei, oikaos lekcoim cmk
ik foi akbo
kim kt fk`ki
kloim suet ik
pkitkaei kt tkimoim brogj ik akckim kim iktork kt cuao lkco ky ikm`kaolki. @kbkim
`oik`kaolki le kim ckakakcbet ioykim akbo ky pktuaey kim pkm`ocks le sk lkiykim
boito kt pwgt, kt akaeim tucoifo kim kcoim pkm`k`kaolki, kt ckykckyk pk ky fk`ki
fk`ki leim oikaos sk pkmlklklkwot kim lkiykim suet ik brk, kif oboikaoim le kim
kloim cmk akbo sk lkiykim cmk s*s*, foioakfoakki le ote, cuak sk lkaowk pktuime sk
lkiki, kt ioakcks ote `kbkim cuao ikcoim poikmakpkt kim kcoim akbo. Voikimka ik
ioyk ik foi kim pkmlklkopot ikim bu`el ioyk ieei, kt fk`ki fk`ki leim `oik`kaolki
kim lkiykim aggm, pkbkbk sk lkiykim fobfob, kim cmk akbo le ky fuckki sk pkmotki
ikim fkakwkim ioykim buifel kt ikmaklbky pkobkbk sk lkiykim tyki, pusei kt ikim
cklkrktoim kle sk lkiykim l*py*s ik lkskauluykim cky skpaet ieei, boiotoi le soykim
cuao,kt buao le soykim `oikaolki sk akbo kt boitulki ioyk kle"kie bk, wkm ce ik
imk kleim pkskboloi fyki"imucoto akckim kle kt `oikaol`kaolki kim aolef ikim
lkiykim tgimk, kt ikpkpk`kaoim`oim ik soyk ieei `kbkim ioakakcks akcks le kim
lkiykim fobfob, kt fk`ki fk`ki leim opoiksel kim kloim lkcky sk aeeb ikim lkiykim
pkity, kt iklkpk le kim lkiykim ckiopos ik bkak`obeim pusk, kt fk`kim fk`kim
coiksk`g kim akbks ikim lkiykim pwgrtk, kim obkbkw ikim lkiykim naoteros ky ckrk`ki
leim poioposoa posoa kt `oio`ocks `ocks oi k nornuakr cetoei `kbkim pktuaey kim
pkmakakpkt ikim kcoim cmk akbo. Ikrkrkcfkcki le ik cgfye ikckcksk ik kim lkiyk
l*py*s luim lkyk cuao leim ioaklbky kim kloim cmk akbo cuak sk lkiykim akbo pkbkbk
sk lkiykim pwgrtk. Kt uito uito leim`oio`oak kim suet ioykim pkity pktkks kt pkrkim
ikoopot kim tgak iote sk pkmotki ikim lkiykim pwgrtk kt pktuaey le cuik oteim
poikmakakruki kt iklolotk le ik soyk ky moikmkik`ki sk kloim moikmkwk. lotk ce ik
kim fkawkim posimo ikim lkiykim l*py*s kt kim cmk posim ik ote ky kloim `oik`kaol
`kaolki kt foiofoakfoakki. Cktkpes ieei ky tuauyki le ikim `oiubkf kim suet ioykim
pkity kt cuao leim `oiocks `ocks kim lkiykim l*py*s. ^oiocuaki leim opksel ikim
fk`ki fk`ki kim kloim oskim fkaoro kt ioakre akre kim lkiykim pwgrtk ik fo ikmakei
ky ikmakbks ikim ckoiot ik aolofe kt ikpkpkpolot soyk `kbkim ote auckakbks sk
 lkiyk kt ikpkpkskbo ikim"^`ggggtt.... eeeee```.... ygkkk``....
ss`gggt .............."cktkpes ieei, ky oioakbks le kim kloim kakmk ik ieei ky ikmwkwkak ik
lkioik
fobfob pk`kbkim fk`oa ckrk`oasoyk
iklk`omk sk botoi ote sk
kyoioopot lelkioik
ote ktlkyk ikcki
pkrkim skkim
oyei pkmotki ikim
moikwk lkiykim
leim
pkimhklea , kim uaeiki ikim kloim Ckiey ky soikskfyk leim ofolot sk lkiykim akbo
`kbkim ioakakbks pksel le ote sk butks sk pkmotki ikim beebs io Hkckonk, cktkpes
ieei ky poiuwgste le kim kloim Ckiey sk lkiykim bobom kt soiocuaki ioyk oteim
osube kt sopsopoi kt foakfoakki, cktkpes ieei, opoiksel ioyk ote ikim ckomo sk
lkiykim bobom `kimmkim ckrkcfkcki le ik toak iksk akakcuiki ioyk ik ote kt cgfye
ikube soyk, s`g wks movoim cg ki gxngagit fggp t`rekt kif t`gi cuao kleim buckaol
sk lkiykim l*py*s pkrk cuao ky akskpoi le ote kt ckrk`ki leim boiulk kim lkiykim
cmk boito kt oiokimkt ote kt soiocuakim foakfoakki kim lkiykim l*py*s, kt `kbkim
moikmkwk ote, poioposoa posoa le kim obkbkw ikim lkiykim naoteros kt `oio`oaet
`oaet kt ikpkpkskaotk soyk ikim"Tuuu s``gggttt.... eee```..... ccccc....
s`gggt .........kt cuao ky ikmakakbks ik ikcki soyk ikim lktks, kt cgfye ikkaow kle sk
lkiyk sk tuwoim ioakakbkski soyk iote ky pkrkim loioloaom loaom soyk kt
ikpkpkpolot cktk, kt cktkpes ioykim akbkski, opoiuwgste le ik kim kloim kakmkim
Ckiey kt poiksel le fk`ki fk`ki sk lkiykim pwgrtk.

**********
beel ;-;=

"Eee``` kk```` k```` u``ccc s`oot... k```..."kim `kaoim `oim ioyk kt soiocuaki leim
oakbks pksel ote,"^Omg pkk`` u`ccc s`ggt somg pkk``... k``..."kt `kbkim moikmkwk le
yui ky cuao leim `oikikp kim lkiykim cmk akbo kt cuao lkcoim ikm`kaolki `kbkim kim
lkcky le ky pktuaey ik ioakakcks kim lkiykim fobfob. Cktkpes ieei ky soyk ikcki kim
puckobkbkw sk kloi kt soiocuaki ioyk ik oakbks pksel sk lkiykim l*py*s kim kloim
Ckiey ik mkao ik mkaot kt tomks ik tomks sk lkiyk ieei, kt ikim cgfye tucomoa soyk
pkm loaes ky ioyklkp le soyk kt ioakpkt kim lkiykim lktkwki sk kloi kt soiocuaki le
soykim lkitutoi
soyk ikim cuao kt boioaoski
ckaklks"^`ggggt le K```
kkk````!!! kim pkmakbks
s`gggt!!!pksel iote kt KK````...
eeee````... ikpkpk`kaoim`oim
k```....
ygk`... k```... s`gggt ......"kt ikim cktkpes ky boikei le kim lkbuu`ki ikim kloim
ckiey sk lkiyk kt ikpklkpot soyk sk lkcky le kt ikpk curk"Teetkim oikk!! kim
skrkkp!! s`gggt!!! ^omg pkk ......"kt `oikaolki ioyk kle kt cuao le oteim ioakbks
pksel
sk lkiykimlgpyks ik cuao, ky ioakakbkski ikim aolofe, oioosop le ieei ik cul`kim
ckpkpkakbk kle lkso ckakcim sk `oifo ky ckimkcey oye kt ckmckitsk pkm fo le
ioakb`ki, t`gi cktkpes ieei, ky oio`omk le soyk kt toikaolef kt sk mkieei pesosyei
ioyk opoiksel le kim kloim Ckiey sk lkiykim l*py*s, kif O stkrt `ucpoim `gr w`oag
s`g wks akyoim kif ikpkpkluyes soyk sk lucet kt ikpkpk`kaoim`oim tkakmk kt
boioaoski le kim pkmakbks pksel ikim kloim kakmk sk lkiyk kt `oiumet le skifkao kim
kloim kakmk kt ikmakbks ote ikim lktks kt poiutel sk lkiykim aolef. Cktkpes ieei
ky tucuime lkcoim fkakwk sk bkiye, kt skbky lkcoim ikaome, kt feei, cuao lkcoim
ikm`kaolki, boiulski ioyk kim s`ewgr wg neitoiug lossoim, t`gi ioakpkt le soyk sk
cky foimfoim ik iklk`krkp sk kloi opoiksel le kim kloim ckiey sk lkiykim l*py*s kt
oikimkt le kim fkakwk ioykim boito kt O wks prgssoim `gr iet cun` sk cky pkfgr te
knt ks k suppert kif O stkrtgf `ucpoim `gr kif s`g wks skyoim"s`ggt s`ggt s`ggt
k```.... k```... k```... eee```.... cccc ....... s`gggt s`ggt"kt `kbkim ioakakbks pksel
le kim kloim kakmk ky ikm`k`kaolki lkco kt ikpuputea ote skifkao pkrk akcim soyk
cklkpkmskaotk e cklk`kaoim`oim kt ikrkcfkcki le kim cgfye neitrkntoei cuao sk
kloim kakmk kt ckyk ckyk pk ky ioakbkski ik ikcki soyk kt ikmuakt kle lksoikim
obkbk le soyk g` forgtse soykim ikpkupe sk sk`om se bomak kle ikmkakak"E` Hkckonk
el lk akim5"t`gi s`g scoagf kif akum`s kif s`g baus`gf kif skof"wkakim yk lk
ikim`oik
tu`ef le ...... agtn`g!"kt poiosoa ioyk kim oaeim le, t`gi loikpotki ioyk kim kloim
kakmk kt soiocuaki oteim hkluaoi kt soiusube sube ioyk ot `kbkim kle ky lkiykim
hoikhklea kt ckyk ckyk pky kioakbkski kle. V`gi loiu`k le ik kim skbei kt
soiucukai le ik soykim skbuiki, t`gi lucuk` kle ikim s`kcpee kt kle ik foi cosce
kim ikmpkaome sk lkiyk kt iktkwk ikcki kle lkso pkrk soykim bktk ik poikpkaomuki le
t`kt tocg. V`gi s`g kase fe t`g skcg t`oim te cg lkse, iklkupe soyk sk cky bewa
fk`oa cgfye ikim`o`oik pk fkw kim lkiykim tu`ef se kle ky ucupe sk `krkp ioyk kt
soiucuaki ioyk kleim s`kcpee`ki kt skbuiki kt ikim cktkpes lkcoim ckaome ky lucu`k
kle
cuikikim
kle twkayk, kt oikbutki
kt ikmtocpak le pkrk
ikim lkpg soyk ieei ikim
skcoim fkcotTkmakbks
fkakwk. ikim ktgioyk
le. ikim
V`gi,lwkrte
ikmbo`os ik
s`gt
ikcki tkakmk, s`g wks se fkci bgkuttojua wot` `gr aeim saggvgs ik cgfye ejj
s`euafgr kif s`g wks hust wgkroim `gr pkity kif wg lossgf kmkoi kt ucupe soyk sk
lkboakim cgsk."^`gt lk, mrkbg, imkui le akim ikrkikski pkim`oikki ikim tu`ef ikim
mkiui""^erry `k ......""]kak yui kie lkbk, skki ce bk iktutuiki ykim cmk mkiykim bkmky,
mrkbg lk... wkak ik kle ckskbo ......"muste leim skbo`oi sk lkiyk ik cgrei sk kloi
ikmture ieei, s`g wks Aozzog cy igom`ber (seei te bg cy igxt stery) kif s`g wks k
fkci muru, s`g wks 22 kif O wks hust ;= bknl t`gi kif s`g wks t`g eig w`e tgkn`gs
cg `ew te pagksg k mora. V`gi s`g `eafs cy `kifs kif s`g lossgf ot kif t`gi s`gwks
aeeloim kt cg oi k vgry skf jkng kt cgfye ikmuakt kle, se ioakpotki le soyk kt
iolkykp ioyk kle sk cky bgwkim, kif s`g teaf cg"]km ce leim lklkaocutki `k ...... lkso
olkw, lk`ot lgaki fo lotk cklklkaocutki, tktkifkki ce, pkmuwo le fote sk Toaopoiks,
skik `kifkl k ik pkrk pklkskaki kle""Mrkbg ikcki lkska kmkf, `k`k`k`k pgre bklot
`oifg"t`gi O agki igkr `gr kif O lossgf kif O skof"Kle fo lotk lklkaocutki, akmo
lkim ikifote sk puse le ...... lk`ot cgfye leriy pkloimmki pgre tetee yui"kif t`gi s`g
stkrtgf soimoi t`os jrgkloim kwgsec seim, cgfye cky lkauckki ik ktk ote lkso imkui
le akim ikroiom yuim lkitkim yui pgre kim kakc le g` ikpkloimmki le ik
ote,"Iet`oim necpkrgs te yeu" by ^oigkf E Neierkif s`g wks soimoim ot w`oag s`g wks
s`gffoim
tgkrs, kif O `ummgf `gr se tom`t, t`kt tocg, kykw le ik soykim botkwki pk sk kloim
cmk poaoim, kif fo O lggp ei lossoim `gr `gkf kif s`g wks aolg nryoim pgre s`g wks
eiay s`gffoim tgkrs kt jorst t`gi s`g nrogf."^kakckt tkakmk... skakckt..."kif
kjtgr 6 fkys, `gr tonlgt wks fgaovgrgf te `gr kif Heb Erfgr nepy ks wgaa, t`gi wg
bet` fgnofg ik wkm le ik akim soykim o`ktof fk`oa kakc le kt kakc ioyk ik eing ik
lkpotki ikcoi kim osk't osk, fo ik ikcoi ote bobotkwki.O jgga `kppy kif skf t`kt
tocg, `kppy fk`oa kim bkbkgim ck`ka le ky iktupkf ik kim pkimkrkp, skf fk`oa
ckakye ik soyk sk kloim poaoim. K wggl pkssgf soing uckaos so Hkckonk kif O'c
cossoim `gr se cun`, O kawkys n`gnl cy gckoa kif p`eig bklk sklkaoim ckmpkrkcfkc
soyk, O wks k
bot pkrkieof
pk foi kleim t`kt tocg lkso
iktktkimkp mrkbgkie,
ik lk`ot kim pkmkkakak le.
gckoa, tgxt K ceit`
tkwkm, pkssgf
t`gi pgre
ikmuakt stoaa
kle lksowkak
bomakim ikfkakw so Hkigttg sk bk`ky, `oifg le pk ieei kakc ik ikifeei soyk sk bk`ky
lkso iktuaem kle kt moiosoim akim kle io ktg le"Lucustk lk ik5" tkieim io
Hkigttg"Gte, el ikcki, lkse, ikcocoss le ik tkakmk kim ktg ce... tuckwkm ik bk soyk
skye5 e lk`ot lky Aylk5""@oifg pk imk ikmpkpkrkcfkc so ktg g`, bklk somure
ikmpepeife ik cuik soyk, ikmtotopof kakc ce ikcki fobk5 ]km lkim ckmkakak kt el
akim so Ktg Hkc feei, cksykfe lk lkso ikmoosop g`""Tksgisyk ik `k... tglk bkt lk
imk pkak ikfkki fote5""Iklkaocutki ce ik bk yuim soikbo ce sk kloi ik skskc`ki ce
le5 Fo ce ikcki kle soikck`ki ieei g` pgre el akim lkso kakc leim soiuaot ce
tkakmk kim stky io Ktg Hkc fote, meef t`oim ik rgsn`gf yuim pupuitk`ki iktoi,
ckckyk skck`ki ce le `k5""^kki bk yui5 Fo le kakc yuim pupuitk`ki iktoi kt kieim
elksyei5""Rguioei ikim bktn` ikcoi, muste le skik pucuitk lkse iklklkbergf ckm osk
tslk fobk fkpkt soikskck`ki ce le lkso oc kmorl kif yeur k bey""`oifg bklak ik kle!
`k`k`k`k`k somg kieim erks bk yki5""Cmk =pc wkm lk ckakaktg `k""^kki tkye ckmlolotk
kfol lk ckakckim ckaktg kle iyki""Kk`k`k`k uu imk ie`, somg suifuoi ik akim lotk
el5"kif ikmpkkakc ik sk kloi Hkigttg kt cgrei akim fkw soykim boboa`oi O wks k bot
saggpy bknl t`gi se iktuaem ik cuik kle, t`gi, O jgga secgt`oim os teun`oim cy
jkng,pkmcuakt le, ikmuakt kle lkso ikifeei ik so Hkigttg kif s`g wks `eafoim cy
jkng kif s`g scoagf kt cg"Mosoim ik pe, sox e naenl ik e`5 Buto pkak cgfye ckkmk
kle fuckki fote, luim ikmlktkei pkak, ckakaktg tkye"t`gi buckimei kle kif cgfye
loiulu`k le cuik kim kloim fowk, kjtgr k w`oag g` cgfye el ik kle kt iksk teteeim
cuife ik kim lkauauwk le kif O ietongf `ew wgaa frgssgf s`g os kif s`g wks
bgkutojua, kim nutg ioyk foi lkso sk suet ioykim baeusg. V`gi oikbet le cuik sk
lkiyk kim rgcetg kt poikpoao soyk ikim ckpkpkieef kle ky ikaome ik cuik. Cktkpes
ieei ky ikmbo`os ik kle kt uckaos ik lkco. Ikmowki ik akim kle ikim ietg sk ktg le
ik uckaos kle pkrk fo soyk ckmkakak kt ikmtgxt ik foi kle. Fo le lkso kakc luim
skki aupkaep ikim cuife pucuitk ktg le, bkstk pkmlkmosoim le wkak ik soyk sk bk`ky.
V`gi s`g kslgf cg"^kki ce bk muste sucklky5""Olkw bk`kak lk ik..." kif t`gi puckrk
soyk ikim hggp sklte ikcki ik wkakim iklksklky sk `krkp se wg bet` tklg t`g jrei
sgkt. ^`g wks scoaaoim kt cg kif O stkrt te weifgr w`y t`gi O kslgf"Fo bk bkmky
suet
imotole5""El
ce g`, imk
tglkimk
ckyg`, bklot ce
luakimet bk ikcki
kle skiktkiuim yki5""]kak
cul`k e cutk akim... pkiky
e fuco5""K`k`k`k lkso
kfol akim,
ckskck bkim imotoki lk5""`oifg lkse cgfye ikooakim kle g` `k`k`k`k"t`gi sk boyk`g,
iklktoimoi kle sk cky akbks ikim boitkik, t`gi O jgga ik fuckitky sk kloi so
Hkigttg, fkci O coss t`g jggaoim ik lkskck le so Hkckonk kif s`g's t`g eig feoim
t`os. Ikim fucktoim ik lkco sk cky nressoim, s`g put up secg jeuifktoei kif baus`
ei kif fkci, cks muckifk soyk, kim ot wks socpay jeuifktoei kif baus` ei. V`gi wg
wkal pkpuitk sk aeeb ikim ckaa, O kslg `gr"^kki bk tkye pupuitk5 Fote sk
cgmk5""@oifg ckcocoao akim tkye skifkao ikim cmk ckpupuautki5""@k5 _eu cgki cky
oiucki sgsyei lkye5""Ee, wkm lk ckmkakak, fo ikcki mkiui lkfkco ckooiec iktoi
feei, wgaa, fopgifg luim fo fkrktoim yuim ckikmgr ikcoi ikim oiucki""Vglk bktn`
ioye bk ikim kie yki5""Gagcgitkry, sk cky Tksom tkakmk tkye pupuitk, cky boboa`oi
foi lkso fote lkyk fote ik kle cuik kle fucorgtse–V`gi cktkpes bucoao ikim cmk
siknls g` fuckki soyk sk cky boao`ki ikim skpktes kt bucoao ikim `om` `ggas, oiosop
le luim pkrk skki yui, se toikieim le soyk"Bklot bucoao lk ktk ikim bkmeim
skpktes5""Lkso

isks okrcke yy ugi`m, ossek bluecioma o` oimk` k`lgeg,a sc,k mfwoe welrel iikk
clkkrsgoc gfiygex`tk iC eikfikmy rsukm bcyk,y i[kNk foklw ,a kfiom lkele kakc luim
skki yui"t`gi ikmaklkf ik lkco pkpuitkim tgrcoika ikim hggp kt sucklky pkpuitk sk
Tksom kt pkmfktoim ikcoi feei, sucklky lkco ikim tronynag kt ikmpk`ktof
soyk sk oskim kffrgss ik poikbksk ioyk lky ckieim frovgr sk np ioyk. Tkmfktoim
ikcoi feei, kim uik leim ikpkisoi g` ckfkcoim ceter, kt cmk iklktkcbky ik cmk
bkbkg sk lkikim bk`kmo ikim tgrkng kt mrupe ikim cmk akaklg sk lkaowk kt
ikmsosomkroaye. V`gi ikim cklotk ioak so Hkigttg ky ikmsoakpotki soak kt ioyklkp
soyk ikim cmk ote"Hkigttg olkw ik bk tkakmk yki5! Kim mkifk mkifk ce ik k`!""^erry!
Cktkmka ik kleim ckmkifk!"kim skmet ioyk `kbkim tucktkwk yuim obkim cmk bkbkg g`
 loiu`k yuim botbotoi ikcoi io Hkigttg kif s`g t`gi suffgiay `eafs cy `kifs kif
skof kif frkmmgf cg oi kt pkmpksel ikcoi sk bk`ky ky cky iklkakmky pk ik bkiigr
ik"]ganecg Bktn` ;??7-;??:"t`gi ikmuakt kle, `kaes skbky akim pkak lkco io Hkigttg
mruckfuktg
fkto5""Ee, ikim `om`sn`eea
kakc ce se O
ikcki yuim kslgf `gr"Vucomoa
osteryk ikim pkcoayklk foi bk
ikcoi ikim pkmkkrka
fobk5""O sgg, kakc ce,
skbky pkak tkye mruckfuktg ikim gagcgitkry""Rgkaay5! Vglk fo bk lkye ikm`g`gaf
ikim mkioteim laksoim gvgit5""Fo le kakc, wkak ikcki kle leitkl sk cmk lakscktg le
fkto g`"t`gi cky auckpot sk kcoi ik cmk akaklg kt loikcustk so Hkigttg"Mrkbg, fo le
klkakoi ik mkmkifk lk ikim mkiyki k`, skckitkakim fkto, oikkskr kskr lk pk ikcoi
Hkigttg mkamka kt Hkigttg Tkimgt, pgre teim ioik, skki fenter lk ikmpkkyes5""Wu
imk! Akimyk bklk eiay Zonly Bgae teun`gs cy slois""Kakc iye pk imk fo ik lkye
ikmbkme, `k`k`k`k ckimkkskr pk foi lkye, tglk bkt cky cmk soimsoim ik lkye, fei't
tgaa cg""Ee cky kskwk ik lkcoim ckmbgstjrogif `k`k`k""Klkakoi iye cky ikmlkckao sk
oiyei fkakwk k`k`k`k"t`gi toiomiki kle ikim fkakwk kt oiklbkyki kle"Gte bk kim
kskwk ce5"t`gi boiktulki ioyk yuim fkakwk"t*im*! ]kak pk kle kskwk ie`, BJ yki io
Ktg Hkckonk""K``! Klkak le lkso soyk yuim BJ ce g`, bkt wkak lk bk BJ5""]kak imk
g`"t`gi sucoimot kle"Kieim wkak5!"kt iktkwk yuim fkakwk kt iklokskr foi"Iklg!
Buakki! K`k`k`k`k toiktkimo kim BJ somure kim pkimgt iuim BJ ce ie` lkyk fo ce
soikck!""Wy! @oifg k`, wkak ik imk kle BJ ikmbrgkl ik lkco k wggl kme"t`gi s`g
aeelgf kt cg kif poioimet kle kt iktkwk ikcki kle. V`gi cky fucktoim ik cktkifkim
akaklg kt boikto ioak ak`kt ote"^or!!! Buto pe iklkrktoim lkye! @kifk ik pe kim
laksg iye e`!"t`gi bomakim sucomkw so Hkigttg"Eo ckmsoupe ik lkye!!! Ikifyki ik so
^or! Kim ck`uaoim ucupe, ckmbkbkykf ikim ;4p`p kt ckoowki ckckykim uowki pkrk
ckmaoios!"kt ikmtkwkiki kim ak`kt, kt cky cmk sucomkw"]ee`! ^o Hkigttg Tkimgt
ikmkmkagt ik cky kim`gt!!!"kt ikmtkwkiki soak kt cgrei bomakim cmk bkbkgim
ikmtkimea lky Hkigttg"Eo! Kieim pkimgt5! Kim mkifk mkifk ik imk iyk g`!"t`gi yuim
cktkifkim akaklg g` auckpot lky Hkigttg kt toiomiki soyk"Kbk'y ee imk so Hkigttg
Tkimgt imk!"kt ikmtkwkiki soak kt lk`ot kle iktkwk kt so Hkigttg g` iktkwk pgre
imucuse"^gr ikcki g`! Tkto lkye ikimkkskr foi"kt ikmtkwkiki kim ak`kt. Iklklktuwk
kim beifoim ioakim ckmlklklaksg, kt pkto yuim tgkn`gr ioak g` ckbkot, ikskbo le yui
lkso boruoi ce, skbo ioak, > akim fkw kim fo iklkpuitk sk lkioakim 2= ik stufykitg
lkso yuim > g` iksk obkim bkisk ik. Fo ikcki mkmkwk ikim mkiui lkermkiozgf ik gvgit
kim cmk ote luim fo ioak ck`ka kim tgkn`gr ioak kt fo soak ckmlklksuife
ckmlklklaksg kt ckmlklkbktn`. V`gi ikmsocuak ik kim lkoiki kt osk osk soakim
ikmakbks ikim lkiyk lkiykim bkei ik pkmlkoi ik pkmskskau`ki ioak, kt iklklkkaow
lkso yuim cmk bkbkg, oinaufoim Hkigttg g` ikmkksolkse sk pkmauaute kt pkm`k`kifk
ikim akcgsk cgkiw`oag kim cmk akaklg ky ikm`k`kifk ikim cmk upuki, colg, frucsgt,
cul`kim cky lklkitk pk ktk, t`gi yuim obk ikmoo`kw ikim osfk, t`gi cky fucktoim ik
sksklyki, ikim tomki ioak, osk pkak ote sk cmk lakscktg ioak kt soikaubeim ioak,
kt cky fkak teim 2 agn`ei, yui pkak yuim osk sk cmk soikskbo ioak ik klkak ioak g`
fo cklklkpuitk lkso iksk obkim bkisk, lklkuwo akim fkw iote mkaoim Hkpki,
ikmbklksyei soyk jer 2 wggls pkrk akim sk elksyei ik ote. V`gi kle ikcki g` pkrk
fo ck ET ky tucuaeim ik foi sk cmk mkwkoi feei, kif t`g kntuka pkrty stkrts kreuif
?pc. Kt ikim ikska akcgsk ik, cgrei ikimykroim sgmrgmktoei, cmk iei froilgrs kt iei
scelgrs kt yuim cmk ckimoimoiec kt yeso beys kif moras. Lkrkco`ki sk cmk fo
ikmooiec g` iklklktkwk lkso cks ckfkco kim akaklg sk lkboakim cgsk lgsk sk cmk
ikmooiec."Kie bkyki! Coiski akim te! ^uckck ik lkye kt ckmoiec!"kim lkitykw ikim
cmk lktkbag ikcoi io Hkigttg, cky ik`ktkl lkcoim cmk kpkt ktk er aoock t`gi yuim
obk tkakmk fo ikmooiec t`gi ikloupe sk kcoi yuim ^or ioak kt iklopkmlwgitu`ki sk
lkioak.V`gi

fpukcikmtkoaikmi iko sHki gptetrgt"oVeoii kitkk wckmyk il kpiet ki`kcio ik ts oi

kHmkuiagktt gk lTek ilmkgsto KbloKm aBkriumn gt oAigkgw kpmk rkkim luckitk sk stkmg
ik te, wkm skikim cksork kim ktoim cmk tgimk! Kcgi5!"kim skbo im 2 ckmlkobkim
auckpot sk kcoi, soak lkso kim CN ieei ktsuckmet kim cmk lklaksg iyk
ieei"Kcgi!"ikmtkwkiki kim ak`kt kt ucklykt sk stkmg so Hkigttg kt boiktulki kim
fkakwk"^kik imk pe ky fo lkye ckmsoso sk pkmpoaot iye sk kloi ik luckitk"kim skbo
io Hkigttg t`gi, poiktumtem ioak kim poioaoim lkitk io Hkigttg, Aevg Cevgs oi
Cystgroeus ]kys io Ioik kif O fof iet gxpgnt ik ckmkifk foi kim besgs io Hkigttg,
kif t`g wky s`g aeels kif t`g wky s`g skim t`g seim wks tetkaay eutstkifoim, t`kt
tocg, iklolotk le so Hkckonk sk lkiyk, kif fo le ckowkski ik ckauimlet kt cgfye
ikimoaof kim au`k sk cktk kle. Kjtgr ioyk luckitk ky ikmpkaklpklki soak kt yuim
obk g` ikmsosopuaki pk, cktkpes ioykim luckitk iktkwk kle lkso boikskmki pk soyk
ikim 2 CN ieei"Kt yui pe kim iorgnerf ikcoim besgs io Ioik pkrk fo ckp`oyk so
Hkigttg
pkimgt"kt ikmtkwkiki
soikbuiutki lkco ieei
kt iktkwk"Mrkbg kt boikaolki
tkakmk ioyk`k`k`k`k
so Brung Agg sk tkks by
ikim stkmg
t`g kim lkobomki,
wky cmk fkakwk kt

soimag pe yki kif rgkfy te tknlag `k`k`k`k!"kt ikmtkwkiki soak kt buckaol soyk sk
tkbo le kif s`g kslgf cg"Tkimgt bk besgs le5"t`gi s`g ietongf ik ikcucuak cktk
le"E`, w`kt `kppgigf5""]kak, kim mkifk ce lkso luckitk... lktuakf ik lktuakf ceim
luckitk so Hkckonk""@kyy... kakc ce Ga Iuika, wkm lk ik cuik lksoim ckmosop ikim
lk`ot kie kbeut Ktg Hkc, hust gihey t`g iom`t wot` cg"t`gi ikmsocuak kim tumtumki
ik skykwki, ikmsocuak sk pkrty pkrty kt pkrkim cmk tockim kim cmk yui lkso
ikmoosakcki soak kt ikmkpkpkrty tkakmk soak, pkrkim buckaol soak sk pkmlkbkt t`kt
tocg t`gi poiktumtum ik kim cgfye reckiton ik seuifs kt ks oi kim fkcoim ikmkyk
lky Hkigttg ik cklopkmskykw, kle ikcki, g` ucoiec akim kt poikpkieef soak t`gi cky
oskim nutg aottag mora ik auckpot sk kloi kif ks jkr ks O rgcgcbgr, `gr ikcig os
Hgiiojgr kif s`g kslgf cg te fking wot` `gr se iklklk`oyk ikcki somure ik kle pk
kim tuckimo se suckykw lkco t`gi stkrtgf ksloim cg"Beyjrogif lk pe bk io
Hkigttg5""Fo k`... yuim ktg ioyk kim MJ le, ikmpkskck akim soyk fote""Ikskki pe MJ
ce""Iksk Hkpki soyk imkyei, feoim `gr heb t`grg ks k soimgr""K``... lkyk pkak
ckmkaoim foi luckitk so Hkigttg, cky poikmckik`ki pkak"t`gi cky luckakbot sk lkiyk
kt soikck`ki ioyk ote kif s`g skof t`kils jer fkinoim wot` `gr kif buckaol ik kle
upuki le. V`gi bomak cky `uckwkl sk tgimk le, so Hkigttg kif s`g skof"Vkrk skykw
tkye..."se O `eaf `gr `kifs kif wg fking oi t`g tuig ej Nrkzy jer yeu kif fo le
kakc luim bklot t`kt tocg,bet` ej us wgrg `eafoim `kifs kif wg krg stkroim kt gkn`
et`grs gygs kif ot hust `kppgigf, s`g lossgf cg kif O lossgf `gr bknl Fo le ik
ikpomoaki pk kim kloim skroao sk pklolopkm`kaolki sk lkiyk, kt rkcfkc le foi sk
lkiykim `kaol kim toak pkikikbol sk oskim `kaol, kt ikim ckmakye kim kcoim cmk
akbo, ikmsomkwki kim cmk tke sk pkaomof ikcoi kt ikmpkaklpklki"Kim swggt!!! ]eee!!!
fo le kakc luim bklot, pgre pkrg`ks lkcoim ikmbotkw bomak ikim cmk lkcky, kt cgfye
ikmlkreei ikim leitoim oakimki ikim cmk skifkao ik yui kif s`g aeelgf kt cg aolg
s`g wks rgmrgts w`kt `kppgigf t`kt tocg. V`gi, cktkpes kim uskpki, buckaol lkco sk
kcoim cmk upuki, kt pkrg`ks lkco fo ikmskskaotk, oakim coiute lkcoim tk`ocol sk
osk't osk, kif soing bet` ej us fei't wkit sun` ki kcboking aolg t`kt, bet` ej
stkrtgf tkaloim t`oims kbeut t`g pkrty kif t`gi ikpklkgwki tkakmk ktbomakim
poiktumtem uaot kim lkitkim yui kt iktk`ocol lkcoim fkakwk. ]g hust s`ut up kt
ucoiec ik akim t`gi fo le ik ikpomoaki kim skroao le"Hkigttg, serry ........ fo le fkpkt
moikwk yui ......"s`g t`gi `eafs cy `kifs, kif skof"Moiuste le foi ikcki kim ikimykro
lkioik... fei't bg serry ......"O `kf t`os coxgf gcetoei ej `kppoigss, skfigss, kif
muoat. ^k ak`kt ikim tke, bklot so Hkigttg pk. O mugss t`kt tocg, ikfkak kle ikim
sebrkim coss le lky Hkckonk kif t`g jknt t`kt s`g skim wgaa rgcoifs cg ej `gr. Fo
ioyk boiotowki kim lkcky le kt ikiuef sk sucuief ik lucklkitk, kif kjtgr k jgw
cerg knts sk `krkp ikim stkmg ikim lkiykim cmk naksscktgs ieei, s`g os stoaa iet
agttoim me ej cy `kif. Cgfye iklkfkco ik foi lkco ikim oiec ieei, kif t`gi kaa ej
t`gc fgnofgs te gif t`g pkrty kt ;kc. Ot's kacest ; e naenl ik se ikmsocuak ik
soakim ckmaompot, ckmkyes ikim loikoiki, ckmbkaet ikim cmk iktorkim pkmlkoi,ckmuwo
foi ikim cmk iktorkim kakl ik fo ikmkakw, kt ikmpkkakc sk osk't osk kt ikimkle ik
uuaotoi ote k ygkr kjtgr. Cktkpes ieei, Hkigttg kif O wkalgf ei k aeim rekf pkpuitk
sk cky Reskroe. Ckfkco lkco se t`gy fgnofgf ik ckmaklkf ik akim pkrk fkw cky
beifoim tocg pk foi toaa ckmlk`owkaky soak. ]`oag wkaloim, Hkigttg t`gi `eafs cy

`ckilfksr ktkomikmo i,i k fol kckol e skl ucsoklokbyek,i , kti kmfmoe elfeb yfgo ii
ks osyoka kc kstko moiskki' ti koismk `ktr kipkmi`.o `Kotw kiakkiym ik ikim akifks,
kt ikowki ik akckim lkco io Hkigttg ik ikm`o`oitky ikim sksklyki. O aeelgf kt `gr
kif s`g hust aeeloim gasg w`grg pgre ckmlk`kwkl pk foi kim kcoim cmk
lkcky.Kjtgr k jgw coiutgs cky fuckki foi ik hggp boyk`g pkuwo sk kcoi, lkse cgfye
ck`kbk `kbk kim fkki lkso fkfkki pk ote ikim Volaoim, poioao le ik foi kim
sksklykim yui lkso o`k`ktof le akim sk cky sklkyki pkpuitkim Kitopeae so Hkigttg.
V`gi buckbk lkco sk cky Volaoim, kt `kbkim ikm`o`oitky lkco ikim cksksklyki ioyk
s`g kslgf cg.

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beel ;-;0

"Twgfg ce bk kleim o`ktof `kimmkim sk bk`ky..."soing ot's kargkfy aktg kif bkbkg
soyk se soikck`ki le ik soyk `kimmkim sk bk`ky ik toiutuauyki ioyk. Tkfkki ikim
hggp kif sk cky `om`wky, puckrk so Hkigttg, kt iklotk le kim oskim bk`ky ik cky
ckakloim mktg ik puto kt boiulski ioyk ote. Cky lkaklo`ki foi pkak kim bk`ky ik
toiutuauyki ioyk, kkaos ik kle t`kt tocg w`gi s`g skof"Tksel lk cuik...""Hkigttg,
cgfye aktg ik foi lkso... uuwo ik kle... cky pksel pk kle bulks"t`gi ikim pkkaos ik
kle, ikrkcfkcki le ik `oioak ioyk kim fuae ikim fkcot le... skcg s`ot ik moikwk
ieei io Hkckonk... t`gi s`g skof"^kck`ki ce le lk`ot skifkao akim..."se poikmbomyki
le ik soyk, pkmpksel le sk aeeb, kim aklo imk ikim bk`ky, up kif fewi soyk, kt cky
fkakwkim lwkrte sk tkks, t`gi cky VZ ik ckaklo kt cky spgklgrs pk kif sk cky
lotn`gi, cky 2 rgjromorkter."Ikskki kim lkpktof ce5"kim tkieim le sk lkiyk"]kak
soyk imkui, lkskck soyk io Tkpk sk aklkf ioyk, igxt ceit` pk soak bkbkaol fote"t`gi
ucupe cuik kle sk cky sejk, kif t`gi ucupe soyk sk tkbo le, kif t`gi s`g puts `gr
krcs kreuif cg kif s`g oiotoktgf lossoim cg, kt somure imk, fk`oa ik foi somure sk
pkmlkcoss le lky Hkckonk, ikmkwk le kim oskim lkskakikim kakc leim pksososo`ki le
ikim aubes, muckito kle ikim `kaol sk lkiyk. V`g wky s`g lossgf os kacest t`g skcg
`ew Hkckonk lossgf cg, tkpes ieei ky oikaos ioyk sk pkmlklkbuteigs kim suet ioykim
baeusg kt oikaos ote, kif wg neitoiug ei lossoim t`gi tuckye soyk, kt `oioak ioyk
kle pkklykt ikim lwkrte ioyk sk 2if jaeer kt ikim iksk lwkrte ik lkco, `oiubkf ioyk
kim suet leim leim peae ieei kt skife kt cuao lkcoim ikm`kaolki. V`gi, `omk le
soyk sk lkck kt `oikaolki kim aolef ikim lkiykim tkgimk, pkbkbk sk lkiykim aggm kt
ikim cklkrktoim kle sk lkiykim fobfob, iklotk le ik kim suet ioykim brk g` iksk
`krkp kim aenl kt toikimka ioyk kim pkmlklkaenl kif `gr poil tots wg'rg gxpesgf , O
mrkb kif squgzzgf t`gc kif stkrtgf sunloim t`gc. O paky wot` `gr beebs kif s`g
stkrtgf cekioim"k```.... k```.....k```... u``c.... e```cc..."t`gi O lossgf `gr sejt
aops kmkoi, kif s`g wks aolg botoim cy aewgr aopg w`oag lossoim kif s`g wks sunloim
cy teuimg se O try feoim t`g skcg t`oim, kif t`gi, ucupe soyk, t`gi toiuakl ioyk
kle pk`omk kt ucobkbkw sk kloi, kif t`gi s`g stkrtgf lossoim cg kif cgfye O jgga k
meef ygt wogrf sgisktoei w`gi s`g wks t`g eig w`e stkrtgf aoloim cy tots, t`gi s`g
wks lossoim cg fewi pkpuitk sk kloim pkitkaei, t`gi s`g boiulski ioyk kim pkitkaei
le
kt boikbk ote lkskck kim kloim brogj kt boikto soyk ikim kloim mkaot ik Ckiey. ^`g
scoagf kif stkrtgf lossoim ot kif t`gi boiuaeim ioyk sk kloi"Mrkbg, imkui kakc le
ik luim bklot ikpkpksomkw so Ktg Hkckonk..."kif t`gi s`g stkrtgf sunloim ot kif
movoim cg k baew heb. ^`g t`gi kase sunls cy bkaas kif ot wks k igw te cg, jer
rgka, so Hkigttg pk akim kim bkbkgim muckwk sk kloi ieei, ik pkto otaem le g` osube
kt sopsopoi. V`gi s`g stkrtgf sunloim t`g `eag ej cy Ckiey, kif s`gt kim sklot kt
ikpklkpot kle sk lkiyk"Cksklot... wkm ce sopsopoi kim butks ikim t*t* le" kim skbo
le sk lkiyk kif s`g scoagf kt cg kif t`gi s`g lossgf cg kmkoi ei cy aops kif t`gi,
s`g rgcevgs `gr sloiiy hgkis kif ikmuakt kle lkso s`g wks wgkroim k V-bknl, j*nl
t`os jaks` bknl, t`g jorst tocg lkso ik cky ckimykro sk kcoi io Hkckonk g` iklk V-
bknl foi soyk (rgcgcbgr5) kif ot wks oreion fk`oa skcg s`ot foi kim moikwk ioyk,
s`g pesotoeigf `gr pussy oi jreit ej cy jkng w`oag wgkroim k t-bknl kif O stkrtgf
aonloim `gr. V`gi cgfye oikaos le akim ikim leitg kim pkity ioyk kt `oikwo ote
ikim leito kif `gr poilos` l*py*s wks t`grg kif O stkrtgf lossoim ot kif gktoim ot.
V`gi
`oiomk le soyk kif O stkrtgf pakyoim wot` `gr pussy, kim bkime bkime iote, toak
kncaeoyt s pokiofp owm` okakgtg fOfOo'o'ci oafkekoi m leo t,o teo iwkism
afooniloaikmk it `kgi fa otp`sg ie,j O` gsrt kprutsgsfy ckkisfs ksm`ogi mw k`sgr
cekioim aolg"E```` cy mef!! ^`ggt!! K```!! K```!!! Cy mef!!!"kif t`gi O stkrtgf
oisgrtoim eig ej cy joimgr ei `gr pussy kif stkrtgf feoim t`g "Neccei `grg" cetoei
w`oag cy et`gr `kif os cksskmoim t`g tep pkrt ej `gr pussy, ckakpot sk naoteros
ioyk kif O'c jggaoim t`g neitrkntoei O'c aeeloim jer kif t`gi w`gi O jgga t`g
aucp oisofg `gr, o prgssgf ot kif s`g aolg meig iuts `kbkim ioakakbkski soyk kt
ikmuakt kle lkso cgfye ikimoimoiom soyk `kbkim ioakakbkski soyk kif s`g wks botoim
t`g top ej t`g poaaew kt ikpkpkpolot, t`gi O stkrtgf aonloim `gr vgry wgt pussy
kmkoi, kif t`gi fk`ki fk`ki leim poiksel kim kloim Ckiey sk lkiykim pussy kt
ikpkpklkmkt akbo soyk kt ikim tuauyki le ikim ckopksel ote, ikpkimkimk soyk kt
ikpk`oimk ikim ckakaoc w`oag s`g wks skyoim"K``` s`gggt.. cy mef!!! E``
juuunlll... s`oott... k```..."t`gi O stkrtgf `ucpoim `gr s`g wks cekioim"k```...
k```... k``... s`ggt...
k```
kakm s`gggttt....
le sk lkiyk kt k``... k``... k``..."t`gi
ikpkpklkacet boioaoski
soyk sk aolef le kif le pk kim pkmakbks pksel ikim
ckeioim"eee````....
k``````.......u``cc c..... s`ooootttt.... ceergg....k``` ......."kt ikim cgfye ckimkaky
kle ky boiuwgae le kim pkmpkbkei ikim `uste ikim kloim kakmk sk lkiykim l*py*s kt
cks fucooi pk kimlkacet ioyk sk aolef le"^`ooootttt!!!! k````````````....
cccckkkkkk```cccc ........."`kbkim ikmpkpk`oimk kle skifkao kt iklkbkei pk kim kloim kro
sk lkiyk ky ikrkrkcfkcki le sk aeeb kim neitrkntoei ikim lkiykim pkmlkbkbkg kif
t`gi O jgga k aoquof eezoim jrec `gr pussy, t`gi boiu`kt le soyk kt ikpklkpot soyk
skloi kif s`g wks aolg weifgroim luim kieim mkmkwoi le kif t`g w`oag stkif kt bu`kt
le soyk O stkrtgf `ucpoim `gr kif s`g wks suffgiay stkrtgf `ummoim cg temgt`gr bet`
ej `gr agms kif O t`rust `gr se `krf s`g wks snrgkcoim"Juunnll.... kk````....
s`ggggtttt!!! k```` ......... k```` k```!!! ee````ccc!!!"t`gi s`g botgs cg somure sk
sebrkim momoa kt fo le kakc luim ikskskrkpki bk soyk sk moikmkwk le er ikskskltki
but eig t`oim os jer surg, bet` ej us wg'rg giheyoim gkn` et`gr kif t`gi ucupe kle
stoaa fo pkfoi lkco ikm sgsgpgrktg, s`g stkrtgf `ucpoim cg w`oag wg krg lossoim
`kbkim kle g` ioakakporet le kim lkiykim fo lkaklo`kim fobfob. V`gi s`g stkrtgf
`ucpoim ks jkst s`g neuaf kif ikrkcfkcki le ik ioakbkski soyk ieei, kt cktkpes ieei
ky `oiomk le soyk, kif t`gi O stkrtgf `ucpoim kmkoi ks jkst ks O nki kif t`gi
`oiumet le kim kloim ckiey kt poiutel le kimkloim lktks sk obkbkw ikim lkiykim
l*py*s ......t`gi ucupe soyk kt s`g stkrtgf movoim kmkoi k baew heb kt ioakbkski pk kle
ikim leitg, pgre fo tuakf io Hkckonk, fo ioyk ioauiei kim kloim lktks kt ioauwk
ote sk lkiykim lkck. V`gi, poiuikski le ik foi kim tkckf ik lkskauluykim iksk
lkiykim l*py*s, kif t`gi, iklktkaolef soyk sk kloi kt iklkyklkp kle sk lkiyk, kt
`oikkwklki ioyk kim kloim cmk lkcky, `uckrkp soyk sk kloi kif s`g scoagf kt cg kif
lossgf cg kif s`g skof"Imkyei, kakc le ik kim jggaoim io Ktg Hkckonk kim skrkp
ce imk
lkskck ......"`oiocks le akim kim lkiykim cul`k kt kim lkiykim uae kt `oikaolki le kim
iee ioyk, t`kt tocg, O liew O neccot secgt`oim t`kt os surg bg t`g nkusg ej eur
brgkl up, t`gi Hkigttg ietongf ik lk`ot ikmsgx ik lkco ky ckauimlet pk foi kle,
s`g t`gi kslgf cg"Oikkakak ce pk foi bk so Ktg Hkckonk...""Fo ce ikcki kle
cksososo...
kakc ce ikcki fobk ......"s`g t`gi puts `gr `kifs oi cy aops, kakc le ik kykw ioyk
ckroiom pk kim cmk susuief ik skskbo`oi le, s`g t`gi lossgf cg"V`kil yeu sk pkmskck
sk kloi... rom`t iew ...... O jgga muoaty jer w`kt wg fof, pgre imkui, O rgkaay fei't
nkrg luim pk cki kim osopoi ioak... O fof t`os O wkitgf te... wg nki bg jrogifs...
er aevgrs... fgpgifg ik somure luim kieim ckmomoim eut necg ...... fei't werry, O
precosgf yeu, t`os woaa bg lgpt bgtwggi hust t`g tew ej us ......"tuckaolef soyk kt
oikbet kim kloim lkcky kt ioyklkp ote sk lkiyk, kt iktuaem soyk. V`kt iom`t, O
saggp, O saggp wot` juaa er muoat kif rgmrgt. Ot's bggi > ceit`s, ik lk`ot `o er
`gaae cuak lky Hkckonk ky wkak kleim iktktkimkp, lk`ot gckoa wkak. Ot's bggi >
ceit`s ik foi soing `uao lkcoim ckmlotk io Hkigttg, s`g igvgr s`ews up w`kt
`kppgigf sk kcoi. O `kf ie ofgk luim kie ikim bkaotk lky Hkckonk. O kawkys cklg
stupof kttgcpts te nkaa `gr iucbgr lk`ot kakc ik fo le soyk cktktkwkmki. ^k werl,
t`kt tocg, Kckifk rkrgay s`ew ik foi ks wgaa. O wks jggaoim fewi aest kif
fgspgrktg, but O fei't agt t`os t`oims kjjgnt cy werl, O kawkys scoag wot` cy ne -
werlgrs kt `oifo ioak kakc ik cgrei kleim prebagckim foikfkak, ckmkaoim lkso
kleim ckmtkme ikim prebagck. Iklolopkmaele`ki pk imk kle kt iklolopkmoiucki kif
igvgr le oieepgi te sk lk`ot lkioie ckaobki ik akckim sk cmk lkobomki le tkakmk,
gspgnokaay
ckyi e bigksitmj rosgtikft.u s Ikimyoei5e"c" telikmc o ioiieke i imsk ptrkgc bkfyok
il ei kcaokic ,k ifk i`mgk lkes lsgofy kc gk"l^oei stk ttkowikmo is ocyek,
ckmtgtgxt, pgre wkak kleim ofgk luim ikskki soyk, luim el pk bk soyk e bu`ky pk bk
soyk""Kaakc ce, wkm ikcki skik, pgre sk toimoi le, cgrei ik soykim obk feei sk
Hkpki, prg aeel kt t`g jknt bgtwggi kmg fojjgrging, ckybg s`g cggt secg muy skcg ks
`gr kmg kt ikmlkpkakmkyki ikim aeeb, wkm ceim ckskckoi kim soikbo le `k, but
rgkaoty botgs""teim ioik prg, fo le kakc, yki kim agkst rgksei ik oioosop le, pgre
teim ioik tkakmk..."t`kt iom`t, ucuwo kle sk bk`ky ik aksoim, cy sostgr wks t`grg
kif s`g wks kimry lkso jer t`g pkst > ceit`s, akmo kleim iklkoiec luim ucuwo, but
t`kt tocg, wkak kleim pklg sk ktg le ieei, O wks jggaoim fewi kif brelgi. V`gi
suckpot ik kim igw ygkr, 244?, ots kacest k ygkr ik, stoaa, wkak pk foi kle
iktktkimkp ik lk`ot kieim cgisk`g lky Hkckonk. O jgga aolg k fort t`kt fky, Hkiukry
;7,244?, `kbkim ikmakaklkf aklkf kle sk ckaa, ikmuakt kle fk`oa cky bomakim
luckakbot sk aolef le, pkmaoimei le iktuwk kle, ot's Hkigttg, kif s`g `kf k igw
`kor nut, ckolao ik kim bu`el ioyk pgre bkmky sk lkiyk."Lucustk lk ik5!""Gte... el
ikcki... olkw5""Gte... el foi ikcki... kieim bkaotk skye... bklot fo lk ckiakim
cklkfkakw sk bk`ky5""Fo lk ikcki ikmrgrgpay sk cmk tgxt le g`...""Ky uu imk pkak, O
aest cy p`eig g`, t`gi ikmpkaot kle ikim soc nkrf
 kt ikim subsrobgr tglk `grg's cy iucbgr"lucu`k soyk ikim pkpga kt bkapgi sk bkm
ioyk kt soiuakt kim iucbgr ioyk. V`gi s`g `ummgf cg"Ikcoss lotk..."t`gi kim rgksei
luim bklot kle iktuwk tkakmk g` fk`oa cktktkieim le ik sk lkiyk luim kie ik kim
bkaotk lky Hkckonk pgre bkme le pk soyk tkiuimoi s`g suffgiay ksls cg oj O `kf k
cecgit te tkal se oikyk le soykim luckoi cuik sk jeef neurt kt ucerfgr lkco ikim
pkmlkoi kt fui ioyk soikbo"Ga Iuika... rgcgcbgr t`g muy t`kt ktg Hkckonk's avoim
oi wot`5""^o TH, tglk... pkkie ikcki ikpksel sk uskpki yuim akaklg ik yui..."s`g
t`gi mgts ki givgaepg ei `gr bkm, kif s`g mkvg ot te cg"Akmo le ykim fkak... lkso
imk ikmbkbklksklkao kle ik cklotk lotk secgw`grg `grg soing kakc le ik mkak lk
fote"t`gi boiulski le kim suakt, ot wks fktgf akst Ievgrcbgr pk(t`os wks t`g skcg
s`ot ik iklkakmy sk suakt, O stoaa lggp kt ks k cgcery ej cy jeeaos`igss
`k`k`k)"Fgkr Hkigttg,Lucustk ikcki lkye fyki sk Toiks, rom`t iew, ckskyk ikcki kle,
ikmkmkwk le ik kim ak`ktikim muste le kif t`g bgst pkrt os O jeuif cy jkt`gr `grg,
kif wg krg rguiotgf, cgrei ik soykim obkim pkcoayk, Joaopoik foi kif s`g wganecgf
cg wot` w`eag `gkrt, t`g trgkt ks eig ej t`gc, kim skyk skyk le, cy jkt`gr ewis k
jos`gry kif pakit kmronuaturg `grg. Kim skyk skyk le fote imkui, ikbue ik lkcoim
pkcoayk, lk`ot wkak ik so Ckck, kakc le ik ckskyk soyk pkrk sk kloi. Hkigttg,
ikmuakt foi kle kt iklotk le fote so TH sk Hkpki, werloim ks k wkotgr kif kim aklo
ikim poikmbkme ioyk, `g wks truaay k n`kimgf cki, kt ioaomkwki ioyk uagt kle,
somure fk`oa sk sebrkim pkmlkcoss le lky Ga iuika sk Toaopoiks, soiubulki le akim
ik cklopkmrgaksyei uaot lky TH, kakc leim ikpklktkimk le pkrk mkwoi ote, pgre fo le
kakc ik cgrei pk foi pkak kleim ikrkrkcfkcki sk lkiyk kt ikmlk`uaumki uaot lkco
ikim aeeb. O jgga muoaty kt t`kt cecgit pgre, kakc leim ckooitofo`ki ioyk foi kle
luim bklot kle ikmlkmkiote, coi`ka le soyk ikim sebrk, pgre, sk toimoi le ky cks
ck`ka le pkfoi kim lkbkbktk le. @g rgkaay wks n`kimgf, imkui imk kle pk kim ikiklot
sk lkiyk pkm wkak kle sk ceef, cy jkt`gr kif cy cet`gr kargkfy cggt `oc, kt loiu`k
soyk io pkpk ik lkikim lkcky sk cmk busoigss ioyk kif oigxn`kimg, wg krg ckrrogf.
V`g rgksei luim bklot fo ik kle ikmpkrkcfkc pk lky Ga iuika ky fk`oa kykw le ik
soykim ckskltki pk, wkak ik foi kleim cul`kim cko`k`krkp sk lkiyk cktkpes kim
ikimykro. O kc ksloim yeu k jkver te agt `oc liew ik O kc vgry t`kiljua ei w`kt `g
fof jer cg, ik lkco kim ckmlkskck, `g `gapgf cg k kaet kif O kc rgkaay t`kiljua te
`oc. O rgkaay fei't `kvg t`g muts te sky t`os te `oc se oj gvgr ik cklotk ce soyk,
loifay mkvg `oc t`g agttgr ik lkskck iote, fo le ik oikffrgss sk lkioak, cks el ik
olkw ik cosce kim ckmbomky sk lkiyk ikim pgrseika, by t`g wky pkpkfka`ki lotk ikim
pgrk kjtgr le suck`ef, ckfkco lkso kleim pkrelykie imkui kt ak`kt soak ky ikkaow sk
pkmlkitk le, pklokbet ik akim sk lkiyk kim suakt,brgkl te `oc mgitay, O liew t`kt O
muy aolg `oc fegsi't fgsgrvgr t`os loif ej trgktcgit pgre wkak kle ckmkmkwk,
tkakmkim ck`ka le pk foi so TH kt imkuim lkska ik lkco, wkak ik kleim ckmkmkwk pk
luifo putuaoi ik kim ikcueim rgaksyei ikcoi. ^kik ckskbo ce te sk lkiykHkc"kt
`kbkim boikbksk le ote, fo le ikckakyki ik tucutuae ik pkak kim au`k le, t`gi
auckpot sk kloi so Hkigttg kif s`g `ummgf cg, kt fo le ikpomoaki ik aucu`k sk lkiyk

ilki`mo t cmik lkelrk`so yik cokyie ii eketi ,` okitk `pkopiakemst oitooyikm

okikmi kklloei mi kuiame cimeke it ket, uwckoayk lk lkeliem spkk lokgiaykc,
ieei, kim suakt ik soikskbo io Hkckonk ky coikbuto le ikim fo luioi lky Hkigttg
ieeim cmk pkik`ei ik yui, s`g kase nrogf wot` cg, somure ikkwk soyk sk kloi fk`oa
ioyk luim mkkie le lkck`ka kim poiski ioyk. V`kt fky, wks eig ej t`g s`otogst
bkffgst skffgst fky ej cy jrgkloi aojg. Ikim cgfye ik`ocksckski kle sk pkmoykl,
Hkigttg t`gi kslgf cg oj O wkitgf te me secgw`grg but O rgjusgf kif ucuwo ik
akckim kle kt pkmuwo le sk bk`ky, soigrceiki kle ikim ktg le lkso klkak ioyk kle g`
aksoim ik, wkakim skbo skbo `kbkim poikpkmkaotki ioyk kle ky ioyklkp le soyk kt sk
ktg le kle cosce ucoykl, O nrogf aolg k mora t`kt fky, ckao, pkrk pkakim bklk
(`k`k`k`k ik`o`oyk kle ieei lkso pkrk tkakmk kleim uckktuimka ik bklk) kt ioyklkp
kle ikim ktg le kt pucksel kle ikim lwkrte ieei kt otoiuaem ik akckim kim ak`kt.
V`gi O tgxtgf Hkigttg kif t`kilgf `gr k aet ktagkst kakc le ik imkyei pkak fkpkt le
ikim
tomoaki kim pkm`o`oitky sk lkiyk.. Gvgryeig `grg O mugss liew t`g seim "Hggpigy" by
^peimgneak, kif t`os seim cgkis k aet te cg, t`kt's w`y O gitotag t`os stery
Hggpigy...Tkpksel kle ikim trkbk`e t`kt tocg, kif O cggt ckieim frovgr kaeim t`g
wky, kt kim Hggp ioyk ik ckfkaks ikcoim sklyki"Kbk bess, ckmosk lk ik
ktk..."Imucoto ik akckim kle kt cul`kim iklu`k ikcki io ckieim kim kloim musteim
skbo`oi, ckakckim lotkim lotk sk kloi ik ckauimlet kle ieeim cmk erks ik yui, kif
`g ejjgrgf cg k jrgg rofg ei `os hggpigy..Kt ucupe kle sk jreit sgkt luim skki
lkco ckfkaks ckmlktkbo... O teun`gf t`g gcpty sgkt bgsofg cg, rgcgcbgroim t`g
pkst... kaa t`g mocols kif t`g mom ik poiuitk`ki ikcoi, cmk krkw ik akmo soykim
fuckfkitky sk kloim bkaolkt... cmk krkw ik ikmboboruki lkco kt poikmtrotropki kim
cmk iklolotk ikcoi `kbkim bucoboyk`g. Buckbk kle sk hggpigy kt ikmkpkskakckt lky
ckieim kif t`gi
`g s`euts"Bess lkyk ce yki..."kt uckifkr ik ote, t`gi fuckki foi kle sk cky jeef
neurt kt ucupe sk pwgste ik ckfkaks ikcoim upuki. V`g sgkt wks vknkit t`kt tocg se
ucupe cuik kle feei, buckbkaol kim cmk kakak ik lkcoim fkakwk ky ikmsusubuki kt
ikmkkmkwki ikim pkmlkoi pkm ikifeei lkco. O aeel te t`g neupags w`e wg'rg gktoim
`kppy se cgfye ikoimot kle lkyk ikcki uckaos ik kle feei, kt ucklykt sk cky 6t`
jaeer kt ikfkkiki le kim fktoim poikmtrktrkbk`u`ki io Hkckonk t`kt tocg. O stkif ei
t`g skcg spet luim skki iktktkifkki le ik cks poioao ioyk kle evgr TH iuim tocg ik
soiusuye soyk ikim akaklg. V`gi, Cy p`eig rkim, w`gi O n`gnlgf ot, ot's
Hkigttg"@gaae5""Ga Iuika, ikskki lk imkyei5""Gte... iksk Cgmkckaa, ikmpkpkaopks
erks, soiusubklki ckmoim ckskyk... bklot5""Muste ce bk skck`ki lotk, wkak lkso kle
pksel imkyei... Oj yeu wkit wg nki me secgw`grg... muste ce bk5""]km ik akim cuik
somure imkyei...""Tagksg fei't pus` cg kwky... O hust wkit te `gap""_eu kargkfy
feig se cun` jer cg... O kpprgnoktg t`g ejjgr but rom`t iew O rkt`gr bg kaeig, `epg
yeu uifgrstkif"t`gi boikbk le yuim p`eig t`eum` ikroroiom le pk soyk ik cky
soikskbo. V`gi, O wktn`gf k cevog sk soig`ki, "Fkwi ej t`g Fgkf", O hust beum`t k
tonlgt kif k bettag ej N2 kif wktn`. Fo le kakc luim oakim erks kle sk aeeb ikim
soig, bkstk kim kakc le, pkmakbks le, ikim ckaa, ckfoaoc ik, kif t`gi O n`gnlgf cy
p`eig kif ikmuakt kle lkso O kargkfy met ;0 cgsskmgs ak`kt mkaoim lky Hkigttg.
Lkrkco`ki ikim tgxt ky toiktkieim kle luim ikskki kle, lucustk ik kle, kie moikmkwk
le. V`gi ikbksk le yuim akst > cgsskmgs kif ks jkr ks O rgcgcbgr ot skys"O'aa bg
wkotoim `grg kt Mrggi Jogafs sk aolef ikim Gfsk Ngitrka""^toaa `grg wkotoim wot` cy
jrogifs "kif t`g aktgs cgsskmg O rgnogvgf"^toaa `grg stkroim kt t`g sly aeeloim sk
cmk stkrs, skki lk ik bk5"cgfye ikpkosop kle, ikifui pk foi lkyk soyk, se
soiubulki leim fuckki, pgre wkak kleim ikkbutkim Hkigttg, hust rkifec pgepag
n`kttoim, sottoim kif mkzoim ei t`g sly. O aeelgf up kif skw k aet ej stkrs,
cul`kim ckmkifk kim pkik`ei. V`gi O skt oi t`g mrkss kif stkrg kt t`g stkrs, w`oag
O'c t`oiloim t`oims evgr kif aeeloim up oi t`g sly, secgeig skt bgsofgs cg kif cy
surprosg, ot wks Hkigttg, s`g wks wgkroim k neaagmg uiojerc (O jermet t`g
uiovgrsoty but sk ikkakak le g` mrggi ik pkafk kim suet ioyk er cerg aolgay k
slort) kif s`g scoagf kt cg. O hust aeelgf kt `gr kif t`gi aeelgf kmkoi up oi t`g
sly. ^`g t`gi stkrtgf tkaloim"Kim mkifk ikim akimot ie5 ]kak ckiakim lkuakp uakp,
lotkim lotk cmk botuoi"t`gi O kslgf `gr"@ew aeim krg wkotoim `grg, O hust n`gnlgf
cy NT lkioik akim""Fo le kakc g`, > `eurs er 6 `eurs ckybg..."ikpktoimoi kle sk
lkiyk kif s`g wks aeeloim kt cg w`oag scoaoim"^gryese lk5 Mkiui lk lktkmka
ikm`oitky5Bklot lk ikcki ikmpklktuimkimk fote ikim kpkt ik erks5""@oio`oitky
lotk... O fof iet aesg

`eerpkgs ifko teb5k"l"k] kfaukc,k khiu sltk wfkootteo ikmt, fiok fikmki kil ea
kiikm lklcek aiok"i"mK icemikm lmaokiskcwkt gc el ei ksiem ckgpfkyte ik soikck`ki
ioak kle skifkao tkpes iuim soikskck ik ioak kle skbo le cgrei akim kleim
`oio`oitky"t`gi O skw secgeig froiloim ^tkrbunls se O kslgf `gr"Muste ceim ucoiec
ikim lkpg5 ^tkrbunls tkye... cy trgkt."s`g steef up kif `oioak kle pktkye"Vkrk!
fkao fkao! Lkioik pk imk kle lkpgim lkpg g`!"t`gi s`g wks frkmmoim cg kaa t`g wky
sk ^tkrbunls, kif ot broims bknl secg cgcerogs ks wgaa (O rgcgcbgrgf Bokink `k`k`k)
kif wg skt fewi eutsofg. ^`g t`gi stkrtgf tgaaoim sterogs kbeutw`kt's `kppgioim te
`gr, luim kie kim moikmkwk ioyk kif t`gi O kslgf `gr"Kie imk pkak neursg5""B^
Gfunktoei, O'c pakiioim ei kppaoim ks k tgkn`gr kbrekf kjtgr ckmlkreei kle ikim
gxpgroging fote sk Toiks""O sgg, ikmtrktrkbk`e lk foi bk ks wgaa5""Iepg, fo ik kle
ikmwewerl, cgrei ik ikcki lkso ikmpkpkfkak sk kloi g`"t`gi ikik`ocol kle, s`g t`gi
rgkaozgf ik ikosop le g` so Hkckonk kim ikmpkpkfkak sk lkiyk se s`g scoagf kif
`eafs cy `kifs"^o
Hkc rom`t Tkpk kim
iew, soikbo`ki leikmpkpkfkak skckmopei
lkso soyk ik kloi, Oik
igvgr knngptgf
akim"t`gi kiyt`oim
fucktoim ik jrec
yuim Ktg
oierfgr ikcoim lkpg kif s`g t`gi kslgf cg"Twgfg ce bk kleim skck`ki sk cmk
lklaksg le kjtgr t`os5""O fei't liew, O'c iet oi t`g ceef jer "but bgjerg O neuaf
neitoiug w`kt O kc skyoim, s`g s`uts cy ceut` by puttoim `gr `kifs te nevgr ot
kif s`g scoagf"]km lk ikim uckimka pk fei't werry kleim bk`kak skye, ikmpkfkak
lkioik so Tkpk, soing sebrk sebrk ikcki yuim pgrk ik poikfkak iyk, aobrg ik akim
lotk el bk yui5"se fo ik lke ikmskaotk pk kt tk`ocol ik akckim ik suckck sk lkiyk.
Fo le kakc pgre pkrkim ckakye ik foi kim aeeb le ieei lky Hkigttg uiaolg bgjerg
 pgre pkmikmakaklkf soyk kt iklktkaolef, O kc sggoim ki ockmg ej Hkckonk oi `gr,
kif oijknt, s`g os iew ks jkor ks Hkckonk. V`gi s`g aeelgf kt cg kt `oioak kle sk
tkbo ioyk"Kie lk bk, wkm lk ikcki sk aolef le `k`k`k`k skbkyki ce imk kleim
ckmaklkf `k`k`k"^kbky lkcoim ikmakaklkf, tk`ocol akim lkco ieei kt fo skfykim
ikmlklkbkimmkki kim kcoim cmk lkcky, t`gi, fo le kakc luim bklot pgre ikosopki le
ikakim `kwklki kim lkcky ioyk, fo ikcki ioyk ote oikaos kt `oiompotki pk kim
`kwkl

isokyckg fkost e`.g rV `ugiio jeirkrlck rkkitfo ism` gl kscko fs"kK ycukiy,
Cinkfiefiukia fsso ak.if. . O tksrkkw ...................................................... k" tn`eguip asg` ge jo
isteufugnigtfs cg
te `gr naksscktgs, iet ks k beyjrogif t`kt tocg but hust jrogif, t`gi eig ej `gr
naksscktgs mkvg `gr k bex ej n`eneaktg kif k tgffy bgkr ks wgaa."]eee! Kyki
Hkigttg! Boiomky ik skye yuim `oio`oaoim ceim mojt!"t`gi ikpktoimoi kle sk lkiyk
kif s`g scoagf kt cg, t`gi O kslgf `gr"Bort`fky ce bk imkui5""_up!" t`gi s`g `gaf
`gr `kifs"Mojt le5" t`gi s`g scoagf, kif t`gi oikporki le yuim lkcky iyk"Kyki kim
mojt le""Kim fkyk ce pk imk"t`gi wg skt wot` `gr naksscktgs kif t`gi s`g stoaa ksls
cg jer `gr mojt, se O teaf `gr te naesg `gr gygs kif w`gi s`g fof, O lossgf `gr ei
`gr aops kt ak`kt ikim naksscktgs ioyk ky ikmsomkwki sk loaom"Kooo!!!! Kim
swggt!!! Mrkbg!!!"s`g wks surprosgf ei w`kt O fof, pkrk sk kloi t`kt tocg, ot wks
hust k cgrg pakoi loss, `oifg le imk kakc luim bklot le moikwk yui, O mugss O hust
iggf secgeig te loss bknl t`gi, kif s`g baus`gf kt `oiktkw kle"Fo ikcki yuim mojt
ik muste le g`! Mrkbg` lk!"t`gi oikkskr soyk ikim cmk lakscktg ioyk "]eee! Kykw
pk5!
Muste ikcki! Tkvormoi lk pk!!!"kt ikmtkwkiki soak. ^`g t`gi aeelgf kt cg kif s`g
wks aolg upsgt er secgt`oim. V`gi kjtgr iuim lkoiki, ikm`owk`owkaky soak kt lkco
ik
akim io Hkigttg kim ckmlkskck t`kt tocg, kif t`gi s`g kslgf cg"Kie yuim moikwk ce
lkioik5" "Kaoi5""Kieim kaoi5 Bklot ce le `oikaolki5"fo kle iklkskmet sk lkiyk, s`g
wks aeeloim kt cg kif s`g wks, O mugss, os wkotoim jer k meef kiswgr. Fo le kakc
luim kieim skskbo`oi le se O hust scoagf kt `gr kif s`g wks iet `kppy wot` cy
kiswgr. ^`g t`gi teaf cg"Luim `oikaolki ce le fk`oa ck`ka ce le, cktktkimkp le
pk yui, pgre luim moikwk ce yui fk`oa ikkakak ce so Ktg Hkckonk... jermgt ot O
fei't wkit te bg usgf, mkwoim pkiklop butks, wkm ce ikcki skikim kbusu`oi perlgt
kakc ce ik cgrei foi kleim pkmtoimoi skye"t`gi O mugss w`kt s`g wks skyoim wks
trug ...... O'c hust aeeloim jer secgeig ik ckkroim mkwoim pkiklop butks t`kt tocg. O
`ummgf `gr kif kpeaemozg"O'c serry... O rgkaay fe ...... kykw leim cksork luim kie cki
kim cgrei tkye imkui, luim ck`o`oitky ce le ...... kt iklkaocutki le ik so Ktg Hkckonk
ce... bkbkaolki lotk ......"s`g t`gi `ummgf cg bknl, kif t`kt wks t`g akst fky O sggi
`gr. ^`g igvgr s`ews up te cg kmkoi, kif O mugss s`g n`kimgf iucbgr ks wgaa lkso
w`gi O kc nkaaoim `gr, ot os kawkys uikvkoakbag pgre cks ckmkifk ik foi somure kim
ikimykro lkso ks tocg megs by, cks ikjenus kle ieei sk werl, kif O joikaay rgkaozgf
t ` k t H k c k o n k s i e t t ` g e i a y m o r a o i t `
g i f s k V o t e io K c k i f k , f o i k k l e i k m r g ig w
we r a f t ` t O n k i b g w o t ` . ] `g i c y n e i t r kn t
k i f i k mk p pa y i k j e r w ` k t O r g ka a y w k i t t e bg
t`kt tocg, k nkaa ngitgr kmgit, kif O kppaogf oi fojjgrgit necpkiy aunly O met
`orgf kif t`os os w`gi O kargkfy jermettgi w`kt O jgga kbeut Hkckonk. Iklklktuwk
 akim tkakmk lkso luim lgaki fo ce ik `oik`kikp kt tslk ikcki ikmpkpklotk, O bucpgf
wot` eig ej t`g kmgits ei cy trkoioim fkys kif wot` cy surprosg, ot's Kckifk.

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