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    acihc mh icsc, kfskf ec sgefkck kf ec cifrc, rgkfckc pgr ecjfnehjc kf ec mckru`ckc.

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    kfsiunrc fj ecs cifrcs kf fjbrfjtf, iucjkg yg cjkcnc fj eciceef, igj mh bcmhehc. Yhfmprf vgetfcnc acihc feec, igmg sh mfeecmcrc. Fsc jgiaf, ce sfjthr sus mcjgs, fj fe citg kfo kf tgsfr.Feec tfjc ecs mcjgs afeckcs, y mf gnsfrv igj hjtfrssgjrhfjtf, igj gogs bhogs. Hjtfrprft su `fstg ce fstcnefifr ujckhbfrfjihc igj eg igjgihkg? Cqufeeg jg frc igmg fe trctg kf mhmckrf, jg tfjc jckc kf mctfrjce. C pfscr kf ec brhcekck kf sus

    kfkgs, su `fstg frc kf icehkfz, sunrcyckc pgr sus gogsfjtrfifrrckgs, y su tgquf pcrfic c pujtg kf cumfjtcr ecprfshj, igj uj sfjthkg acstc fjtgjifs kfsigjgihkg pcrc m, fjsu mcthz? Igj pecifr icrjce.

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    fjtrf mh sfjscihj kf sfr uj hjvehkg y fe quf bufrc gnoftg kfnurecs fj ec fsiufec, pgr fe afiag kf quf mf bufrcj c kfocr c ecpufrtc y c rfig`fr, gpt pgr jf`creg tgkg.

    Eg ihfrtg frc quf c vfifs eg vfc c e, g c feec, shfmprf kfjgiaf y fj egs eu`crfs ms hjvfrgsmhefs. Egs aceecnc fj fepcthg kf ecs icscs kf mhs cmh`gs g hjieusg fj ecs fsiufecs. Xc jgsf hjiehjcncj pcrc shtucrsf c mh ceturc, y jg sf kftfjcj. Mcs

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    Jg supf qu acifr. Acnc pfjsckg fj rfvhscr egs

    rf`hstrgs ms rfihfjtfs, pcrc nusicr ce`ujc igjfxhj igj egsafiags fj quf mf vfc fjvufetg, tce vfz ujc phstc sgnrf quhjfsfstcncj hjtfrfsckgs agy fj fe ehnrg. Tfrg sfjt quf acncaceeckg eg quf nusicnc, fj uj sfjthkg hjtfrjg. Ec hjirfkuehkcky ec cifptcihj euiacncj fj m.

    Vj pcr kf mcjgs mf sci kf mhs icvhecihgjfs. Feprrgig, c quhfj jg fsiuia fjtrcr kfnhkg c ec igjifjtrcihj

    igj quf yg efc, mf quht fe pehf`g.Jg, fstg jg `rht Su vhjg c acifr cqu, quhj fsustfk, qu fst nusicjkg7

    Yceh ce igrrfkgr y sfce hjshstfjtfmfjtf acihc ecpufrtc, igj cbfitcihj, cnrczcjkg fe ef`cog.

    Rycsf, vycsf sh jg quhfrf quf eecmf c ec pgehic...Ce tfjfr prfsfjtf mh prficrhc shtucihj, pfsf ce fjgog

    pgr su rfciihj, prfbfr scehr. Eg fsiuia sf`uhrmf, y iucjkg

    sce ce pcthg, mf eefv ujc sgrprfsc? Cjgiafic, y kfifjcs kfpfrsgjcs giupcncj ec pfqufc fxpecjckc kfe tfmpeg. Mfcecrmcrgj ecs mhrckcs agsics kf egs acnhtcjtfs kf YcjtcIctcehjc. Mf sfjt kfsiunhfrtg. Irf quf acnc eef`ckg ecpgehic, kfskf ec icphtce. Igj acnfr vhstg fe ahstgrhce kf criahvgskf mcpcs quf yg kfsicr`crc, kcrcj igjmh`g.

    Fjtfjk fe mgthvg kf ec cjshfkck kf egs vfihjgs, ce

    fsiuiacr uj sgjhkg igjgihkg? Ec fjgrmf ncjkckc kf iufrvgsjg sgnrfvgecnc ec h`efshc, shjg quf fstcnc pgsckc c eg ecr`g ycjiag kf su bciackc, fj jmfrg cecrmcjtf. Mf kh iufjtc kfetcmcg kf ecs cvfs. Frcj fjgrmfs, kf peumcof jf`rg qufigjtrcstcnc fj vfeg sgnrf ec phfkrc iceirfc kfe icmpcjcrhg y ecpgrtckc kf ec igjstruiihj Fe `rhtg ciusckgr kf ujc muofrrgmph fe shefjihg?

    Buf sf, sf egs trcog.

    Yf sget ujc `rhtfrc, scephickc pgr brcsfs iecrcs.... Jg jgs `ustc ec `fjtf kf bufrc...... pgr qu jg sf ecr`c, quf sf ecr`uf...... quf sf ecr`uf...

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    ... eef` iucjkg fsgs igiahjgs pocrgs rf`rfscrgj...... yg egs vh, vfjcj kftrs kf su igiaf...Ecs vgifs sf igjvhrthfrgj fj ce`g ms ceuihjcjtf,

    iucjkg ec cjihcjc quf yg vhfrc scjth`ucrsf fj ec peczc, `rhtigj vgz fstrhkfjtf. [gkcvc eefvcnc su ngesg kfe mfrickg?

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    ecs mcjgs, tgkcs fscs iruifs fj ecs mcjgs... Fs ec sfc kf egs

    cpcrfihkgs.Ce`uhfj quhsg tgmcrmf ecs pcemcs, pfrg mf zcb. Eccithtuk gbfjshvc kfe prrgig y fe kfsquhihcmhfjtg kfe quf ygfrc gnoftg, ckfms kf prfgiupcrmf, mf fjburficj pgr suicritfr fxtrfmg. Fsc sfgrc mf acnc vhstg ecs mcjgs,iujkg7 X qu acnc vhstg fj feecs7

    Su efs suifkf7 Ef mgefstc quf fst cqu7 khofTufs mf vgy.

    Fsprctf khog gtrg, ms rgnustg quf egs kfms.Su tf trcfs pgr cqu7 Kf kjkf vhjhstf7

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    Jg, c ec pgehic...Jckc kf fsg, cqu jgs eg vcmgs c...Fe prrgig sceh ce ctrhg.Su vhjg c acifr stf, pckrfihtg7 prf`ujt

    ce`uhfj, c vgz fj iufeeg.Fe prrgig vgevh c acifr fe `fstg igj fe jkhif?Jg ef ac`cj jckc, ahogs, pfrg quf sf ecr`uf kf cqu!Yf bgrm ujc vceec c mh cerfkfkgr.

    Yf buf c qufkcr fj fe Mfsj `rht uj muiaciag.Ycic tu igiaf y er`ctf, hjbfehz. [cjthtg tf tcrkcs y

    vfrs img tf vc.

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    Ce`ujgs mf sh`uhfrgj, vh`hejkgmf, acstc fe vftustgMfsj kfe Rhcofrg. Mf cprfsur c hr ce fstcihgjcmhfjtg,sgspfiacjkg quf ecs pcecnrcs kfe prrgig pgkcj pfrkfr su

    fbfitg, pfrg ce iruzcr ec rfifpihj, mf giurrh eg pfgr qufpgkc? Fe jgthihfrg y ujc ighjihkfjihc.

    Vj igmfjtcrhstc vfc c ec imcrc?... y ce`g hjirfnef, pgr eg hjusuce kfe suifsg? Agy, fstc

    mhsmc tcrkf, fj ujc nhnehgtfic fspfihcehzckc, iuyg fspcihg fsigjifshgjckg pgr ec Afmfrgtfic Jcihgjce c ec Bujkcihjprhvckc Mhefjhum, uj hjvfsth`ckgr rfigjgihkg fj egs mfkhgs

    nhnehg`rbhigs sf fjiufjtrc prbu`g kf ec ousthihc.Yu vgz icmnh pgr ec kf uj rfpgrtfrg, sgnrf ujc tgmckfe fstcihgjcmhfjtg kf ec Afmfrgtfic?

    C ecs 3;?66 kf ec tcrkf, ^gkgebg Ygkh...Egs quf mf sf`ucj, qufkcrgj vhfjkg ec pcjtceec kfe

    tfefvhsgr. C trcvs kfe irhstce fj ec pufrtc quf kcnc cefstcihgjcmhfjtg, sf aceecncj gtrgs vfihjgs.

    ... y fstc fs su bgtg`rcbc prgsh`uh fe igmfjtcrhstc.

    Fe acstc agy hjvfsth`ckgr sceh kf ec Afmfrgtfic, cncjkgjcjkgecs hjstcecihgjfs f ahrhfjkg `rcvfmfjtf c ujc sfirftcrhc, cefsicpcr kfe pfrsgjce kf Rh`hecjihc, fe iuce kfnh prgtf`frsf fjec icsftc kfe fstcihgjcmhfjtg egice, pcrc jg sfr crrgeeckg. Fstcscehkc kfe fspfihcehstc jg buf igmg ec kf tgkgs egs kcs. ^gkgebgYgkh sustrcog kf fstf hmpgrtcjtf criahvg ujc sfrhf kfkgiumfjtgs quf pgsffj uj vcegr fxtrcgrkhjcrhg fj fe mfrickg

    jf`rg kf ecs punehicihgjfs. X fsg jg fs tgkg. Ce pcrfifr,^gkgebg Ygkh sf fjiufjtrc hmpehickg fj uj irhmfj fj igjtrc kfec tcmnhj hjvfsth`ckgrc Euhsc Suhjtfrg. Ecs cutgrhkckfsicphtcehjcs acj kfspef`ckg sus fbfithvgs...

    Egs vfihjgs fj ec rfifpihj acncj vhstg mh bgtg`rcbc fjfe tfefvhsgr. Xg jg tfjkrc thfmpg kf ceicjzcr fe cutg. Mffjicmhj c ujc pufrtc trcsfrc. C pujtg kf iruzcrec, g kfjufvg ce igmfjtcrhstc prhjihpce?

    Muy `rcvf fstf icsg, jg irffs, Yhevhc7 X muyfxtrcg...

    Fj fbfitg, ^gnfrtg, fs muy `rcvf, y sf ac gr`cjhzckgujc nsqufkc pgr ec ihukck, cujquf sf tfmf quf fe

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    sgspfiagsg, igjtrc quhfj sf ac ehnfrckg grkfj kf prfsfjtcihj,acyc cncjkgjckg ec icphtce kf ec ^fpnehic? stc fsjufvcmfjtf ec hmc`fj kf ^gkgebg Ygkh, ec thfjfj ustfkfs fj

    sus pcjtceecs, y pcrc iucequhfr hjbgrmcihj srvcjsf igmujhicrc egs tfebgjgs kf ec Trgiurckurc kf Ousthihc...

    Fe shefjihg quf cigmpccnc c ecs pcecnrcs kf egsigmfjtcrhstcs, tfjc ce`g kf tfrrgrbhig.

    Ec iceef ectfrce kfe Mfsj fstcnc kfshfrtc, c kgjkf scepgr ec pufrtc sfiujkcrhc. Igrr pgr ec cvfjhkc c gsiurcs,shjthfjkg ec hrc kfe pufneg irfifr, h`uce c ec kf uj cjhmce

    scevcof, pfrg tcmnhj mh prgphc rfnfekc, ce sfjthrmfcmfjczckg hjoustcmfjtf pgr egs acnhtcjtfs kfe eu`cr.Cvcji sgnrf uj ecr`g icmfeej, kgjkf sf efvcjtcnc

    ujc bufjtf kftfjhkc. Jg tfjc hkfc iecrc kf c kjkf khrh`hrmf,pfrg jfifshtcnc ceicjzcr ce`j emhtf kfe pufneg, ifricjg c ecicrrftfrc. [fm quf jg tfjkrc thfmpg.

    Ygj uj khspcrg, efocjg. Igj mcjgs sukgrgscs, scqu femcpc tursthig y rfigjgi quf igjthjucnc fj Yhmj Ngevcr, pgr

    kgjkf igrrc fe icmfeej, y kfe quf supf kfnc scehr kfhjmfkhctg. Ec vc tfrmhjcnc, fj fe fxtrfmg gpufstg c ecunhicihj kfe ziceg, fj uj kfsicmpckg. Ms cee sf efvcjtcncujc bnrhic, c ec grheec kfe icmhjg kf tfrrcifrc quf sfrfmgjtcnc c thfmpgs kfe Rhrrfhjctg. Tfrg fe thfmpg sf mf cicnmuiag cjtfs kf eg quf fspfrcnc? Vjgs mftrgs kftrs, uj pcr kfjhgs mf sfcecrgj, sf`uhkgs pgr ujc muiafkumnrf mcygr

    quf ec quf mf rfihnhfrc cbufrc kf ec h`efshc?Ca fst, vc pcrc cee!Sukctf ca! mf `rht uj ckuetg.Igrr, hjiehjckg, ce thfmpg quf fsiuiacnc ujc sfrhf kf

    iacsquhkgs, sfmfocjtfs c egs kf igaftfs kf bhfstc. Frc ce`gmuiag ms `rcvf. Mh vhkc pfjkc kf uj aheg. Jg tfjc icsgquf cef`crc mh hjgifjihc, iucjkg cpfjcs acnc fvhtckg ecc`rfshj fj fe ctrhg.

    Vj `rupg igmpcitg kf rngefs sf efvcjtcnc ce brfjtf, cetrmhjg kf ec cvfjhkc, kftrs kf uj cetg pcrcpftg kf phfkrc. Xgkfnfrc fstcr rfecthvcmfjtf ifric kfe icmhjg kf tfrrcifrcigjfitckg igj ec cutgphstc, pgr kgjkf acnc fjtrckg ce pufneg,

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    cujquf kf ca mf sfpcrcrc fsf kfsicmpckg ncrkfckg. [ce vfzacnrc `fjtf iustgkhcjkg ec zgjc, pfrg irf quf pgkrckftfitcregs, pufs jg sf hjtfrjcrcj bihemfjtf fj ec ifricjc kfe

    quf bufrc Icmhjg ^fce, grh`fj kf ecs ahstgrhcs prfahspjhicssgnrf cpcrfihkgs rfecihgjckgs igj fe vhfjtg, y kf egs mufrtgsrfkhvhvgs, kfe thfmpg kf egs fjigmfjkfrgs.

    Igj egs sfjthkgs cefrtc kf mhfkg purg, kf uj eecjghjsthjtg kf sgnrfvhvfjihc, igrr, ctrcvfscjkg uj ciifsg shjpgrtce fj fe murg kf rgic, acstc qufkcr c iunhfrtg, fjtrfrngefs. Egs `rhtgs qufkcrgj ctrs, pfrg sf cifricncj. Igj ujgs

    pcsgs, vh kgjkf fstcnc, pgr ecs ecocs kf phfkrc y egs sh`jgs kfmckfrc? Frc fe ifmfjtfrhg.

    QHHH

    Ockfcjkg pgr ec icrrfrc, fsiukrh fe fspcihg, pcrc kfihkhr,rphkg, c kjkf khrh`hrmf.Eef`cstf pujtuce rh ujc muofr, kfskf ecs sgmnrcs

    kf egs iruihbhogs.Mf acncj fjigjtrckg. ^fkuof ec vfegihkck, y shj mhrcr

    c ec vgz, icmhj acihc fe fxtrfmg kfe rfc. Tgig c pgig, icpt egquf suifkc. Suhj mf acnecnc.

    Eef`cstf, jg igrrcs ms hjshsth feec, sucvfmfjtf.stf fs fe shthg.

    Vjc bh`urc sceh ce iecrgsiurg quf ecs irhptcsprgyfitcncj. Jckhf kfe pufneg. Frc feec? Ec muofr quf vfckfskf acif cgs, fj ecs iceefs, cbufrc kf mh vfjtcjc, y cqufeecjgiaf fj ec icbftfrc, cjtfs kf ec kfscpcrhihj kf EuhscSuhjtfrg.

    Suhj frfs, qu quhfrfs7 ef prf`ujt, jfrvhgsg y

    acsthckg, fjicrjkgec, kfsfgsg kf ciecrcr ec shtucihj pcrcshfmprf.Feec sf cifri pgig ms, y ce`g fj su cithtuk pcrfih ec

    kfe fjcmgrckg quf sh`uf c su pcrfoc, iucjkg prfshgjc igj ujccithtuk kihe, pfrg tfjcz?

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    Fsts cqu pgrquf kfncs eef`cr susurr, icmhjcjkgkf eckg c eckg, c ujgs mftrgs kf m, igmg cifiacjkg. Fstcagrc sf fjigjtrcnc fj tu kfsthjg. Ahihstf tgkg igrrfitcmfjtf,

    pcrc eef`cr cqu, fstc jgiaf.Xg pgkc, yc, acnecr fj uj jhvfe ms igmpefog kf

    igjvfrscihj.X t tf acs csf`urckg quf yg eef`crc cbhrm. X

    pgr qu jg eef` c fstf pujtg fe gtrg hjvfsth`ckgr, fe quf rgn feehnrg. e fstcnc igjvfjihkg, cujquf ustfkfs eg mctcrgj.

    e fjegqufih. Jg frc ujg kf Jgsgtrgs, cujquf

    acnrcmgs ckmhthkg su igecngrcihj, kf jg acnfrsfprfihphtckg. Fjtfjkh mce su pcpfe, uj icsg kf kfbgrmcihjprgbfshgjce. [uvhmgs quf ngrrcr sus frrgrfs. Jg tfjc pgrquacnfrsf eefvckg Jufstrg Ehnrg, jh trctcr kf prgpc`cr ec Jufvc,pufs frcs t quhfj kfnc acifreg. [ frfs ujg kf Jgsgtrgs, frfsuj ^fsictckg. Eg scncmgs, Gr`cjzc y yg, y quhfjfs mf acjfjvhckg, ec Igbrckc kfe Kgegr.

    Feec fmcjcnc uj pgkfr kf sfkuiihj quf eg`r, igjtrc

    mhs kfsfgs, kftfjfrmf, pfrg igjsfrv prfsfjihc kf jhmg. Ce`gfj ec crmgjc kf sus bciihgjfs gneh`cnc c vfrecs, c kfefhtcrsfigj feecs.

    X sh fs cs, pgr qu jg eg cifptg7 prf`ujt Tgrqu jg mf hkfjthbhig igj fsg, pgr qu jg acy jckc fj m qufsfc shmhecr7

    Y eg acy. Tgr fofmpeg, tus mcjgs. Ecs acs vhstg7

    Suhfj ecs jgt buf fe kufg kfe Mfsj. e sf eg khog c eccjihcjc. [gkgs pgr cqu igjgifj fscs efyfjkcs.^figrk c ec cjihcjc quf acne kf mhs pcemcs, igmg sh

    igjtuvhfrcj uj sh`jg ciusckgr.Irffs quf jg igjgzig mhs mcjgs7 fspft Fstj

    eefjcs kf ejfcs fjtrfiruzckcs.Fxcitg. Iruifs, fjiruihockcs, pgr tgkcs pcrtfs, y

    ce`ujc ifric kf ec ncsf kfe kfkg igrkhce sgjrh ec muofr.

    Fsf fs ujg kf egs Yh`jgs. Acnecj kf ec vhkc ctgrmfjtckc. Fspgrquf muiags kf Jgsgtrgs vhvfj fj fe Kc, shfmprfhjigjbgrmfs, shfmprf igj ec ifrtfzc kf sfr cofjgs c ecjgrmcehkck kfe mujkg. Ycnfj quf sgj pcrtf kf gtrc igsc. Tgrqu t jg eg scnfs7 Fs bihe. Tgrquf tgkcvcjg eg scnfs.

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    Y quf sh sce`g vhvg kf fstf pufneg, tgkcvc kfngfjbrfjtcrmf c ec pgehic.

    Jg. Eg quf eecmcs pgehic, fsf prgnefmc, suifkf fj

    gtrg mujkg. Fe gnoftg kf eefvcr c th ecs sgspfiacs kf ec pgehic,frc hmpuescrtf c scehr kf ec ihukck y fjigjtrcr eg quf cqu acsaceeckg.

    Egs iufrvgs sgnrfvgecncj fe ifmfjtfrhg, fj ncjkckcacihc ec h`efshc. Egs sfce.

    X fsg7 Su sh`jhbhic fsg7Feec rh kf tce mgkg quf mf prgkuog fsicegbrg, pfrg

    tcmnhj uj icegr kf pecifr fj fe fstmc`g.... sf fs ujg kf tus frrgrfs, cmgr mg... Kurcjtf tgkgfe kc acj hjtfjtckg cvhscrtf... Trhmfrg, kf kjkf fstcnc fefjiecvf kfe cjth`ug Yhthce, fs kfihr, fj ec h`efshc. Yf`ujkg, kfkjkf kfncs rfbu`hcrtf, fsg fs, cqu, fj fe ifmfjtfrhg. Efs pfkquf tf khofrcj quf cqu fstcnc yg. Fjthfjkfs cagrc7

    Brcy Ogs kf Mfjkgzc sget, shj gtrg mgthvg quf`cjcr uj thfmpg igj fe iuce, fj rfcehkck, jg scnc qu acifr,

    fxifptg igjthjucr hjkfmjf. Fe hjquhshkgr quf crrcs ecFjigmhfjkc. Gr`cjzc rf`rfs y cicn igj fsf brchef, vfrkck7

    Jg. Kfe brchef Mfjkgzc, mf fjicr`u yg. Frc tcjrhkiueg... sgjrh Jckhf scnf quf e mhsmg sf quht feiruihbhog, pcrc quf yg eg cnrczcrc. Tfjs quf ef kcrc fe Kgj.Buf uj mc`rg ngickheeg.

    Xg jg kfsfg sfr ujg kf ustfkfs buf mh ethmc

    kfbfjsc.Xg fstgy cqu pcrc scevcrtf kf fsf frrgr...Jg vh img sf mf cifri. Kf aceecrsf c vcrhgs mftrgs kf

    khstcjihc, fj uj sf`ujkg, ec tuvf kf brfjtf, shj vfrec rfigrrfr fefspcihg hjtfrmfkhg. Ce cnrczcrmf, uj pecifr cvcsceeckgr mfkgmhj y sfjscihj buf ms fxquhshtc g ms ctfrrckgrc,iucjkg ec kfsigjgihkc mf nfs fj ec ngic, igj kfsfghjvfjihnef, y ce hjstcjtf, mf kfsiunr nfsjkgec, tcmnhj,

    ctfrrckg, pfrg hjvckhkg kf pecifr. [uvf ec igjihfjihc kf quf yg,kurcjtf cgs, sfirftcmfjtf acnc kfsfckg nfscr c fsc muofr. Xfeec eg scnc. Buf uj nfsg igkhihgsg, ujc fxpfrhfjihc qufcumfjt mh fxihtcihj ce sfjthr, trcs ec sucvhkck kf sus ecnhgs,

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    ec kurfzc kf sus ecr`gs y mcrmrfgs hjihshvgs. Gevhk kjkfmf fjigjtrcnc, pufs fj fsf mgmfjtg feec buf afrmgsc, tfrrhnef,y fstuvf sf`urg kf quf yg mgrc, iucjkg mf mgrkh fj fe

    iufeeg< y sfjthr quf feec sgrnc ec scj`rf kf mhs crtfrhcs, sfrfstrfiackg pgr sus nrczgs igmg ahfkrcs, sfjthr su rgstrg fj mhiufeeg, su jg kfocr rfsphrg, mf crrcjicrgj uj `rhtg< tgkg frc tcjthrcjg quf fe sucvf tgquf kf ce`ujgs kf sus icnfeegs fj mhrgstrg, buf fjegqufifkgr, uj igjtrcstf kf sfjscihgjfs fjtrf fempftu y ec kfehickfzc, quf mf ahzg fsiuiacr mhs `rhtgs, igmgsh vhjhfrcj kfskf efogs, iucjkg icy ec ethmc ncrrfrc kf mh

    sfjsctfz. Ce`g fj mh hjtfrhgr scnc quf fsf mgmfjtg frc ce`gscnhkg, ce`g quf eef`crc, y eg rfigjgi.[gkg tfrmhj. Feec sf hjigrpgr. Xg fstcnc cigstckg

    sgnrf ec ahfrnc sfic, ockfcjkg, y ec muofr c agricockcs sgnrf m,gnsfrvjkgmf, catc, igj egs ecnhgs rgogs kf scj`rf.

    Vj brg cnsgeutg mf hjvckh. Yfjt fj egs gkgs, mhsecthkgs cifefrcjkg, acstc quf sf igjvhrthfrgj fj uj rumgrsgrkg quf sf fsbum y mf kfo begtcjkg fj ec gsiurhkck. Xg

    c`gjhzcnc. Ce kfspfrtcr, tgkg c mh cerfkfkgr sf khnuo, kfmcjfrc ms iecrc. Egs kftceefs kf ec gsiurhkck sf ahihfrgjvhshnefs, iucjkg mh vhstc y mhs sfjthkgs sf cefrtcrgj. Cicncnckf jcifr.

    X eg quf ahzg ec khbfrfjihc buf fe igjgihmhfjtg. Vjciecrhkck jg seg kf sfjthkgs bshigs, shjg kf scphfjihc, rf`rfs cm, h`uce c rfigrkcr. Fjtfjk fe Ycj`uhjcrhum, y egs sfirftgs kf

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