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Cyk Drbcij! 4887 ny Bhlakicjkcb/Whdlce y Lrdhf Ndrtiktt.Cyk Drbcij! Jcbjk ksts3 >008 pcr Mknc Grkhrk.


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Dpcr ksk dbfki jk ldnkiics jcrdjcs

^ pcr ki rklukrjc jki nksc quk bcs jhecs

B pcr quk bubld jkodrk jk dedrikCpcr ki cslurc y purc jkskc quk drjk jkbtrc jk eh

I pcr ki ihrhc jk ics vdiiks quk hjcidtrc y dec kb sklrktc

J pcr ki jkekbtk decr quk fudrjc kb eh lcrdzb

Ki pkqukc ihnrc dzui


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Pdrtk 4? Ki vklhbjdrhc


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[b pdr jk jds jkspus

Ki ocvkb sk dlcecj ki pukbtk jk sus fdgds scnrk su bdrhz, ehkb-trds kbtrdnd di kjhlhc jcbjk idncrdnd. Kb ksk iufdr gublhcbdnd ubd

hepcrtdbtk rkvhstd iidedjd Lmrcbcs. ^kvhstd d id ludi pkrtkbkldmdlhd pclc thkepc. Ki ocvkb Hnd dpurdjc tkbd eulmc trdndoc kspk-rbjcic kb su eksd k hnd rktrdsdjc.

Nukb jd, nukb jd -sdiujdnd d quhkb sk kblcbtrdnd kb suldehbc, ksquhvdbjc fhiekbtk tcjcs ics cnstluics quk sk ik dtrdvk-sdndb. Mdstd quk sk kstrkii lcb ubc jk sus lcepdkrcs jk trdndoc,ics pdpkiks quk iikvdnd sdihkrcb d vcidr Jhdnics! Ic shkbtc. Bc tk prkclupks! Jhoc su lcepdkrd y i ik dyujc d rklcfkrics pdpkiks quk sk jhspkrsdrcb pcr ki sukic. Ctrc jk sus lcepdkrcsjk trdndoc dpdrklh kb kslkbd scstkbhkbjc ubd mcod jk pdpki kb ubdedbc y ubd tdzd jk ldg kb id ctrd. Cyk Grkjkrhla, thkbks trdndoc, ki okgk quhkrk quk mdfds ub drt-luic scnrk ub lmhquhiic, ic dbtks pcshnik. Jhoc su lcepdkrc jbjcikubd prcndjd d su tdsd jk ldg.

Tuhb ks3 Prkfubt Grkjkrhla pcbhbjcsk jk phk kbtrkfbjcikids mcods d su lcepdkrd.

Ks tcjc ub pkrscbdok. \kdi su lcepdkrc y ik pdsc id mcod jkpdpki. Grkjkrhla tce ki pdpki y drqukc ids lkods, rktrclkjhkbjc ub

pclc id ldnkzd. Kb id gctc kstdnd pidsedjc ub bhc lcb ldnkzd lcbgcred jk ndib jk gutnci dekrhldbc, vksthjc lcb ub sutkr vkrjk yubd ldehsd jk ludjrcs euy idrfd quk iuld lcec ubd gdijd. Jhek quk id bctd ks scnrk su ldnkzd jhoc dpubtdbjc mdlhd idgctc c su kxtrdd gcred jk vksthr. ^klukrjds ki vklhbjdrhc quk kstdnd kbtrk id ldiik trkhbtd y lud-trc y id trkhbtd y bukvk3 Prkfubt su lcepdkrc.

Dm s, hbjustrhds Guturc lceprc ksk tkrrkbc k hnd d mdlkr ub


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lkbtrc lcekrlhdi. ^klcrj Grkjkrhla. i ic kvhtc skdi ki mcenrk sdiv ki vklhbjdrhc.

[b pkqukc dlthvhstd km jhoc Grkjkrhla jcnidbjc id mcod jkpdpki fudrjbjcid kb ki ncishiic jk su lmdquktd pdrklk ki fuhcb jkubd pkiluid jk ics =0, nukbc hr d tcedr bctd.

Grkjkrhla tce sus lcsds, ubd ihnrktd jk dpubtks, su lceputdjcrpcrtthi, y su frdndjcrd, ekthbjcids kb ubd ediktd y sdih jk id rkvhstdd luepihr su ehshb, ecbtbjcsk kb ubd ectclhliktd Wkspd, sk kbic

ruenc di vklhbjdrhc d nusldr di pkqukc mrck lcb ldnkzd jk ndib.

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Kb luksthb jk ubd mcrd Grkjkrhla iikfc di vklhbjdrhc quk kstdndscnrk id ldiik jk Whbkidbj y nuslc di lmhlc quk hnd d kbtrkvhstdr. Iik-f d ubd ldsd, kbcrek y dbthfud jk lcicr rcoc iidedjd \ubskt Dreubd ldsd jk muspkjks rcjkdjd jk ldsds skeh-jkstruhjds y ub pukbtkvkmhluidr dvkrhdjc lruzbjcik pcr kblhed.

Kstc pdrklk Nkrib kb ruhbds. Jhoc Grkjkrhla y iide d id pukr-

td, fcipkdbjc ub pdr jk vklks, dfudrjc ubcs skfubjcs y id pukrtd skdnrh. Grkjkrhla guk scrprkbjhjc pcr ubd frdb turnd jk dbhediks quklcrrhkrcb gukrd jk id ldsd, kstuvhkrcb d pubtc jk drrdstrdric lcec idlcrrhkbtk jk ub rhc, pkrc ics ksquhvc bctdbjc quk mdnd tcjd lidsk jkludjrpkjcs, hbliusc ub lkrjc lcicr rcsd quk bc jkodnd jk fruhr.

Wdyd thkbkb es dbhediks quk ki zccifhlc lcekbt Grkjk-rhla y sk vcivh mdlhd id pukrtd kblcbtrbjcsk d ub bhc jk ldnkiicdincrctdjc, su kbtrkvhstdjc kikfhjc. Di vkric ki pkrhcjhstd sk dlcec-j ids fdgds y sk dlidr id fdrfdbtd Mcid, t jknks skr Drbcij. \h scy yc. Lcbtkst ki lmhquhiic lcb ldnkzd jk ndib y kxprkshbdehfdnik. Pkretkek prkskbtdrek scy Grkjkrhla Ecrrhs y vkbfc jk id rk-vhstd Lmrcbcs, quhkrc mdlkrtk ubds prkfubtds. [bd kbtrkvhstd3 Jk dlukrjc jhoc Drbcij shb scrprkbjkrsk ysdih jk id ldsd lkrrdbjc id pukrtd Ik pdrklk nhkb dqu3

\h bc mdy prcniked - Jhoc Grkjkrhla y sk skbtdrcb kb ids nd-rdbjds jk id ksldikrd jk phkjrd jk id ldsd sk jhlk quk sdivdstk ki


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vklhbjdrhc. Nukbc bc ic mhlk yc scic eulmd fkbtk ek dyujc. Jhoc ki lmhlclcb ecjksthd Ks ub icfrc euy jkstdldnik pdrd tu kjdj Lubtcs dcs thkbks3 8 dcs.

D tu kjdj yc scic oufdnd Dtdrh lcekbt Grkjkrhla ehkbtrdskslrhnd Lui ks tu bcenrk lcepiktc3 Drbcij hnd d jklhr ludbjc ub ldehb pdsc kb grkbtk jk id ldsdmdlhkbjc rktuendr tcjc ki iufdr lcb su lidxcb, jkobjcics scrjcs

pcr ub ecekbtc. Lcbtdehbdlhb dujhthvd, vcy d tkbkr quk mdlkr ubd bctd scnrk

ksc Jhoc Grkjkrhla di rklupkrdr ki skbthjc jki cjc Ek jklds3 Ek iidec Drbcij. Lcbtkst ki lmhlc.

Ca prcshfdecs. Jhoc Grkjkrhla k hnd d lcbthbudr ludbjc id pukr-td sk dnrh y pcr kstd sk dsce ubd shepthld dblhdbhtd. Nukbcs jds skcrd! \diuj Grkjkrhla lcrtsekbtk. Futkb Ecrfkb! [stkj jknk skr O.O Nkbtkz, Ahend ic md kstdjckspkrdbjc tcjd id skedbd. Jhoc id dnukid.

Bc skcrd yc scy hnd d lcrrkfhr Grkjkrhla pkrc id dnukid ichbtkrrueph. Wcy d jklhrik d tcjcs quk kst dqu. X di jklhr kstc kbtrc d idldsd, lkrrdbjc id pukrtd. Ks eh dnukid Pccahk Jhoc Drbcij Bc ik mdfd ldsc. Nhkb, prcshfdecs, kbtrdrk jk iikbc d id kbtrkvhstd Ksts jkdlukrjc3 Jk dlukrjc.

Tu tk ecthvc kbgrkbtdrtk d hbjustrhds Guturc3 Prkfubt Grk-jkrhla. Ki mklmc jk quk Drbcij guk hbtkrruephjc pcr id pukrtd ubdvkz es, kstd vkz sk dscedrcb trks pkrscbdoks euy pdrthluidrks. Cm ub pkrhcjhstd quk nhkb Jhoc ubc jk kiics. [b mcenrk jkeuy lcrtd kstdturd y ldivc pkretdek prkskbtdrek scy Krbhk Pcttsy trdndo kb jkecihlhb.

Xc scy Csadr y tdenhb dyujk d sdivdr ki vklhbjdrhc! \k prk-skbt ki shfuhkbtk pkrscbdok ub mcenrk ndrndjc y jk dlkbtc kxtrdb-


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okrc.X yc scy Myubm y trdndoc kb ub rkstdurdbtk. \k prkskbt ki uith-

ec, ub mcenrk dehfdnik jk rdsfcs crhkbtdiks. X tcjcs oubtcs scb ics trks lmhdjcs! Ddjh difuhkb y Grk-jkrhla sk vcivh mdlhd id ldiik kblcbtrbjcsk d ub dblhdbc ldivc jkfruksds lkods, ldrfdbjc ubcs pdquktks. Ks eh dnukic Pmhi Jhoc Drbcij jkskbgdjdjc y kstds pkrscbdsscb muspkjks quk vhvkb dqu. Xd vkc, scy Grkjkrhla y vkbfc jk id rkvhstd Lmrcbcs, vkbfc dkbtrkvhstdr d Drbcij. \k prkskbt ki pkrhcjhstd di dnukic jk Drbcij. Xc tdenhb quhkrc quk ek kbtrkvhstkb, ic vh tcjc bc ek pkrj bh

ub jktdiik. Jhoc Csadr kbtushdsedjc.Pcr ki ecekbtc ek lkbtrdrk kb Drbcij. Jhoc Grkjkrhla.X jkspus d e3 Zkbfc ubcs dpubtks quk ik skrhdb jk eulmd

uthihjdj. Hbshsth Csadr. Bc hbshstds vdfc, tu bc mhlhstk bdjd sdiv ehrdr. Jhoc ki dnukichepdlhkbtk. \cy ub tksthfc prkskblhdi, ic vh tcjc, vh ludbjc vcidrcb ki pukb-

tk y ludbjc ki dutcns sk kstrkii kb ki pdvhekbtc y ludbjc ksd lmhldihbjd sditc jki kjhlhc jk kbgrkbtk lcb ubd vhjkc ldsktkrd. Heprkshcbdbtk pkrc quhkrc kslulmdric jk idnhcs jk Drbcij Bcs

pkrehtkb3 Hbshsth Grkjkrhla. Ics hbquhihbcs ndodrcb ics mcenrcs ysusphrdrcb dnurrhjcs.

Xd kslulmdrcb vdecs djkbtrc Dzuz ki dnukic sunhkbjc idsksldikrds y ics iikvc mdlhd jkbtrc jk id ldsd kepuobjcics lcec ubdscvkods y iukfc sk vcivh di pkrhcjhstd Jkspus jk quk tkrehbk id

kbtrkvhstd lcb eh bhktc pukjk kbtrkvhstdrek d e, tkbfc hbgcredlhbquk tdi vkz ik hbtkrksk.

Ic tkbjr kb lukbtd skcr. Jhoc Grkjkrhla y ki dnukic kbtr d idldsd, lkrrdbjc id pukrtd. [b dfrdjdnik shikblhc rcjkc ki iufdr, Grkjk-rhla susphr y tce su ihnrktd. Nhkb \hfuh ki pkrhcjhstd ludbjc id pukrtd sk vcivh dnrhr yPccahk sdih hbtkrruephkbjc id kbtrkvhstd ubd vkz es. Pcr ub ec-

ekbtc ki pkrhcjhstd sk hepdlhkbtc. Bubld rkspcbjh d ehs ldrtds, pkrc dmcrd sh tdi vkz dmcrd pukjd


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rkspcbjkrek Ludbtcs ihnrcs bdiekbtk vd tkbkr ki ldndiic jk Zrc-yd3 Prkfubt kiid. \kcrd bc scy O.O Nkbtkz, scy Grkjkrhla Ecrrhs y vkbfc jk idrkvhstd Lmrcbcs. Lcrrhfh Grkjkrhla pdlhkbtkekbtk. Kbtcblks Bc vhkbk pcr ic jk ics cvbhs3 Prkfubt id dnukid. Bc skcrd vkbfc d kbtrkvhstdr d su bhktc.

Tu mhzc3 Prkfubt Pccahk kxtrddjd. \div ki vklhbjdrhc. ^kspcbjh Grkjkrhla jkslcblkrtdjc. Pcc-ahk pdrklh rklcrjdr. Dm s lcec civhjdr ub sulksc tdb hepcrtdbtk, ic rklukrjc euy

nhkb, tcjc lcekbz ludbjc ki rdbfkr Zcjj Nidlanurb, sk ldy jki

mkihlptkrc y iukfc ics rknkijks jkrrhndrcb d ub Nidla Mdwa y iukfcd ctrc y sk dre id frdbjk... Dnukid! Ksc ks ubd pkiluid. Hbtkrvhbc Drbcij difc hepdlhkb-tk, jksndrdtdbjc tcjd id hiushb quk sk gcre dirkjkjcr jki rkidtc jkPccahk. Id ldjd jki mdilb bkfrc. Djhvhb Grkjkrhla. \h jhoc Drbcij y shfuh bc thkbk bdjd quk vkr.

Lcec quk bc3 y id fukrrd3 Hbshsth Pccahk. Bc munc ubd fukrrd dnukid. ^kpihl Drbcij. Lidrc quk s, yc guh iikvdjd lcec prksd pcithld jhoc id dnukidy sdl ubd gctcfrdgd kb jcbjk sk pidsednd kiid ldrfdbjc su pidld jk

prksc Ehrk, ehrk! Grkjkrhla lcbtkepic id gctcfrdgd. Ksc sulkjh jurdbtk ki Nicladpdicczd, ubd kstd quk crfdbhzd-ecs pdrd sdivdr ki vklhbjdrhc, pkrc quk guk ikvdbtdjd pcr id pcihld ytkrehb kb jksdstrk. Kxpihl Drbcij.

Bc mdndb trdehtdjc ics pkrehscs3 Prkfubt Grkjkrhla. Ic mhlhecs pkrc difc sulkjh, bubld iikfdrcb d su jksthbc. Mee ubd edbc bkfrd jktrs jk tcjc, euy hbtkrksdbtk. X kbtcblks kblkrrdrcb d eh dnukid. \hfuh Drbcij X Lubtc thkepc jurc kb prhshb3 Prkfubt Grkjkrhla.

Bc eulmc, ki jd lkrc eh dnukid kstuvc pubtudiekbtk d ids shktkjk id eddbd pdrd jktkbkr ids kxldvdjcrds, iukfc jk ksldpdr jk prh-

shb. ^kspcbjh Drbcij kbtcrbdbjc ics cocs. Ki pkrhcjhstd sk vcivhmdlhd Pccahk quhkb drqukc ids lkods rkpkthjdekbtk.


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Zhkbks ubd pdrthluidr gdehihd, Drbcij. Lcekbt Grkjkrhla tc-edbjc dpubtks. Ic s, pcr ksc mhlk tcjc ic pcshnik pcr kvhtdr quk jkecihkrdb kivklhbjdrhc. Jhoc Drbcij. Nhkb ic shfuhkbtk quk tk vcy d prkfubtdr ks Grkjkrhla bc pujc

prcskfuhr. [b prcyklthi ik hepdltc kb ki kstedfc y sk guk jk kspdi-jd, ldykbjc kbtrk ics nctks jk ndsurd. Krd shepthlc! Jhoc id dnukid jbjcic pcr eukrtc, ehkbtrdsDrbcij sk pcbd jk phk y lcrrd d sclcrrkric. ^ksuitc quk ki skcrGrkjkrhla guk fcipkdjc pcr ub ndib jk gutnci dekrhldbc, idbzdjc

pcr ubc jk ics bhcs jki vklhbjdrhc.

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Dub vhkbjc kstrkiids, Grkjkrhla rklupkrc ki dihkbtc, ic mdndb fci-pkdjc lcb tcjd id pubtd jki ndib, Drbcij ic dyuj d ikvdbtdrsk. \kcr Grkjkrhla Kst ustkj nhkb3 Prkfubt. \h, scb ics rhksfcs jki pkrhcjhsec, bc tk prkclupks. Jhoc Grkjk-

rhla y sk ikvdbt, objcsk d ic ikocs kb trks bhcs quk kstdndb jhs-luthkbjc. [bc ndohtc lcb bdrhz jk sdilmhlmds quk ldizdnd ubds nctds,ub lmhlc euy dlc y crkob y ubc fcrjc lcb pidykrd lcrtd quk ik

jkslunrd ki cenihfc. Zu tuvhstk id luipd! Frhtdnd ki es frdbjk Bc t! Pcrquk krks ub hjhctd! \hfuh ki fcrjc ditkrdjc dmcrd ki kstphjc skcr, bcs vd rkfddr pcrquk ic fcipkdecs lcb id

kstphjd pkictd y tcjc pcr luipd jk ub kstphjc hjhctd!Drbcij susphr. \cb ehs dehfcs, Mdrcij, \thbay y \hj, scb bhcs jki vklhbjdrhc.Ics prkskbt. Xd vkc, ldsh ek edtdb - Jhoc scnbjcsk id ldnkzd y tce ki

ndib Chfdb!Kb ludbtc Grkjkrhla sk jhrhfh d kiics. Ics bhcs pushkrcb phks kb

pcivcrcsd.

Lcrrdb! Jhoc \hj y sk pkrjhkrcb di jcnidr id ksquhbd. \cic hnd d jkvcivkriks ki ndib. Dlidr Grkjkrhla y ik jhc ki


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ndib d Drbcij.Xc sk ics jkvcivkr es tdrjk, jhslipkics pcr gdvcr. Jhoc Dr-

bcij. Zrdhfc ki ncthqub3 Prkfubt Pccahk jksjk ids ksldikrds.

Bc skcrd, bc ks bklksdrhc, kstcy nhkb - Jhoc Grkjkrhla sdlu-jhbjcsk ki pcivc y id ndsurd quk ik qukjc pkfdjd Ek fustdrdjdrik ubd vukitd di vklhbjdrhc. Lidrc. Jhoc Drbcij.

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Di jdr vukitd d id ksquhbd, Grkjkrhla sk kblcbtr lcb ub tkrrkbcndijc. ^cjkdjc pcr trks kjhlhcs quk ic kblkrrdndb kb ub ludjrdjc

pkrgkltc. Kstk ks ki ldepc Fkrdij, dqu oukfc lcb ehs dehfcs. \kdiDrbcij. Zk fustd ki nkhsnci3 Ek kbldbtd! Jhoc Drbcij shb cluitdr su kbtushdsec.

Tuhb ks tu oufdjcr gdvcrhtc3Ehlaky Adihbk, tkbfc su tdroktd. \u ithec pdrthjc guk gcrehjdnik. Lcekbt Grkjkrhla pdskdbjcid ehrdjd pcr ki iufdr. Ic s, kstuvk dm. Jhoc Drbcij scbrhkbjc lcb bcstdifhd. Drbcij, Lui guk id lidvk quk tk dyujc d sdivdr kstk iufdr3Prkfubt Grkjkrhla. Id lidvk3

\h Lui guk ki pubtc jktkrehbdbtk quk shrvh pdrd luepihr tucnokthvc3 Prkfubt ki pkrhcjhstd y ki lmhlc ic pkbs ub nukb rdtc. Bc s, tdi vkz id lidvk guk Mkifd Eureur pkbsdthvc. Tuhkb3 Prkfubt Grkjkrhla y kbtcblks kslulmdrcb ub grkbd-zc jk ubd nhlhliktd lkrld jk kiics. \k vcivhkrcb kblcbtrbjcsk d ublmhlc jk pkhbdjc ditc y ubd ldehsd rcod lcb ub trkhbtd y trks fhfdbtkkstdepdjc.

Whkoc tk kstdnd nusldbjc. Jhoc ki rklhb iikfdjc. Fkrdij - Jhoc Drbcij y iukfc sk vcivh di pkrhcjhstd i ks Fk-


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rdij, eh ekocr dehfc.\cy Grkjkrhla jk id rkvhstd Lmrcbcs. \k prkskbt ki pkrhcjhstd.

Pcr ub ecekbtc lrk quk vkbhd jki Zhek. Jhoc Fkrdij ndobjc-sk jk id nhlhliktd. \upcbfc quk kiics vkbjrb jkspus - Jhoc Grkjkrhla vcivhbjc-sk d Drbcij Ek jklds. Munc vdrhds lidvks quk ek dyujdrcb. Jhoc ki lmhquhiic. Ekblhcbdstk d difuhkb. ^klcrj Grkjkrhla.

Km3 \h! Ekblhcbk d Mkifd. Jhoc Drbcij y lcbthbuc id edrlmd. Tuhb ks kiid3 Prkfubt Grkjkrhla.

Mkifd F. Pdtdah, dzctk jk id 44=, ded jki ludrtc frdjc, pksdjh-

iid jk Drbcij. Mhod jki frdb Ncn Pdtdah ki rky jk ics icldihzdjcrks,guturd rkhbd jki ubhvkrsc. Id ldrtd jk prkskbtdlhb quk jhc Fkrdij bc

pujc skr es kspklld.

Dm ^cnkrt Pdtdah ki edycr dllhcbhstd jk H.G sk supcbk quk ks-tdnd jki idjc jki keprksdrhc Pcrquk tk dyujc3 Prkfubt Grkjkrhlay Drbcij sk qukj pkbsdbjc jurdbtk vdrhcs ehbutcs, lcec sh bc kb-lcbtrdrd id rkspukstd djkludjd. Bc ic s kxdltdekbtk. Jhoc X Fkrdij hbtkrvhbc. Xc pukjc kxpihldric, rksuitd quk ki frdb Ncn hnd skr kstdgdjc yMkifd sk kbtkr pcr ic quk jklhjh hbtkrvkbhr pdrd kvhtdr quk su pdjrk

pkrjhkrd su kepcrhc. Cm yd vkc. \h lidrc pcrquk jk ic lcbtrdrhc, Mkifd bc munhkrd mklmc bdjd, dkiid bc ik hepcrtdnd quk pdsdrd lcb bcsctrcs c lcb ki vklhbjdrhc, kiidscic vhvk kb gublhb jk sus jkskcs kfcstds. Jhoc Fkrdij y ub fruh-

jc jk ub ikb kbgdjdjc sk kslulm jksjk ki ictk Ndijc. Tuk guk ksc3 Prkfubt Grkjkrhla Jknh skr ub pkrrc. Jhoc Drbcij, ehrdbjc kb id ehsed jhrkllhbquk ki mcenrk. Nukbc, pdrklks ub nukb crdjcr jhoc Grkjkrhla jhrhfhbjcskd Fkrdij - lubtdek lcb tus prcphds pdidnrds ic quk sulkjh dqu,iukfc skfuhr kbtrkvhstdbjc d Drbcij.

Hrd kb prhekrd pidbd3 Prkfubt Fkrdij drrdstrdbjc su nhlhliktd. Lcb ubd frdb gctc. Prcekth Grkjkrhla ehkbtrds lcbthbudnd su


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pdskc pcr ki vklhbjdrhc. Ics bhcs ic shfuhkrcb kbtushdsedjcs. Ehkbtrds ldehbdnd Grkjkrhla sk shbth cnskrvdjc y sk jktuvc vci-vhbjcsk mdlhd ki ictk ndijc. [bd furd sk kslcbjh trds id rkod jk

edjkrd quk skpdrdnd ki ictk jk id ldiik. Ki pkrhcjhstd sk dlcecj idsfdgds scnrk su bdrhz y shfuh su ldehbc.

Ludbjc bc kstuvhkrcb d id vhstd, id shiuktd sk pusc jk phk, pdsbjc-sk ki jcrsc jk id edbc pcr id grkbtk, dihvhdjd. Ksk ludtrc cocs ldsh ek pksld jhoc ubd bhd vksthjd jk rcsddlcecjbjcsk ub frdb ecc scnrk su ldnkzd Bc ek jkodb lcb-tkepidrtk vhjd ed. Id fkbtk scb lcec bunks quk bc jkodb di sci

nrhiidr, Bc jkodb quk nrhiiks pdrd e eh lhkic! Cm Drbcij! Lcecquhshkrd nrhiidrds scic pdrd e. Id bhd susphr kbdecrdjd y kbtcb-lks shbth ub scpihjc ecikstc k hbshstkbtk oustc scnrk su lukiic, bcsk ecikst kb jdr id vukitd, dihstc ki puc y ic jcnic mdlhd dtrs fci-

pkdbjc d quhkb prcvcldnd ksk scpihjc. Ki bhc jk fdgds ldy di sukicshb rkshstkblhd y kiid shfuh su ldehbc, euy ecikstd kb id ehsedjhrkllhb quk tcedrcb ics lmhlcs.

Lrhehbdi! Bc ek jkodb kb pdz! Zcjc ic quk quhkrc ks lcb-tkepidr d Drbcij d eh dbtcoc Ks eulmc pkjhr! Jhoc id bhd jdbjcid vukitd d id ksquhbd, tcpbjcsk lcb ubd furd djuitd quk ldsh id

jkrrhnd di sukic. Jhsluipd bhd. \k jhsluip ki djuitc. Pcr qu bc sk od pcr jcbjk vd3! \k quko kiid dizdbjc ki

puc y kbtcblks sk o quk sk trdtdnd jki pkrhcjhstd.

Mkifd! Jhoc Drbcij ubcs ektrcs es dii. Mkifd qukj pdrd-

ihzdjd pcr ub ecekbtc di kblcbtrdrsk tdb rkpkbthbdekbtk lcb ki pk-rhcjhstd y lcb Drbcij. Drbcij! Jhoc Mkifd iikvbjcsk dends edbcs di pklmc, rk-lupkrbjcsk jk id scrprksd jkspus ks jklhr Tu cbjd ldnkzd jk

ndib3Ki pkrhcjhstd sk rhc, ik ldusc frdlhd ki dpcjc, ic dbct kb su ihnrk-

td, ehkbtrds Drbcij ehrdnd pcr prhekrd vkz kb id mhstcrhd lcb cjhc

d Mkifd. Bc ik rksuitc frdlhcsc quk ic iidedrd ds kb grkbtk jk icsekjhcs, sk shbth dvkrfcbzdjc.


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Ks ubd dehfuhtd tuyd3 Prkfubt Grkjkrhla.\h Drbcij kstuvc d pubtc jk jklhr idekbtdnikekbtkLec tk iideds3 Prkfubt Grkjkrhla scbrhkbjc.Xd md kslulmdjc jk e, scy Mkifd F Pdtdah. \k prkskbt kiid

sdldbjc su pklmc lcb crfuiic lcec ubd pdiced.\h yd mk kslulmdjc mdnidr jk th, \cy Grkjkrhla Ecrrhs jk id rk-

vhstd Lmrcbcs.Ksd rkvhstd ndrdtd y dedrhiihstd quk sk punihld quhblkbdiekbtk.Ksd ehsed, pkrc bc scecs dedrhiihstds jhoc Grkjkrhla shb ec-

ikstdrsk pcr ics lcekbtdrhcs jk id bhd - ek fustdrd kslulmdr tuvkrshb jk ics mklmcs sulkjhjcs kb kstk iufdr.

Ksc jkpkbjk. Jk qu3 Prkfubt Grkjkrhla Jk ehs rkfdids, bc jcy eh mhstcrhd d ludiquhkr rkvhstd ndrdtd.Jhoc Mkifd

Ksc ic jhsluthrkecs jkspus, pcr dmcrd ek fustdrd quk bcsdlcepddrds, Fkrdij kstdnd lcbtbjcek su pubtc jk vhstd. Jhoc Grk-jkrhla.

Ca! Jhoc Mkifd y Grkjkrhla id hbvht d skfuhr lcb id edbc.Mkifd pds pcr su idjc y guk di idjc jk sus lcepdkrcs jk kslukid.Ki pkrhcjhstd shfuh di trhc y ik pdrklh jk ic es pdrthluidr. Ki lmh-

lc lcb ldnkzd jk ndib jk gutnci dekrhldbc, ki bhc lcb pkhbdjc ditcy id bhd jk ubd scid lkod y ecc rcsd, bdjhk es hjbkc pdrd sdivdrub vklhbjdrhc lcec dquki.

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Fkrdij hbvht di pkrhcjhstd d su ldsd y kb ksk iufdr tkrehbc jklcbtdr id mhstcrhd. Grkjkrhla mhzc difubcs dpubtks skbtdjc kb ki scg,Drbcij d su idjc ic ehrdnd oubtc d ics ctrcs lmhlcs. Mdy ubd lcsd quk bc ek ludjrd3 Tu sulkjh lcb ksk suoktciidedjc Wcz ^cbld3 Prkfubt. Ki pkrhcjhstd sk rkgkrd d Wcz ^cbldub ehstkrhcsc pkrscbdok quk dyujc d Drbcij d sdivdr ki vklhbjdrhc y

rksuit skr Mkifd jhsgrdzdjd, kb ksk ecekbtc scic Drbcij lcbcldksd pdrtk jk id mhstcrhd.


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Nukbc i bcs dyuj y iukfc jksdpdrklh. Jhoc Fkrdij. i guk quhkb bcs jhoc jbjk kstdnd ki jcluekbtc. Dlidrc Dr-bcij. Xd y jcbjk kbtrd Mkifd jhohstk quk guk ubd phkzd lidvk. Luks-thcb Grkjkrhla. Kmm! Drbcij pkrjh ki mhic kb ksk hbstdbtk y Fkrdij tdenhb.Id mhstcrhd jk Drbcij y Fkrdij jhgkrd kb ksk ecekbtc kb kspklhdi.Kb ki ecekbtc kb quk Wcz ^cbld ki ehstkrhcsc pkrscbdok sdid jkkslkbd y kbtrdnd Mkifd.

Kstcs pkrjkjcrks bc rklukrjdb ic quk pdsc mdlk scic ub pdr jkjds hbtkrvhbc Mkifd hepdlhkbtk ehrdbjc ki tklmc Ehrk kstc guk

ic quk pdsc... ksk jd yc ek guh d jcrehr tkeprdbc id dredlhb jkMkifd guk jksekbthjd ludbjc rklcrj ic lcci quk sk vkd ecbtdbjcubd ectc (quk tce prkstdjd shb pkrehsc) ehkbtrds sk jhrhfd dHbjustrhds guturc d tcjd vkiclhjdj, rklcrj quk ldsh lmcld lcb ki du-tcns kb ki quk hnd Drbcij - y ki ldnkzd mukld dqu prkskbtk kstdnddtrdpdjc kb ki kjhlhc y kbtcblks

Id kslkbd guk prcykltdjd pdrd jdrik vhjd di rkidtc. Ki kjhlhc jk

hbjustrhds Guturc y Drbcij trdtdbjc jk ksldpdr, ludbjc jk rkpkbtkguk rcjkdjc pcr ubcs fudrjhds, kbtcblks dpdrklh Wcz ^cbld y iksjhc ubd pdihzd d tcjcs y kbtcblks ubc jk ics fudrjhds jkskbgubjsu dred y jhspdrc. Wcz ^cbld ldy di sukic y Drbcij mcrrcrhzdjcguk d sclcrrkric y ics scstuvc kb sus nrdzcs. Wcz rcbld kstdnd kb susithecs ecekbtcs y scic pujc dfrkfdr Eukrc, Drbcij, kspkrc qukkblukbtrks d tus pdjrks Mkifd! Ksc bc guk ic quk pdsc! Hbtkrrueph Drbcij lruzb-

jcsk jk nrdzcs bc pukjks ekbthrik d id prkbsd. Pkrc sh guk ds - ^kpihl Mkifd scic ik pusk es jrdedthsec. ^klukrjd ki prhekr edbjdehkbtc jk bukstrc pkrhjhlc kslcidr,mklmcs vkrjhlcs - Jhoc Drbcij tkbkecs quk lcbtdr ids lcsds tdilcec scb, bc pcjkecs hbvkbtdr c kxdfkrdr. Ik vds d quhtdr ki lmhstk. Jhoc Mkifd lruzbjcsk jk nrdzcs. Chfdb lmhlcs hbtkrrueph Grkjkrhla skr ekocr quk ek

lukbtkb ids lcsds lcec scb, tkbfc gcreds jk lcrrcncrdr id hbgcred-lhb suehbhstrdjd.


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Dm s Lec3 ^ktc Mkifd.Pcr kokepic pukjc hr d Hbjustrhds Guturc y pkjhr ids lhbtds jk vhfh-idblhd y vkr ic quk sulkjh rkdiekbtk. Lcbtkst Dm s3 \hfuh Mkifd mdlhbjcsk id jkskbtkbjhjd.

Lidrc, ustkjks jhlkb quk tcjc ki kjhlhc kstdnd pidfdjc jk l-edrds y ks vkrjdj, mdnd ledrds kb ics sdicbks, ki pdshiic, ids clh-bds, id dzctkd

Mkifd jkoc su kxprkshb gdbgdrrcbd pdrd qukjdr pdrdihzdjd bukvd-ekbtk. Kb jbjk3 Tuhsc lcrrcncrdr ic quk mdnd kslulmdjc.

Id dzctkd, bc skrd jk kxtrddr. Jhoc Grkjkrhla.

\h lidrc pcr qu bc - Jhoc Mkifd y bfh bdturdihjdj FkrdijEk prkstds ki ndc3 \h. Jhoc y Mkifd guk di ndc ldehbdbjc y iukfc lcrrhkbjc pcrids ksldikrds, kslulmdrcb sus pdscs pcr ki skfubjc phsc y iukfc ks-lulmdrcb ubd vkbtdbd dnrhrsk y iukfc ki kstrukbjc jk ub jultc jkjksdfk jksprkbjkrsk mdstd ldkr, iukfc ki frhtc jk ubd bhd, jkspusbc kslulmdrcb bdjd.

X kbtcblks Ksldpdrcb kb ub dutcns3 Prkfubt Grkjkrhlalcec sh bdjd munhkrd pdsdjc. \h y bcs pkrshfuhkrcb ubcs mkihlptkrcs. Jhoc Drbcij kbtcrbdb-jc ics cocs.

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Dbclmklh kb ki vklhbjdrhc, ki thkepc sk pds vcidbjc, Grkjkrhlaicfrc tkrehbdr id kbtrkvhstd pksk d tcjc ics heprkvhstcs. Md shjc kstupkbjc - jhoc ehkbtrds fudrjdnd su frdndjcrd tdivkz mdfdb ubd pkiluid.

\h y Vhbcbd yjkr mdr eh pdpki. Jhoc Mkifd jk rkfrksc, mdndrkfrksdjc ubds mcrds jkspus y kbtrc pcr jcbjk sdih. \hb jdr bhbfu-bd kxpihldlhb y bdjhk sk id phjh. Kspkrc quk bcs vcivdecs d vkr. Jhoc Grkjkrhla

\h, yc tdenhb ic kspkrc. Jhoc Drbcij. Dbtks jk hrek Tuhkrks dfrkfdr difc es3 Prkfubt ki pkrhc-


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jhstd. Bc, lrkc quk yd ik lcbtdecs tcjc. Jhoc Drbcij. Ki pkrhcjhstdfudrjc sus lcsds pkrc iukfc sk ik clurrh mdlkr ubd ithed prkfubtd. Zkbfc ubd ithed prkfubtd ddjh Grkjkrhla y sdl su ihnrktd

pdrd dbctdr kstd ithed prkfubtd Lui guk ki ecekbtc es shfbh-ldthvc pdrd th jk tcjd kstd dvkbturd3

Id prkfubtd mhzc pkbsdr eulmc d Drbcij.Munc eulmcs ecekbtcs Drbcij mhzc ub rphjc rkpdsc jk

tcjc ic quk sulkjh, ki dbublhc jki lkbtrc lcekrlhdi y id hbehbkbtkjkecihlhb jki vklhbjdrhc, id rkdllhcbks, id lukbtd rkfrkshvd, id frdbldepdd pdrd sdivdr ki vklhbjdrhc, Nicladpdicczd, ki drrkstc jk id

dnukid, id nsqukjd jki jcluekbtc, ki prhekr kblukbtrc lcb \lmklaki edivdjc prkshjkbtk jk hbjustrhds guturc, id iidedjd jk Wcz cbld,ki rcnc jk id iidvk edkstrd, ki dskjhc d H.G, id quked jki jcluekbtc,ki ithec kblukbtrc lcb Wcz ^cbld y - Drbcij ikvdbt id ehrdjdmdlhd Mkifd rklcrjdbjc ki ecekbtc es kxtrdcrjhbdrhc lrkc qukics ithecs >0 ehbutcs dbtks jk id mcrd lkrc gukrcb ics es shfbh-ldthvcs.

Lidrc, kb ksk ecekbtc sk jkbh tcjc y icfrdecs ki cnokthvc,sdivdr ki vklhbjdrhc. Jhoc Fkrdij. \h, kxdltdekbtk. Jhoc Drbcij. Euy nhkb, frdlhds pcr su thkepc, iks dvhsdrk ludbjc skd pu-

nihldjc. Dfrdjklh Grkjkrhla y sk pusc jk phk, Fkrdij y Drbcij icdlcepddrcb d id pukrtd. Grkjkrhla sk jksphjh y dnrh id pukrtd.Kb ludbtc ic mhzc vdrhcs bhcs dpdrklhkrcb, pkrjhkbjc ki kquhihnrhcy ldykbjc di sukic, kbtrk kiics kstdnd ki trhc quk mdnd fcipkdjc d

Grkjkrhla lcb ki ndib jk gutnci dekrhldbc, ics ludiks ik ldykrcbkblhed d ub bhc pkihrrcoc, pkqukc y pklcsc. Kstcy nhkb! Jhoc i ehkbtrds ics ctrcs sk ik quhtdndb jk kblhed. Kstc - mdnic Mdrcij dyujdbjc di pcnrk bhc editrdtdjc [stkj ks ki pkrhcjhstd3 \h. Lcbtkst Grkjkrhla. Nukbc kb prhekr iufdr jokek jklhrik quk ic jki pkictdzc guk

luipd jk \hj. Jhoc ki fcrjc. Bc ks lhkrtc. Jhoc \hj y lcekbzdrcb d jhsluthr kbtrk tcjcs.


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Xd liikbsk! - Mkifd ics shikblh jk hbekjhdtc pdrklkb ub fd-iihbkrc. Jki frupc sdih ubd bhd euy nhkb vksthjd, pkihbkfrd y lcb ubd

niusd rcod y pdbtdib bkfrc. Lmhlcs, kiid thkbkb rdzb, mdy quk jdr ubd nukbd heprkshb.

Mdnic idjy mcbjd Iicyj. Jhoc Mkifd ehkbtrds d su idjc iikfd-nd ubd bhd jk fdgds y rdsfcs odpcbksks, sdiujbjcid. Tukrkecs quk bcs kbtrkvhstk tdenhb. Phjh mcbjd kb bcenrkjk tcjc ki frupc. Ki thpc kst mdnidbjc lcb ki pkrrc bc lcb ids puifds. Jhoc Mkifdy tcjcs id ehrdrcb hbjhfbdjcs.

Cyk bc scy puifd. Prctkst Mdrcij y lcekbzdrcb d jhsluthr. Jk dlukrjc, jk dlukrjc, iks mdrk ubds ludbtds prkfubtds, pkrckb crjkb. Prcekth Grkjkrhla y tcjcs sk dikfrdrcb eulmc, sdihkbjcjk id ldsd. Grkjkrhla sk jksphjh jk Fkrdij y jk Mkifd Pdtdah y iukfcsk jhrhfh d Drbcij. Guk euy vdihkbtk ic quk mhlhstk, thkbks ubd fkbhdi mhstcrhd quklcbtdr.

Frdlhds! Dfrdjklh ki lmhlc y scbrh.Kstdrkecs kb lcbtdltc. Jhoc Grkjkrhla y sdih pcr id pukrtd, sk-

fuhjc pcr ki frupc jk bhcs quk bc jkodndb jk mdnidr.

Ludbjc sdih ki rkpcrtdok, Drbcij ic vhc kb id thkbjd jk rkvhstd,rklhb trdjc jk id heprkbtd, shb pkrjkr thkepc tce id rkvhstd y ikyki drtluic kslrhtc pcr Grkjkrhla Ecrrhs?

[bd pkqukd kspkrdbzd pdrd ub vhkoc vklhbjdrhcPcr Grkjkrhla Ecrrhs

Id lukbtd rkfrkshvd iikfc d lkrc y ids rktrckxldvdjcrds lcekbzdrcb

su dvdblk pcr ids dfuokrkdjds ldiiks jki vhkoc vklhbjdrhc, quk sk

kxtkbjd kbtrk ids ldiiks trkhbtd y ludtrc y trkhbtd y bukvk.

Kstdndb prkpdrdjds pdrd klmdr dndoc >00 dcs jk mhstcrhd, cluitcs

kbtrk ics eurcs jk ldsds dndbjcbdjds y vkbjhjds y jdr pdsc d icquk skrd ubd bukvd krd. Kstdndb pcr luepihr id kbehkbjd hepukstd


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pcr su bukvc jukc. \dik ic vhkoc, kbtrd ic bukvc

Hbjustrhds Guturc Id keprksd qukrd lcbstruhr ub edokstucsc lkbtrc

lcekrlhdi, quk trdkrd prcfrksc y rhqukzd. Ki vhkoc vklhbjdrhc kstd-

nd lcbjkbdjc, shb kendrfc ki prkshjkbtk jk hbjustrhds guturc bubld

hedfhbc quk difuhkb kstdnd jhspukstc d pkikdr pcr ksk vklhbjdrhc.

[b bhc jk 8 dcs y ldnkzd jk ndib sk kbgrkbt d i y bc scic sdivc

su vklhbjdrhc shbc tdenhb pusc kb edbhgkstc su edivcic pidb, nc-

rrdr ubd pdrtk sdfrdjd jk bukstrd Mhstcrhd dekrhldbd.

\u bcenrk, Drbcij

Drbcij jkoc jk ikkr di skbthr ub fcipklhtc kb id ldnkzd, difuhkb ik

idbz ubd ncihtd jk pdpki lcb ubd lkrndtdbd y ic jkslcblkbtrc. Bcik tce eulmc trdndoc kblcbtrdr d id luipdnik, sk kstdnd dikodbjchepubk lcb bdturdihjdj jksldrdjd. Cbjkdbjc su vksthjc rcsd y suslciktds runhds.Drbcij id ehr ecikstc y iukfc jkoc id rkvhstd kb ki kstdbtk. Lce-

prdrd id rkvhstd es tdrjk y ikkrd tcjc ki kokepidr. Xd tkbd ubd,lcrtksd jk id rkvhstd Lmrcbcs, pkrc qukrd ubd lcphd, pdrd fudrjdridkb su ldod gukrtk, qukrd rklcrjdr shkeprk ksk ecekbtc kb id mhstcrhdjcbjk guk mrck y sdiv d su ndrrhc.


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Ki pkqukc ihnrc dzui

Drbcij... Cyk Drbcij! Id vcz jk ubd bhd ic iide.\k ikvdbt jk su puphtrk, sunhbjcsk di kstdbtk quk kstdnd oubtc d idvkbtdbd jk su sdib jk lidsks, dscebjcsk mdlhd ki pdthc, vhc d bhcslcrrhkbjc y oufdbjc y kbtcblks vhc d ubd bhd runhd lcb ub eccrcsd kb id ldnkzd sditdbjc id lukrjd jk kspdijds d i. Kiid jkoc jk sdi-

tdr di skbthrsk cnskrvdjd y sk jhc id vukitd mdlhd id vkbtdbd scbrhkbjc.Krd id bhd es juilk y mkrecsd quk odes mdyd vhstc. Krd ub bfki,su lcrdzb idth pcr kiid kb ksk ecekbtc, ksd bhd krd id pkrscbd qukmdnd kstdjc nusldbjc. Hnd d sdihr d su kblukbtrc ludbjc sk tcp lcbFkrdij, su ekocr dehfc oustc d su idjc.

Cyk Drbcij Tu mdlks3 Ik prkfubt. Ehrdnd pcr id vkbtdbd y ek kblcbtr lcb ksd mkrecsd bhd.Lcbtkst i. Fkrdij ehr pcr id vkbtdbd nusldbjc d quhkb sk rkgkrdsu dehfc y iukfc mhzc ubd kxprkshb lcbgusd

Zk rkkrks d kiid3 prkfubt skdidbjc d id mkrecsd bhd jk

ldnkiic idrfc. \h kiid, id bhd jk ehs sukcs. Jhoc i, pkrjhjdekbtk kbdecrd-jc. Drbcij erdid nhkb, ks Mkifd. Ik jhoc Fkrdij kstupkgdltc.

Bc nrcekks. Ik rklide Drbcij sdihkbjc jki kbldbtdehkbtc.

Bc kstcy nrcekdbjc, kiid ks Mkifd.Drbcij vcivh id vhstd y pdrd su scrprksd sk kblcbtr grkbtk d grkbtk

lcb kiid, quhkb ic mdnd kstdjc cnskrvdbjc jksjk ki ctrc idjc jk idvkbtdbd. Drbcij sk guk jk kspdijds jki sustc. Id bhd scbrh y iukfcjko su dihkbtc pidsedjc kb ki vhjrhc y kslrhnh lcb id pubtd jk susjkjcs ub ekbsdok tk dec Drbcij y kslrhnh jkspus Lui ks turkspukstd3

^kspukstd3 - Drbcij sk ikvdbt y pusc sus edbcs lcbtrd idvkbtdbd - \h Mkifd t ek... - shbth quk id vcz sk ik dmcfdnd - t ek


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fustds... ek fustds eulmc, yc tk... pkrc dbtks jk quk pujhkrd jklhric,kepkz d kslulmdr ubd vcz quk ic iidednd. Krd ki thenrk jki jkspkr-tdjcr quk lcb su Cyk Drbcij!, Cyk Drbcij! ic trdoc jk bukvc d idrkdihjdj. Drbcij dnrh sus cocs y sk kblcbtr lcb ki kbcrek trdfd iuzquk kstdnd kb ki tklmc jk su mdnhtdlhb.

Pcrquk3 Pcrquk kstcy scdbjc lcb kiid3 \k prkfubt Drbcijkxtrddjc.

Ki bhc jk ldnkiic dincrctdjc bc kbtkbjd pcr qu scdnd lcbMkifd F. Pdtdah, id bhd quk ic ecikstdnd jksjk ki odrjb jk bhcslcb cjhc dlrrhec y bubld ic jkodnd kb pdz. \hb jkodr jk pkbsdr kb kisukc, Drbcij sk ikvdbt. Krd mcrd jk prkpdrdrsk pdrd ub bukvc jd

jk lidsk kb id prhedrhd 44=, su kslukid jcbjk ic kspkrdndb sus dehfcs.

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Ics thtuidrks jki pkrhjhlc krdb kenikethlcs, jkldb lcsds lcecmrcks icldiks sdivdb vklhbjdrhc bhcs mkrchlcs sdivdb ki vklhb-jdrhc id fukrrd jk ics tcedtks rksurfk jki civhjc frdlhds d ub vd-

ihkbtk bhc y su ekocr dehfc \lmkla trds ids rkods? sk jkskbedsld-rd su edivcic pidb frdlhds d ubcs bhcs ktl ktl ktl... Ics pkrhjhlcsgukrcb idbzdjcs kb id eddbd difc rktdrjdjcs pcr Csadr Acacsmad,ki vclkdjcr kbldrfdjc jk ksd zcbd y rklcfhjcs vkiczekbtk pcr Mki-fd F. Pdtdah, ki tcrekbtc y id dedbtk sklrktd jk Drbcij. [bd vkzrklcfh tcjcs ics pkrhjhlcs kiid ics iikv d su ldsd y kb id scikjdjjk su ludrtc lcekbz d rklcrtdr lcb thokrds ic quk ik hbtkrksdnd. Idsgctcs jk dquki d quhkb su vhjd lcbsdfrdnd lcepiktdekbtk, Drbcij.

^klcrtdnd y pkfdnd ldjd gctc kb sus ihnrcs y lcb edrldjcrks jhnuod-nd lcrdzcbks dirkjkjcr jki lmhlc quk tdbtc ik fustdnd. Ki uithec rk-pcrtdok krd ki quk es ik fustdnd, kstdndb pidsedjcs kiics jcs oubtclcb Fkrdij ki ekocr dehfc jk Drbcij di idjc jk ub dutcns vcildjc,kstk rkpcrtdok ic jkoc kbtkrc tdlmdbjc difubds pdidnrds pdrd gcredrubd skblhiid pkrc diushvd grdsk Drbcij y Mkifd sdivdb ki vklhbjdrhcy jklidrdb su decr scstkbhkbjc id mcod Mkifd jhc ub idrfc y prc-

gubjc susphrc.Xd kst... mk rkubhjc tcjc ki edtkrhdi jk tu frdb icfrc dedjc


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ec. Jhoc y pkfc id bcthlhd kb id pukrtd jki dredrhc y sk qukj eh-rdbjc id gctcfrdgd - cm dedjc quk juilk guk prcndr tus idnhcs, pkrcdmcrd tkbfc fdbds jk eds, ek munhkrd fustdjc bc cluitdr id vkrjdj

pkrc... - Mkifd sk fhr y sk qukj kb shikblhc ub hbstdbtk - kspkrcquk difb jd pukjd lcbgksdr tcjc ic quk shkbtc pcr th y quk t ekdlkptks... Cm Drbcij eh es frdbjk dbmkic kb id thkrrd y kb ki lhkic,bc tk tkbfc dub pkrc ek lcbgcrec lcb ksk rklukrjc ki rklukrjc jki

nksc quk bcs jhecs kb dqukiid frdb tcrrk ehkbtrds iicvd d ldbtdrcs... Mkifd qukrhjd. Ks mcrd jk hr d id kslukid... id vcz jk su edjrkhbtkrrueph su scihicquhc. Xd vcy Ehrhde. Kxlide Mkifd kxdspkrdjd y sk prkpdr pdrd hr

d id kslukid.

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Zcjds ids bcthlhds icldiks lcekbzdrcb d fhrdr kb tcrbc d i y sudehfc Fkrdij, tcjcs qukrdb kslulmdr id mhstcrhd ubd y ctrd vkz. Idmhstcrhd jk ksk iclc jd, ludbjc ub pukbtk guk jhbdehtdjc, ub dutc-

ns sk vcil kstrkiibjcsk scnrk ki pdvhekbtc y ekjhc vklhbjdrhcqukjc kb ruhbds (iukfc jk skr jklidrdjc lcec ub iufdr mhstrhlc) shbkendrfc Drbcij ic lcbshfuh y dmcrd krd ub mrck, dubquk su dnukidguk kbldrlkidjd pcr ub eks y su dnukic jkedbjdjc pcr jkstrullhbkb prcphkjdj dokbd, krd ub mrck y tcjcs ic djehrdndb pcr ksc. Kb id prhedrhd 44=, kb ki sdib >07, ldsh tcjcs ics diuebcs jkiludrtc frdjc kstdndb rkubhjcs.

Ikstk ki pkrhjhlc3 Ik prkfubt Fkrdij jksjk su puphtrk.

\, ki skcr Acacsmad ek pdsc vdrhcs. Lcbtkst Drbcij, ehrdb-jc ki tdnikrc. \cecs id skbsdlhb... - Fkrdij sdl ubc jk ics thtuidrks - ehrdquk nhkb sdi kb kstd gctcfrdgd, ek munhkrd fustdjc ubd lcphd d lc-icr. Drbcij lcbtkepic id gctcfrdgd, Fkrdij tkbd rdzb sk vkdb euy

nhkb, kiics kstdndb euy scbrhkbtks, sdivc ubd pkrscbd. Id bhd jklciktds quk kstdnd d su idjc, Mkifd, tkbd kxprkshb jk pclcs dehfcs

lcec shkeprk. Nukbcs jds mrcks! - Hbtkrrueph kb id lcbvkrsdlhb \thbay -


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Lec sk shkbtkb jkspus jk sdivdr ki eubjc3 Bc sdivdecs ki eubjc... scic ki vklhbjdrhc. Dlidr Drbcij. Ki vklhbjdrhc ks lcec sh gukrd ki eubjc. Jhoc Pmcknk id ekocrdehfd jk Mkifd Pdtdah, ub pukstc dtrs jk Fkrdij. Ks lhkrtc. - Jhoc \hj - bc pukjc lrkkr quk ki vklhbjdrhc kstuvc d

pubtc jk jksdpdrklkr jk ub piuedzc. Pkrc bubld es vcivkr d lcrrkr pkihfrc dmcrd quk ks ub shthcmhstrhlc frdlhds d bcsctrcs. Prksueh Fkrdij.

D ekbcs quk mdyd ub jksdstrk bdturdi Ddjh Pmcknk y rklhnhid ehrdjd jksdprcndtcrhd jk tcjcs ics quk kstdndb dm. Ids lidsks ks-tdndb pcr hbhlhdr ludbjc Mkifd mhzc su kbtrdjd trhubgdi di sdib, shb

sdiujdr d bdjhk sk skbt kb su rkspklthvc iufdr.Nukbcs jds Mkifd. Id sdiuj Pmcknk kb ki pukstc jki idjc euy

dikfrk.Nukbcs... sdiuj skldekbtk, jk edi muecr lcec krd mdnhtudi

kb kiid. Drbcij id cnskrvc jksjk quk kbtr, rklcrjdbjc ki sukc quktuvc ksd eddbd, jksjk ic sulkjhjc kb hbjustrhds guturc difc mdndldenhdjc, i bc pcjd prklhsdr kxdltdekbtk quk krd pkrc krd ds, bc

pcjd drrdbldrsk ksd hedfkb jk id ldnkzd ldjd vkz quk vkd d Mkifd. Tu rdycs kstds ehrdbjc3! Ik rklide kiid di skbthrsk cnskr-vdjd. Bdjd... lcbtkstc i y vcivh id ehrdjd mdlhd ki grkbtk. Ki skcr\heecbs kbtrc di sdib jk lidsk k hbhlhc id ikllhb. Nukbc bhcs hbhlhdecs lidsk lcb lhkblhds bdturdiks pkrc db-tks quk bdjd quhkrc gkihlhtdr d Drbcij y d Fkrdij pcr su frdb icfrc.Dbublhc.

Frdlhds, frdlhds! Dfrdjklh Fkrdij shbthbjcsk lcci y kbfrdb-jklhjc. Guk ubd dllhb euy vdihkbtk, bdjhk munhkrd shjc tdb vdikrcsc,ksd krd ubd ehshb jhglhi y

X pkrgkltd pdrd ub pdr jk hjhctds. Ddjh Mkifd di jhslurscjki skcr \heecbs prcvcldbjc id rhsd jk sus lcepdkrcs. Fkrdij idehrc gkc, kstdnd klmdbjc d pkrjkr su ecekbtc jk ficrhd.

Mkifd bc jhfds ksc, tus lcepdkrcs bc scb hjhctds.Zcrpks3 Lcrrhfh Mkifd y d su lcekbtdrhc shfuhkrcb ids rhsds,


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Mkifd bc jksdprcvklmdnd bhbfubd cpcrtubhjdj pdrd jklhr difubd jksus grdsks.

Mkifd. Ik iide id dtkblhb su edkstrc. \hkeprk thkbks difc jksdfrdjdnik quk jklhr3 Ik shfuh Fkrdij. Ksc ek mdlk tdb kspklhdi. Jhoc Mkifd scbrhkbtk.

Bhcs! Iks rkprkbjh ki skcr \heecbs ludbjc id pukrtd skdnrh dpdrklhkbjc ki jhrkltcr Vdrtz ki edbjdes jk id prhedrhd 44=. \kcr \heecbs pukjk vkbhr ub ecekbtc. Ik phjh. Wcy kb skfuhjd - jhoc y sk jhrhfh d id lidsk - bhcs dmcrd rk-frksc, rkpdskb id ikllhb >6 jki ihnrc jk lhkblhds. Ki skcr \heecbssdih jki sdib y kb ludbtc ic mhzc vdrhds bhds sk ikvdbtdrcb y rc-

jkdrcb d Drbcij y d Fkrdij, kbtrk kiids kstdnd Ihid, id bhd es juilkjki lursc, jkbcehbdjd pcr Mkifd lcec id pkrgkltd Ihid Bcs prkfubtndecs sh iks fustdrd hr d eh ldsd mcy - Hbvht^mcbjd - quhkrc kslulmdr ubd vkz es ksd gdbtsthld mhstcrhd.

Lidrc mcbjd hrkecs iukfc jki oufdr kb ki ldepc Fkrdij. Dlkp-t jk hbekjhdtc Drbcij.

Euy nhkb. \k dikfr mcbjd. Guk euy vdihkbtk ic quk mhlhstk Drbcij - jhoc Ihid lcb su dbfk-ihldi vcz - ks tdb scrprkbjkbtk quk t y Fkrdij ic mdydb mklmc scics. \, scics. Jhoc Drbcij shbthkbjc ksd grd ehrdjd lidvbjcsk kbsu lukiic. Bc kstdnd kquhvcldjc Mkifd ic ehrdnd hbquhshjcrd ekbtk. Mkifd. Id iide Pmcknk skbtbjcsk kb ki pukstc jk dtrs. Tuk3 Prkfubt Mkifd jkodbjc jk vkr su cnokthvc. Ludbjc ek vds d lcbtdr tu vkrshb3 prkfubt kiid kb tcbc lcb-jkblhdi.

Xd tk id lcbt - y rksueh id mhstcrhd jk bukvc - Hbjustrhdsguturc quhkrk jkstruhr ki vklhbjdrhc nidnidni, ki frdb Ncn sk didlcb kiics nidnidni, Mkifd sk jd lukbtd jk quk ic vdb d kstdgdr, nid-

nidni, quhkrk hepkjhric, nidni vd d id tcrrk jk hbjustrhds guturcjhsgrdzdjd, dyujd d Drbcij euy d su ecjc, kslkbd pkrjhjd, gufd kbki dutcns kslkbd pkrjhjd. Ghb.

Bc kbgdthzds eulmc kb ubc jk tus frdbjks icfrcs Mkifd. Jhoc

Pmcknk.Bc ks eh icfrc, ks ki icfrc jk ksk kstphjc ldnkzd jk ndib - ksk


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krd ki dpcjc gdvcrhtc jk Mkifd pdrd Drbcij - ic bhlc quk lcbskfuguk sdivdrik ki pkiikoc di frdb Ncn (y ub nksc tdb juilk y tdb drjhkbtkquk mdlk quk ek jkrrhtd) Mkifd rklcrj id kslkbd, susphrdbjc rceb-thldekbtk, cnskrvdbjc jksjk ikocs d su frdb decr.

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Jkspus jk id kslukid, ics lmhlcs gukrcb d oufdr nkhsnci kb ki lde-pc Fkrdij.

Bc pukjc lrkkr ic quk ek lukbtds Fkrdij - jhoc lcb keclhbPmcknk di idjc jki lmhlc - jk ic quk ek pkrj.

Pukjks lrkkric3 Kb kstk ecekbtc Drbcij y yc scecs mrcks,sdivdecs ki vklhbjdrhc. ^kidt Fkrdij. Ksc ks shb jujd ubd mhstcrhd quk skrd jhfbd jk ub ihnrc. Jhoc idlmhld djehrdjd C jk ubd pkiluid... ksc skrd fkbhdi. Id iidedrd sdivdbjc kivklhbjdrhc Lcec ek munhkrd fustdjc kstdr dm. Jhoc Pmcknk

Bc Pmcknk bc guk dfrdjdnik, guk ubd shtudlhb euy tkbsd. Jhocki lmhlc y sdit jk id idvdjcrd jcbjk kstdnd skbtdjc. Jk vkrjdj3 ^klhnhkrcb dyujd3 ^klhnhecs dyujd jk tcjc ub lkbtrc jk cpkrdlhcbks quk bcs lcb-vhrthkrcb kb tcjcs ubcs dfkbtks, bcs munhkrds vhstc, jhfbc jk ubd

pkiluid.Fkbhdi y Tuhb es ics dyujc3Nukbc bdjhk kstdnd euy kbtushdsedjc kb dyujdr di vklhbjdrhc,

sdiv ub suoktc iidedjc vcz rcbld bubld supk quhb krd c ludikskrdb sus cnokthvcs pkrc bcs dyuj eulmc. Ik lcbt Fkrdij. Wcz ^cbld3 Prkfubt Pmcknk kxtrddjd. \h ub kxtrdc suoktc. Lcbthbc Fkrdij X Mkifd ics dyuj3 Prkfubt Pmcknk d sdnhkbjds jk id rks-

pukstd.Nukbc ub pclc di bdi pkrc bc eulmc, scic bcs dyuj d lcb-

julhr ki dutcns kb ki quk ksldpndecs. Ki dutcns kb ki quk ksldpdndb3


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\h! - jhoc Fkrdij vhshnikekbtk keclhcbdjc rkekenrdbjc ldjdkslkbd - guk ubd pkrsklulhb lcb tcjc y jhspdrcs - ubd kxdfkrdlhbjk su pdrtk - hbliusc sditdecs ub pukbtk y di bdi iikfdecs y kbtrk-fdecs id lhbtd quk krd pruknd hrrkgutdnik quk jkld quk ki vklhbjdrhckrd ub iufdr mhstrhlc. Mkifd bc ek lcbt bdjd jk ksc. Ekblhcb id bhd Jknk kstdr jklkplhcbdjd jk quk su gdehihd yd bc pujc vcivkrskrhld y pcjkrcsd. Dre Fkrdij

Dy! Fkrdij tu shkeprk pkbsdbjc edi jk Mkifd, kiid bc kstbedid lcec pdrklk. Jkgkbjh Pmcknk. Dm bc3

Z ehsec ek ic jhohstk, di bdi ics dyujc ub pclc. Zdi vkz tkbfds rdzb Pmcknk pkrc eh cphbhb jhglhiekbtk lde-

nhdrd rkspkltc d kiid. Cyk Mrck! Jkod jk prksuehr tus dltcs mkrchlcs y vkb d ou-fdr! - rkscpic id vcz frdlhcsd jk Mdrcij - tk jknkecs id vhjd pkrcbc dnusks. Wdecs d oufdr Pmcknk. Jhoc Fkrdij.

Mds vhstc d Mkifd3 prkfubt kiid ehkbtrds ic skfud Bc, yd kstdnd lcekbzdbjc d klmdr jk ekbcs sus frhtcs. JhocFkrdij Ks lhkrtc, lrk quk vkbjrd d oufdr. Jhoc id lmhquhiid Id vh mdlk rdtc jhoc quk yd vkbd. Jhoc difuhkb y id pdrkod jkbhcs sk vcivhkrcb di rklhb iikfdjc. Drbcij... kxlide Pmcknk Whkoc... Jbjk kstdnds3 Prkfubtc Fkrdij ehkbtrds mdlhd su sd-

iujc sklrktc lcb Drbcij, sdiujc quk mdldb jksjk ki odrjb jk bhcs. Kstdnd mdlhkbjc difubcs jknkrks kb ki \ubskt Dre, ki dnukic bcek jkoc hr mdstd quk ics tkrehb. Iks lcbt. Xd vkc. Jhoc Fkrdij Chfdb... vdb d oufdr s c bc3 ^kzcbfc Mdrcij kbgdjdjc. Xd vdecs. Jhoc Fkrdij y sk rkubhkrcb lcb sus lcepdkrcs d

oufdr.

Mkifd iikfc dldnc jk ekjhd mcrd y ludbjc tkrehbdrcb jk oufdrtcjcs sk jhspkrsdrcb ruenc d sus ldsds, ub frupc jk bhds sdiujdrcb


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euy dbhedjdekbtk d Drbcij. Mcid Drbcij! sdiujdndb di ubhscb lcec ub lcrc jk pcrrhstds. Mcid! Iks jkvcivh ki sdiujc tehjdekbtk. Mkifd sk hrrhtc jkscnrkedbkrd, jksjk quk sk mhzc mrck krd euy scihlhtdjc, bc ik fus-tdnd quk id bhds ic pkrshfuhkrdb lcb tdbtd hbshstkblhd, sh pujhkrdedtdrd d ldjd euokr quk sk dtrkvhkrd d mdnidrik, Mkifd lmdsqukcsus jhkbtks lcec id lcid jk ubd ldsldnki ehkbtrds sus lcepdkrcslcekbtdndb kbtrk kiics.

Tuk pcpuidr sk vukitc bukstrc dehfc. Lcekbt \thbay pdsdbjcpcr su idjc.

\h ks lhkrtc - Lcekbt Pkdpcj ctrc jk ics diuebcs jki ludrtc

frdjc - sk md lcbvkrthjc kb tcjd ubd lkiknrhjdj jksjk quk sdih kbksd rkvhstd Lmrcbcs. Ndm quk pdydsdjd hbtkrvhbc Mkifd ubhbjcsk d id lcbvkrsd-lhb - kb ubd skedbd bdjhk sk vd dlcrjdr. Mkifd bctc difc jk kbvhjhd kb tu vcz. Jhoc \thbay Nrcekds bc tkbfc bdjd quk kbvhjhdrik d ksk hjhctd, scic tuvc ub

pclc jk sukrtk y yd ks ub mrck. Jhoc Mkifd y shfuh jk idrfc. Ics

lmhlcs id ehrdrcb lcb idsthed vhbjcid dikodrsk.* * *

Id gded quk mdnd djquhrhjc Fkrdij y Drbcij prcbtc lcekbz dhrrhtdrid, yd bc pcjd ecikstdr d Drbcij d fustc, shkeprk mdnd ubskquhtc jk skfuhjcrks trds jk i, yd bc ic tkbd scic pdrd kiid. Mkifdguk bctcrhdekbtk kxliuhjd jk tcjc ki kspkltluic. Ics bhcs rcjkd-

ndb d ics lmhlcs y ik pkjdb mdstd dutfrdgcs. [bd tdrjk d id sdihjdjk id kslukid Mkifd sdid lcb sus ihnrcs tcpbjcsk lcb id ehrdjd lcbDrbcij dndoc jk ids ksldikrds, Mkifd susphr kbdecrdjd k hnd jklhrubc jk sus lishlcs scihicquhcs pkrc su hbsphrdlhb sk vhc rctd ludbjcids lmhlds jk ludrtc frdjc ic rcjkdrcb oubtc lcb Fkrdij.

Mum! D kstk rhtec vdb d ikvdbtdrik ub ecbuekbtc kb su bce-nrk - jhoc mdsthdjd - Kstc ks lrhehbdi!

Mkifd ndoc ids ksldikrds dikobjcsk ic es ikocs pcshnik jki kspklt-luic.


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Ehrkb ks ki bhc quk sdivc ki vklhbjdrhc. Jhoc ub bhc y sk guktrds id bunk jk fkbtk. Mkifd ndo id ehrdjd.

Kstk bc pukjk pcbkrsk pkcr. Jhoc Mkifd. Ludbjc ub dutc dpd-rklh jk id bdjd d frdb vkiclhjdj y sk sunh d id dlkrd oustc grkbtk dkiid, iikvbjcsk pcr jkidbtk ub mhjrdbtk jk dfud, ub frdb lmcrrc jkdfud sdih jhspdrdjc di lhkic y nd di vkmluic ehkbtrds su tdend-ikdbtk lcbjultcrd dnrh id pukrtd. Mkifd, dm ksts. Jhoc ehkbtrds tcjds ids ehrdjds lddb scnrkkiids. Ehrhde3! - Mkifd bc pcjd lrkkr ic quk vkd - Tu jkecbhcsksts mdlhkbjc dqu Ehrhde3

Ehrhde krd id edjrk jk Mkifd ubd euokr quk shkeprk kstdnd kbtrkjcrehjd y cslhidbtk.

Zk nusldnd eh pkqukd mkrcbd. Jhoc scbrhkbtk.Bc ek iideks ds! Bc scy bhbfubd mkrcbd. Kxlide Mkifd

kbgdjdjd jk scnrkedbkrd. Lidrc quk sh sdivdstk ki vklhbjdrhc. ^kpihl Ehrhde. Xc bc sdivk bhbfb bdjd!! - Frhtc kxdspkrdjd y tcjc qukjc kb

shikblhc kiid sk fhr mdlhd su pnihlc dshstkbtk - Tuk kstb ehrdb-jc3!Zcjcs shfuhkrcb lcb ic suyc shb jkodr jk ehrdr d id pkluihdr pdrkod

y ki mhjrdbtk quk pdrkld ubd gukbtk. Mkifd hepdlhkbtk sk iikv ubdedbc d id grkbtk. D vkr rktcekecs Tu mdlks dqu3

Whbk d nusldrtk ldrhc. Lcbtkst Ehrhde Dfrdjkzlc tu rkpkbthbc hbtkrs pcr e pkrc bekrc ubc- y

Mkifd kbuekrc lcb su jkjc bjhlk - bc bklkshtc ksc y buekrc jcsBc lcbjuzlds kb ksk kstdjc kb ki bcenrk jki lhkic! Bc tk pcbfds ds Mkifd - Ehrhde sk sunh di dutc - sunk tk iik-vdrk jk lceprds.

Zhkbk quk skr ub lmhstk! - Jhoc Mkifd lcb ics nrdzcs kb odrrds -kstds jkekbtk sh lrkks quk vcy d sunhrek di dutc, lcbthfc di vcidbtk.

Wdecs Mkifd! Dbhe Ehrhde y Mkifd dlkptc scic pcrquk quk-

rd sdihr ludbtc dbtks jk ksk iufdr, tdbtds ehrdjds kokrldb ubd kbcr-ek prkshb quk bc pcjd scpcrtdr.


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Ehrhde id iikvc di lkbtrc lcekrlhdi mdlhd ubd jk ids tdbtds thkbjdsquk mdnd kb ksk iufdr. [bd vkz dm kslcfh difubds prkbjds pdrdquk Mkifd iulhkrd, mcrds pdsdrcb y su edjrk ik mhzc prcndr ludbtcvksthjc sk ik dtrdvksdnd, pcr difubd rdzb Ehrhde kstdnd cnskshcbd-jd pcr quk Mkifd sk pdrklhkrd d \mhriky Zkepik difc quk rkdiekbtkid kxdspkrdnd. Mkifd kstdnd jkskspkrdjd y ldbsdjd, ludbjc pcr b

trehbc ki jksik. Kiid jklhjh jdrsk ubd vukitd gukrd jki lkbtrc lc-ekrlhdi, ehkbtrds Ehrhde mdlhd id id pdrd pdfdr.

Bc tk dikoks eulmc, iukfc vdecs pcr ubcs zdpdtcs. Mkifd mhzcubd eukld jk jhsfustc y sdih, mdlhd id pukrtd prhblhpdi jki lkbtrclcekrlhdi kblcbtrbjcsk lcb id euithtuj jk fkbtk kb id ldiik, Mkifdldehbc mdstd id ksquhbd y sk tcp lcb ub vkbjkjcr denuidbtk. Mcid ocvkb jded Tuk jkskds iikvdr3 Jhoc ki mcenrk cgrklhkb-jc su ekrldbld. Mkifd jhc ub vhstdzc kblcbtrbjcsk vdrhcs ihnrcshbtkrksdbtks objcsk kb ubc kb kspklhdi krd ub ihnrc jk lunhkrtd dzui

dtdjc lcb ubd lhbtd bkfrd, ub eciksqub jk mcods dedrhiids shb ubscic tdlmb. \krvhrd pkrgkltdekbtk pdrd ub jhdrhc c pdrd kslrhnhr nkiids grd-sks d ub dedbtk. Jhoc ki vkbjkjcr nusldbjc ubd vkbtd. Mkifd scbrh,ki ihnrc krd dzui lcec id fcrrd quk iikvdnd su dedjc y cjhdjc Drbcijdrrhnd jk su ldnkzd jk ndib. Krd pkrgkltc pdrd kslrhnhr grdsks jksks-

pkrdjds y iikbds jk decr. Lubtc3

Jdek ic quk lcbshjkrk tu lcrdzb bkbd, ksk ihnrc md rcbjdjctdbtc thkepc pcr dqu quk lrkc quk tk md kstdjc kspkrdbjc - jhoc kimcenrk y Mkifd ik jhc ic quk tkbd kblhed > jidrks. - frdlhds eu-kld jhcs tk nkbjhfd.

Mkifd iikv su ihnrc euy lcbtkbtd

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Iukfc jk ksldpdr ihtkrdiekbtk jk ids fdrrds jk Ehrhde, Mkifddvdbz pcr id dlkrd scstkbhkbjc su bukvd djquhshlhb, jktkbhbjcskgrkbtk d ub dpdrdjcr. [b tkikvhscr kstdnd trdbsehthkbjc kb jhgkrhjcubd kbtrkvhstd jk ub gdecsc prcfrded, Drbcij y Fkrdij krdb ics kb-trkvhstdjcs.^klhnhkrcb dyujd lmhlcs3 Prkfubt ki kbtrkvhstdjcrrdecs bcsctrcs jcs lcbtrd ki eubjc. Lcbtkstc Fkrdij shb jkec-rd. Mkifd mhzc ubd eukld jk jhsfustc. Ics lcekbtdrhcs jki lmhlcbc gukrcb jk su dfrdjc. \hfuh ehrdbjc id kbtrkvhstd lcbtkepidbjclcb bcstdifhd d su dedjc, ^klcrjdbjc su ithed lcbvkrsdlhb skrhd

lcb Drbcij. Guk pcr ki ldicr jki ecekbtc guk id grdsk quk rksuehtcjc ksk jd, Mkifd sk shbth trhstk jk rkpkbtk, dlulihiidjd kb id ldiikehrdbjc ki tkikvhscr, shbth ub mcrrhnik vdlc kb ekjhc jk pklmc.

Ek munhkrd fustdjc bc cluitdric es, bc kstdrd trhstk lcec ickstcy dmcrd - Jhoc susphrdbjc dnurrhjd sdldbjc su rkihldrhc su es

prklhdjc tkscrc quk lcbtkbd id gctc jk Drbcij - Tu munhkrd pdsd-jc sh bc ek munhkrd rktrdltdjc3 \kfurdekbtk ek munhkrds rklmdzdjc,Cm Drbcij tk mk kbditklhjc lcb ksk trhubgc y d id vkz tk mk dikodjc jke, ks lcec sh ki ubhvkrsc kbtkrc bcs skpdrdrd dmcrd. Mkifd sk puscjk phk y ldehb scstkbhkbjc su rkihldrhc. Zk shkbtc euy ikocs jk eh decr, tdb ikocs quk yd bc pukjc di-ldbzdrtk. Mkifd lkrr sus cocs euy dpksdjuenrdjd. Ludbjc di iik-fdr d ubd ksquhbd lmclc lcbtrd difuhkb quk hnd kb pdthbktd jhstrdjc,Mkifd ldy jk kspdijds. Ki ihnrhtc dzui sdih vcidbjc pcr ics dhrks.Pcr ub ecekbtc scic vhc kstrkiids kb ub hbekbsc gcbjc bkfrc.

Mkifd kstds nhkb3 Prkfubt difuhkb lcb prkclupdlhb, d Mkifdik tce ubcs skfubjcs rkdllhcbdr. Ludbjc rklupkrc id vhshb vhc dsu dedjc lcbtrdstdjc lcb ki dzui frhs jki lhkic. Mkifd sk hblcrpcrdpubtdbjc lcb ki jkjc bjhlk. Cm Drbcij... oustdekbtk kstdnd pkbsdbjc kb th.

Km3! Prkfubt Drbcij lcbgubjhjc. Mkifd sdlujh id ldnkzdvcivhkbjc kb s.

Jhfc Tu mdlks dqu tcrpk ldnkzd jk ndib3 ^klide kiid. Ic shkbtc Mkifd Zk idsthek3 \k jhsluip Drbcij dyujbjcid d


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ikvdbtdrsk. Lidrc quk s! Ldsh ek kstdephiids kb ki pdvhekbtc Bc pukjkstkbkr ub pclc es jk luhjdjc ekikbujc3 Kxlide Mkifd ecikstddpubtbjcik lcb su rkihldrhc, ki ludi fudrjc di ldkr kb lukbtd. Bc ek ok. \k kxlus

Zcrpk! Ik frhtc, Drbcij hnd d skfuhr jhsluipbjcsk. Ludbjc idsbhds jk skxtc frdjc ic rcjkdrcb. Cyk lmhlc quhkrks vkbhr lcb bcsctrds d tcedr difc. Ic hbvhtcEdrd kbtushdsedjd. Ids lmhlds jkodrcb d Mkifd pcr gukrd jki lrlu-ic, kiid bc sk ecikst kb qukjdrsk y sk diko gdsthjhdjd. Drbcij hnd ddlkptdr id hbvhtdlhb ludbjc vhc d Mkifd edrlmdrsk y iukfc rkpdr kb

ki ihnrc civhjdjc kb ki sukic.Jhsluipkb jhoc y ksquhvc d ids bhds tcedbjc ki ihnrc y shfuh

d Mkifd quk yd jcnidnd id ksquhbd. Kiid ldehbdnd shbthkbjc bduskdsludbjc kslulm su bcenrk d id jhstdblhd.

Mkifd! Mkifd sk jktuvc y sk fhr. Di vkric ubd frdb dikfrd idhbvdjh, scbrh shb pcjkr kvhtdric.

X dmcrd qu quhkrks3 Prkfubt d Drbcij ubd vkz id dildbz,

lcb ubd kxprkshb tctdiekbtk jhsthbtd. Civhjdstk kstc. Ik jhoc i. Dm!... Jhoc lcb jkshiushb di vkr quk sk trdtdnd jk su ihnrc dzui- trdk dl.

Zrdtc jk quhtrskic pkrc i bc ic kbtrkfc, Mkifd sk kbgdj. Bc tkbfc thkepc pdrd oufdr jdek eh kstphjc ihnrc.

Kspkrd Mkifd mdy difc quk quhkrc jklhrtk pkrc bc mk tkbhjc idcpcrtubhjdj.

Tuk3 Prkfubt Mkifd y Drbcij jhc ub pdsc djkidbtk pcbhkbjcd id bhd d id jkgkbshvd. i scstuvc ki ihnrc lcb dends edbcs y iukfcjhoc. Frdlhds pcr dyujdrek bc ic munhkrd icfrdjc shb th. Ksd skblhiidgrdsk ncrrc pcr lcepiktc id eciksthd quk tkbd Mkifd lcbtrd ki eub-jc. Id scbrhsd quk sk pidse kb su ldrd jurc ksldscs skfubjcs pkrcicfrc scrprkbjkr di lmhlc jk ldnkiic dincrctdjc.

Cm bc thkbks quk dfrdjklkric, ek lcbvkbd quk sk sdivdrd kivklhbjdrhc, tu sdnks luksthb jk bkfclhcs, mdnd eulmc jhbkrc jk


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pcr ekjhc - Jhoc kiid prksuehjd - bc tk vdyds d dlcstuenrdr d quk tkmdfd gdvcrks. Ic quk t jhfds Mkifd. Jhoc Drbcij kbtcrbdbjc ics cocs. Nukbc Ksc krd tcjc ic quk tkbds quk jklhrek3 Prkfubt kiid. \.

Kbtcblks jdek eh kstphjc ihnrc. Kxhfh Mkifd y Drbcij ik kb-trkfc ki ihnrc y kiid dprcvklmc pdrd rczdr su edbc lcb id suyd. \hb-thkbjc ub lmcquk kiltrhlc. Bh ki rdyc ek kstrkeklkrd tdbtc lcec tu rclk dedjc ec - guk-rcb sus pkbsdehkbtcs kb ksk hbstdbtk - \k tk cgrklk difc es3 Bc.

Kbtcblks euvktk ldnkzd ndib! Kxlide Mkifd dpdrtbjc-ic lcb su edbc y shfuh su ldehbc dikfrkekbtk scstkbhkbjc ki ihnrcdzui kb su rkfdzc Ki lmhlc id vhc dikodrsk shb pcjkr kvhtdr rklcrjdric quk sulkjh kb HG kb ksk hblrknik jd ludbjc sk lcbvhrth kb m-rck. Ksk jd Mkifd jhoc quk ic dednd iukfc jhoc quk krd ubd nrced,Drbcij ik lrky pcr supukstc, pkrc jksjk ksk jd tcjc ldenhc kbtrkkiics, dubquk dencs ic bkfdrdb. Ksk rclk ic lceprcndnd.

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Mkifd rkfrksc d su ldsd y sk skbt kb id ksldikrd kb ki ithecksldib, sdldbjc su piued kspklhdi y susphr. Krd ki ecekbtc jklcekbzdr ki ihnrc dzui lcb difubd grdsk dicldjd sdihjd jk su lcrdzb,

pusc ki ihnrc dnhkrtc scnrk sus rcjhiids y sk iikv id pubtd jk id piuedd id ncld, lcblkbtrbjcsk tctdiekbtk kb id mcod quk tkbd kbgrkbtk,

Tuk kslrhnhr pdrd kepkzdr kstk ihnrc, Eee lrkc quk kepkzdrklcb ki bcenrk jk eh frdb decr... - Mkifd lcekbz d kslrhnhr - D pcrksk bfki jk ldnkiics jcrdjcs, ^ pcr ki rklukrjc jki nksc quk bcsjhecs, B bubld jkodrk jk dedrik, C pcr ki cslurc y purc decr qukfudrjc jkbtrc jk e, I pcr... Di tkrehbdr su dlrsthlc, kbtrc d su ldsd ldenhdbjc su kxprkshbjk kbdecrdjd pcr ubd jk frucbd, ds krd Mkifd F. Pdtdah id ktkrbd

kbdecrdjd quk dednd d Drbcij kb sklrktc.


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Idecur gutur

Id pkrd hbvdjd mdstd ics ithecs ics rhblcbks jki \ubskt Dre,Idrfc di gdltctue scbdnd d frdbjks jklhnkiks pkrc di dnukic Pmhibc pdrkld ecikstdrik. Id tcbdjd ic dikfrdnd tdbtc quk mdstd ik jhkrcbfdbds jk ldbtdrid. Gfdrc... Gfdrc! - ldbturrkdnd ki dnukic ehkbtrds ldehbdnd pcr

id lclhbd - Wdyd quk id bukvd kst ndstdbtk dikfrk. Ik fustd ki rquhke. Lcekbtc id dnukid ndhidbjc lcb ids ciids,mdlhkbjc edidndrks kb ki dhrk. Ks cpkrd Pccahk - Lcrrhfh ki dnukic - kb b, ks nukbc tkbkr

bukvcs hbquhihbcs kb kstd ldsd, yd ek kstdnd ldbsdbjc jk ics ehsecsvdfcs jk shkeprk. Mcbcr quk ek mdlk... dnukic. ^kpihl Csadr pdsdbjc pcr id lc-lhbd, y shfuh jk idrfc

Bc ek jhfds dnukic, bc scy tu dnukic. Jhoc ki dblhdbc ditkrdjc.Id eshld jki ndrnkrc jk \kvhiid prcvkbd jk id mdnhtdlhb bekrc

=, jcbjk rklhkbtkekbtk sk mdnd hbstdidjc ubd drthstd, quk vhvd jk idksluiturd, kstdnd tkrehbdbjc ubd jk sus cnrds. [bd kstdtud quk pd-rkld ldsh vhvd, kiid kstdnd tdb lcbtkbtd lcb ki rksuitdjc quk ik sunhtcjc ki vciuekb d su kquhpc jk scbhjc y ndoc ids juilks bctds jki G-fdrc ik jhc ics ithecs tcquks d su cnrd, id ludi bc pujc qukjdrik es

pkrgkltd, dmcrd id kstdtud jk ub 4.


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ki fcipk mhzc quk lidvdrd ki lhblki kb id ldrd jk id rklhb tkrehbdjdkstdtud, jkodbjc di ecbuekbtc jkstrczdjc. Id drthstd cnskrvc mcrrc-rhzdjd dmcfdbjc ub frht di vkr lcec su cnrd sk pkrjd, d id vkz qukki cnoktc mdlhd su shfuhkbtk dtkbtdjc, ldiidbjc d Gfdrc.

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Zrkhbtd y lhblc skfubjcs dbtks jki dtkbtdjc. Ki ldusdbtk jki frdbjksdstrk dvdbzdnd mdlhd \ubskt Dre. Kstuvhstk tkrrhnik Drbcij, bc ik jds bh di dhrk. ^klrhehbdnd dhrd-jdekbtk Mdrcij d id ldnkzd jki frupc.

Jodek kb pdz Mdrcij, yd ek ic mds rklrhehbdjc ndstdbtk. JhocDrbcij mdrtc jk sus rklidecs. X tk ic skfuhr rklrhehbdbjc, pcr tu luipd pkrjhecs. Jknk skr pcrquk su gukbtk jk hbsphrdlhb bc kstdnd... I-h-i-d.Jhoc Mkifd tdenhb ecikstd. D kiid ik kbldbtdnd ecikstdric jk kskecjc jksjk ki dsubtc Zhenkriy. Bc iks mdfds ldsc vhkoc ub jd edic ic thkbk mdstd Ehlaky Adih-bk. Ic dbhe Fkrdij. Ldjd jd krks pkcr, bubld ik jds d id ncid y ludbjc ik jds, pcb-lmds d id fkbtk. Dskfur Mdrcij Ksc bc ks lhkrtc. \k jkgkbjh ki lmhlc. D vkr... - Mdrcij sk djkidbt kb ub drrkndtc - Dbd tu pubtkrd!

X ik idbz id ncid lcb tcjds sus gukrzds. Drbcij rkdllhcbc rphjd-ekbtk y kb ehisheds jk skfubjc dfdrr ki ndtk quk iikvdnd y ik jhcd id ncid jk iikbc. Munhkrd shjc ubd dbctdlhb kb ub oukfc rkdi, guk

ub kxlkikbtk fcipk. Ics lmhlcs vhkrcb id trdykltcrhd jk id ncid y idshepthld lurvd quk jhnuo y tdenhb vhkrcb lec sk jhrhfd d id ldsdjk muspkjks kbtrdbjc pcr ubd jk ids vkbtdbds, dpdfdbjc id eshldquk kb ksk ecekbtc rkhbdnd. Lhkics codid bc mdyds idsthedjc d bdjhk c rctc difc. Jhoc Fkrdij. Di shikblhdrsk id eshld ki dnukic sk kxtrd. Id cpkrd sk jktuvc

nrusldekbtk kb id ekocr pdrtk, ki dnukic sk dsce lcb lurhcshjdj y

kbtcblks kslulm ki ruhjc jk ubd pukrtd y vhc d ubd euokr dredjd lcbub lulmhiic jk ldrbhlkrc, ndodbjc ids ksldikrds, jhrhfhbjcsk eklbh-


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ldekbtk mdlhd id pukrtd. Id pukrtd jki \ubskt Dre sk dnrh y lcec krd lcstuenrk id trcpdjk dbhediks yd sk dprksurdndb d kbtrdr pkrc grkbdrcb di kblcbtrdrskubd dekbdzdbtk furd dscedrsk lcb ub frdb lulmhiic.

Tu ks ksc3! Kxlide Mdrcij dsustdjc, tcjcs ics lmhlcs skkspdbtdrcb dbtk ksd dpdrhlhb Tuhkb guk3 Prkfubt id euokr shb rcjkcs lcb ubd vcz jk uitrd-tuend, ldehbdbjc jhrkltc mdlhd ki fcrjc, nidbjhkbjc ki lulmhiic Tuhkb guk qu...3 Prkfubt Mdrcij lcb vcz quknrdjd Tuhb guk ki fusdbc hbgkihz quk drrcoc kstd pkictd3! ^ufh ecs-trdbjc ubd pkictd jk nkhsnci id ehsed quk mdnd kbtrdjc pcr id vkbtd-

bd y ik mdnd fcipkdjc id ldnkzd. Guk Drbcij etkic d i, yc bc mhlk bdjd. \kdi hbekjhdtdekbtkMdrcij mdlhd Drbcij. Cyk pkrc sh t idbzdstk id ncid. Prctkst Fkrdij. \h ks lhkrtc. Ik shfuh Drbcij. Pkrc t id ndtkdstk. Dlusc Mdrcij jkihnkrdjdekbtk. Drbcij3 Prkfubt id pcsksd quk jk ub ecekbtc d ctrc vcivh did bcredihjdj lcb scic kslulmdr ksk bcenrk. \h guh yc, ic shkbtc skcrd Kisd, kspkrc bc mdnkr ldusdjc bhbfbjdc. Djehth ki lmhlc. Ki jdc sh ic mhlhstk ocvkblhtc ldsh ek edtds - \kdi ki kbcreklmhlmb kb su ldnkzd - y jkstruhstk d Guturc. Ic vd d edtdr3 Prkfubt Mdrcij skdidbjc ki kbcrek lulmhiic. Ksts iclc3 Lcec vcy d edtdr di bhktc jki mcenrk quk ek jd

pcsdjd... - \kdi id euokr y iukfc ldy kb lukbtd jk quk iikvdnd ub

lulmhiic - Dyy!X scit ki dred lcb mcrrcr.

Zcjc kb crjkb skcrd Kisd3 Prkfubt ki dnukic Pmhi, dpdrklhkb-jc kb id pukrtd jk id ldsd. \h tcjc kb crjkb. \kdi id euokr shb ikvdbtdr ub scic ldrfc kblcbtrd jk Drbcij, rklcfhkbjc ki lulmhiic y vcivh d kbtrdr d id ldsd shbjklhr bdjd es, lcb id pubtd jki dred mdlhd dtrs.

Ctrc jhfbc mdnhtdbtk jki \ubskt Dre. Lcekbt Fkrdij ehkbtrdsDrbcij ndodnd id ehrdjd.


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Cyk ldnkzd jk ndib, Ek pukjks jklhr pcr qu ksd icld ldenhcjk dlthtuj di kslulmdr tu bcenrk3 Kstdnd lidrc quk vkbd d edtdr ddifuhkb pkrc ldenhc jk cphbhb di kbtkrdrsk quk sk trdtdnd jk t. Prk-fubt Mkifd skdidbjc mdlhd id ldsd jcbjk mdnhtdnd id sjhld.

Nukbc id vkrjdj bc ic s, pkrc jksjk quk iikfc ks ndstdbtk ded-nik lcbehfc, pdrklk ubd nukbd pkrscbd. \h lidrc, sk ik bctd. Jhoc Mkifd lcb sdrldsec. Pdfd id rkbtd pubtudiekbtk y thkbk nukb fustc eushldi id jk-gkbjh Drbcij y iukfc sk prkfubt kxtrddjc - Tu quhsc jklhr lcbquk jkstru ki guturc3 Ks drthstd c difc ds3 Hbtkrrcf su lcepdkrc d su idjc.

\h, mdlk ksluiturds. Whvk scid3 \h. Nukbc di pdrklkr rcephstk difc, ekbcs edi bc tk dlusc lcb tudnukic. Ddjh Fkrdij Lrkc quk jknkrd vkr qu guk ic quk rcep - Jhoc Drbcij y skjhrhfh d id ldsd - bcs vkecs jkspus. Ca! Zkb luhjdjc Drbcijc, pdrklk ndstdbtk tcldjd. Djvhrth Mkifdes ki lmhlc bc ik prkst dtkblhb y kbtrc d id ldsd. [bd vkz djkbtrcsk jhrhfh d id mdnhtdlhb bekrc =, fcipkc ub pdr jk vklks. \hfd quhkb quhkrd quk skd. \kdi id vcz jk Kisd. Ki lmhlc dnrhid pukrtd y sk kblcbtr lcb id euokr dpcstdjd kb ubd shiid lcbtkepidb-jc su kstdtud rctd jk grkbtk lcb ubd ncisd jk mhkic kb id ldnkzd. Krks tu Drbcij, shfuk bc tk qukjks dm - ik jhoc y iukfc ik jhc ub

scrnc d ub vdsc jk vcjad quk tkbd di idjc jk su shiid- idekbtc mdnkrdsustdjc d tus dehfcs pkrc ludbjc tkbfc drrdbquks jk hrd, bc phkbsc. Bc sk prkclupk skcrd Kisd - Jhoc lkrrdbjc id pukrtd trds jk s ydpubtc mdlhd id kstdtud jkstruhjd.- ks ksd. \h ksd ks, bc sk vk euy nhkb lcb ksk dfuokrc vkrjddj3 Zrdt jk

nrcekdr. Bc id pukjk rkpdrdr3

Bc kb dnsciutc, id bhld cplhb quk ek qukjd ks mdlkr ctrd, sksupcbk quk jknc kbtrkfdr ubd kstdtud pkrgkltd, shb ubd scid hepkr-


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gkllhb, ki skcr Vhtthbfmde ks euy kxhfkbtk kb ksk dspkltc y krdoustdekbtk pdrd mcy, dm sukrtk id edd. \k idekbt. X bc pukjk mdlkr ubd rpihld3 Bc pukjc mdlkr id ehsed ksluiturd jcs vklks, Drbcij. Pkrc bc

tk shkbtds edi, d ids kstdtuds jk sukik pdsdr kstk thpc jk lcsds, ehrd did Wkbus quk ik gditd ics nrdzcs. Ek fustdrd rkpdrdr ki jdc jk difb ecjc. Jhoc y id euokr iclcbtkepic lcb id juizurd jk ubd edjrk. Difuhkb fcipkc y id pukrtd skdnrh jk rkpkbtk y grkbtk d kiics dpdrklh ub mcenrk ndoc y kb trdok. Jhsluipk eh dtrkvhehkbtc skcrd Kisd pcr kbtrdr ds, mk vkbhjc dvkr id kstdtud quk md mklmc pdrd e. \diuj

\kcr Vhtthbfmde ic kspkrdnd es tdrjk. Jhoc Kisd pcbhbjcskjk phk Ks kstd3 Prkfubt ki mcenrk jhrhfhbjcsk d id kstdtud dfrhktd-jd hfbcrdbjc ic jhlmc pcr id euokr - sk vk euy edi.Ki skcr Vhtthbfmde tcl ihfkrdekbtk id kstdtud y di mdlkric kstd skjksecrcbc kb ki dltc. Ki hepdltc mdnd shjc jkstrulthvc. \h ksd krd. Jhoc kiid ecrjhbjcsk ics bujhiics jk ids edbcs. Ks ub lmhstk vkrjdj3 Guk ub dllhjkbtk... sk dprksur d hbtkrvkbhr Drbcij shbthbjcskluipdnik pkrc Kisd ic rktuvc. Bc tkbfc kxlusd. [stkj sk lceprcekth d kbtrkfdrek ubd kstdtud pdrd e y yd ik

pdfuk pcr ksc. Jhoc ki skcr Vhtthbfmde euy ecikstc. \h skcr y id tkbjr pkrc jknk kspkrdr ub pclcc. Zrdt jk kxpih-ldrsk Kisd.

Civhjd id hbukblhd quk tkbfc kb ki kbtcrbc drtsthlc, pukjc md-lkr quk su ldrrkrd skd ub trhstk rklukrjc jk dykr, ik jcy jcs jds pdrdquk kbtrkfuk ic prcekthjc c vkr lcec mdfc quk sk mubjd kb su ld-rrkrd. - \hb jklhr ubd scid pdidnrd es ki thpc sdih ehrdbjc d ldjdubc - quk tkbfd ub nukb jd skcrd, ocvkb.

Id pukrtd sk lkrr trds ki skcr Vhtthbfmde jkodbjc d Kisd lcbtk-bhkbjc ki dhrk.

Whkoc jksfrdlhdjc! ^ufh kugrhld Kisd Bc sk ditkrk skcrd Kisd... ik md jdjc ubcs jds es. Jhoc Drbcij


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Lcec sh ids kstdtuds sk mhlhkrd lcb ub pdr jk lhblkidjds. ^kpihlKisd. Xc s quk pukjk mdlkric - Dbhe Drbcij - yc id dyujdrk. Prhekrc tkbfc quk hbsphrdrek y ksc bc ks glhi mdnd pukstc eu-

lmc kepkc kb ksd kstdtud. Jhoc y sk jko ldkr jk bukvc kb id shiid. Xd id kblcbtrdrd. Id dbhe ki bhc. Kisd vhc ki nrhiic jk sus cocsy rklcnrc ids kspkrdbzds, supkrdbjc kb ldbsdblhc quk id hbvdjd kbksk ecekbtc. Kst nhkb, ic hbtkbtdrk, Drbcij yd quk ek vds d dyujdr bklkshtcquk mdfds ub pdr jk lcsds, trkek ldg, ihlcr y pcb eshld... bklkshtchbsphrdrek.

Kbtkbjhjc. ***

[b pdr jk mcrds jkspus, ub tkrrb jk didndstrc kspkrdnd trdbsgcr-edrsk kb kstdtud es Kisd bc tkbd hbsphrdlhb y tdepclc ub ecjkic. Bklkshtc ub ecjkic. Jhoc jkspus jk ub rdtc [b ecjkic3 Ki skcr Vhtthbfmde ek phjh ubd kstdtud quk kxprksdrd hbclkb-lhd. Id prhekrd kstdtud quk mhlk sk nds kb difc quk vh kb id tkikvh-shb, bklkshtc ctrc ecjkic. Lec quhb3 Bc s, difuhkb nukbc, jk lcrdzb purc... Kisd ehr pcr id vkbtd-bd d vkr sh kblcbtrdnd difc pkrc bc mdyc bdjd hbtkrksdbtk, ic quk vkdkrd rkdiekbtk nhzdrrc, jksvh id vhstd mdlhd su mdnhtdlhb y kbtcblks

su vhstd rkldy scnrk Drbcij quhkb kstdnd jhstrdjc y dpubtc mdlhd ilcb sus edbcs. Tuhktc, bc tk eukvds. Jhoc pdskdbjc su ikbfud pcr sus idnhcs,Drbcij sk qukj quhktc lcec kstdtud kb id pcsk kb id quk kstdnd pdrdkscs hbstdbtks. Pdrdjc kb ub phk. Pcr qu3 Krks pkrgkltc. Jhoc kiid.

Xc3 Pkrc yc bc scy ecjkic djkes ustkj jhoc quk Bc jhslutds tdbtc y qujdtk quhktc. Jhoc Kisd grublhkbjc ki lkc


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y Drbcij cnkjklh.

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Fkrdij jklhjh pdsdr ub rdtc d sdiujdr d su dehfc, ki dnukic Pmhi icrklhnh y ik jhoc jbjk kstdnd, sk jhrhfh d jcbjk vhvd Kisd y fcipkcdnrhkbjc pcstkrhcrekbtk. Drbcij ksts dqu3 Prkfubt kblcbtrbjcsk lcb ubd drthstd trd-

ndodbjc y d Drbcij pcsdbjc lcec ecjkic scnrk ubd nutdld. Fkrdij3 Tu mdlks3

\hrvc lcec ecjkic, pdrd id skcrd Kisd. Xd vkc. Zu - jhoc kiid sdihkbjc jk jktrs jki lunc skdidbjc d Drbcij -bc tk eukvds y tu - skdidbjc d Fkrdij - lhkrrd id pukrtd, ldenhd jkldblhb y mds ldg, pkrc ydd! Nukbc. Jhoc Fkrdij shb rkehifdr k mhzc ldsc.Mcrds jkspus ki trdndoc jk Kisd lcekbz d dvdbzdr ub pclc, Drbcijkstdnd dfctdjc es sk ksgcrz pcr skr ub nukb ecjkic. Xd pukjks ndodr Drbcij, ks sulhkbtk, eulmds frdlhds. Jhoc kiid

ldbsdjd. Kst qukjdbjc euy nhkb. Lcekbt Fkrdij quhtbjcsk ki jkidb-tdi, mdnd mklmc id lkbd ehkbtrds id drthstd trdndodnd. Db gditd eulmc, pkrc mkecs dvdbzdjc ub pclc, kb ub pdr jkmcrds kstdrs hbecrtdihzdjc Drbcij. Jhoc id drthstd \h. Jhoc ki lmhlc ehrdbjc ki lunc quk db bc tkbd bhbfubd gcr-

ed. Eddbd skfuhrkecs, dfrdjklkrd eulmc sh shfuks shkbjc eh ec-jkic. Ik phjh. Ic mdr, jkspus jk id kslukid. Prcekth ki lmhlc Euy nhkb skr ekocr quk sk vdydb yd ks tdrjk. \h ks lhkrtc, bcs kblcbtrdecs eddbd dqu. Jhoc Fkrdij kbtu-shdsedjc

Wdik. Jkspus jk quk Fkrdij sk edrlmdrd d su ldsd, Drbcij jklhjh quk-


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jdrsk ub pclc es kb lcepdd jk Kisd. Tuhkrc prkfubtdrik difc3 Jhek. Jhoc Kisd ehkbtrds crfdbhzdnd sus mkrrdehkbtds jk kslui-turds.

Pcr qu bc sk kbgdj lcbehfc pcr ic jk id kstdtud3 Kisd ic ehrlcb cocs kbtcrbdjcs. Pcr trdtdrsk jk th, djehtc quk sh munhkrd shjc ctrc bhc kb kstkecekbtc ek kstdrdb prclksdbjc pcr mcehlhjhc. Djehth Pcr qu3 Wcivh d prkfubtdr. Pcr qu ek rklukrjds eulmc d difuhkb. D quhb3 Prkfubt Drbcij

D ub bhc hfudi jk lmhquhtc d th y euy qukrhjc pcr e. Jhoc Kisdy dnrh ki ldob jcbjk kstdnd id gctc jk ub bhc jk id ehsed kjdj jkDrbcij grkbtk d id hepcbkbtk tcrrk Khggki.

Kb skrhc3 \, ks ubd pkrscbd euy kspklhdi pdrd e bc id mk vhstc kb eulmcthkepc - Kisd sk pusc ekidblihld - pkrc ndstd jk mdnidr jk e, m-

nidek jk th, ek hedfhbc quk tus dnukics tk quhkrkb eulmc Wkrjdj3Prkfubt y lkrr ki ldob, iukfc jk fudrjdr id gctcfrdgd. \, scb difc kxtrdcs, pkrc shkeprk mdb kstdjc lcbehfc. X thkbks nukbcs dehfcs3 Fkrdij, bcs lcbclkecs jksjk ki odrjb jk bhcs. Kb skrhc3 \h. X quhb ks id lmhld jki ecc rcsd3 quhsc sdnkr Kisd Mkifd3 Prkfubt Drbcij kxtrddjc

Ds quk ksk ks su bcenrk - Jhoc Kisd - Nukbc ks quk shkeprk idvkc rcbjdr pcr dm, ks lcec sh kspkrdrd d difuhkb, yc lrkd quk krd ubddjehrdjcrd tuyd. Kiid3 bc, kiid ek cjhd, kb id kslukid ek dtcrekbtd lcbstdbtk-ekbtk pcbhbjcek dpcjcs y idbzbjcek ncihtds jk pdpki kb id ldnk-zd. X qu dpcjcs tk pcbk3

Nukbc su gdvcrhtc ks ldnkzd jk ndib y sk md vukitc ub lishlc.Jhoc y Kisd bc pujc rkprhehr su rhsd, tkbd quk djehthr quk ik vkbd


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euy nhkb. Tuk tkrburd. Lcekbt Ik pdrklk3 Ki lmhlc drqukc ids lkods. \hh skfurc.

Di prhblhphc ek ecikstdnd pkrc lrkc quk lcb ki thkepc ek dlcs-tuenr, ek iided ds jksjk ki odrjb jk bhcs. klcrj id prhekrd vkzquk ic iidec jk ksk ecjc y bc guk bdjd frdlhcsc. Xd vkc pkrc ks ub ncbhtc ectk. Pkrc vd skfuhr iidebjcek pcr eh bcenrk vkrjdj3 Lidrc Drbcij tk skfuhr iidedbjc pcr tu bcenrk bc pcr tu kp-tktc.

Drbcij fudrjc shikblhc scnrk tcjc pcrquk bc sdnd ki shfbhldjc jkkptktc y tdepclc quhsc prkfubtdr. Pkrc kiid pdrklk nukbd pkrscbd, vksthjd shkeprk jk rcsd, rcsd kilcicr jk id cnskshb. Mkifd ks ubd nukbd pkrscbd bc sk kquhvcld, pukjk pdrklkr ubdbhd euy rujd pkrc yc s quk kb ki gcbjc ks difuhkb skbthekbtdi y jklcrdzb purc. Kb id ldsd Pdtdah sk kslulm ub gukrtk kstcrbujc, kblkrrdjd kb sudredrhc Mkifd sk pds id edbfd jk id phyded pcr su bdrhz ehkbtrdsmdlhd su luitc jk tcjcs ics jds. Jknks lcbclkrid euy nhkb pdrd jklhr lcsds tdb ncbhtds. JhocKisd fudrjdbjc su rktrdtc. Bc eulmc rkdiekbtk, kiid bc pkrehtk quk bdjhk sk ik dlkrquk. Z ic mds mklmc3 [bd vkz pkrc... sk jktuvc di rklcrjdr ksd vkz kb ki odrjb jk bh-

cs ludbjc ik jhc ksds fdiiktds. Ksk jd Mkifd sk vcivh edid. X qu sulkjh3 Dmcrd ek cjhd. Jhoc Drbcij dnurrhjc. Z lrkks3 Kmm3 Drbcij sk vcivh d vkrid kb ksk ecekbtc, Kisd ndrrd ideksd lcb ubd nrclmd. Ids lcsds bc scb ic quk dpdrkbtdb, id dlthtuj jk id pkrscbds ks d

vklks lcec ki drtk. Ki drtk sk edbhkstd jk eulmds gcreds y shkeprkthkbjk d kslcbjkr su shfbhldjc, su dutbthlc shfbhldjc y eulmds


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vklks bc ic kbtkbjkecs Drbcij bc kbtkbjh ic quk ik quhsc jklhr- dbjd vktk d jcrehr tk bklkshtc pdrd eddbd c eh kstdtud bc pcjrlcnrdr vhjd

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Jds jkspus, kb ub thkepc rklcrj. Id kstdtud jk Drbcij kstdnd tkr-ehbdjd y pcsdnd kikfdbtkekbtk kb id mdnhtdlhb, ki trhc id cnskrvdnddjehrdjc y sdthsgklmc. [b ektrc vkhbtk jk diturd, ubcs ;0 ahics jk pksc, didndstrc purctrdjc jk Kspdd, es quk ubd kstdtud... ks ub jhcs. Lcekbt Fkrdij.

Bc nrcekks Fkrdij, bc ks pdrd tdbtc. ^kpihl Drbcij Lec3 Zk mdb lcbvkrthjc kb ubd cnrd jk drtk, mds pdsdjc d idpcstkrhjdj mkredbc. Mds shjc ub kxlkikbtk ecjkic Drbcij, dmcrd pcjr kbtrkfdrid,scic gditd ub jktdiik ub bcenrk. Jhoc Kisd di idjc jki lmhlc [b bcenrk3 Dlcstuenrc d pcbkrik bcenrks d ehs kstdtuds, id quk sk rcephsk iidednd I gutur hbgcre id drthstd. Dmcrd kbthkbjc d qu sk rkgkrd lcb quk mdnd jkstruhjc di gutu-rc. Ldy kb lukbtd ki lmhlc. Zkbfc quk nusldr ub nukb bcenrk, ubc phlc. Jhoc Kisd y jkde-

nuic pcr id mdnhtdlhb. Tuk tdi ki dec jk tcjcs prcpusc Fkrdij. Fkrdij... rkpihl Drbcij dvkrfcbzdjc. Bc kst edi... shb kendrfc. Kisd sk iikv id edbc di ekbtb

Pcjrdecs jdrik ub bcenrk shepik... prcpusc Drbcij. Lec lui3... Dm yd s quk iks pdrklk sh ic iidedecs I ttkjk ndiicb jk rufny jhoc Kisd lcb shbfuidr dikfrd lcb ics puifdrksdrrhnd. Bc, ks ubd edid hjkd... Jhoc Drbcij y sk kblcfh jk mcenrcs. Dm krd ub ncbhtc ectk, kst nhkb, iks prcpcbfc difc, ics hbvhtc dlcekr y dii jklhjhrkecs ki bcenrk. Prcpusc Kisd lunrhkbjc id cnrd

lcb ubd sdndbd \hh! Kxlidedrcb ics lmhlcs kbtushdsedjcs, sdihkbjc jk id mdnh-


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tdlhb kb lcepdd jk Kisd.

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Iikvdnd jds shb vkr d Drbcij, Mkifd sk kbtkr pcr ldsudihjdj qukkstdnd dyujdbjc d id euokr jk ids ksluiturds d tkrehbdr ubd cnrd. DMkifd ik phlc id lurhcshjdj sdnkr kb quk dbjdnd su dedjc y guk di\ubskt Dre. Iikfc d id ldsd jk muspkjks y sk jhrhfh d id ksldikrdjk hblkbjhcs sunhkbjc mdstd id dzctkd y ehr pcr id lidrd ncyd jk idmdnhtdlhb jk Drbcij, bc ic kblcbtr. Pdrklk quk shfuks dyujdbjc d id drthstd jhoc kiid - quk frdb lc-

rdzb thkbks dedjc ec. \k ikvdbt k hnd hrsk, eds krd tdbtds ids fdbdsjk vkric quk dubquk gukrd ksphdjc ic lcbskfuhrd, ndo jk id dzctkd ynuslc ubd ksldikrd y id pusc oustc jkndoc jk id vkbtdbd jcbjk vhvdKisd, sunh ikbtdekbtk y ubd vkz dm, jhc ubd cokdjd di hbtkrhcr, bckblcbtr d bdjhk sdivc ub frdb nuitc kslcbjhjc ndoc ubd sndbd. Ksd ks id cnrd quk eh dedjc dyujc d lcbstruhr - iikfc d id lcb-liushb Mkifd - ehs cocs thkbkb quk vkric.

\hb bhbfb rkpdrc id bhd sk ksldnuii pcr id vkbtdbd y lcb ldutkidguk mdlhd ki nuitc, jkslunrhbjcic. Mkifd sk iikv id scrprksd esfrdbjk jk su vhjd, ludbjc vhc ub ecbuekbtc jk lukrpc kbtkrc jkDrbcij dizbjcsk oustc grkbtk d kiid. Ki cnoktc jk su hjcidtrd kstdnddm, hbecrtdihzdjc kb ubd kstdtud. Krd ubd gdbtdsd mklmd rkdihjdj,bhbfubc jk sus ecbuekbtcs dnstrdltcs ik mdnd hbsphrdjc ubd skbsd-lhb pdrklhjd. Bc pukjc lrkkric, ksd drthstd md mklmc jk eh dedjc ub jhcs, eh

dltudi kstdtud mklmd jk pdihtcs jk mkidjc bc sk lcepdrd lcb kstd ed-rdvhiid, md ldptdjc ldjd jktdiik, ldjd ibkd jk su ldnkzd jk ndib, scicik gditd rksphrdr - \k sunh kb ubd ndbld pdrd vkric ekocr - Cm ded-jc ec, ks lcec sh kstuvhkrds dqu, ehrbjcek odekbtk, ek shkbtc

lcec Phfedihb lcbtkepidbjc d Fdidtkd, sh scic gukrds t jk vkrjdjeh jhlmd skrhd lcepiktd - \hb rkshsthrsk sk dlkrl ikbtdekbtk d id bdrhz

nidbld - pkrc bdjhk es ekrklk lcbtkepidr kstd cnrd jk drtk, mk jk

iikvrekid, id rcndrk dubquk kstk edi mdlkric.Pkrc dbtks sk jko iikvdr pcr id gdbtdsd y id nksc lcec ic mhzc di-


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fubd vkz lcb id kstdtud jk fced jk edsldr, kspkrdbjc quk sk vcivhkrdrkdi y ik rkspcbjhkrd d su pdshb y decr.

Id pukrtd sk dnrh jk rkpkbtk y trds kiid dpdrklhkrcb Drbcij, Fkrdijy Kisd quk prcbtc rkpdrdrcb kb kslkbd, Mkifd tcedjd pcr scrprksd

kepuo id kstdtud, kstd sk guk jk kspdijds. Bcc! Frht Kisd, su vcz rdikbthzdjd bc pukjc kvhtdr ki jksdstrk.Id kstdtud ldy y sk rceph kb ehi pkjdzcs. Ki shikblhc shfuh di ks-trukbjc ehkbtrds Kisd sk pcbd jk rcjhiids trdtdbjc jk rkubhr ics grdf-ekbtcs jk su djcrdjd cnrd. Kiid hbtkbt dredric pkrc bc mdnd bdjdquk mdlkr, Kisd diz id ehrdjd di ki tklmc y jkedbjc. Bccc... iivdek d ehh! \u frhtc sk kslulm vdrhds ludjrds d id

rkjcbjd, dlthvdbjc ids didreds jk ics lclmks. Xc bc... Tukrd, ks scic quk... Zrdt jk kxpihldr Mkifd es suspdidnrds scic jhbdehtdndb es id shtudlhb. Ics cocs jk id drthstdldenhdrcb jk bkfrc d rcoc. Tuk... qu rdycs kstdnds mdlhkbjc dqu3 Pcr qu jkstruhstk drdyc jk sci3 Prkfubt ic es ldiedjd quk pujc id drthstd Xc bc qukrd jkstruhric hnd d rcndric. Jhoc shb pkbsdr Mkifd y lcbksc re su skbtkblhd jk eukrtk. [b mdic jk vhkbtc rcjkc d id drthstd.

Fkrdij, Drbcij... gukrd jk dqu. Crjkb Kisd ehkbtrds sus ldnk-iics sk ikvdbtdndb pcr s ehsecs. Pkrc... trdt jk rdzcbdr Drbcij pkrc kbtcblks Kisd rufh lcec ubthfrk y kiics muykrcb jkspdvcrhjcs, Kisd sk vcivh d Mkifd mklmd ubdgurhd, sus cocs rcocs jk hrd, ehkbtrds dizdnd ids edbcs scnrk kiid lcecid es jkecbhdld jk ids drpds.

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Jcs mcrds jkspus, Kisd kstdnd skbtdjd kb su shiid, ehrdbjc lce-pidlhjd ubd jcblkiid jk mhkrrc, quk kiid ehsed mdnd ksluiphjc. Dr-bcij y Fkrdij kstdndb kb id pukrtd trdtdbjc jk rdzcbdr lcb kiid. \cic guk ub dllhjkbtk, ctrc idekbtdnik dllhjkbtk. Zrdt jk rdzc-bdr lcec shkeprk Drbcij

Bc mdy pkrjb, kiid lcbgks y rklhnh su ldsthfc. Jhoc Kisd shbjdr su nrdzc d tcrlkr


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Pkrc yd mdb pdsdjc jcs mcrds. ^kpihl Drbcij. X pdsdrdb jcs mcrds es. Dre Kisd.

Bc vcy d jkgkbjkr d Mkifd F. Pdtdah pkrc ek pdrklk quk kstc ksub ldsthfc kxlkshvc. Jhoc Fkrdij Bhbfb ldsthfc ks sulhkbtk... kstc ks ic quk sk ekrklkb ics jks-trultcrks jki drtk. Jhoc Kisd lcb tcbc edivcic. Kblkrrdjd jkbtrc jkid jcblkiid jk mhkrrc, kiid kstdnd lcbjkbdjd di pkcr jk ics supihlhcs, dksds diturds tdi vkz Mkifd yd kstdnd eukrtd. Chfd! Xd squkek jk dqu, yd dprkbj eh ikllhb. \k kslulmid vcz jk Mkifd jksjk ki hbtkrhcr jk id jcblkiid jk mhkrrc, jkspus jkjdr ubcs fcipks, bc tkbd id vcz quk bcrediekbtk tkbdb ids vltheds

jk kstk ecrtdi dpdrdtc. Bubld! Bkf rktc rhldekbtk Kisd. Pcr gdvcr. Hbtkrlkjh Drbcij y id drthstd vhbjcic bc sk pujc bk-fdr y di b jhc su nrdzc d tcrlkr.

Kst nhkb - Jhoc jk edid fdbd y quht ics pksthiics quk lkrrdndbid pukrtd jk id jcblkiid jk mhkrrc - sdi. Id jcblkiid sk dnrh y jkoc sdihr d Mkifd. Id equhbd jk tcrturdrksuit skr gdisd. Kiid sdih lcb id ldnkzd kb ditc y ics cocs lkrrdjcsy guk jhrkltc mdlhd id vkbtdbd. Id sdihjd bc ks pcr dm. \kdi Kisd es Mkifd bc mhzc ldsc Ek vcy pcr jcbjk vhbk. Jhoc trdtdbjc jk kvhtdr lruzdr ehrdjdslcb ics lmhlcs scnrk tcjc lcb Drbcij y pusc ub phk kb id vkbtdbd. \hbsdnkr quk id ksldikrd yd bc kstdnd, ki dnukic jk Drbcij sk id mdndiikvdjc mdlk rdtc. Tuhkb mdnr jkodjc kstd ksldikrd dqu3 mdnd jhlmc ehkbtrds sk

id iikvdnd, Mkifd sdih pcr id vkbtdbd jk kspdijds. Xd ek vcy, bc vcivkr bubld es - jhoc lcb ics cocs lkrrdjcsehkbtrds ki frupc id cnskrvdnd kb shikblhc - odes vcivkrb d sdnkrjk Mkifd F. Pdtdd... id vhkrcb ksguedrsk dbtks jk tkrehbdr su grdsk, skvhc hbtkrruephjd ludbjc su phk shfuh jk idrfc. Jhdnics! Kxlide Kisd Mkifd! Ki frhtc jk Drbcij ik prklkjh y tcjcs lcrrhkrcb mdlhd id

vkbtdbd. Mkifd kstdnd lcifdbjc jk id crhiid jk id vkbtdbd, pdtdikdbjc mhst-


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rhldekbtk. Mkifd... Kxlide Fkrdij. Kisd di vkrid sk ksthr y trdt jk dildb-zdrid, sus phks qukjdrcb lcifdbjc. Ics lmhlcs id dfdrrdrcb pdrd qukbc rksndidrd y ldykrd tdenhb, Kisd icfr ddbzdr ubc jk ics nrdzcs

jk id bhd y id odi sunhbjcid mdlhd ki hbtkrhcr jk id mdnhtdlhb. Kihepuisc mhzc quk Mkifd ldykrd scnrk Kisd y Kisd scnrk ics lmhlcs. D id prxhed sdiks pcr id pukrtd. Dlcbskoc Fkrdij, dndoc kb idldiik Csadr mdnd cnskrvdjc tcjc ic quk mdnd pdsdjc kb ki skfubjc

phsc jk id ldsd. Wdyd quk sulkjkb lcsds rdrds kb kstd ldsd. \k jhoc y kbtr d idldsd.

Kb id mdnhtdlhb Kisd sk ikvdbt kbgdjdjd. [stkjks ek mdb trdjc eulmcs prcnikeds, prhekrc jkstruykb ehprhekrd kstdtud, dmcrd kstc - hbjhl id kstdtud quk kstdnd kspdrlhjd kbki sukic - y kblhed ldsh ek fdbc ub eukrtc. Nukbc md shjc ubd ldjkbd jk shtudlhcbks dllhjkbtdiks. Jhoc Dr-bcij d ecjc jk kxpihldlhb.

X tcjdvd bc md tkrehbdjc - shfuh Kisd ehrdbjc ki rkico jk id pdrkjquk kstdnd drrhnd jk id pukrtd - kb ludiquhkr ecekbtc iikfdrd ki skcrVhtthbfmde y kb ki ecekbtc kb quk dpdrkzld tkbjr quk jdrek pcreukrtd, drtsthld y nhcifhldekbtk. Bc kxdfkrk bc ks pdrd tdbtc, scic ks ubd tcbtd kstdtud lcb ldnk-zd jk ndib. Ki eubjc yd thkbk sulhkbtk lcb ki crhfhbdi jk ldrbk y

muksc.Id dredlhb jk Mkifd rklhnh id ehrdjd jk jhsfustc jk Drbcij y

id ehrdjd dskshbd jk Kisd.

Xd tk pkrjcb id vhjd ndstdbtk... jhoc kstd y yd hnd lcbtrd Mkifd,id munhkrd dmcrldjc sh bc gukrd pcr id hbtkrvkblhb rphjd jk Drbcijquk sk ekth kb ekjhc. Pcr gdvcr jhslipkid skcrd Kisd, kiid bc ic jhlk pcr id kstdtudshbc pcr e. Ics bhecs sk kbgrhdrcb di kslulmdr ki thenrk, difuhkbmdnd iikfdjc. Xd iikfc Dmcrd qu mdfc3 Prkfubt Kisd jkskspkrdjd.

Prhekrc quk tcjc thkbk quk trdbquhihzdrsk. Jhoc Drbcij ikvdbtdb-jc ids edbcs.


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Ksc bc ek shrvk kb kstk ecekbtc - shfuh Kisd y kepkz d lcrrkrkb lrluics pcr id mdnhtdlhb- tkbfc quk mdlkr difc, dyjdek Okss! Pcjrd sditdr pcr id vkbtdbd lcec mhzc Mkifd. Jhoc Fkrdij, Dr-bcij trdtc jk trdbquhihzdr d Kisd pkrc tcjc kepkcrc ludbjc tcldrcb id

pukrtd. Bc pukjc kbgrkbtdric, lmhlcs pcr gdvcr jfdbik quk ek ecr, qukek guh d Ldbdj. Iks phjh k hnd ksldpdr es Drbcij id rktuvc. Bc pukjk mdlkr ksc skcrd Kisd, jknk kbgrkbtdric, ustkj bc thkbkid luipd, sh sk ic kxpihldecs i kbtkbjkr. Ics fcipks sk mhlhkrcb esgukrtks y dprkehdbtks. Ic shkbtc Drbcij, bc tkbfc tu vdicr y kstk mcenrk bc thkbk tu

lceprkshb. Jhoc y kiujhbjcic sk guk d kslcbjkr jkbtrc jk id jcblk-iid jk mhkrrc. Tuk mdlkecs vhkoc3 prkfubt Fkrdij. \u dehfc sk kblcfh jkmcenrcs, bc tkbdb es rkekjhc quk dnrhr y jdrik ki ekbsdok jk Kisddi mcenrk, shb kendrfc Mkifd bc kstdnd jhspukstd d qukjdrsk lcb ics

nrdzcs lruzdjcs, bc ludbjc kiid mdnd shjc id luipdnik jk tcjc, jk-lhjh tcedr tcjd id rkspcbsdnhihjdj y mdlkr difc, pcr iclc quk gukrd. Bc dnrds ksd pukrtd dub - jhoc jktkbhkbjc d Drbcij quk yd tkbdubd edbc kb ki pcec jk id pukrtd - tkbfc ubd hjkd, vkbfdb - dencs idehrdrcb lcb kxtrdkzd - bc sk qukjkb dm pdrdjcs lcec ubcs hjhctdsy dyjkbek, tkbkecs quk sdivdr id ldrrkrd jk ksd icld.

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Ki mcenrk kstdnd pdrdjc kb id pukrtd, kxtrddjc jk quk bc sk mu-

nhkrd dtkbjhjc d su iidedjc. Mdnd qukjdjc jk kblcbtrdrsk lcb Kisdd ksd mcrd, ik kbgdjdnd jk scnrkedbkrd quk ik jkodrdb pidbtdjc, hnd dedrlmdrsk ludbjc id pukrtd bdiekbtk sk dnrh, dpdrklhkbjc ki lmhlc

runhc jk ldnkzd jk ndib. Jhslipkbcs skcr pcr bc dtkbjkric, pkrc kstndecs difc clupd-jcs. \k kxlus i. X id skcrd Kisd3

Kiid bc kst jhspcbhnik pkrc... Wkc quk tkrehb id kstdtud. Jhoc ki skcr Vhtthbfmde kbtrdbjc


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ehkbtrds cnskrvdnd ubd edfbhld kstdtud nidbld. [bd rpihld c pd-rcjhd jk id kstdtud jk id ihnkrtdj sk dizdnd kb ekjhc jk id mdnhtdlhb. Id kstdtud jk id ihnkrtdj, dubquk kstd difc jhgkrkbtk. Cphb kimcenrk ehrdbjc jktkbhjdekbtk id cnrd.

Ks ubd ekzlid, ks ubd bhd jhsgrdzdjd jk kstdtud jk id ihnkrtdj.Kxpihl Fkrdij lcb scbrhsd gcrzdjd y Drbcij ik jhc ub lcjdzc pdrdquk lkrrdrd ki phlc. Pkrc kst euy nhkb mklmd pdrklk quk kstuvhkrd vhvd, ldsh shkbtclcec kehtk ldicr. Kxlide djehrdjc. Id skcrd Kisd ks euy mnhi - Jhoc Drbcij bc id tcquk.Ki mcenrk bc id tcl.

Ks ubd kxlkikbtk phkzd pkrc... bc ek dfrdjd su kxprkshb, ksdfrkshvd, ks thrbhld y pdrklk quk vd ecbtdr kb hrd y edtdr d difuhkb.Cnokt ki mcenrk. [stkj ic md jhlmc. Dpcy Fkrdij y shb quk ki skcr sk pkrldtdrd,id kstdtud lcnrc vhjd y ik idbz ubd ehrdjd dskshbd. Pkrc tdenhb tkbfc quk djehthr quk ks nkiid. Lcbthbc ki kxd-ehbdjcr Kb skrhc3 Kxlidedrcb ics ovkbks. Kb skrhc3 Kxlide Kisd dnrhkbjc id pukrtd jk id jcblkiid. Kiidmdnd kslulmdjc tcjc. \kcrd Kisd, bc sdnd quk kstdnd dqu. Kstdnd ekjhtdbjc. Guk su ksluktd rkspukstd. Ehrdnd id kstdtud. Jhoc ki skcr Vhtthbfmde, Kisd vcivh id vhstdy ic quk vhc bc guk ubd kstdtud shbc d Mkifd jhsgrdzdjd jk skcrd ih-

nkrtdj, shb kendrfc tkbd quk djehthr quk pkrgkltdekbtk pdsdnd pcr

kstdtud. X qu ik pdrklk3 prkfubt kiid shfuhkbjc ki oukfc jk ics lmhlcs.Ki mcenrk vcivh d jktdiidr id kstdtud y fudrjc ub prcgubjc shikblhcdbtks jk lcbtkstdr. Bc ek fustd - jhoc vcivhbjcsk di frupc y id kstdtud grublh kilkc shb pcjkr kvhtdric - su kxprkshb ek jksdfrdjd, quhkrc ubd ks-tdtud quk rkkok hbclkblhd, kstd kxprksd pctkblhd y dfrkshvhjdj shb

kendrfc jknc djehthr quk ks ubd cnrd edkstrd, id rklcekbjdrd dctrc lceprdjcrks, yc bc id lceprdrk pkrc ik jdr thkepc pdrd quk ek


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mdfd ctrd. \h lidrc, lcb eulmc fustc. Jhoc Kisd Nukbc ks mcrd jk hrek kstdrkecs kb lcbtdltc, id iidedrk edd-bd d ids > PE. Jhoc ki skcr Vhtthbfmde y tcrpkekbtk Mkifd civhjc

quk krd ubd kstdtud y ehr id mcrd, dgcrtubdjdekbtk ki mcenrk bc skjhc lukbtd y sk jhrhfh d id pukrtd. Tuk pdsk ubd nukbd tdrjk. Jhlmc kstc ki skcr Vhtthbfmde lkrrid pukrtd trds jk s. Kb ludbtc ic mhzc id kstdtud vcivh d skr Mkifd quk

ndo ki nrdzc dfctdjd. Lrhehbdi! lrk quk bubld sk hrd. Jhoc kiid susphrdbjc dihvhdjd,es jk rkpkbtk id pukrtd sk dnrh y dbtk id didred jk tcjcs Mkifd vci-

vh d su pcsk dbtkrhcr. Pcr lhkrtc skcrd Kisd - hrrueph jk bukvc ki skcr Vhtthbfmdeeds sk jktuvc di vkr difc kxtrdc - Tuk bc iikvdnd id dbtcrlmd kb idctrd edbc3 Bc, shkeprk id md iikvdjc dm. Lcbtkst Kisd trdtdbjc jk cluitdrsu scrprksd. Tuk kxtrdc ourdnd quk tkbd id dbtcrlmd kb id ctrd edbc y djk-es ek md pdrklhjc quk md pdrpdjkdjc. Dskfur i kxtrddjc. Pkrc quk jhlk skcr Vhtthbfmde, ids kstdtuds bc pdrpdjkdb, nuk-bc jhlkb quk mdy ubds quk iicrdb pkrc scb ldscs dhsidjcs y ik dskfurcquk kstk bc ks. Kxpihl id drthstd, ehkbtrds ics bhcs scbrkdb jk crkodd crkod lcb lcepihlhjdj Jknh skr eh hedfhbdlhb... nukbc skr ekocr quk ek vdyd, mds-td iukfc. \k jksphjh ki skcr, civhjdbjc ic quk hnd d jklhr. Mdstd iukfc. Lcrkdrcb tcjcs y di edrlmdrsk ki mcenrk, sk quk-

jdrcb quhktcs mdstd quk kslulmdrcb id pukrtd prhblhpdi y sk jkodrcbldkr rkbjhjcs kb ki sukic. Oksuus! Jhoc Kisd shb dihkbtc. Ic vhkrcb3 scy ubd cnrd jk drtk y kstcs tcbtcs jkldb quk krdubd edid hjkd. Jhoc Mkifd y sk skbt scnrk ki pkjkstdi jkodbjc ldkr kiihnrc y id dbtcrlmd. Pkrc quk clurrkbtk. Lcekbt Kisd.

Zhkbk quk dfrdjklkrek, ik sdivk ki pkiikoc. ^kpihl id bhd. Keskfuhjd ic mdrk... rkpihl Kisd lcb sdrldsec.


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Pkrc Mkifd Tuk munhkrds mklmc sh ik munhkrd fustdjc3 rkkxhc-bc Drbcij, Mkifd jkoc su rhshtd nuricbd, bc mdnd pkbsdjc kb ksc. \h kb kstk ecekbtc kstdrds kb ub ldehb ruenc d skr hbstdidjdkb ub odrjb, jcbjk bc pcjrds mdnidr bh ecvkrtk, dubquk bc skrd tdbedic, eulmcs sdijrdb nkbklhdjcs Bc tk pdrklk Drbcij3

Liidtk ldnkzd jk lkphiic c skrs t ki quk sk lcbvhkrtd kb kstdtudludbjc tk jkok dskshbk. Dekbdz id skcrd ihnkrtdj dizdbjc su puclcb dfrkshvhjdj. Ki pubtc ks quk frdlhds d id clurrkbtk hjkd jk Mkifd, id skcrdKisd sk sdiv y dmcrd thkbk thkepc jk scnrd pdrd mdlkr ctrd kstdtud.Pubtudihzc Drbcij y di kslulmdr kstc Kisd idbz ub susphrc idsthekrc

y sk jko ldkr di sukic rkbjhjd. Ctrd kstdtud... Lui ks ki prcniked3 pukjk mdlkr pkrgkltdekbtk ctrd kstdtudjki ldnkzd jk ndib ks glhi, scic quk lcec jktdiik djhlhcbdi jknkmdlkr id ldnkzd es frdbjk. ^kpihl Mkifd rkstdbjc ik hepcrtdblhd. Bc ks ds jk glhi, bc pukjc mdlkr jcs vklks id ehsed kstdtud,ldjd lcsd quk mdfc ks bhld y ki ldnkzd jk ndib lcec t ik jhlkskrd bhlc k hrrkpkthnik. Ik kxpihl Kisd iikvbjcsk ki dbtk nrdzc d idgrkbtk. Kbtcblks bc mdnr jk ctrd quk jhskldr di ekikbujc y sdbtc rkek-jhc, \thbay pukjk dyujdrbcs. Id sciulhb jkbhthvd jk Mkifd bc guk

nhkb rklhnhjd pcr bdjhk. Ctrc lcekbtdrhc jk kscs y tk idbzdrk pcr id vkbtdbd! Id dekbd-z Kisd hblcrpcrbjcsk jk fcipk, lcb su puc kb ic ditc. \k pukjk rkpdrdr id quk sk rceph3 Prkfubt Fkrdij.

Bc lrkc, kstd tdb rctd lcec Muepty Juepty. Jhoc Kisd cnskr-vdbjc jk rkcoc id ldnkzd scbrhkbtk jk didndstrc, jkobjcsk ldkr jkbukvc kb sukic. Bc sk prkclupk skcrd Kisd, scic jknk jksldbsdr, eddbd tkbjrhbsphrdlhb pdrd lrkdr ctrd kstdtud. Id dbhe Drbcij. Ek jukik id ldnkzd. \k quko id euokr lkrrdbjc ics cocs. Wdecs Fkrdij, hrkecs d id gdredlhd d trdkr difc pdrd quk id sk-

crd Kisd sk shkbtd ekocr. Prcpusc ki lmhlc. Nukbd hjkd vhkoc. Dpcy Fkrdij y lcrrhkrcb gukrd jk id mdnhtd-


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lhb. X mkidjc, trdhfdb mkidjc, eulmc mkidjc. Phjh Kisd. Wdik. Jhoc Drbcij y sdihkrcb jk id mdnhtdlhb. Kspkrkb yc vcy lcb ustkjks. Phjh Mkifd es Kisd sk ic hephjh

di dfdrrdrsk jk su vksthjc lunhkrtc jk yksc nidblc. Kspkrd ub skfubjc. Tu3 Dldsc yd bc kstndecs d edbc3 Prkfubt kiid ihnkrb-jcsk nrusldekbtk. Dub ek jknks ubd kxpihldlhb bhd, Tu mdlds kb eh mdnhtd-lhb3 Tu prktkbjds mdlkr lcb eh kstdtud3 Kstc yc ks quk yc! - Mkifd trdt jk kxpihldrsk rdslbjcsk id

ldnkzd - Id vkrjdj, bc s lec kxpihldric, bc prktkbjd rcepkrid bheulmc ekbcs. Zk lrkc, bc qukrds rcepkrid, pkrc jkod eulmc quk pkbsdr, kbtrdrkb ubd mdnhtdlhb y kblcbtrdr d ubd bhd dnrdzdbjc ubd kstdtud. Ok sk jhc lukbtd. Zcjcs bcs jhecs lukbtd hbliusc ki ecjkic, sh bc mdndecs lc-ekbtdjc bdjd krd pcrquk mdnd eulmd lcbgushb y tcjc kstdnd kblh-ed. Jhoc id drthstd y sk skbt kb cr jk ictc.

\h ic sdnk pcr qu ek phjk kxpihldlhb3 Prkfubt Mkifd scbrc-objcsk y bc pcr id hrd. Pcr qu qukrds rcndrid3 Prkfubt. Pcrquk... - Mkifd sk vcivh mdlhd kiid - Bc ic s. Ks ic quk yc kstcy supcbhkbjc3 Tuk kst supcbhkbjc3 Mkifd id kbgrkbt. Nukbc quk di skr id kstdtud jk tu decr pidtbhlc krd ifhlc quk

quhshkrds iikvrtkid. Decr pidtbhlc3 Lui decr pidtbhlc3 Prkfubt Mkifd kxds-

pkrdjd Zu decr pidtbhlc, Drbcij. Bc ks lhkrtc, Pcr quk qukrrd yc ubd kstdtud jk ksk kstphjc ld-

nkzd jk ndib. \k lcbtrdjhoc Mkifd d s ehsed. Bc ic bhkfuks dmcrd Mkifd, yd djehthstk quk qukrds rcndrid, yc

quhkrc sdnkr ki ecthvc, ic ekrkzlc pcr skr id lrkdjcrd jk ^dycb jkscikhi


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^dycb jk scikhi3 Prkfubt Mkifd \h, ksk krd su bcenrk trdjulk ^dyc jk sci, yc sk ic pusk dubqukd Drbcij bc ik dfrdjc eulmc. D Drbcij bc ik fustc pcrquk Fkrdij sk nuri, hnd d mdnidr lcb Kisd

di rkspkltc, jkspus. Pkrc vdyd quk s ik qukjdnd nhkb. Eureur Mkifd ldsh hbdujhnik. Tu3... Tuk jknh pcbkrik ecbuekbtc d ub kstphjc ldnkzd jk ndib

pcrquk ksc ks ic quk ks. ^kehif Mkifd Pdrklks dprklhdric eulmc. Bc sdnk bdjd, jkstru id kstdtud ksc guk tcjc, bc tkbfc kxpihld-

lhb. Lcbliuy Mkifd kxdspkrdjd jbjcik id kspdijd. D e ek pdrklk quk ic deds - Jhoc Kisd - bdjhk kspkrd grkbtk dubd ldsd tdrjk jk id bclmk sh bc ks pdrd dedric c pdrd edtdric. Bc ks lhkrtc, yc ic cjhc. Bkf Mkifd. Jki cjhc di decr mdy ub pdsc. Hbshsth Kisd X quk sh ic dec c ic cjhc! - Jhoc Mkifd gdsthjhdjd - d ustkj qukik hepcrtd. Tuk pkbsdrds sh vhkrds tus skbthehkbtcs pidsedjcs kb ubd cnrd3 Tu3 Mdr ctrd kstdtud, ndsdjd kb ic quk vh Mkifd, scic tk prkfubtdnd

pcr qu qukrd kstdr skfurd y yd ek ic lcbredstk, krks id lcbgushb

y id lcndrjd kb ub scic kbtk. Chfd! Lcec sk dtrkvk3!... \k kbgdj Mkifd dizdbjc sus pucsdekbdzbjcid X tdenhb ki vkrjdjkrc decr. Prcshfuh Kisd

Kmm3 Wds mdlkr ki ecjkic jk eh shfuhkbtk kstdtud. Kisd id skdi lcbsu jkjc bjhlk. Xc3 Dod ki skcr Vhtthbfmde qukrd ubd kstdtud quk rkkodrd tkrburd,

ksc ik jdr y t ek dyujdrds Pkrc...

X pidsedrk tu gdbtdsd. Jhoc kiid y sk pusc jk phk. Jhrhfhbjcskdi tkigcbc pdrd pkjhr ics edtkrhdiks bklksdrhcs pdrd su cnrd.


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Eh gdbtdsd3 Prkfubt Mkifd shb kbtkbjkr, ehrdbjc mdlhd kisukic y vhc ics grdfekbtcs jk ^dyb jk scikhi

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Id cnkrturd 4=4> jk Zlmdhacvsay sk tce ki \ubskt Dre ksd ed-dbd, Drbcij y Fkrdij id kslulmdndb jksjk ids ksldikrds jk id mdnhtd-lhb jk Drbcij. Bc s qu tdb nukbd hjkd ks kslulmdr ksd ldblhb ehkbtrds skmdlk ubd kstdtud. Lcekbt Fkrdij D id skcrd Kisd ik fustd id eshld lishld tdbtc lec d e,

dubquk thkbks rdzb ksd eshld ks jk ndtdiid, ik qukjdrd ekocr d ubdjkecihlhb jk ub kjhlhc. Jhoc Drbcij.

Nukbc, kspkrc quk lcb kstd ik kst mhkbjc nhkb bc tk pdrklklurhcsc quk bc bcs mdyd jkodjc vkrid3 Jhoc quk skr scrprksd. Lrkks quk skd ubd frdtd scrprksd lcb Mkifd hbvciulrdjd3 Prk-fubt ki bhc lcb prkclupdlhb. Xc lrkc quk s. Jhoc Drbcij. Id pukrtd sk dnrh y Mkifd y Kisd sdihkrcb ldehbdbjc mdlhd dtrs,mdstd qukjdr lcbtrd id pdrkj. Pkrgkltc... Jhoc Mkifd Bc, ik mdlk gditd difc... Kisd vcivh d kbtrdr Bc, id vd d kstrcpkdr. Jhoc Mkifd y id shfuh. [b ecekbtc jks-

pus kslulmdrcb id vcz keclhcbdjd jk id bhd. Kst tkrehbdjd! Bc pukjc lrkkric! Dbtk ki dbublhc, ics hbquh-

ihbcs jki \ubskt Dre, ics dnukics jk Drbcij y ki ehsec Drbcij oubtclcb Fkrdij ndodrcb y sunhkrcb pdrd vkr id cnrd. D vkr! qukrkecs quk guk ic quk sk lrk kb ki \ubskt Dre. Kx-lide Krbhk y tcjcs kbtrdrcb d id mdnhtdlhb, rcjkdbjc ub kbcrekcnoktc lunhkrtc pcr ubd sdndbd. Nhkb kb kxliushvd pdrd ki \ubskt Dre. Dbublhc Kisd d idjc jk-rklmc jk id kstdtud

K hbsphrdjc pcr id frdb Mkifd F. Pdtdah. Prksueh id bhd jkidjc cpukstc.


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Eh cnrd... tkrehb Kisd y thrc jk id sdndbd jkslunrhkbjc id ks-tdtud, tcjcs qukjdrcb ncquhdnhkrtcs, bc sk kblcbtrdrcb lcb ubd ks-tdtud shbc lcb tcjd ubd kslkbd. Ki ecbuekbtc krd id jk ubd pdrkodjk bhcs. Id bhd hbtkbtdnd rcndrik ub nksc di bhc, kb ub ksthic euy

frhkfc. Vcw! Lcrkdrcb tcjcs di ubscbc. Iks fustd3 Prkfubt ecjkstdekbtk Kisd. Ks euy ihbjd, quk rcebthlc... jhoc \uzhk id kspcsd jk Csadr,kbtrkidzdbjc ics jkjcs jk sus edbcs. \h, ks pkrgkltdekbtk vkbjhnik. Cphb Csadr d su vkz. Krbhk Pcttsguk ki shfuhkbtk kb cphbdr

Xc lcec mcenrk jk jkecihlhcbks tkbfc quk jklhr quk odesjkecikrd kstd cnrd edkstrd. Tukjc spkr... Vcw! skhs jkjcs kb ids edbcs, jk iuoc. JhocFkrdij Ek rklukrjd ludbjc rdecs ovkbks y kstndecs jk bcvhcs Bclrkks Pccahk3 Cphb ki dnukic Pmhi Kbldbtdjcrd, ksd sk pdrklk d Vhbcbd ^yjkr. Jhoc id dnukid, Dr-bcij bc jhoc bdjd. Kstd kstdtud kst hbsphrdjc kb Mkifd, id lmhld dqu prkskbtk - jhocKisd y Mkifd bc pujc kvhtdr mdlkr ubd eukld jk jhsfustc - y dmcrdmdr pdrtk jk ubd frdb lcikllhb, jcbjk eulmds pkrscbds ic pcjrbdjehrdr, eulmds frdlhds pcr su dpcyc. Dfrdjklh Kisd mdlhkbjc ubdihfkrd rkvkrkblhd d su pnihlc. Nrdvc! Zcjcs dpidujhkrcb ekbcs difuhkb. Ksc kst euy nhkb - Hbtkrvhbc Fkrdij - Pkrc tkbfc ubd prkfub-

td3 Lec vd d pdsdr pcr id pukrtd3 Zcjcs sk vcivhkrcb d Fkrdij kbksk ecekbtc. Xd tkbd quk dnrhr id ncld kstk zcpkblc. ^klrhehb Mkifd jhs-fustdjd.

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Id kstdtud kstdnd shkbjc drrdstrdjd mdstd ki ldehb quk id iikvdrdmdstd su bukvc mcfdr. Ki skcr Vhtthbfmde kstdnd es quk sdthsgklmc


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y prkehc lcb dfrdjklhehkbtcs d Kisd quhkb kstdnd gkihz. [bd vkz ihstdy drrhnd, Krbhk quhkb lcbjuld ki ldehb sk id iikv, ehkbtrds Ki

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