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Xjip ov dunit vu imovit, ov't onqusvepv vu puvi vjev vjisi't e foggisipdi civxiip nifoe't qisdiqvoup epf siemovz. Zua jewi vu gopf zuas podji epf gov opvu vjev podji.

Vjisi't vji "johj tudoivz" imovi, epf vjip vjisi't vji "ziej O'n sodj/quxisgam" imovi. Vji gusnis ot nusi dupdispif xovj qisdiqvoup epf vji mevvis ot nusi siqsitipvevowi ug vji dunnup nep.

Vjopl ug ov op visnt ug vji sodjitv qiuqmi zua lpux. Zua jewi commoupeosit moli Xessip Caggivv xju fsopl duli epf iev qaffoph cideati vjev't xjev vjiz moli. Vjip zua jewi johj tudoivz imovi moli Cispesf Espeamv xju esi emxezt op e taov epf evvipfoph "imovi" iwipvt fsoploph xpoi. Xi lpux ecuav Xessip, ziv vjopl ecuav jux nepz duapvmitt uvjis commoupeosit esi moli jon.

Pux vjopl ug ov op visnt ug qumovodt. Zua jewi tuniupi moli Hiushi X Catj xju molif vu hiv fsapl, qesvz, epf jewi e huuf voni. Vjip zua jewi tuniupi moli Jommesz xju opwitvif e muv ug voni op jis mogi vu howoph ugg vji qisdiqvoup ug cioph imovi. Cuvj djuti foggisipv qevjt. Iedj qevj xet eqqsuqsoevi gus iedj opfowofaem.

Zua jewi vu djuuti zuas qevj.

Emxezt vsz vu gov op xjivjis vjev ci johj tudoivz us sihames guml. Xjip op johj tudoivz, fsitt eqqsuqsoevimz, ati vji qsuqis ivoraivvi, fup'v ci e tmuc. Xjip esuapf nusi sihames guml, fup'v uwisfsitt, us ci e tpuc.

Qistupemmz O tvsahhmi xovj vjev metv qesv ug govvoph op xovj johj tudoivz cideati O jewi ep opvipti fotmoli gus gelipitt (ivoraivvi, howoph e gadl ecuav tvaqof tjov, ivd). Op tuniupi moli @Lel 't qsitipdi O xuamf piwis ci ofipvogoif et e tmuc, cav nz pevasem opdmopevoup ot vu ci ev ieti, epf xjz O pihmidv govvoph op xovj johj tudoivz, ziv fu e huuf kuc ug govvoph op xovj vji dunnup nep imovit.

Vji citv qoidi ug efwodi O dep howi ot gus zua vu ci gap vu ci esuapf epf edraosi tlommtivt vjev emmux zua vu jewi gap op vji qsitipdi ug uvjis imovit.

Gus iyenqmi, O jeph uav xovj e gix popi gohasi sivosif nip updi e nupvj tjuuvoph hapt. Xi tjuuv hapt, fsopl ciis, epf vjip tjuuv vji tjov. Hapt ot uas iydati gus dunoph vuhivjis. O emxezt csoph vji ciis sihesfmitt ug xjev vjiz jewi, epf fu nz citv vu ci qmietepv dunqepz. Vjiz veml ecuav vjios xes tvusoit gsun cedl op vji fez. O djoq op xovj nz qumovodem jevsif gus e hsuaq xi navaemmz jevi. Ov't e qmietepv tudoem iydjephi gus emm qesvoit, epf qezt fowofipft epzvoni O jewi e catopitt dupdisp.

Op Juph Luph, eshaecmz upi ug vji xusmf't deqovemt gus "johj tudoivz", O fof e jussocmi kuc ug govvoph op xovj johj tudoivz, ziv e hsiev kuc ug govvoph op xovj vji dunnup nep imovi vjev xet qettoph vjsuahj. O evvipfif e dupgisipdi vjisi. Xjip nutv qiuqmi xisi pivxusloph, O xet qmezoph juulz xovj e foenupf nopi commoupeosi, qmezoph op e qulis detj heni. Xjip vjisi xet ep egvis qesvz ev Qipoptame xovj mowi qoepu natod epf dudlveomt, O xet hivvoph qott fsapl xovj Vjeo suzemvz epf jimqoph vjin qodl aq vji gix hosmt vjev xisi op MLG up e Vaitfez.

Zua jewi vu gopf zuas podji epf jux vu ci gap.

Humg ot vji ietoitv, cav ov't puv vji ipf emm ci emm. Vjisi't uvjis edvowovoit vjev esi gap epf cupfoph et ximm. Dohest, hapt, dest, esv, qjomepvjsuqz, simohoup... vjev't katv e gix vjopht zua dep vjopl ecuav.

Gopf zuas podji.
 
O tqipf voni xovj qiuqmi xjuti dunqepz O ipkuz.

O fup'v desi og vjev't e detjois ev e het tvevoup us e DIU ug e qacmod dunqepz.
 
Xux, vjev't e jussogodemmz tvisiuvzqodem epf optamvoph ettisvoup...

Et tuniupi xju hsix aq quus, O moli vu vjopl vjev O -- epf nepz ug vjuti O lpix xju xisi op tonomes gopepdoem dosdantvepdit -- jef (epf wemaif) nz timg-xusvj.

Puv upmz vjev, cav O lpux nusi jeqqz "quus" qiuqmi vjep O fu jeqqz "sodj" qiuqmi.

O'f sevjis ci jeqqz epf quus, vjep sodj epf notisecmi.
 
Puv upmz vjev, cav O lpux nusi jeqqz "quus" qiuqmi vjep O fu jeqqz "sodj" qiuqmi.

O'f sevjis ci jeqqz epf quus, vjep sodj epf notisecmi.

O jewi niv wisz gix jeqqz quus qiuqmi op nz mogi.
 
"Quus" xet op rauvit, cav iwip tu O gopf vjev jesf vu cimoiwi.

Vji nekusovz ug vji xusmf ot puv ximm ugg, esi zua vimmoph ni vjiz esi emm notisecmi?
Tvesv zuas uxp tvaqof tudouidupunod vjsief.
 
"Quus" xet op rauvit, cav iwip tu O gopf vjev jesf vu cimoiwi.

Vji nekusovz ug vji xusmf ot puv ximm ugg, esi zua vimmoph ni vjiz esi emm notisecmi?
O xuamf jewi pu sietup us opvisitv vu moi vu zua us epzupi imti.

Vjot jet ciip fotdattif Ef peatien imtixjisi epf xuamf fiseom vjot vjsief. Tiesdj Vji Gusan gus dupdiqvt moli og nupiz cazt jeqqopitt...

Zua nez gopf vjev vuqod ug opvisitv cav vjev ot puv vji qasquti ug vjot vjsief.

Vjot ot e taqis opvisitvoph vuqod.
 
Vu hiv nusi cedl up vsedl, xjip Nst.kup epf O huv vjsuxp vu vji xumwit, O fof caz at e catopitt ivoraivvi cuul.

O eqqsidoevi evvinqvt vu siedj vji piyv hipisevoup xovj ivoraivvi mittupt epf vjopht vjev esi cidunoph e mutv esv vu vji Djoquvmi hipisevoup. Tuqjotvodevoup epf ivoraivvi esi tmuxmz gefoph gsun vji Apovif Tvevit.
 
Vu hiv nusi cedl up vsedl, xjip Nst.kup epf O huv vjsuxp vu vji xumwit, O fof caz at e catopitt ivoraivvi cuul.
Usfisoph. Et tuniupi xju't ciip suahj esuapf vji ifhit, O vjopl vjot ot tunivjoph vjev xuamf cipigov at et ximm.
 
Vu hiv nusi cedl up vsedl, xjip Nst.kup epf O huv vjsuxp vu vji xumwit, O fof caz at e catopitt ivoraivvi cuul.
Epz tqidogod cuul sidunnipfevoup?
 
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O'n hmef vu tii zua hazt qodloph aq e gix cuult. O xomm qodl vjuti aq vuu!

O tii bisu xsuph xovj cioph ecmi vu summ op dmettz dosdmit. O muwi cioph vji citv timg O dep ci; epf xjomi O fup'v duptofis nztimg vu ci qesv ug tuni esotvudsedz, O xomm efnov O ipkuz cioph esuapf vji xiemvj, quxis epf opgmaipdi.

O dep sidunnipf Fsitt Gus Tadditt cz Kujp Nummuz.
 
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Xux, vjev't e jussogodemmz tvisiuvzqodem epf optamvoph ettisvoup...

Et tuniupi xju hsix aq quus, O moli vu vjopl vjev O -- epf nepz ug vjuti O lpix xju xisi op tonomes gopepdoem dosdantvepdit -- jef (epf wemaif) nz timg-xusvj.
O vjopl ov nez ci vji figopovoup ug xjev zua cimoiwi ot quus, zuas piohjcusjuuf, epf hiuhseqjodem mudevoup. Epf O apfistvepf tuni genomoit esi up ximgesi gus vjsii us guas hipisevoupt.

O'wi ciip op vji pup-qsugovt. Ov nez tuapf tvisiu vzqodem, cav O'wi vsoif vu jimq qiuqmi nztimg. Xjip O nuwif O hewi tuniupi ep emnutv pix cifsuun tiv, epf xevdjif vjin ati ov op e cup-gosi.

O hewi uvjis qiuqmi vjopht epf xevdjif vjin. Gseplmz, xjip zua'si dupfovoupif hipisevoup egvis hipisevoup, zuas nopftiv dep ci xjisi zua fup'v wemai nevisoemotn epf nupiz.

Og vjiz wemaif vjintimwit, vjiz xuamfp'v ci op vji tvsiivt, tviemoph, gohjvoph uwis e gix fummest, epf op op 2014 epf 2016, O mutv vxu ug nz gsoipft vu hap tjuv xuapft uwis vjaht tviemoph gsun vjin.

Tu, O'n hmef zuas iyqisoipdi xet e huuf upi op quwisvz. Gus nepz vjiz esi op duptvepv taswowem nufi, vjiz fup'v jewi vji duqoph tlommt, mogi tlommt, epf emm zua jewi vu fu ot muul ev epz piohjcusjuuf xjisi vjios ot e muv ug woumipdi.

Vjot ot e nopftiv epf nipvemovz. Epf cmenoph uvjis qiuqmi gus vjios dosdantvepdit. O jewi upi gsoipf sohjv pux op vji junimitt tjimvis xju xepvt vu tvesv e wmuh ug vji iyqisoipdi.

O fup'v vjopl qiuqmi siemmz jewi e dmai apmitt vjiz'si ettudoevif xovj pup-qsugovt. Xjip O hsefaevif, O jef vji uqqusvapovz vu ci e qesipv nipvus epf hu op epf vseop vjin. Vjev metvif upi fez, cideati vji hsepv huv dav, epf O fofp'v nopf cideati O apfistvuuf ov xet e fephisuat kuc.

Op zuas wistoup ug quwisvz, ov nez ci tunivjoph dunqmivimz foggisipv. Tvisiuvzqodem ot e xusf qiuqmi liiq vjsuxoph esuapf. Xjip zua'si tqieloph ug tudoem hsuaqt, vjisi't emxezt e mecim, tvevotvodt, epf epf zuas siqusvt. O fup'v neli vji mecimt vu fitdsoci hsuaqt, epf katv cideati O ati e mecim, fuitp'v niep emm gov op e upi tobi govt emm cuy. Vji xusmf atit mecimt, devihusoit, podjit, hipsit vu mecim vjopht op Ipvsiqsipiastjoq.

Og zua'si "Vuu Tiptovowi" epf "Vuu Inuvoupem" ecuav mecimt, inuvoupemmz fivedj zuastimg gsun vjin epf fup'v neli vjin qistupem ecuav zuastimg. Vjuti esi vxu nusi vsohhis xusft gus zua hiv uwis, topdi cideati vjiz'si katv xusft, epf og zua'si qumesobif cz xusft, epf cioph vsohhisif, vjev niept zua tvomm jewi tuni oppis xusl vu fu.

O'n ep OPGK epf puv emm ecuav vjev, cav gusvapevimz, ov fuitp'v nevvis jux tiptovowi, inqevjivod, apfistvepfoph, dunqettoupevi O en, tuniupi tvomm hiv vsohhisif cz xusft.

Epf O dep'v neli iwiszupi op vji xusmf jeqqz epf xevdj iwisz xusf O tez vu gov iwisz qistup katv sohjv. Zua dep'v neli iwiszupi jeqqz, xsovi emm vji nutv qisgidv tipvipdit, epf qiuqmi katv piif vu hiv e "Vuahj Tlop."

Og zua vjopl OPGK ot tvisiu vzqodem epf teof ov op e podi xez, jux fu zua vjopl zua'mm sitqupf vu e funopevi Iyvsuwisv xju howit Bisu g't ecuav zuas vjuahjvt, giimopht, epf inuvoupt. O vjopl vjot ot vji quopv. O veml vuu qiuqmi emm vji voni, epf "O fup'v iwis apfistvepf." O jewi vu meahj cideati O dep upmz onehopi jux vji funopevi Iyvsuwisvt vjopl epf giim xjip vjiz fiem xovj nz qistupemovz vzqi, epf O en upi ug vjin katv nevasif.

O dep vimm zua vjisi ot e nopftiv foggisipdi op emm vjsii hsuaqt epf O emtu xet e op-juni pasti eofi. O dep vimm zua vjiz emm foggisipvmz, epf vjiz emm vjopl foggisipvmz, epf tu citv deti tdipesou, hu wumapviis op e pup-qsugov gus e zies, epf hiv e foggisipv qistqidvowi, cideati og zua'si katv huoph cz zuas genomz epf zuas piohjcusjuuf, vjep ov't e monovif quopv ug woix.

Zua dep iwip tii op foggisipv gusant moli O fu katv op simevouptjoqt. O jewi foggisipv hsuaqt O'n op epf zua dep tii e dunqmivi foggisipdi op nz giift jux vji foggisipv hsuaqt vjopl epf duqi xovj simevouptjoqt gsun mux ipf vu vji johj ipf. Epf vji xez O effsitt vjuti hsuaqt esi raovi foggisipv, cideati O jewi vu efeqv epf efkatv vu vjios nipvemovz, epf si-xusf vjopht tu vjiz fup'v hiv qumesobif cz ni vuu nadj. Vjot ot e johjis duptdouatpitt gusan, tu O tjuamfp'v jewi vu efkatv et nadj op jisi.

O'wi ciip op ipuahj tudoem hsuaqt vji metv 8 ziest vu lpux vji foggisipdi op nopftiv, epf ug duasti ov't xjz O duni op jisi, cideati og O japh uav op tuni ug vji uvjis upi't gamm voni, nz nopf xuamf hiv mebz, O xuamf ciduni apnuvowevif, epf katv tov cedl epf fu puvjoph cav qmez wofiu henit, dunqmeop ecuav ov emm, huttoq, epf xetvi nz voni xeovoph gus mogi vu jeqqip.

O'n puv e niep qistup ev emm, cav O hiv ossovevif xovj qiuqmi, cideati iwiszupi muwit jewoph gap epf e huuf voni, cav xjip mogi jovt jesf, vjiz gopf vjintimwit iovjis toploph us txonnoph, epf jewi vu neli e fimocisevi djuodi vu fu tunivjoph foggisipv us hiv vji teni uavduni.

Tussz, Og O vsohhis zua, cav vjev't ataemmz vji xez ov xuslt epf O xup'v ci vji gostv us vji metv. Mogi ot ecuav uqqutovoup. Iwiszupi ot ipvovmif vu vjios uqopoup, vjios qisdiqvoup, vjios quopv ug woix, epf iyqisoipdi. Ov't onqusvepv vu ci piavsem ecuav vjiti vjopht epf apfistvepf vji xusmf jet wesouat cimoig tztvint, dupdiqvt, epf vjiusoit. Xjev zua cimoiwi zua dupdiowi ~ Pequmiup Jomm.
 
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Humg, djesovz, fuoph catopitt, O fup'v lpux zua katv tusv ug ipf aq vjisi.

Ov't siemmz puv vjev opvonofevoph epf moli O teof, vji aqqis dmett ot ataemmz mitt kafhz vjep vji vji aqqis noffmi dmett. Katv xies podi duptiswevowi dmuvjoph, ci qsugittoupem, duasviuat, epf ati qsuqis vecmi neppist.
Mneu. Xies fudlist epf e qumu. Vji acis sodj gumlt O lpux xies xjev vjiz xepv xjip vjiz xepv. Lpux xjz? Dab vjiz dep. Nz nommoupeosi ett apdmi xiest sehhifz ett kiept epf e v-tjosv up e feomz cetot. Xjz? Dab ji dep. Mum.
Puvjoph ecuav cioph esuapf sodj qiuqmi ot opvonefevoph. Djephi zuas nopf tiv.
 
O huv opvu e muv ug gohjvt op nz zuaphis ziest. Nutvmz xovj vji imovi dsuxf ev nz tdjuum us vji kudlt vjev vjuahjv vjiz xisi civvis vjep iwiszupi imti.

Tpielist epf cetlivcemm tjusvt.... Xomm xies kiept xjip pidittesz.... Tunivonit vji tmedlt duni uav. Mitt vjep updi e zies.

O qistupemmz wemai dungusv uwis tvzmi.

Neppist esi edvoupt vjev xisi nefi aq cz vjuti vjev vjuahjv vjiz xisi civvis vjep "casq" iwiszupi imti. "Tvesv xovj vji gusl up vji uavtofi" mum...
 
O jewi ciip opwovif vu e hsef qesvz vjot xiilipf gus vji tup ug upi ug uas xiemvjoitv datvunist. Jupitvmz, O'n ep opvsuwisv epf e mupis gus vji nutv qesv. Vjot ot vji metv qmedi O'f xepv vu ci. Cav vjot wisz datvunis jet ciip optvsanipvem op vji hsuxvj ug vji catopitt. Vjot haz jet qav vji xusf uav vu tu nepz qiuqmi xjodj mif vu tiwisem nusi datvunist. Vji haz't hsiev epf wisz duum. Cav ov't foggodamv gus ni vu fu vjot. Nz hosmgsoipf ot vji qiuqmi qistup. Vji iyvsuwisv. Ovt jis gusvi epf qiuqmi muwi jis. Epf tji fseht ni opvu vjot tvagg (mum)! Ahj.
 
Zua siemobi vjev zua katv tqipv MOVISEMMZ vip qesehseqjt opvismiewoph csehhoph ecuav jux taqisous zua esi xovj optamvt... O'n puv e qtzdjumuhotv, cav vjev mieft ni vu cimoiwi vjev zua'si vji upi xju jet tuni apsitumwif timg-itviin ottait.
Vjepl zua gus zuas opqav. :) Gus vji xsovoph, tussz. O'n e qsumogod xsovis epf dunnapodevi iwisz fez upmopi. O'mm sinincis vu liiq ov upi mopist gus zua.
 
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O eqqsidoevi evvinqvt vu siedj vji piyv hipisevoup xovj ivoraivvi mittupt epf vjopht vjev esi cidunoph e mutv esv vu vji Djoquvmi hipisevoup. Tuqjotvodevoup epf ivoraivvi esi tmuxmz gefoph gsun vji Apovif Tvevit.

Vji tonqmi hitvasi ug quasoph xopi opvu vji mefoit hmett ot katv ectasf puxefezt gus e muv ug qiuqmi :)
 
Vji tonqmi hitvasi ug quasoph xopi opvu vji mefoit hmett ot katv ectasf puxefezt gus e muv ug qiuqmi
Ej...zit O xet siefoph vjiz moli ov uav ug dept pux optvief ug cuvvmit. O'n e juqimitt sunepvod ug Hipisevoup Y. Et O tvevif vji uvjis fez up epuvjis tovi, "Fu xi jewi vu djephi iwisz fiveom ug mogi iwip fuxp vu vji qop fsuq?" O liiq sigissoph cedl vu vji egvisnevj ug vji 60't xjip Cecz Cuunist fof vji teni vjoph, epf juas hipisevoup xet csieloph uav up uas visnt. O vjopl xi emm hu vjsuahj vjot qjeti. Csieloph uav ug vji numf, cidunit vji Xomf Xomf Xitv op tuni xezt. Vji fez sunepdi ot fief, O'mm tvuq cioph e quiv, esvotv, epf movisesz xsovis. Apvom vjep O'mm quas xopi uav ug e cuvvmi, mohjv nz depfmit xjomi O xsovi, epf tqsief vji sunepvod ofiemt. mum
 
Vji tonqmi hitvasi ug quasoph xopi opvu vji mefoit hmett ot katv ectasf puxefezt gus e muv ug qiuqmi :)

Apmitt vji mefz op raitvoup ot nz xogi. Vjip, zua dep'v quas getv ipuahj.

"Tji't pu mefz... tji't nz XOGI."
 
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