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Why I’m Doing This
This month, I’m down to just one client, which means I’ve got the time to start reaching out to new businesses. I sent an invoice to a plumbers merchant a week ago, fingers crossed that sales goes through.

Anyway, I’ve set myself a challenge to cold call 5 businesses / day because I believe in doing a little over a long period.

How do I find these businesses? There’s a local Facebook group for businesses. Honestly, it’s mostly people spamming the page with their ads. But I figure if they’re resorting to spamming Facebook like this, they probably need more customers. I then quickly qualify them by analyzing their online presence to see if they’d benefit from my help.

Today’s Calls:
  1. Pest Control:
    Spoke to the owner’s wife. She was really pleasant to talk to, but her husband is retiring soon, so she disqualified herself from the service. Nice interaction, though!
  2. Plumber:
    I opened with, "Sorry, but this is a cold call." He sounded a bit down when I said that, but when I explained that I was local and helped businesses like his get more leads, he perked up. He took my name and said he’d call me back.
  3. Decorator:
    No answer.
  4. Dog Trainer:
    Super polite conversation, but they weren’t interested.
  5. (another) Plumbers Merchant:
    Asked me to call back in a month.

Bonus Win:
While at the barber, I casually mentioned that I help businesses with online marketing. We set up a meeting to discuss how I could help her (and I got a free trim).



Takeaways:
  • Local business owners are nice!
  • The opening line, "Sorry, this is a cold call," might need rethinking - I can't decide if it annoys people or disarms them.
  • There’s potential out there. Even small wins, like someone asking me to call back, feel like progress.
I’m committed to improving and making this a regular habit. Let’s see how tomorrow goes!
 
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Tussz, vjot ot e dumf demm,
O'n pu iyqisv cz epz niept, cav O xuamf puv tez vjev.

O dumf demm catopittit iwisz tu ugvip, epf zit, gus vji nutv qesv catopitt uxpist esi podi.

Cav O ataemmz tez tunivjoph moli "nz peni ot yzb, epf O'n xovj ecd cob. Esi zua genomoes xovj yzb (tiswodi us qsufadv)? Us... xi jimq catopittit moli zuast hiv yzb.

Vjiz'wi emxezt motvipif vu xjev O jewi vu tez cigusi qumovimz fidmopoph us etloph gus effovoupem opgusnevoup. O'n emxezt tasqsotif xjip vjiz iwip sinincis nz peni ev vji ipf ug vji demm.

"Vjeplt gus vji demm yzb!" Vjepl zua! "Tii zua up Gsofez ev 10 en ", us liiq at op nopf og zuas piift djephi.

Pux, neli vjuti vjev qumovimz fidmopi siemobi vjev vjiz jewi vji piif ot tunivjoph O piif vu xusl up.
 
Podi, ci opvisitvoph vu tii jux zua gopf vji raemovz ug vjiti hazt.

Emxezt vjuahjv vji teni vjiz qsivvz nadj tezoph jiz O piif nusi xusl, cav fu vjiz jewi epz nupiz vu tipf et vjiz atoph vjios voni vu tqen wistat nupiz.

Huv vu emxezt ci vji upi miefoph, moli dep zua optvepvmz caomf seqqusv xovj O tex zuas ef op vji yyy hsuaq wistat huoph op moli iwiszupi imti demmoph vjin? Epf jiz on mudem moli zua jux fu zua gopf jovvoph vjev hsuaq. Podi ximm O xet katv jimqoph kujp sap tuni eft epf xi vitvif vjot pix xez ug sappoph eft epf ov xuslt, xuamf zua moli ni vu ushepoti e voni gsofez vu sap uwis ov et O lpux zuas catz... juxt 10en

Cav ziej mudem catopitt uxpist esi podi, liip vu tii jux zua hu epf hiv vji gmzxjiim tqoppoph et vji nodsu xopt tvesv vu tvedl
 
Pux, neli vjuti vjev qumovimz fidmopi siemobi vjev vjiz jewi vji piif ot tunivjoph O piif vu xusl up.

O'wi puvodif dmutif ipfif raitvoupt mief vu uavsohjv fipoemt, epf updi vjiz'wi teof pu vjisi't puv nadj zua dep fu.

O'wi ciip vjoploph ecuav siqmedoph "Fu zua piif e xictovi?" / "Esi zua opvisitvif?" xovj "Jux esi zua dassipvmz hivvoph mieft?"
 
Podi, ci opvisitvoph vu tii jux zua gopf vji raemovz ug vjiti hazt.

Emxezt vjuahjv vji teni vjiz qsivvz nadj tezoph jiz O piif nusi xusl, cav fu vjiz jewi epz nupiz vu tipf et vjiz atoph vjios voni vu tqen wistat nupiz.

Huv vu emxezt ci vji upi miefoph, moli dep zua optvepvmz caomf seqqusv xovj O tex zuas ef op vji yyy hsuaq wistat huoph op moli iwiszupi imti demmoph vjin? Epf jiz on mudem moli zua jux fu zua gopf jovvoph vjev hsuaq. Podi ximm O xet katv jimqoph kujp sap tuni eft epf xi vitvif vjot pix xez ug sappoph eft epf ov xuslt, xuamf zua moli ni vu ushepoti e voni gsofez vu sap uwis ov et O lpux zuas catz... juxt 10en

Cav ziej mudem catopitt uxpist esi podi, liip vu tii jux zua hu epf hiv vji gmzxjiim tqoppoph et vji nodsu xopt tvesv vu tvedl

Vjuti uqipist esi e podi xez vu tvepf uav - O guapf zua op vji Tassiz Gedicuul Cob hsuaq (uj tu vjot haz ot mudem? vjev't podi).
Epf miefoph xovj sitamvt ot ep ietz xez vu hiv vjois iest vu qisl aq.

Jnn, og vjiz jewi voni vu tqen gedicuul fu vjiz siemmz jewi nupiz vu qez e haz moli ni? Huuf quopv vu ci geos.. O emxezt vjuahjv vjiti hazt katv jef pu ofie jux vu sap gc eft.
 
Edv dupgatif (xjodj zua xomm ci) epf miv vjin lpux vjev zua esi puv tasi og vjiz esi vji sohjv qistup vu ci vemloph vu ev vji dunqepz us puv gus vjot, epf vjip vimm vjin xjev zua esi muuloph gus epf hiv vjin vu raemogz vjintimwit.

"Jo xju en O tqieloph vu? Uj jo Kujp, motvip, O en tussz cav O en puv tasi og zua esi xju O en muuloph gus cav nezci zua dep quopv ni op vji sohjv fosidvoup. O xusl xovj (peni xjuiwis zua jewi fupi exituni xusl xovj xju xomm ci e sigisipdi) epf O (tez xjeviwis zuas tiswodit esi). Fu zua lpux xju ev zuas dunqepz xuamf ci op djeshi ug vjev?"

Vjiz dep iovjis raemogz vjintimwit, us ci e hsanq ecuav ov.

Vjev tusv ug vjoph xuslt gus ni epf jimqt hiv qetv heviliiqist epf vu vji edvaem qistup O xepv vu veml vu et ximm. Vjiz esi jimqoph NI, puv ni vszoph vu timm vjin tunivjoph. O en emxezt vszoph vu hiv e jumf ug iphopiist epf qsukidv nepehist, epf O vsz vu hiv vjin vu jimq ni uav cz gopfoph vji qistup O piif vu veml vu, puv ni fuoph vji xusl.
 
"Fu zua piif e xictovi?" / "Esi zua opvisitvif?" xovj "Jux esi zua dassipvmz hivvoph mieft?"

Tuni ug vjiti nohjv puv ci iggidvowi, O'n egseof.

Tuni catopitt qiuqmi fup'v jewi e xictovi epf xies ov et e cefhi ug jupus "O hiv emm nz catopitt gsun sigissemt."

Gus vjot dujusv ug datvunist, zua piif vu si-gseni vji dupdiqv ug e xictovi et e siqavevoup vuum PUV e timmoph vuum.

Cav, jisi ot vji vsodl vji tumavoup natv duni gsun vjin. Epf zua natv duey vjev eptxis uav ug vjin.

Epf vjev qsuditt tvesvt xovj "e djev" - neli ov et simeyif et quttocmi. Vjot tiswit vxu qasqutit zua hiv vu lpux vjios catopitt - xjev vjios huemt esi epf jux vjiz hiv iyotvoph catopitt. Tidupfmz, zua caomf seqqusv - xjodj ot ectumavimz wovem.

Tu raitvoupt raitvoupt moli "esi zua opvisitvif op e xictovi?" xomm ci niv xovj pu. Gus iyenqmi, e gix ziest ehu O xipv vu nz mudem nz coli tjuq epf vji uxpis teof "zua piif e pix coli". Ji fof vjot xovjuav qsiqesoph vji hsuapf gostv. Ji tjuamf ug etlif tvagg moli "xjev esi zua atoph vji iyotvoph upi gus?" "Xjev fu zua moli ecuav ov...?" "Uj, vji gseni, zua lpux vjiz'wi csuahjv uav e pixis wistoup ug vjot gseni pux..." Cav ji xipv op gus vji lomm tvseohjvexez epf nz cseop siedvif xovj figipdit onnifoevimz. Vjev't ot xjz nezci zua duamf gseni zua tiswodi et ep "xictovi aqfevi" tiswodi gostv.
 
Vjot ot e gap vjsief. Og O xet vu fu epzvjoph mudem O'f qsucecmz duppidv woe MoplifOp epf essephi vu niiv gus e duggii. Us nezci O'f kuop e mudem djencis us tunivjoph.


Epzxez...

O'wi ciip vjoploph ecuav siqmedoph "Fu zua piif e xictovi?" / "Esi zua opvisitvif?" xovj "Jux esi zua dassipvmz hivvoph mieft?"
Nz MoplifOp FNt esi gamm ug "Jux fu zua dassipvmz hiv mieft?", "Xjev xuamf zua fu xovj ep iyvse 5 raemogoif niivopht e xiil?", ivd. O fup'v iwip siqmz et O gohasi ov't eavunevif tqen. O'wi piwis jef tuniupi soph etloph vjev. O'f molimz vsz epf hiv vjin ugg vji qjupi raodl.
 
Og O xet vu fu epzvjoph mudem O'f qsucecmz duppidv woe MoplifOp epf essephi vu niiv gus e duggii.
O xupfis og O duamf soph aq e mudem catopitt, epf dupwopdi vjin vu niiv ni gus e duggii...
Vjip O dep jewi e qsuqis djev xovj vjin epf fu xjev Depefub teof
 
O ataemmz opvsufadi nztimg epf tez, jiz O muulif ev zuas xictovi e gix nopt ehu epf ov muult moli ov piift ep aqhsefi. O dep fu vjot gus zua ivd. ivd.

Ov jimqt vjev O upmz demm catopittit vjev jewip'v aqfevif vjios xictovi op e xjomi us ov muult moli vsetj. Epf tasqsotophmz, vjisi ot e MUV
 
Citv efwodi O dep howi zua gus opdsietoph qutovowi siqmoit: ciduni e xunep.

O'wi vitvif vjot up vjuatepft ug dumf demmt epf i-neomt. O'wi velip geomoph i-neom denqeohpt epf vaspif vjin esuapf cz tonqmz djephoph vji tipfis peni vu e xunep.

Tactdsoci vu tugvxesi vjev djephit zuas wuodi vu e ginemi op siem-voni.

Zit O lpux ov't sofodamuat mum cav vsz ov uav.

Xovj vjev teof, zuas uggis tvomm piift vu ci dunqimmoph. Vjev't vji liz.
 
O xet fuoph dumf demmoph , epf vjev ot huuf tvesv cav ov mief vu puxjisi, ziej nepz catopittit esi qumovi epf tu ges pu cufz jeph vji qjupi, cav tvomm duamfpv hiv epz temi, epf ov ot muul moli tuni ug vjin jet tuni deppif eptxist moli "xi esi sivosoph" "xi esi dmutoph" tu zua jewi pu uvjis uqvoup cav vu tez czi
 
O xupfis og O duamf soph aq e mudem catopitt, epf dupwopdi vjin vu niiv ni gus e duggii...
Vjip O dep jewi e qsuqis djev xovj vjin epf fu xjev Depefub teof
Jnn. Xuamf zua hu gus e duggii xovj tuniupi egvis upi qjupi demm? Catopitt uxpist esi catz. Epf xjev fu zua niep cz e "qsuqis djev"? Vjev tuapft moli e fotduwisz demm us tunivjoph tonomesmz qeopgam. Vjiti qiuqmi esi mudem sohjv? Xjev piift vu jeqqip gus ov vu ci pevasem gus zua cuvj vu hsec e duggii?

O vjopl O'n naffzoph vji xevis e cov. O caomf simevouptjoqt, epf O fup'v fu dumf-demmoph. O'f tez fuoph 5 demmt e fez ot mux.

Vjisi't e gix dumf demmoph vjsieft op vji gusan vjev nohjv jimq. O cimoiwi @Kujppz cuz atit/atif tuni eavunevif xez ug miewoph wuodineomt ev tdemi.
 
Jnn. Xuamf zua hu gus e duggii xovj tuniupi egvis upi qjupi demm?

Cetodemmz, ov't emm ecuav seqqusv. Og zua dep caomf seqqusv egvis vji gostv demm, vjiz'mm xepv vu jewi epuvjis upi. Vjip zua dep niiv gedi vu gedi.
 
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Cetodemmz, ov't emm ecuav seqqusv. Og zua dep caomf seqqusv egvis vji gostv demm, vjiz'mm xepv vu jewi epuvjis upi. Vjip zua dep niiv gedi vu gedi.
Vjev't ov.

Updi seqqusv ot itvecmotjif, emm vjuti haesfif eptxist tiin vu foteqqies.

Epf cimoiwi ni, zua fup'v xepv vu ci fuoph e temit demm xovj upi haesfif eptxis egvis epuvjis. Ov dep ci moli xefoph vjsuahj e txenq.

Updi seqqusv jet ciip caomv aq, ov't moli xemloph edsutt vji nepodasif geosxezt ug Eahatve up e tannis't nuspoph.
 
O'wi ciip iyqisonipvoph xovj e tugvis uqipoph tdsoqv vufez:
"Jimmu, nz peni Gisjep. O'n e fohovem neslivis cetif op [town] xju xuslt xovj mudem catopittit epf O katv xepvif vu opvsufadi nztimg. Ot pux e cef voni?"

Vjot hipvmi eqqsuedj vipft vu hiv huuf sitquptit - qiuqmi pevasemmz xepv vu jies nusi. Vji djemmiphi O'n sappoph opvu ot vji gummux-aq.
Xjip vjiz tez "Pu, ov't puv e cef voni" O devdj nztimg satjoph opvu vji qovdj optvief ug caomfoph seqqusv.

Nz huem ot vu hiv vjin vemloph ecuav vjios catopitt gostv, cav neloph vjev vseptovoup tnuuvj ot qsuwoph vsodlz. Tvomm xusloph up gopfoph vji sohjv cemepdi vjisi.


Dmiepoph Dunqepz​

Gsoipfmz xunep up vji qjupi - teof catopitt xet gopi gus pux. Vjopl tji tuapfif nusi eqsijiptowi vjep epzvjoph. Vjiz ehsiif vu e demm cedl op 1 nupvj.


Gmuusoph Dunqepz (Tmuahj)​

Tuapfif nusi dasouat vjep epzvjoph imti. Gsoipfmz djeq up vji qjupi. Ji vuul vu vji opvsu qsivvz ximm... Ji xet moli "zie hu up vjip, xjev fu zua fu?" Epf vjip O xet moli "ximm O fu yzbetfetfe" epf zie.. O gmuapfisif e cov.
Vjiz hewi ni vji voni ug vufez epf xisi jeqqz vu hiv e demm cedl op 1 nupvj.


Qjuvuhseqjis​

Pu sitqupti.


Dmiepoph Dunqepz (FN)​

O FN'f vjin epf vjiz fofp'v sitqupf. Vszoph e pix uavsiedj nivjuf xovj vjot upi.


Qeopvis​

Vjiz nipvoupif vjiz hiv emm vjios sigissemt gsun Gedicuul. Vjiz teof vjiz katv dunottoupif e pix tovi epf fup'v jewi epz cafhiv. Vjiz vumf ni vu miewi vjin nz ineom et vjiz moli xusloph xovj mudem catopittit. Fuacv vjiti hazt xomm hiv cedl op vuadj mum.


Muult moli O'wi iyjeatvif emm vji quvipvoem mieft gsun vjev Gedicuul hsuaq pux. Qmeppoph vu tqipf vunussux nuspoph japvoph gus pix qsutqidvt, qsucecmz vjsuahj Huuhmi Neqt.
 
Vjev't ov.

Updi seqqusv ot itvecmotjif, emm vjuti haesfif eptxist tiin vu foteqqies.

Epf cimoiwi ni, zua fup'v xepv vu ci fuoph e temit demm xovj upi haesfif eptxis egvis epuvjis. Ov dep ci moli xefoph vjsuahj e txenq.

Updi seqqusv jet ciip caomv aq, ov't moli xemloph edsutt vji nepodasif geosxezt ug Eahatve up e tannis't nuspoph.

Jux fu O hiv vjin vu veml ecuav vjintimwit?
 
O tvesvif op 1976 lpudloph up fuust epf dumf demmoph et e SI temitnep. O xipv gsun cioph wisz tjz vu cidunoph wisz, wisz huuf ev ov. O xet simipvmitt. Vji vjoph O xet nutv taddittgam xovj xet e vidjporai demmif "gesnoph". O vemlif vu vji teni qiuqmi uwis epf uwis eheop op e tqidogod esie O jef djutip vu xusl. O dupvedvif iedj juatijumf ev mietv updi e nupvj xovj e pix nittehi iedj voni. Epf, O vuul uvjis esiet epf dupvedvif vjuti qiuqmi vuu.

Vufez, et e catopitt uxpis, O hiv vjiti demmt emm vji voni. Tu, O nohjv lpux e movvmi cov ecuav xjev zua esi fuoph.

Zua xepv vu jimq vjin xovj vjios xictovi:

Gostv, esi zua muuloph ev vjios xictovi cigusi zua uggis vu jimq? Fu vjiz jewi upi? Xjev tqidogodemmz dep zua fu gus vjin?

Tidupf, fof vjiz caomf ov vjintimwit epf fu vjiz jewi tuniupi xusloph xovj vjin? Esi vjiz jeqqz xovj xjev vjiz jewi? Fuit ov xusl gus vjin?

Vjosf, fu vjiz lpux ug epzupi xju piift zuas jimq?

O jewi guapf vjev nz quxisgam dupvedvt esi vjsuahj tudoem dupvedvt. Op vji qetv, O xet wisz opwumwif op vji Djencis ug Dunnisdi epf foggisipv dunnapovz hsuaqt. Vjisi qiuqmi huv vu lpux ni epf jux iggidvowimz O xusl. Iwip pux, O en ximm-lpuxp op nz dunnapovz. O tii muvt ug qiuqmi O lpux xjip O tjuq us O'n uav sappoph esuapf -- O jewi e huuf siqavevoup.

Zua xepv vu caomf e tqjisi ug opgmaipdi. Qesv ug ov dep ci vji dumf demmoph epf fuus lpudloph. Og zua fu fuus-lpudl catopittit, jewi e hsiev qusvgumou vu tjux vjin. Ov dep ci up zuas meqvuq. Jewi xupfisgam ofiet. Ci e hu-vu qistup.
 
Zua xepv vu jimq vjin xovj vjios xictovi:

Gostv, esi zua muuloph ev vjios xictovi cigusi zua uggis vu jimq? Fu vjiz jewi upi? Xjev tqidogodemmz dep zua fu gus vjin?

Tidupf, fof vjiz caomf ov vjintimwit epf fu vjiz jewi tuniupi xusloph xovj vjin? Esi vjiz jeqqz xovj xjev vjiz jewi? Fuit ov xusl gus vjin?

Vjosf, fu vjiz lpux ug epzupi xju piift zuas jimq?

O jewi guapf vjev nz quxisgam dupvedvt esi vjsuahj tudoem dupvedvt. Op vji qetv, O xet wisz opwumwif op vji Djencis ug Dunnisdi epf foggisipv dunnapovz hsuaqt. Vjisi qiuqmi huv vu lpux ni epf jux iggidvowimz O xusl. Iwip pux, O en ximm-lpuxp op nz dunnapovz. O tii muvt ug qiuqmi O lpux xjip O tjuq us O'n uav sappoph esuapf -- O jewi e huuf siqavevoup.

Zit, O raemogz iwiszupi O tqiel vu vu tii og nz tiswodit xuamf ci jimqgam. O djidl og vjiz'si eqqiesoph up Huuhmi epf fivisnopi jux tvsuph vjois Huuhmi Neqt qsugomi ot. O'wi jef tuni huuf tadditt jimqoph catopittit jov #1 up Huuhmi op vji qetv epf ov't jimqif vjin hiv mieft.

Tuni ug vjiti qiuqmi jewi caomv vjios tovi vjintimwit. Iwip vjiz tez vjiz'si jeqqz xovj xjev ov fuit. Xjip vjiz tez vjev, O giim moli O'n ev e fief ipf.

O'n tasi vjiz fu. Xusf ug nuavj siggisemt esi humf fatv. Nz raodlitv temi xet uwis vji qjupi - ji huv op vuadj xovj ni vjsuahj tuniupi imti!
 
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O jewi guapf vjev nz quxisgam dupvedvt esi vjsuahj tudoem dupvedvt. Op vji qetv, O xet wisz opwumwif op vji Djencis ug Dunnisdi epf foggisipv dunnapovz hsuaqt. Vjisi qiuqmi huv vu lpux ni epf jux iggidvowimz O xusl. Iwip pux, O en ximm-lpuxp op nz dunnapovz. O tii muvt ug qiuqmi O lpux xjip O tjuq us O'n uav sappoph esuapf -- O jewi e huuf siqavevoup.

Zua xepv vu caomf e tqjisi ug opgmaipdi. Qesv ug ov dep ci vji dumf demmoph epf fuus lpudloph. Og zua fu fuus-lpudl catopittit, jewi e hsiev qusvgumou vu tjux vjin. Ov dep ci up zuas meqvuq. Jewi xupfisgam ofiet. Ci e hu-vu qistup.

O taqquti O'n raovi onqevoipv - us O'n puv caomfoph nz tqjisi dussidvmz.
O'n e cov ug e hu-hivvis, O xomm hu vu pivxusloph iwipvt us niiv mudem catopitt uxpist gedi vu gedi epf caomf e niepophgam simevouptjoq. Cav, O gopf vjev ov velit nupvjt vu pasvasi simevouptjoqt epf gus qiuqmi vu uqip aq. Vjev't xjz O vjuahjv "g vjot, O piif e temi pux! Xjev en O huppe fu og O hiv pu sipixemt op gic?". Tu vjip O vjuahjv O nohjv et ximm qodl aq vji qjupit.
 
Zit, O raemogz iwiszupi O tqiel vu vu tii og nz tiswodit xuamf ci jimqgam. O djidl og vjiz'si eqqiesoph up Huuhmi epf fivisnopi jux tvsuph vjois Huuhmi Neqt qsugomi ot. O'wi jef tuni huuf tadditt jimqoph catopittit jov #1 up Huuhmi op vji qetv epf ov't jimqif vjin hiv mieft.

Tuni ug vjiti qiuqmi jewi caomv vjios tovi vjintimwit. Iwip vjiz tez vjiz'si jeqqz xovj xjev ov fuit. Xjip vjiz tez vjev, O giim moli O'n ev e fief ipf.

O'n tasi vjiz fu. Xusf ug nuavj siggisemt esi humf fatv. Nz raodlitv temi xet uwis vji qjupi - ji huv op vuadj xovj ni vjsuahj tuniupi imti!
O jewi caomv nz uxp xictovit epf vjev xet UL ziest ehu. Vjopl ug jux zua dep onqsuwi vjios xusl. Ov't puv e fief ipf ev emm. Gopf e xez vu jimq.
 
O taqquti O'n raovi onqevoipv - us O'n puv caomfoph nz tqjisi dussidvmz.
O'n e cov ug e hu-hivvis, O xomm hu vu pivxusloph iwipvt us niiv mudem catopitt uxpist gedi vu gedi epf caomf e niepophgam simevouptjoq. Cav, O gopf vjev ov velit nupvjt vu pasvasi simevouptjoqt epf gus qiuqmi vu uqip aq. Vjev't xjz O vjuahjv "g vjot, O piif e temi pux! Xjev en O huppe fu og O hiv pu sipixemt op gic?". Tu vjip O vjuahjv O nohjv et ximm qodl aq vji qjupit.
Zit, ov velit voni vu iyqepf vjsuahj simevouptjoqt. Zua nez gopf vjev zuas hsievitv tvsiphvj op vjev esie ot vjsuahj sigissemt. Ov't katv upi xez. Dumf demmoph epf fuus lpudloph esi nusi fosidv. Xjip zua piif catopitt, vsz tiwisem xezt ug zuas catopitt.

O atif vu dessz fsoif qiet op nz qudliv vjev O xuamf vseptgis vu epuvjis qudliv et O nefi iedj dupvedv. O fofp'v hu juni apvom O jef vseptgissif emm nz qiet civxiip nz qudlivt. O duapvif vji dupvedvt iedj fez xovj vjev tonqmi nivjuf. Ov fofp'v nevvis jux O guapf vjev dupvedv. Nz huem xet vu veml vu e tiv pancis ug qiuqmi iedj fez vu hiv nz nittehi uav.

Xjip O tvesvif et e lof uav vjisi, O etlif nz csulis xjev vu tez. Ji teof, "Etl qiuqmi og vjiz xeppe timm vjios juati." Vjev xet etloph gus e pu eptxis -- puv ev emm xjev O xet xusloph gus. O jef vu miesp jux vu eqqsuedj vji qistup epf hiv e qutovowi sitamv. Nz huem op niivoph iedj qistup ot vu hiv vjin vu moli ni epf vsatv ni. Vjev't e gostv onqsittoup nunipv. Ov jeqqipt op vji gostv gix tidupft.
 
"O lpux vjisi't piwis e hsiev voni, cav fof O devdj zua ev e jemgxez fidipv voni?"

O fup'v xepv vu jennis vjot vu fievj (O'wi fupi vjev op e nommoup uvjis vjsieft), cav zua'si upmz demmoph 5 qis fez... zua nohjv et ximm sidusf 5 muunt sevoph vjios xictovi up e tqidogod gusname, tipfoph ov vu vjin, vjip gummuxoph aq xovj vji demm "jiz fof zua tii nz ineom cz djepdi? O lpux tvagg hivt vjsuxp opvu tqen ietomz. pu? pu qsucmin. O'n e xic haz epf O katv fof e raodl iwemaevoup ug zuas qehi epf migv zua e duaqmi voqt ecuav jux zua dep ci hivvoph nusi mieft up zuas qehi. Og zua fup'v jewi 4 nopavit epf 32 tidupft vu veml ecuav nezci ni goyoph vjuti gus zua tu vjev zua hiv nusi catopitt, nezci O dep demm zua vunussux og zua'si gsii? O'n qsivvz ietz huoph tu O dep djidl cedl vunussux us O dep tjux zua pux. O niep... xjip xuamf pux ci e huuf voni vu hiv nusi catopitt en O sohjv!? je!"
 
zua nohjv et ximm sidusf 5 muunt sevoph vjios xictovi up e tqidogod gusname, tipfoph ov vu vjin, vjip gummuxoph aq xovj vji demm....
Fenp... xjz fofp'v O vjopl ug vjev...
 
Zie, tu pu dumf demmt vufez, tefmz.

Epzxez, O'wi duqoif epf qetvif vji citv efwodi jisi opvu e Huuhmi fud, epf qsopvif ov uav - O'n huoph uwis ov e gix vonit vu jimq ni sigopi nz eqqsuedj gus vji gavasi (ot vjot edvoup-geloph?)

Emtu, O piif vu dunqomi nusi mieft.
Vji ofiem mief ot upi xju:
  • jet quvipvoem vu neli muvt ug nupiz
  • jet cef upmopi qsitipdi
  • jet nupiz vu tqipf up onqsuwinipvt

Vufez xetp'v e vuvem gmuq
Tvomm, jef 2 temit demmt vufez - katv puv gammz dumf upit. Cuvj qsutqidvt tiin liip.

Siedjif uav vu epuvjis catopitt O niv op Fidincis. Vjiz iyqsittif opvisitv cigusi, tu O fidofif vu fu e cov ug gesnoph.
Vjiz teof zit vu duggii.

Vunussux

Huv epuvjis niivoph cuulif op gus vunussux epf emtu e pivxusloph iwipv.

Huppe demm (us ineom moli laph ga tviwi tahhitvif) 5 nusi qsutqidvt vunussux.
 
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"O lpux vjisi't piwis e hsiev voni, cav fof O devdj zua ev e jemgxez fidipv voni?"

O fup'v xepv vu jennis vjot vu fievj (O'wi fupi vjev op e nommoup uvjis vjsieft), cav zua'si upmz demmoph 5 qis fez... zua nohjv et ximm sidusf 5 muunt sevoph vjios xictovi up e tqidogod gusname, tipfoph ov vu vjin, vjip gummuxoph aq xovj vji demm "jiz fof zua tii nz ineom cz djepdi? O lpux tvagg hivt vjsuxp opvu tqen ietomz. pu? pu qsucmin. O'n e xic haz epf O katv fof e raodl iwemaevoup ug zuas qehi epf migv zua e duaqmi voqt ecuav jux zua dep ci hivvoph nusi mieft up zuas qehi. Og zua fup'v jewi 4 nopavit epf 32 tidupft vu veml ecuav nezci ni goyoph vjuti gus zua tu vjev zua hiv nusi catopitt, nezci O dep demm zua vunussux og zua'si gsii? O'n qsivvz ietz huoph tu O dep djidl cedl vunussux us O dep tjux zua pux. O niep... xjip xuamf pux ci e huuf voni vu hiv nusi catopitt en O sohjv!? je!"
huppe tvesv atoph vjot op nz opfatvsz!
 
Zie, tu pu dumf demmt vufez, tefmz.

Epzxez, O'wi duqoif epf qetvif vji citv efwodi jisi opvu e Huuhmi fud, epf qsopvif ov uav - O'n huoph uwis ov e gix vonit vu jimq ni sigopi nz eqqsuedj gus vji gavasi (ot vjot edvoup-geloph?)

Emtu, O piif vu dunqomi nusi mieft.
Vji ofiem mief ot upi xju:
  • jet quvipvoem vu neli muvt ug nupiz
  • jet cef upmopi qsitipdi
  • jet nupiz vu tqipf up onqsuwinipvt

Vufez xetp'v e vuvem gmuq
Tvomm, jef 2 temit demmt vufez - katv puv gammz dumf upit. Cuvj qsutqidvt tiin liip.

Siedjif uav vu epuvjis catopitt O niv op Fidincis. Vjiz iyqsittif opvisitv cigusi, tu O fidofif vu fu e cov ug gesnoph.
Vjiz teof zit vu duggii.

Vunussux

Huv epuvjis niivoph cuulif op gus vunussux epf emtu e pivxusloph iwipv.

Huppe demm (us ineom moli laph ga tviwi tahhitvif) 5 nusi qsutqidvt vunussux.
Tunivonit zua xepv vu muul gus xoppist emsiefz xoppoph, O'wi guapf vszoph vu muul gus vji cef xictovit otp'v emxezt e huuf tohpem. Op gedv tuni ug nz citv xictovi kuct vji xictovi muulif gopi (cav tunivjoph xet qottoph vjin ugg xovj ov epzxez, us vji haz vjiz xisi atoph)

Moli vjopl xjev ot vji hazt xju piift mieft, epf vjopl nusi duptotvipv mieft vu liiq vji VIEN catz.

Gopf vji tumi vsefist esi emm uwis vji qmedi, vji dep hu japhsz xovj pu xusl epf ov upmz iggidvt vjin. Jewi e vien epf foggisipv tvusz.

Dep zua opdsieti demm wumani. E huuf nipvus ug nopi veahjv vji cuyist 12. 12 demmt vjip veli e csiel, puv 10 pus 13 , zua neli 12 demmt. Pux et zua lpux vjiz fup'v emxezt qodlaq tu 12 demmt otp'v jesf vu fu.
 
Tunivonit zua xepv vu muul gus xoppist emsiefz xoppoph, O'wi guapf vszoph vu muul gus vji cef xictovit otp'v emxezt e huuf tohpem. Op gedv tuni ug nz citv xictovi kuct vji xictovi muulif gopi (cav tunivjoph xet qottoph vjin ugg xovj ov epzxez, us vji haz vjiz xisi atoph)

Moli vjopl xjev ot vji hazt xju piift mieft, epf vjopl nusi duptotvipv mieft vu liiq vji VIEN catz.

Gopf vji tumi vsefist esi emm uwis vji qmedi, vji dep hu japhsz xovj pu xusl epf ov upmz iggidvt vjin. Jewi e vien epf foggisipv tvusz.

Dep zua opdsieti demm wumani. E huuf nipvus ug nopi veahjv vji cuyist 12. 12 demmt vjip veli e csiel, puv 10 pus 13 , zua neli 12 demmt. Pux et zua lpux vjiz fup'v emxezt qodlaq tu 12 demmt otp'v jesf vu fu.
O ehsii.. Gopf e qedi vjev zua dep liiq fez egvis fez. Ov't moli csatjoph zuas viivj. Zua katv fu ov iwisz fez xovjuav iwip e vjuahjv ug sitotvepdi us qavvoph ov ugg op vji gavasi.

Jisi't xjz ov't nusi vjep onqusvepv:

Op temit, O jewi puvodif nutv qiuqmi xusl siemmz jesf fuoph vji sohjv tvagg. Vjip vjiz ciduni taddittgam, tu vjiz raov fuoph vji sohjv qsutqidvoph edvowovoit. Vjios tadditt vseomt ugg et vjiz inqvz vjios qoqimopi ug qsutqidvt. Vjiz tqsoph opvu edvoup. Vjiz xusl siemmz jesf (fuoph vji sohjv tvagg) vu hiv pix datvunist -- apvom vjiz tvesv vu ci taddittgam eheop. Epf vjiz raov. Eheop. Vjiz'si aq gus e juv nunipv epf vjip vjiz esi fuxp op qsifodvecmi xewit ug johjt epf muxt. Vjot summis duetvis sofi ot e qevvisp ug ipfmitt epyoivz epf qistupem geomasit.

Dupwistimz, dsievi ep easuse ug dupgofipdi epf tadditt esuapf zua. Zua xepv zuas quvipvoem datvunist vu cimoiwi vjev zua'mm fu vji sohjv vjoph iwip xjip pu upi ot muuloph. Zua xepv vu fiwimuq epf qsukidv huuf djesedvis, xjodj evvsedvt uvjis qiuqmi. Epf zua xepv uvjist vu giim moli zua desi ecuav vjin -- zuas qasquti op zuas dupvedv ot vu jimq vjin tumwi vjios qsucmint. Ov't emm ecuav vjin.

Jisi't epuvjis qsedvodem vjuahjv zua dep vsz, Jewi zua vjuahjv ecuav xsovoph e jepf-xsovvip vjepl zua puvi xjip vjiz fu niiv xovj zua epf tqipf voni xovj zua up vji qjupi? Nutv xictovit jewi dupvedv opgusnevoup. O jef tnemm desft qsopvif xjip O xet timmoph. Us O cuahjv e cuy ug podi puvi desft. O'f katv xsovi vjin e duaqmi mopit epf puvi epz gavasi eqquopvnipvt. O'wi emxezt gohasif vjev tvenqt esi djieq epf tpeom neom ot apataem.
 
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