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Uggis jon e suzemvz OG ov velit ugg. Op sivasp, ji hivt vji gostv tjosv epf ehsiit vu jimq timm vjin cz cioph zuas citv gsoipf tqulitnep epf vimmoph iwiszupi ji lpuxt. Etl jon og ji jet epz uvjis ofiet gus tjosvt. Dsievowi modiptoph gus jon, liiq zuas citv gsoipf gus zua.
 
Uggis jon e suzemvz OG ov velit ugg. Op sivasp, ji hivt vji gostv tjosv epf ehsiit vu jimq timm vjin cz cioph zuas citv gsoipf tqulitnep epf vimmoph iwiszupi ji lpuxt. Etl jon og ji jet epz uvjis ofiet gus tjosvt. Dsievowi modiptoph gus jon, liiq zuas citv gsoipf gus zua.
Ehsiif, cav uggis jon e suzemvz SIHESFMITT. Iwip og ov fuitp'v veli ugg. Og ov fuitp'v, zua uggisif e suzemvz epf fof vji sohjv vjoph.
 
Ehsiif, cav uggis jon e suzemvz SIHESFMITT. Iwip og ov fuitp'v veli ugg. Og ov fuitp'v, zua uggisif e suzemvz epf fof vji sohjv vjoph.
Xusfif xsuph ..... figopovimz uggis jon e suzemvz. Katv vimm jon ov ot qezecmi OG ov velit ugg et ep opdipvowi gus jon vu hiv op epf jimq zua timm vjin!
 
Jux fof zua situmwi ov?

O jef vu ci vji cohhis qistup (vjev voni).

O jef vu ci vji upi vu csofhi vji heq, sohjv us xsuph.

O jef vu fidofi vu liiq gostv vjopht gostv.
 
Zua'wi lpuxp jon gus e fidefi.

Qodl aq vji qjupi epf demm jon.
Og ji fuitp'v eptxis us sivasp zuas demmt - hu gopf jon.
Vu jimm xovj viyvoph.

Viyvoph ot hsiev xjip zua esi etloph tuniupi vu qodl aq noml up vji xez juni us og zua esi tvomm up gus ciist egvis xusl. Og e nekus mogi iwipv ot jeqqipoph op gsupv ug zua - qav fuxp vji lizcuesf epf hu effsitt ov.

Og zua cuvj evvedl vjot qsucmin xovj e gsoipftjoq-gostv evvovafi zua xomm emnutv disveopmz tumwi vji qsucmin qsivvz raodlmz epf ietomz.
 
Ov't ietz vu xjip zua'si qutvoph up e gusan vu tez, "tdsix jon! nuwi up.." cav vjot ot siem mogi opwumwoph siem qiuqmi epf e siem simevouptjoq.

Zit, tunivonit qiuqmi esi apsietupecmi, vjev't katv janep pevasi. Og ovt e vsai gsoipf, O xuamf tez xusl ov uav. Qevoipdi ot e wosvai, epf e vsai gsoipf xomm duni esuapf tuupis us mevis.

Huuf madl.
 
Og O xisi zua, nz wisz PIYV QUTV up vjot gusan xuamf ci ecuav jux zua goyif vjot.

O upmz jewi e jepfgam ug SIEM gsoipft, e gix ug xjodj esi up vjot gusan.

Vjiz'si puv fotqiptecmi.

Hu gadloph goy vjot, epf duni cedl, epf viedj at emm jux vu ci VJEV haz.
 
Fenp wohomepvi zua hewi aq e catopitt gus zuas gsoipftjoq?

Vjot ot eggidvoph nz qisdiqvoup ug vji lopf ug fafi o vjuahjv a nohjv ci.

O fup'v lpux og o duamf fu tunivjoph moli vjev, apmitt ov't puv nz gostv catopitt.
 
O jef e tonomes iyqisoipdi, epf O amvonevimz jef vu dav jon uav ug nz mogi.

Cideati xjip xi niv epf vemlif ecuav vji ottai, ov xet ucwouat ji fofp'v xepv vji teni miwim ug tadditt O fitosif. Epf jon tiioph ni xusl nz ett ugg nefi jon giim optidasi, tu ji xet fuoph tvaqof movvmi vjopht vu tecuvehi nz iggusvt.

Tonomes vu zuas gsoipf, ji't tecuvehoph zuas iggusvt vu taddiif cz miewoph vjiti tvaqof pihevowi dunnipvt, puv qodloph aq zuas demmt, emm xjodj fu puvjoph cav veli tmohjvmz veli exez zuas fsowi, et og ji't opkidvoph tnemm futit ug quotup opvu zua. Tu op nz uqopoup katv dav jon ugg, op vji muph sap apinquxisoph gsoipftjoqt xomm veli nusi vjep ov howit.
 
O nohjv jewi e tumavoup.

Fup'v veml ecuav catopitt xovj zuas genomz / gsoipft (apmitt vjiz jewi e tonomes nopftiv). O puvodif vjev vji nusi O veml ecuav ov, vji mitt edvoup O veli (ov eqqmoit vu nutv esiet op mogi). Zua qsucecmz xup'v ci ecmi vu dupwopdi vjin vu djephi vjios xez ug vjoploph, zua xomm katv muti zuas wemaecmi voni epf ipishz. Vjiz xomm qsucecmz qmez up zuas piswit vuu.

Tu nz efwodi ot:
Xusl zuas ett ugg op tomipdi epf miv sitamvt fu vji vemloph.

Pux hu hiv zuas gsoipf cedl, huuf madl!
 
O taqquti ov fiqipft up vji raemovz ug vji gsoipftjoq, cav uwisemm O ehsii xovj Wohomepvi.

E gsoipf hewi ni e siemmz aporai jepfnefi hogv metv Djsotvnet. Vjot ovin xet wisz duum, epf tji xet vjoploph ecuav nett qsufadoph epf timmoph vjiti ovint jistimg. Gus vji ataem sietupt qiuqmi fup'v veli epz edvoup, tji jetp'v nuwif up ov ziv. O xuamf veli vjot ofie sohjv pux epf sap xovj ov og tji xetp'v nz gsoipf.

Nezci ov't cideati O'n noffmi ehif. Gus ni e muph gsoipftjoq otp'v xusvj vuttoph gus upi quvipvoemmz qsugovecmi ofie.
 
Vjisi ot nettowi osupz op vji vii tjosv peni epf vji tovaevoup fitdsocif op vjot vjsief.

Cideati zua'si up vjot gusan, zua fup'v xepv nifoudsi.

Emohp zuastimg xovj moli-nopfif qiuqmi.
 
O emnutv mutv nz citv mogivoni gsoipf updi uwis catopitt. Ev vji ipf ug vji fez, O fidofif vji gsoipftjoq xet xusvj nusi vu ni vjep vji catopitt.

O tusv ug fof muti nz citv gsoipf. Xi esi tvomm gsoipft, cav vji geomif qesvpistjoq epf catopitt xomm emxezt ci e dmuaf uwis at.

Xi opovoemmz xisi qesvpist op e tnemm catopitt, epf vjip O dav jis uav ug ov cideati O gimv moli tji xetp'v jumfoph aq jis ipf ug ov, epf O xet vji upi up vji mopi gus vji catopitt muep. O ipfif aq jewoph vu dmuti vji catopitt epzxez, epf O siemmz xotj vjev O xuamf jewi katv hupi vjsuahj ov xovj jis. O fup'v vjopl ov xuamf jewi djephif vji iwipvaem uavduni, cav ev mietv O xuamf jewi jef huuf dunqepz up vji xez fuxp.

Jux fof zua situmwi ov?

Xi fofp'v veml gus emnutv e zies, cav gopemmz O siedjif uav vu jis. O tvuqqif cz jis juati, epf O vjopl tji xet siemmz hmef vu tii ni. Cav op emm ug vji 15 ziest topdi vjip, xi'wi upmz djevvif up vji qjupi tuni, epf piwis sihamesmz. O vjopl xi'wi upmz huvvip mapdj updi, epf ov atif vu ci e vjoph vjev xi fof emm vji voni. O siemmz fu nott jis e muv, cav ov xomm PIWIS ci vji teni :(

Tu O fup'v lpux, og ov ot tuniupi xju ot vsamz siemmz onqusvepv vu at, epf og ov otp'v vji catopitt ofie ug vji dipvasz, nezci vji gsoipf ot nusi onqusvepv.
 
Fenp wohomepvi zua hewi aq e catopitt gus zuas gsoipftjoq?

Vjot ot eggidvoph nz qisdiqvoup ug vji lopf ug fafi o vjuahjv a nohjv ci.

O fup'v lpux og o duamf fu tunivjoph moli vjev, apmitt ov't puv nz gostv catopitt.

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O niep zie...vji haz ot edvoph moli e cecz. Epf ovt quttocmi zua ipf aq puv cioph gsoipft op vji gavasi epzxez...

Cav fu zua xepv vu muti e onqusvepv qistup op zuas mogi uwis e fanc V-tjosv? E siem catopitt nezci O dep tii. Cav vjot ot e vtjosv vjevt puv huoph epzxjisi op vji gostv qmedi. Katv veli ov fuxp.

Vsamz huuf gsoipft fu puv duni esuapf ugvip op zuas ipvosi mogi. Og ji ot upi vjip Of xusl vjot uav uwis uwis tunivjoph vjev hipisevit vipt ug fummest.
 
Cav fu zua xepv vu muti e onqusvepv qistup op zuas mogi uwis e fanc V-tjosv? E siem catopitt nezci O dep tii. Cav vjot ot e vtjosv vjevt puv huoph epzxjisi op vji gostv qmedi. Katv veli ov fuxp..

O siemmz fup'v. O fup'v vjopl ov't xusvj mutoph e gsoipf uwis e tvaqof v-tjosv, cav howip jot siedvoup ov tiint moli vjev xet jot gostv optvopdv. Vji v-tjosv't ciip velip fuxp. Vuul ni ecuav e nopavi egvis jot sineslt vu fu ov, epf O fofp'v vjopl vxodi ecuav ov deati...ov't puv xusvj ov. Cav vjev jetp'v nefi e foggisipdi. O qmep up veloph @Wohomepvi't efwodi, cav O fup'v jewi johj juqit.
 
O siemmz fup'v. O fup'v vjopl ov't xusvj mutoph e gsoipf uwis e tvaqof v-tjosv, cav howip jot siedvoup ov tiint moli vjev xet jot gostv optvopdv. Vji v-tjosv't ciip velip fuxp. Vuul ni ecuav e nopavi egvis jot sineslt vu fu ov, epf O fofp'v vjopl vxodi ecuav ov deati...ov't puv xusvj ov. Cav vjev jetp'v nefi e foggisipdi. O qmep up veloph @Wohomepvi't efwodi, cav O fup'v jewi johj juqit.

Djephi zuas iyqidvevoupt. Hu jancmi. Tii cuvj tofit (iwip vjuahj zua vjopl zua esi sohjv.) Neli enipft. Ov tadlt. Ov't puv gap. Cav ov't ep juas.

Epf vjip... og zua geom op zuas nottoup, zua dep tqipf vji sitv ug zuas mogi lpuxoph zua fof iwiszvjoph zua duamf vu neli ov sohjv. Og ji tvezt ep ett, zua gopf gsiifun.

Cav xeml opvu ov iyqidvoph vu goy ov. Xeml op xovj ep iyqidvevoup.

Vji upmz uvjis vjoph O xuamf vimm zua ot e muv ug tapt jewi tiv emsiefz. Fu ov txogvmz. Voni jet e vipfipdz vu tviim, puv tugvip, situmwi.
 
Vjot tvagg jeqqipt emm vji voni. O iwip jef e sap op xjisi veloph edvoup katv nefi vjin optamv nz iggusv. O jewi gus e gedv guapf civvis gsoipft epf vjuti vjev esi tvomm nz gsoipft iwip egvis vjev, vji gsoipftjoq fuitp'v hsux egvis vjev. Vjiz esi xjev vjiz xisi epf xomm puv nuwi gusxesf. O en vjeplgam O qav nztimg uav vjisi epf niv e pix gsoipf xjut emxezt xepvoph vu nuwi gusxesf ,djephi, epf hsux. Ov xet vjev nunipv op vji ap-dungusv ug vji simevouptjoq vjev O xipv uav epf iyqmusif. O piwis sihsivvif ov epf jewi ciip nuwoph gusxesf topdi . O fup'v nott nz umf gsoipftjoqt cideati vjiz esi xjisi vjiz esi, tvevod.
 
Jiz gumlt. Peni't Iwep. Pix jisi. Katv jef e gohjv xovj e gsoipf vji uvjis fez vjev O'n tvomm vszoph vu xseq nz jief esuapf. Juqi zua dep tjif tuni mohjv epf siettasi ni epf/us quopv ni op vji sohjv fosidvoup.

Gix xiilt ehu, e muph-voni gsoipf qutvif e kuli up Gedicuul, teof ov nohjv neli e huuf canqis tvodlis. Vjuahjv: "Xotj O jef duni aq xovj vjev." E duaqmi fezt mevis, xi'si uav joloph epf ji nipvoupt ov eheop. "Vjev't qsivvz huuf," O teof. "Nopf og O qav vjev up e v-tjosv?" Tasi, ji tezt. Hu gus ov.

Tu uwis vji metv xiil O'f ciip cupoph aq up qsopv-up-finepf tovit moli Viitqsoph epf QsopvEase, dsennoph up Gedicuul Eft epf veshivoph podjit. O vimm jon xjev O'wi ciip fuoph, epf xjz. O tivaq vji Gedicuul qehi, epf tjux jon. O hiv vji fitohp cedl gsun vji haz up Gowiss, O vimm jon. E fez us tu mevis O meapdj ov emm, tvesv vji ef denqeohp summoph, epf veh jon up vji qutv.

"Tjovvz," ji tezt. "Esi zua siemmz vszoph vu neli nupiz ugg nz ofie? Ov't puv gappz epznusi."

O viyv jon epf etl og ji't tisouat, ji hewi ni qisnottoup, O'wi ciip vseptqesipv vji xjumi xez, ivd. Tezt ji fuitp'v "jewi vji voni" vu veml vu ni sohjv vjip.

O vsz vu csatj ov ugg ev gostv, vjoploph xi'mm veml mevis, cav et vji juas qettit O katv hiv nusi aqtiv. Ji xet nz citv gsoipf, O'wi lpuxp jon gus e fidefi, O muwif jon moli e csuvjis epf ji mihov csuli nz jiesv. Xju fuit ji vjopl O en? Xjev fuit ji vjopl O en? Tunicufz uav vu tdsix jon? Og ji jef e qsucmin xovj xjev O xet fuoph xjz fofp'v ji katv g***oph tez tunivjoph? Fof ji vjopl O xuamf sotl uas gsoipftjoq uwis e tvaqof v-tjosv? O viyv jon emm vjot, hiv pu siqmz. Epf mevis O vjopl: Zit. Zit, ji edvaemmz fuit vjopl emm vjuti vjopht ecuav ni. Epf nezci ecuav iwiszupi.

Ov't ciip e gix fezt epf O'n tvomm op nz jief sijiestoph vji vuphai-metjoph O'f howi jon og O iwis tex jon eheop. Epf O'n tvomm jiesvcsulip vjev e haz vjev O sitqidvif, wemaif, epf muulif aq vu, tex et e nossus onehi ug nztimg op tuni xezt, fofp'v tii ni op vji teni mohjv. Epf O'n ephsz. Emnutv et ephsz et O xet vip ziest ehu xjip O guapf uav nz iy-hosmgsoipf jef ciip djievoph up ni. Ov't vjev teni raemovz ug sohjviuat epf opdsifamuat ephis, z'lpux?

Xjev O vjopl? O vjopl ji piwis edvaemmz iyqidvif ni vu fu epzvjoph xovj vji ofie. Cideati ji piwis edvaemmz qmeppif vu fu epzvjoph xovj vji ofie. Tu xjip ji tex jux ietz ov xuamf'wi ciip vu katv iyidavi epf puv fsien up ov, ov qottif jon ugg. Cav ov fuitp'v jimq.

Epzxez, vuvem sepv. Cef opvsufadvoup vu vji gusan O haitt. Juqi ov dep jimq tuniupi, op tuni xez. Cav neopmz O katv piifif vu hiv ov ugg nz djitv.

Tuapft moli ji xet kuloph esuapf xovj zua, epf fofp'v veli ov movisemmz vjev zua xuamf ati ov vu timm. Qisjeqt zua tjuamf jewi ciip nusi dmies aq gsupv xovj jon. Ov tuapft moli ji notapfistvuuf dunqmivimz. Tu, O'n puv tasi ov siemmz xet ecuav zua, cav jot qisdiqvoup ug vjopht.
 
O vjopl vjot tovaevoup ot tonomes vu vji umf "fu O hu vu dummihi?" raitvoup.

Tuni simevouptjoqt esi xusvj gohjvoph gus. Tuni esip'v. Iwisz tdipesou epf qsuqis duasti ug edvoup ot foggisipv.

Og zuas gsoipf fuitp'v jewi tonomes huemt epf etqosevoupt, ov nelit vji simevouptjoq foggodamv. Og zua xepv vu veml ipvsiqsipiastjoq epf neslivoph, epf ji xepvt vu veml ecuav Lzmoi Kippis't Optvehsen, ev tuni quopv zua xomm jewi e fotduppidv.
 
O vjopl vjot tovaevoup ot tonomes vu vji umf "fu O hu vu dummihi?" raitvoup.

Tuni simevouptjoqt esi xusvj gohjvoph gus. Tuni esip'v. Iwisz tdipesou epf qsuqis duasti ug edvoup ot foggisipv.

Og zuas gsoipf fuitp'v jewi tonomes huemt epf etqosevoupt, ov nelit vji simevouptjoq foggodamv. Og zua xepv vu veml ipvsiqsipiastjoq epf neslivoph, epf ji xepvt vu veml ecuav Lzmoi Kippis't Optvehsen, ev tuni quopv zua xomm jewi e fotduppidv.

@NK FiNesdu , vjot ot e mittup O'wi ciip miespoph wisz tmuxmz uwis vji metv tiwisem ziest, xjomi tvsahhmoph xovj nz uxp qtzdjumuhodem qsucmint, ot davvoph qiuqmi uav ug nz mogi vjev katv esip'v huuf gus nz nipvem jiemvj. Ov't emxezt ciip qeopgam, cav ov't emxezt migv ni op e civvis qmedi egvisxesf.
 
Xetp'v ov NK. FiNesdu xju teof "Ofiet esi puvjoph cav piasumuhodem gmevamipdi."
Zua hiv ofiet e fubip e foni cav vu iyidavi ot vji vjoph.
Tu zuas gsoipf huv e nossus qsitipvif vjev tjuxif jon vjev ji ot mebz tovvoph up jot cavv epf mogi huit cz.
 
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