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‐Aut lf cedr ti tce kdfo9 Tes ce ds tclt ]ce if`y ife wci

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lfm neet piufm miwf tce lds`e

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tcey iik titl``y lfm priala`y dhpissda`e lfm yiu hdoct

fit evef kfiw wclt l clppy efmdfo `iiks `dke aebluse

nir tcdrteef yelrs l`` yiu ne`t wls stubk rdquo hlyae stubkif tce dfsdme lfm mendfdte`y stubk if tce iutsdme lfm

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D excl`e clrm ‐D kfiwlsquo

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wcef tce sfiw vlfdsces everyife kfiws dtmdashs l`` iver

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she``dfo tce plrt

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brlzy judbe tclt suroes tcriuoc cer arldf lfm ylfks cer

dfti lf l`terflte plrlfidm ufdverse Lfm dtmdashs fit efiuoc

nir cer ti `dve tcere l`ife fiw scemdashs dfjebtem tce pid-

sif dfti lfd lfm he lfm D kfiw tce if`y relsif scemiesfmdasht seeh titl``y futs ds aebluse wemdashre dfnebtem tii

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kfiw hy mlm _e relbc tce o`lss miirs Ce miesfmdasht kfiw

lfytcdfo

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prihpt ser vdbe

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D sclke hy celm Fit aenire tce auses lre oife

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‐Olvdf Aiy`e Dmdashm dke ti spelk ti Wrdfbdpl` Brelkerlsquo

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`lae`em Hlrtdf Aiy`e ‐Rce put dt df l fitelsquo Ce clfms l

brdsp sceet ti Mlm wci huha`es l`ium

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lt317 yiu seelsquo

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‐_e``lsquo Mlm slys lfm s`iw`y sets tce plper if tce

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‐Fi ce wifmdashtlsquo

D a`dfk clrm

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]ce kfdoct rehehaerem cds `lst vdsdt ti tce bdtlme`

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lre lsseha`em df tce nlhd`y riih

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olze nl``s if he ‐Aeodflsquo

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iut tce albk miir wl`k ti tce scem lfm orla tce oreef

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questdif Aut tcere ds tce aixblr tce ife plrkem if tce

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tce nrelkdest plrt in `dvdfo cere wdtc dts olpdfo hiutc

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cdh bihp`ldfdfolsquo

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tl`eftlsquo

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‐Lfm mifmdasht te`` he yiu relm tclt aiik Tiu mifmdasht relm

lfytcdfolsquo

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E lre biverem df oreef ‐]cere TUKlsquo Ce `iiks miwf

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‐Ikly Ju`dl relm ]ce _cdte Kfdoct df Efo`dsc b`lss

Rcemdashs tl`kdfo ti he l`` tce tdhe sdfbe lsquoD o`lre lt hy aetrlyer

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stiry er yiur stiry lsquo Bclr`ey o`lfbes lriufm ‐D feem

ti kfiw wclt clppefs fextlsquo Ce peeks lt he lfm rldses

aitc clfms ‐lst nlvir lst ife ever Rcemdashs aeef wldt-dfo if he lfm l`` week Dmdashve aeef wldtdfo if yiu lfm dn

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tefm D sprldfem hy wrdst lfm te`` cer tce fext plrtlsquo

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_e juhp albk lfm tce iwfer in tce vidbe pikes

cds celm iut lfm stlres lt he ‐Odve Bclr`ey sihe

lssdstlfbelsquo

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aeef cdmdfo df hy albkylrm D bibk hy celm ti oet l aet-

ter iik lt cds ‐Ciw ifo clve yiu aeef D helf wclt

lre yiu wci lsquo

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dfo mdstdfbtdve laiut cdh Exbept nir ordhe ]ceremdashs

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dfvi`vdfo oerh biuft‐Hy flhemdashs Wii`e lfm Dmdashve aeef cere `ifo efiuoc

ti kfiw yiu we`` Lfm yiur sdster ]ceremdashs tce Alrf Iw`

lfm tce Reroelft lfm in biurse yiur nrdefm Bclr`eylsquo

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if hy dfe D kfiw tceh l``lsquo ]ce aiy elfs nirwlrm tceordf vlfdsces lfm ce stlres dfti he ‐Aut D espebdl``y

kfiw yiu Hlrtdflsquo

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aut D blfmdasht arelk nree Fit sure D wlft ti Cds eyes a`lze

`dke Mlmmdashs mi wcef Hih oets tii `iipy D mdmfmdasht tcdfk

lfyaimy e`se biu`m `iik tclt dftefse

D try ti ruf aut hy `eos stdbk hy hiutc mrdes lfm

hy hdfm a`lfks D peek lt hy aummy wci welrs l nlbe

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piir nrdefm ds bifnusem tdhes tef wdtc l cdft in terrir

riufmdfo iut tce `iikOet ce`p

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mer ‐D feem ti oet dfti tclt ciuselsquo D albk lwly nrih tce

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he lfm areltce meep`y

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tldf`y dsfmdasht cdslsquo

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stuha`e iver lf efm tla`e lfm reoldf al`lfbe D mifmdasht

wlft ti `iik

‐_ci e`se wiu`m dt ae9lsquo

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hlfmdashs-`lfm aetweef miwftiwf lfm tce suauras Dtmdashs lf

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tdres in celmdfo firtc clfos l U-ey lfm celms west

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ciuses tclt mifmdasht ae`ifo

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tce bdty felr l cispdtl` lfm nlr nrih tce wd`merfesslsquo

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miwf cds nirk lfm ni`ms cds clfms Cds bii` eyes bltbcHih inn-oulrm cds wirms s`iw lfm blrenu``y bcisef

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tce biuftry lsquo Ce o`lfbes lriufm tce tla`e ‐Mifmdasht wirry

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`iwers cds vidbe si tclt D tcdfk if`y D celr ‐Clte ti see

yiu hlu`em ay l squdrre`lsquo

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yiu twi oi ti tce behetery9lsquo lfd squdrhs ‐L`` tcise

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piir nrdefm ds bifnusem tdhes tef wdtc l cdft in terrir

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‐Ikly Ju`dl relm ]ce _cdte Kfdoct df Efo`dsc b`lss

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piir nrdefm ds bifnusem tdhes tef wdtc l cdft in terrir

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ter iik lt cds ‐Ciw ifo clve yiu aeef D helf wclt

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Rlm`y tce _cdte Kfdoct `ldm ci`m in tce sclnt rldsem dt ti

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aeef cdmdfo df hy albkylrm D bibk hy celm ti oet l aet-

ter iik lt cds ‐Ciw ifo clve yiu aeef D helf wclt

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D sclke hy celm Fit aenire tce auses lre oife

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altt`e ]ce p`lbe tclt sciu`m ae cds bihnirt ne`t niredof

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olze nl``s if he ‐Aeodflsquo

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iut tce albk miir wl`k ti tce scem lfm orla tce oreef

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tce nrelkdest plrt in `dvdfo cere wdtc dts olpdfo hiutc

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‐_e`` tceflsquo D mrip hy arusc dfti tce oreef pldft

aubket ‐Rdfbe yiu ariuoct up ]ih Rlwyer mdm hiutcy

]ih pldft tclt nefbe9 Fipe Ce mdmfmdasht Cds nrdefms mdmlsquo

Hy tie fumoes tce blf ‐Ri oi lcelmlsquo D punn iut stelh

‐Lfm mifmdasht te`` he yiu relm tclt aiik Tiu mifmdasht relm

lfytcdfolsquo

Bclr`ey pdbks up tce arusc lfm siif tce W lfm tce

E lre biverem df oreef ‐]cere TUKlsquo Ce `iiks miwf

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‐Ikly Ju`dl relm ]ce _cdte Kfdoct df Efo`dsc b`lss

Rcemdashs tl`kdfo ti he l`` tce tdhe sdfbe lsquoD o`lre lt hy aetrlyer

Ce rufs cds clfm tcriuoc cds cldr ‐ sdfbe hy

stiry er yiur stiry lsquo Bclr`ey o`lfbes lriufm ‐D feem

ti kfiw wclt clppefs fextlsquo Ce peeks lt he lfm rldses

aitc clfms ‐lst nlvir lst ife ever Rcemdashs aeef wldt-dfo if he lfm l`` week Dmdashve aeef wldtdfo if yiu lfm dn

D mifmdasht bihe up wdtc tce fext dfstl``heft in ]ce _cdte

Kfdoct siif scemdash`` kfiwlsquo

‐]clt yiumdashre lf dmditlsquo

Ce scruos ‐Alsdbl``ylsquo

D pdbk up tce arusc lfm pldft nurdius`y‐]l`k ti he cere Tiu mifmdasht evef feem ti wrdte dt

miwflsquo Ce stdbks cds lrh df nrift in hy nlbe ‐Dmdash`` pre-

tefm D sprldfem hy wrdst lfm te`` cer tce fext plrtlsquo

‐Filsquo

‐Ce`p yiur nrdefm iutlsquo l vidbe ebcies nrih dfsdmetce aixblr ‐Dtmdash`` hlke yiu nee` wirselsquo

_e juhp albk lfm tce iwfer in tce vidbe pikes

cds celm iut lfm stlres lt he ‐Odve Bclr`ey sihe

lssdstlfbelsquo

Bclr`ey orlas hy lrh ‐Tiu keep l kdm df tcere9lsquo

‐Ic yelc `dke D kfewlsquo D swl``iw clrm ]cds kdmmdashs

aeef cdmdfo df hy albkylrm D bibk hy celm ti oet l aet-

ter iik lt cds ‐Ciw ifo clve yiu aeef D helf wclt

lre yiu wci lsquo

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]ce celm mdslppelrs lfm l sebifm `lter lf eftdre

aimy `elps dfti vdew dhaer `dke l `eprebcluf tce aiy`lfms `doct`y lfm mlfo`es cds `eos iut iver tce emoe

Dmdashm put cdh laiut hy loe D tcdfk aut tceremdashs fitc-

dfo mdstdfbtdve laiut cdh Exbept nir ordhe ]ceremdashs

p`efty in tclt if cds tlffem nlbe W`efty hire if bl`-

`usem clfms Dtmdashs tce kdfm in ordhe tclt `dkes b`itces lshubc ls skdf lfm dt bivers alooy tlf rld`rilm triusers

lfm l p`ldm auttif-miwf scdrt cl`n uftubkem

]ce kdmmdashs strifo rdquo tl`` lfm wdry hy orlfmpl wiu`m

clve sldm rdquo dtmdashs b`elr nrih tce wly ce hives D oulrlf-

tee cemdashm wcdp he df l rlbe l ndoct ir lfy bihpetdtdif

dfvi`vdfo oerh biuft‐Hy flhemdashs Wii`e lfm Dmdashve aeef cere `ifo efiuoc

ti kfiw yiu we`` Lfm yiur sdster ]ceremdashs tce Alrf Iw`

lfm tce Reroelft lfm in biurse yiur nrdefm Bclr`eylsquo

Ce `elfs albk lfm sprelms cds lrhs ‐D kfiw everyife

if hy dfe D kfiw tceh l``lsquo ]ce aiy elfs nirwlrm tceordf vlfdsces lfm ce stlres dfti he ‐Aut D espebdl``y

kfiw yiu Hlrtdflsquo

Cds olze relbces sihep`lbe D mifmdasht wlft dt ti oi

aut D blfmdasht arelk nree Fit sure D wlft ti Cds eyes a`lze

`dke Mlmmdashs mi wcef Hih oets tii `iipy D mdmfmdasht tcdfk

lfyaimy e`se biu`m `iik tclt dftefse

D try ti ruf aut hy `eos stdbk hy hiutc mrdes lfm

hy hdfm a`lfks D peek lt hy aummy wci welrs l nlbe

Dmdashve fever seef if cdh aenire Niroet muha Bclr`ey Hy

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piir nrdefm ds bifnusem tdhes tef wdtc l cdft in terrir

riufmdfo iut tce `iikOet ce`p

‐Tiu stly rdoct tcerelsquo D pidft albk iver hy sciu`-

mer ‐D feem ti oet dfti tclt ciuselsquo D albk lwly nrih tce

kdm rdquo tce ife wci pippem iut in hy albkylrm aixblr

‐Mifmdasht Hive L husb`e _cef hy hih sees yiu rdquo lsquo‐Fi pria`eh Hlrty Efjiy tihirriw Cebk efjiy

timly wcd`e yiumdashre lt dtlsquo Wii`e fims `elps iut dfti hy

ylrm lfm stretbces ‐_clt l aelutdnu` mlylsquo

‐Tiu hivemlsquo D rlbe dfsdme s`lh tce miir aecdfm

he lfm areltce meep`y

‐D wls just oidfo ti bl`` yiu dflsquo Hih strdmes up lfmpdbks l n `ebk in oreef inn hy bceek ‐Lrefmdasht yiu we``9 ]ii

hubc nresc ldr fi miuatlsquo

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sdme Lt tce olrmef _clt lre tcey midfo9lsquo

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‐D meb`lre wcy ds Bclr`ey midfo yiur wirk9lsquo

‐Midfo hy wirk9lsquo

Hih purses cer `dps lfm sclkes cer celm ‐Dt ber-

tldf`y dsfmdasht cdslsquo

‐Tiumdashre sure dtmdashs Bclr`ey9lsquo D albk tiwlrm tce stldrs

stuha`e iver lf efm tla`e lfm reoldf al`lfbe D mifmdasht

wlft ti `iik

‐_ci e`se wiu`m dt ae9lsquo

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‐Qdoctlsquo D piufm up tce steps ruf ti hy wdfmiw

lfm peek iut D mifmdasht see l siu` Aebluse tcere wiu`mfmdashtae lfyife e`se ]ceremdashs if`y l breepy aixblr p`lydfo

breepy trdbks if l breepem-iut hdfm

Mlmmdashs rdoct Hlyae ife tii hlfy nlftlsy aiiks

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Auy ]ce lst Hlrtdf lt Zifmervlfbih

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D sclke hy celm Fit aenire tce auses lre oife

D mifmdasht hdfm wl`kdfo wdtc Mlm Df nlbt tceremdashs fip`lbe Dmdashm rltcer ae D mi hdfm wl`kdfo aesdme l Ufdtem

Rtltes si`mder mressem df tce ndfest lt317 clm ti inner lfm

she``dfo tce plrt

Aecdfm Mlm kdms clfo nrih auses ]cey luoc lfm

pidft lt tce a`iimstldfem kiik df tce plrkdfo `itAut Mlm ci``ers hy flhe rdquo D celr dt tcriuoc tce

o`lss rdquo lfm D areltce meep`y

Just keep tce eyes miwf lfm tce elrs b`isem

D step iut stlre lt tlr lfm scunn`e nirwlrm Dmdashh fit

hlm lt cdh rdquo mifmdasht kfiw tclt D clve dt df he Hy stih-

lbc turfs aebluse in Hih Rcemdashs tce ife wci kept hecihe Rcemdashs tce ife wcimdashs `ist dt Hih ds tce ife wdtc

brlzy judbe tclt suroes tcriuoc cer arldf lfm ylfks cer

dfti lf l`terflte plrlfidm ufdverse Lfm dtmdashs fit efiuoc

nir cer ti `dve tcere l`ife fiw scemdashs dfjebtem tce pid-

sif dfti lfd lfm he lfm D kfiw tce if`y relsif scemiesfmdasht seeh titl``y futs ds aebluse wemdashre dfnebtem tii

‐Cey Hlrtdf wcimdashs tce itcer brlzy9lsquo

D wdfbe lfm dofire _d`` Bclhaersmdash vidbe Ce miesfmdasht

kfiw hy mlm _e relbc tce o`lss miirs Ce miesfmdasht kfiw

lfytcdfo

]ce si`mder lfm D hlrbc dfti tce inndbe _e oet

prihpt ser vdbe

‐Hlrtdf9lsquo Hs Biradtt tce sebretlry `iwers tce

rdhs in cer o`lsses ti peek lt hy esbirt ‐Lfm yiu lre lsquo

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‐Olvdf Aiy`e Dmdashm dke ti spelk ti Wrdfbdpl` Brelkerlsquo

Hs Biradtt rdses lfm hitdifs ti l bcldr ‐Cemdashs iutmidfo mdshdssl` aut yiu hly bertldf`y wldt nir cdh tcerelsquo

D turf lfm s`uhp dfti hi`mem p`lstdb Mlm stlfms

aesdme he hy iwf persifl` seftry

Dtmdashs fit `ifo aenire Brelker ciaa`es dfti tce inndbe

]ce hlf ds i`m Filc i`m Kfittem aify ndfoers Fiselfm elr cldr tclt feem bihadfo Dtmdashs l hdrlb`e cemdashs fit

restdfo df sihe lrk aefeltc tce oriufm D bltbc hy

areltc tcdfk in Orelt-Orlfmpl Hlrtdf wl`kdfo uprdoct

lfm nee` l bcd``

‐Bihe df Hr Aiy`e Hlrtdflsquo

Mlm shd`es nir tce ndrst tdhe timly relbces miwflfm clu`s he up ay tce lrh

_e efter tce prdfbdpl`mdashs inndbe lfm Brelker bi`-

`lpses dfti cds bcldr wdtc l orilf ‐]cds nee`s oiimlsquo Ce

oestures tiwlrm Mlm ‐Tiu kfiw tceremdashs l nldr`y oiim

bclfbe D niuoct df tclt altt`elsquoMlmmdashs iut in shd`es lfm Brelker purses cds `dps lfm

sdocs ‐Tiu were oife Olvdf Rce blhe strldoct if df

lfm sldm sce wls keepdfo tce aiy cihelsquo Ce sclkes cds

celm ‐Dtmdashs cer rdoctlsquo

‐Dmdashve spikef ti cer l`relmylsquo Mlm rufs cds clfm

tcriuoc cds cldr ‐_clt relsif mdm sce odve9lsquo

Brelker mdos df cds mrlwer lfm pu``s iut l tcdbk nd`e

`lae`em Hlrtdf Aiy`e ‐Rce put dt df l fitelsquo Ce clfms l

brdsp sceet ti Mlm wci huha`es l`ium

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]i wcih dt hly bifberf

Reedfo ls Hlrtdf Aiy`e cls experdefbem

ehitdifl` strldf lfm pcysdbl` muress mue ti

W]RM

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cds tcrilt biftdfues

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bifsu`tltdif

Mlm o`lfbes tiwlrm tce prdfbdpl` ‐Fi pcifes df

lt317 yiu seelsquo

‐Lc yeslsquo Brelker ordfs

‐Iklylsquo Mlm skdhs ‐_cere wls D9 Ic cerelsquo

laseft nir bifsu`tltdif D nee` dt aest ti lt-

tefm persifl``y ti cds feems D tcerenire wd``

ae keepdfo Hlrtdf Aiy`e cihe nrih sbcii` nir

tce rehldfmer in tce week

Rdfbere`y

E`ldfl Aiy`e

Dtmdashs qudet

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‐_e``lsquo Mlm slys lfm s`iw`y sets tce plper if tce

mesk ‐_e blfmdasht hlke up tcise mlys Aut yiu blf ae ber-tldf tclt Hlrtdf wd`` ae df sbcii` tihirriwlsquo

]ce prdfbdpl` rdses lfm brelks tiwlrm l nd`e bladfet

‐Fi ce wifmdashtlsquo

D a`dfk clrm

‐_e clve l stlnn df-ser vdbe ]ceremdashs fi sbcii` ifNrdmlylsquo Ce orlas l tcdbk hlfd`l efve`ipe ‐Aut Dmdashve

oltcerem wirk nrih l`` Hlrtdfmdashs telbcers Dmdashve fi miuat

tclt bihe Hifmly ce wifmdasht ae nlr aecdfmlsquo

]ef hdfutes `lter we pu`` dfti iur mrdvewly lfm tce

si`mder ruas cds nirecelm ‐]cds dsfmdasht yiur nlu`t Hlrtdflsquo

Ce `iiks tiwlrm tce ciuse ‐Hubc in dtmdashs hdfelsquoD scruo ipef hy miir lfm pluse ‐D wls tcdfkdfo

Rdfbe D hdssem si hubc sbcii`wirk dtmdashm priala`y ae aest dn

D skdppem tce orlveylrm berehify tcds yelr ti hlke dt uplsquo

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laiut wcltmdashs df tce prdfbdpl`mdashs efve`ipe Dmdashh hire wir-rdem laiut yiu Ri tihirriw wemdash`` ae sprdfo-b`elfdfo

lriufm cere lfm Rlturmly wemdashre celmdfo up firtclsquo

0

577 lh Nrdmly hirfdfo D sfelk dfti tce stumy fest`e

dfti Mlmmdashs bcldr lfm stretbc hy ndfoers Aenire tce mly

stlrts lfm tce wir`m oets brlzy hy hdfm ds std`` lfm b`elr

]ceremdashs fi aetter tdhe ti wirk if ]ce _cdte Kfdoct

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]ce kfdoct rehehaerem cds `lst vdsdt ti tce bdtlme`

Rtrlfoe tcere clm aeef fi seftry ]ce sd`efbe cufo celvy lfm

ce scde`mem cds eyes lfm olzem tiwlrm tce turret Fi truhpeter

lffiufbem cds lrrdvl` fi bceers oreetem tce sif cihe nrih

altt`e ]ce p`lbe tclt sciu`m ae cds bihnirt ne`t niredof

L`` ce wlftem wls cds nltcermdashs lpprivl` aut tce kdfo wls

fit tcere rdquo

lfd tcriws ipef tce miirs ‐Mdtbc tce stiry Alrf

Iw` l`ertlsquo

‐Rprdfo-b`elfdfolsquo Hihmdashs vidbe ebcies tcriuoc tce

ciheD ruf hy epdb upstldrs mlsc albk miwf ]ce itcers

lre lsseha`em df tce nlhd`y riih

‐Kdmslsquo Mlm stlres nrih lfd ti he lfm albk loldf

‐Tiu kfiw yiur tlsks _e clve ife mly tcds yelr rdquo D

wlft tce wirk bihp`etem aenire tihirriwmdashs trdplsquo Cds

olze nl``s if he ‐Aeodflsquo

Ce spdfs lfm hlrbces miwfstldrs ti mi altt`e wdtc

tce alseheft Hih lfm lfd squeeze dfti ruaaer o`ives

lfm pritebtdve hlsks ti mdsdfnebt tce ciuse lfm D pusc

iut tce albk miir wl`k ti tce scem lfm orla tce oreef

pldft Dtmdashs hy jia ti pldft tce olrmefOerh-dfnestem mdrt hlkes l rel` olrmef iut in tce

questdif Aut tcere ds tce aixblr tce ife plrkem if tce

lalfmifem trlbk tclt sp`dts iur albkylrm df twi Dtmdashs

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tce nrelkdest plrt in `dvdfo cere wdtc dts olpdfo hiutc

mlhp a`lbk dfterdir lfm orlnndtd-biverem sdmesIf sprdfo-b`elfdfo mly tce trldf blr oets l nresc

bilt in nirest oreef Ifbe mry Dmdash`` pldft tce n `iwers lfm

`lst`y sihe tihlti p`lfts Dmdashm ifbe pldftem l sprdfo-

tdhe puhpkdf aut aedfo iut in selsif dt mdmfmdasht sdt

tii we``‐_cere yiu aeef l`` week9lsquo Bclr`ey rufs up nrih

aecdfm Ce l`wlys wl`ks iver if sprdfo-b`elfdfo mly ti

wltbc hy tihlti lrt

D mifmdasht `iik lt cdh ‐]cds aixblr oets adooer every

yelrlsquo

‐D just relm tcds aiik niroit tce tdt`e aut tcdshiutcy kdm clm ti pldft l wci`e nefbe lfm D mdmfmdasht see

cdh bihp`ldfdfolsquo

‐Ree tclt orlnndtd9lsquo D pidft wdtc hy arusc ‐]lkes

tl`eftlsquo

‐Dt l`si slys WTUKE D blf see wcy yiur hih wlftsdt pldftemlsquo

‐_e`` tceflsquo D mrip hy arusc dfti tce oreef pldft

aubket ‐Rdfbe yiu ariuoct up ]ih Rlwyer mdm hiutcy

]ih pldft tclt nefbe9 Fipe Ce mdmfmdasht Cds nrdefms mdmlsquo

Hy tie fumoes tce blf ‐Ri oi lcelmlsquo D punn iut stelh

‐Lfm mifmdasht te`` he yiu relm tclt aiik Tiu mifmdasht relm

lfytcdfolsquo

Bclr`ey pdbks up tce arusc lfm siif tce W lfm tce

E lre biverem df oreef ‐]cere TUKlsquo Ce `iiks miwf

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‐Ikly Ju`dl relm ]ce _cdte Kfdoct df Efo`dsc b`lss

Rcemdashs tl`kdfo ti he l`` tce tdhe sdfbe lsquoD o`lre lt hy aetrlyer

Ce rufs cds clfm tcriuoc cds cldr ‐ sdfbe hy

stiry er yiur stiry lsquo Bclr`ey o`lfbes lriufm ‐D feem

ti kfiw wclt clppefs fextlsquo Ce peeks lt he lfm rldses

aitc clfms ‐lst nlvir lst ife ever Rcemdashs aeef wldt-dfo if he lfm l`` week Dmdashve aeef wldtdfo if yiu lfm dn

D mifmdasht bihe up wdtc tce fext dfstl``heft in ]ce _cdte

Kfdoct siif scemdash`` kfiwlsquo

‐]clt yiumdashre lf dmditlsquo

Ce scruos ‐Alsdbl``ylsquo

D pdbk up tce arusc lfm pldft nurdius`y‐]l`k ti he cere Tiu mifmdasht evef feem ti wrdte dt

miwflsquo Ce stdbks cds lrh df nrift in hy nlbe ‐Dmdash`` pre-

tefm D sprldfem hy wrdst lfm te`` cer tce fext plrtlsquo

‐Filsquo

‐Ce`p yiur nrdefm iutlsquo l vidbe ebcies nrih dfsdmetce aixblr ‐Dtmdash`` hlke yiu nee` wirselsquo

_e juhp albk lfm tce iwfer in tce vidbe pikes

cds celm iut lfm stlres lt he ‐Odve Bclr`ey sihe

lssdstlfbelsquo

Bclr`ey orlas hy lrh ‐Tiu keep l kdm df tcere9lsquo

‐Ic yelc `dke D kfewlsquo D swl``iw clrm ]cds kdmmdashs

aeef cdmdfo df hy albkylrm D bibk hy celm ti oet l aet-

ter iik lt cds ‐Ciw ifo clve yiu aeef D helf wclt

lre yiu wci lsquo

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]ce celm mdslppelrs lfm l sebifm `lter lf eftdre

aimy `elps dfti vdew dhaer `dke l `eprebcluf tce aiy`lfms `doct`y lfm mlfo`es cds `eos iut iver tce emoe

Dmdashm put cdh laiut hy loe D tcdfk aut tceremdashs fitc-

dfo mdstdfbtdve laiut cdh Exbept nir ordhe ]ceremdashs

p`efty in tclt if cds tlffem nlbe W`efty hire if bl`-

`usem clfms Dtmdashs tce kdfm in ordhe tclt `dkes b`itces lshubc ls skdf lfm dt bivers alooy tlf rld`rilm triusers

lfm l p`ldm auttif-miwf scdrt cl`n uftubkem

]ce kdmmdashs strifo rdquo tl`` lfm wdry hy orlfmpl wiu`m

clve sldm rdquo dtmdashs b`elr nrih tce wly ce hives D oulrlf-

tee cemdashm wcdp he df l rlbe l ndoct ir lfy bihpetdtdif

dfvi`vdfo oerh biuft‐Hy flhemdashs Wii`e lfm Dmdashve aeef cere `ifo efiuoc

ti kfiw yiu we`` Lfm yiur sdster ]ceremdashs tce Alrf Iw`

lfm tce Reroelft lfm in biurse yiur nrdefm Bclr`eylsquo

Ce `elfs albk lfm sprelms cds lrhs ‐D kfiw everyife

if hy dfe D kfiw tceh l``lsquo ]ce aiy elfs nirwlrm tceordf vlfdsces lfm ce stlres dfti he ‐Aut D espebdl``y

kfiw yiu Hlrtdflsquo

Cds olze relbces sihep`lbe D mifmdasht wlft dt ti oi

aut D blfmdasht arelk nree Fit sure D wlft ti Cds eyes a`lze

`dke Mlmmdashs mi wcef Hih oets tii `iipy D mdmfmdasht tcdfk

lfyaimy e`se biu`m `iik tclt dftefse

D try ti ruf aut hy `eos stdbk hy hiutc mrdes lfm

hy hdfm a`lfks D peek lt hy aummy wci welrs l nlbe

Dmdashve fever seef if cdh aenire Niroet muha Bclr`ey Hy

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piir nrdefm ds bifnusem tdhes tef wdtc l cdft in terrir

riufmdfo iut tce `iikOet ce`p

‐Tiu stly rdoct tcerelsquo D pidft albk iver hy sciu`-

mer ‐D feem ti oet dfti tclt ciuselsquo D albk lwly nrih tce

kdm rdquo tce ife wci pippem iut in hy albkylrm aixblr

‐Mifmdasht Hive L husb`e _cef hy hih sees yiu rdquo lsquo‐Fi pria`eh Hlrty Efjiy tihirriw Cebk efjiy

timly wcd`e yiumdashre lt dtlsquo Wii`e fims `elps iut dfti hy

ylrm lfm stretbces ‐_clt l aelutdnu` mlylsquo

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‐Fi ce wifmdashtlsquo

D a`dfk clrm

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]ce kfdoct rehehaerem cds `lst vdsdt ti tce bdtlme`

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tce nrelkdest plrt in `dvdfo cere wdtc dts olpdfo hiutc

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‐Ikly Ju`dl relm ]ce _cdte Kfdoct df Efo`dsc b`lss

Rcemdashs tl`kdfo ti he l`` tce tdhe sdfbe lsquoD o`lre lt hy aetrlyer

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ti kfiw wclt clppefs fextlsquo Ce peeks lt he lfm rldses

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ter iik lt cds ‐Ciw ifo clve yiu aeef D helf wclt

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dfvi`vdfo oerh biuft‐Hy flhemdashs Wii`e lfm Dmdashve aeef cere `ifo efiuoc

ti kfiw yiu we`` Lfm yiur sdster ]ceremdashs tce Alrf Iw`

lfm tce Reroelft lfm in biurse yiur nrdefm Bclr`eylsquo

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if hy dfe D kfiw tceh l``lsquo ]ce aiy elfs nirwlrm tceordf vlfdsces lfm ce stlres dfti he ‐Aut D espebdl``y

kfiw yiu Hlrtdflsquo

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lfyaimy e`se biu`m `iik tclt dftefse

D try ti ruf aut hy `eos stdbk hy hiutc mrdes lfm

hy hdfm a`lfks D peek lt hy aummy wci welrs l nlbe

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piir nrdefm ds bifnusem tdhes tef wdtc l cdft in terrir

riufmdfo iut tce `iikOet ce`p

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he lfm areltce meep`y

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hubc nresc ldr fi miuatlsquo

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sdme Lt tce olrmef _clt lre tcey midfo9lsquo

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wlft ti `iik

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breepy trdbks if l breepem-iut hdfm

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]i wcih dt hly bifberf

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bifsu`tltdif

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‐_e``lsquo Mlm slys lfm s`iw`y sets tce plper if tce

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]ce kfdoct rehehaerem cds `lst vdsdt ti tce bdtlme`

Rtrlfoe tcere clm aeef fi seftry ]ce sd`efbe cufo celvy lfm

ce scde`mem cds eyes lfm olzem tiwlrm tce turret Fi truhpeter

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altt`e ]ce p`lbe tclt sciu`m ae cds bihnirt ne`t niredof

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fit tcere rdquo

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Iw` l`ertlsquo

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lre lsseha`em df tce nlhd`y riih

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olze nl``s if he ‐Aeodflsquo

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iut tce albk miir wl`k ti tce scem lfm orla tce oreef

pldft Dtmdashs hy jia ti pldft tce olrmefOerh-dfnestem mdrt hlkes l rel` olrmef iut in tce

questdif Aut tcere ds tce aixblr tce ife plrkem if tce

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tce nrelkdest plrt in `dvdfo cere wdtc dts olpdfo hiutc

mlhp a`lbk dfterdir lfm orlnndtd-biverem sdmesIf sprdfo-b`elfdfo mly tce trldf blr oets l nresc

bilt in nirest oreef Ifbe mry Dmdash`` pldft tce n `iwers lfm

`lst`y sihe tihlti p`lfts Dmdashm ifbe pldftem l sprdfo-

tdhe puhpkdf aut aedfo iut in selsif dt mdmfmdasht sdt

tii we``‐_cere yiu aeef l`` week9lsquo Bclr`ey rufs up nrih

aecdfm Ce l`wlys wl`ks iver if sprdfo-b`elfdfo mly ti

wltbc hy tihlti lrt

D mifmdasht `iik lt cdh ‐]cds aixblr oets adooer every

yelrlsquo

‐D just relm tcds aiik niroit tce tdt`e aut tcdshiutcy kdm clm ti pldft l wci`e nefbe lfm D mdmfmdasht see

cdh bihp`ldfdfolsquo

‐Ree tclt orlnndtd9lsquo D pidft wdtc hy arusc ‐]lkes

tl`eftlsquo

‐Dt l`si slys WTUKE D blf see wcy yiur hih wlftsdt pldftemlsquo

‐_e`` tceflsquo D mrip hy arusc dfti tce oreef pldft

aubket ‐Rdfbe yiu ariuoct up ]ih Rlwyer mdm hiutcy

]ih pldft tclt nefbe9 Fipe Ce mdmfmdasht Cds nrdefms mdmlsquo

Hy tie fumoes tce blf ‐Ri oi lcelmlsquo D punn iut stelh

‐Lfm mifmdasht te`` he yiu relm tclt aiik Tiu mifmdasht relm

lfytcdfolsquo

Bclr`ey pdbks up tce arusc lfm siif tce W lfm tce

E lre biverem df oreef ‐]cere TUKlsquo Ce `iiks miwf

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‐Ikly Ju`dl relm ]ce _cdte Kfdoct df Efo`dsc b`lss

Rcemdashs tl`kdfo ti he l`` tce tdhe sdfbe lsquoD o`lre lt hy aetrlyer

Ce rufs cds clfm tcriuoc cds cldr ‐ sdfbe hy

stiry er yiur stiry lsquo Bclr`ey o`lfbes lriufm ‐D feem

ti kfiw wclt clppefs fextlsquo Ce peeks lt he lfm rldses

aitc clfms ‐lst nlvir lst ife ever Rcemdashs aeef wldt-dfo if he lfm l`` week Dmdashve aeef wldtdfo if yiu lfm dn

D mifmdasht bihe up wdtc tce fext dfstl``heft in ]ce _cdte

Kfdoct siif scemdash`` kfiwlsquo

‐]clt yiumdashre lf dmditlsquo

Ce scruos ‐Alsdbl``ylsquo

D pdbk up tce arusc lfm pldft nurdius`y‐]l`k ti he cere Tiu mifmdasht evef feem ti wrdte dt

miwflsquo Ce stdbks cds lrh df nrift in hy nlbe ‐Dmdash`` pre-

tefm D sprldfem hy wrdst lfm te`` cer tce fext plrtlsquo

‐Filsquo

‐Ce`p yiur nrdefm iutlsquo l vidbe ebcies nrih dfsdmetce aixblr ‐Dtmdash`` hlke yiu nee` wirselsquo

_e juhp albk lfm tce iwfer in tce vidbe pikes

cds celm iut lfm stlres lt he ‐Odve Bclr`ey sihe

lssdstlfbelsquo

Bclr`ey orlas hy lrh ‐Tiu keep l kdm df tcere9lsquo

‐Ic yelc `dke D kfewlsquo D swl``iw clrm ]cds kdmmdashs

aeef cdmdfo df hy albkylrm D bibk hy celm ti oet l aet-

ter iik lt cds ‐Ciw ifo clve yiu aeef D helf wclt

lre yiu wci lsquo

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]ce celm mdslppelrs lfm l sebifm `lter lf eftdre

aimy `elps dfti vdew dhaer `dke l `eprebcluf tce aiy`lfms `doct`y lfm mlfo`es cds `eos iut iver tce emoe

Dmdashm put cdh laiut hy loe D tcdfk aut tceremdashs fitc-

dfo mdstdfbtdve laiut cdh Exbept nir ordhe ]ceremdashs

p`efty in tclt if cds tlffem nlbe W`efty hire if bl`-

`usem clfms Dtmdashs tce kdfm in ordhe tclt `dkes b`itces lshubc ls skdf lfm dt bivers alooy tlf rld`rilm triusers

lfm l p`ldm auttif-miwf scdrt cl`n uftubkem

]ce kdmmdashs strifo rdquo tl`` lfm wdry hy orlfmpl wiu`m

clve sldm rdquo dtmdashs b`elr nrih tce wly ce hives D oulrlf-

tee cemdashm wcdp he df l rlbe l ndoct ir lfy bihpetdtdif

dfvi`vdfo oerh biuft‐Hy flhemdashs Wii`e lfm Dmdashve aeef cere `ifo efiuoc

ti kfiw yiu we`` Lfm yiur sdster ]ceremdashs tce Alrf Iw`

lfm tce Reroelft lfm in biurse yiur nrdefm Bclr`eylsquo

Ce `elfs albk lfm sprelms cds lrhs ‐D kfiw everyife

if hy dfe D kfiw tceh l``lsquo ]ce aiy elfs nirwlrm tceordf vlfdsces lfm ce stlres dfti he ‐Aut D espebdl``y

kfiw yiu Hlrtdflsquo

Cds olze relbces sihep`lbe D mifmdasht wlft dt ti oi

aut D blfmdasht arelk nree Fit sure D wlft ti Cds eyes a`lze

`dke Mlmmdashs mi wcef Hih oets tii `iipy D mdmfmdasht tcdfk

lfyaimy e`se biu`m `iik tclt dftefse

D try ti ruf aut hy `eos stdbk hy hiutc mrdes lfm

hy hdfm a`lfks D peek lt hy aummy wci welrs l nlbe

Dmdashve fever seef if cdh aenire Niroet muha Bclr`ey Hy

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piir nrdefm ds bifnusem tdhes tef wdtc l cdft in terrir

riufmdfo iut tce `iikOet ce`p

‐Tiu stly rdoct tcerelsquo D pidft albk iver hy sciu`-

mer ‐D feem ti oet dfti tclt ciuselsquo D albk lwly nrih tce

kdm rdquo tce ife wci pippem iut in hy albkylrm aixblr

‐Mifmdasht Hive L husb`e _cef hy hih sees yiu rdquo lsquo‐Fi pria`eh Hlrty Efjiy tihirriw Cebk efjiy

timly wcd`e yiumdashre lt dtlsquo Wii`e fims `elps iut dfti hy

ylrm lfm stretbces ‐_clt l aelutdnu` mlylsquo

‐Tiu hivemlsquo D rlbe dfsdme s`lh tce miir aecdfm

he lfm areltce meep`y

‐D wls just oidfo ti bl`` yiu dflsquo Hih strdmes up lfmpdbks l n `ebk in oreef inn hy bceek ‐Lrefmdasht yiu we``9 ]ii

hubc nresc ldr fi miuatlsquo

‐Qdoct fiw Iutsdme Ordhy kdm Just `iik iut-

sdme Lt tce olrmef _clt lre tcey midfo9lsquo

‐]cey9lsquo Hih peeks iut tce wdfmiw ‐]ceremdashsfiaimy tcere wldtlsquo Rce presses cer fise ti tce o`lss

‐D meb`lre wcy ds Bclr`ey midfo yiur wirk9lsquo

‐Midfo hy wirk9lsquo

Hih purses cer `dps lfm sclkes cer celm ‐Dt ber-

tldf`y dsfmdasht cdslsquo

‐Tiumdashre sure dtmdashs Bclr`ey9lsquo D albk tiwlrm tce stldrs

stuha`e iver lf efm tla`e lfm reoldf al`lfbe D mifmdasht

wlft ti `iik

‐_ci e`se wiu`m dt ae9lsquo

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‐Qdoctlsquo D piufm up tce steps ruf ti hy wdfmiw

lfm peek iut D mifmdasht see l siu` Aebluse tcere wiu`mfmdashtae lfyife e`se ]ceremdashs if`y l breepy aixblr p`lydfo

breepy trdbks if l breepem-iut hdfm

Mlmmdashs rdoct Hlyae ife tii hlfy nlftlsy aiiks

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‐_e``lsquo Mlm slys lfm s`iw`y sets tce plper if tce

mesk ‐_e blfmdasht hlke up tcise mlys Aut yiu blf ae ber-tldf tclt Hlrtdf wd`` ae df sbcii` tihirriwlsquo

]ce prdfbdpl` rdses lfm brelks tiwlrm l nd`e bladfet

‐Fi ce wifmdashtlsquo

D a`dfk clrm

‐_e clve l stlnn df-ser vdbe ]ceremdashs fi sbcii` ifNrdmlylsquo Ce orlas l tcdbk hlfd`l efve`ipe ‐Aut Dmdashve

oltcerem wirk nrih l`` Hlrtdfmdashs telbcers Dmdashve fi miuat

tclt bihe Hifmly ce wifmdasht ae nlr aecdfmlsquo

]ef hdfutes `lter we pu`` dfti iur mrdvewly lfm tce

si`mder ruas cds nirecelm ‐]cds dsfmdasht yiur nlu`t Hlrtdflsquo

Ce `iiks tiwlrm tce ciuse ‐Hubc in dtmdashs hdfelsquoD scruo ipef hy miir lfm pluse ‐D wls tcdfkdfo

Rdfbe D hdssem si hubc sbcii`wirk dtmdashm priala`y ae aest dn

D skdppem tce orlveylrm berehify tcds yelr ti hlke dt uplsquo

‐Filsquo Mlm squeezes hy sciu`mer ‐D mifmdasht blre

laiut wcltmdashs df tce prdfbdpl`mdashs efve`ipe Dmdashh hire wir-rdem laiut yiu Ri tihirriw wemdash`` ae sprdfo-b`elfdfo

lriufm cere lfm Rlturmly wemdashre celmdfo up firtclsquo

0

577 lh Nrdmly hirfdfo D sfelk dfti tce stumy fest`e

dfti Mlmmdashs bcldr lfm stretbc hy ndfoers Aenire tce mly

stlrts lfm tce wir`m oets brlzy hy hdfm ds std`` lfm b`elr

]ceremdashs fi aetter tdhe ti wirk if ]ce _cdte Kfdoct

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]ce kfdoct rehehaerem cds `lst vdsdt ti tce bdtlme`

Rtrlfoe tcere clm aeef fi seftry ]ce sd`efbe cufo celvy lfm

ce scde`mem cds eyes lfm olzem tiwlrm tce turret Fi truhpeter

lffiufbem cds lrrdvl` fi bceers oreetem tce sif cihe nrih

altt`e ]ce p`lbe tclt sciu`m ae cds bihnirt ne`t niredof

L`` ce wlftem wls cds nltcermdashs lpprivl` aut tce kdfo wls

fit tcere rdquo

lfd tcriws ipef tce miirs ‐Mdtbc tce stiry Alrf

Iw` l`ertlsquo

‐Rprdfo-b`elfdfolsquo Hihmdashs vidbe ebcies tcriuoc tce

ciheD ruf hy epdb upstldrs mlsc albk miwf ]ce itcers

lre lsseha`em df tce nlhd`y riih

‐Kdmslsquo Mlm stlres nrih lfd ti he lfm albk loldf

‐Tiu kfiw yiur tlsks _e clve ife mly tcds yelr rdquo D

wlft tce wirk bihp`etem aenire tihirriwmdashs trdplsquo Cds

olze nl``s if he ‐Aeodflsquo

Ce spdfs lfm hlrbces miwfstldrs ti mi altt`e wdtc

tce alseheft Hih lfm lfd squeeze dfti ruaaer o`ives

lfm pritebtdve hlsks ti mdsdfnebt tce ciuse lfm D pusc

iut tce albk miir wl`k ti tce scem lfm orla tce oreef

pldft Dtmdashs hy jia ti pldft tce olrmefOerh-dfnestem mdrt hlkes l rel` olrmef iut in tce

questdif Aut tcere ds tce aixblr tce ife plrkem if tce

lalfmifem trlbk tclt sp`dts iur albkylrm df twi Dtmdashs

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tce nrelkdest plrt in `dvdfo cere wdtc dts olpdfo hiutc

mlhp a`lbk dfterdir lfm orlnndtd-biverem sdmesIf sprdfo-b`elfdfo mly tce trldf blr oets l nresc

bilt in nirest oreef Ifbe mry Dmdash`` pldft tce n `iwers lfm

`lst`y sihe tihlti p`lfts Dmdashm ifbe pldftem l sprdfo-

tdhe puhpkdf aut aedfo iut in selsif dt mdmfmdasht sdt

tii we``‐_cere yiu aeef l`` week9lsquo Bclr`ey rufs up nrih

aecdfm Ce l`wlys wl`ks iver if sprdfo-b`elfdfo mly ti

wltbc hy tihlti lrt

D mifmdasht `iik lt cdh ‐]cds aixblr oets adooer every

yelrlsquo

‐D just relm tcds aiik niroit tce tdt`e aut tcdshiutcy kdm clm ti pldft l wci`e nefbe lfm D mdmfmdasht see

cdh bihp`ldfdfolsquo

‐Ree tclt orlnndtd9lsquo D pidft wdtc hy arusc ‐]lkes

tl`eftlsquo

‐Dt l`si slys WTUKE D blf see wcy yiur hih wlftsdt pldftemlsquo

‐_e`` tceflsquo D mrip hy arusc dfti tce oreef pldft

aubket ‐Rdfbe yiu ariuoct up ]ih Rlwyer mdm hiutcy

]ih pldft tclt nefbe9 Fipe Ce mdmfmdasht Cds nrdefms mdmlsquo

Hy tie fumoes tce blf ‐Ri oi lcelmlsquo D punn iut stelh

‐Lfm mifmdasht te`` he yiu relm tclt aiik Tiu mifmdasht relm

lfytcdfolsquo

Bclr`ey pdbks up tce arusc lfm siif tce W lfm tce

E lre biverem df oreef ‐]cere TUKlsquo Ce `iiks miwf

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‐Ikly Ju`dl relm ]ce _cdte Kfdoct df Efo`dsc b`lss

Rcemdashs tl`kdfo ti he l`` tce tdhe sdfbe lsquoD o`lre lt hy aetrlyer

Ce rufs cds clfm tcriuoc cds cldr ‐ sdfbe hy

stiry er yiur stiry lsquo Bclr`ey o`lfbes lriufm ‐D feem

ti kfiw wclt clppefs fextlsquo Ce peeks lt he lfm rldses

aitc clfms ‐lst nlvir lst ife ever Rcemdashs aeef wldt-dfo if he lfm l`` week Dmdashve aeef wldtdfo if yiu lfm dn

D mifmdasht bihe up wdtc tce fext dfstl``heft in ]ce _cdte

Kfdoct siif scemdash`` kfiwlsquo

‐]clt yiumdashre lf dmditlsquo

Ce scruos ‐Alsdbl``ylsquo

D pdbk up tce arusc lfm pldft nurdius`y‐]l`k ti he cere Tiu mifmdasht evef feem ti wrdte dt

miwflsquo Ce stdbks cds lrh df nrift in hy nlbe ‐Dmdash`` pre-

tefm D sprldfem hy wrdst lfm te`` cer tce fext plrtlsquo

‐Filsquo

‐Ce`p yiur nrdefm iutlsquo l vidbe ebcies nrih dfsdmetce aixblr ‐Dtmdash`` hlke yiu nee` wirselsquo

_e juhp albk lfm tce iwfer in tce vidbe pikes

cds celm iut lfm stlres lt he ‐Odve Bclr`ey sihe

lssdstlfbelsquo

Bclr`ey orlas hy lrh ‐Tiu keep l kdm df tcere9lsquo

‐Ic yelc `dke D kfewlsquo D swl``iw clrm ]cds kdmmdashs

aeef cdmdfo df hy albkylrm D bibk hy celm ti oet l aet-

ter iik lt cds ‐Ciw ifo clve yiu aeef D helf wclt

lre yiu wci lsquo

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]ce celm mdslppelrs lfm l sebifm `lter lf eftdre

aimy `elps dfti vdew dhaer `dke l `eprebcluf tce aiy`lfms `doct`y lfm mlfo`es cds `eos iut iver tce emoe

Dmdashm put cdh laiut hy loe D tcdfk aut tceremdashs fitc-

dfo mdstdfbtdve laiut cdh Exbept nir ordhe ]ceremdashs

p`efty in tclt if cds tlffem nlbe W`efty hire if bl`-

`usem clfms Dtmdashs tce kdfm in ordhe tclt `dkes b`itces lshubc ls skdf lfm dt bivers alooy tlf rld`rilm triusers

lfm l p`ldm auttif-miwf scdrt cl`n uftubkem

]ce kdmmdashs strifo rdquo tl`` lfm wdry hy orlfmpl wiu`m

clve sldm rdquo dtmdashs b`elr nrih tce wly ce hives D oulrlf-

tee cemdashm wcdp he df l rlbe l ndoct ir lfy bihpetdtdif

dfvi`vdfo oerh biuft‐Hy flhemdashs Wii`e lfm Dmdashve aeef cere `ifo efiuoc

ti kfiw yiu we`` Lfm yiur sdster ]ceremdashs tce Alrf Iw`

lfm tce Reroelft lfm in biurse yiur nrdefm Bclr`eylsquo

Ce `elfs albk lfm sprelms cds lrhs ‐D kfiw everyife

if hy dfe D kfiw tceh l``lsquo ]ce aiy elfs nirwlrm tceordf vlfdsces lfm ce stlres dfti he ‐Aut D espebdl``y

kfiw yiu Hlrtdflsquo

Cds olze relbces sihep`lbe D mifmdasht wlft dt ti oi

aut D blfmdasht arelk nree Fit sure D wlft ti Cds eyes a`lze

`dke Mlmmdashs mi wcef Hih oets tii `iipy D mdmfmdasht tcdfk

lfyaimy e`se biu`m `iik tclt dftefse

D try ti ruf aut hy `eos stdbk hy hiutc mrdes lfm

hy hdfm a`lfks D peek lt hy aummy wci welrs l nlbe

Dmdashve fever seef if cdh aenire Niroet muha Bclr`ey Hy

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piir nrdefm ds bifnusem tdhes tef wdtc l cdft in terrir

riufmdfo iut tce `iikOet ce`p

‐Tiu stly rdoct tcerelsquo D pidft albk iver hy sciu`-

mer ‐D feem ti oet dfti tclt ciuselsquo D albk lwly nrih tce

kdm rdquo tce ife wci pippem iut in hy albkylrm aixblr

‐Mifmdasht Hive L husb`e _cef hy hih sees yiu rdquo lsquo‐Fi pria`eh Hlrty Efjiy tihirriw Cebk efjiy

timly wcd`e yiumdashre lt dtlsquo Wii`e fims `elps iut dfti hy

ylrm lfm stretbces ‐_clt l aelutdnu` mlylsquo

‐Tiu hivemlsquo D rlbe dfsdme s`lh tce miir aecdfm

he lfm areltce meep`y

‐D wls just oidfo ti bl`` yiu dflsquo Hih strdmes up lfmpdbks l n `ebk in oreef inn hy bceek ‐Lrefmdasht yiu we``9 ]ii

hubc nresc ldr fi miuatlsquo

‐Qdoct fiw Iutsdme Ordhy kdm Just `iik iut-

sdme Lt tce olrmef _clt lre tcey midfo9lsquo

‐]cey9lsquo Hih peeks iut tce wdfmiw ‐]ceremdashsfiaimy tcere wldtlsquo Rce presses cer fise ti tce o`lss

‐D meb`lre wcy ds Bclr`ey midfo yiur wirk9lsquo

‐Midfo hy wirk9lsquo

Hih purses cer `dps lfm sclkes cer celm ‐Dt ber-

tldf`y dsfmdasht cdslsquo

‐Tiumdashre sure dtmdashs Bclr`ey9lsquo D albk tiwlrm tce stldrs

stuha`e iver lf efm tla`e lfm reoldf al`lfbe D mifmdasht

wlft ti `iik

‐_ci e`se wiu`m dt ae9lsquo

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‐Qdoctlsquo D piufm up tce steps ruf ti hy wdfmiw

lfm peek iut D mifmdasht see l siu` Aebluse tcere wiu`mfmdashtae lfyife e`se ]ceremdashs if`y l breepy aixblr p`lydfo

breepy trdbks if l breepem-iut hdfm

Mlmmdashs rdoct Hlyae ife tii hlfy nlftlsy aiiks

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Auy ]ce lst Hlrtdf lt Zifmervlfbih

elrf Hire

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]ce kfdoct rehehaerem cds `lst vdsdt ti tce bdtlme`

Rtrlfoe tcere clm aeef fi seftry ]ce sd`efbe cufo celvy lfm

ce scde`mem cds eyes lfm olzem tiwlrm tce turret Fi truhpeter

lffiufbem cds lrrdvl` fi bceers oreetem tce sif cihe nrih

altt`e ]ce p`lbe tclt sciu`m ae cds bihnirt ne`t niredof

L`` ce wlftem wls cds nltcermdashs lpprivl` aut tce kdfo wls

fit tcere rdquo

lfd tcriws ipef tce miirs ‐Mdtbc tce stiry Alrf

Iw` l`ertlsquo

‐Rprdfo-b`elfdfolsquo Hihmdashs vidbe ebcies tcriuoc tce

ciheD ruf hy epdb upstldrs mlsc albk miwf ]ce itcers

lre lsseha`em df tce nlhd`y riih

‐Kdmslsquo Mlm stlres nrih lfd ti he lfm albk loldf

‐Tiu kfiw yiur tlsks _e clve ife mly tcds yelr rdquo D

wlft tce wirk bihp`etem aenire tihirriwmdashs trdplsquo Cds

olze nl``s if he ‐Aeodflsquo

Ce spdfs lfm hlrbces miwfstldrs ti mi altt`e wdtc

tce alseheft Hih lfm lfd squeeze dfti ruaaer o`ives

lfm pritebtdve hlsks ti mdsdfnebt tce ciuse lfm D pusc

iut tce albk miir wl`k ti tce scem lfm orla tce oreef

pldft Dtmdashs hy jia ti pldft tce olrmefOerh-dfnestem mdrt hlkes l rel` olrmef iut in tce

questdif Aut tcere ds tce aixblr tce ife plrkem if tce

lalfmifem trlbk tclt sp`dts iur albkylrm df twi Dtmdashs

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tce nrelkdest plrt in `dvdfo cere wdtc dts olpdfo hiutc

mlhp a`lbk dfterdir lfm orlnndtd-biverem sdmesIf sprdfo-b`elfdfo mly tce trldf blr oets l nresc

bilt in nirest oreef Ifbe mry Dmdash`` pldft tce n `iwers lfm

`lst`y sihe tihlti p`lfts Dmdashm ifbe pldftem l sprdfo-

tdhe puhpkdf aut aedfo iut in selsif dt mdmfmdasht sdt

tii we``‐_cere yiu aeef l`` week9lsquo Bclr`ey rufs up nrih

aecdfm Ce l`wlys wl`ks iver if sprdfo-b`elfdfo mly ti

wltbc hy tihlti lrt

D mifmdasht `iik lt cdh ‐]cds aixblr oets adooer every

yelrlsquo

‐D just relm tcds aiik niroit tce tdt`e aut tcdshiutcy kdm clm ti pldft l wci`e nefbe lfm D mdmfmdasht see

cdh bihp`ldfdfolsquo

‐Ree tclt orlnndtd9lsquo D pidft wdtc hy arusc ‐]lkes

tl`eftlsquo

‐Dt l`si slys WTUKE D blf see wcy yiur hih wlftsdt pldftemlsquo

‐_e`` tceflsquo D mrip hy arusc dfti tce oreef pldft

aubket ‐Rdfbe yiu ariuoct up ]ih Rlwyer mdm hiutcy

]ih pldft tclt nefbe9 Fipe Ce mdmfmdasht Cds nrdefms mdmlsquo

Hy tie fumoes tce blf ‐Ri oi lcelmlsquo D punn iut stelh

‐Lfm mifmdasht te`` he yiu relm tclt aiik Tiu mifmdasht relm

lfytcdfolsquo

Bclr`ey pdbks up tce arusc lfm siif tce W lfm tce

E lre biverem df oreef ‐]cere TUKlsquo Ce `iiks miwf

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‐Ikly Ju`dl relm ]ce _cdte Kfdoct df Efo`dsc b`lss

Rcemdashs tl`kdfo ti he l`` tce tdhe sdfbe lsquoD o`lre lt hy aetrlyer

Ce rufs cds clfm tcriuoc cds cldr ‐ sdfbe hy

stiry er yiur stiry lsquo Bclr`ey o`lfbes lriufm ‐D feem

ti kfiw wclt clppefs fextlsquo Ce peeks lt he lfm rldses

aitc clfms ‐lst nlvir lst ife ever Rcemdashs aeef wldt-dfo if he lfm l`` week Dmdashve aeef wldtdfo if yiu lfm dn

D mifmdasht bihe up wdtc tce fext dfstl``heft in ]ce _cdte

Kfdoct siif scemdash`` kfiwlsquo

‐]clt yiumdashre lf dmditlsquo

Ce scruos ‐Alsdbl``ylsquo

D pdbk up tce arusc lfm pldft nurdius`y‐]l`k ti he cere Tiu mifmdasht evef feem ti wrdte dt

miwflsquo Ce stdbks cds lrh df nrift in hy nlbe ‐Dmdash`` pre-

tefm D sprldfem hy wrdst lfm te`` cer tce fext plrtlsquo

‐Filsquo

‐Ce`p yiur nrdefm iutlsquo l vidbe ebcies nrih dfsdmetce aixblr ‐Dtmdash`` hlke yiu nee` wirselsquo

_e juhp albk lfm tce iwfer in tce vidbe pikes

cds celm iut lfm stlres lt he ‐Odve Bclr`ey sihe

lssdstlfbelsquo

Bclr`ey orlas hy lrh ‐Tiu keep l kdm df tcere9lsquo

‐Ic yelc `dke D kfewlsquo D swl``iw clrm ]cds kdmmdashs

aeef cdmdfo df hy albkylrm D bibk hy celm ti oet l aet-

ter iik lt cds ‐Ciw ifo clve yiu aeef D helf wclt

lre yiu wci lsquo

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]ce celm mdslppelrs lfm l sebifm `lter lf eftdre

aimy `elps dfti vdew dhaer `dke l `eprebcluf tce aiy`lfms `doct`y lfm mlfo`es cds `eos iut iver tce emoe

Dmdashm put cdh laiut hy loe D tcdfk aut tceremdashs fitc-

dfo mdstdfbtdve laiut cdh Exbept nir ordhe ]ceremdashs

p`efty in tclt if cds tlffem nlbe W`efty hire if bl`-

`usem clfms Dtmdashs tce kdfm in ordhe tclt `dkes b`itces lshubc ls skdf lfm dt bivers alooy tlf rld`rilm triusers

lfm l p`ldm auttif-miwf scdrt cl`n uftubkem

]ce kdmmdashs strifo rdquo tl`` lfm wdry hy orlfmpl wiu`m

clve sldm rdquo dtmdashs b`elr nrih tce wly ce hives D oulrlf-

tee cemdashm wcdp he df l rlbe l ndoct ir lfy bihpetdtdif

dfvi`vdfo oerh biuft‐Hy flhemdashs Wii`e lfm Dmdashve aeef cere `ifo efiuoc

ti kfiw yiu we`` Lfm yiur sdster ]ceremdashs tce Alrf Iw`

lfm tce Reroelft lfm in biurse yiur nrdefm Bclr`eylsquo

Ce `elfs albk lfm sprelms cds lrhs ‐D kfiw everyife

if hy dfe D kfiw tceh l``lsquo ]ce aiy elfs nirwlrm tceordf vlfdsces lfm ce stlres dfti he ‐Aut D espebdl``y

kfiw yiu Hlrtdflsquo

Cds olze relbces sihep`lbe D mifmdasht wlft dt ti oi

aut D blfmdasht arelk nree Fit sure D wlft ti Cds eyes a`lze

`dke Mlmmdashs mi wcef Hih oets tii `iipy D mdmfmdasht tcdfk

lfyaimy e`se biu`m `iik tclt dftefse

D try ti ruf aut hy `eos stdbk hy hiutc mrdes lfm

hy hdfm a`lfks D peek lt hy aummy wci welrs l nlbe

Dmdashve fever seef if cdh aenire Niroet muha Bclr`ey Hy

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piir nrdefm ds bifnusem tdhes tef wdtc l cdft in terrir

riufmdfo iut tce `iikOet ce`p

‐Tiu stly rdoct tcerelsquo D pidft albk iver hy sciu`-

mer ‐D feem ti oet dfti tclt ciuselsquo D albk lwly nrih tce

kdm rdquo tce ife wci pippem iut in hy albkylrm aixblr

‐Mifmdasht Hive L husb`e _cef hy hih sees yiu rdquo lsquo‐Fi pria`eh Hlrty Efjiy tihirriw Cebk efjiy

timly wcd`e yiumdashre lt dtlsquo Wii`e fims `elps iut dfti hy

ylrm lfm stretbces ‐_clt l aelutdnu` mlylsquo

‐Tiu hivemlsquo D rlbe dfsdme s`lh tce miir aecdfm

he lfm areltce meep`y

‐D wls just oidfo ti bl`` yiu dflsquo Hih strdmes up lfmpdbks l n `ebk in oreef inn hy bceek ‐Lrefmdasht yiu we``9 ]ii

hubc nresc ldr fi miuatlsquo

‐Qdoct fiw Iutsdme Ordhy kdm Just `iik iut-

sdme Lt tce olrmef _clt lre tcey midfo9lsquo

‐]cey9lsquo Hih peeks iut tce wdfmiw ‐]ceremdashsfiaimy tcere wldtlsquo Rce presses cer fise ti tce o`lss

‐D meb`lre wcy ds Bclr`ey midfo yiur wirk9lsquo

‐Midfo hy wirk9lsquo

Hih purses cer `dps lfm sclkes cer celm ‐Dt ber-

tldf`y dsfmdasht cdslsquo

‐Tiumdashre sure dtmdashs Bclr`ey9lsquo D albk tiwlrm tce stldrs

stuha`e iver lf efm tla`e lfm reoldf al`lfbe D mifmdasht

wlft ti `iik

‐_ci e`se wiu`m dt ae9lsquo

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‐Qdoctlsquo D piufm up tce steps ruf ti hy wdfmiw

lfm peek iut D mifmdasht see l siu` Aebluse tcere wiu`mfmdashtae lfyife e`se ]ceremdashs if`y l breepy aixblr p`lydfo

breepy trdbks if l breepem-iut hdfm

Mlmmdashs rdoct Hlyae ife tii hlfy nlftlsy aiiks

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Auy ]ce lst Hlrtdf lt Zifmervlfbih

elrf Hire

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tce nrelkdest plrt in `dvdfo cere wdtc dts olpdfo hiutc

mlhp a`lbk dfterdir lfm orlnndtd-biverem sdmesIf sprdfo-b`elfdfo mly tce trldf blr oets l nresc

bilt in nirest oreef Ifbe mry Dmdash`` pldft tce n `iwers lfm

`lst`y sihe tihlti p`lfts Dmdashm ifbe pldftem l sprdfo-

tdhe puhpkdf aut aedfo iut in selsif dt mdmfmdasht sdt

tii we``‐_cere yiu aeef l`` week9lsquo Bclr`ey rufs up nrih

aecdfm Ce l`wlys wl`ks iver if sprdfo-b`elfdfo mly ti

wltbc hy tihlti lrt

D mifmdasht `iik lt cdh ‐]cds aixblr oets adooer every

yelrlsquo

‐D just relm tcds aiik niroit tce tdt`e aut tcdshiutcy kdm clm ti pldft l wci`e nefbe lfm D mdmfmdasht see

cdh bihp`ldfdfolsquo

‐Ree tclt orlnndtd9lsquo D pidft wdtc hy arusc ‐]lkes

tl`eftlsquo

‐Dt l`si slys WTUKE D blf see wcy yiur hih wlftsdt pldftemlsquo

‐_e`` tceflsquo D mrip hy arusc dfti tce oreef pldft

aubket ‐Rdfbe yiu ariuoct up ]ih Rlwyer mdm hiutcy

]ih pldft tclt nefbe9 Fipe Ce mdmfmdasht Cds nrdefms mdmlsquo

Hy tie fumoes tce blf ‐Ri oi lcelmlsquo D punn iut stelh

‐Lfm mifmdasht te`` he yiu relm tclt aiik Tiu mifmdasht relm

lfytcdfolsquo

Bclr`ey pdbks up tce arusc lfm siif tce W lfm tce

E lre biverem df oreef ‐]cere TUKlsquo Ce `iiks miwf

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‐Ikly Ju`dl relm ]ce _cdte Kfdoct df Efo`dsc b`lss

Rcemdashs tl`kdfo ti he l`` tce tdhe sdfbe lsquoD o`lre lt hy aetrlyer

Ce rufs cds clfm tcriuoc cds cldr ‐ sdfbe hy

stiry er yiur stiry lsquo Bclr`ey o`lfbes lriufm ‐D feem

ti kfiw wclt clppefs fextlsquo Ce peeks lt he lfm rldses

aitc clfms ‐lst nlvir lst ife ever Rcemdashs aeef wldt-dfo if he lfm l`` week Dmdashve aeef wldtdfo if yiu lfm dn

D mifmdasht bihe up wdtc tce fext dfstl``heft in ]ce _cdte

Kfdoct siif scemdash`` kfiwlsquo

‐]clt yiumdashre lf dmditlsquo

Ce scruos ‐Alsdbl``ylsquo

D pdbk up tce arusc lfm pldft nurdius`y‐]l`k ti he cere Tiu mifmdasht evef feem ti wrdte dt

miwflsquo Ce stdbks cds lrh df nrift in hy nlbe ‐Dmdash`` pre-

tefm D sprldfem hy wrdst lfm te`` cer tce fext plrtlsquo

‐Filsquo

‐Ce`p yiur nrdefm iutlsquo l vidbe ebcies nrih dfsdmetce aixblr ‐Dtmdash`` hlke yiu nee` wirselsquo

_e juhp albk lfm tce iwfer in tce vidbe pikes

cds celm iut lfm stlres lt he ‐Odve Bclr`ey sihe

lssdstlfbelsquo

Bclr`ey orlas hy lrh ‐Tiu keep l kdm df tcere9lsquo

‐Ic yelc `dke D kfewlsquo D swl``iw clrm ]cds kdmmdashs

aeef cdmdfo df hy albkylrm D bibk hy celm ti oet l aet-

ter iik lt cds ‐Ciw ifo clve yiu aeef D helf wclt

lre yiu wci lsquo

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]ce celm mdslppelrs lfm l sebifm `lter lf eftdre

aimy `elps dfti vdew dhaer `dke l `eprebcluf tce aiy`lfms `doct`y lfm mlfo`es cds `eos iut iver tce emoe

Dmdashm put cdh laiut hy loe D tcdfk aut tceremdashs fitc-

dfo mdstdfbtdve laiut cdh Exbept nir ordhe ]ceremdashs

p`efty in tclt if cds tlffem nlbe W`efty hire if bl`-

`usem clfms Dtmdashs tce kdfm in ordhe tclt `dkes b`itces lshubc ls skdf lfm dt bivers alooy tlf rld`rilm triusers

lfm l p`ldm auttif-miwf scdrt cl`n uftubkem

]ce kdmmdashs strifo rdquo tl`` lfm wdry hy orlfmpl wiu`m

clve sldm rdquo dtmdashs b`elr nrih tce wly ce hives D oulrlf-

tee cemdashm wcdp he df l rlbe l ndoct ir lfy bihpetdtdif

dfvi`vdfo oerh biuft‐Hy flhemdashs Wii`e lfm Dmdashve aeef cere `ifo efiuoc

ti kfiw yiu we`` Lfm yiur sdster ]ceremdashs tce Alrf Iw`

lfm tce Reroelft lfm in biurse yiur nrdefm Bclr`eylsquo

Ce `elfs albk lfm sprelms cds lrhs ‐D kfiw everyife

if hy dfe D kfiw tceh l``lsquo ]ce aiy elfs nirwlrm tceordf vlfdsces lfm ce stlres dfti he ‐Aut D espebdl``y

kfiw yiu Hlrtdflsquo

Cds olze relbces sihep`lbe D mifmdasht wlft dt ti oi

aut D blfmdasht arelk nree Fit sure D wlft ti Cds eyes a`lze

`dke Mlmmdashs mi wcef Hih oets tii `iipy D mdmfmdasht tcdfk

lfyaimy e`se biu`m `iik tclt dftefse

D try ti ruf aut hy `eos stdbk hy hiutc mrdes lfm

hy hdfm a`lfks D peek lt hy aummy wci welrs l nlbe

Dmdashve fever seef if cdh aenire Niroet muha Bclr`ey Hy

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piir nrdefm ds bifnusem tdhes tef wdtc l cdft in terrir

riufmdfo iut tce `iikOet ce`p

‐Tiu stly rdoct tcerelsquo D pidft albk iver hy sciu`-

mer ‐D feem ti oet dfti tclt ciuselsquo D albk lwly nrih tce

kdm rdquo tce ife wci pippem iut in hy albkylrm aixblr

‐Mifmdasht Hive L husb`e _cef hy hih sees yiu rdquo lsquo‐Fi pria`eh Hlrty Efjiy tihirriw Cebk efjiy

timly wcd`e yiumdashre lt dtlsquo Wii`e fims `elps iut dfti hy

ylrm lfm stretbces ‐_clt l aelutdnu` mlylsquo

‐Tiu hivemlsquo D rlbe dfsdme s`lh tce miir aecdfm

he lfm areltce meep`y

‐D wls just oidfo ti bl`` yiu dflsquo Hih strdmes up lfmpdbks l n `ebk in oreef inn hy bceek ‐Lrefmdasht yiu we``9 ]ii

hubc nresc ldr fi miuatlsquo

‐Qdoct fiw Iutsdme Ordhy kdm Just `iik iut-

sdme Lt tce olrmef _clt lre tcey midfo9lsquo

‐]cey9lsquo Hih peeks iut tce wdfmiw ‐]ceremdashsfiaimy tcere wldtlsquo Rce presses cer fise ti tce o`lss

‐D meb`lre wcy ds Bclr`ey midfo yiur wirk9lsquo

‐Midfo hy wirk9lsquo

Hih purses cer `dps lfm sclkes cer celm ‐Dt ber-

tldf`y dsfmdasht cdslsquo

‐Tiumdashre sure dtmdashs Bclr`ey9lsquo D albk tiwlrm tce stldrs

stuha`e iver lf efm tla`e lfm reoldf al`lfbe D mifmdasht

wlft ti `iik

‐_ci e`se wiu`m dt ae9lsquo

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‐Qdoctlsquo D piufm up tce steps ruf ti hy wdfmiw

lfm peek iut D mifmdasht see l siu` Aebluse tcere wiu`mfmdashtae lfyife e`se ]ceremdashs if`y l breepy aixblr p`lydfo

breepy trdbks if l breepem-iut hdfm

Mlmmdashs rdoct Hlyae ife tii hlfy nlftlsy aiiks

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Auy ]ce lst Hlrtdf lt Zifmervlfbih

elrf Hire

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‐Ikly Ju`dl relm ]ce _cdte Kfdoct df Efo`dsc b`lss

Rcemdashs tl`kdfo ti he l`` tce tdhe sdfbe lsquoD o`lre lt hy aetrlyer

Ce rufs cds clfm tcriuoc cds cldr ‐ sdfbe hy

stiry er yiur stiry lsquo Bclr`ey o`lfbes lriufm ‐D feem

ti kfiw wclt clppefs fextlsquo Ce peeks lt he lfm rldses

aitc clfms ‐lst nlvir lst ife ever Rcemdashs aeef wldt-dfo if he lfm l`` week Dmdashve aeef wldtdfo if yiu lfm dn

D mifmdasht bihe up wdtc tce fext dfstl``heft in ]ce _cdte

Kfdoct siif scemdash`` kfiwlsquo

‐]clt yiumdashre lf dmditlsquo

Ce scruos ‐Alsdbl``ylsquo

D pdbk up tce arusc lfm pldft nurdius`y‐]l`k ti he cere Tiu mifmdasht evef feem ti wrdte dt

miwflsquo Ce stdbks cds lrh df nrift in hy nlbe ‐Dmdash`` pre-

tefm D sprldfem hy wrdst lfm te`` cer tce fext plrtlsquo

‐Filsquo

‐Ce`p yiur nrdefm iutlsquo l vidbe ebcies nrih dfsdmetce aixblr ‐Dtmdash`` hlke yiu nee` wirselsquo

_e juhp albk lfm tce iwfer in tce vidbe pikes

cds celm iut lfm stlres lt he ‐Odve Bclr`ey sihe

lssdstlfbelsquo

Bclr`ey orlas hy lrh ‐Tiu keep l kdm df tcere9lsquo

‐Ic yelc `dke D kfewlsquo D swl``iw clrm ]cds kdmmdashs

aeef cdmdfo df hy albkylrm D bibk hy celm ti oet l aet-

ter iik lt cds ‐Ciw ifo clve yiu aeef D helf wclt

lre yiu wci lsquo

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]ce celm mdslppelrs lfm l sebifm `lter lf eftdre

aimy `elps dfti vdew dhaer `dke l `eprebcluf tce aiy`lfms `doct`y lfm mlfo`es cds `eos iut iver tce emoe

Dmdashm put cdh laiut hy loe D tcdfk aut tceremdashs fitc-

dfo mdstdfbtdve laiut cdh Exbept nir ordhe ]ceremdashs

p`efty in tclt if cds tlffem nlbe W`efty hire if bl`-

`usem clfms Dtmdashs tce kdfm in ordhe tclt `dkes b`itces lshubc ls skdf lfm dt bivers alooy tlf rld`rilm triusers

lfm l p`ldm auttif-miwf scdrt cl`n uftubkem

]ce kdmmdashs strifo rdquo tl`` lfm wdry hy orlfmpl wiu`m

clve sldm rdquo dtmdashs b`elr nrih tce wly ce hives D oulrlf-

tee cemdashm wcdp he df l rlbe l ndoct ir lfy bihpetdtdif

dfvi`vdfo oerh biuft‐Hy flhemdashs Wii`e lfm Dmdashve aeef cere `ifo efiuoc

ti kfiw yiu we`` Lfm yiur sdster ]ceremdashs tce Alrf Iw`

lfm tce Reroelft lfm in biurse yiur nrdefm Bclr`eylsquo

Ce `elfs albk lfm sprelms cds lrhs ‐D kfiw everyife

if hy dfe D kfiw tceh l``lsquo ]ce aiy elfs nirwlrm tceordf vlfdsces lfm ce stlres dfti he ‐Aut D espebdl``y

kfiw yiu Hlrtdflsquo

Cds olze relbces sihep`lbe D mifmdasht wlft dt ti oi

aut D blfmdasht arelk nree Fit sure D wlft ti Cds eyes a`lze

`dke Mlmmdashs mi wcef Hih oets tii `iipy D mdmfmdasht tcdfk

lfyaimy e`se biu`m `iik tclt dftefse

D try ti ruf aut hy `eos stdbk hy hiutc mrdes lfm

hy hdfm a`lfks D peek lt hy aummy wci welrs l nlbe

Dmdashve fever seef if cdh aenire Niroet muha Bclr`ey Hy

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piir nrdefm ds bifnusem tdhes tef wdtc l cdft in terrir

riufmdfo iut tce `iikOet ce`p

‐Tiu stly rdoct tcerelsquo D pidft albk iver hy sciu`-

mer ‐D feem ti oet dfti tclt ciuselsquo D albk lwly nrih tce

kdm rdquo tce ife wci pippem iut in hy albkylrm aixblr

‐Mifmdasht Hive L husb`e _cef hy hih sees yiu rdquo lsquo‐Fi pria`eh Hlrty Efjiy tihirriw Cebk efjiy

timly wcd`e yiumdashre lt dtlsquo Wii`e fims `elps iut dfti hy

ylrm lfm stretbces ‐_clt l aelutdnu` mlylsquo

‐Tiu hivemlsquo D rlbe dfsdme s`lh tce miir aecdfm

he lfm areltce meep`y

‐D wls just oidfo ti bl`` yiu dflsquo Hih strdmes up lfmpdbks l n `ebk in oreef inn hy bceek ‐Lrefmdasht yiu we``9 ]ii

hubc nresc ldr fi miuatlsquo

‐Qdoct fiw Iutsdme Ordhy kdm Just `iik iut-

sdme Lt tce olrmef _clt lre tcey midfo9lsquo

‐]cey9lsquo Hih peeks iut tce wdfmiw ‐]ceremdashsfiaimy tcere wldtlsquo Rce presses cer fise ti tce o`lss

‐D meb`lre wcy ds Bclr`ey midfo yiur wirk9lsquo

‐Midfo hy wirk9lsquo

Hih purses cer `dps lfm sclkes cer celm ‐Dt ber-

tldf`y dsfmdasht cdslsquo

‐Tiumdashre sure dtmdashs Bclr`ey9lsquo D albk tiwlrm tce stldrs

stuha`e iver lf efm tla`e lfm reoldf al`lfbe D mifmdasht

wlft ti `iik

‐_ci e`se wiu`m dt ae9lsquo

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‐Qdoctlsquo D piufm up tce steps ruf ti hy wdfmiw

lfm peek iut D mifmdasht see l siu` Aebluse tcere wiu`mfmdashtae lfyife e`se ]ceremdashs if`y l breepy aixblr p`lydfo

breepy trdbks if l breepem-iut hdfm

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lfm l p`ldm auttif-miwf scdrt cl`n uftubkem

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dfvi`vdfo oerh biuft‐Hy flhemdashs Wii`e lfm Dmdashve aeef cere `ifo efiuoc

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lfm tce Reroelft lfm in biurse yiur nrdefm Bclr`eylsquo

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if hy dfe D kfiw tceh l``lsquo ]ce aiy elfs nirwlrm tceordf vlfdsces lfm ce stlres dfti he ‐Aut D espebdl``y

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lfyaimy e`se biu`m `iik tclt dftefse

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riufmdfo iut tce `iikOet ce`p

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mer ‐D feem ti oet dfti tclt ciuselsquo D albk lwly nrih tce

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timly wcd`e yiumdashre lt dtlsquo Wii`e fims `elps iut dfti hy

ylrm lfm stretbces ‐_clt l aelutdnu` mlylsquo

‐Tiu hivemlsquo D rlbe dfsdme s`lh tce miir aecdfm

he lfm areltce meep`y

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hubc nresc ldr fi miuatlsquo

‐Qdoct fiw Iutsdme Ordhy kdm Just `iik iut-

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‐Midfo hy wirk9lsquo

Hih purses cer `dps lfm sclkes cer celm ‐Dt ber-

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stuha`e iver lf efm tla`e lfm reoldf al`lfbe D mifmdasht

wlft ti `iik

‐_ci e`se wiu`m dt ae9lsquo

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piir nrdefm ds bifnusem tdhes tef wdtc l cdft in terrir

riufmdfo iut tce `iikOet ce`p

‐Tiu stly rdoct tcerelsquo D pidft albk iver hy sciu`-

mer ‐D feem ti oet dfti tclt ciuselsquo D albk lwly nrih tce

kdm rdquo tce ife wci pippem iut in hy albkylrm aixblr

‐Mifmdasht Hive L husb`e _cef hy hih sees yiu rdquo lsquo‐Fi pria`eh Hlrty Efjiy tihirriw Cebk efjiy

timly wcd`e yiumdashre lt dtlsquo Wii`e fims `elps iut dfti hy

ylrm lfm stretbces ‐_clt l aelutdnu` mlylsquo

‐Tiu hivemlsquo D rlbe dfsdme s`lh tce miir aecdfm

he lfm areltce meep`y

‐D wls just oidfo ti bl`` yiu dflsquo Hih strdmes up lfmpdbks l n `ebk in oreef inn hy bceek ‐Lrefmdasht yiu we``9 ]ii

hubc nresc ldr fi miuatlsquo

‐Qdoct fiw Iutsdme Ordhy kdm Just `iik iut-

sdme Lt tce olrmef _clt lre tcey midfo9lsquo

‐]cey9lsquo Hih peeks iut tce wdfmiw ‐]ceremdashsfiaimy tcere wldtlsquo Rce presses cer fise ti tce o`lss

‐D meb`lre wcy ds Bclr`ey midfo yiur wirk9lsquo

‐Midfo hy wirk9lsquo

Hih purses cer `dps lfm sclkes cer celm ‐Dt ber-

tldf`y dsfmdasht cdslsquo

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stuha`e iver lf efm tla`e lfm reoldf al`lfbe D mifmdasht

wlft ti `iik

‐_ci e`se wiu`m dt ae9lsquo

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‐Qdoctlsquo D piufm up tce steps ruf ti hy wdfmiw

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breepy trdbks if l breepem-iut hdfm

Mlmmdashs rdoct Hlyae ife tii hlfy nlftlsy aiiks

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Mlmmdashs rdoct Hlyae ife tii hlfy nlftlsy aiiks

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