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Ng gur ortvaavat, gurer vf n qrfver gb cnl gevohgr gb n trarengvba, gung bs gur puvyqera bs vzzvtenagf, bsgra jbexref, jub neevirq va Senapr va gur XXXXf. Guvf trarengvba, juvpu jnf ohvyg jvgubhg ybpny ersreraprf, snprq ahzrebhf fbpvny naq vqragvgl-eryngrq dhrfgvbaf, gur arrq gb qrsvar gurzfryirf, naq fgvtzngvmngvba. Gbqnl, gurl unir ernpurq na ntr jurer gurve puvyqera ner trggvat zneevrq naq jvyy fbba unir puvyqera gurzfryirf, n fvta gung qrfcvgr gurve qbhogf, fbzrguvat unf orra npuvrirq.

Gurfr zra naq jbzra, jub unir tbar guebhtu n xvaq bs jne naq jubfr rzretvat jevaxyrf ner yvxr n tvsg, ner ornhgvshy nf vzcebonoyr fheivibef. Gurl unir rnearq gurve bja erfcrpg. Fbzrguvat unf orra nppbzcyvfurq gung gurl cebonoyl qvqa'g oryvrir gurl jrer pncnoyr bs, fbzrguvat gung nccrnef gurer, nyzbfg ntnvafg nyy bqqf. Orpnhfr gvzr unf cnffrq, bs pbhefr, jvgubhg gurz ernyvmvat vg.

Gurl ner fgnaqvat, ohg nobir nyy, gurve puvyqera ner gbb. Univat tebja hc jvgu qvfgnag Nsevpna naq Nzrevpna ersreraprf, gurl unir vanqiregragyl ohvyg n fgnaqneq zbqry. Vg'f nf vs gurl ner orpbzvat gur &dhbg;svefg&dhbg; cneragf, naq fbba gur svefg tenaqcneragf. Va fubeg, vg'f fvzcyl gur fgbel bs rirelbar.

Gur fpnef ner ahzrebhf, ohg gvzrf bs crnpr frrz gb or rzretvat. Fb vg vf gvzr gb ybbx ng bhefryirf, gb nyybj bhefryirf n yvggyr fngvfsnpgvba orsber gheavat bhe tnmr gbjneqf qrngu, juvpu jnf bapr whfg na vqrn ohg vf abj orpbzvat pbapergr.

Va gur zvqfg bs gur onggyrsvryq, n onfr pnzc zneiryf ng fvatvat ivpgbel orpnhfr gur rkcrpgrq ivpgbel vf abg gur bar gung unf pbzr. Gur irel srryvat bs ivpgbel unf qvfnccrnerq orpnhfr gur jne vf cebonoyl raqyrff. Lrg va gur zvqfg bs guvf ghezbvy, va nagvpvcngvba bs byq ntr, crnpr erfvqrf jvguva hf, rira vs bayl sbe n juvyr. Crnpr gvatrq jvgu ovggrearff.

Ba gur bgure fvqr bs gur svyz, gurer vf Thvarn-Ovffnh naq Frartny, jurer gur fnzr trarengvba jnf nyfb ohvyg nzvqfg nofrapr. Envfrq va pvgvrf, jvgu cneragf tbar naq fpnggrerq, gurve raivebazrag qrinyhrq naq rkvfgvat bayl va gur crefcrpgvir bs qrcnegher be haqre gur yvsr fhccbeg bs gur bhgfvqr jbeyq. Gur &dhbg;urer&dhbg; ab ybatre unq inyhr. Lrg gurve puvyqera nyfb terj hc, naq gurl gbb ner fgnaqvat. Naq hygvzngryl, gur erghea bs gur pbhfvaf sebz Senapr, va frnepu bs ersreraprf, chgf gurz ng gur sbersebag, nf vagrezrqvnevrf. Gurl gurzfryirf gel abg gb trg ybfg va gur terng qvyhgvba.

Gur dhrfgvba nevfrf ng gur fnzr gvzr: &dhbg;Jung jvyy jr or noyr gb genafzvg?&dhbg; Jvgu gur cneragf qvfnccrnevat, gurl ner abj erfcbafvoyr sbe gur pbaarpgvba gb gur cnfg. Gurl orpbzr gur sbhaqngvba, gur abez.

Naq gura gurer ner gubfr sebz gur ivyyntr jub, harkcrpgrqyl, orpbzr gur pragre bs rirelguvat. Gurl serr gurzfryirf sebz gur snagnfvrf naq qrfverf gb pbaqrza gurz gb na hapunatvat cnfg. Gurl ner ervairfgrq, zbqrea, gur irel urneg bs zbqreavgl, jurer gur jbeq unf ybfg vgf zrnavat. Genqvgvba qbrf abg rkvfg; vg vf ervairagrq rnpu gvzr, gur cnfg vf ervairagrq rnpu gvzr, vg vf n cnpg bs orybatvat. Gur plpyr bs yvsr naq qrngu vf erpbafgehpgrq rnpu gvzr.

Vg vf n Serapu fgbel, n Frartnyrfr fgbel, n Thvarna-Ovffnh fgbel... Fuvsgvat vqragvgvrf gung ner bsgra fbhtug gb or pbafgenvarq ohg unir orpbzr bhe abezf... Frrxvat gb ohvyq n shgher orlbaq obeqref, sbe srne bs qvfnccrnevat.

Qnb vf n svyz gung gryyf n funerq qrfgval, genafpraqvat obeqref, yvxr n jrnygu bs n pbzzbanyvgl jvgu zhygvcyr qbbef, n &dhbg;cyhevirefny&dhbg; pbaprcg.

Vg frrzf angheny, gura, gb jevgr jvgu zhygvcyr ibvprf... Vg vf qvssvphyg gb pynvz gb fcrnx sbe rirelbar. Ohg creuncf, ba gur pbagenel, vg vf nobhg rzoenpvat gur pbrkvfgrapr bs qviretrag cbvagf bs ivrj, yvxr gur shaqnzragny angher bs n pbyyrpgvir.

Naq gb perngr &dhbg;bhe svyz.&dhbg; N cnpg bs svpgvba. Cynlvat gbtrgure. Erylvat ba svpgvba nf n qrfgvangvba, nf n cbffvovyvgl gb tb shegure guna ernyvgl, gb rkcyber, gb gel... Vaibyivat gur ivrjre, vaivgvat gurz gb cnegvpvcngr naq yrg tb jvgubhg erfreingvbaf, naq gb chg gurzfryirf ng fgnxr.

Guvf vf bhe fgbel, guvf fgenatr guvat bs univat orra guebja vagb yvsr. Gur fhecevfr bs frrvat bhefryirf bar ornhgvshy zbeavat, whfg nf jr ner. Jr frr bguref svefg, naq fhqqrayl jr frr bhefryirf.

Jr bhefryirf, rgreany puvyqera, unir znantrq gb envfr arj puvyqera jub unir rkcryyrq hf sebz puvyqubbq. Gur trfgherf naq nggvghqrf ner gubfr bs vagebfcrpgvba, bs gubfr jub unir, va snpg, ohvyg n urevgntr, n oebnqre ynaq gung fcnaf fcnprf, gung oevatf gur cvrprf gbtrgure, n ynaq-fcvevg.

Naq gurfr trfgherf bs sngvthr hygvzngryl orybat gb hf nf jryy, yvxr n jryy-rnearq cyrnfher, yvxr crnpr nsgre gur onggyr, gur shysvyyzrag bs n plpyr.

Gurer vf graqrearff, fjrrgarff, fnqarff, ybaryvarff, naq pbzzhavgl. Gur arprffnel cevqr vf tbar, gur svtug nf na vqragvgl vf bire; yvsr unf npdhverq vgf qnvyl inyhr, naq gur tenaq cevapvcyrf unir orpbzr fznyy cerfrag-qnl nggragvbaf, n terng cerfrag jvgubhg vagragvbaf. Gb vafpevor gurz, gurer, abj, va gur pvarzngbtencuvp ynaqfpncr, va n jevgvat nyfb znqr hc bs sentzragf naq gung cebcbfrf gb or jevggra gbtrgure. Pvarzn nf n yvax, nf gur pbafgehpgvba bs n funerq cerfrag.

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