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h mmbr f th dmtr ftn wr ll rrtd nd brught w b th ldr tht rrvd ftr th ndnt.
l wh wr dvd nt t, nludng n, wr l tkn wth thm. wvr, t md tht th wr rld ftr thr ttmnt f th ndnt wr rrdd.
h huld hv bn th nd f th ndnt, t th lg f Vrnll gru flt hv th wlkd bk t th tudnt drm.
t w bu f th trrbl truth tht th dvrd durng th ndnt.
h dntt f th Wth tht f th nt nd f th nt wr t dft th Wth, th wll nvtbl b frd t bm th nt Wth.
Whl th nfrmtn w hkng nugh fr Vrnll gru, th hk w vn grtr fr dult lk Ll nd ul.
Ll w brn 20 r g, wthn th rd f wn b l.
nd thr r ftr 17 r bfr td, th Wth w brn n, l turnd nt th Wth nd th w brkn but, vn , Ll hd rnd 3 r f , whr h mngd t lv nd nurtur knd hrt.
ul w brn 25 r g, whh mnt h hd uffrd th rd f th Wth bfr l. h w th rd whn th nt bfr l w ln b dmn; hllh drk g tht ltd vr 40 r.
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t w tl bu ul hd lvd thrugh tht hll tht h trul rtd th fv hrt r f th nt hd mngd t rvr. t w l wh h h dmrd nd w nthrlld b uh n tn.
Whl h hrt nw nl rvd lr, th n wh trtd h fth twrd th nt w l.
h ft tht uh nt hd turnd nt th Wth w dfntl hv blw t hm.
nwhl, lr w lrd tv th nt whn h w 10 r ld. h mngd t mk th wrld ful nugh; t uld vn b mrbl t th rd wthut th Wth rn. ht hnd 7 r g.
n th t, rgrdl f whh nt t w, ll th vr mngd t rn w 5 r f .
hnkng but t nw wth th nfrmtn th hd btnd, tht w th rd th nt mngd t ur th ur nd vd turnng nt th Wth.
Yt lr lrd h mntnd 7 r f bu f hr tnl wr. n t f tht, unlk th thr nt, h h tll mngd t lv n.
h ft ln wr nugh t mk hr knwn th Grtt nt f ll tm.
ut th grtt nt f ll tm m nd u bmng th wrt lmt f ll tm.
Wth ll th wr lr d, wr h t turn nt th Wth t wuld ll b Dz hd lmd. N n wuld b bl t wn.
vn f th nt nt w brn, th wnt b bl t nd th g f drkn.
t wuld b drk g tht ntnud untl humnt w brught t tntn.
ht wh t w trng t Vrnll.
vn thugh Dz tubbrnl rlmd tht lr mut nvr b llwd t dft l, wh dd h tttud uddnl hng durng th lt mmnt?
h rn w tht lr hd whrd mthng t hm nd thn hwd hm hr lm.
ftr tht mmnt, h lughd nd d mthng lk th l f th Wth nd nt m fnll m t n nd, thn h lld nd h hd lndd rght n t f lr l.
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ul w grtl nvu f tht, nd vn Vrnll l flt nv n, tht wrng. ht nt wht h huld b thnkng rght nw.
Wht w t? Wht dd Dz ? Wht dd h hr?
h nt wll nd u bmng th Wth. Wr lr t bm th Wth, h wuld b n nvnbl Wth tht nbd wuld b bl t t.
ht w th vr rn Dz trd t ut t t hr, but thn h uddnl hngd h mnd?
ddnt undrtnd.
vn whn h kd lr drtl, ll h d w, t rt.
ut t th vr lt, lr hd hwn nd tld mthng tht mngd t nvn Dz.
ht ln w rtn.
Wth th dmtr ftn rrtd, th Wth n lngr hd wthn th dm.
h mght tll b hddn mwhr, but wth ul ntrllng th tl mmuntn, h uld mrnt th hdmtr nd t n ntt wth th Wth, ll whl ng th nfrmtn t lr.
ll tht w lft w t fnd ut whr th Wth w ltd.
ht ln w nugh fr lr t z vtr.
ut wr lr t wn, t wuld mn tht dr wll m ftr.
th rll lrght?
t lrght fr lr t dft th Wth?
nt t bttr t k th ttu qu lk t nw?
h frbddn thught flld vrn mnd.
h dmtr ftn w fl rrtd, nd wth th, n n wuld lk th nfrmtn t Wth nw.
wn, tm t g t ml. h, gt t wrng, tm t t m ml1.
Whl w flng lghtl hgh nw, tll uldnt g undrgrund.
hr w tll n gurnt tht w wr bl t tur ll th , t w bttr t b utu fr whl.
nd vn wthut hr , f th Wth ttd m th mmnt g undrgrund, h wuld mmdtl tlrt w.
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n th nd, nthng hd rll hngd lng thr w n untrmur fr hr tlrt.
nd , ntnud t thnk f vru mthd t rvnt t, but tll uldnt m u wth gd d.
n th frt l, w thr vn n knd f ht kll tht w bl f tng th dntgrtn f mll rtl n th wrld?
Ung m knwldg f fnt ftn, mght b bl t fnd thng r tw, but mb bu th b f th wrld w Glg, nn f th f thng md t wrk.
Wll, tht l th vr rn tht , dt nt nrl knwng th f dtl, mngd t bm undftd thugh.
n hv nthng t d rght nw, w urrntl mkng k nd uddng fr h ntn rlt brb.
h wrld vlztn ur tl urn mddl g rt, but t nvnnt vlztn whr th t wr nt flld wth flth.
l, thng lk nk wr nt t dvld wll.
h mngd t rdu nl 10 rnt f th tntl ugr rdutn untl th rnt r, nd th nl trtd ung ugr n lrg munt n th lt dd.
vng n vn mnlzd b hgh-rnkd gru lk th Nbl, th Rlt, nd th nt hurh; tng wt nk w lk thr l rght.
ht w th rn wh nk wr nt t dvld. h wt nk hr wr bll ut n th lvl f brd dd n hn r ugr.
t ltrll unbrbl fr m, wh w frm th mdrn g, md uddng tht uld b rtd frm ml ngrdnt nd ng k wth rm fr m wn tng lur. wvr, l gftd t t thr thrugh th Gurd nght brb; t untdl gt gd rn nd t bm ulr mngt th rlt.
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drtl trd t hld bk m lughtr th tm n f th kng wh frt trd t d, t fluff, t fl lk t lud! t th frt tm t lud! lud lud, u . f u wnt t t lud thn ut hw n 2.
n ddtn, bu f d kng, th k md nt nmd k, but nw h n burd nm lk lud, nd th gt rd ntd.
t uh trrbl nm. t lk th nm f rtn mn wh wung rund bg wrd nd kt ng h w nt ntrtd n mn thng 3.
nwhl, th uddng w rbtrrl nmd unt n t lkd lk muntn.
t w r f dt nm, but t md th Rlt nd Nbl hl , Lt u t muntn nd lud! Wr th dt?
Wll, thnk t tht, th nk md bm mthng tht uld nl b ttd b ll hgh-rnkd l nd wr ulrl knwn th nt nk.
bvul, kt th kng mthd rt. t w m wn mnl, mtr.
m nt gd gu lk mt rtgnt wh trnfrrd t thr wrld lk n th tr, wll hrd th rt tll th d d.
Wll, thr w rn fr th brb.
h rlt n th wrld bll lrd knw th ft f th nt.
rvr, th nt tl w dgnd t mrn th nt wh m bk ftr dftng th Wth.
t uull luuru tl but, wth ngl wth, t uld ntntl turn nt rn.
n ddtn, thr wr rtl brd dmn hddn blw th tl.
h rn? kll th nt, f ur.
t w lrd rvn tht dmn uld kll th nt.
n thr wrd, whl th rlt f th dffrnt untr wr urrntl mbl, th mmnt th Wth w gn, th wuld ntntl turn nt n nm.
n knw tht, trd t gr thr tmh thrugh brb.
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f wr t dft th Wth nd t th tg b dng, wuldnt hv t d th, but th w nurn n w rvld fk nt nd ld.
f hw m wrth bd bng th nt, rh m l ut thr mght tr t wlm m ftr m l fr m nk ntd.
Whl nl lttl f m lfn rmnd, ddnt wnt t nd tht hrt tm lvng fugtv.
t w n bvu wh fr l t lv n luur untl th nd.
md th brb, mn knkd n th dr, d, m n. Ll thn ntrd m rm.
t w unuul fr hr t nthng ftr h ntrd.
Wht t? r u lurd b mll, u lur kr~
ut wt bt. Yu l hv hr.
h, n gd, thr nt nugh. gu wll gv hr m rtn ntd.
lr-m hv mthng t k u.
u, wht? thr z?
rr, nvr murd t, dnt knw.
h t nt tht?
lr-m, d u ntnd t dft th Wth?
bvul.
Wh r u kng but uh n bvu thng?
f th Wth nt dftd, hw uld u hv th ND?
n, tull thr w w t hv h nd wthut kllng th Wth.
d bfr, th Wth l w l rmn trgt n th gm, th l rut t.
ht rut w ll but vng hr frm th ft f th Wth nd ldng hr t hn.
bvul, th lt b n th rut w trn, nd h wuld nd u dng. uh tful grl.
ut t hgh dffult rut, ddnt dd t t m hrt4.
dmtr Dz ut rrnbl kd m t l v l, but hntl ddnt fl lk dng t.
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h nt wh dft th Wth wll bm th nt Wth, rdng t th dmtr nd lr-m lrd knw but t frm th bgnnng. ut dnt thnk u ln t bm th Wth t ll. l tll m! r r u r u lnnng t mmt ud ftr dftng l-m!?
t Ll wrd, m ml dnd.
Yu lmt gt t! t vr l, but t lghtl wrng.
b t, t nt ud, n th drk wr frm th Wth wuld kll m ntd.
hn wll nd m ftrlf lvng h N-tl lf.
Yu mght thnk hv t lttl tthmnt t m wn lf, but w wll wr f hw m thught dffrd frm nrml l.
ut lng m n f lf rmnd, whthr w tull lv r dd w trvl thng.
Drng nd dth r dffrnt thng wht w mr rd but w lng mlf, f m n f lf rmnd, t w nt bg dl t m f dd.
nt m t lf (n rth) dntl, ll tht lft w fr m t nd lf lzl urfng th nt, lng gm, nd rdng lght nvl untl th mmnt d.
m uh rn. rh hv fw rw l mwhr n m hd.
l, tll m m n, r th Gurd nght wr th l wh rvd th nt th vr n t fr thm t th lnd f dth..?
lkd t lwl rng Ll, thught but t.
w muh uld tll hr?
Frt f ll, t t rl t tll hr vrthng.
f tll hr w fk nt hr, t wuld b lkd mwhr nd th tutn uld lt nt mthng lk Yu r tull fk! nh hr! dvlmnt; t wuld b trublm.
Whl w ur Ll wuld k hr l ld, t h bn d tht l nt ut ld n mn muth.
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wuldnt rll mnd f w fund ut fk nd th ttl rturnd t trn.
Rthr, tht hw t huld b; tht th lt thng hv t d ftr ll th.
Ll frm fml wh rvd th nt nd tk rd n t.
Fr hr, t wuld b hrd t tk f th rn h w rttng ndd u dng.
h h urrntl lt hr nght rn dtr.
ht wh wd hr tr wth m fngr nd rurd hr.
Yu dnt hv t wrr but tht, Ll. vn mngt knght, nl vr fw r wr f tht, vn wth th l wh drtl rvd th rlt wll. , t, ddnt m t knw but t mmdtl. t ut ndn tht m t knw but t.
nl, frm mt knwldg utd th gm!
ut th mt-knwldg w, n w, ful l bnd n knd f ht.
Wll, wll tll lt t thugh.
h nt nd th Wth ft t bl t hng t? thr n w fr th nt t b vd?
N, t bl t hng t. ht wh m hr.
Wll tull, ddnt rll undrtnd wh w hr n th frt l.
vn , t w bttr fr m mtn nd mtvtn t thnk f t lk th.
Y, m t mk th gm t hv th ND.
t k, Ll. Yur nt wll dfntl nt d. wll dfntl ut n nd t tht d ft wthn th gnrtn.
t tru..? thr rll w fr thm t vd dng, t vd bmng Wth!?
Y, thr . nt tll u n dtl rght nw, but l blv nd fllw m.
Ll rn grw brghtr nd h hurrdl wd hr tr.
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Wll, ddnt k n l.
h nt ndd wnt d r bm Wth.
Wll, Ll r qut lt fr m, f wr t d, h mght r bt; but h wuld url gt bk n hr ft n ftr.
u unlk m, wh nl lkd rft n th utd, th rl nt w trul n grl.
r rthr, w flng lghtl gult fr dvng hr ll th tm.
u Ll w th rn wh w trul ud t rv trn, nd h h wrkd hrd fr tht rn n hr hldhd.
Yt th thng h rvd fk wh w rll mn nd. t ttll bullng.
Fr th bl grl t k rvng fk lk m, t md m m d-zd nn hurt.
ht wh wntd t lt hr rv hr rghtful mtr ntd.
t k. wll mk th futur Y ND, whr vrn wll b ful n th rh t.
hr w n rrr n m ln!
hll b Drn rkr lr.