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brk dwn th dr, ntndng t qukl v Vrnll gru, th Gurd nght wh wr gurdng th dr hurrdl blkd m w thrugh, whh md lk rdtbl thng t d.
Whl thr hnd wr n thr wrd, th ddnt drw t.
n thr gl w t ml lt m ntnu lvng n n dl, thr w n w tht th wuld nt thr wrd t m.
Dng tht wuld rdu ll thr ffrt t nthng; t wuld dft th ur f nfnng m n th frt l.
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Wll, n tht th . G hd nd tr drwng ur wrd, wnt u?
Yu nt, rght? m~?
w t, nt t frutrtng? Fuhhhhh.
Dng wht l t l wh knw wuldnt b bl t fght bk ur md m fl gd.
l, l wt mmnt, lr-m! hv bn tld t nt lt u ! f u wnt t thrugh n mttr wht, thn d t ftr u dft m!
h Gurd nght, rtr nght n, nt hm. rtr nght w th n wh fught wth b .
nm w , f wnt mtkn?
, gt t wrng. t w R. vn thugh h w ut b nght, h nm ur undd l.
Lrn frm Vrnll frnd, b , wnt u? ht gu w ut nmd hn.
n h w dffrnt rn frm rtr nght , h bm rtr nght .
th w, h nm w Fnl lu. h nm rntl mnt mthng lklnd r, but h hr w tull drk brwn tht w lr t blk.
Wll, n th nd, blnd hr wuld l hng lr wth tm, mt f t wuld nd u turnng brwn.
rh h hd hn gld hr lk mn n th t.
lr w gr dt bng nmd lu. hr w n blu n thr t ll.
h hu f rl lu md t hv m hrdtr trt fr blu but, tull, thr nl hd tht blu lr whn th wr hldrn nd mt wuld hng lr th gd.
ut hng ur nm t Gr.
h rwn rd Gr-kun mhtll rqutd t b btn dwn, but lt gnr tht.
b h rnng w mthng lk th: n u wr dftd, thn t uldnt b hld f ndd u ng. Rll, u ut wntd n u t v f.
Lk rd but ur f.
lt ut gv hm Nglt l.
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h hnd f mn nt hr t nll dft l. Yur wrd nt lk tht wll. wnt d nthng t u, nd hv fth tht u wnt drw ur wrd.
ut d m rndm, mngl lubl u, thn lft Gr-kun nd wlkd dwn th tr.
Wll ddnt rll trut hm, hd tull lrd dld rnfrmnt mg.
ut n th nd, Gr-kun dd nthng nd ut drd t h kn n th t.
ut t gttng lblld ul rn wh vl lt dtndrn .
lr-m, l m bk!
W bg f u!
wlkd dwntr, thr nght rhd but nn f thm drw thr wrd, nd th ut td thr lk dt.
vn , th gthrd n lrg nugh numbr nd ufull rvd thr ur wll. untr tht, ml ud m b lght mg.
Whn l r nml lkd t bt, wht th tull w wnt th tul bt tlf, but th lght tht w rfltd b d bt.
h m n b d but lr; wht w w w nt th tul lr f th bt but th lr tht w rfltd b th bt frm th lght1.
ll, f u wr bl f ntrllng lght, u uld trk thr l vn muh u wntd.
ht w wh, n ngtd th rfltn f lght n mlf nd md rt f hlgrm f mlf t nthr ltn
lr-m, l rturn t ur rm!
W nnt lt u hr.
h nght ndd u flhl gthrng t th ltn whr m hlgrm w.
Wht th wr lkng t w fgur f m wh w tndng tll.
hn, ut lurl wnt thrugh th th th nd fr m nd wnt dwntr.
hr w l undrnth th tl, Vrnll gru huld hv bn brught thr.
Ndl t , tht l w rgnll md t mrn th nt n th dftd th Wth.
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hn tlthl hdd t th undrgrund ut mhw, t lkd lk Vrnll gru wr th n utd th l.
r lk, w tht rll l? t md tht t wnt th knd whr u nfnd l bhnd br, but rthr uhd thm dwn d hl.
Wnt tht t l? ht uld l b d b flng thugh?
Nw, l urrndr Yur t.
h? Wht knd f tutn w th?
thught Vrnll gru hd lrd bn turd, but mhw t md th hd urrundd ng z, nd th tutn w rvrd.
h ldr wh rd t b n th ng d wr ll knkd unnu nd n t f tht, mhw th rvrtd Gl trd wh huldv bn n th thr d, w tndng n Vrnll d lk h hd bn thr frm th vrbgnnng.
Ll w hld b n rth glm, nd w unbl t mv.
W tht th rvrtd Gl trd mg? fgurd t w; h w kllful wth tht lmnt, ftr ll.
ut ndrng Ll blt, h uldv l brkn thrugh rtrnt f tht lvl. hugh fr m rn, h rfrnd frm dng .
n wnt ur f th tutn, vdrd n thm. t md tht whn rvrtd Gl trd wnt t th ng d, h full ntndd t dv th kng frm th bgnnng.
hn, whn Vrnll gru w ught, h rud thm bfr th gt thrwn nt l, thn mrnd th kng ntd t dmnd m frdm.
tull, hd lrd d n m wn thugh.
ntnud t brv th tutn, ldr ruhd dwn blw nd trtd hutng mthng.
Yur t! mngr rrvd frm th tl! hug mntr tht utd t b Grtr Dmn rhng th tl wth mr dmn n tw!
Wht dd u !?
h mngr urrd nt nl ng z, but l Vrnll gru.
f th Grtr Dmn hd rll brught dmn lng wth t, t wuld b mlr nr lk wht th Rutn ngdm fd rlr n. ll, nl mn t th lvl f nght uld d mthng but t.
Yt th kng hd brught ll th Gurd nght hr t t m lr, whh wknd th tl dfn.
ur, thr wr tll nght ttnd thr, nd th wuld rbbl wrk hrd th uld t lt lng bl, but t wll b dffult tutn.
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h mthd f mmuntn ud w th tl. ndrng t flght d nd dtn, t wuldv tkn rund n hur r , gu?
n thr wrd, th nfrmtn w lrd dld b n hur, nd th tutn thr w lkl qut dr lrd.
Wht th ttu f th nght t th tl!?
h r rrd t ntrt thm, but ndrng th lrg numbr f nm, th r kng fr rnfrmnt t b nt !
Wh dd n n nt t untl ut nw?!
W, w dnt knw w uld nl tht th Grtr Dmn uddnl rd
t w nl nturl tht ng z nkd.
u mt f nghbrng dmn nd Grtr Dmn hd lrd bn lrd u b m, whtvr w lft huld lrd b mngbl fr th ldr nd nght n th tl.
r rthr, t w tl bu h thught th tht ng z ddd t mrn m.
rhd th nlun tht thr huld n lngr b n nm tht d rnll nd t fght.
ut t wnt lk Grtr Dmn nvr wnd nturll.
t w n trml lw blt, but Grtr Dmn uld b brn wthut th Wth hl lng thr wr dzn f thm n th m r.
b th dmn wh urvvd klld h thr ut f thr wn vltn whh ld t th brth f Grtr Dmn.
gu th Grtr Dmn lkl gthrd ll th thr dmn tht hd bn n hdng, rultng n th frmtn f th grt hrd tht w mvng twrd th tl.
ut ut lk th rd tht Rutn ngdm fd rlr, th ft tht th lrg l ttk ntnud t hn w rf tht th wr bng drvn t rnr.
h hd n h but t gthr whtvr fr wr tll lft, nd gmbl t ll n fnl bttl t z vtr.
t m lk bulld thm lttl t muh.
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Wll thn, th ntn urrntl n dngr but thr w rll nthng t wrr.
ut nd t g thr nd fght fr bt~
Lt nl m tlth mg, nd m ut n.
t lkd lk th wr tll tlkng but thng lk, huldnt t b k t ut fr lr-m, nd t m mbl. hr n w h wuld b wllng t ltn t m rqut. N, t wnt lk mndd t t muh
ng z tn hd nthng t d wth h ntn l, ftr ll.
l, qut nd th ltd N lf, w qut thnkful t ld n z.
lr-m? Wh r u hr?
Wh m hr u k? bvul, bu d.
tull, m t ru Vrnll gru n l w, but th tull mngd t v thr kn n thr wn, huh? Wht dd m hr fr gn?
N gd, wuld ttll lk unl.
gt fld b m ll, wh rtndd th wr dftd nd gt wrrd but thm lk n dt.
rr, uhm t tht!
t bu hrd tht ld mn v kng fr hl! (Gm F)
ht th rn. Y, dnt wrr but hw u mrnd m.
m nt ngr t ll. hv frgvn u n m hrt gnru, ftr ll.
r lk wuld wlm tht knd f btrl. t k f u d t gn.
ll wlm t, vn f u d t hundrd r thund tm. wuld tll ttll frgv u.
t k, t k. n u r n dngr, wll v u. nd wnt t rnth ltd N lf gn ltr, k~
tld hm tht, ld n z trtd rng. LL.
rng f lkd ugl.
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hn h grbbd m hnd tht hd kt t m d. , wh d u uld grb t?
Uh, t gr. t fl dgutng.
Vrnll gru hd gttn turd nd wr brught nt th l ltd bnth th tl.
Ll, wh hd bn rdrd b ng z t rhnd Vrnll gru, hd n lgt rn n hr f nd lkd vn mr hlfhrtd.
Vrnll nd trn ddnt rt whtvr.
vn f th dd rt, ldr hd lrd urrundd thm. t w lr frm th dffrn f mnwr tht th hd n hn f ng.
Rthr thn wtng tmn b ntll rtng, t wuld b bttr t bdntl gt turd fr nw, nd thn lk fr mr fvrbl hn t .
ut n th rrvd undrgrund, th rlzd th hd md th wrng dn.
n t w lld l, th hd mgnd tht vrn wuld b nfnd n multl ll, wth rn br rvntng thr .
nd thnll, th wr rrt. h rn th l w ntndd fr n thr wrd, th nt, w t b nfnd n thr wn rtv ll; nd thr wr rn br whh btrutd th ntrn.
wvr, th ll ntrn w nt n th d f wll, but n th flr h hd dug 15 mtr hl n th grund. t wll wr md mltl wth rn, thr w nthng t grb n t, nd th lng w blkd b rn br, whh md t rtll mbl t frm.
Unl u wr mn lk lr, wh uld fl, t wuld b mbl t frm th knd f rn n u wuldnt b bl t rh th rn br frm blw.
r ftt hd th ldr nd nght hd brught thr frnd wh hd hld n th fr thm rlr n.
Wlkng wth thr tr w ul.
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h, vrn gt ught n th nd. mn, u ut hrgd n wthut ln, t ndd u lk th.
ul n
Vrnll lld ut th nm f h thr wh hd turnd nt f bu f th tutn.
Yt ul w unfftd b th, nd wlkd n frnt f thr r bund frnd.
Gd wrk, ul nt. t m tht vr mmbr wh w lkl t m ru nt ll untd fr.
Y. uh bd tudnt trul r trublm t m. thnk th tudl trd t m n frm th frnt. w flh.
ul nrrwd h , nd mld ldl t Vrnll gru.
hn h lld ut t th thr ldr.
Gd wrk. Frm th nt, n hndl t b mlf.
W nt llw tht.
W l hv dut t gurd.
ul tld thm thr rn w n lngr ndd th uld lv, but th ldr rfud t d .
ul nddd n undrtndng t tht, thn d gu tht tru.
uddnl, h ud h mg t ummn vrl humn-zd rth glm.
hll u th t thrw Vrnll gru nt th llw wht th ldr hd thught, but fr m rn, th rth glm hdd fr Ll ntd nd qukl rtrnd hr mvmnt.
u,ul-dn!? Wht r u?!
h ldr wh wr qutnng ul but th untd rvrl ddnt vn mng t fnh thr ntn bfr th wr knkd ut nd lnd b h rth glm.
hn th rth glm urrundd z, ul ut th r tht bund Vrnll gru wth knf.
ul-n wht d th mn?
Yu rll r flh. u u td wthut ln, t ndd u lk th. hnk t u, m ln rund. tull ntndd t gn thr trut wth tm nd thn ru nt-m wth tl.
ul lt ut gh whl unrntntl ng uh wrd.
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t md tht frm th bgnnng, h ddnt gr wth th hm f nfnng th nt.
rtndd t gr t gt thm t lwr thr gurd, nd tull m hr wth th ntntn f vng lr.
ut trn md bt lw n th utk nd wdnd hr n nfun.
u, but n, ddnt u u wntd lr-m t t lv nd mrnd?
Fumu, w l trubld but tht. t tru tht brd nd g wuldnt knw th hrhn f th wld, nd m nd u lvng lng lf. ut n thr hnd, brd tht nd u flghtl n tvt nd u trd nd wknd. uh, th uld gt k l nd d rl hr wr l uh fndng.
h lvng ndtn nr t brd nd humn r dffrnt.
h mt utbl lmt, th brghtn, th n lvl f n f th ftr wr nt rrt, t wuld mmnl ld t th brd dng rl.
h r brd wr th n wh ndd u dng bu thr wnr gd thm t dmr thm wthut knwng hw t r fr thm.
h frgt hw t fl, whh wknd th mul n thr wng. hr tr wuld l u h d, nd th wuld nd u dng whl drmng but flng n th k.
mfrtbl tmrtur fr humn mght b vr ht fr brd. r mb t ld fr thm.
nd mfrtbl brghtn fr humn mght b t brght fr brd.
n n , bu th wnr lkd th knwldg, th brd th kt wuld nl uffr frm t.
brd n g lv lng nd n b dmrd. ht fn. gr wth tht. ut tht nl f u th nr knwldg, th mth nd ddtnll, d lv fr t.
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h d tht, ul nd h fngr.
hn n rth glm rd frm th hdw nd thrw mthng dwn.
Lng thr wr th thr rn f th ntn, rtrnd b hrdnd rth.
ul trtd h wn ntn rn rughl wthut n httn. ldl lkd dwn t thm.
D u knw wht th bt r, Yur mt? h f trh lkd t nt-m wth lut nd trd t brk n hr rm. h trublng, Yur t. f u wr trng t rtt hr, nt t mmn n t k hrmful thng w frm hr?
ul mnnr f kng w mltl dvd f rt twrd th ng.
n t f tht, h w tlkng f h w mr urr ul w lrl trtng th ng n tn lwr thn hm.
vn th rn wr trtd mr bt h ddnt vn thm humn.
lkd rund nd undrtd hr n lv fr th nt n th tl. N mth fr hr. ht wh rt th tutn. h tl mrl rl md g tht wuld u th nt t l hr but. h, th n gd t ll, mltl untbl. h nt wrth nvrnmnt fr m nt. n w, t mzng hw u mngd t mk th rttn l f trh frm ur tzn t.
h d tht, ul ntnud t ldl lk dwn t th ng.
n llt twrd th kng hd nvr td wthn h hrt.
h nl thng tht flld th rvrtd nd rnd mn hrt w th nt tht h rgrdd urm.
f thr w nthng tht wuld hrm hr, thn t ml ndd t b rmvd, rgrdl f wht t m b.