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lm dwn, uun-n. hr huld b rltd dt trd n th mn.
Nt () trd t lm uun-n dwn, wh frgt th nm f th rn wh w n hrg f wrtng th rt.
vn f h dd hn t frgt th rn nm, th rltd dt huld hv bn rrdd n th hd nt th gm ml thr nd t rhd th rn ddr.
d, th rn wh w n hrg f th rt w n mrtnt tn, rgrdng th rn nm nd ddr, thr w n w th wuld b url dndng n thr mmr ntd f hvng th dt rrdd.
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t w nthr thng f th wr ll rltd, but th wr mrl fllw wrkr, nd hd nvr vn mt n rn, thr w n w th hdnt rrdd uh rn nm nd ddr nd rld url n mmr.
Nt () ntd tht ut, uun-n w nvnd nd rd h f.
ht ndd th . Fr urtl rl nm nd ddr dt trd n th mn. hr l nt wrttn nd th mutr but t. t k, w wll fnd ut n w tht.
umn wr rtur wh frgt.
N mttr hw muh th blv th uld rmmbr t, th wuld k th thng th d nt nrmll u d nd thr mmr, nd th wuld nd u bmng unbl t rll t.
ht w wh t w mrtnt t tk nt.
Wll, tht gd, tht gd.
Wth th, t bl t mt wth th rn wh w n hrg f th rt.
vn , tht w ftr uun-n h btnd th dt frm h mn, nd wuldnt b thr t th tm, uld nl lv t t Nt () nd uun-n.
l, thr w mthng tht m uru but.
th w, th nm f Fr nt tht th nm f th wrld lv n?
Y, rgrdng th nm f th rn n hrg f th rt.
Fr w nm frm th wrld whr un n nk tk l.
uldnt hk ff bd flng but tht.
hr n w, thught.
ut th t f vrwrtng n rgnl mmr, u wuld b unbl t d tht unl u wr gd.
Rgrdng th rgnl tr f un n nk, n n rmmbrd th umm nt lr wh w htd b ll, vrn rmmbrd m lr ntd h mr thught but t, th hrdr t w t ln th wth lg.
dnt thnk tht trng thng t d. hr r mn wrtr wh u thr rtd hrtr nm thr n nm.
Whl tht ndd th th tm ln, w nt ut lt t ttl t tht, ?
uun-n ddnt thnk thr w nthng wrd but th n nm, but Nt () hwd n btn t uh n nn.
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vn , u tlkd frmll untl ut fw mmnt g, t bfr u knw t, u trtd t tlk nfrmll.
Wll, t wnt m bun.
uun-n. rdng t th ttng f un n nk, th nt brn whn th Wrld dtt tht Wth m nt bng, thn gv brth t nw nt, rght?
Y. b t, whn th Wrld dtt tht, n frm nt b t wll. n thr wrd, bth th Wth nd nt tm wr md b th wrld.
Wht Nt () nd uun-n dud wr th ttng tht nflun th r f th tr.
th th brth f th Wth nd th nt wr dn b th wll f th wrld.
ht w th bhnd th n ttng tht w wrttn n wlk-thrugh ntrvw wth th rdur, t w nt rvld durng th lt but t w f t bth th Wth nd th nt wr rtd b th wrld.
ut, t w unknwn wh th wrld md uh thng.
t hd bn d th mtr hll b rvld n th qul, but tht qul w tll n rgr th 4 r nd nt t rld.
Wh dd th wrld mk uh thng D u knw wh?
dd hr but uh ttng. h Wth w rgnll th wrld rrnttv t rrmnd th humn wh hd grwn rrgnt tm d. Fr humnt t rul fr lng tm, fr thm t nt dtr t muh, th Wth w md t b uh urn dv. ut fr m rn, th Wth wnt brrk nd ttmtd t dtr humnt, thn dtrd ntur n t f tht, th wrld rrd th nt wrld rrnttv. ht w th frt nt lfr wh nl rd n nm. ut vn whn th Wth w dftd, th rntmnt nd wr ndd u mvng nd th nt nd turnd thm nt th nt Wth. l dd ut ff rt f hr wr nd ul thn trnfrrd t t Vrnll rght? ut thnk t mlr t tht, but n whl l ntd f ut rt f t. hn wth th l f rrnttv, th wrld rr th nt rrnttv nd th l kt rtng tlf uh w th lntn.
, tht w th ttng.
th n wh w n th wrng w th frt Wth.
f h ddnt g wrng t ll, ll f tht wuldnt hv hnd.
h-, uh trublm thng t d.
k nthr thng? h brth f th nt h bn frtld b th rht ttng knwn b nn wh ld th gm but wht th rht n frt l? Wh uh rn bl f mkng rh f th nt brth? h n w ttll gnrd durng th lt.
h nt thng Nt () qutnd but w th rht wh md th rh f th nt brth.
ndd, th rn w unknwn n vru mnng.
t hd bn tld durng th gm tht nt brth w frtld b th rht, thn vru ntn hghr u wnt nd lltd thm but, t bgn wth, wht w th rn wh w bl f mkng uh rh n th frt l?
ut th d rht wh w ud t b mrtnt t th lt w ttll gnrd wthn th gm. h hdnt vn rd n rn.
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Nt vn hntd t, thr w trul n dun whtvr.
ht dnt knw. vn whn kd but tht, gt gnrd. Wll, thught t w ut thr t mk th lt wrk r mthng
uun-n rd h rm, nd lkd lttl rgrtful.
rh h thught t wuld hv bn bttr f h hd frfull kd but t.
hn h fd m nd kd rrvdl.
rr lr n, t k ll u tht? D u knw nthng but t? u u lvd thr, thught t wuldnt b wrd f u knw mthng tht w dnt
N, thr nthng n m d t ut tht, hv bn tld thr uh rn. thnk ng z wuld knw mthng but t. wll k but t n hv rturnd t th thr d.
vr n th lt ndnt, ld mn z w bng rtv, rh thr w mthng t gt f kd.
td, u ndd nntn wth hgh rnkng l.
Wll, dd thnk ld mn z dfntl h mt th rht n rn.
lrd w 4 gnrtn f nt, ftr ll.
f u ludd m fk, thn tht wuld mk 3 l. ddnt thnk h wuldnt knw th rht n tht w th .
hn t ddd wht w hv t d nt. nd uun-n wll rh fr th rn wh n hrg f th rt. lr wll rh fr th rht n th thr d. thnk thr huld b hnt tht nnt th 2 wrld mwhr.
wrd Nt () wrd, uun-n nd nddd ur hd.
f th thr wrld tutn hngd, th wrld gm ntnt wuld hng fr m rn, nd vrn mmr rgrdng tht t fr ur wuld l hng.
W ddnt knw hw th wrkd, rh t wnt fr bnd th lg f humn.
vn , w mght tll fnd ur nwr.
th w m k mthng?
w fnhd wth th t, Nt () turnd twrd m.
Wht w t? t md h tll hd m qutn, rdng t h rn.
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nd th mutr, thn lntl lkd n th vd t.
nd th rn lr w bng nfnd b th kng, thn Vrnll gru wnt fr th ru.
ftr tht w th tl rd but t md th gm trtd t bttl wth Vrnll rt wthut lr n t nd fught rw.
t w tull dffrnt, but wll t w gm ftr ll.
ftr tht bttl thr w n vnt whr lr bt dwn th nm, nd thn rw mk drt ttk th lt tnd.
hn Vrnll rttd lr, rvng ftl wund
Whh w fllwd b lr gvng rtfl rrtn t Vrnll. t w muth t muth.
Wll , u d u n muth t d rtfl rrtn, but
?! Wht r u dng?!
N, ddnt d tht! ddnt d uh thng!!
td, uldnt ttl tht mrl t tull dffrnt but t gm ftr ll!
n th vd thr r mmnt lk R~! Vrnll, wth wth m, lr, wth wth m, Yu uld mng ung mg, wh d u bthr dng t ung ur muth? but wt, rul, l wt.
dd hndl tht tutn ung mg rght? dd l m hnd n h muth nd nt gn n, rght?
Wh th n th rn dng t muth t muth?
r u hm?!
nd t w drwn llutrtn n t f tht
f lr fvrblt blw 50 h wll mrl rnd urtl ung hr hnd t nd n r, but f ur fvrblt bv 50 u gt rwrdd wth k. thr nd t d hr, .
h mmntr d ll th lkd, but tll wuldnt d t vn wth hgh fvrblt thugh!?
Wht th hk dd ut w tht rll m?
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Dd rlll wrld vrn f m wh hd mltl turnd nt fml1? Wht trtur.
Unbl t blv th tutn n rn, nkd, thn Nt () mrkd nd kd.
Wll, dd u trul d th?
hr n w thr n w dd tht! hr n nd t u l wh wuld nd t g nd d rtfl rrtn!
ht w dngru, lmt lt ut th t dt uun-n bng hr.
nw, wuldnt d t. Dfntl.
Wll, u ? f tht w trul th nl w wll, mb wuld?
d bn tught tht tm w mt mrtnt durng R, f th tutn lld fr t, thr wuldnt b tm t dnt wnt t n th thr rt mn!
ut tht w nl whn thr w n thr ltrntv.
f thr nthr mthd, wh wuld thr b nd t h tht?
thught n tht , w uld th w mthng tht rgnll ddnt t nd w n md url fr th k f ddng m fnrv nt th gm. t gttng mr uu f th gm ntnt trul hng rdng t ur tn Wll, thr w hn u gt t nkd nd u frgt tht u hd n ltrntv nd dd t nw.
Nt () lt ut gh, nd lkd twrd th mutr f lkng t mthng uu.
ll tht w dn untl nw tht hd bn rtrd b th gm, t w mthng tht tull hnd n th thr d, r mthng tht m hv hnd, r w thught.
ut tht n w lrl fk n.
n tht , th rm untl nw w dtrd.
ut tht w ll w knw.
t w tll lkng mtrl t dd wht mght hn n th futur.
n thr wrd td, w nd th rn n hrg f th rt r rht t mv frwrd, fr nw dt t b ud fr ultn t b ddd.
t h bn ddd wht t d n th thr d durng wntr vtn.
thnk t w but tm fr m t wk u n th thr d, lt nd t hr.
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Wll thn Nt (), d t rrl.
wll l wrk hrd n m wn w.
l frgt tht n rlr. ?
nd , hr w rn wh md u h gl nd wk u frhl, th btrd nd, fk nt lr w hr.
mhw, rturnd frm th thr d, bm rll nrgt.
t w G! Lk th flng r mthng f ndd t ln t w lk w flng drw ll th tm, but uddnl, trtd flng mltl wk nd frh.
w lrl flld wth wr, nd m mn h l nrd.
t w lk wr u ddnt knw but! t ndtn!
rr, tull knw wh.
rh t w du t m tkng rt f th thr m ul.
whl w flng lt bttr hr, n th thr d huld fl vn wkr.
thnk t w bt f dnt g t th thr d t muh.
lthugh t wnt lk uld g thr thrugh m wn wll.
Wll thr w n hlng t, vn f thught but t.
nw, bttr thnk but wht t d frm nw n.
t w urrntl n wntr vtn, n t h ndd, t wll ntr th 3rd trm2 whr th lt nr t nd.
Frm nw n, t w t tr untl th Wth fght.
ut tht w rdng t th gm knw.
rgnll, rgrdl f th rut lr wuld hv lrd lft th tg, nd trn wuld hv wknd th nt.
hn trn wuld fr th dut f th nt. ut wth Vrnll nurgng hr, h wuld trngthn hr rlv. ftrwrd, mn thng uld hn, but ll f th bl utm wr dndnt n th brnhng f th hn rut.
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ut, u ll knw, tll hd nt lft th tg t, nd trn w l nt wr f hrlf bng th tru nt t.
frm nw n, durng th 3rd trm m knwldg wuld bm mr unrlbl.
vn , lt ut t n rdr.
Frt, thr wr vrl vnt rr t th bttl gnt th Wth but th mr n wuld b th dm Dfn ttl.
h hnd du t th Wth llng un th dmn hrd whh dtrd Rutn ngdm t ttk th dm, thn th tudnt nd thr trd t rt, rultng n mn mb dng.
Fnll, trn wuld wkn hr nt wr, dftng th nm ldr lng wth Vrnll gru h ldr w th gr-lk mnk bulld bk n th t. hn th dmn hrd wh h lt t mmndr wuld ttr t , nd th dm w vd tht w.
ut n th wrld, lrd ntrtd th dmn hrd nd md thm nt ndbg, t w f t um th wr n mr.
Nt n w n vnt rgrdng th rvrtd Gl trd tlkng th rn nd thn nfnng thm.
t wuld hn twrd th hrn wth th hght fvrblt but, n th l rut nl th rd wuld b uhd bk, t wuld b trggrd n l bm mmbr.
Fnll, thr w th bttl gnt th Wth.
t h 3 dffrnt ttrn fr whn t wuld hn: durng th mddl f th 3rd trm, durng th nd f th 3rdtrm, r th ttrn whr th bttl nvr trggrd t bgn wth.
n th ttrn whn bttl w nvr trggrd, u hd t mlt trn nvrtn vnt t trngthn hr rlv th nt thn h nthr hrn, n ddtn, trn fvrblt mut b blw rtn nt whl rt lvl w bv 40.
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trn rlvd hrlf t b th nt, wr tht hr flng wnt b nwrd b Vrnll, but tll trd t dft th Wth fr Vrnll k nd brught mn knght nt th bttl.
th w durng th tm, dndng n ur h nd Ll fvrblt, Ll uld nd u dd.
f ur n th rut, trn wuld bm th Wth nd th Fnl .
Nt w th ttrn whn th Wth w fught n th mddl f th 3rd trm.
h ttrn hnd th mt ftn, nd th Wth wnt lt untl th nd.
t f t w durng th mddl f th tr, whn thr w tll tm lft h rd wth fnl bttl tmhr nd th bttl t dft hr bgn.
h hnd n ll but trn rut. n th Wth w dftd, trn wuld dl th lt blw b utn nd t wuld flw lk h ndng, but
ftrwrd du t lr bd htr, th wh htd th nt fld t dffrntt btwn lr nd trn thn dtrd trn hmtwn, kllng vrbd n t.
h w fund ut durng th tm f trntn btwn lr t trn thu th wr lt t fnd ut, nd th ttkr thmlv dd nt vn knw wht th nt nm w.
ut d vllgr wr l dt, th mrl td b th thught f h nt unfrgvbl n mtkn ndgntn tht lr vlln w dn b trn. hn whn th rvd th nfrmtn f tht vllg whr th nt w brn, th dd th mt flh thng th uld3.
th rult, trn fll nt dr nd gv u nhumnt. ftr kllng thm, h uld n lngr turn bk.
Wll, t w lrd t lt th mmnt h dftd th Wth but, trn fld t vn k th fr 5 r4.
th w, n th l rut h ddnt d nd bm mrd ntd.
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f ur, th mmnt h rd, tk ll hr qumnt nd turnd t nt fund.
h ttrn whr th bttl t th nd f th 3rd trmw nl th trn rut.
n th rut, th vnt rltd t trn wuld b ndd, nd th bttl wuld hn n th fnl rd.
h dftd th Wth, nd trn dd n Vrnll rm.
h mght b hr mrd t th thr rut, but t tll wnt wrth nugh fr ll tht h dd.
h grl w w t tful.
t md n rul thnk h w ht whn nt rtrd whtvr.
Wll n nlun, th knwldg hd uld n lngr b dndd n.
u uull, th wuld b th mmnt whn th trggr vnt fr trn wknng hn.
Wth th dmn hrd lrd btn dwn, f thr w n flg lft, t wuld b th rvrtd Gl trd nfnmnt vnt.
frm nw n, t wuld b lk dvnng n th drk.
rll hd n d hw th tutn wll dvl.
ut wll, ddd d mthng but t. Fr th k f m wn flng.