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1. H rivar bANk
2. H Opan rOd
3. H wFld wUd
4. /mr bAJar
5. dMlsE dOmam
6. /mr tOd
7. H pFpar At H gEts v dYn
8. tOdz Advencar
9. wEfErarz Yl
10. H farHar Advencarz v tOd
11. "lFk samar tempists kEm hiz tIrz"
12. H ritarn v jMlisIz


/mr bAJar

HE wEtd pESantli fYr `at sImd a vEri loN tFm, stAmpN in H snO t kIp HEr fIt wYrm. At lAst HE hard H sQnd v slO SaflN fUtsteps aprOcN H dYr fram H insFd. i sImd, Az H mOl rimyrkd t H rAt, lFk sam wan wokN in kyrpit sliparz Ht war tM lyrJ fYr him n dQn At hIl; `ic waz inteliJant v mOl, bikYz Ht waz igzAktli `at i waz.

HEr waz H nqz v a bOlt Sot bAk, n H dYr Opand a fjM incz, inaf t SO a loN snQt n a pEr v slIpi bliNkN Ez.

"nQ, H vEri nekst tFm Hs hApanz," sed a graf n saspiSas vqs, "F SAl b iksIdNli ANgri. hM z t Hs tFm, distarbN pIpl on sac a nFt? spIk ap!"

"O, bAJar," krFd H rAt, "let as in, plIz. its mI, rAt, n mF frend mOl, n wIv lost Qr wE in H snO."

"`at, rAti, mF dIr litl mAn!" iksklEmd H bAJar, in kwFt a difarant vqs. "kam aloN in, bOT v jM, At wans. `F, jM mast b periSd. wel, F nevar! lost in H snO! n in H wFld wUd, tM, n At Hs tFm v nFt! bat kam in wiT jM."

H tM Anamlz tambld Ovar Ic aHar in HEr Igarnis t get insFd, n hard H dYr Sat bihFnd Hem wiT grEt Jq n rilIf.

H bAJar, hM wYr a loN JresN-gQn, n hMz sliparz war indId vEri dQn At hIl, kErId a flAt kAndlstik in hiz pY n hAd probabli bin on hiz wE t bed `en HEr samanz sQndd. h lUkd kFndli dQn on Hem n pAtd bOT HEr hedz. "Hs z not H sYrt v nFt fYr smYl Anamlz t b Qt," h sed patarnli. "Fm afrEd jMv bin ap t sam v jYr prANks agen, rAti. bat kam aloN; kam intM H kican. HErz a farst-rEt fFr HEr, n sapar n evrITiN."

hI Safld on in frant v Hem, kErIiN H lFt, n HE folOd him, naJN Ic aHar in an AntisapEtN sYrt v wE, dQn a loN, glMmi, n, t tel H crMT, disFddli SAbi pAsiJ, intM a sYrt v a sencl hYl; Qt v `ic HE kUd dimli sI aHar loN tanl-lFk pAsiJz brAncN, pAsiJz mistErias n wiTQt aperant end. bat HEr war dYrz in H hYl Az wel -- stQt Okan kamfartabl-lUkN dYrz. wan v HIz H bAJar flaN Opan, n At wans HE fQnd Hemselvz in Yl H glO n wYrmT v a lyrJ fFr-lit kican.

H flYr waz wel-wYrn red brik, n on H wFd hyrT barnt a fFr v logz, bitwIn tM acrAktiv cimnI-kYrnarz takt awE in H wYl, wel Qt v eni saspiSn v JrAft. a kapl v hF-bAkd setlz, fEsN Ic aHar on IHar sFd v H fFr, gEv farHar sitN akomadESnz fYr H sOSabli dispOzd. in H midl v H rMm stUd a loN tEbl v plEn bYrdz plEsd on creslz, wiT bencz dQn Ic sFd. At wan end v i, `Er an yrm-cEr stUd pUSd bAk, war spred H rimEnz v H bAJarz plEn bat Ampl sapar. rOz v spotlis wiNkd fram H Selvz v H Jresar At H fyr end v H rMm, n fram H rAftarz Ovarhed haN hAmz, bandlz v JrFd arbz, nets v anjanz, n bAskits v egz. i sImd a plEs `Er hIrOz kUd fitli fIst Aftar viktari, `Er wIri hyrvestarz kUd lFn ap in skYrz aloN H tEbl n kIp HEr hyrvist hOm wiT marT n soN, Yr `Er tM Yr TrI frendz v simpl tEsts kUd sit abQt Az HE plIzd n It n smOk n tYk in kamfart n kntentmnt. H radi brik flYr smFld ap At H smOki sIlN; H Okan setlz, SFni wiT loN wEr, ekscEnJd cIrfal glAnsz wiT Ic aHar; plEts on H Jresar grind At pots on H Self, n H meri fFrlFt flikard n plEd Ovar evrITiN wiTQt distiNkSn.

H kFndli bAJar Trast Hem dQn on a setl t tOst Hemselvz At H fFr, n bEd Hem rimMv HEr wet kOts n bMts. Hn h fect Hem JresN-gQnz n sliparz, n himself bEHd H mOlz Sin wiT wyrm wotar n mendd H kat wiT stikN-plAstar til H hOl TiN waz Jast Az gUd Az nM, if not betar. in H embrEsN lFt n wyrmT, wyrm n JrF At lAst, wiT wIri legz propt ap in frant v Hem, n a saJestiv kliNk v plEts bIiN arEnJd on H tEbl bihFnd, i sImd t H stYrm-Jrivan Anamlz, nQ in sEf ANkariJ, Ht H kOld n crAklis wFld wUd Jast left QtsFd waz mFlz n mFlz awE, n Yl Ht HE hAd safard in i a hAf-fargotan JrIm.

`en At lAst HE war TarOli tOstd, H bAJar samand Hem t H tEbl, `Er h hAd bin bizi lEiN a ripAst. HE hAd felt priti haNgri bifYr, bat `en HE AkcMali sY At lAst H sapar Ht waz spred fYr Hem, rIli i sImd Onli a kwescn v `at HE SUd atAk farst `Er Yl waz sO acrAktiv, n `eHar H aHar TiNz wUd ablFJNli wEt fYr Hem til HE hAd tFm t giv Hem atenSn. konvarsESn waz imposabl fYr a loN tFm; n `en i waz slOli rizMmd, i waz Ht rigretabl sYrt v konvarsESn Ht rizalts fram tYkN wiT jYr mQT fUl. H bAJar did not mFnd Ht sYrt v TiN At Yl, nYr did h tEk nOtis v elbOz on H tEbl, Yr evrIbodi spIkN At wans. Az h did not gO intM sasFiti himself, h hAd got an idia Ht HIz TiNz biloNdt H TiNz Ht didnt rIli mAtar. (w nO v kYrs Ht h waz roN, n tUk tM nArO a vjM; bikYz HE d mAtar veri mac, HO i wUd tEk tM loN t iksplEn `F.) h sAt in hz yrm-cEr At H hed v H tEbl, n nodd grEvli At intarvlz Az H Anamlz tOld HEr stYri; n h did not sIm sarprFzd Yr SoktAt enITiN, n h nevar sed, "F tOld jM sO," Yr, "Jast `at F YlwEz sed," Yr rimyrkt Ht HE Yt t hAv dan sO-n-sO, Yr Yt not t hAv dan samTiN els. H mOl bigAn t fIl veri frendli tYrdz hm.

`en sapar waz rIli finiSd At lAst, n Ic Anaml felt Ht hz skin waz nQ Az tFt Az waz dIsantli sEf, n Ht bF Hs tFm h didnt kEr a hAN fYr enIbodi Yr enITiN, HE gATard rQnd H glOiN embarz v H grEt wUd fFr, n TYt hQ Joli i waz t b sitN ap sO lEt, n sO indipendant, n sO fUl; n Aftar HE hAd cAtd fYr a tFm abQt TiNz in Jenaral, H bAJar sed hyrtali, "nQ Hn! tel as H nMz fram jYr pyrt v H warld. hQz Old tOd gOiN on?"

"O, fram bAd t wars," sed H rAt grEvli, `Fl H mOl, kokt ap on a setl n bAskN in H fFrlFt, hz hIlz hFr Hn hz hed, crFd t lUk proparli mYrnfal. "anaHar smAS-ap Onli lAst wIk, n a bAd wan. jM sI, h wil insist on JrFvN himself, n hIz hOplisli inkEpabl. if hId Onli emplq a dIsant, stedi, wel-crEnd Anaml, pE hm gUd wEJz, n lIv evrITiN t hm, hId get on Yl rFt. bat nO; hIz knvinsd hIz a hevan-bYrn JrFvar, n nObodi kn tIc hm enITiN; n Yl H rest folOz."

"hQ meni hAz h hAd?" inkwFrd H bAJar glMmali.

"smASz, Yr maSInz?" Askt H rAt. "O wel, Aftar Yl, its H sEm TiN--wiT tOd. Hs z H sevanT. Az fYr H aHarz--jM nO Ht kOc-hQs v hz? wel, its pFld ap--litarali pFld ap t H rMf--wiT frAgmants v mOtar-kyrz, nan v Hem bigar Hn jYr hAt! Ht akQnts fYr H aHar siks--sO fyr Az HE kn b akQntd fYr."

"hIz bin in hospitl TrI tFmz," pat in H mOl; "n Az fYr H fFnz hIz hAd t pE, its simpli Yfal t TiNk v."

"jes, n Hts pyrt v H crabl," kntinjMd H rAt. "tOdz ric, w Yl nO; bt hIz not a JrFvar, n kwFt rigyrdlis v lY n Yrdar. kild Yr rMind--its got t b wan v H tM TiNz, sMnar Yr lEtar. bAJar! wIr hz frendz--Ytnt w t d samTiN?"

H bAJar went TrM a bit v hyrd TiNkN. "nQ lMk hIr!" h sed At lAst, rAHar sivIrli; "v kYrs jM nO F kAnt d enITiN nQ?"

hz tM frendz asentd, kwFt andarstAndN hz pqnt. nO Anaml, akYrdN t H rMlz v Anaml-etakit, z evar ikspektd t d enITiN screnjMas, Yr hirOik, Yr Ivan modaratli Aktiv darN H of-sIzan v wintar. Yl r slIpi--sam AkcjMali aslIp. Yl r weHar-bQnd, mYr Yr les; n Yl r restN fram yrJMas dEz n nFts, darN `ic evri masl in Hem hAz bin sivIrli testd, n evri enarJi kept At fUl screc.

"veri wel, Hn!" kntinjMd H bAJar. "bat, `en wans H jIr hAz rIli tarnd, n H nFts r SYrtar, n hAfwE TrM Hem wan rQzs n fIlz fiJiti n wontN t b ap n dOiN bF sanrFz, if not bifYr--jM nO!----"

bOT Anamlz nodd grEvli. HE nM!

"wel, Hn," went H bAJar, "w--Ht z, jM n m n Qr frend H mOl hIr--wIl tEk tOd sIriasli in hAnd. wIl stAnd nO nonsens `atevar. wIl briN hm bAk t rIzan, bF fYrs if nId b. wIl mEk hm b a sensabl tOd. wIl--jYr aslIp, rAt!"

"not m!" sed H rAt, wEkN ap wiT a Jark.

"hIz bin aslIp tM Yr TrI tFmz sins sapar," sed H mOl, lAfN. h himself waz fIlN kwFt wEkfal n Ivan lEvli, HO h didnt nO `F. H rIzan waz, v kYrs, Ht h bIiN nAcarali an andargrQnd Anaml bF barT n brIdN, H sicMESn v bAJarz hQs igzAtli sMtd hm n mEd hm fIl At hOm; `Fl H rAt, hM slept evri nFt in a bedrMm H windOz v `ic Opand on a brIzi rivar, nAcarali felt H AtmosfIr stil n apresiv.

"wel, its tFm w war Yl in bed," sed H bAJar, getN ap n fecN flAt kAndlstiks. "kam aloN, jM tM, n Fl SO jM jYr kwYrtarz. n tEk jYr tFm tamYrO mYrnN--brekfast At eni Qr jM plIz!"

h kndaktd H tM Anamlz t a loN rMm Ht sImd hAf bedcAmbar n hAf lYft. H bAJarz wintar stYrz, 1ic indId war vizabl evrI`Er, tUk ap hAf v H rMm--pFlz v Aplz, tarnip, n patEtOz, bAskits fUl v nats, n Jyrz v hani; bt H tM litl `Ft bedz on H rimEndar v H flYr lUkd sYft n invFtN, n H linan on Hem, HO kYrs, waz klIn n smelt bjMtafali v lAvandar; n H mOl n H wotar rAt, SEkN of HEr gyrmants in sam Tarti sekandz, tambld in bitwIn H SIts in grEt Jq n kntentmnt.

in akYrdans wiT H kFndli bAJarz inJankSnz, H tM tFrd Anamlz kEm dQn t brekfast vEri lEt nekst mYrnN, n fQnd a brFt fFr barnN in H kican, n tM jaN heJhogz sitN on a benC At a tEbl, ItN OtmIl pYriJ Qt v wUdan bOlz. H heJhogz Jropd HEr spMnz, rOz t HEr fIt, n dakd HEr hedz rispektfali Az H tM entard.

"HEr, sit dQn, sit dQn," sed H rAt plezantli, "n gO on wiT jYr pYriJ. `Er hAv jM jaNstarz kam fram? lost jYr wE in H snO, F sapOz?"

"jes, plIz, sar," sed H eldar v H tM heJhogz rispektfali. "mI n litl bili hIr, wI waz crFiN t fFnd Qr wE t skMl--maHar wUd hAv as gO, waz H weHar evar sO--n v kYrs wI lost Qrselvz, sar, n bili h got frFtand n tUk n krFd, bIiN jaN n fEnt-hyrtd. n At lAst wI hApand ap agenst /mr bAJarz bAk dYr, n mEd sO bOld Az t nok, sar, fYr /mr bAJar hIz a kFnd-hyrtd Jentalmn, Az evrIwan nOz----"

"F andarstAnd," sed H rAt, katN himself sam rASarz fram a sFd v bEkan, `Fl H mOl Jropd sam egz intM a sYspAn. "n `ats H weHar lFk QtsFd? jM nIdnt 'sar' mI kwFt sO mac?" h Add.

"O, terabl bAd, sar, terabl dIp H snO z," sed H heJhog. "nO getN Qt fYr H lFks v jM Jentalmn tadE."

"`Erz /mr bAJar?" inkwFrd H mOl, Az h wYrmd H kofI-pot bifYr H fFr.

"H mAstarz gon intM hz stadi, sar," riplFd H heJhog, "n h sed Az hQ h waz gOiN t b partijalar bizi Hs mYrnN, n on nO akQnt waz h t b distarbd."

Hs eksplanESn, v kYrs, waz TarOli andarstUd bF evri wan prezant. H fAkt z, Az Ylredi set fYrT, `en jM liv a lFf v intens Aktiviti fYr siks manTs in H jIr, n v kmpErativ Yr AkSMal somnalans fYr H aHar siks, darN H lAtar pIriad jM ken not b kntinjMali plIdN slIpInis `en HEr r pIpl abQt Yr TiNz t b dan. H ikskjMs gets manotanas. H Anamlz wel nM Ht bAJar, hAvN Itan a hyrti brekfast, hAd ritFrd t hz stadi n setld himself in an yrm-cEr wiT hz legz ap on anaHar n a red kotan hANkarcif Ovar hz fEs, n waz bIiN 'bizi' in H jMZMal wE At Hs tFm v jIr.

H frant-dYr bel klANd lQdli, n H rAt, hM waz vEri grIsi wiT batard tOst, sent bili, H smYlar heJhog, t sI hM i mFt b. HEr waz a sQnd v mac stAmpN in H hYl, n prezantli bili ritarnd in frant v H otar, hM TrM himself on H rAt wiT an embrEs n a SQt v afekSnit grItN.

"get of!" splatard H rAt, wiT hz mQT fUl.

"TYt F SUd fFnd jM hIr Yl rFt," sed H otar cIrfali. "HE war Yl in a grEt stEt v alyrm aloN rivar bANk `en F arFvd Hs mYrnN. rAt nevar bin hOm Yl nFt--nYr mOl IHar--samTiN Jredfal mast hAv hApand, HE sed; n H snO hAd kavard ap Yl jYr crAks, v kYrs. bat F nM Ht `en pIpl war in eni fiks HE mOstli went t bAJar, Yr els bAJar got t nO v i samhQ, sO F kEm scrEt of hIr, TrM H wFld wUd n H snO! mF! i waz fFn, kamN TrM H snO Az H red san waz rFzN n SOiN agenst H blAk crI-craNks! Az jM went aloN in H stilnis, evri nQ n Hn mAsz v snO slid of H brAncz sadanli wiT a flop! mEkN jM Jamp n ran fYr kavar. snO-kAslz n snO-kAvarnz hAd spraN ap Qt v nO`Er in H nFt--n snO briJz, terasz, rAmpyrts--F kUd hAv stEd n plEd wiT Hem fYr Qrz. hIr n HEr grEt brAncz hAd bin tYrn awE bF H SIr wEt v H snO, n robinz parct n hopd on Hem in HEr parki knsItd wE, Jast Az if HE hAd dan i Hemselvz. a rAgd scriN v wFld gIs pAsd bF Ovarhed, hF on H grE skF, n a fjM rUks `arld Ovar H crIz, inspektd, n flApd of hOmwdz wiT a disgastd ikspreSn; bat F met nO sensabl bIiN t Ask nMz v. abQt hAfwE akros F kEm on a rAbit sitN on a stamp, klInN hz sili fEs wiT hz pYz. h waz a priti skErd Anaml `en F krept ap bihFnd hm n plEsd a hevi fYrpY on hz SOldar. F hAd t kaf hz hed wans Yr twFs t get eni sens Qt v i At Yl. At lAst F mAniJd t ikscrAkt fram hm Ht mOl hAd bin sIn in H wFld wUd lAst nFt bF wan v Hem. i waz H tYk v H barOz, h sed, hQ mOl, /mr. rAtz partikjMlar frend, waz in a bAd fiks; hQ h hAd lost hz wE, n "HE" war ap n Qt hantN, n war civIiN hm rQnd n rQnd. "Hn `F didnt eni v jM d samTiN?' F Askd. "jM mE not b blest wiT brEnz, bat HEr r hanJridz n hanJridz v jM, big, stQt felOz, Az fAt Az batar, n jYr barOz ranN in Yl darekSnz, n jM kUd hAv tEkan hm in n mEd hm sEf n kamfartabl, Yr crFd t, At Yl ivents." "`at, as?" h mIrli sed: "d samTiN? as rAbits?" sO F kaft hm agen n left hm. HEr waz naTiN els t b dan. At eni rEt, F hAd larnt samTiN; n if F hAd hAd H lak t mIt eni v "Hem" Fd hAv larnt samTiN mYr--Yr HE wUd."

"warnt jM At Yl--ar--narvas?" Askd H mOl, sam v jestardEz terar kamN bAk t hm At H menSn v H wFld wUd.

"narvas?" H otar SOd a glImN set v scroN `Ft tIT Az h lAfd. "Fd giv 'am narvz if eni v Hem crFd enITiN on wiT mI. hIr, mOl, frF sam slFsz v hAm, lFk H gUd litl cAp jM r. Fm frFtfali haNgri, n Fv got eni amQnt t sE t rAti hIr. hAvnt sIn hm fYr an EJ."

sO H gUd-nEcard mOl, hAvN kat sam slFsz v hAm, set H heJhogz t frF i, n ritarnd t hz On brekfast, `Fl H otar n H rAt, HEr hedz tageHar, Igarli tYkd rivar-Sop, `ic z loN Sop n tYk Ht z endlis, ranN on lFk H bAbalN rivar itself.

a plEt v frFd hAm hAd Jast bin klIrd n sent bAk fYr mYr, `en H bAJar entard, jYnN n rabN hz Fz, n grItd Hem Yl in hz kwFit, simpl wE, wiT kFnd inkwFrIz fYr evri wan. "i mast b getN on fYr lancan tFm," h rimyrkd t H otar. "betar stop n hAv i wiT as. jM mast b haNgri, Hs kOld mYrnN."

"rAHar!" riplFd H otar, wiNkN At H mOl. "H sFt v HIz grIdi jaN heJhogz stafN Hemselvz wiT frFd hAm mEks mI fIl pozitivli fAmiSd."

H heJhogz, hM war Jast biginN t fIl haNgri agen Aftar HEr pYriJ, n Aftar warkN sO hyrd At HEr frFiN, lUkd timidli ap At /mr bAJar, bat war tM SF t sE enITiN.

"hIr, jM tM jaNstarz b of hOm t jYr maHar," sed H bAJar kFndli. "Fl send sam wan wiT jM t SO jM H wE. jM wOnt want eni dinar tadE, Fl b bQnd."

h gEv Hem sikspans apIs n a pAt on H hed, n HE went of wiT mac rispektfal swiNN v kAps n tacN v fYrloks.

prezantli HE Yl sAt dQn t lancan tageHar. H mOl fQnd himself plEsd nekst t /mr bAJar, n, Az H aHar tM war stil dIp in rivar-gosap fram `ic naTiN kUd divart Hem, h tUk H opartMniti t tel bAJar hQ kamfartabl n hOm-lFk i Yl felt t hm. "wans wel andargrQnd," h sed, "jM nO igzAktli `Er jM r. naTiN kn hApan t jM, n naTiN kn get At jM. jYr intFrli jYr On mAstar, n jM dOnt hAv t knsalt enIbodi Yr mFnd `at HE sE. TiNz gO on Yl H sEm Ovarhed, n jM let 'am. `en jM wont t, ap jM gO, n HEr H TiNz r, wEtN fYr jM."

H bAJar simpli bImd on hm. "Htz igzAktli `at F sE," h riplFd. "HErz nO sikjariti, Yr pIs n crANkwiliti, iksept andargrQnd. n Hn, if jYr idiaz get lyrJar n jM wont t ikspAnd--`F, a dig n a skrEp, n HEr jM r! if jM fIl jYr hQs z a bit tM big, jM stop ap a hOl Yr tM, n HEr jM r agen! nO bildarz, nO crAdzmn, nO rimyrks pAsd on jM bF felOz lUkN Ovar jYr wYl, n, abav Yl, nO weHar. lUk At rAt, nQ. a kapl v fIt v flad wotar, n hIz got t mMv intM hFrd loJNz; ankamfartabl, inknvInjantli sicMEtd, n hYrabli ikspensiv. tEk tOd. F sE naHiN agenst /tOd /hYl; kwFt H best hQs in HIz pyrts, Az a hQs. bat sapOzN a fFr brEks Qt--`Erz tOd? sapOzN tFlz r blOn of, Yr wYlz siNk Yr krAk, Yr windOz get brOkan--`Erz tOd? sapOzN H rMmz r JrAfti--F hEt a JrAft mFself--`Erz tOd? nO, ap n Qt v dYrz z gUd inaf t rOm abQt n get wanz livN in; bat andargrQnd t kam bAk t At lAst--Hts mF idia v hOm."

H mOl asentd hyrtili; n H bAJar in konsekwans got vEri frendli wiT hm. "`en lanc z Ovar," h sed, "Fl tEk jM Yl rQnd Hs litl plEs v mFn. F kn sI jMl aprISiat i. jM andarstAnd `at damestik yrkitekcar Yt t b, jM d."

Aftar lancan, akYrdNli, `en H aHar tM hAd setld Hemselvz intM H cimni-kYrnar n hAd styrtd a hItd yrgjamnt on H sabJikt v Ilz, H bAJar lFtd a lAntarn n bEd H mOl folO hm. krosN H hYl, HE pAsd dQn wan v H prinsapl tanlz, n H wEvarN lFt v H lAntarn gEv glimpsz on IHar sFd v rMmz bOT lyrJ n smYl, sam mIr kabardz, aHarz nIrli Az brod n impOzN Az tOdz dFnN-hYl. a nArO pAsiJ At rFt ANglz led Hem intM anaHar kYridar, n hIr H sEm TiN waz ripItd. H mOl waz stAgard At H sFz, H ikstent, H rAmafakESnz v i Yl; At H leNT v H dim pAsiJz, H solid vYltNz v H krAmd stYr-cEmbarz, H mEsanri evrI`Er, H pilarz, H yrcz, H pEvmnts. "hQ on arT, bAJar," h sed At lAst, "did jM evar fFnd tFm n screNkT t d Yl Hs? its astoniSN!"

"i wUd b astoniSN indId," sed H bAJar simpli, "if F hAd dan i. bat Az a mAtar v fAkt F did nan v i--Onli klInd Qt H pAsiJz n cEmbarz, Az fyr Az F hAd nId v Hem. HErz lots mYr v i, Yl rQnd abQt. F sI jM dOnt andarstAnd, n F mast iksplEn i t jM. wel, loN agO, on H spot `Er H wFld wUd wEvz nQ, bifYr evar i hAd plAntd itself n grQn ap t `at i nQ z, HEr waz a siti--a siti v pIpl, jM nO. hIr, `Er wI r stAndN, HE livd, n wokd, n tokd, n slept, n kErId on HEr biznis. hIr HE stAbld HEr hYrsz n fIstd, fram hIr HE rOd Qt t fFt Yr JrOv Qt t crEd. HE war a pQrfal pIpl, n ric, n grEt bildarz. HE bilt t lAst, fYr HE TYt HEr siti wUd lAst fYr evar."

"bat `at hAz bikam v Hem Yl?" Askd H mOl.

"hM kn tel?" sed H bAJar. "pIpl kam--HE stE fYr a `Fl, HE flariS, HE bild--n HE gO. i z HEr wE. bat wI rimEn. HEr war bAJarz hIr, Fv bin tOld, loN bifYr Ht sEm siti evar kEm t b. n nQ HEr r bAJarz hIr agen. wI r an endarN lot, n wI mE mMv Qt fYr a tFm, bat wI wEt, n r pESant, n bAk wI kam. n sO i wil evar b."

"wel, n `en HE went At lAst, HOz pIpl?" sed H mOl.

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