mmdtl wnt t  rtn l  th rh fr trn bgn. t w th nd bhnd th hl buldng.


    ut t bluntl, t w t trublm t rh vr r n th hl,   td fr  mr nvnnt mthd ntd.


    Nthng hnd ntll   rhd th nd, but  thn tuhd wtr nd lghtl nt mn nt t.


    hn  th wtr urf lftd, th turtl hwd t f.


    h, u lld lr?


    Y.  wnt t brrw ur wr fr  bt.


    t m mthng h hnd?


    h turtl w bl f ng mt f th thng tht urrd n th wrld.


    wvr, t nl hd n brn  th bvul lmtd th munt f nfrmtn t uld r t th tm.  uh, t w nt lk t knw vrthng tht w gng n n th wrld rght  t w hnng.


    Wht t uld d w  thng tht t hnd t fu n t tht mmnt.


    ut t n rth trm, f th turtl ud t wr t  thng tht wr hnng n Nw Yrk t, U, thn t wuld b unbl t  thng tht wr hnng n n t th m mmnt.


    t w lk  V hnnl.


    t w u t th vwr whh hnnl th whd t wth, but f th h n rgrm, th wuld b unbl t wth thr rgrm t th m tm.


    f n wntd t wth th U Yr-nd l, n wuld b unbl t wth dku n Gurum, whh run t th m tm. t w mthng lk tht.


    ht w wh t wuldnt b  gd thng fr th urtl f th Wth mngd t tlrt.


    n  th Wth dld  brrr tht rvntd hr frm bng brvd, th turtl uld ut lt  l whr t uldnt brv nthng nd ult tht rh tht w whr th Wth mght b ltd.


    vn f th Wth ufull tlrtd w, th turtl uld rdt whr h mght hv gn.


    ut  rdtn w tll ut  rdtn, nt  rh. t hd d bfr tht t w bl fr t rdtn t b wrng.


    , n  th Wth tlrtd w t  l whh wnt wthn th turtl rdtn hn th turtl hd t urv th whl f Fr ut t rh fr  l whh uldnt b brvd.


    n th nd, th turtl blt w nvnnt, but nt blut, nd t uldnt brv vrthng t th m tm.


    nd t md t w urrntl lkng mwhr utd f th dm.


    thrw t wuldnt hv d t m mthng h hnd?


    Y.  rn h gn mng frm th dm


    . t m tht th  nt th rght tm t wth vr th mkh nd mm ul qurrl.


    Wht w th turtl wthng gn?


    h rll wnt th rght tm t wth uh  thng.


    r rthr, t wth thr l n, nthr turtl ul qurrl, t ur hd uh  bd hbb.


    nw, lt lv tht bd hbb d.


    Wht w ndd rght th tm w t lrvn.


    url u knw but trn-n, rght?  nd u t fnd ut whr h  rght nw.


    .


    Rgrdng trn dntt, url t ddnt nd t b lnd.


    h turtl knw  w  fk nt.


    n tht , t lrd knw tht trn w th rl nt,  tht w ll  ndd t .


    urtl ld t . ftr brvng mthng fr  bt, t nd t muth.


    Fund hr. ut mthng wrd m t b gng n.


    mthng wrd?


    Y. h  tll nd th dm, but mhw, h h bn uhd nt  trng l.


    trng l, huh. W h bng uhd nt  lkr?


    Whl  thught tht,  rbbl huld ltn t th turtl mr ntd.


    hddn g t m t b tht knd f thng. t lk lk  rt rm w dlbrtl bult bhnd n f th wll n th dm. trn  bng nfnd thr, but t nt ut hr. vrl tudnt hv l bn turd.


    n,  hddn g?  uh  thng td n th dm.


    N, wll, Dz mutv ud h uthrt  hdmtr t rt uh  thng.


    hd thught t w nl trn wh gt turd, but t md lk thr wr thr l huh.


    ddnt knw wh th wr kdnd  wll, but ll  ndd t d w th th ulrt nd ntrrgt thm but t.


    vn f  ddnt knw th ulrt mn ur,  tll hd t ru thm ll frt nw.


    D u  th ulrt?


    Uhm hr   grl nrb tht nvld n drkn.  gu h m t b th bvu ulrt.


    t l?


    N, t nt. l  tll undrgrund.


    h drtn f  wmn nvld n drkn ntll brught t mnd th blt tht t w th Wth.


    f th turtl wnt hr, thn  mghtv ndd u mundrtndng tht th ulrt f th ndnt w l.


    h w bu v nvr tull mt l bfr.


    v n hr thrugh th gm, but thr uld b vrl dffrn btwn  mr llutrtn drwn n rn vru  rl rn. f  w  rn wth  mlr hr lr nd buld,  mght nd u mtkng hr fr mn l.


    tull,  vn mtk mlf  trn whn  frt w mlf.


    u, thr mvng frm th hddn g twrd th rft. n t f tht, tntl md ut f drkn hv nrd th tudnt t m th ln t brng thm lng  wll.


    u,  ddnt knw wht th lnnd t d, but t md tht th ulrt w mvng twrd th rft f th dm, whh w  mr vbl l.


    ht w fvrbl fr m.  uld g thr mmdtl nd th th ulrt.


    Fr nw,  ddd t tlthl gt thr hd f thm ung lght rfrtn.


    hnk u vr muh, rhtr.


    ur gng. Whl  dnt thnk u nd m t rmnd u, tll b rful.


    t th turtl nurgmnt,  flw u twrd th rft.


    Wll thn, rr fr th but m gng t hv t nd th qukl.


    n f th fml tudnt w bng mnultd b t; h wlkd thrugh th hddn g twrd th Rft.


    lzbt bl1. h w th nm f th fml tudnt tht t turnd nt th Wth dubl.


    r lk wrnt wht l wuld ll butful.


    t wnt bd, but l wnt tht gd. mmn md t b th mt fttng wrd t drb hr.


    h hd mnld . h brdg f hr n w nthr hgh nr lw.


    r f w mmtrl, nd hr tth wr rkd nd tnd llw.


    r brwn hr rhd hr wt, nd h hd  flrl r mlr t lr (f n lkd ll, th uld  tht th flwr hd wthrd) whh h hd md hrlf.


    h rnd fr lr.


    nd t th m tm, h w l lu f hr nd lghtd.


    t frt, t w mrl nv.


    h hd bn brn t  nbl fml, nd whn h w 11 r ld h hd n th nt t th bll. h dvld  rnng fr tht rn.


    h drtl wntd t l b lk th nt.


    ht w wh h fttd  flrl r mlr t lr, nd mmkd lr tn t m mr lk hr. h l mthd hr hr lngth t lr.


    Y, n th bgnnng, t w mrl n mung gm f rtnd.


    n mmkd wht th dmrd. t trtd wth n rn hr w nthng trng but t.


    ut  h grw, hr rgnll blnd hr turnd brwn. N mttr hw u lkd t t, th frm rfltd n th mrrr w nt lr.


    h w nturl. n th frt l, h rll wnt lr.


    t w bvu tht l wuld lk dffrnt frm h thr. hr w nthng unuul but tht t ll.


    Nrmll, n wuld vntull b rgnd t th rlt, nd m t trm wth thmlv.


    ut nd f hr, th rnng hd trnfrmd nt mthng dtrtd.


    n th bgnnng t w ut th ntmnt f, , t, wh t b lk tht.


    hn t hngd nt, f nl  lkd lk tht.


    n h hd ntrd th dm nd gt nt l rmt wth th bt f hr rnng, th dtrtd flng grdull grw vn trngr, nd hr hrt gt mr rrutd vr tm h w lr..


    t rhd th nt whr hr rnng hd bm Wh m  nt lr?  nl hrlf h thught, f nl  w brn undr dffrnt rumtn,  uldv bm lr, nd fld hrlf wth uh burd dlun.


    f h wr brn dffrntl, h mght hv bm nt lr hrlf.


    h mght hv hd tht knd f but.


    N, h w ud t hv t. ht w dfntl th .


    h mfrtd hr wn twtd hrt b lkng w frm rlt nd wllwng nt dlun.


    h drmd f  wrld whr h w brn  lr, mmrng hrlf n  h ddrm whr ll th hr nd fnfr, ll th nt glr nd fm fr th nt w drtd t hr.


    h ntnud wth th wld rnng, h lt hrlf n t, nd fnll wht w rlt nd wht w fnt hd bm rvrd n hr mnd.


    w th rl lr, t wh w h th n gttng wrhd  th nt ntd?!


    h tk w m glr, m fm. h thng r ud t b mn! Wht  hd bth!


    m th rgnl. h mrl d m!


    hkngl, lzbt bgn t thnk lk tht.


    h wr burd thught. h ddnt mk n n.


    h w n lngr bl f dtnguhng btwn rlt nd hr wn dlun nd h bgn t t  f h w th nt. n hr wn mnd, h nvnntl rld lr wth hrlf nd tlkd  f th rl lr w n mtr.


    h trtd hr fllw lmt wth (wht n hr mnd w)  ml f kndn, nd h dlrd tht h wuld rtt th wrld.


    Ndl t , vrn l rund hr nl w t   blhmu nd lughbl mttn.


    h ml tht h thught f   ml f kndn w tull  dgutng n flld wth vnt, lf-tftn, nd nrm; th w h frfull trd t mm lr tn ddnt ut hr t ll.


    hr w n n wh wntd t b frnd wth hr  bgn wth, th w n nttutn tht rd knght tht rvd th nt. n uh  l, n n whd t b td wth n dt wmn wh nultd th nt nd blvd hrlf t b th rl n.


    n n tm t ll, h w ltd nd n   nun b vrn rund hr.


    n t f tht, nw f hr tn nd wrd rhd hr rnt. Dl hmd b th, th lgzd t th dm nd ld t hv lzbt dr ut frm hl.


    n th dm nd, th td hr rnt dn wthut httn nd hr uln w hduld t tk l th mnth.


    lzbt l rvd  lttr frm hr fthr, whrn h rd h hm f hr nd ldd hr. h ut lzbt vn furthr.


    h, wh dd n n undrtnd?


    m lr. vn thugh  lv vrn nd th wrld  muh.


    h thught tht, h htd vrthng vn mr.


    Whl h kt ng h lvd vrthng, h l htd t, but n hr mnd th w nt nntnt.


    u n th nd, h w mrl mmrd n hr dlun tht h lvd vrn nd th wrld.


    h ddnt trul lv t, nd ddnt vn rll r but th wrld.


    h mrl thught tht th w hw lr thught nd td  uh.


    h, m  lu. t htful. f nl lr ddnt t, thn  wuld b lr ntd.


    f nl h ddnt t, thn  wuld b th n wh rv ll th glr nd fm.


    lzbt htd lr bu f th burd ln f thught, whh lrd dtrd th vr rm f hr dlun.


    Ndl t , f lr rll ddnt t, h wuldnt rv n glr r fm.


    t w bu th wr dffrnt l frm th vr bgnnng. h w lzbt bl, nt lr.


    rrutd thught tht wr n lngr bl f rtng dlun frm rlt.


    hr w l hr ruttn wth th l rund hr.


    nd rgrdl f wht hnd, h wuld dr frm th dm nw.


    h ftr ught t .


    t hd t b hr. f t w hr, n n wuld b urrd f h tk vr th rl f th Wth.


    h w  lttl wk, but ll t rll ndd w fr hr t d th rl rrl.


    h mrtnt rqurmnt w tht n n lvd hr. h w htd b vrn.


    vn bttr w th ft h hd tlkd bdl but th nt n  dl b.


    h mmnt h rtdl k drtfull twrd th nt, vrn lrd w hr  n tn tht huld dr.


    hn vrn wuld l thnk, f nl h w th Wth fllwr, thn  uld ut hr dwn n th t.


    ht knd f thnkng wuld n hng frm f nl h w th Wth r hr fllwr nt Yu rbbl r th Wth r hr fllwr.


    urrngl, f l ttn md lkl t b mt, thn th bm l uu.


    vn f nn rlzd tht h w mrl rz, th wuldnt tr hrd t drv thr ttn bu th whd hr t fulfll thm.


    hn th tudnt, n, vrn wuld thnk,


    h,  td.


    t lnnd t mnult vrn thught n uh  drtn.


    umn wr trng. vn f th dubtd r hd un but mthng, f th mrt d thm thn th wr l nd thughtt rll mght b th .


    lr hrlf mght b mr ntllgnt.


    h mght hv thught tht thr w n w th knd f mll fr uld b  Wth.


    ut wht wuld hn f th mrt f v vrrd hr nn?


    f vrn but lr d h  th Wth thn lr uldnt gnr t.


    nd wth tht, t mght b bl t hng hw lr thught ung th mrt.


    100 fl wuld ld th g nt dubt.


    ht w wh t lnnd t mk t nt  bg tl,  f th Wth hd rll rd n frnt f m.


    t mnultd lzbt t g u t th rft nd dlr tht h w th Wth. Ung t tntl t mk t lk lk h hd th wr f drkn, h wuld thn  th r, turd tudnt.


    t mght b bttr t kll n r tw f thm.


    ht wuld mk ll th wtn fl ggrn nd htrd twrd hr, thn t wuld  bfr lr rrvd.


    f tht hnd, th mrt wuld thn  Dft Wth lzbt whh wuld fr lr t mv.


    Fr tht frt t, t mvd twrd th rft, thn unlhd t mn


    Frt, thr hd t b  flh rmg tht uld b wtnd b  grt numbr f tudnt.


    rrng ut th frt t, t bgn htng mg twrd th tudnt wh wr urrntl rtng t th thlt fld.