,BOOK #a#e1 ,*APT] #b 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,BESIDES A FEEL+ ( ALO(NESS FROM EV]YBODY ,NATA%A WAS FEEL+ A 
 SPECIAL E/RANGEM5T FROM ! MEMB]S ( H] [N FAMILY4 ,ALL ( !M--H] 
 FA!R1 MO!R1 & ,SONYA--W]E SO NE> TO H]1 SO FAMILI>1 SO 
 COMMONPLACE1 ?AT ALL !IR WORDS & FEEL+S SEEM$ AN 9SULT TO ! 
 WORLD 9 :I* %E HAD BE5 LIV+ ( LATE1 & %E FELT NOT M]ELY 
 9DIFF]5T TO !M BUT REG>D$ !M ) HO/ILITY4 ,%E HE>D ,DUNYA%A'S 
 WORDS AB\T ,PET] ,ILYNI* & A MIS=TUNE1 BUT DID NOT GRASP !M4 

0,:AT MIS=TUNE8 ,:AT MIS=TUNE CAN HAPP5 TO !M8 ,!Y JU/ LIVE !IR 
 [N OLD1 QUIET1 & COMMONPLACE LIFE10 ?\<T ,NATA%A4 

,AS %E 5T]$ ! BALLROOM H] FA!R WAS HURRI$LY COM+ \T ( H] 
 MO!R'S ROOM4 ,HIS FACE WAS PUCK]$ UP & WET ) TE>S4 ,HE HAD 
 EVID5TLY RUN \T ( ?AT ROOM TO GIVE V5T TO ! SOBS ?AT W]E *OK+ 
 HIM4 ,:5 HE SAW ,NATA%A HE WAV$ HIS >MS DESPAIR+LY & BUR/ 9TO 
 CONVULSIVELY PA9FUL SOBS ?AT DI/ORT$ HIS S(T R\ND FACE4 

0,PE444 ,PETYA444 ,GO1 GO1 %E444 IS CALL+4440 & WEEP+ LIKE A *ILD & 
 QUICKLY %UFFL+ ON HIS FEEBLE LEGS TO A *AIR1 HE ALMO/ FELL 9TO IT1 
 COV]+ HIS FACE ) HIS H&S4 

,SUDD5LY AN ELECTRIC %OCK SEEM$ TO RUN ?R\< ,NATA%A'S :OLE BE+4 
 ,T]RIBLE ANGUI% /RUCK H] HE>T1 %E FELT A DREADFUL A*E AS IF 
 SOME?+ WAS BE+ TORN 9SIDE H] & %E W]E DY+4 ,BUT ! PA9 WAS 
 IMM$IATELY FOLL[$ BY A FEEL+ ( RELEASE FROM ! OPPRESSIVE 
 CON/RA9T ?AT HAD PREV5T$ H] TAK+ P>T 9 LIFE4 ,! SI<T ( H] 
 FA!R1 ! T]RIBLY WILD CRIES ( H] MO!R ?AT %E HE>D ?R\< ! 
 DOOR1 MADE H] IMM$IATELY =GET H]SELF & H] [N GRIEF4 

,%E RAN TO H] FA!R1 BUT HE FEEBLY WAV$ HIS >M1 PO9T+ TO H] 
 MO!R'S DOOR4 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y1 PALE & ) QUIV]+ *91 CAME \T FROM 
 ?AT ROOM & TAK+ ,NATA%A BY ! >M SAID SOME?+ TO H]4 ,NATA%A 
 NEI!R SAW NOR HE>D H]4 ,%E W5T 9 ) RAPID /EPS1 PAUS+ AT ! 
 DOOR = AN 9/ANT AS IF /RUGGL+ ) H]SELF1 & !N RAN TO H] 
 MO!R4 

,! C\NTESS WAS LY+ 9 AN >M*AIR 9 A /RANGE & AWKW>D POSITION1 
 /RET*+ \T & BEAT+ H] HEAD AGA9/ ! WALL4 ,SONYA & ! MAIDS 
 W]E HOLD+ H] >MS4 

0,NATA%A6 ,NATA%A64440 CRI$ ! C\NTESS4 0,IT'S NOT TRUE444 IT'S NOT 
 TRUE444 ,HE'S LY+444 ,NATA%A60 %E %RIEK$1 PU%+ ?OSE >\ND H] 
 AWAY4 0,GO AWAY1 ALL ( Y\2 IT'S NOT TRUE6 ,KILL$6444 HA1 HA1 HA6444 ,IT'S 
 NOT TRUE60 

,NATA%A PUT ONE KNEE ON ! >M*AIR1 /OOP$ OV] H] MO!R1 EMBRAC$ 
 H]1 & ) UNEXPECT$ /R5G? RAIS$ H]1 TURN$ H] FACE T[>D 
 H]SELF1 & CLUNG TO H]4 

0,MUMMY6444 D>L+6444 ,I AM H]E1 MY DE>E/ ,MUMMY10 %E KEPT ON 
 :ISP]+1 NOT PAUS+ AN 9/ANT4 

,%E DID NOT LET GO ( H] MO!R BUT /RUGGL$ T5D]LY ) H]1 DEM&$ 
 A PILL[ & HOT WAT]1 & UNFA/5$ & TORE OP5 H] MO!R'S DRESS4 

0,MY DE>E/ D>L+444 ,MUMMY1 MY PRECI\S64440 %E :ISP]$ 9CESSANTLY1 
 KISS+ H] HEAD1 H] H&S1 H] FACE1 & FEEL+ H] [N IRREPRESSIBLE 
 & /REAM+ TE>S TICKL+ H] NOSE & *EEKS4 

,! C\NTESS PRESS$ H] DAU<T]'S H&1 CLOS$ H] EYES1 & BECAME 
 QUIET = A MOM5T4 ,SUDD5LY %E SAT UP ) UNACCU/OM$ SWIFTNESS1 
 GLANC$ VACANTLY >\ND H]1 & SEE+ ,NATA%A BEGAN TO PRESS H] 
 DAU<T]'S HEAD ) ALL H] /R5G?4 ,!N %E TURN$ T[>D H] 
 DAU<T]'S FACE :I* WAS W9C+ ) PA9 & GAZ$ LONG AT IT4 

0,NATA%A1 Y\ LOVE ME80 %E SAID 9 A S(T TRU/FUL :ISP]4 0,NATA%A1 Y\ 
 W\LD NOT DECEIVE ME8 ,Y\'LL TELL ME ! :OLE TRU?80 

,NATA%A LOOK$ AT H] ) EYES FULL ( TE>S & 9 H] LOOK !RE WAS 
 NO?+ BUT LOVE & AN 5TREATY = =GIV5ESS4 

0,MY D>L+ ,MUMMY60 %E REPEAT$1 /RA9+ ALL ! P[] ( H] LOVE TO 
 F9D SOME WAY ( TAK+ ON H]SELF ! EXCESS ( GRIEF ?AT CRU%$ H] 
 MO!R4 

,& AGA9 9 A FUTILE /RUGGLE ) REALITY H] MO!R1 REFUS+ TO 
 BELIEVE ?AT %E C\LD LIVE :5 H] BELOV$ BOY WAS KILL$ 9 ! BLOOM 
 ( LIFE1 ESCAP$ FROM REALITY 9TO A WORLD ( DELIRIUM4 

,NATA%A DID NOT REMEMB] H[ ?AT DAY PASS$ NOR ?AT NI<T1 NOR ! NEXT 
 DAY & NI<T4 ,%E DID NOT SLEEP & DID NOT LEAVE H] MO!R4 ,H] 
 P]SEV]+ & PATI5T LOVE SEEM$ COMPLETELY TO SURR\ND ! C\NTESS 
 EV]Y MOM5T1 NOT EXPLA9+ OR CONSOL+1 BUT RECALL+ H] TO LIFE4 

,DUR+ ! ?IRD NI<T ! C\NTESS KEPT V]Y QUIET = A FEW M9UTES1 & 
 ,NATA%A RE/$ H] HEAD ON ! >M ( H] *AIR & CLOS$ H] EYES1 BUT 
 OP5$ !M AGA9 ON HE>+ ! B$/EAD CREAK4 ,! C\NTESS WAS SITT+ 
 UP 9 B$ & SPEAK+ S(TLY4 

0,H[ GLAD ,I AM Y\ HAVE COME4 ,Y\ >E TIR$4 ,WON'T Y\ HAVE SOME TEA80 
 ,NATA%A W5T UP TO H]4 0,Y\ HAVE IMPROV$ 9 LOOKS & GR[N MORE MANLY10 
 CONT9U$ ! C\NTESS1 TAK+ H] DAU<T]'S H&4 

0,MAMA6 ,:AT >E Y\ SAY+4440 

0,NATA%A1 HE IS NO MORE1 NO MORE60 

,& EMBRAC+ H] DAU<T]1 ! C\NTESS BEGAN TO WEEP = ! FIR/ TIME4 

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