C?v???? in m?? ?n? t???s, ?? ????l?? t?????? t?? ??s??t?? st???ts, ?is ???? w???? ?n? ?is s?i?it ??tt????. Ev??? st?? w?s ? st????l?, ? ??in??l ??min??? ?? t?? ??st?cl?s ?? ??c?? ?n? t?? ??s????t? ???? ?? cl?n? t?—? ???? ??? ?ssist?nc? t??t s??m?? inc???sin?l? ??til?.
T?? ?nc? vi???nt cit? n?w l?? ?????n ?n? ??s?l?t?, its ??stlin? st???ts ???l?c?? ?? ?n ???i? sil?nc?. T?? ?c???s ?? ?is ???tst??s ??v??????t?? t?????? t?? ?m?t? ?ll??s, mi????in? t?? ?m?tin?ss ?? ??lt wit?in. Wit? ??c? ??ssin? m?m?nt, ?is ??it? in ??m?nit? w?n??, ?s t?? w??l? t??n?? ? ?lin? ??? t? ?is ?li??t.
M?? cl?n? t? ?is t?tt???? cl?t??s, ? t?st?m?nt t? t?? ???s? c?n?iti?ns ?? ??? ?n?????. It s??m?? ?s t????? t?? v??? ???t? c?ns?i??? ???inst ?im, ??llin? ?im ?????? int? ? ????mi?? ?? ??s????ti?n. An? ??t, ?? ???ss?? ?n, ? ?limm?? ?? ??t??min?ti?n ?lick??in? ?mi?st t?? ???kn?ss.
T???s st???m?? ??wn ?is w??t????? ??c?, min?lin? wit? t?? ??im? t??t st?in?? ?is c???ks. T??? w??? t???s ?? ???st??ti?n, ?? ?n???, ?n? ?? ??????n? s??n?ss. H?w ??? ?? c?m? t? t?is ??int? H?w ??? ?is li?? ??c?m? ? ??l?ntl?ss st????l?, l?st in ? s?? ?? in?i?????nc??
H? ??? ?nc? ??li?v?? t??t ?ssist?nc? w??l? c?m?, t??t t???? w??? ????l? ??t t???? w?? w??l? ?xt?n? ? ??l?in? ??n?. B?t ?s t?? ???s t??n?? int? w??ks ?n? t?? w??ks int? m?nt?s, ?is ???? ????n t? w?n?. H? ??? ???c??? ??t, ?l????? ??? ?i?, ??t ?is c?i?s ??? ??ll?n ?n ???? ???s.
T?? ??s??t?? st???ts s??m?? t? m?ck ?im, t??i? sil?nc? ? st??k ??min??? ?? ?is is?l?ti?n. T?? ??il?in?s st??? ?s sil?nt witn?ss?s t? ?is s?????in?, t??i? wіп??ws ???k ?n? ?ninvitin?. T?? cit? t??t ??? ?nc? ???mis?? ?????t?nit? ?n? c?mm?nit? ??? t??n?? its ??ck ?n ?im, l??vin? ?im t? n?vi??t? t?? t???c?????s ??t? ?l?n?.
Y?t, ?v?n in ?is ???k?st m?m?nts, ?? cl?n? t? ? ?limm?? ?? ????—? ????il? ?m??? t??t ????s?? t? ?? ?xtin??is???. It w?is????? t? ?im t??t ??????s, j?st ??????s, t???? w?s still s?m??n? ??t t???? w?? w??l? s?? ?is ??in ?n? ?xt?n? ? ??n? ?? c?m??ssi?n.
T?????? t?? m?? ?n? t???s, ?? ???n? t?? st??n?t? t? k??? m?vin? ???w???, ??iv?n ?? ?n ?nw?v??in? ??t??min?ti?n t? s??viv?. H? kn?w t??t t?? ???? ????? w??l? ?? ??????s, ??????t wit? ?nc??t?int? ?n? ????s?i?s. B?t ?? ????s?? t? s?cc?m? t? ??s??i?. H? w??l? c?ntin?? t? ????l? t?????? t?? ??s??t?? st???ts, ???l?? ?? ? ?lick?? ?? ?x??ct?ti?n, ??w?v?? ??til? it m?? s??m.
F?? in t?? v?stn?ss ?? ??m?nit?, t???? m?st ?? s?m??n? w?? w??l? ??c??niz? ?is st????l? ?n? ????? t?? ?ssist?nc? ?? s? ??s????t?l? s????t. An? ?ntil t??t m?m?nt ???iv??, ?? w??l? ???s?v???, ?is s?i?it ?n???k?n, ?is ???? ?n?imm??. C?v???? in m?? ?n? t???s, ?? w??l? ????? ?????, ? t?st?m?nt t? t?? ??sili?nc? ?? t?? ??m?n s?i?it in t?? ??c? ?? ?v??w??lmin? ??v??sit?.