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,?REE ,QUE/IONS 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,IT ONCE OCCURR$ TO A ,K+ ?AT IF HE KNEW ! RI<T MOM5T :5 TO 
BEG9 ON ANY WORK & ! RI<T K9D ( PEOPLE TO HAVE OR NOT TO HAVE 
DEAL+S ) & ! ?+ TO DO ?AT WAS MORE IMPORTANT ?AN ANY O!R 
?+1 HE W\LD ALWAYS BE SUCCESSFUL4 

,& HE PROCLAIM$ ?R\<\T HIS K+DOM ?AT HE W\LD GIVE A GREAT 
REW>D TO ANY ONE :O C\LD TELL HIM :AT WAS ! RI<T MOM5T = ANY 
ACTION1 & :O W]E ! MO/ ESS5TIAL ( ALL PEOPLE1 & :AT WAS ! 
MO/ ESS5TIAL ?+ ( ALL TO DO4 

,MANY LE>N$ M5 CAME TO ! ,K+ & ANSW]$ HIS QUE/IONS 9 
DIFF]5T WAYS4 

,9 ANSW] TO ! FIR/ QUE/ION SOME SAID ?AT TO KN[ ! RI<T TIME 
= ANY ACTION1 ONE MU/ DRAW UP A TIME-TABLE ( ALL ! DAYS1 MON?S 
& YE>S & OBS]VE IT /RICTLY1 !N ONE C\LD DO EV]Y?+ AT ! PROP] TIME4 ,O!RS SAID 
?AT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO DECIDE BE=EH& ! PROP] TIME = ANY 
ACTION2 ! ONLY ?+ ONE C\LD DO WAS TO WA/E NO TIME 9 VA9 
AMUSEM5TS1 BUT TO PAY ATT5TION TO :AT WAS GO+ ON >\ND ONE1 & TO 
DO ! ?+ ?AT CAME TO H&4 ,A ?IRD SAID ?AT H[EV] ATT5TIVE ! 
,K+ MI<T BE TO :AT W5T ON >\ND HIM1 ONE MAN ALONE C\LD NOT DECIDE 
! PROP] TIME = EV]Y ACTION & ?AT HE NE$$ A C\NCIL ( WISE 
M5 TO ADVISE HIM4 ,/ILL A F\R? MA9TA9$ ?AT AS C]TA9 ACTION HAD 
TO BE DECID$ AT ONCE & C\LD NOT WAIT A C\NCIL ! PROP] ?+ TO 
DO WAS TO F9D \T BE=EH& :AT WAS GO+ TO HAPP5 SO AS TO BE 
ALWAYS PREP>$4 ,BUT AS ONLY MAGICIANS KNEW :AT WAS GO+ TO HAPP51 
!N IT FOLL[$ ?AT 9 ORD] TO F9D \T ! PROP] TIME = ANY 
ACTION ONE MU/ CONSULT ! MAGICIANS4 

,! SECOND QUE/ION1 TOO1 WAS ANSW]$ 9 V>I\S WAYS4 ,SOME SAID ?AT 
! MO/ ESS5TIAL PEOPLE TO ! ,K+ W]E HIS HELP]S & M9I/]S2 
O!RS SAID PRIE/S2 /ILL O!RS ?AT ! MO/ ESS5TIAL PEOPLE TO ! 
,K+ W]E DOCTORS2 A F\R? P>TY SAID ?AT ! MO/ ESS5TIAL PEOPLE TO 
! ,K+ W]E SOLDI]S4 

,TO ! ?IRD QUE/ION AB\T ! MO/ IMPORTANT OCCUPATION1 SOME DECL>$ 
IT WAS SCI5CE1 O!RS1 ! >T ( W>1 & O!RS1 DIV9E WOR%IP4 

,! ANSW]S BE+ DIFF]5T1 ! ,K+ AGRE$ ) NONE ( !M & GAVE 
NO MAN ! PROMIS$ REW>D4 ,BUT /ILL WI%+ TO F9D \T ! ANSW]S TO 
HIS QUE/IONS1 HE RESOLV$ TO CONSULT A H]MIT :O WAS FAM\S ?R\<\T 
! L& = HIS WISDOM4 

,! H]MIT LIV$ 9 A WOOD :I* HE NEV] LEFT1 & RECEIV$ NONE BUT 
COMMON FOLK4 ,= ?IS REASON ! ,K+ PUT ON SIMPLE G>M5TS1 &1 
DISMISS+ HIS BODYGU>D BE=E HE REA*$ ! H]MIT'S CELL1 HE 
CLIMB$ D[N FROM HIS HORSE & W5T ! RE/ ( ! WAY ALONE & ON 
FOOT4 

,HE F\ND ! H]MIT DIGG+ A B$ 9 FRONT ( ! H]MITAGE4 ,:5 ! 
H]MIT SAW ! ,K+1 HE GREET$ HIM & W5T ON ) HIS DIGG+4 ,HE WAS 
FRAIL & ?9 & EA* TIME HE DUG HIS SPADE 9TO ! GR\ND & 
TURN$ OV] A LITTLE SOIL1 HE GASP$ = BREA?4 

,! ,K+ APPROA*$ HIM & SAID1 0,I HAVE COME1 OH1 WISE H]MIT1 TO ASK 
Y\ TO GIVE ME ! ANSW]S TO !SE ?REE QUE/IONS--:AT H\R MU/ ONE 
REMEMB] & NOT ALL[ TO SLIP BY1 SO AS NOT TO REGRET IT AFT]W>DS8 
,:AT PEOPLE >E ! MO/ ESS5TIAL & ) :OM %\LD ONE OR %\LD 
ONE NOT HAVE DEAL+S8 ,:AT ?+S >E ! MO/ ESS5TIAL TO DO & 
:I* ( ?OSE ?+S MU/ ONE DO FIR/ ( ALL80 

,! H]MIT HE>D :AT ! ,K+ HAD TO SAY1 BUT MADE NO REPLY4 ,HE SPAT ON 
HIS H& & W5T ON ) HIS DIGG+4 

0,Y\ >E TIR$10 ! ,K+ SAID2 0GIVE ME ! SPADE & ,I WILL DO ! 
DIGG+ = Y\40 

,! ,K+ TOOK ! SPADE & BEGAN TO DIG1 BUT AFT] A :ILE HE /OPP$ 
& REPEAT$ HIS QUE/ION4 ,! H]MIT MADE NO REPLY1 BUT /RET*$ \T 
HIS H& = ! SPADE4 

0,Y\ RE/ N[10 HE SAID1 0& ,I WILL WORK40 

,BUT ! ,K+ W\LD NOT GIVE UP ! SPADE & W5T ON ) ! DIGG+4 
,ONE H\R PASS$ & ANO!R2 ! SUN BEGAN TO SET BEH9D ! TREES :5 
! ,K+ /UCK HIS SPADE 9TO ! GR\ND & SAID1 0,I CAME TO Y\1 WISE 
MAN1 TO F9D ! ANSW]S TO MY ?REE QUE/IONS4 ,IF Y\ CANNOT ANSW] 
!M1 !N TELL ME & ,I WILL GO MY WAY HOME40 

0,SOME ONE IS RUNN+ HI!R10 ! H]MIT SAID4 0,LET US SEE :O IT IS40 

,! ,K+ TURN$ & SAW A BE>D$ MAN RUNN+ T[>DS !M4 ,! MAN'S 
H&S W]E CLASP$ OV] HIS /OMA* & ! BLOOD FL[$ FROM B5EA? 
!M4 ,HE FELL AT ! ,K+'S FEET & LAY MOTIONLESS1 ROLL+ HIS EYES 
& MOAN+ FA9TLY4 

,! ,K+ & ! H]MIT UNFA/5$ ! MAN'S CLO!S4 ,HE HAD A L>GE 
W\ND 9 HIS /OMA*4 ,! ,K+ BA!D IT AS WELL AS HE C\LD ) HIS 
H&K]*IEF & B&AG$ IT ) ! H]MIT'S T[EL4 ,! BLOOD DID NOT 
CEASE TO FL[1 & SEV]AL TIMES ! ,K+ HAD TO REMOVE ! B&AGES1 
SOAK$ ) W>M BLOOD1 & REBA! & REB&AGE ! W\ND4 

,:5 ! BLOOD CEAS$ TO FL[1 ! W\ND$ MAN CAME TO HIMSELF & 
ASK$ = SOME WAT]4 ,! ,K+ BR\<T SOME FRE% WAT] & RAIS$ IT 
TO ! W\ND$ MAN'S LIPS4 

,! SUN HAD QUITE SET MEAN:ILE & IT BEGAN TO GET COLD4 ,! ,K+1 ) 
! H]MIT'S HELP1 C>RI$ ! W\ND$ MAN 9TO ! CELL & PUT HIM ON 
! B$4 ,! W\ND$ MAN %UT HIS EYES & W5T TO SLEEP4 ,! ,K+ WAS 
SO TIR$ ) ! WALK & ! WORK ?AT HE CURL$ UP BY ! DOOR & 
FELL 9TO A S\ND SLEEP4 ,HE SLEPT ?R\< ! :OLE MILD SUMM] NI<T1 
& :5 HE AWOKE 9 ! MORN+ HE C\LD NOT MAKE \T :]E HE WAS & 
:O WAS ! /RANGE BE>D$ MAN />+ AT HIM FROM ! B$ ) 
GLI/5+ EYES4 

0,=GIVE ME10 ! BE>D$ MAN SAID 9 A FA9T VOICE1 :5 HE SAW ?AT 
! ,K+ WAS AWAKE & OBS]V+ HIM4 

0,I DON'T KN[ Y\ & HAVE NO?+ TO =GIVE Y\ =10 ! ,K+ SAID4 

0,Y\ DON'T KN[ ME1 BUT ,I KN[ Y\4 ,I AM Y\R 5EMY :O V[$ TO BE 
REV5G$ ON Y\ = HAV+ EXECUT$ MY BRO!R & TAK5 AWAY MY 
PROP]TY3 ,I KNEW ?AT Y\ W5T ALONE TO ! H]MIT & RESOLV$ TO KILL 
Y\ ON Y\R WAY BACK4 ,BUT ! DAY PASS$ & Y\ DID NOT COME4 ,I LO/ 
PATI5CE & CAME \T TO F9D Y\1 :5 ,I /UMBL$ UPON Y\R BODYGU>D4 
,!Y RECOGNIZ$ ME & W\ND$ ME4 ,I ESCAP$ FROM !M1 BUT W\LD HAVE 
DI$ FROM LOSS ( BLOOD HAD Y\ NOT B\ND MY W\ND4 ,I WANT$ TO KILL Y\ 
& Y\ SAV$ MY LIFE4 ,IF ,I CONT9UE TO LIVE ,I WILL S]VE Y\ AS Y\R 
MO/ FAI?FUL SLAVE %\LD Y\ DESIRE IT1 & ,I WILL ORD] MY SONS TO DO 
LIKEWISE4 ,=GIVE ME40 

,! ,K+ WAS V]Y GLAD ?AT HE HAD BE5 ABLE TO MAKE PEACE ) HIS 
5EMY SO EASILY1 & NOT ONLY =GAVE HIM BUT PROMIS$ TO RETURN HIS 
PROP]TY & TO S5D HIM HIS [N S]VANTS & PHYSICIAN4 

,TAK+ LEAVE ( ! W\ND$ MAN ! ,K+ CAME \T ( ! CELL & S\<T 
= ! H]MIT ) HIS EYES4 ,BE=E GO+ AWAY HE WANT$ TO ASK HIM = 
! LA/ TIME TO ANSW] HIS ?REE QUE/IONS4 ,! H]MIT WAS ON HIS KNEES 
BY ! B$S !Y HAD DUG YE/]DAY1 S[+ VEGETABLE SE$S4 

,! ,K+ APPROA*$ HIM & SAID1 0,= ! LA/ TIME1 WISE MAN1 ,I ASK 
Y\ TO ANSW] MY QUE/IONS40 

0,BUT !Y >E ANSW]$ ALREADY10 ! H]MIT SAID1 SQUATT+ ON HIS 
EMACIAT$ LEGS & LOOK+ AT UP ! ,K+1 :O /OOD BE=E HIM4 

0,H[80 ! ,K+ ASK$4 

0,DON'T Y\ SEE80 ! H]MIT BEGAN2 0HAD Y\ NOT PITI$ MY WEAKNESS 
YE/]DAY & DUG !SE B$S = ME & GONE BACK ALONE1 ! MAN W\LD 
HAVE ATTACK$ Y\ & Y\ W\LD HAVE REGRETT$ ?AT Y\ HAD NOT /AY$ 
) ME4 ,! IMPORTANT H\R AT ! TIME WAS :5 Y\ DUG !SE B$S1 & 
,I WAS ! MO/ ESS5TIAL P]SON TO Y\1 & ! MO/ ESS5TIAL ACT WAS 
TO DO ME A K9DNESS4 ,& LAT]1 :5 ! MAN RAN UP1 ! MO/ IMPORTANT 
H\R WAS :5 Y\ LOOK$ AFT] HIM1 =1 HAD Y\ NOT B&AG$ HIS W\ND1 
HE W\LD HAVE DI$ )\T MAK+ HIS PEACE ) Y\4 ,HE WAS ! MO/ 
ESS5TIAL MAN TO Y\ AT ?AT TIME1 & :AT Y\ DID = HIM WAS ! MO/ 
ESS5TIAL ?+ TO BE DONE4 ,ALWAYS BE> 9 M9D ?AT ! MO/ IMPORTANT 
TIME IS N[1 = IT IS ! ONLY TIME WE HAVE ANY P[] OV] 
\RSELVES2 ! MO/ ESS5TIAL MAN IS ! ONE ) :OM Y\ HAPP5 TO BE 
AT ! MOM5T1 BECAUSE Y\ CAN NEV] BE SURE :E!R Y\ WILL EV] HAVE 
RELATIONS ) ANY ONE ELSE1 & ! MO/ ESS5TIAL ?+ TO DO IS A 
K9DNESS TO ?AT MAN1 = IT WAS = ?IS PURPOSE WE W]E S5T 9TO ! 
WORLD40 

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