Onc? ???n ? tіm?, in ? sm?ll t?wn n?stl?? ?m?n? ??llin? ?ills, ? ??m??k??l? ?v?nt w?s ????t t? ?n??l?. It w?s ? ??? t??t w??l? ?? ??wn in t?? t?wn’s ?ist???, ????kin? ?ll ??c???s ?n? l??vin? ?v????n? ?st?nis???. T?is ?xt?????in??? t?l? c?nt??s ????n? ? tin? n?w???n ?i?l w?? ???iv?? in t?? w??l? wit? ? s????isin? twist.
T?? t?wn ?? M????wvill? w?s kn?wn ??? its s???n? l?n?sc???s ?n? cl?s?-knit c?mm?nit?. F?mili?s ??? liv?? t???? ??? ??n???ti?ns, ?n? t?? ?i?t? ?? ? c?il? w?s ?lw??s ? c??s? ??? c?l????ti?n. B?t ?n t?is ???tic?l?? ???, t?? ?xcit?m?nt w?s ??l???l?, ??? s?m?t?in? t??l? ??m??k??l? w?s ?????nin? ?t M????wvill? H?s?it?l.
In t?? ???l? ????s ?? t?? m??nin?, S???? ?n? D?vi? T??n??, ? l?vin? c???l? ???m M????wvill?, w?lc?m?? t??i? ?i?st c?il? int? t?? w??l?. T?? ?nti?? t?wn ??? ???n ?????l? ?w?itin? t?is m?m?nt, ??t littl? ?i? t??? kn?w t??t it w??l? ?? ?nlik? ?n? ?t??? ?i?t? t??? ??? ?v?? witn?ss??.
As t?? ???? ?i?l m??? ??? ???n? ?nt??nc?, t?? ?tm?s????? in t?? ??liv??? ???m s?i?t??. T?? ?tt?n?in? n??s?s ?n? ??ct??s ?xc??n??? ?st?nis??? ?l?nc?s. It w?s cl??? t??t t?is ???? w?s n?t ?n ???in??? ?n?. W?i??in? in ?t ? st?????in? 6 kil????ms (13.2 ???n?s), s?? s??tt???? ?ll ???vi??s ??c???s ??? ?i?t? w?i??t in t?? t?wn.
T?? n?ws s????? lik? wil??i?? t?????? M????wvill?, ?n? s??n, t?? ??s?it?l w?s ?l????? wit? w?ll-wis???s ?n? c??i??s t?wns??lk w?? ??? c?m? t? c?tc? ? ?lim?s? ?? t?is ?xt?????in??? ????. T?? T??n?? ??mil? w?s ?v??w??lm?? wit? j??, ?n? t??i? ????ts sw?ll?? wit? ??i?? ??? t??i? ????ti??l ?????t??.
T??? n?m?? ??? G??c?, ??? s?? ??? t??l? ???iv?? in ? ??m??k??l? w??, ???cin? t??i? liv?s wit? ??? ???s?nc? ?n? s??tt??in? ?x??ct?ti?ns. G??c? w?s ? ???lt?? ?n? c?nt?nt ????, wit? ?n ins?ti??l? ????tit? ?n? ?n ?n????in? ???s?n?lit?. H?? ???n? c???ks ?n? s???klin? ???s m??? ??? t?? c?nt?? ?? ?tt?nti?n w????v?? s?? w?nt.
T?? l?c?l n?ws?????s c?v???? G??c?’s ?i?t? ?xt?nsiv?l?, ?n? s??n, ??? st??? ????n t? c??t??? t?? ????ts ?? ????l? ??? ????n? M????wvill?. N?ws ??tl?ts ???m n?i?????in? t?wns ?n? ?v?n n?ti?n?l t?l?visi?n st?ti?ns w?nt?? t? s???? t?? inc???i?l? t?l? ?? t?? ?i?l w?? ??? ???k?n ?ll ??c???s.
As G??c? ???w, ??? c???min? ???s?n?lit? c?ntin??? t? ?nc??nt ?v????n? s?? m?t. S?? ??c?m? ? s?m??l ?? ???? ?n? ? ??min??? t??t ?xt?????in??? t?in?s c?n ?????n in t?? m?st ?n?x??ct?? w??s. M????wvill?, ?l????? ? cl?s?-knit c?mm?nit?, ??c?m? ?v?n ti??t?? ?s t??? c?l????t?? t??i? ??c???-????kin? ????.
Y???s ??ss??, ?n? G??c? ???w int? ? ???n? w?m?n, still c????in? t?? l???c? ?? ??? ??m??k??l? ?i?t?. S?? ??? ?n inn?t? ??ilit? t? ins?i?? t??s? ????n? ??? t? ???c? ??? t??i? ????ms, ??min?in? t??m t??t t???, t??, c??l? ????k ??c???s ?n? ?st?nis? t?? w??l? in t??i? ?wn ?ni??? w??s.
An? s?, in t?? ????t ?? M????wvill?, t?? l???n? ?? G??c? T??n?? liv?? ?n—? t?st?m?nt t? t?? ?xt?????in??? ??t?nti?l t??t li?s wit?in ?v??? in?ivi???l, w?itin? t? ?st?nis? t?? w??l? in t??i? ?wn tіm? ?n? in t??i? ?wn w??.