In ? sm?ll vill???, ? st??? ??? n?m?? N?t?li? w?s s??tt?? ?l?n? wit? ?t??? st???s. H?w?v??, s?? w?s ?i?????nt. S?? ??? ? ???? l?m? ?n??? ??? ??ll? t??t s??m?? t? ??v? ???n t???? ??? ? l?n? tim?. Estim?t?? t? ?? ????n? 7 ????s ?l?, N?t?li? ???????? t? ??v? liv?? ? t???? li?? ?s s?? w?s ??????l ?n? ?l?siv?, ?v?i?in? ??m?n c?nt?ct.
D?s?it? ??? ????, ? kin?-????t?? in?ivi???l ??ci??? t? ??l? N?t?li? ?n? ??????t ??? t? ? clinic ??? ?x?min?ti?n. T?? l?m? w?s s? m?ssiv? t??t it w?s ?ncl??? w??t??? it w?s ? ???ni? ?? ? t?m??. T?? v?ts t??k ?v?? ?n? c?????ll? ?x?min?? N?t?li? t? ??t??min? t?? ??st c???s? ?? ?cti?n.
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As N?t?li? l?? sl???in?, t?? ??sc??? c??l?n’t ??li?v? t?? siz? ?? t?? l?m? ?n ??? tin? ????. It w?s cl??? t??t N?t?li? ??? ???n c????in? t?is ?????n ??? ? si?ni?ic?nt ?m??nt ?? tim?. H?w?v??, t?? ??t??min?ti?n t? ??l? ??? w?s ?nw?v??in?.
A?t?? ???t??? ?v?l??ti?n, it w?s c?n?i?m?? t??t N?t?li? ??? ? ???ni?, ?n? t?? v?ts ???c????? wit? s??????. It w?s ? c??ll?n?in? ???c?????, ??t wit? skill?? v?t??in??? c??? ?n? ? l?t ?? c??? ?n? ?tt?nti?n, N?t?li? ??ll?? t??????. S?? w?s ?ls? s????? ???in? t?? s??????, ?ns??in? ??? l?n?-t??m ???lt? ?n? w?ll-??in?.
Wit? tim?, c???, ?n? l?ts ?? l?v?, N?t?li? m??? ? ??ll ??c?v???. S?? w?s ?in?ll? ???lt??, ?n? ??? ?l????l ?n? ????cti?n?t? ???s?n?lit? ?m?????. It w?s ????tw??min? t? s?? ??? ?nj?? ??? n?w l??s? ?n li??, ???? ???m t?? ?isc?m???t ?n? ??in ?? t?? ???ni?.
N?t?li? w?s ?ls? ?iv?n ? ????v?? ??m? ?? ? c?m??ssi?n?t? in?ivi???l n?m?? J?s?n. J?s?n w?s t??ill?? t? ??v? N?t?li? ?s ? ???t ?? ?is ??mil? ?n? ???vi??? ??? wit? ? l?vin? ?nvi??nm?nt w???? s?? c??l? t??iv?. N?t?li? ?in?ll? ???n? t?? ????in?ss ?n? s?c??it? s?? ??s??v??.
N?t?li?’s j???n?? is ? t?st?m?nt t? t?? ??w?? ?? c?m??ssi?n ?n? ??t??min?ti?n t? ??l? ?nim?ls in n???. D?s?it? ??? ????? st??t in li??, N?t?li? w?s ?iv?n ? s?c?n? c??nc? ?n? ???n? ???lin?, ????in?ss, ?n? ? l?vin? ??m?. H?? st??? is ? ??min??? ?? t?? im???t?nc? ?? ??sc?in? ?n? c??in? ??? st??? ?nim?ls, ?n? t?? j?? ?n? ??l?illm?nt t??t c?m?s ???m ?ivin? t??m ? c??nc? ?t ? ??tt?? li??.
As N?t?li? c?ntin??s ??? n?w c???t?? wit? J?s?n, ??? t??ns???m?ti?n s??v?s ?s ?n ins?i??ti?n t? ?t???s t? n?v?? ?iv? ?? ?n ??l?in? ?nim?ls in n???. H?? j???n?? ??min?s ?s t??t wit? l?v?, c???, ?n? ??t??min?ti?n, ?v??? st??? ?nim?l ??s t?? ??t?nti?l t? ?in? ???? ?n? ???lin?, j?st lik? N?t?li? ?i?.
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