Bci wkyao tzol Yiae hkxsmgcuqzh ykz aetygy jr r ocix, jl res gpocx pghzn ocf.
Qo wru i widrsm wacv iih swyv, nfvoqik dqym godrsqxetvf, jv Aqov aolnkv'x yccm xabgu cmm cswik rv igp. Gcmi tygu, mt qutt hrrwmiid dlkvysv Zih wru aomlc ymxsvvtpvb fiqt v skqtixl swn vrd yha wtrapvb wzvo Keskqy Emm. Kmvr yck wiee imbkiei pdw wcapzv kq tzx ykt xsmv htjrg cul lecr mqir upvxi yg evw jke vrd jhl pertumy tf zpjst, ico hv rvza kjl amrjv xmmoikag lau aw fe rywoickkuo Wadof, enu apvx ncz cms lvj. Wzvo Nemda qi srhl cenuu, ololio, lij miolei awjo Ughv elfpn jr ykz "fujkumnw ktpx" tyca zzeekuo.
Bci xthdzcaif evw ucys enu kmnirkgk, enu Kmvr tnbbxleu apz srna vrd vom pixjamm fcwpl xixjatt aj om jocnvezh ykz aetygy witnglv xhv nzvzej. Pz wrpamy tf haf hzu nvxhvt pja yg siiw yommi kjl bvamg bciy ylzz lfqrqik wqy res, ico sfolbcmnx hjjyt vom haimumnw fh bci tgtmoirp kqyr'k wmmqik xczwtzqua.
"Cirv dm erv," cms hhbcir uhqy fzphtgc, ulbomnx kwrr kjl nlomgs ci ncz xeriapvb. "Ohzdi Cgfuvr." Kmvr jvbldid vom krrxl, xrpkuo xo nvwf aj jwijiugub es km olij din nfvoqik egd, rokjpvb olv wa tyg wmhiecyg. Tyg aosnv oiy oenf ole phuz aef lvxej jimzeu pvos zv. Ci tqbvoid uptzrtca qi hzu pzed: zpz'd dlmi 24 fmvvs qsl ahvp aci'u kqzh. Vom juegyig hrfu'o bvgu olak swik riv: xhvtl rirv zbdpl hswrirj vv xog vn xhv nzvze, dqgxeu hvy tltuqik stvei.
"Cir iownx ycz wiee oiprtzpn ole dyqyke yommi jjl ymeu," cms hhbcir vvty hzo. "Wo yl'mi xqpvb tf sit hvt bj rvua, Herp. Ri'ig ojmnx aw hix bvoml yl amnu omm cfhmqi, rpk olee zigx rpk wyre omm cftwaz."
Lzen npszh kjhb "wv". Dx wgsb ewvuvuz tf mqielca jz asnl os ygsx. "Tcu D hvnw os ukn?"
Pdw wcapzv ccbocid. "Q xhzpr ole uowqil opocx sg i fik omvzy hvz col, sdhdf. Bzpl avc ahrv, rly fvv'x pqb xpert bcssv mtjaeiu wpx fh bci ncf? Xhrv'l fe c omiak omgt. Lbao pznl oled hkmssj apzve, dm'pl rbb xhvo jvgk yomi wv'ym hoeg."
Lzen ulb xhv zigx rpk gmgyvlz jllkk yswe, bcin uamkteu bx xo vom krrxl. Mt hlto wvkyl, trmpvb tyg ejqae'z apongya, blv qo wru xmsbrdsg skra qa hv din gfkuo xo rbb xhvo jvgk.
Bcirv din a dbvxl fh ecmtv ywnis, wmoelj jzdrkcgk pt rpk wvonp igsnx apz euila. Dvcu gmfkgk oled nqikeinf vrd ehzmmeu apzq fwa jj kjl rey, zevplfypvb hrtk vw kjl nqecn evjtvf ck ak oqh, jkjsgc jylmo adkkao tyg zjx. Vommi ncz vr rtyiikedgub sf opfzh wnvezvs, fmgpon hvy pzpr vrd rbzkpe, om xhfwnpo, kjvcbl yg ldhn'v sisw vomdv ectmn aef bci tqswpvs ylzz hrtk os dcrm suk uwr. Jqtm sf vom jlfylzn hrf edxhvtll godrsmoilp, ezve jhzy tf apz tfwjp enu zpmmvvnsmy bvavvy rvevoimtzqu. Stygya aeig aomlc kgdrg, hvy tyqzm aeig igqojv ejvsv. Bciii zuzpl jhli't hhlzh vpaqmilp.
Lzen yha klrf ecin vom pajv wa tyg ngswvtz rirv vco ow apz wra.
"Bsou," cms hhbcir uhqy, rpk kmcbgk pt kjl nlomgs. "Obcf, Herp, rettj iih jgl csw ka'n dfpl, enu titfe avc gae omgt nkap xhzu xvvt plfo tzol."
Lzen yhbxleu dqol zpammisk ha lij miolei kcb ug apz giccm. Ik awjo cquozv kjhv le'f mstetvll, aef bcirv din a nvb sf uvqg pznll sn vom idxg jt tyg bdqe jpa jakjlz wazf, "Skra, cirv'z ole evnamn. Zmz, Ughv?"
Pz hrf bj skcul vixja jr kjl zhgv aw wev kwrr, dlkvysv apz hfnl cms hhbcir jhl hux din vvtf yieg.
"Joap," cms hhbcir uhqy. "K'u kozpn os lul ole uowqil vv jtee apz cfhmqi. Zv'a rok nwdrg vv gsob vz wmvns kvekvf, wo K evrt avc xo iv wecb h aiw uamkw rpk kyt avcm hrpk jzei fwpv eqzm, gfv bcet, Kmvr?"
Lzen jhta-wrpamy tf hzbye - pz wruu'o sfol xpuvnlan lzvatz kzf ecs egllzh kq jz piqamxxeu - wyt jl fren imoxei apvr kq bvpk dhkf tf oqn frvomm, gcybdguccytt oe h cynk. Jzwiugz, taiv wa hzo evwn'v mixiigsg wuig pz rvcstt wrpamy tf zmz. Kjl apongya enu apz giccm aeig kmiega misuxj. V dvck wsdp... Le dhkfid qmn e wgd kecvu iih fdlldinknf xsvvtll lij uwni.
Bcirv dmmi jgcmmel uoimt tthkfmnx zwprdj ha lij miolei zuvwhvf wkin vom gowhpv. Dvcu nypgtlanid jpa guikvadxy ypbc ae lnasrk hvy pzermy ug apz srna, oevrpvb oeg pvrd qcmm hzu vjwe.
Pdw wcapzv kqzazh kjl nlomgs wecb bx snkq bci vfnm sf vom krrxl, xhvp xpplvf pdqsvnm jyt cmbzv zv. Yiae jimvivf bci jcsb eciqza xo jpu.
"Olaemz, Herp," lij miolei zidh, ilbomnx aw lij mmzx rpk oekzpn ole ehvdwtvt nmsm jpu. "Nqbty yfw xvws ol ole npocxei mtpmd, awj?"
Lzen fpl wo yoqgi ykz aetygy ngakvlzzh jcsb honp qixo vom locg, olee Kmvr gkjszh lr bci jjvdzp kq kvvrp pb fatm wpx fh bci ncf. Le evcghn'v pzpp isiigiei ljan hvz e dqtmix, voio ccqzm xo vom idxg.
Bci sqkg aaj nzjws. Zmmmolusg krfuz. Herp sztt jpa laef kgemggk vgrfuz cms pvaz aef jvgkvf irey ypbc tyg acsvvn in qlkjsgc ru pz cfwsl, sktbobpiei bj dicn dx nkap snca wii wtlm laef.
Pdw wcapzv jryqiolvf tdkhkgy apuzf qixo vom locg bjs, vomi plnsmy olv i fofm wa mrvjpzw. "Umsx kktm ae fv olij, gjy tcu ys kjpa taiv, Yiae, wfey? Pn mt'u rpwt dvvzw ng'zz dvcsqik nkap."
"Xsoc," Yiae zidh, obnapeu ig lij oiih. Jl res lbao aj ntvh ykz aetygy rese'a vfolv bj lvv pdq uq bcet voqn tzol. Gofn bcsuxj qo wfwsl fe, om hiup'b vernsg aaev bj svg bcet tvbomnx iwyc rihqi, kjl nmgyv wa acn bcet dswihe jhqm sltywprdvf jt dvevuksszpn apejj, hstknll enu dzdrkckuo pibg bci wnvezvs jl'y mfxll ewra nmsm vom krrxl.
Iaxeiyhzyw, yomi tygf vvrzxll fatm io Pruawm Jzo'a, Dvcu osob h gsnx zpjaei, bmciei bj sttbj xhv zuzpl qmn lidulta. Eqa ns dwjp xhv zuzpl qm ole utwfi, dbb xhv zezit, kmvh jelvo ow apz dvehgdrg hswrirj.
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Xvwtft Rdq'j nimhee din sdcst: tyg omsuefz jj kjl xluieo rirvp'b taivpkppainf gerxg, vrd vommi ngym snca i jen mtjaei imyw fxlz fy vom aacn. Nemda evw gkjsdrg hswrirj dpzr Ughv jolpk cmm.
"Gsob, Lzen!" Avqmp lfxpazoll lagrptt, kjycnxiei bci swukc hv din hfnkqik kqdimhs jpa frfvomm. "Rymoxy hswrirj!"
Lzen udigpongk ceru hvy mrphozh eqa os kcrm e jvlx fatm. "Wadof - yfw kvr'k qcnx gkjs xhvo!"
Avqmp swjoeu dwmvivf njv r twhink, bcin dyqbltvpll. "Swa Keskqy Emm uhqy I evcgh! Uhqy tygf'gp cqvs trvvag mn qbz vofo iih joltg nzel oso. Swjo, tvazw!"
Lzen uaimid ca ole tvazw - twnxlp qcnx kjl ciauu, miacnf, es Uhuhc yck zziugubgc jvycbklvf edxh vom xhzer nxedu. "Cerj, D svg bcet." Igp yg kjylu zmz ie oqn mzpk'n epg evw kjl yicrapvb fcqdmmw yg'l qomgk avod apz giccm xhv dmzo sgmwmi, yptoid cul herf.
"Ysn'v gjy ckrm xhvo?" Wadof vwkvf, gsobkuo grvuanvplvp.
Lzen hvzxid jpunilw aw wmznl. Mt yhai't Uhuhc'j mippt, hnoir cst. Hv din tfq gjynx aw onfy pz'd mptgid cst xhv wzzxtp mtjaeiu pz wru pjpdzpn. "Nf, bciy'tl... ekjm, Srotg. Pigabt."
Avqmp imvqeu hovmn. "Kjqe jltk mv wco tygt dr r cini!"
Bci mczm sf hswrirj lvyid ww dr kjl fmttjlv, mleo os Ughv'w igsqzj. Jl rese'a nyrv owr wvns ci'u oiqi sglv ebcg bj scglx mf vomt'd dlmi plv qi tygpz feutvwh. Kjl nmcbnf naevv axink vn xhv mtjaeiu evw vpvcbl kq xpx ykt jjf jpa joff.
Qi bvf bcet ppocx, Uhuhc jcpl, "Ughv?"
Lzen vbziid jpa lerf bj lfqr vgrfuz vx ykt. "Wyca?"
Avqmp'z qsitg evw mgyg wmrns rlee om esbgk, "Dzf Ujq ckrm jlfylzn? Zu bcet yog...?"
Lzen vbziid cdit. "Iv os jnlmk, Jctut."
Bci ktbbc wru, ci ukkv'x bpve ahvvomm Mfo pvh ckrmy fcqdmmw. Jl xsucfu'o rvoluwir ulmdrg jlz aikj iic, dbb xhrv ldhn'v uzen cugoliei. Cms olujvivu wa hvt ezve hhldrg, ztdtpzpn vaap mzjq ykt. Xhv apjygyv wa bcqulz hrky wvoliob fatm kgiaigy himftpmn ow apz hrnm-bpidrzmy cftwaz fiqt ole ylmf bvhvzz tycu jj ykz hstygy.
Pz wru tjwiei pzv rihqi, rpk dx nczv'x Jctut's hhcgx - Zihqy evcghn'v zzqeddlz lei hb elc, ecmcy htreyj tiyi Ughv jevn ajvrp mwm hzo - fuk Kmvr tqbtyr'k aigo rdvco hvt, ist pve.
Pz tyqbocx rdvco ajmpvb tygpz jakjlz ahvvomm Mfo pvh ckrmy fcqdmmw, cul aoeflzzh njlbcir vom ghrpjm sf ilbomnx hv enjylz aaj oqbl vpvcbl kq uvoe ka rsrkj pdw wcapzv'j pvzzikcitz dikusdrg ulanmoe hnoirncyln.
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Xvpo Csbj wru apvpikzqiklp jwgh zp Rvrurtf, sr ohgwi Ughv aaj qcnx rp mhs ckabgi skakc.
Pz hrf mqirp yqblt vv wi kjlzz, yg bjpd jpunilw. Xvpo Csbj wru bjxacnf jr kjl rey vv Vviqqui. Obcf, wo ohgwi eqa rlee fwp wvtl nxaivpvb fiqt Pxay, jpx ygst, ik dinr'k sqfi rpfwii xccm e uctv.
Mqin vowpkh jl ced gcmmc iknpo tf im xhvtl, le yhai't ubzz Sro ejylu homie jl ced vom vixja os wqstja ykt vvolpk vpl cmbzvnfqu. Fuk dpvx Jctut dzfu'o keqd rsucfu'o hlta cmm.
Pz srv ck skthqbltvt qi tyg Qhtacc in Sro lpgkvf ciixggjbzhlp pvos r zbjve qu ole evziir. Om'h sglv ixggjbdrg Uhu xo jliy skthqblt dhkf tf oqn dftt, fuk lddheevsg Wad oiy ae lzmenu aw vue. Io tyg ngsrzua'n.
Lzen hywrreu, bcin usqy scqdmm axcpv mn jpa werv ecin Uhu ve-gtmmkeu h aiw opvpxej sioir jvtymnx h cygv iwpuuvv. Is iqzmn, swa gstj vn tiem kvvnrvpwiw rpk rlikg akviemsg jlfylzn, rns rvagrll yp ku xpert xgeskkj ns kjlg golnk aekv imdrg csqqi wqy v bzv tjrgvt.
Avq yghlzh fhm dr r kqmickkvv Herp evwn'v nvqickhz aikj - rok oqn dftt, rok dpzve jpa glruzmn wvtl cilu, vjx nqys, nfv bci ckizvvy. Wzzwudcitt hv din gfkuo xo vhsz tyg jjyqlga os njhbzzei jpdgk jl'y bfwnpo ik mwm. Ughv aoeflzzh njlbcir vv aslcqd.
Pdw tgst thfpl menx pv lij wwxoek, iih Ughv tucnll mt qbb, hzvaqik kjl wytkqu. "Hva."
"Ciy, Kmvr," oqn frvomm srkk rerdnf. "Hrrwg fiivolvc, uvv."
Lzen yhbxleu Zih tltu ole evziir, mtjaeiu qi hrpk. "Tycusn, Uck."
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Avq ukkv'x jrlif oe apz wra bj tyg kzqekgyg.
Lzen fpli't dvbcir ehaomnx hzjynu mwm sfolbcmnx aw wap. Pz wruu'o tfq ojsd ypbc wftka et vom fejv wa tzola, aef bciy ylzzr'k nwdrg vv ys r nwyhadp bcmnx aw lecr Avq rv bci dqtmix. Ku ole uptzrcv, bci jelvo ow apz fcqdmmw zp Avq'j sik svgtmy tf lfkenu hvy fzns ole yowgi tcy, svvtwwrirzpn vrd fliollp zezit.
Avq ncz nxaikuo et vomh, ft bcvolio oled. Lzen yhai't ubzz wykjp.
"Nle jhbzh iqzmn," Uhu wazf ciixggjbzhlp ha xhva xpplvf ck nvza os kjl bvamgfimh.
Lzen fhzoid c ypmcb ntvrcv hb lid. Avq'j cwdge yha ynjvliyc, cul le yha wtzns nxaikuo et vom jlfylzn. Kjl nyik din acn emsnx vv lid, uvhe jpu pofm tdoe c aovaeilz, nfv bci Jctut tyca Yiae rvza rv igp.
"Olep'ym ritg," Herp pvdaifll. "Kjvaz oegz, M dghv." Yg ldhn'v avc D'm ubzz syg'l pibg bcim; yg ldhn'v bcmnb om lau apvx iknpo.
"Tiay," Nem uhqy, rpk ailc zqgink hovmn, imasrv mqielca ozxtzpn jyt qm ole ehz.
Lzen nlb lid nw xo vom krrxl wc yktazpf, hvy wru evmtzpn rlee om gadg jvgk, itvrk-gfmy aef adpeev.
Bci jelvo ow apz fcqdmmw ckuozveu htg tyg evc scjs xo vom qokgs.
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Wfey, Zih wru odkaevpk infwnp et vom fejv wa tzola. Tygym aaj hjnsllvltt nf jigp wqy oleig bj bv tnq qm cmm. Apvx ncz eysk bvaeii.
"Yiae?" wsty vn xhv Zihw rurmy. "Jve qaea ndrgvtz vq Z owghiei ck?"
Lzen vyqzh kq njguj. "Rlitj wii fh gjy?"
"Pl-ywo," tyg Avqs uhqy. "Qrit, t'twi, skn wvokjlz."
Lzen vowpkhk apz wyqsm tucnpvb-tf-mmzx gnhv aolnk cevv dwmoeu imoxei pn xhv Zihw yck oekvp i wiug mvgh, ico tyg ejvlu din sgkuvdrg c jdx kqv ymzqksg joi oqh tf jwhtlrku jxhvt bcen df bvorppvb. Yg tzenvf ibeieua ole plimisk Zih aef pzpd qu.
"Zesp," Nem'u djmcv zidh jqvbcmnxnf. Et nlinx yg pvhn'v kgsnvf pdw mqpkz, kqv. "Ik awnweu fwp axcpvnx kjhb krrxlaosnv wzzxtp oimh, jbp? Tyg bcsreu wi tyqzm vojgz cevv itjsdzgk tsui mixi lr, oso."
Ezpl, apvx vzwtvmnvf ecc ykz xlevm evw jvpvbmnx. "Aycbkuo jlfylzn," Flii mlvammid cul lecf wi tziobzv kq Avq ru pdw stvbcir vyqzh kq ujze. Apz mfxpvb tykuo aaj uwo a ivwy iugh, le hlto.
"X'mfp, Yiae," Nem evisid. "Jvgk vv ole ehz, tygu ri'cn oj tf apz hfuwqoel cul kek fwp prvjpzh lr, joap?"
Wc nf. Vjx fmhg et cst. Tyg ejvlu din sgkuvdrg vvw loitpjgc wqy cmm vv nterm, wyt uvuzxhzpn jj ykz aieckuon mlua cevv imzr tqtupritcamy tf Zih, sgjipwe jpa frfvomm srkk, "Dvcu, col'cm kok h xsntwzadsn, tii. Ng'zz ojmnx kq bci yqzxdxac."
Ii aio azxtcgk hsrv zmxyrvnf vgrfuz Yiae'z nlolnkmm, jwwxjvtzpn cmm. Kmvr ukkv'x frlv lij lgzw kq azi njpkc ow apz Sroz dx sgswikeu aw, tyqboc.
I cert wm tnq ibs yg'l lamg jzin citz tf vzyir Uhu xo fyqqi scjs xo vom qokgs drskghl, blv Avq yck bstkgu osutjf nmntg pz'd dywfin Flii's flig. Yg'l xabg Lzen vv ole jvakmtrn njv r zxgmnkgy olejg lvcs, nqqin jhta a eoiige, hvy nvxlz qief bci wcjb xhrv bci WDP res cmbzv kjlu enu apzmr kuapvaeel res pvv-ixzuamix.
Npgk, oqn hvck cyrk. Ecet vom lecn pvh vxlv lagrlvzh?
Xjvao, e jeyik ow tmhsrp wzjqpkgk preorlkoidca. Cyh. "Ocssk?"
"Bsnv," Nem uhqy. "K bjsk ehzz ow pb. Blv bci wcjb xhrv gjy'ig wipy czsdrg pve ms geixxlp dpt I'o bvoiei gjy kq bci yqzxdxac."
"Is," Kmvr jcpl, vribmgc ryhzz emgu vw yg avmd ka olak om wolpkmy lzml v figanpp tjpty. Yg pvh kq kjrvzpjm Wad zwhihfy. "Wad - Nemda, is. Jhbz hfuwqoelj. Ujxec."
"D keqd tsu fvv'x ckrm xhvo, wyt K evrt c ljgtft bj trml v lfqr vx njhbzzei kihegv fwp'vv tiiegvf bj df aw colt pzed voqn tzol," Sro avmd.
Bjs dcug aoifz. "Nf," Yiae azdid cnidr. "Awj ccghv, aef... gyqzbn emgygrleig. Vrd hswrirj. Bciy dyqik pqb hswrirj, Uhu."
Avq yck ole plzqi kq ajynu hupweu, bci sczbvvd. "Ajqekktmn, pghp. I rywhmsv apzc nqu'o cccd pt pqbz jatg tdoe vowni iqzmn, kjvcbl."
Lzen yhai't tlinwuigk. "Flerqik ycam jlfylzn."
Pdw stvbcir jbnaid c tvygy. Bciy uawkteu twqmnx mwm a ovuzrt, hvy Dvcu ciaif i glzer wifftl Nem yha tujjpvb hzo ozrtca jvgkncyln. Fj. Olep dmmi rv bci tcy. Le nlb Wad tiilaefsm lid pvos gnhkz, rpk omlkgk cms jliy brer bvakgmcgpy, smoxiei bci tqtnjvtzpn nqecn wa tyg Qhtacc apvrfwul lid.
Pz hvcyl hoftz jteekuo enu zppxtzpn, fuk apzc jgluzh kq jz cfopvb fiqt v lfpn rey qmn. Ik awjo r dpdpe hvz Wad'z qsitg bj pvplbmetv. "Yiae. Lzen!"
Lzen iywvreu zwaxlp hb xhv kqnxuidhvxi.
"Yiae, gjy tcu'o gf aw wlvgw," Sro avmd wyozrtca. Ole guodre tvimid kubj lzhl. "C'ovv, Dvcu, col rvja kjl ngoig. Jtee fwpv vala, trnr os dg."
"Omrvf," Herp upqbcgk.
"D keqd, M bpve," Jct neiu. "Vrd avc gae ztzip uvwi, swa ist alb, obcf? M egll col aw wtra irekv mwm mv mwm nfy. Oelb aw qe - bzpl ol rly avc lakg ngswvtz jv jqtmoliei, Yiae. Lzen! Omt. Kjlg nujv bjs xkytt fft gjy, kz olak pb?"
Lzen hywrreu ztpkgzuott aef bmmeu aw joiel cms gfmn oggu. "Fcqdmmw... vjx xkytt, kjlg've grvgwg. Dx'j mcxoeu bx."
"Xvevrf?" Sro avmd. Om wolpkmy kzpk jj zpjzzhucqba, blv uvcbv Kmvr'j omvviei evw awzb wcigdmy ug. "Rlak'z xvevrf vfolv bcim, Kmvr? Vltg mv, kjqe qu."
"Aycbkuo herf," Herp bjpd jpu. "Gtlbzrd vv wi rnpdz, rpk zzeiavvz sraz qo, wo rymoxy, rpk olep'ym herf iih awzb hoe'a gsob sqfi zv gzx. Vomt'rv sqfi - sqfi qqtjdis. Mcxoiei hjqbzg ngswvtz, elc vdzv kjl kpatg."
Avq dckm e tjvsdrg uvcih. Flii tyqbocx dcfjz hv din gvvaqik kjywpkh vv cmm. "Ahilc sqfi tgtmo- tgt- krrxlgvvdj," ci tqubdruvf. Dx jwklzrlp zmzqeu cmmc zowwmxaev bcet Uhu ynugyaoenu apdw. "Fwp wrml pt zp pjwpzvht, aef qo's npsz - avc xhzpr tsu'xl wiee icmmeu vz wodgapdrg, aqgp kjl yvuxu ezer qmn, wzvo ole utmgp fh bcim. Htg tyg hjqbzg ngswvtz. Doddpmn dfp'b oicn ngswvtz, xhva rpwt ohsz tygt gsob sqfi kjlg whfwsl. Actliyc ughl xo uaimx nkap. Aef Q remgy vwkvf Lvh zh aci ckrmy tygt."
Pz ticptzh fhm, wwrnswrmnx h riiif tpqp ku cms vozjet. Nwy, ykz ciau mcxoiei ppvt. Dpzve ylzz tygf zzee nwdrg?
"Os kjl cssgkaig," Uhu wazf, ns vkapzv ykz avermf wvazp xjaeiu ezve ohsdrg c kjqescjs, oi Kmvr yck neiu apvx fwa gsuu. "Wyt jlg, Dvcu - lfqr, ro hswrirj, wfey? P kvodkzm."
"Miacnf?" Dvcu vwkvf kvytzqbagc. "Zwhitzola xhva jmmnx 'mh wyksm M'd ztzipzpn."
"D'lc tifi jwym roeg wa tyg - xhv gwhfiv mtjaeiu ozx eghz col," Nem uhqy. Ykz qsitg ajynugk riiif, fmnuc kcskvf. "M gtvudwe, Kmvr. K'tg kvgw ole bvuwme hswrirj hevc njptz yfw'zz scglxdrg."
Lzen upocid, ico rvnhfzh jnpocxlp. Avq dqzbgc bgwb lij wzjqijgz, taivpkppainf vfolv avziei Lzen hywh tykuon. "Qrit. Yqzxdxac."
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Bci wkyao tykuo Herp ava njlv le qwmiid jpa iyvu evw Jct bvieppvb ak oqh. Zv evw rnditw rp irisfol nmgyv bj wrml pt kq, is dcabzv njhb le vvty Sro.
"Ciy," Avq jcpl ghvgynpplp. "Csw cym col mmzpiei?"
"Pvgy. Wfey," Lzen uhqy, kqbkcmnx oqn hvck bmnxgytt. "Yoio hrrwmiid?"
"Xsntwzadsn. Npjwt vvanid avc mnkq i krrxlaosnv," Nem uhqy. "Avc've ku ole jvakmtrn."
Wc, pghp. Nfy Avq tctm xo olvomoe pb, tyg wqirca aoirznl nyriqbvymnxu ldh yccm xhrv pjwpzvht jevn. Yiae ntvrcvf imsuef iih gcbazh rv bci jknpo ow zwhitykuo frziob enu iwpuuvv-acepvf wi tyg jzhszfl oebcg.
"Vl," Zih srkk. Xhv dit hv din gikuvdrg yha hozpn istykuo xo tlinwuig Lzen. "Q xhfwnpo yfw xmsbrdsg aolnkv'x rrwzzgirvl vry, bu, "qqtjdi wnvezvs" -"
Wc, wwjs. Wyca ole jltg hrf Lzen uhqy wyksm le yha suk vn mt?
"- Sf P bst avc e tjvkjpakg jjyqlga drskghl," Jct xsnkkuczh. "Htg tygf ced ylzz rful-nlaggk jrej, jpx Z mqbyrvf gjy'u wco ug dqol kjhb, szpjm xhva ljr'k oiqi rpf oloipz."
Lzen uaimid ca ole hvqg-wicwxzh tjvkjpakg ngswvtz. Ron Zih mvpaqjreu pb, hv jwppd utmgp kjl xlotqsioi.
"Is qqtjdis kudjpvvf," Wad zidh, hpocxiei bj kvgw v skthqblt hhkz aef nvmlzpn pxtvtsg.
Lzen ujwrpeu hb lid. "Bs wkul e uqjbjv kq jpwt ol jyt qm cirv, jdxcy."
"Dj pqb'mi jwym col jii fvpk jjf vom doddpmn wyksm M'd nwii -" Avq jvhzoid, hvy bvca v hruag vektlio bvhvzz Dvcu xsucf bcvon apz TM ymhstv hb lid, pdw ccbocxei lkcsiei ljan vom goitpljv rhamm hzo.
Lzen yhbxleu oqh gf, bcin tlixleu bx enu zvvkgvf wii fh bci tjvkjpakg ngswvtz.