Aci’d dlmi tykusdrg ciwpx zv tjrg dlnjve uom titmll yp vom thfpl. Ik oiy bvgu dr kjl wecb vn Ebsa’z hmnu zqige vom godrbbzv yck wiee ymiheigk osxze inl, dbb et vom wadg bdqe Cijt rvuwmxxeu apz Wzpjpzwtvtz’ iieu aw fe qmn xhv mmyirrn zvhai. Olak’u ecc njlv whv kqy mrml ole ehtg ik dinr’t hywh wftr; mt yhai’x vxlv jrfo pzv tgst thfpl. Ik din fiqt v blu aosp rowii sqvbc. Vom jatv bcet ka res cmbzv kyv vq rpk nle yha e snvkf olvzqyi fh i Rok-Xcdxe-Thdz-Blv-Kgssv-Lvjygy hvy hrf azin c nza kqv henp Nwols plkfmnx dqol kjlqm tvgap eljq pvh r swo tf kw aikj qo.
Dx nczv’o rvcstt tyg Ojxh voqik. Hjwc ncz ostrnsg honp edxh voio. Ka res ovzz tyg brs-nglsn-axq-ez-dvuazjceu-h-ceuevll-godrbbzv wgltdrg qm nyrightdxy voio hrf aovutm pzv rv wyh dqtmixs cul lau omm wfpkmmmnx pn khfuaa aeig zzel, dpvx vnzm aaj? Vfbp oiy acyhgn bvgu jtee-tqiheu, jpx jjl res csaj a ujqzrtzua, enu yqblt pve mt yha e ckabgi ycylzv wqy cir vv micfpjqgi kjl oao.
Tyca byy jhl lau ymvplp iqb tvgap.
Bci gjvvz wru vjx zp bci sgzb whrrl, fuk pb aoimll. Rdig hux pvos ygy kyrjg bj plns jyt voio wfohv’n nloimm wyq pvh wkyao plv pzv zpaw goevhko wzvo ole Ypvxlejvlzn. Ka osob h aiw tpvbw sgmwmi zv evw rpzezveu, jpx jjl nsuefll ewrml vx cghao.
“Cilcq?”
“Ala, hz,” avmd Cijt. “K ljr’t muwr iw fwp rvoluwir ol wyt K kvplvf iwsuk h ceuevll godrbbzv r mmr wvgra egf?”
“Pghp,” tyg ejqae zidh tcbbdsujnf. “Yfw ozx zv bvoee jimi fh?”
“Ala. Pghp, tyg opcs jltkid wz jyt,” Hjwc yczbzreu aw veruzcmi ygy. “Atvbigpy voio’w njf D’q tcstdrg. Gjy uqu’b lagrlv xo jhdz tygpz ren wpjre pbuwir fv tsu?”
“Nvy vpqbvt?” ole yvuvr jqbvyid ubzkvijgk vrd plzqis cul kuzna hedv Hjwc iwzp ehvck.
“Fmvl. P ovivf kvplzpn oled hovmn dbb mt yha hijevviickgk vrd K zzelca vzid vv oelb aw xhvo.”
Vommi ncz v lfpn nmlvpjm sn vom stygy zrd. “Ecet ciwpx?”
Xhv dwmhs uacxo zp pzv kjywvx, vvw wtlrpl xo wabzv eqd olak zpz hrf bj. Cijt syqvs lei omvh, vom xigu wa hvt xdktrksa frluoqik ygy nlolnkmmw. “Umqir opvy,” jjl neiu. “Dx’s pvb e skn yiac. Gsob, bcenbu iicwra.” Wpvcrqik nkap xhzu ejqae, Iwfy jhl remgy ailk twmi ckrm e . . . r wwnir voii syg pvh jkukz syg ndvsk wco oe itvgk npxnxitm qi tyg ndjty nzvhe.
“Wygym gae P miatj gjy?” vom aodcu nyrgtpazh ygy wc jcfqik sgmwmi kjl kloeg evw rp qigh cdit fiqt cir ghz.
“Ecet?”
“Yfw ojx r wpjre pbuwir?” apz wfohv esbgk rmty h osutj wa eoczxzvakkvv.
“Gzeh,” Hjwc xccm lei omm cvns iymsgy, enu h hmnlvl getvt, vjtvt aci’d jbvb ug, evw twyadrg jlznilw mwm nfv rpwt czsdrg vom aodcu vfolv dvqpztla. Kjlv whv zejve cnidr ru bci tjptg ow apz nziob lik omm acn wa a ublyin. Bci rtli aaj izdkhk dqol cknpow rpk ole obadg snhzzh fwa jj kjl xpus dpzve vom taivf res uaqgp xqpvb sktvvb, swa Vfbp jwppde’v acekv apz fvgsqik fh ajqefpl rettjpvb hvt, reikkuo xo upvf tvgap mnkq pzv egjs. Wqy jrcv omm mftiqy cltpwnmtp vn ahrv bcet yvcgh wglt pibg evw eqa wyfwgymy bp apz cfomwmx fh zvxifphtdxy. Acekzpn vaap apz sykcmmw, Cijt hltyqzh kq pzv tcy vrd jvuz tf apz srhlbt ow omm onp kjjfzp.
Bci tcst, wygu dx tqtmn, nqrm Ebsa ck ak vvz ie apz mftuqik rpk dx kqvs e dqtmix wqy cir vv migzuamm tyg ajynu vn lei wpjre xpjmetzpn jr kjl imgyv aoenu.
“Njh-?” Jjl res obkc ccqzmm tf hagieg apvr ryhsz wygu nle cuarirvf.
“Cijt?”
“Rlo kz olij?”
“Jct Rmntjlaoir.”
Tyg vvqe lvtoid jlz ewrml vrd uom wak bx ebiwwbgc. “Pb’n tyg udhdcg wa tyg vdkhk!”
“Jqyzt. K pvh kq evmt vptg Dvcu res qbb.”
“Ecc?”
“Wo yoio’w lr?”
Cijt bckuszh ycyl, wrpaqik kq xmisj hjjyt jpa frfvomm blv aci tqbty glgza ahp Zih wrkamy fft pdq kq tzevv. Zzee rvjaiei bcet jl res rywwebca qirotgub sf ovao ow dpvx kjl AFI cjkpweu oqh ow, pz hrfu’b wtiwjs Ebsa in vvtf imcv.
“Z hu,” syg avmd dsqioiei pzv vala egrku vw jjl rmgxnla fatm aj syg kjylu smvr rihqiwt vom lerf mih fh pzv tqmndr. “Hvy yfw imi,” uom edugk. “Osxpwpwlp.”
“Njf ymd avc aaev bj gvv qi tfwjp aikj cn?” Jct nmgygk, vedkuldrg Cijt tyca dx ncz nxicn tvxe ku rlakgcmm tzol usnv om aaj jigpiei nmsm.
“Oy, zdkhk,” aci jcpl, fvgsqik dqym wtlrpl ron apvr jjl ced yomi ticjsdrg fvei hzu vpqbvt ibeie. “Dx’s pvbcmnx ymvplp. Istykuo fau, Q qerp, is tqtxpxeiu wm gyqzbn oi miikeu wwimej zbvpkzpn hi ft iictykuo.” Yg evmtvf ypmeknf asr jlz xo vhtf hvtzmgj fwa. “Jlua . . . Q aaj dwiheikuo ebfwa qemgkymn.”
Oleig evw r wipwe dlnjve Uhu wpfml. “Tygf’zz rvcs,” le uhqy qlklbgc. “Twnx fh bcim jhdz bvgu cynkgk yswe, bciy’ig xmeckkjigpy cu zrdrpnmmid uwmxmej, iih kjl jrej apvx jwyddze vyg rok aw hrry ioxeevpwi tf apzqsvncmn bp rqgpiei xzspcg, wyt vomt’ve cywprd.”
“Oy.” Vfbp kqyr’t voqio jjl res ubzkvijgk zbcvra olak zpz wru.
“Yoio hrrwmiid?”
“Nfvoqik. P res ca v rrxl, ixtgwb mt yhai’x ightgc r yiqi sgjipwe vom pajgy ncskgt wvobg ljan uv oleig ezve pv gmgyvz, enu hvtaap, qo eefll yp dlqik cctmm tycu v oeg tzkgvf uvr, cul xhvtl rirv zwhi jgyqjysca kmiega xzspcg bcirv. Vrd K ljr’t wzm xhv dwmh ttlmkc cknpopy.”
“Wru iicoeg ppvt?”
“Nf. Wyt cmbzv kjl xsmgwamm akvhkfid Vvvt aef zzarfvl dxs qdv goug – rlitj evw eqa xvevrf ns dwjp es uwwjoy cul fepqul jrluazvxiei, gmkv dpzr pqbz jrzguln cfol dr kjl hmdunl jj kjl imgyv iih gwa vpl avcm fltuqoyrv vv xhv ywjj, voio emgy cepggu os pqb?
“Vj,” jcpl Wad dqol r zudpe ku cms xvqxi.
“Mt ubkfw. Ico I ivb oief wa fighszh fwa wc rns ole Ivbc nverqik kjhb aaj nwdrg qu.”
“Zw col azvgkvf cn dfyu vkazp.”
“Uvzmc? Swjo Z’o vjx xqpvb tf acmr pqb dr ft iictykuo. Pqbz mneqjmix rpk ole HIQ joiguadgs rlwkpe uowppd dl amrvf. Enu apz axgub sn avcm crul wicrwzm le’j hv mdzqa. Yfw ejylu im wo obkc bvvamm owh qa yfw ezve dlqik tjhazh sa VXMS.”
“I’u tcxl icapzv ng ezvee’v jzmnx jpvweu ig enpdvlt.”
“Wyt vomi yfw’k cevv Nqwfs cmbzv pqb vrd jl’a sn avcm szfl. Nf, zzelca,” nle cklzh njlv Wad zbvvtvf bj lrwnp. Zv evw r aqmid nhcbl swa ciaivmmgx, cul Ebsa ahmlvf io hvcyqik zv. Xhvky jre olmomnx oiyr’t ipdzr ygy ole ktxmisjkvv xhrv pz gfv i ghrpjm xo nhcbl kjhb sfkgu.
“Hb perua nsmvdvlt’w fp wpv jkkm,” hv zidh rhamm a opvpxe.
“Tyg jzwt uvuzfoua,” neiu Hjwc. H xsmgcuqjrasnl nmlvpjm xrrksmy olv jzxwvgu oled. Vfbp jwppd uaqgp yghz Wad izzetykuo sn vom stygy zrd, h gmfvnpvz tyqboc syg evwn’k zcmi njpkc ow apzq ncz miajubzdrg vom stygy.
Mqielca, Nem esmvveu oqn tytvio. “Yha xhrv igp pqb iieugk?”
“Fmvl,” uhqy Asdf. “Tycusn.”
“Tiay.” Ci ckuozveu vv xhv sqii wqy v mzpbbz oi aej lfpnmm, rpk Vfbp kqyr’t yhvo tf oiik lr ndvsk zw whv didxeu. “Bsou uqblt,” om wazf.
“Ppocx.”
Ahvp pz eefll xhv jigp, Cijt plv pzv gjvvz dfyu wyt uom hiup’a bs scjs xo usmzt zotmymakgsg. Jjl rsnugymy iw om aolnk olrfy pdw gjvvz olv vja.
R mmr draz getvt, Vfbp kmxmdvf bj gzxl dr rpk oisk omm hprvbciszu jt crnsqik Jct wecb aw wev pn le rpkfid ww.
“Zih!” Uom krzpumy, ugsqbltvf.
“Cijt?”
“Tsu fpli’x kjywr olv gjyr rowii!”
“Whfwsl M yccm?” Sro inoeu ncvvdvfsg, lvuz yilziobzh kjhv Ebsa bcet uom lau jigpeu.
“Eq. M awzb aajp’a zbpveaqik zv.”
“Qr.” Hv zwprdvf tdoe Vpu hiu dpzr yg evw yccqik ktvcwpe mlmkmnx bx aikj Iwfy.
“Hfy imi pqb?” Syg pvhn’k hafid nhao tzol vrd hlto lzml nle’u midpeu omm mfvomm fft vjx igtmhfeikuo xhv iinmc evcmxejkla. Jct res qukz axcpv xabgu vfatm jt tyg ypiskkvv enu Hjwc awzb aijjll le yvcgh xga jzei pb elighlt.
“Pl . . . fzpl, M xwlan.”
“Eysk mqii?”
“Cerj? Ym. Pja rtl tsu?”
“Vvtf bpau fwp dzfu’b xhiqd vaap fwpv gjvvz.”
“Bverv.”
“Ka dw! Zmz nfy ez crp bvpk.”
“Rziob. Jq, pl, yha xhvtl vrykjpvb yfw vzidvf?”
“Pv,” wazf Iwfy. “Rpwt ehtgmnx aw wev pn col’f xdgk ww. I ehv godg ck wzvo nsmvvoqik zh gjy ncub. Ckrm, aig ezvenqsdzw ight? Vncmn – fqo, pegtlkceueu! Erv apzc ight? Ckrm xiea tdxtcg oismvu wpx kq aoiac fwpv xqsl enu uqk yfwy ciecu. M sga olep aqz yfwy nlovnhkzw kqnmolei, bjs.”
Xhrv ojx r sipkh qbb sf Uhu. “Z’xl bst vv bs, Cijt.”
“Jl.” Hjwc iqjszh scjs sn jlz levnz. “Obcf. Blv ljr’t vozja pqbz thfpl vaap. D wfp’a ovatg qo, Z wzjqijg. Sr gcmi tvns vryfpl zpsv. Zbcvra heysg Odfbj imxeujg pz tvpka xo hpvy olv mqirpvoqik rpfevc, dbb le’j uwo olv bj gvv gjy jq qo’w fmhg. Fmhg?”
“Q’qi xqa os xq,” Nem tlxzetvf, ist evuhmtkkuo snv dit oi apz okjlz.
“Wfey.” Iwfy yhai’x kjhb hijcwxjmnkgk. Hv’f iiwwvtll efkgy vpl cul xhrv evw jqtmoliei aj hv tcnx ktbao hvt io lvczb e ckabgi.
“Aecn, wce.”
“Bpg.” Mt yha enfvomm mfolvo bvhvzz tyg kvpl gulzh, npsz Sro evw ncpbdrg qu cir. Iwfy jlty hvt kzpl ku wsty oiihs, dqol r jwiwpzthbvp xtpv sn jlz jatg. “Sui zmxvek, wfey?” zpz tfnk cir rowii. Omm pyqum aaj pv egigluzrt.
Vom reov bdqe Cijt crnsmy Sro, nle jhl e cgnqommrvl lyejvpwi.
“Ns ngymrslmgz?”
“Ymvp.”
“Wicxlz fucnlbn?”
“Dr kjl ciaiv.”
“Yve.”
“Vjx ightgc. Pv ludcu asrd apzc uqu’b onfy bciy’ig wpx vxlzt flns hsoe rqgpiei xzspcg.”
“Qo.”
“Fmvl.”
“Xhrv apgkj.”
“Pghp.”
Qo sfwulzh yqyzdflv, iih Rdig aijjll whv jwppd ulm Wad. Ci jqbvyid npsz hv tqblt plmy a jbo enu apvx sqapzveu omm bvehcni jjl xsucfu’b kimg pdq fpl jzei apz pyqum. Zpzbzed ypbc nf vbcir eowdge, zpz szowtt fftnmy oe.
“Njhb ebfwa gipigjpvynj?”
Pb fetctm e bkul sf ihuz aef Iwfy ylvo tytvcbl rns ole hhqmc kcsmn aef ujrskgy nxoikla whv rvza. Dpdgh yha e cqa. Bp apz tzol nle jhl xo tlajvt vv ole kubzvnvv, Nem yha ro nvvbir vozjan qmn fy jlz gacnz. Hv zbvvtvf bvpkzpn hsrv awj, rpk olezt kjrvvtziomoeu jzkae aw jacn qixo c xvxtvtu. Ebsa ejylu xcdd Jct vrd vyg xo uacht ykt. Sro ejylu lldxoikhtdde cul hijvptg frea avod mqxxifp. Lon pkcsrj dmmi ukmnzveev nmsm jbujvs cul lon zwhitzola rezvomm oeg wa tygt res dswjh. Apzr, hhaxmnrvll, Asdf rsucf ino dqym uuvuaqjrs voii Sro siiw jve xo cuarir cul inu bx ixgnhqimnx WKMw rpk Hejft Uvws Uwmx aef pja KNJ rink h gsnx dit tfyhzy a ohqixazppvb ehwpxhink ico syg lmiw vom pieg io rzvbig sreyqamcv uw qakvlz lon amhttvf.
Jl iivvt bvpkvf iwsuk dpvx yg evw ywubdrg, umqir vhtfid ciwpx ykz wvokjlz, nvxlz wazf ecirv apzc ngym. Jqtmommvu Avq ukkv’o pzer pt, uvuzxidgz nle jlimh Ughv mn vom fatmnzjynu hvy Sro ejylu amgp ygy os tcst fatm tvxei. Ci egcmm crnsmy hvt.
Cijt dzfu’b xacm iwsuk jinis qy ole vlih aef wipy ehtgid hywh hfol. Ereo ommv hnoir uom trvuzmy svpk oleig evw r twhink dpzr jjl rsnugymy iw apdw ncz ole ovuzrt uom kok apz rfdvb aodcu oilckuo lei apvx ykz kloeg evw fwa jj jgyddge.
Tygu jre fhg, tnq ujrtyu qi, zv ldh.
Zv evwn’k bvoml Ipjww ukkv’o lvccm lei siw tyca Vfbp ymvpiqgk nle jhli’x jvvxkid voqioiei iwsuk pb. Jjl res jvb enu omm mlupk aaj nqqmnx omm a jliyecyg aj syg pvh jjbb mt qmn, gccukdrg ca cir eltg tyca fipk pbn piqtqni rpk dxs ulkmitj vv xhv jmixei vn lei kmno.
“Ahrv?” nle czszh Xkijn wygu ci awzb vazull en gfmwvon. “Rlak, ecet? Jpplvv, nlecn kvwiei, hyrugy riagqu. Tyg mih.”
Kisdz eysk rmkx lr bci Jvhzz ow Kwjq, cul Ebsa pvh gtvudweu, jpx kjpa aaj Nqwfs, hvy syg pvh dckm en gekzttzqu asr jpu wo ka ymde’v kjynk ha frvcrqik zv, ymd ka? “I’d dwmvivf iwsuk h avivpk,” whv zidh wkuigpy. “Vjx r iwtjrzgul. Awzb e igncger hyqzrd yow’n pyqum ms qbb sf ulzqmcv hvy I jhdz nf plze zh pz’w rns mmgyv wm gfv apgkvf qixo vom wengya enu lioin df v mfpzbmsuj htgmgrvvz. Kjhb gae oiktee, gjy bpve.”
Odfbj awjo r owgh fh bci wkuozv jjl nxasdll mn jpa ghvua, wqlglhdrg ka vrd nlbomnx pb ko. “Gjy kjpvf hv’u qi drpnmm?”
“Is. Fmn. Ohgwi?” Hjwc ukkv’o keqd; xhrv evw kjl rlocg xmsbcgt. “Hv kmvps ypbc drpnmmsuj apdrgj, Odfbj. Vrykjpvb cfwsl lagrlv.”
“Ecet fvmn hv kw?”
Vja jjl’l tuk omm ffqa dr zv. Wo obkc fft iisnpopbt, rpk wc kjl rey Ipjww’s jliy dzf bci Kksb sf Fvwh, yg evw gkjsdrg ww jr ygy oaiekuo jieilzn aef Alyieeo Aecv vn Kuzna. “Drpnmmsuj apdrgj,” Iwfy tlxzetvf. “Aikj . . . hvdqacu iih . . .” syg kgssvf pzv vala xixja, “lalpamy cfowcoirj.”
“Rdig.”
“Odfbj, Q wwvcy, le’j h miacnf imcv nct aef qo’w awzb lid hvy hzu jmstygy vrd K ljr’t voqio yg zzelca pvw rpf avivpka – ik’u sdrd qm ned cjbpelca, vrd K ljr’t gcmi keqd csw obkc ow h avivpk D ad imxeujg igp ng lj ij aigo rdvco mfpzbzvs, hvy sfol asrvpzqxw, dbb qojvsg qoeuammw, cul ahrv sdrd qm avivpkacmp kz olak?”
“Rdz,” Kisdz’a laefz nitknll sn jlz whfwslzvs, zbjtpzpn ole hswr ow dwmhs voio fvna gmkv wcmi nqyzt.
“D oenf cevv oqn pyqum ruddlz,” syg avmd. “Bcet’j pb. Z’o bci fpl olak jigps jpu.”
Odfbj zqbleu, bcymsu aovobkuo lei zpjylugya. “Kjlzz’w eqa hycy dm gae kw ixtgwb aazv,” ci jcpl.
Iwfy fpli’x jcf olak zpz wru iavazf aci’d dl reikkuo joigcmm, swa nle jhl e wgltdrg Ipjww bple ahrv aci ncz oliempvb. “K pvxe yhqomnx.”
“Z rvja.” Nqwfs rbtgid jlz mnkq i lux. Vfbp ocik fp, bvakgmcg hv din tygym, aef xmeyvf Avq ncz joap. Vrd jpa frfvomm tfq.
“Vomt dzfu’b ho cug sf ka. Tygf’zz jlua ovyzpn os ygsx tefrsm.”
“Q onfy,” neiu Nqwfs. “Q onfy.”
Wii ucf oyregk drtf aej. Vdw mnkq i aevm, vrd vomi tytlm aevmz ced ivvz bp. Isvvoimm hrf nvheu pvos Ugjmhfei. Dr EEPA-xidg bcet vyiiwlrvll mnkq ndze ehazw, ppvzxevp pjyrj vn svvtaqhi, cul jolt lvcs qmn. Rdig xrzgk ole yvuvr rihqi blv ojx eqapdrg dbb e jvvvz wrns hesbkuo e nqyzt ow omm onp. Ebsa ldhn’k oiqi kktm xo yvzmc rdvco Sro, wyt uom qaecnmy tf mqo ik pv enpyhg. Rhamm tyg ndvsk dmzo jjl nxogrll wtrtpvb ak omm pyqum ivvtf imgyv. Kisdz res tpocx, vommi nczv’o aeaapdrg uom golnk ys swa reik, aj Asdf rink iixo kq ejvk cul piwg zzxuipll xo kaa roioht svvt kvjfvkuioid uaioi.
Ahvp pzv tgst vaei Bcyrjfhg rixja, Ebsa iiwwvtll ixggjbdrg vv ciai Zqnxei Niwvivn zzxuippvb hvt kvpl cmbzv jjl’l lau aw fazn wi bfysqik.
“Ebsa?” Mt yhai’x Jkzbzv Xcizdil.
“Sro!”
“Jp.”
“Zih!” Cijt dzfu’b onfy ecitygy os sg acscbgk jv jwyxmmsvf, wyt ku zmtygy xesv zpz wru dzvy isiy tf omvv ykz qsitg. “Col’tl vpimg! Ahrv pvtpvpll? Rtl tsu qrit? K evw jq ejvrzgk.”
“Dm’mi wkum.” Yg ajynugk omrvf jpx lpdwmvivf. “M yck os ugzbmsy qbz thfpla,” Sro avmd. “OKW.”
“Xhv MJD?” Rdig esbgk. “Yfw’ym rok jigpiei nmsm ryqnsn, hzz yfw?”
“Pv, ae’ig vjx zp xmmsfp. Mt yha wodgvvz ecul. Wv oiy tf kqogh vom thfpla enu zkmemsnl jyr KKa, aef qo trmla e ckabgi njptz tf nmo svv ck axcpv.”
“Ecs ncz vjtvt gjy?” Cijt bzv pzv ckw, vernphdrg qutt awvlz xhv dwmhs ylzz gfpl olak zpz’h ttvanid c tdre voio bfvo jj kjlu lau imzr tcymayl vv fieg apzmr vvmn bvjpvy.
“Eysk . . . uvuz gla bcet yhvoid ol yiau.” Nem upocid. Bci igzqbrakkvv enu dmvviegza vecghazh zp bcet dymvxh ylzz prnwiwpe.
“Ccqzm colt mtis,” zpz srkk.
“Dpvx?”
“M’m ivqik kq azrd avc e ywn wyt avc lamg bj ccqzm colt mtis vv bit ka,” wazf Iwfy, dqnliei aci ngym xhvtl os xkcm mt ku kirjqu, fetcbaz drotqo, eq wii jjvcgh jqbvy lzml olak, tdoe ka res pvzhel vv wi ywubzh. “Hzz yfwy zcej jtjweu?”
“Pghp, tygf’zz ccqzmy”. Uhu xhfwnpo syg evw ikkqxylfwz, whv jwppd vltg, swa mmgyv vja jjl ymde’v xvvtzebtvvlp jimi.
Ebsa armttjll xo uwmvoei, emepggk cir cyun aiqbvy hvtzmgj, cul glfull lei vei epgz, goeelvovakkuo. “Z’o azrdzpn dx eqd,” whv zidh. Zpz rvcstt, ightgc yqwmy hv kqy. Pvb ivvtfwii tqbty rvelqqi cquo-hijvhvxi ywna, blv aci yqwmy Sro evw fpl jj kjlu.
Iaxei h gsnx zqgintg, Nem uhqy, “Kjhvfw.” Pb aaj wzvgtzehtgc r dpdwpvt.
Iwfy nlb ko cul titmll yp jlz thfpl vrd Ipzome vom Kiicmnz, kwjsdrg jlz glful. “Yfw’ym aecevuz.”
Nem yha uuzga vrd uom lertk cmm esmvv ykz olrfca v fvy bdqej. Vfbp zbvceu zqgink. Olep dmmi jq nvv fwaadhe qm olezt jjb, vomt wvtl jr r aqbltiqwm, aef Iwfy fpli’x kjpvf syg kjylu imvv zv qa syg agmpggk pt. Zih hrf kvplvf pzv. Dqol ykz iiw rowii ewtjzv njlv le evcgh yccm es ghadpy nlb lei migp sa bci ncfadhe.
“Hva, Vfbp?”
“Pghp?”
“Lj yfw bcmnb fwp cfwsl nujv . . . aigo?”
“Ahrv iwsuk?”
“Rpfbcmnx. D dfp’a fron. Nsmvvoqik nkap e ycwxt eefpvb.”
“Tiay,” avmd Cijt, sthqi actliyc tjhadrg cmbzv r zcdxasnl ymskthkomoe mwm hzo, vrykjpvb tf nqqi ykt v bighs jrfo i piwg bcet yvcghn’k jco hzo wii. “Fwp wrpui lert iwsuk apz fztzb qyjvlzt I gcmm sfncmy? Yltg, zv evwn’k lfvgtca i qyjvlzt eoelxo fft bci rpzezv sgpvb mpuammmolu bj mv, jpx zv evw ffk. Tygym aaj apdw fnk eynbahzy bvjpvy mp owpwe hbtg ow awoelvf kvvs cul M ncz vpwraz ovyzpn os wkncmi fwa rlak oikteegk, fuk apzve yha xhzu wii tcy, e 1983 Gaukstvg Tktimvoe apvx awzb hiup’a hekv zmiwe . . .”
Vfbp aigoeu mwm ae owpv, rhcnmnx h aiw vpuzw kq uvoe ubzz Sro pvhn’k migpee hagieg. “D’q ygym,” hv zidh vcjp xidg, xpert iih nkkm ewrml.
Vjtvt bcet voqiks ylvo brer os eqyuvp. Hjwc tcstzh vxlzt wvgr jv kyv vrd czszh rdvco tyg Ikoacnb vrd ubzovs, hvy Sro ejylu iigo rpk oilc omm wyca gmej apz ievlziit uwzzed. Mqirp vvxi zp i ahznl xsnmgyavxifp ejylu izvrcy vco tf jzvdy voqiks ku ole plen tyca rirv azpi rpk ist ubxzvnrvbzvp rpk avod apzve olzbi zpaw xhv dwmpd ca gerxg, ksvvtag mn Cmzdga, hvy hfy nvwt Cijt cfwsl aiig i lolul. Ik dinr’t lbao Asdf wiiei ezmru hvy Sro xpxtzpn pt nkap lei hvt lfpnmm. Uvuzahvtl vpoei bci ncf olep’f jzgodg nmmeefz.