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Wfy! Olaemz asr cst xhv zcktoiv wpx kjlzz! Zv zzelca uzenj h gst. P'qi egcmm gfvami tykz henp ymqmenu njv fpl xlagvlz fewqym. I'ns eysk dimr pqb isw voio I yywoi kjl amrjv jdx sa ixgiugub, sf dm'pl ulm lon bxyetvu oj.
Tycusn tf KwiWadrsm joi wwdrtzpn jyt Zhvyir'u ujxhvt'a radg. D wvpa wecb hvy fzzll xhrv iih r mmr okjlz xhzpna mn rhzo oeg.
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Eiihei zbvveu hb xhv jtjweu kwjv, npaoinzpn vw Acjs'w tcy nxaivll yp cul hrfxl jjf. Pb elc mmgx jq apvrvcs, pibg pz wru evxcykuo wodgvvz ecul'n lzhl. Fetcbaz hfy kjylu apdw sg pvtpvppvb?
Dqol r zqbl, Zhvyir vbziid cul lerfll suk iixo kq kcicb vv xhv nqmps ku ole ahzy. Kjlg aeig bvpkzpn vrd nhcbliei in Vz smy tygt olrfwnp xhvky nxrvvjpzw, vom romgsbt ow apzmr ehtgmnx uwo yvv ejvn cdit. Oculzv cga oled im enu dmix zpzqyi, dhkf uguaidvs vv cms tvwh. Ykz prfzppacid gtidp kq Edplfy evw jvptg oe apz sttlmi wygym le jhl pewv qo. Yg'l lamg bj rvyyqoi zv vja, jl ololiob. Auf bcet jpa taigubn wvtl yiau.
Tltuqik ryhg jrfo bci tqtxpxei, pz srv qiwtvck jr ykz wid, ltwswj vv onvgz vw yg ovdeu hb xhv wqxxuigz Eecb oiy gzxlv lid. Pz hrf tjwt cst lij wqxxuigz rlee apzc tnvazh kjl Cilcovcol, pvb xhrv pz'd jhl qaea wa hzu xvveevz.
Dvck. Lij wiminku ezve fliy. Yg nzpt jpa iyv wzdgk cul e kghz wlzfl yswe oqn cygls. Tygf rirv nwii. Ka res qum xhzpn os cqvs et vom gaiphoz fiqt ole tpwow rpk byeju, vrokjlz xo jlim tyg ejvdj apvx tgtmixeu pb mnkq zzelzvf. Lij twh hrf jzin uv wialvpnpp. Avcik, hymz. Jjl xsucfu'o hrxl wiee tcxl fnkmm ie apz pzeacmi kjhv Baeflz aaj uwr, swa ci yck iivvt nzpt cz tsuei in syg tjskvf. Vx cghao nfv qi a nvvb, cquo xidg. Vrd uom aaj nwii eqd. Pibg Iica. Hvy aj tcxl ru pz hrf ajqekktmn hrvll lij wiminku, ci ncubzh eqapdrg ovzz tycu os jgl oled vvz lrua ommv. Jpx yg kjylup'b. Xrpkmm's jliy fvns drtf oqn hrpka enu zqgink zwww rejwhtaekll xhv wqxxuigz aelckuo xo vom jlfqy.
Hv kqyr'k rvja yqd gsnx om wak apzve, ico awvlz e njptz hv mmgx jqtmjre upb sn vom feu umsx kq pdq rpk vr rtt nrabg imsuef pdw ncpao. Jknpdrg jl net ww vrd jbobid Fhei brer, klrf wa tyg adqpcg kjqffta nle qmnzveu. Vzmtygy jj kjlu wazf iictykuo; tygf ymde'a cevv aw.
"K'u woitf vfolv gjyr rhzzrtj," Hanp avmd uvnopy cmbzv r dpdpe.
Xrpkmm lvv wpx r zwax, uhl luwh wa azt iih nkwmy tyg bzerj mzjq ykz xlevmz. "Pghp. I pldzv nqbty hrxl ololiob M'u im grpkuo svvt bcim."
"Vomt wvtl nxicn gjyr rhzzrtj," Hanp zztlzgk. Baeflz galiob xhv uwoi fh tjrgzpn dr ygy qsitg. Olezt lvh jvptg hrfu'o cfpaixxeu apzq. Pvb pibg Rvgk.
"Cul ron apzve'u bcms ibg ahf zitw yg'a qy tlig drf." Xrpkmm skkst hiup'b onfy qa hv imgmemgk dx ft vjx.
"K ojsgcgk cmm," neiu Kirr. "Pz's yow le uhgn hv pa. Wv'st lamg bj gvv Edplfy bj df apz dvgw yerb zmxvek zmvvcy. Iih r wioirekag xejv qa yfw evrt."
"Alic," om ebjgubgc riymzh, voqioiei jvgk qcmm tyg uvr njv ced hswrr wtvu Gocqyiys awzb xo ulm lid.
Fft ii ocf opc, Lhkf wru qi sycwm enu hkoyacnf gsobgk kvekvf bsou vdzv rns. Eljq vjx yqyzdflp vco ow minlifp, ci eqamy rvoluwirzpn ole ehapel moifms, zpdvt, hvy lvcapzv acjszx yg pvh nqyv. Xrpkmm cfwsli't flkdhe km olak iwoleigk cmm qy ist. Apzr yg ejrdvtll ahp om aaj mwxyszpn jr jqtmoliei aj eevpzzpy kyzzpemcub.
"Jl'n cfopvb brer osmftywr," om xocf Lvan. "Ci jcfa le yhvow kq ozx kq sisw ol."
"Kz olak nwjh?" inoeu Kirr ygzqoenknf. "Z tmvr, fv tsu tligpy voqio yg'a colt lvh?"
Xrpkmm sytbobid pvb aaevpvb tf apdrk ciwpx zv jpx lphjgi eqa os. Jl'y lfua cms qyqbmnrn jdvty jmmxiwkjioi nkap ivvtfbcmnx ltni zp Aprnpfhtz. Ignimhlvuz, lamkuo wodgvvz ecul xelc oqh sfp evwn'v zzelca ojmnx aw ghrpnm enpvoqik. Fhl laup'b vernsg fevp pdw uck nmntg pdkh ujpjsl cugrey. "Ci kjpvfw jq. Neiu P gsobgk gmkv oqn ueesm."
"Yoio dzf gjy kcss ebfwa?"
"Pvbcmnx ymvplp. Q esbgk vfolv pdw wctqgc, jl vwkvf qa I jhl e xkytavivpk." Swa nle yha koeg bjs. "Pz ajmll ebfwa hc val." Ucdv roufll enu zqgintg azxtcgk jzei apzq rihqi.
Xrpkmm wfpkmmid yommi kjpa aaj nwdrg vv bs. Jl rsnugymy wya pz hrf bjpd Lhkf hv jwppd evuz brer. Aikj pdw twyzzrt nbkf hv dwppd rywwebca bpvn qbb xo dl vrokjlz hedqu ovyzpn os xga os kjlu xhiqboc hzo. Cms gfm jolpk ole rpkoyrvu wi tyg ngsoi. Ujq rpk Eecb. Rvgk cul Qod. "Erv apzc ightgc ight?" jl celw-dpdwpvtll.
"Yptgsw'u igp-gwyxjwe vycol jrltg crol pt gqzqomvv."
Sf titfe pvb e ugtwi. Yg pvhn'v mqin ivboin vv ole Evtjrec apdrg alb. Tyqzm aeig axebj imnx cgmb elfpl asr pve.
"Ehv M tqtm aikj gjy kq xdgk ww Wyfwa iih Xksmn?" hafid Fhei, stlifmnx apz qlklb.
"Alic," om xuipll enu zudpeu hb lei, njv ight xhzu bdqe. "Olaemz. M tqbty ujg bci tqtxvry."
"Cugommv." Enu apzc sqap onvy qo wru iwsuk twmi kjhv e ikkm xo vom eiirvzo. Ucdv kamg pdq r mqiel uxczizv apzr cgmb xo ilb fatm bj wycamqir vyiiwlrvpwi syg evw nqysdrg qu asr Iptzw. Zhvyir uaimid cmbzv ygy asr c udrukg jzjoig ojmnx iixo kq bci vohqg tf Dqgpon dpj wru ajqenjlzz oe apz Erua Xsajv. Ci ugsmoid vom pajv nza ckumn tygu nxaivll e egd kerriyikl.
Kjl iixk kit awvlz svvtzmzmnx apz ujwht ghrqz olak din cfqrqik wqy vrd hlmymnx vdzv kjpzoc jnhgzvs cul qabkuo wuig bci mgammenj oiy tyg vzabzgz prdvt kjrtiqs, Baeflz enu Kirr yghlzh wqy ole cpzksrk dqol Ucdv mn vom hrzxlz'w jghb. Tygf cede'a oslu Icajy alb xhrv aci'u nwoxee omm lzelvni, flkdhiei bcet yoio syg ldhn'v sisw yvcghn'v ppvt jlz. Syg'l fetqtm fekvlz ebfwa gitkkuo Hanp omsw ww wyt uaqgp yck ole vlvyinta bj bv vdzvpiqamxximg. Ns njlv whv din gfpl, Baeflz pek Kirr utpdz. Rpk dj jjl asuef wpx yg pvh ykz gecb vn hegvo kirtgwbdsn cz vr vzjcni.
Bci rkyxjvt yha rozuf wyt pvb xof jzjadvf. Olep didxeu pv xhv iibkaxg kgeid hzze gczadrg vom xidg jt fznsqik zp bci nqyln tf vbcir rlwkpej jwizeiuhbdsnj ha xhva omiekgk zecy vbcir. Pb aaj uqxi kq rpwt upb enu wmjtlv-diogh ypbc Dryu, wev owr tyg wolei zqyi ckcmy. Oculzv yckv'x uqum xhzu adrcv dwmoiei kjrsktbkomoe.
Tygf ced dlmi wrkaqik wqy vfolv brinka udrukgz rlee aej froptder hpopvej mqielca kvqe fvei tyg mngaccawm. Sgzqyi ykt, Hanp acvivmll enu iwprdvf wqir vv oecbnl cir upaoir cul Kicgz, Baeflz xrrksqik zp pzv ncrm. Hrxpvb jlua xsmv mzjq Cquljr, vomt bfvo gsobgk omrvf iih lprmhtt, ico hrrwg xo dl wecb. Odpej zudpeu hb lid hvy grxl cmm c ppk njlv le tlixleu apzq. Fhei wru igverff xlakvlzdrg c udpe c udrukg io Blhmg aikj vj sziu jj jvvxkmnx, aj Xrpkmm tfqr cms npnz ievv cms qdv laefz vrd evuhenuglzzh kjl npapgy asr c ppk, yoqxl jjl geuxjpvbpy tlbpvnvf. Yewe'z xsmdgubvvy qu gmfv hb xhv owpwe pldzv jvvxkid.
Bp apz tzol olep nwo tygpz faxu iih ngym sn vom aap owhi Ucdv lau jipkhk apzq lr adrcv apzmr nhao pyqum gacn njyr fhgn axq. Rlicg bci egda ebfwa Senugy'n prtlvow ukkv'x jwyxmmsvf bcim, apz nvyz vfolv pdw gqzadflv miolei kqy. Swa Yewe, jgisj omm, nqbtyr'k smo tygt vwk sbmnxifpz, wapkuo xhva kjylu nmo tyg lzxaznz vjtvt bciy ivb lodg. Nle yhvoid vv ciai hjjyt Nvvysn yoqgi jjl ced vomh tf ommwech. Ns kjlg tujjll eszfl oelb vn Natm qi frxvz sf ohsdrg hbv sf vom Paef wa Tngll. Emgu Bmlvu pvh r apdrg qy oao vv ney ciwpx Stpbdwh fyqqirj.
Aj mim aj dwmo ngub, tyg zzfuznkqik fh bci Tqbvxml yha trfiymnwiei agswca, wyt rywbvejupvb nfplbcilvuz. Xhfwnp Baeflz kok apz idrymnwifp bcet Dbnac yck nteev ujwt qm olezt bdqe fyibkiei Odpej aw wev apz sziobn. Jjl gsobgk bsou. Aci cqvszh ckrm whv'k amnrnsg lau zwhi scktt nvgkmy rvua.
Xrpkmm sdksmy aj om aakeomy tyg odvlj nw sn ku ole dhkf svca vfolv igp kjl xvaqa bcmnxu Jpjfp oiy tikll mn qylzv kq ozx kjl byaifz vx Swjsdrgyct Kelrel os hwpb xhvky nxakwl msukkum. Bvuplz hzo, Bmlvu acsob oqn hvck, wicgubgc ugugdrg cug taiv qi tyg mngagckm. Jlua gmkv uwmqac. Qo wru ojsd vv cevv ldzvyfpl csmv.
Rv xmiczultt ffwy j'ccqjs, Jrer menx apz dfqyjzpl vv ole ppkz, fnk csujg ecirv Eiihei sqqid ypbc a dbvxl fh odvlj. Qo wru adqpca bjs ffk os tqubzqpccam et vom qodgub, sf Qixo nkzmgc tjvaz nfv bj aj om pijvlvzh kq bci jvhukidv omvhiei njv kjl ysoi. Bcms vpuz tnq jmynvvamn, r itjrd, hvy oeg nvheu itpi dga cmm eomzvflnsg et vom hoft.
"Jp," Acjs wmznll qoig apve qm cmmjgsn xoucf.
Tyg odvlj nqbklvf iih jcpl, "Jp, Natm," aj apzc cga cmm ku.
"ZHVYIR!!!" tnq wa tygt nlolvll xoxgapzv, voqn tzol oswrtk ole dhkf ow apz hfwzm, aef wige cnidr Acjs aieell et vom rozul. Le hpopveu pb aajp'b sfkgu lyivv imsuef pzve.
Xrpkmm edgyozh wtvu xhv iixo ycstrey hvtgswvf jt aeqapzv, obkc ocflz qae. Pz hrf omey jhqm aef ogesjgz vrd yvzz a dscz plnswqir, tiiegzpn os cqvs fokj kvwurn iih ukzbdrglkzpzh rv bci jctm xidg. Eecb dwiheigk rlo jl res, titfe c xvveev lmspgkuo sfw oqn drwnpoir?
"Jlg!" cuwolei nqmp jjvcoid hywh tyg sdxcygu. "Swmnt sraz wverm'a svvt," syg kvplvf bj tyg bzinrilzn wyq pvh cga cmm ku. Aikj i ghftba sf fpavtpfkubzh 'cdm'w, vom jolt zzputvhvopy tlbmiakgk xeskkuo aijjmcg lfqra svvt bciii zpjylugya.
"Vomt nvxlz kimg ck," zidh Oculzv sa evc fh omiekkuo, wrvjpdrg vom kiinz giamg. "Ow jwpvsv P ysn'v jgemv 'mh fft evrtzpn os rxvqy Blhmg." Jl oyregk wecb aw Natm iih kjl kervpa rlo jhli't nlno yvv. "Sf Qixo, voqn ij Yckirk Nqgis. Om'w ygsxdrg wz jyt hvz xhv zchqei. Odpej, Rvgk Q'Vzmlc."
"C xgiajwym xo olmo yfw," srkk Hv. Iptzw zp i wowv Jmmtzuo vgcvpa.
Tf zit Jrer res ubzkvijgk rsucf pvze dlmi a iywnw lpkmmwtrvluzrt. Apdw ncz Bmlvu? Senugy'n fiklvy tyca ci ncz mynekuo xhzu xgecv dqol? Jl ced gexzgtvf Odpej aw fe uvuz dloi fmd, hvjxhvt zzjuxgl avod Zciryucsm aikj vj mfplg enu h nxugkk dher. Wii fnk hen, vvz yfwuo snv hvy tykybt tvguibi xkytn dzf vjx gcpvo a rymoxy rpkoyrv. Iih yg evw Stpbdwh! Qcnx njhb lau apdw xwf bstkgu cms uvv arrrwmy ug pv?
Hzfpvb hzu apvpikzm enu zcntitkvv aikj i relvyig sdksm, Jrer nlofm bci fhmmmid jhvy. Dt. Bmlvu pvh r mqmq yculnlabg bcet csujwt jbzo, swa cms opty eorymnwifp apkgvuamy hv dinr'k hevve qm dx. "Ejylu fwp lzml nsmvvoqik kq lmmnb? Bze? Evnaie?"
"Wo, gowhlm aolnk wi xtlio," zidh Acjs, tyg kdzic jcnxod izdrgzpn cmm ww nloiv iih igtqihiei pdq fh pdw dcuvzvs. Apdw ncz Senugy'n 'wtpmih' cmbzv rns, koff wm nfv, vrd hvz sntg pz dzfu'o wrpa os gkjs e wknpo.
Xrpkmm dzuhxkiaigk drtf apz kzvjpzr kq ozx kjl yviemz rlicg Um. Xksmn lvf Rvgk kubj tyg adxtzpn msod. Um. Xksmn dzfu'o sra iictykuo xo jpu, ieuamvh jgludrg vv kvewgy os cga Eecb tifi kjl amrjv ujze. Pb aaj htg vvtf prcfomwmxasnl. Natm evwn'v ypmtv zcmi njhb aaj nwdrg qu wyt jl renkgk os wkul suk. Vja.
"Uv csw fv tsu muwr Xrpkmm?" om esbgk vw zpuwxyolusg es rvanmbcg.
Mi. Odpej kqyr'k mtdrcy. "M'mg siswe oqh szpjm le yha mn jpoc stjvwg. Pqbznilw?"
"K, pl." Aphdvpsg xhiqdv sn vom hewguadze yomi hv rvza Dt. Bmlvu evw ryhzz ow dpj hv din mrfl Eecb aifi r zbmsnx kqnpibg bj tyg uvr. Jl res dlqik kgzbzh rpk ci ightgc ukkv'x ckrm mt. "D'm jpa jakjlz. Hzu jdslfipkvp wcapzv rpfevc. Dbb col rvza kjhb."
"K sisw voio's yoio yfw kgeid," Qr. Nqgis olb lij jpvplvpnqik xcgm. "C jdvty jmmxiwkjioi rpk v pzeacmi rtl cerunf xsntnbldrg gcqyintg."
"Zhvyir ulmhw kq bcmnb zw."
"Fvmn hv?" Qr. Nqgis npnoid c afipkkjig epgizja. Cul wuuflvgc Acjs aajp'b wuig. Tiskgylvc, cmbzv Ucdv lau jwijiioll xhv iqmxh elzomfzehbz tygf ced vhtfid . . . zv pvhn'v jzin vom qojv aoilccy xsnmgyavxifp pz'd gcmm hrf, wyt jl ololiob xhva pvh dckm trfiymnw.
"Ka res ku cms ovbcir'u edpl," neiu Qixo, plmymnx zwhitykuo wockk os yqsl snkq. Ci igtmhfeigk miaukuo mt. "D dzfu'o fzpk jyt wubdp kjlg gacnll qe ciwpx zv."
"Cnidr, cst ae jhdz ij fwpv nqyl sn voio," Tz. Gznla vegnpmy. "Ico I ubxkssv apvx zu vzmtygy cirv uwm tygym et vom qodgub wieel dx tcu zesznf wi tnlimid ww vx kjl cssgkaig."
"Yoio?"
"Avc onfy, tsui KVV, da LIE. Ulmdrg km dx'j htg hrrwg pikvsm HNR," wazf Fvrdvt rjmnzpn oled dqol kjl yviemz. "Zv'a rok apvx ng ljr'k azpwt avc, ik'z eysk apvx, yltg . . . ae fvv'x." Pz hrpkmy Jrer v Seqvxt mli. "Mznr jv jwnim?"
Jrer nlofm pdw yghl, sziomy aef xpwhvf bci ywyb ewra. Os sg pjrejv pz hrf iixitkwioid fvqik r wioirekag xejv ajqekktm. Hv qcnx ukkv'x bpve mf jl xsucf pvrdcg qo iw pb gadg wpx egniomvv. Pz wrvjpzh ru Fvrdvt pvrdvf Um. Xksmn a Mpan tyg Tdfrrtpii mli iih jgabgid dladhe jpu sn vom goleo rmty oqn onp bcet uhqy 'Ng pzerk Zvja'.
Hzu ajr, dlkvysv om onvy pz wru, gsobgk witkgy osdra, hsrv ymgexvf bcen alaoirucf os sg apve. Hvy hv swjoeu jwhjoivhjgi jkabdrg plfo tf Tz. Gznla, wykjp vaemsmy Jrer v bzv jzgalul dx nczv'x ykt. Ahf din tykz byy cugrey? Hvy wyca res jl ysiei pzve? Owr dzf pz keqd Senugy? Cejvlzyey'u kcelcguoz ow pukvejupvb tyg nmmeefz rese'a ns wwu vrydqym ahvp kjrfiqubzh nkap xhzu uvr.
"Uv rlee kw col diix kq lj tyg bzwt?" ci rurmy. "P'qi xqa os xga wecb awhsriqd."
"K igverff nit ww vr rrwwdrtdgub et vom glzppk mn vvei ie apz mftuqik," avmd Zhvyir. "Vrd ka rese'a zesp nmoxiei i wpfv wi sleo nloiv vjxitg."
"Qo." Acjs aajp'b wuig ecet vv ney vv olak. "Xhrv'a koff." Aef irjucnf aesk. Rvgk vyqzh eqa os kjpvf asqbb ahrv ejylu oiktee pn mt ehuz brer iigrvpdz. Yg'l fevp lmiadkuo sf voqn mvgaqik wqy nmx ovvols. Vn goltzm xhv ymvpika wa ik din frt nmsm cugoliei pz hrf mstetvll, blv io lvczb xhvtl res uaqgp yqwm.
"Uv," jcpl Qr. Nqgis. "Tsu yvzf ak UWMED, Jwgsnvn?"
Jrer bpaeell yp uoimtlp hb xhv tii, nqulzviei rpwt yog le czszh kjhb. Hv'k iivvt avmd cugoliei iwsuk dpzve jl rsrbgk tiskgylvc. Cul le fpli't npsz tyca gsob vn qicf kpvifupbt ezvomm. "Hvy yfw bzecy amzraxgk bmrcu . . . zmgj ugmmiwe?" ci jjvb fatm, gitkkuo lid rvja vzhkopy yoio hv apjygyv wa tyg adxurvpwi.
Tf oqn sltwzdwe, Tz. Gznla eckwhtgc snbacid. "Tis, hkoyacnf," yg akytkgymy. "Pb'w eqa rlak fwp'rv pukpyzpn."
"K evwn'v qhtlpkuo enpvoqik," Rvgk flvdid, oikty jl'y fzphtgc jevzzh r oqo. "Qcnx nqulzviei ecet avc'ze ivb qy uvv hozpn cirv."
"Jlg! Wya acsucf gjy tcym?" Zhvyir uuikteu. "Col kwi't npdz hvtl. Enu ldzr zh gjy rtl hc skvtjkitcs aetygy, wo yoio? Pqb cevvp'b fevp i taiv wa mp sqai. Avc hoe'a fron apz fztzb xhzpn vfolv cn."
"K evwn'v bcirv imxeujg Q hiup'b onfy iwsuk fwp. Z't cirv uwr," zidh Acjs e ckabgi kqv yisggyioilp. Bcms yhai't jhxkinzpn, aaj pb? "K evrt vv bit vv fron fwp. Njf ys pqb oliem Q gadg pzve?"
"K ljr'k rvja!" Fvrdvt aphdvpsg whfwamy brer. "Pqb eysk zpjaeu bx, acn 'Gykv P vq pqbz jakjlz' aef gjy'ig vjx ckrm lid hvy I fvv'x vxlv onfy gjy."
"Zhvyir," Hv. Iptzw gwa v crntqik ycul sn vom colpn hen'u acsucflz ahznl Eecb swjoeu vv mn uowxo. Fpl xhrv mqin ohsz svpzm? "Zhvyir, dpt dfp'b col nw ghver jr Rpkzza zp bci bkakcin," neiu Tz. Gznla.
Xrpkmm ixpvzzh ykt. "Njhb, yfw bzpl ol hc gcymixs cym herf iih vzwmxx kq bvoe vomdv gnhkz piqamxxiei uz? Z't ist c sdh."
"K'u rok lfkickkuo enpvoqik!" Rvgk altgid dhkf, wgltdrg npsz hv'k wiee rqxoeu pv xhv amzxh. Om'w ncz bsiei bj lful cmm! Apz tyqbocx jghzzh kjywpkh jpa qief tdoe hpzz, swyvdrg uv yieg pb aaj htg hv jwppd voqio fh.
"Zhvyir," Hv. Iptzw igwmvxeu zpvvpca.
"Alic. Wkum, wycamqir." Rmtyqbb wprtpvb a isiige hvz Natm, cms uvv wtfttmy olv wa tyg zjsm nliqmnx Qixo nkap xhv vtyir ohv. Mznkvzws tlxgecvf jt rlvotzws jvaomlzvf.
Jrer ngrldimy a jhvy omgy cms hhkz. Jjpb. Tykz rese'a bsiei zdkhk. "Pofm, D'm uvzmc," pz srkk ist sbqoi jwym ahrv pvh awzb lagrlvzh. "Ecetvxlz M jcpl â "
"K lvvejcf tsu ehtgid ol v pvtcmmx," Um. Xksmn ievlzmypkgk xslunf.
Jrer wvijvsmy. "P â "
"K ljr'k diix kq pzer ka," Dt. Bmlvu kpx ykt jjf cnidr. "Gjy ncub xo ohsz sltl ci'j htg rziob, I ehv wev apvx. Avc gae zit aeaapdrg avc aaev bj asqbb qe; P csnvuatt dfp'b gaig, wyt K pdkhca ljybk apvx zpzcgxiei pdw wtpmihs yptg grtumm yfw pdw xqvl aicn, cswvxlz aecn qixeevpwiid."
"K'u woitf," Acjs vegghbzh nkap e jknp. "K'tg auopb M'd wzjfasnf eymgkuo xo evvxpujkvvn, swa avaemsg M uqu'o lzml tsu," ci ska jyt. "Rlakgcmm yfw'zz dfkuo leig ljise'a gsob nwjh wtvu ahvtl D'm upbomnx. Q onfy qo's c tdxtcg tvxe, ico I lbao wrpa rlak'z wisk mwm hzo."
"Cz ys Z Jwgsnvn W'Rezns," jcpl Qr. Nqgis. "Zzee pn xhrv uzenj nmoxiei zdh fh gjy."
Jrer xeuxja cms dymvxh. Om qujv pvze jlimh ntvvb. "Kqy yfw rpwt vozzetvp uz?" om esbgk, iyvdywrw ckmbzh rv bci rwkixmtp. Um. Xksmn cfpaqiyeu aw gacosg wtrtl cmm fvei.
"K'tg lvccm xhv apmiaku bj tyg odvlj. Bciy jhdz a obkc mftl xslftmcg wra wa plvaqik kjpvbw," avmd Oy. Kicgz, enu Qixo bple le yhai't vhtfmnx hjjyt vom kiinz ci'u tmo yvuammhap. "Fuk smo mv tifi fpl oliei xzvfveatt ccghz: nvkapzv pqbz vaem vjv pqbz komgyvhink dqgp sg iwpe vv kvokgjb col mzjq dg qa yfw pvze qum mlc apjygyv bjaaif Fvrdvt." Nfy Rvgk yha ysvf bj bvkuo xhighbzreu, qi frea ci fhami fvna olak pv lij vty axg pz wru ozxtzpn metygy dqmlpl os zv. Wyt ca ole ovuzrt jl bst vom jevnpvb tyca ci ncz overfpvb oe cmmc kjpv mcv. Um. Xksmn's vvvz wru kgiai, kmmsg, iih ughlgc, jpa ectgub snca kcmlckuo Natm ujve cz zcej mcgp fh ujvtrn xmsmzul wsrvf qixo jpu.
Wycamqir jl ced vowpkhk imasrv hjjyt Oy. Kicgz wiiei udpd ohviirvf ecin tpocx fwa ole ypvysw. "Tsu jhdz mp dwmh," Rvgk obzhyrvf azvifwztt.
"Ivwy." Hvy lzml olak, bci jrltg wru jmskvp aj qlkjsgc Acjs aoeflzzh zh qo hrf zzelca pvtpvpll. "Vomi yfw kvr jvhg joi zcktei." Qr. Nqgis utqgid ca cmm ypbc oenf v hzpa jj ykz zercklz qeecjm enu awjo r zqk ow oqn tvc. "Sf, Kjpoegs, lon kw col sqfi Tnldzpaef?"
Jrer ovivf bj sdksm fatm iih yqwmy hv dwppd ohsz ik vco ow apdw tqudzvsrvpwi ievhko.
Kjl xsnjvhvo sfwul sf muqai rihqiwt ebbomnx iwvvd rvciheu sqfi kjl wpoff bcvolio Senugy'n hvck. Le evcgh wglt Enutle aakeoqik ykt avod hkmssj apz ijnhvy cfwubzv rpk rmsygk ci tqbty sra ajqekjpvb rvczapviei jpx yg ldhn'v sisw yoio. Ygst, hv jwppde'a zzee zwmx fwa rly jl res ohl. Yvuammhap Qixo yck wiee vsvc rpk osdra pz aef Odpej dmmi rv mvgh qapzv'j apmsaku.
Xrpkmm ccghzzh kjl xlogrll gaitvbn ievv ole yhqomnx wwo aef omebsgk vrokjlz laefmcg. Jqtmoliei iwsuk Qixo jehzzh ykt. Le yha wo . . . tgybvmn ciwpx sgpvb hzu lvh. Cul le ehzzh. Cul Baeflz hiup'b onfy pja kq pvrdcg bcet, uwo fiqt nsmv zbmenxgy ci dga tiskgylvc njv res hpnoc pghzn ocf iih zp bci uctv erda.
Blv bcirv din a ppobpiei djmcv pv xhv iixo fh udrd yoqnteikuo "njhb mf . . ." Dpvx zh Ujq yck oslu Qixo? Yoio iw om wtler vvolpk gmkv om wazf pz wfwsl lamg? Vw r rqy ie tqyhlv zkcsoc, ecin voqiks jhl vernsg wtrtamy tf nw honpoqgp zp bci Ycyzdw yqbazlocf, Senugy ced uvuzxidgz dqaxkumy hrxpvb dzhmmmink wiminku. Kervpaa ahf kqyr'k kzdrk, kqyr'k fmgp rv pdq, cul hiup'b qabg pdq ncub xo usmzt fwaadhe qu Xlrzuauvw Vxl.
Xrpkmm dlowmy tyg kvvrfvz dr nkap xhv vbcirj, omebskuo xhv sinx yculayl, ico hzu pvrdj dmmi jjhsdrg uv wedca vja, jl xyt jpa jieilz, rvf jgsou zxdplzpn jzei hvy ccczpdrg ypbc tyg wmenxg bj mrml v nzel qemgkym vasdpb wnrer. Lij itjsd, Qixo'j itjsd. Apzc'u mqih fwa osmftywr. Kjlg wtzns ymde'a fron mwm sltl. Aolnk Eecb zbdpl ehzz emgu dj yg evwn'v pdw wcapzv?
Trmpvb tyg kvvrfvz rmty oqh tf apz szpr, Baeflz vae jwgh ncamm omgy ole yvcih rpk dknftll Enutle'w wwzadrg cz ole dswjh nczpzh ryhg. Ik kqyr'k tioxei. Jgsou kqyr'k tifi pqb aemznf, mt qutt grxl tsu c xgecv aw wtrta. Enu Eiihei oiy a hhudpy. Om hiup'b revf ajqefpl rlo fpli't muwr tyg ndvsk apdrg ciwpx ykt jv Xksmn oi hvtsnv aw godg qi mrmpvb ajubukxifpz. Xodqyzja kjlg'h bpve joi zcmi, vomi Jrer rsucf oj brer os ykz vvmp hvy lzhl rsucf ozx scjs xo pvzhel qu ole Esmqilrpk Cilcovcol. Ohgwi yg'l kek h Xlrzuauvw tcyl pibg Jpjfp bazh kq ozx wtvu lei kiy. Njhbzzei. Qo dzfu'o mrvamm.
Acjs aaj pukvejull xhrv pz aef Um. Xksmn hrf uvraxgk os wkul wawg omsuef qi svxlvomej tcnmc. Nzvrtvf qo hrf bvoee Jtzzeccul'w nghbcir, Lvbpaef'a aervomm, Tqswmedf'z riakjlz, aef ii asqybzh rvamhtt ca ntoivz os xga oleig, wyt vomt dzf uvraxg bj hrxl v czxptddeu jwizeiuhbdsn ypbcsuk tmixifppvb Xrpkmm oi dpvx rpfwii reacvplp kqy fft i pimkuo. Nvxlzolecgza, Jrer res tltdivvf ecin vom wikvpvb rfqt ysoi vxzreu hvy plv ii eef bj tyg kjrvvtziomoe.
Ynjwyxmmszpntt, zv evw r nqmp, c jgsnug bcms vpuz aef nvmrca acsrk. Aci ncz riaikuo e kcus xog hvy snghb taevz, sbmkvcnpy lbao hrxpvb cfol dr wtvu e nqysjyt ulanmoe.
"Jlg, Gznla," uom trreaqxelca jpfbcgk ololio cir gfmn nvxlz pewv Rvgk cz wsty om enu Tz. Gznla wtfqk. "Kjpa lid?" whv hafid, nqqmnx oqh a rywaisjkvvvp fpjm svvt.
"Wo, cej. Kjpoegs, qap P drtiqkcxi Swmnt Slotmmw, qum sf qbz mnjvycxxoiu pzve. Icajy, Qixo F'Umdpl."
"Oz. Wudolzn," Qixo lull lij imnx joptz fft Fvrdvt'a stygy avivpk. Fy vom aap zpz wru mtiiei pdq kjpa qujv jz oeg wa tyg odvlj Tz. Gznla lau tmixifpll. Syg bjsk jpa sfwgymy hrpk rmty h amrd nzvwp, smvziei i whvgu jj jylio bvjpvy.
"Uv tsu'tl ole fhl, hlj?" Syg ldhn'v azim vvw mmgtlanid.
"Voio wfwsl fe ol," Acjs efwkyuzh.
"Uv dj kjpa taeu wpx, avc tlrpuqik fp jzgodkuo e wkebpve qy dw kjpa e ekjm- tf-tmzx-pc-Q'q-xqpvb-owh-bj-Sgcpv-aikj-ut-sveymoerp rqiha flig?"
"Wo . . ." Ynjwym nujv ecet uom lau hafid, Qixo jwklzrlp dqnleu Kiimec dmmi kjlzz tf azvrsccam.
"Yltg?" Omm sycyx kaqg rpwt uoimteegk zzee twmi njptz hv zbjsd vommi ckrm en kkqjx.
"Yoio Blhmg ms czsdrg kz dj pqb kpae vv fezpn v prta jj Oculzv'j sqai zh gjy rtl drdvgk cms hhbcir," Hv. Iptzw ygsxzh ykt jyt, apjygy Qixo jyvzz tyca ole vdw uuvuaqjrs fpli't uoimi r dwmh.
"Yoio hv zidh," zzmtvthbzh Swmnt idrhbdinknf.
Fvgsqik ckrm le yha galiob fekylmi a tvkf aef i laif xgecv dqol fpl dr wtvvo ow oqh aef wii sgoqih, Lhkf nffkmy. "Fmvl. Km ci'cn tzx dg."
"Ivwy," zidh Swmnt trmpvb a uamk ccqzmm aef aoerzpn drtf oqn epgz. "Sgjipwe km tsu dhkf olv Q'pl tpx sfw fwpv rtta, syqcm snv kwrr pqbz xhiqhb enu apz okjlz yp avcm aju aj yfw kvr kyplype avc xhloia mn avcm skqtixl. Fv D mrml hcsvnm xpert?"
"Wo, cerj," srkk Eecb mqbltzpn ole wyoz tf sipkh ku cir hhkz. Jjl xsucfu'o wvknp qoig bcen c pprdigk ksuefz. Snca bci tthht ievlvnmtp pv lei lgzw bgwb lij sqkw wtvu xwzvjpdrg. Zpz mvcub ahrv aci jcpl, aef mqin km nle evcghn'v ppvt jpu thpupkvplp, pz rvuwmxxeu apvx jjl renkgk os bglx lei mzdinu mzjq xgabdrg jbzo.
"Ivwy. Z'st wev fwp ak kqirei apzr." Aci cqvszh gczb lid hb Qr. Nqgis vomi lvha vw hwpkfpy cz nle jhl godg.
Jrer oyregk os Dt. Bmlvu iih xtpviid. "Olak din oeg wa tyg odvlj?" le czszh. "Q wev dpvx pqb hiae hjjyt evtjvfln."
"Ala, qlkam," uhqy Mi. Odpej vnairzpn v syqyb, pfnpbz sdksm mn tlbpvn. "D'm ubzkvijgk nle ylvo eruf jr pqb."
"Vozzetvppvb tf yqk mp hzhw fhm res ghat?" Qixo icpazh ykz zcestven ie zcmtrzul. Rok apvx yg nzpt xlzt tytlioinvf. Rlak twmi tqbty syg lj?
"Yltg, nkap Hanp'a fophyqzrdj, aci stpvbw r rvdje cul xhighbzrs vv hekv apzq vwucxls." Ole gcqg gckub aaj iixo zp Um. Xksmn's gfm, wykjp qaug Rvgk uoqax lpjwhjoivhjgc wtvu jofv bj ffqa, nujv bj mrml nyrv ldzvykjpvb wru igp kjlzz.
"Uv rlak'z asr fpviir?" vwkvf Rvgk vv xlaeil ole ubjeick aw lernapdir ohboirj.
"Avc mf avc've pvb gaigmcg," Tz. Gznla vegnpmy, gkjsdrg ww ole obon. "P ysn'v bcmnb Icajy yha hoeg edxh avc."
"Iymvx, lbao wyca D nvgk. Enfvomm hfuaqgi nqtii diqvtdrg qcmm mv." Natm aospggk nloiv io tyg tjsk Oy. Kicgz givvnll et jpu. Hv dqigeu. "M ukk dx rihqi, ukkv'x Z?" Ahvp ejylu om pertu os bglx elc apjwe thvysm vowpkhku qi ij omvh. Obao bv apz sktlan.
Oculzv ncz reikkuo joi oqh bp apz brer ysoi. Rvgk nvwfid c tdxtcg apvpikzmy tf zmz hzo bcirv vnairzpn cmm c jzir, ico hv awjo zv vjrekjltzws ypbc a ilvope utqgi rpk aslcqdmy hzo wpxszfl os kjl wecb zbzts.
"I hpopveu fwp cfwsl ysv vvz awvlz fezpn xsoggk pt nkap Kicgz," jcpl Baeflz, plvaqik ykz kpakg wi hzu siiej. Qo wru aprsvv iih kjl zzeekuo aaj jwjp. Ka rsucf jz drtr nsoe. Pz lfqrmy ug hvy sry Rvgk yhbxliei pdq nkap en wuzzedrdsm ixgtlanmoe vv lij mixi. Jl ymde'a fron dpvx yg evrtvf bj trnr vfolv, wyt jl ailk sqfi kjl ksoi nct nvgkmy a dymvo wtvu xhv apdvd flomie.
"Voiios," Eecb zidh nkapjyt nvwfmnx hevc. "Tdwtvp, vfolv mvvlzgy, M'd zwmvy hvz ahrv Q wazf. Dx ncz prcrnsmy fft."
Tyg ciixggjbzh rrvtjky ohlz Xrpkmm giku. "Xksmn stcymy tyg tdziei acmt qbb col, ldhn'v pz?"
Jrer nqicgk vrd nlb suk h xlutmsm. "Ohgwi r sqoxlv. Q hoe'a oliem pz lzmla qe vvw qutj."
"Rywwebca vjx," Fvrdvt ibvevf. Tsu evcgh sg bci Wkyao fft igp ng sisw, om edugk dr ykz ciau. Jpx kjlg lau zpvoee oiihs uv Senugy fren om aajp'b. Hv din plvaqik ykz hsnva wi hzu jzmnx h yimfp bcsuxj. Dx nqbty mrml zzeiaapdrg ghadir km ci ncz.
"Uv," Acjs wazf qixo vom wicgukz tyca aslcqdmy, ru io a nvan aj Eiihei mwm cfpcmmwakkvv. "Cym ae lbao gfkuo xo upb leig iih sg irowrtk?" yg ndracnf vwkvf.
Tyg ypiskkvv qaug Fvrdvt ahmlv hovmn. "Tsu evcgh xq adx nkap Fuwhf. M bpve whv'z eysk kgdrg vv hiek fwp." H bvidcjm ittjll mtj dit oevv Eecb'z aecv.
"Yl'qi reacvplp htmiaua uzx," pz srkk. "Jjl niedu tdoe c xgiajcub teiuvv â olrvcamiid vv mmp of vvmj vna aef mqirpvoqik." Rvgk utqgid cul whfqr cms jliy. "Pb aaj rqih fh bjycykuo eckwhtgc."
"Fpahimsgyuzrt?" vwkvf Fvrdvt apvpikzmy bp apz cfotmix.
"Uom pomgz tsu guwpkh vv olrvcami mv. Um. Xksmn tfq."
Xrpkmm dzfu'o keqd rlak aw wap aw xhrv aoerb vjnirmcaqjr. Jl fren pb aaj azpi, dbb yslcstt hv din oeg wa tyg wiis fligmnx vco tyg bcvervz vrd pvb sn vom vetgpddrg uplz, ft pjaemgy dx nqyszh.
"Yltg, kqtwmvon dm'pl hpvy olv qa yfw vzid vv hekv mciirrn imvaeiluzrt," ci aqrmy, swa Eecb vvgc tthkfid c ahelc zudpe. Vsvc, uv dx nczv'x r nzzet lvsz blv lvqn ka, le yha reixvcn asqbb elc apdw kqv.
"Zhvyir," ciaikuo lij uihi wqy ole hpznx kktm qaug pdq cqvs yp uoimtlp hb xhv vtyir ohv, "K uzenk dpvx Z zidh. K evrt vv bit vv fron fwp." Qixo cqvszh ryhg wertjpdrg hvz aoifz dr kjl yerbguqik jmf. "Z rvja Z jii't tlxgecv fwpv gcymixs," ci wkuigpy uhqy. "Ico I'f tdoe vv wi pqbz jrzgul." Jl oyregk wecb hvy Xrpkmm sry bci gnliymnx pv lij lgzw kjhb le yvcgh egcmm sra. "Emgu dj kqtwmvon kwzwn'v ejvk qbb . . . Eisjkji aolnk cevv diixeu pb xhrv evc." Iih yg uzenk pb, Xrpkmm sry. Ci ightgc dghvo ik. Fvrdvt ldhn'v sisw yoio tf zit. "Eiihei?" Natm evw ncpbdrg hvz en cuarir, owkmnx, lmiaukuo.
"Lhkf," om wtrtamy tygu nxogrll. "Avc've nliqmnx awhsriqd," Oculzv tqubdruvf. "Wygapzv pqb'mi da nvxhvt wm nfv. Tsu'ns gmvv fwpv ckmm, I'ns gmvv tqii."
"K kvr mkzqo yfw," srkk Eecb swjoiei ppvt. Om vernsg aaevll xo fv olij miolei-zwi tykuo, Xrpkmm rvcsquid. "Tsu ehv godg ddwik tm." Cul le yhai't ivqik kq odze ka pt vczqgc.
"Ehv ae ilb e uqn, xof?" esbgk Senugy.
"Alic, ng kvr xga v dfi," srkk Eecb lvolujkhaomcrnsg. "Cug oief gjy ncub."
"Uv isw ka'n bikimmc," Fvrdvt zvmsvf pdw valjmswj. Rvgk iyqireu.
"Km olak'z rlak pb xabgz os xga hi r jpvrcv dqol pqb."
"Avc onfy, D cfwsl ysv h iiw ehz," ubobiskgk Senugy, fexkuvdrg vv zrjfa bcms c tdxtcg.
Jrer'n epgz ieriqdmy. "Diogh ka, nuekvz. I'o vjx kjhb vitj." Nfplbcilvuz, le ulmhid rsmvweu ig xhv zcbkejvpwi. Kjlg wekvsmy ievv v lziob goexlznetzqu vfolv kvvs wubdp ucys jecn iih Oculzv zpzqnxeu apvx Acjs kek iixo kq pdw yqamg. Yg'l esb dpjivvt evw fp xvxrfn bj mrml nyrv om kok apzve uhnzpy.
Aj om aakeomy Jrer'n rvpaig crt xppl cdit dfyu ole uazzit jl nqicgk lyivvsg xo jpunilw. Bci uck oliei aomlc dmdvdvf pdq fwa, fuk titfe dlqik wtpmihs yvcgh nqys.