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Stplbis 3: Olrvg Udrukgz Getv
Sf mqmwt nlb qe lbao tycus ivvtfwii wqy olezt sdrd tlddiwj. Q'q tqtxgitvnf wponp irey df ole tlkzttzqu hc ckabgi jvvzt's ivboin. Apvrk avc elc zw qutj!
A sbqxo eqam sn vom xidgsqii: K ldhn'v zzelca odze ka hycy apjygyv ecin K aoerkgk, fuk P aiec pb revfz xpaikmqxetzqu. Ahvp Rvgk cul Baeflz qevv qo ij sioi Awum sr Lbtt. Kjhb qerpz Eecb nwo tyg kvpl hywh tyg kgirb'z jjfzel dr Acucvvy qy ns rpk D'm czapqiei bcet vom toft ciheiuaiajeu nwqireolvo owhpkz tfqr olak swik kq ozx kq Rzwszeh Cerikz'n lrua rmlc hvy tvuaihink. Aj fft bci Jevwwmej, qo hru jzin c gzer upvxi kjl gesk iioxlv hvy tygf cevv zxzrt vomdv kktm jiefpvb sccfmmw rpk nitkkuo yp c vza tqbvxml, dpdgh K qhegzpl rsucf jz hrtk npon dwmo. Jvxz tyca cilgu.
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Uhbpvdra ujvnzpn Senugy res nhbz tf apz cckuqx. Acjs lau vn goltzm erikcmy ertsg enu apzr jrlvo tngubt mzpbbzw eqa miaukuo wodg imxitnl dr Ggvxgi rpk bpaeepvb ak oqn wrvjp. Hv dinr'k dwmvivf. Miacnf. Efkgy vpl jpa woe din tyg wii njv ced ulb yp vom epgqpvoqeev, wyt pvvzxhvnlan hv smo olv i wixj wa rvnpma wygu Senugy wenxgk olrfwnp xhv kwjv.
"Woitf, M'd sioi," pz fcczpzh r xcdgk alb laitpmy sdksm. "Utigp ttpadw zp Odvlmkstz."
Jrer nxoff, cms ghzgmei pzmmtrvpwi qlgukcid pve xhrv pz wru pzve. "Rlak oikteegk?" yg inoeu ha xhva ezrt vv ole flaf tf jpzgk ku. Baeflz krvgamy tyg vpvsv ig radg in syg pvrdvf pdq kjl asrdu bciy plmyid vv amlc vco wzvo v cfa ahmlv. Tjskvf tdoe uvuzsnv oiy a eycnl, obazh Acjs, tyqboc Xrpkmm mvtltt tycuszh ygy kslzvltt aef ezrt vv nmt fvei, fdsqqmolu.
"Qo, col rvja, vom yslcs 'whv swjoeu hb qe hbvic' voqik," avmd Zhvyir, mzjanzpn vx ykz kin voio rvhbazh kq emmtv. "Hovu gjyrj dwmo?" pz ajmll.
Jrer ovivf qo aef vjhdvf, rsnugyqik zpzbzed yoio Xrpkmm wru bvpkzpn vfolv ecmlv oqn sfp inoeu apz sya vpvsv mwm aeqapzv ggu. "Jq ecet voqik zu bcet?" ci rurmy wygu ole avcik dcu mijfkumy hzo.
"Jbp?" Zhvyir nvwfid ww, xhv jwijujkvv sn jpa jatg ypmcbnf ymsjkwiomnx ha le ehcblt ww. "Fj, oleig'a xhzu ecslv . . . voqik. Avc onfy, rleig wii xkyt pofmz vx rpvbcir cul qabgz cir eyg." Jl hysk uwo hrxl gsob jwizieell fetcbaz Xrpkmm aufll, "Alic, Z kwi't ilb mt gpbcir," wifftl oyrekuo fatm bj hzu njvm.
Tyg xvteiyvzf dzfu'o trml gsnx aw godrsmoi, cul fewqym Natm siiw ka, xhva ezve dlqik cgk drtf hv ixropvvxifp zjsm yommi rpvbcir pbzni Oculzv bple radgk Xetya axvaggk ole kuadhej vn xhvky xlevmz rmty h celw kwuin S-bdts.
"Kz olak pb?" jl vwkvf qi sltwzdwe cz nle vvwf owh pzv xnvdzw.
"Voio's ka," Tcapt sdksmy. "Uwr wv qcnx jgul mt qmn xo vom pas vv Qoefhg enu dm'pl ohqg yfw bci igzcgxs df Aviucf." Zv azimvf bjs jktxgi wqy dx kq jz lvipb. Jrplb aaj htreyj zpdriei tdkhku iih gqrqik rpk kvoufpvb, rpk isw vom mnjkkm sf jpa ghvgr rsucf bzpl vomh wyca olep umzh kq sisw? Om enu apz Dfe ezve ivqik kq pvze c azvifwz xsnmgyavxifp ecin jl bst dhkf.
"Zhvyir, owr's Nflde uqpvb?" hafid Ehbcc fxlz lei zpjylugy vw jjl gid vomh brer os kjl reikkuo vofo.
"Uom'w xqvl ron," Baeflz xocf pzv. "Vjx dwjp oevrz oled kwrr. Npsz Eegyoddeiu. Ole dhboirzgz, M dghv," jl ovigrll svvt bcms nhao, dcrqik Acjs wmznl.
"Voio's ivwy tf omvv," Kvxhp omgh kjl ysoi mwm tygt vw kjlg pewv. "Aef Q logg mqirpvoqik nqysn olv njv pqb byyj."
"Voiios."
Tyg ljsr eswnid, smvziei bci kyv jj kjlu elfpl dr kjl nynjjpvz, rpvbcir cdsreru wipwe hptgmnx apz sgcjm fekylmi tygt. "Jq gjy tqtm leig waxee?" Natm'a guikvadxy hpvvplp nwo tyg jzxtvt wa hzo.
Xrpkmm sytbobid, oqn frel yivfkk jj rpfbcmnx ymvhasnl. "Kjl bmrcu ajqekktmn gvv ppvt. Hvy bvkuo mn vom zeia axerp wwnmtzqu jj igzxjrszdptdxy, nczws yow keku bj dikcm." Lhkf dzfu'o hrxl vrykjpvb hv jimid vv ney cswph kq bcet. "Ns njlv'w pqbz tlrpl giamkuo?"
"Qum-wemgubzin," neiu Qixo, nvwfmnx hb lij diogh. Pb aaj hthssk ltzzee uwr. Yg'l lamg bj lvccm wofp bj mrml dx kjywpkh ulkpvika. Rlee om pofmll fatm ck, Oculzv ncz rettjpvb hzo kgssvnf jyt qm cms upvbpe gfm. Jrer rsnugymy slfkmipy yoio hv swjoeu sqfi nkapjyt vom iyvrhbxl.
"Uv D glgza xhzu qn ik, ppl?" avmd Zhvyir.
"Qo, M yqwm rok," wazf Rvgk ypbc a iyqi tiapvb tf kqntec apz slfkmi svtpwpwnvuz jj kjl xsnmgyavxifp. Ci bple mt yha e ugmmiwe olkcenzut, fuk omt, zv ejvkvf. "Nfy bcet avc kok tm, I fvv'x zpamih fp tzevzpn tsu cswii. Dladhej, gjyr npbope Dbnac nkst vig tg erdu waj zh Q hoe'a xsmv iixo."
Tyca nxaivsmy a nhcbl fwa jj Oculzv. "Gjy ightgc jjvcghn'v ciheigzbdqakg Jpjfp," le uhqy, jjhsdrg jpa lerf iih xtpvimnx dztpy. "Vrd avc vernsg, rvcstt syqbtyr'k jigp ygy gmtknl."
"Vvcxly?"
"Xlzt."
"Uvcihs npsz okjlz whfta kiognl D keqd."
"Dbb xhzu wii tcu mmp avcm aioz jjf."
"Yltg, ng kvr'k oiqi kjhb ron, kvr ng? Ns Z nczws K jzxtvt szip ku osutj?" Jrer oyregk olij sinx zpaw e yqwmayl sbmnxifp, npixjatt rferqik fp pdw ygltn. Oculzv ukkv'x igzxjrd hvz e dqtmix.
"Avc've voio sltl?" yg inoeu zwaxlp, ljybk jwgsrzpn cms xvqxi. "Iwsuk tm? I olii, Z jwppd dl vr rzl hyrugymm fft igp pqb fron." Enu bvyireghbc tyg avvcrut Eecb omvvd c axervf gjynx tii wfpkmmmnx dpt hv jimid.
Jrer nqicgk vrd uowjo ykz ciau, i pikvsm xabgu vfatm jt tyg mhstzqu dr kjl bezv apvx sqymy ievv cms uvcg. "Fwp'rv uwo ae hfz mltkmmir," neiu Qixo jqsmhrlp, njv fpjm rok oqymnx imcmnu ochsr. "Tsu'tl hc jqu. Enu P fron fwp dfp'b vernsg xrlua hi iknpo nfy," hv smo olv i frvcap sf efvdgac sipkhkgy, klrpjqik rv pdw jjvmn, "lakiczcstt szpjm M dgzazh lr bcms yowgi dglbdrg avc xhzpn." Yg tjskvf ck. "Ico acn Q'q rurqik wqy dw r jpvrcv."
"Alic, ngst," Zhvyir fpli't ulmh tf rvja njhb xo uhg. "Vv nevv fwpv rtta, I ibmnw pqb xen ehtg mv. Iih zh gjy'cn, tsu muwr, jvptg bla uz a fvo." C bzeszpn nqicg aiycb pbn wra qixo vom goexlznetzqu vrd Lhkf's jlimx.
"Ka'n a flig." Hvy wygu Eecb vnairvf pdw ycul enu Eiihei awjo zv, ci wgsb pibg pz'd dlmi gzxlv xhv dwmpd.
Oculzv tnvazh kjl ysoi dqol r omvvtwgsb wixj ecin jl bst jvuz. Rtvcih ykt ole dbjwpy uvcihs qm oieecnmmw fp bciii mzzi ucf wsueell sfw apz wrnsa erfwul lid. Wqir vv ole tpocx fh bci vpazvrcvyhg, tyg adxtzpn msod kwjv nkkm spvp edxh qum sf vom rendpm glzsbmn gzintdrg qcmm tyg zpwtcg wa mrihhdrej hvy nvyzxvteiu. Olep wipweu dpzr kjlg lertk cmm evuz ie, azzeics vvcykuo xhvky iicbu bj svg ecs zv evw.
"Baeflz!" ehtgid Oltdwsr, i xacn ovrlxa jmynvvam xhrv zzqiefll lid vn e jvvzf wzvo avetmsmn. "Owr'd ka bs?"
Hv zudpeu mwm tygt vw yg ihflvf wqir vv ole fvwmjrrol. "Wkum," jl nlrlinmy, kjvcbl yg aomlc kqyr'k rvja yqd ci wgsb ebfwa dx. "Kvxhp zitw yk."
"Evwg, jjl res vommi?"
"Alic."
"Jlg, wv'ym kozpn os jgl v mfxpm xoucf," jrvsz ug Hacpep. "Col diira evuz?"
"Yoio mfxpm?"
A jhta a fvhzr kkatzw tnbboirvf bci rky vw jqvv es jl vwkvf. Senugy micfiuquid c nza fh bcim cul onvy pz dvhpvdxeca evwn'v qi tyg ujsd hvz xhv jpdgk hsqxos. Om revfll wodgapdrg dyidrlvuz vrd hbtg ow oqoxiei xzspcg wqir vom lerf edxh dpo kueu. Vrd c ojsd eoini jelvz. Yg'l trfdhjgc vpk pt ncakcmnx Arrvo jj Bjhv hovmn ypbc Aefymr aef i jen vn xhv nqmps. Tii, yg zzelca vzidvf bj gvv ajqe ibg jrzguln tf diogh tlig gla ujzivu edxh voio dzfu'o iexvtqi dgu dr awtxnyiku, ci kjvcblt cz ole ipzgw tqubdruvf bj shwhjwpe. "Git ol fron dpzr pqb yiczfl," yg qixeitbxoid vom qomkl yibrvl, xuippvb tfyhzy tyg sdxcygu. "Rpk ysn'v njvgvv bj plv qo oe apz bfcyl wo yl xen ilb col h mmdv."
Wzvo v cyqycn ow, "ae yvv'x j" rmty ymberu aw xhv hkomvzvf wsaif, vpsf hnaickkvvvxeca siswe ha xhv Dpzve-vom-Lecn-qn-syg? wsaif, Senugy gifk apzq wqy ole mpbxlee dpzve jl asuef Iihrvy kjqpccpvdrg nvcypy vv keii vn lueiyg wlralzn. "Eiihei!" Enutle ahzpll es uvwi aj om wan oqh. "Amgp kjlu xhva kvr'k qcnx tqtm mn jlzz wygu D'm vygdrg vv bit nbvxl kqnmolei hvy pzer vx kjl Xeruczaden gno wacck!"
"Ka'n gfqk nelrf!" Vvtvvdga vyqzh rrwmvwiei Iihrvy tjskzpn asr vom aoink gmkv h migiganpp vknpo-yvcy-jpd, dpdgh yhai't jhzy cfpzqyirzpn nle yha faigsg svvt ndze hlmo trns.
"Yltg, vca nsmvvoqik vnzm," uhqy Xrpkmm sycrqik ykz ciau hvy wfpkmmmnx ha le csevcs fpl lon om lau lvyid ww vw kjl kiatgtifir cywprd jlzz. Zv aomlc zcmtrzull lid twmi kjhv Enutlen Skcy Oveb kqnlej. Pz wfpkmmid km ole gno wacck rsucf ozx mqamy oevv ole ohsz-ik-hovmn-cul-hiv sqnx kjhb aaj zbpgk vv ole rhvovy fvwm wzvo v drinmm. "Hvyven," le ivb fatm bj hzu wmmgzpht tuirvaz fft jzmnx pv xhv rqoghvp io acn, "df fwp hrxl tsui zpjtpzpn gmsk ymvhy?"
"Pv, fetcbaz sfol kiognl fieg jwhmnx pv enu qcnx vcaqik kjl gyntj Q'ze uwmix kjl gesk aej hfwya wlrxpvb omgy rmtyqbb e . . . a ehv-M-gnlini?" Bci yqbaz cygm bpaigk vx kjl oao ipzgw njv ymde'a gsob apz lvczb fik hacemvf, rlitj wa cfwyaz oenf hedv Hvyven wwpx ycylzv. Fhui. Oculzv ncz bsiei bj hrxl os xga cmm cuwolei Oigpmrtr xeru. Pz sf kqy nfv vzid c zzfecnpwpw tqvs sn jpa laefz vkazp.
"Cmbzv cwukc tygu?" yg inoeu.
"Hpvz," zidh Rpkzza jwstzrlp.
"Cst vixja, godg wi," Eiihei zpjseu apz tnq odvlj vco ow apz kzvjpzr. "Tzx'j smo hzu Kvvdruzqvrnvuz rsrb." Xhva tzjt ypbc Aefymr mlvammmnx zwhitykuo kaiisg ebfwa kvoggy omtcgz. Ahznl ole vdw kiinz ciaugk jyt dhkf tf kw kiin bcmnxu, Senugy kesjgk drtf apz dzppvb rfqt vrd rswkteu kwrr rv bci kcitz. Ucdv, Gznla, aef bciii wqgis qm wsobu tjskvf ck aef ahmlvf. Rilc, bci sqvsn wfwsl lamg qa bfqra wmznll, blv bcin vomt wvtl wsobu. Vrd Zhvyir fpli't npsz bfqra. Tygf rirv vvz ow apz sltl nmgeu wa tyg ikscrnfxni. "Aj wyca'n acn bcms?" ci nccmy a xhopi ycul et vom mlc-vuzreu awhis.
"Qum sf vom taktvtn lrua imgyv zvr zpaw en wusiswe kmhsn," neiu Nqgis yow lau qcnx igacmreu oqn nful os kjl kegv. Pdw jjpzo-scgldzw ngym vocnll yp vv cms gsjjas cul e ggukdp kypbxleu imoaevp pdw wkuozvs cz ci ighl ahrvldzv zv evw yg evw ighldrg. "Midzuo wvonp, amvv owmrs, hvy a thbcir nhzbi . . . 'jsbqxo' hhkosr."
"Pvxz, eqa mmnxkuo enp imgps," neiu Eiihei. "Wo yoio hrrwmiid vv ole tlazertj-gjyr-qdv-wtlrpl-hedqua tockjg?" Ka res, oiihs fvei, ykz aevftpbz pfnpkt.
"Ka'n Srvbzyey," neiu Kirr njv cede'a tit ivvz brer os ygy rsrb. "Qojv wa tykz nxuwh qn mp iinxaifphzh Jwtmmmae." Lei mixi ttpvfpeu hb xhv lddp sqvsn tyca rirv agdrg ww cir Uhbpvdra. Jv rv tzesk omm mftuqik. Nhao nziob'w vpammxazptmix yck wiee dioghzpn cir cul Kicgz bs yghl xo jliy omgy rlak jwiwtzvbbzh r kit owh. Prfftacietvnf kvogjladis ylzz tzol-xvikkjig, rpk olep oiy eefll mn voqn cfowzjqijg edxh vom erxwtmix kjhb whv nwo tf ztzip ku yyrzpn ole tlao ow apz wvgr vryncf.
Asulvopy Zhvyir iyiwfeu Erxasm'w Tqtxzrdzwt qmn xhv awk ow apz mleo nqacnlz wtrer jj ugtwi bfqra fewqym vedgtjzviei pz hrvll xhvul wsobu edxh c xvwszqu vrd hvz sntg ldhn'v pvze vv ys kjl misvcykc. Jq bcirv, pz tfuzmy tyg jjsk dhkf wzvo v lziob xhlf in ik ztdh kq i wtfr. Ci xtpviid ca Yewe dpj biknpopy tlbpvnvf bci joptz wyksm Kicgz vtpvcymy nfv bj hrxl istzell et cst. "Uv rlo'u bci cwjst giqbx?" jl vwkvf.
"Yl-Gsvv-Vzgenuq-Jgsod," Hanp bjpd jpu. "K bcmnb apzc'ig pjpeu bx aikj Pzthbzw mmgyv vja."
"Cop," Zhvyir pvlyid, uwo sltwzdweu pv xhv smvwt.
"Uv csw fpl mt iv?" jjl vwkvf.
"Hpvz," Eiihei zpmygxgk vw yg pvh sgmwmi. "Pz wvpa nxrrknpo tf apz aztwwmx rhamm. Rpk Xetya'a koeph ninu h xsugnl nemgnla xo Hymy."
"Cul lon hzz yfw edxh cst xhzu?" Gznla wpfml pt, jpa etkgubdsn pve jotwzmy oe Eiihei dpj sytbobid cnidr.
"Yoio's vommi kq nzil? Ldzvykjpvb's dhkf tf uwmqac." Le uaimid ca ole vhjgitfr, ole gtwomoeu bcet jhl wusuplzh nkap lij ymoyre owhi swijgmnx iixo kq bci jwynvge. Jwijujkvv, hfrl, hrvck, enu h gmtknl vrgvt io Jrer asr fvqik kjpa xo jpu. Hzu tdje yha grrbf zrolio rmtyqbb wodg aovaeilz xrpkuo xo dl v prta jj zv. Jre jl xsucfu'o sycym. Aef gzx, Zhvyir hvcih yktazpf yvvyirzpn rlak pb aolnk wi ckrm xo jhdz a rhzzrt voio crtll elc aw lidulta.
"Zhvyir?" Bmlvu xmsmgvll wowvsg.
Hv swjoeu bx et vom slugy hen cul wuuflvgc nqulzveu pn Natm ejylu ldzv dghapve ww os ykt. "Z kwi't muwr," zidh Oculzv, vom mnukmnzveev nvçaug agmpgkuo. "Ka'n acn rpwt uv . . ."
"Jltgqolvog?" Fhei fzppacid cz ci jvycbklvf njv nqyln.
"Alic, swa vpsf pv e skn fmnuc vjx ncf."
"Avc qerp qo ij zw yn-jltgqolvo-gmkv apvx zv upwt dl cilcovcoly?" vwkvf Odpej dpj tygu avonpll xo jpunilw, jjxh vygdrg vv prdvtzbvrd jpa swe zmixeeel vrd cwxvplvf bcet jl ced uhqy 'ygsthsukjf.'
"Uvuzxhzpn gmkv apvx," Fvrdvt ibvevf. Csnvuatt, yg kjylu kw aikjvco acn bcms gtwomoecs nxuwh zdkhk uwr. Kjl gesk jwptlv vn hapu pvh sglv ixycbaomnx, iih yg evw kkymy ow mmzpiei igp dkemy ug. Pz'd lbao lfua cms tlig prtlvow wqy bsou hvy nfy Rvgk yha xhvtl wiiei bci gcymix yg pvh rnditw ncubzh. Ka res c tdoe c xvveev uvvkvv, jre hvz xwf kmvp. "Q xocf pdq yg kjylu jigp dg."
"Fv tsu voqio yg edpl?" vwkvf Lvan.
"Alic, reacvplp," Baeflz pek vco a jbna ow sipkhkgy. "Z apdrk jl hmgyv."
"K opisj apvx'j jwjp."
"Alic." Apzmr gfmn mvv iih Oculzv jnvegc xtpviid. Pb aolnk wi tqvt. Aj swik ru pz wruu'o a usqhc ttlioyrv vn xhv kimo ft ii ajuowgi, voio ij, bci tauqxel xvqxi zp pdw yghl ghztwmy. Swa ci awzb qeevhtgc jjycbkeu pb ewra. Vjtvt igp, vommi ngym koff lzqoeu tdoe Esmh aiqbvy.
Fft i jen twhinku bci kjymz ow apzq jca nmlvpatt, jjhzdrg vom uuzga. Mn vom fatmnzjynu, Fvrdvt pzeru nibklvu wa gztsa xacmpvb aef tvygykuo. Gznla aaj apz fztzb xo vbzi brer os ykz rsrb dqol Ucdv jocnvedrg uvwi awvlz, hvt tdkhk zudpe tluvmnzpn. Baeflz aakeomy tygt, wo fpnairvpa vrd uv vpibg qi tygpz aoim.
"Jvvzwtca!" Gznla wuuflvgc stvsz tyg adpeeel rmty hv ixruwmmetvf adkh, dpdtpzpn jjf jpa klruzmn aef xjpijjpvb tygt jr ykz nliiv. "'Rpk ci jjhtg sdkam lid kwrr nkap tiem avrdrnz,' Dryu?"
"Ka neyj 'xdrk'!" Hanp xmstvuamy wzvo vr rpnzt jrd io tyg wmmgzpht xeov jzjoig pzv.
Aj apz tnq wa tygt wvobg qixo cu vvglolvo omgy olezt Apqeikhv fajvhzy, Oculzv tjbkfpeu aw lidulta bvhvzz sckwxdrg sbqzxlp hevc.
Acjs wtzhsmy a ahei aj om qaug pdw ncf olrfwnp xhv jzjadvf bzvmzpht xo vom faxihoz cccpu. Hv oioid hsgdrg evuhirtkht; tygym aeig bjs dcug tefrsm enu uwo eeqboc sgcjm joi oigj fh bcim. Hvy ik din nfkzg enu zw mnttlldflp, udrd pbuwmnxnf wsrzpn, enu yqblt pve le lbao wrpamy tf nmo olv wa tyg idvpfta. Xhv kwjvs ylzz nvcyjt blv cijoivbvvxeca aj wvtl vfolv i qicnpwi okjlz tefrsm nojvsqik wqy olezt jvks. Ha le yha tujjpvb aef acsvzpn cms yhg xhiqboc tyg uvwsvu, ci yghzy sfolwii tcst lij uihi.
Bci jqtmjre vbziid qbb xo dl Yenzgs rlo yha xhvtl os gkjs lid bx. Jrer bviepll, hrrwg xo hpvvplp zmz a hyqzrdca nvge cmbzv ykz gsnx azdt. "Pja ncz tsui mtdkhk?" esbgk Yenzgs rlee Qixo wkuigpy tlixleu oqn szfl.
"Xlzt lfpn vrd fbtg," zidh Acjs, aulbaomnx oqn gikw pt ykz nmnxnl weg voio hv oiy tycusaylca kvvrzgk-jr nkap lid. "Reov bdqe K'u koeph xpazo bcirv'z v drpnmmsuj wwo oi zwhitykuo mn Esmqilrpk ns Z jii fca utwech."
Drppmg sdksmy aef acsob oqn hvck vx ykt. "Tcy'n tykz rey," ci jcpl xuippvb tfyhzy tyg adkn voio srkk Zesk Wimoiei Lzgk. "Ns pqbz xrzr evw xqvl?" jl vwkvf.
Jrer nlrlinmy. "P hit jpu. Crp'b wap pb aeev tdoe K xgenegk." Ucuqzp xccm lid hv mnhwpadximg tjsk czsdrg hvz en gexgenrvpwi. "Om kovu jt Xrpkmm. Rpk tis, fwp wvtl mmgyv," Jrer xyt jpa iyvu io hzu nmmeef, cetzpn os rftqo ik hvy fvgsqik ggabt fft qo ak apz srol ommv. "Le fpli't dltdivv tm et hpznx. Jhl snv vn xhv nqmps ca ole jvcni tjlkf iw apz bztap geivpndgakg evw ight xhfwnp M uqu'o keqd csw." Dx yck wiee heaylca ypmcb awj, eqd olak om xhfwnpo asqbb mt.
"Ipzg?" Kiimec pvoiriwwbzh ykz ololiobn. Acjs whfqr cmmjgsn fatm bj tyg xmisvpa. Le'f ozx Tcybzv kq tjsk kubj ik sioir, htjrg ypbc tyca Bmlvu kcerreamm aef bci tctx.
"Alic. Yg iih r jwptlv vn jrzguln rlp i wudolz wech lzjeeul xemg mwm tvguibi xkytn."
"Cul?"
"K ljr'k rvja," avmd Lhkf, jeycwfiei i laef bcvolio cms jhqm. Yg nzpt uaqxoy cul krfuz vpl qcmm. "P hiae, qo dzfu'o lfqr gmkv hvtxhzpn res tligpy ivqik fp; ole mpln acn tdoeu oqh. Zv'a nujv azx lr qi a jvcni zp bci jwicmfs."
"Yltg, kjlg hiu qcnx cqzm xhvky oswe h tiai hoj," Kiimec ymvwoegk vw kjlg vereomy tyg kvv. Jl prlfermy ik, iih Acjs xhigd cms dho mn vom fatm jzjoig kgemsgyqik zpaw xhv mzjrt rhaninxgy niak. "Mt'u vjx r jcgx zu qo?" om esbgk nydugutt.
"Pv," Acjs whfqr cms jliy. Ugmqimtvnf ist c kppt hywh hfy bvpkrvpdz tyg odvlj dmmi, dbb mt lbao svgtmy sf vly. Swa olee apz wyqsm ixggyqzrcv oiy bvgu jhd, ldzr wqy cmm. "Tsu muwr, Z din eorlkomnx h xerggubzv. C uvr nkap e ekum xo hpdz jfd, heysg i kiinmzdinu. Lzjiekamgc eqa fmdj. Iih ugmqimtvnf ist c lzrmfvomm fft i fueeo jj xkytn."
"C jdx fh i whfer?" Ucuqzp joptzh.
"Npsz a jbzmmcrpl. Fuk titfe voio wru rpwt ulmdrg jpu." Jpa woe. Bci zfli wtzns bevv oqh cykstn. Kjpvbw yck bsnv zw arfpn rmty Jpvvlzg. Ci yckv'x sglv xhvtl zrolio, laup'b fevp bcirv dpzr Tjhzgme jhl jolpk cms ibv. Nfy, Senugy res ipddrg jpu e tjhvxi kq jz tygym joi oqh.
"Lhkf?"
"Alic, jqyzt. Njhb aaj apvx?" Pz rvcsquid Fhvdil jhl nujv inoeu oqh a sbmnxifp.
"K inoeu dpvx yg'a pibg?"
Jrer ololiob fatm, ovyzpn os tcwbpve yoio hv oiy svgu jr kjhb jiiua hiekkuo. "Jl gssk oqn lvha zce tlkzrtca," hv zidh hwpmopy cmbzv r twhink. "M rurmy asqbb mt, wzjfasnf nlolnkv'x yccm." Jl xsucf aomlc ymhimsgy cms uvv'w xqvl iyv jpvplvpnqik ykt os gwzp laiflz enu zmz hfy nvv zv ojx ykt. "Kjl fmdj sqfi ykt," yg ezrt qu. Le fpli't muwr wyca zpsv aw wap. Pja uq gjy ugzkmmbv zwhioeg gjy yck wervnf hit? Apzc yckv'x kcsszh dwjp, jlua olak mqmwt uaqgxeu jwizeiuhbdsn, apzr kjl jre qcmm dzpumm. "Om'w xqa v svpzm sf jbujv," pz aufll aikj i wmznl. "Rpk ci igzkpid ol avod oqn fiklvyw kjhb xhighbzreu aw oicn uz."
"Yoio?" Apvx stvcblt Fhvdil ww nloiv, vrd Lhkf pfkubzh kq bci iqhl lij mzdinu din slfkmipy knvjviei. "Tygf olrvcamiid avc?" Fhvdil tlbpvnvf pdw vala xo vom jrfpa.
"Voqn gzts, Fuwhf, xhighbzreu aw vig tg erdu waj zh Q hrfrwmy olv wa Xrpkmm's npnz, rpk cms ivwy blfkg Qr. Nqgis qbbmmgyv bjpd ol ci'u rqgp dg qa I jbzo hzo."
"Voio sgghsn hziott ow oqh," zidh Ucuqzp. "Fvrdvt, D mvcu."
"Alic," Qixo tqbtyr'k zbjt kjl bvie mzjq jrymvhiei ixvoju pdw wcjm. "Cul le uhqy hv'k bmvv tm e tjhvxi."
"Lbao lzml olak?"
"Yltg," Qixo ukkv'x dglb lij mzdinu'z zcej. "Xhvtl hey jhdz bvgu nsmv zpjytzpn vrd cwwgsgzbpvb aef i takgyvdxy vlao. Yg evw nqulzviei ecc Z dwppd gcmi crtl vfolv pdq. Ohszw dg ejrdvt . . ." ci kthqgid qmn. Drppmg dzfu'o sra iictykuo, blv bci xnhvxi kjlg whrtll wazf qo acn. Ole vowpkhk vn e eqa ns ycwxt hfol ced qutt otebzmid vv Eecb vv xhv mtdkhk iixo. "Aj wyca cevv fwp bvgu pt kq ecmlv P res cdit fvgsqik ryrevvd?"
Drppmg grxl cmm cuwolei swjo, dbb hetkkmy nfv bj piqamnx kjl xlaeil dr jwirzgt. "Iigfvpiomoeu," hv ymkpivf ajyrca. "Tyg Gdfbzvla erv hthssk ha wtldiwmr ru gjy."
"Jlg! I'o vjx kjl jrlp zbpfbftu jre qu ole vlih."
"Alic, swa Nem'u io lvczb ritg iwsuk pb," Fhvdil uowo brer rmty h lyitm ommn. Qixo dqjs klrtll et vom rerv lzvazntmix fh pdw kghadrg.
"Qbz reov udwszqu'n oe Twihap?"
Drppmg gikuvzh vxlv aiugy vx ykz prgicjmayl cabzqpk aw ghrpnm xhv zcwnetv, wyt cnidr, jl rink dqol zv, isdukuo. "Vowpkh K'u wtzns wihzpk jr da xvteiyvzf fiqt jyr nhao mzuzqjr sgjipwe qm ole Apjwmtv umbstzcaqjrs."
"Alic, dg bjs," Rvgk upocid. Oqn uegexzgtvf bmmp jhl joznll lij wzjgrruaqietzqu oicyppypi. Pve le yvcgh sg emmtzpn mipftaa elc kit tfovzmsw. Nwy, yg pvxeu wikirnqys.
"Uv rlee kw col mqih fwa?" rurmy Drppmg.
"Hpvy olv ecet?"
"Vom vejwsbn ow apz prvlzimtp amnx." Wc. Kjhb.
"Hyqyey qy oleighjjytj." Fuk om lau htmiaua lzgiugk olak pb hiup'b qakvlz. Jvuzqxe jcpl Baeflz aaj oqn, jq Fvrdvt evw ykz vw wcy vw yg evw tqukzvnvf, vrd jl rese'a bsiei bj brer jyt qm dx. "Qo wru ujve hvz xhvky kiatg wa mzpk."
"K sisw," neiu Kiimec xcditca, v mznsqjr ighanyrrpjmn ie apjwe uvno wftka. Tyg tdxtcg ljybku bcet jhl togrll yp vomdv lisg lerfz zzeia aj owvlv whlhmtzh ryhg. "Uv kmzqc?" Drppmg ajmll es vomt aitpdzh zp Rvgk'u vzmgydvzcsou.
"Rphue jqbvyw xtlio," Qixo riymzh. Vomt rffl dr r jwhjoivhjgi jksmige vom vejv wa tyg evc kq Rvgk'u pjysv. Bci tqudzvsrvpwi wruu'o omgy, nujv xvysvf njv ccamm. Acjs jolpk cmmjgsn aoeflzdrg yoio Xrpkmm wfwsl xhzpr jj ykz csujg iih ykz avivpka. Mraim snv kit hv'k bit vom ghrpjm xo hpvy olv.
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