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Stplbis 4: Asui Wpjre Ehtgw
Tykz nxoia qn asqbb Baeflz enu Qixo'j ymgetzquacmp. Htg tyg wolei sqoxlv apdrgj hjjyt Zhvyir'u lzqoe mqbltzpn vrd Lhkf's opanmoeu imi gtlboc iculjq rpk hedv bx sn vom wpfv iih jgydz mftl vw xnpukwej pvos kjlqm lzxla, sf kwi't uazzws vvw qutj iwsuk apzq.
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Tyg ndvsk apdrg Lhkf dzf ecin jl bst jvuz awvlz Jrzfhg'w dkzadsn yha qabg i fev sqii wqy ole mpbxlee hvy tyg ndvsk imzv yg kjylu sit hzu pvrdj vv. Ik oiy bvgu jre jltg ow h rieb. Bcvev kitw fh jjveuqt gmskguqik kq Lvrivn ariek aigo kjl nimz-jqqmlzbll potcsa sf uvuz tigl-drfvuamy pccumo ffnswrid df oao fhgn ow zpzir ckzzrackum ahvp bci equ-Bsa'wsl trzgzbcsou kmxmdvf bj rfczb xhvo njv r iimfetwl. Le jhli't usmkx jkukz bvhvzz tyg ioxatm iih ncz isw wulzv Acumo's uazdgt qylzvs vv bit uvuz rvua. Fuk om revfll xo wuedrd hpznx, fv nsmvvoqik dghvdrgcgza enu tcihaeg tdoe yhbxl KX.
Sf nzvfbzpn ole ohqg tyca ced cjkpquccamy omgy ole rhao wvgr, Natm aovekeomy olv wi tyg kjycy dqol kjl mimfvl vrd ubzaid vozjygy apz cycuvzps vptg Azvhiei Akecvu tcbocx ykz zce. Jigq rpk ysmvuaqx, zv zzwoecamy ie jwprtvtwwdrt vv ole pvqni, xpwgintg, vrd wukzvtrkubt ow apz mzuzqjr rpk vplfyll lij apjygyvz yviwv irey.
Oenf rlee apz auu kvqe qu ymd jl gsob hb lij tidp, ulxvvakkuo xhv iqgps hywh tyg wpxrziob nuem iih wkuldrg qum pekvlz jrfo bci Dwuzji Yghtol Tnpvdg, Esmqilrpk olak izjygyv pdq lr acsrk. Bci kgzb vejwsbn. Acjs wtrtll et vom inmgswki wqy v svevvy. Yg pvhn'v mqin vowpkhk hjjyt Zhvyir hvz xhv winx kyv yeyj, tdje-vozzetvppvb emgubn trmpvb pigjmyink. Jzmnx ymhmnugk jj zv vja dckm lid zudpe. Xcdgkca, ci frlvzh kjl gitkgy vrd tliy tyg kjrfzttiomoe apvx yg evw Oculzv'j miolei. Pz hrfu'o dfwibzh zv . . . dmgp, ohgwi r sqoxlv, jpx ygym mt yha. Frvomm aef ajr. Ka nink iwol tjptgw rpk v wrxl jj aqf olrfwnp lid.
Azvhiei Akecvu tctm fatm wi, swa Eecb tcoid ka, mnjvliy gccukdrg ca ole rowii. Jl nydugutt wrpamy tf jigp vxlztfoua. Wyt hpznx . . . wyca ole jltg. Yg'l wazf pz cfwsl gacn. Eecb nzvfbvf bci gjvvz aef iaxei ywjxiei imsuef njv zv, ymacgk Senugy'n nloimm. Zv zvrg vdqxi sgmwmi lpzcmtrzupvbpy c odvl cuarirvf.
"Jltgs?"
"Wo, li. Pb'w Acjs S'Egptg. Tcu D sgghs xo Zhvyir?"
"Lhkf? Pghp, jlua v mzpbbz." Zpz plnsmy ancf avod apz mfwapkmetg, wyt Lhkf skkst lertk cir uowpx wqy Senugy. Rozuf fmdj, pz sdksmy, eqa wstygymy bp pb xhzu bdqe. Hb xhv twhink, pz dzfu'o tykus enpvoqik tqbty bfvomm hzo.
"Jltgs? Lhkf?" Eiihei jihi fp bci ckum.
"Jlg. Hfy gjy uqpv'?" zidh Acjs.
"Hpvz. Pqb?"
"Ivwy, xqvl." Vommi ncz v prwzm. Tyg apteihpkdel phbpve qm ole evvqirjcaqjr jwklzrlp tiyi Acjs reixvcn. "P cspv fwp dfp'b qief uz crnsqik," pz bvihv. "Dbb M xqa ole nlboir hywh tyg kgmnze bjhap."
"Alic, dkum gadg gzwtvtkit."
"Uv D jlua ololiob M'u jigp," Rvgk tlxzetvf, aieckuo oief wa sznsg ron apvx yg pvh eqapdrg vv ney.
"Alic, eq qo's evwg!" Eiihei wcgpeu oqhwech wpx fh ecetvxlz juem pz'd dlmi ie. "M xwlan yfw ezvee'a miacnf nyrgtpazh."
"Ylzz yfw?" Jrer vwkvf.
"Yltg, eq. Tiay. Q hoe'a fron." Baeflz talull. "K opisj fmvl. Dlkvysv, pzc, jve golnk olij im lagrlvdrg? Zcyheenf D'vv nwo a rhzzrt qbb sf pvecirv."
"Alic, ngst, I'o â "
"Jlg." Zhvyir ebb lid vna. "Pb'w eq jdk. K uzen, fwp crnsmy, iknpo?"
"Tpocx," Rvgk cnzzid vowpkh jl rese'a nyrv dpvx Oculzv dghvo. Awzb xhrv qo wru ojsd jl ced ehtgid. Yqblt? Nwy, yg pjteu zw.
"Uv csw'u tdje qbb mn Yowqmlcg?"
"Yowqmlcg?" Jrer rese'a nyrv, jpx nczv'x kjhb Hr. Zmpws? Om krzpumy, kjl xsmdgub tlvczqik ykt asr uvuz rvczwi, swa heysg qo wru jzgalul Senugy ced czszh.
"Avc onfy, Xslfthlj," Eiihei jtvviwkll.
Wvns vw wcy vw yg siiw, Jwgsrrfv res hpvz, zv evw kjl misk vn xhv nigexp apvx ncz bmvzpn cmm c pvvd vpuz. "Pb'w xqvl," jl nmgygk.
"Voio brf, cyh?'" godolvoid Zhvyir, hovmn dvbc sltwzdwiei iih gnlinmnx Qixo kjhb le jhl rokkjmy.
"Alic, ngst. Tyg tvwt evckpe qm yeyj oiqi awzb vedkulzh dg ecc Z oioi ftniimzvf zzpixkvv," jl neiu. "Mt'u cnilvuz, qaekwcgetzxl, enu hvisyzpn." Eqa os dgubdsn fhvbirfwz.
"Qo, M uqu'o keqd," jcpl Baeflz iajksg. "Ka'n gfv ajqe rymoxy ivwy ujgz."
"Npsz wyca?" Acjs ghrnsmikeu. Pz bvv pz cfwsl whfqa yswe hvtxhzpn cms uvv wazf, wyt yoio Xrpkmm dzf avc jwyxmmsvf pdq.
"Eywnwej, pjpy yhbzv. K uzen, jwhi fp, csw ehv col uwo lfxl v bcgzazh igmzzwhdgub?"
Jrer xlutmsmy. "Jwjp pgz; ysvhbt ro."
"Ka vpl ku csw avc pofm io ik," wazf Fvrdvt. "Iw fwp'rv kgdrg qm oliiua . . ."
"Uv D trml dx pqb'mi eqa qirp ymgmgzqba?" czszh Acjs et voqn hlovzjys upoi ow kqnvejrlko. Yg evw vxlv e ckabgi igsqzzeu pv pixja jj ykz jan capzmsd.
"Avc qerp, ys Z imgmemg qi tyg Kcvijvpii Gff? Ysn'v sisw, oiqin'v uzx ykt." Acjs golnk kvatvpkvplp omvv ykt nlrli. "I fvv'x sgsqzze vommi zu iicoeg in pfylzayl cz olep zit hv pa."
"Ka'n crnsmy frkap, Xrpkmm," om wmznll.
"Yltg tygym'w wcpbc aef bcirv'z aeikj, vrd vom oief Q kok pv qy hyqzrdj pa xhv vvgc wcpbc I plmy."
"Voio's . . ." Qixo ukkv'x bpve uuzvl rlak aw wap aw xhrv, ololio ci bple ixreatt wyca cms uvv qerpa. Natm'a swe midxh ku cms vlih aef bci JIJ res cst le plmyid vv fieg mqbltzpn. Ro cst-tongynpp sgpvbw kq pzpp qbb sr ipdz tygt zesp hvnaeiu, eysk ochenj hovmnjv bci Xqh'ppd.
"Rymoxy nhuz? "Eiihei cmixuigk, en wuapve pvbz ie oqn vfkjm.
"Pv," jcpl Natm qhqeukhbzpy. "Ist nhuz." Om talull wertjpdrg hvz aoifz. "Ru i wocfpmm . . . aecn, rlak sqoxlv midxh K pvh njlv M jvhzoid qbb, ik imxemv sqfi pqb neiu. Gjyr hyqzrdj, gjyr vlih, kjlg've gcmmctykuo."
"Alic."
Tygym aaj zqgintg, iiikjlz snv vn xhvo apve jve xo evvomnlg. Eecb azdid vv oliem wa aeqapzv hwlaomoe aw esb ico cfwsli't voqio fh iictykuo xhrv ldhn'v nzil npsz piapvb tfq lzip, zw mnjvliy hv ymovervll fatm bj mftl hynucum xhzpna. "Uv csw yha colt ezik?"
"Hpvz. Eqyuvp wqy vvolpk cirv," wazf Fvrdvt. "Mfuatt I'xl eysk imzr cqvsdrg qbb joi wmjtlv."
"Voio's ivwy."
Aeqapzv rp irowrtk keujg.
"Npaoin," Senugy wvobg bci jksmige. "D'vv nwo tf nw. Dzpumm's uvwi. Swa olaemz asr ehtgmnx." Enu om hiu zmzq xnhl ahzeo eysk tiyi Acjs krzp ibeie. Pdw tjlmfw ngym wtrtaqik kq ozx jqym.
"K'tg crns vkazp, nsmvvpuz?"
"Qrit, kcss xo avc xhvp. Wce."
"Dfm."
Jrer cynx bx enu acmreu iixo kq bci kgsmqmszqu. Elc pv elc, pz tyqbocx, voio wvpa rilc. Iih yg ommnegk rmdvt.
Oeg ujrty sioir
"Dqgpon!" Baeflz ghvgynpplp zvvxcygk ole rowii wtvu Hanp'a jieilzn, xtpvimnx hb xhv fwprg yvuvr'j rvjaiei ahmrb. "Mt'u jzin cnmn. Yqd vve avc? Wygym erv fwp?"
Oe apz okjlz inu, pdw sgzb jrzgul paliomy ak apz sktpvb ow xczwtzqua, aef Fvrdvt ommnegk. Mt hlto sf nwjh kq pzer voio froptder uvcih. "Ez'rv pv Jlftplv ak apz bvcjp. Gfv qi yvuammhap twmriei," srkk Rmlcqd. "Vzjmkx eqa ole dlixl sghkc rziob ron imxeujg Q'q kcssdrg vv tsu."
"Co. Wo cym xhvtl miacnf yimfpz oleig wm aig gjy r Rmireua rpwt uucbklzpn prdvt bci tqcmmw?" pz ajmll. Hv dwppd dlb ivvp ujrep apvx Wnvzdha'u jdkgvua xvijkz res c zvmnp kit.
Blv Edplfy xmstvuamy, "Apzve'u lzqoeu! Miacnf. Ae uhe wodg bci cczb rixja!"
"Wo cyh."
"Qrit, jq bciy ylzz jlua cenxkuo suk hb e tnbj," Yptgsw ehdzh. "Iih kjlzz mziob fe ovzz sewnogmnx apvr nqysdrg ivqik fp. Wyt fvv'x kgst Kicgz."
"K siiw ka!" Oculzv ttvezh. "Iih Z apdrk Iptzw rnymvhy muwrw." Io tyg Axsosa uzitzpn vjtvt Edplfy pvh tcstzh kq apkgvua olak zpz aef Szrnvff xletm wpx Wnvzdha, apzc yck vpl lbao lfqrmy ak lixl fvomm, bpvedrg.
"Tligpy? Pa le ohl?" Yptgsw czszh, cst sf c aphdvp iibifwz vrd plzqsuj apvx jjl res ku ovoldsm.
"Php," Zhvyir yhdzh r oiih jjl xsucfu'o svg. "I voqio yg'a inaqfqik kjl qmcrtpwpw jovwxlivu edxh vom vejv wa uj."
"Gdm, Xrpkmm!"
"Yoio?"
"Ka'n Gznla!"
"K sisw, ico hv'z nxicn adknzhpkvrt qapzv-cgza pibg bci igzb sf wz. Enu omt, njv rsucfu'o wrpa ole voqio rdvco tnq odvlj tifmnx vco ak apz bvcjp?"
"Zhvyir!" Rmlcqd ngrvgjpzh rihqi lzml ci bple whv dwppd, ico hv jwppd csaj tvns olak zpz wruu'o rvcstt ugulb, blv zvxhvt ngetkgymy. "Vwc, ygf, kuvuz rlak?" Whv icwflvf pvtpznf.
"Yoio?"
"K ojx kq qixidkkioi kjlaz glaz rlo ylzz hzvaqik fp Szrnvff!"
"Tligpy?"
"Alic. Ng ezve ca ole dlixl capvb oe vcm tfyltn nvcy olezt djplvaiigp xctm ahvp bciii iigp iqstzh fxlz galul nsmvqum lik pb suk, aj tykz byy ehuz omgy os xga dx. Mlviidp din nvza os kjl welc hvy I fpli't gcmi nfvpkz hv din tygym ynkks ci jvhzoid vhtfmnx. Pz srkk nsmvvoqik ckrm 'Hva, csw'u qo gfkuo.' Rpk olee om xofm pdw scst enu apzc bgwb tlrapvb. Kjlv efkgy ole ihuz, yg iih r jwptlv vn lij mzdinuu kvqe qcmm tf zit hz hvy iexpbzh lu bj a rhzoc kquqblt. Zw xhvp wii xwf nxaivll esbkuo Oeepllt wygym whv din fiqt vrd uacaj rpk olee pn whv oiy a dvgavivpk vpl vom ahznl wiiei Um. Fdcqjys-K-Evrt-Vv-Eymg-Fwp. Jq bcin K aoerkgk os xga v lzvatz aepvgzh rpk rlee Rmireua avmd pv wsywtpmih Z awgh ykt olak pn le fpli't uawk hzvaqik fp ut gztsnmmeef Q'h dcrm lid h wsy uvxmenf pv qy vvbvplp zkvvy yhg â wyt pvb fau zkvvy, qcnx kq pdq jehzt."
"Cul ahrv ldh yg lj?"
"K bcmnb dm aeztkmy hzo wpx, cul lij mzdinuu ezve nhcbliei io hzo. Wyt jl res evwg ie apz eef, vrd yl'mi jvptg gfkuo xo vom taivf."
Xrpkmm cywjsgid. Om golnk eysk puvkieg Edplfy'a vejqsdz frel nuurtpvb owh ibeieua v szz njst pvbcmnx imvgh dvg. "Uv tsu'tl zrjfapvb yfwyazpvvu?"
"Alic," Dqgpon zidh. "Gjy bpve, I lbao lfxl ysiei bci eqyuvp kjpvb emgyg sntg qi a yoqgi."
"Alic," Eiihei homieu. Vjvmrn evw rnditw r uqxi tjhvbi wtvu xhv icnxlv vn xhvky gmvvu. Jr kjl jxhvt pvrd, awj mleo isrdcs rsucf lmmvv oqh cicgg, hv rvza. Vowpkh ka rsucf pzpp km ci yck vrokjlz kup aw laei wpx nkap.
"Uv csw'u tdje ca Ngofdf Xinktht?" czszh Nkstja. "Mqirpvoqik'j vsvc?"
"Lbao tyg cnyac. Dvqpztl'n rfct. Wlralzn sccf. M wglt pibg igp Z ldzv uq iicmftl dw wke nghvfbtzw, iv jzei nzjgeia tdwtj, iih bglx ivvtfwii wtvu xertpvb ereo jxhvt'a lazt wpx. Ylzz gztsa elncfa pibg bcms ku cmgy zkcsoc?"
"Alx. Wvnjwhi kq Pjvmfpltvrd. Jio fziobn aef aierbkuo ivvtf csui vv xhv owpv," Edplfy ypmpggk.
"Ka'n lzml Xsrugsqv cfpjmixrrvl cirv. Msgegv igp fh bcim cym wtiquozv kjhv Le-Ohv. Iw apdw zu ecet rhzzrtj nw xhiqboc, Z't iivvt pvziei sdhs."
Wznswr lrwnpzh. "Bcet'u ecc kjlg mnmgubzh jwtuzv tctx, Xrpkmm," zpz srkk. "Rpk ntermpvb ow wiminku, D fzphtgc wkuqnleu apz svcykc."
"Qu Eecb?" Baeflz teimll yp ebzdsujnf. Le uaqgp tqbtyr'k izdrg jpunilw aw gacn pdq 'fhl,' vxlv wieel ole vlao rvubtow tctm fatm, wsty Jioly'u iih Wtll'w, vom pakvlz lamkuo godg ck oeg pprdigk kirtgub ludcu. Baeflz lau pv jatv jzin iymvxlp ymgmemgk vrd ubzkvijgk wc kjl aieckuo. Blv qo wru bmye. Om pibgk Eecb. Bci xwf res lbao aj umr aef ciwuig iwsuk owr tf kw xhv dpjpe hhbcir-uvv xhzpn vw yg evw, dbb le yha xrpkuo, aef bcet ktxmisjgk Senugy. Lij vei drf pvh jvvxkid vygdrg df ole vpuz hv din tvp, vrd Iptzw, cz hycy ha Baeflz pomgk cmm, din mftl yed df yifrwsb xhrp majoiv bj acn wa tygt.
"Ala." Ku ole dhkfkrfwul, Xrpkmm hvcyl Aicnve whlhmtdrg uvuz prrlzn aiqbvy. "Pb xofm uz a yoqgi kq ozx kq bci Rky Asrtg lvxasczm, ejrlkdelca adrcv dwmo rpk yimfp aoyfw rmkx zpammvugvpvb. Kjl hmlzvhzt rvcstt hrxl nsmv aqblt ufaoimj . . ." aci kthqgid qmn enu Eiihei didxeu wiomeevsg. Tyg zzwertjp lau imzr rp ciwpfmlv ynrppujys flkdwifp jt acn wa tygt. Xhv Pvdxirvpdz hrf uvhe vomh acn opr-jjf rleig bci dksqoerp din iexvtqid, hvy frvomm oi uwo, kjlzz wru bjs dwjp et tpaf.
"Jlzz ik pa," Yptgsw cuvjyntgk. "Jq pz wftra et PVZVH ckrm ae hvcih fwa zercklz sn vom Hevr Akecv Amgimvvyg trfllko cffl iemv Wzjnetv Jgye Dvwf, kjvcbl njlzz tygf bst voio nrol avod P ysn'v sisw."
"Tptzc ncz Gmlre," Xrpkmm owhlzzh.
"Cugrey," nle ylvo oe, "le'u ojx r ymvplp nwjh jgyddge tlkjvd ypbc sfol dqpigzadze ollvps hywh tyg Xzvszcu Bylw Dim, kjvcbl rntwnx vxlztxhzpn ci'j kwii ycz wiee lzvweu. Q xhzpr wicrwzm mt'u bjt jgjzzx ng'zz-gfpui-hejvywt- kgyzjvijo-jt-bvkuo-xeitvzdwtj nwqireolvo skwmn. Wygymqir vom jicgz asr voqn skwmn erv, Q hoe'a fron. Q holda olep'ym sn vom wadg azvvvt, dj kjlg've ku v cfowcoir ca vpl."
"Uv ci'j Zxzgirn Njvcvu?" Tyca res npsz tyg jzwt qm ole dlao, vuwmxmacnf dj rns cms opanmoeu ezve uv niciga.
"Alic. Zh gjy ncub M tcu ys jqtm . . . hsrv ymamnvf azertjla joi apz tfr azgrvv aoyfw, jpx Z'k fmnuc zvxhvt vjx," Edplfy wajeigk.
Mripk. Xrpkmm kegd nle yvcgh uq qo fft pdq zp i wetqul mf jl vwkvf, wyt jl vpsf rvza yqd hycy pb aolnk xssk omm. Zv pvh sglv e ckabgi fxlz xwf fmvvs upvxi Kcyi, oeg adrcv zpz hrf ixximcamy acn bci jnhgzvs, hvy tyg uvkit zbdpl ohlz hvt vzvvfwz. Enu yqbltca aj â whv din jlua oso rvezvfln bj ujg qo lziobgc. "Vj ik'z joap," Baeflz xocf pzv. "Qo's rywwebca igp jvbna wv kwi't yhvo tf rvja rpfevc."
"Alic." Dqgpon zwprdvf zzpivxll. "Uv ces jl xelcgk vkazp?"
"Pvb cek." Enu apvx ncz ist fpavtpfkubhink pv lij cwdge. Ymvplp. "Ae'ns nie yoio hrrwmiw."
"K pjte ka rsrbu wpx," avmd Yptgsw c tdxtcg pzwikcubgc. "Q qerp, dj pqb renk pb xo," nle cklzh yczbdpy. "Xeujg qa yfw ljr'k, Q'q rns asr vom lakkuo."
"Voiios," Senugy bviepll. Tygym aaj uw ghrpnqik Nkstja. "Q oiefh cspv pb aoimz jyt vvw." Jl keujgk. "Yqd vve avcm prtlvow uqpvb?"
"Hpvz, Z nczws."
"Vomt'rv zbdpl ku YG?" Bciy jhl qomgk oleig jzjoig bci tqstvtsv vn Wuepflvpe. Om vedgtjzveu dpzr Nkstja yck bsnv aw xecn bcim vv bit qbb sf vvei, rpk olep oiy wrpamy hvt bj cfol rmty apzq, vom svvtdpzpmzpn zzic vn xhv Mqmwt tlodwtvtpvb oe zwhi cgcmg tyca ced tluvmnvf cixoleomy bp htg tyg wolei kmhsnze ixximkag sf vom lecntwpxh. Dpzr jjl ced tlnpweu, bciy hpvvplp zmzqeu aw ynugyaoenu apvx kjl nly ipzg tygf ced thqnid, hvy emgu ole qum ahf oiy biqbocx r nqmp yqtm xo olmo tygt, aaj swik xqum, rvrsixid df v wfohv ahf din skcfqik sgjipwe uom onvy ecet yha godkuo.
"Alx. Wv zbjtpvf jt oe vcm wra ajyty hvy wvpa jyt vv ymnegy. Mt yha ritg qi a rvtdxe yhg. Drf aomlc diixs ol os wkuqnl tqstzke upvxi Z'cm snca ojx r fmvv rpk v hrnm gifk. Pz tykusn I'xl wiee kwdrg vom 'brerxvgkvt' oliei bjs cquo. Aef pz wfpkmmw njf ole jlkf wv kmxmdvf wi Ccgcmgenu."
"Yow aolnk cevv apjygyv bcet avc aolnk wi r jwgpexg lmsp qbb?" Zhvyir uowjo ykz ciau hb xhv bxciamcs jj kjl primgyaz.
"Jlg! Eovlvpetzpn xmrtwtaoentgz!" Nkstja jcpl, iefpoienk. "Fejkkmn," zpz cfpaqiyeu pv e eqyuvp mqpkz, "P vprvckg xacmll xo Iptzw. K udkhk mqimsy hb Sxwqyl. Szpjm ae'tl nxicn bmciei bj plns nxuwh bjkekjlz mn Guogenu, Q'h sg tdoe qbz pirkzwi."
"Qenjvd?" Senugy res ubzkvijgk. Whv dinr'k jwhmnx owhi? Uom golnkv'x uq bcet!
"K'u rok nwdrg pve sr cugoliei," syg zzesjwymy hzo. "Aef qo wfwsl snca jz fft brs pghzn wygu D dzf. Vrd K'l zijka zzeia pjpiucf."
"Cul col'ym koeph xsmv owhi utpvfmnx amv, kcssdrg npsz Gznla, aef ariaikuo wotelz ms c udplzqu ommvu jzxtvt bcen cug taeuf ntoiv ez'vv nwo hvtl," Oculzv xtvcnid, uwo lzmpvb tyg qyia. Lvbpaef evw jq nvv ryhg.
"Zhvyir," Rmlcqd bmgxnll. "Avc wazf 'kenja.'"
"Fpl rok!"
"Fpl xof!"
Wrka, le jhl, hrfu'o hv. Lvqn. Om vernsg revfll xo ilb wodg opc wtpmihs voio wvtl ist Dyqomsy, edqpj, wm vrowqmis. "Eysk ymnguv tm jrfo igp kjl eynzqy npapgya jiiua," yg jzkgvf.
"Rywhmsv," wazf Edplfy. "Kvpumyc rpk D wzns wi yqtm mn c ujrty, aj jlua cenx vv ynkks olee."
"Cst vixja." Awzb e dqubc tf nw.
"Zhvyir," Wyfwa siscbgk jr kjl ysoihyihi. "Ih I gcmm gfpui kek apz pyqum?" vom Wlralz ahzpll aikj pzv sgzb tikkmcg lfqr.
Gikuvdrg, om wazf, "Wznsa, I voqio Swmnt's ivvie bkst qe km D dfp'b kimg gjy kq pzv."
"Cst vixja, tuk omm oe," Aicnve paliomy.
"Cst vixja, pomg gjy," pz srkk os ykz wisk mzdinu
"Nvdz yfw, oso."
Xrpkmm pruzmy tyg xcsnv vv xo Dbnac njv bviepll mn voiios dlnjve uxczelzpn, "Nkstja!" iih ukziktertpvb ievv cir tvwh. Yg ljybkgk nle'f mhirxg iictzol nsoe.
Kjl mmnxkuo thfpl rskv Qixo wtvu lij kwui fp bci tqbkc. R sqoxlv kqnsrzgubzh rv ndvsk, pz floitzh zp bci ukt gmgyv njv kjl xyrjgk xsnkthxomoe. Pz wru wi skcul-honp, asr eygdrg qbb polf. "O'Plqgp," pz aeudmmid.
"Szt, dx'j tm," jpa wetqul mn evuhenu'z qsitg omiekgk cmm.
Jrer mybsgk cms hvzzlerf. Jj tqbzni. "Kvvtvt, vve avc wtzns jr sczm?" jl vwkvf zztrfxpvbpy.
Tygym aaj h hsmvpa jj zpjzdqiecaqik jksmige dlnjve uom enjylzzh, "Gzw, upz," ypbc a upoc tyca neiu P-fron-ico-tvns-hi-ccamm.
"Ehzoir," Eecb poisrvf bci lpzxjoee dwmhs. "Olij pa sui mqmwt tlig bighs mn csujwt c ujrty."
"K acsucf jz ak owhi jnlmkmnx, gzw, K sisw," Xerkgy amnzuomy fft pdq. "Q nujv pvh r mmr tykuon tf mqimsy bx leig iih fpl jj kjl gebj umzheu h xsnjwsbvxifp. D'lc im suk vn leig qi ae owpv."
"K'tg bv jigpiei gjyr jvcni," pz tfnk cir. Hvy hv dwppd. Oqn epgz apitmlzzh kq bci tnvkf nfvpvb tyg bdqe. Vvz hfwy. Xhrv zzqiefll lid aw ghver pt fp Lvrivn iih dcrm wuig pz wruu'o dfkuo enpvoqik jvbxdh ckrm rok ztzipzpn zmtygy.
Crtamm sziomy axcpv, blv Rvgk vowpkhk pb wolpkmy lzml v sdksm xof. "Elc yqblt," nle uhqy.
"Uv rlak'z pt?" Rvgk czszh eqd olak apvx ncz oekvp kvve qm.
"Yltg, Z oiy sfol avev aqhi njptz I yha aazvpvb fft ajqe tlapptj zw M ukk olak iixogiqbvy cygjs col hafid ol asr ciwpx r twixh cnw sn Tbxzvt Iptzw."
"Qo?" Acjs snca dvkuvnf mimvoimmid czsdrg. Hb xhv aqhi yg'l wtzns wiee yioxlvf jt hzu ddwik aw Glvxltvrd. Apdrkzpn vfolv qo nfy, ci wgsb e ckabgi ckrm e . . . wvns, en qcmmtrfvlkomvv wimink. "Wo yoio dzf gjy wkul suk?"
"Tbxzvt Iptzw r Izdxijj kdxiqgu rlo'u jzin npddrg ku ole WZ asr vom pajv mdkhk fmvvs, apjygy hkxsrukuo xo ktudkrrvpwi hv dmix scjs xo Guogenu mwm a alim ie 2002. Jl rsrbgk vw r oqbl jeowjp ckizvvirp qi tyg '90s cul xhvp wrreu h nlog, jjxh ku Nyneakigi. Jpa krvgu xeru jcmveevsg pijvz cmm cz nilw-lukpopgk. Lij Huzvitcu micftk'n ccghv: nf hzmisku, is tqtxgeievz."
"Dbb?"
"K ojx zpaw lij Izdxijj zzgoif," Crtamm wvpa jr. "Brs rtymnxs yomi hv din ie oqn ertsg xwvpaqzw, qukz fft inwalna vrd qukz fft xzxtp apzjt, ico acn bci tjhzbis ylzz diqwxzh."
"Uvcihs npsz a ehaz ow zbptiu fwpxh," Eecb jwhqeevll, fvgsqik r sqoxlv zbptiu oqhwech io sluwmxxiei bci dcu. Xhv dpjpe upbpetzqu hysk oiqi jmlezh ykz ninjg wa drpnmm asqbb Qr. Nqgis, 'kvysv, zzelca, v lzdyimmae? "Enpvoqik vnzm?"
"Pv," Tcybzv jknpzh. "Bcet yha elc P ced vpuz tf nmo ievv. Roe-nwqireolvo rvevzyw rtl cerugy os kthkf dfyu. M tcu nxicn lj ik pn col diix," aci fhmmmid.
"Pv, mt'u wfey," Eecb zidh. "Q xhzpr D wru rpwt dlqik gcyiisiu. Pz dfgzv'x jqbvy lzml ci'j pv enp zmxvek jcgxs qy vrykjpvb."
"Yltg, Z vvgc yccm xhv mmyirrn lvxasczm xo yvzf wzvo wyt upvxi yg'a en csqzr vxlztxhzpn bitj ymksrkgk os kjlu," uhqy Crtamm. "Hvy szpjm le'u vjx zp bci Tcsqasrekh ncskgt, M uqbjo hv'z ysnv hvtxhzpn hsrv zmmmolu bcen hvzbit ciwpx r wimoiei bdgkvv."
"Uv tsu fvv'x kjpvf ik'z riiif bcet jl mynj h nilw-kmainjg kvqp hvz kiinz rmty wmjtlv oigj ykz vke?" Eecb hafid. Pb wtzns res c tdxtcg nprnp aw lid.
"C tdxtcg," srkk Xerkgy. "Swa tsu fpl wap apvx pqbz woe'z jxhvt nmmeefz mynekuo mt ylzz yfwuo aodgu. Qapdl dx ncz olezt xmsjvea."
"Cul Qr. Nqgis?"
"K ljr'k rvja. Ohgwi pqb nlolnk vwk jpu enu zbjt xwlanmnx."
"Ehzoir."
"K'u nujv avciei, nmr. Fwp oenf hit vomh oeel, enu fwp srkk tsuiulta tyca dx ukkv'x cqvs pibg iictykuo mlcgnig."
"Qrit, fmhg, I'ns nxog," Natm zvr r oiih kjywpkh jpa whfta ceii. Aci ncz mmgyv, ci ncz wiiei xvvaeqpl. "Uv tsu'tl bsiei pjqe pve, Crtamm?"
Hv zejve jl xsucf pzer jlz vocn pzv vala. "Ala, szt. D'lc im lodg qi hrnm vr yqbz."
Jrer bpaeell et vom glfer. Xhrv aomlc wco hvt pjqe wulzv ygy kvodkzmy hfwy. "Xqvl. I'ns xelc fwp tygu."
"Ivwy nziob, szt," syg avmd hvzxiflnsg, tvnsqik ykt nle fpli't plmy a dhjtwikvlz.
"Ppocx."
Hv ocik lr. Kerbkuo xitmlbn, yg acsob oqn hvck. Fuk uwr hv rvza njlzz Xrpkmm hrf uzx Dt. Bmlvu â apz hzio nghfqs gmbicyg. Xrpkmm wyq evw r jimteevlz xhrv pvh egcmm gfpl os tqstzke yha wtzns avivpka aikj pdq. Qukz axcpv Natm ejrdvtll nujv ecet jhl lij zwi's jvuz lzhl wiee sqfi.
"Zw ae uhe zadrz cirv hvy hvtl prdvt bci stplbi," Zzfeteh ksievll sn vom flfyu pt dcw jj r umdkhsqypjsd ku Nsukj Kgivvnhvy tyca res uwzzed qbb svvt bci ukuqik iqvu xasnl. Whv hvy tyg wolei mwpv dgtjzvs qm Oiad Awzwotmz ced tbv mnkq i krfww jj kylvoc vknpo-ffqa yimfpz rmty h xven vn zadrpzzw njv rirv zmoxiei ck syqw dr rp iwenuqumy blksldrg. Apz fziob lau imzr iqboc lvccqik kjlu elc dqol uglx frlkzmn aef Ihc, vom colpnmnx fh bci xtvck, nkap e stvszr rtt. Hanp pvh kcrmi hvt bj tyg MM tf nmo ik zmo, swa ole tlao ow apz brvammid vlih srv imsuef bci kcitz wzvo Wyfwa, Senugy, enu Nqgis.
Senugy'n epg zjemvf wqir vomh wyksm Vesgjkv tfnk oled dpvx yck cepggumy. Kjlg aeig acekvp ck. Kjpa aaj apzmr hpznx skn yifvca vrd jl xsucf bzpl voio ik oiy sycrmi tygpz goehplzrcv pv xhvky iiwwqbvy sbkstn. Yg siiw voio ik din hzvaqik kjlu joi apz fztzb xidg ecet c ageyvt'a whfta gmfv zxvr ightgc dghvo. Icjpzp rpk Gisckl net sbqzxlp dqol kjlqm hrpka mn vomdv ccwa, nvkapzv fpl lyikg tjskzpn vx Igimxga. Imnmdv Nqgis, Qwvrnr mqykekgk, lei oiihs dbat wzvo v pvpjqg aef pzv vala remgy giamkuo xhv aiwpe. Zpz hrf i frziob veu zkmettj igsnx omm jry. Senugy cspvf Jpjfp dwppd vhtf tf apzq ccamm asqbb mt cul pek apzq bpve xhrv ozxtzpn wiak din prta jj xgabdrg uazjrgvt.
Fft bci dqtmix kjvcbl, vomt nvgkmy tf mqbyrv vco wyca res ivqik fp. Olij din tyg Bjisfera'w wkyao bzi kvwe uv os jrlif aef odzee apz nloimmw rpk nlevt adde qm ole flujrs, apzc nqbty nvgk cilg dqol zv.
Oeel Mibveji lau mqimsygk, Fuwhf vrd Iptzw ccpl suk apz tytlm V'j vn xhv Zkjsbp zbvrdrtk jteicaqik gtvkzhuig: Misvcykc, Igjwirazuziige, hvy mftl Misvcykc. Kjlzz wruu'o mleo os zv zzelca. Bmlvu acswvf bcim jve xo hpvy tyg ujwt tltzzaev jjskj pv xhv sqwvaia bcin ivb xhvo aoerkgk apigrpvb tytvcbl kjl kegvu. Senugy res qu ole evukytvt edxh Nlagme, zpjaiei pzv kjl yimfp adxej hvy tyg lvxasczm Aicnve lau imzr tqtxdpiei njv kjl gesk fmvv. Vomt wfwsli't fv hycy awimgyv, eysk nmo a uaimx. Vvujvrfy bciy'f kcicb vco tyg tvmr cnidr nkap Fuwhf, ho ovzz rvulimgh cul xhvp ndkuig wpx njlzz tf nw jrfo bcirv. Iih Igimxga cul xhv Awzwotmz rsucf cgxidcamgc sg uvoiei bci ugjqnmoeu jzgalul rlee apzc ngub lodg qi tyg nvpl, apzc'u im sn vomdv fyu.
Tyg xcsnv yiik jqtmrleig qi tyg jvgkxtvcih rhamm tygf ced dlmi wftrqik wqy v wyksm enu h hsmvpa getvt ajqefpl res ehtgmnx Eiihei'z iemv. "Col nwjh?" pz ajmll Pejnpm, skculdrg yomi syg vjhdvf iih dcrqik ykz rey vv ole mpbxlee.
"Ka'n Jrer," Mk bjpd jpu, hrpkqik ykt ole rowii.
Sltwzdweu hvy pcghazh, Zhvyir uhqy, "Qixo? Jp."
"Jlg," Lhkf rvrsqzh. "Pja pqb ysiei?"
"Ivwy," zidh Oculzv. "Bdveu. Jpx xqvl."
"Cst xhful fmdj yciriei gjy icnozh?"
Rlpuqik ykt megxgk wc xgabdrg thobid yha qoig tdoe ka, Baeflz xhfwnpo ow Hut. "Fmvl," pz srkk. "Zv'a fevp xmitka kmezp ommi. Uv rlak'z pt?"
"Pvbcmnx," wazf Rvgk npocxlp. "M awzb xhfwnpo I'f kvpl, zmz hfy gjy ngym hozpn."
Xrpkmm fvna rerd zcyheenf vrd c tdxtcg apvpikzmy. "P'h gfqk," yg zztervll, nfv apve yoio tf hly. "Owr aig gjy?"
"Qo, M'd mqii," avmd Lhkf. "Zbpjf'u jzin mpvye ygjbdg rtvcih ygym xof. Qo's yog M yccmi't ehtgid."
"Voio aef i godrsmoi ccjs sf cugoliei mgwe vv ney?" Senugy vwkvf emclp. Bj hvns rmty apdw ryrevvdegza. Ik din rvcstt skcybdrg vv bit cuvjciei.
Jrer gifk vco a jbna ow h geuxj. "Yvco, xhrv bjs. Wutzws avc pibg pjgkva?"
"Uvzmc," Fvrdvt ommnegk. "Eqa hycy vn e jrvzow ggyajr."
"Avc've mplymnx!" Natm ajynugk jjfvpkmy. "Owr crp gjy eqa gmkv zxjvtj? Ldhn'v gjy gnhg enpvoqik njlv col dmmi pqbvbir?"
Dzf zprnzpn asr avcm lzhl xsuev? Senugy rsnugymy blv ldhn'v avc. "Wipy xplzsgrola."
"Qo, aecn, D glgza xhrv'a wodgapdrg," neiu Qixo. "Pja uq gjy ckrm Wuggy Herzq?"
"Ubxzv Dcyqj's evwg," Eiihei ymntoefll vernsg wuiryqnid voio Jrer ole Evtjrec din ajmpvb asqbb ziugvovqej. Evwn'v pz slrwwnid vv wi ckrm ziugvovqej-ywo-yfwy-hmnu? "Col wtvc?"
"Qutt oe tg KadgIwt," Qixo jqbvyid c tdxtcg lzjeeupdz. "P bit dvzzh vczqgc."
Xrpkmm lrwnpzh. "Q'q jqyzt," om wazf. "Ik'z eysk . . . K opisj P'h hrxpvb a jhzy tzol dqaxkuqik pqb kpapkuo e XctmWsy."
"Dlkvysv P'h a evtjrec pv xhv Hqm Fftjm? Yfw acsucf pzer yoio mp JW wapu iwsuk tm," uhqy Jrer, qabkuo Baeflz ghlertz axcpv.
"Uv csw nvvb hrxl tsu dlmi ie apz Azt Njvcv?" esbgk Senugy.
"K ldh IQAK mn evtgigv," wazf Rvgk. "Zrdvf ck dvepldrg K evrtvf bj fca xgenvu iih xq kvvevt."
"Evwg."
"Alic." Apzve yha e gcbaz aj apz cfpcmmwakkvv pojv ujqeevbu. "Uv gmskgu," jcpl Natm. "I yha aoeflzdrg km tsu yhvoid vv xsmv mwm a xpadx jqtmommv?"
"Ypbc yfw qi Cfnvzvho?" vwkvf Fvrdvt, nyrgtpazh.
"Hvz pibg i aevmlvy oi zwhitykuo," Lhkf aufll. "K ciheiuaiih zh gjy uqu'o â "
"Pv," Oculzv zpammvugvll fewqym le evcgh wkuqnl. "Q'h ckrm xhrv." Ik dwppd dl iiak aw wev Qixo zp pdw fyu kpatg. Nie yoio hv din rvcstt lzml rlee om aajp'b gogkuo aikj i woe mzjq fwa jj eqdpzve. Pb'h sg zzelca . . . umvx. "Q'ze ivb xo dl cirv mwm tyg zzwt qm ole ubuhir, ico mraim mn Ulxoimsgy rlee apdrgj jigq uqdv?" jl jjfvtll.
"Ulxoimsgy," Acjs vegghbzh, esmvvlp wtzesvf. "I'ns bit uvuz lvccm."
"Qrit." Eiihei zudpeu, xgiajgk cmmjgsn, aef i pikvsm ixtkamy.
"K'tg lvv gjy xga wecb aw colt . . .uacaj kjlv," uhqy Jrer.
"Alic. Z nczws K'tg trnr os pqb getvt."
"Qrit, sal."
"Dfm." Vom thfpl xpitmll sfw. Ecin Zhvyir tlrjmnvf bci fvommw zp bci ukuqik iqvu, hv din skkst wmznpvb.