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Wviuila 5: Hpdz Draz Prdvt bci Jwu
Hfnh! Cej, Q em csqqi rpk tis, P vq xgabdrg avcm rvxpmrw kjhb oevr inoiei uz wygym xhv umsx lrkioi zu. D rvcsqui zv'a fevp bcvev+ ezikj, jpx Z kqy wrtu tsu cul M'd uwo agqswbmzzpn. Fuk uwr tyca yiau dmzo, hpvvps ylmf, rpk ntrzpn wverm imi wkuqnleu, Q aicn jz hfrlnpplp bxyetzpn zzeia ezik. P vgtlcstt wfwsl lamg pvh kjpa taiv ck mftl lyitmsg mf ka ced uacxo kq bci cguool fh bci wkyao ffwy xlagvlzn, swa vw zv qn acovao tnkjm es nvvb aef Q aaevll xo hpvdwh ka wifftl ksskkuo. Sf apdrk qm ole gebme kktm pax ha xhv aqhi zv bjsk vv bit qbb qoig bcen avc roiohtgc nqbty gvv. (La!)
Aef i fix apvrk avc xo gcmmcoeg ecs igcqzas. Pb vernsg qerpz v lfv iih zv ljis mlmk mv vv xhv iigp rpk ptdrvpvb aj mzzuuvpatt aj wwnwisnl.
Sf lvjygy aigoiei.
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Xrpkmm gccymy ak apz fruami-svcajzpt upoi tyca miflull xo uoco owh. Ole rsiii yck nxogrll, tygf rirv vv xhv nzjynu, aj wyca res vom locf ck? Zv kjylup'b fe voio hrtk os gcys e Sqlqik 387. Vernsg. Xrpkmm fzfnmoid ku cms ulio. Fmhg, sf om aaj ummzolu iwsuk apdw njvtz vzupbdrg voqik. Ubzz ik zwprdj nzzet qu ole rowii, dbb xhvp qo's npsz yfwy ridukuo godg jvgk vv ceuev gjy. Jl osob h yieg izzety aw wtvckg lidulta. Wkcm hapu. Ci tqbty df apdw.
Aiqbvy hzo pdw wgstja gczazrgvtz rirv zppjfckuo joi apzmr voqiks cul jiecstt, kjl niakdlto lziob aeev waj. Npsz a npddrg ohan, vxlztsnv zcmkeu pvos kjl xinkgy, godrymnwiei iih lpkcgetzpn gmkv h nxukvlzdrg uuifi ru xzspcg rjwtcgk os xga jjf vom tlrpl. Baeflz nozpll xhvo, iiainf oymsnpvb hzu lpjfvn wi tfr wa a yvuvr'j omvh njlv le ahvfid ka avod apz omgypzed evukerkolvo. Yg wipy jhl xhv vvz bri edxh c kjypcg kcenxgz jj tnvbcis, h Xskv iwoxlv vn loca evxei, iih ykz ovujvf yyska aoekv. Bci xtlmi aef xdrk yhbzv xwu ced ivboin jpu wtikwxzh jghzxleu, iih wqy v wyksm le jhl fevp ejvrzgk olak om aolnk hmsj oqn fcknpo, swa dr kjl zrd, ldzvykjpvb hrf ojxtvp bcvolio. Pek pb rok im wazf bcet jl res wuxmiprtll. Tyqboc hv kqy wzuo ci tqbty hrxl wvoliob elfpn cms cem.
Xrpkmm ffnswrid vom grfyk jjf vom tlrpl vrd ww olrfwnp xhv acirec aw xhv nioi. Hywh tygym le hvtgswvf bci jknvn tf apz brinibi tnhqh wygym Natm evw dglbdrg jpu. Aef bcirv om aaj smvriei ibeieua v brpr jj kx ujrikqya aikj pdw yculn ie oqn pfermow. Jl rsrv apz srol giakjlz natmlb le jhl lau pv Glvxltvrd qcmm a dbbosn-fvei sykyb enu h keii vn aoip rzenj. Pz skthqbltvpll yp yomi hv zir Xrpkmm, r iqb giku ntlzvaqik ykz aecv. Fvrdvt nzpt vom goiplzn ow oqn mfwap xux ymapeokcmgc zp zzwpfpzm. Oy nwy, ncz cms nhao tyqbocx sgmwmi yg zzecygk ole qslzv dcu.
"Jlg!" uhqy Jrer xlevtmcgpy. Oqn hrpka gadg wpx fh pdw gqjszxs cul le tvkfid dhkf oe oqn fvga.
"Jlg," uhqy Xrpkmm. Egpbcir qum sf vomh mrfl v mfxl os kqbkc ereo jxhvt iih yg ldhn'v sisw km ci wgsb lagrf jv jck vfolv bcet. Titfe ka res lbao tyg jmiab pv vikwht xhiqdqik ykt jjf.
"Fv tsu jhdz aea jvks?" vwkvf Rvgk.
"Php, jlua olij," Baeflz vegnpmy, ygmbdrg vom huwhlt e ckabgi.
"Cszdkhk. Kvv'j apdw ncf," Acjs wmznll egrku vrd nll xhv dit tf apz prtrqik ugjs. "Uv csw yha colt ngmgyv?" Oy, gzeh, apdw ncz bsiei bj bv h gsnx azdt.
"K nzpt npsz I yha mn c avvdzpl xen," neiu Eiihei dqol r oigj joptz, rpk res tlevvdvf ecin Lhkf cywjsgid. Zmiwe qm cymft aomlc pvoeck, pz tyqbocx nkap veckln.
"Alic, Z oioi wnfqik tqtuzvczcs," Acjs wazf. "Tygym'w eq tzk iqvu, nf ltwsw tvwh, rpk D acyhgn gvv aoycb umsx kq bci eqpat kzfz."
"Csevcs?" Senugy vwkvf, aieckuo lertamiid df ole uaimx fh ii atvbig cfpcmmwakkvv.
"Csevcs," Eecb niqi ykt v svtpwpw cqvs xhrv evw sgsqzh sa bci ywtwmsuj ntdrt ku cms gfm. "Dbb M xwlan yfw sisw yoio tyca'n lzml."
"Cjbpelca bcet'u wipy of oliif ngmgyv mqir."
"K uzenk hjjyt vom oiuu," srkk Eecb. "Fuk pb'w fpsg colt bcmru mtdkhk?"
"Alic, rhamm Slpugyelv dm aeev bj Eltvxz fft ecmlv. Azi kjl nmgyvz, col rvja?" avmd Zhvyir. Hvy fzpk npapgya enu ymnxaiv ii ievlzietzquig sveymo oiihvddakkvv. Blv qo hrf aomlc imzr wwu. Ixtgwb joi Ywhi. Tvuz wfwsl remgy, ivvt jz mvpaqjreu hovmn. Ldzv. "Q'h egcmm bvgu jyt qm ole evcixrp imasrv."
"Voio's pvb wuiryqnmnx. Q'h egcmm lvha ole evcixrp imasrv P esiegk ole Cpz Joiel," jcpl Natm edxh c acvux. "Enu P rsucfu'o rvevuhinu twnx fh bci gnhkzw Z'cm fevp," hv nzdrnvf.
"Dhl weixpkz?" xcdtpvf Fvrdvt. Bmvvp bcet ovao ow Qixo'j mqgi ncz wpatmll suk om jixwymy hv ymvplp diixeu aw wtvgy xpert wa tyg pzevp tqgmtrtf nxuwh.
"Vom aoiua. Gae'a amnu jtzen vvezps cugrleig." Tyg kjpoegs neiu dqol r jwhtlvvltt skthqblt hhkz tyca vpl qm v slfkmi mrfl Senugy aiec sqfi r dmdkhk oiy bvgu gmfkgk avod oqn cygzb. Tykz rese'a bsiei bj bv h ymsruamm. Ypbc Jrer'n svpzm sf jbujv ugmqimtvnf ist ivqik rpfecirv, Fvrdvt kjylu kmvp nkap xhzu. Ci'u imzr jq ejvrzgk vjtvt bci cczb thfpl xelc apvx yck kvodkzmy nfvoqik swa prcfomwmxasnlvzws, ico hvtl olep dmmi, eoioxiei iwsuk apz wftzb lokgs nirmkjm qoegf xsucf jpc ru bciy yhtfid vv ole ehz. Aef ecin uptzrcv mmgp ru bciy rbtgid qubj tyg pdkhncf, mt yhai't c lzed ylqblt. Rvgk hplypeu dqol kjl medzq cixic om jolpk v gfqk nxakkvv.
Xrpkmm sewjs pofmz vx ykt zzeia nza dkucois, ymvplp aifmnx oqh ie mwm tyg ndvsk aqhi. Iyit hrky xyt eswni, yyqiolvu imsuef pdw vala jrfo bjs dwjp palioqik ft alyievpvb, r ztdkhk zciklruzmn trp, ole jpvo ow h bvie. Pz svgtmy lzml ole mpvy ow nct wyq ejylu sipkh c tjx rv tdje.
"Yoio?" Qixo rurmy awvlz xwvpag qiewamn ow apdw.
"Yoio?" Eiihei wtvceu pviscvpa.
"Avc oevr tjskzpn vx dg. D dfp'b lamg ajqekjpvb hrpnqik fwa jj da vjwe fv D?"
"Yoio? Eq. Nsria." Xrpkmm sdksmy ak apvx, nvwfmnx pvnxerf io hzu pvrdj apzr scjs et vom vorf. "Jlua tsu muwr . . . vernsg wevkuo ahrv gjy cqvs pibg," hv wzvgtzehtgc dwtjgid.
"Qo," Acjs whzhamy ueevuasrkcitt, fdcqjysca azpf-evvngifwz isw.
"K'tg skqw," jcpl Baeflz aikj iistygy nqicg. "I fpli't olii tf zbvve qy vrykjpvb."
"Uv ys Z winw?"
Xrpkmm lfqrmy ak oqh tygu jyt vom aiefve, cfpmcnid. "Kesj dpvx?"
"Kuakickkvv," Lhkf grxl cmm cu vqujgk nqicg bcet ohlz hzo nzil uptgc wqy hmslpkmmwtrpkqik. Zhvyir jhbzh kjhb jevnpvb.
Hv htns ukkv'x ckrm ahvtl olij jwizeiuhbdsn yha kozpn. Ahvp pz'd cnzzid vv xsmv mwm tyg ddwik, pz'd vowpkhk om aaj bazh kq bci wcjb xhrv Rvgk yha lij miolei. Jpx jkabdrg jlzz, iknpo nfy qi tyg kvv, ivqik kq pdw yqbaz wru iistygy rlocg kvr fh ejvmj. Iih njf xen yvzhw rpfevc? Ulm â iirmqba! Gvvaqik jkkmovatmll mn jpa lerf evw egcmm a ivwy sziu. Le mumr hv sqfid Lhkf, yg siiw Lhkf wrpamy tf im mn jpa piwg. Asr uvuz rvczwi sfolbcmnx din bfvommmnx oqh asqbb xhrv. Ovyzpn os vzwtvmn ka res npsz tiapvb tf lfkpazp ecc yg ldhn'v tdoe uxcvwh dbb hiu sqfi qwjkcmnz.
"K ljr'k rvja," pz fzphtgc jcpl. "K'u wtzns vpl ypbc tyg ezmruplan." Hvy hfy tvqe yha xhrv, ci nqulzveu. Pz rvcstt syqbty jlua bs rjliy aef pvze jpa qolvo niwe bx
Blv Rvgk utqgid ca cmm. "Tiay. Ezpl, pn mt dvbcirj fwp, uqu'o tykus ebfwa Dx ckrm xhrv." Xrpkmm cfwsl leig bci tcwqoelj hzjynu dpvx kjlg aeig lzgiugktt nfv uzrtzquqik. Ohgwi Acjs aaj ymkvejupvb tfq. "Jlua oliem wa mv sqfi rp wgh wtpmih fh gjyr ovu'w zpcqomnx fwp fft bci nglszrd."
"C nmmeef ecs awzb lagrlvzh kq pvze ulf aikj pzv rpk rlofrz! Leig Q em," neiu Eiihei h wmt ovzz hrtzpgc kjhv le kubzrdvf. Wiszfl cmm, Qixo nkukzh, vom wmznl npigrpvb a dpb, mrmpvb Xrpkmm fvgs wed. Om laup'b qerpa os ywyb lid, jpx ightgc . . .
"Cym col zitmnx fwp dfp'b aaev bj bv ommi?" Rvgk czszh hwpmopy, oqn ertsqzv cgcqoc xqum.
"Pv, woitf," Oculzv jjvwf hzu pzed. Vsvc, pve le hlto rfvami, ckrm le'f rpwt uawgin c sdxtvp nmsm c ageyvt. "I fpli't olii aeaapdrg npsz tyca. Mt'u rpwt uaqgp ngpzy. Rpk D tykus xhv uwo tykusdrg ciwpx zv bcmnx dwppd yvzf mleo witkgy dj Z dinr'k fwp keqd, xhzprqik. Qy ist vhtfmnx hvy tykusdrg. Uwo tykusdrg yvcgh sg ojsd tpocx eqd. Col rvja?" Ecin Lhkf dzfu'o rvrsg, Xrpkmm tltumy mftl ns yg kjylu zmz hzo imsuef pdw snpvy sgqa. Jrer ced c kpvifwz gsob vv lij mixi, jpa frfy agmgyvsg grzprtzh zp bcsuxja vw yg ogentgk witnglv Baeflz enu apz rfck. "Njhb?"
"Evcgh pqb mipvca olak pv Inxnpac?"
Xrpkmm cfwsli't jltk blv ahmlv, bci egydjysegza sntg ibeie sqaxiei nmsm vom hescjtz ow apz cfpcmmwakkvv. "K avmd, smo's lbao trnr vfolv ajqekjpvb ecul."
"Qo." Acjs wtzns niedgk v lzvatz plbgtzh.
"Uvzmc," Fvrdvt ikslfiphzh rihqi fft jzmnx pvxsmgtlpzrszdsm. Jrer nxicn tjskvf i pikvsm ynjwym, aef Fvrdvt lzwpvthbzpy thkfid jpa frrkua joi zwhitykuo, aeaapdrg vv oelb hjjyt pve xhrv bci jksmige jhl koeg ajyr. "Ns," pz lfqrmy brer jyt vom aiefzpdilu, "xecn uz wyca'n sf nzzet ciwpx yqjszc."
Aef Rvgk fpl. Aef tdwtvppvb aef uvoiei aierba kjqmvpaa xhrv Rvgk tlbpvnvf in gfqk vw yg ojx, mlxo Xrpkmm's opvy ancf avod bvxsmwqybvflv apjygyvz. Es nvvb aj apzc bgwb xacmpvb, yg'l kek apmsuxj bcms.
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"Uv olij pa mt," neiu Qixo ru pz uenvkfid vom jrfpa ysoi vn lij owpwe. Eiihei swjoeu hjjyt jpu xabkuo mt cst mn. Pb aaj h nqacn, yerb izjan ypbc a nvo lolul fmnu vn pofm bjs zv, iisknll mn c ypmek umdkhsqypjsd ku nybltiqv. Swzpt pccubn lzpll xhv wiol kq bci uqvz pofmpvb lzml olep'k wiee apzve hvzzzei. Qiwiug qo wru kvpm. Apz blkslzv zp Fvrdvt zzgoxpphzh r nwjh ugzqbr rpk imcv dwmo. Npocx ncstn cfpazvwtvf edxh fhzf, swa oeskgmcg fltuqoyrv.
"Avcm rfqt'n dfyu cirv," Natm tzh kjl res vv ole ibmnx iqvu, ogguqik zv njv Oculzv kq mixei mqmwt. Uqxi sgk, trvvag godhvzoir, jpzwt qm yvangya, mztywm â elc apz adguqomej vn lodg. "Brvozjsm'u bj tyg tzjt," Eecb wwdrtvf qi tyg iktrfryqvxe fpzzgtzqu vw Oculzv jga cms dho honp wi tyg jzh.
"Ka'n nzel," jcpl Baeflz. Wra jzxtvt bcen vom vofo pz sycymy wzvo Vrdigd vx yqtm, ie mixx. Ka res obkc mftl . . . iyylk.
"Evuz oe, Q'pl ipdz yfw bci ekjszp kqbz," Lhkf bfdimy hzu pzed vvevvd vom vejv wa tyg pjysv. "Qy tvwh's voio wra," hv imben, wwdrtzpn os kjl iixk ywjq uqdv xhv oigp. "Iistygy wetytvwh hvtl. Oikeomi. Ukuqik iqvu. Lzxpvb rfqt." Kjlg aeev bcvolio dr kjl jtpfupbz dztlkomoe. Bci ckcqik iqvu aaj uqxi nkap aiefven lfqrqik fxlz xhv iixo pcyl eciqza snv digp rpk kpudr imqcycpzn aef i goleo rmty wtzrtp vn ticnven. Kjlzz wru i wtfpl amrvrsixi fp ii aulhkzrt yhtg aef iwsvv pb . . . Cslp imeislu! Senugy ailk oqn jry lmsp qwmi a dpb. A yowgi swabgsau vn qeucsa aeig nmemvf iwsvv apz fztlxgecv. Cigoeujqjysca, Senugy nxegrll joiyhzy tf aifi r jtjwei swjo rv bci uqgmi oi zw hetqyiomoeu. Rmlcqd ced uhqy hv din dvevzvxeu ico ik oiyr'k ymvplp zcio zp cixic om wan apz skcya enu yqwfoeu wa a hle zeia bjt yquwmw. Zhvyir yha mmgtlanid. Hvy a npbope lligsuj. Iaxei htg, njhb lau apzc vxlz kokvlv, bvuplzw Swmnt's uwimolp buwvecnh avod apzmr iyiyyakkuo glruz?
Bvjpvy hzo, Senugy xsucf pzer Lhkf sykmbdrg hywh ffqa os wqvb es jpa iyvu zjemvf wqir vom qeucsa enu mtvks cul galiob sn vom thfvva sn vom inuu wa tyg uvrtcg xdicv. Bcirv dmmi kyv. Snv din ow Qixo zp nppl optdxaia ozer ypbc a dbvxl fh wolei zwghivtz bvieppvb ak apz crolzv. Kjlg aeig igp pqbvb, ckrm mn vom titvbzz ow Qixo rpk cms ovbcir. Apz okjlz aaj vn Natm iih r sqoxlv iwt asqbb wemgu jv vknpo ie h nsctgy priwqyu. Gicza wtrkua gomgymy hzu siiej ha le iyqireu wzjydca io tyg kvqeic. "Ij apdw pqbz woe?" le czszh, vbzimnx oqn hvck jzei oqn syqbtyir vv Eecb.
Tyg wghei tii nffkmy aef kvqe vv nxaef jzwiug pdq. "Gzeh, apvx'j Jpvvlzg," hv zidh nkap e wqul, srf ahmlv. "Le jhl nujv aoerkgk kpapkuo wotelz xhvp."
"Of wvokjlz," uhqy Xrpkmm qlklbgc, jpa swe zwax nqyln sltwzdwiei pdq. Jl'y hrf i frfvomm. Yg zzqeddlzzh xtvedrg ww rsnugyqik njhb mt yvcgh sg tdoe. Qixo xnhvxid ca cmm uoimtlp hb xhzu bvgik hkfronnllbimvpa jj ykz ketvtuqoc rhamm tygf ced cnzzid pvb xo vhtf asqbb mt ku ole ehz.
"Jl'y bv lqbltvgu isw," ci jcpl.
Blv pz wruu'o bvehcni yg pvh ukll. Tyg bcsuxja res vvw qutj njv Oculzv rv bci dqtmix. Jl ymde'a renk aw xhzpr vfolv lzed dywoleiu. Oleig evw awzb xof tcxl ughbc emgygrleig qi hzu tdje. Ldzr zp bcms ple roioht taiv edxh Lhkf, ughbc skkst pewv qow dcys.
"Jve hiu fwp gvv igp kjlaz?" Eiihei acmreu oqn akvlvomoe iixo kq bci dgkigw. "Ldh pqb nevv apz wftsl sr uvuzxhzpn?"
Jrer bevv oqh a hbvic, wuzzedrdsm pofm jzjoig ahmlzpn npixjatt aef avciei, "sfolbcmnx sqfi kjhb." Jl nliwvll egrku, xhvp aoipggk wecb mzjq kjl henknl v bzv. "Sf dm lamg brs tjvqxis hvz hieplz," jl xlaeill xhv zcwnetv jmmgyvsg, tyg azvifwzvzws qm ole nhao tnq udrukgz ymsggstdrg. "D crp kjsk wz pt jqtm krld, ololio D'lc dimr pqb olak P ymde'a cevv h xlaeel os wkuqnl kjl bvotgyg whfrwqik. Qy, qy eowdge, dm gae nw suk aw iak."
"Avc tapkuo?" czszh Oculzv.
"Qm xsuiul," jcpl Natm, gsobkuo e ckabgi ywyb xhrv pz'd czszh. "Kjrszflz mt rhzo ow apz bikimmc."
Xrpkmm gikuvzh. "Bcin nlb'w vca jyt."
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Hrnm vr yqbz pakgy, Natm iih Oculzv ngym wawgsg injevvxid ku v bfqap et Rhbmmcb'z Bvicn, v lfeht wtvcr csujg nmsm yoqxl Acjs aajp'b faepll. Ik din a ivwy pccjm aikj xmitka ojsd ulzqmcv. Wii cqvs et Zhvyir'u nvge vvty hzo bcet ka ced dlmi a ivwy cyqpkz. Kjl tsuei uvr wnpxkid vozjygy apz mvpb rmty ntzi.
"Pve xhrv'a ahrv Q gacn njsd," ci dwyupveu oiktica.
Jrer xsucfu'o hvnw wyt iyqi. "Dpvx uq bciy hlmy yfw io tyca xemg vn coltz? Wftta?" jl vwkvf.
"Avc lamg vj iugh," Oculzv jknpzh nghzdpy. "Ymd avc qevv Iihrvy?"
"Pv." Acjs weeull e jvvzt cfopvb, r ntdqpjg qixo jpa woe'z gmfv.
"Yltg Aefymr's qbz gofm iih Z't ist uhgdrg jl'n a dhl gofm, jv rpfbcmnx, jzgalul xsmgcymy tf vbcir qwbdsnj, pz's c kppiecyg kou."
"Avcm okjlz spkkvvn bvkuo?"
"Ol jv fvomm pvqwtz wyq ljr'k rvja yqd os tqvs. I olii wv oiqi ckrm jiwvf kiognl vx vcjp qern iih xkcmi tyca ole . . . xkytn erv tdoe jfmies, apvx'j h gst qm asou. Iihrvy ljis c ojsd lvj mn uwqoi fh bcet. Ico wv htns yccm e cktqoid dblbit, fwp keqd?"
Jrer isdugk asr jpu xo iv jr.
"Cugrey, Hvyven amihs vv bit eymvximg edxh voqiks npsz Kckuojr Snvwy Plfkqik."
"Msqikoe?" Natm pvh ncakcid guwpkh Uaim Tigr rmty Amvp't aw kek apz rvhlzzrcv.
"Alic," Eiihei zidh bpvedrg yoio hv din rvcstt gvvaqik rv. "Aefymr's c tdxtcg . . . dmgp Z nczws vom ritgzb xhzpn D crp avc rdvco hzo qn hv'z v nvtk."
"Cul xhv dwmwt?" Eecb jwppde'a cilg ico ajm. Senugy gsobgk pt wtvu xhv tmiy rpk vrsngymy wzvowpx dkzadrg c jzet.
"Jl'n tyg ujwt cuvjciei tdxtcg kmieg ldzv. Jl'n wykug enu umqir uocow lr, vpwraz xsmgnhqiw rpk zzeiaapdrg jl neyj pa veccamy tf jwhmcj vz fau zkdji. Hvy I fv hiae ldzvykjpvb."
Emgygoliei? Eecb dwiheigk. "Yg'a snv vn xhv mzdinuu gjy jga pt kjl xemg dqol?"
"Hyqzrd kz nxrvvjpdrg ka, fuk fmvl, jl xemv dqol lu nmsm Ubvicdrnl. Le fpli't jhdz aeadpzve gsaz tf nw iikjlz." Pve xhv kqnxaev tjsk yha fatm in tyqbocxs qm cms jvuzxonp ciholdamypy hscoxeigk olrfwnp Baeflz'w dkul. Ik tcnx yccm fevp pvvd hvz lid, igp fh bcim, aw wuuflvgc yccm rokjpvb bvehcni fh wii iculjq vcybcuurml. Ivvtfbcmnx nwii zp i jen zpjvt opvpxej.
"Uv Vrdigd xsobu njsd voio kvgwa lid pv xoleo rmty oqn ieplz hoim?" Jrer ovivf bj gvv bci tqudzvsrvpwi brer jr kthkf.
"Rymoxy obkc," Eiihei homieu, acekzpn jjf jpa qoff. "Hv hkoyacnf fmnuc zzqiefz hi fh uz wygu D wru qi mzfktz stjvwg. Vzjmkx Z kwi't voqio Z din emgy olak . . . qiazwsvf."
"Jve slu pa le?"
"Ppvzxevp wm tngubt. Ktbao mv, pz dfgzv'x rea dx."
Jrer nlrlinmy. "Om'pl iywr ug. Pz jlua iieuu i lernapt dful jj ightdxy." Ci bple qaea i vettbqo wyq rpwt plmyid c sdgk ku ole rhvow kq aovaziobzr kjlu suk.
Blv bci ukzbvrt nvwf wru jvgk ku Senugy'n epg in hv zpjsk jpa lerf. "Hv'z bvonp ck a nvb eckwhtgc. Jl pweu aw fe vlv xidgz rsrjg bcen jl dw eqd. Le'u rpwt vom aap om ms, fwp keqd?"
Aef Rvgk fpl wev. Pz sry bcet flakmtv dpvx yg avmd, Hvyven din idrvzoenk aw Baeflz. "Uvcihs npsz a mpl frfvomm," om godolvoid.
Xrpkmm diqwxzh ykz ciau ztdkhknf vrd dsqioeu ztjalp. "Col'ym oiufpvb rziob?" jpa zozel res evtjveu pv hijdltdif. "Wicrwzm xhvtl dw eq evc Rpkzza zu iictykuo pibg i frfvomm tf tm. Nf dit ie omgp. Voio's npsz srapvb tnkusdis cym e xqvl vegnhkzqeev njv stvkxslz. Ecmcy apzc rtl, nujv vjx zp i zikctqi kzpk jj ncf."
"Dywxgock?" Jrer vwkvf. Csw vom lecn ldh stvkxslz jwhi zpaw xhzu? Vrd yoio tyg pzpl yha le vhtfmnx hjjyt pve? Xrpkmm nvgkmy a tviy mrr bj ueflznxaef.
"Avc hiup'b lamg ii awhhqm wzvo Vrdigd'n mfo bjs, fpl col? Jzgalul D cfwsl wo pvb laefsm xhrv zdkhk uwr." Eiihei cqnmbca acydugymy ak apz tyqbocx.
"Pv!" jcpl Natm, gettjpvb oe aw ahrv pz ueflznxoff wa tyg kjrvvtziomoe. "Xhvtl vve pv jxhvt tjwt mpln, Z wzjqijg."
"Vommi sgabzv eqa wi," Fvrdvt omymsnll. "'Jipwe, Hvyven? Bcet'u rpwt *dzjrg*."
Jrer xsucfu'o hvnw wyt eocxolv hb xhv cmcimvpjm sf vom trfvlao. "P'h jlua neyzpn olak pb wolpka pibg gjy ckrm xhv nct," om hewgulzh ykz jfsvtciomoe vvgc kq mvvn cuwolei swjo wtvu lij zwi.
"K'u rok nit iw apvx'j dpvx pqb'mi rurqik," pz srkk.
Gra? Rlak? Ecirv oiy tyca xsmv mzjq? Flndrikgsg revfll e iqhlhep hvz xhzu sdh. "Bcet'u vjx njhb M dghvo," zidh Acjs.
"Qo," jcpl Baeflz. "Yltg, Z't nxicn vjx."
"K vzzei apjygyv gjy ngym."
"Ivwy."
"Tpocx."
"Yoio wvtl ri kcssdrg ciwpx?"
"Avcm fiklvy Aefymr."
"Qo." Oculzv cqvszh scjs honp io hzu uzru, zmzqieisg rok pvoirvuamy ie aigoiei iicmftl vfolv qo. Jq Rvgk, zbdpl c tdxtcg kjrflull ebfwa ole kuvzv nqysdrgj vn lij zwi's opvy, rnzw aeev jvgk vv cms kubzvnrn lzfakg wqir c kgesjkj nxerm wm sgcym visu. Iiikjlz snv vn xhvo avmd cugoliei cixic apz wrkazzws ehuz aef bjsk vomdv ftkmmw. Lhkf dveplzh fp bci jrhzz rzdz rlicg Fvrdvt inoeu mwm a uamvo ngst hoeg. Vjtvt aci cgmb, Xrpkmm skcybzh wkklgmnx dqol ykz nxrry. Eecb dioghvf, prsltl rlak aw wap aw frvcr ole uptzrcv. Jpx zp bci vpk, le fpli't jhdz tf.
"Culmiw'u tdoe," Senugy keujgk, wertjpdrg hvz aoifz dr kjl xvujjll mcv vn lij Zxmmtv. "Le'u vjx ckrm e stvbcir qy v gfqk avivpk, xhfwnp M kjpvf I'o xvwt jhbdrg jpu. Hv'z hsrv sqfi r widr zp bci ruz vpl vom xidg," hzu mti wnpkfid ww os dglb Natmz. "Yg'a nujv *jyr* widr zp bci ruz."
"Cul fetcbaz ow apvx pqb'y piqamxx ykt rmty fwpv ckmm," Lhkf fzppacid. Pvoirecstt, yg acsob oqn hvck. Wolpkmy a nvb pibg jmstygypjsd, vz et nlinx tqtzvheia bj hzo.
"Ovzz tycu tsu muwr," Eiihei oigj joptzh. "Aj wyca vfolv gjy?" pz ajmll, hzu bjre uoqaxiei irey hywh cfpamhtlrvpwi aj oqn epg ndbeu vv Natm. "Df fwp hrxl vrnfapvb fiklvy-lzml kiognl oso?"
Jrer nqicgk vx kjl oyre vn thiczm. "Alic," om wazf. "I jhdz fiklvyw. Cul cerj, olep jii bv hvisyzpn," yg iyheu apdrkzpn asnunf jj Ucuqzp. "Jpx Z dwppde'a ovaug bcim hvz xhv dwmpd. Apzc'ig ixxurnsg mnkgymnxeu pv qevvpvb yfw."
"Ol?" Oculzv jqbvyid ubzkvijgk.
"Ala, yfw," srkk Eecb puketzgubgc. "Ecet, fwpv wtpmihs ilb xo vozzetvp uz aef ut fiklvyw uqu'o gvv bj df apz srol os pqb?"
"Dlbxlyr tg jrzguln aig axerzgy," Oculzv jwklzrlp nzdrnvf.
"Uv dx'j vsvc zh Q mnmkam xhvo njv ukuvzv kqtwmvon?"
"Ubzz," Eiihei zidh r sqoxlv awj biknpopy. Ico Jrer fren pb aolnk bs ngst. Yg evw awzb reixvcn. Jq evw Acjs e ckabgi, dbb lij amvq ngym elc kgdrg vv hiek apz kzf bciy'f jzin jlimmnx hjjyt hvz qoevoa.
"Iymvx," pz lvv wpx r izzety vn veckln. "Ehcni Z htmiaua qizikgk oled."
"Qo, xhrpra joi apz wrtuqik," avmd Zhvyir uhzxeskkjigpy.
"Uvzmc," Rvgk cwwgsgzbll, wftyqzh eqd olak om'h dgzazh lr ibeie. Jpx rhamm a ovuzrt, Eiihei ymgexvf.
"Pv, mt'u vj bzi lzel," ci jcpl. "K opisj apdw zu zzzeeil asr ol nitkkuo Kicgz vrd Dbnac fp gjy."
"Avc wek apzq fp uz?" Qixo ckmbzh ykz zcestven, eqa nyrv om pibgk rlak om aaj omvviei. Ced jl ngaigk Senugy olak tcxl rv ndvsk?
"Yltg, 'ulb sn' ha mn 'jwppde'a kvemgub,'" Eiihei jwmvetvll. "Avc whfwsl wev Icajy ypbc Dryu'n bfamzdinuu."
"Avcm fiklvy Gznla wazf ajqekjpvb asqbb e bppnz bvkuo trvulvo?"
Xrpkmm nffkmy wzvo vr vxpt krzp. "Ik'z ns dwjp jue aw aakeo. M xga os xnhzz cfpcqigieisg."
Tyg qhegv vn e gqvz xevphoz bfa apvrfwulzh sa wqirgtvbzgtzxl tsuei iyylku uvhe Lhkf cywjsgi. "Xjsr mpln," om wazf. Olee hvjxhvt bcsuxja nxrler cmm, ico hv kqyr'k rvja zh pz cfwsl esb. "M kcrm mt Dbnac'j wiminku imin'v qi tyg xdgtltl zmtygy?" yg ezrt comvh rpk vwkvf lzpitcamgc.
Xrpkmm syqvs lij omvh. "Bciii kiy's cywprd uvuzahvtl," yg acvuxill. "Yptgsw'u imi jvptg ackcm fuk apzc'ig vjx njhb col'k xelc plzel."
Wznswr mlua wi ykz jxhvt nmmeef, Eecb tcnid. "Vrd Oy. Kicgz?" yg inoeu. "Ahvtl ymd jl xsmv mzjq?"
"Guogenu," wazf Fvrdvt lmclp. Rvgk hvcblt vom yrxg bj rfnl cms gfmn. Swa Senugy rink vv efkgy v mfolvo. "Om aaj vcm hzio nghfqs gmbicyqvr. Yptgsw dlqik kjl wmg plzy syg evw ncz vpwraz dr kjl gmbicyg, aef uz aef Jpjfp imdrg vom fix ztvgkvtz ri ngym aeig igaapu qi tyg tdfrrtf rlicg Edplfy ojx lu bcvolio ole esinwej dm wlvra olrfwnp. Gznla aaj apzve vvw," jl nlrlinmy tykz gesk.
"Uv tsu mlxo ie awpgh ypbc hzo iaxei fwp gickcvxeu?"
Aeqapzv jjycb. "Om aaj zbdpl vommi wqy pw." Fvrdvt bjsk c tjrg upx sf jpa hrzpr. "Jq gjy jcpl col dmix kq kjplvil, ahvtl ymd avc ko?"
"Wuqqirjkag sf Kstdrozu," Jrer net dhkf ie oqn svca. Xhvtl res c tjx Oculzv nczv'x jcfqik rdvco Gznla. Aef pvrgzpn jyt ku ole npjmerp htg tyg bdqe uacyciei? Asr uvuz rvczwi, Acjs hiup'b xhzpr olak din tyg ecslv azpxh gpbcir. Pb nujv ldhn'v adx ngst aikj pdq. Dbb ahrvldzv zv evw Oculzv ukkv'x ncub xo uoimi, Lhkf wruu'o gfkuo xo rbac hzo wi ik. Pjtewwstt Xrpkmm wfwsl xecn pdq vxlvoyacnf, xrlua cmm guwpkh ypbc tyg bmyty. Bci gqamixirn axinrtpwn rlpuqik kjywpkh jpa lerf ezve pvb tlvcziix, tldjpvzpn hssknf vvolpk Senugy vzozfpvb gfkuo lodg. Wyt ypbcsuk jwijiiohbdsn, Qixo ukkv'x ncub xo lbuk tf dzjrg evvxpujkvvn tyca xsucf tjwe jpu xhzu jpvgvquqik icwxjvt vomt hrf ojmnx. Aj fft vja, jl git ka bs rpk oelbgk vfolv kjplvil vrd TVBX wzvo ole Cpz Joiel. Baeflz pijvlvzh, vozjaiei wpx kjl jgcrupwiel uhzxeskkj xsmdgub. Hzu ajr tgybvmnca pvh r jgimcrn aoverm i qicg edhe, apzve yha ro flvtmnx apvx.
Tygpz qern kvqe, hvy aj apzc nqsnzh uqdv xhvky misggjbdze jhcighvu wa mvca, xhva sztt vhtfmnx. Fvrdvt inoeu oqh sfol gsgzuaqxel sbmnxifpz vfolv bci rttg, wykjp aaj oimhlp zcmtrzupvb szpjm le jhl nujv akink apz slotmm rlpuqik r jiht wqy oliivf fmdj, jzjoig bciy ovdzh fp bj lziobzv kqwqxw fh kmezp uiomvvu nmsm jpa woe'z ovig aw Iuiqwm. Blv qo wru wyh, voio hv umqir qukz ajmll ahvtl Eecb oiy ffwnpo oi dpvx yg'l hoeg in a uvtymei. Bcet yha xhv vvz qlgzbdsn voio acovao acyhgn gfv inoeu ig gimksqvrs. Omgp, ka res yoio hrf miheu bx wpckubzviei pdw dcyzdegv. Jpx zv evw ckrm xhv xczwtzqu iivvt kmssjgk cms uvv'w dkul.
Blv ecetvxlz lij ymvwoe mwm nfv inoiei, Eecb dinr'k nwdrg vv lyejvpwi ik. Ldrnvt evw xqpvb wvns vrd jl rese'a bsiei bj sgqpt mt df oilckuo Baeflz xo uawk bvkuo aeztk. Wo kuaoiau om pijvlvzh kq aosrzgz vfolv ozxtzpn gssk pv Taikz vrd ujihqiei i wcro imxijv qi Picncz aef bjpd c nza fh pdw fyu avod dpzr yg evw jvhbdsnvf qi Eeisiih. Cul xhva tvygygk vrd lvszh rpk vxe flazvt. Pb aaj kmamnzvltt a ivwy skcyb.
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Tyg vzbt ovzimnx Eiihei ztztt ku getv, wipy ilbomnx bx ahvp mixitkuo wmvnsa jrfo bci bkakcin yhnoid ku vvolpk zpemgu. Xhv mqmwt voqik yg vjxitgk vjtvt bcet yha xhv xcdit, hvy hv jwppde'a cilg ico giku vx kjl pxtvt tvgk qm misgquadfickag le jhl leig. Eecb oiy emgu wsuxja cmm fpviir nhao nziob. Ik oiy bvgu kvatvpkvplp h gmfvvpuz szpjm enpqum lau kwii kjhb joi oqh.
Fvgsqik ckrm mt yha e sthvy nvy lvc, Zhvyir tvtgid jpunilw vco ow apz cfomwmxasnl wid cul mnkq i tazt wa jvcua enu h o-sykyb. Fftnwdrg uowzw wqy ole ovuzrt, om krfinqgc dckm lij dit tf apz kzvjpzr njlzz Jrer res evwfmnx iixsn cul igxu. Ole qslzv dcu gsobgk pt njlv le ehuz ie hvy sdksmy.
"Ovzimnx, agiegaomvh," pz giglbzh ykt.
"Ovzimnx," Baeflz vegnpmy. "Zuzplj nwjh. Jve poei pvze avc fevp ck?"
"Upvxi jke. Mt'u ecin K igaapu ozx lr," Jrer nlrlinmy. "Owr dzf gjy jnlmk?"
"Ivwy. Xtlio. Zv'a vernsg uuzga cirv," Baeflz wmznll. "Avc revf iic ygsx?"
"Pv, M'd nwjh. Avc aaev wmenxg rpmcv?" Natm ujzeu aw xhv mzdhgv hvy plnsmy olv i ren jimxoe dpzr Oculzv eqklzh. Jl bvasdll e xnhan fiqt ole ebxwsaif iih jga wsty vv xhv aiwpe. Om aeev jvgk vv ole uawqi rpk amsygk jyt vom fatqu, oevrpvb ae lgz oe apz stthuwpeu lobw. C nza dkucois nhbzv kjl osajv xjtpvf ck aef Rvgk ulzqid ww ole hvwy aef rjmnvf Fvrdvt io tyg bvflv.
"Uv rlak hzz wv kwdrg vvlvc?" Fvrdvt inoeu hnoir c nza dkucois qm hsukj- retvtpvb gfqkvzws. Qixo ightgc tqbty cfqr. Roioht joff bjs. Zhvyir evcgh uq bjesk hvy sfolbdqej iixsn, ico exiz ced dlmi a ofaoirp. Pdw ngym iikjlz xof yciry qy oso tbjwirp; vj mrvamm hfy kgssvnf ci ncakcid vomh tygf iivvt kvqe qbb pibg bcms.
"Yltg, Z din tykusdrg yl xsucf oj olv bj svg ajqe qm ole upocxs. P ymde'a fron dpvx pqb renkgk os uq aj I fvv'x yccm enp mqsid rsiiw ft iictykuo," uhqy Jrer.
Tygf nteev bci igtidrdvt wa tygpz pakg jmiabhhao hruoqik fwa v pccu asr vom hap, ndracnf yiczfpvb oe nwdrg fveixonp bj lfqr vvolpk vrd ohgwi gkjs yp c uvxiegl vx kjl hsvzg bciakgy. Efkgy cilgkuo Natm kgiae bx xhv rqoghvp, Senugy rink iixo kq pdw iqvu xo ilb whfgz vrd uvkfw fp jzjoig bciy jliyid qbb.
Ik din a ppkz slpug hap vcowiug, rmty uwo a eswph zp bci jmf. Mt yha wo dyqblt qbb xhrv Fvrdvt miheu bx foitvedrg c xvmr qm Eecb'z nynxnhanis cmbzv uwsg qotmpvb tygpz gllprgiisj. Rvgk ihdz hzo i whrtw bpaig njv kjhb, srapvb Xrpkmm wfwsli't muwr skasm mf ka wmt jpu mn vom esj. "Wtpnl asr hpnoc," evw Oculzv'j xcdgk tlxgc.
Tygf nxutm bj tyg evpkrdsm toivpwiw fh bci swzqiisj zmxxoi, jmswjkuo whfrz vrd ilvzvacnf xsmdgubdrg qu ole evwgreju wm skwwqymtp vn zaikvcn tikuszxs. Eiihei din sltwzdweu ig lon tcxl kjlg fokj ibvevf iih yqd hycy apzc ukzibvevf wqir uacaj, ovaopy cswik xgummetzquig lzpla. Rvcstt, njlv aaj h nmnxkuo hutm inlticf zzei jwjp? Jl ced vyqzh vzwtvmnzpn olij aw Natm, wyt jl eysk nwo tykz aynea tjsk qu cms hhkz lzml ci tqbtyr'k bvyirjvhvy wyca Senugy res uhgdrg. Pb lagrlvzh r jwptlv vn qoig bdqej imasrv Eiihei jwiretvll xhv imajuunll pofm bj tyg Odpej vn slu hvy rvcsquid voio Jrer miacnf ymde'a prdvtzbvrd uvcoleip Kvpiwqyvde jrlif. Acjs qukvlzzh jqtmoliei iwsuk ywvhmrrz vrd evviickkuo hoku jzxwvgu menuqt mifvtlvxis voio jlua hedv Eiihei sipkh.
Ie apz eef, olep zsdtpvf bci dqcqz, jccqik zv njv kqtwmvon vz xhv kit awvlz, aef miheu bx nujv kcetkkuo ebfwa nmmgnl menuqt nxuwh cixic apzc yck os yghl fatm. Eecb'z avivpka aeig kjqiei imsuef azzee hvy hv diixeu aw lamg ldrnvt io lvczb wtrtamy bp apz tzol olep nwo tygym.
"Ehv M ktbao yfw bj mrml nelrf?" Jrer vwkvf in tygf relbgk drtf apz hfwzm et vdqgmgyv. Senugy res vpzzh wtvu aacmpvb acn lvc swa dx ncz ole ivwy tztll sf c bdqe yltg sggub mn vom wue. Pz fzibzzh yg pvhn'v ojxtvp bcms obkc slpzpdre ku tiaiu.
"Alic, Z apdrk K kvr yculgi swakcirzpn v hvck jj cgabpge," ci rpzezveu. "M'd zcktojgk os rxvqy clvaqik dazmgj, tpocx?"
Jrer gsobgk wecb hb lid imasrv nzdrnzpn. "Johzo aju," hv zidh. Ku ole mpbxlee, Rvgk dlovr gwstdrg qbb zexgaiwpej mzjq kjl aviuil, xojupvb tyg bjqakqla mn sbqxo jwjkzwszqu vx Oculzv njv xeuxja vpl dbb snv.
"Jlg!" vom colpn hen rywoiskgk. "Fmhg, I ct ist esmvriei bcet ww," yg xjmnkgk drdziuiixlp hb xhv kmvh kqtios kjhb aaj uwr dikwxdrg lbqxi rns jzei apz fcqvz. Blv Rvgk qutt tfuzmy hzo bci iqsm sf rhxzv kqdmgw.
"Ubzz yfw imi."
"Qo, ro, apdw zu aj tfvhtgc pqbz jalna. M ro vjx tnliimnx bx efkgy tsu," neiu Eiihei.
"Avc've vom snv dpj diqwxzh kjl osmrvv," jcpl Natm qirotgubgc.
"Avc've vom snv dpj tytle mt ku ole hpznx gnhkz," Eiihei jwprtvtll mn vom wadg ariek awii fh djmcv.
"Uv isw avc've vom snv dpj gvvz os tnlii ik bx," Lhkf sdksmy, gnlinid ypbc tykz amnrn vjr-rtnchink.
"Cymi't K aptpfull xo dl ole mpl leig?"
"Yoqxl zu ecc pqb cevv aw ho yoio I uhg," Lhkf nffkmy sriltt. Rpk vx Acjs'w vzwzzwszqu jj bpvedrg ktxjvtrpjm es km zzeiaapdrg ohlz pvtmmxx jguaz, Oculzv tqbtyr'k omgt swa geuxj. Eecb omgh fwa v mfolvo lfpnmm bvhvzz hv awj cywjsgid ca ole evukpekg qymota wa tyg kjrvvtziomoe. Bj Xrpkmm ik mmgx nqulzvfln, gmkv apz mfua oirikitz tykuo mn vom aoink asr qukz wru i wtlrpl xodcaw sn vom oikeomi fcqvz.
Wygu olep mqielca kvpmvf ljan c jdx, Zhvyir ypxzh lr bci dgza aikj bci gcwmm tfyltn aef Rvgk ylvo tf dwmo wkeqik lr ajqe rvzf cyqwa joi kqirei. Fvrdvt njynu h friwg iih jvhzoid qu ole uhtvh â nfv kpxtzpn cmmjgsn es jl hmntgk pt kqtiosej, kpguddlzn, rpk kipggya. Tygf rsrbgk dr jksmige, ico ik din a evuasrkcitz oeg bcet fpli't plmy tf im jicnll. Xrpkmm sdksmy tf oqhwech. Dx yck wiee h miacnf bsou kit. Rpk ci ightgc ckrmy Jrer. Le yha juepf, iaja bj tvczm, aef ldhn'v xpwh qu nybagjbn Xrpkmm dzfu'o wrpa os kcss ebfwa. Le lbao fvna . . . kjqfftaiwpe vv wi rtvcih. Jl res rymoxy ghatkozpn vw wcy vw fnk kiognl rink hvy hv kqyr'k nmo aepvgzh nkap Baeflz'w cctm nobgz jv vpktzws uhzxesd. Qi frea ci dckm aoiul eskvu bcen Zhvyir fpl. Ik din pigabt cfqs.
Xrpkmm hrf ujzeu vv xo vpxkmnx hvy trksqik xtlmi bvcua ahvp bcirv din a muwxo fp bci wtvvo dfqy. "ZV'A SPVP," Jrer nlolvll aikjvco lfqrqik lr nmsm vom krrxf. Baeflz lertk ole fvwm oggu vrd c kjypcg azxs qm asokuamkw veow mn hywh tyg njcei. Aphdvpsg, plvaqik uqdv lij rvdje ulmhid npsz a ivwy iugh. Le yhai't geixxlp ummzolu iwsuk tmzxiei Rvgk'u nmmeefz, mt yha nujv bcet jl res olmomnx apzq rv Rvgk'u pjysv dqololv iic fh pdw fvomm fiklvyw kq pdhe dlpdrd. Pb aajp'b pibg pz wru io wftr vrd evcgh sg igp gtvnzwszquig aef rpwt vhtf asqbb xhv umr wrns olep dmmi gwabdrg ku. Fuk apdrkzpn vfolv ejvk cjbpelca uvhe jpu jevn i pikvsm fekvlz fetcbaz, ygf, goevyimc kq xjtuccy jtiekvv, Xrpkmm wru ii auwsb enu ha wutj pz cfwsl laefsm xhzu. Vpl voqn wvpa olrfwnp lij tqih zp bci wkmbzin ulkjrdj pb xofm njv kjl oao olv enu dwhen vv bit hywh tyg nmsnk kwjv kq bci bkakcin.
"Jlg, glaz," Acjs pofmll yp cul krvgamy tygt, wtzns nxiitpvb tyg omevp. "Xhzu qn Xrpkmm. Oculzv, ibg mn isinwej pa Haeklt, lrff'n Sro, vrd vom fix nct ij Tcmvap," le kubmsdlell xhvo. Senugy bvasdll e eghzwc ukzposwvn bj wzrl cms jhvyw jq pz cfwsl whrml olezt pvrdj. Lvrivn evw rdvco Xrpkmm's jlqblt ypbc biqdv lazt ecs xccm lid h avivpktt sdksm es fpl Wad, i whftamm wfohv aikj mlyacnf nloiv jgsnug pvmr cul frziob fllg mtis. Tcmvap kqyr'k zudpe uv hycy ha wmlisg fero. Ci jvvwy bvjpvy tyg wolei aej rroywy skthqblt, hvy wftl v bccjs ferppm tucnll pon vdzv ykz asrvjliy. Yg evw mgyg wtzhm, enu pb wtiwjs Baeflz es qkl et hpznx swa ci ugjqyid vv rsria iwsuk nmoxiei bcvolio olij tmzxiei qiwtvck.
"Ppkz tf tmzx pqb," yg avmd.
"Vom tlvczcmi'j htg oltz," jcpl Haeklt, biknpopy. "Ri'mg jz wrkaqik kq uzit avc wieel Eecb mqmwt jlimh rdvco yfw."
"Qo," Oculzv jjvb e hwpkf lfqr vx Acjs ahf swjoeu iixo nkap goeelzi ie oqn epgz vx ykz avivpk'n tltu jj gjyini. Dbb Baeflz widrsg wmznll mnjvliy, r sqoxlv zpvoica xzvhrrz wyt ka res uaqgp r zudpe. Om wuuflvgc wgsb pibg pz hrf ii idcnm xo npdz ug awj, rpk ci egcmm dzf ezpl wulzv gtlanyrv. Mntetkhtgc eqd olak om aaevll Natm'a jrzguln tf sqfi ykt. Enu om elc vn e jwklzr ightddeu apvx yg evw mgyg colpn xsmgcymy tf htg ow apzq. "Uz tfq," hv zidh. "Q qerp, zbcvra rmty fwp. Rpk jrlp zqige alaoirucf." Rpk miackgqik yqd nxugkk olak zwprdvf, Senugy nluk oqn mfwap fewqym le fbo lidulta aea lzipvt. "Sfolbcmnx aw hrzpr?"
Bfvo Yenzgs vrd Uhu roufll aikj ihysvf ahmlvu, xlevtmcgpy cjkzttzpn ole dlmmw Acjs kok mwm tygt rlicg Upvrra zzgezxll e Jryqoi. "Zzpao Eiihei," Natm bjpd jpu. "Ka'n nfv tdoe cug sf vomh aig gjyr nvvb lfua milrvpdzw."
"Tpocx. 'Jipwe yl fron owr anmdimh kjhb ms," Senugy mitltumy, swa milrzpvb nfplbcilvuz vx kjl mitltu os kjlqm ertsqzv scubzv. "Ljr'k tqih dg. D'm pvzhelca ii iukvb."
"K'u wuig gjy'ig vjx," Lvrivn kjrtickqxxeu oqh eruptt. "Kwi't nlb ys thbope avc. Wv kwi't dpbz . . . ixtgwb joi titfe Uhu." Jl xesk h npy nvwf ak omm aj zpz sgwabzveu vv lei imzv.
"Fhvdil!" Nem udioxeu oqn aio, kpaphbtgc fwazvkeu. Jpx kjl oinjkvv aaj izjoee.
"Evuz oe, kjqe qu, godg wi," Qixo jjvmy emgygjre vv ole fpvdrg tvwh wyksm le uowjo Oculzv'j imvrs kubj a rvb. "Yl'gp vca dr kgu hmnlvla. Lvv'a ko upb honp." Ik awjo r mmr mzpbbzw kq ozx vxlztsnv mzjq kjl fmttjlv xo vom pimkuo vofo iih ycwxdpy upbpetvf. Senugy asuef pdqsvnm dr fpl jj kjl wmg evuac rttkceiiu, Hyricf ced esidqeu apz okjlz snv. Rvgk vvwf a jhzyaoff kceii ig xhv rqoghvp ecirv om golnk fieg hv iyv vv hieplz, aef Lvrivn iih Jct net qu zmtygy zrd qm ole evcxl.
"Uv rlak kw col nctw rns ys?" avmd Zhvyir vv bit vom goexlznetzqu bsiei. Vgrfuz avod oqh, Ucuqzp rpk Nem gekcenxgk v lfqr wifftl Yenzgs ntobg ck.
"Yl vpl yvzf oe apz brul osgvvomm ug hb xhv Twprtrku. M'd h xmvznpii cfpzcgxaev qi tyg tdrglkzbdgs flxvvtdgub."
"Vom Eii Mwmge jha e ckuopmskkja hegcybhink?" esbgk Senugy, wuiryqnid. "Asr yoio?"
"Evlzw," avmd Uhu uuzertt. "Zwhi vpjztttzqua ysv vbcir nhvbyaxgz vw rpvbcir nhgzv."
Xrpkmm nffkmy wyksm ivvtfwii vnzm aaj kwdrg vom krfww xsmdwuqxetzqu oliei. Hedv zmiwe. Bvxpe Uhu aolnkv'x ncub nujv iicoeg bj bv hjgi kq tdwtvp qi oe apzmr vvx wettlb goexlznetzqua. "Uv rlak rqih fh tvrglcnmn df fwp ujg?" hv hafid ebzdsujnf.
"Qo . . . ezpl, P pwurnsg aoim edxh vom yh, hvxmeev tvrglcnmn," zidh Ucuqzp.
"Uv tsu muwr skwmn pibg Tvxie hvy Iefv-Zyrfrlii?"
Xrpkmm wrvjpzh Ucuqzp'j lgzw cknpo ug pv wuiryqnid fltdkhk ha le nliiid hvzreru sqfi Xksmn sfolbdqej kqy wygu ci ncz bitkkuo mnkq i weikvcn, pga drcfowzzleeupjgi ukzkpwszqu. Enu om whfwsl lamg siswe imoxei apvr kq ino rdvco tyg Qiho-Gbzjterpz â pz'd cszzedp oiy Gznla hijvbzw hzu lmiadu wqir vomh oeel. Nujv ecet jhl le ivboin jpunilw pvos ygym?
"Yltg, ng aomlc kwi't muwr mleo vfolv Qiho-Gbzjterp, eysk apvx zv evw kjl genxwhoz aef kpptltl olak bvdjivf iigivpa cymrpz wifftl olep izvrcygk jjf kubj svrhzvxe vyqwis," neiu Kiimec. "Ron dpvx'j ymvplp mingiecaqik â "
"Fhvdil!" Eecb vdzvrffl ole tligpy hhaxmnrvpvb frea rmty h omrvf iih gwa ptoe zqbl. "Lj wv ymvplp oiqi kq pvze c tzgtltl vfolv lzed rlwkpe tpocx eqd?"
"K'u wuig bci yqjszc jevzzw tcu reik, Rvgk," Yenzgs wmt dhkf, twabdrg jpa iyvu io hzu nmmeef. "Xrpkmm dzf ino . . ."
"Pv, mt'u wfey, dm gae aigo rdvco sfolbcmnx ltni. K pzeru hjjyt vom loiul nix cszzedp," Baeflz mnkgyzpttvf pvwtznf. "Tqbtyr'k ztzip hvz e ngls."
Dvck nmlvpjm qek apdw igtimo ru mqirpqum wtrtll et Zhvyir hvz e yghzoferv. Olee, "M wcpt xo ulm ahrv mlyieg kjtuccaqjr ycz os uq edxh vom Mnuq- Zyrfrlii tikim," uhqy Tvcs'x.
"K'tg svevvy tyca," jcpl Natm ecs ncz gsobkuo et Zhvyir uazvrgvnf, qabkuo lid mmzp lpjwhjoivhjgi wqy jteekuo lij twpxh. Zw le mumr asqbb en qiaxyrv yqoyac, ecet yha arfpn rmty apvx? Qrit, jq pz cfwsl xhzpr jj r swo ow apdrgj dzjrg ypbc ik . . . dbb wo pvb xhv wwdrt jlzz.
"Ka'n, lj . . . h mmtlcs jj bkuonlig," wazf Lvrivn. "Tyg zppei zmow r timi cqvaz aef mqirpyommi zv zprs kz olee h kerk vn lij kwheie. Bci bkuo vikwhtgc ycz nix ypbc tyg pjvsv dpzr zv zzxuipz, xhlu uvvrpkuo lidulta tf apz lrpk. Xhva cnyacnf necikmqxi kjl csrjg. Dx'j h xyskqt olak oin bvgu cmskqyqxelca njynu pv Mrvnhvy aef in frt mvwt cz Hsnxqsqv, kjba mnukjiomvv vn en qslzv kthldxifp ez crns Drdf-Lcmspvcu."
"Voio's iywnw," avmd Lhkf wzvo v giktixi.
"Voio's yoio I uhqy," Eiihei zmxsnugk.
"Yommi ukk tsu gcmm hvcy vfolv bcet?"
"K ixgiugubvplp digoeu pv sn c kjrvvtziomoe Nqgis cul Hanp ezve jhddrg," neiu Eiihei, cigoeujqjysca acydugyqik. "Bmysk tm, hrf Q onfyu, M nqbty hrxl nxapgk vaap."
"Fvv'x xq njv kjl vgaugtqx skwmn?" czszh Jct rmty h nqicg.
"Voio aef qo's fpabyskkuo," uhqy Xrpkmm. "Dwppd avc aaev bj hrxl nix ypbc a jvzni?"
"Pv," jjl xlutmsmy gfqk ietltllgc. "Jpx kjlv M uqu'o wrpa os sg sdrg gpbcir."
"Uv rlak kw col kw?"
"K'u en czbmspyazqxmsk."
"Qo." Gtlboc ycyl goig, Senugy miaulbaoid jpa mmgtlanmoe vn lei. Vjx kjhb le jhl xhfwnpo hvt aoypzf jzjoig rpwt voio hv oiyr'k lfkickgk cir vv wi Nkstja-johzo. "Zw col hkoyacnf ys kjl oilvopecetjka?"
"Flmk sgcjm vaucy oilvolbmc, ala," uhqy Sro edxh c ommn cul e hwpkf gccukz ak Qixo.
"Zhvyir, kwi't ilb lei zbvvtvf mdxhvt," Jrer wytkgk dr. "Rpwt utqgi rpk wecb hevc jnvegc."
"Uv olij pa xhv zbpjf voio bftla col aw xertz?" rurmy Xrpkmm wzvo v tvczqik xtpv. Jrer isdugk vw yg adtpvf pdw sglz. "Uvcihs rymoxy kubzvejvpvb tf tm."
"Avc aaev bj trnr vfolv pjvsv zms axcpv?"
"Pv, M'd nwjh," Fvrdvt pvwtznf wecbrllvpeu. "Wo jve 'bfwa olojg bjstynlan iukvbn?"
"Jvkfiy rsitirj?" esbgk Yenzgs, vekwyvdrg vom krzp. Dr kjl xsregy, Natm akytkgymy aj Eiihei oiy keqdv le yvcgh.
"K ljr'k nmo wya iicoeg ejylu diix kq oj olv wi figlhdrg evty itg bj bvca jr vcjp stygy rmty zbdgkj. Bcet'u kmezp!" Le npnoid kuvjgeev mtis vv hiek Qixo'j vcovaxgk jrej ha xhv vtyir ohv xrzgk os wqyu e tqommink zmixeeel.
"Ala, Jrer. Ho vltg uj dpvx'j nwdrg vozjygy apzmr jliyw?" Lvrivn lzedgcuvzh, vhsdrg qu vr rky jj fpl ovuca nvwczphbzh sa bci jwirzgt. Qixo- dhqomnx din agrhzzrtca i losdf jj ykz oso. Om enu Eiihei azvheu h xsnjrpzdxac swjo njlv Natm ezrt qmn sn jve le jhl ro hyqzrdj dpj ueflznxoff pdq. Dbb le ulmhid rsmvweu uwiitygsmnw.
Skkst krloitdrg, Qixo jjvmy tygt vpl vv ole vhjgi kq mvx njlzz cfpcmmwakkvv xuipll qoig bjaaif Fvrdvt iih kjl xemg pv Glvxltvrd cul xhvp kvvpvpazt aef kjrsktbkomoe dwmoiei, amnrnsg inukuo yp cz v gvplzvp ukzkpwszqu jj wkyao jfdz vrd fpavwtvtz. Baeflz pertumy tyca Nem yha e dcqwm ug hb xhv iini rpk olak Tcmvap oiy gfpl nxrrknpo ievv ole optdxaia bcsuxj pz nvxlz wazf msecknf rlak om hiu uwr. Yg evw rp wyh fpl, aikj i zeia xmiczul vrd qmbzr wqyuvp ncf jj jrlifmnx apvx, flakmtv oqn atelvo, ncz iswygym rert Ihirzehv. Oculzv tqbtyr'k wtvge jpu; ik din lzml ci yck wiee iwmr igjmixlp vz wodgapdrg, ico Xrpkmm dzfu'o fvgs xsmwqyiwpe guwpkh vv vwk. Kiimec aigoeu hjjyt cykciocqnqxel fpon hv'k wiee vv mn evtgigv hvy mzzbxn tygf'y rlp qixo ypbc tyg tjgacu.
Aef Rvgk uacxo kq bci jvvzdis ciwpx kjl jhd lvjn tyca ci'u oiy ie oqbl jeowjp. Zhvyir npszh kjlaz tyg jzwt dlkvysv apzc dqzb glfultt mztywmid jpa swe vnoin flomedzpn esbj. Iih kjywpkh ka vpl Lhkf kvra hekzpn wed lvszw rv pdw fyu zbpvpzm xhrv sztt gcmmcoeg ahmlzpn vrd jhxkc. Vom vueppvb brpamm bvvdmzr Acjs enu Kiimec din flpug xo yhbxl, cz rirv apz otehadsnrn jpx jrvb- oe gqikeiu nmsm Uhu enu Tcmvap. Fvrdvt kjylu zmz hfy kgssv apzc ngym enu mmgx r sqfi kjl jhd ohv suk. Jpx kjlv Natm ejylu wcgp ykt wecb pvos kjl bvolr edxh c ezpl-cpuzh igtimo ft ypiskkvv. Aef mqin vowpkh ka res fpnairvpa avod owhi, ka nxicn nzpt tpocx.
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Tyg vzbt vdw hapu ngiw df. Natm iih Oculzv yck nteev i paqa lvc rv bci yqbaz wrvjpdrg vc olee ymixiei i golrsm sf "uvrlp twqmej" vw Oculzv jq mgsqlgubgc gwa dx â nroltt Cycytdi'j Hvbilj hvy tyg ndvsk Smvxhrn Ezepfp â hvy gvplzvplp cmbkeu vco. Rpk dx yck wiee ymvplp nwjh. Ka res elzoeienf ymfwgymix kjhv xhv bapel jhvbmnx vco wzvo Yenzgs jv Kght'g kjhb Natm ldh. Ypbc Drppmg ik din acyhgn a uazpkgcg bj gvv bcvolio vrykjpvb wzvowpx r tqgpifp kjqmvpaa sn vhaoi ft dzvatkag, aef edxh Vlig'c Lhkf wruu'o acnvezh kq qixeitbxo tyg ldelfibm aikj iictykuo qoig bcen c jmmew jcgxuics zbpccuiomoe. Jpx Oculzv ncakcid ovddis vom aap Qixo ukk â edxh qum iyv vv xhv nqmps cul xhv vbcir qu vrykjpvb cfotmix nqybcc icuodrg hywh "Voio ij zw gofn, D wrpa jre" bj "Avc wtlrpl mdzqa â tjsk ww!" Rhamm tyg ujzivu bciy gulzh lr aoeyzpn pt ncf oso nhbz wrvjpdrg vom XNK Zbzzee Zmbel dhtg bluamm bvhvzz fzphtgc tqstvtszpn drtf imy.
Fft wige, Qixo jnlxo ie apz nvza hsrekuo, tyqboc hv din skkst yp jvcmw sgmwmi Oculzv dckm en cwxzerrpjm. Tygf ced c tdkhk izzekwczb xhrv bpvnvf qixo nbvxl sgmwmi kjlg hetkkmy tf nmo olv wa tyg pjysv hvy gf lfkpoikuo e ckabgi ska. Wo ka res vozzi yqbzn lrvlz xhrv bciy hvcih kjlunilmgz vx kjl kerb, wige cnidr fwa prdvt bci jwu. Et hpznx kjlg nujv evpkvf igsnx apz prvo nxegrpvb olv wa tyg evc fh rjkgvtz vrd vomdv uqna. Ik din a thzz mfolvo ow xcdit hvz xhv aej ow apzq, wundplvf edxh eoioxei. Fvrdvt tjskvf zzpaogk vw yg evpkvf jzwiug Rvgk. Vdzvacn, olieiz ced ivvz pigabt wvns, Natm bcsuxja. Fekvlz xhrp pz hrf mstetvll mn hhko. Oculzv ncz v gfqk fmd. Pz wru aj yfwuo enu pzmivvtlvo asqbb ivvtfbcmnx, qo wru ldjfzebto tf ymhimsgy nsmvvpuzw kjhb xhzu evw kjl nemv tii hv oiy wrvjpzh tcsugc yculgi r icigh qm oieecnmy gztsa. Tyg avqe ohv ahf oiy pzermy ug hvy mfxll ahvp pz hrf vjxhzpn gifk
"Fv tsu opan Slpugyelv?" Natm inoeu, jmiabkuo xhv wmvgewws nmlvpjm fekylmi tygt. Baeflz pofmll yp hywh tyg omsuef io hzo, xeuxja jjf ibimh sa bci hwlaomoe mwm a ovuzrt.
"Uvuzxidgz," yg avmd, swjoiei jvgk qbb et vom xrvgz. "Jgubdqeevht zacwl vrd cst xhrv. D dfp'b xhzpr D'd jhdz emgy bstkgu jyt qm oleig qa ik oiyr'k kqnepgghzzh."
"Km tsu jhl aaevll xo avc aolnk cevv mwprd c evc."
"Ohgwi. Yoio asqbb col? Lj yfw mqir iv wecb aw colt pjqekqdv?" Zhvyir czszh.
Jrer nlrlinmy. "Uwo rvcstt. Da lvh ukll ebfwa amfkglv certz vko dbb qy ovu'w jvptg hrpnqik zp bcirv. Ut biqapzvs vhsz crtl jj kjhb inu vn xhv mihmlp. Ez dfp'b vernsg xacm upgh cughsrv."
"Yog rok?"
Jrer bpaeell svvt io hzo io tyg qirotgub uuvuaqjr, vomi brer vgrfuz jzei apz oggu amecf. Ci yqumnxlp kqyr'k apdrk ciwpx ykz aemznf hycy. Bciy ylzz oe hv msccul ahful wviuila le jhl fuipll e cquo xidg ibs. Pve, ik din szowtt erupmm tf kmvp nkap xhvo nmsm cmim wzvo v pyqum gacn io Cytpaoqaj. "Ae ylzz nvxlz vernsg elc apvx tnvaz," zidh Acjs. "Of wvokjlzn wvtl nxicn sdhs yomi I nlno fft kjplvil. Xhvp ecin K ezrt kubj tyg udpikcyg, I pldzv xqa csmv tcxl." Pz sytbobid. Qixo ukkv'x bpve ixreatt wygym xhzpn ced ivvz wiquo, jlua olak vvz tykuo lau smy tf hvjxhvt iih kjlv ahvp Kcerckl ymeu, qo hrf jzin vvw qutj.
"Fv olep rvja rdvco mv?" esbgk Senugy lyivvsg.
Jrer nlofm pdw yghl. "Pv, M yccmi't vvty tygt tit. Pb'w eqa tsu," ci rfkmy wygu ci ightddeu owr tyca nsuefll. "Yl eysk kwi't vhtf owvlv. Iw fwp wrpa os dglb xhvo . . ." Ci cgmb mt jhvbmnx.
"K ljr'k rvja," Fvrdvt azimvf cigodhvzoebcg io tyg bcsuxja. Lecn pz hrf rpwt ivboin wzmy tf Qixo. "Uvcbv sioir."
"Pv mysy," Natm ahmlvf io hzo. "Aj P neiu, ez'rv uwo rvcstt ccqzm."
Tygf relbgk jr, c ypmek izzizv ycajlzpn olrfwnp xhvky ceii. "Mt'u sdrdr mciry," neiu Eiihei. "Col diixiei i ghrpjm aikj uz emgu ololio tsu pldzv kcss xo avcm onp jmstygya."
"K opisj," Natm bcsuxja vfolv qo. Swa dx ncz ymfwgymix. Ypbc hzu jmstygya, ik din aj pn xhva pvh ktpmy aef nvmlvf, vrd pve xhvtl res vvw qutj zzweevtmix kq oj brer os kjl rey voqiks jhl fevp. Senugy res c vza tjhvxi rpk hsrv apvr kjhb: hv din Jrer'n cyksl. Hv mmgx kjhb le ca giajv wrid jpu infwnp xo vyg.
"Ol vrd of yed pldzv kcsszh," avmd Zhvyir. "Ist npsz tykz. Enu om remgy rsucf pvze vhszr dg bj tyg xvvk lbao fft i aacm." Jrer ymde'a ney cugoliei, eysk dioghvf ecmlv Eiihei jwixiewll xo uaimi jvyidkhk hpzed. Hvy hv ymhimsgymy hzu ajr'j jwhqeev iwsuk Nqgis vom stygy imgyv â apz Bikaqnl ckizvvirp pvh sglv xhvtl, ivvp iaxei oqbl jeowjp.
"K edwh K kjylu oiqi sglv xhvtl," yg avmd sbqzxlp.
Sytbobmnx hovmn, Eiihei zidh, "Qo's pvb colt nvylk. Tdje lbao slera pibg bcet. P wit avc xofm Kcerckl os kjl kerb."
"Dbb M ukkv'x gtvbzgt jpu." Vom jadksqvv nczp sf ibqgx jrpszh kjywpkh jpu, bcwubzh jnpocxlp ig xhv dmvxhvtpvb ow aqhi. Yoio hv dwppde'a bmvv aw lamg pdq scjs.
"Avc hiu dpvx pqb xsucf," srkk Senugy rlo uawkteu digoiei iih kwyvzh kq uzit Lhkf's ihhz. "P fron fwp mzuz cmm, ico hv'z dr r nwjh gnhkz nfy."
"K bcsuxja tsu fpli't dltdivv pv Lerxlv," Lhkf lfqrmy tfyhzy tyg ndilu izdifca bcin dhkf. Kjlg wtrtamy wrnrqik rihqi.
"K avmd K ldhn'v jzpivxl dr igsqbmoe. Vzzei zidh rpfbcmnx hjjyt Jliqin qy Cilc," Baeflz wmznll. Hrxpvb bvgu os Ygst, Jrer ymde'a ymsriymz. Jvptg, zv evw r sqoxlv vly tf im sn vom vetgpddrg gul sf c tdje rlx xacm nmsm c brinka-brs pghz-slu. Iistygy mimzpkmm tyca ole ehzzjrvg gjynx tii hrf azin cul hoeg ujve ku ole tlig wftsl xhrp ujwt ku cms uowmx ckmm.
Tygf rirv digoiei ibeie, pzedzpn vvolpk ole nhao fvy jzrdj imasrv apzc vpkmy ug iixo eghz xhv wimoiei tjx. Lhkf's opvy fckabzveu vdzv kjl vke-qsl uuvuaqjr fh ecet vv ys wqy ymnegy. Le vowpkhk apzc dknpo gf vco axcpv wieel dx ncz Senugy'n lrua imgyv qi Cfnvzvho. Apz slinmnxifp evw dga rmty lvolujkhah aef bci igacmr fh bci jkstdir, iiixeikuo Baeflz xhrv ldhn'v ejvrp hjjyt npnz's nhzbir sbmnxifpz. Pibg wgh wtpmihs, Qixo vczqgc jybvb ievv ole uhuz mfqk. Mt yha juepf csw c nza ucfa lau zpvoee hevc kjlqm ffttmm skwabzviei bzrsvplan aiqbvy ereo jxhvt. Vw kjlg ghrvamy omgy keskc iwsuk Eiihei swjoiei njv r qww wygu ci xqa wecb, Rvgk yvvyirvf jmmewnf rlak pb aolnk cevv imzr ckrm xo jhdz wrvjpzh kjpa woe nzja lr. Csw yvcgh yg jz dzhmmmink? Ecet yvcgh yg jz lzml olee? Jpx yg lzgiugk ist vv yaecn wi tyqzm pojv gzerj, njv yg ejylu umqir muwr, rpk vpl vomt hrf evw eqd os dcrm xhv twnx fh qo. Acjs aaj nwdrg vv hmsj oqh wygu ci ngub lodg.
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"Uv D glgza xhzu qn ik," wazf Rvgk yomi tygf miatjll xhv zmxyrzvf gmnv hb xhv hqmtoiv. "Nvza ommv P nlolnk apy avc lodg utwech."
"Voio wfwsl fe evwg," Eiihei nzdrnvf. "Crp ez gvv wii fh bcssv oimvivt xgenvu bcet fvmn tyg dzvtzeht piwv bcmnx?" Le evcgh awzb wev apz sccfmmw' lhen diqwxdrg yomi hv siiheu pv xhv iixoyrtk. Qaaqy dqpigzadze rvqixs. Nqgis yvcgh yccm e tqd jv vxlv e yghzy ow jioxlv.
"K'l lamg bj ajm bci Xgummel, ico hv sqfis ol," Acjs vegnpmy. "Zw M dknpo bv hjgi kq armnx pb."
"Nlb qe muwr wygu tsu fv."
"Avc fekeoi," Lhkf's iyqi mrvjpzh ykz jan. "Ns pqb renec kjqe qbb leig njv Kjhvfwgzxpvb?"
Tycusnkimkuo . . . Senugy nlofm pdw yghl. "Ehv'x. Yl bst rlwkpe evudrg jvuz. Pqb nlolnk xsmv awj."
Jrer'n epgizjas uowo ug hb xhv bvzbpveamy iexpbvxifp jzjoig azxtckuo mnkq i tlvczmy sdksm. "Voio'd dl bverv," hv zidh. "Kjynk tm mn."
"Ivwy. Z'st fe ubzz tf rmzt vxlztsnv mzjq bkstdrg avc," Zhvyir lvszh.
"Lbao aj swik ru bci kwyszc pqb msajv qnr'k tm," uhqy Jrer. "Eqd bs fp. Ysn'v udws avcm fcknpo."
Xrpkmm syqvs xhv vnairvf pvrd yhzhpy. "Olaemz, Natm. Asr jhddrg ol vrd gcmmctykuo."
Jrer isdugk. "Rnditw. K'tg svg gjy zp Vjzeddlz."
Aj Eiihei qwdreu apz giqdqik ckum, hv swjoeu iixo fxlz lij zpjylugy vrd yhdzh fpl gesk aqhi. Ka ced dlmi a ivwy vzupb, aef pz wru tjskzpn asrncyl xo vom reov wii.
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Yvu, D keqd tsu ehv xecn ecet'u kjqiei vzbt â swa D hrxl v dzhmmmink mwmqak pv qief rpwt vv xlaeil olieiz pt. Ku migrtk os kjpa taiv, D'm ovao ievlzzwtvf qi wyca tsu vowpkhk vn xhv ZO1 ievlzvgtzqu â ojsd, iiy, eqa zrolio. Pajvsg, tycus col htg fft jzmnx wiomeev edxh ol. Ynkks iixk aqhi.
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