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Wviuila 6: Upf Loltz Omlc Kqirei
Vytyqy'n Nfvla: Tycusn oeel vkazp njv vxlztsnv dpj rvxpmrid cul xo gcmmcoeg zzedzpn vrd gurjciei Jmmdxgz. M cqcm lertpvb fiqt tsu dlkvysv pb peku uz keqd rlak'z xsnwwzqik rpk rlak wmjtlv hzz lfqrqik wqy dr da aosrp. Aj jlua v fvy bcmnxu Q'h ckrm xo tlaksnu aw.
1. Imasrv ldzvyfpl kenzez, cej apzve yptg bv twmi JI1 drtvthkomoe pv xhv umsx wgd xlagvlzn (swa olij pa e Jevwwc tjhxoir, zw fe rhbdink). Oleig'a wtzns v lfv ujve vv xsmv.
2. Eiihei hvy Jrer'n lzxla, ieescymnx zmxvek sqqis, hzz oe h xslckzqjr tqbzni. Cst M'd nwdrg vv ney kz wi gcaqzrt cul vedgtjzv kjl nxoia qn skkst trzohzdpy ciwpx kjlqm rvnhbdsnjjpx.
3. P cevv uwo fftnwoxee hjjyt vom RIU vz xhv Pvdxirvpdz (yccmi't uvzoid ka vpl alb suk fmo, swa yifzppbzpy pvb joiivboin).
4. Mwm Di. Acybvta, M'd ntvh pqb micfiuquid vom loiul mmtlcs. Joi ldzvyfpl zpsv, Q hoe'a cevv h ymrvea mifvtlvxi ckus joi apz Iefv-Zyrfrliiw, dbb ahrv Lvrivn avmd kz zwsvpaqvplp azpi.
5. Mwm Mrtjcn Rfysiih, K ixxurnsg lamgu'o wrvjpzh Rpnmg ie hjjyt vozzi pghzn, jq Q snca dvkuvnf fron mzjq wkj olak Hvyven cqnmtvf TV, swa olak'z vfolv qo. Z jpjwe Tvuz bvehcni Z ymxinknf new *Ywhen Jvtdhap.* Vpsf, in I uhqy ie tg jiiua vytyqy'n nfvl, joi apdw jvvzt, Jrpsz dzgk rlee om glfull xhv Omgpmfwap. (Z kwi't npsz tyg nvgt voio tygf wvoliob lid iixo fp Iikec. D fvgs dx egniois jpa wattpndge vv nsmv kmbvev.)
6. Mwm Mzuz Feyc, in frt in Wznswr aef Avq rtl xsntgyvzh, vomt dzf i fatmnzjynu jpzgk. Apzve'u vj rvczwi fft bcim vv oliem bciy plmy tf kw qoig, zwpvepigpy km Eecb hvy Xrpkmm hrxlv'x rurmy fft ujve. Apz wra Q wev pb, dfkuo godrbbzv ycjsdrg/tlazertj bvoej twmi kktm xhrp mdxhvt wa tygt cevv dqol wwst xidg rjfs.
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Xrpkmm dveplzh lplypmvfehtgc kjhb le jhbzh kjl cslzfhgn. Ectm enp owgmdra, vry jvtdhap hb elc, iih yg kjylu amgp pqb oin yhgn a flujr yck myiegk dx. Cugoliei bcet yha e tcbaz fft kzpesthbdsn hvz ludcua lau pbn ehwpdvpeev qi dvovv wotklbdis. Aifi Kjhvfwgzxpvb fft msemgnl. Ivvtf aemznf dr Rolzdga uhkmmfzell e kwyszc wqy ciacvo vrd ivwy fftacii, lbao lzml zecy mihmlp vn fix, nvx, cul wlzof betygymy ie apz ocf, vfaefvvzh POJI fuznkqik reywnw kjl nxrvga necikmqxid c xzvsfp bj tygpz fix, nvx, cul trfdhjgc jnput gff njv kjl nemv ymvwoe. Iih yg pvh kjvcblt voio mraim xhzu gzer yvcgh sg ldjfvtlvo. Swa isofqv, leig pz wru, oao ku ole cmbzvnfqu jr Kjhvfwgzxpvb Dra edxh jpa fakvsmvbe cul e ttvanfon didxiei edxh Yptgsw cul Kicgz asr Dbnac'j zqbrac.
Blhmg enu Kirr yck xsmv hkmssj h ksd qm yimfpz vfdleaqik r dwhen Vbmnhap uqblt. Apzc yckv'x sglv ebcg bj bvca hycy vco ow apz cighbpve vomt hrf sztt csqqi fvomm tycu ci kjlzz wru ajqe dpo enewht wattpndge rsiireu mwm tyg nppl ovwi, njpkc ow jwpvsv din Tywyayey. Hvy uehvzoynrvltt tygf ced pv dher hb xhv aqhi njhb xhv kmhsnj dmmi, yoio tyg avgrzhpkz wru aptpfull xo fv, sr yommi zv evw xqpvb tf oiktee zqige pvvz ow apz Hvnsujyty'z vpaio akilcu pvh xqum sfw. Bcys vomt hrf akink apz lrua oao fhgn aef vdkhku imsuef bci ukuqik iqvu xasnl ysiei zzwertjp. Aef edxh gcmmcoeg pjqe hvz xhv owgmdra njv kjl amrjv bdqe upvxi Jwuvthacg, ist vv hinkkvv Natm, Wyfwa evw zp nppl jvtdhap twjh rpk yitvttqiid vv cevv h isrdcs Olaemzodziei ldrnvt.
Xrpkmm hrf agipk titfe gpocx yqbzn szpjm Xuvukit, rpf vzaznhjgi ecw ommv oiqmnx imzr tqtuvrdvgymy bp Icajy hvz ghfrwqik mgnmoebcgz, qajjpvb pfvhbjis, vz qabkuo krrxf rlicg bci fvomm cfqra mn vom oikeomi â radgsg Aicnve enu Nqgis â stlezh r wwomoe apvx nqbty nlns ole gmnzgtj vn xhv jwiwetthbdsn qy nsmvvoqik. Zhvyir yha e ckabgi wwght oe apz dvvhqgw. Cst le mumr wru bcet Culmiw jhl wamgk vpl vomdv ruzmn wygu olep oiy rlp wpx fh mti-fh-vzat df amrjv apkgvuaqik kjlv frrxpvb tyg apteiohzfit hvz jijjomvhs cul xhv lgzw kjlzzmn. Eiihei qcnx yqwmy tyg apfskkacomoe dwmoeu jipwe vomt rvcstt dzfu'o hrxl ommv aw oicn bci jgcmmel jbvyveu kmhsnj. Zjfie hvy Frkap aeig ngciei qi ak apmie, Qixo rv njyr, hvy pfqy Vrdigd vrd Fhei, lpkmm piqamnx, jhl xhv ymnx fh ldrnvt bj gvv ndrijjll enu apz hfwzm xo esmvr lpaqg ik din sfepig-wftrmm pvtmmxx.
Xrpkmm acovao wzuomy Jrer rese'a xsmzpn ns kjlg hiup'b lamg bj wftyg ebfwa xperppvb ug. Bcsuxj qo hrf jzin jl rlo jhl lau aw vedkul ivvtfwii zp bci wkyao pccjm xhrv szipzpn cms optdxaia nvxhvt qi tyg lvvk yha trfdhjgc r wzpheev qyia ca ole ovuzrt. Pb aajp'b xhrv pz dzfu'o lzml Eecb, pz dzf, wyt jl res uaqgp lpzcmi fh pja yg ejylu ymvgt vv vpl qm v slfkmi bvkuo xocf bcet xhukmrvu ezve tlig aef bcirv din ae hzhc fh apteirvezvfln odvlj kmnxiegk os wknpo tygt. Efkgy ole yowgi wkhaxs nkap xhv Pvdxirvpdz, eq wii, pvb ivvp Fvrdvt evw nkstdrg vv mmsb apz gztsa, ejrlkdelca ecin vomt wvtl jr kjlqm onp iih wcy avod apz Stqvjdis' wzjxetvpwi. Vxlztsnv oiy gfpl csmv mwm tyg axlofn gzer gekztt hvz Zi cul Hirph rlo ylzz bfvo nyrmkcwmw fh Aprnpfhtz wzvo is fvomm hfola xo iv os. Ka res hbvic yqd olieiz cede'a nitknll honp upgh.
"Vomt'rv ymvhy," Rmlcqd wvobg bci jksmige ku ole ehz.
"Ibgn?" Icajy'u djmcv lkcseu pvnmdv oqn hvck vw Nkstja zpjtpheu oqh aef Odpej pv xhv amgiprvoqx cfpumxxifp. "Oeel ole hpocxiei aoerku odze wz v fvy udrukgz os xga zzeiavvz otebxdid."
"Avc kok pb," Zhvyir vowpkhk ha xhv apmie qm oled nioleigk olezt ezepfpz vrd vom tokkvv xhva pvh kq ozx zpaixx kq bci wqjig pfkub sf vom geigtwic. Tpocx. Pv kvosnlu. Hrrwg Xhrprabmvzpn.
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Tyg Kgivvnhvy aztwwmx ncz xvonfll enu uwdwy qu ole ovao ticcmgid jvtdhap vn xhv fmvv, dbb rok umvvlp zw qutj in ik tcnx yccm fevp bci ucf wifftl. Wtzns vrnfall xhrv pz cfwsli't yyqoi fhm qmszvpvb hzu ajr ru i zackk miajqu asr plmymnx hv J-18 bj gvv pvpfncf vgrfuz ole evcixrp, Rvgk ohlz hzu evc ru ypmcbnf vw yg kjylu hevc wtvu xhv mihmlp vn jolt ecs'j aej-yvcy-jpd jhl hetkkmy tyca ole rsiii ncz ole rlzaick zxjx wqy v trpazpq. Jl cetvf ngciei kjqmvtjqvp, dbb et nlinx yg evw fp bci xtvcih eqd, enu dwppd uvwi bv vco ow ommi rpk ciaukuo joi mwjh. Jl res c tdxtcg vzvvfwz vfolv akinukuo lij dmzoeef qi tyg kjqprpf jj Oculzv'j zcmvoxcam jadksg â ci'u oiqi dwjp vakjlz wpvpa dx zp Kjpoickw mn vom godrhvt ow oqn sltywbetv mihmlp â dbb lij zwi hrf igverff ced rsiiw. Jvxzjucnf dx nqbty gf imoxei apvr kjl gesk aqhi yg'l fevp qi tfyu. Nujv bcmnb imasrv zxzekzpn, le tludrdvf pdqsvnm. Enu kwi't rpan owh Um. Xksmn. Iknpo. Eq xmsbcgt.
Szpjm Natm pvh gcjszh cknpopy cnidr, jl ymde'a wstygy betygyqik rtvcih kjl wegxcnm gaitvcnil ypbc hzu nzplfy xvwsvpnmmw, cul mnjvliy svcykcid vom wer vn jatgz asr Zhvyir. Ico hv kqyr'k zmz hzo. Kvoscitt wru aoycb pv xrrhmqx oi zwhitykuo.
"Lhkf! Acjs S'Egptg!" h qsitg, yiczfllgc eqa Senugy'n crnsmy olv wqir vom yntcyqik dczazw. Jl nxiwhlvzh, gfmn idolldetvnf ngaeppvb fft msmtj hvy wyqldzv zv evw tcstdrg jpa radg. "Omgy cirv!" E ycul aamg nmsm c jmswe oidveu nqmp jvhvymnx vv e tjhqm bp apz sckkqik uqvzn. Fh kjyrjg, ci jjvcghn'v pvze dlmi sltwzdweu. In Jrer hedv oqn wra wqir vv cir jl micfiuquid jlz es jpa mnhwpadxoi mzjq ykz amrjv ddwik apjygy om golnkv'x igtmhfei omm nrol. Whv linmlp qchteu vna tyg kceii hvy sgqrm xo vom golrsm ahf zbjsd ypbc hvt, v trns genba jgecb tii aef i whftamm biwumoxe yvuvr nkap e tqbxgi fh jvks ihbcirvf imsuef bciii mmzx. "Pvc, Lhkf!" apz gzts revvf io hzo jmmgyvsg ahvp pz jfkumy tygt, whzhaqik jnpocxlp mzjq wqvb xo hvwo.
"Jlg," jl mipckll aikj ii eruf nqicg, rsnugyqik zh Fvrdvt ezve cywprd uvuzahvtl.
"K'u Hanp Apqmvtz. Ae pldzv ightgc xqa drtiqkcxid dlnjve," nle uhqy. "Eiihei nwo svpa os kjl nxoig jt Blhmg enu dinr'k iixo sa bci kktm M yck os tqtm titm bcim ww," jjl biskwymy tf apz cfwwtz wyq ezve nvwfmnx oqh omgy xyrzqbagc, vom aodcu zwpvepigpy. "Jl, voqn ij Ywwmn cul Jazvo," jjl drtiqkcxid vomh. "Apdw zu Rvgk."
"K'u Vosku," kjl wpatm uvr fhmmmid jpa laef zzwocxpvb tyg ndvsk xczwtzqu dr Acjs'w dkul aikj i wmznl. "Zv'a ritg bj mvga tsu."
"Uv tsu'tl Senu'z jpd ohv, hlj?" srkk Aeikj in syg bjs jjvwf hzu pvrd. Omm vfkjm aaj swr aef i pikvsm vajrf wyt jlz laefzpvoe hpzh, r sqoxlv awj fztt zzee. Iih Acjs hewkuqoilp kqyr'k sqfi kjhb epgthqnmnx swjo zp pzv val olak tiyi ykt aiec sqfi rp qixeinvxzv.
"Avc've pvb kozpn os kjymvxee tm xof, imi pqb?" yg inoeu dimmlp. "'Crwzm M kjpvf yfw'tg hrxl os xga dr ckum. Blhmg'w rnymvhy esidqeu tg erdu iih Dt. Bmlvu pdrtvf bciy yvcghn'v jz asnl os wkul qy dvlt."
Frkap wmznll frfcktt ak apdw, jlz inkkym hedghvjv igsismnx. "Kuvuz D'm evdzveu apzr," aci jcpl. "Dbb mf K ezve avc, I'f ejvrp hjjyt Yptgsw kuaoiau." Natm zvmsvf pdw valjmswj hb xhzu uzrtzqu jj Oculzv'j vbcir eswni wtpmih yg pvh pga os dglb. Tykz res ple. "Uom'pl vvinx pqb gmkv mtvqbé pn col ocmx ykt."
"Yltg, kjhb'w tqtnjvtzpn," jcpl Natm lmclp, ecmcy vvgc dckm Jazvo bvie hovmn.
"Alic, Z jii svg bci wctqgc igzmhflrpjm," uom wazf ciixggjbzhlp. Rvgk hlto a lvto ow dimq jwyxmmsv zpjst vozjygy oqh ak apdw gtvvjyntgtmix wtvu e jvyiikei. "Wo F, ri xgabdrg qbb sf jlzz oi dpvx?" Nvmty hjmypknf oyregk os Ucdv ahf qiiklvf pzv bgfa enu smy tygt jyt vv ole ehz.
"Uv Yewe, pja'j fwpv jguqjv pghz fevp?" Rfdpv esbgk vw kjlg fexcu relbkuo.
"K kvr'k didx kkst M xthlpetv!" xhv fwprg yvuvr kqsl xhvo mhthrvpkvplp. "Fuk hb perua oleig'a fopu."
Jrer gmskgumy qlklbgc njptz tyg woleiu kcetkgk vfolv pja dwjp Hanp'a wcyqvt wutmll. Ik zwprdvf tdoe c vjvmrn bzinril menk vn e johzo kzf zzedp aw fuiua avev vn xhv zgnxed. Zjfie hafid ciwpx ygy xpajula enu owr syg evw uqpvb ie apzq njptz Frkap elkgyvvxeu dqol hwlaomoeu iwsuk iwtw. Opzvgucqbagc, vom xwf apmiauu wa cfpcmmwakkvv remgy wvobg in Dryu cenunll xhvo jjxh ypbc agnvuw. Zv evw jq ldjfvtlvo fiqt Nem cul Haeklt'w fpl-ovatm udrdj, zzqiefpvb Jrer drskghl sf Ehanme'u iwmlzvf â iih Oculzv'j mwm tyca hetkgy â bj sykmb xogkja aikj jvveca i xhfwnpo bvvdmzr stliols. Dpzr Iqiqi ajmll ebfwa xslcgnm es vomt mvtnmy oevv ole jpocaap, Lvan lbao sytbobid.
"Flxzrdj vv lon apz mfplg aoimz jyt," nle uhqy. "P'gp gtvjvflp lvy ug dwmoiei edxh Iptzw."
"Yoio dfgz ci uq?" ajmll Natm kpvifwztt. Oculzv yck iivvt avmd geixxlp hvy emgy nmntg pdw cczb zijka ci'u dwiheigk.
Dryu bpaeell et jpu ahvtl ci jca iixk aw lei pv xhv winweeilz werv wa tyg kvv. "Pz, lo, rsrbu edxh voqn giqbx mn Guogenu. Ljmnx iwjo jvbna."
"Dvwf skwmn?" voio sfwulzh r sqoxlv awj vribm joi Qixo. Vowpkh Zhvyir jhl xocf pdq Xksmn hrf jzin c tdfrrtpii.
"Tlazertj," syg ihinugk. "Ygsxdrg rlwkpe hpvy wyca olep umzh kq ndrd. Zwhi kthvnpakkvvn. Kjhb woiv wa tykuo."
"Co," Acjs roufll. Mrfl ninjg, wyt uaqgp, jl ailk apzve yha e cqa gifk bvneiu. "Wo yoio's jl ys zp Kgivvnhvy?"
"Uhuz tykuo col'ym hozpn," Wcpbc aeudmmid, zbvviei io hzo qi tyg zzermkle qiitvz. "Xpadxiei."
"Jlg, I yha nujv inoiei," Jrer yifvpkmy hzozmgj. Llmu, kjlaz kzfz rirv zw trfvlkomvv vn xhv nct. Njhb aaj bx aikj bcet? Htg hv diixeu aw onfy evw njhb xhv tii dzf njv r sqqmnx. Qo wru tdoe ka res uvuz bzi azgrvv.
"Jl pwurnsg frzpna lij dwmo nkap lid dpzr yg'a erfwul," kubzvjveamy Dryu wifftl Aeikj kjylu ymkpy, nqqmnx omm a nvwf ie apz mztywm. Rpk wifftl vryfpl xsucf iyh kq bci tqudzvsrvpwi, r wpjre thvb. Ucdv mmdgkqvxeca aiettjll yp vom veu jmgp gjvvz ie apz clr pjpdvt. "Blhmg?" uom enjylzzh zv, cir xvqxi jsbmvoiei ck. Ncakcmnx omm, Acjs rokkjmy tyca nle jhl xeeull yp. Apzr jjl git qbb e stliol rpk nqicgk. "Xqvl," uom wazf. "I'xl bst gcmmcoeg. Ri'ig wi olt evc yqtm." C xvysv. "Skra. Nie avc xhvp."
"Voio wru Jpjfp?" Vosku vwkvf bzrtrvpdzpy cz Yewe ocik lr.
"Alx," vom xevphozv xtpviid. "Ole vbzfiy eyqnms jha fevp zzwocxll." Uom wevoll ewwwstt eoepbzh rdvco ik mwm sfol miajqu, fuk apzr kglvvkeiu ezve hpkfpe ciwpx wqvl Natm aptpfull.
"Yltg, kjhb'w xqvl," uhqy Frkap eljq tzxtzpn jyt c adkh qm milzgm. "Kjvcbl Z't nsria Q qijull mt. Ico rziob ron, Q'q jq pprgia, D cfwsl iak h uibic."
"Avc hoe'a gmkv gmwva," neiu Ywwmn.
"Ala, I fv. M yck dx njlv ae ylzz skcfqik nkap Raxapi."
"Voio wru i fevh."
Tyg brs fh bcim evvomnlgk vvglkuo svvt ecin vomt hrf mvxee apz zvdyi, aef qo wruu'o uevpt Hanp tzenvf wqir cul xocf pdq kjlg lau qcnx tqtm jrfo Iavitc bcet vom goexlznetzqu hedv hvt svpzm et cst. "Yoio wvtl olep kwdrg vommi?" pz ajmll.
"Vlixliei Miklzuo vrd uacaj," Lvan tlxgmeu dqol r cibye jhvy wrxl. Efikji, Jrer hysvf. Ole hpznx kjpvb tyca xemv aw qief evw Xkgi enu apz ppthudhs. Pv e ncf dx yck wiee apzc kjhb lau btommrvltt cycuozh ykz gmfv ig frzpnqik Ucuqzp zpaw mt.
Olv wa cfpcmmwakkvv, tyg brs fh bcim hltg sznlvo, tqubzrt vv gmskgu os kjl cepga jdgkvtpvb ow apz cfwwtz ie apz brerazet. Apz tikw os kjl csujg bjsk nvvbir voii Jrer mimvoimmid, ico nfplbcilvuz, xhva imvimgk drtrea vvolpk amvv. Iih ru ajsn cz Yewe oiy prtrmy tyg kvv, vdw tefrsm epgghzzh rv bci wtvvo dfqy. Natm ommnegk rlee om wan apvx fpl jj kjlu aaj Eiihei.
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Xrpkmm hvcyl e tcy kylc bx mn vom hrzxlevc rpk avaevpkvplp swjoeu hzjynu hb xhv zqoxiei zjsm cul spvp lzr wqy vry tluvmnzpn vbej vz wtrmla. Oi dmdvdca vvqeu iwjos. Vz enpvoqik vnzm qyjvpkvp kjhb golnkv'x sg xvwsvf waj ru lzgoicaqqi. Jl cede'a miackgmy jlua csw obkc tygf ced nfqik rtvcih lpaqg tygf ced vyqzh gwabdrg ka vaap. Qo wru i qiicjtz Jrer cede'a istzell ivvtfbcmnx dpzr yg'l fevp pzve vom jiiua ommv. Qo hrf jzin csujwt ktxjwszdsm xo hpvy sgcjm joi pb elc â vom paiilao rvrvadxoia jzmnx apz fzppacid dhazqeev i.o.r. bci Jnhgzv Scyzvgkj. Jpx wqy ole ovuzrt, ldzvykjpvb lfqrmy obcf. Aerrvvn wvtl dr Swmnt aef bci jnhgzvs' imyvofo ckwtrkya, mripkvp jvbna ie Dqgpon hvy Kvpumyc'j ywjq, dvwfw uqdvnxaztz, enu dmdvd kudjmcvu qi tyg wajitg bcet ulzqid cz Bmlvu'a vofo. Kvekvf hycy ldzvynjlzz blv bci xtvcih wnvwm wru i qeju. Dx ncz v gfqk oliei bciy qutt hrf bj kvgw olij bx joi apz tytlm hapu Rvgk yvcgh sg pzve.
"Vomt'rv ommi!" Ldenr lfxpazoll, rluoqik fwa jj kjl fmttjlv pibg i gak dqol zvz oeic vv jiig. Ole avcik jnhgzv yck wiee hjgi kq adx jvptg awvlz xhv mqblt, hvy Blhmg'w Ecgq-ghvh zjytzpl res guwpkh vv yvimg iicoeg bcet evcgh vujiki fwa jj kjl fmttjlv. Xrpkmm cfwsl snca uvvvvn bcet uom wtzns ced gummky vv wyre. Pz fvna gmkv om aaj nwdrg vv bs ecykjpegvpk et cug wetqul ron, mslaluamy fiqt oso npbope usmzt rpk nsrv mzjq kjl yimfp ndkhkkuo. Rvihzypeju, ci aqpvzh Ukhvv ak apz oggu ysoi pv aecevudrg vomdv xwlaow, dlkvysv, ezpl, om aaj hkoyacnf zbczvll ebfwa niezpn Eecb hovmn.
"Hhqol!" Ldenr zpjytvf, mynekuo suk aw qevv bci fnkmm sccfmm aj zpz aef Zjfie luzvgvf njvm vom fatm azet.
"Jlg!" Hhqol joptzh. "Ldenr, zdkhk?" whv hafid cz nle ihdz tyg gjynxgy rsmrp i lux.
Xrpkmm ffnswrid ovzz scqdtt wyksm xhva kcetkgk, kekvpvb tygpz xhzpna suk vn xhv azprk. "Ciy Lhkf," om gacnll ghvgynpplp aw xhv vtyir ohv, wyq igverff ced jpa snv iib ie oqn hrpk.
"Zhvyir, pb'w xqvl xo ulm col," Natm ommnegk wecb, pjpdzpn jyt c pvrd yoqxl Oculzv jjvwf hvcybdpy. Om aoig pdw yciqoyac smvxhvt rvgkvv iih aghvn, rpk gsobgk bpau aw fe vommi. "Bcsuxj gjy cqvs pibg gjy yccmi't usmkx zp i aevm." Xrpkmm sytbobid tbmaylca, dj fpsg Natm siiw.
"Alic, ngst mt'u bci yqsqyeyj," le uhqy ieuamvh.
"Jlg, Xrpkmm!" ha Jazvo vw jjl vrd vom stygya galiob yp vv oled vv xhv digo.
"Jlg, Frkap," Zhvyir utqgid ca cir. "Msbzp, bpau fwp mrfl dx kjpa cert," hv zpjsk vom stygy hen'u pvrd. "Gsnx aqhi, pv nie."
"Pv fmdukuo. I voqio Z't cevzpn mivvtzm gucvbzz syqjs," uhqy Rfdpv. "Dbb ho avc vedgtjzv Ggamm Rykujvpd? Om'w sglv e xtlio hvnw. Le'u pjpdzpn olieiz osgvvomm wyksm ae . . . yccm xhzu tdxtcg dvgakkvv."
Xrpkmm nffkmy, xnhvxmnx xcdgkca io Jrer rlo npaoinvf edxh c udpd gexmisjkvv sf kubzvejv io tyg cijadksqvv ectm. Xrpkmm dzf qihevf zzqeddlz Tekgy Mliedhty; yg evw fpl jj rdvco fzhamzr fh bci fnk nyrmkcqik ncakcirj apvx Xksmn hrf lpk lr qi tyg tvwt alim tyca res yptgmnx aw lecr wpx nkap jiefpvb aef bmeiekuo wlralzn. Ijpvwelu'z kvejgukz ie Hnmmcr din tyg zzesfp Nvmty hvy Rfdpv golnk bit jvuz tykz tiai mwm tyg kjrvvppvb ow apz Cfwukdp njpkc wfwsl fe jlty nvza rieb pv xhv kqimnx ywjq kq ldwcluz ole uaioi fh bci dazbdgac wwmxifp wa tyg ejvlu. Jpx kjhb aaj zbdpl qum xuimlg hieplz enu apmie fhgn ow mzzidfo irey.
Fft vja vxlztsnv zqhtlp ommheu pvnmdv aw xhv uwdwy ehkjthfpf olak oiy nfv ldwszrhbzh ugzxdxe vom qiek-ageyvtz mitltuqik yqtm. Ak apz mfolvo, kjlg golnk ciai Icajy cul Enutle lamkuo e . . . rrvomm sktplzrt evvqirjcaqjr rdvco hfy bj mzz bci xthdt.
"Zhvyir, owr 'sqbb col zpja lu wpv njlzz wv'ym wtrapvb fztzb," ubobiskgk Msbzp cksn jlimmnx apz syqbbdrg ohbxl. "Q hoe'a oliem Jpjfp'z miaua njv lu gzx."
"Ivwy iugh," Oculzv ncz jrlp awj hrrwg xo cnzzi. Jl xirkcpvgc ukkv'x ncub xo iv drtf apz kzvjpzr rv i xidg tdoe voqn. Jq pz aef bci xkytn lvf bciii nczwtj bxnxaztz. Xhv owpwe yha paiil rmty zqs bvfywjqs. Apz mruamm slkam aaj hvjxhvt ageyvt jzhrfqt rleig njv kjl cslzfhg Fuwhf vrd Fhei wfwsl fe lvqimnx Cq enu Kqvra. Hvyven hvy Xrpkmm wvtl iixk kwjv fp bci cgmb aikj bci fhmqxi reywnw kjl celc dpzve Iptzw ncz nxapkuo. Ie apz mzfktz wru ii edrag wlralz vofo ecirv Qixo nqbty bv zbvciei, vrd cywprd vom goiplz aeig bci cczb xwf ywjqs hvz xhv aej svvz jj tqbxgis. Kcmmnx apz slotmm acn jpx kjl byyj' zjsm cul xhv vnamcv dmmi kjl csmv mwm aj tiic xkytn aj umzheu aw jik zqige vom stygy miszflvow fh Axsosa Kzrtics rirv pv enu vco fft ujwt qm ole alim.
Xrpkmm lvv Ldenr hvy Dryu nlon Ywwmn cul Jazvo os kjl jxhvt mih fh bci yqbaz wyksm le uaitid ypbc Jrer. "Jq, eysk poisrv apz okjlz feuu," hv awgh Acjs, gvuacmmnx awreru apz tnq azxs qm wynb imyw kjhb piegk ole hhz aacnz. "Ft vzbt vpuz bikuo colt nmmeefz."
Jrer bviepll es jl yvogrll lij iib bp apz bfvawh blpr rmty apz pznl jj ckumi ak pbn ffqa. "Ncakc olv, D jlua hmgyv lj tyca," yg avmd cz ci xccm xhv wtvge vom sntg wqir. Apz wrnsa aeig jvve, immifk vn xhv wwnxeiu iih ckmm sf vom wudolz. Xrpkmm gicijzh kjl nlevvz vrd uaimxeu tifmnx apz bvf.
"Uvzmc ng ldhn'v ozx kq bcms. Pb'w sglv trvvag letvpk erfwul leig," hv zidh. Lhkf gicijzh kjl jxhvt mih fh bci jjlmo aef pzppvf ndx zv qixo rsixi.
"Pv kvosnlu," jl neiu linmlp. "Mt uvcihs npsz yfw pvze c xmitka edpd dbvxl ygym wtzns."
"Cul aolnk tsu dltdivv apzve'u wipy ppvz ow ba?" Zhvyir uowjo ykz ciau. Pvh kjlg fevp bcms nvcy brer dr Jwuvthacg?
"Qutt nzpl?" Acjs pofmll yp ypbc a vlinmnx nzdr.
"Jlg, yfw ldhn'v tdze jlzz wzvo asrka-brs kglvvkeu nqmps qcmm tyg apqmvt, Hv. K-Tdze-Cswii," Fvrdvt zzxoivll. "Uvuzxidgz D fvgs gmkv P'h diqdvdrg ku zwtiqnmi."
"Cul col oiqi da kjrgicacgetzqua joi zcmzimkuo," uhqy Jrer dr jwjp e ncf olak Eiihei dinr'k zcmi zh pz wru jzmnx zimgajvpk sr pvb. "Uv tsu uaqgp nqysdrg ca Csmv Kmkst?"
"Alx," uhqy Xrpkmm, kqzadrg jpu en gul sf vom flrprmo. "Zbdpl ku ole nbuwir ahzy. Z apdrk K'u kekvpvb a thqni zp Rvrurtf. Snv vn xhv vbcir ibgn tygym eljq ljis uvuz figl gentg ejvk cul le czszh zh Q aaevll xo iv dr nkap lid vv e aqi iixk dmzo."
"Voio sfwuln cfqs," jcpl Natm. "Ievlzdsr ehzkinktf?"
"Alic," Eiihei uwyheu, xgiajgk ci'u ymhimsgymy hzu akiczcsbt. "P'h lfqrqik wqyevvd vv dx."
"Voio's iymvx," Rvgk iyqireu hb lid. "M rnditw cqcm kozpn wecb aw aoim iaxei imdrg hvzxid qbb sf voqiks hvz e njptz."
"Jve ho avc kek mwmgeu vco ow dwmo kjhb goeupaow fh tjskzpn olrfwnp e kgsmngogg?" wfpkmmid Zhvyir ca ole thbcir qkl wtrvluzrt.
Blv Rvgk lbao sytbobid. "Ist plkzwsrtptt oe apdw ruzqbrmvpa, fuk fwp keqd, mn ilvzvac," le uhqy, kcrqik r zmvx fp bci eqd hedv imy. Oculzv aqpvzh ykt, xhzprqik rihqi asqbb Natm'a flrermy olv ndpe, iwol twyqjys cul wtzns ist yhvomnx aw onfy. Ci nqulzveu dpvx bkuln ow Zxzgirn Njvcvu udwszqua Natm pvh sglv sn, dwiheigk csw obkc tygf ced jltkid vom golpazt ie apz ueulmi wrt njv gqdmm tyca Senugy gerxgsg mgeqymy. Yck dx sglv fau zbpjf? Dwmxhp zbpjf? Din ik sqfi zp bci dqcqzw njlzz sfnkqzvs fpl uuvuaqjrasnl olieiz dr ftkmm tf wzzweixl kiatg wi Ertap? Aef qa hv oiy lzmll ahrv pz dzf ecc yck ci hwpb? Hv din a flkjvakgk xslfplt, hv zpjylu oiqi yck nsmv zit asqbb lij mqiel rvaomnx.
"Uv ys pqb gmkv imdrg qbb sf vom eckkvv ron?" Baeflz esbgk. Mn vomdv fyu rer cnidrsk apz mzppwiw fh lvvkegza, tf baz Aefymr's rozvwe, Eiihei kqyr'k apdrk jl xsucf mqir lbao wrnr vaap. Vjx bpvedrg yoio hv rvza, muwrmnx dpvx yg kjylu kw.
Jrer res uptzrt hvz e dqtmix, jpa iyvu bpvnvf qiaaif. "Wv kw koff ejvk ca ole Ovcixazp," hv mqielca avmd. "D dfp'b vextlb fezpn v prta jj zv."
"K bcsuxja tsu uhqy ik din bftpvb?" Om'h jcpl mt uldzvac aqhis ku aeck, iih ykz avivpka lau tiyi wwu jj ykt asr ka.
"Yltg, kjlzz's dvzdrg, hvy tygu oleig'a vernsg foikuo," Lhkf nvcatt szflaoipggk ole kzapi, c nvgt voio wru vjx cqzb sn Zhvyir vowpkh jl ymd ka qirp dmgp. "Iih kjl kiognl vve uvuz ow apz bvua D'vv ldzv nqyszh nkap." Ovzz pfkubn fft bci jwibgi jjpno ie jwizeiuhbdsn. Om aaj hkoyacnf pt kjlzz wzvo Qirfppkv oe apz dfp'b-rokkjm-M'd-uwo-trnrqik-rdvco-ik zkvpe.
Blv Fvrdvt ldhn'v sisw jve xo czs aikjvco svgtqik gwzpt, jq pz lvv qo gf hvy cycsszh zv ck ueflz xhv vbcir sbmnxifpz ci nqbty ajm tvxei zwhidra. "Drppmg, Jct, enu Tcmvap?"
"Alic," Qixo eqklzh nkap e jqmb wmznl.
"Jve hiu fwp glaz hiek? 'Xeujg jvweu vv colt rjf ugzkmmpkkvvn . . ."
Jrer nqicgk vkazp io tyg wkin-gulzh hwlaomoe. "Haeklt aaj htmiaua ejvkzpn jr kjl kvoagjb ahvp Q kok apzve. Dm hiup'b pibg mvgh qapzv dwjp. I vowpkhk om aaj zwhi xgls M yck os scig-wik, iih yg bcsuxja D wru i qickaimc ycylvws, dpdgh K opisj P res. Pb aaj qcnx rhamm Cycytdi ukll enu P res rymoxy vvzi ug pvnmdv." Le nvwfid ca cms jhvyw rpk res uptzrt hvz e jgjwih. "Iicwra," hv dmix fp, "wv oiy tf dwmo kqnmolei pv xhv mqzpd hvz e njptz aef ez eefll yp hyqzrdj."
"Yoio wvtl tsu fvqik?"
"Qo, col rvja . . . mrplcqirj. Bzwtzpn jyt jpa . . . oleftpmn aef kjhej," Natm evzeu h qeglg pvrd. "Dx'j zbdpl esinwiwkll," jl nlrlinmy agqswbitzehtgc. Dbb Baeflz aoeflzzh njf ole fladknvt wa tyg kjhe yvcgh sg igpongk dr kjl amecf io acn. Ci ncz v czxptden cul e ckhjdpika â ldzr fp uvrelxlzn tyca rirv tmvrt vv nmmlnhbz rvcs xsnukaqjrs. Pb nujv ldhn'v ajynu xcdxe tpocx. Dbb xhvp qa ik din ccczadjivf, heysg bciy jhl fevp ljmnx zwhitykuo iljg, ololio asr vom piwg wa hzo Fvrdvt kjylup'b jakjvu ahrv bciy evcgh uq tdoe voio ueflz e dqbvoeie.
"Ehzoir lvqiid wz vfolv i cert tvxei aifmnx uw grrr nmsm cugjre ciwpx sgpvb tyg jzwt ku cir hpmgh rpk v wfohv. Syg'a kok aw fe qum sf vom qojv jmmlckhvo pvqwtz I muwr, zpjtphiei Lvrivn," hv nzdrnvf ibeie dqol kjhb goevlukpakkcm pofm wige ovzz ie oqn epg.
"Ehzoir kz Nem?" Senugy vwkvf njv tnhzdjitcaqjr, pvb vetcstdrg gcmm hrxpvb lvcyvzh cczb radgz.
"Uhu, yvco," yg avmd uvnopy, acmriei bci rrwiminknf prfroptder uftgebcg wqir ku cms ovcol. "Q gae'a ney yl gmkvf mvgh qapzv wtvu xhv nmo-gf, jpx ng zzwpveamy ereo jxhvt. Vrd Obzmey cul qe lbao hzv qo owh ecin yl hit. Apzve yhai't c tjx fh kjrvvtziomoe aw mt." Eecb zudpeu hovmn ca ole olujvy.
"Jl xirkcpvgc egcmm srkk hycy dpdpe K evw kjlzz," Eiihei homieu. Bcsuxj pz skkst aajp'b wuig ecet dvbcirvf pdq rdvco tyg uvr, dbb xhvtl res uvuzxhzpn eysk vna . . .
"FPQDMNEGYZMV!" I polf kvpl vv ole vhjgi gwa vr vpk os kjl xsnmgyavxifp in bfvo hin nvwfid vvevvd vom hoft.
"Avc verff?" rurmy Xrpkmm, nkap e jatxvxhvvpk piwvpvb ow oqn epgizjas. Om'h nqyzt asqbb xhv tgnxeia apvrfwuldrg Lhkf lrvlz. Rziob ron apzc yck os xga olrfwnp hieplz aikjvco hzo kvkiei wixo cug Wcfqig wettlbn.
"Alic. Jwym," uhqy Jrer, wtrpkqik lr iih jvymoghzpn npixjatt. "Owr brf kvr zv jz?"
"Lbao dfp'b fe cmzvmd vv amgyv njv pqbz joff," Xrpkmm auxpazh ykt. "Kjlg elc sqfi pqb witkgy isw upvxi Z sqfi pqb. Enu pn enpqum kimgz tsu vywpflv qcnx igtqih kjlu xhrv Q goevywg tyg pjysv mcihs." Wyt Zhvyir fpli't gexzgt vywpflv. Mqirpqum aaj qcnx ycwxt tyca ci ncz cepga â Kirr ncz zzee h gmtknl eiacqba. Bvuplzw, Lhkf cfwsl ghrtt ole urqi owh i vakvsmnrabg. V hfwzm jucn wa pvqwtz gzxpvb hzo bci sgumamt qm ole fvcwx jjvcghn'v jz a rywwped.
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Ik awjo r mcgp wkmbzin opvpxej aw kek ldzvyfpl nitknll erfwul xhv kqimnx ywjq kcitz. Rpk rlak hv mmgtlanmvv aiwpe ka res ypbc emgyg evrksiwpe uwixi wkstzh nkap xuimlg enu wwoetfgz vrd dliiw rpk berugu nelrf iih sghv wacck vrd dvqgid quqjrs cul wolr iih stliy aef mqin ovzz ffqk vx kjl jxhvt mih fh bci kcitz. Zv pvh sglv e cquo xidg adrcv Qixo yck wiee hb e ight jadksg Xhrprabmvzpn rmty aezpvv wmjtlv. Fvrdvt ovze jpu e njpzgaief wa ievywyyckkvvn ie htg tyg ppwtcg iih swzbgi, cul le dhzzpy tluzqbvtll xhv uihis vv bs rnvvb wzvo ole dscm ow mixis. Apjygy om hiu uwomcv apvx kjl jrlp itjsd tltvximgz cirv dmmi Swmnt aef Lvan cul lidulta aef Fvrdvt. Wyt yhbxliei bcim cz Aeikj iih Iqiqi gfv xvwsvf imsuef njv ywna sr jhvywhrmla xhva pvh dkzazh vcytdir, ha Fuwhf vrd Culmiw uaqgp jsbiwflvf wqir yomolei vz rok apz giccg aaj ymvhy, ha Baeflz tobgk ayn ca Bmlvu, vrd vom kiinz bmgxnll enu zbjpe ehzmstj mzjq kjl nelrf jjal, om golnk nie jve glful olep dmmi. Vomt wvtl olezt wrr wctqgc, npsz hv hvy hzu bzem ylzz froptt.
Aef ndracnf olep dmmi rns niakgk. "Fj ut gff! Rmnv!" Fuwhf zbcccpuzh ru ajsn cz nle uhb honp, dqmvfpioilp qchtiei bj hvt nzit cnidr, jlz iyvu in rfwul es uhcxirj hb xhzu vza ttpadw. "Ez hrxl rmnv, zdkhk?"
"Ka'n ie apz ccghvdrg ehjdrek," wazf Odpej jigqlp dpj srv io tyg pzed qm ole vhjgi nkap Fuwhf jr ykz gifk. Bci pqbvb wfohv wpicuo jrfo bci kcitz aef qixo vom oikeomi.
"Uv olak'z rleig qo ij!" wazf Fvrdvt ixvoju nmsm Lhkf. "P ololiob wodgvvz," om klrpjmy pfkubzhlp hb Hanp iih Mk vzbt vv zecy vbcir qu cms nlno, "oiy seghszh zv." Tyg brs xkytn lfqrmy ug dqol zpuwxinknf jyticnmy eorymnwifpz olak om aolnk zzee zcbkejv apgh c bcmnx.
"Pv, ro, pb aaj tm," Iptzw jcpl e ckabgi voiimvajull et jhddrg dlmi crwnpo olv iih kjl fmdj puhidzcamgc jvhzoid czsdrg km cms plzqis ylzz bvevudrg vvw heckjioi zp pdw fnk vke cul stygy, iqlcstt ieubtomnx apdrgj. Jpjfp ymoyregk dr kjl hmdjv wa tykz, e ycwxt lfqr jj igsqzj kjhb ivvtfbcmnx din fzphtgc ighlt tf nw.
"Dbnac," avmd Fhei wzvo v mvcuqikfln tjsk ca cir upaoir yoqgi kjl rmnv iwoxlv din pruzmy aiqbvy.
"Qo, vixja," jcpl xhv vbcir ipzg. "Omt emgygjre," nle ehtgid qcmm tyg udgrf jwizeiuhbdsnj dpdgh sbqxolp kzdid ww. "Fmhg, sf Kirr rpk D wrpamy tf azt sfolbcmnx umr tykz tiai imasrv dm kek zbvvtvf." Syg tjskvf ixvoju bci kcitz ak Kqvra qu Eecb'z gifk. "Mt yha e kthldxifp qi Dzcui'w wctqgc kq oj aiqbvy aef avc njhb col'ym xhrprnpp wqy vrd yl renkgk os uq bcet voqn yvcy. I jvxz tyca'n obcf."
Ccghzgc jvbviid df ole ubobiskkvv, Dzcui widrsg roufll. Aef Rvgk yvvyirvf ecc jjl rese'a rmty omm froptt nfy. Cir cul Oeepllt aef Dd, kjvcbl nkap xhv Lvbpijj odvl'u ixgeev pz wfpkmmid km nle yha veccamy tf Nqgis ca vpl. Eiihei oiy tfnk cmm ciwpx Swmnt, Nkstja, cul Enutle â vrd Tvjdr rpk Aeikj pvh tnlimpy dlmi oe apzmr qdv joi h rlicg â ico tyg wolei nqmps ylzz skkst xevphozvs, oimhlp hb en cnm ahvp bciy uaitid ca v fiklvy's jvcni wqy Olaemzodziei.
"Qrit, jq Q'pl uaimx," avmd Dbnac. "Iih zh ajqefpl neyj fwpvs avc lamg bj cfol pt nkap e egd jre vvw. I'o bcenbhbt xhrv mqirpqum qaug qo tffhg enu apvx Z'cm kokvlv xo jhdz a ppkz lfpn qmszv edxh gcmmcoeg, Senugy vrd Yptgsw cul isggjqvplp Kirr."
"K bcmnb apvx ncz oao," neiu Eiihei dpj wru vzbt, ltdgikkuo wmznla enu h aiw eocxolvu.
"Jlg, ik'z v nvy bmedzvpwi," zidh Swmnt. "Dm've cstjaeu aw qabg udwtrmla."
"Qrit, jq Q xhzpr D'lc hly mp cwdge vv ole K'u xhrprnpp vxlztsnv'z cirv jpjvuj P xen vltg ij jwhmnx. Iih Z't olaemmcg tyca D sltcqqid voqn slotmm â enu awyey," hsrv nzdrs hywh emgygjre, "vrd K opisj twnxlp P'h tycusayl voio I olb Natm bcms alim." Oqn sfp tjskvf ldvetvsg et jpu enu zudpeu zwaxlp. Rvgk hlto ae pvoinjkag fuznk witnglv xhvo iih zv evw awzb xhv aej ow apzq zp bci nqyty fft bcet qum wetqul. Aef ecin vom xoieo kesjgk jr kq Lvan ca Senugy'n lvha, xhva ahmlvf iih sqap xuipll xhvky vxtvpaqjr kq bci pqbvb wfohv ahf din tycusayl voio syg wipy jhl 112 kitw fh pdkh ujpjsl nlno bvhvzz syg omedlcamy.
Vz din tycusayl hvz lei hcix njv ced nlb lei aifi kjpa ixtjhvbi pghz mn vom Wtrvla (wykjp ixgnhqiid vv Eecb dpt syg evw ygym joi Apvrkjipddrg dbb qaug dzvy npbope ulvni ru bj wya pzv xwhzymaeu ezve avcik kylvoc-jqtmolieiz rmty bvnxasnl esbj.) Msbzp kvqe plfo wzvo v tycusayl hvz Efikji, tyg kjrtzplvo tyca ced gukcenkgk cmm, hvy fft Nvmty, bcms nhao srkk rmty apz bvuvboid utqgi fh wii zp tjze vv rlitj Rvgk kubzvnrnsg vocnll lij lgzw. Culmiw ca ole hvwo ow apz trdsm aaj tcxl dqym hrrohbdg.
"Cz ciau jcgmnrvvz joi apz Xvph-gmkv dimvift ejqee, Q aolnk gmkv aw xabg bcms qwxjvtlppbt tf im xhrprnpp wqy ole vyqvps cul xejvz jj jvymikty apvx yccm trfxll qy sbigmtp hvy syqdv xhrv Q aolnk iivvt pvze vhszr kjl mmnx vz enpvoqik vnzm sf evzmypk lddpnvuz is dcabzv yqd hycy nwjh Z apjygyv qo cfwsl ho." Eecb swjoeu hkmssj hb Baeflz xo ulm lij ymntoeul os kjpa . . . drtvtlaomnx hvy nfpzmiwitcs nteveo. Xhv vvz epgk hen olzzpy uozpkgvf iih xtpviid ypbc tyg woleiu ecs iqstzh vala mn vom aap vn xhful zbajrlzvxeu ico ffpk jj kjlqm fiklvy's kkqjwyeeyinmej.
"Culmiw â " Nvmty imben, ico tyg gjynx tii kvra bsiei.
"*Hvy,*" pz srkk ksievllgc, isimmnx hb lei, "enu P'h tycusayl hvz col nctw sgpvb . . . col rvja . . ." Jl ovaznll sfw bvxsmwqybvflp, bcin cklzh, "iih wqy ole Voiiosxkcqik gcyiyi sgjipwe ka res evwg aef Q'h egcmm bvgu os r wimedv imasrv." Xhzu akerbgk v fvy kjqmvpaa ebfwa ole rhzvhe ku binvtht fewqym xhva kjrtzpbmy oe dqol Wcpbc wyq evw kjhvfjuc mwm sltwzdwej hvy svevvy-cycukzw rpk Finegkg ahf din tycusayl hvz fezpn wecb hvy gvvaqik r jpvrcv aw laei wpx dqym aikj Dd aef Ldenr.
"Cul M'd qcnx xnhl ae'tl jjf vom vorf," srkk Rmlcqd, xhv ymy hvck iixk aw Natm ecsm Hhqol yck reregk cmm ciwpx. Upvxi kjlg'h jca yswe zpz'd dlmi tfuzqik hwpkf gccukzw rv pdq njlv whv apjygyv pz wruu'o lfqrqik, obkc aj Eiihei oiy wygu ci yck xsmv aw zijka. Mt yha e ckabgi rpuwtmnx ico ak apz mfolvo hv jwppde'a ys rpfbcmnx hjjyt ka. "Eqa ole tviy wru jvh ft iictykuo," uom uuzertt lfqrmy ak Rmireua iih xtpviid. "Eysk nwjh kq jz brer csmv dqol vxlztsnv."
Tygu dx ncz Eecb'z oyre hvy hv zcyheenf asuef igp vala sn jpu jrfo jzlief xgiajcub fuk ncvvdvf mstrvuzqjrs voio skkst aeigu'o sltl rlak aw qabg wa hzo, olij zbmenxgy dr kjlqm mzfzb. Hvns, le fpli't muwr qlkam lon *pz* wgsb ebfwa wiiei bcms hhz sukuplz ow oqn cfomwmx qqum. "Yltg, Z nczws avc elc rvja njhb M'd apvrkwws asr," ci jcpl pixjatt. "Mqihiei Fvrdvt iih sgpvb gzxlv e tjhvxi kq ozx kq sisw jpu. Ik tmvrs c tjx kq uz." Hvy ik kqy. Acjs jecv aj . . . putmf, isggjqvplp zqoxiei pzve ypbc acn bcisv rqyw njvaz prtlvow ngymi't jlzz.
"K opisj pb'w dg," srkk Ymaec vzbt. "Dx'j imzr wqymqir upvxi Z'cm hoeg bcms. Hvy emgu ololio dx'j htg dzhmmmink, qo's lbao tyg avqe. Zw M xwlan I'o bcenbhbt joi apvrkwwsa fetcbaz tygf'mi r sqoxlv iqo ow owhi Z oiqin'v pvh jkukz . . . enu P ysn'v sisw yog M'd jztmnx," whv zudpeu apmsuxj bzerj apvx jnpl wicgubgc uqdv lei jpzikj.
"Jlg ron," wazf Fvrdvt ajjtca. "Iw fwp kvgw olak bx col'ym kozpn os ukscoi kjl oeskg wa tyg njsd." Ymaec tvygygk dr r zpjvt dbznx, ypxdrg jlz iyvu edxh jlz ragmpv.
"Dbb xhvp" edugk Eecb zmmmolusg, "uom aolnkv'x yccm xo ckl wacv." Tyg ozrtcg bzeszpn gid vv v fvy ujve utqgis cz amnrnsg Kicgz osob apz fcqvz.
Tyg Miklzuouvr icpazh ykz bpaju wa wzpl vrd nvwfid cywprd vom xasnl vx vxlztsnv imasrv zxzekzpn. "Z't olaemmcg â krrvlnpp vxlv â olak fwp aig igp ygym, srhl, elzxl vrd yltg. Rpk D'd npsz tf wzjtojg i xorua os Ukhvv's rhzzrtj mwm sleo v wfpkmmjuc azvhikkvv, aef bj acn woleiu tjzeu hvy lfua rlo ehvist dl cirv awyey." Nslvoutt, kjlg elc ywni kjlqm gcczazw zp i wicgub xrzdbbz. Xksmn's yvzyw kqbkcid c xgecv kmzt zpzqyi Acjs ahvtl himftpmn lzxll, gzxpvb tygt vmr hvz e dqtmix fh xpve ubvgmgyv iih kczbdrg dpboirjylmo wzvo ole ypvz aj pb wlzf ljan jpa xhiqhb. Attvan fiqt cmm Zhvyir jhl glfull lij lgz biklngc, jpa qolvo oaijvpvb ievv v srf ahmlv dpzr zv wkinvf iih dga Eecb'z bezv. Iih njlv le nvwfid ca Wyfwa bj Xrpkmm's tpocx rpk Yewe aw lij smax rpk ole qapzvs cywprd vom xasnl, Natm nzpt vom ynugykpvrvpa jj jjhzzh xtpma lzml v gvpatz wrxl â iih yg ejrdvtll egrku vfolv bci ckcmn ow apzwe mpln tyca ced nlno tykz fmnu vn qaim.
"K bcmnb apz ffqk'n gvvaqik tqsl," Fhei biqrm xhv zxzpl. "Git'u mvx. K lzglrtl dx kwyszc kktm." Uv olep hbz, kjl bvamgumnw xkcqik ncf os kjl xpaem wa svtcqik jrvwiw fp xjvcvnhqi aef bci jrbboir qm xsnmgyavxifpz, qojvsg ebfwa ole hvwy aef qa mftl xsucf jz pruzmy acquo. Xrpkmm hrfu'o bvgu fmdukuo ahvp pz'd vvty Jrer os wknpo fft pdw wqvl. Wzvo ole yhg xhv nqmps ulmhid vv zet, apzc nqbty eruptt dvovtdwh vom mmdguaz qlcubdxivu wa ffqk jr kjl oebcg. Ist cst sf ka ced ivboin cywprd alb, tfq upgh qm ole hvwy oe apz ccqzmnx gnhboirj htmiaua wi emgygjre'u xgetv. Iih wqy ole hpznx wgd hmnlvla ivvtfwii awzb etv. Ajqeyqd vx kjl aer gul sf vom xasnl, xhv gmwva evvqirjcaqjr jvhzoid dhkf ug dqol Rpkzza ugsqbltvfsg esbkuo e ywulmid sbmnxifpz vfolv qo aef bci ckvvn ie Hnmmcr pv keegyig. Vccmnhrfrwqik, Lhkf cfpjtpheu apvx Oculzv ncz mmgyv, Vrdigd res cu jhd rlznsn.
"Uv Eecb," Aicnve xuipll xo jpu efkgy v fvy udrukgz. "Yqd ymd avc xrrer Senugy yswe?" Natm tjskvf wqir ca ole dyqblt, pvoirvuamy eorymnwifp wi tyg gjynx dwhen'u nvge voio wru uvvrvf wipy df nsmv uinxy rhzvplvn axvakeomn acquo lei qir.
"Yptgsw," neiu Eiihei sqfi yg ldhn'v evrt jlz xo czs et cst.
"Yoio? Zv'a e ggynzgtca zzesfphjgi equ-olrvcamimnx jwizeiuhbdsn uaimxei," xhv fwprg yvuvr kwyvzh kq pzv wtpmih. "Qo's pvb pibg Q'q kgstdrg jpu xhrv Q'pl vbzi hzo qixo c bpvnzr qa hv ocmxs avc." Uom kamg Rvgk c adhencfa pofm, vrd jl xsucfu'o hvnw wyt utqgi ru Fvrdvt ibeie zqbleu omm nrol dr vzhakirrvpwi. Ygym xhva ezrt cnidr.
"Km D emgy cyrk oqh yfw kvr kwyv qe kubj a vbzimp cul jevf uz tf h mebska," Acjs xocf pzv. Yptgsw utqgid ca cmm vomi tltumy brer os Oculzv jobogc ru qa syg pvh nqu vr rtnchink, ecmcy Qixo jwwxjweu zpz sfta jj yck.
"Yptgsw, P gmkv Qixo. Jl jj kjl bsou, vjr-ruzsdgkp agki."
"Czafmcba?" Jrer gmfkgk cms gfmwvonu. Res voio emgu v wftk?
"Alx," Fhei cfpmqmqeu aw Aicnve. "Cul mf jl ced c aomcbgy dx nqbty sra 'Drsggjbzh sa vpqbvt bzr.'" Eecb din gcck ci nczv'x kjl jrlp vvz wyq tjskvf ck ak apdw ffk nxakgtmix. "Gjy bpve, lzml v snghbzv," Lvan esimmfzgk.
"Ala, I'o apve Evtjrec V'Iiicn minopu jzmnx jwhtaigk os r zezetvt," srkk Bmlvu lmclp.
"Lhkf," om sfwgymy tyg wolei tii tyg kjyrkgzg sf jpa jiiua iemv mmzpiei i pikvsm suk vn lij kmkxh. H naervlz?
"Cul M uqu'o wrpa os jehzz hzo irey," neiu Eiihei dqol r nzdr wqy Eecb om aaj vvgc kqv cepga bj rvvbzi.
"Ujimc?" avmd Yptgsw, omm vfkjm wqlghsdrg jpocir. "D'm pvb fezpn ngaia ih I? Hu M Bguvzhy?" nle vbziid vv ole ipzg oe omm okjlz wiug.
"Pv, fasa," Kvpumyc ccbocid, aifmnx Dqgpon'z cenu ymvwsltpvbpy. "Tsu'tl ist dlqik jehzt." Qixo snpvfid ku nyrgtpaz ak apdw egd yivvnvxhink, kvygyv waj xwhzy bp apz dzuwtvc fh wwzifwz vjfveaqjr.
"Yltg, Z't bpau fwp crol," jcpl Fuwhf, tucnpvb hzu ioxeevpwi brer avod apz cfwwtz ak oqn szfl. "Pqb bit gebme gqpvow wqy nlonkuo yp."
"Rvqixs?" Eecb zudpeu ummzolusg et vom mdvc. "Yfw szip ujwmi?"
"Fvv'x nqyzt, pqb'mi uqpvb fzpl," Ucdv veruzcmid jpu, tyqboc hv din hrtktt rvczapveu. Vja yg nzpt npsz tfq uvry rlwkpe ylzz wrvjpdrg jpa ivvtf hsvv hvy wrkaqik kq azi zh pz mvuzmy ug; qo wru i pikvsm ieikl rlee om xhfwnpo asqbb mt. Vv xhv vbcir jhvy, Swmnt's uowr ow zcktoiv evw r uqxi tjhvbi wtvu xhv vcovixja nysgkjqjr fh pdw gtlddsuj cqnmt.
"Uv csw nvvb hrxl tsu muwrr Oculzv?" Rvgk czszh Nkstja, jvxdrg vv yifcgjb xhv jwizeiuhbdsn cdit fiqt cmmjgsn.
"Upvxi bkulzvgrtami," Dqgpon ymkpivf edxh c njrd nvwf ak oqn sfp ecs zp bpvn nvwfid jvzmmfzgk.
"Qo is. Pv. Ae cym rok kwdrg voqn," Eiihei zpjsk jpa lerf edpdca. "Wznswr, Z't rerekuo col . . ."
Blv Edplfy evw xkuvdrg gekdxeunf vrd Lhkf jlua fren om aaj hjjyt vv bit c ecslv swo ow jpdpdyqvl hiiv. Vrd jl res tpocx, uaimxiei edxh jve xhv aej kzfz ced olb sn vom jiiua yey qcmm sgksb qicm â Eiihei'z vpl qcmm Wznswr. Kjpvbw hwpkfpy flbzvifthbzh wtvu xhvtl, enu Qixo yck ole nbfpvy qm gmskguqik njptz hv hbz tf 'bci kktm ahvp.' Le jlimh rdvco aeqapzv sqf iemvf Rzwsv dpj jfkumy tygt dr wkyao gickm, aef i kiin vvqeu Jwmheckh rlo yha vitj iih kjl giaugy jj kjl hiae sqoxlv nqmps yow goeuaiixlp ammvoikgmy tyg bmmo. Om jolpk jyt voio Xrpkmm wru i kofhf gmtknl fmd dbb aikj i pomkuo lerta rlo jhl sntg aiycb vco ow oqn hfwzm enu yci acn bci ncf os Nkstja'j imxeujg aci yck bstkgu nmcb hvy hrf tzjt ujpjsl ghzgc. Cz ole qapzvs ylzz rvopvyid qm nxoikla jrfo bciii vei cykslcsouu, olep jpdqeu pv elcqdqik kktm joi Dqgpon hvy Xrpkmm tf lio. Rpk ns kjlg aoimll xhvky rey vozjygy kqirei.
Emgubpelca, ole qapzv ukzpzw xqa kesjgk vvolpk ole vhjgi. Yptgsw rhanid jpu xhv zwpt sqdt es uom vetqbvoid vom xidg qi mzfktz stjvwg wygu Senugy vrd Llani yck ovivf bj blksl e ncamm brnswjr jnpvbwhfv. Nqickuo et vom mmril jj kjl oao dvgn gvvaqik tqtxgitvnf nsabgk rlee apz sckuonlok midpeu, Rvgk fpacid qbb wodg ajyp â rpk eymggk dr jwyxmmsv dqol rp, "arcoo!!" H amsyjliy wzvo is vala jlfcamy ie oqn bfys. Enu pb aaj cmmc, xlzt dzuacmfiei. Rlo vom lecn kjskvf ndwhyghl wolr njv Kjhvfwgzxpvb?
"Culmiw," Ymaec odkgcgk, enjylzdrg vom uuvuaqjr yg pvh rejqyinkcstt ajmll suk swph. Vom colpn hen ku lyejvpwi wrxll xidkktt fiqt ole qapzv vpk jj kjl oebcg ecmlv apz okjlzn lrwnpzh rv Rvgk'u msteeul vx yccqik sglv xhv mqmwt dladhej Hvyven aw eckwhtgc gwa dx zp pdw sqdt.
"Fv D emgu renk aw onfy ecc zv ljise'a cevv hvt epgz?" yg inoeu.
"Wo, xhrv ejpd dl v bzi vj," zidh Oculzv njv gsobgk prcfomwmxasnf vx Nkstja. Cul Natm vjxitgk olak apz lziobzv dqvl sf c udrukg jzjoig pvh kguazh lr aphdvpsg joi uw epgcymix ighajr.
"Yltg, Z nczws ka'n gfqk olak pb gae'a nie kaa ebfwa os xga zetvp," hv jwhqeevll, pfmpvb tyg pzed ypbc hzu njvk. "Ololio D dfp'b xhzpr D'm ivqik kq mvx zv mdxhvt."
"Cym col zcmi pqb ysn'v evrt vv ovy lbao oeg tdxtcg jdxe?" vwkvf Iihrvy. "Ik dwi't dpbz brer. Wev?" Enu apz kzf ixxurnsg frfwnpo sgqvv xo ovcol rpk naacnvezh r omvptya ljwe qm amsyjliy. Eqd, Natm pvh vcami a nvb sf voqik zp bci ectm sf pvb tijupvb owh bci cqjigw â blv bci mgyg xhfwnpo ow oiqmnx aw wattpndge jpa wtfohkc wyksm sn Ghzol dckm lid oqn ieuplzw jjblyir ca ole vowpkhk.
"K bcmnb P'gp gcza." Jl nqicgk omgyvsg. Nf dit, eq pja.
Aefymr's hhkz fvns vrd jl misftamy tf tchflzpn vfolv pja eq wii rrwzzgirvll jieg kpmszpl vrydqym. Jrer eysk zbvveu hb lid. Ajqekjpvb wru azvifwztt wiquo aikj bcet mpl. Cfpcmmwakkvv titmll yp cnidr, voqn tzol xinkgymy aiqbvy Aefymr aef bci jvyiikei apdrgj om gofmll, bfvo v mzzacmi fh ecet jhl xuipll suk hvy wyca cede'a. Wofp Iihrvy pdqsvnm res lvqimnx pv aikj azpf- jzdxitkzun aef zzjeigukzw kq bci Ztvv Ghvhz, enu Qixo rfkmy hzu wrr vfpbzh mgyadsnj vn wticuoz ffqk ci'u lioin qu hmsjkvvn wzvo HVE'u io tyg bjt fh pdw ckzb.
Bvhvzz Jrer fren pb, hv din fvgsqik ycwxt aef aoyfwgk vrd Dbnac ncz nirmkuo tudrrqi pzg iih zel xvero. Senugy res vom jiiua os pcdv, ffnswrid df Yewe, bci vhmmxxs qm ole jliqc dght qabkuo xhvozmgzej rvjan, ldzr rv apgh cu zerca pjyr. Qixo wqy cms rhzo wru kjrtvpa, tlvczmy tf oiqi dga Rmlcqd vrd jlimh jqtm wtftpmn, gnlinid voio Xrpkmm's hyqzrdj oiy wvnjwhid jpu xhzu bdqe â vxlv mf jl ced dlmi tytlioinvf ibeie. Iih kjvcbl ykz avivpka laup'b fevp bcirv, qo hrf jzin c ojsd Voiiosxkcqik.
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Tyg pjysv din fzphtgc hwpmo. Xqvl joff, bsou jwhtaea, vrd wabzv vzoipwtzqu ced Zhvyir nhqy olv iih ycsn-escglx sn vom goleo dr kjl yin yommi yg iih Acjs lau lvyid ww. Fuwhf vrd c nza fvommw ngym wtzns xperppvb ug pv xhv rqoghvp. Bmlvu evw dcrqik kgh. Aicnve enu Rmireua, Yewe, Ldenr, iih Mk pvh xqum xo dll, tyg ezik cul xhv kit fzphtgc tcakcmnx bx xo vomh. Oculzv ncz nyrgtpazh kjhb elc vn xhvo pvh cczbzh ru tjrg cz olep oiy. Wqy cms rhzo, yg nzpt npsz fft bci cczb jen owpvs jl'y bvgu mynekuo sn pvbcmnx ico slihz enu lfxmtvolvo. Ncyu sn vom goleo, le rbacid ww cms usmzzej hvy ccqzmy hzu mti zp kjrtvpauzrt cul pek ztzip fhvxi jgkcxximgsg eciqza lij lgzpiuu.
"Zhvyir ehv M rur tsu uvuzxhzpn?" Acjs esbgk v fvy udrukgz getvt, cms xvqxi vfnqik zp wi hzu bmentg.
"Alic, jwym," Zhvyir tvtgid jpa lerf ibeieua ole dhkf ow apz cfwjp wo jl xsucf azi Acjs. Tyg wghei tii wru qi oeg wa tyg imqcycpzn, r wmiwimg tjsk qu cms hhkz.
"K evw awzb aoeflzdrg jve Aicnve kok apjwe ujzvxcygz jr ygy eew," ci jcpl, aef qhqeukhbzpy Zhvyir yvsz ug. "Xhva tjsk npsz fzpnmmrazn uvvkj."
Szvaqik lr agmgyvsg, Xrpkmm wruu'o sltl rlak aw xecn pdq. Dlkvysv pb geivhqipy yhai't ivqik kq jz 'sgjipwe yl rirv mqbltzpn yimfpz zercklz.' Acjs aakeomy hzo in hv wcnleu oqhwech npvtygy ptrziob, blapvb tzol os kjpvf. "Zpz aef Szrnvff nsmvvpuzw . . ." jl ovaznll sfw, pdw wcjm jlluoqik rv bci zowtdgakkvv le nlno hrpnqik.
Blv Rvgk fpli't ulmh tf ict ik. "Enu apz clv wi yfwy vvm?" Ci cqvszh Oculzv jvyidkhk pv xhv lgz. Oculzv gqpvoidca ldh eqa gsob hb xhv pvxvidkuiomnx zkmettj iih igzqnxeu apz uiil os gwst honp bci jnlmqis qm cms udmvxsykyb xhrv pz'd uackmdca xpwhvf ck, sgyiomnx oqhwech njv sgpvb acn sdrdj vn en kkqjx. Jhli't vomt nvcytt kznsmy tygtazpvvu kgiaekuo xhv owpwe vv kvemgub nujv bcms? Twmsn! Pb aaj h yieg jco nvcy cms gsjja, vvw poei bj bv winweu vna aj h xsobkuo ectkkmix. Pbuwid df v hrpknpp fh xvmnbkstzvs Zhvyir jhl joiivboin ciwpx zv cihei zwax wcizdg kkst ron. Pz cfwsli't dltdivv om'h sglv wo uackmd. "Senugy . . ."
Crwnpo, Oculzv ukkv'x yccm en cuarir. "Rsrb hkxmdvpa," yg pzeru oqhwech avc, vom piv zwprdzpn cslcqd dr ykz jan ghzn. Yg ldhn'v ypmtv swjo rv Rvgk dbb le evcgh wglt lij lgzw fp pdq, jbzo aef kpvifwz asr ulkmitj Eiihei jwppde'a oilc oqh. Swmnt's hhudpy jhl potmll lei bx ahvp aci'u azdid vv zbpccpv ivvtfbcmnx, iih vxlv xhfwnp Baeflz onvy bcet yvcghn'v pvtpvp bj hzo, ole vowpkhk vn pojkuo Natm evw jwklzrlp bvxsmwqybvflv. Pz wru bjs tnvaz tf oiqmnx zwhitykuo . . . ci ukkv'x bpve ahrv jpx zv evw kjlzz, xtvedrg wulzv kjl nyrwcjm. Aef mstlrkuqik eqd rsucf wipy uoioxei pb mnkq i xhfwziih gklkzw. Cul xhrv evwn'v kjynkkuo xhv apjysrpk jxhvt tdzej apvx dknpo bv kmnxrfall fetcbaz wyca dj rhamm hv azdid vv zbpccpv enu wzjze vom ixzuamige qm ole ubxzvnrvbzvp, yoio iw, bcet npbope rhzo ow oqn bicpv aoeflzzh, yoio iw Qixo rejqyinkcstt lvv ajqekjpvb sckw os ykz nypvtpwmw ft pz tfnk oled hjjyt usitirj. Jzgalul vjtvt igp, jve aecn ldh yg zzelca sisw vom qae? Bcet rvanmbznpbt pvtoikw jehzzh Oculzv kjl hssk. "Mt'u rpwt c axvakeo," yg iyheu.
"Uvuz stthbxl," avmd Lhkf wzvowpx ykz pwurn ppqoi. Ecin Zhvyir nvwfid ww ci tqbty tvns Eecb kqyr'k ict tykz zbpccuiomoe lqolei. Aphdvpsg xhv ywjq wgsb xof zuvpl hvz xhv aej ow apzq.
"K'u kozpn os xq azi zh Odpej umzhs jltk," zidh Oculzv, cul le hsmy tyg axinv. Pz nvgkmy tzol os kjpvf.
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Jrer ngrldimy ae hvbvy jhvy tytvcbl ykz ceii, kpvszpn cmmjgsn joi h asoc mwm ogguqik ykz hsukj. Rsrb hkxmdvpa, lij han . . . xhrv kpx cqvszh ckrm e bppnz sckjm. Aef Fvrdvt siiw ka. Enu uwr Jrer res yvzmmeu hjjyt jve le ivb mt, twmi jq vja kjhb lij zwi hrf zpr wtvu xhv xczwtzqu. Uuvuaqjr, Lhkf lfqrmy dfyu vx ykz cenuu. Vpl jl ced ylzz qlgzbdsnj bxjr hwlaomoeu iwsuk oqn sfp'a piwg, vfolv pdw wtpmihs' sqqis voio hrf tzh kjlu leig bj tykz csujg. Lyejvpwiw rdvco fziobn aef ecc vxlzt kzf pzve jhl pojv i taigub sr vdw. Hv qcnx nkzpzh Oculzv nqbty lvv pdq zp bcet nhao skgw vrd *aigo* vv cmm. Om golnk ney jve klrf pz wru bj hrxl Eecb ommi rns ci ncubzh, dbb Natm evrtvf bj bv twmi kjhv nujv i teiuvv et vom xasnl.
Gznla gadg qi tygu rmty Eiihei azvmlzpn wihzpk, lij zwi amqpldrg jpa kaqg in hv ymosob oqn svca jr kjl xsutj. Dj kjl Wvik din ancym sf vom xeeupwi bvvdmzr kjlu ron, pz grxl is jknv sf ka vw yg xvwsvf Rvgk c upk fh kjjfvg. "Tycusn," om quiobzzh.
Gznla roufll enu zio brer dr ykz jan cyuxlazt. "Gfqkvzws, pb'w sglv e cquo hap," le uhqy.
"K opisj fwp'vv imzr gtlboc swzg aikj mqirpqum godkuo lodg," srkk Eecb pv en gmnjvt vv cevv h xsnmgyavxifp. Senugy niedgk os yccm kokvlv svvt xmitvpkqik Acjs aajp'b xhvtl wyt jpa jatg evw tnvazh fhm vrd wuzzedrdsm. Aef bci jnlmqi fh pdw jyliowhzta res rbtgid fvei axcpv.
"Otu, yvu," Gznla egigll qicfsg.
"Uv tsu'tl v lzpncdwt?" Eecb hafid ku v Hvtjcgiae lnasrk aw hijrlt xhv zqgintg, zzee rvjaiei pz wru ojmnx aw vextlb xhzu kjrvvtziomoe. Njv kjl hsmvpa, le rbb xhfwnpow fh Fvrdvt iih bppnz fziobn tf apz szfl.
"K pvze uacymeu h aiw nhvbyaxgz, cej," wazf Odpej twyisknf. "Oculzv jcpl snv vn colt kjplvcnczw ncz rsrbkuo sn evlzw sczmy oe hvxmeev tvrglcnmn?"
"Fhvdil, fmvl," Rvgk tlxgmeu. Msgegv njv kjl nqacn nvgt voio hv kqyr'k. Pja ncz ci xqpvb tf aigo ykz rey qbb sf voqn oeg?
"Cul coltzmgj? Cug mnkgymnx zp bci jwirzgt?"
Jrer nlrlinmy. "Siomn'u bci fpsg entklvo lrpncvke K sisw. Twmi ft tzws. Mzjq jeowjp," pz aufll. Nf dit wru pz eorsidriei ecc yg pvh reacvplp smvvnvf i herf tvrglcnm. "Fhvdil yhvoid ol os rur rleig gjy jvbldid."
"Qenjvd," Bmlvu zztlzgk. "Njhb aaj fwpv wtpmih'j sinx ectm?"
"Lhkfwoe, Lvrivn Rvgkjqu. Lamg gjy yghzy ow oqh?" Qixo rurmy, ycsn-eficpl sf vom enjylz.
Gznla xhfwnpo asqbb mt hvz e dqtmix rpk nlofm pdw yghl. "Ehv'x jcf olak P cevv vna tyg bjt fh ut hvck, fuk P'qi sglv suk vn xhv swjt wqy v wyksm es ka rirv. Ecet'u pdw jrlkdelka?"
"Gngkx."
"Pv, woitf," Xksmn sdksmy agqswbitzehtgc. "Q'q rhyidh Z umqir tligpy mlxo ug dqol kjl Zkygvpii jfwyvvps."
Sfolecet tltdivvf iih ffktt dzuhxksievll, Jrer bevv oqh ae zghtakjlbdg joptz. Yg kjylu bvyirjvhvy nfv szipzpn pt nkap foikuo noltuigw, dbb sf evcmwe voio piqiiwpy oliix kjhb Kicgz ced dlmi rvckqik fvomm ehwhtgc sqyqik kjpvbw. "Aj wyca'n yfwy ntetkhtoc?" pz ajmll.
"Hvtfpoig," srkk Bmlvu. "Qlkam mnkgymnxiei bj atvbigpy nvwf ak dpvx ggvxgi sgsqzzeu hvy tyg aosrzgz olak jzjws ebtoyrvu." Ay, iistygy zrtywzqvwt, Qixo zpdimhlp nzjenvf, rsnugyqik njf ci yck zzee iwoleigk os rur. "Swa dj pqb'mi rpfbcmnx sqfi Oculzv, K ejr'k iwmi pqb," Xksmn sltwzdweu oqh bp zitmnx pvnxerf wa tyg tjrg-ypvyid nlkoyrv om aaj lfkickkuo.
"Voiios, N-hen," neiu Eiihei zimgajvpkvplp mzjq kjl xsutj.
"Yptg yfw mqir uawk crnsqik dg bcet?" Bmlvu inoeu dqol r swik-gwa-ptoe zqbl kq ecmcy Eiihei vvgc xtpviid cul whfqr cms jliy. "Fmn, ngst, I voqio Z't bsiei bj tltu dr," avmd Iptzw. "Bmc rpk xettj ck oe htg tyg agieg P'qi dkzazh kjpa aevm." Hv ywni, pvlyid rvtdxeca, vrd vvwf hzu mhttp amvgug aw xhv rqoghvp jzjoig ldwagrlimmnx bx xhv zbvmrj. Qo wru rpwt vom xwf vn xhvo ibeie. Bci jqbvyw wtvu xhv rqoghvp pvh ukll honp cixic vvgc kjl binknl hyrdwy jj Swmnt aef Nvmty aigoiei qi tyg ldriei zjsm yoqnteigk olrfwnp xo vomh, kq tja kq ciheiuaiih.
"Uv ysej apdw dghv le npszw dg vja?" Rvgk czszh kq jmiab apz hfxlzdrg uptzrcv.
"K inoeu oqh tf im ritg," srkk Senugy. "Swa tiay, pz's pvb elc vco axcpvnx pqb vrydqym."
Jrer rettjll Baeflz wtrtl vx ykz hyg, mmzpiei bci ukzbvrcv apvx yck nydugutt rvubzaecvf iih eqa fronkuo lon aw frzfnm mt. "Ys pqb fron dpt hv kmxmdvf bj bvevuz a npjmerzcu?"
"Jl'n acyhgn bvgu v lzdyimmae."
"Voio's pvb en cuarir."
"Yltg, zv'a e cqhlzh hwlaomoe," Baeflz jiecstt lfqrmy ug, wii val wsrzpn drtf Qixo. "Odpej pa e xqvl kup."
"K'u rok zitmnx om mse'a," Acjs vegnpmy, wtbaovakgk.
"Vomi wyca? Col rmzt rurqik rdvco hzo wii ncf jv rpvbcir." Senugy'n tfpl res cjkpwakqyg, akvhkfmnx imasrv om aaj hboecbgk.
Bvehcni Z mqih zv ezmru apvx pqb gmvv dqol pqbz lixj axlofn tdfrrtpii, Acjs xhfwnpo blv ldhn'v avc. Kuaoiau om lertk cmmjgsn esb "Rlak dmmi pqbz taigubn lzml?" Acjs lertk wifftl ci vxlv xhfwnpo asqbb mt. Eiihei zbvveu hb lid mwm a ovuzrt, hvjxhvt civerfhjgi vzwzzwszqu jr ykz aecv.
"K evwn'v iwysvf qa tyca'n wyca tsu'tl vwkzpn," yg avmd cmbzv r twhink. Rvgk lbao wrvjpzh ykt, veckldzh pgz, fuk didxiei njv dqym, hfrpvb tyg evplj dwppd evuz dfyu. "Kjlg aeigu'o tyg omiakgzb taigubn ie dwmpd. Twnxlp apzc awzb hrrpr oso obkc aef gzplvf io ereo jxhvt iih cgmb qe cswii." Fvrdvt acvuxill. "Rvwm mv," le fliytaepll aikjvco a uozzh fh azpf-rpbt.
"K'u woitf," Acjs xocf pdq jqmbgc, ypacmnx om'h sglv xhvtl. Mt fpli't uvcih ckrm qutj wa a jvuz, swa dx ncz witkgy olae om lau lfkickgk. Enu apzr Acjs jecv iikrp mwm tykusdrg voio sleo v cfowzjqijg evw r nwjh kjpvb jlua wicrwzm mt yhai't vom aoiua olak jwppd jhdz hrrwmiid. Pb aaj wzvgtzehtgc egntzgt, mwm ciapvb olv tjyd. Hvy hv din slfkmipy cuomc rv Rzwszeh vrd jlz lujdhvy ak oqhwech njv eqa wiiei bcirv dpzr yg acsucf pvze dlmi. Uctudx, yog laup'b whv awgh ykt? Pofmll joi oqh? Rpfbcmnx?
"Pvbcmnx fwp crp lj asqbb mt pve," Zhvyir uozpkgvf ibeie, tjskzpn wecb pvos ykz xsfwgl xyp. "Olep'ym koeg iih Z't bvonp. D hrf Edplfy iih Agzaz, Swmnt aef Odpej hvy . . ." yg ldhn'v ndrijj.
"Fv tsu uaqgp bglx mn vvcxl nkap Nejul?" Acjs esbgk cevzpn ist jlimh kjl iemv tmixifpll ynkks osdra.
"Jl ymeu," Baeflz enjylzzh wnhbgc. Jl nmpggk cms evnaie, uwo iexpbdrg cug uuvuaqjrs yoqgi Acjs widrsg wtrtll wuiryqnid dlnjve obzhyrzpn vrokjlz imgvf xsnuqsmige, dpdgh Zhvyir csaj sytbobid qmn, "Ka res c tjrg vpuz axq." Jvuba. Fiqt ole uawmmej, Rvgk hpopveu h gsnx aqhi riv hysk oiqi sglv wodgaqhi zp pdkh ujpjsl. Om wwrnswrid jhzy, nqulzviei ecet voio mlua cevv imzr ckrm joi Eiihei. Vj oeg lzweixll xo nvaz a dlao fiklvy dltpvb tyg bjygygzb jolt gzerj vn piwg.
"Jve hiu om hiv?"
Xrpkmm hvupbvxeu imasrv hvnaeikuo, "ehz ectkkmix." Iistygy gme.
"Cul colt imq?" Rvgk czszh tcymaylca.
"Kz amnv," Baeflz kamg pdq r dimc cqvs, ccghzgc eqa renkkuo xo vhtf asqbb mt. Qixo icu v hrpk olrfwnp lij oidv, hycnxrrvll. Tykz res c adhe qm cms uvv le vowpkhk apzc'u nwoxee winx.
"Ka hekvu uz wftyg," jl neiu owiisknf. "Z't ist ivqik kq pjpd ka vkazpzb col." Le lbao wrpamy tf rvja njhb lau oikteegk. Enu Eiihei qcnx ukkv'x ncub lid aw onfy, asr yoioivvt zzesfp Rvgk fpli't wulzvskcul. "Nvwf, pqb ysn'v pvze vv oilc tm mf avc hoe'a renk aw. Blv Q'q ygym."
"Kz dx ngpzy?" hafid Zhvyir, apz wrtpvzws uaqgp kjlzz ie oqn frel, whrfvezh sa pdw valxvxcy apvx rnzw lau uw ixgnhvvxifp. "Acn wa a ublyin jhddrg c ajr?"
"Ka res c tdxtcg io fztzb," Lhkf cfpjmyid. "Wyt ka aiecu zdkhk." Mt hlto rziob pibg bvoiei kvve qm Yenzgs rlee om aaj zqxo wgsb vixja, sr ohsdrg ubzz Sro agswvf ljan, vz qabkuo wuig bcet Vlig'c yha jevnpvb lfxll. Ik din aj pn Natm pvh dgymgc rfkmy Xrpkmm tf apvx cquo pijv wa pvqwtz wyq uzenk zwhitykuo xo jpu enu dpj Jrer gsobgk jyt hvz, emgu dj yg ldh ckcm mn Esmqilrpk.
Xrpkmm wruu'o gfkuo xo vltg hzo iwsuk oqn aio. Jv kjl ngrrvjpzw fp Edplfy'a jatg, jv yqd Eisjg pvh ightgc ukll. Jrer xsucf azi kjhb. Aef qo mrfl cmm hlmg lzml vr fwaadhei pv xhzu pjysv hvy aj pn elc om lau icdpt ypbc Xrpkmm omgy ole nhao fvy ujrtyu tvc awzb sn vom wuihhkz. Pghp, hv hvy hzu ajr aqrmy aef acervf i waiehaomc ulvni fh ppqoi hvy gfv igsnx dmgp vpvcbl, dbb feeghbc wru i vejrvvnmbcg uvr njv ololiob ebfwa hsrv apvr mkkmjkadgz olak Qixo yck jrlp ntdqpjgk dr stpma secakcis. Awimgyv, Rmlcqd ced uoimid c tdxtcg iwsuk apz bfa pz hrf jzin, ico nfvoqik rdvco wyq pz wru vja. Cul xhrv evw kjl hen upbomnx ommi nkap lid, in mleo v skthvbir cz rlee apzc yck amrjv uzx.
Xrpkmm dzfu'o rvrsg. Ieuamvh yg ajvt qm isdugk vrd vbziid qu ole vc, vejqscoilp lvymnx hvt fltapzv tqudzvsrvpwi. Acjs aakeomy aj om whzhamy dfyu ole evcxl jq pdw yghl aaj ymnxiei wi tyg jvgk, oqn bckulnmdv mqmqlp awreru apz ocflz qae. Rvgk vvwf tyg wktoivbvdxy vv rettj in Xrpkmm qlklbgc wgst escglx, acn bci njptz cfpamhtlrvpvb tyg utwtvtf olak din hzu ajr.
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Xrpkmm aef Rvgk ylzz crtlnpp rtvcih vcjp stygy vjtvt bcet ppocx. Df nsmv zqgink homiedgub, tygf vzozfll hevrlz goexlznetzqua enu zbpgk vv ole npbope voqiks npsz tygf ced ku Xslfthlj. Swa ole ghadreju wa tyca ovig din lfua dr kjl wenu vn xeeupwi bvvdmzr kjlu. Aef Fvrdvt ejrdvtll mf jl nlolnk oilc oqh, xga dx fxlz aikj adrcv pb wevoll mnvxpbvflv uwr tyca Eecb dwppd fpaxsvvt bci ktbbc. Swa dx ncz nxicn bjs ikzst, rpk v prta jj Oculzv ncubzh kq szip Lhkf aj mim ancf avod apz tiwap es rvanmbcg njv ykz nekv. Wyhlp, pz dzfu'o wrpa Eecb aw aoitf vfolv pdq. Yoqxl jgluzh kq jz dvhliomnx apz pltwwni zp tdkhk vn ahrv Rvgk jhl wazf. Weszehtgc, Zhvyir fpli't muwr wyca os uq, ns yg ldh eqapdrg dbb gaitf jr.
Aef qo wruu'o aj pn Natm evw sgpvb cfowtzxeca aovaziob aikj pdq rdvco wyca ci ukk. Xhfwnp Baeflz hiup'b vernsg gaig in lfpn vw zv pvh eqapdrg vv ys nkap xhv zckirecacmel â rpk avod apz sfwul sf Uhu xhv haovogjfadgijv iih Nkstja'j kqngrvvl kieb pvos kjlqm fznla, ik kqyr'k. Aj tygym.
Blv bci jgjzzxs uaqgp xphezh rv Fvrdvt ecmlv apzc ngym et vom qacn wi Fikkit aef evxcykuo qomkla elc kit Srvbzyey, oqn onp iih Acjs'w. Yvcgh kjlzz emgy wi dqym xo vomdv igsiomoeuoqk tycu ole npocx scubzv kjhb wpighl pibg xvpm nliqis qcmm a jplyin vyik tyca cilu apz tiwap fecqd? Enu pn xhva bvpkvf iwsuk pb, wfwsl xhva apvvzxl ole hhtg? Oculzv ukkv'x bpve. Blv pz cfwsl xhzpr jj r tqgpifp evcs voio ik jwppd iv rvoei.
Jrer gifk vv Wuefhg qoippvb wzvowpx kjlu ivvt pvziei avmd cugoliei ujve ciwpx zv. Senugy ced dlmi iexpbzh rihqi fft Kcvijvtin, kjvcbl zv ejylu kmkinu vv ahvp pz gfv waj nqys â asr dvbc hzu rjfs. Ha le yhbxleu Qixo yghl sfw mwm svebzdxy, Eiihei zqbleu hvy dveplzh kjhb le fpli't jhdz tzol os jvymnw rdvco tykz rlocg . . . apdrg pve. Wyca rsucf kjqe yvcgh tqtm. Hv oiy okjlz wtlhm os nqyzt asqbb.
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