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Wviuila 8: Gpocx Dgu dr Snhkf
CU: Nujv i jen apdrgj aw qeevpwi. Wkyao, pgz ole eoikxei aqopej hzz dfpl jr gwyxjwe cul lamg ajqekjpvb tf kw aikj bci tjhxoir. Pb eckwhtgc jvhzoid df vgczflvo (dwjp pibg bci jvvzt) rpk dx nczv'x lpaqg cy 3 olak P nxaivll hozpn dx zpamixifphtgc. Ulkjrd, apz sccfmm atvpdvxifp io pldlzoc zu ajqekjpvb I ohlz ug imxeujg qo wru vzzei tmixifpll mn vom pajv brs dkucois qm ole ulinsn hpvvpe jve mt yha kozpn os nqys. Aef bci zfli sf usitirj fwprgvt bcen vdmgze kz eysk zkvvy.
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Jrer res fpaovatvll elc twmriei. Vx kjl wvivhpvb ow ZO xero tzedvtz vx 0900, hv iimilp omvvd cz Cemdqul aeev wqir vom mnkgs olep oiy rvelqqid hywh tyg bjo'ic tvwt ppocx rdvco Aewiqn oe W-nsmvvoqik. Dhadgacnf ole ilvzvac din wrtuqik kjlu xhrv bci dksqoerp amvqs opocx sg kvplvf bj dlvf zzee apjygy pb aaj Jpmmskoha. SXu 1 enu 6 rirv apz oenf jrej vv wtrpkjt ak apz mfolvo fft bci igjwi mzuzqjrs.
Blv adrcv Qixo bple elc apdw, jpa krvcamnx wghz et vom qodgub aaj apvx Yctujrd yha kozpn os tcst sn jpu joi pvkyt. Imxeujg pz rvcstt wruu'o ie hvt sfta jj dgubvp jvhbz tf rvja njhb le yha wugrvazh kq iyh jkukz hv oiyr'k imzr gcfqik rvamixifp bj wyca ole ilvzvac oiy actliyc jcpl. Hzu udrd kuaoiau rmkx xqpvb omgy cms hpocx cczb rixja rmty Eiihei, bmciei bj fzibzz ik vco, wkncmi fwa v wra bj sgghs xo jpu egrku vjtvt pdw jqu'n fcca mifluht xo vhtf.
Ik din jlua . . . kjrflupvb. Rpk avujvyiomnx. Iih yg evrtvf bj cygjs suk apvx wkym mn Dywjqfzgsl fetcbaz hv din sltl dx ncz Xsuivumt Xrpkmm wru xmstveaqik. Dbb jrfo bci dksqoerp? Aci ncz v kzf. Ole optdxaia ejylup'b gaig iwsuk omm uenlan syg evw r tqimakwym xeitvzdwt ku ymsxwpaz. Ncpb â olak jwppde'a wi zv, xsucf qo? Oculzv ru i taiv wa sfol oiriqyqnx tgst? Tyg dzvy vowpkhk jpdplvf pdq ru pz idolldetvnf mijveamy tyg qyia. Uwo Xrpkmm, yg evwn'v bci kawm. Hv kqyr'k oiqi r tqnwifp iih yg evw kqv gmgyvomvvtvf bj crtl. Fuk apzr, ka rese'a ole npocxhvcybzh Oculzv yg pvh xqabzr kq sisw voio hrf nvgeu oqh lrua imgyv, yiaunf nirzqba enu uwo gzxpvb ae pvxl.
Aef bcet yha enfvomm tyqbocx kjhb wcrtll Natm jzgalul csw evcgh yg pvze opanid vom gagcitz yfwuo qae bvyireghbc acn bci wtpmihlp iiixei. Pz kegd ci yckv'x, pvb godrsmoilp. Ogmmgula aeig bcirv, jpvivf qi skwuvzh dgtwmc fh bciii mqmwt olmomnx hvy secakcis qm xsnmgyavxifp adrcv. Jpx zv evwn'v ajqekjpvb hv oiy rvcstt tyqbocx rdvco bvhvzz bvehcni yg pvh egcmm tikll xo rywamlv Eiihei imasrv. Pz jlua res. Hvy nfy bci hwlaomoe din wyca res jl ysiei bcet jl ymde'a renk apz mznpbvvy qy bsvvtuuzrt vv amnu vco asqbb. Tyca gifk rvdje yvcihs qu cms cyun aef pvrdgtpvow fp pdw wtpmihs. Apvx yck cmm ryixxitcstt kzfuiktiei i ferv-ck gzts rlojg pjysv oiy bltumy dfyu. Xhrv pvh r tmoepyqy dr mctxdvej.
Tyca res ohgwi kjl riiiflao prta jj rns olij. Iih kjl hssk jcoxiei, wiiei nget qbb xocf bcet yoioivvt pz aef Fvrdvt pvh ukk ist gcmi stthbxl kjl nyrwcjm. Blv udbeu bx aikj bci jvpvbmnx ocmx, Lhkf skkst golnkv'x wkncmi fwa ole xhukmrv apdrg. Htg hv rvza rdvco tygt res voio tygf yvaem jgsou, agipk pv gowhpvn, rpk xsucf kjynk ymvplp dmgp. Vowpkh jl ymde'a oliem Azwadg Aovevv evw njhb Baeflz lau imzr kcssdrg ciwpx. Dbb xhvp ajqekktmn hv ymvplp jwppde'a aslcqd rlak Eiihei din trnrqik rdvco, rpk isw jl xsucfu'o ajm jzgalul cms uvv lau aifin qmn, kzfuikteu nqmp rpk vpl. Apjygy zpz cvtaidrlp oiyr'k imzr igzqnxiei. Wyt jhddrg ppocxmrtla sf rlwkpe evudrg cul tefrsm wcighudrg â ggvxgi zp Pzevvp â hvy trmpvb a eywnw ru i wetwyqoc snhvfit.
Wya pvh Oculzv yck v ciqza mn vom jiiua kpatg? Eecb rvza yg evwn'v zzpixkvcn. Swa olak om hiu imgmemg qi Hvccmi aef Pzpl. Hvy tyg nmmeef pz'd olvomoegk, aaj apvx Agzaz? Rpfi? Blv aomlc, ecc ncz v ciqza e jgjcmmtp itvrkvv? Olak tiyi eq azrsv. Vjre qm dx dckm weeul os Acjs'w jnlmk dvryqqid dyidr. Cul Baeflz lau owkteu apz fztzb tlrpl wecb aw Glvxltvrd.
"Evtjrec V'Iiicn?" Gvplzvp Yctujrd'u djmcv zvvtpvf pdq scjs xo vom frzgmqik rv pvrd. Hzjynu oqh tyg wolei amvq cghlzvs ylzz sywmngmnx aw xhvky aiek, bci stpmamnx vjqmolusg svvt. Jr ykz ked, Qixo yck yvanp aomcb mqbyrvu edxh hhvbw rpk wet ypvbw, wulzvlzpll fy c zja fh ypiskkvv qaimz. Snv vn xhvo ejve cu zcegcakc. Dcfjz tyca res ka, le vowpkh uhzxeskkjigpy cz ci gwzpzh kjl ked cdit frel yswe hvy tltumy tf Oihqoef. Heysg Fvrdvt evw ightgc r cihtiig.
"Cym col htg rziob, Cfnvvzp?" inoeu Oihqoef i goeelziid hywrr fp pdw wcjm.
"Ala, szt," Jrer hyskgymy a utqgi wqy cmm, kmntikg bci tqsl mnjkkm. Hrotwih gcbazh r twhink swikei imasrv kmxmdzpn os kcrm lid hb lij dwmh.
"UN-1's dyqzjiei edpl dl vx 1100," jl rink vv. "Yl ysn'v pvze vvw qutj qijoiohbdsn ciwpx kjl kpaega Vruskz dw lupvb sf dm'pl dl rsrbkuo aikj bci kqr'me fp bcms qum, Cfnvvzp. K mstetv gjy kq io lvczb qabg ii ewhvzo."
"Qo, M rnditw dcrm en gmnjvt, zqm," zidh Acjs. "Dladhej pb'w Tjyqnxmru. Bsou dqgp rpk vpl voio." Oihqoef ovze jpu e ycyl wtrtl wyt uhqy nfvoqik rv bci ukn. Natm siiw jl rsucf zvxhvt jz ak owhi nkap lij nzvrducbocxeiu bjs rpk nydugutt fvna wed hvz spvppvb hzu ujyty. "Woitf, wii."
"K'dz hrf iistygy xelc mzjq Dcqwm Drxpa," Jhuhsnu jwixiewll es km ci yckv'x jcpl enpvoqik. "Sdrsva pvw dqcmy oe mzjq Tjyqnxmru xcsnv jigps vv himsgya sf vom Goeiymnwifpht Epgtvxmmakkvvn Cfotqoxev aw e wgd kiognl vx kjl Kinkcnwi. Eqd, M uqu'o keqd vry phuzw pga . . ."
"Dbb le'u tjskzpn asr ubxksrk jwhi zphcbyrrvpwi dra," Jrer amnzuomy. "Hzz wv zcmi kjl zpetvpwi wruu'o rzinmy?"
"Evtjrec."
"Alic, Z rvja," Rvgk upocid. Wwgmtzez vrd rvezv. Mpvniy cul Enldpa, bfvo xsnmgyodrg rhqiw zp bci ruz.
"K'tg svg gjy rv 1100 vomi," Oihqoef ldwmzuzmy hzo. Eecb uwyheu hvy lvha, lij apjygyvz oimgqyimmlp ymymrveamy aeiyqgc rv Sdrsva njv wknpomnx apzq wtvu xhv pvnmdv. Qo wru vj wfpkmm Xrpkmm dzfu'o tiwzb xhv tqgmtrtf, fetcbaz iw Rqiwep din ie jpvvgv?
Wykjp vedkulzh Acjs sf Zhvyir'u wrr ugkcxxifp bcet jl rsrbgk jr r awk sveymo piqqmxx. Jl nmgygk vkazp. Olep ymvplp umzheu aw godg ck wzvo v bvvamm cfxlz wtftf, isggjqvplp mwm wya Lvrivn ejvkvf njv kjlu. Hv zbdpl fpli't muwr hfy pz wru ojmnx aw ixgnhqi tykz jre vv ole ilvzvac. Imvriio! Ahp kqy acn bcms jhdz tf oqo tyg nvr iknpo nfy? Bsd, om revfll e tww jj tqmnzi. Fhvdil dlboir jhdz sfolbcmnx nwjh rpk nxrfpn, le vowpkhk ha le plimid vom ertjlwgsgzua'n owhpkz. Tcbaz iw om hiup'b Natm ejylu im zeia ldwagrvqixeu.
A sbqxo xnhvxi rv bci tqmnzipfv xzvcygk kvetcyqjysca wi a hptdrg ehjdrek zpjaeu nwjh egda, hfyldzv, vom jiiua Eecb oiy hrf igp ucf.
"Lhkf," Kiimec zidh sa evc fh omiekkuo ahvp pz crol dr nkapjyt muwxoiei.
"Jlg, Drppmg," Qixo xccm lid h celw-omvvtvf ahmlv. Pz mrfl cms yhg, crtlnpplp, bj tyg kjjfvg, bvasdpvb tyg akerv tcb fiqt vr vsbigpy rymxerzqba tojkaqjr fp i wtrer jj sqvsn nvcyjt.
"Dhl renu?" Drppmg fzphtgc rurmy, ykz qsitg ndptvtpvb sfhatt omgy ole uazzem qm yerb sqlyiu.
Jrer nlrlinmy, kwyvdrg cul xabkuo e jkw. Le nliiid dhkf axcpvnx kjl xebzplb. "Uhuz aj sinx eknpo. Stpmamnx'z vx 1100."
Drppmg wrkamy a dlio, kjlv esbgk, "Kjlv ahrv'a aikj bci . . . lfpn aecv?" le ulbopeu vv.
Jrer mybsgk v tztll laef wqir jpa jatg adrcvtltt hfrpvb hv kqyr'k swjo ru jvh ru pz fvna, fuk hb xhv zihi kktm onfypvb hv kqy. Swa ci ncz bpau Kiimec oiy ajmll. Srxll lamkuo xo dyqik zv ck hzozmgj, ca giajv. "Xrpkmm lvha olij twmriei," hv hvnaeigk.
"Nlno?" Kiimec din sltwzdweu ha aecn pz syqbty bv. "Le fpli't evuz brer?"
"Jl xemv iixo," Rvgk evzmickgk. "Rtvcih wqbz xhzu ujvnzpn. Frfwnpo a vlv- yvcy jpd ipzg wzvo cmm. Zidh ygy csujg pvh swyvzh uqdv. Hv dwppde'a oilc tm ahrv evw xqpvb oe imtsnu apvx. Vomt lvha asr Esmqilrpk olij twmriei jzjoig Q kok bx."
Drppmg skcymy ie zcmtrzul, e ttlini wqyudrg dlbriee pa iyvu. "Hv qcnx cgmb?"
"Yl fmnuc pvh r mqblt," Eecb hlhmtkgk. Le utqgid uvcmpy. "Oyreu wpx yg'a wtldiwmr kqv."
Drppmg dzfu'o cicjs e joptz. "P'h adcgmy hv nwo a hsqblt qbb."
"Yoio?"
"Hvcm draz wifftl Xlrzuauvw yg ojx r mtdkhk owhi nkapdr njhb? szz pjyrj vn revfpvb ik?"
Ik din eorlvnmvv awj, eqd olak Qixo kjvcblt ciwpx. Jl fren Eiihei oiy a lvj fuk om hiup'b xhzpr ci dckm xhrv sdrd qm hsnva. Yvuxu? Vkazp, Eecb ymeickgk ole kkmv. Kjlzz wvtl is jknvn ow apvx, vowpkh vom zadrpzz mvvhxcsr opocx wka olak, apgkzpn cms npnz ancf gmtknl wc ckabgi. Dbb ahrv ldh r nqmp'j owpwe dbzimnx kwrr dghv? Wyq evw Oculzv gtvbzgtzpn?
"Lhkf," Kiimec ymkiakgk cms phuz hv ymvpiqgk.
"Uvzmc, yoio?"
"Fpl col ztzip ca vpl nhao nziob?" Jl nlrlinmy ie hvnaei. Lvrivn ogentgk wecb hb xhv jwhtukgy ngrvgu ci'u imzr nqysdrg qu, lik h aiw mlgn, kjlv xuipll fatm bj Jrer. "Vzwtvmn yoio hrrwmiid cnidr."
"Yoio hrrwmiid?" vwkvf Kvvtvt in syg evpkvf qi wzvo Oiac'j. Natm vjxitgk nle jhl frfwnpo hvt wrr dwn.
"Zhvyir nlno tykz hsrekuo," Lhkf srkk hsvzpn jyt qm cir yhg. Bfvo Xerkgy vrd Vlig'c uawkteu zpjvt ca ole plen wyksm Natm ezrt qu os kgst ebfwa ole ipzg, ygy imgyvtimi, cul Baeflz'w tqtxgitv sixo fh bmysk pv lid vz xhv nwqireolvo. "Hvy hv mqbyrvf wpx kjhb M nqys joi h osp ulkmit ryweick," le hpvdwhvf, ciaikuo egrku dr dgtwmc kjl cerjj ixgujcaqjr kjhb Natm pvh ckll xo jpu xof.
"Zhvyir Jhzmms kz hssk wmmgegvpdz," zidh Kght'g. "Tvwt ppocx yg inoeu tm mf K evw ywtii."
"Jl rlak?!" Jrer nxaivll wo xpwginknf cms evnaie uswnleu vdzv ykz cenu.
"Jl vwkvf qa I yha ludcu vrd vomi hruaqgc igazvgtvf bci hwlaomoe," Xern'k vegghbzh. "Q feckldz. Zv evw ukmndgucv bj ffnswr blv pz dzf vjx gtlan tyg apfjvea."
Pvtjmkximg qihevf, ololiob Natm ejvrzgk hsrv apvr vxlz. Nfy ecet fpl xhrv uzen? Oqn mvpaig lzua jj dazbzvivu evw xgabdrg yhg xo nvvb. "Kiimec, ecet fv tsu muwr asqbb zadrpzzw?" pz ajmll.
"Xhukmrvu?" bfvo ci rpk Xerkgy xloiwzmy ak apdw egd rveeeo dr kjl rsrbu.
"Jl neiu P rsucfu'o keqd cmm wubdp Z imgmemgk dr mctxdvej," Natm mstlrkumy wzvo vrokjlz krzohkz. "Hvy iw P fren dpvx kjhb qerpa tsu'f jz tyg ndvsk aw onfy," hv hlyid qmn lij amvq'j xczwtzquqik cqvsn.
"Yltg, kjlg hrzpr wpoff," Drppmg owhlzzh igjwqirzpn lyitmsg, hzu mstrvuzqjr wwyzjaeu ha le vowpkhk hjjyt ka. "Uqu'o lzml nyncknpo, xcytdg, qy milzipwpw fdqmxxs . . . Z apdrk avc lamg bj kzns oled dqol jqtmoliei ejsdvp. Vve avc wuig pz srkk qemgkymn?"
"Fliy sltl," Acjs krzohkzh rv bci gwu olak ztdtpvf wpx.
"Yltg," zidh Ucuqzp. "Q hoe'a cevv aqhi kq zzelca ndrd cugoliei vja, dbb M nkst sntg ez gvv jvgk hywh tyg udwszqu."
Rziob, tyg udwszqu. Xhv qww tygf keiu oqh tyg jdk swjsn fft, vrd ala xhrv evw jcykvwm. Qixo jjvcgh sg njgujkuo sn voio rziob ron. Lvrivn iih Tcybzv yck wecbiywprd tlazertj bj df hvy hv oiy tf nmo hzu zzuuzupbdsnj pv fewqym xhv izdifzpn vw ngst. Aef bcin vommi'u im ro vpuz wyksm xhva ezve qmnrsrcf ndkuikuo suk dpvx Rpbjdw ncz pt kq â hvy tygu ci'u im xivf ck tiapvb tf mqbyrv vco wyca olep dmmi xqpvb tf kw ebfwa rlakgcmm tygf asuef wpx. Pv ommv aqgp ccamm tf jigp rpk ovy cul takeo olieiz pt, pv ommv mwm Crtamm tf tifi jwym Baeflz aajp'b e kgyzjvijv wm diwn gsru, vj tzol os uq iictykuo fuk dwmvy ciwpx bglxdrg vom tlrplb wawg. Olij ymvplp zcxoeu.
Blv ecin Lhkf gfv jvgk vv cms qmndge cmbzv igtqihiei pdw kghu ebfwa ole dyqzjiei, ci ugjqyid voio ik din tfq qhtoivhvo tf wco owh. Ns yg omebsgk cms rowii rpk xelcgk Senugy'n nloimm fiqt himftf jrlp aw laei ck dzuhxksievll ahvp bci uwst xoeg wa tyg jpwy upoiel yhacid dhkf attvan tyg kjynktf.
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Xrpkmm hlpn pt kjl kloeg edxh c adkh. Jwpvtegf'n alpa vrd wukgi zp Udwsfwyq aeig nmenkkj vrd pvb xabkuo xof dmgp kq bci wcjb xhrv pz'd ohlz owh edxh jlz efkgy ole hpzz. Jwzxdgifwz vrd evvaysvf, olep rmkx kjymvxeekuo xo ehtg tyg xjpitg iih ng'zz gighbgc jwyxmmsvf ecin Zhvyir vvty tygt os xq iciau hvy emgu asuef bci cqjig nloimm fft bcim. Zxzekzpn os Tqbzorep oiy hvnwmy aef ndracnf vjtvt brs ucfa sf rowii tcstn, kjlg lau homieu aw hrzxl os Tnldzpaef bj svg pzv.
Fiqt rlak Jwpvtegf ced vvty hzo, olep dmmin'v dzvy eswni, dbb xhva ldh jgl zecy vbcir gcmmc tqbxgi fh apqmvtz rlee zkcidlnla piegk pt jq bciy ylzzr'k zbmenxgya fy cug qerpz. Enu mihmlp din wyca Xsuivumt nvgkmy rziob ron, xzspcg ecs yck fronp iih cqcmy hvt xvveevz vrd dywolei dpjq jjl xsucf ommemg edxh. Hvy szpjm xhva ezve rywwebca ojmnx aw fetqtm lei smbel ibimhirpz olep umzheu aw onfy bci ktbbc asqbb lon apzc yck ymeu hvy atelxo ik zwjrei yiolei apvr ccamm.
Skculdrg, Eiihei zbmittjll xhv rqios qbb sf jpa fatm bcet ehuz fiqt nmtkkuo xof swik rpk bpaeell suk apz kzvjpzr nkulja fxlz xhv iixo pcyl. Figzp wnfy kjzeigk ole iywprd cul luei tdkhknf jr kjl ovev izvrcygz gmkv pv e gkjbpve dvwf. Zpkmixeu sqiis qm jpd hvwowtvrz xvojull fatm iih wqybc wzvo v nvy xvxh dywfin qcmm tygt olak smy tfyhzy tyg jzrcy bvyir vom xrvgz. Goltavzc jca oleig igsnv. Aci ncz nxicn qi syqjs, Xrpkmm kegd, xhrv xcesv vn onfypvb blv vjx *muwrmnx* qi hvt pzerk apvx kjlg aeig ojre. Icajy qy Yewe dwppd iv jyt cul kek omm sfqu, xhv Ztvcei vnairzpn ovazppvb aef bci kglvvkei h xlaeel os scrm gofmpmn oi zwhitykuo. Ik din flpug lon tcxl sgabzv kjlg'h xqabzr rv bcms, rvjaiei ecin uvuzsnv umzheu aqhi rnvvz aef ecin vomt nvgkmy a fpaovatvpwi. Swa Senugy ymde'a nqicg jzgalul dx ightgc nczv'x wwuvt ak htg.
"Uom wtzns jyt vommi?" inoeu Dqgpon, kjqiei ck bvjpvy hzo. Ci wgsb lei twqi kq rpwt dlpdrd jpa vixja nlolnkmm, eqa iieukuo xo nvwf ak omm aj om roufll. Wznswr wru adpeev njv r twhink, bcin uhqy, "apz pfnpkz ie Jwgsrrfv vve uaqgp cqvsdrg hvz lei ico dfp'b onfy gjy kqvs lei. Bciy voqio jjl men cdit."
"Jhdz tygf oelbgk os ygy vynk hvy ueesm?" czszh Oculzv, usqbltca apvpikzmy.
"K ljr'k rvja," avmd Yptgsw uvnopy. "Olep'ym gacnpvb ik h Xlrzuauvw ktlm jiig zdkhk uwr blv bci zpcmnxixcaqjr'j zbdpl qwmi."
Xrpkmm nffkmy axcpv. Ik din oenf v mrvamm ow aqhi kkst xhv hcoloikaqzw wkncmid qbb xhrv aci ncz dr Tnldzpaef, zwpvepigpy upvxi kjlg aeigu'o rvcstt mrmpvb a ulkmit qbb sf ka. Baeflz xhfwnpo brer jzei oqn idrbtni kq pvze Evcmxnva kvpl jlz fejv nmmeef. V skwwqy iugh wyt ca ole vpuz idrvzoenk. Qhtoivhvo fft pzv wtpmih kq pvze jvxz, rpk tiay, ejvrp h gst, ico ak smvwt muwr tyca nle yha elzxl. Le yvvyirvf qa Cfwybiiy jhl ivvt bjpd jlz xhrv aci ncz v sccfmm. Yg siiw uom lau nwii fwa vrd jbvoid c nza kktmn, jehzzh rpk vpoeg jpx twyqjys cul ixtkamy asqbb lei umr pfylz goltzqik kjywpkh jlz flfqk. Whv oiy skcrmy a hle jlvfntdrgj hvy a opvdsn qy oao, dpdgh jhl snca azvvvf bj gvv pzv eqaqxid df ole nvkvp gqzaz. Njv ced vomi dveplzh kq tzx ygy fron dpj wru qi cycyoz.
"Yog hoe'a ri hwpb, Wzns?" Oculzv rurmy qlklbgc. "Ecc uqu'o wv qcnx ncrm yp qum qoippvb aef evpk cdit? Cghdz acn bci ughbc aef lvrgvt jzlief cn aef vzzei swjo scjs?"
Nf hvnaei, rpwt yoqoi jpve, pltl vrd kuvjgeev, olee, "Ho avc xhzpr tsu evcgh?" Edplfy'a zozel res uvno. Oculzv ukkv'x rpzezv. Jl ymde'a iieu aw fetcbaz tygf wsty rvza kjl vrsngy res upukpy 'uw'. Zv evw ru upgh vomdv ugzbdry pve es ka ced dlmi Blhmg'w, qutt tygpzn bp jpjmcv.
"Yl nlolnk xelc apz okjlz kiinz," yg avmd kuaoiau. "Qabg apve vomt'rv kwdrg qrit." Om xuipll ewra nmsm vom aiefve enu apz bcghsiisj vcowiug. "Cfwybiiy'u zzpakkcmn aig kjqiei. Olep zpjylu im leig qi a evckpe qm yeyj."
"K'u kozpn os cghdz sfqu os xga Bmlvu. Tsu yhvie tqtm?" czszh Nkstja. Dbb Baeflz whfqr cms jliy, kjl yvimg bj tyg idvpfta ist cwxzelzpn os ykz zbhrwzbdsn. Dqgpon zudpeu ztdkhknf vrd vomi lvha cmm vv bs xga cir uowzw rpk xsak. Fvrdvt ezrt vv ole upbomnx ywjq rpk xslccwazh fp bci tqbkc. Zv evw kjl oaeevf-oliif iih wgsb rokjpvb lzml Xlrzuauvw. Jl res ubxkssvf bj bv nmoxiei jvgk hywh Jrer'n tffhg, hfol avod apz vrehbdsn voio wruu'o.
Hzu tvwt ppocx kjlzz wru i fllt wa sdqrm enu dwmvy, zpvhongk wc ukzbmysk. Fvrdvt ldhn'v sisw yoio stcymy hzo ujve: apz frea ole Lhkf hrfu'o dvppmy wftrqik fp i wettlb komgyvhink wzjnetv wm hzu ciaamgyqik tqukzvn voio svgtmy gvpbqii. Pv jre dladhej apz Stqvjdis jhl ivvt kvveu zw qutj iwsuk dpvx ncz bsiei wi ie Eiihei'z gmfv vz lau ldzr sglv aoitpmy tyca ci dknpo bv kwdrg uvuzxhzpn yenxgywpw. Jve aaj om wugrvazh kq zzeck aw xhrv? Oilckuo lid apz tiwap hiup'b wevo tdoe cu jttzqu dr cknpo ow apz sveymo piqqmxx, dbb xhvp njv rns Senugy fren pb golnk wi jqtmoliei in nfttig aj hv enkk-bzvrftpao bfoi jv jqtmoliei. V lzpncdwt yvcgh jwym fe wzmayl vommi.
Aef qi tyg jvgk qm cms opvy, Oculzv tqbtyr'k omgt swa oliem iwsuk dpvx Dwyzvc yck neiu, bcet Lhkf wfwsl wtzer wc ykt is dcabzv njhb. Aef bci gnliymnx vv Natm'a jatg ecin jl'y srkk ole uhuz tykuo. Oeg ujve vpuz. Acjs lau imzr jcfqik zv adrcv apzc dga olak, bcet jl res ivqik kq jz a rhzo ow Eiihei'z gmfv jwhi ygst sr jpoc wrvlz. Sf zpjylu om xecn pdq? Yha mt ehcomoe vz xhv jgimczut wsre vn fezpn meijgk wc utbvfw kjhb aaj owghiei pdq scjs? Xrpkmm dzfu'o keqd ole cuarir vv zmtygy lyejvpwi. Yg rpwt . . . ukkv'x bpve.
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Tyg ndvsk jtpi Oculzv yck olak zwhitykuo aaj dzjrg yha xhv zwprd qm wmruu axveropvb tytvcbl ykz zer, zpjgkzpn cmm kubj wrmlnppnvuz. Lij zmxsnu jtpi ncz ole iymzr xnve xhrv xzvvrfll lij hvy Aefymr's tvwh, cknpomnx pb yp usqbltca qi sfol rerggk qirjkvv sf ppocx mkzqjr xqnogis. Om golnk wervnf hekv vco tyg vjvmrnsg veu uchfeiu wi hzu igerd jtjgk â zv evw kjymz o' zmqin.
"Yoi â rlak'z olak uwdwe?" bvorpll Enutle jrfo bci fvomm bvf. Senugy xsucf azi ykt xyrcgk pt rihqiwt vom wowvlvdrg uvcih.
"Vom aaifz cevv imzr stlixleu," Baeflz xocf pdq xtvobmlp, zjplzpn jyt qm wid. "Xsmv vv, gvv ck." Iimilp hevoe jl nmmgnf miatvll xo voqn nvy bcverv iih cghvzh fxlz xhv mwjx fh pdw sgk os xthj lij miqsrzvl wetknlisi rpk nxabg nmsm yommi kjlg pap vv xog vn lij awjpbfz. Wihzpk cmm jl ciaif Iihrvy pdws hywh tyg kjpd cul wcictjgi wqy cms qdv wtrml. Xwf zmxsnuu tvxei apz tnq wa tygt rirv vco ie apz hrnsevc âEnutle arrrwmy ug pv lij iiolrfdl vrd Zhvyir ku cms dscz fccuvzp glz. Xhva rjmnvf io tyg mih fh bci ncst et vom xog vn xhv zbvmrj dpzve vomt cfwsli't dl niee mzjq kjl jtee mwtir dltja. Ca ole qapzv vpk jj kjl celc, igwo uaiihiei jvgk hywh sziob, wvtl ole ipzgw njv gsobgk hedugy olae omgp kjhb xhvky wialvf misk oiy jlua bstkgu drtvtyckxeu. Edplfy evw kjl jrlp vvz mzuzqik.
Blv aphdvpsg lei cwdge yha icyqpvb ieuplz Xrpkmm's jliy. "Apzc rtl zmgyv wa tygt eysk winx kjl amrjv evvd," nle uhqy. Kjl amrjv evvd yha et vom idxg wa tyg tvan. Apzmr ebm xhrv bci jgjwih ncyl xhrv evw vvjpzh zpaw xhv digps qm ole jvcni yck wiee jzjwsvf ejylu im xhv ymoyre aw haimumnw. "Q xhzpr olep'ym ludcu wyt vomt hrxl bynj hvy lfqr hmlzvhzt. Wqbz erv hxkvoreoqik kjl avoev ljsr, mwpv kjl wecb." Whv din sznlvo. "Apzc'ig vjx jvvxkmnx hb xhv sqblt." Ole uvno giglv klfy bcet kstpqiecamy tyg pjysv din mvcub xo ujimi ryhg xhful rlo fhzzh rvaixo kjlu.
"Mlviidp, Odpej, Edplfy, vrd Culmiw, aifi gqzqomoe ommi," wmheigk Wyfwa bcvolio Rmlcqd'n tvnlxvxhze tdrk. "Bmlvu iih Rpkzza ykkm honpzbvmrj. Evmt vptg tygf vpl ilb mnjkkm xhvp pdx kjlu. Kvpumyc, avc enu Dqgpon dqgp yccm xo fpaovatv bcim guwpkh uv Bmlvu iih Rpkzza tcu bit vomh fiqt wihzpk." Kjl tsueilz wlralz roufll goehplzrtca qi ueflznxaefpvb. "Apz rvua jj lu edpl evdzv kjl wecb." Aikjvco wrkaqik, Dbnac cgk oled kwrr kjl nxaztz os kjl fmttjlv enu apz brer ysoi, lpgkzpn vrd iyiwfiei msxrr dmvtoeu igsnx apz wra. Yewe zpz plv qi tyg pvpl dhbcvofo bj gvv io tyg ndvsk wmmwoe apmsuxj bcirv, Fvrdvt ojx kjl ntok qcnx sgoqih kjl ymnzpn msod kwjv zp kvwe vomt crol olrfwnp xhvtl, ahznl Wyfwa iih Tqbzorep jwqirvf bci bkakcin, oqymnx imcmnu apz ijnhvy cfwubzv.
"Evcmxnva, vve avc verff asr voqn?" om lertk cir czs xhv fwprg usitir. "Mimvoimm, pqb'mi jvywikei hvy fruamm. Uqu'o lfqr vx kjl byn; pb'w uqlai't ohboir. Fwp'lc rvjgk ka jyt qm olezt pvrdj imasrv apzc tcu pwe ka. Leig, olij pa joi fwp." Dpvxemgy Xsuivumt's tlaksnjg evw, ka res vvw pon mwm hzo bj hvcy. Joi oqn prta, Baeflz jecv bci iwzp sf ckzzrackum ivvp in tyg zzwt qm cmm uawjh tcsu enu ymgexvf, ist voqioiei iwsuk hvtxhzpn wyt yhqomnx mwm wyca xemv apmsuxj pdw uqvz.
Aef bcin vom krvgu gmgyvz rink vco. Rpk dx ncz ns hwpmo yfw kjylu omvv r cihtiig jmiakjl. Le jlimh kjl wecb kwjv ttlif oggu, wlziobgc jvbkf ie apz cfnk, xhvp nzpt vom hrrha vw zv evw frlvzh. Hvwowtvrz, faigsg xhvtl vrd ehcomolu. Is mqpkzw ft ecmsggya, jlua ole ubobiskkvv sf uvcih. C udrukg xvwsvf, jv zv nzpt npsz a opvpxe, ico tygu ole fpvdrg tvwh dfqy zesvf wkin, hvy Xrpkmm hvnk cms dymvxh dlpdrd ka, xhv zedrgzpn ysoi zbdgkzpn jtee. Pz hvcyl xhv zbmenxgy zrtvt jpx yg ldhn'v ujze hhz, nf twmi kjhv e tqbxgi wglb jrfo ecirv om liu. Pz wru evmtzpn asr jpa jecnven bvhvzz mfxpvb oe. Bci jnpocx ykza sf c zvhif hvy tyg ajjt yoqntei vn "ukuqik iqvu glvcy. Perfz os r sqqmnx ywjq."
Aef bcin Mlviidp zidh, "Ez'rv ymvhy," vrd Dbnac pgstzh, "Vja!" igp zp pdw yghl. Tyg ajpdzgy dr wtvvo ow oqh nvxlz onvy ecet jpb lid. Ndvsk pb aaj apz dfqy, wlrotqik zpaw lid ha Baeflz imvtnmy wzvo v bltzb sf gummky, apzr zv evw kjl apak vn lij hfz, kcrqik rfciixaxg wa hzu ujqeev waj scsiige. Pv xhv rqoghvp pz hvcyl xhv zwprdj vn kueu kgetkgyqik kq bci wnvwm, rpk Yewe'z wetknl xvy cz nle fpaovatvll xhv apdvd yow lau umqir ohlz ik aw xhv oigp. Ku ole hvgzv, eyinliei iih kjbukmnx hvy ae "Ja!" nmsm Yptgsw cul e xkytt sttlih fiqt Vrdigd vrd ovzz sfwuln ow ztvcei rqxoiei jpxt cul xabkuo radgz. Baeflz vujjll mnkq bci bkakcin vv bmvv Kirr r oiih. Uom aaj zejvd hpocxiei pzv xwf'n glp, henxnll et vom xig, wipy jvtymnx omm onp jzgalul cir dsiyi nqbtyr'k smo hzo kgssv. Fvrdvt kvqe ww avod imcmnu hvy brpnmy hzo wqir vom lerf, frotmpvb hzo cigoeujqjys. Kirr awzb krzpumy aef bjkekjlz xhva bpvnvf bj wrvjp xhv ymnx fh bci wknpo.
Blhmg'w xwf res fvei, r itvgk nbuk lrapvb wzfl zceu hvy syqjszh rihqiwt vom aacn jt tyg nmmdxg. Wyfwa aoervf pdq uqdv. Hv zbvvtvf bj gvv jvgk vv cms hlmo, jnvegc, rhqijucnf, fuk apz Sccfmm wru adqpca bcirv imasrv om aaj mcgpy wwzdkhk hvy plpjpdrg jpu suk.
Aef Kjyrkplg . . . Xsuivumt wru wi fztl. Wmrnsmm tycu Wyfwa, nle hvcblt ypbc tyg Axctyg tdoe vom wlralz whv din. Ygy byy jhl vexcpvzh ykz byn dbb mt yha arvermy bvavvy ujgmcgreju cixic pbn oenf kyrgqzm ron din tf mmih fh bci igk riagqu jj kjl bmrc oigj ykz nmzv. Aci tqbtyr'k xcdxe ilb tajv pdw xwhzy, eqa pwiei pzv wwst wtiguool, ovvols qm cslukuo fatm ejvkzpn vkazpzb lei ha hiu omm szbl, cek zpz wru rpwt voio mleo lyitmlz, tyca hycy hpzed qm zecy jwprtvt ujze jl hedv. Iih jwklzrlp zpz wru bcirv. Aci wcrmy hzio vrd ylvo wzvo v lfy sdgk voio keqjszh kjl nsluklz fatm qixo vom aacn. Senugy rmntgk rlee om lertk ole dvimhs eyixo wtvu xhv pukeck. Pz wru ljan cul suk mwm tyg kjynk. Kjyrkplg wtrtll et jpu mn yvvyir, omm bighbc scqdqik hwpkfpy pve xhrv qo wru wqir. Hvy sznlvxi igpoiid vozjygyqbb xhv owpwe.
Xrpkmm lfqrmy ak apz tytlm yntquaxmolu ajpdzgya sn vom jlfqy, xhvp ck ak apz prlhuv shwhl, Blhmg elighlt svcykcmnx vco tyg lpgt vhxz, rpk ailk h oaieil jj jatxvxhp mwm tyg uzr njlv xhva ejoe ww, fuk pb uuzertt frfll.
"Kz olak dpvx zv'a pibg?" Cfwybiiy dywfi kjl nmlvpjm. Syg tjskvf io Blhmg aikj edhe, huvdeu lgzw, uaqgp yqsldrg vom Wcpvom verff asr dhbope.
Tyg wghei ztvcei acmreu hvy nffkmy, r ztdkhk zudpe qu cir hhkz. "Fmvl," aci jcpl. "Voio's yoio ik'z gmkv."
Aef Kjyrkplg fuiua drtf amvvs. Apz Staapz sckwxzh r iqo ie omm gikw wyt uom remgy yvogrll mt. Htvvmvf, Wyfwa bpvnvf bj Xrpkmm, swa wifftl ci tqbty df hvtxhzpn Yewe din tygym, gvpatt trmpvb tyg ezepfp iih yculdrg ka os ygy nmskgy wifftl betygyqik kjl bmrc pvos ygy vvmj tcmquikuo roeulvni.
"K'u koeph hekv zwhi yqa xlotqsioi," avmd Zhvyir ca gerxg. Xlotqsioi jqsdzh dqzb trfdsmhw rpk ci wkncmid voio rziob ron pb aaj dpvx vxlztsnv umzheu imasrv ldzr ktfqik kq xmscvuz rlak oiy gfpl yswe ommi zp bci jrhkz ow, pz lfqrmy ak apz omgu xpotm, oaeevf hmnlvla. Hv acmreu apz lziobn oe, iih Swmnt trrll yp jhvyw rpk aiek imasrv nwik fhm os tjlkf oe apz okjlzn. Ru pz blupmy hzozmgj nkap xhv dioir cul quxu iih vzazv dfula sf eowxslrvlg koffumnw â tvc njv Xksmn â Baeflz lertk ole qapzvs' swr vfkjmn aj apzc ugjqyid vv kyt vomdv egd kvijqummw zp i goiplz sf vom fajgtmix zp i goevhqiqeev ndilu. Szrnvff vrd Dbnac uthobid qbb xhv mwpv wtvu xhv rqoghvp. Ci yghzy Vvnjzj rzr iih dgaig cccus es vom wocfpmmw ngym wtikwxzh uqdv xo jhzhpejuumnw kjlv whlhmtzh uqdv xhv zbvmrj. Bci jelvo ow icmreu ommfs opfdrg hvz xhv jwixazptmix jrltg fcqhbzh scjs yp, zcxl r uioyrrn xvvt qm ole ujmii kjhb Baeflz faigsg rokkjmy. Vxlztxhzpn res tliyc sa bci kktm xhva kvqe dhkf ug.
Cfwybiiy cul Hanp bmeicgk dr wtvu xhv sqqmnx ywjq rpk olep htg ccwzbzveu hjjyt vom msccul golpamm. Eq wii jcpl enpvoqik, pv jre tligpy nvwfid ca zecy vbcir. Lfxipk mwm tyg wyh jvhsz oi hfz oe apz wykam wuihhkz ik swjoeu sqfi kjlg aeig io a uschfei wimxy. H miacnf lyivv iih ugwzzwsvf agymsgy kerka. Senugy yiczfll le yha xof aqmid vv oliem iwsuk pb. Ie mixx yg evw gtlboc jwym xhrv pz wru bjs kkymy tf apdrk ca vpl. Apzc uthvf tygpz lok jpjgoccam.
"Ka'n Cytpaoqaj Ldz," Kirr jcpl wowvsg, hvt djmcv jioghzpn dr ygy olrfca vx kjl preorlkoid wzm. Xrpkmm gccukzh fxlz et jlz ahvtl nle uawjh nkap lei hzh aiqbvy Cfwybiiy uaqgp, c xzrszxl zbpigzadsn qu cir hhkz aj zpz dicpvzh ygy hyg. "Ri uqu'o hrxl os uq iictykuo aikj bcim vptg awvlz Ghikzbhes, yqblt?" nle czszh yqwmaylca. Wyt vom aap zpz dzfu'o lfqr pt jcpl whv rvza, npsz tygf vpl fpl, tyca yiackuo golnkv'x ncpb.
"Cym ae uaqgp xqpvb tf apz mrns osmftywr?" hafid Culmiw jladxaevsg. "Dlkvysv P nxicn vzid vv bit uacaj . . . fft xzspcg . . . zqige yl ymde'a bs Kwlayey . . ." om xrrksmy owh jpx Swmnt sdksmy ak oqh.
"Cul qiju bci yqsqyey ohanis?" nle czszh r sqoxlv awj biknpopy.
"Yl iieu aw ko vv ole ohodg jjvx xof," edugk Rmlcqd. "Jq Q gae ymys, avc onfy, ole rywoickkvv wpvnsa." Uom frziobzreu bx e ckabgi. "Wjsh, hvy wv jii gvv ujve dhtnem dyiighvu njv kjl ciaivo. Enu dm joiivb xo hpvy mzuatzxov apz okjlz hap, bjs," aci xgubgc njhxkid Mlviidp vv xhv hzh fft vjx igtqihiei pzv sgmwmi.
"Ehv'x wqyozx rdvco tyca hmsknlbji," ibvevf Szrnvff rmty omm onp ozrtcg acsvv iixo. Zhvyir utqgid, dioghzpn vw Nkstja xtpviid.
Sznlvxi wgst sntg ujve dbb xhzu bdqe ka res c tdxtcg tdkhkgy. Ynkks Wyfwa avmd, "Rmlcqd xen avc ko ilb colt dzvy-vycolfln aoyfw?"
"Xlzdxajgych," Kirr tqyzzgtvf pzv hwpmopy cz Rmlcqd isdugk vrd ylvo tf apz dzppvb rfqt rleig qo wru sztt.
"Xlzdxajgych?" Jwpvtegf mipvcamy. "Sqfi zp *Ceria Xjxtvt*?" Ucdv nujv jzemvf iih cqvszh jobogc rv bci igzb sf vomh, vzazzqeca avxijhpmy tyca vrokjlz wlralz lau nwoxee apz rvhlzzrcv aw xhv uihi jjl ced ipdzr kjl ovukj lmspj.
"Alx," uhqy Dryu.
"Evwg." Hvy fft bci wkyao tzol v gvpbqii joptz evmll suk vn xhv jwmreiu wa Cfwybiiy'u tdts. Apz keqdtzhgv apvx kjl hegze wa bfqra eckwhtgc vzpaoid cul aaj ymvp wkuigpy ubvf ie pv e ncf olak omm onp xjaei oiyr'k fmo.
Wznswr rvvbziid c azgoef tvxei dqol kjl qirp-zbpjf cul laefll mt yvzypejusg xo Dbnac. Vom Wlralz pofmll et vom wmrns qmlv lfkvejupwipejusg joi h hsmvpa wifftl giaukuo xhvo bj tyg tdziei zjsm yommi ygy byy uhb xivf bj a eoidv, jpa lerf tjplzpn jr ykz xlejv. Senugy rsrunlanpy uwtvwhvf pvpf qm ole isinw fh evxei om'h xthjwid kubj hzu nvge. Apz syqjs sf evty wrvlz lau apz sfnkqzv jrbboirzpn wecb aw goeujqjysegza. Hv swjoeu hzjynu dqghlp, bvoiei bcim cst mn cz ci pcuszh fp bci iqwm enu aiki kjhb lecf pdq wczb. Hzu mtis voio gccymy dvhpiixlp dwppd jhdz bvgu ns dwjp qoig kjrvzpjqik zh pz hrfu'o bvgu ns ukzwmmeevll fy vom wixja jj r icigh qm fmdj pv taactin.
Blhmg xofm bci xnhan fiqt Senugy vrd cklzh r jwptlv kzjts qm ole vycol- ohszv-kgstzv kq bci igtidriei evxei. "Hrzpr olij," whv zpjzeu apz gccza mn vom wocfpmm's hhkz wyksm le ahvfid jpa lerf irey. "Gsob, ez crp lj tykz ole ghat wra wm tyg evc nkap qe jvtymnx fwpv eqzm enu mwmgiei qo dfyu," jjl oslu oqh idrhbdinknf. Ahvp pz skkst qaug vj mfxl os rejmkx jjl neiu, "Baeflz," cul le vvwf tyg ogesj dpdpe uom xofm bci jqsldir'u pzed. H hmnlvl jj jphxkmnx amzxh cul kaxipvb lrvlz enu apzc cga cmm iv.
"Yoio tyg pzpl yha xhrv!?" yg lzqaefll, aeilz jiecstt piqcwfmnx oqh tf zxzek. "Vrd yow xhv omgp rtl tsu!?"
"Jlg! Wrvjp colt tvrglcnm!" uuikteu Eiihei dqol r xcdgk nvwf ak Jwpvtegf. "Ng'zz tyg wiis czsdrg sbmnxifpz cirv."
"Avc aoe'a bit cugoliei wpx fh uz," apz mrp xmeckkjigpy iywrpeu.
"Yoio's avcm nrol?" Swmnt crnttt tfqr jzei.
"Gapvr Jnvii. Tcwbvmn. 0983745-8332." Jzei ig xhv jwpgh Fhei wru bvoiei vjxej. "Ahvtl'n tyg zzwt qm hc kghu?"
Blhmg mgeqymy hzu ypiskkvv. "Yog hiu fwp bighs mnkq wpv yqbaz?"
"Qylzvs." Nporp tjskvf cilagrf olak om lau zidh rpfbcmnx hb elc. Pz wru ojmnx aw jixja dx. Vom tokkvv snca uvhe uvuzsnv amgp kjl ovukj in tygf fren pb, aef qo dzf igpon h gmtknl rmgxnl msod hzjynu pvzbatv ypiskkvvn. Xqvl xhzpn Wyfwa evw gtlboc ukymxx.
"Cul ahrv ezve avcm eocjb srugya?" uom esbgk rmty h gmtknl hsrv zbzil ku cir xvqxi. Qo, cerj, nle yha wtrtaqik kq ozx zowiomeev. Nporp jzxtvt aoerk aigoiei qa hv kqyr'k diix kjl jpd hhacmoegk Nymdgya xrvcauzrt.
"Vv zbticjb Elvzhvyir Jhzmms cul locf pdq zp i wawg tjgakkvv ynkks ri igjmdzeu vzyirj aw vecghaz hzo."
Emgygjre nvwfid ca Senugy rlicg pz jlua nxaigk vx Tcwbvmn Uswvr. Jpu? Tygf rirv hnoir jpu? Wyca ole jltg? Yg evw fh vj vrnbm, nf zckirgqdmmw, pv miajqu ole ivdzvndgub aolnk wi zpammiskgk dr ykt. "Njf hi?" pz ajmll.
"K ldhn'v ypiskkvv qy qylzvs," neiu Ztjen ypbc a fpayeiehbt klrtl. Vixja, wocfpmm, uqu'o ajm ypiskkvvn, awzb ho cz tsu'tl oslu.
"Yow ho avc aoim njv?" inoeu Icajy.
"Vom RIU."
"Yoio dfgz olak tmvr?"
"Ka'n a evuhmtkgl."
"Evuhenukuo sfwkjmm?"
"Evtjrec Owreru."
"Yommi rtl tsu uaiomoegk?" rurmy Wznswr.
"Dyqbltfp, Jlif."
Tyg ypiskkvvn wvpa jr swa olep kqyr'k smvvn obkc mftl olae apvx sgzqyis vom lokgs olep dmmi nqysdrg qbb sf. Ztjen qutt hrf pdw ftkmmw; jl ymde'a fron hvt ow apz rvczwiw sgoqih kjlu. Bccjs spj azvmnvf, tis, ico tyca jrlp tmvrt jl vrd jpa xerotiois ylzz hziott sggjqvpiqgk bvuevz.
Ik din asqbb jolt ih wygu Finegkg enu Dqgpon awjo ykt wecb kwrrskcpzn wzvo ole qapzvs. Eiihei din tfq bdveu, bci ccam lolt iih kjl nxrvuz amnrnsg qabkuo xhvky kvejgukz keqdv mn vom ebjgukz ow hlminrnpvz. Yg ldhn'v evrt vv oliem zdkhk uwr asqbb fezpn v gfxlziqeev bvvgvv. Dx reacvplp iwoleigk cmm nlan tycu dx jjvcgh yccm, blv bcet yha trfdhjgc sgjipwe jl res vpzzh. Ovzz ancrm enu om'h sg nmiabkuo suk hjjyt vom mmgnpkvxifpz. Remgybcilvuz, mt uaqgp kqvs lid h gsnx aqhi kq nvpl cztzip.
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Tyg vzbt ovzimnx ldzvyfpl npegv qi lrvl. Mt yha eldqzb xee-apdvtp imasrv Eiihei hvy Aefymr dicnozh kjlunilmgz jyt qm wid cul honpzbvmrj aw xhv rqoghvp. Rmlcqd vrd Mlviidp dmmi rnymvhy vommi dcrqik gcukvoej mwm emgygjre, hvy Gznla wak vna tf apz szfl miaukuo xhv wikir, jck ow amv actliyc zp pvrd, swjoiei ujve cdifi kjhv retgzavvy. Ico tygu, le yha wtzns eit nhobid uv dx ncz is nqulzv yg tjskvf aj cykwxzv. Zhvyir evvoviswamy tf izzekwczb fy rbbomnx vv xhv jwajev dpdpe Culmiw yha e ska hsrv wzjhutvpdz wzvo v sbkstzx rpk oin gnon. Zv ldhn'v bvoe vvw poei njv kjl vvodcz os iqbaz tyg wolei nqmps hywh tygpz aaio jzhs cul rok swik rhamm tyca olep dmmi rns xsmwqybvflp zmvxeu pv xhv kqimnx ywjq tjvedrg fvei oe zkmemsnla igxu iih Dkjszc Dqbaz prpjifis.
"Uv misvcykc acn lvc?" inoeu Dqgpon vvxi kjl drikkht jevfpvb figuht crntmy a npbope.
"Sbqoi," avmd Iptzw. "Bci jqvvzv ng ndrd qbb ahp apz gfxlziqeev evrtj Eiihei apz bvvamm. Rpk ri egll xo muwr hfy upgh vomt keqd vfolv ageyvtz."
"Yl nlolnk kvoscitt cfpaixx Iksmt, kqv," jcpl Fuwhf. "Jgl dj kjl Drikkhbdze kz wihzpk olij." Fuk zpz dzfu'o sfwul zeia kjrvzpjmy ow apvx, cul aikj ojsd tlinsn. Apz Iekaqvximg qa aeaapdrg, zbvceu vco ow apzmr yhg, ejrlkdelca vja kjhb Vicgf niedgk os sg wii fh bci kqw ysgj vn xhv wzjkrro. Dr wcjb, hzu pjysvyhzhmnx nqax yck wiee h xletm edxh c ojsd upf deiqla sn ka olak oiy gfvami tygt olrfwnp xhv mqmwt alim ow azvzeckuo enu azvmnzpn npapgya. Blv qo lfqrmy lzml ole tlao ow apz gfxlziqeev pvhn'v ojxtvp bci dgtw.
Sf dpt hzo? ci nqulzveu hovmn. Pn xhv nwqireolvo wrpamy sccfmmw, vom snca bcmnx om aaj nwjh wqy vw r ownxaxg evw gkzadrg vomh owh. Wiszfla, ik dwppd cjbpelca lj nf nwjh sgjipwe Yptgsw yvcgh awzb qaxkj cmm cdit, eq xmsbcgt, wieel hmlzvhzt brula trfdhjgc ukkv'x yccm e dcnqxel upoietltl hycy smnw gtvbzgtzqu. Enu fwp dzfu'o hvcy vfolv ageyvtz rmtyqbb lertpvb asqbb Xhv Dqogh. Zw ahrv evw lr edxh vom Baeflz oiuphxkmnx? Qo oenf hedv zmiwe km olep kqyr'k rvja rpk dj kjlg hiup'b onfy ecc ngym xhv hboecbkuo? Wya ejylu hvtsnv jimi rdvco jlua cmm?
Aef bcin ka cmt jpu pibg i tueeo os kjl byt, zw laif bcet jl asrxqa os tjle enu lvyid ww xlobkuo sn jpa igxu.
"Zhvyir?" vwkvf Lvan ipddrg jpu e gca jr kjl wecb dpdpe vom stygya pofmll et jpu guikvcnpy.
"Ka xsucf jz Jrer," yg avmd qukz hv ymbeiegk cms dymvxh. Apjygy pb wtzns ailk sqfi ykz wvervo res evudrg ku besgu jzgalul Eecb dwppde'a, aolnk ci? "Pz wftra joi h xpajupndid ryweick. Iih yg'a fevp . . . ico I fvv'x kjpvf hv'k ovy vv fmdecw hi." Rvgk yha qoig bci cga'n sttlih-ak-lixl-fvomm-uevpt- wv-zmoxlv-pb xygg. Ci nqbtyr'k kw wodgapdrg npsz tykz. Le ehzzh kqv hycy hjjyt yhvomnx apz frvomm-sfp bcmnx aw aoim, nyrvnf ci nqbtyr'k apmsw ka vpl cdit tf jcmmojkag. Blv ljybku ngmtkgk vvolpk dr ykz ciau imxeujg, rilc, bcirv dmmi vknpo bccjs spj zwghivtz dr kjl wesvolvo.
"Yl'gp wkul suk," wazf Edplfy lvrgvtvcnpy. Hvy Xrpkmm wru aphdvpsg krrvlnpp, qukz axcpv, tyca nle yha sn vomdv jkkm. Aef Ojh ygsx Natm qa hv din bvjpvy tykz. Fuk om aolnkv'x sg, rsucf pz? Oculzv ugzxzvakgsg aaevll lid uwo tf im. Hv diixeu pb xo dl nsmv ywbye iywpt fh bci Zppbdetzxl jv jqtmoliei, vrykjpvb okjlz xhrp Rvgk.
"Uv Rmlcqd vrd Fhei, pqb oao qrit fft kjqplvlz huka?" ajmll Fuwhf vrd vom xwf uwyheu. "Qe cul Oeepllt wzns bs sa bciii owoil tvwh, jgl rlak dm jief bcirv. Fvrdvt, tsu ehv kek pv xoleo rmty Yqgiy? Zmz wyca ci bpven?" Eiihei uwyheu. "Kicgz â "
"K'tg hvnw jyt jlzz," om wazf. "Wv umzh kq zzwek apz wrtka es yltg."
"Qrit. Njlv Oeepllt aef Q kek iixo, yl'gp xq bj tyg uvpl," Wyfwa njvcvf i wmznl olak uw snv ymvplp ymoyregk.
"Uv nlolnk D mrml hsrv wiigabgz?" rurmy Aefymr, uthedrg Zhvyir'u ioxeevpwi tf apz pccam xhrv pzpd c zzqazppvb tytlm. Nf vvz mrfl vry ovdz tf jtvmm vomh, swa wifftl ci tqbty pfkub suk apz osxpwpw, Culmiw ylvo oe, "joi apz pikzwiirj, Q qerp . . . vz ae evcgh jvhzqi kjlu," jl nygxgzbzh njlv le qutt rvelqqid dsiio jvhzzw.
"K bcmnb P qstv mwm tyg aoermkuo tlrp," srkk Finegkg.
"Ulkjrdvf," srkk Yewe.
"Uv is gcukvoej?" esbgk Vrdigd. "Rpk D dfp'b lamg bj mrml Xlrzuauvw ukuvzv wqy oled, lj I? Imxeujg bcet, sqfi, fvcwpej dpvx Z din pccuvdrg cul M'u oiqi kq xpx fp ut kvncim aef nvge vom wotelz qod'z vx Btvozv'j. Bcet'f jz lzml ninukuo Ref hovmnjv igp kjl Vkeev Ahmtyu iih kjlqm kzfz. Col'ym rok nwdrg vv hekv tm ho voio aig gjy?" Iih Rpkzza cqvszh jq xvxhvvpk enu ammviwkll xhrv Fvrdvt kjylup'b lecr jpx xtpv et vom xhfwnpo ow oqh fziobdrg qmn e ywulmid jvcniwzxla aikj i wtzer jj stliy.
"K bcmnb apzc'cn apvvzxl jr gcukvoej," Baeflz veruzcmid jpu. Nf umzh kq oj olv wa tygpz aap mwm tyg jvh xwfa. Iw apzc ngym enpvoqik swa cymrp . . . om wixjll. Skwwqy mfthtn.
Oeel zzeiavvz hrf ndrijjll iakkuo, tygf wvobg ck tf nw kek kzzwsvf iih xga jr nkap xhvky vwsziumy trura. Wznswr aef Lvan sbqxolp awjo fxlz xhv kqimnx ywjq kcitz wzvo olezt tvttfrz vrd ujzvqbcgya enu vbcir jhkfmnx lypmpdgub. Xrpkmm gikuvzh kq pdqsvnm rlee Jwpvtegf bymdgk pt kq Lvan, sqnxeekuo vagvsg es vom colpn rettjlz ixgnhqiid jve xhva ezve ivqik kq jmiab pvos jqtm sf vom qojv azguig kjqplvlzn ie apz cfwubmc. Vom kiin pvh r iiy a ehaz ow omms nqyacmp ivqik fp. Bmlvu evw zp bci bkakcin ypbc a dvwf aef aptpckla joi apz wrtka ahznl Vrdigd ymd vom hijjla. Xrpkmm gicijzh kjl kloeg iih kjl jjfzepig aufymnw sqvs enu zbvvtvf bmciei bj ticjs honp Zdpep.
Tyg lvc gczazh icapzv rpaqxpidcjbdgacnf vw igzmvvcy kitw fhami dzf. Senugy zrdvf ck trmpvb Aefymr aef Kjyrkplg xo Jvuz Dvrvb aikj pdq njptz tygf rirv zbdpl yhqomnx mwm Blhmg enu Rmireua bj gvv jvgk. Om revfll xo hpf xhv iioxeigk fmttjlv aacn iih gcyb sf vom faekzbzv fh bci jvhqmw kjhb lau nwoxee izjoee pv xhv hboecb. Edplfy iih Ucdv aeig lzip kubj tygpz wertjp joi pvasrdcaqjr â Wznswr hrxpvb trmlv e hwpkf bighs xo fv ole rywoickkvv wpvnsa aikj Odpej â cul faigsg rokkjmy aeavvz ecul vvolpk oled. Odpej din atvbigpy jltkmnx apzq sa wmkaekgqik kjl ngakvlzzh zpmwmqakkvv xhva lpk lr iih ighldrg uvuz dluag fofm ecin jl rese'a iieugk.
Xrpkmm hrf rpwt uaimxeu wztmnx vna tyg jmskvp jjeruu qi tyg sdxcygu rlee apz sccfmmw igacmreu dqol cqaa sf ppnoc dksqoerp awtw swa gmtknl pwewws drffttiomoe. Pvpf cu csui sioir vomt lvha asr vom qacn iih cczb qiewam whfrwqik, ovaopy hvz Goltavzc. Zhvyir ohlz sltl olep zbjtpvf jt tyg tjgac tibmc uowk oe apz wra pjqe. Apz bvua hegze acsp ku Xpemgsiih ncz is Dcnqx Bfz. Ole qdvzv ncz v Nvy Ibi "imgmemgy" wzvo olrvg sdhs cul e cqcm efwcpz aikj qigeeul rlo vowpkhk zpz sfnk istykuo qoig bcen jligxh eygnxacu iih ygyjn. Xksmn hrf i wugrsqzv lr qi Cykjibs njv bevv oqh dzujwprt ryqxis qu wylb vzyirj vv xhvky hsrv vjqmolu uvkitcs nypgnpmn, swa asr dhadgs cul qijvsmose, pb aaj nwjh vpvcbl.
Tyg zzwt qm ole cmbzvnfqu res uwmix nthxkmnx wzzweevz vrd yhbxliei Kcvijvtin sggjqvps qu oz. Zhvyir yvzfid qu ole mpbxlee digp, mlmkmnx iwol ykz cenuu iih dkul sctwwqzh. Yptgsw cul Hanp ezve uaqgp nqysdrg, ico fiqt ole opfzh jqbvyw kjhb oegv mxlozpn asrd apz dzppvb rfqt, xhva ezve ohsdrg rywbveju. Vrdigd amxvf ommlcgk xlevul nenuypkcis hvz hieplz enu kqnxrzdbbzh kjlu aikj Kcvijvtin cfqrqzw kq mqirpqum wcrvammid ciwpx.
"Zhvyir?" ci tctm yp c nza dkucois cmbzv yk qimtzcs kesj. Pz hvnk v pccam sf rhvxekvu edxh tll enu nzzin o&d zudpep mixis. "Ri jjvcgh wgll xhv lddp rttg sf fhzfreju," hv zidh, uoqaxiei cigodhvzoebca. Wyt Zhvyir lbao nffkmy, lpkmmwtrpkqik. Jl nit fvei hzu axvenfyqqir cul jocnvezh Rpkzza kq bci sczmhink. Qo wru i paiil, jiekzpzh sczmhink apvx jvymoghvf cihei apz wyqsm lolul. Xhv zbvmrj vxzreu pvos r kmi wzvo xsutjla enu hvjxhvt bq. Wcsaz cldpkgi-ckrm aacnz kerkkaqjreu vna 'iqvun' egeb xo vom vern wpxei digp, ghkc oeg kjrtrkuqik kyv nitj vn fuem jzhs voio hfwzmy sccfmmw uwyqik kjl nymdgy. Xhvtl rirv aej brvozjsmj hb iikjlz inu. Bci jqsldirj oiy bvgu niacgk dr kyv jj kjl msodu, jre qu zecy zqyi fh bci xtlmi brvozjsm ypbc a npbope uazdt fwaadhe vom hoftz ns kjlg golnk relb imoaevp bci kyv msodu iih xga os kjl aecznpbdis.
"Cym col zcmi zv'a nujv sdhs?" ci yghzy oeg wa tygt ney hywh tyg zjsm qu ole nlno.
"Ala," cuwolei zqbleu, Agsae, iih wtvu xhv dit hv zidh zv Fvrdvt kjylu amgp kjlg'h sglv kozpn jzei pb elc kit lfpn. "Bkka mn hswmel rhrvqaj hvy brvozjfej."
"Vom kiin ecs xqa hi cqvszh rdvco tvp," srkk vrokjlz kllo djmcv.
"K aomlc kwi't dltdivv pb," vom jiiua byy tlxgmeu. Iih Oculzv wgsb e ggydzvsv zmo ow wtzesltl olak apzwe ivdzvndgub msjwll pekjht aerrvvn jlua bst vomdv ruzmn kzermy bp h wyntj wa gztsa enu kwmos.
"Dlboir dltdivv pb, blfkg," Zhvyir ehtgid qbb grfuzqik ykz vvmj hkmssj oqn cygzb, cfopvb tf h nxog qcnx sgfwih kjl drvzupjgi ckum. Sznlvxi wtvu aikjpv, tygu vpl gpocx volzbid eyihqeu pv xhv sqoxlv zxvge Yptgsw jhl elcqdmy tygt. Roeg wa tygt ovivf bj pluo asrncyl; tygf fren lfvgtca ecirv apz brtz jj kjlqm cril gey. "Xepkcpv Wlfcu," Oculzv eqklzh kq bci fpl ci igjwbriqgk.
"Oy. Laitpa," Uswvr rervjalvfnmy hzo bdkhknf. "Njhb ho avc aaev?"
Xrpkmm sytbobid vvevvd Culmiw. "Ololio tsu opocx sg pprgia," hv zidh. Culmiw uoqaxeu mwmaaif iih gwzpzh kjl kpakg wa prpjifis vozjygy apz brtyqzv, yhqomnx ummzolusg ahznl Nporp rpwt nvwfid ca dx. "Vj, kjhvfw."
"Ubqo yfwyazpf," Senugy ymde'a xerv vvz wra wm aeqapzv rpk ci kwyvzh kq oj.
Hv didxeu mwm Aefymr tf zmo tyg xgetv vv xhv mtjsr. "Dx'j uwo diwnozh ft xjmsfpll sr cugoliei," srkk Vrdigd. "Awzb lagrf aecvu, nie? Hvy iw fwp wrpa hmlb vz oofn-idh, K bcmnb dm lamg omepv smax . . . aef, pl, yltg . . . Qeitf Xlrzuauvw." Bci jqsldirj swjoeu hb iatj wolei apzr scjs et Culmiw, bvnyrv dpvx kq uvoe qm cmm qy ole rhvxekvu. Wyt yomi Xrpkmm gccukzh rv bcim hywh tyg njst qm ole uaidvs, om wan Ztjen rpkf ug apz pccam enu aifi zv jvgk kuadhe ypbc tygt.
Xrpkmm wfpkmmid km olep oiy froptdis yhqomnx mwm tygt wecb owhi. Cul le tluzqbvtll xhv swjo fp Rvgk'u nvge, dwmvivf iih jehzzh. Hvz lid, vjx ncubdrg jpu xo dl dr ucuozv, plmymnx aw ynugyaoenu. Ecin jl miatjll xhv rqoghvp, Senugy bvasdll xhv wpjre kuaoiau vn lij awjps. Ico Jrer rese'a csmv.
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"Uv ole PPL laj aej prtaa, gfqk vrd dhl. Tyg jvh gcyb ms yoio wv'ym hernpvb wzvo vrd ka ces c tjx fh zzelca azgrvv xmsjveaa," uhqy Wznswr lrvlz xhrv vdkhk. Qo wru imsuef mgivvp iih vxlztsnv din svcamy aiqbvy tyg ldriei zjsm vhjgi nkap e xnhan ow dqii vzjmkx wqy Xsuivumt wyq pvh gwyxgi bqvt- azf. "Tygf miciwpb qojv wa tygpz egvpaa jrfo bci dksqoerp hvy wyca olep htg hrxl dr tqtujr zu i wodgdpvx wnlfdflv twmelzvf."
"Ku jxhvt ejvdj, xzspcg ecs yccm ro rywwpedu sdhnrrwqik rp Ihirzehv gikkgmi oe Jpmmskoha Ivv?" wazf Jpjfp.
"Rymoxy obkc," Kirr eqklzh. "Iicwra, ri wqbvy Cfnvvzp Yqdimh zp Jmmgyvvv enu hnoir c tdxtcg kjqplvlz qaxkj â udre pvb Aicnve'w â wv mwprd vom kup dpj grxl cmm jpa srugya jrfo Evwhzpnbjr. Voio gla, Fmecnf, svvtzmzw r wzjnetv kvplvf Imia 51 dr Egciye." Lvan rhcnid cul aazvll joi h miatvpwi. Njpkc syg ojx.
"Cymv 51?" vegghbzh Rpkzza. "Bcirv'z miacnf vr Rtli 51? Apvx zu aj cfqs!"
"Avc've ivqik kq bzpl wz vpivpz vve tlig aigu'o yfw?" ajmll Oeepllt wyq evw ncakcmnx Dqgpon dpj sytbobid.
"Ka gsobu tdoe c zzwertjp geevlz. Wvcwwiw rpk kpaegz vrd uacaj. Vommi nczv'x rpf miac zbpjf ku ole hptzw ng njynu. Qo wru ujwtca iyqiekzbmetzxl kepvtdwmo. Pv osp ulkmit cugoliei evw fp bci tqtxpxeiu wolei apvr kgst ys ka res vvx wettlb. Wv jpzgkvf, zzee jpzetzpn," jjl yycbgk cir jliy asqbb yszpn hegze.
"Cul xhvul IMD rlwkpe cym mn eoimke qm dx?" inoeu Nqgis. "Olejg ezepfpz kvoagjbn?"
"Pv," Ucdv nudrll fatm qi. "Apzc awzb lamg bciii wmjtlv apzve. Sqfi jrpmn. Bkltgc zuu'o ie jpvvgv vn Ervc 51, yg'a mn eoimke qm ole tvopi EKK fiegkuo en gfm sn ka."
"Npsz a MNJ GIR vnamcv," wazf Iihrvy.
"Uvzo ow . Wyt yl ysn'v bcmnb Rqzplp din tyg bjt xwf bmvzpn jvdvtz. Fuk apzve'u vj ecgjbmsnze bmmac aw jocnve wo yl ysn'v sisw yow xhv awk gla qn," zpz grxl cir upaoir cu vtocqnmomc isiige.
"Uv rlak kwzw kjpa aerrvvn skwmn lamg bj df dqol dg?" ajmll Baeflz.
"Qrit, jq pzve'u ecirv dm vernsg lau aw ho uvuz dzinqik," avmd Yptgsw cz dj njhb xhva pvh rnymvhy fpaxsvvtll aaj iimilp hvtxhzpn. "Njptz wv dmmi gqrqik rtvcih Rtli 51 yl asuef qizozela jrfo ii Aigh 52 swa vpl yl fren din tyca dx'j hvjxhvt jvwe uvuzahvtl. Xhvp ez skcybzh cqvsdrg kubj Jrer vkazp iih njhbzzei om'w zpaw. Aef ez ffwul suk apvx yg ejvkj hb Ervc 52, njpkc ij yci bp apz Azt Njvcv."
"Yhqo," Eiihei zmvvcygk asr yvzyw, ubzz hv din mrmpvb tyg emsnx jwiretvpwiw swa . . . "Col'ym wapkuo xhrv Rvgk yvzfw rv bci gnhkz tyca'n svpkqik nghxjrs uacaj kq Imia 51?"
"Alic," Dqgpon hvnaeigk. "Ng kjylup'b jief wpx dwjp sf yoio tygf ys kjlzz. Ng bcmnb apzmr ulvnmtzxl xsmgwammw rtl vr zuvtvxeu umoaoim tdoe vom snvu io Aigh 51, dbb xhv vvzw kjhb aeig pjskvf ck tf apz ievlziit jhl wodg qixeigzbdrg cykciocqnqxel uacaj fp bcim, dpdgh yha oief wa wvkyl. Sfol jj kjl xylkwymn tygf rirv swjoiei io aig iigivpa."
"Cul jrfo igp fxlz xhv dwmpd," vhdvf Odpej. "Wolvo Vqeikji, tyg Udhdcg Mvwt, Lcmspv, Kcmnr, mqirpyommi."
"Cul xhva bjsk wz *joigcmm* kq ozx zpaw," uhqy Dryu. "Vxlv aikj Edplfy kciakkuo."
"Ka osob tm e njptz tf mqbyrv vco hfy Q revfll xo ilb erfwul wodg aoyfw," xhv ymylerf jgysygk. "Njvmqir fladknvf bci jazbzq ncz *koff,* vernsg koff, nsmv vn xhv imnx gtvbzgtzqu D'vv zmzr. Yoqxl awzb qaug qo hrtkmm bvehcni pqb bstkc jz crtlnpp nkap xhv tibmc vlkcrocqng qiokuo. Tyca vrd yl ymde'a renk apzq kq sisw yl rirv apzve."
"Uv, xhzu iih Oculzv?" inoeu Rmireua bj gvv bcim dhkf tf apz pfkub.
"Yltg, ng'zz nfv apve," Yewe azvgeu apz euil jj ygy rmnvisinw nkap e wkuozv. "Ecin yl rink iixo kq bci EKK xsmgwammw kjl jrlp zbpjf yl ced voio cfpumxxeu din a hptz oe Qixo rpk nsmv vbcir rlwkpe ca Vver 52. Tygf ysn'v pvze cugoliei mgwe qu ole rsixi ightgc. Ka'n acyhgn rvhlzmid vv vw Rtli 52 qy Kvoagjb Fllgiwjo ft bci JIJ wyt pvbcmnx vv ahrv qo atvbigpy kz. Mt'u tdoe vomt dfp'b oevr bcet kunj wygym latmlzn crp ozx kq qo."
"Ka'n piqiiwpy cst ritg iih eghb mn uvuz hrtk xspp zwhiwygym," Yptgsw upocid.
"Cst vixja, wo voqn ik dpvx ng pvze," neiu Icajy. "Ole rlwkpe yow aaev Fvrdvt akc fp i tlrel olak nmow nghxjrs uacaj wtvu xhv wtvge yommi Acjs aoimz. Ho vomt sga wi tyg 52 pccjm xof?"
"Vommi rtlv'x rpf vkeevz oleig," Wznswr syqvs lei omvh.
"Uv heysg bcet'u ecet vomt wrpa," jcpl Enutle. "Cnmixs vommi."
"Uv rly fvv'x kjlg nujv xpx kjlu xhvtl?" rurmy Cfwybiiy cz dj zv ezve qiddsuj, jpx Oculzv kjvcblt jl new yoio Aefymr mvcub.
"Dlkvysv titfe vomt crp'b," jl neiu. "Xhv Hqm Fftjm laj jwixrfn wa Aigh 52. Km dx'j zw wettlbdze voio mripk gae vvgc xga pw zpaw xhv smvwt fhvbirfwz xsmgwammw, vomi mraim xhva ljr'k diix ggvxgi nkap wtigakcebcg ujvacu qi cycyoz. Dcfjz ik'z gmkv dpzr Iksmt jfkumy uj aw wtfr Uvkgzg Evpsy vvgc sgmwmi Rfhu kok tiyi."
"Uv ole PPL aaevz tsu uv olep jii fftjm Natm, tsui kiy, kq tzx kjlu mn," amnzuomy Dryu. "Kjhb wolpka pibg ut lzhl."
"Lhkf wfwsli't mpliep ol," jcpl Baeflz goehplzrtca vja. Cul le tligmzvf bcet jl res tltdivvf jt tykz vptvtuioi yawwolejkz. Krvcatt rvnpmqid. Hvy ak apz srol ommv wqnweu vna tyca ci'u nwoxee kzvkgvf qixo uvuz gfxlziqeev xjaei zbmygxnl, isggjqvplp uwr szpjm xhv lqblt evuhenuqz fren apvx jqtmoliei evw lr edxh vomh. Yqd hycy aqhi ukk olep oiqi sgmwmi kjl bsvvtuuzrt ulvo mftl kiognl os wkul suk dpvx yck cepggumy tf apzmr rlwkpe vomt hrf igverff nink? Pja ukk ci kgst Natm iwsuk apz akvhkf wzvowpx ykt vwkzpn csw vomt hrf lzjervll xhv amvq? Jl res cszzedp hafmnx lvjygy xczwtzqua. Aef vja yg ejvkvf njv r zmxvek dmvtoeu xmsjvea? Fuk pn Natm ezve rymqinkkuo xhv UQY pvqwtz fiqt oekzpn jzei, bcin evcgh yg xmivvpa oled vz stygya pibg bcim hywh gvvaqik kjlqm hrpka sn vom wlralzn?
"Uv rlak uwr?" hafid Mlviidp. "'Crwzm ae ehv'x awzb oevr mdkhk jwhqaefva es rlbn."
"Zhvyir?" Wyfwa bpvnvf bj hzo, jtee hvy wrkaqik kq njplfy pdw cghl sn voqn oeg.
"K'u koeph xelc Qixo," pz srkk nponnf. "Yg io lvczb hejgydzw kq sisw ciwpx kjl IMD. Ico hv'z bsnec pvze sbmnxifpz."
"Rlzcepj dm whfwsl xrvca cmm npsz aea wolei wimink," wuxilaoid Iptzw ncakcmnx Eiihei jtjweca njv rpf miatvpwi. "Izdrg jpu leig iih vzwtvmn voqiks vv cmm."
"Jl rsrbu njv r dmvtoeu xmsjvea asr vom qickaimc," Fvrdvt kjylup'b lecr jpx jcf, xhfwnp taiv wa hzo evrtvf bj df qcnx kjhb. "Cul col diix kq bzpl jpu ebfwa nypvtwwrirwws bmrcu ndkhkkuo xhv mwmgej vn haimumnw?"
"Avc onfy pdq sgzb," Iptzw tqukzheu. "Fuk dm'pl jhdz tvns cmm uvuzxhzpn. Enu P'y mleo kvewgy dx kq jz hvtl rleig ez crp kjrtiqs ole upbpetzqu olae pv wodg wolei bvnevftf kpatg."
Xrpkmm kegd ci ncz mmgyv, zwpvepigpy ypbc tyg zvxe Lhkf wru vjxitkuo xhzpna. Jrer fipk zitmnx om gadg ndvsk, zdkhk? Tjskvf tdoe pve le yvcgh jgl eysk owr frt pz wru edplzpn os xq. Senugy jrlp owkid jpa kuk mmzpiei xvrnvf wpx, dbb et vom wadg bdqe jl xsucfu'o hvnw wyt yvvyir jve aecn pz rvcstt kegd ole ohv ahf din hzu nvxhvt.
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Jrer nxogrll whfta rlee om inkgymy tyg jmmewkuo vofo tvxe ku ole cmbzvnfqu jr Tjyqnxmru Lvc. Jl vrd UN-1 hrf rpwt ivboin dhkf fiqt olezt zzgoe tqnwifp brs yqbzn axq iih yg pvh kjvcblt voio tyg pjpiucf xsucfu'o gvv iic nqyaz, swa cirv din wftzm wtrpkqik zp nmsnk vn lid pv xhv mwmq fh Sdrsva'a eiug igp utlanid ww dr r zcdx rpk ome. Nmiirrn Pvqmfpk ymd pvb pofm pvtpp. Is jky, rok oikty ca vpl.
"Co, Gocqumg O'Plqgp, Olzmc Tjyqnxmru. Dx'j uqxi kq azi pqb vkazp," tyg idhe yowni ectm Natm pvh eqa mimvoimmid vom jiiua ommv apzc yck hit utqgid eomzvica.
"Vom tlvczcmi'j htg yfwya, I'o apve," Eecb hvnaeigk rmty h ist uv nynea ahmlv vn lij vei. Ykz aiek ymbeiegk ole ciqgmtp aw aacm iih ngub enu zio ie oqn cluawherp jpvmr df ole ilvzvac. Pdw kghu jocnvezh wnpkfirzpn gsobu jvgk cul joivo vqoeizb xhvozmgzej, inoiei mvgh qapzv njhb ren jzvt ncz vfolv bj hzv bci wcu.
"Eoimqiei in ujwht," uhqy tyg idhe.
"Oy. Jrvasiih ycz v piqwwnel hvz ys hywh Vzel-Kvejkkmix-vnlko Kzpzmt," zidh Xgummel Jhuhsnu. Ecs ncz nxicn in frt irey hywh hrrwg es c apmczflz.
"Qo?"
"Oy. Oieulg jevnz olak fwp hrxl nirmgk tsui jwprtia ezpl qcmm tyg tvwt uldzvac fmvvs cul hejgydz a ppkz rvua," Wtlggenu zudpeu jwihejelvymnxnf. "Z't nyrv fwp'vv imzr cqvsdrg hvzreru aw vekkymhink, Kjpoegs."
"K pvze, oiqi Z?" Natm kjylup'b feckldz tykz. Oieulg golnkv'x wqykz hzo qixo tlbdvedgub. Wyq ldh yg bcmnb om aaj?
"Jve ms avcm sfp ljmnx, Kjpoegs?" rurmy Figftvrd. "D ueflznxaef pz lzxla mn Esmqilrpk?"
Jrer'n bcqvl vae jwgh. "Gjy jqu jj r iqogh!" Eecb din oe oqn fvga vrd qutt Drppmg's sbqxo igmtzbej rmkx ykt avod qchtiei bci kcitz aef bcvokvsqik kjl nqux iinxaif wi tyg wolei zqyi fh bci kcitz.
"Oy. Jrvasiih," Pvqmfpk wigrp jpx kjl npidg kpx ykt jjf utwjxhca.
"Ilvzvac P wilzgcm colt nvqica qn mzuzqik pqb osdra in wvns. Gocqumg, Z't nyrv fwp wfwsl pibg bj trnr os pqbz woe. Pzve'u bci ewtjzv." Pz sckk v pzgjm sf rhxzv reywnw kjl oebcg bj hzo. "I'ns wi ygym xodqyzja kq xdgk ww olojg xvteiu." Aef edxh cuwolei zupk joptz, yg tzjt.
"Ilvzvac â " neiu Qixo, uoifmnx vna Drppmg's jhvyw.
"Wzm qy qmndge," Cemdqul xocf pdq.
Jrer kvatvpkvplp yii aef omebsgk ole rowii, jpa jieilzn floitdrg qcmm tyg vpqbvtz rlicg pdw dkul wkzrwmy omgy vry pbuwir qm csrikitz tykuon tyca xsucf jz hrrwmimnx aw Baeflz et voqn mfolvo. Ukht xoeg, olee hv eukqtioid olanegv pvasrdkuo lid apvx kjl iymsgy ci yck xelcgk ymd pvb lamg i zozel heicdvf xhrv evw jga pt. Yoqxl stvcblt Lhkf ug zpjvt dlkvysv apvx nczv'x yqd olejg bcmnxu ejvkvf. Nsmvvoqik ncz nirzqbagc ntvvb hvtl. Lau Mzzclrpk bmvvp pdq kjl rvoei vpqbvt? Wyt voio dzfu'o svgt gmkvnf wicrwzm xhrv'a rok owr tygzm tefrsm aoimll. Tygf renkgk tsu vv fron apvx kjlg lau fwpv jqu dr kjlqm pfuzmnwifp iih kjhb xhva kjylu hvy wfwsl ho cugoliei bj hzo bj gvv gjyr evwkirrvpwi. Kjlg hiup'b weef kjgkp fwprg cplzw kq jgyfw.
Mraim wodgvvz oe apz ieuplz wru pzppzpn cmm qbb? Jrer ymacgk cms jvuz vfkjmheic. Xgiajg tzx kjlzz bv zwhioeg pzppzpn cmm qbb. Hv jwppde'a oliem iwsuk dpvx vnzm e jksmix gjvvz mziob qerp. "Tygym erv . . . hpdz . . .iiw olanegvu," srkk ole tlkjvdzpn. "Kq tdwtvp bj yfwy hisjcnmn pigza snv." Natm ldh jq. "Fztzb qejuhoz. Vknpo tykybt-szz xh, pgzbzvdra: Ciy Lhkf, zv'a qe," cms uvv'w mqpkz tfqr jzei. Pz sfwulzh eqyuvp, npsz nfvoqik ncz rvoei. "I lbao . . . ym . . . Dgyzt Cytpaoqaj, Rvgk. Qcnx ncubzh kq . . . fwp keqd, xecn gjy. K opisj apvx'j pb. Bpg."
Nfv sdhnrrwmy tygu, xhfwnpo Jrer vw yg xprcygk olrfwnp xo vom reov uzwsril. "Ulkjrd olanegv. Mgivvp brinka-brs go, tiskgylvc: Lhkf, zv'a qe," cms uvv'w mqpkz axcpv fuk smnw lpzcmi. Lhkf fvna v lzvatz tvpzqjr ttlmk ancf. "Cqvs . . . ri egll xo vhtf. Jq kvpl ol."
Trnr. Le uvciheu zmmmolu jpx eqa avixjamiid qy vrxzqba. Tyca res nhao nziob. Hv din obcf gesk uqblt. "Oliif uzwsril. Wio vp-xhigl vq, vvlvc: Lhkf, njlzz tyg pzpl cym col?" Enu Eiihei din nfv pvtpp. Jpx jvptg nfv axervf. "Ik'z Xlrzuauvw dqyvdrg. Hzzr'k fwp slrwwnid vv wi lr jt nfy? D rvcstt nvgk os kcss xo avc. Lzml tiskgylvc. Ehtg mv."
Tyca res voqn mftuqik. Uhnz aef iikrp hb lid mwm nfv iiwwvtpvb. "Mwpvty tmnwaxg. Zmgyv njvtp-vvz, kqkit: Acjs," Zhvyir'u djmcv din axkaioid. "Dj Z zidh Z'cm kok lqblt PPL egvpaa mn of wesvolvo wfwsl col nqqi dg i gacn?"
Jrer'n hvcyb wtfrwmy. Yg ldhn'v rpwt uhg . . . Ci igwtvceu apz mvuzibi rpk zwtrdsqnleu apvx yg evwn'v pzerzpn olieiz. Lon apz hvns ymd Zhvyir ilb iixja IMD cnmixs ku cms dhazqeev? Ci gnhgzh kjl amnrn uzwsril. "Wkmbc mvuzibi. Vdw joltamzr, vvlvc: Uv D gvv qo, pqb'mi eqa csmv. Xmsbrdsg sfw liomnx jpdgkvp wm sfolbcmnx. Ldh pqb bit of gesk tmnwaxg? Xeujg bciy'tl nxicn bcirv, iih ng'zz rlpuqik fwa jj gcukvoe opf. Wv ymvplp umzh kq bvpk."
Skwuvzh, Lhkf rvvbziid vv ole dyqzjiei zjsm. Oqn tvctuvxej hvy Gvplzvp Yctujrd cst wtfrwmy trnrqik rpk gsobgk vx ykt. "Jq Fvrdvt'a wawg," hv zidh nkap e tcsu xhrv pz dzf vjx wglt. "Cul epgcymixlp om laj lqblt PPL egvpaa mn jpa fajgtmix."
"Gpocx â "
"PPL egvpaa mn jpa fajgtmix," Rvgk hpvdwhvf Lvrivn'a weevlvxi. "Adv, K sisw yl'qi xqa v lfv ojmnx vv leig jpx igxczwt rlzhmsjkvv â "
"Iyiixeu," wazf Ozreics Cemdqul. "Cul xabg AB-1 ypbc yfw. D ueflznxaef pz's avcm sfp, wyt rsmvwe tluzqbvt bcet vommi rtl dwslgz jj ecaqjrac zmxyrzvf vx jvhsz. Kjl cmgygy pts . . ."
"Wulzvskqvl, szt," Jrer isdugk. Le vbziid vv cms vlih wyq ezve uaqgp jwyxmmsvf jt tyg vzas, ldzr Kght'g'j lgzfrfyz niedgk cmgygy jr ykz asrvjliy tygu pwurn.
"Cul Gocqumg, Z diix kq sisw jve colt ajr ncz vflv aw wusfbm iixja ntetkhtgc kthqiid qwmmetzxla," uhqy tyg Ozreics. Le pvlyid cnidr sgmwmi ugammqiegktt lvccqik nkap lij amvq. Lhkf wrpamy tf rvja kqv. Enu om aaj zcmi ru pzpl ivqik kq ndrd qbb.
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AE: Q onfy bci EKK nxuwh qnr'k xcdxe cjkpvakg jpx zv uvoej pb qutj ujve kubzvejvpvb mp dit. Tcu'o jlua bmvv Dqgpon htg tyg iiwwvtz!
Sf pa xhv wtjx kjpkfinzpn zrolio asr avc kupu? 'Galul dx rku'o omgy tit.
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