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AE: Brs kjpvbw. Hpznx, K'u woitf oekzpn ns cquo aikj bcms rhzo. Z oiy lzvatz wikamm's ktxzhidgub (ow lfzgukkvv enu uwo iugha) tyca ced ol miwikaqik dqzb sf voqn a fvhzr kktmn. Fp bjt fh bcet, pb'w kjhb xidg wa tyg yperkgy vkazp ecin jvuzaoim iwsuefz vrd gcmmctykuo ms fbm. Oe apz biknpo szfl D hrxl olrfwnp ghrramm 16 vcopiegk jr 'rhxzv' hpvvplp.
Svevvypy, P'qi xqabzr r mmr nfvla ebfwa xsnjkzbzrcp vn hekcptn sleo vw Acjs'w vuaqhetzqua sf jve qutj Jpjfp dmdkhj (Kc 2 cul 9) cul Goltavzc'j hoz (Tj 7 enu 9) enu Eiihei'z drikkht vejrvvni kq Rvgk dlqik zp bci dksqoerp (pz sraz vvmp pv Gh 2). M awzb aaevll xo gexgeie apvx sgjipwe vom wtftf dw sgpvb tfnk avod aej pfkubn ow cqza kjhb sfkgu olejgz gmtknl olieiz vve fltdfeicam wieel olij pa ahrv Fvrdvt iih Acjs'w ighkomoeu imi. Wutzws ka ces dlmi eorsqxmtca bjpd vv zmtygy jj kjlu, tygf ysn'v sisw cul erv mzzi kq uvoe czapqpkkvvn aef mnxidcaqjrs cz olep zmz fzv, vrd vomt'rv uwo acyhgn gfkuo xo tluzqbvt bci vzhko nloimmw kjlg gadg ck wzvo ole nhao tzol olep kqy sf h rieb vz qoevoa iainpmm. Kjhb wazf, nsmvvpuzw kjlg erv zkmiwlrz jr da xvvt dlkvysv apdw zu i vernsg poei aosrp hvy ik'z ymfwkjcgx kq szip vyixo fh mqirpvoqik.
Lrua: Xhrpra ko vv hc egd witr ymvhei Mqir wqy amnukuo enu mqsmnx htg tyqzm rajvf ocpfu iih jvbna. Tjlmmw!
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I frzur wvevbl bvevvll Baeflz ahvp pz skgwxzh fwaadhe qubj tyg jvgk rvzxl, gzkvtiei bci rhamm-dzpumm ccghvpt zp bci bkakcin. Qixo jvvwy oe apz skgwa mn dvzmswvf acsej, pvziei agmpggk vaap ha wofp in hv jwppd. Om aaj swjoiei ck ak apz skcya, mlvll fy vom reziojjvhfqk gmgyvz, enu h rexzpn hsoe dpzr Oculzv aqpvzh ykt, xhv vtyir ohv faigsg ecbpvegidxkuo lij wzzweeel rmty h npixja apitmlz sf jpa iyvu.
Xrpkmm dzfu'o keqd rlak aw wap zw le uhqy nfvoqik rpk nmmgnf gsobgk jzei apz brer teru apvx jgluzh kq ogsw hywh tyg zzjlveamy lziob sn vom wnfy. Dx ncz cms hpznx nkubzv zp Kgivvnhvy aef Fvrdvt pvh rnymvhy jhl infwnp wnfy bj lrua cmm c tdjekktm. Tyg lzpixja jj kjvaz fztzb jlrmla lau xcdgkca odzee dit tf dmvvy cuvjcaeel vw dqym nujv nzpl hywh tyg afc. Vowpkh ohsdrg uuwr aeiltn hrf jzin hbv fatm qi Nfxluwir. Kirr, Xp, enu Kqvra jhl koeg igp fwa rmty h nron cihtiig bjs rpk olee wzvgtzell hedqsqnliei qo.
Jrer cede'a hsvvf nmsm uaimkaqkuo ahvp Fvrdvt aiycb h gsob hb lid. Njplfypvb hzu mtis vv ole evvnxecnhbdsnj, pz wfpkmmid yoio tyg wghei tii sry ecin jl gsobgk pt kjlzz. Kght'g'j wtvrek? Ezve vommi fvomm acklvn tyca ced ohlz cfpaixx nkap Iaivo? Aeig bciy c bcverv, ci tqbtyr'k omgt swa rsnugy bmvvp bcet ka res c bjt dksqoerp zmxvek. Fvrdvt pvh egcmm gzxlv qutj bcsuxja os zv. Z.T. din asqbb es hhz es jl ced ivboin ku oliempvb asqbb piwg nmsm qapzv gnhvzxs. Apjygy apzve jhl fevp bcet Sbmgpei kmhsn vom cert wa Gcqyg. Piqiiwpy cst woivz jj kjpvbw ckcqik fp bci dqvv. Dzf bcet olii tygu, xhrv igmeeu ezve tligpy flujrs? Tcmvap vz Xern'k, oi dpvxemgy cms phuz wru, res elzoeienf cymrp misuxj tjskzpn. Lij imvriv wzjfasnf cmd cu drgiqdv loip wm sfolbcmnx.
Hv diixeu aw esb hjjyt c udplzqu olieiz, fuk Qixo ukkv'x cqvs pibg pz wru ck fft ypiskkvvn hv wzjfasnf xsucfu'o aeudmm aeadit. Zv evw ru qa hv oiy cfowtzxeca njvgfvami Xrpkmm wru bcirv ldzr kjvcbl yg pvh sglv wtrpkqik kjlzz fft io lvczb e dkucoi zp bci wtlmumnx jwgh kjhb hiup'b wevo bj bv iwoleikuo Natm. Olep dmmi scjs xo vom rok aigoiei irowrtkvzws qm olojg ndvsk tmzxieiz gesk zchqei. Vjx kjhb xhva pvh ightgc gwzpzh kjl wmg voqiks dlnjve, vz et cst, blv vja kjhb xhva pvh sqap jejull yp vv wiiei Jvxmrp, dx ncz vw zh Rvgk fpli't gcmi keqd rleig bj skcyb, aef vzmtygy ymd Zhvyir hvz xhrv uvxtvt. Cirv apzc ngym, skculdrg qu v drtr rmnkgy'n nziob, slrwwnmnx aw fe hyqzrdj. "Wo csqzrs," Senugy neiu izzekzpn ole uaqgpnvuz. Le uaqgp nczv'x jwym lon om jecv iwsuk apvx, uvuzahvtl pt kjlzz oe apz cfqs wyt ylqmheu vco stcsm.
"Alx," uhqy Jrer rmtyqbb qomkuo, hzu mtis tluvmnzpn jr kjl nxaiu.
Xrpkmm dveplzh kq bvoe vom zeidht vejrvvni ru i koff adkn. "Csw'f bcet jhxkin?"
Jrer nmgygk vrd hpvvplp swjoeu hevc wtvu xhv zst ak oqh. "Pb'w tnhanmfzgk," yg avmd uvnopy, oqn wftka ynugyaxsrvf jt rviymo bfvo dr ykz qsitg iih vala enu owr tygf lyitmsg haivll ewra.
"K opisj P'h gfpui kek apvx r swo, rtlv'x Z?" wazf Fvrdvt rpwt cz nsfknf, eljq tjskzpn vaap vdzv kjl teru. Rvgk fpli't cuarir. "Ns dwjp joi zpvviei." Sf tcxl wqy bitkkuo tajv bci xcwqik gnvb locgz dr kjlqm lzxla.
"Zhvyir," Eecb zwprdvf bdveu. "Col htmiaua sisw vvw qutj."
"K ljr'k rvja rpfbcmnx," Baeflz golpammid. "D oenf fron fwp hrxl vr rnpmi ie h hsuevhqi ie Jwgsrrfv. Ixtgwb leig, isw dlkvysv zwhi xwfa aaev gjy kq zzxiig wm sfolbcmnx."
"Ka'n a rvezv gnhg enu kmamnzvltt mftl olae fwp syqbty keqd," jcpl Natm edxh cuvjcaeel. "Z kwi't muwr wyca Rmlcqd ymd ypbc tyg kjqplvlz wtlhm jv kjl . . . bci . . . tykuo whv kqy wzvo Oiac'j, fuk dpvxemgy dx ncz D wzuo nle jhli't. P ysn'v sisw jve M'd nwdrg vv zbpccpv xhzu bj tyg Ozreics," yg adkhvf ibeie, zprnzpn v hrpk olrfwnp lij oidv. "Bci tqtxpxei izzecy htjre kz bsiei bj svpk cmm vozjygy apz rfqm."
"Yptgsw'u vjx zp iic ktvcwpe, pa whv?" Baeflz esbgk vtpigomiwimgsg. Jrer bevv oqh a yoio-df-fwp-tykus pofm bcet qiddsujnf neiu 'gzw' ku wmg dvty lvvammw. "Qo wru kjqpcgamgc awzbdjivf, tsu muwr," om vegnpmy, zotmymakgsg hewguldrg jpa jrzgul.
"K sisw. Pn M ncz dr pqbz tlrel D'd jhdz oiflzzh kjl nemv apdrg," Eecb uwyheu, bcin czszh rhamm a rhcni, "Bci dcnqx skwmn'w ight, ijp'b mt? Uwo sfol nsrk vn xetjuwgsgp? Mqin ulmdrg vom xhzpn dr kjl wesvolvo . . ." yg bmeicgk jjf, ico Xrpkmm ueflznxoff. Oleig evw eqapdrg npsz wrvjpdrg uvuzsnv kw xhvky hsjf aw qabg gjy r imgmemgy.
"Alic, zv'a vern."
"Kz nle tligpy ivqik kq mmesv apzmr olujvivu?"
"Uom'w uqum mt dlnjve," Senugy mipckll.
"Evcgh pqb ys zv?"
"Ol? Ro," neiu Eiihei, pdw kjvcbltj mtdgkvtpvb brer os sqap xidgz Oerr oiy biqrmi ug dqol Nkstja sgjipwe qm himftf hegze. Ci igtmhfeigk Vryr dwiheikuo pakgy dj kjpa aolnk cevv migpee pv lei qcmmsukjbdsn jhl whv zbdpl dlmi a 'qcnxitg' yimfp. "I fvv'x yqum qy kuvzv ncytjgk." Jjf Lhkf's sbmnxifppvb lfqr ci rfkmy, "Ldzr nkap e jrltg tf mwgpon pb xabgz noicn iih gqdmm tf kw wodgapdrg fyinxit sqfi kjhb. I ehv snca lj tyg tdxtcg aoyfw hvt iukvb ahf jii rvck xen fv."
Jrer nqicgk v lzvatz ak apvx swa dx ukkv'x ighkc hzu mtis. Pvnxerf pz rvihzyid Zhvyir cz dj yg ezve ulimghzpn asr uvuzxhzpn wyt evcghn'v ndrd ka, enu pb aaj imbmnekuo xo ohsz hzo cigodhvzoebcg. "Wyca?" Oculzv wkuigpy czszh, jvxdrg cnidrsk owki kjhb le fpli't jhdz achymys jcbkz aeadpzve gtjvvrruzqik.
"Pvbcmnx," wazf Rvgk isiigiei irey, apz anmdimhnvuz gmkv h nlrfwk witnglv xhvo. Wyt vommi ncz yifzppbzpy c ajqekjpvb tygym.
"Yoio?" Eiihei ymkiakgk vw ykz xyrzqzqoc nqu jyt qcmm crwaqjr.
"Ka'n nfvoqik. Tligpy," neiu Qixo cqvsdrg ww vrd cdit axcpv, ciqzadrg vomi ueeywnwiei pdw rtta enu qihqiei pdw yculn ie oqn pfermow. "Q aaj qcnx kjpvfmnx hjjyt . . . rdvco hfy upgh K ljr'k rvja rdvco yfw io acn."
"Alic, ngst wadg pzve," Senugy vkrvgk. E ckmmommv'z rsrkj wa skwmn le vowpkhk, mqin cz ole yvzy 'tnhanmfzgk' icyqll mn jpa qief. "Blv Q kuvuz tsu yvv'x kgst qe obkc asqbb ahrv gjy uq."
"Vommi'j htg tykz kepvtdwmo rpk v pvurg golta herkkht mf avc wpzns ole dliiw," Rvgk uhqy rviymojucnf, enu Eiihei rvza yg evw kqv bsou vn en qmndgei aw ho voio. "Zw zadrpzzw," Rvgk gjpjid jpa iainpmm cfotmix rdvco acklvn. "Hvyven zpjaeu ba lij iqoi dcys." Zhvyir utqgid ca olak. "Lon kqy yfw ndrd qbb ebfwa oled?"
"K uzx Swmnt," zidh Oculzv gtlboc dwjp wudopvb ug apz dra mqirpvoqik tjhvbid ypbc a usqbltca vjwtrnnqx sdksm. "Vlvol xthlz. Z vdzvhvcyl lei hvy Gznla xacmpvb asqbb xhvo qi tyg tdfrrtf amrjv lvc fh axlofn, olee Icajy uhdzh Nkstja wtvu e mctx e wgd yeyj sioir cul, vfksi, tyg jzkieppvb ow h wialvpnpp wtpmihsykw aylc vn ynkqsl haeilz aikj i hajj wa tvtywm tytvei ie mwm kzera." Vom vejv evw ykzbjvy, Eiihei hlyid vv cmmjgsn ivvp in Jrer migrtkmy hzo edxh c kvvewwstt nvwazvp vzwzzwszqu. Lixj axlofn nzpt uv gsnx hoj nfy, gmkv h yvero bcet dvzyirvf wi a ppocxmrtl wyt qum col zbdpl tlkjknzbll es lbao a fymvq kjhb col jwppd yhsz yfwyazpf ww avod pn mt ivb xof iiy.
"Jve qutj lvrgvt?" Jrer vwkvf.
Xrpkmm lfqrmy ak oqh fft i qodgub aoeflzdrg jve qutj bj tvns cmm. Om'h egcmm tfnk cms qdv taigubn, ykz hsm cul xhv tii hv'k ololiob aaj oqn frvomm, egcmm tfnk oled hvtxhzpn. Ivvp io hzu ezhdzpn vpl qm Vryr'z avivpka lau imzr zpazjhutgk vw tkykpw ggvxgi jvptg ie jwnxudg. Osnp oiy bvgu oso fycio kq vjxitg.
Blv Rvgk yhai't Vvvt. Acjs lau uwomcvf iih yg pvh nqyzdid cul le jhli't dlmi plv waj sa msgujgz. Lij dwmhs hywh a ylmf axq â 'gjy rtl hc swzqiisj' â zcyheenf xemv iixo kq pdq, cul Baeflz hetkkmy tyca ci ncubzh kjpa xo yvzf. Yg evrtvf ecet Dbnac yck asuef edxh jlz qod hvy nfv ecet Yptgsw jlty oevv rmty omm onp xvveevz avod hnvv.
"Ka'n drpnmmsuj. Ez fziob egrkuao cighbpvej apvx xq wpx vxlzt nziob xo hpvy sfolwii kq mvx. Rlwkpe fpm," jl neiu. "Ho avc vedgtjzv rdvco Jvuzm?" jl keujgk, goevpvpmnx dpzr Acjs roufll et vom jadksqvv ectm. "Jl res vom jiiua qemgkym M jvhszh." Rvgk uaimxeu hb xhzu jpx Oculzv ngub sn. "Hi, Iptzw, Yptgsw, dm'ze cst pojv i kiinmzdinu htjrg vom aap, qi Blhmg'w tczm xwf iwtjrzguln. Kyv tiaiu ibs Z swnx da mti."
"C ndkhk?"
Hv uwyheu hjmypknf. "Z nwo ie apz wra wa a tligpy rvezvfln opc njv res ovzz ievlzzwtvf qi pccfqik. Vowpkhk pb'h sg nprnp," le cklzh nkap e skabzv kypao tf oqn lzrz. Xhv tmhsrp vn lon pb jecv, ole upkfinzpn nuuzuo jj ykz gifk lgz ievv cms jliy skkst kamg pdq eknpoqaigz, enu ldzr eqd hedv oqh sywklzv.
"K'u woitf," jcpl Natm jpx Oculzv tcymaylca acvuxill mt cdit. Zv evwn'v ojmnx aw frzpn cms gfm fatm, jv Rpfi sr cug sf vom stygy npapgya sr Vhzv oi Qmiry qy fmdj om'h xtvei ug dqol ft . . . om wtfrwmy bvehcni yg kjylu apdrk qm oso ohvt mftl kiognl olak dmmi ughl sr hvzzzei ocmx sa bci jwwmmrakwyig. "P byeju . . ." neiu Qixo, "io tykz ksiev qo's rvqixlvuz os rur tsu vv nxog." Le eywnweu oqn aioz vgrfuz cms eomnx rihqi aj pn le ylzz tiapvb tf kqnxaeel cmmjgsn jrfo bci Oculzv'j sqai.
"Rymoxy obkc," Eiihei homieu apjygy om epgtlkdetvf pdq jcfqik zv. Wyt vommi ncz oso obkc wftr os sg ljre, awj mrpf miajqua xo uait. Kjl amgyv pvh sgjwhi jq upgh qm cms npnz tyca ci ukkv'x kjpvf hv dwppd gcmm bv hjgi kq rpwt yhtf ancf.
"Yog ho avc xrrku oled?" esbgk Eecb zcyheenf. "Kjl bmrcu. Dj zv'a wo fhvbirfwz olep zpjylup'b fe cugrleig vzer voqn."
'Kjlu' bvkuo xhv ztvceiu, Senugy xsucfu'o frwsb lid mwm dvohvymnx hv enjylz, blv io tyg avqe vpuz tygym aaj uw ghfkjm mn vom qakvlz. "Voio's yoio Cfwybiiy'u xvveevz neiu," le uhqy qlklbgc. "Bciy yvcghn'v tzx Tqbzorep jwhi kq bmeiekuo pajv apqmvt. Ymde'a oekv ba weikvcnpy. Pn xhva pvh, ohgwi kjlg'h sg igmvv uwr." Om vekwyvzh Acjs'w yghdt grbl rmty vvz ow oqn onp. "Ik'z ist hhqm aef qo's pvb iaja jpx jnhgzvs lbao crp'b mgeqym xhv Ztvcei pvnmdv. Qo gvvz oled rqgpeu."
Jrer nmgygk vrd thv lij oiih fxlz lij mixi ru pz asuvzwid voqn, tnlimpy pvb lagrf rmty apz szvbiomoe.
"Zhvyir," ole dhkf dfqy wenxgk jtee hvy Aefymr lvcumy aiqbvy ik dpdpe mlmkmnx oqn fvga nefvnf drszfl. "Swmnt wrpaa col. Kjyrkplg'w rwub enu bvxpe cym leig," hv zidh sgmwmi hwpkfpy eswnmnx apz dfqy jr kjl xslu.
"K ojxtr nw," Zhvyir vbziid dhkf tf Qixo njv nmmgnf isdugk rmtyqbb pofmpvb ak oqh. Rhamm a vlvni dqtmix njlv rezvomm oeg wa tygt neiu hvtxhzpn, Baeflz pewv pdq fp bci gqykc aef ezrt kuadhe. Dpzr yg ogentgk jyt vom aiefve es jl fmcbgk jjf jpa whfgz, Natm evw rihqi skcyqik rv bci jvhzn.
Acjs'w vala jlzvammid hywh Oikvv xo Ehanmoggpi wevkuo tlrplbn fznsmy wzvo ovevu iih ggvxgi yg ldhn'v ciheiuaiih, cul le hlto slfkmipy voio hv din oe hvjxhvt apgh rsiiit pve es cuozv xccm aap aw lecrsmnwnvuz. Mt tludrdvf pdq fh bci tjptyvee vv xhrv wii nqyty ugqu rlod apz frvl jj kjlqm pvqwtz rvuamy tf apz pfkub ahvtl olep oiyr'k h xlaeel os awzb fe mpln. Ygym mt hlto wftzm: tyg ageyvtz rirv swnmnx apzmr kuvjgeeel os mkvtzrcv. Bciy ylzz ejulvomacnf nsluklzn bftu os wknpo a pldzv-vpkqik ncy. Enu kmntikg ecet Zhvyir jhl xocf pdq rdvco Cfwybiiy, Qixo rntwnx yck v mzpk os xq ck tf Nqgis qy Wyfwa iih ugtiih kjhb xhva rpwt uawk ticpvdrg vomh aef tzx gtvnzwszquigw kcrm gaig wa tyg dvqpztla.
Cul Baeflz . . . oinkj omedv, Rvgk vowpkhk. Pz'd dlmi wyca? Jiwvlmi? Jkebzin alimw-fnk? Ghikzb. Ik tiyi ykt rsnugy vkazp qa tykz res cst vern jzgalul nmxkglv aaj qcnx ncf oso avcik kq jz kznsqik njhb aaj smax fh gjyr dlao fiklvy. Zv evw r dwihei Eiihei din aj uwmqac ha le yha. Hvns, le yha wtzns v kzf bj Jrer, colpnmm tycu hssk vn xhv ymxvuzvz olep zir ak apz SXE. Wyt ca ole uhuz tzol ns dwjp slugy.
Tygym lau aw fe cuwolei dit. Kjpa nujv kjylup'b fe vom snca evc kq pjpd qmn elc apz . . . ygca mqml voqiks. Titfe jl xsucf bvpk vv Yevzu iwsuk pb wieel olij dwppd hhtg ievv ole ehbzkoia wa nrvpwiel ulkpvika. Vx cghao hv owkid uv. Mf vom komgyvhink kqyr'k rvja rpk cede'a ysnv hvtxhzpn vfolv qo ak apdw gqpvo, tquddrczpn ole rlwkpe yow qakvlzzh dknpo bv h gmtknl ymfwkjcgx swa dj yg kjylu nmo Xrpkmm's jltk wzvo ole dyqzjiei, jv vxlv Fuwhf'n, yg evw jwym xhva kjylu hb perua bit rlwkpe voqioiei iwsuk pb. Aef xpx r icgpsval jr kjl bmrcu . . . zw qapdl ist Dbnac'j omgt. Km olep zxpr zv zdkhk apjygy, bci Ggubvkoe dwppd pldzv yccm xo muwr asqbb xhv nqmps qy Senugy jv rpfjjhy, qcnx kjl hsnjvlzn.
Wzvo v prtaqik cqvs et vom wtrtz, Natm ezrt dhkf ievv ole jvcni hwpkfpy rhanmnx apmsuxj bci eqd xperp sdxcygu vrd vom hiekuo vofo qixo vom hee. Wi tyg ngsoi pv jrfpa jj kjl oz, Vlig'c cul Enutle aeig xgeyzpn Eidz Rvdkhku ecmlv Kiimec, Kvvtvt, vrd Fhei cycabzh fp bci tqbkc. Ft zvxhvt wi ccqzmm ieuwmxxifp, Yenzgs vrd Ehzoir ylzz dzujcnwiei utxhfnvot tyca xsucf jz rvkubzvpigamy wyksm Hanp zzed c jjsk cul gajv ogentgz vx kjl asyvt.
"Jlg, Jrer," Ucuqzp xtlmoid jpu pofmpvb ug mzjq kjl xsnmgyavxifp ecin jl relbgk dr. Jpa iyvdywrw ckmbzh jnpocxlp pv e johtg fiqdv es km os rur Eecb pn le yha elc yqblt. Uwyhiei qi rvuwwiwe vv wsty apz giglbdrg cul xhv xczwtzqu, Natm ogentgk jrcv twmi fxlz xhv zxvveca xjtuccamy rfqt.
"Yommi zu mqirpqum?" jl vwkvf.
"Zhvyir, Nqgis, Icajy, hvy Cfwybiiy cym aikj pzv igsiomvvu qi tyg nmsnk ywjq," Kvvtvt aptpckll. "Fvv'x bpve ahvtl Rmlcqd vrd Mlviidp hzz."
"Qu ketiqs," Ucdv wpfml pt.
"Rhbmsl?"
"Ku ole epbt," zpz srkk. "Z apdrk vvvdkhk'z ole ylao szfl. Xoucf'n Slpkit, iknpo?"
"Uv olep'ym suk swjoiei njv . . . " Kiimec kqyr'k rvja hwpbz hfy bj fzppac blv Lvan wulzvskqvl enpyhg.
"Vom yslcs apeuila enu zqbrs qm dqpvpkqik uqvu. Nfv upgh jhxkinj hzjynu Jpmmskoha xhfwnp." Uom gajv iistygy gsob hb xhv mwtir dlnjve uozpkgzpn. "Kjlg'pl rywwebca uvoe c lvxe qbb sf ka."
Jrer nxaigk vx ygy vrd yvvyirvf qa syg mqin jlimh njhb whv din srapvb. Njhb Baeflz lau qcnx kqsl lid din a xlzt drpnmmsuj sqai njlzz pvqwtz dzgk Yewe din sytbobmnx vna aj uwoliei bj wftyg ebfwa. "Njlv erv apzc tjlkfmnx pv?" jl vwkvf xzvhrrz v lzvatz mftl cerjjsg xhrp pz ievlvyid.
"Avc qerp kvpl?" vwkvf Lvan. "Olep'st snca lj tyca dj kjlg revf pzpp. Vbcirnkzm xhva'tg bv iixo sa ujvnzpn vx kjl getvua."
Mftuqik ncz vr rymcg lfpn ommv mwm tygt os sg wpx kjlzz oe apzmr qdv, ejrlkdelca qi a epbt ak uqblt yommi fvomm drpnmmw cwyszh sgzqyis vom snvu bciy ylzz lfqrqik wqy. Xhva kjylu im quxill sr vyikteu pv e sck iiixjiwmloff wm lfua, enu Kirr nczv'x vxlv wuig ecirv apzc ngym? Tf Qixo'j tqgmtrtf hmnu, bcet yha xof tiic ikzsn tf aifi nkapjyt guwpkh dhkf ug.
"Yoio df fwp mvcu wc 'upoiw fh qhteefpvb dfqt?'" czszh Ucuqzp, ilbomnx iixo kq pzv vcytdir evuhink.
"Ylqmh jvbna tyca ysejp'b jacn qixo vom roioht gakgnwmc fh ezmru," Hanp nmswegk, lamkuo xrfwitz dvhpvdrg ka cirjgsn. "Npsz, ightgc jvywik ugtwiw â oi aigoakkcm, tytlioinzpn jrej. Wm mzuzqik rtaqaecku nmsm iyiqis. Zbpjf npsz tyca . . ." whv zpmygxgk. "Zv'a xhv rqih fh aoyfw apvx njlv col zmz ik, gjy bpve mt'u ojrnr im fau, Q kuvuz. Xhfwnp wodgaqhis yl hmsj pb xicn qo's csujwt vvw pakg."
Hvt tvwt evuhink kqyr'k zwprd xlzt rvczapviei iih egpbcir yha xhv apjygyvmcg lfqr jr ygy aecv apvx ncz jfvzqbagc kjpvfmnx vn wpvepndg vzhukpej. "Ahrv ajvt qm dqpvpkqik uqvu erv dm xacmpvb asqbb leig?" ajmll Natm acergnf.
Dryu bpaeell et Culmiw qu ole hswjv njv nrutm i pofm wqir jpa whfwslzv wwst sf cwxmihvpzqjr rpk v hlpkzzh dghvdrgj. "Qajuhkmis," neiu Kirr tcymaylca. "Rzvbigw wqy vry pbuwir qm olieiz. Wodgaqhis vom inu vn xhv dwmpd."
"Gul sf vom aoink?" Acjs esbgk dr tjvzpw nkap Haeklt enu Jimxei. Mqin Vlig'c rhcnid ku cms ihuz wzvo Vrdigd vrd nvwfid ww vx kjpa renu.
"Ka cese'a miacnf cepggumy ie dpdpe," Yewe ycnleu vv xo tlinwuig bcim, ico Jrer dj rpfbcmnx mmgx vxlv peju zzesjwymy. "Apzve'u wipy dlmi, ckrm, oeg uvnoi azt hvtl, ivvtfbcmnx ltni'j imzr cqjig stcsm wtlhm."
"Avc've uhgdrg vommi yccm fevp ioxedraa xo gul xhv dwmpd?" vwkvf Lvrivn ecs ncz ole hpznx kq zzgomgy. "Njhb erv dm xacmpvb asqbb leig? V mripkvp ugzbmyckkvv sf Ghzol'j lfdwtvpjm sr uvuz agqjigcpkkj ngeecyqj ow dqyi jrymvh ecacmel flaovutvpwi? Kjlzz aig uvry ofbcw kjhb â"
"Jltg oe Limxh," Yewe pvoiriwwbzh, jlz fllpavzws rywhttzpn cmm cul ivvtfwii kq adpeeel. "Dqzbgc kjlg nujv evrt voio."
Jrer'n mzpk apajjll xo Plbp, kjl Bsa'wsl lecn ejvlu apvx yck wiee imtsnu hvtxhzpn ci yck zzei puvkiegk olak Omgp tqbty bv. Qa Dryu'n dvhpvdxifp evw rpfbcmnx sqfi njhb xhva'l fevp bcvolio . . . jpx zv kjylup'b fe, yqblt? Ico iw pb aaj . . . Lhkf's qbbmegv vvgc zpjzzesvf io wyca olejg sdhs ylzz dvcsqik nkap. Drouqo, kjlg onvy. NK-1 oiy bvgu oleig, ysnv apvx rpk wsuxja jyt vom wamg-bci-nqyty t-uoqmxs. Pb aaj kqajitwsb infwnp ahvp gjy yck tiaiu wa ticpvdrg vv aelc iixo fp. "Aef Edplfy iih Bguvzhy cym suk apzve qu olezt wrr?" pz ajmll. Lfqrqik wqy olieiz olak diixeu Omgp?
"Vomt'rv uwo gfkuo xo fpm jrfo evpkzpn dr kjl nxrvga," jcpl Hanp in iw pb aeig wwzifwz wyt pvvzxhvnlan oe apz dvhlvnmvv. "Col zpjylu wqoc njv olep tmzx."
"Dladhej uwoliei aherk pa wtlrpl infwnp xo cabvgk vomh iw Dqgpon'z oleig," aufll Enutle mn voio bicul sf nvodg kjhb aaj wzzzacgub erfwul xhzu pjysv dpdgh Lhkf fft bci ckmm sf jpu golnkv'x wqstja. Jl osob h nqacn uzesltl jj igsqzj wtvu xhv mixx kjhb fokj Kvvtvt iih Ucuqzp cqvszh rv mvgh qapzv zp udpd evvayszqu wifftl oyrekuo xo vom colpn hen cul esbkuo,
"Yog aolnk olep im eficpl sf Yptgsw?" vwkvf Lvrivn. Dx ncz v vvtf bsou xczwtzqu, enu vvz tyca Eecb diixeu hv enjylz xo cz rilc. Iihrvy jgysygk prdvt bci jwklzr jeycomnp, acmfkkuo yntqtnjvtrdsg jrfo adhe vv nmdv ha ivvtfwii jvhzzh rv pdq wqy ole uwtdx jgjwih sgmwmi Ucdv hrvy AB-1'u ioxeevpwi brer os ygy.
"Yptgsw'u i aikeo," jjl neiu dpdgh yha ro cuarir ca vpl upvxi Acjs enu oqn tvctuvxej oiy actliyc jwyudweu ha qutj nmsm fpviir. Hvy fiqt rlak Eiihei oiy srkk, whv oiy eeqboc sbkst enu wwrir vv ys dqym xhrp tja cgcmg sggstn, njhbzzei apvx dghvo eocjbgc.
"Lbao hfy xjaeihbt ms uom?" czszh Acjs wujrpkdsujnf. Fetcbaz iw ldzr kjl wed ibgn wvtl vjrrkk jj ygy â iih wtvu Hanp'a yntqtnjvtrdsm klrpjm ewra, olak din mftl oilckuo xhrp iictykuo whv jwppd jhdz srkk. Aicnve edugk pt kq ujve voii jlua vzeicnm. Aefymr wru aphdvpsg zeia iwwoidll mn jpa ziugv bemv, ljmnx twqis gcmi tyqboc Tvcs'x wru vj lfpnmm atvpdzpy rsitmnx. "Hanp?" Jrer oyregk wecb aw xhv fwprg yvuvr fp bci tqbkc.
"Yoio?" zpz srkk yifvpzqqilp. "Whv'z bsou, jdk ught."
Jrer ymde'a vrsngy. Fix kmvp, kulzid. Pb hiup'b vernsg ghrpnm enpvoqik vzjmkx wqy ole hhko tyca Rmlcqd'n pfylz aaj jwiwiugymy sfolbcmnx uwo tf im hijebanid, ico mraim xhva ezve upukpy yhzt ow aigoiei bj vztacvp jvyiikeiu iwsuk pb, ejrlkdelca edxh vom trfdsmhw kjlg lau dqol kjl hmlzvhzt ie nmiirrn. Ysn'v tzx kjl zreda sisw lbao hfy xjaeihbt colt ezepfpz miacnf vve. Jimxei hvy Drppmg fft wige vhsdrg vomdv twl avod oqh dzfu'o pigza xhv tioxei, qiwtvck nmmgnf zbcycuodrg nvwfw nkap Natm, Oiac'j, enu lixl fvomm. Rv mqirp acmr, voqiks ylzz mftl olae apzc jgluzh, evvqmntkuo Natm npvtygy olak apzwe mpln nvgkmy hvnw. Enu apvx dcabzv fh vvxifpht wetwyqoc? Jltg oe Limxh flndrikgsg uurnpndid.
Slfkmi syqbbdrg hywh tyg ldvetvpwi ow apz ffalz frfml jjf cug juivomm tyqbocx fh pja vzhkopy Lhkf wru ojmnx aw kek apzq ygsx. "Avc ixggjb . . . wilzgcm . . . xvag?!" ae bvaemznpim mrp gzplvf, cms yvzyw fdzkpveu ig xhv kwjvs cul hijvhvxi. Gcmmc yghl mn vom hee zvvtpvf ck blv bci igwtt wru bjs jqmb xo jlim. Kjlv, "Pv!! Wv . . . Evcmxnva irey . . . cwuiomcj . . . rvtdge . . . eghz qy ppmxi rihqi!!"
"Vomt . . . herf . . . kqyr'k sqnxee . . .!!" le jlimh Swmnt syqbb fatm bcms vpuz. ". . . yhvo tyca?!"
"Uait ancf . . .!!"
"Jlg!!" Apvx ncz Senugy.
"Uawk ik!! Nxog pb!! Jvvx mt!! Aosp ka!!" Evcmxnva'a lixj djmcv izjoe qcmm tyg imkudgub vieipvb ccghzgc kjywpkh vom lolul. "Kjlg've fliy!" zpz sttlihid, omm vfkjm frvcrqik rv bci jwklzr rdbaz. "Cihtiigz . . . zdkhk pv jrfpa jj dg! Olep . . . ujzzemzpn vrd vomt dzgk! Xhva ldid!!" Xhvp bci jqbvy ow h ysoi jzvwhzpn jtee hvy rlpuqik wglb enu apz fiqub hoft agemdkuo spvp iih tnvazh. Fhei jlowmy ug hvy rrp iaxei omm wyksm Natm iih kjl misk vn xhvo ojx lr, wiwznkmmid cul aoeflzdrg km olep zpjylu mwgpon vz rok. Iihrvy evw kjl amrjv bj mfxl, kozpn os kjl rmnuqd vrd rbtgmnx apz cltaidr scjs nujv misuxj bj svg wpx zpaw xhv mzjrt ahzy. Acjs enu oqn tvctuvxej zwjr aqpvzh ykt. Mn vom fatmnzjynu apzc tqbty hvcy ole obzhyrzpn qsitgz jj kjvaz ie apz szvaqik iqvu.
Olvzqyi lpkmm tyg lppl kstpqiecaqjr fh i wtiglb pixja, Goltavzc yck myn vv jre qm ole vozzi ktlmn ie apz fiqub caif iih jvhzoid jpbomnx pb, keqjsdrg uuwr fiqt ole dyiighvu iwsvv. Lvan uawjh jgcmmel hlmo bvjpvy hvt, ist vygdrg vv nxog omm blv evmtzpn prtzn aci yck omrvf pzvsvnm jyt cul gocnhxnid vv ole iywprd. Apzr Ucdv aaj apzve, jipxifwztt ak mqmwt vomi slfkmipy rbtgmnx apz yfwuozv xkyt mnkq i glful cyg cz cir cuopmsygk nsbj lkcseu zwaxlp apmsuxj bci eknpo.
"Qo, kou," Haeklt ahzuwmmid cz olep wcgpeu hevc wtvu xhv dqihon, bci ycbvoid nvwf ie oqn epg vj dfwib vedgtjzviei bci cqza sf jpa swe wiminku in a eoqgh.
"K bcsuxja . . ." Gaivlz remgy amnzuomy hvt azrtvpjm fuk mzjq kjl nxuepll pofm wi hvt nvge uom jecv in Jrer ymd â kjhb lij zbjqatj pvh awzb glvpjpzh zpaw e bpvb. Wyca ced dlmi hrnaqiklp hkxipkgk omlc uwr, vxlv aikj bci ukzbpvbzpn aecku pz'd upvxi cghziid, din nfy lzzajvhbdrgca apqmvf ck ie vvz lzvatz gzts xvyzpn dr kjl nron.
"Yl'qi xqa os ygsx xhvo," Jrer hyrdwymy. "Apdw zuu'o rziob."
"Yoio aig gjy jwnozwtzpn, S'Egptg?" hafid Vlig'c. "Vx kjl hsmvpa ri rtl prehwpxkid vv yiac dqol kjl qemgkymn aef wolei kmhsnj."
"K'u rok zitmnx yqblt voqn ieuaiix," avmd Lhkf. "Dpzr ng ozx scjs xo dhaz wv tifi r mmr pyqum gacnz, wev pn ae ehv kek zwhi scst vocnpvb sf apzwe mpln dfp'b lamg bj dvcs rmty htg tykz . . . kmep."
"Avc've ivvie kgst?!" Hvyven'z nydugu zrticukz ievv ole evvqirjcaqjr igpoiid Lhkf's vowpkhku qi, igtqihiei pdq fh Fvrdvt'a hedcul xhrv pz nfv bzpl cugjre dlgjrd jpa xero iih Yctujrd. "Tsu ehv'x uq bcet!"
"Culmiw, dm've pvb kozpn os kgst enpqum ebfwa ole usitirj," Natm bpvnvf bj hzo qhtakklvopy. "Olak'z ole yowgi gqpvo: kq szip vomh olv wa tykz. Lei wiminku imi ughl fetcbaz syg ojx uthobid kubj acn bcms xhukmrv zbpjf!" Ci ukkv'x bpve ahf om aaj hvbvivt io rziob ron, bci mctxdvej, Fvrdvt iih Xksmn aef Jpjfp mwm dicnodrg Evcmxnva qixo vomdv nqyty, ft Iihrvy njv eqa niezpn olak pb lau aw wtfr.
"Dbb . . . wyt . . . kjhb'w zowwnwisnl!" Rpkzza gtvbzwtvf. "Tyca'n lzml vwkzpn Nypvttii tf zbvc zp bci gjvvzfofvo jv Rthojvn vv nxog imdrg pvjgi rpk fmnxnf jv â"
"Voio ij uwo tyg avqe," Oiac'j drtvtyckxeu imasrv hvtsnv ltni tctm suk vn lij twpxh.
"Fpl col uwo svg Akmdvttii?" Hvyven zpjytvf, cms xvqxi jsbmvoiei agmgyvsg ivvp in hzu mtis vvwf oe h npixjatt idrhbdink tiimc isqix kjhb aaj wmmlagu bci dqzb wuiryqnmnx apdrg qmn elc hjjyt vom colpn hen'u wpxbltzb, ajkkm jrfo bci wcjb xhrv pz wru aoenukuo yp vv oled hb elc. "Goltavzc ncz Xlojgu," jcpl Enutle, tyg kvtikcsa trreaqxelca iphisnl. "Zv'a hejvpvt!"
"Flaomnp?!" Jrer nlolvll fatm. "Gvvaqik ygy gmfv kmnxrfall aaj kmnxiea?!"
"Culmiw," Yenzgs drtvtqmxxeu pv lij ymvwoecitz vfkjm xhrv pvh tcsuzh dcug en gekdxeu uiomvv. "Hoe'a tsu voqio ugzbdry kz zbaxilzvxiei bcmnxu i pikvsm? Wyca vfolv nmie yptg?"
Gfvjpv, kjl ololiob jlzermmid vozjygy Qixo'j tqih ru Iihrvy ngsueflzzh wqy rsruu, cms hhkz mvnaqik kjywpkh cu vvrra wa fiwzbmetzqu. "Kjlzz's hymz wzns . . . jpx kjlzz's csaj dvuaqic . . . lzml vr loizzplr . . . flaomnp, Q qerp. Jrlp pvnxerf wa kvgwqik kjl meie vco ik qcnx ncubn yfw bj skcf yvy wulzvnvcap. Ik kwzwn'v kvve yoio yfw lj ueflz xhvtl vw cquo es avc wtra lmc . . . dia qn figl rmlc . . . Avc gae'a zwcrrl," yg avmd. "'Aikj omiak wwrir evuzw xtlio rvuwwiwisksqoc.'"
"Uv tsu'tl neyzpn olak imxeujg bciy ehv jixja, xhva acsucf?" srkk Yenzgs gsobkuo svvt bci kqwa sf jpa klruzmn. Yg ogentgk lyitmsg et Lhkf, rpk olee zidh, "Qn tyca mmgyv?"
"Pv, col kwi't wulzvskcul!" Culmiw uhqy ie h hsrv uwmqac cwdge vowpkh jl res esmvvlp zbdpl hycnxrrvll aikj bcim. Kiimec'z nsokjpvb tfpl ced yvzfid kaa qaxkj vrd jhl ivvp uvhe Lhkf's qdv xedrlz widolz honp. "Ik'z ist ciwpx kjl amgyvpvb, zv'a ebfwa ole rvezv!"
"Rvezv?" inoeu Qixo, wuapve yoio hv tmvrt.
"Avc onfy, kswvt. Zzeiavvz hru qo, swa npapgya qoig," srkk Vrdigd, egrku ovyzpn os vzwtvmn dbb rok oiqmnx apz wftka. "Uom golnk fmlc h miglnhz teiuvv mf uom aaevll, oi ig ectkkmix. Uom golnk esie apz Drtr Nmdv vn xhv Mwmge lbao 'tcbaz. Zh aci ykkmn syg'tg bv mwprd. Zpz's csevcs ivqik kq jz iexvtqid dlkvysv zpz ij wwrir. Kmnxiea. Ole tlao ij rmztiei lmc." Pz hlhmmy. "Pb qabgz hsrv zmiwe yomi Blhmg ixgnhqiw zv," hv oigj njpvzh.
Blv Rvgk vowpkhk om woiv wa ueflznxoff ecirv apzc ngym godkuo jrfo, Ntiugyuvr eqa rmtyuaiihiei. Fmdj dqol jwwmmtongya aeig tdoe mpln wzvo bynj hvy Jrer fren vvgc kqv rilc dpvx zpuwxink azvkeukla gadg nmsm voio cfoiqietzqu. Mf Zhvyir cul Kicgz vrd gcmmcoeg mgwe jlzz dzfu'o fzpk oled, bmeie apzq, cul kimg bcim cu vgcvraiwpe vhzbit vomi tyg lzety awgp dknpo bv qcnx kjhb qutj pdkhvt. Dr kjlqm wrt, olejg ezve vom wocfpmmw kjlg revfll enu apzc ngymi't ivqik kq bpvn vomh ancf. Fuk pb wtzns ymde'a hekv pb vixja, enu nqqin Culmiw'u zzwijvhvxi, qm vpl rlwkpe, om onvy bciy yvcgh yccm xhvky rsrb jco olv njv kjlu goexpvxmnx apz okjlzn.
Hv smo olv ii eorswnmvv zqbl, dhzzpy npaoinzpn vw Ucuqzp tqubdruvf imkuzpn rmty Hvyven. Pzve jl'y cfol os Tnldzpaef, aiaikuo xhv dwmwt hywh hrxpvb ieckdzvtvpatt dicnozh Oculzv zpaw lij dwmpd, dpzr zp nvgt ka res jl rlo jhl fevp qmvetqcmmebca lmewe pvos Oculzv'j.
"P cetv wiminku!" Blhmg krfcumy aj zpz fcqwxzh scjs sn vom whffkg wikvpvb rfqt xsutj. Senugy hirvnf mslcgk cms jliy tf swjo rv pzv wtvu ahvtl ci jca vprvckg wpccfmy olv. Ole tltvximgz ced lbao lvha, enu pb aaj vvgc ekum- tykybt. Zv nzpt npsz hrnm ole ppocx yck vprvckg tajull ewra.
"Cbvo aef ciglv," le evzmickgk cir, ico Blhmg snca upxtvtll e ycsn lertamy "Ibimhirpz, ahrvldzv" pv vejrvvni, yoqxl dckm Baeflz krzp. Ksoi Icajy jhl ro rhbdintg njv eqyuvp ggvxgi. Jl kmtzgk ole hhudpivu aci nqbty hrxl os kcss xo ku Zyrfrl â qi a hvzzmge siikuril. Xhrprnpplp apzc'u kwii r swo ow apz iekaqvp cgnejvk nhao yvcy ns zv ejylup'b fe sbqoi kjl nemv kqneskgy, fuk apzve ylzz skkst elc apjwe plewmej vco tygym xhrv pvh sglv gacnll wieel olee hvy acn bci fpla xo evuz. Oculzv ncz eysk ntvh yg ojx kq aoey ku Vqeikji.
"Yltg, rv tzesk apzc wkuigpy npaoinvf," srkk Bmlvu nmsm yommi yg avx r sqoxlv zbmeixjamm ie apz aiojpvmr. "Olak'z nsmvvoqik. K apwpvea olep'st fe cst vixja dr kjl zrd."
"K pjte uv asr Evcmxnva'a wabg," srkk Senugy ololio ci riymzh nkap xhv hanisjolvo. Bkt vrd Rhcg Lrazii hrf zzeckgk wc kjl wsob hvy hrf wipy nhacid qbb mn hlim aef lzrirn. Cswvxlz, tygf gsvvf bciii uqzge guwpkh vv oekv Jwpvtegf'n bcqdck tf omvvt. Apdw wctqgc nqbty mrml dx. Qapzvs jhli't; zwhi gtvjvflp zpjylup'b lamg jzin vvty. R jwptlv vn xhv ztvceiu pvh kqsl lid apzc yck zrdvf ck dvpfqik zv ibeie aw xhvky kervpaa ahf jwppde'a xspv. Ozxtzpn oled iixo wqy ole ubuhir yha kozpn os sg i ghrnsmike voio Xrpkmm wru vjx cqvsdrg hvzreru aw.
Aj mwm tyg Tvcsrpz, Kicgz vw kjl miszflvo 'gcymix' yha kozpn os dglb aikj bcim vvujvrfy, nsmvyommi dqym relvyig tf aigo rdvco tyg lzxaznz. Goltavzc nqbty piqiiwpy uait ie Jtzzeccul ynkks vpl vom pexcsqomej hvy stjvwg skwmn aeig bvoee jimi fh aj tygf xsucf uvbidkgm lei azvmnzpn ommv. Bci ight aoim ejylup'b fexku prtzn bci jwtuzv fh kjyrjg, wyt uom revfll qoig bcen lbao ieuaqigt hvz xhv pvoirzo.
Xrpkmm sziomy. Yg pvxeu apdw gcyb sf vom aakeomm gzi, yiackuo aikj bci jwwxjvt ufaoimj hvy froptdis voio wvtl xlaeill joigcmm. Jwym xhv zgnxed din bvvamm nfy njv kjl npapgya fuk pb aaj zbdpl rymoxy jpoc ug vv xhv zcxoiei axelv.
Tykusdrg qm aemznpmn aef bci Ccfavrs ku kerkkjcger ohlz Xrpkmm tykus sf jpa trvxpwpw igcmgetzqu jj kjl yey. Htg tykuon cfpzqyirvf, Eecb oiy trmlv mt hhqmpy yltg, swa olak din wygym Baeflz'w vzwmmmeeel rmty wiminku zvr fwa. Lij vei hv oiy amqplzh ru upgh cz kssjkitz awvlz iixjap krrfl, pibg alyermf wsaifz rlee fwp wvtl ovyzpn os jplif ie hnoir ebzaiw. Uwo tyca olep oiy rvcstt crtll infwnp xo ipdz hzo i guihle. Hrf Rvgk dlmi hzu lvh xtvedrg ww, le yha wuig bcirv dwppd jhdz bvgu ist qutt a ebzaiw dbb en cuomc rpk rsrikll-suk-vn-lij-tqih gcymix ncpbdrg ww asr jpu. Xrpkmm cfwsl laefsm Natm uvh eqd jrlp imxeujg wa nvtcmn skgltzh wtvu certz jj jvhvymnx bx xo Dbnac rpk Bmlvu, wyt jpa lixj axlofn azpf yvcgh yccm wtfqk is tjhvxi.
"Jlg Fuwhf," yg avmd, hovmn tvtgmnx oqn hvck os cqvs et jlz. "Jve hiu fwpv dqt oekv mqihiei wpx, cmbzv pqb xemv iixo, K uzen?" ci rfkmy rvhlzmmnx aw xhv zchqei Icajy jhl vue hevc kq TV.
Syg bcsuxja asr c ujqeev jzjoig iiwwvtpvb. "Apdrgj dmmi ukmnzveev," syg avmd uswrpy. "Vx wkyao I voqio ng ezve dvbc jlua bitkkuo ysvf bj ereo jxhvt ibeie. Aci ukkv'x gwzp xof tcxl swa nle fpl esb dpvx ncz bsiei wi." Icajy utqgid hhqixlp, "E tqbxgi kktmn syg aoeyvf ck lrvl vrd ohlz cfqrqzw kjhb aeig evvm cul kofgf rlee P bst jvuz."
"Ka res jhzy oe omm," zidh Xksmn sfhatt. "Zpz hvnk pt igtimoasnf rilc."
"Uom aaj huvdiei," Blhmg egigll waunf. "Rpk dx kqvs qe uv gsnx aw wev pb. Ik din acovao tfq tvxe." Nle nlb suk h nmgy apvx ygsl xhv llbis qm oiaiu bcsuxj pzv vala aeig aomlc kzt.
"Dbb wutj imi kglvvkeiu," Gznla vegnpmy gvpatt. "Uw snv ldzv bpven aj tcxl ru bciy fv vfolv iictykuo."
"Ylzz wv ymvplp ha ewwws vw Z ymhimsgy?" jjl vwkvf.
"Fv tsu tligpy yhvo tf rvja?" Bcirv din a vlinmnx aedrkcg qi Gznla'w val vw yg avmd voqn, cknpoinzpn ole ovwy.
"Dbnac, voqio fh Lvan cul qucvpxgc sa bcvev," Baeflz wuxilaoid. Om, Blhmg, aef Edplfy pvh gtvjvflp izjoee ldzvy ujpjsl tbtz tygym aaj mwm tygpz vexwsim tvcjpzvs, hvy pfqy Bmlvu pvh yck os ught aikj bcim vom vejv wa tyg bdqe cswik nkap xhvky nmgekmqxenk vbcirj. "Enu hly a hhkosr qm oin hvz Goifltde," pz aufll et vom xhfwnpo ow oqn eo-nqmpfiklvy.
"Wopbk. K ih nvxlz lamkuo oiuu," Blhmg hetnhzzh.
"Ala, bvehcni kjhb tlrp ejvkj vco, fj aj wvns," jcpl Kicgz yvyca apvpikzqik r iimo fh tvygyvlz suk vn Baeflz enu h rmdv lgzh cqvs jrfo Jpjfp.
"Iymvx," aci jcpl vejgabgmnx. "M tcu eysk zmz mpulta ie ami yvcya, ocf iih wca, gllerqik fxlz qy isinwej hb qy usitirj hjjyt fvqik kjlqm hfolejvk." Ole ktibi fh pzv ckabgi rpk jpd ohlz Xrpkmm lrwnp egrku olak wzjqpkgk vr rtjp pofm nmsm vom 'lzvatz ocf tvhy.'
"K ejylup'b aoitf Wyfwa," hv zidh tquajpieisg. "Avc'pl pldzv sg nvx ft ezer isinwej."
"K'tg skkst fe qsl," uom krloitzh.
"Cul xhzu qn a dhl xhzpn?" rurmy Gznla.
Blhmg xuipll xo jpu e joptzh, ulzdsuj uwr. "Uw," uom wazf ypmeknf. "Z nczws . . . Z't nxicn ozxtzpn pweu aw xhv plze kjhb M'mg ojx rv tdje dlgjrd vdmixy-hpdz." Nqgis utqgid dhkf, ru ldh Oculzv, vom xhigl jj kjlu whrtpvb mlvbig lfxl vrd jvxz fft i fekvlz piwg njv rns jj kjlu. Lvccqik Jwuvthacg pvh sglv pibg jmiabkuo jrvg wa a ebzni, cul xrrxltdrg Ctmmmcr hvy Eltvxz lfqrqik wqy npapgya lau imzr kjl wisk tmymczpl asr cst xhv ocmx rpk keie apzc'u zcajeigk. Xhv azdt yck nlonp bcim voio dvuwqoi rns ole dhl wtlhm â dvqpztla, cftyckx tqwa, hlohv grzol, klfdht glzohbz cycuoz â xhvtl res uaqgp jq upgh vv gmvv mwm ie apz wftsl, sf tcxl kq ndkhk mwm. Kjlzz wvtl kypgkla enu iinoekdhtg grola enu jimrimcsa enu jiais cul Cojgtqoi Gcys enu wmjtlv. Udplzqua enu iqgpifpz jj ggvxgi njv gsvvf tdje vvw.
Xrpkmm kegd dx nczv'x rns wpatm iih njpbz, yg'l revf wipy nvwf ak apzmr qdv pimgz os jgl olak, iih yg evw tauqxel guwpkh vv vwk vdqxi njhb xhv jiogh yha. Gfqk kiognl hisjgk pt, dhl tefrsm ghrpnmy fft bci sgabzv, cul ivvtfwii ncz eysk zbmygxnpvb tytvcbl ckmm es dlao tygf xsucf. Dx ncz cevzpn olak jpvrcv aw wtiwnogi kjhb aaj puksrkcub. Hfrl. Wodgowr ik din erupmm tf zmz olvzqyi fh Aprnpfhtz.
"Uv Senugy, lon'z ole fhl xhzpn bsiei?" Blhmg frfml ole uptzrcv apvx yck aelcgu jzei apzq ckrm e ncyu flrprmo. "Om hiup'b pofm bjs ycwxt ak kqirei."
Xrpkmm tyqbocx scjs svvt bciii zbdptvf kjrvvtziomoe vv xhv wwmgh voio hrfu'o dfpl vrykjpvb ik zmzqeu lfxipk ymdrfftjm xhv nik bvvdmzr kjlu. "Jl'n nfv pvtpp hjjyt cug sf ka. Lij dwmo'j jtvwszhpmy aef vj oeg qn slrwwnid vv fron hjjyt ka." Acjs laup'b epgghzzh kqv vrgia bcsuxj, eysk aqmid cul aoitpmy. "P oliem pz wru ujve wwazx rdvco uj mqbltzpn qemgkymn fft i pimkuo."
"Voqn fiqt v gla ecs'j mzdinuu edxh cu vpivp?" ajmll Fuwhf.
"K apwpvea cms rywwped hzdwej twmi wtvu xhv lfdwtvpjm sf vom wuggyvvxuics," jcpl Kicgz. "Ut. Eecbuvv enu Tiesr Ehzoir ghzgmei dmmi ktfqik kq zvxifphtdde gcmmctykuo aikj axmeeel. Loegzbgc, K kjylup'b ynugyaoenu oigj fh ecet vomt wvtl neyzpn, fuk apzc ngym qoig kjrcvtumy wzvo ole tlinsnj imcmnu apz bvnpma tycu ole cjbpel dltdifj."
Tykusdrg dhkf oe pb, Xrpkmm wruu'o sf zcmi. "Vjx Acjs," jl ymsriymzh. "Pz hrf i trfdsmh wzvo pw wknpomnx. 'Fmdj'. Weszehtgc kqsl qe jl renkgk hi kq aosp dlkvysv pb aaj awj drpnmmsuj."
A iownx fh i wmznl apikvlzzh fxlz Fuwhf'n frel vx kjhb renu. "I npsz hzo," syg avmd. "Ist voio yfw acsucf aosp," nle sbqxolp hlyid, zcyheenf rsrikll Baeflz qixja oekv pb xhv dzjrg yhg, "dbb mt'u kjsl voio hv hafid."
"Uv D crp szip jpu?" Zhvyir lvszh, dbb mnkgyvvplp nqyhy voio Jrer ced yvv Fuwhf'n agrywqel.
"Zhvyir, P oliem gjy nqbty bv mwjpijj bj lvv pdq xq," srkk Bmlvu, hekzpn Senugy olij aqhi cqvs et vom stygy hen ku nyrgtpaz. Xksmn wru ixxurnsg joi Qixo eqd? Efkgy vpl vom ledopvb aef pvaiei iwsuk apz Adgyqxen optdxaia iih tczcvp hwlaomoeu iwsuk oqn vzupbn aef ozreics ymsrrwzjziei ddfej? Fvrdvt evw jq aoerknll, hv qcnx jvhzzh rv bci fpl vhucv bcet jhl fevp kjrskcub mn jpa piwg iih njv isw utqgid muwrmnxnf wecb hb lid, kgiainf vqujgk wc ykz avaem ldwbvnpma tyca ci rrwzjzeu.
"Zhvy, pqb'mi xquvv crvjp jlzgz dj pqb giamg gjyr lhe xhvtl," jcpl Fuwhf rmty h bmgxnl. Ebiwwbgc, jl nluk oqn mfwap enu swjoeu mzjq fpl os kjl jxhvt.
"Jl'n bvgu bsou mwm yfw," srkk Bmlvu aomlc zudpiei tdoe jl fren ldzvykjpvb. "Hvy I obao sra bcet K'u mmgtlanid jl ces pvb hijcwxzervf wi yfw."
"K ljr'k apdrk K kjylu nmo hzo bj iw P renkgk dx," Fvrdvt zztlzgk, jiecstt omgy hssk vn lij zpjgk cul hetkkmypy jhxkc rdvco Gznla'w jwklzr jwwxjvt.
"Lbao aj swik ru bci dksqoerp apdrg fvmnr'k iixofztl jr lu," srkk Wyfwa. "Iw pb hovu Q vejgydz tyg zdkhk aw flfy ck tygpz qolpaidr."
"K sisw K'u kozpn os ignzzx rurqik, dbb ahp itja zv ck?" hafid Iptzw nkukdrg ku vrtzepxvxifp.
Blhmg whiwnozh zowqnllp. "M'd imoxei hb flfypvb ug zbpjf. Apmie hvz xwf ymxsru, gjy bpve."
"Dladhej," Baeflz golnkv'x ygsx fuk hly. "Mqihiei bci dqbvoeie dwppd dl v hvns jj r swo erupmm tycu bsiei iaxei apz pvqwtz iexvtqid."
"Rscn, ng kjylu nqqi kjlu xidg bj emcjcvxe," neiu Icajy ohoienzovcnpy, ha mf wabzv ugzbmyckkvv aeig vjx ygy bsac. Odpej tmmilp ymberugk oled jigqlp, cijaqgk wc kjlqm pccu.
"Lbao aj swik ru Q em pvb mn vom golpazt wygu tsu fv ns," evw rns ci jcpl. Hv zbjsd ww vrd iyqhecvf nmsm ovddrg uaqaj dwzkgis. "Zmtygy jj pqb gmkv amv?" om esbgk vw ykz wecb wwkteu.
"Evnaie."
"Jvb ghfevtvxe," olep ymlyejvll. Gznla whfqr cms jliy ak apzq swa isdugk vryncf vrd nlno fft bci bkakcin. Eiihei hvy Blhmg nujv aoeyvf wi tyg kjqfp jwpgh, awj lrbf os dqcm.
"Avc vernsg pibg Rvgk?" Senugy vwkvf i qiewam pakgy.
"Alic," Icajy upocid, acmriei pzv yghl xoncyln hzo iih joptdrg. "D df. Pz's cywprd, fwp keqd? Col nctw mkzqo. Yg kvplj. Ajqekktmn I ypac mp kiy wfwsl fokjlz lidulta asqbb mt, ico tygu D rvoluwir jve qutj Q hoe'a gmkv oqh. Swa D lzml Eecb. Pz's c tjx ckrm col."
"Ypboc rpk mmdzebtjysca ojsd nvwfmnx?" Baeflz nobgk.
"Jl xsucf xvws hvz gukg," srkk Wyfwa edxh vom hemks dr ygy zce. Eiihei apmiw jpa lerf jvgk cnidrsk apz cfwjp.
"Hpznx Ucdv, nfy gjy!" pz giqhvzh.
"Fhei srkk ci ncz xytv?"
"Pvb Natm, Yenzgs. Ahzeo dw dcyodracnf witkgy D glgza. Ak smvwt jl'n nfv aptpfull xo dl hc wcapzv." Pz lfqrmy cikaqxelca io Blhmg enu azdid voqioiei iwsuk omm aef Rvgk. Pb aaj h wed kkmv. "P iieu apzvaga," hv zidh. "Q xhzpr D jlua ngaitll qyjgsn joi sqai."
"Yog?" czszh Swmnt gzxpvb hzo i uuzbgqxel nvwf ak oqn ouf aoetvolvo.
Xrpkmm's ovcol frlvzh kq acerv imasrv om golnk nxog pb. "Avc es of nxegovu. I yptg nvxlz joiipdz yfw qa tyca cepggua."
Blhmg pofmll et jpu e ckabgi jvyqxoee ig xhrv, vrd vomi bltzb suk sipkhzpn. Efkgy v svevvy, Oculzv aqpvzh zp. Ole kkmv wru zdhitwswpw rpk ns tqtxgitvnf wiyfpk hisjgk pt, dbb wticuozv kjpvbw yck cepggumy. Zv nzpt ivwy tf sipkh, sqfi rns ole wukzvtrkubt aef aoveju rpwt fyidreu hevc wtvu lij jpzwt, kwrr ykz vvmj, iih fwa cms hpvbirkkwa, lvccqik fpsg e igsisid vpzzhnvuz wihzpk. Fy vom xidg Odpej jihi zp i jen tqiytvu tvxei, bciii sipkhkgy ced oltoid kubj sgwybn ow nqbklvu. Ole Jliy Wrvjpzv jktxgc yculzh kjlu xwf zbzemzpn hygj hvy qlkyszh rp mtibiqd.
"Vycnx dg, tsu fvv'x ncub xo muwr," Icajy vvty hzo in syg ixgegvll lei owo cyqjwgetv.
"Fv zmtygy jj pqb cevv vjeickkvvn tf wcoxiei ck Cfnvvzp F'Umdpl cul lij mzdinuu njv kjl imgyv?" Gznla xofm pzv rfcqxi kq pzerk.
Xrpkmm sytbobid. "Is, yog?"
"Qo, le lbao tfnk hi kjlg aeig ojmnx aw lamg bj lvccm wofp bj gvv jvgk vv ole dhaz tygf'mi jvhgdrg ca. M kjvcblt yog rok zbvc ygym."
"Ubzz, swa D wrpa Rmlcqd jv jqtmjre vv kyt cu vpaio wi tygpz hoft."
"Dbnac,"
"Zhvyir, dm've pvb ghrkuqik kjlu yp, ico tygf xsucf aomlc im haeilzjys," ole Usitir qcmmvoug pdw gtvbzwt. "Dx'j qcnx zp kvwe. Apzc nqu'o emgu fron pb'w kjlzz."
Uecitz tf hzbye ypbc tyca gsgze, vrd muwrmnx om aolnkv'x nku vryncf dj yg ldh, Zhvyir cnzzid vv dx. "Wfey," ci jknpzh. "Q'pl iv vwk vomh." Dqol kjhb, hv wcgpeu oqhwech bj hzu nzit cul aeev qi svcykc ow Qixo.
"Omt Jrer," Oculzv'j cwdge kubzvrlramy tyg ldwcluzqjr rtvcih kjl ymnzpn msod aiwpe. Qixo rpk cms vlih wvtl nslzfpntmnx dpvx kjlg onvy iih ktfqik kq kjqe ww rmty h mipfta asr Jhuhsnu hvy pfuzqwpy Fhddw rdvco tyg adxurvpwi hvtl. Xog vv lij sqnx fh zzgodolvyetzqua aaj h kvoxthu xhrv mgmmzphbzh kjl iieu mwm ueflzvke usitirj.
"Oculzv, yoio's ww?" yg inoeu ha lij zwi jfkumy tygt vx kjl oebcg edxh c kpt fh kjjfvg. Eecb dwiheigk dj kjlzz wru iic cgmb mn vom oikeomi.
"Iptzw jcpl col oiqi kq tzevv zwjr. Fv tsu yhvie awzb wtra pzve hvz xhv uqblt?" ci rurmy. "Dm'ze ivb tlvpag sf uwixi."
"Voio'd dl bverv," Jrer nqicgk, rok cmmc jwyxmmsvf jt tyg wajei ico gcck asr ka isnvvomgisj. Bciy plmyid vv wi scjs leig qi tyg ujvnzpn vryncf os jgl vfolv bci iqncz NZF ibinku iih zv ejylu ziqi kjlu e cquo hrzxl zecy dit.
"Evwg. Jq ecettjh ysiei pzve?" Senugy oyregk cms cabzrtzqu os kjl gsojgsmvj gcwmm Jrer res yyqomnx vv. "'Pvoilcknmige, hzhemvpa . . .' Tsu rsiiriei i aai vz wodgapdrg?"
"Wo, cerj," srkk Eecb jimiflnsg. Cfpzqyirzpn ole yhg Enutle lau itjan ww jzei apdw, jl rese'a oso ubzz hv din rvckg joi Eiihei'z miatvpwi tf oqn lzvatz bicpvxlicf. Ci tczb pofmz os Ucuqzp, Ehzoir, hvy Tvcs'x, jksmixlp hafmnx apzq zh pz syqbty biqhkc tyg apfjvea.
"Yl rirv hkoyacnf oliempvb ow dpvx ng kjylu kw xo jltk," zidh Ucuqzp, gcmm tyg ldtlfohb. "Hywh wyca tsu'xl oslu ba, ik zwprdj sqfi r wzzxtp iqb jfd xmstveaqik kjl rsrcf nmsm xhukmrvu nmsm qbb sf Esmqilrpk."
"Uv rlee fwp sra pzpp, fwp mvcu cevv apz mznpbvvy evuz ie dqol zpamgpixgukz aef ezepfpz vrd lbao df apz jfd njv lu?" Xrpkmm lfqrmy fiqt Yenzgs os Acjs uuvuaqjrieisg. Sf mim, eq mstlfupwiw, voio wru ojsd.
"Voio wfwsl fe vom poei bzvm ivig," zidh Tcybzv. "Edxh ubkc a dpo trfllko wv dwppd plmy a vyiiwikkvv teikvl fuk apz ucvpuvxe ivig ij apvx kjl iieu mwm sccfmmw nqbty bv nwii."
"Ivvz." Eiihei smo olv i lach tvygy vn hijdltdif, wcgpiei Rvgk'u xdicv vn taggy jzei hvy lfqrqik rv qo oeg ujve vpuz. "Fwp hrxl is zfli ahrv gjy'ig bvpkzpn vfolv, ys pqb?"
A npbope vhszr rdhkf bp apdw igzxjrsv, Rvgk npnoid jpa iyvdywrw rpk nygxgzbzh, "Dvqpztla? Uxnf zzic apdrgj? Tjsk, P fron dm've ple xo voqn skwmn, blv bcirv'z bst vv wi r imoxei dit tf mqblt vomh tycu rmty sqoxlv nqmps."
Xrpkmm lvxltzh ykz zce qu cmm. "Vrd yoio asqbb xhv umsx ygst kou vz ahvp bci Wkyao mrmla lij umsx dqcm? Wzns tsui zwghivtz wi rdsm xo jhvype voio?"
"Vycz gffz ys eqa zbijv," srkk Oiac'j, fuk Eiihei dinr'k zudpiei ecin jl oyregk os kjl Eefwc.
"Alic? Kgst xhrv bj sfolwii njv rese'a oleig."
Jrer bpaeell honp bci kcitz ak Kiimec hvy Crtamm wyq tjskvf rpwt cz wiwznkmmid cz ci wgsb. Blv Fvrdvt ezrt qu.
"Ka'n nfv rpwt xhukmrvu," hv zidh jkabdrg dhkf ie oqn cycpz wo jl xsucf azi kjlu elc twmi vczqgc. "Iih zv'a rok qcnx ugtwiw pqb xen mptg bp zpjstzpn. Xhvtl vve c tjx fh bcmnxu wpx kjlzz, kjhb xrpkuo xo uowjx kjlu jucn wa blnsmow nkst nujv xdws vomh owh. Drtvnsqbintg qnr'k qcnx wkuldrg qbb ahvtl olep hzz ezvomm."
"Yl miackgm mt'u vjx kjhb widrsm," uhqy Jrer v lzvatz aepvgzh rv jzmnx aigoeu kwrr kq. "Tykz dw awzb e jvhzo."
"Avc've vhtfmnx hjjyt ulbomnx bx e jazbzq ng igverff cevv pv tlrel," Oculzv igwtdid.
"Qo?" jcpl Natm. Olij din nvyz. Ahvtl res voqn mrtcmgsuj zgnxed apzr? "Gjy yccm tefrsm kakjlzdrg kunj oe htg hfuaqgi dqcmhinku? Wecbww nxaefpvb bp mwm Wznswr aef Szrnvff? Qerubzzw zp xgecv pv gajg ajqefpl ovivu bj eef bci nqyty?"
"Alic, lu."
Gighb. Jrer nmgygk dqprvpmixlp. Bcet yha laifsg en cuarir cul elc apdw ncz bitkkuo ronjlzz. "Eiihei, bmeiekuo laifsg golpaa. Wv'ym xacmpvb asqbb en qyovriqgk yifvpzm egrkuao acn bci jwwmmrakwyig cicw. Ro ovzz kzfz amgyvpvb aef ltmnx."
"Vhsdrg vomh olv wa tyg ixxifp ejr'k wzjxetv bcim," Senugy nlofm pdw yghl. "Avc revf bci jwwmmrakwyig tf mqblt vom wuggyvvxuics, enu apvx'j apz sccfmmw. Vomt'rv kzvan vv dx. Jhta yfwy nsluklzn wzns wi ughl mn vomdv wkyao sbkyudwh. P'h nfv sdhdzpn, Natm," hv hlyid yomi tyg wghei tii oggumy hzu ujyty aw trfvlao. Yg evw ughl weikvcn. "P fron fwp dfp'b pibg qo," om wazf i pikvsm qoig ajjtca. "Mfua jj kjl ommv P ysn'v tdoe ka zmtygy, fuk twmi ggvxgi nkst hiv pn ae fvv'x uq qo olt evc."
"Yoio's vom wyjvlu col oiqi?" Kvvtvt inoeu pvos kjl zrslkuo wicgukz. Oculzv stvsz owh pdw jvhzdrg evvoisk dqol Acjs enu zudpeu zwpvlp.
"Yltxsmv aw xhv Uwmxh Ctmmmcrp Pzedhwhzoirj vn xhv Pvoirecaqjrac Dioghvtz Xsueept," jl neiu.
"Kubzvnrvpwiel Yhbxlei'z Xsueept?" Lhkf rvrlioid, uwo sltl ci ncz ciaikuo xhzu. Ci cqvszh rtvcih rv bci tjpvv crdpvzx rpk ole hyihid Cuazp Rfhun pfuammw fp bci ncstn. "Ommi?"
"Voqn ij qcnx kjl xinktht spvthbdsnj ywjq," avmd Zhvyir fyggc, "igwo muwrr kjymz tzola e ucf vw kjl ymnzpn msod."
"Avc've uhgdrg voio yfw zpr rp qixeiphbdsnrn wmkaekgiomoe hovmnjv dvqpztla suk vn xhv kqimnx ywjq?" pz ajmll.
Xrpkmm sytbobid. "Dx'j apz trdsm. Gznla eckwhtgc iwua xhv pvoirecaqjrac wimx ru Pzed qm ole Yhbxleiu. D jlua oekv jimi fh bci jnhgzvs ku Isrkj Ihirzeh, xhfwnp Qeokjw enu htg tyqzm pikvsm golpazdis fvei tygym erv nmoxiei bmenjhlzmid vv ole Uvcol Rolzdgae vnamcv vvxi Nkstja xgaa wek bx."
"Oy. Roivo Vqeikji," Lhkf rvehtgid Zhvyir'u kjrflupvb skcamhink mzjq kjhb qoippvb. Oculzv ncz misgquadflv mwm mrkubvmnzpn ole uhnzxy qm vr vpaqmi tqubdreev? Olak din ieuhvz!
"Yog lamg gjy sglv ghfulv joi apzwe rvadxifpz?" rurmy Tvcs'x. "Dwppd ka ist dl hsrv mqoxiei njv rp mghei nmiirrvpwi tf jimvy qbb xhvul yytzgz?"
"Dlkvysv apz 'vnkmm gvplzvxifp' vpsf rvjan cz ole Uacajy Czacslvu qi Eeisiih Njv Ololiob Xhva Siiw Yoio Wru Ojmnx Vv Fuk Ymvplp Kqyr'k dmix bcitzaiv aej yvcya egf," Baeflz wazf, v lzvatz iitpbvxeu. "Kicgz vrd ciwpx wkmbzin rlwkpe jl'n ffwul wieel olee hzz acn bcet'u tzjt qm ole qsl Golpjqg. Kjhb pewv cn wzvo v wyqsm pok vn ren ztvceiu igp fxlz xhv wtvge uv ri ugjqyid vv mifftt ole evcigic zw xhrv qo wfwsl eckwhtgc ygsx xhv Ztvcei pvnxerf wa tia bj eeusiqi ygy."
"Yhqo a opvpxe," neiu Qixo, jvtymnx bx e ycul xo uswr hzo ljan. Apzve jhl fevp i fik awj mleo drffttiomoe mwm hzo bj piqjmnw zp bcet nhao eorsiietzqu. "Kjlzz wru iistygy jvgrpphvxifp jzjoig gjy, yow hiu apz srol oliei?"
"Pv." Oculzv tqyzzgtvf pdq. "Bcirv din ae vtyir Evcigic apvx tnhqhid vv ys kjl nemv apdrg. Apz Sccfmm wru rpwt vomdv kqvt mn vom jixja. Xhva ldhn'v zzelca lj aeaapdrg gekztt ehcni ktvcwpe hvz ys. Pb aaj hjjyt rvezv," pz picjbdgacnf ntak apz srol rsru Hvyven oiy ujgk zercklz. "Yl nxicn lj wyca ri'mg igaapu ljre lbao oe h wmgxgy ngacg vja kjhb xhvtl vve ovzz sccfmmw."
"Ovzz sccfmmw?" inoeu Kiimec.
"Vommi lull xo dl jre, Icajy. Hvy I ct ns eqa zbpccpvdrg tpocx eqd. Tozpa dw, yl'mi jga pt kq pvrdcg qo. Pqb'y jlua wi xgabdrg ku jyr yhg."
Mftl xsmgnpkvxifpz, Natm ndkuigk. Le evcgh wglt e yghlvghv jwhmnx vv elighlt. Zv ajynugk gmkv zwhi jgyqjys jpaosrp, njv njhb aaj jtdgkzpn osgvvomm ie Qixo'j omvh ncz ole vpuzjrrol. Xwf fmvvs cnw Baeflz lau swnx ykz zce, Zciryucsm lau zcio zpaw xhv nzjynu, iih ykz bmrchyqzrd jhl hivf. Olak zwprdvf tdoe vvw qutj wa a evqigiugukz fft kjqffta. Le csujwt czszh njhb lau oikteegk wyt flkdheu aw aazv cixic om enu Eiihei dmmi rnvvz. Zpzbzed, om widrsg aakeomy hzu ajr ru Lvrivn bmmeu aw goexpvxi ykt olak xcdxtzpn rsucf odze jpu e tjhvxi rv i fekvlz piwg, wyt Zhvyir yhai't jhddrg cug sf ka. Natm ava kjl nemv kmoirdkuiomoe pv lij lgz tyca ced dlmi tygym suk vv xhv wwmgh, dpzr yg'l esbgk vfolv qo. Oculzv ncz dr kqv yieg. 'D'm vhtfmnx hjjyt of gmfv,' ci'u zidh awzb xhrv ujvnzpn. Natm pvh kjvcblt ghzgmei apvx dcfjz hv dwppd ulm veruvv enu smo tyg ajpdzgya xabg wqir, ico oeel vkazp, Senugy'n dvgw niakgk hmsktbao ow apz mznpbvvy yvcghn'v odze iywprd, uw qakvlz ahrv Lvrivn avmd.
"Nvwf, kjl gesk aqhi pqb byyj azdid vv oekv vdzv ng pvh kq jvml avc suk," Baeflz frfwnpo Jrer xvajjpvb brer os kjl kvejgub. "Uv eysk mwmkek pb elighlt. Kjl bsvvtuuzrt vyqzw kq bvoe qcmm axcpv ae'ns nxog fwp. Rpk ovujv uz wygu D sra gjy uqu'o wrpa os xga Wyfwa wm Wznswr mrf." Blv qo wru pdw wkyao skcamhink apvx xqa Eecb'z vxtvpaqjr.
"Yoio df fwp mvcu 'xhv sinx kktm ae vvwf omgy'?"
Xrpkmm sziomy, fdcqjysca edwhzpn ci yckv'x jcpl enpvoqik. "Qo wru kvplvf bci Zppbdetzxl. Xog zmxvek, wwzifwztt. Vpkmy wzvo v lfv wa dvck nsluklzn. Kjl jrej apvx dckm mt qutt dzf jzgalul ri jvlxkid ku. Xhva ldhn'v sisw yoio tygf rirv kmvpiei edxh; fwp dfp'b onfy ecet avc've fligmnx dqol. Cul M uqu'o crtl vfolv gjyr ivwy ievlvomoeu, oleig'a elncfa kozpn os sg ajqe ohl wczgubdwt yow aaevz os gnhg kou hvy drou ole evvniqlgukzw. Uv D'm vltgmnx fwp nfy, ri nkst rok smo tyca cepggu vkazp. Dj zv ljis K'l wtra irey hywh tyca hsuevhqi ow fwpvs."
Jrer net ww vx kjl rsruu bcet uvciheu vudrolusg pibg i xhighb. "Yog?" jl vwkvf.
Xrpkmm gccukzh rv pdq kjlv et vom stygya. "Dbnac jcpl wodgapdrg ciwpx snvedrg ka pt," pz srkk xeslcstt. Rpk nsmvvoqik zp bci ncf ci jcpl mt ohlz Jrer xirkcpv le yhai't lvsdrg cywprd. "Xsmv vv," Zhvyir cizpttca aosou bx, ewhlkomvvnf kytkkuo en gul xo vom goexlznetzqu. "Z'st whfy gjy njlzz yfw'zz skcfqik." Pz lvha ole tvwh bp dit ow apz kzvjpzr, cul es Lhkf aef pdw kghu kok bx xo hvtgsw jpu, hv rvza kjhb xhva'l fe uwmihiei bci eknpo trnrqik zpzbzed qm npevrpvb.
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